JE FFE R S O N I A N REPUBLICAN
JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
troudsfoi5t', November 1G, 1812.
Terms, $2,00 in advance; $2.25, naif yearly: and $2,00 if not
paid befbic the end of the war.
The legislature
The Legislature of Pennsylvania will assemble
nt Hanisburg on the 3d of January, less than two
months from this date, to enter upon the fulfilment
of the important duties assigned to them by the
people at the election. There never was a time,
since the formation of the Republic, when our af
fairs required more prudent and wise legislation ;
and the people being fully sensible of this, look
forward with the most intense anxiety, to the ac
tion of their public servants. It rests with the
members of the present House and Senate to say,
whether our prosperity shall again in a great
measure be restored, or whether it shall be irre
tricvcably blasted. If they pursue a wise and pa
triotic course if they disregard party ties, and
stand up for the good of the State, all may yet
be well; but if they "follow in . the footsteps of
their predecessors' and make the interest of par
ly paramount to that o( country, we fear our fate
as a Commonwealth is sealed. The Star of our
national prosperity is now obscured by the dark
clouds of adversity; and it remains to be seen
whether the acts of the coming Session will cause
it once more to beam forth resplendent amid the
galaxy of the Union, or to sink beneath the hori
zon, never to rise again; or if to rise, to do so with
xarnlshcdjnstre. At the coming session provision
must be made for the regular and certain payment
of the interest on the public debt unless this is
done, nothing can be accomplished for our good.
The public improvements should be sold, to indi
viduals, or companies, under salutary restrictions.
This would reduce our State Debt at least one
half, and prevent the possibility of its increase for
the future. Retrenchment in the expenses, and re
ductions in tho salaries, of the officers of govern
ment, should also be made. Enough might be
sai'cd in this way to pay a large portion of the
interest on our remaining debi, and thereby ligh
ten the taxes of our citizens. Measures should
likewise at once be taken to raise the value of all
Relief Notes to. par. This would give us a good
currency, and infuse a healthful action into all our
business operations. The Legislature should, im
mediately upon their convening, turn their atten
tions to these salutary reforms. Two months
would suffice to consider them, as well as other
matters which will come before them, and enact
ihem into laws. What will be done! The time
is near at hand, and we shall soon see whether j
they will do their duty, or prefer evil to good.
JleJaKclioly Accident.
A most melancholy accident occurred within a
few miles of this place, on Tuesday night of last
week, which has spread a deep gloom over our
whole community. On Wednesday morning last,
a two horse team belonging to Mr. Philip Brotz
man of Smithfield township, was found in the
.Smithfield Creek, at the crossing place just be
low the Old Bridge, which was swept away by
ihe great freshet, last winter a year. The wagon,
which was loaded with store goods, which Mr. B.
Lad brought from Easton, for Mr. John Lander, at
Craigs1 Meadows, was near the middle of the
Creek; one of the horses was drowned, and no hu
man being about. This at once led to the belief
that Mr. Brotzman, the driver, was drowned ;
which opinion was strengthened upon examining
the harness of the dead horse, which was found
to be considerably cut. The water was about
four feet deep, very swift, and the place where the
accident happened, about a mile from where the
Creek empties into the Delaware, at the Gap.
Search was immediately made for his body, but
without success. It has since been found. Mr.
$. was a poor man, who followed farming for a
living, lie has left a large family, which sustains
5! heavy loss by his untimely death. It is believed
that the deceased was under the influence of liquor
when the accident occurred; and that in crossing
the ("reek ho missed the fording place, got into
the swift water, and in endeavoring to extricate
himself and his horses, lost his life. This is an
other -earning t-o those tcho indulge in the use of
tntoxtcattng drink!
The .Elections.
Contrary to our expectations, New York has fol
lowed the example of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and
.one for tho Loco Focos. Bouck, their candid
stie for Governor, U elected by about 20,000 ma
jority. This untoward result is altogether owing
to the supineness of the Whigs', who did not turn
fiut to vote, but let the election go by dc&ult. The
loco vote appears to be somewhat less than it was
years ago, when we carried the State by 5OC0,
whilst the Whig vote is 25000 less. We have
clearly a large majority of the votes, and will car
rv the state handsomely two years hence at the
Residential election.
Little Delaware, however that "good old Slate,"
is firm and true to herself. The election took
place there yesterday a week, and notwithstand
ing the tempestuous storm which raged all day
Jong, the Whigs turned out and carried everything
before them, They have re-elected Mr. Jtodney
to Congress, and have a majority of 'l2 in the Le
gislature. V
Uli ode Island.
The Convention to frame a New Constitution
for Rhode Island, have completed their labours,
and the 21st, 22d and 23d, days of this month have
been appointed for taking the vote of the citizens
of the State upon its adoption. The people of
Rhode Island, if they are so disposed, have now a
legal opportunity of securing a Constitution as
liberal as any in the Union. Every white man
who is over 21 years of age, has resided in the
State one year, and paid a tax of one dollar, has a
right to vote upon its adoption.
When will it be paid?
From a Report of the Secretary of the Treasury,
we learn that the debts of all the States, amount
in tho aggregate to one hundred avd ninety-eight
millions, eight hundred and eighteen thousand, three
hundred and seventy six dollars and thirty Jive
cents! Of this sum about forty millions belongs
to Pennsylvania.
Sox's Icv Work.
Charles Dickens's long looked for Book on the
United States, has at last made its appearance in
this country. It was received in New York the
beginning of last week, and G0,0P0 copies, at 124
cents a piece, were sold in two days. We have
not yet had an opportunity of reading the whole
of it; but if we may form an opinion from the nu
merous extracts which we have met with in the
newspapers, it is a mixture of good and bad. Some
of his reflections and suggestions upon our insti
tutions and national manners are just, and worthy
of consideration and adoption. Whilst others arc
as unjust and libellous- as the very worst passa
ges in Mrs. Trollope or Captain Marryatt. The
extracts are written in a blundering manner, and
will add nothing to Boz's reputation either as an
author or a man! We are glad to sec our coun
trymen beginning to place a proper estimate upon
such books as this. They laugh at their misrep
resentations, and treat their slanders with proper
contempt.
Stage Accident.
On Saturday last the mail stage between this
place and Philadelphia was upset at Bucksville.
Tho accident occurred in front of Buck's tav
ern just as they were starling for Easton. Three
ladies who were passengers, one of them of
this place, the other two of Stroudsburg, re
mained below until the following day when they
were brought up by an extra stage. We are
happy lo say that none of ihc passengers were
seriously injured. Easton Whig.
Tliauksgiving.
Governor Seward of New York lias set apait
Thursday, the eighth day of December next, to
be observed throughout (hat State as a day of
Thanksgiving and Prayer.
A Tale of Horror.
In tho Runisas (Towa) Gazette, we find ihe
most extraordinary and cruel relation of circum
stances thai we believe ever went forth in type.
An old man lived alone, and had forbidden a
daughter, who lived near, and her husband, or
even their children, ever to approach his place,
on account merely of some whimsical pique
that the old wretch had token against his child.
One morning the inhuman being found his grand
child, under three years of age, climbing upon
his garden rail, and he deliberately went for
his rifle, and shot the boy dead. The victim
fell inside of the fence. The old man reloaded
and sat watching. Not long after, the mother
came seeking her child, and the minute she
touched her father's garden rail, as she did with
a shriek, the instant she perceived her dead
child, the old brute shot her in the temple, and
killed her stone dead on the spot. Tho hoary
maniac (as he is now accounted) shot the father
also, when he came, and he is now in prison lo
answer for the three murders.
Young Weutz.
Robert Weniz, thePosimaster at Cherry ville,
Pa., who was dismissed from office in conse
quence of a false charge of having robbed the
mail, has, with much proprieiy, been restored to
office by the Post Master General, to whom his
innocence was made perfectly clear. The
prompt and praiseworthy manner in which Mr.
Wickliffe has acied in this matter, entitles his
conduct to the approbation of every lover of
justice. Mr. Wentz is quite a young man, and
is beloved and esteemed ,by many neighbours
and friends. Pa. Inq.
Colt's Case.
The application for a Writ of Error, in Colt's
case, was denied last week, by the Chancellor,
he declaring thai justice, to be worth any thing,
should be speedy and certain. No fun her le
gal proceedings can take place, and the sen
tence of the Judge must either be carried into
effect, or be commuted by the action of the Gov
ernor. It is' slated that great efforts are ma
king to procure a pardon and that a long pe
tition is now before the Governor, signed by
Dudley Seldon, James Watson Webb, M. M.
Noah, Moses Y. Beach, and many others.
Some very heavy business failures have ta
ken place wiihin a few days in Bethlehem, Pa.
One person, a lumber merchant, stopped for
$150,000! another for $30,000, &c.
The venerable John Quincy Adams visited
Salem, Mass., week before last, and delivered,
the introductory lecture before the Salem and
Mechanic Lyceums, fits address is very high
ly spoken of.
In Paris, Missouri, on ih'e29fh tilt., corn was
selling at ten coins a bushel,-oats ten cents, and
pork' from adollarto a dollar arid a hatfpefone
hundred pounds.
A Man may marry liis Wife's Sister.
The Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey,
which convened last week at Elizabelhtown,
decided that h was not incestuous for a man to
marrv the sister of his deceased wife, and the
Synod calls upon the General Assembly to re
scind the rule forbidding such marriages.
A Remedy for Poor land.
A North Carojjna paper says "It is a well
established fact, that any lot of poor land may
be enriched to almost any extent, by planting it
from year to yer.r with sweet potatoes, and
turning in the whole crop of vines every au
tumn." Mints in SeasonTo make lieatltcr
Impervious to Water.
Cut India rubber into thin chips, put it in
neat's foot oil; set it in a warm place, and after
several days the India rubber will dissolve, and
form a kind of varnish. If this be rubbed upon
boots and shoes, and dried in, it will render
them waterproof.
A If osier's Kebuke.
At the Clay Barbecue in Indianapolis, the
leading Whigs who belong to Mr. Clay were
adorned with badges. An old Hoosier demo
crat, by way of offset, pinned a one dollar shin
plaster of a broken bank to the collar of his
coat
The above is from the Iowa Gazette and Ad
vertiser. We see nothing marvellous in it, sup
posing it to be true. It was very natural that
the Locofoco should put on the badge of his
party, as he saw the Whigs doing so. It was
a specimen of "the better currency," no doubt,
which ihe country was promised some eight or
nine years ago. U. S. Gazette.
Supposed itinrder.
On Wednesday morning last, says tho Tus
carawas (Ohio) Gazette, Valentine Weaver left
Dover in a buggy, for Massillon, with the in
tention, as it was supposed, of drawing some
money out of the Bank. On the evening of the
same day, the horse and buggy returned to Do
ver, with the dead body of Mr. Weaver attach
ed by a rope to the axletree. The rope was
fastened round his neck, his pocket-book and
hat, which were found a short distance west of
Dover, gave a general impression that he had
been robbed and murdered.
A land tortoise was picked up a short time
since on the premises of Mr. Baird, in Mont
gomery county, Pa., which was found to have
the marks "I. II. IS03," cut in the shell with a
knife or some sharp instrument.
jSrick-making Machine.
Mr. Kirk, corner of Schuylkill Third and
Walnut streets, has in operation a brick-making
machine, (propelled by either steam or horse
power,) which takes up tho clay perfectly dry,
conveys it to the top of a depot twenty feet
high, or more, by means of little scoops, or
buckets, applied to a circular band. The clay
then drops into a hopper, and is pulverised.
Thence it is conveyed into a mould, and strong
ly pressed by a toggle joint stamper. The ma
chine, continually operating, will make about
twelve thousand bricks a day ten men being
employed in different parts. These men, if
moulding bricks, would probably make about
fivo thousand. The bricks are remarkably
hard, each being about four or five ounces hea
vier than those of the same size, made by the
ordinary means. They are smooth and perfect
ly shaped. Such a machine seems calculated
to lessen the price of building materially. Sat.
Courier.
To Our Fair Housewives.
Super-carbonate of soda has of late come in
to very general use in ihe place of saleratus, it
being a much more delicate article, and requi
ring only about one quarter part the quantity to
answer the same purpose. The price has been
very much reduced, and it may now be had for
sixteen cents per pound or less; it is conse
quently cheaper than saleratus. Should there
be an excess put into the bread by tho misjudg
mont of the cook, as is frequently the case with
saleratus, it does not give it that peculiar flavor
and taste which is so very disagreeable to most
people.
A Western paper is very eloquent on ihe
subject of keeping out of debt. Tho editor
says: "When every man raised his own 'gar
den sauce' when tho women, like mother Eve,
done their own sewing, they lived to a most
'numerous age;' but when thev took to trading
and bothering about the 'difference of exchan
ges,' they 60011 found out that financiering is
'mighty uncertain to live at.'"
The Beech Tree.
It is said that this tree is never struck by
lightning. The fact has been noticed for more
than a hundred years in Europe and ihis coun
try. In Tennessee it is considered impossible
to be struck if shelter is sought under a beech
tree.
dependence. 1
, The Pittsburgh Gazetie having lost the print
ing of the Government, holds forth in the fol
lowing quaint and independent manner:
Know ull men, that John Tyler, of all tho
Stales, territories and provinces, from the St.
'Johns to the Sabine, and from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, President by accident, has marked
us out of3his book as an incorrigible sinner, too
independent to be bought, and loo reckless of
consequences to fear his displeasure. In the
fierceness of his most high and migluy linger,
lie has sent forth his decree that we shall no
more tell his loving and lioge subjects that he
ha' certain lands at his disposal in distant, parts
ofrhis dominions,
Curious Zoological ExEiibilioas.
Among the curiosities now exhibiting at the
Liverpool Institute, is Mr. John Austin's collec
tion of animals of opposite nature living in one
cage. There are eighteen rats, four cats, four
kittens, two hawks, two owls, eight Guinea
pigs, five starlings, one squirrel, two rabbits, six
pigeons, a hedgehog, and forty young ones, all
livinMii harmony! The rats run about and fon
dle wi'th the cats, the starlings fly on the cats's
heads, and rest there without being disturbed;
the hawks fly about at pleasure, and rest on
ihe same perch with the pigeons and starlings,
niul tint the least discord prevails. As one fam
ily, they feed out of the same dish, and are per
fectly harmless. This rare anu curious collec
tion has attracted great notice.
A Sharp JLad.
A Mormon boy, during the excitement al
Nauvoo, was accosted by a man on horseback,
who inquired of him for Joe Smith. The lad
asked the gentleman what he wanted of the
prophet, '1 wish to sec him on business,' replied
the stranger. 'On business, hey?' looking up
rather mysteriously; 'you will not see him to
day ihc prophet has just gone up to heaven
on his brother's white horse, and 1 am fixing
this kite to send up his dinner to him.' The
stranger put spurs to his horse and rode off at
full speed, muttering that nothing could be got
out of a Mormon.
Join: C Colt.
Gov. Seward, of New York, having
refused to pardon or commute the
sentence of this wretched man, he
will therefore, expiate his crime upon
the sallows on Friday next, the ISth
instant. Great eftbrtsliave been made
in his behalf to influence the Gover
nor to mitigate his sentence, but that
functionary under the solemn convic
tion of his guilt, fears that the execu
tive interference in his case would be
a violation of public justice, aud an
act of clemency entirely uncalled for,
and at variance with a full and im
partial administration of the laws.
We learn from the Tribune that the
decision of Gov. Seward was com
municated to Colt on Sunday morn
ing, and that he received it at first
with apparent coolness and uncon
cern; but when he saw his fate was
sealed beyond all possibility of change,
all the audacious boldness which has
marked his bearing since the day of
the commission of the crime, gave
way, and he seemed overcome with
grief and dejection. He sent for his
brother, who remained with him
through the afternoon; he also desired
the attendance of a clergyman. Du
ring the first few hours he wept much,
but this emotion afterward gave way
to an appearance of wildness border
ing on insanity. To prevent his self
destruction, he will be kept shackled
until the day of his execution; andno
one will be admitted to see him ex
cept in presence of the keeper of the
prison. Daily .Chronicle.
Preaching vs. Practice. It ap
pears that Parson Miller is coming
the "humbug" strong over his deluded
followers, and does not seriously think
the world is so near a close as he
wishes them to believe. He is put
ting up a solid brick wall around his
farm, near White Hall, New York,
which will probably endure for a
thousand years. A person offered
him $2,000 for the farm, and not to
take possession till after 1S43; the
prudent prophet refused, alleging that
such an offer, depending, as it does,
upon a future event, is nothing more
than gambling.
Hard Winter. The Norfolk
Herald is of opinion that the coming
winter is just as likely to be a mild as
a hard one. We think so too, notwith
standing the squirrels are moving far
ther south, and some of the old gan
ders have been furnished with an ex
tra coat of down. Such indications
are not infallible, and we trust, forj
the sake of the poor, "Jack Frost" j
w.iJi be lenient. Chron.
Cicero says, "that it does not so
much matter what, an orator says, as
how he says it "
Review of the Markets.
Philadelphia, November 12, 1812.
FLOUR AND MEAL-. The Flour market
remains as at our last report. Sales to a mod
erate, extent for shipment at $4,25 per hbl. for
Penna , $4,37 for Brandy wine Flour. Tho de
mand for city conimptionfis not active, and
pi ices rule at $.1,25 to $q0, as in quality
Ryu Flour - No sales. Iloldcrk $3,25 per
bhl. Corn Meal MarL quilt; hum ; j, ;
large sale has been made at $2,37, , ,
holders ask $2,50 for Penna. Meal. , , .
in hhds.
GRAIN7. The demand for when u
come more active, and during the wee!;
1G,000 bushels have changed hands, c!,.
some decline on former rat:s. Sa!e. of f.
prime red Penna. at 85 to 90, and nhre,
a 91 cunts. Southern at 75 to SI, ai.J
at 87 cents per bushel. To-day S5 a t h
range for good Penna. reds. Rye t ,
Penna. at 59 a GO cent. Corn Sales n ;
round yellow at 51, and flat al 'IS a 5 j r
Southern flat at 46 a 46 1-2, and ulu. v
cts. Oats--Sales of Southern at X c,
Demand tolerably active.
PROVISIONS. The transactions t;i ;
visions are only in a retail way, ai &n-a,
ces, for Beef, Pork and Bacon. A ah- i,i j; .
at 7 1-2 cents per lb. Lard No. 1 Vir
held at 7 1-2 cents per lb. Butter--S.,
7 1-2-to 10 cents per lb. in kegs a:ul i .
CATTLE MARKET. Beeves lit -cd,
but there was but Imle activiiy. a-i I
110 were taken by butchers ai S3 a $5
lbs.; 225 were taken to New York, nr '
rest remain over. Cows and Cd.
brought in, and sales made at S5 a SI 1 t, -Cows;
$11 a S17 for Springers, and SI? , v
each for Milch Cows. Hogs uere sCl
270 were offered, and all deposed i it
a $5,50 per 100 lbs. Sheep 1790 :. ,
and 1500 n!d at SI a $3 each, aa m .i,.,
Sal. Cour
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SIIKRIFFS
By virtue of a writ of venditioni ex;).)-ps ,
me directed, will be exposed to Public ..
the Court Mouse in Milford, on Satu: ! v
tenth day of December next, betwee.i ;tp .. . .
of twelve and four, all those certain i'u. .
Pieces or Parcels of Land, v.ith the a pp..,
nances, to wit:
A certain jnece of Land situ ih
the Town of Millord, County of Pike, and v
of Pennsylvania, described as follows. B .
nine at the south west side of the mouth oi
Veudermark Creek, thence down the Dihw .
River, at low water mark lo the head of V
ford Eddy, thence up the hill in a due n
west line to the brow or top thereof, t!t :
along the top the courses thereof to a heap
stones opposite the dug road near the iij .
mark Creek, thence an easterly course by a
reel line to a Pitch Pine sapling on the in:
east side of said Creek, thence down the s...,
to the place of beginning, containing
SIX ACF,S
more or less. Being the same land which i .
Dimmick conveyed to Moses Bross.
AILS :
All those several parcels of L"!
or Town Lots situate in the Town of ih; '
County aforesaid, and numbered on the pL
map of said Town 44, 47, 48, 49 and 5)
Bounded 'on the east side of she Tender"..
Creek on Water street, and lots numbert i v
90 and 117 situate on Sarah streel, bar;
same land which Timoth Smith and uiie.
deed recorded in Deed Book No. 5, pag. i".
conveyed to the said Moses Bross.
ALSO:
The equal undivided half part or nii'ii y
those two certain tracts of Land situate o:. '
Delaware River, in the township of Lackawax
en, in said County, one surveyed on a warn:;
from the Laud Olfice of Pennsylvania, grui.
to Ann Depuy, containing in the whole
41 2 Acres and 97 Perches
The other, granted as aforesaid to Hear II
genback, containing in the whole
232 ACRES and SO Perches.
upon which is erected a
Divelliaag' Hohsc, &c.
AIjSO:
Tho equal undivided half part or moiety "r 1
tract of Land situate in the aforesaid Townshp.
on the waters of Panther Brook, surveyed on i
warrant granted to John Craig, containing
the whole
S05 Acres and ISO Fcrclics,
(No. 134) with the appurtenances ihtreun'i)
belonging.
Seized and taken in execution as the prnrr-
ty of Moses Bross, and will bo sold for CAMl II
to tne iiigncst anu nest uiuuer.
JAS. WATSON, Slur.i:
Sheriff's Oilice Milford,
Nov. 14, 1842.
3t.
SIX CENTS REWARD.
Runaway from tho subscribei re
siding in the Borouh of Stroud t
burg, on Sunday the !3ih iiis:'
an indented apprentice to the 'i i
ning and Currying business, ttatr. J
WIIXIA3I MAG ONEGA L,
aged about fourtoen years. All persons are for
bid harboring or trusting him on my arcing
The above reward will be paid, but no charges,
if said boy is brought back.
DEPUE S. MILLEH.
November 13, 1842.
Attorney at JLair,
ITIilford, Pike county, Pa.
(office nearly oppositk the rr.i.bBi teki'
CHURCH.)
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