THE JOURNAL.
Ifunting6o, Wednesday, September 2, 1816.
Whig Candidate. Canal Commissioner,
JAMES M. POWER,
OF MERCER COUNTY,
CONGRESS:
JOHN BLANCHARD, of Centre county.
ASSEMBLY
DAVID BLAIR, of Huntingdon.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ROBERT CUMMINS, Jackson tp. 3 yrs,
DANIEL TEAGUE, Cromwell tp. 2 yrs,
AUDITORS
LEONARD G. KESSLER, for 3 years,
GEORGE WILSON, for 2 years.
WILLIAM HUTCHISON, for 1 year.
NEW TYPE.
We have, at considerable expense,
procured a large fount of new type, a
portion of which appears in the columns
of the Journal this week. This im
provement is made more with a deter
mination to deserve a liberal support at
the hands of our friends, than on ac
count of any surplus means realized, as
yet, by our business. We had promised
our readers that this improvement should
be made ; and we like to see all promises
fulfilled to the letter. We shall devote
all our energies to make the Journal ac
c'eptable, not only to the Whig party of
Huntingdon, (from whom we derive our
main support,) but also to the general
reader of every party.
We always have been of the opinion
that those who can afford to do so,
should take a county paper of each
party, and thus be enabled to judge and
act intelligently iyr regard to the mea
sures of the two great opposing parties
of the day. While we desire a < liberal
and adequate support to be extended to
us, we do not ask or desire any one to
withdraw their support from any of our
cotemporaries.
And last, but not least, on this sub
ject, the new type must be paid for; and
we are therefore under the necessity of
calling upon all in arrears to send in
their dues, so that the type-founder may
realize the truth of our promise made to
him.
HEAD IT.-011 our first page will be
found the concluding portion of the
speech of Mr. HUDSON, to which we call
the attention of our readers, and ask a
careful perusal of the whole document.
The argument advanced is wholesome,
and shows at a glance which party it is
that are endeavoring to destroy the best
interests of the country. Again, we
say, don't forget to read it.
Attention is invited to the Hat
and Cap advertisement of Messrs. Gar
den & Brown in our columns this week.
Those visiting the city, and desiring any
thing in their line, cannot fail to be suit
ed by these gentlemen, as we are assur
ed they do business on the correct
principle—of making it the interest of
purchasers to buy of them. Give them
a call.
ay- The attention of dealers in candies
is invited to the advertisement of J. J.
Richardson, No. 42, Market street, Phil
adelphia.
Death of Judge Kennedy.
On the evening of the 27th ult. the
}ION. JOHN KENNEDY, one of the Asso
ciate Justices of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, died at his residence in
Philadelphia, after a long and severe
illness, in the 72d year of his age.—
This is a severe loss to the Judiciary of
Pennsylvania.
"WEEKLY PAPEE."—We neglected to
notice, in our last, the receipt of a new
paper, from Philadelphia, with the above
title. It is a large, well filled, hand
some sheet, combining all the qualities
of the larger papers, and withal, pub
lished at the low price of 431 25 per an
num, payable in advance. Mr. A. Scott
is the publisher. Success to the en
terprise.
SENSIBLE.—Edward C. Delavan, has
declined the Native nomination for Gov
ernor of New York, conferred upon
him . some time since. We know of a
nominee for a State office in this State,
who would do well to follow Mr. D's
example.
Og- The Lewistown Bank is still pay
ing specie at its counter.
THE NEB TRADE PAPERS. - -
The Washington Examiner, a rank
Locofoco paper, printed in Washington,
Pa., publishes the following list of "De.
mocratic" papers that occupy precisely
the same position on the Tariff as the
Examiner does—that is to say, papers
which support the Tariff of 1846, de
nounce the Tariff of 1842, and persist
in the assertion that "Mr. Polk is as
good a Tariff man as Mr. Clay." The
Examiner glories that it is not alone in
its advocacy of the Tariff of 1846, and
proves the fact by the following list :
Washington Examiner, Washington.
Erie Observer, Erie.
Carbondale Democrat, Carbondale.
Republican Farmer, 1/1 ilkesbarre.
Independent Republican, (G.) Allentown.
Lehigh Bulletin, do.
Democratic Prue, Reading.
Jeffersonimr, do.
Readinger Adler, (Ct.) do.
Republican, West Cheater.
Jetfersonian, do.
Upland Union, Chester.
Democrat, (G.) Philadelphia.
Keystone, do.
Intelligencer, Lancaster.
Monroe Democrat, Stroudsburg.
Perry Democrat. Bloomfield.
( hambersburg Times, Franklin co.
( orrespondent, Easton.
Argue, do.
Democratic Press, York.
Gazette, do.
Hanover Gazette. (a) Hanover, York co.
Democratic Republican, Meadville.
7'ioga Eagle, Wellsborough.
Northern Democrat. Montrose.
Bradford Reporter, Towanda.
Troy Banner, Troy.
Republican, Mt. Pleasant.
Vlsiter, do.
Westmoreland Argus, Greensburg.
Doylestown Democrat, Doylestown.
Express (G ) do.
Wyoming Patriot, Tunkhannock. •
Indiana Democrat, Indiana.
Apalachian, Blairsville.
Mountaineer, Ebensburg.
Standard, Hollidaysburg.
Statesman, ('article.
True Demo. at, Lewistown.
Juniata Times, Maintown.
Clinton Demo. at, Lock Haven.
Compiler, Gettysburg.
Morning Post, Pittsburg.
Banner, Clearfield,
Democrat, Bellefonte.
Jackson Democrat, Williamsport.
Gazette, Sunbury.
Union Times, New Perlin.
Potter Pioneer, Coudersport.
Weekly Viaiter, Somerset.
Gazette, Medford.
Wayne County Herald, Honesdale.
Stimme des Valk. (G.) Orwigsburg.
Genius of Liberty, Un iontown.
Mercer Press, Mercer.
Lebaron Republican, (0.) Lebanon.
Columbia Demom at, Bloomsburg.
Pennsylvanian, Philadelphia.
To the above list of Free Trade pa
pers, we add the following, which are
also in favor of the British Tariff.—
They have never said a word against
their party, and "Polk and Dallas too,"
for destroying the Whig Tariff of '42:
Huntingdon Globe, Huntingdon.
Democratic Arch, Franklin.
Volunteer, Carlisle.
Of the above SIXTY-ONE Locofoco
papers, there was but one which had
honesty enough in 1844 to assert that
Mr. Polk was opposed to the Protective
policy, and consequently hostile to the
i Whig Tariff of 1842—that paper was
i the Carlisle Statesman, which has since
passed into the hands of another editor.
That paper supported Mr. Polk as a
Free Trade or Revenue Tariff man, and
proved his position by his votes and
speeches in Congress, and by his speech
es to the people of Tennessee while can
vassing that State for Governor. All the.
other papers in the above list, which
were in existence in 1844, pretended to
be in favor of the Tariff of 1842—claim
ed it as a "Democratic" measure, and
Ideclared it would be safe in the hands
of Mr. Polk. Every man, woman and
I child in Pennsylvania, who read Loco
' foco newspapers during the campaign
of 1844, knows this to be true. And
every thing in denial of their assertions
was branded by these papers as "Whig
1 Lies."
Among the papers given by the Ex
aminer, the Lewistown Democrat is the
only one that we have seen deny the po
sition thus given it. It is plain, then,
that a majority of the Locofoco papers
in Pennsylvania are in favor of the Brit
ish Tariff.
is From an article in the Harris
burg Argus of last week, on the one
term principle, we take it that the Lo
cofoco, British Free Trade candidate for
Canal Commissioner does not receive
much favor at the hands of the editor
of that sheet. Poor Foster stands in an
unenviable position among the Locofoco
editors at Harrisburg—they don't even
mention him. We predict that his
" brilliant career" in the Canal Com
missioners' office will be ended about
the second Teusday in October, and
that his place will be supplied by one
who has the best interests of his State
at heart.
The Whigs of the Third district
Philadelphia, have nominated John M.
Coleman, Esq., for Congress.
The Issue in
letober Next._
JAMES M. POWER, I WILLIAM B. FOSTER,
AND THE AND THE
Whig Tariff of '42. British Tariff of '46.
People of Pennsylvania, here is the
issue fairly stated. The election of
JAMES M. POWER will be regarded
all over the Union as evidence not to be
misunderstood, that PENNSYLVANIA
IS NOT TO BE PROSTRATED IN
THE DUST, or her HONEST VOTERS
CHEATED AND HUMBUGGED with
impunity, while every vote polled for
WILLIAM B. FOSTER will be deemed
an expression in favor of FREE TRADE
and the BRITISH TARIFF of 1846.
ORGANIZE.
The Whigs should at once commence
the work of organization in every town
ship and borough in the County. No
thing will be left undone by our oppo
nents to elect their ticket, and there
should be a corresponding effort on the
part of the Whigs to prevent that result.
Let every Whig therefore be up and
doing in time, and the result of the first
election in Huntingdon county, since
her dismemberment, will be such as will
cheer the hearts of the Whigs in every
portion of the State.
Is it True ?
We have heard it intimated that one
of the candidates on the Locofoco ticket
of this county, has, on more than one
occasion, declared himself in favor of
the odious property qualification; that
no man who is not worth at least three
hundred dollars, should be allowed to
vote at our elections. Can any one in
form us, after looking over the names
composing that ticket, whether this be
so 1
We are not anxious to make charges,
but if it should turn out that this be true,
we shall allow the gentleman to receive
all the benefit possible from his princi
ples, by making them known to the peo
ple of the county.
A LAUNCH.—The Sloop of War "Ger
mantown," was launched at the Phil
adelphia Navy Yard, on the 22d ultimo.
The launch is said to have been a most
beautiful one, and was witnessed by
thousands of spectators.
UNITED.—The Union and Sentinel at
Lancaster, Pa., has been purchased by
Mr. Middleton, former proprietor, who
has united it with his Tribune, and by
him to be hereafter published as the
Union and Tribune. In retiring from
from the duties of an editor, we wish
Mr. Montgomery some more pleasing
vocation ; and in increasing his duties
and responsibilities as an editor, we wish
brother Middleton the tallest kind of
success.
D: ) .- THOMAS FOSTER, Jr., has disposed
of the establishment of the Pennsyl
vania (Uniontown) Democrat. The pa
per will be conducted hereafter by
Messrs. Vach & Campbell, as a Whig
journal.
D- The Locofoco papers forget to
term the British Tariff Act by its proper
name. They dare not call it the dime
rican Tariff; for they know that it is not
American. When compelled to speak
of it, they do not even call it the Tariff;
but designate it as the " late act of Con
gress." For instance, one of the Loco
foco organs, in speaking of it, says :
" The protectionists have discovered
new ground of complaint at the recent
act of Congress."
How very modest !
A PENNSYLVANIA " LOCOFOCO."—One
of the queerest animals in the world is
a Pennsylvania Locofoco. Hear what
the Boston Daily Whig says of him:
He votes for a Free Trade Presi
dent, who appoints a Free Trade Secre
tary—and then he turns round, and lus
tily abuses President, Secretary, organ,
and every thing and every body in favor
of the principles for which he voted,
and for which he stands ready to vote
the very next opportunity, when the
party bids him, abandon principles."
CHEERING FOR FARMERS.—The N. Y.
Morning News (Locofoco) says : The
farmers in Michigan have got in but
light crops of wheat, which is not worth
over 31 1-4 cents per bushel." Light
crops and low prices ! The New York
Express well asks, what has become of
the good effects of the repeal of our
tariff, and of the change in the Corn
Laws of England, both of which we
were told would put up the prices of
our produce'{ When is the advance to
Commence 1
The Pittsburg American of Mon
day says that Gov. Shunk has appoint
ed Walter H. Lowrie, Esq., to the va
cant Judgeship in this county.
. AN AFFRAY.—On Friday night last
the citizens of our usually quiet town,
who had just collected in small parties,
(as is their custom,) to discuss, in a
conversational way, all of interest that
may happen to be transpiring about
them, had their attention drawn from
the various subjects under discussion,
by the furious running to and fro of
some of the young lads of the place.
Soon the report of a pistol was heard,
when all hands repaired to the scene of
action. It was at once ascertained that
Mr. William King was the object shot
at ; and a colored man (name unknown)
the person who had fired the pistol.
The colored man was soon arrested and
taken before Justice Albright, who, upon
the statement of Mr. King, committed
him to the county jail. Mr. King had
sustained no injury whatever, although
he was in close contact with the negro
when he fired.
It appeared, from what we could learn
at the time, that some difficulty had oc
curred between the negro and some of
our boys ; and the negro, being awfully
in the minority, was making his retreat,
when he espied Mr. King coming down
street, and mistaking him'for one of his
pursuers, attacked him, and during the
scuffle, fired his pistol.
In regard to the difficulty between the
boys and the negro, we are unable to say
on which side the fault lies ; but we
will say, that our young lads would do
themselves credit to avoid all affrays of
this kind, if possible. They can gain
no credit to themselves by engaging in
them, let them result as they may.
The colored man, we understand, has
been set at liberty, and has left the town.
More Deception.
A Washington letter to the Baltimore
Patriot says :—" There is reason to be
lieve that an attempt is making to per
petrate another great fraud upon the
people of Pennsylvania. I understand
that a grand, systematic, and well-stud
ied effort is to be made to cheat, deceive
and humbug once more the Pennsylva
nians on the Tariff. They are to be
made to believe that the new British
Tariff Act is to be amended and altered
at the next session of Congress, if it is
found to be oppressive upon Pennsylva
nia interests, and framed anew, with
the design of fostering and protecting
those interests."
KENTUCKY.—The result of the late
election is as follows:
The last Senate of the State consited
of 24 Whigs, and 14 Locos—of these,
17 Ntrhigs and 11 Locos hold over. The
Senate, since the election, consists of 26
Whigs and 12 Locos.
The House of Representatives con
sists of 63 Whigs and 37 Locos. Last
year the House had 61 Whigs and 39
Locos. .
THE COMPROMISE.—Mr.Haywood states
in his address, that , 6 it had been voted
by the party to have no reference, and
AGREED TO HAVE NO AMENDMENTS TO THE
BILL." Yet there are free trade Jour
nals that presume to charge the mino
rity with not having effected what the
majority had agreed should not be done.
This is almost as candid as a tariff
pledge of '44.
Whig Candidates
Every candidate of the Whigs for of
fice should be PLEDGED for the RE
PEAL of the Locofoco, British . Tariff,
and the RESTORATION of the Whig
Protective Tariff of 1842. This will
bring the question home to the people,
and make the vote of the two parties a
test vote on that question, unless the lo
cofooos in Pennsylvania should show
some consistency in their acts by pledg
ing their candidates in the same man
ner, and thus carry out their PROFES
SIONS in 1844. We want to see the
question thus nakedly met, so that the
Free Traders can have no place to creep
out of, and no further chance to humbug
and betray the honest yeomanry of the
country. Every voter will then know
who and what he votes for, and can
make his choice of either the British
Tariff of '46, or the American Tariff
of '42.—Gettysburg Star.
Lehigh will do Better.
A great meeting of the Whigs of Le
high county was held in White Hall
township last week, at which a series of
the most spirited resolutions were pass
ed, denouncing the British Tariff forced
upon the people against their remon
strance, by a Locofoco administration
and Congress, and raising the banner of
repeal, and the restoration of the Tariff
of '42.
Qom' Thomas Finnegan, the notorious
kidnapper, was tried on the charge, and
found guilty on Monday last, at Gettys
burg.
..
REPEAL! REPEAL!!
.
This is the battle cry of the 'Whigs
every where. North and South East
and West—the Whigs have unfurled
the banner of REPEAL, and will battle
under it manfully, until the Free Trade
Flag of the Democracy is trailed in the
dust, and the banner of Protection waves
in triumph over the land. We coin
mend the following remarks of the Na
tional Intelligencer. That paper says
" Let the whole country rise up as
one man, to vindicate its rights and
its best interests. Let all unite,—
those who have been deceived and those
who have not—in one determined effort
to overthrow this ill-advised and de
structive party act. Let the cry of
" REPEAL," from this day, go forth,
and never cease until Congress shall
obey the public voice. Let every hill,
and valley, and hamlet, and village, ring
with it until the beneficent principles of
1842 be restored, and with them the re
animated industry and prosperity of the
country."
There is a deep and solemn "Amen"
in answer to this call, and the aroused
country will make Repeal a reality as
well as a war-cry. And if the signs of
the times be not such as defy human
judgment, the Locofocos will hear that
cry in the voice of the people sweeping
over the country like a whirlwind over
the land. Let there be no rest or pause
—no swerving or indecision, but press
ing onward in favor of the Tariff of '42
make a speedy wreck of the iniquitous
bill of 1846.
The New Tariff—lts Effects in England.
[lam Although the new Tariff' does not
take effect until December, its influen
ces already begin to be felt. Are they
good or evil f Let each citizen carefully
observe and candidly judge. Those in
fluences, whether for weal or woe, will
be gradually developed, and will natu
rally be somewhat diversified.
SOme will perhaps be benefitted, others
will certainly be injured. We believe
the latter will be by far the greater
number so far as our own people are
concerned. We learn that, on the
news reaching England of the passage
of McKay's bill through the House, Iron
advanced there very considerably and
the Iron business assumed an air of
cheerful activity. There was something
like this in British Manchester, and in
Havana the merchants and planters
talked of erecting a statue of gold to
Secretary Walker. We have not yet
heard of any class of our own laborers
having occasion or feeling impelled to do
any thing of the sort. When they do
we shall promptly announce it. Jks it
is indeed an ill wind that blows no body
any good, we must presume that some
class of our people who earn their living
by labor will be benefitted by the New
Tariff. But that "the greatest happi-
ness to the greatest number" will be
promoted by its passage, we do not can
not believe.—Lancaster Examiner.
CURE FOR HYDROPHOBIA.-A writer in
the National Intelligencer says that
spirits of hartshorn is a certain remedy
for the bite of a mad dog. The wounds
should be constantly bathed with it, and
three or four doses, diluted, taken in
wardly through the day. The harts
horn decomposes chemically the virus
insinuated into the wound, and immedi
ately alters and destroys its deleterious
ness. The writer, who resided in Bra
zil for some time, first tried it for the
bite of a scorpion, and found that it re
moved pain and inflammation almost in
stantly. Subsepuently he tried it for
the bite of the rattlesnake, with similar
success. At the suggestion of the wri
ter, an old friend and physician in Eng
land tried it in cases of hydrophobia,
and always with success.
" Consistensy thou art a Jewel."
Extract from a speech delivered by
George M. Dallas, from the door of his
house, to the Democratic procession, on
the evening after the Presidential elec
tion, in favor of the tariff of '42:
" Gentlemen : The Tariff of '42 is a
Democratic measure ; it was passed by
the Democrats, and it will be safe in the
hands of James K. Polk. If the Tariff
is not high enough, we will make it high
er."
Extract from a speech delivered be
fore the Senate, on the 28th of July,
1846, previous to giving the casting vote
to destroy the tariff of '42:
" The responsibility is great, and I
feel it deeply, but, whatever may be the
consequences, it must be met."
MR. Anms.—The Mayor of Boston
thus toasted Mr. Adams, at the late
Aqueduct Dinner, at Long Pond :
" The Hon. John Quincy Adams.--A
long, useful and virtuous life, has fitted
him to be a citizen of that city, through
whose streets flows the river of life, and
whose waters are for the healing of the
nations."
0:1- A terrible steamboat disaster oc
curred on the Monongahela, near Pitts
burg, on Tuesday. One of the boilers
of the steamboat Dispatch, Capt. Nel
son, exploded, scalding six persons,
some of whom are supposed to be in
imminent danger.
OD' The new Constitution which was
submitted to the vote of the people in
Missouri, has been rejected by a deci•
sive majority.
hfovements of the People.
_ _
07- The Whigs of Lancaster county
have made the following nominations:
Congress.—John Strohm.
Assembly.—D. W. Patterson, Abra
ham Shelly, Joseph C.Dickinson, Chris
tian Bentz, George Morrison.
The Whigs of Beaver county have
nominated John Dickey for Congreis—•
John Allison and John Sharp for Assem
bly.
ry- The Democratic Whigs of Bed
ford county, have nominated the follow
ing ticket :
Assembly.—David H. Hofius, Esq.,
John Jordon, Esq.
The Whigs of Clearfield, Indiana,
Butler and Armstrong, have nominated
Alex. Irvin of Clearfield, for Congress.
The Locos of the same district have
nominated Findley Patterson of Arm
strong, as the opposing candidate.
The Whigs of Susquehanna met at
Montrose on the 18th ult., and nomina
ted Daniel Searle for the Legislature.
Henry Drinker and George Walker,
Esqr's, were appointed conferees to nom
inate a candidate for Congress, "PLEDG
ED to the cause of PROTECTION to
American Industry and the REPEAL of
the British Free Trade Tariff of 1846."
This would indicate that the boast of
the Locofocos that there are no friends
of a protective tariff in Wilmot's dis
trict, is mere braggadocia, and that
there may be breakers ahead for this
friend of the British Tariff. Amongst
the sound and able resolutions passed
by the Convention were the following :
Resolved, That in the choice of a Representative
to Congress, since it has been tauntingly declared
that the only vote given fr om this State against her
vital interests was dictated and approved of by the
people of this district, we deem it a consideration,
paramount to all others, that he should he a Repre•
aentative of PENNSYLVANIA instead of South
Carolina or Texas, and that his constituents Amid
be the people of THIS DISTRICT, instead of
Polk, Walker, and Southern Slave holders.
Resolved, That the party spoils management of
the afliti, s of our State, by means of which an "old
Hunker" Canal Commissioner is sought to be re
elected in order to secure another term for the pres
ent truckling Governor of the State next year, call
on all who would break up the NEST-FEATH
ERING CLIQUE AT HARRISBURG to support
the election of JAMES M. POWER of Mercer
county for Canal Commissioner, who is en experi
enced Engineer, known to be honest and capable,
and one who is fresh from the tanks of the people.
The Whigs of Union county have re
nominated Jacob McCurley, Esq., for
the Legislature.
The Whig Convention of Mercer coun
ty, nominated the following ticket :
assembly.—Thomas Pomeroy and Ro
bert Black.
David B. Hays, Esq., was recommen
ded for Congress.
The Whigs of Delaware county have
nominated John K. Zeilin, Esq., for Con
gress, and Sketchley Morton for Assem
bly.
COLUMBIA COUNTY.—The Whigs of
Columbia county held an enthusiastic
meeting at Danville last week, at which
the following amongst other resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved, That the late Whig Tariff of 1842,
has practically exemplified all the happy results
enumerated in the foregoing resolution, and thiat
we will never rest, nor abate our exerttons, until
that law, or a similar one in all essentials, be resto
red, and the BRITISH TARIFF BILL of 1848
EXPUNGED from our statute books; we, there
fore, join our Whig and Tariff friends through •
out the Union with all our hearts, in adopting the
cry of " REPEAL."
. _
Resolved, That we approve of the nomination
of JAMES M. POWER as the Whig candidate
for CANAL COMMISSIONER, and recommend
him to the support of all FRIENDS of the PRO-
TECTIVE SYSTEM, with which he is identified.
while the election of Mr. Foster, the Locofoco norn
ince, would be hailed by Mr. Polk and his Free
Trade government as a triumph of their PRIN.
CIPLE in the Keystone State.
11Y- Joint SWIFT, Esq., the present
Mayor of Philadelphia, has again been
nominated by the Whigs for that sta
tion. We predict his election by an
overwhelming majority.
The Locofocos have nominated Rich
ard Vaux, Esq., and the Natives, Peter
A. Browne.
D The following legislative ticket
has been put in nomination by the
Whigs of Philadelphia county :
Robert P. Gillingham, Peter Glasgow,
Alexander Martin, Samuel Cooper, Jno.
P. Binns, Chas. F. Mansfield, Peter T.
Bockius, Anthony Olwine.
lons Coons, Esq., has been no
initiated by the Whigs of Adams coun
ty for the State Legislature. An excel
lent nomination. It is almost needless
to say that he will be triumphantly
elected.
EARTHQUAKE AT BOSTON.---There NVas
an earthquake at Boston on Tuesday
night, accompanied with violent shocks,
which were felt in all the neighboring
towns.