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    union as Ido myself. Do not offer any
such trivial objections, Iva say that you
will become my wife. Oh: then I, and all
ut us shall be truly happy."
Sarah would not, or could not reply,
for she deemed it insincere and useless to
offer farther opposition. Ere they parted,
Frederick had imprinted the kiss of an
allianced lover on her lips.
" I have often thought on the ridiculous
figure you cut while popping the question
to me," said Mrs. Frederick Somers to
her husband, one evening about six months
after their marriage.
" You have not entirely forgotten that,
either, I imagine, for you must confess
that you gave me provocation enough to be
very angry, Saade."
" I acknowledge that I did; but I could
not help it, certainly. You will be sur
prised to know the cause of my laughing,
and you would have laughed, too, had you
known that we were to he married, and
that I knew it at the time. There you
were on your knees, half dead with doubt
and anxiety—looking as woe-begone as a
criminal at the bar, when if you had been
aware what an old fortune-teller told me
a few days before, you might have saved
yourself all that trouble to obtain my con
sent."
" Yes, I might have saved myself all
my misery arid anxiety, if I had suspected
that was chat you were so pleased about,"
returned the husband, vexed at the idea
of having been himself the cause of all the
anguish he had experienced at the time,
while he had the power of turning the ta
bles upon her, " but," thought he, " better
late than never, and I will have my re
venge even now."
Ire commenced in a grave tone,
"Why, my dear, I did not believe you
were superstitious!"
Nor am I," she replied, "but the old
woman told me my name when [ first
went into her room, without either of us
mentioning a word, and then she told me
other things that were true, and that I
should be married within the year, and
also described you so plainly, that I was
forced to believe her."
" And who do you think, my dear, told
the old witch all this'?"
" I don't know, surely, but I suppose it
was her familiar, as 1 heard them talking
together."
" That familiar, Saade, was neither more
nor less than your present husband.--
What do you think of that, my dear ? I
overheard you talking about your intended
visit to old Margaret, one day, and I im
mediately called upon her myself to give
her timely notice of the honor. 1 bribed
her pretty well, and requested that she
would favor you with an especial good
fortune, and even dictated the supreme
happiness, which it was my particular
wish you might realize. Was it any won
der then, that she should be able to de
set ibeyour future husband so accurately,
eh ? Whose turn is it to laugh now ? Am
I not the fortune-teller, of a verity P say,
ray sweet cozened V'
Oh you!! it I had but suspected!—how
I should have hated you."
"Never mind, my dear, it's all past
now ; and she might have conjured a
worse fortune for you, had I not prepared
one for the occasion. You ought to be
grateful, to be sure, for my consideration
—don't you think so i"
"On one condition, I will. Th.t you
do not breathe a word of it to Isabel."
Death of Mrs. Tyler.
The National Intelligencer of the 12th
inst. contains the following notice.
There is no part of our professional du
ty so painful to us as that of announcing
the departure from this life of individuals
of honorable and enviable repute, and
whose personal virtues render their deaths
deeply afflictive dispensations to a large
and affectionate family, and to a wide cir
els of relatives and friends.
Such is the duty which we have now to
perform, of announcing the death of Mrs.
LKFITIA TYLER, wife of the 1 3 1115 i%
DENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
This most estimable lady was, in life,
more truly than we can represent her in
words, a Wife, a Mother, and a Christian
—loving and confiding to her husband—
gentle and affectionate to her children—
kind anti charitable to the needy and af
flicted. Deeply impressed in early life by
her highly respected and pious parents
with the truthful and heavenly doctrines
of the meek Jesus, in all her actions, with
whatever sphere in life connected, self
was forgotten by her, and the good of oth
ers alone remembered, which won fur her
wherever she was known the hove and es ,
teem of all.
The
t pure spirit which animated her to
such virtuous and exemplary deeds fled to
the bosom of its God at eight o'clock on
Saturday night.
OZ Ilex funeral will take place at the
President's Manson at tour o'clock this
evening, [Monday, 12th September.]
INCOATANT TO TR?. LADlES,—Madame
Castello, " the seventh daughter of the
seventh" son of some fortune teller in
Europe, has arrived in Cincinnati, and
offers for sale amulets for recalling the
affections" of any wayward sweetheart—
efficacy " guaranteed"—price invariably
five dollars.
The New York Herald says that some
man io West Broadway has kept a beauti
ful (laughter in confinement in his own
house, for the last five years, on account
of religious opinions. bon't believe it.
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THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL,
"One country, one constitution, cne destiny."
Huntingdon, Sept. 21, 1842
V. B. PALMER, Esq. (N 0.104 S. 3rd St.
Phdadel phia,)is authorized to act as Agent
for this paper, to procure subscriptions and
ad vertisments.
DEMOCRATIC HARRISONIAN
COUNTY TICKET.
CONGRESS,
S. MILES GREEN.
of Huntingdon county.
SENATE,
ROBERT ELLIOTT,
of Petry county.
ASSEMBLY,
JONATHAN 111'13 . 1LL1A1113,
BRICE BLAIR.
PROTHONOTARY,
JAMES STEEL.
REGISTER & RECORDER,
JOHN REED.
COMMISSIONER,
ALEI.9.IIDER KNOX, ✓r.
CORONOR,
JAMES SAXTON, Jr.
AUDITOR.
THOMAS E. ORBISON.
SZNATaRIAL COMMITTER OP CORRES-
I'O?iDENCH
Juntata.
TOBIAS KREIDER, Mifflin Town.
Perry,
J. W. BOSSMAN, New Port.
Huntingdon,
D. MOMURTRIE, Ja., H. Borough
Union,
NVILILIAM GLOVE;, Hartleton.
J. V. enasswELL, McVey Town.
Democratic Ilarrisonian
Committee of Vigilance for Huntingdon
county,
Thomas Fisher Peter Hewit
Col. J. Hoffman S. M. Green
Robert Campbell Peter Swoope
Benjamin Leas.
Ccz ‘VANTED—at this of f ice—an Ap
prentice. A boy from 14 to 16 years of
age, who can come well recommended,
may obtain a good situation. No other
need apply.
Wood Wanted.
Wood will be taken at 11113 office in
payment of subscription or job work.
et' This week we have, in a great
measure, given our editorial columns to
correspondents. We do not regret this,
as our readers lose nothing thereby. '
....
The communications inserted treat of
subjects of deep interest, on which we
would have made some remarks, had not
our able friends saved us the necessity by
taking them up, and handling them in so
masterly a manner.
A few other communications have been
received, and are held under advisement!
We like to oblige and accommodate; but
we must consult policy, justice and pru
dence, as long as we hold ourself respon
sible for every thing that appears original
ly in the columns of the Journal.
O Will our friend, the Editor of the '
Union Star, please to change the co -1
lour of his Congressional ticket ? There'
is a material difference between
Brown" and S. Miles Green."
Tickets.
Tickets—from Congress down to Audi- 1
tor—are ready for distribution. Our,
friends from all parts of the county can'
be supplied at this office. It is important'
that they should be circulated extensively
at an early (lay.
a:IT President Tyler has removed Jon
athan Roberts, Esq. from thh Collector's
office at Philadelphia, and appointed Thos.
S. Smith, Esq. in his place. The citizens
of Philadelphia manifest great indignation
on account of this removal, and have held
several meetings to express their views on
the subject.
Exhibition.
The public exhibition of the Philomatli
ean Society attracted a crowd of persons
of all ages and sexes to the old Court
House on Friday night. The performance
passed olf in admirable style, vastly exci
ting the risible faculties of the audience,
and giving general satisfaction.
Our Ticket.
The Congressional Conferees from the
counties of Union, Juniata, and Mifflin
'(the Huntingdon conferees not attending)'
Inlet at Lewistown on the 10th inst., and,
ion the Bth ballot, nominated Gen. S
sfruis GREEN. The nomination is an ex•
cellent one--the best, probably, that could
have been made in the district. Gen.
Green is so well known to the people of
this county that it is unnecessary to say
any thing here in his behalf. To our
friends in Mifflin, Juniata and Union we'
need only say that the nominee is a gen-1 GEORGE R.M'FARLANE.
tleman of unblemished reputation and bril- To the Editor of the dlilllrn County Ga
llant talents—a sound Whig—a strenuous sette:
advocate of a Protective Tariff, that sheet- Sir,—The reception of your paper
anchor of the hopes of the " toiling m i l- ,of Wednesday, April 27, was the first • -
lions"--that he is in favor of the Distribu- t,iintia,ttilLn appointment
me of my having been honored
with the of member of " The
titan of the Proceeds of the Public Lands Central Committe of the IVorkingmen of
among the States--and a firm supporter Huntingdon county."
of all the other prominent measures of the ,
Being, and having always been, a prac-
Democratic Harrison party. This nomi- tical workingman, my interests identified
with those of the "ioiling millions," in
flation completes our ticket. Serest and inclination have combined to
Friends and fellow citizens —we now lead me to advocate to the extent of my
present to you a full ticket—one without ability to endeavor to promote their inter
n fault. Awaken to the importance of the cots. Consequently, my earliest efforts in
coming contest. Remember that it will
i t i l f ied , li e ol ‘ i v t a ic r a k l ia ti: ra ld ea vi n ere n u e n la d w e a r re the m ba l n u n 9 er
devolve upon our next State Legislature
-'30,-'3l, ang in Philadelphia in 1831,-
to district the State for Senators and Rep- and it was not until the United
resentatives—that a new Congressional States Bank had dared to set at defiance
Apportionment may be required—that a the constituted authorities of the country,
United States Senator is to be elected— and an
herth e
minionsgove r n in s e a n a t4f t tthaeap starveeo l e t ' l s ie choic e,
,
that Tax Laws are to be repealed, and re- ingmen of Philadelphia into submission to
forms effected on the Public Works.— her power and their mandates, by redus
Remember, too, that the Locofocos threa- cing their wages, or depriving them alto
ted a repeal of the Tariff Law recently Se lf
I si t , o e il w , h t
t t h that p fe o l l t it m ic y ai
passed by Congress. These and many party which in opposing the usurpations of
other important measures depend upon the that corrupt and corrupting institution,
result of the approaching election. Turn 'and opposing a renewal of its charter,
out, then, fellow citizens to the good work. aimed to carry out one of the cardinal
Come from the hills and vallies—from measures inscribed
,
eahab bannerall
P
abolition
the ll
p
your manufactories and workshos—from working man lchartered party monopolies.
your farms and from your places of !about I Since that time, in the absence of any
Corns up to the polls I—and give the separate organization of work ii,gmen as a
whole ticket your undivided and zealous 'Party, I have acted with the Democratic
Party, believing its principles to be most
support! Do this, and victory shall be riearly identified with those of the work
yours.
inginen, and its measures best calculated
I to promote their interests.
Since I have been in this county, cir
cumstances (not the least efficient of which
,have been the malice of political enemies)
have made me more of a politician than 1
ever expected or desired to be ; but if I
'know my own motives, my only aim iii all
my political course has been to aid in pro
moting the interests, guarding the liberties,
and securing the rights of my fellow la
borers.
This much I have deemed it necessary
by way of " defining my position," and if
necessary, establishing my title to be con
sidered a workingman in every sense of
the word; and I have devoted it necessary
because I have been honored with an ap
pointment by a meeting whose proceed-
ings, and the NAME they have chosen,
show them to be THE FRIENDS OF A
PROTECTIVE TARIFF, as the most
efficient means of relieving the wants and
ameliorating the condition of the workilig
classes. Candor compels me to say, that
though an ardent advocate of the interests
of the workingmen for the last 13 years,
and having during that time discussed with
the most intelligent of the real hard fisted
mechanics, and other workingmen, who
have been,conspicuous in their movements,
the best means of promoting their inter
ests, I HAVE YET TO BE CONVIN
,CED that a PROTECTIVE TARIFF is
'either necessary or calculated to accom
plish that desirable end.
If then this society of workingmen have
organiied for this special purpose, it will
at once be evident that some other name
shoulebd substituted for mine. If their
object is to elevate the character, improve
the condition, and maintain the rights of
the "Oiling millions," by whatever means
niay be found best calculated to secure
that desirable end, then I am ready to
join in them, and go with them heart and
“That Old Song.”
The " Watchman" of last week asserts
that Gen. S. Miles Green is a blue light
Federalist, as were his ancestors before
him— that he is inimical to the Interests of
the " Workingmen"—and that he la ad
vised by imported Yankees. We shall
merely remark that although these asser
tions of the Watchman are untrue, yet it
is our candid belief that the Locofoco lea
ders could get Patrick X. Maddens and
James Fultons to " verify" them by their'
extrajudicial affidavits. All sorts of vile
slanders may be expected from the same
source. " Iron Cages"—" White Slave
re—and Yankee " Committees" may
again be revived in the brains of certain
individuals. T he enemy is desperate.
Lectures.
Mr. D. W. SWARTZ delivered lectures
in the Presbyterian church in this place
on the nights of Saturday and Monday
last, descriptive of Modern Jerusalem, il
lustrated by numerous magnified and illu
minated maps and diagrams. The first
lecture we considered highly interesting ;
but the second, we are constrained to say,
was quite a disappointment—rather dry,
stale and unprofitable—scarcely worth a
shilling in worthless shin-plasters. Nor
was it of any advantage to the lectures to
have the church filled with boys, who, it
would seem, have neither parents, guard-
L iana nor friends to take care of them.
Examination.
The examination of the pupils in the
Academy under the charge of Mr. Tnom
,ts C. MASSEY came off on Friday last, and
was creditable to all parties concerned.--
Duty called us to other and less agreeable
scenes, so that v , e saw but little of the ex
amination, and therefore cannot particus
larize.
A SeCOND MOON Hosx.---John H.
Pleasants of Virginia, has written a letter
detailing what he calls a plan to abduct,
Mr. Van Buren in 1940, in case he had'
been declared elected President. The
design evidently was to hoax Mr. Ritchie
of the Richmond Enquirer, and most ad
mirably has it succeeded. The old gen
tleman has been thrown nearly into spasms
and given the alarm to all creation" to
be on their guard against all such vile
plotters. Other papers, whose Editors
can boast more zeal than brains, have
caught the dreadful tale and are ricging
a thousand changes upon it. That and
the Ashburton dinner have been a real'god
send to the farthing lights of the locofoco
press. It will make a nine-days' wonder
among the gaping crew, and then be for
lettea ter seine sew humbug.
Washingtonian Meeting..
The temperance meeting in the old
Court House, on Thursday night, was
large and enthusiastic. Addresses were
delivered by the Rev. Mr. McCaney, Mr.
Morgan, and A. W. Benedict, Esq. Col.
Betts was detained at home, by indisposi
tion. The singing was excellent.
COMVSITNICATIONEI.
The Alexandria Ticket for
Asseinbly.
I would say then, "come let us reason
together," we agree in the end, let us
l agree in the means to secure that end,
'remembering that the first proper step to
wards correcting an evil is to ascertain
correctly its cause, then " remove the
,cause and the effects will cease," but ill
I the cause removed be not the true one,l
your labor is lost.
The cause of the evils which affect the
laboring classes are not to be found either ,
in the presence or absence of a Protective'
"fariff. We have had all sorts of Tariffs,
but under all of them the evils have exist
ed.
But it is not my intention to discuss
this question now, nor should I have
troubled you, but that I felt it my DUTY
TO UNDECEIVE THE GENTLEMEN
who appointed me, if in so doing they
supposed me to be the advo
cate of a Protective Tariff, or
to regard it as a benefit to the mass of the
people, or a remedy for the evils under
which they labor.
I am aware that these are not at this
time popular sentiments, but to be on the
right side rather than the strong side, has
been, is, and I hope always will be, the de-,
sire of
Very Respectfully,
Your fellow citizen,
GEO. R. NPFARLANE
MR. CRRMER
• Above you have the eele
lbrated letter el PA r. McFarlane, " (regain;
his position." I ask every honest Amer
ican citizen, who desires to see American
industry prosper, to carefully read and
reflect upon it.
First let me call tl.e attention of your
readers to one fact. Mr. McFarlane says
the proceedings of the meeting, and the
NAME they have chosen, SHOW T HEM
to be the friends of a Protective Thriff."—•
Now the 'fleeting at Alexandria was call
ed by the central committee of this very
meeting, the proceedings and name of
which (so says McFarlane,) showed them
to be the friends of a Protective Tarr';
yet we find him there, among those who
called a meeting favorable to a certain
measure, (and to whom he wrote the above
letter to UNDECEIVE THEM,) with a
small coterie of his friends, palming him
. self upon their ticket. Does any one
think that "interest and inclination led
him thus to advocate or endeavor to pro
mote the workingmen's interest by so do
ing?" Now I hold it to be the duty of
every Republican to stay away from a
meeting, or take no part in its action, to
the measures of which he is opposed. Yet ,
you find this self-constituted guardian of
the character, condition, and rights of ,
the toiling millions"—the avowed oppo- ,
nent of the very measures their proceedings ,
and name show them to advocate,—seek
ing, and by some hook or crook obtaining,
a nomination. But perhaps he may say
we "reasoned together," and they "agreed
upon me as the end, and as the means to
secure the end." This much for that po
sition as defined by his conduct and his
letter.
But there is another view of this mat
ter I want the workingmen and all other,
Americans to look at. He openly declares
he " has yet to be convinced that a Protec
tive Tariff is either necessary or calcula
ted" to advance the interests of the 'toiling
millions" of our country. Again, 'felt
it to be my duty to UNDECEIVE the gen
tlemen who appointed tne, if in so doing
they SUPPOSED me to be the ADVO
CATE OF A PROTECTIVE TAR
IFF, or to regard IT as a benefit to the
mass of the people." Here then we have
his position definitely defined. He is the
open and uncompromising opponent of a
Protective Tariff. He cannot escape from
the direct charge, that he desires to see
the manufactures of foreign paupers and
foreign ten cent a day toil brought into
our country, in order to bring down the
price of American labor and American
manufactures. He may gild his notions
with as much love for our workingmen as
he pleases, he has "defined his position"
as an opponent of a Protective Thrift:—
What is a Protective Tariffl It is its own
definition. It is to protect American
manufacturers from a competition with
foreign manufacturers—to protect the
journeymen of America from having their
wages reduced to the same as those of the
poor oppressed and starving mechanics of
Great Britain, Germany, &c.—it is to
protect our country from being flooded
with the manufactures of countries who
starve their laboring poor, so that they can
sell cheap. This is a Protective Tariff,
and to this is Mr. McFarlane opposed.
One word to the workingmen of all par
ties, and I am done. Fellow-freemen :
can you go to the ballot box and cast your
votes for a man who openly dices the po
litical field, and says he is not in favor of
protecting your labor? No matter how
much he may profess to aid " in promoting
the interests, guarding the liberties, and
securing the:rights of his fellow laborers?"
In Europe the journeyman mechanic works
tor a few cents a day—he has to both toil
and starve; and the wealthy and proud
aristocrats of the old world can make their
, iron for less than one half per ton than we
can, and without a tariff' it is sent here—.
the market of American iron is destroyed
—and our iron works must atop. The
foreigner is enriched by his sales in the
American market, and the American
forgeman is thrown out of work. Titus it
is with every thing. It is true that there
is one kind of manufacturer who escapes
this effect. It is that man who manufac
tures castings—the founder. If there is
no tariff, he can buy the pig iron of Europe,
and make a much larger profit on his cast.
ings ; but the wood-choppers, miners, and
the hands about our furnaces must starve,
while he thus promotes his own interests.
Let me ask you again if you can support a
man who thus openly denies you the pro.
tection you so much need ? You may say,
oh, this is only a State office, that can have
nothing to do with a tariff. Remember
our State Legislature this year elects a U.
S. Senator, and his vote may secure or
destroy the tariff. I tell you, fellow
workingmen, you must, if you would "el.
evate your character, improve your con-
and raaintain your rights," attend
to the means yourselves, and not depen
on the n pie•crust promises" of ao r
knowledged politician.
THOMAS WESTON
Is the other candidate on the same ticki:t.
'for a seat in the Legislative hall. Unror
tunately for his success, but fortunately
I for the people at this election, Mr. NVes!,, ,,
has been one session at Harrisburg; an,.
they can see and know what has been li ,
course there, and how he acquitted hit-.
self as an independent legislator, and hew
he evinced his love for the workingmen.
On his first entry into public life, h.:
made his appearance as a man untrammel
led by party drill, and free from the cor
rupting influences of politics. No man
could desire a better opportunity to make
himself conspicuous, as a friend of the
workingman. Yet where do we first find
him I Why at the door of a party caucus,
be.obelinr,o like a sycophant to be admitted
into the party harness; and that party the
one which fur years he had pronounced
the most corrupt. Though at first doubt
ed as an apostate from his former faith, t
remove all doubts he takes his place
the off wheel, where the whip of his drive
could ketp him in traces, should he gis
evidence of being " alteery;" and there a
a drudge to that party lie toiled obediently
—fawningly—through a long session, ani
at length Was admitted among the faithful
I But my present purpose is not with Mr.
Weston for any evidences of party fealty
he may have shown, it is one of more im
portance to the interests of the people.—
It is the part he has taken in the passagt
,of certain laws, and his opposition tooth
lens.
I have not the copy of the journals, ye
I can refer to many of his votes, and
call upon the workingmen to tell by Cu
votes whether they approve of that cour ,
Thomas Weston voted against tl •
action of the law purchasing John Doub
erty's trucks, which provided that ,
money should be paid for them excel
from the fund which the use of the truck,
themselves should create ; and lie vote.
to pay John Dougherty FORTY THOUS
AND DOLLARS for those trucks which
had proved a using up concern to him.—
Here then he is voting for the purchase u:
articles he knew would produce no income
to the State; for if he thought they would
be profitable, Mr. Dougherty would get
his pay soon enough, but as there was no
money to be made by them, he would vote
that the money should be paid from the
State Treasury for useless truek.—adding
$40,000 to your taxes to enrich a friend
of the Executive.
He dodged the vote on the amendment
to the Constitution, providing that no man
could he elected Governor but one term.
Although elected as a workingman, and
pledged to oppose the aristocracy dance,
yet he will not agree to limit the powers
of a corrupt Executive to one term. They
had him chained to the party car, and he
drags it on, though it should crush the
wishes of the people.
He voted against the sale of the Poblie
Improvements, thus refusing to relieve the
people of a great portion of the State debt
and consequent taxation a and to relieve
them from a burthen which every year
adds to that already enormous debt, and
which is the every day scene of plunder
and corruption.
And to cap all, HE VOTED FOR THE
DOUBLE TAX BILL, thus showing that
he had no interest in common with the
poor tax paying workingman.
These are only a few of his acts; but
they are enough to satisfy the people that
Thomas Weston is unfit to represent their
wishes in the Legislature. Will the
workingmen of every, and no party, look
at the principles of this worthy pair, and
will they by a signal rebuke in October.
let them know that the workingmen of
Huntingdon county do not takeprofesaima
for principle 7
LEONIDA9.
Hon. Robert Elliott.
MR. CRENER
This gentleman has been
put in nomination by the Whigs of this
district as a candidate for State Senator,
and as he is now fairly before the people.
those unacquainted with him will doubt.
less feel anxious to know who and what he
is. There is an ordeal which every can
didate for public office should be able to
pass through unscathed—a candid inqui
ry into the character and qualifications of
the man should constitute the ordeal by
which he is to be tried. What then are
the character and qualifications of the
man 1 are they such as the interests of the
people require ? These are questions that
should in all cases be fairly pet. aid as
rigidly adhered to. %.‘ het I speak el