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SATURDAY, march 9257
In Congress—A bill has been reported
by the Committee to whom was referred
so much of the President’s Message, as re
ates to foreign affairs, authorizing the
~ President of the United States to take
possession of, and occupy, the territories
of East and West I'lorida, and the appen
“dages and appurtenances thereof ; and au-
shovizing him, for that purpose, to employ
any part of the army and navy of the Uni.
ted States, zed the militia of any state,
which be way deem necessary.
The. bill was twice read, and referred to
a committee of the whole on the state of
the Union,
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A resolntion las passed both houses of
the legislature, fixing the time of the ad
journment on Tuesday the 28th iostant.
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The judiciary bill, contemplating the
addition of two judges to the supreme
court, and the establishment of circuit
courts, was before the senate on Tuesday
last © when 4 motion was made to pest
pone the bill and to recommend it to the
early attention of the next legislature,
and carried by one vote.
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The London Times of the 4th of Janu
ary, contains a letter from Madrid of the
20ih of December, which state, that Gen
VIVES is prepare to set out for the U-
nited States, in quality of Minister Plent.
potentiary. He takes with him a numerous
suite, and Is accompanied by officers of
TALK.
rt pet
Officicl notices ~The following officers
of the United States’ Navy are at present
on a visit to the seat of government—
Comnopores Murray, Macdonough, and
Cassin,
Carraiss Jooes, Biddle, Spence, Chaun
cey and lion,
[ qeutenant Commandant John Porter, a
present commands the U, 5. Navy Yard at
Portsmouth, N. H.
We understand that on the 18th nit
Yieutenants Concklin & Wells of the navy,
and Capt. Kelogg, of the marines resigned
1heiv commissicns 1a the United States ser-
vice.
At a Naval Court Martial lately conven-
ed at Notfolk, the following officers were
dismisced the service for unofficer like con.
duct namely, Di. Dawley, Midshipman
Baker, and Salling Master Kemper.
Nat. Reg.
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NEW YORK, March 11..
Death of the King of England, and his
son the Duke of Kent.
By the arrival last evening of the packet
Courier, from Liverpool, we have received
i.ondon papers to the 30th of January, con-
taining the following letters, announcing
the death of the King of England, George
the third, and bis fourth son, the Duke of
Kent, —
LONDON GAZUTTE BXTRAORDI-
NARY.
Whitehall, January 30th 1820.
The following Jctter was received this
morning from his royal highness the Duke
of York, by lord Sidmouth, one of his majs
esty’s principal secretaries of state.
Windsor Castle, Jan. 29.
MY LORD --=1t becomes my paintul du-
tv to acquaint your lordship, that it has
yo 4 Almigbily God to take unto him-
cf, the king, my beloved father, and our
most gracious sovereign. He expired at
thirty-five’ minutes past eight o'clock,
P.M. FREDERICK.
"To the Right Hon. Viscount Sidmouth.
At three o’clack on Sunday morning,
the following letter was received by the
Lord Mayor :
Whitehall, Jan. 30th 1820.
MY LORD—It is my painful duty to in-
form your lordship ot the demise of his
laie majesty king George Hil. This mel-
ancholy event took place without the least
apparent suffering, at Windsor Castle, at
thuty-ohe minutes past eight yesterday af-
wernoon, to the great grief of his present
majesty, and of the royal family.
have to request that your lordship will
give directions for the tolling of the great
bell at St. Paul’s Cathedral 1 have the
honor to be your lordship’s most obedient
Fumble servant.
SIDMOUTH.
lord Mia
DUKE
Lovpan. Jax.
To the lord Mayor of London.
MY LORD —<It is with great concern,
it 1 have to acquaint your lordship with
royal bichness the Duke
"Kent. which melancholy event took place
3. dmouth, onthe 23d instant, after a few
ys (ness, to the great grict of all the roy-
To the right hon, the
ATH OF THE Of
DF
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th ol his
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ai tamiy.
SIDMOUTH.
{inations adopted a line of conduct different from
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CARLISLE CONVENTION.
Carlisle March 4, 1830.
Pennsylvania elected by the friends of reform
for the puipose of nominating a suitable candid.
{ate for thie office of Governor to be recommen-
aed to the people of this Commonwealth, for
October, assembled this day at the Court house
and after some desultory conversation appointed
John Shryock of Franklin County, Chairman,
and Eli Coulter of Westmoreland and George
L.ouis Mayer of Lancaster County Secretaries.
The meeting being thus organized it was agreed
that the names of the Counties be called and
those represented should be entered on the
minutes of the Convention«sygeke appeared from
the -
City of Philadelphia, John M. Taylor.
County of Philadelphia, Charles Pierce,
Carr.
Centre,”"Wm. H. Patterson.
Berks, Conrad Feger, Peter Aurand, George
Bover, John Bgrkenbine.
Lancaster, John \V hitesides, Joseph Lefever,
Johu Ramsey, Geo. P, Fryer, George L. May-
er.
Schuylbill, Frederick Hesser.
Lebanon, David Fisher, Henry Koppenhaver,
Dauphin, Thomas Wenrich, Jacob Shoema-
ker.
Cumberland, John M’Carter, Abraham Fulwi-
ler, Samuel Redett.
Mifflin, Robert M’Clelland,
Westmoreland, Alexander
Coulter, Humphrey Fullerton.
Franklin, John Shryock, Jobn M’Lean, Sam-
uel Dickey,
Information was then laid before the Conven-
tion of the inability of a number of delegates (col-
leagties of those members from counties repre-
sented) to attend, as well as those ofother coun-
ties who had elected delegates, but from their
want of knowledge of the time and place of meet -
ing and other unavoidable causes could not ar-
rive in time to take their seatsat tis: Conven.
tien: .'5Y
It was then resolved, That this convention
proceed to ihe nomination of a Candidate to be
Robert
Andrew Banks.
Culbertson, Eli
the office of Governor.
ing nominations were made —
Joseph Hiester, John Steel, Collect
Andrew Gregg, [or of Philadelphia.
N. B. Boileau, Walter Franklin
John Spayd, James Brady,
Isaac Wayne, Jared Ingersol,
Dr. Geo. Logan, Wm. Tilghman,
Benj’n. R: Morgan.
A motion was then made and carried that the!
opinions of the gentlemen present be fully andi
fairly expressed as respected the sentiments of
their coustituents in relation to the different
candidates now before the convention. After a
futhand free discussion, during which the pres
ent state and prospects of the friends of reform
were taken into view, as well as the claims of the |
highly respectable characters in nomination, it!
appeared that
General Joseph Hiester, of Berks County on
taking the sense of the meeting received twenty,
eight votes ; and Walter Franklin Esq. of Lan-y
caster County one vote-~whereupon JOSEPH!
HEISTER was recommended to the people of}
Pennsylvania as a suitable cendidate for the!
office of Governor at the general election to be!
held on the second Tuesday of October 1820.
A Committee was then appointed to draft a
preamble and resolutions expressive of the sen-
Uments entertained by this meeting, consisting |
of John Whitesides, Charles Pierce, Abraham |
Fulwiler, Wm. H. Patterson, James Dickey,
El Coulter, and Geo. Lewis Mayer. The Con-
vention then adjourned to meet again this even-
Ing to receive the report of the Committee.
The convention re-assembled pursuant to ad.
journmentand the committee appointed to draft
certain resolutions, &e, reported, that owing to
the short time allowed them they were unable
to accomplish the object for which they were
appointed, and requested a further perind to
transact the business delegated to them. There-
upon the Convention adjourned to meet on Mon-
day the 6th of March.—
Monday March €:h, 1820.
Tle Convention ve-assembled” when the fol
lowing preamble and resslutions were reported
by the committee appointed, and were adopted
by the unanimous voice of the Convention.—
The Governments of the States of America
may be said to be the only political institutions
ever created, which haye not derived their ori-
gin from force, fraud or accident, A glorious
design under the influence of the deity has rear-
ed those structures under which so great a share
of prosperity has been enjoved by the people of
these States, and which must forever continue
10 protect their posterity ifeach existing genera-
tion shall be as virtuous and as vigilant as their
ancestors. Decay indeed seems to be inciden-
tal to all human works, and it must be confess.
ed that short as the durations of our institutions
have beer, symptoms ofno dubious boding have
been already witnessed. Still it will be found
on a cardi enquiry that if abuses have present
ed themselves, they have not been the efiects of
inherent, imperfections im our frame of govern.
ment, so much as of ble indifierence or
neglect on the part of the peopie-
It is now nearly four years since that portion
of the freemen of Penns: ivania denominated In
dependent republicans first erected the standard
of political re form ; aware ofthe abuses of power
hy thase who were elected to the Ligher grades
of office and trust, they resolved to resist those
abuses and that selfishness of individuals which
necessarily proceeded therefrom.
When the first meeting was held in Carlisle
those who attended it rzised their warning voi-
CES = the mischiefs of feguiative mnterfer-
8 culp
ence 1m Fe nominations of Presidents and Gov-
ernors, théy were then answered only by calum-
ny and aspersion ; but the people were not in-
different or so ienorant as was imagined ; under
all those difficulties, our predecessors of 18:6
made a deep unpression upon the public mind.
So powerful indeed was their appeal to the peo-
ple, that in the succeeding year, the very per-
sons who had so lately defended legislative nom-
The delegates from the several counties of
their consideration on the setond Tuesday of
recommended to the people of Pennsylvania for!
Whereupon the follow -
tenis, it will have heen an adequate consideration
for aR their labors and the unmerited abuse re-
turned for their disinterested services. Dut
their success so far is a guarantee of an ultimate
triumph in all other respects. The path of
principle is strait and pleasant, ambition and
selfishness are not tempted to tread it, so that
an ample opportunity is offered for the excerci
of the energies of thie virtt ous and disinterested.
No provocation oughtto produce an imitation
fof the example ofthosé who in 1817 denounced
1“ enomies of the country,” such of the freemen
{of this state as would not submit to a legislative
Inomination ; the rights of all men are equal, the
factions of no man ought to be attributed to base
motives, if those more generous can possibly be
supposed ; allowance ought ever to be made for
‘the frailty of our mature, and a reform of politic-
jal abuses can only be lasting which is produced
"by conviction, such it is believed have ‘hitherto
| been the leading doctrines of the minority of
1816 and 1817, such itis hoped will ever be the
sentiments which will guide their successors.
| Thus unwilling to arouse unnecessarily any
{ personal emotions, it is with reluctance that duty
{demands a brief notice of the candidate who
succeeded in 1817. Have the predictions of his
friends been realized by the wisdom and purity
of his measures ! Has lie pursued the course
which was thén so loudly promised ? Or have
not the accusations then preferred against him
been amply established even by those who may
be said to have been of his household ? What
objection made to him then has lost its force
upon experience ? What motive that then ex.
isted to array 2 manly opposition does not now
demand a more resciute resistance ? If indeed
there is a necessity for an amelioration of our
social as well as political concerns ; if it is desir-
J astc that an early termmation should be put te
jthe prevailing distresses and embarrassments;
{it & magnanimous policy is essential to the ter-
fal prosperity, of Pennsylvania those desirable
yresulis can only be accomplished bv a change in
{the state administration.—Men who seek power
tand patronege solely for the purpose of their
jown aggrandizement should be removed from
ithe trusts they abuse, and their stations filled by
fmen who will aim to’ establish thzir renown by
ithe benefits they eonfer on society
L For Berks, Northampton, Lancaster and the
adjacent counties John Bickle, and Jacob K.
Bover, Berks, Allen Horn, Northampton, John
Whitesides, and George Hoffman, Lancagtap
: Centre, Lycoming, Northumberland and the
adjacent counties, Andrew Gregg and Hailtonggy PR
Humes, Centre, Samuel Stewart Lycomiy
ony Jumes M‘Farland and Doctor Doty of Mil
For Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, York and
the adjacent counties, John P+ Helfenstien, Gog
3rown and Barnet Aughinbaugh Carlisle, | ;
Montgomery of Dosuphin, John
Franklin and J. Carter Esq, of York.
For Allecheny and the counties west of tha
mountain, Walter Forward, Allegheny, David
Stewart, Indiana, David Reynolds. Armstrong
James Brady and Jacob D. Mathiot, WV estmoren
land.
Kesolved, That the members of the commit.
tee named be authorized to supply anv vacun.
cies and that our friends in the different: coun.
ties of the state be requested to appoint a com.
mittee of correspondence for cach county, to co.
operate with the committee above named
Resolved, That John M. Taylor, Jos. Lefevep
Abraham Fualwiler, Humphrey Fuilerton, An.
drew Banks, John M*Lean and David Fisher
be appointed a committeeito prepare an address
to the people of Pennsylvania in behalf of this
convenuon. }
Resolved, That the thanks of the convention
be presented to the Commissioners of the county
of Cumberland for the use of the Court house,
and to the spectators for their orderly deport.
ment during the session of the convention,
Resolved, That the proceedings of the cone
vention be signed by the Chairman and Sec eta
ries and published in all the papers of the state,
The business of the convention being closed,
4s it was begunin the utmost harmony, friend~
ship and unanimity adjourned. ;
JOHN SHRYOCK, Chairman.
3 Secretaries.
Jilnes
Rudisil, of
Eli Coulter,
Geo. Louis Mayer.
—D ten ;
dnsurrection in Spain —The news of the
‘nsurrection in Spain, had reached London
via France. The troops had taken possess
i To the accommphishment of this great pur-
i pose, party distinctions at all times odious now
sion of Cadiz, and the constitution of the
jLortes was immediately proclaimed, and
5 "W “ > olve oa ar £ q! + po > li.
(no longer oppose themselves. the charm o {the oath to defend it was administered to
imere nome has ceased to delude----the mark of |4]] parties, civil and militar The mer-
affected patriotism no longer hides the deformity |... ..o £Cadi y-
-hants or Ladiz, gave a grand banquet to
of imposture----the freemen of this Common-{ Avil: aid ‘ath Li
wealth seek statesmen and not factionists and ‘1¢ €lvH and miitary authorities, to cele
the virtuous and the wise cannot but anticipate {brate the triumph of the constitution. The
from a reform of the political administration a}insurgent forces, it was computed, amount.
ha 3 - ft Tennsvlivanis erie ™M. me we had
change that must Yestore 1 Ansys ania tn heried to 24.000, The French papers sate,
once high and glorious reputation amongst the |
States,
Impressed with these sentiments ; therefore,
Kesolved, That we adhere to the principles
and objects avowed by the friends of reform as-
sembled in Convention at Carlisle in 1816 and
7----never forgetting the great political truth
that all men are born free and equal, and that
governments ought to be jnstituted for the use
of the governed and not forthe goverio-s.
Resolved, That achange in the administration
of'our political institutions and to the restoration
of the Commonwealth to its former state of hon-
orable distinction and internal prosperity,
Resolved, That Rotation in Office, being of
vital importance to our existence as a republic,
we recommend that the candidate now proposed
to the independent voters ofthe state of Penn
may be elevated by the suilrages of tbe people
to this high trust, will in accordance with the
spirit of the constitution retire fiom office at the
his country his constitational period, decline a
re election.
Resolved, As the opinion of this convention
that the candidate tow recommended, will if
elected, call to his councils our most virtuous
and distinguished citizens, having talents ard
honesty without regard to party prejudices sec-
tional divisions, or RELIGIOUS DiSTINC-
TIONS and that is policy in all respects will be
wise generous and disinterested. i
Resolved, That this Convention highly disap-
proves of the practice heretofore adopted by the
incumbents of office in arrogating to themselves
the supreme direction in nominatisg candidates
foro flice, and view itasa system of corruption
leading to subvert the freedom of choice, and
introduce aristosracy by creating two orders
among, the peopie-
Resolved, Therefore that we most zealously
recommend to the freemen of Pennsylvania from
this time henceforth to exciude from all meet-
ings for nominations all persons holding offices
dependant for duration or salary upon the pleas-
this state.
Resolved, That in selecting men to fill our
public offices we recommend to our fellow citi-
zens to be guided solely in their choice by thie
fitness, honesty and capacity of the candidates;
laving aside party spirit, that bane of public
goed and poison of social happiness when car-
ried beyond: the bounds of free enquiry. And
that instead of substituting unmeaning terms of
reproach for reascn and argument, we keep up
a spirit of liberality and forbearance in our dis-
CUSSIONns. :
Resolved, That the candidate for the gnber-
natorial chair of Pennsylvania ought to be a
man not only of private worth and public integ-
rity, but one who will be a rallying point for hon-
est men of all partics desirous of promoting the
public good , rather than foment party dissen-
tions 3 and one who will discountenance all mea-
sures calculated to aggrandize the few at the ex.
pense and degredation of the many:
Resolved, "T'hat in the opinion of this Conven-
tion Joseph Hiester, ir elected will be such a
chief magistrate as would advance the best in-
terests of the state, establish by his example and
influence and the wise and prudent measure of
his admimstration, * a new order of things” fonn-
ded on ilie st:ong basis of economy and the pub-
lic geod, and rescue the character of republican
Pennsylvania, from that degraded situation, to
which its party animositics “and spirit ot pros-
cription have reduced it in the eves and estima-
tion ef our enlightened siscer states.
the past : and at length such has been the glo-
rious effect of truth and perséverence that
islative nomination of candid
scouted by
her course
1{ the efforts of the minority of 1816 should
nce th @ leg:
ates 1s now publich
those who in 18.6 reprobated any!
not accomplish a more important change than
Kesolved, That a general ecinmittee be ap-
pointed ot twenty five persons and that the state
be divided into five districts. when the following
wis reported and adopted.
For the City and County of Philadelphia and
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‘adjacent counties, Jos. Reed, William Dcloney,
W. J. Duane, Wm. Milnor, and Joho Harrison.
svlvania, and every succeeding Candidate who!
expiration of THREE YEA KS, and after serving!
ure of the executive of the United States, or of hold bas been
that the king of Spain bas demanded from
the king of France, prompt succours .of
{both men and money, (25,000 of the forms
ler were required) to aid him in reducing
{the rebels to obedience, and that two ships
tof war have left Rochefort, to cruize near
i
tion.
Kevolutionary Pensioners — We think
Stati Gn.
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iis absolutely essential to the duration, and purity | proper to s:ate, for the information of pers
sons who receive military pensions from
the United States, that we Ari hus joi puss
sed Congress, appropriating funds for the
payment of those pensiont on the 4th of
March next, and the probability is that the
appropriation will not be made in time to
mect the semi-annual payments; on that
day. It is therefore, advisable, that those
concerned should delay their application
tunul noticewhall be given of the appropria.
tion having been made.” Nat. Int,
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Among many interesting articles in the
second number of the German correspon-
Ident, published in this city, we find the
\following, which is well worthy the atten-
ition of those now engaged in building
isteam- boats :
« The new steam:-boat Plocher, was
{lately Jaunched at Pottsdam. Several
(members of the royal family were present,
‘and Prince Albrecht conferred the name.
(This is probably the largest steam-boat
iin Europe—the whole length being 200
feet. It draws but 21 inches of water —
I'The boat contains two engines, which per=
{form exceedingly well. The utmost pre-
|caution is used against accidents by fire.
| As this vessel will carry merchandize of
{great value, and in large quantitics, the
divided into nine compart-
ments, by water-proot partitions, so thatin
case it should spring a leak, there is every
| probability that the vessel would not fill —
| Besides by means of tubes, there isa com=
| munication between these chambers and
the locations of the engines, which arc $0
arranged as to pump any quantity of wa-
ter out ofthe division where the Jeak may
exist. This improvement appears to be
well calculated for the steam-boats on the
Mississippi. NYG.
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NOTICE.
Subscribers, commission mer
THE
yg 1 a ' or } r their
chants and dealers in Iron, tende
services to the manfactorers of
Bar & Pig Fron,
and Susquehanna,
situated on the Juniata
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land make known that they advance CASH
Iron
on all ensignments of Bir and Pig
:nd country produce in general at their
ware house No. 69 Bowlegs “wharf.
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David Kizer, & co.
N. B. The §1Z¢ 5 of B ir ron suital
» the B.ltimore market may be obtain-
ed by addressing as above.
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5, 1820.
K. Co.
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