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je;ffersonian republican
Stroirtlslmsrgr, June 7, l43.
Terms, $2,fi0:a advance; $2,25, naif yearly; and $2,50 jfnot
paid bcfoie the end of the vear. -
Sale of the Delaware Ca:;al.
Thursday lasi was the time fixed upon by
the Legislature for the sale of ihe Delaware
Divtsion-of the Pennsylvania Canal. On that
day the Commissioners appointed by law to
carry the sale into execution, met at the. Mer
chants Exchange, in the City of Philadelphia,
and opened the Books for subscription. The
number, in attendance, was immense; and the
crowd, who were anxious to subscribe, was so
great that it was soon found to be impractica
ble to proceed with the sale. A number of
bullies, w ho had been employed by the Bro
kers, forced their way over the heads of the
multitude, who filled the large room of the Ex
change, to the place where the Commissioners
were stationed, and succeeded in gelling about
do
"1500 shares. These were immediately sold at
a handsomo profit. This lasted for several
hours, when-the Commissioners finding them
selves unable to do any thing, adjourned for the
day. On Friday they again assembled, at the
Merchants Motel, and after entertaining various
motions, at length resolved to return the whole ;
matter to the Legislature again, for their fur
ther action at the next session. The Canal,
therefore remains unsold. From the manifes
tations on Thursday, and the great desire on
ihe part of the Loan holders to purchase it, it
is thought that when the stock is again put up,
the Canal will sell for at least $500,000 more
than could have been taken for it under the
present law. The price fixed by the law was
$1,050,000. It will bring upwards of $2,000,
000. ; Fourth of July.
iiThe anniverary of our National Independ
ence is again rapidly approaching, and warns
us, if ue v.ihh to make any public display in
honor of the day, to be-up and doing-, and make
the necessur)' arrangements. A meeting should
be forthwith called, and a Committee appointed
to carry its Resolutions into effect. If we wish
.to have an Oration, on that day (which of course
, we do) it is Jime that we looked about us for
an Orator. To prepare a good address is a work
of some labor, and in justice to the Speaker he
should have sufficient time allowed him to write
an address worthy of himself and of tho occa
sion. Heretofore we have always delayed our
arrangements for the celebration of the 4th of
July, till within a few days of the time. This
hhuultT not be; and we therefore hope, our
Miggeation will bo immediately acted'upon.
Dreams.
,J)oes our neighbor of the Monroe Democrat
know "what stuff dreams are made of!" Since
his opposition No Governor Porter, has com
menced,"hc indulges in- rcreries, which scarce
ly can be called leaking fancies. He has taken
such an inveterate dislike, too, to the creh apos
tate Tyler, that whenever he mentions his name,
he Meins to forget that such small things as
mat ter-of-fuel still exist in this common-place
world ufouf. ,ln his paper of last week, he
says that "Capt. Tyler, recently passed thro'
Philadelphia;, mi his uav to the Bunker Hill
eelsbratitmlvhicli took place on Jirst of
Ju fry fjsjanrgl h a l so lew persons turned out to
greet himthat the whole affair was a failure.
Nuvr the truth is, Captain Tyler did not pass
through Philadelphia, anil will not reach that
City brfurt Friday of this week, when he will
' no douiit be received in a manner becoming the
dignified office of President of the U. Slates.
What a Htxange dream our neighbor must have
had to make turn-think Capt. Tyler had arrived
y ihe City, and that Ms reception there was a
fjilnre. But the strangest dream of all, Is the
one which made him think lhat the "first" of
June was the anmrersary of the Battle of 13 un
J;ei't T-iill!!! Come, wake up, neighbor, and
mo your dreaming! Don't you know lhat that
BfHile, so iiiijioflant to the cause of American
liberty, was (aught on the seventeenth of June?
It is rather disreputable that a paper, claiming
to be ihe leading one of Monroe county, should
be thus caught dreaming.
Foreign News.
'fihe Steamer Acadia, arrived at Boston "on
Jlriday lkst,.frnm Liverpool, bringing news up
tti-ihe 19ih of Ma', her day. of sailing. This
news is fifteen daj-s later than was before re
cent d.
Commercial affairs have suffered little or no
change. Cotton has slightly advanced in price,
and n.oney was abundant.
The inurements of O'Connel; upon ihe sub-je.uriif-
ihe Repeal of' the Union, are exciting
great alarm. O'Connel, instead of attending
Parliament, has remained in Ireland, arranging
his plans, and great numbers of-the Catholic
Clergy, have joined his MUndard. Great num
bers of Troops have been ordered to Ireland,
to 'fcuppreti the disorders by force, if nccessa
iv. The next arrival will bo anxiously looked
Uir. .
-TMttrjs irere 109 DeaihVln New York last
.week. Geaths by conumpjjon 2j
UEttsanoausoiisiuasu
Anniversaries iu PitiladcipSiia.
The several religious, charitable, and -scientific
societies, who held their annual meetings in Phil
adelphia, in the month of jVIay, met, as usual, in
that city, during the past few weeks, and were
uncommonly well attendod. -Below, will be found
a short synopsis of their doings, which we have
been at considerable pains in preparing.
Protestant Episcopal Convention. Tho .Penn
sylvania Convention, of the P E. Church, com
menced its annual session in St. Andrew's church,
on Tuesday afternoon the 10th of May, and con
tinued its sittings until Saturday the 20th. The
Rev. Bishop Onderdonk presided, and delivered a
tri-ennial chargo to the Clergy who were in atten
dance, in which he particularly advocated the
form of prayer established by the Church, and
point out its excellencies, &c. He trace'd back to
the earliest ages of Christianity tho use of forms
of prayer v-as well as to the service ofthe Temple
at Jerusalem, to which service of the One True
God, the only forms of worship in the primitive
Christian Church had been in some measure en
grafted. He also adduced a number of texts
from Scripture, to sustain his position. He cen
sured saint worship, under every guise, and insis
ted that we should offer our devotions, at once,
and directly, to the Triune Cod of all things, the
Creator. Ho also pointed out, as an error, the
desire of many in going to church to Jnear some
eloquent preacher or sermon, as a main or first
object. The great object, he said, ought to be, in
the first place, to worship God in spirit and in
truth to pray to Him for his holy spirit, guidance,
and support and to praise Him for all his mercies
and the blessings we "enjoy. The sermon should
be considered a matter of instruction well wor
thy of our utmost attention, but still not the chief
object in which was the worship of the Most
High. The charge was ordered to be printed.
The Rev. Henry J. Morton, was elected Secre
tary of the Convention, in the place of G. M.
Wharton, resigned. The number of Delegates in
attendance were 4G clerical, and CO lay. It was
resolved that each Episcopal Church take up sep
arate collections once every year, and place the
amounts so collected at the disposal of the P. E.
Society for the advancement of Christianity or to
be applied in distributing Bibles.
Some difficulty arose in the election of a Stan
ding Committee for the ensuing year, and -after
several ineffectual ballotings were had, the matter
was laid on the table, and the Old Committee, left
to erve for another twelve months. The Con
vention, after having united in prayer, then ad
journed to meet in the same place on the third
Tuesday of May 1844.
New School Presbyterian Assembly. The trien
nial meeting of this religious body, took place on
Thursday the 18th of May, in the Presbyterian
Church, on Washington Square. The Rev. Dr.
William Wisner, Moderator of the last Assembly,
which was held in 1840, took the Chair, and
preached the stated sermon. Upwards of 100
Delegates were in attendance-. The Rev. A. D.
Eddy, was then elected Moderator of the present
Assembly. Uporr motion of the Rev. Dr. Beech
er, it was Resolved, that the first Sunday of Jan
uary next be set- apart, by the church, as a day of
general prayer ibr the salvation of the world.
The Reports on the state of Religion, in the
churches connected with the Assembly, particular
ly in the Western States, were of the most flatter
ing character.' In 15 churches, more than 2000-
converts have been made. The reforms.' are at
tributed, in a great measure, to the glorious work
of Temperance. The most engrossing business
which came up, was a resolution denouncing Sla
very. After an exciting -discusion, which lasted
for several days, it was indefinitely postponed.
Promiscuous dancing was denounced as unsenp
tural and sinful, and the different churches were
called upon to use all their exeitions in breaking
it up. The Report of theBoard of Missions was
then made. There are 303 missionaries employed
by this church. During the past three years,
125- new ones were appointed and sent to pro
claim the gospel to the heathens: The- receipts
of the missionary fund, amount to S3 ,760, and
the expenditures to $29,998. Many petitions,
overtures, &c. were also acted upon, when the
Assembly, on Monday the 29ih of May, adjourned
to meet in the 'same place on the third Thursday
ofMay 1840.
American Sunday School Union. This excel
lent and useful society celebrated its nineteenth
anniversary, on Tuesday the. 23d of May, at the
church on Washington Square. The exercises
throughout wore do'eply interesting. The annual
Report was road and listened to with great atten
tion the following is a summary of it.
The mission of Rev. Dr. Tyng, who was sent
as a deputy from this body to the London Sunday
School Union, has been attended with the most
desirable results. Among the fruits of Dr. Ty rig's
mission, are two donations ; one from tiie London
S. S. Union, valued at 377; and the other from
the London Religious Tract Society, amounting
to-$400. There are to be applied in furnishing
Sunday School Libraries, to Schools in the dis
tricts of the U. States, where there are British
emigrants.
The total means of the Uriion, during the past
year, amounted to ri8,200. Of this sum 850,895
were received from the sale of .Books, and $ 12,305
from donations. During ihe p'ast yeartho Union
lias- given io different schools and mission sta
tions) books to tho value of S 1,000. ' '
Addresses vvtj'ro delivered by Rev. Dr. Beevhcr.
and Rev. Mr Peck, pf Ohio,, Dr. Lelaiid, of S.
Carolina, and Dr. 7'yng, ofiPhiladelphiajn--which
JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN.
many fla'tterlng statements were given, and some
really eloquent observations made. ' v
Pennsylvania Colonization Society. The anni
versary of this Society, took place on Friday eve
ning, May 23d, at tho Church corner of 12th and
Walnut streets. In the 'absence of Joseph R.
Ingersoll, the President, Capt. W. S. Shortman,
took the chair. .Dr. McKinley opened the meeting
by prayer, and was followed by a brief address
from the Rev. Mr. PJnney, formerly Governor of
Liberia, and now General Agent of the Society,
in which he stated its objects and prospects
what it had done, and what if would do if furnish-
ed with funds.
During the year 1843, four hundred colored
persons had left this country for Liberia, under
the auspices of the American Colonization Socie
ty, to which this Society is an auxiliary. The
meeting was further addressed by the Rev. T. H.
Stockton, and Rev. Mr. Converse, and much in
terest was manifested throughout. The attendance
was quite large.
American Philosophical Society. This honora
ble and useful Society, founded in 1743, by Frank
lin, celebrated their 100th anniversary, on Thurs
day the 25th of May, and continued their meetings,
daily until Tuesday the 30th. The meetings
throughout were crowded, with divines, judges,
lawyers, doctors, officers of the army and navy,
merchants, mechanics, ladies, &c.
The Society was called to order by the Presi
dent, the venerable Peter S. Duponceaw, who
occupied the chair, which was the identical one
occupied hy Franklin, and by him presented to
the Society. Dr. R. M. Patterson, of Philadelphia,
one of the Vice Presidents, deliverecLthe centena
ry address, which is spoken of in the wannest
terms of praise.
Several hundred papers were received from
differenl parts of the country, treating upon vari
ous departments of science and art, and read:
Many of them were of rare worth, and were lis
tened to with-the most profound attention. This
Society deservedly ranks among the first of the
kind both in this country and m Europe.
Old Schooi Presbyterian Assembly. This body
assembled on Thursday the 18th of May, in the
Central Presbsterian Church, corner of 8th and i
Cherry streets. The Chair was taken, and the
opening sermon (in the absence of Dr. Edgar,
Moderator ofthe last Assembly preached by the
Rev. R. J. Breckenridge, Moderator ofthe Assem
bly of 1841. About 140 delegates were in atten
dance. The Rev. Dr. Spring of New York, was
elected Moderator for the present year. The
principal subject which engaged the attention of
the Assembly, was the question, 1 has a man a
right to marry his- deceased wife's si3ter.' The
Presbyterian Church- at present prohibit it, and
some ofthe members sought to have them- altered
in that respect. The question waa taken up sev
eral times, and elicited much warm, and almost
angry discussion. It was finally referred to a
committee of five, who are to report their views to'
the next General Assembly. Much other business
was transacted, which possess very little general
interest. The next meeting of the Assembly will
beheld at Louisville, Kentucky, in May 1811.
P. S. The annual meetings of the Orthodox',
and Ilicksite societies of Friends were also held,
but we regret that we have been unable to procure
any account of their proceedings.
Advertising, &c.
We have several times been on the point of
calling the attention of our Merchants and Trades
men, in Stroudsburg, and throughout Monroe co.
to the subject of Advertising in Newspapers, and
the advantages resulting therefrom, but have al
ways heretofore had our mind diverted from it by,
matters which admitted of no delay. It is strange
that with all the admitted advantages which result
to business men front advertising in Newspapers,
so many of them should neglect the matter, and
thus overlook their true interests. In almost ev
ery other respect we find those very persons
wide enough awake, and looking out where they
can, turn a shilling and it is, to us, passing
strange that in this they continue so long in igno
rance. Let us ask, and answer them a question.
Why is it that when a man once advertises his bu
siness, he always afterwards continues the prac
tice ? The answer is ready. He finds out tho
advantage itives hitn over those who do not, and
the bchefit which he derives from it. Moreover,
many persons, by seeing things advertised, are
put in the notion of buying, when they would' oth
erwise never dream of it. In fact, advertising
reminds people of what they want, and where
they can get it. - '
Since, then, the benefits of advertising arc so
evident, we would suggest the columns of tho Jef
fersonian Republican, as the medium through
which itcan bedone in the most satisfactory man
ner to those interested. This paper circulates
wiueiy mrougu every township in Alonroe county,
and also in many parts of Pike In those places
it is anxiously looked for by almost every one,
and perhaps read by at least twice' as many per
sons as any olher journal. It is also sought after
in consequence containing all tho public adver
tisements of Pike county, andmost of those cf
Monroe. The business men -will therefore at
once see the inducements it holds out to him to
address tho public througlr its columns. Our
terms are reasonable and accommodating- The
expenses of advertising will be returnod'to adver
iiseis more than ten-fold by their increased saes;
The New Jersey JSavdcv.
Carlcr, I he .individual upon whom suspicion
rested concerning ihe murder of Mr, Parke,
and his relatives, has been discharged. He
was detained upwards of a week, and 0"im-
tned daily, but sufficient; pfiuhl- not bo a,eor
lained .to .warrant his- enuimiliuptu hr trial.
J1,llll,S uise naa ran?pireu-iQ-iriWly aity jjillu.
The Magnet:
The first number of the second volume:of this
work is now before us. It is well executed, and
possesses a considerable degree of talent and pro
found research.
Gen. Washington's last Tote.
Every incident in the life of Washington is
full of interest. That plain heroic magnitude
of mind which distinguished him above all other
men was evident in all his actions Patriotism,
chastened by sound judgment and careful
thought, prompted all his public acts, and made
th'em examples for lhb study and guidance of
mankind. It; has been said lhat no one can
have ihfa shortest interview with a truly great
man, without being made sensible of his supe
riority. Of irid man)', who have some way
earned tho title 'of great, this is by no means
true. lis applicability to the character of
Washington, is verified in ihe following inter
esting circumstance r'eJared by a correspondent
of the Charleston Courier,
" I was present," says ihis correspondent;
" when General Washington gave his last vole.
I was in the -spring of 1799, in the town of Al
exandria. H died the 14th December follow
ing. The Court House of Fairfax county was
then over the rharkel house, and immediately
fronting Gadsby's tavern: The entrance into
it was by a flight flight of crazy steps en the
outside. The election wa3 progressing -sev-ral
thousands of persons in the Court House
yard and immediate neighboring streets ; and I
was standing on Gadsbyrs sreps when the fath
er of his country drove up, and immediately
approached the Couft House steps, and when
within a yard or two of ihem I saw eiht or ten
good looking men, from different directions,
certainly without the least concert, spring si
multaneously, and place themselves in positions
to uphold and support the Step should they
fail in the General's ascent of them. I was
immediately at his back?, and in that position
entered the Court House with him followed
in his wako through a dense crowd to the
polls heard him vote returned with him to
the outward crowd heard him cheered by
more than two thousand persons as he entered
his carriage and saw his departure.
inero were nre of six canaiuates on tnc
! bench sitting, and as the General approached
them, they aroso in a body and bowed smiling
ly, and the salutation having been rpturned
very gracefully, the General immediately cast
his eyes towards the registry of the Polls,
when Colonel Deneale, I think it was, 3aid,
" well, General, how do you vdte r' The Gen
eral looked at the candidates, and said, " Gen
tlemen, I voto for measures not for men," and
turning to the recording table, audibly pronoun
ced his vote saw it entered made a graceful
bow and retired."
A RIotlrer fa Israel.
The following is a copy of an inscription bh;
a tomb stone in Litchfield, Conn.
" Mary, wife of deacon John Buel, Esqi
Died Nov. 4, 17G8,
Aged 90.
She was tho mother of
13 children,
104 grand' children,
274 GV. grand children-,
22 Gr. Gr. grand children'.
Total, 410 Of whom 336 sun'ive her." .
Chief Justice Gibson, of the Supreme-Court
of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, decided recently
that the salary of clergymen and of
common school teachers is not sub
ject to taxation.
Tlie ladies of CatbonviHe, Pa.,
have adopted the ludicrous fashion of
carrying canes.
The saying- that "knowledge is4
wealth, puzzled the lady who asked
'why, if it were true, so' many lite
rary men were- poor V
An Invention. '
A reaping machine has been inven
ted by a gentleman of Rock Ridge,
Va, named McCormick. The Rich
mond Compiler, in noticing an exper
iment with it, says that the machine
placed on small wheels, was moved
by two horses aiound the rye-field in
which the exhibition took place, at a
quick pace, making a clear passage
through the grain as it moved, about
five feet wide. This it? did with a
completeness which it? is impossible
for the cradle to accomplish. This
machine would effectually destroy
the vocation of the " Gleaner," who
has been iirtimes by-gone the subject
of many a pretty story or pleasant
poem.
E5eal5j ofrGera.- Washiiffgton's SorVant,
The Washington Capitol of Tues
day says:" General Washington's
colored servant Gary, was buried on
Sunday last from Groehleafs Point,
and followed to the. Grave by a large
number of blacks -He was,, wo under
stand; at the time ofhis death 1M
years; ostler to Gen. Washington
wlionMie served at the passao-e oftl.
Delaware, and at the battles of Bran-
iywine and irenton. Old Carv wat
known and respected by every citizen
of this place he loved the memory of
his patriotic master, and as an hum'jl
mark of respect, on his birth dav
and in fact every -military para'L-
wore an old snad-ueJIied uniform coal,
and a three cornered hat, -with a huoj
cockade, which he said Washington
gave mm. un these occasions tii
boys used to collect around him. In,
his venerable appearance (lisaniidi
them of all thoughts of mischief, and
he was allowed the honorable privi
lege of hobbling in the rear of lh.
military, under whose protection h
generally placed himself
A Long Nose amd no Mistake.
Within a few miles of Wiiraingto.i
there lives a merry cobbler whos
nose is very long, and when he lakcs
snuff, he is obliged to walk forward
three paces to reach its point.
HT Among the persons to be pres
ent at the celebration at Bunker Hill,
HiK J. i til uuiii, JO XJCllClUl VjHUUV. II is
Foster a resident of Danvers, Mass ft
7 "At
nov ninmVy-live years old. He com
manded the-Danvers minute men v.!.
fought in the battle of Lexington, and
has survived alt those who serve-!;
under him. He is in the enjoyment
of excellent health, and bids fair b
live many years longer.
Toads.
Never destroy the toad He is a
benefit to the farmer and one of the
cheapest and most efficient "opera
tives" he can possibly employ. In
the season of bugs and flies, a toad
will do more towards the preserva
tion of a garden than a man. and all
he requires of your hands fortius val
uable assisfance",- is the freedom of
your garden walks' and beds, and tl?
paltry shelter of a chip or turf i H
meddles with no one's business but
his own consfantlv avoiding comrr.-
ny, and intent only on extirpating
those voracious insects by whose
O L
jaws the beauty of the garden is so
frequently- laid low. Farmers win
cannot conveniently keep hens for
the protection of their garden vegeta
bles, can raise no reasonable ohjec
ti6ns against keeping a few toick
They will not necessarily dirainii
the " treasure of the exchequer," rcr
intrude themselves1 in to scenes where
they are not desired.
Honesty Tovrards Uncle ssi.
The Waldo (Me.) Signal relates an
anecdote of the Hon. Edward Ka
vanagh, at present -acting Governor
of Maine, whichis important if : true,'
and is a remarkable instance of hon
esty in a politician, the story is as fol
lows : While a member of Congress,
somo of his hangers-on used to call
on him to frank fetters for tlnra.
This his excellency did with pleasure,
and always kept an exact account
of the amount of Postage which ought
to have been paid to the Government,
and at the close of every quarter
caused to be deposited iu the Pos:
Office department the precise amount
he had franked out ofthe Depar
ment A clergyman writing from Gran
ville, N. C.j mentions that there ar
at a house of a friend, with whomh1
is residing, a chicken with four legs
and a terrapin with two heads. An 1
in the woods near the house a coi
mon robin has commenced singii
like a canary bird, and crowing h!
a cbckv The four legged chicken &
a rarifyv but a double headed tortoise
and a singing or crowing roma af
frequently found.
German capitalists aro said to have purchi
seil lame tracts in Missouri and Iowa, wheroj
they intend to plant colonics from WirtembunM
Satfonv, and Bavaria, giving the cultivators ilf j
right of pre-emption. t
ITIAKI1IEB,
On Thursday tho 25th ult, by the Rev. Mr
T-TltrniiiK. Rp.v PrTPn S Hnv nf PhilndelnhiaJ
and Miss Mary: Ann Colbert, of Siromls-
upon ine tiorrw.uceuv
gears' old, and was for a number of
burg.