. • Wit:tains Of reltilas*, 7 iViatia. I 7 ELLOW CITIZENS: • •• The undersigned .Senators of the Com;.: inoew,ealth of : Pennsylvania, duly elected,_ returned, 'and qUalified according to• the Constitution And Laws, and composing . . • • majority of that body; the called .upeM, by., the novel and dangerous circumstances . Attended . the . nipeting of . Legislature, to lay, tefore . the .people.,.Of the State a brief account .of the at •• the:Seat of government,7on . .the . fourtli day of December,. 1838; that theithay • : c.learly2understand the poaition in nvliieh their representatives'are now: placed by an flre,gal and' insurreetionary'Assemblage ,of • - persons .61 - preseneiti the borough Hof Liar •• • ' risburg. ll -On the fourth-day of December,.. l 1838, being--the day fixed- by tion, fo'r the meeting of-the General Assen t. .bly, the , Senate, - and a' number of gentle then elected to . 1111 the places-,Of Senators., Whose terms of service -had expired,--and .ethers chosen to supply vacancies whfeh.l . • had occurred -by. death and resignation, 'met at the Hall of the. Senate, and there 'appear ing to be a qttertim -of the. Senators' then duly qualified present; the: Speaker or - the' . Senate. called to Order, and relmrted, o thlit.l the--recess. pf •Senate he _had. : lS. : . sued writs of..elbetion - to, supply the places! of the following Senators, viz: Alex. M. Peitz, late of Ilia Second Senatorial - District;: • and deceased': Cornelius Darragh:of the nineteeth District ; and- David R.-Porter of Secretary 'Of the -.being in • trodueed,. presented to the, Senate the re , turn's - of the said , Election... • - ' • On,motioti of Mr. Fullerton; it. was or dered that the - Clerk of the Senate do now open-and -read-the-returns. of : the_ said. elee..: ,tions, when it appeared that from -the. said returns,. the following gentlemen had.boen • „duly elected Senator's, vii: ' • • Frederick Fraleyaroni. the .Ist !DiStriet. James Hanna, do. 2d, do. Strohm, - • Otti do. • 'William F. Coplan, do. 18th T - do. - Sohn IL Ewing,' • - dO. joint : liilltiger, do. • 7th. do, • -Samuel-Hayes, . do: .22d : do. • Thomas S. do. - 8d de. Anil that William Wagner bad been elee , . ted.froin•4the - See - Ond -- Distrit - ht . plac e Alex. Peitz, deceased; Tls.3inas yent the-,lBth District; in. place of. Corne.! 1!..n3 - : Darragh, re,signed, andthat•the returns. the Eighth Seilatariarbistrim were so' •, : e..rfeet:a - ftd irregidar, -as . . to render it ini 'without an i6.estigatioit of the' , Is set forth by thein, to admit any of tlidni tat tune. - =-• • • this stage-of the! .proceedings, 'Mr.: 'mid: Senator 'from Merceronoi.ed. :••••••._ :bo return fromthe -000:I . :Senatorial_ postponed for - 7the - T - 4) : resent, a Senator from.Setuyl - moved to amend by striking • all after the word Resolved;...and insert -.,g that ThOmas---S--Bell7Of-Cliesteri-be .iow admitted. and awotit aS a - member --of - the.S'enate.• The Speaker . deeided . that the,_ --amendment wasenotAn-order; that Mr. .Dell was undoubtedly entitled to a seat on the return which beenregularly communi cated by the Secretary of .the• Common wealth;'. That a -Senator. did not acquire a right to-a seat by tnotiou, but by the face den of the .people, and the return of that .2.lection regiflarly made; and Mr. Pearson's 'motion Wes. then agreed to. Mr. Charles *Brown, of the .ceunty . of Philadelphia, then ,vent to the Clerk's table and tendered a Pa , per, whieh_he stated to be a certified copy tike return of the eleetion .fOr Senator in the Second District, but was informed b y the Speaker that_ such a paper could-not be , then receiveds - the:return - efthe - said - elee -- lion was then in. possession of the Senate, transmitted ofhcially.by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Mr. Carpenter, a Sena 7 for froth the county : of Westmoreland; then Iffrered-a-Resolutiothahattlie•SeerntarY of the Commonwealth be directed. - to furnish to the Senate; ell.papers in his office address ed to the Senate, and moved that:the Senate- • proceed to the second reading and otisider --, atinn-thereof;Anden_that_question: viz: pro • ceeding to the consideration of the-Resolu tion;Mr. Pearson & Mr: Carpenter asked the. yeas 'andtaxe.. •• •Mr, Rogers, .a Senator 'film Burke county, then rose - and - cum: .:Thenedd addi.essing the Senate; but was in : formed:by the Siieaker that he.-was at thaii time not In order es.. The . inotiorrthia - not 4 , . • debateable; the eri4 - 11 in the lobbies Crying . out, "Gnoitandl - Itar• hint, Hear.", Mr.: - Rogers then appealed 'front the decision:of The Cliair,'and this appeal having been gat.. ed by the Clerk, the _Speaker addressed • - •the Senate; stating that he entertained the follow-ing views of the constitution of thee • body—That at the time of tht adoption of Like presentaConstitation of_ the Crinimon7, wealth, the Senate, had been regularly • • or ganized, and had. continued • always to be • an organized - body - t - ou.nd - by - certitin_writ ten - latii , kferits -- ,geTernmenwhich - ±eould unlawful and riotous assWriblageS•cii .:only.be' altered by _the deliberate .action cif ! the bbdylihat - the rules.,,forbade any debate thermisgnided - dangerous - , men, have. 1: - becit continued several times, at- the State oti the.4otion-then 'pulling; and Ihat•until ;panCaitol and Court 1-loirse,of the, county of the newly * returned members were duly and the Senate is nnable to , . qualified as Senators they were not.entitl.; 2-ed-to speak-or' vote on any other!question ; tie with. then legitimate functions, end • than the eleation'of a Speaker.. Mr. Rog- they: accordingly :announce o -- The, people ors, then. withdrew his Apal, and thelof•the• State',:.that their. representatives:can. . • question beat taken by yeas and nays,the not with. Safety -attenethe Halls of legisia ' Senate refused to eonsideCilins•Resolution., tion, until the insurrectionary. and riotous assemblages; by. which they are. now threat . offered•by Mr.Ca - fpenter; jhere heilig res ieso•;; ~ e ned With viohithte.,:.areiquelleit by :the arm, 'olution, of the Senate requiring any !iiifoin i a; ,.. of the Constitutional piniverpf the State, Or" lotion balling on .a depart a return to reitSen:•'and duty shall '• ',don to lay over.fotone.ilay.. . • 'theth to tlisperse. - • On motion,the Senate proceet'ed . to - elects ' • ,SPeak - ey - , 'and the names qf-the Senators and -•- • CIIARLES :PENROSE •• • the returned . .menTher, With:the exeeption.i. • - • ••- ~ • Speaker'ef -the Senate. -of several clainiathe froin.the Bth. Dist. - • • • ABRAHAM MILLER, .• r • • .triet;•being s calfed by the Clerk, it , aPpear- • - • • J . A, I.h. LALTL,'•' - . ',• ed that . Charles, V.• Venrose.liad received • • • , •'• FBEOERICK FRALEY •••••• • 18 votes; Sayithei . J.L . i . :tbarpenter: -. 14 atio•tbe •' • • .1-1 1. 11,LIAM MAGNER:, !•. • . • • clerk„ theficannotinced that Charles B. Pen.! . ' ; • •• rose..waS.dttly, electedSpeakettif'the" Sen , , • •' •• JOIIN,.STkOHM; . • ate, whereupon Mr. Penrose took the , . • ". , • :la -M. BARCLAY ; . • • and after,thaking,his ackithwledgenienta ter •!-!: uP T,' -- the - .Senat4 -- w w . asH diilyswOrn S, peaker,..b,Y_' .Jusp, aTELata , rx..Lf _ . M r.'•Carpeoter: , 'The.Speaker 'thn • . • • :ALEXANDR IRVIN,' - rettirned••menThers to thd.Cl9rk.s 4 .IIIOMAS. WILLIAMS • - :',-Yable . to takOlieir,•!,iiaths and ::affirmations as 4 . fl r4b er0,.40113 e according to the' • Auelte•COun-,, ty,;:•rese-and'istated'ihat,:'hp,..was desirous;:::-it ' • .1?e had inliithaiiii,-Sheiring,te - returns of• . • . - eleoou.,of •§lsriaters in • the ME , .. . , Philaild(thiail•'•.aiaAliat'lbelielie'veifiit was` -;now;, tite- - firo r per -- tiltie :to present; it.- . ; he ',215p &ter itttimatedl.- : :'•rePeitedljit6 Vie, :106 . 4.: ers that sitelt:a• diietissiOn pre nrand Sentatio „ . . .. I was. not in order, and `that atty.; other ev,- de u ce than: :the --- returirrsontitObrihe l SOc - ' .::retary of- the CommonivAllth:cold&be elfin-• tropt-04 - by - cunTiAry 'evident:9; ,'antL - Would be enquired. Into. bpoir• a petitioir,unde.r e,M • the .acts of%Assbly, ter-trying ;contested elections. , :. .Mr. Rogers; however, persisted: in.lnaking his remarks ,which iii some in- stance's were highly disorderly, tending,. ill th - blighwe :believe. tinintentionally, to: ex , cite - the: fcelings'of alArge Assemblage_ of persons,--who •thronged-the i galleries-andlob-- ; hies, who indicate(' 'by applause their dp-' probation of Iris - course:: - ;Order . having :been in soul degree restored, Mr.-fuller= ton, a Se n ator -from - Fro 1 - kkli ii con tity. i . niov ed - that - leiy -- swearing•or the nembers•frol the County of Philadelphia, be postponed for the present: and off this motion - a desul tory . .and exciting &bite took' place, -in I which Mr. Bell,..a.meinber ' returned front the.thied District, and .Mr. Coplan,'a mem ber frbm the-18th District; neither . of,lhenr I having. at . thaLtime, .b AY. swOrn,itteinpted to participate,' and were with great, diirreul-, , Ity restriined by. the Speaker. The queS-' tion, on the. of Mr. Fullerton,., then being taker.-by yeas and nays, was-decided .i a the,,,,,,oy,elee, ! .ed. metes -were called to the.Clerles table. and. severally qtn,litied according - to-the Consti tuiion..- At this time, Mr. BrAhead. and 6, 17 Mr. LoUgaere were announced the Ser great •at,Arms_„:as..- a. 2 oonnnittee from the ilouse of Representatives, and on being in iroduced,..statedAhatjhe...Hcinse of .- Repro - sentatives• had- beenlorgimized; and were now ready to proceed . to 'business; they then - retired, • and. the.SereantOt-Arips- an- : nouneedAlessrs, Ilenry,rB...SaaCkman and: Thomas S. Smith,- of the House of Wpie-: se a tatives,.who were introduced, and suit e'il that the - nouse - 61: Representativealnid been orgdniied by-the election of Thoinas S. Cunningham us'Spoaker, and were now. reddy:tlytraniact business,' .theirannonnce rnent tieing interrupted by hiss.es - freirLthe - Gallery, And "then retired... -On Motion M eisrs.rßarclay:nnil Pearson 'were appoint ed a Committee: to wait' on the ilonse - of ; Representatives, and announce that the. ..Senate'sw 1 U 0 ir - Org ' a nized j -and-reail y-ta -proceed with b u siness.- - -- At _this': time My-. Drown', of the county' of-Philadolphia, - not being hineniber of the Senate, rose,and.at- . . leMpted to address' the; and Senate, on being informed' liat rte . -Could - pot be permtttod to proceed, th mob in-the-galleries and lob bies coMmeneek.making - intimidating noi:.. Acp.alidihmals, crying out Brown! Bro Wini hear hirril hear - lihrreetmSider your res option.-we - will have Or rights, &c. &c.,. Amidist - this tumult,-Mr:-Rogers, a Senator from . uik - S. county, Jose And moved that fir._Brown be perthitteirto .ffdrifesS -die -Senate, which being seCondedby/Mr., Ew-. ing, a- . -Senator-trburWashington, , ,,ponoty,l who- was, pronipted by • a fear of . personal violence to the Speaker, and threats, of bloodshead from the mob then: pressing within. the barof - the Senate.,-was agreed to; Mr.- Brown having pledged his honour to Messrs. Miller and' Fraley, Senators from Philadelphia, not - to use ally inflammatory remarks, mode a speech which he profess •ed to be intended to subdue the excitement in the galleries,, and to induce the mob"to' 'disperse;. but the ' warmth of his- feelings carried him' into' great impropriety .hoth of speech and manner, declaring that we were in the midst of a Revolution, and iliacthere was an end of constitutional government, occosiotly - oddresitig -- them in - a -supplica ting manner; invoking, them to be quiet, and askitig whether' ili9y were-prepared to trample the Constitution and Laws under foot, amid shed the best -blood of the Com-. inonwealth7to-littain-their-ends.--,To-thcse questions Abe mob respondcd yes, yes; we will, we will: and Accompanied-their assent with horrible - cries‘ of__ give us blood if We Cannot have - our. rights. 'Mr. Brown at length --concluded,--and pa- MO tio n_of_ll.r... Bell of Chester, the - Senate agreed to meet: daily •at 10 o'clock in the Morning, and I then adjourned, the mob rushing within the I bar of the Senate before , the Speaker had announced the decision. The Senate Chain ; Ibet.: was 'then taken possession of •by -- Ilie mob, and most inflannnator — y spec - dies ail-. Idressed to them by -several of their leaders, and that hitherto sacred apartment has sub- . sequently, •whenever the Senate. attempted to assemble, been filled With rioters, threatening - violent.„: interference with the business of the Semite until their dentands were acceded to.. .ITo 'such a-fearful height was the excitement carried, that:the Speak- . er:tifilm_.-..Senate:.tind:. several:4ole_ _metn- . .. hors - were.cMnpelled; Older threats ofper sonal injury, to escape liy:ttie. wihdoWs of ! the-Capitol.- - . ; • 1 • EIJIIU CASE; WILEAAM PURVIACE; JAMES ITA:NNI), - JAMES-41',CONICiy,, P. S. MICHLER: • jPIIPI - J,. TEARSON. _ , Stir ,e° ,7 k., te'xilLA/Ar WrleTato iffnxf 1211c4Pa'ziter• littiiibe)Noigeor daruci;ig :OOnditien. cif` r -thitigs:;;;dow . ., Corn nonwesth :' `rhesegularactionof the . Ol..t.Ci"tini.ent is . . nit ert.hrOWti tion . Of eyil:disposed'PeisonS.- T tip Sthiate; anit: rlpinie, Representatives , have been diSpersedi and Pretionted.assembling by tu4', tlimilthous and riotous ; lives ' of tlielnembers.iliave .bee,ii - '.thieatened;*and pnt in jeopardy; :officere , of. the . .state erninentileire been iliSignated as the, objectil of : attack. Qffieials of , the .0 eneint Gott , ernment . are now: present, instigating these illegdY al it dangerouti prOceediti - gs. -- hat :are the • objects - of - these'ouyages?-: 7 Nothing, lesS treasonable attempt -, to ,destroy the present_ govBl'nment,,and:r.ereettnotlici• isi- its Stead. It is 'perfectly well .known _that .a.ne.w..._Conatitu tionihas_beeiLadePted by - ther -- geople - - .or this - Cforn mon w which must... be .. e4tablished in force, ad:- ' cording:Jo the requisitions of the late =Conte 'ye n tion; . aiid ttie nets of : the Legislature.— The Senate and the -Home are pievented bY' force from assembling, and ,th . is object , must.be. defeated—the 'People reduced to the deploiable_condition ,of-being_withont:a. ConstitUtion of their own selecticiif, and. governed, by an unlawful assembly,. choose to preScribe the' inannei and;faim in the. authorities of the Aiscliarge, -their functions: / e_charge this criminal" desigu ..upon leading members of a party . who seelObui without effect) cunningly toaavethemselies -from the penalties --.of the law., •to which -they,expose.ithe,victims of their designS— :the inisgiiided _finiltitude whom they insti -gate-4b- ilioSe_dreadfuLacta. ' - There are persons noW . in This borough. 'who. control the proceedings of the existing. mobs: - word - :theydisappeari---7 ,at ,Whose 'bidilitu; they . rettirn. The Seif= ate and House of Representatives - are Pre-. _pared to ptoceed to the discharge' of their duties, _ -- PresFented,. the : emise- - quence Amust-fall upon tha:heads of the: guilty persons urging or abetting the vie.., lence, - . - • • . . . . We make tills„ public declaration. 'that people_ : may be aware of - the true . state of things.. - The ,fionor and charactr_ of the '. citizens of Harriathirg, and the, members of. i the judiciary here residing, i imperatiVely i -demand'. that every legal proceeding be, adopted to Maintain the peace_ and restore - good- order. ' • • •: - - The dtie• operation* lef - the - lawsrmay ..be suspended,n but cannot be put to rest forever. We give to- all 7 persons and. Parties engaged] in the recent acts -of violence, and in pre-, -parations for--their continuance 'tbis - Soletim -, notice, that their- acts are, such as have ex-: posed - them -to-thelighest-feTtalties 'of:the : • laws. We repeat that :iris the design Of i certain persons to overturn the laws—to de- . - 1 Tgatthe inauguration of Governor and • the proclamation ; of the - arep_iiOnTatthe•New Constitution. - • --.- The pretence-of-all-these acts-of •ouirage• is.that.certain tnembers_of_Ahe_Senate_antL" House, haVe been admitted on the returns known to the law, to take their" Seats with-. out having been duly' elected:. This pre tette° is utterly Nile. • Endeavors are made 'to over-awe ,the Senate and the Muse by violence, in..ordet_to_provent the disclosure of-.the enormous frauds perpetrated in' the county of Philadelphia. They know that 'these frauds can be proved—that they dare ,not invite an investigation,, and are resolved to spat their • partizans -by force—prevent the . regular meeting of the Legislature until after the time allowed for the investigation •of the elections by, law; thus concealing! - tlio - s -- fr7ddir ,-- wl tile - the - returned-members - i from the city • and conntror Philadelphia I ask, and •carnestlydesire this investigation. Inflammatory meetings have been held, 1 'and 'writings.published 'and widely circula tekin-order-to-for-estail-ptiblic-sentimenW while the friends of the Constitution and 1 the Laws, .have been- - restrained by men secretly armed against uttering the truth to the ,People. - ' The. -time will comp when I-they-will be-heard—when- thelaws-will-be executed, and . suspended justice redressed. A'party 'who resort to the aid-Of mobs to sustain them cannot bein the right. We let time- people know thetruth. -- Wey will decide the question, by the' condign:pnnish-• meld of the authors:of all theSe.'eventi, so disgraceful to the character of this state and country„ and so subversive of the.principles • of - our free -institutions. - • Signed in behalf of the members of ' the House of Representatives, driven from. its Hall. , . - -. -. • , • • • IMMO 'P: S. CUNNINGITAM, . kt Speaker. a'o-the-PeoplOofrvailksilwailia: Fellow . Citizens: The undersigned, citizens of Harrisburg nn other parts orßenneylvania,- have- seen with e motions- orsurprige- and- indignation, a most extraordinary docunent„dated BOROUOiI 'OF ...HAiRISiIURO, Dec:f3th,lB3B, and signed ran , High Sheriff of Dauphio county,'.. .which .for barefaced .misrepresentation and doWn right' perversion - of the truth, is unrivalled iii the annals of 'imposture. and falsehood. • They; arc however not. surprised' atthe declaration, that the Sheriff ',had not , seen ' nor heard, of any infuriated mobs or riotous Proceeilinge; which required (his) iriy.int6r position to preserve the'peace,7 because the Sheriff hiinself, if not an active participator. 'Was mh 'alder and abettor in the ','riotous proceedings" of the past week. Nor was any thing else than, gross misrepresentation . to be - expected froth - the man wbo.Publiely . declared lon,. Tuesday evening last, that "Thaddeus Stevens would , be no thoreby. the nextteorning'," and again subseq,pently, .that. Thaddeus Steiieus ought to hanged.". Sheriff Oochratt,' when he adopted that part I of his ai.ltiress;-.., Ernipared .. for Jilin for • the express ;.purpose of , 'abusing. :the : ;public . • mind-as ,tO-theArue,State : 4 , -tbinga:.-whick.' had transpired at Haitiliburg,)'.Which:Stateal thaLlll.,:h4ie_ i been_4lzidUtrieCritid anxious : 0 . o rc ser*Abelob'eci;orkAuies of the' : -BorouglK-Inf:' f *AfOrrielnirg.iiituitr. : have. teifotteit'thathe.; witness ,to 'infuriated; halloing and briekbauir.'nnd:'thher,thiSaileiii:,nnd:AetUally 2 knocking Wittt'lhew aid-Wending ..„, , ~ , , . kitle; ,of ife:iiitiies ,of this Comiyonwealth; ! I..fftihi . for i Shelter • froni i the , , .0 mob ::'.to I .ili,e' I'Salteipekt i re,,liouse;:' lieWhy'Mr . ,;,Gleini.;• L AndAso 'of being a willing-spectitOr.or- the ficenee there. - eiracted;-'witho - nt• in ;p3 ,, ,liip-. net attemptifiger - endeavoring; to:alley. the excitement of the . iiicibi or silencing ; the in- Alain matOty Sp:palters . jOto Wareilien-addreS 7 sing them, .! - • ,•!:.-- • . ,--. ' . ~• '.... •. . ..' The . imdersig4d,stato that they Are fully . convinced, that, so far ‘ from the Sheriff, being 'actuatedin - -niair ing-the±statement;- • he - has given to the - .Pnblie,. "in • justice to himself, - and:to . 'myent • unnecessary _excitement_ ili l'etiMtd.iiiits of the; - Commonwealth," that Iris. inotiv_esliayeibeen,_ and ,riow.._.are _to.' screen himself . front : , the • consequences. of his own . :•iniproper„. conduct, in daily s and nightly aSsOciatingwith the mercenary des; peradoes hrotight here by his rebellions corn-. i•peersand frietidi;• and _for...the _O6l neglect of the - duties of his.offibe relating to the •pre ! servatiow.a‘ flicitiblic_ ,peace and the pro ; tcetioWot•the' 14.ws' of the land,from °pen t and outrageous ,v).elationi in utter disregdrd of his . Official ,oittli, - 11.Ertri,116 man of coi- , reef, moral :feelings, or, having any regard 1 for the, sacred -obligations . of truth; ivhe, Witne.ssedthe seerreslrei!'e - ditringAlle - past week, will hesitate to proiniunee the - state .rnent - _of Sheriff--Cochran-to be a base- and wilftil perversion -of the true state of .:,the„. fdcts that existed and attended those scenes, N'vhich are in-part:so truly and accurately .-d es crib e diry- - . - t lie' man i fes' to - as o f lire nineteen I Senators - and - fifty . menibers of -the'• House i 1 of Representatives, dlready beforlife public,' I as well as in'the.proclamation of - Governor Ri tn er--for. here it is vi el 1.: kilo ;kln . , - that 'the' [ excesses and outrages of the mob of "hired . , " bnllies and their - . leaders; Ti.a, exceeded - in 'enormity those "unvarnished statements.— Vere,too it is . well.known, that ,publica tions of the •R.eystone,"Rep.orter,. arid. the address signed By Adam Diller and others, relative.to.their - proceedings,and that of their associate's, are glaringly erroneous. and..nui-i -truerintended for the stile purpose Of screen ing themselves; and 'their fellovi-rioters, from lho right : Soils indignation Of ell - worthy citiierts,conpeipierit upon the developements made of their'seditious conducti - Mid' if-pos sible of forestallin,g the' public mind in - the ,hope of thus, escaping frein. the just punish,. ment - awaiting then); foi their outrageous violatiobs of ..the Tublic ~p edee and the ma-. jcsty - o f th e .,law.: - • . • _ --_- .„.i , - - - - ••• In coneinsion,-- - -Ave say, without 'the fe ti st - acid . 0 - r il er- • heSitationoliat -it the . pea oving citizens . of •I•c1015).11t4, w ithout s . tirectio - 2a - ofvOi://4,liati,bech . eye witnesses bf.the poothiet'of Alio meo, Who, under the. . • • pretext. of defending their rights,_ v — iolated• Aliallitherta unpolluted sanctity of • the &p -i - ate Chanilier, they "would arise in their ma i jesty., ant Lin t9li - es.-of - virtuous indignation, I consign .to perpetual -infamy the alders, fibat - eta end n eters jirthes - e - ilOmoniac scenes , of riot,'turbulence, and anarchy. -....-- - - Signed by 02 persons. - .Harrisburg, Dec. 80638. - HARRISBURG,' Thereby . certify- that oil Tueiday last,. between the time that the House of Repre. , sentatives had organized, and the meeting of 'the Senate, I was in Maj: Johnson's Hotel, in company with Sherlitgochran of this county, when the belt-man came in and gave notice,' tliat a meeting would be held at half past three •o'clock, P. M. I think in the Market House.. Some gentleman* asked the Sheriff what the meeting was for. He [Cochran] -said it-was to organize and concentrate their forces to act, 'and that by' Itognorrow_morning at sun up, THAD DEUS STEVENS WOULD BE NO MORE! 1 told Cochran that was a horri ble expression for a mail to 'make that held -the office that he did. He replied that IT WAS 'TRUE;_ I make this public, in consequence a statement I have seen made iy the Sheriff, and ismied in hand bills this morningoti. am .ready,. at. .auy time,ao teOlfy „to, J,thq abOve. = A. fifteen dollars, Which, although the sum is . —. . . small to each individual,'- yet taken colicc- 1 , TExAs AND .tiiitilNDlA2;iB.—The attention lively. and placed: in. our pocket, woribtaFl . • ' of the reader. will be attracted. by- the -reso- . mount to something not "to be sneezed at," lutien introduce'd into the Texas House of .1 - tepresentati yes relative .to lodging informa- and would enable us to pay for paper,_type t , -tiw-with-theTgovernment-of.: the -United- :ink,- journeymen's wages, and- other-iteins..- : 1 States that the Inch:tins within her jhriedic- We hope, therefore; that our patrons (Hea•-• ' lion are ley ying•warragainst a - -neighborfng- --- - -- T ------- , ,----------_-____ yen save the Marx,' for some are mighty friendly power. .# hat will the government do? .- The Indians eomplained of are among poor patrons) will ponder over these things, • those removed by the United States govern- and come and PAY' UP. We might mo ment, and are held as under their controlralize on the - subject: of paying the printer, I -and.-management,-.and it is not just that theYsliould be allowed •' to prey upon a - tir • c and'shew 'to our friends how they Would . - - 1- .- neighbors; ' Will_another proclamation. bf l ease their consciences - of a howl; load; but ' : neutrality be isitied? • The Indiana within,,,as:l4lsitt*Altat - therthink - a - good - deal - pfy the borders of Texas, instigated by Maxi- ' .. .. . ,us, as we do of theM, and that they will, cans i -are- waging a.ruthiesS t war against the • I•inhabitants-of-that-reptiblie—indians,,oker:Come aheerfully and get receipts, we shall • .., • 1 - Whom-We. are- presumeil, - al least, to have "say nothing fur her. - • . ,I the' gaverning - peWer,.. leave eur -. .b - eftlers . - - aii - d:, 'P. S.—We .ire jast ahout:printing ciiiew ' rjoin in the war .of extermination -against the-- , . &Millreceipt haok--en some- Of the-best-pa ; whites. Is not this a state of things•equal- - . ^ - • • - . - ' - - . per in the union, and ; done up -in the best ily urging- the enforcement of neutral vela- - 1 " - •' • -• • . . , j lions, as that which.exyts on the northern style imaginable, _which we invite.-our tutd.•,l • frontier? - - ''.. : • • • scribers• to call and see :Those of•them ' - '. • '.. '- • ' ' ' • - that cannot :make it convenient-to call .and A SutorizN PonTurtz.--The New'Orleans .. • -• • • P icaYune•tells . a story of a man, who arrived see it,-.will be favored with a specimen slice . , in that city recently; after being absent Setrer- by sending' either_ tYro, three,;iburi - fiVe, • or al yeate...... ' 'When : he werit awayhe was the . ten' dollars. :•"A. word to the wise is suffi owner of a lot . On which was a m small ten- . „ -- - ~ • . • - . erit. . . • meat, Which h e - had left in .charge - of an - ' -1•' . . , . old woman. •He started in . Search of, ,hifi : . • - .-4...,., .1 • --- - .house, and after , traversing a :ecnisiderable . ~ Irrin spaaltingilic'the late outrages in heen - . - Vabailt . - irl i Yarrisbnre the_ National Gazette • rk part of, the - city, - :w hich -had. just l}. re ; lots ..whert,he left, ..he 'came' to'..where he•-' . . • - --'• - - -...._. -. marks, that they are the legitimate fruits 'of thought odght . ,to' be the locality of his' old house.' .. H a : ',k e d a 4 o u t , b4,', 3ver y where:c the . . doctrines • eft...asserted 'by . ..the . deniwi. ;. . , !01l and . rnagnificentlinildings; met, his. *eye; gognes of the old Jackson ranks. -Benton . his diminutive : edifice ' 'was: - no, where.- to remarked, before he .found it •convenient - to be found, but, the :spot -tuners. t-, formerly , ,-1 stood was 'the stile of. onti'oflheiii - liple* .''' a ' • .. `, ... - silent, congreasmen-Wonitl,Sic with pietela: [did establishinents. ' On an enquiry it was discovered that . the, preadot: . h.ohlet.hadtio in their belts. ; Another partisan tiowed, Fright -to-,the••sOil,:and. a:furtheri . exaMination..;-that,if..veteS:wonlit•net: eleecieekion . , bay , showed hills jitable title of the.retUrried oasts must.' 'Tile'-'letti .- : ef ;Mr,' Dallas .• is bilientee .. f.. thirty ' . .th0u5 . ..... - - , ~, , -.,- ......,-;•,. •,.- ••-• • and dollars Uti.i. * Made .- to - -him for ,the. .10t,.... 1 , 1- fredlin . l l o l . ool74- . 0-0/67.- ' one" Whiehhe..refiised,-iindit'is-stipriosed-lo be- = and=- . : olei-tntilltlaydiotated..- . by ivir.t:.:4._ Worth*eight•!timesthatainounti .- .' ,Thus the . tifgerselt iii' the . cliinax of the _ sans' culottes realtOWner_finde:hiniself -Suddenly 4,nian of - :eede, dfoestedbv theradical'uristatfPenii- .' •• --, . • .. - , ~ . wealth; 'after ..wandering about-,thei - .'World , -....-,,- • -;.'",• a .-. •• .. J - • ,- - , • now fairly reduced to practice entirely, unacquainted"- with his - 'itoed f-for; 1 sYgami and nine, .' ' - ' ' - '• • - .•. '' i • tat' Harrisburg., • ... . -/ '... - • , .- • OE HERALD' 81,-"EXIOSItTOR. .-BYGEORGE M. PHILLIPS. ' CARLISLE. FRIDAY MOR*ING,,DECEIIIIIER 14,41335. • FOR PRESIDENT, WIC.- E. EA7,94:1,1301.1%_. FOR VICE. PRESIDENT, . . rcr.We haire dettlitted our . paper th s i, wee c, fol.. :the purPose - ,Of laying before, our readers the latest andmOsi . UutheOhe - news fro . m the seat of war at.:l-Jar ris,burg;.: which. is the:all 2 engrossing and all-.. absorhinktOPicofconvcrsation every Where, and among all classes of society. lii the preceding columns found - a• mass. of testimony, certified- . by responsible and J . eis-H pectable individiils, which gives : orue and unvarnished history of the recent outrages and violence born mitted_by the loco fecod the seat' of-goverhment.. The Senate, as • Will he 'seen:•by our. letters,,,lias:inet:fo,r„the last few' days, anit transacted some buei !less; but the . fwe,HouSeS hold separateses-, .sinn..and-titeie seems ,tO be - but little: pro= liability of their soon cihning-together: The - GoVernor's- message,,,therefore, has not• yet the en:delivered; 'nor Will : nut be :as :long as this . state of.things.e.xist. . - , -1 - 7:olir thaiilts aie due to the Hon. JOHN . „ SEROE,,,NT metabet:4-otcongressj_64(l__tci_thel"._resideitt of the Company,- - for copies . of the , President's Message. - • • _ . • :107 ".14,..W.M1DD1.ET0N; pima' of the-Gettysburg Star to two gad tlemen:of that place,_ by__Whom_ it will.be - 7ondticted,haeafteic — Mr: - M:tpok l lcave of his patrona last week,.• and we understand. that he has since purchasedthe , "Lancaster Examiner & Tferald" establishment, the first number of which paper, under his edi torial supervision, will appear to-day. We wish friend Middleton "lots of good luck" in hisjourney,through life.. • . tfr'Do you TAKE, Eno rivritoxsl--.-, trust that th s ose of our friends who have any of the "ready rhino" on hand, and, who at now t he same time debtBd to us for subscription, advertising, ob work, or What not; will call on us in he least time imaginable, and hand overdo wo•are [s alverOdrge amount of money due us by Some — twelVe or fiftiferrhundred - pensons, in Itits of one, two, three,' four, five, ten, antl Tsi Cnists':-:4Thet[e has probably never ,been collected inPemisylvania, at any one time or place, _such. an assortment of despe raddes,,ballies,,ind-assassins,, as lias utterly disgraced. Harrisburg , for the list . ten days. Men of ; the most deSperate character and for tunesanxious for thb.destrnetion - oftill - ort_ der, are prominent inallthe leading mad enres: which ha:ie had the . overthroW of the gOvernment in view. • Conneeted with them are some men who halie heretofore been ge ' herally consideied' respectable, : who have _united _with the. reob for the purpose 'of pr . o-_ moting , their own political interests..j,, 7 We believe- wo are:safe in stating,_ than every _ man clattnitig. any decency; who has acted with the rebels at Barrialrurg, Is AlI AP PLICANT, FOIL O'FFICE! Many who act with' the conspirators against the government, cannot and do not; at heart,.approye of their iiicasuresy et they basely prostitute.them selves to give character to the mob! • Our -own county ; we are senry . to say it, has. fur-. tislie - d full - quota of dieorganizers: Wil lis FoUlk, Martin Dunlap,' George son,•editor of:the VOltinteer, ,Taceb-B; Li-. on, -A.. G.. Miller, and many other smaller lights',..whosn.names_do, not.apliear in . print, -participated in' the proceedings .of the' meet ing. Vvhcre the: goVernment•waS declared to. be dissolved; and - where •(/e blood .of their fellow -citiZen (Charles 11. Penrose) was called for Uy the orators,-and the call-.loud , ly • echoed bast- by the fiendish shouts of . applause froin hundreds of excited and - del, perate Others from our county made themselves notorious .by their talking -andSvaggering f and•-tlid-manY-things'-w-hich:. we. trust, in their moments of reflec tion;- they liiilfbe-licartily ashamed of_ One . . _ of:these gentlemen hasbeen`s'o fortunate as to'reeeive a notice in a Philadelphia paper, which we give below ; The person referred to, cannot be: mistaken, and- is am-expectant Aar the &lice of judge9oer Alio . new consti- That:papor says: • - • - "The mast extraordinarylmgoatre h t t4 beenjor the last thiceidays,ntitered i.n the hall's- of legislation, aloud and. unchecked! . One man, apparently anltiShnian,----said-to be a laWyer from Carlisle - , pr - oelaim, r ear that-law-„-was-over—that the books were_ not to be consulted—that the holi t law • now iii - force•was•the law of God Almighty, as brpngh t in to the world y every in anl— Meahin meaning force!!!' Such doctrines -are uttered in the places which should he lacrell-to-thelaws-andihe-constitution:!. THOMAS C. Mtt.i.tit.;--6'rhis , individual, wlio is kriaWrif - county as General' Miller, has, rendered hitbself notorious by being thethe -rebel meeting at Harrisburg, where. it was declared that the government of Pennsylvania was atan cod.- and a provisional government appointed Ii! The genera/ is appointed 'a member of the "Committee of Safety" also, in which ca. pacity ho will. no doubt takera 'great -deal of .titig' upon himself, as he seems to glory in participating in revolutionary movements. He reminds us very much of some of the qbby generals of = scabby generals of the Canadian patriots, and should take rank with' the celebrated Gen. Van Rensalear, or with Admiial Bill ;Johnson. As den. - -Miller seems desirous ves to Ma of distinction, he should - have the honor of the first trial for high treason. He now holds the affections-of his fellow citizens in- an e; - . qual_degree with Benediet Arnold:--a . wor i thy character; whese example the general and his associates are adroitly imitating.- It may be- well to mention by the way, that . - i v ‘• the general 'tifa-Attitididate for, the -United States Se'itate, and it must be confessed that ...... he world he a most admirablerepreientative _otthe_loce loco deaructives. '. . . • . . - ' - - :--4- er..,.i' William Cochran,lhe ‘‘l-ligli,Sheriff of Dauphin county," who is kno / tin to be a supple idol in the hands of the feeding loco 1- focos . thereihas- isSued a ,'prOclamation, i in . wnicli he is tile& to state; that he Itas:not seen nor heard of any infuriated mobs pr , :riotous proceedhigs, which . requiredhisin- terposition to preserve .the peace!-. He is further .made to' say, that .he has heard no thfeats against, any •man!s , ,.life or pro pertitalthough it has been proved . Amie I.'hfmselfdeelared to a Mr; M'Coy, that the 1 life of Mr: Stevens wbuld be' taken! Did . he not know that thelives of MesssrsPen , rose and :13urrowes 'were also threatened on ' various occasions:; y his:political friends? - Did - Ye notithowAhat - Wilson's hotel - Was threatened to be torn down, unless the pro- I _Fie* prevented the Whig members ,of the legislature from hOldingtheir'Se - ssionsittone of his" rooms? •kDidlie 'not know of the ri otous proceedings Of the mob' in the Senate chamber, in-the Ilan of the House, and at the Arsertel? ' Did he not .knOwr that, dur 7 , ing the 00'Aire0, Harrisburg presented a . ... ...,...... .. -- . . ebtitinual . scene, . of outrges, uproar, and- tumult, which called for the speedy arld un- Ceasing interposition of every :honest con ocrYator of the peace? .- -.- 1 . '-. '-.... - , - -rill W , _publicatton has been 'received . this office, Tbe editor is requeeted : te send p& , the pre ceding'. numbiiitt , of - the 'frieitent Yelume. The Imbiber juat'receivi3d,is excellent, and shell-he noticed . . • ittzrThe •following Cool piece of. impu7 denee and' falsehood we cut from the Harris burg Keysione of Wednesday—a paper i - - which has been a most violent instigator of the recent shameful outrages in that place: : It is said that when the Comberland.Vo- , lenteers were paraded on yesterday, and were, told that they were to march to Har risherg to aid Gov..Ritner and his party a- •:- gainst the people who had assembled there, 90 out of 110 gave the commander to un.; - derstand,. that, although they would march, yet they could not oppose their fellow citi -zens engaged in so. .righteous a cause, ' Now; every line and ward of the abovewa, . • unequivocally Pronoence to befatve,without the least shadow of truth to support iL The ' volunteers were neither ordeced out; nor did - they parade: They were never "told,that. they were to march to Harrisburgto. aid - .Gov..-Ritner-and-his-Patiy--against the pet)- --- :ple,!' •&c. They have rrever done Or said -- -- lany thing calculated to shake the conficlenco , of Gem Aluxand thei r willingne s s Gen..-Alexander in theiWillingnes to do ~ their duty as soldiers or good citizens,. It' their services should be requiied at Harris- , ' burg - , we answer for them drat .they will 9- 'bey at a_minute's not Le : - They-will aot go _.,. as partisang, hut as citizen soldiers, env ious for the honor and welfare oftheir Conn- - try, and determined at all hazards to main tain "the supremacy of the Constitution -and:l7:e 'Laws!' - 11 - "Tha 'Volunteer ofthis- week contains --- .a lengthy article in.:_relatien ,to the state of .. 'affairs at Llarrisburg, .in which the editor--. pretendsto' give r ifle - reasons why Such a state oft things ihas occurred... But there is . seareely ay/ori . l of truth id .tfie whole anti- - ele. Among other, things, it saysihat Whilst . Charles ProWn, was ;deliVering his -speech in Senate, Mr, Peprose lerftl — ie Speak - e iiii chair, and jumped out at the - back- window. , -This is - n , .., infannytts falsehood, end the-edit- - or knew It to be ouch: Mr. - PenroSe :did not leave 'the Senate chamber until nearly_ half an hotir - after -the Setiate adjourned. He and ~., several other Senators cull the - chamber Some iiine - after John J: 111e0ahen; - ,a clerk in.:tho . t._ Phila - delphiapoiteilice, had collinienc - ed ad.: - dressing_ the limb, in which address lle,us:.d, - _ 'as near. as we eall !member, the folloiving - : languaget_!!FelloW:CitiF-eus t _ who arc the( 'men that areotfempting to . ch — eatyrni - Ourof -- your. rightsT - They- are Peniose,,Stevens, _ and' ll urro w es,: Bring them forth that tAri, ... ,may-lie put to deizth"! After - this, at , the - urgent solicitations - of 'several . Senators of bath 'plities, Mr. renrcispeft the ehamlier: And w ell it was that hel_efat thaVtl7o4 for, scarcely had he gone.ien-stePs from the ca pitol,- ere a body - of - nien, armed with wow ' pons of allitunlS, were - there after. him.: We thank Beaven that he. did escape, and re . - juice that the, hopes of such men as George Sanderson and others whom we could name, in wishing for his death, have been blight. - ed, and that he-is, still spared to assist in de feating- the wild schemes of the rebel tories. #O.• _ . . Oran'The Volunteer states that two mem bers of the Jegislaiure have been arrested at Harrisburg, and adds: "this is carrying out the reign of terror NV ith.a vengeance!" This ie not a fact, .however—no members of Ahe • legislature have been arrested; but two per. , sons whO'elaim seats in the house; (Pray ans,l RyMt,) and who have been amongst the rd - WritYdgo • foremost in the.mob, were acres Blythe and held to bail. . DiSTIiE MON 0 CI Asuman:6.-4 1 h " ter- mantow•n-!Telegrap.h "states, - t:Julia Ann BradlieWaged thirteen years, was burned to death on the , 30th: ult. by . : her clothes . • taking fire. -.-- A. - young daughter of Mr. John Rimes, of Franklin county, lost her life in • • the same-way-on- the 20th- ult. -A woman.. named Maria A. Haslack, was; on '.ruesday TaTiCTO - iiiidEatidTer - No: 50 Vestry-street; , New' York. The. dwelling house of Mr. Robertißogers . , 'of . Springfield, Otsego county, "'New York, was consumed by, fire on the night. of the 28th-ult.-and, distressing to_state, both Mi. .and_Mri._Rogers__Periehed` ittAhe flames. The _stable of Mr. Mooney, near Baltimore, - *8 destroyed by fire on • Monday week, . and three horses were burned to death.' On the..lBth ult. the:Baptist clutialliiißeiding, • -Ceti. was .demolished by.' a keg of powder placed utideithe -pulpit; and exploded by; , seine person 'unknown,: to preve2ien abo lition diSconiiiiiihieh:iiiiii — telmie, - been . delivered 'the next evening... • • . Ita"The Harrisburg Keijatone extra, has the ,boldness and audacity to deny, that the notorious John J. MeCahen is a clerk in the Philadelphia post office, and that he. is in no way connected with , it' The Penn syipanian, however, Admits that he is, and even justifies his going to llarrislntrg, at-. - lodging that he was one of the 'tenure clerks of the county' judges- - of' the election,,-,and" that he would probably ha called upon as a! - witness! Hero we h av e an admisiien, by a warm: political , friend, that .McValten 14p not<oiily a clerk in the city post office, but that he acted 'as clerk of the election, Which', • • 11 • is intxpress violation of the laws EININ • ov - AWe will deviate \- the 'next aumber of our 'paper , alraoist entirety teTthe lees seance -- enacted at Harrjsburg, whit:h:Fe wilt - give,all the fiats that havoa-bearingen the tailleat,lrom begeinlegte. MCI
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