rwonmv: wzrzsm .I==LMTOl7.] Mice of the Star 454 Banner: Chambersburg Street, a few doors West of I. The STAII & REPUIILICAN 'BANNER is pub lished at TWO DOLLARS per annum (or Vol ume of . 52 numbers,) payable half -yearly in ad vance:-or TWO DOLLARS & FIFTY CENTS if not paid until after the expiration of the year. 11. No subscription will be received fur a shorter period than six months; nor will the paper be dis continued until all arrearagcs are paid,, unless at the option of the Editor. A failure to notify a dis continuance will be considered a new engagement, and the paperforwarded accordingly. 111. Ally EITTISEMENTS not exceeding a square, will be inserted THREE times for $l, and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion—the number of in sertions to he marked, or they will be published till forbid and charged accordingly; longer ones the same proportion. A reasonable deduction w be made to those who advertise by the year. IV. MI Letters and Communications addressed to The Editor by mail must be post-paid, or they willnot be attended to. ADVERTISEMENTS. The Fashionable Hats, Caps and Bonnets Pr in. It° Paxton, gm AS now on hand a very larg,e assort. ment of HATS.•CAPS & BONNETS at his old stand in Chambersburg Street, two doors from the Court House. CONSISTING AS FOLLOWS • Men's Castor HATS, Roram do. 4 4 Spanish body do. ." Silk. do. --••• " Plait, Russia do. Youth's Fur do. Old Mon's Broad Brims do. Law Crown do. • Also Second hand HATS. Ladies FUR BONNETS, " SILK do. Also—A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF ,Vll3 C Ajes. of different kinds: 11.1 IR SEJL C.IPS for MEN and BOYS. All of which he will sell at' Low Prices wholesale and retail—for Cash and Country Produce—such as Wheat, Corn, Rye, Buck wheat, Oats, Wood, Wool, &c. &c. ItCPCall and judge for yourselves. November 17, 1937. Kettle well, 411" Millard GROCERS & COMMISSION ' 11E1LCIIANTS, ''Corner . of Commerce and Pratt Streets, B A 1,1 1 I IVI O,R,E, iliFFEit. to the Country trade for Cash or prompt payment, - the following . • GOODS: # TO WIT: 0 h lids AranBSCH West:lndia & N. Orleans ditto 0 bilge Rio Coffee, (part strong scented) Laguira do. Histan A do. - , 50 hhils..s. Orleans & Porto Rico Sugar : . t..47' .- I:o,pipes and; billf pipes Champagne and Rfichelle Brandy -`" " Gin Ati tierces, Honey !. 44 !00 boxes Rats',.., ' 100 quarto do. 0 1 ' 150 eighth do: Fresh importation. 50 ltsgs do. TOGETHER IVITH Cinnal72oH, Cloves, Pepper, Teas in chests, hOt chests and boxes, 4c. 4c. Baltimore. Nov. 17, . 1837. tf-33 IVER COMPLAINT 6 YEARS STAND Drenhiser, wife of Mr Amos Drenbiser, coiner of Second street and Ger mantown Road; Philadelphia, affected for the last •• — ;,,;,3100 - Years with:the I.,h,fer Complaint, was complete- Ay 'restored to health by Dr. wm. EVANS'S Ca momile Tonic and Family Aperient Pills, Her symptoms were habitual eostivencsa, excruciating pain• in the stomach, depression of spirits, languor, extreme debility, disturbed sleep, great pain in her side, could not .lie on her left side without an rig, gravation of pain, dizziness in the head, dimness of sight, with other Symptoms indicating great de rangement in the functions of the Liver. Mrs. • Brenhiser has made trial of various medicines now ' before the publie, but received no relief until she • was advised to make trial of Dr. Evans's Pills, of which she is liappy,to state that they effectually • • relieved her of the above distressing • sy mptoms, with-ethers, which aro not essential to intimate. Mr. Brenhiser,(husband of the above Mrs. Bran hiser,) had been two years afflicted with a distres sed stated Piles and Costivenesa,of which he was effectually cured. We do hereby salsa:rib° our signatures to the truth of the above cures, that the statement is In every respect true. SARAH BRENHISER, JOHN STEIP, Baker. ' Nn. 17 north Eighth street, KRA. Philadelphia, Oct. -let, 1837. For 81110 at the Drug Storo of 'Dr. J. GILBERT, Agent. tyaburg, Dec, 8, 1837. Iy-36 the Court• House. CONDITIONS : PUBLIC NOTICES. airreoftffetareo CIIEAPER THAN EVER! • SAMUEL WITHEROW . HAS JUT RETURNED FROM THE CITY, WITH A srixarlin ASSORTMENT OF Suitable to the Season, - comprising. every variety of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, . Hardware Que,e,iisvftret which have been selected with great care, and purchased on such terms ns will justify him to offering them to the Public Iry•CHEAPER THAN EVER.„,oI He invites public attention to his Stock of Goods, assured that it needs but a "peep" at them to convince any ono that his Cor. ner is the place for BARGAINS! Gettysburg, Dec. 1, 1837. tf-35 • COLVE LLCM, F R .I.ll^'G Eth JIM Tal S Elt S. ► 111 HE Subscriber has now on band a large m• stock of very superior ®ca. 212 110cr Le t) FRINGE AND TASSELS, OP HIS OWN MANUFACTURE, which he will dispose of on the most reason• able terms. o::rOrders from a distance will he prompt ly attended to. Any Pattein made to order. Address JOHN ODELL, Gettysburg, Pa. N. B. All kinds of MILITARY work done to order. November 17, 1837. tf-33 Look Here! THE subscriber wishes to-inform hie pat rons, and othere wku may wish to pat ronize him in future, khat he has recently purchased Mr. Callihitti's Potent Right for the use able valuable improvement in mak- Ong Spring-seat cee SADDLES Notwithstanding the prejudices again& hese Saddles heretofore, he feels justifiable in saying, that lie hopes to gain the confi dence and patronage of the public—as he is enabled, on the present principle, to ensure all his saddles without any extra charge.— That a soft, easy saddle is desirable to all persons who ride much, and particularly to those who may not be favored with a very pleasant horse; I presume all persons will unhesitatingly patronize the spring saddles, when they will be ensured as long as the puichaser may deem necessary. The elasticity of the Saddle acting in ha r mony with the symetry of the horse and rider, not only nflbrds case to the man, but ,incalculable advantage to the horse. All persons of judgment and experience must know, that a dead, unelastic weight on a horse is oppressive. The Spring in the Girth affOrds the following advantages: Ist Moving or yielding with the horse's chest in breathing, no cramps or cholics or .any die ease can rise therefrom... 2d. The girth will outlast two or three of the common kind, because the yielding of the spring on the sud- den expansion of the chest prevents the girth from breaking, and saves the rider from fall ing; many falls have 'menthe fruits of break ing girths. GENTLEMEN and LADIES are invi ted to apply, as the little difference in the. cost of these and the herd Saddles is so trt• thug, : and incomparable with the difference in comfort and safety. • N. - B. Saddlers in the country can be accommodated with 2"ownship or Shop Rights at a trifling cost. Kr The subscriber returns his thanks to the public for the very liberal support eaten• ded to him, and would respectfully state that he has at all times A LARGE AND GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF SaddleS, Bridles, alartingals, Saddle- - Bags, Portmanteaus and 'Trunks; Carriage, Wagon and: Cart HARNESS, with every otheeartiele in his line of busi ness: .All kinds of MARKETING taken a exchange for work at fair prices. . EDWIN A. ATLEE. Gettvaburgh, Jan. 16, 1837. tf-42 NOTICE. lIPW HE subscriber , residing' in Germany 0.. A township, hereby give noticoto all persons indebted to the Estate of .CATHARINE REEVER, Late of Germany township, Adams County Pa. deceased, to call end make immediate pay ment; and those having claims against said Es. tate, will present them without delay, prop. erly, Authenticated for settlement. JONATHAN C. FORREST, Adm'r. January 30, 1838. BEI-44 AN APPRENTICE T,f T Hs PRINTING BUSINESS r7' Will be taken at this Mice, if applica tion is made i►un►ediato!y. i.'l WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OP MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE lioNoß RO]l CORRUPTION. --SHARE eamzeusztairiPmeat e a)caq• azitzustat 13 0 a.cleo% FOR THE GETTYBBLIRGH STAR. AND DANNER. Public Exhibitions. MR. MIDDLETON:-It la .seldom indeed that I trouble either your columns or your readers with • any effusions—and as I am extremely reluctant in obtruding upon the time or patience of any person I shall of course be brief in what I have to say— not but that the nature of the subject would be prolix enough to furnish materials for a long dis sertation—but I always like to follow the bent of Sty inclination; which naturally tends to brevity. You know that at all seminaries of Learning a practice obtains of forming one or more "associa tions, for the promotion of Literature;" this is at least the ostensible object—and the good which results from them is best known to such as have en-' joyed their advantages. It is my firm conviction that so long as these societies aro properly conduc ted, and so long as they remain within their proper sphere,the reaultsmust be favorable. And Ishould bo the last to raise any objections against them. The association of young men or in fine of any class of the human family, for any useful purpose, has certainly a most benign tendency. Besides the ad , Mneements which the members make and the improvements they undergo—friendship is cul tivated, good-will towards all generally exists—the finer feelings of our nature may be brought into action, while the harsher and more discordant ones are allayed—they lose the spell of their influence and are rendered incapable of maring human hap piness. Such I believe to be the results of associa tions, whose express object is the attainment of some, useful and profitable end. And while they thus move in their appropriate sphere not a voice should be raised against theiri, on the contrary, every arm should be extended to their support. But when they deviate from the legitimate course in which they should move,itie at least right if not the duty of an observer of these things to remind them of their error and point them to the path from which they deviated. With these prefatory remarks let me come more directly to tho point and draw the attention of your readers, as well as that of the persons to whom allusion'may be made in these romarks,more immediately to what I have to say. It is well known to our citizens generally, or at least it might,that there aro cornocted with Penn sylvania College two "Literary" associations, tho one styled o Philemathrean" the other oPhienakes inian" society, the professed object of both I believe to be !the promotion of Science and' Literature." It is also well known that yearly these associations nro in the habit of celebrating what 'they call their "anniversaries." Now it is to this system of cele bration that fain opposed,and I shit!l state my rea sons as briefly as possible. Without exactly know ing the reason why those societies thus celebrate their anniversaries I may perhaps ho misled in my conclusions. If I am wrong I stand willing and ready to be corrected at any time by such as are bettor acquainted with the nature of those societies and who have gained admittance into their tisane tum sanctorum." I then take their object to be two-fold. First.—The Commemoration of the annual re turn of the birth-days of their Societies—and ' . Secondly.—Tho imptovement of such members as chance to be chosen speakers on the occasion— and I was going to add Thirdly.—For the purpose of enlightening the good citizens of. Gettysburg on certain dark sub jects, which the beams of their intellects have not yet penehated—and to keep them aware of the daily improvements and inventions of "the ago." Believing these to be the principal objects in holding those anniversaries, I can easily give.my reasons for objecting to the system. As to the first objeet.--This I must pronounce a noble one---I have always considered that feel ing which reverts to the days and scenes that are past, and which endeavors to bring them again to our recollections, as one of the finest that graces human nature. The heart that would not dwell with delight on tho actions of those that have'gone, before us and in whose footsteps we profess to fol low, must be callous indeed. Suelva feeling lam happy to say is proverbial among the. American People,and every returning anniversary of our Na tional Independence fully corroborates this state ment. THE GARLAND. —"With sweetest flowers enrich'd. From various gardens cull'd with care." BOYHOOD. • By Lt. G. TV. Patton, U. S. Army. I NEVER Nee the laughing eye Of joyous boys at play. But memories fond within me rise Of childhood's happy day; To sport upon the festive ground Seem'd all I had to do; And when my comrades laugh'd around, My hear: was happy too. I seldom cared for dust and noise, Or wore a troubled brow; But thought myself, with marble toys —Oh! richer far than now, I never pined for foreign land, Nor sigh'd for distant sea: The top ivldch turfed beneath my band. Had charms enough for me. But Law, upon my troubled soul, Come visions dark and deep; My thoughts are where the billowti roll— And where the whirlwinds sweep. I b ve to see the bending mast Bow down before the storm, , And hear amid the rustling blast THE WINO WITHOUT A FOlllll. 1 wander o'er the plain of death, As through a lady's bower; Deep watching for the battle breath, As for a thought of power. Alas! the lesson. Manhood brings! And little understood; —To leave the lore of gentler things, For toil by field and flood. flew on, calm blood of Childhood, flow! Speed nut your current thin! Nos let the conscious bosom know, • The fires which sleep within; Too soon will come the moment when Each pulse anew will Start, And thou, with purple tides of men, Must battle with the heart i2211111 - aalWa4l(olll7,to So far then 'as the object of celebration itself is concerned, I have no objections--but only to the manner in which it is accomplished. If I have correctly stated the feeling which should actuate the societies in celebrating their anniversaries then it must be - plain that it ought not to be done in public, because it assumes the aspect of duty, whereas it should only be a free impulse of the heart, moved by no other consideration than the spirit•stirring influence which such an occasion would naturally produce. -) The question - now onses how should those anniversaries be observed? I would answer celebrate them in your private Balls. By doing so they would be warranted by the.ex aMple of the societies of almost every College throughout the land. The seeond•ohjcct.—The improvement of such members as are generally the performers un such occasions. Whatever importance some may attach to this, it is certainly only of a secondary consideration. I am far from believing that tt is much of an ad- vantage to any member. The only way we have of judging of this, is by observing the difference in the diffetent students who have or have not hod those udrantagm And how often do you see those that had all theadvantages of receiving "Col lege honors" remain stationary as soon as they leave their "Alma Miller," while others who hnve never enjoyed any of those adVinitages, want but the opportunity of leaving the walls of their College to rise into eminence and usefulness. I can only account for this in ono waV.' Much time mist necessarily be spent in preparation, and While those who are performers arc spending their' time dins, their less fortunate schoolmates can attend to the regularly constituted dntics of the Institution.— But admit that it is an wining° to the student to he a performer, is not the advantage the same if head.. dresses his Society in its Hall? But Independent of what I have said, there is still a stronger reason . for not celebrating in public, and it is this: there is too much public speaking in this place for the size of the town. I care not how interesting the addresses are,or how fmtunate the speakers may be in the selection of their subjects, both of which,by the by„very seldom happens, too much of any thing dis• guilts. The novelty of the thing hail long since worn off. As one of those Societies held its anniversary on Friday evening last I had intended to notice the per; formances—because,as they were given to the public they are open to the observation and inspection ofthe public; but I can only give them a cursory glance.— The first speaker bad a nice speech, but was not very happy in the selection of hie subject. Our Country and her Institutions has too often been made the theme of the school-boy and orator. The subject has already been viewed in every possible light, and he who would beat out a new track for himself, must be possessed of more than ordinary capacities. I was willing to bear the infliction of the first speech with the hope that the one which was to follow would have a tendency to take froM my mind the disagree able Impression that was made by the bloody pictures of all the kings and tyrants and despota of other comi tries,which,liko Banque's . Ghost, began to haunt my vision! But I was again disappointed. "Decay" was the theme, and all "the striking bones" of ancient things were raked up anew, to add to the horrifica lions of what had gone before! , Upon the last speech, perhaps I should ho silent, and I would be, but some might think its darkness frightened me into quiescence. I have no doubt that the ':Adtlreas" will appear before the public—if its merits do not, courtesy at least demands its. I un derstand he is a Lawyer, and I soon perceived that he was out of his "element." Taking it for granted that he is a respectable one, he would do better in an address to n court a•"d jury, than in an attempt to point out the errors of our modern system of ethics! In conclusion, I would only advise the different members of both Societies to.abolish their public ebrations. I have not yet seen en announcement from the Phrenakosmian Society to celebrate their anniver sary; and as the usual time is at hand, I have thought that they perhaps have abolished their public anni- versaries. If so, I think they have done what ought to have been done by both long since; and that the Philomatbmarts may shortly follow their example, is the ardent desire of k - Feb. 17, 183 S Education and instruction are the means, the one by use,the other by precept,to make our natural faculties of reason , both, the bet. ter and sooner to judge between truth and error, good and evil. MIND.—The mind is like the body it in habits; exercise can strengthen, as neglec and indolence can weaken it—they are boll improved by discipline, both ruined by neg lent. IN A I - lunnir.,---An old man with a.woodcn leg was walking. the road. apparently Much way worn, when he came up to the mail coach. The conductor taking a pity on his apparent debility and helplessness, invited him to take a sent, "I thank you—l -thank yeu sir! but I behave not; I'm ma desperate hm;ry!" replied the old codger, stumping ahead at a furious rate. BRiNGING Up.—" Hallow► I'd like to know where so poor a devil as you, raised such pork?" sneeringly cried one person totinoth er, who was wheeling along, in a harrow, a fine hog. "What's that your business?- 7 1 raised it in a pen, where you. were brought up, judging from your manners," gruffly re, plied the insulted "individual.".: A man without motley, and a. heart full of philanthropy, whose coat is a little thread bare, is shunned like a thief; a man with a pocket full of noenev, and a heart full of vil lainy, is courted for his virtues. AN ExTnewAriArcr I,Au.-A Into num ber of the Bombay . Gazette . mentions:that great preperations are making to celebrate. the marriage of "young Rao," who is now upwards of.thirteen years old, and.is going to marry his four wives all at once. Ladles are said to bo very much wanted a Texas. lige/Werner:are not wonted there 00, common fame belies the country. Som.-mm(3 Ncw. ! —The LegWature of Maine have passed a law.exempting from attachment the pew of an insulvent debtor. The undersigned, member of the com mittee appointed upon the GettysbUrg.oxten. sion of the Pennsylvania rail wa) , reports: That the committee examined the grOund; and such witnesses' as a majority of them supposed could give any evidence against the road. They also examined; Fvitoesse9.relative to the condition ofthe.affitirs ofthe,%rights. vale, York and Gettysharg rail road compa nv; none of them were officers of said Com pany; and, although a, motion was made to examine the president of the company,as to its real condition; and nithough, after the conjectural evidence of witnesses ignorant of the facts had been receivedobe president of the company . destred to be culled,to give accurate evidence thereon, a majority of the committee refused to hear him. This is Mentioned to show the reason why the state, ment of that officer,not. under oath,has been obtained. The result of the investigation, according to tho.best judgment of the under, signed, is as follows: A much larger amount of work is done on the extension than was expectei. More than thirteen miles of the twenty•two and a half under contract 'have been finished. Merry of the culverts or stone bridges are either finished, or greatly - advanced, and a large amount of material prepared for the others. A large quantity ofwork has been done on the other nine and a half miles. The con tractors are nll in full operation, with five or six hundred hands employed.. They have erected substantial houses, or shunter.,; and stables, to aecomaiodatetheir workmen and horses. They haven large amount ofprop . : erty invested in horses, carts, epades,.pick axes and other tools. Provisions are laid in, in expectation ef . - going on to. comply with their contracts with the Commonwealth. The road is judiciously located,ascending the South Mountain' at an easy grade,. no where exceeding fitly feet to the Mlle. Al. though - the road is necessarily somewhat circuitous in order to overcome the elevation °Nile South Mountain,yet rts curves are few and easy, none being of a less 'radius, than one thousand feet,and but two ofthosei Some portions of the work aro heavy, but much less so than many kindred works either fin., ished,Or now in progress. The Philadelphia and Columbia road,: Reading and Philadel phia rail road, and Baltimore and Susque• henna, and Baltimore and Ohio rail roads, are all more expensive and less subStantial; each of them nlso,has much more numerous and difficult curves. The SuSquehanna ca. nal to tide, the'North Branch canal, and the Erie canal are all believecito be more ex pensive. The allegation therefore of the difficulty and expense of this work, is the offspring of ignorance or of prejudice. The whole'cost when completely finished from Gettysburg to flagerstown,by the way of Waynesboro', including depots,water sta tions; locomotives and all . fixtures, it is pro ved, will but little, if any,excned one million seven hundred thousand dollars; a small sum compared with the important object to ;be effected. The 'W rightsville,.York and Gettysburg rail road. will ,be finished to York in the month of May next, and no doubt is enter tained of Its completion to Gettysburg as soon. as the extension is ready for use. It is constructing in the most substantial.manner, with the T rail,weighing sixty pounds to the yard, set upon locust cross ties.. Between four and five hundred thousand dollars of stock are already subscribed, and ne_cl.scibt 1 is entertained of its completien.by the com pany. The above Gists are fully proved by Mr. Mifflin and Mr. Bally, experienced and skilful engineers, and so far es the affairs'ef the Wrightsville, York and Gettysburg-rail road company is concerned,by fhe•presiOnt of the company. ' The testimony is here.Vith exhibited and made part of this report. The great advantage ,of this rond,need hardly be pointed out to an intelligent Legislature.— The completion of this link will ensure continuous rail road frem .Philadelphia.to Pittsburg, in what' is helieve,d tabe,the most direct practicable route.. No doubt exists of the speedy completion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail road to the Ohio, at-Pittsburg. The company know that that part of their road . already.finished,would be of little value without it... The city of Baltimore and state of Maryland,mustsse the necessity of finish ing it, or Of surrendering all, hopes of .corn. petition with Philadelphia and New York. They have already furnished the company with six millions of dollars of funds, no. part of which is yet expended. The law authorizing the' canal to tide, on the west side of the Susquehanna,coniained a condition that Maryland should passe law, granting to Pennsylvania,the. right to extend her rail road into Maryland and unite with, and use the Baltimore and Ohio rail road, upon the same terms with the company it self; and that the company should assent to such law.. The law was passed and the as- A CITIZEN sent of the company was granted and duly certified to the Governor of this State: This is the only road to which such 'a privilege has been, or probably, will be given. The Wrightsville, York and Gettysburg rail road company are obliged by their charter to con struct their road so as to accommodate the State engines. Full power IS reserved to the State, to use it with' its Icicornotives upon ,the same terms as the coenpany itself. When therefore,the extension west of Gottysbuig, is cemPleted,Petinsylvania will have connec ted the waters of the Ohio,with Philadelphia, by a permanent rail.way, at-an expense be yond that already incurred, of less than one million and a hallof dellars;. should she abaft• don the present. Opporttinity of doing so, it is not difficult to foresee that she will soon be compelled, to effect the same object at her own cost, and ut au expense of nut less Gettysburg Rail Road. .PUNK'S REPORT. =.40-*4. than fifler;, t tnillions i erdsaflam' r, i rd) l l,* prize o6rivel intact' Will pot pp mi osWs stand sink - ' But noWithstonding the strength 01_, .`: 1(,, inducemeriits,,to urge the State fii,: o ,ll 2 R c" . .' Oir t the work, there is one eonsidsrylitisr '';' to honeat arid lloonrAble mind ers) , !joilidPOt powerful. The rFprsii , fTli . 1 7 Ril l iglire: pledged to the eetitrtietor , sto fi n sti fivr rtn, ,2 l , under contract, fistilheclipp/1id.141149#K 4 , people to con:Pieta the Whole hue; to 11 4 11 . 41 K, tersection oftlie Baltirnorennd Olio rail risql:' : ;, It is in vain to say ihatibelsw autheri*ttg f the contracts, exempts the-4Mo fratatisky.; liability.beyond the money aperopriated.. ? ..,•% The same law has existedduring the 4.11* progress of our internal iaprove merit sYs.; . * sem—it haSalway.s been construed to mean nothing more than fixing the time ofpavment ~ ofthe work. . Any other construellest4t r ) 'reader tiugaterY a part of the kW. ' Ohy. tion'orders a given amount'dfwdrk to be iitit under contract. The cominariclis'iniperii: tive—the terms of, agreement 'entered Into with the contractortiare absolute. The other clause of the law providing that the State . Shall not be liable beyond the appropriatieilt, has been undeistood trimean that no money Should be drawn from the trensury,tintil fur ther appropriations by raw. Such has been the' uniform construction put upon• similar. nets of the Legislatuie, andnever denied' in theory or practice: Any_ difliirent under standing of the law would efhictually prevent any lettings of work, except, perhaps 'at enormous prices. No Man would undertake work likely to cost three times the amount of tho appropria tion,if after eXpendinglarge . sums to prepare to fulfil his contract,he were liable to be compelled to ab indon it for. want of ftiode, without any yiolation of hie iittit'of the bargain. lithe present work Arial be abandoned,it will be the first breach ofcove nants—the first violation of faith and honor which have ever disgraced Pennsylvania. The erroneou s statements 'fallen intrk . hy, the corn roittee,reltitiVe to the probable cou rse. of of the BaltimOre and,Ohio rail road,render I . t necessary to notice• that subject: , , • Si/ the surveys lately made, y that corn cross the Allegbeny mountains within the State of, Pennsylvania, and hy,the act granting their cha rter,l hey it r compelled - tpt make their road to Pittsbur gl, if they:enter our territory atoll. Where the,cOmm,ittee learned_that•a route eolith of Penesilvenizt was contemplated, the undersigned ,is,al, 4 loss to know, Certainly, not, in the, reports or recorded preceedings of the , elirnpany. —.,, . They all assert directly, the - contrary::,: l F the committee have any secret ,Iteowledge of it, it would be depirablelti'li Ill'PY i4°/4 8 disclose A totheilousef , iii the, last ; petit* report Of the, .cOmpany, Os welrsa ,tn As testimony of Mr«-Mtfilin,) thiee, routes ate stated to have beertsurvei;eo fed* garPoP* Ferry westward; one tbrotiglE.POOhsber,d,t,' and Hagoistown to'Clear'Spring; One atpo the margin of the river by,‘l'illian . ispert to the same point,and another an the Virginia side,crossing tit Hit rpers.Perry And:passing through. Martiniburg, to the.same ppint as the others at the bast 3 of the Nerth Moun tain,near Clear Spring, eleven miles beyond Hagerstown.. ;811 thence pursue the same line to Cumberland; from which. place no practicable route has over beeo found to cross the mountains, except through Penq., sylvania. The only; one which overc4,,nq them at a grade not exceeclio,..T-ifeet le the mile, is by the valley ofWill's creek, Fauglierty's car eiliind 17assolinan's river, through..' n small part of Bedford, alarge part of-Somerset, Fayetie, W,estmoreland, Washington & Allegheny, counties to Pitts burg. Vie !rue the company contemplate making a branch to. Wheeling, hut,it.must diverge from the main , stem ipfayette pci., nopr Coiinfil- ,, ilie or Breivotiville,.and pass through Wtislih:gton county, into:Virginia. Any othet reute to; Wheeling is impractica ble. . Thafinczltiurveys neon which the location ts to be made haye been executed during tke past'year, none of whieh • have gone further sow 4 tban.those,phoie: described. In Ins annual repnri:dited Ist. October f ltj'7, the president of the company Says—the,"presi :: dept, and directors have the satisfaction to . , state that the recormotsancosann preipnina 7 ry surveys ireni,Harper's Fer* . tn hove been enMpleted ) and that ; mooch of Decemberi . i gat, ,the results niny be, p.n. sented in suc hform as to enable the board finally . to, decide upon the proper locatio4 Of the road.: Mei:lupine, the reports of the en• gineors hereunto annexed,,disclose the im portant and gratifying fact that no doubt exists oflocating to a point on theObio river, presenting no serious impediMent in tbespe, cessful accom4h3hmont oft heliedertek ". ing. "l'he expectations of the public, in the - seasonable consummation of this greet terprise, ought therefore . to receive oesy ens couragemenl; and, , may be atitficieet, to t state that the president arid directors are ortlY„ waiting, for the necessary calculatientuted estimates to , adopt the most suitable route,, and to' prosecute the work with a zeal pro 7, portioned to ite magnitude. 7 'lt will besepo that the, proapect of the speedy completions of the Baltimore lad Ohlerati road to Pitts- : burg; is contradicted, by no evidonco,but report of the committee pa,lba Gettysburg:_ rail road!, • The committee. h'aye IhOugbt'irriper Ito 3. intstitute a eemParieoe , heiweee the ,f.hati3le? burg extension and the ComberltulNalley rail road. ; It is unpleasant to be,obliged tocernment,, on what can hardly, be Aleimed eras than an,. : invidious comparison of works, which not tO be viewed with a mean . Spirit oft". iracted rivalry: This immense • country;„ will find ample employment foi both: But, the gross mistakes of fact conlaingd Hui, report of the committee cannot be,auiritivd. to pass uncorrected. The Cumberhuld „. ley and I.ancaster and llarniburg mid MEM .. ~' S" . F ~ ~~.~
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