THE JOURNAL.
Huntingdon,. Wednesday, inne 16, 1847
W lIIG NOMINATIONS.
lOR GOVERNOR:
GEN . . JAMES IRVIN,
. OF CENTRE COUNTY.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER t
JOSEPH W, PATTON,
OF CUMBERLAND COUJVYY.
V. B. PALMER, Esq., N. W. corner of Third
end Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, ie our authorized
!gent for receiving advertisements and auhacrip
tions, and collecting and receipting fur the same.
To BliSillt`SS Ileac
The HUNTINGDON JOURNAL has a much
larger circulation in Huntingdon county,
than any other paper published in it, and
consequently is the most desirable adver
tising medium.
FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
The "JOURNAL" will be furnished from
the present time, until after the October
election, at the low rate of Fitly
Cents per copy, when clubs of four or
more can be raised—the money to ac
company the order. Will the friends of
Invtrt and PArroN throughout the county
exert themselves to have clubs raised,
and forward the names and money with
out delay 1 Now is the time to act !
D.- See advertisement in another col
umn of a MODEL, of New York, by E.
PORTER BELDEN, now exhibiting in Phil
adelphia. Those of our readers, visiting
the city, shcruld not fail to go and see
this rare specimen of American Art.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Our borough authorities appear to have
at length caught the spirit of improve
ment, now so prevalent every where.—
Under their direction, we notice with
great pleasure, that gravel walks are be
ing laid out on "GRAVE YARD Him.,"
and this naturally beautiful spot to be
otherwise much improved. This spot
is susceptible of being made one of the
most beautiful Burying Grounds in the
interior of Pennsylvania ; and will, when
properly fitted up, be both an ornament
and an honor to the ancient borough of
Huntingdon.
But while great unanimity prevails
among the citizens in regard to the above
mentioned improvement, others have
been suggested which are met with spir
ited opposition. The first of these is a
proposition to run an alley from Smith
to Charles street. A portion of the lot
owners appear determinedly opposed to
this improvement, on account of the
great injury which they allege would
be thereby done their property. The fate
of this project may therefore be fairly
put down as doubtful. The next and
last improvement which has been sugges
ted, is to pull down the old time-honored
".Market House," which stands in the
centre of our borough, and to dispense
with it altogether ! A large number of
the citizens are warmly in favor of this
(as they say) improvement; while the
opponents, (about equal in number) de
clare themselves at a loss to see how a'
town is to be improved by pulling down
its public buildings; they are, therefore
in favor of leaving the Market House
stand, and of repairing it in such a man
ner as to make it an " ornament " to the
place. From what we can ascertain of
the disposition of a majority of our bor
ough Legislature, we incline to the belief
thnt the affirmative of this question will
prevail, and that in a short time, the
place that now knows our old Market
House, " will know it no more forever !"
But let the fate of the above mentioned
projects be what they may, we hope our
authorities will not allow their improve
ment spirit to abate until they make Hun
tingdon, what nature has designed she
should be, the most beautiful borough
in the Commonwealth.
.The question is still asked, "Where is that
'RUIN.' that •DEAT It' and DES'I'RU( TION'
to the Manufacturers, Farmers, Mechanics and La
borera?"—llunlingdon Globe, 911 i inst.
Here is your answer, Mr. Globe, taken
from the last Hollidaysburg Stand
ard. You will not, of course, question
the authority. The Standard says.
"In a land abounding in plenty, is it
not a vilanous business that drives the
poor man to his last shift to procure a
barrel of flourl Talk about starvation
abroad—but tell us how much more
flour can advance before starvation wild
stare us in deface at homel—and all for
the benefit of the speculators, ■t the ex
pease of the LABORING MAN.
COMING I N I`IIEIR SENSES.
It is known to all who read Locofoco
papers, that upon the nomination of Gen.
Irvin for Governor, the Locofoco editors
opened the campaign by making the
most ridiculous and false charges against
him, as well in relation to his private
character as his public acts. We have
at all times, in noticing these charges,
expressed ourself well satisfied that they
should continue this mode of warfare
upon the Whig candidate—knowing full
well that it would advance, rather than
injure his prospects of an election.—
But the more sagacious and prudent
among these Locofoco editors, begin to
see the error wnich their short-sighted
brethren have committed, and are now
beginning to call upon them to change
their mode of warfare. The " Union
Tines" published in New Berlin, Union
county—it county in which Gen. Irvin
is well known, and therefore, as a matter
of course, highly respected—adminis
ters the following rebuke to those of its
, party who have been vainly trying to
advance the election of Shunk by assault
ing the private character of his oppo
nent. Let all read the following article,
and we particularly commend it to the
attention of our neighbor of the Globe :
[From the Union Times.]
THE CAMPAIGN
We are sorry to observe in several
democratic papers, an attempt to injure
the private character of the opposing
candidate for Governor, by foolish and
absurd stories about his manner of living
—his occupation as an iron-master—his
bad treatment of his hands, &c., all of
which we feel certain will injure instead
of benefiting the democratic cause. Gen.
Irvin does not belong to our party, but
that is no reason why his private char
miter should be attacked. His character
as an upright, honorable and fair man, is
well known at home and although we
differ widely in our political views, yet
we will not degrade our columns—as we
have been urged to do—by giving pub
licity to such groundless and ridiculous
stories as we have alluded to. We pro
fess to be governed by principle, and to
have some worth contending for. Do
not let us, therefore, tacitly confess we
have noneby descending to low and vul
gar abuse of private character, nor by
attempting to raise prejudices against
any particular pursuits in life. All
branches of legitimate business in this
republican country, are honorable if hon•
orably pursued by the persons engaged
therein.
TEAT PASS.
Our neighbor, in quoting from, and
commending Gen. Scott's Proclamation,
doubtless forgot that it contained the
following sentence :
We were deceived. as perhaps you, Mexicans,
were also deceived, in judging of the true inten
tions of (;en. SANTA ANNA, whom you recalled,
and whom cur Government PERMITTED 7'O
RETURN."
The old hero must have blushed deep•
ly, when forced to pen, on behalf of the
Administration, the above humiliating
concession
By the bye, neighbor, you have never,
in all your dissertations upon Toryism,
told your readers what you think of that
famous Pass, granted by the great head
of your party, Jas. K. Polk, to his friend
and correspondent Gen. Santa Anna.—
Was Mr. Polk deceived by the wily old
Mexican chief, or did he give him the
r" pass " for the purpose of rendering
aid and comfort" to his distracted
countrymen 1 Come, neighbor, let the
world have the benefit of your views in
relation to this mysterious diplomatic
transaction !
LEWISTOWN BANK.--The Hollidays
burg
Standard of last week makes an
uncalled for and ungenerous attack upon
the Lewistown Bank. It is well known
that last fall, when that institution got
into a temporary difficulty, and closed
its doors for a short time, note holders
were assured through the public press
of Lewistown, that they should sustain
no loss, if they would hold on to their
money. Those who followed this advice
did not lose a dollar, and in good time
the Bank was on its feet again, ready to
meet all its liabilities. It is now believ
ed to be in a very healthy condition;
and why a paper published in a neigh
boring county, should attempt to injure
its credit at this time, by makinringen-
erous insinuations against it we are at a
loss to determine. The editor of the
Standard may do some harm but he
can accomplish no good, by such a course.
(Ci-The North American says it has
"good reason for believing that state
ments which have been made in some
papers, and in some circles, importing
that Mr. Clay had prompted or appro
ved certain movements in regard to the
nomination of a candidate for the Presi
dency, are incorrect and founded in mir
take."
OFFICE-HOLDERS vs. IRON-MASTERS.
Ever since the nomination of General
lavtig, the Ldcbfoco papers have been
vieing with eadh other in their abuse of
Iron-Masters.' The Globe of this
place appears to have a holy horror of
this useful class of persons, who invest
their means and devote their energies to
the manufacture of one of the great sta
ples of Pennsylvania. This, to be sure,
is in keeping with their principles, for
they have ever sought to break down die
Iron interest. If Locofocoism had its
way, our Furnaces, Forges and Rolling
Mills would soon be razed to the ground,
and the thousands who are now depend
ant upon that branch of manufactures,
thrown out of employment ; the rich de
' posites of ore in our mountains, instead
of being developed, and adding so mate
rially to the general wealth, would re
main undisturbed, and much of the pros
perity that has heretofore distinguished
us as a State, would be entirely prostra
ted.
Now, we ask, in the language of the
Reading Journal, somewhat altered—
whom do the "Iron Masters" injure,
that they should thus be singled out for
public condemnation ?
In the county of Huntingdon there are
a large number of hands employed by
-‘, Iron Masters" in working or making
Iron. These men receive good wages
and constant employment. They sup
port themselves and their families com
fortably, and are every year adding to
their means, and laying the foundation
of an independence. Are these men in
jured by the Iron Masters 1' Are they
willing to see their employers shame
fully stigmatised for investing capital
for their benefit 1 Will the Locofocos,
who declaim so vehemently against Iron
Masters,' furnish employment and fair
wages to the working man in case they
succeed in breaking down the Iron inter
est 1 •
And what say the Farmers 1 Are
they aware of the large amount of agri
cultural produce annually required to
supply these Iron works I—and are they
ready to join the hue and cry against
Iron Masters 1' Are they, too, anxious
to see the Iron interest prostrated, and
those engaged in it turn farmers instead
of remaining consumers 1
And what say proprietors of Ore
banks 1 Do they entertain those feel
ings of hostility to 'lron Masters' which
are manifested by the leaders of the Lo
cofoco party 1 Would they like to see
their mines shut up, and themselves de
prived of the revenue constantly accru
ing from this source 1
And what say the merchants, the me
chanics and the people generally 1 Are
they noways interested in sustaining
these odious ' Iron Masters 1' Do they
reap no benefits from the thousands of
their best customers who are engaged
in the manufacture of Iron, and who are
constantly making large purchases of
dry goods, groceries, clothing, hats,
boots, shoes, cabinet ware, and every
article of general household use, as well
as town and building lots, bricks, lum
ber, &c., &c. is it not notorious that
the prosperity of this county has been
vastly advanced by the Industry and en
terprise of Iron Masters,' and will they,
too, join in crying them down.
It would be well for the people to pon
der on these things. It needs but a mo
ment's reflection to convince them that
Iron Masters,' instead of being a curse,
are a blessing to the community. Would
that we had more of them—the people
would be all the better for it.
The Locos tell us that Gen, luvlN is
an Iron Master,' and this is one of the
chief objections urged against him.--
But, we ask, is not one Iron Master'
like IRVIN, worth an hundred "OFFICE
HOLDERS," like SHUNK 1 The one
employs his substance for the general
good ;—the other takes the hard earn
ings from the pockets of the people and
places it in his own.
Freemen of Pennsylvania, you have
two men before you for the highest office
in your gift—IRVIN, the " IRON MASTER,"
and SHUNK, the OFFICE HOLDER."—
Choose ye between them.
GRAND ACHIEVEMENT IN SURGERY,-
Mrs. Garner, wife of Henry Garner (near
Raystown Branch) had been afflicted
with a Sarcomatous Tumor in the arm
pit for a considerable length of time;
latterly it augmented in size very fast,
and occasionally gave rise to excrucia
ting pain. Medical advice pronounced
excision to be the only means of cure.—
A few weeks since Dr. ORLADY having
been called upon to perform the opera
ticrn, removed the entire //108g, weighing
1 lb. £0 oz. The patient bore the oper
ation well, and has recovered perfectly
without a symptom of returning disease.
—.[Communicated.]
NEXT CONGRESS-TEM WAR.
The Whigs will have, says the North
American, a majority in the popular
branch of the next Congress. From the 1
best information within our reach we
are of opinion that their course will con
firm that of the Whigs during the last
session. They will sustain, by a vote
of all supplies needed, the war while it
is the country's. They will urge a peace
with Mexico, just and honorable to our
country. They Will be found firm in the
support of the Union as it is, and in pro
tection of the heritage of our fathers as
it descended to us ; and they will, there•
fore, be opposed to all wild and licehtious
schemes of acquisition. They will de.
wand a frank negotiation, upon such
principles, with Mexico, the avowed ob•
ject of which will be peace. The coun.
try wants no wars of conquest and
wrong—its mission is not one of blood.
shed and rapine. Freedom, truth, and
I human happiness are not spread by crime
and cruelty. The curses sent forth by
a war such as the present, and for such
objects as are cherished by the Admin
istration, must return to spread a deso
lotion over their authors and the race
that sanctions them.
We await with patience the action of .
Congress. The House of Representa
tives, the immediate reflection of public
sentiment, must be respected in such a
crisis. The one-man power cannot in
timmidate them; and the peculiar pre
rogative won in the Senate by the ad
mission of - Texas, will scarcely dare to
breast the determination of the people.
The country hates the war; hates its
objects, hates its inevitabe results and
inevitable sacrifices ; and the People, by
their Representatives in the popular
branch of our National Councils, will
close it. They will maintain and secure
every American right, but they will
foreclose every design of the Adminis
tration to divide the Union, or give us
an endless war of races, a national debt,
and direct taxation. There is no voice
from the seat of war that is not against
the war. Every soldier protests against
its continuance. Reason, humanity,
every consideration for the country, for
the race, for freedom, and for right, joins
in the protest.
OCR PROSPECTS,
The Pa. Intelligencer says We
continue to receive the most gratifying
intelligence from all parts of the State
relative to the Gubernatorial election.-- ,
Gen. JAMES IRVIN will sweep the state
like a whirlwind. Our Northern corres•
pondents inform us that the General will
receive a large Democratic Vote, and
that while the vote in the Whig counties
will be greatly increased, some of the
strong Democratic counties will be com
pletely revolutionized. Nothingcan pre
vent the election of OLD IRONSIDES.
The People have willed it."
Our prospects are indeed of the most
cheering kind. Never did the Whig
party of Pennsylvania make more fortu
nate nominations. Yet this fact should
not be allowed to`produce apathy in the
Whig ranks. On the other hand the
present sure prospect of the success of 1 .
correct principles in Penn's, should
arouse every Whig to renewed activity ;
and thus render the redemption of the
old " Keystone" doubly sure. Nothing
should be allowed to distract our coun
cils. No irrelevant questions, about
which there exists honest differences of
opinion, should be pressed upon the par
ty. But the entire Whig army of the
State, as well all those who are opposed
to the measures of the present National
and State Administrations, should move
, on in one solid phalanx until the inter
,
eats of the Commonwealth be safely se
. cured, in the triumphant election of the
People's candidates, latitx and PADrov•
A RICH CANDIDATE.—The Locos grieve
because Gen. IRvIN, the Whig candidate
for Governor, has obtained a competence
as the reward of a life of honest industry.
They forget that three years since they
rejected poor Gov. SKUNK for the rich
Mr. Muhlenberg, worth four times as
much as Gen. Irvin ever was or ever will
be! It is not always money that makes
the mare go, which locofocoism would
ride.—.N. american.
FRIENDS OF THE SOLDIERS.—Let it be
borne in mind that Mr. WEBSTER propos
ed in the Senate, as a substitute for the
resolutions containing the censure of
Gen. Taylor, a naked vote of thanks to
Gen. Taylor, his officers and men, for
their courage and good conduct at the
siege of Monterey, and that all the Dem
ocrats in that body voted against the
substitute with the honorable exception
of Messrs. Butler, Calhoun, Wescott,
Yulee and Lewis—twenty-three Demo
!
casts voting in the negative.—N. .4mer.
General Pillow and the Tennesseans.
About twenty officers of the 2d Ten
nesiee Regiment have published a long
address to the publib; impeacing the
millitary capacity of Gen. Pillow, and
charging him with haviag recklessly or
dered their regiment to attack a posi
tion too strong to be carried , by storm,
and then leaving them standing aloft him
self, without ordering other regiments
up to sustain them, though they were
waiting orders. The attack upon the
enemy's batteries by that regiment was
the only one of the battleof Cerro Gordo
that failed; and although the general
orders announcing this fact bear testi
mony to the courage of the men and
gallantry of its officers, they consider
it their duty to make these facts known.
The charge is a serious one, and we
doubt not will be fully investigated. The
Picayune says—
.,We have heard before now, and from
sources which left no room to doubt its
truth, a narration of the events of the
battle similar to that now made public.
We have heard these same facts from
parties who were tibt interested ih the
unsuccessful assault, beyond the concern
which was felt by soldiers and officers
of different corps for brethren in arms.
And we have no doubt that public °pin. ,
ion will settle down in the conviction
that the, 2d Regiment of Tennessee vol. ,
unteers did all that men could do under
the circumstances, and that the assault
miscarried solely because they were
commanded to do an impossible thing
i by an officer who enjoys the exclusive
credit of having ever ordered a regiment
from that gallant State to make a charge
which necessarily resulted in a re
pulse."
What does our neighbor of the Globe
think of this address of the Tentiesse
unteers. Last week he denounced every
body who dared to say aught against
the competency of Gen. Pillow, in the
most violent terms. Will he dare stig
matize these brave soldiers, who fought
so nobly at Cerro Gordo as Tories, and
denounce their "sentiments" as "scan
dalous." They conic from Gen. Pillow's
own State, it must be remembered.
ID- An election for Judges of the sev
eral Courts was held throughout the
State of New York on Monday of last
week. The Locofocos succeeded in the
city, but the returns from the interior
are yet too indefinite to form any idea
as to the general result. The vote was
very small.
(Os The Federal candidate for Governor is now
in the eastern counties, visiting the variotts iron
eetahlishments."—Oiobe.
Mistaken, neighbor. We learn feorri
the papers that Francis R. Shuck, the
Polk, Buchanan, " federal candidate for
Governor" arrived at Pittsburg the other
day.
THE WArt.-lf ever the people of this
country were sick and tired or a war,
they may justly said tube so of the pres
ent war with Mexico—a war which must
be acknowledged to have been one most
unfortunate in its origin and its pro
gress, from its immense loss in life and
its vast cost in money. 'lndeed, in look
ing back upon its commencement, it is
a matter of wonder how the country
could have ever become involved in such
a contest with so little reason for it
sldvocate.
Polities of the Great States,
Since the commencement of the war
against Mexico, by Mr. Polk, elections
have been holden for members of Con
gress in our four largest States, with the
folllowing result, compared with that of
the previous election:
1846. 1847.
XN hugs Dem. Whigs Dem.
New York 13 21 23 11
Penn'a. 12 12 17 7
Ohio '7 14 11 10
Virginia 1 14 0 9
- - - -
33 61 67 37
PROPHECY VHRIFIED.—"War," said
Mr. Clay, in his Raleigh letter, "will be
the consequence of the annexation of
Texas at this time in the manner propo
'sed."
, "This war," says Mr. Benton, "is the
consequence of the annexation of Texas,
at the time and in the manner in which
it was done."
The immense train of wagons which
left Vera Cruz for Gen. Scott's camp at
Jalapa, with heavy supplies and a large
amount of specie, had arrived safely,
and occasioned great rejoicing among
the Americans in the camp.
ALLEGIMNY COUNTY.—The Whigs of
this county held their convention on
Wednesday last and nominated the fol.
lowing ticket—For Senator, George
Darsie; For House of Representatives:
Cbristain Snively, Henry Large, M.
Swartzwelder, L. C. Noble.
Gen. Irvin at Pottallle,
Gen. Irvin's visit to Pottsville, appears
to hate won hini many friends in that
region!: The Pottsville Gazette; a neutral
paper; In noticing his visit to that place,
says:
""Gen. James Irvin, the Whig candi
date.for Governor, honored our place
with a visit on Monday last, and spent
the two following daysin perambulating
our various towns.
He has necotripanied by Hon. G. N.
Eckert; member of Coagreis frdm this
district, and took lodgings at Rineheart's
American House, During his sojourn
here; he was waited upon by a large por
tion of our citizens, without distinction
of party; and welcomed with a warmth
and cordiality highly creditable.
In company with some of our citizens;"
he visited several collieries, as well as
some of the many flourishing towns sur
rounding us; and Observed closely the
process of Mining, breaking and screen
ing coal, with all of which he expressed
himself highly delighted, as well with
the evidences of enterprise and prospier.;
ity that every where surround us.
On Tuesday evening he was tertd9red
and partook of the hospitalities of a omit,
ber of our citizens, in a public supper at r
Weaver's Pennsylvania Hall, which pa 4,
sed off with gaiety and excellent good
feeling. He is in stature about six feet,
bland and unobtrusive in manner, and
all were pleased with his plain, frank and
republican deportment."
A STATESMAN WARRIOR.-A Washing
ton letter to the N. York Courier says:
—"There is every indication that Gen.
Scott is conducting the plan not only of
the"war, but still more important move-
Ments for negotiating a peace i with a
sagacity, prudence, moderation and
firmness tonibined, that have never been
surpassed, and must earn for him the
name of statesman warrior."
Ei-The Administration has professed
a desire, from first to lest ► to conciliate
Mexico. Its latest device for the attain
ment of this important end is most matl
terly. Can Mexico, says the Louisville
Journal, be so scandalously unreasona
ble as not to be conciliated by the robbery 7
of her churches?
has been decided that Pittsburg
and Allegheny City were NOT inchided
in the license law for Allegheny coon,
The Washington Union disclaims, in
behalf of Mr. Polk, all thought of his
running for the• next. Presidency. Mr:
Polk no doubt sees, the melancholy
experience of his one-legged freind, the
folly of running against old Rough and
Ready.—Lou. four.
nISING:—A 'learned pundit' of our ac
quaintance assures us that the only way
of rising in the world at the present
time is to get a stride of a barrel of
Flour and go up with it. N. B. yeast
is not required.—Boston Transcript.
READY, IF NOT ROUGII.—It is said that
a young lady who is a great admirer of
General Taylor's epistolary style, re ,
ceived a letter the other day from a
sweetheart, enquiring if she would hays
him. She immediately sent in reply,
Gen. Taylor's answer to Santa Anna,--
"Come and take me."
A Hier.—The York republican says:
Any who may think it sufficient favor
to the Printer to take his paper without
paying for it, will please cull and remind
us of our obligation to them, and receive
our thanks for their kindness.
SANTA ANNA'S LEG.—The N. Orleans
Picayune says:
"We were yesterday visited by two
members of Colonel Baker's gallant !Hi
noise regiment, who gave us a view of
the cork leg found in Santa Anna's car ,
riage at Sierra Gorda. It is a very
handsome article, and if the foot has a
mate no larger under the flesh leg, the
hero of Tampico has certainly as light
a pair of heels as any man in Mexico."
SPECULATION.-A merchant of New
York, just previous to the arrival of the
Hibernia, invested every dollar he was
worth and could borrow in flour, and on
her arrival sold it at a profit of $74,000.
Crops of the United States.
The Washington Era contains art es
timate, taken from the letter of the Se
cretary of the Treasury, Dec. 10, 1846,
of the quantity of each of the following
staples, raised in the United States du
ring the year 1846, with the value og
each production, according to the. prices
they have bore in this market on the Ist
of December last, viz:
Cotton-700,000,000 lb.. worth $73,150,000
Ooto , -179,528 800 bullet., " 69,567,410
ictr-97,741,500 pounds " 3,786,483
Barley-5,676,600 bushels " 3,434,643
Rye-59,892,500 " 23,465,612
Wheat-117,202,800" " 121,011,891
Corn-45,666,900 " " 341,871,820
$636,277A5