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-
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