ftroltr JPoliits, Foreign and Domestic Intelligence, Literature, Science, agriculture, the' allechanic ✓Lrts, Internal Improvement, and . General •IlliScellany. aarhatz, • 111 I A ' 1 3 I 835. R ISE& SETS. I /6 TuRaDAY - • 651 i 11'Wzotinnior 6 49 . 1 12- THUIDDAy 648 i 13 FRIDAY ,6 47 I /4 SATURDAY 16 45 15 Summar 16 44 16 MoNuAr 16 43 Mir Atar AND REPUBLICAN BANNER. GETTYSBURG, FEBRUARY 10, 1835 JEssE GILBERT, of this Borough, has been appointed by .the Commissioners, Treasurer of Adams County. (1:7-The lion. Jour; QUINCY ADA= will please accept our thanks for a copy of his truly eloquent Oration on the Lifi: and Char acter of Lafayette. OtrloitN" DAVIS, present Governor of Massachusetts, has been elected, by the ------State-Legislature, a Senator in Congress from that State," for Six years from the 4th of March next. His principal opponent was JOHN QtrINCY ADAMS. What a compliment Massachusetts is here made to pay to the - talented and distinguished Ex-President of the United States, by the slaves of Airmen ry/ Had Mr. Adams' pen never been wield ed against that iniquitous Order, he would have received the unanimous vote of the Anti-Jackson members ofthe Massachusetts Legislature. Strange, indeed, it is, to what lengths Masonry drivel its votaries! o::) — The Compiler has become quite in teresting of late! It has "a Harrisburg Cor respondent!" A beardless—brainless sap piing it is, tool 0:Y - Tho Hon. DANIEL W E INTER has -been recommended to the People of the U. States as a candidate for the Presidency, by the Whig members of the Massachusetts Legislature. The attempt to Assassinate the President. (*-We gave, in our last, the substance of the attempt to take the life of the Presi dent of the United States. From the Na tional Intelligencer we learn, that the per son who made the attempt is insane, and that "the persons who knew him are not surprised at. the occurrence, and would hard ly have been surprised at any thing he had done or attempted." When questioned as to his motive in making the attempt, he re plied "that he had intended to kill General Jackson, because Gen. Jackson killed his father." But it appears, that his father died a natural death in the District of Columbia, 10 or 12 years ago. It is further stated, that the poor maniac fancied that he was entitled to govern this country as King or Governor,and that Gen. Jackson was the only barrier between him and the Throne! Such notions were so well known, that tho boys were in the habit of calling him "King Richard." These, together with other cir ciimitances, strongly indicate that the at tack is attributable alone to insanity, and a total ignorance of the peculiar manner of loading percussion pistols. We are rejoiced that the attempt proved a failure—and, with the Baltimore Chronicle, hope to "see Gen. Jackaon live through the remainder of his term, and for a sufficient period afterwards to enable him to repent of the injuries which he has inflicted on the country." (* - The Washington Globe, the organ of the Administration, in making an eflbrt to connect the late attempted assassination of the President a political affair, took occasion after many vile and infamous insinuations, to introduce the name ofJOIIN C. CALimerr, in such a manner as would lead the creduluus to suspect him of being the "instigated"— However much we deprecate Mr. CAL 110IINV nullification principles, we believe him too pure, highminded and honorable to be guilty of the thought, much less of the act• of instigating assassination. And we are glad that he noticed the base article of the Globe in the manner and place in which he did—as will be seen from the following remarke made in the Senate, on the 2d iast. In the Sentate, at Mr. CALIIOUN'S re quest, the following paragraph was read by the Secretary, from the Globe of Jan. a Whether•Lawrence had caught, in his visits to the 'Capitol, the mania which has prevailed during the two last sessions in the &mate-- whether he has be come infatuated with the chimeras which have trou bled-the brains of the disappointed and ambitious ora tors who have depicted the President as a Ctesar who ought to have a kinstus—as a Cromwell—a Nero—a Tiberius, ive know not. If no secret conspiracy has prompted the perpetration of the horrid deedove thiuk it pot improbable that some delusion of intellect has gtown out of his visits to the Capitol, and th at hearing . , deoliatiook and every horrible mischief threatened to the RoptAblie, and revolution and all its train of ca .- bataties tmputed as the necessary consequence of the Peptident'e measures, it may be that the infatuated eme fancied he had-reasons to become his country's .iti=er. If he had heard and believed Mr. Calhoun's i the day before yesterday, be would have found ieltespteittstificatioa of his attempt on one, who was toproseate so the cause of the most dreadful calami ties to the aatitorras one who made perfect rotten indearruptioo to pervade the vitals of the. Go 'lWlletteit---rineormach that it was scarcely worth pre ' ttertriag, if were possible." - Mr. CALHOUN rose to make a 1 . 13 W le , marks, not so much in reference to himself, for that was of bule impertnoce, at, t ‘ ni the paikliaiti betting of the paragraPh from the 441§ant1 Government paper, which had just Wk. read to the Senate. here were some ;WACO% , 001s1' PHASES 5 9 591 5 12 5 13 5 15 5 10 5 17 FEBRUARY. D. if• M. Firel.Q. 5 6 53m. Full M. 13 11 51 it. Lnst Q. 19 630 ts. New M. 2.7 6 19 st. tachmont•to-the institutions of their country, could not be mistaken. • He asked them to .look, to see what we are come to, to 'see what was the melancholy retiult of this state of thing% The degradation of parties, and the consequent growth of an irresponsible power. - He understood the crisis to which the country had arrived. He knew, the danger to be incurred by exposing abuses existing in the Executive branch ofthe Go. vernment. He asked no favors—he was no candidate. He desired no office. He would say, as an honest, conscientious man, who loved the institutions of his country, that he would do his duty in spite of men- ace, come from what quarter it would, or in spite of fate. • 0 - The Chambcrsburg Whig, of Friday last, states that, on the Monday preceding, a young man, living in the vicinity of that place, was arrested in the Bank and com mitted for trial, having been detected with a forged check similar to others with which he had before succeeded in drawing several small sums of money. (* - Terrence Coyle & Patrick Gallagh. er, implicated in the murders committed sometime since on the Baltimore Rail Road, were recently tried at Annapolis and found guilty of murder in the second degree, and each sentenced to the penitentiary for 18 years. For Me Gettysburg Star and Republican Banner. THE SCHOOL SYSTEMIC. A SYrITEM OP GENERAL . EDUCATION iEI of. Such acknowledged importance, so intimate. ly and vitally connected with a continuance and preservation of free government, that I have frequently. been induced to believe, that a genuine republican and friend to liberty, . in the conscientious discharge of his duty as an individual responsible to that republic of which he is a citizen, is bound, by the most sacred obligations, to contribute his aid to ward .the establishment of a system of such immense utility. Its advantages are too well known' to those who have had the good fortune to experience its salutary effects, as well as to a large portion of the citizens of Pennsylvania, to render a recital of them - necessary at present. The Legislature of 183:3 and '3 - 4, deserve our immortal thanks Ibr the creation of an act which will most inevitably be productive elan intellechial re formation of incalculable importance. By a solemn injunction of our constitution, it was made a duty : incumbent upon our Le gislature to imacra law of the chafacter re• THE GETTYSBURG STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER. things, which, taken in thetnselves, were of ao little importance as not to be entitled to notice, but which, standing .in connexion with ether matters, were frequently of great importance, and demand attention. What ever might be the character of the paper (the Globe) from which the. paragraph just read had been taken; however low, howev er degraded its character might be, it was yet known to be the organ of the Executive will; and that it was sustained, pampered by, and dependent upon, that branch of the Government; and in commenting on a para graph like the present, in which the Execu tive was personally concerned, it was not an unfair presumption to conclude that it had had his sanction; had been authorized by him. To pass over the personal insinuations, which, as he had observed, were unworthy t ornotice, he (Mr. C.) would say a few words on the now political principle set forth in the paragraph. It was impossible to read the article,and not see that it went on the ground, that whosoever condemns what he believes conscientiously to be the abuses and corrup tions of this Government, was to be held up In the light of an- instigator ofassassination; and that no uncertainty on this point might be left on-the mind of the reader, the article referred to a particular transaction in which lie (Mr. C.) was personally concerned. He would not condescend to defend himself in relation to the matters contained in the para. graph that had been read; they needed no defence. What were the facts? The Sen ate were in debate on the Post Office reports. The Post Office, it was 'acknowledged, on all hands, stood convicted of, enormous abu ses, not to say corruptions. He had risen, in his place, to comment generally on the abuses thus exhibited; he had made no per sonal allusions whatsoever. He spoke of the corruptions of the times and of them mainly; though this he did say, that the evil was not so much to be attributed to any defect in the working of the machinery as in the administration itself. Yet these gener al denunciutions, in these broad terms, are asserted by the Government Official here, as warranting an individual to make this at- tempt at assassination. Could he have wan tonly said that which would have authorized assassination, he would he little better than an assassin. What! to hold up abuses to instigate assassination! To what was the authority of this body reduced? orattempted to bo reduced? According to the new doc trines, the Senate was to look silently on when these corruptions and abuses were passing beneath their eyes,because,forsooth, they might ultimately be called on to express their opinions in their judicial character. This body, then, dare not express opin . ions, and, if they do express them, they may ,be called on to expunge their recorded sen timents from the Journal of the - Senate.-- Then, what next? No individual Senator is lobe permitted to express any opinion as to a particular individual, lest he be held up to the world as the instigator ot assassination! General denunciations of misconduct, cor ruptions or abuties, were to be held up as in dicating assassination! Could they mistake the tendency of this? Did they not see clear ly as the light of Heaven, the march to ir responsible power? Did it not confirm what ho (Hr. C.) observed but the other day, that a stage had been reached in our political af fairs that must result in reformation or revo lution? fle saw around him, in the ranks of the Administration,many old friends and ac. quaintances,whose patriotism and whose a furred to; but every successive Legislature from the formation of the constitution, have, in my honest opinion, incurredtheresponst bility of neglect of duty. It was - reserved for the patriotic exertions of the faithful re presentatives 0f1833 and '34 to achieve this glorious work. A debt of jastßg gratitude is due to them from our hands, and from the hands of our posterity, for an act of no less magnitude• in some of its characteristic fea tures, than the ever memorable charter of our National Independence. It involves a subject no less momentous, than the preser vation or those principles which the other aided to establish. Reason and experience teach us, that the . o f caus oeducation should be promoted and epcouraged, for the benefit and satisfaction which it never fails to confer. It must be extremely mortifying to the feelings of a sensitive and high-minded Pennsylvanian, to be told by the enterprizing and intelligent son of the land of steady habits, that they are at least a century in advake of us. In what? Why in that most noble and heaven. directed cause, the cause of INTELLECTUAL IMPROVEMMIVT. And why? is perhaps the query that will suggest itself to the mind of the enquirer. Because we have neglected a General System of Education, of the ad vantages of which they have lung since a vailed themselves, whilst we are sitting with folded arms, or wasting our precious time in idle and.fruitless contention. Pennsylvania has acquired the proud and enviable distinction of the "Key Stone of the Federal Arch." How long she will be entitled (if she really be at present,) to that lofty and flattering appellation,time,and her own subsequent conduct, will determine.— She is rich in every natural production: In exhaustible mines of mineral wealth have been discovered in many parts, with a soil as fertile as diversified, adopted to the culti• vation of almost every variety of vegetation. Nature has furnished her with noble rivers, which flow from one extremity to the others, and from the interior to her boundaries, in their progress throtigh the sister States to their places of - destination—by which her extensive productions, mineral, agricultural and manufacturing, are transported to her flourishing Commercial Cities. In addition to her natural facilities of transportation. the system of internal improvement, canal ing, the construction of rail-roads and turn pike roads, has been carried on at the ex pense of many millions. But that system of internal improvement, which I solemnly be lieve promises infinitely more-than all the rest—that in fact which exercises such a sa lutary influence in the government of the o ther, (I mean the internal improvement of the mind,) is so recklessly and wantonly dis regarded. When a few dollars are Oman ed for the prosecution of this great work, the cry immediately is, that the taxes are becoming so burthensome that they will soon be rendered insupportable; arid that in stead of the liberty -they yet enjoy, slavery must be their portion! Their apprehensions are predicated upon e r,.............p.urea5tae tor the education of their children will scarcely, 'in the hundredth instance, be attended with the same expense as generally attends the imperfect knowledge they receive under the Ipresent unsystematic and unfavorable cir cumstances. It is true, we have at present some excellent schools, but the misfortune is that they are not general. There is noth ing really so horrible in the name of taxa tion, that we should shrink from it as we would from a pestilence; but it must be ob vious to every one, that, in the present in stance, there is a direct saving to more than nine-tenths of the community; and that, in directly, not a . single individual is a loser. Many labor under a delusion, and I fear there are some who, from some sinister mo tives, instead of us:ng their endeavors, as du ty requires, to dispel the delusion, rather contribute a little to keep up the infattiation It is a fact well known to those conversant with history, that those ill fated republics, which became the sport and sacrifice of pet ty tyrants, invariably sank from their former state of intelligence and virtue, into a state of the most degrading ignorance, and its ne ver failing attendant, vice, before those am bitious and designing demagogues could riv et the chains of slavery upon them. Intel ligence and virtue, like Mentor and the son of the sage Ulysses, are constant compan ions; and as long as they are cherished and encouraged as their friendly presence de. serves, so long will any republic be proof a gainst all the evils and machinations of an insidious and wicked foe; but as soon as ig• norance and vice are permitted to usurp their empire, heaven.born liberty takes her flight, the ethereal Goddess being too pure to remain where corruption and vice have erected their throne. Thus the unhappy subjects of a formerly favored republic, are left to pine in wretchedness, left to indulge in the sad reflections that themselves are the instruments of all their misery. Ignorance has contributed more than all other causes combined,to enable tyrants to keep the world in slavery. It is a melancholy fact, that the mighty mind of man, the immediate emanation from a beneficiont Deity, us the richest and no blest gift his inexhaustible treasure can bee low, and destined - to survive throughout the endless ages of eternity, is to be a subject of neglect; whilst mines of treasure and oceans of blood are to be expended tin the sordid gratification of one ambitious and designing man, by means of which, like seine Cesar or Napoleon, he may erect a throne upon the ruins of liberty, which dire calamity with the expenditure pf a thousandth part, spent in reducing them.to servitude, might perhaps have been averted, without a solitary lithium sacrifice. Contemplate this wretched state oraffdrs, and shudder! Countless thousands of human beingsare slaughtered,and of money are expended—For what? To ere. ate a tyrant, with permission to inflict maid us legitimately ull manner ortairthens which his tyranny can invent. • .And why this fear ful transition, this sacrifice. of liberty? te: cuLusellio mcans,orits cputintianco was vii. y lost_ in. ignnrauce, which like a dolugo Was permitted to overflow us; in this stab of mental degradation, designing men arose amongst us, who seized upon the favorable opportunity, for the•accomplishment of their I infamous and ambitious projectS. ' " Anmits COUNTY deserves a passing notice. A number of the districts in this county is without schools, because the majority of the districts with the commissioners was oppos ed to the school—therefore, agreeably to the provisions of the act, it did not become general, those districts only being entitled to schools which decided in their favor by a majority of votes. According to the results of the election held for directors, it is mani• feat that a majority of the citizens of this county is in favor of the system. In almost. every district where it was rejected, it was by very lean majorities, so much so, unit the majority in the berough of Gettysburg in favor of schools, was equ.ll to three or four of the largest majorities in the county opposed to schools. "Admitting the princi ple that a representative is bound to obey the will of his constituents, the representa tives of Adams can consistently a Ivocate a continuance of the act, notwithstanding the numerous remonstrances that• have been presented. The opposition have enlisted themselves with an energy and zeal worthy of a better cause, for the purpose of effect• tag a repeal of the act; but the friends of in telligence, residing in those comities oppos. ed to the system, have much to anticipate from those members representing school counties, of which there is a large majority in the present legislature. From seine, if I mistake not, there is nothing to hope; for if they be honorable men, of which I enter tain no doubt, they will not shrink from a re demption of that pledge, for the perform ance of which they were elected, viz. that they would use their endeavors to effect a repeal of the act. Ido not approve of the plan, that a representative shall have his course prescribed for him previous to his election; circumstances may occur that will convince him that such a course would be injurious. As well might a general plan all the future positions of his army, for• the re pulse of an enemy throughout the whole campaign, previous to the attack. Tho re presentative by this course is often placed in an unpleasant dilemma—he must either dis regard his pledge, and incur the displeasure of his constituents; or perhaps sacrifice the best interests. Every thing is not lost. From the wis dom and honesty of the present legislature, we have much good to anticipate. There are men in our halls of legislation, who will never turn a deaf ear to the interests of their country; men of moral courage and intre. pidity who would have shone with a brillian cy worthy of any age or country. They will not sacrifice an-object ofsuch immense magnitude to posterity, for the gratification of private views and selfish ambition. I know that the present object, which has been hailed by grateful thousands, as that auspicious morn, the arrival of which, they have been so long and sn...iotisfY loohine Int.. 1 4 4, aasated. Rest assured, friends of education,that all is safe. We have faith ful sentinels on the watch towers of liberty, ' who will never desert their sacred trust in the hour of danger. Junius. For the Star and Ropublican Banner MIDDLETON, flaying hastily perused a eckmmunication which appears in the Star of this morning, over the signature of Junius; and being on the point of leaving the county, not to return for some time, I shall hastily indite a few words in reply, and shall then leave the sub ject to be canvassed by those who feel an interest in it as well as myself. The coin munication of Junius, indeed,• hardly re quires or deserves a reply, except on account of its great length. Junius sets out with an acknowledgment of a dull perception, which indeed would naturally have been inferred from the con tents of the communication. For he affirms that he cannot comprehend • the bearing which the proceedings of the Latimoro mee ting were intended to have, and in the next breath tells us, that he is enabled to gather it from some part of the proceedings, but not, it scorns, where he expected to find it. If the proceedings had contained on ly the two simple phrases, "Whereas, we are opposed to the School Law; Therefore Resolved, That we think the law ought to be repealed," perhaps his comprehensive mind would have been able to grasp the in tention of it. Education seems to have quite muddled his brains. "Much learning has made him mad"—in other words,deranged him. In plain terms, disarranged his pow ers of conception. For I believe that the mpi! who composed the meeting understood the meaning and intent of all their proceed- ng, ignorant as this advocate of a general system ofeducatinn may believe them to be. Some errors, it is true, have been made by some of the printers, and some parts o mitted; but any one of common education might perceive that to be the fact, and sup ply or correct the mistakes himself. they are given by the meeting why they ob ject to the law in question,and then a repeal of, it is decided to be proper. and asked for, in terms as plain as language can make them. Junius gives the words of the Constitution which ho pretends require the passage of the law. We are glad he has done so, as every one may see that they only require "the education of the poor gratis." We are fir from advocating ignorance: But we believe that the people of the pres ont generation are as enlightened as our fa thers of the Revolution were; and that they are as jealous of their freedont;and as watch ful of their rights and liberties, as tliey would he, had they been educated under the School System.' Indeed, the principal cause or alarm with Junius seems to be, that they are too vigilant4---too easily alarmed ht the ap proach of danger, or slight enerriaelmients upon their rights. And lily efrorts, are ex erted to hill them into confident security. A light tax on tea . , which was only it luxu ry; the tax on which might have been evad ed by a- non-use of it, was but a small !mit ten.; in itself, for subjects toquarrel with the constituted authorities about; and the loyal subjects of the King endeavored to lull, or browbeat the patriots of our Revolution into •Submistion. Yet who will he found now hardy enough to say, that they did not do right to assert and maintain their rights? We now must close in haste, and bid adieu to Junius, and all in the county who think with either him, or us. Author of the. Lutimore Resolutions. January. 27,1835. For the Star and Banner TMO TOWN GLOMS. NIR. M IDDLETON, Having . frequently marketing to sell in Gettysburg, I was generally in the habit of regulating my time and business by pair Town Clock; but am compelled to say, that, of late, he who is guided by that thing, can never come out correctly. For instance: I was in Gettysburg the other day, with butter and eggs, and, on looking at the Clock, 1 thought l had sufficient time to sell and transact such business as I wished, as the hand designated an early hour. Mier a little however, it began to get so dark that I was led to think us the hand of the Clock yet pointed out the hour to be three, that the-Great Solar Eclipse was about return. ing!• On enquiry, however, 1 was informed by 'a friend, that the Clock was us deceitful as the Old Serpent, and seldom told the truth ! ! 1 enquired oftny friend„ who had the man agement of the "crittur." lie told me, that it was a little body, composed ofs or 6 heads, called The Town Council. As I am unable (and I believe it to he the case with a number of others,) to carry a watch, (although I have a little wooden Yankee at home that never lies, bought of one Sheldon Marks,) I must beg ofyou, Mr. Printer, to speak to that body, called the Town Council, and request them to "mend the ways" of an article that has cost the pea. pie much money. Menallen. [Communicated. C 0 CA T C oOn WWII At a meeting of the Anti-Masonic Dele gates from (harem townships in Adams county, held at the Courthouse in Gettys bvrgi on the 2d of February, 1835, for the purpose of electing delegates to the State Convention to be held in Harrisburg on the 4th of March next—JAMES MI LAWNY, Esq. was appointed Chairman and JAMES A. THOMPSON, Secretary. The said townships were represented as follows: Borough—W m. W. Paxton, Junius A. Thompson. Reading—Christian Bushey. BeriOick—D. Diehl, F. W. Kohler. Straban—J. Cussutt, R. Mllheny,Esqrs Mt. Joy—J. Wilson J. M'lllieny, Esq. Liberty—John M'C eary, H. Marlin. Hamittonban—J. Welffy, W. Blythe. Tyrone—A. Myers, Capt. J. Neely. Franklin—George Holley. Plea.sant—Joseph Coshun. Alter the organization of the meeting, an election for Delegates to the State Con vention was hold, and resulted in the choke of JACOB CASSATT, Sr., JAS. WIL SON and JAMES RENSII AW, Esquires, with power to fill any vacancy that might oc cur—when it was Resolved, That the Delegates to the Masonic State Convention from Aflame Co. be, and they are hereby instructed to use their influence to have • JOSEPII RIT,i"ER, Of Washington county, put in nomination, by that Convention, for the Office of Gov ernor of Pennsylvania at the approaching election. Resolved, That the proceedings of this Convention be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and published. JAMES MILHENY, Chairman. JAMES A. THOMPSON, Seery. Public Schools.—ln several districts around us which have adopted the school law, the Directors are engaged in locating and building School Houses, and some fla t : and have arisen, we are told, in thickly settled places, between the citizens and Di. rectors on account of the latter not agreeing to build,as the former suppire, school houses enough. It is tl*ght by many, it appears, that no school should consist of more than from 25 to 30 scholars. We beg leave to state, to all such citizens, that this idea is a very mistaken one. By the improved systems of teaching which have been adopted in many places,one teach er can instruct 200, 250, or 300 scholars with as much ease as 30 can be taught on the old system, and more justice done to the children. We allude to the "LancaBterinn" system of instruction, such as is now, and has been for 15 or 20 years past, in success ful operation, in the city of Philadelphia,and elsewhere, and wh ich,we believe, is admira bly adapted, under the present school law, to all our towns, villages and densely settled 'townships. The saving in the expense, un der this system—employing but one• teacher instead of several—must strike every person at first thought. To this system we would respectfully call the attention of the several Boardsof School Directors, in the country,before they go too far in building a useless number of school houses. In association with several of the citizens of this borough, we are now engaged in col. Itcting particular information, in relation to this subject, which, as soon as we have up peily arranged, we shall do ourselves the pleasure of laying before our readers.— Blairsoille Record. PENNsviNANIA.—The qufstion anoint- nation, between Gov. %You? and H. A. MumENnEno, - is already settled. The of fice holders onder the state,governtnent,have been too industrious f , n- those of the general government, bucked, as they were, by th e office A majority of the delegates to the 4th March bivention, have been in structed by their constituents to support the re-nomination of Governor Wolf. His nomination is now sure, and all that remains Ibr him to do, is to get the most votes, on the second Tuesday in October next. If Gov. Wolf should be re-elected, and should get elbow room from the venal crew which sur rounds him, it is quite possible he might make an attempt to loosen his collar, by way of requital for this Van &iron opposi tion to his re-nomination, which was so "contrary to the uSages of the democratic party" of that State. —Balt. Pat. THE IMPUOVEMENT BILL. --The internal improvement committee of the House of Re presentatives nt Harrisburg have reported e. hill appropriating almost a million and a half of dollars for the public works of• this State, the details of which are contained in the communication of a highly respectable and intelligent correspondent in this paper. Of the sum thus proposed to be squandered on this wild seht.me of improvement (luring the ensuing; season, a large proportion is to he expended on new work, the ultimate cost of which may involve the State in an im mense increase - of debt, and will probably swallow up millions in addition to the hun dreds of thousands now to be spent merely to give the proposed branches and additions a start. By thus throwing out to one quar ter of the Commonwealth, a prospect of par ticipating in public plunder and by scatter ing through other sections a goodly number of justices of the peace and other official re. tamers, George IVolf and his party expect to lie continued in office.— York Rep. gigg'qqqqq l ;l Post Office Corruptions Exposed! 1. - * - The Committee appointed last win ter by the U. S. Senate, to examine into the condition of the Post Office Department, re cently made a Report of their proceedings. It is a voluminous document, entirely too long for publication in a weekly paper. We have, therefore, in order that our readers may learn something of the corruptions, brought to light by the Committee, which have been carried on by those into whose hands, one of the most important depart ments of our country was unfortunately placed to reward political partizans for their servility, availed ourself of the labors of the IVashington Correspondent ofthe Baltimore Patriot—in giving the following review of said Report—the co rrrectness of which has been fully established by facts through other sources. WASUINGTON, January 29, 1835. Particulars of the Post OMce Reports.—Re view of the stale of the Post Oflice. I shall occupy this letter with a concise Re view of the Report of the Committee on the state oldie Post Office Department,which has been the engrossing subject of interest for several days. It discloses so many startling facts, so many outra goons cot motions, so many gross frauds, so much malfeasance in the manner of administering a most important branch of the Government—is so minute in its details, so clear in its proolkso darn- Inatory to the Department,as well as to the indivi ' duals concerned in it,n dark trsesselions enlace , : led with it—that one cannot but regret the impos sibility that so large a document, with the proofs, should find access to tho majority of the People of this Nation. Suali.however,being the case,it is in cumbent on TILE PERIODICAL PRESS to diSSOIII hi nt° as accurate and complete an account of the disclosures of the Committeti,as is consistent with the most diligent use of the means within their power for such a purpose. They should devote a large portion of their columns to this obect—they should carry the information it is in their power to disseminate into the hands of every reader, if possible in the country. Tho people should have no excuse for not being informed upon matters so important to the vvell.being of society; nay, to their very existence as a Republic. In this land of books, of presses, of pulpits, of schools, of ora tors, of legislators, the maxim,ifever or any where should bo in full foice:.••ignerantia meminem eusal." The National Intolligencer gave some 'extracts from the Report, the lay after it Was read, but though highly important they were neither nu. merous,or well.selected for the production of those results, which a different series of (potations, on the reading of the whole Report, would be likely to produce upon the public mind. It is the object of this letter to prosentsomo extracts, (notes of which were carefully taken from the Report, as it was read,and for the accuracy of which you may safely vouch,) likely to interest your readers very deeply. They will see, from a perusal of them, whether I have exaggerated,i n the least,while denouncing.the Post Office Department as the very abodnercorrup tion; and some of those .connected with it, as spec ulators: I. The Committee report, that the accounts of the Post Office bepartntent were in such a state of confusion, that they could not arrive at any accu- • rate result. from an inspection of them! • 2. The accounts of the Department were kept, in many very important particulars----tu MOIL MARKS! Thus affording an easy mode of fraud, whenever circumstances should require it, for the convenience of those concerned! 3. These accounts show very numerous discre pancies, occasioned by frequent alterations and erasures. The accounts kept with fames Reesida, a great mail contractor on many important routes, r are particularly full of these shuffling and extraor dinary features. 6 4. 0. B. BROWN, the chief clerk in the Post Of. fico, is the manager of all the arrangements with contractors in regard to the affairs of the Depart. merit, AND THE EVIDENCE DISCLOSES SEVERAL LARO6 _.• ADVANCES OF MONIES TO nix HY THE FAVORED CON. TRACTORS, WHO HAVE RECEIVED IT FOR "EXTRA AL- .• LOWANCFS," FROM THE TREASURY: ' Phis Brown, on being called upon by the Committee, to present an account of the state of the Department, in A pril, 1834, makes the following fastigiate UNDER F 1 OATH! • Total amount of the debts due from the Department, 81,086,590 48 Available dues to the Department, 800,000 00 k• Leaving a balance against the De. partment, 8286,599 48 Now, the report of the Fo al Master General, in December, 1834, entirely contradicts the Chief Clerk, and proves the Dopartmont to hove boon insolvent to the amount of over five hundred thou- 8077 d dollars. And this account entirely corroho. rates the former Report of the Ciominitteo on the subject. This affords ONE. GLARING INSTANOk: of the perfect aandonment of the Deportment, by the Post Master General, to the tender mercies- of Mr. 0. B. Brown, the chief clerk, and to that worthy's mode of discharging the trust committed to him. .5. Between April 1, 1829, and September I, 1834, the Post Master t - :Oneral, by his own letter shown, removed 1300 .post musters from Mike! k In these cases, the Committee express the belief, and some instances given below, corroborate their opinion, That the rernorala were made for opinion's sake. Tho diir f i r o ne n iii politics with the Admin. 1. isiration was their only sin, and it was fatal to Mend Even where the portion 'removed was fit for ithe office, and his Successor witnriouely unfit, the (cliiinge was made in reforence to political opinion. In some eases, rogues filled honest officer's places. 4 and theiradministration of the duties of their o eels shelved that the leopard could not change his 4111111111111111. 1:* - DevoiCd to Politics, Foreign and Domestic Intelligence, Literature, Science, agrievattire, the *Mechanic arts, Internal ImproveMent, and 4Off3teral Allocellanig4o' spotrb Instenoes of gross frauds ofombeizlement of funds, and of absconding, on the part of now post masters, who had displaced men of integrity h ave been numerous. In some of those, the De partment have noulected to prosecute, AND IN, oTit- EMI' HAVE SUFFERED DONDs OF SURF:TIEN TO REQOAIE vow ay LANsg OF TIME, The case of John Herron, appointed post nutslor at Putnam, Ohio, in place of floury Gafford, rtmorril, is in point. .Another is that of VMAN, removed from the post race at Lowell, .Massachusetts, to give place to Ray. Et.s riintxr Cosa. This is a most damning illustra tion of tho charges made by the Committee against the Dope rtinon I; it merits tho Dander's careful pe rusal, and scrutiny. Li'Case was the editor of the "Lowell Moron ry," a Jackson Paper •1 a salary of 8300 per an num. Wyman was an upright, honest, unexcep tionable Post Master of that town. Case goes tu Washington,—comes back,—agrees to edit the "Lowell Mercury" GRATIS, if the party will uid him in getting tho Post' Office, fur which he has applied in Washington. A meeting is gotten up, at dlr. Case's room,of the "Deinocracy" of Lowell, —complaints invented against Wyman—and cir culated—and application made in form for hin re moval, with a.recommerlation of Case as his suc cessor. It was successful. The plan was perfec ted. Caeo became Pont Master, and continued to ho editor, but without compensation! THE PUB LIC CAA MARE THEIR OWN COMMENTS! It is clearly proved that most enormous act§ have boon perpetrated by the department in the manner of advertising pi oposals for carrying the mail, and of receiving and accepting what ore call ed "inritovEn runs." This subject is very impor tant; enough being disclosed in this branch of tho report TO sUBSTANTIATE TILE GUILT OP THE DEPART MENT MUST Co3IPLETELY. PM minority's report duce not attempt to palliate, for less to rebut this charge—an instance or two will (mince. James Reeside, in 1811, bid 36000 par annum, to carry Ilto Mail from Philadelphia to Now York, put silent 1 0 thin advortisomont. It was the low est bid— and made low, so as to defy competition and sect: I e the contract. After the lettings, Mr. Rcesidn's contract was accepted, by the Myatt ment, at 601)0 ,lollars, end executed by him at $19,000 00, untie: - the name of an "improved bid." THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS EXTRA FOR ONE YEAR, TO ONE CONTRACTOR, FOR CARRYING THE MAIL BE TWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK wiTnouT ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. Again, Redline, Slaymaltor and Tomlinson, bid $7,000 to curry the mail from Philadelphia to Pittsburg,daily, according to advertisement. The bid was accepted by the Department at $7,000: and "improved" by extending to Wheeling—and executed at $27,00D!!! The services performed to the putdtc Were thus more than doubly paid for, on this route—WITHOUT TARING INTO CONSIDERATION 8/ 0,000 me ANNUM SECRETLY RIVEN TO THESE•CON TRACTORS FOIL NO APPARENT OR PRETENDED SERVICE WHATEVER. Onco more—Two other favorite contractors,bid $7,000 per annum for carrying the mail, accord ing to advertisement, on several del nite routes, and the bid was accepted. The "improved" bid in this case was $15,500! Aguin—The same contractors bid $30,000 to carry the mail on seventeen definite routes in Ohio, as advertised. The bid was accepted as of fered: and executed at over 850,000, as . 1111PROVI.D.. In making these contracts, and extra allowan cos, tho factotum of the Department, the most wor thy Obadiah B. Brown,was particularly favorablb to the claims of his own relatives upon his dili gent care and attention. Among these, ono Til low, in Now Jorsoy,is conspicuous, as the recipi ent of Rio public money. Thus it will be seen by these cases, and numerous similar instances which are set forth in the Report of %he Committee, and in which the great leading Com tractors are made to figure quite conspicuously, that an alarming system of favoritism has long existed, producing the most enormous waste of the public treas vre,and the present insolvency of an important depart ment of the Government!!! The private pecuniary arrangements between the Post Office Department and certain Contractors, are such as to inculpate at oncc,and most deeply,both the one and the other of the parties. It is clearly made to appear, THAT THE OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT MADE BA LES OF THE CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO WITH CONTRACTORS! The "extra allowance" was immedi ately followed by "loans" and great sudden accessions to the property of certain interested individuals of the Department. I will give ono instance,in an abstract from the Report,by way of illustration. James Reeside is credited in the Western Rank of Philadelphia, uiler,, date of April 30, 1834, 820,000. The Committee exainiiied the books of that Bank,and obtained a statement of certain affairs thereof with the Post Office Department. They discovered that this sum was raised by Reeside,on a draft drawn by him self in favor of R. C. Stock ton,and accepted by 0. B. Brown, dated April 29, 1834. The draft was paid when at maturity,(three tiamiths,)by the Department. Of course, Reeside was entitled to no credit on that transaction, and yet,whenP's accounts with the P. 0. _Department were hatuled to the Committee,this sum op- Feared to his credit. 0. B. Brown was called on by the Committee to account for this transaction, and said (UNDER OATH) that no'settlement had been had with the Bank since it took place. The rest of this matter I transcribe from the Report:. "A member of your Committee then,in the hearing of the witness, asked for the statemunt of the Cashier of the Western Bunk of Philadelphia, and the paper not being in the Committee room it was sent for and the witness was dismissed until it should be brought in. After a short time the witness roomed .; stated that he had been mistaken ; that . the charge against Mr. Reeside was omitted by mistakemnd was also by mis take entered against R. C. Stockton, but that he had promptly corrected the entry on the books, and that it was now all right Your Committee directed the wit ness to bring in the books in which he had made the correction: he did so, and showed no less than SEVEN erasures and changes of entry which he had caused to be made in the books IN THE SHORT TIME THAT YOUR COMMITTEE HAD UESPITED lIIM FROM EXAMINATION. The credit which is due to books thus kept and thus al tered to suit the emergencies of the occasion,can be ree dits/ appreciated by the Senate." Loans,gifts,unaccountable receipts by Brown,of mo nies to great amounts,all go to corroborate the impres sion likely to be produced by the perusal of the above extract. But enough has been cited, to show that this most important Department, which has hitherto boon a .source of revenue to a great extent,is not only deeply insolvent, but that it has been made so by the most outrageous delinquencies, and defalcations of those to whom its concerns have been confided. The framing of Contracts and Poet Offices for political purpose, un der the very eye of the Executive, whose duly it seas to know, if ho did not, the true stale of that and every other Executive Department, show that a single admi nistration has used the resources of the government, and awn patronage, to deceive the people and ail- Vaneo its own aggrandizement. BOTH THE REPORTS, •MAJOR ITV AND MINORITIt,PROVE THIS CONCLUSIVELY. Let the People,then,pause,ponder and reflect! The hand of a corrupt administration is upon them. Dece lopetnents in other Departments are yet to be made: and before God, I believe(and I speak with a solenTn sense ofthis adjuratiou,) that thedisclosures now nande,, are but a type oiwhat are yet to follow. Is ADHESION To PARTY, DESPITE OF FACTS LIKE THESE, WORTHY ANY PORTION OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? Is there not a point, at which PARTY Comes to be INCONSIS TENT WITH PATRIOTISM? Oz — Parson 0. B. BROWN, in a letter to Master HARRY, has resigned his situation as Chief Clerk in the. Post Office Depart thent. His master should follow this excel lent example, (the best, it is thought, the worthy Parson ever set,) and resign also. FJ ORIGINAL A NECDOTE--Col: Crockett once happened to be present qt an exhibition of wild animals in Washington city, where a monkey seemed to attract his particular attention, and he rather abstractedly observ e4--"If that fellow had on a pair of specta cles, he would be just like Major Wright of Ohio." The M.tjor was also present—over heard the observation—and gently tapped him on the shoulder, when the Colonel very formally remarked—"l'll he d—d, Major, if I know whose pardon to ask—your's or the monkey's REPUBLICAN BANNER At 102 per annum, half.yearly In advance. GETTYSBURG, PA.. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10. C(7-We give, on our first page, the truly excellent Temperance Address delivered on the 24th ult. by the Rev. Mr. WATSON, o this place. A State Temperance Society is to he held at Harrisburg on the second Tuesday (10th day) of March next. "All Temperance Societies in the State are requested to send to said Convention two or more delegates, and their opinion respecting the morality of the traffic in Ardent Spirits." THE FitEEDOIII OF TILE , PRESS2L.E. GISLATIVE DIGNITY: Kr-Owing to a press of otheravocations we were prevented from noticing, in our lust, in such terms as the occasion calls for, the recent conduct of the House of Repre sentatives of this State, in depriving the Editor of the Harrisburg Telegraph of the floor of the House—the circumstances of which were given in the preceding number of our paper. As a faithful guardian of the People's Rights, and believing firmly that Liberty cannot long exist when the Press is gagged, we feel it our duty to record our disappro bation of this high-handed measure of pro scription on the part of the dominant party. Our view of the case is this: If the offensive article, which has furnish. ed the reckless majority in the House with a pretext for pouring out some of their long treasured wrath against the Anti-Masonic party, had reflected in any shape, directly or indirectly, either on the character and dignity of the House collectively, or any one of its members, in his official relation or character as a member of that body, there would have been some propriety in the House taking it up, as they have done—fur then, it would have certainly savored of contempt for its dignity. But the article in question possessed neither of these attributes. However improper and umbecomingMitself, (and this we are ready to admit it was,) it was a mere personal matter between Mr. McElwee and the Editor of the Telegraph. It was spoken of the former in his private relation and capacity; and disclosed a fact certainly not very creditable to him, either as a man or a gentleman. Here, then, in our view, is stinction: It was a libel on Mr. McE ee, not upon the House, or a member of the House as such; and for pub lishing it, the Editor was liable at once to a prosecution for the offence, and to Mr. McElwee, himself, in damages for .the inju ry: Heie the House should have left if rest —leaving it to Mr. McElwee to pursue eith er or both of these means of redress or not, as feeling might dictate and conscience per mit. But this is not all. Mr. FENN, to do a way any suspicion that he designed a con tempt of the House, laid before them a most explicit disclaimer of any such intention, and made, what must be admitted by all to he, a very satisfactory apology for any of fence of the kind, if it was intentionally giv en. Now, - what more should the House have required? Had their object been mere ly to vindicate their own dignity, they would have been satisfied with this, and left Mr. Fenn to abide the penalty of the laws for his offence. But it was, palpably, merely used as an occasion and a pretext, by the reckless majority, to indulge their spite a gainst Anti-Masonry and Anti. Masons, by venting their malignity upon one of the prominent Editors of that party! We chal lenge the annals of legislation to furnish a parallel instance, when a -Legislative Body have so far forgotten what was due to decen cy and their own dignity, and gone so far out of their way to indulge low, petty, gro veiling party animosity. There is more in this case than meets the eye at first sight. It is a direct attack upon the freedom of the Press; and 'if it is suffered to pass "unwhipped" of public opin. ion, it will but herald further and more alar ming assaults. We condemn, and deplore, as much as any one, the licentiousness of the press; but the law already holds Editors and Correspondents responsible for the abuse of its liberty. Subject to this accountabili ty, our Constitution guarantees the Liberty of the Press; and he is a rank traitor to its principles who would take it away, or sub ject it to any other restriction. We close our remarks, for the present, by giving it as our opinion, that, by the course they have pursued, the House have changed the relations of the parties, and- made Mr. Penn the aggrieved instead of aggrieving I party—itself standing in the unenviable at titude of wanton aggression. • OtrThe Harrisburg Intelligencer con tains the proceedings and Twenty : firat An nual Report of the "HARRISBURG BIBLE SOCIETY, " a perusal of which gave us con videmble pleasure—a pleasure to find that men, associated together for the purpose of circulating the "lamp of life, the director of salvation," have been abundantly blessed in their great undertaking, and sufficiently induced to press forward in the "good work to which they have directed their energies." We extract the following paragraphs from the Report:— Th (../A me rican Bible Society,having dete no ine (Lon der the blessing of God,to supply the whole world— yes the whole world—with the BIBLE within the space of twenty years, has afforded to the servants of Goo,and the friends of man, an ample opportunity for the trial of their faith, the strength of their attach• ment, the fervor of their petitions and the liberality of their contributions. To carry this noble resolution into effect, translatiors are required,presses are need ed, distributors are to be enlisted and employed, va rious difficulties are to be met, encountered and over come, the torrid and frigid zones must be traversed, the barbarous isles of the flea explored—in a word, numerous discouragements and:hardships endured,-- but for all thcse,the Lotto's host on earth is fully a dequate. Fluorine OP THE BIBLE! Here there must be no he sitancy, no time consumed uteri the question of policy or expediency—it is a Christian work, and a Chris tian impulse and resolution must be felt to sustain it. The motto of the honored Carey, who has just sunk to his rest full ofyesini and glory, must be ours--"Foc pect great things, attempt great things," then With the energetic piety, the zeal and perseverance of the Apostles, the healing leaves of inspiration mast be scattered over the globe and find a place in every ha bitation of man. And then shall the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our God and his Christ. Finally, permit us to say, that the Bible cause, the cause of God and truth, is one in which may be made a safe and profitable investiture of all we have and arc—bring forward then your all and make the depo site; your certificate will be given in the answer of a good conscience, and the assurance of an ultimate and high reward, sealed by the spirit of promise. We behave that Gettysburg, blessed as - 4 1 / 6 ts with so many good institutions and societies, is doing nothing for the Bible cause—a cause which deserves the sytnpa thies and best energies of mankind. Other towns and counties, in thin and many other States, have their Bible Societies. Shall Adams county—shall Gettysburg, much longer be without such an association? We trust not. Ba'FROM HARRISBURG. Extract of a letter to the Editor of the Star and Re publican Banner, dated HARRISBURG, Feb. 5, 1835. DEAR SlR—The Committee on Lands have reported a bill to Graduate the price of Unpatented Lands, in pursuance of Mr. STEVENS' resolution. I think it will pass. Strange and unexpected changes are ta king place here, in relation to the views of the Legislature relative to Extra-Judicial oaths. This day, in the Senate, Mr. LEET, a Jackson member from Washington, intro duced a resolution to inquire into, the expe diency of reporting a bill to prohibit Extra- Judicial Oaths. It was violently opposed by Dr. Burden and Mr. Reed, both high Masons; and was ably supported by Mr. LEET, (the mover,) Mr. PETRIKEN, and Mr. PENROSE, Jacksonmen,and Mr. &moms, Anti-Mason, and passed by a vote of 16 to 13, as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Fullerton, Geiger,Hop kins, Hibshman Leet, M'Cullough, MID DLECOFF, PENROSE, Pefiiken, Sangs ton, Slenker, Smith, SMYSER, Strohm, Toland, Kern, (Speaker)-16. NAYS—Messrs. Burden, Cunningham, Dickey, Fore, Harper, of Phil., Hassinger, Kelly, Klingensmitti, Krebs, Matheys,New herd, Reed, Rogers-13. I was much gratified at „Lllr. PENROSE'S speech, (I did not hear all the others.) It was sound Anti-Masonry. I trust honest Anti-Masons now will soon see the fruits of their labor in the suppression of Unholy Oaths. But the most important indication of the vote is, IT BREWS WHICH WAY THE PEOPLE ARE GOING. Those sagacious gentlemen who supported it, never move until the peo ple have pointed the way. :The information imparted in the a bove letter, is highly gratifying. Messrs. Leet, Penrose, and Petrikin deserve, and they will no doubt receive, the thanks of the Anti-Masonic party throughout the State— whilst, at the sometime, we expect to hear them denounced by those of their party who are only fit to wallow in the mire of Mason ry. Let it be so, then—Men, obeying the dictates of wisdom and an honest conscience, have nothing to fear. RESOLUTIONS RELATIVE TO THE PUBLIC LANDS.—The resolutions relative to a divi sion of the proceeds of the public lands a mong the States, after having been debated for nearly a week, have been indefinitely postponed, in the House of Representatives of our legislature, by a small majority.— The resolutions had been altered in com mittee of the whole; so as to embrace the division of the whole surplus revenue of the General Government. No State — is more interested in the divison of the proceeds of the public lands, than Pennsylvania. Her school system, just commencing, must stop, unless it , hae some other basis than taxation. There is no difference ofopinion on this ques tion among the people. The difference is only among the politicians. A day of re tribution is at hand, when the people will pay with interest those that "lay heavy bur dens, grievious to be borne," when "they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers." • It will be seen that a loan for additional millions is asked for. The State is now, TWENTY tHREE MIL LIONS FOUR HUNDRED and odd thou sand dollars in debt!—Har. Intel. tKrWe learn from the Telegraph, that Mr. STEVENS took part in the debate on the resolutions above referred to,and made some rem - arks "filled with the most biting sar casms and severe rebukes, under which the opponents of the resolutions were , seen to writhe and smart like culprits under the sen tence of justice." • (*-On the 2d inst Mr. MCSIIERRY pre. sented a petition from Adams county for the repeal of the school law. Mr. STEVENS, one from Adams against the repeal of the school law; one for investi gating the evils of Free-Masonry; ono for laying rails on the Columbia bridge; one for extending the Philadelphia and Columbia rail road to Gettysburg; one for aid to Dick inson College; two for the call of a conven tion to amend the constitution; ono from John Beecher an old soldier; one from the city and county of Philadelphia for the re peal of the law abolishing imprisonment on small debts, and for the repeal ofa law, relat ing to the jurisdiction of aldermen; three from the north western counties of the state for the extension of the Pennsylvania canal to the Erie Harbour; five from the city of Pittsburg for investigating the evils of Free- Masonry; and ono from the guardian of the minor children of Henry G. Pollock, deceas ed, for authority to sell certain real estate. On the 3d, Mr. McSfllltnY withdrew the petition and documents of Jane Ga!laugher. , Mr. STEVENS, those of the Gettysburg and Hagerstown turnpike road company. On the same day Mr. STEVENS, from the committee on the judiciary system, reported a bill to erect the counties of Adams and York into a separate judicial district. On the 4th, Mr. STEVENS, from the com mittee on lands, reported a bill entitled "an act to provide for the payment of certain costs in suits brought by the commonwealth:" On the sth, Mr. Lecomt, from the Com mittee on Lands, reported a bill entitled "an act to graduate lands on which money is duo and unpaid to. the Commonwealth." On the same day, the following resolu tion, offered by Mr. STEVENS soon after the commencement of the session, was called up on his motion and unanimously adopted.— Resolved, That the Committee on the Ju diciary System be instructed to bring in a bill to prohibit any Member of the Legisla ture from holding any office, appointinent,or agency under the Canal Commissioners:— and to prevent the said Commissioners from thus appointing to office or employing any Member of the Legislature for one year af ter the expiration of the time for which he shall have been elected. ft appear& that it depends upon the choice of the Rhode Island Legislature whether there will be a tie in the U. S. genate, or the Opposition have a majority of two.— There are three candidates for that office— Whig, Anti-Masonic and Jackson. We do - two] that the two former will unite on ono unexceptionable person, and elect him. The Baltimore Athenaeum was entirely consumed by fire on Saturday morning last. O rMr. W EBSTER'S bill fin. the indemni fication of our citizens for losses sustained by French spoilations prior to 1800, passed the Senate on the 30th inst. by a vote of 25 to 20—Messrs. Buchanan and McKean both voting in its favor. o::rFurutt in Baltimore last Saturday $4 56 DIED, On the 26th ult. Mrs. MART M. CREPE'S, wife of Mr. Christian Crepps, of Harpers-Ferry, Va. aged about 38 years. In Gorham, Me. on the 13th ult. EPHRAIM Smut', Esq. aged 84, a native of Truru,Capc Cod, and one of the daring tea boys! On the 30th ult. an infant daughter of Mr. Daniel Wctnight, of Straban township. On the 23d ult. WILLIAM HENRY, son of Jacob Kellar, Esq. of Mt. Joy township, aged 11 days. On the 21st ult. AARON P. son of Mr. Michaeliler ner, of this county, aged 11 months and 16 days. ItICLIGIOUS iVOTICES. The Rev. Mr. Schneck will preach In the Ger man language on Sunday morning next,at 10 o'clock, in the German church—and in the evening at early can dle-light, in the English language. 03-The Rev. Mr. McLean will preach in his Church in this place, on Sunday morning next, at 11 o'clock. .Idvertisemeuts. anniversary Celebraiion OF THE Philomathcean Society of Penn sylvania College. 91 1 1 HE FOURTH anniversary celebration -ml• of the above named Society will take place in the Presbyterian Church,on the eve ning of the 13th of February ne.rt,at half-past 6 o'clock, to which the Ladies and Gentle men of Gettysburg and its vicinity, together with any at a distance who may wish, are respectfully invited to attend. On which occasion, several addresses will be delivered, and the Citizen's band of Gettysburg will perform. JOHN LEFEVER,• A. B. SHUNIAN, T. W. RUDISEL, E. B. OLMSTED, • C. C. BAUGHMAN, • Committee of Arrangement. 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This. may certify, that I, the subscriber, for the last ten years have been very much afflicted with Scrofula, and lifter repeatedly trying various medicines, and receiving ad. vice from the most eminent physiciniv,with out effect, I. was induced to purchase a few bottles of Potter's Vegetable Catholicon— have token the same, and have been com pletely cured. After receiving such great benefit from this valuable medicine, I con ceive myself in duty bound to make the tame publicly known, that those suffering under like complaints may be apprised of its great efficacy. THOMAS MELZERD. Signed in the presence of JONATHAN WHEW and JOHN S. iIARHISON. Mr. W. W. Barna, Sir--I here give you a statement of my cure. • About of years ego I became a flicted with a complicated case of Scrofula and While Swelling; during that period I placed myself under the care of upwards of eighteen respectable physicians in Boston, Pittsburg, Albany, and this place, but their prescriptions were in vain. My arm became useless, the elbow joint beingvery much en• larged, and so coveted with ulcers, that my physician, fearing a mortification would take place, advised me to submit to amputation, but this very fortunately I rejected. On my back there was an ulcer as large as the palm of my hand, which became so painful that I' despaired of ever being restored to health, or even getting relief. Having seen a simi lar case to my own, which was cured by your Catholicon, as the last resort I applied for if, and the happy result is, from its use for about three months, I am perfectly cured. JOHN HEALY. WILMINGTON, (N. C.) May .ind. RHEUMATISM. P. S. As it doubtless gives you pleasure to hear of the many cures which your medi cine is daily performing, I will mention two other cases wherein complete cures resulted from its use, and which induced me to try it. The first is a case of an intimate friend of mine, an old gentleman about sixty years of age, who had the Rheumatism for a num ber of years past, part of the time confined to his bed; he took it merely through expe. riment, and was surprised to find himself entirely freed from his painful disorder by using only one bottle. TETTER. The other case was a severe Tetter,which covered both the patient's hands; he was an elderly man, and had the affliction for a long time; he was totally deprived of the use of them, his attendants being obliged to cut his food and help him to it. Two bottles effec tually cured him. This case, as well as my own, are extensively known throughout the country, and will add much to the fame of your already popular medicine. • Your well wisher, JEREMIAH NICHOLS. The above article is received from the Warehouse of W. W. Potter and for sale at the Drug store of Dr. J. GILBERT. Gettysburg, Feb4lo, 1835. 6t-45 CA,IITIONI LL persons are hereby cautioned a gainst taking an assignment of a prom isory note given by the subscriber to Dr. FRANCIS GOFF for $35, dated first of Janne ry, 1835, and payable three months after date. Not having received value for said note, I am determined dot to pay the same unless compelled by law. JACOB SHETRONE. Reading township, Adams county, Jan. 21, 1835. c e.3t--34 Estate of Joseph Heraler,sr. dec'd LL persons indebted to the Estate of JOSEPH HEMLER, Sen. late of Mountpleasant township, Adams county, Pa: deceased, are hereby notified to come for ward and make settlement without delay. And those having claims against the Estate of said deceased, are requested to present the same, properly authenticated, to the subscribers without delay for settlement. The Administrators both reside in Mount pleasant township. HENRY HEMLER, CHRISTIAN HEMLER, S Janutiry 27, 1835. 6t-43 Slata'Valti - EiNTENDS to romove to Pittsburg ja kom where about the first of March next,ma i d desires those indebted to him tocall and set tle their accounts previous to that. time, if convenient. .• To those who entrusted themselves to his Professional skill, he tenders his thnnks— and the Inhabitants of the County generally, he bids an affectionate farewell. Gettysbuig, Jan. 20, 1805,. 3t-42 QM, ZERATITS—A large quantity re ceived and for sale at tho Drug store of DR. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg. December 9, 1834. tf-36 PUIILIC SCIOOLNe• OWING to the unexpected number of Scholars under the- Distritit *ttlerai the Board of School•Direcliors have-:fh'utat. it necessary to establish' two' additional Schools in the Borough., These are confined to the reception' of feinale dren between the ages or 4 and - 7 yearsi and of male children between the ages of 4 and 6 years. The BorMigh Is divided into Two' Districts. No. I, includes all south or Milian' Street, and one of the squares north of it, frent Ziegler's, by Dickey and Ames', Arnold's; Wray's, and Degroff's, to the place Of be ginning. The School•house for this .Dits• trict is the one at present occupied by. Miss Scanlan, in High street, near the college: , No. 2, includes ill north of Middle-street, with the exception of the square above men- - timed. The Schoolhouse for-this District is the house of Pell. Wray, on the corner of York and Ea-t streets:. Teachers have been appointed, and..onter upon thoir dunes this day: By order of the . Botird, ROBERT G. 11ARPERi . Sec i i-v*: February 2,1 835. 3t44 GLTB'IISII It 1 &MON, ATTENTION! VOU will parade at your usual ,place, ma Monday Me 23d of February next, at 10 o'clock 4.-3 t. with arms and - accoutrements In complete order, and each member provided with 10 rounds of blank cartridges. By order, R. MARTIN, tp-93 ry 27, 1835. mr-DinHer. oZrTile GUARDS intend -Dining on-the 23d of Pebruary,next, at the house .Of me. JAMES A. THOMPSON. ' The citizens are respectfully invited to partici them. Those so disposed, will pi their nernee with Mr.. Thompsoi either of the committee. It. W. MIDDLETON, EDEN NORRIS, JAMES PERSEY, SILAS NORRIS, ROBERT . MARTIN, G 'TTY'SI 111 G Ile OOP , A T 7ENTIOIIII IFDARADE at 10 o'clock A. XT: on Mon. day. the 23d inst. in Gettysburg, with. arms and accoutrements in complete order, and each member sapplied witli the usual number of blank cartridges. JA 31E8 BELL, Jr Capt. • February 8, 1835. tp-44 FOR XPINT OR SAPEM. THE subscriber ellrars for Rent or Sale, the wea !mown Tavern Stand, (now in the ecaupency of Mr. Henry Hossler,) situate about 3 miles from Gettysburg, on the York Turnpike Road. There are 15 Acres •or land attached to said Stand, of which 11 are cleared and '4 in GOOllOl TIMBER. The improvements are two two-story . 1 vi : __ 1 , . pmn,.a.ri . • , p. . .:. -. . (the one BRICK, the other ROUGH-CAST,) a LOG BARN and a SHOP. ' There area number of choice fruit trees, (Peach and Apple) and a well of ex cellent water, never known to fad'. The terms will be made known by cull: ing on the subscriber, who resides in Get. tysburik 'JOHN SLENTZ. • January 27, 1835. • 4t-43 (* - 1t will be rented from the Ist day of April next: • P3RO BONO. PITELECO. NOTICE is hereby given, to all Legatees 1 and other persons concerned, that the . Administration Accounts of the deceased persons hereinafter mentioned, will , be pre sented to the Orphans' Court of Adams coon,- ty, for confirmation and allowance, on; ties. day the ad day qf March next, viz: The account of Joseph Rider, Adminis trator de bonne non of the Estate of Valen tine Steer, deceased. The account of Daniel Longenecker end Wm. Patterson, Executors of the Estate of Anthony Deardorff; deceased. The account of Adam Myers., Guardian of Margaret Long. _ The account of John. Hartman and Peter Hartman, Executors of the Estate of Andrew Hartman, deceased. The account of John Wolford, Admints trator of the. Estate of John Albert, deceas ed, who was Administrator of the Estate of Conrad Weaver, deceased. The account of David Meals, Gum dian of Hannah, Sarah arid Jacob Spengler. , The account of Conrad Snyder, Executor of the Estate of Mary Spangler, deceased. The account of Jacob Myers and Peter Myers, Executors of the Estate 'of Peter Myers, deceased. The account of Ephrana Swope, Execu tor of the Estate of Solomon Stonestfer, de. ceased. The arcountd of Robert King, Guardian of Elizabeth Wilson. ' , The acount of do. Guardian of Ana Wilson. The account ofJohn Bittpger, Guardiaa of Geergti Bittinger.' The account of Jonathan C. Forrest, Ad, taintstrator of the );state of Peter Shilt, de. ceased. The account of Jacob Welt Mounie. trator of the Estate oflaceb Meals, ileed. Tho account of Daniel Bower, ono of the , , Administrators of the : Estate et octioruork- Bower, deceased. The account of George Smyser, Exec& tor of the Estate of Henry Holte,Esq. &AL The account of Jacob Sheety, Adminbk trator of the Estate of Jacob Jacoby, dec'tl4 JOHN B. CLARK, Re:loff. - . Register's Office, Folk 10, 1525. t 0.." rite •yith e,ap kavo v i, oe' with A rrang.
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