A n Important Question fur P!illnlrlphlnn.
We ropy from the Krie O ir.ette tho follow
ing nrticle, which commend its-elf to every
en pttfi list mid business matt in Philadelphia, nml
indeed the whole State.
I'hii.adki riitA AND Cull? Tlu.se points are
the nstural nutlets through which the immense
miner?) otxl atjricult ornl products of their re
spective sections of the Slate tn tint pass, and for
this reason, it has long been a desideratum with
i very true lVlinsy Hainan to unite tliein hy a
i i iro .d, constructed either by a company or tl.e
C ;! M.wvnlth. The latter mode linn been here
tofore, f'-.':;i (!;( ettWrassfd condition o( her
I'li'inc-?, it!ioosible, and from the smie cause,
si, 'I re,. it iinies en; but the former, although for a
ten- veir prist a s equally impossible, from sunt
):r pii.iri nssm.'.it operating tmonj the people,
is now nut only possible, but called, for by every 1
rnii?'i'er.it ion ol intercut and State pride. I'hiln-
in. bs
.led
1 hv the whole Ssliife tma to. or
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i her rival cities of New i orl;.
sir.
in, , , ... . .
J. .stnn and Ilillimnre, fc the tnde nf the migh-
I
iv wcsl-par'ieubirly that portion embraced in
the arei drained by tho waters ..t the great
lakes Hrie, II uron, Michigan and Superior. j
Ti.ij ii. r.i.:..i. ...i.t i '
ii.- u,;.r,,iir iniui'HI nun II ISIIU.II i.iliiiMr,
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is annul in on losi io ner Wllliom nope oi re-
V eve- unless her business mcand capitalists .
wnl;e totheir true inter!, or! mike rue mere
utniffelo to secure it. Their rival capitalist of
R..slon and Now York, with the f,ir-eiirh!ed
Mjracity for which lliey are proverbial, are
ftraininir ever nerve, putting? forlh every ener
py 1o accomp'isli this end, and yet I'liilad, Iphia,
her press and citizens, are asleep, or if nwake,
lint partially so -unconsciously riezinr? asvav the ., . . , , , , , .
" , , ' , .jthulstof .Inly and the 'J'Mh of August. ThV
rec'Miis moments tlrnt rniirlit to be appropriated
in uir i'iiiisi iiiiiiaiii.il 01 nun uri'in or. I'il. I oi
,
Xew York and Uric Railroad, n pcwlioniif which '
is in opor.itiim, and flalterinjj ptopixU of the!
qeedy compU'tion of Ibe bnlatice, in ours of the 1
enterprises rcrultinj? from this slrurole to so- J
srure western tride. 'J'he capitalists .f i
New York naw, with clf sr iehled faeaci'y. j
?hat unless a direct and oxpeditiowmiimmi- ;
ration v.rth some iHjrt above Rud-iln. where
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nil- j,. ' ii. ii in ii mis iii? ri ii'ii iiii'i I i.piv. I liv
ico in the Nprinjr, was opened, Haltimorr, by
means of her Ohio Uailread, extended l-o '.he
lake- at Cleaveland, or rhi1adi.1f.hia with the
Trie Vi-tension Cannl nfr.,r.lior n arte m
i.rit. j..Knsion vunm, aiioMinjr nn early pis-,
nri tl.ronirl. ii , ,.,1.1 .I,,,,,, nn i- - ,:., '
ipe tlirouoli, would draw-oil a la re portion
Ol ner wcslertl trade; BflU hence tins roatt was
(nmmoneod. It is now, a before iutimativl,
very probable that tlic road iil l completed.
llilt llona n.l.r nml nil ,n.,n I . . ' I 1 . ! .
- "' " Mil. V.I !-. DDI' IU7C IK Will .HI 1 1 H l?
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proved lermmus-lMnkirk f The idea is
Vreposteroust Tho company tLa-t could ,-
f eive and cirry tlimoj.li such a giijantic project,
will never injure the prospect of its siseful-
ness by sufferttij it to terminate at a place
that possesses no few natural advantages for n
pond harbor or any harbor at all as Ihlnkirkl
This road completed once, with its western
terminus at this place, and Philadelphia )nny
give tip aH hnpe nfgecwing tJe traduof the lake
coimi ry.
U tt aside from thi-. provided tl.e New York !
Bi.di.rie Ric lroad is never linisbed. th.,e are 1
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4w.ii.thnr nute hy which she will he deprived
u . i i -j i i .
ot Tins trade. U-ton ha laid in her claim to
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it. and will. 11... .I!ii..l .1... I
it, who supposes -she will let it slip throuh her '
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lingers willmut a slrujflo 1 If there are any.
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they are not ncouvnt,! with yankee character !
, n,rrrnse. I or tins purpoee they promise '
cn,mect.,,:r thai city with the River sSt
reoee -i c j-rii n-i.iir', and tlius by means ot the
"i1 in I Canal, n.is.strs theiiiselvee of an unin-
. i-, r i u a iu-.t una uiir.d communication ;
wilh the l.,ke coimlry and the Mississippi Val- ;
ley. Iii sueikiii o this project, the Albany 1
Ar ,n. .iiu l-Tliu ... .1 . f.. !
. M.'r.j.. SI,.. ,pilW'.S SB IIIOIC 111,11, lAIT
thai tins iiep iriant road will bu under headway
b 'li re the lapnj of many inouthg. Since Ihe
c.implftiu.i el lliu rilchburi?, Moutptdier and
H linn'lon ruiway 14 sooiiied, the milFuud
Isn-iiiiglt .Northern New York is now the. road in !
U .slim It is considered a noble commercial
e.'iiii.'glo.u;- I lie miiKli ry of the Wtslun t'tiifr.
tin imporiaiicf: is (he more manifest becau.e it
is tin! unit line yet unnecupied, tn ini he the
mi-: lily iiifl urou iwr Irml,: if XurthttriiHrii
America. It is also calculated to divert from
Montreal an i (iucbec, to iloston and to New
York, the fertile rt'giuii 61 "Upper CuuaJa, whrch
fount eventually contain millions ol Ihnvin
end enterprisiny; p .puiutioii.
-Vci'.her are the people alonj tl.e line asleep.
A-jlhorir..;.! ro.r.inis.sioners are constantly .h-
t .inin.' from thd farmer, voluntary release of
Mud for the right of way, and what is of mo re ! instead of giving it to the Porks. And wln it 1 ".n-rd f-r sonic .tuys. We have been able to col
importance, i.y will L'O into Iloston with a recollected that the Lower end gave folk a I l'''' but lew aulhenrc 'p..rlicuhrs., The lnT-
i ind'ne suh-cription prnhahly not less than
JMH.UMMI. It I.-, sluted tiiat one p. r.ou alone, in
St. I.awreneo county, sulwcribes the fuim ot
IIXI,(MI(. When tl inse evidences of confidence
a re presented to Kastern capitalists, in all pro.
liability they will Jill tin the residue, fcl, .-()(),( KM I.
required.
What say our Philadelphia friends to ibis!
Are they willing to lit Jlostou secure Ihut
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., j .ou" f. j , 'in,' i' sji, i, ing
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a small expenditure ot their abundant cap. tul
lavui'' idle, to see urn il permiinently for them-
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selves ! llut we .aid there was another route pro-
ji'Ctod by w Inch they would be d,pr.ved ,,l tins
trade. J he li.illiiiioie and ( Inni K iiiroad wouhl
s,-,!i ! oinp:,rt, d: Alrvady has a c.nnpanv
It, in char I, rid to const met a mad Iron. I 'love-
In ml through Ackron and Canton to inteitt c t it
ut whatever point may be fixed its weetern ter-
nouns. This r.M.d undoubtedly will be built
unless the citizens ( Pennsylvania interested
in the revival and speedy completion oflhu F.riu
and Sunhury RitWoud, take measure iuuixdi
ately to hrin' that enterprise before the public.
Philadelphia is mors deeply interested in tl.e
const ruction of this road thanir oihtr xtrt
fifths Slote it( b'.i tVi nr. -.-i j complete it,
ant if ei .' i(l h ntiirtbt, it
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Sattirtlny, ugust .'!(), !S15.
0.7" The flev. Mr. Weaver will prenrh, on Sa
turday evening and on Sunday morning next,
in the piscopal church.
C7 The convention to nominate candidate,
will meet nt this place en Monday next. The
delegate (-lection will hi In Id to-day , the Satuiday
preceding.
.
LLy I UK I 'Unroll r. l lie country en no.ereu
severely fir waut of rain. The crops of corn
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niitl potatoes will Ticni I'.ll pooriy, e.scviu mi u
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few favored localities. Hit ween Kiwling anil
p,,,,,.,,,,, we lindcrstand, thir.es look much
. , , ,.,, ,,,,.( with niU(:tl
(TJ(rr rain. In this section we have bud
more ram. In tins sei uon we nave nan none ior
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m (,rkj III1I1I CI lieSOMV lil"l, "O'll " " '
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were visileii wiui a small siiower. i ne ;ong
continued drought, under the in.luence of., er
and burning sun, has completely p.ircho! vrgeta- j
tio" ,i0""; places
CT7" We stated last week, that now was the
I time for budding. l"ion examination, however.
we found it was too late, as there was not suffi-
cicnt sap to separate the baikfrom th"woo.l.
1 liil t li-ll 1 1 III-1 ct SUV tlin nriitinr film, tm It.iHi'iniii
also say that by the pioet ss of biidding. w e will
I . , . . i , i , - c . ,i i
o" two yviits later in olitainii;g flint, thun by
Raiting
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nTWAit ;in Mr.xirr.--tt is still uncertain
w hether Me.i o has actually declared war yet.
1,1 "l0 "icantime, our povn nment, as it w ill be
""-''li'T column, is making every prepa-
:on- TronPs ar '""' ""Z tiansport- d to
''''"'' (.a.nes has made a requisition
lor l.'n(l oluntecrs in Louisiana.
The apportionment of Dtlipatts.
Our neighhr.rs of th" Simburv flazette, und. r the j
caption ol an article, entitleil " n nnlair rcpre- I
.
sentation. seem to think, that the democrats of
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j gates. We agree with the Caz.' tte, that if this is
1 so. it should be corrected 'i he deb-gate system
( is a system of machinery, which the democratic
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pally has adopted, to. -oik entrate the .owcrol the
. ;)f.( ,, , rurrj. , ., of u,
, ,,,;; such candidates as may be selected
hy a majority of the delegates w ho represent the
! ;,nry. and the;, only. The Cazette. in onb-r
1 to show the inequality of the repieseutation, ba-
; s.'s 1 s atgunient on the whole number of votes
1 polled nt the election of (Governor Shnnk, inclu-
' '''n- d. niocrats and whigs. Now, we cnnn.it
1 ro,fr'",v' ,l"lt ,h" wbigs have anything to do
' wi,h rtl "a"''r- They are not peiniitted to vote
for the delegates, and are therefore not represen-
''' ,!'" f"v"I'n. They have no
voic,s " 1',,U ver '" the conventi,,,,. winch is ex-
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ciusiveiy gor up nv lire deniocrals. lor tlie go.
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vernmei t nl llie ileuiocratie party a one. 1 hi- !
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,s- P'a... a.iM.i.-., wuu iiwu. rcqu.re no com- I
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In order then to make a fair apportionment, we
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n.ust taki; tlie utii.ucrat c vote ol the roi.i.ty, and
we MM ,.,, ,e fulri.st ,
!n! 1( votl ie Vf,.MtutUl ,.,,,tln.
hi.-b w ill exhibit the w hole streugtl, ol th.-d",,-
ocratic pai ty betti r than any other. The whole
number of 1t int ern) :c votes then polled, was
-.. i.-,, 0f whid, ill.; ucre polled in the Lower
,.,!, and HiJ'.i in thel orks ; as follows :
i.owi n 1.M1.
Punbury ,
Augusta,
Kii.-h,
M.amokin,
Coal,
I-oI:ks.
Delaware,
Lewis,
Tin but.
I in
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ir.l
j.:s
mi
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S.M0
7:
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I'll
Norlhuiiihci laud, l l.'l
l'oiiit. ior,
.N.ilton, 117
I'pper Mahonoy,vu7
Little do. ' yii
Lower do. d
Jackson, l.ij
i ik;
in-.".)
The whole ininiber of delegate is ,'i.V Of this
nun. her tl.e Lower end bust; I thel'oikstl,
which, if divided inKi i I 11. the w hole t ote, gn es
us the latio of represeiitat ion. which is ;'. otes
lo each delegute. Ncyw till divided into lilj'.i,
will e,ve tite I'orls 4 I delegate, and a I'lactioii
of C'i voles over. The same numb.-i divided in-
toillC.will giveti.e Lo-er end Ju .1. I. eat, s
and a fraction of M votes over. Thus it will be
! seen that the only inequality cons.-ts in ac.-oid-
! ing to the Lower end a d. h'-ate for its fraction.
majority of CtV, while the forks gave h:m but j chant recently returned from Kurnpe., ami on
CM, we think there is not mix h nmni for com- i visituiif his Cisinlry residencv, hail h ms
plaint. We repeats that we wish to fee equal ' picmtis aroused that a lrind was base and a
and exai t justicedoite tonurdemncratic biethern w ife unfaithful. Fiiidin; ther.i toc-ther be
in the l'oiks. More than tl.at, we piesnme j stnblir I tho un lly parr, and wou',1 have killed
they w ill not ask.
Ihe 11.1. Hirsrv A. Wii:, Citited State
St.'.-.. ,1 ' I I . . .1 S" . I 1
iiinsu-r io iira?.i , l as seni io i ne .xai una in- , i .. i i . . t i r . . i . i i,. 1 1 ,1 1 , I
I 1 Itiisl and eloryiii'' in the he let that he had killed
st.iu.teat Washington twoanimals -a vc s South:.... " " . ....
I , , , , , ... . . i both i.now a ruviiifr maniac! J lie wife it is be-
American leopard and a species of the antelope : ,. , . .... ...
- '. , lieved is not fatally wounded, but the recovery
lhe I- ince of Ccara. . ( ( n ,,,.. ig d(llll)t'.
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I Dam usi -The Cleaveland Herald say. some j '" Ali were .tabbed m tho region of the
of the dairymen of Aurora en. ml v have tteeu inln
I the Southern poitiou of Ohio and contracted lor
wiuie hundreds of acres of standing coin and
stocks cm which to w inter their cows. A gen
tleman fiom near Columbusatso came into A tt ro
,a and contracted,,, keep 500 cows thfough the
winter at the rate of one dollar cr month. Ann-
per i
tki-r gentleman was allowed to go into the yanl
of an extensive dairyman and select cow 8 at?.'.:
per hi-ad. Twoycais oldsteci. arc selling at
from 3 to ? i pt-r bead.
Tor the American.
nvDuopnoBH.
Mr. F.iutoh: Vou w ill gratify the undersign- j
ed. and probably serve the cause of benevolence, I voe.ite tin! abolition af slavery, and has been bold
if you give the subjoined extract fiom the Jour- I in the avowal of his opposition to that "instiM
nal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of I'enn- ( tiun." Like many other reformers, Mr. C.'sdis
fylvania. a place in your paper. The document : cretion is not exactly in pnjpnttion t his real,
from which it has been transcribed, was preser- "nd be has le-en involved in a very wordy and a
ved by an old fri -nd ol mine, and handed over to ! very warm controversy with ex Governor Met
me for translation, in which form 1 now titiusinit ; calf upon tin: merits nnd ilisnnti its of the slave
it to you: . I question. Such a discussion very naturally has
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Ily.iropiioma is more or ir" po-taoiig i
in dilfereiit sections of our country at this time, I
and we s-ldom hear that physicians are so fnt tn- ,
nats ns to arrest its ravages. Dr. Stohe. of I.e. j
hanon, and Mr. Valentine Kettring. of Lancaster,
have been peculiai ly successful in treating this
awful disease. '1 hry for a length or time, kept ;
their remedy secret, but at last, they both were
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indued to communicate the moilj of prepa-
ring this medicine to the Legislature ofour state, j
the latter !n the year of our Lord M', and the '
former in about 1SI-. The following is Dr. j
Stobe's reeeint ; "
i i . ,i . . n i
m iiiletiltatr Mierhn rnnillnrum veneris O ,!r
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I red cheek weed, (anagallis arvetisis,) a handful. !
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toil it in a quart nt stron' beer, in nn earthen !
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I vessel, to a v:i t ; but the Maul. i hair is not add- i
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''' "'" cheek weed is nearly boiled. f,roivn I
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ni'l.nt'. tnbi. il It. .fi. rn l,r..nl fnwl in Inn .l.iai.a .
nrrorir , '
Tl... r...l l...,.L- ,....,.! ..r.-.... ,....rt ..nr.l... i
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in this vicinit v. and the hfliti cnifll;rum vtntris ,
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is found in abun l.mce in our neighboring wood.
Should, Sow-ever, any person heve a desire to see ,
the identical plant, by calling at tl.e residence of ,
Ihe imdeisipned, he can be giatifi,:d. ;
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i Mrac ,,on. me .murnai oi me , naTe ol Hie j
c omrronweatii, ot r.-i..i- ivan.a. isn-j : .
Mr Parson of 1 -ommittee. to whom the
ceuiinuniea'ion o al"iitn,e K ettnng resp. i ' in
the cnreol t!n Int.'1 of a nnul dog. has been refer,
nd. n ade tie1 fo'lowire
lit -.IHUT :
j liar iney nan a conversation w ith alentine
K.ttiinc on the subject of bis communication,
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.'.ill...! ml i-tiili- ii il ..-1.I..I. ...I...., t ,o .... . ,
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in l'!ii..-om, , gathers ai d dry in the ,-hade. and
1 :. i.. .:. i i
oe.e .,i..ni..u, ne pw io a grow u peso,, a
table s,mon full in 1 r or water, a d.ahm and a ,
scruple to a child, an equally Mrong dose, but in ,
llllll llllll lr III ! lll'lf I llll- . Ill 1 1,1 l .llll' I-
ilimn .? . (V. . . . :. ! - !. .. -
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ken with bnad coated with butt. r. honey , r iim-
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lasses, l or an animal, a Urge table spoon full.
or in weight. dialuns and a Fcr.iel.1. Ifth.-r-d
cheek weed it ..s.-d gren for auiionls. it may bl
ent fine ami mixed with feed : if given to swine,
mix the p.ilvei ,. d plant w ith meal, and feed it
"in small balls.
lie assured us that be has given it to persons j
who bad been bitten several week, and that be i
could not remember that it ever failed to cure ; .
and he never gives more than one dose, with ex- j
reptiou to children, to whom he gives the same
quantity in three different doses, llesaid further,
that it is aUo an excellent cure for cuts or
wounds Wle-ii the plant is green, he presses the
illii-e into tin. lriilul li,I 1. in. Is i, . ;il, . ... ti...
pressed plant on it. The tune to sow the seed
is in Api.l, bi.t should be sown very thin.
He fin 1 1 1 -rmore informed us that be is now se-
v. iilv-five y. ais old, was Loin in (.'ermany and
oiiii'ini' irj u i . n in ,r
'
en:.'.;,te, w it!, his r.ir nts
his eleventh year: tl .it his
to Pennsylvania in
mother brought the
ed of this l,e,h with h.-r garden '. fnuu her
native coun'ry ; that he gave a qnanfty nf tin
h.rb and seed for the se ofth- committee and
! that be was willu g to supply others, if they ap-
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plied to bioi. i
Your committee is also informed by the Kev
lieniy li.liientierg. o l.ancast.-r. tl.at it is an ai:
nual r'ai.t. which is known in Switzerland and
I (7ern any. by the common name of l'rorklirne ;
in llug'and. lied Pin pern.-I. and inl.itin. Anneal-
lis I'ho nieir, : that .r shni.1,1 Ke e.iidere.l i I
when in full bloom. He says, in fJermany a
common do-e is thiitv ar.iins. four times a dav
and to continue one week, in small doses the
wound is wa.hej w ith water, in which the herb
ha been boiled, and afterwards some nf the pow-
d. ied beib put into the woi.n.l ; that the beibhas
been planted in ii any gaidens, and tl.at it llour-
ihes well near Taltimoie and I la vie -di (Jrace.
Vonr committee olf-i the follow ing resolution :.
Jusn.tfit. That the Speaker is requested to re-
torn the 'thanks of the S-nate to Val-nt Kett-
ling, t.-r bis ben-volent and valuable conni.u-
cation.
A Fl'sliri l. Tmi;FIY We find the follow-
; ihl' in tire New York Suu ol Wi dnesd ay inorn-
i i !"- A ileplnrahie ncciirmiP.? at I lie country
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1 r,'Ml,,',M'p "' ""r Npw ",k nierchant.
' ,"v"lv,,, V l.Pi"i,ess ,. three lam.I.es ami
' l,r",wl,lv " v- r,w"
belli instantly had lie not hillen inssMisible t the
i.ioineiit i.t'slrikiii-j a second deadly blow at his
i who. lio'iiwern sirnmsiv woiinurii, ami ine
I heart
A Hi M nor- rtii', the Phil. I.edg says, baa been
gatheied upon the premiss of Vis. Ilatezel, in
Northern Liberties tsbn . ronnuisiiig out hn-
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j .r , Wl of ,illf,, rmn,
(b.n MovnikM. The milkmen of Albany j endangering their live, and pioperty, and w Inch
had a prof e&kion a few days ago, supposed to be ( proceed to .ay : ,
"a Mi ike" on account of the recent drought and In tome countries, Mr. Clay mitfht have dreail
tcarcihj tf u uter. ( K( .ummary popular vengeance on Lis ,ierson or
AttOMTICI tS KI-.N I'lTKV.
f'aim M. Clay some few months ago estab-
lished a journal in Lexington, Kentucky, to ad-
i....r - ..l 1-r. l: i . i -. . l l
vani iiuicii lAciing. ami ine over-eaious novo- j
cates in that State of their "peculiar institution," 1
have givru on intimation, which cannot be mia- i
taken, of their intention to apply the soveleign ,
remedy for free dircussinn. Lynch law, unless i
Mr. C. desists Irom publishing his paner. A lmh- !
lie meeting has been held by some of the eitiz-rs.
a series of resolutions passed, and n committee
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was appointed to wait on Mr. C'ay with the re.,
quest that he stop i.o.ing hi. p.per. Mr. C. ha, '
published these resolutions, declaring also his
intention of continuing its publi, ation. What '
the meeting w ill now ,!o we sl.ntl . t. '
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linlilv l,v IliA run, T h. Cnl,,.. .! s.lf '
I- .1 a .1 tl Mil' l I l llll IM" HOI mm HIS rtl III- Vtl l'i I Y 1 .11. ii- I
give a strong indication that they will ue vin- . " -
. ..i ii -,-t 1 'P and scut not of the State, subject then to Mr.
Ii uice. il necessary, to put the journal down, the' ' J
. i i . . . , , , , .CM Clay order
stand winch Mr ( . has taken is a bold and n-an- , ' '
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ly oil"
II lie lias nolle nnv crn Ulnfur i,a is .
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r S IHlll S I 111 ! to the 1:1 VVS nml flut tr. n o 1 1 ... nii.il n - ,
,,,) conirt!ilt,.e niUn without authority. The !
OiTlnwiiiif nrn flu liUfers mIIiiiI.',! tn I
i
I.rxii;io. Aii'Misf I I 11."
..II..II i i.
Casii s M. Ci.,y. !. S.r-V. the nn.hl- .
signed, have been appointed as a committee upon '
the part of a. number o' the respectable citizens .
of tl.e city of Lexington, to correspond with you '
"' rU"' '"''"Wing reS.,Iut,on :
,. j;,.,,.,,, Tl,at .-ommitt-e of three bo a
v,i(1,((, twaj, ,. (Vsius M. Clay, editor of
.Th,, -j-,,,,. .m,., ,,.;,,- ,! request him to dis-
continue tie.1 publication of the paper called
The Tine American,' as its fiutlnr con
titiiiance, in our judgment, is dangerous to the
... ....... ..I.!,!- Illlitl' Mn.t f(. tt... '. l'..f ,f mir
lom,,, ah, lauiilies
i nr.,.,m-e of the above, we her-bv remu-st
i .i
you to.lueontii.ue your paper, ami would se, to ,
. .....
impress ntnin von the importance ol your aeoni
csence. Vonr paper is agitating nnd exciting our
,.,,;, y to aI1 ,,., vvhi(.h v0 ,.an ,.iir,.,..
y awar,, Wp 0t appri)Ill.h v,, in ttl(.
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that, in our judgment, your own unlet y. a well
as the repoe and peace of the community, are in
volved in your answ cr. We await your reply, in
i the hope that your own good s. ns, and regard
for tin" feasor able wishes of a community in
which you have many connexions and friends.
, will induce you promptly to comply with our re-
i quest. We are instructed to r'p.it your an-
swer to a meeting to-morrow evening, at 3 o'
clock, and w
to morrow.
II exp-ct it by Q oVlock. !', M of
Kespeetf'.lly. e .
11. W. Pu lley. Tho II. Waters, John W.
! Hunt.
i 'l'o this letter Mr. Clay sent the follow ing re-
' f'V :
' Sins :
-I received through the hands of Mr.
1 Thomas It. Waters, one of your con inn ttee. since
j candle-light, your extraordinary Idler. lr.as-
j mUL'1' a ,wo "f )"r committee and myself jre
' no, "l",n P' terms, and when aid to thi
the fact that yon have tak n occa-ion to ad II ess
me a note of this ch.nacter. when I am on a b-d
"' 'lx",'ss o ,lian a "'ontlrs standing, from
w 1 "a " venim en at iniervais i.i i me
winch I have on. v venluiedat intervals to i ule
'"" " r1"" a "-w '-''' !". w l.ic:. cans, u a
"'u'' ' """ ,,1'' American people Will
' aeree W! th me. t l.rtt vonr oflu-e is a h.'ise in! ,1 is.
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honorable on mcr- part icii!..! ly wh.-n they re-
fleet that you have had more than two months
' ",liM 1 Wi" '" ' "compli-h the same
' rT- 1 "V in reply to your aetti.,n that
' '"" t""" appomTett ny a respeetanie
' P""'"" 'he community, that it cannot be true.
1 ' ' " a """'
' respectable by any but assassins, pirates
! "" '"Bnway rolil.eis. lour meeting is one mi-
'; known ,0,h law and constitution of my ciu.u-
- u-v 11 was secret in us proceeilings, its purpose,
' 1,8 "P1"'. Rl"' lU a1'"011- I'k' its mode ol exis-
I ,,'"'''- ' "holly unknow n to or in direct viola-
Ji"11 '"" ev.-ry known principle of honor, religion
or toverninent. h-hl sacred by the civilized
w,,r,d ' ''t "'cm with the burning contempt
"f a l"-yr '" lut a"'! lo.vaI citin. 1 deny their
power ami defy Jh.-ir action. It may be lure that
those m.-n are excited as you saw w hose interest
it is to prey npnu the excitement and distresses of
' the country.
Wl.at tyrant ever failed to he ex-
1 citetl w hen his unjust power Was about to be ta-
ken from his hands ? lint deny, utterly deny.
i " '
and call for proof, that there is any jut ground
ag.,a,.on. in every cae o, v.o.ence l.y
!h ,,,a,,i" ,MC' "'V 1' "
.... ...... .. .,. ..., ,.r r. ...... .., poiieu io i ne recreiary oi trie ,avy that I'mser
representatives, if my life nbould lail to be spa- Handy was fr e ;cr Ibuenpon, Mr Pan
red, that there have oecn special causes for ac i rmt wrr(, mo, p,.r,,ni,ory ,.,,er , Mr jj.,,,.
t.on ind pendent of, end having no relation what- dy to join the Cyan.1 foithwitb, and at tin- same
ever lo the V'i tii Amrrtrtiu or ils rlortriii' ....... ,..f .-.ln.... ... I . - .. .i. . .......
- - -
i -.. .. i, .
onr-udvice will, tl.e i.gatdto my personal site-
ty iswnrtby of the souice whence it emanated,
and meets the same contempt fi oni me w hich the
piuposet nf your mission excite. Co tell your
secret conclave of cowardly assassins tUt ('. M
Clay knows his rights and how to defend them.
Lexuiyton. Augast ii, IH. C. M. Ci.av.
Since 1l.? above was in type, we have the pro-
- 1 '
, -cuiiips ui .iifoiiii-r meeting, wy witK'ii we learn
that the paper -of Cassius M. Clay has been sup-
pressed, and bi pres. and materials sent to Cm-
i: .- . .. : l .. i i. ... i -
cinnati. After Mr. Clay', answer to tba letter
ef the Lexington committee , another meet ins
was held by the people of the city of Lexington
ami in., anjoining counnes A tong picamule aim
series of resolutions were otTeied by 1 l.omas 1".
Marshall, in which Mr. Clay's p.q.er wa.de-
isounced ut a fire-brand throw n amonest them.
secret murder, lie is amnntr, B people who ah- I Miliary Mnv.mrnt.
hor mobs, who know no Lynch law, and where j Tint finsT Division of LnriMiA Militia
assassination is unheard of. He has pressed the I i Smviic. The Southern mail, yesterday
patience of his countrymen to its utmost eapaci. I morninir, brought us intelligence that in conse
ty of sufferance they can bear no more without j quence of some military movement in Mexico,
being traitor to all the trusts reposed in brave j the particulars of which have not transpired, Oe
and patriot men. Though he has bearded and j neral C.iines. the commanding officer of the
defied them nttacked the tenure of their pro- i Southern Division uf the United States Army,
perty. nnd outraged decency by the terms in has made a requisition lor If It en h unJrid of the
which he has characterized tlvm, they are too
conscious of their strength to chafe at insult.
... . . , . ..
ivy tuirst not lor n:s mood, anil ttiey wouhl
not injure his property. lie i a trespasser upon
them they have requested him mildly to desist. I
Me is contumacious, and they willr-move him
by force. For our vindication unib-r the circnni-
stances, we appeal to Kentucky and the world. '
jt is ,n,.rofor(. .VWeer by this assembly :
. ...
1st. That no Abolition Pre ought tube to.
v.n,"A '"' KeMiieky, and none shall be it. this
C''y r Vlr""'.v
''l T,,at f ' "T"-" f tlif "Tmo Ameriran"
h '""endered peaceably, no in jury shall He .lone
iu nn: uin ii ii.', nr i. ft no. ii- y. j in- u
11 I
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' lil I li:iT il reisf:inei Itn n wn w i I tutee .
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iiii-iini"iiiiiiiinift.iiii-,i,ii'n--ini,iiii-iiiii.--iiiii'.
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l ill . ll l. ...... ...!.. I .1.. .. . l.
,"' T,,at 1 f n n n,,'n'"t h" mv r,viv Xh"
I'iij.'T ii'T', i- win ngaiii n"M'iiiiii'.
.1th. That we hope (". M. ( lav may he tvi-
i r ' i. i i
sed -for nv our regard to our wives, our rlul-
,,, OMr ,,, nl. prop,.f,V) 01lr C(1,lntry. ,lr
f,opftr .,.nr wha, a)0 l0 niiiv. 1. rm,ecte,l
.,..,,. ,,,. ,, l;lll.,.r ' ... or .,,,.. w,re
nr ,.l.wi1(.r ,,,,. sustain him. he shall not nub-
i:sh an i.bolition naner here: and this wealKmat
the risk, be it of his blood, or our ow n. er both.
, or of all be may brin, of bond oi free, to aid his
murderous hand.
i lith. That the Chairman he, nnd lie is hereby
, nuthoiized to appoint a comnuit-e of sixty ofour
bo, ly, w ho shall be authorized to repair to th
office of the "True Ann rican," take psesion
of press and printing apparatus, pack up the same.
nlul nl.it-p it at the taitniHil otliee Tiir 1 1 :ie.stiort.i.
tinl, tl) ; ei ;. i , ul leputt forthwith to this
bo 'v.
The committee went to work care.ully. to-,
dow n tin1 presses, pricked up the typ1. and sent
the whole to Cincinnati, subject to the ord-r of
Mr. Clay. His private pnp.'i w re sent to hi
resilience I'rlore the action ot Ih'1 corunirttee.
Mr Clay addressed a letter to the meeting, in
which he acknowledged that some improper ar
ticles bad appeared in bis paper, especially during
j his sickness, and that hereafter such things should
I be avoided A Louisville paper says ti nt Mr
i Clay's present illness is likely to terminate in
. his death.
I
, t nHinorlli y :
j We find the following in a letter from Wash-
. ington, written to the New York F.i.quirer, by
w hich w e should jinle Secretary llaiu rolt is de
, tenuined to break up the play of ' old soldier."
j too often resorted to by men in public service.
' A ralber singular correspondence has taken
place recently between Mr. I'ancrofl and vatiou"
; other persons in the avy. w hich would indicate
that Mr. p,. had some id. ,i of putting a stop '..
some of the abuses wlrch now exist in the Navy
I b arn that a shm t time ago Mr I'am roit order
e,l Mr. Purser ITsndy. of New York, to join the
sop of war Cyan", at Norfolk, which is about
,,n
to go on a cruise to the '..cilie. and lepoit bim-
s.-lt tm doty. ow. Mr. Handy. I understand, is
the President of one ofthe steamboat companies
1 .. 1....... I... 1 1. .. 1 i .111
iti'-e o".i 1 11.1 iK'i " 1 . .nr; 1 -a ii' t r-.i;.n.i, ait . na-i
n desire to give up his sung beith. while he si,,. ',
eerrly wished the government to pay to him his
pursers salary for doing nothing lor the serv ce
i Mr. Handy, therefore, goes to Ur. Kuschenher-
; 2..r, , th'1 Naval Hospital. New Vork, and Hr
, K. iv, s to him a certificate that he is not lit for
' scrv.ee, wl.ul. tl.e worthy purser encloses in .
, a letter to Mr. I'.ancroft. Mr. II., immetli.itclv
on receipt ol it, placed Mr. Handy on furlough
, lie then wiote to l)r Kuschenberger, giving him
, a very sharp reprimand for having ventured to
( give such a cei t ilicate without having had any
. orders from the Hep.irtment toexamine Mr. Han-
; dy, and requests him for the future not to give
any until he was asked for them. lie then do.
, tailed three surgeons to form a board ol suncy,
and sent orders to th-m to lepoit ti.emselves to
Comm.. hue Morgan, at the Naval Asylum, Phi-
ladelnhia. and wi ites to Purser II.in.lv to d,i lite
... -
. wise. Mr. Handy retdies that he w ill do so. and
1 encloses in his letter a certificate from Dr Wil-v
1 of the Naval Ken.bvvous at New York, s'ati
'"ai ne r,a I t.een nuimr.teiy ac.piatute.l w HI, 1 , .
Handy s constitution for n any years, and that he
. was not fit for sea service. Mr. 11. went to Ph.-
lad. Iphia, the survey was held, and the Poard re-
i him, .nn ,ri,.n, ii, .,p. i i ii- it, itiiti i in- a mi-
i - . , .
vessel, intm mirg him that as he was o intimate-
ly acquainted with Mr. ilandy'a constitution, he
would be afforded a most excellent opportunity of
attending to it dm ing a cruize.
What will be
' the end of it remains to be seen. Mr Handy will
! hardly like to give up bis IVesideiiey of the
Stean.boat Comiwiy. and yet it would b Miii.it
' to allow bin, to icc'eive pay s ,.rer when be
i 1 1
. , I .... ii.u... i. iA. . ,irl, k. i. iiL.tl.
nn . . i-a.aTT utc.i i.ur o- nn..i i. j.i..j :
liable. 1 leavn also that when the survey bad
! been held, and the peremptory order given for
Turner Handy to join the Cyane, he wrote a let-
i ter covering eipht pue. of foolscap, to prove to
j 'he Secretary ofthe Navy that a purser who had j
. ore,, . - j )" "b'h .mi it. uc ,c-
quired to go tj sea at all."
PEAIH or A CLKR'.f MAN. Rev. 181 Big-JJ J
died at his residence in Tike county, Mo , on the (
1st instant. He was eighty eight year, of age,
and had been a minister of the gospel for more
than fiity years.
Louisiana volunteers.
The movement alluded to appears to be all
conjecture, as fir as the newspapers are concern
ed, but the commanding officer litis no doubt re-
ceived intelligence w hicW warrants the call for
more troops. The promptitude of Hen. Caines
shows that our povernment intends to act with
energy and decision in this business, and that if
Mexico does resoit to active hostilities she will
not have morn reason to rejoice over the event.
from the New Orleans llee.-I'.xtra Aug. 1 0.
Tkvxs anii Mr:ifi. Impohtxnt MnvrMtxr
op Tmoi's We h isten to l.i y before our renders
the important intelligence we hnve jn.-it rereiv.
o.l, relative to protecting the newly acquired
tcrritorf. id Tiiv n. froro the ihinirer nfn iir,,i..rr.
j - - i .1 - -
, . ,,, . .
ed Mexcan invasion, deneral iaine, now in
... ......
our City, bavin..' received authentic in'nrumlioti
, ' . , .....
Til Tim t'lreel I nil reft l.'imtttnf .li t n'nn rrmn
- ''
: .1.. i.r-i i -i- ..
itp n i ir r 'in i.in?i i :ni I i ii'i iti ivy
lor, who is po-ted nt St. Joseph's I.-land, im
mediately despatched a messenger to (lovernor
Moutna, at Pass Christian, c!a:inini a requisi
tion of lira Iliijiniriitx rf Yutiintrm, (ol leu
cooipiinies sjc'i, ) one to consist of Infantry nnd
one of I'lfl.-.nan ; and t vo cuntvinies of Artille
ry, with fight li Id pieces. The req.isiti,ii
was immediately jcrauto I, and will be put forth
with into e.venr ion.
The two vo'unteer Rji'monts tire to Iv sin
tinned at tin; Torts and Rirrncks nil the (iiilf,
subject to the orders of tho jrovenrnont ; and
the t'liiied Sliitea troops nt I'rtsenl in jjarri'on
al those statin;! ere tube immediately transfer
red to Te.xis. The two companies of Volun
teer Artillery will leave on Wednesday, on
board the .-tcamship Alibtnn, together w-ith
limr comranies ..I' the I'niti d States t roups, (Till
''
, Reeion nt, Inlaiilr) ,) t wo of which are expec-
' ted to morrow morning, 'r.-tn I'..-s Christian,
under Cupiaius Moore and Holmes,
Theaboyj inforin'itiotl may he relied upon ni
nu'hentie.
Th reception of the above int. lligenee in
N'ew Oi leans had excited the militai y ardor of
the Tolunteet s there, and tie1 I'icavune of Sun
day nn. rning. the 1 7th instant, contained order
s;g.iedhy P 1. Suitli. Colonel of the Washing
ton Kegiment, and .lames II P.ikin, Colonel of
the Kegiment of Louisiana volunteers, for meet
i nigs l the oincers to take place the same morn
i in.'. A call is also made upon the citizens f.
, niirally M ( f
. ..... r,.L.in.,,t. .vhi,.U ,vas , .,,,,,, . ai.
lay for the purpose.
Lisiini. Ci m i u ru.v. Uepeue I changes in
' the temperature luve a very had fleet upon tint
I'l.'ol ; a sudden ch .nijo from a ful1, ceneions. t i
low, poor diet, w.ll l.e upially ii.j irious to
heiil h ns Mi.ljen i Itrtnees of we tlher. If we wu!l
hive hsill'i we imisl I'li lrivnr to prevent, us ftr .
in .. he, rr.T. esircne of all kind--. K- r.- rx
cess, of In hI or cold, f ci" 'n-- or thinking, ten Is t
I r duce iin niiiy o, ihe l. i.i I ; thus !' c'r.-u'.iu u
I cceinr.s hmuid ; the ery Uniiut 'v i I I fe .ire c'",'-
:"'.- and the fi.-l cnquence is .hat the IJIUV.
j f. I.S 1. come CdSI'IVB.
Wtpn i!. h.twels are i-.isl:ve lhi reo lite th u f-
m nisl ai.u ,.f UK VNTUki: I'li'.-S J'lLI.S. which,
l.y exei'ii g ac 'iiiui.l'oo, or m-ccler ue.l in iv.-inenl
in that ori in, w.il occ.ision il! nm hid conlei.is l.i
He . X il.id, il. r l.y producing puii'y to the llo nl
nlul h'.ll'l lo lite whole I r 1 1 1 1 1 .
'Jj" I'urchasr of II. H M is tr, Suntuiry. or of
l.o iiLt'lits, piil'li.hi'd in another pari of Ihisp tprr.
.ft .1 It K I E It ,
On Tuesday the l'.'lh inst , by James Lcktnan,
. Mr. Iiui:rr V.sz r. 'to Mi Hi:
i.i;
I skioi:. Lot Ii ol l.nsli town-lnr
In Milton, on the 7th in-f , bv Kev. C. F. Stoe-
v,-r. Mr I'.KM.sviix S Aiir.ot Ohio, tt, Miss S.t
r. mi .1 llouui ii, of Heiaware township.
in nf tn 1 1 ii' ii .-' -sT.airiB uaiaa
l I Kl),
In Milton, on Thursday the 1 ith inst.. Mis
MAliC AUK I". daughter of Mr James V Sand. I
son, ag' tl .il.ott! 1 "i yeais.
On the lib inst .'Mrs LLLKN TI".I1K ' '!
consult of Mr. Andrew 'Id. luook, of llelawai,
tow nship
At Philatlclplon. on tbe;th inst MAKUAIJII'l
KLKN. consoit of Mr. IVt.-i Kein. and daught."
of ll.tiiii l Leho. dee d., loiun rly uf tins p'ace, i,
the olth ycai ol her nj'V
w. al im ipi i L ii v-M-aiaiaanaaa-aB
" ;n-.l Intent l'ii c Cotupuii).'
SIAIKI) YlKtiri.Mi ot ihe C. inptiiv wi
- he I. eld ou I'lles.l .y .'H'onn i.eil, at 7 o'clock
at ll.r C nirl JIause. I'nueiii.il utlemla ,c , if
quiied. t;ii.i.S. .s. WIJISIIU,
Au 31. 1US sSVc et.iry.
"IVaH'.ilimtoii B'iir Company."
n,io i 1 1 , . .
I '''' niciuls.ii.t llw usliioloii t ire C .u,
J j.m.iI t,i nret t ilH- Mat
' Houm. 'on Minlay Kvcinng, fepi, 1, ai 7 '
: cl.ick. precisely. I'uneiual aMeutUuce is ie. pined.
i JU" W. SU ! M)Ii ... .S,c.
Tlll'-silill .lliit lllilt', a t ire..'
w u, huge V si? ui II, d, and also a t'.i.s
i u ' J'e "!' " ,h admiiiuiia
lor ih tile IjIb Mil. ttraiit. ev mm v iu lit
' . i .'.:'..
C. V-. MMUNN. n.
Vt'.l F.K I.AZRIJS.
Sunhury. August lit. I8I.V 3i
l'o the Electors ol' .Noriliumbcrlaii
County :
VNCOI KAtJF.D by t nnmbcf of my friend
... ...... ..... r.-a w. i, it- s-osjiiiv, i one, rr.ys,
I i i j. , ii'iiauEuima oiunittr caujiuaiv
ihe oJlice of
I can only promise, should I ho t-hctej, f . r.
f ify ctbut to dischirgr (he duties of lie odi
your Chine aali.Uction,
DAVIU HOCKEFLLLLK.
funbury, Aug. 30ih, 1815.