THE JOURNAL. lluntingdon, Wednesday, September 23,1316. P/Mg Candidate fur Canal Commiesioner, JAMES M. POWER, OF MERCER COUNTY. CoNnanss t 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. Apprentice Wanted. A N active, intelligent, industrious lad, 11. desirous of learning the Printing hu: siness, can obtain a situation in this office by making early application. Are You Assessed ? If not, attend to it at once. Let every Whig voter in the county see that his name is on the Assessor's list TEN DAYS PREVIOUS to the second Tuesday of Oct tober. [D.- See first page for some interest. ing news from Mekieo. 10.- The attention of Merchants, and dealers in Drugs and Medicines gener ally, is invited to the advertisement of Harris, Turner and Irvin, of Philadel phia, in another column. Give them a call. (p- Democrats, read the communica tion in another column, signed I. A Jack. son Democrat," The author has here tofore been an uncompromising party man, never having, as he informs us, voted for a Whig in his life. He cans not however go Foster and Free Trade, and desired us to publish his reasons to the world, in the hope that a portion of his fellow democrats may be induced to follow his example. We comply with his request with pleasure and holm that oLAnec way by found acting in concert with him at the Polls. Let POWER and a Protective Tariff be the watchword, and Petinsyl. vania will no longer be a by=word among Southern xabobs. DECLINES THE Hoxou.---Col. R. A. M'- Murtrie declines, over his signature, be ing a candidate for the Legislature in Blair county, in opposition to the Whig nominee. Just what we expected from one who has, on mare occasions than this, proved himself a Whig of the right stamp. The Col. deserves to be remem bered by his Whig friends for his no• ble conduct. 0:7- The Native Sentinel, published in Harrisburg, is attempting to get up a disaffection among the friends of Mt. Ramsey, to the nomination of Pr, Eck erd, for Congress. From what we know of Mr. R. and his friends, we should say the Sentinel is working at an up-hill business. They are not the kind of coons that can be caught with—" spoiled corn." Our Candidate. The following complimentary notice of our Candidate for Congress in this district, we clip from the last Clinton County Whig : Hon. JOHN BLANCIIARD, has been re nominated for Congress in the 17th Con gressional district. Mr. B. is a man of superior abilities, sterling integrity, and a Whig who has been weiFfied in the bal ance and not found wanting. The peo ple of the "Iron district''' . were him a debt of gratitude for the zeal and ability with which he advocated their interests in the last Congress ; and we hope' they will re-elect him by an increased major ity: For his indefatigable exertions to defeat the passage of the British Tariff Bill' of 1846, he is entitled toand should receive the hearty support of every Tar iff man in the district. 4 ' BLANCHARD AND REPEAL!" With this as their motto, the Whigs of the 17th district must suc -ped. Ca- The Whigs of Philadelphia city 'nave nominated Thomas G.• Connor, Charles B. Trego, Benjamin Mathias, Wm. W. Haley, and Wm. Montanus, as their candidates for Assembly. Ins the Ist Congressional District the Whigs have nominated Edward Joy Morris ; in the 2d district Joseph R. Ingersoll, in the 3d John• 1... Coleman, and in the 4th Robert T. Conrad, The Locofocos run C. J. Ingersoll' in tt►e fat district, Col. Florence in the 2nd, and Charles Brown in the 3d. The Natives John S. Littell in the 4th, Wm. Noliiiighead in the 3d, and Lewis C. Levir, ;11. the Ist districts. ANOTHER .. KANE" FRAUD , Gen. A. P. Wilson's Letter on the Tariff. The Globe of last week contains a letter froin Gen. Wilson, on the subject of the Tariff. As we feel a deep inter est in all that concerns the protective policy, we at once sat down to the peru sal of this document, in the hope that the General had, in co-operation with his Anti-Shunk Democratic friends of Dauphin county, come out boldly for the Repeal of the British Tariff of 1848. But, alas! how short lived was that hope! Instead of denouncing the late bill of " destruction," and defending the act of '42, which he told The people in the last Preskientittl chthpnign was a wise and salutary enactment—and even pledged hiins'elf to them that in the event Of Mr. Polk's eleetion it Would not be disturbed—he professes now to be Opposed to both the Tariff of 1842, and the new bill passed by his Lbcofoco friettds at the last session of Congress ; and intintatft that Pennsylvania should tittet her Southern friends " half way." in b4her Words—that the Industry of the North should be COMPROMISED, to conciliate the SLAVE ARISTOCRACY of the South. In his whole argument Upon this question, the General appears Ito "have an eye" only to what may suit Ithe tastes of all the different factions of the Locofoco party in this District, in stead of evincing an honest desire to support a Tariff system that would ben efit the whole people of the North—the employed as well as the employers But in regard to General's presefit pti sition on the Tariff question, we will give I lan extract from his letter. He says: Diversified as the interests of this great coun try are, with the exclusive planting States. Iwnefated as their people hold by low duties; and the pros perity of the mineral sod manufacturing States, advanced, as their citizens believe, by duties so high as to excletle, in a great measure, foreign compel!. Lion, my deliberate opinion le i that the true policy of the eoulitry will be found to be in a Mr and just pttlht of COMPROMiSt between the Act of '42 and the Act trf Now, ihsteod ot attempting to pttltn upon the people a new DECEPTION; With the view of MISLEADINti them still further, Mt SO Vitally important a ques tion as the otie under consideration— one upon which the daily bread of thou sands of hard-working Freemen of the North depends—a , . put it to every can did, reasonable man within the bounds of this Congressional District, whether it woold hot have been more manly in the General to have frankly stated in hie letter that, under an erroneous im. pression of the principles of his party, he had aided in the campaign of '44 in deceiving the People in relation to Mr, Polk's opinions on the Tariff, when he declared him to be a better TitritrffiNtt than Henry clny f t -- -, that he did vote fdr Mr. Polk in the 13aftiniore Convention, I and thereby aided in fastening upon the I people of the North, not only FREE TRADE, but also another darling scheme Of the Slave holders, whereby to extend their power.--the ANNEXATION OF TEXAS; and that this latter measure had rest/hod as was predicted by its opponents, itt a War with Mexico, which it is belietred tri:ll cost the country not less than ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF DOL LARS—which enormous sum will ulti mately have to paid out of the pockets of the people, by means of DIRECT TAXATION And then, after having honestly confessed his errors, announced his determination, if elected, ter de all in his power to resto're the protective' features of the Tariff of 1842, and thus make atonement for flia errors into which he was instrumental in lenediog the peo ple. We think all will agree that this would have been the most honest as well the most politic course for the General to have pursued, if he desires to succeed before an upright and intelligent corn ', mintity, The middle course of policy advoca ted by the General, is nothing more nor less than a mere ELECTIONEERING TRICK, intended io entrap the unwary. He talks about Iva amendmetet of the bill of '46, so far ee the "interests of Penn's. are concerned Passing over this un statesmanfike view of the Tariff policy,. we will give a few extracts from Loco , papers of other Statevt,. to show that the Free Traders have no idttt of favoring any thing of the kind, so long as they retain power ; and that if the bill should be changed by them, it would be in the desceadissg,• instead of the dueled* soak Witness the following, which we copy from the New York Globe of Sept. 2, a leading adminisiration journal of the Commercial Emporium: " We have made urour mind to state plainly to those who wisi.t. to hold out in -1 ducements to a portion or tilt people of Pennsylvania, that the nett Congress will increase the duty on CO./IL and IRON, that no such thing will occur. We say to Pennsylvania, that the next change in the duty to Iron will be made in the DESCENDING, instett'd of the disc ENDANG schle." The CATlekon (S. C.) Mercury in alluding to the British Tariff of . 1846, says: It is far too high on a considerable list of important articles, and for a just tarenue system, too low on others. The diities on COAL, IRON, woolens, wool, wines and some other articles, are too high for revenue. The Tariff too, in ordinary times, will produce more re venue than the Government ought to spoilt!: At pretttht it is needed, and will bd for beVeral years, and until that necessity disappears, there will proba bly be no ESSENTIAL MODIFICA TION." Read also the following, from the New York Evening Post of Aug. 28, another leading Locofoco paper "THE TARIFF OF 1846.—We shall calmly 'wait the tide of events, 3 till it shall have been shown that the present duties are altbgethnt lob high, and the people demand another reduction of the rates. Iti less than three years, we pre dict theft Will be another overhauling of these exorbitant and fraudulent exac tions•:' We think the abos sufficiently plain to convince eVety candid man, that all this talk about an amendment to the present British Tariff bill, by the Locofoco par ty, is all a Hunmeo--and only intended as another grand FRaUD U.POJV THE PEOPLE—such as was practiced upon them by the celebrated "KIINE LET TER, in 1844., O Paragtapb or taro_ for "Laboring Men." Although we are unable to make room for the whole of Gen. Wilson's letter on the Tariff, we cannot refrain from giving our readers a paragraph or two from it, treating upon a subject in which We have always felt a deep interest, viz that of raising the price of labor. In speaking bf this subject, the General silts Acting this alteration, there should he dite thing kept steadily in view, it is this, that maldthil legislation upon this subject shoUld eitend beyond the manufacturer—that care shtittld be taken that the benefits granted to the laborer should not be ap- propriated and monopolised by hie employer. That this has been too much the case heretofore, I am fully convinced, and although I would keeps the Manufacturers interest in view, in amending)) the Act of '46 y.t I would regard it, as of supbrior importance to strike upon some plan That would snake the wages of the laborer high—that would give to hottest industry employed in our mines and manufacturers, a full, and a fair equivalent for work I think It the policy of the government to War these great ihtereste, end as i said before MY eye should bo had to their improvement ih othet4ing the Act of '4O; bat somedietinct firolnstel should be made for the laborer, whereby IN timhte would be amply protected. For although the ihtereets of the manufactlifet, and laborer, are to some extent identical, you &hot always protect the latter, by extending reaction to the forrtier. This calls for a remedy, and it shOuld be speed if possible when the Act of '46 is amended, as I have no doubt it will be, let our Congressional elections result as they may." Do ydu lieu that, Laboring men of the 17th Congressional District I Now, this is the very thing that we have been laboring to arrive at; and it is certainly, so far as we know, the prime object of the, whole body of the friends of protec tion. We read this portion of the Gen eral's letter with the greatest possible avidity, expecting in ever,' new para graph to find the new plan of securing high wages to the laborer, but felt grievously disappointed when we found that all the General can do, at present, is to wish that wages may become higher. We regret Much that he has not favored the pate with his new plan of raising *ages. Come General, let us have no State Secrets." You ought, as a good Locofoco, to let the world know the se , cret of getting high wages. Ever since we read this letter, we have been dream ' ing, even with our eyes open, of these same high wages, unlit *e have almost determined to give up the unprofitable cares of Editor and printer of a country newspaper, for ffi4 Aigh wages that mast follow the meeting of flit next Congress, should our neighbor be elected. Bet, General, we should like to kite)* your plan. If your fertile imagination has devised any better project for securing a just reward to hard labor, than that which was devised by the makers of the Tariff law of 1842, and you will lay it fully before us in another letter, and pledge yourself to bring it before the next Congress, if elected, and sustain it there,. We gin you our word of honor to vote for yeti: But so long as you keep your gains to'' we shall be ap prehenniVo that tebe have nothing better Co offer' tie* ate British Tariff of 1846 ;, and that in all your talk about high wages, you have an " eye" to nothing I but our votes: And we shall therefore be compelled to* ealt our own vote, and advise every laboring man in the district to do likewise, for Honest JOHN BLANCH , ARD, who has already nobly sustained the rights of the Northern Laborer upoil tht floor of Congress, by insisting epost having his labor pibtected against the pauper labor of Europe. A Word to our Whig Friends. Whigs of Huntingdon county, if there ever was a time in the history of this country, when it was your solemn and imperative duty to stand fast by your candidates and your principles, this is the time, and no time more meet and fit than this. The Locofocos have at last hrought themselves to a point where they must take issue. They, cannot eactwe or evade it ; and that issue is as clear and distinct, as it is important. It is Free Trade on the one hand and Protection to Americdn Labor on the other. Here, then, we join issue=the Whigs in fairer of Protection, and the Locofocos opposed tb it: It is in vain that they attenipt to de ceive the people again, or divert their ttt; tention from the true question before them now, having already violated and shamefully falsified all their promises and declarations made in '44, and in the violation of those pledges, they have established their lasting infamy, and con cdded our honesty. And new, that we have brought them to a point from which they cannot es cape, let the Whigs but prove true to themselves, and they have nothing to fear. Standing, as they do, upon the eternal principles of Truth and Justice, there . Ict them ever stand, with their in tegrity uncompromised, and their an cient doctrines unsurrendered. tut it is not only the duty of every Whig, but it is equally the duty of every freeman, to come boldly out and take hiA stand, regardless of consequences, On the Side . of his country's interests; This is no time to talk of Patty ties and Ptirty at tachments j high interests are involved here--ititerests that rise above and be kond fill Petty organization; and it be comes eVery man, when he finds that his Party is about to plunge the coun try and all its hopes, into the night of ruin and disaster, to sunder at once every ligament that binds him tti that Party, and join with the Men& of his country: The Locofocos iveii kiume s yes; and they feel it too, that they have basely deceived the people—that they have bartered away their dearest interests, and given a death blow to American In dustry. And all they have now to de pend on to save them from sinking into that infamy their doings so richly merit s is Party Orgagizd,tioti. They iiow charge the Whigs with et , deavoring to create a panics and iftpu dcntly tell them to remain quiet, passive, and submissive, under this deep inflic tion of wrong ; that although we are struggling to inainfain an etistence which is threatened by Locofoco yet we have no right to talk about the consequences of their measures, as though it were High Treason in Amer- . scan Citizens to express themselfte free , ly on matters that concern their inter ests, because an insolent official organ of an impotent Executive, has dictated a different course to the People! After all this deception, this abused confidences this violated faith, Ehis falsehood, this ungetietous treatnients they add in , suit to injury, and attempt to quiet the people, and lay new grounds for DECEP- TioN and IMPOSITION. The result of this Fall's election can not fail to tie attended with important consequences. Pennsylvania has now to say whether she is willing to surren der and give up all hei' interests at the inverious bidding of Party, or whether she *ill 'Wert her majesty, her strength and her independence,. by coming out to the polls, and overwhelming her deceivers with defeat. This may be the last opportunity she may have.— If the P'andals can succeed this fall, they will regard her as bound hand and foot. Again, we say, let every man be at his post in the time of duty, remembering that it is for his country he labors. Take it Easy ! We see that the Huntingdon Globe and " Journal" are giving each other a "stirring up." Keep cool gentlemen, your day will_ soon be past !—Jrative Sentinel. Well that's "cool." We can only say,. that if our ,day' lasts until vi}e are superceded by Nativism; the present generftion Will have us with them for good or for ail. VERY IM - PORTAN"- A si LETTER FROM LABORING ME, T TO GEN. A. P. WILSON. To the exclusion of other matter, we hasten to lay the letter of the under signed Laboring Men, of Porter town ship, to General Wilson, before the pub lic. As the General has expressed such an earnest desire to see the condition of this meritorious class of our citizens benefitted, we hope he will lose no time iH promptly answering the somewhat poitttld interrogatories propounded by Hid= We like to see the laboring men take this matter into their own hands. It looki as though they had determined. that demagogues should no longer prac tice upon them by their hollow and un- I meaning professions of friendship : and that to secure their votes, some tangible evidence of sincerity riiust be produced. Laboring mem! read this letter, and then hand it to your neighbor: POUTER TowNsuir, Sept. 21, 1846. den. A. P. Wieeox—Sir :—We were right glad td dee your letter in the Title Derriocrat," actcptieg the nbmination for Congress in the 17th district—(and we suppose this letter is also pub lished in all the Local:ice papers in the district.)— We say we Were &Ili to see it—because there is evidently a willingness to be free in giving your views. As your answer to the Committee is a good deal more general than their note; and seethe to be a little more than the Committee asked or wanted—still they must be highly gratified with it —for the truth ie, it is so well prepared, that we cannot see how eny man of either party, or faction. cnn find fault with it. In truth, it is like some of the Tariff's we have heard of—.. suitable !" "judi cious !!" Indeed, it's a suitable letter! We see however that you feel and exptese a strong desire to benefit the laboring men, ehould you have an opportunity to try your hand in amen ding the law of '46. Now while we are willing to giye vitt a great deal cif ete'dit for the suggestion in your letter, vie :=That let amending the late some plan should be adopted to Make our ibaget high and keep them high." We want to understand it. For in truth we have been fed too long on Ba con not to he judges of gammon ' You will not therefore we hope, consider tie as impertinent; in Offering to you a few inquiries, even though they are somewhat definite, and seem to demand direct answers. Now if we understand your letter rightly, you are opposed to the repeal of the late Tariff Ad of 1846, but in favor of amending—and our questions shall be in that shape. In amending the law of '46, what plan do you propose, so that protection shall be put to our wages . to make them higher? Cannot you just as well amend it at the same time by saying that no laboring than . (end if you cannot make it general, say in jour district) shall be compelled to pay fit atiy time, rake than 10 cents a poured for bacon, or 75 cents N gallon for New Otlehtts Molasses- 7 and further, that *beet shall always bring the farmer $1 per Mattel I And oleo, &at no lawyer shall charge a workihg nyeln More than half .the sum collected, when it is over filly dollars, nor More than three-fourths when it is under that stem; and for di dlttO legal ser vice. not n'tOY6 theft at the rate Of a manilla wages of ts Workingman, for four hours of his time? Could you not just as easy amend the law, so that the owners of large establishments cannot stop them just when they please to do Rol If so, it would give the lahm or constant employ, and atop the system of getting up panics ! These refOirlas in the law are of the same kind tie those suggested by you, and will strike every mind as equally im portant and Just. if you can agree to go an for then; yen will, we have no doubt, convince the Farmer iihil Warkingman that you are for pro tecting them, and will thew to the world that great statesmanship is not confined alone to cities. One question more, and we have done. Would you sustthn the fat* of 1846, if the Coax and Incur only were further protected I We shall patiently wait your candid anti explicit answers to our setrotal queries—as we feel very deeply interreeteal in the consequeficee involted therein. Very respectfully your., &c., GEORGE H. WOODS, JOHN KEITH, HENRYDEWITT, ENRY NEVILLE, OURTIS LARKINS, TAMES D. WOODS, ENRY LARKINSi JOURDEN BARNES; PATRICK DAVIS; JOHN DAVIS: The Globe and ffurself. he last number of the Globe contains two colutirns of low slang,' directed at us, to which we would no more think of replying at length, than we would to the babbling of the veriest old fish wo man that stands in the markets of Phil adelphia. We have but one or two re , marks to make, and we have done.. The Globe asSerte that our predeceii; tor wrote the article for our paper which it copied. that is ratheil an unfortunate' charge, neighbot', as every body this community knows, and the author =IV also been aware of the fact, when he pen , ned the falsehood, that the gentleman alluded to had not been in this borough for three weeks previous attic time fhb' article appeared. We then; say ohee for all, no one furnishes editorial matter for this paper, save the one whose name stands at its head, as editor and propri etor. Can' the gentkiman'Whoise name stands at the head of thd' W i ne say as Much l If he can; we may have a word or two to say to him in regard to our relative standing and treatment of our fellow incehanics, , to *hick the Globe of last week alluded. We will suffer no attacks of this kind, however absurd and ridiculous they be, to pass unrebu ked, when we are once made acquainted with the author. A Hard Charge. Ylr . c find, the fallowing in the lasi nutiOer of the Globe: "lip, man cen be j est who follow. indwilrial - Aso. The , 9 JO editor, kirWits."--litontinrcl o n Globe. for tie Trade and Low Wages, is zeal P' 5i in not only sneV: at "Ore that asserts that the Pr!: 4 lin' Tariff of 1846, will sr , bring distress upon the laboring man, Ibut may the sweeping denunciation of . dishonewy against every man who con descends, to follow any industrial pur- .. suit. He appears to desire that Eng land should not only have all the pro tection, but that her mechanics and man ufacturers should do all the work. Well, this is going it h little stronger . than any Free Trader in the land has; ventured to do yet. As we ttefer seen the sentiment any where, until We fOttnd it in the columns of the Globe, we sup pose it must be original with the editor; be he "working democrat," or "starch ed" up descendant from Federal stock. Maine Election. The news from Maine is of the most cheering character to the Whigs. Lo cofocoism and Free Trade, has doubt less been driven to the wall, in thiii hithertb strong • hold of modern demo cracy. The rbturns from 127 towns, give Bronsdii,% Whig, for Governor, 18,471 Dana; Democrat, 17,000, all others; 5,292. These returns comprise more thaw! one-half of the State. Anderson's ma, jority last year, was less than 1000 hi the Whole State! So there is not a possibility of Dana's election by the people. HOUSE OF REPRESANTATIVES.—The fol lowing table contains all our returns of members of the House:— Whigs. Dem. Liberty. No choice: Yr): lt 3 4 0 7 Cumberland 6 4 0 11 Lincoln 6 0 0 6 Kennebec 8 0 9 d Waldo 0 0 3, d Penobscot 0 0 0 7 21 8 1 4i The vacancies remaining tii tie fillei will determine the political Character off the House, the Senate, the Governor and Stale fficers generally. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—UnIess they have saved themselves by the skin of their teeth in the Ist and 7th district, the Deniocrata have not elected a sin gle member of Congress. ODD FELLOWS PROCESSION IN PHILA. DELPHIA.—The members of this frater nity had a procession in Philadelphia on Thursday last. The dedication of a new Hall, erected by the Grand and subordinate Lodges of Philadelphia, was the occasion of the display. The Pa. Inquirer, in speaking of this pro cession, says : It is long since we have had such a pageant in Philadelphia—long since so large a portion of our population ap peared to take so lively an interest in a displrfy of the kind. There was, in deed, a general hollida.y ; and although but few stares were closed, business seemed out of the question, at least for the greater part of the day. The mu sic, the banners, the badges, the excited looks of the strangers, the merry voices of children ; the mounted marshals, the regalia, the hurrying to and fro, the ' eager expectation—all served to pro duce an extraordinary feeling in the community, and to kindle even the tor pid and indifferent into some degree of interest and animation. The river diew in the morning was particularly, fine. It reminded one of the Fourth of July: The numerous steamers arriving with throngs of Odd Fellows, and co vered with flags streaming in the wind, while the air was filled with music, pre sented a gay and animating scene." (Correspondence of the Daily Chronicle.) Affairs at Nauvoo. BALTIMORE, Sept. 16, 9, P. M. The Western papers announce that• tie Anti-Mormons had fixed upon the' 9th instant as the time for marching into' Nauvoo. They were said to be tvtelVe hnndred strong--well armed, drat had six field pieces. Nauvoo has been well fortified, and tl hendred of the Mormons were un der drms. We may expect soon to re eeiVe intelligence of a most desperate tend bloody battle. BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL Loss of the Steamship iewYork---Seventeeli Livee Lost!! By the New Orleans papers, we have intelligence of the loss of the steamship New York, on the 7th of September, in a violent gale between Galveston and New Orleans. She went down in ten fathoms of we; ter. We are pained to announce that seventeen lives were lost by this melam choly disaster, among whom were Mrs. Wilson, and two children, Mrs Follet and three children, A. H. McCormick, and William Armstrong, passengers.— The remainder of the passengers and crew were rescued by the. steamer Gal veston.