si d nor ruin: farm another monument of the frailty of national grand , ir,, and the mutability of human things But ant answer can be given. So long as we rc main virt,tnta, and cultivate a spirit o , wa'rbfalnels and forbearance, we are safe This is the palladium of our liberty: the Citadel of our strength, which must be held or all will be lost. Oar system rests upon the People- the toiling millions who eat the bread of industry,-•-the Me chanice•-• the Farmers and working men ; and if corruption shall ever pervade this foundation, in vain will he our remote• ness from foreign powers, in vaine our numbers-..our wealth—our institutions. Infatuation will rule in our councils—ln justice will mark our conduct toward oth • ers. Dissention will rend the cords which now bind us together, and no earth ly hand can stay the ruin that will suc ceed. The whirlwind will follow the •alm that now prevails, and the star of our country, which sixty-five years since a rose in beauty above the clouds of the Revolution, and now sparkles in the se renity of /leaven, will sink in darhiess and in glonto forever. Freemen Patriots Fellow working men. Let your every exertion be that your palladium may be sale, and your Cit. adel remain impregnable forever. Then may we look forward with confidence and / joy. The now new laid ramparts of our institutions, shall be green with the moss of ages. No longer needed to guard us from the foe, they shall be regerded with veneration, as the first to stay the pro. green of Despotism in the West ; anti the Starry Banner of the mighty Free, shall yet float on the breeze. flit t au t: m ug but of a nation, until promoting the hap piness of the world, and all may point to that starry emblem and exclaim "Flag of the free hearts only hom By angels' hands to valor given: The stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in Heaven. Forever float that standard sheet, Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedom's Banner streaming us." LONGEVITY IN RU ASIA EXPLAIN ED.-A statistical economist, who knows nothing of the internal arrangements of the pruv ince, must be sadly puzzled to account for the extraordinary tenacity and vigor of the vital powers, the healthful influ ence of the climate. and the astonishing greatness of the average duration of hu• man life in Bessarabia, The problem is, however easily solved, when the contri. vance of the civic authorities to increase the numbers within their municipal juris• diction is understood. A refugee appears and prays to be enrolled as a Mesnech• anin—that is a citizen of the town. lle is first told, "that is not a matter of course, friend—you have no passport, to; but wait awhile, and we will see what can be done for you." The refugee waits until one of the civic community dies, and then he is summoned to apnea(' again before the Red Table, in the Magisterial office. Now the business proceeds thus --" What is your uarnei"--.lvan Grist hov.'—Age?'—'2s.'—.ll'ell young man attend to what I am going to say—Metro phan Kalenko, died yesterday, aged 50; if you wish to be a citizen, y•iti must take upon yourself his name and age; then we will allow you to be substituted fur him, and will give you his certificate and oths er documents." Ivan Gristhov joyfully consents, and becomes all at once a re spectable citizen of a very respectahle age. The departed Ntetrophan still lives under this metamorphosis on the civic register, and probably, alter two or three other renewals of his existence, dies at the_ patriarchal age of 150. We need, therefore, no lenger marvel at the fre quent accounts of deaths in Russia of per tons exceeding 100 years of age. .1 Furious and Destructive Hail Storm We learn from a gentleman who arri ved last night in the western cars, and to whom we beg leave to return our acknow • ledgements for his attention, that Coin berland and York counties were on Mon day last visited by an extraordinary storm of wind, hail and rain. It entered Cum berland Valley at Dublin Gap; and then took a south-eastern direction, passing south of Carlisle, striking Dillsburg in York county, and proceeding onwards towards the borough of York. It was from 3 to 5 unites in width, and of a most destructive character. The hail v as found in the hollows to the depth of two feet, and was still thick on the ground on Tues day morning. Nearly all the panes of glass in the village of Dillsburg were bro ken. It uprooted trees, prostrated fen ces, and unroofed numerous buildings. —I Its ravages were particularly serious in Dickerson and South Sliddleton townships Cumberland county, where the grain 011 numerous farms was utterly destroyed.— This was the case with the farm of Ex- Governor Ititner, and also with that oc cupied by his son. The greatest coaster nation prevailed for a time. 'rite storm commenced about 3 o'clock in the after noon, and it is feared that the aggregate loss will prove very extensive.—Philad Inquirer. Est:winos Minims.: —Let it be re membered that The Covernor and Canal Commissioners have robbed the people of ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS on the North track, the Eastern and Western Reservoirs, and one division of the North, Branch Canal !-- Log. Rffic. WHO IS THE SIN PLASTER CAN DIDATE? After David IL Porter became Cover. nor of Pennsylvania, he made great pro leasions end promises how he would see that the law was faithfully executed, and gave orders to Johnson, his attorney Gen eral, to give notice to his Deputy Prose outing Attornies, that if any person or persons, corporation or association, would make, issue, or pass any shin plasters in this Commonwealth, that the law should be faithfully carried into effect against them. And he made this his duty to give timely notice to his officers, to be prepa red and ready at a moments warning to carry the law into effect. And were those promises fulfiled? To, the everlasting shame and disgrace of our native state, we must say No. All thus:, promises that were made by the Governor and his officers, were broken and tlisre• 'guided. For to prove this tact, that here alter there may be no misunderstanding or hesitation, freely all to admit that b. R. Porter is the candidate of the Shin Plaster party, we neefi only to state one fact after all his promises of pretension. This fact is, that David R. Porter and Jblinson. the Attorney General both live in the borough ut Harrisburg, and that the Porter party have the borough officers and that the borough officers have made and circulated fifty thousand dollars of borough shin plasters, under the immedi ate eye and keeping of the Governor and his Attorney General. And not one word has the Governor or his Attorney Gener al said against this violation of t 1!?, 11 .`.r.v are 7romises fulfiled were ' made to an honest and intelligent people? All disregarded and you to be whipped in to his support again. How long will you have this deception pi acticed on you, and be promised one thing and another per formed on you? We as you to examine into this matter and satisfy yourselves that D. R. Porter, is the candidrte of the Shin Plaster party.-- Union Star. DAVID R. PORTER ROBBING THE STATE. Let it he remembered, that David R. PUN ter, the Governor of the loco loco party, robbed the Stile of two thousand dollars, to reward the party services of his BROfi 7WER and his ATTORNEY GENER AL and conscience keeper, and that he has prosecuted the Vote Treasurer be souse he refused to permit him to rob it with impunity!—Rifle. fe.,.....I•I•I±III•M=dII=MMENIMI " I beg leave to, report." as the cannon said to itself. Register's Notice.l No IiCE is hereby given to all per sons concerned, that the following named persons have settled their accounts in the Register's Office, at Huntingdon, and that the said accounts will be presen, ted for confirmation and allowance, at an Orphans' Court to be held at Huntingdon, for the counts , of Huntingdon, on the sec ond Monday (and 9th day) of August next:- —viz: 1. John Blair, Esq. Administrator of the estate of Rachel Blair, late of Dublin township, deceased. 2. John Blair, Executor of the last will and testament of Samuel Parsons, late of Tell township, deceased. 3. George Hoover and John Hoover, Executors of the last will and testament of John Hoover, late of Woodberry town ship, deceased. 4. Jacob Sorrick, Administrator of the estate of Jacob Bossier, late of Woodber ry township, deceased. 5. John McCartney, Administrator of the estate of John Ignu, late of Allegheny , township, deceased. 6. Stmuel Confer, Administrator of the estate of Jacob Confer, late of Frankstown township, deceased, 7. Robert McNeal, Executor of the last will and testament of Andrew Wachob, late of Tell township, deceased. 8. David Snare:Administrator of the estate of Martha Miller, late of the Bo• rough et Huntingdon, deceased. 9. Jacob Bumgardner, Administrator of the estate of Michael Bumgardner, late of Union townshi:), deceased. 10. Israel Grafius, acting Executor of the last will and testament of Geo. Hyle late of Porter township, deceased. 11. David Irvine, Executor of the la% will and testament of Jared Boyd, late o West township, deceased. 12. William Cummins de Samuel Stew art, Executors of the last will and testa• went of Charles Cummins, late of Barree township, deceased. 13. George Hudson and William Cor nelius, Executors of the last will and tes tamest of Henry Hubble, late of Spring field township, deceased. 14. George Burst, Guardian of James, A nderson, a minor son of James Ander late of West township. deceased. ' 15. John Keller and George Keller, Administrators of the estate of Jacob Kel- ler, late of Morris township, deceased. 16. James Thompson, Esq. and James rempleton, Executors of the last will and .._ testatnent of Samuel Templeton, late of Tyrone township, deceased. 17. Thomas Johnston and Thos. Wes. ton, Administrators of the estate of Al itander McFarland, late of Antis town ship, deceased. 18. Charles H. Miller and James Gwin . Administrators of the estate of John Mil ler, late of the Borough of Huntingdon, deceased. JOHN REED. Register, Register's Office, Hunting- don, 10th July; A. D. 1841. THE JOIJRINAL. One country,one constitution one dentin Huntingdon Julyl4. 1 S4l Democratic Candidate FOR GOVERNOR, JOHN BANKS, OF BEERS COUNTY, We publish "A Non•Aristucrat," al though we are not disposed to think ! /1 is a fact. that all those who deemed that they ' That this same David R. Porter, used had an equal Heil to celebrate the day in to cast his sneers at Joseph Ritner, be any manner that best pleased them, meant cause he had written two or three vetoes in or intended to cast any disrespect on the one session, and it a fact, that Porter mechanics. Some may have done so, sent in Ten vetoes during one Session, and may have spoken a little too freely and that he now has nearly as many bills about the probable failure; if such be the in his pocket, which are the same as Woe fact, we rejoice to think that the median. , It fa a fact. ice satisfied them that they were at least, and we equally regret that a::: That Governor %Volf wi i e perm itt e d t o one should desire to draw a distinction retire from office, because he made a little too free use of the pardoning power—and between those who toil with their hands it is a fact that Porter has pardoned, !n -and those who live without toil, or other, discriminately Vhe murderer, the high- who do heard work. We do not like to way man--the horse thief—and the Pick see, nor encourage distinctions its Ameri- Pocket, and to cap the climax has granted can citizens. !pardons previous to the trial of the vil-, Mains, and they have polluted the temple, What is the matter with our llarrisburg l of justice with their rude scoffs, at the papers? They seem very anxious to kick judicial ermine, holding as their !mace s!) a fight among themselves, since they tion, a pardon signed by David R. Porter. have so few of the Loco Focos to belabour. it is a fact. Some of them are advocating the claims of That the people of Pennsylvania, do not Gen. Scott to the Presidency, while the so midi admire the character of Detected other denounces the movement in no gen Thieves—and common highwaymen, as to tle terms, as evidence of hostility to Ty think that they do not deserve the &en: ler. The movement in favor of Scott may ,Le premature, as we think it undoubtedly fence of the law, to be executed, and it is a fact, that they will not tolerate such out is, but for the soul of us we cannot con- rages upon the sentence of our court. ceive how it can be construed, to meant opposition to Tyler. Mr. Tyler will have _ it is a fact. had the chair one term, at the nest elee. tion and will not think of bt^.Thg (main a candidate ' will he 7 Can the Intelligencer answer Governor Porter. Under this very important head oorl neighbor of the "Watchman" informs it, readers that the Governor "was rec , ired tit a becoming manner by his old neigh. boes." As our readers ma% not know v, hat a becoming manner is, will trill them l•ow he was received. On the NVed nesday evening of his arrival, the well known gallop of supervisor Wood's horse, iold the tale that Davy R, was coming: and in some ten or fifteen minutes they succeeded in musterin; about that onto. her of men, including canal hands, mud bosses and the band. Some, we believe, the band also, went down as far as the lock below town, and rode up to town with him. Where he was received with a chilly shake of the hand by some of his faithful—hired patriots; but not one single breath of enthusiasm welcomed him back to his old homestead. In fact, the becoming welcome, was so very chilly that our town became a little too cold for im.andhe left for Hollidaysburg. POOl know ! he wandered about our county fur 'a few dap, like Legion among the tombs, with hardly a man to speak to him, and none to do him reverence, But the best of the joke is,- that our neighbor knows that he is "truly beloved by the Democracy of this county." The Democracy of number! say that they know him better than you do, neighbor; and they know, too, that our Court Re_ cords prove him to be any thing else than the thing on which a Democrat could Place his affections. "He is bitterly and malignantly hated by the Federalists:" so he says again. Now if lie means to say that the majority party in this county are the Federalists, and that they hate him, we must be allowed to correct him. We know none who hate him, but thou, sands who pity and DESPISE hith,—dis• pise him for being an unmitigated rogue as can easily be proven—provided that that shall be proof which shows that he is a Fraudulent Insolvent,—and, that with thousands in his pocket, he has plead the Statue of Limitation on the poor creditor; or, if that will be proof that he has libera led, with his executive power, a score of thieves and Milting. I f these things, we say, are any proof, he is, indeed, a prett y article to be the recipient of an hones t~eeni 'a offections. Is it a tact. That the present Governor of Pennsyl vania was elected as an anti Bank tiov error, and it is a fact that he gave the funks time to resume on one occnsiun, and that on the last suspension he vetoed fhe Bank Bill, because the Banks did r,oi ,ike it. It is a fact, that he was elected, pledg ed to reform the banking system, by maks ing the stock holders liable, and it it a fact, that he vetoed the only Bank Bill ul the kind ever passed in Pennsylvania, and has signed bills for the extension of the `charters, without that reform attached to 'them . It is a fact. That he went it:to power, pledged to reform the mat practices on the public ! works ; and it is a fact, that the abuses have been more numerous, and more ex tensive since Ilia election. That Porter pretended to be in favor of reducing the expense of repairs. on the canal and Rail Road—and it is a fact, that they have increased enormously. It is a fact. That the party who supported Mr. Por ter, moaned terribly over the extravagance on the 1 , Big Break "—and it as a fact, that during one year of Porter's ad minis• tration, the Puhlic works have cost many thnusanrls of cl,,llars more than they did 'luring the year of Ritner, open the Big Break" occurred—expenses of the 'Break' land all. It is a (act That the People of huntingdon county know him—it is a fact, that their court rererds—are the records of his honesty. It is a fact, we are daily learning him bet ter,—it is afore that few will support him —and it is afact that they blush when they see their fellow citizens of this, state so deluded as to even think of being his advocate. Why don't the Judge resign ? This question will be found in ahnow every Loco Foco print in the state, and will be found repeated almost weekly. If our readers will look in our paper a few weeks since, they will find there a lette, from the members of the bar, over which lie presides, and signed, we believe, by every one of them, with one single excep. tion, wherein they earnestly solicit the judge to retain his scat on the bench, un til the question is decided, whether he shall exchange it for that of the Executive 'chair, In that letter they make no hesi• nation of saying, that they feel no willing ness to have him leave them, being confi dent that no selection of Governor Por ter's, would add either dignity or justice to the court. Still do these asto,lishingly shrewd editors, of certain papers, attempt to make capital out of it, against him. Perhaps the whole matter can be un derstood, when it is known that the only individual who refused to unite in the re quest to Judge Banks, not to resign, wa s no other than Jame Madison Porter, the very honest and excellent brother of our honest and excellent Governor, who re ceived the appointment as Judge of the Dauphin District, and retained it, simply long enough to thrust the judicial Ermine forward to shield the traitors, who des ecrated the Legislative Hall of our state, with the bull baiting and dog-fighting pro pensities of some bullying butchers, and blackguards who formed the suite of David R., and when it is farther under stood, that this same James hopes to be, appoint d President Judge in the lace operations of our system of Gevernment, 1.1 Igi• Banks, could they succeed in hum. the necessity of this system was suggested : vi my mind, and has become more appa. ing and howling him out of office. rent by the practice of every day. So Our answer to the question then is fully was I convinced of its practical util simply this. He does not resign because ity, that I urged its introduction, and adoption, to more than one member of those most interested in the capacity mai integrity of the Judge of that district have the stit u li t l i t u e n C or „U ' r "ti°" State. t o A am lt e h n o t u l n.h the thi C s on a. - Pub—c•Y mendment was not then made, the public all, except the one named above said that they prefer, that he should stay demonstrations in its favor are now so there until he takes possession of the chair strong, that that there remains no doubt of state, and then selects one to supply or its adoption, as part of our constitution, his place, than to let the dupe, and broth• as speedily as the necessary forms will permit. er of David K. take his place, or any oths i fi te ly Onese settled d er b m y As regards the Presi.lency of the Unit er man, the said David R. can or trill se• t P t r i i t,c t i u p t l e e s s ji u having be p t t . i i n , lect. We ask the people if they are not as good judges of what should be ; the election of Gen. Harrison and that in t opinion of the Democracy of the done, as these Loco Foco Editors I country,it is now as sacred and unchange able, as if it formed pelt of the written Constitution Whether we regard the welfere and happiness of the State, or the purity of our electioes, the propriety of the One Term principle is equally urgent. When an nitlividual has been placed in the highest Executive office in the state, his sal eta, y l.tnit should be placed to his ambition. Then there will be nothing left for him to do, but the disrharge of the duties of his high station for the pubic good. His own filir fame, the la-ting es teem of his fellow citizens, and the hap piness and prosperity of the country will then receive his undivided attention. His deliberations will be no longer disturbed, or his honest purposes and judgment dis tracted or suppressed by anxious reflec tions whether a measure will increase or diminish his vote at the next election. These considerations are always exceed - ; og ly annevine; to the individual, and pre judical to the public interests. This one term principle will do much to relieve the Executive from all undue party obligations, and the power of every inpropei• sectional influence. It will put l a termination to the too frequent, and oi -1 ten violent contests between the office ' holder and the people, by which states, 1 and even whole countries are sometimes • most deeply convulsed. it accords also, with the pi ineiple of rotation in office, which gives our well digested system of democracy the most valuable advantages over every other form of government. This one term doctrine has my most decided apprebation, I have latd it d [Lyn . as a fit rule for the government of others, . and under all circustances will be willing to conform to it myself. Mechanics' Celebration. Absence from home last week was the cause of not noticing the celebration of the 4th, by the Mechanics and working men of oar Borough, without distinction of party, It was something new in our town to see a union celebration, but we are glad to, say that it was one that was not marred by any thing that could tend to wound the feelings of the most fastideous ; and was attended more numerously than any cele bration we ever tpw in our town. Not less than one hundred nun, and atmut filly ladies sat down to a well filled table, which had been prepared and spread by the committee. It may not be amiss to say here, that the plan of operations proposed by the nits chanics, did not meet the views of some, narrow-minded gentlemen ; and we re- Bret to nay that they used their endeavors to get the mechanics not to unite on that day; but we rejoice to say that their ill ,advised, and ill ma-aged attempt, has only brought censure upon themselves.-- The mechanics declared their independ ence, and to their hanor be it spoken, met around the table of their country, satisfied that they were all American Citizens. 1 "True Democrats never suffer them. 'selves to be caught in gull traps of Feder. alism." The above toast was drank at the Por ter celebration on Saturday evening; and if it means anything, means to cast a fling at the celebration of the same day by the mechanics,—at least such is our opinion, and such the opinion of others, who have requested us to notice it. It implies two things, both of which are most assuredly! false. That there were no true Demo• crate at th, mechanics' celebration—and that the celebration itself was a "gull trap of Federalism." We can assure the author of the senti ment, that he much mistakes the character of the mechanics of this Borough, if he presumes that he can keep them under any control, by telling them that they are not Democrats, or are not as g od judges of gull traps as any other people. The mechanics did not desire to see that thy desecrated with the vile spirit of party, but wished to join harmoniously with their neighbors, and meet at least once a year, without being anoyed by the acrimony of partisans. If their course did not suit the views of others, they could not help it ; and their only request is that they may be allowed to enjoy that day accord ing to the dictates of their own conscien ces, untramelled by party dictation, and without suffering l'tom party spleen. One Term It has long been a cardinal principle in our political course, never to support a man, more than once for President or Governor, and we have seen nothing since the declaration of Harrison, in favor of one term that came more up to out views than the following letter of the Hon. John Banks, the true Democratic candidate for Governor. The sentiments he there ex- presses comes up to our notions of Et , .. publicanism— Rotation in office, has al. ways been considered, a part of the true Democratic cteed—much peached and but little practised. Now then «e find Banks like the lamented Denison de claring himself in favor of this s ery prln ciple, while on the other side we find the candidate of the miscalled Democratic party, contending for the reelection of a man who professes to be in favor of rota• tion in office. GENTLEMEN.-4 received your letter on Saturday evening, in which resolutions of the Democratic citizens of Allegheny, County were enclosed. By those reso•, lutions my opinions and views in rela-' tion to the One Term principle are re• quired. and to this demand 1 nuw give a, hasty, and brief reply. That our State Executive should be limited to One Term, is an opinion which have long entertained. In ohm ving the, Ynurs, &e. JOHN BANKS COMMUNICATED. MR. EDITOR, Among the many detnoni strations of gratitude offered up on each , returning, and e.er to be remembered, Fourth of July, for the blessings we enjoy, each deserves a pa.4stng nutice, tlt•re i 4 one which m •re estecially dts:rves the attention of the community. It is well known that the Mechanics of our town had a celebration on that day, to which they invited the citizens gener ally. But in the outset of gett;ng up one, some of the broaucloth swells turned up their notes at the invitaf on, and with haughty sneers, prophet ed that the t•:llc chanics could not raise a colt bration," and that the disgrace of their def,at would fall upon themselves. The sequel has shown on whose shoulders the disgrace has fallen. The gentlemen thought that it would not look well to dedine the invitation of the Mechanics, and that it would look stir worse to stay at home. They theretert, proceeded to have a celebration of th,it own. And about eighteen or twenty did have one exclusively to themselves. Now it is not their celebration whir we should so much notice, but it is the spirit with which it was got up. It is th. "natur' of the critter," which should de mand our attention. When our count r was &dared independent, the peopl ere oho declared free and equal ; no 'that one had any better right to the soi which was so nobly th , n another. flu some of the folks of modern times hay construed it differently. That becan i some were born with a gold spoon in thei months, they should trample on those wire fed with a wooden ladle. Who it that are called th.• bone and sinew of ou countryl and on whom does our co,,;t -I " in time of dann , r, when 1 Gory enemy invades our land, Ilestroys m towns and murders our citizens? TI Then why they should b so des pined is truly astonishing! Pet haps if those persons who sn heartily de ride Mechanics were to look back but few years, they might ,4ee the time whet their parents oiled for their daily bread and 'f they would reflect, they would fits that such aristocratical notions as the' now possess, falls alike on their own vela tons and kindred. They should remem her what the mother said to her son, thei an eminent Judge, when he des, iced he spinning wheel : ~A h, Jerry. you nee , not despise the wheel, for I spun many day to send you to college!" Mechanics. A NON ARISTOCRAT
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