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three first insertions, and twenty live cents for
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BARGAINS,
BARGAINS, bargains;
JTEWGOO'nSi
CHEAPER THAN EVER!!!
, THE subscriber has just opened a very large
and splendid assortment of ,
DALL AND WINDS?. GOODS,
consisting in part of Cloths, Cassimeres, Cassi
netts, Plain and Figured Merinops, Bombu'zmes,
Prince de Laincs, Safcnny do. - , Cambrics, Mus-
Uns, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery^
- Groceries '& Qiieeitsware.
HU customers and the public generally,, are
’respectfully sollclted'to'cHll '& avail themselve'a
‘ofcheap bargains, as,l»e ia determined to sel
*lo\s
Carlisle', "Oct. 31," 1839.
. HAyE *SrOU A COUGHS'
Do not neglect It! ‘ Tluusmds have met ft
'prenytture’death for the want of a little ntteh
hinn to a com'nion cold, 'Have’ydh a ’cd,Ußh or
VohlY Dr. Swayne’s Compound Syrup of Prnnhs
Virginiann, or Wild Cherry, a safe and medical
, Jprescriptiou, and usediii an extensive practice,
h Svill most positively afford relief, and save you
VroHithat awful disease, consumption, which
Signally sweeps into the grave the young, the
‘olji. the fair, the lovely, and the Ray.
. Have von a cough? Sway.ie’s Primus Virgin*
Haim* or.'Wild Cherry Syrup, b the only remedy,
vo should take to elite you. For this plain rea
son—that in no one of The of cases
whrre it has been used, has it failed to relieve.
For sale by J. J. MYERS & CO.
WonSferful Curc of Cdnsnmp r tidu
PERFORMED by Dr. Swayne\ Com/iaund
Si/ni/i of Frunus Virginia or fVitd Cherry .
Mr, Wilson Greene, ol Lancaster county, Pa.,,
entirely cured of the above disease* his symp
toms were a chillness, succeeded byh-eat, low
ness of spirits, salt taste in bis mouth, a dry
•cop£h,"yjyLoppressior. in of
a'Trequent spitungami coughing up of
"frothy and florid blood* Alter using & bottles
'of the above syrup the'cdhgh ceased, tile body
'began to strengthen, and by using 2 more bot
hies all those disagreeable feelings were remo
ved, He is now enjoying perfect health 'to’the
astonishment of all his friends.
/'CERTIFICATE.
, Erie, Pa:, Sept. 3, 183$.
, Dear Sir—-J this day stolid, for some of Doctor
•Swstyne's Primus"'Virginia, dr ’Wild Skerry.
Syrup, there is a gentleman sick at this pl.rtce
_aml__has. .been .for ajoiig 'timey he has tried "the
'medicine and finds it helps him much. 1 am
•out, please send some immediately; send two
bottles if yon. cannot send us more. •
* In haste, yours, &c.
■. ... . ... -.Cincinnati,-August itoth, 18j9;_^
Respected friend Dr. S-wjVyne:*—t am truly
indebted tn you for the bene'fit 1 have received
'from tiie use of y« (ir’Compdbnd Syrup df Wild
Thevry H irk, which.l confess was the means of
restoring mv health. *1 wak U'jkarked with a
Vummon cold, which terfriinated'in a seated dis
ease upon the lungs, 1 at length became much
debilitated from constant c mghing and loss of
•appetite, and gave up all hope of recovering,as
many of mv f imily Imtl been carried off by con
sumption. being recommended by a friend of
'mine; Mr. Weaver, to make trial of your ines
timable Syrup. I d.d so, .which ended in per
forming a perfect cure. 1 have much to say to
von wheili see yon, which Wil| he this fall'.—
, Yon mav make use of ’these lines if you think
proper, that those''afflicted may find relief from
‘the same source. Yours trulv,
; ■ ■ . JAMES PARRY.
Principal Office fof’the Sale of this medicine,
19 North Eighth street, Philadelphia. Also for
sale by J./.1. MYERS fc CO., Carlisle.
DYSPEPSIA! DYSPEPSIA Vr ~
More proofs of the efficacy of Dr, Marlich*s
—Mr. JonXs HaßtmaV, of Sunmey
'lown, Pa-., dhtirelv curve) of the above, disease,
which afflicted with for six years: lib
a sense ot distension and nppres-
Vi on a'ft’eV eiMhg/dr&Vi'aVmg pain in the pit of
‘the stomach, na'Cisea, loss of appetite, giddiness
and dimness rtf'sight, ‘extreme' debility, flaiulen
.'cy, acrid eructations, sometimes and
Jpain in therUh’t side, depression of spirits, dis
Vrirbed I cst, fairitnesV, afld ’hot able to p'OrsOe his
’business without causing his iirthh£(ftace eVdiaris-
Vion and weaiitiess. Hr. Hartman *is happy to
‘state to the public.-aVid-is willing'to.give any Jrr-
T form?ition to the aflllcted*, respecting I the._whn»
denfn) benefit he .dec -ived from the use of Dr.
1 larlicb’s Copiponnd Strengthening and Germaft
Aperient Pills. For sale by
, J. J. MYERS & Co!. Carlisle.
M. B. ROBERTS’S CELEBRATED
VEGETABLE EMBROCATION,
* yiIHE this most valuable embroca*
JL lion is attesTed'lw thousands who have pro
i ved it* healing in the cure of the most
troublesome diseases to iVliich the horse is liable.
"Weakhess of ihe linihs, bruises, swellings, stifr
tiess of the joints and tendons, galls & schaffings
produced by the .collar dnd; saddle, cracked
ncels, scratches, grease* thrush in the foot-, or
ffopt-rpt in the feel of cattle, ’ \
' -- —Fbe-niost-flattering encomiums are-daily be
stowed upon this'embrocation, arid it is mere-
We recommended to farriers, stage contractors,
'Stable keepers? •wagoners, farmers; and private
- -tenilepren.osVniiig b orse?,’ .aX a Vyrnody,
v-.-Topthe above diseases and should bexoiistaiiUj|
fceptMn their v . . .
’ Flic ftAlofrmg certi'ficate is from Mr. . James
Keeside, a stage owner and gi'cat mail' coritrac
tor; •; /- ■ ■ f: -■ ,
‘ ./ • l^hi'lßclelphia,'ione 12tK. 1339. -
-This l*» to certify~that T.liave UBed.M f B, Ho-*
berts*s Embrncation?for various kinds of sores,
wourids'and sprains In horsed and I have found
5t to Exceed any other Uiat I have Jned.; -
v.; : >Vir V.v ■*. ./:•/ < . J. REESIDE. i;
v fTor:safest .STEVENSON & DICKER'S
drug and chemical store, V , Jan 36
Tllfi ItralAX HAIR
IS warranted staitl on restored, andthe head
keptfrec frotiifdandniff,by. the: genuine
tlldrlctje’s Ailii of Colanibiii
■ Rememberlhe genuine as described below;,
j , This is certified to by several Mayors, Minis/
‘jere ot, the Gospel, British CoiHml, Physicians;
andagreat mlmber.of nur most honoroble- citi
iehs; to be itis
/ PARING'PRAVDi—V^ .articIehas been
Smrtated by h notftr.Voils cnilnte'rfeitey, Let it
neverbenurchasedorpsedOmeSs in have the
hame of •£•&. Coniitoclr; or.the signature of
tomaio&:o"C*,i™jiSp\emi Wrapper, s I bis
is the onl^e^'efflar^
public ■ i T
•! Apply at tbb retail office;- XSOj
S Fletcher street, hear Maiden Lane & Pearl st:
■ Address ■ Comstock BtCo., ,
Wholesale Druggists.
3/7* rhe genuine Is sale at Stevenson &
Dinkle’s drugstore,-Carlisle. ' , Jan3 ®
ShANKS FOR SALE*.
WlrMe No. id3s.
■ 'Xj“ yl severe case of Piles cured at 100 Chat
ham street. —Mr. Dan’l SpinhingofShrewshury,:
Eden Town, Now Jersey, Was seVerely afflicted
with Piles tor morethan '2O years. Had had re
course to medicines of almost every description,’
4)so the advice dfscile’rai emmingnt Physicians,
•but'never found the slightest relief from any
source Whrtfsne'ver, until lie called on Dr. Evans,
of 100 Chatham street, N, Y., and procured
some medicine from him, from which lie found
immediate relief, and subsequently a -perfect
Mire. ~
Beware of Counterfeits.
(O’Cautiou. —He particular in purchasing to
see that the label of this medicine contains a no
tice of its entry according to Act of Congress. —
And he likewise particular in obtaining them at
■lOO Chatham st.-, New York, or from tiie regu
lar agents, . ' <
Hamiltoh & Grier, Carlisle.
A. RICHARDS.
BOT ANIC PILLS,
INTERESTING. & APPLICABLE TO THE
‘ .AFELICTED WITH ' ‘ .
Diseases of the Stomach, or Ncryes;
Such a Dyspepsia, either Clironiq or Casual, uir
de'r tlie'wiir.st symptoms of restlessness-) Low
ness of Spirits, and General Emaciation; Con
!juinplion,.\vlietbcr_of.the LungsqtLiyer; l.iv
cr Affections; Jaundice, both Rifiary & Spas
modic; Cosfiveness;. Worms of every variety;
Rheumatism; whether Acute or Chrohic; to
geilier with Gout, Scrofula, Pains in the Head,
Rapk. Limbs, and Side,'Typhus Fever, Scar
let ’Fever, Putrid Sore TlVroftt, *Fever.& Ague,
Spasmodic Palpitation of the 1 Heart and Arte
ries, Nervous-Irritability, Nervous Weakness,
Hysterics, Tic’DoulotireuK,’Cramps, Female
Obstruction'S, Heartburn, Headache, 'Cough
the Common or Humid, and the Dry or the
Whooping; Asthma,-.Gravel, and Dropsy,
The Blood hasThithcrto been considered bv j
Empirics and others, as the great regulator 9!
the human system, and such is the dtvoted df
the adherents to that erroneous doctrine, that
they content themselves with the simple posses
sion of this fallacious opinion, without enquiring
int 1 the primary sources from whence Life,
Tiealth, and Vigor emanate, and, vlec versa
pain, sickness, disease and. death, Not so with
Dr. Hunt, whose extensive research and prac
tical-experience V> eminently qualify him.for the
profession of which he-ha's been, one of the most
useful rtieffthers. He ‘contends—and a moment's
.reSection wffl convince any Vcn'shning.mimGif the
correctness of his Views-—that'the stomach,-liv
er; and- the .associated rirgaifc n're the primary
and great regulators of healtlr, and that the blood
in Very many -instancesis dependent dnthcSenr
ghns, and that unless medicine reaches THE
ROOT OF THE DISEASE. \\\e-Bjt(srficial
anodynes usually prescribed, .serye buf aV'foilH.
to cn\e.r the ravages of deep-rooted maladies
Under these convictions, atih'e expense of ye- rs
of close application, the doctor has discovered a
medicine whose searching powers irresisti
ble, nfficl jn ‘prescribing, it is With a 'knowledge of
its being a radical *c(ire rn 'the vaVidus disease?
already enumerated, eVe'nff applied in the most
critical cases, but he due'!: nut pretend to ascribe
to V - *
BOTANIC PILLS
a supernatural nrgeftcy,. although from positive
proofs within the knowledge oi hundreds he is
prepared to shew 1 , that when every -other earth
ly remedy has been given up.
■ HUNT’S BOTANIC PILLS
have never been known to fail in effecting two
very gratifying results, that of raising from the
bed of sickness and disease, those who have test-,
ed their efficacy, and thus amply rewarding Dr.
Hunt for his long andnnxlous study to attain tins
/ id-fiction in,the Dealing Aui?
The extraordinary success which has attend -
ed -the rise of Hunt’s--BbfXkic Pills, /is
4he best criterion of their superior virtues.
They have been the means of raising a
hostpf languishing patients from the bed
it is clearly evinced in the
following ‘ •
CERTIFICATES.
, FEVER AND AGUE CURE&.
To Dr, Huni':
Dear riir-MJelievipg Vt a duly I owe vou as ri
sricccssfnl prartitinneV.ns well as those who may
besonilarly* afflicted, i take pleasure in acknow
ledging the benefit I have derived from the use
_aLyuur_y.alAiable.-mcdicine„ ~
HUNT’S BOTANIC PILLS.
After much suffering from Fever Ague, du
ring the spring ami fall, for die last four yeat%
artd thv pecuniary inji'ides attendant tin the in
disposition of one on whose exertions u large fa
mily. whs. dependant. W* support, aTd having
without success tesleclThe skill of many medical
advisers,rat an expense I could riot.well afford.
Injnie fall of 1§3B; finffuig the premonitory symp
toms the disease approaching, If was induced
by ri Inendwho had tried vmir medicine, to pur
‘chase a package of yoijr Botanic,Pills, and now
have tlie happiness to inform ,y,ou--!»iul‘t'hrongh
yon, those Who rriay be slrpilarjy amictetl—that
they cdrii|te‘racted the disease, , nor Ivtvfe I bcen
troubled with-Vt-siiVce-and-tiiy confidence-*con
tinues to uphold itie In the belief that your Bo
tanic Pills arc the most safe-, the cheapest, most
efficacious, and radical cure for that distressing
disease .Fe,ver’arid Ague. All I can for the pre
ssed t Vtffer^vo ufo r the blessing you have been-in
strumentttViri conferring on me, is my assurance
of unceasing gratitude and esteem. - -.- ■ ..
‘.-.w. : p. m. McCormick, v
- Newark,N. J., July.3l, 1839.: ,
Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, Effectually
.■ t . Cured. V
■ Mr.Wrrt. TUcker.having lately, b'een restor
ed to a sound state of health, through the effica
cy of Dr. Hunt's. Botanic Pills, thinks.it an in
dispensable dpty to state certain facts relative to,
the disease under which he had.so long suffered.
The symptoms were a painful obstruction, with
a.coUstant rejection of food,'head-ache, palpita
tion Of tile heart, lowness of spirits, a trouble
some dry cough, dizziness, tightnessat the chest
and difficulty of breathings almost constant pain
in,the side, loin's, and shoulders, accompanied
with much languor and debility. These afflic
tions, together with ao.iihushal-degree of flatu
lence., bronghtoo siich a state of extreme wealth
ness, as tol prevent him from attending to his hu
slness./and his-health appeared lost, brynml re
covery. His friends ancl relatives became n
larmed at tne.Welanchniy prokpect-, and strongly
recommended Hunt’s Botanic. Pills—they were
administered,' and in a few days produced astom
ishhfg relief, and family realized a jierfect resto
ration to sbiinrt health., , - ■. .
r_ ■; v-;v : \vrr,u am .tucker,
1 Bltottre ofCdunierfei’S'. ■
()TCantion.--‘Be ,particular in purchasing to
seethht thd.lahel of thismedipinecontaihaano
tice of Its ehtrp accdrding~i o^t a jlp on
Andbe like wiseparticular mchtamingttepfat
100 r,hathamst..New.York.orfroimhffre'gu
; - , ; HAjnixbN&^)klCTj ; g^lisle.
BY G. 'SANDERSON & E. CGRNMAN.J
DU. WM. EVANS’
OAMOiIILS PILbS.
DR. HUNT’S
Carlisle, Pa. Thursday February 2.7, 1840.
. DU. WM. EVANS’ : I
SOOTHING SYRUP,
'FOR CHILDREN TEETHING.
To Mothers and Nurses.
• the passage of the teeth through the gums
'produces‘troiibldsome and dangeroussymptoms.
It is known by mothersthat there is great irri
tation m the mouth and gums during this pro
cess. The gums swell, the secretion of the saliva
is increased, ,tKe.child is seized with frequent
njid sudden fits of.crying,.watching,-starting.in
its dleep, and spasms cf peculiar parts; the child
shrieks with extreme violence; and thiusts its
fingers into its mouths If these precursary symp
toms speedily \alleviated,. spasmodic Con-
VHlsions universally supervene,: and soon cause
the dissolution of the infant. .If mothers who
have their little babes afflicted with these dis
tressing symptoms would apply the celebrated
American Soothing Syrup, which has preserved
hundreds of infants when thought past recovery,
from being suddenly attacked* with that fatal
malady convulsions.
This infallible remedy has preserved hundreds
when thought past recovery, from convulsions.
As soon ns the avrup is rubbed on the gums, the
child will recover. This preparation is so inno
cent, so'-efficaddbs, aml-sn pleasant, that no child
will refuse to let itsjgums Ue rubbed with
When infants are at the age of four months,
though there is'nn appearance of teeth, one but
tle.df the syrup should be (isdd on the giims to
open the pores. Parents ‘should never be with
out tlie- syrup-in nursery-whcrc-there arc
young children, for if a child wakes in the night
with pain in the gums, the Syrup immediately
gives ease, by opening the pores and healing the’
gums; thereby preventing Convulsions, Fevers,
Bcc, '
Beware of Counterfeits,
,-j-Cautinn.—He particular in purchasing to
see that the label of this medicine contains a no
tice of its entry according lo .del of Congress. —
Ami lie likewise’particular in obtaining them at
too Chatham st., New York, or from the 'regu
lar agents, . ,
, Hamilton & Grier, Carlisle.’
DR. WM. EVANS 9
Camomile & Aperient Fills.
Another lierxj severe case of Inflammatory
Rheumatism cured by Dr. Evans' MedicineT —
Mr. John A. CarrolVof the rountv <T Wus'ches
ter, town of Norih Castle, New York, had been
severely afflicted with inflammatory rheumatism
for fourteen months with-.violent pains in his
limbs, great heat, excessive thirst, dryness of
skin, limbs much sW'f>Hen,.was'not able without
.nssistance._to_.turn in.bed. for six weeks. Had
.tried various remedies to no effect. Was ad vis*
ed by. a friend of his to.procure some of Dr. W.
Evans* medicines.of..lOO Chatham street, N. Y.,
which he immediately sent for* and after taking
the first dose found.great relict, and in continu
ing-it* use nccording : to the directions Tor ten
peffeGtly cured.'- AUnws“m.e tn-refer
any person to him for-the truth of the above
stutemeht. .
Beware of Counterfeits, .
(T/*C intion.—He particular, in purchasing
see that the label of thisymedirine contains a no
tice of according to A-'t of Congress. —
AndlW jjke.wise particular in obtaining them at.
100 Chatlianvst., New York, of from the regu
lar agents,
Hamilton & Grier, Carlisle*.
Oct. 10, 1839,
ENVIABLE DISTINCTION.
SN the midst of a ttcnci'.d and, in many instan
cns not urdoundi-d prrjndicc against many of
inn medical remedies of the day, Dr. W. E*
VANS’ HILLS liave the enviable dictinctinn of
an universal approbation. They an; perhaps
the only medicine publicly advertised that hits
the fall and unreserved testimony of medical
men it) its favor, if not the only tine which gives
fuirsalißfartiornoits porch map's; Tlf. WtEvans
bits the safisfartmn of knowing that his
camomile: or tonic pills
.arc not tally 'regularly recommended anti pre
scribed by the most experienced physicians' in
their daily practice, but also taken by those
■gentlemcn'lTiemselvcs whenever they feel the
symptoms of those diseases in which they well
know .them to be efficacious. He knows this to
be generally the case in New York, Btiiladvl
phia, Albany, Boston, and other large cities in
which they iiaVe an extensive sale. Thill they
Should thus compter professional prejudice and
interested opposition,.and seenfe the agency of
the most eminent nnd-best-iiifnrnied--.physicians
in the country to render them Useful to all class
es, can only be fairly ascribed to their undetiia
_ble and pre-eminent virtue?!. ■
More conclusive firoof) of the efficacy of Dr.
IVm. Evans' Camomile and Afterient Pitts.
. CI'.IM'H'iCATH. —-The following certificate
was banded'to hs by Mr. Van Schalck, of-Alba
ny, a highly’respectable member of the com
munity, anil whose veracity cannot be doubted:
- the. Svpteimfis ICentlalhof tlVeAmVn jiLVVesti
erluo, county of Albany, was for 2” -years, trum
iited with a nervous ami billions affection, which
for 7 yeavs rendered him unable to attend to his,
business, ahd dttrifig tbe.last 3-years of bis ill
ness was confined to the house. ' ids' -symptoms
wef-e dizziness, pains in the head'■ami side, pal
pitation hf the heart, want of appetite, fife—
After expending during bis confinement nearly
three lnihdrud ..dollars, without . obtaining any
permanent relief, he .by aCciflent noticed an ad
vertisement of Dr. Wm. Evans’ Camomile and
Aperient Pills, and was consequently induced to
make a trial of them . After using .them about.
:r fortnight, he, was ,able to walk out, in four
months lie cbhld attend to business, and consid
ered ids disease entirely removed. The above
information was given to the subscriber by Mr.
Kendall himselft there can. therefore, be no de
ception: , . STEPHEN VAN SCHAICK.
The above invaluable medicine together witli
Oft. EVANS’ SOOTHINCI SYRUP (lor teeth
ing) are sold Wholesale at JDO Chatham st. N.
York. - . . A
Beware of Counterfeits.
(jjfCaution.—Be particular iu purchasing to
see that the label of this niedicine contains a no
tice of its entry according to jict of Congress.—
And be likewise particular in obtaining them at
100 Chathaui st., New York-, or from the regu
larl agents, "
- m Hamilton & Griell, Carlisle;
Of whom may be hail, ■
Dr. IVm. Jiyans'i Camomile Is 1 Ajierient Pills,
Oh. Soothing Syriifi. , . ;
Dr. Hunts Botanic i’ills.
Dr. Goode's Female Vdls. — -- - ■ -r~
Oh. Fever and Ague Pills. _ ; ' .'h ',
Di-.-F.vans’ only Office, 3, South Seventh streeltii
Philadelphia;
Hamilton & Grier, Carlisle,
I, H,. Kirby, ami W. V, DavTsj
Win. Bells //arrishurg,- “
W. L. ■ . -
B; Bann'Hi « dbhn if*. Werner; Bolts,ville; .
Mt.’ .Pleasant, v .
|B. Oampbell & Co. Waynesburgir, a - 1 ’ ■ ..
drvi(iri;&.Arther,Pittsburßh t :
Burnside O’ Morris, BhcKhayen,
ft.- W. Cunningham, Newcastle; • a . i
I. P; 01|Pstead, Bethany, I
. January 16, 18-10. ;- ■■ ■,.
“OCR COUNTRY—RIGHT OR WRONO.”
OF •
Jttß. ”
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
In Senate, Wednesday, January 22,1840
•Oii thc Independent Treasury bill, in re
ply to Mr. Clay of Kentucky.
(continued.)
The Senator complains Jhat the power of
removal from office should exist m flie-Prc
sident, and says that hVlSTiot ittall satisfied
with the argument in the first Congress on
winch it was rested'.- This power has been
exercised, without interruption, ever since
1789. It is riot, then,-a.recent usurpation.
The first Congress of the United States
which ever assembled, by their construction
of the Constitution, solemnly declared that
die power of removal was vested in the Pre
sident! and many of the members of this
Congress-had themselves been members of
the Federal Convention. Sincri the gentle
man addressed the Senate, I have examined
the debate, arid particularly Mr. MadisotFs
remarks upon this subject, and I think tliey
ought to prove satisfactory to every mind.—
He sketches the argument .in favor 'of the
power with a masters hand,
How could -the President execute the laws
at all, if this power did not exist? Suppose
he should discover thatrohe of the receivers
general created by this very bill was apply
ing the public' money to his own use—.if. lie
were deprived of the power of removing him
■fronv'office, he might be obliged to look pa
tiently on and suHer him to embezzle mil
lions. , Suppose a foreign m.inister-were vio
lating his instructions, arid betraying the
best interests of his. country abroad—what
is tb be done? , Without tlie exercise of this
power, the. President ..would be compelled to
wait until the mischief might be entirely con
summated—until the country might be ruin
ed—before he could recall this-corrupt or
wicked minister, t might present a hundred
siinilar instances. This power is essential
to tho-porformanceof the duty imposed upon
the President of seeing that the laws are
faithfully executed. Without it, he would
be deprived of, the necessary means of exe
cuting this high trust reposed in him by the
.Constitution. It-is, therefore,, wonderful
how the existence of this power could ever
have been’seriously contested.
If this power of removal did riot exist in
the President.-it would follow as a necessary
consequence, that tho. Senate must remain in
in permanent session for the purpose of sanc
tioning. removals fi‘om office, as they might
become necessary', throughout this vast and
growing country. The public interest .im
periously demands that some power should
always exist competent instantly to remove
all officers the moment they are discovered
to be betraying their trust.__ Butthe Consti
tution.never contemplated that the Senate
■should be in session permanently. Heaven
forbid .that this should be the case! After
having been in the political atmosphere of
Washington for six months, it is necessary
that we should go home to mingle with our
constituents and to breath the,pure air of
the country. The American people never
will consent, and never ought to consent,
that,our sessions shall become permanent.
Having.now replied to all the arguments
adtluced by “(he Sehatdr under his second
general head, and having, I think, demon
strated that the bill contains no Government
Treasury Bunk, I shall proceed to reply to
those which he urged under the first gener
al head. It will be recollected that this
was to consider the bill according to the con
struction. «
, Before I address myself directly to the
Senator’s argument, allow,me to indulge in
some general observations.
■ What has been the_ financial history of
this country for the last twenty-five yea'rs?
I cap speak whh(positive knowledgeupon (his
siihji'.r.t ilii ring: the period of eighteen years
since I first came into public life-. It has
been a history of constant vibration—of ex
travagant expansions in ttebusi.ness.of.the.
■country, Succeeded by ruinops contractions.
At successive intervals niany of the best anil'
most enterprising-rnten of the country:have
been crushed; 1 They,have fallen victims at
Spirit of extravagant banking and Specula
tion. Starting at the extreme point of de
pression of one of these periods, We find
that the country haS bceP for
eign therchamlise, and it requires all our ef
fortsto pay tlre debt thusTioPtracted to - for
eign nations. At this crisis' the banks can
do nothing to relieve titer peoplby 'ln order
to preserve their 'own existence, they are
compelled to contract thcirrloans and', their
issues.' Ip the hour of distress, when their,
assistance is most needed, they.can do noth
ing for their votaries. , Every article sinks
in price, mcnare unable to-pay their debts,
and wide: spread riiin pervades the land.—
During this first yeaf of the cycle, we are
able to import but comparatively little for-,
eign merchandize,,and‘this affords the coun
try an opportunity of recruiting its exhaust
ed energies. The next'.year.the patienAbe'-
gina to'recover. .
nourish in proportions as ffrelgii'goods be-
COnio scarce; The. indnstVy.. and .enterprise,
of our citizens have been exerted with ener
gy, and bur productions, have liquidated
the foreign ’ debt. The third year, 'a
fair BuVmefs is done.. The country presents
>.-flife'6^log. f appeapHt«?e. re-:
jieved from tho drains of specie 1 required for
,rprei^i : export, begin once mure to expand, :
apd; tempt the unwary to their ruin. , Pro-;
jjerty of all descriptions;commands a.fiiir;
price. "The'fourth' pr,fifth, year the era of
extravagant. banking ami speculations re
in rns.agai n-to be succeeded by anbtherrii-;
inpus revulsion. ■;’ ■■x-.TTx^K-'v.;.;..; ./j
$ This .was the hiplbf jjr.cf, the' country- up
tilDj.B37.•' Smce then we.have.travelled the
road to ruin much more ra pi d lyt han in; for
mer ycars, -Before that period.itJiadrequir
ed fromwee to. years to get up an ex
pansion andqts Corresponding explosion.—
SPEECH
[AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,
Koto Series— Vol. 4, No. 37.
We have now witnessed the astounding fact
that we can pass through rill these changes,
and even from onesusperiSioriof specie pay
ments to nnother.in little morethan two years.
; It is curious to-observe With liovv much
acc'uracyOyou can read the 'ever changing
coridifon of this country, in the varied a
mount of our .importations... The year 18G6
wris one of vast expansion, arid prodrie'ed the
explosion arid:Suspension .of specie payments
in 1837". The imports were greatly dimin
ishcdiriTSSTr being less than they Imd bccn
in 1836, by nearly fifty million’s of dollars;
In 1838, they-sunk down to twenty-seven
millions less than they had been in 1837,
and nearly seventy-seven million less than
they were in 1836., In 1839 we had another
expansion, and our imports were forty-four
millions of dollars greater than they had
had been in 1838. This expansion preced
ed the explosion and. suspension of specie
payments in month of October last. Thus
we haVe become such skilful architects, of
ruin, that, a siliglc'year was sufficient to pre
pare the late explosion. /
There never has existed.a nation on earth,
except our own, ihat-cpulU endure such ra
pid and violent expansions and contractions*
If isThe buoyancc of youth—it is the ener
gies of
never quails-before-difficulties—which ena
bles us to endure such shocks without utter
ruiir. Yes, sirra'difierericc in the amount
of our imports, between the years 1836 and
1838, of seventy-seven, millions of dollars,
is sufficient to.excite the astonishment o( the
world.
What cause chiefly operated to produce
this speedy recurrence of the second explo
sion add the .second - suspension of specie,
payments? Three may he mentioned. In
the I'uaVplacc, after .the, bank, suspension of
1837\ every person who was friendly to well
regulated banks, if,such a tning be possible
tinder the present system; ardently desired
that the different State Legislatures might
impose upon them some wholesome restric
tions. It was expected that they would be
compelled to keep a certain amount of spe
cie in their vaults in proportion lb their cir
culation and, deposites; that the foundation
tion of specie basis, fyr our paper currency
-should lie laid by prohibiting the circulation
of bank notes at the first under the denomi
nation of ten and afterwards under that of
twenty dollars; that the amount of their div
idends should be limited; and, above all,
that upon the occurrence of another suspen
sion, their .tloo|-s should be closed at once,
and their affairs be placed .in' the liaifds of
1 commissioners. The different Legislatures'
met. Mhch indignation was expressed at
the conductof the banks. They were severe
ly-threatened; but at last they proved too
powerful for the people. Indeed,'it would
almost seem as if most of the State Legisla
tures had met for no other purpose, than to
legalize the previous suspension of specie
payments. No efficient restrictions were
imposed; and the banks were thus taught
that they might thereafter go unpunished—
! unwhipt of justice; Past impunity prevent
ed themfrom reducing their business and
curtailing, their profits in such a manner as
to redder them secure in the ihty‘of trial.—
They have fallen again; I fear again to enjoy
the same impunity.
In the second place, the immense amount
of money loaned to many of the States in
England, a large portion of which was
brought home in the form of foreign mer
chandise, afforded great facilities for over
trading, or rather overbuying.
And in the third place! the conduct of the
Bank of the United States greatly tended to
produce these excessive ihiportations. That
institution becartie the broker, for the sale of
ail State bonds in Europe. It endeavored
to monopolize the entire cotton trade of the
country; and it drew bids of exchange on
England, most freely, at moderate rates,
against the proceeds of these bonds, and’of
.its cotton".' Every -'temptation was thus pre-.
sen ted' fo speclt 1 ations;iu foreign-merchan
dise.. '
These three causes.'combining, have occa- -
stoned a second suspension of specie pay
ments within two years after the first, and,
produced’ the. bloated. credit system! from
the wreck of which bur country isnow deep
ly suffering,
T Xhibsrfcailiy coVvcur ’ with the -Senator!
from Kentucky in'one of his positions. 1 We
certainly produce too little and import too,
much. . Our expanded credit .system is the
grept cause of . this calamity!' Confine it
wi thin safe and reasonable bounds,."and tli is
disastrous effect will no longer be produced.
It.is hot in the power-of Congress, to do
much towards a consummation so desirable.
Still we shall do all we can; and the present
.bill will exercise some influence in restrain-,
ingfthe banks from making extravagant loans
and emitting extravagant issues,
What effect has this'blpated system of
credit produtied Upon the nyorals.of.the coun
try? In the.large commercial cities, it has
converted almost all’ mehtof business into
gamblers. Where' is, there now to be’ found,
‘theold fashioned importing .merchant, whose
Hvord"was as’gobd as his bond! \ylio was
content-lb grow fich, aB buyfafhers did, by
the 'successive and regular. 1 profits.,of‘ jfiaqy;
i years of patient industry? men- -were
j the glory and piide bf coinraerce, and. eleva-;
1 ted the ch‘arao.teriof.tltoir r cbuhtry. both at
home and'abroad. -lask. wheito.aie they?—;
Is not’ the race almosttoxtlhct? All,now de-:
sire to grow rich Each takes his
chanceintlielotferyofsper.u'alibir. AI though
there ip ay hep hundred cli a’nces to onc agiii ns t;
liiin, each!' eaSciiy intent-upon the: golden;
tjacka ..arid;
quicksauda betw’een hiih and if, and wlieh he
fondly, thinks he Is about to clutch it, he
sinks; into bankruptcy and ruin! ,S'ubh;!ias
bpen-the fate of thousands of our most enter
prising citizens'. ’
If the speculpitofishciuld prpye /successful
and ym the golden prize, no fnatter by what
meankhe.rbay; hato'acquiVbd his wealth, this
clothes him with/libnbr
money; Inoney;.cbnfefs/.th^
loiiK.MoonK.vEsq. New’vitle ~
losKPij M. Meaks, Esq. Hopewell township.
John, Wunderlich/Ebo. SliippinHlinrg.
WrctlAM M. Matekr, Esq’. X.ee’s>4 Koadt.
Johk MkUakft, Hickiiison townhldp. -
JoHjt CtEstfKNIK, Jr. Esq., Hoqestmvn..
(iEoTCSk P. Gaik, Esq. MechunjcsbuVg, (
Frederick (jo:
James Er.LIOTT. Eaq. Springfield,
IJaKIKL ICiiysiikr, Esq.'Climchtown, -
Jacob Ew|. Wnroileysbiirg.
George Ernes’ - , Cedar Spring, Allen tp.
tionin society, The Republican simplipity
and Virtue of a Maj-coh would be subjects of
ridicule in Wall street or Chertnut street.
The highest talents, dire’cled by-the purest
patriotism; in oral worth, literary and pro
fessional fame, in short, every quality which
ought tocon ter distinction in society, sink in
to insignificance when ebmpp red withwcalth.
Money is equivalent to a title of nobility in
our. larger commercial cities. This .is' the
effect oT bur credit system,
We luivc- widely lieparted from ti:o eco
nomical habits, and simple virtues of bifr
forefathers. These are .tjje only sure foun
dations upon which.our Republican institu
tions can rest. The desire to make an os
tbntatiousdisplUV of rapidly acquired wealth;
has produced a splendor and boundless ex
pense unknown in former times. There is
now, more extravagance in our large-com
mercial cities, than exists in any portion of
the world, which I have ever Seen, except
among the wealthy nobility of England.—
Thank Heaven, this extravagance has but
parlially.reitched the mountains and valleys
of the interior. The people there;, so far as
their potential voice’can be heard, are deter
mined to put an end to this bloated credit
system, which threatens to involve not only
their private fortunes, but their political lib
erties-in ruin. ■ . t ‘
After the revulsion in 1837—after the
banks had blown up, ami left the Government
without a dollar, the President found it
necessary to^convene Congress. It then
.became indispensable to take a new depart
ure. The course which ought to be pursued
was the question - . The banks bad betrayed
our trmt; they had converted our money into
rugs, by a species of alchyiuy the very re
verse of that which was attempted in ■former
times, of coiVye'rtirig.baser tilings into grid.
The President then reiOauWe'hded an abso
lute divorce between Hank and State, and
his political friends in Congress cordially re
sponded to this recommendation', ..Vi’t then
gave our banner to the hreexe, with the motto
of an Iridependcnt-Treashry inscribed upon
it. HaVe we nut firmly and •innnoverddy'
maintained our positron? Had we been the
cormorants after .office which our. enemies
have described us to .be,'we'should..have
yielded our convictions, when we.fojuiil_.one
State after another abandoning oiir standard;
Neither the love of power nor of place made
us falter.-—We-did -not-yield;.ta-the-panic-of
the moment. "We have ever since kept this
issue distinctly before the people! honestly
believing that,a separation of the Goverii
' men rfroiivbahks'was - necessary to promote
the best and dearest interests of ihe country.
In tlie opinion of pur political opponents,'we
stood self-hnmiilated. Rut tin, people have
at length gloriously come to the rescue.—
The Senator is entirely mistaken in suppo
sing tips bill to be Unpopular. In every in
stance, during the elections of the last year,
when the question of an Independent Treas
ury was distinctly made before the people,
the result has been either the election of the
Administration candidates, or a greatly in
creased. number. of votes in. thci.i* favor.—
Is it not certain, that if the Cnj^ressionat
elections in those States which elec toil their
members in 1838, had been postponed until
1839, we should rioxV be -- in a 'triumphant
majority in the other Home - ? The Whig
party know this; and I am greatly mistaken
in tile signs of the .times; if they have nbt
determined that this bill shall pass. They
will no longer give us the battle cry of art
Independent-Treasury. The bill is destined
to becotpe a law during the present session’.
I’propliesy, this result, and prophesy it,solely
upon my opinion of the sagacity of the Wing
party.. It is possible I ma-y.be mistaken, but
if I should, 1 shall have one consolation in
my disappointment. If my political exist
ence depended upon the result, ■ I should
rather have tlie.succcss of the Independent
Treasury identified "with the re-election 1 of
Mr. Van Buren, than rtny other argument
, which can he used in his favor. ■ It alone
would- be -sufficient- to- defeat'-the hero of
Tippecanoe.
Now, siivgreat changes have taken place
in public opinion since September, 18371
The prominent arguments then urged upon
this door against the Independent T’reasiiry
bill- have yearly all vanished, away. We
now heat* no more of a system of well regu
lated-specie paying State banks to act as
Government tlepis’toVies'. The halfway
house has been abandoned. The aceummo-'
dations there are no longer good; It is in a
ruinous condition, and can ml ictjgershelfvr
those who formerty-tonk-refuge in it. -The
banks have blown up twice within little more
•than two years, and tints blown this - argu
ment ofdlieiy friends Sky high. No states
man, after our recent experience; wouldtnoxy,
think of placing the people’s treasure with
the banks on general deposite for safe.-
keeping. , ! •
; Far different is thp Inclcpomlent Treasury.
It presents every guhfantee. which~ can be
afforded "for. the-safety .and .'security of. the
public money. It will be in the custody of
officers appointed by the Government,*re
sponsible to the Gbvernment.aml.p.umshablo
as felons for every violation of their; trust,.
In the day of , danger, when the ctvtipfiy is
inyblyed in'J.wtfri'ihe.?ta9'n,ejr will
ready; and at such acrjsis, tlie.banksjwp'uld
almost certainly suspend; specie, payments;
'Besides; : they are. mere Shitb;;inStitittidns,
over which we have noNontrolfadAtheV mjty,
when they 1 please;,convert bur-jiVotieyh. into
fttgs;'and then - place ua at tlcfiauce.i vTh’ey
are beyond -thej reach of pclsisl im o o f ji nilt i
bur authority. The Federal. Government
cantVut justly be
.vde must' r'esbrt tb,
other'power except btSr bw.ri, fordhe purpose
bf kecping the ihonejr raised from the people
bytaxaiiOnVutitilit canbe applied tO'execuya
tfie"great‘ powers conferred upon us-by thb
Constitution;'’ ; : i 1 i.-;
pmblm'Spinibn has anniJiUMsd
nother argument against 'the Independent ”,
Treasury, The Serialoffcqm/SbuthCnrolina; ■
in l March;TB3B.TMr.' Frestok JiAhis ten- .
defness
AGENTS.