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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
The New Postage Law.

The New postage law, adopted by Con-
gress, goes into operation on the Both inst.
The substantial provisions are as follows:
T Newspapers, periodicals, unsealed cir
culars, &C., weighing not over three oun-
ces, to pay one cent each, to any part OF
the United States, or half that rate, where
paid quarterly, or yearly in advance.
Newspapers. &C., whighing not owe one
and half ounces, half the above rates,
where circulated within the state of pub
lication.
Newspapers, papers and pamphlets of
not more than l6 pages, 8vo., packages
of not less than eight ounces to one adj
dress, to be charged half cent an ounce,
though calculated by separate pieces, the
postage may amount to more.
Postage on all transient matter to be
prepaid, or charged double.
Books, bound or unbound, of not more
than four pounds each, one cent per ounce,
under three thousand miles, and two cents
over that distance. Fifty per cent, to be
added where not prepaid.
Weekly newspapers free in the county
of publication.
Bills for newspapers, and receipts for
payments of moneys thereof, may be in
closed in subscribers papers.
Exchanges between newspaper publish
ers free.
Newspapers, &C., to be so enclosed that
the character can be determined without
removing the wrapper-to have nothing
written or printed on the paper or wrap
per beyond the direction, and to contain
no encloSuraother than the bill or receipt
mentioned.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
Savage Warfare.

The British have two wars upon th3ir
hands at this time. One is Caffraria, in
which the English have thus, far, at an
immense cost, achieved nothing. The
other is in Burmah, which is likely to cost
more lives than any other struggle in
whicn Victoria's subjects have been en-
gagged for many years. The contest is
marked with sanguinary ferocity on the
part of the native troops, which could on
ly be induced by revengeful feelings, rem
dered intense by long course of insult,
injury rnd oppression. The Government
of Rangoon has offered fifty rupees for
the head of every British white soldier,
and thirty for every black one. The con-
sequence is, that as soon as any of the
British troops fall, the Burmese rush up
with hatchets to cut off the required heads
and sometimes, in consequence of the COM
petition for the reward, severely injure
each other, and somtimes again they catch
it awfully from the British.
This savage mode of warfare is much to
be deplored. The soldiers are compelled
tos suffer for the trangressions oftheir supe-
riors. A campaign conducted on such
principles, unless the invaders are strong
ly reinforced, must, in time, RESULT in their
determination.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
Whig Mass Meetings.

OF At meeting of the WING STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE, held at the A
merican Hotel in Philadelphia, on Tuesday,
August IL, afteE the transaction of other lm-
portant business:
1t was resolved, That the standing COM
mittee of each county throughout the State,
be requested to appoint a~committee of FIVE
in every election district of its respective
>county, whose duty it shall be to correspond
with this body, imparting and receiving in
return, information of the condition, pros
poets and necessities of the great Whig par
ty at home and abroad-to distribute such
documents as may be furnished them, among
their friends and neighbors, for the propaga-
ton of truth, and the removal of error--to
rally their fellow Wings to attend all conve-
nicnt assemblies and mass meetings of the
party-and finally rally them with a 'deter-
mined and mighty effort on the 18th of Oc-
tober and the 2nd Of November. around the
CoNoUERING BANNER OF WINFIELD SCOTT.
Resolved, That the Chairman of each Coun-
ty Committee be desired to forward us imme-
diately list of the names OF persons appoin-
ted in pursuance of the above resolution.
And further resolved, That it is expedient
and proper that the friends of General Scott
without distinction of party, should assemble
in Mass Convention at the times and places
bel0w mentioned:
At Pitts5urg, on Friday, September 10th.
New Berlin, on Tuesday, Sept. l4th.
Lancaster, on Thursday, Sept. 10th.
Hollidaysburg, on Friday, Sept. 17th.
Erie. on Thursday, Sept. 23d
Pottsville, on Saturday, Sept, 25th.
West Chester, on Saturday, Oct. I'd.
Germantown, on Monday, Oct 4th.
Chambersburg, on Thursday, Oct. 9TH.
Resolved, That the service of Gen. Leslie
Coombs, T. F. Marshall, of Kentucky, Judge
Johnston, Messrs. Campbell, Anderson, and
Galloway of Ohio, Stanley, of North Caroli-
ma, Gov. Johnston, Judge Conrad, Hon. JAS
Pollock, Hon. Jos. R. Chandler, Gen. WIN.
II. Irwin, Hon. Thadeus Stevens, Andrew,
G. Curtain, NJ. McMichal, and other eminent
speakers be engaged for the occasions
Resolved, That these proceedings be pub
lished in all the Wing papers of Pennsylva-
MIA. DAVID TAGGART, Chairman.
C. THOMPSON JONES, Secretary.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
Prospects of General Scott.

The following extract from a letter
from distinguished citizen of Florida to
his friend in Baltimore, gives some inter
esting information relative to the pros
poets of the Wings in the coming Presi-
dental election:
With regard to General Scott, I feel
all your enthusiasm, and shal! do all in
my power to promote his election. |
spent three weeks at Saratoga most de-
lightfully, miaeling with promiscuous
crowd of intelligent gentlemen from al
most every part of our vast country. |
made many interesting acquaintances "a
mong them and advocated the election of
our gallant chieftain whenever an oppor-
tunity presented itselfof doingso. Ifound
his friends ardent aud confident. And
from their respective States or from most
of them, as well as from others, they claim
ed for him New England, with the ex-
ception of New Hampshire,) New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. If
their calculations are right, or nearly right,
We can give him enough in the South to
make his election most triumphant"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
Fardorousl,a the Mi,er.

We have received a copy of this novel
from the publishers, Z. Litell & Co. Bos-
ton. Persons wishing to read a good nov-
el and one of thrilling interest, will do
well to purchase this The scene is laid
in Ireland, and the characters of the
Miser of the noble hearted Connor, of
the william Flanagan, and of the loving,
trusting Una: are well drawn The tale
has been published in "Littell's Living
Age" which alone is a sufficient guaran-
tee of its excellency.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

AnOthcr RcpwJlic.-The last news from
Australia, received by way of England,
apprises US of the important fact that the
people of Australia had taken the prelim-
mary steps to declare their independence
of Great Britain, and to set up Repub-
lican form of Government for themselves.
Should England, as is most probable, re-
sist the attempt, and the Australians per-
sist in their determination, we may short
ly expect stirring events in that far off isl
and
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

George Watterson, Esq, Secretary of
the Washington National Monument So
eiety, has issued notice requesting the
judges or commissioners of election, the
postmasters of the respective localities
where the elections are held, OF any other
patriotic and public spirited citizens
throughout the Union, to undertake the
duty of having boxes fixed up at the polls
at the ensuing Presidential election, with
the label " Contrtb1aO'as 10 tie Wtaszington
A''ttoaat Honnnaeat," &C., and collecting
and transmitting the amounts so deposited
to the treasurer of the society, j. B. H.
Smith, Esq, in Washington city. The
Society offers to pay all expenses Meurred.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
More COunterfeiters Arrested.

On Saturday last Capt. JACOB BEN
NETT and officers BUNTING and MIRKLE,
of the Mayors police, of Philadelphia,
made another haul among the Counter
feiters. They first arrested Abraham
w. HAUsE, of Limestone, and JAMES
BRASS, of Muncy, who had come to this
borough on business; and subsequently,
with the assistance of some of our citizens,
re-arrested DIR. GILTNER, who had been
released on giving $4,000 bail, } and LOUIS
HAUsE, a son of A. W. Hause, of the
same tsp, in this county. A. W. Hause
and James Brass had hearing before
Judge Copper, and were committed in de-
fault of $4,000 and $4,000 bail respective
ly. Two true bills have been found a.
gainst A. w. Hause, as will be seen by
the Court proceedings in another column,
and his bail was fixed by the Court to
$1,000. As neither he, nor his son, whose
bail was fixed at $4,000, have as yet been
able to procure sufficient security, they
are still confined in our County jail. As
to DR.. Giltner, who seems to have been
the principal Banker, he plead guilty of
haying made $500 Relief notes on the
Harrisburg Bank, for which crime he was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment in
the Eastern Penitentiary.
On Wednesday last, batch of slO,-
600 counterfait 81 90 Relief notes on the
Harrisburg Bank, together with the plate
from which they wore struck; and a par
tally finished plate of SIS on the New Ha-
ven Bank, were delivered over to Mayor
Gilpin and his officers at the instance of
DIR. Giltner. The Harrisburg Is were
most admirably executed; and well calcu-
lated to deceive. They were burnt in the
presence of Mayor Gilpin and the coun-
sci of both parties. The plate of the Har-
risburg 2's, which was taken along from
the press-room by those who escaped from
the window, when the first arrest was
made, has also been recovered by Capt
Bennett, who has been conducting this
whole affair in most admirable and eff
fcient manner under the direction of May
or Gilpin himself There seems to be at
last fair prospect of the whole gang be-
ing completely broken up.
The engraver, by the name of Allen,
who made all the plates, has also been
arrested in Philadelphia, and is now in
custody to await his trial.--Danville
Democrat, Sd inst.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

The September number of the Massa-
chusetts Teacher is an excellent one
The article on school examinations should
be read by every parent and teacher. 1t
shows up the too prevalent practice of
leading the pupil over a certain course
merely to appear well in examination,
when IN fact be understands nothing about
1t. This is what gives so much eclat to
so many of our so called encminations.-
But get the magazine and read for your
selves.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09


Nor NERVE ENoUGH!-Of Mr.. Hop
kins, of Washington county, who has been
nominated in place of Searight, by the
Locos, for Canal Commissioner, the Lam
caster tjnaom says:
He IS plant tool of Mr.. Buchanan.
and was President of the 4th of March
Convention, where he exhibited the most
arbitrary disregard of the rights of the
minority. He was in the Legislature DUR
ing Governor Porter's administration and
is the man who declared, when his party
wore about forcing the Banks into an inn
mediate resumption of specie payments,
that they were wrong, but that he would
vote with them, as he CHAD NOT
NERVE ENOUGH" to vote for the right
if that led him against his party. This
incident gave the public and index to his
character No man who is afraid to do
right under all circumstances, is fit to be
in the Canal Board 1t bas been by trust
ing such men as William Hopkins with
office that Pennsylvania has involved her
self in almost inextricable pecuniary diff
hculties. Will the people continue this
system, or will they place not only compe-
tent but fearless men in stations requiring
the sterncst integrity!
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
Werth CONSIDERING,

1. 1t is fact that our country is at
peace, unscourged by pestilence, in the
enjoyment of generous harvests, and eve
! ry natural element of prosperity:
| 2. 1t is fact that we have mines of
iron, Copper, Lead, Zinc, and other use
full metals, as also Coal, equal in extent,
variety and richness to any in the world.
( 3. 1t is a fact that we do produce Food
of almost every kind, with Cotton and
Wool, and might produce Flax, Hemp and
Silk, to an unlimited extent, and with as
little labor as any other Nation.
A. 1t is fact that we have thousands
of men, women and children able and
willing to labor, looking anxiously for en-
ployment, and yet wandering from day to
day in idleness and destitution; and
5. 1t is Vet that we are, and for
years have been, running more deeply in
debt to Europe for Iron, Copper, Lead,
Zinc, Silk, Wool, Flax, Hemp and the
Rails, Cloths, Implements, and various
articles of use or luxury there from fabri-
Gated.
Fellow Countrymen. can you say this
is right? Ought we to be running in debt
by Millions per annum for the products
of European Labor, while the American
Labor that would gladly be employed in
fabricating those same products stand
idle in our market-places and vainly pleads
for opportunity to earn the bread of hon
est toll! Can it be good policy whichthus
plunges us deeper and deeper in debt for
products which our own people would
gladly make if they had but the chance?-
What do you say of the owner and cult
vator Of fifty acres who hires strangers to
feed his stock while his boys frolic at the
tavern? Whittier in private life tends
the policy that this country is now so
recklessly pursuing?
Fellow Countrymen! we advocate such
change in our National Policy as will
set our own people, now unwillingly idle,
to producing the Iron, Cloth, Silk, &c, for
which we are now running in debt to
Europe and covering our whole land with
foreign mortgages in the shape of Rail-
road Bonds. State or Company stocks, sc.
&c. VIII you not, regardless of party
names, help us to procure this change!-
~ York Tribune.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

10 Emily Higgs, the young woman
from Marlborough, charged with murder
ing her illegitimate child by administer
ing poison, has been tried at Norristown,
and acquitted. The trial lasted about a
week, and was conducted with due delib-
Grafton and care; and the jury, made up
their verdict of acquittal after about an
hours consultation. The existence of ar
senic in the child's stomach was clearly
proven; also the purchase of arsenic by
the girl short time before its death.
But it was clearly proven that arsenic had
been kept about the house by the old man,
Adam Miller, with whom she lived, before
his death. a
We presume she will not be tried on the
charge of administering poison to Miller;
as we understand the testimony in that
case is not near strong so as in the case of
the death of the child.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
WoOdWard's Hostility to Foreign

The locofoco press teens with abuse of
Gen. Scott for having at one time written
letter in favor of Native Americanism,
and for having subsequently changed his
views and renounced the opinions therein
expressed. And yet these same journals
float at the head of their Pierce and King
ELECTORAL ticket the name of GEORGE w.
WOODWARD, who, in Reform Convention,
moved to instruct committee to report
a clause to amend the Constitution so as
to prevent any foreigners, who might ar
rive in this State after the 4th of July,
1841, from acqulring,tjte right to rote or to
h0Ad 069ce IN tile Commonwealth. He. not
only offered such resolution but he made
a speech which may be found in the De-
bates of the Convention, and from which
we make the following extract:
Sir, appreciate as much as any man
living, the many political rights and privi-
leges which I, in common with the people of
the U. States, am now enjoying; but it is my
honest impression, that we do but squan-
der those privileges in comforting them
upon every individual who choose to come
and claim them. He knew that great
portion of those who came among us from
foreign countries, consist frequently of the
acorst part of the population of those coun-
tries, that they are ~'aGcqetaa7ated with the
catte' of those privileges, and that, there
fare, they do not hnOao how to value them.
Tthink that in thus comforting them dis
criminately upon all, we are doing injury
to our liberties aud our institutions and
[ believe that if the time has not come, it
will speedily, when it will be indispensa-
bly, necessary either for this body, or for
some other body of this State, OF of the
United States to inquire whether it is not
right to put some plan into execution by
schich foreigners Shoa1ld be 201erented from
contributing 0ur elections, and brOao beating
our american citizens at HepolS.
Such were the opinions, freely and
publicly expressed, by George W. Wood
ward in 1887, who now heads the Loco
foco electoral ticket, holds the commits
sion as Judge of the Supreme Court from
Gov Bigler, and has just been nominated
as the candidate for that office Does he
still entertain those views! IF not, why
then not abuse him in the same style as
they abuse Gen. Scott for changing his :
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

Political Hacreda1ity-Gen. jackson
said to candidate for Office, They will
probably charge you with stealing, but
never mind that
After that election the same man wait
ed upon old Hickory again. 'Well,' said
he, did they not charge you with stealingr
Yes, General, and they proved it too;
but the Democracy in my district don't
believe in the Wing evidence, and | was
elected in spite of it."
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

Our Ne1o Postmaster Generu.-Hon.
Samuel D. Hubbard of Middletown, Conn.
succeeds the Hon. Nathan X. Hall at the
head of the General Post-ofice, and is a
capital selection. He was member of
the XXIXth and XXXth Congresses, and
very generally regarded as one of the
most clear-headed, energetic business men
in the House. He did not waste an hour
of the four Sessions in talk, but his indus
try was proverb, and his judgment was
implicitly relied on. Mr.. Hubbard's ap-
pointment is most satisfactory to the
friends of Scott and Graham, and will
prove acceptable to the Countrywide
bu7c.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

ESaaped.-Samuel c. Green, who was
committed to Jail in this place-on a
charge of passing counterfeit bills on the
Leicester Bank of Massachesetts-on the
llth of July, 1852, made his escape on
Tuesday last.
Sheriff Durling offers a reward of $50
for his arrest and delivery at the jail in
this place.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
Candidate for Representative.

The Locofocos of this Representative
District-Monroe and Pike-held their
Delegate Meeting at the house of Mel
choir Depue, on Saturday last and nomi-
mated Henry s. Mott, of Milford, as their
candidate for Representative.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

Bg-Vast numbers Of grasshoppers are
said to have arrived recently from Cana
da at Sackett's Harbor across the St.
Lawrence The water was covered with
them for a considerable distance. They
must have travelled, with the aid of the
wind, over three miles.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

pgr Mrs. Sinclair Qate Forrest) is re-
ported to be about to marry an early low
er, an English soldier of fortune, attach
ed to one of her Majestrys regiments now
in Scotland
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

B@-Five stalks of corn, from the farm
of General Thos, Catch, near Milford, O.
hio. measured Is feet inches from the
bottom to the tassel, and 10 feet 5 inches
from the ear to the root. aa
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

B9-The Steamboat Franklin, on Mon
day week, few miles below St. Louis,
burst boiler, ldlling fifteen, and badly
scalding about forty persons.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

JAMES A. BRIGGS, Esq, of Cleveland,
Ohio, an able and indefatigable stump
speaker, who supported Van Buren, in
l84s, has published a long letter, giving
his reasons for supporting Scott and Gra-
ham.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

Tall Game.-We learn from the Klk
County Advocate that two hunters fthat
county recently started drove of Elk
In less than five minutes seven of these
antlered moparchs of the. forest" were
brought down-the remainder escaped.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

Mrs. Swisshelm, of the Pittsburg Sat-
urday Visitor, has come out a Freesoil
man, and hoisted the names of Hale and
Julian at the head of her paper. If the
women are going to mingle in the politi-
cal contest we shall have Saceeping time
of it.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
A Fac, shat Tells 10 Tax.Payers.

We copy the following from the Pitts
town Ledger:
"The shipment of iron over the State
works, will not be half as heavy this year
as in in 1943. Cause.-The use of foreign
iron. Poor policy for Pennsylvania.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

pgThos. Barring, of Barring, Brothers
& Co., has been appointed by England a
Special British Envoy to settle the fshe-
ry question with the United States.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

1The majority against convening
to frame a new constitution for
the State of Alabama, is something over
10000, r4f
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
state Election October HI.
Presidential IS November 9.

RO- The September Term of Court, of
this County, commences on Monday the
9th inst.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
To Merchants.

The attention of the Mercantile COM
munity is directed to the advertisement
of Alfred Lagrave, which we insert in
another column.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

Sg Texas contains population of
100000 souls, having 80, 600 persons over
twenty years of age who can neither read
nor write.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

A remarkable chambermaidl A no.
tice of a recent steamboat explosion closes
as follows: "The captain swan ashore
So did the chambermaid. She was in
sured for SIG, 900 and loaded with iron. y
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

bar Counterfeit five dollar bills, of the
City Bank, Hartford, CT, have just been
put in circulation.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

1t is ascertained that after paying the
appropriation in the deficiency bill, there
still rem aims in the United States Treasu-
rv to this date s26, 500, 900.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

B@- There were 81 deaths at Sandus-
ky, Ohio, during the week ending the
18th ult., 36 died Of cholera.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09
Another Disaster.

The Steamboat Reindeer, on her way
from New York to Albany, on Saturday,
burst her boiler, instantly killing seven
persons, and severely scalding many 9TH.
ers, thirty-two of whom have since died.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-09

Escaled.-Three persons dug out of
the jail in Honesdale, one night last week,
says the Honesdale Democrat, having re-
ceiyed help from the outside.