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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<i geniusj”
—“you had better buy a rope and hang your
self”—“.you’ll never make a latin scholar,”
—“I dont know bow such gross ignorance
ever got into’your head,” —“w child would
knoiV belter,’’=--“yeu’ro'a lllass of corrup
tion^’ —“your head’s like'a block of wood—
there is nothing in if,”—“any body whe
has common sense knows better,” —“you
hav’nl got an idea,” —“there’s -no,sense in
you,”—&c.-&c. &c. -
If such be the fact, you will acknowledge
there is pause for complaint abd (lisgUst On
the part of- subordinates, for no superior
would make use of'or justify such language
in deliberation, and no man can, render jus
tice in anger; besides such conduct must
produce the most deleterious consequences.
Whoever lias studied human nature even
but iiidlflerently, knows that a harsh reflec
tion inflames even a, generous disposition,
and makes one sad who is of a phlegmatic
nature:, and those who are kept in obedience
by fear, are apt to become malicious, and
watch for an opportunity to change their
masters, or have revenge. v
Every one is not endowed With equal
'qualifications, and, of course, will require
suitably different treatment;—and to ridi
cule the weaknessess of human nature, is
inhumane if nut impious. We are nut the
modellers of our own intcllocts.uo more-than
the carvers of otir personal forms, ami the
perfections which the best have, are nut the
effects of their own care, but of divine good
ness; besides it is more grievous to be ridi
culed, than to be beaten, and even raillery is
only proper, whendt comes in a manner cal
culated both to- please_a'nd instruct; conse
quently a morose and, turbulent man is a
stranger to the sweetest thing upon cart!),
the pleasure of pleasing.. _
— I trust'venerableTnuthcr yDU will enquire
into this matter, and when you find in which
department of jollr household Ihh mischief
lies, you will have the errors corrected, and
,yourJfa*ihily_.wilL i lhen...unanimously_eit6l.
you rgoUilUess,—study your interests, and
by advancing the same, will promote their
own good.
Your affectionate son and well wisher; :
" HUM ANITAS.
front the ttarl/ord Times>
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<l. -;s<ytf
Emfe? price inDaf
timoro is PtoM«^hi*«B^^bW.l