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sfTHE IsEIS."

We scarcely pick up a Democratic newSpa-
4per, in which We do not find a string of moon
! shine about the ..Whig, Abolition, Know
Nothing, Native American Party" as they are
pleased to stigmatise all who are opposed to
their seven principles, upon which, however
4 amuch their discordant elements may differ in
sother respects, they so unanimously unite, viz
lthe ..fiye loaves and two fishes" Having re-
acently met with disaster and defeat at the
Shands of the people, they seek consolation by
slaying the fattering JUNCTION to their s6uls that
lit was brought about by an alliance of Native
ism, Abolitionism, and all the other ssisns':
with the Wing Party, and that this alliance yet
continues in view of the approaching Gubcr-
7natorial election. WeI, perhaps it may be
true, and if so, what, pray, is there in it of
(which the Wings, Or any other party, ought to
sbe ashamed We always thought it was good
Democratic doctrine, that the majority of the
people ruled, and and if it should so happen,
! that the majority consisted of Wings, Know
n Nothings, Abolitionists, On what not, we cam
4 not see the impropriety of their exercising
Stheir rights as freemen and voting for whom
asoeyer they see proper. And if they should
a1tnitedIy vote against the s.great Nebraska
rn-Burner-Hunker--Ha Shell--Soft Shell
6-Young Amcrica-Old Fogy-Fillibuster-
Rumite-Compromise- Free Soil Demo-
cratic party and again defeat them, why we
suppose, according to its own professed doc
ftrine, that illustrous party will submit without
Ia murmur.
If it would not take away the last theme OF
stheir SsLager Beer democratic eloquence,' we
smight disclaim any and every alliance with
eNatiyeism or any other ism, but we fear, with
znothing to practise On, sEtheir hand would get
Eout," and we by no means desire to see them
scease their fulminations against the large por-
Stion of .4merfc0ns, who see proper to eppose
stheir bogus Democracy. On the contrary, we
Spray them to continue, as we ssknow nothing''
that has been more beneficial to the Whig par
1 ]ty.
But, although it may be true, that the oppo-
5nents of the ssone-idea" Democratic party, are
made up of various elements, of what; we may
|ask, does that same ssnitea Locofoco party con-
!sist? 1t is true that each of its component
parts has the same object in view, and the
whole is therefore bound together, in the Ian
'guage of Calhoun, s.by the cohesive power Of
public plunder,' but what are these parts ?-
They charge the Wings with being an amalga-
mation Of Abolitionists, Natives, &C., but they
forget that they are composed of Barn Burners,
Hunkers, Hards and Softs, Foreigners, Camp
bellites, Nebraskaites, Secessionists, Fillibus !
tiers. and host Of other elements of a sim ]
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JOHN BLAIR, Sec.
One Of the Democrats

3 A paragraph is now circulating in number
!. of locofoco papers, for the purpose of manu-
featuring capital for John. W. Forney, the no.
estorious clerk of the House Of Representatives,
and the bosom friend of the present admins
stration. 1t is an extract from sprech of Gov
Reedcr, who is indebted to Forney's influence,
Einpartat least for his recent territorial appoint
Ement The Harrisburg Union also Demo
Icratic paper, takes him down; as follows
We doubt not that deadly chill would have
/ fallen upon the heart of the veteran orator,
and frozen the glowing words in his mouth
had he known that the subject of his panegyr-
ic-thc author of the consuello letter-the
modern Apicius-the magnificent host, who
ssquanders his thousands in entertaining for
seign ministers. grave senators and distinguish
ed polititions-that the clerk of the house of
Representatives, with his princely income, has
an only sister, who now tolls in her press
room of the cotton factory at Lancaster, for
two or three dollars week, out of which she
contributes to the support ofhis aged mother.
."O temporal mores!"
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Philadelphia's "First Sunday

i The Camden Jersey Blue thus notices the
Saspect of Camden on Philadelphia's ..First
Sunday
8 a Day OF .sEAsE.''-Sunday last was qui-
Get day in Philadelphia. All the hotels and
drinking houses were closed, in obedience to
, the Mayors proclamation ssfor the ease of Gre
Eation,'' &c. Every thing was quiet in that
ecity; the druggists were very careful into
whose glasses (of mineral water) they put
s''hypocras'' syrup, and sold segars with fear
and trembling; the milk-men hurried out of
town, and seven tavern-keepers went to church!
5 Camden was filled with people from over the
river all sscreatiOn'' seemed to have come
over here in quest of ssease," and many there
swere that found it. But considering the num-
! ber of people and the vast amount of rum
sdrank, there We're not very many who got re-
Eanarkab!y sseasy." The streets were crowded,
the gardens jamed, and the bar-rooms GRAINED,
] with the lovers of Lager, Brandy and Claret
punches, and long before night Camden was
/ as destitute of the sardent' as Neal Dow's
rceiar!
4 There was far more in Philadelphia at night
than there was in the morning; it was carried
/ over as the Arabs carry water-in s'skins.''
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Fardy Justice.

1t is amusing TO read the lamentations Of the
Of the Wing party-s'the once respectable
Wing party, that claimed a CLAY and a WEB
srER for its leaders, when reflect that
the columns of the same papers have teemed
with abuses of that party at all times and I'M
der all leaders,-that even Clay was denoun-
ced as libertine and gambler, and WEBSTER
as bestial sot! But such is the usual Justice
of these organs of democracy, Now that both
have passed away and can no longer be forrnida-
bic as individuals, their high qualities are ac-
knowledged, and their loss lamented. The
truth can now be spoken, because-Eying no
longcr serves the purpae.
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Prisstly Authority Superior to Law.

Our readers will remember that one of the
principal objects of the recent visit of the no.
torious Papal Nuncio BEDINI to this country,
was to put down the rising Protestant feeling
in opposition to the assumptions of the Romans
ist bishops, in relation TO the tenure OF Church
/ property. Prominent among the dlsaffected
ewere the trustees and members of the st. Louis
Church at Buffalo, who refused to convey its
Every valuable property to the Bishop. BEDI-
/ Nj that arch butcherand murderer ofpatriots,
sdecided in favor of the Bishop, OF course, and
threatened anathema and accommodation, if
! the people did not yield Tney refnsed-while
thew professed all submission in spiritual mat
tiers, they refused to obey the impudent die
Etation in temporal affairs. Matters remained
Ethus till last week, when the Trustees stated
their determination to retain the property,
Ewhereupon, John, Bishop of Buffalo, exeommu-
snicated them. We shall try to give the full.
proceedings in the case shortly, and in the
mean time hope to hear that John has been
ridden on rail, or tarred and feathered for his
impertinence.-Sfln.
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Boggs Township American ueet,ne.

According to previous notice, large num-
Iber of Americans assembled at Clearfield Bridge
.on the evening of the 1st., and organized by
.calling EBENEzER MILLER to the chair. Hon.
George Albert and Daniel Dugan were elected
Vice Presidents, and John Blair Secretary
NJ. A. FRANK was called upon, and address
.sed the meeting in an eloquent and spirited
manner, presenting some startling truths and
Interesting statistics. He was followed by
Mr.. MILLER, that aged veteran who, for not
,only '|sixteen winters'' but for sixty years has
been watching the movements of the party, in
an able and eloquent address. After pledging
their support to the American ticket, the NEE
ting adjourned.
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Outrageous.

q I'VE publish the following by request. 4
more unholy outrage was never perpetrated in
"a civilized community, and if the gentleman
who handed it to US, was under the impress
3 sion that we would decline its publication be-
cause the scoundrel was Methodist Preacher,
he is mistaken. We have no religious or po-
litical prejudices to crafty by screening eth
er Cathoiic or Protestant who would be guilty
/ of an outrage so diabolical.-Ed.l
\ REVEREND RoGUE.-A scoRndrel living
near Lebanon, Illinoisc, and who claims to be
4 Methodist preacher, married some time since,
a respectable widow lady with a daughter a.
bout fourteen or fifteen years ofage, who he
soon afterwords seduced.-POsf.
The st. Louis Democrat gives the following
version of the transaction:
'sIIe tampered with his own step-daughter,
seduced her and had issue by her. Before the
neighborhood was apprised of the matter, the
Fchild, from some cause or other died, and was
secretly buried in some out of the way place by
him. Last week the whole matter came to
light. The citizens gathered, held hasty
consultation, and proceeding to his house,
1seized, pinioned and tarred and feathered him,
him then to decamp. serious pro-
position was entertained at first to kill him out
right, and it was only at the earnest pleadings
of the more sober members of the party that
his life was spared. Being released, the miser-
able scamp determined on retaliation, and cau
sed the principal actors in the lynching to be
arrested. They were arraigned before some
magistrate at Bellevile, but the prosecutor
having had time to consider the matter more
.dispassionately; and rejecting that he
Twas inviting a criminal prosecution, refu-
sed to appear against them. Our informant
adds that he has farm somewhere in the Vi
Fcinity of Lebanon, and heretofore had main
tanned fair enough character. The citizens
have given him until after harvest time to
make his preparations for removal"
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To Postmasters.

We hope those Postmasters, whose offices
are beyond the confines of our county, but
who deliver papers to citizens living over the
line, will remember that it is expressly provi-
ded by the Department that such papers, sent
from the office of publication, are free of post
age. For example, the Postmaster at Philips
burg cannot charge postage on papers sent
to persons residing on the Ciearfeld side OF
the Moshannon, though his office is in Centre
county. We hope this viii be borne in mind
hereafter, SO that we shall hear no more COM
plants from our subscribers.
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A ACORRECTION.

An article appeared in the first number of
our paper, taken entire from paper which we
do not now reccollect, and credited by il to the
Lebanon Courier, which is attempted to be
construed, by one or two individuals, into an
attack on the spTrafe character of Gov. Bigler.
Now in the first place, we do not believe the
author of the Objectionable paragraph ever
imagined that his language could be tortured
into an attack on the private character of
Gov. Bigler, any more than Into an attack on
the private character of the State of Penn
sylyania, (which he speaks in the succeeding
clause; and in the second place, let the article
mean what it may we are not responsible for
extract from another paper. If an editor
were to be held responsible for every thing pub
lished in his paper, no matter from whence it
may come, he had better yield at once, for he
would be weighed down by a burden greater
than the iron gates of GAIA. Every reader
should know that an editor will not endorse
any thing outside of his editorial columns.
In addition to this, have already said
in former number of our paper, that We
know nothing personally of Gov. Bigler,-that
We believe him to be gentleman III every re-
spect, and that under no circumstances would
We seek to bring the spriyate character of any
candidate into political contest be it what it
might As man, We hope we shall ever feel
for Gov. Bigler the same respect and FRIEND
ship due the rest of orr fellows, but as an edi- J
tor, we intend to exercise the high preroga-,
tive of an American Citizen, and review his
public acts, political principles, and the meal
sures of his Administration. That is a. duty
we owe to our party, to the public, and to our
selves, and we shall endeavor to discharge it'll
faithfully, fearlessly and impartially, but ever,
regarding the private character of a fellow
citizen. as sacred as the secrets of his family
freside.
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1@g RAR1gG1Alo8 DOUn1Aaa

5ilar character, and that some of the most
3prominent Abolition members of Congress
Ewere put there by an alliance between the Lo-
Ecefoeos and Free Soilcrs. They had better
First pluck the beam from their OWN eyes, and
6then perhaps their lengthy lectures on .sThe
4 EIsms = will come with better grace.
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RoMAYIsr LIBELs OF COMMON SCuooLs.-The
CleavIand Ledger asserts that the Catholic ed
,itor of the Chicago TABLET in alecture delivered
at Joliet, ILL.,, gave this libel on our Common
schools; ssThe Common Schools of America
'are fountains Of prostitution and crime. and all
manner of indccencies and immorralitics are
'practised in them; ] was educated the first
twenty years of my life in them m---Snn,sI
There was evidently one blaguard and scoun-
'drel educated in them, at all events.
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One Of the reasons.-The Elk Aduocate, gives
Jas one of the why the Democratic Congres-
|sional Conference should meet at Brookville that
they have hqn0r there than in any other town
lin the district-a very important item when the
IcoRgregated wisdom Of this immense district is
assembled !"
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DEATH.

FoR SUPREME JUDGE,
Hon. Daniel II. Smyser, of Adams County
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Democratic Candor.

The Harrisburg Democratic Union, with S. S.
|Bigler, cousin of the Governor. one Of the
lproprietors, still continues to deyelope the
minister its home thruSts to the administration
|at Washington and Harrisburg. The follow
ing extract is from an article in reply to the
Patriot, Bigler's official organ. It contains
l.'more truth than poetry:''-
Conscious that the mask has been removed
aunder which they have but too long imposed
upon the democracy of Pennsylvania--hope-
less of any sympathy, they madly hope to di-
vert public attention from their own misdeeds,
10y blackening the characters of those who
,haye been honest and bold enough to expose
the vile pretences, the base intrigues, the
dark and heartless Vaccinations, that have
brought the democratic party tothe very brink
:of In this attempt, prompted by the in
ssanity of despair, they may succeed in adding
ito the nomenclature of billingsgate, aud en-
lrch the phrases of ribaldry, but they cannot
lremoVe single ray of light from the truth
(which condemns them. We again repeat. that
James Campbell and his jackall, Forney, hGUe
INFUSED into The organization Of the democratic
party the elements of as destruction; we repeat
THAT the Gnmerited eLeUati0n Of James Campbell
tcds an insult TO Pennsylvania, which has excl
sted public Indignation, and has led to aformid-
fable organization that now threatens the de-
feat of the democratic party; we repeat, that
jthe unrelenting prescription in Pennsylvania,
lof the friends of the venerable Cass, who was
:assassinated in the Baltimore convention by
:the Campbell clique, has alienated from the
general administration tloo-thirds of the dem0c-
tracy Of the Keystone; STATE; We repeat, that if
these arch intriguers are not repudiated, both
lat Washington and in Pennsylvania, the peo-
'pIe aUiit pass sentence apon them at the nert gem
|eraL eiection-and in proof of the truth of these
assertions, we appeal to the futurel
GIWe have received the first number of a
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WING STATE NOMINATIONS !:

FOR GOVERNOR,
Hon. James Pollock, of Northumberland Count,
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Died on Saturday evening, 18th inst. at his resi-
dence st Bald Hills, Clearfield county, Maj. Tho.
h. FULroN. aged about 2S years.
1t is with feelings of the deepest sorrow that we
are compelled to record the death of one of the
first and warmest friends have met in Clearield,
and one Of the principal stockholders in paper.
He has been called away in the very prime of
useful life. from the midst of large circle of
friends and admirers, who will long continue to
mourn his untimely loss. generous and warm
hearted companion, good citizen, kind son, an
intelligent young man, has passed from among US
whose place in the community and in the social
circle cannot soon be filled. The very soul of hon
and Of worth,-a high minded and noble heart
ed citizen, he has gone down to the grave Inourncd
and regretted by all who knew him His fellow
citizens, one and all, come to the portals of his
tomb stricken with sadness, and place garland of
friendship on his bier. The places which have
known him will know him no mere, His spirit
has taken its flight to other regions and soon the
cold sod will rest upon the once manly form, now
cold and Ifeless as itself Let US not forget the
lesson, that He who gives, also takes away.
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The School Journal is before us greatly i'm
proved, in new dress, and possessing sever
al other new and interesting features, Edited
by Tho. I'll. BURRowEs, Lancaster, Pa, at the
low price of one dollar per year.
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We call attention TO the letter of our Phila-
peiphia correspondent in another column
an account of the celebration of the Fourth
and OF the terrible confagration by which the
National Theatre, and large number of other
buildings were destroyed.
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FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
Hon. George Darsie, of Allegheny County
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10 We have received the first number of
J new paper called the Saoataro Gem, published
aat Middletown Pa, byJ W. SToUFER, at one
Edollar per year.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-19
BY YESTERDAYS MAILS.
From the Brownsville Flag of the 2nd inst
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

Another Bioody BatRe-The Insurgents again
JictoriOHs.-Ne are in possession of reliable
information from the camp of the insurgents TAR
my, which states that there had been another
bloody engagement between the insurgents and
the government forces before the city of Veto
ria. From what we can learn. it seems that Gov.
lie Ia CARA was hesieged in Victoria by regular
force of 2oDO men. The bpsiegerS, contiding in
TIA sir discipline and vastly superior numbers.
charged the breastworks Of the besieged with
thoughts Of easy victory. The numbers within
the breastworks were small in comparison To
their Notwithstanding, all told. not exceed.
ing or 700 men but they were buoyed with
determination found in the sacredness of their
cause and met their enemies in the true spirit of
treemen. Three different charges were made
upon the triple entrenchment, aud each time was
. the enemy repalsed with heavy loss. The insur-
gent statement estimates the loss in killed and
wounded, on the part of the enemy. at 400, aud
we are told that the officers of the regulars them
selves acknowledge loss of 100 men. The fight,
w are informed, continued for three dnys, when.
on the night of the third day. the insurgents.
having exhausted their ammunition and being out
OF provisions, Abandoned the city. This they
were allowed II ID without opposition. taking
with them all their artillery save two pieces of
heavy calibtr, which could not be removed and
which they spiked. In these engagements some
ght or ten officers are said to have been killed
or disabled, AM among the killed the gallant
Lieut. Col. Lamadrid of the regiment of Tres
Villas. The loss ON the side of the patriots is
said to have been very trhing. This whole af-
fair occurred before the junction Of the forces at
Victoria with those which left this fro. Der to
their assistance. The latter never reached their
friends until after the fighting was over; but
they are now united, however, and our informant
assures us that they feel themselves competent
t. cope with any quantity of hreling mochos
which their tyrant masters may send against
them. Their new auxillaries took to them u
good supply of the mueh-needed ammunition,
and it is confidently predicted by those who
should know that they will soon be in possession
of stronghold,in which they can laugh to scorn
protracted siege of hireling mnons. So ella
ted are they at their recent victories that they
declare they nothing for all the regular sol
lerS Oh this side of the monntnins
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THE YELLOW FBvER.-There were 10 deaths
from yellow fever in Charleston on Thursday
The savannah Georgian announces the death
at that place, on the 18th inst.by yellow fever,of
the Rev. Joshua &. Payne, of the NJ L. Church,
in the 18th year of his age.
The Savannah Morning News of Wednesday,
says:
We are again called upon to repeat the oft
told tale of the ravages of the King of rerrors in
our doomed city. Mr.. c. ilartridge, the third
son and the namesake of one of our most res
pected merchants, who preceded him to the grave
but few months since, was taken sick ON Fri
dry the sth inst and died on the following Mon
day evening. His age was 30 years and II
months.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-19

RESCUE OF a CREW.-The Schooner Drigo,
Capt. Gordon, from Jack sonyille Florida to Bos-
tom with lumber, overtaken by the gale on
the Sth inst, i'll lat b degs. and nearly off Sa-
vannah. At 5 p. NJ. of Friday, the gale then
blowing violent hurricane, she was thrown on
her beam ends, but afterwards was righted by
cutting away masts, when it was found HAT
her provision stores and nearly everything on
board had been lost.
In this condition., wearied, exhausted, suffer
ing, and severely bruised, the remained
clinging to the wreck. until noon of "Wednesday
the 18th inst, when they taken off by the
steamer Dudley, Capt Crowel, who had al the
time IA British schr. in Char. Courier.
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