THE VOLUNTEER. CARLISLE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1845; TO OUR PATRONS. , When wo assumed tho - proprietary control 6f the •* American' Volunteer,” a determination waa ex pressed not only to merit thblibcral patronage which had up to that period bfcch bestowed mont,’but to use such'cxcrtions in disseminating and upholding the principles of the republican party—to ' exhibit such spirit, industry, enterprise, (we will not cay good twite,) in catering for the wants of. the go* ncralaswell as tho political reader—as would ulti mately secure for us on. increase df subscribers with their.acgoippanying.sourcca of profit* Before we lo cated in ihis beautiful valley, wo regarded it, not as an Israclitish, but as an, editorial “land of promise” •-j-aboanding vtfth two-dollars-in-advanco subscribers —cosh paying advertisers—and merchants‘artisans, and traders, emulous in their desire to communicate with tho publicthrough the medium of handbills and posters* Qur brief residence hero'has satisfied us that wo were not practising self-deception in previ ously estimating this community as an intelligent liberal,'and' enterprising one; neither were we de ceived in anticipating-custom, and profit. Our sub scription list has swelled to the most comfortable di mensions—far outstripping that of any other in the bounty—cur advertising patronage is of an increasing and substantial character; and the walls "of many of our buildings bear striking and staring testimony to our operations in tho “jobbing 1 line." We allude, lothcsp evidences of patronage and prosperity in a thankful spirit; - and tho present enlarged.and ini*, proved conditionvof.this sheet, surely'evinces some ' desire on our part to merit what has been so freely and .sp generously extended to us. We wish tho reader to open our sheet and carefully examine‘its well-filled and (with all modesty he it whispered,) wplj printed columns. We have, added considerable to the length of them—procured a new and beautiful fount of typo, 1 of smaller cast than -that heretofore-used, by. —which wo shall be enabled to give our patrons a much larger amount' of reading matter—and which was manufactured expressly for us by that old and cole i brated typo founder, Alexander RoMmEsq,, of Phila delphia* In point of size; in,point or typographical appearance and execution,' the “Volunteer” will now Ikvo'rably compare with-any newspaper published in Pennsylvania. Thi/ exhibition of enterprise on our. port, has been attended with very great expense—an expense .equal to one year’s profits of any one.country newspaper; of- Ordinary circulation; and wo; conse quently look* to bur subscribers, and to such of our citizens os arc pot'"’lUbscribcrs, for'some return for, this outlay of capital, and for this .disposition threa der the universally acceptable, ■Wo have room—ample room—not only to satisfy- 1 the just claims ©fourpolitical readers,'but'room‘to mahc-tlic u an Instructive and interest* , 'ingdiiraily newspaper; room'cnough to indulge in as ( manywarlike, scientific, literary, political, and’ama tory flourishes, as inclination m ay.- -fit. -Uuul - always endeavor to avoid giving utterance to any remarks might bo construed •‘into'-personalities; and in furnishing the current ’’news of the day, or N in indulging* in'comments uporf whatever question or. topic "may at llic lime lie occu pying,the public miaa, our readers may rest assured nothing_ will calculated to, raise a blush of -wounded-,modestyon the uhceks-uf-youthrpurityund: innocehcc. .Wo do’ not wish-to be, understood, as claiming to bo raoro circumspect and more’virtuous than our-neighbors; nor do wo wish to bo classed '“among those whoso lopko pccnrto'say, “ stand’ aside, for I am holier than thou!” The ethical code which we have long adopted, leaches us to, emulate the worth we revere, and \o eschew the vices we depre cate, To our democratic friends—the' stout-heart ed, hard-fisted, outspokch democrats of Old Mother ‘Cumberland—we can hut repeat what we have al . ready bo frequently stated. Although the “Volun teer" may bo changed, and changed for the better in its appearance, it will show no change in ’its political likes and dislikes^—no change in its devotion to the men, pleasures,‘principles, and usages of the grpat Democratic.party—and no change in its hostility to .federalism in all its forms, phases, and, features. .At this particular juncture, the democratic press have to discharge; duties, which if ne glected, or slightly and indifferently performed, may produce, which. years will be unable lore pair. To that press the democracy of the country looks for a faithful exposition of llicir views; fora zealous 'defence of their principles; for a course which'’will conciliate and uoi distract; And for an earnest advo cacy of those wholesome usages of the party whereby its organization has been so long presented v-P-P'd its ‘victories rendered brilliant and productive. .. -Our bark is again launched—with its hull length ened—-its sheets spread—its beam widened—and its .whole rigging new-modelled with new materials. Whether it is destined to have a long and prosperous ‘voyage,, or to be tossed about in the waves of politi cal faction, strife,'andanimqsjty, it shall always be guided by the compass of truth, justice, and inde jenffeace7r~~~~~r77~VT.’ ms before, spoken rational Adminis open and avowed . Wo this week talented democrat to which w.o call 1 ono. who.knows,” )ur own personal 3C who spent time i assisting to place ion, and wo must wprn .*»> r . t that our exertions n- P °r thc purpose offctaiiiin^r our enemies least Wo find no fault with.th?k3nurnitstmffsT Mr. Polk, except in this one particular. With this exception (and perhaps tho exception may bo con. eidcred a ycrysmalloncto some,) hi B administration has met our most sanguino expectations, as wcli Jb ft® .irfist,-M W office with honor to himsoKJ ah.d with the respect and hearty thanks of the American ppople. Bqt’yct we must iiom this blind policy of in. lucrative situations our bitter, uncom promieiiig, political enemies. We cannot ■ boo any *' “““Jfty a democratic administr.ation shouid re tain a set of ofii c e raor clerks whoso best efior behave been devoted^ to the fuin and derangement of, its, at fairs. It is a policy, which,.if long 'pursued, will rg ouit to our. detriment. There, are, mkny deserving men In biir ranks, cqiialljras well qualified, who have _ a right to.expect sitnatiinsi retain ifi; ■ dividoals salaries rand Situations Icnabio them to becqme n the; s'cribblerq for federal papers,' wherein fi ,B^ppd i „<u l d;ihi.,bpst,mcn ' *dfified7. i What sane man: jvoold warm a vipor in his bqsomVto gnable- it iho botter to dq i(S:deadiy eiecu T rtion I And yet snch,. Wo ragref to say,' is precisely thq conduct of in administration nfid suppgrtaa class of men to stigmatho their principles, • apdi ifpoqsible', destroy thoir'hest efforts for the WeU trust Opit-thosa interested in thm maUer wifi . set to work in -gqdd carnest—com . mqnca. a jnuch npcded.rcformjand ceasonqt jiijjif ' Appoisrjijivr nit TicE;®mkcTOn eop tux Poom ■ ; ; JoßErxi Loalcu, Esq. Siewird:df (lic Poor House, /or, the ensuing year. ■ , i THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE TREASURY. •, ,It is tho duty of tho press first to discover what is the will of a majority of the people, and next to in qUirC-howitmay bo carried into effect. A reflecting mind, from an attentive'view; of the political history of tho last few years, cannot fail to draw the conclu sion that the majority are in favor of-separating thO fiscal concerns of thh government frdm-bankuig-ih* stitutlons. - . . „ 1 : . When'tho Whigs came into power in 1840, they were in tho majority in almost every. State, and had a‘large majority in Congress. Ono of their first and worst acts was to repeal the Sub-Treasury Law, pass ed during tho Presidency of Mri Van Buren,'.which, with the passage of the infamous Bankrupt Act, may have afforded them some consolation after the failure of their strenuous and repeated efforts to create an other United States Bank. - course, was disap proved by the people, for scarcely had a 3'oar elapsed before they had,lost,nearly all the advantages gained in tho memorable log cabin and hard cidcr'campaign, and in 1844.tHc.rightful sway .of Democratic princi ples .was again restored.. - - : ‘- Thc people,.therefore, in the sentence thus passed uppn Whiggery, have condemned l one of its leading —tho Repeal of tho Sub-Treasury Xaw; a measure, for the adoption of. which, no reason could bb assigned save the rampant desire of the Whig leaders to uproot arid destroy every rqlp of policy en grafted upon the government by a democratic admin istration. ' ' , ’ • A National Bank is now no longer a mooted ques tion, and, although it may have individual advocates, no party is bold chough.to stand forth as Us avowed _ champion. Evcii'thc Whig party, with all its auda city, dare not join in its favor. Tho experiment of a United States Bank wasJuirly-tcsted, and after a deplorable exhibition of its destructive and dangerous tendencies, finally (may wo hot say forever,) aban doned. s • The Pot Bank System Was also tried, and that it proved an entire failure, no candid or intelligent per son will deny. -To this,-it may-bo safely-asserted,, the people arc unanimously opposed. The Treasury, as its affairs are now managed, is virtually “lifdcpendcnt" in one sense,, But not that in which wo use the as disconnected and divorced from ali Banka. The system wliich has been in ope ration since the, repeal of the Sub-Treasury Law, is the very same which, before the passago'of that law, : existed ’under the act of 1780, by which the Treasury Depdrtment was first'organized, and the resolution of 1816 which specified the kind of funds to be received ip payments ta.tlic government, with the exception that certain penal clauses arc now attached to it which were a.part of the Sub-Treasury Law and not repealed.. * 7 Therb is, comparatively speaking, a general pilcnco jogard.lo,t^p c and from this, silence and .the absence of,attacks upon it from any is that the people arc satisfied with it until a better can!bo adopted.* -“^ic , all, and the onl/onc which will meet the wishes of a majority'of the nation. It is better than that now in operation, or should desiro no change. The latter is jii somo measure loose, and tm-syst’e. malic, depending for its safety and efficiency too much, upon the officers immediately at the head of the 'Tfcasnrr'Depdrtmcat; = ~yiitr~govcrmncnt''fupds7 now entrusted td'Banks for safc-kccping, is’ a stimu lous to speculation and gambling in stocks, and crem ates an over-issue of paper to. perhaps treble the amount, so deposited. - , ' wap tlic cardinal crrpr in tbc.policy of using a National Bank ns a fiscal agent. The specie \of •the government, instead of beipg distributed over tlid country, and subserving- the purposes of. t/adc, was hoarded up.in the valilts'of that institution, whilst the claims of. the public creditors were liquidated in paper promises’to ply. At least three dollars of pa per were issued to one of specie deposited, unsafe'in vestments of every description were made by the Bank, llicro being no legitimate channels for the em ployment of all its funds, ruinpus speculation was the natural result, and finally ensued a t.remcndous reac tion which shook the country to its centre. The same evil, flowing 1 from tho sdmo cause, pro duced the downfall of Banks, and must al ways follow-largo deposits in banking institutions.— Such is their very nature and constitution, that they cannot resist tho temptation, but eagerly -embrace every opportunity to profit as largely as possible by the use of funds not their own, there being no law to prevent them from so doing., [This evil will be entirely avoided by the establish ment of an Independent Treasury. Under it the public funds will remain in tlio hands of the receivers, until needed by the government, and will then bo distrib uted far and wide by' drafts on those officers which will command a premium in almost every part of the country. Its operation will bo perfectly simple and secure, and while all the evils of a National, Bank and the other plans which’wo have noticed aro guard cd against,- their advantage's will bo combined. Tho Government‘will bo ensured-against any improper use of its monies, and the community protected from speculation; the undue inflation of tho currency, and the-disastrous.revulsions therefrom arising. * ■ In the year 1839 and during the wh6lo‘ period o£ the existence of the Sub Treasury, it worked well and safely; no abuses arose; no evils resulted, from it, and from d knowledge of the post, wo are strength ened in tho opinion, that the sonic or a similar ex pcclicnt will again bo" found secure, efficient, and healthful in its .operation. To this policy must wo finally come in obedience to tho popular will, and the sooner Congress express, eg and embodies that will in the shape of a suitable law, Jhc better ftr tho public good, merely, by the.desire,' which vro" mate us, to enforce and carryout the principles of; true Comocrady, but also by on honest conviction that it will redound to tlic honor and. wclfarc of the country in -which both to foci a'common interest. However adverse to tlio hitherto been, yet there’is a vUst number of . reflect ing and patriotic spirits, within (lie folds of that party, favorable to the hicasuro; - Wedeom it, unnecessary to enter into the details of a law, which wo believe \yill meet the., wants op the government and satisfy the demands of , the The limitation - of its particular features most be left Witfc■•the Collective thb-Natlodal jibgisla tore. Whenever such a law is passed as" shall erect a Chinese wall of separation between the Treasury and tho Banks. 'then and nob lilltheni will the great .object bp.attained. - - ' : t. Won’t Go.—-By the how Posl-ol&ce regulation Undfips for S cents/ It ia 'said that ti/e Bhnka also intend rofusing them unless at this value. ■ . ‘ , Kmpect fha the Dead w PAaisSi-Ih, Paris, when a. corpse, is coxfied through -the struts, bycry: person who from tho king to tho Bcavangot, takes off his hatl; and keeps it, off till the mournful hoarse hospaascd.V /V . , y-V': V'^DeATH...of t’emij Esq. grcat-gr and-son of the celebrated William Penn, the founder.of the Province of died ih the city of London,'on; tho k ]UtU of^tembdf; hi.his 70th year. _ • J *V: '"tg-a S *3*S'2 °*i n 3ft | ■ H-S Sri S-S S'B.g E. §■■V sr«gr. * : 2 >■ %., 3" || ■„ ■ '.S-llsf fe- --S *£p-i.;.-•.l':- o |* B ‘ill . J 1 eS * - E.P- if#- 'eu ■ CB 0 §• • - o’ o •' 'P- P O P 3 > - 3 § t -!3 o G,w, m E«sc l ’ ' ‘«™W - W i[doso r >■ ,cn - o pj °o_cc .. , § gtogs2<o3~-iwm g ej -a £2 g s eg g | ‘mwkff S <™°U . S 0 OHO«4CJ,OOI,OM«4«IfkH{n'HiU«WHC i S ‘-uSuoniSoj qqovr »•* , ■ ■. 'i' 1 "* 7 '. - ~ " " *~ ' ' , ' » . _ .>a 1 c,oKS&Sw fc S m £<i)^SpS ft r i Gg ‘uiDiaoa - M unn mA \ I •q OOSi Cl l<* Hoca H tfl WCD ti- CD tn _ . g __ ' - -‘ 1 —II—; —■ — ■ ' J / ■■■; S ' >mu a H % $ . S ‘iaaipooounof -| i—i 000 00 C/i iO M) lO O.Oi triOOCICiCO 10,** vi 2 ■ - ‘ g S 000 K«-ihc,S»5mSSo , Sh«|£ ‘upt m v*m ? S . g .o = gg «S ' *>t»onnpj tt sonnif g J— OOOM«O«OWWIOODWOSMO.COOWQi|kU - O , ; " . '. E S 00-og 0 «-'«®c.S»g£SgH g |S ' '*WP™t I tfl / o‘o O<3 O rf=* O'O O W <-3 w ® >r» O.C*5 . . 3 » cr JLECTION—IOO GUNS FOR “OLD MOTHER CUMBERLAND.” “ TVc ham met the enemy, and they arc ears.” THE LastTucsddy was‘o~*gldrioua dayfor'lho whole-; scaled and unflinching 1 democracy of “Old Mother Cumberland,” and is another signal evidence of tho strength of the Republican party in this county. ,Wo have gained a victory of which every democrat may indeed feel proud, considering tho means resorted to by our opponents against us. We have delayed tho publication of bur paper for the purpose of giving the flilhrcturns, but were disappointed in receiving them ns soori ns we expected. We publish ail the returns in our possession, and can say with certainty that tiro wliolb democratic ticket’ is ejected by a ‘majority of from two to. Ihrco 'hundred. 1 Weil dorm “Old Mother Cumberland ! ,r Aye sha.ll hayfi a'word to say in gelation to the election in oar next. Time wilbnot permit us to say more now. t .. ... , , " " r ' ELECTION ... Philadelphia County.— Tiic entire democratic tic ket elected by a handsome majority. \ Political tivcTsm-'haB"‘l«id“;,itS“"day'-in— triumph of the democratic ticket has driven tho last 1 nail into tho coffin of Ncitivcisra. \ • Dauphin County. —Tho Democrats have elected one Assemblyman,-the County Commissioner, and perhaps one pr tvvq~mbro of tho officers.— The Whig Senator, Jordan, is elected, there being two.Dcmocrate.in.tjie field. 1 Gj)j3d,^fgr.old. sonic~Daa , phihr'““ • rr “” J " ’’ - Mifflin County; —A loiter from Tjhljfctywn. in forms us Uiat the entire Democratic tikk<{ Is elected by a large majority. Mr. Burns, our candidate for Canal C^mifiisaionor t leads tho ticket iovurat hun dred. 1 ; Montgomery County. —Bya slip fronitlio Norris town Register, jve learftlhat iho-wholc. ! dc*inocralic ticket is elected by -the of 1700! • ’ : Ferry County. —Mi*. Owen, the volditcor .candi date for Assembly, has defeated /the regular nominee. ‘Mr. O. is a democrat.. Lancaster. Count’* .—The entire .Wi'g ticket is elected of course. • . , < Franklin County.— The Whigs have carried this county as usual. 1 : , Lebanon County.— The whigs, in thif county have, as usual, elected their whole lickct/by a majority ranging from 10(Ho 500. \ScnpYLKiLL County.— The Dcmocrjts in this enun tyhavo done their - duty nobly. They have elected thfeh whole ticket by a majority of from five to seven hundru], • ‘ . ClißSTifi County. —The wliigs have carried the county by small majority. York Couity.—Wo .have carried the entire ticket in this county \ith the exception of Prothonotary. Bucks Count y -VTlus county has gone for the’ De mocrats 'by a consumable majority. Bedford County.—fp} lo Democrats liweilcarried. this county by. a majority about 3 / J, i Aristocracy^— A truly remarks i—r “Which of our aristocratic fancies can look,back a. few years, without encounter gjiost of some Worthy mechanic? How many V. iim fortuncs r which now inspire their possessors giddy nol lions, have been earned by the trowel, over tlio counter of some inconsiderable or by some oilier humble occupation? Yet their sors are too'proqd to acknowledge their gln;',tmdi4ikc most of those who do dothing, could have done nothing, to lift , their families front* the dust, arc tlio most, pertihaciods of their acquired and Bpdrious aristocracy.” h ‘The, White Hqube.— Thb Journal says tlio country will owe a debt of gratitude to Mrs. Polk for introducing ff systpm of republican simpli city into the Presidential mansion, to which it has heretofore been a stranger. We hate already spoken -s— ti,o ijdain, quiet, and very agreeable 1 mode which has bcqu adoptcd in rb belying company ;, wo have now to thank her, in be half of.tlioiwholb.nation, for the exceedingly jud.ici oussolcctibnawhichhavd .beenmadorinfittingup the Whiter House.VAil 3 islsimplc, l nealyes' itsWuld be. made; economy .arid simplicity, arc the order ofthe day. A salutary lesson is taught to those who make their whole lives on almost unendurable curse in stri ving to Jcecp up appearances. ■ Bears.— The Hollidaysburg .Register, cays' that beam are unusually, humorous .in thctvicinityy .visit; mg tie farrher’s corn-fields d.iily.'; Thosh taken have been>ery. poor, 1 and their , appearance is probably oc* cdsiphed,'by a scarcity of food In tho ; mountains.— They have not ventured l sOfatftdm tiro niauntains' since 1838, when tie hute; destroyed by the •;.i : r J ,\. " 1 i. t)ie, ( grfiat [ fortune of L £120,000 'in twohty -y para’ :that,.young luiights pf ,tho ,gfecn bag!":!NWf ;do apahv though poniity!, and starvation, ,inay how 1 .be Blaring you intheface. ' Pdrsovcrc,and “thnfc, faith and energy I ’. bring yon nnitOt reward for all your straggles with despondency *ftd despair. . . ~pn, DEUI,!—-A, young married coujifp riding homo west; on; ii .rainy gay, : the luiaband fciklhg up" thbclouiU treating away, paid “liopbwp aJitflapun.” “Ohlti,.my' tiear, - ” airaporcdtliuimiotcntwifo, “I, would prefer a tittle daughier?' ’■ - - - ' s :. fv*r-r ? 5 Hydrophobia.-— I Tho-Roadihg Gazette mentions a distressing case of hydrophobia as having occurred in that place last week. * On : tho 27th of August last, a son of-Mr. William a-lad-seven-years old,- was severely bitten by a dog belonging to Mr. Dan iel Engel, and supposed to, have been rabid. No im mediate bad effects followed upbn-Uie-wouhd; it be came healed/and the bay was healthy, and went to school as usual, until Tuesday 'wcck’T'vhcn ho com plained of indisposition, which, -however, excited no irrpnediato alarm.. 'But on Wednesday ho exhibited finch unequivocal symptoms of hydrophobia as wcrG not to bo mistaken, and at once pronounced such by his medical attendant. Spasmodic patoxyems occur red at'frequent intervals, which were brought upon him, and increased by every' effort* to drink water, and on*Friday morning ho expired. Tho sad event has caused considerable cxciteihcnt in Reading, and tho Town Council in refusing to.pass,an Ordinance that had' been’‘submitted' to‘ them at*/several successive meetings, to prevent the -runcing o&dogs.at largo in tho. streets, unless provided,; with a rfmzzlc, is repre- Jmoded JikUoLmcasiucdicbas. ' ;Otm Public Works, -—The following slaTcmonl shows the receipts and expenditurds ont,he Delaware Division of tlio Pennsylvania Candl, from December Ist 184-1, to 1845, compared with the same period of last year. . It .is made by the Super visor qC the Division, and- exhibits a result higldy ‘cfcditablc r to' tliO‘' , lh^agomcnt;df well as the State administration: - Gross receipts from Dee. Ist,' 1844, io Sept. 30th, 1845, » . $10.3,725 47 Same lime, of last year, 79,806 85 Increase of receipts, Expenses of ordinary receipts from Dec. Ist 1844, to Sep. 3fltli, l&io. Same time o£laat year, Decrease of expenses, $3,065.11$ The above statement, shows an increase of receipts, of $23,918 G 2; and a decrease of expenses for ordinary repairs'of $3,065 11$, compared' with the same time qf any previous year. , Won’t wear ’em.—Wo see it stated by some of our city cotemporaries, .that Hustles arc rapidly going out of fashion, being abput to fall before—or behind ,—some new absurdity.' For our part, we rather ad mire them, and have itcver been able, to discover why they should have attracted so much hostility. If nature has been unkind to a woman,-why should she not be permitted to resort, to art, to destroy her re semblance ’to a shingle ?. No, no ! we like to see the dear creatures- stuck up.. , An.outrage of a most diabolical nature, and mysterious in its character, was committed last jw'ceh in the village of Greene, near Norwich, Chen arigd county, N. Y.—the object of which to have been murder, for the'purpose of. screening the perpetrators of h black and hideous crime. We give the following account of this hellish transaction as related in the Norwich Journal—a paper.published in the immediate vicinity of the scene:, —Gn-tho-farm-belonging to John Johnson, oft the’ east hUI, anil within the bounds of* the corporation, lives a tenant by the pome of Harvey Hammond,' wlioao family consists of himself and-wife, sister-in law, brother-in-law, and his wife, the latter of whom .was.the victim of tho most damnable transaction that ever came under Greene observation- She is about nineteen, good looking, and was married a few weeks . since.' Her health is pbor,s she having'hecn subject for years to a* species of epilepticfit. On Nniihgi the 28th ult, this young couple (Burdick by had retired somewhat early, when the* husband fccliN. somc pain from a Wound in tin, leg, received somc \. O before from an axe, arose and went into the kitcn^^ v { lf ; r » ypql of the fnmily tbn > purpose orvcssing the sorb. He had been there a , levy minutcsi v ] icn heard a.scream from the bed room, and on in they found, Mrs. Burdick on the floor, laboring under extreme fright. She said thatVoon after hchni S hand left the room* she felt a . hand pass lightly OVAjj Cr f a c&, but supposing tliat it was Mr, Burdick fooliVhis.wayJo the bed, she was not alarmed until tho seized her throat and dis abled. hyr from making lmmediately an-' oUicr arm woi'placed underbid raisod’up her head, • .white a ; from tnp '.ped.r She-seized thoNtuthcr bcd wUiroiie' , hohd t and.Wl^tto-ottor^bym 1 i ywiilod lh Whoii found,'she and the.bcd were on the IW, and an ar ticle of woman’s, apparel (a ctipe wo bciW) lay hear by, This cape was afterwards idcntifietfw] ier 1)l0 , ifier's, a Mrs.' Baxter, who, lives in the bouse, hlpo, a tenant of “ Uncle 4 Jbhri." ' A door wVopen leading out of tho room, but no olher.trdce of tnbnor- found. . . .V*. \ On tlio following,'day (Tuesday,, the; 30th,), Burdick,being in e. ‘ weak statej wont to the same Pooijvafter dinner for tho purpose of rest, having first takdp, tfio , prccaution lo secure theblinds by d.string,' ,and to fasten tho door, thatwas entered, tho previous night* Thb.wihdow ( and Bd* tween tvyo and three p’clock'lVlrs. HanUnond hearing a slight noise in the direction of Airs. B.’sropra, went, in and discovered it cmpty,'and thdblinds taken from thd ihingesi tho stringbroken, and the dopr etiirbolt ed, -As,the male members of the fbmilywore at work in the-ficlds, some littlo timorclapsßdbefbrc they wore HAmihohdimme diately mounted hishoreo arid gave thd alarm in the village.*. ? The- story, that' a wpmanwaa carried off in mid-day, and within ,tlic corporation, in plain sight of,the whole 'village, gained.but'little:credence,.anti but four or fifojpdmd bo'induced to go up arid scarclt After looking for nearly two bours, abo waa found about threo quarters, af a milo from the house, m : a swamp, oh Col. Ualhbone’a farm.’/ Slid was iri a na tural ditch, about eighteen inches deop. raado by the overflowing, of a spring. Showaslyingonhcr.back, hop feet.undcr a largo. log of wobd, r anpthdr log liiid across hpr breast, and.h tliird; lengthways, on; her body. : : Her hands were tiodi a largo gag of tho thick- I ness pf a man’a 'arm, and mode of .rags, sowed togdr iher,qvaa forced into her mouth, hor neck’ hahdhor- w-, tel. ' go ; t-3 , o ■ *n. ■ H 3 W V t?d ■ f ♦ tel •' . 02'. ; ; 02 | , oo 1 rfa- 811,798 C 7-1 : " 14,863 783 HORRIBLE OUTRAGE' chief lied tightly, over her niouil\ and her apron 1 bound'over her eyce. 'ln this situation she had lain , for two hours or more, her body immeWd in tho filthy , ■muck and water, her head being justabovc tho" sur face. Four-men carried tKb JnsensiNo body £o the house, where,-after great exertions. lifiWfcs restored. ; Reason has not yet entirely Returned, W durirtg & few lucid intervals her statement is as follows : 3 ' While asleep, she *yaa seized, gagged And blinded, then forced through, tho window«by two then, and . partly dragged, and partly walking,Hvas takm through' fields and over fences into thd woods. Hcroitheymljd her down,-and took the bandage' frbm her Vyca and tire gag from her, mouth. They asked “if she knew them.” She replied that “ she did not 1 * .They wore caps, and were disguised by.painting their faces.— They then attempted to pour something from a vial down her tliroat From,her description, it was pro bably laudanum.. She did not swallow any, but suc ceeded in breaking tho vial. She. begged of them (on seeing them take out their knives, with tho remark that “thpy might as well finish her then as any time”) not to kill her, as she wished to communicate some-, tiling to hot husband before she died. They then produced pencil and paper, and pretended to 119 she dictated. When this was done, she .was again blinded and gagged, and conveyed, to the ditch and placed with c hcr face dotonwarda, and as heretofore described. One. of tlio men, after ’placing, tho log ticross her, jumped uporxit, They deposited tho letter for her husband under sonic .leaves by her aide, and •said thcy’would oorao at night when sho was dead, and covcHior up. V.Oiio'of them said “he had‘.done about enough for five dollars. 1 ’ . They then loft her, and by dint of struggling,sho turned over ahdgot her head abdvc tlio water. She soon become insen. siblc, and in this stale she was found. , , Her'mother and brother wore immediately arrested on suspicion of-some knowledge of the affair,though they were undoubtedly absent from the spot on the day. They arc tlio mother and brother of tho Baxter who wus sentenced last Court to State prison, and afterwards had his log amputated at'Norwich. Mrs. Burdick'has always borne a good character, though that" of the rest _of the family is notorious. The examination has, for obvious reasons, been held in private. At' a meeting of the- citizens, a com mittee of fifteen in the village, and ten out, were' ap pointed to investigate the affair. ' They are rill afctivo and efficient men, and are determined to spare no efforts to discover the guilty. As yet all isj mystery, though there arc a thousand suspicious circumstances bo.told; still it is not expedient that tho - investigation of tho-committcc-should-be forestalled. The whole matter is in their hands, and if there is a. possibility of discovery it will be made. 4 Wo should’mention farther that the letter to'the • husband was found as, Mrs. B/said, under the leaves, , on-Saturday last. There were a fcjv pencil-.scratches oh it, but no writing. .This story has been gradually drawn frojh her, and more will be told, probably, as 1 ‘she gains strength. . ' : LETTER FROM , Washington City, October 13, 1845.’ Messrs. Bratton &. "Boyer.: f Gentlemen—Believing that-a wrong impression exists amongst .the people of the country, relative to the politics*‘ofa majority of persons employed in the Executive Dcpartmcnts-hcre, I thought it would riot bo amiss to give you Oj statement of facts. Thdre arc not Icss.-tKan one. thousand -persons, inu the aggregate; employei), salaries arc from $500"to $2OOO each. It will hardly bef believed, that at. tills late all scription” of lUc President and cabinet, spoken of by pur opponents, that two-thirda at least of ihis number are tehigs % a largo proportion of whom word active, ribisy,’brawling politicians,'during the last Presiden tial campaign ! Such, I aril sorry tp be ccynpcllcd to the fact.,. Nor -does there seem to be any disposition,on the part oftho Heads of Departments matter; There ’arc cciving thcir'tlirce ( thousand dollars per annum, who were in ofiicd : and removed here at the expense of-thc Ui Slates, at the time of the removal of the general government from Philadelphia,_ tuid have been in of. ficc. from that 4ay to this—nor docs the dato of their appointment come within tl)e rccolloctidn oftho .‘oldest inhabitant 1 of the city. It is useless to add.that these persons arc, ami ever have been, opposed to the prih- $23,918 62 ciples of the democratic party* 'Another, holding -a conspicuous place under the GotfcfnipontXty is said, and I‘-believe not denied by his friends,) took the portrait ol the patriot Jackson from his dwelling, ami placed it in nn outJiouse, at the same .time declaring, that “ the portrait of.such a man should not disgrace the walls of hi? house any longer.” This sam6 gem lie man had numerous petitions and strong recom mendations, from the principal leading wings in Con gress, addressed to Henry Clay, (believing Clay .would be elected President,)'urging his appointment to the same station lit now so unworthily fills. How, or by what means he so worked himself mid tjio good [Traces of President Polk, as to induce him to make •v . ~ Ihe'appointmcnt, is a question not likely toibo satis factorily’answered." I consider it fortunate that this appointment requires the‘confirmation, of the Senate. , Several 8 of the Bureaux in the Navy department have not a single dcmocrat.in thfcm, from the chief of the bureaux down to assistant messenger. The War dqiartinent teems with whigs; and although the reputed'author of tho sentiment, “To the victors be long the spoils,’ 1 is at tho head of tho department only two changes have been.made, and’l am told-no more arc prospect,” The Secretary of tho Trea sury has maijc a considerable number exchanges, but •much, more ia required to be'done, to satisfy, the, friends pftlio adminietratiori.. He has a clerk in his oWn immediate Department who harundcr his ‘‘kind care andseoping” all applications for office, letters of recommendation, and papers- connected with such applications. This clerk-is and always has been, a ! violent whig, and has it*in his power to take copies of‘all theso papers and any correspondence between the applicants' and Secretary of the which may take place. May lie not do so, and use the same at some future period, to tho detirimopt of somo one who h"« npplied 7 There is also another dork-in the departraent from your place,.who ought by all "moans to bo removed. He rendered himself conspicuous-by his zeal in behalf of Gen. Harrison in 1840, and was tho first clerk appointed by Mr. Ewing upon his ta king charge of tho Treasury department. His salary is $l4OO, his duties remarkably, light and simple, and the Secretary admits tbat thoro oro “ fifty applicants”, for his situation, and “ almost numberless petitioners for his removal*” r Notwithstanding .all ; Sfetaxy has KpV if this, man Is’qs pbaokious)^to i^^omtQtdhy.lof qs he is 'to tho people of tills Vntyl'-Miv [ Walkor will gain very little credit for retaining him. , He is wealthy, ’ and took a very active part during the last contesfin favor oftlic election Glay. A worthy, deserv ing man,; and- a leader in the democratic party in Frartklm.'county, come - on here, with ■a, pe tition-signed by more than one;thousand, democrats Vi yourlcongrcssional district, asking for his,appoint ment in the place of this whig, and although, recom menced by all the .principaT democrats in the State, the Sectary absolutely, refused to take tho case into conaiderolWnj and/ dismissed thp/ applicant-tci/fomt . thi&'so This gentleman is the, best qualified charge tho duties \>f ,tho office, of the .two, and while ho fipchtlhia tirao and.Tncmey in support of MrvPolk, ; tho ’othcr was mbvlngUcaveni and earth in behalf of Mr.Glay- Perhaps: there is,os somo “some mflucnce behmd the curtain,” which serves to keep this obnoxious man in office. Pacta seem-to | Warrant auth.‘a conclusion. Is this thb treatment the friends’of Mr. Pplkhayoreasontocrpect from the.heads of ; the departments?: “Is. this, thocntcr tainment to wliich we were invited,” when :wo wore compelled td- w .toil night qnd to the taunts and abuse of thcsowliigs,whdaro now J*fat. tenihg; at -tho public crib,” because,wo, dared coino i but like men, and oppose then? and their iaVocito can* didate? Are wo 16 bo told' that wo' dd npt posaess the necessary ym'i/icaiionj intelligence to dis- - ’ charge thc f detlcseli} l3 tnlnnr ofliccaqf government? : That it is necessary t, cal , .i aid ' of U]osc mon> who, when -another y,offers; will take ad r ' vantage of .their, P Lord'thoso who give them employment? people, in tlic election of Col. Polk, decided in lav- of‘iVeniGeratic men and-. incaflurci,*- 1 and IIQW tsur j. B to he carried ' s into effect while" two-thi. l, of | lO c![ecal i vo office* ' arc filled by the enemies <? fcin*racy 7 It is to bo hoped that die President ndtodjilt will see to these matters and ipply the proper Kni«y-, before it is too . . late—before another “onmibt, of [tn jccbc ih* appearance, byrnicanp of> n( ' OI «yiSl)ol n g furiiished' - ' some “ second \Qgl6” by ,‘ , office. Will notylio county out plainly upon thin subjc\t ?It is duo party that it 1 ‘ should, and I trisb.it will^, n ot : '®fc ft'bmre sponsibility, ,‘V . ImightJiavc staled inariy omittances where . < our friends.have' beet made to startup for\yhigfc, but sufficient has already been .said.toi^y^jioob-—_— jcctl had in making\this v j ZJ the|. fact of there--being a minority fif tproi • , Are there no “ Hickory fyroome” fo hcVjj to Bweop tho Augean stable ? OrWst the dcnL^ic,party.. . ,bo satisfied, when they unhallowed to filLf cw o ftho most humble situations at ho disposal Execu tive, while by far tlio greatest nwwlft«yted*jn fact nearly all the arejllled fotfletr op- / ponents7 So far as my;cxpcicnce goes, tie Interest 3 of tho party, , and df tho require that a “ clean made of office, leaving pcrhbps “one ortwo os moAumiwts w • our mercy.” <• ■ * l , * - Quiet*lv Cured op 'Play by jis Wife.’—A-- gentle man of the west end of'Bos ton, fchofor'severary cars had been in the habit of meetiW a small party, at aU fours,-ton Wednesday and was v | recently discovered, tho Post; says at tbo rendezvous “ ( by his wife, who happened by to cast her i eye at tho window, which was lather a low brie, i She wisely determined by “expres ■ sivo'silonce.” Ori7thc ugcovery he went '■ as usual to tho-cupboard fi'j^'iuppcr, but found *"* nothing on the plate but clubs, with tho name and number of tho street wliqp she had, seen * j iiim marked on its face. Ho askedfor no cxplana r tions, but on tlie Wednesday hd'.scnt word } . to his “ old sledge” companions that In'conld no lon ger make* it conVement-to-attehd-thqr-par,tics. : Thk Farmer. —The following graphic picture of ■the horicst and hardy, yeomanry of oui country wo find in an exchange. It is Ufc-liko ami truo to tlio/ letter: ■ . 1 - 1 i “ It docs one’s heart good to' faced farmer* - So independent, and-yctbo.ficc from vaitiiy and .pride—so rich, and yet so industrious— so patient aiid persevering in.his calling, and yctso •kind, social .and. obligjpg.. There are noble traits aboiS Iris character. ia :gehefaUy“‘' hospitable—cal’ and-drinH w ahit'he ‘won’t set a mark on you and Bwcat«lt out of you'with <lou blc compound interest.,. Ho will do you kindness of cotirpcnsatiori —it is not so J with every body, He is generally 'more honest and sincere:—gives society its best support— is. the firmest pillar that supports the edifice of gov. eminent —hc-is tho.lord of nature. Look at him in his homc-spun and grey, bucks—gentlemen!—laugh ■ At Jiuji ,if you will—but believe me, herein IdtygU back if--he pleases.” r T' - To i^usiriffAiiocAW ,, if with' cold .linseed - oil, and polish by rubbing with a dean dry cloth, after wiping ;ihc ‘oil from the furniture. Do tlpsonco a week, and your mahogany tables will - he so finely polished that hot wafer would mot injure them. The reason is this: linseed oil hardens when " • exposed to the air, and whbn it has filled all tho pores of the wood, the surface becomes hard and smooth like ; _ Tlio Majesty of the Law* The following beautiful eulogy on “the MW," is ex tracted 'from au artjelo in the Southern Literary ( Messenger. ■ — ..“Tho spirit of tho law is all equity and justice. In a government based.on true priuciples, the law is the'solo sovereign of a nation.. It watches over its subjects in their business, in their recreation, and in their sleep. Tt guards their fortune, their lives, and their honors. In tho broail noon-day and the dark midnight, it ministers to their security. It watches ovet the ship of the merchant, though a thousand leagues intervene;'over tho seed of tho husbandman, abandoned for a season to flic earth; over tho studies of tho student, tile labors of tho mechanic, the ppin- _ j ions of every man. None are high enough to offend with impunity—none-so low that it scorns' to protect them. It is throned with' tho king, and sits in the , „ scat of the republican magistrate;" but it also hovers over the couch of tho lowly, and stands sentinel at the prison, scrupulously preserving to.the felon what ever rights lie has ,not forfeited. The light of tho law illumines the palace and the hovel, and surrounds tlio cradle and tho bier. Tho strength of the law laughs wickedness to scorn, and spurns tho intrench, incuts of iniquity.. „The.power ofiho.law_cru'shcsUio_ . .. power of man, and strips wealth of. unrighteous im memitv.' , It is -the thrcasl of Bmlalus, ._ through the labyrinth of cunning. It. is tho spear cF"?~ Ith'uricl, to detect falshodd and deceit .It is the faith , of the martyr, to shield lis from the fire ofipcrsccu- : tion; it is the good man’s reliance; the wicked one’s the guardian, of right, the upholder of justice. , Its power is irresistiblo; :its dominion indisputable. It Pi above and around us; within us; wo .cannot fly ’ from its protection; wo cannot avert its'vengeance. Such is tile law in its essence; such it should ho in its enactments; such, too, it would .bo, it hone as.' pired to its administration hut those with pure heatts, enlarged views, and cultivated minds," ...... Mu. Cauioun—tiie'Senatt.— lt is intimated :in. som'o .journals that Mr. Cauious will -■ probably enter the Onited States Senate again.'' lii allusion'to this ' ‘thn «* flnMtitatlon.’* * whlcfi la griiyreedto bo tMapa; «*' it - ajrtlKr eciat of“GoTCtnmcnt, - his ini per mos says: . • . ■ m*Wc arc not possessed of Mr. Calhoun’s viewa r or intentions upon this subject, but wo can readily ima gine that to leave his present tranquil'and congenial pursuits, to engage in the strife and turmoil of politi cal life, would mvolvc a very serious sacrifice of ftcl- ; inffs and inclmatioh 1 bn his part. Such' sacrifice*, however, ho lias never hisiiatcd to make when bis country has called forhisherfriecs.” 1 . There. arc,wishes also,Expressed thai-Mr.- CtAtC -would.resume hisscpC iniho Senate. ... ! ; , ... i; '‘- j (Whitehall) speaks of.tho arrival of this person on Wednesday at that place. conversed freely, did not deny Ms criminality, butinaiated that hb bkd ac ted, an honorable part,” and lhat in hehad ddno ■ he had “ represented 200,000 honorable. iboai-’*; IJ-h* courage, however'failed him, Wq understand, hb rcqfchcd thb prisori, and ho,gave way- to deep.de- * tearsi ; ’■/'■ , l .f (£/*Wo donH know‘ who Is thp authdif U smacks,of.truth, !-'■ - . : Three kinds op Poon.—ln tbig eartbly wortd .^ lO poor are of three descriptions, tit: tKo devil’s poor,’and the poori devils. .; As.aigohcral thing the I«ord ’takes caro of liispoor, and .the devil takes * care of his; dpciZs have lo lpok,"out —- fot.thcmsclve?.'£ • --- (CTThowork on tKoWisconifico Canfllconnccting die Ly ken’s. Valley Coal Fenniiyiva- - nia Canal, is % .bo'pdiopletdd m UmcTorJhojSpringVii .*T : .* , ;iu* ; tJib constitution of d horse, 1 otatinn^ ?n -depcndc&ce of-d wdodtßawy^; l^^^^;^’ 11 ***• vjng anaconda, { a ?ff-; nation M- vi-i - ‘.. $
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