I .
NIS
.-, ho z aoe ny...eiverts7githelipubli. moneys, hy,t44
fl ., act directed tube - app oio
,5..1; . ; to he ;ttere safely kept,
r• keeerilingte the provisioha 4 Aim eti , rid- also, to
„ transfeiha ;iris istliltoblci4 j ef any on e depssitary
a
constituted by.thia i rcet, t 4 any o her dep aitary can
atituted Sy the slur, at 14 ch"seretion, 'an as the safe
•;„ty.orthe public tnaneye. acid they cohieni Cc of the
c) Public serTO Slialle 4l 4 l :;t4/ 11 A t 4 require; which
„authority to, transfer thellniene've lbelauging to the
1. :1!.. , 5. 1 pilim,Department:iiialso iukeby conferred up.
-.. : ,ontbc Postmaster 051941; 'so ar l ea iti l exercise by
-
bite- bray be eensistelti ti 4 p
th ovis(lni of exist
-, ',log fewer and every deo itary con' titisteil by dna act
,i,
'ltitall keep his account of .int'f,tninie paid to or depot
- bed with hint,'• belonginOo the" P t Olrm,,..lleeart .
t
'
:;meat, separate and distinct froin-,the account kept by
• ,;him of other public moneys,moneys, so, p"aid -. or dip - sited.
. And for the purpose of payritions on lite public ac
at, l antltt eliall.be lawfuVf,cir ihe,l it rrasurer of the U
! lilted States to dray ppoo - ali ylof the said deposit,-
line, as be new tbiak mast,condualve to the pu.slic,in.
lama; or !Cribs coaveuiencd-of the public creditors,
' " • fi , 1 ,
1 . orWth'' 1. 1 ?, I_,l I.
v k ,
, ,
-:' Thus is the Secretary. invoited 'th anlimited nu
therity to trarPter (lie public nitilae l ytnit oae-depas
• itary to &India% and tocp)nienratrs it all, if he pleas
• es,' et a sinxle point. Bai withaot this provision,
• the city of Nets rdrig, neEeiaarily ;mud lie the place
at which the largest partion,of the publiC money will
be.caninantiv in deposit's. `.lt collects ! alone abont
twit thirds of the duties cin imports and is becriming,
Bit be not.already, the nianeylcintre or the United
States. his. not • indispensable, ti, create a-. bank, t of
issues, that the place of tulle en the . Place of pity
irl
meat should be identical: IThe issueof the , paper
may be at 1100 city, and the4illaelef payment may be
'., a diffarebfand• era disteint city. ; Nor d the form of
i
the paper. Materi I, so arit k carry' it int the general
circulation ;of the money of the countrP. Whether
tt be iu the shop°flunk " nouns, lsin's l checks, post
motet, or Treasu ry &Al, ( . 1 4. no,Coosequence. If
' there be confidence in it„ and t r ice Paper: be of conve
meat amount,: passes 4 delii•ery, and entitles the
bolder to demand the ap4cie uPon its &lie, et his plea
sure, it will enter into the'," geUoral circulation ;. anti
the extent of its circulaiish‘ vv",dl be goverried by the
amount issued. shit the con'tidpnee which it enjoys
I presume that no one Willi conteAt these prinei
plea. ' Let is 4 ai Ply therit to tl e provision 4 of this bill.
The last r lisusei of the ...tenth section, already cited,
'-.
declares : , i
. : _.
M And for th- purpos'e of p yrnonts 'on the public
account, n shall be lawfhl t fo the Treasurer of the
United States ti draw lon any of the sold deposit
ories as he may think moitcOnducrivc to 1111 pul.lic
intoieets, or to e convertictice ut the pliblic creditors,
or both." '''
Here is :no striction whatever as to the amount
or form ufi the raft. There is nothijog to prevent
his moking it f r $lOO, [or $5O, or $O. "Thereis
nothing to pre ent the use ut book
l paper ; ant the
duff will have the nutribar bf signotures ii , uol to
bank paper. I will or trig be .ignedt by the Treas.
.urer, Register ittl contOollt.
Now, sir, le me suppiiiie t at a citizen has a de
wrind_Opon th Governapent iihr $5,000, an 1 applies
to the Treaiurb for royinelit., On what receiver
gerter:ll will you , lie will he asked, have the amount!
On the receiv er-general at Jew YOrk. In whet
sum ? One-half or thesionii in drafa of $lOO, and
the other in drafts of, sso,' . The Trelisurer cannot
lawfully decline furnishing t a lle required drafts. He
is bound by the law to Icon ult the Convenience of
the polite creditor. The diens are given to him.
What •vill he de with them (.. Turre is opt a spot,
in the - hide , circunifereiice of the Un i ted 6t4t,s,in
Which tt. Se drafts will tiot e f aintnond a prciunt il l ur
be at per. Every whet e- toithe south and wes t of
New York hey will coriiiri 'ld a preniou , ll of from i
to 2} per cet '. Every where, east and , north, they
will bo et pal Wiat, '1 irgiiii ask, 4ill the hol ter
do with thew I Will he commit the Inili.oreti in or
folly of cashing these clalta, and explose himself to
the hum.' and in :onverillow uf 'twilit; or corryiog
the speciloabout lii:n 1 ' I ,Na iiitcu th i n.. 13elii,r eve
ry where (setter than rice ;nil to seeeie. he will me
tain the, drafts, and carry mom wan ill :II to his ho.oe,
and use:them in his' bnsinc4s4 What I have sup
, ~ posed I kefy to be done try mie. end tied me by ovel
`,,,creditor of the G •vern Ont. Tuese drafts, to a con
siderable extent,' will Idie.lie Out, enter the genera!
circ,ulatiair. 34 co:nposei a part of the, comma I cui
reacy of the eon 'try, ',commanding. at particular
places, a's nates of the Bank of tile United States
have dune, and now do,ra premium. but any wOere
being rertuinly good forlthe 'meek on their face.
• Alt thin is 0 - crick - Ay plain and inevitable. And Ole
antotint of tins element of Gaveriamentdrarts, in tip,
general currency of tee c minty, will; be somewhat
governed ke the larniunt of the annu.atiiibuivoznents
of the Government.: In the early ad l oinistreti •n of
this TreaSury book, its 1 p,1p..r will cornlklll3 geilL : ral
- - and implicit' confidence; ;It will be as Mach baiter
' than the patio of the Ef t atik of the (Mlted States. of
the Bank. ril,Eligl and. a's the resourcee of the Unite
States are superior to thoo3 of any mere private co ' r , .
paratiou. , Sub-Treasurers and receivers-general may
fly with the public money committed to thni' charge
—may 'peculate or speittlate us (icy please, and, Ina
. like the cnnditim of bunks, wh AO fradule#otfivers
• squanderthe linNtne of those instituttoia, the nation
remains bound for the telemption of lin paper issued
. under its'autherity.-Strtdherpaper o the late thank
of the United States.4qiiiied a coiaridonce every
.where, more or less, in*ad. put of the United States.
, It Was received in CanatraYln EOrope, and at (.: iii••
. ton. The Govern:mai, drafts upon riceivere-general
will haves much more )anre ant Les teneive circulation.
' . Who will doubt theiegVinent 1 Wno will question
• the htincir and goad 'Ltith':of the United States Li
theiraciienaption I ,The' hl an kers , f Europe-the
:
Rathichilde aud the BeriUgi-- , :yvill ree ive them with
' - out hesitatioii, and prefer them to th specie winch
' tiftey represent, ivhenever th r e rate of a achenge is' not
decidedly against this" cOuniry, laceau 6 they can be
. mere-safely' and cunvenintly kept then specie itself.
And, withrespect to ear Sista banks these Treasm
. ry drafts. will form the !basis of theioperations .
. They will ;he preferred In specie, b3c use they wilt
, - be mon, martvenient, and ,free frUin the hazards inci.
dent to - the Possessiort of speeie: Tit batik will re..
,quire an more specie ' th;in Vie wants of the .
'nay for . change make tless Currimu
'
1 . ''chin , • lity.
- •
~
•:. •,Thue, sir, will these kwerraMent raftS or batik
irtes, as they may-be called remaid,!out in circuls
•• tam The leaucaspf the, fiat year, nider appropria
dons of, thir'public revenue' will be inlrOWedily 4 efi e ,
. .
issues of spicceeding yeriet 'More au l tl mare will it
lbe pateeiveitto be needless and, indiscreet 'to 'cash
•
themi boa more and iniirctwill the spieie of the coup
- try aecnortlate in the cnstiady o(the ectivers-geaci.
• il, until, sftr a n et*, seam' the greater part of the spe
i-
•- ei r
-ei o. the country vvt , }foundi .. e vaults the
~
, tier untanes e repres.nr4 bi. au ,equol,amount cf. goy
- ierlismeut'paper in ciieulat4it. I; can 'Conceive o 1 tab
. I lease or MotiVe lout one. jai, witlath4nri; 419. specie
• - flog; the ilutti of the dePoSiterie4 tud that is; when.
• . fgrai an unfayorable 'elate i' l of.. 'ou'efUr ign, trade, the
waive - of foreign exchange , is Mizell pipet us, and.
, thee r this syettim 144 fati4l great f eilities to the
, • \ expitat of lar.preCi?Et artals,
' la pracc,ist tinrot will be seen; .
atilt reapcct ia the Sank, Of Amsforldi
, •
.... . a much), larger amount of raPecia in de
•- - receiviiis.generat - thAn is likely tu be r
• -pa Per represlnting it' in citing:Wee. ii
' traesadiens, of the deiadee:a .84'd c
. _ . country. And what hail bean dune
' dun . ? artil. , 6 woromeet, In a time
be temPtaa to increase iiiipatier issue
- -.. it of 4.is dcruialit specie oi4tal. "It
'• :' '4,' - '
s 'Was observed
that teem ot
patite with the
ailed fur bythe
11 Cite eurrtauin,
rerrteree of the
before will be
f necessity . , will
upon the . cr . ed-
Artia,tertapied
_;
HI,
MEE
again and dregain to resort to tilts expedient, mime it
is 'easier lii!ni,ie emissions of paper ..4 . ' teill the mt
bunion OfitaXiition ohlhe peoPle.-e-e
t he hittOaq -of
:Vniptieati 1 apet doting the reigatie, at Ftottert'a44.-
a t
sighataa 4 al' gawertatee,nt
a
world tell f the whale tate, and gives yiact•thOdenouti:
meat'. 1, i :'. .
But we 'hal) be - informed, tutus pinsisted,ths
thia:bill cautiously guards against th degenetacy o f .
:the slate* lute a government beak, the PrOTiviefle.
:contained_ in the' 23i1' section, •enjilitii g the Secrete+
li of thelitaistiry ri to issue and pu - ish regulatianti,
to eiffurce ;the Speedy presentation of 111 government.
draftiefor riayieut at the places where payable"; and,
loprescrille the, :tune, according to tint different dirt
tances oilhe'rlepos lianas from the seat l .'of geverrunent,
. - i
within w hi ch ' i drafts uperi them reeeatively, shall
be presen f t u ted i payment; arid in fielanlt of sue '
regent - 44h t direct any cathei:moda.• and .place' f
payment Which he may. deem properi t '' .; '. • 1
• Theh it is to depend' tipowthe Sec retary.;of the
Treasury *hillier we haVir a gamer Mont hank or
not ! We are aleliverod liver tit the t tide! croiries Of
. hie legiiil 'lion in. the form of the replutions Which he
may ehOoke to issue and publiiih! jail the•eztraiir- -
' dinary titier;,is vested in him; if any dare violate his
:regulaiines, of denouncing the seven penalty of rte.
calving 'p,i , yment e in any otheer mockand piaCewhi4t
he•mly . diein4noper." Now. sir, between a draft On
the receicer-teeiteral at St. - lends and at NeW York,
there will he,]ti - difference at ail times' ait at Oast tv'vo
- ,
per cent ;; i and at some period s amu h greater differ
ence.s' 6
1 _ • ,
Is; it fitting—is it in aecordance wan:: the ge
nius Otfi',eo - iiietitutiens, with; the spirit of a
,country
of laws, to confide such a poWer to ti nun: Secretary
of the Tieasory 1 What a power ie it not to reward
political friend 4 or punish firlitical enceinte !! ; ,
Bet, Sir. I look at the matter of this restrietionin
a higher point of view. • YOu cannot maintain ; it.
Why shiiiild'you 1 You have provided all die means,
as yeti' pilifetis to believe, of perfect. secunty - for the,
custody of the public money in these public depoilit
ariess Why should yon,require the holder Of a gOve
erninent 1 1 ' draft, often ignorilitt of the legislati on
at the' - Secretary of .theTreaS4,to piesent it Ifir
. , pay merit by a given day, under a severe penalty, de
pending upon his discretion P.: Will not the incon
venience to the community, of a precise day and a
short &i f; for the:present:Aim') of the draft, be vastly
greater than ihat ot the publi c'. in retaining the money
for an indefinite day, until it Suits the. holder's con
venienef to demand payment? And will,you not
be tempted tit keep possession, of the specie. far the
incidental advanta;ea which lit attirde 1 . Ali ! air;
are went overlook the possible uses to which. in cor
rupt digs of the republic, this dormant specie 'may
be applied in ihe a.,ltisis of a political election or - the
crisis ofi the C , xistence of a party in power I. ' --
Congcas.Will be called upon, imperatively called
1 upon, ti ,' the people, to abolish anal:striations wrhich
'the Secietaiy of the Treasury may promulgate for
' the :Teddy Presentation for p iynient of Government
'drafts. ';The wants of the peraple end the necessity
of the cduntry for `u paper medium, posseseing a uni
• form value„ and capable of general circulation, will
' demandlit n your hands, and :you will be meat ready
to grantl the:required bean. We should regard the
- system accordie.e to its true and inherent character,
and not be deceived by provisions, inevitably tempo-
rary in ilieit nature, which the policy or prudence of
its authors rO:ty throw around it. The greatest Want
of this country, at the present period, in its simulat
ing mc4unt;.is some cnnvertilde paper, which at eve
ry extremity of the Union, a ill command the confi-_
dence efthe public, and circulate without depreciation.
Such a 'paper will be supplied in the form ,of these
Gaverinnent drafts. . f - • . - ,
But if the restriction which' I hiris been consider.'
ing could lie enforced and continued, it would not al
ter the hank character of thisaneasure. Bank or no
bank is a question not depending upon the duration
of time Wolidkits issues remain, out, but uphrt the of
fice whi'ph they perform' whilst out. The notes of
the Barah of the United Stated of Pennsylvania are
mit &lir' veil.of their character of composing a part of
the circiilating medium of the'country, althhugh they
might b i t returned to the bank in some tru or twenty
days afier their. issue. .
I aiii.iiv [bat it liar been argued, and will he ergo.”
eil ag lin, that at all times, ai;ice e tite CO.liiiieneemeni
f the G'overiiiiient. the practice of time Treasury has
been tOliS3ile its drafts upon the public aletS;sitaries;
teat these, drafts have not hereto! 're cpcolai.d as.
money 4 and that, if they nal do, tt is Au incident
which att. - hes no til.:me to the Government.
'But heretofore these draltsivi reissued upon banks.
and the holders ..f them paseal them to their cridit
eith the banks, cit received payment in batik notes.
The naint of the country—and habit is a great thing
—cc-141w vise banks notes. i Moreover, there Were
bank mites of every kind in use —those. which were
1a...al add those wiiieh were geoeret in their cred.t_im
'circulithoa.! Now, having ho Bank of the United
states in esvastent:o, there are no bank n des which
inmotain the s anti value, ant coinmand the puhlie
confi.letice,.. throughout , the Union. Yon create,
therefire, an lieiorable necetisny for the uiteoPtiev..
eminent drafts as a ' medium Of general circulation,
and argue from a state ot things W 1.0.1 no such ne
ceesitY'exiSted !
The l iprcif.' stations of the friends of the bill in this
.
ehamher, the denunciations of its opponents, and the
just IMiror 't*hich rho people eniertain of it govern
a moot hank: fiery p pt the Secretary of the Treasu
ry slowly and slyly to lift the veil which Masks its
true featut ea. A , goverineent bank may Mat auddeii.,,
ly buret upon us, but there it as, embodied in this
bill. And. it is licit the least Objection to the measure
that it 'depend-a upon the diseretiohof a secretary of
the tr e asury t o retard or accelerate the sinuoieuee- -
nient . if its , eierations a't lila plea-use. I.'et the re
electinti of the present chief ;'magistrate be tiocured.
and you will saon4ce the hank cliaclosing ifs genuine
character. ',
'But thanks be tie God, there ha a day of
reckoning at hand-1. All the signs of the t nies . ilearly
indicate its 'approaels. And ran the 4th daint fiiareh,
in: the 'Year of our Lard 1841, I trust 'het' the ;Ong
account'of the abuVes'andcorruptions of this admin•
i.tratatioti, in which this niea ; stire will be a', c'onspieu,-
ow, item, will be filially and forever adjusted,
Mr. 'President. who is to have the absolute control '•
of this:Govirnmerit bank I . yVe have seen, within
ii few years past, a - mast extraordinary poWer asserted
and exC, relied. ;We haire evil in a free, ropresvnta
five. republican government, he power claimed by.
the Executive, and it is' now t daily enforced, of dig... ,
missing 'alrofficers of the: governinent, without acy
other cause than a mere difference .of opiriton. No
matter Whet may he the ineti', l of the officer; no mat
ter how long or how faithful; lie any hive served .
tl ,
ifo: pufilici*o matter what.',sacrificee he 'May have
made ;7no'Matter, how "incornietent , from' age find
11: . , . 1 .
' poverty,; he may be' to gain atubsistence for hinieelf
and hili: faMily,..he is : r driveti out to, indigenee' • and
. ; -1
want, for tie other_reason than ' t hat he differs 'Oro
with '
pinioO! the 'President oh sulsTriiesury..air 1
some othe r of the variousexierisne i nta unoitthe pros-,1
perityrof this people; ' Unithisja not all,: - ifyon dull I
upon t h e President to state the reaions ' 'which indite-
ed hint,. in env partictlar irtetance,. to extireis,i. this
tremendous • : Pewer of ditimi3Oon,liernppitig hunitell'
1 - -
up in all the dignity and , arr4gance of royal maj..?.ay,
h o re fli sei r'#, assign any . i l 'eaiien whatever , and tells
youthat itt. is ,his , Prrr°4a l " . o That ,34 have no
right tai interrogate hittras,ta:dit, moti ves ciihichtuiee
prompted tri m in the ozeitiis4 - pf any': conialtutiottal
ponierSl-414,,M0re; if "Int apply to it iluborditiati
—a mere Minion of power—rtit tiirprat yeU why !he
.hips dainisSe.d nisi of his sub.iiniriates, ho replies that
he wilt net ioinninnlcato thvii grout* of )iis "Satan:
I haviinaditrai.iOd that;iiiitiiini . oities siiiit'oitii;-tlui
MEM
=MO
.
person =Melt postm aster general has-refused this.
session to inforie members of Venires" dike IPPunds
on which he bisdisuAisradePuts Postli*** We
4uteet witnessed‘ltte - .application of 'lids power to a
Treasurer ettho;lirnitett - States recently► vainest the
pretence °Ras failure hi &dairy - his public-duties,
allot whichbe'performed witlfscruPtitousexactitess,
honer. *Lid probity. - - -
Atid what, sir, is the consequence of a rarer so
elaimed and is eserchuill - Tile; first is. that. in B-Plun
try of constitution and laws, the basis and genius of
which am that there is, or shbubi be. the tiunitperfect
responsibility on the pan ofevery, even tins highest
functionary, here is a vast power, daily exercised
with the most perfect impunity. and without the pos;1
sibility of arraigning isztulty Chiefldagiiitnite. 'Faro'
how can he be
_impeached 'Or brought to tria l if ho
will not disclose. and you have no adequate means
of aseeflatning, the grounds on, which he has acted I
The cm consopence is, tbat, as all the officers of
Government; who hold their offices by the tenure to
which I allude, hold then:if or; the . President's mercy. ,
and without the pas-salinity findiugsuy redress if
they are dismissed without cause, they become his
'pliant creatures, and Pei that they are bound impli
citly to obey his will.
Now,
,sir, put this . Government bank into operation.
and who are to be eh aged with the adininistralio'
of its operations l The Secietary of , the Treasury.
the treasurer of the United States, the register and
the comptroller of the treasury, and the receiverrege, n•
oral, &c. Every one of them holding hie office at
the pleasure and mercy orate President. Every one
of.theri;l. perhaps, depending for his bread upon the
will of the President. Every one ot them taught, be
mad experience, to know that his safest course is to
mould his opinions and shape his conduct so as to
please the President. Every one of them knowing
perfectly that, if dismissed, he is without the possi
bility of
. any remedy or-redress whatever. In such
a deplorable state of 'things, this Government bank
Will he the mere bank of the President of thetUnited
Suttee. lie will be its President, Cashier, and Tel
,
ler. Yea, sir, this complete subjection ot all the soh.
ordinate officers of the 001mn:trent to the will of the
President will ;Mike him sole director, president. cob
Mr, and teller of thits„Government bank. The so
much dreaded union of the y ` pukse and the sword
will at last be consummated. -And - the usurpation, by
which the public tleposites, hi - 1835, were removed,
by the advancement of the one end, the removal of
another Secretary of the Treasury, will not only be
finally leg.itizett and sanctinued, but the enormity of
the danger of that precedent will be trinscended by a
deliberate, act of the Congress at the United States.
Mr. President, fur ten long years we have been
warring against the alarruit4 growth of Executive
poWst,pbut, although , we have been occasionally
chsered, it has been constantly advancing and nut re
ceding. You may talk as you please about bank ex
pansions. There has been no pernicious expanse in
this country like that of Executive power; and, un
like the operations ut banks, this power never has
any, periods of contraction. You may denounce as
you please the usurpations of Congress. There has
been no usurpation but that of the Executive, which
has been both of the powers'of other coordinate de
partments of this government and upon diti states.,
There scarcely remains any power in this govern
ment but that or the President. lie suggests, ofigi.
dates, controls, checks every thing. The insatiable
spirit of the Stuarts, for power and prerogative, was
brought upon our American throne of the 4th of
March 1829. It came under all the usual false and
hypocritical pretences and disguises of love ot the peo-
ple, desire of reform, and diffidence of power. The
Scotch dynasty still continues. We have had Charles
the First, and now have Charles 'tile Second, But
again thank G,;(1 that our deliverance is not distant;
arid that, Oil the 4th of March, 1841, a great and glo
rious revolution. without blood and without convul
sion, will lie achieved.
P4ll VIN V I_
siattirday &Morning, March 7.
;Mr REMITTANCVS BY MAIL A postmaster may en-
Anse money itt.a lett. r to the her ni a newspaper,
to pay the sitlaseriptinn itr.n third ;Preen. and frank the
letter. if written by himself."—Amos Kendall.
Some 01 our sub-critters may nit be aware that they
may else the postage on sithscripion money, by re
trictittng the pnstmasterjvhrre they res , de to frank their
Inters containing such money. he heitm able to Itativaly
hinvielfherire a letteris sealed. that it eontatnit within
but what .e'ers to the s•ih.ctiptinn. [Am. Farmer.
in?' .4 QS current hill. free of linstagre, in advance, will
pay for three year's 'subscript:tie to the Miners' Jourtial.
Dem9tratic gritig •rtbmina
lions. •
FOR PRESIDENT.
GEN. Will. IL HARBISON)
OF onto. •
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
JOU% TYLER,
OF. VIRGINIA.
POTTSVILLE LYCEUM
Lecture 3rd. Tuesday _ March 10th, 1810.
By the Rev. Dr. McCartee, on o the Moral empire
and Character of the American Revolution."
co,- Our hest respects to « 4 Law," an d .. lone "
shall be inserted, not from •mere courtesy,' but IMO'
the very lore we beat a lase. Alas ! that for a mo.
went a lass should doubt it!
cc, We offer no apology for the length of Mr.
Cluy's speech : we could occupy our columns with
nothing more interesting.
Pothrtiße Lyreum.—Ois Tuesday evening nest.,
the members of this Association will be gratified with
a lecture from the lien. Dr. McCarty. of Port Car
bon.' We learn with deep regret that this gentletnan
is about hcleave our *jolly. and remoire his sphere
of usefulness to his native acute : he will carry with'
bim the fond remembrance of all, end the most fer
vent wishes. that he may long be spared, to teach,
both by precept, and the-mild practice of his own un
ostentatious lied, the virtues of the christian and the
charities of man. •
'C. Petitions are tit civeubition, praying the Leg
ii!lature to allow the issue of 'small bills, by the
Baas.,
St. David's ay,,, was , celebrated by our Walsh
citizens in a very creditable 'manner. Their pro Ce
ssion was large, and every thing was conducted with
the greatest propriety.. Toe sons of Cambria, enter
thin the greatest lovn for their native 'crags and peaks;
and in the land of their adoption, cherish the !einem
6rance of ttome with fervor. ,
(t:" The'Schuylltill Navigation will be opened, as
far as Reading; on the tOttt init. to connect - with the
dtateavotics.
? We &Can,. sficerge our limebtodneas to the non.
juhn C. Clarifo of the plow York-Delegation in . Con
glee; fur valuable documents, and interesting infor
elation. , , .
ca. The Canal Commissioner have ordered that
the several ,lines of the, State works, shall be , open e d
by. the 20th inst. Of iiemer if practicable!'
TilE PIINEUS'
The Spri 1 - ' EleetiOn* 1
P . ON' rimajr.- atiktiCH• 20th, .11340.. ,'
A . !!he,EPtetirto : w.. tame plate,Aluirtghttut the
.00mthanweillth:Onf. 1 ird;ro333' of this
thilittewing Calieere ' 'to be voted fW: . ' ''
i. i .. F-Is - , sacs., sox Thritincr. ;' ---
1, .
Two I- , ~ ~ , i
61.tieti'vOter to . episit his vote fei;one Judge'
awl !ow - InsPeetvrt .. tite one pima having the
gmtelli number of •, .- for Jralge; to he declared
Judgel;aral the /too' : , - . having theitighUstneini.
~,bes'of votes foil , . - -. toles &claret ao elected4:o
- Is sacsOlitano, : ctiorust alio Towesorr, •
- ' One • - tsar,. : 1
- - .Moo J ices if the react, : '' - s' -'1
- One C , abk..- • - ,' < 6
Is se it_Towssate. l . ' ' ' '
Tow &Arial pin:dare,
'One Awlito... , . ,
Two Soiereleori; • .
The Judges !nil . pectoris electerl last. fall, are
&4
to serve during this ettion. And those Dow elected
Will serve during the 'aural and ',Presileutial Elm
tions'ruFt fall.-L I . .- w
Constables ore bau d to, geve ten days' notice by
advertisement, of theltitne and place _for electio9 of
Inspectors and Jud es; and in case - of neglect by
_Constable, the Elope isoranr Ass wore arato given'
lewtfiee days notice , _ .", ~' t ,
The School Directors for the Borough of Pottsville,
are to be elected at the lierough Election, in May
according to law.
4ill - RNAt.
Common Sahook..-WO direct the attention al
those Districts who ave not accei ted the Common
It
School system . to th statement made by the Super.
intendent F. 11. Shunk,Esg. By it. they will find
that by allowing tlfe ilimaltsurn of 60 cents to be as
sessed on each taxable inhabitant, niore than S:z.
Dollars will be term(' 4, , II not LCCi pii d I j'June
let, 1840, the fund will be forfeited by the comp ,
ty. and be repsid into the general fund. ilia sum.
so secured by the tar of 60 cents, 'will build school
houses in every'district; and must be adopted at. the
spring elections.
The Pinegrove Meeting.—We are pleased to 'give
insertion to the proceed i Democratic Meeting
held at Pinegrove. They breathe a 'conservative
spirit, which alone can save our state and 'country.
trom the ruin which threatenS' us. The doctrines
are truefennsylvanian : for the public good,untrum
melted by pasty. We love to see men shake off the
vassalage of partizanship, and assume the true atti
tude of patriots. It is this growing determination of
the people to think for themaelves—to advocate prin
ciples instead of men'—to act on their own judgement,
unbiased by petty politicians, who live on the public,
mail to look to the common gond, rather than party
advantage—that we are to ascribe tte great changes
which are daily coming to our knowledge. The for
mer supporters of Van Buren are opening their eyes
to his derelictions—they see that he has left the paths
of democracy, that he has not carried out the princi
ples of the party—that he is a - wolf, in sheep's cloth
inn, and that the federal doctrines of his friends are
calculated to entail misery and servitude on our coun
try.
With these views, the original Jackson min of
that dist rict..are following the example of other parts.
aid denouncing the mail 'schemes of Martin Van Bu
ren. They call for a Tiriff—they call for a fair die
trem lion of the public Lands; they are for rtipping the
ruinous war against the banks, aud in fact are coming
out Conservatives. . large majority of the oppo-
C •of the present s atlMinistratinn, were the suppor
ters of A ndrcw Jackson. and it is the departure of
Van Buren from the priniples which his predecessor
avowed in his letter to the Tennessee Legislature,
Which induces them now to oppose his measures.
The Lalvirers on the Rea ling Rail Road Se
low our Borough. have .6 stru,k Sir more grog, high.
er wages and cheaper hoard." Rows and rumor s o f
rows are rife, and binds of indornitablesere for ine.
venting all cork.
,r- - 'f March caa.e in like a land, ;on Tuesday even
ing %he 3el. at the Conversoliode of the Lyceum. it
wag noted that the thermometer at eight o'clock was
68 degrees, and at nine o'clock it
,had actually risen
two or three degrees more. There has since hien a
change in the atmoyiphere, and we anticipate, accor
ding to the ald saw4liat the lamb-like beginning, will
have a lion-like end 4
W. C. Irres, the Conservative from Virginia, has
deelsied himselffavOrable to the nomination of liar
riFum and• Tyler. • from this we may safely augur.
that the old Dominion will disclaim Van Bureoism.
Legaitare.—W l e have nothing definite in rela
tion to the -Bank Bill. A cull fur the previous quea-
Lion was,not at:Wanted, prior to the adjournment of
Tuesday.
Mr. LEE from the committee to inquire into the
num ber of petitionqs and remonstrants on the bank
question, has made i.eport as follows:
For immediate remitopiion 1357
Against do. do. , 4049
For the issue of smell notes. 3972
Against d 9. do. 352
Cleat Conventio!t in Ohio.---:Between 20, and 30,-
OCO Delegates assembled at Uo!embus, on the 22nd
February. to respond to the universal approbation.
bestowed on the nomination of Horr,iou and' Tyler.
This immense concourse. unparalleled in the history
of our country, was filled with itFenthusiasm Worthy
ttie greatoccasiiin. " The different delegations arrived
in splendid Canoes, /mine mask, and drawn by 8 ur
10 horses, decorated . With flag and devices. Log
Cahn's, drawn by skit& steeds: vessels on, wheels.
inannetrby old tars, who fought. with Perle on Lake
Erie ; a plan of fort Wigs, tfle scene of Harrison's
splendid military 'achievements, under co imtand of
'2O officers and men, who fought with him, in its
gallant defencetvere among the devices of the ve
ticle.s which contained the delegates. ,
The delegation from Washington county (Mnri
etta) led a noble white charger—bearing the bona
tido ee Saddle cloth. housings and trimmings once
owned and used by General Washington."
The churches, school houses, State Minas and
Court houses were thrown open to give shelter to
the multitude. •
.1
M
night the whole -city was one , blaze of uni
nabon, and the shouts of conddent victory rang
through Vie air. With Such outbreaks -of popular
enthusiasm, the People's Candidates must be tri
umphant ! .
• at2.The' New Era, a leading loco paper' in N. Y.
is astonished -din Gen. Harder sbOutd be a. poor
wan, when millions of public money
. hale Paned
through hie hands. hand
The Vati Buren - party cannot realize the 'existence
of that honesty, WhiA towhee:la 'so ceenspicnotis to the
life of the hero of Tippecanoe.' They loot' with, a.
rnazettient at the rasa, who Mid the opportunity ' bf
beings defaulter, intl'}et withstood alt triniptatiOi.
It is such a -inan- 7 thrice tried, ;irlick is ordained to rid
oar land of political gamblers and awe holding rob-
The. Penny Postage Syster erorke, wel iin Great
Britain: the income the Dublin Post l oirke hoe
int:re:wed filly ; poundirfnedilf.l l , ,
4 new Figure Head.—lthei J Engtish Steam ship
Prrigent. will have the butt of Van Buren on her
_
, 'The English &atm bow to noM !intent their friends:
.
itte-111414,11 -4 111 _ Durham the na
tion's guest, has not been . forgotten.
J eonard Drabs. a dcuairrier 4oring the wer of the
teirohltioci died last meek at lietrieburg. -
TherKeystone says, *di more truth that: w a
'probably intended, that the friends of Harrison and
. 7kfer.."nothing on any side but portents of sic
,every breeze waft to their, cars sounds' of
gititherino strength." ;
This is; an itnagingry pictunt of the Keystone, but
line Bywlllif dream, it is not ails dream.
Who ere tite Demeirae,y $•—A son of the late dos--
einer Snider, presided at a !HairOsan meeting held at
New Berlin, on the 18th instant.
l•. Were %Mon Bnydeit himself alive, with the princi-
Oest he advocated. he too Would be a Harrison man.
. The demoertnic party standk, where it did, when An
drew Jackson iton.olidated it. But Martin Van Bu
ton and tiis old federal adherents have left the land
nwks, araund which we are again rallying, with the
names of Atsrrisou owl Tyler to ensure success.
B.solciog iolnio4.—A leiter in a New Orleans
Paper informs us. that the state Bank of Illinois had
been fully reinstated ny the legislature, with all her
chartered ghtsaad privileges.' The locofacos made
e great oise, but when it came to the final vote,
went the: hole hog for the bank.
o.The degree of. Mister of Arta has been con
ferred by the Cnarleaton College, upon the editor of
the Philadelphia Gazette, W. G. Clark, Esq.•
His poetic aspiratilins have long since, madtiltint
Master of He arts.
The elide in Ohio.—Produce is ruinously low
the &mess hie Gazette says, that a large quantity of
flour woo-recently purchased there for shipment at
$2:62i per Md. The retail price ii $3. Wheat still
sells at 50 cents per htishel. Most of the farmers
pear to be waiting for an advance in the price of these
articles.
cO-The Globe threatens to remove ibe seal of
Government from Washington, because ita citizeuir
dared Ito hold an anti Van Buren meeting
GM
(0- 7 The people ask immediate resumption, and
they have a right to expect it.-- Dem Press.
We argue [win this, that » the people " are that
small remnant of the•once Van Buren party, who
delight to be led by Tory Ingersoll, under the name
of Destructive& But the Press, may rest assured
that the r. people " of - Berks, in favor of immediate
resumption. are few and far between; that Mr. Filbert
will be sustained in his conservative courae, and that
a locofuco Legislature will not only see the expedi
ency of giving tinie to the banks, but likewise allow
them to issue small notes. This is what » the peo
ple ask, and have a right to expect."
Pr:nee Albert, wept when he let his home for
England, to celebrate his nuptials. Whether for joy
or grief is not stated.
- Hon John Rutherford, an U. S. Senator from bl"
Jersey, during the administration of Washington, died
recently in his 80th year.
Dick Turpin.—The memory of this celebtated in
dividu..l, has been again revived, in another way than
through the agency of Ainsworth's genius. A mail
bag, stolen by him in 1703, has recently been dis
covered ie. Cambridgeshire, England. The London
Standard says, that alertly after the London anti
Huntmgdon mail had been robbed in January last, a
gentleman was sent down from London to Caxton,
to make inquiries respecting' the robbery. While
staying at the inn at Caxton he was told mat a letter
bag had been found by some workmen when pulling
down an old stable attached t• the inn, in the apace
between the ceiling of the stable and the loft above it.
The gentleman immediately inquired after the bug.
and found it Was the Lontl..n.timi (Merton one, aid
contained a number of letters from that place to Lon
don, writs. n in the character of the time, and dated
1703. I hie of the letters was directed to" heleft at
the Chapter Cciffee House. St. Paul's Churchyard,
Londim. The people of Caxton generally believed
that this inn was a favorite haunt of the celebrated
Dick Turpm ; and there can : be little doubt that the
hag had been atolen from the mail in 1703, and after
the cash it contained had been abstracted. concealed
where it was found. It had remained undiscovered
for a period of 136 years:
co> The Cincinatti Advertizer states, that Gen.
Win. H. Harrison is at present an active member of
an Abolition Suciery.-and offers to prove the fact, if
the federal presses should meet the charge with an
explicit denial. The Anent' Journal will deny it,
and if necessary swear to it ; but the editor of that
paper hos become so habituated to ribbing that he
would not be believed in either case.—Dent. Pros.
We have heretofore used our friend Myers as we
would nuts after dinner, or as •the moccason tracks'
would the Berks Co. Bank, for our harmless amuse
ment; but if he grow restive under our indulgent
notice, we shall suspend. Keep cool friend Myers—
leave fins and swearing out of the question—d
lieve the Cincinatti Advertizer— or amid the Aug
nant filth which too often disgrace! the press of our
Country, you may be pointed at with the finger of
scorn. 'is one who be-mires himself. If you are for
swearing, why forswear Van 13urenism, and you will
be perhaps, six months ahead of democratic Berks
which is about to do that thing.
al The rent,sylvanian says, that the Whigs have
always been in favor of one general—General Apa
thy. -
And the collar-presses are always obedient. to their
Martin-et. Fall in—eyes right--'bout face!
crl. We invite - particular attention to the !Mow
/
ing statement o he Stockholders in the different
Banks. By so oing,. it will be seen that the - Legis=
tune is warr en against the interest, nay, the• very
means of li lihood,'of the vvieow, the'orphan and
the fatherless.
BANK STATEMENT.
In compliance _with a resolution of the _Rouse of .
Representatives, the A s•ditor Omer al a few days since
communicated the following; information relative to
the Banks, Savings Institutions and Loan companies
of the commonwealth, returns , having been made from
fifty-two institutions:• .
STATEMENT of the Stock of the Bank of the United
States of Pennsylvanio,'January 1. 1840.
No: of persons holding Stock to the- amount of
, 5 shares dr. under, 864
do do 10 u , a 661
do do 20 a a 732
do do 50 w. a • 994
.do do • 100 a 688
do 500 a " 814
do - do over 500 a a 80
-F
ar value of the Stock $lOO per lam.
The number of shares - by
Females,
• • Executors and Guardians,l
Trusiees, , , •
- • Benevolent institutions, •
Number of Sladhaltlera in Nampa And deemhire '9
• . • =piing U. &atm :
Greg Britain and Ireland 1,196, Fortes 30; Spain 59
•
Portugal Germany 10. Holland 28, Be ' 1
Prussia I. Denmark 2, &aka:etland 4, Wait e
52, East Indies - I,!SonthAnievicsi 11,htesice No- .
v i Scotia 2 , 1 , 390 '
Statement of the amount of Five. Ten, and Twen
ty Dollar Notes, of the Bank' of theiUrlited Shoe in
Cireukdion on the brat of January.-1840.
Five dollar note:issued ender the
Bth section of improve Mont ;
Act. pared July 18. 1839, i $ 20400 0 0
,Ten Dollar notes, - ji g 1,831,110 0 0
Twerity Dollar Notes, , 1.138,080.00
Statement of the amount Of rive, Teti and Twenty
Dollar Notei of t h e Bank Of, the - United St i ates
C,inen/ation on the first of April , 1839. .
Five Dollar Notes,
Ten Dollar Notes,
Twenty Dollar Notts,
no e.
-
/5,138, o so,
1,646, t
oo 00
•
Number of Stockholder; in - the United St)ttes.
Maine 16, New r Hampshire 23. Vermont 4, Mar
sachusetts 106, Rhode Island 40, Connecti4ut 60.
New York 230, New Jeniei 117. Pennsylvania. 1;
481, Delawure 51, Maryland 289, Distnct of Colum•
his 37. Virginia 211, North Carolina 27, Bouiti,Car
ulina 340, Georgia 36, Ohio 22, Kentucky 1 ~
t i Ten
riessee 4, Indiana 2, Illinois 4Pi , Alabama 1, ssouri
2. Mississippi 1, Louisiana,' 11,-3,133.
The Nobility holding Sloth are:
Earls 2. Marquises 2. Counts and Countrise.s 8,
Lords 2, Knights, Barons and Baronets 28.
Ttin retuilts from fifty-one other Banks. L
panics. and Saving !Immo= in the ct,mmo
show the following moult
Amount of $5 in circulation let April.
1839,
Amount of $5 in circulation lit Janu
ary, 1840,
Amount of $lO in circulation Ist April,
1839;;',
Amount. .1 $lO in circulation Ist Jan.
nary, 1840,
Amount of $2O in circulation tat April,
1839.;
Amount of $2O in circulation Ist Janta
ary, 1840,
Number of Stockholders,
Number holding 5 shares and under,
do 10 do
do . 20 do
do 601 do
do •
__10.0" do
do , 600 do
- Over 500
otrakesllllar ".
Number of sb d 1 by Females,
do do , Executors,
do do Guardians,
do do Trustees,
Officers of Benevolent Institutions,
Title of Nubility.
FOR TUE MINIM) . routtsAL.
TO THE dCHI7YLKILL NAVIGATIO
As it is generally understood that the Nal
Co. intend to let the water into the Cantdini
time. I have thought it just and proper to Our
a few improvements actually necessary to
the coal trade, by canal.
First, the Tunnel is in a horrid ccaidition
thing like safety to the hands on board. th
York Boats; the rocks in many , places are
that it is necessary to lay down the decks
sure safety. This should not be the case wh
tereA. and a just regardjor the safety of oui
men, and the protection of their property.
the outlay of the paltry sum of one or two
dollars, which sum would remove the dr
ken ot.
Secondly: - There are some
t
the same neighborhood. for U.° ats ina .
Thirdly-. ' At a number of the inlet li.
lady the Blue Mountain lock, a a nil or i
runs out, (eorrinionly called ma point") Which is
the cause of much delay, and. hard' labor to boatmen,
beside the exposure. often experienced by giittingin
. •
the water to o pry off" their b rats . Tn . 1 matters
should be Term:died pnd it- is hoped the a t rigation
Company will not suffer these greviances
_to exist,
now they are brought to their notice. I
In baste r yours
with respect,
March sth, 1840. ' . J. M. C.
Democratic Heel*
AT PINEGROVE, PA.
i;
Pursuant to a previous notice, a large an teepee
table Meeting of Democratic Citizens of the &rough
and 'T ), ownehy of Pingrove, Schuylkill County, con
venetr et the House of William Lutz, on the 27th
of I'ebruary, 1840. The Meeting was organized by
appointing
JOHN BARR. ESQ. President,
WILLIAM Gonoss, GEOIIOB. BaLUTLE, ' l 9/.031011
Suvcaau and PAUL B•ala, VIM Presidentst.
Samuel Gum, Esq. and John Brown, Serene,.
The object of the Meeting having been briefly
stated, a moti..n was then Made that a Committee of
seven be appointed to draft risolutioni ezp eststve of
the sense of this Meeting; whereupon the :hair ap
pointed Henry 'H. Strong, John Strimph l i r, John
Loenhard. John Bouawitz, William Hoe
~ Jacob
Barr and John Simile, whir luviug retirtd f4r a short
time reported the following and resolutions
,
which were un animously adopted.
, • 1 •
1 Whereas, In taking a surtey of our beloved Penns •
sylvania, and dwelling upon her present condition, -t
we find every part opthe State suffering ol der the
most disastrous calamity, her Commerce p ro strated, t
her Manufactures suspended, her Agriculturedisbess. ,
ed and her whole laboring eommOniti subjected to
the severest embarrassnient., This being lacknow.
!edged upon all sides, at behoOves us as rational Men
to meet together, compare ideas. counsel e+h other,
and in the extremity of our auffeLugs, to attempt toy
-devise some means, by which our present 'eMbarraite;
meats may be mingated„aud ourselves and lour corn
monwealih be again restored to ' their wonted pror,;
Perity. And a ft er a free interchange of sentiments, ,
the most mature deliberation'ac the strictest icarelting
into the causes of the present disastrous condition of
every brunch of trade and induetry, we are 'invalid*.
My driven to the conclusion, that the immense im
portations of foreign goods, and the consequent enor
mous indebtedness of our Country to foreign i &ten•
chants, foreign Manufactures and foreign Cepitaliets,
le the very root of nearly all the evils unOr which
we suffer. For this debt the foreigner Wants hie
dues, and those dues, he wants in specie'. This-im
mense debt called' for, in spedie, oblige ouriMonetary•
institutions to close their inane to mit& tbemselvess
and the Country from being drained of our l elpeeious
metals. Thinprodcwed the suspension of specie pay. -
meats, and with it came all financial derangements
which have so seriously affected - every branch of burls'
neast'eVerY line in trade and in every walk of Iwo" oni.
why to meet engagenieets.beeame inevitable,:confi
dence vies destroyed. arid
. a geneml pardesezed upon'
the body of our Citizens._ And whereas,' the Seine ,
eanse that produied the evils 'under whichl.wwitialter
still exists an full force, and will in all hUnuirsimos.
babiliti continue until St.lisit a Part of rim fontign
liabilities shall have been Paid off bythe eeportathin •
of Conon, Flour, end TobsOd: Therefore
Raokted,: That; it is the ophtion . of thigi nteethr;
that the present emherresionent hi the,peitimiarief• ,
fain, .of the entintry: and the eonsigi ern ietspenelon ' ,
29,876
4,236
1 16,248
1,158
I
Com
arealth,
EME
iiii
6 635
6 260
ME
CE
9 140
6 740
12,548
43,422
2,905
2,831
2,647
1,408
983
62
89,850
10,968
5,541
10.185
1,885
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