The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-09-15
Gen. Taylor going Home.

Cen. Taylor going Home.
The town was reused yesterday about ten o. |
clock by the Information that Gen. TAYLOR, had |
bresGfasted in New York. and would reach this |
city at two in the afternoon. At the appointed |
hour he came down the river, saw the line oI
shipping and a great crowd at Walnut street
wan-but they did see him, he did not land, un.
less, indeed, stepping from the "Trenton" aboard
the "Roberi Morris" may be called landing. Ten
minutes after this interesting event, he was of
Tor New Castle as rapidly as steam could whirl
him. His followers here are loud 10 their ana.
themas of the conduct of his travelling commit.
tee, and the people who do not care fg about
the matter pleased that the old gentleman cot
away, without being pulled to pieces, on having
to go through The blank ceremony Of making
speech We are told that he looked very feeble
and wore the appearance of man who had been
dangerously indisFosed. Pennsyiuaaian
0t- We are glad TO see such men nominated oy
the Democracy Of the several counties Of this
State for the Legislature, as McREYHoLp., of
Columbia; MrEKr OF Centre HEMpHLL, Of
Clearheldi BRINpLE. Of Lycoming, SMITH, of
Cambria, &c. We cannot fail to have good laws,
SO long as our legislators are good men who will
not fail to discharge their whole du,y to their
constituents. Pennsylvania
LARGE VEssEL.-There 10 large steam frig.
ate building at Philadelphi, to be called the Sus.
quehanna. lis expected that she will be ready
to be launched in six or eight months from this
time. She will be thirty feet longer than the
great ship.of the!line Pennsylvania: but her
breadth Of beam is much less, and her Tonnage is
but $500. She will carry but eight guns Of heavy
ealibre-one of them, which will be placed
upon her bow, will throw hollow shot weigh.
ing PCS pounds. Her machinery will cost $780,.
Oo0-the four boilers alone $4,000 each-and
the whole vessel, when completed. about S60O,.
900 her crew will consist Of 300 men.
The FEDERAL VINO TRAP.-The Federal
Wings Of the State, knowing the anxiety of the
| people Of the Northern Counties on the subiec,
ofther favorite improvement, have baited their
trap with candidate for Canal Commissioner,
taken IRON among the Northern Coumies Let
no Dem ocra be mised by this maneuvre Its
one OF those tricks in which Federalism, in the
absence OF all honest principle, is so fertile. 1t
lsmore important to those interested in the North
Branch to have friends in the legislature than in
the Canal Board. The friends of Mr.. Gamble. in
the Legislature, have been, and will continue to
be- Ii not betrayed aud abandoned, the warm and
earnest friends Of the Canal. Their help il of
the last Importance to its future prosperity and
success. Dojustice to them and they will stand
by you And this justice can only be done By
honestly aud faithfully supporting the Demo.
cratic nominee for Canal Commissioner. Let no
Democrat be led estray at this time, and the
great Interests Of Pennsylvania as involved in
TINS Improvement ale safe -WiikeS6arre Far.
" Andrew Stewart, the Pennsylvania person.
ihcation Of Whggery, has actually come ou, in
lavor Of the democratic Sub. Treasury, which
he has hitherto uniformly and strongly opposed.
AZ he is among the strongest Whig, in the coun.
Try, and was an applicant for Secretary of the
Treasury, his conversion to the principle, of the
lndepedent Treasury may be considered won.
deriul change OF opinion. The Waynesbmg,
tPa.l Messenger is our authority, from which
print we quote the following account of Mr. Stew.
arts speech, delivered in Greene county, in that
State. II this is the way the way the prominent
Wings define their position, we Democrats will
shortly be compelled to get up some new issues
otherwise the Wings will crowd US of our own
platoon. The paper referred 20 above remarks
thus;
The honorable gentleman rose to his
feet, and after much hemming and having
declared that he did not knoW what 10
Say--he did not know where TO begin.- -
After confusion and tloundering that see
med perfectly agonizing to himself and hea-
rers, the speaker made out to declare that
he was "nO+party-maa," and that he was
in favor of some of the great measures be-
longing to both parties. But he took his
whig friends all aback by declaring that he
,Oas in favOr Of the Independent Treas
uru- one Of the favorite measures of the
democratic party-that it was good meas
ure, and the only one that could make the
public moneys Secure-that the state Banks
would not answer the purpose-and a ma
tional Bank was unnecessary and unconsti-
tutional. Mr.. Stewart even declared that
he was aiOays in favOr Of the Mdepsn-
dent Treasury, and, as if fearing that his
hearers would not credit this part of his
declarations, he attested it with his old STE
reotyped affirmation of $50 help me God :"
Bedford County.