Prisiciples of the Wliig ' HENRY 'PLAY. We invite attention to 4119 - letter belk , "erinti the pen of the' Whig bandit:tate fmtha ni4trinsi. deriey. If mill beSeen.iNi(4o;ll;44;siiiiiitiY47:' besird t ,,„ift , ,ernhodies„.in,a few nicapienCkti&„ pketinwardeneondensition of; the real4iiin i ciples'; 'oral() Whig Thia'ialfintrue'doinle The People. nOt,Only know their.eandidatee,-but:: they:sliould,unoOratand,tima,sense , altogether un. • cijillvomil,thensasiires apd . prineiples-WhielahoSe, candidates: urge and,'advbeate, When' tha,' • enjoyment of power. The tine, has arrived for , the ahandonirnent Of all (juibbli4 ofalr trick., of ell dealing'double. arid ; latunaaced poliei. Mr. Clay,spnaks likn a Man' tind a patriot.— Hie old friends will rally round him with the Moretiamth; While' thousands of nen! ones Will m ,o arshartiannselvis under his banner, because ho advocates tbc measures , essential .to the real • and perminent.prospezity of the millions in this coon_ , . try. *; . tirez, ..repeat, thiii hold: avowal is worthyef Mr. Clay`.' It is . worthy of the Whig cause and the Whig, candidate, - • : • ~ ~ . . ' • ASHLAND; lath Sept., 1842. ' - . "Dear Sir—l received your_ favor, - coMmunica... - ' ting the patriotic purposes an.d Views of the young' men of Philudeladelphia;und I take pleasure, in compliance with your requesViii itiltinglimirViiri the principal objects Which, I suppose, engage the ti ti., .....,coilitiM desire and , the cdnimon.exertion of. the WhiFii rtY tci.bring about,. in the Government of ' tiM Unit .d States. • Theie are. A Sound national ,curreiley, - rettilated by the will . and authority of the nation: • ... - . An adequate revenue, with', fair prolectiOn to A. inericuli.industry:,. • • . . . Just , restrbints on, the Executive poWer, embrac. - ing u further reihriction on, the exercise. of the - veto: ' . A faithful adfninistration" of.tho public domain, with an equitable diptribution of the proceeds' of sales of it among all the States: . . An honest and econoini , !al administration of the General ,Government, leaving• public • ofilecra perfect . freedont of. thought, and of the right of suffrage; but with suitable restraints against improper interference in' elections:: - ' An amendment to the Constitution, limiting the • incumbent of the Presidentiall office Loul single tbrm. .. - • • . , ,These objects attained, thinh that we should cease to be afflicted with bad administration of the Government. lum respectfully, '• • ' Your friend, and ob't. servant, Mr. Jacub Stratton. IL CLAY Lcttcr from Goneral Scott Tho following letter of Gen. WINFIELD SCOTT, •explanatory of his' position : -with -. regard to' the Presidency, we find ptiblished..... It will arrest at_ -tention and ' be re, d with interest, coming from one- Who ix so highly distinguished for the signal ser ilice he has , done his • IV4siii;taTor4, Sept 3, 1842 have tiot .forgotten the warm shake of the hand you gave me in tha- •Pennsyl : Narita Avenue Smile tiuteigo; bird thafilt:,yoAsiti 4. -cerely for the cordial letter just rcbeived:' • - I am not a candidate fur the •Presidency , or Vice .residency, and carelinoW no ... tre us a:candidate' for either place until a nation al..convefition diall have spoken. Indeed, in the"present st - ate of parz tics, 1 deem it utterly unsafe for the -Whigs to place candidates buli,re the people without d gular noutioution. • '- I, have been; in many -indirect ways, within _seven nienths, operated upon with a iiieW to in.. duce Me to consent to he muned.for the Vic`crl'rc sifleite:y, on the—ticket of a Vcry..distinguished statesman. I have invariably answered, that I had neither.clahnsmor pretensions eit;.er to the, Presidency or Vice Presidency;-that i was quite indifferent to the first, and that nothing could in, duce rne-to think of lhe second place; but ilmoni nated by a regular national cbnvention; fur . the Prcsidency - A should certainly accept the - honor, ' if I got not a vote tit the Union. preoursc,with auelbnomination, there .would be but one demo. cratic Whig in the field, and there certainly ought not to be two. Who that-one may be, is quite in different to me; but he he who, ho may, out of sonic hundred pdrfains I clot name, be-shall have my hearty prayers for. his success. , In these lbw words 1 have given you my creed and position; I- never express myself in other terms, to auy body; and all who -know mu will be.ir testimony temy singleness and sincerity; I do not wish to appear in the'newspupers when I can - possibly avoid it, but have not the slighest objection that what' I write. and say;" should be, known to all who may' 'desire to know my semi .ments. My professional duties leave me la time to tr.'. vel, except occasionally, and then only.pn snub duties. An excursion into Ohio would be highly agreeable to me. With great respect and regard, . • 1 remain, my clear friend, • Yours truly, • WINFIAD SCOTT. . change iii the Ada►iui.tration. The Globe of Wednesday last, says—. We heard.yesterday'from two sources entitled to cred it, that the lion. P. C. Fuller, Second Assistant Post Master General, is to go out on the Ist of Oc tober, and that his place is to be supplied by John A. Bryan, of Columbus, Ohio.: The Second As sistant Postrnaiter General appoitifs the Postmas ters at all the minor Post Offices, anti therefore has more patronage, in the way of appointnientw, than any other officer under the General Govern ment. The change will' indicate that Mr. Fuller has not consulted the wishes of tbu President in making the apliointinents. • It is nomr,we believe reduced ton certainty that •the Hon. Walter For ward,Secretary of the Treat. , ery, is to giveaway to the Hon. Caleb - Cushing, at the end of the present fiscal quarter. EXCELLENT.—Oni) of the vendors of the life of Henry Clay—says a N. Y. paper, walked • up to the earriago.in which 111 r. Webster departed from. the Astor , House, 'and earnestly said, gait° the lifo . of-tionry,Clayr "I eannet take the life of sO:onaient a citizen,'! was the reply. • . 14ICULY IMPORTINT INTELLICIESCE FROM YUCA. TAN.—NC7 Orleans papers of the 18th instant, piite„&trir in , possessioW of crates from Laguna to the Oth • instant. Thu town, it appears, was in posSessicin, of thirteen hundred of Santa Ana's troup`ti: two hundred troops wore taken prison. ersand sent toe-am:peachy: The Yucatan Nov, lifhg aptire time inthe,port_ of Laguna . comist -34, ing: 9 l;...µ brig two vehoorters, capitulated . with_ the town withoutTesistance . ThO' Metrican force in , Lagunw was comprised of one steamer, one' brig, ‘,orio,, e,ettooper,and four, transpbrts,, which iiCro,. fOir Ott niiiVvaayPl3.ftei;"the'.oopitellitiiiiiiii . thoiroti:sittier."9oadaloupo,", recently built ih Etlifs4 ' Tito intolligmi&& is Important, as it af fects 'the iiiture . • operations, of Mexico against Tozer!. The addition , of the YuCatan Navy to ' that'of:Mexico;willioon,onable:Soiita Aria to re -dherri,T,Olitirid-Okitu-limissiotriond.thenhpying Con!, qucred, the"refrlictery. divisions of his, own gt;v : . ernntent his'neit'oeiationwill.h.ingainst-Texes., 11 0:hlay,Soott expect to hear something oi..inter 7. est' froli those countries. . : ~ !;Tat ' SAIVAW/Cll. DILANUIL—TrOpOrty. •, tO the amiiiii. of one' million of doll 're is held by Amer.. tt. 14hijii — t.hii` s Sioulivicti Isla 4a. ' Ode.' Irettitee orTitwo Iltont4tdae'resAtri d niidar. good:cut - titratietw ai.mug . littleTont we etioittil , th inlr..- _bpiebirgittrmit 1111., ;new Nuvy rdtiou',lato.~oes jiito'operation on the let' day , •of orsilltitifirilr,Vfi!lbe.lo°4-1° the equivalent inane for the end, !.! r. • • ozrrierso*tollgirirwrrat.-+Johri Ahern. clerk koloi4ok's otipolin , Ntitv York, ie dkicovetp4 4.* defioter to •thO'lniVoditt. c:',llllie,!Electioir ' • . . „ For the oters,we publish` folloWint CxtiaCts from' thil en •- • . ittied) 4 an Act relating' tq ;Abe Elactions Of. this , plkotrionwialth," passed July 2d; 1839,—relating " to ; the qualifications of offircra :of. the' Election,- the Manner of their election, the `qualifications of voter's, &c. It is of great interest this time. . 32119 law. provideto as fiillqvioo, . ,evory Per Son, exeopting jukiCeeof the' peace, who shall hold surf:di& or'oppoininient Of priffit'or trust under the guvurnnteii of ttin United States, to/ of this - State,. or' of any ' city. of incor porated district;,whether a dbmmissioned 'officer; Of otherwise, a.subordinate officer or , agent; who is, or iiltallbeeMPlOYed ender the legishotive,oxe; cutive or jud,ciarytleptitinit of this gtu.te, the United States,.or 'ot: any, Hy:or incorporated f ; district,:andsisir th tit• rritie in bee of Congrees„ . and of the:State' legielatare,. and of the -'sffieCt or cominiiirkouneil of any eq, or cum iniasioneriof any ineOrporated e iii"byllaw,incapabffi. holding or exercising; id tli'O same thine the office or appointment of jqdge,.itii , ioctqi or `clerk ofiinY election of thi.ti'enininOlivi4altli, and that he in: Spector, judge or other, offiCer'of any such election • shall be , eligible , to any lFi oceto be there voted'for." ."rhat the liosPecters and Judges' of the Elec tion shall rrieef'ut tha'reSpeetiye' places 'appointed . for balding the electron in the District to which they respectively belong; before , nine o'clock in the inoming of the second Tuesday' of October in eacoranuivery year, anirerctra — saiillinipistator shall, appoint on Clerk, who shall be a qualified voter of each District. ' . , "In enact thaperson Who shall have received the seceed highest number' of votes for Inspector,' shall.not attend:on the day'Of any election, - then the • person who shall • have' received • the second higlatot-nurnber fif votes for. Judge at the next pre cedent election, shall-apt its an Inspector in his place, and in case the perseri• who shall have re ceived the highest' number-or votes lbr Inspector shall not attend, the Person elected Jralge shall aft; Inspector in his 'place, and-in ease the perSoti electedra Judge shall nut attend, then the Inepeetor who received the highest number of votes shall appoint a Judge in his place; and if shy vacancy shall continue in the board for the space of one hour after the time filed by law for the opening; of . the election, the qiialited voters of thelownship, ward Or diedriet, got which finch rail. cer shall have been elected, present at the plaCe of election,. Shall elect one of their number to fill Buell vacancy. "It shall be the duty of the Several Assessors, respectively,to attend at the place °lidding every general, special or township election, during the whole, t lie said election is kern open, for the pur pose of 4 ring information to the Inspector, and Judge, w milled on,' in relation to the right of any person assessed by then; tb vote at such elec. tio.f tor such•other mantles in relation to the at:serfs. ment•ot voters as theirad Inspectors or Judgp,or either of them, shall front time to lime require." person shall lie permitted 'to vote at any eleetiera. as refbresaid;raher than a white freeman orthaagent twenty-one years or mora,who shall have resided in this, state at least one year, and in the electien . dindriet Where heofters - to vote at latest ten days immediately 'acceding such eleetionond within tempters ;add u state or county tax,Whielt Shall have been assessed' at least tin days before the election. , But a citizen el'the finited•States, who had previorady been a qrailified voter of. this, • -state, and rentran;tl--therefrime and-- returned ; and t6husbad have resided in the elfietienteli-triet and-, • paid titles, aforesaid, shall bt entitled to vote alter residing in this state. nix months: • Provided, Tied. the white freemen, citizens of the tinned State-, between the ages Of .21 and 22 years, and. having , resided in this state one year and in the election ; distrrat ten days as aforesaid, shall he entitled to vote, although they shall not have field taxes." "No person shall lie entitled to vote,whose name', is not contained in the list of . taxable inhabitants ra furnished - by the CotorsSioners, unless, First, lie a receipt for - the payment, within , two years, of a state or,couedy tax, assessed agierably to the Constitution, and give satisflietory raiicienett eit herrati 'his 'ow n ofitlf or ailliquitiota or thstint ail other, that, te-has paid such a tax, or On failure to produce , strait a receipt, 231)1111 make oath to the payment thereof; •or Second; if he claim a right to Vete by being an eler:tor between_ the aces of twenty-one and twenty-two y t ies, he Anal depose, on oath or trairinatten that he has resided in the State at [just one year next before his application, and make sutra proof of residence in the district as is required by this set, and that he doeS yerily believe, from the accounts given 'him. that is of the age ,ateresaid, and give such; other evidence ns is repined Ify this net; whereupon the name of ,!fro person so edinitt•d to vote shall he inserted in the alphabelical lint by the-Insp netters. and a note madetopposite thereto by writing thaword 'tax,' it he shall be admitted to vote, by reason of having paid a tux, or the word if be Shall be ad - witted to vote on Account ot his age; and in either ease the reason'of such vote shall be called out to the Clerks,, who shall make the like notes in than I,st of voters kert by their;, "In ell cases where the name of the person claiming toinde Is nut funnel oir the list furnished by tine commissioners and assessors, or 'his right to vote whether finned thereon or not, is objected to by any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of the inspectors to examine such person on oath as to their qualifications, and it' he claims to have resided xvithin tin • State for one . year or more, his oath shall bos'n:indent proof thereof, but he sit di 'nuke proof by at least one &an patent witness, who shall be a qualified elector, that he has read. ed within the district for More thain'ten days next immediately preceding said election, 'lndianan also himself swear that his bona fide rentidenc:, in pur suance of his lawn') ealliog, is within the district, and that he did not remove into said district for the purpose of voting therein. "livery perspn qualifkd as aforesaid, And who shall make due proof, if required, of his residence and payment of taxes; as afoiesaid, shall be admit ted to vote in the township, ward or district in which he shall reside. " 'fatty person shall preitentor attempt to pre. vent,any °flirter Gran election undo§ this ;milt om : }lidding such election, or use, or threaten any vie. knee to any such officer, or .shall interrupt or im properly interne° with him in the execution of his duty, or shall block up or attempt to block up the window or avenue to any window where tire same may be holden. or shall 'riotously disturb the peace at such election, or titian use,: or practice any.iti timidation, threats, lance or violence:with destgn to influence unduly or over..we any elector, or to prevent him Pon; votrag,nr to restrain the frf e dom 'ethnic", such persims no conviction shall be fined in any sun not exceeding five hundred der ' lars, and be imprisoned for any time not less than one nor more than twelve 'months; and if it . hall be shown to the court,' where the trial or sucliot fence shall be had, that the person' Ell) offirading, was not a resident of the city, ward, district or township where the said offence was committed, and not, entitled to vote ,therein; then on convic tion lfo shalldne sentenced' to pay a'fine 'of not !esti than ono hundred not' more than one thousand dol., lars, and be imprisoned not lestithan , six months b oar rribre..tkan two years. ' • . • If any person or persons shall make any bet or Wager upon the result of any 'ejection within thiS domfoonwealth; or shall fifFrr 'to make any smith het fir wager, either by verbal procluniation thereof, or by any written or printed' advertise: 'rack, challerigel'or invite Shy' person or pet sons to motto such bet or wager, upon conviction there efA4,cr they sball,forteit and pay three, times the 'amount sa,bitt•or offered to be bet. , . ..rt, shall be the duty attic Inspectors an Judge, .4 of ther election to reject 'the votes. of , all poraons who they, or any, of them, sliollknow, or Who shall be, proven hetbre them to have made, or who are in ony manner. interested:in any ; tiet or wager on tho result of said . election, and, on ikerequest of any qualified' olector, said inspeCtora Mid 'jtidge, shall receive,prooMo show whither the person so bllia-S—tiOtria-atio-any-oneh_bet or wager, or, is or le pot interested thetete.it "IL any person - not by - law-qualified,shail•fralr dulently . vote at any election within this - Voininonl wealth, er'heing otherwise ,qualified shall; vote oat of his propeidlistriet, or if ally personknowing the wancie Such nualification,rshall aid Or proaum each; person to vote; the' person'Orperanns (so or, tending, shall, on , onviction, be fined in any sum ' not 'exceeding...two hundred and boimtirie oned. for any ter m , not _es eceding Ali too months. • . . irony person Shall vote at morothen one 'loc. , tion district, or otherwise ' fraudulently vote More than once on the same day,' - or 'shelf frandutently . fold and deliver to , ilie'inspeator tWo, , tieltets'3(r, getlier;twith the Intent to illegally .`voto f votiiike S ' ame Or , if any , person- shell. mivispWind PrOettrO;nnOther an OA°, he orthoy so offending eh .AR Conviotiali ; bO,fined it sum : ,' lilts ihstWifty 'tier 'there than; ttea hi.ioariotiollireqqfid 'likinalitlekinel for any 'ternir'not-leas than three Por.more tharilWelvetniorithK, , If iiny`pmotk-notAiliblifilid to vote iii this coin monwealth,'agreonblo to lave, (except the`Sons of cli?ehlied M 146600411 appear at any place of leetiOnfor the purpose' of ittinalitrtinketifol'of ituencini ; t44 " one' huni10:11, .411 W fo t'6;*ry, is u ck . 0 nce,f>.