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GETTYSBURG, FEBRUARY 24, 1835
special election will be held in
Cumberland county, on Tuesday nest, to fill
the vacancy in the State Legislature (wen.
stoned by the rleath of RUNSIIA. We
hope the friends o:'Riltter end Reforuz will
do their duty, and elect a person who is de•
cid:n:lly oppo , ro to Pi ()Ili!! Exlravagance.
The Posi, CP.lice—again!
•07 The Committee appointed by the
House of Re iresentatives to examine into
the condition of the Post,thlice Department
have also presented . their Report, which,up
- on the whole, sustains the report recently
made by the Committee appointed on be
half of the Senate—wherein certain deve
„,lopements were made as carried on by Par
son Brown dz. Co. under the eye of Major
Barry! We ask attention to the following
Concluding paragraph of the Report—desir
ing our readera,at the same time,to bear in
mind that the majority of the Committee are
the, decidedfriends of the present Adminis
tr allots! They say—
"'Thu Coinmittee,in concluding this brief
analytical review of the results of a very
patient & laborious investigation of the con.
dition and proceedings of the Post Office
Department, should not consider their duty
as fully discharged to the House, and to the
country,without frankly submitting the gen
eral conclusions to which their minds have
been brought. The prepositionS which fol.
low,' id which cotidense these conclusions,
this Committee doilbt not, if, examined in a
.spirit of candor, and impartiality, will bo ad
mitted as just enrollaries from this report:
"Ist. The finances of this Department
have hitherto been managed without frugal
ity, system, intelligence, or adequate public
utility. The cardinal principles ofan enligh
tened economy have been violated. Igno
rance of the fiscal ability of the Department
has long,prevailed. Expenses hays not been
kept within the limits of income. Means
have been proportioned to the ends sought
to be attained; expenditures to the benefits
to be purchased. The records of the De
partment, in this vital particular, have not
been kept with method and accuracy ; for
the data they furnish conduct to widely va
ning results: The accounts of the receipts,
expenditures, and losses of the Department
do not, in fact, illiistrate, with certainty, the
actual fiscal condition of the Department.
- Nor common test or standard appears, at
any time, to have been employed to detect
such casual errors as might creep in to de
range the balance between receipts and ex
peaditures; and hence the existing unfortu
nate excess of the latter over the former.
The absence of such a test produces the ef
fects,• of incertitude and doubt, upon the
mind, as to the accuracy of the conclusion
- Which it may reach by any ordinary process
of investigation: and upon the practical ope
rations of the Department, of a perpetual
hability to fall into error, without any cer
tain mode of its detection. This evil is with
in the reach of legislation, and should . be
corrected by establishing a proper syetem
of checks and balances. •
"2d. The 'negligent and unsystematic
form of making and preserving mail con
tracts is such, that no human mind could
comprehend the whole, and maintain in or
der so vast and complicated a machine as the
General Post Office. The contracts are
now, and have at all times, which have fid
len under the observation of the committee,
been_most loosely constructed. It is occa
sionally impossible to penetrate their obseu ,
rity; often difficult to decypher their inter.
lineations and marginal oozes; and always to
be doubted whether they are so frau - x(1 and
executed as to be available in law. Au cc
cular inspection of the Mail Contract Books
can alone convey an adequate idea of the
careless and confused state in which they
are kept. Certain it is that the experience
of we generation of laborers in this branch
of the business of the office cannot be trans
mitted, through them, to another. Knowl
edge (if acquired) is to be obtained rather
from those who keep the books, than the
books themselves; and the consequence is
that the loss of the book-keeper is the ex
tinction of all certain light.
The Head of the Department can alone
apply the corrective to this evil.
"3d: The-mode of - preparing advertise-
Meats for mail contracts has practically in
verted the ends of law, which enjoined
it. The law designed it - as a great safe.
guard against fraud and iinposition,by being
:Mg the salutary principle of competition in
to active and beneficial operation. Usage
-of the Department, in conjunction with the
highly reprehensible practice of receiving
antaleuniated hids,has frustrated the wisdom
of this precaution, and rendered the system
of lettings, in regard to the more important
mutes, little mare than an empty form or a
bitter mockery.
The interposition of the legislative power
-lima , the opinion of the Cornmittee,unneces.
*my m this instanca,as they deeni the exis•
;sing enactments adequate to their object.
nth. The practice of granting extra at.
..itneanoris baa,lit various dates in the history
aCdtis Department, run into wild excesses;
illegitimate, and therefore without an
_ipoology; and others legitimate, but very
.iratiottici . noble as to their expAlicitcy. To
MO, iN
Pfl ASES.
527
5 29
5 30
S3l
5 33
534
535
FE1.110.1,-11.1".
D. D. M.
Firal.Q. 5 653 m
Full ill. 13 :1 51 r
I.lst Q.lO 630 r
New 11.:27 6 19 sr
act, in those districts which shall have deci
ded in favor of a school tax, to meet annually
within twenty days after their election, and
after having been sworn or affirmed faithful
' ly, honestly and justly to execute the duties
of the said office, the said directors shall
proceed to determine by a majority of the
votes of the said directors, whether an addi
tional tax shall be levied in such district for
the' support of schools for the current year,
and if the said directors shall decide in favor
of such additional tax, they shall alsialix tine
amount thereof not less than four times nor
more than six times the amount of the state
dividend for such district; and it shall be
the duty of the secretary to certify the same
to the supervisors of the township, or the
town council of the borough, as the case may
be, whose duty it shall be to add the same
as an increase upon the assessment of the
said district, and the same shall be collected
as township or boroUgh rates and levies are
by law collected: Provided, That the said
additional tax shall be apportioned and levied
by the school directors on all property real,
personal and Mixed, on all offices and posts
of profit, trades, occupations and profe,ssions,
on judgments, mortgages, bonds, notes and
securities, on money, stocks, annuities, and
other sources of income of each taxable in
habitant, as justice and equity may require.
SEcT. 6: In those school districts which
shall not have decided in (liver of a school
tax, under the provisions of this act, it shall
be the duty of the directors to cause to be
ikKoperly educated, all the poor children
within their respeCtive districts, and to fur
nish all books and necessary - stationary for
such poor children, and lithe monies to be
paid to such district out of the State Treasu
ry shall be insufficient so to educate them,it
shall be .he duty of tho directors (alter bay,
T' 3[E Cy; ETTYSBITRG- STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER.
this source may be ascribed, without any
hazard of error,lnuch of the embarrassment
of the Department; and, in whatever aspect
this Committee has had opportunity to ex--
amine it,it strikes them that its practical o
r ration has been fraught with u n r,•lh more
of evil than of good. A in.ing its other
chievements,it has signalized most eminent
ly the too ready faith and to.l loose business
method of the Department. The letter ofa
contractor, suggesting on improvement and
solicitir gen extra allowanceoun unfrequent
ly has served the double office of an autho
rity Fir the grant, and of a r. , Cord of its ex- .
istenee. Some-dark corner. of a contract,
or loose scrap of paper,is commonly the on
ly official evidence of the order for large dis
hursements of momey,under the name of ex
tra allowances. It is it puzzling problem to
decide, whether this discretionary power,
throughout its whole existence, has done
most mischief in the character of impostor
upoo the Department, or seducer to Con
tractors. It has,doubtless,been an evil-doer,
in both !wises.'
" The Committee have not deemed it
within the scope of their authority to pre
prepare a bill. This duty comes within the
province of a Standing Committee of the
[louse.
"The Committee, in surveying the wide
field of their labors, regret only that their
reward had not been discoveries of a more
pleasing character. They had hoped that
their researches would have brought to light
the fruits ofan enlightened and well directed
labor, instead of propft of error and neglect.
But they have finished the task assigned
them with an honest purpose, and to the
best of their ability. It remains for Con
gress to give a more perfect organization to
this Department; and, for those who, admin
ister it, to bring to its renovation the most
efficient and persevering application of prac
tical talent and business-like habit, with a
general and vigilant* personal superinten
dence." -
THE SCHOOL LAW.
(,*". The following Bill, "changing the
features and simplifying the details of the
School Law of the last session," was repor
ted to the Senate by Mr. Rum), of Susque
hanna, on the 14th inst.
A SUPPLEMENT to the act entitled "an act to establish
a general system of education by common schools."
SECTION 1. That the word citizens in the
second section of the act to which this is a
supplement, and the word people wherever
it occurs in the said act,. shall be construed
to moan those citizens only,who are qualified
to vote for Governor and representatives:
and the words "proper officer" in the eigh
teenth section of the said act shall be con
strued to mean "county Auditors."
SECT. 2. At the first election of directors
after this act shall have gone into operation,
the voters shall vote for or against a school
tax, and shall label their votes with the word
school, and within the folds shall bo the word
"tax," or the words "no tax," and such
votes shall be deposited in a separate box
till canvassed, and a return of the decision so
made by the voters of each district shall ha
made to the county commissioners, and that
so much of the third section of the said act
ati authorizes the appointment of a delegate
to meet in county delegate meeting, is here
by reliealed:, Provided, That the voters of
those districts which shall at the first elec
tion, under the provisions of this section, de
cide against a school tax, shall be required
to vote for or against a school tax at the
next and each subseqUent.
decision in such district shall have been ob
tained in favor of a school tax and not after
wards.
&Derr. 3. The fourth, fifth, sixth and sev :
enth sections of the act to which this is sup
plement are hereby repealed. •
SECT. 4. The county cominimioners shall
levy end collect, as an increase of the county.
rates and levies, in the usual manner, a
school tax from those school 'districts - Which
shell have decided in favor of ti school to;
double the amount , which may be furnished
to such districts respectively out of the state
treasury, and the monies so collected by the
commissioners, shall be paid to the district
treasurers of the districts respectively, sub-
ject to the order of the directors.
SECT. 5. It shall be the duty of the school
directors elected adder the provisions of this
inff been-sworn or affirmed faithfully and
justly to execute the duties of the said office,)
to levy arid cause to be collected, a sum
which, added to the moneys to he received
from the state treasury, shall he sufficient to
educate the poor children aforesaid: And if
the moneys to he received from the state
treasury shall be inure thansufficient for the
purposes aforesaid, then the surplus shall be
and constitute a fund to be loaned on inter
est, or applied whoa necessary to tho educa
tion of poor children in the said district: and
&such district shall adopt the full provisions
of the school law, any such fund shall
be added to the general school fund of such
district: Provided, that in levying taxes un
der this section, the same rifle Of apportion
ment and mode of collection shall be ob
served as are provided in and by the fifth
section of this act, for the apportionment
and collection of the additional tax therein
mentioned: And provided also, that the act
of the 7th April, 1809, entitled "An act to
provide for the education of the poor gratis,"
is hereby repealed.
Slier. 7. So much of the Bth section of
the said act as relates to the auty of direc
tors, shall be confined to such districts as
shall have decided in fiivor of a school tax
under the provisions of this act—and so
much of the said section ns relates to paying
n delegate is hereby repealed. -
SEc-r. 8. The 9th, 10th and 11thsections
of the act to which this is a supplement,shall
hereafter be applicable to such school dis
tricts only as shall have decided in favor of
a school tax under t he provisions of this act.
SEcT. 9. So much of the 19th section o
the - act to which this is a supplement as re
fates to delegate meetings, is hereby re
pealed.
SIOT. 10. All taxes levied on unseated
lands or on the property of nonresident
owners, under the provisions of said act, or
of this act, which s . • be voluntarily
paid, or which can."' collected,
shall be returned to
ers, and collected in t • 7 : l3ner that
county taxes on unseated lttiiiti!'are by law
collected.
SECT. 11. If any director or other officer
appointed under this act, shall neglect or re
fuse to take upon himself and perform the
duties of such office, he shall forfeit and pay
the sum of ten dollars for the use of any per
son who will sue for the same, (with costs o
suit,) to be recovered, as debts of equal a
mount are by law recoverable; and if any
officer having taken upon himself the duties
of the office, shall afterwards - willfully and
maliciously, with intent to defeat the provi.
sions of this act, or the act to which this is a
supplement, refuse or neglect to execute the
duties of said office such officer shall be ad
judged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
be indicted, tried and punished accordingly:
Provided, that no person shall be required
to serve in any office...under...Abe school laws
for a longer period than three years in any
term of twelve years.
SECT. 12. If any _schenl diorict shall
neglect to elect directors according t o . the
provisions of the school laws, it shall be the
duty of the county commissioners at their
first meeting, after such neglect shall have
been made kown to them, to appoint school
directors for such district.
SECT. 13. No teacher shall be allowed to
maintain any suit at law for the recovery of
wages or compensation as teacher, who shall
not have procured a - certificate under the
thirteenth section of the act to which this is
a supplement, whether the district within
which his services shall have been render
ed,.shallor shall not have decided in favor of
a school tax.
SECT. 14. The parts.and sections of the
act to which this is a supplement, herein
before mentioned as repealed, shall never
theless continue in force until this act can be
brought into operation, and no longer.
SECT. 15. Immediately after the passage
of this act, the Secretary of the Common
wealth shall cause circular letters with this
act, and the act to which this is a supple
ment, collected together, in such manner
as to present the two acts at one view, di
vested of ihe repeated parts of the said act,
to be addressed to the Sheriff of each coun
ty: and it shall be the duty of each Sheriff
to publish the same in all the newspapers in
the county for three successive weeks, the
expense to be defrayed out of the county
treasury.
OzrA Convention of the "Democrats"
was held in this place on the 16th inst. at
which the Hon. DANIEL SHEFFER presided
as Chairman, and Messrs. John B. Marsh
and C. F. Keener acted as Secretaries.--
Although, we are unable to give the whole
of the proceedings of the Convention, and
as we wish to act a little more liberal than
our Masonic brethren did towards the Anti-
Masonic Convention of the 3d inst. yet we
make room for the resolutions adopted by
the Convention:—
Resolved, That the present prosperity of
the country, and the peace and happiness of
the people, fully demonstrate that the policy
of our illustrious Chief Magistrate, Andrew
Jackson, is solely directed for the interest
and honor ofthis happy country, and in him
we continue to repose full and entire confi-
Resolved, That m order to concentrate
and unite the great Democratic Party of the
Union, and to carry out the policy of the
present Administration, which is now ()per
ating so beneficially for the honor and glory
of this country—that we approve °film hold
ing of a National Convention, to nominate
candidates for the offices of President and
Vice President of the United States.
Resolved, That we have full and entire
confidence in the talents and patriotism of
Martin Van Buren—and we hereby instruct
the delegates representing this county in the
State Convention, to nominate a delegate to
represent this District in .the National Con.
vention, who is known to he friendly to Mar-
tin Veit Buren Pm'. Ole Presidency--and op
posed to all Bank monopolies.
Resolved, That rotation in office is a
sound and fundamental principle of democ
racy—and that it is the sense of the democ
racy of Adams county, that six years, or
Two Tunms, are long. enough for any one
man to exercise the vast patronage vested
in the othee of Governor of this Common
wealth: Which is in strict accordance with
the examples of Washington and Jefferson,
and now thllowed by Andrew Jackson—and
is the principle on which Gov. Wolf came
into office.
Resolved, That although that part of the
proceedings of the late county convention,in
relation to the election of delegates to the
ensuing State convention,may be considered
contrary to the usages of the party—yet we
have confidence in the persons then selected
as such delegates, and in their determination
faithfully to represent the true interests and
wishes of the people of this county--and this
Convention hereby re-elect Zephaniah Her
bert and Andrew G. Miller, and elect Geo.
Brown, Esq. (in the room of Judge Shafer,
who is prevented from attending on account
of official business,) to represent Adams
county in the next Convention, to meet at
Harrisburg on the 4th of March next, with
power to fill vacancies. •
On motion, it was further
Resolved, That the Delegates now ap
pointed to represent Adams county in the
State Convention, to be held at Harrisburg
on the 4th of Murch next, to nominate a suit
able candidate for the office of Governor, to
be supported by the People of Pennsylvania
at the next general election, be instructed
to prefer, H. A. MUHLENBERG, as the
cho;ce.of Adams county, for said office.
Resolved, That this Convention have the
fullest confidence in the talents and patriot.
ism of GEO. WOLF—and that we believe
his democratic principles are undisputed.
For the Star and Republican Banner.
MR. MIDDLETON,
WERE it not for certain sentences con
tained in a communication, published in the
Star of the 10th inst. over the signature of
the "Author of gie Latimore Resolutions,"
perverting sortie - facts in a communication
on the subject of the.proceedings of an Anti-
School meeting held in Latim9re township,
as well as having a tendency to convey er
roneous impressions, the "author" of the fa
mous Latimore resolutions would have been
passed by unnoticed and disregarded. But
as it was our serious intention to state noth
ing but facts, we conceive it to be an incuni
bent duty to defend them against the at
tack of the resolution man. It is natural to
infer, that one of such contracted intellec
tual calibre, would seek for consolation for
his own imperfections in placing others in
in the same scale of intellect with himself.
It is not our intention to make this a person
al affair; but, as before stated, it is merely
intended to maintain those positions former
ly advanced and to prevent any erroneous im
pressions- The resolution man is too trifling
game—even if we were to capture him, we
wouta scarcely Ile naleumitteti fin - Mc am
munition! The scalp would be a trophy not
worth carrying from the field !
He expresses a degree of satistliction that
we have quoted a certain clause of the Con
stitution. We repeat that there is nothing
in the school act which renders it inconsis
tent with that clause of the Constitution
which he refers to, provision being made,
as is there required, for the education of the
poor, gratis.
He says, that typographical errors have
been committed; but it is highly probable
that they were in his favor. It appears that
the editors have not mis-represented his
principles, for he is doubtless, as is evident
from his last production, as they have rep
resented, opposed to the School System.—
He says, that we say we are unable to com
prehend the intention of the meeting, and
that in the next breath we admit our ability
to gather the meaning from some parts, but
not where we expected to find it. It is no
where stated that we gathered the import
of the meeting from parts where we did not
expect to find it; but we stated that we were
happily enabled from certain passages con
tained in the resolutions and memorial to
infer the author's meaning.
He asserts, that he believes the men who
composed the meeting understood the mean
ing and intent of all their proceedings, ig
norant as we may believe them to be. Far
be it from us to intimate that those men
were ignorant; no doubt they were well a
ware of the nature of the subject upon which
they were assembled; but it is probable that
they were somewhat dazzled with the great
' display of learning made by the talented au
thor of those resolutions, and from too much
confidence in his abilities, (for great men
may err!) they were induced to sanction the
resolutions submitted to them, which it is
not probable they would have done had they
reflected; some of them, we feel couvinced,
would not have met their approbation in
consequence of their extreme absurdity.
Vigilance is indispensably necessary- for
the promotion of our liberties, but we should
not take fright at every idle chimera that al
disordered imagination may conjure up, as'
appears, to be the case with the author of
the resolutions; or lie could never have en
tertained nny Min from a union of Church
and State, if general intelligence should pre
vail; for had ho reflected a moment, he would
have discovered that through the medium of
intelligence, the greatest evils have general
ly been averted. Our desire is not to lull
the community into security, but merely to
prepare them to judge between real and ima
ginary danger; that they may not, like tie
" Author of the Resolutions," fight with eve
ry Windmill, in imitation ofa certain knight,
renowned in story, before him !
But no doubt the ablest argument of all
in opposition to the school system and the
taxation connected therewith, in the estima
tion of the author, is the similarity which he
imagines to exist between the- tax imposed
by the King upon the Colonies on the arti
cle of Tea, and the present tax for the
support of Common School's. What a hap
py faculty this author has for making com
parisons! A tax is imposed by the King of
England upon the Colonies in A merica, firr
the exclusive benefit oft; reat Britain; a tax
is levied upon the citizens of l'ennylvania
by the e•?oh 4 lit of the majority, for the bene
fit Of l►er liolabitants exclusively. The King
imposes a tax upon as, we are oppressed
with the burthen, and not permitted to par
ticipate in the benefits; and without a repre
; ,zentative in the halls of legislation to raise
Eris voice against it. In the present instance,
the tax is levied upon the people of Pennsyl•
vania, by a majority of her own citizens, in
conformity with an act passed by the unani
mous voice of the representatives of their
own selection; and, fiwther, it is applied fir
;heir own use and not for that of Maryland
or V:: genii. Were the tax levied upon us
by the citizens of another State for their•
benefit, as ►was the case in the instance of
Great Britain, then would the people have
just cause for dissatisfaction. Junius.
ar,?l ,- dalaidawcif(9l. - ,)
From FRANCE!
071teceptiOn - of the President's
MESSAGE!
The packet ship HAVRE, Capt. STOD
DARD, has arrived at Now York frotr Hav
re, bringing dates to the 13th ult., very late.
We copy from the New York Daily Adver-
tiser, all the important news which has been
received by this arrival. It will be per
ceived that the President's Message has, as
was expected, been productive of serious
consequences:
The New York Mercantile says—Capt.
Stoddard, of the Havre, reports that the
President's Message was landed at Havre on
the 6th: that ►t created much sensation on
'Change, at Havre. It was reported at
Havre that notes had been exchanged be.
tween Mr. Livingston and Admiral De Rig.
nv, the purport of which was understood to
be that the bill would have been brought for
ward in the Chambers on the 12th, with
every prospect of success, but that in conse
quence of the excitement occasioned by the
threat in the President's message, the sub
jest would not be brought forward during
that excitement; and further, that if our
Congress gave their sanction to the measure
proposed by the President, the French Gov
ernment :could consider it a declaration of
war, and make immediately reprisals.
Captilin S. states that he thinks the gen
eral opinion was against paying the claim
until they could hear further from this coun
try, in order to ascertain how Congress
would treat the cubject. Those who had
been in favor of an immediate paymont,were
now against it, as they were unwilling to be
driven into it. It was reported at Havre,
that Mr. Welles, the American banker at
Paris, had sold out largely in the French
funds, in consequence of the threatened dif
ficulties between the two countries.
It was the opinion of the - prominent A.
merican merchants at Havre, that the claims
rrould hare been settled but for the threat in
the President's message. .
The news* is of the highest impprtance.
The President's Message had reached
France, and the Journals are filled with com
ments. It appears the French Chambers
had fixed upon the 12th to take up the sub-
ject of the American Treaty, and there was
a - fair prospect that the indemnity would
have been granted. The arrival of the
message appears to have been most unfor
tunate;• nothing had transpired as to the
course the Government would take. We
are theretoreobliged to copy the impressions
of the people from the tone and opinions of
the French Journals, which we have done
most fully.
From all that we can gather, it appears
that the Mesmige will have a very unfavora
ble effect. France will not be frightened
into any measures for the preservation of
peace, and most if not all the Journals en•
tertain the belief, that the United States,
which has so much at stake, will not put the
threats of President Jackson in execution.
With these feelings and sentiments, we fear
an amicable adjustment of our difficulties
will cot be very speedy.
Spirit of the Parisian Journals.
PRESIDENT JACKSON'S MESSAGE.
The CoNszercrrromeEL says, that all are
unanimous in feeling that the dignity of
France has been wounded by the President's
message, but he is deceived if he supposes
that his menace will induce the legislative
bodies to give a sanction which they have
once refused. Whatever may be the tim
orous habits of the Chambers, they will not,
in the face of the country yield to fear.—
The United States have ruined their cause
even if their claims had been legitimate.—
The conduct of the French ministry in this
unfortunate dispute, has not a little contri•
bated to.render the solution difficult, after
having, with inconceivable stupidity, recog
nized a debt which the restoration had con
stantly disavowed. It pledged itself; with
still greater stupidity, to bring the question
again before the Chambers immediately af
ter the convocation, to ask again for that
Fa nction which had been formerly refused.
This promise' has not been kept, and Gen.
Jackson justly complains.
The Telles expresseS its regret at Presi
dent Jackson's prejudging. with hostile feel
ings, a question which he ought to have
known was to be submitted to a new le,fis
lature in France. There is, in the riffiii r of
the 25 millions claimed by the U. States a
question of Constitutional right, which the
Chief of a Constitutional State ought to have
better appreciated than the President has
done. France has' little uneasiness to feel
from these bravadoes, which in fact, have
been dictated by certain interests within her
own bollildttrjrN. %V hat is just cannot rea
sonably be refused, but it rennin's to be de-_
cided whether valid claims ou , tht riot to re.
main unanswered, when the form or spirit,
in which they are inadeovould render satis
faction an act of dishonor. Neither the
representatives nor the Government of
France require any impulse to stimulate
them to do what IS consistent with the dig
nity and honor of the country, but the Cabi
net ought to resign• in favorof a new one
that is better able to hring this question to
an issue as well as m.ny others.
The Connittint FRANCAIS says—" This
Document bears the impression of an irrita
tion which we expected, without, however,
conseivint , that it should or would be care ted
to such a ' ' s degree of violence. It is not very
edifying-to hear a government, which pro
fesses the eternal principles of Liberty and
Justice, declaring its resolution to avenge
itself upon individuals for.supposed wrongs
done by their Government, and proposing a
confiscation, or something approaching to a
confiscation, of their property, as a political
measure within the rules of common right.
The ill humor of the President has led him
to find indieations of evil intention in certain
circumstances attending the conduct of
France, which in themselves were perfectly
insignificant; it has also made him assume a
menacing tone which ill accords with those
conciliating inclinations of which ho made
so much parade. His threats, however,will
pi oduce no effect. A rupture would be ful
ly as prejudicial to America as to France,
and he will think twice before he resorts to
any measures which would suspend the re
lations of amity between the two countries.
Our commerce has nothing to apprehend
from this point. If the U. States have a
right to demand what they conceive to be
due to them, France has a right to resist
such demands, if she considers them too ex
orbitant. It is a fault in the message that
it does not admit this reciprocity.
'l'he QUOTIDIENNE considers President
Jackson's threats to be so ridiculous that it
is impossible to take them to the letter. To
say nothing of the Naval power of France,
how can. it be supposed that the American
Government would resort to an expedient
that would be more injurious to the Ameri
cans than to ►he French?
• The JOURNAL DES DEBATS deplores the
telex peeted appearance ofa document which
deeply wounds the national feelings ofa grdnt
people, more especially at a moment when
the A merican Treaty was again about to be
brought under discussion. It should,howev
er, he remarked, that one Only of the three
powers of the American States has spoken,
and that one,by his past life and recollections,
his military habits, and, perhaps, the embar
rassment of his situation, might easily have
been drawn beyond the bounds of prudence
and reason. While the two others are silent,
we are not warranted in putting a serious
construction upon a menace which could ne
ver be realized without the sanction of the
constitutional powers; we nevertheless acute
iy Mel a language to which tt wouhi he easy
to answer, if we wished to return remem
brance for remembrance, threat for threat.
France bus rarely had her honor called in
question, nor is that the only quality which
is ant denied to. her. As the American
question now stands, it calls for the most se
rious meditation. The treaty itself is neith
er less just nor less politic than it was be
fore, hut a question of dignity complicates
the political question. The Government
will doubtless view the matter in its two-fold
light, and will endeavor to conciliate tho na
tional honor with the faith of treaties.
' Cho TEMPS considers that the dispute
between France and America is not of a na
ture to bring about a collision whose cense
' quence would be equally Rind to the people
of both countries. It is said that an under
standing exists between the three powers of
the American states, to the effect that the
Chamber of Representatives will make the
grant necessary for the hostile measures
projected by President Jackson, which the
Senate will reject; and that all will be known
in Paris in time for the. French Chamber to
vote the 25 millions, under the impression
of that rejection. This is all very well; but
such a plan to produce abet ought to remain
secret. The Union it appears has its des
pot, who although temporary is no less abso
lute. His Goveronrent and his Chambers
have already arrived nt playing diplomatic
comedy.
Translations from Havre Journals of 12th January
We expectO, with great anxiety, the
moment when we could know the effect pro
duced in Paris by the message of the Presi
dent of the U. States.
This moment is come, and the effect.of
the message has been of little effect in Paris.
The motive that Gen. Jackson wanted to
give to his menaces of hostilities appeared
too weak
.to give a great deal oranxiety in
France, and a war with the U. States seem-.
ed to come from too great a distance to cause
real alarm to a country so little maritime us
ours.'
Likewise, the impression that President
Jackson and his co.diplematists at Paris hail
been in hope, without any doubt, combined
With the famous message, to produce any
effect, has entirely failed.
The Courier Francais, says:—"A re.
markable peculiarity to the President's. Me.
sage, is that he does not appear to admit
that the French Government met with an
insurmountable obstacle in the refusal of the
Chamber. The President imputes to the
will of Ministers alone the non-execution of
the ratified treaty, without taking info ac
count that the constitution grants to the
Chanther a veto upon all pecuniary stipula.
tions of the Government, whether resulting
from diplomatic treaties or private arrange.
inents."
From the Paris Journal (moclerate) Lo Temps
A proclamation of unexpected violence
has reached us from across the Atlantic. It
is the chief of a pretended liberal republic,
who addresses it to France, liberal and just.-
It is to be regretted that General Jack,
son has prejudged in n tone prematurely
hostile, the conclusion of 1 question which
* 1 •)•.d 10 •!.' Weirs' o 7 „ . ; o
he knows must be sub nitted by us to a new
•
legislature.
Setting aside the rights (lithe (1. States,
arid the d,dnys of which they pretend to have
a right to complain, there is, in this affair
of: the 25 e;i111“ns to which they lay claim,
a question of constitutional Inw,which ought
to have beer better understood and appre
ciated by the chief of a stale, governed by
the most rigorous constitutional principles.
Notwithstandivsomc declamatory pre
cautions against the language being coast;
ed into an iiiti.tition to intimidate France, it
is ton dear t lrtt in this allhir, General Jack
son has shown himself; similar to whet he
has hem) in his ditlicslties with the 11ml:
that is to say—aii. arrogant_ logician . and a
self-willed patriot.
France need not be uneasy ahem thest!
bravadoes, which certain I n imerests
have no doubt dictated, particularly as these
interests are not circumscribed by the limits
of the Einem, and that it would not be. diffi
cult to designate that corner of Paris, from
which may have proceeded the advice, fel
lowed by the writers of the message.
We prejudge in no way the manner in
which this delicate question will be . consid
er .d by the French Chambers. We are
cinsuaded that where the honor and dignity
of the whole country is concerned, neither
its representatives, nor the government it
self, will ever require any impulse to stimu
late it to action. It is only to be regretted
anew, that the whole ministry did not accept
the proposal of M. de Broglie, and make
room fir n new cabinet better calculated to
bring the question of the U. States and ma
ny others to a solution.
- Private Correspondence of the Journal du Havre
A great personage wished to profit by the
kind of panic produced by the Message, of
the President 'of the United States, to pre
sent the law for the 26 millions; but minis
ters, who have so many other causes of em
barrassment; made objections to it, and pro
bably the law in question will,be adjourned
until alter the fall of the present cabinet.
Hi Wily Important news from
Prante:
Recal of the Frenc4Minister,and
Mr. Livingston's Passports
delivered to him!
O :7 - An arrival at New York from Liver
pool,brings the highly important intelligence
(says the New York Mercantile Advertiser)
of the recal of M. &amen, the French
Minister to this country, and of the delivery
to Mr. LIVINGSTON of his passports. This
is a virtual declaration of war, but still we
cannot bring our minds to believe that a war
will actually take place between the two
countries. In a few days we shall know
the etThet of this news upon the assembled
wisdom of this nation.
The accounts state that Mr. Livingston
would leaVe Paris immediately, and we
should not be surprised it he took passage
in the Sully, which was to sail from Havre
on the 10th, and may, of course, be hourly
expected at this port. •
From the London True Sun of January 16
Express from Paris—France and the U.
?ailed Males
An extraordinary express has brought us
the whole of the Paris journals of Wednes•
day. The Moniteur publishes in its official
part the following important article:
"The King has recalled M. Serurier, his
Minister at ‘Vashington. The Minister for
Fofeigu AfFnirs has notified this resolution
to the Minister oftlie United States at Paris,
int;miliog him at the same time that the
pas Sports which he may he in need of;
e , iwiequencli of that communication, are at
his dispos3l..
n execution of engagements entered
into by Fiance, the project of law relative
to the American claims, will he presented
to-morrow in the Chamber of Deputies. A
clause will he added to it, intended to pro
tect (garantir) eventu a lly such French in•
terests as might be endangered;'
Notwitlvianding this salvo,lthe intended
present at ion of the law relative to our claims
to the Chamber of Deputiesd the plain deal
ing 'republican took the intimation about the
passports in its literal sense; and,without con
descending to enter into further explanations,
adopted immediate measures for quitting the
French capital and territory with as little de.
lay as possible. In this view,as an American
vessel might not be ready at any of the out
ports, he marked his route at once for Eng
land. It is true he leaves the first Secretary
of the Legation, in the capacity of Charge
d'Affairs, behind him; but we are persuaded
this is the eflbct of mutual arrangement, in
which the French cabinet,and not the Amer
ican Minister, took the initiative. These
sturdy republicans have a singular knack of
tearing to pieces the web of an artful and
tortuous diplomacy. We can easily figure
to ourselves the astonishment ofDu Rigny,
when he saw that the American, instead of
making a single of to soothe the wounded
vanity of his government, took him at his
word, and for aught we know, the project
of law respecting the American claims may
be as much duo to the dignified conduct of
Mr. Livingston, as to. a sense of justice on
the part of the Cabinet of the
However, the question is now, whether
the American President will be satisfied with
so tardy an act of justice, after the affront
which accompanies it. If he is, we are
sire his conduct will be the effect of sheer
magnanimity--a noble desire not to endan
ger the general principle of good govern
ment "by visiting on a gallant people the
sins of its worthless rulers. It is worthy of
remark, at the same time, that the display
of energy exhibited by the cahmet of the
Citizen Kmg, has been made tawardb
people who excel all others in the loveptid
prwaiee of liberty, and whose unexampled
prosperity is a quite conclusive proof of its
wonderworking influence. Louis Philippe
has not been so tenacious of his own honor,
or of that of the French nation, in the fre
quent rebuffs he has met with from the great
military and despotic Powers: All his pug
naciiy is reserved for free states; but to
wards the despotic powers, he has ton much
sympathy
. with them; -too great a desire to
he ono- of them, to mind a few cuff•. Of
this, however, he may he assured, that the
straight forwardnf..ss of Jackson, will prove
an overmatch for all his cunning.
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REPUBLICAN BANNER
At S per annum, half..yearly In 'advance.
GETTYSBURG, PA.
TUESDAY - MORNING, FEBRUARY 24.
BALTIMOR
[Corrected weekly fro
Flour $4 56 to 4 62
Wheat 1 00 to 1 02
Corn 6010 00
Oats 30 to 33
KrThe interesting Tale commenced in
our last and concluded to-day, was transla
tod from the German, and not from the
French as stated last week.
OrTlieso two highly interesting, and
deservedly popular publications,the "LADY'S
BooK" and "CAsKET," for February, have
been received.
Anniversary Celebration of the Phrenays
kosinfan Society of Pennsylvania College.
Oz — The above Society celebrated its
Fourth Anniversary, in the Presbyterian
Church, on Friday evening last. Tae ex
ercises of the evening were conducted in the
following order—viz:
Ist. Music—By . the Society's Band.
2d. PRAYEIL—By the Rev. Mr. KLlAL,Tll.Presi
dent of Pennsylvania College.
3d. Music—fly the Society's Band.
4th. ORATION—By T. STORKE, of Salisbury,
'North Carolina.
sth. Music—By the Society's Band. •
title, ORATION—By 0. 0. McCLEAN, of Gettys
burg, Pa.
7th. Music—By the Society's Band.
Bth. OELATION—By G. W. BAUTON, of Lancas
ter, Pa. •
9th. Music—By the Society's Band.
10th. PRAYER—By the Rev. Mr. JACODS.
11th. HENEDIOTION—By the Rev. Mr. MAnsriEN
12th. Music—By the Society's Band.
Of the exercises of the evening, we hear
but one general opinion—and that is, that
they were conducted in a manner alike hon
orable to the Institution to which the Socie
ty is attached, and to those who participa
ted in them.
The Addresses of Messrs. STORKE and
MCCLEAN were productions which did them
much credit, and which older heads might
not blush to own.
Ot Mr. BARTON we had expected much,
and feel considerable pleasure in stating that
our expectations were more than realized.
His Address was creditable to him as its
author, and highly satisfactory to the Socie
ty who selected him as their organ on the
present occasion; and the marked attention
shown, during its deli% ery, 'by the very large
and respectable audience, evinced that they
fully estimated his talents and etTorta to dis
charge his engagements to the Society with
credit, and at the same time win the appro-
bation of all present. And that he was 811C
cc,:4111 in both, the approving smile which
played around the countenances of histear
cry, at the conclusion of his address, plainly
indicated. e learn with pleasute that
the Society intend having the Address pub
lished in pamphlet form.]
The exercises of the evening were also
enlivened by, and interspersed with, several
pieces of judiciously selected and well per
formed pieCes of Music, by the Band of the
Society.
We heargly wish the Society many a re
turn of such Anniversaries.
France and the United States.
Oz - A large portion of our paper is taken
up with opinions of the French papers upon
the President's Message. As that question
will soon be the all absorbing one, we shall
offer no apology for the space which articles,
both foreign and. domestic, on that subject
may occupy in our paper. It is right the
people should know all, and then judge for
themselves, without being at all governed
by the opinions of any Editor of a public
journal.
OrSince the .above was put in type, we
have been politely furnished by the Editors
of the Philadelphia Commercial Herald,
with a slip from their office, containing the
important information which will be found
under the head of the. "Postscript." For
their politeness, they will please accept our ,
thanks.
The Herald states that the intelligence
from France produced a great excitement
in Philadelphia, and that every person seem
ed to have been taken by surprise.
117 . FR OM 11A RR IsB
C* - On the 13th, petitions . were present
ed -by Mr. WSHEnnYlor, and by Mr. STE:.
YENS against, a repeal of the School Late.
Mr. Stevens also presented petitiOns for an
investigation of Masonry, and for the exten
sion of the Pennsylvania Canal to Erie.—
Also, 5 remonstrating against changing the
TVIARICET.
the Baltimore Patriot.]
Cloverseed $4 75 to 500
Flaxseed 1 37 tot/ 00
Whiskey 21 to 25
Plaster, per ton,
ce, _Literature, Science,
place of bolding the elections of Menallen
township, and one relative to the Gettys
burg and ilagerttown Turnpike Road Com-
ParrY-
On the 14th,31r. STEVENS reported an act
to prohibit the Canal Commissioners from
bestowing any appointment or ageue) upon
a member of th© LegiFlature, during the
time for which he was elected.
On the 16th, Messrs. M'Sliminy, STE.
VF. N S and others, presented petitions against
the repeal of the School Law. Mr. STF.-
vi:Ns also of citizens of Mercer county, for
i law to prohibit extra judicial oaths.
On the 17th, Mr. STEVENS reported, a
turther supplement to an act incorporating
the Gettysburg and Hagerstown Turnpike
Road Company.
Or We understand that since the adop
tion of the School Law, in this Borough,
there are upwards of one hundred childrtn
more in the Schools now than there wore
previously.
(r7 - On the 6th of March next, the Sheriff
of Cumberland county will offer at public
time, in Carlisle, no less than THIRTY
!' WO Lots and Tracts of Land!
Correspondence of Poutsco's Advertiser
HARRISBURG, Feb. 11.
Mr. PotioN—We had a very interest
ing arid animated debate in the House today,
caused by a resolution introdueed on the Bth
of December, by Dr. Anderson of Delaware,
instructing the Committee on the Judiciary,
to bring in a bill abolishing capital punish-
Meat. The first talents of the House were
elicited on this occasion. Mr. Anderson
supported the resolution in a speech that ex
hibited the benevolence and feeling of his
heart, he was not boisterous in his denun
ciation of the present law, but seemed to
think that its ends could be answered in a
milder and more humane manner; he doubt
ed very much whethr-r the present law ac
complished the object aimed at by all laws,
viz:—the happiness and security of society.
It had its origin - in times of ignorance and
barbarism, and necessarily partook in no
small degree of the pervading princip!es of
its age, vindictiveness and revenge; under
Divine Providence, adill7.rent state of things
had arisen, both civilization and the religion
of Christ enjoined forgiveness and mercy,in
stead of revenue and blood-thirstiness.
Messrs. M'Culloch, Bayne, Miller, of the
city; Reedoof the county; Sparkman, Ste
vens and Reed, ofthe city; took part.
Mr. Spackman, opposed the resolution
with zeal; he believed that society would be
in a terrible state of commotion were the
fear of an ignominious death removed from
the malicious and reckless—he believed that
society had the right (for its own preserva
tion) to punish with death the murderer; he
read some extracts from the Old Testament
to prove that it was the command of God;
that "he who sheddeth man's blood by man
shall his blood be shed"—he said that the
dread of the agonies of death without doubt,
was much more terrible because its pains
were more acute than imprisonment for life.
Mr. Stevens replied--that the quotation
from the Scriptures was inapplicable to the
present state of the world. The,dispensa
tion of our Lord Jesus Christ abrogated the
terrible laws, instituted by God in the early
ages of the world. The New Testament no
where contained such directions for the well
being of mankind, but on the contrary urged
mercy and tender-heartedness on all men.
Christ has given a time for all men to re
pent, the criminal as well as the innocent—
and shall we shorten - this. time, shall we,
when all the ends of human laws ean be ac
complished by removing him from the face
of society, and confining him in such a man
ner that he cannot disturb the peace of that
society which he has once broken, hurry
. him into eternity unprepared.
This is not even an outline of what was
said on Dither side.
Mr. Reed remarked at some length, and
with much force and ability on the imprac
ticability of enforcing the law of lust session
relative to executions within the prison—lie
explained at length the injustice so often
committed, if injustice consists in not pun
ishing the guilty, by the predisposition of
Jurors to mercy—they were averse to con
vict where death was the punishment, if a
single loop hole was left for their conscien
ces to escape through—but if capital pun
ishment was abolished, they would use rea
son instead of feeling in making up their
verdict.
The House adjourned without coming to
anv decision on the subject.
O::TTIts bill above referred to was lost,
on thy 15th—Yeas 26, Nays 60.
NAVAL.-Our Navy Yard at Charles
town_presents at this moment rather a busy
scene: a number of the largest size guns,
and a great quantity of ammunition were re
ceived at the yard while we were there a
few days since, and we understand that more
is on the way, and that orders have been
received "to have the Constitution and Bos
ton fitted for sea as quick as possible." The
former is nearly ready, and the latter is on
the Dry Dock. She has been newly cop
pered and is ready to come out. The In
dependence has been laid dp some time, but
as soon as the Boston is out; she is , to go in•
The "receiving slur ef the line, Columbus,
is also to be got ready.
The new Dry Dock is to be begun upon
early in the spring, and anew ship house is
also to be erected. All hands in the yard
appear lively, and from the remarks of a
number, we should think a war with any
country would, to them be a very agreeable
amusement.—Radon Adrocate
(We learn that the news from France
reached Washington city on Friday last by
express, and that it created great excite
ment. We have nothing to communicate
from Congress Congresson the subject.
riculture ? the «Mechanic art
IN NORTH CAR3LINA an association of
Methodist Episcopal Ministers. consisting if
we rightly remember, of about thirty, have
recently published a document •in which
Free-Musonry is denounced in strong lan
guag,e. This is cheering. Let Churches
and reli , ions bodies denounce the old Harlot,
and she will disappear.
Mits.mry has recoived a death blow ir.
Rhode Island, such as we trust it will speedi
ly receive in every State in this Republic—
in every government where its inequities are
known. The Legislature, by the unexam
pled vote of 36 to 3, have pasecl just such
an act as was reported to the legislature o
Massachusetts last winter, by the investiga
ting committee, and have imposed a penalty
of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS for the violation
of the law compelling a registry and annual
return of all Masons. Rhode Island has
immortalized herself by this and other acts
agaipst Masonry, which are only second to
her early acts in f•►vor of religious freedom.
—Lancaetcr Examiner.
WOLF AND MUHLENHERO.-•A letter from
Pittsburg, to the editor of the Pennsylvanian,
stater that the delegates from this county
will vote right "on the preliminary ques
tion:" This matter of "the preliminary
question" seems to be well understood be
tween the letter writer and the editor of the
Pennsylvanian. What does it mean? What
can it mean, unless it is the admission of
delegates from the counties having two sets?
It must mean flint. Indeed, Muhlenberg
men admit that the decision of the Conven
lion, on the main question, will depend up
on the previous one. Will any Muhlenberg
man venture to deny that this is the case.
This letter also declares that the delegates
"will disregard their instructions." If this
is true, and we do not doubt it, there is an
errorin. a d ding the Allegheny delegates to
those laved* to Wolf.— Pitts. Gaz.
I a
rie ; r eop .0 Maryland are at present
considerably ocCupied with the project o
establishing a new Bank upon a large scale,
with the particular plan of which we have
not made ourselves acquainted. It is, how
ever, called a "Real Estate Bank," its stock
to b i based upon real estate, embracing we
believe, a capital of $6,000,000.
In the debate of the 9th inet. in the Sen-
ate at Washington, Col. Benton observed
that he once thought Mr. Calhoun "destin
ed to a seat on the throne of the United
States." [A general and loud burst of
laughter occurred at this lapsus lingure, ac
companied with clapping of hands, obliging
the Vice President to interfere, and call to
order.] I moan, (said Mr. B.) that ever sat
upon—that ever sat upon the Presidential
chair."
It is stated in a letter fame Washington,
that Dr. R. C. Mason, of Virginia, recently
s annointed Chief Clerk in the General Poet
1 / 4 -71 - ..; is a brother.in.law to Major Barry,
and that through him, it is hoped this rotten.
Department, may, in some measure, be
,),:rought out of the mire into which it has
imt: so deeply sunk through the imbecility
of its Chief.
A Seas
.SntrArn.ln the course of
the debate in the U. S. Senate on Friday
last, on Mr. Calhoun's report on executive
patronage, that man of froth and fury Ben
ton, asserted that the Senator from S. Caro
lina "had had the boldness to make a direct
attack on truth." As soon as these words
were spoken, he was called to order by Mr.
Poindexter, when Martin Van Buren decided
that he was not out of order—in other words
that it was perfectly correct for a Jackson
Senator to call a member of the opposition
a liar in debate. Mr. Webster appealed
from this decision, and the Senate, by a vote
of 24 to 20 reversed it, and resolved that
their chamber should not be made a theatre
for the displays of bullies and blackguards
—York Rep.
A Committee of the Virginia Legislature,
estimate the ‘ annunl value of the leaf Tobac
co and stems exported from Richmond, at
82,658,100; the value of manufactured To
bacco including the cost of manufactOre, at
$1,000,000; the Flour $1,377,000; the Coal
at $300,000; and other articles at $200,000
—making an aggregate annual export of
$5,555,100.
Gen. W. H. Harrison is a Virginian, and
was born in the month of February, 1773.
The Hon. James Buchanan declines being
a cnndidate for the Vice Presidency.
HrirriNo.—The letter of the Rev. 0. B.
Brown, resigning his situation in the Post
Office, reminds me of an occurrence that
took place a few years ago. - A boy who had
been serving an apprenticeship for some
time in a neighboring town; returned very
unexpectedly to his father's house, as the
family were about sitting down to supper.
"John," said the old gentlemen, "I thonght
you was very well suited with your place,
and I wish to know the reason why you
have left it so suddenly?" "Why, father,"
said the boy, "I liked the place pretty well
considering, but I wasn't goin to stay there
and have Mr. hinting at me so every
day." "Hinting at you," said his father,
"what did he say to you?" "He said-=he
said, why father he kept hinting to me."
"John," said his lather, looking at him stern
ly . in the face, "tell me instantly what he
said to you." "Why, he said," replied the
boy, "that 1 had fold lies about his family,
and stolen money out of his desk, and if I
didn't get out of his house he would kick me
dut, and so I have concluded not to stay with
him any longer."
HARRISBURG, Feb. 16.
On Saturday the House passed and sent
to the Senate a bill appropriating $146,900,
and some odd dollars to furnish engine for
the Rail Roads.
, Internal Improvement, an
PENNSYLVANIA.—The subject of remov.
ing the seat of Government from Harrisburg
has been agitated in the papers, and a cum
ibittee of the House had been appointed fo
receive proposals from other, cities and
towns, without any intimations as •to the
cause of the procedure. How has Harris
burg efrindedl or what public inconvenience
arises from the actual location of the Seat of
Government of the key-stone State? A letter
from Harrisburg, which we NCO in the Plii'n.
Advertiser. of Tuesday, insinuates that the
subject of removal has been broached . by
the assembled wisdom of the State, because
the landlords of Harrisburg charge too much
for boarding' and the landladies put too little
sugar in their teal
MARRIED.
On the 6th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Gottwald, Mr.
DANIEL SIPE, of Cumberland county, to Miss SARAN
SCJIMETEII, of this county.
On the 12th,by the Rev. Mr. Ecker, Mr. JAS. AN
nEnsott, of this place, to Miss FIETTY TAGGERT, Of
Straban township.
On the 18th inst. by the Rev. Mr. McLean, Mr.
JESSE ADOOTT to Miss AMELIA COSIIUN—both of
Franklin township.
On the 3d, by the Rev. Mr. Douglass, Mr. DAvin
BELL, of Abbottstowu, to Miss MAnY J. INIYEns, of
Dauphin county.
On the 27th ult. by the Rey.. Mr. Lekicu, Mr. PE
TER. O'NIELL to Miss CATHARINE R. GINTER—both
of Conowagu township.
On the 29th ult. by the Rev. Mr. Deininger, Mr.
MICHAEL PHILIPS to Miss LEAH BENDER—both of
Reading township.
DIED,
On the 17th inst. Mrs. CATHARINE ELIZABETH Pk
TRLI, consort of Mr. Ulrich Peter, of Mcnallen town
ship, aged 72 years.
ItIiLIGIOUS N-0-TICRS.
The Rev. Mr. Schneck will preach in the Ger
man church on Sunday morning next,at 10 o'alock, and
in the. evening at early candle-light—both sermons to
be 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.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
TEDWERANC.E.
rrHE Gettysburg Temperance Society
-a- • will meet in the German Church, on
Saturday the 28th inst., at half-past 6 Q%
clock in the Evening.
DANIEL M. SMYSER, Seery.
February 24, 1835. tm-47
TEACHERS WANTED.
THE Board of School Directors,with the
Inspectors, of Straban township, A.
damsocounty, Pa. will meet at the house of
Abraham King, Esq. Hunterstown, on the
28th instant, at 1 o'clock r. m. at which
time and place, persons wishing employment
as teachers, can mako application. There
are five teachers wanted in the township.
By order of the Board,
• JAMES GREGORY, Sec'ry.
February 24, 1835. tm-47
AN APPRENTICE
TO THE
Blacksmith Business,
WANTED by the subscriber, on the
first of April next, a boy aged about
16 or 17 years.
HENRY STALLSAHTH.
Two Taverns, Feb
ruary 24, 1835. S 3t-47
IN pursuance of an Act of the General
- 51 - Assembly of Pennsylvania, approved the
15th day of April, A. D. 1834, entitled,
"An Act relating-to County Rates and Le
vies," the undersigned, Commissioners -of
Adams_County, will proceed and attend to
hear appeals, for the several townshipsfrom
all persons who may apply for redress,in
cordance with the directions of said act,and
will grant such relief and make such correc
tions as to them shall appear just and rea
sonable. The Boards of Appeal will be held
in the following order, at which times and
places the several Assessors will attend for
their respective townships—viz:
.For the townships of Menallen and Frank
lin, on Monday'thel6th of March next, at
the house of George Myers, in Arendtsville.
For the townships of Hami Itonban and Li.
berty, on Tuesday the 17th of March next,
at the house of Isaac Robinson, in Millers
town.
For the townships of Straban and Cum
berland and the borough of Gettysburg, on
Wednesday the 18th of March next, at the
Commissioners' Office, in Gettysburg.
For the townships of Germany, Conowa
go and Mountjoy, on Thursday the 19th of
March next, at the house of Francis Leas,
in Littlestown.
For the townships of Berwick, Hamilton
and Mountpleasant, on Fraay the 20th of
litarch next, at the house of Philip Heagy,
Esq. in Oxford.
For the townships of Huntington, Lati
more, Reading and Tyrone, on Saturday
the 21st of March next, at the house of Mo
ses Myers, in Petersburg.
The Conimissionersibr the information
ofall interested make known, that by the act
of Assembly aforesaid, the Commissioners
are bound not to "make any allowance or
abatement in the valuation of any real es
tate, in any other year than that in which
the triennial assessment is made, excepting
where buildings or other improvements have
been destroyed, subsequently to such trien
nial assessment, and in the case of personal
property, offices, professions; trades and oc
cupations, where there has been any altera
tion in the assessment, occasioning a differ-,
ent valuation from the former year, and also
where persons have come to inhabit in the
county since such triennial assessment," and
that no notice in the two years succeeding .
the triennial assessment is to be given to the
taxable inhabitants aforesaid, but in the lat
ter recited eases only.
ROBERT MILHENNY, Coin.
JOHN BROUGH, of
JOHN MUSSELMAN, A. Co.
Attest—WILLIAM KING, Cl'Ar.
Commissioner's (Mice, Get-q
tysburg, Feb. 24, leafs. s 3t-47.
General •Ifliseelkiftw.;.l4()
Election of School DiNxitil*';'''
PUOC Ik.lr IL oNi
m• U
RSU A NT tolhe provisions'ofthe Sd
section of the Act of the General At , • :
- setnbly of this Commonwealth, entitled "An
act to establish a General System of Edur„al.
lion by Common Schools,' passed the , tire'
day of April, A. D. 18:34---
HEREBY GlVE . zrovidif6•.'. , :
to the citizens of the severat , "FichoOl • tisl..
•
tricts in the County of Adorn s, to meet in
their respective Townships end Voieughtt
at the -places where they hold 66ir: - Elec-'..
tions for Supervise'rs, Tow Councils, nod
Constables, on the
Third Friday (20th day) of March nO4
and then and there elect TWO CITIZENS
of each School District, to serve for rittutti.
YEARS, as School Directors of said Districts. .
respectively; which elections are to be eoit; - .
ducted and held in the same manner as
timid for Supervisors and Constables are by ,
aw held and conducted. •
Jim:es Bell l Jr.Yr Sitmiry
•
Sheriff's Office, Gettys
burg, Feb. 24, 1835.
Estate of Jonas itualieu,deeld,
ALL persons indebted to the Estate_Of - ,.
JONAS BUSHEY, late of Reading
township, Adams county, Pa. deceased,are
equested to come forward and make, pay
meat to the subscriber—and those haVing
clainisagainst said Estate, are also requw
ted to present the same, properly authenti •
cated, for settlement. •
The Administrator residei in Reading
township, Adams county.
DANIEL' MYERS, Adm s r. :
February 24, 1835. • Bt-41
AN APPRIONTECM
TO THE PRINTING BUSINESSi
Wanted immediately at the Star. Office:
February 17, 1835; tf-46
Raised by the United Society in Enfield,. Ct.;
Blood Beet, Salmon , Radish,
Early turnip di. - Scarlet do.
Orange dui Savoy . Cabbage ?
Sugar do. Early York do. - -
White Onion, Drum-head do.
Yellow do. Early de.
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 PeppeT,
Long Cucumber, Squash do.
Long green do. Parsley, -
Early do. Early June Pees,
Early cluster do. Do. Washington 0.-
Waterniellon, White marruwfat doe
Dutch summer Squash Green dwarf do. do.
Crook neck do. do. Strawberry dwarf doe
Do. winter do. Early red-eyed doe
'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 14 the Drug store of-. --
Dr. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg..
February 17, 1835. tf-46'
Estate of William C. Rhea, deed.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of
WILLIAM C. RHEA, late of Hain
iltonban
iltonban township,- Adams county, Pa. de
ceased,are requested to come forward and.
make settlement, nn or before the first day
of April next—And those having claims a=
gainst said Estate are also requested to pre
sent the same, properly authenticated for
settlement.
Both Administrators reside in Hamilton.
ban township, Adams county, Pa.
SAMUEL KNOX, /. Adn i, rs
JOHN MARSHALL,
February 3, 1835.
Estate of Peter Beavenour, dec'd.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of
PETER BEAVENOUR„Iate of Me
nallen township, Adams county, Pa. deceas
ed, nre requested to come forward and make
settlement, on or before the 14th of March,
next, on which day the. Executors will meet
at the house of the deceased. And those
having claims against said Estate, are re•
quested to present the same, on said day,
properly authenticated for settlement.
The first named Executor resides in
Mountpleasant township, Adams county, and
the last named in Pat adize township, York
county.
PHILIP FLESHNI AN_,
MICHAEL BEAVENOUR, Ex ' rs '
February 3, 18,3& of-44
Estate of Joseph kleuder,sr. dee'd
Ak LL persons indebted to the Estate of
. 1-11 L - JOSEPH HEMLER, Sen. late of
Mountpleasant township, Adams eountY, Pa.
deceased, are hereby notified to . corse'for';
ward - a_nd make settlement without delay.
And those havinff. claims against the Estate,
of said deceased, are requested to present
the same, properly authenticated,.
subscribers without delay for psalms.
TheAd rninist raters both reside in
pleasant township. .
HENRY iIEMLER, , Lifers
CHRISTIAN lIEMIGIBR,
January 17, ;1635. tito-41