6
VelliPlihe apportionment
Bill.
To the Scnote and House of Reptesenta•
tires of the Commonwealth of Penn'a.
livri,Emss :—I. regret that an impera
live sense of duty compels me to return
the bill entitled An Act to provide for
the election of representatives of the pee ,
ple of this State in the Congress of the
United States," to the House of Repre
sentatives in which it originated, without
my approbation. this regret is increa
sed by the consideration that I have al
ready interposed to arrest the . pasage of a
bill for the settle purpose, and m many re
spects substantially the same as the pres
ent. But unpleasant as it is, 1 cannotll
yield my assent to the passage of this bill, ;
7 .)earing on its face such glaring objections.
1 beg leave to call your attention to my
message of the sth of January last, re
turning the former bill, entitled An Act '
to divide the State into districts fur the
election of Representatives in the Con
gress of the United States," for the ground
work of several strong objections to the
bill tiow before me. These objectionable
features not having been changed, they
operate as potently agaiost the present, as
they did against the former bill.
Among them t will briefly refer to the
disparity . between the members in some of
the districts. The 18th for instance em
braces a population of 52,721, while the
10th has 89,103. Here is a difference of
upwards of thirty-six thousand, being
more than half the proper ratio tOr a mem
ber of Congress. Exact equality of mem
bers is of course unattainable in the re
spective districts; but a disparity so great
as this, amounts to a positive violation of
the fundamental principle of represents-.
live government. if the principle recog
nized, that one district, with less than
two-thirds of the population of another,
shall be entitled to an equal representa
tion, there is nu limit to this injustice.—
Counties and whole districts may be in
effect, disfranchised, and a tyranny of the
worst kind, under the guise of law, estab
lished. 1 cannot assent to the recogni
tion of so monstrous a principle.
Another leading objection, which of
itself would be abundantly sulliictent to
induce me to withhold my sanction from'
this bill,is its obvious tendency to transfer
the political ascendency in the National
Councils, to the minority in this State.
I say nothing impunging the motives of
those who originated and supported this
bill ; but no person in the least degree
conversant with the political condition of
Pennsylvania, can shut his eyes to the
fact that the political party notoriously in
the minority, would under the provisions
of this bill elect an equal number of mem
ber of Congress with the admitted majori-,
-- triswer; &rater — di : mu "tfollb
by any reason that I can discover.
The Constitution of the United States)
does not, it is true, recognize the exis
tence of political parties; but they are
inherent in the very nature of our govern
inert, and will as certainly exist, as the
government itself. The provision confi
ding to the states the designation of dis
tricts for the election of members of the
House of Representatives of the National
Government, was intended to give to the
respective states the power of suiting the
arrangement of the districts to the condi
tion of partifis, of course to the interests
and convenience of states.
1 have been taught from my boyhood,
that the safety Lind stability of our govern•
ment depended a great measure on the
ascendency of the great principles of hu
man rights, for which the democratic party
has steadfastly contended since the polite•
cal revolution of 1800.
I believe those principles to be at the
foundation of our free institutions; and
that whenever they are infringed, those
institutions are endangered. I would.
feel unwilling to entrust the defence of
those principles to such champions us
would probably be elected, were this bill
to become a law. Give the minority their
full representation—deprive them not of a
single vote, but let not the whole control
be surrendered into their hands. It may ,
be possible that many of the great mea•
sures of policy which have been the pecu•
liar boast of the democracy of the country,
will owe their triumph or defeat to the'
delegation from Pennsylvania. It may
be possible, also, Unit the election of a
President of the United States will de
pend on the same vote; ant; in view . of'
these probable or possible contii::tenties,
do those who believe that the jioi:tica!
prini:iples of the democratic party ar,:l
essential to the public good, discharge
their duty faithfully, by allowing their
opponents to usurp the places, which in
justice belong only to themselves ? I pre
sume lint to dictate to others, but I cannot
refrain from speaking and judging for my.
self. I have battled too long in the ranks
of democracy to see its standard struck
down, without lifting my arm to avert it.
Were Ito do so, I should feel that I had
betrayed the trust reposed in me by the
democracy of Pennsylvania, and was un
molly of its respect and confidence.—
p.,!itical career is drawing to a close.
and I wit,' not sully it by the open or co
vert abandonvient of the rights ul my dem•
ocratic fellow c;:.izens.
DAVI R. PORTER.
Ere,Autive Chamber.
Harrisburg, Feb. 21, 1d43.
HARD WORK.—It is hard work to do
tiothing, and hare too much of it on ha, d ;
but ii's harder work still to collect money
front one bo says " pay you to
.
THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL.
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Maul ingdon, March S. 1 843
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One country, one constitution, cne destiny."
V. 13. PALMER, F:sry. (No. 104 S. 3rd St.
Philadelphia,)is authorized to act as Agent
for this paper, to procure subscriptions and
ad vertisments.
6:7" This week we have surrendered the
greater portion of our editorial columns to
(correspondents and advertising triends.
0:r The interesting debates which will
be found on our first page are extracted
from the proceedings of the Legislature,
as reported for the Penn's. Telegraph.
I Stay LaWs Unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court of the U. States
has decided that stay laws, such as have
been enacted in several of the States, are
unconstitional so far they are intended to
effect debts contracted before said laws
were enacted.
Repeal or the Bankrupt Law.
On the 15th ult., the bill repealing the
Bankrupt Law passed the Senate of the
U. States by a vote of 30 to 16, the House
having passed it some time ago. At our
latest accounts from Washington it was
still in the hands ofilb President, and it
was thought doubtful whether he would
sign it. The repeal does not effect those
who have already filed their petitions.
For the Journal.
1 1 Mn.EDITOR.--In looking over the pro
ceedings of the 22nd of t'cr.iary celebra
tion of the Washington Temperance So
ciety of Huntingdon county, published in
your last paper, I find my name, among
others, introduced in a very equivocal ex
planation made, by way of parenthesis,
by the Secretary or some body else, of the
passage ofa certain resolution and amend
ment. II a full and fair explanation of
my opposition to that resolution and my
offer to amend the same had been given, I
raise the charge of inconsistency against
me, (which some are labouring industri
ously to do) and there leave the matter,
is what I complain of. In justice to
myself as well as to my friend J. Sewell
Stewart, who comes in for a share of the
censure, and who cares as little for it as 1
can do, I beg leave to make this statement
for the information of those who were not
at the convention, but who may read the
published proceedings.
Whenever and wherever the subject
matter of the disputed resolution has been
introduced I have opposed it as contrary
to that freedom of thought and opinion
which constitute one of the first articles
of faith and principles of act;on in Wash
ingtonian Temperance, and have as inva
rably opposed the adoption of arty resolu
tion of the kind as inexpedient. When
the disputed resolution was brought for.
ward in the convention, I, with others,
opposed its adoption, not because I be
lieved its doctrine wrong, but because I
believed the passage of such a resolution
by the Society inexpedient, and contrary
to the spirit of Washingtonian Temper
ance. I wished to let every member judge
and determine for himself what was con
sistent or inconsistent in his own conduct,
and in return l asked the same liberty for
myself. Those who opposed the resolu•
tion were anxious that it should be with
drawn, both before and after the discussion
on it,but its friends with singular pertinaci•
ty hung out to it, when they knew it was
lo!tiectionable to many as good Temperance
oven as themselves, and would not with
draw ;t, or admit of any substitute for it
—the resniQtion, the whole resolution and
nothing but the resolution would satisfy
there. In this stage of the case, and
when the question was loudi; called for
from all parts of the house, I tittered the
amendment I did, for two reasons— the
first was to load the resolution, and make
it unpalatable to some of those who stood
ready to swallow it, and thereby induce
them to permit the rest lotion to be with•
drawn, or another to be substituted in its
place, and the second was to compel my
Brothers of the Bar, who were the prin
cipal advocates of the resolution, to coin
ing themselves on the question of consis
tency when applied to their own case, or
to back out when they found it was their
ox that had gored.
I voted against both the resolution and
aincndmetit, but they were adopted by the
I convention. And whatever effect those
who voted for them, may allow them to
have on their conscience or conduct, I do
out admit their force or bearing on me,
i and shall as heretofore, in matters of opin
ion exercise my inalienable right, which
neither majorities in Temperance Conven-,
tiens can deprive me of, or their published
extra-minutes scare me from the right to
think for myself. And whether 1 shall
present Petitions to the Court for Tavern
licenses or not, is a matter with which the
Temperance Societies have no more to do
than they have to call in question the
right of any other citizen of this common
wealth in the honest pursuit of his lawful
business. DAVID BLAIR.
For the Journal.
Questions for Temperance
Men.
MR. EDITOR propose to ask a few
plain and practical questions, to the mem
bers of many Temperance Societies in our
county. My object is, to set in its plain
est light, the importance of consistency in
their conduct, as advocates of certain
principles. I hope every Temperance
man will examine them, with a sincere
desire to learn, and obey, the dictates of
conscience ; and I will not endeavor to
thrust before them, a one sided view of
the subject, but to present the subject in
all its bearings.
You all teach, and profess to believe,
that the use of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage leads to drunkeness, and through
it, to all of it; direful evils. Do you then
cnnscienciously believe, that it is wrong
fur any man to take the first step, which if
not retraced, is calculated to make him a
drunkard ?
Do you not teach, that it is the basest
kind of wickedness for any mat to per
suade a reformed inebriate to "taste a
little it will not hurt him 7"
Do you not know, that the man who
soils liquor, to a man already drunk, does
it knowing that he does not Want it. but'
that he wit;; does so, wants the man's money
more ; and do you pot all conde!tio that
man who will sell to a man already drun
ken ?
11 you do, do you not think it is infi
nitely worse, (so far as injury to society
is concerned) to do that which will debase
a sober man to that state ; tlmn it was to
' worse '1
Is it morally right, for a man to sanc
tion that in others, which he believes is
morally wrong for himself to do I
Do you not believe, that the drinking of
liquor, has produced more crime and mis
chief that any other one thing in our
country
Do you not teach in your meetings that
it is wrong to drink intoxicating liquors?
and if you teach the truth, is it right, for
any man to sell to a man to drink, that
which it is wrong to drink himself?
Would you sign a certificate for a
license, for a man to sell only to such poor
inebriates as have, or are endeavoring to
reform themselves ? Would you sign it,
if you could be compelled to drink each
day, just the same amount of liquor, that
each customer of that tavern should drink?
Would you sign it, if you knew the evils
which the sale would produce, was to fall
or. your own head, or that of your friends?
When you sign a certificate for license,
do you not allow your name to be a part
of the means which will bring down on the
head of some body, the very evils which
you say selling liquor produces 1
It is time, that the certificate, abstrac
ted from the motive of its procurement, is
simply a certificate that the applicant is a
sober man, and good citizen. But does
not the applicant obtain your name because
by that very means, he expects to be al
lowed to sell liquor.
It may be true that taken in the same
light, the certificate says that a "public
house is necessary." But, when it is to
be used for the sole purpose of obtaining
the house of selling liquors, at that public,
house do not you by implication, if not in,
fact, say, that to sell liquor is necessary?
Do you not know, that a Temperance
man's name, when appended to such a
certificate, it used with much force, to en.
able the applicant to get his license to sell,
that which you say it is wrong to drink?
Ik' you say, it is not policy—that, we
make enemies of those who sell—that, we
are forcing them to Give up their business?
Dues not policy say, ." consistency thou
art a jewel"--Are not the keepers of Rum
selling taverns our most fearful enemies
now—And are we forcing them, because
we will not help them P
Do you say, some are necessary, and
will be granted, and we had better recom
mend good men, than that, rum drinkers
should recommend bad men?
If some are necessary, where ought
those some to be located? Where the
greatest number of stranger' and travellers
are to be found, or in other words where
they can have opportunity to injure many?
Ought you to recommend a good man,
to do a bad business, and to place him,
where, experience has long since shown,
he will soon be excluded from your reason
for recothMentllng him ?
I am not half through hut 1 have already
been longer than I expected. I should
desire earnestly that every Temperance
man would reflect upon this matter and let
them act in the matter, as conscience,duty,
and a proper regard for truth, shall die,
tate. PURE COLD WATER.
11A.117t=,
On the 2nd instant by the Rev. Richard
Proudfood, Mr. JOHN GRISINCER of York
county, to MISS MARGARET NEAL Of Spring
field township, Huntingdon county.
DIED,
In Barree township, on Monday the 27th
February, Mrs. ELIZABETH WILSON, wi
dow of Nathaniel Wilson, Esq. dec'd., aged
about 60 years.
TE.IIIP ER ,11.7VC E.
A stated meeting of the Washington'
Temperance Society, will be held at the
Old Court House on Saturday evening
next. It is earnestly hoped that the
Ladies will honor us with their pre
sence. By order.
M. M'CONNELL, Sec.
Huntingdon March 8. 1843.
administrator's Xotice.
ETTERS of administration on the es
tate of Mary Fisher, late of the borough
of Alexandria, Huntingdon county, dec'd.,
have been granted to the undersigned. All
persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment, and those hav
ing claims against it will present them proper
ly authenticated for settlement without delay.
GEO. B. YOUNG, Adm'r.
March 8,1841-6 t.
administrator's once.
Ir - rk ETTERS of administration on the
ibe estate of Elizabeth Wilson, of Barrer
township, Huntingdon county, ticc'd. have
been
indebted
to the undersigned. All per
sons to the said estate are requested
to make immediate payment, and those hav
ing Claims against it will present them
(properly authenticated for settlement with
out delay, .
JOHN HIRST, Adm'r.
March 8,1843.-6 t.
'DAN= L, GANTT
slitter tteg at Nadu,
•• it in uni - PY449:12 I LYA:
his profession. Office on Main st., a few
doors from the Market house, and former
ly occupied by A. K. Cornyn, gsq.
March 8,1845.-6 mo.—pd.
T rIVERN NOTICES.
To the Honorable A. S. Wilson, Esq., PreH
sident and his associates Judges of the
Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace,
for the county of Huntingdon.
The Petition of Alexander Carmon re
spectfully sheweth : That your petition
er continues to occupy his old stand in the
Market square, in the borough of Hun
tingdon which is well calculated lor a
public house of entertainment, and from
sits location, is suitable as well as necessa
ry for the accommodation of the public,
and the entertainment of strangers and
travellers, that lie is well provided with
stabling for horses and all conveniences
necessary for the entertainment of stran
gers and travellers, that he has occupied
the said house as a licenesed Inn for four
years last past, and that he is desirous
of continuing the same. He therefore re
spectfully prays the Court to grant him a
license to keep an Inn or public house of
entertainment there, and your petitioner,
will pray
_
ALEXANDER CARMON
We the undersigned citizens of the bo
rough of Huntingdon aforesaid, being per
sonally acquainted with Alexander Car
mon, the above named petitioner, and also
having a knowledge of the house for which
the license is prayed, do hereby certify
that such house is necessary to accommo
date the public and entertain strangers or,
travellers, that he is a person of good re
pute for honesty and temperance, and that
he is well provided with house room and'
conveniences for the lodging and accom
modation of strangers and travellers.—
We therefore beg leave to recommend him
for a license agreeably to his petition.
.Win. Couch John Fockler
:Peter Livingston Wm. Steel
Samuel Steel Robert Stitt
'David Coldstock John Nash
!John Flenner C. Coins
Geo. Gwin William Rothrock
Geo. W. Whittaker W. S. Hildebrand
Benj. Armitage March 8, 1843.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of
Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the coun
ty of Huntingdon.
The Petition of John Hirst of Manot
Hill in said county respectfully represents
that he is still well provided with house
room and conveniencies for the lodging
and accommodation of strangers and tray
ellers at the house now kept by him aeon
Inn in Barree township. He therefore
prays the Honorable court to grant him a
license for keeping a public inn or tavern
in said house, and he will ever pray &c.
JOHN HIRST.
We the subscribers citizens ‘,7l;id
township of Harree in which. the above
mentioned inn or tavern is proposed to be
kept, do certify that John Hirst the above
applicant is of good repute lot' honesty
and temperance, and is well provided
with house room and conveniencies for
,the lodging and accommodation of strang
lers and travellers, and that such inn or
'tavern is necessary to accommodate the
public and entertain strangers and tray-
James Leonard Christain Peightal
Robert Davidson James Flemming
A R Stewart John Davidson
John Carver Thomas Bell
John flagon Samuel Coon
William Oaks Ca p t John Stewart
William Selfridge Win Swineheavt
Thomas Stewart John Love
March 8, 1843,
[James Livingston
lb the Honorable the Judges of the Court of
Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for
the County of Huntingdon.
The petition of John Nevling respect
sheweth that he continues to occupy
that well known commodious brick house,
situate on the corner of Market and com
merce Streets in the borough of Birming
ham, and is well prepared with necessary
accommodations for strangers and travel
lers, He therefore prays your Honors to
grant him a license to keep a tavern du
ring the ensuing year, and he will ever
pray, &c,
JOHN NEVLING.
We the subscribers citizens of, and re
siding within the borough of Birmingham
do hereby certify that we are personally,
and well acquainted with John Nevling
the above named petitioner, that he is,
and we know him to be of good repute for
honesty and temperance, and is well pro.
vided with house room and conveniencies
fur the accommodation and .lodging
of
strangers and travellers. And we do fur
titer certify that we knov the house for
which the said license is prayed, and that
the same is necessary as an inn or tavern
to accommodate the public and entertain
strangers amid travellers...
George Wise W. H. Dietrick
Daniel McCrum Thomas Mattlen
'JamesJ Mattlen W P "Green
George Kinney Wm. M. Loy
,John Cramer Joseph Hugentugler
Henry Arnold Christian Hanauker
( John Cold,rwood Wm. Cunningham.
March 8, 1843.
TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of
Quarter Sessions of the Pe ace of the coun
ty of Huntingdon.
The petition of Christian Coots of the
borough of Huntingdon respectfully rep•
resents that he is still well provided with
house room and conveniencies for the
lodging and accommodating of strangers
and travellers at the house now kept by
Win as an Inn in said borough. Ile therefore
prays the Honorable court to grant him a
license tor keeping a public Inn or tavern
in said house, and he will pray d•c.
C:COUTS,
We (he subscribers, citizens ofher
ItUOVe
mentioned Inn or tavern is proposed to b,
'kept, do certify, that Christian Couts the
(hove applicant is of good repute for lion
esty and temperance, and is well provided
with house room and conveniencies for
the lodging and accommodation of strang
ers and travellers, and that such Inn or
tavern is necessary to accommodate the
public arid entertain strangers and travel
lers.
John G Stewart Joseph Fro rest
David Colstock Dayal M'Murtrie
Andrew C ouch A B NVlteeler
Thomas Adams W B Zeigler
Jacob Cresswell Robert Woods
Geo. M Woods Jon Nash
W S Hildebrand F B Wallace
C A Newingham William Allen
Gwin Raymond John Fleoner
Thos Montgomc ry March 8, 1843,
Native.
11" E public are hereby notified that
the subscriberintends to present the
following petition for tavern license at the
next court of Quarter Sessions to be held
in Huntingdon in and for Huntingdon co.
commencing on the second Monday of
April next.
...
'To the Honorable the Judges of the
Court of common Pleas of Huntingdon
county now holding a court of Quarter
Sessions of the Peace at Huntingdon for
the county aforesaid.
The Petition of Geo. Jackson respect
fully sheweth that your Petitioner is de
sirous of keeping a house of public enters
i tainment for strangers, travellers and oth
ers, in the house where lie now resides in
the borough of Huntingdon. He there
fore prays your honors to grant him a lis
cense to keep a house of public entrain
ment and tavern in the house aforesaid and
he will pray &c.
GEORGE JACKSON.
The subscribers beg leave to recom•
mend the above petitioner to your honors
as a suitable person to keep a tavern and
house of entertainment and do certify that
time said George Jackson is of good repute
for honesty and temperance and is well
provided with house room and convenien
ces for lodging and accommodation of
strangers, travellers and others, and that
such tavern is necessary to accommcdate
d ie public and entertain strangers and
, ravellers.
John Simpson Daniel Africa
Wm E McMurtrie Thos Adams
John C.resswell Isaac Lieninger
Gwin Raymond A H Hirst
John NA , hittaker Jr Jacob Africa
William Snyder Phillip Shultz
March 8, 1843.
' to the Lonorable the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas, nom holding a Court
of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and
for the county of Huntingdon.
The Petition of James S. M'Elheny of
'the borough of Shirleysburg, in said coun
ty, respectfully showeth that your peti
tioner is deriroub of keeping a public inn
or tavern, in the house now occupied by
Dr. Jacob Rekerd, in the borough afore
;aid, and that he is well provided with
house room and other conveniences tor the
accommodation of strangers and travels
lens; he therefore respectfully prays the
Court to grant him a license to keep an
inn or public house of entertainment there,
and your petitioner will pray, 4.c.
JAMES S. M'ELIIENY.
We the subscribers, citizens of the said
borough of Shirleysburg, do hereby certify
that we are personally and well acquain
ted with James M'Elheny, the above na
mod petitioner, that he is, and we know
thin to be of good repute fror honesty and
temperance, is well provided with house
room and conveniences for the accommo
dation and lodging of strangers and ita
yellers, and we do rut ther certify that we
know the house for which the license is
prayed, arid that the same is necessary as
an inn or tavern to accommodate the
public and entertain stangers and OA
yellers.
Jacob Reikard Samuel Bowman
Jonathan Briggs
John Lutz
Isaac Lutz
James Clark
Peter Myers James Ramsey
IVIII. Tompkins William Madden
Joseph Harvey Juin) Harvey
James Smith James Oliver
March 8, 1843,
John Wreaks
To the Honorable the Judges of the court of
Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the county
of Huntingdon.
The Petition of John White of the town
ship of Henderson in said county al the .
West end of Huntingdon near the basin
'respectfully represents that he is still well
provided with house room and convienen
ces fur the lodging and accommodating of
strangers aid travellers at the house now
kept by him assn Inn in said township.--
He therefore prays the Honorable courtAio
grant. him a license fin• keeping a public
Inn or tavern in said houss, and he will
pray, &c
JOHN WHITE,
We the subscribers, citizens of said
township of Henderson in which the above
mentioned Inn or tavern is proposed to be
kept do certify that John White the above
applicant is of good repute for Honesty
and temperance, and is well provided
with house room and conveniences for the
lodging and accommodation of strangers
and travellers and that such Inn or tavern
is necessary to accommodate the public
and entertain strangers and travellers.
Alex Westbrook Cornelius Decker
John Morningstar James Stevens Jr
Henry Cornpropst B Elliott Miller
Thos Hamlin John Porter
Richard Plowman John I Taylor
Hiram Grady
Absalom Plowman.
March 8, 1843,
John Shade
James Shorthill
Robert Simpson
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court net;
Quarter Sessions of the Peace and of and .
no the county of Huntingdon.
The Petition of James Livingston of the
village of Salsbury, in Barree township
in the said county of Huntingdon, re
spectfully represents, that your petitioner •
having recently purchased and removed
to the house recently occupied and kept
as an inn or tavern by Peter Livingston,
in said village of Salsbury, in said Barree
;ownship, where he is well provided with
house room, stabling, and all the necessary
conveniences for the lodging and accom
modation of strangers and travellers, and
that being desirous to keep an inn or tav
ern at said place. Ile therefore prays
your Honorable Court to grant him a
license for keeping a public inn or tavern
in said house, and he will pray, dec.
JAMES LIVINGSTON.
We the subscribers, citizens of the
village of Salsbury and of Barree
ship, in the said county of Huntingdon, it 7.
which township the above mentioned inn
or tavern is prayed to be kept, do certify
that we are well acquainted with James
Livingston, the above applicant ; that he
is of god repute for honesty and temper
ance, and is well provided with house
room and'all the conveniences for the
lodging and accommodation of strangers
and travellers, and that such inn or tavern
is necessary to accommodate the public,
and entertain strangers and travellers.
Capt. John Stewart Samuel Coen
James Leonard John Love
John Harper John Stewart
Job Slack John Forest
John Waldsmith Gilbert Cheaney
Daniel r ovanhovan James Rudy
Thomas Stewart William Oaks
John Carver March 8, 1843.
To the Honorable the Court of Quarter
Sessions of the Peace of the county 0f... A .,
H untingd on.
The petition of Henry Dearment most
respectfully showed], that your petitioner
occupies that well known tavern stand,
situate in Petersburg, West township, in
said county, which lie has formerly occu
pied, and being desirous of continuing to
keep a public house of entertainment, and
for this purpose has provided himself with_
every thing convenient thereto. He
thereotnre prays the Honorable Court to
grant him a license for that purpose and
and he will ever pray, &c.
HENRY DEARMENT.
We, the undersigned citizens of Pe
tersburg, West township, do certify that
Henry Dearment, is a man of good repute
for honesty and temperance and is well
provided with house room and convenien
ces for the acconnnodation N strangers
and travellers, and that the said tavern i
necessary to accommodate the public atls,
entertain travellers and strangers. t,
Barnabas Zeigler Roswell Wright
Martin Drager . Samuel Dinsmore
Ceorge Updike Jacob M. Paul
John McCulloch James Eaatep
James Murphy Jacob Paul
Peter Nail Henry Houp
March 8, 1843. '1