TERMS OF PUBUCATION.
' 22 00 per annum, in advance—-nr .I__
-22 50,ilnot paid tyithin the yean ■
JIo subscription taken for'a less term than six
months, and no discontinuance permitted until
all arrearages are paid. A failure to notify a
discontinuance at the expiration of a term, will
be considered a new engagement, '
JdverlUemenla—s l ’OO per square for the
first three insertions, .and twenty fivecents ,for
every subsequent one.
EPHRAIM STEEL’S NEW SHOP ti*m 0 f the people, will best appear by a
T * ” I . .. . • - „ short ami. comprehensive statement of the
Mtlreev a-Tow doors south of the Set Governor’s principles, and the provisions of
House, whore he will attend to the manufacturing toe bilk
and repairing of , OF SPECIE PAYMENTS AND UE
CLOCKS, BATCHES, SUMPTION.
0f e „ be l t r , ? a f hner !, o e n rea ' The Governor in his message of the Bth
Bonablc terms, and will bfe thankful for all .favors T .. 10 i« \u~ uA
that may be conferred upon him in the above J ani ]*»*y» 1840, when the banks had sus
branches of his profession. He would also inform pended specie payments,) says: . Die first
his friends and customers and the public in gene- object to be gained by any recommendation
rat, that ho has received from the best manufac-il may make, or by any measures you may
tory in the country, ah assortment of handsome adopt, no doubt is to secure an early resump
firatrato - lion of specie payments, nrid'to guard against
- BRASS AND WOODEN CLOCKS, a like suspension in future.” In bis mes
whioh will be warranted from one to five years, sage of the 6tli January, 1841, he says, af
advnlorem! he_willjilso have for sale. WATCH KS ter referring tu the suspension, and the ex
of different kinds and prices, to please the fancy n e cted resumption on the 15th January: “I
and suit the pockets of purchasers, which he will cannot c(inc lude ‘this part of my subject,
withrtut recommomling tlint effectual ptovi
sons wanting Clocks, Watches or Jewellery, to slon niade by l»iw, that if any bank shall
call at his shop before they purchase elsewhere, at any time herealler suspend specie pay
where they can see a variety of fancy aifil useful menls, it shull be ipso facto, a forfeiture of
articles,.with which they may supply themselves, its charier! Nothing short of,an absolute
on the above terlns; among wliich are and unconditional provision of this kind,
Gold Breast Pins, Lockets, Ear Rings, can arrest the frequent over issues by the
Finger Rings,’Silver Thimbles, Ever- banks; induced by the
1 pointed Pencils, Watch Guards, Chains, of those, under whose direction they may be
- Seals and Keys, Musical Poxes, Sj-c. conducted. Let the great principle be dia-
Table, Tea, Salt, and mustard Spams, of German linctly announced, ns the foundation- on
& Spanish Silver. SPECTACLES & GLASSES which our banking institutions rest, that
of the best quality, to suit alt ages and all kinds of hereafter there m e to'be NO MORE SUS
franres. ■ - . PENSIONS OF SPECIE PAYMENTS.’’
■ A " order 3 carerul, y I" answer to, these views, the first section
' "Carlisle, June 3,181! orthe reform bill of the federalists provided;:
“ 1 hat the penalties and forfeitures to which
the several banks within this commonwealth j
are subject and liable according tu the pro
visions of tbeseveral acts of assein.bly, in;
such cases made and provided, for the non- !
paynVent_uf. their liabilities on demand; in.
IVfeUEBY ItETEALED.”, ,J j
OItPIIAN’S C'OUIIT SALE.
' fagV \ n imr «t an ilif Orphans’ Cnurl
H» *>f Cumberland county. tlie f- real
e»i iii' Kite ihe property of.Htnn Zimqieynnin,
deceased, >vill be si>ld on the premises, 6 iritles
* st«»f the U
'*"• thai <hrvVt ':~ ", ‘ , •
Jill that certain plantation or tract of land
■ ■•• situ ue u\ Cvnnhi r
land .cnuiity.a£uresaul,vhouiulecl hy lands of John
HoUz, Martin Uenninger, Kaac Konguetikt.i*
T . Hiidot i.) ers.^Can.tiiiuihg.(ine.liuiidiudSt fifiy acJes
nmreor less, “ah m onr.lmndvt.d acres of. which
is cleared land, and the residue well limbered.
’i‘lie improvements are a *,
' JLeg House,
AND HJOtTBLEIiOG
.-•«spsSm- irvjixi
and other nut buildings.- There is. a small
sir.-am of excellent water ruimirg i-cai- the
house, and also a good sprit-";. ’I lure is a first
rate apple orchatd no the premises, uiu! other
fruit trees.' ‘I lie terms of sale tire as follows:
’ Two hundred fiollars to be paid on the cot,fir.
mation of the stile. One.third c.f the purchase
iimnev to remain in the land, the interest where
of is" to he paitl % early and every year to the wi
dow (hiring her life, said interest tn Commence
first nf April next, and the'prinripal at her death
to and among the heirs and representatives ol
the saitl Henrv Zimmerman; the residue nf the
purchase money on the said Ist of-April next,
when pnssesFinn will he given, and until which
lime the rent is n served, said payments to he
secured hy recognizances in the Orphans! Court.
AN lIHONY GUEINEUt
Trustee.
.lone 17, 1841.
ASBRBSS, ,
Or TIIK DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
To the People of Pennsylvania .
NO. 5,
We proceed, Fellow-Cilizons, according
to promise, lo explain the niolivcs
dureil Gov. Porter to exorcise the 'power
vested in him by the CONSTITUTION, to
disapprove any act of the Legislature lie be
lieves tn he subversive of the public good,
ami an infringement of that admirable in
strument. We will now notice the first
Federal reform bank bill. '
This bill, which„was-returneil -by the Go
vernor to the Legislature, with liis -objec
tions, on the- Bth-April. 1841, has been an
nounced by, the federal-papers, and .in the
Address ol the federal members too, as (lie
“REFORM BILL.” . Upon examining its
contents, the decision will be found difficult,
whether V \NIT.Y, FOLLY, OR FALSE
HOOD predominate'in this announcement.
if reform consists in the unlimited and
unqualified suspension of specie payments,
by the banks, and in relieving them fnim all I
obligations and penalties,. fill-refusing (p
pay their notes, as they are bound by their
charters to pay them, in gold or silver, then
was this a reform bill.
. If reform consists in authorizing .the banks
to issue, circulate, and receive shin-plasters
' for the period of five years, then was this a
reform, bill; ,
.If refunn eonsists in renewing the charter
of the Bank of The United States, with a
capital of fourteen millions of dollars, there
by adinitting that twenty-one millions of its
capital had been sunk by the abuse of its e
normous powers and privileges, and in ex
tending to that degraded institution all the
benefits bestowed upon the banks which hud
honestly performed their duty, then was
tnis a reform bill. ‘
Coupled with tlreseenorqious concessions
to the banks, and extraordinary privileges
granted to them, the bill'contained a .varie-
ty of provisions in. relation to "the domestic
econpmy of the banks, some of which were
calculated to be of partial ad vantage to the
people; but generally so crude anil ill-di
gested, and framed’with such over-Weening
T care to protect the banks, and subserviency
to their interests, that they appeared, more
I l ** plausible pretexts to deceive, than hon
est efforts relieve lliepeo pi e. v - .V
’The, position/occupied By Gov. Porter,
when this bill was in progress before the le-
He had;
in bis annual message to the legislature of
the Bth. January,; 1840. and 6thfy»nuary,
1841, set out in plain and, unequivocal terms,
bis views ; upon the subject of banka and
banking; arid whether his views expressed
in:his-.srid messages. br the vie ws of the fe
deral majority-in tlje legislature, by which
tftjs pretended reform bill was passed;'are
bekt’calculated to promote the;public good;
the former or the latter cbrresv
-poridlvithpublicopinion, and havethe sanc-'t
Ittirtfira ll ohmic
BY GEO. SANDERSON.]
Whole So. 1406.
„ It will be,reiinirked that (his is an uncon? 1
difionul repeu<',,tt;tV(fo«< limitation of (tine,
of all lit,ws for securing .specie payments;
anil the matter is thus fuljy. submitted fur.)
decision, to* the people. Governor Put ter.
and the whig majority in the-legislaturc are
fii.ir.ly placed before them. The jormt'r, ijsjJ
,niedVieiiti AniT advocate of a SPEEDY R 4- j
SUMPTION, ami effeitlual provision' to
PREVENT the SUSPENSION OF..SPE
CIE PAYMENTS; the latter, ns .the Un
qualified friends of an UNLIMITED SUSr [
PENSION! The runner the friend of hard i
money, ns the foundation fur cuiiency; the i
latter, the friends of IRREDEEMABLE
PANE PROMISES, for supplying the
wants of the community! 1 »
OF SM ALL NOTES.
Governor Porter, in his message of the
Blh.January, 1840, says-in relation to the
apt which prohibits the issue and circulation
of notes of a less, denomination than five
dollars:' “The tendency of this law has
been, as I believe, to place in the vaults of
the banks, and in the hands of the private
citizens of Pennsylvania, a greater amount
of gold and silver coin than has been found
in any other slate of the Union. I do. not
think it would be expedient-to repeal this
law; on the contrary, I think provisions
should be made to render its enforcement
more effectual,-and by which we should
drive back, whence they came, the small
miles of the neighboring states. They, are
debasing pur circulation; they usurp the.
place of our own, specie, and they transfer
to the issuers of them large, profits, arising
from the circulation, in despite of our law.
Let those states whose legislature chtVose to
authorize the issue of small notes,-enjoy the
benefit of such currency.. PENNSYLVA
NIA PREFERS GOLD AND SILVER
AS SMALL CHANGE FOR HER CITI
ZENS,” • .. ' • t.
This is a synopsis of Governor Porters
opinions on the subject of small notes. Now
•mark the provisions of the 2d section of the
REFORM Battle Bill of the federal,mem
bers of the'legislature.
“Sec. 2. It shall and may be lawful for
any (if the banks of this commonwealth (in
cluding the BANK. OF THE UNITED
STATES,) during, the lcr.ni of F I V E
YEARS.Trotn and after the passage of this
act, to issue, circulate, and receive hills or
notes, in. the form of ban.k..not,es,.of .the dc-.
nomination of ONE, TWO, and THREE
dollars, payable on demand, to any amount
not exceeding in (lie whole 15 per cent., on
the amount of the capital stock of.suchbank
actually paid in, and any law prohibiting
the issuing, passing or receiving the bills
oi notes of any bank of the denominations
afiiresaiil.'shall be anti the same is hereby 1
SUSPENDED FOR THE TERM OF
FIVE YEARS.”
The good people of this commonwealth
will determine for themselves whetlier the
yie.ws of the Governor, or those of the fed
eral representatives, conform to public opin
ion, and which of the two is best calculated
to promote the happiness and prosperity of
the community! , '
OF DIVIDENDS BY SUSPENDING
■ ,
, The Governor, in his message of the’ Stli
January. 1840, says:
“I‘recommend that.the law prohibiting
the declaring of dividends'during -the.' sus
pension of specie payments, be rendered
more effectual. It is understood 'that sev
eral banks in this common wealth, have wan
tonly and needlessly violated the law since
their suspension in October last. . If this,
on examination; be foUnd to be So, I recom
mend, further, the passage of it law repeal
ing their charters, on- such' conditions as
may seem’ expedient to maintain the law in
violate, and to protect the rights of the com-
The idea of a set of associated in?
dividuah publicly declaring a division of
profits among themselves, and refusing at
the same timeto pay their JUST DEBTS,
isrcvolting ioeveniprineipleof COMMON
HONESTY AND GOOD MORALS.—
If the laws of the common wealth are thus
contemptuously trampled pry without even
ihe poorer prefext ofnecessity, urged in be;
itilf of the act of suspension, 1 think it is
Carlisle , Fa. Thursday July 8, 1841*
time an example was made of the offenders,
to vindicate the law,'and to punish their te
;mcrify. ,#
In answer to these most wholesome, just 1
■and righteous .'suggestions, the'federal' re
form bill provided iri the 12th section.
That Banks neglecting or refusing to pay
on demand any of their notes, bills, &c. in,
gold or silver coin, might declare dividends,
to their stockholders, of five per cent, per
annumj and any profit over five per cent., to
be invested in a contingent fund, to be di
vided pro rata among the stockholders at
the closing of the.business of the Bank, and
adds, *‘so much, of any former law - irohu.
bits J " bank
.ts J any bank not paying its liabilities in
gold drsilvcron demand,from making loans,
OR.DIVIDENDS, or issuing its own notes
or bills, IS HEREBY REPEALED.”
Thus, (lie feilcral members in their boast
ed reform bill, studiously contravened eve
ry suggestion made by the Governor; and in
every instance abstracted power from the
people and ciinferi'cjil it upon the bunks.
OF POST NOTES.
Governor in the same message gays!
‘‘l recommend prohibition by law of the
pernicious practice of issuing what are de
nominated post notes, by the banks, or notes
payable at a future day..' This is a viola
tion of the spirit arid principles of ail judi
cious banking. It is a dangerous power to be
exercised by the hanks, and it will ultimate
ly enable them to evade most of our penal
laws. IT CALLS FOII EFFECTUAL
EXTIRPATION.”
L In the tico of this reasonable rccoininqn
[dutimj, in tit-fiance of public opinion, ami in
i pitiful submission to the dictation- of the,,
batiks; the reform.
.bill,, authorized'.the' banks to issue PGS'P
NOTES, t« nu aniount equal to"ten'per
I cent, of the total aowontjeffi/Jhli&m/u-ejtf,
ill I dendibilMt ions; which (hey were -respec
tively authorized to issue.
This, would have-authorized. Ilie-Bank of
the United Slates toissue post notes to the
eiionnoiis amount of FOUR Ml I, LONS
Til HER HUNDRED AN.n
FIVK THOUSAN 1) DOLLA RS.
I Thus have been enumerated some of the
'prooiinebL views.of thT'Gdvefnor, .upon the
j subject of banks and bunking; views marked
i by that plainness amLsimplirity of character,
| for which he is distinguished, and ..conform*
|ing with singular fidelity to the opinions and
principles of a very large ’majority of this
commonwealth. .With these views we have
exhibited the corresponding provisions of
the federal reform bill—provisions which
seem to have been adopted becuuse -ol their
repugnance to the and principles
of the Governor. The result was what
every honest man in the commonwealth ex
pected from at) honest Governor, lie re
turned the bill to the Senate where it had
originated, with his objections. In this ad
mirable state paper, to which we respectful
ly refer our fellow-citizens, he takes a com
prehensive view of thestate of the common
wealth, and of her relations with others, in
reference to the currency, and the difficul
ties which had arisen in consequence of the
general suspension of the banks on the 4th
of February, 1841.
Whilst he -says that there are some things
in the bill which he would most gladly ap
prove, he shows most conclusively, not only
that its main features, the perpetual suspen
sion nf specie payments and the issue of notes
under the denomination of five dollars by the
banks, to an amount of six millions of dol
lars,.are directly repugnant to sound policy,
and,the best interests of the people; but that
its details relating to the management, su
pervision and regulation Of the banksj nrc w
nnlity instances, radically defective or en
tirely nugatory.
Aftcr'flms enumerating the principle ob
jections, He slates that he had retained the
bill until the ten days hud nearly expired,,
for the purpose of ascertaining if possible,
the views of the most enlightened practical
men of businessjn the community, in rela
tion to its various provisions', and that he had
scarcely Touhu among either the friends or
the foes of the banks, or among any party,
notwithstanding the extent ohhis.intercourse
with the citizens of the cbninrortweallirfrom
all quarters, any intelligent person who be
lieves that the bill ought to become a.law.
We have thus,, without entering into de
tails, given an outline of the principle fea
tures of'this far famed federal reform bill,
and the views of the Governor upon the sub
ject to which it relates,.and his reasons for
refusing to sign it, in order that, the people
may be enabled to form a correct opinion of
those general denunciations against Govern
or Porter for his veto, which were moulded
by the federal members of the Legislature,
and have since been retailed by eveiy feder
al printer in.the Spite. A cry is raised, full
of sound and fury, .that.these PATRIOTIC
FEDERAL MEMBERS were thwarted in
their.honest purposes by the vetoof the Ex
ecutive; but it cannot drawn the voice of
reason andof common sense. A plain state
ment of the Tacts is. sufficient to convince
every unprejudiced, man, that the Governor
was right; and. that Ins.honest, fearless and
decisive* course; lias been-marked by that
discriminating judgment which intuitively
distinguishes between.right-and wrung, and
that devotion to the public! good which
is sb estimable in the man, and so creditable
to those who have designated him the candi
date, of their choice. .
But there is another objection. to this bil I
qrgeii by the Governor in bis yCto, of more
vital importance, Ilian any we have tlisouss
etl, because it rests upon the constitution iif
the State. THE BILL SUBSTANTI AL
LY RE-CHARTERED THE BANK OF
TUB BANK OF THE U. STATES!!—
The 25th sec. of the Ist art.of the consti
tution provides that “no corporate (Kuiy-shall
hereafter be treated,' renewed,or .extended
with banking dp discounting privileges, with
outtix months previous public notice of the
npplieant. : far the same.”' No such notice
had been given of the' intended: application
“OUR COUNTRY —RIOUT OR WRONG.” ;-
for the Bank of ttie United States. This was,
of itself, a fatal objection to the bill, and it
will be hereafter, fellow-citizens, more fully
.discussed.
. H. BUEHLER, Chairman.
Jacob Seiler, Secretary. , '
SCORNFUL MOLLY GRAY.
While proud' young women are wailing
for a splendid match, and rejecting good
offers in hopes of getting better ones, they
not unfrequehtly overatand their market.—
and in the end arc fainotu accept any offer
they can get, in order to avoid what they
consider the more dreadful alternative of
living apd (lying old maids.
Molly Gray, of Toppingtown; was a very
pretty lass, and.a very proud one. She was
the N seventh daughter of Deacon Nehemiah
Gray, a moderate funner, who, to tax his a
■ bility. to the utmost, could nut give his
I daughters each a setting out*exceeding two
• hundred dollars. Her six sisters had all
| married respectable fanners and mechanics,
| and were well to do in the World. But
Molly, who was the beauty and pride uf the
family, resolved to look a little higher than
her sisters. She would not take up with the
‘humdrum fellers’—tlie fariiiersand mechan
ics uf Toppingtown—nut she. She wondered
that her sisters had no more respect for
themselves than to marry suih coarse un
mannerly critters. Fur her part, she meant
to have a man that was somebody,
Before she was faiiiyeighteen she began
to be wooed. Her beauty, tlie.respectabili
ty uf the Deacon, the Deacon’s wile, and in
deed the whole family, edrly procured her
plenty of suitors. But they were not Miss
Molly’s taste; and though she felt snmeiit*-
Ale’ vanity
and mechanics, she was-iiut to be thus*won.
Her firstlover was Joshua I’louglishufe..—
'■He \va^f^(ibei a '- i>//h , yuting:
man of twenty-three, well to live, and-re
solved on getting a wife. _ Ue.__was_ quite
taken with Molly Gray, insomuch that lie
never passcd'lier in the street, or saw her at
.Church,-.bujL_hia .heart heat as though-it
~«hmildlly daroTriis'jfick'ct. ‘:r.
, ‘She’s an all fired handsome gal, that,’
said he to hinistdf. 'ainf if l cuulii onfy marry
her, 1 should be the happiest feller in all
jOULpi
linbili*'
Toppingtown.’ ,
" Indeed,. Joshua, was so smitten with the
Deacon’s pretty daughter, that he thought
of little else da/and night. He drcameU of
her beauty when asleep, and mused upon
her charms when awake. Sometimes, when
driving his uxeii and thinking of his love, he
would exclaim —.-‘Come hither, Molly!’
meaning Berry, the name of his near ox.-
And he called a favorite bay filly after the
name of the Deacon’s daughter.
’ The operations of fiis heart had an effect
upon Ins outside; and he took uncommon
pains to appear spruce at church, at evening
parties, and wherever there was.the least
probability of meeting with his charmer.— ;
indeed he laid.uu,t mure money upon clothes
than his habits uf'econumy would otherwise
have permitted, merely.lo render his person
attractive in the eyes of Molly. Thus he
endeavored to make a favorable impression
upon her heyl; but on the subject of love, it
was a lung time before he ventured to break
the ice. He looked, and blushed, and sigh
ed, but said not a Word'oil the theme which
-be most wished to speak upon.
At length,, however, his resolution was
screwed to the sticking, point; and one Sun
day evening, in the month of May, beheld
Joshua tying his bay-filly to a hook at one
corner pf Deacun'Gray’s house. Molly, was
looking out of the window at the tiine—
whether-in expectation of a spark, or merely
to enjoy the beauties of the spring,'history
saith nut; but as soon as she saw Mr. Plough-,
share ride up, she modestly withdrew be
hind the.cur.tain.. .
.As soon as Joshua had pulled down the
legs ofhis which, soothe to
say, had slipped very considerable fur want
of straps—he topped at the dour, but so tim
idly, that his heart beat nearly as loud as
his hand.' •
‘Walk in!’ said.the Deacon, in a loud
.voice, in.order todrpwn the,noise of the dog,
. who, like inany olher unmannerly curs, al
ways receive strangers with a bark.
Notwithstanding, however, the. Deacon
spoke loud; Joshua did nut hear him, and
was compelled to knock again.
-‘Walk ini’.replied the Deacon, louder
than before; but just at that instant, in ad
dition to the barking of the dog, the geese
set up a must obstreperous Cackling; and
Joshua, nearly discouraged, was fain to
knock a. t third,time;—wlicn the,Deacon, hav
ing kicked the dog under the table, opened
the dour and welcomed in the young man.
‘That pesky dog and the geese,’ saidhe,
‘make such a racket there’s no hearing one’s
self speak.. I hope you are well, Mr. Plough
sharer Set a chair, brolly, and take Mr.
Ploughshare’s hat—do. . 1 hope your folks
is all well,- Mr. Ploughshare—that pesky
dog, he’s getting so saucy 1 must kill him!’
‘Oh, don’t kdl him, pa,’ said Molly, with
a scornful.look other lover; ‘he never barks
at genteel penjiie.’
■ ‘Genteel people, you rude chit, you!’ ex
claimed Mrs. ’ Gray; , but don’t you mind’
what she says,-Mr. Ploughshare—she’s a
spoilt thing, though she is thy child. But
la, she don’t mean any thing by it.’
‘I-don’t know whether she means any
thing by it, or not,’said Joshua, ‘after turn
ing as maiiy colors as the lionest brown of
his face would allow; .‘but one thing I do
know, if that dog was mine, he’d have a
dreadful sore head afore he was twenty-four
hours older., I.wouldn’t keep no animal to
bark at .my friends, not.!.’ . ■ -
■ The young man was very' cordially re
ceived by the old, folks;,: who,'after 'chatting
uponavariety of subjects—such as the last
sermon, the last mamage. theTast death,
and all and singular of the news of the town
—and after treating-hun to soine fine pippins,
which had been Well-feept through the win
ter, and also to someboiled cider, which the'
deacon had tapped bn purpose, retired to
fXi
[AT TWO, DOLLARS PER ANNUAL
. New Sorlos—Vol. 6, No. 4.
rest.much .earlier than usual—but 'pleading
as an excuse, that to-morrow was Monday,
and that it was necessary fur them to retire
earlier, in order to rise betimes for the
business of the.week.
This Was as kind and considerate on the
part of the old folks as need be. But true
love is always diffident;, and Joshua’s heart
beat like a trip hammer before he could mus
ter courage to speak.
.■‘Hark!’ said Molly, looking saucily at
him—‘don’ tyou heara partridge drumming?’
‘Pshaw!’ exclaimed Joshud, making a
desperate effort, andall at unce planting bis
chair close beside that of his charmer—''what
a deuced fool lamto be such'a coward—l
believe-in my soul love has taken away my
wits.’ • J
‘Your vvltsl’ said the girl, snatching away
the hand which he hud ventuie.i to take;
•you never had ayy wits, or else you would’nt
have come here to-night.’
‘Oh, don’t be so scornful,* said the young
man, ‘you don’t know how much 1 love you.’
‘No, nor 1 don’t Want to know,’ retorted
the girl—‘keep away your filthy hands!’
•Filthy!’ exclaimed Joshua, resentfully—
‘there’s where you’re mistaken Miss Molley.
My hands are us dean as soap and water
can make them;' though perhaps they amt'
quite,so white us—- r
White!’ interrupted the scornful lass—
‘why the’re as brown as an Ingeu’s and as
hard as a piece of horn, it must be a.gen
tleman’s hand that touches mine.’
‘Well, if f hut’s, your look out,’ returned
tlie lover, rising and taking his hat, ‘you
may have your gentleman’s hand for all men.
[My hands are of an honest color;,and if you,
filed of them, J so good'
•Gwdfwigbt, and joy go with you/ said
,tlfe*girl. as site elpsed^th.e.tfotgh.nwX bolted',
it after him.;.... ■- ,
"tier next lover was a'respectable black
smith,.some twenty;five.yearsof age r - wlio
had already, accumulated a handsome sum
of money, and was doinjj a good business in
the wayjof trade,. Alany'4 lass. ; would_liaVe.
beeh 'glatrTß ’geTfiiTn; but passing by all
others, he fixed his eye upon the proud 5
Molley Gray., He paidt.lier. a special-visit;-
lie put the question; lie solicited her hand.
But it Was all in vain.
‘Faugh!’said she, ‘how black your paws
are! I’d as soon marry a barrel of charcoal
as a man of your trade. ■ No, Mr. Anvil,
you’re not the man for me. You’ll never
catch me a going to church with a black
smith.
‘lndeed! Miss Molley,’ returned the re
jected lover, as he planted his hat fihnly on
his head, anil beat it down with Ids band—
‘‘you may go further and fare worse.”
‘That’s my look out,’ retorted the girl.
Her third suitor was a shoemaker. He
also was an industrious young man of good
character, and doing a thriving business.—
But he was not the man for Molley Gray.—
She called him Mr. Wax, declared she was
not to be strapped to the side of any man of
his cloth; and wondered how he could be
such an awl. sufficient fool as to think of
coming here to court her.
In short—not to make a long story—the
scornful Miss Molley rejected sundry other
respectable lovers of her own degree, while
she was_ wailing for a high offer. But- she
waited in vain; the higher offer never came.
At the age of twenty-five, beginning to fear
that slie might overstand her market, she
humbled.her pride su much as to resolve on
accepting a fanner, if she could get one.—
But no farmer came to woo.' Joshua Plough
share, hajflong-since got hmrricd; and other
young fanners had heard ."too much of the.
pride of the scornful Molley to think of
troubling herlwilh a similar suit
At the age of 26 she concluded to accept
.of a blacksmith, a shoemaker,-or.any other
respectablemechanic who might chance to
court her. But Mr. Anvil too had long
since married, and the young man whom she
stigmatized by the name of Mr. Wax, had
succeeded in softening the heart of V more,
susceptible lass; so’that he was married in
a month afterwards. As to those of her re?
jected suitors who were .still un-married,
they had.no objection fo seeker wait.
‘Ah,’ said they, ‘it’s good enough for her.
The scornful Miss Molley, who refused 'so
many of the most respectable farmers and
mechanics, will be glad to take up with a
tinker by and by.
So said every body. And they prophesied
right; Molley remained uqinarried until the
latter part of her 29th year, when to escape
the opprobium of being an old maid, she re
solved on marrying the first matt who would
offer. ■ This happened to be a travelling
tinker, who stopped to mend her mother’s
brass kettle and with whom she succeeded
in striking up a bargain. He was not only
a tinker, but be was ryery Turk in the arti
cle of matrimony—having as many wives as
therewere states in the XJnion, Poor Molley!
she died in less than sis months of shame
and disappointment.
DISTRESS IN ENGLAND.
In the course of a recent speech in the'house of
Commons, Mr, OpnCpro'be, alluding to tliedf'stresa
that existed in certain parts' of England; citedlhe
parish of Mmy-le-bone.not far-distant from the
centre of fasbUn, wealth and.splendor; Ho said
that the number,of houses visited by the committee'
charged with the subject, wasStS; number of fam
ilies inhabiting .them, 9,15; number of families in
which there weid children", 578; nnmber of child
ren, 1,575. ' Out of thes7B families with children,
;308 have but one room; 140 families have hut two, 1
and there are 796 children who sleep in the same
rpom. as their parents.ln Caimel building, Mary
lobono, are 26 houses; average number of rooms in
eaohi bonsai,is, nearly 9; number of inhabitants,
Saai-conßißling of 163 married eouplea, with 345
children; 65 widowers or widows, with 94 child
ren; Sfaingto'females; in ail 380 families (in 36
houses;) the average size of reams. If feet 8 by
lO ftSt 6. In . 156 of these families the'parents
sleep in the same room with the children, .and in
133 families the youths and children of both sexes
and all ages, sleep togcther.in one room.
These, he added,, were ■ not solitary instances.
Of such wretcheaaslheiw,heoonilnuecl,the(tiare
millions at home, and Ufa Impossible'to excite
feelings favorable to them iaParlimcnt—/rijbirrr.
AGENTS.
lohk Moore, E«q. Newvill ’ '^
,* OSE VB M.'Mkans, Esq. HopewelltownShip,
JOBN WuHDEBtICB, Esq. ShipptnsbuTK.
Wiluam M. Mateeb. Esq; Lee's toads.
JOAN Mehaefy,Uickinsbn township.,
JpH» CLEhoENiit, Jr. Esq., Hogestwfc'v
George F. Cain, Esq. MeJhUnicthurg
Frederick Wonderuch? do. * -f . V
Jobs Stough, Esq. Sioughstown,'
Daniel Kbyshek, Esq. Clmrchtown.
Jacob Longneckeb. Esq. Wormti-yshiirg;
J. B. Drawdaugh, Cedar Spring, Alien qw.,
Marti* G. Ruff, Esq,. Smreminisiown, .
THE PARDONING POWER.
Loud and-deep have been the reflections
cast by the federal-party upon Governor
PORTER, for ivhat is falsely and malicious
ly termed his "abuse of the pardoning pow
er.” Like all the other flimsy charges a
gaipst Governor PORTER, we can however
assure the public, that there is notan earth
ly reason for the imputation, and that his
conduct in this respect; as in every other,
will bear the test of the most rigid scrutiny.
GOVERNOR PORTER DURING HIS
OFFICIAL CAREER HAS GRANTED
FEWER PARDONS, THAN HAVE
BEEN GRANTED™ THE SAME TIME
BY ANY EXECUTIVE THAT HAS
EVER PRECEDED HIM! He has grant
ed ho kind of pardon, which has not been
REPEATEDLL GRANTED BEFORE!
These assertions,, we are instructed to say,
will be, rendered undeniably npparept by a
subsequent address of the. Democratic Cen
tral Committee, who have the STUBBORN
■FACTS in their possession, and will.in clue
season spread them before the public.
Teaman.
Horrid Affair. —Wo leam from the St. Louie
. papers, that the steamboat Shawnee, liad arrived
at that place, bringing information that a revolt
took place among the prisoners in thepenitentiary,
at Jefferson city, (Mo.) on the 14th instant, which
resulted in.the murder of Iho overseer, (Mr. Wm,
Bullard,} and the escape of eight of the convicts.
The murder was the result of a conspiracy, of
which the ring leaders are named Berrypid John
son. They decoyed the overseer into pjaaddler’s
shop, on pretence that they wanted instructions as
to some matter, and having induced him to stop to
Apojt-Uwlw .a.bench, killed him, hy a .plow from i»...
mallet or 'Jijimtnef. They 'then.piiade a signal,
which tvas understood by th e rest, seized (r.fcica •
which they opened - the , doors for the escape 6f
themselves vind lhe-olheis. . AJI ,thie ppppened a*--
honVtWo o’clock in the day . Only oho guard was
on duty at the time, who fired op the escaping
-prisoners without eflbctr •; '~
It is (aid more would havo escaped had they,
not beep prevented by some of the prisoners,
C&M.
PROSTRATION. OF BUSINESS—A NA-..
TIONAL BANK. -
That them arosomo individuals,Bays the Balt!-'
more Republican, in the community, weak enough
to believe that a National Bank will, afford them
the means of paying-thoir debts, and. tend to re
vive the business of the country, wo have nb debt;
and all such will doubtless he pleased .with th 6
prospect; which they now see, of having such an
institution established. But do these same per
sons recollect that a bank of the description pro
posed has already been tried, and that the very re.
verse of their wishes has been the result. For tho
information ofall such we give the following facts,
which we find in Gouge’s Journal of Banking, by
which it will be seen, that the prostration of bus
iness .and public distress are much less now than
they were in 1819, when t{jero was in full opera
tion a Bank of the United States, with a capital
of thirty-five millions of. dollars—five millions
more than that proposed by Mr. Clay’s committee.
The Journal says—
“ Then, as now, the country wan burdened with
a heavy public dbbt. The case is not materially
altered by the fijet that the debt pressed then im-. ’
mediately oh the Federal Government, and that it
now presses on the States. .
Then, individuals owed millions on millions,
more than they could pay.
Then capitalists could with difficulty find sain
and profitable investments, and laborers were con
sequently left without employment.
Then,' wages and prices of land, and of com
modities generally, fell greatly. --
Then, as now, the troubles of tho time were oc
casioned in part by extensive speculations in the
public lands.
, Then, a strong party-were calling aloud Tor re
lief measures.
Then, owing to tho derangement of many of tho
operations of industry, vice increased and,crime a
fiounded.”
‘.‘Our large, cities were not half as populous then
as they are now, yet, according to"Nlies’ Register,
at one season ,in 1819, there were 10,000 able bod
ied men in New York, daily seeking for employ
ment, or adding the women, 20,000 persons who
desired something to do; in Philadelphia 20,000
persons were iii like condition; and, in Baltimore,
10,000 wore in unsteady employment, or actually,
suffering because they could not get employment,
Neither is the fall of prices as great as it was
then. According to jbs testimony of a. Director in
the United .States Bank, houses in Philadelphia.
Which used to rentfor 1200 dollars a year, brought
ift 1820 no morethan 450 dollars; fuel which used ,
to cost 13 dollars fell to 6 1-2 dollars; flour fell'
frbm 11 dollars to 4 dollars a barrel; beef from 25
to 8 cents a pound. • [See Niles’ Register, vol •
xviii, page 387.]
Lands in nineteen counties of -Pennsylvania,
which about the year 1815, brought, on an.average
from 93 to 122 dollars an acre,~wonld in 1819
bting no more than 29 to 42 dollars. This, wa
assort, on tho authority of a Committer of the Sen
ate of Pennsylvania, of which Mr. Raguet was-
Chairman. ~
'ln September, 1830, com was abld in somo
parta of Kentucky at 10 cents, and wheat at 20
cents" a bushel. In May of the following year,
com was as low at Cincinnati!, and wheat in some
parts of Ohio was atlO cents a bushel. ■
A Pittsburg paper, in the spring’of 1821, refer- ;
ing to prices at that place, says,—“Flour a barrel,
81.00; boards, SO cents a hundred feet; sheep and -
calves, 81,00 a head. Foreign goods at the"old..;
prices. One bushel and a half of wheat will buy
a pound of coffee, a barrel of flour will buy a pound, ■
of lea; twelve and a half barrels will buy one yard
of superfine broad cloth.” ' ‘ ' .
ANOTHER “FISCAL AGENT'- EX
. PLODED-
The last Mobile Johrnarconveys the in* *
telligence; that discoveries of whole-sale •
frauds in obtaining discounts at the Merit- ;
gomeryßranch of the State. Bank at Ala
bama nave-been made. ; The officers of the
Banktheniselvesare, ns nsnal, implicated
in the frauds. The amount, which hasbeen/■
thus .fraudulently abstracted is variously
stated at from*#!so,ooo. to $300,000.- \V|f|
•Secretary Ewing be pleased, no nnte this a- -
chievement ninong the beauties of his Vfiscal '
agencyV?— -I'eoman. '' p
Why is b cat biting her (aillike au eco- ‘
nomistf She make® the two ends intet.'