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The Folly of the World.
All the world’s a mass of folly,
Youth is gay, age melancholy ;
Youth is spending, age 1s thriity,
Mad at twenty, cold at fifty.
Man is nzught but folly’s slave,
From the cradle to the grave.
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What creates the infant’s joy
Rattle bells and painted toy :
VY hat the youth’s ? the wish to prove,
All his fervor, all his love; :
And these past-times, when grown old,
All forgot ; absorb’d in gold.
What but wealth is man pursuing,
What but gold is man’s undoing ; 4
Mundane glory’s supposition,
Worldly pleasure’s imposition ;
Healith’s precarious, life’s uncertain,
Soon or late, death drops the curtain.
Rear'd in folly’s idiot schoolerie,
Ev'ry age thus boasts its foolerie;
From the newline infant season,
To man’s dotage—want of reason :
Then bravo, fool, thy flag’s unfuled,
And waves the ensign of the world.
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$ROM TH? AMERICAN CENTINEL.
1805 and 1817.
In 1805, there were two candidates nom-
inated by republicans for the office of go-
vernor, Mr. Snyder and Mr. M<Kean. The
federal party took up no candidate of thelr
own.—Mr. Snyder was nominated by the
great body of the democratic party, who
were in favour of altering and amending
the constitution of the state. Mr. M¢Kean,
the incumbent, was supported by a small
minority of the republican party, who were
satisfied with the existing constitution, and
opposed to the risk of alteration. The fed-
eral party, professing a strong attachment
tothe constitution, and hostility to any
change, threw their weight into the scale
of the minor section of the democratic par
ty. Mr. MKean was consequently elect-
ed by a considerable majority. His elec
tion was considered, on all hands, as having
expressed clearly and decisively the wishes
of the people in relation to the call of a
convention.
In 1817, nearly the same question will
present itself to the citizens of Pennsylva-
pia.—Two gentlemen, (Mr. Findlay and
Mr. Heister) are now before the public as
- candidates for the office of governor. The
democratic party, who nominated Mr.
Findlay, found by the result of the election
in 18035, and by some subsequent attempts,
theta majority of the citizens of the state
were opposed to any alteration of the con-
stitution, and are unwilling, therefore, a-
gain to agitate the question. The old-
school party, who have put Mr. Heister in
nomination, have expressly brought the
question of amending the constitution be-
fore the public. They brought it before
the legislature at its late session, and sup-
port-d it with their little force in that bo-
dy, but without success.
The federal conferees of the city of Phil-
adelphia, we understand, have decided, that
it is sdnexpedient, in their opinion, to nom-
inate a federal candidate for the office of
governor at the ensuing election.” The
members of that party will, therefore, be
under the necessity of abstaining altogeth-
er from exercising their elective franchise,
or of voting for one of the two candidates
already placed in nomination.
How the federal party can in 1817, advo-
cate a measure, which, in 1805, they de-
precated as frightful and ruinous—a mea-
sure, which they put forth their whole
strength as a party to oppose, we are at a
loss to conceive.
Putting out of view the character and
qualifications of the two gentlemen named,
the manner in which the tederalists shall
vote on the question will prove satislactori-
ly, whether they are so zealously attached
to the constitution as they professed to be
A in 1805; or whether the grand motive in
f all their political movements is not to re-
gain their-long last ascendancy.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The True American of this morning as-
tion that we believe what we assert.
We will wager 50 dollars that Mr. Heis
berland county.
berland county. Such are our conviction
was taken « it appeared, that Gen. Joseph
Heister had thirty-three, and William Find-
tion to our Federalists ; tis is the evidence
that good eld Northumberland county will
know better : we will wager 50 dollars that
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The Times, a federal newspaper printedjand
Sunbury, has published an account of a
deral meeting, at which, when the vote
y one vote 3” and this is matter of exulta-
Heister. We
ve a majovity for Mr.
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« integrity of principle.”
given for supporting
he is « unambitious of the honors end emo-
luments of office.” —T he fact is he does no:
know nor feel what Aonor is, but if ever a
man was devoted soul and body to emolu-
ments, to the love of money, th:
General Joseph Heister.
since his nomination he Js seen pa
fore his door like a Cenuinel every
Oa = ,
y ay SEE
his whole public life is & satire dpon, ported in these COunied Heiter air
hardly geta vote over the moattains., You
Another rcason
Heister is tha | shall hear from me regularly during the
summed.”
Mr.
BALTIMORFS May 19.
Astracan Rye. i-A new species of rye
brought from Astrecap is now eagerly cule
tivated’ in Germany. This grain is descr
bed as far surpassing cvery other specie
man »
nd ever
cing be-
hour in
Now,
it will give a majority tor Mr. Findlay—-
we will bet the same sum that it will give
Mr. Findlay a majority of more than 1000
votes ; and we will wager the same sum
that it will give Mr. Findlay a majority of
more than 2000 votes. We kiow the
county well, we Know its stubborn inflexi-
ble integrity, and its devotion to the prin-
ciples of democracy, and we arc certain
that it will do its duty, jib.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
There has of late appeared much confi-
dence and boldness of assertion in the Fed-
eral papers in reference to the election for
Governor We do not believe that the per-
sons who assert that Mr. Heister will be e-
lected entertain the convictions which they
would wish to impress upon others. Our
the day : he attends all raisings, all funcr-
als, all gatherings together of the people ;
to every man he bows, with every man
he shakes hands, and in short, his behavour
is disgustingly obsequious —and all this
from avarice, from a love of the emolu-
ments of office.” It is disreputable to the
character of the commonwealth to publisi
such truths of a man who is put in nom!
nation for the highly honorable office of
Governor; but we are compelled to pub-
lish them to put well meaning men on their
guard against the daring falsehoods which
are circulating, and which, it circulated
uneontradicted, might be credited by per-
sons who have no knowledge of the real
character of Mr. Heister. We have no
personal enmity to the Carlisle candidate, a
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An account 1h ishe | of its eks ofit with
almost poetical enthusiasm calling it the
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A sure method of raising Indian Corn on’
make it very strong.
corn therein uni l
duce three times the Crops
ripe three wecks sooncr than the same
sort of corn planted
ground of the same quality, and in the
reasons for not giving credit
declarations are as follow.
in this district, where the Holy League is
more perfect than elsewhere,
standing all the a ficarances of confidence
which are assumed no onc will beton Heis-
ter’s election.
ten per cent ha
past, to any one Ww
of a thousand dollars,
ter,
different persons
gardless of hi
bet a thousand dollars that Joseph Heister
will be elected
caster county have had a meeting, and as selves Independents.
(heir resolutions, publishca in the Aurora such:
of this day, arc of the same tenor with’
«hose heretofore adopted, we shall su
the pith and marrow of them to our rea- few come here.
ders.
ernor, will depend the decision of the ques-
tion “whhether the principles of genuine
republicanism shal
forts of corruption,
When we remember the 1364 dollar bribe, Fi
the bolted doors of the Carlisle Caucus,
the ¢ Union of Honest Men,” we entirely towards all men,
subscribe to the principle here laid down,. thing to eat and
not doubting but that genuine republican-
ism will prevail against the efforts of cor-
sense of duty alone induces us thus to
pourtray his character, * nothing exienua-
(ing nor setting down aught 10 malice.
en ib.
From the Northampton Corresfiondent.
{Translated from the German for the De
mocratic Press. ] fr is
Extract of a letter from Greensburg,
Westmoreland county, to a gentleman in
Easton, dated the 1st of May, 1817.
« { received your letter about a weckj,
ago.—I thank you sincercly for your atien-
eeded. This tact shews that there is not tion. It gives me great pleasure to. hear
man to be found in Philadelphia so re- that the steady goad old county of Norih-
s money ard character as to ,amplon continues true to the principles of
’¥6, Many of our neighbours round here
were born im your county and they are
without exception true democrats, and for
Mv. Findlay as the Governor. They often
{ speak of the steadiness of their old county,
The Independent Republicans of Lan- and enquire who those are that call them-
Here we have none
nor are any to be found over the
mountains. The Aurora was once consid-
bmit ered as a republican paper. now but very
I read it now and then.
Its eager desire to be witty at the expense
that on of Mr. Findlay is truly ludicrous; and while
r Gov- ‘we enjoy a hearty laugh at their desperate
attempts to injure, they appear excessively
.sad at discovering the fullness of the state
‘treasury and the purity of the treasurer.
For what have they produced against Mr.
indlay since the stinking sluices of calum-
worse than that he is kind
and gives his friends some-
to drink when they visit
him ¢ I assure you the people in this coun-
try are not so stupid as to be deceived by
ruption, intrigue and faction. such stuff, nor so destitute of penetration
They secondly resolve and protest a- as not fo perceive that a character who has
gainst ¢ legislative caucusses, as political long exercised public and responsible sta-
abominations,” as neither of the candidates tions like Mr. Findlay, must indeed be
were nominated by a legislative caucus; it worthy, and faultless, since baseness itself
would puzzle wiser heads than ours to de- cannot find any thing against him. Even
termine what bearing such a resolution was the federalists look on it as the low abuse
intended to have upon the election of Gov- and finesse of the Aurora scribblers. Of
ernor. Mr. Findlay was nominated by 113 oldschool men or independents as 1 have
delegates, specially elected for that pur- already said, there arc none known among
pose; which nomination was made, and us; ifa single one does crawl about, he is
the whole proceedings of the convention ashamed to make it known, the public
held, in public. Mr. Heister was nomina- voice is so strong against him.
ted by 39 delegates, some of them self.e.| «The federalists considered as men and
lected, some of them his own relations, all as a party ave respectable in character and
assembled in secret, and she nomination|number. Is it not extraordinary that they
made with closed doors. suffer themselves to be led by the malcon-
They next resolve to support general
Joseph Heister on account of ¢ his servi-
to the federal
We know that
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that notwith- :
It is in our knowledge that
s been offered, for a month
ho would procure a bet
Findlay against Heis-
the money to be staked, ind although
have undextaken to pro-
ure such a bet yet have they never suc-
Governor of Pennsylvania.
Democratic Press.
Amo
They resolvein the first place,
he event of the coming clection fo
1 prevail against the ef-
intrigue and faction.”
and ny were opened
sarne qlantity
quently buried with a haste chat is highly
tiou has often been followed by the most
shocking and disgusting consequences; it
has irequently happened that persons sup-
posed to be dcad,
only in a state of
lite without
have perished in convulsions & dispair as
the subsequent inspection of their bodics
bag proved.
tent oldschool men? A contemptible set of
disappointed office hunters. The dregs of
in size, beauty and producliveness.
agnificent golden grnain, the delight
f all who beloid it; the- favourite of
eres, &c.”
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poor ground, as experienced by a gen.
tleman of the state of New-York,
Dissolve salt-pelre in water, so as to ‘ve
Soak your seed
it becomes swelled ;
hen plant ir in the nsval way. Ttwill pro.
and will be
without soaking on
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N. B. Itis also said'to be a preventa- .
ive to its being attacked by the destruct.
ve woim.
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From the Montreal Sun.
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Peraons supposed to be dead, are fre.
gprehensible. This blameable predipitas
fot who in reality were
cthurgy) have covneto
being able to obtaih light
Repeated remonstrances
have not had the effect of preventing the
pernicious custom of burying the dead
the moment that the breath is supposed
to be out of tbe body. It 1s customary
to wrap up the corps with a sheet which
is sewed from head to tootin sucha way
as to prevent the admission of the air
The following is a recentand terrible ex-
ampic :
A nanof the name of Tessier, of the
Parish of St. Anne in the district of three
Rivers supposed to be dead was carried
to Church about twenty four bours, after
where bis funeral scrvice was performed.
He was then placed in the Charnel House®
which is the ordinary custom in this coun
try duving wimer. About eight days ‘e
after it became again necessary to open,
the Charnel Housc, and the coffin was
found open, the feet were out, the hands
were toren, the left band grosped in the
right shoulder, and the body was turned
upon the right side. 3
* The name Charnier (Charnel House)
is given in this country toa large come
mon grave, where the dead are put during
the winter, sa not to dig a grave fu
each body, : 4
ently TE——
The Election.
The election in October rext for gover :
nor will, perhaps be the most important E
one that has taken piace in Peansyl ania
since the « reign of terrors.” It is to de~
cide the character of the state—=whethee
we shall remain republican or becom®
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the democratic party arc seen leading the
respectable federalists to the poll. This
is truly wonderful !
ces, his qualifications and his principles.”
What his services were we have yet to
learn, but it is ridiculous, it is an insult to
the people of Pennsylvania to talk of the
Quarifizations of such a man for the office
overnor. The very nomination is a dis-
grace to Pennsylvania. It 1s doubted very
much whether Mr. Heister canread a good
running hand in English ; it is certain that
he is in the habit of taking his letters from|candidate only because he is rich
the Reading Post Office,
the seals, over to his son-in-law to read]
them to him. As for principles they have’
always hung very loosely on Mr. Heister'ever
the avowed tool of Dr. Leib.
run him against M¢Kean.
that means. Truly this is a shameful dis
grace to the country. Republicans how
do not allow themselves to be bough
right of suffrage—in 1804 he says «an U-
« pion with Federalists I cannot in the
« slightest degree approve of ’—in 1805 be
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men out of office that have no claim ove
their neighbours but money When it ar
«As to Mr. Heister, we know nothing of’
him in this part of the state, but that hie is
We all know
that Leib even in the year 1805 wanted to
From all that
‘we can learn Heister was selected as the
aud they
without breaking! hope he will be able to influcnce votes by
~in 1789 he wished to rob the poor of the! like a flock of sheep: they know their rights
and will boldly maintain them, and keep
federal——and the union with the federalists
which is promoted with all the zeal aud
Iperseverence that can be called forth,
requires an incessant watchfulness, and
to urge every republican 10 at
The result will not be donbtful
the rood old cause use
vigilence by which the
overcome their oppo-
s period, as it was in
179 9, a struggle for principle. The mer-
its of the candidates have already
been canvassed with much attention==
and that Mr. Findloy has an assendency
over Mr. Heiser, vannot but be admiited;
the talents and ex perience of the former
gentleman are vastly superior - to those of.
the latter, and bis most inviterate ence
ought
his post.
if the friends of
that energy and
have so repeatedly
nents. Itis at thi
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sures its readers that Mr. Heister will have
a majority of 500 in Cumberland county.
We will not merely coutradict this unfoun-
ded assertion. but we will shew to convic-
ter will not have a majority of 500 in Cum-
We will wager 50 dol-
Jars that Mr. Findlay will in that good
county of Cumberland, have a majority—
we will wager the same sum that he will
have a2 majority of 500—we will wager the
same sum that he will have a majority of
1000, and we will wager othe. 50 dollars
that he wi'l have 1500 majority in Cum-
hasely denounced the democrats as seek-
ing after ¢ an equal distrnbation of proper-
ty,” and he has ever since been a Quid or
divider of the republican party.
The third resolution gives as reasons for
supporting Mr. Heister that « he bore an
-|« an active part in the war waged for inde-
« pendence.” We defy the advocates of!
Mr. Hester to shew any mention of him
or his services in any account that ever has
been published of the Revolutionary War.
His name is no where to be found. We
are told that in public life he has display-
ed « intelligence, zeal, firmness of charac-
ter, solidity of judgment and integrity of
principle.” This is all mere rodomontade.
s| Those who know Mr. Heister know that
land sounty.
of the state of public opinion in Cumber-
he is very ignorant ; or as he says of him-
Demo, Presa.
self « he is not high larncd in English,”
vives to such a state, that men are raised
to office on account of their money, our
liberties are gone.
isso very rich, how came it that during
the late war he lent none of his money to
the government, but employed it in shay-
mies acknowledge him to be, in 2 mMOr-
ral point of view, in every respect the
cqual of Mr. Heiser.
The spirit of oppe<!
to the Carlisle nominations
receive, rege hen
of Pennsylvania.
of a few, an attempt
prostrate the republican party
fect this, the
Since Heister however
ing the notes and bonds of good and indus-
trious citizens? Credible persons from
Berks county have assured me that 20 per
cent is with him a mederate premium | |
.; now made
have always had a poor opinion of Usurers, BY oued, P
who squeeze an.estate out of honest, hard P Pranklin Repub. 3
working people, who in order to fulfil 3
their contracts, are compelled to saciifice Po
the little they have gained by labor and BLANKS, HANDBILLS, HORSE
sweat. 1 would not vote for an usurer to
be a Shoeblack. :
« You may depend upon it, that Mr.
Findlay will be nearly unanimously sup-
| THE SHORTEST NOTICE:
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ion that gave tise
merits andiwill
sion of the republicans
Ta ratify the pussions
to lay
and to ef-
mest violent measures are Ww
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