SUNBURY AID ICRIR RAILROAD.
To the members of the &tat anriCessmerit Conti-
We of As City of Pkiledsiptie.
GaitiLitants—lt is with exceeding great relict
taws that I feel myself ealled_oa to address 7' 0,
.through the public press. My only apology is to
be found in the feet that the publicity ol your pro
ceedings, on the evening of the 17th inst., call for
an equally public explanation from me.
On the 19th of Oct., 1852, upon the strong and
urgent request of friends, I was induced to accept
the, presidency of the S. k E. R. R. Cu., and on the
Ttlief Nov. following, I applied to you for aid, by
way of a city subscription to the stock of the com
pany, to assist in the construction of the wad.--
You appointed a joint Committee of 14, who finil
ly recommended such subscription to be made. Be
fore doing. so, however ' they put to me near fifty
interrogatories, all of which were answered in 'wri
ting, and printed by you. The opiniqn entertained
by the committee may be, seen from their own pub
lished report, wherein they say—
interrogatories and answers are herewith
submitted, and the committee would take this opt
portunity , of expressing their sense of the frank and
open manner iu which all desired information his
been furnishedlto them, lad all books and papers ' , of
the company submitted to their inspection, and they
feel satisfied that every candid person will now ad
mit, that whatever action may be hereafter takein
by councils, will be founded by councils apna a
careful and deliberate examination,"
) Finally, on the 3d of Feb., 1853, you 'passed an
ordinance, authorising a j subscription of two sums
of $1,000,90p each, upon similar subscriptions of
like sumspie previously obtained. Of the wis
dom of thole tbsc ription, none I believe wilt now
doubt, oh tii tontrery, you appear to be careful to
avoid giving room for supposition, that your solidi,-
quest proceedings were to be taken as an in - Met
. tion of s change of opinion upon the qoestion of
subscription itself, nor is it alleged that any matter
bas been discovered which, if known by you on the
id of Feb., would in any way whatever, have
changed your action of that day; and yet at your
next session, Feb. 17th,1 find that sn ordinance was
i , "providing that the mayor be directed not
tOtlicthe subscription to the capital stock of the
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E. ft. p..; as authorized by the ordinance, "of
rw lett this ii is a supplement, until further instruc•
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' record of your proceedings no.
atesignment of the reasons which prompted this
tench to be regretted and unlocked for action on
your part is to be filmed, otherwise than what may
be implied from the language of the preamble and
tesoleticiu passed the same evening, and which are
In the words fo'lowing:
"Whereas, the action of councils this evening,
iisPendilint the operation of the ordinance passed at
the last stated melting, in reference to a subscrip
tion to the S. kE. ft. ft. C 0.,, unless explained,
may lea to misconstruction: '
And Whereas, the postponement of said subscrip
tion Is net in consequence of any change in the
eitiftion Of cbutleils In relation to the necessity . and
ialiertatice to-the interests of Philadelphia, that the
S. la E. R. R. should be commenced and prosecu
ted to completion at the earliest day possible:
And whores; assurances were given to members
•f councils, as an inducement to the subscription,
i that the beard of directors, so far as relates to the
• members from the city, s hould be satisfactory to
councils, which assurances have nut been complied
with: Therefore,
Resented, That when the board of directors, as
above lusted, is made satisfactory to councils, and
the conditions of the ordinance authorizing the sub
scription'are complied with in good faith, the coun
cils of Philadelphia will be prepared, and will cheer
fully carry out what they believe to be the wishes
. of their constituency, by subscribing'- two - millions
of dollars to the capital stock of the Sunbury and'
Erie R. It. Co." .
And I am obliged to look to the 'published speech
of Mr. John H. Diehl, as appearing in the North
American of the 19th inst., which, as I understand,
Lad beet, committed to writing before delivery, for
IS motives which influenced you to pass the ordi
name of -the 17th inst., end for the evidence of the
assurances referred to in the preamble and resolu
tion.
Mr. Diehl says: ' , Soon after the last meeting of
councils, Mr. Fallon proposed tba an informal meet
ibg should be bold for the purpose of determining
ili a tiolmet. 6s ....rd w....... 1 wiwas
the company on the 14th inst. To this Meeting' he
submitted the names of a ,number of persons, four
of whom, including himself, were approrod, and
other, for reasons, wbieh were deemed conclusive
with thi members, it was deemed inexpedient to
place urns the ticket. This decision was commu
nicated to Mr. Fallon, and at the same time the
names of more than twenty gentlemen of the high
est respitatability and intelligence were presented to
him, with so ascuranca thit any of them whom be
might select, would be agreeable to, councils." ,
Mr. Diehl then proceeds, addressing councils as
fellows": ,
"I am sere I utter the sentiments_ of every right
minded member of this body, when I say that we
were both astonished and indignant when we found
on the day of election—for the fact was never com
municated by Mr. Fallon or any body for him—that
of the persons to whom we had' expressly excepted,
two had
.been placed on the ticket, and that of the
whole number we had proposed, nOt one had been
chosen."
He then proceeds to term this "a violation of 'or
dinary faith and good courtesy;' a disregard of
pledges 'solemnly given, and as affording a fair
reason why councils should not submit to such
"diegracious treatment."
There'll; no other cause • asvigned by Mr: Diehl,
rior so fifer as I am informed, by , any other person,
for the action of councils. No violation of good
faith, other than that mentioned, is, I believe, pr
tended, itbough there am other observations • r.
Diehl which may require explanation.
The sic of my offending then a! • ars to hare
been that, shortly after the 'meeti. of councils of
3d inst., I "proposed to an • urinal meeting of
eenseila, for the purpose o .etermining a ticket to
be voted for at tke nex ni ual election of the com
pany on the 14th 1 ." That I - anbasitteti to this
meeting tbe smote of a number of persona, femur of
whom, Including myself, were approved of, sod the
rest were excepted to; that this was made known to
um, and a Wit of names furnished by councils, from
11410 et to soleet,the remainder of the-ticket; that I -af
terwards permitted two of the excepted names to re
main on the ticket; and selected hone of the names
that were submitted to me by councils.
Had Ila fact proposed to you, as is stated, that
von ehoutd bold an ipformal meeting for the purpose
.of deteimining the ticket to be voted for, though
such err act would have been so assumption of
power which I was no way justified in taking, yet
, it might well hi considered as creating an obliga
tion on my part to be governed by the wishes of
cbencils, expressed at such, meeting, and had you
takes such exceptions to such parties, sod furni.h.
'
ell me with a list of name. ellibls to q/Ace, from
Pima to fi ll up the board, I should hays felt it my
duty to carry out your wishes, so far as I was able;
itnd.l feel no way surprised that gentlemen of the
commits, *ming- under the belief, as shown by Mr.
Diehl's speech, that I had proposed such meetiog of
coattails for the purpose stated, and had afterwards
disregarded their action on Ike subject, should hare
shown their sense of what appeared to them a viola
tion of good faittrand courtesy.
Eat what are the facts,
Astuated to the fUllest extent by the same spirit,
which in December last was expressed by me in
the languaie cited by Mr. Diehl, "1 was fully alive
to the importance of being supported by au effective
bond of directors, such as will command the con
fidence of the community, and be able to devote the
requisite time and attention to the mnnagetnent of
the concerns of the company," and considering now,
equity as I then did, "the application made to
councils as a proposition to form a quasi partner.
ship," hi reason whereof "the company was bound
to give the fullest, frankesp, and moat free di:clos
ure of every thing connected with its affairs and
management, I also behaved it proper, in vie* of
'the conditional acceptance that bad been made by
the atty, of the "proposition to form a quasi part
nership," that they should have a just voice and
representation in the management of the company
lien before thescoomplishment of the condition on
which the city bare pined to become "quasi part
ners," when they will be entitled as of right, to be
reprroadesested ia the hoard of management of the
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Under the influence of soehreeliogs, I proposed'
that an informal istesting of commits shield be 04411,
Lt not, as it appear. to be sow supposed, ""for
-the
purpose of their ietersining the deka to be rated
fir st the %novel e*.tine of the comfbanY'r the
Idtk inst."
Its base done eis would hos hems% my Mimi&
opinion, is ttiejoit'o the *Wird of loooogori utd
present stockboldees of the cnospanyt as the elect
ing of a board with an entire - disregard to the ,wish
es o f t h e c i ty eeeo ette would have been unjest to
them. My own aslf.respeCt and the respect I owed
to the membera 40 the board over which I presided,
would have forbidden such a course.
The proposition fur sn informs meeting was in
writing, sad 1 Batter myself is not suseeptibis of
minonstruction. it is as follows;
Joke Price ffelkerill, Thomas Saotedest,Esydrei,
Presidents of Select awl Comsat Conneihr,
GENTLIMEN :—'The liberal action of Councils last
Thursday night induces me to take the liberty of
mentioning to you that the election for managers
of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company will
lake place on the *4th inst., and as the City Coun
cils will not at that time he entitled to nominate di
rectors, it has occurred to me that perhaps Councils
wonld like to sogg i est the names of three gentle
men' to serve as directors in the board. If so, and
the councils will hold an informal meeting and ad•
vise me before our board meets, which it will on
Friday morning oext, for the, purpose of complet
ing a,liet of directors, it will give me great pleas
ure to I eve them nominated.
Truly Yours, Ste., `•
Feb. ;,:453. CUalaTornifa FALLON.
The isapprehension with regard to the object
of this p foul for an informal meeting of coun
cils, can alone, be accounted for by, supposing that
my letter wu not feed at the ineetkog, er attention
paid to its conteotai'it may be that it was iniketsfer
granted by most, or allofyour body, that the meet
ing was called "for the purpose of determining the
ticket to be voted."
The reason of fixing three as the number Min
oils were invited to name, is as obvious as the terms
of the invitation are explicit.
Under the charter of the 1141[road Company,
councils would bare been entitled to name three
managers upon their proposal aubteriptirm of SS,.
000,000 being , actually made. The subscription
was not yet made, but all the well aiskers of the
great enterprise in which we are engaged, felt truly
grateful toward the councils \br their action in the
matter, and in consequence the managers whom 1
consulted promptly agreed with me in the proprie
ty of inviting the city councilSo exercise as full a
share in the management as if the whole subset ip
lion contemplated were actually Made. -
Atme is the only letter or proposition of any
kind that was made by me to you, and I feel my
self fully justified in saying that meOibers of-couo
oils, could not hive had before their teinds this let
ter, sad the true state of feels, when "t her too k ; the
unfortunate action on the 17th inst., under tale sup
position that I had invited you to deter' ine upoii
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the ticket, and had afterwards disregs ed ruse
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wishes. communicated upon my own invite ion.
'The informal meeting of councils propoised' d SO
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pears
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pears to have been held , , on the 9th of Feb. ti on
the.evening of that dal a committee of tit e SY
your body called upon me at my chamber, wh I
was' then quite indisposed ,' to say that court ilk
were then in sassing and did not think that t, y
ought to -make the nomination of, three-directors.
I told them that setae of the board and myself ha . '
thought that in such event it might be agreeable to,
council., and if so it wit our' intention to have two
of their .we hoar phigooril 4rst -she Hetet. who osi
from each chamber. This they at once said would
not be at all agreeable to ,councils, in consquence
of which the intention was immediately abandoned.
The committee impressed me with the idea that
councilirdid Mot think it right to compromise then'''.
selves in anY way with the matter at the , present
time: they lift-on mehe impression , bat unlesir
some legialetton could ie bad tutliorizing the cite
to vote upon her wholeetuck, councils might still
reconliderwbat had been done by them, and that
therhfure to interfere iu the' formation of a ticket at
that time might be c.insidered as compromitting
them. They asked me however, if I - cutild forni•h
them with the names gentlemen intended to be
placed upon the ticketti my reply was that no mi.
lection had been made, rcause we had entailed tb•
action of councils in referenae to the nomination of
three; but upon being further pressed, I furnished
them whh names Of parties who had b-es ' spoken
of, and from among it was probable the tick
et% 4.00.1 Ad i:.11 war
slated (so far as the ciiy of.Philedelphia is concern.'
ned, and it is to that only that I sm addressing-my
self,) of myself as president, and of Memos. Chas.
Lennie, H. Duhring, John Rice,Philip M. Price,
.1. D. Whetham, with 'several e thers, two of whom
were at once objected to by the 'committee; and I
confess I was mortified, for I did not suppose, after
whet had passed, that any of these - names were sub
milted for the purpose of being passed upon its any
way, and it ! certainly was the remotest thing., from
my mind that each ammo should be proposed at the
meeting of the councils, as I have recently learned
was the case, and accepted or rejected, after fu I
ballot. Had f thought such was to be the course
pursued, I should have felt it quite unpardonable in
me to have submitted these gentlemen's names to
suclean ordeal without prior authority. As it was,
I thought it better nuto place on the ticket •
names which the comm ittee informed me ego be
objectionable.
In the evening of the follow, ing I received
from Mr. R. liundle'Smith, the retary of the in
formal meeting referretto, t °Pawing fetter,:
Piz snarl, Feb. 1843.
C. Fallon ' .geg., Pr • eal of Ike &saw, 4 - Erie
Roilroud Co py.
Dear Sir t an' informal meeting of the City
conncils eld.this evening, Mr. J. P. Wetherill was
call. , o the chair', and R. Rundle Smith appointed
retary; it was
Raolied, That the Secretary inform the Presi
dent of the Snnbury and Erie Railroad C. that this
meeting highly approves of the p:oposed, names on
the ticket, sa runu -• •
President—Christoptiee Fallon. •
Directors—Messrs. Galbraith and Miles, Erie;
Gillis, Elk; Irvine, Warren; Cowan, Williamsport;
Chas. Lennie, Henry Dubring, John Rice, Phila
delphia; and recommend any of the following named
(hem followed 15 namerid• from whom the other di
rectors be chosen. I ant very respectfully,
R. Rtisnut Skims, Sec., le.c.
In which, it will be perceived, that without taking
the slightest notice of my letter, which had sug
gested an informal meeting of couprils fur the pur
pose of nominating three directors, I am informed
that councils approved of certain names nominated
for the board, including myself, 'and recommended
to select the remainder:of the ticket from among
the 15 names there mentioned.
It becomes me nut to. express the estonishment
with which I received.that letter. It is sufficient
to soy that of the whole 15 names . thui presented
to my 'notice, but a singte:one was eligible to the
uffiice at all, and he had:been applied to more than
once by me and had - declined to act as director. As
to the rest, it does not appear that you had thought
it: necessary to ascertain whether any of them would
Let, even if made eligible by betoming stockholders,
and I had.reason to know the contrary as respects
several of the names mentioned. &Jute of the gen
tlemen were unknown to me, and how far they could
give the requisite attention, eves if elected, 1 knew
not. The letter, it will be perceived, takes no ex
ception whatever to the Tlemcen! Messrs. Price or
Whetham, being the two excepted perso i ns of whom
Mr. Diehl speaks.
At the time of the receipt of the letter, I was
very ill, and have been confined to toy bed almost
ever since, and but two: working days intervened
before the election. Even had I bean so inclined, I
could nut have ascertained bow far the parties
would hare been willing to serve in the board, and
concluded thaitthe preper_suurce to be pursued was
to lay aside the two names that had been decidedly
objected to, and to complete a ticket with parties
who would be likely to give most efficient aid, and
command the greatest crinfidence. It was accord.
ingly determined that
t Mr. John Tucker's num.
should be placed on the ticket, and that Mr. N Ptillip
M. Price and J. D. Whetham, as to whom tio—dx
ceptions were known to exist, and both -of whom
bad shown great zeal in the interests of the compa
ny, during the days of her adversity, should raisin
on the ticket. The name of a gentleman taken
from the recommended list, was likewise placed up
on the ticker, he kindly consenting to become a sub
seri, or to stock, for the paresis. of rendering him
self eligible. Subsequently', an *fort discovered, at
the last moment, on the day preceding the election,
which, if auscesafol, would have plaited li the Prat
idency ti geetlecisa frusta the count/7, end - tbi
inanagecient, parties dist ;lied been expressly ob.
jetted to you, sad would have promoted interests
other than tinme of Phi ladeOlo r ablirtd us toyiehl to
the requirelnettis of the egg of Wits, to gnat theca
tree mentioers,)tail In colpitqueeme, to dimialah eat
city representation from raven to six, we were thus
almost reluctantly iempellod to drop the same of
this• gentleman. Such is a plain, though perhaps
too tedious a statement of facts.
The ticket consisted, solar as the city represent
ation is concerned, of threehames,tugmher with the
President, which had been "highly approved" of by
councils. together with Mr. John Tucker, Mr. Price
and Mr. Whetham, the two latter of whom bad
been mentioned to the committee of councils who
called upon use, but as to whom Mr. Smith's letter
was silent. Yuu will, lam sure, ea lion the se
lection which secured to the company th 'mportant
aid of Mr. Tucker. Whether any private aeons
may eiist to induce any member of counts for
wiihing his name ofT the board, I know not, bat
certainly feel that the company could have gained
no greater acquisition than the securing of his ser—
vices. With respect to Messrs. Price and Wheth
am, their characters are in eve'' , respect, I believe,
unblemished.. The letter of Mr. Smith .g..lve me
no reason to suppose their names were unsatisfac
tory to you. They have been members of the for
mer board, have given moat efficient aid, and are
firm, fast friends of the enterprise, fully deserving
the , conlidence of every one who takes an interest
in its prosperity. Their devotedness to the interests
of the road could not bare been put to a more se
vere and complete 10.1 than that to which, in this
connection I feel it my duty to refer, as one of the
facts having a bearing on the unfortunate action on
your part on the 17th inst. Early on the morning.
of that day I received a communication, to the ef
fect that the President of common councils, Mr.
Snowden, would meet Messrs. Price and Whetham
in my chamber at 11 o'clock.
The parties accordingly met, when Mr. Snowden
communicated to them and me that the object of the
rowing was to say that, if Misers. Price iad
Whetham would place their letters of resignation
in my hand, he believed that all difficulty on the
part of cduncils would cease. These gentlemen,
after 'some conversation, agreed to sacrifice their
own personal feelingito the prosperity of the road,'
and accordingly placed their resignations in my
hands, which fact I immediately communicated to
Mr. nowden, who, I understand, showed the letter
to a large number of your body that evening, before
your. body bad taken any action. It is thus dia•
cult to account for the hasty action had by you un
der these circumstances, on the 17th instant. But
it is eenain that it has been a severe blow to the
interests of the company over which I preside,; and
I must say also, to- the prosperity of our ownjcity,
which( none, I am sure, will more sincerely regret
than those who thus acted under a miespprehensiou
of facts.
It may be proper far me to refer to the fact that
when you passed the erninanceen the 314 Febru
ary, a motion was made to make the city subscrip
tion conditional upon her being allowed to - vote' on
her whole stock, one vote on each ‘hare, instead of
appointing three directors as aforesaid. •At my re
quest, and•upon the assurance that I would have a
bill fur that purpoae introduced into the legislature,
the amendment was withdrawn. The matter was
sprung upon me suddenly, and subsequent reflection
has confirmed the apprettenaiena that I at atom Ott
tettained of such a
\ The bill, however has been introduced into the
fagislsture, and, judging from Mr. Diehl's remarks,
haps the nen passage of tbia bill may have in
du need some others besides himself in his words
"to withhold the city subscription until tae tcity
'hal be able to exercise &paladin! influence in the
select Wof the officersand managers of the com
pany.' Such argument cannot. be supposed to
have Crlif the approval of many of your members,
\
There . re two other matters Mentioned by 'Mr.
Diehl whi h call furs short explanation from me.—
Quoting a rtion of a sentence to be found is my
answer to o e of the interrogatories above spoken
of, he says t t I gave the assurance "that the di
rector ncimin ted by the city should find the com
\
pany ultimo led by contracts of any kind which
might by possib lity be prejuditial."
The sentence n the original reads "prejudicial
to Ike city," and Wiost faithfully have I kept my
word. No atronge,r evidence of it could be given
than that very case to which he refers as an illus
tration of my having overlooked it. At a most
... I. :..II l er 4LW iIS tit. 'riffling BUr trili . e-outpsoy , tee
board secured; by the\contract with the Messrs,
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the utmost of my stinky, guided the action of the
company so as to promote and to the greatest ex
tent protect every interest represented be the man
alert of the company, and first and most of the-in
terest of Philadelphia, as the effectual means of se
curing which last meutioned object, the application
for a subscriptibn to two millions of the stock of
the company was made to you, resulting in the pub
lic pledge of the faith of the city, so given by you
on the 34 inst. As heretofore, so hereafter, so long
es I shall'coritinue in the office I now occupy, con
sidering the making of the road in the goat-sub
stantial, best; and cheapest manner, the .first and
great object, the accomplishment of which must
necessarily protect the interests entrusted to man-,
agent of the company, this' first object shall be car
ried out to the greatest extent to which circumstan
ces will aJmit, so as to further the peculiar interest
of Philadelphia; and in these sentiments >t believe
all the present managers unite.
With great respect, lie, •
CHILISTOPHRIII ?AMA'S.
NORWEGIANS IN PISSINSTIAPANIA.—.OIe BON Nor•
wegian settlement, in Pennsylvania, is• loin, on
Well. Since the snow fell they have. bMin as ac
tive as, before, and they are now busily engaged in
Making roads, building houses, mills, and other
works. Several new hussies have been entirely
completed already since winter set in, and the • pros
pect now is that preparations will be made. by
spring for receiving a large addition to the settle
ment. At Castes Camp a new sbool-house has been
erected, and school opened in it. A Aram saw
mill and two water mills are already under way,
and everything about t h e settlement indicates en
ergy and prosperity.
OUR SUBSTITUTE FOR Tull 114 use Law.'-a—Let the
young ladies of every community "pot down" their
pretty little feet against the practice of •tippling.
and refuse untlinchiagly to accept the attentions
of any young fellow Who "indulges," and, pur word
fur it, intemperance will vanish quicker thin wink
ing. Wliile our "Strong-minded women," ire
throwing away the time which ahciuld be devoted to
teaching their babies the a. b. c., in petitioning an
ineffitiekt Legislature fur a "redress of grievances,"
let the young ladiea of the empire State revolve to
put down liquor drinking, andtict up to thoieresolve
and the work is done.—Xotes.
CURR FOR lirsritarcs.—On Christmas eve, a
young girl, in the diltrict of Inverness, assembled
her friends together to witness the celebration of her
ti with the lad who had wooed end won her.
At the appointed hour she received - the intelligence
that her lover had altered his mind. She was
about to be attacked with hysterics, when another
youth popped the question, was accepted, and the
marriage rite performed.
irr Ma. Ptaaca's itecarTexes.—The taros in -which
Gen. Pierce aturePted the office Of President of tile Voi.
ted States, when oedislly informed of his ideation. wire
thus reported to the Hesse by Mr. Jones:
Tim GMAT Praexto.—The Great Pyramid in
et :A n on w r i r ll P l. camlialmiunnicesatosf 6
the trees :taldlledeatso-
Egypt is 800 feet iu height, and its
_bass occupite res. sad it the same time express to them my grateful
thirteen acres , lie weight is estimated at six mil- ocksowledgemeats, sad assure num of the deep mate
lines of tons, and it, erection *said .ecopy 3,000 otablipties whb which 1-tsganl this autaifeststioo
or
area twenty years. 1( it was lerokes up, ths rater. teistidesee es the part of my imeatrymes and it will be
Isis would rear a wall are%od tbs. whoto - mono et mu sanest desire to prove that bib tsarinas' has aet
Franee tea feet high and two andit hill thick, bite miaitempli.,o'
frO li,":lol4.4)tiotrutt.:-:
't 4.1 E. PA.
SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH S. MU
3:knikmie State Convention.
We leans that the Democratic State Convention,
erhich met irk Harrisburg on the first. pat in nomination
Tema. S. rousrrttu, Stets Senator fur Philadelphia
eonnty. for Canal Cornmissioner; and Must*. Bu sWLZT
and BASH, for Surveyor and Auditor General. We
•hall have 'Atom to say is regard to thee• nominations
hereafter.
Democratic Victory m Dada
The Democracy of Buffalo hate swept the Board, hay.
in` emphatically aseibilated their whig opponents, ELI
Cosa is elected Mayer by 741 majority, sod C. A. WAL
imoii Justice by 932. This will do for Buffalo—especi■l
ly silt must be taken. u a tied *atomic,* of welcome to
Fillmorti upon his return home !
•Ir. Fallon's Letter.
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The letterer Mr. Felton. President of the Erie tied
Sunbury reed. will be fiend deeply interesting to the
friends of that great improvement. No one can rise
from its penseal without being folly convinced that there
are other reasons. than limos assigned. for the Marge of
the coined, of Philadelphia—isesens whieh their am
meter will not allow to etre the light. Evidently the oleo
titre of two Directors the eriencils bad objected to is but a
preterit—a fast greedily seised held of by Mr. Diehl tad
and others to cover their real motives: Whet other wa
elttsioa ono come to orbits the fact stores him
in the furs that these two gentlemen. yielding their feel- .
age aad vigils to tire i rrellare of the road. placed their
resignation in the heeds of the President before the ac
tion of the C4neils so the l7tb; or which fact the Coun
cils were duly inferined.." We sincerely trust and hope
the two estmeleed Directors will immediately withdraw
their reiireadon. and the Board. eating independest of
Philedelphiheity and her childish cooreils. proceed to
make each arrangements me we are sire eau be made is
,psi the work andel ,outset immediately. Bach a micros
yeah' . at once allay all erteitemsat, and bring titheppo.
noels of the read, whether is the city tottacile or else
where. to their proper level.
Let no not be bectehried. ' •
We hear that Kate row Democrats have is coolest
please to calla politic meeting to decide apes the per
seas to be praeested to the Adminiausties at Washieg
ten for the various *Sites is this city. Had this idea
originated with the Demecratty. there might be some
reason for its Adoption; bat let us sot -be deceived; it
cannot be denied but that it originated with our oppo :
meats. It is-bone of their boas and flesh of their flesh.
concocted and hatched in that sink of political iniquity.
the Gaulle IMO". Let.as net be deceived, then. breth
ren by any rase of this kind. If Democrats who *an %
places. sad hese net manifested it until Ale late bdur.
446 u shish* attangth In that way, and have an means
of getting it in any other, their efforts are uselese—it is
toe late—sad they haver °sly themselves to Wessel tied
they started earlier. they would have fared better, we
doubt not. Beside*. had each trots the cutout of the
pertysberstofore. it would be so sew. twit has sot. It
was attempted in 1844. and termed oat a miserable
are, and if persisted Is now. will meet wi:h the same
fats; Let us not bcdteeived, upon any such -preteirt.
Elszet., GRATIETOL —After reading the various arti
cles is tha last Gazelle. editorial as welt as conitnunics,
lions, en• cannot fail' of arriving at the . conclusion. that
the writers are deeply grateful to the Philadelphia coon-
kind of •ochor thrown to windward in easel their
worst hopes see not realised!.
ET We were sbow• the °titer day a most .beautiful
pair of ailvor sops. designed am presents front the Agri
cultural Society of Eris Comity to )arise D. Eicst.O.
Esq.. and J. C. firtscen. Eeq.. 'two of the officers of
that Society. W. need-not give a description of them.
as all wits wish tome a most beautiful article iu this Use.
can see the ;or themsOlres by calling 'resod to Stock
con do Fott.mrs. between Brown's Hotel and the Reed
Hem,.
Cr Some Meads who were at the examination Of the
East Ward Bits se as tularemia' amoral.
endy. of the blititly eroditable performance et thi schol
ars. ard the perfect order and system of the teachers.—"
Front tbeii aceorst we should say our sensmen schools
ere fast approachieg what they eoglit to be !
"Let the Galled Jade Wince."
The Gautte, mad its cOrmepondents, pout out the vi
le or their wrath open oar demoted b.sd this week.-i—
-the atm of ottforending appears to be that we exposed
tisk coarse Cad motives of 3. B. Johnson. Esq., the Al.
torsy for the county COMlllialliellite sad the - Franklin
Cana Railroad.—that we bare supported Ikea who
built t t
h i l d,
road when we doomed them right. sod eppoad
and ex them and their tool. when we louse their
wrong. this. there I. k very marked difference bi
tweets as a d the Gazette. .Toby bare . opposed their
al'illigere. Seem. Galbraith. A. Co. when they were
laboring for best interest_of the city and state. but now
tli: zeu,
whoa the Ida Gelbraithe are opposing Alfred Kelly's
projects. tho G gallaittly awn to his, aid. and by
defending Johnsen. seeks to sustain hint. But enough
of this—.we eve net
,possible is the Gezette. or Guy Of
its apporters. fee ea ammo towards the Franklin Rail.
road: neither is its ri tor wrong a question gofers the
public. Johnson'. ac as the Attorney for Erie trusty.
rim now before the bar of ablio opinion. sad Not coast
tonal isesea, such as the a seeks 10 drag is. If Kt.
Johnsen was right is purptia—true to Erie and her in.
tereats—why did he object te\haveing' colleagnee.---suoh
as. were proposed by some radio Gazettes friends? This
le an important inquiry. and at least, when taken in co.-
7 11„
section with his eabeequent acts: to a sheds of doubt
ever his intentions. If Johnson w tree. why did be net
immediately open his arrival in Phi delphia go to the
Treasurer v.( the Cowpony and pay its the beads of the
County. and thee make her voles potattial in the ela
tion? If, he had not some ulterior object \ in view—if he
had not some scheme that be dare not twelve to the
other gentlemen from EriaCoooty—why 'd he profess
to them. up to within 10 mina's el Ate time for adjourn
ment. that ho would not offer the vote of Erie , conotyt .
And then, after he had offered the trots of Eri county,
and the &lard had decided to take it. why di h e not
veto. instead of sneaking off like a condemned en heal.
Again. if the Commissioners' a•ad Alfred Kelley's Attor
ney is the east the Gaelic would fain make on bete me.
why Is ho 'new in Harrisburg . boring for the paseagetif
the bill allowing the Sunbury road to counsel with the'
Western rood "at .r near Erie?" But we waste words
—the proof of it all la in oar last number; his eve tot
ter. the scorching. withering expose of Price, the corrobo
rative evidence of butes. and, the other matter relative
to it. "Let the galled Jade wises;" for retribatien is at
hand!
• "A IlriON' Words."
Theill'aro iilite; who say is hhi iew weeds" a great
many foolish @biog. to say Whim( of the antra. 00011.
Of this class is the editor of the Gest* vide his 'mil
e. headed as above. What our particular' ethos is
now; that be devotes "a few words . ' al this Character
to as. is sot so plain. unless the closing sp of his tirade
indicate* it. From that it appears that he 'Melts oar
charter election afar oft art the horse does the battle, sad
think. something We have
, said and done sometime , or
pomewhere, or might have thought, or &canted of, or
etiolated at, - orlooked at, bad some hearieg Spots that
swat event. Wooderfal discovery! Precocity youth!
—immaculate and ever pure guardian of the rights, In'.
forests and sovereignty of the "old foggy." of Market
House memory—thit "few words" ars as lucid and•a•
clear as mod! Mart well how bested* or—what wan
der he eipreueal "Can it be possible." he exclaims,
"that the Editor'if the Obsesses. up to the periid of the
issue of his last Piper. was ignorant of the main feature*
of the bill efermi in the legislature for the legalisation of
the Franklis Canal teamed audits anion with this Sun
bury?" And - then he tells us that he publithed the
"'main fettered" , of it in the Gaulle two whole weeks
sip. 'ad; that the Philadelphia papers did the same.
therefore the inference is that we must have seen it.—
Vile ware net mime Wets that we bed ohjeeted, in our
lasi.issuir, to the , "maie features" of that bill—What we
ithjected to was one "fasters"—that of allowing the roads
to connect "at est tear Erie." As to the entitle prom
Milos of legalising the western rood, upon B.e sairecrib•-•'
tog to the capital stock of the Sasbory road, We have al
ways been, and etill are. in favor. But we would make it
binding upon both to terminate is the Harbor Of Erie.
and not at Girard. or Fairview. or even at M'Sfarreh e ll
mill pond: We ; wool leave all snob stabs at dor pros
perity as that to the ifs friends who, on ;the One
band. "ridicule the allegation of hostility to the interests
Of Erie," and oaths other locate their depot es far away
from the water as possible. As to baring seen the "main.
Wakes" of the bill under discussion, we have Sot seen
the bill at all, and only know that it contains the provi
sion we object to. from hearsay.snd our knowledge of its
"main features" is derived in the some trey. theagh nit
from the same souse—the latter being commoolcated to
us by the person:who drew it up. and upon whose so
thority. as we hate once or twice before laid, Ms stated
the' it provided far bath roads terminating iu the Harbor!
In regard to what the Gazette's "few words" iosinnate
about our efforts 4 seems the building of the 'Western
road by the Fraittlia Castel C.espasy. we have but a
"few words" in reply. We believed the Franklin 'Ca
nal Compiny had the best right to build that road. be
cause it was a prior one. and wb supported that com
pany in it. Theldesers. Galbraith@ were ear friends;
their opponents were our 1111010i00, some of whoda had
attempted to pot as down in business; sad we had the
right to choose between nor friends and our anemias,
and we did so. sy• see nothing, in that to regret We
see none of the ievils the imagination of the Gazette
harrows up—its Pandora's box has not been opeh to our
view yet; and will not be unless the Gazells continues to:
pursue its present course as the apologist of Kelley's At. 1 •
Limey. Johosos. As for Kelley himself. he never 'New Ad v ertiseme
'Oak* a ward to us. kuowiog us as the editor of thi. "
• sr—never: Unlike the Gazette's friend. Johnsen, aftii
/aid, he, has never given os • pass over 'his reads.
*lron acknowledged the aervicet the Gazette givei
Sit for, by slehiolf our acquaintance:- Verily, if
' bed been in suchtlose league with Kelley, as oar cetera
pirary evidently thinks we were, he would surely know
us. But enough of this; _we never expect to please
the Gazette, and . ers don't often try; it would, bo like
trying to please se ass bycropping its ears:
she
47 COs' IsMtascr.—Under this head the Radio
Rawabliejastly /theorise that appearances indicate that
dte.Captsitu-Gatioral of Cobs is determined to raise a
scab on the seise of Spanish authority in Cube. The
Spanish Govern - meat must remove that fellow before
long. or he will moons to gel the two nations—Amer
ica and Spain—site a war. We had supposed that the
sasses of jealousy were all removed with the removal of
those officers wholwere proscribed by that despiitism in
mirtiatare; but it Seems that they ate emboldened by im
punity. and ero l eetly toseize the United States mail.,
ander any pretence whatever, detain -them at pleasnre,
-breekseals and leCks, and ransack them to their retie
faction. .The C*oll. which has lately occurred proves that
there is no safety kr oar mails or oat-mail steamers, and
will not be till thei are made to feel the force of our re
'oatmeal in the shape of ken diplomatists, knOcking at
the gate of the Mire Castle. -They most be spoken in'
a language which , needs no interpretation, before they
will listen to reason, or learn to respect our rights. Jost
so we-were treated by Mexico, fur a eerie@ of years, till
she began to belieee that we might be insulted and spitr
tea-upon at her pi@Ssure. She carried it to en extreme
which was Ireyoadi endurance; and then she was duly
hualited. • So Weill hare to he with Cubs, and, if
need be. with SpOn too.-and that before long.
Tux•Besr Norqsarintr Yr.r.—A new temperance re•
form party is starting in New York. It is proposed to
allow the free cud nulicaused sale of liquors. but it is re
quired that every ii4inker should procure a license before
be can legally purchase. The Baltimore Sun thinks
that this plan mill i do provided the license be costly
enough. It is suggeited.• however, that women should
give the Unitise to drink. and that it should be :necessary
for a man to show s **permit" from his wife and miser
children. before be ...can take his 'glass, We think this
last suggestion waiild prove more effectual. generally*"
in suppressing the eivile of intemperance, than any other
MOW that could be adopted;, and the ladies will denbt
lesetcsineide with al lolhis opisiou.
CT In streaking of the Erie and North East Railroad.
it Ott'sinesa for the lam year ■nd prospects hereafter, the
Editor of the Rachenter Advertiser remarks that the first
time he ever pissed; over the line of dits road—in the
spring af '23. lie thiake it was—thefervas all awful ex- -
peaditure of whip timber. hard words. fence rails and of
time. The 'star' driver had charge of the whip and
words, while the passengers attended to the rail bail
ee**. As the frost had jest left the ground, it was hard
work to fled any bottom. No doubt the prestra "rail.
way" le a great impyovement en the One then in use
SU distil of it.•bbjer; bat why net come up and sec a
hearty welcome we doubt not would be extended to you
by year old friend* whose reeolfeetions of you are 'still
bright...
. .
Cr Lvov w. Map=s,—A week or two ago, a come
peadeat of this Gq*sua gave a short notice of a sernron
of our friend' Dr. LYirn. of this city, is which the Rev.
Docter'reviatied the - ,Lecture of Thomas Darcy Magee.
delivered in this city a few weeks previous. It appears
that some one. harts* as eye, perhaps to a little clerical
fan, has soot Marie this notice. sad be forthwith
. inserta
it in his Celt. ascribfag it to a correspondent of.tbe OA.
wear, and adds :
ir ire Dr. Lae, the benefit of this pafferatis. If
his (mad will give pa etre of the Doctors propositioss
seriatim from the aforesaid sermon we will see what it
is made of; the Erie , Odserwer will chew fair ploy to both
sides."
' Oar friend of tha Calf is right—we liwill show fair pier
to both sides;" hescli we have given oar readers a sight
of the “glove" he his (brown down, presuming it Weald
tuiver'see the light the plies it ought—the Gessita.
Q7' it ii, said that Capt. Ericeeon's only brother is the
ti\ E
ee
at dittiegaished engineer in Sweeden. li e b lately.
ce plated a . neusivenud mapifieeat elute. or lock of
ma le, which oniteathe fresh water harbor on one Bide
of St kholm with the salt water en the other. and is
nor • apd. at thi.rmeest of the Emperor of Rossi%
in build' g a canal to counsel the hoarier latter 074-
ated with the Rattle.:
biroaraie.—Tbe 'Notre Auras/ says the disputed
I a gentleman wear a frock coat at as eye,.
i me to base been decided In tbe affirma i r
r 'ugly young gentlemen take particular
ti g tbat long isbnettiose garment. wigs'
) sties of Meek emelterehisfe. Whiti,
1 y discarded. and white hide Tie"
color. Ms seseeicsatt
1
)
questios: IN;
'sing putyl
five: and Rupp
pleasure in 'Faulk
the addltioaal ions
mammas an poet
precedence le ems
The Slutleiy' and Iris t i a t
Th e lishrOsbrir e correspondent if th e
eity, is a letter dated tie 2.51 b inst., i s p :
It eras rumored here yesterday that the
ere of your county had determined et a l ,
seriptioe of Iwo millions of dollars lb the eta
Wary and Erie Retiree& sod today I h en it
er to inform your readers that the rep ort pre ,
tirely tree, and that a delegation from the
rectors is hers for the purees* of e e k tit
the County Hoard to confirm the stuck 41
stoners. The terms of the-enbeeripbe
million of dollars shall he absolute, s o d
lien conditioned open obtaining soother oi l
searces. The application to the
era has been mode since the occurren t' s(
nate difference betteen the Competty aut.
and i am told that it was met with great FM
decided do with entire unanimity. The 1
the Conty, and the,cossetittent egreomeet
miseioners„ is eminently proper, as it pow *
eibility of the mount* more generally op,
of the City and entire County, who are to ,
'fitted by the construction and operatieesef
If we know anything of the untie:matt
we think we are safe, in saying there'll at
ion of the Commissioner* aad.the Com i ty
mallet.
It ie feared by a morning cotsmporary,
of the ofFwers_of lb. road. in attempting t i
scriptions from th s C County Comm,,, , issio
this great work to Wide;eyed. litaeb Nan,
the County subscrib es, that should net pr
m
from doing the same whien.aver the Coaseit
sod to do so. &mania oar City antitonut
resolutions to take a large amount of sleek, ti k
for little or do canse.lto resoled their 'cosset,
ter. is that any travon - why the work
. sheale
We think not, ind trust that every proper et
mad. to obtain subscriptions, that thefroad ism
plotsol at an early day.—Pstensvionnion, •
Thp Ireatoti Register publiahoa as eta
for. s aciagistrato bY George ' Washiagtee
which ho ekiligates hi t emaelf to abstain from a
ittioxieatiog liquors whatever as a beverage,
of two pears from a silecified data, Mr. le r
liehieg this oath, add : "If we all quit drialL ,
years, we abaft have Ow Maine law."
Er The S.todoski Register says the two
Sr. for the ButLle and Satulueky Railtiad.l.l
called the St. Laoarevoce and ilississippi.
Er The Britieh girsrnment appears to
the tnaittn—:-..in tuna of poses prepare for au
past ioteHijenee ewe, that they are fortifying
and other places alone the cote.
SALE OF PEWS.—The Trusteee of the F,
byterien Congregation in Erie, will offer os Ho
7lis of March inst.. st the -Meeting House, ,
the Gallery for sale. and in ease they aro sc sol
be rented. Also, Sit Pews below. Sale to eti,
at 2 o'clock P. M., of said day. By order of n
of Trustees. - J. C. MA Rsim
Marsh 5-1t43 -
in= DR If TI•1111.3 n ill he in Erte.on ‘1 , 41:,) 2 .;
the 4th andstticif April at Brown. 119.1risbo;
be eonsulied. For partieulars see 4etvenisetnent
March
Brown's Now Hotel for Batt
P. Prapr.etor of the abn•e House sttuair tn tat
IntlC .41reel and put,tic sq.lare, proposes to IP:111,1
t. The house was n - butt; of brick ez pre. t
St and has all tha modern improveinems.
nuthouser, tke.. furniture enurely ne44o
•
uc. manufactured expressly (or the house.
The !Dare has a locadlon unsurpassed by.anf in
• SUMS. TO any persoowishino to rent. an 011.„ nut,
Offered 4 , elJoiu heard or. The tt hole of the korawr..st
with the lease on favorable genus. yitly t toe en;,_,
the premises. post paid. 4 . 11. 1:1R , 4
Erie. March 5
vir A I; pEll AND pri•NA If —ern , ' Mardi Tmilt:
ruiner. can be found at No. 9 Bionsar
Erse March 5-43
Aianotincr.mortl.
I°FOE': inyse!f . an Independent CanJtdate (orb.;
Peace, for the West 117.trd of th City ist Ere, mftu
decisional the Fiticens ac the BoLot Box, i
C.eie Feb. 28' IK32— WM. TIIOII.NTI
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.
UL Suhserihef farm sitult e out the Len Tthree intles from Girard. grit county, for sate. i
e.O acres of Lind. 411 of xititch aredit oder A 'good stated
them ; has erected thereon a Rood two ',tory frame How
eeseary barns, sheds and Outhouses ; 3 good otrbsrd
fruit r it well watered, and the uncleared hand stool,
113V:111; timber. and there are two saw-milk within s
a mile Term• made ea=y, and title tadii4,utahte.•
e sub.eriber living in the village of Gir-ird
AI ADAM (At"
FARM T() itENT.
!FEN ENT with good referenrce, t= wanted to ray
11 farm or 35 or 60 aeree rm pros ed land Ettquire et!
ser bet, two miles ee.t of Erse on the Lake Read.
Itla'rell3 te33..,11.43.J IC. Dor
_ .
I 11 A a 1..7*13 Pit Z 1 0 1 G T ItA ,
riL ARK .. 3 0 111:7TALF are resmivina lam goals, arid
1 1,—; old position 01'4 - ttr , trittg Or t et.t hargaina in Erle • as
cepted. In demonstration of th.s fact they offer Isetst.
and beautiful styles, it. one so id a,gi.er yard. If the sac
ties can be bought In Ititt oat IC-4 151111 (r s.hithrl•l thee
i mate some present to the t. , :;%er-. ensimbers please can.
', v. Nether there is any bttlittt.t.t. Or ga•r[oitade atom this, or at
, else that way be offere.o , ./4 from our prZ-eot stock..
. Erie, :March 3 1e.33-.--11 \ - 1.10. 1 Reed Ikea
--
1-- On' I,(A:S - Ft.) it SALE.
4. I i VILL be FOLI at 001 le r.'2ie, at the C oat House in Cr:
Satarday the 19th of March. at 2 o'clock P. M.,F
A c,.res tatho north end of the "I.r to t'emetery" grounds.
and road:Liana made known at dm time of sate •
W 1 I, 1..1 A Ni* a IMR ark
1\11.4.121:11 -A . Illt" 1 . 11.
,Comeneat.
PitOPOlLlClalliiiiittraitia — C — .
FROPOSA LS will I e reeeived by thg aut.sr.r.t•er at en
0, for tarnishing the fallowing h ill of Hemlock Linakt.
livered - on the 1/oci at Erie, at any (lute from the Idol
the Ist of July. viz.:
0,100 feet of Joitt, 3by 12 921 feet 1001,
11.200 " " 2bytt 19
15,020 0 " h 12 13
- 2P,.22 2y
2. '" " 2by 12 12
• 13.430 " " 3by2 2( -"" •
• .5,500 " .. 2by 9 131 4
11.000 "' " 2byll . 17 "
320 ° ." 2by2 13 "
3.020 " " Iby 3 12 " .40
2.100 .. .. 2by 3 13 r* •
1.500 " " 2by.. 22 "
20,15110 " 0. .3 by 0 tu " '
130,200 feel of Scatil)ing and Joint: N2)112'421
. W3l. 11:.11A11, Boor ,
lo
March 3
• Cleveland, March. 3,
ORANGES AND LEMONS
20 BOXES (rests Oranges and Lessons In•ntce arder.jaa*
-ceivell on commis/ion and Air sale by
Fcb. a 1,3.13-43 STERRETT t GL
20 B°xE6 fresh Rs ieits s. also fresh Figs and f 9, .,
Erie. F e b . .) , 43-43 STER KETT t
A DMIN IST4ATOR'S NOTia. -
NoTicE Perelty given that letters or Adriiiinutatica Wit
been granted on the estate of Catharine Wit:twat. Lai
Greene tp.. dee'd. Ati piers ono indebted it, ti aid state are het
notified to make oayinent without deny. nnJ all 't Mot Wig
elaints agatuat said estate wilt please present Own) duly tatter
ItentEd for settleinent. w )4 )?4 a
March, 4 1833-0143. ..*tiirtritiutort
• • Atintiaistrii toris Notice.
Nmice. le hereby given that letters of admitnAnnsli
been granted on the estate of Thomas !Iftalnloes•
Elk Creek township. Erie Co.. dee'd. All persoet besot.,
against said estate will please present them .11.1 y %Lent=
for settlement. avid all persons indebted to said came t:e
notified to make payment wathout delay. w )lee sera
• Mare 6.'53-4161* Aorilto_ous"
NOTZOIII.
NOTIC"eo Of the_greY• of th e Mee*. Mutual lasursarrear
E hereby given th at an electron ;rat be hell Air
pain on th e A nt Monday In April Dell at Y &fiatt r.. 1 11 .0
elect thirteen Directors to manage the affair," 01 gala Oalaill
y for the ensuing year.
Erie. Merck 6 (MI —id,
TO 00 17 141" T TO1111:1LL XI •
SILKS AND FANCY DRY 6 0 0 1) S'
NICOLSON k WRIGHT,
God*"
hisperters oast Jobbers of Silks Mid lows Dry ...„
TA A VING reinoved from 44 Cedar Street. to the Nei
Building. 93 Liken! Street, (four doors writ of itrat ,
vi,ould Invite the attention of dealers . in distant eines 3.4 n $
to a very extensive and rich stock of Silks and Faze' IJn
ronsiming of.
RIBBONS, LACES,
EMBROIDERIES,., •
DRESS TRIMMINGS,
WHITE GOODS, GLOVES, •
- SILKS, I)ELAINES,
SHAWLS, PARASOLS,
• MILLINARY ARTICLES,
An examination of our Goods, and prices a think. el"
wince Country Dealers that we eau offer them Mini as advimar
PoWittmts. ll 4 l ty ham in New York—it not beitre. *ILI !
particular attention to the .mains solos. arid if `,sods are will
at priers than they can be imported-as is 10 ' 61g :A
case—we shall sec that oar customers will realize an the
accruing from such sales. a are at all times willing rad.;
out stock Iv buyers, whether they purchase or uM: 11 e a°
consider it any trouble to show our goods.
,g 'A d*
42r Cash arid close time purchasers ate'ellfee ,o • 4
give us a call roam Our hictlities,.we areconvoged
tbats a
can sell them at such rates as must prose satisfariory.
• street.
SICOLSON & WitIGHT, 93 Likft l / 4 t) - 3 0
mareb 5, 1933..
s2o A D T
BOOK AGENTS WANTED, TO SELL
Zarrarire Gasetser • of thogf said OSSA
Jtat fellt.tintil ASO ItoW atop[ tCAllvAll ta t,
THIS invaluable tq bumper , men OM
the settlement. general auffnee of the owl and mate of 07 .:
"burr. maplestetores and population of can , town in Milli
,ted States, with a valuable statutical tables, • new mai I"
'United !Raise, Rte., &c.
Mn egien, Is wanted the this County—wily ImiDediaN 4 /
NOR/WE WENTWORTH.
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