. TERMS OF PUBLICATION.
- 4 g2’oo per annum,,id advance—ot|' : \ I'-;
452 50, if hot paid within the year. ;;
No subscription taken for a less term than six
months, and no'discohtiimance permitteil until
llarrearages are paiX A failure to notify a
-disconlinuance-at the expiration of a tcrm.wilL
lie considered a new engagement.
■ • Jtdverlisementa —-$1 00 per Square for tile
three first insertions, and twenty five cents for
every subsequent one. ■
To the Electors of Cumberland
county.
•. Fellow Citizexs.—l again offer myself to
your consideration as a candidate for the office
BH3PJPP :
and respectfully solicit your suffrages. Should I
be elected, I promise to discharge the duties of
the office faithfullyland impartially - -
paul mAktin.
Sliippensburg,.April_l6, 1840. •
To the Voters of Cumberland
county.
Fellow Citizens—l offer myself as a candidate
Im* the office of •
SHERIFF
of said county and shall be thankful for your
support.
JAMES KENNEDY
Newvillo, April 23, 1640. " • tc
To the Electors of Cumberland
county,
~ Fellow citizens —l offer myself ns a candidate
for tbe office of
7 SHERIFF
of said county, at the ensuing general election,
and will be thankful (or your sduport.
wM. m, Mateer;
Sjuiltumpton township* -
May 14, 1840.
To the Electors of Cumberland
county.
Fellow citizens'— l uow.j ffev myself to your
consideration as a candidate for the office of
- SHERIFF -
and shall be thankful for your support.
Very Respectfully,
- LEWIS HYEU.
Allen township, May,2l, 1840.
To the Voters of Cumberland
county. '
Gentlemen—l dolifrcbv olive myself atthe nex
general election as a candidate foe fhe cilice of
■ SHERIFF
nf said county, and.will be thaukfulforyour sup
' port
ABU AH A M LA SIBERT( )N,'
North .Middleton township.
March IS, 1,840.
To tlurlSloctors of Cumberland
county.
Fellow Citizens —l offer myself a« a candidate
for the oflice of
SHERIFF ,
of Cumberland .county, and will be thankful tor
your support
JOHN WYNKOOP, lr.
West Pcmisborough township
March 19, IS4O. ti
To the Klee tors of Cmnberhiiul
county.
Fellow citizens —l offer; myself to you)’ con*
sideration as a candidate for 'the office oi
SHERIFF
at the ensuing general election, and respectfully
solicit your support, and.if elected wilK*ndcayr
or to discharge the duties of the office lo the
best of my judgment and abilities.
Respectfully your fellow citizen,'
GEORGE F. CAIN. '
Mechaaicshurg, March 26, 1840. tc
TotlTcKlectors of Cumberland
-county.
Fella re citizens —l ■n® myself to yonr con
sideration as a candidate for the office oi
SHERIFF
at the ensuing election* and will be thanhful’fnr
your support. Should you elect me I .pledge
•myself to discharge the duties of the office with
fidelity and impartiality..
GEORGE MATHEWS.
Carlisle, March 26, 1840, - te
To the Electors of Cumberland
county.
Pellorj citizrfiß—l A flfVr mj self to your consid
eration as a candidate for the ofiice of
SHERIFF
at the ensuing election, and respectfully solicit
yoiii support; and if elected will endeavor to
discharge the duties of. .the office to the best of
iny judgment and abilities. - . , , - .
FRANCIS ECKELS,
Silver Spring township.
April 2, 1840
To the > ree mid Independent
V.oters of Cnmberland county.
Fellow citizens— l submit myself to your cflDr
sideratidn, at the ensuing election, as a: candi
date for the office of
• SHBBIFF
and would'respectfully solicit you!'suffrages for
the same. ” ,
THQMAS CRAIGHEAD, ;
South Middleton tq\vnsliip,
April 2, 1840,
To the Klectoi's ot* GuiiibeiTuiul
-county. . ;
Fellow the earnest solicitations
of anunohrr,ot I am induced to of
fer myself as a can,delate for the office of
i: SHERIFF .
of Critnberland coiinty, at the next general elec
tion, and respectfully solicit your feufFracea.
' : /. JOHN ,SOUUHECKt! ;
NeV Cumberland.,,
' * •" '
'April 2, JBfo.
To the Electors of Cumberland
v'“ county.- .
- ■ Fellow Citizens.-rrl. offer myself as a candi
date for tlieollice of : ' 1 •
■■ ; / : Bsssnipff .V^
;of said county at the ensuing, general-election,
and'Will be thankfdlfor your support;- • 1
JAMES HEED. ;
.-vNewidllc, April 16,-1840. - . . . . . .
To the Voters of Gumberlaiitl
y. : -'vi* county. I-?; ■; i :
: > Fellom Citizens—l offer myselfasa candidate,
for the office of ;' iV^
' SBZ2BIFZ* V
of said county.atthe ensuing election; and wifi
be ,bankful for y ° Ur S TIt?UAM BLEAN.
• Mifflin township, June 4,1840.,
BY G. SANDERSON k E. COftNMAN.J
• Whoje Ko. 1360*
DR. WM. EVANS’
... CAMOMILE PILLS.
{J7 seyere case of Piles cured at 100 Chat-,
hamsirf'et*—' Mr. Dan*l SpinningofShrewsbury,
Eden Town, IJjpw Jerseyrwas sevcrely.nfflictcd
with Piles tor more than 20 years. : Had had re
course to medicines of .almost every description,
also the advice of several emminent Physicians,
but never found the slightest relief from any.
source whatsoever, until he’called on Div Evans,
of 100 Chatham street, N. Y.,,and procured
some medicine from him, from which he found
immediate relief, and subsequently a perfect
6ure« , ;
Beware of
G'J’Caution.—Be particular in purchasing to
see that the label of this medicine contains.a no
tice of its entry according to Act of Congress. —
And be likewise particular in obtaining them at
400 Chatham st., New York, or from the regu
lar agents. - _ ■
; * ‘ ■ Hamilton & Grier, Carlisle. .
DR. HUNT’S
BOTANICPItXS,
INTERESTING & APPLICABLE TO THE
AFFLICTED WITH ’
Diseases of the (Stomach, or Nerves;
Such a Dyspepsia, either Chronic or Casual, un
der the worst symptoms of restlessness; Low
ness of fcpirits.and General Emaciation; Con
sumption, whether of the Lungs or Liverr Liv
er Affections; Jaundice, both Biliary fit Spas
modic; Costiveness; Worms of every variety;
Rheumatism; whether Acute or Chronic; to
gether with Gout, Scrofula, Paihaln.tlie.HeAd,
Back, Limbs, and Side, .Typhus Fever, Scar
let Fever, Putrid Sore Throat, Fever St Ague,
Spasmodic Palpitation of the Heart and Arte
ries, Nervouslrvitabilityi’Kervmis Weakness,
Hysterics, Tic Douloureux, Cramps, Female
Obstructions,- Heartburn, Headache-, Cough
the Common or Humid, and the Dry or the
Whooping; Asthma, GraVcl, and Dropsy;
The Blood has hitherto been considered bv
Empirjcs and others, ns the great regulator of
the human system, and such is .the devoted of
the adherents to that erroneous doctrine, that
they content themselves with the simple posst-s
-.sion.of thisJalludousmpinion., without enquiring
inti the 'primary sources from whence Life*
Health, and Vigor emanate, am!, vice versa
pain; sickness,;di»easennd deathv , *'Nursn with
Dr. Hunt, whose extensive research-undprac
tical experience so eminently qualify him for the
profession of which he has been bhe of the mqst
useful members. He contends—and a moment’s
jivllection will convince any reasoning mind of the
correctness of his views—thafthe stomach, liv
er, and the associated organs are the primary
and great regulators of heal th, and that the blood
in very many, instances is dependent on these or-"
g.ths, and that unless medicine reaches THE
ROOT OF THE DISEASE, the sufterficittl
anodynes usually prescribed, serve but as foils
to cover the ravages of deep-rooted.maladies
Under these convictions, ’at the expense of.ye r«
of closertippUcatioiu the doctor has discovered a
medicine whose searching powers are irresistiy
hie, and in prescribing, it isJwitli aknowledge of
its being a radical cure in tiie various diseases,
already.enumerated, even ifjtpplied in the most
critical cases, but he does not pretend to ascribe
to•-- - -
HUNT’S BOTANIC PILLS
a supernatural agency, although from positive
proofs within the knowledge ut hundreds he is
prepared to shew, 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 and anxious study to attahrthis
/injection in the- Hkalisg Art.
The extraordinary success which has attend
.cd. the use of llu.vr’s Botanic Pills, is
the best criterion of their superior virtues.
They have been the means of raising a
host of languishing patients-from the bed
of affliction, as it is clearly evinced in the
following ~
CERTIFICATES. . —”
FEVER AND AGUE CURED
Hunt
To Dr
Dear Sir —Believing it a duty I owe you as a
successful practitioner, as well as those who may
he similarly afflicted, l.take pleasure in acknow
ledging the beneiit 1 have derived from the use
of your valuable medicine.
HUNT’S BOTANIC PILLS.
After much suffering from Fever and Ague, du
ring the spring and fall, - for the last four years,
ami the pecuniary injuries attendant on the, in
.disposition of one.oh whose oxertiqns irlarge fa-'
mily was dependent for support, and having
,without success tested the skill of many medical
advisers, at ah expense 1 could not well afford.
In the fall of 1838, finding the premonitory symp
toms of the disease approaching, I was induced
by a friend who had tried your medicine, to pur
chase a package of your Botanic Fills, and how
have the happiness’to inform you—-and through
you.thos'e .who may be similarly afflicted—that
they counteracted the diseasd, nor have I been
troubled .with it since, and my confidence con
tinues to uphold me-in the belief that your Bo
tanic Fills are the didst safe, the cheapest, most
efficacious, and radicat cure for.that distressing
disease Fever and Ague. All I can tor the pre
sent offer you for the blessing you have been in
strumental in conferring on me, isimy assurance
ol unceasing gratitude and esteem
■ . P. M. McCORMICK.
- Newark, N.J., July3l, 1839.
Dyspepsia, of Indigestion, Effectually
Cured,
’ Mr. Win. Tucker, having lately been.restor
ed to a sound state of health, through theefficucy
of, Dr.;'Hukt’s Uotanic Pills, thinks it ah in
dispensibie duty to.state certain facts relative to
the disease.under which he had splong suffered.
The symptoms were a painfulobstructiun, with
a constant rejection of food , heatl-ache palpita
tiohof the heart, lowness of spirits, a-trouble
some dry cough, dizziness, tightness at the chest
and difficulty of breathing, almost constant pain
in the, side, loins, and' shoulders, accompanied
with much-languor and debility. These afflic
tions,'together with an unusual (legree of H itu
lence,broughtdu such a statedf extreme weak,
ness, as to prevent 'him from-aitendhig to his bu
siness/and his heakhjippeared lost beyond rtj : ,
coyery.' His friends and: relatives' became a-
Isrmcd at the melancholy, prospect, and strongly;
recommended HuntVßatanic Pills—they were'
adihinistered.-and ip a few days asthii. -
iahingi'e'ief, and Anally realized a jietfect resto--j
ratiputo sound health.l
: = ' WILLIAM TUCKER.
: J/»Caution.—lie purticular ui purchasing to’
see that the no-‘
tice of it&'enlry.according,to act
And be likewise particular in obtaining tHetjfat
100 Chatham st. New York, or from the regu
lar agents, / . , -y.
Hamilton & Grier, Carlisle.
CarliHlCyPa. Thursday June 11, 1840-
DU. WM. EVANS'
SOOTHING SYRUP,
FO R CHILDREN TEE THING.
To Mothers and Nurses.
. The passage of the teeth" through .the gums
? reduces troublesome and dangerous symptoms,
tis known by. mothers that there is great irri
tation in.the mouth-nml-gums during this pro
cess. ,The gums swell, the secretion of the saliva
Is increased, the child is seized with frequent
ami sudden fit9~oF crying, watching, starting in
its sleep, ami spasms cf peculiar parts; the child
shrieks with extreme violence, and thlusts its
fingers into its month. If these precursary symp
toms are not speedily alleviated, spasmodic con
valsions universally supervene, and soon, cause
the dissolution* of' the infant. If mothers who
have their little babes r.ffiicted with these, dis
tressing symptoms would- the celebrated
Athei lean Soothing Sylup, which has'pveservt d
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 Svrup is rubbed oh the gums, the
child will recover. “ This, preparation is so jnno*
and so : pleasant, that no child
will refuse to let its gums be rubbed with it.—’
When infants are. at the age of four months,
though there is no appearance of teeth, one hot
tie of the syrup should he used on the gums to
open’the pores, parents should never be wilhr
out the syrup in the nursery where there are
young children, for if a child wakes in the night
with pain in the gyms,. *be Syrup immediately
gives ease, by opening the pores ahd-healir.gthf
gums; thereby preventing Convulsions, Fevers,
&c. ••• - - * "
lieware of ■ Counterfeits.
(C/’Caution. —Be particular in purchasing to
.see that'the label of this medicine contains a no
tice of its entry according to Act of (tdngresa.r—
Aid be likewise particular in obtaining them at
.lOO.Chatham.st.vNevv York,-or from the regf l ;-
laragcnts, „ ' " “
Hamilton & Grier, -Carlisle. ■
DR. WM. EVANS’
Camomile A’ Jlpericnt JPills. „
Another very severe case of InJJammntory
*WicumdtiBm cured by Dr, Jivans* Medicine. —
-Mr. John A r Cam>ll, td' the countv of Westches--
teivtown-of-Nonh Castle, New York.had been
severcly.afilicted wUh.inilanimatpry rheumatism
for'fourteen months with violent pains in liis
; limbs, great heat, excessive- thirst, dryncssof
skin, limb?much swollen, was not able without
assistance, ip turn in bed for six w.eeks. Hacl
tried various remedies to nrt effect. Wasadvis*
ed by a.friend of his to4),rncure_{;ome,of_l)r. Wc;
Evans', medicines of 100 Chatham street, Y.,
which he immediately sent for?umd id’fef taking
the first dose found great rebel, and in continu
ing its. use according to the directions, for ten
days, was perfectly.cured. Allows me.to refer
any person to him for the truth of the above
statement. .
■Beware of CounteifeUs .
iJ/^Caution.—Be particular in purchasing to
see that the label of this medicine contains a no.
tire of its Congress. —
And be likewise particular m obtaining them at
100 Chatham st.. New York, or from the regu-.
lar agents,
- Hamilton & Grtkr, Carlisle.
Oct. 10, 18:59.
ENVIABLE DISTINCTION.
IN ibe midst of it general and, in many instan
ces not unfounded prejudice against many of
tile medical remedies of the day, Dr, W, E
VANS’TII.LS have the enviable dictinction of
an universal approbation. They are perhaps
the only medicine publicly advertised that'hus
the full and unreserved -testimony of medical
men-in its favor, .if.not.the only one which gives
full satisfaction to ils purchasers. Ur. VV. Evans
has tliC,salisfart : on of knowing that his
CAMOMILfc OK TONIC PIL.L.S
are not only regularly -recommended and p'-e-'
-scribed by lift most experienced physicians in
their daily practice, but-also taken by those
gentlemen themselves 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, Philadel
phia, Albany, Bnsjpn, and other large" cities in
which they have an extensive sale., That they
should thus conquer professional prejudice and
interested opposition, and secure the agency of
the most eminent and best informed physicians
in the country to render them useful mail class
es, can only be fairly ascribed to their undenia
ble and pre-eminent virtues.
More conclusive fir oofs of the efficacy of Dr.
IVm. Evans' Camomile and Afierienl Pitts.
CERTIFICATE.—The following certificate
was hauded_t.o us by Mr. Van Schair.k, of Alba
ny, a highly respectable incmln-v o'f thtlCum
inuuity, and whose veracity cannot, be-doubted':
Mr. 1 Septenuus-Kendull.of the town of West
erlcuvcnunty of Albany, was for 3Z-years trou
bled with a nervous and bill'n us affection, .which
for 7 years rendered him unable to attend to his
business, and durijig the last 3 years o t his - ill.
ness-was.confined to the house, nis" symptoms
Were dizziness; pains in the head and side, pal
pitation ol the heart, want -ob-ajipt tite, iS c. ■—
After expending during Ids coiitiiu-ou-nl nearly
three, hundred-dollars, without obtaining, any
permanent relief, he by accident noticed an nd.
yertiseinent of Dr. Wm. Evans’ Camomile and
Aperieot Pills, and was consequently induced to
make.a trial ofthem. After using, them about
a fortnight, he was able to walk outi in four
mouths he could attend to business, and consid
ered his disease entirely removed. The above
information was given to the subscriber by Mr.
Kendall, himselft there can,-.therefore,be no'de
ception. VI -STEPHEN-VAN SCHAICK.
. -Tbe above invaluable medicine togefbenwith
DB EVANS’SOOTHING SYRUP (lorteelh
ing) are sold.whdlesalc at-100 Cbafbam st. N.
York.’-:. ■ ■ ■■■ • ~
M Jiewaic of Counterfeits.
(Q*Cautioi).— Be partfculm- In ptirchhsinE'fo
see that the.btb.el of. this medicine contains a tio
tice of its entrp accordlng..iojitcl-pf Congress.—
And be likewise particular in'6l)tiiininß them at
lOO.Clunliam st.. New York, or from the regu
lar. ngentsj . ' , , . .
Hamilton & Grier, Carlisle. .
OfwoonV may be had, , ",
Dr. IVnp'Fvaas’ Camomile & jijierient Piltsl
Do.’Soothing Syrup. 1
Dr. fltinls Dotanic Pills,
Or. Goode's Female Pills. • !■■ -- ■; .
Do. Fever and jlffue Fills. -■
Dr. EvanTj’only Office.G. South Seventli .street,
Philadelphia,
~7‘ . y.
J. U; Kvicby, and- WJ. V;.'Duvis, Gliambersburg,.
,W.;Li; tafferty; 8£ tip..Browns\ 1 11 e, , f
|l Pottsviiic," ■ ■ ? .•■
tipnrnciuCSf JJ'rbthrfiiv Mtl'Pfeiisant, ' :■■<':; ■
®j'eftmpben’& CoKWainesbUrgli,. * t. U ' •
IrwJrt &:Artheri ; PiUabiirKh,„ its" «».’ ,
BurnnideW.Morrij, Lnck.haVenj ~,s t
tlewcasile,
~ J,:p! Oliaatead. Bethaay., . ... t
4i4yanuary 16, 1840. / ■ v 1
“oUR'dOBNTRY—RIOIIT OR WRONG.''
iWi*. Huchatian’s Remarks, ,
On the subject of Government Expenditures,
. delivered in the Seriate, May. 4, 1840 , on
the motion to print an, extra'number of
c'opies of the Jteport of the Secretary of the
Treasury;., made in pursuance of a call
' from the Senate. ' ,
Mr. Buchanan said: I rejoice al this day’s
debate. It has been the most propitious day
for eliciting trutli whicli-we-have-seen-since’
the .commencement of the session. Its con
sequences, for good or for.eyil, must be felt,
and wilj be felt either by our friends in the
Opposition or by ourselves., !am most Will
ing to abide the result. : Jri , ■
Ido not rise.to discuss l 'any of--the v great
questions agitated to-day, which have.not an
immediate bearihgTon the subject before the
Senate My purpose is; so far as my voice
can be heajd, to nx tile attention of the Ben-,
ate and the country upon the very question
now at issue between the two great political
parties; which is, have the.prcsenf.Adminis
tration-been-guilty ofim extravagant and
wasteful expenditure of the public money?
As to the result of the next. Presidential
election; —I shall never make that a subject
'of discussion in this body, unless.! should
be forced into ifby Senators in the Opposi
tion; ■ In passing, I would merely say, ‘‘Let
not him that girdeth. on his harness boast
himself, as he that putteth it - off.” T shall
never raise the shout of victory, until the
battle has been, fought and won; although I
may feel great confidence in the result. The
event, under Providence, is in the hands of
the American people; and, this.day’s debate
will essentially serve to enlighten their judg
ment and to influence (heir decision.
Mr 1 . Van'Burch-came in to office on the 4th
of March, 1837.' Since that day, we must
all admit that the Treasury has nut been full..
On,the contrary, we have found difficulty
ever,since in raising the ways and means.—.
This fact’ av'e cannot deny; and if we have
been.guilty gf extravagant and unnecessary
expenditures of.thcpublic money within that J
period, we can neicher justify nor excuse
ourselves under the' plea of an overflowing
Treasury. We desire to escape from this
charge under no such subterfuge. We bold
ly deny the accusation of extravagance pre-1
ferred against us by puc.politicnlopponentg,
7and demand the-proofs by which it is to be
sustained. ".. . :
In order to establish their accusation, that
this Administration has been guilty of an
extravagant and unnecessary expenditure ol
the people’s money since theAth of March,
1837, they must clearly and distinctly point'
out (he items and the objects of tins extra
vagant and unnecessary expenditure. Wei
call upon them fur their bill of.particulars.,
We ask them where, when;- and how, have 1
these expenditures been .inclined?' Vaguei
and general charges, of extravagance,-al
though clothed in’ the, most eloquent lan
guage, amount; to nothing. We call for
specifications—for items. By this report
from the Secretary of the Treasury, we fur
nish our opponents wjth the best.weapons to
assail, us, if we are vulnerable. It enumer
ates,'under. different heads all the expendi
tures of public money since the present Ad
ministration came into power. It presents
the.subject, item by item, arid makes tin ag
gregate for the las‘t year (1839,) of thirty
seven millions of dollars. The permanent
and .regular expenses of the Government,
during that year, did not reach thirtecn.mil
lions and a half; and it ■'has never to my
knowledge, been asserted, either by friend 1
or foe, that under any system of wise econo
my, they could have been reduced below this
sum. The remaining twenty-three millions
and a half (I speak in round numbers) con-'
sists of eleven millions expended in the pay
ment of the public debt, which we were com
pelled to create in consequence of the bank
explosion of 1837; and twelve millions'arid
a half appropriated by Congress for the pur
pose of meeting extraordinary and temporary
expenditures which wealfcge.xvcre unavoid
able. We now come to the very.point in
controversy.’ This a question of figures; and
honorable Senators in. (he, Opposition arc
called upon With the report of the Secretary
of the. Treasury in hand,', to lay their- finger
upon those.items of expenditure, whether or
dinaiy- or extraordinary,.which they con
demn. Let them point out.suchAs could
have been avoided. This; and this alone, is
the mode by which they can establish the
charge.of [extravagance against-the present
Administration. Now, sir, is pre
sented. The heads of our expenditure are
before’the Senate, and the people of .
States, in an official and authentie furm; and
feeble as I may be,:.L am. willing to take up
the guahtlef, and do battle with any of orir
political opponents in defence of the present
Administratiori against this charge.- I shall
not refer,to the journals.for fhe-purpose of I
proving-that-thoy themselves- haye-voted-in
detail for the very expenditures which they
now condemn in mass. This has never bcen
riny practice, -1 take these, expenditures as I
find them; and all I ask-is, that ogr oppo
rients. shall;comeTorward and specify,in a
distinct atfd tangible form, those particulars
which they deem unnecessary and extrava
gant. .;
Gentlemen, in the Xiretplace, fix fifteen
millions of dollars as the proper annual ex
pend! tu ye of the Government,and then charge
the ; Administration with extravagance, be
cause it hris'cxceeded, this iinaginary;Btand
ard-. The present report of the Secretary of
die Treasury- in. the clearest light,
the -fallacy and theinjustico of such a course;
ApTorigthe" ifehis constituting ihe tweiypaml
ahalfanillionseftheextraordioaryandtctri
ttiuSf ceitninly find the evulenceof this ex
travagance. if it is any where'tohe found.---
GahanySßnator-Bpecifv;'a-singleexpendi
trire'upbhtlhia Hstiwliich nnßhtmotAo?hat® :
been madeP i lh it thh itcmß for lndirin wars,*
thepurchasoOflandsfrom'the.lndfans,
and- thw'rerahyaTwest of the Mississippi,
amouht tri'a lafge sUm. But who will say
thatdhese expenditures have fieen unnetes-:
[AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM.-
Ucw Scries—Vol. 4, zr o . sa.
sary? The present-Administration, when it
came into power, found an Indian war. rag
ing on. our Southern frontier. This war was
more saVage, if possible, than atiy war which
the savages- had e» er waged against us.—.
Men, women, and children, were murdered
indiscriminately. -.Woilld any of bur friends
on this ride of the House, stop to calculate
the cost of defending our citizens-against
sUch a cruel and treacherous foe? I answer,
not one. If millions more had been neces
sary for this purpose, they would themselves
have granted these millions. With what
justice then can the Administration be cen
sured for this Expenditure? Extravagance
in this particular can with no more justice
be charged on Mr. Van Buren, than on'the
Emperor of China. He found llie-Flprida
war :raging when he came into power, and
he was bound, by the most imperative obli
gations, to apply the money granted by. Con;
cress to, the defence of the country. Had
he acted otherwise, he would have violated
the highest duty of his station; and yet this
is.a- heavy item jrf the extravagant; expend("•
ture with which-he ischnrgcd. It is per
fectly fair for gentlemen to examine careful
ly the manner in. which this war lias been
conducted; and if they can find any thing
in it justly, censurable,'to hold it up to pub
lic-view; But the war itself, and the neces
sary expanses of conducting it, were inevit
able. The.il__as,to_the.rem.oyal.of. the.lndians.
and the purchase af their lands. This pol
icy was, I beliey&woiommchced; under the
administration of Mr. Monroe, and has been
steadily pursued throughoutall the succeed
ing Administrations.' The,object has now
happily beenalinost accomplished.' Is Mr.
Van Buren chargeable with the expense in
curred by pursuing this -polity ? If Indian
treaties, ratified by thc Senale, and sane'-
tinned by Congress; bad required.the expen
diture of five or ten millions more in remo
ving the Indians from the States,east.of the"
.Mississippi to the west of that rjyer, who
could have fairly charged Mr. Van Buren.
with'extriivagahce in this increased expen
diture? Ts there .any Senator who would
restore the Ipdians.to. Georgia, and the" oth
er Stales from whence they were removed,
even if, by doing so, he could restore the
cost of their removal to the public Treasury?
Not one.
The most "extraordinary item .embraced in
this general charge of extravagance, is the
large amount, ot indemnities paid by the'
Treasury to. our own citizens, for.losses sus
tained "by the injustice of.foreign Govern
ments, and which the adminis'trUtion of Ge
neral Jackson obtained from these Govern
ments by its vigorous add successful policy.
These sums were paid into the Treasury in
trust for the claimants,.and of necessity they
were paid outto-these claimants. Andyct
this very disbursement contributesdargcly in
swelling the aggregate expenditure of the
last year to $3r,000,000 and is thus made td
constitute one of the items of proof to estab
lish the charge of extravagance against the
pr.esent administration. *
1 might examine in debit the whole list of
these extraordinary and temporary expenses
of the Government during the last year, and
ask which one of them could have, been a
voided; and the answer to each individual
question must be the same." They were all
necessary. Mr. Van Buren is fairly charge
able with none of them.- Point out when
artd where and how, he could have avpided
or diminished any of them. , Unless you can
do this, you give up the question. . ' '
The honorable'Senator from Kentucky
[Mr. Clay] fakes up the expenses, of the
civil lis't. He compares their aggregate a
mount with what it was a number of years
ago, and, shows.flTift it has increased. This
increase has been rendered absolutely nec
essary by the increase of our rapidly extend
ing country. But he deals altogether in
generals. ; He does not descend to' particu
lars where we could meet him. V
Here Mr. Clay said, I- do descend into
particulars, I mentioned: the increased num
ber of custom-house officers. - . ■ ■ ;
Mr. Buchanan- . The, gentlemen refers
tcneiallytotlieouatoin-liouseo[iicers.NVliat
ind of a Util of particulars is this? If (be
.liumber.of custom-house otTlccrs has been in
creased,: let. it. be this increase,
was; made' withoiit;h‘eccssity,. and was not
■raqu^^^'l^'llie'pillilic'servlcei' This! think
will' prove, to, be a difficult task. Let tbe
subject be minutely investigated. ' ■
This is not a . question to be; carried by
eloquent appeals, but by .close examination
of-factsand figures. Tbe : Secretary of -the
Treasury jias laid the case fairly open for
and if therehas been anyexpen-.
"diture not justified by lam willing
to unite with thein in condemning it. ' Three-.
years;of tbe expenditures of the presont Ad
ministration are now before tbe counlryj and
j ’shall expect, at an early day, to bear from
our friends in the.opposition on this subject.
Trepeat again, let.them point odflbe items
of extravagancej and if we who are .the po
litical. friends of this Administration cannot
defend each one of them in. detail, we must
suffer the consequences. . The people of
thiscountryJiave a.right to know whether'
any; and,.if ahy. wbat amount of the thirty
seven. millions of- dollars paid, -out of, the
Treasury during-the lastjcar,. has been ex
pended .without necessity.-- : V::
■ Sir, the .necessary expenses of this Guv
ernment mustgodnjncreasing. Nohuman
piudenceor-fpreSight can prevent it. All
that wo can do, is to. take care that not a
dollar shall-be expended which is not neces
sary. to promote the interest or defend the
honor.;of : tho-country. You might, with
eqqal .propriety, say that the same*, quantity
Of ploth wouUl make a garment for the full
groiyn naajiVj; which; was.’ sufficient .for; hiin.
when.herAvasrplittle: hbyj- as, to. allege, that
;the necessary' cxpenditu re (or, this': country,
now embracing ,twenty-si and three
pbpulous -;l|y,
what they had been tenoHwentyyehraagii.
The position canndt foramoment.be main-,.
tained. ; wV,;.-.';, y vV v V.
I agree with ; the Benatpr from;South Car-
AGENTS.
John Moore, Esq> Newville
Joseph M. Means,E*kl. Hopewell township.
Joan- Wunderlich. Esq. Snippensburg, •
William M. Matker; Esq..Lec’a>< Roads.
John MEUAPtjr.'Dickinson township.' " -
JoHn Clrndenin, Jr. Esq., Hogestown.
George. F, Cain, Esq. Mechanicsburg.
FHEDBRICK WoNDERLICH, do.
James,Elliott, Esq. Springfield.
Daniel Kryshkr, Esq, Churchtown. *’
Jacob Longneckkr, Esq. VVormleysburg.'
G’eorge Ernest, Cedar Spring, Allen tp,
Martin,G. Hupp, Esq. Shiremansiown.,
dlina £Mr PrestonJ that sound policy dictate 9
tp us to increase, our navy. It is our best
and most natural defence against a foreign
foe, arid, our commerce; \rtiich;is spread over
every sea, demands additional protection.—
But, according to the positions assumed by
gentlemen, the may be
made by Congress to carry this policy into
effect, .would constitute, in the aggregate of
the' nccount current, d heavy item of extrav
agantcspendlUii'.eagainatthe President, who
should execute our will.’
The present issuers precise and limited
in its character. Have the expenses of the
Government been extravagant since the 4th
of March, 1857? We are ready for the tiial.
This question, however, is hot to he decided
by comparing the aggregates of expenditures
for the years 1837, 1838, and 1839; with the
aggregate for previous years, when, there
were no Indian wars—no Indian lands to be
purchased, nor.lndians.to.be removed, .and
none of the other enumerated extraordinary
expenses.to he incurred. I have-nothing
more to say. ;; - v :
GERTRUDE.
’ ’Do you know, Gertrude, the opinion prev
alent in the neighborhood, in regard to your
friend Wiltonf’ 'W
‘Mother,’ said Gertrude, with a forced
composure, T-know-nothlng to his disadvan
tage. T know he-has enemies here—bitter
iipplacable’enemies, 'who would gladly sac
rifice him. 1 know, too, that their-tongues
have not been idle—that defamation,’in its
foulest nature; has been plentifully bestowed
on a virtuous and high-minded gentleman,’
‘Gertrude,’'said her mother, Tam-aware
that the world sometimes oondcmns.unjusfly.
I know that defamation hassoinetimeshunteil
down thevirtuous r .and blackened-the fair
fame of the upright and praiseworthy. But
when,so much is averred respecting Wilton,
when .friends and foes alike-acknpwledge Ins
aberrations, the one by open attacks upon
his repufation, the other by doubtful whispers,
and .expressions, of regret,- aiui -anevident
withdrawal of their former warm and dunfi
ding friendship,' we may jusßy fear that there
is indeed some reason tor such a'Tcliatige—•
that ouryoungand ingenuous friend is yield
ing to the fqscinatioirbf vi'ce—gliding grad
ually-and almost imperceptibly down that
fearful path which leads from the perfect
light of virtue.and holiness.’. . -
, ‘1 will,, not believe it—never,’ —replied
Gertrude); her clear, blue eye lighting'up
with-unwouted energy. ‘Mother,- you- are
deceived alike by the avowed enemies and
the false and.envious friends of Chas. Wil
ton-, Believe me, 1 have not reposed my
confidence in a stranger. I know Wiltdn to
be virtuous and honorable. And who, let
me ask, arc those .who traduce his charactcrr’
Her beautiful lip curled into an expression
of incQ'ablc scorn, as she replied to her own
interrogatory: ‘false hearted' wretches—
creatures of envy ami malice, who would as
soon dare the falling thunderbolt, as confront
the indignant glance of the man they have so
foully injured.’
Gertrude spoke-from the Impulse of her
heart. She could not believe that such a
man ns Charles Wilton could debase himself
to the sin of drunkenness—that he whose
nature was so noble—so elevated—a passion
af el over of the natural universe,"and of the
Godlike maiiife.staßo.ifs of human virtue,'tho
outbreaking of the immortal spirit from llie
darkness of.its prison-house, could, bv a'liy
possible temptations, yield to the baleful en
ticements of the destroyer—and humble the
pod-like image of manhood lower than that
of the “brutes which perish.”
And why was it that when all her friends
saw and warned her of her danger, she.clung
yet closer to the object of their fears?. .Why
was it when the bosom friends of Chas. Wil
ton avoided him as if there wcre.contamina
tion.in his very presence.'that the beautiful
Gertrude welcomed his approach with a smile
of deeper fondness? She loved, him,.and the
Invejof a heart like hers, changes not . with
the; changes of tho beloved—it but burns
brightcr.aml warmer as the shadows, of evil
close around itsobjecU—:—:—
Ami ; Gertrude became the wife of Charles
Wilton-r-and his victim also., . She died
early; but not before every beautiful blossom
of her-affection had perished; .not before a
death-like withering had gone over her heart,
until it became as dust, and all its warm and
hgly. feeling gave place, to bitterness, and'
loathing, and abhorrence. Ohf there is
nothingin the huinap suffering like the wrong .
and. scorn from those whom we love;;, and
would die for—nothing which so changes, add
chills the confiding-'bosom. And all - this
Gertrude fclt„and her high spirit sank :undcr
the trial. . She perished—but the last mo
ments bf her existence were unsoothed by
the voice of affection. At times, indeed,-h,
bloated and loathsome.'form bent’bvcr “thb
. pillow; the wreck of all Which gives beauty
andsdignitv to manliond; and a voice hidcoua •
from drunkenness, murmured in hcr oar the
disgusting'words pf an idiot’s .fondness;-to
be, succeeded by therude oath, the unfeeling
jest;- the savage..indifference to mortal suffer
ing,..which characterize., the losti.: shameless
drunkard.', ■2-T : -
Let.woman, beware of the intemperate.—
Let her shun their presence as tlic accursed
of heaven; the tsmitten, with that jhoral.lep
rosy which, is,alike- immedicable and
capable... Let her remember that-in-uniting
her destiny with that of a drunkard, jbe is
drawing down upon herhead the heaviest of
curses. It were better to embrace the sep
ulchre, whose, cold-walls. are haunted only
by the spectre of dccayi -It.is the wedlock
of beautv and polluliohj of purify an»l:pcsti-:
lenefe; the binding of tltip breathing form of
life.to the; loathsomeness of death-,. •
/• 'Several exchange; papers do positively as
sert that John' Smith t» idead. -. We aon’t
believe he is. ,v ! .
/ ;A Mssfadon’s tooth, weighing, six npd a
half pounds, was recently found bn the Os
age river., / v ;