ERICAN VOLUNT
CARLISLE:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1830.
OUIt FJLMG.
’•Now our flag is flung to the wild wind tree,
Let it float oVr our 'father land,”
And.the guard of its spotless fame shall be,
Columbia's chosen band/'*
FOK PRESIDENT IN JB4O.
MARTIN VAN BUREN,
AND AN
INDEPENDENT TREASURY
An Independent Treasury^-* whose officers re
sponsible to the people, instead of privileged
corporations, shall guard the people’s money.—
Democracy asks in vain, w.hat claim have the
banka to use this public treasure ns their own, —
again to convert it into an engine ot ruinous ex
pansions and'contrnclionsof the currency, ami ot
new political panics and pressures, to enforce
submission to the Money Power.— liotu James
Buchanan's Toast.
COUNTY MEETING.
The Democratic Republicans of Cumber
land County are requested to meet at tjic
Court House in tlie. Borough of Carlisle, on
Monday the ;12th of August next, (Court
Week,) at early candle light, to adopt mea
sures preparatoiy to the ensuing, general
lection. A genera! attendance is requested.
... MANY DEMOCRATS.
July 11,1839. ■
€OJfIMMSTTM}JE.
The Democratic Republican Standing
Committee of Cumberland,xounty, are*Ve
quested to meet at the public bouse of Geo.
Bcetem, Esq. in the borough of Carlisle, on
Monday the \2th day of August next , at 1
o’clock, P. M. on business relative to the e
lection of Delegates, &c.
The following named gentlemen compose
(he Committee, viz:—Carlisle, Col. George
M’Eeely, Joseph LobACH, John* Irwin*;
Bhippensbufg, Capt. Jacob Heck; Meehan-’
icsburg, Frederick Wonderlich; -South
ampton j- James Chesnut; Newton, John
Miller; Dickinson, John Moore; Monroe,
Carey W. Ahl; East Pennsborough, David
Hume, Esq.; Silver Spring, Martin Dun
lap, Esq.; Hopewell, Abraham Smith M’-
Kinnev, Esq.; Mifflin, John Harper, jr.;
New Cumberland. Church; S.
Middleton, John GooovK«tjr.; North Mid-
George Wise,- ESqi; Allen, David
Shepper; West Pennsborough, Abraham
Goodheart; Frankfofd William F. Swiger;
Ncwville, Robert Steele.
A punctual attendance is' requested.
Three of the Committee,
July 25, 1839.-
“Civitas” came la hand too late for insertion
this week.
(CTTho correspondent of the Herald missed
his mark amazingly, in his reply to the criticisms
of “Carlisle.” The individual alluded to by him
knew no more about those, as we ’conceived them
at the time, harmless productions than the **man in
the moon.” “Hudibras,” by his imprudence,, has
now got his hands full, and what with “Carlisle”
and “Veritas,” if he is not fairly betwixt “hawk
and buzzard,” we are no judge of matters and
things—that’s all. He will have reason, if we
are not greatly mistaken, to rue the day he lower
ed his dignity,kg. much as to pen his violent, vin
dictive and uncalled for tirade of billingsgate.
County meeting.
Democrats! remember the County Meeting call
ed, in obedience to the well known usages of the
party, for Monday evening next, at the Court
House in this Borough. It is important that there
should he _a, general attendance on that occasion,
ae very' muclr depends upon the zeal and anima
tion tVith which the political, campaign id* opened.
There is_much at stake this fall, and the approach
ing election, being' the first held under the new
„ constitution, will he one of the most important ov
er held in Pennsylvania.
That .Cumberland county .will .he found where
—hhc always-has beon—foremost in the fight—"we"
have not a‘ single doubt. In fact, from every thing
wd can learn, the domocratio’'party hero is now
stronger and more united in the support of repub
lican measures, than it has been for the lasl twenty
years—and nothing is wanting to"ensure certain,
and. triumphant success but a little energy and
zeal on the part of the people, •. 1_
. We hope, then, the good work h ill commence
on Monday evening next—and we trust that upon
, that occasion there will be such an array of the
“bone and sinew”, of the county as will strike ter
' -Tor into, the hearts of our bank-ridden federal' op
ponents. Xet the first gun of the campaign be
■fired at the enemy on Monday evening next-—let
it be well loaded with hot shot—let if be steadily
aimed and directed by the sturdy yeomanry, of the
county—and, our . word for it, the enemy will re
, treat in confusion without making scarcely a show
"of resistance. •
We tnist, therefore, that the farmers and. me,
chanics—all who'pan.possibly at'that
endeavor) to he present,- and show by
their attendance pi the meeting that they are ready
Jtohuckle on their armor for the contest, and en
■ gage anew in the causa of democracy—of liberty
—and their country; 7
, @©J“-We perceive by .the Herald that our fed
eral opponents have, called a. county-moeeting at
the same time and place the democratic. meeting
is to bo held." This is the more strange, vvhcn it
. is considered that our notice was published a week
•arlier.than their’s. Do they intend to contest
out tight to the, Court House under "such circum
stances, ot waa it an unintentional mistake on the
part of:the HenOdk; We shall see.' One thing is
certain, however, that stt^democratsdo^not infringe
.upon the rights of their federal opponents, neither
■will they.permit their own rlghta to-to: trampled
•upon*: A, wordto the wise is 4ulEelent.’ r 'h' , i,i..-
A CTOEIrimCASCEB.— AMr. Tyroll, ofMia
, eourit says he.haaeffeotually-cored.hiinaelf of-.atj,
obstinate cancer by tho “free aao ofpotashniade
of the ashes of. rod oak, boiled to the consistence
of molasses, and applied as a poultice, covering
the whole with a coat of .tari” . Two or'three ap.
plications, Ire Says will “remove alfprotuberancoa,
-PpltpnapcSnhry to heal (he'iVound ■
hj'.tdmmin silw"."""
Common'Schools.
'Fhe -annual examination of the public schools
of this borough preparatory to the vacation, look
place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday "of
last week, and together with the publioexlubUiori
of the schools of the two highest grades, which
was held at the Eijual Saloon on Thurs
day, gave general satisfaction to all who-Witnessed
the exercises. Great praise is due to the teachers
and scholars, and the public generally have ahilh
dant cause of gratification at the high degree of
perfection to which the common school system has
already attained here.
The different examinations wore attended by a
number of our most respectable and intelligent
citizens, a report from'whom in relation to the
condition of the schools may bo found in to-day’s
paper, and on Thursday the spacious Saloon wa’s
crowded to excess to witness the examination and
exhibition. The scholars selected for the occasion
both male and female performed the different parts
assigned them to admiration, and the audience ap
peared to be delighted with what they saw and
hoard. The exercised were opened with prayer by
the Rev. Mr. Hall, and concluded with a short
address and a benediction by the Rev. Mr. Thom
ten. The schools were then dismissed till the 2d .
of September, at which time tbc vacation closes.
The following is the order of exercises adopted
for the occasion:
ER.
PRAYER.
MUSIC. „
Examination of Mr. Cameron’s class in Arithmetic
and Grammar. . ' .
Declamation—‘Splendor of War;’ by W.D.Acnew.
Examination of Mr. Brown’s class in Geography
and Grammar.
Declamation—“Duelling,” by Wn. Fleming.
Examination of Mrs. Clark’s class in Astronomy.
Declamation—“ Comparison of the Rich and Poor
Man,” by J. Keller.
Examination of Mr. Sharp’s class in Mathematics
and Natural Philosophy. '
Exhibiting Composition, Writing, &c.
Public Schools, (original,) by James Brcdin. -
The study of History, (original,) by \Vm. D. Ag-
NEW.
Were out ancestors justifiable in depriving the In
dians of their lands'! (Original,)
Affirmative, Jacob Keller.
Negative, Wm. Fleming.
Is War ever justifiable! (Original,)
Affirmative, “John Blair,
1 George W.Foulk.
A passage from the Tragedy of Catbi
MUSIC.
... DISMISSION,. , v
- Our schools have justly obtained a high charac
ter for their efficiency—and the plan as carried out
here is being imitated in other parts of the State.
That they are looked upon favorably elsewhere,
will be evident from the following letter which
was received by the Directors in reply to an invi
tation to the Governor and Secretary of tfie Com
monwealth to bo present at the, exhibition on
Thursday last. The absence of the former from
the scat of government on account of ill health,
& the pressing nature of the public business which
rendered the presence of the latter necessary at
Harrisburg on that day, it will be seen, were the
causes which alone prevented their attendance.
Harrisburg, July 30, 1839.
Messrs R. Angney, Geo. Sanderson and J. Ham
ilton, Committee of the Board of Directors.
Gentlemen:—l have received j'our polite invi
tation to be present at a public examination of the
Schools belonging to the two highest grades in the
Carlisle district, on Thursday next. Owing to
circumstances over which I have no control, I snail
be compelled to remain at the seat of Government
on that day. I exceedingly regret that the public
business prevents me from witnessing this exam*
inatlon irt your district, which is celebrated for
having so fully developed the utility of .the Com
mon School system of education. Such develope
mentSjare not only beneficial to the district in
which they are made, but by distinctly exhibiting
tlie capacity of thc.system to reach the objects for
which it was established, they become public ben
efactors. Their example exerts an influence of
incalculable extent..
The Governor, before he )eft Harrisburg, reques
ted me to present his best thanks to you for the
invitation you forwarded to him, and to inform yoh
that his absence from this place would necessarily
prevent him i’rpm witnessing the examination.
I am yours &c.
F." R. SHUNK.
SlevsnayTape Warm. —The report of Col. McEl
wco in reference totthe Gettysburg Rail Road, will
be found bn our first page, and is another faithful
expose, in addition to Mr. Brodhead’s report which
we published two weeks ago, of the frauds and
villainies perpetrated by the late “Reform” admin
istration. By reference to it our readers will learn
with astonishment that; up to the time Gov. Por
ter put the seal of condemnation-upon it,- this ser- :
pentinc road had consumed more than setien hun
dred thousand dollars of the people’s money—and
that it would require’in all the ( enprmbus sum of
S®“stx millions to complete it, and whfen com
pleted it could by np posslbility-be of any public
utility, but would yoarly’prove a drain upon , the
State treasury to sustain its repaits and ordinary
expenses. -Thisublo reportialso exposes some of
the frauds practiced at the last general election, by
which the majority of 1775 was given for Joseph
Ritner in Adame county. '
Col. McElwee deserves the'lasting gratitude of
every well wisher of bur Commonwealth for' the
masterly manner in which ho- has handled' this
subject, and his indefatigable exertions to crush
the abominable nuisance (the road in question)
must redound to his credifin the eyes of all honest
and honorable men, We ask for his report an at
tentive perasaj., ■ ' ,
. Next wd shall give, Mr. Snbwdeh’s report
.o,n .thp.prigbt;of the.difficultieai which took place at
the seat of Government in'Decembcr last, it being
a full and complete history d£p the celebrated
“Buckshot” war which was one" amongst the last
of the series of outrages , perpetrated by the vile
crew who-ruled the State from .1835 to 1838, and
who unquestionably meditated nothing less than
the destruction of the'Republic,7 .The great im
portance: of these legislative, reports is our only
"apology for taking ,uprso nraoh foomTinTour.paper
with their publications. We shall, however,; be’
done with thein after next week,, and shall then be
eiiabled to resume our usual variety. "
- Banking capital of Penntyhania.—'By a recent
report to the .Legislature upon tho" the
entire banking, oapilaliqf the State is set down. at
&57,'450,000—mine than one-half of which is held
by the miscalled Bank; of the United -States!—,
Think of that, says a' cotemporary, and remember;
the Iraitori p> Democracy thrOugh-whom it was
obtained, ’ ’ .
Vis Aiifton,—From a repdrt mads by"
thei Adjutant Gtatora'of?this Commonwealth', Wo
leant thal the ■ entire -military force - of the State
amounts to over 207,000 men, and are divided into
S.DOO cavalry, 12,000riflemDn,'nnai90,poOaitin.
: ; : With rsncli- &h armj* 'We mnjv Wd de(|ates'’'io*
Jnlrd 'Bijll, , or.any o&ie'r p’dwdn •'I-: - '!'!’-j
music.
North Carolina lilcdion. —Mr. Stanley, the fed
eral candidate, is re-elected to Congress from the
Edgecombe district, but by a reduced majority
from the election of 1837. The district has been
a federal one for many years—the majority gener
ally ranging from 600 to 1000. •• Stanley’s majori
ty this year, is under 500.
Mr.' llvN'U'i (Dem.j is re-elected from hia dis
trict by an increased majority. The other districts
not yet hoard from, -
The elections in Kentuckey, Tennesee, Indiana
and Alabama, are over, but the results are not
known. ;
More of the Villainy of the late Administration, —
By the following,- which we copy from the Har
risburg Reporter, it wiil .be perceived in what
manner a largo portion of tiro money was squan
dered, which was borrowed by Ritner for tho os
tensible purpose of repairing tho breach which oc
curred in the Juniata division of the canal last
summer. Such villainy and rascality should not
be suffered to go unpunished. The Stonebrakers
and their compeers were but tho instalments to
carry out the wicked designs of their unprincipled
employers, and while they are punished for their
frauds and perjuries,the Stevenses and Dickeys and
their colleagues in infamy, who are ten fold more
to blame, should not be permitted to run at large
with impunity.
Dr. Espy, the Auditor General is engaged ma
king these investigations in obedience to a resolu
tion of tho legislature, which required his person
al attention to the.subject.
The Developements on the Huntinodon
Breach Some extraordinary instances of vil
lainy have developed themselves during the in
vestigation now making by the Auditor General,
relative to the expenditure of the $400,000 on' the
breach above Huntingdon, one or two of,which wo
enumerate. . John Stonerraker, whom all pur
anti-masons know as a siiporior affidavit maker, is
in prison,' on a charge of fraud, forgery &perjury.
He is a defaulter for upwards of $.4000, as a pend
ant to his misdemeanors. Ono man was appoint
ed to an office at $2 per day, drew his pay, and
swears ho never Served an hour. Ho voted for
Ritner of course. Most of the officers had nothing
to do, or if they, had, have act been able to define,
ore. oath, their duties. THE SQUANDERING
OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS, is olfSrly proven, and should
the evidences of fraud and corruption continue to
come to light in the same ratio, during the remain
der of tlm inquiry, it will be shown that Ritner,
Stevens and their coadjutors, lavished more than
two hundred thousand dollars Upon worthless parti
zans, and in an endeavor to corrupt that fountain
of free institutions—-(Ac elective franchise.
Gov. Porter. —Wo were mistaken last week
in asserting that Gpv. Porter was then at Bedford
Springs. Ho was on his-way thitlier, but had
taken sick at Hollidaysburg, where he was con-'
fined to his lodgings. Report says, that ho has
since sufficiently recovered to pursue his journey,
and lie is now probably at the springs. '
Cincinnati,— This young giant city of the west
is going ahoaddn fine style. It is stated in one of
our exchanges that 1000 brick houses are now in
progress of building, and that 500 more will bo,
built.in.thp course of the summer.
Messrs. Editors:—l had thought my task
was done:-and now only resume my pen in
order to reply to an attack which was in
tended for Carlisle; but unfortunately the
sapient wiseacre who concocted that bril
liant effort, overshot the mark, and made a
violent and abusive assault upon some unof
fending, individual, (who he is I know not)
that never, I presume, dreamed of penning
the criticisms .which were published by you.
It is scarcely necessary for mo to say that 1.
would have passed by this harmless missile
in silence and with contemptgshad not some
of my remarks been misrepresented, and
motives and feelings attributed to me, which
never yet had, nor never shall have, a place
in my breast, or have any influence in the
regulation of my conduct. I
Tins Hudibras, and of him more anon, has
asserted that I entertain a decided aversion
and- contempt for mechanics. Now, I would
have this fellow know, who, if report says
fiuc, is a graduate of the famous Aca
demy, and now supports with becoming dig-,
nity the proud and elevated character of a
legal charlatan, that instead of contemning
the honest, hardworking mechanic, 1 honor
him more, and place him much higher in my
estimation, than those exquisites and mil
sops, whom-the “winds of Heaven were hev
ersuffcred’to "visit too Tudcly,”~and _ wh*o3e*
nice delicate hands were never contamina
ted by the handling of q mechanicaljnstru
ment. lam the son .of a mechanic, and the
hand that is now tracing this line, was but a
few minutes before, released from a day’s
hard and laborious, toil. I have fhg feelings
and ■ the-pride honorable/industrious
man, who earns nis bread by the Sweat Of.
his brow—who places no dependence upon
his fi'iench~hut looks only to God and Ids'
own good right arm to provide all things- ne
cessary, and to gather around him the plea
"sures of existence. ‘
■.Why docs Hudibras refer the authorship
of my form,er remarks to a graduate of Dick
inson College—verily I feel myself much
flattered by the reference. Does he suppose
that none but those who. have conned the
Latin Grammar, or thumbed Euclid, can pen
a line or express their sentiments? It may
have Keen sconce; but the stride of improve
ment hasbeen on wardyand now-our.halls of
legislation, and the sacred desk, proclaim in
a voice of thunder that .the mechanic has
Keen called from his workshop to legislate
successfully—and in tones of love and per
'suasion,/ that sound sweet as the music,of
(he skic‘3, tO;Woo a dying world to drink pf
that' fountain whence flow the glad wafers of
salvation,. The' writer of these remarks re
members with joyand pfide, that the bright
est' characters ‘ which''adorn the proud cs
cUtcheph of our own loved .land;-were called
from the workshop to preside.ip the councils
of the nation, and to direct by their wisdom
and cxperience its yputhful in the
incipient movements of an tintriedsysfem.
Hfe knpVvs full wellj that thb .results of the
labors of a Franklin,.a Sherman and ten
thousand others," hare demonstrated to t)ip
world, /that, mechanical pursuits have no
tendency to blunt and enervate the intellec
tual powers; but that on the contrary, they
Treq|vently aflurd great facilitieß for the ac
quisition of knowledge. And si) far from
“curlinoffhe lip of scorii at trades & trades
men,” Ifie believes that Jabor.lß.at all times
honorable, and; especially sp in a fepubhean
country. ’ v,"'. - ; ■ V ■ ;
... The epithets'made nse of bymei’and to
.which ;Hudlbras takes exception, wefe'- in
jp/!i%!?Vcti' a ri d/npt'for^cir,tni r /r‘n^.
, This mighty and valorous champion of
“unobtrusive men,” and distressed damsels
■—this Knight of the specs, the cocked hat,
and the bottle—this man of a “discrimina
ting-mind”—this whilome prosecuted prose
cutor —this quintessence of honor and deli
cacy—has consented, ns he says, to make a
blackguard of himself for twenty minutes.
Mark this expression, courteous reader.—
T'wenly minutes! J 11,! ! Verity Mr. Hudi
bras! I, did not believe that you'could have
thrown off with so much facility an old and
confirmed habit. Are you not ashamed to
arrogate to yourself the title of gentleman?
You, who received, as the reward of . your
shamelcs.s conduct, and utter disregard of
truth and decency, the appontment of D. A.
G.— You, who a sthe choice blackguard of
tho Whigs, are stationed every election at
the Judges’desk, to overawe by your loud
and senseless brawlings and insulting re
marks, timid and unobtrusive men, and to
cheat them out of theirmights and privileges
— you, who have hail yoiir noscPfweakcd;
and yourred.-ruddy countenance defiled be
cause of your mean, dishonorable conduct—
you, who were sworn to preserve the peace,
and to prosecute all offenders against it: yet
in company with, and as the associate of
blacklegs and Hylliansj.,.wantonly assailed,
and maltreated unoffending and peaceable
men, thereby setting both the law and your
own oath at defiance— you,’ who slandered
and villifled an independent judge, because
he inflicted as in duty bound the penalty
due you? ci’iinc— you, who love the music of
the dice, and the madning excitement of the
card table, and. the billiard-room more than
all thingselse— you, who have imbibed your
principles from other than orthodox sources
—you-, oil for breath to utter what thou artr
It .is not my wish to makqmny remarks
upon the "principles of your sires,'' for two
reasons. First, because I believe that
nothing is, can, or should be hereditary,- —
Secondly, because you, yourself , me a sub
ject sufficiently extensive fur every purpose.
The next time you take, up your pen for
“twenty minutes,” have a care how you
wield,it. CARLISLE^
It seemeth good, Messrs. Editors, that thy
conscience-awakening correspondent “Car
lisle” hath roused quite a turmoil amid the
immaculate spirits—the subjects of his gen
tle criticism. And why nut? Conscious
innocence ever recoileth at (he censure of
the profane. How sacrilegious to give pub-
For the Volunteer.
licity to the honest deeds of honest men 1 It
is enough to move to agitation the wrath of
a very “Hudibras.” Now, upon our con
science, this hapless" champion of “unobtru
sive men” hath sadly missed his.aim: In
blind phrenzy he hath winged his fragile ar
row at a fancied foe. The lerrible “Car-
lisle” enjoyeth still his “otium cum digni
tate,” whilst another hath stayed the tempest
of the raging “Hudibras.” Yet someone
must needs expiate (he sin of thrusting into
public view "unobtrusive men.” The port
ly dimensions of.at least one of these vindi
cated wights; (he kind credilorial notices of
another; the criminal -records—that honest
register of the unwitting peccadilla—.of a
third; and the political notoriety of a fourth
■and fifth; the best carpenter and shrewdest
butcher—repel the declaration that these
“unobtrusive” citizens have wasted all their
mental and physical energies within the pri
vacy of the domestic circle. -
, v lt amuseth much, indeed, to., view the
floundering of "Hudibras,” who, with feeling
indignation, vindicated! “trades and trades
men.” ' Now, be it known, that no”sensible
man dcspisetll-_the honest and industrious,
artisan. The“uprightr“dilrgent~citizcn; be
his vocation what it may, hath his eulomum
in the public approbation. No man, whilst
in the pursuit'of an honest business, will be
“pained” by the censure of :P public print.
Wherever genius "appears, a fostering hand
will be extended to its support..' BuC.down
right, unredeemed anil , unredeemable stu
pidity, coupled “with foul depravity, hath nO
_c)aim to mercy. When it obtrudeth itself
into open view—be it in the eructation of its,
own putrescence, or as the conduit for.the
conyeyance.of pollution engendered'bymill
ers—it must expect the; lash of public scru
tiny and public justice. The trade is not
contemned; the clumsy tradesman—the drohe
who disgraceth it—is the object of the odi-;
urn. <aa.w
Already! too long, have these mongrels
preyed upon the public patience, i Either too
indolept to labor or too depraved to be. trust
ed, they haye long'skulked about and licked
subsistence, from.tlie.cbp of a Senatorial
veyor. Heirs apparent to a life.estate in a
dungeon, or a trip'to eternity from the
gallows, I leave the bulk , gf these stalwart
stipendiaries, to glance at the “pained Hu
dibras”. smarting under the whip'of “Car
lisle.”
The /‘galled jades” have truly pushed
forward ra creditable vindicator-—a- iniscre
ant, with whqm even they, however steeped
in iniquity and..plunged in the abyss of,cor
ruption, might Scorn to held. From the
moment of Ids.procreation up to the present
hour, his slimy 1 carcass.' hath described a
broad, palpable line of gloomy,, malignant
desolation. Brought forth, on the bed of in
temperance; reared in the filthy recess bf a
collier’s hut; now the pampered, idiotic
slave of craving appetites and uncurbed pas
sions, he standsTorth.a blighted monument
of Divine wrath.
-This is he who hath “ihadie himself a black
guard for-twenty minutes” to answer n sup
posek critic.' llis gentle breeding needs no
apology. His behaviour" bespeaks its own
applaii^^JhikiiHudibraB,y T whgwas : born,
whgliatH lived, and who will die a black
guard, H; only wallowing in hisnaforal ;cle
pbds-ikvile: detraction'and vituperative ca| -
.Uihnv! UTbKjiifamous notoriety ofthisohaf
— \-c- )-•>*- -.--5 ■» .-tV^-.r 1 '
.Many a man is,a dishonor and a disgrace to
his profession. For that man, who would
pride himself upon the factitious and ephe
meral consideration bestowed by his profes
sion, we are wont to condemn and denounce
as a vain, conceited fool. We believe that
real dignity, and solid and enduring charac
ter must spring from the individual himself
—he must Have those principles within him
self that constitute a man and gentleman, to
enable him to lay claim to these titles.
- These remarks I have thought necessary
to make, in order to do away with any wrong
impression’s that may have been made: And
now that this work is accomplished, and suc
cessfully, let us turn for a moment to the
hero himself—the gentle, considerate Hudi
bras.
For the Volunteer.
acter, hath long since doomed him to .irre
trievable’disgrace.-- -This’ is the miscreant,
who,'in times begone,,hath signalized him
self by many ot the foulest acts:"who can
number more penitentiary crimes than years;
and who hath,escaped the manacles (though
not the manus) of the jailor more
than-aiiy other branded, reprobate that no\V
preys upon public virtue. The same degra
ded wretch.whoso foul-mouthed impudence,
provoked the severe corporal chastisement
of a fellow partizan, on the public square.
The same bar-room blusterer for whom a
gross insult to a worthy townsman, in “Fer
ree’s Hotel,” well nigh purchased a merited
passage from “tiine to eternity,” and who
then, in atonement, was constrained to lick
the dust. The same shallow-brained liber
tine—tho sworn conservator of the peace—
who ifi'the npdnight hour, attended by noto
rious ruffians—all "congenial spirits l —hath
wont to prowl about the abode of the virtu
ous-wiferin the-absence of-her natural pro
tector, to essay by menaces to wrench from
lier the'pollution of her husband’s couch.—
The same silly-minded inebriate, whose
gross. Vulgar and brutal conduct, having
compelled the notice of an honest car agent,
and being checked in bis rude, turbulent ca
reer, evinced the true stamp of his nature,
in the character of (he poltroon and assassin.
Dastard like, he dared not resent the wrong
to which a brain distempered by lustful ex
cesses and unrestrained intemperance gave
birth. He allured a thoughtless friend to
adopt his quarrel, but when a jury of his
peers pronounced him guilty of the outrage
“in manner and form as he stands indicted,”
and the court adjudged the penalty of the
law against the trembling culprits, this un
principled wietch would gladly have eschew
ed any share of the penal infliction and left
to his friend’s shoulder the whole weight of
the burden. The sarac.dinfecling swindler,
who, having frequently maddened by drink
.thebrain of a certain boon companion, enticed
him to the gaming board, and when his senses
were chilled and his judgment subverted,
despoiled him of his last farthing—now an
Outcast from thcrcircle of his friends, a blast
ed and undone man. The same heartless
despoiler, who now robs a livelihood by ini
tiating the indiscreet youth in the dark, fa
tal artifices of the midnight card-table—who
wrings from the harbored, corrupted strip
ling the pittance destined to defray his'hon
est dues—the debt of the victualler and tai
lor. The same impioiljt. knave irho hath,
habitually, desecrated the Sabbath to these
unholy purposes; to deprave the ingenuous ;
youth, to scatter the seeds of depravity, and
to unloose-the- very bands of society. The
identical scaly, , Jilnatcd, swollen, empty ,
mass—the repository of every thing mean, |
low, or vile—which, a'week ago,-polluted •
the tainted columns of the “Herald and Ex- ,
positor.”
This motive distillery—exuding pestilen
tial vapors from every pore of his putrescent
frame—has .constituted himselfihe .cham
pion of his automatic, doltish compeers.—
Pares nobilcs fratruin! Heir to nought hut
the.viccsof his parents—a fool without learn
ing—this vile reptile hath well preserved
the inheritance. Time hath added much
increase, and he stands forth, in bold relief,
a haggard, wasted remnant of rotted human
ity. Already claimed by that busy, numer
ous tribe that haunt the charnel-house, he
hath been spared, only as an-cxemplar of the
extent to which human.nature may be de
praved, when marked by the hand of divine
vengeance. Had crying justice been heed
ed, long since would he have been immured
within the prison’s walls—the companion of
thieves and vagabonds, of swindlers and
drunkards. ‘
M hat hath been here written, however
disgusting to' detail, is yet the narration of
(ruth. Every line is a relation of the reali
ty. Will Jins viper of noble ancestry dare
deny it? It scbks no corroboration but from
the guilty conscience of the untried crimin
al. It is but a single page of a huge vol
ume—biit a glimpse of the ’magnitude and
intensity of his depravity. VERITAS.
For the Volunteer.
Messrs. Editors:—Why has the able ad
dress of Mr. Ramsey on the 4th of July ul
tima, remained without criticism? Have the
rivers ol genius of the “all talented” party,
censed to flow? Or has this noble effort of
mind, baffled the Jiissirig'.dr.Qnes thrit carp.and
’cavil" at~c very of thcir-flagitious
schemes? The bold strain of truth and the
startling energy, with which palpable, tho’
chilling facts are arrayed, have set'at defi
ance the puny gnawings of these captious
puppets.
As an effort of composition—bold, force
ful and eloquent—it repels the pitiful boast
Of tlie “al 1 falented” sons of.naturc-—it meets
no disparagement with the productions-of
their, ablest and. proudest champions. As a
fearless exposition of facts, in the explication
of a most foul, conspiracy; it carries truth
and dismay, to the heart!pits plotters and
their pliant adherents. .Ask keen, poignant
rebuke to those who intrigued'their country’s
ruin—who resolved, either, to control or to
(subvert our national institutions—it posses
ses an energy and severity which warns a
gairist future similar attempts. Unable to
refutga syllable or to pick even a flaw in it,
the Herald assails the author—not his pro
duction—fimd essays to shield under person
arabuse," what nature lias unkindly withheld*
from its editor—abdity to gainsay.or contro
vert a single principle presented in the oration
Has this mercenary or his inaster,the great
fiolitical Biddle-blooded grimaldi, ever.neg
ected any occasion to vent thejr spleen a
gainst Mr. Ramsey?.... Has.nny .weak-posi
tion ever remained unassailedf Why so
lenient now? Why nut, at once, point out
the- errors, mis-statements and deviations
from'truth contained in .the address, and
thus overthrow its claim to public reception,
and not villify man?- It is the more
easy and sure course, and why not adopt it.
Does reason fail them? Are the truths and
facts armed against-their noisy braying?—
The knave and the crone stbrm and asperso
when argument fails.. Reason is laid aside
for abuse by the ignorant and wicked. Men
resort to violence when the weapons of mind
cease to be available. The author is defamed
when Ids workisrmimpeachable, ..And, be
sides,; are these 1 arms to be wielded by,the.
“all talented” tribe? Strange. ihd'eed, to
struggfewjtli the foe, when .be.m.ay he crush
ed, by a single stroke of genius! But, per
haps, it shew of their “all decency.”—
Be it so; it is, at best, but a little and con-,
teinptlbledcvice, rt.'r'r,--,’-. 1 -- • ; /I
But the latinsadlygrievesthe !\cfu'di(e
hireling. Could frntranslate and apply it,
his ghost-ridden fancy would not be thus af
flicted. : Lucius Sergius Cafaline -qn'd-ihe
“Biddle-blooded'grimaldi,” both did trait
orous acts; both conspired the sdbVerSio’n bf
their country) both were actuated by like
motives}'both may meet'a similar glorious
end; bot|u“abiit, efcessil,- evasit, ciupit.”—.
And for the gratification of the supple-mel
low editor, I will translate it and show the
propriety of its use. The-“talented .senator’*
“abut” when he departed from the faith
pledgecTto his constituents, having devoted
himself to the service of the golden calf.— l
He “cxccssit” when he exceeded or tran
scended the limits set to an hones't heart or
■a sound head, having deserted his principles
and professions and become metamorphosed
into an antimasonic bank whig. He “crii
pit” when having broken the pledges of a
citizen, schemed against the supremacy of
the people.infracted the constitution and vio •
latcd the laws,yhe A«rsf~throj/g7r'lhe back
window of the Senate chamber. And he
“evasit,” when guilty ofa conspiracy; most
foul and malicious, he escaped the “gentle
serial suspension,” the meed of honest men, •
and commemorative of such worthy deeds.
Thus you have iti Mr. Expositor, and if it
be not. palatable, ascribe it to the bad latin
of, . CICERO.
Public Schools of Carlisle , jP«<
VISITERS’-REPORT.
Having attended the late examinations and
exhibition of the Public Schools in Carlisle,
ns a board of visitors, the undersigned deem
it due to the-'directors, the Teachers and,
the Scholar^.thereof, and the great Cause of
general Education, publicly to express to
their Fellow Citizens the high satisfaction
arid pleasure which- thcy'experienced while'
witnessing the same. >
These examinations have proved to ua,
and we think to 511 who attended thenv, the
wisdom and the efficiency of that plan of in
struction adopted by the Directors, the abil
ity and faithfulness of the Teachers, and, on
the whole, the uniform .diligence of the
Scholars, whose exceeded
our most sanguine expectations.
in these Schools arc taught Orthography',
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English
Grammar, Geography with the use of the
Globes; Book Keeping, History with Roman
Antiquities and Mythology, Composition in
Connection with Rhetoric and Declamation,
Algebra and its application to Geometry,.
Mensuration, Plane Trigonometry and its
application to Surveying, Natural Philoso
phy and Astronomy.
Thus it will at once be seen by the Pub
lic, that whilst the course of English Educa
tion in-these-Sehoqls r is-ac-tually extensive,
it is all important, as it-is chiefly adapted to
the, common business of human life.
The Schools consist of two high arid two
subordinate departments, eaTdi of the latter
being divided into two grailcs, and these are
again sub-divided into two classes each.
The following statement taken from the
■Minutes of the .Directors will'showf that
there were in actual attendance at the ex
aminations about six hundred Scholars, that
one hundred and fifty-two of theae are re
commended for transfer, on account of theit
improvement, to other and highet depart
ments and ns the average number on the
.School- rolls will ..amount to. fifty in each
School in the subordinate departments, there
must be from seven hundred to seven .hun
dred and fifty Scholars attached to, and reg
ularly taught in them. The whole nuipbfep;,
of teachers employed therein being thlrteelV/f
besides the two in the High Schools.
A Statement of the Teachers, Scholars ,
in Carlisle Public Schools,
Teachers* names ami No. in ac- No. to
the grade of the lual alien- be tra
schools. dance at nsfer
examina’n red.
Primary depU,is( gra.
Mrs. Mary Caufmnn, 5 46 5 boys & girls
Miss R< Wightinan, -64 13 do. do.
Miss Mar}’ Richter 55 15 do. do#
Miss Mary Henry, 35 7 do. . do.
Miss Eleanor Krebs, 47 15 do# do#
grade*
Jackson, 39 17 girls,
Misses I'Tl.&F.Webcr, -44 ** 12 Do.
Philip Quigley, 54 00 boys.
Colored School.
Miss Sarah 8011,
Sec'y. dtp't, ls£ grade,
Miss M. E, Hendel,*
John.Hinklc,L _
—— 2d-grade~
Thomas Brown,
Robert Cameron,
Male High School, ,
Thomas C. Sharpe,
Femdh High School,
Mrs. Jane Clarke,
Whole No. in attendance 600
35 12 girls.
40 . 18 boys.
34 12 girls.
29 12 boys.
■ Do; of transfers, 150
there are V'tmalea and 78 females.
The Directors have certainly been fortu
nate.in the selection of Teachers. They are
generally Gentlemen and Ladies of experi
ence in Teaching, and of great moral worth.'
Their standing in society is good; they are
respected by'the Parents and greatly belov
ed, as we are informed, by their Pupils. -
This esteem and rcspcct, on the part of
the Scholars for their Instructors, is' doubt- ,
less augmented and strengthened by the fact,
that the Discipline of the Schools,' though
“firm and prudent,” is also persuasive and
parental. .The Teachers in the first and
second Grades of the Primary .Department,
appear to pnssess.talents, peculiarly adapted
to their, work and the ages of those commit
ted to their care. '• ■
In the Secondary Department there are
four Schools, two of the first and two of the
second , grade. The examinations of the
classes under the supervision of Miss Hendel
and Mr. Hinkle, at their School Rooms, \yere
very gratifying, and the excellentcxnminn
tion of the Young LadiSs of Mr- Brown’s
School, and that of fhe'Yonths in. Mr. Cam
eron’s; so well sustained by both, especially
before the large -audience convened on the
day of the exhibition,-evinced most satisfac
torily the abilities of those; Gentlemen for
imparting.instruction, and-the industry and
attentipn ,cf t|ie classes to their several stud
ies. " ’ ■ ’•/, : . ’ 1 -
The Male High School is under the care
of Mr.' Sharpe, theTemale' under, that of
Mrs, Clarke, both of whom are eminently'
qualified to teach. Here the course, of
English Education is greatly.enlarged, and
whilst the elementary attainments- nf, the
young GeHtlCmenand Ladies committed to
their directidn.arc by dai
ly practice, instruction ia auurded them in
certain portions of the^exact,, and patural
Sciences-and: .th’eit- application ; to~common
boys & girls.
boys.
girls"
-of. whom