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. Never SlaudthiPeo l r y t the hig Ticket.
Whigs
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don county
a better or more unexceptionable Ticket pre-
YRINCIPLES-SVPYOBTF Tar
ll BY rn
CoRRECt •1 seated to their consideration than the one now
before them. All are good Whigs, and all will
fill the stations for which they have been nomi
nated with credit to themselves andtheir friends.
We would therefore say to the Whigs through
out the county, 6 , B,pport the Ticket, rise wurn.a
Ticker, AND NOTHING BUT TILE tick-
ET." Look upon every man with suspicion
who approaches you to vote for any of the Lo
cola. candidates. Where the Locofocos have
the power, no whig is allowed to hold any office.
And if we wish to maintain our self respect as
Whigs, and advance our cause, we must stand
by the candidates put in nomination by our
County Conventions. Strike down one of your
I candidates, regularly nominated for a County
office, and what inducement is there for that
candidate and his friends to stand by your nom
; motions for President and Vice President at
the November election 1 None whatever. If
a nomination can be bolted in one instance it
may be with the same propriety in the other.—
Stand by your WHOLE 'rICKET, then, Whigs
01 Huntingdon county, and all will be well.
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IiuNTI,NI;nr)N. 'P. V3llAl', ;EI'T 19, 11118.
Demos is Whig Nominations.
PRESIMNT
OEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR.
• FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
rtilLLAitto FILLMORE.
1E: IL EC TORA L TICK ET.
si.N.vromm. ELECTORS.
'tn.., M. T. M . KAINNAN, of Washington
.3onN P. SA N DERSO N of Lebanon.
1. Joseph G. Clarkson, 13. iTenry Johnson.
2. John P. Wetherill, 11. William Colder.
3. James M. Davis, 13. William M'llvaine.
4. Thomas W. Duffield, 16. Charles W. Fisher,
.9. Daniel O. llitner, 17. Andrew G. Curti. :
6. Joshua Dangon, IS. Thos. li.D
avW., , ,1
7. John D. Steele, 11. :Joseph Aart,',,
A. John Landis, 20. Daniel Agnew.
0. Joseph Schnincker, 21. Andrew Loomis,
10. Charles Caviler, 22. Irvin.
11. William G. hurley. 21. Thomas S.
12. Francis Tyler. Sain'l A. Purvia,co
FoR GOVERNOR
WM, I', JOHNSTON,
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER:
\ITER MIDDLESWARTII.
FOR CONGRESS:
SAMUEL CAININ
COUNTY TICKET,
ASST.: MBLY
Angusttui It.Cornyn, of Ifitnting,cton.
PROTHONOTARY
Theo. U. Cremer, of Huntingdon,
REGISTER AND RECORDER.
Matthew F. Campbell, of Hender6on,
COMM ISION ER :
William llaitchinson, of Wrlrriormark.
:
Thos. W. Neely, of Boblin
CORONER
Gratitts, of .Alexandria
PA L. 11131?, E.vg. is our arab.),
ized (will for owl Pil4 . lr adrerti,ceinents end
subs,riptions in the citits af Philadrlphio,
iimore and New York, end for eollreting and
recefrting for Mu Ram,
DENTISTRY.
DR. H. NORTON, is again at Mrs. Hemp
son's lintel. Persons wishing to consult him,
will do well to call early, inasmuch as his other
engagements will prevent a longer stay than
wee weak, on the present occasion.
NEW GOODS.
FISHER, McMTRTRIE & CO. have just re
ceived a very large supply of FALL and WIN
TER Goods which they are selling at extremely
low prices. Call and judge for yourselves. Par
ticulars next week.
ADE YOU ASSESSED I
Let every Whig examine the list and see wheth,.
er his own and the name of all his neighbors,
who intend voting for Taylor and Fillmore, are
upon them. If any are left oil', take them to
the assessor of last year and have them entered,
at icast ten days before the Id Tuesday in oe
t,:ber.-117iigs atteittl to this.
_;.:-?" Will our friends of the Daily Net. en
cloae our paper in their regular packet 1 We
miss their paper of late oftener than we receive
02 A well written communication signed
Warriorsmark," has been received. Even if
we considered its publication politic, our rule
would prevent its publication, as the author has
omitted to give us his name. We can assure
Warriorsmark," however, thatthe candid..te
against whom his article is directed, will not
come within six hundred of an election.
The Whig Fires Burin Brightly.
The Meetings which came off last weeek in
the southern portions of this county, in the
townships of PENN, TOD, CASs, CLAY, CROM
WELL and ShIRLEY indicate a good state of feel-
DO , ' The proceeding,s of a meeting of Ilirming-
nig in the Whig ranks. Our Taylor friends will
ham Lodge, of 0. of 0. F. relative to a de-
I do their whole duty, and roll up majorities on
ceased member, have been received, but mislaid, the second Tuesdey of October and 7th of No
and we are unable to again Li} our billets upon
veniber that will well sustain the reputation of
them. This accounts for their uouapprarance that portion of the county; and we are assured
in the Journal. by our friends in SPRINGFIELD and Milo,: that
those staunch townships will not be behind their
neighbors in the good work.
Foreign News.
The steamship Europa arrived at New Cork
on Thursday last bringing one week's later ,
Col. A. K. Cornyn.
news from Europ, The news is not important. 1 ,
The editor of the Perry Freeman thus notices
Ireland is still quiet. Tile weather for harvest- the
popular Whig candidate for the Legislature
ing turned out good, causing a considerable de
in this County:—
cline in Flour and Grain. Flour has declined
A. K. CORN vs, Esti.—This gentleman whom
lOs per barrel and Wheat 3d to tit per bushel. we have' long and favorably known, has been
nominated by the Whigs of Hunthagdon county,
Whigs! Beware as their candidate for member of Assembly.
We caution our Whig friends throughout the Ile is well qualified to make an active, good bus
county ageing the last ri'irk , of edesPerate and ! mess member ; and is a pleasant and agreeable
s peaker. tie i moreover a g, ard
unscrupulous enemy. Look out for forgeries, workiii ,, Whi g s
We confidentlyeservin expect his h tri
slanders, arid misrepresentations of every des- umpliant election."
cription. Already some of the most foul-mouth- V, llaker, of the Freeman is informed
ed slanders have been in opogated against Whig ti it Mr. Cornyn's election, by the largest ma
candidate., but happily in good time to be ~nr ity
ever cast in the county, is positively cer
refuted.- Doubtless still snore infernous stories i min. Aside from his great personal popularity
will lie set on foot just on the eve of lie with the people, and his active, untiring, and
tins. Again we say, Whigs, Beware. I effective exertions in behalf of Taylor and the
IiAMITEL CALVIN, Esq. 1 Whig cause, the puny assaults of his enemies
This gentleman visited our County last weed, t npon him would alone insure this result.
He addressed his fellow-citizens of Too, Coos,
Free Soil State Convention.
CLAY and SHIRLEY township, and, we are 'this Convention met in Reading on Wednes
pleased -to learn, 'nada a most favorable impree
day last. An electoral Ticket, beaded by B. W.
Lion on all Wilt) heard him. liis speeches are Richards of Philadelphia, a leading Locofoco,
represented to its by gentlemen of this place was formed, pledged to Van P.uren. John Van
as the strongest stump speeches they ever heard. Buren was present and addressed the Convention
Mr. Calvin is bound to beat his Pr. Trede corn- iin a speech of two hours. A resolution opposed
petitor not less than six hundred in the district. to nominating candidates for Governor and Canal
Ncw
YORK OTATR CoNvewrioNs.—The Whig Commissioner was adopted. A committo was
Convention has nominated HaTnilton Fish, for I appointed to address Messrs. Johnston and
Governor, and Geo. W. Patterson, for Lieut. Longstreth in regard to their views on the Free
Governor. The Barnbiarners' Convention nom
inated for Governor, Hun. In°. A. Dix; for Soil question. This movement renders the
Lieut. Governor, Seth M. Gates; for Canal ?access of Johnston and Taylor certain in Penn-
Comma...loner, Clint. A, Wheaton. a sylvanla.
•• The Old Man Caul be Whipped I"
A t the time all was uncertainty and doubt in
cgard to Gen. Taylor and his brave little army
at Buena Vista, a rumor came to New Orleans
that Santa Anna, with his army of twenty thou
sand men had marched upon and defeated him
and his gallant little band. This rumor being
mentioned to a eon of Gen. Taylor's, then in
New Orleans, the young man replied, « I don't
h;lieve the story—the old man can't be whip
ped !" And the sequel proved the young man
to be correct. Notwithstanding Gen. Taylor
had been strippea, by order of Mr. Polk, of near
ly all his troops, and advised to full back on
Monterey and occupy a defensive position mere
ly, he continued to keep the field, and when the
day of trial came, .Santa Anna, who had receiv
ed all his encouragement from the smallness of
Gen, Taylor's force in comparison with his own,
and therefore counted on an easy victory, found
thut he had greatly underrated the old man's
strength, and that Gen. Taylor not only 6 , never
surrendered," but could not ,4 be whipped."—
Polk's intrigues and Santa Anna's Generalship
combined, failed to insure the overthrow of Old
Rough and Ready.
And Gen. Taylor is none the less troublesome
to his enemies in the Political than he always
proved himself in the military field. His nom
ination has given the old Hunkers as much un
eaAiness as did his presence at the head of art
artny always occasion the enemies pf his coun
try. How can he be defeated ?" has been the
vexed question with political tricksters ever
since the Philadelphia Convention. The Tay
lor forces appeared to be gaining strength every'
day, and his enemies were about to give up in
despair, when, in imitation of President Polk, a
few old Hunkers in the city of New York, who
have been restive all the while because General
Taylor said he had no r< friend./ to reward,"
culled a meeting for the purpose of taking from
Lint a portion of his men and enlisting them
under another, and by elms dividing his
forces, leave the old Hero an easy prey to his
opponent, Gen. Cass. But these New York
city gentlemen will find themselves as much
mistaken in the result of their intrigues, as did
Polk and Santa Anna. Gen. Taylor is now for
tified in the hearts of his countrymen, and al
though his enemies may be encouraged at the
idea of some of Lin forces being wiled away
, from his standard and marshalled under the
banner of that arch intriguer, Martin Van Bu
ren, Gen. Cass will find when the day of trial
comes, that—" thanks to his position"--General
TAYLOR CAN'T BE WHIPPED." The
combined trickery and Generalship of Martin
Van Buren and Lewis Cass, will prove as una
vailing an did the trickery of Jas. K. Polk and
the Generalship of his passed friend, Santa
1 Anna.
Hear the Old Man.
Voters ! Whigs, Democrats, Free Soil, Natu
ralized and Native citizens, PATRIOTS, of ev
ery name ! Read the following letter from Old
Rough and Ready, triumphantly explaining his
position, and then go to the Polls and vote
against him if you ran. Mark the concluding
Sentence, wherein the old man says : " If I am
elected, I shall do all an honest Zeal may effect
In CEMENT THE BODY OF OUR UNION,
AND ESTABLISH THE HAPPINESS OF
MY COUNTRYMEN UPON AN ENDURING
BASIS." Who asks more than this t Not the
honest American voter, who loves his COUN
TRY more than PARTY. Such an avowal as
this, from an honest old Patriot, to whom fit/sc
. hoed and fear are zlike strangers, is worth more
than all the Pledges trading politicaldemagogues,
like Cass and Van Boren, ever have or ever can
give, and plates Gen. Taylor far beyond the
reach of the traitorous pen of such ultra
politi
cal tricksters as lota .:117, r Bolts, and his co
adjutors. Gen. TAYLOR. has taken his position
1 in the hearts of the AMERICAN PEOPLE—
a real Buena Vista position—and can defy the
combined efforts of his enemies to " take him."
Again we say, read the letter, and invite your
neighbor to read it also
LETTER FROM GEN. TAYLOR.
His Position as Presidential Candi
date.
311.:311`111S, TENN., Sept. 13
We have received here the recent letter from
Gen. TAYLOR to his friend Capt. ALLISON, and
as the public desire to know its contents is in
tense, I forward agreeably to your request more
extended extracts from it than have yet appear
ed—indeed the entire substance of it.
It is dated PUseagollia, Sept. 4th, and Gen.
TAYLOR commences by complaining that he is
charged with occupying an equivocal attitude
towards the various political parties, and espe-*
daily towards the Whigs. lie says this results.
from partial extracts from his letters being
published, whiCh are as bad as positive fabrica
tions.
He says he was deterred from any declaration
of opinion while in Mexico, fearing to alienate
his soldiers. When he accepted the request
made him to run for the Presidency, he believed
he was accepting a general call.
Gen. TavLoft compliments MILLARD FILL
MORE as worthy the first place on the ticket, and
then proceeds:
The National Convention adopted me as it
found me : a. derided Whig, but not ultra in my
opinions: I should be without excuse if I were
to shift the relationship which then subsisted.
'They took me with the declaration of princi
ples I had made to the world, and I would be
Without defence, if I did anYthing to impair the
force of that declaration.
I hove said that I would accept a hontination
from the democrats, but in so doing, I would not
abate one jut or tittle of my opinions as writ
ten down. Such a nomination, as indicating a
concordance of opinion on the part of thOse ma
king it, should not be regarded with disfavor, and
as a personal complimen t to myself, it should notbe
expected I would repulse them with insult. I
shall not modify my views to entice them corny
side, and I shall not reject their aid when they
join my friends voluntarily.
I have said I was not a party candidate, nor
am I in that straightened and sectarian sense
which should prevent my being President of the
whole people in case of election. I did not re
gard myself as one before the National Conven
tion met, and that body did not seek tomakeme
different from what I was, nor did they fetter me
down to a series of pledges which were to be an
iron rule in all, and in spite of all, contingencies
that might arise during a Presidential term. I
am not engaged to lay violent hands, indiscrim
nately upon all public officers who may differ l i
In opinion from me. lam not expected to force
Congress by the coercion of the Veto pow
er to pass laws to suit me.
This is what I mean by being a party candi
date. I would not be a partisan President, and
should not be a party candidate in the sense that
would make me one. This is the substance of
my meaning, and this is the purport of the facts
and circumstances attending my nomination,
whets considered in their connection with and
dependent on one or the other.
I refer all persons who are anxious, to this
statement, for a proper understanding of my po
sition towards the Presidency and the people.
In taking leave of this subject, I have only to
add, that my two letters to you embrace all
the topics I design to speak upon pending the
canvass. If lam elected, I shall do all an hon
est zeal may effect to cement the body of our
Union, and establish the happiness of my coun
trymen upon an enduring Oasis.
Z. TAYLOR.
Whigs ! Be up and doing!
Whigs of Huntingdon county, are you up and
doing, preparing for the election of WM. F.
JOHNSTON to the Gubernatorial chair, on the
second Tuesday of October next? If you are
not, go to work at once. Never did the pros
pect look more encouraging. With a full Whig
vote the election of a Whig Governor and Whig
Canal Commissioner is entirely CERTAIN.
The nomination of Governor Johnston has been
received with great enthusiasm throughout the
State.—The friends of Gen. Taylor everywhere
—the friends of the protective system, the far
mers, the mechanics, the manufacturers, and
colliers—see in Gov. Johnston the man for the
times—the able and willing champion of their
rights and interests, and they will give him their
cordial support. His election by a triumphant
majority is almost reduced to a certainty. The
Whigs need but do their duty, and all will be
well. Organize then at once in your several
townships. See that all who who are entitled
to vote are on the assessment list. And when
the election day arrives see that every llrhig
vote is polled, and a glorious triumph that will
prove a lasting benefit to the State, will be the
reward of your efforts.
OT The recent political editorials of the
Huntingdon Globe do not contain even a sprink
ling of truth. Without specifying the falsehoods,
we therefore caution the people against believ
ing any politcal statements which may appear
in that paper previous to the election.
WELCOME HOME. -Mr. Snore, eon
of David Snare, Esq., of this borough, who
served through the whole of the Mexican war,
and who was with old Zack in all his battles
save the battle of Buena Vista, has been honor
dbly discharged and returned hope.
Relief Notes—Gov. Johnston.
It is gravely urged as an objection to Gov.
Johnston, says the Lancaster Tribune, that he
woo the only one of our Statesmen, in 1891, who
had the requisite genius to suggest a feasible
mode of "raising the wind" to pay the interest
on our State debt and the expenses of our State
government I The Banks had suspended ; busi
ness was paralyzed ; the country was bankrupt;
even the Federal Government could not borrow
money. The millenium of Free Trade was
upon us. Money was out of the question ; and
yet the State could not do without it, to pay her
debts and her officers. In this state of things,
Gov. Johnston, it is alleged, as a member of the
Legislature, devised the law of May, 1811, by
means of which the State effected a loan of
Three Millions one Hundred Thousand dollars
at an interest of one per cent ! Since that time
—a period of seven years—our Commonwealth '
has annually paid her debts, and fed and fatten- I
ed a swarm of locofeco office-holders, With the
Relief Notes issued tinder that act ! During
that period we have had two Ideollico and nd
Whig Governors, and six locofoco legislatures;
and yet, although times have become better,
money has been abundant, and these notes have
been worn into filthy and ragged nuisances, all
Locofocoism has not yet produced a genius ca ,
pable of devising a mode of paying off this loan;
and of withdrawin: and making a funeral pile of
the bills !
It would have been the simplest thing in the
world for Pennsylvania to pay off these notes
at any moment after they were issued. All
that was needed was MONEY ! Why did not our
Locofoco Governors and Legislatures borrow
enough to wipe away the disgrace of forcing on
our creditors an "unconstitutional" currency
of filthy rags 1 Why did not the last locofoco
Legislature second the proposition of a Whig
member to make immediate provision for with
drawing these notes altogether from circulation 1
Is not this charge against Gov. Johnston a vir
tual confession that as a statesman he is a "head
and shoulders" taller than any of his political
opponents ? So we apprehend the People will
say. Give us, then, for our next Governor, the
man who alone had the wit to devise a way of
relieving our State from her embarassments in
.18.11. Now that the Relief Notes have long
8121 CC performed their office, Gov. Johnston;
with a Whig Legislature, will doubtless provide'
means to redeem them. One such Chief Mag
istrate is worth a thousand of those whose
chief glory consists in having aped Royalty by;
applying the Vero to the creation of more en- '
lightened minds!
CLUB MEETING.
A spontaneous meeting of the Rough and
Ready Club of this borough was held at Car
moil's on Saturday evening last. The attend
mice was quite large and the enthusiasm unboun
ded. A. W. BENEDICT, Esq., addressed the
Club for about an hour in a calm, dignified, ar
gumentative speech which was received with
much applause. Ile Was followed by Miners.
CLAnx, Mclutost and Wit.suN in brief addresses,
which were rapturously received. The Taylor
Minstrels enlivened the proceedings by the best,
singing we have heard this season. Seh'eral of
their number had been performing at the Tay- ;
for Meetings in the Lower end of the county
during the week, and returned much improved.
The Locofoco pulsars appear to consider it a
great sin in Mr. Johnston to have been Speaker
of the Senate at the time of the resignation of
Gov. Slunk. They speak of him as an " acci
dental Governor." Do we understand them to
say that the ill-health and death of Gov. Shuck
was an accident? The Constitution required
Mr. Johnston to assume the Executive office at
the time it was made vacant by the resignation
of Gov. Shank. And was not the ill-health of
Gov. Shook, rather Providential than " acciden
tal 1" Is it not therefore impious in the Loco
focos thus to murmur and wrangle against the
decrees of Providence? We agree with our
friend of the Mercersburg Journal, that Mr.
' Johnston is not Governor by accident but by
the act of Providence, " by the grace of God,"
we may say, without meaning to be irreveren
tial. And with the permission of the same
over-ruling power, the votes of the People will
Talking Large. I continue him Governor for three years longer.
The Cass men of this place held a meeting at
Locofoco Lukewarmnen.
Alexandria a short time since. They expected
The Washington Union of Tuesday contairs
a dense crowd, but alas ! very few attended.— ;
an earnest appeal from oneof the " faithful"ur-
And to snake up for the insignificant smallness I
I ging the party to rally, and signifying, pretty
of the meeting, they determined to talk large,'
distinctly, that without such effort, defeat is in
and therefore " unanimously" passed the fol- ;
lowing s.
e 'Ruble The following passage occurs at the
Resolved, That our County Ticket is such outset, and we suppose it may be regarded as a
that we feel satisfies' it will receive not only the slip of the pen, for Locofocos are not apt to put
united suffrage of the party, but many of the themselves voluntarily on the public confession
opposition,
so that Huntingdon county Will re
sume her former rank among her Democratic "FROM MY OBSERVATION, THERE
sisters in the Stale. APPEARS TO BE A LUKEWARMNESS
Taylor men of old Huntingdon! suppose we OR APATHY ON THE PART OF THE DE
all rally to the Polls on the second Tuesday of I MOCRACY OF THE COUNTRY."
October and roll up such a majority as Will take I We fully coincide in the truthfulness of this
the ranting out of these fellows. We can do it. opinion, for out of an exchange listof eomehun
dred newspapers, we have not been able to dis-
Clay Meeting in New York.
The Locos, says the Washington Common- I cover the first assurance of popular feeling in
wealth, had it a day or two ago, that one of the I favor of Gen. Cass. In the Free States, Mr.
most tremendous, everlasting, all-fired, thund- Van Buren has divided and distracted the party
ering big meetings of which history gives any and in the South there is settled distrust of one
account, and to which the " monster meetings , who has abandoned his own section and sacrifi
of Ireland were'nt a " circumstance," was re- ced the principles of his own people, for the
cently held in the city of New York, by anti- Purpose of courting ah adverse influence.
There is nothing in the life or career of Gen.
Taylor whigs, who then and there duly and for
mally nominated Henry Clay of Kentucky, as a Cass to excite enthusiasm, nothing to invite a cor
candidate for president of the United States of (hal support—nothing to arouse the sympathy of
America, Mexico, Cuba, and the various colts-
the masses. Since 1807 he has been, with little
interruption, a mere Federal office holder. Ile
tries and Islands, situated, lying and being in
never obtained but one evidence of confidence
all the latitudes, thereto adjacent! Old Zack
and his few remaining friends, were about to at the hands of the people directly, and that
beat a retreat, or "surrender" at discretion, in was in his election to the Legislature of Ohio
as a Fateraist, in 1906. tie has received over
view of this great, wonderful, magnificent, all
powerful and overwhelming demonstration ! a quarter of a million of dollars from salaries
a
Well, what is the sequel, according to the N. ml perquisites, and more than sixty thousand
Y. papers ? Why simply, that Horace Greely
dollars for extra allowances, while actually en
had contrived to collect together a number of 1
same time. What claim has such a candidate j"ing the emoluments of three offices at the
Free Sellers, Barnburners, Abolitionists, and I
broken-down politicians, who never were friend-
to public favor or countenance 1 What service
ly to Gen. Taylor, and it is true, nominated
has he rendered the country in return for his e-
Mr. Clay, framed resolutions, appointed corn-
normous amount of mousy 1 Is office, in this
mittees, &c., but that the whole thing was
country, to become a life estate, that after a
laughed at, and looked upon as a species of po-
man has enjoyed it for forty years, and accumu
litical irony, burlesque and humbug ! listed an immense fortune at the expense of the
Taylorisni exploded in New York ! Talk Treasury, he may still claim new rewards and
honors, to the exclusion of those who have ren
dered valuable service to the country, who have
fought its battles, and who have contributed to
elevate and dignify the National name t
If Gen. Cass will persist in " distracting the
party"—as John Van Buren expresses it—he
must expect to be received with that "Juke
warmness and apathy" which are so pathetical
ly expressed in the column of the official journal.
—.North American.
FIRST TAYLOR GUN IN BUCKS.
Tin: PROSPECT FOR TAYLOR.—The editor of
the New York " Day Book," a very clear and
careful observer of men and things who has
just returned from a Western tour, says—" At
this moment, it is enough to say that the im
pression made upon the editor's mind by what
he has been able to discover from personal ob
servation of a small part of the region between
New York and Chicago, is decidedly favorable
to the prospects of Taylor and Fillmore."
t Gen. Cass, in his Wilson letter, said the
passage of the Wilmot Proviso would be "death
to the Democratic party." The Albany Jour
nal remarks that as the Proviso has been embo
died in the Oregon bill, we have the authority
of Gen. Cass for asserting that the democratic
• party is dead."
THE ELECTIONS.
Vermont.
The triumph of the Whigs inthis State—“the
star that never sets I"—is complete. Of the
224 Towns heard from, the Whigs have 123
Members; the Barnburners 48; the Hunkers
34, and no choice 19.
In the Senate, the result is equally indicative
of the inflexible character of the Whigs of Ver
mont. As far as heard from, thit Blidy stands,
Whigs 16 ; all others 7.
Cassism in Vermont is "nowhere."
Maine.
The returns from the Maine election are Of
the most cheering character. Dana, the pres
ent Locollie° Governor is defeated by the peo
ple. In 139 Towns heard from the locofoco loss '1
compared with last year, is more than SIX
THOUSAND, and on the Congress vote the
Whigs have done much better than on the Gov
ernor's. The Whigs have at present but one
member of Congress from Maine.
The Whigs have gained quite a number of
Representatives; but it is not probable that
they have chosen enough to give them the con
trol of the House.
The Boston Atlas says;
In the Congressional vote we have done much
better even than in the Governor's. In the Ist
District, Gerry, Loco. is most probably choien
by a Much reduced plurality over the vote of
1840. .
In the 20 District, Littlefield's plurality is but
769—a net Whia gain since 1640 of 321.
In the third, tis, Whig, is electedin spite of
the double oppOsition of bdth phases of locofo
coism, by a majority but little reduced from the
Whig majority two years ago.
' The fourth, better known as the Comet Dis
trict, has done splendidly. John D. M'Crate
is defeated: The glorious and steadfast Taylor
Whigs of old Lincoln have elected lion. Rufus
K. Goodenow, a staunch true Whig, by a ma
jority beyond the must sanguine expectations of
any one. This alone would be glory enough for
one day, bat this is not all. There is a large
Whig gain both in the si*thandseventhdistricts.
It is probable that Washburn, Whig, is elected
in the former, and even possible .that Downes
has been chosen in the, latter. The first has
gained nearly 700, and thb lattOr nearly 5-'OO,
each in a small portion of the district. Be the
result as it may, our friends have done nobly.
The N. Y. Sun, of Friday last says, that
the Whig candidate for Governor is elected 1
This is very doubtful; but at all events the
Whigs in Maine have done much better than
' was expected, and Maine may now be set down
as certain for Taylor and Fillmore.
"His Accidently:l
The Bristol correspondent of the Daily News
says the Borough election of Friday last result
ed as follows : Whig Loco.
Chief Burgess, 151 137
2d do. 155 136
Council, 160 135
In 1847 the Locos carried this Borough by 12
majority, and J. K• Polk, in 1814, had 30 ma
lortty. You may set down, as sure as wind
blows and water runs,4s Majority for Old Zack.
THE CONTRAST
Between Johnston 14Longsteeth.
It has been charged.says the Pa. Intelligencer,
as improper conduct on Governor Johnston that
he intends canvassing the State s and 'soliciting
votes for himself contrary to the eustornof can
didates in Pennsylvania. There' is this differ
ence between Johnston and Longstreth. Gov.
Johnston will canvass the State, make speecbc4
explaining his position on questions of Govern;
ment policy, meet any of his antagonists on the
stump, and talk With the people themrelres.
Before his nomination, Morris Longetieth
travelled the State canvassing with the leaders
of the Locofoco party to secure delegate votes
in the Convention, but he had nothing to dowith
the people—the rank and file themselves. When
in Western Pennsylvania, he was called upon
by, and he himself waited on the county and
township leaders, but not one of the working
men-not one of that body, who vote for the
sake of their country, and not for personal inter
est, had ati bpportunily of seeing and conver
sing with Longstreih. All he wanted was the
nomination, and for this he apilied to the party
leaders, and he rests secure df election without
allowing the people to see hirii; to hear him, and
to judge for themseiVes of Mk honesty end ca
pacity.
It is Whig doctrine and praNtice that the can
didate ought to trwiel the State, and let the vo
ters see and hear him: It is locofoco doctrine
and practice;that the candidate should election
eer, for a nomination, and then, that the party
must go to the polls, and vote for him.
But before Locofocos condemn Wm. F. John
ston for making speeches in order to secure hid
election, they ought to reflect that the example,
has been set by a candidate of their own. Did
not the late Goyernor Shunk make speeches in
German in Pittsburgh in 1811'1 Did he not
make a speech in Chester county 1 Did he not
attend a Convention in Allegheny city, and ex
plain in a st , dech, his i'lews :ibout the Bills
question? Why in 1.8.11, they charged it on
Gen. Markle that he could not spcdt,.ttnd now
they find fault with Wm. F. Johnston, because
he does speak. Their candidates in Pennsylva
nia have rarely, had ability to make a respecta
ble speech, and, hence, Locofocoisni discount
enances in this State what is commonly practis
ed in other States. Did they never hear of the
canvassing speeches of Silas Wright of New
York, of IVro. Todd of Otih ; of Thomas of
Maryland ; of JAMES K. Por4 of Tennessee
Candidates for the Legislaftirc—fcit Congress
—make speeches to shrure their own election,
and the triumph of their party, and Why, then,
should the candidata for the oitte Of Governor
consider themselves so far above the people that .
they will not condescend to see and satisfy the
people before they demand their suffrages.
Gov. Johnston, depends for his election, on
the people themselves—Longstreth on the par
ty leaders. The former on the true Democra
cy, the latter en a corrupt oligarchy.
tror the Journal.]'
Relief Notes.
UNION TOWNSHIP, Sept. 11, 181 b
Mr. CLARK :—The Locofoco papers are just
now making a great out-cry against Relief Notes,
because Gov. Johnston, to relieve the State and
the People from the embarrassed condition which
Locofoco misrule and Plunder had placed them,
devised and assisted in the passage of the bill
which provided for their issue. I have only to
say that many of the citizens of this township
would have been vastly obliged to Mr. Canal .
Commissioner Longstreth's agents if they had
paid out Relief Notes last fall and winter, in
stead of LEWISTOWN MONEY, to those
who done Labor and furnished materials for re
pairing the Canal. Relief Notes, although be
coming very ragged, are quite convenient ; and
if a man has plenty of them he need not be in'
debt or leave his family suffer for the necessa•
ries of life. Not so, however, with the vile
Lewistown trash with which many of us were
paid for our hard Labor. With it, we cannot
pay a debt or procure a mouthful of bread for
our families ! We therefore prefer the Jou,
STON to the LONGSTRETH Currency.
By giving the above a place in your columns,
you will oblige many citizens of
UNION Tow suer,
Pennsylvania Locolocos and Free
Soil.
We have looked in vain over the <, broad plat
fornt of democracy" erected by the recent Lo
cofoco State Convention, at Harrisburg, for
something in relation to tho FREE SOIL ques
tion. Not a word can we find in the address
and resolutions touching the subject. Was it
too unimportant to be noticed T Could it have
been accidentally overlooked ? Or were there
normateriale enough in the Convention to con
struct a resolution in accordance with the
"CASS" platform
It is very apparent that locofocoism intends,
if possible, to repeat the " great swindle" of
1814 in this State. Then the " Tariff of 1842"
was made the instrument of the cheat; now it
will be the " Wilmot Proviso." A studied si
lence on the subject is to be the policy ; so that
the party can ride "Free Soil" or Slavery Ex
tension, as may be expedient. Look out for
another " Kane letter !"
Progressive Democracy.
The so-called Democracy, says the Pents'a
Inrelligencer, have progressed in the cause of
freedom somewhat after the fashion of a crab
journeying towards the water. The principles
of the Wilmot Proviso are now repudiated by
Buchanan, Dallas, Cass, and the prominent Lo
cos of Pennsylvania, who are pleased to style
themselves Teircr6onian Democrats Yet Tho
mas Jefferson was the author of the Wilmot
Proviso, and its principles were embodied in
some resolutions, and introduced into the Penn'a
Legislature by Win. J. Duane in 1819. They
were passed by a vote of 94 in the affirmative.
Among those who voted for the Wilmot Proviso
doctrine at that time, were W. J. Duane, Dr.
Wm. Green, Richard Coulter of Westmoreland,
now of the Supreme Court, L. Dewart, Net ,
Middleswarth, Alex. Ogle,Robert Orr of Arm
strong county, David R. orter, Josiah Randall
and Daniel Sturgeon, the present U. S. Senator.
The modern Democracy have abondoned every
principle of old fashioned Republicanism. No
thing but the name remains and with that they
are endeavoring to cover a multitude of Sills.