II
I
From the Doilfttown Democrat.
"Through tattered clothe Jimatl vices do appear
Kobea and funed jtrdwn hidfa nil. Plate sin with
gold
And the strong lances cf justice hurllesa brcatti;
Arm it In ratf, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it."
-So laid a sage some three hundred years
njjo, and event? now passing befoie our
eyes seem to provo its truth. At no time,
pcrprps, have poor wretches been more
certainly punished for their small crimes
hy the 'judiciary of Philadelphia The
wotld, Wf'apprehcnd, has msver exhibited
at one view such a number of powerful
men charged with crimes which have beg
gard thousands of their fellow citizens,
robbed the widow and orphan of the means
of living, and thrriwn the whole community
into distress. Yet what do we see? Thp
ordinary officers of justice have done rVifir
ihuy tho mon charged with these high
crimes have by hvproper officers been re
gularly and legally colled upon to answer
to thelaw; but 'the strong lanco of justice
lurlless breaks' it cannot pierce through
the plate of gold' it flies at once
through the tattered rags of the poor wretch
who, perhaps, has stolen Wherewithal to
feed or nlothe his hungry children; but the
"robes of the great bankers and financiers at
least blunt'the lance, and falls harmless at
their feet;
Is not this all true, end if true, docs it
not evinco a terrible state of public affairs?
It is not only true, but evety man believes
it to be true, and nothing is calculated more
certainly to destroy our republican insliulinus
than a general belief that they de not oper
ate equally, and we do say that there is
just ground to fear that tho power of money
in Philadelphia is greater than the power
of tho law. We have said that the ordin
ary officers of the law have done their duty.
The accused have been arrested bound
ever in some caees the grand jury have
found bills yet the 'plate of gold' is op
posed. The Judges of the Courts inter
yioso extraordinary powers, and by theii
decisions and want of decision, have led
the public mind to the terrible conclusion
hal the cause of justice is hurllesa against
great offenders. When a grand jury has
found a bill in nil ordinary cases, wc all
know a man must be put upon his trial, and
have his guilt or innocence determined by
nnofher jury- But in tho case of the Phil
adelphia financiers wo find that tiiis plain
law is not for them;;, the Judges of the
Coirl issue their habeas corpus, and the
men are discharged. In other eases, the
Recorder of the city hears the charge, binds
over the accused fur trial, the Judges in
terpose, and set them free from all charge.
The effect on tho public mind is to con
aider the whole proceeding against the de
linquent as a farce, intended not to punish
but to screen u...n from punishment. This
oninon is mMlijtoisHitay -ho- nro-
rvTOrroug to our rentib is than ?int mi....
.y; j. .3r'w . . " "iuio ao.
4 I ., Yli
a conspiraay to onoe the. Uovernor and re
presentatives of the people Hero, u
fessedly, the officers of the United Slates
XJanK turntshed lunds to Daniel Droadheai
(a. ilia . .1
",c t''Hu ouoery, 10 tne amount
oirjuzu, uuu.and yet the bail asked fo
uroadiiead is SaOOO. Truly, all this look
jiko s urce. u seems to the people, tha
from some cause; the Judees in Philmlnl
phia are incompetent tobringsuch offenders
u juain-c, aim ims oeing tue case, the peo
pieoune stale should call imperatively
upon the legislature to cso the power given
. . ujr .us uuiisiuuiiun, anu removo, by
an address of two-thirds, all (he Judges
who have shown incapacity for vigorous
action on these great questions; Let tho
people of the counties instruct their present
representative so to vote, and if they do not
vuu.iJiy wiwi sucn instructions, put men
mm mu ue.M legislature mat will.
MUTSW i ! Si" !5!
THE DISTRICT SYSTEM
A Bill has passed the House of ?epresen
natives making a very important change in
mc maimer 01 ciecnng members to th
xiouse. i no Btates are to be Districted to
contain about CO.OOO inhabitants and to
eiect one memueroi Uongress. The Gen
eral Ticket and Double District System to
be entirely done away with. Under this
Bill the House will contain 300 mem
riiuaualphia City WiH be divided Into six
u suict anu tne stales will be represented as
iuiiows;
M?frjyth ..ffarqlina 0
itjassac.'iusetia
Khode Island
Connecticut
IT
ii -H,dbam8T
!i M ississippi
0 Louisiana
0 Tennessee
48 Keniucky
7 Ohio
34 Indiana
1 Illionis
8 Missouri
21 Arkansas
13 Michigan
vcrmnni
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Among tho items of the late forei intel
patenl foracloek which wJVu'i
can be sold nl a low pr ce. f ,,. , .
inent be true, M. HaWt has invented a
therefore before we belfuvo'ir.
... ., wuiuuskh. . wo nut. I
see
Hail Cot.umbia.'- We tool: oeoailnn a
few weeks ago, to correct an error nto
whieh a poilion of the newspaper press of
the country had fallen, in attributing the au
thorship of the patriotic and popular song,
Hail Columbia,' to Robert Treat Paine,
Esq formerly of Boston. We did this on
rro lighter authority than that of the venera
blv author himself, who has now descended
to the tomp of his fathers a man who was
as emLcut for Ins sterling patriotism and
excellent qualities of heart, as he wm die
lingiiished for his profound learning and
unbending integrity as a Judge.
A new volume of 'American Poetry,'
which lias recently been published by
Carey & art, contains the following letter
which Judgo Hopkinson wrote a short
time before his decease, to the edlior,Rufus
Griswold, Esq. It fully coroborates all
that we said at the lime we made the cor
rection referred to, and reiterates the remark
which tho venerably ,'udge has more than
once made in our hearing, that the populari
ty of the song- was mora the result of the
patriotism which pervaded it, than of any
merit it possessed as a poetical compostion:
Repoiter
'It was written in the summer of 1708,
when war with Franco was thought to bo in
evitablo Congress was then in session in
Philadelphia, deliberating upon that impor
tant subject, and acts of hostility had ac
tually taken plape. J he contest between
England and France was raging, and tho
people of the United Stales were divided
into parties for the one side or the oilier,
some thinking that policy and duty required
us to espouse the cause of republican
France, as she was called; while others
were for connecting ouiselves with Eng
land, under the belief that she was the great
preservative power of good principles and
safe government. Tho violation of our
lights by both beligerenls was forcing us
from the policy or President Washington,
which was to do equal justice to both, to
take part with neither, but to preserve a
striet and honest neutarlity between them.
The prospect of a rupture with France was
exceedingly offensive to the portion nf the
people who espoused her house, and the
violence of the spirt of paity has never
risen higher; I think not so high in our
country, as it did at that time, upon that
question. The theatie was then open in
our city. A youn man belonging to it,
who had talent a3 a singer was about to
take his benefit1 I had known him when he
was at school. On this acquaintance, he
called on me one Sunday afternoon, his
benefit being announced for the following
Monday. His prospects were very on
oeartening; but he said if lie could get
patriotic song adopted to the-lunn of th
'resident's March,' ho did not doubt o
a full house; that the poets of the theatrica
corps had been trying to accomplish it, but
had not succeeded. 1 told him I would
rtfrtuernoonV'anu' the song, such as ills
author was SWl'Sll-" 1 "e obJecl of lh
which should be independenW-'L?.- 'Pmt
the interests passions, and policy of both
uciugerenie; anu looKs and feels exclusively
for our own honor and rights- No allusion
is made to franco or England, or the quar
rel between them; or to the question, which
was most in fault in their treatment nf n.
of course the song found favor with both
parlies, lor both were Americans; at leas
neitner rouiu disavow the sentiments and
feelings it inculcated. Such is the history
of this song, which has endured infinitely
beyond (ho expectation of tho anthor, aa
beyond any merit it can boast of, except
that of being truly and exclusively patriotic
in us Bcmiments anu spirit
iV r ii . 1 . ..
t-rrj rejiccuuuy, your obedient servant
'Joseph Hopkinson
Rev. RufusW Griswold.'
STEAM BOAT CHASE.
i no novel sight of o steamboat chr.se
was witnessed at Davenport, Iowa, a few
weeks ago The sheriff had seized u.n
steamboat and placed a guard on board
The crew took the boat finm llin m.
aim put ou- i ne snerill summoned some
. rr fin .A p
twenty men, employed the Jlock Island
steamer; and pursued. He nvprtnnL' ilm
boat after a race of twenty miles, and tho
pilot was ordered to sion: nn bis rpr,,0;,, ,
uo so, ho was fired upon, this caused him to
leave me wneel, oul crew resisted, when
VnilPV It'no nii.nil AT . .
., m, ,,uuion mm uic navou, anu men
they yeilded The crew were taken
oe ore tne Judge, and seven of thnra commit
ted
... -.v . ..ooi.mgum save on a visit, to
r n ' Xlllll,
'iiv.so mu iiiBi iriiralinn of ik n
o Vi ' . ,,ose Prpccis lor the
. .B..u0.iBjr are uauy becoming more and
more brillant.
Mn Clay has gone home
forever alone
To dwell in the shades of rrposes
Wis race which is run,
His folly ami mii,
Have finally como toa close.
A SLEElISSW(SflMw
Tho Salem Observer states that thero is
Inrnnlnjn ilmi nim r..(r..
pni m.,D..i- ; b : ". " ec"
. iiu biiv ouuer nn rnm a rn.
.. . umi lumniuiion and distort on.
resembling a universal tetanus, which had
lasted from twelve to fifieen yearg. The
p&Uent who suffers it has not slept a wink
for ten years past, and is subject to occas
tonal fits of extreme sgony Her mind is
'Mgm anu clear, and she is patient and re
igned lo her hopalesf xiiuajion.
"TntJTU WITHOCT 'FEAll "
SJ1TU11DJIY, .tf.lY tl, 1812,
FOll PRESIDENT,
JAMES
( Subject to the decision of the Natiana
Convention.) BATTALION TRAININGS.
The annual Battalion trainings are to be
held in this county during the coming week.
They are to Lo, held at Washingtouville, on
Thursday, at Rhoursburg on Friday, at
Bloomsburg, on Saturday, al Cattawissa.on
Monday, and ,at Danville, on Tuesday.
Tho Battalion at Bloomsburg, will be
composed of three companies of Volunteers
and four co npanies of Militia, and it is
with pleasuie that wo can announce, that
we havo assurance, that Maj. Gen. Jlbbat
Crcen, of Lewsburg, will bo present and
review the troops. Wo should also be
pleased to see our fr.'ends from different
pans of tho counly present, as wo can as
sure them, thal.although our wise and hop
orablo Associate Judges refused to license
but TWO out of the FIVE applicants for
taverns, yet our two larfe Hotels that were
licensed, and tho private houses that will
bo flung open if necessary, will accommo
date nil who may come as well as they
could in Danville, with their SIX taverns.
Strnley and W ise have again disgraced
themselves and Congress by their bullying
propensilp. They diad a quarrel in the
houso a few days since in which
coward and liar was freely bandied from
one to the other.
9
Next Governor. The Pittsburg Mercu
ry recommends, in an able article, the Hon
Arnold Pujmer, of Venango counly, as
suitable candidate for Governor of Pannsyl
vanta, at (he election of 1841. We shall
publish the Mercury's remarks one of th
subject hereafter, concurring, in the mean
time;most heartily, in tho tribute it pays to
rirHuniuiniixanorrolTrrie"' oil Hie
sundost and purest democrat in the Stale.
The 'American anufacmro' of tho 30th
ull.nolice the recommendation of its neioh
mt. .i.-. .'r'""Lv!lh approbation, and
.w.....n ,!,uk jr j turner is a "nrak
man, and. if nominated, will bo elected by
orerwiietming majority.' It also speaks
in highly complimentary terms, of Wm
iam If illins, of Alrgheny, Francis R
Siiunk of Dauphin, and Henry A. Muh
LKNiiEno.of Berks oounty, all of whom are
iavontes with the democraic parly, and
emionlly worthy of comfidenco, and sup
nnr Tl. M f... .. . .
i no iuauuiHciurer iiiinxa mat one
of the four distinguished indiviuals abov
named 'willl be the ca'ndidale of the next
gubernatorial contest and with either of
them, wo are confident, the party will
overwhelm all apposition.'
An article is going the rounds in v pa
pets of this State stating that Gen. Jackson
will visit the Johnson celebration atDanville
(his fall. Ii is not true
RHODE ISLAND.
The new Government of Rhode Island
elected under the People's Constitution.
were organized May 1 1 th. The Governor
was duly inaugurated The senators and
Representatives presented their certificates
of electiou and were swoui in. The Gov
ernor's message is lengthy, and devoted
f r rrrtnl i . . r . 1 1 - ..
"aftl..llin rrr!il
4UD011U11 ui iiic uay.
I he singular spectacle 'is now oxhibited
for the first time in the Union, of (wo organ
ized governments in the same territory, both
claiming sovereignty. If it is a farce, it is
likely to be a very serious one.
iho Newport Rhode Islander stales
that Mr Daniel Brown, one ofthe people's
representatives from that town, has been
arrested for treason "and admmitted to bail in
910,000
The Addisonian announces that Ihe U.S.
Troops recently ordered to Rhode-Island,
will noi at once Interfere in the local diffi
culties of that state', Ther present purpose
is lo strengthen the U. S. posts iu the vi
cinity for the purpose of protecting public
armaments, from seizure, That will do
for an excuscbuj wo don't believe it. j
VIRGINIA REDEEMED
Tho news of the electionjs very cheering.
The returns however come in very slowly.
So far, the Democrats havo gained four
Senators, and lost nonto. The gains are in
the Louis, Berkely, Pittsylvania, and Bot
etourt districts; Thcso gains givo tho
Democrats eight mnjon'ty in tho senate.
Last year it was equally divided, oach par
ty having- sixteen members.
In the House of Delegates 72 Democrats,
to 41 Whigs are known to bo elected.
.Democrats net in the gain House o
Delegates, so far, SO; making a difference
of 40; The Whigs had a majority of 2 in
tho Ilouso last.
Should no other change take place, the
Democrats fill havo a majority of 40 on
joint ballot.
It is reported that the Frigate Raritnu, at
the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, will he
launched from thu (locks, iu the laltor. part
of iho present menth.
Tho New Orleans Bco ofthe 30 ult.says
Yesterday morning at half past sixo'clook
an affair of honer took place between tho
Hon A W. Pichot, Judgo ofthe Palish cf
Acsumptinn and Robeit C. Martin, Eq.
which resulted, upon tho first exchanqc of
shots, in the death of the former Difficulty
that lead to this tragic meeting had its ori
gin the excitement which grew out of tho
apptntmeiit of Judge Pichot in consequenco
of his not being a resident of the parish at
the lime it was made.
Pass it rouad. When Mailin Van Bu
rens's administration closed Match
1811, tho actual National debt was five mi
lions six hundred and seven thousand thrc
hundred'and sixty one dollars; and there
were meansprovided for its redemption
soon cannot bo less than THIRTY MIL
LIONS. So much for reform. Mr Web
ster is carrying out his doctrine that a Na
ttonal Debt is a National Blessing. When
Fedcialinn lisosthe country sinks,
A London paper gives an account of
now invention by nir. JenKins. it was
brought out by a skating club.' A large
room was tastefully filled up to represent
frozen pond, lying in a nook of a pictures
7ue landscape. It is declared that to
'intents and purposes ihe" substance laid
down may be regarded as ice, for rather
moro than 00 per cent its of watcr.held Ly
chenical agency in a stato of congelation
It is not moro than an inch in thickness.and
vet jifylurability is such as to bo able to le
w ine cuon. vf r.n nno ,0 be ,wo
uiLussain onjii(;i 111? also S31U WlfU
renewable with tho greatest facility. I
thero is no humbug ip this, tho patenle
may laugh al ice houses and non-freezing
winters
Mr, Buchanan's Protpecls-The Wash
ington correspondent of ihe 'Wayno Cou
iy tiuratu says: 'As to iho condidate of
the Democratic party for the Presidency
our talented Senator, James Buchanan
stands in the front rank for the nomina
lion.'
Pennsylvania has only to stand firmly by
nerjust claims be truo to herself and
all will bo well.
I horo are numerous complaints about
the loss of money going through the Phila
dclplna Post Offico in letiora: The editor
of the Miner's Journal has lost two differ
ent packages of pretty largo amounts for -an
editor to lose,
A sea captain died lately at Boston, who
had crossed the Atlantic ono hundred and
sixly times, made seven voyages lo China,
three to Calcutta, and circumnavigated the
A devil fish was captured last week t
Wiarleston, S. C. it measured, from tha cy
tremesof the wings, 17 feel, and nroba.
bly weighed 2,000 pounds H, tail,
was about 7 feet long, nearly tho shape of a
-.uiiihumi c.iwsiiin, was, at the junction
with the body, not over two inches in diame
ter,
The Now York Sun says, 'A larire
number of suits are now pendinu acainst
persons for a violation of ihe post OffipP
aw, writing on newspapers sent bv mail
If even the initials of a person's name are
written on the paper, it subjects him to
penalty of $5. and S3, 02$ cos). If hn
caso is sued and goes to judgment in ex-
pense 01 ?40 accrues.
rUBLi'C ,1EEThS'.
Al a meeting ofthe citizeus of New Ber
in and vicinity, held at the house uf Samuel
Baum, on Monday Iho 2d day of May
1842. On motion of Cap't M. A. Weaver.
Samuel Millhousc, was appointed president
& J. E. Thomson, Secelary, Ihe Presh
dent staled tho object of the meeting, when
on motion, Joseph Pinter, George Benner,
. 1 tt t t '
Henry Bioor, m. n. weaver ami Jacob
Leihy, wore appointed a committee to draft
resolution expressive of the sense of th
meclirtg. Iho committeo alier retiring
for that. purpose reported through their
Chairman, CApt; II. Wenver, the ful
lowing preambled resolution, viz.
Whkiiuas, it is important thai our Afili
tarv posts of honor be filled by person
competent to discharge the duties of their
office with dignity and true Military pride
and whereas, wo as citizens of Union
counly, being willing lo allow due thanks
and honors lo Gen. R, H. Hammond for
his very able Afilitary service as a general
and a gentleman, we at the same lima
would unddu tako pride in recommending
our worthy friend nnd neighbor Col. Samuel
Reber, of East Buffaloe, for the office of
Brigadier General of the firs l Bridade 8th
division P, M. And in doing so wo ask
our friends of Northumberland and Colum
bia counties tn aid us in elevating Col, Reber
to that dignified and important officc.Thero.
foro.
ifcsoverfVriiat e will support Col.Sam
11 el Reber, of East Buffalne lowusip, Union
oounty, for the office of Rrigidier General at
the ensuing Military Election in June next
because he is an experienced Military
officer, a worthy cilizin and in every way
qualified to fill thai importani station with
honor lo himself and our Brigade.
Jlesolvod, That while there are but ttro
candidalea for Brigadier General before.
the people viz. Samuel iteoer aim it. H(
Hammond, we hcartly unite in the suppor
of Col. Reber, who wo are bound to ies
peel as a friend, a neighbor, and tried
Military officer. And we therefore will
use all fair and honorable ineams to ensure
his election.
ejouer.That we unanimously award all
tho honors to Gen. Hammond due to an
office! of his rank' & character and sincerely
hope and ex per, l Gen. Hammond will yield
lo the claims of Union county when she
presents a man of private and Military
characlnr of Col, Samuel Reber.
Resolved, That tho proceedings of thu
meeting be published in all the pirpers in
the bounds ofthe Brigade, willing to pub
lish the same.
SAMUEL MILLHOUSE.'rct.
J. E. Thompson, Sec'tv.
OUR COUNTRY BANKS.
The following wo understand, arc the
only country banks in this stale that havo
raaumed spcoio payments on all their Iiibi
ties except the 'Relief Notes: Middle
town Bank, (including iRelief) Bank of
Montgomery County, Bank of Delawara
Counly, Bank of Chester County, Bank
of Germanlown, Bank of Pittsburg, Do.
Brnnoh at HoliJayaSturg, MercianiV
and Manufacturers Bank at Pittsburj,
Doylestown Bank Farmeu' Bank of Bucks
County Aonongahela Bank, and Franfclin
Baukot Washington.
A violent storm occurred al Peoria (Ilh)
and vicinity, or. the night of the 12th msf,
accompanied with incessant discharge of e
lectricity, end folllowed by a deluge of rain.
The destruction of glass immense The
streets were cut into gullies much of tho
pavment carried away, and therivei'landing
in several places severely cut up.
Look to your Fruit Trees' On exami
ning the branches of tho plum, pear.cbeery,
and other fruit trees, beford the leaf comes
out, there will bo found attached to the
limb a small cell, an inch or more in leneth
filled with eggs of the caterpillar, and cells
holding the germ of other insects. They
can bo easily removed by tho hand snd
burnt, and great destruction to the tre
saved
The washerwomen in the vicinity of
Paris have been delected in smugglingspirita
ihro' tire gales by saturatina their washed
linen with it, and, when within iho city,
wringing tho spins out; and being reduced
lo a proper degree of strength by admixture
of waler, was sold for consumption.
Alajor T. S.Burnham, of JSurlinton.Iowa,
mot with a singular accident recently. Ho
was on a bunting excurson, and at nicht
lighted a firo at tho foot of a tree, near
which he lay, which fell and cauio across his
body,
A private letter received by tho Charles
ton Courier from MiddleFlorida, states that
nine persons were murdered on or near
ie Ocilla, by a party of Indians supposed
to be Tigertail's band.
The Yew York Sun says it 5s eslim-
led more patent medicine is lakinc by tho
three hundred and twelve thousand inhabi
tants of New York, than the 'eight million
niiabtlanls of Ireland.