ISB1WTIW1
Andrew J. Rhey, Editor.
EBENSBURG, PA.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1851
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der our post with feelings of regret. To
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acknowledgments, and to assure them that
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memory during life.
JOHN G. GIVEN.
To the I'ublic
We have the pleasure of announcing to
our friends and to the patrons of the
"Mountain Sentinel" that we have become
the proprietor, and will in future conduct
the editorial columns of this paper. In
assuming this position we are aware of the
disadvantages under which we labor, on
account of our inexperience in political
affairs, the consciousness of our inability
to conduct a paper, as well as we would
desire to do, and owing to the state of po
litical feeling which has existed here for
years past, whereby sections of the demo
cratic party have been estranged from each
other, and in a course of separate action
have brought defeat upon the members of
the party. To heal all such differences
shall be our object, and we wish to be un
derstood that we have no connection with
either of the factions of the democratic
party that have been battling against each
other for some time past. We are not the
exponent of the views or measures of any
clique, or body of politicians. We have
oeen educated in the faith and correct
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be supported to the best of our ability.
rather seeking to further the interests of
the party by compromise and union, than
to destroy the organization of the same by
en opposite course. We shall respect and
advocate the will of the majority, and
shall at all times be found willing to do
our utmost for the regularly nominated
candidates, supporting the doctrine of prin
ciples, not men. We shall strongly op
pose our whig friends on account of their
doctrines and their party, and shall not
suffer the private character of any individ
ual to be assjiled. To the patrons and
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nd at the same time are aaxious that our
MOUNTAIN SENTIIL
friends should do every thing in their power
to increase our subscription list.
To our estimable predecessor, Lieut. J.
G. Given, we are much indebted for the
very kind manner in which he has been
pleased to notice our humble abilities, and
we must in return remark, that he is a
gentleman of whom we have always enter.
tained the most exalted opinion, both in
his public and private capacity, and sin
ccrely hope he may meet with much sue
cess in his new vocation.
A. J. RHEY.
EPWe have received the first number
of the "National .tirgus" a new Demo
cratic paper published in Philadelphia by
Jos. Severns, Esq., and Col. Robert F
Christy, who are represented to us by a
friend, as being radical and popular mem
bers of the party whose principles the pa
per is intended to advocate. In reading
their address, we are much pleased at the
bold stand they have taken for the concil
iation and union of the democracy of the
Keystone State, and we most cordially
wish them success in their enterprise.
Congress.
So far there has been bnt little business
of importance transacted in either depart
ment of the thirty-first Congress. It is
not probable that any of the numerous
bills before Congress will be touched this
session. The tariff has been agitated, but
from present appearances there seems to
be no certainty of a modification. We
may probably congratulate our readers
upon the probability of the cheap postage
bill passing, establishing a uniform rate of
postage at three cents pre-paid, and five
cents unpaid. This would no doubt be a
popular movement, and is in fact, a "con
summation devoutly to be wished for."
The day of adjournment is now approach
ing, and as there is but little time for de
bate, we apprehend that the appropriation
bill will consume the balance of the ses
sion, and that the bill for the improvement
of the western rivers will be talked about,
but no action taken on it. Speculations
are daily being made concerning the prob
able chances of. distinguished democrats
for the next Presidency, but as far as we
are concerned, any of the popular Union
democrats shall receive our cordial support.
EF" We rfturn our thanks to Hon. A.
Ftlch, TJ. S. Senator from Michigan, for
a pamphlet copy of his most excellent
speech on the bill now before the Senate
"ceding the public lands to the severa!
States in which they are situated." We
are also ob'iged to Messrs. Linton, Rhey,
and Guffey, of the House fur public
documents.
Conemangh County.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature, for the erection of the new
county of Conemaugh, out of parts of
Cambria, Indiana, Westmoreland, and
Somerset, and has been referred to a
select committee of five, consisting of
Messrs. Linton, O'Neill, Fiffe, Uoss, and
Patton. We havi not been able to lay
our hands on the proceedings in relation
to this matter, but understand the above
to be the facta of the case, and it has
been represented to us that the committer
are favorable to the erection of said
county. It is a well known fact that our
Representative, Mr. Linton, was elected
on the grounds that he would oppose the
bill erecting said county out of part of
Little Cambria, and we have confidence
in his declarations, although he probably
has had numerous petitions forwarded to
him in favor of this bill. We sincerely
hope that a.iy effort to dismember this
county will prore futile. Our county
now is one of the smallest in the State,
having a population of only 17,000, and
to lessen its present limits would be an
outrage that would be duly remembered.
We protest against this bill, and are fully
satisfied that nine-tenths of the inhabitants
and voters of this county are firmly "op
posed to any reduction of our present
limits. Wre hope the committee will re
port against the bill for a new county.
and if such should not be the case, we
look to the House for the defeat of the
same. Some action should be taken here
orrthis matter before it is too late. Re
monstrances should be forwarded to our
Representative.
Democratic Meeting in Bedford County.
We notice in the last number of the
Bedford Gazette the proceedings of the
Democratic meeting held in that place on
Monday, 17th inst. Gen. Bowman, the
talented editor of the Gazette, after ad
dressing the meeting, read a letter from
Judge Black withdrawing his name from
the Gubernatorial contest th meeting
then declared themselves unanimous in
the choice of Hon. James Buchanan for
Presidency, and Col. Wm. Bigler for
Governor; and in accordance with the
wishes of the people thus expressed, the
Oazette has raised to its mast head the
names of these distinguished democrats.
The meeting was also addressed by Maj.
S. H. Tate, O. E. Shannon, Esq., and
Col. A. H. Coffroth, of Somerset.
Samuel Carn, John Sills, and Thomas
W. Horton, were appointed Representa
tive Conferees, to meet the Conferees from
Cambria and Fulton to select delegates to
the Reading and Harrisburg Conventions
The Conferees of Bedford, Somerset,
and Fulton counties, have selected Samuel
Robinson, Esq., of Fulton, as Senatorial
delegate to the Reading Convention, and
Hon. Job Mann, our present member of
Congress, as Senatorial delegate to the
Judicial Convention at Harrisburg.
G?In the last issue of the "Johnstown
Echo," we were much surprised to find
an article reflecting on the judicial char
acter of our townsman Judge Noon, which
to us appears to be an unjust and unfair
attack on that gentleman, and as we claim
no pretensions to legal qualifications, it is
with the greatest pleasure we give place
in our columns to the following commu
nication handed us by one of the gentle
men connected with the bar in this coun
ty, and which we are assured meets with
the approval of all the legal gentlemen
here. For a careful perusal of the same,
we ask all persons who are anxious to see
the laws of our land justly and impartially
executed, and especially to those who are
desirous to see the habeus corpus act in
violably sustained. We have also recei
ved a communication from Michael Dan
Magehan, Esq., which will be publish in
our next number.
For the Mountain Sentinel.
Philip .Noon, Esq.
This gentleman has been made the
subject of a very foolish attack, in a paper
published in Johnstown, known as ttie
. . r- i it ill- -t
"jcno. relieving mat me article in
question is intended not only to weaken
public confidence in Judge Noon, but also
to foreslal public opinion, and prevent a
fair trial of the parties implicated, 1 can
not, as one of the counsel for what the
Echo calls " the worst of the desperadoes,"
permit it to go to the world without a
word of reply.
On the oath of R. Boyle and others, in
court in banc, issued what is called a bench
warrant. Tins was done by the Court,
on proof that efforts would be made to
prevent prosecuting labor on the Central
Kail Road, that large bodies of armed
men would follow the lines, and overawe
the good citizens, inciting to riot and
bloodshed, &c, &c; and that the public
peace, as well as the speedy completion
of the Central Rail Road, demanded this
course.
A few Sundays ago, a native American
visited one of the Shantees of the Irish,
and, after becoming intoxicated, com
menced a quarrel with one of the Irish
men, and, as might have been expected.
received a Hogging lor his pains. On
Monday morning these "desperadoes"
resumed their labor, and thought no more
of the matter.
Not so the Sheriff's Central Police!
Assault, battery, mayhem, riot, arson and
murder everything contemplated by the
2?ove4information and a great deal never
contemplated by it, had been committed.
Wor must be suspended on the" Cmtral !"
There is no longer any security for life,
or limb, or liberty !
Under these appalling circumstances,
Deputy Sheriff Patterson, with character
istic promptitude and energy, brought all
his police, ordinary and extraordinary, to
bear upon the " desperadoes " who were
busy with their " picks and shovels," not
burying their dead, but constructing that
unassuming improvement, known as tne
"Cintral." The " desperadoes" all fled
excepting two, who thinking they had
nothing to fear, surrendered to the prowess
of the indomitible police. So that the
SuerifPs return was killed, 0, wounded, 0,
piisonerst2, missing, a whole lot ol" des
peradoes. Without any delay the police aforesaid,
without an examination, without a com
mitment, without any opportunity of ex
culpation, without any of those rights
that the Common wealth vouchsafes to the
humblest of her citizens, these two Irish
men, together with the native were brought
to Ebensburg, and lodged in the County
jail. The jailor, however, was directed
to give the native the "run of the house,"
as he was on his parol of honor, and to
put the two irishmen into the cell.
M Donald, one of the Irishmen, and
the native were both discharged on enter
ing bail. The other, David Patton, was
brought before Judge Noon for examiua
tion on a Habeas Corpus. On this hearing
there was scarcely a shadow of evidence
of any kind against Patton; if therft was
any olfence it was against the native, who
stated on his oath that Patton had never
touched him that he knew of, and whose
testimony, delivered with the most praise
worthy candor, went to prove that, Pattoti
so far from injuring him, tried to 6ave him
from harm.
The American refused to prosecute
Patton, believing him innocent, and no
other was willing to be bound over to
prosecute.
Under these circumstances the Court
might well have discharged the prisoner,
but the Judge thought it the safer way to
take his recognizance in $50, conditioned
for his appearance at Court, to meet no
prosecutor!
1 his is the whole case as it occurred,
and every good citizen must deprecate the
idea ot village scribblers, trying cases in
the columns of the, newspapers thus
poisoning the minds of the people against
the judicial authorities of the country, and
biasing the minds of jurors xgainst those
whose liberty they are to pass upon hereaf
ter. Who ever before heard of a press, so
lost to a sense of its high vocation, as to
publish a man. shortly to be tried before a
jury of his county, as the worst of a gang
of "desperadoes" ? It would seem that
the "Judge" who conducts the Echo has
already tried this man.
The article in question can only be the
emanation of a bad heart; and is calculated
to do more harm to the unfortunate labor
ers on the road, and "law abiding" citizens
generally, than anything that ever occurred
in the county; and is entirely worthy of
the head aud heart of the wiseacre who
prates about "law abiding" citizens; and
at the foot of the same column, throws
out a banter loi a street tight, a higher
offence than any yet commuted by either
the Fardowns or Corkonians.
In conclusion it might be added tiiat the
"jail delivery" was not "general", as there
are a still a couple ot Couemaugh county
men in limbo, but whether they are Far-
downs or Corkonians, 1 cannot sav.
A FRIEND OF JUSTICE.
Commonwealth vs. L'uiicd States Bank.
On Wednesday last, in the District
Court of Philadelphia, before Judge
Shars wood, the suit ol' the Commonwealth
against the Bank of the United States was
brought to a conclusion, so far as the de
termination of the facts is concerned, by
a verdict for the plaintilf lor S 1.203,750 00.
'1 o the sagacious, energetic action of tiie
present accounting oiiicers. Messrs. Bickel
and Purviauce, the rescue of this immense
sum is to be attributed. It will be recol
lected that by the charter wrung from the
Legislature by the clamorous solicitation
of the mjneyeJ interests aided by the no
less cogent arguments of the bank itself,
it was provided that in lieu of taxation,
aud as a price of the franchise sold by the
Slate, the bank should pay to the Stale
Treasurer for the use of the common
schools, the sum of two millions of dol
lars, in the annual instalments of one
hundred thousand each. These instalments
were paid down to 1841, when the bank
made a series of assignments for the os
tensible purpose of winding up her alfairs,
and disbursing the property assigned
among her creditors. Instead of doing
this however the property so assigned,
with the exception of a lew light dividends,
remained in the hands of the trustees down
to July last, when the Commonwealth
presented her claim; the trustees, who
were salaried officers, paying no taxes
therefor, aud uutii required, in the last
few months by the peremptory action of
the accounting department, making no
return to the assessor of the amount in
their hands. The defence started on the
trial of the suit for the arrears of the pur
chase money, that the bank had since '41
ceased the exercise of banking privileges,
and had made the assignments in question,
was ruled irrelevent by the court, and a
verdict taken for the amount above ren
dered. This amount, independently ol
all other considerations, is scarcely equal
to what would have been realized by ilie
taxation of the property assigned, during
the ten years it has been lying in the
trustees hands; and we congratulate the
department on the success with which its
efforts to recover so large and just an in
debtedness has so far been attended.
Ifarrisburj Union.
From the Scitntijic Am'rican.
The Putiama Kailruad.
The Panama Railroad progresses very
slowly, but it is said thai u will be finished
in three years. There are but three sta
lions lormed at present. There will be
one more, making lour from Navy Bay to
Uregon, as tollows: 1 si. Navy Bay, the
commencement; 2d, Gaiuu, about 7 miles
from Navy Bay; 3d, Bohia Soldado. (sol
dier's camp;) 4th, Juan Graude, (Ureat
John.) The distance from Navy Uay to
liorgona, by railroad, is 28 miles; the
Chagres river will be crossed by a bridge,
li miles this side of Gorgona. Nothing
lias been done or commenced on the other
side of Gorgona, nor will there be until
this is finished. There will be some stu
pendous work between Gorgona and Pan
a in a a tutiuel is to be made of about
.5,000 feet. There are about 130 persons
at this station, one half of whom are una
ble to work in consequence of sicmiess.
la fact there are but five mouths' working
tune in the whole year, the balauce ol the
time being constantly raiuy and sickly.
Tue dry and healthy season has now
commenced, and the weather is delighllul,
wuh tine breezes from the mountains.
On this road there are no contracts given
out; consequently there is no room for
speculauou or imposition. The wages
given are good, and every man is treated
with attention and good feeling no more
work imposed upon him than is consid
ered prudent. The superintendents and
engineers are perfect gentlemen of educa
tion and much travel they are principally
from New York. The laborers are mostly
from the West, Buffalo, and Erie, Pa.
The wages to laborers are $40 per month,
with medical attendance and board uo
deduction of time for sicklies. The other
employers on the road have compensation
varying from 850 to $100 per month.
They talk of finishing this part of the
road (to Gorgona) this season; but it seems
impossible, lor the surveys are not per
fected and actually decided upon.
The ir line distance from Chagres to
Panama, is 30 miles. The highest point
of land on the line of road between Gor
gona and Panama, is 320 feet above the
Pacific. The Pacific is 12 feet C 100
higher than the Atlantic. The greatest
rise of water known at Panama, 'Z'i feet;
least 10. There are swamps between
Navy Bay aud Uatuu 2 feet lower than
the Atlantic. The grade of the road from
Navy Bay to Gorgona, 2G leet to the
mile; Gurgoua to Panama, by mule path.
miles; Cruces to Panama, by mule
path, 17 miles; Isthmus of Tehuantepcc,
air line distance' between the Atlantic and
the PacibV, 132 miles; Nicaragua, air line
distance between tae Atlantic and Pacific,
90 miles.
Pennsylvania Agriculinrc.
The Peuiisj Ivauu State Agricultural
Society, just formed by the Convention
which met at Hamburg, is to hold its
sessions annually, at that place, on the
third Tuesday in January, when the oiii
cers for the ensuing year are to be elected.
There is also to be an annual exhibition,
during which a general meeting of the
Society will be held. Among tne omeers
of the association are a Librarian aud an
Agricultural chemist aud Geologist; and
three-fourths of the oiiicers must he agri-
enhurists or practical farmers. All persons
may become me n jers by application to
the Executie Committee, and pacing the
fees. Tne Vice Presidents are " to tike
charge of the affairs of the Association in
their several districts; to adiance .ill its
objects; to call upon farmers to report as
to the condition of agriculture in their
neighborhood; to ask lor information as to
the modes of culiivatior adopted by diff
erent farmers; and, as far as in tneir power,
to make known tne resources of their
districts; the nature of its soil; its geolu-j
gical charac:er, and all sucti matters as!
may interest farmers in every part of the
State.
The Corresponding Secretary is to cor
respond with "our Consuls in foreign
countries, that new seeds, vegetables or
live stock may be introduced, and their
tituess for cultivation and propagation in
our climate be tested."
From this it will be seen that the Soci
ety commences upon a plan calculated to
make it eminently uselul. 1 lie practical
utility ol" the organization is worthy ol
all commendation. Connected wi ll it we
perceive the names of a large number of
leading citizens throughout the State.
Miratean's Funeral Oraliuu on the Dea'.h of
Franklin.
The recent celebration of the anniversa
ry of Franklin's birthday has brought out
some interesting remisceuces.
Among the
rest is the funeral oration on his death
pronounced by the eloquent and gifted
Alirabeau, in the National Assembly of
France, on the 11th of June, 1760. .Mark
Authony s oration overCazsar's dead body
can scarcely surpass it in simple, soul
thrilling eloquence.
Franklin is dead. A profound silence
reigned throughout the nail. J The genius
which gave birth to America and scattered
torrents of light upon Europe, is returned
to the bosom of the Ihviniiy!
"The sage, whom two worlds claim, the
man disputed by the history of the scien
ces and the history of empires, holds, un
doubtedly, an elevated rank among the
human species.
"Political cabinets have but too long
commemorated the death of those who
were never great but in their funeral ora
lions; the etiquette of court has too long
sanctioned hypocritical grief. Nations
ought only to mourn for their benefactors;
the representatives ol freemen ought never
to recommend any other than the heroes
of humanity to their homage.
:The Congress has ordered a general
mourning for one month throughout the
fourteen confederate states, on account ot
the deaih of Franklin; and America has
thus acquitted her tribute of admiration in
behalf of one of the fathers of her consti
tution. "Would it not be worthy of you. fellow
legislators, to unite yourselves in this reli
gious act to participate in this homage
rendered in the face of the universe to the
rights of man, and to the philosopher who
has so eminently propagated the conquest
ot ihem throughout the world?
"Antiquity would have elevated altars
to that mortal who, for the advantage of
the human race, embracing both heaven
and earth in his vast extensive mind, knew
how to subdue thunder and tyranny.
"Enlightened and free, Europe at least
owes its remembrance and us regret to
one of the greatest men who has served
the cause of philosophy and of liberty.
"1 propose, that a decree do now pass,
enacting, that the National Assembly shall
wear mourning during three days for Beu-
jamin Fraukliu."
CCrJenny Lind is to give ten concerts
in ail at Nevv Orleans. Then she goes
to St. L uis, singing, perhaps at some
of the iutermed.ate towns on the M.ss's
sippi. From cl Lotus she gc to Lou
isville sings there, and thn toCmcin.iti.
where she will give several concerts, we
presume, inasmuch as there is much
money, and not a little musical taste
amo'ig the inhabitants of the "Queen ol
the West." Tuen Jenny g-es to Pitts
burg, and so on, to New York, where
she is to sing again abo it the luh of
April, aud will remain there some time.
Mr. Buchanan. An able'correspond
ent of the Daily Wisconsin, at Vhlwakie,
has written a powerful article, advocating
the nomination of Mr. Bcchanav to the
Presidency. He makes an eloquent ap
peal to the Democracy of Wisconsin to
cast their vote for " Pennsylvania's favor-
I ite so-" in th National Convention-
CTf some ot the ultras of the
are, vl. - perceive, looking oat for a candi.
date foA l5e Presidency. The Montgomery
(Ala.) w;rtiser exclaim: -Who shall
he be ? ne chojen standaid bearer of
the Southern chivalry! U hat Cour do
Lion is ,eaay to champion this good
cause? Whose battle axe shrill ring
loudest upon the pillars of ihat huge
Federal temple upon whose idolatrous
a liars Southern interests and honor are
bemfg perpetually sacrificed
TK same paper continues in this
strain-'H ho hll he be? Cheves, of
South Carolina; Quitman, of M'ssissippi;
J.ffers n Davi?, do.; Governor Coilier, of
Alabama; Gen. M rabeau Lunar now a
cit zen of Alabama; ex-Gov. McDonald,
or Judge Colquitt, of Georgia T'
'I he Presidential question is at the
present moment, involved in much con
ius;on, especially among our political op.
! onents. Gen. Cas, Mr. Buchanan, and
Gen. Houston have all many ana warm
friend?, and thev are beginning 1 1 bestir
themselves. If Pennsylvania could unite
upon a single man, his chance for the
nomination would be highly favorab'e .
But li.e party in this State is sadly divi
ded. Pen ). Inquirer.
.tin Incident. The New York Herald.
alluding to the arrival of the Afr'ca,
s-iys : "A young woman was among the
first upon the deck, who seemed, more
than all others, anxious for the fate of
i he Atlantic. She. had a brother on
boird, who is engaged as fireman; and so
great has bi-en he r anxiety, thai for seve
ral days she has almost entirely abstained
from fooJ. As sooi as the news was
pioclaimed, a shriek of j y went up from
that female, who at once ran ho ne, to
convey the glad tid ngs of joy to her aged
mother, whose an;
anxiety had not been less
than her own.
A Valuable Lump. A friend, wha
received a private letter yesterday from
London, is informed by his correspondent,
that a few d tys before writing, an Irish
man who had rem mod from California,
t jok a lump of gold nearly pure, to the
Bank of England. The rich mass weighed
eiil.te-n pounds, and the Directors of the
Bank were so pleased wuh it, that thev
pi.d the applicant fi.iy pounds more t ian
iis a!u-, as a present or prtfajium. It is
probiblv the finest auriferou specnen
iron California, at present ia Grat
B.ivam. '
Great Ice FLtod in the Susjuehanna.
The Coal Mines Flooded. Destruction
Threatened. A dispatch from Pittstown,
dated Feb. 13, says :
"The recent heavy rains have caused
a great flood in the Susquehanna. The
ice in the river has been moved several
limes an J piled up to a great height along
the banks in this vicinity. It is much to
be feared Ihat greater damage will be
caused by the immense quantity of ice,
should a final break-up ensuf at this stage
of the water. Mr Petti.-, a gemlrman
residing on the op pes le side of ihe river
from tlis place, was obliged to leave his
dwelling yesterday, owing to the high
water. tVe understand that several coal
mines in this region have fi.leJ up with
tack water from the river The water
is said to be ihiee feet higher than ever
known before. I have just learned that
pirt of one of the new pier at this place
has been torn down by the moving of
the ice."
Col. Bigler. The Lincaster Intelli
gencer states itmt Cel. Willi. im Bigler, of
Clearfield, will have at least 100 vctes of
l:J3 that is to compose the Reading Con
veiili-ui, and the editor says he should
not be surprised if he had 123. The
people, .with unprecedented unanimity,
have designated Col. Bigler as the Guber
natorial Caneidate. and the State Conven
tion will have nothing to do but to go
thro igh the mere form of placing him m
nomination.
A Handsome Compliment The Wash
ington Correspondent of the New York
Tribune sas: 1 had the pleasure, this
morning, of being shown by the member
if Congress from California a magnificent
watch, presented by the young men of
that state to lion. Stephen A. Douglass,
the author of the bill for the admission of
California into the Union. No person
was allowed to suhscribe a sum exceeding
five cents toward the object, and the sub
scription consisted of such contributions.
Its value is about $300. It is a hunting
case, on one side of which are the arms of
the state of Illinois on the reverse those
ot California. It was manufactured in
New York and is a very elegant affair.
Senator Dickinson. The following
paragraph we find in that sturdy whig pa
per, the N. Y. Evening Mirror:
Among the several candidates for the
Presidency. Senator Dickinson's chances
are not the least. The Union Whigs at
the South would give him a strong vote.
A distinguished Southern Whig Member
of Congress assures us that he should bo
glad to see Senator Dickinson in the Pres
idential Chair.
New Jersey Sena'or. Co-nm-vlora
St- ckli n has b'-en nominated for the U.
S. Senate, by the democrats of the New
Jersey legislature, but the legislature on
Fr.day failed to elect. There were five
ballots for U. S. Senator, without a choice
being effected. Mr. Stockton's highest
vote 'was 33; Mr. Dayton's 39. Neces
sary to a choice, 40. Ford received 3,
and Wm. Right 2. In the democratic
caucus the name of John R. Thompson,
brother-in-law of Mr. Stockton was with
drawn on monopoly grounds.
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