THE JOURNAL.
[CORRECT PRIRCIPIESSUPPORTED BY TRUTII.]
HUNTINGDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 12. 1848.
Democratic Whig Nominations.
FOR PRESIDENT :
GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT :
MILLARD FILLMORE.
ELECTORAL TICKET.
SENATORIAL ELECTORS.
THOMAS M. T. M 'KEN N N Of Washington,
ions P. SANDERSON, of Lebanon.
4. Joseph G. Clarkson, 13. Henry Johnson,
2. John P. Wetherill, 14. William Colder,
3. James M. Davis, 15. William M'llvaine,
4. Thomas W.Duffield, 16. Charles W. Fisher,
1. Daniel 0. Hitner, 17. Andrew G. Curtin,
6. Joshua Dungon, 18. Thos. R. Davidson,
7. John D. Steele, 19. Joseph Markle,
8. John Landis, 20. Daniel Agnew,
1. Joseph Schnincker, 21. Andrew Loomis,
In. Charles Snyder, 22. Richard Irvin,
11. William G. Hurley. 23. Thomas S. Sill,
12. Francis Tyler. 21. Sarni A. Purviance.
FOR GOVERNOR
WM. F. JOHNSTON.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER
NER MIDDLES WARTH•
FOR CONGRESS :
SAMUEL CALVIN.
COUNTY - TICKET.
ASSEMBLY
Augustus K. Corny'', of Huntingdon,
PROTHONOTARY
Theo. H. Cremer, of Huntiogdon.
REGISTER AND RECORDER.
!tlalthew F. Campbell, of Henderson,
COMMISSIONER :
William Hutchinson, of Warriormark.
AUDITOR :
Thos• W. Neely, of Dublin,
CORONER
Henry Grath's, of Alexandria.
ale — V. B. PALME.R, E•sq. is our 'wilt,-
ized agent for r eel ring advertiseslrl, t
subscriptions is the cities of Philndelphin, Bal
timore and Nero For/., and for collecting and
recciptingfrr the :Mk,
frr An account of the Cass meeting at Alex
andria was in type previous to the receipt of a
"Close 01,ervcr'3" communication, on the same
subject. This will account for its non-appar
ance.
iniyaor nivemusN
Attention is invited to a call for a series of of Hollidaysburg. His great success as a prac-
Taylor meetings to be held in the lower end of titioner, in a highly intelligent community, is
this County during the present week, published the best evidence that could be adduced of his
in another column. Let there be a general rat- untiring industry and rare ability. As an ora
ly of the friends of Old Rough and Ready at tor he is not the most pleasing in point of style ;
these popular gatherings. Able speaking and but as a cogent, powerful reasoner he has no su
good Taylor singing may be expected. I perior and but few equals within the bounds of
I this Congressional District. As vanishes a
ANOTHER EDITOR IN Luca.—We are not a
snow-wreath, under the genial rays of the noon
little gratified to learn that our friend ROBERT
dM. Fate a, one of the editors of the Miltonian,ay sun, so does fallacy, no matter Low ingen
hasmusly presented, when brought in contact with
be,m nominated for the State Senate in the
Dauphin and Northumberland district. This is the strong practical, argumentative mind of Mr.
dczerved compliment to a worthy, intelligent, Calvin. Although without the advantages of
indu3trims young man. Mr. F. has ever been wealth to aid him in youth, Mr. C. had the good
a zealous hard working Whig, and will make a fortune to receive the kind care and moral train
,: :ithful and efficient Senator. liis election is ing of an affectionate pious mother. And as
certain. ; the result of this, he is a man of unbending in-
On o w, E n.—On S un d a y even i ng l ast , D av id tegrity and untarnished honor. He is in short as
Snare, Esq., of this borough was called upon to good a specimen of a MAN, in all the essential
hold an inquest nn the body of a man found qualifications, as can be produced in the interior
drowned in the canal about two miles below of Pennsylvania. As a politician, Mr. Calvin
this borough: The deceased was a German, has always been an ardent straight forward
about 5 feet 4 inches high and supposed to be Whig. He is a strong and consistent friend of
about 23 or 3l years of age. $5 95 in notes PROTECTION TO AMERICAN INDUS
and specie was found upon his person. lie had TRY, in opposition :o the policy that brings the
been stopping in Huntingdon for some days pre- Pauper Labor of Europe into competition with
vious to his death and was supposed to be slight- it. He is opposed to the exercise of the YE
ly deranged. Name not ascertained. TO POWER, to defeat the will of the People
cLoTn,Nc;. _ A. is just rocei, when Constitutionally expressed by their rep
resentatives. Ile is in favor of prohibiting by
ing a new arrl well made stock of FALL and
act of Con,ess the extension or SLAVERY INTO
WINTER CLOTHING. Advertisement next week.
TERRITORY sow rune, and of restricting and
Look Out ! I abolishing the curse of Inman slaVery, by eve-
It is now hinted that Cass will be withdrawn ry constitutional Means. Ire will in short, if
and the whole Locofoco party united on Martin elected, be an able and efficient advocate of
Van Buren for the purpose of trying to defeat Northern rights and Northern interests.
Gen. Taylor ! We caution the Whigs to be on I Such Whigs of Huntingdon County, is but an
the look out for all new movements of the ene- imperfect description of the candidate for Con
my. They are becoming desperate.
gress which has been presented to you for your
E" An abstract of Daniel Webster's speech suffrages. And although the claims of the can- 1
at Marshfield, Massachusetts, will be found on didate presented by you in County Convention
our first page. We invite attention to it. has been postponed, the nominee cannot fail to
receive your hearty and undivided support. He
Toe MARKETS. -Flour is now selling in Phil- •
adeiphia at $1.73 a $5.874 per bbl. Wheat is entitled to it by the usages of our party. For,
$1.16 a $1.17 per bushel. Rye-70 a 73 ets.—
if we had succeeded in nominating the man of
Corn 66 a 67 eta. Oats 32 a 33 eta.' Timothy
our choice,we would have expected the support
of our Blair County Whig brethren, who brought
seed $3.50 a 3.00. Clover seed $3 73 a $4.00.
Flaxseed $1.:25 a 1.32. out Mr. Calvin. He is entitled to it for his au-
perior talents and great moral worth. Let us,
A Sign. • then, one and all, rally to the support of SAM-
We are informed by a friend from Trough PEL CALVIN, and by his election, secure a
Creek that Raccoons have not been so numerous representative in Congress that will be an hon
in that Valley since IS 10, as at this time. And, or to the District, and one who well understands
added our informant, look out for thundering
and will faithfully attend to our interests.
Whig majorities when the coons are about!"
Too Rich,
The Cass men of this State urged the ohjec- The Cass "Mass Meeting !" at Alexandria,
tion av,aiust Gen. Irvin, last fall, that he was as will be seen by an account of it furnished by
wealthy and unfit to hold office. How will Mr. a correspondent, turned out the most brilliant
Cass go down when it is ascertained that he is failure of the season. Some time since the
worth upwards of HALF A MILLION, and Globe, (very disinterestedly) advised the Rough
made the. most of that out of an Indian Agency , and Ready boys to cease holding Taylor meet
,
at a moderate salary I , ings. We have different advice to offer the
enema Cowry.—The Whigs of this coon-
Cassites. We hope they may increase instead
ty have hold their Convention, and nominated of diminish their number of meetings. We
the following candidates:—Congress, Jesse C. klow nothing that would more effectually aid
the came of Taylor, Johnston and Middles-
Dickey ; Senate, Jones Brooke t Assembly,
`earth; than for the Cass men to hold character-
H ear y.s, Evans, Thotnas K. Bull, and Aar id
.1, Dent. i,tic meetings in every township in the county.
Samuel Calvin, Esq.
This gentleman, it will be seen by the pro
ceedings of the Congressional Conference, has
been nominated as tbt Whig candidate for Con
gress in this tliatrict. Although not the first
choice of the Whigs of Huntin.'don county, it is
conteded by all that in Mr. CALVIN we have an
able and exceedingly popular candidate. And
an our own popular and universally esteemed
fellow citizen, Dr. Jonz McCuLLocit, did not
receive the nomination, the distinction could not
have fallen on one more acceptable to us, in all
respects
Mr. CALVIN is emphatically a self made man
Unaided by wealth or family influence, he has
risen, step by step, from an obscure country
schoolmaster to be one of the leading members
of the Law profession in this section of the
State. Our first introduction to Mr. C. took
place a "long time ago," when we (then quite a
lad) entered his school in a rural district in the
upper end of Northumberland county. As was
our custom on being presented to a ",,ew teach
sr," we made a careful survey of him to see
how fur it might be prudent to change our con
' duct from that pursued when under the tuition
of those rather lax in their discipline. And in
those days, teachers of that description were,
unfortunately for the rising generation, quite
numerous in Pennsylvania. Ile was very plain
ly but decently clad, in a suit of home-made
brown woollen cloth, and was tiresiding over his
school with all the dignity of one just making
his damt in the profession. There was a stern
ness about his brow, and a peremptory tone in
his voice, that rendered us fearful that the days
of fru and tricks during school hours bad pass
ed away, so long as he remained. But then his
extreme youth, and his occasional pleasant kind
looks, soon reassured us, andwe partially relaps
ed into our former habits. Hence, we remain
ed but a few days in his school, until he deemed
it I,i, duty to give us quite a feeling demonstra
tion of his regard and attention. The way in
which it was done, will be readily imagined by
all who have ' , once been boys themselves," and
attended a school where strict discipline pre
vailed. Although Mr. C. did not "spare the
rod," he was exceedingly popular and success
ful as a teacher. In this capacity he labored,
until he acquired means to cuter the Milton
Academy, then one of the best institutions of
the kind in the interior of the State, where he
studied and made hirnself proficient in the high-
er branches of English education, as well as the I
Languages. After completing his studies there, I
he was employed as Teacher of the Academy
in this borough. As evidence of the ability
with which lie filled this situation, we point
with pleasure to the many intelligent young
men in this community and elsewhere who were
' among his pupils ; many of whom have filled
and are, still filling important stations with
marked ability. After thus, by his own indus
-1 try, acquiring the means to do so, he studied
Law in this borough, and in the usual course of
time was admitted to the Bar, and opened an of-
rice to ilic young bet rapldly Increasing borough
Another Cass Failure!
Party Madness—Slandering a
Patriot.
"Whom the Gods wish to destroy they first
make mad," is strikingly illustrated in the con
duct of the Cass party at this time. Less than
two years ago the Locofocos were as lavish in
their praises of Gen. Taylor as the Whigs. But
now, that the old man has been broiight before
the country, without any agency of his own, for
the Presidency, and they are as a consequence
to be arrested in their career of public plunder
and peculation, they cannot find terms sufficient
ly opprobrious wherewith to denounce and vilify
him. On Friday evening last, a Locofoco ora
tor declared, to a meeting of Cass men at Coats'
tavern, in this borough, that the name of Gen.
TAYLOR would "GO DOWN DISHONORED
AND DISGRACED I " What ! the name of
that old man who, amid the thunders of artillery
and thick clouds of smoke carried the American
Flag in triumph, through the bloody battles of
Palo Alto, Resaca, Monterey and Buena Vista,
and held it up to the admiring gaze of his grate
. ful countrymen, its rich folds dancing in victo
ry ; the name of the conqueror to whom it
seems but as yesterday twenty millions of free-
I men were shouting hozannahs as with one voice ;
the name of the man amid the raven locks of
whose boyhood, glory entwined her freshest
laurels, and the white hairs of whose declining
age are covered with even fairer and more abun
dant wreathes, "like evergreens springing up
amidst the snow ;" the name of that man "as
'DOWN 5101105005 A?ID DISGRACED I" If the as
sertion was not the result of the wildest politi
cal madness, we would say, palsied be the Amer
ican tongue that would give utterance to it. The
association of the term "disgrace" with a name
so glorious and so dear to every true lover of his
country, is only equalled by the infamous asser
tion of a Cass paper in Rahway, New Jersey,
that "Gen. Taylor ie a KNAVE and a COW
ARD" ! But, in the language of a cotempor
ary, "let those base enough to do so, vent their
impotent rage upon him in idle calumny and
vituperation. They will fall upon the stout
old oak which has stood for nearly half a centu
ry, defying the thunder and tempest of battle,
and growing stronger from its war with the ele
ments." Let them, if they choose, hiss on and
dart their fangs into the revered reputation of
the brave Old Hero, who never "lost a battle,
and who never did a wrong." For, "like the
bold apostle at Malta, he will shake from his
hand the venomous but impotent serpnnts who
have sought to sting him to the death, and leave
them to be consumed in the blazing furnace of
popular indignation."
Andrew Parker, Esq.
This gentleman, who is now the Cass candi
date for Congress in this district, it should be
rembered, is the most ultra FREE TRADE
man in the five counties I This fact we learn
from those who know his sentiments well. He
is also an avowed Pro-Slavery man and would
not vote against the extension of Slavery to free
Territory. He is in short as radical a Locofo
so as can ba proclueinl to any part of 1110 ex
treme South. Can a man, we ask, entertaining
suck sentiments, receive the votes of the free
men of a district the prosperity of which de
prods upon a Protective Tariff ? Can he re
ceive the votes of the Freemen of a District,
$ two-thirds of whom are oppssed to the exten
sion of thin= Slavery 7 We address these in
terrogatories to honest Democrats as well as
Whigs. All have a coitnon interest in this
matter. So strong, indeed, are his Free Trade
sentiments that we are informed that Mr. Par
ker is opposed to the Tariff of 18.16, because he
considers some of its features protective! Farm
ers, Mechanics, Forgcmen, Colliers, Laborers,
Manufacturers, of the 17th Congressional Dis
trict, to whatever party you may belong, can
you, will you vote for a candidate so diametri
cally opposed to your intere,ts 1 We cannot
think for one moment that you are capable of
committing so suicidal an net.
Cheering from Ohio.
The Pa. Inquirer says We yesterday con
versed with a highly intelligent citizen of Ohio,
and he gave us the most encoruaging intelli
gence in relation to the prospect for Gen. Tay
lor. He says that the Whigs are, with scarce
ly an exception, thoroughly united—while the
democratic party is greatly divided, especially
upon the Free Soil question. He added I
am not a betting man, but if I were, I would
risk all lam worth on the issue iu Ohio, in fa
vor of General Taylor."
the Reward of a Traitor.
A Cass meeting was held at Boston on Mon
day the 4th instant. Gm. CALsa CVSIIING, a
renegade Whig, (announced as one of the Speak
ers) arose to address the meeting. He was re
ceived with a storm of hisses, and having in
vain endeavored, for a quarter of an hour, to
obtain a hearing, sat down, completely discon
certed.
Got. Johnston.
Gov. Johnston has made a most favorable im
pression in the eastern section of the State.—
His addresses at Philadelphia, at Norristown, at
Newtown, and ut Bristol, were listened to with
deep interest, by immense audiences. The Nor
ristown Free Press, alluding to the meeting at
that place, says
After Gov. Johnston closed, the meeting
adjourned highly gratified, both with the appear
ance of their candidate and the views he enter
tains upon the great questions that are now agi
tating the country. Great good will result from
this visit and this speech. Our candidate has
been both seen and heard, and every one with
whom we have conversed feels that in any work
that can be done, it will be done for a cause and
a candidate worthy of it."
The Locofocos are becoming alarmed at the
fact of Gov. Johnston taking the stump, and, us
is their custom, when the spoils are in danger,
they are beginning to attack him with their
usual weapons—slander and detraction. It will
not avail them, however. Diu. JOHNSTON is
bound to be the next Governor of Pennsylvania,
and they may as well take it easy. We learn
that Gov. Johnston will be at Lewistown on the
26th, and hope he may also make it convenient
to visit this place. If the People only have an
opportunity to see and hear Gov. .T. we care not
how much the Cass men abuse him.
Will he ltesigii
first interrogotary that esca
his is the interrogotary pL
lips of every one when informed of the nornina.
tion of Hon. Morris Longstreth, one of the pres
ent Canal Commissioners. «WILL HE RE
SIGN?" is echoed and re-echoed from one end
of the State to the other. From the informa
tion before us, and the fact that the Convention
which nominated him refused to adopt a resolu
tion requesting him to do so, we think we can
safely answer that he WILL NOT I He is too
fond of office to resign the one he has until he
ascertains whether he can secure the higher one
which he seeks. The question then arises,
Will the freemen of this Commonwealth elect a
man to the office of Governor, who now holds
the important office of Canal Commissioner, to
which he was elected one yeas ago ? Will they
vote for a man who only sought the office of
Canal Commissioner to promote his aspirations
to the higher one of Governor? Will they by
their votes endorse a nomination brought about
by OFFICIAL INFLUENCE and CORRUP
TION ? ; For it is a notorious fact that the voice
of the great mass of the Locofoco party of the
State was not in favor of the nomination of
Longstreth. How many Locofocos in the coun
ty of Huntingdon, desired his nomination ? We
have not heard of a solitary one. Yet, the del
egate from Huntingdon county voted for thenom-
Matins of illorris Leng3treth ! Is it not a no
torious fact that the Locofoco County Conven
tion of this county was equally divided between
Judge Black and W,n. Bigler—not one vote was
cast for Longstreth. Yet the latter received
the vote of the county in State Convention ! !
How was this state of things brought about ?
Would Mr. Longstreth have received the vote
of this county, we ask, had he not been holding
the office of Canal Commissioner 1 And will
honest Democrats endorse by their votes a nom
ination thus made 1 Will not all such rather
say that one Mike at a time should satisfy any
one, and especially if he does not resign the one
he holds, peremptorily refuse to vote him into
another. We think they will.
Centre County.
The Whigs of Centre County are buckling
on their armor and going into the political cam
paign with a zeal and earnestness which augur
well for the Taylor cause in that County
County Meeting was held in Bellefonte on the
30th ult., which is represented ns one of the
best meetings held in that County for years.
General JAMES IRVIN presided. The Whig
thus speaks of the meeting :
"The Whig Meetine'. on Wednesday evening
last, was one of the most spirited and enthusi
astic assemblages that we ever attended. Al
though the business of the Court had not drawn
as large a number of people to town as is usual
on such occasions, the attendance of our friends
from the country, for the express purpose of be
ing present at the meeting, was very large, and
at the ringing of the bell the Court House was
densely crowded with citizens of the county,
for the most part, ready and willing to give in
their adherence to the nomination of the Hero
who never surrenders, and all anxious to see
and hear what was done and said."
Bedford County.
The Whigs of this County had a large and
enthusiastic meeting on the 20th ult. A num
ber of straight-outs were present, more enthu
siastic if possible, than the Whigs themselves.
Capt. Lewis W. Smith and David Rowland,
Esq., were nominated for the Legislature.
The editor of the Democratic Inquirer in con
cluding his notice of the meeting, says We
never, not even in 18 tO, witnessed so much en
thusiasm amongst the people. The mountains
are on fire, and we can now say to our friends
abroad that Bedford county will give a majority
to the Taylor ticket in October, and roll up a
still larger one for "Old Zach," himself, in No
vember.
Capt. Win. H. Irvin.
This gallant officer addressed the Taylor
County Meeting, recently held in Centre coun
ty. The Whig thus notices.his remarks .
"When the first speaker, Captain WILLIAM
H. Inwtx, rose, he was greeted by a round of
applause which must have been truly gratifying
to that gallant soldier. The Captain commen
ced by stating that it could scarcely be expected
that he would say much that would be interest
ing to the meeting, as his duties since entering
the army had, in a great measure, deprived him
of the opportunity of obtaining information up
on political subjects. This was the first political
assemblage he had attended since his return. He
went to Mexico a Whig, and it gave him plea
sure tostate to this meeting that he had seen no
reason to change his sentiments—he had re
turned a Whig. [Cheers.] He next dwelt up
on the abuse of the Veto power, which is creep
ing into the practice of the Executive—a power
not given for the purpose of enabling the Exec
utive to control the action of Congress, but only
as a safeguard to the Constitution, to be exer
cised when that instrument is violated, or in
case of manifest baste and want of considera
tion. He then dwelt upon the power of Execu
tive patronage and the influence thus brought to
bear to breaking down the Tariff of 1542. Gen.
Taylor was pledged to the Constitution as it
was understood by the early Presidents, who
assisted in framing it, and were most likely to
understand its true meaning—and what more
could any Whig ask Capt. Irwin said he had
seen and conversed with officers of the old Line
of the Army, who had known General Taylor a
long time, and with many who had served with
him on the Rio Grande, and he had never heard
a better character of any man than they gave
him. They all spoke of him as a man of integ
rity and firmness, and of an enlightened mind—
as a man in whose character there is no room Presidential Election Law.
for selfishness, and who would present to the
world the bold and noble front which would al- By the act of the 11th April, 1848, says the
ways be a protection against insult and aggress- Philadelphia Ledger, assessors are required to
ion. [Cheers.] open their books immediately after the second
Our limits will not admit, at this time, of giv- Tuesday of October, and are required to assess
ing a more extended sketch of the remarks of
any white freemen making application at any
Capt. I.,although we took notes for that pur
pose. spoke feelingly and with animation, time within ten days of the time fixed by law
i t m a o t t i t n vithstanding he yet labors under the debili- for the election of electors for President and
g effects of the Mexican climate and Mext- Vice l'resident, and to make out lists for the of
can bullets. He was frequently interrupted by
ricers of said election, and deliver the same to
bursts of applause, and nt the conclusion Ile re
ceived unmistakeable tokens of time approbation them on or before eight o'clock on the morning
of his audience." I 0 f election.
'es the
ALL HAIL VERMONT
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THE WHIG STAR THAT NEVER
SETS ! 1 !
The Whigs of Vermont have triumphed most
gloriously at the late election. They have
maintained their integrity—have clung to their
principles and the Constitution, and have set a
noble example to the Whigs of the whole Union!
But what shall we say of the poor defunct loco
focus, the Cass party ;—they have almost been
"swallowed up" and thetr"Baltimore Platform"
has been knocked into pieces, by the Parent
Free Soil nit,, of the "Buffalo Platform"—the
Barnburners and Abol:Conists—while the Whigs,
' with General T.timoie as their standard bearer,
have materially increased Vieir strength !
Whigs of Pennsylvania ! follow the glorious
example set before you by your brethren of the
Green Mountain State I
As far as heard from the Whig candidate for
Governor beats the Free Soil and Cass candi
dates combined, and the Cass candidate runs
about 1000 votes below the Free Soil candidate !
The Boston Atlas says :—As for the Senate,
we have carried all the counties we did last year
and we have no doubt but what we have carried
the three Senators in Orange county, which will
be a gain.
The House of Representatives will be largely
Whig. We have already heard of the election
of 43 Whigs to IS Locofocos of all sorts. In
the same towns last year the Whig majority was
151. Now it is 25, being a net gain of FIFTEEN.
Who says that the Whigs of 'Vermont are not
true Taylor ram, 4iwila NI,VErt SrkIiENDIM
Prom the Albany Evening Journal
We have returns from fifty towns in addition
to those which we gave yesterday. They are
equally favorable to the Whig=. The aggregate
of IT] towns foot up on Representatives thus:
Whigs, 77
A. Free tirril; 33
Loeofoeo, 17
No choice, 6
Will Cass still continue to be a candidate to
divide and distract the Democratic party ?
Who is the Slavery Candidate ?
Not ZACHARY TAYLOR. Ile, it is true, is a
citizen of one of the Southern slave States, and
is himself a slaveholder ; yet we know him to
be opposed in feeling and sentiment to the in
stitution of human servitude. He has, on more
than one occasion, avowed his hostility to the
extension of the curse of slavery over newly
acquired territory that is now free ; and he can
not justly, therefore, be regarded as the slavery
candidate. As evidence of the fact that he is
' not so regarded by the slave extentionists of the
South, we need but refer to the following ex
tracts from Southern papers
From the Charleston Couritr, (Loco.)
"He (Gen. Taylor) is opposed to the exten
sion of slavery into the territories—having op
posed the annexation of Texas—and having de
cidedly approved of non-extension."
Front the Camden Mirror•, (Lore.)
4, We pledge ourselves to prove that, notwith
standing Gen. Taylor is himself a slnvehelder,
he is in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, and hence
opposed to the introduction of slavery into the
new territories."
Who, then, may be regarded as the Slavery
candidate I MARTIN VAN BUREN, although well
known as "the Northern man with Southern
principles," has been nominated by those who
claim to be the almost exclusive opponents to
the extension of Slavery. He cannot, there
fore, be properly designated the Slavery candi
date, although he is known to be opposed to the
abolition of Slavery in the District of Colum
bia, and has always heretofore played doughface
to the Slave power of the South. Who, then,
lis the Slavery candidate 7 We answer Less-is
CASS. As evidence in support of this asser
' lion, we refer to the followirg extracts from pa
-1 pers that are known to be engaged in his sup
port for the Presidency :
Prong the Washington Union, Aug. lst, 1818.
"Gen. CASS has nobly and frankly defined his
position on the subject of Slavery. HE WILL
VETO THE WILMOT PROVISO."
From the South Carolinian, (Loco.)
“On the 'Wilmot Proviso, Gen. Cass is with
tho South, and occupies the ground which can
only be conceded to by the South for the safety
of her 'peculiar institutions.'
The Right Sort of Talk.
In place of the lamentations and disorder
which our enemies expected to hear from Alba
ny, we are happy to have such articles as the
following from the Albany Evening Journal
„NOT MOVED.
There will be no more grumbling nmong the
Whigs of Albany--no more hesitations or doubts.
The question tins been distinctly presented :
Will you support TAYLOR or Cans 7 Out of a
meeeting of FOURTEEN HUNDRED WHIGS,
not less than THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND
NINETY pledged their votes for TAYLOR and
FILLMORE.
Nothing which may appear hereafter—unless
it be a declaration from the General himself that
he is not a Whig—will disturb the fixed pur
pose of the Whip of Albany. They have re
solved as either f AYLOR or Cans must be elec
ted, that TAYLOR IS INFINITELY PREF
ERABLE TO Cass ; and they will support
him. His majority in thin county, over his
higheat opponent, will BE GREATER THAN
THAT EVER BEFORE RECEIVED BY
ANY WHIG.
THE VOICE OF
FREEMEN!
From the Blair County Whig
Mn. EDITOR :—We the undersigned, former
ly belonging to what is called the democratic
party, feel called upon to state that we voted
for Polk and Dallas in 1811, upon the assurance
of the papers and leaders of the party, (partic
ularly in Hollidaysburg) that they were the
friends of the Tariff of 1812. We are now ful
ly satisfied that we were wilfully and knowing
ly deceived, not only from the fast of that very
Tariff bill being repealed, but from finding those
who published in their papers, proclaimed on
the stump, and carried on their banners—“ Polk,
Dallas, Shook and the Tariff of 1842"- , - , -are
now denouncing it, and advocating the British
Tariff of 1816. We are free to acknowledge
that by deception they induced us once to vote
in favor of English interests • that was their
fault—if they do so again it will be ours.
TERRENCE BRADY,
THOMAS O'BRINE,
JOHN CUNNINGHAM,
PETER BOYLE,
JOSEPH GILL.
Hollidaysburg, Sept. Ist, 1818.
DEMOCRATS ! READ THIS!
From the "Democratic Press," of Sep. 24, 18.17.
Another " Great 'Democratic' Tay
lor Meeting" in Old forks !
In pursuance of a previous call, a large num
ber of Democrats favorable to the nomination
of Gen. ZACHARY TAYLOR to the Presiden
cy of the United Stater, assembled at the Court
Hoitse in the city of Reading, on Saturday even
ing, Sept. 18th, 1811, for the purpose of appoin
ting delegates to represent Berks county in a
convention proposed to be held at Harrisburg
on the t•lth inst.
Notwithstanding the shortness of the cell,
which had been made. but a f :Iv hours previous
to the meeting, hundreds assembled to express
their feelings in favor ot the old war worn vet
eran—the wan of the People. The assemblage
was organized by the appointment of the follow
ing officers, viz :
President—Da. IltasTart
Vice Presidents—Capt. Israel Sallade, Lieut,
L. P. Knorr.
Secretaries—Alderman William Betz, George.,
. Barclay, Esq.
. .
On motion the following gentlemen *ere ap
pointed a committee to draft a preamble and
resolutions, expressive of the sense of the mee
ting, viz: H. A. Muhlenberg, 1 , 41., Col. John
Miller, Daniel H. Boas, Wm. C. Leavensworth,
Esq., Frederick Printz, J. K. Longenecker,
George Smith, Benjamin Tyson and Jacob Focht,
who, through their chairman, reported the fol
lowing, which were unanimouhly adopted :
Whereas, The time is approitehing when the
people of this country will be called upon to
select a candidate for the dike' of President of
the United States, therefore
Resolved, THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE
ALREADY MADErntSF.LECTION--THAT
THE TIDE OF POPULAR FAVOR HAS
SET IN FAVOR OF GEIV. ZACIIARY TAY
LOR, AS A FIT PERSON TO FILL THE
PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR.
Resolved, THAT THE DEMOCRACY OF
HERBS COUNTY PLEDGE THEIR UNDI
, VIDEO SUPPORT HERO OF PALO
ALTO, RESACA DE LA PALMA, MONTE
REY, and BUENA VISTA.
Resolved, That we heartily approve of the
course pursued by our democratic brethren in
calling a State Meeting at Harvieburg, on the
21th day of September inst., for the purpose of
adopting such measures as are calculated to aid
the public will in securing the election of Zack
nry Taylor to the Presidency.
- Redoived, That the follouing persons be ap
pointed as delegates to represent Berks county
at the Democratic Mass Meeting of the friends
of Zachary Taylor at Harrisburg :
11. 11. Mnhlenberg, Benjamin Tyson, Wm.
Iletz, George Smith, H. A. Muldenberg, A. M.
Sallade, John H. Keim, Peter J. 11. Griesemer,
Dr. Adam Schooner, Israel &Made, Isaac Huts,
John Shiefly, Daniel B. Katz, David H. Hotten
stein, Paul Geiger, John Ulrich, Jonathan Fred
erick, George Fox, cal. David Benno, Valentine
Brobst,!. D. Bitting, J. J. Reiff_ Frederick
Printz Daniel 11. 13miri (201 John Miller, J. K
Longenecicer, Henry W. Smith, Wm. C.leav
enworth, Abraham Kerper, Geo. G. Barclay,
Levi I'. Knerr, John Darrah, Jacob Focht,
Major David Schall, Aaron B. Covely, John
Banat,
Resolved, That the following standing coin
mittee be appointe4, for Berks county, with
power to call nacelia, •c. viz:
Benjamin Tyson, d amSchoener, Cot.
John Miller,Col. 1) nie 13. Katz, Joseph Bach
man, Daniel H. Boas, Levi P. Knerr, William
Betz, P. J. H. Griesemer, George Smith, A.
Kerper.
Resolved, That the proceedings be published
in the county papers and Harrisburg Argus.
Burin , ' the absence of the Committee and
. .
after, the meeting was addressed by Andrew
M. Sallade, Wm. C. Leavenworth and H. A.
Muhienberg, Esq., after which the meeting ad
journed with nine rousing cheers for the hero of
the Mexican war "old Rough and Ready."
[Signed by the Officers.]
BARNBURNEWS CONVENTION.
PITTSBURG, Sep. 6.
_ _
The Barnburner's Free Soil donven
tion met here to-day and nominated a
full county ticket•
Dr. Gazzam was recommended for
Governor.—G. W. Jackson nominated
for Congress ; and 23 delegates select
ed to attend the Reading State Conver.-
tion.
GOOD SPUN IC.—The Pittsburg Gazette
says that a delicate young girl, of fif
teen, was arrested on Saturday, and
brought before the Mayor of Allegheny,
for participating in the factory riots.—
She was required to find $3OO bail for
her appearance at court, and future good
behaviour; but said she was determined
to go to jail, rather than give even a
promise to keep the peace.
For the “Journal." .
CA SS TOWNSHIP.
Mn. CLARK :—We had a great meeting here
a few nights since—it was a gathering of the
people for the Old Hero. Eliel Smith Smith,
Esq., Isaac Smith and E. B. Wilson spoke ably
in behalf of the Whig cause. They were lis
tened to with attention and great interest. The
best feeling pervades our ranks here. The
County Ticket will run the entire vote. All is
AN OLD WUIO
right in Cass.
Cass Tp., Sept. 5, 1818.
DIED,
In Maddensville, Springfield Township, on
Friday, list ult., SYLVESTER SCOTT, son of
%V. H. Si Eliza Jane Gorsuch, aged 1 year, 9
months and 13 days.