Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-10-27
PENNSYLVANIA.

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Gratis In this State have reelected Francis II
Skunk to the Gubernatorial Chair, and have secu
red large majority in the House of Representa-
lives The Wings, however, still retain a MAORI
ty IN the Senate large enough for all practical pur
poses.-lt has been stated without contradiction
that at least $1,000 Wig voters did not 90 to III,
polls, and the returns plainly show this to be .
fact.
The Democracy then-we mean the Southern
Democracy-have nothing to boast of in the result,
OF this election. as Francis r. Skunk has given ey-
ldence OF even stronger opposition TO the Institu
tlon OF Slavery than any advocate of the Wimot
frovlso OF whom we have yet heard.
% The Augusta Democrat has presented the
name of JAMES BUCHANAN, of Peuna, to the con
slueration OF the Democracy, as its candidate for
the Presidency. I'VE admit the right of our neigh
bors to nominate whomsoever they may please for
that high and responsible station, but at the same
time we claim the privilege OF knowing all about
the man whom they wish to place over us. As
they appear to be personally acquainted with Mr..
Buchanan, we take it for granted that his public
acts are well known to them.
We would then ask If Mr.. Buchanan was not
as violent in his opposition to the War of 1912 as
any other man in the Country?
Was he not Fcdcralist until the wear 1874
until he was thirty four years of age-and as long
as that party continued TO exist .?
Is he not in favor of reducing the wares of the
American laborer to l0cts per diem, and did he no,
advocate the ''lG cent system" in speech. on the
floor OF Congress, within very few years past?
The New Orleans Delta of the 9th instant con-
tains list OF the killed, wounded and missing. on
the American side, in the several engagements in
and before the city of Mexico, from the Sth to the
18th of September, inclusive. The following is
the recapitula,ion:
Gen. Worh's Division, l4O killed, 766 wound.
ed, II missing. Gen. Twiggss Division, Sc kill
ed, l94 wounded, 10 missing. Gen. Pillows D-
vision, II killed, | ii wounded 10 missing Gen.
Iluitman's Division al killed, 267 wounded
Total, 23S killed, 1888 wounded, AZ missing
Killed, wounded and missing in the four Divisions
of Gems. Worth, Twiggs, Pillow and Quitman,
1923.
The speeches and resolutions of the war meeting
held at New Orleans (says the Augusta Democracy
declared '.that the time had come when further on
position to the vigorous prosecution of the war would
justly brand every American citizen rs traitor to
his country"
According to the above, Mr.. Polk must be trail
tor TO his country, for Mr.. Kendall, whose state
ments gain credence with every one, says that the
battle of Churubusco was fought with but 9, 900
men, and the battles which followed must necessa-
rly have been fought with still smaller number.
Nine thousand men ordered by Mr. Polk to take
the Capital Of Mexico This is truly ''vigorous
prosecution of the war;
The Wings Of Vermont have majority in both
branches of the Legislature. The Hon. Solomon
Foot, late distinguished member of Congress, has
been ell ,ted Speaker of the House.
J,tE WING VIcToRY IN FLoRIDA-The Flor
ldi Sentinel states that the Wings have succeeded
IN eeCtiDg twelve or thirteen of the nineteen mem
bers composing the Senate OF Florida 1t is vet
doubtful which party has majority of the House
of Representatives but there is not the sliGhtest
doubt that the Wings will have majority on Joint
ballot of the two Houses.
GJ- Robert Dale Owen, whose failure to secure
reelection to Congress was so eloGuently depor-
ed by his LocOfoco friends, has taken strong and
uncompromislng ground in favor of the Wmot
Proviso !
The South Carolina papers announce the death
of William Harper, esq, the learned and venerable
Chancellor of that State. He expired at his resi-
dence in Fairfield district on Sunday the 10Th inst
G3- "l1e (Nlr. Buchanan) is opposed TO the Viii
mot Proviso, which the Northern Wings are ad-
vocatng, for the sole purpose of throwing a fire.
brand IN the States, which may ultimately lead TO
a dissolution of the Union, and must array one por-
ton against the other" -.4ugusta Democrat
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election Of Mr.. Wilmot, the author of the Provso
and staunch Democrat. can scarcely be forgotten
by the readers of that paper much less by its ed
tors yet notwithstanding this they make the fore
going bold assertion
! The Washington Union saws that "NIr. Web
ster has no popularity out of his own State" Sill
says Prentice of the Louisville Journal. his cas-
appears TO be better than that OF Mr.. Polk who ha
no popularity in his own State. He was heater
for the office of Governor in his own State he wa
beaten for the Presidency in his own State, and h
has, within the last two months, received from hi
own State another sentence of unqualified condem
nation
VI A Il r lie ID,
On Thursday the 18th inst, near Lexington by tin
Rev. George ID. Armstrong, Dr. JoHN NJ EsTfLL for
merly Of Augusta Of Tazcwcll CO., Va, TO Mis-
NJ. LAvALETTE. daughter Of the Rev. a. b. Davidson
of Rockbridgc county.
On Tuesday the 10Th inst by the Rev. DIR. RuTncI
DIR. SAMUEL CoFFMAN, Of Rockingham CO., TO Nils
CATHARISE A., daughter Of MIR. Jacob Bear of Lex
| ington.
On Thursday the 2st inst, by the Rev. Mr.. Dun
! lap, Maj. SAMUEL RtNKER. Of Woodstock, to Mis-
RACHEL e., daughter Of Mr.. Samuel Vance, Of Bat
county
At Flushing, N. Y, Thursday the 1lth instant
by the Rev. ~ f. Cornwall, of Connecticut, the Hor
HENRy BEDtNGER. Of Virginia, to Miss CARoLiNE
LAwRENcE, daughter Of the Hon. John w. Lawrence
Of Queens county, n. Y.