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JUverlisrmrnls— —£1 00 per square for the
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every subsequent one: ■, . .
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS in ami by an act of the Gene
ral 'Assembly of the .Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania entitled .*?An act relating to the
of this Commonwealth/* passed the 20
day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight
hundred and thirty pine, it i»,ma'de ; the duty of
.'the Sheriff of every Cpuuty,within this Common*.
’wealth to giyc public notice of the General E
.-lections-and-iii-suclunotice-io 1 enumerate.—-
]. The officers to be'elected.
2. Designate the place at which the election
i* tri be held..
1 John Myers, High Sheriff of the County of
Cumberland, do hereby make kiiovffn and give
this * ,
PUBLIC NOTICE
,to the electors ot the■'County t»l‘ Cumberland,
that 'on the second Tuesday okOctodkr next
the Pith day ol the month,) a General
' Election will lie held at the several election dis
tricts established by law in said County, at which
-•time they will vote Ijy ballot for the several offi
cers hereinafter named, %iz:.
• ONE PERSON
to represent the District composed of the coun
ties of Cumberland, Perry and Juniata in the
Congress "of the United States.
TWO PERSONS
to represent the Ounty of Cumberland in the
House of Representatives of Pennsylvania.
ONE COMMISSIONER
for (he County of Cumberland. . .*
ONE DIRECTOR OF THE POOR
and oi the House* of Employment of said county.
ONE AUDITOR,
to settle the public accounts of the County Cum*
miuiioner* &c; • j •
ONE CORONER
for the County of Cumberland, and
ONE PERSON
fir Sheriff of said county
And the elections in the different election dis
trict* m said county will be held hi the follow ing
\ laces, \ iz:
The election in the election distijtt composed
of the borough o. Carlisle; and townships ol N.
Middleton, Louth L-»wer Dickinson,
L wgr Frauktord, and Lower VVestpennsboro’
will he held at ihe.Couit Mouse in Ibe borough
ol Carlisle. , -•
.The election in the district composed of Silver
win* be juiltLat the. Public
ijotirte ot Jusej»U__C>ricr in Hugcsto\vn, hi said
township. . - o
The election in the district conipm»<]/>f
jjenti.s.borough townshi}), \» ill be held at the Pub
lic House ol Andrew.Kreilzer in said township.
1 he ejection m Mu- district composed <>f New
fumbeila'nd and a pait of Allen township, will
Ik- held at the Public House ul Jwhu AUirbcck,
in New Cimibi.rl.UK]. ■ *’ , ” -
- Tiiceiectiuu m tin-district'composed of Lis
burn and a-part . f Alien.low _m.T-.ip, will in- hold
at tin- puohc house ui i J eitr M'C.inn. in Lis
Ulr.u
-'-‘The election in -the disvi id coin’ja.s- d o: that
partjut Alien township, nut mi imled in the Ni «
- Cu-nbcrlamband-Lisiiurr. districts, will
U* held at iue public hotf-u* .-1 D:svm Slieuler, in
, hbepneidslou u in saiti tu»s t ,s|,ip,
I he election in the Uistrn t composed of thtr
borough* «>f : iSleob.inir.siuii-g, wiii be buhl aLilu
pualic bouse- ol i <ini H-tnVer, in said bormieh.
i lie tluaii ii in i lie chsti id composed ol Mum
r.oe township, uni be laid a t Hie public liaise
in W nlow Paul in t Imrcliiowii, in said township'!
luei ll c?ion in tlie i.tstrU t composed of lip
per Dtckius n lMvn>mp, Will be'helii vaL,\Veak
i } s SciilA.l H .use, |ti s iiil township.
1 he’ele« t *‘<n in the (listi id Composed of the
borough of New,-, Mlo. and townships of M.filin,
• —U.ppe.i:. I*. L'-.uia I.* J'd»,.,U.ppc.r _NV_eslpeniisl>7V.'
jtnO that part ol Newton township, nut. included
in the Leesiiurg election distiiel hereinafter
* mentmued, wMi.be held at the thick School
House, in the borough of Newviilc.
Ihe clectinn ji, n Je . district composed of the*
- township n| lliipL-well, will tie ht’io ; at the School
H-Usen*.Nswht.rg in said low nsl.ij n , »
The election m the disti id 'composed of the
borough or Sriippenaliurg, bbippciihburg town
ship* add that p.»n of hnuiiiainplhn township,,
hot included-in the Leesburg election district,
will be held at the Council IMise, ijj the bo
rough ut bl)ipptusbin g.
Ami in.ami by an net of the General Assem--
> of this- commoiiweajth, pissed the 2.1 July
■ it is thus provided, ‘‘That the qualified
riectuisof parts ut N.ewtnn and Southampton
. itAviiships in. the comity of Cumberland, bound*
_ »d by the following lines and distances, viz:—
Beginning ,it the Adams .county lim 0 , thence a
bmg the tine dividing the townships ut Dickinson
• un.d Newtntii to the turnpike road, thence along
.. iihald turnpike 1 to Centre .schnol-lumsc, on said
'turnpike, in Southampton township, thence to a
, jiqiiil on the .Walnut lioiinm mad at Kej buck's,
i-AHnding Keybuck’t* fVitn, thence a straight di-
to the saw-mill belonging to the heirs of
George Clever, thence along Kryshir’s run to
Adams county line; thence .along.the liue-of
Adams copnty to.the place .ol beginning, be and
the same is hereby declared u new and separate
election district, the general-election to be held
Olathe public house imw tic.cupied by William
Maxwell, in Leesburg, Southampton towpsliip.
.And by the 3d clause of the 13th section ut
the same act it is provided,“That every person,
-excepting justices of the peace,’ who shall hold
any office or appointment of profit or trust under
the government of. the Uiiited States, or ot this
5 State, or. of any' cjty or incorporated district,
whether a.commissioned officer or otherwise, a
_.Mikar4iuate,otficeiauLagtiiit^_wliQj.s # _u£LsUali-be T .
employed under the legislative, executive nr ju
sticiary department of this State, or of theJLJnir
ted States, or of any city oriiicorporated
trict,* and also that every member df Congress*
the State Legislature, and of the selecjt
or common ciJuncU 'of .Hny city, or commission-,
ers ol any iucihpo'catccl'distHci, is by law, iiich
: pable of ffidding’dr exercising, at the* samejlmer
N,the:office ar'apphiitin'icnt'hf Judge, inspector-nr
clerk di any election of tbqXJdminonweiilth, and
, .that no tns])ec(ori. judge or other, tifficer of any
*uch election,be eligible tdanv office to be
then ■'
.And t}ie retvirh: Judges.of the several election
districts of Cumberland countv, are hereljy re-
to' meet at. the .Courthouse inflTe Bo-
oLGaciiale.rqn Friday, the I6c)y,m£o‘ct6*-
" 'ber hext, afTl o *lloc k, A; Mr'witUiCeitificates
. of.the.electioh in their districts. pT
Given under my hand,at Cay-lisle, thissth day
l of September/ A. Ui'lB4o^ f T ' * *
iMVERS, Sheriff. :
„. .' Estate*of cic McMimus, dec’d.' ..
IT»4i'rTERS test:iineiitiuy have been granted
JLd to ihL- subscrilK-rs resirliiif; Tn the'Borough
v 3^ ls,e ‘ P>> the estate, of Corthick McManus,
■ ■ rircliesAme pUr.e, dcr.M, Alj persons hay-
nity claimu ag.unst said estate, are request?
•ed' present them properly authenticated for
settlement,' aivd tliqSe iudel)te{j w*u make pay
ment Imniediutelv to - . xssav-_- .. v •>?,-.
;'F(VANOESr McMANUS,
; • , v r mah<}aret m<-Manus, i
t>arli3le,Sept.l7.lBj.p - ,:-, 'Executrixes'.;
BAKERSRnil.othersthatmakejuseofgnnV:
uine N. OrJeans niolasacs, oreml'ormed
nut it is for sale by * C. BABNITZ. '
BY GKO. SANDKRSON.]
Whole Wo. 13 67.
Public Sale,
On Thursday the \sth.of October*
\ Will be sold at public sale,, on the premise*
in Dickinson township, Cumberland county, t
Two Farms of Prime Limestone Land,
tile cine conlaimOj.' about 160 acres all cleared
with a large Double Prick Hank Ham and fiis
rate two story Dwelling Mouse thereon erecU c!
-wit'h-a—line-spring—of-vb-ate-r_ ain_
another close tothe house. ..The Yellow breech<
d eck pounding it, and a part Tunning through
the place', 'Hie whole farm is under good Icua-s
and a large part new post and iwil.
The other Farm contains 130 acres ,
of excellent land, of first quality, with a large
- FRAME BARN & .
MTWO STOKTT DWELLSKG
HOUSE
thereon erected, .and it is also all cleared and
under good tencej upon the farm is one of the
he's! Water Powers in the county, commanding
all.the water of the Yellow breeches creek with
head and fall equal to the necessities of any wa
ter works which might be erected, the same
having bden applied to driving a Forge and
Saw Mill. M here are also many springs of wa
ter on the farm. ,
« There will be sold with each of these farms
One. Hundred Acres of first rate-Chesnul Lund,*
within .due mile of cither farms, or a'less quan
tity to suit any purchaser.
There will also be sold at the same time’arid
place, a FARM I)ing, adjoining the above* on
the south side of the Yellow breeches creek,
containing about 1G0 1 acres, about- 30 acres ol
which are cleared and under good lence, and
hating a good two story Log.DweUtng Mouse on
it, the residue of the land is gcod Chesnut and
Oak timber.
There is upon all the farms a large portion of
Meadow Ijind, and the wnule is situate at the
south side of the CymbcrlamLValley, combining
the finest situation for grazing cattle and laising
grain and for a Distillery, Mill dr W ater Works,
that is to be found in Pennsylvania.
'Plie .property will be sold upon reasonable
terms, aud uu intbqjutablc title wilhii warranty
thereof will be given to the purchaser or pur
chasers. And any information will- be.given a*.
bout the propci ty before the day of.sale by
FRED’K. VVAT I’S,
Agent for Andrew G. Lge.'
■ Carlisle, Sept. 17* 1840. ... '
PUBLIC SALES. .
ffj Y virtue of an order of sale, to me directed,
HH visaed out o! the Court of ConVmou Pleas of
Cuiiitjerland- county, wilt be.exposed : M-Public
Sale on the premises ill Franklord township on
Saturday the 17th day of at one
o’clock r. M. Hie described Real Es
tate, late the property of Smmiel clecM,
to wic:_ A Tract of .Land silu.itc iii .JP.rat)k.f\.rd
Township. Cumberland count), bounded |>y
lands (*1 John Snjflcr, Abr.ihsun. Iviebl, Join,
Fihhbuni and Al)r.ih.-.in Wagoner, nau lining 90
acres & allow.,nrc. having ttu i eon t n rted .i one
and ‘a halt story Lag Ib-use and Lug B r.i
other out houses. ' c
, The Comlili in will be f..llu\\ s: lLe jnu
chase m<me\ to be {laut carbon tin- Cinlii n. .
llv.li vd the >ule bv the Court.
' ./JOHN MYEUS, SluiJr.
She nils Office, P
Carlisle, bwi»t. 24, 1840. J
&AI.E. OF THEPKORUKINTHE EXTENSION OF
Ei BV \ ii'Uic til a writ Vi VtndiiHan Exponas to THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE. ITeredt was,
HI .ne diiccuil, i&suid mu if tT.i: Ltun t.f that, with others of the democratic school, he pro-
Fleas «>t Cumberland cMim), ui.IIIT vailed over those who were unwilling to entrust
exposed to puulic. Vdc, at the (Vim II u’m., n. morfr'power to the people, and happily established
Uk hurt.ugh. o| Carlisle, on 1 hursda) tin 15t’ the principle, that in a government like ours, the
da) of October 18*10. at 10 o'clock A people are capable of governing themselves,
following .described t Mil esiau, in wuj A l.nt 1. 1 " u We next behold him in the Senate of the Uni-
Giounti mi mac-in- bh'n i»,-C'un.hMl.-.n.u to( ps; ta^9^t | ial (ihrnified'body^vhielrwas^dorned
county, cnuiaihuig 88 led in breadth, a-, d CoO | } y i,j s p rescncP , nn d which has been degraded by
ted >n (ii/pth, uinrc t.r U-hs, hating tliMcun ■ his absence. Here he scarcely found an equal,
i icud at wo Mon Lug Horn-. plas Cl> .l, 1.u.m.1 acknow | c(l!reH n 0 sll p e rior. No man discuss
cc by a lot ol - -lien vy Zi:i ring- >.l I lit- ed ; , ■ thn F im p 6r tant subjects that
sired on the nuith, D.nucl Shelly oiixthe wi *-1, . , r *. , , J , .
ami an alley on Uu- south. ami tab.,, a, 1 came.brforo them. With a thorough knowledge
ex cation L mammy of George. F.wA i, . 0f . t1, .° 1,18 or y of the .government, and its various,
and to be sold bv im*. 1 ’ * relations, he grasped all matters with n force and
JOHN Sia i iff. comprehension which astonished, whilsfit com
- Sheriff's Office, 5 * , mamjod the admiration’of all who witnessed his
Carlisle, Sept. 34, 1840. 5 giantefforts. His speech on the judiciary will be
remembered as long as the judicial department of
the government shall exist, and his splendid effort
in favor of the surviving officers add soldiers of
the revolution will not be forgotten as long as the
Almighty spares the honored ‘remnant of thpt hc
orie rgcp, and whilst their descendants cherish the
principles of their immortal sires.”
co.dkt sal to.
By an order of the Orphans* Court of Cum
berland coun y, will be sohl by public vendue,
on the premises, on Saturday the olst of Oclis
ber, at 11 o’clock A; M. ot that day, the follow
ing valuable, i>ruj>u jy of Joseph Galbraith, de
ceased, \ jz; •
FTtc'c-n l ifs iidjoiiiingcachother.
situate in Dickinson township, bounded bVlands
of George Uotkey, Jacob Bccher, Abraham
'How ami,others, and containing abfuil ten acres
each. These lots are covered with first rate
chestnut and other timber, they are situate on
the road leading from Mount Holly Iron Works
in Gettysburg, about'four miles from Holly,
The conditions of sale will he made known on
the day thereof by’the subscriber.
. WILLIAM GALBRAITH,
.Adm’r. ot Joseph Galbraith, decM.
Sept. 24, 1840; .. . -
€o~partncrshtp*
BAIiNITZ having formed a part-
in the mercantile business with John
JI, l y ejfer y is desirous of settling up his books.—•
Tho§e Having accounts standing are requested to
call an 3 discharge them. ' >
■^~ j rherrbusmegs"wilTbß”cdntlnTied'by the firm of
Charles Bamitz & Co., at tlie old stand of Chas.
'Bamltz. ——
IBJO. V ; '
’lvtye heirs \and-legal represei)ia!ivcs t (>f, JACOB
. Ittf'E, late (f Egstpciimbor 6agh imvmhij)', ‘dec’J*
rffTAKK notice that I will hold an^lnquisition on
JL Partition or Valuation, on the premia
sesjhte df Jiicob Ilife, dee , d M ’on Monday the 19th
of October 1840, at-lLo’clock A; M., where
all iriteresled.may attend. .V
JOHN MYERS, Sheriff.
Shoriff’sOffice,;
Carlisle,-Sept 3, 1840. 3 . - (It 1
ib 1h hart tin# jegaCrepr&entaiiscs
XIET/IBJIIINIIJIUT, laic nj- iSilccr_ Spring to wn
’■ ship, deceased. ' - -. •>,
TAKE notice tliat if will hold ah Inquisition on
awnl nT Partition or Valuation, on the premi
ses late of Elizabeth 'Barnhart, tier’d., on Friday
the 16th day of Octobpr.lB4o, at 10.6’cldckA. M.,
where all interested ihny attend.
' ‘ ' ' JOHN Mi'ERS, Sheriff.
Sheriff’s Office,l ’ * '
. Carlisle, Sept. 3, 1810. J
VtiscUlcd, tSccoiints. -
A competent person to settle a number of Ac
counts in Carlisle— peaceably if l lie can—forcibly
if lio must,.is wanted immediUtely. A libbral per
centage will be allowOd lo such a person." c- f i ;
j,'- MV. dohii. Hatfield: hos undcrtaken'llie-scttle-!
ment' and .-collection of,,- accnmitsi'fOrTJnibi lot
whicfiall conUSriied will take, notice Ann Veubp
nizeliim asauthorised ar-c^dhielv.:.. {
: • ■' WM.i. underwood;
Character of aiartin Van Enron.
BY P. TALLMADOE. .
Among »tlie opponents of Mr. Van - Burcii and
.Democracy, there is now none, more bitter than
Tallroadge, the recreant. Senator of New York.—
How much reason he has to dpubteither the integ
rity or the ability of Mr. Van Buren, will be seen
from the following extract from a speech delivered
by him on U-fiimish
es a lull.refutation of the fedeifcl calumnies often
urged against the President, that he opposed the
last war, and the extension of the right of suffrage:
“ Who, let mo ask, is this distinguished individ
ual, whom these political aspirants have thus at
tempted to disgrace and destroy! He is well
known to us all. The people of this State are fa
miliar with his name, and with the services ho has
rendered to his country. His reputation is dearto
them, and they will be the last to suffer it to bo
tarnished by foul aspersions, howev'erhigh or how
ever low their.origin. He is literally one of the
people. He is not of that'dass which Jn the early,
stages of the Government, were denominated “the
rich and well born”—an,odious distinction which
has been attempted to be preserved to the present
day, and which has often been claiihcd with an air
offlriumph, on the part of those who have looked,
with a jealous eye on the success.of favored indi
viduals, whom the people have delighted tohonor.
No, sir, he is of humble origin. He is the artifi
cer of his Owh;forlu,nea: and often in the course of
his political career, baa ho been reproached with
the purnility of his birth. The pride and wealth
6f family distinction, has sneered at his advance
ment, and has attempted to frown into retirement
the man whoso native energies rose superior (o its
own exertions, but the attempt has been in vain.
It was contrary to the spirit of our free institu
tions.” ,
**•#_ ♦ • « .«
“The war of 1812, between the United States
and Great Britain, found him in the Senate of this
State. It was hero that his talents showed most
conspicuous. Beset by foes without and enemies
within, the country presented to the eye of the pa
triotamost gloomyprospect. Unaidedorbulpar
•tially aided by tho General Goverpmcnt, we were
called upon to provide the means to repel the inva
der, both by sea and by land. Tho patriotic Tomp
kins was shen at the head of this State; and with,
an eye that never slept, and a zeal that never tiredr
he devoted himself to the service of his country.
NO MAN RENDERED HIM MORE EFFI
CIENT AID THAN MARTIN VAN BUREN,
JN YONDER SENATE-CHAMBER HIS
ELOQUENCE WAS OFTEN -HEARD IN FA-1
VOR «DF PROVIDING MEANS & GRANT
ING SUPPLIES TO CARRY ON THE WAR
AND TO FEED AND CLOTHE OUR HALF j
CLAD SOLDIERY: WHILE SOME OF HIS i
PRESENT PERSECUTORS WERE OPEN-1
I.Y REJOICING. ATTH E 1) ERE AT OF OUR i
arms, and secretly Imploring suc
cess ON THOSE OF THE ENEMY.
fi Aftcr tho close of tho war, and when peace
was once-more restored to our distracted country,
you at length see him in the Convention to revise
the Constitution. 'Hero he was again surrounded
by the. collected wisdom and talent of the State—
a constellation of genius in which none appeared
more brilliant than himself. MERE IT WAS
THAT HK CONTENDED AGAINST THE
ARISTOCRACY OF THE LAND, IN FAVOR i
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
—CONGRESS.
| First District —Charles Brown.
j Second —Andrew Miller, Joseph 0. Neal.
I Third —Charles J. Ingoreoll. - .
—-CHester, Lancaster and Delaware: Jo
shnaJilvans, Isaac Winters, Wm. Gray.
Joseph Vornance..
■ Sixth —Bucks: John Davis;
Wayne; Pike and Mon
roe: John'Weelbrook.
' Eighth —Lehigh and Schuylkill: Peter New
hard. i , .
George M. Keim.
Tenth —Dauphin and Lebanon: Valentine Hum
mel, senior. '
Eleventh —York: James Gerry. -
—7Wy?fc-iAdams-fnd'Ffanklinr-Daniel-Sheffcrr
Thirteenth— Cumberland, Perry .and Juniata;
William S. Ramsey.
Fourteenth— Centre,’ Huntingdon, Mifflin and
Clarion: Andrew Porter Wilson.
./V/Veen/A-J-Columhia and Luzerne: Benjamin A.
Bidlack. , Si S-. - .
,Sixteenth■ —Northumberland, Union, and Lyco
ming: John Snyder. . , , ,
Seventeenth- —. Tioga,, Brad ford, Susquehanna,.
McKean and Potter: Davis Diriimocfc, jr,
. Eighteehthf-rSomoißet, Bedford and Cadibria:
Joseph Imboff. ' ■„
; J\ T inelcent/i—W estmoreland and Indiana:,Albert
,G. MarchandiV; ‘ ■ ’ .■ s
Twentieth— Payette and Greene: Enos Hook..
• Twenty First —Washington: Isaac Leet.
Twenty Second— Allegheny: William Wilkins.
Twenty JVn'rrf—Butler, Clearfield, Armstrong,
and Jefferson: William Jack.. ■-/
•• Twenty Ihurth— Beaver and Mercer: N. P,’
Fcttorman. ■ .
Twenty Fifth —Eric, Crawford, Venango,'Wark
ren and Clariont'Amold Pluineri?' ' /
■ i The.presehl delegation in 'Congress; stands 17
Democrats—ll Fcdcihlists. •■' V 1 :
- 6t.
LOST—STRAYED—STOLEN.
'.Eleven pence' .reward will be given for
I (lie missing seven thousand whig; converts
intlVeStateofltlintiis, claimcihbylheFed
.erail party before the election. Ki
eVloit; -
“ona CODNTRV— —niOHT OR WRONG.”
Carlisle, Pa. Thursday October 8, 1840.
SENATOR BUCHANAN.
We cut the following extract from tlie :
.speed) delivered by Senator .Buchanan at
the Erie Convention the 10th. lUcon
taiha . a complete refutation of the charge
brought against him by the “opposition’*
presses of his being in favor of reducing the
mechanic’s and'laborer’s wages. It should
be read attentively by every hard-working
democrat. T
“Whnt has been tho history Jar the last
quarter of a century? It has hecn j a history
of constant vibration—of extravagant bank
expansions, which raise the price of labor
and the value of property to a nominally
high standard, succeeded by rriinous con
tractions, which depress them to almost
nothing) hnd often deprive labor of its em
ployment altogether. Under the blighting
influence<bf these banks, the country moves
like the pendulum of a clock, swinging be
tween (he extreme points- of delusive pros
perity and real adversity. There is nothing
scttlqd br steady in our business, .At one
period "we experience‘nil the evilsj without
any of the attendant.advanfagea of an cxclu
sive metallic currency, and then in a few
short years, our paper currency is again
bloated to the bursting point. At successive
intervals, many of the best and most enter
prising men of the country, who have been
tempted to their ruin by the facility of ob
taining bank accommodations,' whilst the
bubble wafc- expanding, are crushed by the
contraction, and fall victims at the shrine
of the insatiate and insatiable spirit of ex
travagant banking. Yet strange as it may
seem, the merchants and men of business in
our I urge, cities, who suffer most front this
baneful spirit, have never ceased to be its
worshippers.
But in what manner does extravagant
banking injure the laboring man?.- This is
the proposition which I propose to discuss.
What ought the mechanic and laboring man
most desire? These three things:—constant
employment, regular and fair wages, and
pay ment J.n
undertake to demonstrate that the banks
rob him of these three advantages, which arc
essential to his prospciityT rr
Aiid,-first, as to constant employment.—
What is tin; effect of the present system of
bank expansions' and contractions in this
particular? ft is true that during the short
! period whilst the bubble is expanding, and
the -.banks are increasing their issues and
their loaoSj-labor of every kind find employ
ment. But under this system, the storm is
sure to succeed, the sunshine—the explosion
is certain to. follow the expansion—and
when it comes, (and we are now suffering
under it,] what is then the_condilion_of the
mechanic and laboring man? Buildings of
| every kind ceased lo be erected. Manufac
tories arc closed; public works are suspend
ed; the times are so hard that mechanics
suffer for want of custom, aiid the industri
ous classes arc thrown out of employment
altogether. The recital of the sufferings of
the laboring men during the last,, winter,
especially in our large cities, was enough to
make the heart-bleed.
‘ Then as to fair and regular wages, it
cannot be denied that that country is most
prosperous whei;e labor commands the great
est reward; but this 'is not for one year
merely: not-for that short period of time
when the banks are most expanded:—but
for a succession of years—for all time. It
is-ruinous to the laboring man that his wages
should rise with the kite of speculation-one
year, and the very next year sink to almost
nothing. Permanence in the rate of wages
is indispensable to his prosperity. He ought
to be üble to look forward with confidence
to the future; tv calculate upon being able
to rear and educate his family by the sweat
of his brow, and to make them - respectable
and useful icitizcns. Our present vicious
bunking system renders this .impossible.—
Even during the periods of delusive pros
perity, whilst the paper currency is expand
ing, and when the price.of every thing else
is increasing, the wages of labor are the last
•to rise.- -Tins was.the observation oP, .Gen.
Jackson, emphatically , the friend of. the
poor man. Tlie price of a day’s nramonthjp
labor of any kind—the price of h hat, owe
pair of boots, of-.all articles' of furniture, in
short of manual and mechanical labor gener
ally, is fixed and known to the whole com
munity.. The purchaser complains if these,
fixed prices arc’cnhanccd, and the mechanic
or laborer, does not raise 'them, until he is
compelled to do it by absolute ncessily.- In
the. mean time, his meat, his flour, his pota
•toesr^lothmgTor-hinrettf^frd- lurdmhiryr
mount dp to an extravagant price, long.be:
fore his compensation is increased. liven
when-the .wages ofthe laboring man become
nominally high, he finds that the price of all
the necessaries.and comforts of lifewhich
• he must purchase have risen in a still greater
proportion; and even, during the last year,
at the period of the. greatest-bank -expan
sion, he could not afford to go into the market
and purchase beef for. Ids family at the en
ormous price which it then commanded.
When the contraction comes and, the
Banks begin to turn the. screws upon the
people, the- wages of tlio "laboring men are
the first tosink Wiethe general depression;
and lie is often thrown out of employment
nltogethcrftnd reduced to
The doctrine for. which I contended in the
Senate,’and'for which 'l,shall contend until
my dying day, is to reform the banks in spell
'ft nmnner as to prevent this eternal fluctua?,
tion in which is so riiiniius'to the pco--
ple..Wewant6fability. : .K,3t*ljli9hsomer
tlj ng like a permanent system of business,
and destroy gambling speculation, and the
country will .thenrise, gradually to wealth
and greatness'b_V its own intrinsic energies.
T 1 the poor man then should’ not recei »e as
high wages' as .he 'does at the very moment
of”on r. greatest bank expansions, he will -be
far more than indemnified even In' the gmount
received.duringaßerip^of-ycara.byregu
lar pHon «od consist lf his
[AT; TWO DOLLARS TEU ANNUM.
New Sorioa--Vol. 5, ITo. 17.
wages piiouid never raise so high as they now
do during short occasional, intervals, they
will never sink so low,as the rates to which
they are reduced by far the larger portion
of.liis time. ■ 1 ■ '
But above ail,-under a proper,system of
Bank reform,' his wages would be' paid in a
sobnd currency., Af present he is compelled
to receive the,’ most worthless trash of shin
plasters in cii'culation, His desire to’ get
-clear.of_i_t before, it perishes on his hands,
banishes economy fro welling. —He
never thinks of laying it by for a rainy day,
least it .may become worthless. It is abso
lutely necessary to his security that the
Banks should, be prohibited from issuing
notes under ten dollat s, and after a reasona
ble period of time the denomination ought
to be increased to twenty dollars. Then,
and not till then, shall we have a specie
currency for the common purposes of life;
and then; and not till then, will the laboring,
man receive his wages in gold and silver.—
This is,an object near to niy heart; and till
it he obtained, he will be liable to constant
opposition.” - ,
From the Columbian Regitter, !
The Aristocracy vf' JEtigland
and Jlbnerlca.
The aristocracy are the same every where,-
the New .Era has been • furnished with the
following extrnct'from a letter from ah Eng
lish Manufacturer to a New York merchant.
Everyman should read it arid ponder upon
it. Let every riian who reads it ask himself
if this does not cx’press the wish of the aris
tocracy here, as well its deveiope the designs.
If the producers desire the state of things
asked for in this extract, lef them go for
Harrison., In sending Hie. extract-to-the
New Era, the mercliant, says:
'To the Editort of the New Era:
■Gents:— The following extract of a letter
from an extensive .manufacturer in England,
whose agent I.have been in city fora,
number of years, shows, the feelings with
which theJEnglish regard the efforts of the
administration to secure a wholesome, stable,
and sound currcncy.for this "country. The
-writer seems to suppose,asja matter of course,
that I am, like a' majority of the mercantile
community, opposed to "the administration,
but I never have, and I think I see my in
terest too plainly—even to oppose them in
their-laudablo efforts, and did I not consult
my individual interests, 1 feel as an Ameri
can, that , the hopes and prospects of my
country are so intimately blended with the
final and, measures
of Mr. Van Burcn’s administration, that I
could not hesitate a moment in giving him
my individual aid. You have been in the
habit of calling the party opposed to you
British Whigs. I have never conceived the
full force of the application, until reading
this letter, and the public will see by this
extract tliat the British policy and interest,
and the Whig policy and interests are one
and the same thing, and if the whigs succeed,
the remarks of Governor Seward, ip his re
ply to an invitation to dine with the officers
of the British Steam Ship will be fully Cor
yobornt,cd_yjz: J!iat.,“now_;Europeans _com=,
pete with,each,other in sending steam Ships
to secure a WILLING, commerce which
ENRICHES ENGLAND an hundred times
more than the Statesmen of-Geoige 111, an
ticipated from all their exactions.”—But to
the extract:
Manchester, England, >
, July 22, 1840. 5
“Our business continues extremely dull,
-and I see little prospect of. immediate im
provement. Our market with America is in
a measure cut off, and if your-Mobocratic or
DcMnocratic, (as itiscalled,) Administration,
succeed iii carrying out the vile measured
of reforming the currency, we may expect
to lose our foothold in the United States
■almost entirely. ... ■ .
I see your papers speak with much confi
dence of the success of'Gen. Harrison to
the Presidential office. I don’t know who
he is, but hope he may be.elected, for if the
Aristocracy in’America do not succeed now,
fli.ey may'expect to be .ruled by the farming
aniljabpring classes .forever. , 1 know very
.well that youc currency has,been iis bad as
any thing: could well be for' your country,
and was ivell calculated to inflate prices to
an unnatural extent, but you see,.so long ns
that was the case,.you. could send no produce
abroad, because prices were lower ■ yvery
where else, than.’they were with you, and,
WE could supply all - qther markets. ahd
sendany amount to yourcountry and under?'
sell you in every thing and.take-back gold
■in'return, which is • notwanlcd. as long as
your banks can create a paper currency of
their own; —so you sec .all your banking in
terests are benefited, your- aristocracy and
rich men receive great dividends, (belabor
ing classes', as long ns they can get ..enough
to eat and drink ought to be'satisficd, while
we have the eh tire control of yomvvast
country; but let that demagogue : .Martin
Van Buren succeed,- the bankslosc their
immense poweit, the rich, and high born will
lose their proper influence.by givingn more
equal chance to tbe.loiv herd; yoUr proiluce
growers and manufacturers will.be able-t’o
beard US in our den; while-the'market that
we have had- in yourcountryweshallbe cut
entirely oft' from. -
You ii)ay be ready .'to saV that all (his
would be for the benefit'of your country.—
You must recollectlny young friend that wc'
are.,-selfish beings, ;more interested in self
(ban in.co«n/r.y; nnd you know that what is
forimyindividual benefit isifor.yours,also,
and whatever- course your enuntry takes tb
advance 1 the .interests, of old' mother Eng
land; must materially benefit mine also;—■
■Neitherdo I agree with those who say (lie
course-of Vanßuren.in trying to. correct
the'currency, and other things, will benefit
your country, fur it will I think completely
destroy the aristocracy and privileged orders 1
which were fast springing.up. ancl place every
body on the same-political level; and'what
Country evtfr ffitonaHc’d-niiti SecaWe-
AGENTS. ■ ..
John Moom.Esq. Newvill ,
Joseph M. Means, Esq. Hopewell township,
John.Wunderlich. Esq. Snippensburg.
William M. Mateek, Esq: Lee’s K Roads.
John Meh afft, Dickinson township. "
Johb Cle adenin, Jr. Esa., HogestQwn.:
(xEORge F-, Cain, Esq. Mechanicsburg.
FREDERICK WoNDERLICB, 'do. . ,
James Elliott, Esq. Springfield.
Daniel Khtsher, Esq.CJhurcHtown; .
Jacob Eongneckkr, Emj. Wormlrysburg.
George Ernest, Cedar Spring, Allen,tp,
Martin G-Uupf, Esq. Shirenmiistowm
without a glorious aristocracy, which could
stand ■ above and aloof froin the common
people. ■■■,-'• v
You, I hope, understand this thing proper
ly, and ! really wish 1 could be with you
and he able to help you to fight the glorious
battle,against - what we call in this country
Radicalism. You of course have my best
wishes for your complete success, &c. &c.”
This is about all that has any political
bearing, and it is enough to convince me that
all-the Rritishvinterests. both here- nhd in
England, are brought to bear to insure the
success of Harrison’s election, and that our
own interests‘are all to be destroyed for the
benefit of a,foreign country, who unable to
conquer us "with lrer arms, is now secretly
engaged in conquering us and bringing us to
her footstool by secunngto herself the entire
control’pf our trade, commerce and manu
factures, and we see a “willing commercial”
party aiding them in their attempts, a party
who nips/ be- nctuttlied-byrfho same fetdings
as the Toriesof the Revolution (and if they
take a'candid survey of the questioii they
will see it,) and of the Federal party in the
late war.
You can make such use of the extract as
you choose, but do not let my remarks “get
into the papers,” as Harrison says. ;
, Yours,— — zl'.
•Wore W*hiffffery!
B RUT AL OUTRAGES
On Saturday the. SOlli ult. a band of mer
cenary whig scoundrels, about 12 in num
ber, returned from the Battle Ground, on
their way God knows whither. The mis
creants, it appears, had been very much
offended on their to the battle ground
by the -appearance of a petticoat on a pole
beside the 'road, pear the house of a, Mt,
Gentry, in the prairie, S holes soulh-tvost
of this place, and made an attempt to tear
it down, but their being 7 good stout and
double fisted Democrats to. defend it, the
cowardly villains sneaked off - abd let it re
main; but un their return oh Saturday,'they
6topped.before the house of Mr. Gentry, by
whom they supposed the petticoat had'bcen
hung up, tho’neither.Mr. G. nor any of hi*
family bad any thing to do with it and see
ing no one about, but a lad, in the yard, of,
about 16 years of age, they-bawled out;
‘Now; Goddamn youlbringoul thatpetticoat
again!” The. buy being too much of a Dem
ocrat, and high spirited to be dared, run in
to the house and'-procured a petticoat unbe
known to his mother and sister, the only o
ther pcrsons'about the house, and placed it
upon a hooprpole in the yard. At the sight
of the petticoat their anger vented itself in '
the, must fiendish oaths, and the foulest,
blackguard language that could be raked
from the dirticsts,inkhole of pollution.r-.-Mrs.
Gentry heariiia suoh unaccountable lan
guage, the dour.-and noting the
cause, forbade them coming into the yard,
but nut heeding her, three of them sprang
over the fence, and commeuced beating the
young boy.
“In tiie name of God ” exclaimed Mrs.
Gentry, are you going tiamurdcr my child?
The reply was; ,
“Yes—we will kill him. anil send you to
hell, God damn youl unless you take down
that petticoat!’
Nancy Gentry, a girl'l6 or 17 years of
age replied, that neither herself or mother
had any thing to do with placing it on the
pole, but as it had'been placed'tbere^and
the party had so far disgraced humanity,
as to insult and blackguard females, that it
should not come down while life remained
in them to protect it; seizing up an ase, she
inadea pass at one of the men that were
beating tier brother, which would undoubt
edly have proved his destruction, hail it not
been warded oil’by another one of the gang.
The axe was then wrested awayi from tier;
but.her mother seized a club made another
pass at one of the monsters, and succeeded in
knocking him to -the ground. The stun,
however, was blit momentary, fuf raising to"
his feet, he struck Mrs (Sentry such a blow
-with his fist as laid, her prostrate.—By
this time the noise anti confusion had be- -
come so great as to attract the attention of
Mr.. Coon,- who was at-work-in- a field
not far'froih the house, and calling to Mr.
Craig, and two or three others that were at
work in an adjoining field- to arm.themselves
with clubs, that tlie wbigs .were about kil
ling some person at Mr.,Gentry’s they pro
tcedcdTCwards the scene of action; but one
of the scoundrels, who remained road
’as a sentinel, Observed their coming, and , t
gave the ahum. the vil hijnA-UUUie-OUI-at-tho—
back.part of the¨. aml fled'to the, wood:,,
leaving .the petticoat still waving over, the ■
scene oftheirdisgrace. . •
- This- is no fancy, sketch; or enlargement
upon {rath,hut precisely ns we. luive it frbin
the lips of Mrs. Gentryja woman of unim
peachable character, daughter,'anil son, and
which will be testified to uponoath. 1
The infamous conduct 61 those men in
this instance, has had the effect of convert
ing five or six men in the immediate neigh
borhood;' who'were before .vyarm Harrisun
mcn, into supporters of Mr. Van IJurcn.—
- I'ranlifilrd .drgus,
The-New Orleans J3cfc lias the .following
letter under date of.
• T ’‘Pl-AQUBMIKB, Sept. 4.
"Wo are in the midst of desolation; the
whole level in front of the town .is gone;
my newspaper office has taken a trip down
the .river-in company with several other,
buildings, and 1 have only had,time to save
the materials of.theprmfingestnblishnie.iit. ■
'I S«*l
b'rgvoutuexcuseniy tior giving you more
ample. 7 details Calamity. yl,
can merely add ima few , words, that more
than: eight arpents front by an average depth. ■
of about SOO feet has been swept away, and'
it is my-opinion that it will nol stop theic. -j
for every thing seems to intlieatetlie gi ouhd ;
will pontinoc to
couvef”. ji- : f --t fey .iJ?-.-,