dignified and lofty republican equality which lorms the broad and strong foundations of all t ur institutions. This being the avowed object nd direct tendency oi your society, it cannot I e fostered with too much care and tenderness, nor can you as members, be too zealous and punctual in your attendance to its various exer ciaes. I have thus briefly glanced at some of the leading objects, as well as the advantages of your socieiy. I have no doubt you already per ceive and duly appreciate their importance Whatever tends to improve the intellect and enlarge the stock ol knowledge among our cm zens, is a. mattor of great public concern. Each one of you, and each one of this entire commu nity has a deep interest in it. Then for the sake of the country, let no one neglect mental improvement. The wise political institutions of the country, with which our citizens are so signally blessed, enforce this duty upon all. Their relative duties to the country are many, and of tho highest importance. You whom I now address, are a portion of the freemen, and I may add, of the sovereigns of the country. Lach one should be sufficiently informed how to discharge all the duties pertaining to Ameri can citizenship. 1 he infortunium of American yu?h hould be such a lefirting princes and Mjcrnrs. Some of vou mav i e cf the number i t t;r future statesmen arid ruler.s. Whether ihi mav bfc o or 'nci. vou will bo constantly !'ed upun to jtwige of the public and of public ..eusure-. 1 h thrwv f our government '.oiin.led upon the virtue and intelligence of the people to them is committed the sacred trust of liberty. The light and guidance of the coun try may be most safely confided to virtuo and intelligence. To the young will soon be com muted the administration of this government, and upon its wisdom and purity their happiness or Kiisery ana its character and duration depend You, as a portion of the young, may live to see our rapidly increasing population much more man uounie in numbers, uonuectinff science with labor, our vision of the future is most glo rious. On many a spot which is now obscure and unknown, you will doubtless sec (owns and even cities, and that which is now a small vil- ige, w ill grow into a great neat of trade, manu vc.ures and commercp . Mountains will be cut ,u ;i valleys will be raised up rail-ways and !,a,'s will be constructed, thus annihilating i, n :e and man' lime will be lengthened out, it were, for useful employments. What a i! l is here opened to the view of American " u:hj to stimulate to improvement in knowl t Surely the barriers of ignorance and su- p jsiiiion will soon be removed and no longer s and in the wav of liht and learning. Gentlemen, there arc not wanting to Ameri cans, numerous objects of lofty pride and gen erous ambition. America is a new and vast theatre. Here, for the first time since the cre ation, man enjoj-s every right which justice, reason and nature approve. Here appears to bathe favorite haunt of liberty, and this sacred fire will continue to burn as long as it is fed by ihe hand of intelligence, virtue and religion. Already many brilliant names adorn the annals of our ootintrj-. Men who came from the hum bler walks of life, and graced with no title, oili er than thai cf genius and of virtue, and unaid--cd, except by the strong impulse of necessity, and the most laudible ambition. This teaches ms that intellectual power depends much on the .freedom of our institutions. These hasty reflections cannot be more appro priate concluded, than by invoking that Being j: whose hands is placed, the destiny of all na tions that he may Jong continue that marked kindness and favor, tvhich up to this time have -;'!' ndad us. By His power we were saved frfm foreign oppression. That same power can .ve us from self-destruction. So far as human j:cniy has any control human fortunes, our are in our own hands. Far distant and secure jr--.ui foreign foes, nothing but our own wicked ness ad folly can prevent our attainment of the highest destiny that has ever been allotted to ny nation. Let our people cultivate a spirit of j ustice, moderation and wise forbearance, gui tfed by intelligence and virtue, and no foe, ei ther foreign or domestic, will disturb the repose '.f the American eagle, as he surveys our bound less bliss of liberty, plenty and happiness. And . ay he long see our stars and slripes waving m peace over our own happy land, and uliimaie y " t prepared to wing his exulting flight with same rich blessings, from the rising Jo. the -':;ngun. "'enteral IfEarrisoK and .Ttidge Baraet A Tosscliisxg Scene. At a recent meeting of the committee in Cin rinnati to agree upon suitable measures to ex Mss the public feelings on the melancholy oc :ae.on of Gen. Harrison's death, a motion was uiwLe and unanimously adopted, lhat Judge Bur et bt requested to deliver the eulogy upon the . ce President. The Judge was present, being Chairman of the Committee. He declined the rrquest and "never," says the Cincinnati Re publican, "did we witness deeper feeling or lis ten to truw eloquence than in the remarks he n.a.!s. "I .cannot accept, said he: I could not ;eak. 1 kyew Harrison forty-six years ago; . wax brother lo ms thn; we have been .'iff var s. nee, cmr heart, were knit togeth . ! would choke ware I lo at t inn pi to ofhiiri. Uc is ike last of the Jittle band ttiuriftd tffijr city. I am alone now, all . . md i oSxmot talk of my friend, I cannot." ...J he wanly tears fell down his cheeks, and :'.e obs which were heard coming alike from t to jjgd and the riung of both parties, told the 'y::prtthy which ail jelt. 7'he scene was :'uckint It overcame all. who witnessed it. fJH&si,jy';r Tvxer is fifty-one years of age. '. i therefore youncer.than the late President tan Burden, and indeed the youngest President ne hav-uverhaJ. JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Stroudsburg, Pa. April 21, 1SH. Terms, $2,00 :n advance; $2,25, naif yearly ; and $2,50 if not paid beibic the end of the year. FOR GOVERNOR. JOHN BANKS, OF BERKS COUNTY. The Kequest and the Response. " Sir I wish you to understand the true PRINCIPLES OF THE GOVERNMENT. I WISH THEM CARRIED OUT. I ASK NOTHING. MORE." The last words of GEN HARRISON. "I AM IN FAVOR OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALES OF THE PUBLIC LANDS AMONG THE STATES, AND IN FAVOR OF RAISING THE REVENUE BY DUTIES ON IMPORTS IN OPPOSITION TO A RESORT TO A SYSTEM OF DIRECT TAXATION. I SHALL PROMPTLY GIVE MY SANCTION TO ANY CONSTITUTIONAL MEASURE WHICH, ORIGINATING in Congress, shall have for its object the restoration of a sound circulating medi UM, SO ESSENTIALLY NECESSARY TO GIVE CON FIDENCE IN ALL THE TRANSACTIONS OF LIFE, TO SECURE TO INDUSTRY ITS JUST AND ADE QUATE REWARDS, AND TO RE-ESTABLISH THE PUBLIC PROSPERITY." JOHN TYLER. To the People of the United States. A RECOMMENDATION. When a Christian People feel themselves to be overtaken by a great public calamity, it be comes them to humble themselves under the dis pensation of Divine Providence, to recognize His righteous government over the children of men, to acknowledge His goodness in time past, as well a3 their own unworthiness, and to sup plicate His merciful protection for the future. I he death of William Henry Harrison, late President of the United States, so soon af ter his elevation to that high office, is a be reavement peculiarly calculated to be regarded as a heavy affliction, and to impress all minds with a sense of the uncertainty of human things, and of the dependence of Nations, as well as of individuals, upon our Heavenly Parent. 1 have thought, therefore, that I should be acting in conformity with the general expecta tion and feelings of the community, in recom mending, as I now do, to tho People of the United States, of every religious denomination, that, according to their several modes and forms of worship, they observe a day of Fasting and Prayer, by such religious services as may be suitable on the occasion; and I recommend Fri day, the fourteenth day of May next, for that purpose; to the end that, on that day, we may all, with one accord, join in humble and rever- ential approach to Him, in whose hands wo are, invoking him to inspire us with a proner spirit and temper of heart and mind under these frowns of His providence, and still to bestow His gracious benedictions upon our Govern ment and oui country. JOHN TYLER. Washington, April 13, 1841. The Fire at North Bend. We are glad to learn by the Cincinnati pa- pers received this morning that the injury to the mansion house at North Bend, as reported yesterday, was greatly exaggerated. The Cin cinnati Gazette of Thursday says: Great uneasiness was caused in this citv yesterday morning, by a report lhat Gen. Har rison's dwelling house at North Bend, had been destroyed by fire the previous afternoon. Di rect information however arrived before noon and quieted all apprehensions. The building was on fire, but only the upper story of the west wing sustained any material damage. The roof and this part were destroyed, but without we understand, the loss of any furniture or se riously inconveniencing the afflicted family." Members of Congress will be elected in Tennessee on the 6th of May. Uj3 We publish with pride and pleasure the clear, consistent and manly Address of Presi dent Tyler to the People of the United Stales. It is a document which will be read with avidi ty by individuals of all parties; and we trust that as its distinguished author had tho rare fortune of passing through the late political conflict with out exciting any very violent prejudices against him, his sentiments will be candidly and calm ly investigated, and reason be permitted to tri umph over the blinded impulses of vehement partisanship. The way is now upon for a re conciliation a cessation of hostilities Is de manded by the state of the country, and the aus picious period seems to have arrived when all our feuds should be forgotten, and the spectacle presented to the world of a united and happy people. Sus. Reg. President Tyler has appointed two of the grand sons of Gen. Harrison, Cadets at West Point. The officers and soldiers rn Cincinnati, who served under General Harrison in the last War, have adopted measures to observe the dispen sation jjjfErovidence by which their beloved old GorRider was removed by death. mm President Tylers Address. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. r ellow-Citizens: Before my arrival at the Seat of Government the painful communi cation was made to you by the officers presiding over the several departments, of the deeply re gretted death of William Henry Harrison, late President of the United States. Upon him you had conferred your suffrages for the first office in your gift, and had selected him as your chosen instrument to correct and reform all such errors and abuses as had manifested themselves from time to time in the practical operation of ihe Government. While standmgat the thresh hold of this great work, he has by the dispen sation of an all-wise Providence, been removed from amongst us, and by the provisions of the Constitution, the efforts to be directed to the accomplishing of this vitally important task, have devolved upon myself. This same occur rence has subjected the wisdom and sufficiency of our institutions to a new test. For the first time in our history the person elected to the Vice Presidency of the United States, by the happening of a contingency provided for in the Constitution, has had devolved upon him the Presidential office. The spirit of faction, which is directly opposed to the spirit of a lofty patri otism, may find in this, occasion for assaults upon my administration. And in succeeding, under circumstances so sudden and unexpect ed, and to responsibilities so greatly augmented, to the administration of public affairs, I shall place in the intelligence and patriotism of the People, my only, sure reliance. My earnest prayer shall be constantly addressed to the all wise and all-powerful Being who made me, and by whose dispsnsation I am called to tho high oflico of President of this Confederacy, under standingly to carry out the principles of that Constitution which I have sworn " to protect, preserre, and defend." The usual opportunity which is afforded to a Chief Magistrate upon his induction to office, of presenting to his country an exposition of the policy which would guide his administration, in the form of an inaugural address, not having, under the peculiar circumstances which have brought me to the discharge of the high duties of President, of the United States, been afford ed to me, a brief exposition of tho principles which will gorcrn me in tho general course of my administration of public affairs would seem to be due as well to myself as to you. In re gard to foreign nations, the groundwork of my policy will be justice on our part to all, submit ting to injustice from none. While 1 shall se dulously cultivate the relations of peace and amity with one and all, it will be my most im perative duty to see that the honor of the coun try shall sustain no blemish. With a view to this, the condition of our military defences will become a matter of anxious solicitude. The Army, which has in other days covered itself with renown, and the Navy, not inappropriate ly termed the right arm of public defence, which has spread a light of glory over the American Standard in all the waters of the earth, should bo rendered replete with efficiency. In view of the fact, well avouched by history, that the tendency of all human institutions is to concentrate power in the hands of a single man, and their ultimate downfall has proceeded from this cause, I deem it of the most essential im portance that a complete separation should take place between the sword and the purse. No matter where or how the public moneys shall be deposited, so long as the President can ex ert the power of appointing and removing, at his pleasure, the agents selected for their cus tody, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy is in fact the Treasurer. A permanent and radical change should therefore be decreed. The patronage incident to the Presidential office, already great, is constantly increasing. Such increase is destined to keep pace with the growth of our population, until, without a figure of speech, an army of office-holders may be spread over the land. The unrestrained power exerted by a selfishly ambitious man, in order either to perpetuate his authority or to hand it over to some favorite as his successor, may lead to the employment of all the means within his control to accomplish his object. The right to remove from office, while subject ed to no just restraint, is inevitably destined to produce a spirit of crouching servility with the official corps, which, in order to uphold the hand which feeds them, would lead to direct and active interference in the elections, both State and Federal, thereby subjecting the course of State legislation to tho dictation of the Chief Executive Officer, and making the will of that officer absolute and supreme. I will, at a prop er time, invoke the action of Congress upon this subject, and shall readily acquiesce in the adoption of all proper measures which are cal culated to arrest these evils, so full of danger in their tendency. I will remove no incumbent from office who has faithfully and honestly ac quitted himself of the duties of his office, except in such cases where such officer has been guil ty of an active partisanship, or by secret means the less manly, aod therefore the more objec tionable has given his official influence to the purposes of party, thereby bringing the patron age of the Government in conflict with the free dom of elections. Numerous removals may become necessary under this rule. These will be made by me through no acerbity of feeling. I have had no( cause to cherish or indulge un kind feeling towards any, but my conduct will be regulated by a profound sense of what is due to the country and its institutions; nor shall I neglect to apply the same unbending rule to those of my own appointment. Freedom of opinion will be tolerated, the full enjoyment of the right of suffrage will be maintained as the oirmrjgni oi every American cmzen, out l say emphatically to the official corps, "thus far and no lurthcr. i have dwelt the longer upon this subject, because removals from office are like ly often to arise, and I would have my country men to understand the principle of Executive action. In all public expenditures the most rigid econ omy should be resorted to, and, as one of its re sults, a public debt in time of peace be sedu lously avoided. A wise and patriotic constitu ency will never object to the imposition of ne cessary burdens for useful ends; and true wis dom dictates the resort to such means, in order to supply deficiencies in the revenue, rather than to those doubtful expedients, which, ulli mating in a public debt, serve to meet any great emergency which may arise. All sinecures should be abolished. The appropriations should be direct and explicit, so as to leave as limited a share of discretion to tho disbursing agents as may be found compatible with the public service. A strict responsibility on the part of all the agents of the Government should be maintained, and peculation or defalcation vis ited with immediate expulsion from office and the most condign punishment. The public interest also demands lhat, if any war has existed between the Government and the currency, it shall cease. Measures of a fi nancial character, now having the sanction of legal enactment, shall be faithfully enforced un til repealed by the legislative authority. But I owe it to myself to declare lhat I regard exist ing enactments as unwise, and impolitic, and in a high degree oppressive. I shall promptly give my sanction to any constitutional measure which, originating in Congress, shall have for its object the restoration of a sound circulating medium, so essentially necessary to give confi dence in all the transactions of life, to secure to fndustry its just and adequate rewards, and to re-establish the public prosperity. In deci ding upon the adaption of any such measure to the end proposed, as well as its conformity to the Constitution, I shall resort to the Fathers of tho great Republican school for advice and instruction, to be drawn from their sage views of our system of Government, and the light of their ever glorious example. The institutions under which we live, my countrymen, secure each person in the perfect enjoyment of all his rights. The spectacle is exhibited to the world of a Government deriving its powers from the consent of the governed, and having imparted to it only so much power as is necessary for its successful oporation. Those who are charged with its administration should carefully abstain from all attempts to en large the range of powers thus granted to the several departments of the Government, other than by an appeal to the People for additional grants, lest by so doing they disturb that bal ance which the patriots and statesmen who framed the Constitution designed to establish between the Federal Government and the States composing the Union. The observance of these rules is enjoined upon us by that feeling of rev erence and affection which finds a place in the heart of every patriot for the preservation of union and the blessings of union for the good of our children and our children's children, through countless generations. An opposite course could not fail to generate factions, in tent upon the gratification of their selfish ends; to give birth to local and sectional jealousies, and to ultimate either in breaking asunder the bonds of union, or in building up a central sys tem, which would inevitably end in a bloody sceptre and an iron crown. In conclusion, I beg you to be assured that I shall exert myself to carry the foregoing prin ciples into practice during my administration of the Government, and, confiding in the protecting care of an ever-watchful and overruling Provi dence, it shall be my first and highest duty to preserve unimpaired the free institutions under which we live, and transmit them to those who shall succeed me in their full force and vigor. JOHN TYLER. Washington, April 9, 1841. From IIarrisbnr. Correspondence of the Inquirer Courier. extract to the editor, dated Harrisburg, April 16, 1841. THE SENATE. A resolution was adopted, on motion of Mr. Strohm, authorizing the Committee on Internal Improvements, to whom was committed the communication of the Canal Commissioners in relation to monies due the Commonwealth from the Berks County Bank, to send for such per sons and papers as in the opinion of the Com mittee, may be necessary to elucidate the cir cumstances connected with said transaction. Tho bill authorizing the Portsmouth and Fal mouth Turnpike Company to construct a rail road from Portsmouth to Columbia, was dis cussed for some time, when the whole subject was indefinitely postponed, by a vote of 14 to 13. The act relative to the District Court of Phil adelphia, was passed on second and final read ing. An act to exempt from taxation the nrooertv of the oeraecrs of public schools in Philadel- phia, and lor other purposes, passed through second and on final reading. A number of other bills pasitnd through their several readings, and were sent to the House. As neither of them wore of a public character. I deem it unnecessary to give their titles. THE HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Penniman, the Canal Com missioners were directed to communicale to the House a statement of the amount of debts due and. unpaid for Motive Power on the Colurn. bia Rail Road, specifying as far as practicable, the items for which said money is duo. Investigating Committee. Quito a long report was made by Mr. Lightner, Chairman of the Select Committeo appointed to investi gate tho expenditures of money on the public works. The report was ordered lo lay on t. table for the present, to afford an oppommiu the minority of said committee, to present xu.l views. Mr. Myr. from the Srleci Committeo, to whom was referred the petitions relative to tlie erection of an Asylum, for colored juvenile de linquents, reported a bill for that purpose. The Revenue Bill. The House then re sumed the consideration of the bill relative u Banks, making appropriations, &c. &e. large number of amendments were proposed. very few ol which were adopted. One to ex clude the United States Bank from the benefits of the bill, was debated for most of the forenoon session, when it was negatived by a vote of 50 to 45 every Federal loco foco voting in favour of the motion. An amendment was offered bv Mr. Johnston i"f irmcip. L: l- I -"...I t f v,. ,..,ollul,w7 wnicn was nuopieu, providing wiai ueiore the jJank of the United States should be entitled to the benefits of the act, she should, through her officers, bind herself to submit to whatever future restrictions the Legislature might see fit to impose upon the Banks. The second reading of the bill having bpen gone through with, a motion was made To sus pend the rules, and that the bill be read a third time by its title, which was agreed to, and thft bill coming up on its FINAL PASSAGE, was sent to the Senate, by the following; vote: YEAS. Messrs. Andrews, Banks, Bard, Bell, Brodhead, (Pike,) Brunner, Chrisman, Clark, Correy, Cox, Cummins, Darsie,Dilworth, Dunlap. Eyre, Fauss, Foreman, Funk, Futhey, Gratz, Hanna, Higgins, Plinchmsn, Johnston, (Armstrong,) Kennedy, Kerr, Kieffer, Law, Letherman, Lightner, Livingston, M'Clure, M'Curdy, Middleswarth, Miles, Montgomery, Musser, Myer, Pearson, Pennell.Pumroy, Rush, Skinner, Smith, Smyser.Snively, Sprott, Steele, Titus, Track, Von Neida, Washabaugh, Weaver, Crabb, Speaker 54. NAYS. Messrs. Anderson, Apple, Barr, Bean, Boal, Bonsall, Brodhead, (Nth'n,) Church, Cortright, Crousillat, Douglas, Ebaugh, Felton, Fenton, Flannery, Flenniken, Flick, Fogel, Gamble, Garreton, Gillis, Haas, Hahn, Hill, Holeman, Horton, Johnston, (Westmoreland,) Kutz, Leidy, Jjusk, May, M'Cully, M'Kinney, Moore, Painter, Penniman, Pierce, Pollock, Scott, Snyder, Vanhorn, Wilkinson, Wright, Zimmerman 44. From the Daily Chronicle, Extra. Execution of Peter Robinson, for the Murder of Abraham Suytlam. New Brunswick, Friday, April 16. At an early hour this morning, the town of New Brunswick was in a state of great bustle and excitement, in consequence of the ap proaching execution of Peter Robinson. The . i f .i l--.. r..i - the law to take place, was between the hours of 10 and 2 o'clock. From the time of day-break until the hour of execution, large crovyds of persons were seen entering the town in the hope of witnessing tho execution, but it was arranged to be strictly private, no persons, except those priviledged by the Sheriff, were allowed to be present. The place of execution was a small enclo sure in front of the jail, about six feet in width, and about twenty-five feet in length. In one corner of this space the gallows was erected. Two large uprights, about twelve feet high, were fixed on the ground, and a beam placed across the top. Through this a rope runs con nected with a third upright, and to this ropo was attached five heavy weights, raised about four feet from the ground. Between the two first uprights, a small scaffold was raised, about eight inches from the earth. The fence which enclosed this space was about sixteen feet high. Outside of this, was formed in line, two com panies of volunteers to keep off the crowd. During the whole of Thursday the prisoner was attended by several clergymen, including Dr. Howe and the Rev. Mr. Pilch, of New Brunswick. These persons continued to sing and pray with him the whole of the day. In the evening, his wife, his brother, and his brother's wife visited him for the last time. When the hour of parting came they were very much affected, but Peter appeared as stoical as ever, not seeming the least overcome. His brother remained with hitn ihe greaier portion of the night. Several persons sat up with him all the night, singing and praying occasionally, but Peter heeded them but little. The morning, which was cold, raw, and mis ty, cleared off about 7 o'clock, and the sun shone forth in full meridian splendor. At an early hour the clergymen were again with him, singing and praying, and remained with him until the time of his execution. About a quarter past ten o'clock, the Sheriff, jailor, and a gentleman, who had prepared a dress for him, for the occasion, entered his cell, at which timo we were admitted. None who knew Peter Robinson before the commission of this most brutal murder, or up to the time of his conviction, would now recognize him. Then ho was a hale, hearty, muscular man, with firm nerves, and upright gait; now he was but a shadow of his former self. Th gnashing of impenitent remorse has done t?s work on him. "That juggling fiend that nfcver ipnkr before. But crie3, "1 warned thee," when the deed is Vr." had completely overmasted its victim. TI sunken eyo, the pallid cheek, and the quivrrw4 muscle, showed that a fearful struggle had been going on within. The gaze of the morbid ami tbe curious, onger to catch a sieht of the cul prit, was nothing to him. He had done with the world, and was only anxious to escape from himself, to leap from life to death. Here is a wide field of inquiry for the divine moralist an I the philosopher. Here was a man, sober, fru gal, and industrious, and yet guilty of th? nn: heinous crimes in the calendar, The jailor unlocked the manacles on his fc:',
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