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fiera . l4. .& L'*iitisitor..
z , CARLI§hI, MARCH 1842
• tARIFF CONVENTION=
Thiel body assembled at Harrisburg on
Tuesday •of last and adjourned .on
Wednesday.. , Gerteral Tnomss U. 11IiLisn,
bf Cumberland county, acted as President.
The Harrisburg Intelligencer, an able.pa
' Per i: which devotes much space In'advocat.
..s,fog the tide, intereete of Pennsylvania; has
'the following Sketch Vita proceedings: ,
We regret that of t liiniti'ffevent - a full
rePort orthe interetitittg , discussion which
took place. on Tuesday evetiiiig: General
aptike of the tariff as the only.
:means
,of salvation to,the country, and• said
that.thiS ilt now the' general opinion of the
eo 41te"; see that the life's blood. of.
usihsi. , ;:the prL'cious
from the country by' foreigners.—
VTO, have gone in tiebt - to foreigner- 7 we
;inst. pay those debts;. Vie have purchased
Large amountsef foreign goods--we mtnit
pay fn. therti; . and if we cannot pay our
debts 'with the Finlike of our country, ire
must send abroad gold and silver to settle
'the balances against u Ile tliought:theye
was but oie feeling among, the-people of
Penniylvania on the subject..
Mr. S'inoso spoke of the necessity of
sustaining the Government by impost du
ties.. There is no (Aber proper way to
sustain it.. If We.have not duties, we must .
have direct taxation on selected articles in
ihts country, or a lax on land. - He thought
411 these means burdensome on the people.
Mr. &then referred to the iast amount of
IveaVstuffs—produced—by-IPennsy tva
and. the necessity of.,securing a"ltOme:mar
let; referred to the importance of our pub
lic works; the "coal, and' iron trade upon'
them, which will soon pay:the interest on
the public debt; acid spoke of the certain
Prostration of the iron business under the
comprotnise.act., if the' tpriff be reduced,
-611-classes-ef-ntechaniesz-will-be-prostrat4..
tVe of . course - give 'merely' an outlinet4)
S fro rtg' S - re rk . •
Mr. - . MANLY, of •Lycoming county, said
lie was Unaccustomed - •to public speaking.
Ile l i ed spent his life in producing practi
cal results. lint he:thought the cause of
our very Are
. have consumed what we have ,not prudilced.
the 'means of paying, for, and-any people .
doing this, must become bald:emit— Ile
th4U• referred to the history of tliis country
•dUritig. die French ReJolution and the gen
'era' wars' of Europe. We 'had then the
Carrying trade of the worldt, mit' ships could .
Bell our pr9duce anyplace; ,they, could not
go amiss. This made all _ , NeW England a
commercial people. lu TBl6 the South
*anted a tariff—John C. Calhoun n'as the
head and•front of the tt hole tariff molt&
ment, which was opposed by the Eastern
people for fetwit would injoca commerce.
Well; the tariff was established. The mind
of New England. ever active. unitvd with
da pi tai7 withdrawn from commerce, end en
gaged in manufactures .- I hey now flou
rish -p... - savrays will. He then referred
th the eondinon of our -country during the
last war with England—we liad then few
or 'no manufactures—what were the conse-
quences? W.-hy-, a common Barlow knife,
now costing 6 penye, then sold fur 50
cents! . We got our cotton goods from
England and th.e East Mcßee at 60 cents
per Yard fur goods ipferior to what are now
made in' our own country. at 8 cents
.per
'yard! This will always he the case.—
Manufactures make every thing cheap,;—
Nails:, an article which has been protected,
are now made and sold in our own country
for less than the duty on the foreign arti
cle:. Who, then, can say. that a , tariff
makes manufactures dear ? But . the
free trade men say we must buy all arti
cles where we can .buy cheapest. They
don't tellyj . t ,, aw we shall pay for what we
buy—he anger 'heard of a free trade boy,
who wondered why his mamma made him
churn, when it was cheaper to buy the
kilter 1
Mr, COCHRAN, Senator from York, was
called onto 111,e said he regretted
to' occupy We door before so many Treed
eel men, who 'were able to do justice to the
anbject. But we are .all acquainted with
the. woff, Nn one•eunehuthis'eyesto its
operation, We trust have increased .4ti
ties—The government and many of our best
...c.ltixens depend upon.thern for support and
protection; Our policy heretnfo - re has been
bad. We have been
. gradually •prostrating
our own interests at the feet of foreigners.
The' question is, whether we shall centinue
this bad policy, or . adopt a policy whiCh
shall cause all, the interests of our great
country to flourish, lie' rejoiced that the
farmer, the mechanic,. the manufacturer, the
miner, all feel the importance 'of the crisis.
. Mr. PENNIMAN, of the Senate, was then
requested
,to address the' convention on the:
opposite .side, which he briefly did,. pre
smiting- _the arguments of the free trade
men in as. plain and attractive' a manner as
is possible on *kV& of the "question.
After, Mr. P. had concluded, general
ALEXANDER :comPlimented
,him es 'fisving
spoken in an.able and gentlemanly, man
ner:. buttleclared, : with all due respect to
the speaker, that it - seemed to him his ar
guments against a tariff werethe.vAry-test
afiluinent - S'in favor or it. • '
General A. then referred to Governbr
POgTERi (Who, in consequence of other
engagements, was 'reluctantly, obliged to
leave _the Convention.) He said the 0 0 -
vernoederovetlihe thanks' of the people
for thi'noble stand taken in his last annual
message, on the subject.df 'lime industry,
-tudzif he wers.tcrbe again a 'candidate, be
(General' A.), would' Vote for him. He
would also say, that tha_lettet of JAIME!
111761ANAN , 11:1:il given-hiar.great satisfaction
wit showed that Mr:-1i 4 was 'determined
:0 ,the great interests of rentosylva x
•?ia; .. and although politicians might say` le
•so:forlmpularity, •yeifie.(Gen. A.) was
zii rvor; or the: measures which were , for
the'gbod of ',the' country and the men who
sklatain them deserve turf's:popular.. fT • :
on vept kin adjourned at .a late hour
74esday evening. , :There also
n or e*sellentlernarittrMok
=ER
day, but in ebusequenee of
,thepOeuttre, on
- -7
oercolutimer we ferbbre . to , -lakeanynotes.
The nialyfie)e, however, be given - to
our readero:, due tune.'
MOVEMENT IN.-.FAVOR OF AWE ,
• ,
RICO INDUSTRY. •
vcri regankhe . diovenient that is-soon to
taki,place in this country upon the subject
orilomeindustry,'ai the most Important
l of any, that has, ever 'taken place in this
! portion of the.conitnunity. It is a subject
' that , petn.es..home to every. individual,.and
1 affects,all classes and conditions of society.
The `merchant; the: manufacturer, the nee.;
elninic,-mid the laborer, are equally inter
ieited,• • Although inhabiting a country -'un;•
! rivalled id:resources, and prolific in all the
elements, of prosperity,
.yet we find. that
every productive enterprizo languishes.—
The times are bard and Money is scarce,
'And why? - Because every sixpence that
. can be_ spared:must go to the foreigner to
- pay - forthe - fabrics-that-lirsupplies : us-with,
Our people will purchase foreign - broad
cloths, silks, wines, crockery, linens; boots;
shoes, coats-and vests, when ,they, can' do
So at' a cheaper rate titan those articles can
be manufactured at home.• ..And if:our pro
duce—of which we have an overwhelming
abuntlanee—Were,taken in return', the ben
vtits.volild be muMal. But suchis not the
case. -When. specie is demanded to pay
the • balance of wade, how can a 'eountry
prosper? With the - produce of our own
mines: and with all the specie received
from Mcxico,.we are still unable to retain,
.sufficient for our own wants. No leas than
EIGIIT MILLIONS of dollars in pure
gold and silver, have been transferred to
Europe the pail year, and under the pre
sent.sysiem 'Of •decreasing duties,. the ship
ments-will,coritinue-to increase:: We - ask
every man to reflect upon this state of
things, and ask hiMself ifhe is willing that
the fruits of his honestlabor shOuld be di
verted .from the - country to enrich foreign
.nations 'who _are' hostile .tii us and our in
stitutions. • In - this w,ay England_ manages
to keep us - dependent upon her. : We -can-
I t o live 7 a year trithoutAte.r.,_brodeluths,_
"c' - r"iitkery and Inirilware, _while_ ..ve have
abundant resources ,within- ourselves for
making all these articles. -- 'We have woOl,
silk and iron; 'we have cheap matsrials for
building faCtories, and skilful artizans for
constructing •machhiery ; -we Ita - Ve • a safe
-arni--reliable-ciarkeratlionievivrtatre-,lti
-slier!, - every necessary'requisite for making
S . proSperous 'and happy 'people. But - Vve
cannot employ. laborers it'a shilling a day.
Consequent nabobs of Europe, who
employ - worictnett a( that price; - can, with
the present facilities for. crossing the, At
lantic., 'undersell our'rocchanies, pocket the
specie, take it
,home and revel upon it in
lordly splendor. A. merchant Of this city-,
(a Locofoco tod,) told us yesterday, that he.
conk], at this time, go- to-NeW York and .
purchase a lot of French boots and shoes,
which he could bring to this city - and sell
cheapet than any of our, present shoe • den
'lers. - The money, of course,- would go to
'Fiance to support French shoemakers,
rr....,01, tanners and terriers, and French
&de dealers. A few !minima baricla or
flour from this 'lily would not be taken in
return—but a few kegs of specie would not
be refused. We recollect that a lew weeks
ago a French tailor visited the cities of
New York , and - -Philadelphia, and - returned
home with Orders for French coats to the
amount ofseveral thousand dollars. •But
letp flottiidealer go to England or France,
and receive an °Mei for a ship load of flour, '
and he would be met by e tax of three dol
lars a barrel. This is the boasted syStem
of" Free Trade." Such are the induce
ments that call upon every farmer, mechanic
and laborer, to use his utmost exertions to
change a system so fraught with disastrous
consequences to the country.—Rochester
Democrat. •
MB
TARIFF.
On all sides we see movements relative
to an alteration in the tariff, so as to pro
cure protection to 'certain of the American
Manufactures, and provide ways and means
for the Natalia! Gournnient. It is time
that the :subject was fully considered, and
that the voice of tlie, people was heard at
Washington. It is now a source
tation, that even in. Eastern Virginia, there
are strong .evidences of a wish that o c:on=
gresS should legislate for the protection. of
American labor. And in parts of the coun
,where manufactures are more exten
sively established, there are decided of--
dences,of a determination to make 'a strong
; appeal in behalf of American - interests. 1 1
In the meantime, it appears to no thOt
Pennsylvania is, as usual, rather backward
in: expressing ber opinion, and .making
known her wants. We trust . that the time
has gon,e''`by when one State can declare
that she thinks a protective tariff necessary
to the profiperity of the nation; and yet
thinks it. her duty to elect rulers opposed
to that tariff.
The subject is one that comes home to
the interest of then thousand laboring men
of our city and 'districts, who
. are looking
forife l means.of supporting their families.
These' means; Or rather the chances of
these means,' must be lliminishec, if Con
gress neglects the wants of the cotintrY:
This is a subjeetwhieh, calls for the
early and close consideration of our citi
zens. We. Suffet enough now fro - ni the
situation , of our sera on duties. And .We'.
must stiffer more when' , the coneeenences'
of the lasl reduction, by the Compromise'
.Act, comes to be felt.- 7 -Ptited Gaz.
• WHEAT. AND COTTON :—The Middle
Siales and . the ''Southern.—lf the British
markets Were opened`to 'our cotton; the,
farmers of the United States would export
flour and. wheat to Great Britain to the a-
Mount of some Ofteen or twenty ,-millions
annually: It England and France would
remoire their
.exorbitant duties upon Amero
can Tobacco, our planters would find-sales
abroad - to the extent of mar/y niillions more.
But these two articleetour and. tobacco,
the. chief staples of, this latitude.hind of the
Middle States .generally. are - taxed enor
monsly,Englattd and ,France. Floer ie
almost entirely excluded.
When we.'call' foe a 'tariff of retaliatory'
du ties, against Mote heavy exaCtions von
Ti-lil
,
our staples, raises•it . great outcry'
and declaiesthe naea3ure to be unconstitu
tional., Letuttsuppose : that'Southern cot=
tan iv;as subject in England 'to duties as
heavy as those - upon our Flnur and Tolmc
ci-, Would Taritr.. be . unconstitutional
then? Wp put thP . question in all candor.
,it is important, too;•Aat this question
should be put—and that the South should
study out an Pinivrer "The time is
rapidly approaching," says the Boston At=
"when - the Corn Lbws of England will
,become, forgotten,. w. bile Southern patriot
isin, awakened too late to its own interest,
will find in
.the Prohibitory Cotton 'Laws of
England, meet food, for all the indignation.
that SOtithern chiValry,-cati bring into exis
tence.". ' .
-England- takes the cotton of the South
simply because, she cannot „ procure -suffi=
cient supplies elsewhere.• That necessity
will exist for some' time;-whetlier We-raise
.our Tariff or not. 'But it may not cumin
ue_v_ery_lang ;_lier_cfforts Ao raise c_otten in
India pushed witirall theienergy
'British genius -and power. in the. Mean.
time, before - England can cut off. the cotton
of the'South,'is it not our policy to enlarge
the honie male* hysthe encouragement of
doinestie ihatinfaCtures ? It is for the
South to considerthis.—Baltimore Smeri
cah. •
From the Stinday.Morniis News.
Gs limpseiic at Ciongressincet.
HON. JOHN SERGEANT,
OF' PENNSYLVANI.AO,
Mr. Sergeant is -now near 'sixty years
old. He entered Congress for the-first time
in 1816, an'd since that period has been
.more or leis a member. He ie one of the
most intellectual men-in-the-eountry.-----He
is 'all mind—all- insellect. His person is
diminutive, of short stature, at - I'd-his fr'anie
is slender and fragile. - He verylarge
head; a.beautiful expansive forehead, and a
finely - arched, full brow: His nose is; Ho
man; hair a midi penetrating dark 'eye,
black. hair, dark-complexion, „and 'a
:mouth. exPrefisiottLoniielace_rsqbat
of ProfOund contemplation. He has a, very
thoughtful look, and his-head .would make
an. exquisite model for a.Stalue.of Justice.
It - it3:the•very -personification of truth and
wisdom . . Noman. l•
living would.. so emir
neatly adorn the plaice tolvhich John Mar
'shall gave
'of the 'United States -= as Mr...Ser
-geant:----Ilisluiird is of that- high cast: It
is capable of. grasping the most profound
and intricate subject, and yet it - i 3 as gentle
and as calm as., it is pure an - d deep,- His
•whole _character as that of the most unaf
fected' simplicity..--- He- avoids all .ostenta
tion, public ain.l.private, and the only pride
lie has, is in seeing the good fruit which
springs Up from -fija-nurture. Ilis
proceeds - from the most-generous "and
noble emotions of the human heart—:an
emotion to serve' faithfully his country, and
his fellow creatures. Ilis heart is pure;
and his spirit mild, and at the same time,
proud and inflexible. 'His private life, like
his public, is ilaentit,-,1 hp si Rinale tarnish.
P.l+sollal or party malignity have never
whispered. aught against the purity of his
Motives. There is a Moral' grandeur—a
beauty—in the character of this eminently
great and good man, .which 'challenges the
warmest . admiration. His manners are
plain, subdued and attractive. As a law
yer, he holds the highest rank in the coun
try. He has long been the pride and orna
ment of the Philadelphia bar, which-is pro
verbial for its legal eminence. .
.Mr. Sergeant's, first great effort on the
floor' of Congress,, was on the cerebrated
Missouri Question. -It at once' established
his character as an eloquent orator, and the
high order of his intellect, and elicited the
highest encomiums from all sides of the
house. John Randolph, at that. time a
member, and violently opposed to the views
presented by Mr. Sergeant, paid him the
rare compliment-to itdOse to retire at
.once from public life upon-the laurels which
he Gad then won;. that it mot' iii" the
power of human intellect to gather more.
His style of public speaking is marked by
the same simplicity which so greatly dis
tinguishes his whole character. It is plain
and deeply interesting. His voice le strong
and agreeable; uses no effect, and his sin
cerity of manner inspires all who listen to
him with cOnfidence.
'There is a freshness in his language, and
a copiousness of ideas'in every thing which
'emanates from him that very. few public
men possess. His imagination is just suf
ficient to' *give an agreeable polish to his
argument. His. wit is playful, and he uses
it sparingly. Souli4-'philosophical reason
ing and feeling eloquence are the promi
nent characteristics of his mind. His know.
ledge of government in all its ramifications
is pro ound, and therels scarcely a subject
tonne ed 'with it, either remote or imme
diate, t the has , not upon, - and
the highest simuation ender it, he would
confer honor upon by filling.. Station can
add nothing to his fame, except, as it • may
enable him to extend the sphere of his use- ,
fulness. The more elevated his position
the greater the opportunity - of conferring
benefits, and if Is alone upon such consid
erations that he consents atoll to remain in
public life. It 68 no eharrn in itself for
him, bUt on The contrary: is•an- absolute
burden , to him, -and nothing but, hove of
country induces him to yield to the sacri
fices it imposes. The House of Itepre
seittatives is not the sphere for: Mr. ,
pant. He has not the pli}isicat-cliatieter
necessary for the labors itiniposed,'ind it.
is' onlytime follicular. occasions that his
giga uti colic dts tan be re nil eied .sery
' '.For . lll9t, rough and" tumble,.,gledistoria%
helter-skelter arena for all Sorts, of men and
minds. a perscin needs more the ., power of
Hercules' and the lungkof a Stentor,,than
any particular quantity. of 4419.1'. &good.
food, of hipudence; a loud iidde and porn: ,
.pone air; goes' much farther' ireclicitinvio
tice.,and, producing: an effect •thati qualities
of mind alone. '
Mr. Sergeant is a gradua:e oqf Prinepton
College,..was -selected bl-LMe.- Adams 'as
'Minister :to Panama, , and was. the Whig
candidate for - tbe - VicePresideticy, 1%1832.
and was pr'otTered'by Presidents, lis!irison
end Tilerlbe w hich
, ,
. .
,he declined. ' *He - is an al' , nt,"VVnig, and
consistent .in 'all ' hid' poll A nets .; , and
avoids and detests mere part manceuvering
He is not an artful Politian, but an en
i
lightened , statesman.
In -his own beautind.. , y lie is. held in,
the higbest,estinution. i 0
neighbors IOvS
him-for the purity of; his f ivate nharacteri .
the benelieenec of iris hell, and his publiO
'spirit,' and' admiie hltnlnr: - the' services
Which he..harr rendered-htleolintry,_--L . -:
.well may - such a nit* proud- of such.
a son. .
. ' '
DANIEL D,
of NEW
. . .
.
Mr. Barnard is a geii •man of rare pow
eri.of .mind, and an',el ant debator. He
forrikerly.residedin Bocesteriand' in 1826
was elected from 'that, irict to Coagreia,
but serve&-ohlY a singterm. He rerriov,
ed to Albany soon afte his ,return from 'a,
tour in Eut,ope, I bell 'e
in 1832, and is
. -- nii - w - a --- 11 - e - pres - eiitatiVe f. tit thit old arid - re=
• spectable city., lie i .. bout-,4s.yesrs 'or
• age, . '5 feet . 9
'inches)) hei ght, slendet, i
straight; anti--very acti l ln his. appearance,
has' brown hair, dark . - es and complexion;,
a• high,sinooth arch .' forehead, and ,pro
mlnent, agreeable, - ant manly features. • lie
is ' decidedly good liekirig ; 'very gentle
manly and ptilishecyn his - manners, and
has . a quick.lively comtenance, blight, and
_full of intelligence. -Plo one could be More
prepoiseasing in tilt appearance anti ad
dress. He is a marbf education; and his
essays . ancraddressit'in polite literature are
Wily creditable be to his goOd taste and:
•to his scholarship.: He has' also written
some. touching veres, which 1 remember
to have read many'ytars - ago, !Ong .before
I . knew him
_perSoally, and 'I was partie
blarly Titr6ik . tiiili' it beauty and pathos.
But it is as:a.publt man—a •legislator and
statesmati; that MP. is best known. , •
- Ile entered ()mows - la beforeibleived;
• .
in 1826,-and at hat early' period made -a
•v*ry.'decided Impession, and took rank as .
a public speaker a long with the oldest and
ablest merabers:-.jlllseloci . oenee is charac- •
' terized bivigor tif argument,,-tersen'esS -of
Ilatiguage,,ingemity; compaetnesi,of style,
and aptnes's oldustration. Ile has an easy
commar.d of clalce EngliA word's; and his
Sentemies_are.,.aiiiriys,liLligatitiful harmony..
There is no airciptnesi or incongruity . of
language,-northies-he-but-y-his-itleas--be,
!Math a
_pile 71 xpletivea, or have occasion
to hide the w st,,of them by a gaudy dis
play of drapqy,' like •a dilatiidated mer
chant who coitidues_to screen the 'mini
peas of his sltives
.by an array of curtains.'
•Perhaps sevee criticism might not•like the,
elabotation %Sidi liis Speeches seem to bed'
tray; - but it sould be 'remembered that all
finiThed wo s, whether mental or physi - -..
etcal,•must, n essarily,- exhibit evidence, of
labor,. whethr they,neidit,or not. 'But it
by-no mean follows,,that; because' an ad
rdress is rie ' in thought, and - clothed in
,i 1
proper langbage,that - it comes from the
' closet. 'The more rttional conclusion would
seem to be,.• that itrame, from a fertile and,
, highly_ miltivatql:Mlnd. Such I know to
be the case witOpir. B. lte makes no'
further preparatiot than is necessary to
elucidate his subjeit; to omit thatwould be
to omit a duty, awl to follow the-example
of at least nineteen,twentietbs .of those,who
make what they ae pleased to call speeches
in Congress,•but Odell' in fact bear'no - inore
resemblance to a Meech than the croaking
of a frog dues'to lilton's Paradise:Lost.
Air. Barnard as, however, one very
great fault in th eyes' of modern politi
cians; he wont b a demagogue! He will
not yield hims f as. a mete machine in
party manceuver g, nor retiort • to the clap
trap expedients ncl humbug t of the day to
win applause; afar sacrifice the right to the
expedient. Foithese infirmities belabors
-under the impuhtion of not being a shrewd
politician ! and;ltia influence therefore is
only ' that Vvhi,th his intellectual powers
gives him.' Woes not arise from his skill
at intrigue, or his, adroitness in party tac
tics. Hence'lp flay hot•_be in the line of
safe promotioriat the present moment; but
I trust the day) will again come when real
merit will be ;he test of public favor, and.
mind will triumph over the cunning of mere
partizanship, std the cog-wheels of party
machinery. •
,
Mr.. Bann . ers political._principles_are_
upon a sound basis and well settled ; and
his mind is tioroughly disciplined. He,
does nothing by, guess, nor does he act from
momentary inipulse, . As a lawyer he ob
tained a proud eminence before he retired
from the i •
iar, has an acute philosophical
Jnindoin it is enriched with legal study.
His disp sition is humane and generous,'
and in - t e private walks of, life he is a
bright or ament; of scrupulous honor, and
faithful tevery trust that may be confided
1
to him. Asa mail of talents and a states
man,
heertainlyi takes the firstrank in the
state in . hich . he resides. His present po
1.
sition ispot the .proper one for him. His.
intellectual powers•eaanot be felt or appre
ciated amidst the .physical moss which pri
coenpasses it and I lidst the people of the
"catarailt state" will have the good sense •
and for to elevate him to the United,
States oenate—a place_ he is peculiarly fit
ted to aPorn. . .
- Is a Ontionaltlebt a benefit to the "labor
ing classes" who pay the taxes by the
sweat Of their brows ? Yet an .enormous,,
debt has been created by the Whig party in
the . first year of its reign.--/Yashrille
Union.
On the preaudiption of this being an in
nocent mistake, and not an intentional-
misstatement of fact, we take leave to ap
prize the• writer of the above query and its
answer' AA_ 4 einorminis debt" to which he
refers - was contracted: udder the knit .4d
ministration, being an expenditure .to that
amount beyond' the, revenue of the 'Govern
ment ; to whiqb excess of eipenditure may
be added, also the seventeen milliens of stir-,
plus revenge which: that Administration
found in the Treasury when iecame into
power, and OW before it 'began to con=
tract theilebt.--Arat. Intel.
The late neiva, from EnOnd
. xtot yery
intereeting,
p• . :1211e.tit):1 2 ,4. 0:441,tvr:,
is ~
_ ~
~ . . . • . ..
"Mr. Adams rbse• add rsiild i , Mr.'Svealier:
I second the motion, Mid ask the - indulg.etice ,
of the Ilouse for the . utterence of.a : levii'
words; - from a , a heart, full to - overflowitt
wjth . anguish, whichno .words can express.
• Sir, my acquaintance with Mr. 'William' s
coninienced with the _second „Congress of
his service in <this House. • Twenty-five'
yearsliayesinceel - apse4, - during all which
he has been always
,heat'at ~ his,popt, al
ways true :Ali . ..his trust; 'always adhering
faithfully to`i•his constituents and .to his
conntry-i—alWayS, and through e v ery
litical vicissitude ,and ,revolution, adhertd
to faithfully by them.. I have often thought;
that this steadfastness of mutual attaChMent
between the,..lteliresentative anti'the Con
iititnent Was.. characteristic of both; and,
Concurring with' the itleajiist eXpressed With
sticit touching elequence_br his colleague.
[Mi.llayner.].-I have habitually looked'
- upon - Lewis Williams as theirue
ure and fiersoni&cation of the People of
North Carolina. ' • • .
, . •
I -}ir, the loss of such a' man; at any time,
to his country, would. begreat., To th is
House, at this.juneture,. t is irreparable.-L
-.His,wisdom; Ins ,experf nce,.his unsullied.
integrity, his: ardent patriotism his ,cool
and deliberate judgement, his conciliatory
temper, his firm adherence to 'principle-,-
where shall we find
. a substitute fire them?
In the distracted state - of our public coun
sels, with the wormwood and the gall of
of personal animosities adding tenfold bit
terness, to the conflict of rival interests and
discordant opinions ; how shall we have, to
deplore the • bereavement of his: pTesence,.
the very .light of whose countenance, the
,very_ sound of *hose vpice, could recall us,
like 'a talisman, from the tempest of hos
tile passions to the calm composure of bar
. .
niony. and peace... . .
.. . _ ....
. •
Mr: - Williame - was and Wad lengheen, in
the official language. which we have adopt
'ett-fr.Om—the I3ritisb Ho - use'ef B Commons,
the Pailicr• of.the Ilouse ; and though iny
junior by itearli twenty Year•slhavelooli
e&up to him, in this House; with the reir
.erence of filial - affection ; as if -he was the
father of us all. The seriousness and grav-
T ity of his• character, tempered as it - was
with habitual' dice / dulness and.equanimity,
peculiarly fitted him for that relation to the
- otiref - fire - nitre`rs - ottiftfito - u - s - 6; - mliikr. - tli - e u u.
assuming courtesy of his •deportment and
the benevolence of his disposition invited
every one to consider hini as' a brother. .
Sir, lie is - gone! The plaeei that--have
linoWn him shall 'know him no more, but
his Memory shall 'he treasured Up'hythe
wise and the . good of his contemporaries,
as eminent among the patriots and- states-
men-of this_ our native land, and • were it
possible' for any Northern bosom,' within
'this Hall, ever to harbor for ono moment
- a wish for the Ilissohition, of_ouri_ National
Union, may the spirit of Our departed
friend, pervading every •particle of the at
mosphere around us; dispel the delusion o
his-soul.by reminding him, that in that e
vent he would no longer' be the country
man of Lewis
Repudiation iri Loilisiana--The Gene:
ral.AEsembly .of Louisiana declare that they
hold the pledged faith of that State sacred
and inviolable; am} that they regard a re
pudiation of State' obligations as unconsti
tutional and unpist,. as repugnant to every
principle of honor".and cotrimonehonesty,
and as having a direct tendency to-deprave
private, integrity, and to corrupt the morals ,
of the people., passed with but one . dis
senting voice. Under existing circumstan
ces this is *ell enough, but it is kutniliating
to acknowledge a necessity for such legisla
tive action.
The wretched state of affairs at Harris
burg is,.felt in this city., The Banks not
only cannot lend any money, but they are
calling down their loans itith'unpreeeden
ted rapidity, under The impression that the
.immediate Resumption Bill will certainly
and speedily be passed. The effect of this
must be injurious to many individuals who,
under a system of moderate, but regular
curtailment, could have - Bedtime - iodated
themselves to • the repuirements of the
Bank without-. any serious injury. And
_while_it_is _Thus ffecting—indi v idualtr in- ad
vance, 'we are not sure that all the Banks
in the State can come., up to t,heovotk e —
We feel confident that those that accepte d
the Relief Law tray, if they choote, hold
to their bargain. Money is scarcer' in the
market than formerly, and the scarcity,
must continue. until the first shock of the
resumption law is over.---U. S. Gazelle.
DEFERRED ARTICLES:
JOHN N. Maffiit 18 still
the- centre of attraetion in' Washington,.
and by his eccentricities continues 'to Ora*
crowded audiences. ' In reply to a remark
respecting his private conversation with the
ladies, he is' reported to have saidt, "I am
willing that,all I say to the • ladies should
be written - upon - the -stars, and 'hung. upon
the horns of the moon, so that the angels
may read it.' Rather an eiraitedidee.. '
. He is "coming it" rather strong, too, in
the bombastic line' in his prayers:" In' the
Senate, yesterday, he implored .the
mighty to shower dorin upon its members, 1 ,
for the sake of the preservation of the IT.
pion, the might of Herculesohe: wisdom
of .Minerva, and the :distinguishing quali
ties. of half a dozen 'other' Heathen gods
and . goddesses. in. the House, - a day ox
two since, he involfathe statue .6f Wash
ington in the rotunda to overlook the' pro-:
,ceedings of Congress, and diredt their con 7
eultations for the public good_There
seems, fiu . leedoo bebut one step &OM .the,
sublime . to the'ridicultAs. .Georgetowii
The Slave - Trade.—The Texian, of thi
25th of January,-says:—="We are gratified,
that the latti treaty, entered
.into by Gen:,
Alines Hamilton, mt the part of the clo
vernmen4 and Lord Palmerston,. on , the
part of Great Britain, concerning: the s'np
paession of the slave 'trade, has b'ekt\ratt-;
&ill)) , our . GoVernment,7 • '
51111
MR. 4.bIi.MSS EULOGY ON 14.:
•
Trleacheryif I •
tlexzearo.—ltis'said
1,114 fliimmoidore, -, MoOre 'is .a prisoner in
, On 'invitation ,of the
Yitca.tainiei, he went . . to the capitUl to . en
tel, into Some -arrangement with that Go ,
vCrnirlenti• and he was thus seized. This
va's.done'for of getting Pos:
session of tie `Texan . Squadron . .. then at
-.Sisal. • Th . e officers in command; hOyirever,
"were on the alert, and; seized Several'Yuc
atan;otlicers=as hostages: '[`his n~aYlea~l
to something ilpeisive on the part of Texas.
We , ihall 'probably receive, therefore,some
interesting and important informatio n from
the. Gulf.
.
Changed his /lii.nd.Some weeks si n ce;
a young man named Isaac A. -Mansfield,
confined'in the jail at Barnstable, tin indict
ment for stealing $2400 from the dwelling
house of Mr. Fairbanks. in Provincelown,
effected his .escape by running his arm
through the port hole of his room door and
1 -pushing-back-the-bolt of- its - lock; -- the'door
not 'being, barred—the "outer door being
afterwards easily:'opened by'soMe instru
.
menthe possessed. In 'a short tiMe; how,
ever,.he voluntarily returned to the place
of his 'confinement, surrendered himself,
made a full confession of his crime, and
the money was restored to its rightful own
er. Early on.Neiv. Years morning, or per
haps on the . night. previous, a course of re
flection suggested \by the season induced
him to conclude to celebrate the advent of
1842 by a return to the gay and busy scenes_
of. the "great ...world." He effected"' his
second escape by baiting a hole in his
door opposite• the lock on the 'outside;
which enabled kiln -to - nroVe the. holt, 'the'
outer:drier having been opened so before.
But selfishness did 'not reign triuMpluint in,
his bosom, at this interesting moment.—
Philanthropy.and'-gallantry slumbered not
within him. He most politely_opened the
door, ef a female prisoner- that she also
Might make .• her escape and sympathize
`with him in the joys of liberty. Lest his
somewhat unexpected departure should
seem abrupt and he left a tiote
for the jailor; advising him-of his-intention
to'travel, • arid wishing him the compliments
of_.-the :season. --We- believe- _he. has not
been heard; from- -'since.-11 antucket •In
.
qutrer. • -
- At a Stated Orphane - Court be:.-
pn-and held - Bread i sir; fo r ViinibeThiTaliiiii - y7iiii .
fl
Tuesday the 15th day of' Februaryi 18 ;btfliire the
1 lon, Samuel Hejibu rn, I!rssident, and °ln) Steuart
mind John I.,:tlevre,Esquires,AsOeiate Judges Jafthe
same court, assigned, Sm.; the following proceedings
were hail; to .wit.
A
In the case o i f the writ of Partition and
Valuation on tlle , teal Estate of-John S'icaffer,-de
ceased;—Now, to wit LsiliFbruary VIA% Utile on the
heirs (to wit, Jacob Shcalrer, Catharine intermarri
ed with Samuel Miller,'llary' intermarried With
Mind Miller, 'Fanny, Samuel, Elizabeth and .1 ohii;
-Samuel having-for-has, guarjhan- Cliristfitu emit;
Elizabeth and Sohn having for their gnaritian Isaac
Neidielt,) to appear at. the. next 'stated ..Orphans'
Cetirt and show cause ally said estate shall not be
sold. The court orderand direct personal notice to
be given to all interested residini:m ithin forty miles
of Carlisle, and pnblie notice of said Rule to be
given in two Newspapers in Carlisle to those in in
teeest residing beyond forty miles of Carlisle.' 'BY
the . Court.
Cumberland County, ss.
• I, W. FonHs:Clerk 0. C. do hereby,
fp% certify that the foregoing is a Prue copy
of record. Witness my -seal
of said court at Corns Februa
"#,:"l.' ry 184£. • •
' ti 0' •
W. FOULK, Cl'k. 0. C
11farli 2,184 7 2.-4 t. • . •
Application fur Taliern Lidense.
Notice is hereby givew that I intend to apply at the
next Court of_Quairter Sessions of Cumberland
'county, fora licenseto keep fi tavern or public house
town of Wormleysburg, East Pennsborongh
township, how kept as such by the subscriber. •
_THOMAS FLOWERS.
Mareh 2 1842-30 •
\Ve, the undersigned, citizens of Eastpennsboro' tp.
do certif7 that we are well acquainted : with the above
named 1 homas Flowirs, and that he is of good re
pute far honesty knd temperance, mid is well pro
vided with house room and conveniences for the lodg
ing and accommodation of strangers and travellers,
and that a'public house there is necessary. . •
Geo. Rupley, - Simon Oyster,'
•A. Erb, - Benjamin Longnecker,
George Al oltz • Jeramiith Reese,
J olm -McCormick' John Moltz,
John Kiever, ' _ John A. Stehley;
Henry - Bretz, Daniel N eidhammer i
lohn Blitok., , •
•
Application for Tavern License.
Notice.is hereby given,that I intend to apply at the
next term of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Cum
berland county, fora license to keep a tavern or pub
lic house, in the house called Eichelbergers tavern,
in Allen ownship, and now kept by Elias B. Eyster.
March. , 1 84e—St•
We, tte undersigned, citizens of Allen township,
do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
the above named John Moltz, and that he is of good
repute for honesty and temperance, and is well pro
vided with house, room and conveniences for the
loding and accommodation of strangers and travellers
and that a public house there is necessary.
George Dichelberger, ~ Jacob Long,
Jacob Merkel, 'John Shelley,
Daniel Shelley, • Jacob. Shelley,
Frederick Long, • Robert Welch,
Wm. R. Gorges; Frederick Henninger, •
George Crist, Solomon P..Gergas.
PROCLAMATION.
.WREHEAS,the HOn. Seuvsn HEratfax,Pre
sident Judge of the Court of Common. Pleas
in the 9th District, composed ofthe counties of Cum
berland; Perry and Juniata; and , the Hon. 'John:
Stuart and John Lefevre, Judges of the said Court of
Common Pleas of the county of Cumberland; hate
issued their precept, bearing 'date the
.13th'day: of
januTNLB42, and to me directed, for holding a
Cour yer and Terminer and GeileralJail De
livery, and General Quarter Sessions of the Peace;
at Carlisle, on the
Second Monday of Jlpril, 1842,
(being the' 11Th day) at ten o'clock in the forenoon'
NOTICE is hereby given to 'the Commer, Justices of
the Peace, and'Constables of the said county.of Cum
berland, that-they be then and there in their proper
persons with rri
their records, inquisitions,•ezama
tioni and - other remembrances, to do theie things
which to their offices respectfully appertai , And
those,Whn are bound by recognizance to prosecute
against the prisoners that are, or then may be; in the
Jail olCumberland county, to be.then and there to
prosecute'llgainsi their as shall be just. •
Datett j at,Citiiisle, the Ist 'day of Miirch,llB4.2,
and the sizty-sixth yeur of Americanlnilependence.
•:
• PAUL -MARTIM,, -•
._. •
: - . ;Foe: Rent. - .
. .
,„.
•
►T(SHHE SWORE
.ROON .-
'' 't.._, .- •
an e 1; 1 5 on amides eorner t wi ll„'5 [li ..,
be rente for one .year. -- Possession z,l; , A
will be
,giien on the Ist gay of April : • , . - •
• For. terms appply to ' . • •
' . , '' . • • • • • GEORGE W. IifIEEM..
. Miti•eli .2, . -1842.-3t:
,_, ,1 ..•
Buitialo Robei
Just received! bales of ajj_patior, quality at _the I
• ' CLIPPINGER . 84 CAREY.:•
Shiptiaasburg 19 1842'
°.. NOTICE. , •
•
Wittes. of. Mary Graham; deCeased.
•
r' E
['TEES TestaMentary on 'the Estate of Mary
•aham, late of West Pennshorough township,
dee'd., have oeen issued in due form of lavr.to the
subscribers residing in the same township.
. . NOTICE • •
is hereby given to all persons having claims against
said estate, to present them properly authenticated
for settlement, and all,Persons indebted arerequested
to make,psyment to the subsCribers.'
• . • JOHN MCKEEHAN, •
- , GEORGE M.• GRAHAM.'
Februar'y 2,12.-6 t.
For • . Rent. •
The , House now in the ociulianf.y. of JOHN, P.
LYNE, situate in North . Hanoyer
street, a few doors north of the Car-' .. - e ` - "
lisle Bank. Tiv
his House laelL Cal- ; •
culated for a STORE and•fatilii.Y;-.7."
haying been used as such for -many
years. There are attached a good stable and Srst
rate-Warehouse. • • • •
FOr furthet., particultirs'apply at this office.
- Carlisledanuary . ,
Valuable Real Estate at
Piivate Sale. •
The subscriber , oilers to sell, at Private Sale, a
first .rate farm, situate in Southampton township,Cumberland county, one mile ands half south of
Ehippetisbui.g, containing •
.11inety 4cres,
•• •
-more or less
Also—A tract of - land covered with Chestnut,
Pine and Oak timber.
_The imi rovements on the farm are, a good
CW.V•Ta Fla %CIS
.1 1 1 0 E
weatherboarded and painted ; a first .
rate new ICANK. BARN,
a new Brick Milk House, Wagon Shed and Corn
crib.•
AlsoL--A Still Ilikuse and - over-head water, with
Hog pens in good order. — There is alsorsti young
Orchard of grafted fruit trees ti pon the place. 'There
itre'npon the farm foitr or hundred- pannels of
post and rail fence, and the•other fences are in good
order. There is a well of water and pump near
the lionse r and never fikiling spring of water runs
through the ylace. ; • . - •
This farm.is•_w ell caldulated for grazing.-:
JACOB CLIPPINGER.
January 26, 1842
Application for-Tvtiern.
Notice is liei:ehr g i ven; that T intend-to' apply to
•-
the Conn of Quarter Sessions of Cumberland county
to-he lield on the .I.lth _A pril 1-842,- for a'license -to
keep an inn or tavern in the house limn! occupy in
the boreugh'of.Shippeinslitirg.
_ROBERT COCHRAN.
•We, the subacribers,'citizens of the borough of
Shippensburg,in_whieltthe-above-mentioned-iiin-or •
tavern Brayed to be licensed isproposed to, be kept,
do: certify that the applicants Robert Oochran, is of
good repute foi_ honesty and temperance, and is well
provided with house room and conveniences for the
lodging and accommodation of strangers and travel
lers, and that such an - inn or tavern is necessacy_to
'accommodate the:public and 'entertain strangers and
travellers.
Geo. 1-larnill,
Alexander'Steivart,
-Jumeti•StUrgi SR,
J. Wunderlich,
13.-Colinugh,
J. A. " . CI ippinger.
Benj.„ltcynolds
.Samuel Wilson,
.Ins. Gillinrcl,
David Deal,
===
Levi K Do - nitvin,
February 25,2342
NOTICE.
Estate of James Comings, deVd.
LE TTE RS of Administration on the
estate of James Comings, late of Allen town
ship, Cumberland count deed., have been granted
to the subscriber residing in the same' township.
Notice is hereby given to all persons having .elaims
against said estate, to present them properly authenti
cated for settlement,and rill persons indebted are re
quested to make payment to the subscriber. '
. HENRY BRENNEMAN.
February 23,
•
NOTICE. .•
Estate of Robert Calhoun, deed,.
TE'rIERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the
-Esuitegif-Robert-Calhoun, late of the borough
of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, 'deceased,
havii been issued in due form 'of law to the subseri
bee residing in the same borough. Notice is hereby
given, to all personshaviiig claims against said estate
to present them properly authenticated for settle
ment, and thoseindebted to'make payment to
ROBERT WILSON, Adm'r.
February 23, 1842.-6t*
INOTICE.
Estate of Growl :Fernald, deed.
LETTERS TE S TAMENTARY on the
estate oftrowel Fernald, s late of the borough
of Mechanicsburg, Cumberluta-county . , deceased,
Wive been issued to the subscriber residing . in same
borough. Notice is hereby given, to all persons
having elaims against said estate to present them
properly authenticated for' settlement, and those in
debted to mite payment to the subscriber.
JACOB WEAVER.
February 23,1842.7-6t*
NOTICE, •
•
Estate of Sdam Kenower, dec'd.
'LETTERS TESTAMENT ARY on the estate
of Adam- Kenower,-late-of-South-Middleton
township Cumberland county, deo'd., have been grant
ed to the subscribers residing, in the same township-
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to sant
estate'to make payment, and those having claims to
present them legally authenticated for settlement,to
JOHN 'PETERS, Executor, .
111ARGARET. KENOWER, Executrix
of Adam Kenower deceased.
February 23, 1842. , •
Sale of
Real. Estate.
In pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court
of Cumberland county, will be sold at public sale ,
.
on the premises, on Saturday the 19th day °Elkton%
next, at 2 o'clock Y. At., the following described
real 'estate, late the property of Francis Herron,
deceased, to wit : . . •
•
A Lot Of Giound in the bOiOtigh
of Shipp s eniburi,-bounded on the north by land - Of
John Raum, on the 'East by the Bianekon the South
by a lot of David Irvine ani on the West by a pub
lie rotid, containing about one acre, having thereon`
erected a . , ' % •
Two SWOT' Stone
• 237111intrO s .• i u
used as a brew: bowie. • - -
The terms of sale are, opts third of the purchre/
money to bellaid nn the edefirmition 'of the sale by
the Court, one-third in six months and the residue •
in twelve month thereafter, to be secured by judg
ment's-With approved
_sieeurity.
WILLIAM MoLEAN, • .
Adm'r. of Franoia Herron dec'd.
_ _
February 2.3,184.2.—1 t. • .
NOTICE.. fp • •
• .
Estate of Jane Mellannal,'deed. • ,
LETTERS Testamentary on the estate!.
of Jane MoDannal late of township,
-Cumberland county, deeNl.-, have been - issued - in due-: -
form of law -to thetubscriber residing in Dickhason-.
township: Norm is hereby given, to all persons
having claims against said estate, to present them ..
properly authenticated forsettleraent,and all persona
indebted are r'e'quested to make payment to the side
THOMAS LEE, per.
February. 29; . ' •
WO LET,
, ROM the .FIRST, DAT 'Or; APRIL
7 'NEXT, tho prentisesidjciintnithe Post
' ee, ioNorth Hanover street, now In the 1-1 Li •
oeetiliantlyof George Atighinbaugh. • ,
Carlisle; pArtiary-2; 1142;