TERMS OF PUBLICATION. S 2 00 pcr.nnnurtwin advance'—or ..32,50, if not paid within the year. . i No subscription taken for a less term than six months, ahd ho discontinuance permitted 'until are paid. A failure to notify a discontinuance at the expiration.of - a term, will •Ite torisidereda newengagement. " J-Advertlsemcats- —-$1 00 per square for the cents for : subsequent one./ 1 . . ; C!R EDITORS’ NOTICE. fIIAKE notice; that we.lmve applied to the ot the. Court.of Common Pleasof Cumberland cnUntVi for the benefit ofthelnsrif vent Laws of this Commonwealth, and that they have appointed the Sd Monday of January next, for the heann£ofus-'K6uf creditors, attbeCourf House, when and where you' may at tend it you.think proper. ' . . . . DAVID TURNER. ■ THOMPSON MAKTIN, V - , - CHRISTIAN SHORT, . THOMAS LUDWIG, . - ■ arraham w. Graff, , ABRAHAM HAMILTON, MICHAEL G. EGE. - DeccmberJlO, 1840. NEW GOODS. The subscribers have just, received, and are now opening a‘splendid asortincnt of FA'LL imd WINTER goods. , Legislative Keystone.' 2UUING the ensuing session of. the Legisla ture, the Keystone will, as usual, be pub- J twice a week and contain lull reports of the proceedings in both Houses., The editors have employed Competent Stenographers to re port at length the.debatcs on-all important sub jects.. Arraiigeiiients.are.Ulso made,, through a . •correspondent at Washington,' to jive early and • correct accounts of the proceedings of Congress. Th ; extraordinary political complexion ut the Legislature, brought about through the unjust ' HenatonUl and represetilaUVe'trfiportic:ninen t 'of t|ie state, and tbe important subjects which will necessarily come before it,' will render {lie next session peculiarly interesting. All,eyes .are’ turned tnis way for .speedy reform in Our pre sent detective,currency. Deslded action rcla-. live to the Improvement system is ardently de aired in many quarters. I'liese two matters of themselves,, form, subjects of intense interest to . the people at large. • v - 1 - . • On the 4t1y6l March, a democratic convention •- X'-tWill assemble ••• -l>u.VeyiM)ifr,t-ASu aCceunf of't?liSrlogethei' with the preparatory movements’ ut the party in all.quar ters .will be'-iaithfiilly .detailed. I*'rom these cir cumstances, there never has been a time ,vhen a paper troni the scat of government was of such indispensable value to all the citizens of the com. mnnwealth, as it will be lor the exsuing six month. 1 . , V!>c-terms, of .lhe_Keystone.afc the same as heretofore. ; ' -During the session serai.weekly S 2 00 Fur the year J" -i S 00 Any pei-stfn fbrwardiiigrijr<s2,oo shall'receive ‘ '' * ' ■’ c ‘ • . • " ~ closii oi the scsMoM—or six copies will .be sent to uuy one office 00. . All l , t»Ht'Masu. , rs!jire invited to act as .agents . Keystone, in receiving subscribers and retnitling- money to us; arid any one signVyinji bis willingness in act’ris such, shall receive a list of our subscribers in h.is townaud neighborhood ] with our terms of agency . ‘ , * - - UARUKTT & PARKE. Harrisburg, Nov. 26, 1840. AUCTION! THE subscribers will sell at public action, at their store room in North Hanover street, Car lisle, opposite the Carlisle Bank, their entire stock 'of T>RY GOJODS, ■consisting of Blue, Black, Olive, Invisible Green .and'Brown Broad Cloths; Cassinels.aml Cassi meres of allcdlors and qualities, Flannels, Blan kets,. Merinoes,. MouSelin de Laities, Silks, Cal icoes, Tickings,.Checks, Bleached and Unbleach ed Muslins, Silkand Colton Hankerchiefs, Brocha, Blanket and Chenille-Shawls, Stockings, Cloves, Stocks, .Shirt Bosoms, Colors, &c. &c. ■ Bargains may hecxpep.ted, as all goods will bo sold without reserve to thb highest bidder, being determined to dispose of the slock as soon as pos sible. ' ■ .... ;■ Sale to commence on Monday the ll th day of January IBll,Jbeing the first day of'the Conn) arid, to conti day until all is'solUV ‘ „ . '% . ' ARNOLD & Co. ; Carlisle, Dccehiber 17, 1810. Stissolnliou of Partnership. co-pat’tncrshi]) heretofore existing be '.‘JL tween the.snhsc,libers,,in the Blacksmithtng business, was.dissolved Itymutual consent on the 7th inst. The books and accounts of the firm are left with David Smith, Esq. for collection, where those interested would do well to call without delay. JOHN. MOORE, ' RICHARD ANDERSON, Carlisle;, December, 10, 1840.- 3t • N. B. The business will be carried on at the old stand by JOHN MOORE. . . .. INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE JiY ; ' lnsuninceCoinp. . ' " Philadelphia: -"a Capital $600,000^ _ .rfpJ}^®?&vS^Jopahyltjln^fctßeir4*AfecDcy. A in.apflrjislc,’’ 81(1) coniines to insure! all kinds of property in thi.s uiu! the adjoining conn ties at the lowest ratcs. ;; 'l'he usual risk On stone' or hi'ick houses averaaMgadutt* per annum bn thousand .iiihUi'etlySflfite'titfick of.cnei'ch9n*‘' e con»»stin|s «| amlthe o usual. assortment will be in surecVat the same rate/ ! 1 / ■ Property holders, and rriercharits generally tmougnout thfs and ihe a/ljnininc counties, wifi please give the above notice attention. - Apple 1 : cation; can be made either by letter or in person to the subscriber iiv Carlisle. JOHN jf, MYERS. 3nV;’ Dfcerjbtr3,-iBto. LIST OF CMJS ■ Tot Tnalat January TcTO-iB«Vcdnunencihe on - , the lltli day of January, A. D. 184l.' : • Noble, ’ Ve" ; ;G6rnlyV T? ,-V ’ ■ Bryson ;'-',V3 - Myers ....Cruse • V 8; Given • 'AJbert.&.Co ~, vB,;Same ' WUheifill & Co.. ,vs Same . Jinks i? vs.„Same ' »r*sr? « : .-,;V , '. vs 'Sa'rn.o. ;, c -V.B, Jt Company ■' vs Piper' ; . ;; . '.. vsv. Mobra& Biddle • - t vs : Buck rft, ;; :DrC6llcge oi'al " . .ys 'Jankins Ex’r. ■ vs frv-.no ; , Moore& Bwulo ; ’. vs Layhff " Jemsonot at '- * va-Ilobotls Reigle: .-- .. vs am -: Gfubb'ct a| ’ vs. Crolbctal Schivarulaadm’r ■ vs. MbHoos ; TJlßrich. .:, ' . , -vs Bolingor Bank. ■ ■ vs Barber et al Brady'.&.Qo, > vs Hailman i Lamborton';;; . vs Noble.et’al •' : &f-i: Cllppingel?'. ' . . vs" Mooro ... , ! , ■, ... .v,; OEp,.SANOBRS.pN,- Proth’y. V; i 1 ‘Diibetaber 3,1840; • C. BARNITZ. Et Co, Say you “man was made to mourn?” \ That nojpys his Jife adorn?.- “ ’Tis not so!” the earth and sky Loudly, angrily, reply! For, if Nature nbw bo glad, she be sad *. - PaSs hertjays of-woo and pain: And, vvhato’orfllie ills of life—- Wrong, oppression, varied strife— Aim for right—aand, aiming, smiley • . Knowing GOD vvilt aid my toil!.. nv tms. ahoy. “Early wood’d and early won, ; Was never repented under the Suni” [German Proverb, Oi sigh not for the fair young bride, Gdnein her opening bloom, Far from her kindred, loved and tried,- To glad another home; Already are llio gay brief days Of-girlish triumph done, And tranquil happiness repays The early woo’d and won. Fear shall invade her peace no more, . Nor sorrow wound the breast, ' Her passing rivalries are o’er. Her passing doubts at rest; The glittering haunts of worldly stale . Love whispers her to shun,.. Since scenes of purer bliss await - . The early woo’d and "won. Here’s is a young and guileless'hcart,. Confiding, fond, and warm, Unsullied by the world’s vain mart, —Unscathed oy passions storm: In “hopjß deferred” she hath not pined, ’Till Hope’s sweet course was run; No chains of sad remembrance bind The early woo’d and won. Her smiles and songs have ceased to grace The halls of festive m!r(h, But woman’s safest resting place Is by a true one’s hearth; r Her hours .of duty, joy and love In brightness luive begun; •' Peace be her portion from above,— •The woo’d and won* • *;■ .From the Ladies\ lleplcini, the Brigand,, From unpublished Sketches of Russia and olher 'The Russian character, from the harsh .aiiildifficultlanguagewithwhichit-isin ves ted, is-but little' known, although-thafeouri' try occupies so considerable a portion ih tho policy of governments; hiuch, therefore, which is indigenous, to that Soil, and which beSt poartrays its national character, is clouded, in obscurity. It is not from the actions.of cabinets, of. the : impressions, re ceived from diplomatic embassies, that you can correctly.judge,of.the internal .character of any people. >lt is amongst the middling classes of suciety—the peusautry, arid: the. working portion of tho communhy that the national traits ofa kingdom can be accurately defined. The serfs of Russia are perhaps, :ihe race of hilmafl beings that arc under the sue-, veillance ; of' a ChristiaD government. A nioi;al.'apathypervadea_tbeir.wliolcbudy' l —a natural; Imbitofbowingtb opprcssion—a contented feeling with their immediate con dition, and,, singular; to say, a love of coun try, as fervent as any 'portion of. .humanity, Itisbutrare that a spirit of, resistance is manifested to the despotic la ws of the auto crat; knowing, ;tdo lds >viU is ab solute, and dr worsev- cternai banishment ment awarded to such the country is, yet so. completely organized are’ its laws, sostnctlyad niiniste rod in-every quarter tremendoua region. tliat the smallest act of yebellioti, down tothe pettiest crime, ; is.dlscovered .and punished in tlip •host summary anil merciless mariner.; Om> instance’ of : a master spirit.' who. for •a con riderable tiiricieyaded and aet at dofiarice dation to sßrf, he.was subjected; BV; GEO. SANDERSON.] Whole No. 1379. • Prom the Baltimore Clipper; „ d'BXEF. ... Shall I yifeld mo to despair, To the tyrant sway, of care, . And each day in sighing spend, /■/ Grieving that my life will.end? * Shall hilhand dale, and azure sky, , Impart no pleasure to my eye, I But only shroud iny heart with'gloom, Thinking of the silent tomb? When I look on nature’s pride— Streams that roll their silv’ry tide, . Lofty mountain waving wood, . - ■jjPho sea, sublime in angry mood: And pebbly shore, and flow’ry plain, . Whore yet milder beauties reign— Then, e’en l/ien must I resign My eyes to wccp, my heart to pinel' - 'Noll will forget my sadness, And-oach thought shall bo of gladness, " And my soul, inspired shall he, Soaring far, and. wild, and free! .’Tis. ingratitude to grieve, ‘ . PGod is paid 'when men receive;” 1 will, therefore,-with content, . , - Smilinm take vvliat-HE hath sen U^.- --- " zona: EARLT WOO’D AND WOIT. Lands. i! dared to oppose the mandate of one of the I rioblctnen who had treated his sister in the' | most cruel tnapner. The young man, with a heart bursting with indignation,''remons trated upon his cruelty—this was enough to call down the wrath of his despotic master. Hb was .seized, and sentenced to perpetual confinement in a mine upon the nobleman’s estate.' By some means, however, he con trived to effect his escape, and taking to the forests, raised and organized a considerable band.of fojlowers, who, like himself deemed it better to brave, the frown of justice, than live in the fetters of cruelty and degradation. For many monthfy this little but hardy band of peasants kept at bay the _parties.of sol diers sent to secure them. In almost every encounter, they proved victorious, and so. famed did they become, that Repkini was looked upon as the Mazzaroni of Russia.— . His,name was associated with all (hat was romantic—his picture" was. blazoned in al most every .window, and his life and adve.ii* turns were told in prose, and sung in ballads. At length the spirit of the government, was aroused to a more extended view of his character, and the. position which he had assumed. Despat’ching.a .powerful force, they surrounded the Valley in which he and his little band were stationed. So completer ly were they hemmed in—so utterly deprived of every hope of escape, that nothing but.to surrenderor to be cut to pieces, was now their only resource.. The: latter, in their opinion, was-the most advisable, as. surren der was only. a preface'to. a more,cruel pun ishment thanlnimediate death. "The knout anil Siberia,” exclaimed Repkini, "is now all that is left us. What- say you. comradcs, death or eternal Slavery ?” ■ Their, response and recklessly up^oh 7 (he. winks of-"the - ; lfalinouks, in a-few minutes they were' cut to pieces. But Repkini was not doomed to perish so gloriously. The strictest, injunc tion had' been given that he should, at all hazards, and every sacrifice, be'secured ajlve, so that he might be'made a frightful example, to the determent of futureoffehders. On • every hand lie exposed . himself to the fury of -the horsemen, but .in vain, till' at lchgth ; deBpairing, and soein’g no hope of es c'.°i■ death,. 1 he endeavored to -W hi- i '-Ton v “ 1' jespatcli himself byTallnig’ but his desigh was frustrated, his perspn se cured, and under a powerful escort,- he was conveyed.to Petersburg. ' . It was a beautiful ihorning in : the month of July, that J was awoke at sunrise, by a loud rolling of drums. I sprang from my bed, and hastening to the window. Saw a body of the municipal authorities, headed by several mounted kalmouks, marching along. My curiosity was excited, and upon inquiry, I found that the celebrated brigand, Ilcpkini; who, for many months before, had occupied 1 so much public attention, was, that morning, 1 to suffer the punishment of the Knout. 1 had.oltcn heard of this mode of punitiqn, but had never been a witness to it, and having a double desire to see this famous, robber, 1 resolved, at once, to be an observer. Having arrived at the place of execution, I waited but a short -time before the criminal was brought hither from the hotel of Police, bound down upon a rough wooden sledge-r -and surrounded by abouta hundred individu als of .the civil power, each carrying a mus ket. In front of these proceeded six kal mouks on horseback, each with a sabre hang ing by his left side; and by his right was swung a while in their-hands they severally held a little_whip of leather.' In thereat, marched a numerous body of police then, armed with white staves: the whole under a principal officer of horse. , The unfortunate man, who had already twice undergone a similar punishment. Was now .approached by the executioner, and prepared for the fulfilment of the sentence. He was stripped of every article of clothing, sSve a pair of coarse, woollen drawers. A leather strap was then placed around his .waist. and firmly buckled behind him, to a plank of wood., ■ lie was then, by a process of. machinery, raised above the heads, of the spectators, so that he might be seen and known. -Mis: feCf were next bound firmly around the same plank of wood j 1 while the top of it was cut slopingly, and iaa manner, to receive his neck and itrms. About liis throat was then passed a enrd, which. at (he rsame~limc,'was ' carried To liis armi,'and fastenedthemtightlyalittleahuveTheWrist, through iron rings; this was then brought down to corresponding ones at the bottom of ;the ploiik,-to which Ids,feet were also se curely, attached. In this position the culprit was made to stand with his back completely exposed, and perfectly Wable to stir, " . This ceremony being finished, thb nature of his crime,.and sentence '.were,then read aloud, the spectators standing Completely absorbed in the ngony i- of sus pense and tcrror.lfoigottoremoveinyhnt, when I was suddenly recalled from my ab straction by a blow froni-a. kal.inouk, jvho; "ordered me, to uncover, and, at the- same time, followed meup with a repetition of the like, so that I was glad to removeio another place among the,crowd. T . v ';;;,The Cxepuiioner,'habited in a black vvoolN endress, now retired about six feet; from the criminal, and commenced Ins .horrible.busi ness. Between each .blowhe always allowed an interval of about sis seconds to take place. At the end of every BcVentyrfive strokes, lie dipped the-knout or lash in~pdwdereii.brim'- it ndeep-purple colbr. This operation was iiigatidbecqimng a Bobd body. y Batin spite of .tUts’iprccaution, it became one thick and heavy:lph,:-fromevciy^ Cei.ved. in, the hands or the cXecatiuncr,; by ' bcing : draggedHlungthecarth,whicli.inixing withthe'biQuilanmbrimstoheyad weigHTahil elaslicityi TT ' uttered pncthrilllng'sCreamlofagony.afterwliich hotandther,;BoupdH lipsTprotiftV houyapdiShalfVidiuridgJwbichliei refceiyed “OUR COUNTRY—RIGHT: OR ; WRONG.” Carlisle, Fa. Thurstlatp Itccembcr 31,1840. cessation. The officerVlio was in command of the guard, l and whose duty'it was to' sec the .sentence carried into'execution, during the pupislunent. had sent a soldier to speak to hiin, but T was informed that he never, replied. The question put to him was— “ Did ho repent?” ~ • The prisoner was now unfastened, and the servant of the executioner conducted hill) to a chair placed-beside the sledge upon which he'had been brought.: In this he was seated, while to fjie front of it was afiixetl'a machine of singular construction. It was’furnishcd. with sharp iron points, upon which his hands were placed, and a heavy weight falling upon thcm. thejojyerc forced through—a qunntity of gunpowder was then rubbed into the bleed ing wounds, so as to leave an everlasting mark. ■ The same operation was repeated twice successively, niter which’his nostrils were slit open ,by a pair of sharp-pointed pincers.’ v. Notwithstanding this horrible execution, the prisoner underwent the hitler part of his sentence, standing upon his feet, Avithout the, slightest/support. He'was then covered with.'his shirt,, placed upon*the sledge, and conducted back-to prison, where, at the end of nine days, he'expired in the must cycru tiating torture. . ■ , ■ On inquiring of one of .the police who had seen him previous'to, his death, 1 was told that he sit'w him lying on a bare iiakeiPbcnch, attired- only ip, his drawers, with, his back quite .uncovered,, and.his. wounds , festering from a want of dressing. The prisoner in formed this individual that if he had nothceh permitted to bleed so freely, he was certain lie wouldliave recovered.’ ... The jailor,'Whom I .contrived to interro gate^'-.upon' this point,. replied: that lie-had been furbiddeh'td.'afford'hnn'any■ succdr/r^ that it was deemed necessary to resort to it refinement uppn the most barbarous inhu-- manity.' “Were!, such the ordersyou ’ re ceived r” I inquired. - “Was his sentence not fulfiled by thqpunishmcntui the knout?” .. f, No,” replieilifp,' “the sentence is— 'lit, is to be left to die,’ and even if he had re covered, I understood he would have been sent to Siberia. But a policy • of- the most inhuman species is, always" resorted to by government, and which was exemplified in the case'o'rlr^jdv.'.v.v' , l 'icli i.s. that the.un fortunate'criminal', if. he can be^ne^c Gil and denied the rights of humanity, so as to" expire in his dungeon, and fulfil the sentence of the Jaw ‘to be left' to die ,’ saves the ex pense of his transportation to Siberia, and all further trouble which may arise from his confinement there. Such was the fate- of this much-injured and murdered man—from opposition to a villain who had wronged his beloved sister in the most vital part. Pow der was paramount to virtue, wealth to pov erty, add Tram daring to assert the preroga tive of his manhood—the gift of his Creator, he was-seized, manacled and tortured—de nied the'eummon aid of humanity, and left to expir'd'in the agony of soul and body,-un pitied, unshriven and unwept. “Murmured he not at the cruelty of his fate? Spoke., he.of no kind one who was dear in his remembrance?” I asked of the jailor. “Yes! ‘My sister! my sister .” were the last words he uttered,” answered thecal-, lous keeper of the prison, with art air of the utmost carelessness. ■ Poor Kepkini, one heart has a sigh for thee, one eye a tear to weep for thy memory, ' Power OS Religion. Ono; of the most interesting anecdotes illustrating the power 6f religion, was relate cd a few days since in a social meeting, by a clergyman, who was acquainted with the facts/ A nobleman, Lord—-—, was a man of the world. His pleasures were drawn from his riches, his honors, and his friends. His daughter was the idol of his heart. Much had been, .expended for her education, and Well d id .she repay in licr inteUcctual cndow mcnts~ the' solicitude of her parents. ■ She was highly -accomplished, amiable“in ’ her disposition, and ; . winning in her manners.— They were. all. Sfratlg'ers to 1 God. At ’.length'.Miss 4r—- attended a Metho dist meeting, in London—was deeply awa' kened, and soon happily cdiivertird. Now she was delighted in tlfe service df'the sanctua ry. and.aucTal mcetiiigs.; To her tli¥clianns* of .overflowing; She 1 fre quented those places Where isheniet with congenial minds,’ Animated ' with similar hopes. She was often found iff the house of God. The 'change was marked by-her fond fath er with;painful solicitude! Td; see his love ly daughter tlpia infatuated, was: to hiiii an occasion of deep.grief; and he resolved to correct her erroneous notions on the subject of the real pleasures and business of life.— He placed 'at her disposal large suins of irioii- : ey. Imping she would be induced to go. into the 'fashious and extravagancies'pf , her birth; aiidleave-t.h e;M ell l oHibt mcelings>; But she maintained her integrity. . He took her on a long journey, conducted in the most engaging ’manner/ in order td;‘ divert :her from religion'/ but'-shd. still dclightdd in the Saviour. /"'V ; ■After, failing In many pidjec(a ,\vliitli ho fondly anticipated Avould De eßoctual in sub-; duiug the his daughter, circumstances, tlint slie ihust cithcr join in the recreation of the party,-pr give higli':of fence< : Hope lighted uji'ih of! her affectionate but he sajv his isnare about to ject of his,solicitude, among hisjfriejids should, bn, the giveasongfacCoibtf^^ The hdu r e'tirtrly Several./^ in form beat highinhopo [AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNU.M. New Sorlea—Vol. 5, No. 29. disgraced; should she -comply,-their triumph Was complete. -- Thiswas the moment to spill her-fate!-, With perfect she tobk her seat at the piano forte, run. her:fin gers over tlie keys, singing at the - same time in a beautiful melody, and with a sweet voice, the following stanzas: ' - ■ ■ ' No room for'mirth or trilling here,' For worldly hopes or worldly fear,' If life so soon is gone: If npw the Judge is at the door, - And all mankind must stand before The inexorable throne! . . : ■ No matter which my thoughts employ, A moment’s misery,or joy; lint O! when bothshalj end,-' VVhere shall Tfihd my destin’d place? - • Shall I my everlasting days, With fiends or angels spend? : She arose from, her seat The whole pari ty was subdued. Not a word .was spoken. Her father wept by one all of (hem left the; house... nHK - , Lord —never rcswSKlntil he became a Christian. He lived an .example .of Chris tian, benevolence, and became a very useful member arid liberal contribute! -to, many of the‘Christian enterprises of; the day. MAKING AN ASSESSMENT; . / scene at darby doolev’S. .. . Very soon after theanveiition of-gunpow der, it was discovered by one-of the most profound philosiphcrs and sage metaphysi cians, after-a ‘dale of> mighty nice consid " theration,’ that there Were.-some queer fish in this bustling world, and most certainly up to.tho ‘present preliminares’ the race of genus, has become extinct. At the same time it is remarkable as itds true, that some portions.; of thisTwooden’cd'uhlry arc more than others... In these 'diggings,’ to meet with a real genuine joker, is a rdra-.avis in terra, not to be passed by without acknow ledgment. ~ - .. - . ; . It is a fact which' will come home to most of, V*> Jhat there are officers employed by this state to make the necessary assessment for a direct personal tax, in order to assist the old Keystone in holding up her financial head as high as any-in' the land. One of these dignitaries is.our. neighbor,. Colonel—• —. In the prosecution of his duty the Col onel calted on one of his ‘parishioners’who happened ,to have had the honor-of being lsic; " : ~ ‘ Good mornfngi ’MK -’You’re looking very well to day.’ ~ °. y ou think so v Colonelt 1 . Well bles sin on the light heart and clear conscience for that shine. An’ the likes o’you com ‘Jilamciitin’ a poor b’y to the fore.’ ‘Well, Mr. Dooley I have come to make an assessment, if you have no objections.’ ‘Mot the laste in the world; but what’s it all about? Here, Katy Dooley, ye homa down, is it lookin’ at the representative of the law stahdin’ ye are, and niver a chair to offer liim? Bad cess to me Kurnel, butyou will forgive my little colleen here; she is a scrape tlumfoundered or so,’ ‘To be sure I will.Barby.’ , ‘Ah, I knew your honor would. It isjist like the sogers, they’re all so-gay and thin tber-hcarted. But'do tell us what’s it all about. Katy my darlint, it’s a,cold morning fetch us the ends kin—may be a-drap of of .(he cratur would’ht come out o’ the play, ‘True,: Darby;, but you’ve made me so comfortable, ‘ that business had- given way entirely to, pleasure. Well you see the State has been running herself so much, into d.ebt for’ various improvements, that she finds it .necessary to call upon hersonsand daugh ters to help her to’pay it.’ ; ‘Bless the ould jade, Ivurncl! But how much does she expect a poor b’y like Darby Dcioley to pay to’rds it? . ‘That depends Darby.-entlrely upon the amount of property you happen to be mas ter of.’ , ‘ls Kitty included, Kurnel?’ ' ‘Not at all, Dooley; it is only;;the pcrso.ii ral property you are master of—that is the question.’ , ~ - ‘Ah’ isn’tjKitly personal and very, good property, too; and arh’t T master of her td be sure?’ ' . . ‘Ho>v much- nvolicy.'have you loaned on mortgage, Darby?’ ' . ‘Diyil a Imy’orlh.Kurnel, barrihl the.lvro ami nine pence I owed to Kitty for a new skillet she added to her hbuacJioU chatties.’, ; ■. ‘Have you any debts due you, Darbyrl ■ ‘Debts'is itj Kurnelf To be sure.'! have oceans ‘ov’cm,l owe MikyFagaii for patch in’ my brogans, an’——— r ■ / . ‘Never niiml tbe : bibga'ns, but have you any shares in bank stock?’ . , ‘Darby Dooley was never in,the slock iiV the hole course- uv his cxistencc; an’ it’s blushin* I am at the bare minliun uv it now, Kurnel ,’ ;‘ •" ,' 1 ‘'' ■, ■ V.;'.. , ; : ‘Any Itians'or investments?’. : : u,,, * ‘Waii loan; Kurnal. iVoley'Hagin-iint nje the loari br iiis lanthern to . ; V ; ,‘Ha! lia I Darby, to find.your investments, mb doubt!’ e meats I’ve got are on tho . bagk; ov" me, 'not to spake thnt hav’ntdhe pricer.uy a ii ante, .to theiir bafclc.lv: ‘-v^■' .• • ,:V: : "'LiaveyQuarty'gdfdbrsihcr plate, Davbyr f' .‘Piatb goold br sileer plate l’ye gbttb Darby. Dpoley is the,;dqur plate wliicli -.is > •Hadi haKlfa J.? ' Well liave you a pleasure j/ ‘Thanlc ybu, iIiPIK. Hbydd carfy/aittild, or'r silveivwafch, ;thc.n?’,;: ‘Diyil a wan _but' (he ould-wpodedidial fbrneiist thc back duuri 'wld the brazen nose on the face of it.’ * f :: : As this' terinihated:the legal catalogue of questions,; theworthy:atteatitmaaßesBpri AtlE\ t s. ■■ •Esq’t.Nevfvni. ; joswr m Mkans, Esq. Hopewell township. w^t W , v 1^?w E ?i lc “* E»q. Shimieiisbiirg. Matker, Esq. Lee’s >4 Hoads. John MKHAF«y,DickioBouiownslillK' .' ,: y JOHK ClEiiDKNi.'r, Jr, Esq., Hogeitown. . George'F. Cain,-Esq. Mechaulcsburg Frederick WondeSlich,* -do. * . James Elliott, Esq. Springfield, DANiELifCBYSRER, Esq. Church town, Jacob Longnkcker, Esq. Worndcysbufg. ’ RORGE Ernest, Cedar Spring;’Allen ip.' Marti* G. Rupp, Esq. Sliideinanstowii. ! Correspondence of the Jour, of- Coml ; [ Buffalo, Dec., 12, 1840. The trial of 'McLeod comes on to-day at Lockpnrt, for the - ’ murder of Duriee at the ! «Httin ß outof the steamboat Caroline,' The i metis iresh in the nvemorV of ’die public. Mc- Leod was formerly indicted for tlie crime, and a true.bill was found against him,' His trial will be that legal and orderly invest!* gation of a charge, which would follow the indictmcht of a private citizen of our own State.for the.murder of- a fellow citizen. The evidence that will probably be brought against him- .will, show 'that he was seen to get into a boat as the expedition left the Canadian! shore, and was seen to get out of it on its return,—will show the identity be* .tween the accused and one of the party that imat'ded the steamboat, for some who" slept on board of. her. bad previously seen Mc ■ Leod in Buffalo,-ormn occasion when he came near being tarred and feathered, and recalled his features even in the wild hurry of a midnight attack. A man who is now a sj^rat.the barracks at this place, l it is satof was. made prisoner on the deck of-life boat, and carried over the river in company with McLeod, ami can swear positively to his connection with the outrage. This is the substance of the testimony that will be relied on; at the trial, on the part of the prosecution, as it is understood at Bußido. ■ _ Should the. prisoner- be Convicted, Ihe ver dict to be given in the case is fraught with grave consequences: for the English .miti-’ jsters justify the attack upon the boat. — They even made McNab a-knight, iir-tcsti ‘mony of Her Majesty’s sense of his zeal and courage. .. .Then .they must regard the execution of McLeod aA murder of a Britjsjr, , citizen, while i*"gov r ernment lliaLwUa.a£pcacc.wilhJjisosi;j{ u .,. goverhmen tf • : ~- r -- Onthe other hand,an assault was tnado by armed men upon a steamboat tied to the dock, in the port of a peaceful neighbor, and a- number of people sleeping on board, of her, who were attracted to the spot' from a distance, by-an- innocent. curiosity-id the spot to see British regulars storm an island hcld by ins.urgcnt.Canadianß, were 'slain., in . cold blood. . ‘NpW the law’s of the State of New Yorlc, pronounce this ac.t murd.cr. r All who were engaged in it arc equally and either of them if convicted df 'tlie fuel, must,incur the penalty of death. Will Goyernor-Se.ward pardon,the prison etjn;the,eteutj^J\tTsvCfentg"c«‘;vir,(<>n ’ sentenced to. death? If lie does.'tiTso.t. “°'n popularity from tampering wi(h the CatTid'- lies, would be nothing- compared with- the odium that would pursue his name through the frontier counties. / . '■ ■' r ' Will ho dare to Compromise the difficulty by commuting his punishment to imprison ment for life, with the very generally under stood intention; in such '-cases, of enlarging him after a'Short ter'm<df-ycars? . This twill not alter the dggresaire'and unwarrantable character of any punishment of a British subject in the premises. Ministers will we bad no right whatever to touch McLeod’s pefaon.T—ana they will demand reparation for. the wrong. ■ If McLeod is convicted of -the. crime, either in its firsC.or its second ’ degree, vre may ejcpcct trouble. f. 1 - M- Familv Poisoned.—'Tho- Washington, Pa. Examiner says:-—The family of Mr. Marsliman, sometime during the last fall/ prepared for tlieirown use a quantity of ap pip butter, and stored it away in newly made earlhpn crocks. • About two weeks since the whole family, save’Miss M. suddenly be came ill, and their fears of an.unknown af fection, induced, them to send.for a ! physi cian. As soon as the physician arrived, Jie. . discovered that something important was the matter. We believe, before the. doctor ar rived, those afflicted, or at least some of them, had been'delirious ami subjects to spasms. Upon a close.examination of the patients they w'tH'e pi'onnunced ns subjects of ihc pninlcr’s cholic, or in other-words that they had been poishned'ky taking lead into” thcir sfomaclis.. This happened by the acid . Of ,the butter decomposing, the materials which constituted the glazing on the crocks, and of course when- thg lead was extracted • from the glazing it settled in. the bvittciv im- W.hicb: it -was taken by, Mr. Marshinan’s faii;- Ur.= '-Upon ■anklyMtlon opens, substance were found through tin’ butter, but most 6f.it had settled at the but- - topi of the clocks, and strange as it may seem, it was positively so abundant-as to give the bottom a very white appearance, . ' ■ ymoiNiA PniMAii-E prinia- ’ ry schools are'.uiidcrgoinggrad ual ; = improve ment. 1 19 schools, there- arc 26,rS£ poorcliildnin.at an average annual expense), of $3,04, while in|lBiisonly S.S9B WQi% edte. rated at ail average of, $7,09, ; which ‘ shows; that as (he. number- ofcliildreu dorivingthe benefits of .the’; system . has . .-the expcnscsof- their-education has - greatly dir • ; mimslied. ;-V r, ,V ;c;,VVv3V • Education -tk Kcntucky.—'fhe - tcmlant of Public'. .School? hr:.Kentucky, in a recent aijcliess, gays jlial,'pl': lhe 140,00 G ; children, children ready, (o gb to school, onlv-. about 52.000 are,receiving 'education! lie , farther, gtatcs'thot: it cbslB*bout as much t - '■ educate the 82,fi00, ulider r the preE'cnt syi'V ; tern, as it wottld: to ;cducatc the 'whole: 000;,under : ;the commob school systcnK ■Of . cpureeitiB : nptstraiige;tolmar,bf,a'plciU:, r fuliaeklofthpreßdingadd.w nccu^-' thdinhabitants. . - censiis just taken. cast one Vote Tortaie|%6;s inhabitants. _ .. _ i:- - V’j butofhis^rivßtejVbds.ZOiOpoffti^nfcrt;^^ gating-thmGospahin^o^i^j^'gaW^S^^^^
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