ain in ~ © —— — 1s Hi FA TRI ju I, BELLETON TE, Oetob: ri. \reporizd to the ously adopred ; molt Alihoug’ we are conscious that we t the close uf our have neatly arrived at Foi Tue A pilgrimage on «arth; and that as 0 ; A STATE TAX~-GUAGERS. v' dt seems to some a matter of lite] consequence whether there is a Siaze Zax ov not, but there is more serious cause for alarm in this than in ih thing else. The violation of some © the fundamental principles of republ *camsm will uot cffect the purse so quick. Besides the tax itself, we will have an fost of OFFICERS ol © svhom the poopie do not dream, and 48 ‘who have Scen only known in Erg. Jand where the poorest oid woman in the community dare not brew as much asa bottle of small beer, without their “impudent and inhuman interference. To talk of Guagers and .xcisemen gngy eppear nonsense oy nme, bat se po p po 1s elected Governory 8 oi wi i upon us as thic k received from their ancestors, yet as the locusts didin the days of Pha-jevents will happen to awaken (he yoah, opon the land of Fgynt ; and > slumbering spirit on the very thresh. as destructive to the substance of th people. - The friends of Gregg are egven vow, in confidence, promising offices of this king by way of election- celing. One of them, and a very neat relation of Cregg ioto the bar- gain, a very few days since, told one whom be thovght would not mention it again, that it would be more in the ‘power ol. Mr Gregg to reward his | fricnds with offices, than some people expected—more a Sood deal than Shujze. * How so,” was the reply. % Why,” said this imported pateet, “tbe prescot situation of the State Yinances is such, that Mr. Gregg will ind it necessary to lay a STATE TAX, and of comse it must be col- Jeeted,” # Now,” said hie, you and 1 have always been friends, and we may possibly have it In our power to assist each other,” Some puople wonder why Gregg’s sons in-law and nepbew’s are so zeal i) ous in'his cause-—they all want to be LL GUAGERS and EXCISEMEN. }: ¥s a profitable business. Chicl Guag- © er of Centre county would be worth, i potas, $1500 a year, and the usec fof all the vioncy that world be collect wretches who, in the Revolution, with a; ; and besides there would be under ed their Psa ers to be app noted, which would at ach g goed deal of patronageto it. against the liberties of their country K, ¥ I) . ¢ lourselves, it m: ay be of very little con- sequence to whose hauds the man- Pe did agement of the irs of our country, shouid be entrusted——al: hough we are, at that period of life in which the eye iS more frequent! ly directed to the re-: multuous scene of a contested elec- ion—although we might rest satsh- y 0g : $a ed with the consciousness of havi borne our share in the toils and strug- or ¢ « les for liberty, and might leave jt to our younger f{ellow-citizens to pre jscryve the sacred gi ft which they have Jjold of Etemnity, and rouse the heart whose energics have long slept in tranquility. The oldest soldier -is re-animzied at the approach of an en. emy. We bad to fight sanguinary rattles against the Sriush hordes who were hired to fasten upon us the yoke of slavery—blood aud toil and treas ure were Hi before the Medusa ead of toryism could be levelled in the dusts ar- To. a portion of that my whose moito was « Victory oi Death,” glowing with the sacred fire of patriotism, would rejoice if an op portunity should again offer to battle with these monsters ; but as this may got be, we will at least discharge our duties as 76ers to the end of our earth- 'y existence, by giving to our breth- ren the warnings of exp rience. Where are the survivors of those parricidal hands lift swords [ager 15 a word that has as agreea- ble disound as Daceon 3 so that there 3 : Ah ble asound as Docwor } them actively engaged in assisting to auld 1% no abjsction uly that Score, 1 ‘ ; ‘ moreno, it does not require sojraise Apdrew Gregg to the Govern ! Where by farain. Fa be guager at thejor’s Chair in Pennsylvania ! are those who in later days endcavor- Look around you, and you will find Yate of $1500 a year, Is much better ahi vending pills 5 and delivering old vomen of Hock beer. bottles 1s bel- | ter than any othev delivery, because Lit would be better pay. We doubt not but this man, from ‘the wfovmotion he acquired amongst the goveroment spies and orangemen cof Ireland, is well qualified for the office of a Guager, much better than L the business he now follows; but 1 * hupe aud pray eli his fond anticline tions of preying upon the vitals of the propic in this way will be blasted by tho election of Mr. Shulze. There will be no Guagers or Excisemen - either in case Mr. Shulze succeeds. ‘I'he democratic party in the west « Licked up a dust once already about | such gentry, vod ‘they will take the | power out of the hands of all such as attempt any thing like it again, S— Cre Lrom the Reading Chronicle. ds33 rine 3 Spirit of "716. Lo Ata meeting of old soldiers, resid. ing in the Borough of Reading, who, in the Revolutionary War consecrated vd (0 undermine our hard earned lib- erty by means of aristocratic laws a standing army in time of peace—=by abridging the libeity of the press, and by shameful violence upon unoflend- ing citizens {= Look around you, and you will find them in the line of An- drew Gregg’s Where are those who, when England in the late war aga n endeavored to reduce re- supporte I'S. us to unconditional submission, juiced and maliciously exulted when the fortune of war smiled for a time ” wo upon the British arms ; whose hearts sunk and whose looks were cast down wlien glorious victory crowned Amer- ican prowess 3 proceedings of the the traitorous Hartford Convention, and who again consistent with their lives, their fortunes, and thew sacred honor in support of the liberiy and their country, Land whese aged bosoms still grow heir personal safety ? : ] you and you will find thea in independence of aoks of those who are her Mr. Gregg’s election. “warm at the recollection of those times when the spirit of liberty soar- * ' > neg ert lag . 3 nphantly over British despot 3 : ed. tijumpha ) y Lid 3 tion, and taken an aclive part therein, dsmeand the still more lLideous mon- : past EA i know him uot as cue of our ster of Toryisw, held on the 30th off in arms ’ WE never beard that he la- August, 1823, at the house of Jacob Gassler,, in the Borough of Read og his country, or that he did |. . . in any way tow ards su pporting its de- We have much of what is said in his favor by PETER RiTveER was chosen Chair-| i man. and 2icury Righrmyer and Wom. fenders. read and heard Janes were appointed secreiaries. F The purpose of the meeting bavinglhis supporters, bat on the topic of been duly stated, after a free inter-{the Revolution they are as silent as change of sentiment upon the subject, ithe grave. Are they afriad (o touch Sebasiian Algaicr, Samuel Millard, i 1bis subject lest withesses might rise Philip J. Lott , were appointed A come IP to whom be bad been known in mittee, and instructed to prepare res: those times and who would prove that olutions expressive of the views and %e WASAOT A WHIG 2 Exercis- opinions ‘of the meeting, in order that/IBg our utmost liberality in this mats the same might be published togeth-{teTs We are left to conclude Hh he er with the signatures of those who had found some means to withdraw were present. The committee then(from the dangers of the conflict. Ad- retired to another room, and after some |mitting even this to have been the tine returned with the following pre-{case, his sentence bas been DI'ODO | gion ol the grave, than upon the (u- who did homage to acted the part of tories as faras was circuinstances and Look around the trying to fur- Wao is Audiew Gregg ? We, who have lived in the times of the Revolu- brethren {poured inthe Cabinet for the cavse of avy thing i | © an tl cabi the et. Wan, 8 he wlio is not Jor us is az inst ion of ours in arms s latter us Vembi he who is not @ whiy isa tory. Lior the daties of the Are an di And it the suspicion of sonic persons! such men to be called aposialcs be well founded that hie was actually deserters ! Who can be misled by on the side of those wretches whose such slanders ? Who is J. Andrew S 1 “Ihe did pot serve in the Revilotion. pose ourselves by voilng for such 3 (beans were with the enemies of thes Shulze ? ue, county, to what danger do we ex- te was at that time 100 you ng—bu: ich) his father and all bis man as Governor of this state, whi relations ave ‘always s was distinguished for the num: known to have been warm whigs and! g ber of its whi; zs. We regret to see|so far as we know Lim, hie bas inher. ythat some af our brethren inerms suf: fited their principles. Hc bas always fer themselves to be made the instru-{been on the. side of those who are the ments ty promote the election of altrue friends of the liberty of people man who at the time of the Revolu-[who oppesed the aristicratic proceed- tion was as old and perbaps older thaufings of the federalists ; aud who wer most of them, but whom they cannot! ever ready to sesort to arms rather acknowledge as a brother in avms, and than see the rights of the country and ou whom a suspicion rests which its citizens violated. In short, be bas should deter every patriot from voting. ever shewn bimself a tue democrat. for him. That they should intend i is talents are unquestionable, and vote ou the side of tliose who, under, his ‘moral character without blemish. Adams’s administration, endeavored Pherefore, | Resolved, That we consider it 2 to change our irce government into sjan_ arisiocracy——on the side of those ‘tribute to the cause of that libe rty for who, 1a the late war, shewed their which we have fought, to give our ‘support to the democratic cause, and ‘vote at the next clection for J. An. ® drew Shulze as Governor—and tha warm partiality for the enemies of their country, We pity them, being convinced that (he time will soon ar- yo ~) | represented to a democrat, and | bave been grossly imposed upon by! misrepresentations, and that it will be painful for thew to reflect have, perliaps for the fast time thrown! the weight of their vote into the! scale of those who arc encmics to ollige of Governor of itis Comin that pure democratic liberty for which because be Das had re we ought and conquered. Will they! ence fa the affairs of surystates and suffer themselves io be feds Bitavity ‘because bis strict honest y as a sure the groundless talk of suchas assert Stiesanty that be will administer that office for the interest of he republic! that the democratic candidate endea- te and the maintenance of democratic (the candidate of the democratic par ty, fully represented in the conven. that they {tion at Harrisburg : because we know ithat his talents qualifiy him for tiie . . wealth vored to place the military © above the iprincipics ; and because he is ith treat |¢@ by those who bLuve cver been tion these people cast a reproach onlf, } } our brother in arms, Joseph Hie ster, ‘ithe present governor, wiio in 1821 2 tN . Resolved, That we cannot vote for and 1822 signed Jaws containing the (Andrew Grege, because Le i; brought} same principles as that for which it is f selore us in disgnise said Mr. Stolze voted. Read the 8 55th section of the militia law of 1821 and the 69h section of a similar law of 1822, both sigped by Joseph Hies- ter ; there itis plovic ded that the de- civil authority ? By this very asser- un- viendly to democracy ; which we Con- sideras a sure criterion of Lis worth Nes and by persons wearicg political mask s—~a federalisi Wiio is calied a democrat, by a’ federa! caucus which styles itself a democrat. IC convention ; a proceeding which must create just suspicions ; by assisting to ¢s'ublish bavking at the head of it as president, the exe. should be placed in the way of exe- cation of the cision of military courts shall not be because removed to civilcourts ; and last win- an illegal voted to institution—and by delying, the same effucty that no impediment ter the democratic candidate laws, hie has shewn that cuting the militia lows by people who love of money and self interest are ! endeavor to evad it he motives. of his actions, and that ls ihe is animated by their operation ; although they enjoy the protection of their country, refuse to bear arms a spirit of specula. tion—alike dangerous to the prosper. in its defence. By such they too plainly show the little regard they have for the opinion of the pres- act governor, and distinctly demon. strate that they are more on the side allegations above all—because is conduct during the Revolutionary WW ar, was suspi- cious—and we, as srven y-sizers wil not expose ourselves to the danger of of those who refuse to do military du-|voting for a man who perhaps was nota Waig. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting, with the signatures of ty than of those who are willing to serve their country. Will you sufes yourselves to be misled by the idle all of us, be published. PETER RITNER, Chiat iin, AeNry Ricuryy ek, ? WiLriam Janes, S Sceretaries. tale of the enemies of the democratic candidate, who say he is an apostate. because bie relinquished, (twenty years ago, his profession minister of the gospel, and eugaged in a differ Is American liberty as a George Rightmyer, "Fhomas rans, I.eoq ard Fan ory ent pursait ? it to be a maxim of that a freeman shall be forbidden to engage in any loccupation not prohibited by law? That be shall be obliged coptrar ’ Bray Soreatassler, Andrew Fox, Philip J. Lott, Adam Koch, Jo hn G. 1510! ‘man, John Ulrich, Sebastian Ajigaier, r rancis Hartman, Manin Felix, Michacl Grate, Samuel] Millard, Casper Muadiera, Nicho las i. ott, Piilip 7 Zi y to profes. ston. in which be hasbeen educated bis inclination, to pursue the Do we live mn a country of guilds— . ’ licensed and fetiered corporations ?_ No, we live in a land of freedom freedom for which we fought. Who ever on this account reproaches Mr. her, Shulze, betrays principles really aris. — Lrom the 1. ated Lancaster, August 30 | Mr. M Kclly—We the understy more than disrespect for a hero of theled being placed on the ommilites of revolution, ard for an able American Statesman. Gen Peter Muh) enberg] Ard oN Sreshh a un knowl fedge or consent, here ecline scry- was a distinguished preacher of Witling’ on that. commit Re we are do. Gospel, and performed as such manyjtermined 10 use all our endeavours ip favour of John Andrew Sholze,; the candidate of the Democ: atic Party, Epwarp HUFFNAGLE, Dayrox Barr, VIICHAR Yieds Fy oo Dano tocratic, and evinces a partiality for Aucasier Hiroe Dress. the slavish customs of Lurope, | coi services, Frederick A Muhlenberg had also devoted himsel! to the same profession. They botl - DO \ siBog KX fre will vote for him, because he isled tha 1 vive when they will see (hat they] ity of the treasury and the state ; and] Vigilance to proméie the election of] : ticated, . the 20h day of Qo ier pene 3a'h + S————ienl LITAL s, Epes Petrie Fl tdi je a ¥ lian i. i ]RLAL FOR SALE, [By order of the orpL- court 1 i i { 3 ii 3 counly Will be exposes to public 2 the ¢ ~vendug pittiises, on Mondiy the 6h Gay of Uctubur liext, a ceriati HOUSE & LOT : ground, the appurtenances siluale in the wy of Mikesburg, and dumacred ia the General plan of 'owu39, Cit bei Ig the real stale Wiis Charl late BS ow, SBip in sald cof de - asvd., Termg of sule—ope Naif of the purchase Money to be pe id "whien the sale is co wi ied, and bal- dice In. oue yea Due “attepdance will be giveyy Ly A an Laminond d= ministrator. + ‘ Os Willy ‘ a that ot of re a & soM "Clune $ £ ’ the BY THER 17, Certified by EF. 'B Sept’y 1s; 1825. COU Lo AT SUEY rd, Co p.'C, es Ae fy }ivi BENJAMIN SNYD Informs the public and his friends that he as renied, aod bas ig cuinpicte Gperation, SMITH’S Hear to and adjoining the Bellefonte. These who Hib With their custony may yes all pe, and wiih Limscit are! Gill ) \y y ivi ii 1.8, ¥ i borough of favor t assur dope in dyspatch, © give general soliclis a slave of | tiie public patrc nage. . i GY J their gl work fit best py nanner, jk ¢ pledges {2 isfuctis on ; bis Asa Valuable estate for 3: t gstale OF 24 In pursuance: of the Jast will and iteslament of Jobin Cros lhwaite, dec’d, willbe offcred Lat peblic vendue on the premises, off the 2404 ay of Qc. tober next, 2600 Actes of land's tuale in Georges vailey, Poier township, Cente county, about milks irom Polier’s Midis, and. about thie same distance from Duncan’s mill og Peuns creck. On tho premises there arc a A cavin house apd Burn, about 50 or 60 acres uf cleared la nd, and a small apoie oicha d. The la rid Is well tama bered and walered and a good title can made. There is also adymtping the same, 53 aces of land, with ceind awmill thereon, which will be ofa d for sale. on the Said day, univsy sold at privaie sale Baoner. WM. KERR, M. BOLLINGER, Potter townshity Sept. po es a ‘r dy Fx rs. 18, 1838. A Silver Was found on the 27th August, on the road between Beli! onte and Mics bing. The owner by calli ig on the in Milesburir, and Pioving Lis property ean hove it. J i CO B 1 . OVia 3 itt Walch, Subse Tribe ry ving Sent. 2 a ” 3d a. 91x Cents Ke Ranaw: ay from the subscriber, live ing in Springfield, Centre co HOY, d= hout the 17:h of August jast, an ate prentice tu the Shoemak ing business, named JOHN WHITE, aged abot 17 years, | forev | persons frou narboring or trusting him on my ac- count, The above Reward will be given for apprehension and retin to the subscriber, but no charges £4 aid. WM, PRICE. AVAL vars ai his Sept. 234: 1823. Chest Cre LANE ep tt ’ Ci < WB 4 Ho > ye “i a Br iad 4 > 11, 11 “ i The subscribers wili attend house of James Gallali Creek, ot Thursday the 16:0 Ociober next, dispose of jund owned by J C. Fisher, to persons desirous scitle thereon The terms are, thice dollars per acre ; tea er cent of 1h mohey nus be pard when contract is entered peo; the balance in nD €qul hual payments, with in Xpiraiion of Uiee years J F.. Ww. ptember 151th 182 at Ch diy of cry Hical to {0 » I's or § : €C DUrtnasc \ Vi il . 1 4 Qld rosy air the “ms 3 A LR2 i Rawls Q NOTCH, ALL PEisons indebted to thie cstate tof GE ORGE 7 Zz = ZUBLER late of Baines tow nst 1p ix Veerased are Heqaesied to m.- ke jr ¥roent, d those having de tang 18, are il wis d to Present their accounts, day awthetis §or s¢ir}amenty on OF Le fas 3 ES ~ Mio Said It bea a of Cente t
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