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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-10-10
COMMUNICATION.
For the CoIumbia Demoetat.

itself IN the purity of its principles, ana 10
the country. there can scarcely be one more
imnerions. than that OF placing the very
best men they have, 5efore Ire people for
their sufrraces. A contrary usage has, here
tolore TOO frequently involved us In dificnl-
lies which have only been overcome, by
lime and the utmost cirounspecticn. What
but dereliction from this duty, on former
orcasioos, has placed Pennsylvania, once
SO towering in wealth and boosted indep1n-
depce, in her present humbled condition !
But recently her resources we're immeasur.
able. and her command over lbom, was as
pnouas,jored. as It was unlimited. Sill
noro recently. she has. through the fatality,
nj mistaken. if not corYupt lefislation, been
exhibited 10 the world, in the feebled pos.
ture of sunplicalion 10 her monied irgiitu-
lions. for the yerv means Of her continued
existence as an Iudenepdenl State. Even,
at the present moment, the Banks, those
deadly foes Of Democrats equality, are tri.
unphingia Inc prosralion of the energies
Of the State and wielking her destinics bv
the magic potency which dwe!ls among
their direclorial boards.
Such a state Of things, certainly ought
not to exist. Itis indeed as humbling 10
1 pride. as it is mortirying to integrity to con-
template it. But the fault. in measure.
belongs to ourselves, and with us too. rests
the correction. A oompurgaton must be
performed in our primary assemblies. To
these bodies, too little consequence is al
tached bv the great nas9 Of the people.-
And vet here is laid The corner stone. on
which the great superstruclura Of poliiical
power is afterwards to be reared, How are
thew conducted Too often some ,jpselled
damagogue, who has little more than The
glitter of his Buttons to recommend him.
becomes enamoured of Office, and with on.
ly Qaixoiic greatness, hunts up, some half
dozen Tanchos, in few election districts
and by dipt of some ooaxipp. and nerbans
lille treating, induces them 10 elec, dele.
gates to nominating convention, who shall
place him before the people. as a fit cardi.
date for their sufFrsges. The dutv Of gun.
nor,ioc recnIor norn;n,,ions H.. ho.o,,p. p
almost imperative, and too frequently. in
this way, are men fois,ed into Iecisla,iv,
seats, who have not single idea Of tbe ma
ture or importance of the duties thew ar,
chosen to perform. and in wbom aver,
qualification, essential 10 Leoisla,or oh,
, would sustain The interests or ;,cro,.o II,
; dignity of the State are when ,oo ,a,o
a found 10 be wanting. What bu, cause
: like these. have nyoduced The d;.a,oo.c,
d scenes which have been enacted a, uarri.
burg. during the las, four Sessions Of n
G Legislature! Previous 10 the Flec,;or
i. 1899, the evils which reouired co,r.o,;o,
d were we'll understood bv The noon,e ~
e they were led to The belief tho, ,ha,, 80,
oIeoting representatives who nn,lors,oo5 or
A. would have the independsocs 20 .nn,v j.
D needed correction. How 0ro.sl, ,ba,, 10,
d been disappointed. Low ecreo;ons,, Io
E. confidence has been abused b;.,os,, 49,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-09-12

1t is with pleasure that we announce that
the repairs on the North Branch Canal, nov
being made, are in rapid state of forward.
ness, and that no doubt now remains of
their being sufficiently completed by the
first of October, at farthest to leg in the wa
ter.
It's due to Col. ]. M'Fadden the enter.
prising contractor Of Lock, Ne. 4 to men.
ton' that he has entirely completed his con-
tract, with the exception of few feet of
coping, which would have been laid ere
this, had not the difficulty of procuring the
stone prevented. !! is also due to hiio to
say that, although be hes done his work
rapidly, Gt being but a few day over two
months since he first broke grouud,A i. ba,
been done in a workmanlke ranner,and as
lar as we can learn, TO the enlire,satislaclion
of the Engineers.
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freshst we'll come down upon these rascally
Democrats like a torrentr'
The Democrats were now left in posses
sion of tie farm, having doae three-fourths
of the work in the best style. In fact the
horses, tho plough, and the ploughman,
were in as good condition after the contest
as before il commenced They were ac-
coidmgly declared the victors, the best far
ner5, the oess pioughmen--In short, the
real bone and sinew of the farm.
PLOUGH BOY.
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TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF
PENNSYLVANIA.

The Central Committee takes this oppor-
tunity of apprizing their democratic brelh-
ern throughout pennsy lvanla, that having
received intelligence OF The death of Col.
John Thompson, OF the lst district, PhiIa-
delphia county, one OF the candidates for
elector on the democratic ticket, they have
appointed GEORGE w. SMICK, Esq,
Of said district, to fill the vacancy, and have
obtained tho required written pledge Of MIR.
s., in case of his election, thai he will vote
in the Electoral College for MARTIN VAN
BUREN as President, and RICHARD NJ.
JOHNSON, as Vice President of the Uni
ted States.
They also beg leave TO spprize their
friends, that ALL the candidates on the de-
mocFatlc electoral ticket have given similar
pledges, as required by the democratic 4th
Of March Convention.
The following may be relied on as a cor
rect list of the names transcribed from the
signatures of the candidates themselves.
Editors OF newspapers and those having
care of the printing and distribution of tick.
cts, will do well FIRST TO compare Them with
this list, as the names at the heads Of many
of the democratic newspapers are inaccu.
rate.
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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-09-12

"Old WOmaa sad I!"-Mr Doxey,
the officer employed to take the census of
Kings county, informs the Brooklyn News
that he me, al the residence of Mrs. Maria
StIlwell, at Gravesend, coored woman at
the advanced age of one hundred and thir-
teen F! She appears to be in perfect health;
eats Grlnks, and sleeps we'll She per-
forms all her duty as domestic with aston
lshng energy and activity. She says she
can milk the cows as readily as she could a
hundred years ago
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-09-12

Horrid Nas8acre--countles8 Hves des-
troyed.--Some queer fishes were found in
the garden at Willow Grove when tho wa
ter was drawn off. Bat the queerest thing
that occurred there or any where. within
This vicinity lately, was the inhaman mas
sacre of legion Of bats, which were dis
covered ne5ted in the roof and caves Of the
house. A net was placed at a hole which
was their entrance, and the bats were bea-
ten out of the house into the net. The net
was filled dozen times, and whole bushels
OF these creeping birds, these flying rats.
were thrown into the river. A whole ma
ton Of the ve8PertiLio was exterminated.
~. o. Pic.
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Rightly Named.-The vote of the coun
ty OF Davess, Illinois, was 1905 Demo.
Gratis TO COZ Federal. The gallant Dayiess
yielded his life at TippecanSe to save the
army which was put in jeopardy through
the follyFol Harrison. The county Of Jo.
Dayless does honor 10 his name, and we
see It stated every surviving relative Of the
patriot is in favor Of Van Buren.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-09-12

II Bouncing Bef.-A Mr. Campbell
Stewart, of La Grange, Tennessee, offers,
under his own signature, in the Western
Wing, bet Of 10000 on Martin Van Bu-
ren's reelection.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-09-12

Most Infamous BusineSs.-At a meet
ing Of The abolition Society in New York,
according to the New York Herald, Mr..
Galusher, developed the infamy of certain
renegados who went from this country to
the World's Convention. He Stated, says
the Herald, that at the worlds Convention
The principal Directors of the East India
Company had attended and pointed out that
the only means TO d.slroy slavery in the
southern states of North America, was 10
encourage, by every means, the cultivation
Of cotton, by free labor, in the East Indies.
That convention solemnly pledged them
selves (Americans and aID 10 do all that
they could by speaking, writing, travelling,
exhorling and spending all their money
to destroy the cultivation Of cotton in the
south, and to encourage the growth of II in
the East Indies. He said that the East In
dla Company had begun this system aud in
tended TO carry it out on a very large scale;
that all the wealthy men of England and A.
merlcans (meauing AboIisionists) meant to
support this movement; that it was righ-
teOus competition; that the Convention
would endearor to suppress the purchase
of cotton from the United States; and that
the aboitionists of America woald help
them to sustain This polns in every possible
way.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-09-12

John c. Clark givc3 II up.-The Nor
wich lChanango county, journal, says -
John q. Clark has written letter to a
friend in this county, stating in substance rs
follows: That no dependence can be pa-
ced on Virginia for Harrison; inat the pros
pectin Ohio Tor OIG Tip is discouraging;
shat therei is no nope Of saving Pennsylvania
or Georgia; that he hadsandry misgigings
about New York; also, that he hated to see
Chenango county go FOR Van Buren, but
foared.lt would do so-that all that "can be
done in the Pramises,is 10 keepup og cabin
appearances. ."-Ne5O Era.
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Singular freak q an american Sailor
On Tuesday evening as the Philadelphia
American liner, was entering tho locks of
the St. Katherine's dock, female about 80
years OF age attempted to cross the hrdgo
over the lock, and which was on the swing
at the time to !at The vessel in. In ieaping
from one part Of lie bridge 70 the other, she
unfortunately fell into ihe water, which in
that part is 26 feet deep. i,oI clothes sup
parted her for short lime, and she was
caught hold of with staff by one of the
lock men, and no dou5t would have been
soon safely transferred 20 land had not
sailor on beard the Philadelphia who had
observed the accident Immediately divestod
himself of every particle Of clothing, and
jumped in after her, swea ing thai no one
should save her bu. himself. Upon rising
to the surface Of the water, he swan i'm
medlateIy TO the female, and setting her
free from the staff, took her cut into the RI
yer, and brought her round to St. Cathe.
rine's stairs, where he allowed her TO 90 on
shore. The sailor SVEN back to his ship,
playing the most astonishing antics in the
water, amidst the shouts and laughter of the
spectators.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

Paying specie. 1T is now well known
that The Water Works bank and bank Of
Vickshure--bolh Of which never had as
much real capital as would pay for on good
Mississippi frolic--comuepce paving spe.
Gle On their IS notes on all fools day. The
event was considered so Improbable that
the report was looked on as an April hoax,
By most ofeur citizens, and few of them
could be induced TO ascertain The fac,
for themselves BY presenting the shinplas-
tiers.
A fla. boatmau. it is said was reconoi,.
ering about Washington street, and seeing
an unusual Intercourse between the Vicks.
burg bank and the sorereigns, he inquired
the cause; and being informed that they
were paying specie. he walked in, and
looked amazed at what he considered
as little short OF ore of Price Hohem.
lee's niracIeas. He stepped up to our
friend Bancks, who was sheIling out the
rhno, and whispered to him thus: do
you think your bank viii be able TO hold
ont ill l run down to my boat and bring
upa five dallar BILL? Yes says Bancks
locking sayagely at the Housier until YOU
10 to----and back,
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

FIRE IN IuscwoosA.-A correspond.
ent OF Abe Naichez Free Trader, writing
under date of March 30h, a, 0 O'clock in
IN the morning, says: that nearly one third
OF atclty was in ruins, and that The fire
was still raging. 1t broke outat6 O'clock
IN The morning; in the large brick build
ing ON the corner Of Main and Monroe
streets, extended west to the Washington
Hall, and east to the Bell Tavern; and as
a strong wind prevailed at the time, it
was uncertain how great loss would be
sustained.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

The Texas Sentinel of the 9th of Mar.
gives an account OF a recent battle (oueht
between a party OF sixty-fve Cumanche
Indians, with some Of the inhabitants OF
San Antonio de Bejar, on the Goth Of
March, in which there was number Of
lives lost. The Indians came to that
place bringing with them Miss Lockhart,
a little girl whom they had taken from her
relations some eighteen months since, and
for whose Liberation they demanded a large
sum. The savages had assembled there for
the purpose of holding council with the
agents Of the government, it was deter
mined by the citizens to take them prison
ers; the Indians suspecting their intention.
made sudden attack on the whites, many
ofwhom were entirely unprepared and I'M
armed. The number of Indians killed
was about thirty.five, tie remainder were
taken prisoners. The loss of whites were
seven killed and eight wounded: Judge
Thompson Of Houston, G. w. Cayce, Of
Matagorda, J. L. Hood, Sheriff, and
Lieut.. Durnington, two soldiers and a
Mexican inhablant Of San Antonio were
killed, and several others severely wound.
ed. The whites although taken unawares
evinced great bravery, and fought with
desperation, The prisoners will be held
as hostages until the other Texan captives
in the hands Of the Cumanches, shall have
been given up.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

Ihedtre,.--W einvite the attention ofthe
citizens Of Lexington to the bill of fare
which Mr.. Hamilton presents for their
entertainment this evening. This being
his benefit night we respectfully solicit
fall attendance, inasmuch as we con.
ceive that rich treat which the comic hui
NOR of Mr.. ii. g. Lady have offered us
calls for some acknowledgement. Let US
give them bumper.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25
!NAkSHAL'S SALE.
Edward Anderson
VS. f ia
JC Bole,
WlIIism m Pickens 4
CZias TAYLOR

OzIas Taylor
lReturnable to the United State
cult Court to May term 1910.
BY virtue of the above state
to me directed, from the Honorable
ted States Circuit Court for The 81
District of Mississippi, | will on lh
4M Monday IN April
next, expose TO public sale Tor ca
the town Of Lexington Holmes
Mississippi, the following descrlOe %
TO wit: lot number 4, OF section =
numbers l, 5 and 6, section27, lou
bers 2. 3, 6 and z, section "a, al
numbers 4 and S, Of section 80, '0'
Is, range 2 east, and the undlvlOs'
part Of the west BALI south wesI :
Of section ID, and west halt nor','
quarter Of section o., and west nal
west quarter dissection 2o, and sou
east half north west quarter OIL seen
all in township IL, range J. east, ~
one town lot IN the town Of Mon'e
known on map of said town as lot !
3, on which there is a fine store b
Levied on as the properly OF TOE
dant William Pickens to satisfy Pr
demand and costof suit.
w NJ GWIN. Msrsf'
PURSSELL, d.
March %, ids IPfs ie'
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

A LETTER OF REcoMMENDAT1oN.--.
A lady at the North, on dispensing with
the services Of a faithful servant g,rl, gave
her the following letter OF Recommended
ton: PIC.
Madam, Suky Day lived with me
won yer an leves months, cookin, bakip
an bruin an is a husef,Il kind Of body
she is very onest an ! never now her to
be ia lickher and she has no sweet arts"
A BROKEN PAIR OF SHEARs.-Tbe le-
gislatare Of Maryland recently divorced
Mrs. Mary Shears !scm her husband John
Shears. 81
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25
AcIIARAcfnr,D''''

: cllARAcrEa '~7|
No. a blush was Thor.
shame, w 'een bot n, !
10 the sly shade Of gu,n !.
lowered darkly aloe sri' d. a. I. 'n'3p'p,
-, sg their tint, sin NJ h' rH''tr
ms near, ma !, % black d d. e' SI.s,
Curdles thick il, hi,
fount ''"s rehd B.,
That fain would ronc,
On his cheek whe,. J'n hm, ats5. !
TEEN! "OD'ilo dtNpi,I
Indignantly deep be No.,
Exalting by cunning , ~" op'l'' hssha,
Robbing merit {, y. aDp'aIsi0s hi, Oa"I
His conntenance bu,, y !, I'ae'ninte I'd
Which rise as dark ,o %a'alsen each &e|
Where supprraunua,s a., auo ilool ina
Hearken and catch, h,Ss' 'n'rhieGhM
or s's w.. o"' 70 al' Tin Nyeta IN al,, "
The flesh from The rro,e HWY ".um noi'atl
Although the flesh Of lie NAV " ~. psd
Would spithis,a,tc We, S.,s., a@ti
Would be wistful'y watched a,"'s'o
By This vile intrigner who p., s,'lyflq
~ lock on the fend. his eyn = w. aal
His smiles just as artless, \, F ,n ;saes
Win smiles syconhanric i. p'o a'e' "On !
S : as he daIters, plungng a., ',,' I
Envenomed with poison, brip,s, a A. n.
cnp:-- '' Up
with smiles now exa'tinr ba,G.,e 4
"he" accused fins guA,ue, mo,l J,
found; "Sla
but bis meek simple look, .ta M, 9,
pound.
~ M voice cngerdep, or cuDrr aa
II marh'd you'Il find lurking bass \
shield.
Hence, hence. thou base mi.cna
~, from my sight!
!, ny Daseness increases with mnqniiS
!, lbemore thail see thee. the m ore nv.
Turn, Turn away from me. tim Dirt IN,
THE WANDERING
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

HE YELLED pRoPHET. Distance lends
encahntment, sings the poet, whoseid idea the
federal party have improved upon by lay
ing an embargo upon the tongue of thei'
candidate and declaring that silence and
mysterious reserve have still more pow.
eriul attraction and stronger charm. This
they no doubt think great master stroke
policy, equal toiany Of those sublime spe.
cmens of jugglery whicltare disclosed by
pages of history. Every school, boy re-
collects the impostures and mummerv al
the ancient oracles, which were so sue,
cessfull practised upon the crednlous nil.
grims who resoried them 10 learn The
high commands of fate. But the good
priest aud piieslesses, from whom the
oracular responses emenated, always took
good care to conceal themselye from the
gaze Of their votaries. Sometimes the
limbs, Of trees were made to speak mos,
teloquently, and anon the ripping stream
would murmur forth melodiously the dark
and ambiguous announcement of what des.
tiny had in store for the expectant wor.
shipper. The majestic head of some
wooden statue would somtimes give its
fearful mods or perhaps extend lis huge
arm with most commanding and express.
i've gesture. Well, indeed, have the high
priests of whiggery studied the lessons set
them by their pagan predecessors and apt
lmllafors, they have so well copied their
prototypes as to be entitled to the praise Of
originality. Fearful least their candidate
we're he exhibited in his natural dimensions
and true proportions, would shrink into
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

The course Of the Erecutire-Me Bonn,
dairy. The angry aspect which our boun.
dairy dispute with great Britain has lately
assumed, now that heroyal provinces are
prepared for war, and are ready 10 strike
a prompt and effective blow, should the
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

APRIL IS, 1910.

OF We are authorized 10 announce Will
LIAM NEED of Grenada,as candidate for the
Office Of State Trcasurera the special election, TO
fIl the vacancy accustomed by the death of Col
james G. Williams.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

, emergency arse, brings some of the oppo
sltign journals into strange and contradic
tory positions. IL is the misfortune wit
presses and parties which have no prin
ciple that they dare avow, to rally upon
and have no other rule OF action excep
The everlasting and ihought-saving, thougl
conscience wearing, course OF opposin.
every thlng, TO be sometimes sadly at
loss in crissis, and for want Of fine lu
; concert, TO fire full in each others faces, a
men are APT TO do in a Dight attack. Thus
we lind one joarna beraiiug the Executive
tor not having earlier taken ii more BELLY
erenttone, and charging present troubles /,
the alleged puslllanlmily OF the admins
Another discharges its lilte gur
by asserting that the President has Away,
been anxious Tor war to gain popularity
aud would sacrifice The best interest of the
conotry, by plunging into hostlities to
secure reelection. Another reproaches
hlm with our unprepared condition, aud
another asserts that the threa,nlng look Of
affairs was brought about by Mr.. Van 1u.
rem and Forsyth, to force appropriations
rom Congress, thatexpendi,ure might give
strength 10 democracy for the political cam.
palen IN which we are now rngnced.
Nothing can more clearly demonstrate
me reckless nature Of the opposition to the
general administration, this cross and con-
Trajectory fusllade--,his inconsistent Don.
erlhg OF pop'guns-,or shew with more dis.
'ihcness 'hat the purpose is TO carp and to
censure, whatever may be done. No one
can honestly deny that the course Of the
administration in this unfortunate difficulty
has been full of iorbeariug and prudence
while on the ether hand it has been obund !.
hn'ly urn and determined not to abandon
the rights OF the country in reference to
the disputed territory. So well has the
discussion been managed, that let the re-.
sun be what 1t will, we shall at least have
me vantage ground ofright and Justice in
me eyes OF the world. and it line Of
conduct terminating in this be popularity
WAY It is that honest pursuit Of
popularity followed bv all mho
the dictates of prudent furnaces IA :.
fleeing courage.
The aspersions cast upon the admins.
irat'on for the defenceess state Of The
country, are so obviously unjust as scarce
y TO demand reply 1t viii be remem.
oerea that at the time Of the dispute with
france we were IN the same exposed con
'i'''"' ana rom that moment up to the
present 'Ime' IT has been the endeayor o!
VIC A"ecn'iVe TO remedy the evil. The
'd'''f9 rests upon the shoulders Of our OPP
who woold NOT, 10 use one Of the
"oFo' OF one OF their distinguished heads.
'''e 'of such appropriations il the enemy
"si' ,nuhuefins at The gates OF the Cap- |
WI. "neh II was proposed 10 apply the}
= t, s, ''',i' VI ''e UNION 20 '"e building
no,,,' ,he "'o'' "' 70 '"e Increase 81 .he
1";. y Wv 0pP"s'''o" "ern up 'he s'itlering
- '.' ~ Wv '''"'''oos i1is'fiou''oh Ac' TO
r. Wv 20 states anu purchase strength.
''"' we're distributed, contributing
~ se'' ~ of'ng ABOUT our present dis'res-
9 &c, ,s a." leasing US at the mercy OF the
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

The Debating Society Of this place,
meets at the Court House, on Teusday
night next. The question for discussion
ss: q Does man form bis own charater p,
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

The Registry Bill before the legislature
Of New York, has passed BY a vote Of 81
TO az, and has been signed by the Gov.
srHor,
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-04-25

MORGAN l.. FITCH, ESQ., is candidate for
Judge OF the tenth judicial district, composed of
the counties of Leake, Alfalfa, Holmes, and
Yazoo.