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The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
Toronto.

4 VIOLENT PRoCLAMATIoN.-In eXpec-
tation of Lord Elgin's arrival, go or 20
stands of arms are stated to have been sto-
len from the city hall, Toronto, for the
purpose of mischief, and the Troy rowdies
have placarded the walls with proclama-
ton, thus commencing:
ITO YOUR TENTS, ISRAELI!
"Britons of the city of Toronto! Brit
ons of the Home District! Shall the rank
rebels be permitted to tell us (as they now
do) that they will drive the bloody tories
out of the country! Up, 10 your duty and
let US no more sIumber The political
Judas Iscariot, who betrayed his sovereign
and disgraced his Office as her Majesty s
representative, is expected to arrive in To-
ronto, on the Goth inst, or thereabout.-
And shall Elgin, who pardoned the scoun-
drels whose hands were red with the
blood of Wier, and Usher, and Chartrand,
and our town gallant Moodie-shall Elgin
who spurned the respectable petitions, and
mocked the hopes of 100000 OF the loyal
hearts of Canada, and who wantonly and
clanlestinely sanctioned the bill loading
and grinding down us and our children
with taxes for twenty years to come, to
reward rebels and murderers?-shallE Elgin
who is now, from his garrisoned residence
at Monktands statiating his malice, and
the malice of his traitorous ministry, by
cramming the jaiIs of Montreal with the
most loyal citizens, be permitted to be
welcomed by a gang of sneaking Radicals
in the good old loyal city of Toronto!-
No! 30, Forbid it Heaven.''
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

In reference to the American prisoners,
confined at Jalapa, on whose behalf we
have lately seen so much newspaper sym
pathy, the editor of the New Orleans BuL-
!efia, Whig paper, that bears Mr.. CLIFF
FORD our Minister in Mexico, no love,
says:
Ift there are any Americans in prison at
Jalapa, it is our belief that they are just
where they ought to be. During the
armistice, desertions from the ranks were
frequent. At one time we recollect that
some so or 60 Dragons deserted in one
night in the city of Mexico, taking their
horses, arms and equipments with them;
and desertions at Peubla, Perote, Jalapa,
and every other post, were of frequent
occurrence. The object of these miscre-
ants was the plumber of the rich trains that
were passing up and down the roads,
When the American army left, every
American true to his flag left also; even
non-combatants, from prudential consider
ations, deemed it advisable to leave the
country for a time. and if there were any
Americans remaining III the country they
were deserters. Detachments of troops
were frequently sent in pursuit OF these
irenepades. who most assuredly would have
been shot had they been captured; and if
these same fellows are, suffering imprison-
ment in a Mexican jail, they are only re-
ceiving their deserts; for by their own acts
they dvested themselves of all the rights
of American citizenship.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
The Wing State Convention.

On Thursday last the great sanhedrlm
of Whiggery assembled al the Court House
in Harrisburg, to place in nomination
candidate for Canal Commissioner, and
such an assemblage as it was, has not been
seen lately One third OF the counties
and districts were not represented, and
several of the members present were sub
SEtattes, who happened to be temporarily
in this vicinity. The State Treasury
alone represented some two or three dis
tricts. The tenth, twentieth, twenty-frst,
twenty-second, and twenty-third Senatori-
al Districts, were not represented. Meth
er was there a single delegate from the
counties of Blair, Butler, Bradford, Fayette
Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Susquehannah
and Wyoming, Tioga, Washington, West
morelaud, Wayne and Pike, and Warren
and M'Kear. The great county of Berks
had but one representative delegate Lam
caster but three, and several other counties
were but half represented. 1t will thus be
seen. that W hig enthusiasm and interest
has sunk 10 very low ebb in Pennsylva-
MIA, when persons cannot be found to rep
resent this great party in State Conven-
;ion, from counties not fifty miles from the
seat of government.
We stepped into the Court House few
minutes to witness the deliberations of
these solons, and never did we behold
such a wo-begone gathering. They seemed
to be conscious that the Idyiorization of
the Whig party had broken its spirit
! There was no contests either for the honor
of seats in the Convention. or for nomina-
/ tons to office, and hence Henry NJ. Fuller
/ of Luzerne, was nominated without dis
senting voice. all seeming to agree that he
might Just as well be defeated by John A.
/ Gamble, the Democratic candidate, as any
one else.
As an evidence of the utter state OF IN
difference and apathy manifested on this
! occasion, we copy the following conclusion
of telegraphie despatch published in Fri
days North American, winding up the
proceedings of the Convention: no doubt
sent down by one OF the delegates.
"Ihe apathy 1Chich II ,caS feared lc0utd
erist IN the ,ohig party, II is to be hoped,
ne"fralized 6y thedeSire Of co,adid men
/ Of all parties to haze at least one aChjg
Cana! Commissioner, lcdO ,0iH hare an
! eye upon the great interests Of the State
/ rested IN The subject Of Internal I0aprOce-
menf."
If this is to be the way that the North
\ American rallies the Whig forces for the
campaign, they will make but very poor
show on the second Tuesday of October
Incxt.-Har Union.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
The First and Second Washington.

An effort was made the other day, by
one of the organs to bring down the First
Washington to the standard of the Second
Because Col. Washington. when a young
man, was confused by the unexpectedly
high-wrought eulogum paid him by the
Speaker of the House of Burgesses, there
fore his public speaking is to be reduced
the same calibre as Gen. Taylor's. But
Gen. Washington, at a more advanced pc
riod of his life, performed two tours in the
United States, and received and delivered
public addresses with great propriety and
displaying that strong common sense, in
dignified language, for which his whole
correspondence was most remarkable. In
those excursions, i'll his private letters, in
the whole administration of the govern
ment, he exhibited high and dignifed
character, far superior to his successor, the
counterfeit Washington.
Mr.. Writ, in his life of Patrick Henry,
tells the following anecdote of that great
orator, to show the high opinion which
was entertained of Washington by his as
sociates in the first Congress.
Congress arose in October, and Mr..
Henry returned to his native county
by his neighbors, who were eager to hear
not only what had been done, but what
kind of men had composed that illustrious
body. He answered their inquiries with
all his wanton kindness and candor; and
having been asked by one of them ..whom
he thought the greatest man in Congress"
he replied: "If you speak Of eloquence,
Mr.. Rutledge, of South Carolina, by far
the greatest orator; but if you speak Of sol
i'd information and sound judgement, Col.
Washington is unquestionably the greatest
man on that floor Such was the pene
traton which, at that early period of
Washington's life, could pierce through
his retiring modesty and habitual reserve,
and estimate so correctly the unrivaled
worth of his character.
How long would it take the Second
Washington to win anything like such
praise from the lips Of any-of the great
statesmen ofthc past'and present day.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
From chihuahua.

The New Orleans Picayune has recei-
we'd from a subscriber in chihuahua the
Faro of that city, dated the Sd ofJuly, i'll
which are found grave charges laid against
parties of Americans travelling through
that State. who are accused of wantonly
molesting the inhabitants. A representa-
ton was made to Mr. Samuel Lucas, the
American consul by the authorities OF
Canton Brayos, in which complaints are
made that armed parties Of Americans,
proceeding to California, from thirty to
seventy in number, had come thilher, with
out passports. and did what they liked
trampling the laws of the country under
foot There were no means ofrePressing
the offensive demeanor of the foreigners.
since the people of Canto Bravos had
neither arms nor ammunition, having been
dIsarmed at the invasion by the Americans
two years ago. The Governor Of Chi
huahua, Don Angel Trias, had sent to
Canton Bravos one hundred muskets and
five thousands rounds of ammunition by
Colonel Ugarte, to make the laws of the
land respected, and had communicated
information of the affair to the President.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
FlOrida---The Indians.
From the Republic Aug %.

The following extracts from letter OF
Lieut.. Commanding G. w. Totten, dated
Pensacola, Aug. 10, throw much light on
the condition Of Florida, and on the course
adopted by the Government in relation TO
the hostile Indians:
'sThc Indians have not been seen since
the affair at Indian river, Pease creek, and
Whiddon's, all of which outrages are sup
posed to have been committed by the same
party of four Indians. 1t has not been as
certained whether it is considered by the
Indians as an affair Of nation.
's'Three attempts have been made by
Captain Casey, of the Comm;ssary De-
partment, land who is perhaps, better
known TO the Indians than any other Off
Ger of the army,) to have talked with Billy
.Bowlegs' At the first and third rendez-
vous the Indian failed to make his appear
auce. Captain Casey, whose health IS
very delicate, on his way 10 the second
was seized with 4 severe hemorrhage OF
the lungs, and was constrained to return to
Fort Brooke. Billy sent word afterwards
that he had waited for him eight days.
There were in addition to two regular com
panies stationed there, two companies oi
volunteers at Fort Brooke.
THE first and principal object sought
by the commanding officer at lamp IS TO
obtain an interview with Billy Bowlegs,
and for this he has applied to the proper
source for a steamer of light draft of wa
ter, with which to ascend the Caloosa
river.
"The white settlers in the neighborhooc
bave moved into Fort RrOOke and appear
to have been quite uneasy as to their safe
ty. The settlers at Manatec river are
fortifying themselves
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
.4alstriQ olld RanlgarY.

The accounts from Vienna are OF much
interest, the entrance of the Hungarians
from Comorn into Raab is fully confirmed,
and they only differ as to the booty which
was secured in or near Raab by the Mag
vars. The greatest alarm was excited IN
Vienna and Presburg by the news of the
advance of the Hungarians, where outposts
are said to have appeared.
In Weisselberg, all the troops which
could possibly be spared from Vienna
were Immediately despatched by railway
to Presburg, and il is said that many of
the soldiers who were raw recruits, left
with very great discouragementa and reluc-
tance TO march.
4 continued battle on the 23d, 24th and
25th ult., took place between the Russians
and Hungarians, near Myskolz, on the
left bank of the Sake. 1t seems that, after
the battle. Gorgey quilted his position. and
the Russians, good deal cut up, followed
lsim.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

The country has been sufficiently hum
bugged about the Second Washington. A
bold correspondent of the Philadelphia
San processes to say that the late Procla-
nation was written by Gen. Taylor him
self, at Harrisburg, and transmitted to
Washington Will the National LnteIH-
gencer endorse that statement? Trace
Gen. Washington's correspondence from
'54 to the day of his death; and when any
is produced from him which can compare
with the miserable horse letter, or the
Grandin letter, we will then admit that in
point of composition the First Washington
did sometimes sink to the same grade with
the Second. .-TVash. Union
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TrnnnS for Elnridh.

The New Orleans Delta says, that the
following is the list of troops, so far as
heard from that have been ordered 10
Tampa Bay. Five companies of the 4th
Artillery, lately in garrison at the New
Orleans Barracks. Forts Pike and Wood,
and Pascagoula Harbor. Four companies
of the ID Artillery, that garrisoned Point
Comfort, Augusta Arsenal, Fort Moultrie
and Oglethorpe Barracks; and these, with
the two companies of the 4th Artillery,
already stationed at Tampa, will make
eleven companies of Artillery, and ten
companies Infantry, numbering in all
about two thousand men.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

A GooD MovE.-Thompson's last Bank
n ote Reporter says, the Legislature OF New
Hampshire have repealed the charter OF
the w off borough bank, thus efectuaily
preventing the galvanizing process:
The charter and banking privileges OF
every concern should be annulled, as soon
as it forfeits the confidence of the public,
and we hope the example set by the legis-
lature of New Hampshire. will be follow
ed by every State where there is broken
bank charter.
The scheme Of shinplaster banking is
made a business, by a small, but very en-
ergetic portion of the long-faced, white-vest
black-coat gentlemen. They hunt up a
dormant charter, elect directors, appoint
officers, execute bills, discount the notes of
men of straw, say 100000, circulate the
bills as widely as possible, and then let
the Bank burst up.
Result--the Bankers have some thous-
ands in pocket-the Bank has the notes
of the bankers stool-pigeons, which Of
course, are worthless. The Berks county
Bank was one of this description.-Berks
County Press.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN MANUFAC-
TURERs.-The Dry Goods Reporter pub
lished in New Y ork, states a new and
striking circumstance in relation to the
successful competition of American manu-
facturers with foreign. 1t says, the ''fur-
ther importation of mousseline de laines
for American consumption must prove a
losing business. We have examined the
patterns Of the foreign fabric in com parison
with the production of our own manufac-
lures, and are satisfied that the former
must yieid the palm 10 the latter, both in
point of style and finish" According to
this, the American manufacturers will have
the trade entirely to themselves.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

IMPORTANT VERDICT. = Our readers
doubtless remember that while the Rev.
Alexander Campbell, President of Bethany
(Va) College was on tour through Scot
land he was arrested and imprisoned, in
Edingurgh, through the agency of the Rev
James Robinson, for having, while dis
coursing on the subject of slavery, uttered
sentiments obnoxious to that gentleman.
The affair produced considerable agitation
in this country and in some parts OF Eu-
rope at the time of its occurrence.
After Mr.. Campbell's release and return
to this country, some of his friends in
Scotland Instituted suit against Mr.. Rob
inson upon the charge of malignant perse-
cution and false Imprisonment of Mr..
Campbell. This suit has recently termi-
mated, and the result is decree Of the
Lords of Council and Session i'll favor oi
Mr.. Campbell for two thousand pounds
(equal to $4,000 nearly,) and COSTS
Wyheeln1g Times.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
Society UPSET IN CALIFoRNIA.-The

SOCIETY UPSET IN CALIFoRNIA.-Ih here
appears to be what the French call d
bossLeUerSenaent- a complete oVerturn-
of the usual arrangements OF society at the
gold region; for specimen of which see the
following extract from San Francisco
letter in the Boston Courier;
'.Since my arrival have seen a leuten-
ant of the navy, and New York merchant
dragging handcart, at an ounce per load;
a few days since | met a professor IN one
of your first colleges driving his OK team,
hauling emigrants' traps to the 'diggins,'
at $40 for one hundred pounds. A Geor-
gian planter cooks my salt pork, and does
the flap jacks brown, printer from the
Picayune office keeps my books, and two
Young gentlemen from jobbing houses IN
Pearl street take care of the mules, haul
lumber, and act as porters in the store at
from $40 to S16 per day, with board. In
California all labor, and one is daily fur
nished with innumerable sources of amusc-
ment by meeting old friends in such conf
cal employment. Imagine our friend
the artist, with buckskin trousers,
red flannel shirt, and California hat, ped
ding newspapers: San Herald and Irt-
bug1e sir! latest dates from New York, only
t1U0 dollars each.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

THE ISLAND OF CUBA.-This Island is
ga miles in extreme length, with width
varying from % to III miles. and covers
an area of 81 900 square miles, being about
the size Of the state of Maine.
1t contains a population of l 100000 of
which about $4,000 are whites, 10000
are free colored, and 100000 slaves. Its
imports in l647 were S32,389,ll9, OF
which S7,049,975 were from the United
States. It's exports during the same peri
cd were S27, ,998,77 Of which Sl2,394,-
S76 were to the United States. In l847
the number of arrivals, at It's ports, was
374O, and the number Of clearances 3346.
It's principal harbors are the finest in the
world.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

The disturbance In Canada, according
TO the Times and the ministerial Globe,
are mere tempest in teapot. There
is a certain piece of water called sthe har-
Dor of Boston,, which once served the
purpose of a teapot, and brewed little
sempest, the effects of W hich are felt all
over Europe at the present hour.-Hali-
.far paper.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

AFrEcrING.-Deeply were we affected
on reading the other day of a young lady,
who, being told that her lover was sud-
denly killed, exclaimed-Oh that splendid
gold watch of his-glve me that-give me
something 10 remember him bvy Touch
ing simplicity,
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

@.Ike,' said rusty old healhen of
the desk, 'how do astronomers measure
the distance to the sun!'
Why replied the young hopeful, they
guesses at one-fourth the distance, and
then multipl;es by four The old desk
worm tainted.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

Please to give me light, said
little ragged urchin with long nine in his
hand, to a six foot dandy, who was putting
a regalia cigar, as he was walking the
public street. What said the dandy, "a
shaver like you smoker Yes replied
the boy, every gentleman smokes nova
davs'
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

wDr. Redfeld, the physiognomist,
says, that 'conjngal love Is indicated by
the .jaw.' There must be a great deal of
il in some families then; for we have heard
of those who are always .jawing.'
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06

yOne reason why the world is not
reformed, is because every man would
have others take start, never thinking of
himself.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-06
ARRIVAL OF THE
CALEDONIA.
SFVEy DAYS LATER.

Sr. JOINS, Aug. 3I--s 4. NJ.
The steamship Caledonia, Capt. Leitch,
arr;vea at Halifax at l O'Clock, yesterday
morning, in about III days from Liver
pool, bringing papers to the 18th inst
She would leave at 3 4. NJ for Boston.
The Caledonia passed the Europa for
- --Liverpeel i4i lse-ehannel-
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-01
Correspondence Of the Republic.
BosroN. October %. ls4s.

BosToH, October 20, l649
The funeral of Mr.. Strickland, the young Eng
lishman who persisted amid the White mountains
week before last, took place this day, and was at
tended by the mayor, the British consul, Mr.. Graf
tam and a number Of citizens and friends of the
deceased. The report that MIR. Strickland proba
bly, put an end TO his existence in fit of insanity
is contradicted by the surgical examinations which
his body has undergone, and which show that after
he had thrown off his clothes, which had frozen to
his skin, he retained his sufficiently TO fol-
low the path which Mr.. Fabyan had pointed out to
him. Bishop Eastburn read the services to-day at
the funeral of the unfortunate Englshman.
A murder committed in our streets last
night, both victim and perpetrator being colored
Jealousy the immediate cause The
murderer, named Cox, about twenty two years of
age, was in the employ of Mr. Collins, barber, in
Devonshre street.
Three fires, all the work of incendiaries took
place in this city or its suburbs yesterday One of
the incendiares fellow named John Betton, was
caught, and il is to be hoped that example will
be made of him. Crime seems to increase in our
midst in proportion TO the influx Of foreign imm-
grafton.
Our Boston Natural History Society had pres
ent to-day, from anonymous donor, of $4,000.
brated sculptor, whose works not unknown at
the capital, has recently completed a statue, in
marble, not unworthy to be placed by the side of
the finest achievements of his brother. II is semi
recumbent figure of child, with one arm flung
careessly his head, and the hand of the other
playing with flowers on the ground, while book
lies open by his side. But he has neglected the
printed leaves for those of the flowers The atti-
tude is graceful and expressive; and the face con-
forms admirably TO the action. The statue was
excellent likeness of little son, who lost to
him some months since at Northampton, in this
State.
While on the subject of art would remark, that
we have many admirable paintings sale in this
city at present. There is good collection by Ger
man artists at store in Fremont Row, some OF
which offered at remarkably low prices. Some
very choice paintings, from the collection of S. G
Goodrich esq, to be offered at auction ON Thurs
day. One of them, "Rigolette," is the original Of
the celebrated French engraving of that name, ia
miliar to all lovers of fine prints II illustrates one
of the female characters of the "Mysteres of Paris
and is really beautiful thing
Benedict, Truff, Rossi, and other Italian vocal
lists, have been giving concerts in this city and the
vicinity the past three weeks; but their last two OF
three have been poorly attended. Our musical PEG.
pie signing for the opera. At the theatre (How-
| ard) Miss Davenport is doing a very good bust
ness. **