THE TOtUNTEEK.
John Bf Brat toi»»'Kdlto* and Proprietor*
CARLISLE, THURSDAY, FISBOY. IT, 1848,
AGteitd'V.
ra-V. ». PALMER, Eaq. is out authorized Agent for pro
ej'ring ndvortisawcats. reccivinppuhscrlplions anil ninHiiiK
collections for the ,jim«rfcoH Vohinteir, at hi office, N. vy.
corner of Tnln! and CHpsuul streets, riiljailolpliin.
:FOR PRESIDENT, ....
THE NOMINEE OF TDE NATIONAL tON\ESTION.
q 3» MesatS; Dallas, Cumcron, Sturgeon, Cues, and
Dickinson, of the U. 5. Senate— l -Mr .Buchanan, Sec’y.
of fiuto—nmJ Messrs. Broadhead, Brown, Ingersol,
end Kraffman,of the House of Hops. at Washington,
will accept our sincere thanks for thoir favors. Wo
are also under obligations to' Messrs. Stcrrelt, uhd
theState.Sena lo,and lo Messrs. Lcfcver,
Lamborton, ioiglur, and Williams, of the House of
Bops., tot the receipt of public documents.
VAl.EyriNE’a Dav.— Our attentive and worthy Post*
Master, Mr. Sanderson, was kept busy on Monday
last in handing out Valentines. We learn from him
that ,0v0r,500 of Cdpid*s missives passed through
the Fost*office on that day.
.“'l’hb nominee or tub Democratic Nation alCon ven*
wb hoisted our flag for.tho'Prcsidenoy,
a great number of our Democratic cotemporaries have
followed suit. About 20 of the Democratic papers of
this State now Carry at. their roast head, as their can*
didalo for President, "the nominee of the National
Contention .**' / x
Hon- Arnold Plumer, Stale Treasurer, has arriv.
od at Harrisburg. . We lo learn that be
hat entirely recovered from his lato illness.
' Who ie Bne?—There is a Valentino in the Post
office for the ugliest girl in town ! Bat who is she
—that’s the question.
Again—There is also a Valentino in the office for
tho prettiest girl in town.. No doubt many of our fair
damsels would consider themselves entitled to this
one, but their modesty prevents thorn ashing for it.
Court Martial. — A Court-martial convened at
the Carlisle Barracks yesterday. The Court is com
posed of the following oncers—Col. Harney, Col.
Payne, Col. Garland, Capt. Marcy, Capt. Nichulls,
Capt. Chilton, Lieut; Gray, Lieut. Murray.
monotony of our
slain old Borough waabroken in upori during the ear
ly part of the present week by the arrival of.lhc Rev.
Joint Chambers from Philadelphia, for the purpose of
answering a discoursc delivered by,the Rev. Mi.'
Lix.uE, and published in ono of our town papers, on
Iho subject of Temperance. Mr. Chambers delivered
his first lecture in the First Presbyterian on
Monday evening, before a very Urge audience.. Mr.
Lillie replied to him oh tiio following morning in his
own church, which .was crowded. Mr. C. agaiu
answered Mr. L. on the same evening in the Metho
dist church, and Mr. L. responded the next morning.
The subject in dispute between these two gentlemen,
as near as wo could understand, was this—Mr.
Chambers contended that the wine spoken of in the
Bible would not intoxicate—that there were several
kinds of vvine at that day—that they wore designated
by “good wino,” and, “bad wine”—that the fer
mented wine was the bad, and that such as was not
fermented was Iho good, nnd that of this latter kind
was the wino made by our Saviour. Mr. Lillie de
nied that the wine spoken of in (he scriptures would
not Intoxicate, and quoted various passages from the
«aered rolumo io proofof his position. Mr. L. is a
friend of Temperance, he said,but - at the samolime
be was still more tho friend of the Bible, and could
not permit it to be misconslrucd, dee. &c. '
ThuWcndedßiO con trove p«yl We shall not attempt
tp Vb who was Uio victor.. We
learn that ,tha addresses are to bo published, and
should the'committee in choree of them furnish us
with the manuscript, wo shall lay them before our
readers, and they can then judge for themselves.
Auditors. —A' bill relating to the appointment of
Auditors by the different Courts of this Common'
wealth, has passed the Senate.
Amusing*, vert —To have a contemptible cur dog
constantly yelping at your heels, for no other purpose
than to ho kicked into notice.
Benefits of Life Insurance. —J. P. Whitney, who
died recently at New Orleans, some time since ef
fected through some merchants of that city, an insu
rance of 930,000 upon his life—which handsome sum
will now rover to his widow.
Dead.— The lion. Albert G. Marchand, formerly
a Representative in CongresAfrom the Westmoreland
district of this Slate,died at his residence in Greens*
bnrg last Saturday.
Ways and Means.— Col. Myers has reported a.Bill
in the. House, authorising the Stale Treasurer to
negotiate a temporary loan of 960,000, reimbursable
In ninety days, for the payment of the balance duo
on the State interest, and for repairs on the public
works for the opening spring navigation, which was
taken up, read a third lime, and passed.
• ffew Issue op Relief Notes.— The bill nullibri*
sing the Dunks to issue now notes to the amount yet
remaining unoancellod of their scvcnil issues under
the act of 1641, has passed the Senate, with an
amendment making them redeemable in specie. In
-case, the bill passes the House,,wo do not.know
whether.the banks would accept Its provisions; but
sincerely hope they may do so, that wo mgy gel rid
of the filthy trash now circulating through the State.
The Death Penalty.— ln the Senate on Friday
Jash tho bill to abolish the pumshincntof death came
n p o ia second reading. Mr. Sanderson moved to
abend tii®. bHI by declaring the punishment of Ini
pfl.onmont fin l ir ° irrevocable. The umendmenUvaa
discussed for a coi,.” idc r»blo lime by Mom Crabb,
J3ander.cn, .Manilla.,'- , " l,n,on ' BI “ ol ‘* Duri,io and .
lPoll*i|[or, and tlion negatived *>y tt volo y c “’ ®'
in.,.' Id. The fint acclion of lII.’ under
,eon«jdjeralion, vva. supported by Mr. .Mathias, and
.opposed by Air. Smy.or, and at length ncgi., livtd I*/
.the follewJnj; voter
ytAs—Messrs. Brawley.,l)arsic, Johnson, (Erie)
Mn.oi\, Mutljns. Sadler, Sanderson, Sankey, Sniilli,
Streeter, WjlliaAuaon, Speaker—ll.
Anya-—Mesar... Banner, Boat, Black, Boas, Crabb,
Otencrafi, £ar«y.tli, Gillls, IJurria, Jolinaon, (Arm
strong) Levis, MidrUeawarlh, Overllcld, Fottoigor,
Smya.r, Sl.rroU—ML
No Tauvv or Prut*--Mr. Buchanan ha. slated,
most unqualified, that no treaty of peace hat boon
reaeivcd at Washington, and Ibut no project or me*
mornnda ou tho iubjcct has been roooived. fi-om
Moaico.
A saw PcssiDisvuL Camdioatp. John Von Du
pen, .on of tho Ex.Froaidcnt, ha. bean nominated by
the Pcmocrala of Erie county, New York,os a can.
dilate for the Presidency.
: Mexican army hero
after, ill. .toted.that the .ohliors are to bo provided
with pocket edllions of tho onll-wur speeches ofClay,
Corwin, and Webster.
' Doom and Leman CoNOiirt»woN*L DurniW.—S,«i.
tilt A. JJmiwiw, of in’lileh; county, lip* boon nomine,
ted by the''Democracy of (bl» dlelriol, (o fill tlio
eency oeneelimcd by I lie doulh of Hon, Mr.llofnbect.
BENSDIOTIS FREE BANKING BILU* '
VVe intended last.week to havo said something on
Ihesubject of Mn Benedict's Bunking;Bill, reported
in the House of RepresentaliVßB t \but want'of.dittte
prevented a close examination of it. Since then we
have again read this bill,-and are satisfied it will not
answer the.purpose of a general banking law. We
have no pretensions accurate knowledge of
this intricate BubjccVbut thmk w° know cnbugh to
justify us in saying thut any banking system founded
on any other basis than Gold and Silver, wHI never
answer the purpose.' No such system can be abound
or good one, which has not! coin for Us foundation*—•
not partially , hul wholly. These materials aro lhc
only ones not subject to the fluctuations in trade, and
which at all limes, in oil places, under all circum
stances, have theft established value* Coin regulates
the value of every thing else—all are brought to its
standard. A five dollar bank note is worth five dol
lars when it will, command it in-specie,-and oijdy.
then. But who can toll the value of one which has
us a means.for four-fifths of its redemption Pennsyl
vania Stale stocks 7 The public are entitled to every
security for the repayment of tbe.notes of a bank in
coin when presented, and we think the bank should
keep its notes equal to coin in every part of the State
in which it is located, and so far as the Legislature
can secure this wo hopo it will be done. But depart
from a specie basis, and erect a strucliire which.has
nothing but paper promt"* to pay, whether by the
Stale,'corporations, or individuals, for the redemption
of its circulation, and we say to our Democratic,
friends, pause before you do it. In a crisis such as
wo passed through a s few years since, during the sus
pension of specie payments by the banks, what would
Pennsylvania stocks be worth? What were they
worth then 7 . Sumo 40,50, 0r,60 centi in the dollar;
and think you if all the banks in the State had been
doing business upon them, and, all or nearly so had
bcoi
.i thrown into tho market al-oncci, that they would
have brought half that sum in, tooney T Wo think
not. .And If not, where is the* security, to the note
holders who* must depend for four-fifths of their
amount on this and this alone for payment? Wo
say comparatively, nowhere! If our friends in the
Lcgisluturc will take our advice, it is, that they con
sent to no such humbug—oppose every banking
scheme founded bn any other basis than gold and sil
ver—keep the Sidle and banking institutions sepa*
rain—hold out no inducement to extravagance and
1 waste on the part of the Stale, as in the days of our
I internal improvement system, by increasing her fa
cilities to borrow money, or by . flaliorlng her with
the phantom that she is getting rid of her debt by
furnishing the banking basis! for! every bank and as
sociation that chooses to btiy and doposite her stock,
as provided in this bill; whilst'in reality,liable to
have, the whole of it thrown into the market at a
lime of. the severest ip° n i°d pressure, and thus com
pelled to submit to tho degrading position of having
her stocks hawked about, and perhaps offered, with
out buyers, alone half their rcai value, at every bro
ker’s board in the conntty; to yield to the odium of
I being justly charged with all the delay and loss to
each note bolder in tho Commonwealth who may
lose from tho depreciation of slocks at a forced sale
in a Hooded market, and in the submit to.
see herself, as tho result ofher own legislation; class
ed with insolvent or repudiating Stales. Wo should
all remember that.one oflho severest contests which
tho Democratic party has been compelled to wage,
was that which separated the financial affairs of tho
General Government from the banks, and resulted in
the establishment of that admirable system, the Inde
pendent Treasury. That adopts oDly safe plan
for Ihc-Governme'nt as well as for tho* people,- "Thd*
true circulating medium'ls geld ahd silver, and that
alone should bo its equivalent which will command
it at in all' places. _Slalo or United
Stales stock's a^o.notab equivalent,- Tho-’more mo
ney is ncedad,the lower they *f!ioy as much'
affected by mi o'xlromo momed pressure, if not.more,
tbaryany other’ stocks in market; and any system]
which Jins a tendency to aggregate them in the hands 1
of the State Treasurer, dr at any other one place, for
tho purpose of raising money by a sale of them to
extricate tho banks from difficulty, would, in oor
judgment; increase this depression four fold. - Wo
ask then that these difficulties bo prevented, and (o
do so, that this unnatural hybred of banking upon
slocks be firmly and determinedly opposed. Let not
Pennsylvania bo the first to undo what iho Democra
tic party of the Union have done In divorcing the
State from the banks—let her not bo tho first Demo
cratic Stale. in the Union which forms an alliance
with her banking institutions much more intimate,
and in our judgment much more prejudicial to her
interests, than any which ever existed between tho
General government and them. . This is our first
general objection. But, tho plan is wrong, and there 1
is no greater, curse in any community than a rickety ,
bank or a rotten bonking system; and unless wo can I
butler whul we have, wo say again, do not worse it.
Wo have, however, other special objections to tho
bill as reported, and think we cun show, that as it
now is, it cannot bo curried into useful practical ope
ration. . Tho ISih section establishes the amount of
I the capital of the bank or association, and fixes it “at
I just equal the amount of circulating nolei received”
from the Stjita Treasurer, as provided in tho 3d sec
tion, and this last limits them to four-fifths of the do
posilc of United Stdlqs or State slocks. Now wo
would like to know how this one-ftfih of U. States or
State slocks is to bo obtained ? A bank cannot have,
more money as 'capital, than its Capital subscribed, ,
and if its capital is “just equal to (lip amount of cir. 1
culuting notes received” from the Treasurer, how Is I
it to buy tho one-fifth additional U. States or State I
stocks to doposite ? “Will tho chairman of tho com-1
milteo explain?” as they say in the Legislature. 1
Again—the 25th section requires that no banking I
shall bo done under this law “until one-half of the I
amount of its capital stock shall have been paid intol
said bank in specie ” dec. Wo have scon by tho 2d |
and 13lh sections that the whole capital of tho bank |
{ or association is the amount of “circulating notes re. |
delved” from the Stale Treasurer, and (hat to procure |
I these the bank must buy one-fifth more of stocks and |
' previously doposite them with the Stale Treasurer.—
Now wo would like to. know .where, this ono.half of
the,specie capital (required by the 251 h section) is id
come from? Tho stockholders may pay their sub*
HCfiPtiohs onodialfin Specie, but the bill requires that
1 States and. State stocks bo procured and deposited
with i**° Staid Treasurer to on amount one-fifth .more
than Is reived from him in circulating notes, and
of oour.o tho .pC°lo wltli all tho olhor money mint
bo Ukoo to boy,thon.V VVo ropcol the quo.l.on then
whore i. tho ipooio to <>ora 1 Jbe obairm.n
niny tell u.—exchange your drbubiling ndJ«» to the
amount,required before you begin ’Tr(. s o,
but tho bill any. you niuat have the .poc’lo before yon
begin banking! And how can you issue nutos tp
buy silver before you begin,? But suppose (hid is
contemplated, though not expressed by (lip chairman,
may not these notes bo immediately presented to the
bonk for redemption In specie? .Wo. all know that
to buy coin you must give its equivalent, and that
ton, to persons nr corporations who will , not keep
country bank notes very long in their vaufts without
naklng their redemption; ami If redoomod, wo suppose
tlmtil would take about as'much coin to redeem
them, ns It took of them (o buy coin, and If so where
In tho ipoclo in come from, wo cannot/tell—can (ho
chairman? Well,suppose the specie* is got.some,
how or other, and that notes have been exchanged at
par to got it, and that thcso noUs will be stuck away
some where that will for a lime at least prevent their
being bl the counter "of the bank, what
| will tfo lefV-for jthp active banking business of the in
stitution 7 Certainly only the balptico of notes and
such pbflion of the specie as be' dispensed with
after the commences operation under this same
section; for this bill really seams to contemplate, that
all is required at the start, and nothlng or very near
ly so afterwards. | It n quires onedmlf in specie to
commence with'and only 2l) per ceoj: in specie of
the circulating notes to redeem them. Let us see
how this looks in figures. Suppose the capital sub
scribed and actually paid 'by’ tho stockholders in
money 6100,000. This will buy 680,000 of circula
ting- noteSfOnd thia $BO,OOO agreeably to this bill, is
the whole capital. • Before the bank commencos ope
ration it is required to havo'one-balf of its capital
paid'into it in specie—lbis would be 640,000, leaving
but $40,000 of circulating notes lb do the business
of. an institution whoso stockholders had actually
paid as stock $lOO,OOOl , "WUlithoyanswer 7 Is not
the proposition absurd, and docs not the bear men
tioning of it shew that this bill'.was not matured be
fore it was brought into thfei Hbuso of-Represents*
lives. But agdin—-only 20 per cent, in- specie of
the circulating notes is required to bo' kept constant
ly on hand for their redemption at the counter of the
bank. Is that sufficient to seoiuo.the public? Let
lus see by following out. our. supposition. We have
1640,000 in “clroblMing notes” to do tho business of
a bank that has paid 6100,000 in ;money for $BO,OOO
of State’and United. States stocks; these notes, say i
aro all circulated, and in addition $32,000 of the
$40,00.0 of specie which was in the vaults of the bank
wheh ii. commenced'operation.; This leaves $B,OOO
in specie, tho 20 per cent, of the $40,000 of circula
ted notes* as repaired by tins law to redeem them;
and does it furnish such security to tho note holders
as -they have a right to expect, or is worth boasting
of? We should sajj. not*. The truth is, without oc
cupying any more space, this bill, in our Judgment, is
a most miserable failure. We cannot imagine that
the public were (he beneficiaries intended by it. It
looks more like ablil to raise tho price of Slate stocks,
and thus' add from 33 to 50 per cent, to the wealth
of some who may be tho owners of them, .than a bill
to protect the public against the present evils of
banking. As„a bill for.raising the price of State
i stocks, if men could, bo induced to embark in the
project, wo should sky the law would bo a good one,
but as to securing 1 the laboring.'classes—the note
holders—men whoae all may be invested in.a few
i notes of their nearest bank—we pronounce it a mis?
erablo shohi, and trurjt that as reported U will novef
be adopted by a Dedfcralic.House.-
rGLO-SAXONSt
il said, especially since the war
tring and enlerprizing spirit of
TH
We hear a greet d<
with Mexico, of the i
tho u Anglo-Saxons > 'un this country. The "Ledger”
and other papers teem with laudations of the "Anglo*
Saxon” spirit. Non, there can be no question in
relation to the permering encVgy, aod unwearicd
determination of Americani ; but yve doiipi hesitate
to pronounce it an error, when .our nation is .desig-
nated by the general characteristic of "Anglo-Saxon.*’
What do they mean by this designation T ; - Do they
mean to indicate lhai Americans’’arp mainly' com.
posed, of descendants of the Englith} or that wo
have Imbibed the national characteristics of that pee*
plot In cither easfeljierb is a mistake. In relation
to the first, namely that the number of the M
Saxpns” predominate in such a • degree, os' to -give
tone and character to tho ndliol/, It will he’found'
correct*, for It will basccn, after a full investigation
of the imbject, that they do not even constitute the
jnojortfy. Thia assertion 'may.,appear startling, bul
the error alluded Mun'dud upon the fact; that the
English language is-t&o prevailing language of our
country,an4hcncCj|llAconclu*iojj is drawn, tl)at (boy
are ail descendants of the Anglo-Saxons. Now, any
one acquainted true kittle bf things, knows,
that allUrijgranls frtSji whatever nation, when they
become citizens of lbs polled Slates, cither adopt the
language of (he country themselves, or, at last bring
| up their children in tbJtl language. Thus many now
speak no other than the English, whoso parents or
ancestors did not understand the same, or belong to
that nation. Every country in Europe has furnished
numerous emigrants; and if those who came from
England and their own descendants, be separated
from ,(ho rest of our citizens, they will bo found to
constitute the smaller number. Now York was
settled by the Hollanders, and thoir descendants are
still most numerous in that state. And oven the new
England slates, originally settled by the pilgrims,
contain a large number from other /Inall
the 1 other stales, not even excepting Maryland and
Virginia, the inhabitants aro more mixed. In Penn
sylvania, the Germans and their descendants greatly
prevail; and both Maryland and Virginia,are fast
Bllirfg up with them. |n Louisiana the French pro.
dominate, qb well as in some, other places. Add
to these the Scotch, Irish, Spaniards, Swedes, and
others, who for centuries have flocked to this country,
'and it will bo scon that,the.English by ho means
I prevail in point of number There can be no doubt,
that of all European nations, the Gormans and their
I descendants constitute the largest portion pf pur
population. Thousands of these-have become En*
glish. The city of Philadelphia is composed of as
many Germans and their descendants, as all olhers
combined. The'middle Slates comprise a majority
of them, and the Western and Southern Slates arc
being filled up with them; so that throughout the
whole United States, there are probably more Ger
mans, than there are cUltdns of any other separate
nation. • • ‘/ y
On the other hand, in it is contended that Old
England has determined Ino national characteristics
of America; by means of her emigrants, the idea will
bo found equally groundless. Whatever influence
tnay'havo been exerted by England Upon oiir.public
institutions and national spirit, no one will deny that
the two countries, in present a perfect
contrast. American cllltehs differ as much from the
English, as from those of |jny other country. Who
docs not see, that if John ftull’s national trails had
been transplanted hither,wemlght yet groan under the
. combined effects of a restrictive monarchy, and an
r oppressive monied aristocracy 7 Where docs Eng
» land dcvelopo the daring courage, the bold enterprise,
. the persevering energy, which marks tho aotivity of
t Americans? Indeed, wo should feel sorry if In these
I ami other respects, we had not burst iho limiting
, restraints of a foreign misrule; ■ * .
I If, however, there la a lofcronce to that grand and
. prevailing trait, which ever characterized the Teuio
, nie branch of the human race, and if by ** Anglo-,
i Saxon,” a division of that branch is meant, then will!
, there bo found a historical ground fur tboappolla
lion, and wo will have a correct view oflha predomi-1
noting features of Americans, as being in roalify
mainly conippsed of the .Teutonic race,' whether as
English, or German. And this, origl*
naJ oharactorisliCj mbintainod among various Euro,
pcan riotfons, has become Ihd distinguishing feature
0 f America, and hero found its legitimate and mag*
nificentdevolopomenl, It is the activity,
•kill and restlessness of (he Eaf)t«h| the depth,
constancy and perseverance 'of the Gormans, with
other qualities ftom other sources, all combining to
give tone,tendency,vigpr. and effect to tho American
1 character. Arid against such a national spirit, thus
composed of the noblest features of other nations, |
what can prevail 7 This, wo think, is the correct
view of tlio origin and causes pf our .national spirit.
Various notions have contributed their portion, but
tho pxomlimnli distinctive chaw.olet has been given
by the gfe&lil'eutonic family. And l |ere i uhfeslrain*
ed - byoivilor ecclesiastical domination} in the : full
enjoy ment of rational liberty, these elevated qualities
find their appropriate exercise; whilst the circum
stances ofa fresh and unsubdued country, only servo
to give fire, ability and nerve, to tho efforts of our
citizens.
THE BRANDED FALSIFIER I , ;
' The reckless creatures who preside over the sink
ing fortunes of the so-called American Democrat,
alias Abolition'-Organ—a paper published in this
town, and which has changed,its name about as often
os its principles—have for the' last three or four
i months been giving publicity to tho : most infamous
I falsehoods against us for the purpose of obtaining a
notice at our. hands* In that paper,of last week wo
oro falsely accused vjrijLing a letter to the Phila
dciphia Times,' on. the subject of the feeling in this |
county in -relulibrt to thd rPresidency. in the salno
paper of
used the. meansidver practised”
to defeat Wm. M. Mateer for Inspector of Cargoes,
lan office to which.hd has been appointed by the
bunalßoard. Theobjeotof this disorganizing sheet,
in making these statements—these falserchargcs—is
evident, and we.have concluded to gratify its itching
controversy by a brief notice* :,- s
• All acts.of moral and political turpitude differ in
the degree of grossncssdnd effrontery which charac
terize thorn. . A man who steals to save jjimself from
starvation—if such an act resulted from a seeming
unavoidable necessity—would find the act palliated
in' the judgment of a humane public. But a man !
who steals' frbm.ono who has saved him from starva-
tion,and supplied, him with everything essential.to
a comfortable, subsistence, should bo execrated by
even the meanest and vilest of mankind*'
| In the last number of the Democrat alias Abolition
Organ, the writer says he has “ long known our
: character.” This is false—the writer of Iho article
has not known us a very great while—but he who
stands sponsor for this scribbler has known us long
and well. He ought to know us.. We who stood by
him in the days of his extreme poverty—we. who
furnished him with market-money for upwards of
two' years—we who balled him for the coat on bis
back—wo who, (when his own father discarded him
apd ordered him from his premises) gave him money,
meat, and bread—we, who owned every stitch of
clothes on Ills back, when he.first appeared in this
town—wc whom he has wronged and slandered from
the very day he first, set foot* ip Carlisle up to this
faour-rAs ought io know us. Yes, the black-hearted
ungrateful wretch, he ought to know us, and he does
knoio us, and not three years since he confessed to
I many, men in. Harrisburg, (whose names wo are pre
{pared to give,) that we had been his only benefactor, j
1 This infamous creature —Ibis moan and contempti
ble sycophant—this crawling sneaking minion—is
now attempting to establish himself in favor with
those who have spurned him, and who In heart rer
volt at his- conupt compliance with, their dictation,
as must every honorable man—at his grovelling pro
pensities and duslardy. demeanor. He Is Vainly, at
tempting to make capital for himself, by slandering
the .man who fed him for years without charge, and
by pretending-to support a distinguished Democrat
for’the Presidency. He, who not two months since
abused Mr. Buchanan, and applied to him the choice
epithets of a blackguard, is now.attempting to hide
his true character by pretending great friendship for
this same gentleman. What presumption! Mr.j
Buchanan may‘well exclaim “save mo from my:
friends!” But, Mr. B. does not desire the hypocriti
cal support of such men. -. He despises their pretend
ed (Headship, and his best friends in this county fee)
sorry that that paper should, attempt to advocate his
claims. • •’ " 11 •
. X * . ■- 7 /■ ■■
But,'.we have dcfoled mprd space lo Ihrarriattor
than wo hadin tended. WcaUtcd to the commence*!
mdnt oCthia article that the so-called Democrat had
falsely charged us (it never speaks the truth except
by accident,) with having opposed the appointment
of Matecr, and also with the authorship of a late,
letter which appeared in the Philadelphia ,l Spirit of
the Times.” Wo shall now nail both those lies to
the counter. In doing so wo ask all honorable men
whether such falsifiers—such wilful deliberate liars
—do not deserve to be branded'with a mark as in*
dellible and degrading as that set by the Lord on the
forehead of Cain 7
A few days since wo dropped a lino to the two
Democratic Canal Commissioners, directing their
attention to the falsehood contained in the Abolition
Organ. The following letter was sent us in reply:
Harrisburg, Feb. 10,1848.
To JohnJi, Bratton , Etq.
Dear Sir— Your favor of yesterday came duly to
hand, and in reply wo arc bound to state that you
did not interfere against the appointment of Mr. W.
M. Malcer as Inspector of Cargoes at Columbia.
Wo are, respectfully, your friends,
JAMES BURNS.
MORRIS LONGSTRETH.
There! That nails one falsehood, and wo will
only slate now that had wo wished to oppose Matoef,
wo should have done so openly and above board.—
But we did not even mention his name to the Canal
Commissioners, and no\V that ho is appointed our only
hope Is that he will make a bettor Inspector of Cor.
goes than ho was a.County,TVraturer.’
The next falsa charge against us, is thus , nailed
by the Philadelphia “Spirit of the Times." That
paper of Saturday last says:
“The American Democrat published at Carlisle,
charges tho editor of tho Volunteer with having writ*
ten a.letter which appeared-in this journal on tho
sth inst. We have only to'say there is no truth
whatever in the assertion, Mr. Bratton never having
written a lino for this paper."
Wq have been lcd-*-unwilling!y we confess—lnto!
these remarks. .But'wo'have submitted to tho vile
slanders and cowardly insinuations of tho Abolition
Organ tqo long, and wo shall hereafter hold ourself
ready to .expose the dishonesty of this piratical sheet
—this “low, long, Hack schooner," and the piebald
treto who man her*
O" We learn that since tho appearance of last i
week's American Democrat alias Abolition Organ, Its i
ostensible editors have (old different talcs as to who
I are meant by their base insinuations—sometimes
I saying one individual, and sometimes another. This
Is of a character,with their usual tergiversation and
falsehood. Wo know yery well Dial the article was
penned principally against ourself by the term
« organ," which is a stereotyped phrase made, use of
by that establishment when speaking of the VolunJ
toor—*and the vile subterfuges now resorted.to are to I
scrceno them from a proper punishment. We do not
aoouso Jtbose whose names are at the hood of this]
Abolition sheet of writing the article referred to,
although they have sufficient malice to no,
wo don't accuse them—we know them too well, to
even suspect them of .writing anything. But they
havener rather their mailers and stockholders of the
concern have) a certain poUlfbgglng attorney hind to
scribble "two columns per week,” abusing belter men
than himself. This pettifogger Is a sort of weather. |
loook in polities, more than half tho time Whig, andf
the balance of the time a ” Conoervative Democrat." I
. \Vc think this potty scribbler ought to find more
honorable employment,, for if hodon't become do*
menlod, like hip immediate predooeesor, 'and And
himiclfin an Insane asylum, ho will wrilo himself
down on ass in tho estimation of all r)ghl’(h)nklr\g
man, I|o had {pitor, go to and buy a
farm. Wo think nature intended him for somp other
pr;ofo««ion than, lawyer or editor.
MR. BVbllANA^tl
On our first pagowillbo found the'proceedings of
ameotirig of the Democratic members-, .of the Stale
Legislature,-who arc favorable to Mr. for
the Presidency, The address is ably written, and ihb
claimVof the old Keystone Slate are urged in strong
language;
*'■ Since that meeting was hold Ihe Deinocratidmom*
bera who did not participate in it have published the
following card, with the rcquesl.thal all editors* who
publish the proceedings of the meeting may also.luy
before their readers the curd :
Harrisburg, Feb. 9th, 1848.
The undersigned Democratic Senators and “mem
bers of the House of Representatives of the Legisla
ture of Pennsylvania, did not participate in the pro*
ceedings of the caucus of last evening, on the sub
ject of the Presidency. , !
Y* Best, < , ’ ; v . Arnndh Wattles, ;
G. I Fi Makoni ■ SamueVTaggarl, '
Wm. Overfield, R.R. Little,
W. Y. Roberts, , F- Smith,
Thomas Watson, . S. Benedict,
Jacob Cort, J. Fi McCulloch, ~*
Charles A. Black, John Fansold,
H. E. Downs, Jpsiah,Miller,
F. B. Streeter, J. J. Kirk,
John Foteigor, Solomon G. ’Krick,
j, w. Goff, *-; ’
MICHIGAN.
From tho Detroit Free Press we learn, that on.llie
30 ult., the Democratic members of iho Legislature
of Michigan, in their ,capacity .61 citizens, gave a
unanimous expression in favor of Gen. Lewis Cass,
for, tho next Presidency. ' ' -
: On the 2nd instant, the State Convention met, and
organized by the election of Hon* Eton Farnsworth,
as President, and Wm. Bancroft and John M’Kinney
Secretaries. . 1
Gen. Lewis Cabs, of Michigan, was nominated by
the unanimous voioo of all assembled, and the roso*
lution greeted with cheers Upon cheers.
QQ-In the last number of the AboliUon Organ, the
editors offer to treat Got. Hotter, of iho. Lancaster,
Intelligencer, to oysters. , For the information of our
Abolition neighbor, we inform him that oysters arc
not sold on tick in Lancaster.
■ Election or Judges.— The joint resolution relative
to an amendment of the . I Constitution, (providing for
the election of Judges,) has passed a final reading in
our Stale Senate by the following vole:
Yeas—Messrs. Boas, Brawlcy, Creocrafl, Johnson,
(Eric) Johnson, (Armstrong),Jordan,Levis, Matthias,
Middleswarlh, Rich, Richards, Sadler,-Sanderson,
Bankey, Small, Smith, Smysor, Willilamson—lB.
Nays—Benner. IJost.Crabb, Darsio.Gillis, Harris,
King.Overfield, Pqfctoiger, Slcrrctt, Streeter—ll,
The Mexican Mint. —It is so id that Under thd In*
structions sent from Washington to Gen. Spoil, the
mint at the city of Mexico, and the mints of Gun
naxunlo, Zacaleas, Guadalaxara, Durango, &.c., will
be put in operation, for the coinage of United Slates
dollars and half dollars. The aivqroge annual coinage
at these mints is about twelve millions of dollars.
From the Public Ledger.
FUOPI MEXICO.
A Courier Murdered—Expedition against Guerrilla «,
Capture of Orizaba —ivo quorum owemfc/ec/—Pres
ident Anaya succeeded by Pend y Pena—Renewed
rumor* of-a Marshall and Coi, Miles'
at Puebla,
Petersburg, February 14.
The Steamship MoKim had arrived at New Or*
leans with Vera Cruz dates to the 24th, and Tampico
to the 31st ult.
A courier sent by Mr. Peoples, with the President's
message, for.the American Star, was on his return,
captured by the guerrillas, and taken into the bush
es beside the road, and stripped and shot by them.—
This outrage was committed in the vicinity of Vera
Cruz.
Col. McClelland, with 300 Infantry and 200 mount
ed men, bad started up the Orizaba road off
tbo robbers, who are represented to be in largo force
on the main road to the Puente Nabionah
Fifteen coses of small pox had occurred at Vera
Cruz. ' ,
It ta positively assorted by merchant, well inform
ed as to the state of affairs in the Interior, that
General Lane was movoing on Orizaba with 500 car
-1 airy.
Dates from Vera Cruz to tho 261 h 'ult* bad also
J been received at New Orleans, by tho arrival of tho
bark Archimedes. -Tho Free American of that date
says, that Capt. Whipple had arrived from the capi
-1 lal, which place he left on tho 19th ult. . Ho brings
tho news that Orizaba had been taken by the troops
sent from the capital for that purpose.
By tho arrival of the ships Napier and Danbors,
from Vera Cruz, dates to the S9lh 'ult.. had been ro*
ceived at New Orleons.
The train that left the capital on the 14th hod af*
rived at Vera Cruz ion the 271 h ult., without having
been molested on the route. On the 27th they en
countered Gan. Marshall and Col. Miles, with their
respective Commands, at Puebla.
. The American Star, of tho 14th, stales that at the
latest dates from Queretoro a quorum of the mem*
bore of Congress was not in attendance. .
General Anaya had been succeeded by Pens y
Pena, as. President, .apd a new one was to bo chosen
when tho Congress assembled.
llwas rumored that Mr. Trial hod boon in confer*
once with the Mexican commissioners and that cer
tain terms had been agreed upon between them.— \
There is no authentic intelligence on this subject.
. Tho attack made by. ihe Padre Jarauta upon-the
force under Col. Hays, consisting of 1 00 Rangers
and a few Illinois yolunleers,' is confirmed. The
attack wot mado by Jaraula while the Americans
were reposing at a hacienda, with, their horses un*
saddled. 'Tho contest that ensued'resulted .in tho
death of! eight Mexicans, and, Jarauta was believed
to be severely wounded, as his horso was subsequent*
ly captuted with much blood .upon the saddle. Col.
Hays and his party had arrived at Teolchuacan,
Faobpect nr another BATTLE.—iNIio information
contained In tho following letter received by tho
I Richmond Republican, from an officer in tlio army,
I bo correct, there .If. a prospect of another collision at
arms. If an attack Is contemplated, the lino of Gen.
Wool's command Is tho one which will bo most like*
ly to bo assailed, as It is weaker and more qxlondcd
than any other. Bui what do tho. Mexicans expect
to gain by risking another fight 7
Wo have received a lottor from a friend at Buena
Vistai dated the 17th of January,which gives infor*
motion ‘ that Gen. Baslamenle is at Guanajuonio,
I (pronounced Gwan.o.wan-lo,) at tho .head of 6,000
I troops; that there ore 1,500 at San Luis,' 3,000. at
I Durango under Urreo, and that the State of Zacate*
oas has raised 10,000, making SI,OOO to 52,000 in
all. : - «
- Santa Anna sailod from Acapulco, and it wap
thought he had bidden farewell to Mexico, bat ho hap
landod’at San'Blas, And it may be hie purpose to ro«
triovo, or try to retrieve, his fortunes in this region,
supposing us very weak. Ho will, however* find even
a bolter appointed army than met him on the glori*
ous field of Buena Vista. .*> ,
Col. Hamtramok hosandor hiscommandSCOOmon
—the 16th regiment at Monterey can soon bo thrown
up here—and the dragoons and Bragg's battery will
number 1000—altogether,constituting a force of4ooo
in the field. ’Wo would have 6 batteries of light or
tilery in perfect order, 4 regiments of infantry, 10
companies dragoons,and 4 of cavalry. • The dragoon
and ortillery horses aro in fine order—in February
last, they were poor and .broken down. The four
regiments are well drilled and under fine discip*
line; Wo .would have General Wool for our com*
mandor, and you need not fear, the result. We can
beat the best twenty thousand troops Mexicodan pro*
duco J and. having Buena Vista in view, no; force
Santa Anna oan bring can drive us from the glorious
field. . i
In another part.of the letter the writer says i
“ I have- this moment received the Information
that Urroa has marched from Durango..with 9000
cavalry and 9000 foot, to join Trias .at Chihuahua,
who has 2000 more, and then to march against our
fnroodit the Paso, who have halted there on their, way
from Santa Fo, This intelligence has boon forward*
od (o General Wool by 001. Harntrampk, tmd |t is
expected the latlor will bo ordered, with two regi
ment* infantry,'two bottorUa Light artillery, and
some cavalry, to ipavo and fall in Urread rear and
elate qn him about the lima ho raaohoa the'Paso—
so that wo will have Urcoa bolwoon two forces. .
A remarkable case of Somnambulism accrued
Easton, Pa., ort Monday, night. A lad of 10,
Had boon medically treated for a cold, rose f rom
bod, went through scvoral apartments lo the ,| rcel
In B polling lain, with' only a shirt on, Into a
Where bo saw a light, and being recognised was ten
sedi . Ho had been tightened by a dream thni inn
persons sleeping In Use same room wore mutdctcd°
Sira ago trfsay, bis health was improved by the ex
cursion. ,■■■ , 1 V'
Lawyers Ai A HlijotfuM'.—There arc at present
half a dozen lawyers gam the town of York In at
tendance at HarrlSbtirgV p* ' Witnesses in the pro.
coedings against. Judge litvlttc; A few days since a
petition was presented ttr (ho House of Represents
lives, numerously signed by citizens «f York, staling
that tho 'poeoo and quit of the tonn had been eoseif
sibly promoted by the absence bf these professions!
gehtlcthen, that they prayed for the passage cfnhnr
to prevent their return! ,
SHMSt)* ttCHOoi.
The following Homed Scholars hate then selected
as having the best standing in their respective schools
in regord to attendance,condnCl and improvement
; . I Secondary Diparttnihl.
Miss Underwood's.— Arm E; Mnllen. Mnr» r-
Bloan, and Estella Hoffinant * '
! Miss • Main’s.— Morgnrpt Hays,- Anna Cook, and
Henrietta Gibeon. f
Mr. LonAon’s.— Jsntea F.-Gbrgas, William Halbert
and-Wiliiam Uarkoess. 1
Mr. Eokkl’s.— John Snodgrass, Whilom Biddle
and Bannister Hall. ’
■ High Schoolt',’
-MissHtaneL’s.—Mary M. Bentz', Elizabeth HoDer
andJonoSpolawood. ' ’
Mr. DkvntNEV’s.— J. Joy Smith,- J.- A', tsoghlin
James W. Somerville. ’
GEO. SANDERSON, Scd’y. df Board.
Carlisfe, February: 17,1848.
JfKni-ltctfl.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
February 15, IW
Flour and Moal—The flour market ir quiet add
prices steady—sales af fair and good Western at* sB’
06 12J per bid,.for city use.' Pcnha. flour is held at’
$5 75 for standard and $5 87i for fair brands, hi 1
rye flour and corn meal no sales. Grain—No salftf
of wheat have been reported ; sales of 1000 brls Pa.*
yellow corn at 55a56 cts per 5G lbs. *Oats are in bet*
ter demand, 9000 bushels Penns, sold to the Govern*
meht at 44045 cts per bushel. Whiskey—Sales of
hhds at 94 and barrels (ft 95 cents.
HlAiißittn.
* On the 15th hfttant, in this borough, by (he Rev
Mr# Nadallj Mr. Henry Simou. of Chillicolhc, Ohio,
to Miss Mary Welsh, of Cumberland county.
SOn Tuesday tholSth of Jan. last, by L. H, Wil
liams, Mr. Ezekiel Rain,, to Miss Henrietta War.
field, all of West Pannsboro tp.
SO n the 25th ofJanuary by the Rev. A. Babb, of
Mochanicaburg, Mr. Arratiam Adams, to Min Eui*
ADpTH Motcii, both of Hampton tp.
»On the 10th inst., by (be same, Mr.. Ezra Mmi(
of Adams county, to Miss Margaret, daughter of
Mr. Martin Harmon,of Silver Spring township,Cork
berland county.
mrfD,
Monday the 7lh inst, at the residence of her*
'sMuta-lAw Mr/Joseph Fry,near Newvillc, Mrs.Eul
AiWa Dboftt at the advanccd,ago of 84 years Suronflirf
and Udays.
- CnmmußifateJ.
Stoaghstown,*on (ho 7lh instant, John C., son of
John and Susannah Stough, aged about 3 years and
5 months.
In the case of this early death we have a beautiful
comparison with the blossom nipped when making
its first appearance, putting forth its tbcUer leaver
and opening its glowing boautief tb ortr vtdvr. Tfte :
deceased, though young, afforded the tnoslvvottwinf
and flattering prospects for the future; an dntommon
genius and a mind of uncommon activity had already
began to show themselves in various remarkable
ways. He eihibiled in many instances a cunning,
ness almost incredible, a cutonoss almost unaurpam.
ble. These promising properties of the child had
raised the hopes of the parents artd won the catwm
of all who know him. With reluctance'Way btfgUcn
up by his friends, but becoming reconciled to tho
will of God and believing “their loss is bis gain,'
they bless God in tho language of on ancipnt berea
ved parent, “(ho Lord gave and the Lord hath talc"
away, blessed bo the’ name of tho Lord.” Thu* ve
see the darling child, torn away from tbebojwno*
tho parents, from the midst of the family circle,lcn'
ing, what they feel to be, an irreparable breach. In*
fancy Is not too young, manhood is not too vigorous
, for irresistible death; 3* M-
Stoughslown, on tho 7lh instant, Mrs.S*»M
wife of Mr.. Benjamin McCoy, aged about 40 jcirr
Mr*. McCoy lingered nine or ten month* wilbcort*
sumption, during winch time elic caorcistd gfcrtv*-
tionce and Christian fortitude, Mnd finally died in fan
hope* oflieavcn;. She ha* leftbchind her a husbm
and four young children, with a Urge circle of
Uvea to mourn their irreparable loss. IBM
T. 11. Skllca,
" AS just rcccivcd-a lot of superior French Cloth*
jLond Cosshncres, which he will sell ormshel®
order, un terms to suil.the times, at his old flnod op
posite the Railroad office, Weal High sired,Catluk
February 17,1848. i ■
FRESH MILCH COWS FOB, SAtE.
fvffirfef TWO first rate frch milch COWS-eKh
one having a Calf-will bo sold on reiioo**
bio terms, if applicationbo made soon. For parti*
ulars enquire of the editor of the Volunteer.
Feb. 17,1848—3t. ___
NOTICE.
ALL the creditors of Joseph Ingram, of Mcdii*
icbnrg, oro notified that 1 will attend at I
house of Joaeph Ingram, on Saturday the, *“JV
March 1848,at 10 o’clock, A. IVl .lo receive all c ’" 1
against him and pay them out of the asßdls,or*u
pro rata share ds each is entitled to.
JOHN RUPP* Assigns
February 17,1848.
Notice.
LETTERS Testamentary on the estate of
Laird; late of Fronkford township) deed.,
been granted by tho Register of said county* t
subscribers, residing in the township aforesj> d '
persona having claims against the cßlatoofw
cedent, aro requested to present them duly |U l #
ticated for, settlomfmt, and those indebted to
payment lo JOHN McDOWBIjL*
JAMESX. MoPOWEI.V
( Ea« c * tortv
February 17, 1848,—Ot* _____-
Philadelphia
Shoe. Trimmings Sto*'®'
CONSTANTLY on hand on oMortment of
and colored English L«»llng«> lilnck *0“ „j
French Lasting!,Triib « n J Btinil« Bh»W
Drilling*! black and colored 811 k and union 0
Laces, Ribbons and Seam Galloons. .
. : JOHNS 6c PAT5p*
North East cor. 4th ana Aren.
Philadelphia Feb.’lT, 1848,~3m
, . protlce. d
THE stockholders of (he Horrlsburg, CarJww
Chamhoraburg Turnpike Road ComP J» | jo
hereby notified that in pursuance of an A . jj t
General Assembly, paaacd the 10th houea of
1826, on cloction will bo’hcld ol the Pj»bH
George Bcdlom,in Iho borough of Carlisle, j )CrC|
PAY tho Clliday of March V? 1 ’/ 1 p” Mlo elect
between tho hours of 3 ond 5 o clock, ••
THREE MANAQEHB^for^inid^Co>nj>"^ ( . l j (B (,
Februory 10,1848. —31
For Boat.
n n THE subscriber offers r^ rc " l |',' I | irKJ
sdBBBk lot of April next, tl.o Two Sl«y F
niSMiHOUSE, in Wo«l I o ' nf [ c ‘‘ v lt |dcn K«-
Jiili|fflffnnd lit prcionl occupied by Fi k(n
noy. Tlio House 1. in good condition, j*» >
and oilier oul,b ft i l ldi i n|. STEH«'
ordoiv ,Ent|Mfr».«(ii Buln
February 10,1847. —If
a