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''Oie country, one constitution, one destiny.'
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Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1845,
Whig and Anti!nasonio County
Ticket.
ASSEMBLY.
HENRY BR P.WSTER
ROM!. A. McMURTRIE.
PROTHONOTARY,
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REGISTER 6c RECORDER,
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TREASURER,
JOsti:Pl I LAW.
COMMISSIONER.
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CORONER.
SAM('EI. I '.
AUDITOR. -
SETH %1,•('17NE..
;;;:j• On our first page will he found the Address"
of A Citizen of Franklin Township," to the
People of Huntingdon County. We wish it un-
derstood that we do not endorse the Addrese;
conducting a free press, we deem it our duty to
give a hearing to all who desire to make themselves
heard on such a subject and in such a tone. At
the same time we derem it proper to elate that the
author is a highly respectable end intelligent far
mer of Franklin township. If,. is a subscriber to
the Journal, and informed tie that he is neither a
big or Locofoce, sometimes acting with the
Whig and Antimasonic party, and sometimes with
the liocofocoe. This time he seems determined to
act for himself alone.
Our Position.
To save ourself n •rub shout defining Out poai•
tion,' from our friend of the Register, we will define
it now. Will our friends hear with us :or a few
momenta?
Geographically, we are a stranger in this county I
—politically, it is our home; for "where liberty le
there is our country," and where there in a large
Whig mnjority, there is the largest kind of liberty.
Therefore it is our home; and here, among our kin ,
Bred, we feel perfectly free; and shall therefore talk
to our brothers of the Whig family, as candidly as
if our birth place had been at the foot cf the old
Standing Stone.
Circumstances, and the kind advice and antis ,
lance ofour friends, hate placed us upon one of
the watch towers of the Whig party. We are
there to guard its treasurer; turd to give the alarm
when dangers beset it, whether from without or
within. We feel that the trust is an important
one; and we humbly acknowledge our ine• perience,
and inability to do all as well as we wish it done.
'flint there were olderand better soldiers, we doubt
ed not, who would counsel and guide us, who bad
fought the field over and over again, the evidence
of pron•res wan found in their repented vic
thrice; and we assumed our charge, marred that
if we failed in success, it should not be because we
had failed in duty.
Our duty! Ia it not to devote all our energies to
secure the ultimate triumph of the conaervative
measures of the Whig party, over the Goths and
Vandals of Locofocoisrn! To do this there is no
other way, than a united, firm, and unwavering
organization; one above and beyond the petty Alice
orftei:o. s and stet:rine, en organization, the sole
object of which is the good of our country—our
ui/rule country; and oat the advancing of the price
of a few town lots in ilia or that little town. Have
we understood our dutyl If we have, let us look
around and see if we have any thing to do in the
line of that duty.
In accordance with established usage, and with
the republicanism of a representative government,
the delegates of the 'v hig party, in convention,
with much unanimity, formed n ticket for the sup
port of their Whig constituent, True it may lie
that the Convention, with that spirit which ever
characterizes the party to which they belong, would
not disregard the wish.; of a respectable portion of
their body; anti to secure union of action, compro
mised the wishes of the many, on a question of n
reel a in! nature, to satisfy the few, that the gr..;
.-iSlut of continued, perfect organization, might lie
kept in view, even at a sacrifice of their power.
Duty said, stoic/ by your ticket and your ergo•
nization. We obeyed that call, and took nor
nand. and sounded the clarion for the onect.
11 bile our old enemies took advantage of that
ae,th'orr/ question, to deceive the unsuspecting in
our ranks. led on by a Renegade frotn the Whig
party. and depending upon their ability to cajole
such of their own party as they could not scourge
into the support of the men they had chosen us the
instruments for their purposes; could we remain
silent—was it our duty? No. And we boldly pro
claimed the meditated fraud. Of course we en.
pected those who "had for nearly ten years stood
firm in their position as Whigs," to be with us.
To our ourprina they "stood" Jain, and gave no ev
idence of going into the content, at haat with us.
Apparently fighting alone, the shafts of the rue,' of
our cause were directed at or; and we milled to its
ancient captains to ear/ on to the place of danger,
ohms we might deal out our blows with ouch wea
pons as we had, bot we did not wish to ..go it
a 'PM
Was the answer as it should have been,
rwn mote into the breach, our friends, once
note!" or tho, who "never lacged or faltered in
he cocd tooth of doing battle against Locofocoism,
answer ya • by tasinueitions of distrust. It is not
i: - .I;ILICA I I tornploi;. hut ingend of , .keeping
4.1 ' ae hid hoped ovxty Widg would "won! OW,
F. 1 TRY..'
3,187 we be permitted !o id, en/1 re hope can
only to got a plain answer, sloes the increase in the
value of a town lot in this place or the town of
Hollidaysburg, form any part of \\ hig principles ,
We did not so learn our lesson. Dote the ques
tion of the Division of this county form one of the
objects of Whig organization, It cannot be, or
we learn it for the first time. It has ever been the
pride and glory of the Whigs to act for their whole
country. .
There is but ono question to be answered.
Flare we as a party an organization? If we have,
the duty of every Whig in clear; and the duty of
the organs of the party equally clear; and we as one
of them, (though we may he but a ley d-organ,)
intend to !Flake our music harmonize with the
wishes of the people, as expressed in that organiza
tion. fieh was our endeavor; and we asked him
who should have been playing the "air," why he
was humming a doleful ~b ass," and treachery is
insinuated. and our truth and integrity doubted.
This is nut kind.
In our paper of Sept. 2, we said, "we intend to
stick until we are fully flavored that that tompro.
noise shall be abandoned." If that be treason,
make the most of it. That little word until is
turned over, and under it is discovered want of
fidelity to the Whig ticket. We said until, for
sooth! until what? unti/ that compromise is abort
doned, and when it is abandoned is not our Organi
zation abandoned—until the portico to that organi
zation proclaim by their conduct they organized to
deceive—until, they who bore the flag of truce
trample it under their feet end hoist the black flag
in its stead—until the W hig party, like its great
talvereary, avows itself willing to trafic their integ
rity and union of action, for the paltry pottage
, which the profits of a county town will purchase.
Will those who ask us to define our position, when
they put the inquiry, tell us, when shall all these
things be. When the Whig party in this county
shall be thus wrecked, we shall be compelled to
seek such a plank for our own safety as may pre
; sent itself—but never till then. Will not every
j Whig say, and prove he is with us, not only in
I heart but hand? If aye, sneak ant.
"Janus" and his Prospects.
It is evident from movements observed since the
tiominations, that Locofocoism is again in trouble.
An impression prevails that the officious renegade
who formed the Locofoco ticket, presuming on his
influence with Col. M'Murtrie, promised the Loco
focos to get him to decline the nomination he re
ceived at the hands of the Whig Convention. It
was promised further, it is believed, that the Whigs
of the "tipper end ; ' would support the nominees of
the Locofocos for Assembly, and thus aftbrd them
a pretty good chance of success. Mr. M'Murtrie,
however, says he is a big, on the bu hig ticket,
and that in just where he may tie found until after
the election. Well; the renegade end his com
rades have discovered two very important errors in
their calculation—first that Mr. M'Murtrie wit/ not
decline; and second, that the higs of the "upper
end ' cannot (with the exception of an inadequate
number) tie BELL-ed into the support of Locofoco
candidates. This knocks their calculation in the
head.
Thin is an insurmountable difficulty of itself; and
our neighbor, •ilants," sees that he cannot Gel
elected. Of this ho cannot but feel certain; but as
he has for many years been anxiously looking for
ward
for a seat in Congress, and is fully bent on
trying his luck for the nomination next fall again,
he is exceedingly anxious to make as great a "de- '
monstration" of his strength now as possible, in
order to give him more prominence next fah as an
aspirant for Congress. This is the darling object
of his heart; and he is therefore determined to get
all the votes he can, no matter what face be must
put foremost. Of course he hag no principles for
the "public eye"—his mouth-piece can speak of
nothing in connexion with hint except of "demo-!
ciacy," his personal and political popularity, and
his ability to compete with the heat of men. There
is riot even any thing raid about the "Lawyer's
I Ticket' now, which Was such a horrible "bog-a-
boo' for the Locofocoa in 1841—nor of the 'Law
yer Influence which was the text in 1842. All
hands ate to be drunamed and drh`en into hie sup
! port—the Porter and the Anti• Porter meb—the
I‘ . ood 'yard and the Cameron factions—the
"Hands" and the "Softs"—tho Young Democracy
and the Old Honkers--the Tariff Locofocoa and
the Free Trade men—the Division and the Anti- Division Locofocoa—and every variety of jarring
interests and measures are to unite and harmonize
in "hms."
But in this too, they find great difficulty. In
order to secure the votes of division \\ higs in the
"upper end," they nominated two candidates favor
able to a division, who together with Mr. M'Mur
trie, make three division men in the field; and the
hig friends of division nay Mr. M'Murtrie is an
abler man titan either of the other two, and they
mostly stick to him; while the Locofoco opponents
of division will not go for either. The inure know
ing ones think it a great bore Roy how, and do net
like the clapper of that Bell which is continually
ringing in their sore.
And as for getting Vt higs to vote for "Jamie,"
it is all moonshine (except the Bell-whige already
alluded to.) As well might it be expected that the
towering eagle would stoop to seek the protection
of the lion, as that Whigs would place in power
their most savage and ferocious persecutor. The
higs have not yet forgotten the Big Break prose
cutions, conunencal and conducted by the then
Prosecuting Attorney of this county. Conscience
into, posed nu barrier to those heartless persecutions.
The simple return of "ignoratnue,' by the grand
junco, proved no check to them; and when to that
was added, that the depu'y Attorney General was
the prosecutor, prosecuting groundlessly, and
though en. tree, and shall pay the coil, of prose
cution, that blood thirsty prosecutor insulted the
grand jury in open court. Nor is the no less noto
rious persecution of Sherifl Shaver yet passed from
the memory of the Whigs of this county. In
these and other cases Locofocoisin let louse its ven
;trance upon the heads of upright and unoffer.iling
Whigs. IYhat might not be expected if the alpha
and awls of this vengeance were to Sc elvatcd into
power,
The political diameter of "Janus," we are in
formed, is well understood in this county. He is
known es a sly, sneaking, reckless politician, who
choke. not at falsehoods, nor blushes at frauds, nor
does his vindictiveness ever relent. Before the
election lest fall, we are told, he was all smiles end
sweetness to the hard-fisted laborers at the iron
works in the county—bestowed upon them all the
demagognegalcornpliments of the day; but after
the electron, when the returns came in from Soy
der township, almost unanimously Whig, the
Paine "Janus" was all storm and thunder, and de
nounced the hands at the iron works as slaves
who must do the bidding of their 111021,11AaTtai,
and vile as they told them.
These characteristics of the man sink deep into
Wshig memories. and cannot easily be eradicated.
It is hardly Worth while to remind any one of
thetn—yet reference to them can do no horn to soy
ohe but him who first gave utterance to them.
We hope our readers will excase us for consum
ing so much time and space in noticing this hum. ,
bug movement, under the new organization of the
Locofoco party, under the auspices of a renegade
from our own party.
AV. Brewster and the "Upper End."
BnEWSTEIT, one of our candidate. for
Assembly, is known to be an opponent of the divi
sion of the county, and distinguished himself as
such by e speech which he made in the last ses
sion of the Legislature against the bill for the crec•
tion of "Blair County." ROBERT A. M'Alcuritic,
the (Abet dour candidates, is in favor of the divi
sion, and gem distinguished himself as its advocate
it•. a speech delivered at Harrisburg last winter.
These gentlemen have received the nomination of
the Whig party for re-election; and we had hoped
they would receive the united support of the Whig
party. Recent developements, however, indicate
that a number of inicresied individuals in the up
per end are endeavoring to sacrifice Mr. Brewster
on the division question: These Meth it would
seem, have subsidinerlthree of the pressel in the
county to oppose Mr. Brewster, and to elect in hie
place a Locofoco who is in favor of the division.
Now we ask the Whig party throughout the tengfil
and breadth of Huntingdon county, whether they
will submit to such a course, or whether they wilt
not rather arouse in the majesty of their might,
and give such a majority in favor of their own
ticket as to cause these intriguers and allies of the
Locofoco party to hide their heads in very shame.
If wo understand the Hollidaysburg Register
aright, it opposes Mr. Brewster, but supports Mr.
M'Muttrie and the balance of the ticket. That pa
per opposes him ostensibly on the ground of hie
having voted for David R. Porter and Simon Cam.
eron, in opposition to the regular caucus nominee
of the Locofoco party; but in reality for Ills oppo
sition to the division of rho county. Its editor in
forms ne he has no desire to lead—much less to be
lid. By this he means that he has no desire to
lead us, or be lcd by us. He, however, is eager
to lead the Locofoco papers of this county in their
°nal nigh! against Mr. Brewster, or to be led BY
THEM—for the Globe, the Register and the Stan
dard, all three, pounce upon Mr. Brewster the
came week, with the same arguments first, and
then with varied ones. The Standard calls Henry
Brewster the "vilifier of our citizens," which has
unmistakeable reference to his speech last winter;
and this is in truth the whole secret of all the op
position to him in the "upper end." We cannot
believe that the Register considere opposition to the
Locofoco caucus nominee such a heinous sin as
should damn Mr. Brewster or any other man, even
though David R. Porter or Simon Cameron should
be the opposing candidate. If we have mistaken
the Register's "rich" lick we hope he will inform
us thereof, and we will make amends. It affords
us no pleasure to be arrayed against the Register—
we,
for our part, go for the whole ticket, and noth
ing but the ticket—and we urge all Whigs and
Antimasons to support their ticket—their whole
ticket. We considered it the duty of the Register
—that paper which boasts of having done battle
for nearly ten years, and always stood a firm Whig
—we considered it the duty of that paper, we say,
to take an open, bold, and fearless stand in favor
of the whole ticket, unswayed by the paltry consid
eration of the favors of the lot-holders and house
holders of Hollidaysburg and its vicinity. We
supposed his feelings for renters would balance all
1 influence that could be brought to bear from the
wealthy and the adventurous. We therefore re
peat that until the prices of lots and rents in this
or that town form part of the V 1 big creed, every
editor professing to be a Whig is recreant to his
duty if he does not support the whole ticket which
his party has fairly and formally nominated.
Whigs and Antitnasons of Huntingdon county!
let not such mercenary considerations as sway
those men, influence you at the polls. Spurn
them from you, and declare to the world, by your
votes, that you are Whips and Antimasons and
nothing else, so far as suffrage is concerned. Go
to the polls and support your whole ticket--it is a
good one, and one worthy of your cordial and uni
ted support.
"No co."—The imaginations of the Standard
editors has again thrown them off the track. They
say in their lest number that the Journal were kept
back ono day for the purpose of giving the pro
ceedings of the Anti-Division Convention, but that
proving a failure, we were perfectly silent on the
subject. This happens to be a fib, neighbors. The
Journal was out on Wednesday morning, as
usual, and the meeting referred to assembled in the
afternoon. Our eastern packages were sent by
the morning mail, and the Postmaster of this place
can bear us witness that those for the western
mail were sent to his office just as the mail closed,
on the afternoon of the same day. It was there
fore accident, not di-sign, that delayed our papers
going west, one day.
For information in regard to the ' , getting up" of
nib; Convention, we wool] refer tho Standard edi•
tore to our neighbor of the Globe, the call having
bun printed at hie office.
Robert Dale Owen, is spoken of an the loeofoco
E 4. 2enatoc, from ?ndiar•.a .
"Stick to the Ticket!"
Every Locofoco paper we receive from counties
in which that party has a majority of vote., keeps
it before the people to stick to the ticket. It is
wholesome political advice, and we want to keep It
before the Whig party of Huntingdon county to
"Stick to the Ticket"
formed by their convention on the 13th of August.
This is the only Locofoco principle known to us
which we wish to inculcate upon the Whigs.
"Stick to the Ticket"
in this county, where Lorofocoism is flushed with a
hope of succeeding through fancied distraction
among the Whigs. The last Globe says their peo
ple in this county are determined to support their
"whole ticket ♦Na NOTHING TIT THE TICKET, "
forgetful of all local difficulties. Will not the
Whigs profit by this timely intimation of the Loco
foco preis and
"Stick to the Ticket."
-• The oale-p3ted editors of the Standard seem
to be awfully terrified at the approach of a citizen
of tine botough towards that great town of their's
without a Court House. They stand like the ad -
Venturous bands of "hell's dread emperor,"
" With shuddering horror pale, and eyes aghast,"
and look upon the ancient, goodly, and peaceable
town of Huntingdon, as a pface *here
" Nature breed.,
Perverse, all monstrous, ell prodigious things,
Abominable, inutterable, and worse
Than fables have yet feigned, or fear conceived,
Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras elite,"
and when ono of our citizens goes to liollidaysburg
on business or for pleasure, these gentlemanly et&
tore, who know just enough to tell us that " black
guardism is not argument," must denounce hiM as
a "missionary" a "ink bearer" and "secret gath
erer." A guilty eanscitnce, it is said, needs no'
accuser; and the conduct of the Standard editors
induces many to believe that their masters are con
cecting some VILLANOVS SCHEME against the Whig
ticket. We caution our friends against the wiles
of the masters of these brainless creatures. Look
out for falsehoods, licsirnEns and FORGERIES,
the legitimate products of Locofocoism.
The Standard, in noticing the nomination of
Xtrotphoe Patterson, by anti•division men, says:
is huh another way of disposing of Col. M'Mur.
trio, Whoa: tte leaders would have left off the tick ,
et if they lied dared—another means of depriving
Min of the support tley had predetermined he
should' not receive."
Who has conferred the political guardianship of
Col. Murtrie upon the tocojeco Standard? Or
tins that paper assumed that character in the vain
hope of inducing the Col. to believe that tStfLocos
are his friends? free, what does it mean when the
Standard says—Democrals, stick to your ticket,
the whole ticket, and nothing but the ticket? O'r
ha. there been an arrangement, by which the
Locos are, for once in their life, to support a Whig
—and if such an arrangement ties been made,
could the Locos be trusted? We do not believe
that Mr. ?A Murtrie can stoop to meanness, much
less to barter politically with the tocofocos. The
insinuation that the leaders would have left Mr.
M'Alurtrie off if they had dared. is a shallow one;
yet it has often been repeated. Mr. M'Murtrie to
not blind to what has occurred. He knows where
the delegates font Frankstown and Gayaport stood
on th e lath of August, and he knows also why
Hollidaysburg at first refused to send delegates to
the Convention.
r Our charge upon the editors of the Standard,
that they were the mere creatures of a Renegade
from the lYbig party, appears to hit these gentle
men hard. They cry out in their last number,
in their reply to us, " there are some people in this
county who will not consent to be rode so rough."
Well, gentleman, if what we said is the rough,
naked truth, we cannot help it.
0:7- The Whig County Convention of North
umberland county have instructed their conferees
to 'Lippert WILLIAM Tyra., Esq., as their candi
date for the State Senate. They recommended the
Volunteer system for the county offices.
The Locofocos have called a second Convention,
in that county, for the purpose of forming a ticket
in opposition to the one regularly nominated by
that party. Rate specimens of union and harmony
among the progressive democracy this fall !
We cannot anawer all the slang that is di
rected at us through the columns of the opposition
presto of this county, for two reasons: First, we can
fill our columns with more interesting matters to
our readers. Secondly, because, in the language
of a Vermont farmer, "it wrenched us terribly to be
kicking at nothing.
Ohio Volunteers.---Warlike.
At an encampment lately held at Delaware, Ohio,
of a battalian of Artillery, a squadron of Light
Dragoons, a battalion of Light Infantry, and a reg
iment of Riflemen, the eitizen soldiers were ad
dressed by Gen. Hinton. After which a preamble
reciting over complaints against Mexico, and the
following resolutions were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That we as citizen soldiers, assembled
together with arms in our hands, bound to defend
our country. its interests and its honor, do hereby
tender our services to the President of the United
States. and hold ourselves in readiness for his com
mand, for the defence of our country , the execution
of the laws. and maintainance of the honour and
dignity of the Nation.
Resolved, That Gen. Hinton be charged with the
duty of sending to the President of the United
States and Secretary of War, copies of these pro
ceedings.
A young bride-groom has instituted a suit for
libel, against the editor of a paper in tae interior
of New York, because, to the announcement of
hia marriage was attached a piece of poetry, wish
ing him all Norte of "connubial blissea."
(j• A London paper says that Gen. Tom Thumb
has been cast into the shade by the Emperor Tom
Thumb. His features are said to be commandfr,g
and eupreesire, and his figure well proportioned,
hie height two feet nine inches, his age 16 years,
and finally, that be had attained his present stature
whoa four year, of age.
For the fourna?.
Samuel R. Stevens,
is still a candidate for the office of
TREASURER of this county, as I per
ceive by 'lie papers. It is well known
that he was a candidate for nomination
before the Whig Convention, and proving
unsuccessfUl there, he WWI assured by
!railing Locofocos that Mr. Long, their
candidate for that office, would
and thus induced to nifer himself as H
Volunteer candidate, with a farilterassu
. ranee that the Locoincos would support
him in opposilion tnfo, , Ern Law the re...
ular ‘Vhig nominee. lit this way !Ur.
Stevens came out. Now tre sees that he
has been deceived—that Mr. Long will
not decline—and that his party will, tri a
man, vote for him. We have this tIFSH•
twice fain the Globe the organ of th,
party. which sup their patty wilt slick
to their whole ticket, and do nine doubts
the truth of the assertion it he knows the
character of the Locolocu party in this
county. Before the nominations I Was a
friend of Mr. Stevens, desired his nomi
notion ; and at this time I have no other
than kindly feelings towards him, but t
must protest against his course. I was
mistaken in the man if lie will permit
himself any longer to be a tool In the
hands of the Locoficos, and play into the
hands of Mr. Long. It is time fur him to
decline, and so‘e his credit.
Mr. Sir v,ns must know that he cannot
be elected under resent circumstances :
and that every vote he will receive will
count one for Mr. Long, by whose friends
he was brought out.
A WHIG.
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Anti-division County Convention.
At a County Aritklivisloti Convention. held in
the old Court House, in the borough of Hunting
don, on Wednesday, the 10th September, instant,
CHARLES PORTER, Esq., of Alexandria, was
chosen Prdsi9erit: DAvin MILLEH and ISRAEL
Gnarsra, Esq:, Vice Presidents, and John K.
Mefahan, Secretary.
After organizing, the President of the Conven
tion, in a neat and pertihent addiess stated the ob.
ject of their convening to' be for the purpose of
placing in nomination' two persona as Cdndidates
for the next General Assembly, known to be op
posed to any division of Huntingdon county.
The following named delegates presented their
credentials:
Barree—James M'Guire, B. J. Keogh.
Henderson—John Watson, L. G. Kessler.
Jackson—D. S. Bell, David Miller.
Murray's Run—Wm. McDivit, N. McDivit.
Porter—Vl m. D. Robb, Wm. C unn i ng h am ;
Shirley—James Birewster, Me.*Madden.
Welker—Henry .senberg.
Woodbury—Joseph ?delay, J. K. Neff.
Union—Jno. Vandriander, E. Corbin.
Alexandria Bor.—C. Porter, Israel Gratin., Esq. -
Birmingham Bor.—James Bell, J. K. McCahan.
Huntingdon Bor.—James Saxton, jr., Jno, Simp
eon .
Shirleysburg Bor.—James Clark.
On motion, the Convention then procce'lled to
nominate candidates for the Legislature.
Israel Grafius, Esq. nominated Adolphus Pattie
son, of Williamsburg.
James McGuire nominated Henry Brewster, of
Shirleysburg.
After some lime, a motion was made and adopted
that the nominations for the Legislature close.
On motion, a vote was taken by yeas and nays,
, and resulted in the unanimous selection of ADOL
PHUS PATTERSON and HENRY BREW
sTEn, as the anti-divisitin candidates for the Legis
lature. to he supported by the tax-paying voters of
the county,•at the approaching election.
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates to this Convention
hereby pledge themselves not only to vote for the
candidates now nominated for the Legislature, but
to make use of their influence to promote the com
plete success of the same, at the approaching Gen
eral Election; and heartily recommend this As
sembly ticket to the support of the voters of the
county, who are against the diVision of Hunting
don county.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this Conven
tion be published in the different county newspa
pers.
On motion, adjourned sine die.
CHARLES PORTER, President.
JOHN K. McCznAN, Secretary.
The Comanche and other Indians.
ft? The Camanchea would doubtless prove very
troublesome, should they determine to war against
the people of the " borders." A correspondent of
the National Intelligence'', writing from the Island
of Aransas, says:
" The inhabitants of the Island are very much
annoyed by the Comanche sad Japan Indians. The
gentleman alluded to above, says that the Coman
ches will go into a settlement or Camp, in numbers
from fifty to sixty, and carry off every thing that is
portable. In their retreat, you see nothing but the
horses, with a man's foot on each of their backs ;
they throw one leg over their horse, by which they
support the rest of their body on hie side. Thus
you will observe that these savages use horses as a
shield, as well ae a eonveyance. My informant
says lie once shot one of their horse., and the Indi•
an took to the water, and every time he shot at him
be would dive like a duck.
The lapans do nothing but Meal homes: they
are but few in number, and as they often put their
wives to death to prevent their falling into the hands
of the Spaniards, their tribe will, ere long, become
extinct. The island abounds in game of all kinds
among the most important are deer, wolves and
cattle.
'. Padre bland is located about twenty miles from
A , ansas ; on it reaide a small tribe of Indians, who
are perfect savages: they never leave the island,
but destroy all who land on it."
A Tornado,
The Cincinnati Herald of a late date says
We learn from passengers by stage on Tuesday
night, that a tornado of great power passed over the
country this aide of Hamilton, sweeping every
thing before it. Its track wart near half a mile in
width. Fences, trees, houses, and barns were chat.
tered by its force. tine brick house has been spo-
ken of ac having been blown down, and the in
mates covered in the ruins. Those from whom we
had the account cou:d give no idea of the damage
done."
cj , The New York True Sun says:--" The late
meteor seen in Connecticut and in this city, was of
a magnificent character. A scientific friend who
observed it, calculates that it wee a body three miles
•n diameter, moving in an orbit fifteen mi:e. distant
.rom the earth ! If such an amine were to fell on
.he city of New York or in the rtvernsar the town,
hs decLuctics wculd > e tremendcue.
Pfieslco.
The Weehi , gton Uniun sap—
' , 'hinge cannot long remain the atatu in quo.
The scene must shift. A new act will be introdu
ced. If Arista's troops at Matamoros cannot CM,.
the Rio Grande with impunity, he will probably
begin to feel the danger of doing anything, and the
ridicule of doing nothing. We are not sorry to
hear of the civilities which were exchanged at Vera
Cruz,, between the Saratoga and the town. We
are not very much surprised to hear the first whis
per of a disposition, on her part, to resume the ne
gotiation. But we shall scarcely encourage any
such proposition, until we are satisfied that Mexico
cannot possibly mistake our motives—until she is
sufficiently impressed with a sense of her own in
feriority—until she distinctly sees that we have no
desire to make any but a permanent and honorable
peace; and that no peace can ho permanent and
honorable which doss hot nettle all the causes of
difference between the two countries. We can
scarcely enter into env negotiations, until all these
insulting threats, all thiagageonade from Arista and
others which comes to us by this evening's southern
mail her ceased. The reader will perceive that the
intelligence from Tobesco is six days behind the
news we give in thia evening's Union,' from Vera
truz, via Pensacola."
ninlanNiAz
„ Ilere the girls and here the 'tido*
Always cast their earliest glarce,
And, with smileless face, consider
If they, too, won't stand a chance
To make some clever fellow nover.a
In bliss, and often too—in !rouble.”
MARRIED—At the American flouee, in Hol.
lidaysburg, on Thursday last, by the Rev. David
McKinney, Cnpt. JACOB HOFFMAN, to Miss
ANNE E. EI3ERMAN, of Harrisburg.
On Thursday evening lest, by the Rev. T.
Mitchell, Mr. ALEX. P. ROBINSON, to Mise
CATHARINE COFFEY, all of Hollidaysburg.
On Tuesday evening, Sept. 2d, 1846, by Rev.
David Williams, Mr. JAMES lA% RIGLEY, to
Miss MARGARET J. HARVEY, all of Shirley' s
burg, Huntingdon Co.
OBITUARY RECORD.
From DEATH no age nor no condition save,
Ai gore the freeman, so departs the slave.
The chieftain's palace and the peasant's bower,
Alike are ravished by his haughty power.
At Mill Creek, on Saturday Morning last, Mrs.
BUCHANAN, wife of Col. Wm. Buchanan, aged
about 32 years.
On Monday, the Ist inst., JANE ELIZA, wife
of Joseph Smith, Esq., of the 'Loop,' in the a2d
year of her age.
DIED—In this borough, on Thursday, Ilth inst.
at the residence of her father, REBECCA D.
FISHER, second daughter of Thomas and Rit.
chel Fisher, aged 13 years.
A TRIBUTE TO HER MEMORY.
Rebecca! thou art gone, and we,
Thy many friends, now mourn for thee.
e lov'd thee much, we lov'd thee well—
No human tongue, that love can tell.
We eaw, in that long fdn'ral train,
• (That nc'er shall follow thee again,)
The mournful look, the redden'd eye,
The silver tear, the breaking sigh—
Which told how loth we were to part
ith one, who dwelt in every heart.
Dear, lovely one! we seldom find
The sweetest grace of heart and mind,
Cluster and cling—like tendrils, twine—
As in that purest soul of thine.
Alt! whither host thy spirit fled!
What happy lands, duet thou no* tread!
What golden palace, dost theta 'nearl
What heavenly mimic fills thine earl
Oh! earth-born child! methinks rime
Ten thousand angels welcome thee:
While,—all the flow ry parachee;'
The !fright enchantments of the skles;
The trees, the founts, the em'rald sod,
Arroy'd around the throne of God;
They lead thee through, endpoint thee to,—.
And say, that these are all fur you.
Oh, happy throng! in choirs above,
Where seraphs sing, and angel. looe;
Chaunt softly, in' this stranger's ear,
Notes of rapture—heavenly cheer.
Tune ye, for her, immortal lyres;
Breathe in her soul celestial fires;
Smile in her face, and grasp her hand;
And welcome her to "spirit land."
Enough—enough—we're now content,
That death, her soul, to heav'n has 6.14--
She tells us, by her smiling eye,
She loves her sisters of the sky.
Huntingdon, Sept. 15, 1815. A1411C158.
PUBLIC SALE.
7 --
In pursua..ce of the last will an ' testament
of John Stewart, Sen., late of Jackson tp.,
dec'd, there will be exposed to sale, on the
premises, on
Friday the Sd day of O:•lobcr next,
a trEct, piece, or parcel of land, situate on
the Laurel Run, in haid township, col:tairi
log
181.6.CL'13t3,
mere or less, about half hmestrate and half
mountain land, about 80 acres of vhich is
cleared, with a two story LOG HOUSE
and a log barn, [unfinished i thereon erect
ed—late the estate of said urceased,
TERMS:—One half of the purchase mo
ney to he paid in hand, and the other half
in one year, to be secured by the bond and
mortgage of the pm chaser.
JOHN EWART, Ex'r.
September 17, 1845-3 r.
Huntingdon Academy.
An examination of the Pupils in this inetitation,
under the care of Res. George V% .hard, will
take place on Friday next, 10th inst., commencing
at 0 ..'clock. The following will be the order of
the exorcises:
Fo' enoon—First elan in Arithmetic, Geometry.
and Greek classes; Highest class in Mathematics,
English Grammar and Anthropology.
Afternoo., —Algebra, Natural Philosophy, Geo
graphy, History, and Latin classes.
Compositions will be reed and declamations do.
livered by the pupils during the exercises.
Parente of pupils, and citizens generally, are re
spectfully invited to attend. The next Academi
cal Session will e mmenoe on Monday, 20th Oct.
A few pupils may be accommodated with ',Gamin
by Mr. Williard. W. ORBISON,
President of Board of Tru41441.
Huntingdon, Sept. 15, 1845.
A. K. COltAi WIN,
ATTORNEY NT LAW—Huntingdon Pa.
Offic.e in Maui street, two doors East ut
Mr. ,`..itrc. Uan't