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    flouered; end our el brass. the hand{:• fancifully scal
loped and gniiq an iron hatchet; several pieces of elk
horn, &P. The spoons, glass, hatchet, &c., vreie evi
dently of European e otkmanship, and doubtless left
where they were found, by some of the numerous corn
panics of explorers or adventurers who visited this
continent in search of gold, after its discovery by Co.
lumbus. The remains of old forts and fortifications
still seen in several places, were doubtless built by
them, to protect themselves against the Indians, dur
ing their excursions. On the other hand, the pottery,
hose axes, arrow beads. &c., were as evidently the
work of the Indians, and may have been buried there
hundreds and thousands of years. What people or
nation built the large earth mounds, like those near
where these relics were discovered. and foiled all over
tee country, no antiquarian has, as yet, and probably
never will be able to decide. They were found by the
first Europeans, end the race of I rid ians then occupying
the country knew as little about them as the present
generation.
HE WANTS A CANDIDATE.
Tho Democratic Recorder, Fredrickshargh, Va., is
ass oisfied with all the candidates for the Presiden
cy, and advertises for one to suit him. He says he
wants one opposed to any Bank, Distribution, Nation
al Internal Improvements, or Protection, 'either direct
orinci kraal,' and in favor of the Sub Treasury.—
Forsuch a one he will ''go it with a perfect looseness,"
Lnt for none other.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAS. BUCHANAN:
Subject to the deci.•ioi: of
THY DtiIIOCRATIC NATIOSAL CONVENTIOS
FOR GOVERICOU,
FRS. R. SHUNK:
Subject to the drciAun cE
THE or.7,IOeRATICSTATi: CO!: VE!crloS
TLIN Mail])lornirtg 13-1.
THOMAS PHILL/1 . 9, EDITOR
PITTSBURGH, THURSDAY: DECEMBER 14
1' The Philadelphia Forum, published by BELA
BADGER, the man who became so infam msly notorious
in 18lO,hy his pipalaying fraudsds attcmp:iog to injure
sumo of those who were Harrison mm in that ccntest,
because they refuse to have any further association with
aman:who was guilty ef such political rilladdes as were
proven against Badger. Honet men of all parties
consider the name of this It ids r. r as synonymous with
every thing that is infamous and dishonest in politics,
and nniolitician who has any regard for his standing
will act with hint. He is not permitted to come with
in the pale of till "r.speetable" portion of the whig
party, but as that party has always a gnat deal of dirty
work to do, Bela has been placed at the head of a pa
t er forth° piri.):eufduilig slid) 4erviee as isconsidered
too
s tiegrailing for the other w:tig jourrals. He is the
Ohl Fag - an of the p trty, who trai s the young"pipeluyi - Ts
and prepares them to tak , part i t th • frauds that a
no armlet be mt.empted is 012 tie t Peciidential cam
paign.
Some weeks since he d.n•m.tced M. . TYSON for re
pudiating the federal arguments of 1310, and pronoun
ced him aid those who Irmo been honest enough to dis
avow the frauds and falsehoods practised in that me.m
arable contest, traitors. We noticed this matter, and
suggested that it might be time enough for the Forum
to denounce Mr. Tyson and the other gentlemon who
refused to associate with the pipelayers, when th e
whigs could chew that they had redeemed one of their
arguments ;4'1340. This notice roused the wrath of
Bela, and he, ur some of the Artful Dodgers who are
under his training, attempt to reply, but they took spe
cial care to avoid any reference to the "arguments" of
18 10. Mr. Tyson is abased, of course. in the choicest
billingsgate. known to pipelayers; and whors who con
demn the impudence with which political scoundrels
revile honest men, come in for a portion of Badgr':.•
•
vituperation.
But as long as the political, character of the pt oprie
toria not forgotten, such journalr , as the Philadelphia
Forum may be permitted to rail no. When Badger
purchmed the Forum, he appealed to his party to sup
port him ac a rewurd for ; labors in 1840. And what
were those la!lars ? A 3 .ri. , s o; the mat infarrynis
frauds that were ever committed on rights of the
people.; villanics, that made even the boldest of the
whig party stand agh-t.;!, a',l which have caused many
honorable friends of Gencral Harrison to renounce all
political association with men vita would practice or
take pact in such dishmest proze ?dings. Their re
fusal to acknowledge Badge: an oracle. has called
orth his vituperatim and his stereaty ped term ofahnse
are applied indiscriminately to all who have thwarted
laud defeated his dishonest schemes.
' We take pleasure in stating that the report, which
in some way got into the papers, of the Commission
ers appointed by government to examine the different
inventions for preventing theexplosion of steam boilers,
having giving the preference to Major Raub's appa
ratus, is witho'ut the slightest foundation. We make
this statement in justice to our fellow citizen, C Evaus,
the inventor, we believe of the best machine for that
purpose; having understood that the rs
have not vet concluded their experimcuts,
DERANGING THE " CONTENIENT CURRENCT"—
COUNTERFEITING APPARATCS SEIZED.—Upon infer
rnatioa received by Recorder Vaux, of Philadelphia,
he proteeded a few days sinco with officer Gorge
Ooffner, to a house in Spring Garden, and made a
search fora large lot of counterfeiting apparatus..vhich
'he -via: apprised hrd been concealed there. After
making a hole in the inner wall in the second story
room, they were found contained in three wood.m box
otabeut.three feet in length and six inches in width.
The rnachineuCeMlisted of steel transfer roller,,bear
ing upon .theaf four 00g :swings, some of these were
:beautiful vignettes, and other designs of various kinds,
ntolfteommonly upon genuine notes now in circulation.
Them were also a number of parts of Oates tailed
dies some of which had, Irons their appearance been
touch used. We are told that a plate made from one
gafiltese.rolk•rs, is capable of making about 2500 im
isions•
:The-"'Columbia (Lancaster co.) Spy, heretofore one
,or the most deterznival supporters of the present state
.administration, has been transfermd by its !ate publ isl,-
.ers, Messrs. Patton &Virar 1. to Messrs. Eli Bowan &
Jacob L. Gossler, and will hereafter be strictly neutral
in politics.
Is this movement a mere "sliding scare" toenuble
she Spy to slip into the federal rank.? Those nuatral
papers are seldom any thing better than federal spies,
and generally end their neutridity by taking part with
die opponents of democracy.
'Uri bill is before the Tennessee Legislature to
abolish reibliceomentions. Hope it may pass.
"Theitemocrats of Dauphin county will meet on Sat :
Mtlinst., for the purpose of appointin Dele
gates to the 4th of Marsh Coos-nation.
ADMII lioas.—The Governer of ISltullaral has ap
pointed Friday the 12th day of January. Itir the r•trec•
Ow of this notorious criminal
From the Balzimore Sun.
REPORT OF THE POST NI ASTFA GF.NERAL.
This document commences with th- zimiote;clment,
that during the two past yars the r,...e..tte has met
the current expeases. :OA that 1!1 it the. ser
vice has bean eau' n. surer .4.01 she gra, th and
spread of population. The Post °Rice institution is
Out intended to be a source of revenue to the Govern,
anent; and the principle that its expenditure should be
limited by its income, the Post Master thinks a sound
and safe cse, which he is unwilling to abaodote though
to fix the expenditures by law, and make appropria
tions to meet them, would relieve that officer of much
labor and responsibility, which are now very onerous,
and in the discharge of which he acknowledges the re
ceipt of able assistance, rendered by those associated
with him in the department.
The amount of annual transportation of the mail, as '
ascertained on the 30th Juue, 134'2, was 34,833,991
miles; the cost of which was $3,110,783. The amount
of annual transportation on the 30th June, 1343, w is
35,25'2,803 miles: the cost of which was $x , 976;284.
The cost of transportation for the last year was less by
$133,499 than it was for the previous year, whilst the
transportation throughout the year was greater by
416,314 miles. The number of pest offices supplied
id the number in 1343 was
in 113*, was 13;733, and the numurir re se se _
13,814. T „ accomme l ato the service to t h e , xten- of system wi.l simplify the operations of the service.
sion of population, reductions in the service in seine The amount required fur the service of each current
sections, uncl an extension or increase in eller portions year, in the opinion of each Congress, will be appro.
of the Union, were rendered necessary. The agere- priated from the treasury. The postage collected will
gate of these reductions was $l3 lend, and the amount be paid into the treasury. The department, thus pro
of additional and new service was $)3,555. It became totted and sustained, will continue the sphere of its op
necessary to discontinue, in the year preceding lst Ju- orations, limited only by the amount appropriated.
ly, 1843, 4JO Poet Officee, and to establish, during the 1-1.3 submits his syn )psis affects, digested from the
best sources within his possession, and leaves the ques
same period, 431. The total expenditur es of the fiscal
year, ending the 30th Jule, 1842, were 54.975,370 12. tion of the reduction of postage, without any recom-
In thisleilhount was included $392,664 51 for debts eiendation of his, to be decided by that Department of
paid out of the special eeprepriation at the extra ses- the Government to which the peoele have wisely dole
siun. The total expenditures of the service for the gated the power. If Congress should not determine
yearending, 3001.1tme, 1313, were $4,374,7 13 73, in to make the reduction of postage to the extent iedica
cludingp tvrnents on account of debts dye by the 1) ted by the views as 1 pulelished opinions of those who
partment, forwhich the appropriation above was merle: s have agitated the sir oect, he recommends that the
amount of the grass revenue for the year endine, present rates of postage be so charged as to correspond
the 30th Jon', was 11.979,317 77. Th st. of 1812, was . with the coins of the United St lies.
$3,54`.1,216 13. The revenue of 1343, so far as the There is a large class of pet ted mettet, such as
return: retltibit the amount fur the year ending 30th handbills, the prospectus of a newspaper, prices cur-
June, is $1.7235,923 43. A caasilw pin tires of rent, the drawing or lotteries, proof sheet., Syr., now
tile current of the DepartriVnit, for the years charged with letter po-sage, which origiit not to par
1312 nil 1313. his it tell absorbed in the pay :rent of Iliglier rates than newspapers and pamphlets. A ju..t
demands chine : l by ii puts' postm.tsters fur diseriminatioa het wee t newspapers, as to : it ' ~r
tore+ is previous yeai ,, , by the ulluwauca if ; weight, should be in tde in the imposition of postage;
therefore io the so...A:o'll2ra of their :recounts, which and the franking privilege, if not abolished altogether,
credits so allewed, have ben chareed to the set t ee:rib should in some restricted, and its abuse check
-tures or these rear.; the prolicelhe err runt of whieh is ed•
not less than .1,50.000. Tier.e are other molitleations of the existing laws.
Such an extensive and complicated service, reptir. ; which will no doubt present themselves to the consid
ing the harmenious co-operation* twenty thousand eration ofCoogrt•s4, whose enactments, whatever tiles
agents and officers scattered over the vast extent of may be, will be mdnioistered, so it as that dirty shall
our territory, must he subjected to occasional, if n ot be des olsed on him. is the same spirit in which they
vexatious, interruptioes by the infidelity of sums of its may be pissed, with a view sin .;ly to promote the .in
agents, and often be causes which no exertion ran Len tions of Congress, and extend the usefulness of this
overcome, or foresight avoid. NVhen failures in the Dsl tm:iit to e‘ery section of the coact! e.
regular delivery of the mails, arising from negli7ence
of contractors or their agents, take place, the law is ri
gidly enforced by fines and deductions trent their prey,
and when that is found inefficient to produce a -,triet
performance of the contract, the higher and wily pow
or given to tire Postmaster General of annul:rag
the
Contract, is exerted.
In reforessce tocertei r cornel lints of irregithrrit
Post Master explains by going auto an ex imination of
the two great torus, (goon W ""'" il1 t "l 1 \ ''` v pr.
leans, arid from B thiniore to Cincioneti, and exhibiting
the natural caesesef irreettlarity. eueli as f ie.:. -terms,
Among causes not ,f 01i-skied is noticed the ab- I
settee of a bridge across tiro Ohio at Wlieelina.
Netwitlistandi.l4 i*,ting &c. he holds
that the service generally has been well perfermss.l.—;
The contractors have been promptly paid; the deputy
pusstmasters have crillecti d aid necou sted for thei r I
fends with tmustial an.l praiseworthy toinctoal ity. The
now pi ill leeks a:1.1 special agents :also come hi f a* their
share of praise and approbation. The ditliru air, , f
effecting contracts with the rah roads at rates con •ii,
ed just towards other perts of the lbride, !
and Ciria , rx;ss to his vacs i le•ret iforo
on this subject. It' the posverte contract. n ith them
every four sears be eontinut d to the Posereasier. he
thiefes, "the idle ceremony" and iisel••=s exp l ense efad
vertisieg fir bids on such roads I het; o. . •
ed wizh, there being no cJlmp,ultion. Com rata with
the raiiroadscan. he addl.: a, be Lotter made by p.b.Ate
lt,Taagernent. law ror r•orgtoizinz, t., T ar:-
me:it is hold t I r..,ia're molieeati id, reed he ! , 1" on' .
c nreneiricate the necessity inf.:metes:l to proper
committees. th • rev..l, , r,t of i;l12 is greeter I
than that of le4l, that 01131:3 is less by $250,3:20 70
than the revenue of 1342.
'rho of the decline in the revenue (.1 . '43 are
deemed varioti-', scale referring themselves to the st tie ;
' of the hesiness of the country; the Secretary is, how
;ever, satisfied that the rumen:: of •'pri :ate p,sts, waif r
the name of expresses," is the chicle:else. Support
ed by the opiaion of t e auto Arterm y he ire ter tire
facts of one care. he directed the in , titurion of pro
ceedings argainct ad such seif nilers, in the S Court
for the soutanes district 01 New York. Ti,,
rase
against Adams .;Co. was ti , cided against the United
States; and ire learns that it ea met heft,'
Ce:.Supcil•.:ne Geer; far hail adjudication. The lays'
for the punish limit of such offences, were enacted be
fere railroads existed in this country, and are now in
adequate to the stiepree don oldie prectice. Railreurls
furnish suit fartiliti es finr violating the present lanes,
that farther leg - is:mien is deemed necessary to protect
?tie r,veilue of the &Tare rnent; with the afternistive
of
either reducing the mail service below tire wants of the
public or m rising approeriatioris out of the treasury to
pay thvurrent expeases of the department. He has
been attacked by some portions of the press for his
opinions on this subject. He states individual opinions
in favor elder right to run expresses, Sr, and argues
that because the national constitution says, "Congress
shall have the power to establish post offices and post
reads," therefore "the ere/salve right" to do so is in
the United States, and Congress ought to protect that
right. The 7 ought, he thinks either to protect the lee
pertmerit against the inroads of private posts, or pro
side ways arid means to meet the expel's."s of tire ser
vice. So long as the department is left to support it
self, he deems it impolitic to permit itsbuhritees of car
rying letters to be done by private agencies; which af
ford accommo lations on only a few important lines,
but cannot serve the public generally, or penetrate the
remote places and secluded recesses of the country, all
of which, by commercial intercourse with the large ci
ties. contribute to swell the post office revenue collect
ed at those important marts of trade and general busi
ness. The trausportation of newspapers out of the
mail, by contractors, on mail routes, he also considers
illegal; speaks of his efforts to suppress the practice;
and referse ,tigress to the opinion of the present At
torney General in support of his own; which opinion,
together with the Post Master's vindicatory letter, we
recently published in this paper.
In reference to a reduction of postage, he holds the
opinions given to Congress last year. Any considera
ble reduction, if deemed advisable, should be preceded
by a provision to relieve the department from its heavy
responsibilities, mil accompanied by a proeer
regultn
time and restriction feom the franking privilege. The
Post Office ought to sustain itself, and he thinks it un
safe to abandon that principle and make it lean on the
treasuty; but any reduction of the present rates, which
will leave the Department in possession of the means
to meet its expenses, he will be pleased to see made.
Lie takes up the example of the English reformed
peer ellicesystem, based on a most material reduction,
end commonly called in this country the penny post
age system, and examines it arid its results at consid
erable 'length, adducing figures and facts as making
against it.. As the result, or the sum of its conclusion,
he "Ayr —Tbete facts will serve to shove that the tax
in the shape of postage, upon the English correspon
dence has been lessened:—that the postage tweet
newspapersea paid in the shape of a stamp-duty. high
er than the postage fruition newspapers in the United
States: that the correspondence through the mail has
been. increased, and that the revenue derived to the
crow-alms bonnie greatlr lessened. And they further
prove, that the income of the British post office is still
venter than i tse..ost of management.
lithe Dust Office Department of the United States
yielded a revenue over its expeuse. or if the charge of
its management was paid from the general Treasury.
no one would doubt the propriety and justice of a re
duction. It is a questiun (sir Congrees and the people
to settle, whether they will se far change the laws el
the United States concerning the Post Office Depart
ment as to direct its expenses to be 'paid out of the
Treasury-
To contirue the present amount of mail service,
which mane t(witheet injustice to the public) be re
-ckwed ift tns Tnwidersble degree, will require annual
--_
ly about the sum of $4 500 / 000..
' . cording to his mesa is, owing to his pecuniary bah ill- A LYNN BOY IN ENGLAND. ,
The number of chargeable letters delivered, which ty to comply with its exactions; until by its injustice Willmees News Letter has the following:''
annually pass through thebsost office of the United and oppression, it stimulates its victimsen trample ure e
ueceestes oe AstsericeeeeThe lectures of Mr.
States, has heretofori beau estimated at 24,507,994. on the monopoly privilege by unjust laws created. Ev- .
Newhall, of the teeritory of lowa, United States, rel-
The number of similar letters aenually posted in Eng- cry individual of the liftman funnily is born a ith cep. ;!
atom to the vast reelections, resources, &c. (Abe fee
land, under the oldrates of postage, was estimated by twin and equal lights, with certain and eqcal es, dm, , : tile regions of the new states - of America, espeCially
the committee of parliament at 77,500,000. . springing and necessarily arising . out of there rignts,
lowa, ,Vis :mi4io, aril IlliaMslhave enccit td mach at
The number, under the penny rate, of like letters, and %Cid] certain and egeal priviesges to exercise those
tentien. Mr. N. is Nell known as author of the
may be estimated at 204,334,676. duties, mid (eery law that trenches on therqual rights ~ S ketches of lowa," and his information concerning the
He has directed an accurate azcaunt to be kept at of all, and confers special privileges on any,
violates I great valley of the Mississippi i 3 varied and practical.
each post in the cc entry, during October, of the number equity, the preset velem of which intact, in perfect
P e- ' We understand he has lectured in London, blanches
of letters, rate of postage, the number free, and by whit thy, is the tirst duty of the people's Government, - and
I ter. Birmingham, and last week ha appeared at Liver
official franked, and the newspapers, pamphlets, &c. which, if violated, necessarily must bring the pert 7 1'' - I poOl,under the auspices of the Anti-Monopoly Associa
-1
The returns are expected to be complete by the first of testers therixd into well deserved contempt,
mei w ' I time to a crowded and highly interested audience,when
January; and they will be found useful, should Con- nut be lung submitted to by an intelligent and liberty- ,he expatiated upon the capalel ties of the new states of
gress enter upon the question of reduction of postage loving people. ica to supply England with corn, and the benefi
upon the principle avowed by the advocates of the Brit- 'flatw feature
e tusk upon that or section of the law i Amerl
ish reform, viz: of preserving, if not improving the a- relating to Tavern License, which the Judges of the i cial results that wouldacc rue to both countries by recip
rocal exchange of productions, &c.
mount of revocue, and shall requite the post office de- , Courtuf Quarter Sessions in this County, assert, gives 1
/.
— ESTERN RESERVE CHEESE .—A lot cf
partmcnt to maintain itself. I to them despotic power in the granting or refusal of
If it shall he the pleasure of Congress to follow the : Licenses applicants who wish to practice the bust- / W
to
W R Cheese, of convenient size, for families,
example of the British government, by placing the ex- :
ness o f Tavern keeping, with great aversion. That i.
penditures of the department as an annual charge upon I we detest arbitrery power, no mutter by whom or for I just received and for sale by
REIN HART & STRONG,
the public tr asury, and by bringing to the aid of that! what purpose exercised, and earnestly repudiate its be- I
dl4 140, Liberty street.
treasuiy whatever of postage may be collected, the re- ing in any manner wieldedbv any of our servants. Wei ________
port of the number of letters which now pass through proclaim it dangerous to the public peace, becnuse of I GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL
the mail, can be of little censequence. This c hange' its flagrant violation of Nature's equality of right to .
CONCERT,
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BE IVER couNTv.
qoClt nc Cui - NTT MKEIING
111 in; of a pubic call m 11.2 by the Ht-rn wr.ttir
Cn:uutfttee or (:dt-regpontl-nce to. Beaver county, n
I)em ,m-ttir County Nleetin• - • 1V.14 herd the Count
Honio, iri Brayer. on NI Ind ty e%eni:l4, ILe. .1. 1811,
(oeimr court. %veelt.) for the puri , oie of appoi:.tmg
110.1-z - tte. to the De:mr-rati.: Stet: Convtntim. to to
hel.l in I I trri-bur„;h. on the Fon , tit of Nt.treh tieszt, and
to tran,v-t such ba.l to , ; ai might de.2llted
im7ort-t...t to the inb!,-.--t :f110:1',171.:
Thp m •r‘ti wai /ait.e,l by e.,1 .10I1\
1::(1., to the Chair : anti aplatiatinz It,)at:ar
Ci , roit. Stmun. Fusl(ll , l.,‘Elt. BILLI 1 AIS.
nil Darlt) "lc it , it., na•l L.:terrace
it.se/ an.l Joh n IL7', ,
'Gm of Or. .n •••6,12, w. 1.1 el •
in; of Coo ( in , 1 (' .1.1!:1 , `A
With . l , id it• 01,11 D. Lon ,011: ;1;1111Ui,1!( . 11
t , ) draft 11.,,art:utit n 3 •t• l d rt•p,.rt t ho u t t h,• !Nov;
1 he Cownete • tie . dear clfairn In toisoted the ;
fP,".evin4 r •,01
m :I,l:rote I:
rrlerras, time i. n Al,. a Cie
I) •in 4.7 r •y of l'enn-ty1,,,11:,1 ,• .1t,.,,, to nit
in din notni.t.ithet 11.1.1 ee • i• , t f ‘1,,,• de
:van 111 WI (.10 1,11 1 10ri.1111 1,11-..p,1•4‘61:P. ,1.:t..1. Of
. to o f O w 1,•:!!(..11 S. tte,; and hv their
unite.l etlurt. b. C'C' ate to tiro I:•.,• ••I'i , r Cuair 4.f
t:,e K.2yari)rle Nl.lto. time ntemn vie I.i, of
Convention, and 10 iti.ttnin 'he !,.111,1: 11.,
principles ~ f mrtublie Itne- tittlin':nt•lted
them thr.m:thont ttlonz cue. r -ipolitiealte:neriph. over
the adversaries ~f popular ;•,vrroment.Th•re:'ore,
Resnlvel, Tfrtt as Periniylvani tn. [lna ,!.......•r
we earnestly urge upon the conNidetatioa of t h e
al Convention claims of Pentisl,..fnia's wolf-tried.
I rtlented and inflexible state..m 1:1r. Hun. .1 NiES
LOX H A :NI AN, tu the Presi len -y of thy United State,
in 1344.
Rrsolocrl, That the lon_ nor:lrcted claims of Penn
sylvania in this holetlf, and the uniform :And Tralon.
snplwrt he lull e-ten 1. It , , the tleinu,-ratie reen'tne.
of "thee state- of tt,e UM.,n, hell an a jest s •nse of
state pr;,le and a d :.• f0 . r0,e..-ia:ion of the tnaral wort:i
and int itiettl intel7ritY ofh 'r clioin, - 7/iqhed 41/.1, gilt t.,
her I) •rnoern-y a right to 'red it upon Ilit nominati4el
bv the N -Holed t 'aaventi an.
Resolve.l, That in lc, hit the .age; of the
De:norm:llk party of Pennsylvania. the WEST is clearly
entitled to the nest (4,,vernor,nnd that we, entritaininZ
such opinion, recommend the :mime to consideration of
the 4th of March Con , ention; but in the event of that
Convention deciding: differently, we pledge ourseke. to
G ive to the nominee our cordial and united support, be
he fil,m what part of the state he may.
After theaduption of the foregoing preamble and res
olutions, it was, on motion,
Revolved, That Col. James M. Cunningham and
(len. I.:harlot Carter be and are hereby appointed Rep
, resentativo Delegates from Beaver connty, end John
S. Dickey, Senatorial Delegate. to the Detaueratie
State Convention, to be held at liarrisburgh on the 4th
of March next, with power to fill vacancies, if any oc
cur.
On motion,
IL•salrf.d, That the pmcnedinzs of this meeting be
signed by the officers, and published in the Beaver Co.
Patriot, Mercer Press, Democratic Union, and the oth
er democratic papers in the state.
On motion, adjourned.
JOT IN GLASS, l'resident.
ROIIERT CASTOR,
S. FUNKHOUSER, V. Pres'ts
SAMUEL BRITTAIR, 1
DAVID WRITZ,
Lawre f , ce it i Secretaries.
John
PUBLIC MEE I'INU
Pursuant to public notice, a meeting of citizens op
posed to the present "Lacs of License," was held at
the Washington Hotel, on Saturday evening Dec. 9th,
on which occasion JOHN SA It BLit, ESCI. Wll3 unan
imously appointed Chairman, and ligicitY Cutwie,
Secretary. After a brief address, from Mr. JOHN
FEnns 1., as Chairman of Committee fur drafting and
circulating a memos i ii to the Legislature, the following
Memorial and Resolution were unanimously adopted:
To the Members of th,• Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the Commonteealthof Pennsylva-
ate;
The Memorial of the undersigned citizens of this
Commonwealth, respectfully ‘uggests:
That the basis of the political and social compact
of the United States, rests on the hroad principle al
natural equality, as first proclaimed in "The Unani
mons Declaration of the Thirteen United States," and I
we infer this self-en ident truth includes and embraces
every citi. e be he rich or poor.
That we believe the peace, dignity and happiness
of all in our Commonwealth, is necessarily comprised
in t'ic chatucter of our laws—their being founded in I
ecrtity, edicienly enacted to secure to the humblest in•
dividual the possession and enjoyment of equal and ex
act kbtice, and thatthe administrators thereof watch
fully guard this great principle, Justice. and by it alone
be 7 ,lli,leci in the execution of their official duties; be
ing entrusted with offices of honer and responsibility.
fur which they receive large salaries, that they faith
fully obey the spirit of the compact of '76, and most
dutifully observe the same while administering the
functions of the trust to them confided; utterly regard
less of the base artificial distinctions compruhen
ded in those significant terms—Wealth and Poverty.
That we bAteve the, system of Licensing business a
vocations by law, wrong in principle, and liable to in
flict great injuries upon public morals, because the li
cense privilege can be monopolised by the wealthy,
while it debars the poor man from en equal chance ec-
equal Chance, and we believe none Hill austain it as be- I •
At Coneih Hall, Penn Street, on THURSDAY
constitutional. We pronounce such power dans
rstlao, Dec. 11, 1843.
geroua to thepuhlic welfare, because of its injuatice,
BY AIONS. JULES BLEY,,
and to be deprecated, exposed, and constitutionally lip First Violin Solo el the Concerts GymnaAitim of Paris,
posed by every honest means, until from our Statute
asaiated by the FIRST ARTISTS of this city.
Booksit he forever expunged. The tendency of any
Doors open at 7; Concert to commence at 7,1
such law is to induce the attempt to exercise such
a clock. At the suggestion of many of Mr Bley's friends
dangerous authority, especially if lodged with men im
he has been induced to reduce the price of admission:
becile in mind, who are thus rendered liable to submit
Tickets 50 cents each, to be had at the music stores of
to extraneous influences on the part of applicants for
Mr. Smith and Mr. Blume, and at the door on the ea-
Licenses, or the opponents thereof.
And here your memorialists would respectfully sub-
ening of the Concert. dl3-It.
mit for your due consideration, the opinion of the great
Washington as put forth in his ever to be remembered
' Farewell Address.'
"It is important likewise, that the habits of thi!Ji-1
ing, in n free country. should inspire caution in those
entrusted w ith its administration, to confine tl.cm
selves wit Ilia their constitutional spheres. avoiding in
the exercise of the powers of one department to en
erstich upon another. The ftirit of encroachment,
tends to consolidate the rimers of all departments in
one, and thus to create, whatever the tint of govern-
Meat, a rs.al despotism. A just estimate of that love
of n e ver. and proneness to abuse it. whi,ll ptedomi
mites in the humau heart, is sulfident to satisfy us of
the truth of this proposition."
That entertainine these %iews, vont memorialists
earnestly request )0:11' early considerution and revision
et . the 13W tif License, more especially that monstrous
feature of the law relating to 'lnvert License, which is
perverted, or interpreted to authorise, in the execution
thereof, a dell uism atniarilmi in its very idea.
tiding in your lore of
,justice we respectfully n-1, yon
to remove, by dispassionate legislation, this despicable
r "'text of law. which has been, tA in sthl used to
palliate the odium which justly falls upon the enactors
of petty tyranny. We feel assured you will repel the
late litrein complained of, toiler emer of which the
hosine , s interrsts of many citizens are involved by the
j mere dictum of the Judges of the Court of Quarter
the rights of pronto ty being:thereby violated,
, and the moral character of L 7 iod citizens, unjustly and
arrogantly assailed, by a potion of their public set--
Jots.
Resolved, That thi-t mottlintr, approve the memorial
iu,t read, and that rot-6,i be printed for pie,ien
t k tion to the Leci.Lititre, Ipy the TYleMbCr.• eke( .111
1164 countt and the Senator: lotto this district, and that
the Cominittre of to entHive, he tetitte,ted to attend
41110 , 10 f tilling up and fomartling the memorials
ur liarti , totrit h.
The ch7llllllt , t , 7ire reci , k•sted to rat4.l at
Wa-hiacton Pros. at 7
Ail n•riblical rTets rice rrquestcd to cops
i'i/Isburch. Dec I
\(; FoR 111:1,1!:1 , o:' Till: roort
At I.r.^.llKS T, 1. 141
Attte , altly to a;ljonrntn••rt, n I , f the
o rti•, '.. 111.• th • Po
.m,•th.kbbt I'rutet.t3l,t. Church, at huifrut,t
I, • P. Al.
Fir. rrU •to ropmt a plan of opt.ration. reek'
• :I Wil,
That: coulint...e of two from rich ward
b,,` Appointed, wbo.e dote it ~hall be, taroEct.t.
of m.):4.2,. bo placed at the di.prm!
n gen,ral commitirv, o it,. %hall be appointed to di,
tit( same to Ow po.n of the c;ty at largo.
Rt That a c.inni:ttee.dtv,o front each ward
d:lty it shall he to ta!sc clor,;e of
the fond- raked. and di-trihkee the same in each a way
a. they may jud.-e rn , r , t coudorivo-to the proper in
wntiod of the tro.t rot.feirrd upon than, and as may
directed by n ortjotity a the board.
R e I°l re d , That the a'iov,• anrd committees shall
c nr.tinee oar board and Ii!.1 weekly mertinc4 co:,
ferer. , e, ilprOilit a chairm , m, Secret my and Tr•Al
uud rep minmes of their procevdine.., and should their
fond: oat skirt b-fore clo,e of the winter, pn',iid;
an a.yount. of their operations, (without the mention
of names of the perions relieved) and appeal to the
people for further contributions.
Ina.rnuh na it' is eenerally coneeedcd by the chi
': rcna that a proper and safe refuge for the poor can he
bad by placing them on a farm, :tad while a measure
of this kind nroelint men the condition of die poor, trill
i In a short time lessen the rate of the poor tax. them ,
fore lie it,
Re sot c , l, That thin meeting urge upon the Cnun
eilA the jtrnitriett oc;i..in, the ,a.th . ;, , ,t a thol,00l.;), con .
,ideratioa through a cunia)iltt•e appui;,ted fur that
Firs! lari/ Smith. Wm. Stockton.
Srremd War E 'ark'. Ih,ht II Davin.
IS W .101111stoil
Fourth Ward.—Dr. !Lumen, J K Moorhead
I=l
First TVord.—lierity Ir vin, H Nixon.
Secrnd 11'ard.--.lohn Grubba, S S Shields
Third Mird.—Wm Ileiron, Alex Sample
KM=E
17e.nlved, That a' n token cf gratitude fm- the ma
ny mercies received from the ",giver of every good and
perfect gifi," this meeting respectfully recommend to
the clot gy cf this city the propriet of taking up ti col
lection on Thank:giving Day. the 21st hest , and pla
cing the same in the hands of the committee on collec
tion for the poor.
R,lcalved. Thnt the committees meet on Friday
evening, 15th inst., at the Mayor's office, at 6 o'clock.
THOMAS BARNETT, Chairman.
Daniel 31, Curry, Sccr'y.
NEEDLES
A needle factory is established in Rockland County,
N. Y. The. Rochester Democrat says:—The ivire is
i:tirnt cut into lengths, which will make two needles
each. The depres,ions where the eyes me marle,and_
where the grooves nrc found in the finished article,
are stamped in both needles by a single stroke of a
machine, with which a single hand can turn off 30.000
in a day: It in then turned over to a boy. who with
another machine, punches the eye, and•again another
seperates the two needles, and smooths away irregu
larities left or madeby the other processes. But the
eve of the needle is still rouith, nail mast be bored be
no another process, which leaves it so smooth as not
to-cut a thread. After this a man grinds a banditti at
u time on a common grindstona, holding them in his
left hand, awl giving them a perpetual rotary motion
with the left, so that. when the operation is finished
they may be round an well us sharp. They nre now
to be 'cane hardened.' and finally burnished, all which
is done by simple processes, in which immense num
bers can be subjected to the operation at the same
time.'
IMPORTANT TO UNMARRIED LADIES
Suppose the whole population of Australia were now
g,rown up and wished Lobo married, out of every 1 un
drod bachelors only forty-nine could find
Supposing all the unmarried males now of age wished
to he married, out of every hundred only eleven could
find wives. Suppoeing, all the free bachelors now in
the colony wished to be married, our of every hundred
only eight.could find wives. Au there are at present
in Australia, 66.366 unmarrieclitnales, and onl, 26,097
unmarried females. it follows, that before every son of
Adam could he provided with a daughter of Eve there
must be introduced into the colony no fewer than
40,359 unmarried daughters.—ksttedia and an
Fere."
EMIGRATION PASSAGE OFFICE.
.`
...4totto
DRAFTS ON GREAT BRITAIN &IRELAND.
THE subscrihet having been appointed by Messrs
W & J T Tapscott, of New York, their Agent
in this city, begs to inform his friends and the public
that he is now prepared to make arrangements for
kluging out passengers from any port of England,
Ireland. Scotland, or Wales, in first class American
packet ships, toNezc York, Philadelphia. or Boston.
lle can also transmit money to any part of the Old
Gauntry by drafts payable on demand, without dis
count or arty other charge, in all the principal towns
throughout the United Kingdom.
Mr W Tapscott, one of the firm of W & J T Tap
seott, will be in Liverpool during the season of 1844,
to give hi, perc nil attention to forwarding all passen
gers engaged by them or their agents in America,
which (to those acquainted with Mr W T) is a suffi
cient guarantee that every attention will be paid to
the comfort and quick dispatch of passengers in Li
verpool, and on their arrival at New York they can be
forwarded through them to any of the Western States
or Canada;, on the must favorable terms.
Personsabout to send for their friends, ce remit them
money, would do well to call on the subscriber, or ad
dress a letter, post paid, to
THOMAS O'NEILL,
Smithfield street, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
W & J I TAPSCOTT,
43. Pearl Slip. New York, or
WM TAPSCOTT, Liverro.d.
Agent for
P S. Passages can be enr,azed at thii office to Lon
don and Liverpool, is packets suilin¢ from New York
err' week.
4 01IN (forrnelly of this city).—:l fresh
surply of itiA manufacture of Crackers, variaus
knots, rc..:cired this (la). from Saint Louis, and fur sale
1 , 2 ; Out barrel,or pound, at SEETIN 'S, in the Diumund•
dl3-1 w
THE ORIGINAL, ONLY TRUE AND GENUINE
LIVER PILL,
.4 Rearely for the Diseases of the Season.
[ T is admitted by patholo,24sts of the highest
, that no organ of the human body is su readily dis
onlered in its I innti.ms as the Liver. The hem of sum-
met-, errors in diet, and the never ceasing Mdisctetions
expose our met" to disease, will always on the
n.lo o nc h of winter give more or less evidence to bun
tired,' of persons is every vicinity of hepatic disturb
-1,,c-. Restless nights. dry tongues. loss of appetite,
headache, pains in the sides. slight cough, confined or
irrezular bowels, with or without fever, are some few
of the rll5 ny symptoms which indicate that mischivf is
at work in t h e system, anti that it should be cot rected.
Persons eh, seek relict from these symptom; by con-
Moat purging.; oft •rt resort to some of the ephemera!
twoducts of the day with the effect only of postponing
n rote which better remedies must finally accomplish.
Not only a:, persons residing in districts of country
;t lys t ~,;Iject tongues and bilious fevers, sutler from
torror or other deranzrmrmt of the Liver, hut also in
rile hi.;hest and healthiest regions. In our own sections
we are not five from [lgor's. Individuals who rest too
sererely in the notion of extreme health, and who at
tach no importance to the symptoms above recited,may
nevertheless be laboring under the very causes of di
sense to which their attention is now invited. In ma
latial districts, known to every one as such, vigilance
i n the Ilse of means is compelled by urgent necessity.
o bilst in heilthier regions persons really in dangernre
lolled into a rtis , l" , iccurity. Ti all such persees the Li
ler Pill is a l. It having w, it cut bashed
claims to their co:klub-two, us a mild and safe aperient,
net only tip Mt:_ the hovels ns conXortably as other
pills, hut at ;he same time acting nit the feersions of
the liver and iestering them to health. They do not
relieve the - ymph ens by mire purging, and the; invite
to an incessant consumption of pills, box by box, for
the benefit hithe yonder, but by a mild and curative
process they enable the patient finally to dispense with
their further employment.
Prepared only and sold wholesale and retail, by the
proprietor, No `2O, Wood street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
It E SELLERS, Proprietor.
And told also by J MITCHELL Allegheny city:
S T TRIMBLE, Bridgewater; Dr F JULIUS LE
MOYNE, IVashingtou, Pa: D N ROBINSON.
Brownsville; M W ECKLEY, Cookstown; aid PE
TER lIUGUS, Canton, Ohio. dl3
f", LBS. W lirrli GUM ARABIC,
el 130 Lbs. Gum Guiaic,
1300 Sal Soda.
In a tore and for sale at the Drug Store of
JON. KIDD.
rdec 11. Corner 4th and Wood sts
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
Milk: firm of Arthurs & Preston has been dissolv
ed since the first of October, by mutual consent.
John Arthurs will settle all claims against the concern,
and collect all debts which have been contracted pte
v ions to this date. The Engine business will be con
ducted for the future under his own name.
JOHN mem URS,
CiPRIAN PRESTON.
d 1 1-Im*
December 1.1813
Notice.
THE Committee of Councils appointed to exam
ine the city accounts, will commence their ses
ion at the Mnyor's Office, on Monday evening, De
cembersth. at 6 o'clock, at which time Collectors
and others hating accounts with the city will please
attend. JOHN SHIPTON, Clen.
d 1-2 w • (Gazette copy.)
REAL ESTATE AGENCY, CONVEYANCING,
&c. &c.
THE undersigned, having associated themselves
for tho transaction of all business relative to Real
Estate, will helm: forth attend to the purchase and sale
ns well as renting of city and country property, collect
ing rents, &c. &C.
The senior member of the firm having had much ex
perience, and being extensively known as an agent of
Real Estate. they hope to receive a liberal share of
public patronage. For the accommodation of the pub
lic, there will be two offices, where business will be e
spired; at the Real Estate Agency of James Blakely,
Penn st., sth Ward, and at the Law office of John J.
Mitchell. S. W. side of Smithfield, (near sth.) at either
of which. persons wishing to have instruments of xri
ting, legally and neatly executed, titles investigated, or
desirous to purchase or dispose of Real Estate, will
apply. J. J. Mitchell will continue to attend to the
duties of his profession, as heretofore.
JAMES BLAKELY,
JOHN J. MITCHELL.
dec 4—diess
rtelimuisr, =mums Ot CO.,
43, WOOD STREET,
HAVE in store nod are receiving
-425 bags Rio Coffee, part strung and green,
50 p!tgs Y H and G P Teas,
. 25 boxes Russel & Robinson's s's Tobacco,
10 " Burton's 3t,
10 " Thompson's
5 " Rabiasaa's 11Ps 4 "
10 " 12's "
5 " oraperiar pound lump ,t
100 " fresh Malaga Beach Raisins, I
2000 lhs Loaf Sugar,
20 boxes No 1 sad 2 mustard, -
50 " No 4 chocolate,
25 " ground pepper,
10 kegs " ginger,
" " allspice
5 boxes cocoa,
5 " Rice flour,
2000 lbs Oak Tanned Sole Leather,
1000 yards trw linen,
5 bales hops,
All of which they offer, with a general assortmest o
groceries, dye stuffs and Pittsburgh manufactured
goods, on liberal terms. nl7
Music for Dancing.
PERSONS wanting to employ music for Cotillion
or Sleighing parties, will find a good Violin
Player, by calling on J WALKER, corner of Fifth
street and Baxter's ,opposite the Exchange Bank.
418-1 w
LOOK OUT FOR CHEAP SHOES,
AT NO. C. FIFTH STREET.
rrint sub , cribec,. James Yates, intends to tcninu
-1- facture all kinds of ladies, misses and eldlikens'
shoes, of the best gnality, cheaper for cash than they
can be bought in the city. He intends to keep on
hand a good assortment, and will make to order any
kind of shoes that may he wanted, at the unprecedent
ed low prices of the following list:
ammo
Bast quality kid or morocco gaiters,
Ladies' henry leather boots,
Best quality kid or morocco buskins,
Do do double soled Jefferson',
Best double soled slips,
Fine kid or Monroe springs,
Extrn fine kid jurni, 87
Misses and childrens', and all other work, in law
same proportion.
AU work mnde here war Anted.
Don't forget the ploce—at the sign of the Rtd Ruir
sth street, two (Lora above Market.
Daguerreotype Miniature Portrai'ts,
lie corner of Market and .50/ sts.
rp HE Allbscriber would most revectfully inform. thy
Ladies and Gentlemen of Pittsbursn and vi-
that they have opened TOriall at the above men
ii eied 1 here, over the store of Messrs Lloyd & Ce,
el are DOW prepared to take M iaintures by this beau
o; art, in a style heretofore unaniTassect. By the
c,iaibination of a quick tin i.,powe rfill apparatus, and as
ontire!y new mode of operating, they are enabled to
pr , irinee pictures of a surprising accuracy mid beauty,
e.•:ohiaing entire durability of impression, clear and
rli,tinct expression, perfect delineation, and last, tie'
not it-a=t. the color of the free and dress. The color
ing of Photographic Pictures, forms a new era in the
art. as it coablea us to combine with accu• sty of nature
the advantages of art. The undersigned do not wish,
nor ia it their intention to deceive the public by premi
ses. which they cannot ful4l, for they depend solely on
the character of their pictures for pat rat age. Citizens
and strangers, one and all, are invited to call and ez
amine specimens.
N B.—C'omplete sets of the'improred potent op
paralus furnished on'the most reasonable terms.—
Plates. Cases. Frames. Chemicals. and ever" thing
connected with the business. at the lowest rash pri
ers. J M EMERSON B. CO.
(12-6 m
Dissolution of Copartnership.
THE copartnership heretofore existing between
the subscribers, in this city, under the firm of
L'oya S.:Co., is this day aissolYea by mutual consent;
A G Reinhart ha% ing purchased the entire interest of
S. Lloyd, jr. in the concern.
All perAnns inth.btrd to the late firm will make pay
ment to A G Reinhart, who will euntinuii the Grocery
Business at the old stai.d, and vhoaloneis authorized
to collect the debts due the concern and receipt for same.
Thci , e al.o having claims ngainst the late firm will
please present tlwm to A G Reinhart for settlement.
Pittsburgh, Nov. 7, 1843. (signed)
S. LLOYD, jr.,
A G REINHART.
In retiring from the above flan of Lloyd & Co., I
would cheerfully recommend to my former friends and ;
customers, my late partner and successor. Mr A G
Reinhart;-who continue, the Grocery Business at tlas
old stand, 190, Liberty street. (signed)
n 29 S. LLOYD, ir.
Co-Partnership Notice.
A G. REINHART, haying associated with Em
SIDNEY STRONG, will comb ue the Whole
sale and Retail Grocery and Commission Businest
under the firm of Reinhart & Strong, at the old stand,
No. 140 Liberty street. A. G. REINHART,
rittsb'gh. Dec 7,1843. SIDNEY STRONG.
M. Paul Emile Thevean
HAs the honor to inform the public that during his
sojourn in Pittsburgh he will give
LESSONS IN THE SPANISH, FRENCH AND
LATIN LANGUAGES.
From his having made the Spanish language the
sole object of his study during a residence of two years
in Havana, there is reason to suppose that he has ac
quired a good knowledge of their language, the easiest
and most harmonious of all modern languages.
Of his competency to teach French there can be no
doubt, from the fact of his having been a clerk in a
Notary in Paris, where he hnistudied law. What Mr
Theveau here states he can prove by the Ordonnanca
of the King of France and by letters from the Minister
of the Navy.
Mr Theveau can be seen every day from 12 to 1 P
at Mr Fickeisen's house, Market street, behind the old
court house. t 29-1 m
FOR SALE CHEAP,
Two New and First Rata Steam Engines.
ONE is 20 horse power, 10 inch cylinder, and 4
foot stroke, will be sold with or without boilers.
The other engine is 12 horse power, 74 , inch cylinder,
3 foot stroke, one boiler about 2:2 feet lung. 30 inches
in aiornetet. These engines are made of the best ma
terials and in the most substantial manner, and 1h ill L.
sold on accommodating terms. They can be seen at
the warehouse of the subscriber at any time.
nB—tf H. DEVINE, U. Stateshine.
BY resolution oT the Directors passed this day. IT
BY
WAS ORDERED, That the Stockholders of the
Firemen's insurance Company. be required to pay to
the Secretary, on the Ist day of January next. 1845, a
further and last instalment of fifteen dollars on each
share of the capital stock of the Company held by
them respectively. By order,
SAM'L GORMLY, Secretary.
Pittsburgh, Dec'r 6th, 1843. dll—tlj
WINTER SPERM OIL.
35ri GALLONS JUST RECEIVED at thit
11 Drug Store of .1. KIDD,
Corner 4th and Wood att.
TO LEASE.
SEVERAL Farms in Beaver and Butler eounti et.
on very moderate rents, which may be paid it
Lots to be let, rent free, on improvement leases
FOR SALE.
Farms and nneldltrecl lands. Apply to the
Hon JOHN BREDIN, Butler, or
EDWARD HOOPS, New Brighten.
Wow gamily
dlt-1m
1 12
1 00
1 00
87
JAMES YATES.-
Notice.