JEFPERS0NJ1N REPUBLICAN. nts, spent all his time in writing poetry, and rcanctacturingureaulul accidents for the news paper, entitled " The Thebes Enlightener and llccoruer. Otner conjecturos were certain hat it was Lieutenant Smith of the army, who had arrived at tho hotel only the Evening be fore. ' So much for old men marrying young wives !' said the widow Cumberly, a lady of unlimited uimeiisions, wno naa six grown up sons settled in different parts ot the Union. Unfortunately, this was not tho afternoon for the meeting of the Pelen Island Society But some how, half the ladies of Thebes happened to drop in at Mr. Elliot's, whose residence was nearly opposite that of Mr. Morrison's, lite report of her expecting a visit from Mr. Smith and refusing admittance to all but him was vehemonty disscussed : some contend ing that it was the lawyer, others arguing that it was the officer. Mrs. Elliot was asked by every lady that came in, if she had seen either of the gentlemen enter ATrs. Morrison's door. She always replied in tho negative, decla ing however, that she had not looked out at a front window all day; and maintaining her entire disbelief of the whole story, Mrs. Elliot was, indeed, a good and sensible woman, who had no curiosity about the proceedings of her neigh bors, and never joined in the gossip and scan dal of the village. On comparing notes, it was found that tho Mr. Smith which ever he might be had not been actually seen by any one to enter Mrs. Morrison's house. It was, therefore, naturally concluded that he had not yet, gone, and divers reasons was assigned for his remissnes in keep-, ing the appointment. But all hoped that' he was still to go, and, therefore every one kept as near Mrs. Elliot's front window as possible. Suddenly -a" wheelbarrow loaded with bricks and mortar, was seen to approach the "Wilson House, followed by a boy, and proceeded by old John Smith, the town bricklayer, who, it secerns had been totally forgotten in the specu Wationsion Mrs. Morrison's mysterious visiter. The bricklayer and his train entered at the side gate, Soonafter a Yenitian was raised from the window of the littie front parlor which Mr. Morrison; had converted into library. Mrs. Morrison was seen"to enter tho room in" a mor ning dress, accompanied by the bricklayer, to whom she was evidently giving directions a bout the setting of a Franklin-stove, the compo nent parts of which lay ready on thb hearth. Fs n some fruit stains cn her "brown linen a pron, it was "conjectured she had been employ ed in making sweetmeats. (to be continued.) JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Stroudsburs Pa. April 3, !-50, Tenns, S2,00 in advance ; $2.25, half yearly ; and $2,50 if not paid betoic the end of the year. i i i ii ii ii ii ii iii.ii ii" "" POR PRESIDENT : Gcr. William Ifeisry Harrison, OF OHIO. FOR VICE PRESIDENT : S ohn Tyler, OF VIRGINIA. FOR SENATORIAL ELECTORS JToIm A. SltuJze, of Lycoming, Joseph Ritncr, of Cumberland, An Attempt to Murder an Editor. An ntlompt was lately made to murder Ym. G. Brownlow, Esq. a Clergyman of the Methodist Church, trad the Editor of the EHzabethtown (Tenn.) Whig. He states that on a Tecent oc casion, while he was sitting at his fire side, writing, a gun was fired at him through the window on the'back part of the house, and out of the garden, a distance of some ten or twelve s.teps, loaded with two balls, which broke one pane of glass, and passed four or six inches tie fore his breast, directly over the candle stand, on whichhispaper and right arm lay. He adds: "At the moment, we sprang to our feet, and drew irom our bosom a pistol, and broke after the assassin into the garden. Just as the scoun drel attempted to mount the fence, we fired on him, a distance of not more than sixteen steps, and though it seemed to have been without ef fect, we are conscious of having very nearly dc- nrU-firt him of his life. As we sprang out of the door, we called out for James W. Nelson, w ho had come to stav all night with us, and who from a slight indisposition, had thrown himself upon the bed, about five minutes before the fire of the gun. Mr. Nelson was in the garden almost as soon as we were, and passing behind us, he continued along the walk, and ul innately got before us, were he snapped at the villain three times in rapid succession. Upon Tcaiming to the hsht, however, it was ascer tair.edthat Nelson, in running and cocking his .pistol, had lost the cap, and had each time tried to Urn without a cap. . .Thcre seem to have been two villains in company though but one is believed to have crossed into our garden. Mr. aiachen, our nearest neighbor, ran out into his back yard. and heard one man crossing the upper end o his lot : and in fact, we have since, in company with a number of citizens, examined the tracks . of two, the one about common size, the other quite large the ground being soft." ' More trouble with the Indians. It is stated that in consequence of the Winnebagoes, to remove, agreeably to the terms of their treaty with the United States Government, Gen. At kisoh has received orders from the War De partment, to removo them at all hazards, He will forthwith call inlo active service the neces sary Tulhiber of troops, and repair to the pres eutlocality of the tribe. Sigfi.from Virginia.rll is stated that nine of the gentlemen who wore on the Van Buren ' electoral ticket in 1836, have uovv declared themselves in favor of Gen. Harrison. We are indebted to Richard Brodhead Esq. of the State Legislature, for public documents, VuF The State Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday, tho 25th ult. to adjourn on the 10th of April, instead of on thelst of March, as agreed upon by the House. We learn with deep regret, that Ex-Governor Ritner is suffering from a severe affection of the eyes, it is to be hoped, however, that it will prove but temporsr-. In the Senate a few days since, Mr. Clay pre sented a memorial from Stark county, Ohio, from 62 farmers there asking Congress for a distribution of the proceeds of tho Public Lands among the sev eral States of the Union. The petitioners state. that for the past fifteen years nothing has been known like the present times. They say there is no class of business in which the people are not sufferers. The petitioners, amoncr the staunch yeomanry, complain of great suffering, and they state that the reduction of produce to one half of its real value, is but a corresponding exhibition of le signs of tho times in regard to other business. A HARRISON VICTORY AT YORK. The York (Pa.) Republican announces a brilliant victory as achieved in that borough on the 20th ult. by the friends of Harrison and Tyler. The re sult, says the Republican, " is the triumph of the Iarrison Democrats by a majority unequalled at any party contest in this borough for many years on the Judges, their majority is 179 on Inspectors 137, and on Assessors,'103 an average majority of 137 ! The Whig majority in the borough has not been estimated for some years past at more than ninety votes, and Governor Ritner .did not reach that in 1838." THE PROSPECT IN VIRGINIA. .TheJRichmnna WKig eay. i 'tU'c congratulate the Whigs of the Commonwealth upon the cheer- i ing prospects ahead. 1 here cannot now exist a rational doubt on any well informed mind of the giorious triumph of our cause at the spring elec tions. Some slirewd calculators anticipate, with confidence, a majority, on joint ballot, of between 25 and 3( and others less sanguine, think it cer tain, that it cannot fall below 15 or 20 whilst the most timid we have seen, think it next to impossi ble that our majority can be less than 10 a majOri- tv. bv the wav. as larae as we want, because it ill prove more efficient than a larger one, and leave room for animation in the fall campaign." FROM &RRISBURG. Correspondence ojihe Phildelphia-Inquirer. EXTRCT TO f HE EDITOR, DATED $ Wednesday, Marck 26. Tho proceedingaiyesterday possessed con siderable importance. In tho Senate, after much other business, not of particular interest, a resolution was adopted to ac'journ on the 10th of April. Severaliiominations of Judges were then confirmed, and some of them by very close votes. I Mr. Spackman stated that tho difficulty be tween Messrs Spackman and Brown had been satisfactorily adjusted, The Bank Bill then came up, and was .debated at considerable lenh. Mr. Penrose made one of his ablest speeches. Mr. Bell also spokr with decided ability. An amendment r oved by Mr. Brown that the resumption tak place in July, was lost. Also, an amendment by Mr. Ewing, to resume in October. The'.irst section of Mr. Bell's a mendment, viz. to jsumo specie payments on the 15th of January, 1841, was then adopted by the following votoV YEAS Messrs! Barclay, Bell,Brooke, Caso, Cochran, Frailey, 1 3ch.) Fraley (City,) Killing er, Kingsbury, Matlay, Miller, (Adams,) Mil ler, (Berks) Myer Pearson, Penrose. Purvi ance, Spackman, Sterrett, Williams 19 NAYS Messrs. Brown, Caldwell, Coplan, Ewing, Fleming Hays, Patterson, Plumer, Shortz, Snyder, Sferigerc, Stevenson, Strohm, Rogers, Speaker. I This is an important decision, and looks more like a glimpse of sunshine than any thing I have been able to commwicate. This bill authoriz es the issue of small notes. In tho House thcreport of the .Committee of Conference was also considered. Mr. Snow den advocated the bill at great length. Mr. Fil bert replied with much ability. Mr. Penniman of the county, then made a party speech, and was followed by Mr. Morton, who took the other side. The vote was then taken, and the report was negatived, thus : YEAS Messrs. Anderson, Andrews, "Bai ley, Benner, Bonsijll, Brodhead, Coolbaugh, Cox, Crispin, Flanncry, Fleniken, Flick, Fogcl, Graham, Griffiths, Helfenstcin, Hill, Hoge of Green, Hottenstein, Johnston, Jones, Kutz, Lei dy, Love, Loy, M'Kinney, M'Kinstry, Morgan, NefF, Nill, Park, Penniman of Phila., Penniman of Allegheny, Penrose, Potts, Rilter Roberts, Shroncr, Snodgrassj Snowden, Snyder, Stickel, Strohecker; Zimmerman, Hopkins, Speaker. 45. 1 NAYS Messri Albright, Barstow, Bruncr, Buden, Butler, Carothersj Cassel, Chandler, Church, Colt, Crabb, Darsie, Evans, Field, Fil- ert, Fisher. Ford, George, Goodwin, Gratz, Griffin, Hegins of Northumberland, Higgins of Huntingdon, Henderson, Henry, Herr, ranch man, Hoge ot mercer, Holmes, Hummel, Hut- chins, Kauffman, Iveim, Kinzie, Law, Lee, M 7 Clure, M'Elwee, Morrison Morton, Smith, Smy- ser, oprait, wans, wncux, wnsoii, worn, Zeilen 49. Mr. finnlh.niah -then rcnorted from - a solect committee a jofnt resolution," requiring are sumntion on the first of September, when the House adjourned. iw Another Harrison Victory. At the recent elec tion in Cumberland county the friends of Harrison achieved a brilliant victory. They elected 22, the Van Burenites 14 Justices of the Peace. Li (BY REQUEST.) - THE REVIVALJN CFNTUCKY IN 1801 . To our readers at the South and West, and h j we trust to many others, the following narrative 5 . I of tho powerful work of God in 1801, will be highly interesting. It is from the pen I'Dr.B;x- I ter, now of Union Seminary ,aud is endorsed by Dr. Alexander, who communicatvd it to tho late Dr. Strong, of Hartford for the Connecti cut Evangelical Magazine, in whichJUtT.was published in March 180i, at the suggestion -of tlie Rev. Mr Hatfield, it hau recently been in serted in the New York Evangelist; from which, we copy it, accompanied with a verbal narra tive of fhe thrilling scenes or that day, which Mr. H. hoard from!the late Dr. Blackburn. The revival was-not' confined to the place, mentioned in Dr. Baxter's letter. It was an extensive work. Many congregations in Vir ginia, as we have learned from father's of chur ches in that State, were powerfully moved by it. The great excitement extended to other States, and was almost every, where accompanied with remarkable characteristics such as the pros trations of the awakened. They fell to the earth in a kind of trance, without power to rise or e ven;to move, a limb; others " had the jerking ex ercise,' 'in which the subject would leap or run with strangw unnatural movements of the limbs. And others had what was called. " the dancinf exercise" Notwithstanding these dsorders, pro duced probably by the action of tho mind, over whelmed with the most solemn emotions, upon the nervous system, there were delightful and permanent evidences in the success of the gos pel, that the spirit of God was present, creating many hearts anew in Jesus Christ, preparing a people for the praise of his glorious grace. From the Connecticut Evangeliical Magazine. The following is an extract of a letter from the Rev. Archibald Alexander, President of Hampden Sidney College, in Virginia, to the Rev. Nathan Strong, Hartford. Mr. Alexand er is a man of judicious piety, and by his late tour through New England, became known and beloved by many of our Christian readers. Prince Edward Jan, 25, 1802. Rev. and Dear Sir, I have defercd writing until this time,thatl might have it in my power to communicate some authentic intelligence of the extraordinary revival of religion which has taken place in Kentucky. The inclosed lettcr was written to me, by the President of Washing ton Academy, in this state ; who visited Ken- tuckyfor the very purpose of examining int the remarkable religious appearances which ex isted there. In this enquiry he obtained com- MR NAYLOR. Mr. Naylor has been challenged by Mr. C. In gersoll, son of the claimant of a seat hi Congress The cause of challenge was a letter of Mr. Naylor relative to the proceedings of the investigating committee in Philadelphia. Col. Pleasonton bore the challenge, and insisted on an answer immedi ately, as Mr. Naylor stated, which he declined do ing before he had consulted his friends. Naylor ordered Pleasanton to leave his house, which he re fused to do, whereupon a scuffle ensued, in which Pleasanton was ejected. Mr. In ay lor lias very properly refused to be drawn into a duel by his. political and personal enemies. Bucks. Co. Intel. The Bradfoid Argus says : "Several gentlemen who have been down the Susquehanna with lum ber and returned, inform us that they were unable to make sales, consequently they left 'their crafts, and returned, unably to say when they would be able to sell."" -ii Harrison Victory in Illinois. A letter from VMuialia, 111., states that at a recent election in that precinct, the Harrison ticket succeeded by a ma jori tv of 42. Last fall the Van Buren lickiK-succeedcd by a majority of 30 vo-.es gain, in this single precinct, 72 votes. The "The Charleston Courier, (V. B.) expresses nndissemblcd disgust at the idea of South Car ojimi supporting R. M. Johnson for the vice presidency, and recoannends that the vote of thtft state be given to John Tyler in preference, unless some decent Van Buren man can.be found willing to become a candidate. 'SO.atypittsburg. THE BLOODHOUNDS. Tho Tallahassee Floridian says : " We regret that Mr. Poinsett has taken the course he has about the dogs. He is mistaken. They were intended by the people, at whose instance Gov. Call impor ted them, to "icorry," to "hunt" to "ii7e," to "tear tojiieces" all the red devils they can catch." Tiie trial of James Wood, for the murder of his daughter, came on in the Philadelphia Court of Oyer and Terminer, last week, and occupied three days. It was concluded on Friday evening last ; when the Jury, after an absence of about Jen minutes, returned with a verdict of Not Guilty on the ground of insanity. The elections Tor state officersyare to be held in PARTY STRUGGLES. If their ever was a party that struggled hard for life through the elements of destruction, which itself has created, it is the Van Buren party. 1 he sounds ot distress have long been familiar to the ears of the people, and the com mercial community, the merchants , and inhabit ants of cities went up in vain to those who hold the reins of power. The. oracles of tho Van Buren party are ever ready with an answer, framed not only to exonerate them selves from any agency in producing this dis tress, but at tho same time artfully calculated to deceive to ,their support the agricultural inter est the farmers of the country. The sufferers were told " You have overtraded :" " You havo done busiucss on borrowed capital and therefore should break." This was said by party leaders, who were reaping the spoils of the Administra which was spending for its own emolument $70,000,000 per annum. The appeal was then to the farmers as the yeomanry of the land, for they had not felt the withering influonce of bad Government. The wave ot destruction had not then reached the interior. The prices of the farmer's produce and labor had not yet been brought down. How is it now 1 Let the far mer's answer. The evils that were said to be Whig inventions, are now found to be Locofo- co realities too grievous to be borne. 1 he gold and silver that was promised to the people now finds its way into ilie pockets of office holders, and will there be secured if our pres ent rulers can carry out their measures. 1 he democracy of those who understanding' sup port Van Buren, because it is not intended lor the people's benefit. It is soon defined. It has defined itself. Let us for a moment traco it up. The great head and source of party light and influence among our opponents, is the Pre sident, (Van Buren.) Whoever sues for the favors of the party, (whether of a township, state county or national character) must previously submit all his frceborn opinions, to a Procrus tian operation, and suffer himself to be either stretched longer or cut shorter, until he con forms to tho Presidential standard. We have seen in Pennsylvania the great effort that has been made to prove that Governor Porter does conform. This was alter tho liieltectual at tempt to denounce him as a traitor,. because for the sake of the interests of the people ol Penn svlvania. he dared to depart from the line of .Van 'Burenism, on the Bank question. For years past there has been submission and con formity to the will of one man, and the great spoils party has moved on triumphantly from victory to victory, regulatod in every movement by that strict na'rtv discipline! which has made our onuonents too nianv for us. . :Now what t-havjt?fjthoy done far.the food of tli&. cdimtryi and the people ? Here is the test by ttliich they must be tried. Reform and economy was pro mised, when John Quincy Adams was turned out of office for spending only about $12,000, 000 per annum for national affairs. That re form and economy now makes about $.40,000, 000 necessary per annum for the same purposes. After spending thirty millions of dollars in the war of Florida, without gaining any advan tage; they tell the people that 40 blood hounds can conquer the country. Op posed in profession to all kinds of paper mo ney, they have presented the novel spectacle of the Government turning Banker ; and although gold and silver their motto, they have issued about $20,000,000 of treasury notes, which the I people must redeem in hard money. If we look at the defalcations that havo taken place, & the continual drain of hard money by office hol ders, we shall find that they have been gainers wmie ttie people have suffered, lu our own State what is our condition 1 A state, debt of $34,000,000 and an effort now making in the Legislature to incjease it to $37,000,000 by fresbiloans. The public improvements failing to pay the cost of repairs, and an attempt made to sell the noble works of our State. An im becile Legislature'quarrelling about democracy but doing nothing to relieve tho people. The banks held between hawk & buzzard, one day threatened with destrudtion, and the next flat tered with favor. Every kind of businoss stag nated. Farmers produce so low that there is no enconagement for going to market, and eve ry interest of the laborer trembling in the bal ance of tho party in power. Taxes of every kind increasing, and office salaries increased. If we turn to our county, we fu d a similar state of things. The spoilers have been there also, as an empty treasuiy and heavy taxes can tes tify. We may sum up the whole subject, with expressing a belief, that is warranted by the movements of the people throughout the Union; a belief that the people need a change of public servants, and will have a change J Lucits Co. Intelligencer. HARRISON VICTORY IN GERMAN TOWN. At the township election in Germantown, on Friday last, tho whole Harrison ticket was carried by a triumphant majority -the largest majority, indeed, that perhaps has ever been given foi any one candidate before. The Van Burenites maao every exertion to insure suc ces. The township being divided into vards. was supposed greatly to favor them. The re sult however has nroved that thev had made premature calculations,and that the people of the plete satisfaction, and now entertains do doubt township, are heartily sick ol the destructive " lls 001I1K a giunuus wum ui utuu, yuu measures of the administration, and their bligh- wili see by the contents of his letter. 1 do ting effects npon every branch of business, are scarcely Know a man on whose judgement, m determined no longer to lend their support to a measure of this kind, I could moro confident- their ownruin. The aggregate vote was about rely .than upon his. Possessing a clear dis 750 the laigcst ever known at a spring elec- criminating mind, and rational piety he was m rion. pa- IUqUirer. ' as lile danger of being deceived by delusive 1 appearances as u.ny uluci yeisuu ivini huuiii j am acquainted. You will however, Judge of in Richmond was the following : the narrative lor yourself, and" may make By A. Lctcson of Logan. "Whigs: the Locos Avhat use of it you think proper. I have sent it taunt you with voting for a Military Chieftain, with a view to have its publication m the Evan and say that you once swore against voting for gelical Magazine, if the cditors think it would Generals. Answer them by stating the fact be useiul to the public. that the issue is now made up between Gener- In North Carolina a rovival attended with al Harrison and " General Ruin," and as you 'similar appearance has Tately taken place chief- have to clioose between Uenerals that you pre- ly amongst tne rresDyienans. i am not able fer the military. to furnish you with the names of the counties Dr the congregations, but I am informed it has Indian Murders. The express rider who extended over a tract of country about twenty uiiiku aiuiam vioua, uu t uuuuauay luuimitg i mnes square, x ue uuHgiugiuiuiis are iieanjwas last, 18th inst. states that the wagon train from largo and instances of falling down as common rost io. '4, on its way to luicanopy lor supplies as in Kentucky escorted by some of Lieuteuant Hanson's Com pany, 7th Infantry, (Lieut. H. oommands Post No. 2,) were attacked by Indians two of the escort, the teamster, and one or two of the mules killed. The bodies of the men much mu tilated. News. A. H. Greenfield, Esq., coroner, held an inquest upon tlie, body which was identified as that of Lanehart Mach, that counti; Lmhk professed infidels. During the last winter appca. In this state, religious appearance are.some- thing belter than when I left it. At Christmas a number of ministers ol different denomina tions met together, in tho county of Bedford, to consult on the best measures of unitingnheir ef forts, in delence of Christianity agqinstplhe tor rent of vice and infidelity which threatehd to o- A SHOCKING AgcIDENX, The Balti- verflow' the land. Their meeting was rcrhark- more Sun details a shocking accident ably harmonious prejudice and party " spiril as having occurred in that city On seemed to have no place among them, but with q, , t , . J one accord thoy consented to a scheme of inend batumay last. ly intercourse, and general unton. Whilst they 111 the passengers train which arri- wero together many sermons were delivered. Ved from Philadelphia, there was an and the effect was great. An uncommon awa CXtra car, & as is usual in such case Zoning has taken place amongst the people in l-ii i i that neighbordood, and it is hoped a revival oi when the passengers had beer, land- rclionfchM commenced. P ed, this Car was pushed along the . Washington Academy ) track which runs from the depot across Jan. l, 1 802 j Camdeil Street, in order to place it in Rev. and Dear Sir, I now sit down agrea- the car house. The persons employ- btly 10 my Promiso t0 8ivc Y." som& account of ed in.this service were of course be- te " !f;10 f ?T , . . , , . . tucky. iou have no doubt been informed al- hmd tile car, and not SUpposmg It rcaay respecting the Grcon Rivor and Cumber possible that any person could be SO land revivals. 1 will just observe that the last imnradent as to be on the track'in the is tho fourth summer since the revival commen- house, thev shoved the Car'UUtil it ced i" those places and that it has been more .'-- - I rnmrirknhlfi Minn anvnf tlin nrr.pnftiiicr imt nnlv reached its place against another car. for Uveiv and fcrvcnt emotions but also for awa- OllC of the men 011 going to the back kenings and fervent emotions among the caie- of the house beheld the horrid sight less. of the mutilated body of a small boy And,il is wonl,v of n?l.ire tliat very fc"' insfan; Ivincr beneath the car His head We ces of aP03lacy havu buherto appeared. As I lying Deneatn me Car IllS IieaCl natt Was not in the Cumberland countrv mvscll.a'l been completely crushed, and a gore that I can say about it depends on" thc'testin.t of blood was on the platform of the of others; but I was uniformly told by tho Car, and on the ground. It IS Slippo- l,wt l,ad been there, that the religious ass, : - sedthat the boy had caught hold of fes n,nf hoIe,mn a"d tliC PPn' ; tne plat-lorm, and Swinging mmsell Kentucky. Any enthusiastic sentiments whn uyms lianas, llUllg mere WUlie tlie might at first have attended tho revival, lu t car Was in motion until the two vohi- greatly subsided, whilo the serious concern and cles came in contact and killed him. cnSagctocsa of al the Pc0Plc we ibly in utuasuu, In the older sottlcmcsts of Kentucky, the re vival made it appearance among tho PrcsbyU- nans last spring. The whole of I agedj.3 years, the" son of a German about a "ear boforc was romaaWy for vice am", shoemaker living in York street, near ;amI 1 hhoenr rcdib,y 1iufon"- T ; . ed that a decided majority of tho people wen ft? ma r1f