"41018TAIK SElTIiEL.
Andrew J. B.hey, Editor.
EBENSBURG, PA.
Thursday, September 23, 1852.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
or nresiaent,
FRAKLI. v I'lEBCE,
C of New Hampshire.
For Vice-President
WILLIAM K. KIXO,
of Alabama.
For Supreme Judge,
GEORGE W. WOODWARD,
of Luzerne County.
For Canal Commissioner,
' WILLI AM IIOPK1XS,
of Washington.
For Congress,
E3IANlTEL SHAFFER,
of Cambria County.
Comity iVominatloiis.
For Assembly,
THOMAS COLLINS, of Cambria.
WILLIAM P. SCHELL, of Fulton. .
' For Sheriff,
ATGUSTIN DUBBIN, of Washington.
Commissioner,
JACOB E. STTJLL. of Richland.
Auditor,
JOHN A. M'CONNELL, of Clearfield.
Coroner,
CAMPBELL SHERIDAN, of Johnstown.
MASS MEETING OF THE DEMOCRACY AT
SUMMIT VILLE. CAMBRIA COUNTY, ON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1852.
The Democracy of Cambria, Blair, and, Bed
ford and adjoining counties, and of the State,
will assemble together at the Summit of the Al
legheny Mountain, Cambria county, on FRIDAY,
the
First Day of October, 1S52.
Friends of the Union and of the Constitution
Disciples of Jefferson and of Jackson oppo
nents of the Whiggery Humbugs of Gunpowder,
Soup and Coon Skins Advocates of an Econo
mical Government, States Rights, Equal Pro
' tection to Agriculture, Commerce and Manufac
tures. ' Friends of the Compromises of the Con
stitution. All who go for the common brother
hood of the North and South come one come
Rll to ratify the nomination of the patriots,
FIERCE and KING, for President and Vice
President of the United States, and the National
Democratic Platform.
Let the Democracy from the Summit of the
Alleghenies, send greeting to the Young Hickory
of the Granite Hills, an enthusiastic welcome.
The committee expect the presence , of Col.
Samuel W. Black, Hon. James Campbell, Col.
Reah Frazer, P. C. Shannon, Esq., Robert Ty
ler, Esq., and other distinguished speakers.
Roll on the ball until you hear the shouts of
VICTORY.
September 23, 18C2.
MASS .MECTI.VG OF XI IK DCMOC
El iC V, AT" IIOI.I IIAVMIl 1U;,
Jj iTl KDAV OCT. 2, ISV2.
Friends of the UNION, the CONSTITUTION,
mid the COMPROMISE a GRAND MASS
MEETING will I held at Hollidaysburg,
On Saturday, October 2, 1H.V2.
Let all who are in fivor of the Patriots and
Statesmen, PIERCE nnd KING, and the demo
cratic STATE TICKET, meet in council and
itrike terror into the hearts of the enemy.
Opponents of Alxdition Whiggery and Gal
phin Frauds, assemble, aud declare your disgust
of Whig corruptions.
The committee of arrangements hare forward
ed invitations to a number of distinguished
Democrat:), and among others confidently expec
ted, is the brave Gen. Shields, of Illinois, Gov.
Bigler and Hon. James Buchanan of Pennsyl
vania. Come Democrats with music and banners and
push on the column.
Hollidaysburg September 23, 18o2.
3few Advertisements.
Our young friend, Jas. Dougherty, advertises
that he is connected with a Toiacco and cigar
Etore in Philadelphia, where he is prepared to
sell tobacco and cigars at fair prices. We like
to puff u good cigar (and to puff a good fellow
too) and we can recommend the firm of Rein
hold, Dash & Co., as an excellent one to pur
chase the weed from.
Messrs. II. Childs & Co., of Pittsburg, adver
tise a large and extensive supply of Boots, Shoes,
Hats and Caps, which they offer for sale at fair
prices. Merchants would do well to examine
their stock of goods, equal in quantity and qual
ity to that of any house in the east, and which
they offer at eastern prices. The members of
the firm are pleasant gentlemen to deal with,
and worthy of patronage.
E. Hughes, of Ebensburg, has received a sup
ply of new goods which he disposes- of at low
prices. Call on him.
Democrats, are you Assessed 1
This is important and demands immediate at
tention. REMEMBER, that unless you are as
sessed TEN DAYS before the election, and have
paid a State and County tax within two years,
you will be denied one of the highest privileges
known in a free republican government THE
RIGHT TO VOTE. SATURDAY, the 2nd day
of OCTOBER, is the last day on which you can
be assessed.
Nomination for Congress.
The proceedings of the Congressional confer-
ence will be found in another
will be seen that Col. Emastei.
Column.
It
bHAFFER,
of
Johnstown, was nominated on the 1st ballot.
Vvoi. oiuiuc- is a iiaru-worKing, inaustrious me
chaniev a thorough Democrat and an upright
- i ci fr. i i , i , .
and honorable man would make an able and
r J 1 . ? ( .
luimiui repii&iiiiaute iu tuiigvess, ana is go
ing to have a strong vote. We like the idea of
selecting men for office from the ranks . of the
people bestowing a nomination upon the man
fif toil and labor the honest citizen ami res-
-
pected mechaaic. t lie has hosts of friends in
Cambria, outside of his- party, who, we doubt
pot; will exhibit their friendship towards him by
a hearty support at the rolls. Give him more
than, the Demoerutio vote he dascrrcc . and
General Scott Locating a Hospital.
Maj. GenT Wixfield Scott, Commander-in.
Chief of the American Army, and the candidate
of the Whig Tarty for ' President, passed over
the Portage Rail Road on Friday last, on his
way to the Blue Lick Springs, in Kentucky,
where he is to locate a Military" Hospital. We
admit that he is a great military man and : de
serting of honor and distinction in that respect,
and God forbid that we, or any other( democrat,
should deny it to aim. But he is novo before' the
people as a politician, and upon political affairs
must be dealt with as a politician. By some un
accountable arrangement the General arrived in
Hollidaysburg just in time to make a speech to
the whigs who had assembled for the meeting
in that place. What he said, has not been re
ported, but we think he is not sanguine of suc
cess, else he would not have taken the stump in
Lis hwn behalf. Several Whigs have told us
that in their opinion, this thing of a Presiden
tial candidate begging for votes, is rather too
small a business, and unbecoming in dignity.
We think it the last kick for whiggery. The
General also made a Epeech in Pittsburg, where
there is to be a whig mas3 meeting to-day. He
goes from thence to Cleveland and Columbus,
Ohio, where there is to be a mass meeting in a
few days. So it will be observed from these
coincidences that the General has chosen a good
time to locate that Hospital. The General is
making a political tour all on account of that
Hospital. The .game will not win.- It was a
bold stroke of policy on the part of the General
to give a man a gold dollar, at the foot of Plane
No. 4, to "treat the crowd." It is supposed
that this circumstance added to the speeches
will elect him. Query? Whether the gentleman
who read Scott's temperance letter at the Tem
perance Meeting in Ebensburg, two weeks ago,
would not give a premium for that gold dollar
He should procure it by all means.
Where is Frank. Pieuce ? At home in his
white house in Concord, awaiting the judgment
of the American People it will be favorable to
him and he will occupy the White House, in
Washington, on and after the 4th of March next-
ThomasCollins "Esq.
"We are rejoiced to learn that our candidate
for the Legislature from this county, Thomas
Collins, Esq., is recovering from the severe ill
ness which has confined him to bed for weeks.
He has been unable to visit the Democrats of
the county and district, but if his health permits
he will be present at the Summit mass meeting.
His well known character, ability and honesty,
will insure him every Democratic vote, and his
election, as well as that of his colleague, we
consider certain by a large majority.
Fatal Accident.
On Wednesday morning, September 1G, Mr.
John Carroll who was employed as hitcher at
the foot of riane no. 6 was killed. While he
was hitching or unhitching to the wire rope, a
car loaded with pipe-logs, one of the logs rolled
over the side of the car, and falling upon his
breast, so injured him, that he died iu half an
hour. He was a young man much respected
whose sudden death is a severe affliction to an
aged and widowed mother.
Pole Raising in Jefferson.
The Democrats of Summerhill, Richland, and
adjoining townships, meet at Jefferson, on SAT
URDAY, at 2 o'clock, in the afternoon, to raise
a "Pierce and King Pole." Be on the ground
early and let the demonstration be one worthy
of the Democracy of Cambria county. A torch
light procession, with transparencies, is expect
ed to take place. Judge Ca"mfbell and Robt.
Tyler Esq., of Philadelphia, and Col. T. C. Mc
Dowell and Thaddcus Banks, Esq., of Hollidays
burg, are expected to be present. Turn out and
show the coons that the Democrats of Cambria
can and will whip them.
MASS MEETINGS. .
The Democracy will hold a Mass Meeting at
the Summit, in this county,' on Friday, the Is
day of October. Col. Sam. Black and P. C.
Shannon, Esq., of Pittsburg, and Col. Reah
Frazeb, of Lancaster, and Judge Campbell, of
Philadelphia, are expected to be present. Turn
out, Democrats, the Coons are frightened.
A Democratic Mass Meeting will bo held at
Hollidaysburg, on Saturday, the 2nd day of Oc
tober. The brave and gallant Irishman, Gen
Shields, of Illinois, and the distinguished Penn
sylvanians, Buchanan and Bigler, are expect
ed to be present.
1 . a
uemocrais 01 tamona go mere in your
strength and grasp by the hand the Democracy
of little Blair.
Ba,Dr. John McCullough, the whig candi
date for Congress, was in town on Monday and
Tuesday.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
. The Democracy of Washington township held
a meeting at Sumraitville, on Monday evening,
September 20, for the purpose of making or
rangemeuts ior a Mass-.AIceting to be held-at
that place.
On motion, Jno. Ivory, Esq., was appointed
President, and Jno. M. Gilmore Secretary.
On motion a committee of twenty-one persons
was appointed to make all necessary arrange
ments for holding a grand MASS MEETING, in
the borough of Summitville on FRIDAY the 1st
of OCTOBER, next.
The- Chair appointed the following gentlemen
a committee of arrangements.
James Belli M. M. Adanu, Maj. T. A. Ma
guire, Capt. R. White, A. J. Rhey, James M.
Riffle, Capt. W- W. Ivory, Aug. Durbin, Ccles
tine Lilly, Abner Iscnhour, H. A. Boggs, James
D. Hamilton, John McColgan, Patrick Shiels,
Wm. Murray, Michael Stewart, Capt. Lindley
Hoops, Jno. M. Gilmore, Amos Lentz, Michael
McGuire, Lieut. P. Dougherty.
On- motion, the proceedings bi published in
the Democratic papers, and a call issued. -
On molaou the meeting adjourned.
JOHN IVORY, -Prcsidmt. - ,
The Cambria Democracy Arous
ed and Ready for I be Conflict I !
On Saturday last the democrats of Blacklick
township met at the Public House of Mr. Joseph
Craig, six miles west - of Ebensburg. A Hick
ory Pole, seventy-five feet in length, bearing a
banner on which was inscribed
;, pierce and king,"
was raised, after which the meeting organized
by the appointment of the following officers :
President,. A. R. Longenceker. ..
Vice Presidents, : John GiUan, Jr.", Joseph
Craig. -
Secretaries, Daniel A. Murray, Benj. F. Davis.
The meeting was then addressed by Dr. Wm.
A. Smith, Michael Ilasson, Esq., A. Jr'Rhcy
and Charles Murray,' Esq., after which all par
took of an elegant supper prepared by the hos
tess in the right style. The meeting then re
assembled and in' a short time adjourned with
three times three cheers for Pierce, King, Wood
ward, Hopkins and the county ticket. The
Ebensburg Band was in .attendance and per
formed a number of National airs. The Dem
ocrats of Blacklick are eager for the contest in
October and expect to increse the Democratic
vote in that neighborhood. The coons are hun
ting hiding-places already.
On Monday, the Democrats of Carroll and
Susquehana townships assembled at Carrolkown,
for the purpose of raising a Pole. A delega
tion from Ebensburg, with the Band, arrived at
1 o'clock and were received with cheers. A
procession was then formed and marched through
the town, to the music of the band, and back to
the pole. Mi. Robert McComby was appointed
Marshal for the occasion, the pole wis then
raised, in height 120 feet, having three lags up
on it, the centre one bearing the inscription
"PIERCE, KING, AND THE UNION."
The pole is a beautiful Hickory with the bark
off, and as we gazed upon the flag floating from
it, the ever glorious stars and stripes, ire said
with the poet,
"Tho' many and bright are the stars that appear
In the flag by our country unfurled ;
And the stripes that are swelling in majesty there,
Like rain-bows adorning the world ;
Their light is unsullied, as those in the sky,
By a deed that our fathers have done,
And they're leagued in as true and as ho!y a tie,
In that motto of 'Many im one.' "
The flag was made in the short space of one
hour by the following Ebensburg ladies : j
Misses Rose P. and Annie E. McDonald, Mag-i
gie Noon, Harriet and Rose H. Rhey and Mrs.
J. E. O'Neill. It floats from tho mast ai em
blem of their devotion to the cause of our par
ty, and when the ladies join us there can be no
fears of any dissolution of the Union. The in
scription was painted by Mr. A. Tibbatts, a re
al away-down-easter, but for some time a re si.
dent of the county, who was raised near Frank.
Tierce, and who bears testimony to the high
character and unswerving democracy of oir
candidate.
After the pole had been firmly secured thrte
times three cheers were given for Pierce, King,
Woodward, Hopkins, and the county ticket ;
three cheers for the ladies who made the flag ;
lhree cheers for the Democracy of Carroll and
Susquehanna. The meeting was then called to
order by appointing the following officers :
President, Cob James Carroll.
Vice Presidents, Wiu. Douglas, John Lutler,
Francis Bearer, Wm. Glaas, Peter "Vible 'and
Joseph Ilouge.
Secretaries, Wm. Singer, Martin Schrttie,
Henry Scanlan, Alpheus Tibbatts. '
The meeting was then addressed by Dr. frm
A. Smith, M. Hasson, Esq., Philip Collins, Esq,
and A. J. Rhey. Afterwards Mr. 7Um. Siager
delivered an address in German. Resolutions
were passed strongly endoising the nominations
and support of Pierce, King, II "oodward, Bop
kins and the county ticket. The meeting then
adjourned with nine cheers for all the candidates
of the Democratic party. !
Several whigs present would have assistel in
raising the pole had their services been needed.
They a.cted like gentlemen. The day was a fine
one, and everything passed off pleasantly. The
democracy of that section will render a good
account of their strength on the election day.
Democratic Congressional Canfcrcice.
The Conferees from the several counties com
posing the 18th Congressional district, met at
the house of Samuel J. Renshaw, in Johnstown,
on Wednesday the 15th mst. The Conference
was organized by calling S. J. Renshaw to the
chair, and appointing William K. Piper, Esq.
Secretary. ;
The following conferees presented their ere
dentials, as members of the Conference : '
iuAir county Y m. K. Piper, James Moore
house, and William M'Farlane ; Somerset Pe
ter Levy ; Huntingdon not represented ; Cam.
bria Samuel J. Renshaw, G. Nelson Smith and
C. L. Pershing.
On motion, the Conference proceeed to ballot
, i i . ...
or a cauuiuaie ior congress at the ensuing
election.
Air. riper nominated John Cresswell Jr. Esq
of Blair ; Mr. Pershing nominated Col. Eman
uel Shaffer of Cambria.
1 lie first ballot resulted as follows: Cress-
well 3 votes Shaffer 4 votes.
w uiutiuu ii .ui. muoruuouse, me nomina
tion of Col. Shaffer was declared linnnimniKj
Mr. Pershing, offered the following resolutions.
Aesohed, That we hail with pleasure the evi
dences of the triumph of the Democratic party
at the approaching election. In FRANKLIN
PIERCE the Democracy have a candidate whose
purity of character, great abilities and eminent
public services, afford a sure guarantee that his
administration will redound to the honor of the
whole country. "Knowing no North, no South,
no East, no West under the Constitution," he
will carry into the administration of the gov
ernment those great Democratic principles, in
the advocacy of which he has been as
"Constant as the Northern star:
Of whoso true, ftx'd" and resting qualitv '
, There is no fellow in tho firmament."
Resolved, That in WILLIAM R, . KING of
Alabama', we recognize a Democratic statesman
whose services in behalf of bis country abroad,
and in the councils of the Nation at home, have
won for him a fame not' boundless by the limit
of the Republic.
Resolved, That the nomination of Hon.' GEO
W. WOODWARD, for the Supreme Bench, and
WILLIAM HOPKINS, for Canal Commissioner
meet bur most Cordial approbation. If integril
ty, preeminent ability, and a fearless discharge
of duty passports to public favor, then is their
election sure ; notwithstanding the foul slanders
of an unscrupulous opposition.
Resolved, That we recommend to our breth
ren of the 18th Congressional district, Col.
EMANUEL SHAFFER, as a democrat true and
tried, who, in the event of his election, will
faithfully sustain the men and .the measures Of
the Democratic party We trust the large Whig
majority'in the district, will deter no Democrat
from using all honorable means for his election-
On motion, the Conference adjourned.
S. J. RENSHAW, President,
Wm. K. Tipek, Secretary.
EUROPEAN XEWS.
Arrival or the Steamer Pad Ac.
New Yobk, Sept. 18, 1852.
The Pacific arrived this evening at a quarter
before five. She left Liverpool on the 8th at
two o'clock in the afternoon, bringing 107 pas
sengers, having made the passage in ten days
and two hours.
The manufacturing trades in France are dis
turbed in consequence of the Commercial Con
vention with Belgium. The cotton-spinners of
Lille and others have addressed the Chamber of
r
wv ..uv Duuju.1. omwc l"c iei 1113 UA
tne Convention have been made known, many
orders have been countermanded.
An improved feeling exists in the Dutch mar
kets. Coffee is in demand. Sugar unaltered.
Cotton firm.
The wheat throughout the Northern parts of
Europe is of fine quality and there is a good yield.
Corn, Barley and Oats are less promising. In
Ireland the crop is everywhere beyond the aver
age. The potato blight will not exceed last
year. In Scotland the Wheat, a portion of the
Barley and the Oat crops are safely laid in. By
the middle of September the harvest will be
closed throughout England ; crops are general
ly abundant.
The Africa arrive-1 out on Saturday at 45
minutes after 11 o'clock in the evening.
Robert Oweu announces himself a parliamen
tary candidate for Oldham.
The West India mail steamer Medway arrived
on the 6th from Australia, with $1,200,000 in
g'jld.
Capt. Hay, of the 71 t Highland Regiment
eloped with a daughter of the Marquis Conycg
ham, whom he has married. They are on their
way to America.
Great preparations are making for the recep
tion of Louis Napoleon, along the line of his
proposed tour.
Petitions etill pour in for the restoration of
the empire. The marriage of Napoleon to the
Princess Vasa, has been postponed, by the ad
vice of the lady's physician, but will certainly
take place. The only alteration in the pro
gramme, is that the proclamation of the Empire
will precede the nuptials, instead of following
them. It is stated further, that the French
Senate is to be convoked, in order to obtain a
decision of the people on the question of the
Empire.
The French minister at Hague has been re
called. The Dutch funds sell rapidly in consequence
of so much activity in the French ports and ar
senals. The French government has resolved to re
duce the interest on treasury bonds.
Cavaignac and Camot refuse to be candidates
or the Corps Legislatif.
The Journal des Debats expresses strong dis
satisfaction at the seizure of the French Fishing
vessels without previous notice.
The Maine Election.
On account of the disorganization of parties
in the State of Maine, occasioned by the agita
tion of the Liquor question, the friends of Gen
eral Scott expected to make something out of j
the recent election that would revive the droop
ing hopes of their party, but alas, they have
been doomed to disappointment, as wll be seen
by the following extracts from an independent
exchange on the Maine election :
This election has swept over the State of
Maine somewhat like small tempests, upsetting
everything in its course, producing a vast amount
of confusion.
It has baffled the calculations of the politicians,
and driven them to sea without a chart or com
pass. Let us see if we cannot gather some
thing valuable from the wreck. In the first
place we learn that the Whig-"party have been
utterly demolished in the storm. There were
four candidates ior uovernor, ana tne result is
as follows :
Crosby, (Whig) ; 16,908
Hubb ird, (Dem. and Maine Jaw) 25,312
Chandler. ?Dem. and anti-Maine law) 14,51 S
Neat Dow (author of the Maine law) C92
It will be thus seen that the Whigs have been
cut root and branch in this election.
The two Democrats have between them nearly
40,000 votes, while the Whig vote amounts to
nearly 17,000. These figures of course settle
the Presidential election vote in November, as
the whole 40,000 Democratic votes will then be
given to the Democratic candidate, there being
no collateral issue or disturbing causes to effect
tbo result. Even if Neal Dow's C02 votes should
be given to the Whigs, it would not do them any
good, for out of the 57,425 votes polled, the
Democrats have 39,826, which will give thera a
large majority. This is the political aspect of
the Maine election. Pennsylvanian.
jCSTThe Chambertburg, Pa., Whig, of the
9th inst., says that the cholera has developed
itself afresh in that place, in a form more viru
lent and malignant than characterized its first
prevalence. Fifty-two deaths had so" far oc
curred from th first appearance of the dis-
Hon. George W. Woodward. -
The Slanderers and maligners of the candi
date of the Democracy for the Supreme Bench,
should read the letter herewith and blush for
shame. They have traduced, slandered and vil
lified Judge W. until, forbearance has ceased to
be & virtue. In publishing this letter the Pitts
burg Daily Union very justly remarks:
"Here we have a candidate for ; a judicial of
fice, who has always been a . Democrat, and al
ways acted with that party in support of the
foreigners rights ; who, in the Reform Conven
tion, declared his opposition to the Native prin
ciple; who might. have been Senator of the Uni
ted States, if he had yielded one iota to the Na
tives, but refused to hold that office on such
terms, assailed every morning as being a Na
tivist I And by. whom? By the organs of that
party which raised the Bible and Flag stories on
Shunk, and atsvery important election has been
associated with the Natives in opposition to
Judge Woodward and the rest of the Democratic
party, by men who clasped the bloody hands
of the rioters, fresh from the slaughter of the
Irish men, women and children in 1844, and
joined them in the crusade against Judge Wood
ward's party, by men who are at this moment
supporting a man for the Presidency who claimed
to be the founder of Xativism!
What does this mean ? It looks strange, cer
tainly, to see Whigs charging a Democrat with
an offence of which they themselves are openly
and avowedly guilty. But the mystery is easi
ly solved. The object is to detach the confi
dence of Democrats from their true friends, and
thus intliir thm in tmat lm n
' 1.V UIVKWIVO
I of their enemies. It
is the wolf accusins the
watch-dog of unfaithfulness, because the wolf
would have the watch-dog's post, not to guard
but to devour.
From the Pittsburg Morn ir j Post.
CHARGE OP XATIVISM HEFITED,
II os. George W. Woojlwaei :
Dear sir : The undersigned, members of the
Democratic party, beg leave to call your atten
tion to certain charges now frequently made by
the whig presses against you, in regard to your
views upon the naturalixation laws, and allreed
hostility to the rights of naturalized citizen.
We are aware that you may justly regard your
life nd conduct in the high fctatiuu you Lae
occupied, and the boundlc.-s contl.lt nee of the
Democratic party which you enjoj, uft
citnt miftwer to uch calumnies.
But the charges are intended to operate on
and mislead jerKus to whom the truth is un
known. We would, therefore, elicit from you
an expretfcion cfyour views on tLe tubject, if
your time will r.erudt, not doubting that every
candid mind mill thus be atL-i,tJ, th-t ly no
act of your life have you been iuttlv t barrreiible
with having entertained men vr measures fav
oring illiberal or prescriptive policy towards a-
uopted citizena, en account .f th place of their
birth or their religious opinions.
ery respectfully, youn, ic.
Charles Shaler,
James May,
S. Jones,
John Anderson,
J. B. GutLrie,
Samuel W. Black,
J. F. Sabita,
Charles Bilharz,
J. II. Cassiday,
Bernard Burns,
David Campbell,
Geo. R. White,
Andrew Burke,
Edward M. Stanton,
John M'Carthy,
Joseph Barnes,
M. C. Milligan,
Charles Purnell,
11. is. Magraw,
II. Hepburn,
Herman Gross,
J. Roth,
Wm. Rothacker,
James C. Richey,
11. Vierheller,
Jas. Blakeley,
Win. W ilkin,
Jas. Gray, 4th street,
Thomas Wynne,
Dauiel Rogers,
Thos. Blackniore,
Eli Burford,
Thos. Barnes,
Jacob Barnett,
mlham Craig,
James R. Snowden,
Th. Umstaetter,
Judge Woodward'i Reply.
Pittsbcbg, Sept. 14, 1852.
. Gentlemen : The official duties which brought
me to Pittsburg, keep mo constantly engaged.
My answer to your letter must, therefore, be
brief.
From my earliest youth to this present mo
ment I have been an earnest and hearty suppor
ter of the Democratic party, and an equally
zealous opponent, so far as my political action
could decorously and properly go, of whatever
opposed it. I am not and never have been a
Native American," in any political sense, any
more than 1 am or have been a whig, antiniason
or an abolitionist.
The charge of "Nativism" is attempted to be
sustained by a motion which I made in the Re-
torm Convention of 1837. That was simply a
limitation, of a motion made by Mr. Thomas, a
whig member from Chester county, and was
calculated to compel his party (who were in ma
jority in the Convention ) to come up to the mark
or back out. They chose the latter brauch of
the alternative, and my motion having answer
ed its purpose, was w ithdrawn. The sin of in
troducing this subject into that body lies at the
door of a whig, and not at miue.
The speech so often quoted against me, I am
not responsible for. It was introduced into the
debates by a Whig reporter, in violation of the
rules of the body which required him to submit
it for revision betore publication, and which he
never did. I made some observations explana
tory .of my amendment of Thomas' motion, but
that epeech is not a fair report of them. My
other speeches were submitted for revision.
This one I never saw till this book was printed,
and I have never ceased to condemn it.
During the.session of the Convention, name
ly, on the 10th day of January, 1838, a member
in debate alluded to the motion, not the speech,
as indicative of hostility to foreigners. 1
promptly denounced the imputation, there in J
ltt nftl,. .... ... I I . .1
juw Mac vuuiviuiuu u x ua) uuue uiuny i
u iiuie oiuce, as a gross misrepresentation.
See debates of the Convention, vol. 10, pp.
uo, ul.
I have retained the undiminished confidence
of the Democratic members of the Reform Con
vention, several of whom were adopted citizens,
and all of them opposed to Nativism. Would
this have been possible if the whig reports of
. V 1 a a a
my sayings anu doings nad been true I
The Native American Party itself is iuy wit
ness. Seven years ago I was the caucus nomi
nee for U. S. Senator. The county of Philadel
phia was represented by Natives. They asked
me, whether, if elected by their votes, I would
favor their measures for changing the naturali
zation laws. I answered them no, and they
threw every vote they could command against
me, and raised a shout of triumph over their
victory.
You refer to statements in the Whig papers
of this city. One of them was shown me a few
days ago, in which was a garbled extract from
a letter written by me about a year ogo, iu
which I repelled the imputation of Nativism as
distinctly as I deny it now. Yet the editor told
his readers that the letter contains an admiss
ion that my sentiments were at that time, ad
verse to the rights of foreign born citizens. A
copy of the letter thus misrepresented by the
Pittsburg Gazette, I send you herewith, in. the
Keystone" of Sept 23d, 16L
When men will allow their political r..rf.
to get the better of their verainty so f.V Jf?
impel them to acta and assertions like this if
easy enough to understand how and whv 1 "
misrepresented by a reporter of theCoaver til'
whose motives for doing so were jmt at at
as those which actuate my political ypont?'
Another allegation, that I orposel Ji
Campbell last fall, is as fal as aav otU
the numerous misstatements recently raai
gainst me. I never opposed any nomine- on
count of bis birth er religion, and I Mppiei
no nominee last fall more heartilv thm n-!
Judge Campbell. man I ch4
It is with infinite reluctance I appear bef
the public at this time, even in self-defence 7
candidate for a judicial office is. perhaps, mot
than nnv nthpr nn,li,l, " "We
j cj uireu to
quietly the decision of the people. I
Kpnsililp fl nnv man nn a ,1.-.
mil
am u
j wv, lllai poilUCS OUPbt
to be kept away as far as possible from judiei,,
elections, but the terms of your letter leate iT
no choice but to answer. 1 have answered I
giving you briefly the truth. I give it because
it is the truth, and 1 accompany it Tha E0 an
peal to party passion or prejudice. "
If industrious defamation can succeed in ren
resenting me as having ever sustained any iUibl
eral or proscriptive wm, then tie Truth iand a
Life are powerless against slander.
There are some presses and many men oppo
sed to me in political sentiments, who are dis
posed to treat me fairly, and who will not deil
cend to base appliances, to accomplish a party
purpose. Such men and presses command my
respect. Against others who are less scmpu
lous, I have no shield but the truth and my lit
and relying on these, I can afford to await, in
patience, the verdict of the people.
Thanking ycu, gentlemen, for the kind feel
ings manifested in your letter, I am, with rreut
respect, your obedient servant,
GEO. W. WOODWARD.
FROnoi'R CXCIIAXGES.
8?tX,The New York Express states tliat ticre
has Leen quite an advance in wines and brand
ies within the last week or ten days, onlr.jrto
the reported short grate croi s in "France. Ma.
deria, Spain, &c, nnd a further material r ij
predicted soon. All through the Island iT Mt-
deira it is said that the vine hns xuffrrfd nt re
ly, and in some parts. Laa teen wholly dtMr- t
ed, so that there will be little if acy air.e it
export next year. TLis will tea nere I!.
to the inhabitants, as tl e grape is to tlew hn
I ' tatota i.re to a large part cf Ireland tit
principal support.
JtsjjrJimroy Tite and his wife Lad htrl u
pether in eaee for fifty years. Probable in ti:e
whole couuty tf Suffolk thre was not a niurs
attached and ncordant couple. One t
the old lady was Mumblioz a! nir at tke hai
of the btairs, the made a mi-Mf p an 1 fell iu
tiitcen feet to the bottom. Her loving Lulai)l
dropped the aeine-need freiu his hatJ, arl
ru.-Lt.l, breathless, to her aid, exc'.aiiuirir, "Ou
dear! th dear ! 1'ni afraid jou"ve Lrcke tin
spectacles. Ain't you hurt your8e'.f ? Vh dear!
1 wouldn't a'had it happened fur a dollar '. '
' 2 A ttudent of theology at Bonn, it is sai l
recently went, iu a lit of religious insanity, tu a
neipLbcring w ood w ith a hammer and" nai!',
and finding a tree in the form of a cross, actual
ly crucified himself. He was found in i kUit
of insensibility by some peasants, win. Hit
having tools for drawing t nails, foiled the
tree, and carried him w ith it to the next village.
The young man is now in the hospital ut Buun,
and out of danger.
85UMount Etna, in the Island of Sicily, be
came suddenly convulsed on the niirlit of th
30th August, and a magnificent eruption took
place, wijich has not been surpassed by any
within the last forty j ears. It was feared seve
ral villages would be destroyed by the streams
oi lava.
JgS5The grape disease which had done so
much mischief to the vineyards in the Island of
Madeira, is not confined to that region alone.
An article in the German papers, dated Turin,
August tkh,ays, that it is very common inSar
dinia. It has been known in that kingdom fur
several years past, but now it is said there it
not a corner in the whole land which is free
from it. All the methods taken to check its
progress have proved ineffectual, or at best are
mere palliatives.
JBsSyln the recent calamity oi the Hudson, a
husband admits that he told his wife to let go
her hold, or he should be drowned. She gener
ously obeyed, and sank to rise no more.
C,The New York Mirror recommeuJi tLat
some of the steamboat men of that city get up a
mammoth steamer to run on the Hudson, punt
ed black, to be called the Hearse."
Cgi.Mr. Newton Teters, an old and highly
respectable citizen of Cooper county, Missouri,
recently made a handsome speculation. He
started from home with 2000 head of sheep,
driving them over the Plains and through the
Mormon country to California. At Salt Lake
he theared them and 6old the wool for $2500,
a.id on reaching California with 2000 of them
in good condition, was offered $18 per head 'fur
the lot, which he refused, leing sure of higher
prices.
JDsjyA correspondent of the Nueces (Texas)
valley, writing, from Brownsville, says : l'rep
arations are being made in the State of Tamau
lipas for a coup T ttat. The Governor elect,
Ramon Prieto, is entitled to his seat on the 15th
inst., but it is understood that Jesus Cardenas
does not intead to surrender the reins of gov
ernment without being compelled to.do so by
force. Both parties are arming for war. I
think Cardenas will be overthrown; if he is not,
this frontiers is lost to business.
Who Killed Tecvmskiv! We know not how
many individuals have claimed the honor of this
deed." But, like many other mysteries, the
cloud of applicants only increases tho darkness.
Col. Skinner, down in Texas, has recently put
in a claim. Hear him : -
"Gentlemen." said ha "I was at that battle
where Teeumsy were killed I was ! I comman
ded a regiment there I did ! Pm not a gwine
to say wi.o did kill Teeumsy I won't! but this
much I will say : Teeumsy was killed with one
of my pistols; and, gentlemen, a man wouldn't
be very apt to lend out his pistol on a'casion of
that sort!"
J&5yln 1828 and 1832 the Federalists opposed'
Gen. Jackson because he was a military man.
In 1848, they supported Gen. Taylor because he
was a military man. In 1852, they sustain
Scott because he is "the biggest sort of a mill--tary
man." They supported Adams acd Clay
because they trere statesmen.. They took up
Taylor because he was not a statesman. And
now they are actively supporting Scott because
be is no statesman the true test of merit in
presidential candidate, according to the latest
edition of whiggery.. Richmond Examiner.
XSThere were thirteen deaths by yellow fe
ver in Charleston during the week uding on
the 4th instant The disease is said to be thus
far confined to one section ofthej city,, and to
immigrants recently arrived from Europe. In
New Orleans during the week ending on the 4th
instant, there were two deaths from yellow fs"
ver and eighteen from eholera. , ,-' '