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The whole jiiit of Government consists in the. art or beino honest. Jefferson.
C. W. Ic WItf, Publisher.
VOL. I.
MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1840
No 23.
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DELAWARE ACADEMY.
The Trustees of this Institution, have the
pleasure of announcing to the public, and par
:icularly to the friends of education, that they
have engaged Ira B. Newman-, as Superinten
dent and Principal of their Academy.
The Trustees invite the attention of parents
and guardians, who have children to send from
home, to this Institution. They are fitting up
the building in the first style, and its location
from its retired nature is peculiarly favorable
for a boarding school. It commands a beauti
ful view of the Delaware river, near which it
is situated, and the surrounding scenery such
as the lover of nature will admire it is easily
accessible the Easton and Milford Stages pass
it dailv, and only 8 miles distan from the latter
place, and a more salubrious section of coun
try can nowhere be found. No fears need be
entertained that pupils will contract pernicious
habits, or be seduced into vicious company it
is removed from all places of resort and those
inducements to neglect their studies that are
furnished in large towns and villages.
Board can be obtained very low and near the
Academy. Mr. Daniel W. Dingman, jr. will
take several boarders, his house is very conve
nient, and students will there be under the im
mediate care of the JMncipal,. . whose reputa
tion, deportment ami guardianship over his pu
pils, afford the best security for their proper
conduct, that the Trustees can give or parents
and guardians demand.
The course of instruction will be thorough
adapted to the age of the pupil and the time
he designs to spend in literary pursuits. Young
men may qualify themselves for entering upon
the study of the learned professions or for an
advanced stand at College for mercantile pur-
suits, for teaching or the business of common
life, useful will be preferred to ornamental stud
ies, nevertheless so much of the latter attended
o as the advanced stages of the pupil's educa
tion will admit. The male and female depart
ment will bo under the immediate superintend
dence of the Principal, aided by a competent
male or female Assistant. Lessons in music
will be given to young ladies on the Piano
Forte at the boarding house of the principal, by
an experienced and accomplished Instructress.
Summer Session commences May 4th.
EXPENSES.
Board for Young Gentleman or Ladies with
the Principal, per week, SI 50
Pupils from 10 to 15 years of age from $1 to
51 'Zt)
erence to that object ; application made ior
teachers to the trustees or principal will meet
immediate attention,
Lectures on the various subjects of study will
be delivered by able speakers, through the
course of year.
By ordorofthe Board,
DANIEL W. DINGMAN! Pres'
Dingman's Ferry, Pike co., Pa., May 2 1340.
NEW GOODS.
THE Subscriber, in addition jo his Fall sup
ply has just received a full and complete as
ortmentof GOODS admirably adapted to the sea
son, consisting of
Xry Goods, Groceries, CrocKcry.
Hard and Hollow Ware,
STEEL, NAILS, and NAIL RODS, in fact
complete assortment of all kinds of goods usually
kept in a country store, all ol wnicii ne is dispose
to sell at moderate prices.
N. B Grain and Country produce, White and
yellow pine boards will be taken in exenange ; &1
eo, oak joist, &c. &c
WJLLTAM EASTBURN.
Stroudsburg, Jan. 15th, 1840.
LAST NOTICE.
All persons indebted to tha late Srm of Stokes 6f
Tuition for the Classics, Belles-Lettres, French i tr0' haa bfn Published. Tt was almost uni
&c per quarter '2 00 j rely conceded that he was the ablest advocate
Extra' for music, per quarter, 5 00 of the system which was destroyed. He continu-
N. B. A particular course of study will be j ed in the House after the change of administra
marked out for those who wish to qualify them- tion, always conspicuous for his sound principles,
selves for Common School Teachers with ref- constant acuteness, extensive knowledge, and nian-
Urown, are requested to make payment on or be
fore the first day of July next, or their account
will be leftin the hands of a Justice for collection.
STOGDELL STOKES..
May 29,1840: -
POETR
For the Jeffcrsonian Republican.
The Farmer's CSioicei
"A little house well fill'dj
A little wife well will'd,
A little land well tilPd."
Our ancestors weie fed on bread and broth-,
And woo'd their healthy wives in homespun cloth;
0 u mothers, nurtured at the nodding reel,
Gave all their daughters lessons on tho wheel.
Though spinning does not much reduce the waist,
It made their food much sweeter to the taste :
They plied with honest zeal the map and broom,
And drove the shuttle through the noisy loom,
They never once complained as we do now,
" We have no girl to cook, and milk the cow."
Each mother taught her red-cheek'dson and daugh
ter, To bake, to brew, and draw a pail of water :
No damsel shun'd the wash-tub, broom or pail,
To keep unsoil'd a long grown finger nail,
They sought no gaudy dress, no wasp-like form,
But ate to live, and work'd to keep them warm,
No idle youth, no tight laced, mincing fair,
Became a livid corpse, for want of air
No fidgets, faintings, fits of frightful blues;
No painful corns from wp.saing Chinese shoes.
Biographies of ZHstinguisIied Peuii
syiianiaus. CONTINUED.
James A. BaYARD5an eminent lawyer and states
man was born in Philadelphia in 1767; His clas
sical education was completed at Princeton Col
lege. In the year 'SI, he engaged in the study of
tho law, and on his admission to the bar settled in
Wilmington, Delaware, where he soon acquired
considerable practice and reputation. A few years
after he reached his majority, he was elected a re
presentative of Delaware in Congress. The first
occasion, on which he 'particularly distinguished
himself, was the impeachment of Willie Blount a
Senator from Tennessee. Mr. Bayard was chair
man of the committee of 11, who were selected by
the house to conduct that impeachment. He took
the chief and very brilliant ,part in ths discussion
of the constitutional questions, which arose out of
the successful plea of the accused, to the jurisdic
tion o the Senate. At an early period of his po
litical career, President Adams offered him the
post of Envoy to the French Republic, which pru
dential reasons induced him to decline. lie was
one of the leaders of the federal party in Congress,
at tho epoch of the election of Mr. Jefferson to the
office of President, In the memorable contest in
the House of Representatives, which was produ
ced by the equality of votes for Mr. Jefferson and
Col Burr, he finally prevailed upon his political
friends tho mode of proceeding, which enabled
tho friends of Mr. J. to triumph. Hostile as he
was, to that statesman, and much as he had reason
to expect of personal advantage from a different
issue he sacrificed party feeling and ambitious
hopejwhen he perceived that the peace of the coun
try and the stability of the constitution might be
endangered by continuing the struggle. In no
debate of the house did Mr. Bayard display his ge
nius more in that which preceded the repeal of
March, 1802, of the iudiciarv bill. A volume of
speeches which were delivered in this famous con
ly copious eloquence. When elected to the Son
ate, he displayed for several years, in that body,
the same talents aud patriotism. In 1812 he stren
uously opposed tho declaration of war with Great
Britain. President Madison selected him a3 one
of tho Comraissiocers, to treat for peace under the
proffered mediation of the Emperor Alexander of
Russia. He embarked on this important mission,
which had not been sought nor expected by him
self or his friends for him, from the port of Phila
delphia, May 8, 1813, and arrived at St. Petersburg
in July of that year,
The absence of the Emperor prevented the
transaction of any busines and when all hope of
advancing the main ooject seemed idle, Mr. B.
proceeded (January 1814) by land to Holland.
There he learned the willingness of tho British
Court to treat directly with the American Envoys.
Previously to the arrival of his colleagues, who in
consequence of this annunciation were despatched
by the American government, he visited England.
At the proper period he repaired to Ghent, which
was ultimately chosen as the scene of the negoti
ations which terminated in the treaty that bear the
name of that place. His share in the oral discus-
ions and the written correspondence with the
British Plenipotentiaries was such as might have
been expected from his peculiar fitness for the
task of negotiation. On the conclusion of this
business, he mado a journey to Paris, where he!
remained until he heard of the ratification of the
treaty and of his appointment as Envoy to the
Court of St, Petersburg This he promptly decli
ned. It was his intention however to go to Eng
land, in order to coopejate in the formation of a
commercial treaty with the lintish Uaoinet, as he
was included in the commission sent for that pur-
sose ; but an alarming illness put an end to every i
plan, except that of reaching Ins homo as early as
possible. He embajked at Havre, in a state of the
most painful debility, suffered unfortunate delays
in the voyage, and arrived to die only in the arms
of his family. Mr. Bayard was a logician of the
first ordei, possessed a "rich and ready elocution
and commanded attention as well by his fine coun
tenance and manly person as his cogent reasoning
and comprehensible views. He acquired reputa
tion both as a lawyer and a political lawyer, scarce
ly inferior to that of any one of his American con
temporaries. Francis Hopkinson, one of the Signers of the
Declaration of Independence, was born in Phila
delphia, 1738, to which city his parents had emi
grated from England. His father was the inti
mate friend and scientific coadjutor of Franklin,
to whom, it is said, he first exhibited the experi
ment of attracting the elective fluid by a pointed
instead of a blunt instrument. Francis was edu
cated at the College of Philadelphia. After grad
uating there, he studied law, and in '65 visited
England, where he remained two years. On his
return, he fixed his resiilencejat Bordentown, N. J.
and entered Congress as a delegate from New Jer
sey in '75. Dr. Rush asserts that his satirical
writings contributed greatly to the cause of Iris
country's independence. He began this warfare
in in '74, with his "Pretty Story." in the strain of
the Tale of a Tub, and prosecuted it from year to
year, with such production1!), as the "Prophecy,"
the admirable "Political Satechism," the various
"Letters of Tories" and ciT" British Travellers."
and answers to British Proclamations and Gazette
accounts, &c. After the war, he employed his
irony against domestic evik, particularly against
the intemperance of parties, the ribaldry of tho
newspapers and the exaggerations and prejudices,
with which the present federal constitution was
assailed. After his retirement from Congress, he
received the post of Judge of the Admiralty for
Pennsylvania, and in the year '90 passed to the
bench of the District Court. He died in '91. The
selection of his works in three volumes, printed in
'92, embraces serious compositions in prose, mark
ed by deep sensibility, strong thoughts and multi
farious knowledge; papers on subjects of physical
science ; a number of acute and learned judicial
decisions, &c. Hs sotirfa possess much sweetness
amLdclicacyf and tha Sirs which' ho composed for
them rendered them doubly popular. The battle
of tho Kegs is a specimen of his faceliousncss in
verse, and the "Annual "Whitewashing in prose.
Richard Peters, an eminent Judge and Agricul
turist, was born near Philadelphia, August 22, 1744.
He received his education in the College of that
city. In entering into active life, he was a good
Latin and Groek Scholar, and acquainted with the
French and German languages. He adopted tho
profession of the law, in which he obtained early
and considerable success, particularly by means of
his intimate knowledge of the land laws of the
commonwealth and the fluency with which he spoke
the German. Even in his youth, he was distin
guished for wit and humor. His powers of pleas
antry were felt even by tiie Indians, when he ac
companied a delegation from Pennsylvania to the
Six Nations. The Indian Chiefs delighted with
his vivacity, formally adopted him into their tribe.
At the opening of the Revolution, Mr. Peters be
came Captain of a company of volunteers, but was
soon transferred by Congress, to the Board of War,
in which he continued until '81, whon he resigned
his post, and received from Congress, a vote of
thanks, for his services. He was closely connect
ed with Robert Morris in all the exertions and sac
rifices, which were made for supplying the neces
sities of the army. No one possessed more curi
ous and instructive anecdotes, of the distresses and
trials of the government. After Mr. Petors quit
ted the war office, he was elected a member of
Congress. When the new government wa3 or
ganized, under the present constitution, tho Presi
dent offered him the place of comptroller of the
Treasury this he declined, but accepted that of
Judge of the District Court ot rennsylvania. He
occupied this station for thirty-six years until his
death, always assiduous, and highly useful, par
ticularly m admiralty cases. Agriculture and pub
lic works formed the chief objects of Judge Pe
ters, besides his duties on the bench. He was the
first President of the company at whoso expense
the great bridge at rhiladclphia over the Schuyl
kill was built. The country is indebted to him
also for the use of plaster in agriculture. In '97
he published a relation of his experiments with it,
on his own larm, which was widely circulated
and produced important improvements in -Ameri
can husbandry. He was President of the Phila
delphia Agricultural Society, and enriched its
memory with many valuable communications. He
was an exemplary citizen and chnstian.
(to be continued.)
Hard Cider. An elderly lady who had
some claim on Government for services of her
deceased husband, recently called on Mr. Van
Buren at the white house. The lady was re
ceived with the President's usual politeness.
but as her stay was rather long, his excellency
Degan complaining ol a head acho, and askiii"
the lady if she knew any remedy for it. " Oh
yes, sir my poor dear husband used to be much
troubled with it, and was always cured by ta
king hard cider.
" In one year after Mr. Van Buren is sworn
into office as President, gold and silver will be
the common currency of the people." Globe.
What a plaguy long year that has been Mr.
Blair; thirty eight months of it have gone,
and the people would like to know when it is
coming to an end.
HARRISON AND TYLER.
THE 0 HEEO AT FORT
MEIGS.
General Harrison said he was greatly in
debted to his fellow-citizens of Columbus and
Franklin County the most cordial hospitality
had at all times been accorded to him by them.
So long ago as the time when he was honored
with the command of the ' Northwestern Army,'
and held his head-quarters at Franklinton, on
the other side of the river, it was his fortune to
find in the people of Franklin County not on
ly good citizens but patriots and soldiers. Their
unvarying kindness to him had laid him under
many previous obligations, and their generous
attention on this occasion he cheerfully and
gratefully acknowledged.
He said he had no intention to detain his
friends by making a speech, and he did
so in obedience to what ho understood to be the
desire of those whom he aderessed. He was
not surprized that public curiosity was awaken
ed in reference to some things which hadlately
been published concerning him, nor was he un
willing to satisfy the feeling o his fellow-citizens
by such proper explanations as became
him, in his present position before the country.
He confessed that he had suffered deep mortifi
cation, since he had been placedbefore thepeo
pie as a cardidate for the highest office in their
gift nay, tho most exalted station in the world
that any portion of his countrymen should
think it necessary or expedient to abuse, slan
der or villily him. His sorrow arose not so
much from personal dear as was the humble
reputation he had earned as from public con
siderations. He might draw consolation, un
der this species of injury, from the revelations
of history, which showed that the best of men
who had devoted their lives to the public ser
vice, had been the victims of traduction. But
virtue and truth are the foundations of our repub
lican system. W hen these are disregarded our
republican institutions must fail ; he looked
therefore at symptoms of demoralization with
sincere regret, as betokening danger to our pub
lie liberty.
A part of the polUcal press, supporting the
existing administration, and certain partizans o
Mr. Van Buren, also a candidate for that higl
omce, to wnicn somo oi tnose whom he addres
sed desired to elevate him, had invented and
propagated many calumnies against him, but he
proposed on the present occasion to speak of one
only of the numerous perversions and slanders
which filled the columns of the newspapers and
misrepresented his character and conduct, He
alluded to the story of his famous " Confiden
tial Committee," as they call it. The sto
ry goes," said General Harrison, "that I have
not only a committee of couscience-keepers, but
that they put me in a cage, fastened with iron
bars and keep me m that. To one who look
ed at his bright and sparkling eye the light
which beamed m its rich expression the smile
which played upon his countenance, blendiug
the lineaments of benevolence and firmness
who remembered also that he was listening to
the voice of a son of Governor Harrison, one o
" the signers, the pupil of old " Mad Antho
ny," the hero of Tippecanoe, the defender o
fort Meigs, the conquerer of Proctor tho
i-
dea of Wm. Henry Hayrison in a cage
was irresistably ludicrous !
When the laughter had subsided, the Gen
eral proceeded. I have no committee fellow
citienzs confidential or other. It is true that
I employed my friend, Major Gwynn, to aid
me m returning replies to some of the nu
merous questions propounded to mo by letters
But to such only as any man could answer
as well as another. There is scarcely a ques
tion of a political nature now agitating the pub
lic mind, on which l have not long smco pro
mulgated my opinions, by speeches, published
letters or official acts. A largo majority of
letters addressed to me purported to seek my
views of about Abolition, U. S. Bank, & other
matters concerning which my views are already
in possession ol the public. The most suitable
answer tothese-andto well-intentioned persons
the most satisfactory was a reference to the
documents to which my opinions already ex
pressed were to be found. Such answers
entrusted to my well tried an faithful friend Mr.
Gwynn. Letters requiring more particular at
tention, I answered myself. Every body who
knows Major Gwynn, kniwsthathe is not one
whom I would employ to wri e a political letter.
Ho is a self made man, a soldier and a gentle
manbut neither a politician nor a scholar. I
asked the servico of him because he was my
friend, and I confided in him, and it was
plain and simple. My habit is to receive, open
and to read my letters myself. Such as requrie
special attention, I reply to myself. Such as
may be easily answered by another, 1 hand
to my friend, with an endorsation indicating
where the information sought may be
found as thus "Refer the 'writer to
0
speech at Vinccnnes" "orthe answer
may be seen in my letter to Mr. Den
ny," &c. But it seems that Major
Gwynn was Chairman of a Commit
tee of the citizens of Cincinnati or of
Hamilton county. When the famoi,
Oswego letter was received, it wa.
read, as is usual with such letters i
endorsed it & handed it to Maj. G wynu
But, it seems, when the answer was
prepared it was signed also by his col
leagues of the county or City Com
mittee. Of all this I knew nothing-
nor in their capacity of Committee
had they anything to do with my let
ters. Fet by alitte mistake and much
perversion these gentleman have been
erected into a committee of my conscience-keepers,
andmade to shut me
up in a cage to prevent me from an
swering interrogatories.
General Harrison remarked that,
had he, indeed, called to his assist
ance the services of a friend in con
ducting his correspondence, he would
have had high authority tc justify him
in the measure. It had been said of
General Washington that many of the
papers which bear his siprnaiure were
written by others, and he believed it
had never been contradicted; and
General Breckenbridge aid to Gen.
Jackson in the late war, had repre
sented himself to be the author of
much of General Jackson's corres
pondence. But he had not done so to
any extent, or in any other expense
than as he had now explained it in
requesting Major Gwynn, to refer
those inquiries to him, to the public
sources of information. And he would
here say, that in all his public life
civil and military, there was no letter,
report, speech or order, bearing his
name which was not written wholly
by his own hand. He said to open,
read, and answer all the letters ad
dressed to him was physicallyimpos
sible though he should do nothing
else whatever. To give his readers
an idea of the labor it would require,
he said, a gentleman then present
was with him in the morning he left
Cincinnati when he took from the
Post Office 16 letters there were u
sually half the number at the Post
Office near his residence 24 letters
per day. Could any man, he asked,
give the requisite attention to such a
daily correspondence, even to thene
glect of every other engagement 1
True it was that many communications
were sent to him that were not entitled
to his notice sent by persons who
had no other object but to draw from
him something which might be used
to his injury and the injury of the cause
with which he was identified yet,
there were enough of those who clai
med his respectful consideration for
the sources from which they came
and the subjects to which they refer
red, to occupy more time and labor
than any one man could bestow upon
them.
General Harrison said he had
alluded particularly to this mat
ter of the Committee because it had
recently been the occasion of so
much animadversion by his political
adversaries. But it was one only, of
many misrepresentations of him, his
conduct, his principles and opiinions
with which the Party Press was tee
ming. He said it would occupy him
many hours to discuss them, if it were
necessary or proper for him to do so!
He referred however to the Richmond
Enquirer and expressed his sur
prize at the manner in which his name
and character had been treated by that
paper. He did so as it afforded an
"fit" 1
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