ance fell very fasta but our attention was the some . $e A 4 yo Published weekly by ALEXANDER a ve # ON, ia Bellefonte, Penn Eas i svivania. =~ Cy IMARKABLE PHENOMENON. From the Vermont Republican. A ‘he following extract, from a communi- #iion of Joel Manning, jun. Esq. of An over, Vermont, a gentleman of un- ‘dubted veracity, to the editor of thi paper, we think not unworthy the atten tion of the curigus. It has since been ascertained that similar appearances were noticed the same night, by some people passing over a high ground ih Reading, a place eighteen or twenty miles north of Andover ¢ The circumstances of which I speak, ck place at Andover, Vi. It will be re collected by all in this vicinity, that on the evening ofthe 18:h of January last, there was a very hvavy fall of snow, accompan'- ed with lightning and thunder. Happen ing to be from home that evening, I came out of a neighbor’s house in company with twee (SE ® young map, my brother, be n the hours of 10 and 11. We noticed that thc particularly attracted by the ficquent flash es of lizhtning. After passing a few rods, we observed, en the top of a stake in the force, a light resembling a blaze of fire, about 2 or 3 inches in lengih though not sored and bLirilBsat. We soon observed {was only y king the following remarks s—That tiisd only visible on high land at some diss tahce From the place where we were stan ding. Resperting the forest trees, I can only say that we saw no light on them. Lights might be there and we not sce thems :hrough the falling snow. To be sure, oy; cxperiments were all of them near the ground ; but as far as we know, the higher in the air, the greater the quantity of light; and, as far as we are acquainted, it increa sed very fast. From the height of my ead to that of my hand, with my arm c. ccted at full length, it appeared almos! doubled. It appears that the wind increased this Ceht, by this experiment: stand your back « the wind, place your hand and fingers ap, mitten on, about eight inches from cour breast, so high that a spark would be sach on the highest ‘point of the nitten, {uth facing the wind, with your hands 1m the same situ:tion, and there would be more sparks, and those larger. Even bn that state of the air the concurrence of many circumstances seemed necessary Lo produce the appearance of a conical blaze or hissing; that upon which it must be that on every stake was atizht; and also ou the highest of bushes by the side ef the fence. This excited sc much wonder and curiosity that we called to the people in the house, and alsn to some who were at toe same time passing the street, to see phenomenon. We soon obser- . yed it on gur hats, hair and miltens, when held “righ white sparks of various sizes, from lost its conical form, and the sound was al- those which were but just discernable to Sry apy pot in the form of a blaze, but of | 8c of the size of a large buck shot. We found by examination tuat upon any <hiso that was tolerable smooth, and with: out limbs, there was no light except at the top. We viewed these blazes at the dis- tance of about a foot and a half; there form was precisely that of an inverted cone, geemingly standing on the smallest possi- ‘ble point, whose height was to its greatest diameter as three to one, On one stake there were three of those blazes. On two or tlitee stakes, upon which they appeared the most vivid, they emitted a sound resembling the hissing of water mm a tea-kettle, just before it hoils T'his sound could be distinctly heard at the Those bla- zes would disappear at the approach of a distance of tenor twelve feet. stick, viz. a whip staff, (as that was the in- strument made use of in the experiment) within a little less than two feet; butl since recollect, that in all cases when this| experiment was tried, the top of the staff was considerably higher than the stake; which accounts, in part, for its remaining, thouch with a less degree of brilliancy, when our hands or heads were much ncar- er, but not so high. After viewing it for some time, we pro- as we. passed over a ecded homeward ; picce of rising ground, our hats and shoui- 5 ders were almost covered with this light ; and when we spit, the small particles of apittle at the distance of six or eight inch- es from the mouth, assumed a shining ap- pearance. These lights were to be scen for three quarters of a mile except when by the side or in a piece of standing tim- ber. We returned again about twelve o'clock, when there appeared full as much or more light on our clothes, but no ap- pearance of these conical figures, and con- sequently no hissing. cording to what observations and ex- ~ @eriments wo made, I focl justified in ma- | higher than auy thing near, as there were many stakes in ths fence, but upon only two or three of the highest were these ap- pearances. It must be without ramificati- : for upon briars of equal height with It mus! : (on tose stakes there were ‘also be capped with snow : for after brush- fine the snow from those which before had tits anpearance, a light remained, but it none. fso extinct. All the circumstances I have stated can a‘tested by tv o or three witnesses, and {most of them by five or six. I have sTice Lieard, to the distance of two or {oree miles in different directions, of ibe lights of thio same kind being seen'not in sucha quantity, bet generally one individ- ual light. » [It is understood that this phenomenon was also noticed at Dover, and othei™ fowiis in that vicinily, on the same evening] ——Re Internal Texes—It may not occur to some of our readers, that the Direct Tar, expiring by its own limitation with the present session of congress, was not one of those taxes which Congress has reiu- scd to repeal. The Direct Tax, it ought to be generally understood, exist no longer —it having been deemed unnecessary or inexpedient to provide by law for its re- newal. Nat Imtelicecner, FRUCM THE HARRISBURG REPUBLICAN. —— ATFEW QUOTATIONS FROM “A LETTER to George Washington, «president of the United States, contain «ing STRICTURES on his address of « the 17th of september, 1796, notifying « his relinquishment of the presiden- « tial office—By Jasper Dwight of Ver- « ed at Philadelphia for the author, and «sold by the booksellers.—-Dee. 1796 « ——datod November 12th 1796.” « Had the French revolution cemmen- ced ten years later.or you retired to the the friends of public virtue would still proudly boast of one great man free from the breath of public dispraise, and your fondly partial country, forbearing to en- quire whether or not you were chargeble with private abberations, would vaunt in you the possession ofthe Phenix.—But it is to be feared that the temper of your mind has been mistaken by all but those who, by uniting evil with ambitions dis positions, prevailed over your judgment ‘0 the prejudice of your reputation.” Page & « mont” {alias William Duane] % print i shades of Mount Vernon four years ago,| MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 51, 1817.7 © Ria og MN 4 # aS of y my al Ps ipa i with incalenlablc evils to your country "Ih affordeds a most serious lesson indeed to the people of America, and to cvory ather nation who may yei. have to adop! a model In realizing their hbertics”™ Page 6. « I venture from retirement, and wit out the sanction of a pime, to question vou! measnres, and to display with bold hut candid ircedom what I see or think [ see therein of analarming and pernicious] vendency 3 to examine and display timents of yours, which deem incon-| Istent with yoursell, incoinpatiable with] ihe professed sincerity of your charagie A] wid repugnant to the purest maximus of liberality, wisdom and morals” RR i Sch Page 7.4 «1 at first proposed to convey my ie- marks to you ina private manner; but considering ‘the foundation of the evil cifects which I apprehended from your address, as alreadylud, { have judged = tt mote © proper to lay them before pie, who are alone esseutiaily cong "kd is Lid 1, am av re that form of state secrecy, privilege of office or powers assumed {o belong to the presiden- «ial character, which in fact are neither more nor Jess than the worst ments vom Machiavitlien fiolicy, and the actual essence ol monarchical perrogative, this eoduct is cliected to be justified : hut by such frail disguises and foul advisers vou bave been betrayed to withhold the sotvespondence on the British tre 0 ipeat your country you wished to overcome by stratagem, and like a skilful general in the career of success dictated conditions which dé ) » 4 aly em! arn deliberate, whe n the conditions of su ren- der were already irrevocable! But from that fatal mom when you listened to the seduction of your deadliest encmies in opposition to the voice of freedom ea viilL your countenance is tdid to ‘have faded, the'glory that shone round you disoived in mist, and like our first parents, you have bovpe about you the vistble ‘evi dences of internal regrei, and the per- turbations of virtue struggling between pride & conscious error. From inat unhap py hour the enemies of liberty and your country called you thelr own, and the name of WASHINGTON sunk fiom the clevated rank of the SOLONS and LY- CURGUSES, of the insignificance of a Venetian Doge or a Dutch Stathhoider!” Page 10 & 11. « The sacred sentiment of duty obli we (0 point out wherein you huve lated your own principles; by making your acaress the yvehicie of perscnal re sentment; the indirect defence of weak and unjustifiable measures 5 where you have urged dogwias repugnant to free government, subversive ol the right of] private judgmeni, ana. calculated to im. pede the progres of morals and the bap- piness of mankind-~Serious and afflicting are these truths, verified by numercus, pasages in vour address, upon which Ij shall remark as I procecd ”’ Page 16. ! President Washington in his address) observes : « But the constitution which at any time exists, till exchanged by an explicit] Cs oes 710 » and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all. The ve- ry idea of the power & the right of the pco- ple to establic government presupposes the duty of every individnal to obey the esiab- ished government.” Upon this, among other things, the let- ter writer cays : « Strange, but affecting truth that pow- er long possessed perverts the judgricnt else we should not have received se nany admonitions Mins the people and so llutle on the dangers to be apprehended from that source from whence tyranny has crept in all ages l--Butit is evident that in thig part of your address you are gev- erncd by feelings very seperate irom those em i i ry | { EY ey under the fatal engrafi-’ aS an ehemy whoini i ded the subjugated by leaving them the! 20 show of delibe ation wihout the means to! which hates disguise, the brightness of wo! her bosom.” EE TIME nu, secret meeiings, to the great and just opinions, the 5 owe this day the bic ssings » » AO “A WER 2 crecy {United States tof Tndeponde [Is it Nr, Duane? then it seems lsecret wectirps, which you bave since ibranded with the epithet of caucuses, ibave donc great things. ln 1796 tiey ‘were {favorites of yours..-=They then suited your designs, but. 1817 you them breause you cannot m which you ora anathemtat? lead them. can lead, ai I shall at SOME mora of “the St Those » sti}! 1 favar.] me leisnre Art pos AAR TAS hour = send yok xn this witintory production, which will show to the fede lists the «sicem which their pew leader had for th and general VWashe ington Mm duys of yore. Q. wo ABORIGINAL GRATOR. Ouie of the most ex'reordinary ten of © i :d from ihe stage: The 1he 'erandear of his plans: tie ardent, pattenty 54 e 50 svn Cra on > (bald, yet prudent inflexibility with which the puisacd them, all incicate a mind of [the highest order. The great body of mankind must always be imposed on by circumstances, aud therefore will be litte inclined to allow, that Tecuinseh was nog ian accomplished military commander, bud falso a great natural statesmen and orators {OF thie tnany strange, and some strongly ‘characteristic events of his life, we are \going to give onfy a litde one which we Gately heard related 3 which affords an ade (miteble specimen of his proud ambitionsy - : La=, dangerous spirit, and of the suvi'mity ch sometimes distinguished his =las quence. It wosin 1811, at the council (which general Harrison held with the fodis tans at Vincennes, The chiefs of some itribes had come to complain ofa purchice ‘of lands which had been made from tha Kicapoos. [It is generaily known that this council effected vothing, and broke up in confusion in consequence of Tecumseh thaving called governor Bairison a liz, Ig ‘was in the progress of the long talks that {took place in the conference, that Tecnme sch, having finished one of his spieches, {looked round, and secing every ope seats ved, while no seat was prepared for bim; a lmomentaty frown passed over his conntes ‘nance. Instantly general Harrison crdor. led that a chair shouid be given him. S Qn ow OCMmey person presented one, and bowing, ss ¢ 10 him, « Warrior, your father, general Har- {rison, offers you a seat.” Tecvmsel’s dark eye flashed. « My father I” he ex. claimed, indignantly, extending his a ms [towards the heavens, « The sun is my fas ther: and the earth is my mother, She ‘gives me nourishment and I yepose upon As he cnded be sat down, suddenly, cross legged, upon the ground. v Nat. Register, nati TR — PROGRESS OI RELIGION. It appears by a comaunication address ed to Governor Tompkins of New York which has been publisted in the newsias pers, that a part of the Oneida nation of In- diavs, which was herctofore known by ihe “PAGAN PARTY,” have renounced their paganism, and taken the © Christian's Ged, S ash a Ad . ito be thei God, aed their only hope and. salvation.” hisinformation isteuly grat- ying, and holds out strong encourages ment to missionary labor. : — £5 LATEST FROM IRELAND. New Vork, Marc 12, By the ship Coiumbu rived fast evening from Cork, we have reccived Dublin prpers of the 1500 of Jani On the 13th there was 2 ing ol the inhabitants of purpose of petitioning ler a 1 itament. The meeting was ve ous, consisting of forty or fil'y ti A sting of resolutions, 2nd a the House of Commons, Were read, znd unanimously carried Price of meat in Dublin market, oi! ~ 11th of January, beel rca 7 woi0 cents h 8, Smith, A 5 oonels <i hid +1 3 105 iy I nel io IR e of dispeshionate and benevolent patriotisa: | this regard for the constitution, aithoueh I doubt not of your attachment to it, ap-| nears awkward when encaged in stimu- lating one side and depressing the other, and still condemning the party. In this mixture of jealousy, resentmcnt [mistaken pride, you forget that itis pork 610 9; mutton 10 te 13; weal 111 | 4 ; wheat and flour. average pace lov th ck ending 19¢h January, 130s. por sac yrs A CONDITION OF IRELAND. At the teresting weciing ar Harold's andi Cross, Dublin on the 15th Jan. tovtakre ins \to consideration the present drsadin sia. .e ; . oy A Ala 4 GR Cid
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