THE JOURNAL.
HUNTINGDON, PA
Thursday Morning, Oct. 28, 1852.
A. W. BENEDICT, Esq., POLITICAL En,
FOR PRESIDENT,
WINFIELD scorr,
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WM. A. GRAHAM,
OF NORTH CAROLINA
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WHIG ELECTORAL TICKET.
I:4INERAL ELCTORS.
A. E. BROWN, J. POLLOCK, S. A. PURVIANCE,
DISTRICT&
DISTRICTS.
13.—Ner Midillcswartl
14.—Jas. 11. Campbcl.
15.—Jas. D. Paxton.
16.—Jas. K. Davidson.
17.—John Williamson,
18.—Ra1ph Drake.
19.—John Linton.
I.—Wm. F. Hughes.
2.—James Traquair.
3.—John W. Stokes.
4.—John P. Verree.
5.—S. Mrllvaine.
B.—Jas. W. Fuller.
7.—Jas. Penrose,
B.—John Shaeffer.
9.-Jacob Marshall.
10.—Chas. P. Waller.
11.—Davis Alton.
12.—M. C. Mercur.
20.—Arch. Robertson.
21.—Thos. J. Bighorn,
22.—Lewis L. Lord.
23.—C. Meyers.
24.—1). Phelps.
A Chance to Save Money.
We have heretofore intimated that our
time for settling the old subscription list
of this office is limited. We have also re
ferred to the agreeable fact that many of
those concerned have improved the hint,
settled up their old scores, and are now
"saving money" by paying in advance;
thus conferring a mutual benefit on them
selves and us. But there still remains a
large number, a majority, indeed, of our
subscribers, both in and out of the county,
who have not yet made this satisfactory
adjustment of their accounts. With these,
whether in arrears for one, or more years,
we now propose to settle, as we have with
those who responded to our previous call.,
—for two dollars a year—if attended to
before the first of December next. After
that we shall charge up to our published
terms, $2,50 a year, on all subscriptions
of more than one year's standing. We i
need hardly add that the approaching
Court weeks will afford most of our sub
scribers who reside within the county, the
opportunity of bringing or sending the
amount of their dues. Those who find no
private opportunity, may remit by mail at
our risk. MR. BENEDICT is authorised to
receive subscriptions and settle with those
who find it more convenient to pay to him
than to call at the Journal Office. Ad
vertisements, &c. may also be left with him
when most convenient.
A LAST WORD TO 'VOTERS.
Before our next issue, you will be called
upon to exercise a freeman's richest rights
and that man who wilfully or carelessly
neglects to exercise that right, does not
deserve the blessings which our free insti
tutions confer.
We write now for the honest, pure re
publicans of every party. On Tuesday
next you must vote; and your vote will be
one among many thousands, which chooses
from among your citizens, one who shall be
your chief ruler for four years.
It is one of the chief corner-stones—it
is in truth, the great beauty and strength
of our political structure, that the lowly
born can earn, and claim, and win the place
of most distinguished honor. The heir to
wealth receives no inheritance, of dignity
or worth, in our country.
You are called upon then, to choose be
tween two men. You must answer which
has most nobly won the gratitude of his
follows ? Which deserves to receive, from
free men, their testimonials, that he has
won, not only for himself, lasting renown,
but for his country, greatness, which shall '
not fall, and glory which shall never growl
dim
Every man, of every party, must meet
these• questions fairly. He cannot, if he
he a true republican, quiet his conscience,
by saying.l. must vote for, and with my
party. Thethoughtless and ignorant, may
do so; but the prudent and wise r no matter
which party they belong to, must answer
these questiona.by, themselves, and alone.
You can not, dare not,. as •you love your
institutions, forget that , one of: the incen
tives to moral worth, to political purity,
and even to intellectual greatness, is, that
our people will reward, with their highest
honors, the man,. who has carved his way
to fame, with his own• haa&—tlie-man who
has spent his time, his talent, his treasures,
and his blood, for his country.
WINFIELD SCOTT, asks of his coun
trymen, their grateful remembrance of his
life-time, of toil and danger, spent for their
common good. WINFIELD SCOTT, a,
name, the honest of every party, a few
years since, loved to repeat, that they might
recount to their children, his deeds of da
ring ! WINFIELD SCOTT, a name„
. .
brightest among the brighest, on the pages
of history, a name dear to the patriot—dear
to our brave soldiery—dear to every Amer
ican heart. IVINFIELD SCOTT asks
that you shall pronounce your verdict, up
on his life-long labors in his country's ser
vice. He asks that your answer may be
recorded, as freemens denials of the alle
gation, that "republics are ungrateful."—
WINFIELD SCOTT, a Soldier, a Hero,
a Patriot, who for forty years, had lived
only for his country, asks his countrymen
to stand between him and a foe, more ma
lignant than British hate,—political tra
dncers—hired defamers—pot-house f1:111-
derers—party plinps—office hunting leeches
—and worst of all, England's Free Trade,
penny-a-liners.
Will you answer on that day as free
men should—will your love of the good
and great man, Scott, lead you proudly to
scorn party trammels, and party dictation,
or will you, by your votes, say, that you
love party, snore than principle—that you
would rather see General Scott trampled
upon by his revilers, than not have the
empty triumph of a party hurrah. Should
your votes beat him, what have you gained?
What have you lost Your votes may tell
upon the subsequent history of your coun
try. Vote, then, as your conscience shall
tell you will be most certain, to cultivate
generous and grateful impressions in the
hearts of your children, and to excite pa
triotic emotions in the breasts of such as
shall come after you.
THREE DAYS FOR WORK !
Only three working days are left before
the election, and each of those days should
be spent for the cause of General Winfield
Scott and for the country.
The negligence of Whigs to attend to
the last election, has made the labor of the
Whigs more great. TWENTY—FIVE
THOUSAND WIIIGS STAYED AT
IIO3IE, and their absence has disheartened
some who did go, and made it more difficult
to snake the lazy ones go at this time.
THREE D✓IYS H./IRD WORK
By the working Whigs, can have every
man at the polls. There are FIVE HUN—
DRED IN HUNTINGDON COUNTY,
who must be aroused, and brought into the
field on next Tuesday. There is but one
way it can be done. The friends of Gener
al Scott, each for himself, must constitute
himself a committee of one, and resolve
that he will
WORK THREE WHOLE D.ITYS,
Faithfully and zealously, to bring out the
vote, and that early on election day every
man who will vote for Scott. Resolve that
he will visit, personally, every Scott voter,
and ask him,—beg of him—if he would
protect Scott from the slanders of the in
famous—to begin now—this day--and with
him, put in
THREE WORKING DAYS,
To save what might otherwise be lost—to
recover what neglect, laziness, inactivity,
and coldness has taken from us. Ever?
man in every township, if he hopes to
make his own vote effectual—if he hopes
to make certain, a victory which is within
his reach, must "lay down his shovel and
his hoe," and start out among his neigh
bors, and see if they will not spend
THE THREE DAYS LEFT
In the same good cause. Come up to the
duty and privilege, as if you prized your
country, her institutions, and worthy son,
Winfield Scott, above all other price.—
Don't say one vote will not make much
odds. Ones make thousands. A full vote
will carry Pennsylvania for General Scott,
wo honestly believe; and shall we say,
when the election is over, Scott owes his
defeat to our want of patriotism and grati
tude. Whigs, save your country and your
!reputation, by
IgREE DAYS WORK!
TWICE CA UGHT.—igiiprance or mall
led the “Standard" into one error. It
was detected; and to escape it again makes
a statement equally void of truth. It
charges us with being the author of Peg
Beatty's affidavits. The "Journal" of
1838 never even published Peggy's histo
ry of her relations. The "Standard"
knew this,.or ignorance is the excuse for
this second•falsehood. We now need an
answer to beth , questions: Was it knavery
or stupidity, .that engendered such folly?
it — f - Mill 'Boy, will e x cuse us. We ean-I
not explain any better than he has. The,
Globe has been wet nurse for sink Whigsl
for a long while; and it is said the busil
ness nsys.
A WORD TO OLD MEN.
Time has nearly done its work for you,'
your race will be soon ended. Parties,l
party strife, and party candidates soon will
not, should not now, be much to you.—
During your long lives, you have watched
with jealous eyes, every thing which affec- I
ted the interest of your country ; and we
doubt not, you always have been governed,
by duty. In all that long life awe you,
have known, and have ever honored Gener-;
al Winfield Scott, most of that time you'
knew him only as the brave and success
ful soldier, the wise and prudent peace
maker, and the mild and humble Chris
tian.
Before you see the last of earth, Gen-1
eral Scott asks you to vote aye, or no,'
whether he has deserved well of his l
I
country men . If you vote against Scott
lon next Tuesday, you join hands with the:
lmen who now say Scott is a coward, thief,'
and an enemy to his country. Can you doh
You expect nothing of party. Yourl
country will be better served if you show
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to young men, that if they would rise to l
eminence, they must be virtuous, and bu-1
mane, brave and generous,— Scott has
been all this. Can you vote against him? I
A WORD TO YOUNG MEN.
You are fresh in the race of life. Youl
hope to live long and enjoy its honors and
pleasures. You love the victorious party.
Your breasts swell with . the hopes that be
fore you are gathered to your fathers your
'iamb may be mingled with the songs of
triumph. Party may be much to you,—
but your own honor,—your country's hon
or,—your country's welfare should be
more highly valued. If then, you wish
to see your hopes realized, do not leave
our chances for honor and preferment, to
rest upon the miserable uncertainty, which
party politics now encourages. Ages may
pass before the accidents of two third
rules would select you for place.
There is a better way. The spirit of
our institutions says, that the people will
reward those who have been god and
great. Your wish then will more certainly
be fulfilled if you keep alive in every heart,
this precept—love and serve your coun
try, and your country will love and hon
or you. When this is a rule of action,
the virtuous, generous, brave and wise will
never fail before the people.
What young and ardent heart does not
love, aye love with the fullness of a free-,
mans love General Winfield Scott; and
still party asks you to scoff at the old
man's scars, and insult his grey locks--
and dispise his example of purity and pat
riotism, and vote for party instead of him.
Young men will you do it? If you will,
do not ever anticipate that any thing you
can ever do, will give you a claim to their
gratitude. Vote against Scott, and you
may sow seed the crop of which you )
may reap in dispair.
WORDS OF COUNSEL AND WIS..
DOlll.
We ask every man of every party to'
read carefully every article in this day's
Journal. We have not spattered our pa
ges with nick-names for our neighbors and
with mean ridicule of our political oppo
nents. We have addressed ourselves to
the reason, good sense, and kind feeling of
the trio republican, and we have commit
ted the issue into their hands as, if they
were men of sense. We have tried to find
a word to suit every man, and to offend
none; and wo shall leave this campaign as
becomes a good citizen, with no unkind
words to regret, and no self condemnation
for neglected duty.
ARE YOU ALL READY. .
We must ask this question once more to
the Whigs of Huntingdon county. Every
township in our county has some Whig
votes, that were not out at the last elec
tion, ON NEXT TUESDAY, HAVE
EVERY MAN OUT. Let no man stay
at home who will vote for General Scott.,
We can double our majority if we try.
Try every man—make that the object toll
be attained. Spare no toil, to do that.—
Secure the all day services of a dozen good
active man, whose duty shall be all day to
go for absentees. Do this in every town
ship and old Huntingdon will astonish us
g all. Try it.
To CORRESPONDENTS.-. 1. C. H., will'
accept our thanks for his desire to render
us assistance. He has however fallen into ,
a common error. His communication is
too long, for this day in the campaign.- 1 1
If received at an earlier day wo would,.
glady have published it.
I
OUR PEPPERS—HOW does the "otan,
HON. DANIEL WEBSTER DEAD.
On the morning of the 24th inst., at'
Marshfield, the lion. Daniel Webster, clos-I
ed his mortal career. His was a world -I
wide fame for intellectual greatness, and s
the nation will mourn the loss of a States- I
pan who has left no equal to fill his:
place. 1
ONE BLOW MORE!
When a wood-chopper has a hard and l
iknotty log to split, he does not throw down )
'his axe because it flies back the first time'
he strikes and will hardly stick in the !
wood--No, no, he wields his good axe with
a sturdy hand, and blow after blow falls in ,
!the same spot, until at last it gives way to!
the well-directed and determined force.
ONE BLOW MORE
iThen we say to every good Whig. Let no'
jeer of your opponents make you slacken
(your hand. Strike, and strike lard, for
, your country, yourself, and your party.—
lln 1840, after a sore defeat, at the Octo
her election, an effort worthy of Whigs ands
}worthy of the cause, gave Pennsylvania MI
'Harrison. Arm, the returns show that
Ewe have votes enough if we bring them to
[the polls. Woodward's vote is many
[thousands short of Taylor's in 1848, or
!Johnston's in 1851.
ONE BLOW MORE,
Such as was struck in 1840, and 1851, and
our good old State will stand proudly on
the side of the good man, Scott. Strike,
then, and strike home, that blow, if you
would rebuke the slanderers of the brave
old warrior, who has so often laid down his
life for his country.
ONE BLOW MORE,
For the sake of truth, gratitude, honor,
love of the Hero, and for the good of all.
Strike that one blow with a strength and
energy, with a tireless zeal, that never fails,
and on the 3d of next November the Sun
will rise on our banner gaily streaming to
the wind; and General Scott will know that
his countrymen remember his toil and sac
rifice.
WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE.
It is important that every thing should
be done which can be, to swell the major
ity of old Huntingdon, up to its highest
point. Four years ago we gave Taylor 668
majority, we have lost none of our strength.
General Scott has many friends who date
their love and respect for him back forty
years—and those years have not weakened
that respect and love—no they have in
creased with the years. 'Why then should
not we give a larger majority for Scott
than for any other man. IT OUGHT VI
BE DONE, and if our active Whigs, w•il
, the result will show that it is done
When we have a piece of work to do,
we love always to mark out our task, and
resolve what we will do, and then make
our toil tell toward the point we aim at.
You can give 700 majority for Scott, if
you determine to do so—and IT OUGUT
TO BE DONE. Get out all the men wbc
will vote for Scott, and you will, we be•
lieve, do even better than this. Begii
ignominious surrender is to be retrieved.—
figures your mark, and resolve to see that now in each township and make the above
Let us then die arms in band, our country
d
the whole vote is polled before you rest--
emands the sacrifice, the example will not
be lost. The blood of the slain will make
on the day you will find it so easy to elec
tioneer for Scott. Every kind hearted
heroes of the living. Those who follow will
patriot will be easily persuaded to support
verge our fall, and their countrys wrongs.
Who dare stand?" How did you feel
the old Soldier. Try every man, and
work till the last moment, and we feel as-
then? I know you would be sorry to see
iured you will fill up our figure. Try it. liGen. Scott beat?
YOU CAN DO IT. Forty years ago, then the brave Scott
was nG candidate. Party power, and party
hate had no Gceassion to call the "tall
American." a coward, and a fool. Old
soldiers your honor is at stake. Scott bvi
your bravery beat our British and Indian
foes forty years ago. Stand by your arms
you living patriots of the war of 'l2. Do
your duty and Scott cant be beat.
SCOTT MEN AWAKE!
Last week we forgot to notice the meet
ing to he held at Tyrone on October, the
29th. It is not too late now. Much
good can be done by an enthusiastic gath
thering at that time.
TURN OUT, then we say TURN OUT]
Go to that meeting every man, who does
not spend his time in some other equally)
good way for the same cause.
You who cannot go to the meeting,'
agree to work some other way for the same'
purpcse—supply yourself with tickets'
ready folded and go, from house to housel
and beg of every man to TURN OUT'
and vote for Scott.
Meeting at Iluyett & Neff's Mills.
The Whigs of West and the adjoining
townships, will meet at Huyett and Neff's,!
Mills on Thursday evening the 28th, John ,
Williamson, and Daniel H. Huyett, Esqrs.)
1 1011 be present to address the Meeting. I
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STUDYING NAVIGATION—The ,
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of the "Globe." Experience on that part
of Salt river which runs through this coun
ty, induces a preparation as a pilot, we;
suppose.
FAlR—the weather, and Gen• Soott's
[prospects
UNFATR.—Snmn ...0 41.- uri
SCOTT AND HIS TRADUCERS.
l One of the misfortunes of real greatness,
is, that those who cannot emulate its worth, l
hate, or what is still more mean, pretend
to dispise goodness of heart, or enlarged
and noble manhood. There is a kind of
shameless, impudence, which assails the
pure, the moment the light of the one
shows the impurity of the others, conduct.
It was ever so. But it has rarely happen
ed that infamy has not finally claimed her
own.
Winfield Scott, many years ago, by bra
very, and true moral and intellectual
worth, won a proud name from all good
American hearts, Party, had not then, oc
casion to defame and slander him. Pa
rents of every party, were proud to call
their sons Winfield Scott. It was a name
they loved then. The good and gallant
soldier, who bore that name so proudly. is
alive still, and forty years of a well spent
life, have preserved that name untarnished,
by any act unworthy of a Christain and a
Patriot.
Party, with its unprincipled attaches,
must needs assail his time honored name.—
That conquering Ilero, whose calm cour
age, has led our armies through two fierce
and bloody wars is now called a coward—
that kind hearted philanthropist; who dis
regarding his own comfort and safety, nur
sed with his own bands his sick and suffer
ing soldiers, is now called proud and
haughly,—that pure minded Christain is
now called a thief, in that he robbed his
soldiers of their pay. Such charges as
these, party now makes against Winfield
Scott; and we aske of you, reader, be you
Whig, Democrat, Loco Foco, Native or
Naturalized. .h're you such a slave to
party that for party's sake you will join
hands with the traducers of one of the best,
one of the bravest, one of the purest, and
one of the most deserving men your coun
try ever produced! We will not believe
it until it is done.
Scott Cant be Heat.
"I shall be sorry fo see General Scob
beat," said a warm and generous Loco to
us the other day. No doubt of it, said we;
and we can tell you that, that is one of the
reasons why he will not be beaten. There
are so many warm hearted American citi
zens who like you would be sorry to see Gem
Scott beat, and are not like you, in per
witting the leading strings of party to lead
them to be ungrateful to that great and
good man.
How is it old soldiers; you men of the
last war with Great Britain, will not you
be sorry to see Scott beaten? You who
served with and under him. You all know)
rhether the trials, toils, and sufferings iu
that war, required patriotism. When
Hull's surrender had made the blood of
bravest rush back to the heart. Do you
remember the day forty years ago when
you read in the newsparaxs of that day
Scotts speech to his Soldiers. "The ene
mies balls have thined our ranks. We are
in the begining of a national war. Hull's
Ir.s Our patrons will hereafter enjoy a
change in the contents of our columns.—
Duty required that we should devote most
of our space to political matter. The cam
paign is over; and we shall see that other
interest shall be cared for—and we will
i
take occasion to say, we thank our friend&
for the manifest evidence we have received
of their continued and increased confi
dence. We will add, we still need your
help,—Our list ought to be increased 500
in this county. llclp us do it.
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE.—The Novem
ber No. of this popular Magazine is on our
table. It is, like all its predecessors of
the present year, a superb double number,
and fully sustains the high reputation of
the editor. Mr. Graham is now almost
the only publisher of literary periodicals
that literally and truly redeems his pro
mises to the public. He boasts and flat
ters less than most others„ and is conse-1
Who is the British Party f
For many years, we have heard the
Whig party charged with being the Brit
ish party. We have always denied the
charge, and said that the Free trade party
was the British party. Time always fur—
nishes the proof of what is true and what
is false.
It so happens this year that the Whig
candidate General Scott, has in the battle
field led our Yankee soldiers to victory
over England's Chivalry—the British
hate him for those victories, and they now
come out and take sides with their sympa
thisers and friends on this side of the water.
The leading newspapers of England are
filled with attacks upon Scott and his
friends; and are warm in their praises of
Pierce and his party, as being the advo
cates of such measures, as will best suit the
interests of the British Queen, and her sub
jects. We make some extracts below from
some British newspapers. Our readers can
answer the question—Wily DO THE
BRITISII WANT PIERCE ELECTED?
and then vote for him, if they can. Read
what they say :
From the London Times.
"The triumph of the candidate of the
Democratic party, BROUGHT FORWARD DT
THE MEN OF THE SOUTH, trill secure
proably forever, the ascendency of liber
al commercial principles. In this re
spect, and on the point, we take General
Pierce to be a fair representative of the
opinions of Mr. Calhoun, and, as such, a
valuable practical ally to the commercial
policy of the country."
From the London Leader.
"We are without information as to the
views of Gen. Pierce on the subject of co
operation with England; but we cannot say
that we feel any apprehension on the point;
and we shall await the final election not
without share in the confidence of many
American friends that it will result well."
From Willmer 4 Smith's Liverpool Times
"As regards England, public sympathy,
it is needless to say, is enlisted on the side
of the Democratic candidate. Not that
Gen. Pierce is considered the better man.
Far otherwise. Ile is merely accepted as
the nominee of that great party in the
Union who desire to push the principle of
free trade to its utmost limits."
From the .41Inchester Examiner,
write election of Gen. Pierce Will at
any rate prove that the Democratic ma
jority whatever may be their other differ
ences, are unaimous in their testomay, on
behalf of a liberal commercial policy, and
any government he may form will be one on
which this country may rely for effectual
co-operation in reducing, wherever prati
cable, existing ipediments to intzrnational
intercourse."
Prom the London Chronicle.
“Daniel Webster will be solemnly before,
the Union, as Georgia's nominee for tho
Presidency. tis hoped that several oth
er States will follow when the initiative
has once been given in the consecrated
form; and then the new candidate, if ho
cannot oust General Scott from the chief
tianship of the Whigs, will at least have
the satisfaction of rendering his success
impossible."
What say you 1 American citizens wheth
er native or adopted—will you vote for a
man that the British claim as "a valuable,
a practical ally."
Think of it every man before you vote
on next Tuesday; and then vote for your
country, and not for Great Britain.
FA( S AND
The defeat of the Whig candidates for
Judges of the Supreme Court and Canal
Commissioner at the late election, can on
ly be attributed to local dissensions, ex
cess of confidence in some parts of the
State, and a degree of apathy in others,
which could not be excited, which kept
thousands of Whigs from the polls; and
thus gave the State to the Democratic par
ty, as the following reliable figures ex
tracted from a speech delivered by Gov.
JohOton yesterday evening will fully de
monstrate.
Whig vote in Li,.2. '4s. 'M.
Allegheny, 7146 !0,112 8797
Chester, 5378 5i.!9 6430
Dauphin, 3165 3703 3699
Lancaster,ll l" l l l l
Eric,
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n 4 7 . ( i
i t 7 a ' n d Cu.
Schuylkill, 6747 4939 4069
55,987 73,332 84,784
64,784
8,548
Now deduct 55,872 from 73,332, which
gives a majority 17,660.
. .
In the above eight counties, it is maul
fest that 17,660 Whig voters were not at
the election on the 12th. Those alone
would have changed the result ; Now
take eight looofoco counties and see how
many of their people remained at home.
3 51-
5408 5364 5488
1238 1141 1374
1249 967 981
1968 2041
5268 5627 5742
1337 3996 1394
1562 1538 1698
2787 2611 2974
13ucks,
Ciu•tion,
Clinton,
Columbia,
Montgomery,
Montour,
Venting°,
dCentre,
20,817 20,847 21.892