FRAUD UPON THE INDIANS.
The St. Louis Republican has taken the
pains to condense, so as to give a satisfac
tn., view, in a small space, document No.
229, published under order of the last'
House of Representatives; and surely in
the whole history of this administration,'
among the many instances of the villain.,
oils exercise of power, there is not one
more outrageous than is here disclosed.
The document comprises the corres
pondence of the department in relation to
the execution of the treaty with the Win
nebago Indians. The treaty was made in
1697 at WasLington, and the Indians
agreed to cede to the United States their
:auils on the east side of the Mississippi.
In the payments to be made by the Uni
ted States Government, there were two
stipulations—frat, that $150,000 should
he applied to the payment of the debts of
the traders with the Winnebagoes—sec.
ond, that the U. States should pay to the
relations and friends of the said Indians,
having not more than one quarter of Win
nebago blood, one hundred thousand dol
lars. In order to ascertain the proper
individuals who were to receive the mo
ney, government appointed two commis
sioners, Gen. Simon Cameron, of Penn
sylvania, and Mr. James Murray, of Ma
ryland, to proceed to the west and there
obtain the ►equired information. With
them a lawyer from Philadelphia named
D. M. Brodhead, who appeared as the le
gal adviser, but as the document referred
to shows, went but to speculate or assist
n speculating and defrauding the poor
Indians out of what the government had
magnanimously proposed to give them.
Arrived at the place of destination, they
commenced the work for which they were
dispatched, but instead of awarding to
those entitled, the amount due them,
they commenced a system of buying up
claims for which it appears they were
well prepared, Brodhead acting as the
agent in all these transactions. Claims
worth fifteen hundred and two thousand
dollars were bought for four or five hun
dred—not bought fairly and honorably,
but the holders were induced to sell from
misrepresentation and a course of decep
tion practiced upon them. It is not exact
ly known how much was made by the
speculation, but the least estimate is put
at sixty thousand dollars. Fortunately
for t he cause of justice, however, Major
llitclicock, who was to remit the money
to pay the claims in the hands of Broil
head or his companions in the fraud, made
a representation of the whole matter to
the department, which sustained him in
the step lie had taken.
_ _ _
The 'Republican concludes the history,
which we have rendered much more brief
than it is there given, with observing:
..We here take pleasure in noticing the
prompt manner the Commissioner of In
dian /talks, T. Hartly Crawford, set his
seal of disapprobation on this speculation,
aril which was fully sustt.ined by the
Secretary of War. When the facts were
communicated to the Department, and
the Commissioners had reported their
proceedings, they were examined by Mr.
Crawford, and he recommended to the
Secretary of War to set aside their pro
ceedings, which was done, and a new
, mmmission has been ordered. The re
port of the Commissioners throughout, in
relation to the allowance of the traders
rnrid Halt Breeds, and the assembling of
Indians, admiis a total disregard of
1.!;c: instructions of the Secretary of War;
and we are glad to see that there is virtue
enough remaining at Washington to dis
counfenanee and condemn such an out
rage. The document contains a nun.ber,
of letters, from the commissioners anti
Brodhead, attempting to defend their con•
duct, which they wholly tail to do. The
commissioners deny any participation in
Brodhead's speculations, and say they
were not aware of them until they had
given them the drafts; but all the circum
stances conspire to piove the falsity of
thin assertion, especially as fit: as f ame
eon ht concerned. Murray's partic!attinn
is not so clear; and Brodhead as well
Cameron, has the unblushing eTrontery to
-ill it a legal transaction, in which Brod
head sold his legal services, as counsel to
the Half Breeds, and is now justly enti
tled to the money. Effiwts, through po
litical influences, and the aid of promi
nent political men, have been attempted
to operate on the Secretary of War, to
induce him to reconsider his decision re
jecting the report of the commissioners;
but, with a firmness which does credit to
his character as a man and an officer, he
has withstood them all, and set aside their
report. The consequence of this course
will be, that Brodhead and Cameron will
lose their money, or else must seek it of
the Half Breeds, whom they have cheated
and defrauded—a consummation which
:their conduct richly merits."
The whole transaction seems to have
been but one continued series of frauds,
almost, if not quite unparalleled, even in
this day.—Balt. Chronicle.
Keep the People ha Darkness,
PORTER REFORM!
The contingent expenses of the late
House of Representatives, will probably'
amount to ONE HUNDRED THOUS
AND DOLLARS—four times the amount
of the contingent expenses of any pre
ceding House of Representatives. The
money obtained on the credit of the peo
ple has been thrown to the grasping hands
of starved and famishing politicians, with
a prodigality that would make every hon
est man shudder. Fur the purpose of in
forming the people of this tact, Mr Gratz
offered the following resolution, which
was quickly despatched, being voted down
by the Loco Focos by a strict party vote.
Read it and reflect.
Resolved ~.. That the Clerk of this
House be, and he is hereby directed to
'prepare as soon as practicable, alter the'
adjournment of this Legislature, a detail
ed statement of the expenditures which
have been authorized during the sessions
of the Legislature of 1838-9, and char
gedl to the contingent expenses; exhibi
-1
Aing the objects for which such expendi
tures were incurred, and to whom the
payments were made—and when the sane
shall be prepared, he is further directed
to have the same appended to the journal
of the House.
When such a resolution as the above is
voted down, and the People are refused
information asked for, it requires no Ar
gus eye to discern that there is something
dreadfully rotten in Denmark.—Harria
burg Telegeaph.
HERVEY HAMMOND'S
IMPROVED
WINDOW SASH SPHINGS,
Manßfartured at Lewisberry, York county, (Pa.)
REFERENCES: rigs. 1 and 3. A. The window
frame with one of the each strips removed to show
the !owe! spring. R. The lower sash spring. c.
,
Catches for do. D. Spring for s.
upper sash. E. The parting Lead ill,
straight part of the upper spring pa tS(.4.
inner groove. Fig. 2. Form of the upper wash aiming.
F. Thumb-piece. G. The port bending back. 11.
The head. Fig. 4. Edge of sash. J. Back, and If.
Front sides of sash. L. Upper and lower notch of
lower sash. M. Notch or lower sash, also of upper
sash with parting bead. N. Notch of upper sash
without parting beads. 0. Or thus, when the sash
is very thin. The notches should not be cut across
the sash. Fig. 6. Points to preserve the notches in
the sash. Fig. 6. Lower sash springs. For the sake
of uniformity and appearances, the notches should
be cut at such distances from each other, so that the
lights in the upper and lower sash may stand di
rectly opposite each other, which would be about I
of an inch more than hal f length of one of the
panes of glass, except the first raising or lowering,
which should only be 2) or 3 inches.
The subscriber has been 12 years engaged in
manufacturing and putting springs into windows,
(and disposed of about 100,000) and made use of seve
ral different kinds for letting upper sash down, but
none heretofore so simple, durable, and convenient
as the plan now adopted, and herewith exhibited,
for which he has securest Letters Patent of the U. S.
lie therefore flatters himself that he has arrived at
such a degree of perfection in said business, as he
presumes will admit of but little improvement.
Small and middle sized windows, properly fi xed
with springs, are but little, if any, inferior to being
hung with weights; they are by many preferred, as
they cannot be opened on the outside, and the
springs are no obstruction to their bring took out for
cleaning, glazing, painting, &c., and cost from 60 ro
30 per cent. less. There are many advantages in
having upper sash to let down, not generally appres ,
rioted nor thought of, fur want of introduction. ti)
a number of persons breathing in the oiron •o•-•
the air becomes deprived of its oxygen, 'which ren
ders it unfit for respiration ; a portion of it heated,
andlighter, ascends ; the upper sash being let down
a few inches, it naturally passes out, at the same
time the lower sash being raised a small distance,
consequently a current of fresh air passes in to fill
up the vacuum thus produced, imperceptibly re
plenishing the room with a portion of fresh air,
adding to health and comfort. Churches,
semina
ries, school-rooms, & c., should invariably have the
upper sash to let down, as a crowded house even in
cool weather, requires ventilation ; and if the lower
sash be raised, persons sitting near the windows, are
almost certain of taking cold, which would be avoid
ed by lowering the upper sash. Bed-chambers
should always have the upper sash to let down;
kitchen windows to let out smoke, steam from cook
ing, Sic. Upper stories, used as dwellings, to pre
vent the danger of children falling out. Likewise,
manufactories. It also makes windows more con
veiLient for cleaning, &c. There are many other
advanOges in having sashes fixed to raise or lower,
too numerous to detail, many of which, upon a little
reflection, wlii readily present themselves.
Window frames should be made with parting
reads about 3-8 of an inch thick. The projection
corresponding in thickness Wills the parting bead,
should only be on the meeting rad of the lower sash.
Both sashes should be the satno size, and the breadth
of the glass not exceed two-thirds Its length, if any
variation in favour of the length. This in much the
best plan of making windows, and in general costs
no Nose than without parting beads.
The .nrings are labelled, numbered, (according to
size , j on'd w 7trranted, and have necessary directions
for Puitint,..i. PI:Te rl Y•
Persons pures.:264. Springs should be careful to
get the appropriate n....1';', ...*
,
Nu. 1 for 6 lights 8
• Ili Is
•'"
or • 2 " 6 In* 12
"
24 "0 IP 12
3 6 IP 14 IP
" 3) " 6 IP 13 12* 18
4 6 . IP 18 IP 24
_
For sale by W. IL Carr & Co., Commerce street,
Philadelphia; Stickney & Noyes, No. 12 S. Charl,s
street, Baltimore; Edward Field & Co., New York
HERVEY lIAMMOND.
At retail by Mr. Milliken and Mr. Par
ker, Lewistown; Messrs. J. Creswell 4.
Sons, Waynesburg; Mr, Peter Swoope
Jun., Huntingdon.
H. Hammond's Springs have been
highly recomendetl by several or the best
carpenters in the country, among whom
are D. R. Knight of Philadelphia—Geo.
Millena of Baltimore—C. F. Wood, of
Washington City, (Principal Carpenter of
Public Buildings for patent office Treasu
ry Department, &c. &c.).
Messrs. Cunningham and Burchinell
will ht Hammond's Springs to windows
in Huntingdon and vicinity.
SURVEYING AND
SCRIVENING.
THE Subscriber will attend to all calls
in the above line with which he may be
favored—office 3 doors Hut of Henry
Dopp's Tavern, where ho may at all
times be found except when on business
in the country.
JACOB CRESWELL.
Huntingdon June 19 1839.
BANK OF' HUNTINGDON.
NOTICE is hereby given, that an ap
plication will be made by citizens
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
to the next Legislature, for an act of in
corporation to create a Bank, to be lota•
ted in the borough of Huntingdon, in the
county of Huntingdon, to be named and
styled " The Bank of Huntingdon," with
a capital of five hundred thousand dollars,
for the specific object of discounting and'
banking in the customary manner of
Banks.
Huntingdon, July 3, 1839.
New Estahlishinent.
IMPORTANT TO
Farmers.
THE undersigned begs leave respect
fully to inform the farmers of Hun
tingdon, Bedford, and the adjoining coun
ties, that he is manufacturing his newly
improved
THRESHING MACH INE S
AND HORSE POWERS,
in Alartin:hurg, Bedford county, where
he will be happy to furnish any who may
want a superior article in that line. As
the Horse Power is new, and materially
different from any hitherto invented, and
the undersigned a stranger to most of the
farmers in this part of the State, he has
been induced to procure a certificate from
the following gentlemen who have pur
chased machines of him last winter, and
have tried them to their own satisfaction.
Their certificate will be sufficient to sat
isfy any reasonable person who may be
disposed to doubt, that they a , •.• not a
mere umt experiment, I,'
have been well tcsx.,l her, as , „,
other portions of the The
acter of the gentlemen whose names are'
attached to the following certificate (like
that of the machine), needs no other rec
ommendation THAN TO BE KNOWN.
ran
I
1. The
N. B. No other person is ad thorized
to sell the above Horse. Power in this or
any of the adjoining counties.
JA NI Ea P. Ross,
Pattentee
We the undersigned, farmers and citi
zens of Bedford and Huntingdon coun
ties, do hereby certify , that we haves
threshed our grain durin the past winter
with James P. Ross' improved patent
Horse Power and fhreshing Machine.,
And in justice to the inventor, we cheer
fully and unhesitatingly pronounce it in
our estimation far superior to any machine
for that purpose we have hitherto seen.
We would therefore reccommend them
to any farmers who wish to avail them
selves of the opportunity of getting ma
!chines in which we as yet have been unable
Ito diseoeer the smallest deception.
John Stoner, David Stickey,
Isaac Braver, John Nicademtes,
George Powel, tlfeinuell Kinkead,
George Gear, C. B. Kinkead.
VALUABLE PROPERTY
For Sale.
WILL be sold at private sale, one
third of the Clinton property, sit•
uated on Raystown Branch, on which is
erected a Forge, a Grist Mill, and a Saw
Mill, together with suitable dwelling hou
ses. There is about
700 Acres 01 Land,
of which about one hundred is cleared.
It is supposed that the Slack Water navi
lation will go right past the Forge. The
works are now conducted under the firm
of Hopkins, Beigle & Co. Persons de
sirous of purchasing, will please to call
upon George P. Mattern now living at
Rebecca Forge Stone Creek and every
satisfaction will be rendered. 'rhe terms
will be made tavoi able.
June 26, 1839. —6t.
ANOTHER CASE OF DYSPEPSIA_
Letter from the Hon. Abraham Mclellan, Major sinderson: ! I
Sullivan county, East Tennessee, Mem
ber of Congress. Whew! What a title ! We had read
WASHINGTON, July 22, 1838. the picture given below, several times, be
fore we became aware that the distinguish-
Sin,—Since I have been in this city, I
have used some of your Dyspeptic medi. ed individual therein alluded to, was no
icine with infinite benefit and satisfaction, other than the eminent Major of Porter' s
sand believe it to be a most valuable reme- Swiss Guard; he who was known by
I v. One of my constituents, Dr. A.
,;!' Campbell co. Tennessee, wrote the innocent, yet familiar title of ' Cerro earn'‘:" ,
hi some, which I did, and he 1 1/ John; and we have no hesitation in
me to sent;
has employed,; ve Ty successfully in his saying that the citizens of our county will
practice, and says Is
is !nvaluable. Mr. be' astonished at the "literary and for
p!ace, thinks .
• Johnson, your agent at s:2is ensic attainments" of the tall red heir'd
spalpeen, that used to be a kind of
you would probably like an agent :!'t East
olit
rennesiee. If so, 1 would reci:asmewl . p
, Dr. A Carden as a proper person to ot7L7i-lial pack r borse for David R., carrying
l ate
. r, t • the sale of your celebrated medi- his panniers laden with old news papers ;
eine. '
5i . ,67.1t1 you commission him he I's handbills, tickets and letters, to his dupes
willing to act is::
you. You cart send the ~ Our citizens of Shirley township
re
medicine by water ic .
• she care of Robert
King & Sons, Knoxville, Tennes?e, or by member the boy whowas the spiri t of a
'i azewell, meeting some year s
since,
and who, to
land to Graham & Houston, -
East Tennessee. Write me in a
•I few show his attainments, cut off the coat-tail
days. I have no doubt but if you hat. •if one of their oldest citizens, to make
agents in several counties in East Ten- f un :-. 1 I • himself and his blackguard as
nessee, a great deal ~f your medicine • rl
i tes „ le expense of a respectabl e
would be sold. l am ~* ..: t,, rzik, some "" . ' ,
of it home with ine for my owl o•e and German—Would ,von imagine that this
that of my friends, ~m 1 g6itt,.l 10.41 to was a picture of the acme chap. Indeed
hear from v
. .ou whether you wool,l like' nil it is! Its a pretty picture, but a bad like
agent in Blountsville, Sullivan couneV, , There is not the Vaintest resem.
m arch Tennessee. /could get some of tit' ' less. •
bfance to the original,
in any particular,
ants to act for you, as / live near
there. Yours, respectfully, e.,:cept "his services." Every body:who
A. M'CLELLAN, of Tennessee. kne‘v him here, looked upon him as the
To Dr. Win. Evens,
most s isjeet ;lave to Porter; "his services"
P. S.--My address is Blountsyille East a O en overlooked "— but his lit-
Tennessee. ' 'have not'
•
The above Medicine is for sale at J. terary :Attu -unents I what are they! they
cob Miller's Store Huntingdon Pa, are unknown afriong hjs friends! farther
THE JOURNAL.
1 , One country, one constitution, one destiny
Huntingdon, July 3, 1 S3O.
Democratic Jintimasonic
CANDIDATES.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN.WM. H. HARRISON
I'UR VICE PRESIDENT
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Alectorial Ticket.
.10HN A. SHULZE, 7 Sen'to'l
JOSEPH itrrN ER, Selectors
Ist Disirict LEVIS PASSMORE,
2d do CADWALLADER EVANS.
do CHARLES WATERS,
3d do JON. GILLINGHAM,
4th do AMOS ELLMAKER,
do JOHN K. ZELLIN,
do DAVID POTTS,
sth do ROBERT STINSON,
6th do WILLIAM S. HINDEU,
7th do J. JENKINS ROSS,
Bth do PETER FILBERT.
9th do JOSEPH H. SPAYD,
10th do JOHN HARPER,
11th do WILLIAM M'ELVAINE,
12th do JOHN DICKSON,
13th do JOHN M'KEEH A N . ,
14th do JOHN REED,
' 15th do NATHAN BEACH,
16th do NER MIDDLESWARTH,
17th do GEORGE WALKER,
18th do BERNARD CONNEI LY.
19th do (TEN. JOSEPH MARKLE,
20th do JUSTICE G.FORDYCE,
21st do JOSEPH HENDERSON,
22d do HARMAR DENNY,
23d do JOSEPH BUFFINGTON,
24th do JAMES MONTGOMERY,
25th do JOHN DICK.
FLAG or THE PEOPLE!
?Kr' t,rm for thePresiclenev, and ,
the office dministured for the whole PEO
PLE. and tot for a PARTY.
ire A sound, uniform and convenient Na
tional CURRENCY, adapted to the wants of
'the whole COUNTRY, instead of the SHIN
PLASTERS brought about by our present
RULERS.
V•Ecosiostr, RETREKCIIMENT, and RE.]
FORM in the administration of public affairs,
lU'Tired of Experiments and Experi
menters, Republican gratitude will reward
unobstrusive merit, by elevating the sub—
altern of WASHINGTON and the desciple of
JEFFERSON. and thus resuming the safe and
beaten track of our Fathers,—L. Gazette.
Fourth of 'hely Celebration.
Ladies and Gentlemen desirous of par
ticipating in the celebration of the coming
'anniversary of the Decimation of Ameri
can Independence, are respectfully request
eel to attend a dinner, to be prepared in
the Borough of Alexandria, on the 4th of
July, at one o'clock P. M.---an address
will be delivered on the occasion.
JOHN PORTER,
Prest. Com. of Arrangement.
HAMMOND'S PATENT SASH
SPRINGS.
We have been favored with an oppor
tunity of examining the above named ar
ticle; and rejoice in having an opportuni
ty of calling the attention of oar readers
to it (see advertisement). The advanta
ges of the springs must be made manife s t
to any one willing to examine them. In
dependent of other advantages, their neat_
ness and convenience should recommend
them to all builders.
, han he was the author of a disgraceful on to the public works, to work. He is a
contemptible, parody upon a 'horse bill; ' contractor, he has toiled night and day,
into which he introduced the names of his {trough rain and shine, for what? for
friends and foes. Theae he circulated read for himself and children—aye, bread
and we suppose it is the only evidence o f
—he hopes to earn to-day what will feed
his qiterary attainments"--qiisforensic
them to-morrow. He toils on rejoicing
acquirements,' my heys! fellow citizens
in his morsel, so it is not eaten alone. He
do you know that chap, could you imag
asks this same body to protect him from
ine that it was intended fur that travelling
the ravage of party desolation; (the engei
pedlar of Porter's pamphlets, 'who sighed
neres have declared that he shall work
hung i bis head and said —nothing at all; "
that you have seen migrating through for nothing, and feed himself and hands.
your township. Yet indeed it is inten.
Ile asks justice, only even handed jus
ded for the same. tice. He begs but the privilege to toil,
and pay for it. This same body that have
Porter made him his aid at the memora
added to the luxuries of the judge, have
tale campaign, when Porter besieged W,
W. Potter's territory, with
added to the misery of the honest labor.
his 'cat tail-
r; and before their own tribunal he swears
and feather,' and earned the laurel wreath that he has been robbed of his all; and the
which decorates the brow of General Po
'-
ter. Jonny was his aid! that is, he was lovers of the people "laugh at his calami
allowed to carry Porter's saddle bags, 4• t and empty the treasure of the state
into the lap of the affluent. The judges
the tittle of major at !the same time,
Hence his title—Major! Major how do are men of all parties, but we care not;
we are opposed to oppressing the needy
you do! really we did not know you!
wily
really now how you have altered!—are poor, to make the rich, richer. And we
are opposed to the squandering of the pub
you the major who practised gymnastic, & he treasure, even upon our own friends.
ground & lofty Jumbling—with feats of it is
outrage _
us,—
o and we will say more
horsemanship upon the town bull, for the
about it hereafter.
amusement of some other blackguards—
if so, how you have changed. Yet this Rogers the Thief.
'phenomena' holds ',two offices; prosecu- There is no little excitement in Pitts
ting attorney of Allegheny; and district burg, at' the outrageous conduct of Por
attorney of the IJ. S. When in our town ter's Prosecuting attorney, for discharging
last; he ;ranked 'number one as a prim- from the jail a detected THIEF; previous
titioner at every bar in town; but look at. t o his trial. The history of the case ap
the picture! Hera it is. 'pears to b e this. Rogers stole some mo
" Scarcely passed the verge cf manhood ney from a man by the name of Tanner;
he [Major Anderson,l has already, by the Ro
vigor of his mind, the extent of his foren-'gers was arrested, and the money was
sic and literary acquirements; and the en- found hid in his coat collar: and was at
orgy of his character, attained an enviable •once a DETECTED THIEF. He was
rank at the bar and in public estimation. (taken to jail, and previous to the time of
His services in the cause of democracy
has not been overlooked, and other hon— . ,
I his trial. Ovid F. Johnston, Porter's ma.
ors will be his mood. I
sonic pi prosecuting attorney, sent a letter
We have just picked up another picture
and knowing it is all news to our people
here, we insert it. Only think of his 'log.
is and 'wit, humor, sarcasm and pathos.'
We know the
_major! he read what little
law he did read, in our town; we have
seen his talents displayed, in declaiming
extracts from Patrick Henry. He was a
member of a club, in this borough, and
his gemsof geniumere never displayed
in
. any other thing than some school boy
declamation about equal to
"You scarce expect one of my age
To speak in public on the stage.
and they shone there like a leather levee
pence, never having courage enough to
trust himself to his own pinions; and was
never looked upon as either a writer, or
a debater, being totally unable to open
his 'rich combination of logic and wit, hu ,
mor and sarcasm' But here is the pretty
picture.
"Major Anderson is a young gentle
man of superior mind, of fine legal and lit-'
erary- attainments, and great energy of.
character. His deportment is mild and
engaging, yet firm and dignified, and his
eloquence is a rich combination of logic
and wit, humor, sarcasm and pathos."
More Spoils.
The Farmers, Mechanics and workin
wen—The daily toilers, fur their daily
brea,l, will be no little astonished, to learn
that the Loco Foco house has increased
the salaries of all the Judges in the state.
Formerly, they received: the chief Jus
tice $2666 per year and four dollars per
day. His associates s2ooo—The Presi
dent Judges of the various districts $l6-
000. The whole, of whose salaries have
now been increased $5OO. What do
you think of it—You sir; we mean, who
have been working the last year for twelve
dollars a month. How do you like to pay
an increased tax, to increase the luxuries
of these gentlemen. And you sir, who
have two or three sons, and are digging
away on your farm, thi ough snow, rain &
sleet; and manage to raise a hundred or
two bushels of grain to sell; are you satis
fied that your earnings shall go to increase
the pay of a man who is now making six
times as much as you can in the greatest
prosperity. Is this not equality with a
vengeance? Is not this loving the dear
people?
Let us contrast the two. Do you see
t hat sleek plump old customer, just break.
ing the neck of a champaign bottle, alter
he has got up from his table of luxuries;
mark the expression of his eye, as he holds
up the sparkling beverage; he quat the
nectar, and roll► on to his lounge and
sleeps away its effects. Do you know him,
that is a judge; his sallary was too small;
one bottle of champaign was not enough,
he desires to have his sallary increased
that he may be able to drink two. The
Loco Foco Legislature have granted his
request. Do you see that other man, who
has just washed down some dry bread 4.
a "blind robbin," snatch his hat hastily,
and with his mattock hi his ban , ' trudge I
to the Jailor to release this thief from con
finement. Rogers was a mason too, and
as the present dOg keeping government 1,
composed of 'Drunkards, rowdies, thieves
and purjurers,' we suppose the services
of this Rogers is needed, to fill: some of
fice.
What would the citizens of Hunting
don county think if the doors of our jail
were to be ordered cpen, to let the thieves
out. How would. they like Governor
Porter to do so. It is bad enough that
those who have escaped the just punnish
ment of the laws, should be made dispen-
sera of law, without having those whom ,
the law has reached, let cut upon them ;
yet Pittsburg has to put up with it.
And these are the days of Reform: Wo
betide our country, it such kind of re/orm
is tollerated. When the thief; the drun
kard; and the purjurer walk abroad at
noon-day, aye! and walk hand in haad.
with the powerful and honoree, what can
we expect; or what do we desire. When
the virtue, and integrity of our revolu
tionary fathers is forgotten; when their
precepts are disgraced, and the Thief is
the companion of the Torturer; and the
guilty pair hold the destinies of the nation
1 -0 hat can we expect. These are the
days of Reform. Democratic Reform!
The people; the dear people, are the vic
tims of knaves, and they are told it is de
mocracy; Democracy, we consider a gov
ernment of the people, not a government
of Thieves and Poljurers.'
But enolgli of this! Let every honest
and upright man think upon such condut;
the discharging a DETECTED ThIET
without even a trial. For it has been done;
there is no denying :it. Think upon it,
we say, then ask yourselves why was this
particular Thief selected sooner than some
less knave, but perhaps greater black
guard. There is a cause for it? What
was it? Ho was a mason! is not the mys
tery solved.
The Investigation.
We ask of our readers, a careful and
attentive perusal of the testimony taken
upon the subject of the oppresseticontrac
tors. It needs no comment. The tale
of tyrany, oppression and wrong, is writ—
ten in letters of living light in every sen
tence.
But a few months since, when the la—
zy and lousy, were discharged from the•
public works, the papers. of that party
ware laden with moans about proscrip.
tion for opinions sake. It was then the
basest of all deeds. What i it now?
The coOtractors are not only refuled
work but they are robbed of their hard
earnings, to enrich some cringing knave,
who can succeed in getting his contracts.
We did not think last fall nor do we!
now think, that men were prescribed for
opinions sake by the friends of Ritner, iG
it were so, we would speak in the same
language that is now used; and we can
not expect to let the enemies of the peo
ple escape. Read the testimony and then
'ask yourselves whether you should like to
he the victim of like oprcssion.