-AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. BY GEO, SANDERSON. Now our flag is flung to the wild wind free, Let it float o’er our father land—. And the guard of its spotless fame shall be, Columbia’s chosen hand. CARLISLE: THURSDAY, JANUARY *B, 1841. FOR GOVERNOR IN 1841, n.IVID n. PORTE It, Subject.to the decision of a Slate Convention Democrats Attend ! ■ The Democrats of the Borough-are requested to meet at tlic public house of Gkoboe Beetem, on to-morrow evening, (Friday,) atearly candle light, for tbit purpose of nominating delegates to the County Convention, to be run at the election on Saturday- A general attendance is desirable. MANY. January 28, 1841. are glad to learn that our representa tive, ft(c. Zimmerman, is recovering from his late illness. • Mr. Crabb’s retiracy the Herald is left without any ostensible Acad. It is now “edited and published for the Proprietor,” but- by whom we are not informed. For the proceedings, of the Military State Con vention, seefirst page. —<‘oAd Ironsides on a Lie Shore.” —This talc of thrilling interest, founded on fact, is on our first page. It is-from the pen--6f at the time; and shows the admirable presence of mind, and calmness in the midst of danger, for winch our es teemed fellow citizen, Goipmodore Elliott, is so remarkable.' .' J. x Messrs, Buchanan and Sturgeon ,of the hTClure of. tho House of Represen tatives—niid 'A. S, hT'Kinney, Esq. of the State Legislature, have our thanks for transmitting us various public documents, &c.’ THE DELEGATE ELECTIONS, We trust • our Democratic friends throughout the county will remember that Saturday next is the lime fixed Upon by the Standing Committee for the election of delegates to the County Con vention—and we again urge upon them the neces sity of turning out in their strength at these prL tnary assemblages. The .County Convention which is.to assemble on Tuesday next, will have an important duty to perform—that of selecting delegates to the State-Convention of the 4th of March—and it is important that this Convention • should fairly carry out the wishes pf the people, j and that the delegates from the different boroughs j and townships should truly reflect the will of the ( sovereign people. If the mass of the people stay at home, delegates might be elected -who.would J be obnoxious to the majority, and thus the ground j work laid for division and distraction in the Dera acratic ranks. We do hope, therefore, that a gc neral turn out will be had, and that the ensuing County Convention will be an indisputable repre sentation of the popular will. « . . The approaching election for Governor is one of (he highest Importance to the Democratic party, and it becomes every one of us to exert all our power to secure the success of our candidate.— This is no time to dispute about men. The contin- 1 uedascendency or utter prostration of theDemocra-, £ic party is at issue. Lotus then be careful to throw ■ no firebrands in tho ranks note, or we may have •causa hereafter to regret it.. Wo all remember the | unfortunate division of the party in 1835,' and tno sad consequences that followed—let us beware of, the took on which we then split. Let our motto j be, Union—Concession—Harmony, and (he old i Keystone will again be replaced in the Arch. j Theßanks of the State of Delaware, resumed gpecie payments on Friday week. Gav. Seward, of New York, was attacked with paralysis in tho Executive Chamber, at Albany, on Thursday last, and the attack is considered se rious. Pensioners. —The whole number of Revolution ory pensioners, under the act of March, 1818, was. over 20,000. It has now been reduced to 7,917. I Resumption.— Drafts to'the amount of nearly 41,600,000 were, made upon the Philadelphia butWs, by New York and Boston, on the day of . resumption. " The Insane Poor.—Tho committee in Ihe State Legislature, to whom the subject was referred at the commencement of the session, have reported in favor of the establishment of an asylum for the insane poor. A correspondence has taken place- between the Hon. R.B. Riictx, memberof the House. oT Re presentatives from South Carolina, and the. Hon, Daniel Webster, in-relation to certain remarks alleged Jo bare been made by the latter in a speech at Saratoga during the last . Presidential canvass, and in which Mr. Rhett was alluded to. - Mr. Webster disclaims any intention to do injustice to Mr. R.,,and says that the published speech does not contain the true sentiments he uttered.' This explanation was, “entirely satisfactory” to the gen-' tleraaiiaggrieved, and here the matter ended. ._ Federal Economy.—The West, Chester Repub i Hcab,;in alluding to the proposed special session of Congress, has- the subjoined pithy remark on the subject: “Many of the Federal presses are advocating, an extra session of Congress, to be called hy President Harrison. An extra session " at <yn expense of at leasC^l00,000; and for the pur pose of repealing the Independent Treasury, estab " lisbingaNatibnal Bank, and laying thsfoundation ofppcrinaheiit-National Debt.” ;,r,- : v , Specie. —The packet ship Rhone, which lately sailed for Havre, carried.out $230,000 in specie. Virginia Senator.—*On Monday week, in the Virginia Xegislature, "William .C. Rives, was o loctpd a member of the U. S. Senate, for six years from the 4th of March next. The vote stood 85 to 79. The National Intelligencer of Monday says “In conformity to'nsage, we learn that the Senate of the United States' has been summoned ,by the Executive to meet in this city on the 4th of March next, for. the transaction of business (being, of course, of an Executive character, connected with the commencement of a new Administration, the formation of a new Cabinet, &c.’’) Louisiana Senator, —Alexander Barrow, whig, was elected by the Legislature of Louisiana on the Jlth inst. to represent that State in die Senate of the United States for six years from tho 4th of March next! State hegislQture. Letter to the Editor," dated 7 “HARBissuno, January 23, 1841 On Tuesday, both houses went into convention, and elected JOHN GILMORE, Esq. of Butler State Treasurer for the ensuing year, by a vote of 73 to 56. Mr. G. is a Federalist, and received the entire opposition vote, and also the votes of two or three Democratic members who hail from the West." “ The joint resolution relative to the distribution of the public revenue among t|ic several States, has passed both houses. Tho bill for the election of tw6 Canal Commis sioners by the Legislature, and tho appointment of one by the Governor, passed the Senate on sec ond reading yesterday, and was ordered to be en grossed for final passage. Tho bill will probably pass the House; but liere*'l:trust, it will stop. It is to be' hoped that the Governor will interpose his veto, and save the public works from the hands, of the spoilers. The bill provides that each house shall elect one, and the Governor appoint one,, whose term of oflice respectively shall commence on tho first of February.. «B.oth houses being op position, of course amajority of tho board proposed to be elected would be federalists, and these Wor thies would no doubt manago.lhe public works as Stevens and Ritncr did in 1638. .All tho demo-' crats would immediately be turned out of employ-' riient, the funds of the Commonwealth squandered, and tim /Conyerted-intow vastrelec-* tioheering -machine The resolutions, to “reform” the Printing, have passed both houses; The anli-Sub Treasury reso lutions areorfthe carpet; ■- Petitions for and against small notes still come •in, and borers On the subject are also beginning to make their appearance. As the Fourth of March approaches, the Gub ernatorial question seems to throw most others in the back ground/ So far as the-Democratic can* didate is concerned, there is but little difference of opinion: All agree that our excellent Chief Magi strate, David R.*PohTEn,‘will receive an almost unanimous--nomination, maugre the efforts'of "a clique of. disappointed office hunters in this place to'the contrary notwithstanding. The opposition will have some trouble with their nomination.— Different factions exist in that party, nod the An timasons and Federalists will be into each other’s wool in fine style on the 10th of March, the day appointed for bringing their courser on the field. Ills thought to be very doubtful whether the Governor can effect the loan of $BOO,OOO, the Banks appearing either unable or unwilling to take it. Had his Excellency’s recommendation to sell the. Bank stock held by tho State, been adopted, instead of resorting to loans, the money would have .been raised without any difficulty. But this prudent'and wise course did not shit the Federal Solons cf the Legislature: They preferred mort gaging the Stale still further to the Banks, rather than dissevering the connexion which unfortunate ly exists. -Youffi, &c.” CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES— PROGRESS OF ESTRANGEMENT. . The concspondenceJrSCween Mr. Fox, the Brit ish minister, and Mr.* Forsyth, tho American Sec retary of State, on the burning of tho Caroline has reached the Canadas, and, as might have been expected, produced a prodigious explosion of val or and vengeance, if .McLeod should bo hanged by the authorities of Niagara county, in whose hands ho now reposes rather uncomfortably. From Mon treal to Upper Canada tho same big, broad, bitter feeling prevails against the United States. The “British Colonist,” published at Toronto, writes as follows: “It is somewhat extraordinary that tho Ameri can authorities do not admit the justifiable circum stances (in the Caroline affair) which cannot fail to strike every impartial observer. It would ap pear as if they desired td-mahe the most of a dis graceful affair—disgraceful as far as they are con cerned. But they have a peculiar way of con founding things—and the manner in which they mix tip and confuse, to suit the particular object in view at the time, that which appertains to their General Government, and to their aeparate-Stato Governments, is, as they would say themselves; ‘a caution.’ They take shelter under either, as it suits their convcnience for the time, and when the one fails them,’they then fly to the other. ’ We conclude for the present, with the expression of a confident hope, that, at whatever cost, our gov— eminent will not suffer one hair of Mr. McLeod’s head to be injured. There are perjured villains enough on the other side ready to swear any thing to procure his conviction, who would that moment desire and assist in putting him to death, and as the sheriff’s interests may be closely identified with those of this desperate rnob, there would be little chance of his conniving at Mr. McLeod’s es cape, as has been done, in the caseeof all tho bor der prowlers who have been tried in the United States, and convicted, but afterwards set at liber ty-” The “.Montreal Herald” speaks, if possible in a more bitter tone, as follows; “As nothing is now too base for the officers of the republic to sanction,' wo should not, bo sur prised to hear of Britieh offioars, who were enga ged in the' war of 1812, being seized and put on trial for damage done to the citizens of the separ ate States, by orders of government.. > The princi ple of: Mr. Forsyth holds good in all cases of a’ 'similar nature;' And the British government is so much respected by the American, that it is power less to save its servants for obeying its lawful or ders. This state of feeling cannot lash .The cup of iniquity is fast filling up, and we should like to see that country left Jo itself. Those persons who firmly believe in Providence'overruling the affaire of the world, cannot but be- impressed with the "conviction, a government which docs not ac knowledge a God, and acts as if there iuere no God, must ultimately be brought to desolation It is: very evident, wo think, from the various movements of. the day, that it is the purpose Of the British government at home, or in Canada,,.to^ex ple of Canada and the, people of the U. States, un der the belief that Carihda e|n-be better governed; by creating a war feeling among its population I wards the people of the United States, than by permitting party.factions among themselves. The correspondence, therefore, on the subject of the Caroline, has been' transferred from London to Washington, and placed in the hands of Mr. Fox, in order.to form a subject of excitement among the Canadians,‘and thus to enable Lord Sydenham tho better to consolidate the British North American nation, by way of a counterpoise to.the U. States republic. Things are comingto a pretty pass., The approaching trip) of McLeod may lead to some strange scenes—-perchance an emeute on the. border before the winter is over. . Where is Gen. ScottT On this subject the letters of our Canadian' correspondent become mord and more interesting than ever. Wo shall continue them to-morrow, developing tho state of morals, Society, and gov eminent in thoUanadas.—iVcto ‘York Herald, The following very singular narrative is copied from the St. Louis' Republfcanj of Wednesday week:—“A singular incident occurred during the holidays on tho opposite side of the river. Two ladies, who resided in Illinois, came to the city to make purchases. A well dressed man followed them into several stores, at one of which one of them got a ten dollar bill changed, receiving the change in small bills. In the evening, on their return home, when a short distance from the Ferry, in the prairie, the same man they had seen in the city, rode up to them and demanded their money. The one who had the money' drew it out, and in attempting to hand it to him tho wind caught the bills and carried them olf on to the ground. The man dismounted to pick them up, and as soon as lie tyas down, the ladies put whip to their horses and made off as fast asr possible. On their, way they heard the clatter of a horse’s hoofs following them, but were too much terrified to stop or look back. When'lhey reached their, own gate, behold the robber’s horse was with them, a fine animal, with'an elegant saddle, and a pair of saddle bags, &c., but the man was nowhere in sight; they sup pose his horse escaped whilst he.was picking up the bills. Oil examining the saddle bags a large sum of money was found and several articles of wearing apparel, but nothing by which his name , could bo discovered: Up to Saturday last, ho one had appeared to,claim the horse or property: The above facts We have from a respectable gentleman ofthe City, who assures us, that singular as the oirebrnstances may appear they are strictly cor rect- ’’ . From tho Auditor General’s Report, made to the legislature at the opening of the session, we glonn the annexed important items in relation'to the financial condition of tho State. Summary SrATEMENT'of the Receipts at the State Treasury, commencing on the first day of No vember, 1839, and ending on the thirty-first day of October, 1840... Land and Land office fees, Auction commissions. Auction duties, Dividends on bank stock, Dividends on.turnpiko.stock, Dividends on bridge and navigation stock, Tax on bank dividends, Tavern licenses, Retailers’ licenses, Hawkers’ and pedlars’ licenses, Tin and clock pedlars’ licenses, Collateral inheritances, Pamphlet laws, Increase of county rates and levies, Colonial records, . Tax on personal property, Canal and rail road tolls, Premiums on bank charters^ Loans, Interest on deposits, Tax on writs, Tax on certain offices,, Dickinson College lands, Militia and exempt fines. Tax on loan companies, Fees of tho Secretary of the Com- monwealtb's office, Miscellaneous, 36,113,650 61 Balance in Treasury, Ist Nov. 1839, 1,337,170 64 Sumsiauv Statement of the Payments at the State Treasury, commencing on the first day of November, 1839, and ending on the thirty-first day of October, 1810. Commisslonera-of the Internal Im provement fund, 35,152,609 72 Expenses of Government, 355,904 99 Turnpikes,- - 18,334 31 Bridges," ’ - 4,000 00 Stale Roads, ; ; ___ _ - 5,80000 Rail road, Canal Companies, &c., 73,951 97 Militia expenses, , ' .. 31,378 59 Pensions and Gratuities, - 51,989 33 Education, “ 369,335 43 Colonial Records, , 2,475 00 Loans, 467,500 00 Interest on Loans, ’ 163,722 33 Eastern Penitentiary, 15,143 34 Western Penitentiary, 7,963 00 Hbuso of Refuge, 5,000 00 Damages by spairks from locomotives, 30,656 57 Convention to amend the Constitution, 3,753 05 Escheats,' 833 68 Geological Survey,, 16,700 OO 'State Library, ’ . 7 2,917 00 Nicholson estate, ' 2,93155 Premiums on Silk, 2,104 89 Payment of Troops, •; 31,475 40 Seat of Government, 9,900 42 Conveying Convicts, 619 73 Conveying Fugitives, 505 77 Miscellaneous, - -44,430 63 $6,860,471 50 Balance in Treasury, Ist Nov. 1840. 590,349 76 Governor KENT of Maine,, in his inaugural address adverts to the occupation, by order of the Governor General of CaOada, of the posts at Tam isboute Lake.and Madawaska, by-British troops, in direct violation of thb stipulated agreement be tween dm authoritica of ; New Brunswick and. plains,,and says: ■■. . •I cannot’but view this proceeding, as my pre decessor does, in his reply toSirJohn Harvey, as ‘a direct and palpable infringement of the . subsist; ingafrangement,’ and as taking military possession of that portion.of tho contested Territory. And, if who seems riot to haye been consulted, in relation to thisnew act of Jurisdiction; and who evidently! regards it with regret - , if not as an infringement of subsisting arrangements; is •disregafded; ■ and tho^ I British troops ate permanently located at Mada waska, I shall fool it my duly to reiterate the re quest already made .to the General Government, . and to urge itpp/s that Government the. justice apd expediency of taking military possession on the part 1 of Vie United Slates ofthe territory' in dispute. . Tho General Government owes it to Maine to move i forward in this matter, with promptness and ener i gy, with a sincere and even anxious 'desire to pre serve peace, but with an equally firm dotermma -1 lion to maintain subsisting engagements on our 1 part, and to insist upon a full performance from the other party.’ ■ , ' COMMODORE STEVENS, of the Washing-, ton city Navy Yard, was found dead in his bed on Thursday morning last. ■ Smam. Notes.—A correspondent.of the Phila delphia North American has the following in rola. tion to small notes: ' “The old recipe says, that tho hair of the offend ing dog will coriainly cure his bite. Very-many socm to believe it, for as tho community lias re cently boon severely bitten by an excessive circu lation of notes, many applications have been made to tho Legislature to increase the issue, by repeal ing the law which prohibited tho circulation of notes of less denomination than five dollars. If the currency doctors at Harrisburg will let the Banks alone, they will soon settle down to a specie basis; then the community .will be inspired with thoir wonted Confidence in these useful institu tions. "It is said that'the Hommpathie system is based upon this principle. Administer a medicine until you cause sickness, then the same kind of medi cine in the smallest possible doses will always re. move the disease which was caused by its too free use. If this is true, then let us have Homoeopathic Banking.” _ • , MST OF DELEGATES TO THE 4th OF MARCH CONVENTION. , Berks County. —Henry ~W. Smith, Benjamin Tyson, David Schall, Michael Moyer apd Joel Rit ter, —instructed unanimously to support the re. nomination of David.K. Porter,.by a convention of more than 100 delegates. ■Dauphin County.— Gen’l. Simoft Cameron and Benjamin Stees—instructed to support Governor Porter. • Luzerne County, —Violin R. Dean, and Thomas Smith—convention recommended Gov. Porter. . Armstrong County. —G. W. Marchand,.and in structed.to sifpport David R. Porter. ... Duller County.— Samuel/A. Gilmore and Arthur (Sortsr.-,, Schuylkill County George Rahn & John Wea ver instructed to support David R. Porter. Philadelphia County. —John McCoy, IT. D. Lentz, Peter Fisher, Wm. O. Kline, Jesse W. Griffith, Edward Wartman, Goorgo Gideon, Chris topher Mason, Joseph Dean, T. J. Cutnmiaky,& James Enuc, Jr. . ■ . . The delegates are understood to be in favor of the nomination of David R. Porter. $37,141.45 19,735 00 26,482~55 120,522 00 4,7,42 00 Columbia County .*—O. D. Lieb, John Mcßeyr nolds, instructed to support David R. Porter, Indiana County. —James McKennan, Augustus Drum, instructed to support David R, Porter. Mercer County.— John Hogc, Samuel Goodwin, N. P. Fetterman, instructed to support David R. Porter. 32,983 32 80,465 03 Mifflin County.— Hugh Connelly, not instructed as to e man. «, 62,749 09 - 70,971 98 4,606 13 797 35 22,951 43 380 29 2,948 49 680.85 Cambria County. —Robert P. Linton, no instruc tions. Montgomery County. —John'. IT. Sterigere, Na thaniel Jacoby, John Hooker, Benjamin T. Hol lowed, no instructions. Warren County. —J. Y. James, Dr. G. A. Irvin, instructed to support David R. Porter. Green County, —M. M’Coslin, no instruction. - 3 48 1,072,62075 105,314 25 4,338i310 00' 18,740 56 37,560 07 2,446 30 816 77 229 00 1,325 53 Jefferson County. —Lovi G. Clover, instructed to .support David R. Porter. Beaver County,- —Charles Carter, \V. H. 11. Chamberlain, no instructions. Tioga County James Goodrich, instructed to support David R. Porter. Huntingdon County John Porter, Dpniel Mas sy, instructed to support David R. Porter. Erie County.—Col. yv'. Loomis, F. J. Christy, W. P. Shattuck, instructed to support David R. Porter. 1 • These are the only counties that have as yet o- Icctod delegates. Wo.will publish the names of the rest as fast as received.— Keystone. -■ 744 00 1,902 94 $7,450,821 55 Mb. Sanderson!— On next Saturday the people of Cumberland County are,to elect delegates to the. County Con vention—and that body when it assembles, will appoint delegates to the Fourth of March Conven tion to nominate a candidate for Governor. > It is therefore of great importance that “good and true” men should be elected in the'difforenf townships, and still more important'that the delegates to the State Convention should ho genuine and unflinch ing republicans. Heretofore it has always been customary to place the incumbent in nomination for re-election for the second and third term, and I, can sea no good reason .why, at this crisis, that, time-honored custom of the party should bo de parted from. Gov. Pobteb has attended faithful ly and energetically to the interests of the Com monwealth, He has adhered firmly to the demo cratic faith, and is besides, aaall will acknowledge, possessed of rare talents and. a very large degree of personal popularity—then .why discard .him for a nr to man, as a few individuals in the party are so anxious to dol Would it be right] Would it be just] Would it be for the interest of the great Democratic party] I think not, The party was defeated at the last Presidential election in tins State, and it will take a strong man to rally the broken and dispirited republican legions for.the ensuing campaign. Such a man, in my humble opinion at. least,.is David R. Porter. He would not onlyoommand the entire democratic vote, (with a very few exceptions,) but he would likewise make considerable inroada upon the other party. In this neighborhood there,is not a dissenting voice to his re-nomination, and. I am acquainted with a number.of tho more moderate of the Whig party i who will support! his election, if he is a can didate. The above thoughts have suggested themselves to my mind; inconsequenceof reading the proceed ings of a self-styled Democratic meeting at Har risburg a short time ago;; VVhether the men who participated in that meeting are, or are not demo crats, it is not fdt.ine to,say, as they ate all stran gers to me; batons thing is certain that an inter ested hatch of individuals (for I judgo they are principally disappointed office hunters,) atthe seat of Government, nave it not in thoir power to mould public opinion throughout the Slate. .We, in this section, can think-and aot for ourselves—and we are determined to go fora tried;and faithful public servant, regardleps pf this dictum of any sot of men. It is to.be bopodl'howevetifhat those whoaire hoS tile te the Govemor at present, will, shoaid, lie.re ceiye the nomination, come into hissoppert, aaall good democrats should do. Imt them obw. to the willof tho majority. Certainly,wo of >tho upper end of the county, Porlcr men, would support thehomineaof even if he ’ should be a ■T, I ;AN.DM*»BMOCftAT. Shippensburg, Jaav-S^WH ' 'r-v.: . $7,450,821 25 The Case of Piracy and Murder on board the Schooner Alexander. The New Orleans Picayunegiyes the full particulars which follow, r of this painful tragedy. •’ . Bill Smith, William Jones, and. John Swal, were yesterday brought to the Second Municipality prison by Lieut. Winters'and police officer Rockwell. They arc charged with murder and robbing the schooner Alex ander, the particularsofwhichareas follows; The schooner Alexander, ’ Capt Bulled, left this_porfcfor Pensacola on thfc 24thlDc cembcr. She stopped at the lake'end of the •Ponchartrain rail road to take on-board a crew of six sailors, as passengers,- who were being sent to ship on board a vessel lying at. Pensacola by a shipping master in this city. On the 26th one of the prisoners, Smith, who appears to have taken a leading part in the bloody drama which followed, quarrelled with the cook of the schooner; the captain remonstrated with him, when Smith and some of the other strangers evinced a most turbulent spirit. The captain said he had arms aft and would use them if any disposi tion was shown to mutiny. Smith replied, that if lie had arms aft, they, the passenger sailors, had arms forward and would use them, and finally said that it should be de cided that-night whether he or the captain should command the schooner. The schoo ner in the mean time got aground'o.n the Shell Banks. About dusk, and while Smith and his bloody-minded companions were in the forecastle, the captain and the whole of his. own .crew excepting the steward, who Unfortunately was left behind, got into the yawl and shoved off from the schooner, leav ing lieragrouhd arid in possession of the pi rates. As they put off, Smith happened to come on deck and saw them, when he imme-i diately asked for his Bowie knife and called up all hands; but the captain and his men, were out of his power. They then turned to and commenced drinking, and the next 1 day it was proposed to lighten the schooner by throwing the cargo overboard, with the | view of. getting- her off. They intimated their design to the steward, who remained in the cabin. He objected,-when Smi th replied that whosoever would not join,with them should • be considered their enemy and be trfeated as sucjvy- The steward replied they might do asiliey pleaded- Jjenjyent to'ivorVi'disch'ai-^rigHhefffei^rtu'S> : tTiC'iaKEv One ot them, an old Englishman, who felt, unable and refused io wbrtr Jones beat about the head and face with a mainspike till he murdered him, and thcn-threw him over board. The report of a shot whs now heard from the cabin where the steward wosythey ran in and struck athim with blood-thirsty violence. He begged his life, bu t Jones told Smith to give him no mercy. He got out, and one among them who neither approved nor participated in their proceedings, threw a plank into the lake on which the steward jumped. They then threw at him billets of wood and other missiles, till they drowried him. They next turned bn "the one who threw out the plank to the steward, and des patched him. There were now but four hands remaining, who managed to get the schooner off. Swa> was sent to the helm who shortly run the schooner aground again; near Cat Island. They then ransacked the/ vessel, took possession of two hundred dow lars, two. watches and some other put on other clothes than their own, aufi made a raft'ori which fo go ashore. Astorni was blowing and they did nut venture, but staid on board that night, the 6nh. In die morning-they saw a boat, nearing them with armed men in it, and as they saw no chaijce of escape, they concluded that death—in stant death was inevitable. They expected to be shot as soon as the party reached the schooner, and Smith and Jones said they cared not —they were prepared for it. Not so an old man of the party, who jumped overboard arid was drowned, making the 'ourth life that was sacrificed. The party who w.ere seen approaching in the .boat, consisted of the captain , and some citizens of Pass Christian," who came with him armed to retake the vessel. The cow ardly- "murderers, at their approach, ran down and hid themselves under deck, where /hr (fie Polunlecr, they remained till tliey were arrested.— After thjs, the captain put his i schooner in order, returned to this city, and informed the police of.the transaction. These fafcts gathered principally from the confessions of.Swal, who says .that he took no part in the murders; and in giy ing his assistance in throwing out the freight only acted from fear; Smith and Jones, he says, were the .principals, the one acting as captain and the other ap mate. They.say Swal (he is a Dutchman) is!as much impli cated as they are—that they desire death and wish to be shot'. A letter writer furnishes the Houston Morning Star with the following disposition of the troops, comprising the force intended for' r the invasion of ■Texas. It is probable thnre is some exaggeration in' this account, but the impression is generally en tertained in Texas, (hat hostility will soon brdtk out. ‘•The troops of Mexico on the frontier, are sta tioned as follows:—7so under- tjie .command of Vasquez, on the road to San Patricio, .with 4 pieces of artillery: under Gen. Arista at v Monterey ,350 in fantry, and,lso cavalry; 4 eight pounders,. 8 qui vering of 4, and 3 mortal of 18 inches.* In' Cadoita, under the orders of Gen. Eredia, 500 infantry. In Salinos and Tlaecala under the orders of Col. Tot lo, 300 infantry-and 200 cavalry—and 300 cavalry at Preside. The above does not inoludo the troops at Matamoras. The officers bring with them cros ses of the legion of honor which they: pot bn when the campaign of Texas commences. Nothing will prevent the campaign, unless some ppijynl sion takes place. This S—— thinks is npt_ im probable, on account of the proceedings had by the present congress. j Huge Ox.~~An ox has been raised by Mr. Sheelx.of Berks county, and is now in Philadel phia, to be elaoghtered, Weight is 3600 pounds, & will nett SSOO. ' He waB;boyight fot ®1500! A loafer Who hid go* his Christmas load on, •fetched up’ against the eide of a houeo which had been newly painted.. .Shoving, himself clear by a vigorous effort,'h« tpolc oho gTimpaeai-his shmil det.-shother altho nouSc, n third at hie hands, and exclaimed, ‘Well, that’s adarnMdarelesa.tricWin -whoever painted thal house, to leaveit .stand out all night for people to run against.—iV. 0. Pie. : _.J Seal Reply. — A young lady atv'sphopl'cnga* •goddni the study of grUtiptr; was a common or proper riohn. Without, hesitancy replied, ‘itMs hoth:CommeiS,and'.proper. , . From ilie Saturday Conner. MEXICO AND TEXAS. Standing Committee Meeting-. The Standing Committee of the Democra tic Republican Parly of Cumberland county having met agreeably to notice, at the public house of George lleetem, Esq. in Carlisle, on Monday the 11th of January inst. Maj. Joseph Trego, was appointed Chairman; and TV. Z. Jlngncy, Secretary. After consults- , tion. it was, on motioji,r, ■ Resolved, That the democratic citizens of the different and Townships of the county, be requested to meet On thc SO tli of January inst. at their .usual places of election, to select, two persona as delegates, who will assemble in. County Convention on the Tuesday fol lowing, for the purpose of choosing suitable' persons to represent the democracy of tho county, in the next Fourth of March Con vention. , Joseph Treoo, Chairman. TV, Z, Jlngney, .Secretary. BALTIMORE MARKET. FLOUR—The sales through the week havo been generally at $4 62 for Howard atroet, ■ althb' in the early part of it they were, made for some thing less. Holders appear to be a little firmer within a day or two: The receipt price is 81 37 to $450. WHISKEY has declined a litlle: Wo quota 18 to 22 cents the loweet bash price, from stores, and 20 cents from wagons. To the Public.— The unprecedented sup cess which has resulted from the adoption of Brandreth’s Pills, during a period of up wards of ninety years; the numerous and extraordinary cures which they have per formed upon hundreds of individuals,' whom they have rescued from almost inevitable death, after they had been pronounced in curable by the most eininent.of the faculty*— justify Dr. Benjamin Brandreth, flip .’pro prietor of this Vegetable Universal Medi cine, in warmly and conscientiously recoin mending-it to the especial noticeof the pub lic, These. Pills do. indeed "assist natures’? tb' all she can do for the puriiicat.ion of the hu man'body; yet there are numbers whose ca ses arc so boil, and, .whose bodies are Bn thnt all that'ean reasona bly he expec'te(l l is femporaryirelifeVj'htKJv-r-- thelcss, some who have commenced using these Pills under the most-trying circum- ~ stances of bodily application, when almost every other remedy had been altogether un availing, have been 'reston>d to health and happiness by their use. Dr. Brandreth has to.return thanks to a generous and enlight ened public, for the patronage they have be stowed on him; and he hopes, by preparing the medicine as he has ever done, to merit' a continuation of favors. Purchase, in Carlisle, of Geo. W. Hither, and only in Cumberland county of Agents published in another part of this pap.or.i ' . /"The silken tie that binds two willing hearts." j - MA.nS.IEDs On Tuesday evening last, in this Borough, hy the Rev. W. T. Sprole, Mr. William Weaklv, of South Middleton, td Mrs. Maiiv Bhandt, of this plaeo. ' . • ' “Nor winter's cold, nor storms, nor snow, Can true love's placid course impede; .■ When Cupid hurls his darts, then know That hearts are pierced and made to yield.” In Philadelphia, on the 23d ult. by the Rev, Thomas H. Stockton, W. G. Stov, Esij. to Miss Matilda Allman, all of that place. /fin New York, on Wednesday the 30th instant* hits. Margaret Langley , sister to Mr. John Ag new of this borough, in the 69th year_of her age. PROSPECTUS OF THE POLITICAL REFORMER. ; BELIEVING, as we do most sincerely, that the various coalitions and combinations of bankers, speculators, and stockjobbers, which exist in our country, are ot deadly hostility to our free institutions—that the frightful encroach* ments of incorporated wealth are undermining the pillars of our national glory—that there ex ists, among a certain class, a determination to doom to utter extinction that Liberty-which was purchased by ; ur‘ father’s blood—we nre indu'- ced to appeal, to oUr fellow-citizens of this yet free Republic, to aid us in tlie circulation of a paper which-shall unremittingly oppose these unholy designs. - •' That-.thcre-exists at this crisis of our national affairs an absolute hi-cessity fora work of- this kind—a paper which shall cooly, faithfully, fear lessly, and persevering. oppose and expose the dangerous schemes of the federal bank party will not be doubted by any who are blessed with reason.- Such shall be the end and aim of the - present publication. ‘ It will ad vocate a thorough, radical, and complete reform in our present pa per promise-to-pay-mniiey, system,,which ena bles a .privileged few to prist dollars, while the hatd-wdrkingTlAsv are compelled to earn them; enabling rich drones - to exchange strips of brown paper witlra picture engraved upon it, for houses, lands, labor, fcc. Believing that pa per-money corporations are the ipost dangerous form of tyranny upon the face of the earth. we shall devote our energies to open the eyes of the public to a sense of their banefufinfluence.' The Tariff, too—another invention of the idle'to live in luxury , at the expense of industry—will be undeviartngly opposed. Internal Improvements by the General Government, n National Bank in any possible form, will be. handled without gloves; The fanatical crew of Abolition dema gogues who would desolate our sunny fields and crimson our hearth-sides with human gore, will be dealt wjth according to strict-,justice.. In deed, ho. possible exertion shall be,spared to make the Reformer, in all respects, richly de serving the generous, support of every fiiend of political liberty. .The interestahd activesxe'r tibns of the friends of.freedom in promoting the circulation of this paper in their; respective: neighborhoods, is very respectfully and earnest-; fy solicited. We look'to Ihemwith undruhting confidence for their zealous support,inid'dare to hope that it will not be wfthheldr ■; ; , . ; The, Political Reformer-will. be published semi-monthly,' upop fine white,paper, eathimm-' her containing Sixteen Ortavo making 416 PAGEB TO TIIE VOLUME.;.I ' it the unpreceelehteillow price CjKKTS per annum! Those who, forward Five Dollars copiiffi^lilme^sent for the'■ l>tio®sfeEo*!y Cents, only, .for;an,;Octnvb V"lr itmewF<niJ!ft | >''.dred arid Sixteen Pages! * No forward, ed in r iirtvanceii’T)r,lei‘S addressed , toTOß*' OPHlt,i)SFlSKiPort6mouth,;Pa.,wlllmeet with - ' prompt attention. , WOOD WANTEDvAT THIS OF|iqE'. January 23,1641 DIED* coxamoif %
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