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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-09-27
Henfil Nutrs.


445osf-shanghai
DontJ Jorget-to get Assessed.
oBoroueh Assessor-John Mcpherson.
RTgh-politics, last week. and some of the visit.
at Court.
LOue-a little signing, little crying little
dying, and an internal sight of lying.
Baptist meetiag-on the evening of the 18th os
October in the Lutheran Church of this place
Beautiful Stone- -scare-that manufactured iv
our friend ]. NJ. Potter at Luthersburg. 1t may
be seen at VIM. F. Irwins store
al right IN Berks.-We have the very best au
thority for saying that Pollock viii have sic hu-
dred majority in Berks! G'lang John.
True for o,sce-that the Locofoco meeting last
week was called together after 'erevtous'' notice
Any thing more to say about Joseph nparkie'' Ell,
DO 1t srith a rengeznce-wise men, when they
play the fool, as was evinded in the Democratic
meeting on Thursday night last, when the ''stom-
ach pump was in operation
The Reason.-s.Why don't the Whig papers al
state that the whig candidate tin Vermont re-
ceved majority eo5aStdera5Ie less than the usual
whg majority.-Citntom Democrat.
Because it would be an internal lie, that's why
Thursday night when the stomach pump was in
operation. Guess friend Orris used the syr-
inge,' the learned Judge iwriggled' consdera
bly, under the infiction.
Good 'tsacs-fro,n the upper end. A gentleman
from Chest township informs us that in that region
Gov Bigler is entirely overlooked, and that the
contest is between Bradford and Pollock LET
her flicker, she's all oak ~
! Long ears-the ones that heard a whig speaker
at the meeting Wednesday evening, say that
! popular sovereignty was magnificent hum
bug" That fellow must be shanghai At all
events he told "a dang lie -
| It totrn-Richard Arthurs, the Independent
Candidate for Congress in this district last week.
lie made speech in the Court House, which how
ever, not very attentively listened by those
present. Richards fast nag
/ Ackuosrkeage tie eona-the locofoco leaders
that they are "a licked community As we pre-
dicted earlier in the campaign. Gov. Bigler uiH
not hare majority IN Cteurfeld county Put
that in your pipe and smoke it
! Found it Out-MorT's letter won't DO. The
Democrats still believe he is know nothing
and the Pezlnsyira7,j11 threatens to expose him
| 1t strikes US they'll have a good many ex-
positions of the same to make after the elec-
ton.
RememJer-that Gov. Bigler opposed the Sale of
the Public Works in the Senate, after it had been
carried by twenty thousand majority,-that he
argued against it in his message, and that they
are in the possession and under the control of his
party who will ner.r consent to relinquish them
Badky iiekeh--thc locofoco wire-workers here
They are going about like whipped spaniel
yith its tail hetween ii's IF they d0zsf be
long to the know nOthings,' they know that Big
ler hasn't got corporal's guard left in the coun-
try. They'll open their eyes wide enough to take
in the market-house after the election.
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Mixed Up.

The leaders of the sdimocratic party here
have got it into their heads that their candi-
dates all belong to the sKnow Nothings,' and
consequently they not only applied the s.stom-
ach pump'' to Mr. Barclay, but have also s ub-
iected Alex. Caldwell, Esq. to similer oper-
alton They got nothing out of the first gen
tleman, and it seems they have met with SINH
lar success with Mr.. Caldwell, who has too
much regard for himself to allow them to in
terfere with his opinions.
We have heard it rumored that they are not
satisfied with Mr.. Caldwell's position, and that
John l.. Cutie, is to be the candidate! If this
should prove correct we may anticipate lots
gouging. Let her flicker.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-09-27
THE WHOLE TICKET.

On the morning of the Election, let every
Wing look well to his ticket, and see that he
has the right ticket, the whole ticket, and
nothing but the ticket. BEWARE OF SPU-
RIOUS TICKETS, and LocoFoCo GULL-TRArs.
Secure your tickets at the right source, and
vote them regardless of any other. Be sure
you're RIGHT, then go ahead.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-09-27
GO TO THE POLLS EARLY!

As this is the last paper many of our sucscri-
bers win see before the election, we would
urge upon them the necessity of GOING EARLY
TO TIE POLLS. Vote yourself, and see that
your neighbor does likewise. Remember that
no effort VIII be spared, and no means will be
left untried by the Democrats to carry the day.
Be vigiiart, and gaard the BALLOT Box with
jealous care. See that no vote gets in, unless
strictly authorized by law Challenge ereryr rote
you hGre just cause 10 sGsPect, and see that all
EfzAFfoN~7PAPERS are PRO
PERLY AUTHENTICATED. Fight every
1inch, of ground, remembering that it is an
AMERICAN, STRUGGLE, and that the result
viii De hailed as an AMERICAN VICTORY,
or an AMERICAN DEFEAT 5'
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-09-27

used this privilege of ssExecutive Clemency"
with so liberal hand as Gov. Bigler. Scarce
a single villain who solicited his commisera-
ton and interference, has been refused; and
win our citizens permit the felons, convicted
after the most laborious and extended investi-
cations, thus to. go s'scot free?'' Shall the:
executive be allowed to usurp the high pre-
rogative of Courts and Juries, and be permit
ted to trample promiscuously upon their SEN
tences and verdicts?
Lastly, Gov. Bigler should be opposed be-
cause his election would be hailed as triumph
of prodigality and corruption over economy
and reform, of Slarery over FREEDOM.
These are a few of the reasons why Governor
Bigler should not again be called to the guber-
material chair; reasons, we think, amply suffi-
cient to induce every true lover of his country
to repudiate him and his principles, which are
antagonistic to Liberty, and to the best inter
ests of our tax-burthened Commonwealth
Let every lover of his Country, and his State.
rally around the Standard of JAMES POLLOCK,
the candidate of FREEDOM, ECONOMY and
REFORM.
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Get Assessed.

Those persons who have not attended to this
il must be done ten days before the election.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-09-27
TICKETS.

The Whig Tickets are ready for distribution
at this office. We hope our friends in the diff
ferent townships will see that they are furn-
ished. -. s.-......- fs. ,-4
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-09-27

Two New CANDIDATES IN THE FrELD.-The
three great parties have made their nomina-
tions,. Bigler by the Democrats, Pollock by the
Wings, and Bradford by the Natives; but, for
cheap merchants, the people of Clearfield
county have nominated and elected Mossop &
PoTr4RFF, because their low prices appeal to
the pockets and principles of everybody.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

DEMOCRATS Of the unterrifed, unbought and
unbribed kind. They are reliable men-they
are with the democratic party and nowhere
else. In the recent desperate and tremendous
onset made upcn US by a crazy confcderated
opposition, we are proud to say that the re-
suit reveals an army of determined, substan-
tial, irOa-willed, unconquerable democrats,
whose present defeats will operate as an In
ctement to valorous deeds hereafter we
tell our foes TO get all the good they can out
of their present temporary success-lts dura-
ton will be shorter than they imagine. Dem
ocrats sometimes get up little quarreIs among
themselves when in the full tide of success
but get them down,-put them into minori-
ty,-and the common enemy might as well
make early arrangements for storm, accom-
panied by thunder and lightning Like their
principles, the democratic party does indeed
remain erect and powerful.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21
" Erect and Powerful"

We wish our political principles aud party
had prevailed in the recent contest but we
had rather go down temporarily with them,
than go up by any sacrifice of them. The
democratic party has failed to elect its candi-
oates, but 1t has preserved its identity, its
principles, and its sefrespect. Our conf
oehce In the democratic cause was never great
er than It y now. 1t will emerge soon from
Its temporary observation in this state with
more than its old brilliancy and strength and
will eclipse its ancient glories in the TTnion
by new and brighter victories which it is dss'
tined to gain in the future. The men who
stood by it on Monday will yet count that dav
as one Of the proudest Of their lives and when
tire iIl-assorted congregation which has now
succeeded shall have crumbled to pieces, and
the honest voters who have been led into il
shall have left it in disgust, the democratic
party will remain erect, and powerful, and
beneficial, as it has been for so long a period
of time since it was originally organized 80
Eastern Argus.
There is a satisfaction in knowing the twen-
ty thousand voters for Albion K. Paris are
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

COLLISION wITHA BEAR. As Mr.. Benz.
Rogers Of Addison, was going from Jonesboro
to the former place on Tuesday afternoon last,
he was met on his way BY a large bear, who
manifested a very evident unwillingness of
extending the usual courtesy of giving half
the road setting himself on his launches,
gnashing his teeth and showing other signs Of
hostility. Mr.. X. being armed with six
barreed revolver, discharged two or three
shots, taking slight effect in the BEARS shoul-
der, raising his anger to $40 r., not
liking to let go his remaining shots, thought
best to take leg bail, and for a long time, it
was hip and tuck, between Rogers and Bru-
in, but the former being the swiftest Of foot
distanced his bearship, and effected a safe re-
treat.-MacbiaS Union.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21
Douglas Meeting in Indianapolis.

In Indianapolis, on Wednesday, the 9th inst.
some fifteen thousand people assembled on the
state house grounds, marching thither 10 large
professions, to hear the Hon. STEPHEN "a.
DOUGLAS speak upon the Nebraska bill. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed during his speech,
and he frequently elicted bursts of applause. =
Ills arguments met the constitutional obiec-
tlons which have been urged against the bill
and he adduced the 18th section as direct eyi-
dence against any tendency of the measure TO-
wards the legislation of slavery in the new ter
ritories. He asked, have not the people the
right to regulate their own institutions II
they have not, who has! Every opponent
must take the ground that the people have no
right 10 make their own laws in their own
way. We claim our right to regulate our own
affairs, and our opponents wish congress L
legislate for the territories. He asked, was
this right, to make laws when the people haC
no voice [Cries of No No Il 1t is no
democratic doctrine, but the contrary is dem.
ocratic, and il was democratic principle, Older
than the Oldest man present democratic
principle which gave rise TO the declaration 81
independence democratic principle in de-
fence Of which the battles Of The revolution
were fought democratic principle upon
which the constitution was based Great Brit
ain claimed the right to make laws for the col
Onies, without their consent, and our fathers
rebelled against it-protesting against legis-
lation without representation. This was in.
sisted upon by the colonies prior to the decIar-
alton of independence, as the only condition
upon which they would form uuion-that of
the right 10 regulate their own local affairs,
make their own local laws ia their own way.
Now, demanded Mr. d., are you willing to
deny this right! Cries of No y! No 7 He
said, you cannot oppose this bill without ques-
tlonlng this right. We don't oppose it, AT
The conclusion, Mr.. Douglas having thanked
the people for their attention, retired amid
great and prolonged cheering. Three cheers
were subsequently given in his favor and hav-
ing listened 10 some remarks from Senator
Pngh, Of Ohio the crowd dispersed.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

To the list Of wings rebuked in Maine must
be added the name Of Noah Smith, Jr., the
candidate for congress in the sixth district,
His ark wasn't ready, and he is submerged in
the waters that have drowned out Reed and
Farley, and all the other regular whig candi-
dates. What ''signal rebuff whiggery
has met with in Maine What an ''over-
whelmingy crushing verdict Of condemnation
has been brought against it What ''com-
plete annihIation" of party that has had the
governor for two years last past On the
popular vote it is beaten by tens of thousands,
and is even beaten as bad on the congressional
vote, not having chosen a single whig mem
Der of congress, as such. Poor obsolete, ex-
ploded relic Of past iniquties boston Post
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

CHILD ABANDONED. On Saturday last
woman having with her an infant apparently
six weeks old, arrived in this city BY the even
ing train from Portland and took lodgings az
the child 4 public house at the east end Of
he bridge. where they both remained until
Monday noon, when the woman left the infant,
and took Coach TO HallOwell, aud went on
hoard the steamer Ocean, for Boston. In the
meantime the facts had been reported 20 the
CITY authorities, who telegraphed 10 the City
Marshal at Bath 10 detain the woman there.
This was done and she returned on Tuesday.
She says she is married, and her name is Ham
son, that her husband is dissolue fellow, and
is at present in New York--that she aban-
doned her child because she could not support.
They are both cared for al the aims house,
The mother claims 10 be native Of Machias.
- Ken Journal
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

DIDN T WE GIVE 1T TO HIM GOOD, BET
SEY GIT is curious to notice how the
= straight out whig papers boast over the
election results. They kept Reeds name be-
fore the people, and advocated his election in
stead of Morrill, but now that the latter is
elected, they are as loud as any in rejoicings
over the e great victory of the people. p
Speaking Of the Nebraska bill, one says g.
Reed and MorriIl's vote shows a majority
against the bill Of about 10000! This re-
suit must be cooler on the administration
party
Well. it can't be any cooler than such talk
from straight whig. z Reed and Morrill, s
vote'' That reminds u Of very old story
"Once upon a time big bear entered the
log cabin of an &C early settler" and made
threatening demonstrations on his family.
The man we'll call him Smith) sprang up
to the attic and drew the ladder up after him +;
but Betsey, his wife, armed herself with an
axe and came to the defence of the children.
After vigorous battle, she succeeded in
killing Old Bruin-and then Smith came
down with the exclamation, &C Didn't zoe give
il to him good, Betsey" Three cheers for
Reed-and Morrill, Gardner Jour.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

SwINDLING. A fellow is now travelling In
this State, selling what he calls a Patent
Gutta Percha Platina Pointed Pen.' He pre-
tends to be the manufacturer Of them, and is
selling them at tloo dollars per gross. They
are hunbug-a swindle. They are COM
mon steel pen with coating Of shellac var
nish, and can be bought in Boston or New
York, at less than so cents per gross. This
individual, after cheating firm in Farming
ton, was arrested and compelled to give up
part of his booty. Look out for him. He
has no license to pedde in this State. Pass
him round Argus.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21
~ The editor of the Belfast Free Pres

takes defeat philosophically as follows =
We shall try TO bear the defeat Of our party
with equanimity, believing that there is bet
ter time coming-and we hope when the
"Morrill men, blow up, and we are triumph
ant, they will be equally considerate. We
have yet on hand, to all appearance a consid-
cradle of an establishment but we are pretty
nearly in the condition Of the tavern keeper
A traveller called upon the boy in attendance
when the following dialogue took place -
''Do you keep any oats!" ''No Sir" "Any
thing that is good for dinner!'' ''No Sir
"Any whskey!' ''No Stree" "What
the ID do you keeplp "Well, stranger,
we don't keep them things, but we keep tav-
ern.'' Now a0c are keeping tavern and have
not taken in our sign; but we are sorry TO
say the fare is scarce and the company have
nearly all stepped out Let US say, however,
TO our brother democrats, who remain, if you
are hungry, wait with patience till next year,
and we will put the old democratic head
quarters, in apple-pie order, when you shall
take the places of the present patriotic gen
tIemen who are soon to honor the State with
their services.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

e The editor Of the Belfast Journal, in
his first paper since election, has a leader
"Concerning the Lamentations of jeremiah, -
which shows he is well posted up on the
more attention to literature and the fdmily
hereafter as follows
We acknowledge with shame and mortifca-
ton, that, very much against our natural in
cIinations, we have been accustomed to talk
Of politics in our paper. Hereafter we shall
abstain from any such thing We subsided
Immediately after the dispatches concerning
the election began to come in. We ''dry up''
on all things political, and hereafter the Jour
nal will be found the most meek, useful, lit
erary, moral, family paper in the universe.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

gY- An item was inserted in a portion of
our last weeks issue, stating that ,. MI.
Whelpley, who escaped from the Jail in Au-
gusta a few weeks ago, was arrested in this
city and taken to Augusta. This was not
strictly true. He was taken and discharged, ,
satisfactory evidence having been obtained that
he had voluntarily presented himself at court
a few days before, according to agreement,
and been discharged.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

Coal. 1t is stated that coal has declined
twenty-five cents per ton at Philadelphia, and
that it is accumulating on the wharves Of that
CITY. The dealers who have not laid in their
full stocks at the highest rates and when
freights were high can afford to make cores
ponding reduction in their retail prices, and
those who are not SO lucky will have occasion
to speculate on the mutability Of trade. The
decline is strong evidence that even COM
bnation among the miners cannot control the
market, and we hope will be followed by q
still further reduction, for which there is
large margin.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

LATER FROM EURoPE-The steamer Ottawa
from Liverpool 9th inst, arrived at Quebec on
Monday. The news is not important. Bread
stuffs are still declirng, and there is a report
ed fall Of two shiIings per quarter on wheat
for the week ending Sept 5.
A despatch from Vienna says that .he En-
peror of Russia refuses absolutely to give the
required guarantee that the Principalties
snuuld be evacuated; and the nfOHfrcur OF
Sunday confirms this despatch. Il is said in
Vienna that The Emperor Of Russia added that
he would rather sacrifice his last soldier than
to accept such conditions.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

DEEPENING THE KENEBEc.-The Journal
says that workmen are now engaged, BY means
Of an immense iron-toothed rake, or harrow, IN
removing the Accommodations at Gage Shoal in
the Kennebec river The mode Of operating is
to stir up the dirt and let the current carry It
away. This, it is thought will be BY far the
cheapest and most rapid method Of deepening
the channel.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

SIN The midstof life zoe are in death."-
more sad illustration Of the above proverb sell
dom occurs, than the one we are about to re-
late. Mr.. Oliver P. Cook, whose decease is
recorded in this paper, visited the cemetery in
this city, on Sunday, the 18th, in good health,
and selected burial lot. He was soon after
taken sick, and On the day following, died
and was himself the first to be buried there
A solemn commentary on the slender hold we
have on life
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

YELLOW FEvER.-Savannah is now in a
melancholy condition. The yellow fever is
making dreadful ravages there. Many citizens
have already left the place, and many more
would do So hut are detained by sickness.
Business is almost entirely suspended. Many
of the boarding houses are deserted, and the
hotel proprletcrs are closing up their houses.
Mr. WllIberger, proprietor Of the Pulaski
House, who has been stopping at the Astor
House for some weeks past, says that his
house-keeper, his bar-keePer and his coachman
have died Of The fever, and that his partner has
now closed up the hotel aud removed the lami-
ly out TO BoEaventure. One church, whose
congregation numbers 1900, is now nearly de-
serted, less than two hundred being in attend
last Sabbath
Eastern times., 1854-09-21
% The official majorities for'congressmen

% The official majorities for'congressmen
in Iowa are -
Ist distrct-Aug Hall, democrat III
I'd district. bloomington, g fusion = 1852
So the congressional delegation is the same
politically as before. The official majority
for encouragement is: For d. G. Cloud,
democrat, 643 for auditor, A. j. Stevens,
g FUSION" 1892 George w. McCleary, sec
retary Of state, and Martin L. Morris, state
treasurer, are also reelected. Both are dem
Ocrats.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

OPENING OF THE PIRATEs' CAVE" "-Mr
Hiram Marble is engaged in re-opening the
. Pirates Cave" at Lynn. He has pene-
tratcd about fifty feet and brought to light sew
eral implements, such as hammer, an old
sword, &c. The cave was resort for pirates
as early as 1868, but the band were all captured
except one Thomas Veal, who continued Ia
live there until the great earthquake, which
closed up the cave and buried lhe occupant.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

- The Tribune is coming to his senses
at last. He says The truth is-let the talk
be as it may-upon most of the distinctive
issues of former parties, selfshness has had
more influence than principles 7" He Of
course speaks by look Of the " former Y
whig party, and the truth seems to US to be
very apparent. Strange he did not discover
the fact sooner. We told him so long ago.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21
The Alexandria Gazette, thorough whig

The Alexandria Gazette, a thorough whig
journal, says &c.
'IHe resolutions adopted al the lchig conren-
ton of Massachusetts, Shol0 so eridently that
sectional issues and sectional questions compose
The ground on l0hich they stand that 1t aCiH be
impossible for The national 1Chg party 10 act
lCih henr, to desire their success, Or 10 consider
them as comprising any portion Of that party"
And the Gazette further says that g those
who intend, in Massachusetts, to adopt the
resolutions Of this convention had better drop
the name Of whig, and take up that Of anti
Nebraska agitators and sectional disturbers Of
the public peace
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

Liberty, Truth and a :" White Hat."-A
correspondent of Willey's Portland Inquirer
uses the following sublime language upon the
entrance Of Hon. John F. Hale into the town
Of Grey -
But at last the prayers of the friends Of
Columbus prevailed, and the storm was raised.
For Just here, looking toward the southwest,
plain looking wagon, drawn by one horse.
dr1ven aeddily torlUdrd at q journey jog By a
mild, intelligent looking boy Of dozen gears,
was seen to enter our village. Beside the
little driver sat pleasant looking man beneath
the fit emblem of a life deooted to liberty and
truth, a ,chite hat. 1t was John P. Hale.
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

The Boston Atlas is laboring to convince
its readers that the whig party, as now or
ganized, offers the only hope of freedom
This is all very well, provided the people can
be made to believe it. We had that 'particu-
lar weakness ourselves once.-If1bunc.
'Particular weakness" surely Who
ever supposed there was any good thing to
hope for from the whig party! ''The only
hope for freedom ~ But the people don't
believe it, and we are glad to perceive our
neighbor is ready to repudiate such nonsense.
An unusual degree of honesty seems to have
seized upon him. We wait further develop
mentS
Eastern times., 1854-09-21

GoDEY's LADY's Book for October has ar
rived. 1t contains twelve full-page engrav-
ings, and there is no diminution in the usual
number of pages-one hundred-of useful, In
structive and entertaining reading.