tra F! - , upon us Itto tell tilrqs'Erder Pc .OEVIGED to preach upon th,e house srepsf:au:d in what situ, _'dunes itc.,4lO:yreacheo" ' Vlt e . he reached, or addressed his con ttion from the Osinit-haiiia 'step ivi, t the was Meted out of the urt.hOusell ! -And in order to save you.t ...troptzlej of -saying that "Baptists wi deeilly ire. •.: gret' this statement, ode would say that w.O have, the: names of one dozen indi- Viduap, most -of whom are 1 itizpii4 Av.llA Oro ready to Tam oath to this fitFt; • and ,the testimony will ~be forth coming, I not tintvavaTio auMplipce l with a !re. = lust whiclk , v rvoultl merely gratify lan obviously malicious intention,'hut when. ever you shall 'fin idalf of the commit nite commence a legal process forthe assertion. „, . , We also have the' names of a number of individuals who are ready to testify that the-Rev. Mr. Post often "preached in the streets and lanes of this Borough, the huts of the poor, and •old deserted shops," and that too in consequence of not. .being- allowed even the Court house. And in regard to "Post and rail being -pet together," and its having bpen "tauntingly said that the Baptists did not , own ground enough to nary a Baptist aPumber of persons; since your ar ticle appeared, of their own accord,have -called and told us that "it was c.omiiion . talk at the time, and that the Rev. Mr. .Post, more than once, alluded to the same, and answered the objection thus raised against Baptists in public Meet ings." Now a matter so notorious as Ao be "common talk, and to be discussed by a Minister of the Gospel in public Meetings," we consider that we have a right to mention, publicly or privately. So much for the contents of the "Circu lar." A word more upon , this—this Circular was not published for this -community; and neither our humble self, nor the Baptist's have published it in this community, thereby, "scattering fire brands s and arrows here;"nor would it have been seen by, this community, had not your love to the Baptists here _induced,you to transfer it to your paper. it was writtenos it professes to have -been for the "Abington, Wyoming, and 'Bridgewater Associatio9s." Its object was to get ddieir money to build a house Of Worship in this immensely rich Bor ough, for the exclusive benefit of its in habitants.—But in order: to get their money for such an object it was neces f sary to give them a reason why it wns Impossible to pay for the houie without it what should that reason have been 7 - That the Baptists in this same commu- Phi, were "as highly !esteemed, and as much beloved," by the! other Churches, us even those of their own members 7 Or should that reason have been, the statements made, agid Iwhicb, as above 'stated, many era rOlsr to testify are the -facts in the ease ? And now to whom is reference had in the "Circular," as opposing the Bap tists 7 You convey Ole idea 'through- Put your article that every individual member of every Char - ch in the place, and indeed the entire community is re forted PI But such a thing is. neither said nor intended. On the' contrary we have often acknowledged, gratefully, publicly and privately, through the me diem of public papers' from. the pulpit in this place and elsewhere, that there were many persons is this place and its vicinity i some in the Churches. and :some nod, who had,been and were ex ceedingly kind and liberal to us, in the creation of our house,, and , in various other ways—individuals of liberal and :generous feelings, and,of deep and con; • aistant piety. And hundreds of per sons can testify that this is. by no means thofirst tine that, allusion, has been Anacleto Ibis interesting fact by the Pas tor of the Church. '1 /tut these individuQls thOugh scatter ed among alideuominatiouN and in ma ny instances belonging to ,none, do not •eonstitate so,inany Churches, nor con. , Apse all the members of sekeral Church. es, And with' regard to the fact of op. , ?position to Baptists.dill place, we think that no better illustirstion is need. ed than your Editorial Jas. week •aside from the testimony to w,hichlefer :•eace 4as Pude. •At the Cr Lef--arr ,gditor'e.coming out •inn prof . qsedly po litic4lPAPertVi maitjPg th 9 iulst 6eri : ow charges against a Minister I of the "Gosper-l—gliaties - too,-,which can be proved, by , documentary' testimony to be false, if this is not opposition—What is it An exhibition of "love," "kindly feeling," tl7Vt492i cc ?" • ,t tool S ana l grega. I tohen You allude' to the amount given by other denominations for our house, and say "Churches gave liberally," This remark is not correct. Churches, i. e., as such, have not given our house—ex cept, perhaps,, one viz., the Episcopalian From the fact, not that the- amount re ceived was do' large, as it was, but that such a largetnutnber of the members of this Church-gave, it might be said, that the Church it. But you convey the idea. that! alt the "Churcheze t in the place not only "contributed," but "lib• etally;" had this been the case, ofcourse it wbuld not have been necessary to have gone' beyond the boundaries of our Bor ough for funds. But we, perceive by bi a reference to the Su cription Book, that the sum total given by members of other Churches does no amount to one sixteenth part of what he, house cost, and by leaving out one übscriber in the country, not one sixteenth part of was given itt cash; And we aro wit h the chair- !kg that yourself tran , of a Committee to iest the correct ness of this'calculation. With regard to the "proverbial kind ly intercotirse among timbers of differ ent-Churches here," and the deplored catastrophe of "our coming, Ishmael like intoa' community where so much good feeling existed ;" we would mere ly say if report be correct, this gloiving loye—thisipure and holy ardor, so "pro verbial," has been wont, at times, to break out into aflame, and in its mild and peaceful influence, to send its sanc tifledsubjects, with Crowbarf(!),through the doors ofthe "Church on the square." But as we are a "stranger" here, we do not profess to know so much about the "first love" of the Churches here. but as regards the present—if your Editorial is to be regarded as a specimen, we fear it will be regarded as a sorry comment upon the "proverbial" love of the place - Nor is this the first time that you have aimed a death blow at our head. • A- bout a year since, in an Editorial, your readers were informed that the Baptist, Church lost no lumber in the burning of their Board-kiln; while they knew , at the time, and say in the "Circular" that they lost hundreds of dollar's worth. And then because we merely referred to the fact of such statement, in our no tice of dedication &c., you, as we were' informed; noised it about that "Hewett tad lied about the Methodist Church!" And at least one prediction was uttered at the time, that there would be but few at the dedication, because Hewett bad just told Such lies in the paper!" And why all this 7 Why 'A certain Ed itor had nitide'rt certain statement in,h is paper, and a certain Minister had mere ly said, that such statement was made ! Then down with him—"hit him again, he's no business to be a horse !" On the whole, we think-we duly ap preciate your intention in coming out at this time, engaged as we are in a series of Meetings; it was published in the "Wyoming Whig," on the 21st of March. We also appreciate your love to the Baptists, especially those who are north and west of us and who patronize your paper so extensively, and who did, (leaving out this . Borough and 'town ship), perhaps, more than any other one denomination of Christians, to elevate you totbe Cobity office you hold.' But mark it-Libe Sugar-coated Pill,so art fully medicated, will not go down with them. We fear some of them may be reminded of the Wolf, who io'his love fora certain flock, looked over into a. sheep ria; and expressed his love in the following language; "my dearbreth ren 4 ntif3tornach yearns over your By the way ! the Baptists referred to, ought to know ; that such is the strength of you; love to them, that you have repeat redly reitised to give them one penny, for their house, and moreover that so great is yOur love to them, that you never (as we can learn,) have become' guilty of the, palpable heterodoxy, of attending one of their meetings since their church was constittited in Dec. of ! They ought also, to , know that there are two other. -Ropers puhlislied in this place, and although the *dhoti do'not, we be lievenakepublie,preteations to piety, itiey aierieitirifieleeigintracrin—treat all christian denominatiOns with respect, and ,the. Baptist, among others. •As ! a single instance of this, one of-Oieni pub- lished without charge. the "Circular," and the other has been equally kind. With regard to the charge of being a "stranger," here, we would i isay it is not our crime, but misfortune: We re• gret that the Providence of God did not place us here as a Baptist Minister, as early as other denominations Commenc ed. We think it would not have been necessary now to have ransacked all northern Pennsylvania to have built a house of worship for the denomination. But a "stranger" though v* are, the church of which you ha ve . the honor to be a member, have had no, less than three pastors since we come. In taking our leave of you for the pre sent, allow us to announce distinctly, that we are not in the slightest degree, afraid Of you—of the 'little more grape' with which.the publication of this will doubtless be accompanied. Go on _ keep up your fire, hot and heavy Its you please. We know on what and where we stand. And in the mean time allow us to in form you, that the Baptist Church in this place, under the pastoral care of their "Islnaelite," though yet feeble, is in a prosperous condition; their congre gation is increasingly large and atten tive—that a number were baptized into its fellowship last sabbath, and a num ber more are expected next sabbath. Truly, &c., C. A. HEWETT. The North Branch tend After all, the Legislature has done very well for the North Branch. The sections of the Revenue bill which we published last week, were passed.— They appropriate to the work all the surplus money that may be in the Trea sury, after the payment of the Interest, providing there be a surplus of 8150,- 000. It is confidently believed there will be a surplus of much more than at sum after the payment of the Au gust interest. We do not know wheth er the surplus in. February or August is intended—but suppose, the surplus after payment of the last instalment in the year, which will be in Anglia. Providing there should be a surplus of 8150,000, the citizens of ,the Coun ties more particularly interested in Ibis work, have a deep interest in paying be fore the first of July their taxes. Every dollar paid in by that time, di State tax es, may be se much to the Cimal. The Northern counties should seeto this.— From these counties enough State Tax may be paid in to secure the appropri ation—enough to swell it 875,000 her yond what it otherwise might be. Ev ery dollar of Tax due the State—every Tavern and State license, ought to be paid before the first day of July: Co. Commissioners, Treasurers, Collectors, and all who have tan* or licenses to pay in all Northern Pennsylvania, sh'd be awake to the importance of prompt ness in this-respect Row cheerfully ought the sum to be pald, when every individual may feel that while he is pay ing his tax or his license, he.is paying money to be expended on the North Branch CanaL The Legislature passed a law author. izing the te=issuing of the Relief Notes, and _suspending their cancellation for 3, years. This will greatly increase the surplus that may be in the Treasury, and is regarded as being in reality an appro priation of $200.000 a year for three years to the North Branch canal. We anticipate that the commencement of the completion is secured, and once the work began, the completion will be fin ished. It is probable the work will be commenced this fall.— Wilkesbarre Ad vocate. THE COLD WEAVJER.--- ITE cold weather experienced hero in the early part of the week seems to have been felt with equal if not greater severity farther south. In North Catalina they had heavy frosts on Saturday and Sunday nights, and on Sunday snow fell to the depth of three inches. On Monday the pondsin the neighborhood of Richmond were covered 'with ice. Seriout appre hensions are entertained that the fruit has been greatly injured. 'JAMES ; B. CAHOON, I Esq., Whig, was on Wednesday chosen Mayor a Port land, by the City Councils, and Whigs were also chosen to all the subordinate city'offices; yet the Pennsyhattianclairns Portlaadv a locofocopty. . t '...--.... - ..._- - z2 . .,: „. . i. ,-5.7 - ....-4 .....): ,..:I_ , =-_,....... - „-'---- .7, .... , .., :: 4 22":< . 4;',". - : ,- , , e 1 / 4 .'' c =". •• . . . . . . IYMIL C. E. LATHROP, EDITOR - - - - - ttlebnesban, `.Apri1 25,1839 The Wniotl stand where the Republicans of 179 S stood, and where the Whigs of the Revolution were, lutttlin# foriLinERTT, for the PEOPLE, for FREE IN. srtrorions ; against Poivnn, against CORRUPTION, against EXECUTIVE ENCROACHMENTS, against MON ,!,uctr.—llenry Clay. • WHIG MEETING. The Whigs of Wyoming County are requested to meet in county Jneeting at the Court House in this Borough, ou Tuesday evening, May Ist, to _take into consideration matters ofimportance to' their interests. Appointment by the P. DI. General. C: E. LATHrtop to be Postmaster at Tunkhannock, vice N. C. Martin, re moved. Appointment by the att'y General. - A. K. PECKHAM Esq ~to be Prose cuting Attorney for Wyoming county. ta• We are requested to state that Rev. Thos. P. Hunt, will preach in the Presbyterian church in this place, on next Sabbath morning and evening. •rztoipiqL•l.) , -,•6•4*)(.) , :0 , •:i A's the time draws near for the meet ing of the Whig State Convention to nominate a suitable person for Canal Commissioder, a strong feeling is con tinually growing in favor of HENRY M. FULLER, Esq., of Luzerne. It will be-recollected that ours was the first paper to take k decided stand for Mr. Fuller's nomination. Since then a num ber of the Whig papers in diflerent por tions of the State have-warmly recom mended, his nomination. The Lebanon Courier, contains the following able article upon this subject: "The time is coming on when the Whigs must begin to look about them. for candidates Tor the fall election. The battle in this State will be fought on the Canal Commissioner; and it is, there fore, all-important that we should exer cise great care and discretion 'the no mination of a candidate for tha office. To make a good selection, it is rt . , cessary that the claims, qualifications, arid avail. ability of the different gentleme whose friends may bring them forwar , should be spoken of and discussed; bu it sh'd ! by ail means be done in a spirit of libe rality, courtesy, and and an e tire re gard for the, great result. Th Locos are already • marshaling their broken Columns, and will try to present as good a front as possible ; but their eff its will proveabortive, if the Democrati Whigs will but throw energetic and harmoni ous action into the campaign. We hhve heard but few names suggested for our nomination. A correspondent at Har risburg, for whose judgment and politi cal information we have-great regri(d, says that 'there is a strong feeling in fa vor of Mr. PULLER, member of the House of Representatives from Luzerne county, for Canal Commissioner.' Mr. Fuller is an excellent man, and no doubt would make a very good officer. His character and qualifications are un exceptionable, and his nomination would be well received in all sections of the State." The Shippensburg Weekly News, a spirited paper published in Cumberland county, thus refers to the same subject: "HENRY M. FULLER, Esq., of Lu zerne county, isitrongly recommended for Canal Commissioner, by the Whig papers in various parts of the State.— Mr. Fuller is a young man of brilliant talents,'and enjoys a personal and politi cal popularity in the North and through-, out the entire State, that would render him an available candidate: He is em inently qualified for the station, and would make an efficient and valuable public officer. • He is a 'whole team' on the stump, and as the nominee of the Whig Convention, we believe he woul • be elected by a large majority,„" A disposition is shown by these ex tracts, upon the part of the Whigeof other portions of the State, to acknow ledge the claims which their- brethren of the North have upon the party. We hope the Whig State Convention will consider these claims in their true light; and if so, Mr. Fuller will be the man.— Among the gentlemen who have been tamed in this connection, none rank higher in any respect than him; and were availability alone the test,' he may be said to stand pre-eminent: for his very name is the prestige of success. Answer to Enigma. in last week's Flier : Smog!, l'aeseemyr. IBM irazObarsrommritp •The machinery for.the - Steamboat or rived'in , town last week, and our rend ers_ may nowtonlidently look r fiarber completion. A competent:.machinist from the shop of the builders, Mesirs. Reany,"Neaffie & Co., Philadelphia, accompanied the machinery, with a view to fining it up inthel3ockt. ne, thinks of getting up 'he steam in about two weeks from this time. Much interest is felt by our citizens in her success, and all are anxious to see her move. 'rho Rarmonioto Domocracyi The Montrose Democrat and the Wy oming Democrat have been shooting sharp things at each other in their res• pective issues for some weeks past. They accuse each other of wilful false hood and misrepresentation. Not, an uncommon thing for Locofoco papers. qd on geictlemen, something may be Ifrought out which will be interesting. GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK, 'and Sar tain's Union Magazine. for May, are both on our table. We decline giving an opinion of the merits of one in com parison with the other, as we are par tial to both. Either of them possess rich and rare_ attraction; and is a de lightful family visiter. SNOW. Snow fell in our place on Wednesday last, to the depth of about six inches,— For the past two weeks the weather has been cold and disagreeable. =an vareat NR. LATIIROP.—In reply to letters addressed to Mr. Ellet and IV i lr. Dickin son, we have a communication from the former at Columbus, Ohio,l ; and from the latter at Wheeling, Va. These gen tlemen in years past have been here, and have some knowledge of til l e kind of bridge required across the Stfsquehanna river at this place. Their views are widely different. The former says he can build a good and substantial Wire Bridge for $25,000, and per imps a less sum; while the estimate ol the latter engineer requires the sum f $45,000. This difference of opinion b iween gen tlemen so competent to talc late, arises. without doubt, from the fact hat the one hdd in view an ordinary Turnpike Mad Bridge—tho other a Bridge suf ficient for a Railroad track, 'pith a train of Cars. , - 1 The idea of a wire Bridge, is-pleas ing to all; and as such a structure will leave the river free from the obstruct ions of massive piers, to impede the navigation and endanger its own safety, the Board of Managers much prefer the plait of a Wire Suspension Bridge, and will execute accordingly, if aided by the people in a liberal and ample sub scription to the stock required for such an undertaking. The books are open for subscriptions. B. F - . DURHOI. Cl'k of 'Took hannock Bridge Co. April, 23, 1849. For the "Whiff" PETERSBURG 2 April 11, 1849. MR. EDITOR :=When the "Whig" (4th inst.) came to hand; you cannot imagine with what avidity I tore the wrapper, which was - well nigh bursting, so pregnant was it with the balderdash of Punk hannock's devoted "Friend."— We scarcely know how - to- approach him, he has so completely "turned the tables" on us. Like hint with the "sew en league boots," one stride, and lo! his iron heel resteth on poor "Reform."--: All ye who live between, stand from un der! for the "brawn of Hercules" com pared with the strength of Mr. 'Friend,' is flimsy as the spider's web. He, has "gathered the fragments," doubtless, twelve times "twelve baskets," and tho' obliged to appear with his finger in.his , mouth, (so naturally diffident,) stilt he seemeth to possess the power that;whirts Me madd'ning billows to Me sky Just see then how truly eloquent grow eth this "youth' of talents rare.' Had Some of his beautiful periods, !herein' one may trace the fi ne dratvn delinea tions of his precocious geniuj, been lig• tened to as delivered viva voce, before "going to press," the applause, would have seen (learning, and Mr. "Friend" might have read his triumph in the countenances of till who heard. (By the bye, wheneagain you mho such an elOqUeotharaogue forthe benefit - dike ::: - fOrm, suppose you call a meeting at the base of '"Praspect Rock," and there Btr. `'Friend," you mount that natural ros ttitin and proclaiM to. the smass hour, much you are a "PriProi to Tunkhao notk."(7) —•- We' feel greatly 'flattered when Mr. .`..`Friqul"...9e4s..of the "glowing ez• pectations of fond parents," and would be as willing to return the com pliment if this'nidit Aux' could ever have boasted of any 'Parent* whaler= er:' The kind nurse who raised'the must have "spared the rod'or was quite remiss in her advice, else she would have made the stripling "tarry in Jeri._ cbo till his beard had - grown." We would as warmly invite our "Friend" to come to "the distant regions of Peters burg," as he has in soliciting us to come North, were we not fearful of leopard. isiog. his , freedom. The people of the South are too . well acquainted with com plexions, ever to fie misteken, end e. likely, full grown boy as."Friepd" is, would stand a poor chance without a "pass" in a "Southein climate." No, no, stay whereyou are; you are ° Funk. hannock's Friend"—her adopted, and under her kind care and protection you may one day be the worthy possessor of a California gold medal. The citizens of T. owe you too much already.—they never will permit a name like yours to go down to the grave unclfronicled. — . I he "Temperance ideas' of Re form are the same; nor has he deserted the cause he has ever battled-for. We "practice what we preach," and if by so doitig We'havtrtouched the tender spot of Mr 'Friend's" cranium, the jacka napes may squirm and-kickagainst the truth, but we hope never to desert so worthy and so just a cause, because for sooth the shoe has fitted, and some one seen fit to try it on. We have but little time to devote to the hoeing of such "small potatoes," but will continue to • hold our "Friend" in due estimation. REFORM. Another Whig Mousure Claimed by the Locofooos. The bill to exempt 8300 worth of property from levy and sale for debt, was introduced by ltifr. JonNsorr, Senator from Erie, and passed Through both branches by Whig votes; yet the Penn sylvanian, and other Locofoco organs, claim it as a Locofoco measure, well knowing that it was violently opposed by leading Locofocos. The bill origi nated with Mr. Johnson, as did several other measures, now claimed by the to cofocos, which we shall refer to here after. It was carried 'by him -through the Senate, aad his influence aided its passage through the House, notwith standing Loc,ofoco opposition. These facts can be found on the journals of the. Legislature. Will the Locofoco organs publish thertel—Har. Tel. mere-Piracli. The Keystone claims the credit of the passage of the provision for the comple tion of the North Branch Canal, for the Loccifocos, when it is a well known fact that a large majority of that party in the pouse voted against the Appro priation bill containing the provision! It the Locofocos felt so deep an in terest in the completion of this improve ment, why did they not make some pro vision for it during Gitiv. Shunk's ministration? Why did not the editor of the Keyston, induce Gov. Sh unk to recammead . An his messages Where was, the sympathy for thisproject then? Where were the Locofoco friends of the North Branch to be folind then 7 Echo answers where! They could not be found until _Gov. Johnston brought the measure forcibly before them.--M. JUDGE WI r.essosr.—The appoint• meat of Horace Williston; Esq.; to the President Judgeship of the 13th district, gives gre.at , satisfaction to the people of that district. Judge Williston, says the Bradford Argus, brings , 'to the die charge of his new,duties, legal abilities of the first order, and , we have not a doubt but that his ad - Ministration will be such as to reflect credit upon- himself, and meet the eitpeetations of his warm est friends. • 1.1.:1. George Baldwin, Postmaster at Great Bend; his been detected in pil• tering money filitn letters seat through that 'office. He was locked up in de• fault of , bail for $3,000.
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