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
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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?' ’■ - - -
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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-
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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. ... ! ; , ...
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(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?.'£ • ---
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die Ly ken’s. Valley Coal Fenniiyiva- -
nia Canal, is %
.bo'pdiopletdd m UmcTorJhojSpringVii .*T : .*
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