THE JOURNAL.
Huntingdon, Wednesday, October 6,1846.
iThig Candidate fur 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. 2yrs
AUDITORS
LEONARD G. KESSLER, for 3 years.
GEORGE WILSON, for 2 years.
WILLIAM HUTCHISON, for I year.
WOOD! WOOD!!
We want some good Wood. Will not
some of our Wood customers fork it
over immediately I Come, friends, don't
let us suffer,
lion. John Blanchard,
This gentlemen, we are hnppy to in
form our readers, is not dead or likely
to die soon, as has been reported by
some kind hearted Locofoco friends of
Gen. Wilson. Mr. B. arrived in Hun
tingdon on Monday evening last, in good
health and spirits, and was called upon
by a large number of our citizens. The
Locos will find, after Tuesday next, that
there is still life enough left in the Tar
iff Candidate for Congress, to use up,
politically, any Compromise Candidate
they can bring out in this district.
Foreign News.
The news by the Great Western has
produced a rise in the price of Grain and
Flour. Farmers would perhaps do well
to dispose of their crops while the price
is up, as they will recollect that about
this time last year, the same rise took
place, occasioned by the same cause—a
supposed failure in Europe, and destruc
tion of the potato crop, by the rot—and
that those who held on for higher prices
were the losers by the operation. It may
be so again, especially if it should turn
out—as it did then—that the failure in
Europe is not as great as reported.
liard HMI.
The Globe, following in the wake of
other Free Trade papers, claims for the
British Tariff of 1846 the credit of pro
ducing the potato rot in Europe, and,
thus creating a foreign market for our
grain. This must truly be a wonderful
bill, if it can produce such extraordina
ry results before it goes into operation.
No man who reads, however, can fail to
know that our produce was higher last
fall than it is now—that the price has
risen and fallen repeatedly since the Ta
riff of 1842 took effect, and that said
Tariff is still in force !! And it will '
also be remembered by all who read the
Globe, that but a few weeks ago it claim-1
ed to be in favor of the Tariff of 1842,
and opposed to the British act of '46.
Spitlions Tickets.
In our last we charged our neighbor
of the Globe with printing spurious tick
ets, and said we could prove it. Mr.
Win. Lewis called upon us and denied
the charge most solemnly ; we produced
our proof; and he then said it was suffi
cient to warrant us in making the charge,
but that it was most certainly a mistake
—as it had not even entered his mind to
print any tickets of the kind. Under
these circumstances, we are bound to
believe that the publisher of the Globe
is entirely innocent of the charge, and
we therefore cheerfully withdraw it.
And vote for Honest JOHN BLANCH
ARD, your present faithful, upright and
CAPARLE representative in Congress.
The same great issue is involved in the
election of Congressman, and, indeed,
in that of every officer to be elected.
The Locofoco candidate, Gen. Wilson,
although he pretended to favor the Ta
riff of 1842 (in 1844), and aided in de
ceiving the people of this district in re
gard to Mr. Polk's opinions on the sub
ject, now declares himself, in obedience
to the behests of Party, OPPOSED to
the Tariff of 1842, and argues in favor of
a COMPROMISE with the Slave power
of the South. Mr. BLANCHARD, it is well
known, labored sedulously to defeat the
British bill of 1846, and is now in favor
No Itzehanges. I of its REPEAL.
We hope that no Whig will exchange No friend of Protection can therefore
a single candidate upon his ticket, for be embarrassed to know how to vote.
the purpose of getting a Locofoco to
Whigs! Tariff men! Rally, then, in
promise to vote for a Whig. The only
safe plan is to vote the WHOLE WHIG TICS- ; your might for JOHN BLANCHARD,
ET, and NOTHING BUT THE TICKET, if you in whose past course you have a sure
do not want to be cheated. iguarantee for the future ; and by his
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.-
A fire broke out in George street, Phila
delphia, on the 29th ult., which destroy
ed 22 buildings, each of which were in
habited by several poor families—at
least 80 in all—who are mostly left in a
destitute situation. The loss altogether
is abut $15,000. Measures have been
taken to extend aid to the sufferers.
"Too HAT.—The Coon paper at Huntingdon,
addresses its Whig brethern as Democrats!"
Wathingion Examiner.
It may seem a little cruel, we confess, i
to take from our opponents the name of
democrat,' as they hare nothing else!
THE ELECTION.
FREEMEN! TO TUE POLLS!!
On next Tuesday, less than one week
from to-day, the voters of Huntingdon •
county will be again called upon to ex- .
ercise the right of suffrage. Although
we have neither a Governor or a Pre
sident to choose, yet the issues involved
are of the most important character—
such as should induce every freeman—
every friend of American Industry—
every man who feels an interest in sus
taining Northern Labor against the un
just encroachments of the Slave Aris
tocracy of the South—to turn out and
defend these great interests at the polls.
In the language of the York Republi
can, the people are asked to say at this
election whether they approve the re-es
tablishment of the ODIOUS SUB-TREA
SURY—a measure which they most em
phatically condemned in 1840, and which
is calculated to make two currencies—
one of RAGS, for the People, and the
other of GOLD for the OFFICE-HOLD
ERS—while its tendency is to disar
range
all the monetary concerns of the
country, and by reducing the amount of
the circulating medium, to diminish wages
and prices to the European standard.—
But chiefly are the people of Pennsyl
vania invited now to determine whether
they will sustain the National Adminis
tration in WITHDRAWING PROTEC
TION FROM AMERICAN INDUSTRY
—in discriminating AGAINST Domes
tic, and in favor of FOREIGN labor,
and in sacrificing to the arrogant de
mands of the Southern Slave-holders,
the interests of the FREE WHITE
WORKING MAN of the North—the
Miner, Collier, Mechanic, and every one
who " in the sweat of his brow earns
his bread." Will they permit the party
who solemnly assured them two years
ago that JAMES KNOX POLK was
a friend of the Tariff of 1842, and
especially of the Coal and Iron interests
of Pennsylvania, now to go " unwhipp'd
of Justice ;" and by electing its candi
dates, sanction the vile and WICKED
FRAUD by which it was placed in the
high seats of power 1 Honesty, self-re
spect, and their most dear and cherish
ed interests forbid Pennsylvanians so to
stultify themselves. If they do, they
will be the laughing-stock of the world
—if they manfully vindicate their honor
and their principles, they will compel
their foes, and especially the victorious
and insulting South, to respect their
firmness, and fear the retribution which
they may visit upon them.
TURN OUT,
Then, Freemen, and vote for JAMES I
M. POWER for Canal Commissioner,
who is pledged to go for REFORM and
RETRENCHMENT upon our public
works, and who is the firm friend of a
Protective Tariff. His opponent, NVm.
B. Foster, we have been told, by leading
papers of the Locofoco party, secured ,
his re-nomination by the most corrupt
means—having postponed the appoint
ments upon the public works until after
the meeting of the Convention, thus se
curing the aid of both outs and ins, to
bring himself again before the people.
We arc also told by the Harrisburg 4r
gus, a leading Locofoco paper at the seat
of Government, that he is warmly in
favor of the British Tariff of 1846, and
opposed to a Tariff for Protection. The
issue, then, is fairly presented to the
people. On the one hand, POWER and
REFORM, and a Protective Tariff. On
the other, WILLIAM B. FOSTER and
EXTRAVAGANCE, and the British Ta
riff of 1846. Voters ! choose ye between
j them.
TURN OUT,
triumphant election, say to James K.
Polk, in tones of thunder, that he can
not destroy the great interests of this
growing manufacturing district,and then,
by the use of the party lash, whip a be
trayed people into the support of Free
Trade or COMPROMISE candidates.
TURN OUT,
And vote for DAVID BLAIR, the
Whig nominee for Assembly, and there
by secure to Huntingdon county an able
and faithful representative in the State
Legislature. Mr. Blair is a gentleman
of fine talents, an able debator, and a
man of unbending integrity—one a
gainst whom the Locofocos, with all
their ingenuity and recklessness, have
been unable to frame a single accusa
tion. Mr. B. labored actively during
the campaign of 1844., for the election of
the honored CLAY ; and the people will
recollect that what he then, in common
with other whig orators, told them from
the stump, would be the result of the
election of Polk, has proved true to the
letter. Let the Whigs, therefore, one
and all, vote for him; and thus not only
secure his election, but send him to Har
risburg with a majority creditable to the
gallant whigs of old Huntingdon.
His opponent, B. F. Patton, was a
warm supporter of " Polk and Dallas,"
whose only recommendation consists in
his having been, ever since he could
vote, an uncompromising Locofoco.
TURN OUT,
Gen. If neon's Letter.
The Locofoco papers of this district
charged us with not daring to let our
readers have Gen. Wilson's second edi
tion of the "Kane Letter" entire. Our
neighbors of the Globe were no doubt
surprised and mortified to find this pre
cious document appearing at length in
our paper simultaneously with their pub
lication of this charge. Their only hope
was that we would NOT publish the let
ter " entire," as it is well known that
those who manage the Globe, deeply re
gret that this column of inconsistency i
and non-committalism ever appeared
with the name of Gen. A. Porter Wilson
attached to it. It has utterly swept from
under him whatever little hope he had
!of an election, and places him before
the public as the mere caterer to the
tastes of the different factions of the
Locofoco party, without any fixed prin.
ciples of his own to govern his actions.
But why, let us now ask, (since we
have accommodated our Loco friends,
by giving the letter "entire,") has the
Globe refused to give to their readers
the speech of the Hon. John Blanchard
TURN OUT, in defence of Northern Labor, made
And vote for LEONARD G. KESS-
near the close of the late session of
LER, GEORGE WILSON and WIL-
Congress I This they should most un-
LIAM HUTCHINSON for County Au-
questionably have done as an act of
sheer justice to the representative of '
ditors. These gentlemen, we are in
the district. And as they have not
formed, are good accountants and faith
ful Whigs; and as such, deserve the sup.
done so, the only conclusion we can
port of every whig in the county.
Let come to is, that they were afraid to let
no whig, therefore, neglect to vote the it go to their readers.
Auditor ticket, as the gentlemen upon The Globe tells its readers to vote for
Gen. Wilson and against John Blanch
it are as deserving his suffrage as
' ard, but gives them no reasons why
though they were candidates for the
ey
tn should do so. They have been
most important stations. II unable to say aught against Mr. Blanch
, Whigs of Huntingdon county !by
a ard, either as a representative or a man
vigorous and determined rally, you can'
We hope all our readers will compare
elect the entire Whig Ticket by a ma-
Mr. Blanchard's speech with Gen. Wil
jority of SIX HUNDRED; and by so do- son's late letter, and then ask themselves,
ing, you will not only secure the ser
i as Tariff men, and the friends of North
vices of faithful and honest officers, but ern Labor and Industry, which of the two
you will also give character to old Hunt- i gentlemen are most entitled to their
ingdon, as a staunch and unwavering ad-'votes. If this be done by every voter
herent to the true and tried principles of ' in the district, previous to depositing
the Whig party. I his ballot, we have no fear of the result,
it bigx. Remember!
And vote for ROBERT CUMMINS
and DANIEL TEAGUE for the very
important stations of County Commis
sioners, and thereby secure the services
of competent and honest men to attend to
the responsible affairs of the county.
The selection by the Convention, of these
gentlemen, was peculiarly fortunate ; it
being conceded by all parties, that bet
ter commissioner candidates were never
presented to the people of this county.
Whigs! let them have your hearty and
undivided support. Remember, that upon
their election depends the Whig ascen
dancy in the county board. It is there
fore of the utmost importance that every
Whig should be at the polls on Tuesday
next.
When you are solicited to vote for A.
Porter Wilson, Esq., that every vote
cast for him is a vote against your long
cherished principles, and that his elec
tion to Congress would be proclaimed
by the Washington Union, and the other
Free Trade papers, as a triumph over
Protection in this heretofore uncompro
ming Tariff district. And remembering
this, let nothing induce you to cast your
vote against JOHN BLANCHARD, who
has labored faithfully among you for
thirty years, for the success of the prin
ciples which you profess to hold dear.
Let BLANCHARD and a PROTECT
IVE TARIFF be the watchword of every
whig on next Tuesday.
Travelling Missionaries.
The last Hollidaysburg Register con
tains an announcement of the arrival of
two of Gen. Wilson's travelling mission
aries, sent into Blair county to "eluci
date" the General's new plan of raising
the wages of the Laboring Men. As
the General and his party presses have
up to this time remained silent on the
subject, suppose these paid election.
eerers would turn their attention to an
swering the letter of the Laboring Men
of Porter township, to A. Porter Wil
son. The election is almost at hand,
and these men are anxious to have their
interrogatories answered before casting
their votes. Come, Messrs. Locos, you
do not intend to treat these Laboring
Men with silent contempt, because they
happen to be poor, do you I
Victory is Certain.
From all portions of the district, we
have the most . cheering intelligence in
regard to the prospects of Honest JOHN
BLANCHAHD, the Tariff candidate for
Congress. It is' thought by many that
his majority will be much larger than it
was when he was opposed by Dr. Hen
derson, on account of the dissatisfaction
produced among the Tariff portion of the
Democrats, by Gen. Wilson's late inex
plicit and unmeaning letter on the snb
ject of duties. The whigs of the other
counties in the district, assure us that if
old Huntingdon does her duty, Mr.
Blanchard's majority cannot be less than
seven hundred. Up, then, whigs, and
show to your brethren of Blair, Centre,
Mifflin and Juniata, on Tuesday next,
that old Huntingdon will not remain in
the back ground, when a good and im
portant object is to be accomplished.
Remember, that if the whigs of Hunting
don but do their duty, VICTORY IS
CERTAIN.
V* THE GLOBE frankly avows the
paternity of the sentiment—" No man
can be honest who follows industrial
pursuits." But in doing so, the volun
teer scribbler for that paper, pounces
upon us with a column of low slang, in
which he declares us capable of "muti
lating serious matters," and of "assail
ing the gravest truths." In reply, we
can only say, that we are not afraid to
compare our character for honor, honesty
or integrity, with any one of the " mot
ley crew" who figure about that notori
ously lying sheet—the Huntingdon Globe
—either as proprietors, editors, or pub
lishers, in any community where they
and ourself are known. The " scrib
bler" winds up his article with the fol
lowing whining sentence :
"But we take our leave of the editor
of that paper, at the same time assuring
him that no conceivable circumstances
shall induce us to strike a blow at his
means of obtaining a livelihood."
The intimation that we have struck a
"blow" at their "means of obtaining a
livelihood," the writer knew to be false,
unless the refutation of falsehoods week
ly published in the Globe, be considered
by the writer "a blow" of that kind.—
And as to their professed magnanimity
about not being induced to injure us pe
cuniarly, we can only say, that notwith
standing they have already made the at
tempt, we defy their power to accomplish
their design, so long as we retain our
health and hands to work.
OD- SILAS WRIGIIT has been nomina.
ted by the Locos of N. York for Governor.
Whigs,_3leware
Of the " last cat 4" of the Locofocos,
that may be played off between this and
Tuesday next. In this county they
have hot dared to bring a single charge
against any of the candidates upon the
Whig Ticket, for the reason that noth
ing in truth could be said prejudicial to
any gentleman upon it, and they knew
full well that any false charge, brought
in time, would be met and refuted.
Beware, therefore, of every charge
that may be brought out on the eve of
the election, when the parties concerned
have neither time or opportunity to
meet them.
Let every voter EXAMINE his TICKET
before casting his vote, to prevent any
deception being practised upon him.
An Admission at Last.
The Huntingdon Globe, it will be re
collected
by all, has all along asserted
that the Locofocos were as good Tariff
men as the Whigs." It stuck to this
position until it became the laughing
stock of the Locos themselves ; and find
ing it could no longer maintain this ab
surd position, the last number comes out
with an article denying the possibility
of the REPEAL of the British Tariff of
1846, and gives the following as its
reasons:
The next Senate, after the admis
sion of lowa, and Wisconsin, and the
elections in Virginia, Georgia, Louisi
ana, Tennessee and Michigan, will ex
hibit the relative strength of parties in
t hat body as 40 DEMOCRATS to 20 WHIGS,Ia to be certainly within the mark let
RS say 38 DEMOCRATS to 22 WHIGS.—
Now add Pennsylvania Senators, and
Mr. Niles to the WHIG strength, and
you will have the vote on restoring the
act of '42-25 for and 35 against it—
making a majority of 10 against it. No
sensible man acquainted with the
strength of parties in that body at this
time will dispute the fact, that for years
there must be a decided majority ad
verse to the re-enactment of the old
tariff law."
Is any thing further wanted to show
which is the Tariff party, even in
Huntingdon county 1 We think not.—
This open admission must satisfy the
most incredulous.
Foster' s Prospects
William B. Foster, the Free Trade
candidate for Canal Commissioner, says
the Harrisburg Intelligencer, is now and
has been for months, travelling the State
electioneering. He is now in the North,
away off from the public works, where
he can have no public duties to perform,
and is receiving out of the pockets of
ithe people his three dollars a day, and
travelling expenses paid! This is the
way the people pay the piper ! But
with all his efforts—all his nice arrange
ments along the several lines of the
public improvements, where the public
money is squandered with a liberal hand
—his chances of success arc gloomy in
the extreme. In this county (Dauphin)
he will be beat at least 12 or 1500 votes.
In Northumberland, Lycoming, Luzerne,
Northampton, Monroe, Pike, Wayne and
many of the strongest Locofoco coun
ties, he will be cut thousands of votes
by his own party. His defeat is certain
—but to swell the majority against him,
and make the Tariff victory, in the elec
tion of JAMES M. POWER, more com
plete, the Whigs should turn out to a
man, and do their whole duty. It is an
important contest, and every vote should
I be made to tell upon the result.
nt- From all parts of the county, we
have the most cheering intelligence in
regard to our whole county ticket. The
disposition to turn out, and triumphant
ly elect every gentleman upon it, appears
to be general. The Whigs of this coun
ty are determined that old Huntingdon,
however much she has been shorn of her
fair proportions by Locofocoism, shall
not be wheeled into the Locofoco line.
So mote it be !
AN EXAMPLE.
The Bangor Whig says that at the
recent election in Dover, Maine, " EVERY
Wino voter who was in town, and could
vote, deposited his ballot." No won
der that our friends in Maine did so
well at the late election. Let the same
spirit animate the Whigs of every elec
tion dictrict in Huntingdon county, and
our majority will be such as will strike
terror to the hearts of the enemies of
correct principles.
HURRAH FOR POLK.'^Whilethe hearth
of the American laborers are filled with
sorrow at the dark prospect before them,
the wealthy British manufacturers 'hur
rah for Polk.' If 'by their fruits ye
shall know them,' verily, this 'experi
mental' revenue bill of Mr. Polk's, is a
British Tariff.
[l7 Hon. THOMAS SAAGEANT has re-
Signed his seat as an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of this State.
Correspondence of the New York Tribune.
From the Army.
WASHINGTON, Thursday Evening
The steamship Ann McKim arrived
at New Orleans on the 21st ult., from
Texas. A letter to the New rleans
Picuyune from Mr. Kendall, dated at
Seralvo, Sept. 3d, says Gen. Taylor will
probably be within cannon shot of Mon
tery, on the the 18th or 20th of Septem
ber. Ampudia is at Montery with the
entire control. Mr. Kendall learns that
2000 Mexican troops of the line arrived
there on the 31st of August, with four
pieces of field artillery. Canales is at
Marine with 6000 Rancheros to dispute
Gen Taylor's march upon Monterey.—
These people are determined to fight '
some where. Arista is in the city of
Mexico, it is said charged with cowar
dice and treacherous designs.
Santa Fe taken by Gen. Kearney—Retreat
of Gov. Armijo to Chihuahua
BALTIMORE, Thursday Evening
advices per Western Mail we
learn that on the 18th of August Gen.
Kearney entered Santa Fe and having
hoisted the United States flag from the
National Palace, proclaimed New-Mexi
co in possession of the United States
Army, which was greeted with shouts
of applause by the Mexican people. He
administered the oath of allegiance to
the Alcades of small towns and officers
of Santa Fe. He proclaimed himself
Governor of New-Mexico and took quar
ters at the Palace. Armijo with 4000
troops, fled to Chihuahua, where report
says strong resistance would be made
by a large army. Gen. Kearney was
preparing to march to Chihuahua.
The steamer's news has caused flour
to advanae in Baltimore to five dollars
and a half per barrel. No local news.
Correspondence of the Daily Chronicle.
Washington,.Oct..l, 1846
COL. ALEXANDER:—The Administra
tion is straining every energy for a vi
gorous and successful prosecution of the
war with Mexico.
General Jesup, the Quarter• Master
General, leaves forthwith for the South,
to superintend the accumulation and
providing supplies for Gen. Patterson,
who is at the head of five thousand men,
to march on to Tampico, with the least
possible delay.
The naval forces are to assist him at
that point.
Several vessels have recently left Al
exandria with supplies for our army.
The General Washington was loading
with oats, etc., for Point Isabel.
Seven hundred U. S. soldiers, from
the North, are to be sent to General
Patterson. General Gaines has received
orders to this effect, as you are already
aware.
Mr. Slidell, ex-Minister to Mexico,
has returned to the city. Yours, J.
THE WAIL—The President plunged
the nation into the Mexican war, with
out any authority of law, without prep
aration, without necessity, without jus
tice, and without excuse ; and, after
floundering and blundering along for a
few months, at an expense of some fif
ty or sixty millions, escaping the total
failure of military operations and des
truction of our army, only, by a victory
most miraculous, comes puffing and
blowing into Congress, at the last hour
of the session, and begs for an appro
priation to enable him to bribe Mexico
to agree to some sort of terms of peace.
The outrage of the commencement is
exceeded, if possible, by this most
ridiculous conclusion.—Fredonia.
07- The New York Sun augurs much
advantage to the credit of our State anq
the proper distribution of her financed,
from the present political aspects, and
the nomination of candidates for the Le
gislature who "obey conscience and
truth." The Sun thus tells what our
State has suffered, and what it may hope
from a political regeneration :
" The Keystone State has long occu
pied a prominent position. Her inter
nal resources are abundant for any con
tingency; her facilities of accumulation
great, unparalleled; her burdens oner
ous and overwhelming. She knows and
feels it. Trodden and trampled down
as she has been, cursed with the wither
ing blight of corrupt and partial legis
lation; saddled, bridled and ridden, as
she has been, by unprincipled backs;
degraded by unscrupulous and time-serv
ing politicians, the dawn of a better day
has opened ; a new era in her political
position has arrived. Her character and
credit are to be redeemed from the hands
of the spoilers—a better and brighter
prospect is spread out in the future—
her unscrupulous robbers, and the har
dened plunderer of her treasury, are to
be speedily consigned to merited obli-A
vion. Reason, integrity, conscience and
a just regard for the rights of all, will
soon assume their legitimate position."
Poster and the British Tariff.
"The Democrats of Delaware county
met on Saturday week—nominated a
ticket—and adopted VERY DECIDED
RESOLUTIONS IN FAVOR OF POLK,
DALLAS, SHUNK, FOSTER & THE
TARIFF OF 1846 !"
Democrats of Pennsylvania—look at
your COLORS—"FOSTFR AND THE
TARIFF OF 1816." We are glad to
see it fairly unfurled. That's honest.
You know now what you arc fighting