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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-25
THE WHITE HOUSE.

The New York Journal of Commerce
gives the following a account Of this edifce
and lis furniture. The Presidents house
was built in go. John Adams was iis first
occupant; he receiyee $4,000 dollars for
farnilure. Mr.. Jefferson in his eight years
received 10000 dollars; Mr.. Madison, du-
ring his two terms received $4,000 dollars
more. The furniture in the house, when
il was destroyed by the British in 1914, had
thus cost III 900. When Mfr. Monroe took
possession Of it, $4,000 dollars were appro-
priated for furniture and nearly all the fur
nilure was procured from France. Mr..
John Quincy Adams received $4,000 dol
lars additional. General Jackson received
and expended 1000 doI'rs more for furni.
ture. Mr.. Van Buren, has received only
5000 dollars in his first term; and of the
present appropriation, only 700 dollars is
for furniture, and that for an ante-room,
where persons calling on the President can
have a chance TO cit down while they are
waiting to see him. Notwithstanding all
these expenses, the house is not furnished
in a style commensurate with is extent anc
uses, and the hospitality which the people
expect from the man who occupies thei
house. 1t was stated in congress that ma.
ny private mansions at the north are bette
furnished in respect to their intent anC
purposes; and that house in Washington
opposite TO the presidents, is also mucl
better furnished.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-25
ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN.

We have more than once accused the op-
position Of duplicity, of mani(esiing in their
public acts very considerable share of po-
ltical versatility ,and we think too that these
accusations have not been offered without
sufficient proof.
1t is Tippecanoe Almanac, embellished
with numerous beautiful engravings (for
these money men spare no expense 10 ac-
com2lish their ends) in which the benevo-
lent actions of the "oid general are exhib-
tied in such manner as TO gain the
favorable opinion of all men or classes Of
men.
OF fcourse no one pretends to believe the
stories, they are too regular and methodcal
for that,
In one place we find him represented as
doing the benevolent to poor negro
That is intended for the abolitionist, and is
well got up. In another place he is reliev-
ing the wants of 'young Irishman and his
interesting wife, This is for the sons Of
the emerald isle and may have some effect
on their honest unsuspecting hearts. Here
he is represented as giving his blanket to a
British officer. That's for the imported or
transported John Bulls, And in another
place he is shown off in the act of relieving
the necessities of an old Dutchman. Here
we have him gi"ing his horse TO mesho-
dist minister, and then we are reminded OF
lis gift of "cold buckwheat cakes" TO a
presbyterian clergyman. So it runs on
holding out the appropriate bait to each
sect and people. Will they bite, think you
Messrs. Wings !-Lehigh Bulletin.
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LsS9' OF CAUSES

For trial al .August Term---ls4O.
Hannah M'COrd and Mary Reese VS. Vauis
ah Reese.
Thomas Shore VS. Henry Rittsnhouse.
Ludwig Licht VS. George Muchler.
Daniel Mosteler VS. George Longenberger,
ct al.
Joseph Cavinee VS. Isaac Mnsgrove, admr.
of Aaron Musgroye.
Jacob Getting VS. Peter Miller.
Thomas Moorehead VS. John +. ManviIls
Samuel Parker vs. William Donaldson.
Christian A BrObst VS. Samuel Brobst
Isaiah Shuman vs. Daniel Custenbader, ct al.
d. s. Montgomery's Exec'rs VS. William
Montgomery.
Jacob Waggoner VS. D. w. Mccormick.
Mahoning township VS. Thomas Hays and
Henry Sanders.
Leonard Stoughten VS. Patrick Flood.
David Davis, Sen. VS. David Rohm, ct al.
Andrew M'Reynolds ct al VS. Abner Moore,
ct all
April 90, 1910. The Court ordered the
civil list to be ready the first day of the Sec
ond week of next term.
J. EYERLY, Prothy.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-25
ouR UNION.

The London Standard, "a Tory sareN
contains a paragraph, which we anner
merely for producing greater degree oi
harmony, and greater attachment 10 tbs
Union, among the various sections of the
con(ederacy
"Fbe dismemberment of the Northern
and Southern States Of the American Union
is, as it would appear, an event more rapid.
ly approaching than any monarchist ba,
ventured 10 predict. We have the au,hori.
ty of the noble lord, the Secretary Tor the
Colonies, for declaring that the discussion
of the slavery question must, if it be holy
contested, issue in the destruction of tbe
Republic
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-25
DesESESCaggo
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

In pursuance of public notice Demo
cratic meeting was held at the Court House
on Monday evening the 18th inst. Ii was
one of the largest meetings ever held in the
county, and besides the great number of our
citizens that attended, there were large
concourse Of strangers present. The meet
ing was organized by the appointment of
Maj. FREDERICK FISHER, President,
Col. WIN. SHuART and STEPHEN PIERCE,
Esq. Vice Presidents, and E. l.. Fuller and
Edward Elwell, Secretaries.
Mr.. WILMoT then addressed the meeting
for short time, and stated the object Of it
to be an interchange OF sentiment upon the
great political contest which was near at
hand, and of hearing the views Of distin-
guished strangers then in attendance for
whom he gave way.
MIR. FLEMING from Lycomine was then
called cut by spontaneous cry from every
part of the house, and took the floor amid
loud and repeated cheering. He spoke for
an half an hour or more with great force
and eloquence. He held up to view the
present federal party maddened in the hope
Of triumph, aAd exullng in the prospect OF
another 'sreign OF terror" He proved
clearly Gen. Harrison to have favored, and
been identified with the federal party Of
'9s and warm supporter OF the Admins
tration of the elder Adams--that on his re-
turn from Washington in l779, to Clncin-
natti, he wore en- his hat that badge of Fed
eralism, black cockade." Mr.. Flem.
ing was very happy throughout the whole
of his remarks, and if any other evidence
was wanting to prove their force and ability
than the frequent expressions of applause
with which he was greeted, il could bc
found in the excited and angry countenance'
of the wings that were present.
When Mr.. Fleming closed his remarks
Mr.. PACKER was brought upon the stant
by one spontaneous shout Of the audience
II is in vain for us to attempt to give any
thing like a description of Mr.. Packer
speech. 1t was one of these efforts whicl
stamp the man and place him in the frs
rank Of popular speakers. Its power wa
felt aud acknowledged by every individua
in the house, and the intervals of breathles
silence which followed the shouts of ap
plause, showed with what intense interes
every word that fell from the speaker wa
received. For nearly an hour did Dfr
Packer hold his audience spell bound, an
when he closed, there went up loud and con
tinued cheers Of appreciation. Take it al
in all, il was one Of the best, if not the We
ny best political speeche that we ever hear
addressed to popular assembly.
IoWGnda Banner and Democrat.
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list OF Grand Jurors

For .August I'erm--l740.
Bloom-Cyrus Barton, Mathew M'Dow.
ell, Thomas Painter.
CattGCissa--Jeremiah Boon, Maybeny
Gearhart, John Sharpless, Theodore Wells.
Derry-Hugh Watson.
Fishing Creek-John Allegar.
Greenwood-Jonathan Lemon.
Hcmtock-George Styers.
JdckSon--Elijah Robbins.
Li6erty-John Wilson.
MahOning-David Blue, Valentine Best,
Cornelius Cornelison, John Mourer, Sam.
uel Yorks.
MadiSon-Richard Demou. John Fruit,
John Moore.
MOnteur-John II. Quick.
Roaring Creek--James A. Fox.
Orange-Emanuel Lazarus.
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ALMOST INCREDIBLE BARBAR.
ITY.

There is shocking account in the N.
Y. Signal, in which the petty despol who
governs Ispahan, is described as cruel al
most beyond belief. A favorile mode of
punishment with this tyrant, is TO cage up
criminals doomed 10 expiate their offences
with life, and when two or three hundred
are thus collected, 10 build ''groaning
tower" as it is called horrid edifce, COM
posed of alternate layers of stone and hu-
man bodies. First a foundation of stone is
placed upon the ground and then layer
Of live men and women are placed upon
these, and if we understand the operation
rightly, covered with lime and mortar. On
these are placed another series Of stones,
well cemented, and then again comes the
shrieking victims Of an almost unheard oi
cruelty; and thus the werkmen proceed un-
I'll the tower is finished. Ore Of these now
stands at gate Of the city. A traveller
who writes from there recently, says, that
another collection Of criminals is making,
and in short time another "groaning tow
er" will 60 up. Humanity shrinks from
the horrible picture.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-25
ANOTHER CUP OF "HARD CT
nERD
DER"

Amoag the most talented and influential
ofthe Georgia Delegation in Congress is
the Hon. L. J. BLACK. He was elected as
Whig, but is a man of integrity and prin-
ciple, and hence has found it impossible 10
pin his faith TO the virtues Of cider barrel
or coon-skin In an interesting letter 10
his constituents he renounces Harrisonsm
and its train of gull-trsps most emphatically
and avows his preference for MARTIN VAN
buren,. We have not room for his entire
letter, but extract that portion in which Mr..
BLACK refers to Harrison's vote in favor Of
white Slavery
"This, then, is the way in which Gen.
Harrison would dispose Of a white man,
whose mislortunes may have rendered him
unable 10 pay fine and costs of suit i'm
posed on him for assault and battery, or for
any other violation Of the penal code
When he was Governor of lndisna,he gave
his official sanction TO law of the same
character, passed by the Legislature of that
territory. If he is elected President, and
Congress should pass an act in accordance
with the above, to sell defendant for the
fine and costs OF suit imposed by a judge
Of district or circuit court of the United
States, he would be bound, by his recorded
vote, to sanction and give it the force Of
law. Valueing my privileges as white
man, and prepared TO defend them to the
last extremity, cannot, by the remetest
indrcction, tolerate principle so abhorent
to my feelings and destructive Of my
rights.
This is the man, fellow-ctizens of all
parties, whom the Harrisburg convention
recommends to you to receive "with some
thing akin to generous confidence !"
know you to be high minded and generous
but have yet to learn that your generosity
is to be tested by your willingness to sup
port man, who deliberately voted TO sell
a white man into servitude to raise money
to discharge fine and costs of suit"
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From the Greensburg Argus.
GENERAL ST. CLAIR.

Those who think worth while referring
TO volume third Of "ihe National Portrait
Gallery, published under the superinten-
dence of the American Academy Of the
Fine arts" will there find portrait and
historical notice of Major General .4uthur
81. Clair, in which it is stated that he died
"at Laurel Hill. near Philadelphia. =
Notwithstanding the high authority under
which this statement is made, it is never
theless mistake, which we think worthy
Of correction, as every incident in the life of
the brave, but unfortunate subject of this
notice is worthy to be rescued as well from
error, as oblivion.
After having spent the declining years Of
his one honorable and useful life in unavail-
ing demands upon his country, for the sat
islaction Of what we're then, and are still,
believed by many to be just claims. his last
days embittered by disappointment and
poverty, General 81. Clair, departed this
lie, at his residence on Chesnut Ridge in
this county. In our "village church ward. !"
and in view from the spcG where that is
written, neat stone monument is reared,
some fifteen feet in height, surmOunled by
ain Urn. The traveller who may be attrac-
ted by its appearance, will find upon il the
following inscription.
"The earthly remains Of Major General
ARTHUR ST. CLAIR, are deposited be-
meath this humble monument, which is err
ected to supply the place Of d no6ter one
DIE from his country. He died August
3lst, 1918, in the s4h year of his
age"
Although that country in whose service
he toiled and expended so much, and, al
though unfortunate, he possessed the conf
dence and esteem of Washington himself,
which was never undeservedy given--al-
though that country permitted him 10 "go
unto his long hOme," his old age unsclaced
by her generosity or her justice, there were
yet those who respected his memory, and
would not permit the wild grass to grow
and witber upon his grave as an unknown
and neglected spot. On the opposite side
of the shaft Of the monument may be found
the following words;
"This Stone is erected over the bones
of their depalted Brother, by the members
of the masonic society resident in this vi
| cinity.
We have written this notice, that those o.
his countTvmen, who yet cherish and re-
speci his memory,may learn (ifthey DO no
already know where TO find the grave o
the departed Soldier.
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american Women. Tocquevile, in
the second part of his great work, pays a
warm tribute to the worth of country wo-
men. He thus concludes his remarks -
GAS for myself, do not hesitate TO avow
that, although the women of the. United
States are confined within the narrow cir
Gle of domestic life, and their situation is, in
some respects, one of extreme dependence,
have no where seen women occupying a
loftier position Chat is, Of moral inlu-
ence,) and if were asked, now that am
drawing to The close of this work, in which
| have spoken of so many important things
done by the Americans, to what the singu-
lar prosperity and growing strength of that
people ought mainly 10 be attributed,
should reply-tO the superiority Of their
aOomen."
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-25
HON. WILLIAM KING.

We extract from an Alabama paper g Il au-
tAorized annunciation Of the reasons which
have induced Colonel KING to waive the
nomination of his Stale foi the Vice Presi-
dency. The motives OF his State in MAX
ing the nomination are properly appreciated
and its wishes best complied Within acting
upou the sentiments announced in the art-
Gle we quote. To produce schsm in the
Republican ranks was not the object Of Ala
bama,in presenting her long g-iried represen-
tative for the Vice Presidency. The pur-
pose was to present name upon which
the whole Democracy might unite, if, for
any cause, the present incumbent should
not be brought before the people for re-
election. In such contingency, Alabama
might well have presented her oldest Sena-
tor for the station to which, in the absence
of the Vice President, he is called with
such unanimity by the body OYER which
he presides with such ability and approba-
tion.--Gio5e.
From the Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Flag of the Union.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
When the friends of Colonel King pre-
scented his name for the Vice Presidency, it
was generally believed that Col. Johnson
would decline reelection. Several dis
tinguished gentlemen were spoken of for
the situation, and among them Col. King
occupied very prominent position. His
long and faithful public service--his un-
wayerinE support OF Democratic principles
his great moral worth, and peculiar quail
ifcations for the discharge of the duties of
the station, strongly recommended him to
the Democracy Of the Union. In this state
of things the late Democratic Convention OF
Alabama presented the name of this distin-
gushed Senator as a suitable candidate for
the second Office of the Republic, subject,
however to the decision of the Nation
al Convention. That convention having
decided against making aay nomination, we
feel justified in sayiag that neither Col
King, nor his friends, will throw the sligh.
test obstacle in the way 10 prevent har.
monious action Of the whole Democratic
party in this important election. With
the hope of producing this desirable result
we have this day Withdrawn the name o.
Colonel King from the head Of our columns
and substituted the real hero gf the Thames
the gallant Col. Richard NJ. Johnson, o
Kentucky. In doing this we have NOT act
ed without authOrity--we should not have
ceased our support OF him, whom we still
believe TO be the choice of the people Of AL
ALBANIA, had we not been better satisfied tina
they will make that sacrifice Of their par
tialities, which the good Of the whole re
quires. The withdrawal Of Messrs. For
sylh, Polk; and King, leaves Col. johnson
the only candidate in the field.
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Mr.stIESl. .lIEss.HA1E.u

Charles Cist, Esq, who is engaged in
taking the census at Cincinnati, says: 81
found lady, at the age of 20, had ID chill
dren, the oldest being born on her l4Lh
birth dav And another--a case more
remarkable-in which her son stood by her
side within few months as old as she was
when married, and the mother not yet 2G.
Consequently the mother was about l3
when married.
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VARIOUS MATTERS.
TREMENDOUS STORM.

Destruction Of property and Loss of
Life We have been favored With the per-
usal of letter, written at Shrewsbury,
York county, Pennsylvania, on the evening
of the 9Th inst, 10 gentleman OF this city
from which we learn that a most uemen-
dous storm occurred there on that evening,
causing great destruction of property, per
sonal injury, and loss of life. 1t commenc-
ed about half past eight o'clock, with rain
and high wind, blowing with the force of
hurricane from the southwest. In few
minutes the whole town was thrown into
confusion and uproar; and horror and con-
sternation took possession Of every breast.
Nearly every house in the place was snb-
merged, and number entirely destroyed.
The roofs of many were blown OF, and the
street presented a most deplorable scene OF
ruin. On the main street the houses were
unroofed. The Methodist meeting house
has been destroyed. La one of the back
Streets, a dwelling house was entirely
thrown down, burying two families under
the ruins those Of MIR. r. Grevell and Of
Mr.. Neller. Mrs. Grevell was killed, Mr..
G.. dangerously hurt, and several of his
children so severely injured that it was not
expected they could survive. All the build
ings on an alley, with the exception of two,
10 the extent of two squares, have been
prosrated. The barn and stable of the wri-
ter of the letter, Isaac Collins, Esq, were
blown down and scattered about the lot; his
carriage was bloken into pieces under the
ruins, and his colleague, name not given,
had horse killed. The account is but
partial, as at the time, and under fthe cir
cumstances, it was impossible for MIR. G.
to ascertain the full extent and all the par
ticuars of the devastation, which the next
morning would reveal. Even while he was
yet writing he could hear the groans and
shrieks of his neighbors, mingled with the
roar of the elements, that were sweeping
their property TO destruction, and putting
their lives in peril. This visitation which,
had it come in the daytime, would have
been sufficiently disastrous, must have beer
emnently horrible and heart-ren 1ering, oc.
curing as it did in the night, the darkness
increasing the confusion, and rendering the
preservation Of person and property tht
more difficult. 1t is to be feared that iht
full revelation Of the next morning will
show great addition to the amount Of dam
age given above.-BaItinlore Sun.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-25

Late from the Paeifc.-The Journal of
Commerce has letters from Panama to the
goth May. War had been declared by Pc
ru against Bolivia, and the rebellion in the
province Of Paste, Zone OF the Southern
Provinces of New Grenada) had broken
out alresh. TO add to the troubles of the
times, the small pOx was raging there; aad
also IN The lslhmus, to an alarming extent
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-25

VIM. II. Harrison, President of the U. S.
John Tyler, Vice President.
Daniel Webster, Secretary of State.
n. Bddle, Sec. Of the Treasury
W. G.. Preston, Sec. of lar.
S. L. SopihaTd, Ser, of the Navy.
Thomas Eeving, Post Master General.
J, ]. Critterden, Attorney General
Henry Clay, Minister 10 England
This suppostiion is made IN Wig pa
per in the District Of Columbia, hard by
majority of the persons therein named. Ii
is truly miRgllng Of blue spirits and grey.
But where is Pennsylvania Poor Penn
sylvania, with her Penrose, Dickey Ste.
vens. &c. &c. &C., and poor Henry Clay
who has fought their battles, who has held
their fsg ends Of parties together, is treated
with insult and injury. Not only is he
cheated out Of the nomination for President
but is made to swallow an appointment to
visit foreign courts in his old days. After
fighting and tugging for years, he is shuflled
off as useless aPPendags.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-25
E2EzEgEzEEazE

II Change. The JeGersenian Repnbli-
can published at Charlottesville, Virginia,
which has been advocating the whig cause,
finding It's subscription list dwiadling down
TO almost nothing, has changed proprie-
tors, aud will hereafter support the Demo
cratic cause,
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Singular Suieide.-The York rPa. !
Press of Monday, says:--'on Monday last,
DR.. II. M, Mcclellan, coroner, held an
inquest on the body Of William Shultz in
Windsor township, who hung himself
while in state Of lntoxicalion, and made
his wife hold the candle while he perform
ed the act An o5edient wife truly.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-07-25

Honesty Ertra The watch that was
stolen on Friday last by some pickpocke!
from the person of the Hon. r. NJ. John
son, at Temperance Hall, singuarly enough
returned to him yesterday morning. The
gentleman who returned il is highly respeo-
table, and SAYS i. was placed in his hands
to return by one who confessed he had sto-
len it, but was mol aware of the distinguish
cd and honorable character Of the one he
had robbed, and expressed great conlrition
for the act.-Pha. Spir. Times.
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List OF TFaVerse .BurOrs

FOrhetirst wesk of .Rugust Term-ls4o.
Brier Creek-Josiah Evans, Gilbert
Fowler. John Foster, Andrew Freas, Jchn
Hess, William Stall.
BiOOm-Peter Biggs, George Crcster,
Philip Eyer, Archibald Henry, Jacob Mel.
ich, Solomon Newhard
CattaCissa-Reuben Stambach.
DerTy-Simonion Clark, Philip SeidIe
Greenwo0d-lram Derr, Andrew lkeler,
Joseph Robbins.
JackSon-Samuel McHenry.
Liberty-John Hopper, Benjamin Ka'
mouse, Robert Simonton, John Trego.
LimestOne-David Davis, Samuel Oaks.
MahOning-Thos. Benfeld, 'Fhos. Clark,
Micheal Sanders.
MadiSon-Henry Crawford, JOHN Man
ming, Green Psgg, John Weiliver.
Monteur-Henry Weriman, George
Willis.
Mi8Pn-Jchn Grover, Henry Miller,
Cornelius Rittenhouse.
Mount Plaasant-Lawrenc Good, John
Jones.
Orange-William Feister, Isaac Kline.
Roaring Creek-Anthony Dengler, Sam.
uel Hampton, Daniel Keller, Abraham
Mench
Sugarloqf-Joshua Brink, Thomas Glib
bons, Philip Krichbaum.