ovmnmenl ismostarrogant.but ttioir itse Of our money when' an indulgent government trusts it to them Is ruinous.- Ift hey kept it honestly until it was wanted Tor purposes of revenue, or u nicy loancu u saieiy, tno grounds of complaint would bo fewer; but they do neither. They make it tlio founda tion of a paper currency, so redundant as" to bo worthless, and it becomes their means of sustaining a system of heartless specula tion which sheds blight and mildew on the labor of the pcoplo and uproots all steady prosperity. Tho fluctuations of tho cur rency arc tortures to tho body politic. And when the Government, by the possessi6n and'control of its revenues, separate from. Hanks, becomes the regujator, the people may fcel secure in its palcrnal piolcqtion and labor can then rest,on its reward with out waking to find It ashes. t Tho evils of the last few years Hhe contractions and ex pansions of the banks the panics and pres sures the frenzied speculations the for tunes gained, and the fortunes lost in a day; the suspensions and shin plasters, arc all the offspring of that ill starred union betwixt bank and stale, which it is tho object of the sub-treasury bill to divorce. Nor can this measure be deemed hostile to the banks; it proposes to leave them in possession of their own resources, to pursue their own objects, anil takes from them only the5 people's jnfiney, which they have no right to enjoy, and which experience has shown they can not possess without prejudice to the country; it proposes to place fliat money of the peo ple in the hands of personal instead of cor porate agents, human beings who have souls and may be held to accountability, instead of artificial monsters who have no souls and acknowledge no accountability to God or man. It is a self-preserving measure which the most painful experience has proved and is'provingto the pcoplo to bo indispensiblc. No substitute, nothing short of absolute and final divorce will do. "To this complex ion it must come." Faithless Representa tives or tho pcoplo may delay and for a while reject this great conservative expedi ent, but a few of those peaceful revolutions that are ever going on, and of which the only engine' is the ballot box, will at length work out tho results which the democracy of numbers desires, restoring what is right, fedrcssing what is wrong, and exhibiting in the process the beautiful spectacle of a com munity of freemen governed by the will of their own majority. Pennsylvania is tho scat of the allied powers who make war on whatevorthe peo ple cherish in tho national administration : and in the coming struggle the power and the justice of popular government are to bo displayed in hurling them from the places Svhich the Genius of Discord conferred on "them, and which they have disgraccdand abused. An administration and a Constitu tion are to be introduced which shall prove worthy of Pennsylvania, and enable her bet ter to guard her interests from the dominion 'of monied institutions which, though they may be tolerated as servants, are cruel and bad masters. This noble undertaking is well begun and, determined to lend it our utmost aid, we do Resolve That theVircumVla'rices ofthC times do require from every democrat a sin- . cere and earnest effort to dismiss from tho Executive department of the Common wealth, an administration which has neglcct- ' cd its proper duties to wage a ceaseless war it.- TVT.: t l ..,! ,,,1.,1. UIl WIG HUUUUiU UUVlullJUblll tvjilll iiuj been deaf to the public voice and blind to the true interests of Pennsylvania, in its devotion to tho ambitious purposes of a monied aristocracy which is remarkable for the ignorance, stupidity, and hypocricy of its chief officer and which impartial history will record as a reproach to tho fair fame of the State. Resolved That wo have undiminished confidence in our republican President Mar tin Van Buren that his policy of separa ting 'the Government from the control of banks is a necessary and wise policy; and if he continue to follow on in the footsteps 6f his illustrious Predecessor, they will cer tainly conduct him through a second term with much honor to himself and advantage to the country. Resolved That the unanimous nomina tion of David It, Porter as the Democratic candidate for Governor by the "Gth of March Convention, was a wise and fortunate meas ure; bccauseiiis spotless reputation, his un " doubted democracy, and his sound, practi cal wisdom, eminently qualify him for that high office; whilst Ins great and well carped popularity cements tho union of the democ racy, and makes the assurance of our tri umph doubtly sure. Resolved Thai, the assaults on tho pri vate reputation of Gen. Porter are cruel, wicked, and fiendish conceived in the " same spirit which sought to blast Jefferson, Jacksbn, Snyder, and every distinguished patriot whom the people have loved and de termined to honor. These slandets pro in tended, not so much to defeat Gen. Porter, as to depreciate the moral value of that vic tory which his enemies know we are about to achieve in his triumphant election. Resolved; That although "in union there is strength," and in the union of the Penn sylvania democracy a strength which never bent to any foe, yot,.to leave no chance of failure, vigilance, harmony and energy should distinguish tho party throughout this campaign and until the last ballot is deposited. Jlesolved That in invoking tho aid of the Masonic Lodge, which he has persecu ted "in every city," and the "dark spirit of abolitionism," to which he is striving to tend the knee of Pennsylvania, this Joseph llitner of the Banks.has beautifully illustfa led tho consistency and complexion of fed eral anti-masonry, but .the most fantastic'. trick which, dressed in a brief authority, ho lias played in tho face of the pcoplo is tho pompous proclamation which adjures the Banks to resume specie payments 13 days af ter tho time they had fixed for tho purpose. Let Joseph llitner & his "great Regulator" know that the people have resolved on cer tain resumptions, that will lcava one of them without a sceptre, and tho other without a location or a name. " Resolved That wo witness with pleas ure tho firm and steadfast stand which the Democratic delegation in Congress -from Pennsylvania sustained in defence of the Sub Treasury Bill, and that in tldi, as in his general course in Congress Hon. David Pctrikon represented fairly the democra cy of this District. Resolved That, though Vc affect not to appropriate Constitutional reform as, exclu sively, a measure of our'party.wo do, never theless, regard the Constitutional amend ments now before the public, as liberal and republican improvements in our lrame ol Government, and especially worthy of the support of every democrat. Resolved That whilst questions of the Greatest magnitude are depending for the judgment of the people, mutual good will, harmony, and a spirit of conciliation should be cultivated amongst democrats and we cannot own or act with any men who, claim ing to dictate the action of the party, and proposing to attain certain selfish objects, openly declare their willingness to promote a disunion, which may yield victory "to the opposition, rather than to bo disappointed in their own ambitious 'plans, Rcsolvtd That it bo earnestly recom mende'd to the Committees of Vigilance to cause as large assemblages of the peoplo in their respective townships as may by 'possi ble for thp purpose of electing delegates to the County Convention, in order that the will of the people may bo clearly ascertain ed in forming the DemocralicCountyTickct. Resolved That our Congressional Con forces be instructed to support Hon. David Pctfikenfor nomination, or the man whom the Democracy of Columbia county clearly indicate to be the man of their choice. On motio.n, Resolved That the thanks of the Democracy of the County are due to Wm. C- Reynolds and Henry Stark, Esqrs., our Representatives in tho last session of the Pennsylvania Legislature, for tho attcn 'tion to tho interests of their constituents, and their firmness in sustaining the principles of- the party. On motion, Resolved That this meet ing have undiminished confidence in the honesty, cinccrity and Democratic princi ples of tho Sheriff of the County Thomas Myers, Esq. " " -' . On motion, Resolved That the disor ganizing course pursued by the "Republi can Farmer," for tho Ia$t twelve months, has forfeited to it the confidence and respect of the democratic party. The meeting was addressed by Gen. Wm. Ross, Col. II. B. Wright, Dr. .Miner, and Albert G. Brodhead, Esq. On motion, Resolved That the proceed ings of this meeting be signed by the offi cers, and published in the democratic papers in this Congressional District, the Reporter and Koystonc,Harrisburg, and the Pennsyl vanian, Philadelphia. Signed by the officers. From the Keystone. The, following estimate of . the probable vote for governor' at the ensuing election, has been made by the Dcmociatio Central Committee appoinlod.by the, 5th of March Convention. It has bccji gathered from tho Vest information they could obtain, froln in dividuals resident in and acquainted with the several counties in tho slate, lakcn.hi connection with tho majorities in 1835, which arc put down,, in order that any one may compare and judge for himself. Al though it is but an estimate, yet tho coh: mitlec believe -that the result will not, at least, in the aggregate, very mateTially vary from what they have here presented. The committee still solicit information in rela tion to the matter, as their object is to pre sent to their democratic fellow citizens as perfect an estimate as possible. Majorities In 1835. Dcm. Fed. Wolf & Muhlenberg, Kltncr, Majorities in 1838. Adams Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Bedford Borks , Bradford Bucks Butler Cambria Centre Chester Columbia Clearfield, Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Erie Fayetto Franklin Grecno Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming M'K'n&Pot'r Mercer Mifflin '153 Montgomery 329 North&Mon. 1,033 Notth'd 1,113 Perry , 743 Phil.city&co,l,30b Pike 042 Schuylkill 795 Somerset, Siicsqiich'n'n 1,008 Tioga 57tf Union Venango 701 Warren 437 Washington Wayne, .003 200 GIG "Dem. Porter, 902 1,100 ' "249 440 500 2,021 I ' 3,500 G71 ! 400 ' 221 300 v"l0 400 54 200 '1,142 1,200 221 300 1,348 1,300 302 400 092 500 . 881 800 821 138 490 80'4' 1,000 552 500 228 300 Fed. Ritner. 500 700 500 100 1,000 113 30 131 1,020 817 330 "808 510 2,201 912 200' 300 300 DESTRUCTIVE STORM. Baltilnoto was visited with a most violent slorm on Saturday. The weather had been jnoro than ordinarily "sultry through tho day, the thermometer also showing that tlio ac tual heat was as great as any through the, season, At about 7 o'clock in the evening, tho wind suddenly sprang up irom the west ward, wlncli in a, tew momcni3 rageu wim tho force of a hurricane. Tho rain poured in torrents for a short time, and the light ning was singularly constant and vivid. Tlio effects wcro most disastrous. Tholargc hew warehouse on Donncll s warf, belonging to the Messrs. Donncll was blown down, and rcvcral persons killed and many wounded. About cho hundred new ly arrived German emigrant's had taken shelter m the building nearly at tno moment tho disaster occurred, three nave been taken from tho ruins most horribly mutila ted, and seven badlv wounded. Two Schooners, ol which tlio Cambridge packet was one, wcro upset in the river at wnai is caucu ine luniuiCiUrrounu. .jx num ber of boats put off immediately from the shore, to the assistance of tho crews and passengers, and were successlul m saving all but one person Part of the Railroad Bridge at Canton was blown down. The large Saw Mill, near tho bridge, was also torn to the ground Mr Shaw, keener of the Light house, at thVLarzarctto, was returning homo from the city "in a'ca'rryall, and was very serious ly injured. Many trees in tno western part ot tno ci ty wcro torn up by the roots, or huge branches' severed Irom their trunks. Spirit of (he Times UPPER! CANADA 1,700 800 305 West'd York 1,217 03 23,797 11,210 1,400 850 320 11,210 300 1,000 1,000 500 400 'D00 2,000 1,100 900 '700 900 GOO ' 700 900 500 400 . 7P0 2,000 1,200 30,000 8,800 '200' 2,0.00 700 i 400 Dem.maj. 12,597 "rrom the great From the Spirit of the Times of Tuesday. LAG LAST ! The Great "BALANCE WHEEL OF R1TNER" sxill behind in the RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAY MENTS ! ! ! The Philadelphia Rank, tho Girard Rank, tho Moyamensing Rank, the Schulykill Rank, and the Rank of Penn sylvania, have, wo understand, all nolijiad tho Collector of the Port, that thoy now pay SPECIE for all demands upon them. Thus we have full proof of BIDDLE'S BANK being the "LAG LAST," in the Resumption of Specie Payments. The "great regulator," tho "trt&e the hud Rank" has FAILED in resuming, and do ing the NEEDFUL, with the FIVE BANKS above named. Wo havo good authority for saying, that tho Notes of this Bank are not received at the Custom House in this city as yet, in payment of PUBLIC DUES. How Mr. Biddle may havo settled with the other State Banks, the amount of the large balances due them, s no business of ours; but if a merchant makes a compro mise of his debts under 100 cents in the dollar, tho matter is at once bruited about to his injury and disgrace. Lei the Peo ple of this Stato recollect, that notwithstand ing tho HUMBUG PROCLAMATION of Jtilner, UlDDLilS SBauk is the last to re sume, and may well be called tho LAG LAST of ALL the Banks of the Common wealth. Tho first to resume in language, io now Mr. LAG LAST in reality 21,200 number of channxs in this county, in favor of the democratic can didate, it is, difficult to estimate the result The majority is claimed by both parties Slovens is carrying out his 'bold policy,' to some purpose.on tho repairs in Hunting don county. Ho regularly enquires into the political sentiments of the laborers, and if thoy aro not of the genuine shin plaster, abolition stamp, they are not permitted a long the Tines. During last week a little army of democratic workmen who refused to 'bond the knee to tho base spirit of anli masonry,' wero discharged. It is thus the political gamblers squandor ' tho people's money, andgretard the repairs for the pur pose of forcing the laborers to vote for Rit- ncuI'iltsourg Munujacturer, From the American Sentinel. MORE EVIDENCE." We call attention' to the following letter from Chauncy Forward .Esq., of Somerset MrrF. is a brother of Walter Forward of Pittsburg. lie is a clergyman of the Baptist puiouuaiun, jiiiu simius lllgu Willi lliai sect, and the public a3 a gentleman of talents, ox cellcnt moral worth, and for his exemplary anu cnrisuan ueporiment. 1 no letter was written ,to tho democrats assembled at liar- risburg, on the anniversary of American In dependence. SoMEnscT, June 30, 1838. Gentlemen I acknowledge the receipt of the letter, inviting me to participate with the democ racy of Hamsbug in tho festivities of the ap proachiug 4th of July. Professional en gagements prevent a compliance with your desire. lly political leelings however are witn you, and lean join you in a hearty desire,- for tho success of the principles of our party as I am thoroughly satisfied that tho prosperity of my countrv deoends on their triumph. With tho man selected for our leader in the present campaign, I havo been well acquainted for nearly twenty yeais. I fust met him in the legislature of 1820-21. I know of no man who deserves to stand higher in the public estimation He is a man of no ordinary jank of talent and intelligence on general subjects I al ways found him candid, frank, patriotic, iirm and yet miul and gentlemanly even to his oppnents. I nover know Jhim loqua cious, talkative or impertinent, at tho samo time he was an ablo 'debater ; against his moral charactei I never heard tho slightest imputation until latolv. Whether tho at tacks now made pn him will be beneficial to him or thoir.authnra js a question to bo settled. If they-result to his disadvantage i am uiiBiHKun in my opinion oi me mtuiii gonce anu magnanimity ol tlie yeomanry oi una commonwoaiin. l thought it just to say tnus mueli ol a man tor whom 1 havo entertained a very high esteem. I am a gentleman, very respectfully, your tc,rn,,l Jt T?TMr 1 11TV "' """'I , I Jl SHU, From the New York commercial Adver- -200 tiger, wc 'gather the following melancholy particulars ol the late oi tliat Heroic band ol patriots, who so gallantly attacked the lint-. tsli Lancers at bhorl lulls. Linus Wilson Miller, George. Cooloy, Norman Mallory, and William Reynolds, to bo taken to tho jail from whence tliev came, and on Satuiday, the 25th day of Au gust, to bo taken to the place of execution and there be hanged uy the neck until they arc dead Samuel Chandler,. Benjamin Wait, James Gamble ,John Grant, Murdock Mc Fadon John James McNulty, George Buck, David Taylor, James Wagoner, Garret Van Uamp, John vermon, and Alexander Ale Leod. These persons wero separately asked whether they had any thing to say why mo sentence ot the law should not bo pro l ? .... l - nounceu againsi inom.i In the case of Bcniamin Wait, counsel moved that the verdict bo set aside, on the ground that Mr. Wagstaff, one of the jury, was not a liege subject, but a citizen ol the United btates. Alter a lew remarks from the Solicitor General, the Court decided that it was now too late to interpose that plea. One or two others made a few brief remarks, when the Judge proceeded to his painful task. He told them that in all probability mer cy would bo extended to some of thern, but to whom no one then knew; that the jury uy wuicn tuey nati been tried had rccoin mended some of them to mercv, which of course, would bo represented in the proper quarter. He urged upon them all tho , importance of preparation for another world, and then pronounced the lollowing sentence, (after calling each namej: "l hat you and each of you are taken to the jail Irom whence you came, and that on the 25th day of the present month ot August, you and each of you be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, and tnatyou ucjherc hanged by tie neck until you are dead; tlicn your bod ics are to be quartered: and may Uod have mercy on your sowa." l o this last cxpiessinn, there wero seve ral responded " Amen." From the LycomitiR Cn7.cll. MILITARY MEETING. At a meeting held in pursuanco of nublic notice at tho Washington -hotiso In tho Bor ough of Williamsport, on Friday the '27th day of July 1838, for .tho purpose bLmak !ng preparations for a Military Encampiiicnt ' near mis piacc. - ' On motion. . . J. K. FREDERICK, was appointed Chairman, mid John G. Duitch, Secretary. It was resolved That tho Encampment should bo held at or near tho Borough of Williamsport, on the 25lh doy of Scptcnv- her 1838. Resolved That there be a' Committee of fivo to' give "invitations to tho Volunteers -o"f this and noighbonng.Countics( to join in tlio Encampment, whereupon. Uol. A. V. rarspns, Col. U. aeitpr, ftlaj. R. Fleming, Capt. John .Cow'dcn nnd'Licul. John Grafius, were appointed a Coinihittco lor that purpose. Resolved That a Committee ot arrange ments consisting ol Uintcen, be appointed, whereupon, , Lieut. Hyman, Capt. Newcomer, Lieut. Hoffman, Wilson AViikinson, II. D.JIeyl- man, R. E. Hughes, George Fcslcty Thoa. Davis, Mathow Hammond, Hyman Fulmar, Godfrey Lcnheart, Ieonard Ulmor, wcro appointed for that purpose. . , Resolved That a Uommittce ol three bo appointed to address tho adjutant General upon tho subject of furnishing tho necessa ry Camp bquipage, whereupon. Col. A. V. rarsons, j.iv. rreucncn, and Col. C. Seiler, were appointed a Commit tee for that purpose. Itcsolved 1 hat the sale ol ardent spirits on or near the ground oi encampment bo prohibited, and that the Law forbidding tlio sale thcrcot will bo taithluiiy cntorccd. Resolved That the proceedings of this mooting be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and published in all tho papers of this county, and those of tho adjoining counties friendly to the encampment. J. K. FREDERICK, Chairman. John G. Duicii, Secretary. 8,800 . FLORIDA BANKS. The good pcoplo of Appalachiccla and tho contiguous country, havo been thrown into considerable excitement by the lailuro of the West Florida Bank and commercial Bank. Both of these institutions had been purchased by a plausible scoundrel, named Hugh Stephenson, who made use of the en tire control which he exercised over them to get as many of their notes in cir.Qiilat.ion as possible, and then decamped with thp proceeds ol his speculation no was how ever, overtaken at St. Josephs, and put in limbo, probably he may receive tho pun- ishmont ho merits, but the unfortunate hold ers of his bills will never see tho cash they promise on their face to pay. How a man without mean was enabled to buy the char ters of two banks, or how the former own ers could make an honest sale to him wo are at a loss to imagine but tho ease with which this magnificent swindling operation wjis performed, affords another, illustration ot t io delect ol uaiiKing systems, and ot the necessity of remedying ihcni, Southern 'Messenger. New Orleans, July 30. As the half past live o'clock cars from Carrolllon wero passingHertsville yesterday afternoon, a black boy was ridingon horse back near to the track. When the cngino camo tho horse stumbled and throw the boy on the middle ol the tiack, but too Iale to stop tho engine; and, strange to relate, the whole train passed over him without injur ing him in tlie least, no jumped up, scratched Ins head, and 'exclaimed, ".You cant kill dis nigger, riohow,Mastcr Injino!" Carl lung's Present to Queen Mcloria Uur readers will remember tho account given of a splendid bonnet made, and inten ded as a present to liucen Victoria, by Carl King, of New York. The New York Her ald, in, relerence Jo it, says: "the return of the Great If'estcrn has brought us news of the beautilul bonnet sent by tia celebrated Uarl King, ot Now York, to tho Queen of Lngland. As soon as tho Western reached England, Captain Hosken opened a corres pondence witli Lord John Russell, Secreta ry ot tstato lor tho homo department, rela tive to the Bonnet. His Lordship notified nor majesty sue wroto a benutilul com- piiiiiciivary iciier ino uonnci was sent on to the Queen, and no less than three, dozen ladies of tho English nobility forwarded back orders and complimentary letters to the celebrated uarl lung and his lovely lady. C 1 . . .1 nJ . . J iur Miniums oi uiQ samo siyio. uarl is a lucky dog 1 This King has given the Queen a bonnot. The Queen has given the King a smile of approval, and the ladios and tlie iiieon will make tins lung's fortune.' jjauimarc nun. The Remains of Napolron. The Sie- cle, of Paris, says, that ono of the objects of Marshal Soult's mission to England was to obtain permission to remove the remains of Napoleon to Franco ; and in this, it is m, he has succeeded, with tho aid of the Duke of Wellington. It is stated further, that tho Prince do Joinvillo is to proceed to St. Helena, in command of a frigate, havingf on noaru a soldier irom overy regiment m France, apd that tho rcmaiua aro to be de posited under tho column of the Placo Vcn- ilolno, with solemn religious ceremonies, at which ino mine ot Wellington will ue m vjled to bo present, It has long been t'ie aim of tho admirers of Napoleon (and all Frenchmen aro cntranched with his glory) to get Ins remains Irom bts Helena, and to deposit them in the Place Vendomc, in lh& heart of Paris. Probably Louis Pliilipp' would strengthen his dynasty more by titfj make, The Michigan Government have offered a bounty for tho production of beet sugar, a largo company has beon organized ot White Pigeon, for the manufacture, and measures have been taken to procliro a hydraulic press. J ha beet crop is large in Michi. gan. More Eloquence. It was nicht th lightning shook its fiery tresses through tho sky the harsh thunders growled thro' the hoaveus tho winds whistled through caverns of the air, and thn hail fell )"i!s geiris from an ovorburdetied casket, 'h .Jwniuio-- null VCIIUilllLU ion o i ill iruwi ms norric nnrnnsn ai i hoqrt, ainMio instrument of destruction firmly grasped in bis hand btola fu : bed like an aisaisin to kill brttl bugs. ! The Executivo Government ol tlie of Maine, U taking measuies to r-. i Notthoastern Boundary line r. to the treaty of 1788, on the 1st rS mouth,
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