VfoncoVoid of offence," anil 'who had cou
rage enough to look out of door?, that thero
flaB been the slightest indications of "mobs,"
"riots," or " rebellions" since that day,
which required military force to suppress
hcm.
JIt is generally fldinitlcd that not' more
'than three hundredjersons wore present in
the senate chamber at the time when the al
leged outrages occurred, and Mr. Speaker
Penrose states in his deposition taken be
fore Judge Blythe, on the 12th inst, on his
"solemn oath, tnat'Trom "07te to two hundred
persons" omy, took part in the commit
aion of the outrages. The temainder of
tho persons present in the senate chamber
Nvas composed mainly of Hallifax rioters
and other officers, contractors and liando
employed by the Canal commissioners 'bn
'the public improvements, and among th'em
Were "several, well known Vo the criminal
'ixmrVs. Tins strtalt assemblage of unarmed
men, presenledjsuch a formidable army of
rebels" and " rioters" to Gov. Ritncr's
fears as to require a thousand "soldiers to
put them down 1
The High Sheriff of Dauphin county,
lias publicly stated, that he possessed at all
times, abundant civil means to keep order
and maintain the peaco at Harrisbnrg. The
Requisition for military forces not only on
the militia and volunteers of Pennsylvania,
"but on the President of the United States,
"rnade by Gov. Ritncr, must therefore bo
'regarded as a deliberate movement to com
pel the people to yieiu 006010100 10 iuc
fraudulent and treasonable plans of Seetcta
Vv Rurrowcs and his comneprs. As such
history will record it, and, as such, all hon
teat candid men, will.Btamp it with the brand
'of moral treasohi
These forces, so assdmhlcd, vert with
drawn from this place, but not until it was
found bv the Governor and his friends, that
their presence had failed to produce tho in
tended result. Instead of silenceing the
voice of condemnation, they added deeper
lhunder to its tones. Instead of inspiring
the friendd of the administration with great
tor conlidetice,thcir preseuce convinced them
that its lawless acts, woilld find little sup.
port from the bayonets of "citizen soldiers."
Instead of reposing that confidence in the
soldiery, which a commander in chief
should feel, Govt Ilitner did not, and as he
asserts, dated not review them. So gioss
were the contemplated outrages of his ad
ministration, that he distrusted the. fidelity
of the baltalhorts He had Called around him
to enfored theni. In this desperate state of
his affairs', he dismissed tho military forces
and abandoned to his fate, by nine patriotic
hiembers of the legislature; he and his con
fidential advisers, were hurled headlong
down the precipice, to. the verge of which
they had dragged the republic. Now lie
they low, and "none so poor as do them
.reverence." Their frauds are detected,
their schemes frustrated and their treason
rebuked. Let impartial justice mete out
"to'thetn, tho reward due to their crimes.
The. conspiracy of Cataline tho traitor
stands no longer nlonc. His coiruptions
deep and damning as they were, sink- into
insignificance, when compared with those
of his Pennsylvania rival.
tt becomes our unpleasaht duty to notice
and refute the following statement made by
the governbr in his late message to the legis
lature. After'asserting that the penplo assem
bled at Harrisburg.'whbm he denominates
a " mob," and a bodv of" rioters,' com
mitted various outrages, he proceeds to say
"In the meantime, a body called a " bom
'rnittce of-safety." had beert anhoinled bv
tllo rioters, and seemcd to exercise unlimit
ed ednirol over therm-'-'Phey made the
most ijiflamitory appeals to the citizens of
the state at a distance, and. when a small
guard had been placed by the "keeper and by
my -orders in th&' arsenal, to prevent 'the
public arms from falling into the hands of
rash or indisposed persons, they were com
pelled to evacuate the building under terms
dictated by tho mob, with the concurrence
of the "committee of safety." Durintr the
occurrence of these disgraceful events net
mer branch 01 tne legislature could hold a
regular session the executive Chamber and
State Department were closed, and. confu
sion and alarm pervaded the seat of government."
In this paragraph, the envernor, withnut
intending it-, has paid to the committee of
safety a compliment ot the most honorable
kind) Ifjl was in fact true as alleged, that
tho otfmmilteo of safety "exercised unlimit
fed control" then it was peaceful judicious,&
ealatary.foTnot nn outrage was perpetrated,
nor a single act Of violence done in the cap
jtol. by any person after the appointment
of the 'committee of safety. This fact So c
source of honest pride la its, not because
tho committee of safety exerted the "un
limited control" spoken of by the govern
or, hut because it proves that the people
v here assembled, wore melt who respected
the laws who loved peace and order, and
vcre not the lawless band of "desperadoes"
.they are declared to bo by Gov. Ritpef.
It js not true, as stated by the governor,
'that we have made the most "inflamma ory
appeals" to the citizens of tho stats at a din'
lance, vve conlidently appeal to the peo
pie of this commonwealth, fur tho refutation
of the govdrnors charge Head oUr ad
dresses consider tho ciruumatancfes uiider
which they werd issued recollect that a
thousand arriied soldiers were quartered at
the s"eal of unvernmeili mat tneir cannon
. tot- hi: nlcd within musket sliot of the cap.
itoj that they insolenlly slopped and
r-earched" representatives of the people, as
hey were pass'mgalong the public foot wolk
the hall of thcpeople; recollect the public
I rirtiiinpio!nna ftf a rrtVirnnrftTr.StVmB.ik: . Knrrtrtml 'hnd Persia nth daicl to 08 rifeCatl-
oux. noiumir ccnain, is kiiuwii. ma-
whire the Emperor of Russia seems to be
IOIICU III 1113 UllUUUVUra lO BUUUUU hiu. -
other members of the cabinet, that We were
a "mob, "robcls," vfec. Are. together with
THE COLUMBIA. DEMOCRAT
the fact that tho most auda'ciou invasions
of the constitution and laws in the legisla
ture, were sanctioned by the governor
and then say our appeals were " inflamma
tory," or improper it you tan. wo mauo
no "inflammatory appeals to tne leetings
of the people." Wc simply stated the facts
and called unon them to decide what
should bo dono tor the preservation ot their
lrcciUmn
We unhealed to the iudffcmcttt of the
fiCemeh of Ponsylvania cahnly, fearlessly
and firmly made our appeals, and they
wero answered in a spirit becoming the cit
izens of this great state. We scorned to
make "inflammatory appeals" to unworthy
passions for the TRUTH was on our side
atid 'wc relied updn that alone for our our
triumph. 1 hut reliance, thank God ! has
gloriously sustained us, and covered the
Gov. and his fedarates with eternal defeat,
shame "and dishtfhbt;
As to the interference, with the keepers of
the arsenal, wo pursued the course dictated
by dutv, and a sincere 'respect for tho laws,
niHl we lcel the happy consciousness, tliat
'our interposition is approved by all good
citizens. It is proper to add that the menus
ot uiQ'Uov. nave puunciy uenicu inai incy
entered into terms at all with the corrihiittce
of safely. We leave them and tho Gov
ernor to settle the dispute amonir .them
selves.
Tho gravo. allegation of the governor,
that during tho occturence ol these events
"neither branch ot the legislature could
hold n regular session, and the executive
chamber and state department were closed,"
is conclusively disproved, by rclerence to
the Journal of the House ot Keprescnta
lives which has met dailv while so far
as the Seriate, Governor and Secretary of
state were concerned, It they did not meet
or attend in their respective olhces, it was
owing to a cowardly desertion of their posts,
without tne slightest cause to jiistily it-
save their own groundless apprehensions,
How mucli tlio admonitions ol their con
sciences contributed to alarm them, is nut
for us to decide. This account they must
settle with the people, whose laws and con
stitutiun they have Violated, and with that
God, "who tneth the just and the unjust,
whose solemn injunctions they have des
piscd and set at naught.
On reviewing the IryinC scenes; through
which we have passed, we find abundant
reason for reidicintr in the evidence afford
ed by thtisc events, Hint the people of this
favdrcd state aro dntirelelv capable of self-
go'vtirnmcrit. Called into existericcj in the
midst ot perils, plots and dangers; which
would have overthrown any other govern
ment on earth, the committee of safety
has witnessed the rescue of the public lilier-
troin all these lmpending.cvils, without its
suffering the least abridgement without a
singlo.outrage being perpetrated, which pro
duced the destruction ot a dollars worth o
property, or the shedding of a drop of blood
1 he crisis is over, peace and safety are
restored. Let history record the transac
tions' of these times, as a beacon light and
example for posterity. Let us ltopo that
tHe stern lessons we have learned during
the last three years, may not havo been
dearly purehased, if thcy'imprcss upon the
people this great wholesome truth, that lion
esty ability, and a sincere devotion to the
cassians. I hat people, aitnougii not nu
mr-rnm. have boldlv thrown dovn Hie
gauntlet of defiance, and declare that peace
can no longer subsist between their people
and the Empcror.ol ail the. Russians.
unroiucic,
A MALQUGE.
behttuble arid JJctnontlr'tttitil.
"Isaac, have you paid the printer!" in
quired an old lady of her husband, who
was delighting the family circle by reading
to them a fine nokinc naner (excuse our
blushes, for editors aro as modest as maidens.
"No, Rebecca, I have not, answered
the old gentleman, adjusting his spectacles
"but you know it is only a trifle. The
printers. I sec, civo a very polite dun, but
they cannot moan me, as I am one of their
political friends, and at all events, my two
dollars would be. butd. trifling moje'ty to
therri." . '' '
IT
"TftUTII WITHOCT JXll
'gjfUKVAV, J.iA'iT.mv tit, isaiV.
A NEW COUNTY'.
It will be perceived by tho proceedings
of a meeting held at Columbus published in
another column, that measures aro being
taken to netitiuii tho Legislature for the
Crection of a new county out of parts of Co
lumbia, Lycoming and Luzerne. Among
the names of gentlemen attending, wc ob-
"Well, Isaac, if all their subsribers were serve some residing in the upper tritvnship
unoamen ai principles ot democracy, are our r'ead Ul3t 0UI pocket8 rang ,vith
.the first, tho last, tho only nuahftcaliom :, ,;u. rnne r rriomi !,,,.' nml.iiv
that should entitle those men, in whose .i i. r..:i ... ..i j.n,
to say the same thing, the poor fellows
would starve unless they" could conjure
their tvnes into corn, mill their pressman a
flour mill, and surely you, as their 'friend
should be more punctual in paying them
man u .you were uicir ponucm ciieniv, ue-
sides it would show your attachment to
them,, and the good cause, which they ad'
vocate.
I thou'shl of .settling hiv subscription
whpn 1 was in town last ," said Isaac, win-
chiiur from the rub, "but the money which
I received for produco was better than u
sual, and I disliked to part with it."
"Why certainly, you would not pay
them in had money, Isaac.
"No, mv dear, but sometimes I aril obh
gpd to take unciirrent paper, and preler
paying my debts with that, when I can get
off O, these banks, these banks! Any
way, that sort would suit the printers just
as well, as they dont keep it long. My
neighbor Jenkins said he parsed off tome
to them which nobody else would take,
and they did not refuse it."
"bhaine an von, Isaac'. ' exclaimed the
good old lady uyou would not, I hope
imitate tho example of that miserable fellow
Jenkins why, ho would Jew the parson
nut of half his stipend, and pay the balance
in trade.
Yet ho paid tile printers, crandma," in
tcrrupted a little flaxen hatted luiss who
stood beside her arandfather's knees.
Well, well, I'll call and pay them,"
said the old gentleman, not a little nettled
"for an article 1 read m their paper the
other day, was worth twice tho amount of
the subscription.
"And you know, grandpa, you said that
Piece about tho.eoHnrcrh'is saved you 20
dollars, which you would have taken from
tho, Yankoe.pcdler, ajauiiintcrrupted the
little girl.
"Yes, it did so, Mary, and ftir that when
I go to. town, I'll pay oil" my old score and
next year in advance, inm the bargain.
Mr. Isaac kept his word, like an
honest man. And whether because his
conscience smote him about the uncurernt
moneu, or because he was convinced of the
excellence of thu arguments of his amiable
hspoujc arid rosy cheeked grandchild, we
cannot sav: be thai as it may, we assure
of this county. We are not surprised at
this; That the inhabitants ot the northern
section of this county havo long had' reason
to feel dissatisfied with )ciug compelled to
travel the whole length of it to attend court
cannot be denied; their grievances arc heavy
and there is no reason why they should be
continued. But wc do not thing it is neccs
sary, however, that a new county should he
erected to obtain that relief, because if the
courts of this county were removed from
the extreme south part whorb they arc now
located, to a central position, they wouidbe
much belter accommodated thaii they 'could
bo with a new county. Their business and
their associations lie in this direction, and
the course of trade never can be changed,
ifrot even by the erection of a new county
Wc say then, to bur friends above, do
hot dispair of having redress from the right
quarter. Hold on yet for a little while Ion
gerj and make one more trial to procure
your just rights, and our word for it, the
courts of your county will bo removed to a
more central position, if the proper rrieas
urcs aro taken. But should the Lcgisla.
ture not crant vou a relief from the bur
thens which you are now compelled to en
dure, then wc would say have a new coun
ty, and we will join with you in advocat
ing your cause as an act offjuslice to the op
pressed
It is stated that Judge Darlington has fol
lowed the example of Chief Justice Gibson,
by resigning his scat on tho bonclj previous
to the first instant, and accepting an inline
diato reappointment.
hands, the faithfdl execution of the laws is
placed to their confidence and support.
Without 'these sterling qualifications, our
rulers must be wealr tools; or dangerous
knaves, but gifted with them, thev would
spHfh from their counsels, unworlhy advi
sors, who dare suggest the practice of such
monstrous frauds, and Usurpations, as seem
to haye found especial favor in the eyes of
our present executive.
bigncd Oy the Commilttt of Safety.
EtfGLAftD, itUSSIA AND TURKEY.
It will not be aniiss to take a brief slance
at.mattereln the a"slern part of the old
World, whre B vents hre transpiring which
threaten td disturb the- oeaco bf nallonu.
The progress of Russia towardd thd brit-
tsh possessions m India, and the attempts
of the Northern Autocrat to establish a pre
dominating influence &power over Turkey.
are the first grand causes of the hostile feel'
mtr generated between theCzar and theGov.
eminent of Great Britain. The lant arri
vals from Europe state thai the' Russian
Ambassador at the Porte hid addressed a
remonstrance to the Stiltdri) irt Which his
Excellency emphatically observed; that dn
lesshisHighncss disannulled thd commercial
treaty between Great Britain and Turkey,
the Emperor his master would regard it as
a violation of tho treaty of Unkiar Skellessij
and Consequently as a declaration of war.
against Russia. By the Sth article of the
Commercial Treilv, the Porte throws onen
the Dardanelles to British shipping, without
anv restriction Whatever; consequently.
fherd is not only an end put to tho treaty of
01 unKiar okkiicsui, uih jvussiuis ucpnveu,
by a single stroke of pacific policy, of the
chonshed object ol the intrigues ol her cab
and patronage,
Now, wo feel assured, that if the good
ladies in the town and country, and through
out all creation," as that vetcraule ndudc
sennt mainr Jack Downing would sav. on
ly knew how the heart and hand of the
poor printer is gladdened and warmed by
tlie welcome salutation of such a man
as Isaac, they would read this naraeraph to
their husbands, and say in the language of
me coou out oook " Uo t ion ana do like-
wise."-franklm Telegraph.
Distressing Event. Thaddeus Stevens
has gfven notice to hia constituents, of his
intention to withdraw from the Legislature,
and await their decision upon his condnct
The Speaker of the Senate, Mr. Penrose,
has issued his writ ordering a new election
of a Senator; in Adcms district, in the place
of Mi. Cassat, deceased, to tako place oh
Tuesday next.
L.. . miilbjbB
Tho inaugcration of Governor Porter will
take place at Harrisburg on Tuesday ufext,
fhe New York coronor was called to
witness an appalling scene on tho night of
oaiuruay last; namely tne Uead body ol a
child five months old, wio had been smoth
ered by its father, while in a state of drunk
enness. He drank nearly a quart pf rum
in the coursd bf tho evening, drove his wife
out of the house, aud tumbled into Imil u lili
his jnfantj which he Atfaiigled, by lying up
on it, iciorc morning.
It i3 stated in the Augusta. Chto'rijcje ihat
the frec'banking law, (which is "similar in
its punciple provisions to the New York
law,) passed the Senate of Georgia ori the
22d inst. having, previously4 passed the
House; , It wants but the signature of the
Governor to become a law;
Mammoth CViA-e.Christrriss arid" New
Year brings with them llleir novelties and
fancy. Wo see advertised in New York
by Peter Amclli, an imperial plumb cakd,
weighing 3000 pound?,got up in tho most
costly stylo. Ho charges 25 cents admis
sion to seo iti
ThoGon'stabloorthelinrouirh hf Sbih.
pensbufg was tried at the last court in Cum
in-
iflRlpnil nT
quite In war-lilib style ajainst Russia, and lA He w'os fotirid guilty, and sentenced
i a ttne ol 850 and tho co
inot for upwattJs bf a century. In condition berland county, for havirig- opened tho
to this, the Ktiglish Tory papers Write" specter's election at ten o'clock insteai
costs of prose-
fnorC than, one" Bf the Whig journals follow
thd example'. , 'i'lioy affirm that Russia,
had interfered irl a treaty between England
and Turkey, i'hp siege of Herat had
been niised, andthe uegociations between
to pay'
cution,
Shad made their appearanco at Savannah,
10th inst.- t
The French Consul General residing in
New York, has been authorized to offer a
reward of 30,000 francs for the discovery
of a paper that will nbt admit of any altera
tion in what is written oil il. This is well
worthy the attention of paper makers.
The trial of the Great Presby teriaH cause
in the Supreme court of Pennsylvania, is
postponed to the first Monday in March
Indiana, one of the newest of our States.
is now making a canal 4H!miles long.
The inhabitants of Syracuse are discus
sing the expediency of askitlg for a city,
charter.
A Company is said to be forming in Mis
souri, with" a capital of ten millions, to make
a permanent settlement on the Columbia
river.
Major Noah says that a history of tho
Mormon troubles in Missouri, i3 about to be
published by one intimately conversant with
all tho facts.
It came out, tin tho trial's of thfi patriot
prisoners at Kingston, that a great combina
tion of Patriot Cliibs exist all along the A
nifirican Canadian border from Michigan to
Maine, known as thd Hunters Lodgers, aftd
that they Uiie pass words, &c.
The present population of Georgia Is
002,173,-303, 100 whites', and 208, 512
blacks.
A large number rif criminals havo recent
ly been" executed iff Canton. Their suppos
ed crime smuggling opium,
From September 4th to November 27th
30,155 bushels of Wheat and 11,317 barrels
of flour arrived at Dotroil by way of tho
Central Rail Road;
s
At a meeting of the democratic citizen
bf Columbia county held at tho house ot
Daniel Snyder, in Blpomshurjj, on Wednes-.
day, Jannary f). 1830, for the purpose of
expressing their views' in relation to the
late proceedings al .Harrishurg, JOHN
DEITRICK, was called to tho Chair. Ste
phen Baldy, Solomon iVyicViW, Obed Evr
crct, and ucorge Uarmonu, appointed
Vide, Presidents, Daniel lirelvcr am Ltoii
ard ItupcYl, Secretaries.
On motion, )t was
Resolved That tlio chair appoint a com
rnittce cT tw'ctiiv to draft and rcporl rc'solil
tions for the consideration 'of tho meeting.
Whereupon the following named gentle-
men were appointed:
Henry Webb, Frederick Drelier. Charlef
Doebler, William Pctrikin, Daniel GrossJ
William Snyder, Dariiel Snyder, Chorle
ICahler, James Emmet,-Ep'iraim Arni
strong; Simeon Wcrtman, Joseph Furman
Jonathan Fnirnswbrth, Adam Straup, iri
Noah S. Prentiss. William Snyder, jr;
John Herring, Nathaniel Willetts, and Ad
am Loigliu.
Who reported the following preambla
arid resolutions, which were adopted,
Whereas', the experience of half a centu
ry has ptoven that our system of govern
ment, formed upon the principle of submis
sion to the voice of the majority, when fair
ly expressed, is one of the best ever yet de
vised by man. And unless this fundament
al principle is maintained, in its fullest ex
tent, we shall soon either bb driven into an
archy and confusion, or be ruled with the.
iron hand of oppression, by a lew unprinci
pled demagogues who may, by accident,
galh a lilttle brief authority. And
trhercaii the Secretary of the Common-
mon wealth; through the did and countenance
of a minority administration, and a minori
ty of the return j'udges of the county of Phil-
idelphia, in his attempt to force into tho le
gislature, in defiance of all law and consti
tutional restraint; a set of nlen who had but
a nlino'rity of the votes of their district, and
hy this means to control tho acts of the ma
jority of the iednlly elected members, ha
made a direct ihrd&t at this principle of our
government, and a base and traitorous at
tempt to usurp, and rob us of our dearost
rights as freemen the privilege of " choos
ing whom we will have to rule over us.
And .
Whereas, it is our duty, ns it should bo
our pride and highest ambition to djfend
this main pillar of out free institutions, from'
the encroachments of desperate and political
adventurers, and transmit it to posterity, oa
unsullied and unimpaired as we have re
ceived it from our brave and patriotic ances
tors; even sMottld our lives he endangered in
performing this sacirid ddty. Therefore
Resolved That we heartily congratulate
our democratic brethren throughout the
State, at the successful termination of the
late fearful struggle of our democratic re
presentatives, to sustain their righ.s, and
thdse ofjlbmubfeatituents, against the en
croachments of a set of unprincipled politic-;
al gamblers, and rejoice with theni, that tho
laws and the cdnstittition have withstood
the fire of the eneihies of the, democracy of
the .state, and that fHey have como out of
the ordeal unscathed and uhirij'ured.
Revived That the six whig felurri
minority judges of the county df JPhiUdelJ
ntitn. in mnkinir out a senatate return ot
l'"-- o I
seven election districts out of seventen, W
snahld their whig brethren, who had reced
ed tut a minority of the votes of the county,
to take spats in. tho legislature, in opposi
tion to the ox-oreed will of tho majorltr
and the aid rentfcre'd them Uy Secretary'
Burrowesto carry out ; heif nefarious sohemo
in refusing to send to tho .house any other
return, thaii that of the minority, Js Jl falsc
ificatiqii of their oaths of office, and sub
jects them deservedly to tho severe penalties
of tho law ; and if left to go unpunlsluvl
will lead to measures hereafter, dc'strhctiro
to tho glorious principles of our republican
government, (hat ' the rriajdrity shall gov
e.rn;" therefore the legislature should take'
immediate measures to. bring the. secretary
before the hoilsti td ariswor unto the people
for his high handed usurpations of power.
Resolved That Jdseph Rimer, In calling
out the'military force to sustain this infringe
ment of the rights of the majority, although
ho acted as a mere tool to others, deserves
and will receive Hie' just execrations of alt
honest men of all parties, and his name bf
handed ddwnto posterity" as, colatoror in
the detestable? work of ,usurnipff 'M rgl&