Rail. Road .Meeting. Pursuant to public notice, a large num ber of the cititens of Huntingdon county assembled at the Court-house, in the bo rough of Huntingdon, on Tuesday eve ning, the 19th inst., to take into consider— ation the propriety and necessity of urg ing upon the Legislature, at its present session, the adoption of such measures as might be deemed expedient io order to render the capacity of the Pennulvania canal lying between the eastern termina• tion of the Portage rail-road and the bo rough of Huntingdon, equal to that of other parts of it, and to the demands of the increased, and rapidly increasing trade upon the whole line. The meeting was organized by sppoin• ting Dr. Jour/ HtNoznsoN 2 President; JAMILS GWIN and THOMAS FISARII, Vice Presidents; and George Taylor Esq. and S. P. Green, Secretaries. On motion, it was Resolved, That a committee of twenty be appointed to draft and report a pream ble and resolutions for the consideratton of the meeting. Whereupon, the Chair appointed-- W. Orbison Esq.; Wm. Dorris; D. Snare Esq.; Triernas Read Esq.; Daniel Africa Esq.; D. Al cMiirtrie jun. C.Couts; Thee. L. States; Charles H. Miller; Jacob Miller; Henry Glazier; Robert Stitt; Ir vin Horrell; A. W. Benedict; D. Blair, Esq. • F. B• John Simpson; W. R. l‘i Wallac e;' cCay; James Saxton jun.; W. S. Hildebrand—who, after retiring a short time, through William Orbison Esq. their chairman, made the following report: The late disastrous freshet in the Juni ata river, has realized the fears of those who predicted the dangers incident to the construction of a canal combined with slackwater navigation through a moun tainous region of country. But, inde pendent of this, and similar occurrences which may be expected frequently to in terrupt navigation on the canal, the drought of the last, and seme previous summers, affords sufficient grounds to ap prehend an inadequacy to meet the de mands of transportation on this route, un less aided by rail ways, even in the com paratively limited state of trade. How much less insufficient then will be the present channel of transportation to pass the merchandize and tuenufactures of the east, and the return products of the west, when the yearly increasing expansion of cur demands shall have been trebled! It is no vain prediction, but founded on past experience and careful forecast, that, in ten years, the increase of trade will be ten fold. It appears, from the public papers, that the citizens of the eastern and western parts of the state have become alsrmed at the apprehended danger of an annual in terruption on the Juniata division of the canal from Huntingdon to Hollidaysburg, and west of the Allegheny mountain from Johnstown to Blairsville, ltbecoines us, as residents of that section of country, best acquainted with the facts, and con vinced that the apprehended dangers will most certainly be realized, unless speedi ly averted by legislative interposition, to make known our sentiments and firm be. lief in the propriety of energetic action on this subject, so full of interest to the state—Therefore, Resolved, That our Senators from this district, and Members of Assembly, be, and hereby requested to press upon the Legislature the importance of the subject referred to, and to urge the propriety of an immediate appropriation of a sum suffi cient to locate and commence a rail-road from Huntingdon to Hollidaysburg, du ring the present year:—believing that a reservoir, one of the modes proposed, will in no wise answer the purpose. After some remarks by John William son Esq., the report of the committee was unahimously adopted, as expressive of the deliberate sentiments of the meeting. It was then, on motion of W. P:Orbi. eon, Esq. Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed to further the sentiments of the meeting, by circulating petitions, and forwarding the same, when signed, to the Legislature. Whereupon the Chair ap pointed--Wm. P. Orbison, Esq., Jacob Miller, David Snare, Esq., Daniel Africa, Esq., C. Couts, James Saxton, jun., Wil. Liam Dorris. On motion of A. W. Benedict, Resolved, That copies of the proceed ings of this meeting be forwarded to our Senators and Representatives; that they be published in the several papers in this county; and that the publishers elsewhere throughout the state be requested to give them an insertion in their respective pa pers. Resolved, That this meeting adjourn sine die. JOHN HENDERSON, President. JAMES GWIN, Vice-Presidents, Taos. Pastan, Geo. Taylor, Secretaries. B. F. Green, OUTRAGE AND MURDER, The services of the coroner were in requisition this forenoon, in holding ante morem examitntion in the cases of three young men, who were wounded in an af fray which took place at an early hour this morning. The circumstances, as near as we can gather them, were as fol lows: It appears that a Mr. Gaffney had open ed, within a day or two, s tavern at the corner of Willett and Broome streets, aid at the suggestion of his friends, be] gave a housewarming last &light, on which occasion the services of a violinist were called in, and the parties amused them— selves with a dance. About forty persons assembled on the occlsion, and all was mirth and good hu mor until about two o'clock. At that time four younz men entered; the bar room. Three of them entered into the room where the dancing was go ing on, but the fourth, in consequence of 'some remarks which ho made, was ejected from the premises, his companions offer ing no interference in the matter. He shortly afterwards, however, again entered the door, and without any provo cation being given stabbed a man named Peter Fitzpatrick, who was standing near the entrance, so severely that lie died this, 'forenoon. Two others, Peter Delany and Edwards Denman were also severely wounded by him, and they lie in very critical situa tions. He also attempted to stab Mr. Gaffney, but he avoided the blow by drawing him self back. The watchmen were on the ground al most in an instant. One of them so quick that as the body of one of the wounded men fel! From the door, it struck him and' knocked him nearly to the curb stone. He testified that he was near the pre mises all the night, and that there was no disturbance nor quarrelling until the af fair in question. Previous to the four young men going into the house, he saw them standing by the door, and advised them to go away. While he was absent on his round, they entered the premises, and the stabbing was perpetrated just at the time that he had returned. The jury returned in each of the cases a verdict that the person was wounded by some persona unknown, by stabs inflicted , with a knite or dagger. The person who committed the outrage is still at large, having escaped in the confusion which ensued after the aff►ir, but there is little doubt that he will short ly be identified and arrested.—Com. Ads., mss From the Phil. Com. Herald & Sen, FROII ENGLAND. The sad news brought by the Cam bridge has cast a gloom over the city. Merchants are walking about with sorrow and despair depicted on their countenan ces. The Commercial will furnish you with all the particulars brought by the packet that arrived this morning. It seems that the Great Western was to leave on the 28th of January and the Liverpool on the 6th of February. But two papers were received by the Cambridge, and those London papers of the 4th and sth ult. Not a single l,iver pool paper, or some would have been rent with this. From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser . Violent Storm. THREE PACKETS LOST. The packet ship Cambridge, Capt. Burs ley, arrived this morning, Irons Liverpool, whence she sailed on the 10th of January. We have our files of London papers, to the evening of the Bth and Liverpool to the 10th of January, both inclusive. Our late storm seems to have been far exceeded in severity and extent ot disas ter by one which swept over the west of England on the 6th of January. No less than 13 columns of the Liverpool Mail are filled with details of its ravages. In that town the damage was so general that not one street entirely escaped. Great numbers of chiinnies were blown down, crushing the houses in their fall—roofs were carried away—garden walls pros trated, &c.—and in some instances entire houses were reduced to heaps of Several lives were lost, but in a very ex, traordinary number of cases, persons who were buried by the fall of bricks and ruins, were subsequently extricated alive, and for the most part litde injured. The disasters among the slopping were terrible. No less than three of the New York packets were lost, the Oxford, St. Andrew and Pennsylvania. The Oxford went on shore in Bootle Bay on the night of the 6th, with all her masts standup". The next morning the passengers, 13 in number, with the captain and crew, lan ded in safety, with their luggage. The masts fell in the course of the night. Near to the same spot, the steamer Redwing, a tender for the mail went ashore. So violent was the hurricane, that although the Redwing had three an chors out, and her full power of steam on, one of the cables snapped and the other two anchors dragged, the vessel going bodily on shore, till at last the captain was obliged to slip his cables, to avoid running into the Oxford. The wind then drove the vessel on tier beam ends, and being unable to get her head to windward, she went on shore sideway. The St. Andrew struck on the Burbe Sands. The passengers were taken off by a steam vessel, the Vit toi ie. High encomiums are paid, in the Liverpool pa, pers, to the cool and steady conduct of . Capt. Thompson. The ship was a total wreck. The ship Lockwoods, with a great , number of passengers on board, went upon the North Bank, her fore and main,' masts falling in the shock. She was boarded by the same steam vessel, the Victoria, which took oft' thirty-three pas sengers and about seventeen of the crew. Forty or fifty persons were believed to have perished on board the Lockwoods. The packet ship Pennsylvania went on the same North Bank, about a quarter of la mile eastward of the Luckwoods, where her hull was nearly covered by the sea. The captain, crew and passengers were ' seen in the rigging on Tuesday the Bth. ;On that evening the Victoria steamer put ;off to their assistance, and was within eight of them the next morning, but could render them no aid. The sufferers were seen in the rigging and their cries could be heard. One of the passengers, Mr. Thompson of New York, had been seen by Captain Mye, of the Independence, at Lessowe. He r►eporte►l that himself and three other passengers and five seamen lea the ship ►n one of the boats, which was swamped, and the other eight were drowned. Mr. I'. ascribed his own safety to a life pre server, which he had on. It was reported on the 10th that 26 passengers had been rescued from the Pennsylvania-44 from the Lockwoods— and 23 from the St, Andrews. The accounts from the interior are quite as frightful as those from the sea coast. At Manchester the violence of the storm was terrific. In the surrounding country the destruction has been very immense. In on park alone 150 trees were prostrated, and 170 more very much injured by the loss of large limbs and branches. At Blackburn no less Man 11 factories had their chimnies levelled, do ing great damage in their hill. The storm extended to Ireland, com mitting great ravages in Dublin and other places. The Earl of Norbury was assassinated at his residence, I)urrow Abbey, county of Tiperary, on the 4th January. He was walking about his grounds, very ear -1 ly in the morning, with his steward, poin ting out some trees which he meant to have cut down, when a shot was flied at him from the other side of a hedge, which caused his death in a few hours. Six slugs were found to have pierced his side and breast, the largest passing through I his lungs. Various causes are suggested for the perpetration of this atrocious crime. One account says that the assassin was proba bly instigated by jealousy, on account of an intrigue in which Lord Norbury had been engaged with his wife; others affirm that the motive was revenge—some re • fractory tenants of his lordship haviag been ejected. The tory papers maintain that the murder was committed under the orders of ribandistn. .11.11.1 BOUNDARY TRESPASSES, The surmise of our correspondent in relation to the secret session of the Maine Legislature, appears to be confirmed. We learn from Bangor that an exception was on foot at that piace, which as may well be supposed caused some excitement. For the purpose of dividing off, and arresting the trespassers on the public lands in the disputed Territory, Whether from one side or the other of the boundary line; the Legislature has authorized the em ployment of an adequate force, to be im mediately despatched on sleds, fully equipped for the purpose, under the di rection of the Sheriff of the County of Penobscot, Hastings Strickland, Esq., and the Land Agent APlntyre. One hun dred men were to be enlisted at Bangor, and fifty at Oldtown, under Stoner Rines at the latter place, as Captain. They are picked men, all able bodied, and it is said are to receive a dollar a day. The State furnishes horses, sleds, arms, munition, &c. and the expedition is to be ready to • start on Wednesday.—B. D. Advertiser. MORE EXCITING RUMORS. We fear we shall yet have trouble in relation to the Boundary Question in Maine. Fie yesterday gave an exciting rumor, and we have farther unpleasant intelligence today. The Bangor Whig states, on the authority of a letter from the mouth of the Saint Croix River, that. Captain Stover Rifles, with fifty men, had arrived there on Fritlay evening, and that the main body, consisting of 150 men were expected to arrive on Saturday af ternoon. Mr. Georve„, W. Buckman, who was sent round by Woodstock and up the St. John and Aroostook, had arrived at No. to, on Saturday morning, and it was "apprehended that the trespassers would make trouble.” The little Madawaska is distant about 60 miles from No, 10, and the expedition probably reached there. The same paper adds,—"il'e hear va rious rumors from the Province. A gen tleman from Woodstock, who arrived here last evening in the stage, reports that news of this expedition reached there on Thurs day last, and that expresses were imme diately sent into the woods to withdraw the teams and men, and he gave it as his opinion, that they would escape, and that no resistance would be offered. "We also understood that Mr. White arrived at Oldtown last evening, direct from Frederickto•vn, who says that four hundred men were about leaving that place for the disputed territory." DMZ. From the Bangor Whig & Courier Feb 14 Still Later.—EXPRESS FROM Tats AROOSTOOK.—CAPTURE or THE LAND AGENT OF MAINE!!! 'lasting Strickland, Esq., the Sheriff nt this county, has passed through this city !on his way to Augusta, having left thel Aroostock river yesterday noon. Du ring his short stop here, we learn that the expedition reached the mouth of the Lit tle Madawaska last Tuesday night and encamped there. Mr. M'lntire, the land Agent, with Gustavus Cushman, Esq., of this city, went down the river a few miles in company with Ebenezer Webster Esq. of Orono. and Mr. Pilsbury of this city,' who were engaged in clearing out the, Arocstock Falls and had nothing to do, with the expedition, and put up at a Mr. Fitzherbed's, about three miles this side of the lines. In the course of the night, an armed party of about fifty men come over from the Tobique settlement, captured all these persons and took them over the line to the St. John river, where it was under stood they had three hundred men under, arms. In the eourse of the night, the patty encamped at the mouth of the Little Madawaska, were apprised of the cap ture of M'lntire, and immediately des patched four men belonging to the Old Town company, to reconnoiter, who were also captured. The expedition having driven off all, the trespassers had returned to the mouth of the St. Croix. Near Beaver Brook they found a crew of thirteen trespassers who fired upon them and fled. Mr. Strieklank's horse was wounded, but not dangerously. The trespassers were pur sued and Ave of them taken and six hor ses, which are expected here day after th aw' ow. Mr. Strickland says further that the l arms which the men 'lave at the Tombique settlement belong to the Government of New Brunswick, and that a military force was On the march from Frederiekton. A large amount of timber was found cut on the Aroostook river, and the tres-' passers who have been driven off, and are now in arms at the mouth of the river, de (dare their intention of returning as socn as our force is withdrawn. THE JOURNAL. 'One country, one constitution, one destiny Huntingdon, Feb. 27, 1830 Democratic sintimasonic CANDIDATES. FOR PRESIDENT, GEN, WM. H. HARRISON FOR VICE PRESIDENT DANIEL WEBSTER. FLAG OF THE PEOPLE! ()*- A single term for the Presidency, and the office vdminiotered for the whole PEO PLE. and nut for a PARTY. A sound, uniform and conveniem Na tional CURRENCY, adapted to the wants of the whole CnuNTRY, instead of the SHIN I'L AS I'ERS brought about by our present RULERS. Um'ECONOIHY, RETRENCHMENT, and RE• FORM in the administration of public affairs, '37°Tired of Experiments and Experi menters, Republican gratitude will reward unobstrusive merit, by elevating the sub— altern of WASHINGTON and the dosciple of JEFFERSON. and thus resuming the safe and beaten track of onr Fathers,—L. Gazette. Rail Road Meeting. In another column will be found th e proceedings of a very large and respecta ble meeting of the citizens of our Bor ough, on a subject of vital importance to the whole State. Nothing is more obvious to the candid reader, than the inadequacy of the canal above this point, to accommodate, the al ready great, and still increasing trade on the public improvements. But for the unfortunate flood of last summer, this fact would have been clearly demosntrated.. This weak point in the great chain, must be strengthened, or the increase of trade, from the extensions, must eventually be blockaded, at this point. Every thing should be done to render every portion equal to the means of the other, or even tually, the danger of delay, on this route will direct the trade through other chan- 1 nels to market, and the State suffer incon ceivably, in its income. We hope the peo ple will urge upon the Legislature the im_ portance of immediate action on this sub ject. It is a subject of congratulation, to see our citizens once mole assuming their proper feelings, and evincing a unity of purpose, upon a subject of such general good; and we hope miner differences, nor any prejudice will divert them from the , good cause. I Precept vs. Presence. There is nothing in the world we more admire in the conduct of our political men, than a consistent and honest cause. When we say consistent, we do not mean, % dogged adliernice to what is wrong: but an open and avowed attachment to certain measures, and an honest use of means to secure their success. There is nothing of more importance to the people—the honest, toiling, tax-paying sovereigns—the real "hewers of wood, and drawers of water," than a careful and strict examination into the conduct of the individuals they may have selected to at tend to their interest. And that exami. nation should be made, when every feeling ni predjudice has dispossessed the mind. When they think that the man of their choice can do no wrung—then is the time when the danger is near at hand; and they beco me the duped victims of curls ning and knavery; and to late they see their error. It is now, has ever been, and we trust will ever be our maxim, that "he that is dishonest in politics is dishonest in morale' --and the converse of the position is equally true. If the argus eye of the honest people discover in any of their ser. vants a wilful disregard of their profes sions and promises— a total recklessness as to the preservation of his old party land-marks--and an entire abondonment of even the absurd dogmas of his creed, while he still meets around their family alter, we say that man is a knave at heart, —a traitor to his party—and when time and circumstances will ofi'er—a traitor to his country—or an apostate from his God The professions of partizan leaders, are' alike governed by the same rules. They may tinsel over their venal strife for pow er, with the glittering show of honesty and truth, but when their gold leaf and gilding is worn off, by:their wanton rioting, amid the spoils of victory, the individuals and the adherents, and the advocates of their inconsistencies, when their rotten aesss is exposed, deserve alike the cen sure, and execration of the honest of all parties. This may be said to be strong language, but not less strong than true; and the hon est of all parties, will agree with us. We care not what may be the opinion of the . dishonest of either party. Should not those then, who love honesty more than villainy, try to divest themselves of every party or personal prejudice, and view with an eye single to the welfare of their whole country, the Precept and Practice of all their men in power. To those then who love the truth, we shall offer some examples of the precept preached by the present party in power, and contrast their words with their deeds ; and we unhesitatingly say, that the con did reader will rise from the perusal, sat.' isfied that every promise has been viola ted--and the very things they most cen sured and condemned, have been practi sed by themselves, at once insulting the honest who supported them, and desplay ing their own hypocrisy in thus duph.g them into their support. The extracts given, are taken from their own papers, and if disputed we will point to the date, and place of publication. "The Advocate," says, after having na med some 10 or 12 printers that obtained offices under Ititner. "The history of Pennsylvania cannot find a parrallel to the last three months in these wicked attempts to buy up and muz zone the presses of this country. at we have no doubt these leeches will say they own afrte press, they will pout most terri bly, wizen we tell them they are muzzelled, and pensioned to libel and slander•" "How is'it under Ritner's administra tion, ;hods of editors are appointed avow edly as rewards for service supposed to have been rendered. The Governor aims a deadly blow at the liberty of the press--' Huntingdon Gazette. This is the first opinion, or the precept, of two who fill the stations of leaders to their party. They talk beautifully. Any' body who did not know them would think, they meant it. No such thing! They meant to dupe the unsuspecting—get their own party—and get some of the spoils. They did not fear a "deadly blowl at the liberty of the press." Do you think they did, when they both applied for offi ces; and one was successful, because he had a fe v morefrzends or capital invested in the party? Would you believe it read-, et.: That such precept would be illustra- 1 ted by such practice. Yet so it is, and some folks call it honesty and consistency. But we need not confine ourselves to them, let us look at the Governor, himself, His Attorney General is an Editor—one of his canal Board is an Editor. The clerk of the canal Board is an Editor, and a foreigner. There are two editors ap.i pointed in Pittsburg; one in Carlisle;' in Columbia; one in Washington; and doubt not twenty more throughout State; and these men to have their pointment from a party that said it (blow at the liberty of the Press. "There have never been such barg "and sales and shameless traffic "in public offices." "Have not King Stevens, Ititner & '•erected a multitude of new off 'Have they not sent hither swarm "officers." "Such a course as has been pursue "many of our canal officers would "disgrace to the Autocrat of Russia. Hunt. Gazette. The nbove extracts contain some of their precepts—"such bargains soles' were terrible then, But now w Andrew Hirst drives John Piper to H daysburg, and Piper drives Jas. Ford Johnstown, and Ford drives FP m. Pal: to seek new quarters elsewhere. Thi not shameless trafficking—and when , furnish a place for Palmer, they establi a collector's office on the Summit.'--d' it not look like sending "new ojfices,'" and by the by a very useless one, for • Tolls collected we don't think will his salary. But we have not done y We see the Commissioners are appointi, "Harbor Masters" along the canal. Th.; are new offices. The Supervisors are creased in numbers—the mud bosses s increased in numbers, and if that is sending hither 'swarms of officers,' we not know. Yet the tongue that was eloquent for such wrongs of the peat three years ago, is now silent..—Wl. consistency. "There were several applicants in L; "coming, who were powerfury reccoi "mended for Collector. But the wish "of the people interested ; were disr "graded; and a Rev. Mr. Camp of A., ! "ams county, is collector here." "Our Supervisor on tho W. B, Can "has determined upon the removal "every lock tender on the line. If "incumbent has not been an AntioM '•son. Such policy will ruin any cans. '•such means sink any ;parry.—.ln 1 Gazette." What is the practice that has follows this honest preaching. Let us look i Why some men they say, were appoints who had no petitions--some were brougl, from Adams, to Northumberland, an '"such policy would ruin any cause" theii But now, when the collectors are taken shoals from Berks county, and poste along the line; when both the weightnastei, at Hollidaysburg, came from anctivr and when old Jemy Ford is moved ovt the mountain; and of course it is all deny without any petition. It is all very right now, and is not ,"shameless trajfd • ing." Because our supervisor removed th. : lock tenders, he done that which woul sink any party." Do you think so nov perhaps you do, but dare not sgy it. Bi we must say one word about "trafficking., Even the miserable pittance of the loc keepers, is a special subject of "traffic. The supervisors dare not make their al poinments until ;they first I hear from th Governor. In one or two case, we be lieve, a kind of oiler has &been made t some of the many anxious applicants, any exulting in the hope cf success, they hay danced for joy; when perhaps the nex day, the "Idlers from harrisburc" hal kicked over their dish. For the first tint in this state, has a Governor stooped tr:l dictate who shall be lock keepers. Let us look to at the precept preachel by the Governor, upon taking the Gubor natorial chair —he said "The Banking capital of the Common•; "wealth, has been increased of late "years, beyond what I believe to lx "necessary." In less than two weeks from the time of his uttering the above words; he signal a Bill extending a Bank charter; and yet he says capital has been increased beyond , what he believes was necessary. Either ! he wilfully told a falsehood when he said so, or he violated his oath & conscience,, when he signed the charter. lie must hang upon one horn. Yet with his paltry, humbuggery, he expects to still delude! I dle honest .p:ople. Ile recon•,mends too , the abandonmen of the Gettysburg Rail Road; as a uselesl expenditure— yet this same man practi, ced a very different docterine when he was in the Senate. There he voted two suc., cessive years, we believe, for large appro..; priations to that road. Was his vote then a wasteful destruction of the public ino,l ney, or his acts now, a shaineful obedience to party prejudice, passion, and revenge, Once more we meet pause till anotliev i week. I: 1
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