marvelled to perceive his unwonted gaiety wear otras they proceeded in their ride. McNeil became silent and pensive• The evening was fine, and they went upon the lake to enjoy the moonlight. Jones sung his best songs and woke the echoes with his bugle. his ft lend remained silently wrapt in his cloak, at the boat's stern. At last, very abruptly he sprang up, and . ordered the rowers to land him. "Where are you going?" inquired Jones. "'l'o, Saratoga," was the reply. "Not to night, surely?" "Yes, now, this instant." En tertaining some fears for his friend's safe• ty, Jones reluctantly devoted that lovely night to a hard ride over a sandy road, instead of lingering away its delightful hours on the sweet bosom of the lake. Six months after, McNeil married the widow's daughter, and the ensuir.g sum mer, when I met him at Saratoga Springs he assured me he found it a delightful res. idence. From the Harrisburg Intelligencer THE vE . ro 'VE TOED! DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF THE GOVERNOR AND HIS RECEDING FRIENDS. We rejoice in communicating to our readers the fact, that the REVENUE AND RELIEF BILL, as reported by the commit tee of conference, passed by both Houses of the Legislature, and vetoed by the Governor, is now a law, having been car • vied through both branches by the consti tutional vote of two-thirds. But at the same time, as we e rite these paragraphs our cheeks are mantled with blushes for the honor of cur native Com; monwealth, disgraced as; she is by the men to whom a confiding people have en trusted powers which are abused and sta tions which are dishonored. We allude to the outrageous operations which eventuated in the passage of the very bill in whose passage we now rejoice. Those circumstances we shall briefly re capitulate. When the revenue and relief bill was passed, it was generaliy expected that the Gevernor would veto it. That expecta tion was not disappointed. The veto came. It was reversed in the Senate. in the House it was sustained once—twice. During the interval between the latter vote upon it and the second re.considera tion, another bill, differing but little in its features, was got up by the friends of the Governor, and passed through both Houses. But before this latter bill was formally presented to the Governor, lo ! the veto was taken for the third time in the House of Representatives--the veto was vetoed and the bill passed ! !! To those at a distance this may seem to involve nothing more than a chang e of position on the part of a few of the Gov ernor's friends. To that change we would have urged no objection, had it been brought about by an honest conviction of its necessity. It was, however, the ro sult of the basest conduct on the part of the Governor which can well be imag ined. After the second bill was passed the confidential friends of the Governor— Messrs. Watenr, GILLIS and others— waited on him to hear the final decree re lative to bills then pending. Did he offer to sign the second bill, which had been passed to meet and obviate his objections? Did he offer to sacrifice any thing—even to keep the pledge siven in his veto mes sage? No such thing. He had not the manliness to do this. But he required Messrs. DOUGLAS, WRIGNE, HOLZMAN, GILLIS, CORTRIGHT, and their associates, to sacrifice themselves in order that a bill which lie knew to be proper might pre vail, and he himself be saved the apparent inconsistency of approving it ! The Governor's requisition was an swered Messrs. DOUGLASS, WRIGHT, HOLEMAN, and Lusa, went into the House and ranged themselves in favor of the bill. It was passed. These men declared that they were sacrificing themselves—and perhaps they were—but it was done for the Governor, and to release him from his dilemma. He required it at their hands --they yielded themselves as scapegoats to stand between DAVID R. PORTER and the people ! They are to be applauded for the act they have performed—and dis pised for the means by which they suffered themselves to be brought to it Does any one suppose that the Govern or did not, even at the time his veto was prepared, desire that the bill should be come a law precisely as it has? Any who, entertain his own opinion should re- fleet upon the total want of official integ rity which Gov. PORTER has heretofore exhibited, and the large appropriations contained in the bill as passed. They can in these things find ample reasons fur changing their opinions. For our own parts, we are fully persuaded of the truth et what is stated above ; and our belief is strengthened by the fact that immediate. ly before the last vote was taken on the vetoed bill, we observed from the window of the Senate chamber, the issue from the Governor's room of several of the very men who afterwards yielded themselves a sacrifice to party in order to save nix! Before the last vote was taken in the House, Mr PENNIMAN remonstrated strong ly against the course which he saw some of his party friends were about taking, and made divers insinuations about "bar .gains,” "sales," &c. We have nothing to do with the bargain between the Gov ernor and the recreant members. We care nothing about the means used. We only know that these facts are disgrace ful. The minutia of the sale and pur chase may be settled bets. een the Gov ernor and the men who sold themselves to • • • E JOURNAL. One country,one constitution one deetin Huntingdon May, 12, 1841. Democratic Candidate FOR GOVERNOR, JOHN BANKS, OF BERItS COUNTY, The Revenue Bill Passed. As we predicted, some weeks since, the Legislatuic have passed a law for the relief of the State and people by a major ity of two thirds, or the constitutional vote, which places it beyond the reach of (Executive power. The bill which was given in our last pa: per came back vetoed by his excellency, and a long list of reasons given why he could not sign it. According to our views had he given but one he could have come nearer the truth; and that should have been in these words: "I do not wish to sign this bill, because, it is important that I make a certain portion of my party (who do not like "denunciations front any quarter;" and, consequently, got out of the party harness, when I told them a year ago that I did n3i care for them) be neve that I have got once more in to real anti,bank path, which I think I will certainly do if I veto this small note and suspension bill. They will give me cred• it for being firmly opposed to such mon. trosities; and will again come into my sup port; and it is very evident to me that /' shall need all the assistance possible (and perhaps a little more) to again succeed. I was elected on anti-bank principles, and if I do not convince them that I stick to what little integrity I have, they will charge me with deserting their principles; when they will return the favor by deser ting me. A liberal and enlightened Leg. islature cannot but see the position in which 1 am placed; and will at once agree that I am justifiable in refusing my signa•, ture to this, and every other bill introdu, ced by them, for a majority of them do ,;pt I:,,•!nng to my party, and I cannot a gree that they do anyt!:ntt that is calcu lated to benefit eithei my election or my party. And, furthermore, by way of „2t+ isfying you that I am as much in favor of banks as I ever was, and am also very lib- 1 eral in my concessions to my opponents. I will suggest a plan that can easily be accomplished. It is this. Alter the objectionable features in this bill, and send it again to me; but you need have no fears that I will sign it. You know that I am a large bank stockholder, and I am as much in favor as you can be, of keeping them out of the reach of these rascally Barn burners. When you have done this I will touch some few of my own boys in the Legislature, on a point, where /know, they, like myself, are very sensitive. (I can rely on them, for birds of II feather 4 , c). It is likely you know what has long been considered the virtues of a crooked sixpence in crossing the palm, when you wish to tell any person's fortune. At any rate, we do; and I assure you the plan will work to a miracle. Then the first bill can again be called up, and if pre-' viously lost, be reconsidered, and passed by the Constitutional majority. Thus I shall be relieved from attaching my name to any bill. You may think the subject difficult to be done. But 1 know better, and if you know the affections of our par-' tisane for a certain root as well as the people of Huntingdon county know me you would not doubt. You might be anx-, ious to know what root can perform such, wonders. In order that you may judge, of its efficacy, I will simply state that it is that root, which was defined by some old fellow, who was desirous of being thought more,honest then men really arc now, and whose name was Shakspeare, 1 think, or perhaps St. Patrick, (as the names both begin with an S, I cannot be certain which) as the "root of evil." I know and have felt its powers, therefore, I speak with confidenc. Be assured that I will not fail in this matter. "In conclusion, allow me to say, that when the measure is perfected, 1 shall consider myself largely your debtor; for, although.l loose the credit of sanctioning a good measure, if the bi!l gives relief, still I obtain the still greater benefit of having the money therein appropriated, to scatter all over the state, and place it in the hands of officers to use before the election." Such a message as the above we ima gine, would have covered the whole ground of his objections, and would be i characterized by candor and truth. HOW WAS IT DONE ? Is a question that may be well asked, for if is almost impossible to imagine . what inducement can:make a number of men on one day openly avow their hostility to a mea sure as one fraught with the direst disas ter, to our country; and then, in one day thereafter, not simply to vote for it but to do so when they know that by so doing it will become a law, in defiance of the veto' of the Governor. Yet have a number of ,the Loco Focos done so. Can ally one !imagine what brought conviction to their !minds? Was it the veto message, which satisfied them that the bill ought to pass? Or, in truth, is it as is strongly suspected, owing to the earnest solicitations of the Governor himself? We have every rea. .son to believe the latter is the truth. Mr. Potter was anxious to veto this small note and suspension bill so as to satisfy some of his partisans who had openly doubted his integrity to his party. Consequently, lie vetoed this bill; and with a show of great concessions for the sake of his native state, he pretends that he will sign a bill with some of the objec tionable features so modified as to tneet l his views. In this he was unfortunate, for the Legislature took him at his word. A bill of this kind was passed, and the Governor discovered that the Legislature had him in a split stick. He did not lwant to sign the latter bill any more than the former: nor had he the least idea that the Legislature would take him at his word; and what was now to be done to save himself from the dilemma ? Our !Harrisburg papers publicly say that the • ;members who voted for the final passage lof the bill, were seen leaving the Execu tive chamber, and going directly to the House and voting against the veto; and common sense would seem to say, that the Governor must have coaxed or driven them to become the scape goats for hitn• One thing is certain that they did just as we predicted they would some weeks since. And this they call democracy ! One Man Power. There is no set of men who have pre tended to abhor the government of' a peo-, ple by one man, than these Solomons who call themselves democrats. They talk of nothing else except the obedience to :till of the dear people. It is in eve ry mouth. N ow 7hat have we seen? One man, and he Iwo of :he most hon est or wise, setting up his opiniii a;:ainst the Representatives of the people; and oi; every occasion vetoing any and every im portant bill passed by them. But a few 'years ago, and the Governor at all times signed the laws passed by the Legislature. Now it is considered by this democratic party as the only evidence of his great ness. To so great an extent has he car ried his propensity for vetoing, that he has written not less than ten long yes to messages: more than was ever before delivered in this state since the adoption of her constitution. Every bill of a pub lic nature, has been vetoed; and the spleen of his vindictive heart has carried him so far that he has stooped to veto a private bill. Such is this one man principle; and we ask all, are you willing to say that one man knows more of the necesities and wishes of the people than one hundred and thirty-three coming from all parts of the state ? It is said that party has made the Legislature pass bills which they knew he could not sign, in order to ren der him odious before the 'people. Now is it not as likely that this same Mr Por• ter has vetoed these bills in order to ren der the other patty obnoxious to the same censure ? TEN VETOES k one Session. What a commentary upon Pennsylvania Leg's. lation. One man has told a hundred and thirty-three, ten times, that he knows more than they; and this same one man is called the head of the Democratic party. The .tlddress. Next week we will give our readers the very able and excellent address, wr;tten by our members of the Senate and House.' It is a complete history of their laborious session. A list of the Titles of Acts passed at the late session of the Legislature pre pared for this day's paper Is unavoidable , crowded but. It will be given best Mistaken The papers, throughout the state we be, lieve, that support Mr. Porter's election, have really supposed that Porter was in earnest when he vetoed the last Revenue Bill ; and they forthwith commence heap ing all manner of praise on his firmness and integrity fur resisting such a "Bill of abominations" as they emphatically term it. They thought he was in earnest and had no notion that alter having written such a strong veto, that he would go and buy up a bakers dozen of their patriots, and get them to support the Bill, and 'thus assist in making it a law without having nerve enough to attach his name to it. It is strange that they should imagine for a moment that the Gcvernor meant the Bill should not pass. What sheer fol ly. Ile only meant to make use of the opportunity to call back some of the radi cal Democrats, who had wandered from the fold of party. Nor is this the only mistake. The course they took at first has led them into anoth er error. They have now commenced a busing the thirteen, and charge them with being bribed? bought! aye ! Bought like sheep ! What a very honest party they must have! For many years now have we heard them charge their own partizans, with venality. We never doubted it much ; and of course did not wonder at their charging, each other with it, for they are acquainted with each other. In this case these organs have struck up the wrong tune, for if those men were bribed, we should at once give it as our opinion, that both the buyer and the bought belong to the same party. In a split Stick. Honest David. has been lurked again. It will be remembered that in the early part of the session, he vetoed the Bill fur altering the manner of selecting canal commissioners. In that Veto he, without being asked to say so, told the Legislature if they would pass a law giving their selec tion directly into the hands of the people, he would agree to it. They have taken him at his word and have passed such a bill, and now is, we presume as little anxious to sign it as the other. Pool unfoi tunate! What can he do 1 he did not dream that they would ever pass such a law ; and on ly wanted to talk a little about the people and their rights and power. But the law Its now before him, and he must sign it or acknowledge that he was playing hypo crite in his previous message. The Opinion of the Party. It will be seen by the following extract from the "Spirit of the Times" a Porter paper, what their own party presses think of the conduct of those men who finally were Instrumental in the passage of the Revenue hill, but who professes to belong to the L'!ne party as the Governor. lie g i ve p;,:F.e to this article, to peeve that we are nut alone the belief that they were bought, although we Iliffer as to the purchaser. Here it is distinctly ted that they have sold themselves, and in the most "insinivating" manner, they are called all sorts of hard names; and it is well worth the perusal to see what an estimate they place upon each other. The very essence of supreme blackguardis in, "sticks out a feet" in every line; and is very well calculated to secure the unti ring opposition of these very men, to a party that tolerates such language and conduct in its leading organs. At any rate read the article. The paper on the day of its publication of the article, was shrouded in large black lines, and the names were also enclosed with four heavy lines, all of which indica ted that its editor was mourning for the venality of its partisans. PASSAGE OF TIIE REVENUE BILLIOUR STATE SOLD TO TEE BANKS!-TRAITORS IN THE CAMP!-LET THEM HE PUNISH ED WITH POLITICAL DE STH! We put our paper in black to-day, and with excellent reason. The passage o f Johnston's bill is the death-blow to the political character of our State ! Hence• forth it should be called BANKSYLVANIA, for we have no longer any laws but such as the Banks choose to prepare for our obedience ! Honor—honesty—in tegri ty —public faith—public character—all have been sacrificed at the shrine of the Money God! The people's liberties have been thrown away ! They have been basely deceived and betrayed into the hands of the moneychangers ; and the fair fame of our State has been blasted forever! If all the Democratic Representatives had remained in their seats, and not sneak ed like cowards away at the very moment when their presence was most wanted this dire mishap, this ruinous event had not occurred. Thirteen men who had sworn to watch over the interests of the State-- thirteen men who had up to this unfortu nate moment, battled in the good cause of Democracy, and fought against the uhho ly alliance of the Banks—suddenly turn ed a political somerset, and voted for the very thing which but a few hours before they had denounced as a combination of every thing most iniquitous and most de structive to the prosperity of the people What caused this sudden revolution of I , opinion 1 What kind of argument has I been employed by the bank emissaries to produce this miraculous change of posi tion ? For how many pieces of silver have these traitors consented to sell them coun try? (low much did the five Democrats that were ABSENr, get for vacating their seats so opportunely? 'low much will the two Democrats who dodged by NOT vonno on the question, realize for their share in this infamous transaction? NV e give the names of the miscreants that all may know to whom they are indebted for this mark of unutterable, and ineffable disgrace. Traitors to the People! Recreants who voted for the George Boat, Gaylord Church, Andrew Cartwright, Joseph Douglass, James S. Gamble, James L. Gillis, Alexander floleman, J. C. Horton, Francis Lusk, John May, Daniel Snyder, John "eaver, Hendrick B. Wright. Recreants who were absent. Joseph Trash, Stephen Pierce, John Waklee, Ephraim Fenton, J. Fuller. Recreants who dodged the question. Isaac Vanhurn, John Zimmerman. These are the traitors! These are men who could forget every thing in their thirst for gold I—These are the soulless crea, tures that could sell honor, patriotism and that would sell Heaven itself ! for a lit tle of that shining dust they worship with such an adoration These are the reptiles! People of Pennmylvania look to them ! Put on them the seal of reprobation ! Let them be scouted from decent society ! Brand them with the mark of blackest infamy, and teach your children to men tion them as you would mention with ex ecration the traitor ARNOLD, the traitor Bunn, or the traitor Hum. An Error. Our friend and cotemporary of the "Lewistown Republican," committed an unfortunate error in noticing the day of fasting, recommended by President Tyler. Ile says the 14th. is set apart as "a day of Thanksgiving" for the death of our much loved and honored Harrison. That day is recommended as a day of Vasting, humiliation, and prayer." Death has stricken a shining mark—the guardian of a free people has fallen beneath his never erring bolt. As a nation we have been •tricken by him who holds the destiny of nations in his hands. As a nation, then, it becomes us to humble ourselves before Him, and like the poor Publican, ex claim, "God be merciful." In humility we are called upon to bow beneath the rod of national afili7.tion, and pray that our punnishment be not greater than we can bear. This would be a day of gener al "fasting, humiliation, and prayer."i When the nurturing hand of the All Wise has reared from the earth his bounties for the husbandman, and shed plenty, peace, and prosperity over our favored land, then should we have a day of "Thanks. giving and praise;" and with hearts over tio::,ing with jiy, return thanks for the, goodness. exercise ui r his We trust tn.; t our neigh , )or does not w i ll i ngly commit the error, although there may be some so unt,...!'aritable as to charge it to him. Huntingdon Female Library 'Association We do not think that we could perform a greater benefit to persons unacquainted with the existence of the above named as sociation than by calling their attention to its advantages. A number of the Ladies of our town have associated themselves together, to establish and receive the advantages of a Library. By their untiring zeal, and the assistance of friends they have succeed ded in obtaining a valuable selection of some hundreds of volumes. They regu larly transmit their funds to the city and increase the quantity and variety. For the trifling sum of fifty cents a year any person can have au opportunity to read most of the standard works of value. We trust that our hint will be sufficient. THE BRITISU FORCE ON THIS SIDE OF TILE ATLANTIC. The New York Express says : "./n the present condition of affairs between this country and England, it is worth while to remember the preparations of our enemies this side of the Atlantic, if the worst should coins to the worst. The British force on this side the Atlantic a mounts at present to about 27 Regi ments, of which 21 Regiments are station. ed in Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Five of the regiments in Canada have been ordered home, and six regiments ordered from 've nous places to supply their place. The National Fast Resclution of the Burgcests and Town council of the borough of Huntingdon. At a special meeting of the Burgesses and Town Council, of the borough of Huntingdon, on Saturday the Bth May 1841. David Blair, Esq• offered the following rreamble and resolution, which were read and unanimously adopted: Wit Ens: AS, President Tyler has recom mended, that FRIDAY the 14th day of this month to be observed throughout the Uni ted States, as a day of FASTING AND PRAYER, in humble reverence and ac• knowledgment of the Providence which has deprived the people of the United States of their late Chief Magistrate, Therefore, lie it Resolved, by the Burgesses and Town Council of the borough of Hun tingdon in council met, and ►t is hereby resolved by the same, That the citizens and inhabitants of the said borough of Huntingdon are respectfully recommen ded to suspend all, and all manner of bus iness and worldly employment, tor and during Friday the 14th day of May inst., and to observe the said day in a quiet, orderly, and religious manner, as to them may seem right and proper. T. P. dAiIPBEI.I4, - C.'hief Burgess. GEO. TAYLOR, 7110/1 C/i Correspondence al the Baltimore American. NEW ORLEANS, April 27, 1841. Our citizens have within a day Or two, been surprised and shocked at several in stances, of peculation and fraud on the part of certain officers of two of our banks. /n one case the book keeper of the Louis iana State Bank is accused of having over drawn his account in that institution ful .iv eighty thousand dollars. His sodden disappearance led to an examination of the affair, when the defilcation was dis covered. The excitement consequent up on the developement of his delinquency had not subsided, when a rumor prevailed that two of the clerks of the Bank of Louisiana (the bit book keeper and re ceiving teller) had absconded, and that a deficit of some $75,000 had been discov ered. As the banks in question have so far published nothing explanatory of these alleged malversations, there may be somo inacuracy with regard to the amounts ab+ stracted, but as respects the tact of large deficits having been ascertained and of the departure of the delinquents—most pro• bably to Texas—there can scarcely be a doubt. TEXAS.--1 have seen Galveston pa pers to the 25th April. They however contain little worth copying. The French frigate Sabine was at Galveston at that date. The Houston Telegraph denies the statement published in one of the New York papers, that Texas had agreed to pay England, as her part of the Mexican indemnity, the sum of E1,000,G00, and adds if any such stipulation was made, it must have been in secret session, and could not have transpired. The following article from the. Liver pool Standard, contains some striking truths : ..THE LUNACY OF NATIONS.—When nations go to war without a cause and without an object, their oaly business is to injure each other as much as possible, The extent of the mutual injury that may be inflicted in this case is beyond calculation: for the destructive power of steam navigation has not yet been ascer tained : and such vast interests have grown up durino•ti long period of friendly relations amonithe three leading nations earth—interests wholly dependent on 10,. continuance of peace—that war must be destructive economically than physically, `Whether to the French, or the English or • s A L if e a e n n s . n a oh The n mere bloodshed in action I, when and nation, seems a tri fl ing mat., compared with the convulsions of tt.. , de that would would occur throughout the 'region of war. France would indeed suf. for less than England or America from disturbance of the established order of in dustrj and commerce; but then, to make the balance even, France can scarcely go to war without the accompaniment of a political revolution at home. While the Southern producers of America and more than half the manufactures were ruined— elide grass was growing in the streets of Manchester and New York—the French would be destroying each other in civil broils. And then there are the state of Slavery in America. and the state of Pau. 9erism in Ireland, and the state of Chart ism in England and Scotland, as elements of further destruction—all brought into activity by the state of war. For doing harm in all directions this war would be as sig nal as for being without a cause and without an object. It would perhaps be destructive in proportion as it was aim less. In the absence of any reason for going to war, they talk in France of send • ing steamers to burn Brighton, and in England of burning Buffalo in New York, and in America of burning Montreal or Liverpool. People seem to be possessed by the Devi!. It is a clear case of the lunacy of the nations." He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could nae write a very profound lecture en other men's heads
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