trr
d springing from private nialicei l
• be discountenanced and condem
ned, do, therefore, in pursuance of the
authority vested in me by the Constitu•
tion of the said Commonwealth, here!),
PA It DON the said Edwin W. lfmitt;i I
and Jun J. C. Canting. the defendants
above named, severally:—and d o hereby
fully anp unconditionally pardon and re
mit the ollence alleged to have been com
mitted by their., in the oath and iniliet•
ment aforesaid, and for which said pros
ecution has been Militated: and also ALL
U•I'HER 111.4 'I ERS published or alle
get! to have been published by the said
Edwin If'. Hatter, and John J 1 C. Con
fine, or either of them, through the col.'
umns of the said Magician, in the coon.'
ty of Adams, OR ELSEWhERE, al
leged to have been libellous, to answer
which they may be Lehi in recognizance
as aforesaid; and the said alleged (den.
ces are hereby accordingly PA RDONED
and REM ITTED.
Given under my Hand and the Great Seal
of the State at Harrisburg, this twee•
ty-third day of January, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-one. and of the Cum
tnonwealth the sixty•fifth.
By the Governor:
. FRS. R. SHUNK,
SeCy. of the Common'th
By reason of which said pardon, the
said Edwin if . Hatter, and John J. G.
Cantine pray that by the court her they
may he dismissed ihld discharged from
the said premises in said indictment spe
cified.
EDWIN fr. HUTTER,
JOHN. J. C, CANTINE,
Commonwealth t•a. Hatter and Cantine.
Adana County, ss,
In answer U the defendants plea, by
them in person pleaded, the Common
wealth replies, that she ought not to be
barred from the said indictment against.
the said Huger and Cantine, by reason of
any thing in the plea pleaded, tor the
said David H. Porter has no power to re
mit and pardon the ofli•uae therein char
ged, because the said David H. Porter, to
gether with the said Hutter and Gamine
and Benj. Parke and 0. Barrett, and cer
tain other persons, are the real owner,
and publishers at the paper called the Ma
gician, and were interested in the publica
tion of the libels charged therein; and
thus the said David H. Porter is interes
ted in the result of said prosecution; all
which facts the said Commonwealth avers
she is ready and able to prove, the said
Commonwealth alleged that the said Por
tee is not by the Coustitution able to
pardon and remit his own crimes and lids
demeanors, or those for which he is reason
Bible, prays judgment that she may nut
be barred of said prosecution, et-cetera.
Commonwealth,
vs. The defendants de.
Hotter & Cantine. murrer.
The Defendants say that the replict.tion
of the Commonwealth to the plea pleaded
by the Cefendants as set forth—and the
matters therein contained, are not suffi
cient in law, if true, to prevent the de
fendants from the benefit and advantages
of the plea pleaded by them to the indict
ment—and that the Defendants are not
hound to the same.
W, N. IRVINE, for Defendants.
t rot , The replication and demurrer were e
,..icaltually withdrawn, and the defendants
to ovAa.'harged by the court.
strg
From the Savannah Republican.
INDIANS KILLED BY GEORGIA
VOLUNTEERS.
Traders Hill, Ga. Jan. 19.
On or about the 14th inst., while Capt.
Jernigan of the Georgia Troops, with a
small detachment of his company, were
scouting between Forts Moniac and Tay •
for, ten or fifteen miles south of the Ok-e
-fanoke, they discovered a small Indian
camp fire on the border of a swamp, which
appeared to have been recently lett by the
Indians. On further examination, their
trail was found, leading into the swamp.
Capt. J. leaving their horses in charge °fa
few men, entered with from six. to ten
men on the trail. The party in pursuit,
travelled through mud and water, from'
two to three feet deep, a great portion of
the distance, until they had penetrated
three or four miles, when suddenly an In
dian warrior sprang up within a tew paces
of the Captain and leading men, and lev
elled his riffle at one of the foremost—
happily his riffle missed fire! Not so
with the fortunate volunteer, the crack of
whose riffle a moment after, told the tale
for this Indian. At this juncture, a large
muscular savage showed himself in hos
tile attitude near at hand, when he and
Capt. Jernigan levelled their riffles at
each other. Here again the dexterity of
the white man was destined to prevail
aping' the savage. Jernigan fired, and
the Indian fell, mortally wounded, but
still attempting to rise, the Captain moue
tel him with his knife and soon ended the
struggle. Still a third Indian (believed
to be the last of the party) was now seen,
fired on, asad wounded, but effected his
escape.
The two scalps, with two riffles and
pouches, a few dollars in silver (found in
one of the pouches), and a handsome 11.1.
wie Knife, were brought in as trophies.
They were armed also with bows and
arrows, and were well supplied with emu-
Onion. It is here thought that they were
spies, sent up to ascertain what openings
existed for another Indian adventure.
TH E JOURNAL.
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One country, one constitution one dectin
Ilmitingdon, Feb. 17. 1841.
Democratic Conveution.
"Che firiends of General Harrison in Penn
sylvania are respectfully requested to e
lect Delegates to a State Convention to
be held in the Court House of Harrisburg.
' at 10 o'clock X. M., on
Wednesday, the 10th day of March, 1841,
l'or the purpose of selecting a candidate
for Governor, tube supported by the dem
ocratic party of the State,at the approach
ing general election.
Each county and the city of Philadel
phia will send delegates to the convention
equal in number to their members in the
State Legislature.
T. If. Burrows. Jos, 0 allace,
J. P. it elherill, Jana. Alexander,
J. C. Alonlgemery, Bela Bager,
Francis Park, Jas. Gregory,
11. llPClnre, John IL 11 &leer,
T. Elder J. D. Culberteon,
James Simi.
The old Democratic day for nominating
the candidate for Governor (4th of Mardi)
is departed from in the present instance,
in order to afford all who desire it an op
portunity to attend both the State Con
vention and the inaugeration of President
Harrison.
Our thanks are due to the Hun. James
Cooper, for some valuable public docu
ments, froinlhe seat of National Cluvern-
meat
(lye intend to return thanks to our
Members and Senators at Harrisburg, as
soon as they give us a chance. In the
mean time we will wait patiently.
LCII istown Bank.
We have received a statement of the
condition of this Institution, and the pro
ceedings of the meeting of Directors.--
They have pledged their fortunes and
honor, fur the security of all their notes.
The statement shall appear next week;
and we can conclude by saying that the
(Lewistown Bank is as good as the best.
The Banks--anoiher Suspen-
slot'.
Notwithstanding the confident asser
tion of Governor Porter, made in his
last message to the Legislature. that the
Banks "of this Commonwealth will, as
they are required to do, discharge all
their liabilities in specie," the Banks Of
this State have again suspended.
The cause of this suspension, is told in
few words—the holders of their notes took
the Banks at their promise, and demanded
the specie, immediately after the date op.
pointed by the Legislature; and the Banks
were, as a matter of course, unable to meet ,
the demand. Although they had for a
year devoted their whole energies to be
prepared for the crisis, still the consum
mate folly of political knaves had instilled
into the minds of the people,: or at least a
portion of them, the belief that the Banks
were rotten and corrupt, and their con
ductors knaves and clients; whose only
object was to impose upon, and rob the
innocent, with their .bank rags.' And why
was this? simply because a specified day
was set, on which they were bound by the
requirements of the law, to pay silver for
every note presented. Such are the plain,
and common sense reasons, why Penn
sylvania's Banks could not sustain a re
sumption, although commenced in good
faith. Perhaps we might add one other
reason. Pennsylvania is clearly the on,
ly anti-Bank State in the Union; and
Pennsylvanians the only people who were
sufficiently the dupes of political charle
tins, to believe their stale humbugs, that
the Banks of their State were alone un
safe.
Let us look at the facts. The Banks
of our State held in their vaults more than
three times the amount of specie contains
ed in all the Banks of the boasted Empire
State; and hail in fact no greater circu
lation--yet are they closed by the strange
infatuation of those who should foster
and protect them ; while the New York
Banks continue to pay specie.
New York has for years considered
Philadelphia her rival ; and her first step
to break down her prosperity, was the as•
iault upon the old U. S. Bank. Front
that day her fangs have been fawned up
on out very vitals, and the citizens of our
own State exulted in the certainty of the
downfall of its Banking institutions, and
he dawning of the sunshine of Benton's
'golden days."
Pennsylvania, with all the wealth of,
ier mountains, and the universally ad_ I
nitted wealth of her industrious suns,
ne might almost say, a vassal of
New York ; and her citizens are forced,
o pay tribute to her oppressive rival.-- 1
Does any one doubt ill Let him try to
purchase the notes of a New York Bank,
which in truth has not halt the specie in
her vaults, of one of our own, and he will
find himself the victim of New York
shavers.
The "Bulls" and "Bears" saw, in the
present appointed day for resumption, a
certain chance, when they could again
prostrate our Banking institutions. Eve.'
ry means was used to he ready for the cri
sis. The Banks must resume, or forfeit
their charters. It they laid their charters
at the Governor's feet, so much the bet
ter for New York.—lf they resumed, they
were determined to be ready, and rush
like vultures upon their prey. Their plan
succeeded ; and the Banks of our State
are now forced to suspend, atter having
in good faith endeavored to meet the re.
quirements of the law. There are no
Banks in the Union, that could have
withstood so heavy a run as did our
Banks,—yet they were compelled to close
their doors, and should the law be enfor
ced, forfeit their charters.
The blow was struck at the U. S Bank
by politicians, and enemies of our State,
with the hope as we supposed) to close
her, and prove her corruptness. That
blow struck her to the earth. Then the!
other Banks imagined that they would be
secure from any run, and in solemn con
dare resolved to continue to pay spe,,ie.l
regardless of the fallen monster. Vain
resolve! That very blow awoke all the
oft told tales of the insecurity of Banks;
and the people--those who till then had
hoped that the resumption would last,
stared aghast; and with their paltry Bank
rags in their hands, sallied forth to obtain
the specie. One sticrt day the boast of
the Banks lasted ; when night came, they
found their vaults nearly empty, and the
crowd of creditors more numerous, and
more needy. They closed their vaults,
and told the world how vain was such re
solves.
Such is the history of the transaction,
and its probable causes. Let us now, for
one single moment, ask what will he
ITS EFFECTS,
unless some immediate remedy be appli
ed, upon Pennsylvania, her public works,
and her citizens? Pennsylvania will be
disgraced and dishonered, at home and
abroad. Iler credit will be destroyed,and
her poverty and insolvency, will be a
~ p roverb and a by word!" Her public
works will not yield revenue enough foi
the greedy harpies, who now like leeches,
suck out her very life blood; while the
unfinished lines will lie and rot, and
crumble by piece -meal, to form a moulde
ring monument of Pennsylvania's folly
and cupidity. Her citizens, or at least
many of them, will fall victims to the
stern process of the law• For most cer
tainly will the lianks rigidly enforce their
collections, and the debtor will fall be-
neath the stern grasp of a relentless cre-,
ditor. The farmer, who has bought his
fields and his stock, and has three fourths
of the cost paid for, will find the whole
sacrificed to pay the remaining fourth—
and himself and family cast without hope
upon an unfeeling world. So with every
merchant, manufacturer, ant mechanic;
and our whole State, to a certain extent,
will become a mighty scene of desolation:
What Can Be Done
Is a question, that every honest Penn.
sylvanian should put to himself, to reme,
dy the multitude of evils that will arise
out of the difficulties which now surround
us. Does it become us, now, to quarrel
and wrangle among ourselves, and let
our cunning foes snatch from us our pros
perity, while we are contending, as parti-
sans, about a popular humbug plan to al
lay the panic ? We opine not.--We
must awake and look around us for some
permanent mode of relief. They must
sot be party measures urged on by politi-,
cal prejudice, but they must be entered
into in good faith, with a firm determinaH
titan to save our State from distress and,
ruin.
lie have no hesitation, so far as re
gards ourselves, to avow the opinion, that
no plan of relief can be found, but in al.
lowing the Banks to issue bills under the
denomination of ss.—Ohio, on the one
side, New York on another, New Jersey
on another, and Maryland on another, all'
allow their Banks to circulate small bills,
while Pennsylvania, in the middle, refuses
to do so. The effect of which is, that
their small notes form the circulating 1
me
ilium of our State, and an equal amount
of our funds, either specie or Bank notes.
is taken out of our State. If the latter,
they are always in readiness to demand
specie of our Banks when the day of re.
( resumption comes; and from the fact, that
our Banks do not receive these foreign
(small tills, they cannot at that time pay
them back in the redemption of their own
bills.
Again, why should not our Banks reap
the benefit of such a currency, if the Peo
'ple are obliged to submit to it ? Or, who
is there in our county that would not pre.
fer the small notes of the Hollidaysburg
Exchange Bank, to the scores of Canal,
Rail Road, Stage Company, or Bank
notes of other States? We believe none;
and if the matter was fairly put to the
people, divested of the party slang of dem
agogues, we feel confident, it would be at
once adopted. Something must be done
and that very speedily; and we say let
the people say what that something, shall
be.
THE PARDON.
In our paper of to-day, will be found!
the pardon issued by the Governor in thel
the case of flutter and Cantine, we ask'
fur it an attentive and careful perusal.
Every reader will stand amazed and as
tonished at the unlimited stretch of power
usurped by this paragon of a Governor.
The spirit of our institutions implies,l
that no man is guilty unless proven so.
Then, in the name of all that is republi
can, what business has our governor to
pronounce a man guilty before he is con
victed. Yet he has done so; fur, if the
men were innocent, they needed no par
don, and, in the eye of the law, they were
innocent, until convicted before a jury of
heir countrymen. Yet has this usurper
of power boldly thrust in his paidon, be
tween them and the decision of the law.
Read it, we say to every honest, candid
and correct thinking man. Read it
then ask yourself if you are prepared to
let such a state of affairs exist in our
country? Are you willing that any Guys
ernor of our state shall have power to stop ,
you in the prosecution of manifest crime,'
before the sentence of the law has declar.
ed the guilt or innocence of the person
at the bar? If you are, your laws are but
las the idle wind, and our liberties as weak
as a rope of sand. Let the precedent be
once established, that an executive office,.
can pardon before trial ; and it is only
:another term fur an executive licence
to violate all law, and the wicked pars
sites of his power, will riot in every deed
of guilt and the preserving pardon of their
companion and master, the Executive, is
the rock of their safety.
Under our present laws, the fear or
standing recorded on the dockets of court
a convicted and condemned criminal, re
strains many, who might otherwise pour
out their vengeance on any victim, even if
they supposed a pardon might be obtained
after their sentence. Not so now. The
reckless and hardened villian finds in the
executive, pardon and safety from even
the court records, and he glories in his
authority; to disregard 01l law. Because,
if this doctrine is admitted as correct,
Murder, Rapine arid Theft will stalk
abroad at noon-day, and laugh at the offi
cers of the law.
In the records or no state in the Union,
can so disgraceful an act be found record
ed of any executive; and we rejoice that
there are few, if any, with american heart,
base enough to advocate so dangerous
and tyranical a mea sure.
This worthy and estimable Governor,
however, says, that he is so much in favor
of the liberty of the press. that he cannot
think of doing anything to abridge it.
Citizens of this county, do you not all re
collect with what untiring zeal lie and his
pimps pursued Robert Campbell, for writ_
ing a letter that was published in Union
County; and witlikvhat holy fervor thi s
same David R Porter, while on the wit
ness stand, swore to his own virtuous char
acter; and with what reverance and awe
he appealed to his Almighty God, to. give
sufficient force to his oath to work the
conviction of Campbell. Yet now will, the
s ame prctestations of a desire to act cor
rectly, he declares his unwillingness to
countenance any "eforta for the improper
restraint of its independe nee, springing
from PRIVATE MALICE." Have
you, our reader, forgotten the unrelentin g
hatred manifested against Robt. Campbell':
and Porters efforts to have him convicted 1
And do you not know it was private malice
urged him on in that prosecution ? lie was
then Governor of Pennsylvania, auto if
he tells the truth now, AP. Campbel l
would have been pardoned before he Iwo',
up his Federal Brother Jim, to write his
indictment; and that brilliant of the first
water, in legal blackvardism, Gouge W.
Barton, to assail Mr. Campbell.
Yet (his is Pennsylvania',—the proud
Keystone State's Governor. Some two
years ago we told, in letters of fire, his
character. Every day tells us that we
done him no injustice.
The Governor has again vetoed the Bill.
passed for settling the accounts on the
13:g Break of 1838. We have not see n
the veto, but we are told, that he still re
iterates the old slang, of plunder, against
the agents who conducted the wurk.
It is really a little strange, that neither
this same Governor nor any of his fellows
could establish any of their charges a
gainst them ►n our Courts. Court after
Court, did they continue their prosecu
tions against Fenton, Chapman and Stone
braker; and for no other cause lilt to make
political capital. Yet, after they had
tried their best, they abandoned their suits
and gave it up as a bail job; and the Ve.
nango Treasurer went back to Harrisburg
convinced that he had got his snout into
the wrong trough. Poor fellow—the spi.
rit moved him; and some others, who ren
'tiered themselves notorious by bringing
these suits; and the result has proved
them just what they were believed t 3 be.
Not satisfied, Gov. Porter, again ve
toes the bill to settle the accounts of his
old county friends; and assigns again, the
stale falsehood as the cause, that there
was manifest corruption. Yet how fu
tile their attempts to prove it.
Canal Connnissioners.
A N'E I'o.
The bill for the election oh the Canal
Commissioners as published some weeks
since in our paper, eventually passed
both houses, whereupon the Governor ye.
toed the bill, and sent it back to the Leg
islature.
Next week we intend to give the veto
entire. AL present, we have only to say
that "our matt Dory R." was very unfor•
tunate in one of his objections. That
"as the Constitutional point, for lie
makes quite a long quotation from the
OLD CONSTITUTION. Thus making
himself appear as ignorant and redit u
loos as his state Treasurer, . 11, Read .
When the blouse were discussing the
matter, however, he sends in a supple
mentary message saying that such an er
ror existed, but charging the fault upon
the transcribing clerk, The old adage
that "a poor excuse is better than none,"
must have suggested this excuse, because
no man in his senses woald believe that a
transcribing clerk while transcribing
from his written copy would take up a
copy of the old constitution and make an
enx tract from a printed book, and not see
the dilrerence; neither would the trtrnscri.•
Bing clerk think of making comments on
that part, so inserted, bj mi;toke. Yet
our Great Governor tells this silly story
to the woi Id, and we doubt not, is k o l e
nough to think that they will believe it.
Nor is this the best of joke. After
the mistake was discovered, their printers
immediately alter the original message
and send it forth in slips by hundreds to
their faithful partisans, and thzy declare
it the real thing. We shall not continue
lour remarks any farther this week, but
shall show some of the fallacies up in
i our next.
GENERAL HARRISON has arrived at
Washington, and taken rooms at Gads•
by's. His tour throughout the country
was one continued march of triumph.
Hundreds and thousands greeted him
with joy and gladness, wherever he stop
ped. In Baltimore he was visited by
hundreds of ladies; and eery heart bid
him welcome, as the former and present
deliverer of his country.
The official canvass of the electoral
vote has taken place, and the result was
the same ss heretofore given by us. liar.
rison, 234; Van Buren, GO; Tyler, 234.
Johnson, 48; L. U. Tazewell, 11; J. K.
Polk, 1.
HYMEN EALEGMFER
?he silken tie that binds two willing hearts.
------------
MARRIED,
'-On Tuesday last by, Daniel Africa,
Esq., Mr. WILLIAM STATES Jun, to Miss
CATHARINE MUMPER, ooth of Walker tp.
-On Tnesdny the 4th inst. ,by the Rev,
Samuel Hill, Dr. J. W. CAMERON, to Miss
REsEccA, (laughter f James E. Stewart,
all of Sinking Valley.
----On the same evening by the Rev. J.
Gibson, Mr. ARCHIBALD M'FADDEN to
iMiss MARr A1.E.F.11, all of Hollidaysburg.
-On the same day, by the Rev. R. Bond,
Mr. DAVID GoODFELLow, to Miss SAIIAu
(ox, all of the former pl ice.
--At the same time, by the same, Mr.
iAMU EL SMITH, of Scotch V,lley, to Miss
ELIZABETH BROTHERLI NI, Of DUIICanSVinC
Zt•lrnnpole Butler crunty. Pa., on
,the 21st tilt, by the Itt.y. Mr. Deffeuhaugh
er, Mr. PAUL GNAT F. of Hollidaysburg, to
Miss REBECCA, &tighter of the lat Dr. Jas.
Trimble, of NVilliamsburg.
-In Jolmstw,n on the 9th inst hl• the Rev
C. Bann tt, Mr, CnutsTopttErt Sunnis to.
Miss SUSANAH COLLIER, both of Aollidays
burg.
OBITUARY RECORD•
'ln the mithrt of lye we are in death."
DIED—On Sunday, Feh. 1-lit.. of
pulitionaly consumption, in this borough,
Mr. (tkto. AI. DICKSON, in the 26th year
l ot hi, age.
in mmtmitt t(d.
We are reminded in the death of this
young man, of the uncertainty of human
lite, and the mutability of all earthly
hopes. For some time the disease, to
which he has fallen an early victim, had
been slowly, but surely, urniermining hia
constitution; alternately raisirg Lad de
pressing the hopes of anxious triends,
until, neither the skill of physicians, nor
the most faithful care of female tender
ness, could longer avail.
Death is ever terrible—but more par
ticularly to, when met, far from the
scenes of um. youth, and the friends of
our childhood. Strangers may be kind,
nay, they may be affectionate, tut with
all their kindness and affection, they fail
to supply the place of relearves.,—'tis
them, we would look upon. in the last
mortal ag. ny. In this case, this last con
solation has been demed—no relatives
clustered round ins (13 ing couch!—lts, a•
ching eyes were closed by the hand of tlto
stranger. But lie was not alone, no,
"there is a friend that sticketh closer than
a brother;" one, on whose redeeming arm,
you can repise in sLlet v. There to a tie
the tie, that binds the christian to
Ids God —that death cannot rive. Tito
subject of this brief notice, we have rea
son to believe, had made his peace.
"The faith which he died in was pure.
And the hope that sustained hint was
The priTnise was .steadfast and sure,"
"I go, but I'll not tarry Laig;"
And it so , thed his last hours when the pr :-
mise was given, tc—•
That the voice that hi.d made it would
greet him in heaven."
In the character of Mr. Dickson, there
l was much to admire—gentlemanly in his
Idepnrtment— nmia6le in his dispo,it:on;
he was a warns friend, and worthy citi
zen.
REC t UIF.!•CAT FACE.
A.
Huwingtlon, Feb.l6 11. 1841.
Contmuaicalr•d.
By the decease of Mr. Dickson,sttcie
ty has been bereaved or a valuable mem.
ber—nossessing talents of a high mould.
After having finished a collegiate course,
he was about preparing himself, by a
course of studies, to enter the profession
of the law. Ile was also employed as a
teat her in the Ifuntingdon Academy. Ills
prospects were flatteting, and, he bid lair
to become an ornament to, as well as a
useful member or the profession lie had
selected,
To his friends at a distance, who were
not permitted to view the closing scene of
his life, nor stand by 'his dying cone)),
an , l receive his last sad farewell when his
immortal soil was about to free itself
from this clayey tenement, and wing ifs
way to the land of spirits;—we can say,
that. al:limigh he died "a stranger, in a
strange land," yet, he recei, ed all the
soothing t.ttention that kindness could sag
gest; and formed fiietids in, his affliction
who 'administered every comfort, and
smauthcd the thorny pillow tit death.
His end was peace. Death came—not
arrayed in terror, hut as a messenger to
conduct him, as we fondly trust, to anoth
er—a het ter world, there to spend u hap
pyeternity.
The large and respectable concoursc, of
people that fol I owed ihe mortal remains of
the deceased, to the'r last resting place—
!among whom •yere the Trustees, aml
jScholars of the Academy; the Scholars
and Teachers of the Sunday School, of
which, he was Superintendent--testifies
to the regard and t , teem enterrainen for
him by the community in general.
•
NOTICE TO COLLECTORS
Collecto's of county tax for the
year 1839, who have not yet settled.
their duplicates, are het eby, notified, that
on the 301 h day of March next, the bal
ance remaining due and unpaid on their
several duplicates will be certified tote
the Prothonotary's office, and collected
by execution. The balance from the col.
lectors previous to the said year were thi,
day, agreeably to a former notice, put int( •
ihe hands of the Sheriff for collection '
This course is absolutely necessary, for
the demands against the county, on ric ,
count of bridge contracts entered into the
past star, cannot be liquidated by reasoi
of the delinquency of the several culler
tors.
LAMESMOORE,
JOSHUA ROLLER, Corn
K. L. GREENE.
Comni , s'oner's office, Feb. 12, 1840.