day ; he slept in it many a long night,l
when the eyes of his little sister had not
gone among the bright stars of heaven, but
were here to watch over him ; it's noth
ing but a kish—yet many a time little
Kathleen crowed, and held up her inno
cent head out of it to kiss her daddy ;
nothing but a kish—ye t many a day, in
the midst 01 my slavery, have 1, and my
wife, and five as beautiful children as ever
stirred a man's heart in his bosom; sat
round it, and eat the praytie and salt out
of it, fresh and wholesome ; and whin I
had my six blessings to look on, it's little
I cared for the slavery a poor Irishman is
born to :--it's nothing but a poor kish--
but it's been with me full, and it's been
with me empty, for many a long year, and
it's used to me--it knows my throubles—
for since the bed was sold from under us,
for the last gale, what else had we to keep
our heads from the cold earth? For the
love of the Almighty God, have mercy on
a poor, weak, houseless man ; don't take
the last dumb thing he cares for—sure it's
nothing but a kish !
No matter for the insignificance of the
object, the pathos of this is felt at once;
it is hardly necessary to describe the
scene or the actors therein—the words I
carry their own meaning with them. The
trust of the poor Irish in the protecting
care of the Almighty is uppermost in all I
their troubles ; their faith in His wisdom
is never shaken. 11hen tried in a man
ner that would drive a Frenchman to his
charcoal and an Englishman to the river
or the rope, we have seen Paddy's eyes
--eyes that have ceased to feel the luau
ry of tears; uplifted to heaven, and
heard him murmur, "Well to be sure,
His will be done ! lie sent the sore t
trouble on us, hut His will be done !" t
Duringa country stroll in one of the
green bohreens, or little bridle roads, that
intersect the country, we came, not long
ago, most unexpectedly upon a love-ma
king young couple, seated on the stump
of an old tree. It was the hour of early
mass, and Phelim and Peggy should have
been there, instead of love-making. Phe
lan had a self-confident, roguish aspect,
that we did it at quite like ; but then he
appeared very much in earnest, and that
was something : the girl had the sweet,
confiding look, which goes straight to the
heart of an honorable man. "Ft here's
the good, Pliehn," she answered, to one
those api.cals made with all the
h sweetness of the soft Irish brogue,
Hiterspersed with t»t delicious cushla
machreeing which the translation, "pals(
•f my heart," but feebly expresses '
where's -the good of feeding spa poor
like myself, that never saw the sun
hine of a mo'her's smile? Where's the
nod, Phelim, of feeding her up with false
The womanly helplessness of the pic-I
tore is perfected by the observation of the
girl "who never saw the sunshine of a
mother's smile ;" and the comparison of
love-making to 'sweet music' is exquisite.
It may be as well to add, that the fol
lowing Sunday, after mass, we met Peggy,
blushing to be sure, but leaning with the
self-sausfied propriety and confidence cif,
a bride upon the arm of her Phelim, whose
music-now had not a false note in it.
We remember reading son ewhere of a
youth—a mere boo—who had labored
long and hard 'to keep,' as he expressed
it, 'the life in his ould grandfather,' who,
old as he was, was his only living relative.
;,.t last the poor man died. Some would
have said it was wcil that the young man
.was at last freed from his incumbrance; '
but the youth only felt that he had lost
the last thing in the world that loved him; '
and kneeling by the side of the humble '
bier, he rocked backwarifs and forwards,
exclaiming—'Father, son of my heart !
Son of my hearts Art thou dead from
? Art thou dead from me? This is a
picture of intense domestic sorrow lone
ly,
elevated and sublime in its simplicity.
Irish words of endearment are the very
soul of tenderness. 'lllavourneen dheel
ash' is a warm, ripe, rich expression of af
fection, which 'My sweet darling fails to
translate. ' Vick nutehree,' or 'Son of my.
heart,' is a beautiful phrase. But we could
proceed at this rate much longer than
might be interesting to our readers. We,
cannot refrain from mentioning the 'Keen'
or cry over the dead body of those who
were beloved in their life-time. The dra
matic effect of the 'Keen' is very power
ful; the crowd of persons—the darkness
of the death-chamber, illumined only by
the candles that glare upon the corpse;
the murmer and repetition that runs round
when the 'keener' gives out a sentence—
the deep, yet suppressed sob of the near
, •elatives; and the stormy, uncontrollable
ry of the widow or bereaved husband,
when allusion is made to the domestic vir
.ues of the deceased, heighten its effect;
but in the open air, when the funeral of a
priest, or some person greatly beloved and
respected, winds through a mountain pass
and the keen, swelled by the voice of 'the
people,' is flung upon the mountain ech
oes, it has a magnificent effect. Several
keens, or 'lrish death songs,' are before us.
We select one, which professes to be a
translation from the Irish:
'Thou wast dearer to me than the rays
of the declining sun; and when I turn my
ekes on him, the thought of thee brings
sorrow to my soul I Thou wast like him
in thy youth, with the soft blush on thy
cheek; like him at midday, thou shone in
the splendor of manhood ! But ear'y was
thy fate clouded with misfortune, and,
thou host sunk beneath it; nor shalt thou
rise again like him.
'Cold and silent is now di; repose !
Timm, wait to me as the nerve of my'
thrsitiNag heart ! For thy sake only was
this world dear. Thou wast brave; thou
wast generous; thou wast just; thou yeast
loved by all I But why look back on thy
virtues? why recall those scenes to mem•
ory? They are no more to be behold, for
he whose they were has passed away; he
is gone for ever, to return no more!
"Cold and silent is now thy repose."
We remember ourselves once hearing STATE DEBT.
the 'keen' of 'a broth of a boy,' a flue Agreeable to the following article from
brave fellow too, but who, for all that,
richly deserved the hanging which he es- the last Harrisburg TelenTaph and Intelli
gencer, t 1 State Debt is gaining upon
caped by being accidentally shot. Some
the people with formidable rapidity. Is it
expressions used by the wild-looking wo-
not time for the tax pay ers to look to the
man, whose appearance, as she crauched
matter?
by the side of the corse, would have been
a fine *subject for Wilkie or M'Clise, are Governor Porter and the Stale Debt—
Loco Foco Economy—or, Practice us.
worth recording; nor was her appearance'
less extraordinary than her words. A Profession.
red silk kerchief partly confined her At the time Gov. Wolf came into pow
black and shining hair, which, without,er, our permanent debt of the State was'
such restraint, would have fallen over her :51707 5 , 66 1 88--when Gov. Ritner came
shoulders; her eyes were those deep-set into power the permanent debt of the
Irish greys, which are almost peculiar to State was $24,299,003 23 ; so that the
the country, and are capable of every ex- state debt was increased under Gov. Woll
pression, front the bitterest hatred and $6,163,341 35.--When Gov. Ritner went
the direst revenge, to the softest and war- out of power and Gov. Porter came in,
nest affection, so extraordinary were the state debt was $24,229,003 23 :-
those eyes, that we remember nothinr , of showing that instead of increasing, the
her face but them. Her long blue cloak '
public debt had decresed under the wise
was confined at her throat, but not se & economical administration of Jos. Ritner
closely as to prevent the outline of her to the amount of $lOO,OOO.
figure being seen; when she arose, as if by Gov. Porter's party cried out against
sudden inspiration, aid tossed her arms Jos. Ritner, falsely asserting that he had
widly above her head, continuing the increased the state debt, and the people
chaunt in a more earnest and animated were told to elect Porter and he would
manner, and using every variety of atti- check the increase. How have these pro
tude to enforce her description of the vir- mises been kept ?
tues and good qualities of the deceased. The administration of Mr. Porter has
'Swift and sure was his foot,' she said, already increased the permanent state
'on hill and valley. His shadow struck debt as follows :
terror to his foes; he could look the sun in Loan per act of 26 January,
the face like an eagle; and the 'wheel' of 1839, 'an act authorizing
of his shillala throug h the air was fast and a loan,'
terrible as lightning. There had been Loan per act of 9th Feb. 'an
full and plenty in his father's house, and' act making appropria
the traveller never left it empty; but the I Lions, &c.'
tyrants had taken all, except his heart's Loan per act 'authorising
blood—and that they took at last. The the Governor to subscribe
girls of the mountain might cry by the I to the stock of the Frank
running streams, and weep the flower of lin Rail-road Co.' passed
the country! but he would return no more. 16th March 1839, and a
He was the last of his father's house; but 'resolution authorising a
his people were ninny, both in hill and loan,' passed 27th March,
valley, & they would revenge his death.' 1839,
THE LOAN NOT TAKEN
The present State Administration has
been advertising for some %seeks past fur
a permanent Loan of one million one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollare. This
money was intended to pay oil some tem
porary loans of the State, which are now,
due and ought therefore to be paid. Bids
for this loan were to be received until
Thursday the first day of August; but up
till Thirsday last, the termination of the
time fixed for receiving bids for this loan,
not one solitary bid was made. So that
the debt of the state, for borrowed money
cannot be met. This is a pretty picture
indeed to present of the financial condi
tion of the great Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania. The question very naturally
follows, who or what is the cause of this
lamentable and disgraceful condition of
things in this State
. .
It is clear to us that no one, familiar
with the characters of those at present in
authority in the State and the manner of
administering the government, need look
long or far to discover the cause of the
lowness of the State credit. No man,
such as the acting Governor and those he
has called around him, can, in the nature
of things, have credit to any extent any
where, much less can a State under such
control have credit. In view of this, we
distinctly give it as our firm conviction,
that the bankruptcy of this State is main- ,
ly attributed to those who are now admin
istering the government of the State.
No other proof need be cited to sub
stantiate thi., than the fact, that during
the administratma of Joseph kitner, the
State could get on loans just as much mo
ney as she wanted; and that too at one per
cent less interest than is offered by the
present administration. Every candid,
man admits that the credit of the State
' never was in a worse condition than
when Joseph Ritner went into office. It
, was then as it is now, the State could not
borrow on any reasonable conditions; but
, as soon as Mr. Ritner took hold of the
helm of State, a change took place in the
credit and genetal financial condition of
the State. So great was this chang e
that before, money could not be got or
six per cent, while shortly after he came'
into office it could be had, and was obtained
in abundance at four per cent. And it'
is equally well known, and admitted by
the impartial of all parties, that the finan
cial reputation of the State, was never
in higher or better standing, than shortly
previous to the fraud ulent election of the
present incumbent of the executive office
of this State.
Now, we ask, what other 'conclusion
can be drawn fro:n these facts, other than
thas the present disgraceful bankruptcy of
this State, is owing to the hands in which
it at present is placed. We can concieve
no other.
The argument that the scarcity of mo
ney, and the consequent pressure in the:
large and Atlantic cities in this country,'
as welt as in Europe, from which moneys
for State purposes are all obtained, does
meet the point. For all who recollect
th. reign of Shin-plasters, will bear in
mind, that at that time, money was infini
tely more scarce in these sources, than at
present; and they will also remember, that
even then, our State authorities, headed
by Joseph Ritner, never experienced any
difficulty in obtaining all the money which
was needed for the State purposes. The
conclusion is therefore irresistab le, that it
is because D. R. Porter, is at present ac
ting as Governor of this State, that the
Commonwealth is as bankrupt in credit
as she is in character; and so it will re
main until more worthy and respectable
rulers are chosen .—llar. Chronicle.
$1,200,000
Making in all,
Out of this sum an instal
ment was phi on the state
debt, amounting to
$3,050,000
Leaving a Posinvz iN
CREASE OF THE STATE
DEBT, Of $2,830,000
The foregoing $.1,830,000 have been
actually loaned up to this date. To-day
closes the time for receiving proposals for
the loan of $1,150,000, under tl e act of
June 27, 1839, 'an act authorising a per
manent loan,' B:c.--11 the loan be taken
it will swell the amount to 83,980,000„to
which we may add the permanent loan of
82,054,000 authorised in the improve
ment bill, (bids for which are to be re
ceived until the 24th inst.) and the a
mount will be swelled to 86,034,000.
To this sum of 56,034,000, it will be
Fair to add a temporary loan of 8650,000,
contracted during last winter, as a perma
nent loan to that amount will be necessa
ry to repay it. We cannot add the Get
tysburg Rail-road loan of $150,000, as
no bids had been received for it up to the
18th of July, the time fixed for opening
the same. Without it, however, the PER
MANENT INCREASE of State debt, since
Gov. Porter came into power, amounts to
Six MILLIONS, Six HUNDRED AND EIGH
TY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ! !
Is it not time for the TAX-PAYERS to I
begin to feel in their pockets? And let
them remember, too, that the State debt
was decreased under Jos. Ritner. It was
formerly Ritner and economy--it is now
Porter and extravagance.
Nor should it be forgotten that mil
lions of the above sum are borrowed at
one per cent. interest more than need have
been paid--which piece of prejudice and
extravagance will cost the State SIXTY
"FIIOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR!
'These are facts which challenge contra
diction. Let them be remembered at the
polls !
The President's Political
Tour.
The following extract from a letter pub
lished in Saturday's Argus, disclose,
what Croswell took pains to conceal until
the reception was over :
Correspondence of the Albany Argue.
NEW Yonx, July 24, 1839.
My Clear sir—l am truly glad to hear
that you are so well prepared for the te
ception. I trust it will pass off in all re
spects well.—Thus far the state has done
nobly, and I feel pursuaded that the man
ner in which the people have come out to
no honor to the President, is but an ear
dest of the support they will give his mea
sures in the approaching elections.
Here is the distinct avowal that Mr.
Van Buren is making a political cam
paign, and that the pageants got up for
him are expected to bear favorably upon
the "approaching elections." And yet
;he hypocritical state printer talks about
the "discourteous illiberal'ty" of Whigs
in declining to act as a tail to their kite !
Alb. Eve. Jour.
The only two living 'Life Guards,' of
kV astliugton were in procession on the 4th
of July in Newbulg. There names are
Benj. Eaton and Robt. Blair. On enter
ing the church eachl bore an American flag
followed by six other Revolutionary sol-
Idlers; the united ages of all being 581 yrs.
THE JOURNAL.
'One country, one constitution, one destiny
Huntingdon, Aug. 14, I S:l9.
Democratic dittimasonic
CANDIDATES.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN.WM. H. HARRISON
A,Uit VICE PRESIDENT
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Etc ctorial Ticket.
JOHN A. SHULZE, Sen'tol
JOSEPH RITNER, Selectors
Ist Disirict LEVIS PASSMORE,
2d do CADWALLADER EVANS.
d. 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 NVILLI M M'ELVAINE,
12th do JOHN DICKSON,
13th do JOHN M'KEEH N,
14th do JOHN REED,
15th do NATHAN BEACH,
16th do NER MIDDLESWARTH,
17th do GEORGE' WALKER,
18th do BERNARD CONNE' LY,
19th do Gr.N. JOSEPH MARKLE,
20th do JUS G.FORDYCE,
21st do JOSEPH HENDERSON,
22d do HARMAR DENNY,
23d do JOSEPH BUFFINGTON,
24th do JAMES MONTGOMERY,
25th do JOHN DICK.
1,280,000
570,1100
FLAG OF THE PEOPLE!
(0 - • A single term for the Presidenev. and.
the office administered for the whole PE.O-,
PL E. and not for a PARTY.
V. A sound, uniform and convenient Na
tional CURRENCY, adapted to the wants of
the whole COUNTRY, instead of the SHIN
PL AS I'ERS brought about by our present
RULERS.
220,000
'f ECONOMY, RETRENCHMENT, and RE •
FOR m in the administration of public affairs,
;U - 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.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Democratic, Anti-Masonic friends
of lIARItISON and WEnsTrat within the
several townships and boroughs of this
county, are requested to meet at their
usual places of holding elections on or be
fore Saturday, the 10th day of August,
proximo, and elect two delegates from
each, to represent them in the County
Convention, which will meet in the bo
rough of Huntingdon on Wednesday the
14th of August, at 2 o'clock in the after
noon, to nominate a county ticket.
And a general meeting of all those who
are opposed to the present tyranical and
corrupt Administrations of the State and
Federal Government, and in favour of
electing the Canal Commissioners oft
Pennsylvania, is requested at the Court'
House in the horough of Huntingdon, at
7 o'clock in the evening of Wednesday
the 14th of August, to elect three dele
gates to represent Huntingdon county in
th , State Convention which will meet in
Harrisburg on the 4th of September next,
and for other purposes.
By the county committee,
DAVID BLALI4,
Chairman.
July 24th, 1839.
The Investigation
This Loco Foco and economical pco
ceedure is still progressing, and if half
the things, which they say they prove,
are true, it will be found that the break
on the canal last summer, was mended
for something less than nothing, which
certainly would be a suhject of much im
portance to Pennsylvania, or if they should
' not quite do that, they are determined to
prove, that, the two erudite conductors of
the Loco Foco papers in this county, were
unquestionably a couple of dunces, or
else that they wilfully tried to decieve the
people.
At the time the 'break occurred, Mr.
Roily, the engineer, made an estimate of
the probable cost of :repairing the injary.
flit estimate was four hunched thousand
dollars. Upon the pnblication of the es
timate;the Loco Focos openly and loudly
declared, that the breach never could be
mended for so small a sum. The work
was, however, prosecuted, and it was
found that a considerable less sum than
that estimated, had been expended, when
I the canal was declared navigable. All
this was very well. But now mark the
sequel• These excellent rogue-catchers.
the inquisitors, have produced evidence
enough td show, that out of the $380,0001
expended, that, at least $200,000 has been
plundered ! The people can thus have a
fair chance to judge of their veracity and
judgment. The work which they said
would cost halt a million, they now say
cost only $ t 80,000. W hat an astonish
ling set of wiseacres.
Week before last the office holders Ad.
vocate, launched out in a kind ®f domes
tic thunder against the unheard of vilfian
les perpetrated by the late administration,
and concluded by saying, that "as the case
will undergo a legal eramination, We
make no commend," although his corn
ments before this sentence abounded with
the charges of "robberies, perjuries and
thefts." But his anxiety to make com
ments, has led him to pour out another
phial of his spleen, in a column of corn_
ments last week, which also winds up
with the same declaration of not making,
comments. Well, well ! It really is as_
tontshing, this force of habit.
But, in order that our readers may keep
pace with the operations of the Venango
Treasurer, and his worthy compeers, we
must continue our history of their doings.
At Hollidaysburg., we learn they made
many "startling disclosures;" discovered
that no body there cared anything about
them or their labors of love; consequently
they took up their line of march, East
ward again, and located themselves in our
town, we suppose, to use that terrible 'key'
which the Advocate say will unlock such,
desperate villianies. No one acquaint.
ed with the concern, will cioubt, that they
are great proficients in getting hold of
"rascals," else how could it be possible
that they always have so many with them,
If, however, they carry any ''keys" which
will discover the "rascalitzes" of individ
uals, we should really like to see them try
it on the hidden mysteries of LOST
, S'CLEDULES; or the small financial
operations ,of certain county Treasurers;
or we doubt not that there are some who
would like to try its efficacy upon the
transactions connected with a certain mil
itaty election, and interesting and truly
graphic account of which is recorded in
the Huntingdon Gazette of two or three
years back. We doubt not the very frien
dly[feelings of some, who are now lying
spoon fashion, will b 3 better imagined
than defined.
TO this town they came at last, and it
is not a little extraordinary that they have
sent for some of the same witnesses to
give testimony here, that they hail before
them et Water Street and Hollidaysburg.
The possible reasons fo7 so :doing, seems
to be, that they desire that the people in
each section of the county, shall hear the
tale from their own mouths; from a lesson
taught in the old adage, that a story loos_
es nothing by being told twice; and from
another very important consideration that
if they serve subpoenas on them to attend
at each place, they will be much better
paid, and vastly more willingly to tell a
useful tale; at least, these must be the
only reasons, unless it be a deal' c to
squander as touch ot the commonwealth' s
funds as possible.
The clear truth of the whole is, that
Porter is anxious to get up something to,
try to prejudice the ignorant against our
friends in this county, in order that his'
friends can secure the election of a filth.
ful compan i on of the Royal Arch Chapter
to fill that important o nice, which honest
David filled for twelve years, with so
much honor to the State, and profit to
hinisell. The whole scheme appears to be
directed to the circumstance ot sustaining
the character of Porter, and distroying the
character of those who certified to his
bad, and jithe general good character of
the Stonebrakers. Such is the inference,
from the tone of the last office holder's ac
count.
NVe have not heard that any thing of
importance has taken place since they
ca me here. We hope,'however, they will
take up the "Gibbons statement" as pub
lished last fall, and if they do not find
that it was as consummate a falsehood as
was ever coined by those princes of coin.
ers, we shall !ie much mistaken. Our
readers shall hear from us as they pro
ceed.
Important!
The "distinguished individual" is a
gain in town, having returned from a trip
to Bedford springs, to try what would
be the effect of drinking water. We do
not hesitate to say, that change of diet is
often beneficial, and might possibly be solo
this case. But as we do not profess to be
physician , we shall not give any opinion,
ilthough it is said, that too much water,
like too much learning, makes some men
mad, especially, when the water is too
strong-•ly colored. Be this as it may,
the distinguished individual is again in
our town; and ive doubt not, will be as
complaisant as the most dirty shirted rag
amuffin might wish, and will shake them
AO kindly by the hand with such a heart
felt "how de do" that they will hardly itn
magine that such a man was a governor.
Why my dear fellows, he will be so re- ,
juiced to see you; he will be as tickled, as
if he had found a straw; and what is more
extraordinary, he will be vastly more re•
joked whets he has got done *pith the dear
people, and he can in private, cfesnse hi*
hands after having polluted them with the
sans cullotes. But, notwithstanding, all
this, he will, like Sir Pertinax Macsyco.
ghat, meet you all, and bow, and Imo, un
til you would think the pregnant hin
ges of his knees would give way; but ha
will do this. Because he is very desi
rous that you all with one accord join
heartily in the support of the opera
which he nominated last winter, and
which he has directed his faithful servants
to nominate again this week, so that at
will look like the people's nomiaation.
Of course you will all obey his high be
heats.
State Credit.
We learn by the Harrisburg papers that
the loan advertised for by the Common
wealth of 81,500,000 has not been taken,
and what is more, there was not one single
bid therefor--neither has there been any
reason to suppose that the loan authori
sed by the improvement Lill will be taken.
Here then is the practical illustration of
the credit of ti.e Loco Eoco Administra
tion again give . Those who have money
to lend do not 1, •lieve that they arc wor
thy of tiu.t.
The first loan was created we believe to
pay some temporary loans already due ;
and the event of not getting the money
places Pennsylvania in the unenviable
light of an 'lnsolvent Slate"--or like the
Banks two years since, she has STOP
PED PAYMENT. This is humiliating
indeed. Pennsylvania with all her wealth.
with all her resources, and with the well
deserved high position she had formerly
sustained, is unable to pay her just dues.
And nhy is all this'? Under the former
Administration every loan advertised war
immediately taken.
The spirit of party prejudice, and the.
continued use of low and contemptible'
party cant, has kept up a continual war
against the monied men and monied insti_
tutions of our country—pronouncing them ,
as a kind of out laws—who did nut de. ,
serve, nor ought to receive the counte
nance or protection of the laws. The'
result of all which is seen in the fact that
they are afraid to advance any money to
a party who are industriously propagating,
such vile and wicked doctrines. Nor in
this all. The present Administration are
particularly to blame for the present dis
astrous state of credit of the Common
wealth. The charter of the U. S. Bank
'renders it imperative for that institution to.
loan the State at least four millions of
dollars, at four per cent interest, if re
quired by law. An inveterate warfare
having been kept up so long against her,
the Loco Focos are determined not to re
cognize the validity of her charter by
availing themselves of this privilege, and
have willingly offered and given flee per
cent to other institutions. The bank is un
doubtedly much obliged to them, because
she can realize much snore per eentage by
using her funds in some other way. Thus
they prove themselves the best of friends
,to that institution.
The Reporter at Harrisburg, expresses
a hope that the loan will be taken in ttt ,
following language.
"By our system, the command of largo
sums of money is exclusively in the hands
of the banks created by the State, it is
but reasonable to expect, that they will
step forward and furnish the means which
are required at this time, to keep the fin•
ished public works in repair, and prose.
cute to completion those which have been
commenced. For upon these public works
the State depends for a large amount of
her revenue, and upon their successful use
our commercial metropolis must rely for
her essential prosperity. If the banks
fail in realizing these just expectations, it
may become a grave question for the de
cision and action of the people, whether,
as by their constitution the banks have
the command of their monied capitol they
do not use their power in direct hostility
to the vital interests of the Common.
wealth, and defeat a principal object for
which they were instituted."
Upon which the Telegraph and Intelli•
gencer justly remarks.
..Upon the foregoing the Philadelphia.
Evening Star well remarks, that the posi
tion assumed that 'the principal object for
which they (Banks) were instituted,' is to
lend money to the Commonwealth, is un
tenable. Banks are associations of indi
viduals who combine their capital and re•