Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-10-04
The Governors Visit 10 Huntingdon.

The Huntingdon Journal gives glowing ac-
count Of Governor Johnston's reception at that
place and Cassylle. At the latter town he ad-
dressed an eloquent and argumentative speech
to the hard-hsted boys in attendance-spoke Of
the measures of the National and State Admin
istrations, and called on all who approved them,
TO sustain those measures BY their votes He
justified in the most convincing manner, his veto
of the first Apportionment bil--he remarked on
the necessity of carrying out his endeayor to
extinguish the State debt, by forming a nucleus
at the last session for its gradual reduction and
final extinction; and observed that the actual
and necessary expenses Of government, for all
three departments, legislative, executive and
judiciary, amounted TO the small sum of $3.50,
600 whereas. four millions were annually paid
by taxation, &c, by the citizens Of the State; /;
bat had we no debt, large sum, after all ex-
penses paid, might be annually applied in fur
tberance of our system of common school edu-
cation He, in the most plain, argumentative
and convincing manner urged the necessity Of a
change in the collection of our national revenue,
so as by that means, (and no other personal it.
self 90 protect and foster home industry, and
produce home market he also by the most
forclble and conclusive arguments, showed the
fallacy and folly Of the dependence of our agri-
cuturalsts on a foreign market for their pro-
duce. He explained lucidly and eloquently the
Importance Of the results which would follow
the next election, instaucing the election of Au-
ditor General, Surveyor General, Prosecuting
Attorneys, and the alteration by amendment Of
our organic law, making an elective judiciary.
He appealed to his fellow citizens with irresist-
ible force, endeavoring TO convince men of every
party, that it was their duty, even at self sacri
fec, to attend and vote at the next election.
The Governor spoke for more than an hour.
His speech was listened to by the large con-
course present with most marked attention, and
we venture to assert, found hearty response in
the hearts of all present.
Gen. WM. II. lawn, was called for and made
one of his happiest efforts. He occasionally held
the audience in brealhless silence by his flights
Of eloquence, and then he would have them con-
yulsed with laughter by his well directed wit
and sarcasm.
AT Huntingdon the Governor also addressed
. ioi b hCSiHiS iH d SpCSCH, uhu was
followed by Gen. VIM. ii. Irwin, of Lewistown,
whose remarks are thus noticed in the Journal :
Gen. VIM. Fl. Irwin was then called for, and
addressed the meeting. The General was ex-
ceedingly happy in his remarks. As speaker,
he has few superors in the interior of the State
MIR. Parker, the free trade candidate for Con-
! grcss, received full share of his grape" lie
showed, by the most convincing argument, that
no greater calamity could befai the district, than
Parker's election TO Congress, and called on the
/ Wings to turn out in their strength to prevent IT.
He said that in MifIlin county, DIR. McCulloch
would receive good vote, and that aItnough
/ some of the Locofocos said Dr. McCuiioch was
only fit to administer pills. the signs oi the times
unerringly indicated that he would give Parker
/ such "physic" on the second Tuesday of Oe-
tober, as would prevent him from making free
trade speeches in the next Congress The Gen
erals speech was received with marked appro-
baton and enthusiasm, and-when he concluded.
the meeting adjourned, all seeming highly de-
lighted with the entertainment they had received,