ales, c 0 al) ua unaa. au 11 .
Iluntingdon, Sept. 26, I 844.
01)ITbeat and Oats will be taken, at the
market price, in payment of accounts due at this
office. July 31, 1844.--tf.
Whig Principles.
44 The principal objects which, I suppose, engage
the common desire and the common exertions of
the Whig party, to bring about, in the Government
of the United States are :
1. A so,. NATIONAL CURRENCY, regulated by
the will and authority of the nation..
2. AN ADEQUATE nevsNus, with fair protec
tion to AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
3. JUST RESTRAINTS ON Tux EXECUTIVE Pow
alt, embracing farther restrictions on the exercise
of the veto.
4. A faithful administration of the PUBLIC DO
MAIM, with AN UQUITADLO nisTnintrrios of the
proceeds of sales of it among all the states.
5. Arc HONEST ANTI ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRA.
TION OF THE GOVERNMENT, leaving public officers
perfect freedom of thought and of the right of suf
frage, but with suitable restraints against improper
interference in elections.
8. An amendment of the Conatttution, limiting
lie incumbent of the Presidential office to a sm.
GLE TERM.
These objects attained. I think that we should
cease to be afflicted with bad administration of the
Government."—Henry Clay.
OPINIONS OP JAMES R. POLE
ON THE TARIFF
"I AM IN FAVOR OF REDUCING
THE DU I'IES TO THE RATES OF
THE COMPROMISE ACT, N , V HERE
THE WHIG CONGRESS FOUND
THEM ON THE 30th of June 1842."
Pamphlet Speech at Jackson, Tenn. April 3d, '43.
" THE DIFFERENuE BETwEKN
"THE WHIG PARTY AND MYSELF
IS WHILST THEY ARE THE AD
VOCATES OF DISTRIBUTION and
" A PROTECTIVE TARIFF—MEA
" SURES WHICH I CONSIDER RU
INOUS TO THE INTERESTS OF
" THE COUNTRY AND ESPECIAL
LY TO THE INTERESTS OF the
" PLANTING STATES—I HAVE
" STEADILY AND AT ALL TIMES
"OPPOSED BOTH."
[Same Speech, published by himself.
MY OWN OPINION IS, THAT WOOL
SHOULD BE DUTY FRf.E."
[Congressional debates. Vol. 9, page 1174.
What may a convention not do? It
may re-organize our entire system of so
cial existence, teiminating and proscri
bing what it deemed injurious, and estab
lishing what is preferred. IT MIGHT
RESTORE THE INSTI runoN
OF SLAVERY AMONG US
MIGHT MAKE A PENAL CODE
AS BLOODY AS THAT OF DRA•
CO; IT MIGHT PPITIIDR AO THE
'CI 4RTERS OF OUR CITIES; ll'
MIGHT SUPERCEDE JI STAND
ING JUDICIARY BY A SCHEME
OF OCCASION UMPIRAGE; IT
MIGHT PROHIBIT CERTAIN FRO
FRRSIONEI OR TRADES; IT MIGHT
PE3MAIVENI LY SUSPEND THE
PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS, AND 7.HKE
FROM US THE RIGHT OF TRIAL
BY JURY "
[George M. Dallas' letter to the Bradford county
committee in 1836.
cO - Wanted—at this office--an Apprentice.
A boy front 12 to 16 years of age will find a good
situation if application be mado soon. if.
ARE TO3 ASSESSED?
Whigs, remember that you must be assessed at
least ten days before the election to entitle you to
vote. See to it in time. By neglect votes may be
lost.
aj. Silas Wright (anti-annexation) is the Loco,
and Millard Fillmore is the Whig condidate for
Governor of New York.
CCA large and enthusiastic Whig meeting was
held at M'Aleavy'e Fort, Barre° township, on Tues
day of last week. A Clay Pole, 209 feet high was
rained, with an appropriate banner, &c., after which
several coon songs were sung, and speeches deliver
ed. The "coons" are wide awake in Old Barree.
REMARK ABLE.
The Boston Transcript states that Dr. Smith,
who has recently visited the Forks of the Missis
• aippi, in an ediatorial article on Medicine in lowa,
and other matters, gives some curious facts, by sta
, ling from good authority, that no person officially
associated with the Indians of the Upper Mississip
pi, ever saw or heard of a deaf Indian, or one whose
eye-sight waa impaired by age, or whose teeth were
essentially.decayed. No Indian of the Sioux tribe
ever required spectacles, or discovered any advan
tages from trying those of travellers. Mr. Reed and
Mr. Doe, the practical farmers employed by gov
ernment to teach them agriculture, both concur in
declaring this to be true, after a residence of six
years in their midst. Ophthalmia, however, is a
l es. common complaint, from which they suffer very
considerably.
THE ELECTIONS.
There are no more elections to be held this
month:
Maryland votes October 2
Georgia a 7
Arkansas a 7
Pennsylvania 4, 8
New Jersey a 8, 9
Ohio 41 8
Mouth Carolina . 4 14
A New LIORT.—The Cincinnati Commercial
Wo learn that a gentlemen of this city has
made an important discovery in making a new spe
cies of light, surpassing, it is said, the Bode or
Drummond. As soon as the patent can be obtain
ed, it will be put in use here. One lamp, at the
tieight of 200 feet, will light the whole city. The
ierrilliancy is said to !moque' to the sun at noon, and
the material cheaper than that used for any other.
It is said p3OOO will light the city as above ono
'MIL"
From the U. S. Gazette.
General Markle.
We have lately had the pleasure of seeing and
hearing gentlemen who knew Gen. Markle, and
served with him in the last war, who speak of him
in the highest terms of respect and regard as a man
and as a bravo and gallant soldier;—one of the
bravest and most daring in the army, and who won
the title of Gen. I larrison's «fighting captain," by
no child's play or holiday parade. We observe
that ho was present at the great meeting held a few
days ago at Pittsburg, and was greeted with enthu
siasm by the multitude who were gratified by his
dignified appearance.
It is certain that as he becomes better known to
the people, he gains upon their affections; that he
has not been more known tethem heretofore is
easily accounted for ;—he has always been a Whig,
and always resiaeed in a county which has uniform
ly.given a large majority against us: had he chosen,
as some have. to unite himself to the dominant par
ty, they would have been proud of such a valuable
accession, and put him forward in public life. But
ho is not a man to seek office, and especially by the
sacrifice of his principles; his obscurity therefore,
instead of being an argument against him is one of
the strongest in his favor. We know that he is
held in the highest estimation by both political par
ties in his own neighborhood, as a man of sound
judgment, solid sense, and unbending iiitegrity.—
This is testimony enough for us; we want justsuch
a man,—a plain farmer and manufacturer, and an
honest man,—at the head of our government, and
we believe the people intend to by the experiment
of placing such a man—exactly such a man as
Gen. Markle—in the gubernatorial chair.
We are glad to observe that the Whigs of the
eastern counties of the State have awakened to the
importance of electing their Governor, and are con
fident of doing so. We have not ourselves looked
upon General Markle's election as at all certain un
til within a few days; but we consider that event
tow as placed beyond even a doubt. We judge so
from the cheering intelligence we are receiving dai
ly from every part of the state--from the western,
middle, northern and eastern counties--the Whigs
in every section being wide awake, fully impressed
with the importance of rallying in theirfull strength
upon the Governor's ticket, and of electing their
candidate. This was all that was wanted to ensure
hie election, and we tell them that victory, a glo
rious victory, will crown their efforts as certain as
they put forth their whole strength. The enthusi
asm for Markle in the west is unprecedented, and
the middle counties are fast partaking of it ; let not
the east be laggard. What says the Old Guard,
Lancaster, what says Chester and little Delaware,
and staid old Bucks, and Lehigh Will you do
your duty 1 W e know you will. As for Philadel
phia city and county, we shall not say what they
will do, but our friends may look for an agreeable
surprise; we shall do more than they expect; how
much, we shall let the ballot box tell.
Again we say, the Whigs of the State have but
to do their duty, and they will elect the Hero of
Mississinewa, the friend and favorite of our lamen
ted Harrison. Would that he were living to enjoy
the pleasure of seeing justice done to his tried and
gallant friend.
A FEARFUL DISEASE
A letter published in the Charleston Mercury
says :--“A new disease of the congestive charac
ter, and the common scarlet fever, have carried more
to the grave in the last six months in Tennessee,
than ever was known in so many years. In the
neighborhood of Jonesboro' 400 died in five months.
A SUDDEN Dorm—Gen. Howard, (our lamen
ted minister,) had but recently arrived at Texas.—
The same paper which ',tinge an account of his
death, contains also his diplomatic address on pre
paring the credentials of his mission, together with
the reply of the Texian Secretary of State.
MR. CLAY'S OPINION OF NOR-
EIGNERS.
In his great speech upon the Ameri
can System in Congress in 1832, Mr.
CLAY, in the course of his remarks, had
occasion to speak of Foreigners, and
their naturalization among us. Let the
Germans and Irish whom the Locos are
endeavouring to persuade that Mr. CLAY
is not friendly to them, read the following
extract from that speech.
- -
Mr. President. there are some for.
eigners who always remain exotics, and
never become naturalized in our country ;
whilst happily there are many others who
readily attach themselves to our princi.
pies and institutions. The patient and
industrious German readily unites with
oar people, establishes himself upon some
ol our fat land, fills his capacious barn,
and enjoys in tranquillity the abundant
fruit which his diligence gathers around
him, always ready to fly to the standard
otitis adopted country, or of its law.,
when called by the duties of patriotism.—
The gay, the versatile, the philanthropic
Frenchman, accomudating himself cheer-
Wily to the vicissitudes of life, incorpo
rates himself without difficulty. But,.of
all foreigners, none amalgamate them
selves so quickly with our people as the
natives of the Emerald Isle. In some of
the visions which have passed through my'
imagination, L have supposed that Ireland
was originally part and parcel of this con
tinent, and that by sonic extraordinary
convulsion of nature, it was torn from
America, and drifted across the Ocean,
and was placed in the unfortunate vicint•
ty of Great Britian. The same open
heartedness ; the same generous hospital
ity ; the same careless and calculating in
dilPrence about human life, characterizes
the inhabitants of both countries. Ken•
tucky has been sometimes called the lie
land of America. And 1 have no doubt
that if the current of emigration were re
versed, and set from America upon the
-bores of Europe, instead of bearing from
Europe to America, every American em
igi ant to Ireland would there find, as
every Irish emigrant here finds, a hearty
welcome anti a - happy home."
LETTER FROM MR. CLAY, ON AG.
RICULIURE AND THE BANK
RUPT LAW.
Ashland, Aug. 20, 1844.
My Dear Sir:—t received your letter
f the 12th inst.. You surprised me by
the statement of some opinions which are
attributed to me. Nothing can be more
unfounded than the assertion that I am
unfriendly to the protection of agricul.
ture. I consider that interest in all its
departments as the predominant interest
in the United States. Cotton, Hemp,
Wool, manufactures of Tobacco, and
other articles of agricultural product are
now protected, and if the measure of pro.
!action be inadequate no man in the Uni•
ted States would be willing to go farther
than I would in extending sufficient pro
tection. I have never held or expressed
arty other sentiments. The substance of
uf what I have said, and which is to be
found in my published speeches is, that
agriculture in the United States, owing to
our itistance from European countries,
needs but little direct protection. But the
principal aim in introducing and protec.
ling manufactures is to ben, fit agriculture
by opening a new and home market for
its surplus productions. Expressions
disparaglig to agriculture, or rather to
the habits of those who pursue it, have
been put into my mouth, and paraded at
the head even of newspapers. 1 never
used such expressions.—They have been
forged or fabricated by political enemies.
Of all the pursuits of man, I consider the
cultivation of the earth as most honorable.
It is my own pursuit, and any reflecting
man must at once perceive that I could
say nothing derogatory of it.
have already stated in a letter which
has been published, that the General As.
sembly of Kentucky gave me no instruc
tions to vote for the repeal of the Bank
rupt Low. Instructions were pending
before the Legislature, but they tell by a
disagreement between the two !louses.
I — consider that the American people
have expressed a d ecided disapprobation
to the late:Rankrupt Law, and for one, in
deference to that opinion, Ido nut desire
to see that Law revived, or any other
Bankrupt Law passed.
I congratulate you on the satisfactory
result of the August elections, and remain
your friend,
And obedient servant,
Gen. R. L. Can Biers. H. CLAY.
Friends of t Tariff of 1 S 42,
READ AND REFLECT.
James K. Polk's views on the
Tariff, in his own words.
We again insert the following
clear and forcible illustration of
Mr. Polk's letter to Mr. Kane.—
In these days, when the Locofo
cos are attempting to steal the
credit of the Tariff of 1842 from
the Whigs, and palm Mr. Polk
upon the People of Pennsylvania
for as good a Tariff man as Mr.
Clay the "acts and discussions"
of Mr. Polk cannot be kept be
fore the people too much. Again
we say, READ and REFLECT !
COLUMBIA, Tennessee,
June 19, 1844. S
DEAR SIB:-1 have received recently
several letters in reference to my opinions
on the subject of the tariff, and among
others yours of the 30th ult. My opin
ions on this subject have been often given
to the public. They are to be found in
my public acts, anal in the public discus
sions in which I have participated. " The
difference between the course qf the 11 hig,
party and myself is, that whilst they are
the advocates of distribution and a pro
tective Tariff' measures whi, h I CONSI
DEK RUINOUS to the country and es•
pecially to the interests ol the planting
states I have steadily OPPOSED BOTH.
All who have observed my course, know
that 1 have at all 'miss been OPPOSED
to the PROTECTIVE TARIFF I was
opposed to the Protective Tariff of 1828.
and voted against it.—l voted for the act
of 1832 suilAusE teREDUCED THE
TARIFF of 1828 to lower rates. That
made SOME REDUCTION but NOT
AS MUCH as I desired."
1 am in favor of a Tariff for revenue,
such a one as will yield a sufficient amount
to the Treasury to defray the expenses of
the Government economically administer
ed. " /am opposed to the act of 1842,
not regarding it to be a revenue tar!. but
in many 'of its provisions highly protective
and oppressive in its character. lam its
favor oh the restoration of the cc mprotn
in act of 1833." In adjusting the details
of a revenue tariff, I have heretofore sanc•
tinned such moderate discriminating du
ties, as would produce the amount of rev
enue needed, and at the same time afford
reasonable incidental protection to our
home industry. I ant opposed to a tariff
for protection merely, and not for revenue.
" I voted /or the act of 1832 BEC4USE
it reduced the tariff 41828 to lower rates.
I voted for the act of 2il lbareli 1833, (the
compromise net) which REDUCED the
r a tes of the act of 1832 to STILL LOW
ER RATES and FINALLY Buoyant. them
down to a point at which no article was
after the 30th June, 1842 to he subject to a
fluty higher titan 20 PER CENT. This
was the law when the Ps hig Congress came
into power. My own opinion is that wool .
should be duty free."
Acting upon these general principles,
it is well known that 1 gave my support to
the policy of Alen. Jackson's administra
tion on this subject. I voted against the
tariff act of 1828. I voted for the act of
1832, which contained modifications of
some of the objecoonal provisions of the
act of 1828. As a member of the Cont•
mittee of Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives, I gave my assent to a
bill reported by that Committee in Decem•
Der, 1832, making further modifications of
the act of 1828, and making also discrim
inations in the imposition of the duties
which it proposed. That bill did nut pass,
but was superseded by the bill commonly
called the Compromise bill, for which I
voted.
In my judgment, it is the duty of the
government, to extend, as far as it may be
practicable to do so, by its revenue laws
and all other means within its power, fair
;Ind just protection to all the great inter
ests of the whole Union, embracing agri
culture, manufactures, the mechanic arts,
commerce, and navigation. 1 am op
posed to a tart, for Protection. I hate
at all times opp,ed the protective policy.—
] am in favor of a tarif for revenue and
opposed to a tarif for protection. In the
present canvass for Governor I had
avowed my opposition to the turf act of
the late Illeig Congress as-being highly
protective in its character and not design
ed as a revenue measure. I had avowed
my opinion in my public speeches that the
interests of the country and especially of
tile producing and exporting stags requir
ed its repeal and the restoration of the
principles of the Compromise tarif-act of
1833. lam not an favor ol the tiriff- act
now in force passed by the last Congress,
L.,1 1842.] I heartily approve the result'.
tions upon this subject,passed by the Dem
ocratic National Convention, lately as•
sembled a: Baltimore. /1 is the duly
of every branch of the Government to en
courage and practice the most rigid economy
in conducting our public riff airs and /hal
no more revenue ought to be raised than is
required to defray the necessary expenses
of Government."
1 am, with great respect,
Dear sir, your Wt. servant,
JAMES K. POLK.
John K. Kane, Eq., Philadelphia.
From Me Cincinnati Enquirer.
Messes. Eutroas : Some weeks since
I was requested to deliver an address to
the democracy of Adams county, Ohio ;
and in die course of remarks, in an
swer to inquiries whether I knew Gover
nor Polk personally, I said, that I had
frequently replied to that question, by
saynt. knew him well,—hardly knew
any Cody else,—that I had slept with him
and played cards with him I— I'he obser
vation was made like a thousand others of
a jocular character in stump speaking :
merely to raise a laugh! It was so un
derstood by all who heard it. At the
time a controversy was going on in the
newspapers—whether Mr. Clay did, or
did not pity cards at present--It
was made in the midst of my old friends
and former constituents scores of whom
knew that I had not played cards, with
anybody, for twenty years. And in the
*dine speec t 1 what rs literally true
that Governor Polk was a man Id pure
mural character; addicted to no vices,--
of e.ninent ability,—an aide senator, and
as sound„a democrat as ever lived.
rile editor of the W , est Union Intent.
gencer, (a whig paper,) was pi esent, when
this speech was delivered, and I have no
doubt understood me, just as my political
friends did, in reference to Governor
Pulk's playing cards ;—a thing I never
knew him to do in my life. But the ed
itor perhaps felt a little unkind towards
me on account of some remarks I made
about hint, his paper and his party:—and
by way of retaliation, took up my jocular
remark, and gravely printed it in his next
number, by way of an accusation against
our candidate. Whigs must be hard run
for charges, when they resort to such pit
iful expedients. It is from this publica
tion, that the Cincinnati Gazette and
other papers have chosen to repeat the
charge, and give me as authority.
I wish you to give this line an insertion
in your paper, that the calumny may find
its refutation ; and u ill only add that one
of the strongest inducements I have, for
zealously and ardently supporting Gov.
Polk is, that during an intimate acquaint•
ance of six years with him. I became
thoroughly satisfied, that his character
both public and private was nut only
without a stain, but above suspicion.
Your ob't. servant.
'rHo. L. HAMER.
PROCIKMATION.
- 1 3, •,;;
Xotice of General Election.
PURSIJAN 1' to an act of the Gener
al Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled “Aii act relating
io the elections of this Commonwealth,"
approved the second day of July, A. D.,
18S9, I, JOHN SHAVER, High SheriWul
the county of Huntingdon, in the State of
Pennsylvania, do hereby make known and
give notice to the electors of the county
aforesaid, that a
General Election
will be held in the said cout.iy of Hun
tingdon, on the second Tuesday (and Bth
d iy) of October. 1844, at which time State
and county officers, us follows, are to be
elected, to wit:
One person for Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Cana' I Commis
sioner ut the Commonwealth ut Penn
sylvania.
One person for the office of Member
ofCongress of the United States, to
represent iii the House of Representatives
ofithe United States, the seventeenth Con
gressional district in Pennsylvania, com
posed of the counties of Huntingdon, Cen
tre, Mifflin and Juniata. _
one person to fill the office of Sena•
tor, to represent in the Senate of Penn
sylvania, the 19th Senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Huntingdon
and Bedford.
Two persons to fill the office of mem
bers of the flotase of Repre
sentatives, to represent the county
of Huntingdon in the House of Represen
tatives of Pennsylvania.
One person to fill the office of sheriff
of Huntingdon county.
One person to fill the office of County
Commissioner of Huntingdon couti-
ty.
One person to fill the office of County
.Pluditorof the County of Huntingdon.
And by the 30th section of an act of
Assembly, passed and approval on the
29th day of April last, the qualified voters
of this Commonwealth, or as many of
them as shall choose to do so : shall depos- '
ite in the ballot boxes, at the times and
places provided by law, separate ballots,
endorsed " Maw Line," with the
words "For the sal , of the Main Line"
upon them, or " Against the sale of
the Main Line," as their opinions may be.
In pursuance of said act I also hereby
make known and give notice, that the
places of holding the aforesaid general e
lection in the several election districts
within the said county at Huntingdon, are
as follows, to wit:
Ist District composed, of part of HEN
DERSON township, west at the line be.
ginning at the Mifflin county line on the
summit of Jack's mountain, thence west
as far as to include the farms owned by
Michael Speck and the heirs of James
Kelly to Mill Creek, thence up the said
creek to the West township line, thence
along said line to the line of Mlfflin county
and also a part of PORTER, township,
and all that part of WALKER township
not in the 20th district, at the Court House
in the borough ot Huntingdon.
2nd District, composed of DUBLIN
township, at the house of Matthew Tay•
1,11., Jr. in said township.
311 District, composed of on much of
WARRIORSMARK township as is not
included in the 28th district, at the school
house adjoining the town ot Warriots
mark.
4th District, composed of the township
of ALLEGHENY, at the house of Jacob
Black.
sth District, composed of the township
of WOODBERRY and a part of MORRIS
at the house of Christian Ilewit, in Wil
liamsburg.
6th District, composed of the township
of HUS I'ON, at the public school house
number 6, near the farm of John Longe
necker, in said township.
7th District, composed of the township
of HOI'EWELL, at the house of David
Simonton, in said township.
811. District, comprised of the township
of BA RREE, at the house of James Liv
ingston, (formerly John Harper,) in the
town of Salisbury, in said township.
9th District, composed of the township
of SHIRLEY, at the house of David Frit
ker, in Shirleysburg.
10th District, composed of the township
of ANTES, at the public school house on
the land of John Bell, in said township.
11th District, composed of PORTER
and part of WALKER townships, and so
'ouch of WEST' township as is included
in the following boundaries, to wit: be
ginning at the south-west corner of Tobias
Caufman's farm on the bank of Little Jus
niata river, at the lower end of Jackson's
narrows, thence in a northeasterly direc
tion to the most southerly part of the farm
owned by Michael Maguire, thence north
40° west to the trip at Tussey's mountain
to intersect the line of Franklin township,
thence along said line to Little Juniata
river, thence down the same to the place
of beginning, at the public school house in
the borough of Alexandria,
12th District composed of the township
of FR ANKLIN, at the house of Jacob
Witten), now occupied by George W.
Matter'', in said township.
13th District, composed of TELL town
ship, at the house now occupied by the
heirs of James McNeal, in said township.
14th District, composed of SPRING
FIELD township at the school house near
liugh 'Madden's in said township.
15th District, composed of UNION
township, at the school house at or near
Nathan Greenland's, in said township,
16th District, composed of that part of
HENDERSON township nut included in
the Ist district, at the politic school house
in the village of Itoxberry.
17th District, composed of TYRONE
township, including that part of said town
ship which was formerly attached to the
3rd election district, at the house Whines
Crawford, in Tyrone township.
18th District, composed of MORRIS
township, at the house of Frederick Kuhn,
in said township.
19th District composed of that part of
W EST township not included in the 11th
district at the public school house on the
farm formerly owned by James Ennis, in
said township.
20th District, comported of those parts
of the townships of HOPEWELL and
WALKER within the following bounds-
Nies, to wit beginning at Ilartsock's Gap,
in Tussey's mountain, thence down Gard
ner's run, so as to include the house ot
Matthew Garner, Isaac Bowers and Geo.
Brumbaugh: thence in a straight line
through Forshey's tiap to the Union town
ship line, thence down the same to a point
opposite David Corbin's, thence down on
a straight line, including the house of Da
vid Corbin, to the corner of Porter town
ship, on the Huntingdon and Woodcock
Valley road, thence along the said summit
to the place of beginning, at the house oc•
copied by Jacob Magahy, in the village ot
MeConnelsburg,
21st District, composed of that part of
the township of Union, now composing
the township of TOD, beginning on the
line of Bedford county where the line of
Springfield and Union townships meet,
thence by the line between the townships
to a point on said line, nearly opposite
John Caulman's, so as to include his farm,
thence by a straight line to Hopewell
township line at Forshey's Gap on Ter
race mountain, thence by the line of
Hopewell and Union townships to Bed
ford county line, thence to said place of
beginning, at the house now occupied by
J. Henderson in said district.
22nd district, composed of that part of
WEST township on the south-Cast side of
Warrior ridge, beginning at the line of
West and Henderson township, at foot of
said ridge to the line of Barree township,
thence by the division line of Barree and
West townships to the summit of Stone
mountain, to intersect the line of Hender
son and West townships, thence by said
line to the place of beginning, at the'house
now occupied by Benjamin Corbin, on
M urry's Run.
23rd District, composed of CROM-
W ELL township, at the house now occu
pied by David Etnire, in Orbisonia.
24th District, composed of the township
of FRAKS'I'OWN, at the public school
house in the borough of Pratt kstown.
25th District, composed of the tow nship
of BLAIR, at the school house, 'lumber
three, in the town of Newry, in said town
ship.
26th District, composed of the borough
of HOLLIDAYSBURG, at the brick
school house in said borough.
27th District, composed of the town of
GAYSPORT, at the school house in said
town where the borough elections are held.
28th District, composed of the borough
of BIRMINGHAM, with the several
tracts of land near to and attached to the
same, now owned or occupied by Thomas
M. Owens, John K. McCahan, Andrew
Robeson, John Guisemer, and William
Guisemer, situate in the township of War
riorsmark, at the public school house in
said borough.
29th Disi tut, composed of the township
of SN Y DER, at the Bald Eagle school
house in said township.
30th District, composed of the township
of CASS, at the public school house in
Cassville, in said township.
I also make known and give notice, as
in and by the 13th section of the aforesaid
act lam directed that every person ex
cepting justices of the peace, who shall
hold any office or appointment of profit or
trust under the government of the United
States, or of this State, or of any city or
incorporated district, whether a commis
lotted officer, or otherwise, a subordinate
officer, or agent who is or shall be, em•
ployed under the legislative, executive or
judiciary department of this State or of the
United States, or of any city or incorpora
ted district, anti also, that every member
of Congress, and of the state Legislature.
and of the select or continuo council of
any city, commissioners of any incorpora
ted district, is by law incapable of hold
ing or exercising at the same time, the
office or appointment of judge, inspector
or clerk of uny election of this Common
wealth, and that no inspector judge, or
other officer of any such election, shall be
eligible to any office to be then voted
for."
Also, that in the 4th section of the act
of Assembly, entitled "Au act relating to
executions, and for other purposes," ap
proved April 16th 1840, it is enacted that
the aforesaid lath section " shall not be so
construed, as to prevent any militia offi
cer or borough officer, from serving as
judge, inspector, or clerk, at any general
or special election in this commonwealth."
Pursuant to the provisions contained in
the 76th section of the act aforesaid, the
Judges of the aforesaid district shall re
spectively take charge of the certificate or
return of the election of their respective
districts, and produce them at a meeting
of one Judge from each dastricf, at the
Court House to the borough of Honing
don, on the third day after the day of
election, being for the present year on
Friday, the 11th of October next,
then and there to do and perform the du
ties required by law of said Judges.—
Also, that where a Judge by sickness or
unavoidable accident, is unable to attend
said meeting of Judges, then the certificate
or return aforesaid shall be taken charge
of by one of the Inspectors or Cies ks of
the elect' of said distrct, and shall do
and perform the duties required of said
Judge unable to attend.
Also, that in the 61st section of said
act it is enacted that every genera and
special election shall be opened between
the hours of eight and ten in the forenoon.
and shall continue without interruption or
adjournment until seven o'clock in the
evening, when the polls shall be closed."
Given under my hand at Huntingdon, the
4th day of September, 1844, and of
the Independence of the United States
the sixty-eighth
JOHN SHAVER, SIM.
[God save the Commonwealth.]