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    HUtITINGDON JOURNAL
Wednesday Morning, Sept. 20, 1854.
WILLIS'S BREWSTER, Editor.
CIRCULATION 1000.
WHIG STATE TICKET:
FOR GOVERNOR,
James Pollock, of Northumberland Co.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
George Dank, of Allegheny co.
. „
JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
Daniel M. Smyser, of Montgomery co.
WHIG DISTRICT TICKET:
FOR CONGRESS:
John R. Edie, of Somerset County.
FOR ASSEMBLY:
Jaynes Maguire, Huntingdon County.
George W. Smith, Blair County.
WHIG COUNTY TICKET :
PROTHONATARY,
John W. Slattern, Huntingdon.
REGISTER AND RECORDER,
Henry Glazier, Huntingdon.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
Richardson Read, Cassville.
DIRECTOR OF THE 200 R,
J. A. Shade, Dublin township.
COUNTY AUDITOR,
Perry Moore, Morris township.
lir V. B. PALMER, the American Newspa
per Agent, is THE ONLY AUTHORIZED AGENT for
this paper in the cities of Boston, New-York and
Philadelphia, and is duly empowered to take ad
vertisements and subscriptions at the rates as re
quired by us. His receipts will be regarded as
payments. His offices are—BosToN, Smiley's
Building; N. YORK, Tribune Buildings. PHILA
DELPHIA, N. W. corner of Third and Chestnut
streets.
Agents for the Journal.
The following persons we have appointed Agents
for the llcxrisonox JocaNAL, who are author
ized to receive and receipt for money paid on sub
scription, and to take the names of new subscri
bers at our published prices.
We do this fur the convenience of our subscri
bers living at a distance front Huntingdon.
Joan W. THOMPSON, Esq., Hollidaysburg,
SAMUEL Coats. East Barren,
GEORGE W. CORNELIUS, Shirley township,
IlExitr HUDSON, Clay township.
DAVID ETN/RE, Cromwell township.
Dr. J. P. Asncom, Penn township,
J. WAREHAM MATTE., Franklin township,
SAMUEL STEFFEY, Jackson township,
Roost. M'Buicsav,
Col. J.. C. WATSON, Brady township,
Moms BROWN, Springfield township, .
WM. HirrcumsoN, Esq., Warriorsmark tp.,
JAMES MCDONALt), Brady township,
GEORGE W. WitirrAKEß, Petersburg,
HENRY Ncre, West Barree.
Jon,: BALSRACII, Waterstreet,
Maj. CHARLES MICKLEY. Tod township,
A. M. BLAIR, Dublin township,
Gaon,. WILSON, Esq., Tell township,
Jamas CLARK, Birmingham.
NATHANIEL LYTLE, Esq., Spruce Creek.
Maj. W. 'MOORE, Alexandria.
B. F. WALLACE, Union FIUME,
SIMEON WRIGHT, Esq., Union township.
DAVID CLARKSON, Esq., Cass township.
SYMUEL WIGTON, Esq.. Franklin township.
DAvio PARKER, Esq., Warriorsmark.
iovw. ArRANDT, Esq., Todd township.
WANTED,
few loads of WOOD at the Journal Office.
UM, See new Advertisements,
In consequence of discharging two of
our hands, our pnper has been delayed one
flay, our patrons will please bear with us for
this time
OM. The ticketswillbe ready for distribu.
tiuu about the beginning of next week.
fit- We stated last week that Alex. Stewart,
the candidate fbr Register rt Recorder on the
mongrel ticket, had been a delegate to the late
Whig Convention. This is an error. Anoth
er Mr. Stewart was a delegate from the same
tlwnslair ; but Mr. Alex. Stewart was a eandi
d.tte in that Convention for the office of Regis
ter and Recorder.
lit 1848 John Scott Eeq, made numerous
stump speeches against Gen. Taylor, and by
way or displaying wit or ridicule, he usually
stated "an Administration Account of the late
Whig Party deceased." The parties interested
will remember and pay hint the balance of said
account on the second Tuesday in October.
atirMany . "lndependents" are anxious to
know whether Major Campbell intends his
brother to hold the prothonotary' office for one
term, for two terms, or for life; or whether he
intends to rotate hint from that into a Judge
ship or some other office. Do tell.
Via.. On Wednesday of last week, Col. J.
It. EDIE, the Whig candidate for Congress,
was in town ; he makes a favorable impression,
and there is no doubt but he will make an able
member.
BAD ACCIDENT.—On Tuesaay of last week,
a eon of Patrick Kelly of this place, aged about
nine years, being sent to carry his father's
dinner to him, made no attempt to cross the
Railroad when a train of freight cars were in
motion. One car passed over his leg imme
diately below the knee, mangling it in such a
horrible manner that it had to be amputated
above the knee.
garlVe have been prgsented with a litho
graphed Map of the old plot of the town of
Montillalon, with the new extension, drawn
by J. Simpson Africa Esq., County Surveyor.
It it really a beautiful representation of the
Borough of Huntingdon, and does great credit
to the author.
SarLines on the death of E. A. Wharton
deceased, by a person in Alexandria, came to
hand when we wore laid up with sickness, the
copy has since been lost.
iforThe September number of the People's
Journal is on oar table, laden as urinal with a
great deal of useful matter. It contains a new
form of dwelling house, being entirely round,
and said to cost less than the ordinary shaped
house. It contains a good treatise on clock- I
work, as well as the gearing of machinery &c..
also an Anti-freezing Water lifter, the most ap
proved Drawing Inatraiments, Ste., &c.
The Peoples Journal is published by Alfred
Beach, 86 Nassau St. N. Y., at the moderate
rate of one dollar a year. The whole volume
:!l be illustarted with over six hundred splen
did engravings.
The Glorious Magnanimity
The Journal of last week has a leader
which is a curiosity in its way. It is not only
murder, but burgling, assassination and rope
upon the LEAL subjects of her BritanieMajes•
ty Queen Victoria. Witness the following.
"Men who woo capable o f knowing the wish
es of Me people," and 'We stilt support those
good old conservative prinriples that HAS al
ways supported the ship of Stak.
The editor of the Globe is a literary Hyena!
He is not accounted a miolity man behind a
pen—was never accused of being a gentleman
or a scholar—but a full grown "animal" at
garbling language and seizing upon typograph
ical errors and the blunders of stupid type set
ters, and he is himself "of the number of those."
At this he is expert and assiduous, like a foil
grown pig at rooting "small potatoes" out of
the dirt. The above paragraph gives strung
evidence of this propensity.
Our paper is not free from errors—but on the
whole we think it not worse than our neighbors !
We had been sick for several weeks past, and
unable to attend to our business as closely as
if our health had been better. Added to this
affliction, we had another equally grievous, in
having a Locofoco managing our type, press
and paper. Being a graduate of the Globe of
fice, his Alma Mater is entitled to all the credit
of the typography of the Journal from the time
it came into our hands up to the day we dissol
ved our connection with him. Another of our
hands, hailing from the `•Standing Stone" office
was equally or more industrious in operating
against us. We put up, with the impudence and
ividelity of this youth until forbearance ceased
to be a virtue, and then also discharged hits
from our service. And now we expect to get
along better—and we trust they will try to do
better if they ever get employment again, and
always remember that it is dishonest and dis
honorable to take pay for working for another
with their hands, and working against his inte
rest with all their mind, and heart and tongue !
This being our situation then, and our paper
of the Gth inst. being issued without our seeing
the proof sheet, containing the arrticle so des•
tractive to Queen ViCtoria's “LEAL" subjects;
and the locofoco graduate of the Globe playing
editor himself, and saying editorially, "The ed
itor is not yet FIT for duty"—the Globe enjoys
its garbling propensity at our expense; but it
will not break us up.
The first idea that ocurs to us, on the seeing
the Globe's magnanimous paragraph, was, that
a man who undertakes to correct the errors of
another, ,could see well to it that he commits
no similar error in so doing. Will the Globe
please to define its word "LEAL ? Is it sy
nonymous with either of these words—real—
local—or legal; and of what gender—male—
FEMALE—or neuter, for really it is difficult to
ascertain what sort of subjects of her British
Majesty Queen Victoria have been burglarEL),
assassinated, RAVISHED and murdered by the
rascally hands in the Journal Office.
Our readers will please excuse us for occu
pying so large a space wills so small a subject.
Our ir.tention was merely to show the Globe
that some things can be dote 33 well as others
—and to teach our late eniployees that hon
esty is the best of policy.
The Mongrel Party,
It is generally remarked that the mongrel
ticket which has been concocted by Major
Campbell and Major Anderson, and adopted by
the mixed spirits of the Convention of the hth
inst., has fallen as flat as a flounder, It meets
with no favor any where except with its authors
and with the Globe; and that paper, speaking
the sentiments of the above named political
hacks, says of this ticket it is "the very best that
could have been made." This is not at all
strange. John P. Anderson must have John
Scott on the ticket for Assembly. and all is right,
no matter how the rest of the ticket is made up;
and Thos. P. Campbell must have hi; brother on
for Prothonotary, caring as little cur the fate
of Scott as Anderson can care about the remain
der of the ticket. So both having succeeded,
both are well pleased; and the Globe breathing
only in the atmosphere of Campbell and An.
demon, imagines they are "the people."
The knowing ones allege that Major Camp
bell has the best of the bargain. His candidate,
his brother, has the nomination for a county
office, and has not to run the gautilet through
the Whig camp of Blair county. Ile is a Whig
or has been a Whig, and his vanity prompts hint
to believe that he can get Whig votes: he is on
a Locofoco ticket and the Major is the com
mander in chief for the time being, of that party
in this county, and the Major's bumps of self
esteem assures him that the Locofocos, for hi s
sake, will vote for his brother: and moreover,
both count largely on the votes of a mysterious
order of beings who transact their business with
closed doors and darkened windows; and if
they were not mistaken in their hosts, his suc
cess would be certain. But in their eagerness
for the price they overshot the mark.
Such appears to be Maj Campbell's part of the
bargain, while on the other side Maj. Anderson
has the candidate for Assembly—a distinct of
fice—and Scott can at best but get the Locofo
co votes, he being a Locofoco and on a Locofo
ca ticket, and that too in a district composed of
two counties, in each of which the Whigs have
prevailing majorities ; and last, though not least,
the aforesaid commander in chief will afford no
material aid to Scott, but apply all his force to
the support of his brother. And is the event of
success (not fairly a supposable case) Major
Campbell would get the monopoly of the Pro.
thonotary's office for three years as he has had
the Register's &c for six, while Anderson (rather
a poor diplomatist) would only get the services
of Scott to promote his speculations for one
year.
But the rank and file murmur and refute to
ratify this treaty, and feel indisposed to go into a
contest under these; and they have just and good
ground of complaint ; for the claims of other
candidates, urged by their friends, could not be,
and were not, considered by the members of the
Convention who were brought to the Court
House and there locked op for an hour or two to
ballot for Scott and Campbell, and divide the rest
of the ticket as they pleased, esteeming that a
great privilege in these days of "Independents"
and “Know Nothings." The principle is oh.
jected to as wrung—the candidates are opposed
as men chosen for special purposes—home of
them the refuse of the Whig Convention, and
well .served by the Whig party 13 by gone
times, and still feeding ut the V ..ig crib.—
And altogether there is too much of a mixture
—enough to sicken any man or party—no
matter how “independent"—for it is a mixture
of rampant Locofocos, traitors, Whigs and
Know Nothings. The Convention, the ticket
and the party are alike in this respect—a bet
rogenions mass of corruption and discordant
, materials, from which arises a miasma which
and pure men cannot breath with safety
to themselves. The Independent party is a
thing DO uncomely that no one can admire it•
and it has prepared and presented to the pub'
lie a mixture so nauseous (stinking) that no
man of proper taste, be he Whig or Democrat,
can swallow it. Its effects upon the mind and
conscience is like Croton oil upon the bowels
of a buzzard. Hence it is discarded t and the
PEOPLE (not Majors Campbell Fuld Ander
ton) would rather return to the Hobensack and
Cod liver oil of last years campaign than put up
with this quack stuff issued forth by the ape.
cious name of "Independents."
THE UNITED STATER MAGAZINE, containing
32 large quarto pages, tinted cavern, on fine
paper, profusely and elegantly ill n wyttedi is
published on the 15th of each month at the low
price of ono dollar a year. A splendid premi•
urn is sent to each person getting up a 'club,
and in addition $3,000 is to be awarded to the
239 persons sending the largest limber of sub.
scribers. For further particulars see specimen
copy of the Magazine, which will be sent on re•
ceipt of six cents, or a specimen copy of the
Journal, which will be sent gratis to any one
ordering it. Address J. M. Emmerson it Co.
No. 1,3, 5, and 7 Spruce St., N. Y.
Things to Be Remembered.
Free Democrats, remember, that in Ws late
speech at McConnelstown Gov. Bigl e r said,
that "ho had defended the compromise meas
ures of 1850, and lie would defeat, the Nebr..
ka bill, which was founded upon the same great
republican principle of self government."—
That Governor Bigler advocated and signed a
bill granting the use of our Prisons for the con
finement of fugitive slaves; that he recommen
ded an act permitting masters to carry their
slaves through Pennsylvania; that he pardoned i
Alberti the notorious kidnapper; that his offi
cial Journals in Philadelphia and Harrisburg
are strongly in favor of the Nebraska• Kansas
infamy; and that he has repeatedly said to lead
ing Democrats in Harrisburg, that he approved
of the principles of the measure.
Nebraska Democrats, remember, that on the
day of his renomination, Speaker Coast heard
Governor Bigler say, "Gentlemen, if the Dem
ocratic convention pass resolutions in favor of
the Nebraska bill. it must nominate another
'candidate, for I will not indorse and run upon
such a platform."
Regular Democrats, reinemher, that when a
Senator Governor Bigler voted against the can
didates nominated by the Democratic caucus,
for State Treasurer and State Printert—and
that lie appointed James Campbell Attorney
General, after his rejection by the Democracy
of Pennsylvania. lu these lie spit upon and
trampled under hi, .1, disciplinn and de
eisiens of his par, y, his own example
absolves regain, from all obligation
to vote for him.
Cass Democra(,, that William
Bigler previous to his ei,ction in 1851 promi•
~-.1, that if elected he would not interfere be.
I • • the friends of Cass and Buchanan, so
that the influence or his position should be
thrown in favor of either; yet with a panic per.
tidy, us soon as he woo elected, he gave all his
influence in favor J. Buchanan, and long before
his inauguration causal George R. Barrett to
be appointed delegate from Clearfield and in
structed for Buchanan; in consequence of
which Pennsylvania went fur Buchanan, which
occasioned the defeat of General Cass, made
Franklin Pierce President, and resulted in the
violent proscription of every Cass democrat in
Pennsylvania.
Aati,lesuit Democrats, remember, that Gov.
cruor Bigler was the means of placing James
Campbell at the head of the Post Office lle
parttnent ; that he has appointed several or
the same faith to important offices; and that
I he or his particular friends have selected Cad).
I°tics to preside over all the Democratic State
Conventions, since he was elected Governor.
Prohibitory Denwera to, remember, that the
two or three hundred thousand petitioners who
have yearly importuned the Legislature for a
Prohibitory law, have never been noticed in
Governor Bigler's annual messages; that he
retains the Eager Beer bill in his pocket , that
he will nut promise to sign a law the exact pro
visions of which he bas not seen; and that his
letter to the Prohibitory State Convention was
nut satisfactory.
Layer Beer and Liquor selling De nocrals,
remember, that Governor Bigler ha, a ',lien a
letter to Dr. John Patrick, pledging lionseir tu
sign any constitutional Prohibitory Lai, that
the Legislature may pass; and that he ha: al
ready signed three Lager Beer bills, for Ches
ter, Clarion and a part of 'nowt counties.
Landlords remember, that Gov. IliOcr du
ring the last. session of the Legislature, ,c:d a
bill making the law more stringent win',
ence to Public Houses, and with-held his
tire sanction from an act requiria.; Bre w,rs
and Lager Beer sellers to procure u u •nr
sea front the courts of quarter sesslaus us the
law now requires of you.
Taxpayers, remember, that the expenses of
the Commonwealth during the second year of
Governor Bigler's administration, nearly doub
t led those of the last year of Governor John
ston's term.
Justice-loving Democrats, remember, that in
1852, Governor Bigler signed a bill granting
an absolute and unconditional release, of the
right of resumption by the State, of the corpo
rate privileges granted by the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, to the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company, whose members and Mock.
holders were citizens of Nero Fork; fur which,
in the language id the late Senator Muhlen.
berg, (who opposed the swindle,) the Company
were prepared to pay the State five hundred
thousand dollars, rather than lose their corp.
rhte franchise, if the State authorities had but
firmly and resolutely demanded it; and, could,
by a sale and transfer of them to others, have
realized more than a million.
ilutiDank Democrats, remember, that Gov
ernor Bigler has signed several acts, reducing
the State tax on the Banking capital of Penn.
sylvania 815,000 per ; and releasing
about $360,000 per:.:....c:.. e..x for county pur
poses, on the mune ....eons. See Pam
phlet Laws 1852, ;,.. • ir, and 1853, page
321. And this sum bt . Qls you to pay year
ly, and asks you to vote fur aim as an a nti bank
democrat.
It ~ylvattions remember, that the eistory of
no public man presents so much faithlessness
and trerchery to friends, organisation t td pin.
ciples-
Naturalized Democrats, remember, that Gov
erner Bigler ia in favor of the Nebraska and
K ansas Bill, which was intended to iutroduce
slavery into a free territory; to make northern
labor dishonorable; and to exclude you and
your children from the .011.— Han
FROM CALIFUNIA.
Altutl'A!. OF TIM ENTIRE CITY
Ocer ono Million in Gold.
The steamship Empire City, with the Cali•
fornia mails, 200 girl over tine
million in gold, nrrived in New 1 ou Tues.
day morning.
. .
The Einpire,City brinzi in treas•
urn and 200 pateiengers. having
encountered w terrific, luirrit, hours
domtion off Cape Florida, ;,. m the
7th. On the 9th the • Itein•
deer, of Baltimore. totally Owitm
to the violence of the storm coul d
he rendered. The hull ...on • mud and the
crew determined to remain by her. Saw a
barque hearing down to her.
The dates to Panama are to the 2d, and
from Valparaiso to the Ist of August. The
dates from Melbourne, Australia, are to the
16th of June. There is nothing important
from the Isthmus or South America. Gov.
Wood. U. S. Consul at Valparaiso, had arrived
at Panama. The sloop of war St. Mary's hod
sailed fiom Valparaiso for the Sandwich Islands.
The U. S. sloop of war Portsmouth, was at
Callao on the. 12th. and expected to sail for
the Sandwich Islands soon. The frigate St.
Lawrence was at Pairn.
The Valparaiso markets have considerably
improved, and great activity revelled.
Chili has declared its neutrality in relation
to the Eastern war.
The authorities of New Grenada have ta
ken steps to raise a forced loan on the inhabit.
ants, to assist in quelling the existing revo
lution.
In the interior immense quantities of rain
had fallen. The health of the Isthmus is good.
The AtistrnlMn markets have undergone no
change of innmrtance. The dates from Syd.
ney are of tit, I.oth of June, when the general
aspect of th.• markets were anything but (a.
vorahle. i'.•w classes of goods are saleable to
advanta rf'. The price of gold at Melbourne is
£3 1936 d, and very little doing.
The Empire City also brings two weeks
later news from the West Coast of Africa and
South America. The dates front Vulparpiso
are to the 31st of July. There had been a
large number of arrivals from sea. The mar
kets showed considerable activity. American
goods were scarce and wanted. Freights were
very high.
The following vessel , . were in port at Volpe.
raiso t Ships Sel ',Viten, for New York ; Geo.
Bayne, do.; Heloise, for San Francisco.
the political news was not important. The
re-electron of Montt as President was confi
dently spoken of.
FrOm'Pern we learn that the revolution was
progressing. Eehenighe and Castilla were
daily expected to have a battle.
Monday, seventy miles southeast of Sandy
Hook, the Empire City spoke the achy. Nile,
of Kennebunk, from Philadelphia fin. Gardi
ner, Maine, with coal, in a sinking
The crew were taken off and have arrA,l
New York.
During the gale of Sunday, while
the schooner had both maws earl.:
and when abandoned she had thre ,
water in her hold.
The steamer Glasgow, which arrive.]
day from Glasgow, is also detained at Qi t,...
tine, having several cases of small pox 011
hoard.
FROM ClllNA.—lforements of the Insurgents.
—The revolutionary party had possession of
two large towns near Aninpua, awl were
hourly expected to attack Canton. A portion
of the U. S. Surveying Squadron were inured
off the factories for the design of protecting
American interests. The Mandarins had stom
ped the export of rice. Several Chine, ince•
chants had lett the city. Large force; of Itm
perial troops were stationed outside the walls,
fhe clipper ship Mermaid arrived at ion Fran.
cisco ; spoke the U. S. store ship Supply
among the Loo Choo Islands, 13 days from
Jeddo, short of provisions ; supplied her.
The dates from Aspinwall by the Empire
I City are to the Id.
The railroad was progressing slowly, owing
to the heavy rains.
The barque Lady Barkley arrived from Ja-
maica with, coolies to he employed on the road.
ger We fear that Gov. Bigler in going, to
meet with the misfortune of the man who tried
to sit on two chairs at once,—fall hotween.—
He in endeavoring to ride huh C: It of the
Temperance question, and tint miLla steed in
rearing and plunging with
ous rate. A similar attempt or
his friends for him, on the Nein,:
The Democratic Union, howev,r, I home
organ, !MOMS to be trying Ie 1.0. aim I,sit on
that subject. He thus defines ii •
Gar. Bigler and the ..Vithrasl, —What.
ever may be said by the Muni,. Democrat to
the contrary, we feet warranted in asserting that
Gov. Bigler is in favor or popular sovereignty,
which is the great principle of the Nebraska
bill. The DemoMit, though perhaps inadvert
ently, has not stated the whole truth. So long
as the Clayton amendment was retained, the
Governor, we believe, was opposed to the pas
sage of the bill, as well as to making it a party
question in our state politics. But its final
passage, with an amendment stricken out, re•
moved every objection, and now, in common
with iiine•tenths of his Democratic fellow citi
zens, the Governor
,I;evors the measure as one
eminently just and Democratic.—Eric Goma.
ma°.
Judge Pollock at Pittsburg.
One of the largest public meetings ever held
in Western Pentisylvauia took place at Pitts
burg on Tuesday evening last, having been
summoned to hrar an address front the Hon.
James Pollock, t le• Whig candidate for Gay
ertior. Larimer presided.—
extr, front the Gazette the subjoined
accosts !iie weeting:
Gen. 1.:.!.,,t• clime forward and said he was
glad to lit ..,,. many of his fellow-citizens; it
was, an evi leoce that they intended to vote
right this fall. The country was in a condi
tion to need the aid of strong hands, and it
was gratifying to witness such a demonstra
tion of their determination to vindicate cor
rect principles in the administration of the
goverment. He called on Hon. U. Darragh
to open the meeting with a speech.
Mr. Darragh said he understood his task to
be to simply introduce the orator of the even
ing; he would therefore present to the meet
in; Hon. James Pollock, who came forward
nod was received with three hearty cheers.
Judge Pollock, after gracefully alluding to
his former visit to this city twenty years ago,
and 'to the many ehan,,,, wrought within that
time, referred to his owe position as a candi
date as one which he had not sought, but had
not felt at liberty to decline. He alluded to
the leading question before the people involved
in the management of the public works. Ho
was uncompromisingly in favor of their sale at
the earliest possible moment, as the only
means of reducing and ultimately extingui,
Mg the public debt and the abolition ,
State taxes. They were now a heavy li•
upon the people, costing hundreds or thou
annually more that' they yield, and wet..•
sides, a source of corruption, which, as p.
eta and Pennsylvanians, it is our duty to Ac.
rid of.
Mr. Pollock then recurred to the question
of Education. He eulogized our present sys
of Common Schools. It extended the bless
ings of education to all—rich and poor, high
and low, white and black. It was a great aye.
tem, and great because it made education com
mon to all. Let it. remain common. No di
vision of the school fund. (cheers). Let it re
main intact, that the people may proudly
point to its glorious results; and exclaim—
" These are nay jewels!" But if the Prows' ant
or Catholic Church shall succeed in procuring
a division of the school fund, all these results
will be lust, and hatred, ill-will, biekerin4 and
bigotry take their place. I stand here, said
Judge Pollock, as the advocate and defender
of Civil and Religious Liberty, notwithstand.
tug the vile slanders heaped upon ate; but if
my church or any other church chooses to en
ter the political arena and make itself a politi
cal engine. down with it! 'lmmense applause.)
The 1 . 1111, 1 1 11,0 , 14 110 n;:1 from the S:ate ;it
depends upon the nil of a higher nod Almigh•
to power ; and while the State needs the aid of
all gond citizens. it owes it to Itself to keep
itself separate from all connection with reli•
;rims propagandism.
Judge Pollock then proceeded to dwell at
much length upon the Nebraska bill and the
questions arising out of it. He sketeliell the
course of the founders of the government in
preventing the extension of slavery by passing
the ordinanee of 1787, the beneficent effects of
which are inealettlable. He deplored the de•
parture from the policy of that onlinntieed
which commeneed in the acquisition of Lottisi•
ann. in 1803, in the admission of Missouri as
a Slave Stele, in recognizing slavery smith of
:IR ‘let. 30 minutes. in the annexation of Texas,
and iu the villattons compromise of 1830. He
drew a vivid picture of the evils of slavery. the
existence of which he deplored. and proceeded
to consider the bearing of the Nebraska bill
upon the extension of the system. The bill
was attempted to be thrust. down our throats
upon the rediculous plea of popular sovereign.
tv I" He was the friend of " popular FIOVM ,
eignty;" but the principle of the Nebraska
' bill was very mockery. It set popular tower•
eignty at litter defiance, and instead of giving
the people the right to legislate upon the sub•
jest of slavery as they please, it, actually and
really prevents them from prohibiting or nb
ishing it. It was a simple scheme for the ex•
tension of slavery under a very flimsy '
and as sorb it deserved all the condetnnali,m
that ran be heaped upon it. Judge Po
enter:ml upon this point at much length, and
atter a general survey of the whole slavery
question. he concluded with an eloquent refer
ence to the present commotions in Europe,
which he trusted would eventuate in the down
fall of oppression and tyranny there. and be
followed legitimately here by the bestowment
of liberty upon every human being existing
within the bounds of our glorious Union.
Judge Pollock retired amid the lout:plaudits
of the vast concourse before him. He was
followed by Monton McMichael, Esq., of Phila
delphia, who delivered a most eloquent speech
on the aspects of the slavery question, which
we regret we have not the room now to sketch.
Col. Curtain, of Centre, !natio also a few re
, marks, nod was followed by Hon. Andrew
Stewart, of Fayette. The meeting then ad
journed.
The attendance throughout the meeting was
remarkably large. It was an enthusiastic out
pouring of the people, and gave unmistakeable
token of the deep interest taken by the masses
in this election. The best of order prevailed
all the everting, and the vast crowd separated
about 10 o'clock, delighted with the' speeches
they had heard. and full of ardor for the tri
umphant election of the eloquent Pollock.
Governor Bigler and Prohibition.
We see it announced that in sense of his
eeehea at the North, particularly in strong
an peranee localities. Cor. Bigler defined his
,:tion on the question of Prohibition to the
islimction of litany Temperance men." If
be true, we have only to say that " many
the temperance teen" are very easily satiA.
d. It is an easy matter for Gov. Bigler to
say that he would sign any constitutional law
that the Legislature might pass ; but our
friends should remember that the Governor
has nerer,on any occasion, admitted the
ditutionality 11' a Prohibitory law. On the
contrary, he holds the opinion that while the
Legislature have the power to control and regn•
lute the manufacture rind sale of spirituous
liquors, a lame of total prohibition is unconsti
tutional! In view of this fact, therefore, tem
perance men may rest assured that no law of
prohibition such ns the friends of the measure
desire, can or will receive Gov. Bigler's sanc
tion. The people may approve it by a large
popular vote, and elect a Legislature favorable
to the measure, bet in the event of Gov. Rig
lees reelection, it would certainly be defeated
by the interposition of the Executive veto, on
the ground of unconstitutionality. He has
not, will not, and dare not say that he believes
such a prohibitory law as the temperance men
demand, •to he unconstitutional! Let this
question be put to his Excellency, and see how
artfully he will "ihxlge" it I To those temper.
ance men who have been imposed upon by the
private letters and assurances, and public
speeches of Gov. Bigler at the North, we have
only to say that here and in Philadelphia,
Reading, Pottsville, Lancaster and other lager
hoer localities, he is only supported as the
"lager beer candidate," in consideration of his
promised veto of the lager beer bill. The
question is, will temperance men co-operate
with the lager beer sellers in the election of
a man who, while he is hostile to Prohibi
tion, resorts to deception and fraud to secure
the votes of friends of the measure ? Gover
nor Bigler's most zealous adherents are to be
found in the rum shops and lager beer saloons,
and his reelection would be heralded all over
the Union as a defeat of Prohib:tiou I if
temperance men would prevent such a con
summation, the only way to do it effectually,
is to support a 1111111 for Governor who believes
in the amstibitionality of a Prohibitory law,
and who steeds pledged to sign such a
approved by the people and - passed by the
Legislature. Gov. Bigler says the Legislature
have the power to control or regulate the mann
facture and sale of spirituous liquors. JANES
POLLOCK collies square up to the mark and
says the Legislature have the power to pro.
Wit! Choose ye between them
Tux PUBLIC Wons.—The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company having declined purehash,:4
the Public Works of the State, tho administra
tion journals are exulting over the defeat of
their sale. The Pittsburg Post, the special or•
gun of Gov. Bigler in Western Pennsylvania.
says:—"We have hitherto opposed the sale of
the Main Line fur reasons already assigned,and
we are just as much pleased that the sale is de.
fented for want of bidders as we would have
been to have seen the bill for the sale defeated
for want of voters."
Not content with chuckling over the frustra
lion of the almost unanimous wishes of the peo
ple, the Post has the hardihood to tecommend
that the State shall now proceed to build a rail
road `•along tile entire line of the canal, from
the Susquehanna to the Allegheny." It says:
“The State is already involved to a large ex•
tent for public improvements• We propose to
go a little further, and teach those who denounce
the •'stupid old Commonwealth" that she knows
the value of her own resources.
Taxpayers! are you prepared at one swoop
to add 20,000,000 to the public debt of our tat
ridden State 1 If so, go to the polls in October
and vote for Bigler & Company.—Gellysburg
Star.
Want to See that Private Letter.
The Berko County Democratic Press, edited
by Col. pyres, formerly a Representative is the
Legislature. speaks thus plainly about that
toperuuce letter of Gov. Bigler that Rev. John
ushers and Dr. John Patrick are currying
ain their breeches pockets. The Demo.
of "old Burks" don't want to be humbeg-
L stud they are determined that the Govern-
Al define his position unequivocally one
or the other. The Press says:
•• The Governor's fi•ieneG county hare
ever considered hint an oponent o/• a prohibitory
liquor law. It is now claimed that he has
made a confinement at the Rev. John Chain.
hers, who is the life of the liquor law party, and
who declares himself a personal and political
friend of Gov. Bigler. It would therefore be
but simple justice on his part to publish the
letter, and allow the Governor's friends to see
it. We can assure Gov. Bigler's friends other
places, that there are many Democrats in Berks
county who wish to 800 letter before they ad
vance.further, and who will judge Gov. Bigler
by his own merits, and not by what the fanatic
C . hanibers wishes to say of his own future acts
and intentions. Neither will they be misled by
such an editorial on Muir of gr. Chambers
as the Gazelle puts tburth. They wish to know
in plain terms. whether the present incunthentis
for or against a prohibitory law."
1
ins.. The Circus will be in town on Tne:day.
Work of Fire fkor Olio booth.
The month of August, just closed, will long
bo rcn►eanbered for thu number and destruct.
tiveness of its tines, antkfur the varied disasters
that have befallen both persons and property.
The severe drought, accompanied by tams sweep.
ins througe some of the most valuable timber
lends in the country, the powder explosion at
Maysville, the fall itt• stores in Boston, the tor•
'tad', in Louisville, involving the knot of many
valuable lives, are all included in the fearful
category. The following is a list of the priori
pad tires during the month
Aug. 4th, Burrillville, R. 1., cotton
mill. 5125,000 1
. 1 ' Buffalo, organ factory. 25,000
" sth, N. Y., wool stores Pine at., 10,000
" " Philadelphia, flour mill, 15,000 1
" " N. 0., warehouses, &c., 100,000
" 6th, Brewer llillitg ,, , M,.., saw
mill, 20,000
" 7th, St. Louis, wan:houses, &c., 176,000
" 9th, Roxbury, Mass., almshouse, 10,000
" " N. Y., Presbyterian Church, 20,000
" " " "25 dwellings, 25,000
" 11th, 17. S. Foundry, Wash., not stated
" 12th, Rockville, Conn., satinet
factory, 100,1)00
" 13th, Cambridgeport. Mass., 100,000
" 16th, Guildcrland, N. Y., wood, 12,000
" 18th, Roxbury, Mass., 5,000
" 19th, Londonderry, N. H., 5,000
" 21st, St. Louis, store, 10,000
" 22d, Rockville, Conn., 10,000
" " N. Y., brewery, 20,000
'• 23d, Brooklyn, oil factory, &c., 20,000
" " Brooklyn, warehouse and
lumber yard, 40,000
" " Newark, N. J., factories, 50,000
" 24th, Brooklyn, dwellings,' 9,000
" " Richmond, Ind., 10 ,000
" 25th, Tror, stores, houses, &c., 1,000,000
" Waidoboro', Me., 500,000
" 20th, Mexico, Oswego co., N. Y.,
stores, 10,000
" 20th, Bueksport, Me., 15,000
N. Y. piano forte factory, 10,000
" 29th Baltimore, warehouse and
lumber, 30,000
Total, $2,477,000
Add to this the following:
Aug. 25th, Milwaukie, $500,000
" 30th, Jersey City, . 300,000
Fires in the woods,at least, 1,000,000
$1,270,000
[Phila. News.
Total,
Tribute of Respect,
At a meeting of the students ut La Fayette
College, Easton, Pa.,.held September 9th, the
following preamble and resolutions were mum.
imously ,1 , 1, , 1,red:
WitEREAs, it has pleased an all•wiie Provi,
deuce to remove from our midst an esteemed
friend and tidluw•student, EDWARD A. \Vann.
Tux, Therefore:
licsolved, That by his removal we have sus
tabled the loss of one, who, by his generous
and honorable bearing, gentlemanly demeanor,
friendly conduct, virtuous habits and amiable
disposition, had endeared himself to 118 as a
class-mate and companion.
Raolved, That from our association with the
decerised during his connection with Coliege,
we feel a saddened pleasure in thin being able
to tender our sympathies and condolence to the
family and friends in this their melancholy be
reavement.
Resoteed, That the dispensation, which has
struck down so unexpecledly, one who was iu
the enjoyment of robust health and gave prom.
ise of a vigorous and, noble manhood. calls on
us to feel the extreme uncertainty of life, and
in the days of youthful hope, to remember the
Creator tied Redeemer to whom he had conse
crated himself in earlier rears. •
Resolved, That a copy ofthese
„resolutions
be sent to the bereaved thinily and friends and
that they he forwarded for publication, in the
Huntingdon and Easton papers, Presbyterian
and Banner.
WM. M. ALLISON, Chairman.
C. M. NDR EWS,
It. I'. ALLEN,
WM. CHANDLER, ( 0
H. 0. T. KERR, '
J. M. SALMON,
The Little Giant at Home
The author of the infamous Nebraska swin
dle, Senator Dough, %VAS announced to speak
at Chicago on the 2d inst. The tneeting was
largely attended, and was held in the open air.
As soon as Mr. Douglas ascended the stand a
tremendious noise was made, which entirely
drowned his voice. His friends made earnest
efforts to restore quiet, but in vain; after sever•
al inelfectuel attempts to obtain a hearing, at
about half past 10 o'clock Mr. Douglas was
'eutnpelled to leave the stand. There was
much excitement, but no other' disturbance.—
A large majority of those present were opposed
to speking. He was followed to the hotel by a
large crowd, which then quietly dispersed. The
traitor is recieving his reward.—Hur. Tel.
mar The cholera broke ont, some weeks ago,
among a party or three [tundra' laborers, near
Scale's Mound, employed on Illinois Central
Railroad, and more than half of them have
since died.
DISCUSSION BETWEEN MR. BUCHANAN AND
[Mtn CLAHENDON.—IL is said that the recent de
, rttehes recieved from Mr. Buchanan disclose
iui portant facts. A sharp correspondence has
taken place on Central American affairs. Lord
Clarendon re-asserts most extreme Brittish prs
tentions in that quarter, and our minister states
the position of the Cuited States, us defined by
the Clayton Buller treaty, to be immoveable,
and that the British protectorate over the col.
onies and settlements under it, must be aban
doned.
CHAMPAGNE. AND •I MEI' APPLES.-it ix
thought that champagne will rise in price on
account of the anticipated failure of the grape
crop. An exchange thinks the price of. cham
pagne depends much more on the apple or
chards of New Jersey than the vines of France.
VERMONT ELEUTIONS.—The returns indicate
that the IVhig, anti-Nebraska and temperance
men have elected their Governor, Lieut. Gov
ernor, three members of Congress, and both
branches of the Legislature, thus securing . a U.
S. Senator opposed to the present admintstra•
lion.
War The Rev. G. B. JOCELYN, a Methodist
Minister, stated before the Anti-Nebraska Con.
vention at Indianapolis, that out of five h uudred
travelling ministers, only three were going fur
the Nebraska swindle.
If the ahoy, be true, and we have no doubt
of it, we are 1.. .surprised that President Piere's
"Nebraska and Whiskey" Marshall for Indiana
should be out of humor. Ina Card,in a locefe.
co paper at Indianapolis, lie cuts the Methodist
clergy "itinerant vagabonds." and says:
"I have turned upon them occasionally, late-
ly, the public hears their howl, calling faun in.
crease of their pack. I will send then back to
their kennels before October. My health permit.
ting, I will talk a good deal this summer.
JNO. L. ROBINSON.
_
Let dal. Government mittiou in Hoosiertnn
continue his •'howl," after these "intitterant vag
abonds," tis he styles them. He will not hurt a
hair of their head, or save his master's favour.
ite measure from defeat iu that State.— Urbana
(U.) Gazelle.
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JUDGE POLLOGIC `ILLEATI NG ." —Some gentle•
mon a few days ago, wore invited to take a drink
with him. They stepped into his back parlor,
where on a side table were set out some excel
lent cakes and a pitcher of—cold water, faith
and pure l They “amiled" all around, but none
got boozy. Who ever thought the politics of
Pennsylvania would come to that—ekctioncer
log wills cold waltr;--Harrishurg Thleuraph.
Rising—The Susquehanna river at Harris•
burg. It hr..: not licru ..10W at that point far
6 Ar !ter..
Out at Last
The Lager Beer bill RP it N called, has nt
last been brenvht out of the breeches pocket of
(los. Bow.' no we learn from the Wilkes•
Inure Remill or The rime., of the 6th Mat.
which ea}•s—npenkiu;; of Isis speech at that
place—
- -
"The 00,ern, Nune nut boldly on Thurs.
day and said, OW T.n,:er Beer bill nun not in
bin breeches pocket, bat that be had already
vetoed it
We should think all classes now ought to
vote for Bigler—sine.: he is in favor of all
sides of every question. In the first place, his
organ at Harrisburg declares hint opposed
to the Prohibitory law, and his letter to the
Prohibitory Convention leads to the same COl,
elusion. Next the Rev. John Chambers as
sures the Temperance men that his friend Big.
ler will sign a constitutional Prohibtor Law.
Now he vetoes a bill requiring retailers of malt
liquors from the Court. And in March and
April last he signed two bills of a precisely
similar character, applying only to the county
of Chester, and parts of the county of Tioga.
Thus favouring local laws and opposing gener•
al ones for the same object. Did ever a Gov
ernor involve himself in such a maze of incon•
siatencies and contradictions?
But of what importance is it, what he does
now? The people are thoroughly disgusted
with his course, and are waiting with as much
patience as possible for the 10th of October,
whit they will bury him under such a load of pa
per pellets that he will no more be hearth of.
Losses.
HYGE ANA.
Brought Home to the Door of the Million.
A WONDERFUL mscnvEnY has recent
ly been made by Dr. Curtis. cf this city, in
the treatment of Constoopti,n, A • Onna and sit
diseases of the mpg. We refer tn “Dr. Curtis'
llygeans, or Inbalinc Hygenn Vannr and Cher
ry Syrup." With tl., • lie, L:ctia..l 1)r. ft. has
restored many afflict,: co perfect health ;
as an evidence of which ,aumerable cer
tificates. Speaking of th- c• •atment. a physi
cian remarks It is evident that inhaling—con
stately breathing an agreeable. healing vapor.
the medicinal properties must some in direct.con
tact with the whole of the mini cavity of the
lungs, and thus escape the many and varied
changes produced upon them when introduced
into the stomach, and subjected to the process
of digestion. The Dygeuna is for sale at all the
druggists' throughout the country.
New York Dutchman of Jan. 14.
Tho Inhaler is worn on the breast under the
linen without the least inconvenience—the heat
of the body being sufficient to evaporate the
llntidreds of CASES of CERES like the fol
lowing might he named. One Package of Ily
genna hoe cured me of the ASTHMA of six
years smiling.
Jas. F. Kessberry. P. 31. or Duncannon. Pa.
_ _
I tun cured of the ASTHMA of 10 years
standing by Dr. Curtis' Hymn.
Margaret Easton, Brooklyn, 3'.
Price three Dollars R Peokage,—Sold by
CURTIS & PERKINS and BOYD & PAUL,
No. 149 Chambers St., N. I'.-4 packageg sent
free by express to any part of the United States
for Tun Dollars. . .
.....
N. B.—Dr. Curtis' Hvuenna is the ORIGI
NAL and ONLY GENUINE ARTIBLE. all
others are Moe imitations or vile and INJURI
OUS counterfeits. Shun them as you would
poison.
Sept. 20. 1854 —I y.
I
Li_
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GRAND FREE EXHIBITION!!
Prof. Norarland'sGrandterialAscension.
On a Single Wire to the mmont height of tin,
towering l'av Minn of Levi J. North'it env. wii I
take place a few minute,' previous to the eirmt4
performance, on e , ery clear day. The ascen
sion will not take oh er during a rain nr high
wind. The tiro, perrcrmance taken pine. on
all necivions without to the weather.
Levi J. Noolo4 Colossal Circus. •
(From the National Amphitheatre, Philadelphia.)
This stupendous establishment, of once thu
Largest and most ningnifitent in the world, com
prising artists from every quarter of the globe,
and an immense stud of horses, will exhibit at
HUNTINGDON, Tuesday, Sept. 26th.
Admission, 2* cents.
Upon this occasion the following. eelehrate.t
performers, who stolid without equals in Europe
or Americo, will appear :
MR. t:E.111 7r N NORTH.;
The distinguished equestrian. Mr. RUHNEL RUN
NELS. the great Double and Quadrupie Horse
man. Prof. JAMES MCFARLAND, the tinappmrich
able Tight Rope performer. Signor CArosxmo,
the eminent Naturalist, will introduce his won
derful Russian Boars, in feats of Daces, Wrest
ling, Chariot-Rneing. Little VICTORIA NORTH,
the most youthful, graceful and interesting artist
of the present nye. Master .lExistirmi, in his
beautiful Oct of the Poses Plastiquo. Monsienr
EDGAR, the renowned and wonderful perfiimer
nn the Crecent Cord and thrower of Double
Somersets. Muster WILLIE, the dating young
Horseman, in the great act of the Hurdle Race.
MI. ARCHER will perfitrm his set of the Revolv
ing Globe. BEN JENNINGS. Clown of the Cir•
ele, will open his inexhaustible Budget of Fun,
dispensing a profusion of Lou bin_ Philosophy,
Bon Mots, Hits at the 'Via,.-, F; —lt Jokes,
Comical Sayings, Rename., Sytttp.o.,y, Satire,
Sentiments, and Stump t, Galvanized
Grins, Fantastic Grotes , tut. , . nc Ditties and
Soft Yarns, whieh he wilt •t 't ~•,• t•t the laugh
ter loving multitude with I t• • •t,• erty.
N. B.—The proprietor re, :tally calls the
attention of the public to his bills. What is ad•
vertised on them he performs. The Calmtany
will also perform at McVeytown, September. 27
Lewistown, Sept. 28. C. C.PELL, Ag't.
August, 20, 1854.
I. Stmts. AFHICA
LlTF.allkil MEIV,
PRAVOILLVd SURYNTORN.
Office With DANIEL AFRICA, Esq., dillstreet,
between Montgomery and Smith etreets, Hunt
ingdon, Pentl'a• [Sept. 20, '54.]
STRAY HORSE .-. Came to the plantation
of the subscriber, living in Jackson township,
Aunt. Co., about the middle of June., a black
horse, about sixteen years old, about twelve
hands high. with a small white spot in the face.
The owner can have him by paying expenses.
ROBERT FLEMING.
Jackson tp., Sep. 20, 1854.-30
EXHIBITION
Ml' nal J hjl&pm of tho Juniata Acad.
y,e irleyslfurg,lluntingdon Co., will
°held on Thursday the sth day of October, at 6
o'clock, P. M. On the same day the Anniversary
Address before the Zetamathoan and Kallilocian
Societies, will he delivered at 2 o'clock, P. M., by
the Rev. David J. Yerkes, of Hollidaysburg, Pa.
'rho friends of the school an.l the public general
ly, are respectively invited to attend.
IYM. P. MeNITE,
SETH E. MYERS,
.lAS. C. BREWSTER,
DANIEL GRAHAM,
Sept. 20, 1854.-2 t. Committee.
MOUNTAIN ACADEMY
TE semi - annual exhibition of the Mountain
Academy will take place on Wednesday Sept.
27th at 7 o'clock P. M. The public are invited
to attend.
The Winter term will open Wednesday October
25th. For further information see circulars,
REV. T. WARD, Principal.
TIIOS. bCO'l T. ,u31...t.
bryt. 20, 15;ii.
J. F. RAMC r