AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. CARLISLE: TIIimSDAY; N«VJ3MBKIt 21, |S3». OUSS IF&.IG. “Now our flag is flung-toAhe wilt! wind Ircc, r,iet it floui nVr bur “falhcn And the guard of its spoiled fame shall be, . Colmnbi.Fs chosen „ FOll PK-ESfllßNl’ IN IR-10. ' MARTIN VAN BUREN^ and AN : . x INDEPENDENT 'TREASURV, WOOD-^WOOD.—Those of our subscribers who ’havo promised us wood in payment',of sub scription, cannot bring it at fc more suitable time than tho present. . “Nearly nil the churches in Carlisle, Pa-, have been flcTaced by some wanton villains. The lonic columns of the Methodist Church are sadly mutil ated. 'Fids is practical Loco Focoism, taught from the lessons of the Harrisburg rioters.”— New York Courier and Enquiper. Whew! whew! what a long tail our puss has!— What a gigantic stride in the pathway of know- Je.dgo!_Tha.community, by reason of the keenness of this man’s perceptions, has at length discovered that that busy body called nobody is r loco foco. And rf most frightful monster it is. “Ma,” said a littlo boy the other day,' “what’s a locky-fockcyl” Why do you ask my sonl “Cause our John says, it’ll bite. He told mo it was a long-legged thing with a great mouth full oYbig white,teeth—that it had one stout horn growing out at its'snput-r-and •that it could squeal and screech -as loudly and gratinglyjiß the “talented” Senator. Ho aays it belongs to the Menagerie, and.lfmt it sometimes gets loose and eats up all the littlo. boys! You won’t let it eat me—will you Mai” The above paragraph, will no doubt call to every individual’s njiml the story of the five black crows -which it, was alleged a man swallowed. - There is a striking analogy between the two tales. One is net more absurd, improbable and foolish, than the Other. Now,.what are tho facts of the case!. A few weeks ago some person, Whose hump of de structiveness is tolerably well developed, wanton- Jy and maliciously injured a smaUportion of the plastering on the columns in front of the' Methodist Church with hia cans. 'The damage done could easily be repaired with.five niinutes labor, and at the trifling, expense qf_twenty-fivo cents.' Upon the injury, som’o indignant virtuosi de nounced il (and very properly too) as “unparallel ed meanness.” The cry, after, being bandied a- Vout from mouth tomouth, isatlcngth taken up by •the virtuous James Watson Webb —the champion x>f sin—the man whose soul is spotted with all that is despicable—whoso carcase is leprous and mangy—whoso hands are staincd“with innocent' Wood—and-whoso mind is a base slave to the' ■meanest principles and the most grovelling pro pensitica. This valorous knight- not only asserts til at these identical columns have been sadly mu tilated, but that all the churches in our Borough bave been miserably defaced! By whom, think you gentle reader, and for what reason? Because, the Whig Judges of Philadelphia county tainted and blackened their souls with the diabolical crime of perjury—because, fear froze and stagnated the hot. blood in the rvcins ;of. tho Biddle-blooded Speaker—because -Charley tho nimhlS-madb an- 1 exhibition qfthis gymnastic abilities in the pres ence of a delighted multitude—because, Toni Cunningham once had a bible in his pocket—bc- uanso, club-footed Thaddy forsook for a moment ■the Faro bank-—and because, old Joe, the present cultivator of “leetle hocks,” to save himself from being; compelled, to fork up a certain $64,250, made upon the General Government fpr ball and buckshot to shoot down tho rascally' loco focos, who would have tho impudence to in stitute an. action of account render against liis ex ■ccllency. ’ ■ ■ , For-a truth this precious'mprceau, from the im maculate sheet of that miserable wretch,'who was made the pitiful instrument in the hands of a batch of traitorous villains, in carrying into execution their, nefarious designs against the lamented Cil iey, is characteristic of the candor and honesty 1 of his party. shows. to.- what a. preposterous ex-, tent the intelligent organs of the “all talented par ty” carry their spleen and hate against their polit ical opponents. Without regard to truth or the -semblance of. plausibility, they assail the demo ofatio party with the foulesl abiise and ■detestable accusations; whilst, at the same .time,-' the .putrescent matter wh.V'h enters into the com .-posHion of their flabby bodies, is continually ex .haling a noisome .and pestiferous odor. -* ‘ .yoSiTrab onapE over small. tornips.”— The ■■Federalists appear to bo elated beyond measure at ; 4ho prospect of hatang earned-the’election in 'Michigan.’J’fiis will; in some mcasuro rovivo iheifdrooping spirits at the loss bf Massachusetts but then it is-birt the gain of a elects ow -3y one member of Gcnigress,-whilst the less of the •*>ld Bay State loaves them minus fourteen! The _ ball-of democracy which has been rolling -with -.C-tremcndous velocityTrom tho,Atlantic to tho Mis-' aissippi,. and 'from thoGhlfi of Mexico" to tho ex-, trcinr; uorth-castorn border of the ynion, -lias ut length.roccived a slight check in tlio frozen Jati -tude of the lakes; and for this very, very small favor the poor Whigs Tn-c eicecdingly thankful,— Well, -bo-it so.. Upon the •the poor devils have got soraethmg at lcngth that aEitting politionl suicide; and .we trust that this .email ortrab of comfort may keep their party alive Presidential election j r wheh the de .■rnoerata' intend to row them in fine.styld one and *]allr-big tvhigs and little whigs, bluo.l%hta v and: ■ lories, up salt river, where they shall nCmorobo kleard offer the npxt quarter of a century, • - 3 vV-'S. Saniy~We learn from thoHarrisburgpa-; 'PprB,.thnt, on Thursday last, for the first time in a. . itwelvtJ-month, this institution iriadoa statement of its affaiis.jto the Auditor Genera). - r ; , Ths cloclibnandhol-ith. Congressional Dislribt,- io fiU the vacancy ocoamoopd iiy the death'of the Horn Williaip Potter, topic place on yesterday." ThedCmboraUb candidate was Gcn’h Georg* Jf '' ! ■ , '■ Pork at the West. —The Cincinnati Post of the 7th;inat., states, that hogs,,in, great, .nnmbers, are 9S^stfa fibirirei.>’ -v? f —Near- York 'EiidrioN.i—Thß federalists :aic shouting loudly at what they consider a glorious victory in tho Empire State. Poor follows! they have had a sorry time of'defeat and disaster for the last twelve months —yvC are there fore.not sur prised that their leaders should endeavor ..to revive the droopjng jQjirjts_of the rank and file, at what they are pleased tocall a victory; biitwhich, upon close examination, turns out to be no victory stall, ’Tis true-the federalists, aided by the conserve* “lives and abolitionists, have succeeded in electing a majority of 8 in the House and 6 in-tho Senate, and will thus be enabled ’td~ re-elect the traitor Tallmadgo to the Senate, of tho United States; hu t if wo examine tho popular vote throughout the State; it wUljbo, found that they have very little, If any flung at all to boast of. Let us look at itj In 4837, tho.Democrato elected hut 28 mcmjbeis of the Assembly, the Federalists lOd—majority a gainfet ua 72. In 1838, the Democrats elected 46 members, tho federalists 82—federal majority 3G. This year, tho Democrats have elected 60 mera- Ibors, the federalists ,G3-—federal majority only -8, . The popular vote likewise shows tho same de cisive change ,since 1837.’ ; In that year, the ag gregate federal, majority in tho State was about 10,000 votes—in 1838 it,was 10,000 —and this year, judging from'the returns wo have seen, the federal majority is merely nominal, if indeed it be, not entirely overepmo. Tho result, although not entirely in accordance with the sanguine expectations of sbme of our friends, furnishes tho democrats with more cause of rejoicing than their political' opponents, it proycs clearly and concilia!vely tho omvard march of Democracy, and must satisfy orrery reasonable man that the groat. Slate of Now York, will, in 1840, give her 43 electoral votes to her .favorite son.', •- « Upbn reviewing, tho whole ground, wo aro not sure but that a slight defeat will prove of moread vantago to the Dcmocratia party in tho'end than a victory would have done'. Had * tho Democrats succeeded in carrying the State at this time, the probability is that tho. federalists would have a -bandoned tho contest in despair, and'loft oifr can didate to walk over the course ‘solitary andalono’ and it is highly probable that many of them would Have joined'our ranks, and hereafter produced dis-‘ cord and division in the great Republican fami-. !y. As tho case now stands, however,, the.fedes alists will, notwithstanding the disasters that have attended their cause elsewhere, make an effort to olpct to tho Presidcncy a candidate of their own, and. our friends . sceing 'tlus w'ill'bb more active and zealous in the good work of re-electing tho present worthy incumbent. -. ■ Of the result of tho next Presidential election, no one can entertain any doubt. , Even should .New York go against us, we could, arid undoubt edly would carry our candidate; but wo are well convinced that that mighty Commonwealth will cast her vote for Martin Van Buren, and that ho will bo re-elected by an overwhelming majority^ MASSACHUSETTS—ALL HAIL!-Wo call tiio attention of our readers to tho news from this State, An another column,.relative'to the recent e lectioh. By reference thereto, it will be perceived that the enemy have came very near being routed “horse, foot and dragoons” even in this ainciettt federal Commonwealth—tho Gibraltar of modern whiggery—where Hartford Convention toryism and blue have lorded it over the people undisturbed almost from time immemorial. The nows is the more agreeable, as it was entire ly unexpected by frjend or foe. We neverdreamt of such-a result there—and must confess that wo have been agreeably surprised. Henceforth tho old Bay State may be set down among (the democratic Commonwealths ,of the Union, and her electoral vote may be relied oh as safe for Martin Van iufen at the next Presiden. tial election. -AgalnT\Vo-aay^.VLI^HML7TNrASSAi;nU-“ SETOS! U. S. Senator.— For this important office, we hear urged tho names 6f.br. Sturgeon, James CLAnKE,. Richard Rush, Henry A. Muhlenberg, James* K. Moorhead, Judge 'Pouter, Ovid F. Johnson, George Wk Woodward, Judgo.'BnEDiN, Judge Grier, and Col.- Parsons. To the above list wo would take the liberty ofadding the name’ of Charles J.Tngersoll, than whom no State in the Union can furnish a more talented or worthy individual. With such-representatives in the. Senate.of .the United States as James Buchanan and Charles J. Ingersoll, Pennsylvania would oc cupy a commanding position in the National Coun cils—and her representatives would bo second to none of her sister States in all that constitutes the greatStatcsmcnandaccomplishedonitors. ■ With two such gifted Statesmen, the old “Keystone” would ' occupy tho'first place iii the American Senate.■ , , Gov. Polk, has been recommended by the Leg islature of Tennessee as the Democratic candidate for the Vico To this we have ho particular objection; hut, at the same time,' must say/tbat we think his great tolents and indomitable energy ofeliaracter cbuld beraora advantageously employed-in Tennessee for-the riext four at least until the Democratic party is anain firmly established in the ascendency there. While upon this subject, it might bo well enpugh for us to. observe that, if we are permitted to judge from the tone of the democratic papers generally. Col. Kino, of,Alabama,.appears to.be the most prominent candidate spoken of for a nomination— provided the .'present incumbent Cul. Johnson ■should .retire from’.the station; .and we are free to confess that, ’.under -present circumstances; we think :that Col, K. wouldVbe.tho very best selec tion thatcould be made for the welfare of thoparty., Bank-Dividends.— says:—“THoeifcct ofholding.uptotheßankstho “supremacy af the laws" has been to restrain most’ of them, as we believe from making dividends.— The only institutions which' Have braved the acts of assembly and . public opinion, that we havtf knowledgeOf, are the ■ . . . •. Mechanics & Manufacturers Bank, in Phila. Lewistown Bank; .in Mifflin, , /i._- . Cabusle Bank; in Cumberland, CnAstßEßsnuno Bank, in Franklin,V * . ; Farmers Bans, in Lancaster,; Dovlestownßank; inßucksi-.jj, Farmers Bank, in Berks, • • -V. ■■ T : ““ Lebanon Bank, in Lebanon, and Montgomery Bank, in Montgomery. ■ , ! ■ ; The Bank ofPiusburghas also declared a <Uv* idond—but It is a spects paying SattkJ*' • The special election for a member of Congress in Missouri. held on the 28th ultb has resulted in the.triumphhnt election of ,Mr.;/anjesoh, the Dem ocratic candidate^”:'.:; v Flow ii in - I J!nbt/Ki' IWerarFiiiturt r --£inco the'reslilt'of thfr ; recent election in this State, at which tho.Demo crate succeeded in revolutionizing the Sertati, the Federalists have had a scheme in Agitation - to a bandon Pertroaa and go for Pearson, (for-Speaker of the Senate) With the view of getting tho.vote of Mr. Haygjhisfotheiwn-law. beehlbdk-~ cd Upon as quite q feasible but, like all their schemes for setting aside the will of the peo ple, it has been nipped in the bud. Head the fol lowing from IhoVenango Democrat: : “Mr. Hays authorizes ns to state that the whigs will be as far from effecting their as they were last session, iii their r dc9igns to intimidate the people with buckshot and ball—that the ties of consanguinity are too feeble, to induce him to swerve from what ho considers his dutjr lo.his democratic constituents—and that in obedience to what ho considers their wishes, ho will support the election of. Gen. Rogers, of Bucks ebuniy.' 5 Mtc7ngatu~ Fho Federalists,' it is reported, have succeeded m electing iheif candidate for Governor in this State, and a majority in the Legislature. Exporfa and Tmports.~Hy ah-account officially emanating from tho British Govcrnmeht*it ap pears that the value of her exports to the U. States in 1838, amounted to s9o,ooo,ooo—and that from us they have received goods in exchange to the a mount of $60,000,000. Nt> wonder that there Is so much suffering a-; mong the merchants in our eastern cities! THE “YORK PROJECT!” The following isMlio. reply of-Governor Porter, to the committee appointed to con* vcy to-him a copy of.the 4 resolutions relative toautlioriziiig by legislative action the issue of one, two, aiid three dollar notes by the Banks, adopted at a meeting held on jhe Ifitlpof last month, in the borough of York, . Hontinodon, Oct. 31st, 1839. To Messrs. Jacob Spangler, Jacob, li. Wentz-, and Israel Garhier. Gentlemen, " I have been honored with the receipt of your letter. of the-Slst enclosing the resplutions adopted at a public meeting held, by the citizens of the Borough of York, on the 16th of October. The two principal re solutions are, 1, that the Governor be re spectfully requested to ennvene the Legis lature at an early day, and 3, that this meet ing respectfully suggest to his excellency the propriety of recommending .to the Legis.l o- otri state debt.of■ two mil-. ait interest of Two per cent per annum;- and that thif'banks of the: Goihmonweal tli be permitted to, issue notes of. the denomination of one,-two,’ and three dollars,-to (he amount of said .loan ta ken by them. . , “ The high respect I entertain for the gen tlemen composing 4 .this meeting, some "of whom. have been long known and honored with places of trust and confidence by their fellow citizens, has induced me to give, to their recommendations and suggestions the most careful, and deliberate consideration. l am deeply impressed .with (lie difficul ties in,all our financial operations, produced by the sudden and unexpected suspension of specie payments by (lie Banks. It cannot be doubted or denied, that (he ; act on the part of these institutions, connected with recent occurrences of a similar kind has not' disturbed and deranged our monetary condition, but has shaken in no •Bight de gree, the confidence of the people in the banking system itself, or at least, in the manner in which its operations have been conducted. Unhappily the weight ofimiqe diatc embarrassment has mainly failed on the poor and toe industrious—the. indivi lu als least able to bear it, while those persons, possessed either of credit or of money, have _bcen_BubjecLto-liUlc_real.iuconvenicnce.ln this state of things. I'fcel'as anxious ns any citizen can feel, to extend all the aid in my power, to relieve those who endure the hard ships of our present situation. I cannot however bring my min'd ito conclusion, that' this object would be promoted by con vening the' Legislature earlier than the peri od fixed by the constitution. On a subject so vitall v-iniportaht. to the people as that of the currency, crude and, hasty legislation, should be sedulously avoided. Experience alone is a safe guide, It would, ..be almost, impossible to find an,instance in the history of governments, where sound and salutary laws have hail their origin in panics and agi tations. ’Where legislators take cuunsel froin excitement of apprehension, reason iind ex perience are seldom consulted. Temporary •expedients^aret^fesrirted— |ikely in .the ultimate tendency to increase the evil coinplained of, as to -correct it,- and in the end, the same work remains thijb done, that might have been aftomplished upon reflection at the beginning; ‘ These’ principles are so plain and obvious, that per haps no person can be found in the comma nityto con trdvc’rt them—and-theyhave been- r and will.continue to be, the princjplearby which my course is regulated. - Withou.t, t ep)ering into, the details: of the mode piiihtedyiut in yciui- residutions. -of of ,any other inode; suggested to supply.the ex istingdeficiency of smallchangU,' it will be enough to remark that the suspension <if'spe cie payments is so recent—the inconven ience we suffer-so little understood, and sb dependent on fluctuating circumstances as to render it extremely difficult if not alto gether, impracticable, to form an accurate estimate of it, than first Impressions" only supply. ■: .■ 1 V j ' ; r -' . It may be proper for me to add, i that.Tfiiel ’ extremely-unwillinn; to incur the public cxr -pense, and to'.put the 'members of the Legis lature; to-, inconvenience of at- session, üblesk Such means: be demand^joy the. most imperious' requi sitions of'officiar duty. For the reasons a-’ hove stated. ! dU not Conceive .the present, to he an occasion callmgbiiine to adoptjhis course, and 1 must life ut* most respect fnr niy fellow citizehef'pf Yofk, who' composed, this meeting, dcclibeß.o ac quiesceih its '-" lam with,greaFrespect, ’! / ' ", Your humble , ’, : DAVID R. PORTER/ A. late English ,writer 'make's 1 an arch boy : ask, "'As rivers have mbitl/ts; have they/ee/A too.?”' An AmeHcmi' Would have answered *‘Nol but vve have 'some that have snags.*' : Ad vertising is to trade “what steam-is "to mnchine ry—-tliegraad propelling, go-a-heail power; and yet' there are .some-pereqns *so' blind .to their own interests; •as to-’pbnder over a cent-whiSi'yields, them hniir dred to a thousand per cent, : *&■:} r -V-r - - ?/• .■ ~ Fork Evening Post," •Massachusetts Election. _ The intelligence from .Massachusetts de cides tlic electinn in favor.of Morton,.unjess, the nu'mli’er.-.bf scattering yotesahould be much-greater than - is- anticipated—hiy—his friends. .' We have received the folfowing letters liy this morning’s mail: ■ “Boston, Nov. 13,T839, “By appearances to day wo have elected Morton by a majority of about five hundred oyer Everett.; We have great confidence that there cannot be scattering votes enough fo defeat a choice by the people. Of Sena tors, we have probably seventeen. • Besides, in Worcester the democratic Senators are 400 ahead of all others, ahd, according to your New jYork jaws, would be- declared chosen, JVhere votes are, so close it is right to speak' cautiously] but my own opinion.is, that Morton is elected by tlie people, that the Senate will electa democrat as its Presi dent, and that we shall have a sound demo cratic House of Representatives. “You are right in saying thc"election here was conducted on principle. There* was no concession, no compromise whatever—V;m Burcn and the Independent Treasury/Mor ton andthc power of the people, were, tlie watchwords. Set this state down for Van Buren by a majority of 5000 next anturnn. At the choice of Speaker next December, the wings who have relied on Massachusetts for ten votes, to two, in order to gajtj.a-tie;- will find-themselveiTsadry mistaken. “Depend on it, Massa'chusstts is demo cratic,and nothing.but New jersey arithme tic can keep us out of power in January next. . “If you wish to fesrthe question as to the nature of the revolution which has just taken place, look at.the vote for.member of Con gress. Here inf- Boston, Sti'mner, the Sub treasury candidate, polled a thousand more votes than a democratic candidate ever be fore gained.” ■ ■’ Correspondence of the Evening Post. :-cl. “Boston, Ft iday, noon. “The sevtre election contest in this state has left the two parties very nearly equal, and. probably placed Marcus Morton in the Gubernatorial chair by soine-400 majority over Everett, and a bare majority, over Ever ett and Mr. Scattering. ..The returns front all the (owns in the state but six, stand thus; 50945 for Morton; 50225 for Everett, inclu diiig some majorities in one or two counties. “The towns to-hear from stood last year about equal, and, therefore, unless 700 or .800 scattering; votes were cast, Mortoiv is chosen. The report is i hat a number (if Votes have been cast by the Ultra refiirmersf forJadics, and- a nice.question arises, shall these be counted? Much depends bn the returns of votes being accurate, as a whig majoritywill act upon them, and will not be likely to lose any chance of seating Everett, even if a quibble is « anted to effect it; “The Senate will probably be equally di vided on its opening, as the whigs have 4 in Sulfolk, 6 in' Essex, 2 in Hampshire,! in Barnstable, 1 in Nantucket, 1 in,Plymouth —l5, and claim I niore in Suffolk, whicfl would make their force'l6. The democrats have 5 in iliddlesex, d S in Norfolk, 3 in Bristol, 1 in Plymouth, 2 in Hampden, 2 in Berkshire—l 6. - The county of Franklinrs reported to have chosen a democratic Senator, but appearan ces' are against it.' The very 1 remarkable result ’has takigi place in Plymouth enmity of a father and-a son on opposite tickets, and bofh elected to :Jhc Senate-^the' father a democrat and the son a .whig." The votes cast were as follows: Whole number, 9895, —Setli_Sprague_senior..—S94o Seth Sprague, junior. ...... 3949, So the son beat the father 9 voles! The vote for Governor in this city Was 4906 for Everett, 3702 for Morton, 'scatter ing 26. , For Congress—Lawrence (whig, 4965; (Sumner,(Dem.) 3667. ’ c. Everett’s majority, 1204; Lawrence’s, 1228—difference only 94, . You see by this it was square work and a regular set-to, In.the Franklin District there’is no choice, but Dickinson, -democrat, leads. Last year Alvord, whig, had a great majority. There- will probably be but seven whigs present ft pm Massachusetts, at the opening of Congress, in the House; one vacancy by death, and two too ill to go to Washington. -- ■ ■ H. ■ G ’ "Postscript— 4 o’clock, Friday. . “Thei returns fo-diiv, after.a careful revision, present the following re sult,.viz: ' ' ' Morton. Suffolk Essex .Plymouth- Worcester , , Nantucket rtalnnshire Franidin . ... ■ Barnstable 7 ' - ; V Middlesex 1820 maj. Norfolk ‘570 - Bristol ~ ,995' *' L Dukes , ■; 123_ “ Berkshire 166 “ Hampden- 708 " 4384 3834 ' Morton’s plurality 550. , ; ■ , -‘‘No choice of . Lieutenan t Governor, as Willis, fill 1 a behind M nrhm, and the-Abii- Utiomsts; voted ;for .Wendelld’hiilips agiiiijst Hull;-31‘ were cast in. New Bedford in that way. , We find in' the Baltimore patriot of Eri dajr,; last, the following record , Of ‘death’s •doings?, in a family in Connecticut, during the past . lt , seldom happens ; that: such sweeping destruction is experienced in a single family. ... Simsbury, ; Con. "Aug. 20, Gapt. Asa Cornish. ; aged 64/ on the ortb, MKiElisha-Gornish, aged; '374 (brothers); on. "th’e 'Siit'Mr. Elam Coiaiish, aged 29; dh/tjje .1 rth ofSept- Mr. Ninaon Cornish, aged “27; on the 18th Mr. Newel Cornish, aged 25; oh the aampljluy, Mr.' Nathan Cornish, aged 22; all suns only children of siiid Cornish; on of October,’ :Mrs Lydia ull uf.typhus feyciil hhiile family, in n ffevv. calladj from time lo eternity, not lcaVUijg.a near relative bearing jdre’.faraily.hani^;^ ’■ .'i; t"h■ ,w-• ■ At length, after evident fear and trepida- and after haying kept the public in ’ suspense-for- a period of some five or, six weeks, jhe “Telegrnph’.’h asYeU tured upon What, k terms an '“explanation’’ of tlie np parent defalcation $54,250 on the part of Ex-Governor Ritner.— And such' ah expla nation I. So far from throwing the least light upon the subject, it serves to enshroud it still deeper-in mystery! ’So far from extricating (he.fair . fame and integrity of Mr. Ritner and the unprincipled demagogues hy whom he was surrounded; itserves toTNCREASE suspicion and add to our growing'convict tions of their guilt. As our chief and only purpose frbiii the’hrg'mnihg has been to olkit the truth and the whole truth.in relation to this transaction, and to do injustice to no one, ,we re-iiuhlish-so much of the Tele graph’s article as applies to'the Case:— ' “We have received no information what ever'from any officer or friend, of the late Administration., upon the. subject,, hut the facts are too well jiitown we think to require any.'The chaigi of defalcation is made upon the statement of James Steele, Esq. the Prothonotary elect of. Huntingdon county, who asserts that-while 1 he was disbursing officer of the repairs of the Juniata breach he received o£Goy. Ritner and the Cana! Com missioners only the spin of 8310,250, while Goy. Ritner said in.his message.“the whole work will cost vhen-confplqtcdi 9380,050 of which 8300,000 have.been received from the Bank of the United States, at four percent per annum, and $50',000 from the Harrisburg Bank ut five per cent. The balance remains to Me provided for by the Legislature— leaving a balance not received by Mr. Steele, of 833,250, instead of $64,250, as the federal organs'falsely assert—thus showing a clear lierof thirty thousand dollars and upwards tu begin with. The remainder can he explained in a word. When the breach took place, two of the late board of Canal Commissioners were on the spot, and the informatlonof the extent of damage was immediately, dispatched (o Goy, Ritner who procured the loan of the Harris burg Bank, a pan of which was immediately put- Into the hqmls of the supervisors who were ilien upon the line, aud acted as . dis bursing' officers prey ions to the of. MajoiyStceje.’ Tlj® money’so p_a|djnys):; (amounting to the deficiency as, the-fac.ts (hast exhibit) .was duly expended by these ofiiccrs'raS ; ihcir vouchers, now -and alilhe white in the Auditor General’s office will .show, which the 'Administiatiou and its ori gans well know.”' This /rre/£n(fif(/.)"ex‘praTm(i6 haveno hesitation .'in declaring, abiiunds in gross, wilful and pre-meditated FALSEHOOD! It is unsupported hy a single FACT in the case, false in its premises, and of consequence equally false in its deductions. We will pro ceed to. mite a few of the glaring mis-repre seiitiitions which it.cuntains. 1. The extract purporting to-have been taken from the message of Gov. Ritner is INCORRECTLY QUOTED. The amount Which Ritner acknowledges to. have received from the" U. S. Bank' is not merel y three hundred thousand dollars as the Telegraph has ALTERED it, but three hundred and THIRTY THOUSAND dollars as we have published it.. In proof of this, we refer to the Governor’s Message as found in the Journal of the House of Representatives of last session, Vul. 2 part 1, p. 45 where the amount is contained at lenglh in M’orrfa.lhus shotting out the'possibility of any typograph ical error—as also to Senate Journal, Vol. 1, page 169. - 2. The Words “the balance remains to be provided for.by the Legislature,” upon'which the Telegraph relies with so much stress, are NOT CONTAINED in the message of Gov. Ritner as printed in the Journal of the House of .Representatives.’ They do, it is true, appear in the message as printed by the fed eral printer of the Senate Journal, . which, however, following the allegation that the whole work would cost $380,000 and that this sumj'has been received leaves the sen tence devoid of sense or meaning. How this sentence found its way into the message, after its delivery, it is not for us fo conjec ture, but for those interested on the other side to embody in another “explanation.” , S:Tt is-false, basely and UNQUALI FIEDLY FALSE, that a part of the $3St),- 000 were disbursed “previous to the appoint ment of Major Steele.” There is-not a shadow of-pt-ouf th maJke-Uitre6llujsbn}Cloie.. Telegraph mint current. On the other hand, we are authorized by the proper officers to confront it with ah open, unqualified contra diction The checkrrolls commencing from the first day of. the repairs, were paid by Mr. Steele, under his appointment as disbursing .officer, and EVERY DOLLAR disbursed by the <=•■ '■Tfendanf” to Mr. Steele ,r Everett. 1164 hint. 815 “ ,oy the supenn(endTmls jifinr to Mr. Steele’s “appointment, was SUBSEQUENTLY taken into liis account. This'part of the explana tion” then is worth" notlling, as it is. incon sistent wit!) the FACTS of the case, and-un supported by them. i ltave; no disposition to conceal, that ■we looked for a response to our numerous calls from some quarter with anxiety; We | -should have • rejoiced, had the ' R-itneiv Stevens & Co. had it.in'their power, ;.l» r wash themselves from theimputations of Cuilt-rwhich-olHcial and documentary evi dence casts upon them,, and establish their innocence;, The attempt has been njade and failed, signally- failed—sinkihgthe sus pected still deeper, into the' iborSW,* from which; they ore striving; to extricate them selves. The public, and. we trusCthe LEG ISLATURE, \vill- demand 'another “cvpfa nat^on,,, of this singular transaction-. That of the “Telegraph is’cerlainly A, - 582 " •255 ’• 534 " H" 410 " 3834 From the Charleston: Mercury'. The substance of thegreatnuestion before the country, now is well stated in the fOllow- from' the Philadelphia. North Amerlsanijt-.Whig paper, for: whose candor and moderation we have more than once had occasion tu‘cipress*our Tespect.; . \ .“If the price oT apimnd,of cotton is 12 cents, it will bring 12 cents; ip the market; arid what delusion is there in this?: : If the price of eotton 'is high, arid we are the own ers o(a large quantity of totton, we not only iiaye the prospect of abundant means, Lift we haic the ineans theriiselvesi and Should use them to our greatest advantage, Where then is the difficulty? Not in the high price cotton, nor in our purctiaseof cpttongmxls' iwheiv.we have.the mearis of naying fur theiri [lt is in rashjy making ouwcwcplauoii^opftt^. ; J =; ■ From - ths LCeystme.- THE “EXPLANATION.” ture prices; hot y»i earned; living ahead'of life,, buying goods wlncli we are ndt-riow nbieyand ihay,never be able to pay fort—in short, eating, drinking and wearing—-not the avails- of,our high priced cottim crop, but of credit. Here.is .he we' should look steadily at it, without allowing ourselves to be diverted- bv any half war considerations.. Abolish (he facilities fur blowing up a delusive-bubble of credit, and you have pCrlVirYncil a radical cure.’ So deeply Convinced arc 1 we of this, that we cannot but lament that dt /this crisis,'when there are many indications that public opin ioh is rapid ly. althorighq u retly, maturing on the great sutnect of tjie abuses, i f credit, any should'feel •thcthselvcs^callcd : 'upbn.lo -pre sent any diverting topics.” ! v. “i°°k steadily at the mischief!’ is the .(lung!. And how few are they that-dare -to- '. look steadily at it? Of these'few, how fewer • that dare to lace the several naked elements ot this compound, confused,, and conflicting system ol extravagance? It begins with the currency. The circulating medium of the” country is founded almost whillly on debt I’o say nothing of the fact that much of the’ , capital of the banks is borrowed, their issues are wholly to.tlieir customers as a matter of course. Hank' notes must be borrowed in order to come into circulation, and when is sued they are nothing but debt Irom the bunks to the community. 1 So that the'“mon ey”'of the United States, is onlythe. evi- - deuce of a debt from the batiks, whose assets consist ol the notes of their customers; -and these latter, who sustain the whole system, depend to a great extent on excitemefits i f the market, and on successful.gambling in every important interest of the community, for the melius of meeting their engagements. This then is one of the mischiefs that are to be looked, in the--face. —We* have'tod many 9 banks and the currency is composed lon much of c red if. Let us get. rid of part of these shadows ami put substance in their place. v 1 hyminense system of borrowing, out of .which we derive our circulating medium, has' made banks the exclusive resort -of-mer chants, and has therelnre thrown on those corporations the necessity of wholly sustain ing the foreign exchanges. They may create . tevcnsh speculation, olid make their profit oat ot excesses lor which-t)icy.'furnish tf.e i means, but. so miserably■wtfakaire tjiev, ih. t. Tlic^ conies; they snk under the load, and if isfU-rji e tic ii whether they shiillJaiLaiiiLthus break up the" - currency, or refuse to fulfil their' cimage ments and thus break all the laws of“inih and honesty. By an easy transition then, Ti Currency founded on boi roe ing-is- fortified by bankruptcy. , The people of the United . Stitles, a young, rich, and growing repaid c, on dure a system which compels cVerv free man of them all, one half his life, to buv h s daily bread with a promissory note Which, if presented to the maker,. it is known he would refuse to pay! This is another of the mischiefs that must be looked in the f..ce.- The banks must be made t(7 absorb less of the responsibilities of the coimnunilv; and be held to a stricter necessity of fuillifuljv an swering their own. There must.be some thing else recognized in'the world besides banks; —they must cease to he the beginning, middle and end of all transactions in busi ness, aftd their miles must cease, to he tins sole dependence of the cmmminifv. Merit can live sonic time on promises, hut not for ever on promises unfulfilled. Arrest of a During Burglar, and Despe rate Struggle. —The residents in the vic.tl ,i(y ol the .village of Greenbush haVe.for a week or two suficred (root !lie depredations of a fellow-wdmse-audacity.is -such airin' biT ,n novelty in the way «i' robbery. On one occasion he entered a house in the day time; the occupant of which was absent, amt walk ed oft with a watch, in the presence of one of the female members of the family, whom he violently pushed. Aside, in his progress.—. On. Monday, he. broke info.flte same house, the inmates being all absent, and after malt ing.free with sundry eatables, parked up a quantity of clothing and various other arti cles. which- he carried'off. : . , Early yesterday morning Mr. Matthew Mil lei-, a sworn enemy tolfiieVes and other rascals, observed s : gns around a dilapidated ' building, now used for storing hay, which _ indicated, that it contained larger vermin than rats or mice, and a closer inspection discovered a lodger about making his toilet r the-mg!it?s'iceposc—MivMillerraeeOst—— -ed’diiin, and,r un his emeiging from his hid ing place, gave him (he professional trp.uti thp shoulder, informing him that he was his prisoner. The reply to this was'a powerful blow in the face, which, nearly blinded him. -Mr. Miller’s customer was evidently an ug-: ly one—standingOyer six feet in height,and -v.ery-Btrong--and-ac,tive.--They-were-distant from dwellings or aid,and Mr. Miller appa rently much inferior do. his-antagonist in physical strength, and'destitute'of all wca- ■ pons, while the other now flourishetl a knife in one hand and a' rayor in the other. Undeterred by these considerations, how ever. Mr. M. closed with him,: and-proved himself in every sense “(ho better man,” bringing him to the ground; and completely oyerpowerh'g him. The rural lodgerpiom ised to accompany him peaceably, u'nd wks ; ,• allowed to get on his feet, whereupon he rc hewed the contest with vigor. How long if" was waged is not known, both parties be?n»- ' \ rather tpu basy to take ,libte of time; but as sistance final ly. arrived, when Mr. Miller had succeeded in dragging the fellow some distance down ,the hill. VHe wns examined yesterday, arid; identified. as the robber of •the watch, arid the'stoleri .clothes found-in. his bundlevp.Qn his person was also found a; quantity of keys,. &c. which indicated his profession. His answers ori his examination plainly sliewcd that he had frequently been - subjected to tire same: ordealHe was of-, course coiinriittedto the Tfoy jai l. to which he was escorted by Mr. Miller, whose COur- age and |icfscyefanee are certainly worthy ■ of high coriimendatioit arid Jhgus, ,;... v. '";y ? -r From th&Jlar!ford CouranK • Attempt toOestroy the" Bank iifMa;?- taESTEU, Vt. By FißE.—On Saturday night, last soine villains forced ihoir way into the' count!rig-ruum of the Bank in "this-village, and made ntteriipta.to force opcmthe vault - with implements of: various kinds; v On Sjb-,; bath morning.the clei kof the bank tliscov- •>. ered that _an entrance haVI into i \ the courtting-rOora,' and leaving every .thirijg ' ■ as if.l-was»retired, and ‘at? night placed a.'.' i*
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