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kyleyt. (KA, fact that papersere oat lifted by those to w,hom
theleatre' directed . ere thetsiseivre-trekl resporedble yol tali
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4.greatly abbe!: the foul habit 'to chow,
To smoke: or to entiffthat foul weed
souffensieo When near thorounto;
'Tin vulgar, though 'common indeed.
I greatly abhor the bad practice to swear,
Whoth'r done by the aged or the young ;
It seems so degrnding.'so.utitdise, to dare
The' Lord •by such use of the tongue.
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,if.greatly abhor tho debasing belief
' Witchcraft and Rappings end Faks
( iortlieui with their kintited,nro some of the chief
!'Stiong-holdet . of . old . Satan always, '
atitiorthabSd cketern to drink
Strong liquars on any prtene! ;
itrids to all vico6; and 'leads down the brink
Where anguieh andAtornow commence.
Xhati drunkards come swearing end offer to treat,
"And man tbie,theil offer disdain-
Oh iShockint! tttnt•orle thinks.thia otter so sweet
Aitii walks up-. Aht cannot refnun. '
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When teriehingliitifcoming" to men ;
t _Then why Aviil.rifein`ventare hie word to contemn
And Bin time again and ['gain.
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&me men do not think what example m3y . do
'Weed the unwartostrav ;
To Oilnk die Religion of kilnst is untrue,
" 1 1 1 lion men in the church disobey.
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In ithart, fabhor all that tends to oprrso
The spread,of ISingdorn below—
Aqatn, and bad habits indulged in ore those
'that tenil to this end, and to woo. IL
nosh the New, York Evening Post.
1 RtMINISCENCES
fif 'the American .Revolition.
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OUGII•
} Idles
afteuatignof Boston—lts Announcement
the Beitish ,' P arliament. .
( In a former 'number; the shameful re-
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treat' theßritiih army out of Boston,and
the awful distress of the women and qhil
dren of the teryihmilies, from being at a
limn:lees notice; huddled into the ships,
woe Mentioned. John Hancock, who was
in those days a princely meiehant, rich by
inheritande,;qnd from his commercial en
terprise before,. the revolution, had been
elected 'President of the Genert:l o Congress
atPhiladeljihia. He wns a•man 'of some
peculiarities, but in the .broadest sonic a
trpepatTiot. Before the revolution his as
socittions were among the British gover.
oars and officers, and his, manners and
tastes correspond so far, that he generally
‘ l ^"; l ..—e with four horses, and alter the war,
%then Governor of the state, on great occa
:sings with not less six horses. Notwith
- stand ing this love of display s Hancock was
the man' for the times. As President of
Congress, and as a citizen of Boston, who
had•more property at stake than any other
man, he urged. Washington to burn out the
enemy:
A's soon as a small supply of powder
could bo obtained, the whole army was
routed and sent on hoard 'of their ships in
such confusion, in the dead of ly . inley i; 'bat
"i4ltdift`cif Wiishiniton's cannon, at anch
'' or, before they wereleady to put out to sea.
The Americans had held them eleven
4nonths, and during the most of the time
had been obliged to endure the insults of
the British artillery, in silence, not having
powder to spare toyeturn their shot. ,
i t; During the blockade of the British army
ht'. Boston, the inhabitants were not allowe d
• .to come out ot the city—Gen. Howe hay
. sag rigidly established mole} law—Wood
rose to $20,00 per cord—beef 3s. sterling
:per pound, and othor provisions in proper
tion, which made the distress of the people
almost, unendurable, at times. Gen. Howe
wisely judged that, the inhabitants, thus
• held as hostages would become' available
, for Ms.Proloelloo3.orld ea it proved, iu the
' And, as WaslOgton's jeard fer.the
lcalkine priweated film from burning the
'town over, the heads of the British army.
escape of Gen. Howe, onboard his
, rAleet.` Was ho s t the end of his trouble. This
markuble event was , to be. examined' . in
•
flrliameet. May 3 ) 1776, the Ministerial
; Gazette* merely announced,' hat the Brit
, - ish army .had concluded to leave Boston
for HaZifax--rand the minsi,stry hoped the
. public mind would be thus quieted. • .May
10tht.bo Duke of Manchester rose, and
proposed an ,address to his Majesty, that
the, despatches,. of Gen. Howe, be laid' be
%,..fore the House—this was violently op
' posed by the witdstryr--the Duke of Man
. Llr . ter. eontinued--sgo, come now my
~'l,*rds; to that whiChhas ' the , deepest
Mild 'on. atiriS; An army of
, 4 211101 8 .)'etPliPtied'veith every essential of
• ar i a chosen Emmy w,ho had before = ever
;turned theli 3 bet6lis -upon an enemy-,—and
4: qonerals Whose 'names before nev-,
i.iaet With the blot of dishonor, have been
(;iced' kleatie the rebels unchastised, and
dead at winter .to quit the 'strongest
.int in Atnelich,Trorti !which they has.
eVilbielded by the defencelasaulliati.
ht;, te;.whom your army and your gen 4,
)00141evre their'aafety, , I ern indebted for
Wes ingirmation to [Ovate report, upon;
• which I gttiet Wiirt;4lll the Rouge, can read
ariehtt from Gen. HOWO;
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Volume 3.
The Earl of suffolk defended the minis
try by saying, in substance, that, there was
nothing extraordinary in the evacuation.
, The Marquis of Rockingham replied,
that from accounts through a private chan
nel, it appeared certain that a bargain had
been made between their General and the
American Commander, in substance, that,
if Washington would allow the British ar
my to depart in safety, the latter would
not burn the city as they were escaping in
to the fleet I
Lord Shelburn and other lords, friendly
to the American cause, sustained The Mar
quis of Rockingham, whose information
was correct—as by a record - of March 8,
1776, signed by four of the selectmen of
Boston, it is by them stated, that General
Howe will not burn the town provided he
is not molested in his embarcation. This
paper was sent to. Washington by Colonel
Lamed who received the flag—on the day
of the evacuation—but The former replied
he could not notice it in a shape so infor
mal—at the.same time it was understood,
there was a tacit understanding between
the two armies, on the one hand, not to
burn the town, and on the other, not to dis
tress the British while embarking. All
this hurried departure is confirmed by the
fact, that the British left in Boston over
,forty thousand pound stOEling in stores and
provisions, many pieces of cpnnon, mor•
tars and shells, with an immense number
of baggage waggons and artillery carts,
which they had been several months pm
paring, "In short," to use Washington's
own ranguguae from his letter to his broth
er, the day before he left for New York;
"Dunbar's destruction of stores, after
Braddock's defeat, which made so much
noise, a . ffords. bid a faint idea of what was
to be seen here."
On entering the city, Washington sent
an officer to look after the house of Presi
dent Hancock, which was ,splendidly fur
nished, and lined with elegant paintings.
This had been occupied by. the British of•
fleets, and was loft in tolerable order.
'All the inhabitants who had espoused
the Britishcause preferred crowding them
selves into the ships and relying upon the
mercy of the winds and waves, in the dead
of winter, rather than be left by the Brit
ish army to face their offended country
men.
On the other hand, those who were true
to the cause and were to be left in the ci
ty; were unmercifully plundered by the.
Britigh troops at their departure. But the
poor Tories—as described by an eye wit
ness of the scene—"so sudden did thisem
barcation come upon them, thataio,eleetric
shock—no sudden explosion of thunder--
in a word, not .the last trumpet, could have
struck Ahem with greater consternation."
Who, at this 'distant day, can imagine the
joy of the AMericans at being relieved from
this military oppression? During this siege,
the most respectable females were reduced
often times almost to starvation. Horses,
dogs and cats were. in demand at high pri
ces, even when found dead. Our cruisers
captured many of the store ships loaded
with provisions, which distressed the Brit
ish very rnu i elb,s,oil thp
Tho British fleet proceeded down the
harbor a short distance, and then anchor
ed and remained nine ays, taking in wa
ter and collecting themselves into a shapo
to be ready for sea,
Washington being obliged to rely upon
forced marches, to prevent the enemy
from again landing, at once ordered six re
giments to march for New York, under
General Sullivan—and in two or three
days as many more—and so on, till he was
satisfied New York was their place of des=
tination, when in person; he followed with
the main body. Meantime, Gen. Lee, his
second in command, had gone on to op
pose their landing, with all the troops, to be
collected in and around New york. Gen.
Lee's great military nbilities,no one could
doubt—but his peculiarltiea , weakened his
!influence. A specimen of the man is thus
illustrated Congress passed a law, that the
Cernmander-in•Chiefshould administer the
oath to all, the Major Generals. After Lee
was commissioned, he with Green, Sulli;
van and Sterling wore ordered to attend,
to be sworn into office. Washington stood
up with the , Bible in his hand, extended
with great solemnity of mannor. All the
generals advanced, and 'placed their hand
upon the Book. As, -Washington was
dbout commencine the, oath, Lee drew
bach his hand., Washington, in silence;
waited, and Lee directly replaced his hand
i sm - the honk. • Just as Washin'gton was
again ready to commence, Lee again with
drew—at 'this; WaShingtonchanged color,
and demanded, his meaning. Lee coolly'
replied: "Why,, as' to old Peorge the
;..Thitil, I am. willing to reverence unit, but',
.have some scruples: about :the Prinee of
Wales.", Tip? took the oath, but altar hie
arrest at .•Mcilarequit, .this was considered
to hnve 4, deeper meaning then first.
appeared on; •.
•
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lra i shingtotes
,Oharacterfoi• Industry, 4-c.
17,70; , Washington, had bden incom,
mind of.the arinyabdut one year, and was
therf-forty,thur'Nearsold. . n April pf that
yeas, he epp)ieit to Oprigias, .to jnCtease
7r.rtrio•: %ev .-11
• t ;
Clearfield, pan, April 8, 1.f352.
the rank and pay of the gentlemen corn
posingchis military, family. Ho remark
ed that his aids do camp must be men of
the highest abilities, who could execute
orders with the utmost proniptitude and
despatch. He adds—"-I give in to no kind.,l
of amusement myself, and 'consequently
no one about me can have 'any. They
can have 'no hours for recreation ; on 'the'
other hand there is business enough to keep 1 ,
the minds or all upon the stretch. It is
duo to the gentlemen to-say, that I am in.
debted to their zeal for the cause for un
dergoirig the severe labor and confinement
imposed upon them, since they entered my:
family."
It is remarkable to look back and see
what constant trouble Washington had to
induce men to accept office under, him—
more men refused to take office under
Washington, 'five times told, than have ev-.
er refused under all the- Presidenta from
the elder Adams to the present day—while I
in the army, ho had the greatest difficulty
in getting men for Brigadiers, and Major
Generals—while - President, he was often
obliged to (Air a vacancy in his cabinet
to some four or five before any one i would
accept. He would select only from among
the choicest men in the land—many of
whom could command their own position
in their own state—and others would not'
venture to hazard their reputations, fearing
that should they displease Washington,
their own standing might irretrievably
suffer. No man probably ever had such I
extraordinary method—during all his tri-
als in the revolution—every week his over
seers
upon his plantations wrote him long)
letters, generally several pages, giving him
an account of the weather, the work in the
fields, the crops, &c., in such details that
he could determine almost as well how his
work went on ns if he had been present.
These letters were all in detail answered,
with enquiries, suggestions, &c., &c.
During the latter part of the war, Wash-
ington had-become-so reserved..in his in
tercourse, even with those with.thern ho
was upon the most familiar terms, that,
many of his friends took exceptions, and 4
particularly members of Congress. This
feeling increased, that at last it was men
tioned by several members in debate in
Congress, with an air of complaint, that
Washington had ceased to communicate.
Col. Hamilton, who had loft the army for
a short period, and had been elected from
New York rose, and said, in substance,
"That 'Gentlemen must remember,. that
durihg Washington's command he had
been so situated that he must keep his own
secrets, and that the success of the, cause
might in a great degree be. attributed to
this very reserve. That long habit of ne
cessity could not -be changed—his own
confidential officers had felt and could rea
dily excuse it: He instanced the surpris
ing manner in which Washington had con
cealed his deficiency in powder—and the
dissolution of the army, and recruiting an
other, in presence of a superior.enemy,
when holding the British in Boston. Even
his confidential officers did not know the
• MUM' explanation appeared to s(aWi'y and
public mind, that Washinaton intended no
disrespect—and his popularity remained
undisturbed till ho was called upon to de
cide in relation to Jay's treaty. This shook
the government to the very foundation.
When Mr. Jay returned from London
ho 'landed at Coffee-House Slip, in this
city. The French party who objected to
the treaty, ranged on ono side of Wall st.,
and the English party to the other. As
Mr. Jay walked up, approbation were free
ly expressed, till the excitement became
very serious. Col. Hamilton undertook
to address the people, but could not quiet
them, and ho was obliged to retreat from
the crowd. No public measure was ever
more generally and severely denounced,
before its ratification, than this Jay's trea
ty, and none, even in its practical results,
ever gave more universal satisfaction—un
less it may be the Sub-Treasury, which,
in our day, has passed through an ordeal
equal to it, and with practical results equal
ly. satisfactory.'
No event more severely tried the feel
ings of Washington, than during the peri
od after ho was , elected Lieutenant Gen
oral about two years before his death. As
soon as war with franc° appeared inevit.
able, and just as Congress wad about ad
journing the elder Adams, without any
consultation with Washington, nominated
him as the Commander-in-Chief of all the
forces to be raised, &c. The Secretary of
War was sent off to Mount 'Vernon with
the commission, unanimously onfirmed
by the Senate, to ask his acceptance of it:
Washington'
,again. , consented -to take
Command °Nile army, but conditioned that
'ha shoidd . be 'consulted in the appointment
of his general officers, which were as fol
lows : First Major General,Harniltoh; Sec
ond, Pinckney; Third Knox. Mr. Adams,
without consulting Washington; changed
the' order ef , these :three :Major Generals,
.and went so far ,as to. appoint the 1134
specter:General. Upea: this, _Washington
took. decided ground with:the President,
arid reit:bed that the public should decide
the iesue.between them, - unless Mr. Adams
.would . whiCh he concluded
to do. • -'-•• • •
'AV o r;
Gen. Knox became much offended that
Hamilton should have been placed over
him, and finally refused to serve on that
account. Oen..i'inekney, on the other
hand ! , volunteered to serve under Knox, or
in. any
. way he could be useful. •
Washington had now reached the age of
sixty.seven, and felt that all 'the earthily
honors had ceased to have the least charm
for him. He was ready and willing to
die. Ho had found, like other men, that
the world is full of trials, and that if rest
- _
and hnppiness were to be found, it must
be found on the other side of the grave.—
At Mount Vernon, a short time since, as
I gazed upon the piazza where he was ac•
customed to,walk for hours in the evening,
for exercise, I wanted the powerotimagi--
nation.to realize how rich must have been
his reflections. His country saved No
ambition ungratified I The worldvenera
ting., his name I His example to he the
model. of ages
,to come! ' ,His worldly al.
fairs all posted up, and he.able to.exclaiin
to his medical friends, "I am dying, gen
tlemen, but thank God, I don't fear death."
The eyes, of Washington were closed
under a political cloud, as wa ' , with France
appeared certain and imminent. He had
been, under a unanimous call induced to
accept the commission of Lieut. General,
and at the time of his death was again in
readiness to take the field. His death was
announced throughout the land, "Wash
ington is'dead." His,nume alone appear
ed to strike every title dead.
No addiess . ever presented to Washing
ton, so deeply 'affected him, as that from
the citizens of Alexandria, on his leaving
Mount Vernon to assume tho Presidency.
It is known that his whole journey was
made amid.the ringing of bells, and the
blaze of cannon, all of which produced up
on him severe depression, as in his diary.
he records his distrust of himself to meet
the high expectations of his country.
After leaving his own house,
.his neigh
bors from Alexandria met him on the road
and delivered - an address, of which the' fol
lowing is extracted. In this procession,
Washington could discover, the friends of
his early youth, including those on whom'
he had conferred command, on account of
their known merit when his school-fellows,
and others wlio had seen him forty years
before, leaving his home to join Braddock
as an aid-de-crimp—said the address:
"Your country again commands your care;
not to extol yo 6r glory as a soldier, nor to
pour forth our gratitude for past services;
not to acknowledge the justice of the .un
exampled honor which three million of
people have grate(ully bestowed upon you
in your election to the Presidency,—not
to admire your patriotism, do your friends
and neighbors now address you. Themes
less splendid, hut more endearing,impress
our minds: The first and best of citizens
must leave us; .our aged must lose
their ornament; our .youth ' their model;
our agricullure its improver; our com
merce its friend ; our infant academy its
protector; our poor their benefactor.—
Farewell . go and make happy a grateful
wnen
P.?? . P l a..l v k Vs"'
last great sacrifice
for their good.
There is much in and around Alexan
dria to remind one of Washington. There
is the cliurch he regularly attended. The
Washington pew, in which he was to be
seen as a.. warden, vestryman, &c. In a
private museum in that city is to be seen
the cambric shirt, enclosed in glass, in
which, when an infant he was baptised—
and a rade pack-saddle used by him in.l
Braddock's army—and the identical flag,
made of the thickest double crimson and
scarlet silk, under which the Hessians sur
rendered.. This flag is probably 70 by4s
inches, and splendid in all its finish. En-
closed in a glass case, is the original letter
from Washington, after whith his
,retire
ment from the army, to a committee of the
managers of the dancing assemblies held
in Alexandria during the winter, in reply
to theirinvitation for Mrs. Washington and
himself to attend. He 'declines, as their
dancing days are over, but refers to an
early period of his life when, those umuse
ments gave him pleasure. There are
Many other,stnall matters, cherished with
great care, giving evidence that everything
relating, to him, is sacredly preserved by
his neighbors... -.
WINOIIELL tells a story of a stranger
meeting' an Irishman leaning against a
post, watching a funeral procession coming
out of a brick house by his side, when the
following dialogue ensued.,
Stranger.—ls that a funeral?
Irislivan.—Yes, sir,' thinking it is.
Im
Strangcr.—Any body of distinction?
fri4itnicut,7— r,eckpri it is,
Stranger.—Who is it that-died? :
Irishman.-- 7 -thegentleinan in the coffin
Dutchman.
Ephrai,m,hetng asked
. how rogues man,
aged to pick" so_ many looks, answered
with a gray°, shake of tho head, that he
did not know, as such deeds were always
done .ray-vately.
Why is a dog, lame of one leg, like a
boy cyphering ?
Because ho'sets dewn three (legs)-end
carry's oriel • -
1 , T 1 t:7
VETO 1111ISSAGE
To the Senate
. of
,Pennsylvania,:
• SENATons.--After a very deliberate
consideration of Bill No. 78, on 'the files of
the Senate, entitled ''An ect to,incorPor- 1
ate the Odd Fellows hall assoclatipn of Se-1
lirtsgroVe, in the county of' Vnion; and to
authorize the Town Council of Lewisburg
to sell'real estate," I have arrived at the
conclusion, that a portion of its provisions
is not 'within the range of the pOwor.Of the
Legislature, and therefore, agreeably to
the Constitution, I 'here-With return it to
the Senate in which it
,originated without
my approval.
My objections ate to the seventh section.
which provides "That the Town, Council
of the borough of Lewisburg, Union coun
ty, be and are hel•eby authorized and em
powered to sell and Convey, in fee simple,
to Peter. Beaver, of 'said borough, for such
prices as they' may deem just, a let of
ground five feet' in breadth, 'extending
elong the whole of the front of lot number
roar, (4) fronting.on market street in said
borough, deed to be signed by the town
councilor a majority of them, or by the
chief burgess: Provided,' That in case
the said council shall determine to sell,tind,
they' and the 'said Peter Beaver cannot
agree as to the price,.thenliach party is to
appoint a man to fix a price; and if the
men so appointed cannot agree the said two
men shall appoint a third man and the de
cision of a majority of them shall be final.,
It seems that the town of Lewisbutg
was originally laid out by the then proprie
tor of a'tradt of land on which the town has
since been built, and that at the crossing
of Market and Lewis streets, the four
corner lots fronting on Market street, did
not extend to within five feet .of the front
line of the other lots, in the four several
blocks of lots to which said corner lots
respectively belonged, leaving a larger
area or street way in this portion .of the
town, , and intended thereby to Combine
beauty with the enlarged public casement
or highway. Subsequently a. very large
numbei of lots have been sold and re-old
until held by the presentowners, and upon
which are erected many valuable build
ings.
This billproposes to authorize the bor
ough to convey' "in fee simple to Peter
Beaver" that portion of the public street or
sidewalk, five' feet in width in 'front of this
lot N 0.4, (one of these corner lots,) which
by the original plan, lies between the front
line ofthe adjoining lot, parallel with the
front line'of Mr. Beaver's lot. In other
words it proposes to, have conveyed to Mr.
Beaver, for his privutO use, this portion of
the public street, dedicated by the original
proprietot to public 'age, in ivhielf all other
lot owners within the original plot have pri
vate rights; in which the original proprietor,
or his heirs or devisees, or others, own the
fee - in the land, and in
. which the corpor
ate authoritise have no right whateVer,ex
cept as the guardians of the public right of
way over the same.
In order to determine wheth.,!.tie prey-I
isions_of thi.ern in deregation of
inc private rights . Of others, it is only ne
cessary to advert to what rights exist in a
public street, in a town laid out by the
original . proprietor and dedicated to public
use. ' • ' ,
When ,a proprietor of land thus lays
out a town plot, he thereby covenants
with the
,public that all the public streets
and squares shall remain for the use of
the public when opened, and of the several
owners Of lots in common with the public
at large.
There arc then three' distinct interests
in the streets. . First : That of the public,
limietd to the mere easement or use of
them as . high 7 ways.
Second : 'That of the lot *owners as
easements and means of access and egress.
to and froin their respective lots.
Third That of the original proprietor,
or those claiming under him, to the fee
in the soil, subject to the easements of the
public and Of individual lot owners.
• Over the first. - of these interests—that of
the public for a highway—the Legislature
as the representatives 'er- the public, has
some control. It cannot, from its very
nature, be conveyed away for mere private
use, but its Object may
,he promoted under
the 'care :of the.corporato authorities of the
borough', or otherwise, as the Legiskiture
may dirOct. It may also be abandoned,
or so far as rogartls the public at late,
the
. street be declaredvacated., Still 'how
ever, the right of Way or, easement of
private property holders contithres.•
A release; by a portion of the lot-hold,.
Ors, even , of those adjoining and *roost •in;
terested, and einbracing ,a large Majority
of the whole, will not. affect the tights'Of,'
the' others. - .. Each .and every lot-holder,
withiri,fhe original town plot, has . a right,
'Cs appurtenant to: his own koperiy, to in
sistdpen maintaining, as ways, each and
every street in . the original plot, and this
right is a vested right,. which the Legis
lature I;tui •no power to divest unless taken
for, public We', under the . 'deiaditioaa pre
scribed by. the Constitution.
. obstruction or thi6- • easement the
public may ahate—or prosecute those Who
created or maintain it, by indictraent.
In addition to thia,,each individual lot
holdet,afree . .ted, Kriel& temody' by eiv'
pro*i tit
Itost., Vomitus. wino 0 viviisitalisibe: :it
It , a., do ~. iuu u. do - I _lltAnutbl. ..i
Each eabledeetur do, 96 4 do: 'l2 tato:tie. 1
2 squares 8 months. 960 haq column, 8 mostbli. 00
do 6 months. 400 do do titnoathei W
11 m
do loedw. 7oc t co do 19 do . cp
8 do ; rinoprhe.• •• 400 Dolma:it a10nthe,....l . os
do 0' month,. ' ' 560 eo 6 do - . 111 00
dd. liCmonthe. .. BCO rtio 111 IdO - , SO4IO
A liberal redaction 'will bs made ' to Melihkall'ailli l idligte, e ,
who advittlie by the year. , • ' I ,Lai '
• par Panel circoletris iti &tail nelahhOrbOoB, kind timid_ 8I
neatly every family In the coney—and thetelOrn aliiiiiiut iii
convzOtent and cheep menet, foutli i ibotlowni min eel
county—the metchatd. naechgruo. a all orbett—to 14 1 8 1 1"
the knowiedee al their location `an holiness - WI 'shoats
like to insert "A Card" for every li'lechnelo.'ideroliga_tpettl
PfOrtlllloolll , MEM ID the county. Wo ha v e identtivo
In
encroaching upon w i ll
reading Colonise, aim a AO
in a legitimate bailees' will lots 13) , advettleing erteneivspr
for. sea general rule, tho MOM • dellki• $l7 • trilin kdligillefh
the greater will Whit' profits. •.,
Number
Books, Jobs and Blanks,
OC EVERV torsontermtg. PrDN_TED iclll,E
KY KEST STYLE. AND ON THE SKI PEI MT
NOTICE AT THE 0,1 , 10 E OP Tar. • n
t*ci.e.AKEto 1.1) REPUBLIDAN ,
The. right of the original propriete4;4 . r
those claiming under hid), to the fed, 'in
the soil, becomes a. perfect title tot' the
whole, upon relinquishment of the pithl'to
right of way, by the public, and - of Vie
private easement thereon by the : htildefii
of it. This may pass to the holdert *film
adjoining lots f or not, according"to'lttis
conditions of the.grant of the &RS) But
to it, the public has no right, and the' Leg
islature cannot authorize its conveyance
for private purposes. •
The purposes to convey this fee, inalud
ing the right of the lot-holders,tethe eatie
meat, therefore, clearly contravenes the
provision in the 9th section' of the 9th
article of the COnstitution of this
_State,
that no one shall " be deprived of his' life
liberty or property, unless by the judg
ment of his peers or the law of the land."
I cannot, therefore, give this bill my sane
tion.. •
ThesectiOn proposes to authorize the
conveyance of this ground to Peter Beaver
the owner of the adjoining lot. 'lf the
Legislature can authorize its sale to Mr.
Beaver, it Can do so to the highest bidder
on the same principle. Suppose' the 'bill
had directed the, latter course, and a third
person should purchase this ground '1 Mr.
Beaver would likely invoke more than
any-Atther the aid of the constitutional pro
vision. I have adverted to which guaran
tees his rights, as well as those of his co
lot-holders. if the Legislature rnttyl
au
thorize the corporate authorities. of 'the -
borough to sell this lot for private purposes
on the same principle it 'could authorize
the sale of any and all the public streets
and squares of the borough, and Thereby
almost entirely destroy the value of its
improvements. • •
I beg leave hero to suggest, that all leg
islature affecting private right cannot' be
too cautiously exercised. The parties In
tel cbted oftentimes have not the opportun
ity of being heard. The facts aro present
ed frequently. in a partial and.; intiperfbct
manner, and those affected by. such legis
lation in many instances are foreedto' sub
mit to a deprivation of their just rights, or
be involved in vexatious and costly Intl
gation. The legislature can in no 4lttse
change the rights of parties in private pre-
I perty, or divest them, unless. when taken
for public use, Upon compensation • being
made as provided for in the Con'stinition.
I am aware that the Legislature has'hore
tofore gone to a considerable extent in • the
enactment of laws affecting private proper
ty. under what would appear to be the pur
pose of settling and determining the private
I rights of parties, and this has probably
been encouraged by the former recogni
tion of the doctrine by our Supreme Court,
that the Legislature possessed power,part
ly legislative and partly judicial.
This I have always regarded as a den
gerous doctrine, and am gratified :thatihe
Supreme Court in two redent .deeigions,
Greenough vs. arccuough, 11th State re
tid Dc Chasrelbud. vs. Fairchild,
15th State report, have denied iti correct
ness, and maintain that the Legislattire
possesses only legislative power and.none
judicial. This strict constitutional poWers
of the legislature, avoids some of.thedan
gers of latitudinarian heresies, makes the
powers to be exercised plain" and
easily understood while, the people are the
better guarantied the enjoyment of these re
served rights, not necessary to be surrend
ered for any purposes of good govern
ment.. WM. BIGLER, ,
EXECUTIVE CIIAMBER,
Harrisburg, March 10th, 1852. •
To EXTINOUIBII.—An Irishman, being
on a visit to some relatives a little more
polished than himself, was requested, on
going to hod; to be careful( to extinguish
the candle; he was obliged to ask the mean
ing of the word,-when he was told it was
put it out. I-le treasured up the term, and
one day when he was sitting at home in
his cabin with his wife, enjoying his pra
ties and butter-milk, on the pig uneennon
' ioualy walking in'; he said (proud of-.his
bit of learning) "Judy, dear, will. you ex
tinguish the pig?,' "Arrah, then, Pat,
honey, what do you mane VA inquired
Judy. "Musha, then you ignorant creat
ure,"replied Pat; "it manes put hint . out
to be sure."—Dutchman.
Otr - Vowr Taus—When . we hear men
and woman speak lightly of the :industri
ous part of the community, •we feel just
like tracing back their, genealogy._ * We
have done so in several instances, and
you.will be surprised at what: we learned.
The most aristocratic man of our acquain
tance is the grandson of a fiddler ;..the
Volldest,wOman, the daughter of a wash
er#l*.: It betrays Li luck of gdod sense
1010411, or look with contempt on tiny
AMA:O*MB, however poor , he or. she
may be e wise and good respect And
lode goodfiess wherever it is round
its bQauty,and effulgence.
Swisshehrx &climb' that "the
coil of an anadonda woald.nitike bOiter
girdle for a: young woman's'waist; they
the arm of a drunken hUsband:"
Mrs. S. has said a good many good
things in her time, but tve doubt if Shp
ever originatpd nnythicitmorc larainitabbi
true.than this.. ' ' •
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