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GOLDEN BALL
HOTEL,
WEST HIGH STREET CARLISLE.
The subscriber respectfully informs his
fnends,and the public generally that he has
taken that well known tavern stand at the
West end of High street, in Carlisle, for
merly kept by Mr. Henry Rhoads, and that
he is now prepared to accommodate Drovers,
Waggoners, Travellers, and all others who
may favor him.with a call, in the very best
manner.
His Table will be constantly furnished
with the best the country can produce. His
Bar is supplied with the choicest liquors,
and his Stable whiclfis large and convenient,
will be in charge of a careful and attentive
ostler.
He flatters himself that, from his experi
ence as an Innkeeper, he will be able to
l ender general satisfaction.
GEORGE SHAFFER.- '
Carlisle, May 2, 1839. tf-vt..
HARDWARE & GROCERY
STOR E.- .
The subscriber respectfully informs hisfriends
and the public in gencrr.l-lhat he has just
received from the city of Baltimore,
assortment of merchandize suitable pres
ent and approaching season, such as
hardwaßb,
consisting of t’ase Knives tpid Forks, Spoons,
Locks. Bolts, Hinges and Screws, Fen and Pock
et Knives, Raz irs, Tucks and Sprigs', Spades &
Shotels, May and Dung Forks,„.fccyihe stones,
rakes. &c; &Q. &c. .Als'o, superior American
and English Scythes.
He has also on hand an excellent assortment
of Patent Family Medicines, sucli as pills, oils
and ointments. Also, all kinds of Essences. He
Jias also on hand Horse Medicines, such as the
Oil of Spike, .Oil of .Stone and Horse "Powders,
&c. &c. ike.
AJe-’ba.v also on hand an extensive,assortment
9f American Forest and //indnstan Oil Stone,
suitable for Carpenters and Wood Choppers.
//e also has Powder by the keg, among which
is the finest Rifle Powder. Shot, Lead, Percus
si on Caps, and Flints.
//e also has an extensive and superior assort
incut of
China, Glass &' Queensware,
twenty per cent cheaper than can be had else
‘where.
GROCERIES.
Rio, sc. Domingo, and Java Offices. New
Orleans and -Porto Rico sugar. Orleans and 5n
gtr //aise. Molassej. Vjuing-//y-snn,.-Imperial
and Black Teas, Cli’nc.olate, Rice, Harley, soda
and Water Crackers.* spices of all kinds. Nuts
and Confecljonaries. Prunes, Raisins. Ground
Allum and Fine salt. Tar, soip and Candles
■wholesale and retail, at city prices.
LIQUORS.
Wine, Brandy, New Eiißluml Hum, //arvest
Whiskey, Wine ami Cider Vinegar, Stc.
TOBACCO.
Cavendish, Roll ami Plug. Spanish and //all
•Spanish Cigars. Mucubau, Rappee and Scotch
6'nuflf. *
SHOES Ac BOOTS.
Riding, Gig and Jockey Whips ami Lashes.—
Brushes. Brooms. Painted Buckets, &c.
Carpet Chain of all colors.
I he above articles being carefully selected,
nreofferetl to customers and others at city prices.
* .I6HN GUAY, Agent,
Carlisle, July 4, 3839.
PUBLIC! SALE.
BY virtue of an order of the Orphans’ Cnuv
ot Cumberland ccunlv, will he sold bi
the premises on Piiday the 6th of September
1839, a fii>t rale
-F.AK.ftr, ■
J, : of the estate of Henry Longnecker, decM;
siulcvte in Allen: township, Cumberland county,
about 2 miles from Shephevdstown, bounded by
( lands ot.tylayyf M’Cew, Geo. Crist, Abraham
Waggoner, and others, containing about. 10ft
ACRES, ■ 100 acres of which is cleared, the
balance covered, with timber. The impro-V
-ments are a two story stone HOUSE, w
a EARN and the necessary outhouses- frii'cat.
Sde to commence at 10 o'clock. A- M. * , * 1, l
when terms of sale will ,be made known bv
. JNO. K. LONGNECKER,
Adm'r. of H, JLonenecker, dec’d.
' August 1, 1839.
j»«. ;J. C. jyjEWT,
SUP.GB OH- DENTIST,
KESPEC, 1 FULLY informs the ladies and
geiiUemen of C_arlrsle;andJts„vicinity. that.
lie.sets,Artificial ceth in the most approved
manner. -He also scales, plugs and separates
.teeth to'arrest decay.
Dr. N. prepares a tooth powder, whirl) whi
tens the teeth, without injuring the enamel, col
ors the gums a fine red and refreshes the mouth..
The tooth ache will be cured, in most cases,
without extraction; and an - odontalgic wash is
prepared for,healing sore-gums and fasten the
teeth. r ’ ...
- Ladies anti gentlemen are requested"!© call
=> and examine , lus collection of. Porcelain-or In.
•-..corruptible teeth, which will never-decay-pf'
change cnloi 1 , and are free from all unpleasant
, od°U[V durable and'jvell adapted for chewing.'
* • w,H be inserteom the bestTnanner anffit
fair prices.
-s. All persons ,wisJiin g _nr.^.aoLcall_aPtheir
dwellings willijjease to leave ajine at his resi
dencc, No. 7Ti'arper*a ilqw, when he-willpuno
tually attend to every call in the line of Ills pro
fession. From a long and successful practice.
- hejinpes to Rive general satisfaction.
Carlisle,' August 1; 1839,
Instate of John Snyder, deceased.
NOTICE
hereby given oh
JL the last will and testamentWJnhii Snyder
■late of Allen township, Cumberland county de
ceased, were this day issued, by the Register in
arid for said county, to the subscriber,. th6a?xec
utor named in the said will, who resides in Mon
roe township in the said county. All persons
having claims nr demands against the eslate,of
the said decedent, are hereby requested to make
known the same without delay, and those indebt
ed to the said estate to make payment to
. JOHN HOUSER, Executor.
August 3, 1839. g t
_ ARNOLD & jCO. ’
A'T their. New Store in . Mechanic&bur gv Iltfve
jSL just received alarggnssortment of summer
goods, consisting of Gassimeres, Drillings, Linen
and Hempan Cords,■ Nankeens, (it. i -
* : :i - ■ ; . .
BY G. SANDERSON & E. CORNMAN.J
Whole No. 130 D.
PUBLIC SALE.
WILL he sold ar public sale on Saturday
the 14 th of September next, in-ihejbor
bugh of'Mcchanicsburg, Cumberland county, all
thfc following property, to wit:
One JLvt of Ctrpund,
,L°t No. 1, being pari of lot No. 5, fronting on
tlie south side of Main street, thirty .nine feet
wide and one hundred and fifty five and a half
feet deep to a contemplated alley: whereon is
erected a two story. .-arffesSL -
Bnids HOUSE,
twenty four feet in front and
feet back, with a good cellar underneath, and
would be suitable for a store house—also a num*
ber of choice apple trees on said lot.
Another Sjol of Ground,
Left No. being parts of lots No. 5 ami 6, front
ing on the south side of Main street and adjoining
lot No. 1 on the west, forty three feet, wide and
one hundred and fifty five and a half feet deep
to said contemplated alley,whereon also is erect
ed a two story BRICK HOUSE. ,w I
twenty six feet in front and thirty teet
back, with a Brick Kitchen B.ikeJ&LtilL
Oven attached to it—*also a cistern close to the
kitchen, and a number of choice fruit trees on
sliidlot. v
•llso, another Xjpt of Ground,
Lot No. 3, being part of Jot No. 6, fronting on
the south side of Main street and. adjoining lot
No. 2 on the west, fifty feet wide and one hun
dred and fifty five and a half, feet deep to the
aforesaid alley—the improvements are l a Gar
den with mv elegant grape vine and a goodly
nunibcr‘qf first rate fruit trees on said lot.
Also, anotlrejvLotjopGroiiud,
Lot No. 4, being part oflbTNo. 5, fronting on
the north side of Locust street, forty four feet
wide and one hundred and thirty eight feet deep
to the above mentioned alley, whereon is erected
a frame.iv.galhcrboaided Stable, and a number
of choice apple trees on said lot.
AI so,'f\y) oilier Lots of Ground',
Lots No. 5 and 6, on the-west of No: 4', fronting
on the north side of Locust street, each forty
four feet wide and one hundred ami thirty eight
feet deep to the aforesaid alley, being parts M"
hits No. 9 and G, with a number of choice apple
trees oii said lots.
Also, hP«- «fhor Lots of Ground,
LotsJSo. 5 and 6, ns designated in the town plat
by Ihvnizer and Lease, fronting on the south
side of Main street, each forty three and a half
feet wide and two hundred feet deep to StouflVr’s
alley,- whereon is erected a iwd story, Frame
House/ wealherboardedi about eighledp teet
wide and aJ)ont twenty six feet
ct-Har undeineath it, and also a.two story "-log
House, weatherboarded,' surd a cellar under -it,
with a Kitchen attached thereto, also a frame
shop wuiithcrhoarded and plastered inside, suit
able for a si ’ilu
frame stab!
her ol'clc*:
two lots wi;
sundry lots
Also, !
Lot No. ls fJ
as aforesaid
street, forty
iiinety thre
John’s allev.
about t went;
deep,and U
astern on U-
vinulry yonn
Also,
,N0,.19, designated as aforesaid, fronting on the
south side of Locust street, forty nine feet wide
and dhe hundred and ninety three feet deep to
St. John's alley, wherein is erected a one and a
half story Huck Shop, about sixteen feet square,
suitable for a kitchen, and sundry choice apple
trees. ’
Also, three other Lots of Ground,
Nos; 20 f 21 and 22, designated as aforesaid,
fronting on*the south *dde of Locust street, each
forty nine feet wide and one hundred and ninety
three feet deep to St. John's alley, with a good
number of first rate apple trees on said lots.
Sale to commence at 10 o’clockvA! M. of said
day when due attendance wilt be given -and
♦terms of sale made known by
JOHN’* KUPP,
Assignee of Jacob Sbjdcr.
August 8, 1839.
To the Heirs and Legal Representatives of
'MICHAEL QUIGLEF, late of the bor
ough of Carlisle, deceased ,
TAKE NO 1 ICE tfiat I will hold an 1 Inquisi- I
tion on a writ of; Partition ami Valuation
on the of Michael Quigley, dccM,,
on Friday the 6th day of September, 1839, t ai 4
o’clocki P# M. where all interested maj^atteifd.
- . JOHN MYEUS, Sheriff. „
—.. Office, - ? . •
Carlisle, Aug. 15, 1839. S 4t ,
PUBLIC SAX.E. :
THE subscriber, Executor of the Inst will
and testament of Samuel Ruby, late of
East Pehnsborougb township, Cumberland coun
ty* deceased, will expose to public sale on ' the
premises, on Saturday the 7th. of §g/itember
1 o’clock, P. AU the following real es
tate, to wit:.
Tivo Jjots of Ground,
situate in Hogesmwn, Silver Spring township;
Nos. 1 & 14 In the additional plan of said town.
Attendance will be "given' arid tertns made
known on the day of pah; by* “
1 JOHN RUPP. Executor.
E. Pennsborough, Aug. 8. 1359. ’ St
CARLISLE FEOTALE.
MRS. ,RROWNand-Mad’lTe DeSt. OMER.
public that the.
(‘lines respective cle*p ■rtments in the
CiBLISLB FEMALE SEMINARY will be
resumed cm the 3d Septembcrnext,
Carlisle, Aug. 8, 1839. . 3t #
" 3m'
Silk, Scotch Gingham 6; Cotton
U’mbrfellns and a large assortment of plain and
figured Parasols for sale by
• . . ARNOLD &f Co.
At their in Mechßn»CFburgv
E'stuie of Frederick Hoover t deceased.
, _ NOT I C E.. "
Lettersof administration on the estate of Fred
erick Hoovef,lato of Mifflin township, Cumber
land county, deceased, having been granted to the
subsoriher residing- ih North Middleton township,
he hereby giyesnotice to all persons in anyway in
debted to said estate to make payirient immediate
ly, and those having claims will present them
.without delay properly -authenticated, for settle
ment. —t-
T • ‘ F. SMITH, Adm’r.
July 85, 183ft* ■ , -fit
Carlisle, JP a. Thursday \Stfgust 29, 1839.
POETRY.
From the Saltiinore Sun.
• To tlib Bible.
Hail, precious book! so rich in griico,
So full in every fold,
How sweet to tasto thy living streams—
The joys thy leaves unfold.
Thy words are truth and mercy sure,
Thy mines of richest ore—
Oh! give the spirit’s diving bell,
Thy mysteries to explore,
Thy law is perfect, heavenly gift,
O! may.it act its part; *
Thy love, so pure, is God himsolf,
May it pervade my heart;
Tlie faith so sure within mo works,
May I hope’s anchor safety cast,
And in the brightness of thy light
May Ibe guided home at last, . ■
Prom the Persian,
The Fairest Land,
“Tell me gentle? traveler, thou
Who hast wander’d far and wide,
Seen the sweetest roses blow, •
And brightest rivers glide,
Say ofalUthine eyes have seen, «
Which the fairest land has been?”
“Lady, shall I tell tbeb whoro. »
Nature is most blest and fair,
Far above all. climes beside]
’Tis where those wc love abido,
And that little spot is best
Which tho-4ovcd one’s foot has press’d;;
Though ithe a fairy space,
Wide and spreading is the place:
Though ’twere but a barren inoupd,
’Twould become enchanted ground, •
With thee, yon'sandy waste would seen
The margin of A 1 Cawthar’s strear
And thou couldstmakc a dungj
A bower where new born tj
MI N KOUS.
For the Volunteer.
paxtow Boys.
early settlements of this conn
's liail a?, great many daiigers“t6
difficulties to overcome, and
mdure, the severity (if which,
•m the least idea*'. And could
moment draw aside that veil,
isigned them to forgetfulness
d enter fully into the feelings
if their minds, we would shrink
and he utterly astonished at
;, their perseverence, their cn
their invariable-success. But
this widely extended, country
ncipfts more fully carried out,
- of determination and revenge
more fully displayed, than in the Paxton
country, which now composes Dauphin and
part of Lancaster counties in the State of
Pennsylvania. After this country was con
siderably settled by the whiles, the Indians
from whom they had purchased the lands,
or obtained possession of thejn some how or
other, became jealous and dissatisfied, and
committed numerous'depredations on the
white Settlements—such as stealing away
their sons and daughters, and cruelly tor
menting and murdering them, .burning their
dwellings, and killing (heir cattle. The set
tlers could no longer forbear. They became
,1 furious.- They hunted and slew them wher
ever they were found. When the Indians
I found that they had done all the harm they
| could, and...that the determined anil un
merciful spirit evinced by the white men,
would soon enve’ope them-in ruin,-they de
termined to leave the parts, and accordingly
the tribe of Susquehanna Indians sold out
their kinds and proceeded .on theiawav-to
Philamdphia, to make the necessary arrange--
ments with their purchasers. The Paxton,
• people heard of this movement,:and made’
*up a company of abouta hundred. mebi who.
called themselves the Paxton . Boys;, and
swore--they - would notrstop till had 1
.them destroyed. The whole remnant of the
tribeof the Sucquehannas, old* and ydiing,
women and children, were on We march un
armed, ami had arrived *in tlje vicinity yf
Lancaster when they received intelligence
of the movements of the Axton Boys.- What
to do for safety they did not know. Anns
they were hot permitted to carry through.the
settlement; and nothing hilt-certain destruc
tion seemed to stare them in-: the face. “At
- length they thought of one place-of refuge,
and the only one, and that, was the Lancas
ter Jail,_ provided they could obtain posses
sion of it. The, chief therefore applied to
- lthb_.authorities-of Lancaster,-and. obtained
permission.to enter the jail! where they flat-'
tcred themselves they were safe. The citi
zens generally .seemed disposed ,Jjo.' afford
them protection. About ten o’clock in the
day the Indians entered the jail, to the num
ber of about one Hundred and fifty, where
they expected to remain till the fury of the
Paxton Boys was spent in vain endeavors
to destroy thpm, when they would be left to
pursue their journey in peace and quietness.
■Butda thia,,they.w.ere'. sadly disappointed*—
About three, o’clock of the same day,vthe
Paxton Boys made their appearance in Lan
caster; they rushed to the jail, and before
the citizens could come to the rescue,-they
broke, open the doors, and horrid to relate,
murdered , the poor -defenceless savages
every one, or at least it, was their .intention
not to leave one escape. Biit one dtdescape
their fury—it was a beautifuj Indian girl
who concealed herself behind a door which
led into the cellar. Her name Was.Nanchee,
a daughter of-the chief. Oht Heavep’s' what
a scene here presented itself.; What a dread
ful tragedy. Theycried for ipercy, but none
“OUR COUNTRY—RIGHT OR WRONG.”
? was granted, old and young, male & female
were indiscriminately cut down and horrid
• ly butchered with swords, hatchets & clubs.
So fierce and terrible was the massacre that
the whole prison was stained with blood, and
t|ie shrieks and groans of the dying filled the
surrounding’air, yet the hard hearted mon
sters heeded them not, but proceeded on
with their work of destruction. One noble
young Indian fell on his knees and plead for
mercy for the being he,loved. He. entreat
ed with all the vehemence of a fond lover,
but all the an'swer he got was a blow over
the temple which felled him to the floor.—
His name was Tuckehoe, one of the last of
the Delawares. He was intelligent and
peaceable. He had never injured the white
men. His father had often conferred with
William Penn, and he loved and respected
him for his friendship and chivalric charac
ter. But’, all this,was not sufficient to se
cure him from the fiend attack ofhisdespe
-1 rate assailants. Oh! shall this scene-go
down on the page of American history de
tailed in all thehorrors of its sad reality.—
Shall our children, and our children’s chil
dren, hear it, and know it, and believe it,
that a party of American citizens—of Chris
tians—gbveined •by law, and professing to
be living under the light of the everlasting
gospel—would in the full glare of the noon
day sun deliberately and in cold blood, and
against every principle of our nature and
humanity murder, one hundred and. fifty
’’defenceless human beings, crowded up in a
small,room without the least chance of es
cape. Would, that it could be blotted from
our history, and be remembered no more
forever. For cold heartedness and ferocity,
it stands unparalleled in the annals of hu-
I man butcheries. And to contemplate the
scene, is enough to melt the stoutest heart
and fill the soul with pity and regret. For
evidences of this tragedy, go and examine
, the prison waMgiwthere you will find stains
of bloodjvJjiCTno human hands can remove,
and djprtfit will remain and cry- for vcngc-
the trump of God shall sound to
(mail the sleepers from their graves. .And
even now many a young damsel has been
heard to say, "I will not go near the old
prison for the ghost,s of the murdered In
dians.are still hovering around that place.”
But to return to the tragedy. The Paxton
Boys had'now finished their diabolical work,
and Were all fled out of the city. The deed
was done in a few minutes—before the'citi
zens were rightly aware of what was going
•on. All Lancaster was now in an uproar.
I The citizens began do crowd in upon the
1 scene of" action," and all were struck with
dismay when they found out what was done.
i.The citizens began to make preparations to
I bury the dead, when a door flew open and
i out rushed a beautiful Indian girl, and with
frantic screams she looked upon the ghostly
. scene, but in a moment her cry fel{ upon
! the body of Tuckehoe her lover; she sprang
' towards him & gently raised his head, when
| to her great joy she discovered signs of re
; turning life after he had laid a quarter of an
hour insensible amongst the dead. He o
pened his eyes and sa.y Nanchee before him,
when suddenly he sprang to his feet and ex
claimed, “bless the Great Spirit for preserv
ing your life,” then sank to the floor over
come with weakness by the loss of blood.—
The sifrvivors were then removed to a com
fortable place, and the' Indians were buried
in large boxes in the ground where now Ike
Columbia rail road passes over,
gloom
bloom.V.
Over tho bones of that noble race
The engine rolls with rapid pace;
, Oh! let the Paxton Boys but wait,
And ponder o’er the Indians’ fate,
While swiftly they are passing by
The place where these poor Indians lie.
Tuckehoe recovered fast from llie effects
of his wobuds,' though they were deep and
fearful, and in three months from tlie massa
cre he was so far recovered ns to be longing
for the free air of-his native forest. ,Nan
chee was a, charming Indian girl; her hair
hung in dark tresses down her shoulders;
which were of the most exquisite form, & her
dark eyes bespoke a noble order,
for-tho developejnent of which nature had'
•done more' than was usual in the Indian fe
jnaka>;pßcf form \yas of the most regular sym
|iferryfaTld«her movements were more grace
jfnk. than the proudest belie of a British
.Cpurt, .In/act. So numerous were her. na
tiycTchayms. tliat all' who- knew her had to
love and admire her. The citizens who now
becamemcquainted with the Ihdian-pair.be-.
gan for the first time to admire tlieir lofty
bearing, and noble traits of character, add
discovered that , by nature they were equal,
if not superior to themselves. The interest
takf nin them-was very great.. Some visi
ted them through admiration, and ail through
sympathy, and lavished uponlhem-the most
prefuse-umnifestatiehsqf-their kindness,with
expressions ofabhorence for the cruel wrongs
and irreparable injuries they.-bad received.
But they heeded none of these; they were
dissatisfied and unhappy. The allurements
ofthe city,' arid the attentions of white men
afforded no pleasure for them. They-look
ed upon them only as the murderers oflheir
friends, and silently one evening they stole
away and directed their steps towards the
Susquehanna; whichthey reachedthethird
night, and took up’their abode in a cave
nearl v Opposite wher'e Harriabu rgnow stands.
_ Eighteen months had elapsed, and Tucke
hoe ahd his wife lived happily together -in
the cave; during which time a-son was born
unto;them, which circumstance had a great
teridency to gladden their hearts amid the
profound solitude of their situation. There
was only-one thing that,rankled-in the bo
som of Tut-kehoc,:which caused melancho
ly to steal over him occasionally, and that
was, that he entertained such & dead I v ha-
tred againstrthc white men,- and as yet had
no opportunity of revenge. But he had long
been making preparations, and the tinie-was
not far-distant when he \yas determined -to
be revenged, in part at least, for the injuries
he and Ins race had sustained. According
ly about the middle of Jun V—the Second
year of their lonely residence in the cave—
[AT TWO DOLXARS PER ANNUM.
New Scries-Vol. 4, No, 11.
he took his bow and arrow, and after taking
leave- of his wife and child started on his
journey to the Paxton settlement, travelling
all night and laying concealed during the
day. The second night after his departure
he came to the settlement, and proceeded
on till near midnight Without interruption;
qt length as he neared a house.he heard noise
and carousing. He stopped and looked in
and there, he saw a number of Paxton Boys’
on a frolic.- He stood & listened—he thought
he heard one voice above all the rest, and it
seemed'familiar to him—he-had heard it be
fore. It was the voice of him who had re
fused to hear his cries fop-mercy in the pri
son, and when he prayed for the life of Nan
chee his loved one, “love hell” said he "and
there I’ll .send you”-—and struck him the
dreadful blow. Tuckcboe’s soul was now
filled.with hatredand revenge, and hc-re
joiccd that the hour was come when he could
wreak that vengeance for which lie bad so
long sought an opportunity. He raised the
fatal bow and swift fiery the quivering arrow
through the window and entered the heart
of this boasting Paxton Boy, and swift as
lightning five piercing arrows flew and- fell’d
each its man. This sudden and unexpected
calamity fequifed'but one moment to ap
prize them that Indians were near. Instant
ly a party c£_six men seized their fide arms
and went in pursuit, and not till they had
proceeded some miles did they make any
discovery; then as they approached an open]
plain they thought they saw the fall figure of
an Indian flying as with the speed of a rein |
deer towards the Susquehanna. This added
fresh vigor to their steps, and ns the morn
ing dawned Jhey. were on the banks,of the
Susquehanna, and on casting their eyes a?
round they spied the object of their-pursuit
in the middle of the river making full speed
towards the cave. They discharged their
rifles at him but he was,out of iheir reach.
There being no other way pf.overtaking him
they plunged into the river and' continued
the pursuit. Tftckehoe reached the west
ern shore m safety; and,buyrjedly embraced
liis .wife and child who met him at tlie mouth
of the cave; and having observed the pursu
ing party were laboring finder the most fear
ful forebodings of an awful death. He said
now \ve must prepare lor n desperate strug
gle; we may die, but we will not sell the
last blood of the Susquehanna’s arid Dela
ware’s without mingling it with the,blood of
the white men.i You take'the hatchet and
scalping knife, and I’ll take the rifle arid
bow, lay the boy yorider, and we’ll meet the
foe.’’— Scarcely had-he finished speaking till
the party came* up. Tuckkehoe fired and
one fell—then flew the arrow and another
fell—then fiercely.grnsping the hatchet and
knife from Nanchee, like a furious tiger he
sprang upon them and another fell. But be
fore the uplifted hatchet fell again, a balj
struck Ids heart, and with a fearful yell, and
a single bound, he. plunged into the .river'
and was scen no more. The survivors now
looked for the woman and child almost fran
tic with rage and disappointment at the sad
fate of their comrades—they were determin
ed to show no mercy towards them. But a
plunge and a splash was heard, and on look
ing round they saw the blue waters of the
Susquehanna closing forever over Nanchee
and her boy.. Tints perished the last of the
Susquehanna and Delaware Indians. Often
since when the lover and his fair one have
promenaded along the shores of the Susque
hanna, they have seen with sorrowful hearts
the blood of Tuckchoe on the side rocks of
the cave, and have sat upon the rock from
which Nanchee leaped, and talked over the
story of the lovely Indian iriothei; and her
boy. And though their voices arc hushed
in the silence of their watery graves, their
language, though unheard, is still-eloquent
and speaks volumes in strains of pity of the
wrongs and injuries of these noble people
which must make a.deep and lasting impres
sion on. theheartof every American patriot;
When a few more generations shall have
passed away, the memories of these tribes
who once roamed lordtPifff this fertile,and
beautiful valley will be entirely forgotten.
But the blood which stain; the prison walls,
and the side rocks of Walton cave, will still
remain as a memento,' and “cry for fiercer
vengeance .from the skies.”
Carlisle, Aug. 18S9.
To
A skefi
risb\
Feli
Deceml
in thei
gallfcp
throng*
about'
there . „unven>. it places
by Ritner’s administration, gathered from
the canals and rail-roads, "and selected for
ttleir personal strength and daring character.
The memberaelectfrom~th?r"comity“i)T
Philadelphia took their seats in the members'
chairs.'. The spurious members, who contes
ted of the regularly elected, mem-.
Befsj safirftlie area in front of the Speaker’s
chair. . - . -
-When the house was called to order by
the clerk, Thomas H. Lurrowes; a! man be
neath contempt,’though the Secretary of the
Commonwealth midcrJoscph Ritner, pre
sented to the clerk a.set of spurious returns
of the election of the county.of Philadelphia
and*siuiprasiipd the bnVv Wat returns. -On
this move'lmllt' Stnne commotion-was obscr
:ved,:arid .signs of dissatisfaction expressed
in the-galleries and lobbies. while Burrowcs,
like .a'guilty , thing,, shrunk behind a ! collec
tion of his partizans.who’stodd near the stovb.
■ Mr. Pray, a member.from the county, im
mediately arose in his and offered the
truereturns which wereaccepted by the clerk.
ft will be necessary to develope the frauds (
practised and attempted by,thejippdsite party i
ih relation to the returns-of. the cotihty~bf 1
Philadelphia, in.,ordcr that the people may
John-Moorei Esq. Neymlle;
Joseph M. Means, Esq. Hopewell township.'
John Wunderlich. Esq. Shinpensburg.
William M. Mateer, Esql Lee’s >< Jloads.
John Mehaffy, Dickinson township.
John Esq.,
George F. Cain; Esq. Mechanicsburg.
Frederick Wonderlich, do.
James Elliott, Esq. Springfield.
DanieL'.ICRjVSHKR, Esq, Church town.
E.Pcnnsboro* township,' 1
George Ernest, Cedar Spring, Allen tp.
understand the danger of trusting such men
with power, as have controlled the state for
three years past. I shall therefore reserve
it for a separate article, and narrate the cir
cumstances which occurred in the House in
consequence of their fiaqd and violence.
When the returns were read and the result
announced by the clerk, llmovcd that the
House proceed to the • election of Speaker,
and our tellers were appointed and took their
scats at the clerk’s desk, thc-usual place for
tellers, whereupon Thaddcus Stevens ft
member from Adams, a man as depraved
and profligate in his moral as in hia,political
character, and a coward of the first water
withal, rose in his place and observed that
wo might as well have two Speakers as one,,
and that he saw no objections to the sitting
of two House l, , and immediately nominated
Watts, of Erie, and Zeilin of Delaware, ns
additional tellers. By this time the whole
house was filled with men—aisles, area,
and every place in which a man could stand-.
The confusion was so great that it was with
difficulty we could hear the clerk_call the
names of the members. There, were two
candidates for Speaker—Win. Hopkins of
j Washington, the Democrat, and Thomas S.
[Cunningham, the candidate of the Whigs
and antimasons. After the clerk had called
the names of the members, and before lie' had
time to announce the result, one of tlic tell
ers, in, violation of the established- usage,
proclaimed T.S. Cunningham ns speaker,who
immediately assumed the Speaker’s chair.
The usage is for the clerk .to call the
names of the members; the tellers then re-'
ported to the clerk the number of votes given
to each; having agreed in their tallies, the
clerk announces to the house the number
cast for each, and pronounces—“A. B. hav
ing the greatest number of votes is therefore
duly elected Speaker.” In this case how
ever the spurious tellers announced the elec
tion of Speaker, although Cunningham had
but-19 votes including the contesting meml
- of their own party having omitted
to vote for him. Besides he could not vot«
for himself, and therefore, abstracting his
own vote, and jthat of one of the Luzerne
members ho could not,* in any possibility
have a- majority of .the votes of the college.
In every point of view, therefore, this at
tempt of the opposition was factious and, dis
organizing and without the semblance of
constitutional law. But avc shall discourse
of that more at large .hereafter. In a few
moments the clerk announced that William
Hopkins, of Washington, had 55 votes, and
'Thomas S. Cunningham, of Mercer, had 43
votes. Mr. IJopkins was therefore duly c-
I lected Speaker. ,
When Cunningham took the tltair, (here
was some applause, but much indication of
disapprobation. When Hopkins was an
nounced, much, tumult ensued, arid he sprang
on his chair to address the multitude. Inas
much as he had voted for me it was my duty
to conduct him to the chair. I took-him by
the arm, removed him from (he chair on
which he stood, and conducted him through
a dense crowd of men to the speaker’s plat
form.- The speaker’s chair was in the occu
pancy of Cunningham, the disorganizing
tellers stood on the platform at his left hand.
We passed in their icar. I gently removed
Mr. Cunningham with my elbow, and placed
the speaker in his legitimate seat, Mr. Cun
ningham after having said that the house was
adjourned until the morrow o’clock,
left the platform-and the disorganizing tell- ■
ers also retired.
When we ascended the platform (here
; were two or three men there, ami I think
• Col. McCahen wa£ one of them. Ills how
ever untrue, as the Anti-masonic and whig
• .papers represent it, that Co). McCahen aid-~
; cd' me in dragging the speaker to (he Chair, ' i
i No person touched tyim .except myself, and
: when hc .toiSk the chair he was rcceived with
cheers which were quicklisuppressed at Ins
■men, though ns
i.wed purpose of
air by force and
(f constitution of
•Cants before the
nd dare not act.
who know they
i and find-them
i men—they lose
from the contest
die men who are
conscious ol struggling in a- virtuous and
honorable cause, dare.cvery danger and defy
impending death. . ;
■ As soon as Cunningham left the chair cv- ■
ery opposition member retired from the house,
and after some .unimportant business' had
been transacted by the .56, the house of As
sembly of adjourned to nicet •
at 10 o’clock on the sth jday of December. -
The hall was yet crowded with men, and
we knew not at what: moment they would
make an attack on thfe chair. A Democrat
therefore took possession, of it, and it was!
aV.well guarded hy af fine a set of men Is
ever Pennsylvania ~produc.cdr Gradually ~
the crowd retired, appearing: well satisfied
with-the-rgsultr-nnd-thus-ended-the find mo-
JAPHAT.
menfous day of the memorable session-of ,
1838-9, so far ns'the action of thehouse why .
involved. At night
guarded by seleet men from (he Democrats,
who.resolved to hold thejadvantage they had’ -
-fearlessly acquired. The enen y appeared
to be demoralized. , ,
- In my next number Twill detail (he events
of (he 4th in the senate chamber, and of the ■
sth in the house, not; less important than
those of the 4th in the house, and exhibit the
lawless course.of thps'e who wished to esfab- ’
lish a second hoTise. iind thus throw the cbm-,
monwealth into confusion and oyerfum the;
existing form of government.V lii the jnean _•
time is well enougn to observe that ,the; -
Journals of the hoOse for a certain period arc '
miserably' defective, and more especially tho
reports of the 4th and sth of December.. It -
is possible this dcfect aroseodt'of thefestra* -
ordinary -position in which the plerk. was ;
placed by reason of the threatening aspect of
(he times. .Year fellow citizen,. *
- vi- THOMAS B. M’KMTEE.
AGHNTS.