THE JOURNAL,
HUNTINGDThsi:
Wednesday, July 22, ISM
Whig Candidate fur Canal Commiesioner,
JAMES M. POWER,
OP MERCER COUNTY
D ELEGATE ELECTRONS
COUNTY CONVENTION,
The Democratic Whig raters of Huntingdon .
County, are respeettlilty invited to meet in their
respective borough., townships end districts, on
SATURDAY, THE 7M Of AUG UST NEXT,
to elect two delegates from each of said boroughs,
townships and districts, to represent them in the
County Convention which will assemble at the old
Conn House, in the borough of Huntingdon, on
Wednesday, the 12th of August
next, at 2 o'clock P. M., to nominate a County
Ticket to be supported at the emitting general elec
tion; and to transact such other business as may
he properly brought before said Convention.
Candidates for the following offices are to be
put in nomination by said Convention :
One perso•: foe Assemblyman ;
Two persons fur County Comm;ssfoners
—one to serve 3 years and one for 2 yeas;
Three persom fo• County Argditors—
one to serve 3 years, one 2 years and one
1 yvir;
And to elect two Cmgressi,nol Conferees, to
meet the Conferees from Blair, Centre. Mifflin and
Juniata counties, at such time nod place as may he
agreed upon, to put in nomination a candidate for
Congress.
The Whig voters are earnestly invited to attend
said election., to that a full and eatisfactory expree.
Ilion of the popular will may be brought into the
Convention. •
By Order of the County Comnottee.
THEO. H. CREMER,
July 22,1846. Chairman,
it See first page for the Oration of J. Szwau.
SeawAnr, Esq., delivered en the 4th net.
FRMALE Soot Nsnr.--A public examination of
the pupils in this institution, under the instruction
of Miss Novas, took place on Friday last. The
exercises were conducted in the order announced
in our last. The performances of the young misses
were alike creditable to themselves and their accom
plished preceptor; exhibiting on the one hand great
industry and quickness of perceptibility—on the
other rare ability and aptness to teach.
With this examination closed the engagement of
Miss Howe with the Trustees; and we understand
she is about to take leave of Huntingdon for her
home id the East. She will carry with her the
kindest wishes of the whole community.
Hon. John Strohm of this State, and the
lion, Luther Severance of Maine, each have our
thanks for a copy of their interesting and able
speech in defence of the Tariff of 1842.
Central Railroad,
We are informed by one of the Commissioner.
that 120 shares of the stock of this company, were
subscribed, up to the time of closing the books—
Friday evening last. This, although not so much
as should have been subscribed in the first ten days,
was taken under very adverse circumstances, and
is only a beginning, if our citizens can once be as
sured that Philadelphia will do her duty, and atm
this great enterprise as she should do. The doubts
as to the location and the certainty of the road being
made, have had the effect of keeping back the
subscriptions in this place very much. Let these
doubts be removed, and we venture the prediction
that no town along the Juniata will be able to com
pete with Huntingdon, in the amount which will
be subscribed by her citizens.
The hooks will he again opened in this place on
the second Tuesday in August.
rj . j. Tai am in and Odd Fellow: Maga.
sine, is the title of a new monthly periodical started
in Philadelphia, by THEOPPILIII nett, Esq., de
voted to Odd Fellowship. The first number is upon
our table ; it is filled with well written articles and
elegantly printed upon new type—with numerous
illustrations. It is furnished to subscribers at the low
price of $1 per annum, with liberal deductions to
clubs. We commend this work to the members of
the Society to whose interests it is devoted. Letters
addressed to the editor, No. 113 Chestnut street,
will receive attention.
A History
Of Northumberland, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Cen
tre, Union, Columbia, Juniata and Clinton
Counties,
The above is the title of a new work proposed
to he published by G. HILLS, of Lancaster, Pa. It
will be put to press as soon as a sufficient Lumber
of subscribers are secured to warrant the underta•
king. An agent is now in our midst soliciting
name.; and without recommending this work in
advance, we would mereiv call the attention of the
public to the undertaking. The prospectus prom
ises a book of 600 pages, octavo form, on gond
paper and substentially hound, for $2. The work
will be cheap, if the terms proposed be adhered to.
.awrxrL CALAMITY.
The Noah American, received last evening, con
tains an account, taken front the Nantucket Warder
Extra, of a moat awful conflagration in that place,
which occurred on Monday night of last week.
One-third of the town of Nantucket-- between
three and four hundred buildings, have been des
troyed. Estimated loss about one million of dollar..
'rho Selectmen of the the place have issued an
ripped to the public, in behalf of the sufferers, for
County Convention.
We hope the Whigs of this county will respond
with epirit to the call fora Convention made through
our columns this week. Let all attend the primary
_ .
meetings, and make known their wishes and prefer- The time in coming, nay, now is, when all the
once. fully to those whom they may delegate to friendsof proiection must rally se one party and
represent them in this assemblage. Let every thing sustain it. Protection to American Later, no Sub
be done in good feeling and perfect harmony, no Treasury, no surrender of the Public Lands—no
that when our ticket is formed we may present an public plunder of Lands or anything else, will be
undivided front to the enemy. We aro gratified the battle cry of the north—the whole north, save
at the good feeling that thus far prevails. There those dough fixes who prefer to be the slaves of the
appears to be a mutual disposition among the Whigs South, rather than independent freemen. The can
to pull together at the approaching election—and a I dilates for the Presidency, at the next election
fixed determination that old Huntingdon shall sadly I must come outopenly and frankly 1.11/otl these pies
disappoint those who expected to make her a Loco- tions—there must be no Polking again ; no KANx
foe° county. by lopping off a portion of her teen- letter to humbug and deceive the people; they can.
tory. Let those feelings and purposes be cultivated not be thug defrauded again. The South will have
and adhered to, and victory is certain. its free trade candidate, and against him the North
must unite—l will not say the North and the South
for the free traders and protectionists are to be
found both at the Noith and at the South. The
division will not be a aectional one, but parties will
be arrayed against each other, as they ought to be,
upon open, avowed, distinct, well defined principle..
The old question of a national Bank is no longer a
political question. The people have settled that
against the whigs, and let it rest. But we must
stand by our principles of protection—no waste or
sacrifice of the public domain, and no Sub Treas
ury to furnish one currency for government, and
another for the people. Let those who call them.
selves democrats, but whose principles ore those of
the whigs, ponder this matter. Let them determine
whether they will cling to party and sacrifice their
interests, or whether they will sustain those meas
urea which give prosperity to the country, and
abandon a party which wars upon their interests.—
They cannot setve God and :Mammon any longer.
Tariff Meetings.
Large meetings of the people have been he! 1 in
Pottsville, Reading and Philadelphia. and commit
tees appointed to ',locoed to Waahington to exert
their influence to save the Tariff of 1842. We
observe that F. W. Hughes, Eaq. figured conspicu
ously at the Pottsville meeting, and denounced the
bill now before the Senate for the repeal of the pres
ent Tariff. When we recollect that this gentleman
traversed the county of Schuylkill during the cam
paign of 1844, proclaiming to the people and offer
ing to bet $6OO that Mr. Polk was a better Tariff
man than Henry Clay—and that Mr. Hughes is a
gentleman of Undoubted intelligence and great po
litical sagacity, the only response we would recom
mend the laboring men of the mining region, who
were deceived by his representations, to make to his
preseht p ofessions is, that made by the Saviour of
mankind, to the father of lien—. Get thee behind
me Satan."
We are plersed, however, to see the people mo•
sing in this matter, es we believe the musses were
most villainously deceived in regard to the Tariff
opinions of Mr. Polk previous to the election. Let
them speak out in thunder tones on the subject,
and their voices may probably yet be heard, but
we very much fear it is too late. If they are not
heard now, they can make themselves heard at the
polls.
Congress.--The Tara.
The Tariff bill is still pending in the Senate, and
the deepest interest is felt for its fate, which is still
very uncertain. Some hopes are entertained that
Mn. BENTON will vote with the Whigs and thus
defeat the Free Tiede bill. On Wednesday efforts
were made by the friends of the bill to proceed at
once to vote, but a motion to postpone was made and
carried--four Democratic Senators--Messrs. Ben
ton, Niles, Cameron and Sturgeon,-- voting with
the Whigs.
This may be regarded as a favourable indication.
If Mr. Benton sticks to the work, the Bill will be
defeated. He will soon "define his position."
The Warehousing Bill passed the Senate on
Wednesday, after being amended in Committee Mr.
Webster voted for it.
Correspondents discribe Mn. EVAN'S Speech
in the Senate, in defence of the Tariff of 1842, as
so powerfully convincing that when he concluded
no Senator on the opposite side of the question
could be prvailed upon to attempt a reply.
A writer in the net Globe defends Mr. Wil•
mot in voting against the present Tarifl; and says
he is the only democrat from this State that now
stands fair with his party. " 0 shame, where is
thy blush."
cry The Philadelphia' Councils have refused, by
a tie vote, to subscribe to the Stock of the Pennsyl.
ram Railroad.
c - The name of the Post Office at McConnels
town ir. this County, has been changed from "Wood
cock-Valley" to “NicConnelstown;" and Henry
Orlady appointed Postmaster, in the place of James
Campbell, resigned.
Q " Ct rgress has agreed to adjourn on the 10111
iof August next. The best news received from
Washington this session.
(U The meteor which passed over this place on
Monday evening of last week, has been noticed in
all parts of the country. Some of our cotempora
ries attribute to it the sudden change in the atm.-
?here which we have experienced.
(;~}lt is gratifying to ace that 'the Whigs were nev..
er more ardently attached to their cause than now.
They are thoroughly united throughout the Union,
are firmly wedded to their principles, because they
believe them to be indentified with the best interests
of the country, and will neglect no opportunity suit
ed to prove their fidelity to Whig sentiments and
policly,tJ the honor and glory of the nation, and the
prosperity of the people at large. In this State es
pecially should they rally and make extraordinary
efforts. They feel that Pennsylvania has been ti
lied with and betrayed by the Nattonal Admioistra.
lion, and they rejoice to precieve that many of those
who voted for James K. Polk. under the belief that
he would not disturb the Tariff of 1842, are die.
gusted with the profligacy and hypocrisy which have
characterized his administration upon this point, and
will govern themselves accordingly."
TITLE Or THE LOCOFOCO TAIIIFF BlLL—While
the Bill to destroy the Tariff a 1842 was pending
in the House, Hon. Andrew Stewart, of Pennsylva
nia moved to amend the title so as to make it read,
' , NMI to reduce the dunce on the luxuries of the
rich, and increase them on the necessaries of the
poor; to bankrupt the Treasu y; strike down
American rimers, mechanics and wo kinganen, to
make way for the products of foreign agraculture
and foreign labor; tldistroy American competition,
and thereby establish a foreign monopoly in the
American markets; and by adopting the principle of
free trade," to reduce the now prosperous labor of
tl is country to the degraded level of the pauper la
bor of Europe, and finally to destroy the property and
independence of three United States. and again re
duce them to the condition of colonies and depen•
derides of Great Britain."
The Locofcco Chairman pronounced Mil propo
sition out of order. It is a moat correct and signi.'
fiesta title to the Bill, truly deliniating its character
and printing out Its ambition.
The True Doctrine
Oliver Oldschoor in a recent letter to the - U.
Gazette, gives utterance to the following correct
sentiments
Nobly Spoken !
There is yet some " public virtue left in Syracuse"
—the democratic press is net prepared to follow
the lead of the "Pennsylvanian" in repudiating
the tariff issue of 1844. The Philadelphia Spirit
of the Times a democratic paper of the largest dr.
relation in the Union, quotes the denial of the
Pennsylvanian that the Tariff was an issue m the
campaign of 1894, and replies thus
Our neighbor is a little oblivious. The Tariff of
1842 was made a question, and a very prominent
one, by the democrats of many of the eastern, mid
dle and Western counties. In Berks. Lancemer,
Schuylkill, Dauphin, eurnbeilund, Adams, Alle
gheny, Beaver, Carbon, Butler, Clarion, Lehigh,
Northampton, Columbia, and many other COUlllletl
we might name, the Democracy in their moss MCC t
inge resolved to stand by the Tariff of 1842, and
in processions gotten up in those districts banners
were carried with "Po le. Da , las, Munk, and the
Tariff rf 1842,' painted upon them in large letters.
In most cases "The l'a iff of 1842" was the
moat conspicuous line upon the harmer or transpa
rency. The editors of the Pennsylvanian cannot
but know these things, and we regret to see Mein
bowing so weakly to the dictation of the South.—
We told the colliers and iron -men, the wool-grow
ers and the cotton spinners of Pennsylvania, that
the tariff should not be reduced so as to effect their
business. and like honest men we are hound to ful
fil our promise and hold those who have deceived
us responsible for the deception. Are we in reality
the doughlaces which the men of the South consider
sin It looks very much like it just now. Here
we sit with our thumbs in our mouths, waiting with
due humiliation upon the anxious seat of expecta
tion, hopefully, fearfully, watching for some little
crumb from the table of power and are content with
a smirk, much less a smile, from those who should
he the dispensers of honor and justice. Verily, we
of the North are proficients in playing wig-wag to
the cause of the Southern Simon.
For the Huntingdon Juurnal.
The V. S. Gazette.
Ma. Cr.lax :—I take the following extract from
an article recently published in the U. S. Gazette,
edited by Joseph R. Chandler, Eeq.:
New r, perh , ps, was a patty more universally
united on a candidate than was, and is, the N hig
patty on Henry t. lay ; and that man has not de
clined renomination, nor the organs of the party,
nor, indeed, any considerable portion of that party,
signified a disposition to adopt another candidate.
Wc do, indeed, see a few toasts about three and
four C's," and these C's are initials of nein s, lit
every instance, of men whose character, standing,
talents and services, are equal to all the requirements
of the first magistracy of the nation. But at pres
ent, while respect is paid to every letter of the al
phabet, we think it advisable to stick to Hoary
Clay, the capital " C." of the whole case."
It will be seen from the dictatorial language of
the above extract, that not a word is to be uttered
or a sentence breathed in regard to the next nomi
nation for the Presidency, by ally poor Whigs in
the interior of the State, until they receive their
cue from their superiors, residing between the Dela
ware and Schuylkill; and more especially until it
is known in the city of Brotherly Love that "the
capital C of the four C's," has intimated his plea.
sum whether he will take a re•nomination ; and it
so, we pretty men must walk under the huge legs
of the Heaven born handmaid, and seek about to
save ourselves from dishonorable defeat. The
Whiga have always thought that they were free to
diseuaa and express their preferences, and not obey
the behests of any one man. Nor have times yet
changed. Aro we not permitted the little privilege
of exclaiming with the Roman, when Canter had
usurped the liberties of his country, When went
there by a time since the great flood, that Rome en.
compassed but one man." If the Grand Master of
combinations and ceremonies, would look a little
farther down the alphabet, (for he is presumed to
know his A B ("a) he would find M'b's and Sc,'
which are considered capital letters among the hard
listed yeomanry of the interior. The people know
the alphabet down to Z, and may like S. or M'L..
without any night schooling from the editor of the
Gazette. W.
aizit in stated that, since the remarkable part
Buchanan took in the Oregon matter has been re
vealed, a great opposition has been organized against
him; and that, if nominated to a teat on the Su
preme Bench, his chance of confirmation is very
doubtful !
(o'. Mr. Semple, U. S. Senator from Illinois, re
cently attempted to go home on account of indis
position. fir was stopped at l'altirnore and per
suaded to eturn to his post et Worthington, neon
the plea that hie vote woo necessary to me the new
. Tariff hill. What desperation!
Keep it before the People!
Says the Reading Journal, that the dying words
of Gen. Andrew Jackson, were :
Oregon and Texas—Down with England , —
No compromibe but at the Cannon's Mouth."
And keep it before the People
Thnt the Baltimore Convention which nomina
ted Polk, among other things
..licsolved, That our title to the Wok of the
tee ritory of Oregon is clear end unquestionable;
and that no portion of the same ought to be ceded
to England or any other power."
And keep it before the People !
That President Polk in his Inaugural Address,
said:
"Nor will it become in a less degree my duty to
assert and maintain, by all constitutional means, tho
right of the United States to that portion of our
territory which lies beyond the Rocky Mountains.
OUR TITLE TO THEP' COUNTRY OF THE
OREGON IS CLEAR AND UNQUESTION•
ABLE."
And keep it before the People !
That the President in his first annual Message
to Congress made use of the following language:
"The British proposition of comp omise, which
would make the Columbia the line south of forty
nine degrees. with a trifling addition of detached
territory to the United States, north of that river,
and would leave on the British side two-thirds of
the whole Megan territory, including the free Nav
igation of the Columbia, and all the valuable har
bors on the Pacific, can never for a moment be en
tertained by the United btates without an alma
(liiment 01 their just and clear territorial rights,
their own self respect, and the national honor."
And keep it before the People !
that in the face of these and hundreds of sim
ilar declarations, made by the leaders of the Loco
foco party- •engraved on their party emblems, paint
ed on their party banners, and printed in glaring
capitals in every Locolimo newspaper in the United
States—James K. Polk HAS SIGNED THE
TREATY snaking 49 degrees the basis of settle
ment !
"O! mountain, delivered of a mouse"--hence.
forth be thy name "FIFTY-Fomt FORTY."
Too LATE.--Col. Carter of the Lancaster Dem
ocrat thus honestly confesses the infamous decep
tion practised by Polk and his party in relation to
the Tariff of 1842 :
We regret—deeply regret—the false position
assumed by the Administration in relation to the
existing revenue lowa. Before the present Admin.
istrotion came into power, from the representations
of prominent prints and politicians, we were indu
ced to believe that "no change was contemplated
by Col. Polk and his immediate supporters in the
Twill' of 1442? Nay, more. In common with
our brethren of the detnoc,tic press of this State,
we endeavored to mi. kc oshers entertain the same
belief, and with what success is now a pa tof the
political history of the country. At nearly every
gathering of the democracy during the memorable
campaign of 1844, "The Tariff of 18d2' was
recognized among the orthodox Nth in ,--was
inscribed upon the leinner--aral pathetic 01,111)rs
insisted, and itt , , , ted wolf truth that the country
was indebted f, this; great otenAure to democratic
votes. It was 116 well known then, that the e es.
torn/ rote of Pennsylvani , would have been last
to Col. Polk hod he appeared before the people as
the opponent of the existing revenue laws. °theta
may change their views on this subject, from fear
or interested motives; but we intend to stand - where
we always stood ; to insist upon the fulfilment of
solemn pledges; and to resist,with becoming energy
every attempt to thwart the wishes, or sacrifice the
interests, of the people of this great State.• We
speak within bounds when we say, that NINE•
TENTHS of the citizens of this Conyinonwealth
arc opposed to any alteration or modification of the
Tariff of 1842,"
Van Court's Counterfeit Detector and Bank
note List, for July, says :
"The public at e cautioned against $2 80 pieces
counterfeit gold coin. Also five and ti n dollar pie•
ces which have become very plenty. Some of the
s's are dated in 1843, and tolerably well done, but
light in weight. The $2 50 pieces are made of
white metal, probably of silver, and galvanised.—
W ell executed, and calculated to deceive. There are
also spurious $lO gold pieces,dated 1840. It is said
they can be detected by ringing. There are also
counterfeit sovereigns, very dificult to detect, dated
1924, of full weight and good color—Worth about
$4 25. The genuine is worth $4 83.
Look out for counterfeit Spanish dollars, which
are in circulation. A little care will detect them, as
well front theit appearance as their sound.
Counterfeit Mexican dollars, dated 1844.—They
are difficult of detection by sight, but they have a
somewhat greasy feel, and a bad sound when two or
three ate jingled.
Also, counterfeit American dollars, halves and
quarters. The dollars purport to be of the coinage
From the Bradford Argus.
of 1843, so admirably executed as to be, with difli
culty detected, even by a close comparison with
Next Governor. genuine coin of the same date. The die appears to
The question as to who shall be the next Whig I be a perfect foe sinailie of the original, but there is a
card date for Governor of Pennsylvania, begins to .
attract considerable public attention, and the claims slight difference between the color and polish of the
of some of the candidates are being urged by their metal and those of the genuine silver; the spurious
respective friends with much zeal; but we are hap- money being a little bluer in tint, and more glossy
py ta Hay, that in nearly every instance, the right i n appearance. The halves are dated 1943, the face
l' idd o f feeling has P ervaded the tone °fill( ' articles of 1 ibertv well done, reverse not so well. Lighter
that have appeared upon the subject. We look
rs,
upon the agitation of the question, at this time, in weight than the genuine. Also, halves, quarters,
rather premature ; but as the question has been and ten cent pieces, made of pewter, are its circula
broached, there can he no harm in expressing a lion.
preference for a man, if such preference is express-' The Phila. North American says, we were yester
ed in a proper spirit—in a spirit not calculated to
stir up bad feelings, or inferno.° with the just claims day shown a Five dollar bill, letter A., No. 470, pm ,
and rights of other cat dilates, !porting to be issued by the Manufacturers and Me-
So far as Bradford county is concerned, wo pre- ebonies' Bank of this city. This note was received
some there is no difference of opinions rus to the
in a remittance from Harrisburg, and it is probable
man beat calculated to unite the strength and con.
centrate the energies of the great iff party o f more may be in circulation in the country. The op
the Commonwealth. At the last gunernatorial con- pearance is very poor, and badly executed
venrion of this State, which met in .March '44 it is
well known that the delegates from this county sup
ported the Hon. JAB. lusty, of Centro county, and
we believe the course pursued, met with the un
qualified approbation of every Whig in the county.
We bare no season to believe that the preferences
exhibited at that tune, have undo gone a change;
therefore we p-estline we speak the feelings of
every V 1 hip in Bradford, when we express a hope
that Gen. Irvin will be the man selected by the Con
vention which is to meet next March. Let it be so,
end our people will go into the contest urged for
ward by the enthusiasm which cannot Ice created
for any other man. We believe hint to be much the
strongest man in Pennsylvania, and as he possesses
every qualification necessary to fill, with honor to
himself, and credit to the State the Executive
Chair of the Commonwealth we believe we do
well to urge nit, nomination
The Democratic papers are at last beginning to
open their mouths upon the Oregon treaty. Here
is the Pennsylvanian's excuse of Mr. Polk
‘, lip to the day of Mr. Polk's inauguration, the
pretensions of the Cabinet at Washington never
extended beyond the 40th degree; and the t
oh
inet of St. James had unqualifiedly repelled these
pretensions. Mr. Folk has, indeed, talked of 5.1
40; but that was the tactic which demanded the
whole that it might demand a part. No 0110 hos
ever considered these to have beet his reel views,
especially of late, since the discussions of the Sen
ate have enlightened the public."
So Mr. Polk was LYING when he said our claim
to the whole was dear and unquestionable ; is that
it? --Lowell Courier.
For the other candidates spoken of, in connection
with the office. viz: Messrs. Cooper, Hanks and
Markle, particularly the first named, we entertain
the highest respect; and if either of them shall be
the successful man in the Convention, we shall im
tote the conduct of Gen. Irvin two years ago, and
go for the nominee with all the ability we possess,
and if he fail of an electim, it !hall not be &tltib•
utcd to a lake•: arm support from us.
From the North American.
Arrival of the Cambria.
Two wreks Later —The hish Coercion
Bill Defeated —Ministers in a Minor
ity of 75—Resignation of Peel's Cab
in The Corn end Duties Bill passed
—A New Ministry Pu med--Election
of a Pope—The Oieg ,, n Question in
England—Riots in Iceland.
The Steamer Cambria arrived at her wharf in
Boston last evening about sun-down, and the fol
lowing items of her news were despatched by Mag.
nettc Telegraph, direct from that city to the office
of the North American. This Is the first effort of
the great plan of almost instantaneous communica
tion, and the news will probably be published sim
ultaneously this morning in Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington.
The Melt t oercian Bill has been defeated.
On the :Zsth June, the House of Lo. ds passed
to a third reading the t. orn Law Isiii, without a
division. At 2 o'clock the next morning, in the
House of Com,nons the Government was in a mi
nority of 73 on the Irish Coercion Bill.
The advices are most important.
On Satu day Sir Robert Peel proceeded to the
Isle of Wight for tire purpose of tendering his own
and hie colleagues resignation to the Queen. and
on Monday night he made a lengthy exposition of
hie motives for rceigning in the Howe 01 COM
mom.
The now Council consists of—
.
Marquis of Londonderry, Privy Seal,
Earl of Mar, Home Department.
- -
Sir George Gray, Foreign Department.
Viscount Palmerston, Colonial Secretary.
Earl Gray, Treasury.
Lord John Russell, Exchequer.
Mr. l has. M. Wood, Board of Trade.
Earl of I. larendon, Chief Secretary of Ireland.
Mr. Lahouchei e, Secretary of War.
lion. F. 0.1). Maule, Attorney General.
Sir Thomas Wylde, Lord Lieut. of Ireland.
Duke of Wellington, Commander in Chief.
The Grain ma ket remains without change.
The London Times regards the new ministry fa
vorably—Sir R. Peel views it wilhont jealousy and
%vial a friendly eye. The general impression is that
the new Premier will hastily wind up the business
session and dissolve Parliament in the course of
the Autumn.
The Cotton market is in a healthy, but not very
active state ; prices have improved a shade.
The contemplated change in the Sugar duties
has hadaninjurious effect.
Cardinal Ferenc, aged 58 years, was elected
Pope on the 9th ult. The foreign delegates did
not arrive in lime to vote.
O Tat Riots have occurred in Ireland.
The trouble with the Caffres continues. Several
fights have taken place with the Colonists.
There was great joy in England at the settlement
of the Oregon question. Sir Robert Peel in his
speech when resigning as Prefilter, devoted an hour
to the subject of the Oregon and Mexican questions,
and congratulated the country that ull sources of
difficulty with that great nation were settled so far
as that side of the Atlantic war concerned. All
eyes ere now turned to the American Congress on
the subject of theTatiff.
Lord Franri E , l,ertriti hnv been ruiner) to the
p r p rage , rin d place in the COMM°. 111101 be
an A meriran Alerclimit. G. I) grown, Esq. The
Great NVestern arrived out on the 22i1.
A schooner. apparently new, iN sunk off Egg
Harbor; red flag, with M. P. gaff.tapsail ; maker's
name Plomerfelt & Kelly, Lombard street, Phila
adelphia.
Counterfeit Coin and Paper.
DELUDED PENNSYLVANIA.--Mr. Pollock,
a Whig Representative from Pennsylvania, stated
in a speech recently made on the TaritF that ho
heard Jame. Buchanan say in a speech at a meeting
in Portnoy Ivani a, during the Presidential campaign,
that he knew intimately both Mr. Clay and Mr.
Polk, that ho was well acquainted with their opin
ions, that James K. Polk was a better tariff man
than Henry Clay, and that he believed that the
tariff of 1842 would Ira safer in Mr. Polk's hands
than Mr. Clay's. This statement produced great
sensation in the House of Representatives, and the
members exclaimed, " Did you hear that ?"—" Did
you hear hint say so ?" r, Impossible."
WAsnixoroa.—The Baltimore Bnn gives the
following as a plan to fortify Washington in case
of war :
t. Let the President announco three vacancies in
any of ll a deputtnente. In three data a sufficient
number of otlire..ookors would arrive to awallow
up all the troupe that Victoria could muster, with
r p r t and 4slt."
TERRIFIC STORX AT NEW ORLIANII.--ORIAir
LIME or PnopsETEt—A storm occurred at New t
Orleans, on Friday night, the 3d inst., which
et id to have surpassed in duration and intensity'
any thing ever known to have occurred in the
place in the middle of summer. An immense de
of injury has been done to the craft on the river
trees were rooted up, many ahantees were pr
ted ; and much damage done to the houses. A'
80 flat boats were sunk above Lay layette. Thb)
correspondent of the Charles'on News, asyc-4
The steamer Col. Harney, Captain Wood, in trani
porting troops from the barque E. H. Chap ft,
struck on the Brazos Bar during the night of the
22d ult., and is a total loss. The schooner Tarry
Not, in crossing the Bar on the 23d ult., struck
and is a total kiss. The steamer Frontier, Capt.
Clark, struck on thit liar at the mouth of the Rio
Grande, en tne 19th ult., and is a total loss: The
schr. Mary Marshall, was blown ashore on the 24th
ult.; cargo saved, vessel a total loss. Same time
a sloop, name unknown, from Galveston, for Brazos
St. Jago, was lost, and all hands on board perished.
The steamers Telegraph and Fashion, were off
Brazos Bar on the 3d inst. The steam achr. nor.
ids. Capt. Butler, had put into Galveston with her
wheels injured on the limos Bar.
RAIN AND THE CROPS,
The North American says, we learn from our
exchange papers that the quantity of t sin which
has fallen during the last month in this State, Mary
land and Virginia and some of the Weitem States,
has been unusually large. In Lancaster and lue
counties of this Slate, the Wheat looked v 9-2
promising before it was ripe, but the rains have Ic
terrupted the harvesting, and great injury has been
sustained from the rust, In Virginia and !Very.
land its effects have been deplorable, large qusn•
titles of Grain have been swept away by tLe
ten streams, and the destruction from the rLEt ant,:
scab has been unusually great. In Ohio and :-lie•
souri the Wheat has been much injured by contin•
ual rains, and other grain hae beet dotisideralli
checked. In Illinois and lowa the present appee,
anew of the Wheat crop are very favorable and pre.
raise an abundant yield.
THE FRESHET AT HARPERS'S FERRY.—The lite
rains caused a severe freshet at Harper's Ferry, many
families being compelled to leave their houses and
seek refuge m the high land. Many houses overdid.
most hid from view ; the gable ends being only die.
el noble. Horses, cattle, hogs and crops were swept
off in every direction. At Charlestown, also, all
the cellars wore inundated and touch property dim.
troyed.
A M ;term COMPLIMENT.-The following toast
was read on the Fourth, at a celebration of the
Whigs of Philadelphia county :—By J. E. Keen—
Chsrles J. Ingersoll—May he be permitted to enjoy
this annivereary of our national freedom in the very
worst company konwn of in all the world—nut-
SELF ! and eeriouely reflect on what Ile would have
been, had he lived this day seventy years ego—•
Tonr!!
Mr. Clay's Letter.
Henry Clay, in a letter written a few
days ago to a gentleman in New Yoik,
says :
"No earthly gratification to the heart of
of a Statesman can be greater than that of
having contributed to the establishment of
a great system of National Policy, and of
afterwards witnessing its complete success
in its practical operation.—This gratifica
tion can be enjoyed by those who were in
strumental in establishing the policy of
protecting our Domestic Manufactures.—
Every protonic which they made has been
fulfilled. Every prediction which they
hazarded as to the reductma of prices, as
to the effect of competition at home ; and
as to the abundance of the public revenue,
has been tally realized. And it is no less
remarkable that every counter prediction,
without exception, of the opponents of the
policy, has in the sequel, been entirely fal
sified.
"Without tracing particularly the oper
ation of our earlier Tariffs, and adjusted
to both the subjects of Revenue and Pro
tection, and coming down to the last, it
seems to tne that it there ever were a ben
eficial effect from any public measure fully
demonstrated, it is, that the Tariff of 42,
beyond all controversy, relieved both the
Government and the people of the United
States from a state of pecuniary etnbar
assments bordering on bankruptcy.
Entertaining these views and opinions,
I should deeply regret any abandonment
of the policy of protection, or any mate.
rial alteration of the Tariff of 1842, which
has worked so well. If its operation had
been even doubtful, would it not be wider
to await further developments from expe
rience, before we plunge into a new and
uuexplored theory . / Scarcely any mis
fortune is so great to the business and par.
suits of a people as that of perpetual
change.
I am sensible that I have extended this
letter to a most unreasonable length. I
hope you will excuse and attri'aute it
the beautiful fruits of a favourite and rll4.
ished policy which you have kindly gent
to •
Your friend and o'bt servlt,
H. CLAY
ECONOMY. —During the battle of the 9t..,
an uficrr of infantry, perceiving his mi r.
were firing with great rapidity, but ni
with sufficiently good aim as he though,
called out to them—Al:le careful, and dt ,
not waste your amunition. Take good
aim and never miss your man. Re.mein•
her, I have given a receipt for every one
iS those cartridges?" Pretty soon they
charged into the chapparal, when they met
the enemy face to face. One of the men
charged ul—ii a Mexican, and as he run
hien through with his bayonet, he roared
out—" Captain, look here—l have tevail
one I. a triage r,