mm Jl'--T-C.'Wor,t U"0U tUC A1Ur f G0ll clcrnal Uosm,tr 10 "nr form of Tjranuy orcr the Mlud .f Mau-Thorn, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY II. WEBB. is Jefferson. 7i urg' I tit, tincv am Yolhram Iff. OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT, U" GpponiTE Sr. Paul's Ciiuncn, Main-st. 4t IWIIJ IM.II-H 77te COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT will be published event Saturday morning, at TWO DOLLARS per annum, payable nail yearly in advance, or Two Hollars Fifty Cents, if not paid within the year. No subscription will betaken for a shorter period than six months; nor any discon tinuance permitted, until all arrearages arc uisciiurgea. fi r rr n n Art r n -rt urn - rm jju run i -ns.Mii i a not exceeaing a square will be conspicuously inserted at One Dollar for the first three insertions, and Twenty-five cents for every subse quent nsertion. SCPA liberal discount made to those, who advertise by the year. LETTERS addressed on business, must be post paid. From tho N. Y. News. THE OLD CLOCK. " Here she goes,lherc she goes !" Some years sgo there came to this country a fam ily from England, which settled on tiie up per part of this island, and opened a public house. Among their chattels was an old family clock which they'prized moro for Us age than its actual value,although it had told the hours for years with commendable fidel ity. This clock is now situated in one of the private parlors of tho house, and many a time has it been a theme of remark in consequence of its solemnly antique exteri-or- A fow days since, about dusk, a couple of mad wags drove up to the door of the hotel, seated in a light and beautifulwagon, drawn by a supurb bay horse. They sprang out, ordered the hostler to pay every attention to the animal and to stable him for the night. Entering the hotel they tossed off a glass of wine a piece, bemouthed a cigar, and directed the landlord to provide the best game supper in his power. There was a vinsome look in the countenance of the elder a" bright sparkling in his eyes which occasionally he half-closed in a style that gave him the air of " a knowing one," and a slight curving of the corners of the mouth that showed his ability to enjoy, while his whole demeanor made every acute observer sure of his ability to perpetrate a joke. Now and then, when his lips parted and lie ran his finger through his hair with a languid expression, it was evident he was eager to be at work in his vocation, that of u practical joker ! The other was a dap per young man, although different in his ap pearance, yet with features which indicated that his mind was well fitted to be a success- f ful copartner with his mate, and a dry pun or gravely delivered witticism was frequent ly worked off with an air of philosophy or unconcern that gave him at once the credit of being a first rate wit. Supper on the ta ble, these two Yankees weio not dull as a couple generally will be at table, but made mirth and laughter, and wit their compan ions, and as Wine in his parti-colored flow ing robes presided, there was a "set out" fit for a princo and his associates. The Yankees ate and drank and were right mer- jry, when the old family clock whirred and .whizzed -as tho hammer on the bell struck .one, two, three, four, five six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve ! The cider look ed up at the old monitcr before him, stuck jf elbow on the tablo nnd looked again Iywauiiy tor a minute ana then laughed out heartily, awakening the waiter, who was just dozing by tho window-sill. " What in the name of Momus are. vou laughing all" asked the dapper Yankee, as e cast his eyes now over the table, now aver and around himself to ascertain whoro le nest of the joke was concealed. The ilder winked slyly, and yawning lazily, ilowly raised the fore-finger of his right i and applied it gracefully to his nose. he dapper man understood the hint. ' Oho ! I understand no youdon't come ver tins child ! waiter, another bottle of npaign." Tho servant left the room !ti& our heroes inclining themselves over BlLOOMSBtiTRG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1839. the table held a long conversation in a low tone, when the elder of the two raised his voice, and with an air of satisfaction, ex claimed. Clocks always go it 1" Then both cautiously rose from their chairs and advancing to the clock, turned the key of the door, and looked within, the el der in a half decided manner saying " Won't itl" Tho waiter was on the stairs, and they relumed to their scats in a thrice as if noth ing had happened both scolding the waiter, as he entered, being so lazy on his errand. Having heard the clock strike one, they were shown to their beds, where they talk ed in a subdued tone, and finally sank to sleep. In tho morning, they were early up, and ordered their horso to be harnessed and brought to the door. Descending to the bar-room they asked for their bill, and with becoming piompti tudc paid the amount due over to the keep er. The elder perceiving the landlord through the window, placed his aim upon the bar, and in a serious tone enquired of the bar keeper if he would dispose of the old clock. The young man hesitated he knew not what to answer. The old clock seemed to him such a miserable piece of furniture that he had an impression that it might as well be his as his employer's, yet he could not comprehend why s:ich a person should want such a hideous article. While he was attempting to reply, the good naturcd landlord entered, and the question wa3 referred to him for an an swer. " 1 wish to purchase that clock up stairs! Will you sell ? asked the elder Yankee, while the younger lighted his cigar, and cast his eye over the Sunday Morning News, which lay upon the table. The land i i i i i t loru, wno nau set no great value on the clock, except as an heirloom, began to sus pect that it might possess the virtues of Martin Hey wood's chair and be filled with dollars; and, almost involuntarily, the three ascended to' the room which contained it. " The fact is," said the Yankee, " I once won a hundred dollars with a clock like that 1" " A hundred dollars I" ejaculated tire hud lord. " Yes ! You see there was one like it in room over in Jersey, and a fellow bet me he could keep his forefinger swinging with the pendulum for an honr,only saying "here she goes, there she goes." He could'nt do it. I walked the money out of him in no time." " You did ? You could'nt walk it out of me. I'll bet you fifty dollars I can do it on the spot." " Done," ciied the Yankee. The clock struck eight, and with his back to tho table, and the door, the landlord pop ped into the chair " Here she goes, there she goes !" and his finger waved in a curve, his eyes fully fixed on the pendulum. The Yankees be hind him inlcnupicd Where's the mo ney ? Plank the money." The landlord was not to loose in that way. His forefinger slowly and surely went willi the pendulum, and his left discn gaged his purse from his pocket, which he threw behind him on the table. All was si lent. The dapper man at length exclaim ed, " Shall I deposit the money in the hands of this barkeeper?" " Here she goes, there she goes !" was the only answer. One of the Yankees left the room. Tho landlord heard him go down stairs, but he was not to be disturbed by that trick. Presently the bar-keeper entered, and touching him upon the shoulder, asked it Mr.B , are you crazy I What are you doing!" " Hero she goes, there she goes I" he re sponded, his hand waving the forefinger as before. The barkeeper rushed down stairs; he called one of the neighbors and asked him to go up. They asconuoo, ontt the neigu bor seizing him gently by the collar, in an imploring tone said "Mr. B do not ait here. Come, come down stairs; what can possess you to sit here !" " Here she goes, there she goes I" was the sole reply, and the solemn face andslow ly moving finger settled the mailer. He ivas mad. " He is mad," whispered the friend in a low voice. " We must go for a doctor." The landlord was not to be duped, he was not to be deceived, although the whole town came to interrupt him. " You had better call up his wife," added the friend. " Here she goes, there she goes !" repeat ed the landlord, and his hand still moved on. In a minute his wile entered, full of ago ny of soul. " My dear," she kindly said, " look on me. It is your wife who speaks." " Here she goes, there she goes !" and his hand continued to go, but his wife would'nt go; she would stayyand he thought she was determined to conspire against him and make him lose his wager. She wept, and she continued " What cause have you for this ? Why do you do so ! Has your wife" 41 Here she goes, thete she goes !" and his finger seemed to be tracing her airy pro gress, for any thing she could ascertain to the contrary. " My dear," she still continued, thinking that the thought of his child, whom he fond ly loved, would tend to restore him, " shall I call up your daughter ?" " Here she goes, there she goes ?" the landlord again repeated, his eyes becoming more and more fixed and glazed, from the steadiness of the gaze. A slight 'smile, which had great effect upon the minds of ihose present, played upon his face, as he thought of the many unsuccessful resorts to win ln'm from his purpose and of his success in bafiling them. The physician entered. He stood by the side of the busy man. He looked at him in silence, shook his head, and to the anxious inquiry of the wife, an swered " No madame ! The fewer persons here the heller. The maid had belter stay away; do not let the maid" 11 Heie she goes, there she goes !" yet a- gain, again, in harmony with the waving fin ger, issued from the lips of tho landlord " A consultation, 1 think, will be nccessa ry," said the physician, " will you run for Dr. W ins ? The kind neighbor buttoned up his coat and hurried from the room. In a few minutes Dr. W ms, with a- nothcr medical gentleman, entered. " This is a sorry sight," said he to the doctor present. " Indeed it is, sir," was the reply. It is a sudden attacK, ono of the" " Here she goes, there she goss 1" was the solo reply. The physicians stepped into a corner con' suited together. Will you be good enough to run for a barber ? Wc must have his head shaved and blistered," said Dr. W ms ' Ah, poor, dear husband," said the lady; I fear he never again will know his mis erable wjfo." " Here she goes, there she goes t" said the landlord with a little more emphasis, and with a more nervous yet determined waving of his finger in concert with the pendulum; for the minute hand was near the twelve that point which was to put fif ty dollars into his pocket, if the hand arriv ed at it without his suffering himself to be interrupted. The wife in a low bewailing tone contin ued her utterance " No ! never, nor of his daughter" "Here she goes, there she goes," almost shouted the landlord, as the minute hand advanced to the desired point. The barber arrived; he was naturally a talkative man, and when the doctor made - W IIIUII " - vavwtv M-.t-.MM - casual remark, reflecting upon the some quality of the instrument he was to use, he replied " Ah ah I no Monsieur, you say very bad to razor tres beautiful eh ? look look very fine is n'l she ?" Here she goes there she goesl' scream ed the landlord, his hand waving on, and his face gathering a smile, and his whole frame in readiness to be convulsed with joy. The barber was amazed. ' Here she goes, there she goesl' he responded in the bc6t English he could use ' Vare, rare slull I begin? Vat is dat ho say!' 1 Shave his head at once V interrupted the doctor while the lady sank into a chair. I Here she goes, there she goes ! for the last time.'cricd the landlord, as the clock struck the hour oe nine, and he sprang from his seat in an ecstacy of delight, screaming at the top of his voice as he skipped about the room I've won it I've won itl' What?' said the bar-keeper. What?' echoed the doctor. What?' re-echoed the wife. 'What, the wager fifty dollars'.' But casting his eye, around the room, and miss ing the young man who induced him to watch the clock, he asked his bar-keeper Where are those yung men who stop ped here last night? eh? quick, where are they ?' They went away in their wagon nearly an hour njo sr !' was the reply. The truth flashed like a thunderbolt thro his mind. They had taken his pocket book with one hundred and seventy dollars there in, and decamped, a couple of swindling sharpers, with wit to back them ! The story i rife on all men's tongues in the neighborhood where this affair ocenrred and the facts are nut otherwise than here set down; but we regret that the worthy landlord in endcavering to overtake the ras cals, was thrown from his own wagon, and so servetely injured as to be confined to his room at the present moment where ho can watch the pendulum of tils clock at his lets ure. From the U. 8. Guette. TIIE PRESBYTERIAN CASE. A gentleman of the bar, in his prudence we have great confidence, has, at our re quest, supplied ui with a notice of the case which clewed yesterday. It will be seen that the verdict of the jury is for the Rcla tors, or New School. The Counsel fur the Respondents, or Old School, moved for a tvew trial, IN TIIE SUPREME COURT. BETOHU HON. It. C. KOOER9, AND A SPECIAL JURY. Commonwealth At the suggestion of of James Todd,John R.Neff, F. A. Ray bold, Geo. AV. M'Clelland, Win. Dar ling and Thomas Fleming. Asahcl Green, Thomas Bradford, Sol omon Allen, Cornelius C. Cuyler and Jf'm. Lata, not summoned. Information in the nature of quo war ranto, and ordered by the Supreme Court to a Jury to try questions of fact to inform the conscience of tile Court. The proceeding in this interesting cause is founded upon the statutory powei given to the Supreme Court dcelaritory to the common law, by act of Assembly of Penn svlvania passed 14th of June, 1836, enti tled "an act relating to writs of quo war ranto and mandamus. That act provides that the writ of quo warranto may issue in a designated description of cases, among which is the present viz: " In case any question shall arise concerning the exercise of any office in any corporation created by authority of law," &c and "in case any association or number of persons shall ex ercise any of the franchises or privileges of a corporation within the respective county without lawful authority." On the 20th of May, 1838, on relation of the complainants, it was suggestad to the w. p. - OO Supreme court tint the defendants were Number SO. since tho 21th May, 1838, exercising and did still exercise the franchises and privil eges of corporators without lawful authori ty, viz: the' franchises and privileges of trustees of a certain corporation called and known by the name of "Trustees f tho General Assembly of tho Presbyterian Church in the United States of America;' that on said 24th May, 1838, the relators were duly elected trustees of the said cor poration, agreeably to the provisions of tho act of 28th March, 1709, incorporatinjr said body, but notwithstanding said elect on tha defendants still usurped said office, and praying for process of law &c. On the 31st July, 1838, the defendant put in separate answers : that of Asahcl Green asserted that he was one of the or iginal trusters and had ever since acted as such and denying the election of tho Rela tors claiming that his right as trustee had never been tacaied,determined or abridged; and that ofT. Bradford, allegiug that on tho 27th May, 1822, he was duly elected bv the General Assembly a trustee, and had ever since acted as such; also denying tho election the relators and asserting his pres ent right. On the 10th October, 1838, tho relator replied to the plea of Asahel Green, that true it was he was originally a trustee of the General Assembly, but that by an act of incorporation, the corporate body had power to change ono third of the whole body of 18 trustees, as often as they should hold their sessions, and that, in exercise of such authority, said body did on the 17th May, 1838, at an Asscrnbly held in this city, duly elect James Todd in place of tho Asahel Green, and the said Jamea Todd ac cepted said office, and thereby tho said General Assembly avowed, disfranchised and discharged the said Asahel Green, Sic. and thus replied to the plea of Thomas Bradford, in like form alledging that Georgo W. M'Clelland was duly elected in At place, lie. In like form, the relator as serted that Thomas Fleming was elected in lieu of Cornelius C. Cuyler, and Wil liam Darling in lieu of Solomon Allen. William Latta was not summoned, and his right, opposed to that of P. A. Raybold, is only incidentally in question. In tho pleadings the several parties appealed to the country, viz a jury trial, and the issao of fact became ripe for a trial on the 7th Nov. 1838. Accordingly, a jury was empsnnellcd ort the second Monday of March, 1839, and charged to enquire of tho matters of faet contested in the pleadings. The relators were represented on the trial by Josiah Randall, W. M. Meredith, George Jf'ood, Esqrs. the defendants by F. W. Hnbbell, J. R. Ingersoll, John Sergeant and W. C. Preston, Esqrs. The facts of the cause covered much ground, and were extracted from the courso and proceedings of the General Assembly during a long period of years, but the most striking, interesting and important points of consideration were the Excision of May, 1837, and the Secession of May 1838. It seems that the organization of tha Presbyterian Church as to government, is this. lrst, the session, composed of pas. tor and elders who enjoy a life tenure; next, in rank the presbytery, consisting of all the pastors and one elder from each session within a particular district; next, still high er, the Synod composed of a number of Presbyteries not less than three, within a prescribed district in which, as in the Pres. bytery, all the pastors and one elder from each session hold scats; and last tho highest tribunal is the General Assembly, composed of pastors, and delegated elders from all the Presbyteries. In 1838 tho presbyteries of Oneida.Alba- ey and Columbia, N. Y. compos-d the y. nod of Albany. In 1821, this synod having , . ..... ncreasou in numuers, was divided jnto two synods, called Albany and Geneva. , In 1821 the synod of Geneva was parted and its presbyteries of Niagara, Genesee, Rochester and Ontario wcro formed into the ynoa ot uencsee. in wvo tlte synod of
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