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*