*tar Sic Knots*Utast amtet VOL. 0--NO. 24.] THE GARLAND. -"With sweetest flowers enrioh'd, From various gardens c.ull'd with cure." FIIOSI THE IVRF:ArIt Ma. Erni-on—The followintt lines were published, some years since, in n paper in this place; but, pre suming that they will be new to a majority of your readers, and believing them to be fully equal to any thing I am now capable of producing, it is placed at your disposal, to be inserted in the "Wreath," if you deem them worthy of a place. Gettysburg. • Pa. S. A. MIDNIGHT STORM It is indeed a glorious night. The sky, Is overcast with thick and gathering clouds, Which, black and big with wrath, rush to and fro, Like the tempest io n s hens' ingS of the sea; Amd scum to he collecting in their might, To burst in fury on the trembling cart h. Hark! how the echoing thunder, peal on peal, Bursts on the lisVning ear in dread sublimity! Behold! how vivid and how dazzling bright, The forked light'nings, flash on Bast), do play! How awful is this thick and utter darkness, And palpable almost, which veils the sky! From time in time illumiti'd by a dash, Which only serves to make it visible. Dust veil thine eyes? Aye, well thou inay - est! for who Can bear to look upon that blaze of light, Which on a sudden veil, the murky sky, As though it were a sea of liquid fire, Nor once, appall'il, avert his burning gaze— Or who can gaze right in the lighening's eye, And hold communion with it face to face, Mir turn aside, abash'd and overcome? Dost start appall'd? That was a fearful crash! It seem'd astho' in that last burst, the cords Which bind the elements had been snapp'd asunder, And Earth and Heaven were about to meet! Cast thine eye upwards—View the sullen sky, Envelop'd in its drapery of clouds; Now all are wrapp'd in one broad sheet of flame, A ad now all's dark again. And now again, That fainter flash jest serves to tinge their skirts Methinks yon two gigantic tiers of clouds, Which from opposing quarters of the sky, Rush in their fury forth to meet each other, Sending before them fierce and rapid flushes, And muttering harsh thunder as they conic, Are two opposing hosts that rush to battle, With hearts that pant to shed each others' blood. Yon flame! 'twits but their murderous weapons' flash! That sound! 'twas but the bellowing:cannon's voice! Those drops! they are the widow's and the orphan's tears! Dost start again? And shrinks thy soul appall'd, Because the tempest rageth furiously? True, thou Last cause to tremble: not with fear, But filial reverence and holy awe. Ayc, tremble still! and how thy head and knees, For God, the Eternal God, rides on the storm! The light'uang's but the flashing of His eye! The thunder's but the echo of His voice! I love to gaze upon a scene like this— I love to hear the warring of the elements— I love to see the rain descend in streams, And feel it cool my brow and lave my temples-- I love to hearken to the maddening torrent, As, foaming, it descends the mountain's side— To stand alone at midnight on the brink Of the descending cataract, when all is hush'd, And lone and dark, and nought is heard, except The wailing of the spirit of the Storm— ] love at such a time, in such a scene, To bid defiance to the Tempest's fury, And hold lone council with my own sad thoughts. God speaks! God the Creator in the tempest speaks Amid the wild contention of the storm, Methinks I hear Ills voice rise on the blast! Above the howling winds that flap their wings, With deaf 'nin,c; clamour in the astonish'd sky, Above the bellowing of the pelting storm, Which shakes the trembling card' e'en to her cen tre, And wakes the echoes of the startled sky, In flames and thunder, God Jehovah speaks! Dost tell me there's no God? Blind empty fool! Who, in this scene of uproar and confusion, When winds and rain and fire and air and earth Seem to have broken loose from all restraint, And nature's system seems resolv'd to Chaos; Who, in this holiday of the Elements. Guides and controls the tempest's reckless fury, And order perfect 'mid disorder keeps? Say, why do plot the Earth and heavens collapse? Who bids the Elements rush to mutual strife, And who commands their headlong course be stayed? lie, who once from Sinai's fiery mount, W ith eve whose light'ning wrapp'd it in a blaze, And with a voice whose thunder shook the earths, I'roclaim'd his law unto his chosen race. 'Tsis He, at whose command the rushing waves, Were parted like a wall on either hand, That Israel'speople might escape their foes, And Israel's God be magnified. "I'm He, who bade the winds and waves be still, And winds and waves obey'd his sovereign voice. 'Tis Ik, who triumphed o'er the hosts of Hell, And led captivity captive. IT Is Goo! EDUCATION. I=ll p. 4 ,4 kipp4v• fp,* ii,.a.k.F.44# co 4 AT every period in the history ofcivilized man, the influence of female character has been felt and acknowledged. The arina of Rome were too im potent to ward ()Witte vengeance due to her ingrat itude,or to arrest the progress of her enraged and victorious exile, but the tears and entreaties of a female could accomplish what military prowess wns unable to effect. "Mother thou bast saved Rome, but lost thy son," said u voice softened by affection, which was wont to be heard in accents of thunder above the din of arms. It needs no argument then to show that females who thus ex ert a controling influence over the destinies of our raco should be educated with the utmost care, that their intellects should be expanded by the proper exorcise, and their taste and moral faculties de veloped by suitable culture. This seems peculiar ly necessary in our country and at the present day. At a period when the sacred laws of our land,which our fathers venerated, and to maintain who, ~nuthority they would have shed their blood, aro trampled underfoot by lawless mobs, urged on by incarnate demons, we need some hallowed in. fluence like woman's to be shed over our nation to soften the asperities of men. Women of cultiva ted intellect and heart are never found at the head of faction, They do riot invite to deeds of blood shod and violence. On the contrary, their influ ence is always exerted in favor of peace and good order in society. It is like the dew of heaven, which is not borne upon the tornado, which fulls not in torrents to destroy the labors of moo, but maxis° descent is silent and unseen, vivifying every plant upon which it alights, and diffusing verdure and beauty over the face of the earth. The public mind is awaking to the immense im portance of female education. Daughters begin to share In the care and expense once bestowed al most„exclusivolv upon the sons. And although On immortal honor of the first institution for the education of nalns, patronized by the state, must bo yielded to what wo would perhaps term the half enlightened Republic of Womble, yet wo have in our own country sumo valuable schools for this purpose, (*minded by individual, or socie ties. There seems indeed with a large portion of our meat respectable eitizens,nn want ofsolicitude to give their female offspring an education worthy of the daughters of freemen. But there is danger to bo apprehended, that from the influence of Eu ropean opinions and customs over UN female edii. cation will take a turn little consistent with re publican principles and tending to subvert rather then to perpetnate our free institutions. In this, as in every thing else, the larger proportion of men aro mere imitators of the actions of others. Few take the pains seriously and conscientiously to inquire what sort of education they may bestow upon their daughters, so as best to fit them to dis , charge the dories arising, from the various rola liens of domestic and social life. Because a man of rank and wealth has selected a particular school and a certain course of instruction for his dough ter,,thia is sufficient reason for others less promi nent to choose the sa.ne. In all probability even with the former the choice was not the result of investigation,but made because deemed consistent with European aristocracy. Hence it is, that an undue importance is given to certain branches of education which in themselves are in reality al most valueless. Young ladies,in conformity with custom, must spend the greater part of the few years allotted to their education at the piano or guitar, with the hope, in most instances vain, of becoming musicians. The absurdity of this cus tom will appear to every man of sense when he reflects upon the comparative worthlessness of the acquisition when made, and the great difficulty, not to say uncertainty, of attaining to a decent mediocrity as a perfiirmer. Let us suppose a young lady to have made the highest proficiency in instrumental music, and yet what has she ac complished in fitting herself for rho duties of life, or in laying up a fund of enjoyment whence she may draw at pleasure in future years. True,the soft notes of her piano may serve to beguile the tedium or perhaps loneliness of a vacant or a soli tary hour. But ifthe time devoted to acquire the ability to perform well upon this instrument had been given to more rigid mental cultureohe would probably possess other resources affording more solid and rational enjoyment. Were she able to understand and relish literary and scientific pro ductions, we feel no hesitancy in saying that it would not only afford her more solid pleasure and a surer antidote against ennui,but one much cheap- , or and more'generally accessible. A book can at all times be purchased at a reasonable price, can be transported with ease,and may be met with almost any whore; but musical instruments aro highly expensive, cannot without much inconve nience be carried with us abroad, and aro to be found only in the dwellings of the more wealthy' Besides, a cultivated mind has always its own re sources entirely independent ofexterno I apparatus. But music is much less frequently resorted to for passing away time that would otherwise hang heavily than is generally supposed. Young la dies are for the most part so disgusted with the wearisome and monotonous exercises, through which for a succession of years they must pass in their discouraging & often unsuccessful attempts to learn to play, that as soon as they leave school they issue their declaration of independence, and thenceforward never touch a key but when con strained by the importunities of some love sick beau. Long before the hour of release had come, how often have we heard them utter over the ha ted instrument their impatience for freedom!— And will they in future life resort to it as a solace in affliction or to soothe a troubled or agitated mind, when with almost every note they strike is associated the recollection of weariness, confine ment and innumerable mortificattons? But of those who spend much of their limo in learning music, comparatively few succeed so as :o be able to perform with credit to themselves or satisfaction to their friends. And yet in our day such is the public opinion or rather such is the 1 public mania, that all must learn to play whether they can or cannot. No man pretending to com mon sense, we presume, was over so much under the influence of fatuity as to suppose that all men indiscriminately might be made poets, and yet to suppose that all women may be made musicians, is not so far as I can see in any degree more ra tional. Truo, all men of ordinary minds may learn to make rhyme.but rhyme is not necessari ly poetry, nor is the sounding of the keys of a pi ano,or of the strings of a guitar necessarily music. Similar remarks we think in justice apply to the other branches ofeduc.ation which are termed,one would almost suppose ironically,accomplishments. Some of those are indeed still more valueless,and of more questionable moral tendency,than instru mental music. But we would not be understood to condemn indiscriminatoly,all attention to these lighter subjects of education. Instrumental mu sic unquestionably has its charms and its advan tages, and by certain individuals, and under cer tain circumstances, may be pursued to advantage. Still more may be said in favor of drawing as tend ing to improve the taste and open a source of in nocent, refined, and lasting pleasure. And as to vocal music, nature herself has taught that where the Creator has bestowed voice and talent, these should bo cultivated. In short, we do not object to these branches having their proper places as signed them in a course of study. It is the undue ,prominence given to them, to which we are op posed. It is against the absurd custom- which compels all promiscuously, to devote a dispropor tionate quantity of time to those subjects, at best but of minor importance, and that whether they possess a spark of talent for them or not, that we now write. In the present stale of tho public mind IL is a question of much importance, "what constitutes the best female education?" Things have come to such a crisis that'females will either be educa ted or miseducated. Different individuals will undoubtedly give different answers to this qiies tion,according to their respective views of the na ture, design and destiny of woman. Those who 27 ROBERT =TM IIrLDDLETOI7, mnr:or., P1:727.i113:32R, AIM PROPRIETOR,. "I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEARS& OF MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION."--SHAKS. 6.wwwzraziwas9 QuzaAaroazre ararptpagwinara ad. agee. regard her as did some of the most eminent of the French physiologists. will prescribe but a vary limited course of mental culture as all that is no - cessary to tit her for that station in the universe, which, to use their own language, nature has as signed her. Hot considering her as endowed by the Creator with the same intellectual faculties as man, designed in mercy to be his companion and the soother of his Ores through life, a check upon the impetuosity of his nature, and the softener of his rougher disposition, and basing with him the rime immortal destiny beyond the grave—this answer is far different- Limited as we are within the ordinary bounds of a short essay, we cannot attempt even to enu. merate the subjects to which we think the female mind should be directed in order to accomplish a good intellectual education. And yet were this done we should not still have discharged our duty as an essayist OEOII this subject. A perfect edu cation certainly includes more than mere intellec tual culture. It requires the development of the physical and moral capabilities, as well as those which are purely intellectual. It must however suffice for the present to say, that without such development woman is but a caricature. What signify the most highly cultivated intellectual powers if the moral faculties are left unclierished, if the heart be permitted to remain barren, or suf fered to become overgrown with every noxious weed that can take' root in its luxuriant soil?— Who would select such a creature for his bosom companion through life? Again, should the head and heart both be cultivated to the fullest extent practicable, and Set the physical system be per. initted,for want of orooer attention,to grow feeble and sickly, it is easily seen how much this circum stance would disqualify for the duties of life, and neutralize the results which would otherwise flow from the cultivation of the higher powers. Bat to speak of intellectual education alone.—; It has been said that the sole object of this educa tion is to exercise properly and therefore mature the powers of the mind so as to fit them for the va rious purposes of life. The acquisition of know ledge for the time being...is no part of the design. Were this opinion wirrect„ the must judicious course of mental discipline would then he,to carry the pupil through such a course of study, without regard to its intrinsic utility, as would most effec tually strengthen the mind. Bat this seems to us to be carrying the matter beyond duo bounds.= The grand design of education is unquestionably to train the mind to think, to lead it to depend mainly upon its own resources. and to cultivate its faculties so as to prepare it for the various ext. gencesof life. Bat that subjectsahould be selected for this purpose without regard to their native value, or that the acquisition of knowledge while engaged in youthful studies,sbould be utterly dis regarded, is certainly an opinion erroneous and dangerous in its tendency. In the education of females as well as in that of the other sex, such sciences should be selected for the exercise of their minds as would most ful ly and equally deselope their various intellectual powers, while at the carne time they would afford a fund of knowledge from which its possessor might draw for practical purposes in after life.— The easier branches ofthe mathematics will afford a no less salutary exercise for the minds of girl* than they have lung yielded to those of boys. But lest a habit of abstract reasoning,such as the ma thematics induce, should' efface some of those more amiablequalities which are always expected to exist in females, and thereby produce a mascu line harshness of character, let those studies bo duly blended with such as are calculated to soften and refine. Here then may be introduced what are denominated the accomplishments. Let them however hold a secondary place. They should be used like the neutral tint in drawing, only to shade the picture.. History will afford relief to the mind after severer atudies,and furnish a vast amount of knowledge of great practical utility in life. But in thus rapidly glancing over this subject, requir ing much greater space than can now be devoted to it,o hat 1 would particularly recommend as hold ing a middle ground between the abstract sciences and the mere accomplishments,is natural science. Here the intellect and taste may find a rich and ever varying repast- The heart itselfis influenc ed by this kind ofetudy, it rises "through nature up to nature's God." Gold indeed must be that soul whose devotional feeling has never been en kindled by contemplating the works of God. The sciences of Mineralogy and Botany in particular also contribute mach to physical education,by in ducing their votaries to take free exercise in the open air in search ofspeciznensiouid promote health by infusing cheerfulness into the mind. Who can be inactive while creation all around is busy? —who can be melancholy while all nature is gay and smiling? J. H. A BOLD Exresunesr.—The missionaries had for several years endeavoured to produce a change of re ligion in the island (Otaheite) by explaining to the natives the fallacy of their belief, and assuring them that the threats of their deities were absurd; Llettot te at length determined to put their assertions to the test, by the breach of ace of the strictest laws of their religion, and resolved eithir Ludic under the experi ment, or embrace the new faith. A custom prevailed of offering pigs to the deity, which were brought to the moral and placed upon sultanas, or fiestas, for the purpose. From that moment they were considered sacred, and if afterwards any human being, the priests excepted, dared to camusit so great a sacrilege as to partake of the atterMg, it was supposed that the offen ded god would punish the crime with instant death. Bettotte thought a breach of this law would be a fair criterion of the power of the deity, and accordingly stole some of the ansearrted meat, and retired with it to a solitary part oldie wood, to eatii, and perhaps to die- Ilaviegpartaken of the food, he expected at each mouthful to eiperience the vengeance he had provokes), and be waited a amsiderable time in the wood, in awful suspense; until, finding himself rather refreshed than othzrwise ,by his meal, he quitted his retreat, and went quietly home. Forseveral days he k ep t hi s secre t, but fi , elim .. 7; no bad effects from his transgression, he disclosed it to every one, renounced his religion, and embraced Christianity. .1 71 itt tat AND REPUBLICAN BANNER. GE'rTYSRURG, SEPT. 14, 1835 Ov - The following is a part of the Depo• sition of Mr. SIIEDD given in last week's APPENDIX A. The Oath, or Obligation, whirh I received 08 an Entered Apprentice. —, of my own free will and accord, in.pres. onco of Almighty God, and this worshipful lodge of free and accepted Masons, dedicated to God and exalted to the holy order of St. John, do here by, and hereon, most solemnly and sincerely pro miso and swear, that I will always hail, ever con ceal, and never roveal, any part or parts, art or arts, point or points, of tho secret arts and mysto. rice of ancient Free-Masonry, which I have re. coived, am about to receive, or may hereafter bo instructed in,to any person or persons in the known world, except it be to a true and lawful brother Mason, or within the body of a just and lawfully constituted lodge of such; and not unto him, nor unto them whom I shall hear so to ho, but unto him and them only whom I shall find so to ho af ter strict trial and duo examination, or lawful in formation. Further more,do I promise and swear, that I will not write, print, stamp, stain, hew, cut, carve, indent, paint, or engrave on any thing mov. able or immovable under the whole canopy of heaven, whereby or whereon the least letter, fig ure, character, mark, stain, or resemblance of the same may bocomo log iblo or intelligible to myself or any other person in the known world, whereby tho secrets of Masonry may bo unlawfully obtain ed through my unworthiness. To all which Ido most solemnly ancrsinceroly promiso and swear, without the least equivocation, mental reservation, or self-evasion ofmind in me whatsoever—binding myself under no less penalty than to have my throat cut across from oar to oar, my tongue torn out by the roots, and my body buried in the rough sands of the sea, at low water mark, whore tho tido ebbs and flows twice in twenty-four hours; so help me God and keep me steadfast in the duo performance of the same. The Oath, or Obligation, which I received as a Fellow Craft is as follows. I —, of my own free will and accord, in the presenco of Almighty God, and this Worshipful Lodge of Follow Cralt Masons, dedicated to God and holdforth to the holy order of St. John,do horn. by, and horoon, most solemnly and sincerely pro mise and swear, in addition to my former obliga tion, that I will not give the degree of a Fellow Craft Mason to any ono of an inferior degree, nor to any other being in the known world,oxcept it be _to a true and lawful brother, or brother Fellow Craft Masons or within the body of a just and law fully constituted lodge of such, and not unto him nor unto thorn whom I shall hear so to be, but un to him and unto thorn only whom I shall find so to, be after strict trial, and due examination or lawful information. Furthermore do I promise -rind swear, that I will not wrong this lodgb nor a brother of this degree to the value of one cent knowingly myself, nor suffer it to be dono by . oth ers if in my power to prevent it. Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I will support the con. stitution of tho Grand Lodge of the United States and of the Grand Lodge of this State under which this Lodgo is hold, and conform to all the bye laws, rules, and regulations, of this, or any other Lodge, of which I may at any time hereafter be come a member, as far as is in my power. Furth. ermore do I promise and swear, that I will obey all regular signs and summons, given, handod,sont or thrown to me by the hand of a brother Fellow Craft Mason, or from the body of a just and law fully constituted Lodge of such, provided it be within the length of my cable-tow, or square and anglo of my work. Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I will aid and assist all poor and worthy brethren Follow Crafts, their widows and orphans wheresoever dispersed around the globe, I knowing thorn to be such, as far as in my power without injury to mysolf or family. To all which I do most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, without tho least equivocation, mental reservation, or self ovasion of mind in me what soever—binding myself under no less penalty than to have my left breast torn open, and my heart and vitals taken from drone.° and thrown over my left shoulder and carried into the vally of Johosaphat, there to become a prey to the wild beasts of tho field and birds of the air, if I should ever prove willfully guilty of violating any part of this my solemn oath or obligation of a Fellow Craft Mason, so help me God, and keep me stoad fast in tho duo performance of the same. The following is the Oath, or Obligation administered to me as a Master Mason. I own free will& accord, in the pros. once of Almighty God and this Worshipful Lodge of Master Masons, erected to God and dedicated to the holy order of St. John, do hereby and horo. on, most solemnly and sincorely promise and swear, in addition to my former obligations, tha I will not give the degree of a Master Mason to any one of an inferior degree, nor to any other being in the known world, except it be to a true and lawful brother, or brothern, Master Mason or within tho body of a just and lawfully constitu ted Lodge ofsuch, and not unto him, nor unto them whom I shall hoar so to bo, but unto him and them only whom I shall find so to be, after strict trial• and due examination, or lawful infor mation received. Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I will nut give the Master's word which I shall hereafter receive, neither in the Lodge nor out of it, except it be on the five points of fellowship, and then not above my breath. Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I will not give the grand hailing sign of distress, except I am in real distress, or for the benefit of the craft when at work; and should I over see that sign given, or hear the word accompanying it, and the person who gave it appearing to be in distress, 1 will fly to his aelief at the risk of my life, should there bo a greater probability ofsaving his life than of losing my own. Furthermore do I promise end swear, that will not wrong this Lodge, nor a brother of this degree, to the value of one cent knowingly, ray. self, nor suffer it to be done by others if in my power to prevent it. Furthermore do I promise and swear,that I will not bo at the initiation, passing and raising a can didate at one communication, without a regular dispensation from the Grand odge for the sumo. Furthermore do I promise and swear that I will not be at tho initiation, passing or raising a candidate in a clandestine Lodge, I knowing it to be such. Furthermoro do I promise and swear, that I will not be at tho initiation of au old =Win his dotage, a young man in his nonage, an Athoist, Idiot, mad man, hermaphrodite, nor woman. Furthermore do I promiso and swear, that I will not speak evil ofa brother Master Mason, neither behind his back nor before his face,' BUT WILL APPRIRKIkI OP ALL APPROACHING DANGER IF IN MY POWER. Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I will not violate the chastity of a Master Mason's wife, mother, sister, or dmightor, I knowing them to be such, nor suffer it to be done by others din my power to prevent it. Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I will support the conmitution of the Grande Lodge of the State of Massachusetts under which this. Ledge is held, and confbrm to all the bye lawn, rules and regulations of this or any other Lodge of which I may hereafter at any time become a mem ber. Furthermore, do I promise and swear, that I will obey all regular signs, mumnions, or tokens, givon,hnnded, sent or thrown to me from tho hand of a brother Master Mason, or from tho body of a just and lawfully constituted Lodge of such, pro. vided it be within the length of my cable-tow. Furthermore do I promiso and swear, that a Master Mason's secrets given me in charge as such, sal d I knowing thorn to bo such, SHALL REMAIN AS SECURE AND INVIOLABLE IN MY BREAST AB IN HIS OWN; when communicated to me, MURDER AND TREASON ONLY EXCEPTED, AND THEY LEFT TO MY OWN OPTION. Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I will go on a Mustor'e Mason's orrand, whenever required, even if I should have to go barofoot and barohoad, if within the length of my cable tow. Furthermore, do I promise and swear, that I will always remember a brother Mastor Mason, when on my knees oaring up my devotions to Almighty God. . Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I will aid and assist all poor indignant Master Ma• eons, their wives and orphans, wheresoever dis persed around the globe, as far as In my pewei, without•injuring tnyself or family. To all which I do most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, with a fixed and steady pur pose of mind in mo to keep and perform the same—binding myself undor no less ponalty, .than to have my body severed in two in the midst, and my bowels burnt to ashes in the centre, and the ashes scattered before the four winde•ot hoav on; that thorn might not the least track or trace of remembrance remain among men or Masons of so vile and perjured a wretch as I should be, wore I over to provo willfully guilty of violating any part of this my solemn oath or obligation of a Mastor Mason. So help me God, and keep mo steadfast to perform the same. JAMES A. SHEDD. We, JOHN FOLKEUTH and WILLIAM L. IitisTN STEIN, Commissioners named and appointed in and by the Commission hereunto attached, do hereby certify, that JAIIISB A. SHEDD was duly sworn to testify the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth; and that the appendix A. by him pubccibed, was reduced to writing by said Shedd. Given under our hands and seals at Dayton, Ohio, this fifteenth day of July, A. 1). cigthteen hundred and thirty-three. John Folkerth, [REAL] Wm. L. Liclfenstein [SEAL] Wolf's Claims on the People. Is it not time that the deeds of this time- serving politician should be presented and kept before the public, for the contempt of all thinking men? In making out a list of them we state such facts as cannot be denied by his most strenuous supporters. From the elevation ofGeorge Wolf to pow er,until the present time,he has increased the State Debt from *six to more than twenty-five millions of dollars, to ho dis- charged by the industry of the honest Far mere and Mechanics. • He has increased the salaries of his office holders, and the number of persons in the employ of the Government to an enorm ous extent, thereby levying additional taxes upon the people. Ho has under his control an army of hungry Canal agents, whose reign has been char acterized by the accumulation of immense PRIVATE FORTUNES, by stock job bing,and other nefarious arts,while pover ty and wretchedness has spread over the labouring and industrious portion of the people, by their schemes and intrigues. He has pardoned and set at liberty, to prowl among us, MURDERS, afro they have received an impartial trial by jury of their country, pronounced guilty, and senten ced to punishment of death. He has appointed more than five hundred Justices of the peace, in many instances men without standing in society, whose appointments were uncalled for by the people, for the sole purpose of strengthen- ing his cause, and placing him a third time in power. He preached up the doctrine of Temperance in his early Messages to the Legislature, and has since appointed to offico the most profligate and besotted drunkards. He has tampered with the rights and inter ests of our citizens, by ejecting from office the honest and capable, and appointing in their stead, pliant tools to suit his own convenience. He has extended and confirmed corporation abuses at one time, and at another he has declaimed against them. He has suffered himself to become the Gov ernor of a few bold and designing politi cians, instead of being the Governor of the free and enlightene citizens of Penn. sylvania. Such are a few of the deeds of George Wolf since he has been in power, and what good reason have we to believe that abuses still more numerous will not be heaped upon us if the government of our state is suffered to remain in his hands. Let us guard our selves against this by placing the honest and capable JOSEPH RITNER at the head of our affairs- . --then our State will again pros per under a wise and judicious administra tion.—Darby ,Republican. Facts for the People. George Wolf was elected over Joseph Ritnor in 1629 by a majority of 26,000. In 1832 lie was elected again; but so far had he declined in public favor that he had oily a majority of 3,000. Public favor has since that declined so much, that a large por tion of his (Wolf's) party are agreed to•let any other one be elected rather than support him any longer: and now his former sup porters are divided between himself and Mr. [WHOLE NO. 284. Muhlenberg; while Mr• Ritner's former sup porters remain with him, and have received a great increase to their number. Joseph Rilner proposed a plan by which the canal system, in its fullest extent, could have been executed without coming a state debt of more than EIGHT millions. Above TWENTY-FIVE millions have been laid out for that object, and it is yet far from be ing accomplished. The advocates of Economy tried in vain to inquire into the waste of the public mo ney—to let the people know who had cheat ed them;-and if possible to make the pecula tors disgorge; but "they could not get a set Clement." If you wish to get a view of the profligacy, of Wolf's retainers, your only chance is to vote for Joseph Ritner. -- Geo. Wolf gained his election by the for gery and perjury of horse thieves, and other such characters: The people have already shown their disgust at the fact; and will never disgrace the state by supporting the' patron of such depravity. Joseph Ritner was nominated by a con, vention, the fairness and regularity of which no man ever disputed. Geo. .Welf and EL A. Muhlenberg were nominated by Conven tions, both of which could not be legitimate, but both could be, and certainly were, irre gular, illegitimate—in fact the conduct of the double sets of delegates, at Harrisburgh, was a scandal to the commonwealth. Joseph Ritner, Geo. Wolf and It A. Muhlenberg have each served the state as legislators. Mr. Ritner rose to be Speaker of the nouse, and was unanimously re.clect ed to that station. Mr. Mublenberg .With his immense wealth, and Mr. Wolf with all his boasted pretensions to the knowledgc of law; never attained any such distinction. A STVMPER.-At the military election,orl Monday (17th inst.) at Breckbill's Tavern, the proposition was made that with each ticket for Captain, a vote should be taken :o show the preference of the company as ?s, the candidatees for Governor. Mr. Breck. bill, who is a Muhlenberg man, proposed to bet a bottle of beer that Muhlenberg would have most votes. The bet was made,' and the vote taken, when Muhleuberg had 4!! Wolf 7, and Ritner 14 votes. Mr. Breck. bill was then asked if he would not increase his bet to five dollars that the same result would not take place throughout the State. "No, faith," replies the careful man, "when I bet money I bet on RITNER, and when I bet on MUHLENBERG, I bet bottles of beer!" flow will the "beer" politicians like this?—Carlisle Exposiior. TILE TOMATO. -Dr. Bennett, the Profes sor of Midwifery and the Diseases of Wo men and Children, Elygeiene and Acclima tement, in the Medical College of Lake Erie which is tho Medical Department of the Willough by University of Lake Erie,. at Chagrin, Cuyahoga co., Ohio, in his public introductory lecture recently delivered in that flourishing institution, made the follow ing statement relative to the Salanum Ly capersicum, or as it is generally called, To mato, Love Apple, Jerusalem Apple, etc. Ist: That it (the Tomato) is one of the most powerful deobstruents of the Materia Medico, and that in all those affections of the liver, and other organs, where Calomel is indicated, it is probably the most effective, and least harmful remedial agent known to the profession. 2d: That a chemical extract %Al proba bly soon be obtained from it which will alto gether suporcede the use of Calomel in the cure of diseases. 3d: That he has successfully treated se rious diarrhoea with thiq article alone. 4th: That when used as an article of diet it is almost a sovereign remedy for dyspep sia, or indigestion. sth: That persons removing from the East, or North to the West, or South,should by all means, make use of it as an aliment as it would, in that event, save them from the danger attendant. upon those violent bil lions attacks, to which almost all unacclima ted persons are liable. 6th: That the citizens in general should make use of it, either raw, cooked, or, in form of a catsup, with their daily food, as it is the most healthy article of the, Materia Alimentaria, &c. &c. Now if these positions be true, kis &the utmost importance that the public should be made acquainted with- the facts, and it is with this view that I now make this commu nication for the press. IVIEDICUS. N. B. Dr. Bennett stated, likewise, that the free. use of the Tomato would make a person much less liable to an attack of Chol era, and that it would in the majority of ca ses prevent it. M. FllO3l Mexlco.—By the Montezuma we have Vera Cruz papers to Aug. 5t1,4. inclu sive. A conducta, with $1,000,000 in specie, kit Mexico on the Ist for Vera Cruz. The country was tolerably quiet.. From the let ofJan. to the 31st July, the number , of vessels arrived at Vera Crux was 151, ofwhich 27 were American. The Mexican Congress commenced its session on the 19th of July l .Manuel San. chez de Tale was elected President of the House, and Jose.- Maria Cuevas of. the Senate, Minister of the Interior. Gen. Barrage!), in his address to Congress, speaks of the revolution in favour of governments! „ having been opposed by the Executive,Gen. Santa Anna, who found 'himself Mega -10 resist the overwhelming forreaf 'Of public opinion. This is all humbug. Gen. Siang rejoices in the c h a nge, because it. will nett to increase his l ower.-4our. Corn, .
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