Carlisle herald and expositor. (Carlisle, Pa.) 1837-1845, September 25, 1838, Image 2

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T ILE ST (INF: BR/ liE RS
SUSTAEWED. r
By thq following c/illcates,
,which wo.
copy:Own . tlin.. Huntingdon Journal, it. will
be seen the charaeic - roF the Messrs. Steno
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' .brakers is .sustpired , h:.• their neighbors
- - :ncit" the - single',
certify_- ic - of. o
no 'or two
heated bat of (xns on dozens.
Theseafe answers, to. NY:ilh.
m Hopkins,
Richad• Jones,"•lli
anelHow it. N • . -...
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. • MARTIN GATIIS, the other cortifictates
. p P sitively• that •he never authorized. such
juse of hia'neme•-;-that•he never saw such a
- , - paper-411 •thal he (rocs' not agree tolts
- dontents;• - ..
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- • ' . The truth, we belieyi,_is,, that they Were
, - . sal manufactured without the signers seeing
them.. ' ' . ' '
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- 2TO T_II PIT stLIC.
,lye the undergigned, being tnenibers of
the Methodist Episcopal" Cbureli
oiir litother.
John Stonebraker,:Senr.'s, character assail-•
. ed, abuSed' in the public prints
— r deeni it our duty aSfellow menibers' of
the Church,--- - ,towhieli 'we belong,' and to
sustain the : cause of •trutli aid virtue, and
reputation of an honest, 'good man, to
contradict tthe 'assertions attempted - to .be
heaped upon : the character of . the said John
Stonbliraker, Scal.r.:-we-therefore;lti-order
• to, disalMse the pUblic Mind in'respect to
. the honesty and - .veracity of thb . - said - john
Stonebreaker, state for the .infornia.
tion of - The - public,.-that" he . is, one among
.the Oldest 'members bf the Methodist Epis
copal Church in this- County, beeti'd
member of said Church for upwards - of
thitty.years, and has always since we, have
had_an_y_kn_owledcre of sustained an
elevated
. character for . ..tr . uth and veracity;
'and. an uPriglit Christian in our Church;
and'Aire - Solemnly believe him to be a man
of ntrinindy-a n& whose- character, until
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-Flow in- the
. public - prints, has - neVer._ been
- .- -,-- suspeeted r '-fOr ---.- disbonesty; -- -falselioodsi
Want of piety; and we further-believe, that
/rail tbo charges and assertions attempted to
' made riipon-llis.icharacter idthe newß
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7-7paperty-orptherwisei - ..contrary - to- honesty,-
* veracity and piety—are Avlullly without
foundation, awl entitled' to
,no credit what=
ever, and are only put forth by
_political
demagogues to answer_their
do not make this *Statement for political
effect.; but with he sole end, aim and de
siga_tp,retrieye. anti sate from calm - iv:011e
7 - .character of a.beloved-brotlierin our Church,
which his - been unjustly and wiekedly
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- perSed and assailed.
Johii : Valebtine Wingerd,
_ Frederick. Hyskle,* James Ganoe,
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Thema: - Hyslile; 'George.'Weyr - fian,
Jacob Ganoe* jr Alfred .(3aitoe, . .
Paniel.Brusler, Jacob Ganoe, .
George Bressler, .. James Gaiioe,
'Abraliain 'Moore,. D'avid Moorpf, .•
Elijah Weston, __ Martin 'Weston,
1 - 17D - a - vid - A - Arhompson,lacab Vaittries;: -
Jacob Hyskill, '. A. Stephens,
Jesse Mothersbough, Sainuel-MPherran,
AndreW J. Hunter; Hugh Sharp, Jr,* •
John Marks, . Joseph Sharp,
John Conrad,. _ Benjamin Hopldrisi' .
, Levi Willhelm, . Weyman, •
Samuel-Fulton, Joseph Hopkinson,_ •
Jlcob Matter,' . John Watson,
Conrad,- • Daniel- S',Platner,-.-
Samuel Mattern, _Washington Welch,
Charles Welch, George 0. keys,- •
John James, Washington Wilmore.
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• Nils 1 EIIGHIBORS. I
• ' Colrain_F_orges. Sept. 4 ,1838.
Whereas - certain statements ate in the
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public prints, injurious to the ehllvactera of
of the,Messrs. Stonebrcalters -of this town
- .ship, which say that the Elder Stonehreaker ‘
----- is -dead„--and his " son John 41,-S tonebreaker
~" and brothers are rascals and scoundrels, and
ought to:have
.been in the•penitentiary long
. ago; and statements are made pprporting
. • to be certificates of Win. Hopkins, D.
• Hew it, Martin 'Gates, and Eiclitrd Jones,.
that the,Messrs. Stonebrealtee,s affidavits
are entitled to no weiightaird - unght not ti •
be-believed, • Nvilich are all-malicioaS false
ods-. uncle rs tf,Y ne - ei ti z ens-,of
Franklin township, Huntingdon .eounty,
reeidin;' e.diate.,_neig_h_b orhood of
. •
the IN liisSii.•• Sikinelteakeis, and being
• sOnally acquainted with thorn for many
• years; their genetal character,. ebnductand
repnatibn,,,•, solemnly alieve them. to be
men s of. of _veracity and integrity, and, that
' they would not make any statement to the
pnblic,:not strictly- true; and that their, afA- -
• davits are .entitled to all the dinfidenc6.and
credit that any other good citizen of this coin
monWealth Would be; That they hale at,
all times - receiied thelcondence of :their
neighlmrS, • against whose characters
we have: never heard any . charge alleged:
until now in the
e. pubic prints, - and which
--- ;chatges - we:know:to b b,"sAfalse. end - en,
-titled to no *edit, and we think it Our duty
. as 'fellow; citizens, and -neighbors of ; the
: • MeSSrs.- Stonebrakers - -,10 give bur :names 'to
. the public in•theirbehalf.
• .MCCallister
Hurley;... Joshua Porter, •
Joseph' Hopkins, . .0 John Larkins, .
Thomas Thaler, . John Janies, -
Hallett Keith, =Daniel:Conrad;
_ M. Leech;, •
Joseph§lciniker,, John Conrad,
• • ..RobereMoore, • Wra.linnt,,: . - •
:Menem . ,
Peter Ca 11,,:, ,
'David Stover, .W: Hamilton,. . •
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Moses Canon,-:.' -. illtain .Davis,.
James "Dysart, , • John' Sislerr"
limes. McKinney; iklex4l. Enderviood,
Daniel Hoffman, , . Mm. 'Moore, jr. •
John Wolf,' Geo. ' G.. Tate;
Sameet'TaylOr, John Kirte,.sen.
Henry Wolf, Henry Iseliovver; • :
AMA) T..14V (Ante, -
Jetkn Denny, • John Lee„ , •!:
Jahrt.Wateon,..
Mioo4).Denny,..•.!. ~joseph
• Janie `Coalman ;; •f-;
A,*.Whittt; ••Win. Murray •
Jacob Coiii.q`d; • •••••:•:2.:ChdyloirMTiqrAY' c
• Abtahain:•WciPari,tig,•Goo,O.:KeY.4 : '
Andteiv:J; 71,1•06;:•••M,4111goineii*
Rl. _Then p'selit tier , • Jiniel
John : Markel(
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MEN
rienry `. W. 13,Yorti; - • •
i. •11. , 1 flerni , Thorn pson .13*g . 0, ' •'‘
.!aines Travis, ' John Williams;'
G. M. Thompson, David S. Plotner.
IVIORE FRIENDS.
We the.underSigned,cltiZens of I:Tunting
don.eoanty; having sect' or\lieaid - tif publi
cations in a news-paper Called- the'"•Advb
cate & Sentinel," üblished in Huntingdon,
whereby it• • attempted to impress on the
public mind ihe 'opinion. that lolui Stone . J! .
braker, of Franklin. toWnship - , in this
ty, is .dishonck, 'and his deciaiations on .
oath are. unworthy of belief,. -feel -called
lipotia.s. his-neighbors-and-fellow-citizens-to
disabuse 'the public mind, to contradict
those imputations, and•declare to - the World
'thit•ltdoWledge • 'of the man: • .•; - We halt;
known, him-for a number of years,lnany•of
tislov the greater part _ of a life time; • and
do isOlomuly Wasert and believe, that his
'character has heeki heretofore, and is .yet„,
- without .1. •
- Tiir - many years he has been a mei - fiber .
of the:-Alethodist Episcopal Churel4 and
all-who -knoiv 'Mtn
. canot but. he grieved,
that the . .iiritlence, of party excitement
should have produced such a wantiw and
.unfounded, attack:upon Kiowing
hiln to be a man of strict troth and- veracity,
we can assure the 'people .ofPennsylvania
that we verilybelleite`,l he. 'Would not assert
or: to, that about wkicli.there was, or
could be a shadow of doubt. That altholigh
-h9-is--about,-or--near -sixty—yours_of
is yet an active man, and We believe his
ideas of right or wrong are so stricily, cor
rect, that wherever he had or ooght to have
any doubts in relation ; to a matter, lie would
make y .no positive assertion about it, Much
less would he swear to - suck assertion.--- -
John Attrandt, Robert Lytle,
Moore,
Peter 'limit, Maiwell-kinkpati,±
Benj.. Villiams', Ja'cob IL•StoVer,
William llonaldsoh, : IV. 17. Ilampson,
- Jacob S . nyder, - --john J o h ns tOn 7 :---:-
J. W. 111!Cord, jt: H. shomo, •
Wm. horno,, ' Abraham Vantries,
Janes - Goffen; . • ` - •
E-Galbreathy----,,, • Mathew. -Garner, -
Alexander Knew,- •• S. Davis,: • •:: • -
'Philip Roller, ..-
JarneqDyfsart,..
JAihn Flea,
Jimps Morrow;.
Michael Wallace:
--HENRY-FULTON'S AFFIDAVIT. •
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Persenally appeared befere Tine the - sub=
scribeiorfe of the liiiticev•ifirtlie - Peie - elii .
•and• fcir• said county, Henry - Fulton, who
-being-:duly, sworn accOrdlng to jaw, loth_
-depose and say,,that he went as an appren- .
tice to John Stonebtaket, Sen., in the . Yreav
1808 or 1809,' - that he served out his ap-
Prenticeship . of • three and a half years; and
worked .and • lived with •lritn •nearly.alk the
tune for seventeen years afterwards; and
was living with him at the time David , r •
Porter-took the- 'benefit: of-the -ipso ent
laws that he recollectsvery well of Stone
braker telling him that Porter had delivered
him, (Stonefiraker,),.his book and valuable
papers. And he also, recollects, that James
Al .Murtri,e wanted to get the books, but
could not—and lie, 'deponent, has frequently
_stated those things. to' some of his .neigh
bors—that he; deponent, is one of a family
of- travail -children ;left -orphang—that John
Stonebraker Was one of our guardians, and
has always treatel the other children :and
hiinself . very well nd affectionately . ; and
liaa acted the part . of a father towards him;
that so far atkhe knows, John Stonebraker's
veracity . , integrity, and moral.character, are
W . l hout reproactlitit — W - Aepunen , is
w forty-nine.years of age, and hasirnown
tonobreaker since •lidwas a boy; and that
le never heard any charges of any kind
whatever. against_hie. character, until since.
I . R. Porter became a candidate fof Gov
ernor—and .depenent further States, that he
ins _been acquainted with John H. Stone
iraker since the year 1806,. -- and that he,
eponent, believes hirri to be a man Of be
ween thirty-five and thirtyeight•yeais of
ge,_and_Ahat Jre..,(J,ohn Jl,StOnebraker . ,) •
ins been a•,married, man fora long_ • time,,
r
nd has a daughte'who is considered a
woman grown,and deponent further states,
that he is.. now living a near' neighbor to
- iiihff'Struidrtrakor; - Send - relireves - hilfr
mind to be as strong, as ever it was. And,
eponent further states that John H. Stone
' ralcir - is:considered-7 amonglris
as - n - man of 'good chaiacter—and' further
saith not:
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•. , . . .. . HENRY 'FULTON:
'ivorn and ISObieribed before , --
.. me the 4th dayiif Sept : 1838. :
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DAVID SNARE: • . ~• ~ i_ • ! • .
Further Esideinice:
We. call attention' to the letter of Michael
Wallace,Esq„_mold_inetnber4f--the-Sen
ate ; a' careful perusal will satiety:any bOdY,
that 'Porter has not paid all ,his - just debts.
Mr. Wallace vas one of the creditors men
tioned -in the order of the COUrt; and is
still unpaid ; and hid charge'againsf hind is
direct—:__Thq_messra —Stonehraker f iTho,
knows, and has long known.
Mr. Benedich—Ori looking over • the,
Advocate. and Sentinel 'Of the 28th ult.,' mY
attention was arrested by the following
statement in it: " ," Now the trutlitis,-
Porter never had' any trustees, the gentle=
men appointed--never gave bond, 'or took
upon, themselves Ahe _trust; but having full
confidence in his integrity, they and his
creditors latch With: him
_to make settle;
meat and manage.ill the business himself."
' Having been one of the persons appointed
trustee for David IL Porteri-I feel myself
called upon to state. to' the 'public the rea
sons why I'did not act as his, trustee.
mediately . 'on my name being announced by
the 'Court ai,ene of the' trustees, Mr c' Porter
came to me and expressed a wish that
WOuld consentto•the appointment, and giro'
the necessary security, ; and to induicelne
hi do so - intimated 'to-me Ahat it would not
be necessary thatl myself should do, any
thintin, matter,...but - thit , he , would do
and 'that. his.intention ; was to pay all the
chime against 'him, Ikutjene, „whith was, a'
large.otte; and 'Which he wtlidd-never.payi;
I'mas reluctant :10 - opialily,iivith;hia k lvieb,'
and toknodui sat hp • then left m e, afid in a
short time again' came to ma -and urged ma'
..- .-:..-4.).t.:-.4,,-.ti-154:..*•.'-.74-.'*_cilt-T:,p!:?>.',l,-x.p'''..illlc,4l)-9.f._..1-.i.,•:t
to d,Ohsl , iti'''Unif Cori] #fid . at .the
,
.time in, Mmed and gave:me to undersldlit4'
ihet'iinfesiliirbfildjefhini, have the settl6 7 .
meet. ofitll the bush:loS', he dhlinee wish
me- to have any thing to.do in• the patter,
and that if 1 would .so elm:lent and comply,
he Would make ,ma -as saf3 as he could';
--Sionebfaker
and, I think, Thomas., Owens,` as seen;
rity or bail that should not IoA by dohig
so: : 't'h'is I ,refitsdn to agree; to,' and Mr;
Porter then walked Off nad left. me. A
sliort..tithe: s after this 'l4tr:Porter in' emwer
sation induccd nie-to lielieve . rhat,there was
no property, .or tilist Ihilds' to lie 'gotten dr.
to leo .after,,at lank- rate-worth-the_ trou hie_
of attending to it; and in consequence there
-*Teracted,looked' after ; or in
-quiredTurther nboualie , buSiness:• . I have
to en disappointed in what ImpeS I bad at
that time, Porter might pay-Lis
debts, as, he has *Co baffled -and . delayed
sdveral of Ills creditors, whose claims are
104le ntly-j us to-in at.
I though a small'matter, hot the - onellaifof
Lit is yet paid, though it: ivas the
which lie got hiniselfpittiE jail. I)uriug
the last: Augusr Court in Jlelairfgdon, I
called Porter; 'personally,- and -de
manded a;settlemelit with hitt - 0)m he; posi, -
„tively, refused doing. ail) , thing In the 'matter
until-after-the election-,.-and wilFpow be
compelled toga what is justly due to rite,
from him in the best - way 1-can, which
I mow eceapelled and tryilig to do only
course left nm.
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During the fall of 1801, I beCamencquaiti:
ted : witlijohn Stonebraker, and lived withr,.
in a few rods of; his , house Tor some•leugtfi
of time. • nub since that time liveOn his
neighborhood; been intiniate with him and.'
regularly' lied dealings with, him for the last
thirty-six years, and have' always consider
utlrtuntrfotnidAtinEto,hc,nduatrinkand-1
strict integrity. - 'T never heard his character' s
for integrity, triitlibrieVeracity - griCslioneill
by - Aqky one until he . had . independence and ,
moral courage enough to publicly declare
his•knowledge-.of--what-he-•kad—iliScovered,
bear on the 'part of
Porter:. •
.• W ith .4astonkhment thaVe seen Thoulas
.M. Owens, - of Birmingiam;•anrinneed in
the porter papers: "as-an exemplary Pions
man; and an older. of • the :Presbyterian
church," and t'one' whose 'deelaratious
must forever put to flight The:depositito
the 'Messrs. Stonelir4erS." I have - rsom - e ,
knowledge of. the' . character : Of Mr. .Eldeii
e 4 (mkt -just sayitisii9rimiter
than it should be.l-, T Une,thinghowever is
certain;, be_neVer was a - IV:Eider of-the PreS T ,
byterian church; and his - character could not
have been 7so eery , good, but a very. few
-years 'ago, when - lie. Was; where" he'was
Jhest known,-ARRESTED .ox A CHARGE
OF PASSING COUNTERFEIT MON
EY, 'at Birmingham, in this county, where
he had long dwelt and his character was
well known; At which tithe a respectable
clergyman Whb was pretty well aequanited
with him, told ine- he : hoped the-law might
now do what;
accomplish,. theis produce a reformation-in
his character. In short I fed confident that
I'state but what is Well known,
,and what
the mind of every candid man, 3010 is well
acquainted with Thomas M. Owens;, will
at once concur in, when I state that,he is a
man who. will.9ay " yes, yes, 0 yes, yes,
certainly," to any thing which can be asked
of requested' of arini, provided the doing so
will not trench or create - a demand upon his
pocket or interest, that-he is just the proper
sort of instrument for a deSigning , man, or
set of men to get to consent that they should
have the use of his name, to' suit their pur-.
ose. No man who knows Thomas M.
Owens can believe that he rote or dict
a single sentence- of that• which appears
over his name, in the " Aaccate:Ar, Senti
ner'of the sth September.
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11lorris township, Septs,,,l3, 1838, .
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Mr. Benedict:--Jtistice to.mySelf,is my
apology for thus intruding .Upon you and
the public. My name .has been frequently
used in the public prints as a supporter of,
.Gen. Porter,- which•l was.- When Gen.
. Porter '. - Av as nominated — , :ale:idea was lielil'
out !.)y himself and friends,- 'and : confiritted ,
by-the primary moetine.of the phrty,_.that
_he was ._conscryativ_e,--itt.- his views. ---Thie
being the facT, — l. felt that those who , wer
opposed to Mr.. Van Buren could give - hurt
Altew_sup_port, Without - sacrlfieing_ any_ prin.,
ciplc of Pennsylvania PoliCy; 'but.the.reso
lution passed by the Young Men's Conven
tion, .and the address of :their members of
Congress, have connected Mr Porter with
Mr. Van Buren and his odious Subgreasti,
ry Scheme,. so clearly, that it-must drive
from' his support-till -those whO think .'the
sitb-treasury..obnokious to.the people, and
anti-republichit in principle.: Henee it
dear that / the election of Mr; Porter - will
- be -- proclanned — as7wisub,Areasury — triumplv .
Permsylvania'Onterests demand - that he be
• defeated: Joseph r Ititner - IE6
hti:fiet proven t;apable?
Atif much• hah• been: 'said . in relation. to
theirgoteg: of ,pertain certificates in favor of
.shat here • take: occasion to
explain& -The4irst certificate was a denial
of , a chitte madain the celebrated Camp
bell letter, as it was called, charging,Porter
with concealing properly for fraudulent pur
posesiat-the -time-of his insolvency; and
other charges of less weight. Believing
Mr. Porter not guilty; and confirmed in that
belie( .by - the fact, that Mr. Porter instituted
'a suit in the criminal Court against, Camp
bell, (the puiti , however, was put off by
Mr. Porter'S counsel at the August term)
as an honest:man, felt bound to give my
name to ditiprove the' charge:
The Was certifieate of -a Lawyers'
(myself"one) stating that there were , no tun
satisfied, judgments on the „docket against
Mi. - Porter. Mr:- Porter
.stated to - me, that
they. were all paid 'except coati which was
the reason satisfactioiihad not - been 'el:tiered;
Lawyers • know that such is often' the case
1 havaiaince learned by one'wheil private.
'acquainted 'with the acts that , they , are
not yet. " •,.-
• The third:and last certificate 'wail° re
fute a charge, of, blasphemy, whieh signed,
never' haying. known Xr. , l l nrter'-. guilty cf .
the.charge; of my own" knowledge:, T 1
The;chargi -imadeln.the first= certificate
has been lately placed before 'the public onE
•
1. • "
irtnp stronger ground bytlie •: uflida~its `of
the%MesSrs;-7S.t n nehrakers vinetii - Or good
Moral - dharieer any . inihiSfeOun:iy,; and.
thpre is no 'earthly inducetrient-:which I
cold conceive to make the elder. Stonebra-,
ker, or'the younger eider, swear' to 'that
whieh \i-:mid not be trite, old man,
probably 00, sGekiiig,lio lolitical faiinr, and.
in : no wise 'connected with party:passions;
or. prejudices;; and • has not;. to my knowl;
edge; :eirer', asited,:any:party for_ political
favor- r -.for many years, and, at this time, a
member of the Methodist EpiscOpale 'lurch
of. higli%standing.. •• In his
,affidavit he speei
fieS.the- prOperty'left4itli him lily Mr. Por
ter.---Let-.1V,1r:-Portees-friefids:produce_the_
schedule filed or record at the time of his
insol•vency- - --and if the property so assign
ea, • is • there - returned, it puts . at rest the
affidavits; amt.. thousands of the early
friends of Gen;:t.ortsr, have long anxious
ly loo,keff . for , s - onnilliTg of tlmkind; and it
would 'be most certainly stronger evidence,
than _ mere assertiyis,. that 'the' Messrs.
Stonebralter's.have misstated facts: • . •
A.wro N.
:Huntingdon, Seat., 10;1838. ' " •
From the tyskuig
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THE CARICATURE.D.F-THE-GET
.TYSBURG-,-RAM--ROA.H, -
ThefriendS of Pavid R. Porter, finding
-no chance of_ his. election- as Governor—
finding that his. VRAUDcLENT.. INSOLVENOY.
has been esiablisimi Recor43 of 14-
Court and : the lesiinto - iiy hi471111-respe-c
-table-and pious:wittiesses; and: hati in the
eyes of the' Whole State,Ae stands PER
JURED AIN KR UP T,- have - turned and
twisted,and writhed and sought for some Ob
ject on Which to fix: the- public gaze for 11.'
moment; to. withdraW rit'from the shathe of
-thrtir-convicted-andidatel—The. •
the conduct or ;character, privatepi official,
of-Joseph -Ri titer; upon which they -could.'
fix to answer their-purpose.. They have
been .above cavil .and above= suspicion:
s-Not eyen-ilie_horse...thief,_Joseih
be persuadeckto repeat his charge of infideli-.
ty!
• Tortured.- into childish - madness at heir
certain
_overthrow and utter .helPlesatieSs,
they are.atnusing themselves and - the - pull;
-lie • with a fantastic picture,- which they' ex
hibit in all their papers as the _ Gettysburg
ExtenSiod - orthe Pennsylvania .12,ailroadl.
We . . need -.hardly say / tliattlte - whole - figure
is a mere lying invention, and bears no. re;
semblanee to die7trutic. . ' •
- , Thla road starts at C 4 ettyshurfri(tlte
ation 'Of "the - location -of the Wrightsville;
•York and Gettysburg:railroad,) and ruits,al-:
most in a :straight - jine to Tom's-'.Creek,
'-fourteen miles. - In order .to ascend the
iputh . Mountain without an inclined - plane;
it then hakes a curve of more. than 100 Q
ifee(eadius, (twiee.as large as those•iin the
Columbia- read,-). and runs -in. a,South.East
ernly direction about three-fourths of a
' when it again 'resumes the . direct
route to the Potomac, where it will unjte,
- withthe - Baltrionore - and - Ohio
This bend does not make the road as crook'
- ed as the line to avoid the inclined plane at
Columbia makes that road. And yet this
is the part of it represented on the "Porter"
diagram as returning almost to-the place of
begining,, and as running fiv e times round
.
1 1 .Mr.19teVens' furnace!
. .
-: So far from running five trines, itdoes not
i go once round air}"iron ii , orlis'Or .:Mi.. -- Ste- - .
veis. : It is true thatitsups 'through a part
of-the -Woodland attached to-en abandoned,
furnadce belmang to Messrs.- Stevens and
Paxton; but 'that furnace has been long out
of blast, and the property . is now used for "
firming - purposes only. The iron works
(7f, 'Mr. Stevens, (the only one wliiAi lie :
,
owns, valuable - as iron works,) are situated
onthe other side of Southth ountain, on
the Chambersburg and Baltimore turnpike
- road;:iiine• miles --- from --- Chambersburg ,,, at
least Airtcoi - iiiites' froin the nearest point
of the - Gettythurg extension of the Pennsyl
vania:Railroad; and within six or' seven
miles of the Cumberland Valley'Reil . road
in the direction of Green Village.
. . .
.The whole cost. of thd Gettysburg Ex-.
imisjpn Jinstead 0f.54,000,000 as.falselY re
presented-by the Porter papers and Daniel-
SMrgeon&was proved bythe testimony of
'skilfuE Engineers,_before.Alia_Committee_
lakiwinter„Alotto_exceed $1,7511,000,-,-a
small sum, we should-think, to join Phifa l
Zelphia to Pittsburgiby.a. continuous rail
road-free-from-inclined-Planes.- • • .:, - ,
Although the Siliy caricature' exhibited
by the Porter papera hardly deserves 'a se;
rious answer, yet we have deemed this ex
planation...necessary, lest sonic ,well mean
ing men-inightbe-deceived by_ overishallow,
falsehoods boldly asserted. ' •• ,
It is proper 'to , remark, that David R.
Porter voted : for an, appropriaPon. of $150,-. 1
000 to this' road winter before last, - when
't_was:in a bill wear
ted agaifist4tlai3t.year because the,bili which
containedit. was bui - S l;000,0001
We would ask, why does not the "Com
piler" palish this diagram,Ss every'other
Porter paper hi the State bas' done?. Be
cause its, shameless falsity would be seen at,
once bys.those Who:/cners — th - e - road c riuni7bisT
caufs'e — it would not be pits ao
,ptipitlai in
Adams county to avow`a. 'determination to
stop this important work!"
''Let a diagiam be made.of all our Public
Works; • the Erie Canal and Iprtiglitanch,
and a true one of thSGettysbUrk EtOnsion,
and we asiert, after full knowlcte; Aof the
subject, Mat the Gettyabierg E#ension is
the least crooked of them all---aud,• would
It not be deemed 'invidious, we would say'
the moat important. ,Onthe North Branch,
for instance, the, canal thakes a, bend round
the paint of a Mountain a distance'of Flirts
miles, and again approaches so;--near:. its
own line that a tunnel of, about:three quar-,
tern °Ca ~mile would' unite them! So on
the Juniata•canal, in Huntingdon. county . a
'short „distance ,aboie ' Newton'. Hamilton,
the canal makes a similar Ox-bow, . going
round more thanfour miles, When a straight
line - across;is teas ,than one tnitel'irid travel. ,
reis most enerally leave the' packet boats
to make' sir way round ' the bend, while
the‘3 , k4 - 54d, across the neck in 'advance; and
wait On the other aide: - • Such circiupslances
ore IJnayoidable . in ,canals - and 'railroads;
but:theY seem io'be' only, objected to When
.:on thq Gett,yeburg F ! xtensionl • .
.
aided so Materially in preserving - the peace
- .
- I I
of he Canadian-froritier,-your-conduct-has- : I .
•
. .
,
arty a hill nd stream in the western conn- -
and you Seat ltis • dianm that•iitiotnerit, -, . I ate 1 .,. r ~ .
.
„Surprised that-Our friends "couritettarieed the ~
i y,.l;ady told of, the daring and prowess: ,• . .
o a rady. She now adda another to this
proposition, for one moment, seriously: ; If ;!
brotherhood in foment: well . blood, arid ' . ..
theyhad any :doubts themselves on the sub-; .
by b. soleinn act - of - legislation • perpetuates •
jeet, and cherished a-hope of disproving the . ,
its merit.:". . • ' - . ' __•.,_
charge, why then' theymightentertain sncli ., ; , -
, In-otherlands-thegallant solilier::or-lhe ------ ,. '.,
a proposition--and - act upon it with some ;
Victorians "s ailor is rewarded.with titles and ' .. -IJ-. "
degree of propriety but.We :all knotir that
• - ot_theshoriors t 14.---- ---
G.en:_-_,Porter_did_take-thebenedtand-it---iossessions. Such are n
p
• o ur ,plain an equa nstitutions_.confer.-3.!. •
stands in hand to blind the Dutch on this .s
of
• Itating4e simplicity of the ancient tithe; •-•••-
subject more than all others. I have shown the
~ • . • gift our country to her defenders, •
several of our. friends fife 'madness: of the
derive their chief
.value from the . merit.. .- .
plan ; the Rittier, men 'are highly-. taken!
whioh• they
acknO4ledge, and the gratitude ,
with it, and would - exult - int:having an op-:" t hey tney repreitent. -'Lil l e ; the laurel Crown the.. • -
;itortuitity of flooring twin this way, They
afli_soc
voted
sword ennobles
s without' corrupting
:- .'•
•
have_flocdetitiiscountyvid Dutchpatph-1!1 earer - rewards7witheui - iijustice to
containin the 'Evidence,' aethey.ternl.
it, of Porter 's dishonesty. The '.stote- v l eri and hidtea'illte - renewed. - devotion
breaker -davitcupy-a-conspicumis.lto the country. Thegift of the trephy.is.
lieWeVer not - th - CIO - iily mark7 - 61faritT - 11 - 7
plate in this igundatory emission of kitner
this were the case,'either the number of the
"light . We conthnd against, fearful gilds in,
meritorious must be few, or the charge :of
this contest; and. wp,lo - .110 - n one „but" our
selves- well found - Nei.;. -
selves to blank for it. At a tame - when we
titer is " the case.. Merit is also.diseovered
sheuld have had•in the field the most Peon
, by oth_ sins. . •--Let TippeCaneePr--Fert iar, we have the • Most unpopelar - ma a.m M
eur • • ,er ' r:
, eig,s, Yorktown ,or Sandusky, Chi ppewa"'
party ; once an insolvent debtor; and eharg-
Pr Nia aard;Erie . "or New Orleans be named,
ied - With _ having been *a fraudulent one, , ,--',-• •
_. tnen let one who there feughf for his coun
kl-witliont -any:personal, sirength or intellect; :
: try -- appear, and' the flush -7 °f pride and ..
teal -superioritr;",With no brilliant acts; to 1 .
r ow gratitude w hich . - mantles-in-the cheek -an d -'
parade either in the legislature or FCC
sparldes in 'the ye l hi - s . r . fellOw 7 eit . izeits,
with the odium of "Van Buren'S unpopular
. ..declares that his-nierit is registered' deep in • .
.measures attaehed -to him, what chance
1 the heart. - Let the - gallant tars Of , the Con
have. we against • Stevens; -
D4 ' ke y" mit . : a. stitutien r the Essex.and the United States, .. •
legion of office4tolders!! 4alrnest despair .
of the Wasp, the Hornet and , the Enter , .
when I; cast my eyes dis passionately on
prize, of ,Erie and Champlain-,--let every
the field, and
_see marshalled - against- us_
American sailor-ithat-fired a shot - , *Om the -
this forrnidable array of strength. ,
first-`broadside: ;poured :-by.the , lamerited,;, -
-.-- `James: M. Porter is here; be. .mires a.
Rogers into the little• Belt, till - t(te last 'one. .
great deal with the )delegates; and tries to :1
that struck the . Penguin.—Let_every one of
make himself very - agrecable.r: I. am.o
11 - I 'l these - be named, -or. - -the glorious survivors
clearly - of the* opiaion_ that it is * good policy _
appear; `and the glad. shout of happy' free- . .
for Mr. Porter to show •so much zeal .and _ , declare s
men that-their merit is felt.
anxiety in reference to his brothers disc- . -. .; , i •
.aii - d - tlfey - iiiliTtlifilTally - disehYsed'i . o -.-,
- - - ation Y-on-inttst-'-tiOiltkink,-ine-tlistrffeet, ~_:r _ h i g _ rf:i'l_t_t_ll);_f)f love and anted_
__lted_e_whieli:___
Aliehead t
o our patriot
il: ' fli frl el Or : luliewarni,' 'I, ani . nil . decided 'and Trni - 0 0 ii - § -16- re - d. rthiiiil
true feelings: of
.tile. Porter men, ton aids -•` .
the t'IGNORANT DUTCH." :, -The Ger:•.l if; '', ..
unwaveriiiii• a s fr ,ever was; and_: express .
t kl* knowing hat -My -- ''
- a
sires •of the: - Revolution, 'now,: -.General, .
...._ - .
neatly 11 centres-in the.gefieratien to which ,
man fart - tiers - and Mechanics need .not Can.; i n) : se . th us
11..11. 7 . _ -r ivisi, for_ .the best ii-ou--b-elong.j7TYQll-ifre7lll
- of. their'.. 7 ---
a et d ter is conjii en . z.a, :.
plan, :as their - honest Rild . intelligent_ y'ar.' too, , have acted' nohly . your 1 . _ .1. ' ,
1 . - n -lime to attain
t r . ... LJames .M... It as...bei4_glOr.Y. , -YQ I3 9 . •
rnerAlovernor,has to hearwith. the. 414
diets "D
Ito ' D DUTCH -HOLD i. arge y that his:bro . ter will be elected" . i s ' i part., Yen are worthy- -of.yout: sires. - 7 The •
this "wise? W il l it not alarm sober' , -rnnial .country honored thein. - ---She now honors .
SOURKV.P.,". and such slang. '•
ill you. All.alle'asks is . . that you transmit..to— .
...* - dreligiOuS mar? • :- •
.. •- • •- . ..
Writer or.thia letter - eridentlYhas too raueli .. .,"
The. Rimer men have turned 'the tableS t your successors on the land and on the ' I'
good - sense - and hone Sty for a Leco.-FQCO' ? -- -
on-Us in the caricature ,concern ; ihey are wave, the' same •epirit of courage and -- _
and tve would not be astonished should lie :
I circulating far more widely and numerously which your soldier fathers bequeathed to -
.1.
de.tehnine yet-before -the .elect ion, .surr-' -
, the plates - which' ear,
..frie - nds - Of . the - Key, Yo!i•I' --.,•,• , . . , ; --• . • „..._____
port the '::Dutch" , Governor-himself. _ :
,-.: .., ~. ...
. e 10.1.0 published ititheir.bdok,:than •Weihave,.: From ,the...people,,-from_the hard handed--. .-,-
• :. . READINO, Mondayßveriing, he in - a
• done. 'Phey .are "using this slick to break- fiwniers and Inechanic.sfrom - t. nufae,
_ • • • . Septeriiber.lo, 18$8.. ..lour heads:" I have always looked' 46ti','Iurers, traders and-professional; men 'of 'tile
—: DEAR Siii.,,,ltake.mrpensto.redetim my.,_this_lsyste - m..of electioneering _as_ unprofita - - - . - land; they.sprang•fofili to free' nd defend it.'
* 1 I a. . l. .
4,omise--on..lcolvin g yOn._, ; _ he. out unnoir i be an _mitt( lell011.9:. 'Pliey Will injure lus Froin the same honerttble Starting. point the ...;:
met to-day,' and - organized -by appointing among the Dutch.. They. represent to the Atneriean soldier and seaman still c oin = -
-
Mr. FRANCIS-IC SIIUNK, of Dauphin,;. people here that,we issued tlieSe plates - to mencee his cateer ;.„ and. it is the - chief boast
President., I_l need not .be, particular; how-; east insult and ridicule upon the Gb - rman of our system that to the sane; point he - ' •
ever, iti'detailink the piTliminaries, ad r 3lii,s .. , chtiracter,fanA it will •have its weight.. . generally returns :When -peace-stripshim of . •
letter will be designed for. publication, . . Our only•stdrinionietheabolition hiibby, his.arms, • - :..-; • - ,
._ ...
.ae.-12Wish to say much in it of a private- and my only hope of success is in" imposing- • This , starting pointthis ori g in of the
tore: The Convention is' quite large, and; upciii the ignoring - Dutch. . •
. They, you : sailor and the.soldier r -is as honorableas pirre, -
the unwearied labors of our friends to have ;.know, can beinade to believe almost ,any an d a s respectable now ,as it ever was. The
'a - great gathering, have net . 'been . attended ',•thing. Our - Central Committee are. rather Young generation of the county's defend- . .
with - ill - success, there being_npwards of. unfortunate in being so boldly confuted by -ers have the example of fig bright nartiei, *)
1000 in 'tow n,at-present, and they are -Still ; Burrowes-and---Hobart.-- , IF. The , - Germans and - the — guitlance of; as. brave - aridaccoin-
- airriiiiig. -77 Thii - eounty is - theatre of the ; down here have a pretty good - Inowledge plished chiefs, as ever graced ourhistory, .
most violent political conflict , between the; of Hobart, and have great confidence in him, -or trainedthe youthful-candidateferglory.. l .;
parties, that I haVe ever witnessed; large i and it will.be har d . to.. convince them that l'hey. must be, that—they' are—is brave, ;
sums of money have been stakedon_Berks he Would tie - . - - I. ,
•,„
agaili t' Lancaster; and itlo assure' youlit i''. 'Wdllearn here that Milkmen had a
confi pee, 1.. believe eery - dollar. of . it is 1 large - Convention at Pittsburg, • and, that
4 predecessors. . '-'hey labor, it is, true, under
the disadvantage of yentli and the .watitof
-lost to our friends, I have several reasonsl . there is great spirit among. the Federalists
for thinking so, which 1 will briefly, state. W
in the }V est..-_ i have fears for the 2d Tires- actual service, but let it be borne in mind,
that While they liave,been passing their days
_.
First then: you-know there iS m
a copany_ . .flay of 'October. ~ I Wish I. had not bet a
,inlitexperienee, jheir &Bout citizens are liv-_ , .
work, about to be commenced in this coun- liallar:, • - • ing in peace and semirity. Dastardly must be '
ty, and our friends were. quite sure that the _ Thousenda of dollars "are sent . into this the tongue, and ignoble the pen, that Would
contracts 'would be given "out before the county,-which are distributed - about among seek to darken' their rising fame. . .
electiOn, by which means 1000 or 1500 " the poorer sort .of-our men, who bet it, . ,
General, I will not detain_ you longer.
hands could have been brought into the 'l'bis has •the effect of stirring them up to
Your native - State; by the tinanitnous vote
county, and their votes secured for Gen. industry. It gives them a stake in the issee*
of her representatives, presents you this
Porter. I learned • to-day from . one - of our .which • they otherwise would not' luiva.• weapon, blazoned with your honorable.
-- Tli - e - ha - d - like• to be ft - dilliculty - between
Gen. Kelm and Mr. Ritter, the German fields, in ackno w ledg ment of your services; ,
It :affords me unfeigned pleasure to 'be* her
printer. • It was fortunate t h at i t was sup- .
agent, and to say that While your, conduct in
presSedin time, or bad consequences might.
action has been brave and skillful, yourpri
li4Ve'rektilleA; I write this letter in great
haste, - The house is crowded with-"our . vine. deportment, which is no • less praise,
friends, some of whom - are ,getting quitehas been that of a worthy soli of Pennsyl
vania. .
merry.• There is too, much of this done q . • . ,
•
for my taste;" I dislike "seeing -men make GEi, IBRALILDVS IPIErLY.
brutes of themselves. .You must be lone-,
Go
some at tiorine.. • Our men - haVeurned --- on't -
.
well in old.. 'Democratic Dauphin. We
• will-break up to-morrow. -, Be careful-with ,
Itansletter that it does not :get into'-iinpriap - e - F4
,-
, liatide„ . .is - On_looking_overit .11pmcave:that
Il_haire said. niany_thinge_that_would_nOt.suit.
the public eye, -particularly the Duteh pub
lic. -. . - Yours; &c: • •
Let not the friends of Internal; Iniproye
;iiients iii:other:parts.,of the
,State be _deceiv
ed. This attack as
,much upon them; as
Upon us. The Whole'systerri must , stand
or. fall together. %ye:. are.in faiior of 'coin
pletiog all the, judicious' works already be
gan, T.nd then stopping until . the, ,State is
out of del t. But . this great, thetaug4-fare
.from. the .Atlantic to the. 011iothis': great
National work which is, destined to • unite
our broad.:,•Sea:-board:with the - -vast Valley,
of the Mississippi, 'cannot 'be stopped or
retarded .without stopping the North and
W._ Branches. and the Brie_canal—
• Who:would desire tkatiWiteit - the united,
_income - of complet:
ed,"would exceed FOUR
dollars pefginum? Pay off the State debt,
d - pag-alt
the Contathawcalth. • • •
Fran. the Peons?'lemzia relegraph:7
READ!! -READ.!! READ I!!
. .
WeTeall the:attention of out readers to the
subjoined letter .which !Was found by a gen
.tlettian in -this borough ' and handed to .us
I for publication. It •will - be
_perceived that
! was written by some member . 6f the
-Porter-Convention,—to 'friend- T in- thin-
Place, who has. .been so unfortunate as to
drop it from his pocket: • kis' tee goof] to,
be-lost, so we-give-it-to-Our readers. - 2 The
• owner:,can have. the original,Thycalling at
- Our ollice, The cloven: foot" peeps forth .
'quite visibly, in the indecent allusions to
- the Gfrmaiis. of :!old - Berks.
.Thesueers-Of
=the-writer reveal-the true-spirit of-theJdico_
Focos. Aow.
ards the' Germans' The,..y,s, le
• .
, .
tek.thern, and-let .slip - . no! oecasiOn.Where
they can aim. a _ . ittut .ora. jeer, at their!:
ignorance" and "stupidity," that - they do
-not improve.. Let the re'ftectitig and sober
!German voters read thiS letter attentivelyt,
friends that fears were entertained' that the
work would not be let in time to effect the
object designed. This is a great mistake,
as in no contingency, in my opinion, can
Gen. Porter get more than from - 1500 to
1800 majority without the aid of this work;
and Lancaster, I begin to fear, will not
gives less than from 2,500 to 3,000. 1
think I heard you say that you had sonic'
bets on Berks against Lancaster.: If I am ,
right ..I would seriously advise you to make
others on Safer terins, in order to save your
-5614-aa-this-eounty-will-not...give-the-Van.
_Buren majority upon which some of ova
sanguine-friends , „calculate, on.
.-_ L may. be
eandid_with yo:.
_u, and_frankly__ declare_my
opinion that the 'stupid, - stubborn and bead=
strong Dutch, cannot, be induced to go for
bur candidate.Witlt the same unanimity and
zeal as if •he .were a: German.. No people
are so national in their preferences for
_en
and customs as the ignorant and uninformed
Dutch. .You. may. ask, them..,".arg you a
Democrat?" ';"
.YA.W." " Will you-sup
-port Porter, the bemocratinnaudidate ?"
"„YAW." - And when all. comes to all
they will vote for the 'Dutahman in defiance
of all their • preference for •Democricy.:
Were both the candidates ''Geiinens, it
- watild'then - be - e - safe --- ealattlatiorr. -- Just .
'loOk_beek _to_th,e contescs hetween_SnYsier ;
and IVPlCeari,' Findlay and Riester,-Shulze
,and. Gregg;:-arid - you :will;,find •neriterion
from 'Which to judge. Again—That •old
'imbeeilefool, .T: AndieW Stutlze, has come_ .
out in favor of Ritner, and his insolent in
terferenceat this excites my iiiiligni - - --
Aon in no.„ slight 'degree. - His letter • will
tiave some effect here, and morein Lebanon
among •the Germani. Shulze was a pop
, ler Governor, a Jacksortimanyand-nDiitch
marl, into. the: bargain ;;•and Whet has 'Still
more }weight noW, he is nDetriberat . Whielji
' we' all know I wonder- if . jtitnek.(lidinot
call on him when he was.up on the NOrth
Branch, and' prevail on him •to coninfor
'ward With:• his lack-a4laiscal'hoinily.• on
Sub-Treasuries , and. "German interests:"
l,' would that he had kteortgathered 'haute to
his fathers, 'before be Ihrust.limself, into
the arena of politics at thiS critical moment.
.YOO *Wet do all you can to. Oepttilixkohd
counteract sthe,efteat of this'. insolent letter
'of- dictation ,' to - the Germans ':-. 4: - Wisli it
Were ,i4ViSable . ..and •safe,for' you' to attack lfpnitt.yonl,'pepere; but it. would' not do.
There is Opropoeitiorr'en foot here started
ht the Ritner:oten,; to send a committee,
Consisting of an equal number, of each:per
ty *Huntingdon,- to examine the records in
relation* Gen..POrteetiinSolverie ' • The.
1 Ritner 'men ern:keen Or it.: . .Why,it would'
. be Murder - out-right ;i saki& to. all -intents
.1
and purposes t : Convince the Dutch of thisi
.. county once ilia
,Porter - took , the. bOno'fit;
MEI
This Valuable testimonial awarded to my .
military services by my native. State, 'ac
companiedas_it.is_by_your_kind_and_ eem-_
Iplimentary- addres i a, excites emotions in my -
breast.the intensity of which Places Usuita-,
tle - returfiAzif thanks wholly tiot-of-mrpow*J—
er. ' Indeed it is impossible for me-to c,on
veY any idea of the state of my feelings on
this occasion,, or ..to:express the sense of
of my career inonorable noticearms.
GO V. it lir/NEWS , .It, Dna ESS; -gratitude -by-which-l-am-affected-for-this—
Op. presenting the Sword to Gen. Brady. • h
GENTiItAL ,, :-.4t affords me true pleasure Although from the number, of years .that
l I have , been a member of the United States
to present-to you this mark .of the appro
bationuf your native. State. ' i Army, it could nut be otherwise than that
' ' • I Ishould have encoun te red the enemy, and
•. . .
' The services thus intended to'be ( coin -leharedrlargely in the toils -and privations_
memorated are those rendered to the coun- incident to l the profesaion l otarms, still, Sir,
try during the lastwar with' ,Great Britain.. , ', those days of trial were always :accompa-
In-that-zonteit-it-was:the - prides.of - Pennsyl=nied - witli - the ehecringrreflectiorr, - thatifilie --
vania.to behold : you and her other heroie:,_datiesLiferformed by the soldier fully , sus
-sons,
- sonsTstaiiding among the : foremost in the ' 'tamed the honor and dignity of the court
rank of duty and of glory, and. only lea'- try, and the reputation of its arms; the up. ;
incr the field when the liattle.was
l won
' or I probation of that country,`the only reward
wrien honorable , wounds disailled YOu from '
the soldier ileaires, or has any reason to ex- .
further action. Throughout. the whole 'of ; pect, Would ' not be withheld. 'From the
thatwar, - end - especiallyin-thosesanguioury jesairioniel - ITrinvi, -- lioldlir my - hand, -- 1 - , - ,learn
but glorious battles which ,protected the ' with pride and gratintle that.those services
Niagara frontier • during the campaign of i which the partiality of friends supposed ; not
.1 ‘ 814; and kept its horrors on eneurty'sll,M:havebpen suffibiently recognized . at' the .
territory, you bore yourself a s . became an ''prop,er time in another ' quarter, have been
American soldier. and true , son.of Pennsyl- I moat amply' appreciated _ at home. To my -:
yetis. .° The bloody field of Niagara, from i fellow-citizens generally;;and especially
which you were carried wounded, bore.lthose *arm' personallriends, whose active
ample testimony that you end-your gallant agency on this occasion 'cannot but recog
comrades noblysustained the reputation of i n i ze, my
yourpative State.. • Throughout the whole debt . of gratitude is boundless,
i This day (a day justly noticed in..the histco
wqr. your bear*: was that of, a brave and
ry of„,die Gate war) . witnesses Su:_is State,
idt'*ulY
honorable soldier, and nOW, Generakat the magnanimmis in the people of th
end of. twentpfour years, on this miniver-. '
and: gratifying to the proud am
sary of the,brilliant 'mirth) frOm •fort r Erie;
bition of the soldier::
So'enthiring is the gratitude of your fellow
., , i, • ' .
citizens, that you receive the "testimonial. of In conclusien, Permit me to return my
their admiration of your services.
.. gratefulthailks to the-people of thie Qom.
mo l iwealth, and to ,their Representatives; '
But,. General, your claims' wert. not ,
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carried in one 'battle, in one campaign, or in ; p i l igs mySindem'acknowledgments to you,
for the honor conferred alrine,='and to 'ex
one war. From the mdment when you sir ,
joined the gallant 'Mayne; gratifying manner in whieh. you
' their sent ,' -
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,Ennign
in ~ ,hi.ef ob r e , e t ho e p lemed4o.expiess,
1792;y0ur country, has beheld your course ments;•with, an assurance td^ all that during
with pride. At ,the , Victory, acliiPvEgL bY 'the sheif , iiiiiallnaY -be permitted.O; wear.'
,that daring chief .on_ thei , Maurneti, on' the .and use . this sword, it Shall be my sole airs.
memorable 20th August, i794—at the'brit- , gd:j ,to ' wielitit, that when time':shall, lava
tic of - the'Falls, on the - . 2s ih'of JuIY.I 4 P 4 . separated it and its,owner„. there. may not
...-and.' , rOnently as Brigadier 'Oenertd:`,k
: be left a , bleinish on the blazonry of' the ;
Detrciit, where your energy and pruderign scabbard, 'or a Stahl, on the , blade. -
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