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CONGIII.II.4IO3tA REPORT.
• I=*•,- . OALECOMPS XLIOPO:a.T
pots Exectil lye IPerfi•ortrzge.
the Natiorsai intelligencer of Feb. 10.]
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~L . ,Tlite emission of Congress has, so fir as the
4s.concerneti, been distinguished by
the most elaborate and able reports
irt either branch of the National
! ,! s , legislature. Conspictr.us among them will
• , 'lttandthe Report yesterday made by Mr.
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from aSelect Committee appoin
1-2-4titil 'Upon his motion, to inquire into the ex
i,f-z.aktant and 'operation of the constantly in
iiereeeing patronage of the Executive of the
Ftittod States. In presenting the Report,
F4t• - -:111i,; Cameos said that it had the unani
ascent ofthe committee on every point
-or it hut one, and on that One a single mern.
eiafthe only dissented.
v'' '-The" Report was read at the Clerk's table,
izjtiefly by:Mr. Pnwrox and M r. Sotrrit ARC/.
reading of it occupied more than two
.
P ,. 1 - inure: Its great length leaves it doubtful
?'.ertion we in iy be able to puldish at large,
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and the same tune makes it an impessi
:•i!:',.ble.task to give, in the brief' space of time
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allotted to us after hearing it read, any thine
like a satiSfactory condensed view of it.—
We shalt endeavor only, therefore, to trace'
Orieral outline, pretinSing that it is a Re.
port it& part only, and not iletioit:ye.
The Report sets out, very prOperly, with
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;C an ewirt to as:ern-min the pre•seit extent of
the Ekectii lye pal ronage. For this purpose,
the returns the year 14, not being coin-
Hwy I: . tkli the year 1813 as the year
r
al er ilig the necessary data; which data
are, first, the revenue of the General Gov
ernment from all sources; secondly, the ex
penditgres of the Government, exclusive of
payment of the public debt; and thirdly, the
number of persons wha, as officers, agents,
contractors, or in other forms, are in the re•
seipt of the public money. The revenue of
J 833 , the Report states to have been over
thirty-five Millions of dollars; the expendi
--. tures, exclusive of public drbt, to have been
nearly twenty-three millions of dollars; and
the number of persons who are recipients of
the public money to have been sixty thou
' sand two hundred and odd, of whom belong
(as nearly as we catch the numbers) to the
Civil List 12,144; to the Militery and In
dian Departments 0,643; to the Navy (in
- ; eluding Marine Corps) 6.499; and to the
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Post Office 31,917; all of whom derive their
places directly or indirectly from the Execu
tive, and, with the exception of flue Judicial
officers; are subject to removal from office
at the will and pleasure, of the Pro4idoot.--
.1r to these be added thirty-nine thousand
five hundred and fbrty-tline pensioners, an
aggregate appears done hundred thousand
and seventy-nine persons in the employ of
the Government, or in the receipt of money
from the public treasury. If to these be
added,the countless hest of those whir are
seeking- to displace the present recipients
and beneficiaries, some idea may be formed
of the extent of the influence in the country
of the patronage resulting from such larged
'disbursements of money, in which so many
individuals arc interested. -
The Report then proceeds to show the
great increase of the public expendifAre iti
the eight years, from 1625 to 1633, mein
sive,,carryine with it a corresponding in
or t.t:c Th!'l c•ompcwation of,
fith,.c. *le ri*:;, utile
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rapid increase, by Indian treaty of reserva
tions of lands,to Indians to . be disposed of
' them only with the consent of the . Ex
ecutive, than which it is difficult - to imagine
ti device better calculated to enlarge the
Executive patronage. The practice of re
,
,moving. from office persons who arc well
qualed .for and have faithfully performed
their duties, in order to-introduce others in
theirstead whoare of the party in power—a.
„practiceef recent date—is also the subject
of grave censure in this view of the Report.
Cases, it is true, may be found in th+arly
sitages of this Government in which reinov
els from oflice have been made, but they are
eo few to number as to constitute instances
tatlior thna a practice: and it is only within
et few years, that an opportunity has been
:eroded of testing the practice as a system
by its effects. .
: • Formerly, the.patronage of the Executive
was:confined, in point of fact, to the power
-of nominating persons to fill occasional va
cancies in the public offices. Under the
:contrary practice, the officesof the Govern.
mint, instead ok piiblie 'trusts '
whose. faith-.
ful execution ie mainly to be held in view,
come to be considered as the spoils of victo
ry after a political contest-the rewards for
faithful service in the ranks of party, the re
cipients of which become the corrupt and
supple instruments of power, iiic.—and, by
the hope of like reward, is created a host of
_hungry, greedy, and subservient partizans,
ready for any service; however corrupt, &c.
Thitifiractice, theretbro. the Roport goes on
to say, • is a system to encourage vice and
discourage virtue, and must end, if not re
formed, by overturning the Government and
ratsing a despotism on its ruins. Faithful
performance of duty being no longer a re.
commendation to continuance, the public of.
, &era consequently feel their dependence on
the more pleasure of the Executive, and re.
earl to all those acts of compliance and sub
eemency which they learn to -consider as
::::rfteettinfriendotions to his favor, drc.
.iii..!Tios-Report then adverts to the circum
,jetantitar,Of. the increased !timer which the
, Eiecutive has acquired by the control which
."fiate' events have given to him ore, the ine&-
h'v Arias. Without mooting here the (pies
,4lol-o(the'legality or illegality of the action
getticutive in removing the public
depostte in the Bank of tilt, United
Cenunittee say that there can
'AkillOttbtitpoil the mind of man that the
Il*iitti.of the public deposites has inereas.
04.40 , of the Executive v by pining
`tints Am& under his sole and unlj
VtgAti they must continue to be until
h: .
otherwise provided by some action on the.
part of Congress—if indeed any net of Con
, gress can be passed of greater effect in this
respect than that which, at the time the
public moneys were reitmd,directed where
they should be kept. The Report goes en
to state some frets showing •the extent of
patronage exercised through this assumed
power of controlling the deposites of the pub
lic money, &c. &c.
Flaying thus shown, by a variety of facts
and arguments, of which the above can. al.
ford but a very faint idea, the enormous ex
tent of the Executive pMver,the Report takes
some philosophical views of the subject.--
Patronage, in a Government, save the Re-
Port, is at best.but a neeeßaary evil; the ten.
dency of which, oven when comparatively
restricted in its extent, is to debase aid cor
rupt the morals of the community. In all
welbregulated tree gevernments, therefore,
no more of it will be retained than is neces
sary to their healthful existence. The idea
that a large Executive patronage is neees.
sary to give efficiency to the government is
ronthnted as a fancy, demonstrated to be
Dui h by
. a comparison of the present with
the past extent of that patronage in this Go-
vernment. For this comparison the Corn.
Mince select the year 1825 and 1833, the
former year being one in which the extent
of the Executive patronage already began
to be thought too great, and the latter be
cause it is the latest of which they can ob
tain correct returns. Front this compnrisoa
it appears that the income of the Govern•
meet, including the Post Office, was, in
1825, $28,1 , 17,000; in 1933, 4336,667,000
(rejecting fractions.) That the expenditure
of the Government, (exclusive of the public
debt) was in 1825, $12,710,00'); .in 1833,
825,695,000: and that the number ofpersons
receiving emolument or compensation from
the Government, was, in 1825, fifty-five
thriusand seven hundred and seventy-seven;
and in 1833, one hundred thousand and se
venty-nine persons.
Nlety-uring the extent of the public patron-
nee by these elements, combined with that
01 the gross expendiliire, without adverting
to the other circumstances which have been
shown still further to enlarge it, the result is
as sixty-five to eight-nine, showing an in
crease of patronage between those years of
thirty•six per cent. The progressive in
crease having been much greater within the
last four years than within the four years
preceding.
Anticipating the answer to this statement,
that the increase of patronage &c. has not
been greater than the increase in the growth
and population of the country, the Report
goes on to show. by the operation of the se.
vend causes already enumerated, that the
patronage of the Government has more than
doubled within a space of time wherein the
growth and population of the country have
not PVObahly increased more than 24 por
cent. But, whilst chewing this, the Report
denies that there is any substantial reason
why the patronage of the Government should
increase in proportion to its increase of
population. This idea, the• report goes on
to shew, is an assumption dangerous as well
as erroneous. The danger of a patronage,
thus increasing with the growth of a coml.
try, arises from the great advantage, of an
organized over and utior'ganized mass; the
great advantage which, in a populous coun
try, power thus acquires over liberty. The
Report dilates on the power which such a
swelling patronage, all wielded by a single
individual, gives him to corrupt the virtue of
the people and seize on, their liberties, dm.
!fra rtnnigt!
Under a continued progressive increase of
patronage, keeping pace with the increase
of our population,lborty itself inu4t certain
ly be lost Nothing but reform can save it.
The action of 'the Government must, then,
be moderated. This, the Report maintains,
is the principle on which our political exis
tence depends.
Tho Report siva that the Committee are
aware that it may be urged against their
statetnent, that since 1833 there has been a
great decrease in the public revenue by the
operation of the last tariff law. But the
revenue is yet as great, now that the public
debt is extinguished, as it was when the pub.
he debt amounted 'to a hundred millions of
dollars. The difference between that time
and the present is, that the surplus revenue
then went to pay the public creditors; where
as it now goes into the pockets of those who
live upon the Treasury.
The Report next proceeds to examine in
to the elect of this enormous extension of Evian.
tire patronage. The Committee say, it has tended
to sap the foundations of theConetimtion,to throw
a cloud of uncertainty over the future; to substi
tute a degrading subserviency to power for the at.
taehment to liberty and our free institutions, for
which the American People hive been heretofore
distinguished. There never. was a period in our
history,in short,in which the prospects wore more
gloomy for liberty, and devotion to party and to
power stionger. With this increase of patronage,
the whole structure of the Government is under
going a change. Admitting the necessity of a
strong Executive, the Report enters into an argu
ment to show'that an Executive has become too
strong,when it begins to regard itself as the' pare
mount power in the Governthent. Nor in our ease
could the aid of the several States be successfully
invoked to resist the approach ofdepotic power in
this form. Se far from opposing it, they will be
more likely to aid and strengthen the Executive,
and,
.acting in conjunction with it, constitute a
joint force difficult to be restated by any other au
thority..
For these evils,presentand prospective, the. R
eport says, there can be hut one effectual remedy,
and that is , a prompt and great reduction of Exe•
cutive patronage,into the most expedient mode of
effecting which the Committee next proceed-to in.
quire. They begin by laying down aq a general
principle that. it is the duty of a Government to
leave the monoy,as far as practicablo,in the pock.
ets of' the peepte,from which they say it cannot be
removed by Government, except for its essential
wants, without a violation of the highest trust of
the dovernment, and manifest - injustice to the
people.
- The Report thee enters upon an elaborate and
comprehensive view of the finances of the coon
try,to shim to whet extentthe rovenneof the coon.
.try may be expected.to exceed the amount net:es•
'lesser yto the support ofGotrurninont. in pursu
ing this inquiry, the Committee go on to phew
thaf;dnring the existence 'of the compromise law,
so sailed, regulating duties on imports, and after
all the reductions which may be made by reducing
tho duties on - artieles which do not interfere with
proteetion,there will *till be an' an:avoidable arum.
al aurplus in the Treasury o about nine millions
ofdollarms. They do not propose to reduce the in
come by reducing the price °rifle public lands,be-
Cantle to reduce the price would not only tempt
groat speculations therein, and affect the value of
all other landed property in the Union, but would
have the effect to increase instead of diminishing
the income from their sale. As, therefore, it is
deemed impossible, during the existence of the
compromise act,and without disturbing that act,to
prevent the annual receipt into the Treasury ottho
surplus of nine millions, even after reducing the
expenditures of . the Government within proper li
mits, the Committee go into an inquiry as to the
most expedient mode ofapplying this sum. They
protest against its remaining and accumulating
in the Banks where it is deposited; amithey do not
recommend its application to the purposes of in
ternel improvement, the difficulties in the way of
which have been increased by the late Executive
votees,refusing to sanction appropriations for that
object.
fie Committee, therefore, come to time
sion that the only,and the Foist objec'ionable,modo
of disposing of the surplus revenue, is to make nn
annual distribution thereof among the several
Mates and nrritorties, including the District of
Columbia, to continue until the year 1842, which
will terminate the existence of the prevent COM.
promise act, and leave Congres. , at liberty to re•
duce the income to the actual wants of time Gov.
eminent. The committee propose to effect their
object by an amendment of the Constitution, giv
ing power to Congress to make such distribution,
which a majoity of the Committee deem not now
within the competency of Congress. For that
purpose they report a joint resolutiomand purpose
to divide the annual surplue revenue int o such
number of shares as there are Senators a nd Re
prosentativess, to be divided among the States in
proportion to their representution,with two slimes
to each Territory and the District. of Columbia.
The Committee propose,alecu,the enactment of a
law, for which they report a bill, to regulate the
Depositeo of the public money; and the enoctinent
of ono of the bills reported by a selectCommittoe in
1826,t0 regulate the putronaie of the Government.
(After the reading of the Report was
finished, the Joint Resolution proposing the
distribution of the supine revenue, wits rend
the first time—the Bills were 'read twice,
made the order of the day for Thursday last,
and 10,000 copies of Mr. Calhoun's Report
ordered to be printed, together with the 11-
HW' number of a Report made by Mr. Ben
ton,On the same subject,in 1t926,
C~3v~.~C~i ?.3!=3c3i3'Jlsll~L~o
111 EIL.J'rE
IN THE HOUSE OF EPIZESENTATIVE
SATURDAY, Feb. 7, 1825.
A Message been received from
the President oldie United States, transmit
ting certain papers concerning our Relations
with Frarice—
[Tht- message(says the Washington Correspondent
of the Baltimore Patriot) conveyed intelligence from
our Minister at Paris, concerning the unperformed
treaty now awaiting the action of the French Cham
bers. There are two several dates to the despatches
—at the first of which Mr. Livingston was entertain
ingsanguine hopes and expectations that the action of
`the Chambers would be favorable. But at the last
date,all his anticipations were changed, and,from the
tone of feeling existing among the members, and the
people generally, so far as he could estimate, he was
by no means confident of a favorable result.]
Mr. J. Q. ADAMS rose and said: I move,
sir, that the Message, and the extracts from
the dieipstches accompanying it, be printed,
and referred to the Committee on Foreign
_Relations, with instructions to report forth
with on that part of the Message of tho Pre
sident of the United Stews, which relates to
this subject.
Mr. CAMBRELENG net that, after
hearing the correspondence read, he hoped
the gentleman from Massachusetts would
withdraw that part of his motion which re
quired the Committee on Foreign Relations
to report forthwith. He trusted, he said,
that whatever measure might be finally a
dopted on this subject by the House, would
receive the unanimouso vote of the House.
Mr. J. Q. ADAMS said, in introducing
the motion to instruct the Committee on
Foreign Relations to report on the subject
of the message forthwith, he was governed
by the persuasion that it swan inconsistent
with the interest and honor of the nation to
leave the subject-longer unacted upon. He
should not object to any amendinent which
the committee might propose, with a view
to allow them time ror the consideration of
the subject. But he did think that it was
important, as we were now within a few
weeks of the close of the session, that the
subject should„be- brought before the House
without further delay. It appeared doubt
ful, from the correspondence which had
been read,, whether the Government of
France would fulfil the stipulations of the
Convention. Mr. Livingston, in his letter
of the 6th of December, uses very sanguine
terms in relation to the success of the op.
propriation bill; but in a subsequent letter of
the 22d of Deceniber,he stated that the new
Ministry would not even propose to the
Chambers to act on the appropriation us a
min:stetial measure. The Ministers them.
selve:,,therefore,were not unanimous on the
principles of the appropriation, and Mr. Li
vingston said that he was now far from be
ing sanguine in the success of his endeavors
to accomplish the object of his mission. O
ther reports, Mr. Adams said, stated that
there was no prospect of obtaining the tip
propriation. tinder these circumstances,he
• thbught it time for the House to take up the
subject, as it was proposed by the President
in his message at the commencement of the
session. Now, that it was so probable that
the French Chambers would do nothing, it
had become the imperious duty of the House
to act on the subject. He was desirous that
the Committee on Foreign Relations should
make a report. He did not propose to
prescribe what they should report ; he only
asked them to report. A member of the
Committee had recently asked leave of the
House to offer a resolution instructing the
Committee to report certain specific protio- '
1 sitions upon the suhject,which the House,by
a very small mnjority, had refused to enter
tain. Mr. A. had voted that the member
should have leave to offer that resolution ;
not that he had made up his mind in favor
of the instructions which the gentleman
from Virginia htid proposed should be given
to the ('ommittee,hut thitt the subject should
be brought before the House for deliberation.
Let the House be put in possession of the
subject, and let them say to the nation and
the'Worlc4,whether they will sustain the 'Pre.
sident ic the spirit of the ,proposition he hag
made for maintaining - the rights, interests,
and honor, of the country. If the declaration
Culture, the Mechanic : elrtit, „internal Improvement, and --General silliscellaay.lo
of the House went to France _after the ap
propriation had been made, why it would do
no harm. It would only ehew that the House
felt bound to sustain the honor of the nation.
MO' the appropriation should not be made,
the measure was still more proper and ne-
ces•ia ry.
"Pile President, at the commencement of
the session, had declared to the (louse, and
to the world, what he thought the interest,
the tights,and the honor of the nation would
require on a contingency,which was no Ion•
ger to be considered as such. Mr. Adams
believed it incumbent on the House to show
to the nation,and to the world,that they,km,
were not insensible to the interest,the rights
and honor oldie nation. Of the particular
measure proposed by the Presidenr,he would
say, as he believed the public opinion would
he,as wa4 s Ifd of the first great act of the
life of LA rAirETTE,when he came to join the
standard of our country, that those who cen•
sured it as imprudent must yet applaud its
spirit. It had gone to all mankind, exhibit.
tog the President in the altitude of the sus
tainer of the rights, the interests, and the
honor of the nation,and he hoped the !louse
would not sufFer itself to appear ill a con
trasted character with that of the President
of the United States, by shrinking from the
responsibility stiecially incumbent upon them
as the representatives of the People. At
least let them have the subject in a shape to
act and deliberate upon, so that they might
declare what they would do, and what their
feelings are in a case invcdving the interests,
the rights, and the honor of the country.
Mr. CLAYTON, of Georgia, said: Feel
ing it my duty to vote against the gentle
man's.motien, and having, at the early part
of the session, introduced a resolution em
bracing, in part the same object, it might
seem to be required, to save me from the re
proach of inconsistency, to ofibr some justi
fication lair my present course. The Presi
dent's Message evidently presented two pro
positions, either to take no action upon the
subject, or to authorise reprisals, which
then and now consider as a war measure.—
To avoid war, and acting under solemn
conviction that it was wholly unnecessary
and might he averted by prudent measures,
I believe that a timely evidence, afforded the
French ?Union, that Congress did not agree
with the Executive branch of Government,
would restore the temper of the nation to
that condition which existed prior to the
mesNage: would remove from the delibera
tions ofthe French Legislature,that passion,
feeling, and warmth, so unfavorable to just
and correct results, which that document
was certainly calculated to inspire. This
purpose of mine has been fully accomplished
by the other branch of Congress. The
unanimous vote of the Senate, will effect, if
any thing can do it, the object I had in view;
and sure I am, if it does not, the progress of
Congress in that direction, may as well come
to a pause, and then it will be proper for us
to consider the other proposition of the Pre
sident. Until, then,the effect of the Senate's
measure shall be knoWn, I am unwilling to
move any further. And I am fully satisfied
with this measure, because it is the exproo
sion of the unanimous opinion of that wise
body, in which all parties have concurred;
which we are informed, meets the views of
the President himself; and will obviously tit
ter a more decisive language than any thing
from this House, if unfortunately it should
be divided; as we have every reason to fear,
in its views of the same subject. The influ
ence of the measure would be greatly wea
kened, and perhaps destroyed altogether, if,
in the difference of action between the two
Reuses, we should happen to presenta die ,
traded consideration - of the question.
Now, sir, that alternative having been ta
ken, I am for waiting the result of its full
operation. There is no good reason to aban
don it as yet. The Committee oft his House,
to whom the subject was referred, seemed
to have acquiesced in the force of these cm
ctirristances, and having nothing upon which
to found a different opinion, have remained
quiet, doubtless awaiting the progress of
events to see whether we shall be driven to
the necessity of kdopting the other course
recommended by the President. From the
remarks of the gentleman from Massachu
setts (Mr. Amvits) having stated that the
papers just read convinced him we had no
further hope ofe compliance, on the part of
France, with our wishes, and that it was
time to support the President in the manly
spirit of his message, and to save ourselves
from the reproach of meanly shrinking from
the support of the national honor, I infer
that he believes the crisis has arrived, and,
connecting his remarks with his motion,such
reference cannot be strained, when the Com
mittee ought to report "forthwith" the rnea.
sure submitted by the President, which will
be in effixt a hostile preparation. I appeal
to the House to say, .whether, if, down to
this time, such a procedure would have
been unwise and injudicious, there' is any
thing in the communication just made by
the President,that should authorize a change
of policy? Is the evidence on your table of
that clear and satisfactory character as to
require that we should resort to the war
measures recommended by the President?
In it there is nothing certain; all is conjec
ture; and, although I believe the prospect
is extremely gloomy for an adjustment of
the difficulty according to what we consider
due to our rights; yet it is the better part of
wisdom, to wait for the final action of the
French Government, under the new aspect
of the case, as presented by the President's
message. For these reasons, I shall vote
amaitist the Motionof the gentleman, though
reluctantly, on account of the high source
from which it has proceeded, resting under
the conviction, that if there was any good
reason tbr waiting thus long for a report,
there is nothing which has changed that ob.
ligation, on the contrary, .there is every
thing to justify a continuance of our forbear
ance. •
Mr. McKINTLEY said, that he warmly
approved the spirit in which the motion of
the gentleman from Massachusetts had been
made and•supeorted. [Owing to the noise
I and excitement in the House, a part of what
Mr. McK. said was not heard. Indeed the
debate was heard th roughout with difficulty.]
I Mr. McK. went on to observe, that there
might be a degree of forbearance which a
mounted to submission, and which would
counteract the very object, to secure which
1
iit was recommended. No part of the U.
neon would be more exposed to injury, in
case of war, than that from which he crime;
but when the question should he, whether
to run the risk of this, or to submit to in
dignity, no man in that House ought, for a
moment to hesitate. It might be objected,
that, to go to war would subject the country
to a great expense. No doubt it would; but
did gentlemen propose to estimate the value
of national honor by dollars and cents? If
not, then the mere question of money was
nut to b , looked at. If gentlemen still in.
sister! that we must forbear and fUrbear, and
still forbear, because France bud mice been
our ally, he asked them to look at the other
side of the question. If the ancient friend
ship subsisting between the two nations
ought to induce great forbearance on our
side, ought it to coil forth no such feeling
on the part of France also? Ought they, any
more than we, to forget, that we had ilught
side by side in the same field and the same
cause? Besides, who bad the right imil who
the wrong in the question between us? Was
it wrong to expect and to insist upon the hon
est payment of an acknowledged debt? Or
was it right, after examining and acknowl.
edging a debt to be justly due, hen to turn
abeut and refuse to pay it? Mr: McK. was
opposed to protracting the forbearance of
this Government any further, we have for
borne and waited quiet long enough. It;
however,the gentleman from Massachusetts
thought it was proper to wait for eight or
ten days longer, It might be a means of se
curing greater unanimity. It was possible
that, by that time, it might be found that
the Chamber of Deputies had acted on the
subject, and in that case, the course for us
to adopt would be plainer. Mr. McK. said
he would not agree with the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. ARCHER) in one of the pro.
positions he had advanced, viz: that the
course recommended by the Executive was
war. He could not so understand it. True,
it might result in war, but, if it should, the
fault would not be with us, but with France
herself.
Mr. R. M. JOHNSON. of Kentucky,
said he had looked into this difficulty be
tween France and the United States with
intense interest, and, he would add, with
great anxiety and anguish of mind. That
feelling bad riot, in the least, been softened
or mitigated, by the inessage.and documents
now presented to us. He said he had read
the correspondence between our Minister
and Government, and the King's Ministers
I hero and in Europe, and the subject seemed
to be perfectly understood by the Govern
ment of France. It was clear that the King
and his ministers had in vain exerted their
influence upon the popular branch of the
French Government, to carry the treaty in
to effect, by making the appropriation which
it stipulated to pry our citizens, five millions
of dollars, for burning their ships and car
goes on the high seas, and for plundering
and confiscating their property, without the
authority of the laws of nations. He said
he found the difficulty to exist in the Cham
ber of Deputies. He had supposed that the
Chamber must have been under some
strange delusion as to the principles and
facts in the negotiation; for they could not
seek to violate an obligation so sacred, so
imperative upon nations to perform, pititicu
' larly the gallant and intelligent people of
France towards the United States, their an- .
cient friend and ally. But whet was his
surprise, his astonishment, on reading the
debates of the Deputies, to discover on their
part a perfect knowledge of the whole trans
action—of all the facts in the case; and yet
these Deputies, these representatives of the
people of France, refused to pay the money
~due to our citizens, accruing from the inva
sion of our rights, th - rplunder of our com
merce, under the unholy sanction of their
illegal decrees!
Mr. 3. said, he would gladly avoid this
Question, if he could do so with due regard
to the rights and charicter of his country.—
We might attempt to avoid this question;
our feelings may prompt us to do so, because
its tendency is to involve such important,
such vital consequence; but we should re
member that the price ofliberty was blood!
It was impossible to maintain our freedom,
our character, our independence, and at the
same time submit to violation ()Lindh, so
pointed, so gross, and so flagrant, if persist
ed in. It was the people of France or rath
er the Chamber of Deputies,
.rePpres s eriting
that people, who had, with their eyes open,
refused to do us justice; and not the King
and his Ministers.
Mr. J. said, it was doubtful whether those
who held back and refused to take strong
measures, in cases of insult and injury, did
not do more to plunge nations into war, than
those who acted promptly to resent and re
dress violations of faith, by acting upon the
principle of the President,to demand nothing
but what is just, and to submit to nothing
evidently wrong. Mr. J. expressed his ut
ter astonishment at the conduct of France.
•Here, he said, seemed not only to be wrong
and injustice, but wilful and premeditated
wrong—and the question was, could we
tamely submit to it? For one, he could, he
would not. He would susta'n the President
in. his course—Me was not for precipitation
—he was willing to wait for the final action
of the Chamber of Deputies; but he now he.'
lieved forbearance had ceased to be a virtue.
It would amount to nothing, unlessit was
known and believed that this nation could
not - and would not submit to such injustice.
And when-it was thus believed, that war was
inevitable, then, as our cause was so obvious
ly just—as the United States were so palpa
bly in the right—it was possible, perhaps
probable, that France might :retrace' her
steps, for the sake of her own honor, and
execute the treaty, by paying the indemnity
stipulated for the. wrongs she had inflicted
en our commerce. At all events; this was
our only hope. We had made a full experi
ment of forbearance. It had failed. We
ttair,t resort to another alternative.
But Mr. J. said, as he believed the peo
ple of the United States were only divided
as to the time for resenting slid redressing
this violation of national faith on the part at
France, he, for one, would still yield to that
nation a further time; so that no voice could
be raised against the course which our coun
tiy should ultimately be compelled to pur
sue. The temper of the House manifested
great unanimity in relation tattle main point
—the justice'of our complaint, and the utter
impossibility of submitting to it. Mr. J.
said, he hoped, therefore, it would be dis
tinctly understood, that he feared not the
consyquences (ilex pressing himself strongly
on this sulect; and whenever the occasion
should arrive he should vote for strong omit.
•aires, corre•suonding with his expressions.
War, said Mr. J. is a great calamity—there
is none gri a ter, except that of tamely sub
mitting to insult and injury. And here was
an instance of wrong so flagrant, and a yin
Wien of national titith so palpable, that it
had few, if any, parallels in the annals of na
tions; and in this sentiment he believed he
should have the concurrent testimony of the
civilized world. France knew as well as
ourselves that we could not to it with
out degradation and disgrace.
With regard to the immediate question
before the House, he thought the message
and accompanying documents should be re•
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Milling,
without instructions.
In conclusion, Mr. J. said ho should do
injustice to his own feelings if he took his
seat without admitting that his heart palpi
ta►.ed with joy on hearing the patriotic senti
ments of the honorable member from Mae
suchusetts, (Mr. Adams.) Those sentiments
were truly American; and he honored them
for the source from which they came.
or"Alihough the debate was tUrther con
tinued by Messrs. Clayton, M'Kinlv, John--
son, (Ky.) Stewart, Hamer, Evans, Patton,
E. Everett,. (who delivered decidedly the
best speech on the subject,) Giln►or, J. Q.
Adams, Camhreleng and Archer, we must
here stop, by stating that the Message and
Documents were finally referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations, without
any specific instructions.
THE EXPULSION.
THE CASE OF MR. FENN—THE
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.
We have heretofore neglected to notice
the case of Mr. Fenn, the editor of the. Penn- !
sylvania Telegraph—an Anti-Masonic print
published at Harrisburg—who was recent
! ly, by a vote of the House of Representa- •
fives, excluded from a seat within the bar of •
the house. The case is not one of a party
character, and a few remarks in relation to
it, will not be deemed iiinise•at our hands.
It seems that Ilse editor of the Telegraels,--,
wrote and published an article in his paper,
reflecting upon the private relations of one
oldie members—charged him with intem
perance and ill-treatment of his wife. The
charges involve the grossest moral delin
quency on the part of the individual against
whom they ate preferred; for however des
picable and degrading we consider the vice
of intemperance,when to it is added the •bru
tality alluded to, we are forcibly reminded
of the truth of the words of the poet:
. "The man,'
Who lays his hand-upon a woman,
Sate in the way.of kindness, is a wretch, -
Whom 'taw° base flattery to call a coward."
But despicable and degraded as we con,
cider such a• being, the columns of a public
journal should be devoted to other matters
than the detail of scenes so disgusting, and
we should be the last to commend the con- •
I duct of any editor,for dragging before his
readers the private relations or domestic
conduct of any man, especially . if anY pcirtion"
of the people feel sufficient confidence in his
talents and integrity to elect him as their
representative in' the State Legislature. So
considering the matter, we deprecate the
conduct and . language of the Telegraph
in the instance alluded to, but beg leave to
remark at the same time,tbat the people of
this country cannot watch with too scruti
nizing an eye,any course of conduct calcula
ted to restrain or weaken the Liberty of the
Press. We consider it one of the great bul
warks of freedom, and so long na the press
ofa country is free and independent,the lib
erties of that country cannot be perilously
endangered,but the moment the g overnment
venture to attempt to control an fetter the
press, and thus to regulate public opinion
and stifle the spirit of. liberty, alas fur free
dom and free institutions.
In the case of Mr. Fenn, we think the
course of conduct that was pursued in rela
tion to him, by far too tyrannical and high
handed. A resolution of censure might have
been adopted with propriety; but to deprive
the _man of his seat at the reporters desk,nnd
thus exclude him from listening to and re
porting the debates, svas,as it appears to us,
going too far; exercising a power that
should not be resorted to •only in cases of
extreme necessity. We are not personally
acquainted with Mr. Fenn, nor do we care
a straw which party is triumphant or other.
wiso at our elections, provided the general •
weal does not suffer, but as the offence of •
Mr.Fenn was directed against the personal
character of the man, and not against the
body of which he is a member, it was tie- -
selling out of the record, for that body to
notice the Matter, especially as the law
courts were open to the insulted party, and
through them he might have sought and ob
tained redress.
We feel the more sensitive with regard
to the liberty of the press, since the last
French Revolution, and the treacherous con
duct of Louis Philip. Although elevated to
the throne in a great measure by the ores's,
and as the incarnation of the principles of
the revolutit n he tins basely deserted those
principles and appears to exult in their pros
tration.—llicknelPs RePorter.
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GETTYSBURG, PA.
TIIESDAY MORNING, I , I , ,IIItUARY 17.
13.11.LTX1VIORM DIARIZET.
[Corrected weekly from tho Haltitnore Patriot.]
Flour 84 56 to 463 Cloverseed $4 75 to 500
Wheat 1 00 to I 03 Flaxseed 1 37 to U 00
Corn 60 to 00 ‘Vltigkey 24 to 25
Oats 30 to 331 Plaster, per ton,
0 - "-We attended the Anniversary Cele
bration of the Philomatluran Society of
Pennsylvania College, at the Presbyterian
Church, on Friday evening Inst. The ex
ercises were conducted in the following or.
der:-Ist, Music, by the Citizens' Band; 2d,
Prayer, by Rev. Dr. Schmucker; 3d, Hymn,
by the Choir; 4th, Oration, by Mr. Samuel
Sprecher; of Washington county, Md.; sth,
Music, by the Citizens' Band; oth, Oration,
by Mr. Charles Schaeffer, of Philadelphia;
7th, Music, by the Citizens' Band; fith, Ora.
lion, by Mr. Solomon Oswald, of W as hi ng .
ton county, Md.; 9th, Hymn, by the Choir;
10th, Prayer, by, Rev. Mr. Marsden; 11th,
Hymn, by thri Choir; 12th, Benediction, by
Rev. Mr. K ninth, President of Pennsylvania
College; 13th, Music, by the Citizens' Band.
The Church was crowded to overflowing.
The Orations were very good; the Band
performed very well; the Choir admirably.
o:!riVe call the attention of our readers
to the synopsis of the very able Report of
Ntr. CALIWUN on the extent and abuse of
Executive Pitt remote.
• () - —IVe give in another column, as much
of the discussion which took place in the
House of Representatives, on the 7th inst.,
on the subject of our relations with France,
as our limits will allow.
(;* — Sonie of the W big Journals, and their
Washington - Correspondents, represent Mr.
ADAM, because he moved that the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations be instructed to re
port forthwith on the subject of our relations
with France, as having taken a decided
stand in favor of the President's recommen
dations respecting France. Now, however
firmly we believe Mr. Adams will, when
necessary, advocate,-support and sustain the
President in his views on that subject, and
backed as he assuredly will be by every A
merican who honors his - ountry . ,:yet it'dOes
not follow that ho, in making the motion he
did, committed himself in favor of the re
commendation, right or wrong. Not at all.
Mr. Adams, in explanation, plainly and une
quivocally stated, that he had not said he
was ready to support the "proposition of the
President,.or any action of the House, or of
the Committee, the effect of which would
bit to produce war." He wished the House
to deliberate—and in doing so, "it did not
follow that the House must either declare
war or make repriSals."
cmrsider is plain language. It
cannot he understood or construed as being
in favor of a war with France. That it will
be necessary, before the close of Congress,
for that body to sustain and carry out the
recommendations of the President,we firmly
believe. Because, however disposed the
French Chambers may have been to adopt
measures for the immediate payment of our
just demands before, they will - certainly
change their minds after the arrival in Pa.
ris of the President's war-like Message.—
When it does become necessary to sustain
"the interests, the rights, and the honor of
the country," Mr. Adams will be found in
the same attitude he has always sustained—
that of an unflinching advocate of the rights
and helm of his country. But,as yet, there
is no necessity of going headlong into the
matter. Mr. Adams does not desire it—he
did not, in making the motion he did, ask
any thing like it., Therefore, wo say, he
should not 'ive been mis.representod, as he
certainly has been, by Journals from whom
we had expected better.
C*-'oite of the Nlasonic ptMers of Boston
makes the following objections to Mr. A
'mots' election to the U. S. Senate:—"llow
ever strongly he may
_be armed in honesty,
he will never be guided or controlled.. Elie
extraordinary ability and acquireinents as a
Statesman no one can for a moment doubt;
but he would go into the Senate with the
most unyielding determination to act for
himself rather than the party,"--;-meaning
to obey inflexibly and constantly the dictates
of his own judgment and conscience.
O We should have stated in our last,
I that the House of Representatives Of the
Massachusetts Legislature had elected Mr..
Davis to the U. S. Senate. The Senate and
House elect at different times. A few days
after the House had made choice of Mr: Da
vis, the Senate met and elected iVir. Adams
oa the first ballot. The House again went
into an election for U. S. Senator, which re
sulted again in the choice of Mr. Davis. The
Senate met a second time and again made
choice of Adams by an increased majority.
So, as yet, no choice has been made.
FEBRUARY.
D.
First Q. 5 653 lc
Full %1. 13 11 51 E.
Lust Q. 19 630 E.
Now M. 27 6 19 M.
(Kr - About 90 Delegates to the Antt-Ma
sonic Stato Convention have been chosen—
all instructed to support the nomination o
the Washington County Farmer. At the
meetings which elected delegates, many
sterling resolutions were adopted,expressing
the sentiments and feelings of every patriot
and friend of Liberty, the Constitution and
the Laws; and evincing, not only a unity of
sentiment, but a firth determination to wrest
the reins of Government from the hands of
incompetent, unfaithful and extravagant
servants.
0:7 - The Bill for the reorganization of thC
Post Office Department unanimously passed
the U. S. Senate, on the Bth instant—every
member present, (44) Benton, Hill, and all
the other friends of 4aj. Barry, voting for
its passage ! What a cutting rebuke! Who
will be hardy enough now to laud the Major,
or apologize for Parson Obadiah 7
MTFROM II Alt liISIIURG.
01" - On the 9th, Mr. STEVENS presented
petitions against a repeal of the School Law;
for an investigation into the evils of Mason
ry; for aid to Dickenson College; for the
extension of the Philadelphia and Columbia
Rail Road to Gettysburg; for the extension
of the Borough limits of Gettysburg, on the
East and West side; for alterations in the
law in relation to the mode of laying Road
Tax; five for changing the place of holding
elections in Menallen township, and three
against such change.
On the same day, petitions were present
ed by Mr. WSIIERRY for the extension of
the Philadelphia_ and Columbia Rail Road
to Gettysburg; and from Lydia Mears for
a divorce.
Mr . The Harrisburg Intelligencer of
Thursday last, states that Mr. RIINSIIA, a
member of the House of Representatives
from Cumberland county, in walking frOm
his boarding house to the Capitol, on the
evening previous,wns taken suddenly ill and
died in a few minutes after he was taken in
to the Hall of the House of Representatives.
He had been unwell for some time,until the
past week or so; and • had partaken of a
hearty supper a few minutes before his
sudden death.,
Kr - Our friends of the I larrisburg Chron
icle,while they assure us that Messrs. LEFT,
PENROSE and PETRIKEN will not be de
nounced by the bottle-holders' of the Lodge,
for their support of the Resolution against
Bxtra-Judicial Oaths, also state that the
"resolution is not looked upon here as a
thing calculated to help Anti-Masonry, but
the contrary." We shall not dispute their
estimate of the effect of the resolution upon
Masonry or Anti• Masonry. If it passes, the
Anti-Masonic party will certainly, and with
the utmost plausibility, too, claim the honor
of having deprived the Lodge of one of its
strongest legs; and, as three-legged stools
are very uncertain, we advise our friends of
the Chronicle to be moving off as speedy as
possible, ere the walls "tumble in" and bury
them in the ruins, and the Great Democra
tic party of Democratic Pennsylvania de
prived of the labors and usefulness of our
late Federal, but now firm, unwavering, un
flinching and consistent DEMOCRATIC friends
of that efficient Organ of pure old Democra
cy, 'yclept the "Harrisburg Chronicle!" 0,
cruel ! what a loss ! I More severely felt than
the loss of all the Leets, P.enroses and Pet
rikens in the State t I As to denouncing
the gentlemen referred to, if it is not done,
it will not be for the want of the disposition
to de it—but purely because TIIEY DARE
NOT! Such conduct would scatter their now
shattered party-to the four winds, and leave
the honest old Farmer of Washington coun
ty a clear course to walk over.
OK - We lust week stated that the Balti
more A themeurn had been destroyed by fire.
With regret we announce to-day the destruc
tion of the Baltimore 'City and County
Court House by the same clement, on Fri
day last—every thing above the first story,
of a combustible nature, being destroyed._
Its original cost was upwards of $200,000!
(1::r.•No Baltimore Visiter for the last two
veelts I
• The resignation of 0. B. Brown, as Chief
Bashaw in the Post Office, reminds , a cor
respondent of the Alexandria Gazette, of the
case of an honest Hibernian,who was forced
to volunteer:
A Tir.w DEPINITION.-A young lady be
ing lately on an examination ns to her profi
ciency in the science of grammar, was ask
ed why the noun bachelor is singular,replied
with great apparent candor, "Becifuse it Is
very singular they don't get married."
re, Literature, Science,
JUDGE WRITE.—From a biographical
sketch of this gentleman recently published
in a Tennessee paper, it appears that ho is a
native of North Carolina. He was born in
177:3, and removed thence, wbile yet a tiny,
to 'Tennessee. He studied law, first at Phil
adelphia, and afterwards at Lancaster, Pa.,
with the late Mr. Hopkins. Returning to
Tennessee, ho Was admitted to practice in
1796. Some years afterwards, he was elec
ted a Judge of the superior Court, in which
he is said to have presided with general sa
tisfaction.
CONNECTICUT.-A Jackson State Con
vention was held at Middletown,on the 27th
ult., at which the following ticket was noini
nated:--For Governor, Henry W. Edwards;
Lieutenant Governor, Ebenezer Stoddard;
Treasurer, Jeremiah Brown; Secretary,
Royal R. Hentnan.
The Senate of Pennsylvania, by a vote of
22 to 5, have passed a series of resolutions,
which were some time since offered in that
hody by Mr. Petrikin, as some allege, in
pursuance of "instructions" from Washing
ton. These resolutions instruct the Senators
in Congress from Pennsylvania to vote for
the repeal or reversal of the resolutions con
domnatory of the proceedings of the Presi
dent in relation to the revenue. 2d. That
the U. S. Senate in adopting said.resolutions
"assumed upon themselves authority and
power not conferred by the Constitution and
Laws, but in derogation of botb." 3d. To
oppose the recharter of the present bank of
the United States. 4th. To oppose the
charter of any Bank of the U. States, "in
any shape or form." sth. The resolution
declares that the people of that State contin
ue to sustain the. measures of President
Jackson in relation to the U.S. Bank. And
6th. That the people of the State expect a
hearty co-operation, generally, on the part
of their Senators, in the, measures of the
"Government," for the well being and hap
piness of the Uninn.—Belt. Pat.
RICHMOND COMPILER.—The last receiv
ed Richmond Compiler, announces another
change of proprietorship and position, on
the part of that Journal. It was originally
and for many years, a neutral paper, in re•
ference to party politics; but on Mr. Robin
son's assumption of proprietorship and edi
torial conduct, it was made to take an earn
est and gallant stand in the Whig cause.—
That gentleman has now disposed of his en
tire interest in the establishment to Messrs.
Jourt S. GALLAHER and JAF. C. WALKER,
by whom the Compiler will hereafter be
conducted. It is, we observe, to revert to
its neutral character, and be principally de
voted to local affairs. The senior partner
of the new firm, is now a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates, and has been
long and favorably known to the , public as
editor of the Virginia Free Press.—leid.
We learn that there are more than one
thousand hands now at work upon thiyaizlt - -
mond and Fredericksburg Rail Road, who
are progressing with great spirit in their
labors, notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather.—Richmond compiler.
LOCOMOTIVE IMPRISONMENT.—A %Intern
paper states, that a bill has passed the lower
House of the Indiana Legislature, the object
of which is to provide for the construction
of a travelling penitentiary, being a cage in
which the convicts are to be transported
from county to county, to perform labor, as
.necessity may require. This,wo suppose, is
a branch of w hat is called the "March of Im
provement,'.'. and we should thitik the.con
victs would like it, of all things. It destroys
utterly the monotomy arid ennui of confine
ment in a fixed locality. We wish our cor
poration had Brulewell upon wheels, and
were in the very act of marching it out of
the Park.— N. Y. Cour. 4. Enq.
INDIAN TROUBLES.—We understand that
information has reached the War Depart
ment, stating that several rencounters have
taken place between some of the citizens of
Georgia and parties of the Creek Indians
who have crossed from Alabama into that
State, and committed many depredations.
Persons have been killed and wounded on
both sides, and the inhabitants seem much
alarmed at the conduct and threats of the
Indians, and have called upon the Governor
of Georgia for a military force to protect
them—and the Governor has requested the
interposition of the President to relieve the
citizens of Georgia from this state of things.
—Globe.
ASSAULT ON TUE REV. Mr. CHEENEE. -
About noon, on Saturday, the Rev. Mr.
Cheever, of Salem, was assaulted in Essex
street, in that town, with a cowhide, by a
Mr. Ram, a foreman in the distillery of
Deacon Stone. , The cause of the attack,
we understand, was 'in consequence ofstrong
personal reflections on the family of Deacon
Stone, in a newspaper, (the Landmark) of
which Mr. Cheever was the reputed author.
The family of Deacon Stone is considered
one of the most respectable in the town.--
The reverend gentleman was severely han
dled, and the excitement in Salem is very
great.—Boston Bulletin.
A MALGAMATION.-A report having been
circulated that Horatio Merchant, Esq., of
Albany, a justice of the peace, had married
an Irish girl to a negro, an excited populace,
as we learn from the Albany Daily Adver
tiser, seized him and blackened his (ace in
token of their displeasure. Mr. M., dis
claimi all knowledge that the female was a
white person.
A steam frigate of 40 guns and 420 horse
power has arrived at Alexandria from Eng.
land, for the service of the Viceroy. Thus
are foreign nations, even barbarians, turning
the discovery of Fulton to account, and sur•
passing even the enterprise of his own coon•
try men in this mode ofapply ing steam power.
riculintre, tire &Mechanic &Ili
POTTSVILLE, Pa. Feb. 7.
.OUR MAnett rs Onn , Ann.—We under.
stand that n lot has been purchased in this
borough for the erection of a large steam
machine shop, for the manufacture of steam
engines, rail road cars, &c. We also learn
that two enterprising young men intend e
recting,.early in the spring, a steam grist
mill in this borough.—. Miner's Jour.
Petitions nre in circulation in this neigh
borhood, praying the legislature to authorise
the Schuylkill Bank to remove their Branch
from Port Carbon to Pottsville.—lbid.
CHESAPEAKZ AND OHIO CANAL.—The
Committee of Roads, Sm., in the House of
Delegates, have reported a bill giving the
guaranty of the Commonwealth to the pay
ment of the interest upon a loan office hun
dred thousand dollars, to be borrowed by
the President and Directors of the Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal Company.
The tolls, water rents, and other income
Of the Company, are to be pledged for paying
the interest on said loan; and the Company
are to give satisfactory assurance to the
Board of Public Works, that the money so
borrowed, or so much thereof as may be ne
cessary therefor, shall be applied to contin
uing
said Canal to a point at or near the
mouth of the great Cacapon river.
The indications are decidedly in favor of
the passage of this bill.—Richmond Comp.
The U. S. Senate have rejected the nomi
nation of JoNArit.tn Frrcn to be Marshal
of the U. S., for the District of Maryland—
Ayes 19, noes 20.
ASSAMSINATION.—Those who affect .to
believe that Gen. Jackson's life was recent
ly preserved by miraculous interposition,
may perhaps discover, in the instance of
Richard Coffin, a parallel case which we
copy from the Newburg Gazette:
A few days since Mr.. HicirAnn COFFIN,
cooper, in , the employ of the Newburg
Whaling Cempany, discharged a workman
by the name of Henry !Ant, an English.
man, having previously given him a note
for a sum of money payable on the first day
of April next. On Tuesday last Hunt en
tered the door of Mr. C's shop with a load
ed gun, and demanded immediate payment
of the note, and without waiting for a reply,
levelled the gun at Mr. C. with the avowed
intention of shooting him. Fortunately It
snapped without igniting the priming. Mr.
C. immediately retreated and succeeded in
eluding the villain, who pursued him for
some distance. He was soon after arrested,
taken before Justice Gazlay and committed;
having as we unders'and declared to the
magistrate that it had been and still was his
determination to take tie life of Mr. C. Ho
will probably be tried the court in this
v:llage next week. Tie gun was subse
quently fired, without• dfficulty, and found
to be wall loaded witlty balls.
A 'respectable old wi for some
time considered herself the' wner of a val
uable house and lot in N. of, which
she thinks she has been unjus'y deprived.
To the occupants and owner of he building
she has been a source of great nnoyance,
frequently calling there and insning upon
the family leaving the premiseAirectly,
roughly pushing about the lady of to house,
and quarrels with all the family; running
down to the police to prefer chargri; and ,
when not exactly suited according 'o her
wishes, letting forth n strain ofabuse atainst
magistrates, laws and Sta r .
Perhaps the Government Official wit be
able to inform us, whether this unhappy in
dividual,
too, has not been hearing Debdes
in the Senate!
INDUCEMENT TO MATRIMONY. —A Texis
letter writer states, that the tide of emigre.
tion to that country from the U. States it
very great. Nor can this be a matter of
surprise when it is added that the Mexican
government assigns to each settler, if mar
ried, a leaguetsquare, 4446 acres of land as a
bounty. If the emigrant be a single man
when he arrives, he gets only 1110 acres
—but if he gets married afterwards, he re
ceives the very pretty dowry, not from the
bride, but from the government, of 3336
acres more!
Now SPORT.—The following is the copy
of a handbill pasted up on the corners in
New York:
To TUE LOVERS or SPORT.—On account
of some heavy betting, 100 Live Rats will
he let go in a room at Tompkins' Hall, No.
GO Third at. on. Thursday ne.st, Feb. sth.
Thripup, 9 months old, called General Jack.
son, is to kill the 100 Rats in 60 minutes.
The sport will take place between 2 and 3
o'clock on that day. Admittance 25 cents
each.
A LATTOTIABLV AnvElviunE.—Not long
since, a reverend clergyman in New Hemp
shire, (not Vermont, as a Concord paper
has it) being apprehensive that the accumu
lated weight of snow upon the roof of hiS
barn might do some damage resolved to
shovel it off He therefore ascended it, but
having first; for fear the snow might all slide
off at once, himself with it, fasten.d to him
self one end of a rope, and giving the other
to his wife, he went to work; but fearing
still for his safety, .My &lir," said he, "tie
the rope round your waist." NG sooner
had she done this, than off went the snow,
poor minister and all, and up wont his wife.
Thus on one side of the barn the astounded
and confounded clergyman . hung, and on
the other side hung his wife, high and dry in
majesty sublime, dingling and dangling at
the end of the rope. At that tnomont, how
ever, a gentleman luckily passing by, deliv-
ered them from their r perilous situation. •
That apt Remarker, Dr. Vranlilln, ob:
serves:—"The eyes of other people are the
eyes that ruin us. If all but myself were
blind, I should want neither fine clothes, fine
horses, .nor fine furniture." .
Internal Improvement, an
MARRIED •
On the sth inst., by the Rev. Mr. McLean, Mr.
LOUDON to Miw MARLA McKesson—both of
Liberty township.
On the same day, by the Rev. Mr. Watson, Mr.
JA 51E FiwnNT.Y. of Liberty township, to Miss CHRIS
TINA CA LOWELL, of Frederick county, Md.
On the same day, by the Rev. Mr. Ecker, Mr,
JOHN C. lioconretmr, of Mountpleasant township, to
Miss Etter. Thant., daughter of Mr. Jacob Diehl, of
Mountjoy townalup.
DIED.
On the sth inst. in Littlestown, Mr. ANTHONY
TOPPER, formerly of the Two Taverns.
At the poor-house, on the 6.th inst. Mrs Emcit Lo-
BALK'. widow of Mr. Joseph Lobaugh, dac'd, form
erly of Latimore township, aged about 40 years.
RELIGIOUS- NOTICES.
Co The Rev. Mr. WATBOig will preach in the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning at 11
o'clock, and in the evening at early candle-light.
The Rev. Mr. ELIAS will preach in tho German
language, in the .Catholic Chapel, on Sunday next at
10 o'clock
The Rev. Mr. Richardson will preach in the Me
thodist Church in this place, on Sunday- morning next
at 11 o'clocic,and in the evening at early candle-light.
The Rev. Mr. Ruthrauff will preach in the Ger
man Church, on Sunday morning next, at 10 o'clock,
in the German language.
-There will also be preaching in the same church
at half past 2 o'clock, in the English language.
ADVERTISEMENT§.
AN APPRENTICE
TO THE PRINTING BUSINESS,
Wanted immediately at the Star Office.
February 17, 1835. tf-46
GETTYSBURG IMPARTIAL
BENEFICIAL SOCIETY.
A STATED meeting of the "impartia/
Lill Beneficial Society" will be held at the
house of Mr. Henry Ferry, on Saturday
evening next, at half-past . 6 o'clock. A
punctual attendance of its members is ro.
quested.
R. W. MIDDLETON, See'ry.
February 17, 1835 trn-43
Orafice is hereby Given,
rllO all the Heirs and Legal Ropresenta
tives of - JOSEPH FALLER; Into of
Adams county, Pa. dec'd, who died intes
tate, that by virtue of an Order issued out
of the Orphan's Court of Adams county,
dated the 26th day of January, 1835,—an
INQUEST will be held on 'the premises in
Mountpleasant township, in said county, an
Friday the 20th day of February inst. at
1 o'clock P. M. to make partition and valua
tion of the Real Estate of said dec'd, when
and where the said Heirs may attend if they
think proper.
James Bell, Jr. SHER/FF.
Sheriff's Office, Getty..
burg, Feb. 17,1835. S ti-40
G SEEDS.
Raised by the United Society in Enfield, Ct.
Blood Beet, Salmon ,Radish,
Early turnip do. Scarlet do.
Orange do. Savoy Cabbage,
Sugar, do. Early York do.
White. Onion, Drum head do.
Yellow: do. . Early do.
.
Red do. Early dutch do.
Orange Carrot, Red do,
Early Horn do. Flat Turnip,
Red do. Long do.
Long white Parsnip, Sage,
Guernsey do. Cayenne. Pepper, ,
Long Cucumber, Squash do.
Long green do. Parsley,
Early do. Early June Peas,
Early cluster do. Do. Washington do.
Watermellon, White marrowfat do.
Dutch summer Squash Green dwarf do. do.
Crook-neck do. do. Strawberry dwarf do.
Do. winter do. Early reti.eyed do.
White Head Lettuce, Bean,
Early curled do. do. Early Sugar Corn,
Cabbage head do. Solid Celery.
Speckled do. Summer Savory,
Double Peppergrass,
Just received a large supply of the above
Seeds, and for sale at the Drug store of
Dr. .1. GILBERT, Gettysburg.
February 17, 1835. tf-46
Vutlftt obale.
-ityiTILL be exposed to public sale, on
w the premises, on Wednesday the
25th day of March next,
.2)otilt IatatIPJKD
The First,
,situate in Mountpleasant town
ship, Adams county, Pa. adjoining lands if
A. Smith, A. Carrigan, C. Smith and oth
ers, containing 9 Acres, more: or less = on
which are a 1/ story Log 'Dwelling, log
Stable. The second,in same township, ad.
joining lands of A. Smith, G. Bercaw and
others,containing 2 Acres and 114 Perches,
without any improvements.
.The Third,iu
same township, adjoining lands of A. Smith;
G. Berea* and others, containing. 3 Acres
and 48 Perches, also without improvements.
All to be sold as the Estate of WILLIAM
TOLAND, late of Mountpleasanttoivuship,
Adams county, deceased.
Sale to commence at 1 o'clock r. K., when
the terms will be made 'known, and attend.
ance given, by
JOHN O'NIELL, Adm'r. •
February 17, 1895. is*--415
jigA XRATUS—A. large quantity re
" coived and for sale at the Drag store of
DR. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg."
December 9,1984. tf-36
FOR SALE AT THIS (WFLOR
General Miscellany... 4 w
Sheri - Ms Sales.
ITN pursuance of 'miry Writs or Veniid
t►oni Exponas, issued out of the Court or
Common Pleas of Adams county, and to roe
directed, will be expoied to public sale, oti
Saturday the 7th day of March next, at
o'clock P. m. at the Court-house, in Gettru
burg, the following Real Estate; viz:
A TWO.STORY
URICI4. 11.013 WE I
and Lo l l of Ground, situate in the Borou g h
elGettysburg, Adams county; also on which
are erected a Frame Stable and other Build: -
ONE OTHER LOT OF. GROUND;
on which are erected a two:story Frame
House and Brick Stable,witha Brick Black: .
smith Shop and Coal-shed.—Alto, ;.
O_VE OTHER LOT OF GROUND,
on which is erected a•Framp Shed. Seizi'd
and taken in execution as the property of.
George Richter.
ALEO-
A TRACT OF LAND,
Situate in Liberty township, Adams court
ty, containing 56 Acres, more or less, ad ,
joining lands or James Moore, C. Donald ,
son and others, on which are erected a one
and a half story Log Dwelling House, Log
Barn, a small Orchard, with a spring of we.
ter near the house.. Seized and taken is
execution as the estate of Wm. Topper.
-ALSII
A TRACT OF LAND,
Sitoate in Germany township,Adams coun
ty, containing 16 Aares, more or less, oit
which are erected a two-story Log 1 - kstise
and Log Stable, a well of water near, this
door, adjoining lands of Philip Bishop, fiend
ry Biddle and others. Seized and taken in
execution as the estate of Henry Keefer.
--ALSO
A TRACT OF LAND,
Situate in Mountpleasant township, Adamd
county, containing 100 Acres, more or less ;
on which are erected a one-story House,.
part frame and part log, double Log Barn,
a spring or water near the house, with at
small Orchard, adjoining lands of Christian
Cash man, Bank of Gettysburg and others--;
Also,
A TRACT OF LAND,
Situate in Straban township, Adams county„,
adjoining lands of Christian Cashman, the_
heirs of George Berfaw and others,contain
ing 128 Acres, more or less, on which are
erected a one and°. half story Frame Elousz,„
large Frame Barn ' spring of water near the
door, with a small Orchard —Also,
4. TRACT OF LANU.
Situate in Mountjoy township, Adams VOtil),'
ty, containing 180 Acre,.., more or leas, ad-.
joining lands of Joseph Ember,
Reinecker, the heirs of Willwlinafs Hough;
telin and others, with a one and a half story .
Log Rouse, and Frame Ileum, attached
thereto, with a well of water near tho:dootc
an Orchard, and Frame Barn thereen.eree
ted. Seized and taken in execution asp thee
property of George Bercate..
--ALSO
On Friday the 6th day !f March nett,
on the premises,
A. TRACT OF LAND,
Situate in Tyrone township, Adams county,.
adjoining lands of Peter Ferree, the heirs of
John Gilliland, Fidler and others, contain
ing 235 Acres, more or less, on which area
erected a two-story Brick House and Brick
Back Building, Bank Barn, part- log and
part stone, a_spring of water near the doori
also a one and a half storrtenant-house, log
shop, and log stable, and an-orchard; with A
large quantity of Meadow. Seized and ta
ken in execution as the estate of Andrew
Walker.
JAMES BELL, Jr. Sherif.
Sheriff's Office, Gettys
tr-48
burg Feb. 17,1835.
Estate of Peter 13eavenonr, dec'd.
A LL persons indebted to the Estate 'of
PETER BEAVENOUR, late of Me
nallen township, Adams county, Pa. deceae—
ed, are requested to come forward and make
settlement, an or before the 14th of March
next, on which day the Executots will meet:,
at the house or. the deceased. And thou
having claims against . said Estate, are re
quested to present the same, on said day,
properly authenticated for . settlement::..
The first named Executor residcs .
Mountpleasant township, Adams, counts',
and
the last named in Pai adizs towoship, ork
county. -
PHILIP FLESHNIAN I
MICHAEL BEAVENOUR, 5 'rs *
February 3, 1685.
Estate of Joseph Hemler,sr. dec'd
4-31 LL persons indebted to the Estate of
JOSEPH HEM LER, Sen. late of
Mountpleo.sant 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, t 6 the
subscribers without delay. for saelement.
The Administrators both resißkin Mount , '
pleasant township. .
- HENRY - HEMLERi Ad
CHRISTIAN HEM LER, )
January 27, 1835.
VARNISH--A large supply of black eit
• Varmsh,for saddlers' and shoemakers' -
use, just received and for sale at the Drug
store of DR. 3. GILBERT.
Gettysburg, Dee. 9, IMt tf-46 •
DRUGS Az MEDICINES.
FRESH supply of rutin DRUGS
and MEDICINES just received, dna:
for sale at the Drug store of - -
GILBERT Gettyeburg
December 9, 1834. - - ti;•401 s'
G as h g iven at all time for clean linen 444
cotton RAGS, toititstliof th