THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL,
"One country, one constitution, one destiny.'
..tnamraftma,_s..on.ciDEta
Wednesday, Sept. 34, 1845.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER.
CAPT, SAMUEL D, KARNS,
thitsPIIIN COUNTY.
Whig and Antiniasonic County
Ticket.
ASSEMBLY.
HENRY BRLViSTER
RORT. A. McMURTRIE:
PROTHONOTARY,
JAMES &it i L.
REGISTER ek RECORDER;
JOHN IthKU.
TREASURER,
JOSEPII LAW:
COMMISSIONER.
WILLIAM BELL.
CORONER.
SAMUEL P. WALLACE;
AUDITOR.
sF.Tii It. NieI:UNE.
ccpThe attention of the ‘Whigs is incited to
the address of the State 'Central Co.ornittee, in
to•dva's paper.
(3:7- We publish the proceedings of a Scott and
Irvin meeting held in this borough, on Saturday
evening last. The meeting woe got up and con
ducted principally by the young Whigs, and AT
accede.dheerfully to the request that the proceed
ings be published in the Journal. We conceive it
•to he nothing but our duty to record the action of
the people, on the subject of who shall be the fu
ture candidates of the party. The preamble and
Teadlittions breathe the title Whig spirit, and augur
well for the success of the cause.
The riuntingdim Academy.
A public examination Of the pupils in this Msti
lotion, under the care of the Rev. G. P. WlLcrxan,
took place on Friday last. In the forenoon, classes
in Arithmetic, Geometry, Greek, Mathematics,
English Grammar and Anthropology, were exam-
Ailed; and in the afternoon those in Algebra, Pia
'turd Philosophy, History and Latin. The exer
.etses reflected much credit alike upon the tutor and
!pupils. This was the first examination since the
Academy has been under the present teacher's
charge, and we are pleased to say that this exhibi
ot his "aptness to teerh" hes luny ossss ss
t•he expectations of our citizens.
This institution possesses advantages which
should attract the attention of all who have boys to
educate. Pupils may be accomodeled with board
ing, &c., by Mr. Williard, where their morals
would not sutler neglect; and this borough is well
supplied with churches of all prominent denomina
tions, and the sanctity of the Sabbath strictly ob
served. The place is healthy, and the Academy
!building is well calculated to afford comfort to its
'occupant!,
cane last Native Sentinel has about a eel..
'WWI of low abuse devoted to Henry Peffer, Esq.,
and the other members of the State Committee, for
daring to make a nomination of a candidate for
CanallCommissioner for the 155,000 Whig voters
of Pennsylvania. 'We can inform the editor of
that rabid little sheet, that the Committee acted in
accordance with public opinion in making a homi
nation, and would have received the hearty thank.
of the Whigs everywhere, if they had done DS one
month ego.
ho is the editor of the Sentinel? We ste
the name of our old friend John Till at the head df
the paper, as one of the Committee of publication,
hut we are confident that ho has nothing to do
with the editorials, ao he is, in our opinion, a strict
ly honest man. We would advise the editor, who
tnrer he is, to let the Whig state Committee attend
to their own business, and go on with his fulsome
and sickening adulation of Christ. Nisley.
On oar outer page will be found an account of
the mysterious disappearance of Gough, the cele
brated temperance lecturer. We since learn that
he bas been found laboring under the effects of
some strong etimulent. There is a statement in
some of the papers that he had been unfairly dealt
with, but as the whole is yet a mystery, we forbear
giving any account of it, until Mr. Gough recovers
and is capable of speaking for himself. For the
eabe of himself, and the cane of which he was the
able advocate, we hope be bee not fallen, voluntari
ly, from his high position:
cCiThe Conferees of Dauphin and Northumber
land met at l larrishurg on Friday lest, and nomina
ted Beni. JORDAN, Esq., as the Pk frig candidate
for Senator in that district. We regret thet the
claims of our friend', John H. Berryhill, Esq., have
been postponed. The nothination of Mr. Jordan,
however, is a good' one. He is an intelligent and
respectable farmer, and repiesented the county of
Dauphin in the Legislattlre two years ago with
credit to himself and his constituents. We hope
the Whigs of that district Will rally and trium
phantly elect Jim.
We learn by a friend from Harriabtirg that the
Loeofoeo conferee, of that district met at flimean's
Island, last week, and ballot...et! 67 times without
being able to•eifect a nomination. They theft ad
journed to Harrisburg, and were about breaking up
in a row when our inthrivant left. The locos ute
fast crumbling to pieces.
crj - John .F Huntersa tried recently in Lycoming
county for the murder of hie brother in law, Mr.
ntewart. convicted of powder of the second degree
—"end eenteeeed to the Penitentiary. for five years.
Mr. Brewster and the " Upper End"
again.
The Standard and the Register, those demi-Whig I
and demi•Locofoco papers, " the peculiar and par
ticular and very ardent champions of the division
interest," have lately discovered that Mr. Brewster
voted for D. R. Porter and Simon Cameron for
U. S. Senator, in opposition to the regular caucus
nominee of the Locofoco party. What a pity it is
!hat the Standard did not knew, previous to the
nominatioris, that Mr. Brewster was "the friend of
Porter and Cameron, the deserter of net only Whig
priocilAes, but NVhig men, at the only time his po-
Phi Jti as a Legislator placed it in his power to do
'anything for the advancement of Whig men, prin.
espies or measures!" If the until now Locbfoco
Standard had made this discovery previous to the
nominations, and warned the Whtg party of their
fatal error, it might have received the thanks of the
Whigs and stand much higher now as the guar
dian of " Whig men, principles or measures!"—
Or if its coadjutor, the' egister, hid talked'of that
" only vulnerable point" previous to the 13th of
August, it might possibly have freed the ticket froth
"a plague spot" which is sorely lamented in and
about Holllidaysburg alone, and earned for itself a
better character for sincerity.
Why is It that the Register, vvhich boasts of hav
ing been a faithful sentinel updn the Whig watch.
tower for nearly ten years—and the Standard with
its new bbrn zeal for the Whig clause, did not an'
slim the votes of Mr. Brewster long ago, what it
was well known to both of them that it was the
custom of the lA'hig party in this county to noniv
nate their Assembly candidates for a second term
unless they -betrayed their trust ? Were the faith
ful no longer faithful foitha ? Or why this long
and death-like silence of these mongrel organs of
Hollidaysburg ?
And why do these earns papers, Which really
agree in no one thing except the division question
and Mr. Brewster's vote for U.S. Senator, take spe
cial pains to Misrepresent the journal on all occa
sions ? 'Why does the one say that all the col
nmos of editor'sl zeal which grace the Journal is
all Brewster, while Col. McMurtrie, who stuck to
his 'integrity, is passed coldly 'by 1 and the other
thrit we are the peculiar and particular and very
ardent champion of the ants-division movement—a
movement in favor of which we have yet the first
word to write? If we have ever 'urged Mr.Mc-
Murtrie's claims with lessWarMth thiin those of Mr.
Brewster, or taken a stand in faVor of the anti
division movement, point us to the evidence, for we
deny the charges!
Our readers all know, and these papers know as
well as we do, that the Journal has advocated the
whole ticket and nothing else during the campaign;
and if Mi. Bfewster's name has been placed in our
columns oftener than Col. McMurtrie's it was only
to defend him from the ineiduous stabs of the mon
grel presses at Hollidaysburg. 'We cannot censure
either of mir candidates for their course on the di
vision question ; for each did just what it wasknovvn
he would Is troirp” .1.-
proved treacherous to his constituents as regards
that or any other question. And as for the elec-
tion of U. S. Senator we have no fault to find with
any of the Whig Legislators—it was an unexpected
election, hi which there was no Whig organization
—no concert of action—some voted one way and
some another Perhaps Mr. McMurtrie acted more
prudently in that matter, but if we recollect rightly
Mr. Brewster went with a large majority of the
Whig Legislators in opposing the caucus nominee.
Each, we suppose, acted according to his oven jutig-
ment, and both honestly hut as for the assertion
that Mr. Brewster bartered his vote for votes against
Blair county, it is sheer nonsence, for the votes on
the Blair county bill before the election of U. S.
Senator was thought of, were just the same as those
which were given afterwards. We state this merely
to show that all Whigs can consistently support
the whole Whig ticket, and so cah edeh that zeal
ous (Whig!) sheet, the Standard, flat it can do
any Ming without fear of losing any character for
consistency.
Capt. Samuel D. Karns.
We have the satisfaction of announcing to
the readers of the Journal that Capt. SAMUEL D.
KARNS has received the nomination of the Whig
State Central ComMittee, as the candidate of the
party for the office of Canal Commissioner. In
the language bf our correspondent, we thank the
State Committee for this nomination. Tt should
have been made winner, btit there Is yet three weeks
for action, and we hope every trub Whig Will pre-
pare for the contest. Let there be a general rally
of the party for Capt. Karns, and we will yet be
able to defeat the candidate of the Locofeco party,
lacking as Mr. Bums does every qualification to
fill the office. We have received a communication
from an old and falthinl member of our party,
which we give below, setting forth, better than we
could do, the qualifications of our candidate, to
perform the duties of the office:
For the Huntingdon Journal:
Mr. CLAnx :—ln the last number of the Penn
sylvania Intelligencer we saw floating at its mast
head, the name of Capt. S. D. KARNS, do the
Whig candidate for Canal Commissioner. We
rejoice most heartily in this. Our Cottmionwealth
ie already encumbered with a debt of ftitty Millions
of dollars, and this immense sum MOO like a
mighty incubus upon her energies; the Whigs by
the admission of the Locos themselves, pajr mote
then one-half the taxes, and at the lost elettidn
polled upwards of one hundred and fifty thousand
yams. We thought we saw in the tardiness of the
State Committee, an unwillingness to make a nom
ination, and we therefore seriously apprehended that
the effects would do much towards disbanding the
party, and protract the ultimate ascendancy of its
principles: As a Whig, therefore, grown old in
the service of a good cause, we thank the State
, Committee tot this nornination.
The Locoa, With their mull energy, had a strong
ly attended Converitiun, and Will doubtless sharpen
up their weapons for the fight, notwithstanding the
most bitter jarring and truthful recriminations.
To be sure, as a body, they have become identified
with Randolph's seven principles, the loaves and
Endres, their love of lucre, is superior to their love
of principles; in the language of their Carolina
champion, " they are held together by the cohesive
power of public plunder," and what care they for
the interest and honor of our good old Common
, wealth, so they can brighten their pockets with the
intelligence of cents, and the integrity of dollars.
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Wehave spoken of this party,Onli is a party,
and as such we have spoken of them more in "sor
row than in anger." With many of them we are
personally acquainted, and at all events, we have
sufficient confidence in the virtue of the people, to
believe they only require to know what is right, and
like honest men they will do it. The seedlings of
a third party, Which has lately quickened into bring
—for it carittOt be called kfe—will soon subside—
for having no life it cannot be said to die—and the
contest will :hen be narrowed down to the ancient
rival houses.
kVe are thankful to the State Committee for e
hominetion, and we are doubly thankful for the
nomination of S. D. Karns. We know Mr. Karns
most intimately—we have known hint front his
youth, and we are glad that his energy and practi
cal intelligence, have secured hint such a high
place in the affections of the Whig part. He is
emphatically a self Malls man, and is proverbial
for the integrity of his character, as for the a,ncnity
of his manners. He may almost be said to be the
child of our Public improvements, for he has surely
" grown with their grovith and strengthMted witth .
their strength." He aided slightly in their con
struction, and has 'traversed them annually since.
horn one extremity to the other—has risen from
the humblest to the Most elevated position, and hnS
a more minute knowledge of the details than per
haps any man in the Commonwealth.
The deranged condition of our State fiancee,
imperatively demand a reToi m in the board oreanal
Commissioners. If they are properly nierieged , —
if regard is paid to the 'kiiis and terms of trans
portation, Pennsylvania will not be compelled to
dispose of these monuments of greatness.
To effect thin reform, ti Secure this transporta
tion, and particularly that 'of the western emigrants,
'we believe Capt. Karns is peculiarly suited. Let
'the Whigs then rally ; let there be a general and
most thorough organization, ihieughobt the length
ma breadth of our Commodokelth. This is an
important contest, and their are others still more im
minent coming on. We therefore owe it to our
selves, we owe it to our principles and more espe
cially do we owe It to our country, to revolutioniie
our own state and then our nation.
A TRUE WIT/G.
'Hollidaysburg, Sept. 20, 1845.
"A Whig"--And---" Nothing elsei'
We paraphrase the following from our brother
oneti * paper
Does iiht our brother of the Hollidaysburg Reg
ister feel that lie is doing Mr. BREWSTER injustice,
and acting, may wo not say, an unworthy part, by
harping so much upon the last election of U. S.
Senator, and thus stirring Op prejudices which ho
must know will operate strongly in favor of the
Locofoco Assembly Ticket Perseverance in this
course might raise doubts of the Register being
"a Whig" and " Nothing else," especially as
there is a Locofoco 151 VISION ticket in the field,
which alone can be bbnefitted i by the discussion of
the subjeci:
Locofoco mode of Electioneering,
o , lr readers no doubt all recollect the mode of
electioneering adopted by the Locofocos last fall, in
commending Janice K. Pdlk to the people, and
prejudicing theln against his opponent; and it has
probably occitrred to the minds of many, that the
same party are attempting the &limb mode ef oper
mum un a MI 031.11ity, at. tails MIN
James K. Polk had not been heard of in connex
ion with the office of President until after the'
meeting of the Locofoco national cohventioh. He
had, however, been speaker of the national House
of Representatives, and Governor of Tennessee, in
both or which stations he opposed the Tarifr and
Distriblition, measures in which Pennsylvania has
a deep and abiding interest. But, comparatively
speaking, he was an obscure individual, so much
so, indeed, thal when his nomination was first an
nounced, Locofocos as well as Whigs were heard
lb Ulrike the significant inquiry, "who is James K.
Polk?" The leadere in Pennsylvania, aware of
the peculiar position in which their party was
placed, professing to be the friends of the Tariff,
as they did, at once set themselves to work to de
vise a scheme to deceive the people of Pennsylva
nia Into the belief that his views on these impor- I
tain Pennsylvania measures were identical with
their own. This ticheme inahifested itself most
((My in the carrespohdttica between Jbhh K. Kane,
Esq., who has since ieceivbd, a's the reward of his
party servilty, the appointment of Attorney Gorier
al, and James K. Polk. Mr. Kane wrote to Mr.
Polk an epistle for the "public eye," in all proba
bility accompanied with a confidential one, stating
what would suit the meridian of this state, and dic
tating the phraseology in such a way as to keep in
favor with the South at the sante lime that he was
humbugging the North. The letter of Mr. Polk
was published in all the Locofoco papers in Fenn
sylvania, and its ambiguous phraseology coniment
ed upon, and the party swalloWed it as iood "dem
ocratic Pennsylvania doctrine." Among tae Lo
cofoco presses in this State but one (the Carlisle
Statesman) *iv found honest and independent
enough to tell the truth about its candidate All
Mr. Polk's previous acts and speeches Weroburied
in his letter to Mr. Kane; and thus were the Penn
trylVania Locofocos successfully deceived MO the
support of an opponent of the Tariff, whose Whole
cabinet, with the exception of Mr. Buchansn, are
avowed Free Trade men, as will be made still more
manifest at the Meeting of the next Congress
Equally pleased and emboldened by their scheme
sit last fall. the Locofocos in this county ate now
attempting a similar scheme to elevate "Janus" and
hie fellow-candidates into office. This, though we
ea w it clearly ever since the nominations, is Wade
still more evident by the last Globe, which Says in
substance that the Vs higs met with • "silent though
stern rebuke" for asking whir James K. Polk was—
othe Electoral College met, and declared that tames
K. Polk was the President of the United States."
That paper gravely tells its readers that we hear
the Impatience and the "presurfiption" to ask "who;
and what are they," the Locotoco candidates fat
office in this county? and intimates that we mast
again wait tall after the election, l'o'be told "wan
can wit.' Tart ARE
Of a piece with this is the humbug bond march
the Locofoco leaden and their renegade allies are
parading within the bounds of the proposed new
county of Blair. These then, in order to Make d
political or party question out of the division of the
county, and gain advantage thereby, have nomina
ted two candidates in favor of that measure. Since
, 1 they have gone out to electioneer they have discos'•
ered that the division of the county is an unpopu
lar theme even within the proposed bounds of the
contemplated new county--the people dreading in
creased taxation. To avoid this objection, d paper
purporting to be a bond, to indemnify the taxubles
from paying heavier taxes than are now imposed
upon them, is shown to the voters. 'Phis is a shat
low imposition. Such bonds are not worth the
paper on which they are written; for they can nov
er be enforced in law. How could a suit be main
tairted do them? Who would be the plaintiffs? It
is but an imposition upon the people whose voles
they wish to scam.
Our verdant neighbor and his coadjutors, in their
delight with the success of "Jimmy Polk of Ten
.
nessee," overlook a very important fact, which is,
that althoUgh they succeeded in throwing chaff in-
I to the eyes of the Pennsylvania "democracy; they
•
could not succeed in serving the intelligent ;leo-
Manry of Huntingdon county in the same way; for
the result shows chat their frauds then met with
a "silent though `stern rebuke" in the sht'pe of 1500
majority for Clay, notwithOdilding all ! he efforts of
"Janus," that very tjax of a candidate, of whom
our neighbor sometimes speaks, who exerted all
his Sampson-fike titr9gih in favor of Mr. Polk and
against Mr. Clay. 20s this happened before our
neighbor pitched his tent in'this county, 'it is possi
ble that he does rot know that such a thing ever
'occurred. . .
It is true, the analogy between that great and
this small stroke of policy, is not altogether perfect;
for "Janus" has not even as much as a letter for
"the public eye." But "democracy" is progres
sive, and if so little was sufficient to sminlle the
people of Pennsylvania out of their votes last year,
less will do to ''come-i!" ove:r the people of nun
, tingdon county now, If this is Aniidea of the Lo
cofaco leaders and editors, they will find themselves
wofully mistaken about the time they intend to get
"presumptuous" enough to tell the people 'wlio
and WHAT their candidates are."
For the ' , Huntingdon Journfil.."
A Word in Season
Mn. br.Ann:—Ydu *ill not presume an ora and
unchanging Whig meddlesome, while he asks your
permission to say a few words to Lis old compan
ions; nor do I wish it inferred that what I may soy,
is calculated to call your Moro 'direct attention to
the subject spoken of in my brief coMinimicetion;
and permit me here to say, that myself, as well as
many others, say go ahead—stick to the ticket and
the Whig organization. But in the false issues
which are endeavored to be put to the people, I am
anxious that our county offices and officers should
not be forgotten.
OUR PROTHONOTARY.
Now let me say to the peMile, slid to ail the peo-!
ple, why shall you be asked to 'desert your
your tried, and ever faithful servant, ..lint Steel"—
is the answer, He has been there long enough?
Retied before you so answer, or act upon that'
thought. Who of you, °fatty party, can say they
""'" " -r
can say he ever asked him to give him any infor-
Motion, or attend to the thousand little items of
I business about that office, that he was not over
ready and willing? Who can name any mart
more capablemore honest—or more faithful?
Who can Same a man 'none ready or correct in all
its'iluties?—And will any person say that such a
man and suet) an officer has served him thus faith
fully long enough'. Reflect, I say, yOu are now
attentively, puriettiaily, and correctly served, and
whilf change will benefit yOurYou cannot be '
better served. But do some say, let some body else
have the Office, slid not keeP one Man iti forever.
Remember the office is for your benefit—not the
benefit of the officer—and while your business is
I well done, will you change, to gratify politieitiris
and office seekeial But let me ask wile 'do they
ask you to prefer. Is it hot one who figs enjoyed,
for many years, the crumbs of office? The some
objection bears with equal force egaitiet him. Theri
why change for him? True tie it a gentrematf,
and a man of probity—but does he had thit 'Ted'
of a ready writer," that is held by "hi Jim."
Then what do you get by being led to desert an
old and faithful friend.
d (JR REGISTER & RECORDER.
&early all that has been written above applies
with egdal fCice to iloilea John Reed. Where,
let me risk you who have business to transact in
that office, could you find a man, snore kind,
aliging, attentive, and careful? Such a man is
not to be found! It is a strong expression, but it
is true; and I say unhesitatingly, the search would
be in vain. And you are asked to discharge such
a servant from your employ, for no other reason
than to have a cliolige. Will the people of thls
county prove so WPM to their own direct interest;
and by their blindimail work a great injury to them
To my Whig brethren let me say, If you hai,e
been bound by the cords of folly, wrdught by the
hands of your enemies; if you have brien'persuaded
to sleep, by some Delilah in your household—lis
ten—qhe Philistines be upon thee"—awake at
once and burst the cords, or they will put out your
eyes and compell you to toil in the prison hOuse,
until your locks shall have grown again. Your
old enemies aro at work to destroy your power, and
to sap the foundations of our success in this county.
No honest and faithful Whig will refuse to vote for
men, Sy all acknowledged to be "honest and capa
ble," when there can be no good reason assigned
for so doing.
Then let me say once more, awake! and attend
to your political duty, as you have done for years,—
and your whole duly, and let not the best men on
our ticket be beaten, because they have for years
proved themselves the best.
OLD HUNTINGDON.
The Louisville Journal says that a duel recently
took place between Mr. Taylor and Mr. Harrison,
of Harrodsburg. They fought with pistols at thd
distance of ten paces. Harrison was shot through
the body at the first fire. At our last dates, he had
lived two days, but there was no doubt that his
wound was mortal. The whole of the lower part
of his body was paralyzed, and his speedy death
was considered inevitable.
C:2-"Jack Frost" made his appearance
n these diggins a few morningssince.
For the "Journal."
The Standard men of Hollidaysburg
are perfect Wizzards. They have dis
covered that Mr. BREWSTER !)y , voting
for Porter and Cameron (or United States
Senator, ought to be dubbed ‘. Janus" in
stead of one of the Division Candidates,
A.Gwinn—such inconsistency, they think
ought not to be tolerated. Wonder if
these wise-acres are serious ? Would
they have Mr. BnEwsTEn, a Whig "every
inch of him" to have suffered Judge
Wood ward an anti.Tariil' and avowed
Free- Trade man to he elected to the U.
S. Senate? The Whigs hail no party
man in nomination— they were notorious
ly known to be in the minority and could
elleCt Oothing as a party. 'fir Mr. Brew.
sters 'vote for Cameron, an avowed friend
of the TARIFF or '42 and other liberal
and enlightened Whigs, are'we then in
debted for the Election of a 'man enter
. mining Whig. , Princip,les—what every
frieto of 'PROTECTION to Laborers
and Manufacturing is delighted with.
A VOTER.
To the Whigs OrPenisylv'ania,
The State Committee, in obedience to public
cipinion, have, after mature 'deliberation, agreed to
Present to the Vt'higs of Pennsylvania, SAMUEL
11 KARNS, Esiii,ofbuph'in county, as a candi
date for the office of Canal Commissioner, at the
ensuing election. Mr. KAAINS tea getitleman of
education, 81ents, great businels habits, and his a
thorough knowledge of our Public Work's. }le is
besides extensively and favorably known through
, out the State, as a man of unblemished character,
and Mioie strict integrity ie a dire - guaxanty of a
faithful discharge of the duties of the office, shoUld
he receive Majority of the suffrages of the Pee:.
pie. . • .
The Public Debt of Pennsylvania, most of
which was contracted in the construction of the
Canals and Railroads, is' ow about $40,000,000!
The interest on this debt . is s2,ooo,ooo!—While
the income from the Pak Works, after deducting
repairs' and expenses, pays at best, only about one.
fourth of the interest, leaving $1,500,000! to be
1 annually collected from the people' It is believed
that under a proper system of management—the
dismissal of an army of idle, extravagant agents—a
' Strict accountability df all disbursing and aceotint
,
ing, Officers—and the adoption of a liberal and en
, lightened tariff of tolls, so is to secure upon our
Main Line the trade of the West, which now passes
over rival routes, will greatly increase the revenue
froM our State Improvenients. The New York
canals, which connects the Rattan with tide-water,
are not as well located es are those of Pennsylva
nia, Which connect the Great Valley of the Ohio
with the sea board. Nor ought NeW York 'afford a
tonnage compared with the rich . productionsof our
Furnaces and Forges and Coat mines. Yet the
New York canals last year yielded $2,440,374,
and a net profit of over $2,1i0u,000! equal to the
interest on our entice 'Whiteout Public `forks,
which arc more extensive and better located, did
not yield a net rumba exuding one-fourth of diet
amount, All this is owing to bad nianageitient.
To reform abuses—leintroduce economy- 7 01d
to adopt such a systill of tolls as shall awaken en
terprize and bring trade and busirl'ess Upon our
Canals and Railways, Mr. KARNS IS presented us a
candidate. He is a candidate of the Whig party,
and is pledged to carry out its principles. Let the
Whigs throughout the Common Wealth rally once
again in support of their men and their measures.
Let them show that undivided front in October
next, that will convice all that they will never
yield their organization or their principles; but that,
like the victorious Whigs of 1770, and 1940, they
will 'show themselves worthy of victory, as their
bate.. 1/ Werthy of bUCCCEM.
JOHN REED,
JAMES HANNA,
GEO. W. M'MAHAN,
JOHN S. RICHARDS,
CEO. W. HAMERSLY,
THOS. G. M'CULLOH,
U. V. PENNIPACKER,
S. CASSA FT,
WILLIAM STE VVART,
JOHN lILANCHARD,
THOS. STRUTHERS,
THOS. 11. SILL,
ROBERT,SMITH,.
HENRY W. SNYDER,
ENRY PEVFER,
, . Whig State Committee.
Harrisburg, Sept. 15, 1845;
VERMIAT RIGIrP BIDE UP!
, Theelection of Vermont has resulted tritiniphant
ly for the Whigs, notwithstanding there is no choice
for Governot. The vote for GoVernor in 162 towns
presents the following resiilt
Slade W. 17,43; Kelfog L.14,i42 ; Bcatteg 4,692.
Slade's majority over Kellog 2,891 ; niajoritY Of
all over Slade 1;101.
The Senate stands 23 Whigs to 7 Locofocos.
The House of Representatives as far as heard from
112 Whigs, p 3 Locofocos, 11 Abolitionists and 33
no choice. The remaining 19 towns will not vary
this result.
The Legislature being NOlig by a large Maj6rity
Mr. Slade will be chosen Governor upon the meet.
ing of that body. Hurrah for Vermont !
TALL CORN.—A Philadelphia paper
recently boasted of a stalk of corn, raised
lit New Jersey, which had attained the
height of 13 feet 9 inched. That was do
ing pretty well, but it wont compare with
one raised this Season by Mr. Christian
Brackbiil, of Pequea. Strasburg township,
which is 15 feet 1 inch in height, bearing
an ear 91 feet from the ground, and 131,
inches in circumference when husked.
This is equal to the famotis Tennessee
corn, which requires men to ride on horse
'
back When hus king.—Lan caster Ilerald.
Time ItiVEk.—The Columbia Spy says
that the Suseitiehanni is exceedingly low
at present. "Chat venerable individual,
"the oldest inhabitant," we feel very sure
cannot recollect when it was so complete
ly "down in the mouth," as now. The
lal! rains, which will soon be upon' us,
will give us a rise no doubt. — lb'.
SCOTT AND IRVIN.
Meeting•
,`of the Young Whip,
Pursuant to public notice, a meeting of the
Young Whigs favorable to the nomination of Gen.
WINFIELD SCQTT for President, and Gen
JAMES IRVIN, of Centre county, fOr Governor,
assembled in the old Court HOuse in borough
of Huntingdon, on Saturday evening, 2fith of Sep
tember.
•,
On motion, JOU!! WILLIAMSON, Eaq. was called
to the Chair, and Thus. Read, Eaq., cphraint
Kyler, Capt. Jno. IVhittaker, WM. Dean, Adarri-
Morningstar, Rob:. S. Thompson, Samuel Fridly,
Duct. Jacob Hoffman, ware chosen Vice Presidents.
Henry K. Nefl;Jno. P. APCahan, William Snare,
were chosen Secretaries.
When, on motion of Win. H. Peightal a com
mittee of twenty was appointed for the purpose er
drafting a preamble and resolutions expressive of
the sense of the meeting.
The Chair oppointed the foNwing—Wm. H.
Peightal, Jacob Snyder, Daniel Gottwald, Boni
Snare, Michael Decker, Thos. Caprion, Wm. A.
Saxton, John J. Bumbaugh, P V. &pope, Jacksott
Africa, Edmund Summers, Matthew Wright,
James Lilly, Wm. S. Africa, G. %rimy, John
White, A. H. Clark, Geo. W. Whittaker, Duct.
Geo. A. Miller, Jno. P. Carmon.
Who, after retiring a few momenta, reported the
following preamble and resolutions, which weri,
unanimously adopted:
, Whereas, The wholesome advice contained in
that good intaitn, time of peace prepare for
wai," applies with equal potency to political bodieli
as well as to Governments; and as procrastination
never fails, as a general rule, to produce disasters,
which ale but too frequently irremidable; it is,
therefore, in view of these consideration., incum
bent on no, as a portion of the great American.
oVhig party, to profit by
,the disasters of the past;
and adopt such means as will be beet calculated to
impress the whole party With the necessity of keep
ing linner organization, by having our Goa, early
in the field, ao that when the drum beats to arms,
we may be prepared to rush into battle, against the
modern Jacobins of Locofecoism, With the resisting
inight.ef the dcacending, avalanche, and plant our
glen* Whig standard high on the capitol of vie-.
tort': and Whereas, it is pow evident that Henry .
Clay, the great• champion of American Industry,
[around when') the indoniltable. Whigs rallied with
an 'entliusinm•whic . h 'evinced how dearly they loved
the man, itidelging the .forid r but alas! delusive
hope of being stile to hail . hi'm Chief Magistrate of
that people, for whose dearest ah'd best interest. he
so long battled to Maintain, with the earnest fideli
ty of a Washington; the undaude'd bravery of a
Scott, and the eloqbence of u tongue iipt with ce
lestial fire—will never again, whilst living, give tho
people an opportimity of rendering him that jus
tice which he so deserVedly merits, and which he
i would have 'received, had not the Most iniquitous
villanies, the most hellish frauds, , and attrocioug
calumnies that were ever propagated, been resorted
to by the fiendish Cannibals, and blood-thirsty Celli
. an of Locofocoism succeeded in poisoning the
public mind, perverting the hearts of honest citi
zens, and leading them on in the Jackal' fury of
party madness to consummate that deed of damn
; ing infamy, of stabbing to the heart their benefac
tor and friend, Henry Clay, the great author of the
American System. In consideration of this fact it
is n. duly, an pan of the BOVeteigia people, I".
aid in selecting a new man, around whom the
whole country will tally wills that enthusiasm and,
determination which guarantees success. There
fore. be it
, Resolved, That we, a portion of that great Whig
army, residing in the centre of betrayed, but not
dismayed, Pennsylvania, who went forth.to do hats'
tle under the lamented Harrison and noble Clay,
against the myrmidons of Locofocoisni, feel it to be
a duty; devolving. upon us as faithful Whigs, to
give utterance to that Ptiblic sentiment which is
now swelling and sweeping onword in mig:ity cur
rents amongst our mountains, hills and valleys, in
fever df that man. of thg people, GEN. WIN
FIELD SCOTT. the brave and scarred defender
of his country ih her hour of peril. .
Resolved,. That with GEN. SCOTT as our can
didate for President, and GEN. JAMES IRVIN
tr'ir Governer, Pennsylvania will assuredly assume
her proper position in the Whig lines, and roll over
the heads of those ~ .lanus" ; faced hypocrites, who
succeeded last fall in bewildering , her patriotic
judgment, the mighty thunders :of her wrathful in
dignation, and sink to the lowest depths. of infamy
those Judas Iscariots who betrayed their native
State into Cie support of James K. Polk, that they
might fatten on the spoils or office. •
Resolved, That the patriotic, rnanly, and self
sacrificing course pursued by Gen. lavist in the
contest of last fall, entitles him to the perpetual
gratitude of the Whigs, and his noble speech, mado
in Congress in favor of the Tariff of 1842, and his
subsequent Herculean efforts to prevent its repeal,
recommends him strongly to the admiration and
support of every man, of whatever pithy, whose
heart beats true for Pennsylvania and Pennsylva
nia interests.
Rooked, That as Geh. invites great abilities,
high moral excellencies and uhswerving attach
ment to the interests of Pennsylvania, peculiarly
fit him for the office of Governor, and should ho
receive the nomination we feel warranted in as
sorting, front di , e,ry day's observation, that Iluntinr
don county will show that flu , p , reciatee her
"Popular Congresiman," by giving tam 2500 ma
jority.
Resolved, Tfuil Geis. SccCrr, the hero of Chip
pewa and Lundy's Lane, whose popularity is as
boundless as his fame, should be the candidate of
the Whig party for President ilecause we un
questionably believe that he is the only Whig in
the Union who
and
be elected; because we believe
that his mind and heart emniinently qualifies burn
for that high office, and, because the proud record
of his life—the history of the second great struggle
for independence—bears upon its pagan incontro
iertlble evidence of his superior sagacity in the
council and of his indomitable courage in the field;
for
When danger threatened he was ever nigh,
The first to battle and the last M fly.
Reaoked, That the Young Wliiga of Hunting
don, who graduated under the loved and lamented
Harrison, practiced with the noble Clay. and were
taught to swear by the genius of Washington, upor.
the altar of our country eternal hostility to the en
emies of a Protective Tariff, are determined never
to "give up the ship," but winnow unfurl our ban
ners to the breeze with SCOTT, IRVIN AND
HOME PROTECTION glittering upon its folds,
and until the glorious principles of the Whig party
are once more proclaimed triumphant, from the
centre to the circunsfeience of our beloved Union,
we will, in the soul-inspiring language of Our.
Jones, "FIGHT ON, FIGHT EVER"! ! !
On Motion, resolved, That the proceeding. of
this meeting be published in the Huntingdon Jour
nal, Hollidaysburg Register, and any other papers
that feet like giving the ball a roll.
After the reading of the resolution., Mr. Wit
t' r.isorr rose and enchanted the audience witk. rn
eloquent and soul stirring speech,eulogiatic of Me
many noble qualities of Scott and Irvin, during
which he was frequently interrupted with tumultu
ous applause. After wkich the meeting adjourned.