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,