' 0 I ) 111 ) "i JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Thursday, September 13, 1849.' m . JFOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, HENRY M. FULLER; OF LUZERNE COUNTY. - Fruits of Whiff Legislation; The Lancaster Tribune in the course of an ar tide upon the jesuUxf the late election, in which we elected a Whig Governor, says that as a con-r sequence, the public works have been kept in ex-1 cellent repair, more than a million of dollars, have . been expended in paying debts contracted by the Locofocos years ago on the public woiks, the credit of the State has been entirely redeemed by' the payment of the interest of the public debt in specie ; upwards of two hundred thousand dollars, of the debt has been paid by the sinking fund, and there is a balance now in the Treasury of $164, 000 ! Pennsylvanians, do not these simple facts speak volumes !, Tax payers, can you any longer doubt as to your duty to yourselves and, to. the Commonwealth-? Do not these things urge us to maintain the proud position we have assumed Thirteen Hundred Thousand Dollars. It is important for the tax-payers to know that the appropriation demanded by the Loco-foco Ca nal Commissioners for the public works the pres ent year exceeds ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ! ! ! For the truth of this we refer to the act of appropria tion published in the pamphlet laws: Here is sufficient evidence of the extravagance", prodigality and FRAUDS admitted by the loco focos to be perpetrated on the public works, by which hundreds of thousands of dollars are annu ally taken from the pockets of the toiling tax-payers, to pamper party favorites and dishonest dem agogues. ' We ask the tax-payers to remember that now under Locofoco administration, the appropriation to the support of thepublic works exceeds $1,300, 000, a year, while the whole revenue from them will scarcely reach that sum. This is a state of things that should be made known to all, that the public may be able to see and judge of the fideli ty of the Canal Commissioners and. their disburs ing officers. Rebellion. The Tioga Banner one of .the organs of the Free Soil party in the North, refuses to support John A. Gamble for Canal Commissioner, and in 'reply to the Potter-Pioneer which inquires the reason, says it does not yet know that Mr. Gam ble is a " Democrat." The Bradford Reporter is also giving Mr, Gamble the cold shoulder ; and in fact nearly all opposed to the Buchanan and Cameron combination, though coming gradually into the traces, do it with a very bad grace. The Vermont Election. .,. The returns, says the Tribune, of the election in-this state, show that the State has met all the anticipations which have been formed concerning her. There is every reason to suppose that a Whig Governor has been chusen by the people. Prof. Meacham is returned to Congress by an over ' '-whelming majority, and the Whig strength in the Legislature is increased. It is a regular Green - Mountain triumph. All hail, Vermont ! ' We rejoice the more at this victory because it is a decided expression of the people of the tale on the great question of Free Soil, and , against a coalition which sought to use the Free iSoil. sentiment of the State, ibr its own purposes. Their shuffling intrigues could not pass with the , intelligence and straight-forwardness of ihe' Ver mont electors, They were, not to be humbugged r.jout of the certainty that the Whig-Party ever has been and still is the' great barrier to the Extension ' of-Slavery. They have cast their votes accord . Jngly- it is.fbr others to follow their example, if theywould. secure the great object at stake, Free -Institutions for Soil now Free. Mr. Clay has gone home. He left;New York on Tuesday and passed up the North 'Hiver. He .. stepped on his way, at Kinderhpok, to see his old r personal friend Martin VanJJuren. . n Mayorahty. Charles Gilpin, Esq., was ,noroi nated on Friday evening by the Whigs of Phila r delphia as their candidate for Mayor. The vote of the conference was for Gilpin 50 Swift5 34. OC5 The -Easton )Vhig of yesterday ays two j t prisoners confined in the jail at that place,, made their escape on the 11th inst., by breaking a hole through the wall of the yard. " High Flown." It is said tharVyoung man who knows dictionary by heart; made use of a beautiful expression while 4'actlngVice,, in walk- . wtn some ladies, not.agy-eat ways.fjom here , . . he' "here's an exhuberane of k lightning, bugs this evening, Miss!" ' ; i ' - h l UUl, .) V'' J I The Senatorial Confrj9jo,chuylki);aj3ar ;bon, Monroe and Eike.couRtiesiwillrmeet, at, tbe; public house of George- Esser;m (he Borough of auch Chunk, on Mondayf theathbfSeptJiiistir to place in nomination a candldatefojK theState1 Senate. Treasury RobjSed; We learn from Bedford that the Treasury of that county has again been robbed of about $240. The safe was taken out of the office and carried nearly half a mile outside the borough, where it was broken open. Some $2,000 had been taken out of ilia safe the day previous by the Treasurer and deposited in Bank The Way Co do it. Our able and taianted candidate for Canal Com missioner, Henry M. Fuller, .Esq., has entered ujionthe campaign in good earnest,, and is ,vistmg various sections of the State, addressing the peo ple. .He is lo be in Marion, county on the 18th inst., and will continue his labors until he, has filled appointments in some twenty counties. " Poor Simon Drum " Again. The Prothonotary of Westmoreland county hav ing died, it becomes necessary to elect a succes sor. In that county, a nomination by the "demo cratic" party is an election. The " party" held their convention last week to nominate. ."Poor Simon Drum" was a candidate, and of course was not nominated. Though he found friends at first, they all deserted him but one. On the fourth ballot the vote stood : For 'Graham- 26, Fullword":2VDrum 1.' Alas ! for " Poor .Simon Drum" and alas ! for Locofoco sympathy ! ! The Boston Traveller of Saturday states,, on, the authority of a private letter lhat-tlie (French Gov ernment will not receive Mr. Rives, our new am bassador to Paris. The Traveller suppose theeison will be drawn from certain despatches sent home by Jlfr. Rives during his former erivo'yship in France, and pub lished by our Goverhtrient.1 They related to the difficulties concerning the French. Indemnity and going back to France helped to heighten the irritation which existed there on the subject. The 'fare on the railroad line between Philadel phia and N. York h'as'been reduced from $4 t6 '$31 First To wri in America. ' It will seem curious to those who are not aware of the fact, that the first towns built by Europeans upon the American continent, were St. Augustine, in East Florida, and, Santa Fe, the capital of 3$. Mexico. The river Gila was explored before the (Mississippi was knoton, and gold was sought in California, long ere the first white man had endea vored to find a home upon the shores ofN. England. There are doubtless standing trees within the fal len buildings ,of ancient Panama, that had com menced to grow when the sites of Boston and N. York were covered with the primeval wilderness. ; Heavy Penalty. The law in Connecticut against selling spiritu ous liquors imposes a fine of $10 for the first of fence, $20 for the second, and so double for every offence of which a man shall be convicted. One man has forty-five cases pending against him, the last of which, if found guilty, subjects him to a penalty of $114,490,982,543. Whiggery has no sha.me.Was?iington Union. Locofocoism and Whiggery" are both without shame the former because -it has no sense of shame, and the latter because it has nothing to be ashamed of. Louisville Journal. Cold Weather for tbe first of Sep tember. At Sharon, Mass., yesterday morning, upon.low ground, ice was found of the thickness of com mon window glass, which had formed during the night, aridvery'heavy white frost was visible. It was feared that the vines in the vicinity were bad ly injured. The Doyles town Democrat relates a revolting case of incest, which fs charged on a hitherto'res- pectable farmer of Bucks county by the name of Heffner ?md his. daughter Julia Ann Heffner. Horrible A man named George Frey and his daughter, of Moore township, were committed to the Cdun ty Jail on Monday, charged with living together as man find wifje ! He is a grey-headed man, at least 50 years of age, while his daughter is about 25. She has now in Jail an infant child, of which 'her own, father is reported to be the father! As the ' - ,i i 'i' ' case is io unqergo juaiciai. investigation, we. ior hear saying anything, more about, it. Easton At ' : Color of Satan. A negro se'rvahi'bein'y asked what color he be lteved the. devij was, "why," replied the African " the white man tells us he is black. ;Ve say He' ... - t - ... . - is white, liut from his long dge, 1 guessiOld Nick must be gray.,,'-'a 'l,,v 5-';J '- ' .-iL-Li2 ' i'. "'o' Jii ii.fi'. j?j "Are You in1oveTMafia4-, ' h v- "Yes mother P P How much j" '.';,!" tj.it. "'.', ;h'A i'- C " Well I don't know exactly but;I .shnuWithin,' about fiveTeet, for I feeHll ovefisH like.-T Two large $rial$s jukVrivedfatlTewYprk' )frora. ara, 4in jSazi hayd been purchased by Barnum.gf the New-y.ork-.Musfium, at an, enor mous pr'ice. The -larger' snake, a real Boa Cpnr strictort measures Oet. TELEGBLPH!c.-The Philadelphia, Easton and' ?'ftw!J j-PPIyi "xg uinpiciqUjiiie line to Doylestown, all to? putting. onfthftli're, and,w;e, understand it is fthe intentionof-the 'contractors to have the whole line ready in a very short time. UPacket SfiiP Henry cmyMurAea. v ?' &. New-York, Sept. ?5. - About, three o'clock this morrijngtne splendid: pacKet snip lionry uiay, tying in uw;uuuk uiwu-, ling Slip, took fire, and in a short time was burned to the water's edge. She had about half of her cargo on board. The Henry Clay was one of the 'firieirpakefl pbrtr 1twil be reniemb.ered, that, a year, or,. two ago. shevwas driven ashore on the Jersey coast, and was jjot off after much damage at" great expense: She .was to'havl sailed. forlfrrpooTiomutdwJ . The Henry... Clay .was Jnsured. for $60,000 to.; 570,000. tie cargOj.wnicnwas partiany insureq,. consisted principally of 'flour and cotton, and', was- valued at iS&OOOV " " ' ID3 There is a man up in the country who al ways pays for his paper ip advance. He has'hev er had a sick day in-his life never had any corns, or tooth-ache his potatoes, never rot, the' weavil never eats his wheat, the frost never kills' his corn or beans, his babies never 'cry in 'ihehight, and his wife never scolds. Reader, have you paid the printer in advance 1 - . . r. - . Great Destruction on Red River. The damage by the late overflow is estimated at $5,000,000. ' It is thought that where 130,000 bales of cotton were gathered last year'nbt 30,000 will be made .this .year, jpexandria is, said to be 4 feet under water. The Peace Congress. K t The Niagara brings iis the organization of the Peace Congress "which ''assembled irt Paris, dh Wednesday, the 22d August. It met in, the great Hall of Cecile, in Ghaussee de Autin. About 1, 500 persons were present,; M. Victor Hugo in the Chair. " The flags of all, nations adorned the Hall, The Stars-and Stripes of the United, States occu pied a conspicuous position, floating side by side with the'try-color ofFrance.and the English Union Jack. Mr. Cobderi and, his . party v?ere.received with applause, and .the, American gentlemen were saluted with enthusiastic cheers.. The names of pattids who., gave in their adhesion to principles of the Congress were read, and then M. Victor Hugo made his speech amidst Intense applause. It is described as an exquisite composition,, and Tdplete with the most bene.yolent sentiments. Tt is Understood that the Fre.nch Government have expressly forbidden the speakers from making any allusion to passing politics j eT -Hi f.iM. Post office Robbery. At NfeVTlope,' Bucks Co., a mail' robbery has taken place, under the following circum stances : Lucius L. Walton having a note to pay in the; Trenton Bank, delivered io the Post, master at. New Hope a, letter containing one hundred dollars, addressed, to the cashier of he Trenton iBank remarking to the Postmaster in the presence of his cIerk,OIiver H: KnowJes, that the letter deposited contained money. A day or two' after he received notice of a protest from the Bank.- He at once yvenl to Trenton, and ascertained that: his letter had not been received ; and upon returning to New Hope he informed the Postmaster, who stated that he had mailed the letter and deposited it in a drawer with others, to be placed in the- mail bag when it arrived from Easton. Suspicion rested, afterward upon the clerk, Knowles, and he was arrested; 1 he whole ot the money except $2 50. was. found, upon him, and he con fessed the theft.- , ITIortality in Cincinnati. A Committee of the Cincinnati Board - of Health, appointed for the purpose, have pre pared 'the most accurate statement that circum stances will permit of the mortality of the city during the four" months, .from May 1st to Au gust 30. The. whole number of deaths for the 122 days of this period, embracing the whole of the time during which the cholera prevailed, was 6,459; of these,4,I14 were caused' by chol era. This gives an average of 53 deaths per day. The committee, says "If the population of Cincinnati did not ex ceed, during the months of May, June, July, and August ninety thousand, (and it is believed it, did. not,) the mortality was equal to one in fifteen of the whole number of the actual resi denta of our city, in one-third of a year." . A communication in the Frederick (Md.) Examiner, from1 Thos. J. Myers, states that the water in the Moriocacy river, has assumed' an appearance as green as grass, which'it even retains when dipped up in a glass. The color changed over night, on the. 4ih insf.j and has continued green Jfor ten days, ? Ie calls on the Bcientihc for an explanation. Mr. Fitz Henry Warren Secoh'u" Assis'tatit Postmaster Qeper.al, has written a letter to the' postmaster ot iohisv tiie, tvy., in wnicn ne- says postmasters haVe.no authority , to, frank . letters, to publishers 'containing' money, to pay. sub acrtpnona. ' ' ' ' How beautiful,' said'alady, 1 the face of nature i- i .11, III T( - J 1 t. ., ... ;looks aft.qrupdergoing a, shower. 'TJJesV, madam, and - so. would-your's. ;after undergoing a similar process. e: A 3 A .rOgue, 'tlling htrnslfv Washirfgtani, has been passing himself off as 'd general: mail-r ,aent,;and by meanrf;of;aufored -litTef -in the in'sine pf.S., Rt 6Dj?r5,aistahtl''Po'stW General, hs bt tffi ( frPij'jrV ijiTe rail' roads ,and Btage.qutf p, the, W.est, borrowing -money . of postrriasterti, jandlgcda, andState, agents, 'and oiherwisevimpdiing qn the p.ujbjic.! lie was detected 'at Fittiburgh J : jv t rio jdiod on the road ty fortune I ..FprhKearney, MWt !hy.ithe new. made .eraxeL.nrr.ihQae .who: ha e -a. ,t Campajsn av i The i following, .address emanating from 'the Whig YoungfjMen's Association of Philadelphia, ?we,' commend,. to the consideration of the Whig Young Men of 'otir county. MVe are glad to se'e the work taken hold of in earnest. To the Democratic Wilis Young Men of the Commonwealth. The jofficeK'oJGanalGom"missiQnerjfciswone,the importance of which cannot be too highly appre ciated 6y the people of this Commonwealth. Charged, as the Board of Canal Commissioners are, by law, with the general superintendence and 'management)6f the. entire. Statet Works with the appointment of subordinates, upon whose honesty, ttskilia1ttemlon,tho, credit andrrtu'clT oTlhe profit -of. va3t lines rof: infprovements must in a large measure depend-with the. formation of con tracts involving heavy.expenditures of public mon ieswith the collection, either directly or through agents of their own 'appointment, of a large pro portion of th& revenua of the State with expen sive purchased on account of the State, and the disbursement. of large: sums of money with , pow er to bind the'StatiJ and its resources to a consid able extent with theupower and patronage of our great and growing; improvements-Mf becomes ap parent that weighty trusts are 'committed to, their administration; a due and honest performance Of which are vital to the public weal. A bare glance at the trusts and duties which devolve upon those offifcers-,,. is" all-convincing of the truth "which. We assert.r But if further eviden ces are desired, they jare multiplied in the history of our State finances for, jpast years. no Jess than in the, personal experience of every tax payer. The waste of 'enormous, sums from the public Treasury, upon plans, injudiciously and ignorantly formed-r-the squandering oi other vast sums among potitical favorites, and in furtherance of corrupt political schemesthe amount of losses, from de- aulters, rendered . entire by the inadequacy or worthlessness of their, bonds and sureties the un warranted and expensive manner in which con tracts have been farmed out and the-, utter disre- gard'of the public interests which has character-. lzed the administration of the power and patron age of the Board in; the hands; of our political op ponents, to the impoverishment of the Treasury, the increase by millions of the State debt, and a commensurate increase of taxes, are living and speaking.eyidences to the tax-payers of Pennsyl vania, of the magnitude of the office of Oanal Uom missioner, and the extent t which it should' be appreciated in the approaching.canvass. It is not asserting too much to, say,, that the suc cess and profit of our public, works the pride, of eyery true-hearted jt;ennsylvanian -depend main ly upon the election of Commissioners who are both, qualified to discharge the high and diversi- tieo.autiespi tneir-omce, ana win devote tnem- selves to their w.qrk. With honest fidelity and econ omy. jUpqn the success of these vast undertaki ngs depends, in a. great measure, the prosperity of the State.; and 4hat, whjch appeals strongly to the pride no less than to the interest of all, the final extinguishment tof the State, debt. Let the fact not. be concealed, therefore, that the approaching contest for the office of Commissioner is one of real and wide spread interest to the people. We congratulate the friends of the National and State administrations throughout the extent of the Commonwealth, upon the nomination of Jlenry M. Fuller, of Luzerne county,, as our candidate for Canal Comissioner. Young:, ardent and energet ic, eminently qalified from a knowledge pf'the de tails of that office, and a practical acquaintance with the .resources and interests of' the State, to . 1? I ? J...; ' if. ' 1 t aisenarge us amies wiwi credit ana aDimy, we hail his nomination as a harbinger of glorious suc cess. In his election, and the intelligence, integ rity and devotion to duty, wfyich would accompa ny him into office, the true friends of the Common wealth would .find proud and ample satisfaction. :He is just the man for the station,with abundant as- surances. to oe arawn irom nis past devotion io the pubhcinferests, that, he is worthy of it. We could not ask, a more convincing proof of Ins fitness for the office, than the singular unanim ity with which the convention united upon him in the nomination. Great, unquestionable indeed, must be the private and public excellence of that man who can concentre upon himself, with such prompt .and entire harmony", the suffrages of an assembly .convened from every section of a great Commonwealth, and liable to be divided by local and personal partialities. I his, of itselfr is an eloquent testimonial to his worth of heart and understanding, who, like Mr. Fuller, receives at once, unanimously and bv ac clamation, the nomination of his fellow-citizens to one of the. most responsible offices in the gift of the 'State, And this, too, is an earnest an inspiring earnest of the personal popularity of our candidate, and ot the strong, cordial support which awaits him befote the people. Not a sup port from those alone who are bis political friends, dui iromtau nonest and good men, who can some times, as occasion may require, raise themselves above the biases of party, and choose from oppos ing candidates the man best qualified by his virtues .and abilities to serve the State wisely and well. j-With the importance of the office in view, and with such a candidate,, to fill it,, let there be no laggardness op the part rpT the gallant yeomanry of Pennsylvania, in; the 'completion of the work thus satisfactorily begun. The noble regeneration of last year, must be no" IesSj nobly sustained now nay, its career must be' progressive, untlf everv .depar.tmeqt, of our, government shall have' .experi enced its invigorating, power, and borne, the fruits of its creation. t ' ' ' To the ,y ourig men.of the party to those whose patriotism. and devotion tof the public weal is sel dom, invoked-in-Yainr-tq those who mouldqd the tapnpaiga'ipto an enduring mqnqment of well anpMea, energyTrto ypU in particular, we appeal, to renew the vigor of your jouth. in the approach ing canvass. The candidate of thq, party, is with yoii; in every , generous tie that binds heart to he.au in a great' and 'glorious cause. In his nomination ( every one of you should feel a personal pride an$ imprest, ne is one ot yourselves taken-Irom your ranks a frank and ard'eju a warm-heartecl 'and right-minded young- citizen of the Keystone committed by every impulse, by every principle .ftf.UiejgpnejrppselC-deyoting, spirit, of youth,' in thn faithful cn.iM.A "U uJ-'rL 2'i ,T ,.! 'tv'v r'.i m uuur ana prosperity .or ilpwp i) gntJepandclienM tnerrf tS'outdp us WW K tnai is .corning1 fpr Wijlg. frinciples' mff Men's wmor Associat nn w Five Bays JLaler from Europe. J he steamer Europa arrivied at Halifax last Wednesday'" night, bringing English dales m the 25th Of Auguit. The news is dishearten ing to the last "degree. Hungary has fallen" and Despotism ia triumphant ! The TeU graphic despatch says : The Hungarians have been defeated nt points, ana the cause-which they socourage. iuoiy upuoiu agonioi icanui uuus nas tallert past redemption. The precise details of tne circumstances which led to this unforU)natfr and unexpected result cannot be ascertained, from, any accounts within porreach. But of i he main facts, that the Hungarians tfave been' forced to lay down their aims and submit un conditionally to the-Russian forces, there is no reason whatever to doubt. The Hungerian Diet, after the defeat of Bera at Herroanstadt, and other reverses, surren dered jts, powers to Gorgey, and dissolved.-. Gorgey then surrendered himielf and his hr, army, almost unconditionally, to Prince Pa,.. kiewiich, and the war party headed by K0a. suth, Bern, and the leading, members of ine Hungarian Parliament, had nothing left but io hasten to Oraovav It is stated that ihey haTe already entered upon Turkish Territory. It is also stated M. Kossuth-carried wiihhim the insignia of the Hungarian E'tipire, includ ing the State Jewels. It is asserted by some of the ardent friend of Hungary that Gorgey has proved himself a traitor, and has yielded himself to the " olilen arguments" of the Russians. It was rumored that the Emperor of Ru. sia had set a price of 6,000 roubles on Kos suth's head, dead or alive. Kossuth's wife and1 family, it Ts stated, hi fallen into the hands of the Imperialist troops. The political news from England is devoid of the least interest, and the same may be said of the French and other .Continental news. IQARRIED, By the Rev. P. D. Schory, at his residence in Upper Mount Bethel, on the 1st instant, Mr Pe ter A. Frutchey, and Mis3 Anna Maria Datisman, both of Williamsburg, Upper Mount Bethel. At Wilkes-Barre, on the 1st inst., by Rev. R. Moister, Mr. Aaron Whitaker, and Miss Clara Barne3, both of Tobyhanna township, Monroe county. Pa. DIED, In Stroud township on the 2d inst., Mu 'Hohenshieldt, wife of John -H Hohenshieldt aged 40 years and 15 days. To tlie Voters of Monroe eountv. Fellow-citizens: f hereby offer myself as a candidate for the office of Comity Commissioner, at the ensuing General Electidn, and respec- fully solicit your votes. Should I be elected. you can rely bnon my discharging the dunes of aid office with fidelity.' " WILLIAM P.STONE. Stroud township, Sept. 13, iS49. To the Voters of Monroe eountv. Fellow-citizens: At the solicitation of my friends, I hereby offer myself as a candidate for tbe office of County Treasurer, at the ensuing General" Election, and respect fully solicit your support. Should I be fortu I pledge myself to discbarge the duties of th: office faithfully and with fidelity. CHARLES FET HERMAN. Hamilton, September 13, 1849. To the Voters of Monroe county. Fellow-Citizens : I hereby offer myself ass candidate for the office of County Treasurer, at the ensuing general election, and respect fully solicit your votes and influence. Shouli I be favored with a. mainritv nf vnur suffraseJ, I pledge myself to dischaage the duties of ih: office personally, faithfully, and to the best of ray ability. DAVID KELLER. Stroudsburg, September 6, 1849. SO CEWTS REWARD. Ran away from the Subscriber, on the ihirty-fiitfof August, aco! oured boy named Horace AlfrW Sidney, aged sixteen years; in dentured from the " Shelter Asis ciation." All persons are forbid harboring cr 7 S.1STOKBS. Stroudsburg, September 6, NOTICE In the Crt of Connon Picas Moaree County. Datid D. Wagner for the 7 ' 'use of James" Staples, ! t T f in Vt I AJO. low. - vs. f terra, 1849. Ferdinand Dutot. J May29tb, 1849, on motion of Mr.Dn lule upon the Sheriff to pay tho money ari from the sale orer and above Plaintiff rP,f! into Court, and the Court appoint Mr. M"r' auditor to make distributionnd make repcr the facts to the next term. - From the Records: M. H. DREHER, PtothonoW The above named Auditor will meet1-' purpose of hia appointmirit' on ThftwdjX" agm ot epttmber at 1 a'cojpK us nm n m in n a me m w-1 m mi trim niiiin. v- Anil tS?Vl AFA 1! navoAna intafavtort maV altCQ' and where all persom intereited may aite uuy tniuK propar. v & . ' J - JOHN D, MORRIS, A,6r August 90, 1849; 3s. Fbr'alo8mhis: Office. t yf tho city and county of Philadelphia,
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