Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-09-25
Irishmen ruling Democracy.

Irfshmen ruling Democracy.
The Philad. Sn has taken pains to
select from the list of 2O2 Delegates to
the late Philad. Dem. County Convention,
the names of the known Irisbmen, which
count up over so! Add to these the Ger
man born Delegates, and it is apparent
that the Convention was composed aud
completely controlled by persons of alien
birth, and very many of them the best
possible representatives of the vilost grog-
geries and worst places in the City! The
following is the list, and the comments
Morris Egan,Hush Boyle, ,Wm Boillen, Mar
tin Cahlll, John Cosgrove, Michael Costello,
Machael Cahill, Thomas Carr, George Crom.
neely, Thomas Cartledge, Edward Cassiday,
Francis Clark, Patrick Donahue, Michael Dew
elm, Phillip Divine, Michael Donohou, John
Daily, Jno Deveny, Chas Dtvelin, yno Dono-
houe, Patrick Donohoue. Robert Flame gan,
Archibald Foster, James + Gallagher, Charles
Gilligan, Thomas ID. Grady, Peter Glacken,
Jos Geiss, Bernard Gun, Patrick Green, Francis
Gallagher Edward Gillen,C Heishley A ndre W
N,JT
Terrence Monahan, Thomas MCann, Patrick
McDonouch.W Wm McMullin, James McKenna
Patrick Mcfarland. B +; Mccormack, WIN
McCandles, John McCombs, James McMena-
min, Alex McCIntock, Bernard McMenamin
Joseph Mclaughlin, Edward McGovern, Jas
Mclaughlin, Joseph l. Mcneil, II McGen,
David McVey, Mich Magee, Owen McManus
Patrick Mcbride ,Jno McGinIcy,Jas McArran,
Iam Nc(. .r.h ID \
keegan, Il Y Kelly, John Kane, J Kelly, John
Herman. Edward Lynch. John Lynch, John
O'Brien, Thomas Harra, James O'Donneli
John Bren, Edward Power, Geo + Reilly, +
RYAN, Michael Sweeney. Owen Seery, Henry
T Schegan, John W Tully John Tibben, Thos
Timmons, Edward Walsh.
How do you like 'em, American Demo.
Gratis Only think, American born Dem
ocrats =! how you must cringe and beg be.
fore you get nomination for an office in
your own country! Apply to the priest,
and beg the bog trotters to 60 for you
How delighted you must be how admir-.
able the Democratic delegate elections, to
send such jewels of intelligence and patri.
otism to make tickets up for American
Democrats to vote! Will American Dem.
ocrats forget their manhood, and submit to
these indignities :? We should think not
Clinton County Meeting.
Pursuant to previous notice, large and
enthusiastic meeting was held in the Court
House, Lock Haven, Monday evening,
l4th inst.
The meeting was organized by appoint.
ing the following officers:
Hon. J. F. QUAY. President; Robert
Mccormick, j. W. Best, Jacob Griffius,
George Furst and Michael Thorne, Vice
Presidents Il. NJ. Winslow and B. f.
Winters, Secretaries.
Il. RUSH PErRIKEN, Esq, was called
upon to address the meeting, who respon-
ded in a most eloquent aud convincing
manner, showing the present political state
of the country, and advocating strongly,
the principle that all new States should be
free States.
On motion, Judge HALE spoke in his
usual eloquent style upon the evils Of Sla.
very, recommending the prohibition Of
the further extension of that system into
free territory, and offering Hon. David
Wilmot as a man worthy of the confidence
and support of all Pennsylvania freemen
for the chief magistracy Of the Keystone
State.
On motion, Gov. POLLOCK made few
remarks, apologizing for not making set
speech. He called the attention of the
people to the Sale of the Main Line of the
Public Works, and showed most conciu-
sively that it was wise, inasmueh as ii
would save much in morals and money
hereafter that by the act he conceived be
had done good thing for his country,
diminishing the public debt 81 800, 900,
and reducing the State Tax one-sixth. He
was pleased to see so many Of his old
friends here, e,apprising them that they we're
enlisted in a good cause, with good men,
FLoGGING WHITE MEN.-The Romney
htel1yencer, in giving the proceedings Of
Hampshire County (Va) Court, says:
"John Stark, indicted for stealing some
fifteen dollars from Lewis Hober, of Pied.
mont, was found guilty of petit larceny,
and sentenced to thirty days Imprisonment
and thirty lashes-6fteen of them were in.
flicted on that day, and the balance to be
administered on the day Of the expiration
of his Imprisonment. George II. Lloyd,
for stealing pair of earrings and fin
ger ring, the property Of Miss Davis, was
found guilty, and sentenced to thirty days
Imprisonment and twenty lashes-ten OF
which we're giving him on that day, and
the remainder to be inflicted at the expi-
ration of his term of imprisonment"
In our ignorance Of the realities of the
law, we have been harboring the supposi-
ton that the penalty Of corporcal punish
ment of white men had been expuuged
from the statutes of Virginia. We live to