THE JOURNAL.
HUNTINGDON, PA.
Thursday Morning, Sept. 4, 1451.
J. SEWELL STEWART—Eprron.
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FOR TUE PRESIDENCY IN 1852,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
OF NEW JERSEY
FOR VICE PRESIDENT IN 1852,
JAMES C. JONES,
OF TENNESSEE
FOR GOVERNOR IN 1851,
WM. FOR( JOHNSTON
OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY.
Fos IANAL COMMISSIONER.
JO N STROHM,
Of LANCASTER.
jolt THE SUPREMA nENett.
WM: M. MEREDITH of Philadelphia.
RICH. COULTER of Wesmoreland.
JOSHUA W. COMLY of Montour.
GEORGE CHAMBERS of Franklin.
WILLIAM JESSUP of Susquehanna.
WHIG COUNTY TICKET.
PRESIDENT JUDGE,
HON. GEORGE TAYLOR
OF HUNTINGDON,
Associate Judges,
JONATTIAN M'WILLIAMS, Franklin,
HENRY BREWSTER, Shirleysburg.
Assembly,
WILLIAM B. SMITH, Jackson.
SETH R. M'CUNE, Blair County
Proth,motary
THEODORE H. CRE3IER, Iluntingdoi
Register & Recorder,
MATH. F. CAMPBELL, Henderson
Treasurer,
JOHN MARKS, Huntingdon
Commissioner,
ELIEL SMITH, Union.
ROBERT STITT, Huntingdon.
Coroner,
ISAAC WOLVERTON, Brady.
Auditor,
JOHN ItEED, liuntingdOu.
Directors of the Poor,
JAMES CLARK, Birmingham.
JAMES SAXTON, Huntingdon.
GEORGE HUDSON, Clay.
ft? Our paper is so much crowded with
advertisements just now, that we are una
ble to give our readers as much political
matter or news as the importance of the
campaign and the news of the day would
seem to require at our hands; but we hope
they will not murmur, for they know, as well
as we do, that our advertising patronage
is the greatest and most profitable item in
our business.
Washington Monument.
Peter C. Swoop°, the Postmaster in
this borough, is appointed by the Treasurer
of the Washington Monument association to
collect funds for the erection and comple
tion of that structure. It will he a pleas
ure no doubt to our citizens to be afforded
an opportunity to subscribe a small sum
toward the erection of a Monument com-'
momorative of a man, who, in his day,
stood at the very head of human beings.
The subscriptions arc taken in a neatly
bound book, to he deposited in the monu
ment, and there to remain while the world
shall last, to show who its builders and
makers were.
NEWELL FARDI 01 . 1 SHAVER'S CREEK
FOR Sam—We call attention to an ad
vertisement in this number of the Journal,
by the Executrix of Andrew Newell dec'd.,
offering a valuable farm for sale. We
are well acquainted with the property and
know it to be a very valuable and desira
ble one, situated in the heart of a rich,
populous and intelligent neighborhood.
Fresh Opters at F• Ar, C. Snyder's
en the diamond.
The enns)ivanian & Ethiopians.
The Pennsylvanian in its issue of Satur
day last, says of the Whig judicial ticket,
that Cowley and Jessup are known to be
abolitionists, and that no doubt Coulter is
also, from an opiniOn he delivered, as the
mouth piece of the supreme court, of which
that radical democrat, John 13. Gibson, is
a member; and that Meredith and Cham
bers most undoubtedly are, because of a
vote given by them when members of the
convention to amend the constitution of
Pennsylvania. It further says that Si
mon Cameron is an abolitionist, and that
the Keystone, a democratic paper publish
ed at Harrisburg, belongs to the same sa
ble party, from which latter two facts we
infer that the friends of Gon. Cuss in this
State are in the same category with Cam
eron, the Keystone, and the members of
the Whig judicial ticket for the Supreme
Court. If the above allegations be true,
the abolition party of Pennsylvania is tru
ly a formidable one, a great deal more so
than we had ever supposed it to be. But
nevertheless, there is not a word of them
true. They were conceived in the train
of a maniac and delivered to the world by
Buchanan's granny. We have no ac
quaintance with the editor of the Penn
sylvanian, nor do we know his history or
his geneology, but, from the tone of his
editorials, we strongly suspect that he was
• born in the neighborhood of some negro
but in South Carolina, wandered north,
sold himself to James Buchanan, and
commenced, without the glove having been
thrown down by his deserted relations, a
deadly attack upon niggers, to divert the
attention of the public from his Ethiopian
ancestry. Should be continue to fight
shadows much longer, we are afraid he
will become entirely black. Whenever
the Sinking Fund to pay the State Debt is
mentioned, ho pictures to his imagination
a tall, graceful and athletic African, with
raven ringlets clustering about his shining
cheeks. If we happen to mention that
the Canal Commissioners stole thirty thou
sand dollars at the Freeport Aquaduct
and gave tickets to their partisans to go
to the Reading Convention, over the State
works free of toll, up jumps in . his imagi
nation a band of Ethiopian minstrels to
serenade the democratic party. Speak of
a protective tariff, and he immediataly fan
cieff that all the furnaces in Pennsylvania
are busily engaged making darkles. We
do hope that he will get over the mania a
n pail in some reasonable time, so as to give
• us some good sense, at least immediately
before the election.
The Globe Sawing on one String.
The last Huntingdon Globe is made up
in its editorial department with abolition,
agitation, union, compromise, fugitive
slaves; and kindred subjects, disconnected
with the business interests of Pennsylva
nia. It is evidently slightly afraid that
the union might possibly break down in a
' bout six weeks, or seven at the furthest.—
It fears that the country is held by a very
slender thread, and that a little "noise
and confusion" might blow it to pieces.
That the fears of the editor may be
somewhat allayed we will inform him that
we inquired a short time since of a gentle
man in Tod township, whether or not the
excitement consequent upon the agitation
of the slavery question, had subsided in
his neighborhood? He said it had—in
fact it never commenced. We also in
' quired the same thing of gentlemen from
all parts of the county—from Broadtop
to the Bare Meadows, and from the Bald
Eagle Ridge to Tuscarora mountain, and
we were universally told the smile thing.
The farmers have evidently been attending
to their own business, and have practical-
ly told the Locofoco agitators that their
occupation is humbug. The constitution
loving people of Pennsylvania dispise the
attempt to excite them by raising a panic
on a subject so senseless, dishonest and
improbable as disunion, caused by aggres
sions committed by them. The editor
should tell his readers something that will
conduce to their domestic, social and po
litical interests, and not bloat them with
stories of desolation, hobgoblins and death.
liut, unfortunately, (and it should proba
bly be a sufficient excuse,) ho has nothing
to say on any other subject. Col. Bigler
and his friends have been unable to find
any fault with the domestic administration
of Gov. Johnston—they do not show how
they expect to pay the State Debt, lesson
the taxes, and stop the corruption on the
public works; and they do not pretend to
show the farmer, why it is that his wheat
is worth nothing, and the money leaving
the country. If the editor will conde
scend to write on these subjects, which
really interest the people of Pennsylvania,
we shall be very happy to meet him in in
combat.
Wheat, Gold, and the Tariff -of tl6.
We clip the following short but heavy
article from the Bulletin, a neutral paper
published in. Philadelphia, but with strong
predilections to the democratic party. It
shows in a few words why wheat is so low
and money so scarce. Every ship which
leaves our ports is carrying away our mo
ney, but not our wheat. Tight times and
low prices are the consequences of the
Tariff of 1846, which was got up for the
exclusive benefit of the cotton planters of
the South. Farmers, read the article and
profit thereby.
The Tariff of /46.
When Secretary Walker procured the
passage of the Tariff of '46, he asserted
that, in a few years, it would greatly in
crease our exports. In one sense the pre
diction of the honorable Secretary has
proved correct. We have exported, for
instance, since the Ist of May last, an a
single article alone, over thirty millions,
of which a million and a half has been ex
ported during the present week. It is
true that the article alluded to is one,
which old-fashioned people like to keep at
home. The export of gold used to be
considered, we believe, no very desirable
result. But our modern financiers, espe
cially treasury clerks and tariff fabricators,
appear to think the contrary: for we are
now reaping the fruits of their pet meas
ures, in the excessive exportation of gold.
Meantime we hear nothing of the export
of wheat, which, according to Secretary
Walker, was to go forward in such immense
quantities. The English, it seems, are too
old-fashioned in their notions to take corn
when they can get gold; what wheat they
want they buy in the Baltic, paying for it
perhaps, with the very dollars they extract
from us. We felicitate our citizens, espe
cially those who sustained the Secretary's
tariff, on the brilliant results it has produ
ced. If we are doing rather a poor busi
nese in the exportation of wheat, we are
• operating magnificently in that way with
• California gold. Let us be properly grate
; ful. Hurrah for "the good times" of the
Tariff of '46! Won't somebody, the agri
culturalists for example, get up a service
• of plate to Walker, for the coin he has
) brought into the country, to pay for the
F late immense exportation of American
• wheat ?
Gen. deott's letter to the Pittsburg
Convention.
The great Scott Convention, which met
at Pittsburg on the 20th Aug. last, was
very largely attended by the citizens of
Western Pennsylvania ; Gen. Markle, one
of the hero's of the war of 1812, was pres
ident, and the concourse of people there
assembled was addressed by Gov. Johnston
John Strohm and others. The resolutions
speak .oudly and warmly of the renowned
leader of the American Army, and the
speeches were eloquent exposes of Penn
sylvania policy. The following is Gen.
Scott's letter to the committee appointed
to request his attendance at the conven-
WASIIINOTON, Aug. 8, 1851
Gentlemen : I have received your most
complimentary invitation to meet you and
other friends at Pittsburgh, on the 20th
inst.
This is an invitation extremely difficult
to resist, and if it were possible, or rather
proper, for me, considering my position, to
accept, I certainly should be in the midst
of you at the time you appoint, for I truly
believe there is not a portion of America
more remarkable for strong arms and warm
hearts, ever ready in the cause of their
country and friends, than the region of
Western Pennsylvania.
With thousands of my countrymen, na
tive and adopted, of that region, I have
exchanged in peace the warm grasp of
friendship ; and with thousands as broth
ers, have trod the battle fields of Mexico,
and received their shouts of victory. My
heart will be with the meeting on the 20th
instant.
I remain, gentlemen, your friend and
follow citizen,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
To Messrs T. J. Bighorn, F. G. Kay, J.
Young, Jr., It. Porter, L. S. Johns, A.
Bayne, and E. Jones, Committee oi
Invitation.'
The letter was received with loud cheers
Judge Taylor.
The Judicial conference wet in Tic
daysburg, on the sth inst, and nominated
the above named gentleman for President
Judge, of this district. In this we heart
ily concur, and we aro sure that Cambria
will give her undivided support. We
have nevoryct mistaken the feelings of the
people, when wo have judged them from
an expression of sentiment; and we do not
remember to ever have witnessed such a
unanimity as is now manifestin this county,
in favor of Judge Taylor as the candidate
for the next election. It is a high com
pliment to his integrity, worth and legal
abilities.—Va Wreath.
Johnston Boys, Wake up i
We hope the friends of Johnston and
Strohm will call township meetings in the
several townships in the enmity, and, if
they should have no speakers in the neigh
, bor hood, Set them send.us word, and we
will see that they are furnished with men
who will talk to them. Go to work, friends.
Keep up a constant fire upon the enemy,
and a glorious victory will be your reward.
"Wake up, Whigs! for your cause it is glorious
Like your sires be united—Like the' he victori
ous."
WHIG MEETING.
The Whigs of the borough of Hunting
don and vicinity met at the Court House
on last Saturday evening, for the purpose
of forming a Johnston Club. The meet
ing was organized by calling the Hon.
JOIIN KERR to the Chair and appoint
ing Wm. T. WitsoN Secretary.
After singing a song which had been
prepared for the occasion,—and it was
sung in real forty-eight style—the meet
ing was ably addressed by Col. .n. K. Cor
nyn, John Williamson, Esq., Samuel l
Glasgow, Esq., and .7111.. Bucher Swoope.
On motion, the following gentlemen
were appointed a committee to prepare a
Constitution and Bye-laws and select offi
cers for the permanent organization of the
Club:—J. Sewell Stewart, Esq., William
Saxton, Peter Marks, Samuel Friedley,
Samuel Glasgow. The committee were
instructed to report at a meeting to be
held at the house of Alex. Carman, on
Wednesday evening, 3d inst.
On motion, the meeting adjourned to
meet on Wednesday evening.
That "same old coon" is about, and
Old Huntingdon will "knock the spots off"
her sister counties on the second Tues
day of October, by rolling up a majority
for her favorite, "Old Bill," which will
throw them all into the shade. Wake up
1 1 Coons! "day's a breakin' ! "
COUNTY AUDITOR.
The undersigned returns his sincere
thanks to the members of the Whig Coun
ty Convention, lately held at Huntingdon,
and to his Whig friends generally for the
kindness and confidence they have mani
fested towards him, in selecting him as a
candidate for the office above mentioned.
As however, he has for the three years
last past., been counsel for the Commission
ers, there would as it appears to him, be
an evident impropriety in his acting as
County Auditor should he oven be elected.
He therefore, respectfully bogs leave to
decline being a candidate for the office in
question, believing that the circumstance
above referred to, was entirely over-look
ml by the Convention.
(The following recipes were handed
to us by a female friend, with a request
that we would publish them, with which
we comply with pleasure:
WM. 11. SMITH. To make Corn Oysters.
We clip the following merited compli- •
Take three dozen ears of Largo young
merit to this gentleman from the State Indian corn; six erv; lard and butter in
Journal, published at Harrisburg: ' equal portions for frying. The corn must
The re-nomination of Wm. B. SMITH, be young and soft. Grate it from the cob
Esq., for Assembly is an honor richly as fine as possible, and dredge it with wheat
merited, for Mr. SMITU was ono of the flour. Beat very light the six eggs, and
most industrious and useful members of mix them gradually with the corn. Then
the last Legislature, and discharged his let the whole be well incorporated by,,
duty to his constituents with fidelity and hard beating. Add a salt spoon of salt.
ability. He was respected by his fellow- Have ready a frying pan, a sufficient quan
members as a pure, upright, honest man, i tity of lard and fresh butter mixed togeth
and an honorable politician. er. Set it over the fire till it is boiling
hot, and then put in portions of the corn
mixture, so as to form oval cakes about
three inches long, and nearly an inch
thick. Fry them brown, and send them to
the table hot. In taste they will be found
to have a singular resemblance to fried
oysters, and universally liked if properly
clone. They make nice side dishes at
dinner, and are very good at breakfast.
JOHN REED
Are the Whip at Work.
Are the Whigs doing their duty Are
they at work in their respective localities
as zealously as their opponents ? Aro they
spreading information amongst the people?
Do they use all proper moans to be inform
ed well on the subjects at issue between
the two parties 1 Aro they prepared t o
_ _ _ . .
meet and refute the falsehoods put forth
by their opponents; their slanders against
Gov. JOHNSTON, and their fabricated puffs
of Mr. Bigler.
It is the duty of every Whig to be well
informed on the questions at issue, and to
be ready at all times, and in all proper
places to expose the wrong, and sustain
the right. The most violent and unscrupu-
lows efforts aro being made to detract
from the merits of Gov. Johnston's Ad
ministration, and to decry him as - a states
man and a citizen. Falsehood and slander
present their brazen fronts in this systen of
vituperation, with the expectation of be
ing able to deceive the honest; and mis
lead the timid. Whigs every where should
see that the truth is proclaimed and ready
to combat and vanquish error. Let there
be coldness or backwardness no longer in
the ranks of the Whigs. The day of trial
is rapidly drawing near, and there is no
time to be lost.—Harrisburg Telegraph.
ire LocofocoisM;in order to show its
appreciation of Federal Jimmy's favorite
doctrine of 6 , ten cents a day" for the la
boring man, cried out in a body in Con
gress, that seven dollars a month was a
sufficient recompense for the soldiers then
in Mexico.
The Cuban News.
The last accounts from Cuba explain
the mystery which seemed to hang around
the capture and execution of Col. Critten
den and his party. The Bulletin of the
Ist inst., says:—lt appears that he bad
been loft at Bahia Honda, with one hund
red and fifty men, to guard the bagage,
while Lopez advanced on Las Posas; that
he was attacked twice by spaniards and
finally compelled to desert; and that after
wandering two days in the chapparal he
was compelled to disperse his party, and
with fifty followers seeking to escape by
sea was captured, tried and shot.
Two facts are deducible from this. The
first is that the Cubans generally are not
solicitous to be free, otherwise they would
have aided Crittenden secretly with food,
even if they had not joined him. For two
entire days, after his defeat, his men wan
dered about the chapparal, famished and
wounded, yet no relief whatever was affor
ded them. In ordinary countries pity alone
would have brought them succor. But
the cowardly Creoles, trembling for their
lives, suffered the men to languish in hun
ger; and, perhaps (for such conduct would
have been consistent) by treacherously
informing on them, caused their capture,
Another fact is that only ono hundred
and fifty men, out of the entire expedition
of Lopez, are authentically accounted for ?
Where are the remainder ? Has Lopez
gained their mountains ? Is he making
for the eastern department where ho ex
pects reinforcement? We have, it is true,
rumors of his capture, and probabilities
certainly favor that inglorious termination
to his enterprise, but, as yet, there is no
positive intelligence. By the close of the
week, however, we shall have news, by the
Empire City, from Havana, when the
whole tragedy, perhaps, will be made
clear.
FURTHER
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1
A mercantile house here has received
by the Empire City letters dated Havana,
August 18th.
These, after mentioning the capture and
execution of the fifty men, stated that two
hundred and five more were taken in three
different parties by the Government troops.
The remainder, with Lopez at• their
head, who was wounded, fled to the moun
tains. The troops pursued them, and it
was thought they were captured to a man.
The 205 men taken, were shot soon af
terwards.
Green Corn for Winter Use
Green corn may be preserved in the fol
lowing Manner: pluck the ears of green
corn when fit for boiling, strip off the
husks, and throw the ears into a kettle of
boiling water; leave them in until the wa
ter boils over them, when they must be
taken out; shell off the corn by running
the prong of a fork along the base of the
grain, holding the ear with one hand
against the breast; this is more expeditions,
and saves all the grain including the heart
or germ, which is the sweetest part.
After being thus prepared, it must be
spread out thin on cloths, in a shady, airy
place, to dry; it should ho stirred every
day until dried thoroughly. When cooked
it should be put in cold water, and boiled
an hour or more, the water to be pretty
well boiled off. When the water is nearly
off, a little milk added to it will improve
the taste.
POSTAGE STAMPS WON'T STICK."-
This is a pretty general complaint; but is
unfounded. They will "stick" if you only
know how to put them on.—Don't wet the
back of the stamp. If you do it curls'
and turns up the corners. The right way
is to moisten thoroughly, a sufficiently
largo spot on the envelope or the letter, if
you don't use an envelope. Then put on
the stamp—press it down flat and close,
and our word for it, it will not come off.
So says an exchange.
[tr The late Hon. Horace Greely re
turned, the .N. Y Mirror says, in the Bal
tic, from his "grand tour" in Europe,—
What will Mrs. Grundy say, if we tell her
that the philosopher of the Tribune comes
back completely metaphorsed—with whisk
ers and moustache—patent leather booty
—a gold watch chain, with a bunch of
"charms" attached—a little jimmy French
hat, turned up at the sides—fancy panta
loons with broad stripes and straps—white
cravat, buff vdst—a long waisted, short
skirted black frock coat—and a little
stickee, with the head of Cerito cut in
ivory on the top ! His friends don't know
him, and we don't believe he will know
himself when he looks in the Mirror:
"Fire in the Mountains: 9
The news from the West is cheering in
the highest degree. JHONSTON will cross
the Allegheny with a majority that will
completely annihilate the opposition. The
news from the North and Northwest is
equally flattering. JOHNSTON'S vote will
be increased in many counties while others
will he entirely revolutionized. Our news
is good and no mistake. Keep the fire
burning! Keep the ball moving !
Ir?" The Pennsylvania Railroad has
been completed to Bolivar, ten miles east
of Blairsville. the time from Philadel
phia to Pittsburg is thirty hours.
MED.
On the 21st inst., MARCUS C. only son
of the Rev. A. A. Anderson, in the 15th
year of his age.
PRICES CIIRRtNt
PHILADELPUIA, Sept. 3, 1851
Flour per bbl. $3 75
White Wheat per bushel 91
Rod do 82
Rye G 1
Corn G 2
Oats 34
ratifiers ' hereafter, may rely upon being kept
fully booked up in regard to the Philadelphia mar
ket for produce—our quotations are taken from
the "North American and United States Gazette,"
one of the best and most reliable commerciel pa
pers in the Union.
lepOrted for the Journal.
STATE OF THE THERMOMETER.
7a. m. 2p. m. 9p. m
57 69 58
50 68 54
49 73 57
50 75 58
50 78 60
54 80 70
66 82 72
TURS.-Aug.26
WEDNS. .‘ 27
Timis. "23
FRIDAY "29
SITDY. " 30
SUNDAY "31
Wm, Sept. 1
JACOB MILLER, 0118EBVSR.
MONET MATTERS,
Liles of Discount.
Philadelphia R
Lebanon,
Philadelphia Banks •par
Pittsburg par
Germantown, par
Chester County • • • •par
Delaware County • • • par
Montgomery Co.• • • par
Northumberland • • • par
Col. Bridge Co.' • • •par
feuding par
Lancaster, par
Doylestown par
Easton par
Bucks County par
Brownsville par
Pottsville ' par
Washington
York
Danville Par.
I . c . !..hamirinhurg,
Gettysburg,
'Middleton, •
Carlisle, ll
Harrisburg i
Ilonsfulalc, 11
Wyoming par
Erie Bank, li
Waynesburg, 1
Schuylkill Raven, • • • par
West Branch par
Relief Notes ' 1*
" " new ivsue •I .
State Scrip, i
Pittsburg City Scrip • • 15
Allegheny City, 20
Allegheny County,'' • 20
FRESH OYSTERS
AND
REFRESHMENTS.
F. &. C. SNYDER
Take this method of informing the public that
they are now receiving and are prepared to tar
nish
cz:•. - _rm - -c.. — p.
with everything else connected with a well regu
lated Eating House.
We are determined to spare no efforts to make
oar establishment an agreeable place of resort.
Our stock of
FRUITS, CONFECTIONXRIES,
GROCERIES, CSKES, NUTS, &c.
is unrivalled. Wo wish every person to givens
call, when, we are certain, wo shall have the ex
tretne & leasure of having the!'
,‘ tj "c , t2m_e_a x g r i:, aml
again."E. C .
Sept. 4, 1851.—tf.
Auditor's Notice.
The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
phan's Court of the County of Huntingdon to
marshal the assets in the hands of Wilson Stewart
and Edwin J. Nef, Administrators of the estate
of John Bruce, late of West township, in said
county, deed., and distri butts the same amongst
the creditors of said dec'd., hereby gives notice
to all persons interested, that he will attend for
the purpose of snaking said distribution on Sat
urday the 27th lost, at eleven o'clock, A. M. at
the dwelling house of the undersigned in said
township, when and where all persons interested
may attend if they think proper.
WILLIAM Y. PORTER, Auditor.
Sept. 4,1851.-4 t.•
Auditor's Notice.
The undersigned appointed by the Orphat's
Court to distribute the proceeds of the Sale of the
Real Estate of James Carothers, late of the Bor
ough of Shirlcysburg, deceased, to and amongst
those entitled to receive the same, will attend
for that purpose et his residence in the Borough
of Huntingdon on Wednesday the first day of
October A D 1851, at 10 o'clock A. M, when
and where all persons interested can attend
JACOB MILLER, Auditor,
Sept. 4,1851.-4 t.•