1 s- ?!1S:. 1 fill Iliclutid Nugent, Editor The whole art of Government consists in 'the art ov being honest. Jefferson. .-. r r ft ' ' VOL. I. STROUDSBTJRG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, IS40. No '39. kill hi. a a- s i. tl T If I IB ilAWr JM. IWv ffiM uk v w a mi lsas- &n a?; , , 1 1 I Mil ! ill ir.ll i .4 JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN. Ti?nK -rn .lnllnrs ncr annum in advance Two dollars I and a quarter, half yearly, and if not paid before the end of the vear Two dollars and a half. Those who receive their pa- Fpers OV a earner or M.iguuutuia vmiuujvu u iJiuiniciwr, lui hn plianrcu 37 I -a ci per year, uxira. N'o papers discontinued until an arrearages arc paid, except tat the opiion 01 mo tunor. i rrPAlveriiscments not exceedinn one sauarc (sixteen lines) ' will he inserted three weeks for one dollar : twenty-five cents lorotciy subsequent lnseruon ; larger ones in proportion, .benl discount will be made to yearly advertisers. IC7All letters addressed to the Editor must be post paid. JOB PRINTING-. , ilavm? a cvneral assortment of large elegant plain and orna mental ivpe, wo are prepared to execute every ues enption of ISlaaik Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER BLANKS, PAMPHLETS. &o. ' Pr.nted wiUi neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms. DELAWARE ACADEMY. The Trustees of this Institution, have the Pleasure of announcing '.o the public, and par- lcularly to the mends ol education, that they lave engaged Ira B. Newman, as Superintcn- ent and Principal of their Academy. The Trustees invite the attention of parents and guardians, wbo 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- view of the Delaware river, near which it jjls situatedj and the surrounding scenery such .jas the lover of nature will admire it is easily farp.fissible the Easion andMilford Stao-fis nnss it daih'j and only 8 miles distant from the latter iplacej and a more salubrious section of coun- tin can nownere oe iounu. io lears neea oe W&iIa i : J .!, n :n . . tcuifiiuiiiuu uiui pupus win uuiiiitiui pcriituiuus abits, or be seduced into vicious company it fis 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 jftcademv. 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 thePrlncipal, whose reputa tion. deportment and guardianship over his pu- pis, afford the best security for their proper conduct, that the Trustees can give or parents ana guaruinns uumauu tt guaruians aemana. 3 .I- J .1 I anted to the age of the pupil and the time Se designs to spend in literary pursuits. Young en may qualify themselves for entering upon Ti ...a r."L i j r : r.. i iau siuuv ui um maxima uiuiessiuus ur lur mi Ivanced stand at College for mercantile pur suits, lor teaching or the business ot common Kfe, useful will be preferred to ornamental stud lies, nevertheless so much ol me latter attended ffi as the advanced stases of the nunil's educa tion win aumit. l ne male anu lemaie depart went will be under the immediate superintend Mence of the Principal, aided by a competent which sound health can be established. Hun- i r 1 . . T" ........... male or female Assistant. Lessons in music will be jriven to yduns ladies on the Piano orte at the boarding house of the princi -w I ipal, by tan experienced and accomplished Instructress Summer Session commences May 4th. EXPENSES. Burl for Younji Gentleman or Ladies with th.- Principal, per week, 31 50 , pupils from 10 to 15 years of age from SI lo $1 25 Tui'ion for the Classics, Belles-Lettres, French per quarter, 2 00 ,xtri lor music, per quarter, 5 00 IVT B. A particular course of study will be hu Mediate attention, Lectures on the various subjects of study will e delivered ty aoie it i i i-i peaKersj- through the (course of year. By ordoroflhe Board, DANIEL W. DINGMAN. ' Pres't JJingman's Ferry, Pike cov Pa., May 2 1840 NOTICE. The Book of Subscription to the Stock of the ! Upper Lehigh Navigation Company, will be re- opened at Stoddartsville, on Wednesday, the 15th uayoi juiy uiibun g, ueii m u i0rZV holders will c-lect a board of Directors. Charles Trump, ,,'r. John . Comfprt, Henry W. Drinlcer t William P. Clark, Commissioners Tunc 10, 18-10. , ' N. 13. Proposals will bc received at Stoddarts vi!le.o!i Thursday the 10th day of July ensuing, (for doinsf the work either wholly or in jobs, requt- i oy building a loGk and inclined plane with the cossary gratiiiig, .nxtures and macJunery lor assinz rafts descending the Lehish over ihc.Falls at Stoddartsville. It is expected that the work twill Be commenced as soon as practicable and. Be completed vvilh dsspatch, m irke out lor tliose w ho wish to quality them- sons aftflr the usuar3Cio'nliflc skill of1 phy. tho means of their escape; the officers inquired hpl was shining out from a little window upon scire-, lor Common School Teachers with ref- icians haye congolcd them wUh lho aS3Urante and investigated in vain; tho country was cx- Jft and drooping boughs that hung near erence to that object; application made lor lUat they could do no more. The properties of plored to no purpose; the soldiers shook their The dog recived them graciously, and they tochers to the trustees, or principalwill meet , p-,. asnMi. h:,:ni)5 ml nnftr:An t L,i;,;n heads, and told of fortune-tellers, pedlars, and entered. A table was spread with some coarse PROCLAMATION. Tin ,1 1 l -i? j 1 wnereas, m mu uy an not or zae General Assembly, passedthe second rlnvnf M fi hrimrv. nnft thnnsnnri Pirrhf hundred and two, it is provided that Vt , w. 1 J " " --Jv..iv wiliv -1 J I the several counties or the Common- wealth. Qualified to VOte for members Loir! uon at me same places at wmcn tne a - j il. - . 1 -l .1 I Said member shall havebeen Voted for at the preceding election, on the fifth Friday preceding the first Wednesday in Decerrber, one thousand eiffht hun- dred and four, and on the fith Fridav preceding the first Wednesday in De- cember in every fourth year thereaf- . r- .!,,. r i a' i , ter, for the purpose of electinsr electors . -. ii 1 t -ri . P , of President and Vice President of the United States. tvt ,i r t a 7 ? Now, therefore J, Samuel Gunsaidcs, aucnu ui tii uuuiiiy OL ivionroe, m y-tM (X- -f A-U. i- C 71 T pursuance of the duty enjoined 011 me, by the above recited act, do issue this ,i 4' ' ' , . ,i my proclamation, giving notice to the rreemen or said, county, quaiilied to vote tor the members of the general assembly to meet at their Several elec- tlOIl districts on riday the dOth of October next, then and there between the hours of nine in the morninfrand six in the nf- fovnnnn coiVI rlnv fn vnto Thirtv Electors for President and Vice President 0f the United states; and that the several Judges, Inspectors and Clerks who shall have attended at the preceding election for members of Assembly, are requested to attend and perform at the said election the like duties and . -wT- -i . i be subject to the like penalties for ne gleet or misconduct as they shall be liable to at the election of members of j Assemblv Gi d j d fc gouds. J Mrg, the 3d day of October, A. D 1840, and of the Independence of the United States the sixtv-fiflll J S. GUNSAULES, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Stroudsburg, October 16, 1840. $ CURING PRACTICE. The principle of purifying the body by purg ing with vegetable phisic is becoming more and more understood as the onlu sensible method bv ... . . . j dreds of individuals have become convind nf this doctrine, and are daiiv aeknowlndaincr practice to be the best ever discovered. Now 3 J . -.w . is the unhealthy season when our bodies are liable lo be affected with disease; and now is the time the state of the stomach and bowels should be attended to, because on the healthy ?t;ifn nf tlinf nrwans d mi ends tho lmnliliv ulnto nf thficrenral svstp.m- .mil nvnrv nn will i once, if the j?cneral health be bad while that re- mains, local disease cannot be cured. iiii uie uieuiuHiu mai'is reiiuisiie to rcsiore All .1 1- the body to a state of health is Brandreth's Vc- ctablc Universal Pills, which have performed cures unon thousands of helDless and honelftss nnripnt arc unrivalled; all who use them recommend 1 . 1 i. lA.WUlWlIBV I bc -sed (0 bc ZV?TCCi.die 'fhe weak and del- icate will bc strengthened by their use, not by braciny but bvremovinf? the cause olwuakripw an that fiverv nno is his own nnmnntmit nhvi. I- a - . I clan, ttememben none are genuine sold by drufrirists. ' BRANDRETH'S Oflice in Philadel- .. f , , , p.,. . N R Nnrih EiVhth street. ' UJ3 Agents for Monroe and Pike Counties are at the Jolloioing places. cJjj 11 lilVii lvvXIi VUUlx 1 X .l II I LJA I e,...lt.!..,.li I?TrTJ M?n C CPADTre UHUUUOUUIgU, OinilVO. 'iriillnftcIiitrfT T TTtTT? TiRnnHTAri """"lliJi' HjPIKE COUNTY-XII Milford, JOHN H. BRODHEAD. Bushkill, PETERS & LA BAR." ' Dingsman's Ferry, A. STOLL & Co. Observe, no pills are genuine sold under the name of Brandreth's in Monroe or Pike coun ties, except those sold by the above agents. B. BltANDRETH. M.D. 'Oclobcr lGpl840'.--ly. the gross and corrupt humors ot the body '"'own 10 wasningion, ne sent ucn. nazen to wim miu oihbu iu "c un- They require no change in diet or caie of any lake this responsible charge. This energetic gmally a Bible, though now it was worn to a kind. Plain directions accompany each box officer, after exhausting all rosources, resorted mahogany color and spherical form. While POETRY. Tiie Life f tfic Kicsscd. From -the Spanish. . r; n:c a 7:t..i I 1 1 - . - - . . . -.5 Land of the good, whose earthly,toils'are.o:er! I VLl LUU KJ L lilt: .11111 U N Wor frost nor heat may blight . 7 ,ni lhy vernal beauty; fertile. shore, Yielding thy blessed fruits for evermore! Tiicre, without crook or .sling, Walks the good Shepherd; blossoms whiteiand red lioud bis meek temples cling, -.. - . A'nd' t0 su'cot Pastures led - - - u nis own lovsd fIock be!ieath his eye nre td: '. IIe s'des, and near him they . . a n r rllow del,'shted ; for hmakesfcthem,gov dwolls cternaVV'ny' ' ; :? -tvuu uuaveuiy roses mow, ' -f ' -n i i t i . . Deathless, and gathered-but 'ap-ain to: grow: . . : L.c 'T8 cm :c T lm?-. ., . , , iNamea ol the minute and ion", sought uood,., An,i frtnntB1.,ia nr a;'" - I . And whore his feet-havo stood. , . Springs up along the wavtheintender;food And when. in the mM skj0- - "" ,.."-'. . The climbing Sun has reached his highest bound, iieposing as he lies, With all his flock around, IIe watches the still air with modulated sound. From his sweet lute flow forth Immortal harmonies of power to still I A11 passions bom of earth, ,toU And draw tIie ardent Wl11 3ft It3 destin' of goodness to -fulfil ig111 ut a littJe part, K'vaml?r.ing brealh of !halJ hielod'',;. i ihs 'i' i iiiiii ill v i i:irr Descend into my heart, , And change it, till it be , Transformed and swallowed up, 0 lovein;thee; Ah, then my soul should know ' 'y 9s- ' Beloved, where thou liest at noon of day; And, from this place of wo Released, should take its way To mingle with thy flock, and never stray V; Bva "curious coincidence " the writer of these lines while transcibir.g this adventure, found among some old family papers a letter I addressed by Gen. Haze.n to William Henry of Lancaster, then a member of Congress from Penna. the bearer of which was the Captain Lee, who is the hero of the following pages KcvoI?3tioisary Adventure. The lcadinff events of the War of Tndenen- dence arc familiar to every American; but many incidents full nf intprnxt nnd ml reninr vntw. main lobe disclosed. There are those vet liv- ' " v, injr who remember the following storv: The American authorities found much difficul- tym disposing of their prisoners. Thev had no posts regularly fitted for the purpose; and thev could suggestno belter means for securing them, - - uf than lo place them under wuard in a t hir e v settled part of the country, where the inhabi- tants were most decidedly hostile to the Eng- oltl ,,uit woman. But the most profound si lish. The town of Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, lence was observed; a man came out from was of those selected for this purpose. The prisoners were confined in barracks, enclosed with a stockade, and vigilantly guarded. But in sPile of all precautions, they often disappear- H in fin tinnonnnto , n minnop xm 1, 1 " ""v-wuunuiv. "'"n.., u uumm" was llcard of them, till they had resumed their P,ace m tllc ish army. Many and various were the conieclures as to ' I I " I SUCtt characters, who had been seen at inter- ,1,1 ll,ink of nothing but supernatural agency; but whether man or spirit was the conspirator, the mystery was unbroicen. When this became to stratagem. He was convinced that, as the , 1 1 ... - r 1 . i . t - 1 i ,Iuuresi unwsn P0Sl was more iiian a nunured miles distant, the prisoners must be aided bv Americans, but where the suspicion should fall he could not even con ecture: the reproach nf Toryism being almost unknown in that region, J' ,ir,n .-,.1 irt or. ,.n,.. r j.:., u..u muluiuuauui w u,. w.ubiri ui ilia 1Iririri ,.r V n e l t n I a ri I Yin vol in1 frlf ifo clloincc. I Axxuuim. xiiio waa uaiiuiii uuu, imuau COIirarrn finr nh tv 11 v nistifipf thn sr. nrl nn 'PI. a 1 - Itr- -I .1 I Having been trained to meet exigencies of severely, he lelt some misgivings when the fel this kind in a distinguished career, as Colonel ,ow's eye rested upon him. Their conductor in the British armv. his plan was formed at was a middle-aged harsh-looking man, whom liiosecreipianconcerieuoeiweenuiemwasinis. snouid require ol them to swearupon tne scrip It was to be given out that Lee was absent on lures, not to make the least attempt to escape, lurlough or command. He, meantime, was to assume the dress of a British prisoner, and hav- ing provided himself with information and a sto- ry ol his capture, was to bo thrown into the bar- racks, where he might gain1 the confidence of the soldiers, and ioin them in a plan of escape, How Wfill f!nnt. T .no cniinitipd nni-f mmr tin I inferred from the fact, that when he had disap peared and placed himself among the prisoiiers, his own officers .and soldiers saw; him tyery day without the least suspicion. The person to whom am indebted for most of these particulars was the Intendant of the persons, and familiar with Lee ; but though compelled too see him often in the discharge of his duty, he never penetrated the disguise. Well it was for Lee, that his disguise was so complete. Had his associates suspected his purpose to betray them, his history would haye 4 been embraced in the proverb, " dead men tell no tales." For many days-ho remained in this situation; making no discoveries whatever. He thought he perceived at times sign3 of in telligence between the prisoners and an old woman, who was allowed to bring fruit for sale, within the enclosure. She was known to be deaf, and halfwitted, and was therefore no ob ject of suspicion. It was known that her son had been disgraced and punished in the Amer ican army, but she had never betrayed any malice on that account, and no one dreamed that she could have had the power lo do inju ry, if she possessed the will. Lee watched her closely, but saw nothing to confirm his suspi cions. Her dwelling was about a mile distant, iu it wuu retreat, wnere sue .snareu ner miser- able quarters with a dog and cat, the former of : ... .mi . . i. i i. which mounted guard, over her mansion, while the latter encouraged superstitious fears, which were equally effectual in keeping visiters a way. One dark stormy night in autumn, Lee was lying awake at midnight, meditating on the en terprise he had undertaken, which though in the beginning it had recommended itself to his romantic disposition, had now lost all its charms. It was one of those tempests which in our cli mate so often hang upon the path of trie de- parting year. Ilis companions slept soundly. but the wind, which shook the building to its foundation and threw heavy splashes of rain, against the window, crmspired with the state of Ied the way up to a building, which seemed, his mind, to keep him wakeful. All at once ; tne shadowy outline, to be a large stono the door was gently opened, and .a figure moved ! barn. They entered it, and were severally silently into the room. It was too dark to ob- i placed in small nooks, where they could feeL serve its motions narrowly, but 'lift could see , tnat the hay was all around them, except on. that it stooped towards one of the sleepers, who ( lle. f wall. Shortly after, sonicpro immediately rose ; next it approached him, and j visions were brought to them with the same si touched him on the shotdIer. Lde immediate- lence, and it was signified to them, that thev b started up; the figure then allowed, a slight' gieam irom a uarii lantern to pass over nis t"t- .v-uuunjj uu. j uruugu u crevice innno face, and as it did so, whispered impatiently waU Lee could discover, as the day came on, " not the man but come!" It then occurred tnat the barn was attached to a small farm to Lee that this was the opportunity, he de-, bouse. lie was so near the house that he con' I sired. The unknown whispered to him lo keep ' overhear the conversation which was carried his place, till another man was called: but iust!on about the door. The momimj rose clear, at that moment some noise disturbed him, and making a sign to Lee to follow, he moved si lently out of the room. They found the door o llie house, unbarred, and a small part of the fence removed, where they passed out without molestation: the sentry had retired toashel- I , ... tcr' wnere he thought he could guard his post without sintering Irom the ram; but Lee saw inat 11,8 contluclor3 P"t themselves m prepara- 11011 silence turn il he should happen to ad- dress lhem- Just wllhout tlie fencc appeared a t 1 1 t 1 -l sloping ngure, wrapped in a red clonic, and supporung useii wun a large suck, wnicn iee at onco perceived could be no oilier than the a ticket at a little distanco and joined them, an(l llle wllole party moved onward under the guidance of the old woman. At first they fre- quently slopped to listen, but having heard the 1 GIlUIHi IS CrV. till S VC11. mCV SG6 HC I TG-aS- - s J ' . . . ' . sured and moved wiih more confidence than oeiore. i ney soon came near o ncr cottage unUer an overhanging banU, where a bright . . . ,1 provisions upon it, and a large jug, wnicn one of the soldiers was about lo seize, when the man wll conducted them withheld him. "No," saiu lie wc musi Iirsi Procccu 10 Business. ilu wu,u lu u ,,,au l'1"3U "u,u "uu" 11U wore doing this, iee had time to exam iliriAViio nAmnnninnB on a rC - In luo """'l'""""' uui rluiet looking soldier, the othor a short stout man with much the aspect ol a villain. They examined mm m turn, and as Lee had been obliged formerly to punish tho shorter soldier IT 11 ic Lee had never, sofln hnfnrn - - A nrtltr ...o I I. 1. .1.'. x- (uuuiuu hi lllUlll ill 1BW WOfUS, 111UI uuiuio jju r inn d ndArinb- ntnmr rp. ho. I It ,1 and never to reveal the circumstances or agents in the proceeding, whatever might befal them, The soldiers, however, insisted on deferring this measure, till they had formed somo slight acquaintance with the contents of the jug, and expressed their sentiments on tho subject -rather Utr miinno ilin wnnlii.1 .' Tn t.hiR. ill ftv'innrfl in?n . T T I ast I I1KVI ml lltL t It r f r nm et I A linim l-nnt Mta cd by Leo1 who by this jtirao. ha.d begunJocon template the danger of his ontcrprise,tin a new and unpleasant point oT view. If he were" to bo compelled to accompany his parly to New YoVk, his disguise would at oncebe detected, and it was certain that he would be hanged as a spy. He had supposed; beforehand, that he should find no difficulty in escaping at any moment; but he saw, that their conductor had prepared arms for them, which they were to use in taking the life, of any one who should attempt to feavo them and then the oath. He might- pdssiblv have released himself from its obligations, when it became necessary for thejntcrests of his country; but no honorable man can well bear to be driven to an emergency, in which he must violate an oath, howeverreluctantly it was taken. He felt that there was no retreat ing, when there came a heavy shock, as of something falling against the sides of the house; their practised ears at once detected the alarm gun ; and their conductor, throwing down tho old Bible, which he had held all ihe while im patiently in his hand, directed the party to fol low him in close order, and immediately quit ted tho house, taking with him, his dark lan tern. Thev went on with great despatch, hut ! not without difficulty. Sometimes tneir foot o I j mg would give wav on some sandv 'bank, or slippery field; and when their path led through the woods, the wet boughs dashed heavilv iu their face. Lee felt that he might have de serted, his precious companions, while they were in this hurry and alarm; butj he felt, that, as yet, he had made no discoveries; and how ever dangerous his situationwas he could not bear to confess that he had not nerve to carry it through. On he went, therefore, for two or three hours, and was beginning to sink with fatigue, when the barking of a dog brought tho party to a stand. Their conductor gave a low whistle, which was answered at no great dis tance, and a figure came forward .in the dark- j ness, who whispered to their guide, and then wre to remain concealed through the whole of and it was evident from the inquiries of. horse men, who occasionally gallopped up lo the door, that the country was alarmed. The far mer gave short and surly replies, as if unwil ling to be taken off from his labor; but the other inmates of the house were eager in their . li'., -r . i i t questions, anu irom tne answers L.ee garnered l,ie means oy wnica ne ana ins compan- "au cacapeu, were as mysienous as ever. iuoicxi mgm, vnen an was quiet mey re- , sumed their march and explained to Lee that nf-t-kMavnvWIK . n 1 . . . , - " iu uir cuiracy, , aaauwawu mm uium m j lhe,r escape, they should take the precaution to keep him before them, just behind the guide. He submitted without opposition, though the arrangement considerably lessened the charYees in favour of his escape. He observed, from the direction of tho stars, that they did not move in a direct line toward the Delaware, but they changed their course so often that hecould not conjecture at what point they intended to strike the river. He endeavoured, whenever any peculiar object appeared, to fix it in his memory, as well as the darkness would per mit, and succeeded better than could have been expected, considering the agitated state in which he traveled. They went oh for several nights in this manner, being delivered over to different persons, from time to time; and as Lee could gather from their whispering conversa tion, they were regulaily employed on occa sions like tho present, and well rewarded by the British for their services. Their employ ment was full of danger ; and though they seemed like desperate men, ho could observe that they never remitted ihoir precautions. They were concealed by day in barns cellars caves mado for the purpose, and similar, re treats, and one day was passed in a tomb, the dimensions of which had been enlarged, and the inmates, if there had been any, banished to make room for the living. (Conclusion next week.) Changes in Virginia. Tho Abingdon Y' ginian contains' an address, signed by tivo dred and thirty-four citizens of Scott comfty. . who have abandoned the cause of Martin- Vrtit Buren. . We note in a contemporary's columns, the advertisement of a lady for a husband. 'None need applytunder six-feet!' WhcwLbuMhe Ifc dy goes in ferociously Jbr Hu-mcn. "I'm giltihg fat," as' the loafer said il ve'nife was stealing lard; ' 4.0 dJPfei' an i
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