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NOTICE.—At a meeting of the Trustees of 4 .THE HrYfTINGIION PRESBYTER/MI CONoar:nA• *IOW, " held on the 19th ult., the following resolu tion, of which all persons interested are desired do take notice, was adopted: Resolved, That the subscribers for the erection of the new church building. who have not already made full payment, he and they are hereby required to pay the rematning portion of their respective subscription*, on or before the 16th of October next. GEORGE TAYLOR, Secretary. 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Beware of Counterfeits.—The public are cautioned against the many spurious medi cores which in order to deceive are made in outward appearance, closely to resem ble the above wonderful Pills. OusEave.—Purchase only of the adver tise d agents, or at the office of the Gener al )Depot, No. 169 Race street, Philadel phia, and be particular to ask fur WRIGHT' In( Ilan Vegetable Pills. l'he genuine medicines can be obtained at the store of Win. Stewart, Huntingdon. William P. Erhardg'm MiCT CLOTH AND FUR TRIMBIRD CAP MANUFACTORY, b. a North Secooid street, Philadelphia. The subscriber respectfully informs his p *axons and dealers generally, that he has r emoved his Cap Manufactory, to the upper ;art of the building, No. 42 N. Second street, below Arch, (entrance through the I store.) where he manufactures Cups of every description and pattern, of the best materials and workmanship. Hiring a large assortment of C Cps always rut lutild, girders can be supplied at short notice. WILLIAM P. ERHARDT. August 21,1844.-2 mo. PICTURE OF RE4LTH.—Health is haractierised in an individual by the ab sence of all pain, suffering or affection in ' lan) , part of his body by the free and regu lar exercise of all his functions without any exception. They consist in having a good appetite at meal times, an easy digestion, Free evacuations, without looseness or cos liventss at least once in ever) twenty four hours, and without heat, dryness, or burning at the 'passage ; the free issue of water with anut acrimony or burning, and without a red dish sediment which is always a sign of a presentor an approaching pain ; quiet sleep without agitation or troublesome dreams; no taste of bile or other bad taste in the mouth upon rising in the morning ; no sour ness or disagreeable rising of the stomach ; a clean tongue ; a sweet breath ; no itching, pimples or spots on the skin ; piles ;uo burning heat upon any part of the body ; no excessive thirst when unexposed to laber or other known cause ; no interruption to any natural evacuation, nor pain at their period ical return. Where the state of the system does not harmonize with the above picture of health, it is of the greatest importance that no time be lest in sending for a doctor, or in the use of foolish remedies too often the result of speculation ; instead of this course leta dose of Brandreth's Pills be taken, which will not deceive, but will at once restore health to the organ or part that requires it. All who wish to preserve their health, all who are determined to defend their life against the encroachments of disease which might send them prematurely to the grave, will, without hesitation, have recourse to the Brandreth Pills, when the state of the sys tem does no' harmonize with the above pic ture of hutch. Those who live in a country where conta gious or other diseases prevail, should often think of this true picture of health, and ob serve himself with parci , ,ular attention, in order to act accordingly. The wise and rightly directed will follow this advice—the unwise are left to their own destruction. Dr. Brandreth's Pills are for sale by the following Agents in this county. Wm. Stewart, Huntingdon. M'Farlane, Garber, & co., Hollidaysburg. A. & N. Cresswell, Petersburg. Moore & Swoope, Alexandria. Hartman & Smith, Manor Hill. Thomas M. Owens, Birmingham. A. Patterson, Williamsburg. rr The above are the only authorized agents in Huntingdon county. Sept. 11, 1844.-6 m. TII , USTICES' Blanks of all kinds, for sale Vji at this Office. Z:Paa. a , 417017 OR'S NOTICE.—The under signed, :tuditor appointed by the Court of Uummuti Pleas of Huntinolon county, to apporpriate the money arising from the Sheriff's Sale of the real (state of Jno. Spur ogle, Jr., hereby . gives notice to all persons interested that he will attend fur that pur pose at his office, in Huntingdon, on Friday ' e 25th Octobez• next, at 1 o'clock, P. M. GEORGE TAYLOR, auditor. Sept, 18, 1844 AUDITOR'S NO I'ICE.-- The under signed, appointed auditor by the Court of Colon. Pleas of Huntingdon county, t, ap ite the moneys arising from the Sher iff 's sale of the real estate of Robert Lowry, deceased, hereby gives notice to all persons interested, that hr will attend for that put • pose at his office in Huntingdon, on Friday be 25th October nott, at 10 O'Clolk, A. M. GEORGE TAYLOR. Auditor. Sept. 18,i1844. AUDITOR'S NOTICE.—..The under &gned, auditor appi,intud by the court of common pleas of Huntiiigd.o county, to ap propriate the moneys arising from the •Sho.- iff 's sale of the real estate of Smuel S. Bar ton, hereby givcs notice to all persons inter ested. that he will attend for that purpose at his office, in Iluntingd,m, on Friday the 25th day of October next at 1 o'clock, P. M. . GEORGE 1 AYLER. Sept. - 18, 1844. Auditor. AUDITOR'S NOTICE.—The under signed, auditor appointed by the court of common pleas of Huntingdon county, to ap • propriate the moneys arising from the Sher iff 's sale of the real estate et Kueedler, hereby gives notice to all persons interested, that he will attend for its it purpose at his , ffice in Huntingdon, on Friday the 25th of October next. at 1 o'clock, P. M. GEORGE TAYLOR, Sept. 18, 1844. Auditor. AUDITOR'S NOTICE.--The under • signed, auditor appointed by the court of common pleas of Huntingdon ccunty, to make distribution of the assets in the hands f Randal Alexander, Fsc). and Nathan Rickets, assignees of David W. Rickets, hereby gives notice to creditors and all in terested in said distribution, that he will at• tend for thrt purpose at his office in Hunt ingdon, on Friday the 25th October next, at 1 o'clock, P. M. Sept. 18,1844. GEORGE TAYI.OR, auditor. AUDITOR'S NO ;'ICE.---Take notice, that the undersigned auditor appointed by the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon county, to d istvibute the assets of the estate of John Cloyd, late of Cromwell township, det'd., in the hands of David Burket, his adminis trator. will for that pupose attend at his office in Huntingdon on Friday, the 4th of October next, at 10 o'clock, A. M., when and where all persons having claims against said estate will present them, or he forever debarred from coming in upon said fund. GEO. I'AYLOR, Auditor. September 11, 1844. AUDITOR'S NOTICE ---Take notice, that the undersigned auditor, appointed by the Orphans* Court of Huntingdon county, to distribute the assets of the estate of Levi Westbrook, late of Walket township, clec'd. in the hand; of his Executor, will tor that purpose attend at his office in Huntingdon, on Friday, the 4th day of October next, at 10 o'clock, A. M., when and where all per sons having claims against said estate will present them, or be forever debarred front coming in upon sail fund. GEO. TAYLOR, Sept. 11, 1844. Auditor. AUDI TORS' NoucE.—Notice is here by given to all persons, that the subscribers have been appointed by the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon county, Auditors to appor tion and distribute the real and personal es• tate of Peter Swoope, late of the borough of Hunti.gdon, in the county of Hunting don, deed. ,to and among his heirs, lega tees, Exc., agreeably to his last will and tes tament ; and hat they, the said auditors, will, on the 11th day of October next, meet at the office of Geory Taylor, Esq., in the borough of Huntingdon, to perform the du• ties assigned to them, when and where all persons interested may attend if they think proper. J A COl4 MILLER, THOS. F ISH GEO. TAYLOR, Aug. 28, 1844. Auditors. AUDII'OR'S NOTICE.--Take notice that the undersigned auditor, appointed by the court of common pleas of Huntingdon county, to distribute the proceeds ot the sale of the real estate of Samuel Caldwell, will for that purpose attend at the office cf Isaac Fisher, Esq , in Huntingdon, on Friday the 18th of October next, at 10 o'clock A. M.. when and where all persons are required ti make their claims known, or be debarred from coming in upon said fund. JACOB MILLER, Sept. 25, 1844. -luditor. TO ALL NA HCM IT MAY CONCERN. —Take ',mice that the members of the Ist Presbyterian Church of the borough of Hollidaysburg, by petition at August Term, last, ~f the Court of Common Pleas of Hun tingdon county. have made application tin• a Charter of Incorporation for said church ; and if no sufficient cause is shown to the contrary, the said court will, on the second Monday of November next, decree a charter of Incorporation to the mid church. JAMES STEEL, Protley, Proth'ys. Office, Hunt ingdon, Sept. 11, 1844. 5 J. SE‘N ELL S I EWART, .411117VAITIVX 114AWa HUN% INGDON, Office in Main street, three doors west of Mr. Buoy's Jewelry establishment. February 14, 1843.-11. Prom Mc Pittsburg Anterican. r. SET.Vallt and the Catholics I I We have made frequent allusions to a fact well known in this cit , , and never denied here, either by Mr. Shunk himself or his friends, in regard to his tampering with the Dutch and Irish Catholics with no other ostensible view then of obtainiag their good offices at the coming election. So long as it remained undenied we rested upon our simple charge of the fact, so well known in this city; but seeing that it has been openly and publicly denied in some of the Philadelphia papers, we now proceed to the formal substantiation of the charge. The " Penn sylvanian," published at Philadelphia, under date of 7th September, after copying our article, or part of it, goes into . a denial of (Mr. Skunk's) having walked itt procession with the Catholics, or in any way participating with them in any of their Church ceremonies, and says: "Nor did Mr. Shunk ever take part in any Ca tholic ceremonies, as the writer above quoted asserts. He has never, indeed, witnessed any of the observ ances but once, and that was when he was present at the laying of the corner stone of a Catholic Church, in company with many other citizens of Pittsburg, of every variety of sect. He was merely as a spectator, taking no pert whatever in what was going on. It will therefore be seen that a greater number of flagrant falsehoods could not easily be packed together than are to be found in this con temptible effort to excite prejudice against Mr. Shank and to make political capital from unhappy sectarian excitement." And now for the proof. "Seeing it stated in a newspaper called the Pennsylvanian,' published at Philadelphia, under date of 7th September last, that Francis R. Shunk, at presents candidate for the office of Governor of i this Commonwealth, did not participate in the cer emonies of laying the corner stone of a Catholic Church in the city of Pittsburg, and that he was , only there, like other citizens, and "merely as a spectator, taking no part whatever in what was go ing on," we make the following statement of what we witnessed on the occasion of that Catholic pro cession, at the laying of the corner stone of the i German Catholic Church in the sth ward of said city. That we, the subscribers to this instrument saw the said procession passing through the streets of Pittsburg. Several priests, or persona dressed and appearing as such, headed the procession, hav ing a cross carried with them ; that immediately behind the priests, or in the forward part of the procession, we distinctly observed FRANCIS R. ! SHUNK, Esq. walking bare headed end in the procession, as one participating in the ceremonies thereof. That at th, time ua saw him, us aforoaaid, he was walking linked arm in arm with Mr. Antho ny Bcelen, a respectable merchant of this city, be longing to the Catholic Church; and further state, that of all those we saw in said procession, Mr. Shunk was the only one known to us as not belong ing to the Catholic Church. That many citizens, with ourselves, were looking on said procession as spectator., but that the procession was a distinct thing from such a crowd. J. W. Lightner, James Montooth, John H. Cassel, Matthew Sloan, John 'Wilkinson, Robert Waisey, H. Mitchell, John W. Harbach, Abijah Ferguson, John Taylor, James Getty. To this list we, could add names of dher well known citizens sufficient to fill out a page of our paper. For further testimony on the subject,should such be required, we refer to Mr. GEORGE MILTENBERGER, one of the oldest citizens of Pittsburg. Mr. JACOB PAINTER, merchant, Liberty street. Mr. TOBIAS Mrves, merchant, Liberty street. rias;angton, Pa.. Dee. 10, 1843. Mr. BENJAMIN WEAVER, merchant, Liberty BEAR Stn.—Numerous friends have called on street, and lath Sheriff of Allegheny county. me recently in consequence of the report that has got into circulation that Fr ancis li. Shunk, had, Mr. ANTHONY B EELEN. shortly after his removal to Pittsburg, marched in a Capt. ASIIBRIDGE, one of the present Overseers Catholic procession, and participated in laying the of the Poor, and many oilier citizens. corner stone of a German Catholic Church in your cite, for the purpose of making political capital; To this we append the statement of Mr. Cssuct, and that on the occasion referred to, there were an old and highly respectable citizen of Pittsburg, great rejoicings, firing of cannon, military parades, giving a more detailed account of the order of the &c., &e., by the Catholics of your city. The . e report e i r iort thoughtis injuring Mr. Shunk'e cause, seriously procession. Attempts are made, as well in the above T. article, as by Mr. Skunk himself, to represent lain Christian , . ian, would attempt to republican, a toconne . et religion with merely as a spectator—a looker on like other Proles- politics, and make it an instrument for his personal taut citizens lathe ceremonies. How completely the and political aggrandizement. the for t he ruarrocoeAlty, of t i le ., tiiintaict iris e o7 ru t i o h be have z i d . reverse of this is dr., fact; will be found by eluded to write to you on the subject, assuring you at the same time, that if it he true, much as I admire M r. Skunk, and strenuously as I advocated his norni: nation, I will most assuredly oppose him with all my power. whole testimony. In this it will be seen that Mr. Cat;key has given a graphic account of the procession, with a dia gram of the order of march, by which the Priests, with Mr. Shunk, at the lead of the column, are made to describe the form of a double caoss the position of Air. Skunk forming a beam thereof. MR. CASKEY'S STATEMENT, I certify that I saw the procession of Catholics on the occasion of their la! ing the corner stone of the Getman Catholic Church, in the fifth ward of the city of Pittsburg. That Francis R. Shank walked in procession in a distinguished manner.= That the order of said procession was as follows: First was the host; second the Bishop; next two or three priests ; next came the crucifix ; then three priests; next to these came Francis R. Shenk, An thony Beelen and a priest, after these, two priests. all walking bare headed as did Mr. Shank, also; these were followed by theblaity walking two and two. The following describes the order and head of the procession t P. P. P. C. P. P. P. P. S. 11. P. P. L. L. That I saw the procession on its march to St Paul's Church near the entrance to said Church: That I do not remember seeing any other person than Mr. Shank, except Catholics, in said proces sion. That Mr. Shutik, to all appearance, wee participating in the ceremonies of the day as much as any member of the Catholic Church, and onto elated with the priests thereof. That he was in the procession, not in the crowd of spectators. That I persons, the majority of whom are members of' the I was standing at the time in Grant s hill, and after ! German Catholic Church, recommending Francis the procession entered St. Paul e, I saw no more of :R. Shunk for Governor. This list, also contains it. That the mid procession was proceeded at some i the names of some leading influential members of distance by the military carrying the United States , the Catholic Church, who are somewhat noted for flag. I prostituting their holy religion to purposes of politi. -... . -- "Certified and signed this thirteenth day of Sep. Cal, as well as personal aggrandizement. This is tember, 1844. not all, those venal and corrupt Editors of the JOSEPH CA SKEY, Moro mg Post, one of whom is apparently a de- Mr. Caskey is a gentleman of wealth and respec- vout Catholic, previous to the event refe.rred to. were tibility, well known throughout this city—as a a n tzei,t,,l. - o ,: e d C 4 ,707. i 'L"L: 1 0Hor:tili,t, h erobgsetti member and communicant of the Rev. Mr. Black's that Mr. Shook was disposed to conciliate, by the Church. i most abject and contemptible sycophancy, their . . . . . . . In addition to this, we append to this paper near-1 Catholic. brethren, they suddenly turned their backs 1 f u t to n n dtt tl h ilir a f n o d ni t t l e t r e fa b v i oritea, forgetting the claims of ly the whole of an article which apnearcd in a lo gnatt,iohtotstBott'ftgadravtiatundde,wttolladvo cofoco paper, called the Republican, and printed at cate the cause P of a o ma i Washington, Pa., under dste of 9th of February i elevate himself in the political world, at the rick of to the peace and quiet of that church for which they last, when Mr. Shank. was spoken of as a eandi. 1 , profess so t much veneration. My friend, if you date for Governor in opposition to Mr. Hultlenberg. The facts arc their !aid down, and upon locofoco 1 1 red i t a o n , y re s ad ro t n l g iren c c o lo n s fi ed nua e t e io rt l ifi o c f at t e h , e report 'gd re i f y "- number of respectable demo rata of t i' l l tis ne) county, l authority. 'wire article is in the following words: i ! some of whom are pious and zealous members f a With whet true instinct which governs dema gogues, when seeking political preferment, Mr 1 I. h ,i e t h e t n g lic dChurch' but who larne : t• in common Shunk, believing that his only chance for the nomi- ! clone ' should citizens, that the vilep o u f rp o o u s r es S o o f tion for Governor would be to make himself a 1 political aggrandizement. . . . _. . As I do notwish to be drawn into political Western Man, came to Pittsburg a short time ago, knownussions of any kind, I beg of you not to make and made a temporary lodgment in Allegheny coon-unless Mr. Skunk P 11.11.1 deny ty, where he is styled the Anti-Porter candidate, ttrutli myof name,l in that event lam prepared overt these eo proof r t e t r i l,, t t itt uarvee, stated substantiate and gives the people to understand that he c:Ss op posed to certain anti-democratic measures of Gov. by indubitable Porter's administration, particularly the Special I I am, very truly yours, Message, the "infamous Relief Law," &c. NOW let us examine this matter, and see how the fact stands. The Special Message--so disgraceful to the Governor himself, and insulting to the Legisla ture as well as the Democratic party of the State —was delivered by Mr. Shank to both Ifouses in his capacity of Governor Porter's Secretary of the Commonwealth, and although he now says be was nut aware of the contents of the Message when he carried it to the Legislature, it is presumable that he did know, or that he was very remiss in his duties as Secretary of the Commonwealth. If Mr. Shank really disagreed with Governor Porter in relation to those very objectionable measures (the Special Mes sage and the Relief Bill) it waa his bounden duty, as an honorable man and a round Democrat, to re sign his office and leave the cabinet of Governor Porter. Instead of doing,a, however, he remained in his cabinet for nearly two years afterwards, and, no doubt, would have remained tl.ere to the present day, if Governor Porter had not refused to re-ap p4 'ut him. Mr. Shunk's friends urge hie claims on the ground that he is poor; and yet he has been kept in tare, and fed at the public crib nearly all his life, having been Secretary to the Canal Board, Clerk to the House of Represent%tives, excretory of the Com monwealth, &c., &c., &c. His father-in-law has been Governor of the State, Treasurer of the Mint, Senator in Congress, &c. One of hi, brother-in laws, the Into lamented James Findley, of Pitt. burg, has been Secretary of the Commonwealth, and (mother at the present •'time is Judge of the Mayor's Court and Recorder of the city , of Lancas ter, which taking all things into consideration, is doing very well for one family. To satisfy the people of this county that Mr. Shank is unworthy the confidence and support of the upright and honorable Democracy, read the fol. lowiag correspondence with a very respectable citi zen of Pittahury. I am, very reepeetfuliy, yourr.&e ; e• ..... Pittsburg, Jan. 25,1644. My Dear Sir—Your note of the 10th ult., in quiring into the truth of a report circulating in your county that Francis R. Shunk actively partici pated in the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the German Catholic Church in the fifth ward of i the city of Pittsburg, was duly received ; but in consequence of sickness in my family, and bug- ness engagements of an important character, I have not been able to reply to it until the present time. Although much averse front the habit and feeling to meddling with political questions, yet on account of our long end confidential intercourse, anti with a view to giving information to any of my fellow , citizens who may feel interested in this subject, I have taken much pains to ascertain the truth of the report referred to. For the purpose of acquiring correct information in relation to this matter, I have applied to persons entirely unconnected with poll- I „ Nor did Mr. Shank ever take part in antil tics, and in whose veracity I have the moat implicit catholic cerernanies, as the writer above asserts.— confidence, and they have muted use, that the re port is ti ue in its length and breadth, and, moreover, He has never, indeed, witnessed any of the obser that many of Mr. Shank's political as welt as per- vaneea of that persuasion but once, and that was when he was present at the laying of a corner-stone send friends speak of his conduct on that occasion in terms of 111111thilified condemnation. eta Catholic Chard), in company with many other The fact of his participation in this ceremonyis a matter, of general notoriety, and in his commu- citizens of Pittsburg, of every variety of sect. He nity there are but few people who have charity was merely as a spectator, taking no part what enough to attribute it to honorable motives. The ever in what was going on. It will therefore be success of this political movement,for I cannot con- seen that a greater number of flagrant falsehoods I sistently with truth give it any other name, may be could not easily be packed together than are to be seen by referring to a han dbill published some months ago, and signed by three or four hundred found in thin conteimptable effort to excitepredutliee The following arc a few of the leading German Catholics, the handbills alluded to cumulus about fox hundred more. C. I loeveller, James I)ubail, F. Freirogel, W. Hoevelbr, Adam Kraus. The undersigned certify that the facts set forth in the above letter aro true. 0. W. Hunt, David Wooster, Calvin Gun, W. S. Moore, J.H. Newton, Noah Mason, Thos. 0. Kennedy, John Y. Carroll, Edw. P. Muhliken, Sineus Conklin, W. F. Maeguire, Zenas Hastings, D. 1,. Lynch, Samuel S. Foster, Chas. P. Ramsey, Duncan Stewart, ;eO. F. Trotter, David 0. Reilly, 11. A. Welsh, George r.v Dolman, A R. Swearengen, Samuel C. Lashy, John M. Lisle, George H. Geddes, Patrick M. Doran, J. B. Galt, lather Rice, Samuel Mcßoberts, J. MeDorney, John Dangerfield, Toney Proctor, William Gillett, George Maguire, Henry Muse, Jr. S. Iticlehurgh, R. C. Owen, Amer M'Carthy, William Gresham, Benj. F. Edwards, Donald McLean, Green Taylor, Nath. Phillips, James Gudwity, Hump. Ricketson, R. A. Galloway, Barnet Romer, i John M. Kellar, Gold P. Silliman. Thus you will perceive by the evidence adduced, that Mr. Shook, (iflu, ever had any claims on the West) has, by his pondering to religous prejudices, forfeited the respect and confidence of all high minded and honorable democrats. The above is as we find it in a Locofoco pa. So much therefore for the denied procession and Mr. Skunk's share in it. We shall he equally per emptory in relation to the desecration of the flag on the some occasion, for we intend to get for Mr. fhunk, All the political Catholics) that his cervices in their cause can fairly claim for him. [From lli,e Pittsburg Spirit of Me Age, a neutral paper] READ THIS! FRANCIS K. SIIIINIC AND THE FOR. EIGNERS. To the Honest Voters of Pennsylvania. ILLOW-C ITI zErte—The approaching guberna , tonal campaign renders it proper that every circum stance tending to throw light upon the present po sition of the candidates of all parties should ha laid before the voters of our State, whilst the conduct of any one of them, which may render him an unfit man for the office, should be fully exposed. With this view of the matter, as an American citizen and a native of the Keystone State, I take the liberty af addressing you on a subject of vast importance to us all, trusting that all honest men will weigh the matter calmly and decide under- stand in Aly. FRAN., %Pawn: is now the candidate of a powerful party in Pennsylvania for the office of Governor. I believe that it can be fully established that this man, like W. H. Seward, the late Whig Governor of New York, bowed low for FOREIGN VOTBS, thus manifesting a contempt for his fel low-citizens of native birth and A merle. education, who have inherited American principles from their forefather/, which you /Mould not aulrer to pass un rebuked at the BALLOT BOX. It having been charged that Mr. Shunk had (al though professing to be a Protestant) actually par ticipated in the ceremony of laying the corner-stone of a Catholic Church, erected by our German cit , lune, the Pennsylvanian, a Philadelphia paper sup- porting him, published the following denial of the I charge t \lo.Y'Llaar)llcm• ~®v ,c-.),(iia. against Mr. Shunk and to make political capital from unhappy sectarian excitement." This was certainly explicit enough—all it lacked was TRUTH. To prove that Mr. Shunk did ..take part" in such a ceremony, I refer to the following certificates, signed by respectable citizens of Pittsburg, whose word cannot be disputed. But first I may remark that I would not oppose Mr: Shank for taking part in this ceremony, because it ryas Catholic, but because HE IS NOT A OATH , OLIC, and had no business there; he could only have been actuated by a base desire te Get German Catholic votes, by a course displaying so much of the demagogue in it as to render him an unworthy r man to be trusted with the office he aspires to by such contemptible truckling to foreign feelings—by such a shameful attempt at an" union of Church and State," which all true republicans must condemn.— The following certificates will bear me out in ell I have stated above: ' , Seeing it stated in a newspaper called the 'Penn- , sylvanian,' published at Philadelphia, under date of 7th of November last, that Francis R. Shank, at present a candidate for the office of Governor of this Commonwealth, did not participate in the ceremo nies oflaying the corner-stone of a Catholic Church in the eity of Pittsburg, and that he was only there, like other citizens, and 'merely as a spectator, ta king no part whatever in what was going on,' we make the following statement of what we witness ed on the occasion of that Catholic procession, at the laying 4 the corner atone of the German Cath olic Church in the sth ward of said city. That we. the subscribers to this instrument, saw the said procession passing through the streets of Pittsburg• Several priests, or persons dressed and appearing as such, headed the procession having a cross carried with them; that immediately behind the priests, or in the forward part of the procession, we distinctly observed Francis R. Skunk, Esq., walknig bare headed, and rt the procession, as one participating in the ceremonies thereof. That at the time we saw him, as aforesaid he was walking linked arm and arm with Mr. Anthony Becton, a respectable merchant of this city, belonging to the Catholic Church; and further state, that of all those we saw in said processions, Mr. Shank was the only one known to us as not belonging to the Catholic Church. That many citizens, with ourselves. were looking on said procession as spectators, but that theproccssion was a distinct thing from such a crowd." J. W. Lightner, Jame. Montooth, Matthew Sloan, Robert Walsey, John H.Harbach, John Taylor. John H. 6Resel, John Wilkinson, H. Mitchrll, Abijah Ferguson, "I certify that I saw the procession of Catholics on the occasion of their laying the corner stone, of the German Catholic Church, in the Ffth Ward of the city of Pittsburg. That Francis R. Shenk walked in said procession in a distinguished manner. That the order of said procession was as follows: Ist was the host; second the bishop; next two or three priests; next came the crucifix ; then three priests; next to these came Francis R. Shank, Anthony Beelen and a priest; after these, two priests, all walking bare headed, as did Mr. Shur* also; these were followed by the laity walking two and two.— The following describes the order and head of the procession; Catholic Bishop. Three Catholic Priests. CRUCIFIX. Three Catholic Priests. Priest. r. R. chunk. A. Beelen, Two Catholic Priests. German Catholics in Procession. "That I saw the said procession on its march to St. Paul's Church, near the entrance to said church. That I do not remember seeing any other person than Francis R. Shank, except Catholics, in said procession. That Mr. Shank, to all appearance, woo participating in the ceremonies of the day as much as any member of the Catholic church , and associated with the priests thereof. That he was in the procession, not in the crowd of spode ' tors. That I was standing at the time in Grant's hill, and after the procession entered St. Paul's, I saw no mom of it. That the said procession was proceeded at come distance by the military carrying the United States Flag. " Certified to and eigned this thitteenth day of September, 1844. "JOSEPH CASKET." To this conclusive evidence I might add much more, and can now refer to Mr. Geo. Miltenberger, one of the oldest citizens of Pittsburg, Mr. Jacob Painter, merchant, Liberty street ; Mr. Tobias My ers, merchant, Liberty street t Mr. Benjamin Wea ver, merchant, Liberty street, and late Sheriff of Allegheny county ; Mr: Anthony Beeler., of the Catholic church; Capt. Ashbridge, one of the pre sent overseers of the Poor, and many other citizens. It is unnecessary to speak further upon this:subject. I leave the reward of such conduct to the freemen of my native State, confident they will treat it as it deserves. It is proper to state that, after the procession, Mr. Shook accompanied Mr. Beelen to his house, where as some reward for his base bowing to foreign influ ence, he was toasted as the next Gover nor of Pennsylvania! Will the voters of Pennsylvania confirm this contract? A NATIVZ Of PiNNITLTANI, Sept. 14, 18:4.
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