AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
CARLISLE:
THURSDAY, OCTOBF.R 3, 1830.
iWii IPSjrfG.
“Now our flag is flung to tbc wild wind Iree,
Let it flout oVr our 'father laml,” i
And the guard of its spotless fituc shall be-,
Columbia's chosen baud,'"
FOR PRESIDENT 1N,1840,
MARTIN VAN BUREN,'
... : AND AN. .
INDEPENDENT TREASURY.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTV TICKET.
Assembly f
ABRAHAM SMITH M’KINNEY, of Hopewell,
JOHN"ZIMMERMAN, of Monroe.
Commissioner,
ALEXANDER M. KERR, of Frankford
Director of the Poor,
SAMUEL ECKLES, of Allen. ■
Auditor,
THOMAS H. BRITTON", ofSouthampton.
• Prothonolarif ,
©EORGE SANDERSON, of Carlisle.
' Roister,
ISAAC ANGNEYi of Carlisle.
Recorder and Clerk of the Courls t
WILUS FOULK, of South Middleton.
Democratic citizens of Cumberland county! the
above ticket has boon selected by yourselves,
through youjr'Dolegatea in County'Convention-as
sembled, with unparalleled -unanimity. It is a
ticket composed entirely of Farmers, Mechanics
and Working Men —made up of the “bone and
•sinew” of your county. The candidates arc op
posed to federal misrule and extravagance-!—oppo
sed to tyranny in every shape—enemies of the
Buckshot war;—-and in “favor of Equal Rights,
Equal Privileges, and a Government conducted
by tho People themselves. In voting for this
'ticket you vote for men who will prove true to
-their trusts, and who will honestly and faithfully
■cany out,your wishes and desires.
Rally! Rally!! R&Siy!!!
:Democratic'Neet}ngs 2mlLhe heiil as foj/ou's.
•At REHRAU’S, this (Thursday Evening. J
At ALLEN’S, on Saturday Evening,
At BEETEM’S, on Monday Evening.
AND THEN FOR THE ONSET! '
.The following ticket has been agreed upon, to
•lb* run by-tha democrats to-morrow:
Judge,
hugh-oaOllaglier.
Inspector ,
WILLIAM GOULD.
Assessor ,
DAVID SMITH.
“DEMOCRATS ATTEND.—Tuesday next is
*tho day to decide at the ballot boxes whether you
still continue true to your principles and . tho ‘Re
publican cause, or whether by supineness and in
difference you will permit tho common enemy to
gain a victory over you. Remember, thattW en
emies of democracy are active & vigilant,—over on.
Ih6 alert to'take advantage of your lethargy. And,
/although they are not this fall, as heretofore, act
ing openly and above board; they are yet, never-'
thelcss, busily engaged in an under-hand and se
cret manner,‘marshalling their forces and prepa
ring to steal n iharch upon you. They are .besides
secretly and publicly circulating the most infam-
_ p«a slanders and hell-engendercd/a/seioorfs against
■the nominees oiijyour'ticket, endeavoring by such
fo«l moans to alienate the affections of the.credu
lous and unsuspecting from the Republican faith. 1
- Will you listen to the syren song of these false
hearted charmersl Will you permit the proud
flag of. democracy to bo sacrilegiously torn from
.. ‘the ramparts of your citadel, and trodden under
foot by yonr .ancient and merciless foe—and their,
c'vn bloody ensign, having displayed upon its
hateful folds, ABOLITION, TREASON, AN
ARCHY, TREACHERY and APOSTACY, to
he unfurled to the breeze! We know you will
• not. Then rise in-your might;,' Rally to the res-
cue. Once more to the ramparts to guard the cit
—nidelofdemocracy_frornJliojiithles3_as3aultipf.tUc
■ -■spoilers. GIVE ONE DAY MORE TO YOUR
■COUNTRY—and the pleasing sound will bo cch.
bed through your valley, that democracy is again
-victorious in old mother Cumberland. . ' t
■‘‘To ts *of
'Cumberland, now is the time to sot tho'soal of
■condemnation upon the authors and abettors of the
-“Buckshot war.” On to-morrow you will be
■called upon to give the first blow in defence of
■your liberties, against the unholy plans and infa
mous projects of the villain conspirators and the
reckless crew -who .are under their control,. Wo
•amostly urge upon evoiyyonc Ofyou tho necessity
■of turning out at the Inspector’s election to-mor
row, and also, at the Coneral Election on Tuesday
-••noxt. het nothing short of sickness or death keep
you away from the’polls. Tho enemy will turn
out to a man—and it therefore behooves all true
Hearted democrats to bc up and doing, lesl our.in
famous opponents steal a march upon.us, . v
■ Attend tho different olcctioim yourselves—arid
'take yfmr neighbors along with you. Give to
-■ -morrow and Tuesday to your country, and tlte
'Goddess of Liberty will smile complacently upon
•your efforts. Once more, then, wo urge you by
mil that is dear and sacred to man—the inestima
ble privileges you still enjoy—to turn out to the
spoils,-and dqposite your votes for the democratic
'candidates. , ’
Cease Vipers, you gnaxu a/ilei —The hired slaii-
xieror of the Herald, not content with the
, mominees on the democratic ticket, also permits!
’through the-columns of his polluted sheet, a base
attack to be tnadp upon thrr character of James
“WrLLipjlCsq' bur r worthy “Commissioner, . This"
'gentleman is too well known in Cumberland coun-
well established for hen-
Ta“‘y». Integer andpoliticalstability, to iuffer ftora
•TStlte.vild’abuse pf;thd‘poiVatedcrew about the Her
■j-tdd ofdec. cHo is esteemed and. respected :t>jf all
-w ho knowhipa,' and the infamous attaoks upon his
• j only recoil upon the authors .of the
i <oalumny.
L - If tho.people of Cumberland county want a gan>t
Alihgthop established in the liecorder and. Clerk’s
'OiVtOj thoy.;will vote for the mid-rain led federal
■ ‘'■«Eitiil'ltc. .'Sa tViakc :i correspondent.;.
. li We shall meet again at Phillippi” says the in
famous scoundrel whose foul mouthed attack upon
three of tho democratic nominees has put even
some of his, co-pattncrs in iniquity to the blush,
and utterly disgusted'niapy of the more rcspecta
"bieof His'pbliticatpartizaiwrTWtTßhaUiticot^agaiir
at Phillippi, says the blackguard menial of Charles
B. Penrose. Yes, wo shall meet, thou imp infer
nal, and though thou art not yet a “goblin damn
gd,” still thy master and thee, and the whole tribe
of infernals that surround Ihy loathsome carcase,
and from tho smoky caverns of thy sulphureous
den bejeh forth blasting and mildew upon all that
is fair and lovely in humanity, shall dreg the pois
onous cup to the bottom. . Yes, though
“Tho worm of-conscience still be-gnaw thy soul!
Thy fr|ends suspect for traitors while thou livest,
And take foul traitors for thy dearest friends!
No sleep close up that deadly eye of thine,
Unless it bo’whilo some tormenting dream
Affrights thee with a hell of ugly devils!
Thou elvish-marked, abortive, rooting hog!
Thou, that wasjscaled in thy nativity-
Tho slave of nature and the son of hell!
♦ « * * * * *
Thou rag of honor!—thou detested of tho human
. kind"— 1
Wo shall mcettlice at “Phillippi”—and we-shall
expose to tho honest gaze of the community thou
hast insulted by Ihy vile and abominable black
guardisms and obscene tirades, the miserably
loathsome creature—the leprous villain, who npw
presides over the editorial columns of the Herald
and Expositor—a sheet so vile and so contamina
ting in its character, as only to be approached with
shovel and tongs—so deleterious to the morals of
tho community, that, liko Hell itself, it “breathes
contagion to tho world!”.
Yes, thou craven-hearted wretch—notorious as
thou art-in alhfhat is filthy and disgusting in hu
man nature—wo will_cntcr the arena of.inqrals and
political rpetitude with theo, and" tear from thy
shoulders thp.deceptive mantle that covers thy vil
lainy and enables ihco to feign sanctity when most
thou pjayest thcdqyil. We will talk of thy mid
night debaucheries—of thy bacclianalian rovcls—
of thy gambling propensities. We will discourse
to thee of thy boasted invasion of tho marriage
chamber,. of thy companionship at certain times
wiiii harlots and strumpets, Wc will commune
with thee about the heniousnoss of fraudulent in
solvency—of tho villainy of tho scoundrel who
would purchase on credit for the express purpose
of enrjehing himself or his ipaster.at tho expense
of the honest and deserving.
YeSj.wo’ll meet thiee, thou black-hearted slan
derer, on ground of »fhy own choosing—and if there
yet exists a single spark of'shaipo .in thy malig
nant bosom, we’ll mantle thy check at the.tliought
of thy own degradation: —AFjcctrilave that thou
art—bound to tho chariot wheel of a.hypocritical
wretch—himself the bribed and pensioned servant*
of the bank—how darcst thou talk of honesty and
independence! Notoriously debauched as thou
art—a hellish libcrtino and an acknowledged adul
terer—how can y st thou talkof virtue and morality!
Forcibly ejected as thou hast .been.out of bUr pub
lic houses for Ihy how
is'it possible for thco to set thyself up as, a lectur
er on tompcranco and sobriety.!- As well might
Sa tan himself become a preacher of righteousness,
as'fbr thee—poor, debauched
and dishonest vagabond as thou art—to set thyself
up for a pattern of honesty, integrity, virtue and
morality!
Ilow can’st thou—brazen-faced lecher as thou
art—who art notorious for blasphemy,’ drunken
ness, debauchery and infamy—say aught against
tho character of thy neighbors! Look at htftnc,
thou assassin and murderer of character, and see if
there bo no heart-broken wife lingering out a pain
ful existence in consequence of her husband’s
beastly intemperance and we.U known debaucher
ies! But enough from us—the searching pen of a
“Churchman” has again taken the bankrupt hire
ling and Iris villain master in hands—and'if their
consciences are not “scared as with a hot iron,”
then must they feel under the withering rebuko ho
has given them from his caustic and well-directed
pen.
Wo stated In our last that John Halbert is an
abolitionist. We now repeat it, and call tho atten
tion of tile people to tho matter. John Halbert
belongs to that fanatical class.of men who wish to
abolish southern slavery, who, without..weighing
tlie deleterious effects of such a measure, would
let loose upon vhe community tlie shoal of these
thievish blacks. In the abstract, we are all oppo
sed to servitude; but tho evil existing, are we to
remedy it by incurring ten fold greater ones! Are
wo to throw tho rein of southern thraldoTh upon
the mechanics and laborers to ho plundered of their
hard earnings by a multitude of idle, thievish and
ignorant vagabonds, and this to gratify tho mis
guided or wicked zeal of a few fanatics! Tho'im
policy & inexpediency of such a measure must be
apparent'to all, and yet John Halbert, the itchy
public aspirant, is one of these persons. Let
tho honest and, reflecting -citizen pause before ho
reposes office and authority in such a man. Con
sider thenccessary’consoquoncos of a general adop
tion of this detestable doctrine, and consider that
Haibort is anxious to effect-it. Are you "willing
to make the stupid, unlettered and depraved negro
your neighbor and advocate; , arc you ; willing
to extend tho right of suffrage; to shard your
civil offices, and fill up your, public trusts with
such men! If you are, cast your vote for Halbert;
give him tho power and yon shall bo gratified to
the full; if not, givey our suffrage to tho democratic
nominee; show to the world your detestation of
these abominable principlqsf,teach tho drone who
rests his claima to your suppQrt in 'Abolitionism,,
that abolitionism, is the doctrirarof tho
doctrine which,policy &goed sense alike condemn.
Let the people see to it. —lf the citizens of Cum
berland county want the Recorder and Clerk’s of
fice to be placed completely under the control 'of
honest John M. Woodbum and the Eges, they will
vote for Joseph Bauman—for it is notorious that
this individual lives, moves, and has his existence
through them, and is a mete tool in their hands
It is these men who first brought out the poor im
becile!—and it is they who are new urging so. stren
uously his election.
We repeat, see to it;Democrats, if you do" not
want thattoffico placed in the hands of these fed
eral demagogues. Vote for'iho regular democratic
nominee,' Willis Foulk, and thus defeat the vile
schemes of-tbeinfamous crew. . ...
Halbert feels Very sore because we intimated
in n former, numhey that.be was—t-Azr I !—and
the lying vagabond ot' the Herald asserts that in.
so doing we evinced nn hostility-to the mechan
ics of our county. The birclins editor knew at
, the time he wrote,tKnr article rtJmy'he was pens
ning a vile ’ falsehood—and- Halbert rnust r feel
that iYfefrulh is so(netinies.a;bitter pilV*p“&ye
Democrats! beware of the falsehoods' and
slanders of the opposition crew. Tljey will
circulate all manner of LIES' from this till
.the .election.. This is'their invariable cus
tom'.,; They slandered Thomas Jefferson,
Simon Snyder, Andrew Jackson,' 'Marlin
Van Burcn and David R. Porter—'and, true
to their principles,’ they are now engaged in
the most villainous and.sliameful defamation
of the democratic candidatcs.on your Coun-
Ticket. Heed them not. .
■ Bewareof Spurious Tickets. —Democrats'
the.enemy will endeavor to deceive you with
spurious tickets. They will have them plant-,
ed with a portion of the democratic candi
dates upon them and some of their own mop
—they will, perhaps, have some with the
names of the. democratic candidates wrong
spelled. Look-well.-before you deposite
your vote. Examine closely, and be sure
that your ticket contains the names of Ar
rau am S. M’Ktnney, John Zimmerman,
George Sanderson, Isaac Anoney, Willis
Foulk, Alexander M. Kerr, Samuel Eck
les and Thomas H. Britton. " Nothing is
too base or mean for the,antimasonic federal
buckshotonian crew to attempt—we there
fore again urge upon you the necessity ot
examining carefully your tickets.
The last Herald charges the Auditor General
with having refused, to pay the troops \yho
marched to Harrisburg hist winter. Haying no
evidence of the kind in any other paper, or from
any other ( sourcc, we are disposed to doubt the
truth "of Cfabb’s allegation. We rather suspect,
the .cabal who surround that pure moralist,
coined the story for political purposes—the
Herald** disclaimer to the contrary, notwith
standing,
Messrs Sanderson & C.ornman:—The Bth of
October is fast'approaching* and it is’not im
proper that the people of the county should urn,
derstand how-old Mifilin feels in regard thereto.
This staunch old township will well maintain
her democratic character. She never swerves
from lur duty;.but recognizes with equal readi
ness cur foes be they nominated or volunteers.'
A foe to democracy is politically a foe to repub
lican-Mifllin—let him 'ask her support under
what color or name he pleases. A
strong, full, show the onward
march of democratic principles and democratic
measures. The illiberal policy and narrow
minded behaviour of the enemies of democracy
have long been discarded from the tree-thinking
aiidlhlelligeVirsons ol'old MiflWn;
•The seleciiohs of our convention meet 'with
unqualified approbation from our* democratic
friends. Not a murmur or single expression of
dissrttisfaction is uttered. With us the volunteer
candidates arc regarded as foes—known gener
ally tc have arrayed themselves, hitherto, with
ourppponcnlj?. .Even if, heretofore, they-had
professed derhofnitTc conduct
now belies them. To oppose the regular nomi
nees is enough to secure their comb lunation,——
They can, at lust,, only obtain .the whig vote.
Every week proclaims new aspirants; four uic
fint already,, ami all so far as \ve know them,
without merit or even common respectability
-Who,-by- the by, is Joseph Bauman? Let our
•friends be active, and all must succeed well. -
Yours tiA:.
A friend from Mifflin risks who is Joseph
Bauman? We will tell him; Originally from
Lancaster county, he'sellled in Carlisle; left it
and took up his abode, for a time, at Mount
Holly, returned to Carlisle; where he remained
a few years, under the denomination of **S'dye
Doctor/' and then flitted for Bine Grove furnace,
where--he continues, at present; under the fed
eral sway of the Egesr Without being known
to the democratic family as a constituent part
’—the mere creaUire'of political_ caprice—he ap
plied to Governor Porter for the office of Reg
ister; and having failed of success, he now com.
mits himself to the public keeping; and, relying
upon personal!popularity, he awaits tfye occa
sion tosctve his fellow citizens, as Recorder
and cleric of the Courts. Now, without dispar
agement to this gentleman-or a disposition to
wound his feelings, wc boldly affirm, ’he is no.
toriottsly deficient.in an essential requisite of a
public officer—common sense. The Doctor is
a weak, sillj •minded .man, totally disqualified
for any official function; the mere instrument -of
designing men, who urge him-to such publiy
essays merely to gratify their wanton propensi
ties, or to effect an end, to which other and sem
sible men, would hot lend themselves. Wholly
inoffensive both asa man and pohticiaivand de
ficient in the requisites which form an efficient
officer, it would be a kindness in ,his friends to
induce him to .withdraw. He possesses no .single
claim,or mcrigor fitness, which recommends him
to the support of the people.
Atessra. Sanderjon (s' Cornman: ’
—(Tflitlcmt-n—lt is with feluctnncc~tli.il I at any
tiriio appear before the'puhlic in vindication of
my character)" but it is more particularly so on
the eve 6f an" election when the public mind, is
unusually agitated. Suffice it to say that not,hing
biit a sense of duty to the public, to myself and
family, causes me at this, time to notice the vile
abuse and wanton ..slanderous articles, in the
Herald and Expositor.of last week., In the
first place, the paragraph under the editorial
head in said paper I pronmmcc, nfcnllection, of
base unwarrantable slander, and" as. for the
questions’over the signature of “1,. N. N.Y.,”
1 also pronounce them a collection of .mean and,
contemptible indirect assertion or insinuations,
without the sanction of u name dr even the
-shadow of truth to support them; and lhe_puhlir
can have no better proof'of'that fact than the
circumstance of the -writer thereof, like a mid.
night assassin, appearing over a fictitious sig
nature, being ashamed to give his real name to
what he knows to be false to all intents and pur
poses.— - .Very respectfully, yours &c.
• W. FOULK.
Octfl, W 39.
BOROUGH MEETING
Jit Moudips, on Saturday evening last.
A B ST UAC T OF' if. HE HOC KKDI JCS.
On morion,a committee of seven was appoin
ted,, t« report a preamble ami resolutions'ex
pressive .pf. the sense of the,meeting on the sub'
ject of the approaching election, . •
. 1 lie committee, after having retired for a
short time, reported through, their
James' H. Graham, 15sq, the f(ilto\vihg, :> wiiich,
on motion, the meetmg atloptcd unanimously?—
"Whereas, we will anon he ‘called upon?‘arain
to exercise that inestimable privilege of, free
men secured by our Republican form of Govern
merit—the right of Selecting by the'hallot .box
our public funotinnaries-andthe free expression
of Opinion is n privilege important to the propet:
exercise bfthis inestimable right. ' * r .
Therefor ßesolved, '■ That we view the com
ing election as one of deep 'interest to every . re
publican, as the first which will he hidden under
tile amended Constitution/which .was originated'
by, and iulopted through the tnsmimentality. of
the Democracy of our .‘State.-v_ 'J-.n-..". • ...
Resolved, That tye wilfcnrdialiy
ticket nominated fby theiDemocrittic County,
Convention, and use ail our influence to secui’ei
the shcccsaof the whole ticket by a triumphant:
wbHlii.eurnesttytirse o«r ; <lchhd4
cratic fellow citizens to aclivitj' and zeal', re.’
minding then) Mint the price of Liberty Is un
ceasing vigilance.
Besotveil, That the low, vulgar and scurrilous
attack made upon nur county, oHircrt, in the last
Herald, is alike disgraceful to.the editor and the
principles he professes to support, and is e»i-‘
deuce nf a low inalignancy-of min'd,incompatible
with that which ought (n characterize.the ac
credited Editor of a public press. , -
, Itt'voh'cd, That a cnihiuittee-of three- from,
each ward he appointed, to report to an adjourn
ed.meeting to he held on Tuesday evening next
at the public house of Geo. Sheafer—Commit
tees of vigilance for tile different wards mid can
didates for Judge ami Inspectors of the General
Election. . ■
Geo rge Ah'/iem, .
John Trough, Secretaries.
Correspondence of the Jhncrlcun Volunteer.
New York, Sept. 24, 1839.
I regard Wall Street as the financial baro
meter by which merchants, bankers, brokers
&c., are apprised of the true state and con
dition of the commercial and political atmos
phere. There may be those among your
■readers who,are not aware of the existence,
of such a spot, nor of the transactions of
which it is the daily scene. Be it known
unto such that Wall street is the place
where are congregated most ot the banks,
brokers’ offices, newspaper establishments
& other insignia of magnificent grandeur for
which this great bustling, busy city is re
nowned. It is the place jvhere bankers
daily resort to rcgulatfc the rales of exchange,
and to adopt measures for Jjjreatingl honest
men-out of a large portion, of their honest
means. It is the p)ace where brokers repair
to carry those measures into full and com
plete execution. It is the place where spec
ulators crave such supplies as will en :
able them.to monopolize (he necessaries of
life; andthuastfti've,-«d/i6i7i(ni,thcim]us
trious poor. It is, in fide, the place where
merchants, financiers, editors, apple w-omcn,
lawyers, loafers, smaU’bccr pedlars, politi
cians and pickpockets are huddled together
in the must admirable confusion, betwixt the
•hours of 10 and 2 eacUday.cach in the dis
charge of his or her peculiar official func
tions, and'all alike,, in-their own estimation,
possessing an honesty of intention and puri r
ty ol motive “rarely equalled and never ex
celled.” if a pressure is felt in the money
market a remedy is sought here. If any
mystery exists in*maUcrs of finance it is first
developed here. If, any change is taking
place'in,public sentiment it is first seen lutfej
and whether tile commercial and political
atmosphere is darkened by clouds or illumin-.
cd by sunshine. Wall street bears accurate
indicia ol its pruisc condition.
I bavc-takcn tho_liberty of writing this,
long-preface to the announcement of the
short faet that the stock of the U. S. Bank,
which was selling two years since lor 125 c
is now glutting the market at ,101.1 a 104.
The recent movements nf that institution have
opened the eyes of even its friends.- Its ex
tensive issue of post notes in Boston&berc,
by which a false aspect was given to trade,
■and by which business men were lulled into
a false security, has had a tendency to ren
der it peculiarly obnoxious to (he well found
ed suspicions and distrust of the commercial
community. A member of a very noted and
Wealthy firm in South street near Wall,
whom I had long known ns an uncompro
mising Whig and friend of the monster, an
nounced in my hearing a few days since, the
entire and radical change which had taken
place in his sentiments since, the delusive
policy and subtle treachery of the U. States
Bank had become apparent. This circum
stance, together with an abundance of others
which aregoccurring daily under my obser
vation, are symptomatic of returning reason
in a' large portion of the Mammoth Bank
party. The fact is, "the U. S. Bank must go
down, and with it must bccngulplicd Henry
Clay and all his glittering hopes of reaching
the chair of State. Another fact is, the In
dependent Treasury must be established,,
and with if the lasting honor and imperisha
ble fame of Marlin Van Huron. Fine gen
try, and “talented Senators” may turn up
-their handsome aristocratic noses at this pre
diction, and fancy editors.may affect to treat’
it with derision, while they are, neverthe
less, compelled to contemplate its too cer
tain and unavoidable reality.-
OiiFi'iday'la-srttvoßT-itislrQaeen-aTriYcdi
having been out IT days, and {in, Saturday
the Great Western departed. On board the
former came Mr. Ingham, who was sent out
to Europe by some company in Rennsylva-
-nttrttrcndehvur-to iiegntilftc a loan. It is
•said" that lie returns-without accompjjphing
his object. The aspect of alfairs in England
is not materially changed by (Ids arrival.—
Cotton speculators and stock jobbers are
‘‘suffering some’? Its they undoubtedly ought,
while .agriculture was .never ..more prosper
ous and encouraging.- "-Daniel Webster js
non cst inventus: Probably he is'shooting
grouse' among the ’ brais and mountains of
bonn}’Scotland. , It is-openly rumored that
the Queen is to bestow her hand upon Prince
Albert of Saxe Coburg,. The pretty little
virgin would undoubtedly make him a charm-"
ing helpmate. But my advice to her would
bo not to assume the silken bonds. A King
is a humbug—-but to be the subject of a
young, beautiful, tender, maidenly little
monarch like Victoria—there is something
inspiring and poetic in, the very, notion.—-
Democrat as .1 am, I can’t say that ! should
uige any very serious objections. Mr. Hen
derson, Texian agent to. France-and Eng
land; also came passenger in the “Queen,”
and brings with him from both those nations
the recognition of Texas.
- I have just rottm to add that a very de
structive fire-occurred yestevday.oonsuming
the National Theatre, thi-ee.elcgant churches
and-aeyeral private houses. The loss is said
to amount to about S260;000‘ A small por
tion .only was insured. Charles Kean, the
celebrated tragedian,had just commenced an
engagement at this' Theatre, and was to have
appeared last night,' fur-the first'time, since
iHj.s,yecovery from a short illness, in the chair-;
actetf Of Richard tlie Third. < The manager,
Wwlitt;, is supposed to bo ,totally .ruined.
No lives were lost. •; ~ SLAMM.
‘Sr
Messrs,auditors.; —My, former communi-i
catibna.weS/designed to showthe insinceri
ty,of. thefHfrald .man’s pretensions to mor-T
oijty,; .an4v;|nsi utter unfitness tp advise or
JOHN HOLSAPPLE, President.
Martin Corn man,
JohtyGftz , Sen.
Josvfih Hershey
j/amee Armstrong,
V. Presidents
For the Volunteer.
and sustaining the position Tie had assumed,
is the evidence of his hypocrisy. It is proof
clear and indisputable. He has allowed, by
his condiicfv* the-hollowness of his profes
sions. And, is any farther corroboration
needed? It presents itself in the flagrant
inconsistency-he";evinces in supporting for
Oflice, at this moment, the very kind of man
he was most loud in denouncing. Not only
did ho aid in bringing before the community
men of notoriously intempcratcand debauch
ed practices,-but lie rccominemls with voice
and pen such individuals, to the public no
tice. Hand in hand,’ slander and denuncia
tion, have'been weekly blazoned forth from
that print—the former most foul and malig
nant defamation ,of irreproachable reputa
tions; the latter, a hissing outcry against vice
and immorality. Hut mark’ the meannessof
the hypocrisy—a hypocrisy so vile and
.shallow, that its rottenness offended every
■nostril bcfore.it’could peivertlor deludenny
man’s judgment. The silliness and weak
ness of the ranting impostor is strangely dif
ferent from common scoundrels. They usu
ally plan their schemes with craft and fore
sight.- But this witless knave, dripping with
corruption, swipgs in the very halter he had
prepared for honest men.
The vagabond mercenary verifies profes
sion, by action directly its opposite—decry
ing intemperance,he recommends to the pub
lic the rumsuckcr; fiercely indignant at the
inebriate, he supports and nominated for of
fice the very manufacturer of the poisonous
.spirit—the wholesale distiller. Tn the opin
ion of this manikin, to injure one’s self is aft’
unpardonable social infraction;but to turn the
maddening stream of intoxication, bubbling
in the boiling fury of its dissolving elements,
into the public throughfare and the private
byway—to impel from an cxhaustless source,
an inundating flow of- the destructive drug
on the wholo community; to unman, shatter
and paralyze social energy and activity is a
harmless" practice—a sjn, expiated by the
penance of suffering defeat on a political
race coufscT ~ 1
Thus far, the imposture of the mangy hire
ling has been exposed on the strength of his
own declarations, his gross incongruities,and
his, public moral delinquencies. Now we
advance a step farther, and laying aside the
weapons of defence, adopt the language of
accusation, and affirm the exact applicabili
ty-of every lino and sentence hitherto utter
ed, to the tortuous windings of this wormy
cormorant. An itinerant hireling and shill
ing politician; a gambler and drunkard;
sivi fuller aml whoremonger, lie yet nomho rs
other crimes more dark and loathsome. We
may yet tear the veil from these coarse vil
lanies.
The sensitive uneasiness betrayed by the
yelping tool, and his lieuce howßng.underan
insinuation of a dishonest interruption of Ms
mercantile.pursuits,.spring not from the be
lief of- conscious injury. Let not" the
stbobthhess of "his. un.ru filed conscience- be
disturbed by a shadowy spectre. Let not
his honesty "he startled at the-thought of a
phantasm. What if it should be boldly af
firmed that fraudulent bankrupt is 'not an
unapt appellation? What if it .be shown
that dishonesty marked the insolvency?—i
Who dare deny il? Will the haggard de
bauchee call to mind h journey to the west?
Will he remember the decaying state of his
home business? - Will he hear in mind the
result of that adventure?. Will he recollect
the land speculation? Will he keep in mind
the gratified expressions lic,.u(tcred on his
return at his bargain? And'will he above
all recall the startling (ruth, that, in making
aii assignment, this distant ownership glided
from his recollection? that no return appears
of this “neat little, business transaction?”—
Come, ye defrauded and wronged credit.ns,
compel tills unconscionable reprobate to
vomit forth,his ill-gotten and faithlessly de
tained riches! make him disgorge it. Con
veying the trashy-skeleton—the merest rem
nant of his hired wealth,to an accessary of his
dishonesty—he now stands ready to vindicate
his villany by the oath which such (unstrung
• iagrates never scruple to-take. Haying
gathered together the available fragment-o'f
his squandered substance—bankrnplcvgrin
ning in his bloated face—he pushed for the
west T—far from home and the reach of the
creditor—there to invest it, to the shameless'
cheat of his coiifidingji'icmls ami-unsuspect
ing benefactors. . • ; '
Does any man suspect the course iminbr
ality which this wasted debauchee embodies?
The-jabbering-fool-has-sknlkeii-too-far-info
tire vineyard of virtue; the feeblest eve shall
see his maggoty rottenness. To indulge the
wildest freaks and boldest extravagance iiC
untamed.passions,'are but the least of.this
-at'' * ■ -
creature’s monstrous crimes. To wanton in
the fearful brutality of maddening appetites;
to riot in the illicit love and frantic orgies
■of the shameless harlot; to prostitute, habit
ually, in the anus of unchaste love, the hus
band’s vows and the fatherts sacted obliga
tions; and to carry sl\iime and disgrace to the
hallowed innocence of a neglected and (lis
hooorcdTamily, has been the industrious and
inveterate course of this graceless lecher.
Ay, morc : —stealthily stealing upon, he lias
fixed his venomous fangs in the tender cover
ing that alone shields unsuspecting virtue”.—
•Having lured, again & again, to the home of
an amiable wife,the object of his lustful long
ings;—to facilitate the -indulgence, of his
fierce passions—(“under the confidence of a
generous protection,) the maidenhood of the
inveigled innocent has been beset; her honor
tampered with; and her ,virtuo'yinwillingly
plundered—the precursor, of a ‘life of dis
grace and infamy. -And, would you think it,
the same ruthless empovcrisher of the hopes
and prospects of. the poor and the helplcssr
sallied forth to boast the success of his dia
bolical plans? . This is he who has ascribed
his; own base deeds/to other-men;,. This is
he, who, in the midnight hour hath’ stolen
forth to the filthy recess which contained
the blasted and wrecked-creature of his un
holy schemes; of-those whoso- modesty de
parted.under the guilty roof of this husband
seducer. Yea, this is the wretch whose sub
stanco the piuip and the pander have con
veyed to the haunts of licentiousness. It is
ho who div’nledawith the bawd, in the ante
room, .the duo denied,, in the,..contiguous!
chamber, to the needy and importunate cre
ditor. , ", /■' • , I
AVe turn oyer another leaf, and a gloom
tenfold more distnal apd, startling ’appears..
Thbadulterons deeds of the craven miscre
ant, though at a distance; bespealc judgment
on'tlio evidence of his Own 'shameless boast*
ing. AliVthcbitteranguisiioftlieclislionor
cdhnsband.the keen i'einorsc of the, repent
ant wife; the prattling accents of the tin-;
conscious offspring—the lasting, living pthof
of a mother’s weakness anil infidelity—move
the soul to indignation. The betrayal of
confidence, the vileness of besetting the vir
tuous wife in the absence of her natural pro
tector; the fearless ingress to the domestic
chamber of the helpless innocent—the anx
ious importunity and subtle wiles mark the
savage ferocity of .the demon incarnate,
The loveliness of youth, intelligence, respec
tability, brilliant hopes, fell a sacrifice to
the gross fewdness of ..this, this
wretch, who hath dared slanderously to
belabor others for moral delinquencies.
Kind reader, do you yet suppose this bes
tial libertine capable 6f a true or trust worthy
sentiment? Truth and lie know not each
other! His slanders are as hollow as his
hcayt is depraved.
The impotent ravings and angry, menaces
of the scourged hireling awaken a.further
fact.... Let him fret and rage Till . his. foul
lungs cease to blow. Let him disgorge every
drop of his malignant spleen, and let him
unfold the “stirring scenes” about Harper’s
row—then one, perchance, will not escape.
Nay, not indeed a “stirring scene,” but one
which the sycophantic inebriate may well
remember. A long, lank, powerless form,
lay stretched before his own door helpless ns
a babe. Was (his a stirring scene?... Mid-,
night brooded in sullen gloom; a silence s.till
as the "grave, spread around. No voice or
living thing broke on the quiet calm; but
stop! ever and anon, the deep snorlings, in
coherent'ravings, and bitter groans of a
brute, disturbed the stillness.: It was a cap
tive nianacled-in-the bonds of intemperance.
It was a nightly reveller—a beastly baccha
nalian, .hoarsely mourning in-the keen an
guish of a'frantic delirium and the piercing
pains of a strained, ahnsed and sinking na
ture. Can any doubt his identity.. Go ask
the itinerant hireling. .
Suclv Is and has been'the slimy track
(raced by the dishonest bankrupt. Begot
ten in the womb of slander; he was born in
to-the world- an-empty -fool-and croaking
caitiff. Shame and desolation have travelled
close on his footsteps. Wormy, wasted and
idiotic—a shapeless mass of living nvatter—
the very incarnation of"vice and ( crime—he
embodies .every"jthing low, despicable aiid
worthless—staining, by contact, the streams
of purity ami innocence, he has-habitually
pandered to'his coarse and inordinate appe
tites, from the public virtue. P-ing crime
on crime, and villany .on villanv, till (ho
huge mass conceals his rancid frame by (he
grossness of its^bulk; yet. from rhese putres
cent defences he steals forth to blush and
blacken (lie unguarded magazines of moral
excellence and purity. Hired, paid and kept,
to calumniate and cloud, the reputation of
the honest and respectable, he well supports
the character he was bribed to represent.—
He stands forth a shocking exemplar of mor
al depravity and shattered imbecility, Vain,
silly and nialicious;an ingralc and simpleton,
we leave him the foulest pile of flesh and
hones that Inis ever annoyed, for. a long pe
riod, the presence of morality ami virtue.
..There is. no system of -government in ,lhc
world so simple ns our own; and yet of all
political systems it is the most delicate in its
structure, and requires the greatest caution
and circumspection on the part of those who
govern and. direct its exquisite machinery.
Like the sensitive plant it withers under
the rude "Touch of its foes, and revives and
expands only, when beneath tile guardian
protection of those who watch with lively in
terest and joyful emotions its tender buds
and lovely flowers, ovcr.which the Goddess'
of liberty hovers and smiles. A system
therefore upon which hang the hopes of the
world, needs to be an object of our greatest
solicitude’. If equality and de
lights have any charms to attract and bind
us, then are ivc bound by every considera
tion—by the memory of the past, and the
glowing anticipations of the future—to take
means in order that 'opi-glorious government
may with ease and facility, perform its na
tive functions, and-carrv out the designs of
th jse stern and indomitable republicans,
who, amid the storms and tempests of an
arcliy and war, stood firmly, upon the nick '
of tVnth, and embodied.those,.principlesw;hich
are now the birthright of every American,
and which gladden the heart of the exile,
and the worn and.wearied stranger the mo
-ment-he touches-the-soil,—which-is hallowed
by the footsteps of,freedom.
The past, by its brazen tablets, tells how '
tenaciously the people,have clung to their
cherished institutions: and nroolaims in a
voice that cannot be misunderstood or si
lenced, that under the guidance of JefKfson,
Monroe, Madison and Jackson, they have
shown themselves to be the firm friends and
unwavering adherents of.the principles of our
sires. .
No great design was ever carried effectu
ally iiito execution, without some organized
.plan having, been devised or laid dbwn to
direct those operations which, were intended
to bring about the desired result. Our fore
fathers,! n -their daring resistance t a the man
dates of a cruel mother, rushed not blindly
into difficulties and dangers. Long ere a
Blow was struck, or the,green sod of LeS
ington was stained with the’warm blood of
the free, —had the \vise of the land marked
out the course which was proper to pursue,
and which in their, estimation would; as the
result proved,"effectuate our.deliverance—
and break with'a giant arm,'the cords that
were cast -around us. So must we, if our
desire is to preserve our liberties unimpair-;
•b’ri>-ndo))t a systematical plan whereby that
great end can be Secured. In accordance
with this.belief, the democratic party, who
are the successors of the tvhigs and patriots
.of 70, have. Uniformly adhered to certain
customs and usages, conceived, recommend
ed, and established by the wisest heads and
flic purest hearts. The wisdom” and the pol
icy Of maintaining these usages, have been
festetl.byyeaspnS'Of trial, difficulty and dan
ger. duVcouritry, under the rule and direc
tion of those men who were chosen by the
democratic party, and in accordance with its
usual customs, baa stood amid the convul
sions of States—-the upheavings of the popu
lar will—and the efforts of the foes of equal
ity —as firm and undaunted iis our own rock
built & rugged Alleghenies u^def.the storms
and tempests of a thousand years; ' The,
principles these usages tend to ad
vance, and which govern us, are founded
upon the rock cf eternal truth;—ami are on
ly. destined to fail wheti tho jfiriu base of the
cloudoappeJcliffishallnieltaway—andfhe
CIIURCmiAN,
For the t'ohinlccr.