r CABX-ISSaS.: i’HimSDAY, OCTOBKI! 21. IfctaO. OUll WJLiiia. “NTow our fl;«s-is Hung to the wild wind Ircc, Let it Heat oVi - war ‘father land,” ' And the guard of hi spotless f uue shall be, ■ L'uliunbii’s c/iotscn bdrut-J' FOR PRESIDES f IN I«40, MARTIN VAN RUBEN, , AND AN INDEPENDENT TREASURY. - C/iangc.—So far there is no difficulty 'whatever experienced in this neighborhood in respect to change. The Bank in this place continues to redeem its S 5 bill s when presented, anti these having silver in their possession evince no disposition to keep it hoarded tip. The prompt measures adopted by the Governor and Attorney General, a gainst Shinplasters, have produced this state pf things; for had that illegal paper trash a ■gain been permitted to appear,, we might have bid adieu to .specie-. ' We understand that there has been but very little iruti made Upon the Bank for change since the suspension, and that the Directors are.' determined to continue the payment’of their S>s bills. 7 his is all right, and we have not a 'doubt' that if such a dis position to accommodate'cofrtuiues to prevail, on all sides, we shall tits able to get along without any difficulty.- . The Banks in the South generallyWve suspended specie payments. 1 hnsc in the Kast, with but few exceptions, continue to redeem tlieir notes in the legal ciifrenty of flhe country. We are indebted to the Hon. Ciiauleb J. • I-noersoll for a copy ol his admirable spdeclv ' livered in the Reform Convention. It is certainly “Ulfe of life ablest anil most master-" ly arguments on the subject, now extant— cand it is'of immense importance at the pre sent time, now that the Banks; have again place)!. themselves at the mercy of the Leg islature. The speech in question throws a flood of light upon the subject—gleaned from history and experience—which would he of immense importance to every member of our State Legislature;'and wo trust that each one will procure a copy and study the doc trines it inculcates and the arguments it ol fers with the closest attention. . We shall probably hereafter make some • 'extracts from the speech fur the benefit of our readers. - Its great length precludes its - insertion entire. ‘ The President returned to the seat of Govern hi (nit on Wednesday week, after an absence of upwards of three months. He was met and welcomed at the Capitol by a large concourse'of citiv.cus. He is repre ssnted as being in excellent health & spirits. Duiing his journey to the North, Mr. p Van Bui;cn received, every where, the high est marks of respect, which evince the deep hold he has in the affections of the people. 'The fact is, at this time he is one of the most popular Chief Magistrates we have ■ ever had—and at tho next election, if'we are nut greatly mistaken in the signs of the times, he will be permitted to walk over the course without a show of opposition. . Williams’.majority ffcilj in the Alleghe ny district, for Senate, is 232. Last year, ttitner’s majority, in the same district was 1580! In the Cheater. Senatorial district, Hit net’s majority was 102 —this-year the .. democratic Senator is elcclcJ by 1.389! In . the Lancaster district, where .the federal majority last year was 2116—this year they ' have' only elected their Senator-fry 399!—i So we go. -These are fair specimens of the way. Buckshot federal whiggery' has been "used up.all-over the. State, One elfurtinore, and it will he driven clean over the Rocky mountains. ~ Tr.n Governor’s Letteb ahd ’THE A’l’tonS-rV Gbijeral’s Circular.— These important public documents, which we published last week, meet with a hearty response .from tho people. Seldom if ever, has such, universal approbation boon a. warded to a Chief Magistrate, as has been the ... - vito injthisnaiticular. His political friends are ■delighted with his firmness anil promptitudo in the trying emergency—whilst hie enemies have not . dared lb.whisper a Syllable of dissatisfaction. 7 Sow strongly^:ddcs T this tiineljrrnlerferenco = pf . Gov; Porter' contrast with tho 5 course pursued by his predecessor when the suspension of 1837 took place! It was not until our currency was jlfterly debased, by a heartless, submissive acquiescence ■ 'in the auhatitutio'n of filthy and abominable trash ’ foe our common • change—and our laws basely, trampled under .foot by-individuals and corpora tions, that the then imbecile - Executive Called at tention to tho subject! And how. was it then done! , Why,’ forsooth, by telling tho.people that their l3ws had been virtually yepoaledby-comihCn t ■ consent! Thlswasonly adding. insult to injury, ' Iwi4;aii4 heart of ono who •" A " hasVby Common consent, received tho appropriate L , toghomctt of Shin Plaster Governor. 11; '■ -■ But thanks to tho democracy of Pennsylvania, have now a Statesman at the helm who has i* honesty andepurage wherewith, to guidcaho Ship 7 . of state. 'At Ids mandate the Vilo cm wV who es. petted 3 rich harvest off the people hy this second } • ’ suspension, have beeri despoiled of all their fond - ' calculations; and the .fanner, mechanic and' labor- V ingmancannpw rest contentedly under lhb~repjib- Chief •’’lxMagistralc.'■ . testimonials cfl e° u rso • sve. epps+der it unnecessary, ha question need only to-be reaito to’every-iiuprejudiced in: t must ;•■ \plaootha present %nirjatr<.(ioa on ah eminence ihay hld dpagfc^i to.sll the assaults of the l ' r »'. 4.r¥SsSi^ddehsbi4;pla2ta?^s^iaty-.''* -V' ! rdv i--~ ,Vi ' Mrnm kkj&W: ‘ The Elections. THE BALL STILL BOLLING OWWABP. ' . ■lOOO CHEERS FOR THE OLD KEYSTONE! . * l tine!*' ■ Attention 'the whole. Rightalroutlnce. -Eycaright'.; Front'.' ■Take care to display open columns from-thb right of sections. March, The returns pf-tho recent election in this state, far exceed the most sanguine expectations of our friends—not more by the unusual number of sound democrats returned to the licgistataro, than by the overwhelming majorities they have received. The. Senate, which *at the opening, of the last session stood 13 democrats to 21 federalists, now stands 17 democrats to 16 federalists, and this, too, in defiance of tbo gerrymandering process of Messrs. Penrose & Co., by Which they hoped to retain their ill gotten power' for years to comb. In the House, which last year contained biitSS democrats, [these noble men, however, rendered their names immortdl by the firm stand they tool? and maim tainod, despite “buckshot and ball” opposition, against the bloody minded d'iiumciratc who sought to destroy the gpvcrnmcmQ wo have now 09 good men and true—tho fcderal.party can only muster 31 all told. Thus we have a majority in joint bal lot of 39! which secures tho election of a demo cratic Senator in Congress. Besides, wo nbW have tho Governor, tho Senate, and the House cf Representatives, which will ensureUb good and wholosomo democratic laws—tho more desirable by reason of three years federal misrule and bank tyranny. WoTl give Martin’Van Buren tho snug little majority of 30,000 at tho next Presidential election. Again, wo, say, 1000 cheers for tho old “Keystone State.” Then there is Maryland—good old substantial, Maryland—that last year elected, for the first time, a democratic Governor—let us see.what she has ■done ut tho recent election. Sho has increased the republican majority from 311 {last year) to 1637! and scoured a majority in joint ballot, in her Legislature, of 11 genuine democratic votes! This state is safe to Mr. Van Buren by 2000 majority. And, not to forget the Jersey Blues, who were so outrageously cheated out of their rights by ,a federal Governor and Council—although, owing to whig management in districting tho State, wo have, as udual, lost the Legislature and Council, yet the result of tho recent election shows a demo cratic majority in New Jersey of nearly 2000'votes. S9WP set dqvva .this,ancient Commonwealth safe for ffie administration beyond' tho' possibility of a doubt, federal rejoicing:; to tlio contrary notwith standing. But make Way for the “Buckeye State: There 'too', federal whiggery has been so ccmpletelyused up, that there is scarcely a grease spot left for the deformed vixen to set her foot upon. The Demo crats have literally swept the State from one end to the other.” Even in Harrison’s own county, tho republican majority is over 1000.’ Tho Democrats have 25 out of the 3G Senators, which makes our majority in that branch of tho Legislature Id!— In the House wo have carried dO out of tho 72 members—making a majority in joint ballot of do! Set down Ohio safe for cur democratic Presi dent by a majbrity of at least 20,000. Then comes- Georgia, tho last in,the series of October victories. M’Donald the democratic can didate, is elected Governor by nearly 3000 major ity—and wo have likewise carried, it is certain, a majority of tho Legislature, This is tho first time -for several years the .democrats have carried tho State of Georgia. We close our list for the present. In the month of November We expect to have the pleasing in telligence to record that New York and Missis sippi .have also added their mito to keep tho ball rolling. Military Arkests appear to be the order of the day in this Borough, for the last seven or eight months. First—Col. Foulk by Major General Alexander. * Secondly—Majors Alexander and Mc- Cartney, and- Lieut. Greigh by Col, Foulk— Thirdly—Col. Foulk again by Gen,__Alexandcr. Fourthly—Captains Moudy and Wise by Maj> McCartney—he having previously been restored to duty by Gen. Alexander. And, lastly—Major General Alexander by his Excellency tjio Com mander in Chief. These'arrests have all -grtfiVn, out of-thc.celebratedßuckshot._war—and,if. the good people, of this Borough don’t become well acquainted with military law, it is hot for lack of opportunity. . ’ ' " Centenary rf Methodism. —Wo are requested to state that tho M. Episcopal church is to he re opened on Friday the 25th inst. which day. is to ho observed.!)? tlic'Methodists throughout tho world as the hundredth annivetsaiy of the formation of their Society. Tho services for tho day in this borough will be as follows: A public prayer mcet ihg at suncise, (6 J A, Iff.) a sermon at 10 o’clock by Prof. Emory—a .private.meeting of tho Society (Love Feast) at 3'o’clock—and a sermon at 7 o’- clock by President Durbin.. To tho public meet ings on the occasion, the citizens. generally are respectfully invited. Ah this day is to bo observ ed by tho Methodists with all the solemnity.of a , Sabbath,Jt is [ earnestly- desired thattljpse who have members of tho Methodisf Episcopal plrurch in their employ will releaso/them from thoir ordi nary duties’on that day. Lmportaht to School Dibectors. —Tho Secre tary of tho Commonwealth has forwarded to tho Commissioners’ Office, in this county, for the uso’ of each School District, a copy of llio School Laws, &Ci—algo 4 bldnlcfarm for tlib annual report which the aro. by jaW required toflinake to the Siiperintendahti oh or before, the first Monday in January next., ■Directors would do well to call at the CommiSf' sionets’ Office, without delay, and procure tile quota allowed to their respective districts. ■ FederaliM! Dnveiled.— There is how and thch“a whig editorfomid' who is bold enough, to throw off the federal disguise; The New Orleans. 'Jmcntan ‘plainly avows itself in favor of'disfran chising our German, Dutch and Irish population. It descants thu&r—which may ; bo considered, the sentiment of the loaders of federalism: ■* . .. * “Mainu is under BRITISH -INFLUENCEr—. Pennsylvania to,the OBSTINACY of the GER MAN and IRISH population—ami - Ohio to the IGNORANCE of the DUf CttiaVhd haVb Inva ded whole sections of that glorious State. The masses in these States have gone to the polls, and wo know the result—-a result .alike inimical to food government as to the prosperity ofall clauses, intil. the-RIGHT; of, SUFFRAGE is somewhat RESTRICTED, Wo ,shall ever sec misrule.” ; • GEn. i'lholtias'. S. Canhinghartii who was the phaOTtan. of. Steyensl.Riimp RarUarnent last ‘.yritt tor, ips,' thh . i Hopsp,’ y ; hps heard ho'mpro ui.pablie of i/fex cerpovmjy have him bjf hjjnajerC Ity of nearly '3oo[votesy i ' k ttdditip,a,tp being letfwas nearly joluini. The following extract of aletterfroip.pno-.of tho wealthiest of our American merchants reading in England, is suggested 1 by an allusion «i tlie; same letter to-thedishonoringof tho bills of exchange df the United States Bank, , No doubt itfexferß&q-* ea IhS general *opinion of intelligtnC'cot&meipial mchlin England* aftil certainly does' h'efefc .r “We.can now understand cause of. Mr. Biddle’s resignation, and |he select; lug of Mr. Dunlap to supply Ins* placeman indi vidual whom wo had n«#er before li'card of. It is my deliberate opinion that ihe U. S. Ranhhas been ihe great moving Cause of all the financial distress that has existed in America for Ihe last four ycarsi and I predict that Mr. Biddle and his measures will bo ero lo’ng Understood, and his name will be execra ted by generalionS to coine, for the, mischief ho has been the uuthot of.” [AX T, Eve. Post* Jl Regulator. —The Federalists have talked lohg and loudly about a National Bank regulating and cqualizing.cxchangcs. : How ridiculous must such an idea now appear in,the eyes of an intelligent community. Tho Pennsylvania Bank of-the U. States with all, its potuer, which ftlhv Biddle said was greater under its State charter than under tho old one from Congress, has been unable to regu late its exchanges, Ithas a Branch in New York which refuses tho paper of tho parent Bank. If tho mammoth cannot regulate its own matters, how would it bo ‘possible for it to • regulate tho 8C& other Banks! The truth is there weto a? many failing Banks during-tho existence of the last National Institution aS at almost any other period of equal duration, and perhaps more* Beauties of -Federal Wiiiooerv.— We abk thb attention of our readers to tho following item, •which is selected from the New York Commercial very pious federal whig Journal: •‘Marriages aro becoming common between low lived tailors, blacksmiths, and other filthy me chanics. This is radical democracy—one of the ■fruits of republicanism.” . .. There it stands, says a talented cotemporary, in its superlativo=infamy, a mark of abhorrence and unqualified detestation. Herb is to bo seen tho genuine spirit of federal whlggcry: this is life es timation in which the loaders and; organs of that parly hold all those Who obtain their living-by honest industry, unless it bo -a fow days previous to an election, in order to secure their votes. If the federal party had their way, the mechanic and working man would Jbo treated with no more re- Spedl than a woolly-headed, thick-lipped African, ing mechanics, wli'o support the whig party—When they.aro their uncompromising enemies. It is a matter of wonder to us, how a farmeror-moohanio can allow"himself to rally under, the black banner of federal whiggery! i f Specie. —The St, Louis Republican of the 15th inst., says that within the lost-eight weeks, the amount of specie sent from that city for tho cities of the Smith and East, does not fall short of 51,300,000. Good Mias if true: —Wo loam , from good au- thority, says the Baltimore Silty of Saturday that onemf our Banks, if, hot all, will resume specie payments next week.' Hurrah, for the Bank that •first resumes, says the same print, and tho “devil take, the hindmost 1” PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. SESSION OF 1810. The following is a complete list of tho members of tho Senate and House of Representatives of this state for the next session, which convenes on the first Monday Of January, 1810, ani a classifi cation of their politics. SENATE. aggp* Ist District., Philadelphia-city —lVcdericlc Fra • ky x Henry S. Spademan. 2. Philadelphiacounty—Michael Snyder,Chas, Brown, Samuel Stevenson. 3. Montgomery, Chester and Delaware—Hen* ry Myers, Nathaniel Brooke , John B. Stbrigere. 4. Bucks —William T. Rogers; 5. Berks—John Miller. 6* Lancaster and York —John Stroking James A* Caldwell, Thomas E. Cochran, . 7. Dauphin and Lebanon— John Ktllinger, 8. Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry and U nion—Robert F, Mad ay, James M. Bell. U. Columbia and Scnuylkill—GharlbsFrail}'. -7—Kh-Northamplon-and-ielugli—Abr-m-ShcrU— -11. Luzerne,.Monroe", Wayne and Pile/}—Ebe- : nezer Kingsbury, Jr. , , ■u-'arr.w ’> -•’ibi -12, Lycoming, Centre, Clinton and .jNcrtluph ’berland—Robert Fleming. '* * l ' : 13* Bradford end Susquehanna— Blihu Casel \) t 14. Franklin, Cumberland and Adams— Charles B. Penrose , Thomas C, Miller. 15* Bedford and Somerset— SamuelM, Barclay. 16. Westmoreland—John C. Plainer. • ; 17. Washington—Jb/m Jawing. T 7 18. Fayette and Greene—William F. Copiah.' . . 19. Allegheny and Butler— H*%Uidm Parviance, Thomas Williams . ' , 20* Beaver and' jMerccr— J. Pedrsord Sl/Crawfoj-d and Brie— -Joseph M. Sterrett,/ ' ; . 22. Jefferson, M’Keun* Potter, Tioga, Venango,, and Warrcri-I-tSamucl Hays. 23,. Indiana, Armstrong, Clarion, Cambria and Clearfield—Findlay Patterson. , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. \ Adams— Daniel M William Jllbrighi 'E^h^^^'’f -.Allegheny ’—•Robert Cardihers, William Jl Permit man, Juhn Mcjpoivd, CeorgeHarsit ■ ' i BradfordrrDavid F Barstow , . V Beaver —mes Sproit, William Morton Bedford—Thomas B McElwec, Martin Loy Bucks^—Stokes L Roberts, William Field, : Sa-*- muck Penrose Berks—Adam Schoener, Peter Filbert,; Henry Flannery, Daniel B/Kulz , Butler—George Potts Crawford—Gaylord Church, James Hepiy Centrc-i-SamueLStroKecker Daily,' Jocl Swayno, John Mormni Jbshud : Hartsborno ’ ’ . ; .. Oolhmßm—WilliamGbU.J Cihnlienlnd—Abrahatti Smith-M*Kinney, John i/; . . '£^,l. _ Dauphin—Valentino Hummel,; sen.,-.' William McClure /_ - '' . - / Delaware— JohnKZeilin . ’ • . Eri(3 — -William M.WdilssSittnuel Hutchins . ; / • Franklin—William Mtamslifr/James Nill Fayette-^—RP Flenniken, ;Wul Andre vs • Greene—Levi Hoge .V 'V , Indiana— yJ/lehKWork .-T- k ';v;-' •* . „ JeffijrsQn v War'reh.is •• Jurtiata, Mifflin- '& Union—lsaac. Abraham S W'ilsdni Cox, s.e^' 5 . Lahcaster-rvflfiraAom N Q.Hcrr, James HeiulerBdnjjos^hK6ni^iA^er.\^^f^cßWdYi Bdijamin'Kauffhidn Lebanon— GotliehKintzle * * L ‘ Kehigh—Michael Ritter, Benjtmjitiitsgol * * Luzerne— Chester Butler,, Joseph Griffith *: Lycoming, Clearfield'and Clinton—lsaac Brtf ner,llame3 H Lkverty ... .. -? ' V Mercer— Montgomery— ChaileaDJpnea, Enos/Benner, George Snyder ■ ■ V-r* 1 ’ Northampton and I^lonroe—“Richard Brodhcad, jim., John Flick, Moses W Cbolbaugh : : , A ; Northumberland— l.. j/ ; . Pike and Wayne—EphTdim W"Hamllrt “ - -ly AmdcrsbhT - ' r ' ‘ . Potter and Tioga—Lewis B Colo n ■ . Philadelphi city—2? MHinchman , Jesse R Bur- William Jl Crabby'J'C Fisher, George It Smith, Jacob GrdiX) Edward E Law _ . . . Philadelphia Crispin, Abra ham Helienstpln; Franklin tee, JessoW Gnintli, Edward A J*£nniirian,’ Francistyoffc, William Bonsall/D'amel D Gepfgo •/- - v Susquehanna—Charles Chandler^ jun. > • * Somerset and Cambria— Jonas Aii/rtfl 1 rcdenck Neff. .- ‘tr ... . . - Schuylkill—-August Holmes j : R SnoWdeh .Washington—William Hopkins, Love, J °Westmorcland—SrnnTHiH, William Johnston ' York—Jacob Stickel, William Snodgrass. Ro bert Graham. . ■ • Democrats in Roma’n—Federalist in Italic, - Recapitulation. Dora; Fed. Senate,. - . H J House of Representatives, .09 31 Dem. majority on joint ballot, 1391! 1 TOO GOOD TO BE LOST. The following admirable bit we copy from the Baltimore Republican. It is in refer ence to the silly attempt made by the feder al journals, to account for the suspension of spccie.payments by attributing it to the de rangement of the opium Ivctdc with China. To General Andrew Jackson. Ilonortd SViv—l cannot deny myself the pleasure of to you: at the earliest motnent of rny own Knowledge of the fact, that it has bcendiscovercd and ts now admitted by all men of all parties, thatthe derangement of die “monetary system” was not caused by yoii. The aV:tlior of. all ..the mischief has,, at last, been discovered, and all the streams of abuse" which, were former ly poured upon your head, are turned upon that of one Hontpta , a rascally old Chinese scoundrel, who; luckily fur himself, is be yond the reach uFour merchants —snug-and secure; in China.' He has refused to cat any more opium and thus has driven our Banks to suspend specie payments-. fluMinly hope for a "resumption of specie payments” py the Philadelphia Banks, and particularly the U. S. Bank, is thaHhe Chinese will resume ilrtrchewingofopiomi -Ifolddlonqlla, takes to- chewing -Tea instead of Opium , and is a ble to hold on and' force the rest of the Chinese to do the same, We have the autho rity of the financiers oj the U. S. Bank lor saying that-it is all dickey with us. It is proposed-to send a committee (the same that were sent to you” a few years ago) to wait upon the old Despot,‘Hbnqua,. to coas > an “ if need be, to threaten him. .’Strong hopes are entertainedithat he will: bejound to be more pliable (ban you were. If, however, he proves obstinate, one hundred thousand freemen are ready to march, at,a moment’s warning, with arms in their hands, to Can ton, (in China) and cram the opium down the old rascal’s throat, and thus bring about a resumption of specie payments in Philadel phia. New York, I am sorry to say, refuses to join in this patriotic measure, her sun shine soldiery uot haying yet got over the panic into which you threw them when they made their “demonstration” on you.. They say they don’t know this old flonqua, and that they leaf he may be 'One of the same fa mily, who emigrated to China, instead of the United States. The Baltimore committee, will meet at Scotti's this evening, for the purpose o£ or ganizing taking up their line of march for Canton. ' The known energy and spirit of that committee leave no doubt that the means will be adopted by them to enforce the.,early and general ‘Mesum‘ptibn >v of Oj>ium chewing throughout China. . The whole will be under the command of General ’ BAG’OWINDO* Federal Dfefaicatlbni til the message communicated by Gov. Ritner to the legislature ih December last, lie ltoltls the following language in reference to the repair ofthe Huniingdon breach. '"The .whole Work will cost, when com pleted, three hundred ami eighty thousand dollars, of which three hnndtcd fy tlntly thou sand dolluts HAVE BIJEN RECEIVED from the bank of the United States, and fifty thousand doltars front ; tho Harrisburg -Bank.?i -w--: - • Our readers will bear in mind, that this monevAvas borrowed by Ritner and Stevens, WITHOUT: "ANY AUTHORITY BY LAW, and-never paid into the state treas‘ uiy.—A Mri James Steel, of the borough,of Huntingdon,, Pa. was appointed by Stevens & Co- disbursing, officer on the receive the money out of the hands of -Hit-, nerand to pay it over to the public claimants on the work. In testimony taken before the Auditor Generali at'Hiintingdon. on the 10th August, 18S9, Mr. Steel, under oath testi fied as follows* . . _ . . “James Steel sworn: I was the disbursing officer on the canal from Huntingdon to Hollidaysburg, appointed by the late board of canal commissioners. The. object as I undeistand it in my appointment by the canal commissioners, was to pay out the money on duly certified vouchers. All the monies .received on account of this break, 1 received on'Warrants drawn by Gov. Ritner bn.lhe United States and Harrisburg banks, except fourteen thousand, which I received personally , from Uov. Ritner.- .I'hvee hun dred and fifteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, is ALL T’HE MONEY I drew or received on account of the break.” Ariiount RECEIVED by,Ritner , 1_ &'Co. from the U.'States-and . llarrisburg-Banks. vide mes- ~ sage of DeC- 27, 1838. $380,000 00, Amount disbursed; according to Mr.,Steel’s testimony. - 515.750 00 JCt-DEFICIT/ 964,250 00 Me put the.question candidly but solcmn iytothe adherents of the late auministratiorir Ims become of tliis Sixtyfout thousand 'iwkHundred andJtJfysdoUars, which Jftseph ilVitnefover .his owb signature, in hi? mes sageto4he legislature of December 2 7, 1838, ackkoiiletlges to haVe received, and which in tlmsamcLommunication he nopes.will be re paid,, to - the - banks “without detdy.” The disbursiiig ofßcer sit'eiars lhat nfe neyer re ceived it. to.what use tlien’lias it been ap plied? - Has it gone to the purchase of farms JnGumbciiand|ortlie paynient bf oltl debtii in . Washington county?, Wewait for a reply.— jttysJfneC For the Vdfunteer. TO DICKINSON COLLEGE. ‘"Mother Dickinson.— l ha»e for sometime, past been meditating how i Vould commu nicate to you it certain report whicli is.grow ing in concernß.your. welfare and .prosperity; but being naturally bashful, I felt a delicacy inJjroachjng the subject to you, until 1 began to dread that your character arid interest might becomil Seriously injured and you coma; have-no knowledge of the: cause; when, my friend ship for you and your, now, numerous and respectable- fairiily, overcame tny delicacy, and I now address you asari.old friend, and with a sincere hope, that you will, have any absurdities 'fvllich. you may lliid existing in yoUrlionSehold corrected with flvat prompt ncss, justice, and clemency, which'has ever clmracteri7:ed r you : as a matron and preccp trcsS*. *. . Q - It is an indisputable sentiment, that wliere aversibn and discontented feelings exist on tho, part of scholars towards their preceptor, improvement is retarded, and cannot pro gress; iVid where n readier practises a course of morose, amjgant, tyrannic, harsh and ab surdly provoking he will, become obnoxious" to . those \ylio may be Under his immediate care, and create ni them'ia gene ral disaffection and detestation* _ . ' Karsh and unwarrantable'expressions,"- not giving reasonable time for one to answer, when an interrogation is.put to him, Unrea sonable punishment for minor faults or er rors,' rashness, bind impetuosity of, temper arc not. commendable in any person,—un becoming in the. extreme in a .professing clnistian, and altogether incongruous 'in a preceptor. . . " Nyw, the report of which 1 nave matte mention, charges-such conduct (n one of your subalterns, and it. is hot only.tile, re port of a few. discordant- and indiscreet chil- ilren, but the general complaint of many in telligent and worthy youths, who have here tofore been, and others who now are, under his immediate care, ' . . « "the report goes, to chaige Ibis modern- Caligula, SyllaorCataline, (lor I know ofty) nUme more applicable to one who could be guilty of sucli harshness) or all three if you choose, with using the following expressions occasionally, when a student niakcs a mis take or coniuiits aU error in reciting, vizi “you’ve gotnobrains,”— ! *yuu’re A "CRYING SPELL.” Soon after the result of-tlieWestcrti dee tioiis was known in this city, a young lad, the sOn of a celebrated “whig” office seek er, after listening at the corner of the street to a long tirade of abuse against the admin istration,' from'hii father feder al whig, went home.npd sitting himself on the floor! setup! a‘ most .crying.— “What is the"matter, my dear Utile Topi iny,” said his mother,; The lad niade no re ply, but continued crying louder than be fore. “Why, bless roy soulsaid theanx r ioua mother, taking Tommy ’on her knee, “something serious ails this child ! ■ Tommy tcll your mothcr this minute, where it aches the hardest, 5 ? “It don 5 t ache hone! s Vreplied Tommy, “What dacs ail you then!” ’ , “Daddy says the Sub Treasury, is. com ing and-we shan 5 t have'any thing to eat— then ! shan't have no more bread and s las- hooi boo. UW.-, ‘ “O lordy, lordy!. it’s the Sub Treasury what ails my child ! Them loco focorys wifl kiirhh all, ; pud 'distress the rest to death that , s'sarmirti~-B-00, hdb! hbo!’ 5 (the bid la dy sets ip crying.)•. -i V ATthis juncture Of affairs er enters, and enquires the cause of‘their grief. ’. L ' : • .. “Why, my dear husband, 55 said the old' lady, - "Tommy is fearful,ihe Sub Treasury will starve us all to death,’poor little fellodr.” (Tommy :ppd his mother OOt up a moat : la; mentable wailing.) : ‘ ‘ : ; “Here, 55 said; tlic officO seteker, ••may be seen the practical effects Of iHe sure! When will .men see the hdrrible thifig’ in its proper' bearing. PVti spent most ot iny tiine the past two years in trying td show up this thing- ih jts true light—-bdt mfen won 5 t min'd any ; thing I‘say) and my prt>per* ty is going to fbih'just ori this; thing. Pin heartily ;;(pora tnenpes cryiog ih'cOtnpapY with ms, Witeapo child,) : ’ , The kitchen,maul nowcnters, and trpittb lipg, - “O! do'see poor lilile Tommy,”.said the old lady it’s the Sub Trcasu ry what nils him —see how he tumbles about the flo6r~-l)6o, hoo, boo!” . ■ . i ‘ • ■ !, ,-sald:the hc* * -'" either got the bydorfogia or the dismpnitary syinptonis, true as. the.world. Poor Toiii'- / my.” {Maid chimes iiiwidt the others, and «rtes' Khost' bitterly.) ‘ : j • • MirigU.Vh't; Ostler, attracted by.the groateS---. ’and sobs comes running front the barm and with “eyes lite enquires ’twhat ttad a. debbleob a fussi” ’ . ■ “It’s the bit Tom- ' my-,”re plied the maid.'. * . . ■ “DatVde same dritlur-Wat tod ofTmy heel todder night in. de dark, an share disfchil , mos to dell Wat ail you'ton, massa, eh!” “G.Mingo*, it’s the cursed Sub Treasury,” Veplied the office-seeker. ' “Yes! the Sub Treasury 1’? cried the old lady.: - “It's iheSdb Treasury,” sobbrd the maiil. “The-Shi) Treasuryi” yelled Tammy.. ■> "Goahamighty! de SchroUb Trcasumry!” ejaculated Mingo— ‘When they'ml st t.iip xt crying, O.'' From the . Mobile Mercantile Adotrliacr of , October 8. .AWPO LCO.V li'la AGRATIOX y KtaiViifi SiiuAiiKS GcsTftoyED ny Finn! " We have only time this morning, before v going, to press, to announce the occurrence of the most awfUl a fid destructive fire which ever before occurred in our unfortunate and ill-starred city. -Last night;about 8 o'clock, when the-wiiid was blowing almost a galti IVom'the South KaWt, the fine brokebut in an old'wooden' building-in tlid rear of the house bn the SoUth East corner of jJaOphin and Conception' streets*-owned by Mr. Pinto. The adjoining buildings, being all of w ood* the, fire was soon communicated to them,' and in a few minutes crossed Conception street. Here it had a lull sweep,—the bull dings being Very Compact, and all'of Wood* and the wiiid southeast —the fire swept,oVer. the two squares west of Conception, froth ’ Conti, on the south, to St, Francis, on the north, with unexampled and :terrific‘rnpidityi Proceeding'west, it crossed St..Joarlult street—then' Jackson—here itextended one square further North, ,tq St. Michael ..street -=samf tiled’three solid sqUardS-atirtAsl) all’ in one grand terrific flame-, it .swept obwatd to Claiborne crossed it sweeping - every thing to Franklin. _ Here, at about twelve o’clock, the wind fortunately abated; in consequence of which, ami the.blowing up of several building* on the west side of Fntrtklirt.strtlCt the progress of the devouring element was stayed-. Not however until six or e'glit buildings on the west side of Franklin bail been destroyed. The difelliiig of IVlke Goodman, Esq on the cpl-ncr of Dauphin and Franklin Was blown up. ’ • Thus all the buildings on the north side of- Court, from Conception to Franklin, » distance olTuUr sqUates—ail lib both SitleS of Dauphin to the same extent—Uti With sides of St. Francis to same extent;-with j the exception'of three buildings'on each side at the corner Of Conception-“*p.ll the huil diii"-s-on the s nth side at St. Michael, frolft Jackson to Franklin—all on the cross stti'ets of .Conception, St. Joachim, Jackson, Clai borne and Franklin, arid probably 580 or SO buildings betides in the vicinity. Within the limits described ÜboVb, it is suppi scd» about FIVE HUNDRED BUILDINGS haVc suddenly been' redlitcd to asbes. By this awful calamity, probably two bun dled families are turned into the strceti many of whom are pour, and penny less; and will depend entirely upon public tliarity tor a place to rest thei'r heads ami for bioad tii appease th,eir hunger; The flames extended .with such rapidity, that but little property could besaved, and many; Vcrjt ntanyj bale lijst-their all; We are nnabledhis morning to descend to particulars. '■ It is'impossible to convey any idea of the distress produced. Thcre fniivat'-hf the sick and consequent exposure?- excitement amljdarm, we fe;tr will in manjf instances b'e productive of fatnl resulls., The nrigin-of the-,fire is attributed to in cendiaries: and .we understand that two per 5 - soiisTvcrerseiied oll'suspiciun and-lpdged iu jail. Can it be possible there can be found, in human shape; such base fiendish mqristersr Mobile scums indeed, u doomed-city. Have wc not drank deejr enough of the bitter cup of adversity ami afflictionTWhen and where will our calamities endT Ajasl Heaven bully knows! ; - The Bank of the ffiiifed i'/nfes:—’lids journal denounced in tire strongest aiiu most emphatic terms, the successful, to re-charter, this; monster 1 ; It exposed its in- 1 iquities, and so fm as was in its power, . has laid bare-its 'schemes'to the vieiyofthe.com; munity. -It Has uniformly shewn.-that jnd ous to itself.- tu jts stockhotilers and to Ihd ' people* anidUhat itsipevitable end total Und : complete bankruptcy, , . The •fifeb;'JiaVsl‘.lft^H"arrivgjl. < .;,THfßri VBAUS, SEVEN'MpNtnS Ajjp FIVEDAVS hadonf ly elapsed siiicetlieir coniiriciiCCfneiit Under the Pennsylvania act; when fhpir sepond and last suspension real insolvency look place. ■During'lhis pecipd they have divided amongst their stockhpldeVs,twenty eight per'cent., pr 99j805,006,'ey'ery dollar of,\ybich has been paid out of; their-,capital, It; is, in > reality wbrae off thah itS prctlecessor in 1819, whcii Mi*. C(ieyes \yould not all6w.it to-declare any dividend, fortwp years. . If the-present directors. are as honest as that high ■minded gentleman, not declare (eten if permittc(l) fur five jtcarsto come.. 'TOoi. ; wl?.- •'?SIW drew bills of exchange bn Holtingucr, &. C9l of Parisj when ■they were; tpld.nndknew sold them for cash'® merchants, and pit, deteriflined-tdtailitheday.aftee-thbelectioni .-...i-l'lfv r- - - ■ v ... ? v A firq ibccut-Msil jri: Cdnatantinople a.iew weelisitfceV'-wbic^’destroj'^rpropeytyiieß-' tiiilated ifci^iOOOkOOO/ra^es^teiuo” 4 *»•? ;8gp;(jfl0. iußome BeB weife*<;bri3Utni