me:
THE VOLUNTEER.
•Vahii.'Sv'llrattotty and Proprlototri
,OARMBT«B t THURSDA Y, JIARCU 1, 1810.
AGENCY.
*C|*V. Q. PALMER, Eafi.ia auraitthrtfi'WEd Aeonfftirnro
advertisements',rccolvluc subscriptions nml. nriikhig
o|d lections fur t|io jlr/tc/ican ttj/Kntcirr, nt bi ofilcc,.N. W
arnnr ofTnlnl and Ol»uanul*trpct6,l’bUail<?lplilQ.-
SIBBTIIfG OF THIS DBMOCRATIC STAND-
r INO CQMOII I'TBE.
. The members of the Democratic Standing, Com*
tnittco of Cumberland (.bounty' \v»U'meel-al4ho public
house of Charges/ Magdai'Chun, in. Iho borough of
Carlisle,onSAt*l)RDAY,the 3d day.orMuroh, 1849,
1 o'clock in tho afternoon, fur the purpose of ma<
Mnj nfTangomcnls for appoinllng'Delegutea to iho
DdTntitfatio Stale Convention, to bo held at Pittsburg
tMI the 4th of July next, to nominate a candidate for
the office of Canal Commissioner.. A full attendance
of Iho Committee la earnestly desired.
Three of the Committee.
February 23,1843.
(E)“The following named gentlemen compose the
Standing CotnmiVlct of this county:
Allen, James R» Drown; Carlisle, E..W,, John
Cram or | W. W,, 'Hugh G.Jluughcr; Dickinson, Ja.
Cob Deeltnan ; East Pennsborough, Uobt. G. Young;
Frankford, John C. Blown; Hampden, Win. Auden*
tied; Hopewell, John McCoy; Mifflin, Robt. Middle*
ton; Monroe, Benjamin Kridcr; Mcehunicsburg, A.
H«- Van Hoff; Newton, C. L. Vandurboll; Newville,
Wiiliafn Lytic; New Cumberland, Charles \V. Doan;
North Middleton, Augustus Harman; S. Middleton,
Potor F; Ege; Silver -Spring, David'Stcrrell; South,
Henry B, llocli; Shippcnshurg 8., Samuel
Norm; West Pennsborough, S. M. Davidson.
, QCj* Thanks to Hon. J. E. Brady,our member of
Congress, and to Messrs. Slerrclt and Lambertou,
our Senator and Representative in the Slate Legis*
lature, fur sending us documents, 6ic.
.yL Parade.— On the 22d three of.oiir Volunteer
dbtnpanies of Carlisle, the Infantry, Artillery, and
the Cadets, paraded, and presented a beautiful and
soldierlike appearance. The Carlisle companies arc
hard to .beat in both drill and appearance.
fo Printers. —ln cur paper of to-doy wilt be found
sn advertisement-offering for sale lb o Hagerstown
Mail , a Democratic paper, printed at Hagerstown,
Maryland. The Mail is on old ond well established
paper, with a good list of subscribers, and other pa*
tronsge. To those wishing to engage in the printing
business, a favorable opportunity now presents itself.
New Coontv. —ln the House of Representative*, a
few days since, Mr. Pucker (Speaker,) presented a
petition signed by 13G citizens of Cumberland, Perry
and Franklin counties, asking for a new county out
of parts of said counties, to be called “ Do Kalb."—
It is not very probable, however, that the petition
will meet with much favor, ns wo understand that
•11 the members of-Assembly from Cumbeilnml, Per
ry and Franklin are hostile to the proposed new
county.
So they Sat.—lt is said that Gem Taylor sent -a
despatch to Gov. Johnston a few days since, iuvitiqg
his Gzceltcncy'to Washington. The Governor ac
copied the invitation, and was ready and OS' in the
twinkling of a flea’s eye. Cooper got to hoar of the
circumstance, and immediately made n straight coat'
tall after the Governor. They are both at Washing*
ton now-—Johnston in hope of receiving a good fat
office, and Cooper to oppose him in his wishes. Wo
hope Johnston may out-gcncral Cooper in this—wo
do!
Secretary or State.—The President elect, Gen
TavLob, has offered the first position in ins cabinet
—that ofSccrciary of Stale—lo lion. J. M. Clayton,
of Delaware. . It is understood that Mr. C. accepts
the appointment. So!
Shall Notes.— We are glad lo see (hat the amend
ment (o the bill relative to the North Branch canal
—which provided for the issue by the banks of some
two or three millions of dollars, in the shape of small
notes, or shinplastcrs—lias been voted down in the
House by a decided majority. The amendment was
rejected by a.vote of 33 lo G 3, the Federalists not
being able to gcl all their own men lo vote for it and
every Democrat in the House voting against it.—
This is a good omen, and we trust, the Legislature
will adhere to the determination thus expressed and
save the Stale from another shinplaster reign.
Gen. Tatlot's Arrival at Washington.—Gen.
Taylor, President elect, arrived at Washington, in
*thd cars on Friday evening last, lie was met at the
railroad depot by a largo crowd of people, but most
of them were disappointed in the hope of seeing him,
lor as soon as the oars had slopped Gen. T. alighted,
and at once jumped into a carriage, which had been
provided for him. His suite followed in other car.
riages, but no procession waspropcrly formed, though
a band of music marched along the sidewalk, follow’,
ed by a large.edneourse of people. Arrived at Wil
lard's hotel, the General got on the balcony, and, in
a very few words, relumed thunks for. (ho cheers,
and then retired to bed.
Preparing fur them.—-The Mayor of Washington
appointed a very largo night police—about 200
Jh number, to assist the regular police for the next
.month* -The Mayor, it seems, is determined to
watch the *Vhlgs who may visit that city; and Ifnc.
ccssary,arrest them, and provide quartets for thorn.
, ETThe Federalists of Cailislo have been making
a strongeffort to alter the law regulating our borough
election.- Believing the town to contain a majority 1
of Federal voters, they were anxious that the two
wards should vote ond thus secure to that
.parly every man in thV! Council, as well as all the
borough officers. How liberal llielc Federalists arc 1
By (ho present law each ward elects its own Coun.
. cUmen»and other officers, and thus the Democrats
{being In (lie majority in the Bast hare nn
opportunity of watching their political opponents,
ami preventing them from doing much mischief. A
bill sac It as the Federalists desired, was reported In
the Senate, and pasted (lift body in the shape of on
amendment to a bill from tho House. Tho bill os
- amended, waa then returned Ip (Ito House, and after
somOopposiljon was referred to e cominiltco of con
t foronod of the two Houses, Tiie committee of con*
ferenco mot, and nearly unanimously agreed to strike
out the Senate’s amendment, in rotation to our bo
tough hW. Thus has this base attempt of the Fed
eralists of bur borough been thwarted. To our
, lod®fttllgable mcinbcr,Mr. I,aubrivton, ore tho Do
mooraks of Carlisle'indebted for tho defeat of tills
b “ , " lln e- His personal influence secured
for it (ho opposition orseveral of the Fcdorallals who
wore on the committee of conference.
Wo have intentionally avoided speaking of this
: : sllempt of out opponents to alter our borough law
until now. The Federalists being in tho majority
at Harrisburg, wo kntw that any tiling wo could aoyl
Of ainst' the monouro, would nnly urge them un to
pata it. One or two or our friends in Carlisle—.who
. oco not ovcr-slockcd with prudence—-hove consld.
Mod! It (heir duly, to find fault with us (behind onrl
back* of bourse,) because wo did not speak out in our
paper, and toll a Whig Legislature and Whig Go
vernor tohatihe Detfioerate of CnrlieU wanted them to
.. rfe/ We happen lo know our duty belter than all
that, however, tho toite sayings of a fo\y indiscreet
;^ a rd poUtioians to (ho contrary notwithstanding.
Biliary of Iho Proaidont of the Frencli
Republic ban bcL’n f\x‘d et 600,000'frUnca—$133,333,
jior annum'. Bnllicr coitly for a Republic. ,
/
We have never sedn (ihylhing showing so clearly
the distinction between Democracy and Federalism,'
and tho gluring ’dlffercntc in the policy.of tho two
parlies, than*as|^tinTu eta (hat lately occurred in our
Stale Legislature* la .a .discussion that recently
look place in the Scoulfe, Mr. Grabs, one of the most
prominent Whigs in that body, declared_ ** that he
Jell proud of having voted against fho’hiw abolishing
imprisonment for 'debi; 1 * and further slated, that
Waller ho returned home, ho was congratulated for
hy every tnan.V .Ho unquestionably meant
-by every “wealthy man” of his own parly—a parly
notoriously ‘, opposed to its .provisions., . Without
noticing the brutality of : lho expression; or the roan,
the idea of his befing congratulated by the poor.for
voting against a law which-was to relieve Mem from
handcuffs, and save them from the dungeon, is, pro*
poslcrdus and absurd, v ’■ „ '
It is; as we have said, a notorious fact, that tho
Federalists did oppose the passage of this most
wholesome and beneficial law| and made every.effort
to do feat it; is an equallynoiorious fact, that
the. Democratic parly originated tho measure, ad
vocated Us. humanity and policy* and triumphantly,
carried it. It is a law that does moro / honor to our
State, than any that was ever passed in Iter councils.
Yet .Mr. Crubb, who has boon a Federal member of
the House and Senate for ten or twelve years past—
hue. been the great advocate of Banks in their applU
notions for charters and privileges—of- Manufactu
ring companies, and all kinds of corporations—and
the members of his party have been uniformly osso
cl
iulcd with him, in these measures. Year after year
have they returned him to the Legislature—and
what inference istobo drawn,from' the fact? The.
simple inference that the Federal party approves of
his opposition to all measures beneficial to the poor,
and his advocacy of measures beneficial only to the
rich, //ere is the difference.,
Again—A bill was lately introduced into the
Senate exempting In favor of poor and unfortunate
debtors $3OO worth of property from execution. The
present statute allows this class of persons certain
specified articles, but the hardship and injustice that
frequently arise from this law were too - manifest.—
Many, intended to be embraced in its provisions,
have nut the exact articles exempted—probably not
more than one or two of them in all, and of the
poorest quality, the sum total valuation of which
would not exceed $5 or slo—while other matters of
household' convenience and comfort, which they
have, but which arc not exempted, arc swept entire
)y away from them, and they arc left literally beg
gare,stript of every thing,and destitute of the very]
j necessaries of life. Olhcjrs again, more wary, have
prepared themselves fo/thc,vicissitudes of life, and
Car defrauding their creditor*ln case of accident, and
are .found when -‘(he.storm.' overtakes (hem, to have
every article thalthe law allows them of (ho most
costly odd valuable kind. Theso'ltijoy are allowed
to convert into money, whenever’ they , please, and
their creditors can say nothing against it. One case
of (his'character', We have heard mentioned, as hav
ing occurred not a hundred miles from this. A cer
tain gentleman failed, and the articles exempt which
he saved from execution ho afterwards sold for about
£6OO. To,avoid Such inequalities, and glaring in
justice, the present bill was introduced by a Demo*
erotic member. 'lt is to allow persons lo reserve
fur their comfort 8300 woithof whatever kind of
property they may deem most necessary—the law
presuming that the individual concerned can tell
what articles will suit his peculiar circumstances and
condition, much belter than gentlemen in the Lrgis.
laturo cm do so for him—and wilt.providd occur*
dingly. This is the only common sense view of such
a measure, while thb present bill is a mass of injus*
tico and absurdity.
.The humanity of the law proposed, is not Us only
recommendation, but policy is equally as strong in
its favor. The merchant or tradesman may think it
a great hardship that ho cannot sell the last morsel
of bread out of a man's mouth to make the money
that is justly due him; bat if fortune should turn her
wheel, and leave him at the bottom, ho would no
doubt think U both humane and politic to be allowed
a little to live on. But if it is better for the commu
nity to have In Iter poor a class of citizens with
some of the coniforts of life, instead of being absolute
beggars, an 4 a burden on the people or the county—
if it is bolter that they should have a little to keep
icm in hope and stimulate them to exertion, than
to be poverty stricken, dispirited, and wretched, and
driven into drunkenness, crime and despair, then
there is a double policy, and a strong policy in be*
half oflho community, in favor of such a law. >ho
same humanity that abolished the brutality of mi*
prisonment for debt, will abolish also tho right of
taking from tiio poor (he last comforts of life, and
tho last remnants of properly. Vet (he bill intro,
duccd fur (his purpose, was also opposed—strange
coincidence—by (ho Federalists, Tho samo Mr.
Crubb, the file leader of-the Federal party in tho
Senate—(his same Mr. Crabb, who has been fighting
all winter for tho .charter of the Farmer's and Ale
ciianic's Bink,nn institution with a capital of$1500,•
000, ond far granting to 30 or 40 other Banks tho
privilege of speculating off the community—this
same Mr. Crabb who'was “proud of hairing voted
against the act abolishing imprisonment for debt"—
this same Mr. Crabb, lobster or (arrapin,strenuously,
land with all his energy, opposed this bill in favor pf
r \lhopoqrt** And what is stranger still, Is, that the
whole opposition (one man exec pled, ) oaroo frpm the
I Federalists. Is Knot a singular coincidence, that
(lie Democrats voted for abolishing imprison*',
muni for debt, and tho bill now spoken of, and that]
both these bills. Were opposed by llio Federal party 71
It would appear as if tho policy of tho Whig parly is
to encourage rich corporations and grant thorn pri*
viicgor, without liubitilics, and at tho samo time op*
press poor Individuals—while tho Democratic policy
is’ to protect * and oncouroge poor Individuals, and
chock tho encroachments and power of monopolies.
Tho maxim of tho Federal party appears to be, that
man lives only to make money,.and that lo accom*
ptish hts purpose ho may disregard misfortune and
distress, and uso whatever cruelty he pleases. In
thuir cygs, for this purpose only was Government cs>
lablisncd. Tho maxim of tho Democrats, on tho
other hand, is, that mankind lives other, for
(ho enjoyment of individual and social happiness—
for the welfare of his specice—and dial the only ob*
Joel of government into secure these blessings. Tins
n tub diffkrenck.
Worse Still.— A friend at Harrisburg writes us
that wo were in error in stating that (fio Canal Com*
missionors had made six appointments from Dauphin
county. That county, our correspondent says, has
boon favored with nine appointments, viz—Collector
at Harrisburg, Collector at Swutara Aqueduct, Col
lector at Juniata Aqueduct, Collector bt Portsmouth
Outlet Loch, one Supervisor, two State Agents, onu
Wojjfhmoßlor, and the Secretary to the Board of
'.Commissioners—9 In all!. Old Cumberland receives
tone Uulo contemptible appointment. This is 100
. bud, • Messrs. Long;troth and Painter, h seems, arc
partial to federal countlos-Dauphin and Lancaster
having received about ono.fourlh of nil the offices in
their gift. Well, they may coil tills “backing ihoir
Iricntls,” but wo think otherwise. #
Election or Judqeb. -Tlio DCCrtiwCorA
gounly.ol a colloly mooting hold ttl Moudvlllo 'cn tliol
13tli ultimo, unanimously adopted a resolution In I
favor of so amending tlio Conntllullori as to voni tho 1
cleollon ofilie Judiciary in tho People.
BY. Ilia OWN PARTY.
,v;|o'(US Houßo uf Rcprosenialivcs, d few. days since,
during tlio 'disdbssion bn life bill far the ‘completion
of tin? North. Branch .canal, Kir.'CdupEn,'iho now
Federal U, S. Senator, administered a moat scorching
rebuke to his Excellency,'Wm. F.‘Johnston—-charg
irig- him with duplicity, demagoguoißtt>, and'cvcfry
thing else that ia bad, lie fchutged Tho. tSoVornbr
with having Tdfcommondcd in his message; the com-,
plelion of the North. Branch conal, when he was nl
heart opposed to such a policy, as his aAcr.conduct
proved. .To, use the words of Mr, Cooper, Governor
Johnston hud been guilty, of u recommending one
thing in hi? message, while in hie heart hewas opposed
toil.” He, (Mr, C.) u would be wanting in thodis
charge of his duty if lio did.not denounce Executive
dictation, Tho party. ho belonged to had always
denounced it, iii the States and tho general govern
ment, and it had been one of tho charges they had
made against the Democrats, that they .were willing
to submit to it;** ,
Tlura We sec that tho dishonest doings of a weak
and corrupt Executive, are about to be exposed and
denounced by his own paily friends/ The Governor,
bo.il remembered, tried his besl, and used allkinds
of means, both fair ond foul, to Mr, Cooper’s
election to the U. S. Senate. Cooper is a bold fcHow-,
and is prepared to make war to the knife against
Johnston. Poor Billy—he was elected by fraud and
stratagem, and before Ins term has expired he will
repent the day that he attempted to obtain poWor by
pretending all things, to all men.
Native Canal Commissioner.
A Native American State Convention, says the
Lancaster on Friday lust'at the
Phoenix Hall, in Ptjifcidclptiia, and nominated a gen
tleman who sports the euphonious name of KIMBER
CLEAVER, a resident ofSchuylkill county,as their
candidate for Canal Commissioner. Whotvero the
delcgatc»that composed this notable body, and by
whom chosen, wo have not seen staled, and wo hove
no hopes (hat we over shall. What a force 1' As if
the whole slate, and New. Jersey to boot, did not very
well know, (fiat the nomination is designcdasanicre
pretext for driving a bargain with.the whig* next
October. It will be a trifle to cleave down Kitnbcr
Cleaver,'if the high contracting partioVof Whiggcry
and Naiivism discover that there is something to be
made by it. Kimber Cleaver himsolf.can be easily
shoved into an even the Pollsvilic
post-office, to leave the coast clear for tho whig can-,
didatc, to bo revealed hereafter. At all events, tho
Native hook is now nicely baited—and it will be in
teresting to see the big and little fiph of the Whig
pond nibble at it.
J. A. Collier.— ln our last wo published a “squib”
concerning this gentleman, in which we stated that
ho htyl left Carlisle rather abruptly,leaving his debts
behind him, &c. Since our last publication Mr. C.
has returned to our borough. Tho'cause ol his long
absence, he says, is accounted for from the fuel of
him having been seriously indisposed at his home in
Boston, Nor was ho arrested in Now York, as we
intimated in our last. A man bearing the same
name had been arrested there, for some broach of the
city laws, but of course Mr. C. oannot a'iiswer for tho
sins of all who happen to bear his naiJie. It there
fore gives us pleasure to say that wt> believe we com
mitted on error when wi pronounced MiwC. an im
postor and cheat. Wo . have reason now to believe
that ho is honest in his intentions, and did not wish
to wrong any one. He has returned, as he Informs
us, for tho purpose of settling up his business, and
was disappointed and mqrtilicd to find that, his store'
hud been sold out, at a sacrifice, by his creditors,
during Ids unavoidable absence. Without having
been solicited, wo have deemed (liis-cxplanation due
to Mr. C., for wc would not intentionally, wish to
wound the feelings of anyone who'ls disposed to act
in an honorable manner. Wo are never slow to ex
pose a Villain, but wo would not desire to cast impu
tations against one disposed.to do right.
Two WbbKs Later from Europe.— The steamship
Europa has arrived. The market for Breadstuff*
and Colton is firm, and there is an advance in A.mc*
rlcan Slocks. England will Sonllnuo a liberal com
merciul policy. France has been threatened with
another revolution. Tho breach between tho Prcsl*
dent and the National Assembly has widened. "A
real or sham plot was disclosed to the French Min*
islry, and (bra-few days Paris again assumed tho
appearance of a beleaguered city. The streets, were
occupied by 80,000 troops. Apparent quiet was then
restored. There is a proposition before the National
Assembly to pul down the Clubs.
Office Hunting, — A Washington lotted relate*
IHI I a stranger from down cast, approached one of
the police of the capital, whose salary is over a
thousand dollars, and made of him especial 'lnquiry
as to his duties and the compensation. Tho police*
man, wishing to conceal nothing, gave him the par
ticulars. Tho Inquisitive Yankee made a motnoran*
dum, and, (biding tho paper carefully, put it into his
pocket book, Turning to his friend,ha said, *• 1
guess that place will suit mo, and with a smile made
his way to the gallery of the house.
The llioii Tariff Party an Ossolk^Toea.— The
Hartford Couront, a Whig paper, publishes the letter j
of a correspondent, a “distinguished gentleman in |
Massachusetts,” advocating Abbott as
| Secretary of the Treasury. The wiifer makes the -
1 following admission, which Is importaqfeto manufsc*
llurers and others advocating a high tarUTasjhpwing
1 what the prevailing sentiment is in. Nim England :
I “The fact unquestionably is, that jnr. L'kwrcnce,
1 however ho may have favored former UrilTa', ; and ihq
protective system of former days, it not 0 high tariff
man. ' The day of higlt tariffs has g<me by.
have done their work; they hove'gtwn us the ro<
quisilo skill, and concentrated tho capital In such a
manner upon manufactures, that thpfcountry can
now breast competition with a rangepf duties not
higher than is needed for revenue Thtrt
it no high tariff party in the caufon
: Whig parly—the groat body of New England man*
ufacturers—do not deiire u. scale of duties higher
than the average of the present tariff.”
£7* General Gulnci hat resumed the command of
the Western Division of the Army, from which ho
was removed al the commencement of the war, Die
headquarters nro at New Orleans, and in the Pica
yune of tho 4th, wo tlnd his first order. Ills staff is
composed qb follows:
Col. Braxton Bragg, 3d Artillery, Acting Adjutant
General ; Major J. 11. Eaton, 3d Infantry, Acting
Judge Advocate; Ist Lieutenant Patrick Calhoun,
2d Dragoons, Aid-de-camp.
llon. Henry Clay.—lt is authoritatively announ
ced, that (ho Hon, Henry Chiy will not take his scat
in tho donate before the next session of Congress—
not considering it necessary lb bo present at the (short
executive session which is called for’the.fifth of
March. ,
A Present.— Tho ladies of Frankfort, Ky., pro.
seated Gen. Taylor last week, with a magnificent
copy of the Bible and (ho Constitution of tho United'
Slates, bound in the sarno volume. .
Whipping in the Nave.— During the late crulsoof.
tho frigate United Slates, no lass than ,8,173 lashes
wore administered to the backs of her noble' tars, I
'being an average of 22 to each man I What a shame
i to the* government.
Oiil of a population of seven millions. In. Ireland,
there are 3,300,000 paupors—about one third;
. THE BEtLES liETTRES 1
Tho'63d anniversary ofthe Belles Lellros Society!
of Dickinson College took place on the of
tha.SSd, in tjio M. E.,Church. Other engagements
prevented tie being .present, hilt wo understand the
audience was'jarge;and that thd.cxorciscs were quite
-interesting. Addresses wore delivered by. tho follow
ing y°a n g|jenflomon ; ; ,
Anniversary Address.— Marcus J. Parrott, Ohio.
The Ruins of Humanity. —P. A. Mann, Miss.
Tht Pains of Recollection, — W. C. Wilson, Ches
ter co., Pa.
The Earnest Man. —S. D. Hillman, N. Jersey,
. Constancy,— W. T. Gotmir,Md.
Our JVaftonaJ Monuments.— G. B. IK Ktiu, jr,,
Reading, Pa,
The Developethent of Philosophy. —A. H* Astcs,
Washington, D. C.'
A friend who was -present lias handed us the fol
lowing- commpnicetion, in regard to the celebration :
f’or tlio American Volunteer.
ilfr. Editor —The. Belles Lettrcs. Society‘of Dick
inson. College celebrated their sixty-third Anniversa
ry in the Methodist church, on the evening, of-the
22d inst., and, having been an attentive listnor, I
desire to make a.few remarks concerning it, through
tho medium of your paper. My object is not to wield
Tho pen of criticiem or censure, but simply to throw
out a few gentle hints,.with the hope that they may
prove beneficial to these to whom they are applicable.
Improvement should ever boJjaMoonscqtienl of just
criticism, and the mind that sqßfrihisjs puffed.up
with a vanity worthy the BcvercvlgibonsiTO. Having
never witnessed a previous exhibition of the Society,
I tfcnnot speak of the comparative merits of this one.
The Anniversary. Address was a neat, well written
production, and many of the sentiments it contained
wore well adapted to the. occasion. The allusions to
the memories of the deceased graduates of the past
year, were feeling and appropriate. In many In
spects, however, the speaker’s delivery was-faulty.—
His language, it is true, was pure and perspicuous,
glvinga clour idea of his subject, but ho lacked that
animation, which is the palpitating heart of eloquence,
ond without which an audience can never be Inte
rested for any length of time. ~
The “ Ruins of Humanity** was among the best
written articles of the evening. Clearness and sim
plicity were its compounds. The speaker’s youthful
appearance Was much in his fuver, and except the
delivery, the performance was highly creditable.—
An effeminate voice Is at all times, and under all cir
cumstances a great draw-buck on a public speaker,
and in this instance this- natural deficiency was
coupled with the artificial one of cold uninteresting
formality.
-The “Pains of Recollection,” was truly painful
in many The speaker’s clipp winged Im
agination carried him to the regions of.“interminav
ble space,” and his fancy wus not sufficient to. fur
nish supplies for the excursion. Ho lias some re
deeming qualities, however, among which are
passionate animation, feeling, and 'diclinct pronun
ciation.
Tho “ Earnest Man” failed in attaining any pre
cise object*. .Ills tone of voice was decidedly too low.
It was currently reported during the evening by
some that it wits wel) writtpni
The Atth-speakel l was Under s nervous excitement
ut.first, which somewhat got tho better of his memo,
ry. But gradually this wore away, and toward the
close ho appeared to possess d superabundance of con
fidcnce. His style ofspoakingwas rather vehement
and impetuous, his gesticulation ralherawkward, and
the loOy flighls of his
One .moment, amid the clangor ,of : rirme, and the
trumpets blast, he wits engatfSritnff Gertie encounter
with a Spanish Knight or a cHjmadian high private,
the next lie was playing light
nings of heaven* and soaring Sum
tiis lasl exclamation Capped n'd gained
him no mean reputation as aiPaiapr of low comedy.
Our “ National muti
laled by tho sixth speaker. Tills young gentleman
Is rather graceful and natural in his declamation, and
appeared to be. well satisfied with his attempt. Ho
contains some elements of a fine speaker, which time,
and applicalioni will no doubt dcvelopc.
The palm ol superiority was almost universally
tendered to the author of the “ Dcvclopemcnl of
Philosophy.” . Ho treated some parts of his subject
in a masterly alylo for one apparently so young, and
his reference to the republican abolitions which
hurst forth in Parts one year ago, were well received.
His-peculiar fault was not confining himself to his
subject,,and.l had some fear for Ills safety when he
looped from “Chimborazo’s dlrry heights” to the
Camp of Napoleon. Like ihft majority of College
deals In n peculiar fantastic phraseology,
which is usually generated in literary societies, but
which is at direct variance with (rue literary cultured
From my limited knowledge I am conslroincd to
say that Elocution is belter taught, as a general
thing, in Dickinson College, than any simular insti
tution In the country. There is a manifest improve
ment indie music, of the “Garrison Band,’*-and
several of (ho nieces wefe exceedingly well executed.
OBSERVER.
Ohio U.S. Legislature went into
joint convention to-day to feted a I). 8. Senator for
six yean from the. 4lh of March next, in place of the
Hon, Wm. Allen, and on the fourth ballot, Mr. Chase*
the free suUcandidalo was elected over Allen, by a
majority of four yules. The new. Senator is ft frefe'
soil Democrat.
Delaware th S. Senator.—'f’ho. Legislature of
Delaware! on Friday elected John \Valofi; of VVll*
mington, os Senator of the United Slates in place of
the lion. John M. Clayton, resigned.
Things in Virginia.— A correspondent of the Low*
isburg (Va.) Chronicle says that four brothers and
two sisters, all descendants of tho same parents, have
been married to four sisters and two brothers, all the
descendants of one father and mother, all of Kona,
who county, Va.
dj’ The American Metropolitian M>iga*ine t for
February, has been'received. Its appear meo is
handsome, and its contents of an interesting charac
(or. Ij. hue eleven embellishments, several of which
ore splendidly executed. The Magazine is published
by Israel Post, 259 Broadway, Now York, at $3 per
annum, or two copibs for $5.
Heirs to a Fortune. —The administrator on. the
cstulo of the late John Hoyt, E«a,, In the northern
purl of New Hampshire, wishes the heirs, (wo sons,
to oome homo and take possession of.more than
7raneeript, :
Should (hero bo any difficulty In finding the heirs,
we will agree to volunteer our services, and act in
(he capacity for one of them, and if needs be for both*
-Bb 'ploasc'sond us on our share, Mr* Administrator.
Go it Boots.—One of our western exchange papers
contains the marriage of Mr. Jolqj Bools to Miss
Mary Slipper. They Intend, no dpobl, to set up the
boot and shoe making business.
’ Gold in Virginia.—'The gold digging at Stockton
& Ileiss* location, in Virginia, Is still very success
ful. The amount raised in January, with fifteen or
twenty hands wos about $26,000.. A deposit of 800
ounces has just been made at tho Mint.'
Hoo or no Hod.—Tho question is to be propound
cd to tho voters of Annapolis, at their ensuing muni*
oipal election, whether they are “In fkvor of or oppo
pud to hogs being raised within the city limits."—
The fate of unborn pigs, wo presume, depends upon
(ho result. '
Hybb, tho pugilist, was taken to Baltimore last
week, and admitted, to bail for his appearance at
Court; Sullivan' arrived al Albany a few days ago,
and started off Immediately for Canada.
President Polk,— The Washington correspondent
of tho Pennsylvanian, In his letter of Saturday lust
says «•
On Wednesday, 1 learn, President Polk and lady
will glvo thoir lost tevoo, In honor of Gon. Taylor and
ftmity, at which llioy will of course ho presold.
I A Musical Strike.— Tho while musicians of Phi*
ludolplik hold a mooting a few days ago, and resolved
■ not to turn out in tho firemen's procession unless tho
colored hands, ore oxclued; .whereupon the. colored
musicians also held a mooting andqgrpod hot to turn
put unless the white bands urb excluded. This is
what wo call lit for (at.
The Cabinet App(Hnlificnla—Mr, Binney offered the
■ ' place of Secretary of the Treasury. ,
,/ Washington, Feb. 25th, 1849.-
Gen. Tuylbr is gradually, recovering from his in
disposition, and is üblc every day to see a few friends,
provided they his hand jike-a pump
handle.. Last 8 1 urn certain no
Cabinet had beqn fixed upon; bat since that time
pretty have gone forth.,, that Mr.
Horace Binney, bll Philadelphia has been offered the
Treasury Department This would, bf course, slop
short evciy other Cabinet appointment from Penn
sylvania, provided Mr.. Binney accept it. 1 know
that General Taylor dreamt of Mr! Binney at Baton
Rougo, and that from the beginning hb was deter,
minedlo-call him to hie Council. If Mr. Binney ac
cepts it, he will no doubt, in point of capacity and
integrity of character, of tlio distinguished gentlemen
selected, be the most brilliant appointment that can
be made from ; the Whig ranks. . * , .
Mr. Abbott tdwrcuco. is,now pretty generally
talked of as Secretary of the Navy; but should Mr.
Binney refuse tho Treasury, then tho great merchant
and manufacturer of .scw England will, in all pro
bability* be Secretory of thoTrcasury.' Ml Crawford
of Georgia* still' leads all others for the war office,
which eliminates* without ceremony* Mr. Butler
King, who had a right to look for the Secretaryship
of tho Navy as a matter of course.
Mr. Josiah Randall, in case Mr.TJlnnoy dues not
accept, may como in as Attorney General, us. the
Home Department is, by tho way of otiquoUb, re
served for Vinton, ofOhio. . ' -
I begin to"doabt that Mr. Letcher, of Kentucky,
will be tendered the Postmaster Generalship. Gen.
Taylor probably judges it quits opropbs , in view of
Mr. Clay’s coming, lb have no metnber from Ken*
tacky; bull believe Mr. Crittenden will yet come
in after tho first onset of the office seekers shall have
been repulsed with loss. Ho will'cbnWtiabd the fceal,
depend bn St.
The New York Herald, of Thursday last, has the
following paragraph, which wo commend to our Tay
lor friends. This is the language of an orlginol
Taylor paper t
“It was during tho administration of General
Washington that the elements of tho tWb parlies
which haVo since agitated and governed tho country,
were, developed, and wont into separate and. living
action. Gen. Washington’s cabinet, was composed
of botfly of those original elements; and hence the
difficulties-with which' he hud to contend privately,
during both his terms, for eight years. .One of those
elements succeeded in die election bf John Adams;
and theft coinmchcfcd Ihe open, contest between (he
■two parties which agiluted tills country to the pre
sent day. From that period down 'to the lime of
John Quincy Adams, the democratic element- ruled
in (ho general government nnd throughout (he coun
try. With, the defeat of John Quincy Adams, and
the election; of Gen. Jackson, Commenced a new
phase of (tie eqtno political ablioh which characterised
the republic;' Parties were again divided, with a
modified naine, but with (he same principles, and the
democratic party~tht dHgfnial pUfty of Thomae Jef.
fereon — hds/toilh the exception of the four years of
John Quincy Adame and one month under
rhon,governed this country from the beginning of the
present century to this day. For the first time, there
fore, in the history of the republic, the old federal
party, or the moderiitohiga assume power under the
mantle of Gm, Taylor; and hero'begins (he very
curious experiment that wilt illustrate their capabili
ty and capamty in condootiing»lhe government of
the more success ingn’ heretofore have
followed their attempts to reach poWcn-
Awful RotVlUatloS^
. A Mr. Weatherford, Sher^fl^.of.Sc^lllylof , bobnty, in
ihisJSlale, and cx-offiojojCollßctofcydr-the County
RoVenuqi concciving a"dctfign to Cheat the Common
wealtlfoul of some 9*2300, which he had collected—
left the money In the care of his wife, pert in silver
and part in paper, with tho dcclarotiun'that he would
be gone several days! and enjoined upon her (hsl site
should, permit no one to stay all night at the house
during his absence. At night a traveller, rather an
aged man, applied foi entertainment. The woman,
lit. first refusing under instructions of her husband,
was Anally persuaded to permit him to
Aboul 11 or 12 o’clock tho same night some persons
demanded entrance into the house, and upon being
permitted to come in, they were found to be disguised
as negroes, end immediately demanded nf the woman
money | which they said they know wns in the house.
The woman handed them paper money. They (old
het there was aho sliver money which she must sur
render. - She rcplicd. lhol she would-go up stairs,
(where tho traveller was lodging) and gel it. She
informed the old gentleman of the state of things
below—he told her to take one of two pistols which
he had—to put tho qnonoy into het apron, with the
pistol concealed behind her, and when cither
robbers came forward to take it, to fire.nnd ho would
save ufi6tlicr6f (hfrm rilth tile remaining pistol.—
She did as instructed, and one of the men fell dead
at her feet. The old man fired and killed another,
and (lie third made his escape. Upon examination
It was found that tho guilty husband had fallen by
the hand of his own -wife. Tims it is (hat a mys
terious Providence even in this world meets out
punishment to thoio who transgress his Laws.
Hilntiihol JoiitnHl,
Coluubub, Feb. 22.
Ca'n a Neoftio St Bit l another Negro 7—A western
paper gives an amusing account 6T (h’6 (rial s’oforfe o
Cherokee Judge of a negro' for stealing a «Lve; The
femirisol for tho negro made a very long and irresls*
table, speech, of which wo give that portion whifeh
probably did tho business for the rascal":''' p-
It is impossible—said ho— Ctif ode slate t 6 steal
another j yefe; genllcmcn ol (ho jury, 1 suy it is im
possible for one negro to steal another negro. Sup*
pose, gentlemen of the jury, my horse should gel-out
of the lot and run away, uml go by the house of
John 7k. Bell, and his horse should (pllow mine off;
would you hang my horse for stoalind John A. Dell’s
horse 7 No, genllcmcn of the jury, you wouldn't du
no such thing.
Tho jury cleared (ho negro, of course.
History or tub famous expression—“ General
Taylor Never Surrenders.”—“On (ho I7(h of No
vember, Ney, last of the invading nrmy,ltTi Smolensk
at the head of 7 or 6000 men.
They had not proceeded much beyond this fatal spot
when they approached the banka of the Losihino,
where all had been prepared at leisure by tho Rus*
•lans for their reception/ Mitoradowilch lay there
at the head of a groat force? and a thick mist, which
covered the ground, occasioned Key's column to
advance under the Russian batteries before being
aware of tho danger* , A tiussiair officer appeared,
arid invited .Ney to capitulate. “A miPcchal of
France never surrenders," answered (hat intrepid
general/’— Scotl'a Nupolton, Chap. LXIL
Flour—There Is a little more inquiry at $5 a ss}
for standard brands; extra and fancy brands $5,50
a $5,87i. ‘
Rvx. Flour— ls held at $3,50.
Corn is worth $2,62 a 2,68.
. Wheat—Red is worth $lOB a 100 c.; white is hold
at 114 a 110.
Rye—Sales of Pennsylvania at 67 a 680.
Corn— New Southern yellow is hold al 57 a fific,
white 53, weight; old yellow 00c.
Oats—Southern is held at 30; Pcnna. 92 a 34c.' '
Whiskey— Sales in hhds ot 23 ond In bbla. at 240.
-/■' 8180.
On tho 26th of January last, Mr. Root. G. Roberts,
of Cedar county, lowa, formerly.of this county, aged
about 53 years.
Plano for Sato; . I
A SECOND-HAND PIANO, in goodordbr, will
he sold at a bargain. Inquire of (ho, editor of
(he Volunteer. * :
March 1,1840—31 » j
COMPANY AND REGIMENTAL INFANTRY
DRILL.,
THE undersigned respectfully annbuncos to tho
citizens of Carlisle, that lie intends opening a
school for instruction in (ho above drills.
For furlhoi Information call on tho subscriber at
Burkholder's Washington Hotel.
fk. .‘JftllN F, HUNTER.
Carlisle MarcliT; IB4s&*f .
! . . n- ■■
Correspondence of the Public Ledger.
FKOM WASHINGTON.:
Tribute to the Truth*
jWaufctta.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
* Fob. 56,1840.
Instrnctlon In
' ■!Ttoo Coiiiitybchi. ~~~~
THE Commissioners of dtfmbeclsnd cnuniji l,
ving been inquired of by v.driops citizens of the conn'
ty, touching the matter of the County debt on account
of* the.building of,the Court House,submit tiio ||
lowing ns' tin cxhibitionml* tiio same: 0 *
|' ' V 6«.
Cumberland county on o.ccbuht of bonds
and loons obtained, 844,523 99
Cn. ■•••'
By amt. paid on county bonds
in 1646. $l,lOO 00
Amt. paid on county bonds
in 1847.
Amt. paid on county bonds
in 1848. : 14,675 00
. —*28,297 33
Cumberland county pr. to amount of out*
stunding.bonds,. ‘ , #16,236 G 7
By order of the Commissioners.
, Atleßl—WM. RILEY, CJit.
Commissioner's Office, >
Carlisle, March 1,1849-—3 t y
U. R. R. LEHIAR,
SURGEON DENTIST.
(auccEsson to sn. j. c. rexvr.)
EBBPEOTFULLY informs the citizens of this
place and that having 'made* himself
thoioughly acquainted, with the Tnzoiir as
the practical part of Dentistry, ho is now p rcpaVed to
perform aH operations entrusted to him;* tothe satis*
faction of all» at moderate charges. OFriCK—Souih
Hanover stre'eb, adjoining the office of ,p)r, G. W,
Foulkc, and immediately opposite the $d Presbyte
rian church.
March : 1 1 1849—1 y ' -
Valuable Properly for Rcnt»
Tbti undersigned bffe’rt for rent, for one or mora
years, that large and commodious Stone Dw«l.
ling House and two Lots;- and also a small Frants
House, situate on (ho no>|h side of East High street,
in tho Borough of Carlisle. These properties aro
also for sate. For &.C., apply to the subscrib
er, residing on the property.
” MARY A. THOMSON.
March 1, 1849—St -
Friutiug OlTlcc for Sale.
\TTII*Ii bo aoM fit public sale, bn Saturday tli«
W 10th day of March, 1&49, ihe Types, Press,
Fixtures, &c., of tho “ Haoksstows Mail.” THb
office is now doing a good business, and by a Hide
fekchion, can made one of lb.' most valuable coun
try olficcs in Maryland.
Tsums.— - One half cash, the balance in twelve
months, the purchaser giving His nnje with hnprov
busccuilty. JAMES WAfiOJV,
„JOHN A. FRCANER,
March 1, 1849—St ,
P. S.The office will positively be sold on that day.
SlicrifT’s SaleN.
14 Y virtue of Sttndfy writs of Venditioni Exponas,
J issued out of the cotirl of Cbinmon Plena oi Cum
bi-Hund county, and to directed, 1 will expose the
following Real Estate, shunto in Cumberland comity,
to. public sale, at the. Court House, in the Boroni/hof
Carlisle, on Saturday tho 31at day of March, 1619,
at 10 o’clock, A. M., viz!
A lot of gt-olirid, sltiiiitcd !n Nbwtoh (owftjJilp,
bounded by lands of James Kclao and others, him) thfe
Walnut Bottom Road, containing 4 acres, more or
less, haying thcrcun orcclod a two story. •
Honscj &ci
Seized and lakbn Jn exbcOlldn as tho propbrtj of iai,
H.CdaH.
. Also, n trnfcl of land, ftlltfaicd in Mifflin township
containing 144 acres, more or fctsA; bounded by lands
of John Miller on the sntilhi Samuel,Mctfyw on th'b
north, Joseph Wolf on the east; and Jacob Jacoby brt
tho weal, Having thofebn crefctfcd a two itoiy
log Hdnse, Log Barn,:<&c.
Seized and taken in execution ui’ thfe Jifopcrty of
John Dunbar*
Also, a half lot of ground, efliyntcd oh -ihe north
side of the Fhiblin Seriate, In the Borough of Carlisle;
being the southern moiety of lot No. 1,44 in (he plan
of said Borough, bounded bn the north by a Ini of F;
Walts, Esq., cast by Hanover street, anil south and
west by an alley* having thfcrcon creeled n two story
Brick House & Back l>m/d* ng.
Also, the Slono’Slnblc nnfl Currfatrc flonyp, alluitficf
on tho south* chd of lot No. Izti wjlh right and pri
vilege of (ho yard In front of said Stable & C*arri.« gb
[louse, in common with the owner of said other
moiety of lot No,, 144, hgu'ijped oh the north hy a
'Stout Slubfo of* F.* Walls, .Esq'.,-cn‘il bv said yarJ;
south by an a Hoy« nud west hy lot No. 118.
Also, one moiety of lot No. Jl3, bounded hy lot
No. I‘i6 on the east, south hy an alley, west by lot
No. 110, and north hy the other moiety of said lot
No. 118. Seizccl and taken in execution as the pro
perly of Michael Ege, dre’d.
And all to be sold by ihe,
James noFFEi^.shtf.
Sheriff’s Ofnccv ■/ . ,
Carlisle, March 1, 1849. \
MAXWFXI/S
FANCY SILK PREJSBITJUMMINO EBTAB
MSHMENT/
No. 170, Sotfrrf 3BcosWrST*««r,
Wat side,.nine daor» hitoti hp'rilc£ % Philadilphit.
Fringes, Gimps, &6.
IN conacqucnco of ihc decease of Mr*. 0. Maxwell,
(ho subscfifrtr ft dcsirotfs of selling oil* hrr im*
inunso and hiMiutiful t a*»orlni*m ofjcnmj Lind. Bul
lion, and wide and narrow cot SdlfFritigc*s; Victo*’
ria, Algerine;* Flower and'othef Ui/npsl French But*
to'rfs, Fiutfred Druid, Cor<l« and ToWli, Ac.
Uoflnfry Merchant are informed, that they
obtain ilio aiboie arlicfei at lower pfict-s than they
can bn procured for elsew heft*. These Goods har
ing boon selected oxprrtfsfy for the retail trade, there
having orders to fill, nV Wishing to Iny in n good j*»*
B)rtment of UtVSs T/fmmlngs, wilt do well lo gi«
me art early call. Besides . the ostial inducement
of aoVinc I lota by calling at my establishment before
going elsewhere, I extend that of a savins of monrp
JACOB G.MAXWEIX.
170 doattfSd Btfcet, Philfldj;
March 1,184 9r-3m‘ - ‘ .
Titoinso^fs
/ COMPOUND SYRUP.OF ,TAR & VVOOfI
\J NAPHTHA. 'Another voluntary tpslimMf
to its voluo frorp a Olßllnguished physician.- Berd
the following from t)r. Youno.tho eminent octdi*l
- Philodfl., Jnn.\/£i7.
Messrs. Awoxxt 6c PieKßOK,^Gentlemen—Hi*
ving fecommonded in my nftclice, and. used In m;
o\vn family,• Thomson’s Compound Syrup of Tir
rfnd Wood Naphtha, I have no hesitation in saying
that it Is one of the host preparations of thn kind to
use, and persons suffering from coughs, cold, aff«*
tlons of the throat, breast, etc., so prevalent at thii
season of the year, cannot use any medicine (hit will
allay a cough or prevent consumption sooner thij
Thomson’s Compound Syrup of-Tar and Ww
Naphtha. ‘ W*. Yoowo, M. D.
163 Spruce sbwh.
Prepared only at the N. E. corner of Fifth aw
Spruce me., Phila.
Sold In Carlisle by James Fleming, at SOcentf
per bottle, or five boitfte for s2i
March I, lEdO—3't
Tavoi‘u laconic.
. NOTICE Is herfby'glveh thall Intend lonppv
at the next term' of the court of Quarter Session
of Cumberland county,Tor n license to krep ßfftT ‘
ern or public house in this house I now occupy *•
auoh, in the West Ward in theborouchof 9,"!.,
Jacob s'i'amdaGgii.
March 1,1840—3 t
Wo Iho undersigned oltiahnaof Ihd We* ■
in (ho borough of Carlisle, In the count) 1 of G* 1
Borland, do certify that wo are well “ c, l u . ,l,
wlill the nbove nailed Jacob Stsmboogh, 111,1 ,
Is of good-repute for hdbdety and temperance,»
is wall provided With house room and eol ’T e J„|.-
cos for Iho aooommodallbn of sltangora and it
(era, ahd that auoh inn or tavern is
accommodate the public and entertain Strang
and travellers,
Samuel Morret, J. Rhonda,
H. L, Burkholder, C. InhofT,
Oeorgh Hondo!, A, T. Orson,
John P. Hunter, ■ J. N. Armstrong,’
Jos. W-, Patton, Jacob Albort,
M, McClellan, - -John Mol),
W. Faulk, ' William Oarli;
H. Lamberton, J. S. Paual,‘
Samuel Crop,
12.522 32