„laishment. The whip§ rare arrang.
• . dicers-Were stationed about the deck,and
• : potty officers were.directed:to cut clown every
one who should let' go his whip -or fail to 114
when ordered. ' -
I put on my full uniform; came on deck and
4 proceeded to execute the m o st -painful drity , that ,
ever devolved upon any officer in the American
Navy—the announcement intim p>isoncrs of the
:"fate that awaited' them. • 1 approached 'Spencer .
and. said to him; "You • were about to take my,
life ; Mr. Spencer, without provocation, without .
Cadge the slightest . offence. You intended-to
inckill suddenly,. in the night;' - while I was buried
,in sleep; without giving a single 'momeht to
scud - one Word of affection to my wife, one prayer
to God for her welfare.
_Your life is_ now. forfeit-..
ed.; and the, necessity of the.case compels me to'
take it. I. do not interl ; howeVer, - totmitate yOu
• , in the mode of claiming the. 'sacrifice. If there
be in yo breast one feeling true to nature, you
• will be e ratofill for the
-premature ilisclosure"of
• your horrible designs. You, surely, ought to be
• thankful that you have hall) prevented,froorthe
terrible deeds you meditated. If you have any
word to send to your faller, soy .satisflietion to
express to him , that yen were nut allowed to
como'a pirate, ad vim might .to yon will have
ten minut,s granted in which to write Mid
' • Shipman Thompson was then directed to note the
- tiinc and Mfbrin us when - iirliarekpiretk--,----- 7 -
. -Spencer seemed overcome with-emotinM lie
' . burst into a flood of tears, sahle'on his knees, and
said lie n'as not fit to die, I repeated to him his •
catechism, and begged him to offer sincere pray
ers for the: Din km forgiveness. I recommended
- to Min the English' Prayer assuring him
• that he would find - in it snow:thing sailed - to all
. • his necessities. Cromwell till upon, Ilk knees,
• • • protesting his itinueopee, - andlovoking the name
of his-Wife., Spencer deelared that Cromwell was
innocent, and begged', that this mightlie believed..
. - . .1 confess, staggered, me; .but the evidence
• of his guilt wits • conclusive. - d,ieut. Gansevoort
• said that there was not a shadow of doubt of it.
The petty officers said hit was the one man frutn
whom real apprehension was entertained. - Ile
• was at. first the - aCcomplicc of Spencer, and was
then ur ged
. on by, himoind had been .by bins turn.-
cd to JIM account. I flied to show him how Spelt,
cer had endeavored to use him, and told Spencer
' that be' had made remarks about him he would
not consider fluttering/ Ite expressed great
'iiety to know what they were. .E;told him Orem
• , Well had said-of him and another person that there
teas a "d—d fool on one side, and- a d—d knave
on the other,” nod told' him that Cromwell would
have allowed him to live only so long as he - could
ham - made him u.eful V> himself: ...rids 'roused
him,-and from that time he said no more Oferoin
, :well's innocence.-
Subsequent circumstances made air believe that
Spencer wished tai save him, probably from tiM
hope . that he Would yet get possession of the les
sell and carry out his original design; and perhaps
that Cromwell would in sonic way. effect' his res.
cue. He. endeavored at the sane time._to•per
-- suede me tlitit - Sir lrivies only for some •
ono, elsd on-his-list,-thoug,h-this-was-prh'Ved-to-be
.. 'false. Small alone was the oho -we had set clown
as the poltroOn of the three .; yet be,receivedthe
announcement of his fate with great 'composure.
llre was asked what pre.pa ration he wished to incite.
• Ile said he bad nooe "Nobpdy cares for ine,7.
said he, "hut- my pdhr old mother, and I would
rather she should nut know what has become of
I returned to Spmcer. - I asked him what mes
sage he had •to send to his friends: Ile sail ;
"None. Tell - their that I die'wisliingthem every
blessing and happiness: I doserve death • for this
and my other crimes. - _,There arc few crimes I
have net con - milted. ' I am sincerely penitent for
them all. I only fear my remintance is too late."
I asked him if-there was any one whom he had
injured to whom he could mike reparation—any
• one •who was - Suffering -obloquy on his account !
lie. said, "No; tint this will kill my poor moth
er." I did nut know byfbre that be had a mother,
-and was touched by his allusion to her. I asked
him,ifit would - not have barn fhr.more dreadful,
if he had succeeded in his attempt—if it were
not much better to die as •hc would, than -to:be
come a pirate and sthep himself so terribly in
blood and guilt. lie said, ," Ido not know what
‘vonH have become of me if I had succeeded.
I told him that Cromwell would soon•have made
away with him, and that McKinley would Kula.
bly have destroyed them both. -lie said he "fear
ed this would injure his lather.'! "Ilad you sue
seeded," I replied, " the injury
.you would havi3
done him would have been much greater." lilt
had been possible to take him home,'as I first in
tended, I told him that lie would have got clear,
as in America a man with money and influential
friends would always be cleared - ;* that the course
I was taking Woultlinjnie his father less than if
he should j -o honie and be condemned, yet a rain
.
escape. Ile said that Ire has ritt - eifilitTd - the — sYtne•
thing on board the John Adams,and the Potom'ae;
but had been unsuccessful. He asked 'if 'I had
not exaggerated the danger. I told him "No;
that his attempts to corrupt the crew had been
too widely successful; that' I knew of the laxia.
Lento of the conspiracy, but did not know how ex
. tensivc it was." I recapitulated .to him his acts.
He was startled when 1 told him of his stealing
• brandy. Ho admitted the justice of his. fate, but
• asked me it' I was not "going too far and too fist.
Does the law justify you 1" said he. I replied
that his opinion was not unprejudiced ; that I had
consulted all the officers and they had given their
opinion that it was just—that he &served death.
Ile asked 'what would be the manner of his
death." • 1 explained it to hint. He requested that
he might be shot.' I told hint that it could nil be
—that he must be hang. Hu admitted that it was
• just. He objected to the shortness of the tirno,
. and requested that an hour.might be given to pre.
pare. I inade-no answer to this, but allowed much
more, than the !Mar he a4lied' fur to elapse. Ile.
requested that his face might be covered. I grant.
cd his request and asked him what it should be
covered with. Ile said a bankerchief. In his
locker was found a blaeLotic-which-was-puterr
his ihee. Cromwell and Small made the Hanle re
quest, and frocks were taken from their lockers
with which their heads were covered.
Spencer asked for a Halle and Prayer Book—
they were given to him. Ile said, "I sin a be
liever--butdolon think that my repentance will
. be accepted 7" I called to his mind the thief on
the cross, and tuld•him that. God's mercies were
equal to all his wants. He kneeled down and
read from the Prayer Hook, and asked again if 1
thought his repentance would be accepted, saying
that his time was short. • 1 told him God not only
understood his case but could suit his grace to it.
Helegged that I would forgive him. I told him
I did most sincerely and cordially, and asked hini
if I Wad done any thing which made him seek my
:life; orVbether the hatred was tliirounded:
said We thought it was only fancy. "Perhaps;"
lte,added,_.lthere-was-something,-in-your-manner
which offended me," I read over to him what I
had written down.. He wished me to alter the
•
pa. sage in which.' said that he "offered as an ex,
cuss, that he had attempted the same thing on the
John Adams and Potomac." Ile only IligaqatiA
Moro than an hour had now elapsed,. Spencer ;
ns he met Cromwell,•paused and asked to see :Mr.
Wales.. As be passed Cromwell, he said not a
word of his innocence; lor did he make any.appeal,
... 'in his favor. Spencer said, "Wales, I hope you
will forgive me for tampering with your fidelity."
Wales replied,overcoMe'witlieminion, "I do fur
-.
- give you from the bottom of my heart, and I hope
God will forgive you also." Wales was weeping;
and Spencer, in passing, met Small at the 'gang_
way..; He extended his hand and said, "Small,
forgive me for having brought you into trouble."
Small answered, "No,'by God, Spencer, I cannot
'forgivii;yeu.". Spencer repeated his request.—
, Smallsaid, "flow can you ask that of me after
• having brought me to this ? We shall soon be be.
foie God ana shall there know all about it." Span
; -;•cer , liaid • "You must forgive me-4 cannot'die
•
without went to Small and asked him not
to 'cherish any
.resentment at such a time, and
•'%' asked him to forgive him. Ile relented-Aiold out .
hand' th Spencer and sai,:".l , do:forgive you
, =
and my God forgive you also"
then asked:my f'orgivcncss. 'I took his
'hand:and expressed 'My - forgiveness in the strong.
catternis::- I asked him what I had done that lie
if I had .becti harsh either in
nrWerdito him. lie exclaimed, "What have
ma? Nothing-4iit treated me like
I,:told him of the. high responsibilities
under which • adted ; Qf the duty I rowed my
'•Griteroinent and the with winch Whad en
at hii offence to his commander and
:the IMO' . heintended tii•put to - death, and of. the•
•;I'. to' `the flag of; my country.--
u fight "
Mtelailued, "God 'bless that flag and
.ij,uick
,; . proaper !";• 41 NOW,"said"he, "glue me a
eawdoith;!!,...'Speticer,said to Litielt; - ,'Gtinst4•
:voott'llial;his coinage' haft been.doubted ; lint lie;
win te !iota. %Wittiesi that. ho,diad ril
` bravo izsan:
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Ferhalm this is an astrarna..t erroneous
ai "roir',.:art Bet keit! nierelyjitating
!i,-.•.,,.fautiivh at. passed on ,the
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- Whcre-all behaved so well,•it may' seem invidi.
- cue to' particularise; yet I-cannot eveld reference.
totho conduct of PFser Hoiske i ll, an'd Surgeon
iliceek. Both were in delicate-health, and the
latter'especially was not a fit condition . to go to
sea. Ile had returned:-in the 'Dolphin from the
coasi of' Africa, and•had suffered from' the fever
iri the River Nunez. But he did duty through the
whole difficully. Both obeyed the order to go armed
and keep watch without the slightest murmur.
I Would respectfully suggest that the thanks of
the Department be presented ts'all_the officers.ef
the Somers. The - opmions they gave wore their
• overt;'..if'they Were erroneous, the responsibility,
is not tutors : ;;The opinions, the acts and reopen.
iihifity, Eire .Mine alone, and I freely rhea 'that or.
.49SE,tuolitlilyit:Mti,:conduct will undoubtedly be'
aOhje,Oto ilrestleg to that consciousness of teeth : .
tit4a 'lit: y,ow,n.bosein ;.whichl has- 'never for one
itArtto4V 0441teri-MO, or wavered iii the slightest
'sithrnit - titet 3.W. Wales, by hie ioolness and
presence of Mind and firm integrity; has rendered.
to.iho-itrturican:Ninii_niemorahleL_lsers*:_:l
atad.sOino" , difpoulty with him at Porto ftido ; and
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Ho asked what. would lie the signal for his cxe .
cution. . IlcddAlpo that I was desirous of Noist•
ing cOlorl'itt the instant to ' show that. the Sag of
the Somers was fixed'.at the. mail:head ; and that I
intended to bean the call to hoist. colors 'and then
roll off; and at the third roll 'a 'gun •woUld.berfired
as thd,signalw—He,ashea leave to give the signal.
I at once acceded. • Me asked if .it ;was . the - gun
under hire. I told him it ivas but one removed.
Ho asked if it would befired_by a . lock and wafer.
l rl
I was told that preparations lad been Made to fire
it, with a match ; 'and immed 'Moly ordered a.sup:
ply of lve, coal and fresh con s to bo passed con
stantly; and then.assura h' that there should
be no delay.
The time was now .wearing away.. Small rc-
Aueated_leave_ to address the crew. Sponeer.hav
inehluljeave to give the signal, was asked. if.ho
:Would give Small the leai•e he asked. lit said les.
Smell then said: .
. .
. -
"Shipmates and toemates—Talle warping by
my example. L never kill a inah; but only said
„that I would do it, and for that I am about to die.
Goingltra...Guineanian brought me to this. Take
warning-, and.never go in a Guinciinaan.".. Turn
ing to Spencer he said, "I 'am rchdy to ; aro
you ?"
Cromwell's laSt words were, Nell my wife that
I die innocent;• I die an innocent man2. 1 .....-From
the appearance Of this man in assuming to be in
nocent,i t. would-see m-tha t--SpeneerH took-idt-the
risk of the af£rir, and CrumWell intended:to pro
fit by it.
I placed myself where I could takein the whole
deck with my eye. No word was given by Spen
cer, lie finally said he could notgivo the word,
and wished - es. eto do it. The word was:Accord
ingly given And the execution took place.
- The crew was'ordered aft, when I addressed
them. I called their attention to the foto of the
young men who bad juit been hung in, their pre.
sends: I spoke of the distingui. bed social posi..
lien Spencer had held at home, and held up be,
forethem the career of usefulness and profession
al honor toarhich a course of faithful duty would
have raised him. 'Alter -having been but a few
months at sea, he had crinlinally aspired to sup..
plant me. in 'a command I had earned by thirty
years' faithful service. Their own future fortunes,
I told them, were within their own control. I
'pened to them the .stations of respectability and
of future honor to which they,pight rise, but told
them it could be steplifstep, iii a regular course.
I called their attention also to Cromwell's course.
Ile had received a handsome education, and• his
handwriting was even elegant; but lie had also
fbiledthroughThis love of gold. '
The first $l5 he had.received firm Spencer had
boiaght'him, and the hope of great plunder had se.
cured the purchase.. An anecdote had been told
to mdby Collins, of.Croinwell,_ which carried its
own moral, with it, and which, I deired Collins to
repeat. - He did so.. Ile coldthem that he once
went to India with Cromwell; and that they took
on board there a keg of doubloons for' Mr. Thorn.
dike. Collins alone knew of its being abOard,
and kept it a Lsecret.until they_Went ashore. He
then told Cromwell of tt, who laughed at him,
-raid said if - "he - had - known - abont - i4the would - Mt - NV
run away with *the keg." I told the crew they
.had only to choose between the two—Collins and
Cromwell.. Snfall, had also been brought .up to
hitter things, but had not been able to resist
temptation, :and had.died. invoking blessings on
the flag of his country. - : -
All hands were then called to cheer ship, and
a-avdthree hearty cheers.'-'Three heartiir..cheets
never went up from the deck of an American ship!.
that electric moment I verily believe the purest
and loftiest patriotism burst forth from the breasts
even of the worst conspirators. .Prom. that mo.
?tient Ifelt that I reds again completely... Master of
my vessel, and that I cnidd 'frith her whatever
the honor of my country required.
Dinner was piped, and I 'noticed with feelings
of pa in that sonic of the - boys, as they passed the
bodies, Iraighed and sneered at them; I still de.
sired Mat Spencer should be hUried in a coffin,and
gave orders to have mie built. I3ut Lieut. Goose
v,port offered to relinquish a mesa chest he. had,
for that purpose, which was soon 'converted into
a substantial coffin. They were.received by their
messmates, to be deeentlyAndent for burial. The-
Midshipmen assisted in' tha duty. Spencer. was
laid out doted in his compile uniform, except his
sword, which IM had forfeited the right to wear.
I noticed that upon the hands of one of-the oth
ers a se.iman had tied a ribbon, with the name up..
on it of that' 'omens who so distinguished him
-self by hi. gallantry, patriotism and- skill. On
'Cromwell's face' a sabre-cut was visible, and re
moving his hair,four or five more were discover
ed ; which showed that he had been were Wounds
were given. He was said to have been in a slaver,
and in Moro Castldin Havana; and it was the
general impression that he had been a pirate.
A squall of rain sprang; up, which rendered it
necessary to cover the bodies with tarpaulins.-
- Thcr'were-arritrige-d-aceording.to-thcir_eaulr, and_
all hands were called to bury the dead. The
- American ensign was lowered to half-last: Night
had now satin. All the: lamps were lit and dis
tributed among the crew and placed in the bows,
in the gang,'-way and in the quarter boat. The
service for the dead was read and the bodies were
committed to the deep. The offices were closed
by reading that beautiful prayer, .so•suitable to
the occasion,- "Preserve us from the dangers of'
the seas and the violence Of eneinies: Bless the
United States:—wutell over all that ore upon the
"del - p, and protect the inhabdants of' the land in
peace and quiet,through Jesus Christ our Lord."
In reading this I sincerely thanked God for the
protection of the Somers, and felt a firm faith that
be would sanction the deed of that day. On the
Wowing Sunday, the 4th of December, after the
laws for the Guvernment of the. Navy had been
.read, according to invariable custom-on board the
Somers, I took occasion to allude to the lessons to,
be drawn &oaf the fate of those who had suffered.
I led the minds of the-crew back to their youth:
fill days and Showed them how They trampled un.
der foot the wise counsel and admonitions of their
friends. In Small's locker were, letters from his
inotherTexpressingtliTlOTidielelt - that
happy on noard the Somers. (This was before
Spencer hnd joined.) There was also a. Bible, in
the learns of which he had cf,picd .some verses
from the Sailors' Magazine, in praise of its holy
precepts.
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These verses I rend to tlirf-trew. I thusSliew.
ed them how Small value - dlAs Bible, but•that he
did nut resist temptation. I urged them to read it
closely and attend faithfully to its precepts. I en.
deovored to show that there • could be no such
thing as honest atheism. I heir: up before them
how Spencer had injured many people, and es
pecially his parents. Ile had lacked filial piety
and piety toward God—two principles which
Would never have suffered him to go nstray.
In
,conclusion, I called on them, as they had
given:three, cheers - for - their - country to give
three cheers for God—as - they would do by sing.
ing s-p raise c - colors - we re - thcia - ImoiRCW
and above the• American ensign was raised the
banner of the crossthe only flag that ever floats
above it from any vessel under
: my command.—
The 100th Psalm was sung, after which the crew
rutiporgoira--that-dkr-15Pfdifffe:
fa Sabbath worship, contrasting the condition of
my vessel with that she would have presented had
she fallen into pirates' hands. Nor could I ovoid
observing the marked effect produced upon the
ship's company by the proceedings. Iwassatis
fied at once that alf danger was past and time mu.
tiny broken for ever.
In closing this report there yet remains the
pleasing duty - ofadverting to the conduct of the
under officers. The first lieutenant, throughout
'the whole difficulty, has borne himself with cour•
age, iiiid sustained a lofty and : chivalrous part.—
Always armed, his pistol often cocked—only in a
single instance ' has any accident occurred; and
that.arese from the accidental discharge of his
pistol while arrestingCroinwell. Next in rank to
the Commander on board the4yessel, tie as my
erlitalin the discharge of every day: N ver since
the existence of We Union has a coin ander been
more ably and zealously seconded by a first lieu,
tenant.
on tha a Runt ho was singled out dnd tampered
with ; 'but 4, roMained true to the flag ,?of his
country. A' purser's pager a•hatulsornevecuniary
recoMponso would be al:small, componsatiori for;
the services ho rendered.'.,
Sergeant Gartry proved himself worthy the no:
ble corps 'to which he belonged. . He' rose froth
his hammock,where he had been.confined by sielt
nese, and did duty through the whole affair'; and
when this was done hisirntliuly returned and he
was again, disabled. I respeetfulli suggest - that
Sergeant artry be promoted to a secoadjisulcat,
,aney in the marine corps. I also recommend the
other officers to the notice of the Department.: I
Wick that their promotion, will be beneficial to
the Navy. If they proye„to be . unworthy . offit,
the Service they-have now rendered 'clinnct. be in
juzed•by that. It will be renieuebered . in the Navy
that when a mutiny occurred and, thepremained
faithful to their trust, their services woro • not for.
gottpti ; if they prove unworthy of it, this will.
not be recorded with it. , -
If Who' deemed that I have had any merit for
the preservation of the Somers fromilie treacher
ous toils by which she was surroun'ded,both since .
and - before her departure from the United States,
I respectfully bog that it may accrue without - re ,
servo to my nephew—Mr.rerry—and that he be
placed in the situation left vacant'by the death of
Mr Spencer. I pledgcdtmyself for the entire
faith fulness - and'zcal - witliiviiieh ho Will - discharge
its duties. For myself I only ask that, whatever
may he thought of the services • rendered - to the
flag of niy country; which should be the first con.
sidercd, my own honor must also meet witli'due
consideration. I ask only that I may not be de
prived of my command until lam found un
wei-thy of it. ALEX. SLIDEL MACEENZIE.
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E. BEATTY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR,
OAR' LOME, PA.
Wednesday, January .1.9, 1843.
FOR PRESIDUNT
•
• HENRY - CLAY •
9
Subject to the-decision of a National Convention
DEMOQIATIC WHIG .PRINCIPLES;
SPECIALLY '1 7 401? 711 . E I!UBLig_
OUtt CItEED.
. .
A sound National Currency, regulated by the
will and authority of the Nation.
. An adequate Revenue, with fair Protection to
American Indugtry. _ •
3. - Just restraints on the Exucutn•c power, ern.
_' ',yacht a further restriction' on the exercise of
the Veto. ; _
4, A faithfuladministration of thepublic domain,
with an equitable distriMV:ion of the proceeds
of allies of it among all the Staten."
.5. An honest and economical 'administration of
-the General Government, leaviiig pultlic °d icers.
perfect freedom of thought and of the right of
suffrage; bit with suitable restraints against .
improper interference in elections. • .
6. An amendment to. the Constitution, limiting
' the incumbent of the _Presidential office to a
SINGLE I TERM.
These obkets_attained,--1-thinit-that-we-simuld
cease to be atilicriii with bad administration of
tit,: Government. —lli:mty CLAr.
1:W0ot - thanks are warmly • femlUre - d to lion
slr. Gentry, of the IS. S. House of-ItepreiOnta.
tives, for important public doeumente." • •
GaWe are indebted to Messrs.' Gorkaa and
Kennedy, of the Legislatut:i., for documents. •
D 0 Job Mann, Esq, wan on Monday re-elected
Treasurer of Pennsylvania, by the; Legislature.
County Insurance Company;-pissed in the Senate
on Monday. •
ry" Rumor" says that Col. Charles McClure,
of this borough, is hereafter to obey the belies?
of Gov. Porter as Secretary of the Cohimon
wealth, filling the vacancy left by Judge Parsons,
wlio hds been appointed to' Judge Barton's place
in the Criminal Court at Philadelphia:• The ru
mor i s not yet confirmed by any official iinnounce
anent, and we know not theiefore whether there
is nny •ground fur it. Nous verroris, though, as,
old Mr. Ritchie said in the theatre when Fanny
Ellsler opened an engagement.
a - yWe presume no apology is necessary for
the space taken up by the narrative of Command.
Cr Mackenzie. It would not have - been possible
for us•to fill up the space with matter of more:
thrilling interest. -
• •
rial-for Murder.
A white man named Henri Peters, was tried in
the Court of Oyer and Terminer for this county,
last week, charged with, the murder of Ilarvy
Gibbons, a !Lick man: The trial excited consid
erable interest. • •
It appeared from the evidence on the trial that
on the evening of the 12th of November last, the
deceased and -prisoner were in the public house
of'Cliristian Zug in Shippensburg. 11 hilst there
they got into a dispute about the weight or' price
'of. beef—that - after w Tangling some time Peters
proposed betting u.doftar. The person tvlto was
,ttskedlnitold the , stakes - refused,Thrid the lie then
passed between the two. Peters called Gibbons
clitirovldeli Gibbons returned by saying if he
were one so also was PeCers. Peters then walked
up to the stove and &Intuit:need - looking.for scne
thing-41ot seeming to find it ho opened a wood
c as s
with which ho approached Gibbons. Gibb Ons
caught hold of it, but Peters jerked it from him;
and alined a bOw-at Gibbons which struck him
upon the head, making a fracture in the skull of
about four inches in length, find penetrating the
brain: Gibbons fell into a Chair, bat was able
afterwards to walk +Across the strecit to his broth.
er's, where ho was put to bed, and died the clew
°nth day atter the occurrence. .
The prosecutien was conducted by Messrs.
GRAHAM and llmuiLL, and the defen; Of the pris.
:liner, by . Messrs. WAtts and BRAivDEDURY. The
trial . cornmencedi . on Thursday morning; the
jury retired / to make up their verdict on Saturday
morning abotit 10 o'clock. - On Sunday afternoon
about three o'clock the Court was called in see.
Mort; and the jury returned a verdict of murder in
isecondiieorec,_
Peters was sentenced on Monday') morning, to..
five'yearesOlitary confinement in the Eastern .
Penitentiary. . • .
OVV:o publish today the first of a series of let.,
lers which will be furnished us during the session
of thp 4 .l4iiiiatin•e, by a. -gentlemen who is inti.,
mutely aequaitad witkour SULU( legislation and
palitice, and loamply'qualified to make his letters
berich. interest . • '•• '• • -
•:*Vatiiiio'lCep Esq. of Washington city,
died dui ' tilyFlyhile it► l3nitinioie on Wednesday
etel„,..iF 4444:n:fernery' Will livo with' the
41 . 04i10fy, - ipt;thitpeble song; t. the Star. Spangled
0 4 90.04 1 . ! „ is thin other: ' •
• , - o;r4t, B,eahl that Chief Justice Taney, of the
States :11uprerrici.:.cni , rrt is*_ lying very ill' at
IVashinglan; fearedire, will nut Obeyer.
ME
_S_ ale:lrgnipeOance C_onveption—
Thin body convened in purshanco' of appoint.
Ment ill . Harrisburg, on Wednesday. last. The
.Convention was temporarily organized by the ap.
'pointment of Mr. Jewitfpf Philadelphia county
as Chairinan, and Professor M: Caldwell of Cuni
krland'courAti, gil - e:Fetary. The number of dele
gates in attedanen'Wea about four hundred, and
the Proceedings wired' 'Considerable jiiterest. 4) .
The Convention was afterwards permanently
orgardied by the appointment
. 01 Hon. 4olin ,C.
Bucher, of Dauphin county, as: President, with
the. usual number of easistarit officers: Daring
the_sittingi.ofalle_Convention,..we learn, that a
spirited debate oceured 'On the subject of the
License question. A difference of opinion was
held as to the propray of Legislative enactment
with regard to. Tavern 'Licenses, in which the
:Washingtonians very properly took. ground a.
gainst all interference, and the Temperance men
.of the old school in its favor. Messrs. Bigler and
Deford, legislatiye delegates, andjtev. Mr. Thorn
of Cumberland Cotnnyoveretlie most prominent
speakers, and the debate elicited besides much elo
quence a great deal of sharp repartee and humor.
ous pleasantry. The
„Convention adjuurned - . on
Thursd4 evening ; t ie . nnimbers having received
from their meeting r hewed energy in prosecut.
ing the - good unirk,-. hilst -a . new impetus -was .
alsogirca to the holy cause of Temperance.
Tjte-CiS.. Senator,
Mr. Buchanan, ailyas generally' expected ; was
on Tuesday-last,--melected•th--8:--Senater from
Pennsylvania, forsixycars from the 4th of hlarch
next. Mr. Gibons, of the Senate,Mid Mt. Fred
ericks of the !louse, both loco Jaws, would not,
however, "bow their knees to Baal" and 'vote a's
Democrats for an old Federation who
.is opposed
-t6 a Protective Tariff and would reduce the wages
of- American laborers tithe ten emit a day rates
of Ed - rope. A...number of others it was knoWn
were opposed to Mr. Buchanan, Nut it is supposed
liad nottlie_nerve - to follow; MV. - -Gibons in his in.
dependent - course. Besides this the BuChanan .
men carried out every hind 'of "heading" process
which could proVentpppesition to Mr. 8., though
if as much had been known - before the election as
developed itself oiler, we opine the ch.etirrifinight
have had a different result. -
The Whig vote was cisfforihe ITOn. _John
of Berlts county,
_doing' which they
'manifested their esteem for as able a jurist and al
liatriptic a citizen as Ilia State can boast: Wore
John .Banks in the Senate, Pennsylvania feeling
on the subject of Proteqtlou to Mine Industry,
would be represented aw itkrully el+sts. _ .
nrlioti. John J. Crittenden, was on tho 7th
'inst. elected U. S. Senator fromlientuekv, ler six
years from the 4th of March next. Mr. C. is
one of the noblest Whigs in the Union.
orate llia. Cu mbcrluud
According .to the ratm•as of the Cengressional.
election recently , field in Georgia, Mr. Crawford
the. Whig eantlidote - hhi n majority of nearly
roar Thousand, over lib Loco competitor Gen.
MeDougald This is gfiriounnew.cand shows
what Georgia is disposedio-do for, HE:4dr Ca.ty
in 1841:
•
.During the last week tie city of Philadelphia
has been the •scene of mist aliiiming riots. It
seems a large body of Wavers are on a strike
ilk higher wages. They on Monday attacked,.
Leal and destroyed the • wib of a number of those
who chose tolvork:at the ild prices.. The whole
Western•part of Movainnsing, Was a.•sceno of
riot, find tumult; and the imuth western section
of the city proper, was onv preserved undisturb
ed by the prescace of a strong body of police, un
der the direetion,of the miyor.
Hon. James' Cooper of Pennsylvania, has
written an able letter on lie . subject of the' Na.
tional Stock, which wo stall endeavor to publish
hereafter
Q - On Thursday last; iipplication was made
to 'Judge Dells, of the Li S. District Cdurt fur
New Yurk, fora warran*p arrest Commander
MacKenzie anaLieut. Ginsevoorl,for murder on
the high seas. The appliiation was.on the part
of- Ntargaret - Cromwell, w,fe Of Cromwell one of
the mutineers who' wils r4ep . nted. '
—,ludge_Betts—ons4re —the , -application-tat
length, tont declined to grat any warrant. while
the examination of Comnit der MacKenzie was
pending before,the Court . inquiry. ..
Profession an Practice.
.-- Our readers says the r . rrisburg Telegraph,
who have attended to the ;eurse of the Loco (b
-ees in the Legihla ture in IrelatiOn to the public
printing, will be struck witi the great variance be.
tween their acts and thtr professions. They
will observe that while thei talk lustily about re.
form and, retrenchment, goy vote against it.—
The reason of this has bed' unblushingly avow
ed truth° ' House for two i . three days past, by
the loco foe° members, whi said that it was vs
t
emery for the 'existence 'i f the party that.the
editors of their papers sh ' ld have the printing
at the old charges. They dmitted that the peo
ple demanded reform and trenehment, -but the
interests of the . paiiy required that no reduction
in the 'prices of printingishould be had—and
that no competition shouldtoe . allowed in.obtain
iug it; consequently, they iervebligedto VOTE
DOWN, and DID .vote de* the -bill .that passed
the Senate, With only 5 yes against it, to give
the printing to the t lowest lesPonsible bidder---
We ask the Tax-payeri tliotelhig fact',•..as we
shall refer to itagaiii. .5 ,,.
. KrThe Philadelphia 1.44
paper; affect a holy horror .1
a libel upon tlie judielory4l
mender MaeFenzie'S t)Prg '
ice a 'Mari "with , Money
,atil
Would always be eleared." .
the reiteration of an,,asserti
We are not very
themselves Originated'anti
prove true - for a year past
rill take ol d files of 'some ot
find thorn sustaining the tunic
so abuse. him now.
En
%ay state, timvpitltiop e •
It: will be recollected that' Op Convention cid
e! , l by the fileude of ifenri'Clakn, PettusylVt
aid intended
, to have beeii 114 on,'s:'mAttk
'of Septenibet.2...huit,- was, .foi . ::siitEcieatiNatiegis,,,
postponed., TliiliConvention will, tljerefore'*o
held on the 22d ; of rebruary, ensuing, a day fuck
o4', inspiring reeellections, and most apPinpriate
object• of the Ccinvention.
Most counties in the State have '
egates, and • the remainder are now doing it in
their Couiity meetings.- Tho name's Of delegates
appointed for Cumberland county,. in pursuance
of, a resolutinn, of the County meeting 'held in
'Auguit last, will be announced in due time.
Papers announce the death of Mr.
Ezekiel' S. Dunbar, a . member of the Indiana
Legislature, frem . Jackeon county. Mr. Duninir,
- we believe,. Ives 'a , ` native of Nevvvillo in thiS
-county, and was once ti,practitioner.M the CA:
lisle bar. He emigrated to Indiana about rourieen,
years ago.
The saaale Old C JOU
•
"Vet Freedom, yet thy tanner, torn but..//ying,
Streams like thunder-ebttil against the wilid."
Riots in P4iladelpia.
er and somo OtiNkr=
'whit they allegels
lie cotiniry, in Com.
' ion, tbat."in
influential ; Iliends
nd .yet this is but
n which if
trot, tl 'ape a
e 'been - laboring to
f the, Commander'
ilesqPaPPis
tiMi . for Which they
:~,;;,
AIIIyZIONALLIiiipOC4.
-THg GrREAT•IISEASVIZE I
Cost Johnson, 7 tho.Wellittiown advo
cate of the plats for;•relievintilm:States by. the
Creation cit;'n Nitinfinl Stook based'•:upon the, prod,
aeeds,of tins public lande, hris ceinmermed a series
of lettere_explapatory of his views of-the-mensure
he proposes. :Tho first of these letters 'Will be
found below; addressed to, Col:Charles-dm-roll 'of
We heve:publiShed one or two able articles on
this Subleqk; and shall, if possible, lay these let
ters befgelirtr readers 'as they appear, with the
en tGbtwltope that they will receive that attentive
peipliattind- deep consideration which . 'is duo to
th r e . great importance of the measure proposed..
This plan, .we, believe, was first proposed by 'the
Hon:A:din Pope of ICentucky, but has subsequent..
ly been more strenuously urged. by Mr. Johnson.
At first it was received with little favor, but it is
now advocated by some Of the' ablest public men
and best journalists in the country, and if sustain
ed by the people iney. become a law even at the
present session of Congress. • .
The. Philadelphia Daily Chronicle, an able neu
tral paper, in, introducing this plan of Mr. .lohn . -
son to the notice of its readers, prefaces it With
some very just-and true remarks upon the, state
of -the times; which renders some relief absolute
ly necessary. A prolific -cause of the general
adversity of the ceuntrY, says that paper, is
'known to exist in the -entire inadeiluncY . of-its
Currency. From" un . expansion alitiost withou
parallel in the hi'story of currency, it has Jicen
.with ruinous suddenness, brought down to a state'
of extreme contraction; until there is not nowin
eirculatiOn,in allthe Stifles,- more than enough:of
coin to do the businesS of a single commercial
- city.' Tins fact being once stated, ovary reflect
ing person will at epee see the„connection between
the cause-find effect. Although the nation. is in
full possession of health, peace and abundant
harvests, yet the population are fur from enjoying'
that happiness which is the only proper object of
enlightened legislation. BusinesS of nearly every .
description is prostrated because there is no`t a
sufficient currency in the country to carry it on.
Contracts without number,-and extending from
seine of the most important sovereign States down
to the engagements of !lie most.obscurdhusiness
men, stand unfulfilled - and must ever remain so,
unlesslibine ;Means or relief is - administered.—
Both public and private contracts must be repudi-_
.iitiul; - and public and private'llith be even more'
broken up than it now is, and the- industry of the
_working-man -still go' unrewarda di- unless the
country be put in 'possession of -a proper curren
cy. NVllere'a currency is.watiting, there can be
but little demand forlabor, and that only of . par
ticular kinds of lain*, and honest industry will be
trampled in the dust.
To give relief under this prostration of:the
business of the country, Mr.' Johnson argues.
nest forcibly that hiS plan will be . amply sufficient
'rho following is his first letter on the subject .1_
llalUf. Representatives
'-. '' . 'WASHINGTON, Dec. , Illt, 18.13.
DEAR Sin —I embrace the earlicsfopportunity
amidst my imin engagements and
.duties to ac.
•knowledga the ryy..?
oipt of your List'obliging letter,
to .writeyou n-rAily somewhat at length. '
I am much gratified to learn with what favor
the proposition which I submitted to Congragirt ,
the last session is received by the farmers of all
parties in yourregion - ofthe - btateTcl - ard - pleased
to - learn that they regard it in reference tit- its
bearings upon themselves, and the welfare and
honor of- the country. In my speoliesjapy let.
tens, and in all of iny converaTttipobj hale;-from
the conunencement of the sUbjeci to Moment;
'icri'dd it as a - greatatutt vital meSsurarlibove
route party...local or peraonat oonitide - ratien.,* and
in that Shall continue to urge it: When
I submitted the subject to Congress at the last ses
sion, I used the following language, us reported
in the htelligencer at the time.
1 regard it (the measure of Relief to the
Stales,) as high above and belund, as broader and
deeper than either of the great parties of the day.
I started it usm,o party question, and wished it ad.
voc'aled as no party question—for it wah'a.ques
tiun as
lug interests of the and as momentous as
time honor of the States."
Sonic of those who have taken but a superfi-'
cial examination of my proposition, and who
perhaps, have not rend the address to my constit
uents, confound it with unqualified assuuiption of
State debts, and an issue of paper currency by
the Government for • general circulation—and
thus, from fitlse positions, reason
.to conclusion,
or nth& leap to a hasty conclusion against it.
I have proposed no measure of assumption. I
have proposed no issue of paper circulation.—
He who borrows bank paper has to pay interest
for its use, whilst it yields him no profit but in
the purposed for which he may apply it. I pro.
pose au issue and distribution of Stock which
-will sectire at once the purposes of gold and silver
to the States:in discharge of their debts, and
which will yield, with Out use or' circulation, an
interest to the holder,-and therefore will retain as
fixed and sound in value as geld and silver.
- -To Make its value firm, I propose to pledge.the
faith and revenues of the Government generally,
and the public land specifically, for the payment
of interest, and the ultimate redemption of the
Stock. . .
I have, proposed that portion of the bonds
shall he depoininations from a thousand doaurs
down to one hundre&—not that they shall be
made a circulating curreney, , but that those ph°
now. lock up gold and silver in limited amounts,
may find it to their interest to purchase a Gov.
eminent bond, and thus, unlock hoarded gold and
silver, and lock up in its stead a bond that will
have as fixed a value as gold and silver, add will
yield the possessor' interest-every six months—
that guardians and trustees may have it in their
power to invest funds'in a Lock which will run for
years, and never dep_reentte Value—and will
secure to widoWs and orphans a fixed revenue
from stable stocks. And in the bill which I sub
mitted at the last session, and which is on the
journal - of - the — flitirarfA - ugust;lT - therfoll
section :
Sec. 33: That for the more convenient pay
ment of interest, and to secure and make uniform
the manner and mode of transfer or exchange of
aid'atocks, Congress may, ,at any timo, desig.
nate or establiqh agencies.or commissioners in va•
rious parts of the Union, for the convenience and
security of the Stockholders and the Govern.
moot.
Although I am no candidate for popular favor
of any kind, and although lam convinced that,
my, opinions on side-questions can neither ad.
vance nor retard a miestion which has its
strength along in its own intrinsic merits,
,yet to
disarm even thirecuistry which; makes it a bu
siness if not a duty to °pomp everything that is
good, and that offers relief to a suffering people,.
upon the ground of tender scruples, -and-which
has as widely misconceived my views upon cur
rency as it has the character of the measure of
relief to the States which I havOproposed, I will,
in a few words, give my views on this 'collateral,
if not wholly extraneous,sublect : - . •
I am, and ever have been in favor of 14 . mixed
currency of metal and convertible-piper. But,
iliat no institution shall, under any .eircuuistan
cos, issue a note for circulation that it cannot re
deem, Upon presentation with, gold and silver.—
When nit institution suspends specie payments,
it should.at the instant suspend all .business bi
cept: to. piiy'and receive its. debts. . , .
I am oppoied to the Government issuing,or au
thorizing the•issno of a paper' currency, for circu
lation which' could not be always converted into
specie, and hence' I have never.voted for the issue.
oven of Tinasury , Niiies during the existence
in part of - the four Administrations that !lave
been in,Coniress—becouse it waii.an • incenverti,:•
big paper of eirmilation- .. " '
. , I only , proposed 'that the Government shall
give evidences of ,debt in, the form 'of,certificates
or bonds, which will securti:the holder the puncin
'al payMent of interest, anti the `final ' liquidation
the principal. , , ,:,,. ,
. The infitience of the measure upon tltmourrency,
Would be• instantaneous and silutitryOiy crister
;.
int confidence :. As a Measure of fin rice it is in;:
dispensible foribe' WWl:beteg, and rosperity of
The drain • ef specie or epee!e flint:18 ; 1' low•t . e . it;
'lout $12P(10)0.0 - P a r., tl ! o :': l ! l !: e , r l t , -4,1Y4.5"!1'•
EMBEI
Thus there is a. perpetual innuar, drain 'ofabout
one fdth,ef. thli.cutire sPeole of Ceti nation, And.
Whethbrit is•sent" from• Maryland; Pennsylkania
or -Louisiana; the effackis..felt :Maine, - Miesourt
and Georliti4:•for..l(•matters not ;tit which ex
tretge cCat- hotirr'.friany ~pointa the vital fluid is .
dtaWn i every.Oatt'af- the body politic becomes in .
an equal ifegtee•exhausted. flut.by. transforming
the State :debts; which• will - averago - six - per cent;
interest, into Governmant.stocks at four pei.cent
interest, payable. ; at , the Treasury,. the bonds
would at once he sent to this country to be ex
changetl.,on the ; books of the. national Treasury
for .GovernMent .bonds ''of diminished „interest,'
end also that the holdeta could •receive,'thointa
rest made-payable at the Treasury: This ex-.
change of State. to. four per cent. Government
bonds would opetateloavingof specie to the na
tion of s4,ooo.ooooind jfalhree per cent stock
could be exchatied, it, would effect a saving of
$6'00,000 to the. Adams, in diminished. interest
and even the six millions which would be paid in
interest to the Government bond" holders, : would
not be sent abroad'in speciv or 'specie funds, as
812,1100,900 are, or should fie' sent now. but
would be exchanged for the production's of our
own country, and 1010 - 'entirer drain of twelve
millions of specie would be. arrested by a single
solitary measure p:of national policy, as simple as
' ,nld'be-e ffi ttictout . 1
: • Then he who is in favor of relieving the pee
pie from direct taxation ' will support the meas
ure—as will ho whO is for retaining the capital
.of the gold•and silver in this country instead of
sending it abroad, for no Measure less compre
hensive, and' enlighten6d, will effect these-two
great and all important results. And any cxp.e--
dient short of it, will tantalize, without relieveirm,
k
the.distress of the 'people. The evils which
now afflict the People, the States and 'the Nation,
will assureffly, increase until such a policy as I
propose shall-be` adopted.
The aniount of interest thus saved to the na.
tion Would, if set apart its a sinking fund, ,very
quickly-liquidate-the entire capital of the wholo .
debt. .
. .
The pressure upon the banks would cease, and
all that are solvent, could resume and maintain
specie payments ; esystem. of lioardirng specie
would at once cease, end-it would again circulate'
freely from hand to hand. Stocks of all kinds
would rise to • par,,that. have intrinsic - value.. The
sails of commerce; Which are now furled in our
ports, would be - again
,eipandedin a hundred
seas. The mechanic would be enabled to fabri.
cate for the farmer, and the farmer, relieved
from the, otactions of the tar gatherer, could
once more purchase the necessaries, comforts
and luxuries of life—and thus a,millicin Of-Springs
of` individual and national prosperity, now al
rhost-wholly dried pp, would be opened in con.
slant flow, and the treasury of
.tho nation would
again receive its regular and abundant tribute.—
But more than this, and all Oleic c the national
credit-and pledged-honer - of - the - Stafa — Wo . iild be
-
re-established and redeemed. Whilst now every
American vvhadias a pore sentiment of feeling
in - lug - nature; must blush - at the disgrace" which
now -tarnishes our heretofore fair fume.
I will restini E!u morrow or next
'• . . Your ob't sertr'r .
• W. COST -JOHNSON
Col. CH t R I.ES CA RROLL,
Doug horagan Manor, Maryland.
Support - your* Own,.!
We Eid.the following going the rounds of the
paPerti, extracted fi•om the Portsmouth Journal.
No one will:disputo - the 'correctness of either of
these intatos,.and they ought to,be adopted in the
practice of every one:
"Our country, against the world.
"Our State, before-any other in 61 - 3 - Union. '
"OUR 'TOWN, in preference to, any other in
the Stat...." - .
But t., These we have to add another, thejust
ness of which is strongly supported iii the arti ‘
-cle below, and that is—to support your Own' Coun
ty Netava pets. The _Editor of a newspaper is .
expected to,de.yete unwearied attention-and keep
unceasing vigilance to mantain-the character and
interest; of his Town and County, but-how often
do the public neglect to give him that support
which i.; necessary to 4stain_ him in his arduous
Jottes.-- It 113 not saytogsio, much to suck that
etrertf head of a family_should take a newspaper.
Indeed bow is it possible for any one to he-pos
sesscd of that due share of political and general
intelligence which is necessary to every
interest as. Well as ,nnjoymenr, without acquiring
it from a well-conducted 'newspaper. But to the
extrtet—read it carefully and ponder over its
-truths;
"The citizens of a county are too apt to
giving a support to local papers. It should be the
pride, as it is the' interest of every citizen of a
county to take some paper published in it. The
weekly visitations of a good newspaper are like
the regular apearauce of an old.friend—;Le whole
family give it a welcome and hold converse with
its intelligent pages. We say good newspaper,
and the way to bild up a local press is to give it
n liberal support. A half starved publisher can
no more cater well for his readers than he can
from an empty larder for his own stomach. The
times are hard it is true, but this is no excuse fur
that man who neglects to take a paper and pay
for it too. Most publishers have families (printers
are too sensible to live Bachelors,) and the pro.
ducts of the farm and mechanic's shop seldom
tail to come in play in keeping the press iii motion.
Sending East for your Newspapers instead of en.
couraging your own ie like sending abroad for
manufactureikwhich artisans in ybur midst stand
ready to furnish. The foreign paper costs the
cash and cash only, and when obtained, very of
ten hicks the real Interest and utility of the sheet
issued in your own neighborhood. The very ad-.
vortisements, and the weekly record of Marrhg.
es and Deaths possess an interest •in the home pa.
per worth to any'family more than the pittance
the sheet costs; and the contrast in tiunilies
where' papers are regularly taken and where they
lire not, is ever the subject of remark by intelli
gent and observinetravellers."
liroportAnt Ero.o 41.1uxico
Possession taken of Alanteroy by the American
Commodore. Another Revolution,—lntelligence
just reecived ut New York, by the Anahuac .
from Vera Cruz, informs us_ot another revolu i ,
Lion having_ taken place's in , Mexico. Santa Ana
sent orders to break up Congress, becat so the
1 - pa ou s rung or urn. And Gen.
Gustarrey, of the Departnient of San Luis ac.
cordingly declared its dissolution, and announced
the convocation of a new one by, Santa Ana to
form a constitution for the Republic. General
Camillo, of Puebla, has made thdsame daclera.
lion for his department; These movements creat
ed a groat sensation. 'Congress took a dignifWd
stand, and boldly declared they would nut listen
to threats from any military chieftain:and would
continue to sit till driven from tho ball by • force
of arens. The American Commodore (Jones) on
on the- Pacific station, hearingn report of war
having bben declared between Mexico and the
Uriitcd States, proniptly took: possession of Mon. ,
teroy, a town in California. 110 Occupied, 'the
place two days and then delivered it back to the
Mexicans, with the explanation that lid took the
town in consequence of having heard war had
been declared between the two •,nationa. nations.. Seven
American prisoners, taken at Chectiihua,. have
been released at the request of the American Mirt
ister. In regard to the operations against Cam.
peachy and-Texas,. little -information is leained:--
Gen. WollWritcs that he will not let ono of the
300 Texans escape who ,marched towards Rio
Grande. Six hundred men had left Vera Cruz on
.
the 15th nit,. for Campeachy , reinforce the McX.
'Wane. The garrison of Vera Cruz was momen
tarily expected' to declare 'itself ih favor of the
new revolution',. and ter' . the dierthidw . the
• • ,
Mr. Benton has frequently. received °red..
it:for withdravvutitlng claims toll'', Pres!.
dency, iatherpan,ernharass tie Locos.
there,not another reason.? ,
not a for-
In gngtby,, birth, and,t,herefoxe ineapacttated
the Constitution, as. NVIAO3I9 his charae ,
ter?, We' have heartl;that ,Ilosion,
idsce,o - lbirth Says the,.National: I?oruns,
, • '• • ' ,
Ventifigibintfa negfsiatute,
[Correapondence - of the Herald.]
Ilaixitteauiett, Janthey 14, 1844.,
From the twoweeks of patriotic labor devoted td
, •
the' service Of the mottle by the present Rafortri
Legislature,..par ex'cellence,l um doubtful if I can
glean enough - to tiliingle letter that will repay pe-+• '
rim], aside from what you have already given your'
' readers. you . know that both branofies .are organ
ized,' UsttiMise;aftee" an eight nine days struggle, '
which is something .to beast et, considering that loco.'
focoism tins not 'a' ninjority of more than twenty five
in the two branches! And you know, too, that low .
wagesanti-Tariff Buchanan has been re-elicted to r
the U. S. Senate, which is something tb be still more .
proud of, whin it is remembered that he Stands red
tly to sacrifice the best interests of Pennsylvania by
voting to repeal the present Tariff, so as to proPiti-'
ate the South and secure' for himself the possibility
of its vote for the Presidency in lti44. Besides these
herculean labors they have made Ellis Lewis Judge • -
of the Lancastnr district, and Chas. G. Donnol, Judge .•
of the district left by Lewis. There was a little I
kicking against the confirmation of
Its cc - inaectlon with the lumber speelations of Gov.
Porter.. Mr. Penniman and Mr. Spietman thought
that these charges ought to be geared up hokum his
confirmation, and for this purpose they wished his
'Mriination referred to a select cOrrimittee, but they:
Could not get enough to think mith them, and he Was
swallowed, lumber business'and all.
The federal loeoloeos nomipated 'Joh Mann, the
present ineltmhent, as • theit candidate To'rState•
Treasurer this evening. As the .Porterites flew the ...
truck last rettr'and refused to , vote for Anderson . the
caucus candidate; the radicals will , feel under nO ob
ligations tosupport the caucus t:andidate this year.
l'euninUut is very . activtl in trying, to upset their plans.
If he•can cOmtmlnd ten or fifteen votes, the Ilarrison
Democrats may assist them to make a Treasurer as
they did the other factimrof the parttlast year, and
I suPpose they will reap the same reward for their
services. .
Judging . from 11M - o;ldonce afforded during the
lime the present Legislature has been in . session and
from the general character of the material compos- .
ing it, very little need be looked for by the people
from its deliberations.' Every'one's month is too full
of loud professions Of "Democracy" and relormto
he sincerely desirous of doing any thing to relieve the
State from its hoydens, and - the Peoide from their
distresses. There are many members anxiously de
sirJus orremedying the evils under which the com 7
triunity is &Mining, and afew who.-possess-talents , -
and honesty. But they are not enough to relieve
the Lp.;ixlattireTrom the charge of being the - Most
Incompetent body 'that has sat in .Pennsylvania-fur
many a year. IletWimie the dishonesty of some and
the gross stupidity of others, the " collected wisdom "
of the Coinmanwealth 'presents but a sorry apology.
fir What a body'of Legishitors - should be. It is not
strange that while the people per,sistin sefrcting such
men to make laws fur them,. that they are ground to
the dust by infliinnus laws and insuffemble 'burdens.
The fault is their own. If_instead of electing •men
for party services—men who are onlyfit to officia - te
at wytd meetings oi'hip‘rooni ians,they would
select their representatives fur their honesty' and ca
pability, thrre would aosin be a very difFerent sta - teof °
things in our Tax-ridden Commonwealth'.
After.this week I will endeavor to give yoir in de
od I , thevloings_ cif . . th i s_assdinbly_of loco-foco_Solo- -
mons—that is; if they .do any thing worth tii trouble
and the piiiier it will require. There wilthe a great
flourish of eloquence in a day or*two in irresolution
idstructing our members in Congress to pay back to'
Cen. Jacks in, qut of the ininicose surplus rerc'nue,,of
the nation, the $lOOO with interest which Judge lltilt
of New Orleans, inflicted upon Mimi; ir ket;ping up
martial law and impri soiling innoteent citizens a di.
cit. long aft .r danger wits passed and peace had he . rit
declared. They- ~w illitrultably contrive to spend a
lbw (la) s i'cry profitably on this inbjetit, much to,the
comfort Had edification of the people. 1 wrll keep
'you enlightetied on this impin'taitt matteros it comes
So approm lately wiithimthe sphere of duties of our
I.eg islature just at this time! And if they happen to
hit upon tf any other measure of equal interest n u t
equal
. pr ht Yon shalt hale the news in "advance of'
all t oil eau:nippy:tries, re n terted expressly for the
Ileridd . '
If
N. S.
.
Pen zisylv4 am itt • Lcgispat re.
Rm. 9, 1913.
The Speaker announced ths, standing commit
toes of the Senate
The Lill w)iieh provides finr giving ho printing
'of the l'ienate to the lowest Udder, WaS then on
motion or Mr. Sullivan, pulsed through committee
Of the telitile.
Communications were received from the Audi
tor General and State Treasurer in relation to the
amount of Relief 'Ltes cancelled by the Banks
and at the Treasury. The letter of the
Auditor General states that notes have been can
'celled by the banks to the amount of 2,115 dol
lars. That of the Treasurer states that un a
mount of notes have been set a part for the Our:
of being cancelled, not having been actually
cancelled but nailed up in a box, there being some
doubts 'whether the bill directing them' to be can.
celled has not been repealed by. a subsequent act.
Both communications were referred to the Com :
Mu° On Finance.
Ilugh S. Morehead, was elected Assistant.
`lurk of the Senate. .
In the House, the standing commit!ces were
announced by the Speaker.
A letter from the Secretary of the Common
wealth accompanied by his annual report on coin.
mon Schouls, was laid before the Mouse.
The bill reducing the salaries of Judges, after
being amended so as to apply only to the Judges
lierc.ifter appointed,was passed in committee of..
the whole.
is bill, •• providing for the non-payment of
„ , , sel •a • a passed—thrott
second and third readings unanimously!
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1843
Thotenate non-concurred in the House amend,
went to the hill reducing tho salaries of Judges,
A resolution ; was passed allowing each member ,
hut tWO daily newspapers or their equivalent, ins
stead of four as usual heretofore. Also a reset-
lotion that members be prohibited from franking
other letters than those sent by themselves, ex
cept the Reporters. ' d , •
• The hour of 12 o'clock having arrived, .the
members of the Senate proceeded to the Hall of
Re . pscsentativas for; the purpose of going) into
Convention to elect a. U. S. Senator.
The House passed a resolution of instruction ,
to or members in rongresi to vote for refunding
the fine to Gen. Jackson. The house then took
up the bill to abolish tho Nicholson. Court,' upon
which a long debate ensued. The n members . pe
the Senate'being announced M 12 o'clock, the
convention of both lious'es proceeded to the eke"
of an United States Senator. The votes were
as follows
For James Buchanan, •
John Bonita '
gi Richard Brodhpaii, jr
" John S. Gittpons, • •
• Mr: Buchanan having
,received a ,majoritv
votes was therotpon declared duly eleeted,. for six
year's from the, 4th .Of Marchmext.' -
WEDNESDAY, ,Ll,-1.843.
Thp Senate, passed through final reading the
hill allotting the printing , to the lowest bidder., A
committee of leonfereniie,on the bill reducing the
salaries of Judges 'Was 'appointed, to, ineettt gall..
lar committee : from the Roes% ~ The rest of tire
day was spent in transcribing clerks,
Which . ended'. iii''' electing. Messrs. -Clark and Mc.
taught "the l fbriner'ene - '" ' ' ..- • ." ,'
In 'th ';llOused ' the SUrveyor. ,General trine
ntittcd, 4 anneal teport. A continittee of mutt.