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

opposition. and to demand our strenuousex- |
ertions to. prevent his reelection. - -
8. That Pollock, DARsIE and SMYsER, our
candidates shall receive our undivided and
hearty support; that We will work for them,
and vote for them. assured that they.Swill be
sustained by every lover of his country and
its institutions, and believing they will be
elected by triumphant majority.
9. That standing County Committee be
appointed by the President of this meeting,
and reported by him within the ensuing week,
to consist of three members from each town.
ship, for the purpose of keeping up more
perfect organization, and of taking measures
to ensure the success of Whig men and Wing
principles. les.-s--~-a-s--
On Friday evening a large number OF our
citizens again assembled, and the meeting was
recognized by calling MANNING STE
VENSON to the chair, with JAMES Nj. KEEL
1Y. and B. B. WRIGHT, Vice Presidents, and
JosEpH SHOWERS and JOHN ADAMS, Secretaries
H. BUcHER SwooPE, Esq. was then called up
on who addressed the meeting, in answer to
the Democratic speakers on the evening be-
fore He was followed by SAMUEL LINN, Esq,
who made most happy and laughabe speech,
cutting right and left at the Locofoeo PERFORM
ance on Thursday evening. Mr.. Linn Is an
excellent stump speaker, and for ahalf hour,
{ kept the audience in roar of laughter lie
stated his reasons for supporting Judge Pol
/ Iock in preference to Gov. Bigler, and gave
! his views on all the leading issues of the cam
/ paign The meeting then adjourned.
The proceedings throughout were. conducted
IN the most harmonious and respectable man
ner, and both meetings were credit, alike 10
the Whig party and to the citizens of Clear
field county.
The following is the county Committee, as
{ appointed by the President, in pursuance OF
the last resolution.
CIearfel4 Borough-H. B. Swoope, Chair
man. VIM Radebaugh and Thos. Mills.
Cur,reneriHe-John Patton, James Crowther
/ Esq, and VIM. Mcbride.
Laurence totrnship--Samuel Mitchell, James
Irwin and James Forrest.
Pike-Thos. Ross, Esq, Ross Mcclure and
Daniel Bailey.
Brad,-John Garlic, Esq, James Taylor,
and William Montgomery.
Penn-John Russell, Elisha Fenton, and
Joseph Cullingsworth-
Beu-Arthur Bell, J ohm HaSlett, and Maj.
VIM. Bell
Chest-Henry Hurd, Esq. John Miles, Jr-,
Aaron Pierce.
B,,rnside-William Feath, Esq, John Me-
| haffev and Samuel Sebring.
.Tordaa-James NJ. Pfoutz, James Rea and
James McNeal. Esq.
Ferguson-Thos. B. Davis, John S. Williams
and Alfred D. Knapp.
Beccario--W. n. Neyling, Clark Patchin
and B. Wright. l
HIoodcard-Henry Haggerty, Reed Alexan-
der and Daniel F6lkison.
Kno I'D. J. Cathcart, David High and VIM.
". Cathcart.
Decentralization Goss, Sr., Richard
Philips, and William Albert.
Morris--J. 2. Nelson, Joseph Brenner and
Henry Groe.
Bradford-Frances Graham, Joseph Winery
and Emanuel Graham.
Cooiag1oa-Joab Rider, Levi Lutz ana Solo
man Bauder.
Kcrthaus-John P. Rider, Edward McGar-
vey and Daniel Yothers.
Girard-Thos. Leonard, Amos krse, and
Alexander Murray.
Cosbcn-EIls r. Liyergood, j John F. Irwin
and Samuel Speedy. {. .a.... .-.,.
Uaicn-J ohm Coder, Henry Whitehead and
Wilson Moore. 4.g-..s ...
4 Husfou-Dayid Tyler, Esq, William Hewitt,
aud Gowld Il. ,IIoyt. n ..,.f.-
a.t,s..r H SAMUEL FULTON, Pres.
WIN. RADEBAUGH, S..
j TH0s. LEONARD,
More Fraud----sunbury and Erie Rail Road.
The North American of Saturday contains
al, article on the Sunbrry. and Erie railroad,
which has been undergoing an examination by
/ a committee appointed for that purpose. The
article says: Re
! The report presented to Common Council, on
| Thursday, by Mr.. Balch's Committee in refer
! ence to certain matters connected with this
company, discloses sad state of things. From
! this il appears that subscriptions purporting to
! have been made in February last, are scarcely
! yet completed although the existing admins
ltration of the road was elected by reason of
| them; and that the instalments upon. the faith
/ of which Councils issued the City Bonds to
! the company, have not been, and in all reason
able probability, never will be paid. 1t fur
/ ther appears that an exchange of city securi-
ties, to the amount of half a million of dollars
was effected for securities of far inferior value
I not only against the expressed wishes of the
| President of the Company, but without any
knowledge on:the part of the Board of Direct
/ ors, who seem, indeed, to have had no more to
| do with the management of affairs, than ifthey
had been entire strangers. 1t appears, IN ore
over, that the only books keptby the company:
/ involving accounts to the amount of millions,
were a Cash Book and Receipt book, and
| that the entries in these are confused and
irregular that the Committee could not under
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