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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-10-25
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|'BEATEH But NOT CoSoUEBrD. This is the
Cry of ivcofucoisrl under the severe cas;iga-
ton 1t is everywhere receiving. What th;.n
becomes of its doctrine OF popular sever
eignty!'' II it s beaten by majority OF
votes, no matter by what process OF fusisn the
opposition Was effected, is it not conquered by
the will OF the people Is it decorous To ac-
cuse the people whenever they proclaim
against iocotocoism. and strike tor true de-
mocracy, of belonging to unprincipled secret
organization. of being duped, deceived and
betrayed, and OF not knowing what comports
best with their own lfety and dignity, This
shows how poor an eSt:m lte locotocoisn pla-
ces unpopular inteli sence. and resolves the
whole Of ITS platform into blind obedience to
the dictation OF its lie id 1rs. Are we to believe
that the ashington onion, the Richmond En-
qurer, the Albany .7rgUs. and other papers Of
their class arc better opponents of popular
feeling than the people themselves? Cannot
d man who attends [" honest business, draw
his own conclusion, and deposit his ballot ac-
cording 10 HIS own convictions of right see
with his own eyes as well as the sscuryy pub
hcations' we look only through the ..glass
eyes" of prejudice and partizan proscriptionl
We believe tie people are never wrong. VAN
BUREN insulted them by appealing TO their
s'sober second thought y and he has ever since
been a doomed mani So will it alwavs be
with those who dare offer resistance to the
voice OF the billot-bex on the fiimsey pretext
so subversive of every democratic principal
that it was not fairly or honestly expressed
was ignorently spoken. If the will OF the
majority. expressedi in observation-disclosures
is to be lightly treated aud derided upon such
shallow grounds our rerni lie is no betterthan
an oiigarchy under the control of some dozeuS
of hungary lseches who stick like baroacies 10
the ship Of stlte. and not like TO be scraped
off, when the old vessel is overhauled by the
peoples Fa
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MORE OF THE REASONS.

The Harrisburg onion, pays the following
compliment to the IeAnSyluanian, and gives
another reason for the defeat OF Bgler.
That extensive gas macufactory, the Penn
sylrdaian, has been doing an unprecedented
business for two months past {; but the light ii
shed abroad has been entirely disproportionate
to the number of cubic yards discharged. Col
umn upon column of editorial is dashed off,
with the speed of electricity the lines roll
tumble, and swell along, Shirling and frothing
AS they go, iS'full OF sound and fury;: but when
calmly read and digested, they are found TO
signify nothing In fact, the broad columns of
original mItter which daily make their appear
ance IN that Journal, are as destitute of ideas
the desert of Sahara is OF verdure. If intellect
could be measured 10y yolubility of language
by diirrhna OF words--the PeansyLraniaa
would, unquestionably, stand at the head of
the democratic press, and Col. John w. For
ney would be somebody; but as it requires
something more than an aptness for black
guardism and a command of language TO
make great journal or great man, they
must be content to occupy the positions, re
spectiyely, which the almost universal senti-
ment of the country has assigned them.
In Forney's hands the Ienns yiUaaicn is
mere grinding machine, in which he prepares
fodder for himself and friends with the addi-
ton OF a flth scatterer, designed TO soil the
regulations OF honorable men, who would con-
slider themselves defi!ed by, his friendship, per-
sonal or political. Hanging on the skirts of
greater men, whose sense OF moral proprIety IS
not very exalted, 10y pandering to their weak
nesses and vices, he has managed 10 rise to a
position which he disgraces, and to the exer-
else of an influence in certain quarters, which
is detrimental to the character and interests of
the party and the country. To the impertinent
interference of this man and Judge Campbell
IN the political affdirs of this State, through
their satellites in different quarters, we are
mainly indebted for the disastrous results of
the late election.
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THE Kilkenny CATS.

1t is amusing to stand back and look on the
beautiful fight now in full progress among the
Democratic organs, since they have been so
badly licked. The PeRnsytrantan, the Harris
burg Union, the Patriot, the Berks County
Press, and host of the lesser satellites, are
barking and biting at each other, like many
pennea-up dogs with kettles tied to their tails,
while the Holiday sburg Standard is coming
down on Cook Of Westmoreland, and the sim
mortal Drum, like "a thousand Of brick
Well, boys, ''let her flicker" we're like the
old woman when her husband and the bear
were fighting, we ..don't care damaged ci-
gar which licks.'' We presume they must say
something, and we had rather see them spit
their venom at each other, than throw it away
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aFALSE PRETENCEs.n

we are accused of max ng s-3afsc pref ences'
In the few remarks We made to the delegation
fropa Curwensville, on Tuesday night of hast
"seek, in reference TO the causes Of Gov. Big
ler's decreased majority in his own County
We said on that occasion, that the impression
existed among large portion of our people
that the promise made BY or for Gov. Bigler in
1851, to procure appropriation to clean out
and remove the obstacles from the channel OF
our river, had never been fulfilled. We do
not know whether such promise was made or
not, but we have been informed by some of
the most intelligent and respectable citizens
of our county.
1t is admitted, however, that such promise
was made for him by some of his friends, and
ii is further alleged that the promise was not
only 'sfully redeemed, +" but s'the appropriation
was actually made.'' This, in their own Ian
guage, sis simply not true," and We challenge
them to show where there has ever been one
dollar appropriated 10 clean out the channel Of
the West Branch, under Gov. Biglers Admin
istration. And whether there was or not, it
does not alter our position in the least, for our
allegation is still true, that the impression ex-
listed among large number of our citizens,
that the promise had been made and never full
filed, and that this was one reason why they
voted against him.
ssThe second assignment ISL that we said il
was promised to the people Of Burnside town.
ship and vicinity, that Gov. Bigler would ia
vor the erection OF Pine County, and that the
violation Of this promise accounts for the large
vote against him in that section of the county.
This they pronounce false If it is. the citi-
sponsibility, as we received our information
from them. We were told by several gentle
men in New Washington, whose names we can
give if necessary, that in 1851, the brother-in-
law of Gov. Bigler, accompanied, if we mis-
take not. by the veritable Daniel himself, and
several other members of the 'sOid Town
Clique,'' visited their village, and promised
them, from the stump, that elf Gov. Bigler
was elected they should have Pine County"
And We were further told, by the SINE persons,
that neither Gov. Bigler, any of his friends
ever took single step towards the fulhment
Of the promise, but that he had 'tooied them
IS bad as Drum
There were some of the local causeSwe men
toned as accounting for Gov. Bigler's decreas-
I'd vote in Clearfeld, and there are others,
With which, perhaps, the illustrious Daniel is
more intimately acquainted. For example,
the appointment of Post Master in this bor-
,ugh. How many votes did that take from
Gov. Bigler2 We don't know whether he had
anything to do with it or not, nor does it mat
er. The people beHered Re had, and for that
-easou voted agains, him.
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Gen. Wm z. paaEer.

The Muncy Luminary expresses its grateful
acknowledgements to G4S. PACKER Tor his
valuable services in the election Of the hide
pendent Ticket in Lycoming county, as well
as in the Congressional and Representative
districts. In speech at Hughsvillc, on tae
evening previous to the election, he took oc-
casion to make an exposition of Know Noth-
ingiSm, and his audience, believing that he
was sFbooked up.' and spoke esaisthoritative-
"" mistook the exposition for an iaiiiation,
and were willing to consider them selves as
regularly initiated, and members in good stan
ding in the Order; and as the members of that
Order are represented 10 be bound by the
most "solemn legations TO stick to their tick
et," they of course felt themselves bound TO
support what the General assured them was
the Know Nothing Ticket, and hence its tri-
umphant election. Too much credit cannot
be awarded to the General.-sSun.
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OHIO ELECTION.

Ohio has gone American and Anti-Nebraska
by about Fifty thousand! Never did any ad-
Ininistration receive such a rebuke, as the pre-
sent Pierce dynasty, in the result Of the cleo
tions in the great States of Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and Indiana. The people OF the North
have boldly and almost unanimously proclaim
ed their antipathy to the-extension OF Slavery,
and by their votes, have denounced the infa-
nous Nebraska swindie, thus sending Stephen
Arnold Douglass, with sill his Presidential as
pirations, a tramp to ':the other side Of
Jordan
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The le.eaS o. J. Eli;n aoDsa+a

Tho defeat Of J. Ellis Bonhanl SEEMS give
pleasure cverYHvhere- he Carlisle HergId 81 IS
his defeat, a wholesale calumniator IL his Sc
ries Of voiuInnious addresses as chairman OF
the LocofOco State Committee, afiort's the
most lively satisfaction The deieat OF Bon
ham is the finishing stroke OF the great tri-
nmph, and is result which, viii be felt at
Washington. Although we have no disposition
TO eXult over fallen Zoe, we must say that no
man more richly deserves defeat than Bonham.
\ OF satisfied with the vile caiumnies heaped
upon the Americans and Wings in his verbose
addresses, his labored euogies and fulsome
fattery Of foreigners in his public speeches
during the canvass were, ii anything, more
disgusting and outra georis. But by this course
he hiIiseli Was the greatest sufferer. SO gross
ly did he outrage public opinion, at every pub
lie meeting he attended, in both Cumberland
and Perry counties. by his offensive disparage-
ment Of American citizens, that his insulted
auditors could not restrain their expressions of
ind gnation. To none more than himself, in
fact, do we owe the thorough rousng of that
deep American feeling which, by the voice of
its Omnipotent will, has swept him and his CO.
laborers into political oblivion. His over
throw is one TO be remembered by political
demagogueS forevcr.-Sun. Etfs-
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APPLES. EcT.

If we undertook to thank each friend who
has remembered us during the past week, in
diyidually, would be compelled TO issue
an extra, as our paper would be wholly oecu-
pied. In fact we have been fairly. overstock-
ed with presents, and would scarcely know
where to begin. In addition to this the guam
tity of fsapples and cider we have slowed away
has caused such an awful pain under our
ahem. that We find it exceedingly difficult TO
write. We would suggest to some OF our
friendslto accompany. their presents with a
( bottle of '.Blackbery Cordial to correct the
awful tendency to diarrhea.
Il Among large number Of other things we
cannot avoid noticing three gigantic apples re-
eeiyed IRON Mr.. ROBERT LANNIcH, a lot of fine
'Rambos. from Master EDYARD IRWIN, a bag
fuil' Of perfect siscrougers'' from Mr.. w. p.
FuLros, and ssany -quantityn of first rate cider
from Mr.. GEORGE HOOVER. These friends
together with all the others who have remem-
bered us, have the warmest thanks OF the
whole establishment, and the DIS espe-
cially.
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Ano Ter A z.al A:p,x. esk.

The high-pressnre steamship Nebraska,
Capt. Pierce, S. 4. Douglas. Engineer. came
in collision with the ship s'Pubiic Opinion -
on Tucsj ". and with the whole crew, and
several hundred Thousand sold line Demo
Gratis, : pass myers, immediately wtnt TO the!
bottom 4 few passengers saved themselves
by clinging to some planksffoIo the Baltimore
Platform. which had been pIydentialiy or.
pFovjd entially taken on beard The Nebras-
ka vas enveiope8 IN so dense q log q. the time
that the crew and passengers tsastc lo,t38g 81
their danger. Owing 10 the itisi1 ri,r5s 'iately
charged by the Marine officers or spc4s risks.
the vessel was notzinsured. s....- .
The ''Ppblic 0piniona was not injured by
the collision Carbon Ga@etts..
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The late venerated Dr. Sharp fhimseIf an
Engiishman,) was reported to have made the
following remark, during his last and only vis-
it to his native country, to some one who spoke
slightingly of the craftsmanship Of Americ a:
sslf you can point me to succession of as
talented and virtuous Sovereigns Of England
as You find in the eleven men who have filled
consecutively the Presidential chair of the
United States, then l will yield.'' There was
no reply to this.
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COUNTERFEIT B1LLs.-Chemical processes

COUNTERFEIT BILLs.-Chemcal processes
are now used by adroit rogues in changing
small bank bills to those OF Larger denomina-
tion. These frauds are increasing alarmingly,
and show that the perpetrators are persons
well skilled in chemical. science. So thor
oughly is the work of alteration done in these
instances that those who make .Smoney''
their business, and devote years to the criti-
cal examination of bank notes, are deceived
Of course the people at large cannot detect
such frauds, and the community is thus sub
ject to innumerable impostions of this ind
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-10-25

10 James Canpbel4. r Postnlaster General
finds Il rich treat in the election returas in this
State He must feel that his intolerance and
bigotry are not appreciated in this country. Ii
is suggested that he appoint the Rey. Jeau c..
Jones, alias Snooks Special Mail Agent, too
vey the election returns to Bedipi, to whom he
gave State dinner at Washington, as com
pliment for having brutally murdered Hugo
Bassi, and hundreds OF others, while Governor
OF Bologna. Go it, Snooks. Yeu are the man
worthy OF such a mission.-Berks Go. Press
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32nEnSnRfss.

Showing al opposition majority in the next
Congress OF 10 against an aininistfation ma
iority of 20 in .he present. There 4Smenl-
hers vet to be elected from tweirty States; $
oauai niimber--yiz seventy-four--to be cho-
sen from the slavcholding, and the same from
the -slaveholding States.
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THE CoNGRESSMAN ELECT.

Nearly all the papers are publishing the name
of c. B. CURTIS, Esq ,as reelected to Congress
ffom this District. This is mistake. Mr.. Cur
tis was not even candidate. DAVID BARCLAY,
Esq, an Anti-Nebraska American Democrat,
has been elected by large majority. Our ex-
changes can make the correction.
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Dy~A New York s.Know-N othing'' State
Conventien has been held in New Yorkrcity,
and nominated for Governor Daniel Ullman
who is not on any other ticket. He received
Ok votes though the convention was com
posed of 933 niembefs.i The President Fefu--
sed To receive the votes cast for the Wing
cmdidata,. Nyron Ii. Cllrke, in consequence
OF which his friends left the convention, de-
claring their intention not TO respect the
issue Of the vote. l hRs sa. e.
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SlwsF22r 22rfns.1For e. .ghtesn months past,

NEwspAPERs--For e ghteen months past,
enltrging was ali the. rag with newspapers-
Size was the test OF merit. But We believe
without exception, every publisher has burnt
bis fingers thereby. The New York Tribune,
which was spread out SO estravigantiy was the
first TO come down. Many papers are follow
ing its e xample The Indianapolis Journal has
taken offa column The Cincinnati Dailies
have increased their subscriptions 20 per cent.
The reason assigned for these changes, ds:the
augmented prices of most items, ent ring into
the cost of newspaper business. .se--,.,.
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gg-Mrs. Ann Royal died at her residence
in Washington city a few days ago, at very
advanced are. She was the widow of Il rev
olutionary officer. Colonel William Royal, 8
and she published a newspaper in Washington
for many years, first the Paul Pry'' which
name was afterwrds changed 20 ssTlle Hun
tress'' g
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81. Mott, 704. Baird. %. Barclay, 4o1. Cald-
well, 229. Against the Prohibitory Law, %.
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ALEXANDER CALDWELL.

1t is rumored that Mr.. CALDwELLs maj ority
is !, 700. We have Elk official, ct 229, which
insures his election beyond doubt, whatever
may be the result in Mexican.
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OFFICIAL VOTE FOR GOVERNOR.

With only Potter and McKean TO hear from
Judge PoLLocK's majority is 36, ,220. The
whole vote is as follows:
Pollock, l95, COZ
Bigler, l5S,7s3
Pollock's majority, Sc, 6,220
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There remains but one county, Potter, to
hear from, and resnlt is as follows:
Against Prohibitory Law, 152, ,l99
For 50 1888
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Tho PRESIDENT and the next Congress,

~ On the 7tf nf November, New York, Sew
Jersey illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, are
10 e!e I "A members OF Congress and Massachu-
sstts II congressman on the 18th. The States
which have already elected are as foiiows.cen-
pairing the present with the next Congress ~
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-10-25

Oy The Attorney General OF the e. States
is preparing to carry the Booth case Gin which
the Wisconsin court decided against the con-
stitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law,)
up TO the Supreme Court.
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THE NEWS.

During the past week the papers have been
teeming with news Of the tIll of Scbastopol,
the Gibralter of Russia, enough to exhaust the
head and fancy letter Of any printing office to
set it up in the usual shape Terrible Bat
tie, City in Flames, ,''-'sFort Constantine
exploded, ,''-ss Eighteen Thousand Russians
Killed, ,''-''Sebastopol taken. And yet it
has all turned out to be the most brilliant
hoax, perhaps, ever known TO the world, de
ceiring not only the popUlace, but the crown
ed heads OF Europe. The news brought by the
Baltic was grand humbug. Sebastopol is not
taken-the destruction OF the Russian feet is
false, and Menchic0f has not surrendered.
The despatch purporting to come from Omar
Pasha, proved TO be a forgery, and great reac-
tion has been produced throughout Europe by
the contradiction OF what all had hoped 10 be
correct. This news has been received by the
Aiiica. which sailed on the 9Th inst.
The latest intelligence we have of the Arc
tic catastrophe, is that Capt. Luce, and nine
others were picked up by the ship Cambria,
and carried to Quebec. The detailed account
given by Capt. LUCE is very affecting. When
the ship went down, he sunk with his little son
sank. Before reaching the surface the second
time, he lost hold OF the boy, but the child
was furnished with life-preseryer, aud arose
also, and just the Captain was in the act of
reaching him, he was struck with a portion of
the plddle-box, and killed. Withthe life-pre-
server round his neck. little Willie, foated by
his struggling father, dead. Capt. LUCE, with
few others, succeeded in getting upon the
paddle-box, from which, after enduring the
most severe hardships, they were rescued by
the Ctmbria. OF the 233 passengers on board,
and the large crew, scarcely two dozen were
saved
CoUyTERFEIr QUARrERs.-Counterfeit quar-
ter dollars, made of zinc, encrusted with sill
yer by the galvanic process, and cut and stamp
ed in admirable imitation Of the coinage of
the Mint, are in circulation. 1t is tride too
light, but is best detected by its brittleness,
in consequence OF which it is easily broken
under the stroke Of hammer.
B5-Gov. Seymqur, the nominee Of the New
ork Softs, accepts the nomination for re-elec-
tion, and gives as arcason therefor, his desire
to test the public sentiment Of the State on
'HS io>"SS III MS y etO -hSSSiSc- gOI Ile
Prohibtary Liquor Law.
BALTIMORE ELEcrIoN-SamueI Kinks. the
Know Nothing candidate for Mayor is elected
by ,14l majority Thomas Democrat
q The new City Council stands thus:-First
Branch q Democrats, Ia Know Nothings: Sec
,end Branch Democrat. s Know Notbinos.
DAVID TAGGERT, Esq, was elected to the
State Senate in Dauphin and northumberland.
by a majority OF 3OiO. The District was made
for a close one by the locofocos when they
appertioned the State
PREAcHING.--There will be Baptist Preach
ing in the Lutheran Church, in this place, eve
ry evening during the week, and also on Sab
bath, tue 29th inst, at II O'Clock, A. NJ.
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Wednesday. October p, 1884.

CgThe Editor will be absent for sometime.
and We hope our friends will look over all er-
rors, as well as the lack of the usual quantity
OF editorial. until his return. He has gone to
procure new supply of paper, &c.
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Majority against,

In round numbers, the majority may safely
be set down at 5000 against the Law.
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u Gov. Seymour, the nomin,e OF the New
ork Softs, accepts the nomination for re-elec-
tion, and gives as arcason therefor, his desire
TO test the public sentiment Of the State on
the issues made in his Veto Message of the
Prohi5itary Liquor Law
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PREAcHING.-There will be Baptist Preach
ing in the Lutheran Church, in this place, eve
ry evening during the week, and also on Sab
bath, the 29th inst, at II o'clock, a. NJ.
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BALTIMORE ELEcrIoN.-Samuel Kinks, the
Know Nothing candidate for Mayor is elected
by 2,'4l majority over Thomas, Democrat
% The new City Council stands thus:-First
Branch q Democrats, IA Know Nothings; Sec
'ond Branch Democrat, Know Nothines.
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DAVID TAGGERT, Esq, was elected to the
State Senate in Dauphin and Northumberland.
by a majority OF S0i0. The District was made
for close one by the locofocos when they
appertioned the State,
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ssrera, Of assm-Old women in pantalo,ns
about town. Such scandal N ongers deserve tobs
rode on rail, and initiated into the Kaor Moth
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,HE LIQUOR LAW DEFEATED.

Pollock's majority, 80, 2;