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HUNTINGDON JOURNAL.
It would be exceedingly difficult for the warm
est friend of Samuel Wharton to point out one
act of his legislative career, that met with the
approbation of a majority of his constituents.
Nearly every thing he done, if not directly con
trary to their expressed desires, was, at least,
not in accordance with their wishes.
The first measure that strikes our attention
was the passage of an Act relating to a State
road from Mill Creek, through Union, Cass, and
Tod townships, to Hopewell, to be constructed
at an immense expense to those townships, and
contrary to the well known wishes of their in
habitants. And here, it is well enough to ob
serve, that he is so conscious of this fact him
self, that he has represented to a number of
persons in Union township, that if elected, he
will go in for its repeal t To the people of
Brady, however, he tells a different tale.—
When electioneering with them, he is still in its
, favor, and is understood, in addition, to be in
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL, favor of giving them a county bridge into the
Christian Myers, of Clarion county: bargain!
Wednesday Morning, Sept. 21, 1853.
S. L. GLASGOW, Editor.
CIRCULATION 1000.
WHIG STATE TICKET:
JCDOE Or THE SUPREME COURT,
Thomas A. Budd, of Philadelphia.
MOH CANAL COMMISSIONER,
Moses Pownall, of Lancaster county.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
Alexander H. McClure, of Franklin co.
WHIG DISTRICT TICKET:
STATE SENATE,
ALEX. M• WHITE, of Cambria county.
ASSEMBLY,
JAMES MAGUIRE, of Huntingdon co.
JAMES L. GWIN, of Blair county.
WHIG COUNTY TICKET I
SHERIFF.
JOSHUA GREENLAND, of Cassvlßo.
TREASURER,
JOSEPH M. STEVENS, of Petersburg.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
J. SEWELL STEWART, of Huntingdon,
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
WILLIAM CHRISTY, of Porter tp.
• COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
THOMAS HAMER, of West, tp.
AIIPITOB,
HENRY BREWSTER, of Shirloyeburg.
DIRECTOR OF TUE POOR,
SAMUEL MATTERN, of Franklin tp.
Whig County Committee.
The following named gentlemen compose the
Whig County Committee
S. L. GLASGOW, Esq., Chairman, Hunt.
John Williamson, Esq., IS
William Saxton,
ti
A. J. Africa,
John A. Doyle
M. F. Campbell,
John Flener, Henderson tp.
John Snyder, Walker.
Dr. J. P. Ashcom, Penn.
Lazarus Houck, Hopewell.
David Anrandt, Esq., Tod.
Dr. H. L. Brown, Cassvllle Borough.
Col. John Stever, Cass tp.
Simeon Wright, Esq., Union.
Isaac Wolverton, Brady.
Moses Greenland, Clay.
Jeremiah Brown, Springfield.
T. T. Cromwell, Esq., Cromwell.
Dr. R. Clark, Shirleysburg Borough.
Peter Myers, Shirley tp.
Dr. J. A. Shade, Dublin.
Geo. Wilson. Tell.
Geo. W. Whitaker, Esq., Petersburg.
Robt. Wilson, West tp.
Jno. Crownover, Barree.
Maj. W. Moore, Alexendria Borough.
Henry Graffius, Porter tp. ,
Balsbach, Morris,
James Clark, Esq., Birmingham.
Jno. Cummins, Esq., Jackson tp.
Samuel Wigton, Franklin.
David Parker, Esq., Warriormark.
Benjamin Corbin, Murray's Run.
To Correspondents.
We have recieved several Communications,
without the names of the authors. We can
neither publish or take any further notice of
them. We wish it distinctly understood that
all articles sent to this office must be accom
panied with the writer's name.
New Advertisements.
We. As will be seen by an advertisement in
another column, the Anniversary Address be
fore the Literary Society of Juniata County,
Shirleysburg, will be delivered on the sth of
October next, by Governor Bigler. This In
stitution appears to be in a very prosperous
condition, under the care of our young friend,
Professor Campbell. This gentleman has the
reputation of being a very successful teacher
and a ripe scholar, accompanied with a very
commendable degree of energy.
The patrons of this School are erecting a
new Academy building, which, when comple
ted, will be a very handsome and commodious
structure. We hope the prosperity of this In
stitution may continue to increase until it be
comes one of the most flourishing in the State,
and its moral and christian influence felt in
every class of the community.
It will be seen by his advertisement, in an
other column, that our friend George Smith,
lifts started a line of Hacks from Mill Creek to
Cassville.
This is something the public has long wan
ted on that road, and we have no doubt Mr.
Smith will receive the thanks and encourage
ment of the community. Ho is an obliging
and clever man.
Our friend, David P. Gwin, has return
ed from the East with a heavy and fashionable
assortment of fall and winter goods. Mr. G.
is still the same gentlemanly and obliging fel
low, and truly worthy the confidence and pat
ronage of the community. Now don't go all
at once and carry off his goods, or he will have
to go back right away to the city for more.—
But ho is always ready to accommodate his
customers and others at any time—so call and
you will find a very handsome and cheap as
sortment of goods—anything to tickle the fan
cy—gratify the curiosity—or meetthe demands
of necessity.
See notice of Lewisburg, Centre and Spruce
Creek R. R. Co. Also, notice of Drake's Fer
ry and Broad Top R. R. Co. Proposals by S.
W. Mifflin. Ladies' Fair. Juniata Academy.
Fall and Millinery Goods,by John Stonej& Sons,
Phila. Also, Ribbons and Millinery Goods by
Julius Stern, Phila. Valuable Farm for sale
in Warriorsmark township. Tract of Land in
Brady—and also a tract in Franklin twp.
"CoL Geremiah Hobensack."
In another column will be found the gallant
Col.'s "declaration." Though two dollars, is a
good deal less than our usual rate, we will in
this instance, agree to receive the balance
when the "Col." gets "them there rocks" next
winter, especially as he is so well endorsed in
Morris township. Welike the'prinsipel t e in the
"declaration', for their frankness, at least, and
therefore say to "Geretniah" go it —somcbody
will "hold your bennct."
Samuel Wharton's Legislation.
The people of the lower end of the county
naked for the passage of a bill authorizing the
Supervisors of the different townships to take
stock in a Plank Road from Mount Union to
Shade Gap, this, however, meeting with some
opposition, a bill was asked submitting the
matter to a vote of the people, interested. But
Samuel Wharton, through expresed motives of
revenge, "put Isis foot on it," and told his col-'
league that "there was no use passing such a
bill in the Senate, as he would kill it in the
House, and any thing else that came from that
quarter."
A few of his personal friends in Huntingdon,
actuated by their own private interests, asked
him to pass a law directing the County Com
missioners to appropriate three thousand dol
lars, to build a bridge across the river, to their
private property, and, notwithstanding lie was
fully aware of the fact that a bridge had just
been purchased by the County that answered
the same purposes, he complied with their re
quest, though directly contrary to the expressed
desire of nearly all the people in the county.
His conduct as Chairman of the Committee
on Claims—his rote on the Locofoco Appro
priation Bill,—and a hundred other things of
the same character, might be mentioned and
exposed, but time and space forbid. Enough
has here been said to show that his official acts
were all in direct conflict with the desires of a
majority of the people, and that he was totally
unworthy and unleserring a re-nomination at
the hands of the Whig party of Huntingdon
County.
With such legislative acts staring him in the
face, and with party treachery the most unpar
ailed, pictured on the dark tapestry of his guilty
heart, Samuel Wharton has yet the unblushing
impudence to ask the Whig party to support
him in opposition to the regular candidatel—
to send him again to Harrisburg, that he may
empty their pockets, and fill his own I Whigs
of Huntingdon County, will you submit to this?
Will you consent to be thus insulted, by a
man who has "betrayed you with a kiss?"—
Will you endorse and submit to a treachery
only to he ranked with that of Aaron Burr and
Benedict Arnold? Will you not rather mark
the man who has thus sacrificed your interests
—who has "betrayed you for thirty pieces of
silver," and teach him that your rights, as free
men and as citizens, are not to be wantonly
jeopardized, by any one so totally incompetent
and unprincipled as is Samuel Wharton? We
shall await, with confidence, your answer atthe
ballot-box.
say- We notice in the Globe of last week, a
communication over the signature of "A Cam-
bria Whig," which we consider scarcely worth
answering, butwe will give it a hearing among
other things, as we pass along.
• What a correspondent from Cambria county
expects to accomplish in this county,by such arti
cles,we are totally at a loss to know. Hemust not
think the Whigs here are as a portion of them
appear to be in Cambria, just at this juncture
of affairs. Mr. White is as good a Whig, at
least, as the author of that communication, no
matter who he may be, for no true Whig would
even dare to give publicity to such articles, af
ter nominations have been regularly made, so
that he need not give himself the time and
trouble to write any more articles on the sub
ject of Senator, and have them published in the
Globe, or any other paper, in order that Whigs
here may read them.
The Whig party of Huntingdon county has
sent forth its edict in favor of Aux. M. WHITE
for State Senator, awl all the faelionists in
Cambria county can't swerve it from its honest'
purposes.
As to Mr. WRITE having procured his nom
ination by means of money, so far as our
knowledge extends, we aro compelled to say, is
wholly false, and a villainous attack upon the
conferees who composed the late Senatorial
Conference. It is dishonest, ungentlemanly,
and cowardly to make such unfounded asser
tions, we care not from what source they come,
sir Last week we received a communication
from John G. Miles, Esq., on the subject of
what is known as "Miles' Saw Mill Road,"
which was crowded out last week by other mat•
ter that had been previously sent us. It will
be seen by. that communication, that ho had
abandoned the whole project at that time, in
order that a certain particular independent
candidate for the Legislature could not make
capital out of it. In reference to this matter,
Mr. Miles has, we believe, acted very honora•
bly. Although he feels satisfied that the road
would be a general benefit, yet ho is willing
now to let the matter rest.
ler We are thankful to our friends for the
large number of new subscribers they have late
ly sent us. May the good work continue. As
soon as our list reaches a few more hundreds,
we will publish the Journal even still lower than
we now do. Since we commenced its publi
cation, we have met with encouragement far
beyondour expectations, and we have no doubt
ono reason for this is, because we have endea
vored, through the columns of the Journal, to
advance the interests of the ;dude Whig party,
and not those of any particular clique or
faction.
Birmingham Female Seminary.
We call the attention of our readers to a
communication in another column, recommen
ding this Institution to the public. We have
heard the school spoken of in the highest man
ner, by those of our friends who have pupils
there, and know the Principal to be all that
our correspondent represents.--a religious, kind.
lsovitablc, and high.minded gentlemen.
Alex. M. White.
The importance of united, energetic action,
on the part of this Whig party in the district, to
place the election of Mr. White beyond the
contingency of a doubt, seems to us so mani
fest that it is scarcely necessary to say any
thing here on the subject. All must see that
if we lose the Senator in this district, that
branch of the legislature will in all probabitity
full into the hands of the lacofoco. 1, end they
will have full power in the passage of all laws
they feel disposed to enact.
As long as the Whigs retain a majority in
the Senate, they can cheek their impolitic .d
corrupt legislation, and we confidently trust
that, in view of this circumstance alone, every
true Whig in the district will rally to a man, to
his support.
Mr. White, we have no doubt, will make an
excellent Senator—one who will legislate for
the interests of the whole people, and not for
any particular clique or faction—and will la
bor faithfully to promote the principles and
measures of that party of which he has always
been a consistent and active member.
Let no Whig, then, be influenced by feelings
foreign to the question at issue, and let no one
be led astray by the advocacy of subjects which
cannot possibly be of any advantage, in the
present Senatorial Campaign, either to those
who we have no doubt are sincere, and whose
opinions and wishes we highly respect ; or to the
political party, to promote whose interests they
have always so gallantly labored.
The locofocos are straining every nerve to
carry the district, because they know that if
they can secure a majority in the Senate, it will
be of great advantage to the present corrupt
administration. They would then have every
thing in their own hands—make laws to suit
their own party purposes, and rob the tax pay
ers of the Commonwealth ten fold more than
they arc now doing, by exacting from the far
mer and mechanic, in the shape of taxes, their
hard earnings, to fill the pockets of dishonest
and speculating political's.
We say then to every Whig in the county,
stand firm to your post, and let not your ene
mies deceive you, by raising false and foreign
issues. Vote the whole ticket and nothing but
the ticket, and you will never regret it. Every
man on it is a good reliable Whig, and entire
ly worthy your undivided support.
Believe not the reports you may bear respec
ting any of the candidates, either politically or
otherwise, for they have all been raised by
enemies to the ticket, and designing politicians
to accomplish some personal end of their own.
Buckle on the armor and fight manfully for the
cause of your early choice—be active, vigi
lant, and brave—and just so sure as the sun of
the second Tuesday of October illuminates the
Heavens, just that sure, victory will trium
phantly perch upon onr banner.
The Disorganizem
This motley crew make it their business to
hunt up every man that comes to town, to give
him a detailed account of things and matters
in general, as they in their mighty wisdom con
ceive they are, just as if the people in the
country were all a set of mules, and did'nt know
even how to vote. They tell him how things
are going in his own township—how this one
intends voting—how that one intends voting—
and all that sort of thing. How perfectly ri
diculous! And in giving these detailed accounts,
they do not hesitate to utter the most base
falsehoods, about their neighbors, that over es
coped human lips—lies—black enough to turn
the cheek of darkness pale! And among oth
ers, we ha . Ve not escaped their slanderous
tongue. But we care very little about such
things, because the people in the country fully
understand their motives in doing so—they
know very well, they do this for the purpose of
trying to deceive the people and to sustain their
corrupt designs. They became offended at us
because we would not allow the Journal to
stoop to do their dirty work. But we care not.
If they knew how the people treat their kind
advice, they would atop volunteering it, if they
had any sense of shame lett at all, because
they are laughed at by almost every one.
The Whigs in the country are determined
now to attend to their own interests, and not
suffer a set of corrupt politicians in this town
to deceive them any longer. They are begin
ning to feel able to discharge their duties as
Whigs and citizens, without the special advice
or dictation on the part of this sage crew of
Sodomites. We trust they will, and thus teach
these few faetionists a lesson which they won't
soon forget. Wharton will be the worst 'licked'
man that ever ran for the Legislature in this
county. Mark the prediction
16r "Since the Journal man does not deny
his surrender, we shall he compelled to
acknowledge the corn on the occasion alluded
to—but in his case it was rank bribe ry—while
in ours it was only corruption:'—Hollidays
burg Standard.
The insinuations of the Hollidaysburg Stan
dard and Huntingdon Globe, to the effect that
we received money at the hands of Mr. White
for voting for him in the late Senatorial Con
ference, we pronounce a base slander, and ori
ginated only in the brains of such editors as
would take bribes themselves had they an op
portunity to do so. Mr. White never offered
us any money to vote for him—he is a man
possessing a better character than to do a thing
like that, and the allegation is made by theloeo
fore Press only in the hope of making politi
cal capital out of it in favor of their own candi
date. Gentlemen, if you have no better grounds
on which to base arguments to further the in
terests or prospects of Mr. Creswell, you load
better abandon him and acknowledge you are
a "licked community"—as you will be at any
rate. L ocofoeo lies and base slanders can't
induce Whip to withhold their votes from Mr.
White. If we were at all disposed to take
money for such purposes, we could have had a
handsome sum before our county nominations
took place. But we care very little what these
editors say on that subject, nor does the com
munity. -
Drake's Ferry & Broad Top Rail Road.
By reference to our advertising columns, it
will bo seen that Letters Patent have been
granted to this company, and that measures
are in progress for the speedy construction of
the road. The great Trough Creek coal basin
in Broad Top will be reached by this improve
ment in twelve miles front the Pennsylvania
Railroad and Canal, twelve miles east of Hun
tingdon, making the entire distance from Phil
adelphia, to the Broad Top Coal field 20-1 miles.
This coal canbe delivered in Philadelphia and
New York in 100 miles less distance than the
Cumberland coal, which is inferiorto it in qual
ity. On the completion of their road, the
Drake's Ferry and Broad Top company can
furnish the Atlantic cities with the best and
cheapest semi-biturninow coal for all rommer•
cial and manufacturing purposes.
Whig Extravagance.
It appears, says the Richmond Whig, that
there was some tzet-nty three millions surplus
in the treasury on the first of July. This is
the prosperous condition a Whig administra
tion leaves the country in; yet we everlastingly
hear Democracy prating over Whig extrava
gance about election times, and telling the
dear people that the Whigs are not fit to he
entrusted with the public money. When did
ever a democratic administration leave a sum
-
lux in the treasury? On the other hand, they
have always left exhausted coffers and accu
mulated debt. Already the organs of the par
ty are setting to work to devise some plan to
spend the surplus left by the Whigs. As the
ostensible means of making gay with some of
it, some of them propose to plunge the country
headlong into another war. The people need
give themselves no concern about the disposi
tion of surplus. A Democratic administration
can spend it.—Bellefonte Whig.
Pacific Railroad.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Freeman's Journal, writing hence on the
2d instant, says:
:tidy announcement of the determination of
the President not to recommend the Pacific
Railroad as an Administration measure was
made upon information which is perfectly satis
factory to the writer. The sequel of the Rail
road project will confirm my statements as well
as disappoint the expectations of many politi-
cians.
''lt now appears that a rival company lies
been projected in the city of New York, with
an immense capital, which will contest the race
with the Southern company spoken of in my
letter, before Congress next winter. This sin
gle fact shows that the capitalists North and
South are convinced that the Pacific Railroad
is destined to be a private enterprise under
Government protection, as I stated, and the
United States will not go into the Railroad
business for the profits. Without pretending
to know all the secrets of the Cabinet at Wash
ington or at Paris, readers can safely read and
credit my letters, as I never pretend to state
any of the secrets of either Cabinet, without
first receiving the information from reliable
sources."
Respecting the projected New York corpora
tion spoken of above, we find the following in
an exchange paper:
A great Pacific Railroad Company, at the
head of which, it is said, are Erastus Corning,
Simeon Draper, and other capitalists, is or
ganizing in New York. The object is to pro.
vide a substantial six feet gauge road from
New York to the Pacific Ocean, running
through St. Louis, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas,
Northern Mexico and California, The estima
ted cost is sloo,ooo,ooo,hich is to be the capi
tal of the company. It is said that thirteen of
the most responsible contractors of the United
States have offered to build 100 miles each on
the route above described, and to take in pay
ment fifty per cent. cash, twenty-five per cent.
in the bonds of the company, and twenty-five
per cent in its stock.
Frenzied Leap at Niagara Falls.
We have received a singular narration of a
narrow escape of life at the falls of Niagara.—
Mr. E. V. Wilson, of this city, of lightning-rod
notoriety, went to the Falls with a party, and
among the number was Mrs. N. L. Piper, (of
the firm of H. Piper & Brother.) The la d y at
the time, was laboring slightly under a spe
cies of insanity. It was thought by her him
band that travelling and change of air and
scenery would do her good, but unfortunately,
such was not the case. Immediately upon her
arrival, she was very desirous to see the Falls;
and while standing on the Canada side, at
about 20 feet from the falling sheet of water,
she slipped tier arm from Mr. Wilson, and
made a rush towards the precipice. He rush
ed after her, and just as she was going over,he
caught hold of her dress, and by it held her
dangling in the air. The dress gave way, and
she fell upon a ledge of rock, at a distance of
twenty feet. As she thus lay, Wilson our ear
-1 rotor says, "wills great presence of mind look
ed for a soft place," apd discovering that a
quantity of loose earth vms lying on the rocks,
lie immediately jumped 'down on it. He was
just in time to save her from going over the
main precipice. By the aid of a pair of long
lines, belonging to a team close by, they were
both drawn up together. Both suffered from
some contusion, but neither was seriously hurt.
These circumstances took place on Thursday
last.—Toronto Gazette.
Drunkenness.
The following passage is an extract from a
sermon preached in N. Y. on Sunday last.—
We reproduce it, because of the vivid warning
and earnest appeal condTnced into it:—
"We are accustomed to use the words temp
erance and intemperance, with reference to a
single odious vice—drunkenness. If there arc
any present, and I trust in God there are none,
who need warning or remonstrance upon this
point, 0, let them remember that, of all the vi
ces of this world, this, while it is the most dis
gusting and degrading, is also the smallest in
its beginnings, the most gradual and unnotic•
ed in its progress, the most awfully destructive
in its issues. It not only reins the health, un
dermines the fortune, makes miserable the fam
ily, but it weakens the memory, darkens the
mind, hardens the heart, sears the conscience,
makes its victim regardless of man and a con
temner of God, unconcerned how he lives, reck
less how he dies. There is no object so pitia
ble as a human being addicted to this vice.—
There is no misery so bitter, no calamity so
hard to bear, as to see ono whom we love
yielding to its insidious approaches: throwing
off, step by step, restraints of decency and the
sanctions of religion—walking the earth like a
fallen angel, polluted and polluting by his pre
sence, the purity and the peace of God's world.
0 that all, but especially the young, would be
on their guard against this most fatal and dan
gerous enemy of their souls."
YELLOW FEVER ON TIIE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.-
1
The St. Louis News states that there were 20
cases of yellow fever on the steamer H. D. Ba
con, which has arrived there on the sth inst.,
from New Orleans, and only one death, that of
Mr. Schaeffer, of St. Louis, who went to New
Orleans to see to the affairs of his son, who
died of the fever a few weeks ago. Eight of
the crew, who were down with the fever, were
sent to the Memphis Hospital, and most of the
passengers were put ashore sick, at points be
low that. The two clerks, Messrs. Lowry and
Johnson, and the chambermaid, were suffering
with the disease when the vessel arrived at St.
Louis.
kr Senator Geyer, of Missouri, we are in-
formed by the St. Louis /Well/grocer, was, at
the latest dates, so seriously ill, at his home in
Missouri, that his system was thought to be too
much impaired to encourage any storng hopes
of his recovery.
ligk.lt is harder to avoid censure than to
gain applause; for this may be done by one
great or wise action in an age ; but to escape
censure, a man must pass his whole life with.
out saying or doing one ill or foolish thing.
WNW NOMIYATIONS.-The Conferees from
the Counties ofßedford and Fulton, met in Bed-
ford on last Friday and placed in nomination
Mr. Kopelin, of Cambria, and Mr. Wilkinson,
of Bedford, for members of the next house of
Representatives, from this District.
TEMPERANCE NOMINATION.—The Temper
ance Conferees of this Senatorial District con•
vaned in Hollidaysburg on Tuesday last, and
nominated Mr. Martin Bell of Blair County, as
the Prohibitory Liquor Law candidate for the
Stale Senate!
*"The New York Tribune has formally
withdrawn from the Whig party. The Albany
Evening Journal, edited by that staunch Whig
MUMMY Wnen, speaks of the Tribune's with
drawal, ns follows
"We regret to lose in the Tribune, nn old,
able and efficient co-laborer in the Whig Vine
yard. But when tarried away by his convic
tions of duty to other—and in its judgment,
higher and more beneficient objects—we have
as little right as inclination, to complain. The
Tribune takes with it, wherever it goes, an in
domitable and powerful pen—a devoted, a no
ble and unselfish zeal. Its Senior Editor evi
dently supposes himself permanently divorced
from the Whig party, but we shall be disap
pointed, if after a year or two's sturdy pulling
at the oar of reform, he does not return to his
long cherished belief that great and beneficient
aims must continue, as they commenced, to be
wrought by Whig instrumentalities.
But we only intended to say that the Trib
une openly and frankly avows its intention and
policy: and that in things about which we can
not agree, we can and will disagree as friends."
We clip the following from the Tribunes de
claration of withdrawal:
"We shall put up no ticket for State or oth
er officers under our Editorial Head. We give
this seasonable notice, in order that our course
may not be misconstrued as implying disaffec
tion with this candidate or that ticket. Inten
ding henceforth, while we cherish and advocate
sound principles and beneficient measures, to
act with entire independence of party usages,
mandates or platforms, we shall treat the ens
toms of displaying a ticket at the head of our
"Editorials" as "more honored in the breach
than in the observance," and trust to our arti
cles alone to vindicate our preferences and
embody our convictions."
Correspondence.
For the Huntingdon Journal,
Ma. EDITOR,
Dear Sir :—I desire, if you
please, through the columns of your very ex
cellent paper, to call the attention of your many
readers, to the schools conducted by the Messrs.
Wards at this place, particularly the Female
School called the "Mountain Seminary."
By the energy, and untiring industry of the
Principal, the elder Mr. Ward, there has been
erected a very substantial, elegant, large, and
commodious brick building, which is most ad
mirably fitted up for the school. The building
itself is finished, and has a most beautiful and
healthy location, overlooking the village. the
river, and the railroad. And vet is so retired
as not to be at all incommoded by the noise or
bustle of the business transactions of the place.
The grounds are being fitted up in a very taste
ful and befitting manner, and no one can visit
the place without being very favorably impress
ed with the appearance of this school. What
a blessing, Mr. Editor to have such a Seminary
located in our midst, where our daughters and
sisters can receive liberal, thorough, scien
tific and moral educations. But upon this
theme, however much enclined, I cannot now
dwell.
The building itself is built with all the ad
vantages of modern science. So large and
commodious, well ventilated, and indeed, every
thing that ought to recommend it to every par
ent who takes into consideration a proper re
gard for the comfort and well being of his
child. The Principal of the school, is a Minis
ter of the Presbyterian Church, and who, with
his good lady, appears to be most admirably
adapted and qualified to conduct such an in
stitution. While system, order, and subordi
nation are recognized by all, yet such a degree
of confidence and love have they of the
young
ladies, that the most pleasant social inter
course prevails, and that harmony of feeling
that ought ever obtain between members of the
same family, and which must strike every spec
tator in the most agreeable and impressive
manner. The Rev. Mr. Ward is a gentleman
of very superior abilities, highly qualified, and
of long experience as an Educator.
Very Respectfully, S. 11. H.
Birmingham, Pa. Sep. 10, '53.
To the independent Voters of Hun-
tinglon fi, Blair Counties:
G ENT :—Having been solicited by a large and
respeetahel portion of the citizens of said coun
ties to become a canditate for the Legislature,
I have at length agreed to present my name
and solicit there votes on the following declera
lion., of prinsipels,
First am strongly in favor of public im
provements, particularly strong for bridges,
when the County will build them for the conve
nience of my friends. Also in favor of Rail
Roads, and if elected will have a speech print
ed in their favor—however, I am terribly op
posed to plank roads coneidering them behint
the spirit of this "here' progreseire age.
Second:—Their are at WA two pints, in
my opinion, where bridges aro required,—one
nt Hatfield's forge, and one at Mill Creek, the
tax payers may growl at it, but as I am a very
smart man and of great influence I can have
name other bills passed to increase the vales of
property (perhaps in Stone Valley) and thus
make up for it. _ _
-.-
Third :—I am opposed to the mane liquor
law and temperance in general, believing that
it is unconstitutional and infringing on the
glorious rights and liberties for which our fou,
fathers spilt there "bind."
Fourth:—l um in favor of a repeal of the
law imposing a tax of three mills on the eentrit
rail road—from the fart that I am favorable at
all times to Rail Roads and Bridges in opposi•
tion to plank Roads, &c.
Fifth :—As for the sail of the public works,
I em "mum"—until I can consult my friend
"Godolphin"—as I am afraid neither will pay,
I dont care much about it.
Sixth :—T wish it distinctly understood that
I am following n very profitable business and
which I would by no means leave for three Doh
lars a day—but I understand there are a whole
legion of applications for bank charters, whose
friends have lots of extra funds, and consider I
am as well entitled to make is few thousand ns
other lazy scrubs not half as smart or ns needy
as T am.
&tenth ,--If elected i shall demand a second
term (whether my course suite the people or
not,) in eomplyanee with the usages of the par
ty, but if not re-nominated i promise in advance
that i will not violate a scripture command by
cutting oft' any ears about it—neither will i
fight any man as strong as myself as that there
would'nt suit my courage—and as I cannot yet
afford to go round the county from tavern to
tavern treating my friends, i would dust say
that I keep and drink good liquor and invite
my friends to call.
Eight:—lf the Senator is in favor of a re•
peal of the Miles road i am opposed to it.
Respectfully yours
COL. GEREMIAH HOBENSACK.
N. B. My Cleric is not just about and there.
for you must excuse my bad spelling.
P. S. if the Globe and blair county papers
will copy they shall be well rewarded, when I
got my share of the funds next winter.
Col. G. 11,
Morris tp., Sept. 19, '53.
• For the Journal.
Mn. EDITOR:—As I expect to be in your
town next week, I should like to know whether
Sam Wharton cowhides all the little men who
oppose his election. If so I will prepare my.
self like the boy, when his daddy told him to
prepare for a trimming—put a stiff leather
apron on my back. Please let me know.
A /Amman MAX,
West township, Sept. 15, '53.
In reply to our esteemed correspondent, we
can only say that such, from his threats, seems
to be the course Mr. Wharton has adopted.—
Whether he will succeed in his valorous effort
or not yet remains to be seen. Ourfriend need
not be alarmed however, as such wild animals
as the humble instrument"are usuallywalelml,
while permitted to run loose. He's tame
enough before the "Tiobernaek" begins to op.
orate.
Ebensburg, Sept. 9th, 1853.
To the Editor of the Huntingdon Journal:—
Before I left home for this place, (where my
professional engagements will detain me for
some days,) I saw in the "Standing Stone Ban
ner" of the 3d inst., a correspondence between
John Headings. and others, and Colonel S. S.
Wharton, in relation to a road over Stone
Mountain, from the valley of Mill Creek, in
Huntingdon County, to Alleneille, in Mifflin
County, laid out by virtue of nn Act of Assem
ble. The correspondents have chosen to give
this rond the title of "Miles' Saw Mill Road."
That there may he no mistake, in regard to this
great State question, the Col, has undertaken
to define publicly, his former, present, and fit.
titre position—with as much grave "solemnity"
as thong,h it involved the destiny of the nation.
At the last election it was not so publicly de
fined—but defined it was, as the election re
turns show, notwithstanding the declaration
made in his Brady State paper that "I solemn
ly say to you that I went to Harrisburg, and
tiler° entered upon my duties, as representative,
unpromided and unpledged, to any human be
ing, ns to what I would do." The object of
• this important public document is to disprove
the charge that lie did'nt keep his faith. He
need not have appealed so "solemnly" to the
knowledge of Messrs. McConnell. Collins, Sha
rer, and Col. MeMartrie, to lay the ghost of the
charge, that during the Session of the last Le
gislature there was an "understanding" be
tween himself, Col. McMurtrie, and myself, in
reference to the Act of Assembly alluded to,
that "he was to get it repealed in the House,
and Col. MeMortrie was to prevent its repeal
in the Senate." Two things existed which
would have precluded such an understanding—
lot,• my sense of what belongs to the proprieties
of legislation—and 2nd, Col. MeMurtrie's integ
rity or purpose, in the government of himself
in the Senate. Neither of us would lend him
self to such a scheme. It was not to disprove
so improbable a chnrge ns this, that Col.
Wharton is called out publicly, on this slope.
dons question. It was to giro him the op
portunity of pledging himself publicly, on the
subject, with a view to influencing votes id the
townships interested. If I had time, I would
show the importance of the road in question, as
a public thoroughfare, and its special impor
time° to the town of Huntingdon, where Col.
Wharton resides, and whose interests he seems
willing to sacrifice, in his efforts to ngain reach
a seat in the Legislature. I may possibly at
tend to it hereafter—but at present I have not
time—and if I had, to put the facts upon paper
would swell this communication to too great a
length. The two propositions—however, are
of easy demonstration, lot, that if the Mounta!n
road had been properly made, it would have
become an important avenue, for some descrip
tions of trade and travel, all of which are now
divested to the Shavers' Creek route—across
Fione Mountain, in consequence of the contact
of the Rail Road and Turnpike between Hun
tingdon and the entrance to Kishaquoquillas
Valley at the mouth of Mill Creek-2nd, that
the road would have been of special importance
to the town of Huntingdon. I regret that time
and space will not Mime me, to present the
facts and arguments, which would vindicate
the claims of this much misunderstood and mis
represented road, to public favor and consider
ation, and in so doing, show how little merit
Col. Wharton has is the position lie has assu
med, in relation to it, and how little capital lie
ought to make out of it. But I presume that
he and the friends, who have called him out,
have taken into their estimate of chances and
probabilities, the number of votes they suppose
lie can command, upon the question of the re
peal of the law. under which it was laid not,
and seeing, that a number of those who have
given hint the sanction of their names, in pla
cing him before the public ns a candidate, are
residents of the town of Huntingdon, whose in
terests are identified with my own, in the pre.
nervation, rather than the destruction, of this
unfortunate road, (which has, by the conduct
of Col. Wharton, been cast into the boiling
caldron of county polities,) that he may not he
allowed to use it in the way his "tact" intended,
I have determined to abandon it to its fatc,and
hereby say, that in ease Mr. Maguire should ho
elected, lie has my unreserved consent to his
voting for, and advocating the repeal of the
law in question. Furthermore, I hereby au
thorize and request the District Attorney of the
County., to enter "molls prosequis" in the cases
of the prosecutions which have been instituted
against the Supervisors of the three townships
named, or in plain English to discontinue them.
J. G. MILES.
For the Journal,
Mn. Enrron t—By the great anxietyevinced
by the chief of the lloliensack tribe. I have
no doubt he has discovered that there is "corn
in Egypt." No wonder he stands up boldly and
declares that the usnges of the Whig Party
have lost their binding force. That is all right
Dr. Holiensack, don't let the rights of the dear
people be trampled upon. As long as there is
corn in Egypt, you have a right to forsake the
party of which you not long since profess
ed to be a member and true friend. The usa
ges of the Whi g party have heretofore been,
that if a member of that party made applica
tion for a nomination and was disappointed, he
felt himself bound by all the t:es of honor and
party principle to turn in and support the nom'
race, but never mind that Dr. as long ns you
can feel the evidence in your pocket, of there
being corn in Egypt, go ahead, the binding
force of the party is a small matter in compar.
ison. Let the party and the deer people go to
pot and you to the crib. The old town clique
that always has ruled, understand the material
they take hold of. No wonder they are in such
a lidge. One of their most worthy instruments
has been trampled upon by a nominating Con
vention. Natural perfectly natural to declare
those stooges have lost their binding force.
The building of another Bridge, or perhaps,
the $BOO refunded—this once done, and the
worthy instrument would be abandoned more
willingly than the usages of the Whig party
are now abandoned by the old town clique.
There is one great difficulty in this business,
Dr. The country people won't join in. They
are waked up to a sense of their true interests,
and will not be duped no how you town folks
can fix it. Ide not know on what the Hobe.
sacks base their hopes, if any they have.—
Reasonable men cannot for a moment think,
that intelligent Democrats will vote fur the re
fuse of the Whig party? I would be afraid of
the result, however, alter tailing so badly in
getting delegates. You know Dr. you admin
istered Holiensack freely, internally, externally,
by the bottle, by mail, and on all occasions.—
I think you had better give it up Dr. in the
seine way and manner,!as you were obliged to
abandon your efforts to trample upon the usa
ges of the party, by making ayearling of Mr.
Smith. The binding force was not the question.
then. The people say it is not the question
now, that you made an unworthy represent.
live. Such will be the decree atthe ballot-box,
by a majority that will convince you, the Dem
ocratic party are harder yet to rally on such
material, than the Whig party. I would say
to those gentlemen who think there is a con.
siderable number of Whigs dissatisfied with our
nominee for the Legislate-c, abandon your
mistaken notions, and if you aro caught iii bad
company for a time, come into the regular
ranks and rally under the banner of a 'rand'.
date selected by the people through their dale.
gates in a regular County Conventir This
is the true course, thin best policy, and the only
alternative in the present crisis.
SHAVER'S CREEK,
TIM NORTHERN Rocm—Late advices from
Oregon inform us that a party under Captain
McClelland, U. S. A., had left Vancouver to
explore a northern route fur the Pacific Rail
road, and were, at thelast accounts, at the base
of Mount St. Helen, expecting to meet Gover
nor Stevens' party from the East between the
Cascade and the Rocky Mountains. Thus al
though this route is much the longest, we have
already received arcounts of its pr.'-r to the
rcecnt dotes.
MUCK IN LITTLE.
Rough—the present catnpaign.
Progressing—the 'new bridge.'
Hard at work—the "pugilistic instrument."
Literary curiosity—the Standing Stone Ben.
ner.
Eased off a hitde—the Standard man laat
week.
On the decline—the prospects of the !'hum•
blo instrument."
Ni go—the name gathering operation in the
lower end.
Easy on the trigger—some of the "sob en•
sacks." They can't "stand cocked."
A walking gentleman—the man with fine
clothes, empty pockets, and nothing to do.
Ready for distribution—State and county
tickets.
Amusing —Prof. Swift's experiments in
Electro Magnetism, as exhibited in the Court
House on Monday evening.
Some pumpkins—" Col. Geremiah Hoban.
sack" He's bound to get through the mill.—
Let 'er rip Col.—we like your "tact."
'The Philadelphia Hortienitura: Exhibi•
tion takes place in the Chinese Museuilli
21st inst.
air Alexander Caldwell has been n
by the Locofocos of Clearfield county as
candidate for Assembly.
gair The Washington National Monument is
now 140 feet high, and another course will be
commenced in a few days.
Mir you wish to increase the sine and
prominence of your eyes; just keep an account
of the money you spend foolishly, and add it
up at the end of the year.
nal "Call."—llid you ever examine the
names to Wharton's call ? Just look over
them,—take off the minors nud locofocos—en•
how many will be left—and who ?
Laughable—the idea of the "humble instru
ment" rapresenting himself where it suits, as is
favor of the Maine Law! Jerusalem! Judas
Iscariot I
ear Ireland is almost become a Protestant
country owing to emigration and the vigorous
efforts of missionaries, sent over by the Pro
' testant churches of England. The Romish pa .
pers themselve admit the fact.
CO" Mr. John B. Gough was at Scarborough,
England, on the 19th ult., delivering temper•
once addresses to large audiences. The Lee&
Mercury of the 17th, rays, that he has decided
to protract his stay until next June.
"Spent his lin and ;rent up cuin"—tho "tall
Editor" with his carpet bag.—Globe.
Take care "little fatty" that you don't go the
contrary direction. You have naturally a
dotemeard tendency.
HOW much will he make P—is the question
asked about the "humble instrument," if he
goes back to llarrisburg. Well, wo can't any.
He might make a mill—ion, but there's no
telling.
Godey fur October—has come to hand, as
usual early and welcome. The illustrations
are beautiful, the contents varied and enter.
Wising. Terms only $3 per annum in ad.
van cc.
Large Peaches.—R. B. Petriken, Esq., has
raised peaches in the garden of Gen. Wilson,
in this borough, on a seedling tree, some of
which measured 10 inches in circumference
and weighed 7 ounces.
Cr On account of Wm. McMurtrie and an
other individual in this town, having discon
tinued their paper on the grounds they did, we
received six new subscribers, Svc of whom paid
in advance, So gentlemen, you see we did not
lose much by that operation.
Lindley Murray.—lt is not generally known
that this "prince of English grammarians,"
was an American and born within the limits.
of Lebanon county. He studied law in Now
York. His grammar was composed in Eng
land where he resided for forty-two years.
115.,, Archbishops Hughes, Kendrick, sad.
Pursell, Bishops O'Connor, Le Fevre, and Nan •
develde, Monsignor Bedini, Papal Nuncio, and
some sixty or seventy priests, took part in the
consecration of St. John's Cathedral, Milwat,
kie,Wisconsin, on the 30th ultimo.
Mine Law in ilfaine.—A writer in the Dos.
tan 'Courier,' says that in travelling in Maine,
liquor can be bad at the hotels, with nearly as
much ease, as in those States where no such
law has been adopted. He says that temper.
once writers and speakers do not tell the truth
in regard to the matter, as hundreds of travel.
hers and residents can testily.
(55 , Etut it is not a little ungenerous to make
reference to 'Hobensack," when you bear in
mind that you never visit us but what ho tars
you with the same stick."—Slandard.
Don't know about that—rather think it a
mistake—but we never surrender to him,hody,
breeches and all, like the itemizer of the Sian
lard.
DEATH OF A VETERAN.—The York (Pa.)
Free Press announces the death of Mr. John
Grissinger at Lewisburg, in the 9811 year of
his ago. lie was a veteran of the revolution,
and leaves as near as can be ascertained, 382
relatives, viz: 14 children, 123 grand children,
242 greet grand children, and 3 great great
grand children.
Stir The New York, Tribune of a few days
since says:—"The World's Temperance Cott.
vention has completed the third of its four be.
sincss sessions. The results may be summed
up as follows:—First Day—Crowding a We.
man off the platform. Second Day—Gagging
her. Third Day—Voting that she shall stay
gagged. Having thus disposed of the main
question, we presume the incidentals will be
finished up this morning."
let. The last Huntingdon Journal walks is.
to the disorganizers like a thousand of brick.—
If all that paper says about certain Whig poli•
ticians in that county he tree, they must be
most precious set of political scoundrels.—
Sianclard.
We said nothing about Whig politicians—
only about certain political diaorganizers, and
all we said is true, every word of it•—and
great deal more we hav'nt said, :which, if we
did, would make the veriest wretch in the
community Utah.
giar We have to infirm the individual, who
called at our office last week, in our absence,
and ordered the discontinuenco of his paper,
that we can't strike his name from our list un
til all arrearages are paid. This is our rule.
When ho does this, we will most cheerfully
comply withhis request. We will allow bins
ten dollars for his professional sealers, if he
thinks he ought to have it, though we are con
fident no lawyer would have charged us more
than half that amount, for doing the same.—
We will also allow hint his price for the stave,
although we ens prove by our hands that he
offered it for $5, and that we never bonOr it.
from him. But withall there is still a large
balance on out books azninst