11
poL I TIC A.L.:
-Frovi.the Beaver sliik tts.
•
• More' Evidence.
•
. Last week. we published extractS ' from
'the records Of _Huntingdon county ; shd.wing
the time, manner and circunistances.of Da
-vicfl-R-:-Torterls--talcing the 'benefit, of the,
in
solvent laws; but the filets now' in*our pos
•sessioir, Connected . with-that matter, place
the Loco Poe() candidate in 'an gneniiable
p.risitiOnc - ind..,exhiliit . his - character in, its
true light before the people, The Hunting
don--county,—records: make.; out .6.prett3i - •
strong case 'against him: but those of Beau-
er' county,.
: connected . with thom,,`"Will .as
tonish and startleevery man Air moral feel
ing in the Commohwealth.- . We, invite the
attention' of the • people to the facts we are
about to present.
The llMitiagden county .records •shOw
. that David , R. Porter was discharged froM
.confinement Under the insolvent' laws,.on
the 10th day of February., IBA:, Igark
the date. To -obtain 'that discharge, ,'he
*as obliged to take the followin oath:
'"I..A. 8., do swear, that' I will deliver
• up and transfer to my trustee or :trustee's,
,fin• the use of my creditors, all my property
that.hhave-or - elaint any title . to or • niteiest
in at this time, and all debts, rights and
'claims which I have it or that T
am in any•respect entitled tow} in possession,'
reversion, or remainder; and thatl have not
• directly or indirectly ; at : any tithe, given;
sold, coilveyed,jeased; ctitomed of, , or en
trusted Iny'partrof - iny - proferty - i - fig-hts, - or
claims to• ant person whereby to• dehaud
my eyeditiii - sror any of. them, or to secure,
receive or expect, any profit,.bensfit or a(l.-
vantage thereby.:" ' ,• • .
• In defiance Of this oath., the . raeords of
Beave - r - couirity tliatiniteall - Ordeli - f- - .
eying up to his rtrustees, for thelise of his
_eraditors, all his Vro . pertk, delifsandclaims,
David It POriel üblleeted, in, hispwn nanie,
nine hundred dollar's,' from two citizens of
this county.,. t!) -wirt - tin he :had --- nreviotilsly
• •cohl.land in Nortb Beaver township! . On
71 he - It t Iref 71 'e ee tab -a- ~.Vei4 y -.-sh ort
tittle heroic 'petition, Pkter
- sold a - tract.a:Donationland, N0:4778, in
thiz . cou fy;ao ME,Sgrs'.7.3".7.meS "Rid do - nnd -
Alexander Ritsscll, for - the stimpf l Wael i ttltf
and deed aelinowledges the
ree . eiproffthe whole purchase money, while
..it would, seem that' but about one half id's
, .paid down, and notes or bonds given for the
balance. These obligations - wcire held by
• Porter when he.- - "swore ont,'!-- and -.after
, • wards picieeeded upOtt and collected they.
beernne The. first, -enteral •of re- - ,
cord in the.ProilionotarfS•ollice, ih.dodket
No. 5, page:lxl7,..p.s follows:
AUGusr TF:rtm, 'lBl9
:David Porter ; • Su Mmions,- Peht,
s'2,ooo.Served f,-
james Klddosathl • '24. 20th march,
• Alex.. Russel... 1820, rule to choose
. bed 22d July - - 1519. - J. . tithitraturs at .tlio
ProthonOtarY's came, on the Btll- day of
April next, at 12 o'clock, to hear and de
termine all maarsin variance between the
--- pattieS in this suit. - Exparte rule on Ott
of Plif. Served by Sheriff, 11f.• 22. sth
April, 1820, James• Kiddo, ono of the ,De
-7findants,--appaargin-p-ers" and - iconfesses
- judgment to plaintiff for live hundred and
.:•thirty dollars - and eight cents debt,
Defendant • James Kidd° _files three re
retpts,,to wit: one bearing
. date 10th April,
1820, for 6 - 20,00; one .23d Sept: 1820, for
$165,000, and one dated 13th Feb. 1823,
for $91,00, which
,paymentS•satistics this,
judgment; debt and interest, leaving a bal
. :ince of $22,20, which is applied to a
judgment against same defendants; see No.
51, April, 1820. . .
The second, appears in same volume, p.
220, and is entered - a eapias case, ebt
$666,66; issued 19th April, 1820. On the
29th March renewing, appears and
-confesses judgnientfor $176 65 debt. - •
The third obligation entered April, term,
1822, same voluteq; p..407--issued April
Ist. Sum liquidated by Prothonotary at,
$lB2 74. ,In November, 1825, Kiddo
:paid $173 871i' and, on the 13th ••
of
_July, 1829, the debt, interest and_costs set-.
tied in flip. • •
• Itappears, - then,lliaron the 511 i -- clay —. of'
December, 1818, Porter made his deed to
Kiddo and 'Russell, taking] their obligations
for a ,portion_of the _purchase money: At
the January term; 1819, one month after . .
wards,•he applied_ for-the belt:3llof. the in
solvent laws; atrd'on the 10th of-IFebruary,
at.al special court, was discharged front con
tineinent. ih July following he entered
suit ageing Kiddo 'and Russell, for.the,col-.
ylection of. the first bond -due;. and in 1820
and 1822, the other bonds were entered,"
and finally all settled. Is it not plain,',then,_
to every mind,' that.. Porter did not deliver
_ n_s_e of his creditors, all his pro
perty, debts:and claims, as-required by the
and the insolvent's oath? Judge ye . -
' • who are calletrupon' to suStain...Jiiscilebtion .
do the highest• Office the Commonwealth.
We", have more 'evidence hand: - It /
'would semp that D. rt. Porter was opt in
' this county in:Pecember, 1818, just be
fore.he took the benefit, for the purpose -of
putting_ property out of - At that
time, beside the land; sold to 'KidlO and
Russell, he owned five hundred acres on
Big Beaver, ih this county, which was nu
der a rriortgake to - the Huntingdon Ban . k,
about , two:thirds its 'value.Tp • keep,
the balance. front .his creditorS, we
on the records a deed executed by him to
his brother, George B. Porter, dated , . the
11th, and•recorded the 14th of' December,
' .1818-7 . :some two or three weeks before his
application io'the court for relief! The con
sideration'is
but
at $3OOO, subject to the:
mortgage;but any- other .sum sufileiefilly,
large, would ,- have answered the same pur ; -'
• pose. George B.' Porter
,most probably
was..not then here,'and-perhaps knew, noth
• '11 . 1g., of the cifeumstanee. The Pank,.h*
eira, __pushed. upon'the mortgage, and ifii
Isr s eSident_boughtik .the land.to cover the
cslaim In .183 P 'Porter •got
.)?ack•to.ltiiii; . „nion,,the'
: payment of, about
• s:th ' e principal andAnterestef his
,debt to'the
in - 1832;' sold it for $3,100.
‘'i/Mkingfthe last .Couveyetre,- the deed to
',.:George li ! 'rP,Orter, ie not recited,. s• • •
Let the-reader, again look at the insolvent
debtors oath abOve, aitifview of the, facie
-here - stated, decide for himself whether• Da-
Porter appears . to have acted fairly
mid honestly by his creditors We. have
set forth ~the facts air they appear on the
record;---let the People decide upon them.
MAKE WAY FOK. ALLEGHENY. -
. .
A 7 - 3 .Krrxrit ir4trq OF ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY-FOUR VOTES IN A SINGLE -
.---
COUNTY. ., - . .•:' -
* ."
The Work goes..Braielk on." .
. IVe a .daybr-two-zsince.- adverted - to an
important political Movement - hi Allegheny
.county, in which seventff-seden of the most
influential ciiiiens Of that section:l)f the
State, who Opposed- Governor Kitner in
1i335, had issued an 'address announcing
their . `deterentiiion to •suppoit . .him in Oc
tOber, 1838. This is equivalent toa gain
of : Oneirenareriiind - Fffy-litztr votes in .
a,ingle!e.,got t ntk. ;., and may be pointed to as
one of the Most important signs of.the tittles
that has yet occurred. . .Similar changes
have taken . place in every. section of Penn
sylvania; but as many men feel adelicacy in
.appearing before the public in this character,
the real extent of the revolution in favor of
the Farmer Governor, will only. A r e maile
fully apparent throbgh the : ballot. boxei.
In :order, however, that there may :be no
Mistake with regard to. this*Pittsburgh rec 6 d..
ment,. - .We. giVo --- the conclusion of
,their-ad- :
diess, together with their narn . q.—.POn'a
Inquirer. ,- : '
" Since the..issue has been distinctly .
joined; and - war . openly - declared,- the peo
•ple have been in every conflict, gloriously
triumphant. The next battle field , will. be .
Pennsylvania . ; the - . whole energies of:tlte..
administration of the general government
will be brought to.bear upob the contest; and
:if - :they - are=beaton - , -- the .161 V wit/ be — eitne . il:
They - have in the-field - a member of their
party, identificd,--4y his vote in the Sert
-ate—with-their-most. odious measures!. If
they . succeed-in- electing hini - to the Giber- _
natorial It wt e c 4unes as a test
- vote upterthe - Sub-.Tretisury-scheme---‘l,- ,
We have thew not only, to contend for a.
- aort.seriatiye 7 -oharacter-of
whose ddrnipistratiop-,haS secured-to:Alin - 1
the, confidence of all good citizens; who are
not blinded hY-party--zeal,-but-forithehonor i
of 'gnu? Mrc O\vC
Ctliffgation. to 111 - 6
-Whigs -of - other - States,'
Which we inuseredcein: It will dot do for
ns to. stop.th6 ,`ball," which has been roll
ing so -- gloriously 'onward, arid
_by• defeat
here .to infuse new life into a.protrate ene
my.- .we have - enemy
abroad,•we mum:look beyond state, politics,
using thciuto stilike the last bloiv at expiiiiio.
qyranny.--
Mark LoWry
Josiah King
E-S- Neal
.Baml Smith,,engineer
• § M D--
Wm .INreanillur.
WSthith -
J P Smith
Geo M'Candless
_Josiah Copley,
Alfred W i\larks
Sarnuel'Hubley Jacob Painter
H illitell6ll
D M , Hogan John Sampson
J. M. Dushfield. D - Perry -
N - Duckmaster , George t)arsie
H Arters • . ~JOhn 11, Sheriff
Joint Denn iston7- , • - *Sanni el=rahrtestOtk -s-
Jonathan• Rush . Isaac Lightner
..-
J II- Sewell, jr . John
R }Maude _ .E
Janes W. Baxter- George D-Bruce
Ssrnl PDarlingtoh David Swart
A 'Leavitt - John Laughlin
John-Irivin (city) John -Y Semple
A Eichbaum
John W Lynch . .
B. Wainwright
Jolih Snee, Jr
Jtimel Scott
E Appleton -
Hugh Davis .
Geo Wallace °
Daniel Pentz
, Daniel Clifford
E Burke Fisher John Clifford
James W Brown Wm M Davis
Jacob Strop-
George Aktrti as ,
Janos Riddle -=
George Beale.
1' White
James -k Bartram
Cypritin Preston Wm Jones
John Hamilton - • Jourdan Fritz .
Win Hamilton; Zenrts Urge
John Hamilton, jr BT C M - Cirgan
'Wm' Hamilton, Jr T J Bigham,
Wm :Cavin,
. , . .
"I have always 'heretofore opposed Jo
-S efiliVitlrefr, :Thiit --- libiiThlyapprovi trill i s
course arioGoverner, I shall support him In
preference . 12
to 0 1 0 . 11. Portel.,or any other
m
candidateho maybe suspected of favoring
:the Sub-TreasUryc or any-similar scheine.2.
WM. LECKY.
I concur in tl l e above: • . ---
• . .E0N4.13,1) S. lOHNS.
. liittsbiirgh,. uly 11, 4 1838, ::::" . • -'
. - The (olloivi (r, froin the PiftsburgMai;
t ette, will afr' r 3. the reader an idea of :the,
cliaiacter• - 0f . . -- some - of those - - gentlemen':
Every._politi iaii in
,the slightest degree
i
acquainted iththe.politicathistory of Al
legheny county, will recognise among the
nam---e--CttioTKof-nlarrirlier-of-the-most-in
fluential--citit ens--of-that-:section - of-PenrF
sYlvanfa: • .
"William Leekey, nne. of, the signers
,
,
of the card, was an active,, and zealous
Wolf man in 1832 anil:lBWite has been
twice High Sheriff of Allegheny 'Clitinty, by
the voice of. the Jackson party: . .
-- Leonard - S: • Johns; was formerly- the
most infitkential Jackson
,editor irithis. coun
ty, and,supported the election of Wolf With
zeal and good vill, and he now -holds an:
appointment as an Alderman, given to him
by -George Wolf. • • • • '... • '
- 'William Cavin; one - of the signers of
.the
address, has also been - High Sheriff of the .
county ;- he . was a Muhlenberg
,man; a
delegate to • the teviristown Convention
Which7nominated Win,. and a member 6r - the
committed of_ correspondence of-Allegheny
county:
.119vtali Copley, in .1835, the alter .of
theniittaning Gazette, And a zealoua, sup
porter of George, Wolf. -
Mark Lowry, an original. Jackson man,
Burgess of the Northern Liberties for many
years, until that District was embraced i
the eity—a Wolf man in 1835.
E. Burke Fisher, formerly . a Wolf an
and formally years an accomplished editor
of 'a iiew_spaper, N ; • .
.Hugh Davis, for .ninny yekvs i _Deputr.
Marshal of the Western Distri'erof Tenn
_
sylvania, and Burgess 'of the •13orougk of
'Allegheny from its ,first urianiz Oion almost
ditto the - present day:'
~: • . , . . . .
Mr.. FAIREIELD, • 60)11 the committee on
Foreign Affairs,JO which was receminitted
the bill - of this House "to provide for - sur-.,
veying the - Northeastern- ligundaryliiiel of
the United :Sta - f6,S;• according - to •tlia , provi::
.sion.of the, treaty of= peace_ of .1.783,7.-. re
_ported the same
_without amendinent;_and
it was Ordered,_ on his minion; that the bill'
dolle - oti the - table; • - . _
' The same gentleman,
.from, the same
committee, further reported the following
resolutions t
'Resolved,. That, after a careful examina
tion and deliberate consideration of the'
whole controversy•;:betilieen -- the • U. States
and' Great Britain relative .to 'the • North
_eastern boundary of the former,, the House
of Representativesl,does. not entertain a
doubt of the entire practicability of running_
and marking the boundary_ iir' - striet confor-_
_
inity• with the stipulations of the definitive
-treaty- of--peace -of._l7B3;_and_entertain_a
perfect conviction of the justice, and vali
ditSr_of—the title of the United States to the
full - extent of all the territory irCdispute be:-
tween the tie powers. • L. .••_ •
Resolved, - further, That, considering
that more than half a century-has elapsed
since the conclusion of that • treaty; cons*
- ering - the extraordinary delay which has
hitherto marked the. negotiations and pro-
Ceedings of the Governments: of the 'two•
countries in their endeavors amicably to
settle this controversy; • and considering the
danger of mutual irritation and collisions
.upon 'the border ( •of kindred and friendly
nations froth' further - procrastination, this
House cannot forbear to express - an 'earnest
'desire that the pending .negotiation should
be brought to, a close,:and the final decision
of the dispute be made as early as practi
:pable„. __—.—,.---„--- '— ' --,‘ ----
' The - le resolutions were unanimously
agreed 6.—Nati nal Intelligencer.'
: - .
. .
' - • • r.PR IE7CO - 15 - 12,1% ---- . ----- - ----
;
„The May Session of the Supreme Court
commenced on the second Monday of May,
and cox - Anil : led until Saturday the 7th of July.
The foll Owing„ are the names of the eases
argued and decided; for the counties of
CUMBERLAND, PERRY & ADAMS.
, • Frohoch et al: vs.- Ougtine. et al. curia
ad. vtilt. Watts and .Biddle for Pl'ffs ;.,
-.ander. for_Def!ts. -
,- - .-./Olinson. Co - . 4 , - vs. -- Fe - Salorr•Jodg'e-i'e--
versed and ',,new . venire. • Alexander for
Pl'..ffs; Watts for,Dert.. •., . ,
0 ascaof , New le Toad;, cienia ad. vidt.
_Graham, for Pl'ff a; Watts and Biddle. for
Pert's, . ;_— .• ''''' •' . '
Eplervs. Witherow; Reiersed and new
venire. Stevens and Smyser , for . P1'11‘;
Watts and Alexander for Dert.,
Clark vs, ,tseirer; Judg't reversed 'and.
new venire. • Biddle for Pl'ff; Watts and
Hepburn for Def't.. —_.
'Bank vs. Mahon, &e. &c.—tWO cases ;
curia ad. vult. Biddle
,!and Hamilton for
Pl'ff; 'Watts and Alexander for Def't,"
Hulings vs. - Drexell; Reversed and.new
venire:. • Watts for Pl'ff; M'Corroick, for
Def't,
WW2
:3011n.-Aithurs
Mi a ellfaw
MUM
Mrm Stallsmith
*. e..0- - T.4-4-04-v--..-_;.-T . 4--,T,Ttf-io:;#-.Jt.i,,,--317.1e=eip--9.0.-fi:ijot..4-
'Robert 'Highlands, otie a member of the
legislatdre, and county surieyor.
Georcre Dersie, the Dulyinlan - on - th - ela - elf T
ion ticket, who *vas' elected to the Legisla
ture in 1836.
.
John Arthurs, forinerly a membel - of the
legislature, and now of the. Select Conn,
cih • '
But why .prdlong thfs• reference td their
names, the •be annexed, and on it
Will be found doCtors 'and meehanips man-. ufacturers . imd,morchnti3Jarmers 'and gro=
cers, arid .last, though hot leak,' lawyers.
The_list is truly . a formidable one, atici . a
`substantial sign of the uprooting. of the
Sub-Ticasuty, Loco Foco party, 'buf a
faint type
.of the reality. - Hundreds have
.had no opportunity .. .to , sign, and many; as
we
,all know',
_who are equally resolute
ngainst the 'Dodger, are ielitetaht to .4nte
out In a newspaper,
The ; however,- as' it. stands,.:- must
Satisfy even the least sanguine of our (!iends
in the language of our mayor, that the loco
focos'hre about to,lie "uprooted" in Allee
heny county." . • . . . •
' • U. STATES • AND MEXI . CO:'
How Ann, from =the - committee :on.
Foreign Relations; Made .a report,oh Satur
dar last in the. 'Douse: of_Represeritatives
upon the illessage,of. thP -President of tile.
United SiPtes at tlie4oniniencemeht of the
session, and the seferal subsequent 'Mes
.sages, .on_tfic.subject_of -our__ relations, w ith -
Mexico.. It is (hie .to the_gravity of the •
subject that this " report - by Mr. Cusotl4o;
one • of: the Members of the :committee,
should be. published in this papery at large,
as
: early as• practidahle; and this shall - be
donet' --- M - eanwhile, we are enabled .f0:,5W07 . ,
from a hasty look at-the. report, that the
:committee- incline to,. consider- the . conduct
of.the - Mexida . n.:Cfovernment to have been.
lesi direct, . reference-,to--the---proposed-'
meditation, thalltaiaißent with fairness.
,Of purpose, hilt do not Consider any legis-.
lative action necessary on the subject at. the
present moment, ard therefOre.refrainfrom
recomMending_any=: • •
;Mr. C•osiliNa is of-ISPit - iicirilfi'aTilie oiler
ifituie in good faith, .and. with. honest in- .
tent,_but, at the, same time, if it should aj - f:
pear. otherwise,he 'would be .as prompt.as
- any other member - to resent a different Inv;
Trose 'on' the part •of Mexico,,should.
pirrpose be made evident.: • .
STATES- AND 0. BRITAIN,
• • Johnson & Co. vs. Zeck; affirmed.—
Alexander for. Pl'ff; Watts for Deft' t.
• Kauffthan vs. Sailor; Reversed and new
venire. ' Watts for'Pl'ff; Hepburn for Def't.
Power vs. ,Power; Reversed and, new venire. 'Watts and Biddle for -Pl'ff; Alex
ander for Def't. . • •
Mahon vs. Harrisburi Bank; curia .ad.
vult. Watts for Pl'ff; Bidille and Hepburn
for Def't
,ear vs: ,Whisler et. al.. Affirmed.
Watts for in'ff; and. Hepburn for
Deft. -
- .
Osborne & Corvs. Turnpike; Affirmed.
Watt's foitPl'fri llepbnrn,for,Deff't.
Erskine, et. al.vs., Spoon; Affirmed.
Watts for PrfrOlepliurn for Def't.
.MTlellin • vs., Myers. Teversed and
new venire: Smy"Ser and Stevens fer PM;
MilleffOYDef't.
IMI
-Rogers. vs: 'Roden. -Reversed: Biddle
and Graham for Pl'ff; 'Watts and Alexander
for Deff't. ' ,
Egos' easer Affirmed, Alexan n der for
appellant; Watts and Biddle contra..
THE .EAST NIGHT OF THE'SES
, .
SlON•=tllappening_ to' Vein WaShington,
theJuist night of the session' of Congress,
we 'could find ne better atnusement, and no
cooler retreat, • than a' resort to -the two
Houses.of Congress. :In the Senate, every.
thing was dignified, deliberate and solemn.
In the . House every thing confused and
boisterous.. Notwithstanding the press of
husitiess, math - es-shortness- of =the = time to
transact it several Of the members seemed
to have np other object .than `to .consume
the:preeiousmoments in useless,, vexatious
unmeaning calls for the'previous question,
the yeas and ° nays, calls of the House, 860:
Whistling, catcalls , and other:noises .
resounded from various- parts of the Hon Se.
Mr. P.E . TRiKEN, of Pa., an illiterate, ' cross
grained and troublesonie member, * at, one
time,--went' 'So -tar-as to= declares that the
lientucky
_Delegation could be . bought for,
twenty thousand - dollars . ; ' Being called to
order, - he - refused =to take his Seat until- the
house, by an unanimous vote; declared - its
determination, - not to allow him to proceed.
Mr. DuNcAri, of Ohio, also endeavoured to
- disturb - the halmony of the House by an ab
zsurd.attemptsto make .a .speech in reply to
Mr.-Bons, The House very properly re
fused. to bear - him. - Various other niodes
'of annoying. the House and impeding. the
•
I.publiebusiness-were-adopted by the Loco
Foe() members, during the night - and until 8
o'clOck 9n Sunday 'morning.: 'What. isms
done is state of confusion,. is summaris
ed_ in the following . Dili de *Trbin the:Litchi,
:_ence=-of-Mom4y:-4rterrting-:;--Baitinter :
Cfironicle..
U. S.' Bank .A r otes--Thebillwhich pas
sed the Senate .a month or two ago, : to7pro - -
,hibit the re--issue of notes. Of the - old Bank
I of the United States, was:brought up:in the
House of Representatives on Friday night,
by.an adroit manceuvre - of Mr. Tiromns, of
Maryland, rode over the - mass ot-olher im-•
' p - ortantbills before, thp -House, finally pas
sed by a majority - of eight' -votes,- and - is.by
this timea law, far as the - . General Gov --1
- ernment has power tolegalize so glaring an
outrage upon State rights•as itittrolves:
The .91(pplcmentaqi
.b . daiiine a laW;;- - witli the satiie provisions-
neither more nor less,'aS were published in
this , paper. when it was' first introduceilintri
the 'Senate. .'An - appropriation - (76,0,000),,
:has - alSObeen--i-made to'tlefra.fiex:penditures
during-the current -- year - under:;the.-'new
ArMycßill. - •
- Thr.E:xpress,.llliiili.7- - : - -Th - e7Post Road
Bill_ passed both HouSes; after striking out
The section
. which directed the _abolition df
the - ipress.Mails...• 'Mei& mails will of
a
course continue for another year, unless the '
Postmaster. General I himself ;shall larder
otherwise. - ,
- Theßaibor important bill
making appropriations for, .continuing the
'construction of
_such, breakwaters,. harbors,
&c. as have been already'cornifienced; ftnul
ly passed both Houses on Saturday
.night,
with an - amendment, restricting tlie'expenz ,
IlifureiWithin - the -- current 'year - to --- oncr-liiilf
of that appropriated Uy 'the bill. Theaggr&
gate' amount of these appropriations is about
a million and a half of dollars. . - • .
The nets Harbor Bill - (that - is - the - bill
Making appropriations for new works of
ihis.description failed altogether, from' the
want of time ti) act upon it. •
The Fortification Bill.—The annual bill
of appropriations towards "coin pleting 'forti
fications passed both Houses... - •
The Indian dippiwpriation
great bill involving appropriation' to the a
mount of two or three millions of dollars fi
nally passedboth - Houses.
The New Pork Fire bill for
retnissidn.of duties on •the importation of
goO4 de.strayed by the great fire in the city
orNew York has passed both Houses, and
with the preceding, 'may. be considered a
law. .
' Officers of the. Cuq' tfins.-•A prOviSion
9las - b - een — piesed , for-7.tlib---benefit_of se
Officers of the Customs whose compensa
tion fell short by .the operation.of the, act of
-CougresS..Of the-yeaoB,o2. •
The Maine - i3oun(lary.—A.prayision haS
been, made for, 'indemnifying the State of
Maine forr-expenses incurredin consequence,
of the imprisonment of Messrs -Greely and
Baker by the Britigh authoiities of . New
Brunswick. .
,Provisions to the following effect have al
so been made kn-Several enactments,. viz.
For the expense of outfit. of the new
Mints for the coinage of silver. • •
'For the expenses incurred by the erection
of The . .
TerriforT ofjoiva. , _
For theTexpenses-Or-,the-Orpha
Criminal - Couits - for - the - Districtoreolunr- -
bias • • • - " • •
. The investment in State funds of The
amount of proceeds of the Smithsonian
legacy until Congress shall think proper to
appropriate it to the purpose for• which
it was devised: -
For the expense tor standard balances to
be furnished for the use of several States by
Mr. Hassler.
For cairying on the Public Buildings in
Washington for the:current•year.
ror the expense of crying into "effect
SEAKIANT'S resolutions calling for in
forniation, tole collected during the recess ;
minceriking .stearabOat-boiler explosions. b
4 To extend the time forissuinpndlocating
Vitinia_Military Land -Ira - , trots. [Foot
the scrip bill; the bill fell through.]
,To defray the- expense ($ 10,000) of
erecting a new Court Hpuse for the county
of Alexandria, in ,the District of Columbia 4
To authorize the sale of the lands reservl
ed from isaleon the , bordeis of the Erie .and
Wabash Canal..' - . - '
For the settlemelt of the claims of 'the
State ofNew York for expenses ineUrred
for Mili i s service'
i
(hiring thelate disturban
`Mmt, he_ northern. froutier_a Ike State.-- --
• The faritei in Suffolk county, L. I. tieing
chiefly ()man arid soil, - "nte noarly one-half
destioyed by - the dratight.
TILE TRUE ISSUE.
By. IT nEmptntitin that the Porter :Cotiventifiii
x•hich,nssepibled in Harrisburg. Op the 4th of Jtilly,
'adoptiq.l the follctiying resolution: ,
R IL'S'O.I;rED,.III AT WE HATE 'PULL
FIDENCII li'HE TALENTS,' INTEGRITY,
AND. REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES-OP. MAR-
TIN VAN IItiREN,PRESIbENTOF
=I
nturorstnn O; dint he who votes ror David.
R. Poiler'votCsin fay . or of - Vailßoren nod the Sub
..
.
trensory Rehenne, together with evrry other !njuriotts
*risurc of 111C . presentCede nod wicked tanin-
cfitiW,General ,Goernioent Add that. he
Who votes fOr..TOSEPtifrN'I, votes AGAINST
Van Boren iuiil the', uh•Tiensitt • Scheme.'
Bar REBIEBtRE
1 41.1.tt - Porter. anct - t7r - an - Buren - nre - itleati Ilia' -in -all
things—are-jane and the sane. If Poilei; Mond() be
elected, Van Pug en will, consideelt an , approval of
his meßsides. RcmcmGcr.this, and vote as duty . and
conscience dictate, fhr. 'Rimer, the supremacy of the-
laws, and nn inviolate constitdtion
PUBLIC MEE'TING.
RITATeI? 4. s
PORTER §• „SLI/X-PL.2STE/.18;
'A
-meeting of tbe.friends, of JOSEPH
11.1.TNER; the present patriotic Gover
no.r of Pennsylvania,. and all others in favus
of a resumption of Specie Payment* and
oppoed to ,the presmit reign of &tit Plas
ters, will be held at the Court House, in
the borough of Carlisle, on, --
MONDAY, THE43 . TH AUGUST
next, at ONE o'clock, P. M. at which time
several. addresses will, be delivered. The
Fariney,_the Mechanic,-the Merchant, the
Laboiing , .Man, and all who feel an interest
in the welfare of our country are invited to
=± MANY.
attend. .
cOslVe - have omitted several editorial and other
:articles 'intended for the Herald & Expositor to-day,
in_order to.Make.rObm. to, the Bearching.and.czating
communication of our correspondent 'Examiner,' in
relation to toasts drank at the loci face celebra
tion of the 4th of July in the_vicinity.of Kris borough.
The striEturealipbtr:such of the toasts as--='Etaminerl
has exhibited to public view, are not less s'ori•eet and
well-timed, than they are pointed nl4,,firlngentl and
they place the authors of some of these 'tit-bits,' who
are very great men and politieiati,s in their-oxen esti
rantiou,lnoo very enviable light before . an.intelligent
community.
.(X,We have insert - atm:our first. page the report
of that faithful-and able - representative-of 01 people,
E. Whittlesey, Esq. Chairman of the committee on
elainAs in the H. of R. of the United States, relative to .
the claiMs Of the!Missouri volunteer's for their losses
in the Florida war, to which we wouhLdireFt the at•
tention of thereader. In our last, we published:l re , .
port frdm the 'same indefatigable chairman, touching
the enormous defalcation (upwards of $53,0b0) of
Receiver General Lytle in the very brief space oftwo
years, which; together with the,present report, wilt
give the publicsome idea of the manner in which the
government fluids have been wasted, squandered, and
lost . : 'lt is no eentweinder tlud the got:ernment tip,
came bankrupt, -and waw compelled to issue Twenty]
Millionsof"l'reasuryShin-plastersto keep - the - wheel s'
iii motion,:yhen such abuses and .corruptionaltave
been practised to such Mt.'. enormous extent by the
public swath.. Millions of:dollars have beeo spent
in prosecuting the Florida War, without any real' ad
vantage:to the country, a large portion of whichtms
been lavished upon — polilical favorites by those Who
have tnanaged:the public h.eitstuy for years pait! •
•
Will friend Seebold, of the, New .Berlin Star, be.
kind enough to give us"the name of the. Post Master.
'at Freeburg;Unhin county, as Nve wish:to give-him a
small dressing; for the reason, that during the last
week We 'reeeivelf a most,insolent letter from him.
The - MilekkiiitlV;:hoirovets -7- was nshamed to 'sign - his
name to the lettee,.eoneyling "Post MaSter
*of .Freelmi.g." If he, together it with some other rest
Afastersht this state; . 410 5 L0t• soon Teefite effects ot .-
/;iye, not be our lhult. L •
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ME
, _VOTERS Or'PENNSYLVAN.IA,
"7"11
'E CIE
.PrIrME NTS
0 AINST
* COMMENCEMENT WEEK: 4 •POTIOg the• Inuit week,
our bealitifui and 'ancient borough" was'crowded Abi de
strangers, who were either in attendance; as Trustees
of Dickinson. College, or to witness the exercises of
commencement week: 'We are happy to hare it in our
power to state; therefore, that Alley did not go away
disappointed in their expectations, as the exercises
passed off with much credit to the institution all
•
concerned in the , different exhibitions• •
i I
'.,." p . Tuesday evening, the Oratorical Society of the
in tution celubrithd their third anniversary, at which_
t .an address was dBlivered by fiev.S. S. itOszell:
'After which, - ..severft , l InernberS of the society took
part in the exorcises of tIM evening. The nddress' of
Mr. Roszell yas excellent, and did4ionor to that gen
tleman and to the society. • . -.
. . . .
On Wednesday, an addrpss was delirOred before_
the Union Philosophical find belles Lettres Societies
by Sidney Esq: of Philadelphia, which, was
highly o •
applandcd by -- all who hearditounVor , which
we speak more particularly in another.place.
• On Thursday, the exercises attending 'the 'annual
ComMeliceinefittook placeld. 10 o'clock,A„o: Sd
-dom have-wB-seet)=a more;crowdeil audience,' or one
more attentive to the exercises of the day. No, un
necessary commotion or noise took place, hut all was
( - Mkt and good order. This, in a croe•ded house, on
u day like last Thuisday, when the thermometer was
at about 96 inlhe-shade,- evinces that the citizens.-of
Carlisle know hoW to preserve order oh such 4)6a
alone. . - The following walsdie . •
ORDER OF EXERCISE - S„
. PRAYER BY;TWE PRESIDENT: .
Music.
SALITT ATOII4 •OnAtrom—Comparison of Magna
Charta and the Declaration of Independence,
SMith Watcrs, Somerset co. OiL
Music
2. Msg . vskos..—Venke,
3. DzssEnTATlox.—lnstability.of lEroi_lrly 'Grandeur,
.A:lbert. , l3rown Clark; Schilkbrirg.
Music
Discogstort.P.lT eets of Christinility on the Pro-
. - .
grois of Philos ophy,
James McFarlane Th . omphon; Centro . co,
—The ..flfassacre of Wroming,
. •
Edward EmelitO3 Le E7er4 Ifilkesbgfre.
5. PoEx.•
.
6. Ds to tniVordi nod
- i'Voodwnrd,.
Geoilqin'own, D. C.
7. * OnAiioN.—lformatiorrand fdlococe of If obit ;
• .Clnleg Deoniodo, 11.lionVieg
Iklrstc
8. Effects of :Nfatiteinatleal Studies nn tlfe - Mental mid
'Moral - Powers, --§Johii A rinstroiig,Wright-, :: '
. .
•
IhscrsstoN.--The Catit of Criticism • "'
•
Benjamin Addison Massey; /It4tintor'e,;,,liit
10: ORlTlON.—filtiiViallal - ' - _
Charle:Wesiey hitmnn , Phitade/phia-
Mum
.11.-41.4108np!1y insufficient basis
=for Society, - --` li'corgo-Parn!•lll.lslier ; •
•.. • -. M.livr;'
12. I)!ss Emir ()N.—lntellect incompvtent to joiltroCtbe,
Passions,` _• Jowl& Clubina IthoOes,
. .
1 . • • Otatberlaiul co.
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- • - ' .• •• 7 — NI - us lc :‘ . __
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. . twc nEEs -co xirtrntr.n. "-
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~
r3.VALZTUCTOrti ORATION...--EIDDICDDI of AMC
__ . Greatness, Thomas Verner Moeire,Newiille.
is *sic : . • . ' ----
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Mu. following ODE, COMpOjiCirby ME. THOMAS V.
MOOll E, was then sung by the leafier of,the Choir 2 . 3 '1
_._•Classintite„wity (lc; AU - nights nittatiness :IL__
, Steal across thy spirit now ? ,
_ .
Why is I.lt bright . wreath orglaulness, • ' .
,All
with cypress on thy brow? '
t
our y MVO toils - arc ended,
All our struggles now are o'er,
- Home; with peace nut] joy attended,-
.. .
• . ,
Becks us there to sigh no more. -
There are throbs when tie's are broken, . •
Only they who feel can tell;
Thotights that tac'er have yet been spoken..
that Tournful wore :threwell."
All our bonds of hallowd fueling
Now arUhurstinnin tice 66art,.
• Sadly, painfully, revealing
What n pang it is to part.
• But though now we break in sadness
Bonds so strong and tieaSu sweet,
•
• Still we have one thought. of gladness,
Oft in memory we • shed! meet*:
Farewell, Classmate !Mtw'we suvet.
Dearer tics than tongue enn tell,
And though this should he for ever,
Fardwell - i - Classmate ! flare Owe well
• •
• The young gentlernen,graduat seof , the-eollege,
who took part bi r die exercises, 'acquitted sheinsetres
very handsomely. Theyure all. an • ilollol' to "did
11totherHickinson," and we hOmthat each and all q
them will have a‘luippy and pleasant journey through
life. • The degree of A. B. was conferred Upon each
of the members of the graduating class—and that of
D. L.. upoii .John J. Myers, F. E. B.Oley; and P.
Hewes, Esters. graduates of the ~Law'Schooluttached
to the College.
. 'This assignment was a discussion Tor NAM' the
poem is a substitute..
_AOwingiOlitrAi r nitittr's_absrnee(with_consent-o
the VIICUItn) timing the greateepart of the r4atnina
ton, he did not take rank in the class.
NOTE..-,Mr. WATERS and Mr. Moons are judged .
to be dual . in rank; and their pirts are ssigned solely
kith reference to the occasion. •
, •
~/1. BENT f: llotfonAttv, = ‘y. appears that two .tiorm ,
patties of PantaSitrals from PhilatOphia, went to
Baltimore on the 4th of July fir the purpose of visit
ing sonteother club Wilt similar It ind in that city One
'of the Baltimore papers-c-the NVliig--not exactly ap
proving of the conduit of these young gentlemen, gave
hom, through its columns, a pretty severe castigation,
in i;iiiich f atiriong other rani-irks, it calls them ".blttelt_ 4 ,
guard rowdies,'" and "unfit associates for he lowest
of our - negro - CM!. Baltimore clubhassiftVO - Uld
a public- meeting., and has, in Substance,, set out the
following resolution 2
".fie.sol-berl i , That the assertion of the th.
the Philadelphia clubs Arm NOT fit astaciates. for 'our
negroes is a bg.si slander." .
We really hope • that the :editor. of the Whig will,
make the ame,ntle honorable; by at , once retracting
this offensive assertion, and declare 'that the' Fiala
clubs '.a.llE fit associates for the negroes.: . '{'hie
welope,will be aatiafactory.
•
rfriris,astonishin to see Nytuit, IMO-lees the loco
theo's have put on since the receipt sif_t:he:Viioveritor's'
'PrOaiintation 'in Asp of i•peeie figments nod ep
*posed -to sliiii-Plaster ,in nor hi : rough: A strnngbr
u , nuhl'. think flint th - e whole trihe would ere long
switikuvr . th - onisclves.% Such ;t ‘ set of looking' fellon:s
1v?: have not seen far n lona time. .'' , , '
7 i
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Annittss . SIDNEY, u..Ftsurti.— We take gr . eat
LAC:mire In stating that our highest: expectations,-
which had' been excited bythe . proiases of the city
papers,avere fully gratified by hearing iheOddresi of
SIDNEY o .Y.rs ll %,ESq„_of_Philadelphia,.b e f ore the
Literary Societies of Dickinson College.• It:Was de
livered oh :Wednesday last, in the Methodist Episco
pnl Church, in the presence of the,two Societies, the
Faculty and Trnstees of College, and a largo situl.iu-'•
'tangent audience• of ladies. and gentlemen of this"
place and from , abroad—all of within by ttieii.atieri
tion gave evidence of the highest.satisfaction.' •
As we-understand that- a copy. of the address has .
• been requested for publication, we shall not, at . . pr'es
eat; comment open its
, senthnenti: The,tenor of his • - -
remarks was the "competency and, duty of 'literary..
men to develope - correct principles, and to ,form,
mould mid regulate public opinion: - The obligations
of the youth of the country were forciblyurgeitupoi t.
the members of the two societies,-ad 46 trust they• : ---
will profit by.the lesson.
.-There was one . ..feature of dir s. address with which •
we were OttuStitilly:delighted. A great fintltainong`
',nest of our yottng writers 'and speakers: is to 'strive
tiller display and eilarberance of able and ornament,
.tote neglect of 'tnor4ht,andarrangeident: Rot so •
with Mr. risher - . • He is -set (lithe a young mtin• •
scarcely thirty.' Yet while his. address was full of,
thought, and well ,arranged, it-was prepared in. that
simple; unassuming, though manly style, which char
acterizes the' strong and aged thinkers of the day.
The simplicity, beatify, and flowing sweetness'of the -- -
style was one of the greatest beauties .of the address..
lire are confident that when kis published, it will br""
read with gatisfaction by his figends:and)iterary men "
:generallY.7 --- Mr.-Fisher- is a graduate mein6i• of the
"Union _Philosophical gOciety-AniviigAeft College
e think in 1823. .
• .
trpmendous meeting; of the citizens of All&
gitprty county was held nt The court housein the' ity '
of Pittsburgh last week, to take into cofisidesationtlic
proclamation of GM Ritner requiring, the State banks
to. resume 'specie payments on the lath of. August.,
Varioustuldresses - weramunig on the occasion, which
the Advdcate says elicited peals ottleafening applause -
&am the assembled inultitude, mid dseriesofspirited
resolutions in favor of the - governor and his adminis
tration •
were passed' bracclamati A m ongotLtrn
-
they resolved - that it is expedient to•ennwientarate,--bv,-'—
some suitaldeaud apprOpriate manner,.THE.DAY .
by Gov. Ri tncefor the resumption of speeic payments,
- and a - committee 'Of one Initalred Was . appointed to
make - the _necessary arrangements. They,also AT
cOmmcmito their fellow 'citizens thisiughout the:state,/
the propriety Ofeelebrata-suitable manner: dig' .•
13th otAugustL4.lmilay-on therbanks•will-re=----'-
sume the payment - of gold and silver for their notes,
and thil. day 'on .which the 'Van Buren ,shin-plasters
will
,receive a death-blow, all through the prompt ao
tion and manly firmness of our 'Farmer tlovernor,'
isho neithiri looks to the‘rigidoorleft'whe . n the putt-
lic interests / and his public duty require of him to—
',go-ahead.' •
•
Amos Slaimmker ,
LanCaStel
(0 - The last Volitimier contains a . t.:.:4llg.of.fidae.
taken from the Keystone, %Odell, by that - papett
, .are called 'undeniable' facts'.'
ebgartlfor-truthit cert:11111i ; WOIIII tarit.liftvi; published
the article, inasmuch as the edit he eannof hid roman
her that itcaidy the same - charges wel'e ptibliSlical in
his paper some time since, ivliich at the time wei'M
'indeed by Us - and entirely 'dispi?Oved. But what elso
are we to expect from the advocates of a natt.ivltoto
life_tuisbeen'onc cotitinued catalogue of mine?
To'secure hint from the charges which are brought
him-:tseau d-jui•acedtoo—they Pesort - to the
most infamous falsificlttiona. They shall meet - their
rewiird, We arty notice liaise m!scalleci facts intim.
fully:iTt our next, • .
• n'AVi2.see by the last Volunteer that the editor
ilitsmotytticeeivettAhei .4eorreet particulars" of thet---L—
-" Pro Patin" ease, although the whole of the cid
denee has been before the - public for two weeks.
When .will the sleepy boys awake? Or does, tho
eintorinten - to-retrarrhis ft - Ilse - statements ? •
y. we.should hit pleased if you
would hilorm us whetherlhe United States povere.
?neat intends shortlx - to resume specie payments. For ,
the honor of old Uncle Sam, we hope you will give
Natty and his Secretary of the Treasury a hint on
the subject, as we dislike very awl' the idea of our
;Nations), Govet•uutent being the only hotly whiell'
issues' shin 7 plasters. epic, come my boys, giiei
your nutster a hint. '
- O 0.-1( our country friends wish to gce a sct amen
ion); as if they had been living on pickled 'Timm.
hers fiii , the last Week or ten Alayi, justleL theni,coma
to, OWn and take a look at the " leadCrs" of the loco
foci) party. They' ate in so :violent a rage at Gov.
Ratner for issuing his Prochunation requiring the
banks to resuniespeeie payments, that we are fear
ful they wilinot surviv'e the dig drip. We have half
a mind to get eol/ant placed round their necks, for
fear:that the mad dOkeateherS should butcher them.
. ANOTHEII.ZOEA IT 110 AT 4 7 .Yri.osine. 7 The Louis.'
vale Journal says, that the steamboat hound up.
the Missiilippi, recently Collapsed a hue five mike ' •
above St. Louis—The second steward-was so dread---
•
fullp hiknt that This - life was despaired'Of=and_fhe
children, deck passengers, were ;severely scalded.
Two of the latler.have since died;
. and phlack boY„ '
who was :Aso injured setwely,•dled•themeet Tit
this instance, the passengers unanimously passed re
solutions, absolving the officers of the boat frtim all - •
blame.
Mont or IT.—:-Xhe attention of the reader is di
'reefed to the artiete from the Braver Argus, headed
`More Es:idence,' which rein be found in anotlier part
of tollny's paper. 'Reader, ponder over this start.
ling widener--and then, as Itjaryman eying_ the ease
upowittath,Wittler-ajust-verdiet:
NEW 1 - ',rrat.—We learn than. A. V. Cox, for;merly editor ot the Mechanicksburgl'isito 4 , is about
to establish tf small medium paper in that place, to be.,
entitled the Tian Grey and CumberlandZl Dauphin ;
4Aunocrafic Vwhata long 4 64 our toss - has
4.0 t.”) to• be devote 4 to Porter and/Vtep The "/
knaleing'loco Cocos minibe convinced\ - tl ‘ tat thcir CRUSH /
is fist sinking in this county,„Oethateur neighbor of
the'Volunteer don't 'come up to the skatch,'hy thue
introdueinia ilesr ling upon the jockey course!
. ,
o•The Volunteer says that some of the Govern
or's official acts "have intliteed scores of individuals
in this county lo abandon Ritner and go for Porter.".
•Now, we deny the truth of Oils statement, and chal
lenge the editor to name TE:c, persons in the whole
county, who , voted for - Riiier last gu
it the labeinstoria
election, that will vote against him at the next de0...,
tion. For every one of such as the'editor will -name
o us, We pledge ourselves to name toldm twenty... Ave
thatarr_nrae_for_Ritner,‘Aho formerly opposed him,
What say you, Mr.Volunteier, tavity-ire to Que.?,
~.
Cr3•The Volunteee and its friends are in a great
sweat because Governor !litler has issued .
:nation orderings resumption payrnents, so
much so indeed that kis P ! ..*crol , thiit, the'editorin
neat paper will: panto out and 4 , elre :Ant he do s es,
not care,one jot or one tittle flirdte opinions of Gov:
Ritner:..--.Abis,AvVfear-for-otir.Chiel Magistrate.
rf . l'Ve world thank the editor, of !he:Volunteer
when he qinnes'any 1104 Icon us, to quote correetly'...
We aklike:ceiy much to he inade wv what-.we never
did, •