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WEDNESDA . V, MARCH 30, 1831.
From the Baltimore Patriot of Saturday last
ILILTiMORE 'MARKET4
FLOUR.-?he aggregate recmpts of the present
seek exceed by a -few hundred barrels those of
flit last, and the inspection of this week is conse
quently the largest which has ever been made in
this cite:
weekly receipts continue
very abundant, and, within a small fraction, are.
_equal to those of the last. Since our last weekly
Evart prices have receded, owing to the continued
causes of very full supplies, the absence of advice
from Europe, the inactivity of the neighboring
markets, and the comparrltively limited purchases
in consequence of the high freights to England.—
On Monday last parcels were sold from store at SG
43. per brl. On Tuesday, several parcelS were
sad at 6 37 ; 1. On NVednesday and Thursday from
2400 to 3000 brls. re re sold at 625. To-day a sale of
100 brbf. - was made at 6 311, arid another of 350
has. at 6 2 . 54 The market is somewhat unsettled
today, anrifilientee more firmness than forlome
days past. Softie of the- larger holders decline
operations today at 6 25, and 6 31i, and clornand
6 37/. The wagon price opened on Monday at 6
37i, but on the evening of that day, and the whole
of Tuesday, it stood at G 25. From Wednesday
until to-day inclusive, the wagon. rate has ranged
from - 6 to 6 12k—most of the receipts appear
taken at the-latter; rate.
WITEAT ome parcels of Day wheat have
.been brought to market during the week, but the
_quality has generally been ordinary. ,Oa Monday
--w-lot-of-prime rod-was-sold- at $l. 34 per bushel.
Since then the sales hare ranged .from 1 . 30 for
good parcels,"down to 85 cents per bushel for very
. inferior, The flatness of theiTolit market, noticed
above, hits had - a correeponding - effect on that for
wheat. On Mondiy a lot of white (Bay) was sold
at 1 34, and on Tuesday a lot at 1.30. During
Monday and Tuesday, 1 35 was paid at the City
Mills for red wagon wheat; but on Wednesday and
Thursday the price declined to 130 per bush. A
parcel of primp rod Susquelmnna was sold on Sat
urday last at 1 40 per bushel; on Tuesday apareel
was sold at 137;'0n Thursday twopartels o f primo
red :were sold at 1 35; and, today a. lot of 1200
bushels white was sold at 1 38 per. bushel.
CORN.—Tbsro has been .a good demand this
week,, and parcels are readily taken at 64 to 65 cts.
for , white, and 65 - to 66' eta. for yelloi.
RYE.—We quote the .rangeof the market, Bay
and Susquehanna, at 60.t0 65 eta. A Ibt of 300
bushel wagon Rye has been sold at 02 cents.
OATS.—Parcels aro held at 37 CU.
\ CLOVER SEED.—The wagon price ranges
to-day from .4 to 450 per bushel.
'FLAX SEED.—Wagon price SII2A to 1.20.
PLASTER..-84 25 per ton,
'WHISKEY.—Iri Howard street- the wagon
price ofbrls. is 27 dr. per gallon, exclusive oftho
barrel
REMOV AL.
(*—The office of the- "STAR" will be re
moved, next week, to.the new building in
Chambershre Street, a few doors west o
Mr. FORRY'S Hotel.
Ilany-houest mon still doubt tho truth of the
disclosures Of Seceding Masons relative to the
• oaths and ceremonies orfhe Or - drir7Setne ertliem
have not the opportunity, and otherwthe industry,
to examine the proof which sustains those disclo
sures. They cannot believe that men of respec
tability, such as they know belong to Lodges,can
be guilty of the follY; the tibsurdity and the wick.
edness, wbielewould seem to attach to all who as
sume those , blasphemous obligations. And this
unbelief is.strengfbened by the sneering evasions
orate Masons, and the bold denials of servile and
unprincipled demagogues, who do riot belong to
the Fraternity. We do not wonder at such in
credulity. For 'nothing short of positive know
ledge, or direct unimpeached testimony, could
have induced uwto believe that such an abomin
able and demoralizing institution. was fostered and
cherished by moral men. For ourself, we need
no proof. We regret to say; we have . had ex
perimental knowledge of it.
Direct and circumetantal evidence his boon
bid before the.public, abundantly sufficient to sat
isfy every candid man, who has the means and
drill take the trouble to examine it. Witnesses - of'
'animpliji6pod chiracter; have testified to it in judi
era? preCeedings. Sterling, patriots, and., worthy
ten, by hundreds and by thousands, have certi-
fled it to the public Under their signs manuel. Do
-
Vont and pious Divines, who have boon ensnared
by the Soceress, and drunk of her cup, have re.
p , ...nted, in sackcloth and ash* and have felt them
) kelves constrained to their voices against the
v ils and verify the truth of ilim — ntAhfcloeures.---
After such a: mass of proof, we consicler it but
liitlo b.ottor than reckless presuinption, and a
shameless disregard of truth for any mason to deny
t o.correctnessofthose retelations.,. We' do not,
hatany denials-proceed from that quarter.—
reaped/able wo know they cannot.
esmapect that, that part of the Work is, general-
I_ Ir._ • to4heir, magnaminous allies and &serous
~- 1 124fraMinie-artteltitertrulyi tckgafurtherin Sup
, ----so.of the institution titan e Fraternity thor .
Iktiegiablothat this agi Diu uestion should
-11ter,pakavistb V ry boon olonikr:
7- TII.:ANTIFIVIASONIC STAR AND REPITIOACW:triNgThi
ed, let it be known—thaf Anittna . serial , . nial be
execrated. If nothing but
_truth big bee •
disclosed, let it also be: known—that Freemason
ry, hereafter, may find',no -- znisgaided ad4ocates or
apologists among - honest men. The truth
aity of the "Disclosures," ought to be demonstrat
ed and placed on record in every County in the
Union. In order to attain this desirable end, we
are authorised to make the following propositions:
• .
1:0 - We will procure to be deposited in the Bank
of Gettysburg, or in the hands of any respectable
person, any sum ofmoney,from one dollar, to five
Itundrddollarg o which we will wager with . any
Freemason, or any advocate of that Institution,
who - choose to - accept our challenge, ('THAT
THE DISCLOSURES OF THE OATHS SAID
-TO-BE-TA-K - E - N - BY - FR - E - E - M - Af3ONS; AS
EN TOME PUI3LIC*BY CAPT. IN - M..1110R,
G.A..L.N, AND CONTAINED IN HIS PRINTED
BOOK, ARE IN.. EVERY SUBSTANTIAL
PARTICULAR, CORRECT AN I) TRUE. And
we will enter an amicable action in the Court'of
Common Pleas of Mains county, and try the
question as other suits aro triad, and be conclud
ed by the verdict and judg Ment.zo
• Wo do not make this proposition for the sake of
gain, but solely to obtain' an opportunity to ascer
tain a fact of great public importance. Our op
ponent may select the sun' which.he will stake on
the issue. If his object is, like- ours, to elicit
TRUTH, then the smaller the amount - risked_ the
otter. But jibe would punish us for our te
merity, and thinks Ma course safe, we will freely
allow him the largest sum Mentioned, if he come
off triumphant. But as we 'are determined to
pocket none of the money ourself, we will bind
ourself, if successful, to deposit the money, thus
gained,in the county treasury, to ho applied to
the education of the poor.
This investigation, in the manner proposed, is
ono which the law sanctions. We do not mako
this offer for political effect, but with a sincere de
sire that it may ho accepted. And we challenge
the Lodge, individually. and collectively,—we in
vite any honest' doubters of the uninitiated, to
come forward, join issue, and try the merits of th e
"Disclosures," before an impartial jury.
We shall repeat this offer for isWoral
fit be not accepted, we shall
. then take other
moans to bring the merits of roemasonry, and
the truth of the "Oaths," to it judicial test. The
Beast must and shall be dragged from her don.
Truth is a Jewel unp_ossessed ky "X."
In all discuisions, whether political or not, men
should be governed by TRUTH. And we hold this
fact 'to be self-evident, that, when a- man uses wil
ful exaggerations end misrepresentations, in or
der to bias puhirc. opinion as to the acts of those
appointed by the people (o superintend the af
fairs of the twenty, he is destitute . of every spark
ofthat honor or honestr which should characterize
every true-republican: Pn all difference rfopi
nion, truth and honest intentions should be over
hold in view—and should over be shown in all
public expositions of the acts of our political op.
pononts. But,thoso great essentials have been
entirelylost sight of by a "mystic orde" that:in
fests this borough, over•ready to da all who may
honestly differ from them in politi 1 opinions—
a "horde" that would 'stop at no ling, however
low and mean, to further their a itious longings.
.A horde, too, stealing that magic watch word—
Democrocy--to deceive the unsuspecting com
munity,by persuading it that their opinions aresll
founded upon true Republican principles, and all
that differ from them, aro working the destruc
tion of the "Democratic party!"
In order to show to what length this unprinci
pled factiOn will go, wo have only to call the atten.
of the public to the unmanly exaggerations of the
writer in last week's Compiler—(a paper, by the
by, as destitute of honor or honesty as its corres.
pendonts)—upon the subject of the "Poor House
Accounts." The writer of the article very in.
gerdously disposes of the Treasurer. Ho is con.
fident "political Antimasonry" gave him nothing
-more thari his lawful right—but thinks the "spoil"
was equally divided between the Steward and
Phy_sician! Kind &MI! lle ip trult, much cencern.
'od for "political Antimasonry,".=beoausero sup.
pose, it is out of the reach Of atililtSoni-C-Demo
cracy. That the expenditures for 1830 aro more
than those for 1829, is well known—because it
was necessary. But that any of the officers'
salaries aro higher in 1830 than in 1629, is abso
lutolyfalse. In carrying out the amount of the
officers' salaries, the word "Clerk" was • omitted
although his salary was include - c.f. To-the amount
affixed for the Steward; Treasurer and Physician
is $341,75. The/ items.ivhich should compose this
amount-axii--sl7Std, for Irivs.quartors, gl G 8,7 5 7-
Treasurer forips' quart‘rs, s2l—Clerk, s2s—
sl24—Deducting from the Physician's
salary, $l2 (which sum was allowed him by the
Directors for hilr attendance in obstetric cases) re
duces his aalari , :for 4830 to $ll2, which is $2O
less than what wasUllowed him in 1829. Taking
these facts into consideration, which can be fully
demonstrated by referring to the Clerk's books;
we think.every honest, well disposed.'man will
blush at the base assertions ofthe petty demagogue
who put thorn forththrough &at modest, coru p.
nient vehicle, lyelept the Republican Coinpilor.
MORGAN'S MURDERERS.
. It will be seen (says the Lanpaster ExaMiner,
on concluding the report of the trial of Elisha
Adams,)'that the perseverance of antimasons has
at length traced this tragedy cloary to the end of
the fourth act; and panibly, as `Rhin der wilt out,"
they may be able to lift the curtain once more,
and yet.traco it to the close of the fifth—The le
gal evidence adduced, (corroborated* by Owed
misaions of adhering mations, tivho aro now'suffer
ing-punishmeaLfor their compliance with the ob--
ligationsof unlawful oaths,) places it boyoucldo9bt .
that a muaraw was perpetrated ay odAsoNs, in con
formity. teitg masonic duty. , This fact, it is scarce
ly possible for the moste,redulons to
l isbalieVe.
, -The 'plot was -hafe,Acd-ip-thit-'loffies; it was cons,
munieatedtothasons,faranit near; ikwas sanqiari.
ea and approved by them; and it was . .eiTeuted by
",honorable and respectable" men, Totnipus masons
possessing the con 'do . co awl dacoratod with the
honors °Pie Craft; mid the WhOle irooetiding Was
based - nn the prineipiiiieflhe order, and deemed'
justifiable - and iitcsalliery infliction of the penalty
incurred by an unfaithful brother, for the violation
of his masonic oathik 'A freeman was depriited of
life and liberty, by the decree of a self-Constituted
association which arrogates to itself the attribute
io sovereignty, in - the infliction of capital punish.
meat on its unfaithfurinembers. The transaction
iii all its particularh and circumstances, is as etas t
ling as it is horrible. A secret, organized, and ir
responsible power exists in our. land claiming and
exercising the right of disposition of the life of a
citizen according to its own bloody code, and in
_violation of the laws , of the land. It DECREES A
etitnEti, - and its influence is so great and exten-
PiVO that-ithaffles ditection and-defies justim—for
years in succession it contrives to prevent an elu
cidation of the crime, and screens the guilty perpe
trators from deserved punishment. It prevails on
even higliminded men to justify the deed, onto
laugh at, it, to deny it, to prevaricate, to perjure
themselves, to stifle inquiry, to mislead pursuit,
to•villify those engaged in developing the mystery
and to laud to the skies an Institution which is
stained with human Wood, and which has not cast
out from its communion the convicts who aro now
in stne degree, eztiititing in pcmitentlaries, the
guilt Wherein they became involved by'their
ma
sonic obedience.
Let those who are indeed freemen, who; owo
no allegiance but to God and their country, ivTio
aro not restrained by unlawful oaths from per.
fbraiing their public duties with a good conscience,
and who aro not compelled by secret ties to stand
aloof when the dearest rights of man are outrag
ed, reflect on the events in the masonic history of
the last four years, and be convinced that our
boasted civil institutions have been rendered near
ly powerless, by tho masonic conspiracy to cap.
turo and murder a freeman and to sustain the
perpetrators of that atrocious crime. If our laws
may at this early day be thus outraged, and the
exertions of retributive justice defied and defeated '
by a secret combination, what kind of influence
may we suppose that freemasonry would exert on
the country and the government, in after years if
the actors in this daring outrage jhould escape
conviction and punishment?
- Circumstances strongly point at Col. William
King, (now• deceased,) as 'no of the select few en
gaged in the consummation of the murder. It
was to him that Adams delivered the key of the
magazine; it was he who requested, Adams to
bring the boat to the wharf at midnight; it was in
his behalf that masonic power exerted itself so
singularly after he fled to the western wilds; and
it was ke who died so suddenly andlusferiously,_ !
earl
'after ho had returned to N rk' and surren.
Bored himself. The following a davit, sworn to 1
by ono whose character as a priv tc citizen, and
as a minister of the gospel, the V rmont Repub
lican says "is entirely above repr eh," will show
that masons at a distvice-were, as ch, apprized
of what was doing in New Yeyk with reference
to Morgan; that gyranarder was announced in
mate the Lodge, and that - Col. KING was then
and there sonata me of the perpetrators of the
crime. We copy the affidavit ' from the Middle.
bury (Vt.) Republican of the 16th instant, which
has just and opportuaoly reached us.
AFFIDAVIT.
PEILLT Hdtt., of Berkshire, in the County of
Franklin, and state of Vermont, of lawfnl ago, do
testify and say, that in the month of August 1826,
I was present at a Communication of Missisqui
Lodge in Enosburg. After the usual ceremonies
of opening &c., were gone through with, a distin.
guished member of the Lodge arose and observed
that he had some business to lay before the Lodge,
saying that he had received , infot-mation front a
member of the fraternity aka% west who was
master of a lodge in that cou`ntry,. that a man by
. the name of Win. Morgan was aboutto publish the
secrets of Freemasonry, and soliciting advice with
,regard to the measures to be pursued towards him.
tie then said he had received two letters on the
subject, the last of which he had• read and which
ho had received since writing an answer to the
first, in which he advised thorn to use no violent
measures, but to let the man alone. The Loage
was not called to act on the subject, but wore
cautioned to look out for deceivers.
Subsequently the author of the letters above
mentionodsemoyed into this state . and was thOTO
after subprened to attend as a witness in thiCali:
ffuefietrtitils - thenpttsditsgatthu - weet: -- AReriris
return, during an intermission at. a communica
tion of said Lodge, in presence of the membersof
Said lodge,-he was enquired of by a member with
regard to the abduction - of Morgan. He said
MORGAN WAS KILLED t aDd t h at COL. WIN. KING AND
TWO °rims, whose names I'do not recollect, the
one a Col. and the other a Judge (I thiIIk)IEXE
CITTED PENALTY OF MS OBLIGATION, or, words to
that effect. The reply was, that it must have been
an honorable business, as honorable men wore en
gaged in it. "Truly," stittrho, "the most hon.
orabl.e men lee have in that country!" 'And he fur
ther" observed that he did not know but the whole
business would yet come to light as-there was one
who was called upon as evidence who it was foar
ed, would-disclose the whole truth ;that the Sheriff
said he did lie should never get hom'e alive! On
hearing thee remarks, I - loft the room in sur
prise. .
n'Tr PERLY HALL.,
Sworn to before me this 3d day of March, A. D.
1831. ' . ELIAS Bhacocx, Jr;. J. P.
Mr. Enrroa,—When uniting witil.tinifraterni.
ty . .l. did not expect to .be called upon to Support
iniquity or secret murder ; I wish therefore the
above to be made public. ,' PSALT HALL.
THE PENNSYLVANIA INTEUIGENCER.
Evoryday forces upon us moilly the con
viction, that the Penney/pania latency eneer is a
Masonic paper in disguise. It lets slip no oppor
tunity of furthering tha views of the Gran Mas.
ter of Kentucky. It notices with great com
placency, the meeting of the friends of Henry
Clay at Pottsgrore, and - .Philadelphin, It , calls
those meetingsan "organization dfthe Republican
party ! " The,lntelligeneer doerknow that those
meotinger are'att-strre.y, of the rival fo es o tho
Lodge ; that they ark as .much dosi ed to ove
throw Anti magamry,as are the cauc ofthe hire
lingliordes of the Grand Master of Telmeasoe. ,
The "Intelligericor" ought to" know, that Me- ,
'publican Antimasonry .c . tut• enter inb:•• ne nom
promisa can hold no:terms . ofpolitical,amity With
any one wlnimears the crown or roitreqfthe.prou4
!lariat., We do not premium' to control course,
or indicate (ho Mends, ,:whieh the Intelfigancer
shall sustain. 'Util we hare a right to objaCt to
•L - •
his 'pleating onzfitir.7 '-ellublifertieZzumre to leed
his motly forees 160 the charge. ''tet:: 'him cense
atonce, and proclaiin hiS adhesion to Clay and
opposition to Antimasoory. His insidious course
did'outcause more injury at the last election than
we should have sustained from a dozen styli a{wl
versariei openly and boldly avowed: The Editor,
we respect; he possesses talents of po Ordinary
kind. In future, we hope to meet him as an avow
ed and honorable: political enemy ;or find him
honestly combating in our - ranks ♦ without one
atom of the leaven of doubt, of fear, or of Clay ism
in his compositions.
REPUBLICAN ANTIMASONS
On the 30th of next month you are called upon
o meet at your respective places of liolsling eke-
tions for the purpose ofselicting delegates to meet
in a County Convention in this borough, en Mon
day the 2d of May to choose Represcintatives to the
State Convention which is to be held in Harris
burg the 25th of May next. As you aro well a
ware oftho importance of attending, we think it
unnecessary to say any think mere than merely
to wish you to impress it upon yOurrminds. Our
enemies are on the alert—they are using all that
human ingenuity can invent to take some 'snailsli
for the avowed object of defeating iri. - The Lodge
ie now tottering—she hears (Willa downfall of her
sisters in almost every direction—The dying
knell of Masonry is borne on every breeze—And
While the-friends of Equality aro struggling with
the toast in other Slates, shail Pennsyl;ania—Re
publicaii Pennsylvania, be in the back rround7
No! She .will arise and gird on her armor, and in
.
the majesty of her strength, she win - "lay the .
proud usurper* low!" She will say in a voico,9f
thunder that she wants no Kings;Prineem, or Wm. ,
shipfuls to steer her proud helm.
JUDGE M'LEAN.--When Judgo IMPLE,AN felt
the General Post 01lice, it yielded a surplus re.
venue of $200,000! W. T. Barry has • been Post
Master General but "two little years," and there
is a deficiency ofsBo,ooo in that departnient ! !!-
1.17 - That's all, Most Worshipful !!
THE MAR KET.—Wo have been requested to
state that Wednesday, the 13th of April next, is
the day agreed upon by' tho Town Council, when
the Ordinance shall take effect, which regulates
the market of thishoreugh. We are much pleas
ed at this—because wo conifider a good market,
when well attended, as one of the most desirable
things wanted to this borough.. And whoa once
established, we are confident that all will find and
feel the benefits of a regular Market.
D'As some inisundorstanding appears to be ex
isting among a part of community relative to that
part of the Ordinance which ohibits purchasing
largequantitios of Butter,Egg . &c. it is proper to
state that only Hucksters, wh buy to sell again,
are prohibited—and that those wishing market
ing for private or individual use, are atliberty to
purchase as much as they please.
THE PRESIDENCY & VICE PRESIDENCY.
The Portland (Me.) Argus has 'the following
remark upon a suggestion in the Charleston
(S. C.) Courier, in favor of Judge M'LEAN for the
Vice Presidoney.
"We have no doubt that not only in the
South,
is
in every section of the country
there is a strong party that would be grati.
fled to see Mr. M'LEAN placed not only in
the second, but in the FIRST office in the
country, We say a strong party, by which
we do not mean an organised - party, but a
large tortion of the best minds in the cowl--
try.- They would be gratified, because they
believe him to be governed less by intrigue
and More by integrity than most of the pol
iticians who are in the field at the present
day."
KNOTTIER Sin:.—At thelluchanan meet
ing, held in this city on Wednesday last,
Brother Wolf's name was not brought for
ward. tie is not even mentioned in the pro
ceedings. Wolf is looked upon here, by tho
knowing ones, as a "lead dog:" He stands
no chance oire-election, and we are rejoic
ed that he is to be the candidate of the craft,
JOSEP H — RITN ER, - the candid
ofthe - s - PeOple:: - -- Anti inasona - nre as saw tr.
elect the- Governor in 1882, as any thing in
the•womh of time is to transpire.- With u
nion, activity and zeal, the triumph of Anti
masonry, at that election, is beyond the pos
sibility of doubt.—A. M. Herald. ,
CLERK OF THE SENATE,
A committee was appointed to examine
the accounts of this officer, and has reported
a deficit 0fV.088.. This has been , saddled
upon the estate of the late clerk, Mr, De Pin.
We only Wish that Mr. --- De Pui were in the
land of the living that his testimony upon
this tubject might be had. John M'Cord,
Esq. editor of the "Statesman," deserves the
gratitude of the people for exposing this
waste Of,their money. We should like to
riljt
k w ho .the ingenious Clerk was, who
mad this account balance, although $20138
wer m issing !+-
[ above is extracted - frog! the York
,Itepu lican. We . wonder how it happened
that our worthy colleague has overlooked the
fact that masonry works "wonders?" Is not
this their bonstl Will they say that their
institution, as PETER' SINGLE &PI is a
"sheer trick," a belie imposture; . a rhodo
montoding braggadocio of a thing, sounding
like a drum,and as Empty? No, no, they
are "Wonder workers," and this billapced
occount is done by "Wundertverkm,e?']
Philadelgua Sun.
'Thefollowing is takeuriom the Warren
ton,
(Fauquier Co. Va.) Giratte:
"CutEr JurricE.—We
,are concemecrto
bear a report that the venerable Chief Jus
tice of the United States' Court, has notifi
ed the President, that es- soon as he rite
'through the' business of the present term of
the Supreme Court, he will from his inert:as
ing indisposition, ton or his resignation of
ah office t h at he Iles fil d with so'much bona
. ..
efit to ins country-and - trodit- - ti - trhntilffer
more than thirty - years. - WiT should be
pleased to have an opportunity to correct
this report, but we fear it is too true."-
[We pray'lleaven to avert from the coun
try so great a calamity as this• paragraph
prenounces.,• Considering where it makes
its appearance, in a neighborhood where
Judge MAnsitAri. has many and very near
connections, it has a fearful air of truth a
bout. it.)—Nat. •
GRAND MISTERS, TAIE HEED!
The. warning annunciation, that "they
who live by the sword shall perish by the
sword," was never more prophetic than in
the instance efPresident GnetTow—G-tter
rero being defeated as a competitor forlhe
Presidency of Mexico, by Perfrazza, who
received the great majority of votes, under
took, and succeeded, to overrule the election
by forge of arms, and by means of the sol
diery was proclaimed Prestdent-iwtheplade
of iiedralta. In his turn he has been over
thrown by another soldier, Bustamente; but
hoping still to recover hiS power, he again
had recourse to arms, was _beaten, taken
prisoner, tried in a,distant province by a
court martial, condemned; and immediately
executed. We have no teat's for him.—
"The poisoned chalice" has returned- to his
own lips; but tits hapless country subject to
such Violet - tees, and usurpationS, may welt
claim our sympathy.
It is stated in the Official Regisof -
Mexico, under date of ,ad February,l4lllt a
pension of 4)3000 . has been granted to the
wife aid daughter o f Guerrero. Where
life, however, is held go cheap, mid revolu 7
hong in government are so frequent, the
worth of such a grant may be well question
ed.—N. Y. American.
Commodore Lewis Warrington has bum
appointed to the command of the Navy-Yard,
and StatiOn at Philadelphia, in the place Of
CoMmedore Bainbridge. It was rumoured
some time back, that Com. B. had - returned
a letter which the 4th Auditor had address
ed to him, with the remark that he 1161 d
his commission from the President of tho
United States, and therefore did not feel
himself bound to obey any order emanating
from a subordinate auger or the Treasury. -
Can
.it be, that the veracious and grateful
4th Auditor has - had any hand in this busi
ness, and that it is a punishment for Corri
B's. audacity •in contemning the orders of
the-Seeretary-of-thelgay-y-clefe.cio.
[Georgetown, D. C. Gas.
On Sunday morning, the 17th ult. a stran
ger travelling on - foot, was drowned in at
tempting to cross the East Conocochegue,
near the bridge, on the turnpike leading .
from Castle to Mercersburg, in Franklin'
county, Pennsylvania. He was evidently
in a state of derangement, as beriussigned to
several persons at the tavern nearthe bridge,
as a reason for not crossing over the bridge,
that the devil was standing en it! His bo
dy was soon recovered by those who wit
nessed the catastrophe. From a letter found
about him,, it would appear, that his name
was Wm. M'llwain, and that he had a wife.
and family in Virginia—but in what part of
the state we have not been able to learn.
At the town meeting held in Plymouth,
Chenango county, N. Y. on the Ist instaat,
Mr. Jabez Hancock, an inhabitant of that
place; was killed instantly in consequence
of being tripped up in &crowd so as to dis
locate his neck.' He was 4.4 years of age.
7.,ex,,EsviT.T.F.,. O. March 12.
We had an opportunity of observing the
strong feeling existing_in this community*
against the i mprisonmenfof females for debt.
Two females ofgood charp.cter„'as we learn,
were committed, on Wedne4ay last to the
jail of this county; one, for : a debt of one
ollarand tWenty - tents; - and - theotherfora ---
debrof -- thre - e - dollars - und - seventrcents , - -
Theie case was made known; and ma short
time the sum necessary to release them was
snbscribed by our citizens, which will no
doubt gratify the humanc , gentlemap of
Dresden, who had them imprisoned, The
whole system of imprisonment for debt
abhoirent to the feelings of the community
—a barbarous relique,, inherited from the
depotisms of the dark ages, and altogether
unfitted to our country. The feeling•against
it amounts, to indignation, when this petty
tyranny is exercised upon a female-who may
happen to owe a dollar or two to some over
bearing skinflint.-4lcssenger. •
From tho Onondaga Republican.
Freemasonry alWays the same.—On the
28th day of April, 1830, the Grand King
of j,e Grand Royal Arch Chapter the
ate of New-York (Worshipful Benjamin
Enos) cofxlescended to swear on the Holy
Bible in a Court Of Justice in Pompey, to
tell the truth, the'whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, relative to a controversy be
tween twecitizens of the United States..On
being asked by the Court a question., whiCh,
in the opinion of His 314,45 Ty, if he answer
ed, would impair the allegiance duo the gov
ernment of Freereasenry, he, refused to an
swer. His MAJESTY was thenanformed by
the Rumble Republican 'Justice, that he was
amenable, to our laws, andinustanswier: His
Majesty, surveying himself in all the pride
cif regalreplies, "No Court can im
pose upon m an matt to make me violate
any prev iouspromise or obligation. There.?
fiiro t will answerno more questions." . The
'humble Republican megistrate having noth.
int ta back him !nit, the government of the
United. States, t4ii forced to yield to this
rtlighty Potentate, TO GRAND - Xmo or
Tun Gnazvp it or 4. At)icu .01*rrim
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