cmas al I $. 'I t z 1 '4,,p`; ~~i_ ~i, H:: : 44,,.,;',AZ , 5,:.•,, ..•••• :. ::. , , , r-, .7: • tif.).Z-V.41..0.1rz:.-41?:.',.0a:, Trriuns-, . , Tit IP lii nitn.ANDS rosr:to 11, 'will be ,iisneti at"TWO VOLLARS 'pet' annum; to be,...paid half yeariy . in Advance. a's .•, • /7 VIC /2 "./'/SFIM PINDS eki in Ai gh are fii three insettions•ONE, - 1.79,LLA1t, and' every' '4;ll3a . antent. I ODi "L'.iventy = fiyG Cents, lenge , ones lit ptainnytion'.. -,Lettett toTthe publishes on hnsir nessi',:MU:ST isr,,POST• L'ALD, .6therwhie they . silrnot be : attended ' - AGENTS; :Tie 'following persons , baye been appointed Agenti, tor The 'Clar,lfsle-fferald and f:xpnsitor to, whom,payinant tor aubserilition and advertise tneTi ts 'Can lie' made. TE - Thralt.t.sr-.—Esq, Shiremanstown, Climb. SCOTT CUrt,l3, E.Scl .YeTY fit P. lino Newburg, do. Tttos.-W. Sliipppnisburg, • Jon ti'ltto:.! , • do. J. lit ATEr.n, floguestown, do. R. Wi.r.sopi.. neehanicsburg, do. It.uNtiti t , Esq. Hopewell, „If): R, S•re:•croyv. Egu.-C..hurclitoWn; •• ',..d0. nrr yrs, New Cumberland, Troy Esq. Bloomfield, Perry county --A. Bi. A CIC;-Etfq,l3ATiiiisliurg,_ do. !or the CorlEsle' Herald and Expositor. BY D. A. smrrn. • . - - 9 the 5t.tri,...1"3, are sitinitig.aq . pretty and bright, And-th'elnild moon is shedding so clievfitra light; o. And the :04 , -I'd lovi:to . . . , l'tM . reMeMSer mama, when our sweet sister died; AO brother tyr J, wept - 4 lie': bed side ; 'You fold os r spirit to Heaven : wonld reptiir, - And sliilie iiki . 2.-itiuse p - rott we 'see MIMI O Ma, there is one, that. I fhiiik must-be Fprit S;;:emetil ho p!seitl, yet sths, when :1 stir: smileth ,;(1 sweelly, as if it might know, _Thc_hinne . . O .mother, diar mother! I'd loye to go there. with my sister, aS.Mtee I played. here, That pretty bright star seems to,-eall mc. away, . AM) tho' I.'llll not here stay! • The iiicaliil spiike,—wiliht•lLlein:4ini'd the eye lathe 'nattier, as still she gazed iiri in the liky:— Arotitul Child het: stvliite arms she Rath ihrown—' •-• • ou bast thy wish, lov'sl :Nit) ' i9d mllCr: uc' ventibn: . . . . The . COnvention was called to order _b_y Fraticis Parke, w,ho ltad been approiht y 4 ar7ittritYformal .l eel irg."_pyt'Vi9llSli : !le tiL. Mr. 301 m Thompson, jr. of Philadelphia, from the • c onimit tre - appointed to select °Riders for Or convention, made the fAlouing re, port, Oz.: ~ • • For Prfaident, , , , NER .MIDDLESWARTH, of Union. . . Trite Presidents, of AllegiCeOy, • 7J - Omrl3E - Aw, or-Lnitcaeoes, ,-1-113Gari3p.a.A.5_, of Northumberland, lonN . BALDWIN, of;_ii,.4.-ster, ANCIS PARKE, of Philadriphia, WiLLIAN IVICILVAIN, of Y( ?! .k, Joat..fie-fiTicitn Err 3 fEi .:"•,• 1 5'eeretar.:4*. - Infcl4ll Smyarr, - , C .7hompson•dones, fl ? iliant* ilddainf., • John Ewing. 0 n !in nirOn . he irolifitie - i-7.tire - fe.' — trend over . in, alphabetical order , when the . rot= yipwing,lDelekateis' . , ~,, dam JA? 1111 . NVolfrtd,hmes , Copßer s • . • ' e,Be Ntr ;11g b • W' Irwto Johp•Roup^Ezekial .ehipstrotig : - 7 vtd eech, 3as • pFor. • tier—Johnion';kniki _ , A;1.- • Barks-W illiam .a`tl Bins; Dai i 4 Grim, • ; ;..1,••••••:„ f t seks--J011n• ,E;4•#ndetlini,; , .Aaron • s:,.43cdfliscp r -A.lez.nnder,'l(ing, !7 , Liradfor4 — ,P.. c um b F rinn'el-.44qat 'Kenned ;, George PhillitY4'trio!te Chester T — A rt 119 r A nd'iews; 11414: , pin; Isaac J Conitrit. • ' • Coi s umbiris—John Conner: • eraufor'd—J W• Fd Dan 13enii;:, —James Irwin. .. _MCC:lute. .13eloware— , A; S nValicer,:kl4)Broptc"o! 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ME .a" ~~ y. 7.1.411 t I,,orEirs*.g.rakir-DErtitisio 1/4 W*- POtitife s( S .../ATERAVUitE; "link iiii7eS 4.110/6: .7i t iruio:oo,ofoT, 4•e. , . ME REG E 'Zook, ,J(inathan O'Nen, :George :Ford; rpr,Sintow:lVlTer,edith. Leiiikii:::lVal!ei• C . Liviitston; :Mercer Walter Oliver, :Thomas S ennnin &hank, John J Years9ll. m Sehall, Chri,otan : Snider; Abratisip Hantsicker, .Frecleiick B - J;r ,l'Orthumberilind;-.Vilin T:. Wilson, FT Mil/win/2 tork--- Peter Spy dc r, E. A'. Beesley, .• • CYty -- and County.:Joh.n : Francis Pai ke i :chas - ; Jesse Moore, John Thin`pso.n r , printer, -SamtieLahirk, John Part, Jacoh's Sink et, Nathan L ham,'.Frederiek Enaharti Michael -Day, Joseph -MelcalKjames. Buckman, John Hanna,' GeOrge . Hoffner',.Ddvid William Sim iison,. Sanidel.-Weyant. Pullez and maed n a rticia Perry—isaac Pike andlrayne-:-Willidm Brodhead. . •Scineiiiq - aiireteirtbria--MP Magellan, George Pile, Joshua F Cox. - - —L_Suarjuthitima—lesse. Lane. '' • NV 7k-u to. --:S am Leib. . Union, 707 in •iiiq - junir - zra - =- - iiih - rr-Val - - - . - ali4li; Re . rd; Thomas Patter: 7 soii, Ner ,_:Voiingo----LiT Reno. • tV4shingt6?i—Robert Moore, Samuel Livingston, T jr. John H' Ewing. • - .1-liesonorelancJohn Armstrong, 'Cy Painter, Willianct Graham.. - James-K.• Men ough, Benjatn:n Nltaser, ''An`drew ClaTitson, : )aines McConkey: • - • Mm John H.En in IVashkngton, tilen:moVed_that - the•tonvention:proceed to the nomination of candidates Tor - the dike -ofreoivernori-which . - - 4eing_agreed to: General Thoinas 5..-Gunningharn, - of Mercer; „norniriat'ed.l-eploliiner,' of Washington county. . - On motion, The notninaticins wereTheri clotted, and the:•colitrention proceeded to ballot viva twee,' `The Secretaries having _reported that they agreed in their tally: it appeared that JOSEPH RITNER, of IVashitigton.•county, had ONE HUN DRED. & TWENTY-FOUR VOTES unanitnotts -vote of the convention. •- -Whereupon, JOSEPH RITNE,R, of . - -11Pashing.toir-county, was declared to.he Pennsylvania-for the,year 1838. Mr George F i ord then'moved the fol lowing.resolution: stentuivemr. Resolved, That a committee be appoin ted to prepuce iTigifFis for firillce - r — aTetit - it (4-tiltol-Colvve-Mion,---which,-beittra grey to, the•Cbairman announced thelulloy ing Committee - to carry writhe resolue don: Messrs Fold, of LanCaster, Coo-. per, of Adams; Cox of Somerset, Irvin of Centre; Beach of Luzerne,,Thompson of Philadelphia, Parke .of . Philadelphia, Ewing of Washington, Brodhead 'of ..•- -A motion was then . made that:the-Con 7 .. eention adjourn for Ittilf - a - n - hour - whicli'' - was - agreed-to.. The-time--or adjourn -7-i mcnt having expired, the Convention again came to older. when the foll Owing report was' inadet "4 , ~ • - . Resolved, That a committee of eleven be' appointed to prepare eraliy for the action of. this Convention. •Raolved,_ That- a committee of seven be appOinted: in. prepare_a_n_ .A4dress to the people of .I'ennsfOania;:on. the sub 7 ject of the- next General Election. Bivio/ved,:Thitt a-coMmittee of nine be appoint'eci-ott-the_s' Presiden! That a'comtnittee of eleven beAvointed to not - opiate a State Com,- rnitte:q arid also a committe e: of give to iiiiimint,COMMitteis, of , Correspondence for the 'several coun ties of this Common- weak • . 2 , Peso/yet/. That .a committee of three be appointed for the purpose of mane ging-the financial concerns of the Con - , Which) being' adopted, another tpm'-' porary adjotlfiyment took placeao enable the PreAident.,to appoint the cotumittees ealied,.foE:itt the report. -%Shen-the Con wentio.n again met, the. Chairman ...t repor eil-thefollowing-Gommi tec Opt Resantions. • • • • Ewing,- of Washington, Daniel W. Smyser Of Attains' _ L S &WU:el, V.t• - 61 - 1 1 11:i lad, el p" • ' 9f Philadelphia go.' .. rktinio t,y,ben i rig.; • ; ' w es*; 4 'Of Lane Win Orib . arir, 'Weki.moy:elpticig* W. .Aucletried, , if, S . 01114101; 1 . ,• Wm Ad , :*•* • '.:rayed., 13. Le w la, !of 1146 - n renal* rt. Jame§,Cooper, of Adarnst Cunningham,, of .Mercg7 o , _ iMoPrf'; Pf IV4stiiiigtPni Simon 141ereditb , :of,I.ttnc. ! Isterfi s r .61c_zandtlr - Aillg, , iit Bedf o rd, Y.'S'. NYalter, of IkelaylialV eoid t 111 i ' " 9/ 1- thel i _deideney: l '*4, -4 r OttCdx, ,o 7 , * 4 ; 7 „, tif ''Chntre", ~W rirlYl ?9 ;gril`PPOEirifiol ; i.,-`-: )3 epj ' 11V eat? eic,ritlAllekti*fiyv., J,vtin•C@ld.,We - Jopathati.Ctinen, or tiancgatei:, , • • , ME MI NM On . , Palate ti a»d Publ Jed, 111Nekly, by George 2PhilliPi;a i Carlisle; , 'CumOperland County,' Pa ~, , • , 110 J. L. AN atson Northumberland, , Arthur-Andrws l 'of•chester. - , , • r..nigh t; of :Butler, offerud,th4 fol 4 lotv'ing resolu thin ' Reso/yed,That this s eon.ventiortAppoint a special . e . comniittee to report re§'cilutions; whose object it 'shall bp to - set 'forth the principles which - influence our .delibera- Linos and gitivPrn-ouractiona, which Was laid on the table. . . . . The CQiivention then,aajcioufned.to o'clock. - on Tuesd4yrnortiing., . • • TuEiOA wri, NIG 9t Yhe tonvention,.assembled and pro ceeded to. business ; • - • -Mr. Cooper, from the committee to prepare tin A d tiress.,to • -the peorilel of :Pennsylvania, reported the following;--- -..Cretzsns:—,-In-diseharging the, ditty imposedd-upon us by- -, the Cau l ) r,!ention assembled tOrroininate d candid= ate - for the Offlee...of Governor, it is not. . our purpose to write an eulogiiim anChe distitikuished individual put in . nomina7 tion- for ihat.office•for a, second term -- 1 I . A .brief statement of the condition - of-the 'Commonwealth ,at the time -of hii the. proMinent nicapttrys I ministration'and - their effect, in. promert, shall attempt. . These form-t-he,best en• Is r Omiurn. of -IQovernor_..Riln - er, and his.. Istrest: passport to the conficlenee . of the I. people of . t his. Common wealth.. • - - It a fact well . knoWn to etrery ligent man,, that, when Joseph Bitner - Was _elected .6,ciVeinor,_ this, CoMmonwealth- Avas:ilivolvect in deep ernbarrassmentS ; the People bUrthened with an enormous - State tax - ; the public works unprodut-: tive, - theiew - ProCeeds derived from - then -I . being' consumed by tile officers and a gents :whci•had • their --sopervision. A enniplete sytitem . .Of fraud and specula• Lion which had been encouraged,-at least rJffectirally, shielded, -lby the'. : former .adt. in inistratiorn-prevailerlevery.wbere upon •them.; Such is 'a .. brief"Outline of the eonditionof things wherrGoV.Ritrier was 7iTtitictell °inii~ufficc ;`snit this state rif things was remicred the more desperate, by the fact, that the measures of the-gen . -- eral government were ore kind' calcula tecito cripple theenergies and- shut up the avenues of prosperity which the tual, , administration bf the State government had failed to destloy. The last - session . . of Congresi, before his inauguration, the fatal series. of "e4periments" - upon the priTiatftire . Tarin-rm-rtrzrrir d d--b-&e-ri--fear r : ced, - and several important sources of Pennsylvania prosperitOthereby greatly Unpaired. But e• view of all these . eulties did , not discourage the manly mind in-spired-him--witiv-additional-ardor_and a firmer determination to • surmount . . 'them. • But how .was this be „effected. , We' have Seen• that the State was greatly ern- barrasseti, owing a .debt 4 near ,82.3, - -,1, 000,000, without a cent in the Treasury, and the public works; instead of being al .source of . I:evenue, were' kept up . .at,an annual expense:,..o . many - thousands of, dollars tothe - CotnniOnWealth.---H ow then_l Were- the'eipense_tfleeping v ap.theitiM! 1 tic improvements; the current expenses 1 of the goitel:nment, and:' the interest, of I this immense•debt to lie,clefrayrdi Howl was this' to be • Totaiion - could :not-be_ resorted•to; thisiutil been •puslted to Ili utmost iimit by the late adniiiiis,- tration; the people, b,2sides tlitl taxes for ortiinaiy_ p.urposes, were ,ptlg annually a . ,clirect taXof. ,ii30(),000. „- To have'ye-, sorted to the usual expedient of -it ,loan, would have been:purcliasittg.tempovary, ..relielitt the expenge - of * greater • future' embarrassment. - At this crisis the char jer of -1 1m -- Uttited - r - StateS*43rank.,-:whichlt, [ hait ClCri.ved frorii"tlie.gational Ligisla. ' lure, flail eXpired. - The administra tionnew. at once conceived the,ilesiin of r • lievingiht 'people,at - the expeiise of this. Institution.. A charter was accorilitigly tendered to it by z.theliftite•l,,egislatutt op cobilitiop • th - at 'it, would. pay a certain sum, about Fk4,00 -- ,flOp,io the.,Coriamon-, Wealth, besides akrecing,,io_payAnto the.' Treasery anntially,,for peenly years ihe 'stira of . Zloo,ooo'-to beTakiropriatril 'to 'theSeveral tonnttt:i"tf - .the COindion .wealtlifdi SOitioli)firpoS&s,-,theieby-lt netting the - pebble of whit was iiecesia i'illii-heavyrliuriKenl,..;..'l iietiank• gedep • ' 'led the charier; dnd.'4.. thesaMe law, under 'Which .it ' was incorpOra,ted ..the $ rate , tax was r-repealed,. and, a fund :pro-, vided•to Ray•a,.portiottof the e - 4 St s atebt: about to-,beconie:.clut, to ileflity• which, if this, Measure. liad.otit•heep 411 - opted;:i" - -tvoulilihavt,:bCtil necirgsaiy•to rei - ort ; t9 . additioit I fax.aiiini.. l : • -.-, • . ,ey finer : nextturned 'fii's . 'iqtert:: . iitit't Crthe'pabliC works.,' 111111TOns,liatr :breti spent id tleir:emiStructicit yet they ' .Vieitted ' . ii;; - 'l.4'tkt•ti,' btn were,' on t he: 'con tr - titit; .i, 9fitinual' Source' of •emiease, -tvlitrebY they lied-heCoineialmiii,stimiyer.' liaffruttpopujar;• . TIM Whole,ilyStem, as ctildu9ed - ,undr thelate atimmistration;' ivAiiitne. of favoritism• and ft arid,: and, tile-I IGl'vernt, tlefthwitli, Set...about!to Worm j 440 11 . 1 :1 0 1 , .; • gD)Y• ,cr9*.Al .4: qigatumprs 'that. surep:tel - bt . yopeit,therrt Were disc,h,ark 7 , , gds in .4711',6nrst aqtitaiillf4 s . ifrace - ri, - a rk .• i)leitedrit) iliery:o,-, - „1,.:,(1`4,.r6, 54 4,v i * O•g:C_.o,giti't - i?f - being 'iti l l -- e?.co,elOse:, - :ihe Ito bagi,. : t?_ lad ' it' :re vttme , l rtit - the; ttlittkiett*talth;'aodijiirtOrig'fromil iftioarrioutil. r Of - 'tOlis tellecteiVtifion item ' rbtatietli&-lkst'' , .year-:- . _rc.7l.ar,',,for•ln any ,reasonrunfavOrable,-,We Mayjit,stlyl:clen 7 - 'dude that the; di"yis. nOtZtliatant: when_ tEnctet the pot/Umlaute-a . )i,,is.a•••lll6naar'.• trEsb.wv, m4Lifjecimf,l3; I sa S. MMMII ment, the debt contracted 'in 'their will - b - e' - entKly 7 t:l.tingu'ish - e - d - '; - ari - d it is a fact worthy of e'spec,iattloilce, that daring - the. PaSt,,Year, , the tolis : ott. the - slew York . fincl'Ohiti Canals,',and'otb 7 . er public ifirtprot+ernentsjn,,thcfse;staXes; materially .decreased, while in.Pefinsyl• yania theygrailtiallY increaSed... .restilt. is not to tie ascribed, entirefY, tó the rn.ore,faithful and prudent conduct of . the offieerx.iPpOint - ed to Stiperititerichhe public works.• A different line Cit.policy: was itibiptedliy tlie•present Chief, Magis tr.ate; it was his.object to finish the'main routes before - "Otherkwerq 'commenced but if. instead Of adopting this course,he. had. pursued the policy ; of his:predeceN soi•s,.tin pushing. the SWetp,izi",o , erysdi• - r_ection_without : regard_to the expense or the means of defraying at _tvoulThhare, taken tti,laceioitit contrary, the, tommonwealth, must have been' plunged -. into embarraSsinents,-.±-from which,,nor fatt3t:ewisd'orn could have re •,- -But not the inteAtion- oethe r mince to particularize the measures 'of . the administration of •Got•ernor ltitrier, the-happy-penults-which_they_ba.v_e_:pro., duced,. or the mischiefs hich they Kive Pre.vented,---The-litiiitS allowed to art ad- Aress of.tlii.kind will not permit it; but it is enough reniark,Ahat_like , cincinn flatus, he lio.as. -the - -.Gbief-Magistracy.-of . the -ComutOnl ! . weaith - at 'the moit — dangerous crisis . had, 'occurred in her affairs,„ancl,