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GOLDENB.iLL
HOTEL,
WEST HIGH STREET CARLISLE.
The subscriber respectfully informs his
friends 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,
Waggoneri, ‘Travellers, and all others who
may favor him with a call, in the very best
manner. t
His Tabic will be constantly furnished
with the best the country can produced His
fiar is supplied with the choicest liquors,
and his Stable which is largo and convenient,
will be in charge of a careful and attentive
ostler.
He flatters himself that, from .his expcrL
ence as an Innkeeper, lie will be able to
render general satisfaction.
.. GEORGE SHAFFER.
Carlisle, May 2, 1839. - tf
HARDWARE & GRQCERY
S T O R E.
The svibscribcrrespectfully informs his friends
and the public in general that he has' just
received from the city of Baltimore, an extensive
assortment of merchandize suitable to the pres-,
entand approaching season, such as
■’ -H-LP.DWjIP.a,
, consisting of Case Knives and Forks, Spoons,
‘ Locks. Bolls, Hinges and Screws, Pen and Pock
et Knives, Raz >rs, Tacks and Sprigs, Spades &
Shovels, flay and Dung Forks, scythe stones,
rakes, Bcc; Bcc. &c. Also, superior' American
<ind English Scythes.
- He has also on hand an excellent assortment
of Patent Family Medicines, such as pills, oils
and ointments. Also, all kinds of Essences. He
' his also on hand Horse Medicines, such as the
- Oil nfSpikey 011 Of 'Stone amTHoTsc Powdcus,
&c. &c. &c. .
//e has also on hand an extensive assortment
of American Forest and //inclostan Oil Stone,
suitable for-Carpenter* and-Wood Choppers.
He also lias P.iwdeVby the keg, among which
is the finest Rifle Powder. Shot, F.cad, Percus
sioii Caps, and Flints.
//e also has an extensive and superior assort
mcntof
China, Glass A* Qncensivare,
twenty percent -cheaper than can be had elst*
" fiRQCJERIES.
Rio,/St. Domingo, and Java Coffees. New
Orleans and Porto Rico Sugar. Orleans and *Sii
gir 7/iuse Molasse?. Young //yson* Imperial
and Black 'Peas, Chocolate, Rice, Hal;)eyj_*.Voda
and Water Cracker sT SpVcesof.ail kinds. Nuts
and Confectionaries. Prunes, Raisins. Ground
Allnm and Fine Salt. 'Far, Soap and Candles
wholesale and retail, at city prices. . ’
- LIQUORS.
Wine, Brandy, New England Rum, 7/krvesl
Whiskey, Wine and Cider Vinegar, Btc.
TOBACCO. ' ’
Cavendish, Roll and Plug. Spanish and H, ilf
iVpanish Cigars, • Mucubau, Rappee and Scotch
Snuff.
, 1 SHORS Ac BOOTS.
Riding, Gig and Jockey Whips and Lashes.—
Brushes. Brooms. Painted Buckets, &c.
Carpet Chain of all .colors.
The above articles being carefully selected,
are offered to customers and otlu*rs at city prices.
JOHN GRAY, Agent,
C irlisle, July 4, 1839.
JEWS. *W.
©SRC-SOtf D3NTIST,
Bfe ESPECTFULLY' informs the ladies and
JlQp gentlemen of Carlisle and its vicinity that
he sets Artificial Teeth in the most approved
manner. He also scales, plugs and separates
teeth to arrest decay. ■ ;'
Dr. N. prepares a tooth prnvder, which whi
tens the teeth, without injuring the enamel, col
ors the a fine red and refreshes the montlf.
The tooth ache will he cured, in most cases,
without extraction; and_an odontalgir, wash. is.
preparell foFTiealmg sore gums’ and fasten the
teeth.
Ladies and gentlemen are requested to call
anil examine his collection of Porcelain nr In
cnrrnptable teeth, which will .never decay or
change color,' and are-free from all unpleasant
odour, durable and well adapted for chewing,
- which will be inserted in the best manner and at
fair prices.
All persons wishing -Dr. N. tn call nt their
'dwellings will please to leave a line at his resi
dence. No. 7 Harper’s Row, when he will punc
tually attend to every call iiwthe Imp of his.pro
fession. From a long and successful practice,
he hopes to give general satisfaction..
Carlisle, August 1, 1839. ’ 3m
NEW DRUG & VARIETY STORg
Stevenson ff Binkle, . •
HAVE just received at their store, cornet of
High and Pitt streets, opposUe Col/Fct
ree'a hotel, an assortment *
drugs,
Medicines* Paints/ -
Dye Stuffs & Varnishes, Their '
stock, has been " selected with -«
great care, and is •warranted.to. ,
be entirely fresh and of the very • ®*s3BSSß® -
best quality. The store will be undei* Ult irn-
supermiendmlfc of Mr. Dffilcle,* wSio
has acquired a thorough knowledge of the
of an apothecary under tne direction ofT^r
faamuel Elliott-of-thisplace— =- ,
Carlisle, August 15* 1839. r.
A GREAT variety.of soaps and
PERFUMERY to be had at . . .
Stevenson' 8c Dxsirlk’s
- . an d Chemical Store,
STEVENSON Sc DINHLE
HAVE JUST RECEIVED at their Drug and
Variety Store, ah assortmeut of Fruits, Pickles.
Preserves, Nuts, &c.
FRECKLE WASH.
Highly recommended by the Facultytobe
had at Stevenson & Dinkle*a drug and variety
store. ' *'
-t; Bleached Sperm Oil •
OF an tin Commonly excellent-description to
be had at Stevenson ii Dinkle's drug and
chemical store. ' -
ALAD OIL of a very superior .quality fresh
®- and free from rancidity; to be had at Ste-i
nvenon U Dinkle's drug and chemical store,— -
BY G. SANDERSON & K. CORNMAN.J
Whole No. 1313.
A VAIiFABLE PLANTATION
FOR SALE.
"iTN -pursuance of the directions of the last will
B ot Jatjpb Balmer, late of Cumberland county,
deceased, will be exposed to pub
lic sale on the premises, on Tuesday'the 15th
,day of October uexti at 1 o’clock, P-.’M. the
following described real estate ot said deceased,
to witr
139 ACRES And 100 PERCHES,
neat measure, of first rate limestone land, situate
in Allen township, Cumberlandcounty and state
of Pennsylvania, bounded by lamlsof Jacob Mer
kel, Daniel Shelly, John Sheely, George Hupp,
and the heirs of John Rupp. The improvements
are a NEW BANK BARN, 80 feet by 40, tint
lower story stone and the upper frame,
A TWO STORY LOG DWELLING
EyOUSE,
Wagon Shed , Spring House ,
and other out houses, a'well of never failing good
water near the house with a pump, an orchard
with the choicest fruit trees,about 10J acres are
clear and in a good state of, cultivation; the re
mainder is covered with thriving timber.. The
state road leading from Harrisburg to "Gettys
burg runs through said land close to -the house.
This property fa situated in the rich Cumber
land Valley, about 5 miles from Harrisburg and
12 from Carlisle. *
The terms will be make known on the day of
sale by 1
GEORGE HOUCK,
LEVI MERKEL, *
Executors of Jacob Balmer, dee.M.
N. B.—On j.he.same day, at 5 o'clock, P. M.
will be sold a lot in Shiremanstowh, late the
property of said deceased, bounded by lamE of
Daniel Grabill and Christianiialmer,containing
'fifty feet in front—being a town lot. .
Avigust 22, 1839. . ‘Bt
VALUABiJe RK At ESTATE
FOR SALE.
fN pursuance of the last will and testament of
George Zinn, sen. deceased, will be sold on
the premises, in VV p est Pennsborough township, -
Cumberland county,.on Thursday the 51a/ day
of October, d. D. 1839, at 10 o’clock in the fore
noon, that valuable .
Farm of Jyimestone JLand,
situate in West Pennsborough township, bound*
ed .by lands of ..Samuel Bear, David Ferguson,
Jacob •Beltzhoovcft* Keep,"and others, con
taining seventy two acres, more or less,' sixty of
which are cleared, and the balance well covered
with timber, late the estate of George Zinn, sen.
deceased. This property is in a high state** of
cultivation, with fine improvements; the im
provements are a two story • J&tjA
BRICK HOUSE,
And Double Log Barn, ejglgSfeea
and also a fine Apple Orchard nbd well of water ;
near the door, - - - - . - ;.
Also, oneother Tract of first rate
Limestone Land,
situate' pwtly'*uTWestjPenn.sl)oTough township,
and partly in Dickinson township/'Cumberland
county, bounded by lands of Jacob Bellzhoover’,
John Lefevre, Esq;, John Trego and pthers; con
taining 89 acres','more or less, lutVing thereon
u ee.ted a LOG- HOUSE* and Stone
BANK BARN, Stable, &c. . This prop- Bjjjjl
erty is very advantageously ‘located, in a ■/■!!«■). |
pleasaht and healthy neighborhood, within 7-,
miles of the borough of .Carlisle, and’Ambles
. from the borough of and $ mile from
the Cumberland Valley RaiUßoad, and with the
Ha'frisburg, Carlisle and Chambefsburg Turn
pike passing through it, it is well watered by die I
Mount Rock spring.* *"> 1
Also, a TracLof Woodland,
situate in Dickinson township, Curnhc-r-
land county, containing 33 acres, more
or less, bounded hv lands of John Lefc
vre, Esq., John VVoodburn and others.
ukccl with f the above tract. f
Mso, that tvell Icnoivn Bricky
TAVBP.N STAND,
containing one acre of land thereto, situate part*
ly in and partly in'Dickin
son townships,Cumberland coupty, having there
on erected a large two story
BRICK BOVSJE,
BSi'ick Kitchen,
and large frame Stable. This property is situ
ated on the Harrisburg, Carlisle and Chambers
burg Turnpike, leading from Philadelphia lo
“PltCsburgr“ahtlltboui Tunnies from the bordugh '
of Carlisle; the Mount Hock spring rises on this
property. In short, it presents inducements to
persons wishing to engage in the mercantile bu
siness and keeping public ehtertainin.cnt.
. George Zinn. jr. is part owner of
last described properties, butjilsjnterest will be
sold .along, with that of (feoige Zinn, bcn.»#An
indisputable title will be given bv
GEO r.
GEORGE BEET EM, 5 Executors
August 8, 1830.- . 12f
VALUABLE FABMFOR SALBa
THE subscribers offer at private sale the t«.l
lowing described real estate, situaicJn ,tbe
township of Newton, Cumberland codnty, on the
road, .tftouF tvyo-arid a half miles west of
■4fewville£adjtmiing the Green Spring, contain
ing 185 acres, more o? less, patented 1 raid, about
14£ acres cleared, which’ is
12 acres, of good timothy.:_meado.\v and the re
mainder, first rate slate land, all in a.high state
cultivation, the rcsidue covered with thriving
"injbuv. The improvements are a
TXjTO ffpOßTfr'’
-Bpa ’sOirsß,, 1 ■■mUm
with a,st<ilie‘end attached thereto, i\ large stone
•B4RN,'a well of water with a.pump therein.ut
the door, ,/yso. a tenant house. ~
"A*n indisputable title .will he. given. For terms
apply to the subscribers living on the premises.
“ 1 ‘ JOHN MILLER,
JOSEPH MILLER.
6t* %
. (
August 15/^839.
WHEAT WANTED.
THE highest cash_pvicc will he paid for
Wheat fit the Cumberland Mills, at all
times, and for flour made at said mill.
GEORGE CRIST.
Augustas, 1539. \ . tf
Silk, Scotch Gingham 85 Cotton
Umbrellas and a large assortment of plain and
figured Parasols for side bv
■' ■ ‘ARNOLD’CT Co.
- Atthfir store in,Mechaa'csharg* .
ARNOLD & CO.
A T their New Store in Meclianiisbiifg~,\\ave
just received a large’ assortment of summer
goods,-consisting of CassimereSi,Drillings, Linen
and Hempan Cords,' Nankeens, I .iiTci £#c.
FOR SAXE, a IdKSfvDeavborn, TVre' of
thetjest quality. v"te> 1 ;
Hamilton & Grier, ’
August ti 1839. • ' ;, ’
Carlisle, Pa. Thursday September 26, 1839.
THE YANKEES BEATEN!
THE undersigned challenges thc„U, States to
produce the equal of his ,v
PORTABLE HOUSE POWER,
for beauty, stability, lightnesaand e'eonomy are"
combined to a greater extent than in any. other
bitUcrtoinvented. The motion ,ia regulated to
the natural walk of the horses, and will give the
machine its proper motion with a pully on the
cylinder shaft eight inches in diameter, ■ which
is of vast importance to prevent the band from
slipping, and is a good guide for a farmer to tell
how much motion a power has. As there are
some persons continually talking of. their inn
provenients, a man with half an eye, by 1 taking
notice of the pully can tell that it is all a.hniuc.
Among numerous other advantages which the
above machine possesses over all others now in
use are the fixtures for greasing every part sub
ject to friction, every pivot havinjj a cup suffi
ciently large to contain half a gill of 1 oil, with a
tight cover to keep the contents perfectly clean,
which lurnishes each pivot with an ample supply
of oil at all tithes, so that after the machine has
been used a day or two eight hundred or a thou
sand sheaves may be thrashed without slopping
or injuring any part of the machine. The under
signed has frequently seen more-meta'l worn off
in thrashing two hundred sheavcs.for want of oil
than would have thrashed several large crops
with proper cave ami attention. During the
past year upwards of fifty of the abov.e machines
have been sold in this and Union countyj sever
al of which have been thrashing almost constant
ly during the thrashing-season, and as n test of
their superior claims to durability, the cost for
.repairs for-the whole-number has not exceeded
fift.ee'n-dollars, - -Notwithstanding..there have
been, comparatively speaking, no repairs need
ed, yet the undersigned, so far from . following
•the customary rule of taking less care to have
them well built when'once introduced, lias made
several important additions calculated to add
materially to the strength and durability of the
same, but that none may be under the necessity
of placMig implicit confidence in- the above statc-
I meat without further evidence, the undersigned
would refer them to tile following persons wild
have bought machines of him, viz; R. 11. D.
Woods, Esq.. Capt, S. Woods, David Glenn,
Wm, Kerr, John Paul, Nathan Woods, Judge
Stuart, John M’Gcchan, A. W. Sterretr,*JE,
Slerretf, ij., Wonds, jr., S. Sowers & H. Smith.
Any persons wishing to purchase d’ sue the
above machines are invited to cull at the shop
of the undersigned in West I'ondret street, Car
lisle. , - '
. jntra A. NELSON,. Patentee.
August 15, 1839. £ 2m*
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
_ .Whereas in arid by ani act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pcnnsyl-.i
vnnia entitled "An act relating to the elec- j
turns of this Commonwealth,” passed , the,
2d day of July one-thousand
eight hundred and.ihirjy nine, it ismade the |
duty of' the Sheriff of every County within
this..Commonwoalth to give-public noticcof
the General Elections and in such notice to
enumerate.
1. The officers,jto-be elected.
2. Designate the place at which the elec
tion is to he held.
I John Myers, High Sheriff of the County
of Cumberland, do hereby make known and
give ibis
jpjinisic JvoTicm
to (hccfec.tors of the County of Cumberland,
(hat on the second Tuesday of October next
the Bth day of the month,) a General
Election will be held at the several
districts established by law. in said County,
at which time they will vote by ballot for
the several officers hereinafter named, viz:
TWO PERSONS
to represent the'County of Cumberland in
the House of Representatives of Pennsylva
nia. .
ONE PERSON _ ~
for the office of of said- Coun
ty-
ONE PERSON •
for the ofHce ’of Register of Wills-of said
County,
ONE PERSON
for the offices of Recorder of Deeds,. Clerk
of the Courts of General Quarter Sessions,
Oyer and Tcrmine'r, and Orphans’ Court,of
said County. .
> ONE-COMMISSIONER,
for the Countv of Cumberland.
ONE DIRECTOR OF THIfPOOIi
and of the House of Employments of said
County, and
ONE AUDITOR •
to settle the' public accouttts*Wf the County
Commissioners &c. ,
•And tlnf elections in the different elect'.on
•’■stricts in Sjihl county .wilf he held .
y\ 'he*electioiiin ihcJßßßion district cofh
ptJDed bf the Borough of Carlisle* and town
ships of North Middleton*South Middleton,
Xower'Oickinson, • Lower Frankford; and
Lo wgf’ Wc st p c iyi sbo rough, will be held at
the borough of Carlisle.
The election in the district composed of
SilvertKpring township, will ue held at the
Public House of Joseph Grier in H?gestown,
in said township. . : ‘
The, emotion in the district composed of
Eastpennsborough township, will be held.at
thg Public House of,Andrew Kreitzer in said
township.
The election’ in the district composed of
New Cumberland and a part of Allen town
ship, will, be held at the Public House,of John
Sourbeck, in New Cumberland.
■The election in the district composed of
Lisburn and a part of Allen township, will
be held at the public house ofPejter M’Cann,
in Lisburn. , ; '
The election in the district composed of
that part-of’Alien township, not included itp
the New Cumberland and Lisbui'n election
districts, will be,held at the public house of
David Sheafer, in Shepherdstown ias'sSid
township.' , • ’’ .. f%.--
The election in the district composed of
the borough of MechahicSbarg,-
at the public house of John .ih said
borough. 1 . -
' Tne election in the districtficbmposed of
Monroe township, will be he)d ! at the public
house,of Widow "Paul in in
spid township. , . • 1
. The election iti the districtjcojmposed of
Upper Dickinson. t held at
Weakley’s-jSfliool House/insaid, township.
“OORCOUNTRY —RIGHT,OR WRONG.”
. ■ :.y
The election in the district composed of’
the borough of'NeWvilte, and townships of
Mifflin, Upper Frankford,UpperWestponns
borough, and that part of Newton township,
.not included in the Leesburg'election-dis
trict herein after-mentioned, will,be held.at
tlie Brick School House,..ih thc'borofigh of
-Newville. - ' ■
The. election in the district composed of
the township'of Hopewell, will lie.held at
the School House in Newburg in said town
ship. ’ „
The election in the district composed of
the borough of Shippensburg, Shippensburg
township, and that part of Southampton
township, not included in the Leesburg e
lection district, will be held at the Council
House, in the borough of Shippensburg.
And in and by an act of the General As
sembly of this Commonwealth, passed the
2d July 1839, it is thus provided,-“That the.
qualified electors of parts of Newton and
Southampton townships in the county of
Cumberland, bounded by the following fines
and distances viz;—Beginning at the Adams
county line, thence along, the line dividing
the townships of Dickinson and Newton to
the turnpike.ioad, thence along said turnpike
to Centro schjidl-house, oh said turnpike, in
Southampton township," thence to a poiht.on
the Walnut Bottom road at Rey.buck’s; in
cluding Rcyblick’s farm. Thence a straight
direction to the saw-mill belonging to the
heirs of George C lever," llicnccalong Kry
shir’s run to the Adams county line, thence
along the line Of Adams county to the place
of beginning, be and the same is hereby .de
clared a new and separate,election district,
the general election to be held at the public
house nhw occupied by Wm. Maxwell, in;
Leesburg Southampton township.'
And in and by the-Qtli section of the first
.mentioned acl of Assembly passed the 2d of
July 1839, it is dircctcd that, “The quali
fied citizens of the several ward's, districts
jjnd townsliips,,sliaU,hicetx)n..the Friday-next
preceding the second Tuesday in October
next, at the several places TiOwcflrescribed
by law for holding the ward, district and
township elections,, and each 1 of
fled citizens shall vote by ballot for one per
son as judge, and also for one person as in
spector of election,, and the person having
the greatest number of votes forjudge shall
j be publicly declared to be the judge of clec
■i fions, and the two persons having the great
est number of . votes-for inspector, shall be
■i publicly declared, to LeTnspectors of elec
• tion. Bu t when-any township has been ..or.
i shall.be divided ini forming an election dis
trict, juilgcs iind inspectors of the elation
Shall lie chosen in fhe manner prescribed in
She seventh section of this act.”
And by the Tth section of the same act it
is directed that, “Where township has
hecn.'or shall be,'divided in forming an elec
tion district, the qualified citizens of each
part of such divided township, shall sever
ally elect in the manner and at the. time
and place aforesaid, two inspectors for each
of said several election districts, and shall
also elect one person to serve ns judge of
the; elections in each district, to perform the
due tes enjoined by the sixth section of -this
act. -A'- ,
And by the first and second sections of
the same act it is directed, “That it shall be
the duty of.-The constable or. constables, of
each township, ward and district* at least
ten - days before tire day herein after appoint
ed the»election of inspectors, to give pub
lic notice, by six or-more printod
advertisements, affixed at as many of the
most public plaPcs therein, »f the time And
place of holding such election.”. 1
In case of the ncglect7refusal, death or
absence from the county tff-.thc constable or
constables, of any township, ward or district;
the supeiWsors of the township or district,
or of the ward, as the case may
bcfshall tjie duties herein before fe
quired to be'.done by such constable or con
stables, undetthe like penalty. Provided,
That the said supervisors or assessors shall
not be rcquifeil to give more than five days
notice of the time and place for holdingsuph
election.”'
. And by the 11th section of the same act
it isjdVected that the election of judges apd
inspectorsslu^lbcconductedbyiho'officers
npw.reoulrca by lhw*to hold the
For. inspectors and - assessors,and the same
shall be conducted in the manner now pre
scribed by law.
Anil by the 3d clause of the„l3th section
of the same act it is provided, “That every
person, excepting justices of the peace, who
shall hofll any office or appointment of profit
_OC trhst iindprJhe governmentlof the United
’States, or of this State, or df any .city or in-,
corpprated district, whether a.commissioned
officer or otherwise, a subordinate officer or
agent, who is, or shall 1 be, employed under
the legislative, executive' pr? : judiciary ,de
partment of this Slate, or of'the U.States,
or of any city or incorporated district,
also that every membcr of congress, and of
the state legislature, and of .tlih select dr
common council of any city, or commission
ers of any incorporated 'difttrict. ishy law,
incapable of holding dFiexercising, at -the
same time, the officedf appointment of judge,
inspector dr clerk- of ’ any election of the
CommonwealtH, arid that ho inspector, judge
Of other officer-of.any.such election, shalfbc
eligible; jo any office to bc then,voted for.
.Given; under my hand at Carlisle, this sth
sday of September, A. D. 1839.
■■■'. . JOHN MYERS. Sherilf.
.From the Bedford Gazette.
To tKo People of Bedford County.
Jl sketch of the events johich took place at liar
: risburg, during the session of 1838-9.
Feh.ow' Citutens: —lt is a problem in,the
polity of states whether their prosperity, is
mostly dependent on the sagacity and integ
rity of- those entrusted'■with power by the
people,.or whether it. arises' from-the virtue
and intelligence of the people themselves. —,
It-appear* to me that a combination l
gacity apd integrity in the rulers, with vir-I
[AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,
No. 4.
New Scries—Vol. 4, No. 15.
tue and intelligence in the people, arc indis
pensable to'a fair administration'of the laws
—the permanence of republican institutions
and the legitimate developement.pf,the re
sources of a great State. Tile events which
I am-recording would not have occurred, if
we' had wisp and honest men at the head of
our affairs—the treasonable conspiracy of
those men against the peace & liberties of the
country could not haVe been' resolutely met
and successfully overthrown except by the
virtue and intelligence of the people. There
is a latent sentiment in a free .people, which,
how lo’ngsoever it may slumber, under de
ception wrong and outrage, yet when awa
kened to a true Sense’of their position, by
somcappalling o.Vcrt act of their oppressors,
they never fail to avenge it by removing the
offenders from power and delivering them
up to the execration of posterity. ' Tliisfact
was established during the memorable, days
of February. It was not sufficient that the
democrats withstood the onset of the conspi
rators on the 4th—it was necessary th.cy
should subsequently convince the. people
they were right—l mean those people who
had been deceived and misled by the Anti
masonic organs throughout the State. This
.wag 'a'ctdmplished by the simple operation, of
truth, because in convulsions of the
which agitated us then, reading men are apt J
to enquire for the truth on both sides—the
factj were laid before them and thpy dccid
ed inTiur"favor—consequently the arch con-'
spirators Who sought even at the expense of
'blood and rapine toscrce’n their official de
linquencies from public investigation, or to
rule a desolated land,' were condemned and
deserted by their former friends and-placcd
in,a state of ignominy. But I,halve made a
digression^—l only wished to say that a
peaceful people should have just ami able
men to represent them, and vigilantly pro
tect their interests. .
Tlie sequel of"the events of the 4lh was
the holding of amectingbftthe Court House
of which Gen. T.; C. Minot was President.
The room was crowded and many speeches
worthy the days of the revolution were’made
-and enthusiastically received. At this meet
ing the “Committee of Safety” was project
ed, whose .influence onAjlc cu rrent of affairs
was deeply felt anil » malignantly depre
cated by our opponents*- Tt was framed on
the basils of the Committee organized in the
time’of’Charles the jSTrst by Hampden'Siu
riyy and others, and the one organized by
Warren, Adams, Hancock and others in.thc
reyoliHß)hnry war, and it and the men who
composed it will .Hear in after times in our
DWnCornmonweulththeproudprc-emincilcc
which;, their patriotic predecessors' now en
joy, -because they came to the rescue of their
countrjrin- a lawful and peaceable manner,
and at a time when the Commonwealth vc-r
quired help. But I must consult brevity.
• o.nithe sth the House met, present FIF
TY SIX, and elected their officers; and, af
ter some unimportant business, adjourned to
the usual hour on the Cth. The galleries
and lobbies were filled with men who ob
served the strictest order.
The rump parliament, as it .was nowcajF
cd, or the disorganizing minority which%c
knowlcdged Mr. Cunningham ns its speak
er, met-in a place unauthorized by law, with
closed doors and the legal officers—
imclerk, &c.—no printer—no Journalizing
—they presented the spectacle of an assem
blage of misguided - ami infatuated-men who
were seduced into political destruction by
desperate political adventurers. Like the
slavcsjiml dupes of MAKANNA they heed
fcjsly followed them gh,. notwithstanding
’tlieir tliinned&ranks, and discovered the fa
tal truth only when the poisoned chalice,
•searedntheir withering lips, and then—
horrible vengeance with their eyes last
strain, i
And slackcnihg hand at them in vain.” ,
must return to other.subjects.—
When thcfHouse a rumor pei va
derTthe House, that; the Anfimasons had ta
ken possession of the Arsenal with a large
lsody of- armed men. Wcjhought this was
an unprovoked aggression not tobc tolerated,
and some of the members immediately left
the Capitol and observed'a large collection
of men around the Arsenal. On arriving
there/ aroVStlnen passing a
long the windows-with fixed bayonets as if
marching on-guard. -Gen. Adam Diller im
mediately formed the men of our party who
were present.-and offered to the pitiful gar
rison to leave them undisturbed if .an equal
number of Democrats was admitted into the
Arsenal. This: proposition was declined,
but, after some negotiation, they agreed to
evacuate the premises, on condition our men
you Id withdraw, .and, with few exceptions,
the course was left clear for a retreat—the
Arsenal, doors .were, thrown open, and the
garrison sallied forth at a full run for Gleiip’s
Hotel, the Head Quarters of Antimasonry,
..Wiiggeryi'and Abolitionism. , ' _
v Among this strange, retreating garrison
wap a man who had been a. ringleader in the
Halifax riots, and was called a bully. Ho
was pointed out. to a citizen of Philadelpbia
who rani to him, his ardor unrestrainable,
and they were both in full flight, the pursu
ing and the pursued, and the Halifax rioter
was prostrated by a man not hail f Jus appa
rent muscular power, and he received some
slight contusions. I relate this incident be
cause it \vus. the only violence, committed
during the campaign, or Buckshot \Var as it
is familiarly called. _ ' ,
. The cause of the defection of-the garrison
of the Arsenal, was Captain Scott of Phila
delphia, who observed a suspiemus'wheel
barrow, trowled by a suspicious individual,
coming from Glcim’s and.bound for the, Ar
senal. .The Captain arrested thc\progress
of the machine, and, calling some of his
friends to his aid, its-contents were examin
ed, and they consisted of gunpovyder. / Its
course, was diverted to Gleini’s. The arsen
al "was then veconnoitefed, and the gamson,
which had been clandestinely introduced,
and men of no repute were detected there. ,
As tire arsenal was evacuated,' ah immense i
assemblage gathered in front of Gicith-’s,
AGENTS.
John.;Moore, Esq. Newville;.
JqSep'h M. Means, Esq. Hopewell township.
John Wunderlich. Esq. Shippensbrn'R.
William M. Mateer, Esq. Lce’iX Roads.
John Meuaffy, Dickinson township.'
John Clebdenis, Jr. Esq.. Hogestown.
George F.Cain, Esq. Mechanicsburg.
Frederick Wonderlich, do.
jAMks Elliott, Esq. Springfield.
Daniel Rrysher, Esq. Churchtown.
Jacob Longnecker, Esq. Wormleyslmrg.
George Ernest, Cedar Spring, Allen tp.
<$ J:
which is a largo brick building, not far from
the arsenal, and garrisoned by severaTliun
dred men with 500 stand of muskets. Gol.
Lewis Cdrrycl and Col. Piolet ad.dressed
the multitude with great animation, and, af
ter announcing that there was no immediate
danger, the crowd dispersed . without the .
slightest disorder. The rain waspourihgin "
■torrents, but such was the excitement, that
no man cared for the ruin. The republic
was in danger and the' elements were not re
garded.
- I have said Glcim’s house was armed with
SOO.stahd-bf muskets. Those muskets were
the property of the State, and the manner in
which they were conveyed there is not one
of the least nefarious ramifications of the
plot of the conspirators and they carried it .
out with a moral boldness, which nothing but
the absence of physical courage in them-r
selves and the fearless spirit of the men op-,
posed to them, prevented them from plung
ing ns into a desolating civil war.
Immediately after the election, when they
found all. was lost, and the people had again
triumphed, Penrose and Stevens went to
Philadelphiaand made arrangements there
for 500 stand of arms to be sent to.Harris
i burg. They were put in fine battle order
and sent to Harrisburg, but, instead of being;
deposited in the State Arsenal, they were .
taken to Gleim’s—a public hotel, stacked in
an obscure room, and charged with buck
shot and cartridge of antimasnhic manuftic
turc. and as flimsy as the rest oi die contri
vances of .that shattered party. The cat- ‘
tridges were a miserable imitation of a legit
imate cartridge—-totally ineffective. . We •
possessed ourselves of some of those antima
snnic infant manufacture, but they fell to
pieces in carrying''them about. Those men
ought to have been indited for treason for
tins act, if for ho other. Those anqs should
have been placed,in the. public arsenal, the
legal depository.ofthe arms-nf-the Common
-weafth, and under the care of the’ keeper;
but they h.qd.no reverence, for. the law, and .
they made a public tavern the-receptacle, of
the public arms. It would be w'ell if the
late Adjutant General would clcarhis skirts
of imputed participation in> this affair, be
cause each and several of the culprits ought
to bo- hung up to public scorn. Nor ought
Ritner, the nominal comman derdn-chief, to .
escape the general odium—but it is almost
..degradation to record the names of-thc men
with whom we had to contend. .Theofficial
station's which they held against the wish of
a majm’ity of the people, and which they
misused and abused, could alone place them
in the position of those ivhnsVacls should ba
recorded.
Hut the mission of Penrose arid. Stevens,
the incendiary ambassadors -to the city had
anothcr,and more important object than the
mere abstraction of 500 stand of arms from
their legitimate destination, & placing them
in the hands of a band of desperate subordi- •
nates to the Canal Commissioners. It must
I be looked upon in another point of view of
more importance than the illegal disposition
of the public property —it proved a premed
itated determination “to treat the election as
if it had never been he-l'd,” and control the
will of the majority by force of arms. The
negotiation with the N. York Sidney Whigs
was not neglected' besides, . They then and
there made preliminary arrangements with
Gen. Patterson of the first Division, P. M.
to array his forces against the people in case
they, the conspirators, required it, and hence
■lds promptness in marching his men against
us at a day’s 'notice. He hadjje.cn prepar
ing for five weeks to act against the people
—-lienee his promptness in bringing his buck
shot and ball against us. Hut he,shall hear
of this more elaborately hereafter, as well as
I one Capt. Ramsey who furnished him with
12,000 buckshot and bajl cartridge, canhis-
I ter, grape shot and all that, to murder the
I Republican party of Pennsylvania. This
Capt. Ramsey, it appears, was keeper of (he
United States Arsenal at Philadelphia, and
the democratic party thought he "acted with
indecent precipitancy in furnishing the mu
nitions of war,'the property of (he people’ of
j the United States, without a legal order, and
i in violation of the laws, for the purpose of
slaughtering Pennsylvanians* who were re
sisting oppiessioir'arid' ih de'-
fence-of the"'laws and (he constitution, a
gainst. treason and .military force/ We
thought it still more extraordinary that the
Secretary of War, should, after having re
called him from his post as a disgraced man,
immediately re-instated him a* if in defiance
of. the will of the people. The deep, and
lasting indignation of an insulted 'people,
must fall upon every man'who aided and a
beltcdin this outrage upon our rights, al
though perchance the breath of public repro
bation, inay ruffle a warlike" plume, or lift the
tinsel from an'epaulelted shoulder.
"Public agents, who are so prompt to make
thc people,'men who -
hold their appointmcntsorcommissidns from
the people,, who draw their daily support 1
from (he labor of those people, should'.bV
niafie to feel their subordination to, those
from whom they derivetheirpower to; act, ;/
and whose taxes pay for the gaudy.decora-,
tions of war and of office which they assume,
and every operation of their lives should
directed to the promotion of the'public'weak.
But, by some perversion of the reasoning
power, as soon as. they arc ensfallcd; into
office, however bumble in itself or uncertain
in its tenure,- they “assume the god' 5 and in
§nlt and.would enslave the very men from:
whom they derive their little brief authority..
The importantposts of kccpcrs of the Ar
senals at or.near Philadelphia'should be en
trusted only to competent, and. ju-.
(licious men—certainly .not toahofficer.who
has already provied himself unworthy of. the
(fust. He.has never yet acqmtted’himsclf
of the charge of \vil fully nndunlqwfully aid
ing the .Major General in comihittiiig vio- ,
lenco agains't 'the people. • /V," =/ J' / : ?
.The events of the sth will perliapslbh con
eluded in my next., ' ■: -
\.j_ Your fellow I.L i _
; - \THOS; B. hI’ET..WER,