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voeume as, »ro «7.
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Ar -■ «M Ham’' "
IDRAHAM HAMILTON. ORCStOWII. ~
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¥ALUABIiE r AHIVE
FOR SAIL
? iIHE subscriber offers at private sale the fril
B. lowing described valuable real estate, situate
in Allen township, Cumberland county, contain
ing, 114 or less, of patented land, n
bout 90 acres-ot’ which are cleared and in a high
state-of cidtiv%kVVtn>, and Vbe-yeiiihiceovcrcil with
.thriving timber. The improvements, fire a
_JWn TWO-STORY
Jjpyyfyii And double Sog- Barijp
two Apple of Choice
fruit, ancvcrTaillng spring dfwntcr, andafoun- _ ,
tain‘pump at the door—also, a Tenant House. within yon stately hall, whose hnnahtv pride,
The above mentioned tract is nearly all lime-' Stands, monarclv-like, that lowly hut beside,
stone land, of a good quality, ami is in a healthy Reclines, in rusbioped case,’ a pampered knave,
nei K hb...-lu.o(I- r within two miks' of Mcchnnics To virtue.strnn K o, to even- virc the slave;
burg and the Cumberland Valiev Kail Road, and » T , ■ , , . * ~ ,
about Cue mile from Shepherclstown. - . lle * ,ances rmmf1 ' !m,! reast3 ,l,s K' TC,,V ?y,:9 '
An indisputable title will be given.' For terms" 0n Hl-gamed \vvnhh % -t/ic ffamMtr'astpkn/nize/
' apply to the subscriber near thp promises. VVhy does not Memory come, and blast him
JAMES GRAHAM. * there? ,
May 00, 18j9, , tf Alas! alas! he never‘knew Despaii!
To the heirs and les;al representatives of
CHRISTIAN COOVER, late rif Dick
inson township, Cumberland county, de
ceased.
Tsilif Notice,
That I will bold an Inquisition on a writ of Par
tition and Valuation, on the.premises of Chris
tian Coover,' deeM., on Thursday'tlu* 6th day ol
June 1839, at 10-o'clock, A. M. where ail inlc
csted may attcml
JOHN MYIiRS, Sheriff.
Sheriff’s Office Carlisle,
May 21, J 839- ■> 5 3t.
To the heirs anti legal representatives of
JOSEPH SHAW, late of the township
of Dickinson, Cumberland county, dec’d.
%'alccJVHttice,
That I will hold an Inquisition on a writ of Par
tition and Valuation, on the premises late of Jo
seph Shaw, dre.’d.. on Wednesday the 12th day
of June 1839, at 10 o’clock, A. M. where all in
terested may attend.
' - JOHN MYERS, Sheriff.
SherifF’s Office Ca.lisle,?
May 21’, 1839. ' $ 3t:
Estate of Moses Seroggs, deceaseds
N O T I C JE.
THE subscriber having'taken-out Letters of
.Administration on the rstate"*nf:MOSES.
SCHOGGS, dec’d, inter of Newton,township,
Cumberland county, hereby gives notice, to all*
persons indebted to said .estate, by bond, note or
0 book account, to make payment immediately,
and those having claims will presenlthem prop
erly authenticated for settlement*
■ ALEXANDER SCRbGGS,
, Residing in Newton township, Cumb. co.
May. 30,1839. . fit
MOULDERS.
BORTO good Plate M.oujders arc wanted im
mediately at Oak Grove-Furnace, Perry
county, to whom constant employment will be
given and good wages paid. Apply, to . ‘
Pwes, Fobbing & Thdduim;
_Oak Grove,. May 30, 1839. ; 2ih
... -j/aiiSSiMi-AiIf.I'XURWER, •• •/>'
JLadies Breton & Corset tflaker.
HAS commenced; the.above business at her
residence ; in Ebuther; stredt, a. few doors
west of the German Reformed Church/ where
~ she Js prepared'to mate alhkindspf •
liadies Dresses/ Caps and and
Children's Olothos,
uprin moderate terms arid at' the shortest notice.
Having Just 'returried .from, the City where, she
a regular course of .instruction, she
flatters herself that she wiiT.be able to please all
who may .deem it proper to giyeher a call. ■,;
. Carlislri.-May 23,1839. ■’i ■ : -
Estate 1 of Nancy Weaver, dcc’d.
fjrtHE .public‘wilhtake notice:that'Letters of
JL Administration have this day been issued to
the subscriber; on the estate of Nancy Weaver;
; late of Monroetownship, ..Cumberland county;
AH who have claims against said decease;! arc
requested' to make the same known ta’the sub
scriber, residing in; Dilisburg,’ without delay,'
. and all who are indebted to/said 'estate', are re
iquirei thoall and settle ihe same. ’ . ■
• ' LEVI, W. WEAVER.
;• 'May 17/ 1839. S'
Georgia&ndlndia Nankeensforsaleloyrby,'
April 41 ' c . ■ ■ ;i ~ i yfmeltl Cf Co, t !
THE SEDUCER.
By the Editor of the ‘'Lancaster Intelligencer
.Go! search the.prison and its dungcomcave,
Of Crime Uie" bourne, and, oftener, the grave.
Read tjie black' record of the convict’s life—
The early sin, the'robbery, the
Bvingforth tlie. victim of offended law.
From misty cell and humble bed of straw,
■Trace to the end hi,s cold and blistered heart,
Where virtue’s throb has long refused to start.
I.ead forth thcMur(lerer!~whatabloody crime
To slay a brother in his ripening prime!
The soul is gloomy, and the conscience scar,
That harbors such a deed without a fear.
But see-he .weeps! Remorse is pleading now,
It gathers plainly on his withered brow;
Ah, yes! that faded thing his guilt can iecl.
And deep regret his bitter tears reveal!
What, tottering form-comes -forward trembling
now.*
J T is more tbanv-age- that, bcnds-tlps withered
—. b’ongh! ’ —■ -----
Crime heap’d on crime, his chequered life bc«
trays,
And leprous guilt blots nut his better days.
Read in the eye thot flashes still with scorn,
The quenchless hate, from sad misfortune hrnn;
But, in the heart, though scathed with fiery
wrath,
One spark.of Pity its lone dwelling hath!
IV.
That,frettcd wretch, whose daring life of blood,
Sleeps in the chambers ’neaththe ocean-flood,
Whose trade iUwns the lonely barque to seek;
_\yhose s w,e et e. st' musi c. wa s. thc a d v i n g shj'.it.k,;
Whose irpn heart had never known to fear?
To whom the storm nudbattfe-wrath* were dear;
R’cn he,has 'felt* when Childhoods memory rose.
Though Nature’s plcadihgs.ih his breast were
froze!
- ■■ vi;
OH! for a pen to trace the talc of wrong—
A talc for language and for tnUh. too,strong—
OfViimi whbsc hours are spent in gilded ease,
Whose cup i-f sin is emptied to.the lees!
Guilt may repent, and may he all forgiven,
For Mercy is the attribute of heaven;
Rut he thkt Virtue’s.purest gem \yould stcnl-
Thc c6ld seducer—he can never feel! •
VII.
He sees the Family, rich in pure content,-
Where every hour in honesty is’spent j
Where love and peace their holy truths combine,
Ami all the virtues in their freshness shine.
Cloaked in the borrow’d habit of the friend,
H is counsels guide tbcm and-liis smiles’ attend*
But, ab! he conies a mieisterof ill:
A bitter portion must the chalice fill.
;• . VIII.
One fairy tiling, a wiiisomecbilil as yet,
Where Beauty’s power in every smile was act,
The,germ, the promise of a.noble mind,”
Its magic spell around that family twined.
He saw the prize, and, in that c
//is villain-heart, where rank-an d i, c xi oos'd \v e 1 k
The poison-thoughts rif bjnc tiaml putridism, \
Vowed with a curse, the rirt’iling flower to.win.
' - IX; - ■
Like a kind " friend, he watched her opening
blonm'vi uf..'/ s
And flattcTOPhclv’to fix a slider doom j
He spoke tp.her, but love was not his tone; ,
A father’s feeling he professed,alone. . ..
She would,have started from a different theme,
And .well he knew the open friend to seem:
And thus, as,to a parent, she. would lean,
Wiicre nouglit but treachery had ever been/
The girl was womahl-'anda:snul-nvore’-phre.- _
Ne’er made the dream pfwilderihg-ppet sure: ■
Therose had.budded, and aflpwermore fair.
Ne’er poured its virgin fragrapee on the air.,
Sure of his power, the smiling’tempter came,
Spake sober counsel under|riendship’s name: .
Warhedthe;young heart against the'world to
: : . ’ guard; -
And- whispered-meekly of the bright reward. »
- .... ; xi. ; -A:
'Be saw, the - spiritof an angel-light . -
The loyely eyes with virtue ever bright: '
Arid' Burning with his purpose to the. last,-’
Forth from his soul Dissamulatinn.cast;
The flowret faded, arid .the'withered leaf, ■
Spoke.sadly eloquent of more than grief,
Theriieart was brokeni arid the-si/ver chain
Divided. 6nce,-can ne’er.uriitc'again!
jfhus/hnd thedeed/by feli'sCduction Wrought;
Confiding Virtue to its rnin brought,
Thus had the scheme, by villainy arranger], '
A bib of Hope.to night and sorrow changed..'."
.Tljo family dream is.ail dissbived in tears/'
Woe’s iron hunt! on over Eji’tiw appears;
And deepiand loud the bitter cuKses burst .
Frpmson arid father, attheir foe accurst..
XIII.'
Such;is.thetalet--orid'suchthefate ofher— A,
Whose'.worth bade fair to fmd.a worshipped A
In every hparti whose beauty.;'^
Thgt flashed upon yoh.as : a fehtnii^.j-leami.t C
Suchis the simple story, of- her fath-hA
Oli.shide it-no W.with ddrk“rib,livion’s.pnli A- I
She fell victim,' .not^a ; sla^e:t6 : gull,ei ; r
-Her virtue died; but riamcAer'Wit.li a smile.' .-
P O K T B V.
xir.
“ ifor bound to•' BMrBAB'tN.;TirB-Hv6'hib'S bp MiBm.>’^r-lloi'!ice.
C ATKiISiJB, !pa. TiHUR'SDAif, WNB ”6/1839.
jTlicre isbiilromvwhose sunless, ray less 'soul
Nor knows remorse,,nor cares for its control?,
Hq lives despised,, and shunned "by each and all,
A'hideous leper, hastening to his fa//,
Be/oved by none, he loves not to return?
For liim no single sympathy can yearn;
Nature shrinks back and owns Her burning
* -shame, —•-
As Fate moans out the dark Seducer’s name!
TH E CH I L D’S WARNING.
BY ROBERT MORRIS, ERQ,
The world had gone wrong with .Ralph
Cecil, a false'friend had betrayed and near
ly ruined his energies faltered be
neath the.blow. Moody and depressed in
spirit, and without'the divine light of reli
gion to cheer his soul, or brighten his path,
he neglected his farm, and resorted, too fre
quently to the neighboring and deceptive
’sign of '" the plough.” ■ '' ■
Ralph was a husband and a father, and
bitter and burning, were the tears that fell
from the tender "and -sorrow-speaking' eyes
of his gentle wife. She still loved liim, but
more in'memory'of (he past, and wliat lie
thcli was, than in-virtue .andTeqmtal of his
present condition and conduct. ThcnT oil
each return from market, (he shiilc of con
tentment and happiness brightened his fea
tures—and he urged his horse to a more ra
pid pace, as (he green vines and whitewash
ed fences of his nappy home broke upon his
gaze, and he saw the bright eyes and chub
by checks of his little boy, peeping from-be
tween the leaves and, over-shadowing bran
ches. Nowithe midnight hour frequently
passed by,.and found him still away: anil
| his return I —it was often more fearful than
his absence, for unkind ness Was.ih his heart,
I and madmss in his brain.—His eyes were
wild.and blood-shot, and he threw himself
upon the-floor, ashamed to ask for' his child, \
or worse, unable to shape his thoughts'into J
an intelligible, form. -
...ThusLrolled ..the... months.. away.. . .Ralph,!
was rapidly sinking in morals and in mind; I
in character and aii fortune, His boy wait 1
now six -years old, a bright intelligent child,
wlm loved his father despite his faults, for
in his calm and sober moments, Ralph was
still capable of noble and generous impulses
of emotions that do honor to our nature.
The month was April,-and Ralph had de
termined to go to market early, especially
asiie'-said; he intended in his return to stop
and vote at •• (he plough.” Ills wire pre
vailed, upon him to take “little George'’
along—-and also expressed a hope that he
would return before nightfall.
The market over, Ralph put his horses to
the wagon, and hastened homeward. George
reminded him of his promise.to return be
fore nightfall, and hoped he would not Stay
long at the’lection. .
“ No my son 1 I’ll just get my vote in
and hurry home.” ‘ -
Ralph meant what he said, for he knew
his weakness. - Besides, the child’s look was
full of nicaning. ,It went to-.(he heart of
the father, and called the blood to his sun
burnt temples. He saw that his child also
knew his infirmity, and desired to hasten
him from the scene of temptation. For an
instant he determined to avoid “the plough”
altogether, and go directly home. But the
fiend within was too strong for him. '
Arrived at the tavern, he threw the reins
to,Georgcj -and said he would soop return.
Alas 1 ‘how little did he know, of Ifis own
strength. Hour after hour passed, and still
the wretched man lingered in.the bar-room.
The, election was animated and exciting, and
friend after friend invited to drink, and had.
the compliment ■Tcturned.^ , The child saw
the sun descending, atjd his little heart be
came full of Anxiety and apprehension. At
last he summoned courage, pressed through
the crowd-just as his father was about 1o
toss .off another, glass, and, seizing him by
the,hand, said—.,
‘' Father, dear father,’ don’t, drink "any
more or the horses will run away and k
«j.l! ’' ' ' "' ’ '
-i.. The words,and tfie'expression of the child,
.touched the heartof iriore■ .than one specta
tor, even - in that boisterous moment-—but
they • produced no effect upon the wretched
Ralph He.saw nothing hut the fatal glass
all hiy senses-were absorbed'in one, and as
i he haain’put the liquor to his lips,” the poor
chiUl burst into' tears, and hurried to 5 In®
: place in'the wagon. - .
-; I t Was near; midnight, when the election
: done—the excitement over—Ralph stagger
ed. to his horses, seized-the reins, and en
deavored to make Utterly
.intoxicated,' he commenced beating the poor
beasts idih.eVmost furious manner. They
bore it pretty;well for a-time,. but only, for
a darkness deepened-Mhc blows
were redoubled—and the aninlals dashed off
.at'a fearful pace;. The sequel need scarce
ly .be .told,. • Thewagpri was broken into a I
thousand pieces, anil the body of the wretch
ed drunkard was found, gashed arid iriarigled
[ in thamost appalling ;The-wheels
strikingdiis head'made-barelhe cheek borie,
.tore’abroCs the' teiriporrii': iiiUscle aiid;'arle- ;
ties,’.separated thepr ani( thedinteguirients
from the.skuU aa'far as'the Upper and'bacfc
-r^puipf'lhfrlieadpa^di^j^i^iem. toger
Iher' with'the eqr, completely to. fatteis-trfilr.
IwS£ thert with siuid
Ihe.'skiiU'bajrri^Avithdhe'vrsib^
iroftbpott it.'- ' >• V' - • ;
next •.moaning,-; sawXthe ’ bloody, 'and r bloated
c(ny|pA/J»Utje^eorgc'.;sat:,beaide, it,awhile
in 'agony ;,of childish, grief,- he cxfclairaed,
: fatiiEii, »ty ; peon dead iStfiaSi.**
XIV.
..Matters and things appear to be progress
ing finely in Mississippi. A lew illustrative
items are subjoined: .
Tile Slier,ill’ of Yazoo county lately pre
vented the term of (be. Circuit Court from
being held, by nailing up the Court-house
doofs. The Judge, on hearing of this, wrote
to him it was his intention to designate soine
other building, where he would hold Court.
"Designate and be d-- ■ d!” was the inso
lent reply., The current of Justice has now
been obstructed and stepped in (our counties,
Monroe, Madison, Noxubee, and Yazoo.
A late number of the Natchez Courier has
the following:
An Affair at Jackson, (Mi.) —Spilling on
the Governor—A street fight—Contempt of
courf—Judge McKinley's IVose Pulled. —
We hardly know where to begin the story
of this long array of catfra-juißcial procee
dings. w lt_ seems that R. It. Dixon a few
weeks since was said to have contemptuous
ly spit upon Gov. McNutt: why or how, or,
whether .he-did or .not, we don’t know, [and
if he did it was a very small business in him]
and never slipuld have considered the affair
worthy of note was not necessary to ourpres
ent story. One A. J. Paxton.thought if to,
be,his duty m-tho public papers to wipe oft
this foul, aspersion. A gentleman of this
city has politely given tfs permission to pub-1
lish an extract of a letter from Jackson, giv
ing the sequel of the affair, which we are
sorry to add to the list of the outbreakings of
these turbulcnttimes. • To illustrate more
fully.that state offeeling which we regret to |
perceive so prevalent, we give the writer’s
narrative as ho penned ’it- His letter isj
dated May 1 Gill. ' ■
T will give you (he most important
nfcivs ;of ther last two days. ,;Oa yesterday,
U.lj. Dixo'iVftlie cl elk cilTh'e'ChariceYy Coii rC
at (a ck e d A.' J. Pa xto n, on the rotunda of the
capitol, and. gave hi in a-very severe caning;
for and on account of a publication of Pax
ton’s which appeared in the Mississippian of
(he Sd met; Ju.dge-McKinley of-tnu U. S:
-Court, [then-iirsessibn-ih-thc capitol,] fined
Dixon $5OO for contempt of Court. In the
Mr. Paxton ami his'friends, aliout
twenty in number,.prepared for an attack on
Dixon, by arming themselves with guns and
pistols, and placed themselves in a-house by
whiclrD. was most sure to pass in going to
his office. D. hearing of this', prepared him
self for defence,- by taking his stand in the
street, where he stood for half an hour, when
P. sent him a challenge, which D. Would not
accept, assigning! no I«a reasons, that be had
a lucrative office, and should ho accept a
challenge, he w'ould lose it, and by the law,
be debarred from the privilege of evci; again
hfildihgari -office in the state. Paxton their
came out and.commcnccd-advancing on Dix
on, who - told him that if he advanced further,
it Wonld be at the risk of his life, at which P.
stopped and denounced D., and then retired'
when (lie crowd alniost'simultaneously shout
ed, Tlarrah for Dixon,’ Hero the matter of
yesterday seems likely to stop. ■.."■!
TBut (Ids evening the old Parish . Judge
McKinley, of tlie'U. S. Court, after adjoni
| ing Court, and whilst oii his way to his room;
had his hose pulled severely, by a Mr. James
H. Boyd, a young man who had been acting
gs an officer of the court during the aforesaid
affray between D. and P..and for not interfe
ring was called ‘a stupid Jackass' by Judge
McKinley, for which he had liis smeller pull
ed, Sic. &c. 1-Jcr [Boyd] is justified by every
one whoni I have heard speak of the matter,
and will be sustained. ~
The same paper of May 20th, says, very
truly: . ■ • ' ~ . .
In quick successioh the tidings of violence
blood-shed, and outrage pour upon us from
every quarter. TlwTihk witlrwliicli■.w ; e“re-'
cord one catastrophe is hardly dry upon our
paper, ere we are called upon to -chronicle
another. . ;
These rcmarksjirc introductory than nc
count of a bloody affair at Wooclvillc, which
is narrated as follows:' . ;
A short time previous to the late session pfJ
the Grand Jury of Wilkinson county, a chal
lenge was passed, and- .aduel . was to have ]
been, fought between Mr. Leigh; a', Sou'. of;
Watkins: Leigh,, of-Virginia, and Mr; W. A.
Norris, Editor of the Republican, but it was
arranged by tlre-;f''ieiids= of -the.-partieserr
When the Grand Jury convened, the fore
man, in accordance with his oath, took' ap
active’part in»en'deavoHng to investigate tire
.matter, and bringing the parties concerned
iti, and cognisant of, thc : matter before them.
They all refused_,to.testify, and were all
consequently committed ta prison. - -
Sometime after this the;foreman> Mr. A. J.
Foster, happened iii. Mr. Leigh’s office, and
inquired for some , person; when Mr.. Leigh
cajled him an informef, and used other abu-'
siye language,to him. A challenge ensued,
and a duel was to hayodmon fought between
them,-which was:set tor some few days,sub
sequent. A day .or Sjty after the-quarrel,-Mr.
Leigh inetJVli‘..G Foster, a young brother "of
A J:Foster,an-the stfeetfahtLasked him'who
ho. was IqpkTng at’so hard? ;JVIr.- F-.repl.ied
{hat.he hadr a look as'he- pleased,
Without being!questioned; some other words
of an insulting character were .used, jind a
general quarrel,and- fight ensued, - common
cing between Mr. C Foster, Dr. Moresp, and
thfc friends of cacji, among whom Were. Mr.,
Leigh, Mr.*Fielding Davis, Judge Smith, and
one or imniVdintehf after jyyHichv
Mf.:Leigh,',whd had 'recOiy'ed. spnYe personal
injury from;Mr.' Dayis,:sent him.i challengfe
byMr f H-AvMoore,andtp which’Alr.Moore
requested.an'iramediafe answer. / Mr.D re
plied that he would answer it in the morning;
Mr'MoOre then used some harsh language to
Mjr D. and either called or insinuated that he
MISSISSIPPI,
was a coward, upon which Mr I) turned and
struck Mr Moore with a whip which he held
'in his hand, and injuredhim very severely
in the face. ' Mr.. D then went home and
changed his. dress which had been soiled in
the affray, and walked into the post office.—
Mr Leigh walked in immediately afterwards
with a drawn .knife or dirk in his hand.—
Mr D saw him as he advanced, and told him
not to approach; Mr L continued to- do so.
Mr I) repeated his warning, and told him if
he did so, that he would shoot him, and see
ing.that Mr Leigli did not stop, he raised a
double-barrelled gun, which he had in his
hand, and snapped both barrels at him, nei
ther of which. Went off. He then struck him
with the end.of the gun and knocked hiVa,
down, and then retreated across the street.
Mr Leigh, after rising, continued to,advance,
when Mr Davis drew a pistol and shot Mr.
L in Hie side, which penetrated the
Leigh, after lingering near two, days, tHgaof
the wound.; Davis was immediately arrest
ed, ami after an examination, was admitted
to bail in the sum of $ 15,000. i
[from the Charleston Courier, of May 2".]
The Florida war ended. —(We arc at
length able to make this oft repeated-jind,oft
delusive annunciation, in good earnest. Ma
jor General Macomjj. arrived hero this inor
iiitig, in (he steamer Cincinnati, from Jack
sonville, IS. F., having made the definitive
pacific arrangement, contained in the gen
eral orders, which _we give below, and of
which lie has politely furnished ns a copy.
-'I he arrangement inalle by the commanding
General is a wise as-well ns a humane one.
It will be better to leave the slow but sure
influence of advancing civilization to relieve
Florida of the remnant of her savage inha
bitants, than further to prosecute, a war at
(he cost of millions,' ill order" to expel a
hand-full of Indians from the inaccessible
hammocks and morsscs. ’ , ' _
Head quarters or the army or A
, ■ THE UNITED "states. - L '
Fort King, (Florida,) May, 18t 1(539. J
- General Orders.—The Major- Gen. cofn
manditig-in-chief, lias the satisfaction of an
nouncing to the army of Florida, to the an
thoritics of tlio territoryy and tdlthe citizens
generally, (hat he has lliis'ilaV (ermininated
the war with the Scminol.e Indians, by an
agreement entered into with Chitto-tusten
uggee, -Principal chief of the SeminoleS, and
successor of AfP'ka, commonly called Sam
Jones, brought to this post by lieutenant col.
Harney, of the 2d. Dragoons, from the sou
thern part of the peninsula. The terms of
the agreement, are, Ihat hostilities immedi
ately cease between the the
troops of the United States, and the Seniin
olc and Mickasukie, chiefs, and waTfmrs,
now at a distance, bo made acquainted as
soon as possible,, with the fact that the peace
texists,.anil that.all Hostilities arc forthwith
■to cease on both sides—the Seminoles. and
Mickasukics agreeing to retire into a district
of country in- Florida, below Pase Creek,
the boundaries of which are as follows, viz:
beginning at (hemost southern point of land
between Charlotte Harbor and thc.Sangbel, -
or Coloosahatchee river,opposite to Sangbcl
Island—thence into Charlotte Harbor by the
southern pass between Pine Island and said
point, along the eastern shore of said Har
j bor, toTalfc-Chopko, or Pease creek, thence
up that river to Hatchce-Thloko, or Big
creek; thence up said creek to its source—’
thence easterly to the northern point of lake
Tstoltpoga—thence, along.thg, eastern. outlet
of said lake, called Istolcpoga creek to the
j Kissimme river; thence, southwardly down ,
j the Kissimme to lake Okuchrbee—thence
j south through said lake to Ecuplahatohec,
■or Shark river, down, said river
l westwardly to its mouth—"thence along the
j sea shore northwardly to the place of begin
ning—that sixty days be allowed the Indi
ans north and east of that boundary -to ,rc
mqve .thc.ir families and effects into said dis
trict, where they are to remain, until further
arrangements are made, under the pr’otec
■ tion of the troops of'tjie United States, who
hare to sec that'they "are not molested by in
truders, citizens or foreigners; 'and that the
said Indians,do hotpasa the limits assigned
them; visit..the parts which .Will
hereafter be indicated to them. All persons,
arc. therefore forbidden to. enter the distric
assigned to Indians,/without written permis
sion from some commandipg officer of a mil
itary post. ’ ; ■ .'i
... . , .Alexander Macomb,
Major Gen. comnianding-in-cliief.
By command of the .General.
Edmcnd Schriver, Captain and A. A. Gen
SHOCKING TRAIN OF EVENTS.
We copy the following;' l from the Evans
' viUeila., Journal" of Wednesday,-the Ist
inst. The narrative, though almost incred
ible, is,, we'are assorcd, strictly true: ".
- ’At'the of a in Gibson
county, oriTucsday last, a quarrel tpok'place.
among the meiii engaged, when one man,
who was “chopping the corner,” threw his
axe, which struck another man below.and
split open Ins' abdomen, causing his immedi
ate; death. , The man who threw'his axe fell
backas'he thrbwjt, arid iii the fallbroke his
neck; at the same tirim,''the log that'they
were rolling up was'lot loose in the exdife
mcrit of the moment, and came back upon
the men who were raising it, killing three
persons, and wounding and bruising others.
Mr v Hsfein^f,-late President of the Ilfor.-:
ristown Rail road company, Penni; lias been
bound oyer in the sum of 930,000; far a fur
ther hearing before Ajdefmah Binns, on A
charge of defraoding the- Mechanic’s and
Tradesmen’s Loan Company.'
[AT TWO DOLORS PER AISINtJM.
NSW SEHSE3—VOS. 3, HO &I.'
PROTEST OP the oAnai. dots* .
JMTSSSOWER S> '
CaxAl Commissioners IjlooM,
t Harrisburg, May, 2 7, 1839.
To the Hon. the Speaker
of the Senate of Pennsylvania!
Sir: —The undersigned Canal Commis
sioners of Pennsylvania, received ton the 20th
of May, inst. a notice from the committee on
roads, bridges arid inland'navigation'of the
senate, of which the following is a copy, to
wit:— '
"To James Clark, William F. Packer,
I and F (heard P. Ilubly, Canal Commission
ers of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
“Oentlrmen:—You are hereby respect
.fully informed, that a petition has been pre
j semed in the Senate by contractors on the
North and West Branch canals, cbmpluin
| ing of refusals by the present engineers on
those lines for a vexatious length of time Jo
stake and set out work to be done; of the
superintendents oppressively delaying fopay
estimates made for a longtime after the mo
ney had.been drawn by thenvfrOnl the trea
sury of the_State, and in mapy instances
j still so refusing, the superintendents alleg
ing your orders; to them to that effect, os
their reasons for so refusing; ofthc engin
eers, instead of recognizing as valid the acts
[pf former superintendents and engineers, as
suming the right to nullify the contracts ami
measurements of work done, and reduce the
amount due to contractors, with the .inten
tion, in many instances avowed, of ruining
the contractors, or driving them off the lines,
ami praying that a committee be appointed
to enquire into your official acts, and those
of your officers and agents, relative to the
1 before mentiohod matters, and other alleged
acts of oppression towards contractors.
i —. “ You.are,‘thereforej: respectfully inform -
cd that (he said petition has, by the Senate,
been referred to the committee on roads,-
bridges and inland navigation, of which" the
undersigned is chairman, with directions to
enquire into the matters cbmplaiped pf by
the petitioners, and u ith pow'er to send fur
persons and papers,- r.nd that.tho-commiKee
will hold their first meeting, to enquire into
, the premises, in the -North East committee
I room ofthc Senate, on Wednesday the 22<!
instant, [afterwards changed to Monday the
2"th.] _ This communication beingmadc to
ydu to inform you'fhereof, and enable you to
adopt, such course id relation to those mat
ters as you may deem proper. '
Very respectfully, yours’&c.
■ “ JOHN STROIIM.
V Harrisburg, May, 18, 1839'.” 1 ■
•,-7-IHs a subject of deep regret to the un
dersigned to be by a sense of
duty, to, decline appearing before.the com
mittee of the Senate-, and, to express their
clear and unshaken conviction, that the Se
nate has no constitutional right or power, to
Institute the, enquiry contemplated in the
foregoing notification. It is manifest from
the tenor of this notice, (hat the undersign
ed, as Canal Commissioners, are charged
with sundry high offences against justice,
and against (he law. They are charged
with acts both of positive commission them
selves, And of orders to the officers under
their control, which charges, if true, must
brand them with infamy forever, and hurl
them from the station they have abused and
disgraced. If these things be as alleged, the
undersigned ought to be impeached for. mis
demeanors in office by (he house of .represen-.
tativ.es; and the Senate ought to adjudge them
guilty. The fourth article Of the constitu
tion, provides as follows, vizi—
“Sec. I. The House of’ Representatives
shall have the sole power of impcaching.
Sec. H. All impeachments shall be tried
by the Senate; when sitting for that purpose,
the Senators shall be upoij oath or affirma- .
tion. No person shall bo'convicte.d without
the concurrence of two thirds of the memr
bers present.!
Sec. 111. The governor, and all other civ
il officers under this Commonwealth, shall
be liable to impeachment for any misde
meanor in office, but the judgment in SnclT
cases, shall not extend farther than to-re
moval from office, and disqualification to
hold any-ofllccof honor,- trust or profit, un
der the Commonwealth;' the partycYVhethcV, <■
convicted or acquitted. shall'neverthcdess be
liable to. indictincnt > ~t|iaJ J judgmcnt and
-punishment-according to law.” --—
| From (his it is evident that the ffollsc of
Representatives- has,the sole, power of im-.
peaching—all impeachments'a re to be tried
by the. Senate —when sitting for that purpose'
the Senators sha 1 1 be upon 'oath.or. affirma
tion—the concuriencehf Iwnfhirdsui the
Senators is necessary to convict—afid tbc --
Governor and all other- civil officirs arc lia
ble to impeachment. ’.
, It will not be denied, -wc apprehend, by
any, that the Canal Commissioners are "cioi '
il ojficeis,” subject to impeachment under -
the above article of the constitution.; If tins ,
bc-So, let us inquire w|iat.an impeachment d,
isi It is, as the time itself-imporfs/ilie pro- , '
fering of an accusation against the person
subject to it. As used’ in the constitution it.
is the' specification of;?criminal charges- foe
official misdemeanors.-. ; 1
To the Hoilse of Representatives, alone,
has the constitution confided-this high and—-
responsible ' power/ The Senate is ,th, try ?' -
the truth or falsity; of its accusations—to .
judge between the public and the
and in? so judging to-act under the solemn >
obligalion of an oath dr affirmation ?‘Ud do?
impartfal justiceaccprding to the consUtii-'.yy:
tibn and laws bfthe Commonwealth of Fenn-..~-?
syTvania.?’. -When: sitting as a"Couik*ofTiuiy’r: r ;
peachment the? Senate acts not ,'iis 'a. 'iegiMtf?: >
tiue.hut as a judkiai body, boynd by tlibso 7 ?
rules of evidence and of law which the' iris- . '
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