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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-07-21
A Tour i'm the Country,

Many great men have noted their adventuresi in
life, either to their own confusion or the edifica.
ton Of the public, and we know Of no good rea
son why we should not emulate their example,
lo,dingouselves responsible before the sametrlbu'
nal for the attendant consequences Lest week we
paid visit to White Hall, Passing the exen-
Give Ore mines in Heinlock where there are hea-
Wy and active mining operations going on, we
were soon greeted with the appearance Of the
cheerful village of Buck Horn. This is thriy-
ing country village, four miles west Of Bloomsburg
lately much improved and rapidly improving, as
Whilst once be observed by the neat appearance
Of the many new and white houses with which
it is adorned, among the most pleasant of which is
the residence of our venerated friend, JOHN Nc
REYNOLDS, Esq. The Buck Horn is surrounded
by Gourishing and enterprzing agricultural com
muniy, giving increasing evidence of a more pros.
perou' country.
Many valuable farms attract attention from
llemlock to Madison, with much to interest tho
traveller on the way before he arrives in Jesey-
NHNh' ihAo 70 plNaSuHN tONllb "A'h OuoihSoo
some" going on, itself more long than wide, with
an Intervening hollow betwxt the main part of
the town and the upper village, where can al.
ways be found our excellent democratic friend
Aliens Hotel and good living constantly at hand
JOHN always pays the Printer, most promptly and
IF this ,sii. ytI'.' s'...',-' r-NI.,-i I-i-'--.
or fellow, '.s not his fault.
We fad ourselves next stage, after three short
miles travel, in Anthony township, and the beau
,iful town Of White Hall. The antiquarian mould
OF this village, commands the most respectful
constellation, whilst the prUveroially honest coun.
tenlnces Of it's citizens indicate happy and pros
ne,one people. Mr., ANDREW CRAWFORD, has
y,centy opened public House in the upper end
/cl White hall, On the upper side OF main street,
{ hnown as the Pennsylvania Hotel. He is a. clever
fellow, keeps excellent entertainmen',an IS him
self good democrat. Give him call
We returned home by New Columbia and after
ovng in safety will only add, that we found the
ia'er. everywhere actively engaged in gathering
'AeNich crops and were much sfatifed with the
6 anldances all around .: an industrious, pros
g''0u' j happy people.
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COMM MvYTC.aTEOI'S
FOR THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
Charles R, Paxton.
Col. Tatei

Col. Tate;
In all the ramifcations Of lro. | have
made it strict rule, 10 award mGrltns lust
reward. BY this, | mean, to give creGt
where credit is due. Party prediction,
or personal preferment, always have been,
and ever ought be, regarded as merely Sc
condary considerations.
Mr.. CHARLES r. PAXTON, is known IN
this community, as the manager of the
Bloomsburg Rail Road Iron Co., at Iron
Dale. This introduction should not stamp
him, as some in similar stations truly are,
aristrocratic lordy tyrants. That Mr.. p.
is not of this class. will enumerate few
facts, and leave "tho tree to be judged by
its fruit"
Some time since, in throng of busi-
ness, Charles R. Paxton, instead of look
ing on at the hands whilst they performed
the labor, was running his barrow loaded
with Clay, when he was accidentally
thrown load and all some 10 or IL feet in
to the race, and yet he worked all that day
out, in the rain, without so much as chang
ing his dress. Subsequently, the gate OF
the tale-race was found to be obstructed,
so that it could not be closed, or let down.
The water was washing and the works
were already much injured. Had it so
continued until morning, the damage could
not have been repaired short of FIVE
hundred dollars. Several men had spent
the day in fruitless labors, to remove the
obstruction, and at eleven o'clock at night,
Mr.. Paxton, finding it yet unrepaired,
plunged into the race and Immediately re-
moved the obstruction. Ia his engage
ments with the work men, | have been
told by many of them, that Mr. p, always
comes fnllyup to the mark, and very often,
if he thinks they had hard bargain, he
exceeds the stipulation.
Those things indicate the man. state
them freely, and in doing so, disclaim all
fulsome adulation. By publishing the
above, Mr.. Editor, you will oblige,
A LABORING MAN.
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NLGamblc, and TN.
Branch.

We regard lkG NJ
under head way again. BFancn as no"
Its friend. This we do know, eamO'' L
10 the democratic candidate for Canal Com
mlSsioner--succes to the North Branch
Daylight is dawnlng upon the North
Northern interest, and northern men be.
gin to look up. Our claims are beginnino
to be acknowledged. A better, and more
competent man lorthc office of Canal Com.
missioner Is not to be found in Pennsyl-
Vanla' The Convention deserve the
thanks of the democracy. They did their
whole dnty-their duty to the State, their
in'y to the great republican party, and
heir duty to Northern men and Northern
interests -Luzeme Democrat.
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For the Columbia Democrat.
SERIFFALTY.
Col. TATE

Among the names on your announce
ment list of candidates for Sheriff, | sec
InaI ol CaPlam BRANDON. vr Don,ilie. i
is not my purpose TO disparage the claims
Of the worthy men wi no stand upon the
same list: but to speek Of Captain Bran
don.
lie is a self-made man, and of sterling
honesty, and uDhiching in his faith TO the
democratic doctrine. have known Cap
tain BRANDON, long, and his father before
him. At an early age, he was left upon
his own resources; his aged father, (who
was a Clergyman Of considerable abilites)
died. Thomas was put 10 the Blacksmiths
trade. After he had served out his time,
9 commenced the business in Danville,
We're he still pursues it. His, is not the
orea Of ideness. At the dawn of the day,
you NY hear the ring of his hammerupon
the an"--and during the long day also.
Ills 'Ile lie been one of industry and hard
labor
Such are ''' men who should receive
The reward OF ofce : Such are the men
on whom we musvely in the hour of the
country's peril and ,uch are the men to
whom power can safel: be entrusted.
The people in this vicqity desire to see
the Captain nominated 70. Sheriff. The
man who has felt the wanh of lif.-its
crosses and its trials, can feelror olhrs
and tempers the discharge of duty, to is
uItermost limits, so they are assured, h,
would attend to its conflicting duties. ToI
nominate HIM, would be an open demon
s'ration by the democrats of the county,
that labor is honorable and deserves its re-
ward. He is qualified: lie is honest: he
ls dependant on his hands for his bread
What more can be said? What more
need be said. 1t is the best encomium
that can be passed upon a candidate for
The popular suffrage.
We are satisfied that if he is nominated
he "Star Of the North" will again role
'p one of lis old fashioned majoritics, and
hat Captain Thomas BRANDON, will be
he next Sheriff of Columbia by at least
900 majority. Let the working men
f the county ponder upon the suggestions
lade by voter of
L Il, ,,I
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Infamous {!

The death Of the late President, JAnEs X,
PoLK is noticed in the following blasphemous
manner, by the ChambeBburg Wing, the organ
Of the party ia franklin county, Penn. Read Il, 4,
Behold the deprayity of poor john 10 boyd
"SwIrT RETRIBuT1oN. .-On Tuesday last
the "Green spot" was made doleful by
the toling Of bells for the death Of James
X. Polk late President of the LocolOco
party. The news of his decease was re-
ceived by Telegraph. The disease under
which the labored was chronic darrh9a,
not cholera, as stated in our last. Thus
has this ambitious and wicked man been
called early to the final settlement OF his
dreadful account. We would, in charity,
have wished him lifetime of Ten thousand
years in which 10 "bring forth fruits meet
for repentance.
We are taught in the Book of Books
that for National sins there shall be Nat
ional affections. Does it not, however,
seem little singular, just contempora-
neous with the death Of the author OF the
most shameful iniqities in which our coun-
try ever engaged, that the consequences OF
those iniquties should be SO full upon us
that the scourge Of disease should be
sweeping the length and breath OF the land !
Verify, the ways of Providence are lnscru-
table"
The name of the beasy wretch who wrote
this article is
CJ- john ~ boyd, %
and we hope he may hereafter be known as the
meanest man living. The wretch who could pen
and publish such an article, in reference to the
death of any man, no has filled the office OF
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED SsATEs, must be in
fnately worse than. brute. II the wings OF
Franklin county, do not Immediately denounce
this wicked and infamous scoundral, and drive
him out of the county, they deserve TO be branded
with the disgrace that attaches TO the author OF
the outrage. Let it be remembered, that this ar
tlcle appeared in the organ Of the party, and they
must either approve or disappraye of it. We
have no words to express our contempt for 50
mean man, and SO vilea scoundrel.
Let him go down to his grave, scorned and
despsed as the most degraded Of human beings,
and way no mark denote the resting place Of the
slanderer Of the illustrious and patriotic dead
Would, we could place whip in every honest
mans hand to-"Lash the william naked round
the world"
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oa' an',aepb.s3h @s towards Italy. Striving as
'a' u"', @I .tsp umanfully for liberty, every
F'''s'', 'an., send a. makes towards its attain
'atN', -, ,ne,can. joy through the breast
he f''l oF RRser sricefts, Bella France threw
''' 'een' kindly feeling ot not rejoice at
" longing as It were, for the wlhere always
"'n'"s the people Of this country, affection
'2ndered' That feeling can never be rance,
E'1 there never was more heartfelt reioic,ss
".y event. than at tde success OF tho fr., hi
stuck for liberty by france.
but The people were deceived by D,no
'.,ancylng NaPolcOa in Louis Bonanar,e ~
invested h'm with the honor Of the first Pr,
a+"ry| France. Events have proycd,tbat ,bo
.' nothing in Louis to justify the great martial;
% MS connlrymen; possessing as he does nci,I
e' decision energy or talent. His proceeJipg,
regard to Italy, cannot be explained away. and
tI.,e ol al, that c'n be said, they appear 10 be
'.'Sa al popular liberty, How can he possibly b
"'''nS the cause Of human rights, by endeavor,,,
% force upon that brave aud generous peoD,s .,
'onoXous ruler, whom they have already igno,o,
iaiously discarded. "'-'
Is It possible that we have already seen the he.
'ianiHg Of the end, for Liberty in Europe} Wb,,
'a' become Of the Democratic party in France
Has the President struck blow at the freedom, r.
H'me'tor the purpose Of more securely epsl,yipg
france' From present appearances he should he
''ndemned without benefit of that Clergy, he 50
aach wishes to restore. Has not France .ssn
aough ofthe union Of church and state We can
My hope that the French may be forever defeat.
D. in their hostile attempts upon the "Etsypoy
.ity.
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1t will be seen, and doubtless meet with gen.
eral approval, says the Lancaster lntelligencer,
the Democratic State Convention which recently
met at Pittsburgh, by an unanimous vote passed
resolution in laver The amendment Of the Cor.
stitu,on lot giving to the People the election Of
the Judges This expression oiopinion, emanat.
ing from the assembled representatives Of The
Democray Of the whole State, cannot fail to ex.
ercise powerful influence in its final settlement
as it proves the deep hold this lavorte measure
has upon the popuiar mind and heart We t:ust
the resolve will be reit,raledat all theDemocratic
County Meetings to be he'd this fall, and that the
D Democratic representatives VII be all instructed
rrsayor. Let assurance be 'ode doubIy sure,
P'' matter of such grave impol 'nce, the peo.
ev well exercise too much vIs',nce.
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These wagons will average about four yoke of
oxen 10 the wagon-making, in all $4,000 exen.--
The number of men to The wagon is about an aver
age Of tour-naking, in all, l7,40O.
GRAND ToTAL.--4,350 wagons, l7,400 men,
$4,000 oxen.
1t must be recollectcI that those who haveStar.
ted from point south Of ST. Joseph, Independence,
Weston, Westport, SC, are not included in the
estimate. The whole number upon the plains
cannot fall much short Of 3G,000men
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Fire Fire! rire!!!

On last Sunday, a tremendou ,,o,r,,,;,o ~.
CURED .'e IN Mauch Chunk. The 10, is estimated
at slooo0O dollars Allthe bushes ror,ion !,
llld IN ruins. At least thirty one builonrs b,y,
been destroyed, including the court.bopn and
Jail The fire originated IN Dodson & Bs,.in,.
warehouse, being communicated by means Ohio,
ashes, caTelessly thrown under the bpiIdirs -,
this be a warnig =
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STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

J Clancy Jones, Berks county, chairman,
Alonzo Harrington, F"'Iaoeiphia Cl'y'
Samuel Jackson,
Andrew Miller, Phil.delphi. CO.
VIM. S. Hallowell,S
Philip Super; Montgomery county.
Jesse Young chester and Delaware.
e NJ, G. Hbbs Bucks county. b.
John c. snaveiy, Lancaster & Lebanon,
8 Asa Packer schuylkill, ca rbon, Monroe az
Pike
9 ii Reeder northampton and Lehigh .
~ u Grow, Susqueeanna, Wayne, l. Wyoming
II U Mercur; Bradford and Tioga
l2 H l. DtienbaCh, Lycoming, clinton and cent
10 5 Monroe, Luzerne and columbia.
~ WIN FOrsythe, Northumberland and Dauphi
10 Barber, Milln Juniala, Union.
10 Henry church; cumberland and Perry.
II Geo Hammond, York,
IS VIM r Stewart franklin and Adams,
10 VIM P'S chell Huntington, fdford and raj
20 W Hemphill; clearfeld, ,lndiaui, ,csmbriiY
Armstrong.
81 John Snodgrass Westmoreland and SOrrH
% R T Galloway; Fayette and Green.
% o B mcFadden; Washington.
a' g fotnsiios SG59eoP, eoIr. Allegheny and II
25 VIM Dellinger beaver and MHrer
% Arnold Plummer; crawford and VenSS
27 Wm A Gabrsith Erie. u
% James L Gillis Warren, Jefferson 'r
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V3-The Board Of Canal Commissioners have =.
greed upona route for avoiding the inclined plone
on The Columbia and Philadelphia railroad at the
SchuylklI. The route to terminate az tho rs,
tern end Of the market Street Bridge, Philadel.
has been appointed orpe'ru,vuus",r &, " ,ryishnrg
A Tsry good appointment
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Cholera Reports,

We nave carefully compiled from our Phia.
delphia exchanges, the Times and Pennsylvania
the subjoned statement Of the ravageS of the Asi.
etic Cholera, in that City, since the publication
u the last Columbia Democrats
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.47ofher.-on last Sunday morning, abou, tvo
O'Clock, the Grist.mill, Of Mr.. David Master. +,
MI'I'I.Ie' in this county, was totally DESTROYED bv
imr,-, g 'o o'n'r building we understand was ip1
t. .,,,. ',''gin oftbe fire not known. We aeI
haDnV t" learn that II va. insured for ,hro,,bon
- los, 'riu not be 90 verHi
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VTcrfM' ii MExlco-rne Mexican mipi.to-
80. ~ ms !9le report to his government, states
~ .,,,n' - u AZ 'A''1H "'o'er '0d children an.
..' - inward "% 'afF's5 Of :r qbGBg qbGbBBgrbe hostile In
Practice of the nvagos to murder the men, 'nd
old the women e, eaptivea
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name and strength of the democracy Of the
"Star Of the North" to guard well their
political scalps. ! intend to give them
their dues hereafter, as am TOO old a Dem
ocratto betactly chisseled out Of my rights
and shall never brook an open insult with
innunitv
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A DEMOCRAT OF 1900.

NOte--The following, from the Danville
Intelligencer, to which friend has just
called my attention, would also thank
you to publish, as relevant to my subject.
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Pennsy'uania, AT the democratic State con.
vention, recently held at Pitsburg, Hon JOHN A.
GAMBLE, Of Lycoming county. was nominated
candidate for the Office Of canal commissioner hv
! handsome majority; after which the convention
resolved unanimously to support him. The best
spirit prevailed among the delegates, who (s,y,
the editor of the Morning Pos) brought the mos,
encouraging accounts Of the state of public sen,i.
ment in their respective counties. The pres.
ent weak and perfdiouS administration is regard.
ed with loathing by the stern and true democrats,
Of the Keystone State If the democratic par,v
cordially support their candidate for canal com.
missioner, as we have no doubt they will, he will
he elected by majority of twenty thousands -
Such gratifying result would sound the knell
ofthe administration now in power, which ths
people never intended TO elect, and which di,.
hOnors the country by its shameless violation Of
ts pledges and by its ruthless proscgip,iop.--
Union.
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FISHINGCREEK

Cu-V. p. PALMER, corner of Third and Ches.
ut Street. is an authorized agent for the CoLUm
IA DEMOCRAT, in Philadelphia.
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Gt- E. w. CARR, Evans Building, Third St.
an authorised agrn, for CoLrNnrA D.yocp.-
y The 'r'0a'tIon Of business in pbilodelphr,
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Now, Mr.. Editor, I am at loss to cite
in the annals Of political chicanery, more
infamous transaction than that recorded a.
boye. By hard lying and wilGu misrep-
resentaion, Samuel p. Ceilings, the fel-
low who last year defeated the democratic
party and elected Chester Butler, to Con-
gress from this District, backed up by Sher-
if Koons, and sustained by Wilmofs man
Mercur, Of Bradford, has again betrayed
the Democracy of Columbia, and thereby
added insult to injury. Let such traitors
be marked, that they may be Stunned and
dspsed by all honest men.
Ialirm without fear of successful con-
tradicton, that Columbia has always ac-
ceeded he Senatorial delegate to Luzerne,
when that county had the Senator-this
being theusage and as evidence, state an
undeniabIe fact, that twice did Columbia
concur III NE nomination OF Mr.. Beau
mont, although he then, mean after his
election, saw proper, for purposes since
quite apparent, 20 deputise Mr.. Buckalew.
Who asked him % act thus or what was
his object? Cerainly, Columbia did not
nor was it by her arrangement. Two years
since Luzerne, or some of her most "shab-
by political hacks, set the example of dc
'at'ng our candidate, and now the same
little faction have led off in violating the
rSages Of the District.
Thus, it will be seen. that they, and not
Is are the offenders. As the hstchet has
hu' been raised, ] sdmonish them, IN the
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How ARE THE MIGHTY rALLEN.-We do not
remember, ever to have been called upon, in so
brief space, to record the death Of so many eui.
nent and celebrated characters, as within the last
few months
General Kcarncy, General Gaines, and Genera
Worth. Each highly distinguished in his way
have passed from the stage, escaped the perils Of
the battle field, been denied the gloies Of a sol.
dier's death; and sunk to rest, surrounded by tho
tears and sighs and meanings of friends, instead
Of the stirring music Of the batlle--the blood OF
the dying, and the roar Of artillery.
JAMES X. POLK, too. having but just laid asida
the insignia Of power and become once more ,ons.
of the sovereign People, is taken from among us
even in comparative youth.
And last, the widow of Ex. President Madison,
in Washington city, and the widow of Ex PreS.
dent Harrison at North Bend, Ohio. The links
Of the past are growing weaker and weaker, aud
each day snaps one Of those remaining asunder.
Out upon time 1t will leave no more
Oh the things TO come, than the thing before
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SENATORIAL DELEGATE.

By the proceedings of the State Conventlon,I u
will be seen that VIM. Koons, was permitted TO
act as Senatorial Delegate from ihls District, and
Samuel Caldwell, excluded from his seat. ~
we find the proceedings reported in the Pits
burg Post, Caldwell was sustained by one oi
majority and some of the Delegates who kept
tally say his maj was three yet Z. S. Goodrich,
Of Bradford county who acted as Secretary. repor-
ted the vote as being one Of majority for Koons'
"Foul play never prospers, the authors Of tn,
outrage upon the rights OF Columbia county, failed
to eftectt their wishes at Pttsburg-and 1t re-
mains to be seen in the future what their gain
will be in Luzerne BY persisting TO dictate to
Columbia in the choice Of candidates. and appoint
ment of Delegates. When Luzerne had the Sem
ator she always had the Senatorial Delegate except
we believe in a single case, when Andrew Beau
mont, of Luzerne, was appointed, and he for rea-
sons unknown to the public. substituted citizen
of Luzerne who had just taken up his residence
IN Columbia, and on The strength Of that PriUon
arrangement S. P. Ceilings, Esq, the Son.in'lsw
Of Andrew Beaumo now informs the Convention
that " Columbia had always had the Senatorial
Delegate :" And Mr. MerCur, of Bradford, 1t
seems lent his aid to miFrepesent the facts But
enough OF this for the present.--- Had Mr.. Cald-
well been for Mason. Bowmon, Dimmock, or
Pearce, his seat would not have been disputed
as it is, they lost the nomination, and Mr.. Csld'
well was deprived Of the pleasure Of voting 70
Mr.. GAMBLE.-DaRriHe Inteihgtncsr.
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Emigration 10 California,

The following statements ofthe number of per.
sons who have passed the Missouri frontier, bound
across the plains for California, are quoted by the
st. Louis Reyeille from the ST. Joseph Gazette
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e5- THOMAS EARLE, Esq. Of Philadelphia, a
distinguished member of the Reform Convention
died after painful and pro,racted illness. on Sat
urday last.
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DR.. South says; "The tale bearer and the tale
hearer should be both hanged up, back to back,
only the one by the tongue and the other by tho
ear"
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Oc-The Virginia wheat crop has been secured
in good condition. 1t is generally abundant and
of excellent quality The same may be said cf
the crop of Maryland.