Rh ST & 5 "a : ; \ » BMI 0 dink 200m foro Madisen, % dollars 3 which heavas obliged wo qet is [Muautee, and eyary other respeetacie citi « counted, 10 meet his bauk cuniracis, at & fen whom the republicans « delight to hu « lossof from ¥2t0 20 per cent” toes” and entrust with their pnost importa I didnot receive at the Ume ulfuded to!concerns. The people, howevir, were no va much as $2000, aud [ was then and stitliduped by their wicked machinations then. am perfectly satisfied with tlic kind of mo inor will they now. Itis the same party ney I received in payment 3 and further I'with which we have now to contend, and never authorised any person to wake any the same principles which we have to sup- statement in the papers about it. Peter port. The question is, shall we return Schoot informed me that be made about 50 back under the domicion of federalism, or dollars on the money he got. shall we support our present demociatic JACOB SCHOTE. [system in Peunsylvania and the United ‘ Sart 5 AGIT States ; for the eyes of the whole union are Harrisburg, Sept. 5, 1817, on us —Qur adversaries, every where. kuow that the democracy of this state is the principal pillar upon which the demo- cratic administration of the United States is founded and supported ; and therclore they flatter themselves, that if this pillar was undermined, the grand fabric would soon after fall. We are confident; howe- ver, 1n the integrity of our party, notwith standing the defection of some, who onc: professed to act with us. We are per suaded the democrats of this great con mor wealth will turn out in all the fulies: Simon Sryden Yomes Yodo gurscives in ppabie. « Het commit the vo hale (0° jour cuntid nollection, nat doubting that the result will issue in he nappiness and safety of our flowishi ountry ard its unparalicled iostitutions, dic admiradon and envy of the world. le nion and vigilance are oply nceessary wo ensure our tigmph, : . , oH UA ol . ecraey; ana whether a few men of grea: wu hand equal intrigue; are to govern. or whether the government is to be contin ued on the principles of equal rights a- mong all clases of people. In Joseph Heister, you sce 2 man whose political principles, as long ago as the year 1790, were hestile to the equal rights of the people and to the principles ofa republican government. Since 1804 you have seen him openly, avowedly and ac- tively, opposing the democratic party, at every tlection, a man who professes to be a revolutionary character, and who never- ‘¥heless opposed the election of the repub- lican candidate Monroe, who was one of the earliest to take arms in the revolution- ary war, & who was severely woundedat the battle of Trenton: a man who professes to respectjthe German character, and who nevertheless every election opposcd the German republican candidate Simon Snyder. And in William Findlay you see a man “ — Resotved, That the following persnny be requested to éctas committees of vipis lciice, in their respective townships, for the purpose of providing and distributing t'ckets, and usin all proher exertions ip sccure the success of the foregoing ticket, For the borough of Bellgfonte—~Joseph Bader, P. Cambridina. Samuel Haviis, Joe, Micehelly Jeremiah Meno. Spring township—=John Adems, Wiliam Baird, Thomas Waddle, John MiKioney, Wm. A lams, Gilbreath Knox, Wm. Allen David! Mulier. Ferguson—TYrederick Dale, Wnt. Mur. ray, George Colemyer, Wm. M«Cieliand, Potter—Thomus Huston, Wm. Kerr, Am ERICAN Patniew « To speak his thoughts, ly every Freeman’sright.”’ 22, 1817, A ie a. Fin BELLEFONTE, SEPTEMBER Be cn + i eo Delegate Meeting. On Saturday the 6th day of September, "who has always been a faithful a firm and ‘an activé support of the republican caus: and the republican party: a man who has talents, and who has always employed them in the service of his country and his fellow cliizens in every situation iw which he has mst. the democratic citizens of Centre and Clearficld counties, in. pursuance of public ioilce, met at the places in each oi the wilowing townships, | for holding their ownship elections, and appointed ihe fol owing named persons to rect for them of their strength, and defeat the hopes of their adversaries. They flatter themselves that they have divided us, and that by ow division, that party who in the most trouble: seme times tried to sever the union, and E«q. Wm. Keutley; dos. Gilliland, Fredera ick Rinehart. ae Walker— Jacob Candy, Fi ancis ME ven, James Hutchison, 1sane M<Kinney. Howard —James Crawford, Joseph Lu. cass James Gardner, Joseph Baker. threatened to banpish our worthy Presi deut to the bleak isle of Elba,shall agai seize the belm of the state, Let uy (ur, out once more and convine them of the folly of their delusive dreams, Our opponents are united, let us, feliow citizeus, unite also, and success is certain. We recommend to your choice Mu. Findlay, because every vile slander that bas been propagated against Mim has been re- tuted as fast as it appeared; and like a jewel trodden under foot, his character bas shown with additional lustpe by the rude ressure of the friction. ; The last unhallowed charge exbhibeted against him, namely, that be plundered the treasury and applied the money to to his own use, has been rebutted by the most de- monstrable evidence. It has furnished an opportunity to show in the most convincing manner that he has conducted the business in the most critical and perilous times, with strict integrity and great ability. Such a bility as, perhaps, very few were capabic of under such trying circumstances. Ane now, tothe confusion of his enemies, he has thrown open the treasury, with all it books ahd documents, to the investigation of all who choose io pus ere they Bald eele—~James | Richards, Samuel Hays, Gideon Smith, Wm. Fearon, Boges—Jam=s Focsier, Bropsou Lav, Moses Elder, Thos. Watson, Jumes Alex ander. : -Lamar—John Haslet, George Lydig, Wm. M:Kibben, Philip Walker, William Mone, Hains— Adam Neidigh, John Young, Ja. cob Bolinger, Jacob Herring. Miles—dacoh Krenvr, Michael Staffer, Melchoir Poorman, John Walker. Parton-="homas M-Pherson, Hunter, Isaac Lamborn, Ephram Heen placed. In such a contest there ean be no doubt of the part which will be taken by the fomocrats of Dauphin county. The firm republicanism of this couaty has been often tried—often severely tried—and was never found to fail. In 1790,in 1805, in 1308. in 1815, and in 1816, the people of this steady old republican county shewed their attachment and firm adherence to the cause of their country and the principles of the revolution, At all these elections attempts and bold attempts were made by the enemies of democracy to deceive and impose upon you, by slandering - and abusing the democratic candidates. But you never were deceived. Fellow Republicans of Dauphin eoun’y, We have addressed to you these obsor- vations for the purpose ol asisting you to Jjearn the true nature of the present elec tion for governor, and the true character of the federal candidate and of the demo- eratic candidate. Attihe election we are confident that you will be as you always have been true to the hovour of Dauphin county: that you will be true to the cause of your country; & give your active support and steady votes to the democratic republi- gan candidate, William Findlay. Jacob Bucher; James R. Riley, William 1 the borough of Bellefonte, on the 13th inst. for the purpose of forming a ticket to be supported by the republican pur'y of the said counties at the next General Elce- tion ; ail of whom met at the time aud place appointed. ' For the borough of Bellefontee~James Dundass. _ Spring tewnship- Gen. Philip Benner, Capt. John Adams. Baldeagle-—David Allen. § Lamar~-Matthew Allison, esq. Mites—Anthony Wolf. Robert Tate. ~ Ferguson=Stcphen Davis, Barton Has- tings. . Halfmoon--William Mall. Boggs--Henry Barnhart. Paiton-~Col. Thomas M:Pherson. Haines Capt. John Keen. Iloward—Josepl: Boker. Walker—Wm Swanzey, Esq Col. W Smith. 2; Polter--Wm. Rankin, Esq. David Bar- bar. ex For Lawrence, Pike and Bradford, Clear- field countv—John Rankin, Esq. x8 The delegates being convened, Ke WM. RANKIN was unanimously chosen President, and Mf MATTHEW ALLISON Secrctaiy: 5 Andrew. Teams oy William Abraham Elder, n Scott, John Hall. For Clearfield county. Lawrence, Pike & Bradford toumshipa —~Murin Honver, Alexander Reed: senior | Matthew Ogden, Daniet Barret, Green. wood Bell, William Bloom, jr. David Fer guson, Hugh Coleman. Resolved, That the proceedings of the meeting be signed by the chairman and je. teetary, aud published in. the American Patriot, and ali other democratic papers in the state that may choose to give il an in. sertion. M: Nai my see all the surplus révenuc of the r ’ state that ever had been received there, Je Ww RANKIN. Ct'm, M. ALLISON, Suc. Allen, George Whirehill, George Hoyer, Fdward Crouch Samtiel C. Weistling, Obed Fahnestock, Mell Rahm, B Curtz, John Capp, B Mayer, John Riegel, John Hoffman, sen Isaac Smith, Robert Moor. head, William Simonton, Samuel Finney, The delegates having produced the cer- tificates of their appointment and. instruc- tions, after full and mature deliberation, agreed unanimously to recommend the following persone to be supported Ly the democrats of these counties, for the scyeral safely deposited, where the laws require it to be. But, fellow-citizens, it is not Wm. Findlay against which the rage of aristocra tic malice 1s whetted. It isthe principles of democracy ; it is the democratic party--- And whoever should have been your can didate, he would have shared the same fate. | COMMUNICATED. | Belletonte Female Mission ary Association. A number of the Females of Bellefoste offices annexed (o their names. Governor, WILLIAM FINDLAY. ' Avsembly, JACOB KRYDER. Commissioner for Centre county. JOHN SHAFFER. Auditor, MATTHEW ALLISON. On motion, Resolved, "That a commitice be appoints ¢d to prepare an address to the electors of these counties on the subject of the elec: ition. Upon which, John Rankin, Stephen ‘Davis and Matthew Allison, were appoint- ed. The delegates then adjourned 10 meet again at the ringing of the bell, The delegates haymg again met in the Court house, the following address .was presented by the committee, read and u- nanimously adopted. ADDRESS FeL1ow- CITIZENS, We recommend to your choice William Findlay, becanse he was nominated by the delegates of the democratic party conve: ned from all parts of the state at Harris burg on the 4th of March last, composing the most numerous and respectable mect- ing of the kind ever assembled in Pennsyl- vania ; every one of which was specially appointed for the express purpose of nomi nating a candidate for the i2emocratic pa ty ; many of them specially instructed tc vote for William Findlay. We recommend to your choice, William Findlay, because he is a man of sound judg ment and extensive information, an unde viating republican, and of an amiable disp i- sition, whose moral character was never a- tempted to be stained by the contagious breath of calumny, until he was logked up to by the democratic republicans of Peny sylvania, as their candidate for the offtive of sovernor, But (like all his predecessor sn similar occasions) since that time hi reputation has been @ sailed by the ene- mies of democracy, with the most rancor wus rage. Their inyention has been con (inually on the rack in fabvicaung fase hoods to blast his fame, and dcceive the people. But you know, feliow citizens, so did they salumninte * Taha Me Cord, James Dixon,, James Sayers Christian Stucky, William Cochran, Innis Cireen. Nicholas Bayer, Adam Weise, John Hoffman, jn. Henry Meyer Frederick Ferterhaff. Abraham Fackler, Mathias, Krall, David Ferguson; Robert Freckleton, James Walloce, James Wilson, James Homilton, David Miller, John Cormeny, Dauphin county, Aug. 27, 181Y- All past experience has demonstrated this. We recommend to your choice Wm- Findlay, because we believe he is the candi date which accords with your wishes, We rely on it that on the I4th of Oct. next, the republicans of Centre and Cleaificld counties will support their former demo cratic character, and though some have fallen off to the camp of the encmy, we fzel coufirlent that the great mass of the party are still sound, and that on the day of trial, we will convince our friends and foes in o- ther counties that we have been misrepre- sented by the deserters. » : We object to Joseph Heister, because he is void of talents, void of information, enteebled by old age, set up for the express purpose of being managed by others, and, particularly, because he is an aristocrat in principle and practice. Every way incapa- ole of executing the duties ofthe chiet ma- gistrate of a great republican state, with intelligence, independence and integrity. And, because he has devoted himself to a party which he himselt denounced 13 years ago, as ¢ having in view the most danger: ous and destructive purposes,” and « who’ hie said, « would, if they bad it in their pow - ory with Hail Columbia in their mouths, transfix republicans to the wall with a spear ;”” and therefore, he admonished tic democrats never to unite with this party, were it even for the best of purposes. The snecific charges which have been exhibit- cd against him, such as his attempt in th’ convention of 1790, to make an invidious distinction between the rich and the pooi sf certain classes of citizens in their rights] .0 vote for their officers, and his base at. tempts to procure popularity, by the s¢ ductive charms of money pretended to be ziven to the counties of his district to sup- port the poor, and several other things, you have no doubt seen and considered It would, therefore, be needles for us to ea- arge upon them. Thus, tellow cit zens, we have perforin +d the business ol our appointment. W: nave recommeded for your suffrage, those ersons wnom we thought capalle of ser- ving you. We have addressed ourselves “0 your rcason and your common sense, 14 a plain, familiar stylc, unadorned with the 'r2finements of rhetoric, or the embelish- “ pomas Jeffopsen, mons of elocution, of which we acknow- and its vicinity have formed themselves w= to a society, calicd the Female Missionary Association of Bell fuute. Its objzct is to agsist the Board of Missions, actin r undes the General Assembly of the Poo ferian, church, to send forth Missivoaiies 0 preach the gospel in the dustitute pares of our country, particularly the fronticrs—‘o the Indians and to the Blacks. The number of members is about fitty. The Assaciaii. on held their first meeting on the ficst Mons day of August, and will meet annually. The following persons were chosen ofl cers for the first year, ELIZA G. DOBBINS, Treasurers aaa The Chronicle spedks at random on all subjects. In the Chronicle of the Ist. inst. Hamilton says that Peter Schott and Jacob Schott, brickmakers, were paid $5000 by M:. Findlay,in money so depreciated that ‘they Idst from 10 to 20 per cent. The fol- lowing statements will show how correct Hamilton is in all his depreciation stories of exchange and bad money. We also, have the authority of Jacob Schott for say- ing that the amonot obtained from Mr. Findlay by himself and Peter Schott, did not exceed $3,300.—However this Schott story 1s not worse than the others of the game paper. [ Har. Republican, STATEMENT OF JOHN BOND. 1 can certify that Peter Schott said to me last December, that he bad drawn near “two thousand dollars from Wm. Findlay, for bricks for the state house ; and that it was such good money that he made fifty dollars on it by selling it. This I am wil fing to swear to. JOHN BOND. Harrisburg, Sept. 5, 1817. eg AMELIA WILL AMS, ELIZABETU PITRIKIN, HANNAU MILES, i MARGARET LYON, The general assembly have recommend” ed to all their congregations to form asso- ciations of this nature. And they have sent down a constitution, which has brew adopted by the society of Bellefonte, 1t is as follows: Article 1st. This association shall be der nominated the Female Missionary Associ- ation of Belletonte. 2. The object of this association shall he to aid the fouls of the « Board of Missiy ons acting under the authority of the gene cral assembly of the Presbyterian church of the United States of America.” 3. Any person paying at the rate of one cent per week shall be a member of thie 1850C1ation, 4. The subscriptions shall be paid quars ‘erly. 5. The association stall meet annually it the place of publie worship in the bore ; : . : first Monday of cagh of Belleloute, on the y Septembér—at which time they shall choose a Treasurer and a Comunitt €o consisting of {our persons, and read any MISSIONATY TCr port, journal or intelligence, of an interast- ing nature that may haye been received of procured by them. 6. It shall be the duty of all the mem- hers, and particularly of the committee, (0 arocure subseribers and donations g : 7. The committge shalt be charced vith ( ve business of collecting the money Gof OF ‘com the members, and paying what (bey, % ‘nay collect ta the Lrciswey. Commitee STATEMENT OF WM. SHANNON Peter S¢hott expressed himself as fol- lows: That his brother Jacob did.not know how to make a profit on par or good mo ney as he did ; for he had drawn par or good money from the treasury of the state, for his brick that he sold to the state, and that he sold the par or gootl money, and made a very handsome profit on it, WM SHANNON, Iarrisburg, Sept. 5. 1817. eTATEMENT OF JACOB SCHOTT I have seen it stated in the last Farris Burg Chrepidey that « Jasuh Mgheutdwrn- ¥ a Wr
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