THE JOURNAL. cORRECT PRIN. CIPLE*--SUPTOBTED BY TRUTII. pUNTINGDON, PA. Tuesday Morning, Sept. 17, 1850. TERMS OF PUBLICATION Tate " HUNTINGDON Jou RINAL" 1 / 1 1 published at She following rates, viz: If paid in mivanee, per annum, If paid during the year, If paid after the expiration of the year, • • 2;50 To Clubs of five or more, in advance, • • • 1,50 Tan above Terms will he adhered to in all cases No subscription will be taken for a less period than six months, and no paper will be discontinued un til all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of dui publisher. WHIG STATE TICKET FOR IS% CANAL COMMISSIONER, JOSHUA DUNGAN, of Bucks Co. AUDITOR GENERAL, HENRY W. SINTIDER, of Union. lIIIRVET OR GENERAL, JOE. BENDEASON, of Washington. WIIIG DISTRICT TICKET. CONGREM4 JOHN AIIfCULLOCII, of Hunt. Co. STATE SENATE, S. 4. 111 , 1111.1BTRIE, of Blair Co. ASSEMBLY, WILLIAM B. SMITH, of Hunt. Co. SETH H. PVCUNE, of Blair Co. MEG COUNTY TICKET. lUEBIFF, WII lii, ZEIGLER, of Huntingdon. COMMISSIONER, SIEN3AIIIO LEAS, of Sbirley. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, S. SEWELL STEWART, of Hunt. COCNTY SI:EVICTOR, WILLIAM CHRISTY, of Porter& AUDITOR, KEIZIE L. GREEN, of Oat To the Independent Toten of Hun tingdon County. H..no been strongly urged by numerous friends from all parts of the county, to offer myself a. an Independent candidate for the office of gher liff, at the approaching election, and considering the almost universal desire to have an Independent eandidate as sufficient justification for my course, 1 have acceded to their wishes, and announce my self to you as a candidate for that office, pledging myself, if elected, to discharge its duties with fi delity and humanity. JOHN IVHITTAKER. August 20, 1850.—pd. te. fir See new advertisements, eir The "Huntingdon Guards" paraded on Sat urday last, in full atiforrn, and looked exceedingly well. 'The uniform of the officers is truly elegant. Read It. We invite spacial attention to the address of the Whig State Central Committee, given in this pa per. Whigs, read it. tar The Cars now run to the junction With the Portage Railroad, near Hollidaysburg. The first train went up yesterday morning. Welch's Circiie, This celebrated Circus Company will perform in Huntingdon, on Friday next. Look Out for Tricks. Whigs, be on your guard against the tricks which will be resorted to between this and the election, to defeat the regular Whig Ticket. Remember that all kinds of false stories against the Whigcan didates will be put in circulation just on the ere of the election. Joseph Higgins, Esq. As we predicted in our last, the announcement of Jos. Hionisrs, Esq., us a volunteer candidate for State Senate, was unauthorized by that gentle man. The IVhig papers of Hollidaysburg, of last week, contain a.card from Mr. Higgins, in which be says be is sot a candidate for any office, and will support the whole Whig ticket. No Whig of any standing or character can be induced to vol unteer against his party. The following is Mr. H's card, addressed to the Register. It is a with ering rebuke to Guerrillaism. Read it: Mn. Joust Pease JONES:-Sir:-In the "Re gister of this week I see my name announced as a volunteer candidate fur the State Senate. This announcement was made without my knowledge or consent. lam not a candidate for that or any oth er office, and will support the regularly nominated Whig ticket. Very Respectfully J 01 4 ,. HIGGINS. Portage Iron Works, Sept. 6, 1850. Andrew Parker. The Hollidaysburg Register says, that if Mr. Five Trade Parker calculates upon the support of the Laboring men of the district, we think "he reckons without his host." The Laboring men are too intelligent, too much of a reading class, and too well understand their own interests to vote for a man favorable to a policy which ruins the great manufacturing interests of the State, stops our Forges, Furnaces and Rolling Mills, rnd throws thousands of themselves out of employ lent. He may run well with the monied men and the soft fingered gentlemen who make their living by their wits; but his plausible theories can't gull the hard fisted, honest yeomanry, of such counties as Blair, Huntingdon, &c. Sustained. We stated a few weeks ago, that everything like opposition to the. regular Whig ticket would injure the prospects of the Whig candidate for Congress. We now point to the letter of EUEL SMITH, Esq., of Union township, as triumphantly sustaining us in that view of the case. If this expose does not use up the disorganizers most effectually, we arc mistaken. It will, at least, with all true Whigs. or We regret to learn from Louisville, that the Rev. BISHOP BASCOM, one of the most eloquent divines connected with the Methodist Episcopal Chard], died in that city lazt week. THE TRAITORS EXPOSED. The Voice of an Honest Whig. We call the attention of every honest Whig in Huntingdon county, to the following letter from ELSZL Shorn, Esq., of Union township. Mr. Smith is an old resident of this county, a man of stern integrity, and incorruptible principles. The traitors dare not doubt his word. Fie and all his brothers have ever been true to the Whig cause, and are always to be found on the side of correct principles. And by this manly and independent expose of the traitors, who would, if they could, destroy the Whig party of the county, Mr: Smith has increased the debt of gratitude his party friends already owe Lim. Such conduct should not and will not be forgotten. .$1,73 • •2,110 The individuals alluded to in this letter are well known. The candidate for Sheriff who Mr. Smith was asked to rote for, is John Whittaker, who, it is well known here, has offered to give all his sup port to the Locofoco candidate for Congress, if the Lucofocos will, in return, vote for him for Sheriff. As we said a few weeks ago, Whittaker is no lon ger a Whig, but has gone over to the enemy.— : The individual who solicited Mr. Smith to vote for Whittaker and Parker, is the tool of the form ! er, mad it would scent is the PAID ELCTIOREERER of the latter. lie was a candidate fir Congress in : the late Whig Convention, and received the votes of six delegates, none of whom, however, desired his nomination. Whittaker pays him for slander ing the Whig party and its candidates, in trade; but Parker, it seems, pays rash. This is driving a good business for himself, but we are mistaken in the Whigs of this county, and indeed the holiest men of all parties, if his employers do not find out that they have been engaged in a losing basilic.. In 1848, this same individual opposed Taylor, Johnston and Calvin tip to a day or two before the election, and then voted the ticket because he saw there was no prospect of defeating it. His cause of compliant then, was the same as now—the Whigs refused to nominate him for Congress ! Ile now devotes his whole time to slandering Whigs, and electioneering for his employers, Whittaker and Parker. His position is truly humiliating, and is more calculated to excite sympathy than resent ment. As to Whittaker, notwithstanding his prom ises, he cannot even get the support of the Loco Focos, much less the votes of Whigs, to whose principles he has turned traitor. But what are we to think of Mr. PARKER, who is represented by his party friends as an honorable man? Has he authorised this renegade Whig to play agent for him, in his attempts to BRIBE Whigs into his support? Has heplaeed a "FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS" in his hands as a BRI BERY FUND? This renegade told Mr. Smith that "A FEW lIENDRIID DOLLARS" should not he wanting to carry out their plans, after asking him to vote fur Parker and Whittaker. Who furnishes the money? That is the question. The strong presumption is, that it comes from Mr. Parker.— It is true, Whittaker is rich, and said when he first announced himself for Sheriff, that lie could easily "beat a d--d little Tinker;" but every body knows he is too earefitt a man to spend "a few hundred dollars" in a hopeless cause. But to Mr. Smith's letter. It speaks for itself; and we commend it to the attention of the un bought freemen of this county. Itmost effectually exposes the game that is playing by the Locofoco leaders and a few political traitors in this town.— Rend it, one ane all, and then hand it to your Ineighbor UNION TOWNB3IIP, Sept. 13, 1850. To the Editor of the Huntingdon Journal : DEAR Stn :—After my best respects to you and yours, permit me to give you an outline of a con versation I had in your town, with a man who calls himself a Whig: I will not give you his name at' this time, because we have always been good friends. In our conversation, he said, I,want you to vote for such a mart for Sheriff. I said I could, if there was any chance of his election. Ile then , said, I WANT TOO TO SUP/PORT PARKER TOR CON GREfiff ! I said, I cAN:tor noes Parker is op posed to the interests of the' working man, and to the manufacturing industry of the coimtry. I said you know, sir, that a number of onr Iron works and Cotton Mills have gone out of operation, in consequence of the Tariff of 1846, and thousands attends have been thrown out of employment.— He said, you must do it, to help break down the clique or aristocracy that rules the Whig party of this county. I tell yon, he said, a FEW HUN- - DRED DOLLARS will do a great deal, and it shall not be wanting to those who will help curry out this plan, &e. Re. Now, Mr. Editor, money may do something in Congress, for I recollect reading in some history, that at one time the gold of the Eastern or Persian Monarchy, biased most of the orators of Greece, and I have no doubt that the gold of England, with the influence of Southern Slaveholders, who wish to reduce Free Labor to a parallel with Slave Labor, had a great deal to do in passing the Brit ish Tiiriff of 1846. But, sir, MONBY can have no influence user the industrious, honest working men of Union township. I would not vote for Parker, if he was my best friend, holding the doctrines he does. No, sir, not if he was an angel from heav en; for I should expect lie was one of the fallen spirits. These are FACTS, sir, which I could he sworn to. I have not told you all. I must quit writing, as I tun too , unwell to write, and so nervous that I don't know whether you can read what I have written. You may make any use of 411115 V. please, and make any comment on it you think it will bear. Yours, witlirespoct, FUEL SMITH. To Politicians. The following from the New York Tribune we published sometime since, and now re-publish for the benefit of a few office-hunting gentlemen, well known to the People: " The basest ideas with regard to the nature and duties of citizens are engendered by the habitual indifference of the majority, to political atliiirs.— " I have belonged to the party for twenty [ years, and never asked for au office before; and ' now that I do ask, I ant refused it,"—whines ma ny a poor creature. " Sordid wretch ! What did you belong to that party ron? Was it mainly for the sake or impel led by the hope of an office? If yes, then you prove yourself unfit to hold and unworthy of any public trust whatever. But was it rather because you believed that you could best aorve.your coun try. by joining that party? If yes, what are you snivelling about? Have you not obtained what you aspired to? Certainly you have as right to aspire to office also if you see fit—as good a right as any body else. If you obtain it, very well; but if not, don't betray your unworthiness by com plaining that you have served the party so long for nothing. If you do that, you fullyjustify the judge ment that consigned you to continued abstinence from public service." Louis Philippe, the late King of France, died in England on the 126th ult. A FALSE MARGE NAILED. The Nomination for Sheriff. The Globe and the Locofoeo managers have been industriously circulating the charge that Wx. B. Zennea, the Whig candidate for Sheriff, obtained his . nomination unfairly. We felt so perfectly eat toted of the falsity of the charge, that up to this tithe we have given it but little attention. But we have been informed that even some Whig,s have been in a measure impressed with the truth of the charge. and that they were anxious to see it refit • ted. To nll such we commend the following card, signed by SIRE OF TIM DELEGATES to the late Whig Convention, all of whom supported the no mination of SAMUEL R. STEVENS, in preference to Mi. ZEIGLER. They were present during all the halloting,s—seen everything that was done—are intelligent, high-minded men, whose veracity will not be called in question—and although their first choice was another, they declare that WILLIAM B. ZEIGLER obtained his nomination ruyik.ion- ABLY AND FAIRLY: This we consider clincher on this subject. It scatters the charge of unfairness to the winds, and should dumb-found the fidsitlers who first gave it currency. We knew the charge was not true. Mr. Zetomiti received his nomination without any aid from us; bat we frequently remarked that we were pleased with the manner in which he asked for the nomination.— soliciting Whigs to support his nomination, he', invariably said he wished them to consider first the interests of the Whig party, and then, if they could support him, he would he much pleased. This was the !mintage of a Whig. Every true Whig will consider the interests of his party as paramount to his own promotion. We appeal to our Whig friends in every section of the county which Mr. ZEIGLER visited, previous to the nomination, if the above was not the language he used. But to the card of the Delegates. Read it, all you who have any doubts in relation to the fairness of the nomination of the Whig candidate for Sheriff.— And if, after doing so, any Whig can vote against Mr. ZEIGLER, on the ground that his nomination was unfairly procured, such an one is more in credulous thou we now believe any Whig in Ihm tingdon county to be. A CARD, The undersigned, Delegates to the Whig Coun ty Convention which assembled in Huntingdon in August last, have learned that reports ore in cir culation, charging the friends of Woe. B. ZEIGLER with having resorted to unthir means to procure his nomination for the office of Await: The un dersif.nied were the friends of SAM, R. STEVENS, and did all in their power to secure his nomination; but failing in that, they feel bound to say that they observed no unfairness whatever, on the part of Wm. B. 2,1 . 91er, or any of his fr iends. On the contrary, we believe Mr. ZEIGLER obtained his nomination HONORABLY AND FAIRLY, and is therefore deserving the united support of the Whig pony. JOHN K. M'CAHAN, Birmingham Bor. DAVID PARKER P. H. BURKET, arrwraniark • JOHN W. MATTE IN . H. HAMILTON, , rankhn. GEO. W. WWILLIAMS, Morris. JAMES M'ELROY, Porter. JOHN F. MILLER, . . :MOS. FISHER, S ifuntin g d " . • The Locofocos and the Sheriffalty. A certain clique of Locofocos in this Borough have been in great tribulation for sometime, in re gard to the Sheritfalty. Without consulting their party generally, they made a trade with John Whittaker to this effect: Whittaker to do all inhia power for Parker for Congress, and they to use their influence to secure him the Locofoco vote fbr Sheriff. In the meantime, however, several Loco Focus announced themselves as volunteer candi dates, and for a time everything seemed to be in confusion. Whittaker became alarmed, and told his Locofoeo friends that something must bo done. Accordingly, the managers summoned all their candidates to meet in this Borough ou Saturday last, with the exception ofdoms Wray, who will not submit, it seems, to the dictation of the Hun tingdon clique. Messrs. Madden, Miller and Tem pleton promptly responded to their 611110110715, and were all in attendance. After consultation, it was agreed that all should submit their fate to a self-con- - stituted Committee of five Locofocos of Hunting don ! This was just what the Huntingdon clique wanted. It gave them a fine opportunity to carry out their bargain with Whittaker. Well, the Com mittee met, and nt once decided that Madden, Mil ler and Templeton should retire from the field.— And to make these gentlemen believe that every thing was Mir, and that they intended to go for a candidate of their own party, they reported in fa vor of TiOriEltr SPEER, Esq., of Cassvflle, being the Locofoco , candidate. Thus mutters stood on Saturday evening. Bat presto change ! No soon er had Madden, Miller and Templeton declined and left town, than the managers re-considered what they had done and invited Speer to decline, so that Whittaker might have the field to himself, in opposition to Zeigler. This Mr. Speer agreed to, and thus matters stand at the present writing (Monday morning, Sept. 10, 1850). What the next move of the Committee on candidates will be we cannot foretell. Now we ask the Whigs and honest Democrats of this county, what they think of all this trickery and management! Will any Whig be deceived by it? Is there a Whig in the county who would not vastly prefer the election of an honorable Loco Foco, to that of a man who is willing to sell him self to his political opponents for the mere chance of receiving a paltry office? We have no hesita tion in declaring that such is our feelings. We would vote for any honorable Locolbeo, who sup ports his party from principle, in preference to such political renegades and traitors as John Whit taker, Squire Africa, or Charley Kinkead. The two latter tried to get Whig nominations, and if they had succeeded, would have been strong for the whole Whig ticket, anti boisterous on the sub ject of sustaining regular nominations. But as they failed—as the Whigs refused to nominate them—they now run to the Locolocos for sympa thy, and ask them for their votes, notwithstanding they PLEDGED TUEIR DONOR, when they were be ' fore the Whig Convention, to abide its decision. And what says Joan WRAY to all this? Will he, without being consulted, allow a few managers in Huntingdon to back him off the course, and un ceremoniously transfer him, and his Democratic friends of the upper entl, to a political renegade and trickster like John Whittaker? We ore mis taken in his spirit if he does. And we are mista ken in the spirit of the intelligent Democrats of Berme, Jackson and West, if they do not indig nantly trample this whole arrangement tinder their feet, and refuse to give it their support. Lot, however, the Locofocos pursue what course they may, we Call upon the Whigs to stand Arm. Vote the WHOLE WHIG TICKET, and by its triumphant election, show the Locofoco managers in Hnntingdon that no trick or gams of theirs can seduce you from your inteety to Watts PRINCI PLES and Wino OROANISATION. the Renegade Volusatem It will be seen by their cards that Charles E. Kinkead, of Blair county, and David Haekerdarn, of this county, have announced themselves as vol unteer candidates for the Assembly, and also that Squire Ali-lea of this borough, has been "pressed BY my friends," to volunteer for County Commission er. We shall only trouble our readers with a word or two in relation to each of these patriotic gentle- ITICII. Charles E. Kinkead was ft candidate for nomin ation in the Blair County l Abig Convention and was delbated. This Chairdid not like. For some reason, be was very anxious to return to Hanisburg, and his love ibr office being stronger thatilis principles, he at once proposed to sell out to the Locofocos for anothet chance of getting to the Legislaturee. The bargain was soon arranged. The Locofocos agreed to salmon Charly, he giv ing them a WRITTEN PLEDGE to Tote, if elected, for a LOCOFOCO UNITED STATES SENA TOR. We dare Mr. Charles E. Kinkead to pub licly deny that lie has made this arrangement with the Locofoca party. Of course, Molly will not get a Whig vote in either Huntingdon or Blair, and will be most ingloriously defeated, as all such traitors, who are willing to sell their principles for office, should he. David Hackedorn of this comity, was a candi date for Sheriff in the late Whig Convention, bat received no support beyond his own township.— He pledged himself, through his delegates, to sup port the nominees of the Convention. And who has now induced him to offer his name in op position to the regular ticket, in violation of his pledge, we cannot tell. Mr. Ilackedorn is a res pectable Man, ansi ha. heretofore been considered a good Whig. To Mr. Smith, the nominee for the Legislature in this county, there has been no objection in any qumter. Ile is an intelligent far mer and a true Whig. In opposition to him, Mr. Hackedorn stands no chance whatever of suc cess. And we tell him as a friend, (for we have always considered him our friend) that those who have induced him to he a candidate havedone so to subserve their own selfish purposes, knowing , at the same time that he stands no chance of an election. Indeed, we are not sure that Mr. Hack- Morn has authorized his name to be announced. The card was handed to us and paid fur by Daniel Africa, Esq., of this borough. We consider it ex tremely doubtful wh6ther Mr. Ilaekedom ever au thorized any such use of his name. Now, a word for that political weather-cock, Squire .Africa. During his life, the Squire has been a member of all political parties--changing from one to the other at least two or three times. In this way ho has managed to keep himself in some little office nearly all the time. Several I years ago, while he still thought the Democrats the strongest, he got them to run him for County Commissioner, but Col. STEVER, a gallant Whig of Cam tomiship, laid him out cold, notwithstand ing the democrats carried nearly all the ballance of their ticket. The Squire then joined the Whigs, hut went back to the Locofocos again in ISA and supported Porter for Governor. On one occasion during that memorable campaign, we are inform ed that the Squire talked about "walking in blood to his knees," to sustain Porter's cause, but the Whigs remembering his attack on the British at Black Rock, did not feel much alarmed at his blustering. In short, he has been a Whig and Locofoco alternately, to suit circumstances, and for the last few years has been a standing candi date for nomination in every Whig Convention which has assembled. In March last he announ ced himself for Justice of the Peace, and told the Whigs if They would support him he would be sat isfied ; that the office would just suit him, and if he got it, he would ask nothing more from the party. Well, the Whigs voted for him and he was elected. Did he keep his promise to them'? No. In the Comity Convention of August last, he was a candidate fur lwo offices—County Sur veyor and County Commissioner: He was an nounced in the paper for the former and solicited one of the delegates from this borough to support him for the latter. He was not nominated for either, and now we bare him out as a candidate against the regular nominee. Notwithstanding he is rich and a "heavy tax-payer," (an indispensable qualification in Isis opinion, tbr a candidate for of lice) we predict he will find out after the second Tuesday of October that the People think the of fice he now holds just suits him, and they will not give him another for the present. Such is a brief review of the volunteers an nounced this week, who have heretofore professed to be Whigs. We leave them to their fate—a most inglorious defeat. State Senator, Thos. C. M'llowELL, the Locofoco candidate, fur State Senate, in this district,holds at this time 1 the office of State Librarian, at Harrisburg. Verily, Mr. M'Dowell's thirst for office is equal to that of —(let us see who)—oh, yes, Squire Africa! We "guess he won't get in" fur Senator, even if he should get a Guerrilla Whig to help him. Poor "louse. The voters of this county should not forget that they will be called on at the coming election to decide foray against the erection of a County Poor House. We will print tickets either for or against, if ordered and paid for. Not otherwise. tlet Yourself Assessed. The election takes place on Tuesday the Bth of October. Persons who do not get assessed ten days before the election, and have not paid their taxes within two years, cannot vote. GET AM*. sett air Hon. Gno. W. CRAWFORD has been oar ed the compliment of a public dinner by his friends at Augusta, Georgia. He accepted it, and the fes tivity took place on the lath instant. • 4 - Thirty-two 'sheep were recently killed by lightning, iu Pine township, Allegheny county.— They were under a cheenut tree at the time, which was etnick, and only two of the flock escaped. Our Candidate for Congress. The nomination of Dr. Joux McCuttocu, of thin county, for Congress, is most cordially res ponded to in the other counties of the district.— A FULL WIIIG VOTE is all that it wanting to se ,cure his triumphant election. In announcing the nomination, the Hollidaysburg Register, says: ao Dn. M'CuLtocit, we arc pleased to say, is a man of great personal popularity amongst his ac quaintances, and old Mother Huntingdon promises to do the clever thing for her worthy son. He is a Physician of much reputation—a scholar--a man of strong, discriminating mind—of plain,practical, common senso—unpretending in his address and hoaxing; kind and sociable in his disposition, with a heart as ham.° and benevolent as beats in the bosom of any man in the district; and besides is one of the most gallant,generous, spirited, whole smiled Whigs alive; such an one as the Party can rally for with cordiality and zeal. The friends of Protection to American industry can therefore go into the contest against IV, British Tariff Parker with every assurance of stiecess. They have a candidate worthy of their snpintrt and capable of representing their interests with judgment and ability, and whom they can elect if they will." The Juniata Register says " With Dr. WCtir.t.oen must of our readers are familiar either personally or by reputation.— He is capable without pretension; a man of busi ness by nature mid the habits of a lifetime; ani mated by an anxious desire to win golden opinions by deserving them. Though not surpassingly brilliant, lie is nevertheless a man of very superior intellect—of clear, discriminating judgment; and what is better than ail, a character for honesty and integrity actually above even suspicion. In politics he is thoroughly, radically Whig— adhering with firmness to our time-honored prin ciples. Though cradled in good old-fashioned Democracy, when it required a Protective Tariff man to make a Democrat, lie, still cherishing his early principles, is of necessity the antagonist of the so called Democracy of the present age ; and against that he has wared during a lifetime with a zeal and perseverance that must commend him to the favor of the Whigs of the district. When we say that he is popular, we but im; erfeetly ex press theassurances that come from his immediate friends at home, relative to the vote he will run.— Being entirely unexceptionable, morally, political ly, and in point of qualifications, he is just the man to rally the Whigs of the I7th district, and lead them to a decisive victory." The Blair County Whig says: "The proceedings of the Whig Congressional ' Conference will be found in our columns to-day. 1)r. JOHN IIIeCULLOCII, of Huntingdon coun ty, it will be seen, received the nomination on the first ballot. The Whig party, in his selection, hare a candidate worthy of their support, and we feel well convinced, that he will be triumphantly elec ted. He is a Whig from principle, having imbi bed its doctrines in intitncy ' and always sustained them with energy and faithfulness. He is known throughout the district, as a man possessing the most unblemished moral character, sound judg ment, and stands in the estimation of his neigh bors, in point of popularity, with scarce an equal." In addition to the above responses of the Press, we have received numerous letters from various parts of the district, all assuring us that the nom ination of Dr. McCeu.ocii is highly satisfactory, and that he will run a large vote. We hope the Whigs in this county will lose no time in making arrangements to give him a vote commensurate with the anticipations of the Whigs elsewhere. The Whig Star that never Seal VERMONT ELECTION. The unconquerable Whigs of 'Vermont have again achieved a glorious triumph. The Hon. Charles K. Williams, the Whig candidate for Gov ernor, is elected by a majority over all others of from 1200 to 2000 ! The Senate is largely Whig as it has been for several years past. To the' House 155 towns have chosen 85 Whigs to 60 of all sorts of opponents. Messrs. James Meacham and William Hebard, Whigs, are re-elected to Congress. In the first district two W bi gs run dividing the vote and there is no choice. In the fourth, Bartlett, the Free Soil candidate is elected. All honor to the Whig star that seven sets? MAINE ELECTION.—As far as heard from two Whigs and four Locus have been elected to Con gress in Maine. The State semis seven members —and the seventh district is in doubt, though the Whig candidate is running ahead of his ticket, and, it is thought, will be elected. In the present Congress there are two Whigs to five Locos. The Loco candidate for Governor will most pro bably be elected. Congress. The fugitive slave bill, which passed the Senate some time since, passed the House of Representa tives a few days agq by a vote of yeas 109 nays 75. 'We published an abstract of the provisions of Ibis bill two weeks agcr. The President has signed the Texas Boundary, Cali and Utah Bills. Bo Houses has passed a resolution to adjourn on the 30th inst. An effort will be made before adjourning to get a slight modification of the pre sent Tariff. SECRETARY or TOE INTERIOR.-11011. A. H. 11. STUART, of Virginia, has been appointed Sec retary of the Interior by President Fillmore, and has accepted the appointment. The Daily News says that Mr. Stuart was formerly a representative in Congress from Virginia, and during the period of his services in that body made several very able speeches in favor of the Protective Policy. He is au able man and a true and unswerving Whig.— A better selection could not well have been made. Clarks Ferry Bridge Burned. The splendid Bridge over the Susquehanna, at Clark's Ferry, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night, the 10th inst., supposed to bo the work of an incendiary. This is a heavy loss to the State. The navigation of the main line of the canal will be slightly interrupted, but not seriously, as ar rangements will be immediately made to tow boats over the dam by steam. M'CLu nz, of the Juniata Sentinel, recom mends the Whigs of Mifflintown to attend a Loco Foco meeting there, and hoar Mr. PARKER make a speech. Ho says he'll agree to pay a premium a head for all Whigs who vote for him after hear ing him speak, unless ho has modified his style since his drubbing In 1848. Interesting from Texas. WASHINGTON, September 12, 8 o'clock.—The Secretary of State has just received a telegraphic despatch from the Collector at New Orleans.— The Legislature of Texas has refused to raise troops against the United States, and referred the Texas Boundary to the people, the Legislature having no Coustitutionatright to act on it. This is looked upon as a virtual acceptance, of the terms and a settlement of the vexed questiori. ADDRESS Of the Whig State Central Commit tee, tO the Freemen of Penn sylvania. FELLOW CITIZENS The Election is approach ing, and we all have an important duty to perform. To discharge that duty fully, faithfully, and sac , cessfully, should he 'made a high object with eve 'ry 'good citizen. The offices of Canal Commis . sioner, Auditor General, and Surveyor General, the last two recently made elective, are all depend- , eat on the popular voice. The control of the pub lic works, the regulation of the land office, and the supervision of the finances of the State, aro mg- , tens of grave concern to the people. It becomes their interest as well ns their citify to elect honest and intelligent men. The policy of dividing the canal board in its political character, so that the interests of all may he fairly represent ed and honestly guarded, must be obvious to every reflecting tax-paying citizen. The propriety Mir of surrurmahog the head of the State Administra tion with able advisers of the same political senti ment, must be equally apparent. The Whig Con vention which assembled at Philadelphia in Jnne Last, placed in nomination (or these dikes, gentle men of the highest character for ability and integ. , rite. We knew them to be eminently' wortloy men. We believe their election would Lc honor.' abler to our party, and of service to the State therefore we sincerely reconnuend them to your' earnest support. The elet; - (ion of Members of the Legislature pos.' tosses unusual. interest, from the titer that at their' next session they ate to apportion the State Ibr the' Congressional' representation, and to elect a rill , ted States Senator re, solrve for a period of six years, from the fourth of Marche next. The expe rience of last winter has taught us that in order let secure a fair and honest Apportionment Bill, it is necessary to have a Whig majority in the Legis lature. The importance' of haling another voice in the Senate, to speak for the' interests of Penn sylvania, cannot he oecrrated. It is important also to uphold and sustain out State Executive, in the line of policy he has adopted, a policy which is largely increasing the revenues Of the State, providing for the reduction of the public debt, and making productive oar unfinished improvements. A wise system of measures, which is rapidly re deeming the Commonwealdt from the low cotti lion in which the commtion and misrule of fonner adminiStrations had plunged her. The election of Members of Congress is also ,r the utmost consequence. The interests of our State depend on the election of good men. The great body of the people of Pennsylvania demand a chanqe of the Tariff. They ore told that it is inexpedient. For four years they have been strug gling against legislation which closes their coat mines and their workshops—which prefers the for eign capitalist in their own market—giving bread to foreign labor a hick is. required for the support of their men. The tires of our 200 Iron works hare gone out, the hands of 20,000 laborers are idle. Every branch of industry, Agrieuhural, Mining, Mechanical, and Manufacturing, is suffering. A change in required, such a change as will better develope the resources of the State, and more pro fitably employ the labor °Nair people. We wane men who are orthodox on this subject. Men, too, of firmness, of courage, and of high intelligence, on whose wistlentonoderation,and patriotism we dart rely in periods of danger and difficulty. Men re garding the interests of their constituents, and at the same time looking to the integrity, harmony, and stability of the Union. Our opponents are already in the field. They have published their manifesto, proclaiming their virtues, and our infirmities, in the true spirit of the pharisee. They talk of Galphins, of frauds and of speculations with which they are most fitmiliar, abusing with good set phrase and rounded pencil every department of the National Administration. The highest standard of democratic merit is avow ed to be an observance of the usayes, an attendance' upon the COLIC.es and a stern adherence to nun hmtions by the majority. This constitutes the ceremonial of their political worship, never to be abandoned, no matter what pledges have been vi olated, or what public interests are to he sacrificed. We contend fur the entire freedom of opinion and action. Opinion should be free as air, and as intelligent as education can make it. Men arc not born blind, or with collars on their necks. . . We want good order, just laws and the honest administration of !mishits., Our opponents talk of honest agents and low salaries, while their candidates vote for increased pay and higher emoluments. Who have had con- trol of the public works for the last 12 years?— Who have audited the public accounts, forgetting law and propriety? Who have used the public works for personal and party purposes? What Caned Commissioners have gambled for votes with the people's money, rewarding political emissaries, or in openly corrupting the ballot box? The WU-. litimsport Convention made startling disclosures. We stand in the full light of Democratic revela tion. On their own oaths—themselves being judg es—they arc condemned. While we have profound reason to mourn the loss of our ffistingnished chief, the President of the United States, summoned hence at an alarming !crisis in our national 'Whirs, we are yet permitted to rejoice that his mantle of office has fallen on the shoulders of one so able and so worthy to wear it. Never in the history of the country have oar for eign relations been more ably, more successfully, or snore gloriously maintain.' than during this 'tulministration, and never in the history of our State have the interests of the Commonwealth been more carefully guarded or her honor more nobly defended. Let ten then rally around and support them—let us maintain the principles we profess. To this end, and with these objects before us, if we would succeed, we matt go to work. We must organise thoroughly, efficiently, and immediately, in every district, county, ward, and township. Individual preferences must give way to the general pod— personal differences, heart-buntings, and discon tents he forgotten, ual our strifes (if we have anr) be who shall labor the hardest and acumnplish the most for the success of the party, and the good of the country. Let us especially encourage our lo cal press—establish it wherever it can be done, and sustain it when established. It is the great moral lever which moves the world. The widest dis semination of correct principles, and the highest, inculcation of sound political doctrine, should be encouraged in every possible way. The success of the Whig party is based on the intelligence of the people. The past is full of encouragement, and the fu ture is full of hope. Let the muse spirit which moved us in 1840 and 1848 move us now, and we shall triumph. Let our faith be a living thith, and victory is certain. HENRY M. FULLER, Chairman. EDWIN FORREST, the tragedian, was arrested by Sheriff Candey, at the Astor House, N. York r on Wednesday, on the complaint of Catharine Forrest, his with, and held to bail in the sum a $lO,OOO to keep the peace so fur as Mrs. F. is con cerned, she being fearful of an assault from kiln. An injunction has also been granted to restrain Mr. Forrest from convoying away his property to the injury of the right which Mrs. F. has therein- Mrs. Forrest has also, within a few days, com menced a suit in the courts of that State for di vorce against Mr. Forrest, on the charge of adul tery committed with several persons. This is an other phase of this unhappy controversy. SAD ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday of last week, Mr. JOHN HAMILTON, of Pleasant Valley, whilst engaged in threshing, was caught by the machine, and had one of his legs broken in two places, and his foot shockingly smashed. At last advices he was getting along as well as could be expected.— Hollidaysburg Register. lir The population of Hollidaysburg is 2,41; of Gaysport 592—Hollidaysburg & Gaysport 3,010
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