THE ELECTII4N.
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Freemen! To the Rolls!!
THE HOUR HAS COME!
" Strike for your altars and your
fire-sides!
For some weeks past we have endeavored to point out the impor
tance of to-day's election. Before this paper reaches all of our
readers, the struggle will have ended ; and, we trust, victory will
have perched upon our banner. Being deeply impressed with the
importance of this day's doings, we again earnestly urge the Whigs
and Antiinasons of this county to arouse and COME TO THE RESCUE !
Let no one remain at home—but come one, come all, to the polls;
and victory, glorious victory will and must be ours. We, as a party,
are contending for measures which are essential to the peace and
happiness of the country; and for principles calculated to grensote
the permanency of our republican institutions.
The banners of the opposing parties are floating in the air.—
There we have the issue which this day is to decide, plainly pre
sented.
On the ample folds of our banner we have inscribed, in letters of
light :
A PROTECTIVE TARIFF !
A SOUND NATIONAL CURRENCY !
A Just Restraint of the Veto Power
Distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the Public Lands !
A judicious disposition of the Public Works!
NO "LUMBER" SPECULATIONS !
NO UNEQUAL AND DOUBLE TAXATION:
A Fair Apportionment for Members of Congress and the
State Legislature:
AND AN HONEST AND ECONOMICAL ADMIMS•
TRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT!
But on the dark folds of the banner of the Locofoco Humbug
party, we see inscribed :
REPEAL OF THE TARIFF!
"Ten cents a day and no meat !"
NO NATIONAL CURRENCY
No Distribution of tho Public Land Fund !
" TO THE VICTORS BELGA G 711 E SPOILS
Taxation! Taxation!!
Gerrymandering of the State for members of Congress and the State
Legislature, and "swallowing up" of Whig majorities !
PLUNDER ON THE PUBLIC WORM
"Rafts," " Plank," " Boards," " Scan
tling," and " Shingles”
AND "HURRAH FOR 'DEMOCRACY'!"
Thus we see the true issue between the two contending parties.
It is fairly and distinctly stated ; and the erect of these several mea
sures upon the people must be apparent to every mind. The result
of to-day's election will have a strong and decisive bearing upon
each and all of these measures. The Locofocos have already
threatened that it they get the power they will repeal the TARIFF
BILL. George It. McFarlane, one of the Humbug Locofoco candi
dates for Assembly, has avowed himself the opponent of a Tariff.—
You have all seen it over his own signature. Now can you—can
the Farmer, the Mechanic and the Laborer vote for the man who
has declared himself opposed to giving protection to American In
dustry ? This day you will answer at the polls. Your will is su
preme, and will decide the question. James Buchanan, who is al,
ready nominated for re-election to the United States Senate, is
pledged to go for a repeal of the Tariff. Suffer Weston and Mc,
Farlane to be elected, and they will vote for Buchanan, and you
contribute towards the furtherance of this darling measure of the
Locofoco party.
The DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALES OF THE PUBLIC,
LANDS is another measure of vital interest to Pennsylvania. The'
Whigs, to a man, are in favor of it. The Locofocos, from James
Buchanan down to George It. McFarlane, are opposed to it. The
bearing of to-day's election on this measure is easily seen.
Had we time and room, we could go on and show the effect of the
election on all of the above measures. But it is not necessary—it
is too plain to require comment; and we conclude by calling upon
all who shall see this paper before six o'clock to-night, to go to the
polls—to be faithful to themselves and to their country, by dischar
ging the noblest duty of a Freeman. Let every friend of the lamer',
ted President, Harrison, come to the rescue—let him turn out and
vote the reguktr ticket, the WHOLE TICKET, and NOTHING BUT
THE TICKET. Do this, and all will be well.
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Taxes 1 Taxes !
TAX-PAYERS of Huntingdon
county, by the odious Tax Bill
which was passed by the last Le ,
gislature, and approved by Gov.
'Porter, you are required to pay
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A DIRECT STATE LAND TAX!
A HORSE AND CATTLE TAX!
A HOUSEHOLD TAX /
A BED AND FURNITURE TAX!
A WATCH TAX!
A CARRIAGE TAX!
A TAX ON BONDS & MORTGAGES!
IA TAX ON MONEY AT INTEREST!
A TAX ON STOCKS!
A TAX ON DIVIDENDS!
AND A TAX ON SOLVENT BOOK
ACCOUNTS!
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It is calculated to raise by the
bill about
$1 , 300 , 000 00!
This tax is to be levied on the old
unequal an4 k unjust assessment,
by which NInTEEN counties must
pay
$1,021,460 44
whilst THIRTY-FIVE °thew counties,
with a greater population, will on
ly pay
$257,526 32 !
Tax-payers of Huntingdon coun , l
ty, the unequal operation of this
bill does you such manifest injus,
tice, that you owe it to yourselves
to make every possible exertion to
have it repealed before the tax is
assessed. This you can do by,
sending representatives to the Le
gislature this winter, pledged to
its repeal ! as it will net be asses
sed until after the first of January
next. As it now stands your pre,
cent
TAXES ARE DOUBLED!
And not only this, but less than
one half the counties qf the State
MUST PAY MORE THAN THRENO
FOURTHS OF TUE WHOLE BUIIO
DEN OF TAXATION ! !
If you are opposed to thil j hur,l
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thensome taxation go to the -pol
to-day and vote for ELLIOTT, II C
WILLIAMS and BLAlR—they will
'go for a repeal of the odious Tax
Bill before the tax can be assess
ed.
THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL.
.One country, one constitution, cne destiny.
Iluntingdon, Oct. 11, 184%
V. B. PALMER, Esq. (No. 104 S. 3rd St,
PhAadelphia,)is authorized to act as Agent
for this paper, to procure subscriptions and
advertisments.
DEMOCRATIC HARRISONIAN
COlUili171( TICKET.
CONGRESS,
S. MILES GNEEN.
of Huntingdon county.
SENATE,
ROBERT ELLIOTT,
of Pet ry county.
AssiocaLy,
JON.HTHAN 111'111LLIAMS,
BRICE BLAIR.
PROTHONOTARY, CLERK OF THE COURTS
OF QUARTER SESSIONS AND OYER
AND 'TERMINER,
JAMES STEEL.
RESISTER 01 WILLS, RECORDER OF DEEDS,
AND CLERK OF THE ORPHANS' COURT,
JOHN REED.
CommlssioNzu,
ALEXWADER ENOI, Jr.
CORONOR,
I.IIMES SAXTON, Jr.
AUDITOR.
THOMAS' E. ORBISON.
(J WANTED—At this office—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 wilt be taken at thi& office in
ipnent of subscription or job work.
El Halt and Eyer.
We hope our neighbor of the Watch.
man will excuse as for borrowing a little
'of his thunder." The following we co
py from his paper of the 28th ult., changing'
nothing but names:
If then the people desire to remedy it
[taxation] let them change the powers,
that be, and see whether with a changed
' the reduction of taxes will mot follow.—
The candidates before you for this it:Tor- I
l eant office [Senator] are ROBERT ELLIOTT
'of Perry, and I - Imrtax C. E'ER of Union, l
the former a hard working farmer, who
earns his daily bread by the labor of his
hands, and can therefore estimate the im
position we now labor under, and will, it
elected, strive to remove this cause ot i
complaint. The latter gentleman is a,
MERCHANT, and is quite wealthy, and
will, as a matter of course, glide into the
errors of his predecessors. It is natural
that Iva should do so, as he does not and
cannot feel the imposition as lie would,
were he a laboring man. Let, then, eve-,
ry man who goes for a reduction of State
taxes vote for ROBERT ELLIOTT."
The above argument has much more
force when applied to the candidates for
the Senate than when applied to the can
didates for Commissioner. At all events
"what sass for gorse is sass for gander."
In order to despatch accumulated job-'
work—to enable all hands to devote some
time to the service of their country—and
last, though not least, to enable us to say
a word to the sovereign people at this.
crisis, we issue our paper one day in ad
vance of the regular publication day.
In our next we expect to give the
returns of this county. Our friends
abroad may look for a good report from
"Old Huntingdon."
Mr. Webster's Speech.
Daniel Webster addressed a meeting of
his friends, at Fennell Hall, Boston, on
the SOlh ult. The papers state that about
five thousand spectators were present.
The " Public Ledger," speaking of this
speech of Mr. Webster, " defining his po
sition," says:—" It is just such an one as
we would expect from such a man. As
to his " position," different persons may
come to different conclusions from reading
the speech, but our own opinion respecting
it is, that it leaves him precisely in the
position in which thy found him. He
answers no questions, and makes no pledge
in regard to that subject ; and the only
conclusion which the reader can come to,
is that drawn from the general tenor of his
speech.
He pays a very high compliment to
President Tyler, for his intelligent atten
tion, his sincere and anxious desire to
bring the Treaty negotiations to a close,
and the full confidence he reposes in Mr.
Webster.
The act of the Whig Convention of
11assachusetts, in declaring the separa
ion of the Whig party of Massachusetts
From the Executive, lie speaks of in terms of
,trong reLoke, as one which was inconsid-
,rate and uncalled fur, and came no
within the proper duties of the Conceit
iou, which had been appointed for a spe
cific purpose.
lie enumerates the five objects the
%Vhigs had in view, in his opinion, in the
last campaign, viz: peace, revenue, pro
tection, currency, and public credit; and
proceeds to remark upon the degree in
which these objects had been accom•
&jailed.
The new tariff is a measure, he says,
which repealed and redressed the mis- 1
chiefs of the compromise act, but says that
every man who voted for it, came as much
Co its rescue as the individual who is to-1
king all the glory to himself for having
,saved it.
Upon the subject of the currency, he
commends the exchequer plan as reported
by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
pledges his v eputation that if it were adop
ted, as reported by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in less than three years the
whole nation would pronounce it one of
I the best institutions ever adopted in the
country, save the Constitution. As it
came out of the hands of tho Committee in
Congress, he has no encomiums to bestow
upon it. He was ready, he said, in regard
to the great questions relating to our for
eign relations, relating to our commerce,
relating to our currency, and relating to
the restoration of our credit, which had
suffered so much by the delinquency of,
certain States et the Union, to co•operatel
with other men of the Whig party, and
with_ men of all parties, and closes with
this pointed declaration :"
" All these objects are great, and in
their public defence 1 do not wish to act
with party men ; men governed by Isere
partisan feeling, bnt with wise men, menl
of all parties who are a ctusted by patriot
ism and the good of the country. I wish
to see more union of well meaning men
on all sides, and more of the predominance
of an elightened and public spirit. I shall
be governed by this spirit in my future
private and public life."
Hereafter we may publish the speech in
whole or in part. Mr. Webster spoke
exactly an hour and three quarters.
The last Watchman is in mourning for
the apprehended death of Locofocoisin'
about sun-set to.night; but the Standaid
is " whistling to keep its courage up."—
And both are teeming with falsehoods,
which they kept dark" until too late to
be refuted.
GICOIIOII It. Giweue di Co., of Phil
dalphia, have purchased the establiehmen
of the " United States" and the " Satur
day Chronicle," and have united them
with the "Saturday Evening Post" in
that city ; and now publish a paper enti
tled " United States, Saturday Post, and
Chronicle." The circulation is now over
100,000 copies.
*,,,* TX II LAST 110AX.-Thr " Watch
man" is trying to make political eapstal by
creating an erroneous belief that Major
Steel and the editor of this paper al e part
ners in the practice of the law—and that
at the end of three years from today such
partnership is to be carried on openly.
We thought that a man who is so prone
to depart from the truth as the author of
this hoax is, could have fabricated a story
better calculated than a partnership" to
help Mr. Cunningham along.
.. S RIDIC lILODS.—To see a Lawyer write
communications for the " Watchman,"
'and murdering the " Ki ng's English," and
signing it " Blacksmith," in order to give
it a " Working" appearance.
*.*" 0. K."—The same "Old Koon'
that was let loose in this county in 1540
will again be started to-day.
0...-Our neighbor takes it for granted
that McWilliams will be elected this day.
COMAZUNICATIOTTO.
The Danville Celebration.
ConnEsvoNDE,,oo OV THE JOURNAL.
DANVILLE, Columbia Co.,
October 5, 1849..
MR. CRF.MIIR
This you will recollect is
the anniversary of the battle of the
Thames, where Proctor received the drub-
Ling (to use an expressive word,) and the
big Indian Tecumseh was killed. Thahks
be to that enterprising and illustrious cit
izen, as well as incorruptible " democrat,"
Col. Seth Salisbury, we have had a grand
day of it. Now whether the aforesaid'
Colonel contemplated advancing the cause
of his country, his otcn claim: upon the
democracy, or the private views of the
friends of Col. Johnson, this deponent
saith not; but he supposes it makes not a
,hadow of difference so far as noise, and
dust, and the shouting is concerned. Col.
Johnson, with the Executive, James Cam
eron, Judge Lewis, General Hammond
and others, arrived at the wharf under a
military escort from Harrisburg about 9.1
o'clock. A large number of the citizens
of this and the adjoining counties turned
out to see the Lions of the day, and con
siderable enthusiasm was manifested. A
short address was made by Gen. Green of
Lewisburg, on behalf of the reception
Committee, to which Col. Johnson re
sponded in a speech of considerable length.
But being at some distance, and as the
voice of the Col. is not strong, I was un
able to hear much of what was said. The
usual firing of cannon, rattling of drums,
prancing of horses, and screaming of chil
dren took place. The Col. dined at Mr.
Peter Baltly's, and the people dined just
wherever they could. Some were able to
obtain a dinner, and some, owing to a de
ficiency of the needful, were compelled
to go without any. Your humble writer
tuck his at an oyster cellar, and thanked
Providence that the oysters were as good
as they were. There is a certain philoso
phy to be exercised upon these public oc
casions. Never do without a comfortable
dinner if you can get one, and as for shou
ting, and running after the procession un
til your eyes are fell of dust, and your
patriotism exhausted, why tkat is out of
,'he question.
About twelve o'clock the procession was
again formed, and the military in dee or.
der, escorting the" distinguished guests,"
who were drawn in carriages, to the,
ground, and the peopl e en masse, moved,
! out to the grove, where a stand had been
prepared for the occasion. The orator of
!the day, Mr. Kidder, formerly member
!from Luierne, delivered the oration, which
was responded to by Cul. Johnson, from
the open carriage. Col. Johnson lA a
plain, hardy old veteran, and one who
never has been thoroughly whipped tato
(stand
traces of the party. He does dot
stand as a prominent candidate for the
'Presidency, because he possesses no in.
genuity, arid is not as sharp as little Matty
and the wily Buchanan. Col. Johnson
is too honest for the Locufoco party, and
they have never entirely forgiven his re
marks made at Harrisburg in regard to
Gen. Harrison. A little training would
make him a good Whig. I could not help
thinking as I heard him praise Gen. liar
r6on's actions, this day, and his remarks
in regard to the people's capacity for sell
government, that he was in soul a Whig;
and if we could tear him from the wolves
who surround him, and point out our de
fence of all he said upon this occasion, he
would advocate our principles, and stand
up before the world as honest Democratic
Whig.
His speech to-day was an interesting
one, and though quite ordinary in general
(for his abilities are not above mediocrity)
yet contained some eloquent passages. In
the course of his remarks, speaking of the
lamented Harrison, he 'mid " Gee. Harri
son's rye was always bright in the pees.
ense of the enemy." " But (said tome one
speaking from the crowd, whom I after
wards ascertained was den. Frick of Mil
ton,) they told us he was a coward; how
is that ?" " I have already told you, my
good friend," continued Col. Johnson,
" that he was a brave and patriotic man,
and I must repeat it, his eye was always
bright in the presence of the enemy!"—
One long continued and mighty shout went
up from the dense mass around him, sad
the cannon boomed its hoarse thunder,
until the woods rang again! Such enthu
siasm does the mere mention of the illus.
Mus Ilarrisan's name call front a grate•
ful people.
Where, you may ask, was Gov. Miry
R. amid all this animation t Lost and
forgotten. An attempt was made to draw
a speech from him, but the attempt was a
failure; and those who proposed it, after
wards strongly suspected there was no
speech in that quarter.
Hundreds of Whigs crowded to this
eelebration—you could see them on every
side; and the cheering which went up at
the mention of Harrison's name, told their
political opponents that the spirit of 1840
was rekindling in their very midst. To
night we have fireworks, and a ladies'
fair, as the ladies are always kind enough
to get up some pretty little affair for our
amusement upon these occasions. To.
'sorrow I understand Col. Johnson leaves
for Pottsville.
Respectfully yours,
ror the Joursal
Mn. CRIPIIIIIII :•••
As Mr. Everhart seems
very anxious that the people should know
all that was ever said or done at or about
Camp Meetings, allow me, through the
columns of your paper, to test his •ineeri
ty by asking him a few questions, which
he may place under those he published in
the last " Watchrnan,"—.' People who
live in glass houses should not threw
stones."
Ist Will you be good enough to say
who once took, without the knowledge or
consent of the owner, a hat at a camp
Meeting in an adjoining county!
tad. Who is it that sneeringly said that
Methodist Preachers receive one dollar
a head for all whom they get to joie the
Church'
3rd. And who said that Methodism
'was wearing out in the cities, and was now
only to be found in 1h• country, or back
woods—or something to that effect
Huntingdon, Oct. 7(111941
RASCALITY.
One of the slickest tricks we have ever
heard of was practised upon a gentleman
of this city on Saturday last, in the North
ern Bank. lle was standing at the cous.
ter conversing with one of the clerks, with
his bankbook, from the end of which a
check for near two hundred dollars pro
traded, in his hand. While thus converse
ing, a rogue, seeing the cheek, gently
slipped it from the book, unperceived by
the owner, presented it at the counter, had
it cashed and left the Bank without being
detected. Soon after the gentleman to
whom the check belonged missed it, and
requested the teller to stop its payment—.
his astonishment may be conjectured when
told it had already been paid. No clue
was furnished to the detection of the ad
roit scoundrel.—Lerington Intelligencer.
Kissing a girl is now rendered " baits;
electrified by a galvanic batters."