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p:'llPevoled to Politics, Foreign and Domestic Intelligence, Iditei•attire, Science, agricidliii•e, the Mechanic . ..Iris,. Intermit . Improvement,' and General 11 5213M3)211241100 aJIQI@Uto ADDRESS ihdivered before the Fairfield Temperance Society, on the 25th of December, 1834. 1r DANIEL M. SMYNER, ESQ. Goatlases of the Fairfield Temperance Society— I. 11AVZ not felt myself at liberty to de cline the invitation with which you have 'bettered me, of addressing you this day on . , tne great Lind interesting subject of the •-. .Veinperance Reformation. Ardently de. Trend' to the Cause from principle as well as fitt.ling, I deem it no less a duty than it is s p,eneure, on all suitable occasions, to lend my feeble aid to its advancement; and my heart's prayer to God is, that 'what shall "•:- this day be sown in weakness, may be gait/. ered in strength. Here an interesting re. Section arises. The anniversary of the Sa viour's nativity, cannot, in my opinion, be more appropriately hallowed, than by such a celebration as that in which we are this . , day engaged. Deeds of beneficence—en lightened efforts to ameliorate.the condition of society—are, indeed, at all times praise. - Worthy and in season: but they possess a peculiar aptitude and congenial relation to , —7-this-consecrated day. Among the ninny enterpriZes of genuine as well as of spurious, philanthropy, of the age in which wo live,; : 1 know of none more intimately associated both in character and results, with the ob , ject of the Redeemer's mission. It is to be lamented that by ton many, this anniversa ry is marked only by scenes of festivity, too often blended with wassail, riot and drun kenness, without their hearts feeling one grateful throb, or their bosoms expanding with one devout aspiration, towards firm who 'died that they might live. Strange, that there should be beings capable of in &tieing in such scenes on a day • so well cal culated to elicit nil of gratitude, veneration, love and awe which the human heart is ca. pable ofcherishing I We, gentlemen, have met for a different purpose: and, if I •may be permitted to judge from what I know of those whom I see a round me, in a different spirit. We have met, I trust, for the purpose of endeavoring to raise another •embankment against the flood of intemperance which is deluging our land, and which threatens if not arrested by the united eflines of the friends of humanity, to sweep before it the choicest treasures of liberty and virtue. I deem it wholly unnecessary to expatiate to this audience, on the immorality, the dan . gers and the evils of Intemperance; far less, by any labored procesi of reasoning; to de monstrate what all admit. - The evils of In temperance are all Around and about us.— .We see them—we feel them—they are pal. pable to sense. They have been so often por trayed, and the means of information are so numerous and ample in our day,that it would be presuming a degree of ignorance in this audience, certainly not justified by the fact, to suppose you unacquainted with them.— They have become familiar as household words; arid to dwell upon them, would only. consume time - that might be more profitably devoted to the consideration of other mat- Ants. All know that it is Intemperance that peoples the gaols and penitentiaries of our land—fills the alms-houses and poor-houses —subjects the country to an immense annu al expense for their support—diminishes the wealth, by taking away from the pro. ductiye industry of the nation—furnishes the gallows with three.fourths of its victims— and annually hurries myriads to untimely graves. " The number of its victims in the United States, is estimated at from thirty to thirty-five - thousand annually. Intemper ance is as directly and certainly the instru. ment of this frightful carnage, as is the war rior's steel when it strews the field of battle with hecatombs, of the slain. The cost of Intemperance has been variously estimuted; but the lowest estimate that has been put upon it, makes it more than double the a mount of the revenue of this country. All this is, now, worse than lost to the nation: for it is expended to cherish and perpetuate the direst curse that ever afflicted a people s-4 might go on, and swell the catalogue to a volume: but, for the reasons already as signed, I shall forbear taking up more of your time on this branch of the subject. Such, then, and so great, being the evils of Intemperance, the next part of the inqui. ry is, into the REMEDY. It is extremely simple—and is comprised in one word Anorisretece! Candor here requires of me the acknowledgement, that even among the friends of Temperance, some diversity of opinion has prevailed as to the extent to which this abstinence ought to be earried. Some thnk that a qualified abstinence is all that is or ought to be required. They can see no great harm in moderate drink ing. I cannot subscribe to this opinion.— My reasons I will briefly give. In the first place, I belieire, (and in this ‘,;lr. f , •siorhofiv • wo ft i!: lie d A 'anariett‘ that the— is IF! F,uCI moderate '!sr , .tit.lollt fry in health. It 11 it. er,lrtvi.., Vorai.- 01.1, _.;tine, anti can signify only that one man is less intemperate than another. As a meth. eine, Alcohol doubtless has its uses; and when first discovered was only considered Ad used as such, ranking in the Mntcria Ifitdice, with Niercury, Arsenic, Antimony, and similar drugs, and administered with - the same cautior. and prudent reserve. It • Wits tong after, that it grew into common use; nnd, in view of the evils it has engem. derd, we may well wish that its virtues as n medicine had never , been revealed. This being its nature, when taken in any other way • than as a medicine, no matter in how - Saudi quantities, it cannot but be hurtful to Ahisaystera. Its immediate effects and the its operation in producino• a de . • • spitsgenumt of the powers both of body and A may not be , as apparent in the moder ate 'drinker ss in the confirmed diunkard, d Au to superficial observers, may not be ap l lattaat atoll; but to eN oases, it is now con. sided, dike% altipittiah i nitperoyti his and TiTE'G slow, are fatal and sure. Again—lf drun kenness be a vice, it must bee vice in all its forms end degrees. There is no neutral ground between the two, where a man may plant his foot, and there indulge his propen sities without respousibility or fear. !fit is wrong to get di unk, it cannot be right WO halldrunk, or quarter drunk, or one-twenti eth drunk. Why do men never speak in praise or excuse of moderate swearing or moderate lying? And yet it would be bard to assign a reason why either should not be as innocent as moderate drinking. But, grant, if you please, that a man may touch pi' ch and not be defiled —in other word., that he may indulge in moderate drinking without any very serious injury: and that you may divide and subdivide illy sin until it becomes so small us to be no an: at all;—the danger still remains, that he may be I'd on step by step, imperceptibly a , it were, from the moderate to the immotler ale use. This is the great danger Men do not become Drunkards by constitution hat by habit. No man was ever born a drunkard, or deliberately determined with himself to become that loathsome thine: but it is the habit of "taking moderate drinks, and this habit growing and acquiring strength by indulgence, that makes the drunkard what he is—a libel on his species —a blot on the fair time of creation—an out cast_ from his God! Now it is manifest that this habit if never began, could never be formed; and therefore moderate drinking has been styled, not unaptly, the-Settee', OF DatirmAnns! This is a danger from which, although some may escape, none ore exempt. Why should we needlessly court temptation, when the danger is certain, and eicape pre carious? Is it that we may have the glory of conquering in the struggle? Alas! This is a contest in which no laurels are to be won! In the last place, the moderate drinker induces and encourages others by his exam ple, to Court the same danger, who may not be equally fortunate with himself in escap ing from it. This is a solemn reflection!-- Certainly, the inar. who by his example, leads another to perdition, incurs an awful weight of responsibility. We should riot rest content with merely abstaining frum the commission of evil ourselves, but should al so strive to deter others from its practice; and this both by precept and example. If our example is the occasion of leading oth ers to do wrong, and knowing this, we still persist in it, we are as guilty us though we had counselled and advised its commission. In things in themselves indiff;rent or involv- ing no moral obligation, it is our duty ns Christians, to deny ourselves even innocent gratifications, when their enjoyment would tend to the injury of others; far more, where the indulgence is confessedly hurtful to our selves. Now we all know that nothing is of more frequent occurrence than for intem perate men to quote the example of moderate drinkers in extenuation of their own conduct. If; then, partial abstinence from ardent spirits is inadequate to remove the evil of intemßerritiocoind if even their moderate use is necessarily hurtful and always dangerous, it followslhat Total Abstinemce is the only remedy that promises to be at once effica ciods and safe. If we are sincere •in our professed desire of arresting the onward march of Intemperance, I am at a loss to conceive of a rational objection to this plan, or what better plan could be devised. W hat objection can there be? It' injures no one; it interferes with no man's rights; it takes a way no man's privileges, (for the pledge it requires is_purely voluntary:) neither does it curtail any man's enjoyments; at least no wholesome and real enjoyment; for ardent spirits never become a source of pleasure until the system has become depraved and the appetite corrupted by a course of vicious indulgence. Shall total abstinence be com plained of as t breach of privilege? Alas! that man should account self-debasement a privilege! Is then the prerogative of get ting drunk of so high value as to deserve to be guarded with such anxious vigilance? Voluntary associations on the basis of 'total abstinence, are the means by which the Temperance R-formation has difiliced, ling must still diffuse itself in the U. States. Such associations are no novelty in the his tory of our country. The non-importation agreements of our fathers anterior to the Revolution, furnish a strikingly parallel case; with this difference only, that the ty. ranny which the one was designed to resist, aimed, only to enslave the body, whilst the other seeks to rivet its iron fetters on both body and soul. There are many well.menning persons, who, whilst individually and privately they practice a rigid Temperance, deem it im proper or at least unnecessary to give any public pledges on the subject. But this view of the subject is certainly a mistaken one. As well might our patriotic sires have con tented themselves with determining, each one for himselfand by himself, not to import or wear the fabrics of Great Britain until they should have obtained a redress of their grievances. For their individual selves, this would have answered every purpose; just as with this clacks of the friends of Temper ance; but would its moral efli.ct, either in this country or in Eneland, have been the same? The notion ,of these men, I -think, arises out of a mistaken view Of human na ture. Ili morals, as well as in politics, there is always a nameless throng influenced sole ly by the weight of numbers, authority, and example. Prepared alike to espouse either side of a question, the preponderance of numbers and inflUence, and the probabilities of success, are their only criterions of right. Now, the friends of Temperance lose all the benefit of this prevailing principle, (if prin ciple it may be called) if they do not open ly avow themselves and publicly array their forces beneath its banners. ;itr.2, a, •:, This is one advantage. Another is, that it gives unity of design and concentration of effort to individual sentiment, which would otherwise waste itself in feeble, desultory and often ill-directed and contradictory ex enitm. Moreover t by bringing the friends of Temperance into constant correspondence and intercourse, it facilitates the acquisition of useful information and intelligence, and enables them, by a compa risiin of sent i mcnt, to devise the most efficient method of secur ing the attainment of their grand and bene ficial results. A common objection to Temperance So cieties, is, that the pledge which they re quire seems to imply a doubt of the power ofilinSe who give it, to live temperately with-• out it: am! here the paltry vanity o 1 pour h.i. man nature takes the alarm and starts up, and having mined itself to the teeth in its panoply of pride, throws itself back. on its fancied dignity, and from thence, as from au impregnable fortress, bids defiance to every efrirt of reason to dislodge it. If, indeed, the Temperance pledge were des;gned only to embrace drunkards or those who ate in immediate danger of becoming such, then a man might with reason, feel himself insulted by the doubt of his sobriety implied in his being asked to give it. But this is not the only, neither is it the math object of the Temperance Reformation. Its grand de sign, rightly understood, is to persuade eve ry individual in the community if possible, to enlist under its banners; and thus by em bracing all the elements of society within its scope, to raise such a harrier of moral and social influence as shall he impregnable to all the assaults of Intemperance. If the virtuous, the intelligent, the enlightened arid the influential of our land, would to a man unite in bearing their testimony against In temperance, and let their acts and their tes timony accord, it is reasonable to hope that it would become,ln the first instance, so unfashionable, and in the end, so adverse to the moral sense and feelings of the commit• nitv, as to be at once banished from our land and fiwever excluded from our shores. There is a fashion in morals as well rr in dress: and whatever system of faith or prac tice is, for the time being, most fashionable, will always he sure to have its train of devo ted fiillowers. Nor need we be surprised that so disgusting a vice as Intemperance, should ever have became fashionable. We, daily see instances -of as gross deviations from propriety and good taste. Let some capricious fair one who, for the time reigns Queen of the Mode, introduce those unsight ly, immense, misshapen sleeves which, I believe, are now all the rage among the master-pieces of creation—or, let some spruce, conceited coxcomb who sways his ephemeral sceptre over the Empire of Fash intionake his appearance in those vile abom inations, fashionable tights—and straight way Miss is miserable until she sports a pair of sleeves as large as the mainsail of a man of war, and young Master cannot sleep until he has his nether man clad in garments, vie ing in the tightness of their fit, with nature's integuments. When Fashion cuts such whimsical vagaries, need we be surprised that she shout I sometimes throw off the comic and appear in a tragic guise? Among the duties devolving upon mem bers of Tempuran, , eociciles, , I.woUla in culcate, as first in importance, that of Mod eration and Forbearance. Remember that the success of our cause must depend en tirely on the moral influence we are able to exert; and, that that influence, to be salute- ry, must he free. We cannot constrain public opinion; and any attempt to coerce it, would deservedly recoil upon its authors. You may fill the Statute Book with laws and entictments ;n favor of Temperance; but if public sentiment is not with you, they will all be unavailing. Our object should be to conciliate.and persuade; not by harsh meas. uree and offenfiive language to drive uff those who might in time be induced to pin us. If we cannot gain over our enemivs, wi• may at least, by candor and moderation, disarm their hostility. Hence the harsh and con demnatory tone too often assumed by the zealots of Temperance, cannot be too high ly censured. Their indiscreet and hinder- ant zeal has done as much to retard the pro. tress of our cause as the Open opposition of its enemies. Bitter denunciation, angry in• "yertive and contemptuous abuse, nevet yet made oonverts to anv cats e—and never wiII. There is something , in the heart of every man that indignantly revolts at such trent ment; and the feelings and sympathies attic. world are ever against a cause so advocated. We see daily exemplifications of this in the political world around us. The scurrilous attacks of political derperadoes . on private character, hnve always had the efihct of elevating the character of the traduced, at the expense of the traducer. So it is in re. Bard to Temperance. We can never, for Instance, convince the grain-grower and distiller, that it is wrong to 'minister the means of indulgence to the drunkard, by flatly accusing them of immoral;ty and ful minating angry denunciations against them. This only renders them justly indignant, and excites the prejudices of the public against us and our cause. I appeal to your own ex• perience and observation, my friends, wheth- er you have not found• it so 1 Let Temper ance members, then, remember that it be• hoves them to be temperate in all things. Let them reason from established facts and acknowledged principles—let them warn— let them exhort—let them, ndmonish—let them adjure their fellow men by all that is solemn and all that is tender, to abjure In temperance in all its forms and degrees, and give the whole weight of their influence to this good-ewe: But, let them, as they val. ue its success, be temperate in their zeal! But,whilst carefully avoiding the excesses to which an intemperate zeal too often leads, it ix no less their duty to he actively and earnestly engaged in promoting the spread of their cause, by all the lawful means in their power. Too many fancy that if . they join a Temperance Society and live up to its rules, they have done all that is required. Do not, I heseech von, fall into this fatal mia take! The Saviour cursed the barren fig tree: and the fate ofthe unprofitable servant who hurried his Lord's talent in the ground, may be profitably brought to your recollec- to improve it. De diligent m seeking oc. A R ct. casions of advancing the cause.. Your hav ing joined the Society, instead of absolving you from the duty of further exertion con firms and redoubles the obligation. it you are lukewarm and indifferent, yoti bring re proach upon the cause whicli s it.ts your duty, and prof;•sm2d desire to promote: for sur] has ever been the way oldie world—systems and institutions are judged rather by the conduet of their members, then their intrin sic merit. La-41v, members of Temperance Socie ties, steed strive to make their Orals her• monize With the whole and with one another. This is evident and requires no illustration. We have 'high mithority for saying that a house divided against itself cannot stand. Indulge me, gentlemen, in . conclusion, with a tew words on the . prorrress of the cause in which wo are jointly engaged. 1 t)u• to from the last A naiversary Report of the Pennsylvauia State Temperance Socie ty. It is therein stated, on the authority of such men as Matthew Carey, Dr Physic ' and others, that "more than 1,250,000 per sons in the United States have united with Temperance Societies. More than 3000 distilleries have been stopped. More than 7009 merchants have ceased to sell ardent spirits. More than 8000 drunkards have abandoned the use of all that intoxicates.— More than 1000 vessels are navigated with out ardent spirits."—and, in relation to this latter clause, let me add another fact, that vessels navigated without ardent spirits, aro insured at a much lower rate than others, and preferred for freight both at home and a broad. Are not these encouraging results? And supposing no other good to result from the Temperance efrirt that is now making in the United States than has already resulted, would it not of itself be a sufficient reward for all that it has cost? We are not, howev er, to suppose that the work has been corn pleted. It is only just begun. There yet remains far more to he done than has yet been accomplished. With these animating results, however, before our eyes, we need not despair of final success. Let us then press on with undiminished ardor and untir ing perseverance—assured that abeneficient God, whose kind and gracious Providence is over all his works, will still prosper our efforts and finally crown 9zL .... hopes with fullest fruition. PIDLITICALPUBLIC OPINION. 0::7 - From the proceedings of a late meet. ing of the Anti-Masons of Union county, we are pleased to find that active measures are in progress for the maintenance of the prin ciples of Anti-Masonry. At the meeting alluded to, Committees were appointed To draft an address to the citizens of U nion county. To draft petitions and procure signatures, requesting a legislative investigation of Ma sonry. To draft nn address to our Representatives in the Leg islature , on their endeavors to in • vest igate Masonry. A Committee of four in each township, was appointed to procure signatures to the petitions for an investigation of Masonry. OZ7A large and respectable meeting o the Anti-Masons of Indiana county,we learn from the "Indiana Register," was held in the Borough of Indiana, on the 22d ult. A Committee was appointed to solicit for pub lication the Renunciation of Free-Masonry by the Hon. RICHARD COULTER, LOW in the possession of a citizen of that county. Wm. Banks, Esq. was chosen a delegate to rep- resent that county in the state Convention: The following resolutions were adopted by pie meeting:— 1. Resolvrd, That all Secret Societies must be wrong, from the very fact, that they swear to conceal the principles of their Order; and no good man or party ever vet was ashamed of good principles or good deeds. 2. Resolved, That Free-Masonry is a fraud and a cheat upon Community, in all its pretensions to antiquity, to benevolence, to charity, and morality, and ought to dvscend with the rubbish of barbarous ogcs to the tomb of the Capulets, 3: Re:se - toed, That Masonry has so firm ly seized 'Upon the politics of the Country, that no man who is not its devotee can be in favor with the State administration; that, as proof of this, before every annual election the Masons and their friends keep up a don tinual cry of "Democracy," in order to de ceive the innocent people; and so soon as the-election is over, if they gain any of their candidates, then they cry that they are put ting down Anti-Masonry. It is clear, then, that their real design and principles are bet ter known by their BOASTING after the elec tion, than their DECEITFUL cry in favor of Democracy before the election. 4. Resolved, That Secret Societies are totally inconsistent with true and genuine Democracy or Republican priaciples—there fore, we will support distinctive Anti-Ma. soriry. 5. Resolved, That TITADDEI76 STEVENS, Esq., deserves to be held in everlasting re membrance, by all freemen over this globe, as the champion of equal rights in the Penn sylvania Legislature--and the Spartan band of our Anti-Masonic friends in the Legisla ture, are worthy of , our warmest 'remem brance. 6. Resolved, That the election of JAMES BUCHANAN, Esq. of the city of Lancaster, to the Senate of United States in Congress, by a Legislature who pretend to be demo. erotic, is another among the many thousand deceptions practised by the Masonic party, who now rule the destinies of a people who should and ought of right to be free—that the selection of one who has declared, "that if he thought he had one di op of Democrat ic blood in his veins he would have it drawn out," proves, conclusively,that a pure Delno• cratic administration of the Government is not the object of the Masons; but that the ' real object is to deceive, dupe, and gull.the people,in order that they may profit thereby —that notwithstanding the notoriety of-the blue-light Federal principles of loins Be. CIIANA7V, Esq., he has been preferred before JAMES CLARKE, Esq. of ibis county, an old and tried democrat, possessing talents equal if not superior to his successful competitor— that it is, therefore, abundantly plain, that when a Free- Mason is the opposing can& date; he intik and will prevail with the Ma sonic pasty, be his political sentiments ever so hostile to the freedom of the country. () -- A Harrisburg correspondent of the Uniontown (Pa.) Democrat, thus notices Mr. SrEvorls' re3olutions for an investiga -1 lion of Masonry, and their effect upon the friends of :hat Order:— No persdo who has not witnessed it can conceive the expression of feeling which was evinced by the Masons of the House, while Mr. STEVENS was rending with his commanding voice, and noble mien, the preceding indictment against the lodge.— The Clerk of the House who is a Mason, faltered as he read it—the blood settled un der his-eyes, which glared with an unusual lustre, and his whole countenance was,Thish ed. Nearly every Mason in the House might have been distinguished by his coun tenance. The reading having been finished a motion wns made to have the' usual number printed (150) for the use of the house, and was decided in the negative by a complete party vote—every Mason and Jack mem ber voting against the printing. Not a soul rose to deny the truth of the charges—not an excuse for not printing was ofliired, but the same power which has muzzled every press, not Anti-Masonic, in the Union,— which suppresses inquiry into the truth of the crimes cast into the teeth of the hood winked and cable-towed slaves of Masonry, was victorious as usual. No time is yet fixed when Mr. Stevens will call up leis re solutions, but be it when it may, the Roman Orator did not pour forth upon the midnight conspiracy, which was plotting against the liberties of Rome, with more power of tho't and glowing patriotism, than will Mr. Ste vans assail the midnight conspiracy again.% the liberties of America. We ask the attention ofour readers to the preamble and resolutions offered by MR. STEVENS, in the House of Representatives, for the prohibition and suppression of Ma sonic, Odd Fellows, and all other secret ex tra judicial oaths. We have given'the preamble, resolutions and vote of the members at length, believ- ing that the action of the House which took place on that subject, is of the utmost im portance to the people of Pennsylvania, as it has fairly drawn the line of distinction be tween those who are politinlly tenacious of their rights, and those who are willing to barter their own rights and those of their fellow men, for Masonic titles and dignities, or for leave to bask in the sunshine of Ma sonic intrigue, corruption and treason. In the preamble and resolutions of MR. STEVEN I, is to be found a correct represen tation of tl►e evils of Masonry, and we are pleased to find that every Anti-Mason in the House, as well as most of the Whigs, have recorded their votes against the existence of a monster, the secret and uncontrollable workings of which, have corrupted and sha ken to their fimndations, every government in which it has been permitted to exist. Po litical parties in this State are, by the vote on this question narrowed down to ►Masonry and Anti-Masonry—Jacksonism, Van Hu renism, and all the other flags which have heretofore been hoisted in opposition to Ant Masonry are now lowered, and the warriors who fought under these false colors have gone over to, and are now fighting the bat tles of Masonry, the sworn enemy of the equal rights of man. It will be seen that the mo'ion to print the resolutions was lost by a vote of3B to SP. The Anti-Masons and Whigs, although in the minorit), have acted their part bravely in this instance, and their conduct must meet the decided approbation of their constitu en t s.—Holidayshurg Aurora. That fearless champion of the laws T. STEVENS, et will he seen has introduced a preamta. qeititig forth the evils of Free-Ma. sonry, accompanying it with a resolution in structing the Committee on the Judiciary to report a bill to suppress the adininistra tion of Masonic oaths. The motion to print the preamble and resolutions was negatived, by a vote of 58 to 38. Thus the Legisla ture has again voted to uphold this blood stained institution, giving it full privilege to initiate members, and administer its blas phemous oaths.—Mercer Luminary.. The reader will find under our Legisla• tive head, a preamble and resolution on the subject of Masonry, which was introduced into the House of Representatives by Mr. STEVENS. The preamble has been pro nounced to he one of the most valuable corn. pends ever published of the evils and abomi nation of Masonry. "It is," says the Lan caster Herald, "most concise, clear and comprehensive; and the resolution is such as must meet the approbation of every really free man in the State."—Wilkesbarre Adv. The resolutions of THA DDEUS STEVE:qS, on the subject of Secret Societies, deserve attention. Free-Masonry is exhibited in its true colors,—its impious oaths and ceremo nies; its aristocratic titles and,dignities; its tendency to thwart the administration of justice, because of the pledge given by mem bers of the lodge to "conceal the secrets and crimes of each other, not excepting even murder and treason," its incompatibility with the exercise of freedom of opinion; its profaning of the Scriptures; its dangerous interference in all the affairs of the country, &c.; are hold up to the view of the intelli gent portion of the community, and should convince all who have a proper conception of the meaning of liberty, that such an in. stitution is its most dangerous foe; that ita ceremonies are utterly inconsistent, with morality, justice and religion.— Wesimore. land intelligent-cr. From the Lancaster. Examiner. It is both interesting and amusing to look over the different parties in the state, and contemplate their position as respects the nomination of candidates for Governor at the next election. The. Anti4Viasonie party is settled, firm, resolute, confident and united.. They are united in the determination to nominate some thoroUgh, long tried, decided and active An ti Mason as theireandidate for the offive---a candidate who, if elected, will know, and feel, and regard the interests of the peuplo --the interests of the real people of the state. And there is very little, or rather no diversity of sentiment among the Anti- Masons of the- State in the choice of their candidate. All seem to point to Mr. RIT. NEtt, through whose agency they confident- ly expect to overturn ihe Masonic nobility and aristocratic usurpers that have for years past been treating the people as their patri mony and their rights as their inheritance. But what is the condition of the Masonic party as to their candidate for Governor?-- They are in the most woful perplexity and confusion; and the direst feuds arid divisions prevail amona e . them. The chief of the Ma sonic nobility adhere firmly to their Mason ic brother, the present Governor, Wolf.-- The Grand Lodge now holds all the princi pal offices of the State. Both of the United States Senators, the Governor, most of tho heads of the State Departments at Harris burg, nearly all the Judges, the lending members of the Legislature of the Masonic party, and the greater part of the county of ficers, are Masons and sworn dependants up on the Grand Lodge of Pennmylvania.-- , These cable-towed nobility cannot brook the idea of having a Governor to whom they cannot make secret Masonic signals un known to all the world except the brother hood themselves. To the Grand Lodge is joined the great body of Gov. Wolf's office holders in every county, who are deeply penetrated with the advantage that would be derived by themselves from the election of the present Governor for another term or three years. And the Canal Commission s, and all the canal nobility and cormoranrs are likewise of the opinion that there can be no better Governor for them than Gov. Wolf. They, as well as the other State and county officers,obey with great cordiali ty the orders of the Grand Lodge, and hoz zn lustily for the re-nomination of the pres ent incumbent. On the other hand the great body of Ma sonic hod-carriers and bottle.Lolders who are not in office, but who want offices, wines much and are very restive in the Masonic harness. They hate as well as fear their Masonic masters and they know that their masters in turn despise them. Yet they have not the courage to oppose their Mason ic rulers except in murmurs and somewhat in secret. These office-hunting unsworn agents of Masonry are loud and clamorous for the nomination of Mr. Muhlenburg, or some other such Mason of the degree below that of entered apprentice. How the con. test will terminate between the Grand Lodge and its unworn dependants—whether Wolf or Muhlenburg will be placed in front, in dragging the Masonic Juggernaut next sum mer—it is difficult to determine. To Anti.l4asons—to the people—to the tax-payers of the State—it is a matter of in difference whether the candidate of the Ma 'sonic party for Governor be a Mason above or below the degree of entered apprentice. They care not whether it be Mr. Wulf or Mr. Muhlenburg. Both of them are tools, in a greater or less degree, of the Grand Lodge; and both are opponents of Anti-Ma sonry end the equal rights of the people. OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE. United Stales and France. (K - Much useful as well as important information may be gathered from the following article, copied from the New York Courier Sz Enquirer, one of tho best conducted, most correct, and withal;cheapest newspapers published in the U. States.—.Fn. STAR.] From the year 1793 to 18011, there arose various causes of complaint between the two governments. They were, however, in part amicably adjusted by a convention sign ed on the 30th September, 1800. Such of them as were postponed to "a more conve nient time," were settled by the treaty of session of .t.ouisiana, signed on the 30th April, 1803. From that period, up to 1806, there existed no.serious difficulties between the governments of France and the United .States. But from 1800 to 1812, our com merce was constantly plundered by the free booters both of England and France. Some times under the pretext of Orders.in Coun cil, or Berlin and Milan decrees. At other times without even this flimsy apology fur the depredations committel. It is for these wrongs that we now de mand remuneration from France. Our commercial losses have been estimated at upwards of fourteen millions of dollars, ex clusive of an average interest on this capi tal, for 25 years,which added thereto, would increase the amour.t to nearly forty millions of dollars. And yet Mr. Rives agreed to surrender these claims for five millions of dollars; and then triumphantly announced to the world, thaghis sum was "amply suf ficient to satisfy all the just claims of our Citizens of evei y description, comprehended in the scope of the negotiation." The injuries for which we seek redress,' arose out of seizures made by the French, under, - The Berlin decree, dated the 21st No vember, 1806. The Milan decree, dated the 23d Novem her, and 17th December, 1807. The Ramboullet decree, dated the 23d March, 1810. The Trianon decree, dated sth August 1810. The seizures were made, in An'werp in 1807. In liolland _in 1800. In 13iWoe, Oz Devoted to Polities, Foreign .and Domestic Intelligence, Literature, Science, sligriculture; the .Mechanic &iris, Internal Improvement, and (Jeneras 07ilmdom, •4; St. Sebastian, Bayonne, Port Passage, &c. the treaty, and to recommend nt the same in 1810. In addition to all which we have I time to that body the measures, in his judg a claim for upwards of thirt y vessels, with merit, proper to be adopted on that most un their cargoes, captured and b urnt at sera by I expected event. It may not be inexpedient French squadrons, to prevent their giving I before the assembling of the next Le„,frisla information to the British of the position - of tore, to make Count de Rigny sensible of the squadron. I the source of the error into which he has These infiries had been the subject of- fallen; and that the President could not,with discussion from 1812 to 1831. In 1812 , out disregarding the plain import of simple Mr. Barlow commenced the negociation, language, .have'anticipated the course that and in the hones of bringing it to a final ; has been decided upon. close, followed the Emperor Napoleon to I Leaving the whole matter to the increas- Russia; but died at Wilma during the re- ed responsibility of France, the President treat. In 1814 Louts the 18th was pro- I will place the subject in its just light before claimed King of France, and in November'opening Congress at the of the session, and 1810, we agaie appealed to the justice of ! await with tranquil con fidence the result of the French Government through our Mims- the action of the Legislative functionaries of ter at that Court. In January and April France, and of the United States. 1817 the Prime Minister M. de Richelieu, I am, sir, your obedient servant, admitted that indent ~'icaitoti was due to our .101 IN FORSYTH. merchants; but avoided liquidating the deb., in consequence of the embarrassed state of the French finances. In 1819 and 1820 separate claims of our citizens were again prosented. 111.11nm:ivy 1822 our Minister addressed a note to Viseomte de Montmo rency, of the department _of foreign affairs, from which resulted an interview, and prom ises of future adjustment were made. At this period, differences existed on the subject of tonnage; and the two governments were carrying on a "Custom House war." These differences, however, were arranged by a Convention signed at Washington in June 1822 by Hyde de Neuville. From this pe riod, up to 18:10, the negociations were car ried on, alternately, at Washington and Parts, but without any favorable result. Ir. January 1830, Mr. Rives commenced two negotiations, one official, and one confi dential. They continued until the nth June, with prospects of ultimate success.— But then followed the revolution of July, in which the existing Government, termed, in France, the restoration, was overthrown.— As soon as the new government was organ ized, the negotiations were renewed and continued until the 4th of July 1831, when a treaty was signed at Paris 'rids brief summary will afford the casual render an idea of the character of our de mands and the efforts which have been made to adjust them; while, at the same time, it will serve as an Index for those who may desire to examine the public documents re lating to the subject. At no period from 1812 to 1831 have the French pretended to deny our right to indemnification in a great er or less degree for the spoilations commit ted' rin our commerce. The controversy was to the quantum of enumeration; and the time and mode of payment. These were the points which it became the duty of Mr. Rives to adjust. The revolution ofJu ly 1830, rendered it not only discreet, but imperative on every branch of the French -'`government, to exercise, with great caution, the authority delegated to it, but in an espe cial manner, it was necessary for the Min istry to avoid assuming powers, which of right appertained to the inm-diale repre sentatives of the people. In that country no co ordinate branch of the government, dared to usurp tlte powers of another branch. Oty-In the House of Representative,on the 27th ult. the President of the United States,m answer to a re solution of Congress,trausmitted a mass of Correspon dence between the Representatives of France and the United Statcs,in Washington and at Paris,concerning the delay on the part of France to comply with the treaty of indemnity of Id3l,with the U. States. We can only make room for the reply of the American Se cretary of State to the last letters transmitted by our Minister,in relation to what had passed between him and the French Minister for Foreign Affairs—which cads as follows: MR. FORSYTH TO AIR. LIVINGSTON. • DEPARTSIENT OF STATE, Washington, 6th Nov. 1834. Sts—Your despatches and those of Mr. Barton, to No. 56, inclusively, have been received, with copies of your correspondence with the Government of France to the 7th of August, on the subject of the treaty of the 4th of July, 1831. 1 have the President's directions to express his approbation of your conduct, his regret at the indisposition that has rendered a temporary absence from Paris necessary, and his hope that a speedy restoration to health will enable you to re sume your post before• this communication can reach France. It is..especially desire hie that von should be in Paris, that the Government of the United States may be apprised at the earliest possible hour, not only of the final determination of the ques tion of appropriating the finds for the exe. cution of the treaty, but of every indication of opinion relative thereto in the adminis tration, or in the Legislative Chambers. It is not the wish of the President that you should urge again the propriety of a called session of the Chambers. His just expectations have been made known and disregarded. Ho has been disappointed. The causes assigned by Count de Rigny are not satisfactory to him. The President did not rely on Mr. Seriirier's assurances of the disposition of the administration of France to hasten, by all constitutional means, the presentation of the law to the new Chambers —he relied upon the solemn assurances of the Minister of. France, that it was the in tention or the administration to dse all con stitutional efforts for that object—an inten tion, it seems, not to be executed, until the exercise of the constitutional power of the King, in that regard, is entirely compatible with the personal convenience of the indi viduals composing the Legislative branch of the Government. Personal convenience public functionaries must disregard, when duty requires the performance of an act of justice. In construing Mr. Serurier's note of the sth of June last, it is by substituting disposition for intention that the Count de Rigny is enabled to persuade himself that there is nothing in the course prescribed to itself by the Government of France incon sistent with those declarations contained in it, upon which the President took upon him self the high responsibility of omitting im. mediately to communicate to Congress the rejection by the Chamber of Deputies of the law appropriating funds for the execution of CaZ AUZt4Y 4 Qa. 0 t.NUARY.SU 1835. IR/9F:B 6 TurawAir 7 21 7 WRDNICSDAY 7 21 8 THURSDAY 720 9 FRIDAY 1 7 20 10 SATURDAY 17 19 11 SUNDAY _ 7 19 12 MONDAY 17 18 Atar AND REPUBLICAN BANNER. At 82 per annum, half...yearly in advance. GETTYSBURG, PAL. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 0. o:;r'FLoun in Baltimore last Saturday $4 50 03 %Vo received Mr. SMINER'S Address a: a late hour, and, in order to give it entire this week, must omit our usual variety. Such articles ought to be handed in early in the week, or left with those who will divide the manu. script, so that etch one of the Editors can, at the same time, meet his other arrangements without interfering with those previously made. We do not intend to cast censure, in this case, on any person—least of all on Mr. Smyser. After delive ry, and, by request, handed to the Society, the Address was no longer at his disposal. El:rWe call attention to the advertisement ofthe Philadelphia ''CASKET." When received, or as soon after as possible, we shall give the advertisements of the 'LADY'S Bootc,' the "POST," and (last though not the least,) the "PHILADELPHIA /tunny." TO THE FRIENDS OF JOHN iII'LEAN. LIT We believe the time has arrived for those Editors who are the friends of JOHN WLEAN, OP 0/110, to buckle on their armor and take their stand, manfully determined to support their and the people's choice. His and our country's ene- mien have began the war—they aro assailing him at all points—at all points they must be met. We nive no cause to fear the result. Our candidate is invulnerable the shafts directed agitinst him by his opponents—let them institute the most rt. gid scrutiny into his qualifications and character, and, like pure gold, the brighter they will shine. To the rescue, then! The offico-holders and office seekers, with their favorites, are already in the field. The People must fight their own battles— they have no pap-fed menials, (nor do they wish any,) to lead them on to battle. Such may en. deavor to mis-lead therm and it is hero we are wanting—having been placed as "Sentinels on the Watch-towers of Liberty" by tho People them selves—to warn them who are, and who are not their and their country's friends. Shall we, then, sleep on our high end responsible poets? No— NO: we trust none will. For ourself, we wore a mong the first to recommend Judge M'Lean for the Presidency—we shall be the last to desert him —and shall, henceforth, advocate his nomination, and, it nominated by our party, shall give him all the support in our power. Our first and last choice, then, for the Presidency, is JOHN M'LEAN, OF 01110. up-The Editor of the Harrisburg Intolligencer, to whom belongs the honor of bringing out the "third Washington"—or at least ofattempting to do so—for the Presidency, is very—very bitter a. gainst Judge IVPLEAN! Ho can't swallow him! He, however, strains at a Judge and swallows a Grxrexitat., "boots, spurs, and cock'd hat, too!" Ho is at perfect liberty to swallow who and what he pleases, provided ho does not "grass the thing" at the expense of the People's man. He modestly assorts,with he "boldness" too of a neighboring brother Edit r, that the Editor ofa NPLeac journ al in Ohio, says there is no prospect of giving Ohio to Jon M'Loan, in case he is a candidate for the Pretildency! Now, we won't contradict \. him—avyould be uncourteous. But see what is contained in -the following article—the Editor mentioned, being the same one alluded to by the Strong Harrison man of the Intelligencer:— JUDGE M'LEAN.--The editor of the Cin cinnati Gazette, writing from Columbus (Ohio) under date of the 18th inst. says:— "There is reason to believe that the Hon. JOHN NPLEAN will receive a nomina tion for Presidency, if not by a majority of the members of the Legislature, at least up wards of FIFTY out of one hundred and eight, the number in both branches. This movement is necessary, to insure our distant friends that HE ALONE IS THE CHOICE OF OH To."—Ba hi more Pat. So, it seems atter all, JOHN ArLEAN "ALONE is Tux cnotcv OF 01110 !" rrir it bo true, that the third"General"—and, we auppuse,"third Washington" also—ts A Nlesora, hie Is a gone case—salt-watery however Strong, won't SAVO him ! ' 117 The Bedford Inquirer is perfectly right in saying that the attempt of certain papers to "per suade the people that the claims of Gen. Harrison to the Presidency are superior to those of almost any o ther man," is all loco purpose and that it 'wou't take' with the people —because,as the Inquirer justly ob serves, " they have had enough of military "glory" for one right years." We object to his nomination, first, because we un derstand that he is a HIGH AND BIGOTED MASON— secondly, because we believe the people have not on ly become tired of military, but also of Masonic "Oa . ry"—both of which we have been blessed with in a buudance,during the last few-yeas!-rand, that the SICTS. SU I. M(O)LTS PHASES. JANUARY. D. H. M. First Q. 6 422 A Full M. 14 4 5A Last Q. 21 951 zs NewM. 28 4 1 A 4 39 4 39 4 40 4 40 4 41 4 41 4 42 People have long since pointed,with great unanimity, to that pure patriot, upright judge, and honest man, JOIIN M'LEAN, of Ohio, as the successor of Presi dent Jackson. The People are for M'Lcan, and we find it "glory enough" to go with them at all times. (ni-Great dissatisfaction prevails among the"Demo ends" as to who shall be their candidate for Govern or. The office-holders are for Wolf, the office-hun ters for Muhlenberg, and the Go-Between for "hen,. est George Kremer!" The Harrisburg Reporter, by authority, asserts that if nominated, Gov. Wulf will not decline. The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian says Wolf ought and must follow the example set by their Great Chief at Washington—retire after the second term and let Parson Mublenb.,rg take his place! A little Johnny Raw, away over in Union county, sanc tions the first proposition,but protests against the last, and contends that 4 flonest George,' whose "still small voice" was the first to sing the song of "Bargain and Sale!" has the best right to be nominated—that he is the legitimate heir to the State throne! How this Kilkenny battle will cud, we shall not premise. Hot we guess JOE RITNER, MY JOE JOHN, will be apt to come in in time to sweep off their tails—if they do not "go the whole hog" and eat themselves up, tails, bristles and all! CO-The Maryland Republican contains the pleas ing intelligence that Judge Dovatt., one of the Justi ces of the Supreme Court of the U.Statcs,has not only not resigned, but that his health and hearing have so far improved as to relieve his friends of apprehension and to assure the continuance of his services to his country, in the department of which his long experi ence and comprehensive mind eminently qualify him. 10-The Maryland Legislature assembled at Anna polis on the 29th ult. The election of a U. S. Sena tor,if not alreAdy chosen, will be among the first busi ness of the Legislature. We know not who arc the candidates spoken of for that office. Maryland can boast of many distinguished sons who would do honor to the State and to the station—and among that num ber, the virtues and talents of RICHARD POTTS, Wit miss! Ross, or Far.oznicic A. SCHLEY, of Frederick city, would shine not the least brilliant. 07 Much excitement, we learn, exists in sever al parts of Frederick county, at the result of O'- Connor's trial, and that both him and the jury have been first hung in effigy, and afterwards burnt ! Such proceedings are entirely wrong and at variance with the laws of our country—well calculated, if encouraged, to subvert our liberty. Whatever may be the opinion of the citizens of that county as to the justice of the verdict render ed by the jury, they ought to remember that it was the deliberate conclusion, after solemnly swearing to make up their verdict according to the law and the testimony, of twelve "good men and true"—and among the most respectable of their friends and fellow citizens. However at va riance with individual opinion, all good and peaceable citizens should respect the decisions of the ministers of law and justice. Besides, Fred. erick county has always heretofore prided herself in being opposed to acts of vioilnce and the "con. struction" of the Laws to suit individual gratifica. Lion. The citizens will not, we hope, at this late day, follow the example set by a certain high per sonage, and take the execution of the laws into their own hands, after the solemn verdict of a jury —even if contrary to their wishes, or their expec tations. 07We learn, ft om the Duyton Republican, that petitions have been presented to the Ohio Legis lature, 'praying for an investigation of Masonry. As a bill for the incorporation of the Odd Fellows' Lodge at Cincinnati, was indefinitely postponed by the Legislature, a few days since, we aro lod to believe, that the prayer of the petitioners will be granted. If it is not, the responsibility will rest upon the shoulders of the Whigs, as they con stitute a large majority in the Legislature. Or -The Ohio State Journal has nominated DANIEL Wm=Ea for the Presidency. OZ:rThe Boston Patriot nominates the Hon. Joux QuiNci ADAMS * as a suitable candidate for the next Presidency. Co-We learn, from the New York Courier & En quirer, that the most extensive band of Robbers ever known : in the U. States,has lately been discovered at Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey. The band is thought to be upwards of a hundred strong-12 or 13 have been arrested and imprisoned. .Iflants ) Eulogy on Lafayette. (rr We give below two articles on this subject—the first from the National Intelli gencer, and the second from the talented correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot. WASHINGTON, January I. The ORATION, on the life and character of Gen. LAFAYETTE, was pronounced yes terday, by Mr. ADAMS, agreeably to appoint ment, in the Hall of the House of Represen tatives, in the presence of the two Houses of Congress, the President of the United States, and all the principal officers of the Government, and an immense concourse of citizens and strangers, including some of the representatives of foreign Governments,who attended in accordance with special invita tion. It occupied in the delivery, nearly three hours, and well it might, for wide was the ground it covered, being no narrower than the history of the last half century, and numerous and various were the topics which it embraced. I'o say that the' Oration was of great a bility, it is enough to know who was' the author. To attempt any analysis of it would be unjust and supererogatory besides, for the Oration will doubtless be published un der the direction of Congress,eagerly bought after, and universally and delightedly read. The circumstances of this ceremony were of n nature calculated to affect any mind of ordinary sensibility. There was a moral beauty in the whole scene, seldoin equalled in public exhibitions; under the influence of which, it may be hoped, a pure and elevated patriotic feeling pervaded the whole assem bly. Who, indeed, could listen unmoved to the eloquent accents of the accomplished Orator,pnuring forth the gushim;,vs ore grate ful heart in memory of the benefactor of his country, and of mankind? Who, that bore in mind the station which the Orator had filled, and the presence of illustrious men in which this mark of respect was paid to the memory of LAFAYETTE, but felt the inspiration of the occasion, rejoiced in it, and responded, from the inmost recesses of his heart, to the strains uttered in honor and gratitude to the deceased, as well us to the pious aspirations of the Orator for the future welfare and prosperity of his beloved country? None, none; we hope nut one. W ASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 1834. "All the world" have been out to-day to hear the eulogy upon Layfayette by J. Q. Adams,--and the production was well worthy of drawing forth such a choice congregation. The 'Hull of the House of Representatives was full—galleries and the floor,—of gen- tlemen and ladies,—end all with whom I have coniersed, express great satisfaction with, and approbation of the eulogy. The President was there, the whole Cabinet, in cluding Mr. Post Master Barry, who, it seems has become a part of the Cabinet,— the Senate who adjourned in form to the Hall of the House,--and strangers, visitors here from all parts of the Union. Indeed the nation, through its Representatives, thus assembling in its organized capacity, and in the very Halls of its Legislation, suspending all business, and consecrating one day for this especial purpose, has paid a tribute to the great and good Lafiiyette, such as it is the fortune of'but few men to receive. The organ selected to pay this tribute renders it the more valuable too, as he has been the President of the People in whose behalf he has spoken;—and the address which he has given will not only be read by Americans with pride and pleasure, but it will be read across the Atlantic, and exert its influence over every people in Europe, of every name and longue. One of the most interesting spectacles of the day was the meeting of the President and the Heads of Department in the Senate Chamber, previous to their marching in form into the Hall of the House of Represen. tatives. There, if you remember, he and his Cabinet were invited,—with the mem hors of the Foreign Legations that are now in this city, of whom by the way, there were but few present, and among the absentees were M. Serrurier, the French :Minister, and Sir Charles Vaughan, the British Min. ister. ft so happened, curiously enough, that Jackson, Forsyth, Woodbury, Dicker son, Cass, Barry and Butler, were fronted as they sat in chairs close together, by Clay, White, Webster,. Calhoun and Poindexter, all of whom were in an area not ten feet apart; Clay directly in front of Jackson., Poindexter and Calhoun not fur ofr,—and J. Q. Adams but a little to the left, none of whom, you know, but White and Webster, are on speaking terms with the President. Old Jackson, with his bristled hair, peeped into the galleries, and whispered with For- syth, who was at his right hand. Clay sat as unconcerned, with the exception ofa look somewhat prouder than usual,—as if he were telling a story in a circle of .gentlemen.— Father White seemed to be contemplating the spectacle with a musing-like 'aspect.— Calhoun was whisperingwith Buchanan, to pais-; he awkward time. , Poindexter looked things unutterable. Benton sat in his chair, as .teif t - a!, plotting. Inisehief,-101 opposite hint, on the otherske, - who Issao,Hill, who for a moment had suspended his everlasting scribbling to chuck the fingers of both hands into his mouth, as he threw himself back into his chair to witness the show. And then there was little Martin, whom 1 must not forget in the Vice-President's chair, smirking and smiling, with that self-satisfied face, which no description can paint', but which_ is as descriptive of his character as any thing can possible be. In this awkward position, thus crowded together, fitce to face, these very great friends sat for twenty minutes nr more, in a silence unusually great in the Senate Chaintier, as all the spec tators, who commonly make the noise, were in the Hall of the House, securing seats be fore the Orator of the day came from the Senate. POST MASTERS LOOK OIIT!--The proprie tors of the Philadelphia Times last week re. covered judgment against a Post Master for a paper not taken from his office of which he neglected to inform them. All Post Masters who do so, render themselves liable, and ought to be held accountable. HUGH L. WHITE.—The Editor of the Harrisburg Intelligencer, says, "there is something so supremely ridiculous in the at tempt of some of the Philadelphia Editors, to make a party for White in Pennsylvania, that it scarcely deserves a notice." There is something so supremely ridiculous in the editor of 'the Intelligencer's suspicion that some of the Philadelphia Editors are think ing of making a party for Judge White in Pennsylvania, that it scarcely deserves a notice.—Star.Splaneled Banner. act-Mr. L. Srmicixotr,of the neighborhood Oxford, in this county, had the misfortune to lose, by fire, his dwelling-house and a great part of his furniture, on the night of the 95th ult. The Legislature of South Carolina ad journed on the 17th inst. Among tho acts passed, was one to incorporate a new Bank in Charleston, with a capital of 2,000,000, and liberty to increase it to $4,000,000--au act to incorporate the AtlantieSteam Packet Company—an act to prevent dueling—and act to incorporate the Charleston Cotton Seed Oil Manuflicturing Company—and an act to provide for the instruction of the deaf and dumb in the State. The Legislature of t'm State of GEORGIA terminated its session on the 20th ult. A committee was appointed to sit during the recess, to investigate certain charges against Judge HOOPER; of that State, who had fallen under the displeasure of the Legislature, by a decision in some case in Court to which Indians were parties. ANECDOTE.-A young man and female stopped at a country tavern to pass a day or two. Their awkward appearance excited the curiosity of one of the fitmily, who com menced a conversation with the female by inquiring how farshe had travelled that day —"Travelled," repeated the stranger some- Nvhat indignantly, "we didn't travel we rsd." RELIGIOII9 .NOTICES. ((}The Rev. Mr. WAl.9os will preach in the Prrahyterian Church next Sunday moraiug at 11 o'clock, aud In the everting at early candle-light. Tho Rev. Dr. Sehmuckcr will preach In the Ger. man language on Sunday morning next,at 10 O'clock, in the German church. oa-The Rev. Mr. Young trill preach in the Me. thodist Church in this place, on Sunday morning next at 11 o'clock and in the evening at early candlegight. DIED. On the 23d ult. Mrs. Atts Bovca consort of Mr. George Boyer, of Menallea township, in the 31st year of her age. On the 20th ult. at the honse of Mr. Essig, in Cum berland township, Miss ROSINA Nina, at an advan ced age. On "l'hnrsday last, at Antietam Iron Works, Mr. SAMUEL A. COBEAN. (son of Col. Alexander Cobean, dee'd,)form.•rly of this Borough,aged about 31 . 1 years. air Those who promised us Wood are requested to deliver some immediately. P•t4 y te t44ii Gems of Literature, Witand Sentiment, For 1835—Enlarged and Impioved. WHE Publisher of this periodical,which has now . reached its ninth volume,would respectfully an nounce, that he is now engaged in making such ar.- rangcments u will considerably increase the attrac tions of the volume for the year 1635. Profitting by the experience of the past,as it has made him more fa minim with the literary taste of his rcadcrs,and desi rous of shOwing his gratitude for the libe'ral patronage which has hitherto been extended to the Casket by a discerning public, the proprietor feels assured that he can do much towards promoting the intellectual grati fication ofhis readers; and he is resolved to spare nei ther labor nor expense in carrying into full effect, the improvements he designs to make. In general terms, them:intents of the Casketfor 1635 wilt be as follows: 1. Biography. Sketches of distinguished Americans and others,emiuent for p at riot i s m,le arui i I anthro py, or devotion to science. This department is one rich in instruction for all classes of readers, as there is no species of literature so profitable to the mind,as that which teaches by example. This' department will oc casionally be illustrated with engraved pi?rtraits. 2 Historical Sketches.—Reference to important e vents in the history ofeivilized nations,with occasion al glances at the peFnliar situations of foreign powers, and notices of prominent rulers. 3. Progress of Science.-Under this head,we design to furnish occasional articles calculated to show the ra pid advances of science and the arts,particularly iu the U.States. It will be our desire to avoid prolixity and technicalities,and to give only such matters as will be of general interest. 4. Natural History.-Condensed notices of remark able productions of the animal kingdom,and reference to botanical and 'mineralogical curiosities, occasional ly illustrated with engravings. 6. Literature.-In this department,we include tales, essays,poetry,humorons readings,and those various el. ceieras,which,united,form an agreeable melange. Co pious extracts from all prominent new publications within our reach,will be given,in order to awaken and keep alive literary interest; and due encouragement will be given,as usual,to competent American writers to favor us with their productions. In previous volumes of the Casket,a large portion of the reading matter has been furnished by approved correspondents;_ and it ii our desire to give an equal quantity in the forthcom ing volume,provided it can be obtained of an encamp tionable,finteresting and instructive character. 6. Plates qf Pashions.-In thiiimurse ofthe year,two handsome colored engravings,of the latest London & Parish fashions, procured engraved expressly for this work,will be given, with appropriate letter press de • scriptions. 7. laigraoings.-Esch" number of the' Casket will contain one handsome steel orcopper-plate engraving and two or more wood cuts,of superior workmatiship,- illustrative of arehitecture,scenery,fanay sketches,&c. In this department the Casket has hithertoktOOd pre-, eminent, and the exertions of the Iniblislier*lll be . itrentiously directed to increase rather thaitliiiiinlah , the attractioni bi the volume for 1836, in thisirarthistl lar. A number of beautiful dealgus are alreiio. hands of competent engravers. 8. Music.-Au approved piece of musie s arranged for the piano forte or gtutarovil I be given .in each number Finer and better paper than usual will be used for the Casket for 1835,& great attention will be bestow. ed upon the typographical appearance of the work. It is the intention of the proprietor,in short,to introduce such improvements as he feels assured will be grati fying to his numerouspatrons,& tend to give the work still stronger claims upon the patronage of the public. In addition to the improvements noticed aboee,there will be an addition of twelve pages of reading matter to each number of the Casket, without any additional charge. The publisher has been induced to incur the expense of this enlargenient, on account of his having been compel led,in many instances during thr_past year to omit articles which we would gladly have furnished.. The enlargement will bo equivident.to the addition of one-fifth of the whole. Instead of 48 pages of matter, 60 will be foruished,and the volume,at the end of the year,will comprise 720 pages, instead of 600 as form erly. In the additional 12 pages, a LITERARY PORTFOLIO, will be furnished, containing notices of new publica tions,with occasional sketches of their contents,and a variety of miscellaneous and literary readings. It is cenfidently believed that these improvements and ad ditions will be met by a corresponding liberality on the part of the reading community. JANUARY, 1835.-The first No. of the Casket for 1835,which will be published about the middle of Ja nuary inst. will be embellished with a handsome Map of Pennsylvania,engravcd expressly for the work. It will be beautifully colored, and will contain, carefully and legibly marked, all the railroads, canals, public ' roads completed or in progress, and coal - beds in the State This matter has been undertaken by the pro ',deter, eter, under a conviction that the subject is one of vast & increasing importance. The internal improve ments of Pennsylvania have now become of great mag nitude,and every citizen should be familiar with their value,extent and character. This map will be valuable for reference,and the accompanying description iu let ter-press,will be full,ample and satisfactory. FEBRUARY,IS3S.-The February No. of the Cas ket,which will be published early in that month,will be ornamented with a plate of the latest London and Paris Fashions, handsomely colored ,expressly engra ved for the work. It will be accompanied with de scriptions of the dresses and materials worn by the fashionable belles of Europe,and much relating to ern broiderv,&c. This engraving,as well as that design ed to be fa:Ai : shed in the January number,will be pre pared by the first artists in. the city. The value of these two numbers alone, will be fully equal to the whole cost for one year. TERMS —Each number of the Casket will contain 60 royal octavo pages ofletter.press,on fine white pa. per,and 4 pages on colored paper,forming a cover,ma kinin each number 54 pages. The work forms,at the end of the year,a volume of about 720 pages, to which an engraved title-page and a general index,will be added. Subscription price $2 50, when paid in advance— s 3 if not paid until the end of the year. Agcnts,at a distance,remitting six subscriptions,are entitled to a copy gratis,3r. 10 per cent for collections. Clubs of five persons,remitting $lO in iulvanee,free or postage and discount, will be furnished with copies for one year. Complete setts of the Casket for 1826, 1329,1830, 31, 32, 33 and 34, may be obtained at the publication office. Address, (post paid.) S. C. ATKINSOIV, Pr. 36 Carter's Alley,Philadelphia. 3t-40 Jauuail, 6, 1635 G A.RUE'N, %.E'ED‘A. Blood fleet, White Head Lettuce, Sugar do. Early curled do. do. White Onion, Specled do. do. Yellow do. Long Scarlet Radish, Red do. Savoy Cabbage, Orange Carrot, Early York do. Early Horn do. Cayenne Pepper, Red do. Double Peppergrass, Long Cucumber, Summer Savory, Early Washington Pens. For sale at the [)rug store of Dr. J. 'GILBERT, Gettysburg. January 6, 1835. tl+-410 . . W ILL be sold at public . rtlif,• l3l3 premises, on Jim:4y the 213th fvfli', at 12 o'clock 3x. The one-third of 54,A.oreN 117 Ir Unpatented Load, , Situate in.. Franklin township,AfinFlX Ma. .7 4 / ty, adjoining binds 'of Hugh Iseult, McClellan and others—to be sold wOhtaly, tate of ISAAC Peortns,dvceased. • provemento mild propetiii# ff . a one and a half atoll 1- 11''1—: ILO Cr 114.0113111E6 - r. Stable, stc, with water quite convenient.... 'rerms made known on day of , eala, nod* tendance given by - , JOS IA H FER KEW' 11 amen ' January 6, 1835. _ h i* Aa 'l4 • • t lA r':• 7 o* fr. nbllte Witt pursuance of an order.ofthe orphtine ..", Court of Adams county, tome directed, . I will expose to public sale; at the Court- -; houso, in the Borough of •GettYiburg, api .• Tuesday the 27th day_of ,Tanua4 inst. it 1 o'clock r. is certain TRACT or worn' Containing lO Acres, more or letir4.adjOja.. ing land of James M'A !lister, Peter . Frery„ and others—on which are erected a 6 4 .-.%. story %% LATHER. - BOARbga: 127°.g1-- 11 - 0 rfi E #..., Log Stable, two springs'of water,,and au. excellent orchard—late the East" Of ! Unit ";,"; W. HAGEN, deceased.. • . WILLIAM LAUB, January 6, 1835. TO MY CREDITORS* HAKE NOTICE, that I have applied to the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Adonis county, Po., for the benefit of the Insolvent Laws of said Conmon. wealth; and that they have appointed Tues day the 26th inst.,lar the hearing of me and my creditots, at the court house. in the. Borough of Gettystuttg,, when and :were you.may attend if you think proper.. WILLIAM Jantiary 5, 1835. te*-40 HYDRO-OXYGEN Micrioscora.--This eX. traordinary instrument, which is exhibitirw at 108 Broadway,, has the'power of ,magnt:: - fying a single drop of watir-2,490,340 - timea. occupying the aurfiice of it disc of 240 square, feet. The still small drop of w o ccr;' . which to our ordinary optics apptirs to be perfect ::: •;.;• ly - pine and pellucid; entirely too contain any livhig object; and even if II aid, too:clear. and transparent: to'conceal : it from our sight, when viewed through the medium of this inatrument,appeara an extensive tar. bid pond, in which thousands of living:ken*: nude are swiming about, sporting, andifreyz*, rug on each other, and.pursoiug the bent of 3 ' their nature with as much eagerness-and , - 7 . animation RS the mightiest monsters of the deep.—N. Y. paper. • PutAres.—At Boston, on tho 26th nit. twelve men were tried for piracy. Seven of them. were found guilty, but one of them re- • commended to mercy, and the tubers acquit. ted. The facts in relation to this case are as follows:—An American vessel was attacked : • ,by them on the high seas, the crew driien • - below, and the hatChWays fastened; the wee., eel robber, destroyed the compass with . .Aber nautical . instruments, sails, dm. and on lets- ing set fire to the vessel: fortunately one of the hatchways was not well secured, and the crew got on deck, put out the tire, and arrived at Salem. The tidings of the . pirs. cy was borne on the winds to the uttermost parts of the earth, and with a description of the piratical vessel. Months passed away, and the news reached Africa; and a British - vessel cruising on that distant coast. The piratical vessel, the Pauda, was there, and - immediately suspected!' She was captured by the Britigh' vessel, and with the - crew brought to Salem, about two years after the act had been committed, to be confronted by the very men whom they had robbed and . considerad dead and butted in the deep.=;,; What an astonishing train of events! The extravagant tales of fiction are realized The offenders nre brought-to trial and con. deinned to death.. Such•are the inscrutable • operations of an overruling and divinnPro.. .• 4 videtice. . • .•, Thek New York Mirror makes tin amus ing yet perfectly correct definition of the differeneo between the patrons and the ready pay cash customers of a publication.' The following contrast is but the echo of iexpe rience: , "Patrons may aid the starting of a paper; but customers must sustain it. Patrons are a vacillating description of people, whit are constantly changing their support from erie, journal to anothet--custorners are solid, stendy friends, whom you find on your scription list year after year, always with the word paid after their names, and who ----- never think of -discontinuing- their paper whilfi they can afrord to take it. Petrone send you uncurrent notes, and forget to peY the postage--customers enclose 'gmd and their letters are always post paid. , trona will stop their subscription on . the slightest provocation--cu.toment will stick to you like wax. Patrons will expect you to open your columns to any comMuntentiOn they may stud you—customers will expect you to he,governed 'by' your own judgment to all such matters. Patrons will quarrel, with you for advocating or opposing any measure in which ,bey may happen to be interested--customers will respect you ro T , advocating or pursuing an independent course. The one clewis.a prop to this lit. erature'of the land'-4he other is a went 'lg. nisfatillis, which leads the unwary prvrie. for into difficulties and Isitrlos himtlistSo