AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. BY SANDERSON 8c CORNMAN \\ Au\ijiii,i it;‘/i s, CARLISLE: THURSDAY, JUNE ST, tC/“We understand that the Commence ment exercises of Dickinson College will take place at 10 o’clock on Thursday, July 11th. David Paul Brown, Esq. of Philadel phia,-will deliver the oration before the Literary Societies on the day previously, Jjily 10th; at ll o’clock. •Democratic Celebration. —Wo hope as many of our'country friends as possibly can, will attend the Democratic Republican Cel ebration on Thursday next. The Commit tee of Arrangement will be amply prepared to accommodate handsomely all who may nee proper to attend —and we think one day —and so fitting a one too—spent for the good of the country, .is but a small sacrifice required in so righteous a cause. ,Wo hope therefore our democratic friends will attend, and'not onjy partako of the good cheer which will bo provided'by the excellent caterer se lectedfor that purpose—but will also come> prepared to make known their sentiments on tlid prominent political topics of the day! |cy We received a letter a few days sinefe from Gen. Miller, in reply to the resolutions in.the Herald, in whichhc states’distinctly that He was the friend of th'e Cumberland Volunteers throughout, and opposed by his speech and vote a motion which was made in the Senate to cut them off entirely. He says' he had. then, and still has the highest opinion of thcBctroops--but as he went upon the principle of.paying all according to the time they were in service, he could not con scientiously,according to the testimony of the commanding General, whisk lie says will he found on page 60 7 of the Journal of the House of Representatives, [the sanm that we published two weeks ago,] vote them more pay than what the oath of their com mander made them entitled to. If the evi dence had been the same as was in the case of the Philadelphians, the General says he would most cheerfully have voted our men as much pay as the others—but- as it was not,'(Gen. Alexander-swearing* positively before the Committee, that he discharged "them from service on the Saturday evening of their return to Carlisle,) the blame must rest on other shoulders than either his own, or those of Messrs. Woodburn and Gorgas. For proof of all which, he refers the Cum berland troops to the Journal of the House . of Representatives. ' r |Cj"Having we believe, fully satisfied the community> ineur remarks, &c, two weeks ago, as tp where the blame ought to rest for the distinction made by the Legislature in the bill for the payment of the troops, we Lave bo disposition to continue'lhe control . wersy, although we have facts and documents now in our possession, which go not only to prove what we v then stated,. but also, much more that would be exceedingly grating to feelings of the Chieftah who commanded troops during the *war. .But we forbear for the present, not withstanding the base attack made upon us and MesBrB,;Miller, Gorges & IVpodburn.by the unprincipled scape-grace who penned tlie resolutions, &c. in the last week’s Herald. ..■tVphavc always been; and are still.' friend ly to our- Volunteer companies, and would go ary length to advance their interests and prosperity—we are therefore extremely sor ry for their own sake and the .honorable po sition they have always Jierelofore sustained in the community, that they have permitted such a malignant reptile, in human form, ■whose fatal touch deals destruction to every project he undertake?, to pawn a string of such resolutions "upon the public as the sen timents of so worthyand respectable a body «f men. Wcre it necessary, we could pre sent-such a picture of the. vileness of this creaturej. as would make every member of «ur Volunteer • companies spurn , him from ■ their presence—but it would be useless and unprofitable, as his deeds of villainy and ‘ ■erime are becoming notorious in this com- poison carries its own anti ' „_> and however much our worthy been misled for a sea son; the pubheanv- ~ . t completely unmasked I . lera,d p h " e prime moverin this ‘ the We therefore drop the subject. been an unpleasant one to us, and sincere^ trust that nothing farther may transpire which would again render it necessary, to «tuhark in sohnpUasant a controversy, i- The Democratic principle.- —lt is no ble -in its origin, says a cotemporary, for it Is born of tbc Christian region. It is exalted in its purposes, for it seeks the greatestgood of all mankind. The founda- tion of Justice, it is no respecter of per sons—but its protecting wing, like the dew of heaven, falls equally upon all. It dis tinguishes not between the prince and -the peasant —for it is no worshipper of titles. It is as much the friend of the poor as of Die. rich, and is not less the protector of the oppressed than the enemy of the oppressor. It acknowledges no tyranny over the mind or body of man. It is the foe of dchpqtism in every shape, and is the friend of freeoctrrr every where— it is freedom itself ! It knows no bounds—for, like .charity, it is universal in its motives, and seeks to dis pense its blessings in every dime. Tyrants quake at its approach, and quail before its frown. ' Thrones tremble at its touch, as if smote by the glance of destiny. Supersti tion fliesTrom it like the early dew from the rising sun. The rubbish-of ages—all- the refined' systems of despotism, crumble to atoms at its presence. It,has no deceit. Jt assumes no artificial or unreal-character. It wears no' borrowed or stolen livery. It has no trifling lts object is not “ empty showbut the freedom and happiness of men. Of heaven it is heavenly, and free from wordlypassions and worldly pride. It is the offspring of light—the living witness of man’s regeneration—and will live forever. Such is the DEMOCRATIC PRINCI PLE. Reader,-what think you—is it not worthy of your ardent and zealous affec tion? Cherish it as you do the heart’s blood of your system, and the Republic is safe. Anti-masonry, say's the Pennsylvanian, which for years has been defunct and almost forgotten in every other State in the Union, has, until lately, regarded Pennsylvania.as itS “snug harbor,” where if could securely plot all manner of mischief. But within the past year, it has be£n so awfully kicked and cuffed both by friends and foes evdn here,. that -it will be compelled shortly to bid the world a "good night.” If seems that af the recent Convention at Chambersburg, the an- ti-masonic influence received what it doubt less regards ns most scurvy treatment. The Convention recommended Henry Clay to the federal National Convention, as the first choice of the opposition in Pennsylvania; a gainst whichJPenrose, Dickey and others of that stamp—the renegades adopted and used by Ritner and Stevens—struggled with all their power, in the hope that another State Convention would be called, in which the Harrisonites might have a majority. Fail ing in this, Dickty moved to insert the name of Harrison in the resolutions in the place of that of Henry Clay, and being again foiled, lie bluntly charged the Whigs with an in tentto pack the aforesaid National Conven tion: tlie anti masons in tura, were them selves accused of treacherous designs, and finally Penrose, JJickey, and seventeen fol lowers, gave in a protest and retired. Whe ther Penrose went out by way of the win dow or the ddbr, is not stated; but this is clear, that the allianceTbetween the two par ties is njiw dissolved forever. The friends of Henry Clay have formally proclaimed their independence. , What course will the Harrisonites pursue? Arc they prepared to play “second'fiddle” now, after having led the band so long? Are they content to be thus pulfed ouTwitli as littlc ceremony as one would extinguish a farthing rush-light? A little time will determine. ‘ Inland Navigation. —The following are the yeas, and nays in the House of Repre sentatives, on tlie passage of the “act to pro vide for the repairh of the several lines of Canal and Rail Road belonging to the State.” By reference thereto.it will.be..perceived that the democratic members io'a''rriah voted for it, while the federal members, in' order to bring ruln and distress upou the State, as uniformly opposed this all important and necessary measure. It is an easy matter for the people to judge who are, and who are not patrioti. Yeas— Messrs. Anderson, Andrews, Bar stow, Brittain, Brodhead, Bruner, Butler, Carpenter,Chautller,Cole,Coolbauglv, Cris pin, Dare,'DouglassV Evans, Fcgley, Field, Flennikcn, Foster, Gorgas, Hamlin, Hegins, Helffenstein, Heston, Hill, of Berks, Hoge, James, Jones, Kerr, Longaker, Love, I.oy, M’Elwee, M’Kinstry, Mortimer, Nesbitt, Park, Penrose, Pray, Smith of Franklin, Snowden, Slrohecker, Sturdevant, Wood burn, Work, Yost, Hopkins—s 3. Nays— Messrs. Barnard, Beaty, .Caroth ers, Cassel, Correy, Cox, Crabb, J.Cunning ham, T. S. Cunningham, Biller, Fisher, -Funk, Grata,-'B. G.,Herr,- J; Herr, Hindi - man, Hutchins, Kendig, Kintzle, Konig macher, M’Claran, M’Oowell Montelius, Morton, Morrison, Femiiman, Ramsey, Richardson,- Sheriff, G.R. -Smith.T. S. Smith, Sprott, Watts,. Way, Zelin—3s. JCf Judga Bcttke of Harrisburg has re signed his commission as President Judge of .the 10th Judicial ‘district. James M. Porter, TtUbvof Easton, has been nominated to fill Carlisle, at 85,25, : ■ "v- . p ( un % i tt* JO 0- President Van Buren’s letter to the Democratic General Committee of the city of New York, willbo found below. By it; the reader will perceive a disposition on the part of the President, io avoid all public parade during his journey to the north;— We admire his determination, and, cannot help drawing”the attention of ouf;readers to the striking contrast in the conduct of the "availables"’ of the federal party —we mean their Websters, their Claj-s, and - their Har risons. The one" is anxious to appear, as he really is, the plain republican President of a republican people—the others ape after the" pomn aind ceremony of the bloated" aristoc -raerew-pf Europe, and expect by feasting, drinking, &c. to recommend themselves to' the mass Of the people. How grossly they arc deceived in their calculations, the past history of parties will abundantly exemplify. But to the letter: ~ Washington, June 14, 1839. Dear Sir—l have received your letter," in which, on behalf of the Democratic General Committee, you’-ask to be informed of the probable period ..of my arrivalat New York, with a view to a public expression of regard for myself and approbation of my official conduct. Intending to travel by private conveyance, I I cannot with certainty name the day on I which I shall .reach there, but I hope to do so by thejSrstnf July. The interchange of personal civilities with my fellow, citizens in the course of my journey, will afford me the most lively gratification, and' the pnly sentiment in regard to it- that I desire to ex press is the hope that it may be attended with the least formality that is consistent with entire respect to thp wishes of my friends. „ - As your letter leads me to believe that the Committee design to invito me to a public dinner, and as I have been apprized that -similar kindness is contemplated in other places, I trust 1 shall be pardoned if ,I,ex press, in advance of more formal offers, the obligation I shall feel myself under to dc -clinesuch-compliments. -, f I am not insensible of the ap’parenl indel icacy of thus anticipating the intentions of my friends; but I fc.el that irt so' doing, I may. safely throw myself Upoirtheir indul gence. I- need not assure them that I can never be unmindful.of any manifestations of their regard or confidence. Do me the favor to make these sentiments known to the Committee, and'fo accept for yourself my thanks for the obliging manner in which you have conveyed their request. - 1 am, Sir, very respectfully, Vour friend and obedient serv’t,' M. VAN 13UREN. ECfyPresident Van Buren is now on Ins way to his native state. lie arrived in Harrisburg,on last and took his departure on Monday morning. During his short stay, he was visited by great numbers jj|" his fellow citizens-—amongst the rest by the members of the Legislature generally, and by Gov. Porter. He travels in a pri vate manner, and refuses to accept of any public dinners, &c. Hail Storms. —The present season lias been unusually productive of hail storms.— From all parts of the country we have ac counts of them. The Charleston Courier of Monday week, states that a hail storm, ac companied by a tremendous gust of wind,- 1 passed through-the vicinity of lidisto, on the Sd inst., almost entirely destroying the crops over'which it passed. "The had was seen the next morning in-banks, which measured from 2 feet to 2 feet 4 inches deep. The planters who. suffered are said to be plough ing up their crops and planting over. ■ The great number of hail storms has doubtless materially contributed to produce the . unusual coolness of the- weather/ for which the present season has been somewhat remarkable. ECpSince the affair in-the Chambersburg Contention, some of tiie Federalists here are cursing Penrose “up hill a'nd down dale” for histreaChefy— 'real up-to-the-hub anti-masons are furious at the conduct of the majority of that body, wul- swear, lustily that they will neither “touch, taste, nor handle” the great whig orator 1 This is a*,“family jar,” however— and does not concern the Democrats, as they can easily beat their opponents whether they contend in a body or in detached par ties.- The feud is interesting, as in the bit terness of the two factions towards-each other, their true character is made known to the world, and enables honest men- to get a sight of thedotal. lack of principle and utter recklessness of character which characterize the opposition to Mr. Van Buren. Special election '.—At the election in Adams county on the 14th inst; tho-jsgte stood, for Stevens, 1561—for M’Divit,Ao96. It is worthy of remark that at the last October election, jvhen,, a full democratic vote was given, M’Divit received 1685 votes just 124 more than Stevens received at. the .special election ! No wonder that Stevens declines being'a candidate next fall. —A new paper has recently been started in Harrisburg, entitled the "State Capitol Ga zette.” It sets out on the Democratic principle, and promises a hearty and zeal ous support to the National and State ad ministrations. a Although the Seminole war has several times been announced as ended, yet more, murders arc uniformly the first fruits of the peace. This, it appears, has turned out to be the case with General Macomb’s late ar rangement, as several murders have since been committed by the Indians, and the in habitants of Florida" appear to have become desperate-on-the subject. —The Baltimore American says: Verbal information from Tallahassee states that the greatest possible excitement exists in the Territory of Florida, and that the in habitants have determined to take the war into their own hands. Hundreds of volun teers were offering their services to Gov. Cail, who was expected to take the field on the'loth inst. The Territorial Government had offered a reward of 8200 for every In dian taken or killed. We wait with some anxiety for further particulars; Tile Crops. —The Cincinnati Post says: “Akcounts continue to pour in from all quartets of the promise of the great abun dance the coming harvest, in every variety of production. The press Jjas completely cheated oil’ the croakers this season. We do' not! hear of one of them. We notice some accounts of there remaining from the last yea'?s crop, wheat enough to last anoth er ycur.\ , Virginia Election. —The federalists, with their acqistomed regard for truth, have boasted ijiat the recent elections in the •Old Dominion’ showed a decided majority ill their favor of the popular vole. To show the utter falsity of this story-, we subjoin a tabic of the, majorities of the late Congres sional election, taken from the Richmond Enquirer, vith-the accompanying remarks of the vetenin editor,''whose statements can always be rdied on. Here it is: ' Congressional majorities. Ur.puni.icA}. _ ’ AViiig. Holleman, ( 144 Hill, (say) 220 Rives, 1 152 Goggin, 150 Dromgoole, \ 308 Taliaferro, 72 Coles, | flOl Botls. 208 Banks, ■' I 889 Mercer, 423 Lucas,' 1 4 Samuels, i 025' i 742 \l ,024 Craig, Bcirne, Johnson 437, an! taking in Shinn ,121 567 vote, Steinrod, 1 5,377 1,073 Districts when there was no party opposi- t lion. Jones ("returns tccivcd AVise (707) 'from only one qunty.) Samuels (D.) 186 —Steele (D.) 1201. Coscrvtilives. James Garlad 783 G. AV. Hopliis 471 Sub- Treasury , ale Rights', Anti-Clay. Hunter 94 The result is, |iat in sixteen Districts, the majority excels 4,300. In some of I these Districts the'eat is not very accurate." i Thus, if Mr. Merer falls short of the Whig vote, Hill considerbly exceeds it. Goggin , has received a htvicr majority than; he would have attaint! under other circum stances—Coles, a ftuch smaller one. In the other five Distrits, there was no direct party issue. Jonesl District is decidedly Democratic. Wiscfirid no opposition; but intelligent observershoubt whether he might not have been bcatort. Garland’s and Hop kins’s are no tests, Vf the former, Amherst and Albemarle may h debateable counties; but in Nelson, .FluVna, and Louisa, the Van Buren ticket willin' outrun Mr. Clay’s. In Hopkins’s district.We Van Huron .ticket will beat 8 or 10 to 1 Hunter was re-e -i lected bythe assisting'otca of the Admin j istration party; and in Samuels’s- district, ! our majoritywill be frtn 2to 3,000. It is the strongest Democriic district in the whole .Sommonwealth,Embracing the great counties of Uockinghan and Shenandoah, wliich .constitute the teiifi legion of the Re public! I In a Word, we are as of Virginia in ifetOj as weare of-enjoyin the blessed beam of the sun during the nexjp’eek. We shall carry her by from eighty ten thousand—, sonic calculators say -mbe, —No-man,-in factyof the slightest to candor but admits the tact.' Repblican or Whig, .makes little odds. The Whig press may bluster and brag—but' wthave conversed with many, honest Whigs, aul we have nev er heard a dissenting- opjritn. The last e lection confirms it. The cuse.of Mr. Van ' Buren is bright and brightdfcig, —Everyday will -strengthen it-—if foylp other'reason, than that it brings us nekreand nearer to the.true issue—Clay or VanUureu? a Fed eralist or a Republican? A friend to the "Republican-Democratic St aft Right: school of Virginia, or a tatitudinoußconstruction ist, a Bank man,-a Tariff mat &c. &c. &c. Heads up, thehj • The skies Be bright—the truth must prevail. The gram principles of Virginia will still triumph inl'h-ginia—and will prove the canons of ppliQal faith else where. r : June 22. Sudden Death. —A man noted Andrew Slack, went to.bed on night, at his residence on the Hookstowr road, per fectly well and hearty, after ha|hg driven a stage about forty miles that day,and when his wife woke up the next morning, lound him a corpse; he is supposed to owe died in a-fit of apoplexy. Mr. S.' was s teady and attentive mans and been in thegmiploy of Messrs. Stockton, Falls & Co., Ir the last ten or fifteen years as a stage drive, between tliis city and Carlisle, Pa. —Balthore Sun. Jtolcilionin o#?cc.—Under this head the , Washington Metropolis "indulges in the fol; lowing apposite remarks, and so far as our cofemporary has went we agree with him to the letter. But in connexion with Mr. Hag ncr, he might have called public attention to another individual, (well known in this quarter as formerly having held office un der a federal State administration some eighteen years ago,) who is now, and has been for many years, employed as a princi pal ' clerk in one of the Departments at Washington. This same individual is pro verbial (or his bitter hostility to the present National Administration—to its measures and its men—and to none more so than the Head of the Department in which he is em ployed—and when he occasionally "visits this borough, he is not backward in making known his sentiments, however offensive they may be to those democrats who hear him. But to the article from the Metropolis: “There is one thing which we do and one thing we do no(understand-AVe can clear ly understand - whyJMr—Skinncr, Postmas ter of Baltimore, MrJ Jones, Postmaster of Washington, and Mr. Craig, Surveyor of New York, were removed. "It was on the principle of rotation, and a very proper one it "is. Men who hold profitable offices, ought not to have life estates in them., All the above gentlemen, we understand, pro fessed to belong to the Democratic party;" and Mr. Van Buren, we believe, entertain ed no doubt whatever on the subject, so that j their removal was purely on the principle of j rotation in office. , “There is one thing, however; that we cannot understand—and that is, why if is that Mr. Hao.ner,’an avowed opponent of the. Administration, is allowed, to hold on. He has been in office for thirty years, anti realized the sum of $90,000; besides, he has under him seven relatives—sons and broth ers-in-law—all federalists, whose salaries would swell the above.amount to $250,000, the patronage bestoti-ed on one wjiigfiimily 11 while otir friends must be turned ou.toh the principle of rotation in office.” Charles B. Penrose. —The character of this famous disorganizer , is beginning to be pretty well understood by all parties. Hear what the “American Star,” a federal paper, published at AA'est Chester, says in reference to his conduct at the Chambcrsburg Conven tion: . . v- “From (he opinion we had formed of.the character of this reckless politician, we were prepared to expect any outrage on decency and.good manners, which his artful selfish ness could devise; and, hence, were not sur prised at the impudence of his motion, nor the pretended fervor of his address, He was met in jlielffebale, however, by Joseph R. Ingersoll, Esq. who is his superior on any occasion where talents are required.” EO”It is stated on what is considered good authorjtVjJhat D.iMei. Weiistur has declined. I|a|HHp candidate for the Vice' W. appears to have more sense thanagne of his federal admirers, ami prefers 1 earwig the coast clear to thegljemo cratic candidates whom no can by any possibility defeat. T|t| prior antimasons will have to fish aboujtppf anoth er to keep or else they will be obliged ‘fb witlwraw entirely from the contest, suggest the names of T/id(hlcu£jWevens and Chafles 11. Penrose, would answer ad mirably to planPtl fiddle to old “gran- ’ ICfJohn Andrew Shulzc—my Joe John —appears somewhat restive in the anti-mar sonic traces. ‘ He wrote a letter to thef Chambersburg Convention, in, which hit seemed inclined to discard all cunnexioj i with the Stevens and Penrose clique ; comy ■ quently, in order to please the poor imbeci, 1 he was nominated a Senatorial delegates’ j the federaf Natirinal-CoiVvontioirwhiclrifO -j be held at Harrisburg,in December next •ICT’Tlie Democrats of the Ualtimor trict haveplacedihhomlnatiun as the! didates for Congress, Messrs. James hole and Solomon Hillen, and havcj confidence in' their triumphant ele The federalists have nominated M( P. Kennedy, (the late member) and Puts, with defeat staring them [ulf face. 1 A public dinner was tendered |e Hon. James Buchanan, during his recel visit to Harrisburg, by the democratic npbers of the Legislature, which he respefully de clined. He was visited, howey, during his stay, by great numbers of lislcmocra tic friends, all anxious to pay tlf respects to the distinguished statesmarnho is the boast of Pennsylvania anil thefide of the Union. I / ' If the charges of cri Stevens are true, ami Court will hardly lie, tf majority of the peoph cause to blush for the! week. Tlieir vote is a endorsement of all thj and private,-which ha: him. "What a, reflect The murderer pf Cillcy, Mr. Graves, is a candidate for re-elcctipn to Congress iii Kentucky! If the perpetration of cool ahd deliberate murder is a passport to federal favor and honor, he undoubtedly .deserves the support and comfort of all the members of "all the decency” party iir his' district. So thinks the Trenton Emporium—and so thinks every man who has any regard for the precepts of the Bible. ■ The Perry Forester has been revived un der the title of the “Perry Freeman,” and is pledged to the support of Harrison and Webster —rather an up-hill business, we should, suppose, in that sterling democratic county. The number of troops now'in the encamp ment at Trenton, is said to be over 1000, and more are daily arriving. The . whole are under the command of Brigadier Gene ral F.ustis. v The Committee rtf Arrangement met ac J cording to notice at the public house of Mr. Geo. Slicaffer, in Carlisle, on Friday even ing last, the 21st inst. and after appointing Josern Lohacii, Esq. Chairman, and Win* Z. Angney , Secretary, the following pro ceedings were adopted: v, Hcsolved, That the following gentlemen compose the Toast Committee and the sev eral committees of invitation, Viz; Toast CommUteei Jas. 11. Graham Esq'. Hugh GaullagherEsq. Dr. Jacob Haughman Col. C. Stevenson Saml.Woodburn Esq. Edward Showers Robt.G.Sterrett, Esd.-Maj. Jacob Rehrar Maj. Edward Armor George Wise Esq; John Breitenbach Robert Snodgrass Esq, Isaac Lehny 1 George Beelem Esq. Committee of invitation to the Country. Col. Chas. McClurl John Myers Esq. John Irwin Esq. -1 John Hamilton Jason W, Eby Esq. Isaac,Angney Esq Michael Holcomb/isq.Gen. Willis Foulk Col. George M’Feely Isaac Todd Esq. William Gould j William Pinks Peter Overdecr i S.-Wunderlich Esq. !l ard Committees td'procure Subscribers. North ICasl South East. Henry J. Kelly/ Capt. James Martin William Trout/ .Henry S. Ritter . Peter Spahr / ■ Stewart Moore Alex. S. Lyitc j North fJ'jst, John R. Kcrn/n Ephraim Cortman William Crop Robert M’Cl/n Sr. ‘ Jonathan Curt Peter Weibl/y Joseph Sites Resolved; I hat Mr. George Heckman be employed to furnish the dinner, &c. at fifty cents per npn/nml that the celebration will be held at rimderlich’s (formerly Holmes’) Grove, on/-half mile east of the borough, near the Uiilroad. Resolvj/l, That these proceedings be sign ed by thethairman and Setretary, and pub lished. / / ■ Jos. Lodacii, Chairman. Ifsn.Z. Angney, Secretary. _ " ICwf/'c Toast Committee will meet at the puiic house of Mr. George Beetem, on Saturd/y evening next, (29th inst.) at early candlelight. Thidiffcrent Ward Committees, & Com mittefof Invitation, will meet at the public hous/of Mr. John Cornman, on the same eVeiyig. Apunctual attendance is requested. Sfemocratic Electing. a large ami respectable meeting of the iocratic citizens of the borough of Me- Inicsburg, convened'pursuant to public ice, on Saturday evening the 15th inst,ria«s& the public house of Frederick WondejSHß ii. Ou inolion. Dr. A,-H. VAN H /as called to-the chair; S. Riipley, Id Vice President;'and (I'm. IV. I)afe,-S&BKj fetary. The object of the meeting reen stated by the chair, on motion of P. iloman Steck, a Committee of six consisting 'of Messrs. Stock, I. Newton Hyers, Freder ick Wondertich, James Mullen, Wesley J. Boden, and George Ilarner, were appointed to draft a preamble and resolutions expres sive of the sense oLthe meeting, who after. having retired a few'minutes reported the following: - Whereas, The ahniversaryiof bur Nation al .Independence is fast approaching, and, whereas, it is not only customary, but pro per, to express by suitable demonstrations the feelings handed down toils by our fore fathers, and whereas, we consider it ourdtf ty to.hand further to posterity this celebra tion of the triumph of the cause of freedom over that of tyranny and oppression; there fore, we the dembcratic'citizens.of Mechan icsburg and vicinity, do resolve,?- • -That we. will celebrate it by partaking of a dinner at such-suitable place as the com mittee of arrangement may select. Resolved; That a committee of six be' ap pointed. to act.as a committee of arrange ment.- : i •s. J. in ithe Resolved, That said committee procure a competent person to deliver an address suit able for the occasion, and one to read the declaration of independence. Resolved, That a'committee of three be * appointed to prepare the regular toasts. ’ The committee of arrangement arc; N.. Whisler, S. Rupley, I. N. Dyers, George F. Cain, Esq. Capt. Jacob Dorsheimer and . Dr. A. H. Van Hoff. iC b/iight against /he '/cords , of the fcn Meed have the (in /dams County I co»uct on Friday liryd approval—an /crtncs', both public !eil preferred against /or a moral people ! - Committee to prepare regulartoastsiAVm. W. Dale, S. Rupley and P. R. Stock. ■' Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the, American Vol unteer and Iron Gray, . , On motion, adjourned. ’ , , A. H. VAN HOFF, President.; .V■ S. Ruplev, Vice President.. . Wm. TP'. Jsate, Secretary... FOURTH OF JULY. John Main South ff'est-. Win.. Anderson
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