the Altar
AND
REPUBLICAN BANNER.
GETFYSBURG, FEBRUARY 15,1836
hi the United States Senate, on Monday,
February 8, 1836; the following message
was received from the President:
BRITISH MEDIATION.
7o the Senate 4. House of Representatives:
The government of Great Britain has ol
fered its mediation for the adjustment of
the dispute between the United States and
France, carefully guarding that point in the
controversy, which, as it involves our honor
and independence,admits of no compromise,
I have cheerfully accepted the offer. It will
be obviously improper m resort even to the
mildest measures of a cuinpulsory charac
ter, until it is ascertained whether France
has declined or accepted the mediation.—
.1 therefore recommend a suspension of all
proceedings on that parcel my special mes-
sage of the 15th January last, which pro
pos.'s a partial non•intercourse with France.
While we cannot too highly appreciate the
elevated and disinterested motives of the
offer of Great Britain, and haVe a just reli
ante on the great influence of that power
to restore the relations of ancient friendship
between the United Sates and France, and
know, too, that our own pacific policy will
be strictly adhered to; until the nation
al honor compels us to depart from it, we
should be insensible to the exposed condi
tion of our country and forget the lessons of
experience, if we d:d not efficiently and sec'.
blously prepare fir an adverse result. The
peace of a nation does not depend exclusive
ly upon its own will, but upon the beneficial
policy of neighboring powers, and'that
tion which shall be found totally unprepared
for the exigencies and dangers of war, al
though it come without giving warning of
its approach, is criminally negligent of its
honor and its duty. 1 cannot tocl i strongly
repeat the recommendation already made,
to place the sfaboard in a proper state ofde
fence, and promptly to provide the mea
sures for amply protecting our commerce.
ANDREW JACKSON.
Washington, Feb. 8, 1830.
Mediation accepted by France.
irrßy an arrival at New York on Wed
nesday last, Paris advices have been receiv
ed to the 29th of December, inclusive, on
which day the French Chambers convened.
The King in his opening speech announced
to the Chambers his "acceptance of the
English mediation in the question with the
United States; and thus we have the official
information of the acceptance, by both gov
ernments, on the same day—a happy co
incidence."
THE. RELIEF BILL.
Qz:rWe copy from the Harrisburg Tel
egraph a part of the debate in the Senate
on the RELIEF BILL. We ask especial at.
tention to the remarks of Messrs. PENROSE
and BURDEN. How far above the slaves
of party have those able and patriotic states•
men placed themselves! They can now
look down from their high and lolly emi
nence with pride at their own course, and
commisserate those of their party who
were willing to sacrifice their own, and the
best interests of their State, upon the altar
of party.
THE RELIEF BILL.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 6, 1936.
The orders of the day were now called over by
the Speaker, arid the Senate refused to take up
the different bills. Twice the yeas and nays were
called, and the votes stood each time, Yeas, 11,
Nays 22.
Mr. Burden moved to consider the bill to repeal
the State Tax, &c.
Messrs. Harper and Carpenter, required the
yeas and nays, and were as follows, viz:
YEAS.—Messrs. Baker, Burden, Darragh,
Dickey, Fore, Fullerton, Harper of Lebanon,
Hibshman, Hopkins, Irvin, James, M'Cunkey,
Michlor, Middlecoff, Miller,Paul, Penrose,Sangs
ton, Smith, Strohm, Toland, Cunningham, Sp'r.
—2:2.
NAYS.—Mesere. Carpenter, Geiger ' Harper
of Philadelph;a, Kelly, Krebs, Leet, 511'Culloch,
Newhard, Read, Rogers, Slonker.-11.
So it was determined in tho affirmative.
The Senate then resolved itself into a commit
toe of the whole, Mr. Baker in the chair, on the
said bill.
The first section being reed.
Mr. M'Culloch moved to sir tout the part
relative to the repeal of the - He said, he
did not like the bill to go to e people with an
untruth on the face of it. The law creating the
tax would expire before this bill would be gone
tlirgugh with, and therefore hoped the amend
carry, for it.now looked like decep.
Hon. -
Alp Dickey said, them was no deception in the
bill: lelitis bill passed, the taxes since October
last, would not go into the treasury of tho com
monwealth, but would be refuuded.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Leet wanted to hear some reason for the
passage of this bill. He hardly supposed that
the silence of the friends oftho bill, was intended
as a coinplimeqt to the Senate. It. contained
many imp** provisions, and surely they
should be diectittOd in committee of the whole.—
Taxation had been always odious, and the people
had always opposed. direct taxation. This bill
proposed a repeal a certain laws and certain tax
a,. The law enacting tax on real and personal
property, would expire by its own limitation on
the 25th of March next. The inquiry rises, what
Is to be gained by repealing laws which will soon
expire 0116e:wolves? They had been levied, and
the people had boon greatly benefitted by the im
provencents made by that tax. They were of
more benefit than the repeal of any tax on God's
earth. Where the people had paid one million,
they bad been benefitted four fold, or even ten
ibld, by the advanced price of lands, and the facil..
atlas by which produce was conveyed to market.
The proposed repeal ()firms was seductive—the
berms offered, by the Bank. could not extend any
.relief to the people beyond two years, and the
bill contemplated the commencement of works,
which it would cost the state from eight to thir
tooa millions of dollars to complete. The tax
ehlitefbre, would Only be escaped for a short time.
Away then with such appropriation. It was on.
ly putting °Stile evil day. He was always willing
to tonne be people, but looked Cory% ard to the
THE GETTIVSHUR , G - STAR Sic
time when they would ho relieved by the public
improvements themselves from all taxation.
But no kind of law ought to pass without some ,
reasons being given for it. He had not wished'
to enter upon the discussion of the bill. He was
not prepared, for he had not supposed the bill
would have been brought up thi , morning. The
Senate, however, bad refuQed to coi•sider ever• I
bill until this was reached. He hoped the friends
of the bill would give some reason for its passage
There were other important bills which had been
refu.sed, and their friends and constituents wore
waiting for the passage of many other bills.
Mr. Penro,.e thanked the a enComan for the
kindness he was exhibiting towards his constiiu
ents. He hoped the gentleman's constituents
would not suffer at this inclement season of the
year. For his part, there was not n single con
stituent of his here asking for any thing of 0 lo
cal nature. All wore his friends he hoped, who
wore present, and lie included the gentleman
from Washington.
He did not intend now to go into a debate on
the bill, he would wait until the entire bill should
be before the Senate, and then he should not hesi
tate, fully and clearly, to lay his opinions befhre
the Senate. lie approved of economy in every
thing,and did not consider it necessary at present
to discuss the merits of the bill-
It had been stated that an attempt was made n 1
the very threshold, to send forth a falsehood up
on the limo of the bill; he would refer to the facts
of the bill. In the last message of the late Govern
or, he had found a passage, stating that the corn.
monwealth in a fair and flourishing condition,
all the credit of which he takes to himself. Arid
his Excellency had recommended the Erie routes,
the North Branch extension, and ho did not
know how many morn extensions. It was a par
ody on the very provisions fir extending the in
ternal improvements. Unfortunately he differed
with the Into Executive, with regard to the finan
ces attic state, and which ho hid mentioned as
in a remarkably flourishing condition. When
the Question came up, he would be ready to prove
by figures, which could not bo contradicted, that
the relation and statements have been a gross de
ception. Ho would not remain inactive when the
proper time arrived.
But if this law passes tho tax laws need not
lie re enacted, and ho would prove it before the
Senate,
so that it would not be mistaken. If
the hill should not pass, he was also ready to
prove, that the tax would of necessity have to ho
quadrupled. The statement of the late Governor
was, that there would be 849,000 in the Treasury
on the Ist October 1836. But the Governor and
State Treasurer in their statements, unfortunate.
ly did not exhibit the expenditures. lf the ,res
ent laws wore suffered to expire,and no provision
made for the taxes, there would be a deficit in the
accounts of the present year, of more than three
hundred thousand dollars; and in the next three
years the aggregate would amount to nine hun
dred and seventy thousand dollars, and five cents,
or very near ono mllion of dollars.
The first, second, third and fourth sections
were now agreed to; the firth being rend.
Mr. Carpenter moved to amend so as to give
the legislature power to annul the charter, and
place whatever restriction upon the company they
might hereafter deem proper. Tho amendment
was not agreed to.
The fifth section was then agreed.to, and the
sixth being rend.
Mr. Loot moved to increase the first bonus of
two millions, to three millions.
Ho said tho stock had already risen to twenty
six dollars advance, and in all probability, by
Monday morning it would be up to thirty-six
advance. That if the bill was to pass it should
pay a sufficient bonus.
.411 r: Dickey agreed with the gentleman from
Washington, Unit the bank should pay a 801.
clout bonus for its privileges. But lie thought it
was useless for the Senate to add a million more
to that bonus. He was prepared, and at a pro-.
per time would prove that the bonne now requi
red was fully adequate for all the privileges
granted.
Mr. Loot considered that the seven millions the
bank now had of the U. States, would sell for a
high advance at the market price.
Mr. Dickey said, the market price did not al
ways prove the real value of a property. And al
though it had been assorted by a man that he had
revered—by Gen. Jackson—yet he could not
subscribe to it. If he had boon in error, now that
be saw it, ho could no longer continuo in it.
The amendment was not agreed to.
The 6th, 7th, Bth, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and
13th sections wore then agreed to.
The 14th being read.
Mr. Carpenter moved to strike out 'Beaver' and
insert 'Pittsburg,' so that the bank establish a
branch at Pittsburg, for so it would read if his
amendment prevailed.
Mr. Carpenter modified his amendment so as
to read 'some place in the county of Allegheny.'
Mr. Dickey could not see why the gentleman
objected to Beaver, and wished the gentleman
would come to Beaver and examine it for himself.
The water power was unparalelled by any in the
union, and the Beaver river had already boon
recommended as a suitable stream on which to
erect an ormory,a canal was making`there to the
Ohio canal, and another to the Sandy and Beaver
canal. Manufactories were starting up all round
there, and it bid fair to become the Rochester to
Pittsburg. The section only gave the bank the
privilege of establishing a brunch, but designated
no particular time, and it was to bo presumed it
would be done immediately.
O ::7 - On the Following day the bill came
up on second reading—the first section was
agreed to, 13 to 20. The second section
being under consideration,Mr. READ moved
to postpone it, together with the Bill, until
the 16th of February, "for the purpose of
giving the people time to express their opin•
ion in regard to the bill." Mr.
,Read spoke
in favor of his motion —the Speaker con•
sidered it out of order; Mr. Read appealed
—when
Mr. BURDEN suggested that the argument was
out of order. The motion was on the postpone
ment, and nut on the thorits of the bill. When
the groat question came on the bill itself, he was
ready to meet it. But by the arguments of the
gentleman, (Mr. Read) the motion ought not to
prevail. He shows you that he is prepared on
every point of the bill itself, without waiting in
structions from the people. His mind is made up,
and he knew him too well, and that ho understood
his duties too well, to suppose he will alter his
course by party ineetings,and he will bear the bur;
den right or wrong. He will not be changed by
the people.
He alludes to the Bank of the United States—
that question had already been decided. It seem.
ed to him that the course pursued by spine gentle.
men, was like a story Dr. Rush used to tell of an
old Quaker gentleman, who, as he drove along_thr!
road, came to where there was some obstriielion.
He drew the horse out and passed It. A year af
ter he was again passing the ria.ne road, but the
obstruction had in the meantime been removed.
When lie came to whore it had been obstructed,
the horse, of his own accord, moved out of tbe way,
when the Quaker thus addressed him liorse,thou
host an excellent memory, but a very poor judg
ment."
The present Bank was a state institution and
no more, and thive objections which had existed
to it as a United States institution,no longer exist.
ed. There had been no popular excitement res
pecting this bill—there had been nothing more
thane newspaper excitement—un editorial excite.
meet and nothing else. The majority party bad
been divided into two factions, (lie used a newspa.
per term) and while the Wolfand uhlenberg men
were fighting with each other, the enemy bad
quietly slipped in and received the spoils; (he'used
another newspaper term) the parties had now uni
ted bye union and harmony cum:curium Since
then the late official was the first to raise n politi
cal excitement here, thouith the senior editor had
never written a lino to that effect. The sleepy
rpm (American Sentinel) at the east had follow
ed up the cry, and the little fry had all joined the
rlstite, but the people had nothing to do with theox
eilen,eM.
peopl^ hurl held a meeting in lila district,
gat up by Free-Masons who lied voted for the ad.
ministration, but had lately got displeased with
'he proceedings of the committee who lied sum
mooed gentle me n who had supported the Anti.
Masonic administration. It was about Free_Mo.
sonry,the French and the U.S. Bank. Were their
instructions to lin regarded by gentlemen on this
floor? They had too many objects for us to listen
to. He was to have had a committee here, to
instruct him how to act nt thebar,of the Senate.
Tao of them actually came up, and wont home
converts; they had gone imam to make more con
verts. Letters had been sent hero from all parties,
some to vote for it and Horne against it—Letters
from all parties—the American heraldry. He did
not know but lie might subject hirnselfon his re
turn to the city, to the new mode of embalming,
by means of tar and feathers, but even that should
not prevent him from supporting the interests of
the country.
In all the letters lie had received, they were
anxious to know the probable course of the bill,
and to many of them was a postscript, asking him
to give them the earliest intelligence, so that they
might go down to the exchange and purchase a
share of the stock. Ho had lied his full share of
party abuse, and many said it wou'd bot do to go
against thb party now: lie had been a party man
—was still a party man—but he would not sacri
fice tho interests of' his country to aggrandize his
party. But it would not be going against the par.
ty to vote for this measure—the party must ha, as
it always had been, identified with the intorests of
the country. 'Flits was no party vote—it was a
Pennsylvania measure and as it Pennsylvanian ho
would sustain it. No party can exist tint consents
merely to bear the trammels of party on their
necks, for party sake. It was urged that tiro bill
would sustain the present administration, but if
we cry only party, we shall find ourselves in an
awful minority, even Union and Harmony will not
save 119.
What the gentleman had said about furoi Ln
capitol, was so unlike him, and so inconsistent
with the gentleman's usual course, that he felt
himself perfectly astonished.
Mr. Itsup said, respecting foreign capital, it
was giving the European stockholders of the U.
S. Bank, power to legislate for us, and take pow.
ere that wo ought to take. lie would as soon ear
render the power of the Legislature to the Bank,
us any body else, but the power ought not to be
surrooderod of all.
Mr. !tummy Said, they had hoard some talk of
foreign capital, and the gentlemen wore arguing
the bill instead of the postpone ineni. The fact
was that oditot s ofnewspii pars wished to dictate
to the Legislature as well as-to the people, what
course should bo pursued. A paper at Washing.
ton had endeavored to induce the Legislature to
oppose this bill, and had made indecorous and un
becoming remarks, of the ignorance of the Key.
stone State. Talk of foreign capital—where would
Pennsylvania be tf it was not for foreign capital?
A year ago, sauna one opposing the Education bill,
published a list of foreign stockholders of our own
state debt, and it had the effect in a great measure
of destroying confidence and credit abroad. He
would talk no longer of Foreign Dukes, Lords,
and Barons—he wished fur confidence to be estab
lished in American funds, to bring into the state
many millions more of foreign capital.
Ile did riot mean to go into the merits °faro bill,
but the time was not far past when the Legislature
wore ready to spend money wherever a spot was
found for an appropriation Even this bill,indeed,
appropi iatod money to the Williamsport and El.
mire rail-road, which was almost as far west as
his friend who now opposed the bill (Mr. Reed)
ile' r would not be governed by local feelings, but
witikroludy to enter on the bill at once. - •
Mr. LEEr said he had his course
shaped out, and would vote fur the postpone.
ment, as he wanted instructions from "the
people!"
Mr. BURDEN Lad no fears of investigating the
provisions of the bill, but it was not time to hear
much now,when speed was required. If proceed.
ings of meetings come here, they would not alter
a single man who deserves to be on this floor.—
Thu people do not want u man wlwin they placo
here, to be sending In me to them for instructions
—to be hesitating between duty end popularity.
Senators should go on and discharge their duties
without fear of suffering at the ballot box. No
man wishes to support a bad agent, or ono who
fears to do his duty to the State. They want some
expi elision from the people. He recollected some
yours ago, when he was in the House of Repre
sontutiv,,o, the question of the Rarutan Canal came
up. Meetings wore held by his constituents,and
he was instructed to vote against the measure.
He did not obey. for he knew the measure would
benefit Pennsylvania. His constituents received
him as well aft, that as belbre, and it was well
known they had L iven larger maim ities,than they
had given to any other mail in the district. True,
they called meetings to denounce him, but they
wore mistaken. Hut ho know what town meet
logs were—every Senator on the llour know what
town meetings were. Ho had culled them for his
own purposes, and they were generally managed
so that three thousand, passed fbr thirty thousurd
portions at a meeting in Philadelphia. By a rule
of our own wo have thirty thousand, even at this
inclement season of the year, made up by boys
and idlers; and every body knows we have plenty
of them in Philadelphia. And as a renegade is
worse than a Turk, by a peculiar legerdemain we
manage these town meetings.
Six years ago,vory fine man applied for an office
to the general government—he went to Washing
ton and came back without one; now he will otTer
resolutions, sweet little man, and attempts to ox
cite us by tolling us we ought. to go for the inter
ests of the party. He would mention no names.
Opportunity h..d fixed many a young man in the
editorial chair who had no experience, and he
would wish u to bend our necks to him, and we
must sanction whatever construction he chooses
to put on democracy. If you dispute the policy,
you must have cable tows put about you, to coin
pet you to coincide with what the young man has
said, and what he considers proper to be done.
We must save ourselves by democratic mea
sures, and this is a democratic measure. Penn.
sylvania must support Pennsylvania measures,
and the denouncements against it ought not to be
listened to. ,
,
There was one act ho looked at as the link of
universal freedom. Ile alluded to the Declaration
of Independence. Tho men who passed that in
strument. had halters before their eyes, but they
did nut hesitate an instant. They did not send
out to see ll' the people would sanction it The
slavery of the times had prevented the people from
&eking, for fear always prevents man from
thinking, and ho rejoiced that the sentiments of
the people had not been required, for, with the
English yoke upon our- borders, and the influence
of the numerous royalists in the country at .the
time, ho feared the people might have hesitated to
support the measure.
Every man has aright to inform himself, and
that right hes never been restrained. As for my
constituents I can say more althorn than John
Randolph did of his, for he never had such con.
stituents as I have got, for they gave me larger
ma on le , than any other man-
Ile had never got any thing from env adminis
tration—had never asked any thing, nor did he
ever expeet ally thing.
He recollected a story of a colored man who
was taken for soma offence, and the lawyer said
to the Judge, Hire would give him time ho would
cleur him The Judue consented, and the lawyer
came next day with a lead ot hooks under his arm,
and he told the Judge lie woe ready. "%Veil," said
the Judge, "juu may proceed, but I lia.vo given
orders, and the negro has been whipped already."
It seemed to him that this was the course gentle.
men wished to pursue with regard to this
The charter of the Bank expired on the 3d or
March next, and lithe bill came too late, it would
be of no service—din negro would be whipped.
Ile looked on Pennsylvania with pride, and
might any one t•, hesitate to recognize this bill e
a Pennsylvania measure, when it was actually
enabling her to maintain a proud distt
which had ❑trendy hems granted her, ar the Key
stone Stale. lithe opposition choose to still go on,
let them not
"Lay the flattering unction to their poets."
New Yot k would glory in the defeat n ithis
for she already looks upon us as a rival. Sho
wishes to take away our trade, and make us trilm
tat yto her. She already dictates to the general
government regarding her port. By chattering
this Bank, svo keep the capital here. In 1790 and
92 the cotton trudo amounted to 832,000. and now
it amounts annually to more than $19,000,000,
which is from 12 to 15 per con: increase per an
num. This Batik will enable merchants to ad
vance on stock, and increase the trade still more,
and the cotton trade must come to POlNlSylvai,in.
Ho wondered that any Pennsylvanian would
pause—ho would not, when a man tiombles and
is afraid to vote, his constituents regret it exceed
ingly.
He wanted nut time—his eyes were turned on
Pennsylvania and her prospects, and should the
bill not pas .there will bo u It tato of distress among
the people far more injurious than the lugs to any
party.
Mr. PENROSE had not at this stage of the bill an
ticipated discussion, nor did he now intend to go into
a full discussion. It would be time enough when the
entire bill should be before the Senate, and then he
would be ready and willing to enter upon it minutely.
Hut front the course that had been taken upon the
floor, he felt himself compelled to speak,and he should
not resist the impulse. The day had come—the hour
had come for Pennsylvania to assert her claim to a
proud pre-eminence among her sister States, and it
would be in vain to resist the onward tide which was
now flowing through the Commonwealth, and which
was to establish her, in intellect as well as power and
wealth, among the nations of the world.
Gentlemen have asked more tour—that the bill
might be postponed for a few days, to bear from con
stituents, but would they consider themselves bound
to act according to the instructions of their constitu
ents? The doctrine that constituents had a right to in
struct he fully admitted, but would they effect the
question when read in the hall of L , •gislaturc. He
would go to his constituents and inform them upon
what grounds he had acted, and he had no doubt, but
they would be satisfied with his reasons.
He admitted that an excitement had been produced,
but where had it originated; he would read a para
graph to the Senate.
(Here Mr. P. read from the Washington Globe )
Who was it that dictated? Here was the very source
of the excitement; it was not bottomed on sound rea
son, but founded on absolute falsehood, and it came
from either very weak, or wicked authors. It had
been represented that the legions of the batik were
thronging the pillories of the Senate. Where were
they? Our doors were thrown open to all—we were
not legislating in private. His constituents were
crowding here day by day. A majority opposed to
the bank came here excited by tho reports that the
Senate were about to surrender their powers to the
bank;' but when he had told them that the ruin or
prosperity of the State depended on the passage of
this bill, they who came to take, remained a prey.
He was not surprised at the course of some of the
people, when he reflected on the manner in which
they had been told of the contents of this bill. It was
'hrough the press and by some who throng this hall.
Molly an imprudent young man held the liberty of
the press in his hand, and it was by him that the talc
of the bank--filling the capitol with its agents, bad
been put in circulation. In some places this hail tic,
casioned some little excitement,and ho would produce
some proof of it. He had this morning received an
anonymous letter, which threatened his life if he vo
ted for this charter of the bank of the Unites!, States.
If his blood must flow, it would flow through if consci
entious discharge of his duty. Ile would tell you that
he fears no assassin; the dastard who could write such
a letter would never dare to fulfil it. But if his se
cret foe was standing in this hall, prepared to execute
his horrid purpose, he would not hesitate one moment
to take the awful responsibility on himself, and vote
for the bill, at the risk of his life.
We were told that delay was necessary, but what
was it to produce other than an excitement. When
the re-charter was discussed, he hail opposed it be
cause it was a national institution,but this was no long
er the same question. The question now was the es
tablishment of a State Institution, and would raider
effectual all our efforts against a National Bank. The
passage of this bill was the only way in which they
could sustain the people, for the country was unable
to get along with state anks. •
It was said it would affect the democratic party;—
the passage of this bill must certainly result in the
success of our party. The time was come when we
must act. New York comprehended the matter, and
if something was not soon done here, she would be
ready to take the business and the capital into her own
keeping.
(Here Mr. P. read from the New York Times.)
The eyes of all the nation were directed to the Se
nate of Pennsylvania- and we have the Spartan band
here that will sustain the interests of the State. We
hear a voice, not from the wilderness, but from our
own neighborhoods, crying out "the monster' the
monster!" Some who sustained Jackson a few years
ago—who sustain him now, called it the monster, al
though it is now only a state bank, and divested of all
the difficulties which have heretofore existed to it.—
The cry reminded him of a passage in a favorite poet.
In Hamlet, the courtier Polonius being introduced to
the crazy prince, was thus addressed.
"Hamlet—See yonder cloud; its shape is like a
camel.
Polontus— Sure indeed, 'tie very like a camel.
Hanle!—And now methinks it looks much like
weasel.
Poloniva—lt is backed like a weasel
Hamlet—Or like a whale.
Polonius—Oh! very like a whale, my Lord."
The cry was raised against the Bank,and is oc d
by the words, "oh! very like a whale, my Lord."—
Shame! shame! that even the Press should prove re
creant to the great interest of Pennsylvania, to sacri
fice Pennsylvania on the empty shrine of party.
One of these editors, while the matter was vet afar
off, called on him, and in the privacy of my chamber,
said Mr. P., consulted with me respecting this bill.
I would not consent, and so I told him, to sacrifice the
state to party. I presented the question to him in its
true light, and he was satisfied that the bill was cal
culated to sustain the interests of the state; but he
said we must follow the party. I told him he knew
me well enough, to know I would never bow to the
mere vassalage of party.
It is the policy of Andrew Jackson, and has been
sanctioned by Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Alabama,
and Tennessee. They had placed their seals upon
the policy of Andrew Jacksou.
Pass this bill and create a new bank for payments
of the old institution, and it will make Pennsylvania
really the Key stone State of the great federal arch,
and she will shine resplendant amoug the States of
the Union.
After some further remarks the Senate
sustained the decision of the Chair, and the
motion to postpone was lost—ayes 12, nays
21. The first section was then carried
with but two voting in the negative! The
proviso, that the Taxes were not to be re•
pealed until the provisions of the whole act
should be complied with, was parsed by a
vote of 20 to 13.
THE RELIEF BILL.
.Ct:rThe Bill passed a second reading on
Friday, and was transcribed fur a third
reading by the following vote:
YEAS—Messrs. Baker, Burden, Dickey, Fore,
Fullerton, harper (Leb ) Hibshman, Hopkins, Ir
vin, James, M"Conkey, Micbler, Middlecoff, Mil
ler, Paul, Penrose, Smith, Strobui,'foland,Cunning
ham, Sp'r —2O.
NAYS— Mm - rs. Carpenter,Geiger,llarper ( Phila.)
Kelly, Krebs, Leet, M'Culloch, Newhard, Read,
Rogers, Sangstou, Slenker.-12.
KrOn Tuesday last. Mr. STeyeiva re•
ported n bill making the appropriation to
Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg trans.
C:rable.
s, internal Ina
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
FRErien ELI ET OF ( )ISEHVATIoN. tis
reported on the Philadelphia Exchange
Books, by a passenger just arrived crow the
Danish Prig, Zadiat bus, that 10 sail of the
Line, French Ships ul . War, had arrived at
t;atitilupe.
PROGRESS OF COIDIVECE AND ‘s , EA. urn IN
GIMAT IlarrAtN.--The exports of Eno!and
in 1816 amounted to rt little over two mil
lions sternum Now they are 40 millions
annually. In the reign of Elizabeth in 145 A
the revenue was only half a million—du
ring the protectorate, 1648, treble that a
mount. In Anne's reign, 1 7 06, near six
millions—in George Third's 17 ,4 :1, over 15
million, and one year (1815,) 71 millions,
the largest ever known in England. In
Willem Fourth's not up to 47 millions.
AN 031 ewerdity, one of the pages
of the Herald was unfortunately thrown into
pt. This circumstance. dear rend •r, we
should riot have thought of mentionaig on
its own account-1;w, as you have often
heard, printers are frequently ealled upon to
mourn over such disasters; but what we
thought especially worthy of remark was
this: On overhauling the "chaotic mass,"
we found, "deep buried" in the ruins, the
name of DANIEL WEnsrEn, as it now ap
pears at the head of our editorial column--
having alone survived, unbroken and un
harmed, "I he wreck of matter and the crush
of words."—Philadelphia Corn. Herald of
Saturday.
MunnEn.--An act of the most shocking
and unprovoked cruelty was perpetrated on
Thursday evening last, about one o'clock,
at the Planters' Hotel, kept by Mr. Arm
strong and Brother. Several black hearted
villians, atter finishing their carousal in the
refectory of the house, came to the bar,
where the Mr. A's, and two barkeepers
were in attendance.--One of the gang com
clai ming of the forced delay of a man in al
fordin,g, him a light, begun throwing the
glasses and decanters, lying on the counter,
at the persons of those behind it, in which
he was joined by his infernal associates; they
then attempted to climb over the counter,
but being repulsed, one of them, Washing
ton Whitaker, a gambler, residing near St.
Francisville, attacked with a large Bowie
knife the eldest Mr. A rinstrong. and his vile
associates, amongst whom was his own bra
ther, commenced a deadly conflict with the
unarmed inmates of the house; the A rm
strongs and barkeepers fled from such nn
unequal contest,leaving a young man named
Murphy, who was held last by the butcher,
alone and unprotected: he was slaughtered
--literally slaughtered on the spot, receiv
ing three wounds from Whitaker's knife, 2
feet long; one on the right another on the
loft side nf the head, and one, which caused
his immediate death, under the right shoul
der, penetrating to the heart.
The murderers then made their escape,
and reached the city hotol,where for a time,
they succeeded in baffling the attempts of a
large and respectable body of citizens and
night watch from discovering them; when
at length two of the most conspicuous ac
tors in the horrid feast of blond were found
boded together --)1 ; murderer in a murder
ers's arms, covered beneath sheets polluted
by the blend of their victim! They were
immediately dragged to confinement togeth
er with another. We saw the deadly in.
strum-lit taken from beneath the pillow of
Whitaker's bed clotted with the very fat and
blood of poor Murphy's heart. Whitaker,
we understand, has since acknowledged that
he had murdered the unuffending, and--so
far as we know his character--the worthy
young man.
All comments • from us are useless—the
laws must satisfy the public. N. 0. paper.
The amount of mercantile business trans
acted in Louisville, Kentucky, during the
year 1835, as reported by a committee of
that city, was $24,837,000. Pretty good
for a town not yet out of her teens.
PROMOTION FROM TILE RANKS.—During
Bortiparte's tirao seventeen private soldiers
raised themselves, by their bravery and tal•
ents, to the highest stations of honor and
profit. • Two became Kings, 2 princes, 9
dukes, 2 field marshals and 2 generals.
EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT.--WO are
indebted to a friend at Washington for some
important statistical information, which it
is our purpose to serve im from time to time
to our readers when nothing ofmore interest
presents itself. For example, we have be
fore us a statement in detail of the annual
expenditures of government, from the first
of January, 1817, to the 31st of December,
1834, exhibiting also the aggregate of each
four consecut;ve years. From this we learn
that the compensation to Senators for the four
years endir"Y in 1820, amounted to $258.
800, while for the four years ending in 1832,
tt amounted to $363,836. For the lbur
years ending in 1820, the compensation to
members of the House of Representatives
amounted to $1,010,255 56, while for the
four years ending in 1832, it amounted to
$1,38(3, - 12 92.
In 1817, the annual aggregate of the sala
ries of the officers in the departm.nt of
amounted to 817,680 30; in 1834,831,510
79 cents.
The Diplomatic department for the four
yearsending in 1820, cost the nation $418,-
264 58; for the four years ending in 1632,
it cost $674,983 78. For the four years
coiling 1820, the pity of the army amounted
to $5,441,824 49, and for the four years
ending in 1832, to $4.468,236 43.—Philu
delphtu. Inquirer.'
TnE SurritEnN A RISTOCRACY.—Wit h
all their professions of Democracy the South
nurse and practice the highest aristocracy
in this country. The evil of slavery carries
into every department of life the odious, fed
eral distliietipu of casts and clas.ses--of Inas.
ter and servant--of royalty and dept - alence
---,Tallow and pomp, obeisance and luirnage
I"runt tin; common and the ltitude, in
deed it instils and practices the most °thou:
feat res of Fed , .ralism and Aristocrac
The ollowing order of the Court t of Ar.realb
=MMM
of South Carolina, the great nursery of Nul
lification, proves clearly what we state:--
"It is the Resolve of the Judges, that
hereafter on {he circuits, at each of the
Courts, Ihe Sheriff's will be required to wear
a block coat, cocked hat, and sword, and to
attend the Judge to and from lus lodgings.
The Clerk , . and the Nleiehers of the Bar,
will be require I to wear .4n courts black
co o s . nit: is the enforcement orate rules
of court in this respect, and not new rules.
By the Cowl of A optsuls,
TI IDS. J. GA NTT, Clerk."
Such ceremony iu Democratic Pennsyl
vania, would excite universal ridicule.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 23, 1836.
"So much excitement has been created
here by the murders in Florida, that the
flower of our city are about leaving for the
expedition. We shall raise 1000 men-600
are already enrolled. The citizens here
subscribed $lO,OOO 10 pay the volunteers
Irrady, and the State has appropriated
85000. The scene of action is only a two
days trip. The drums have been besting
over the city for the last two days, and as
much sympailiv is fel! for the planters and
others who have been murdered in Florida,
as though they were in our own vicinity."
FEMALE Covenon.-6 the time of the
war, Buffalo was invaded by the British
from the opposite shore, and burned in re
venge for the burning of York by the A•
mericans. Every house in Buffalo was
hurried to the ground, with the exception of
one inhabited by a widow woman of the
name of Lovejoy. When a platoon of sol
diers approached her house to set fire to it
she sailed out upon them, broomstick in
hand, and did so much execution with the
aid of that auxiliary. that some British offi
cers marabou near and admiring her prow
ess, called off to the soldiers and directed
them to leave the house untouched.—St.
Louis Observer.
OLD eASTILIAIsI CHIVALRY. —There is
something noble in the following conduct:
The Queen Regent of Spam has issued a
decree in vindication of the memory of Rie
go. The articles of the decree are as fol
lows:
"Art. 1. The deceased General Don
Rafael del Riego is replaced in his good
name, fume and memory. 2. His family
will enjoy the pension to which they are en
titled by law. 3. His tinnily remains under
the particular protection of my beloved
daughter, Donna Isabella 11, and, during
her minority, under my own."
A SIGN IN THE RIGHT QITAIITETIi—The
Pennsylvania Inquirer, American Daily Ad
vertiser and Commercial Herald speak out
with independence on the subject of Mason
ry. These well known and ably conducted
journals, if they continue their course, will
soon produce a complete and lasting refer.
mat ion in the minds of the intelligent and
high minded citizens of Philadelphia. In
deed we can see nothing to prevent it after.
the open, and public declarations of Mi.
Webster, the favorite of the intelligent of,
all parties, of that city, and the great cham
pion of the Constitution. Let his principles
but be promulgated with constancy and zeal,.
and their adoption will be as extensive and'
as lasting as his farne.—Pu. Tel.
Two Old Cocks.—Lord Stowell, the fa-
ther of the [louse of Peers, completed hie
91st year, on Thursday, the 29th ult.,;—
his brother, the Earl of Eldon, travelled a
long journey to dine with him,he being him
self Ei6. What a vista to look back upon has
been the life of each of these sons of a New
castle coal•shed•keeper ! Each tutor of his
college at Oxford—each the first lawyer to
the world in his respective walk—each, by
merit, and long service, a Peer of the realm
—and each living under William I V., to
meet and talk together of what they saw and
did under George the Second; "Blessings
on their frosty puws," say we.--[Boston
Atlas.
MAIL ROBBER CAM - MT.—A man named
Hawkins was carried through this city, in
irons, on Monday last, charged with having
robbed the mail near R ichmond a few weeks
since. Hawkins, we believe, was the driver
of the coach from which the mail was all.
stracted, and the sum plundered was about
forty thousand dollars. He was, for several
years, a driver on one of the routes from
this city, in the employ of the proprietors of
one of the present western hues of stages.
Virginia notes were detected in his posses
sion; in passing through this place some
weeks since he gave a Virginia note in pay.
ment of his stage fare arid called himself
Jones. He was arrested in Cincinnati.—
Frederick Exam.
THE GLOBE AND THE "MONSTETO—r.
The Globe is outrageous at the idea of the
U. S. Bank getting a State Charter from
Pennsylvania. The official of this morning
has two or three columns of vituperation
and rant, on this subject--so exciting to it
and its mnster—in.which Mr. STEVENS, the
member who reported the bill, conies in for
a full share of its favors. The arrows of
its wrath, in this case, are perhaps some
what sharpened by the tone and tenor of
r. STEVENS'S remarks in the House, in re
ference to "that great expounder or the Con
stitution, Dr. Jachsori."—Ba/t. Put.
EXPORTATION OF CO'T'TON IN 1835.
From an article in the Globe of this morn
ing; based as the editor says,upon authentic
intbrmation, from the proper quarter , it ap
pears that the exportation of cotton during
the fiscal year, 1815, amounted to 370,194.-
14 pounds; the value ofwhich,tit the places
of exportation, is stilted ut 6.1,435,746 dol.
la rs.
A vArtilT)ccommoN OCCUREMNOE.—Tho
Far: River (Mass.) Alointor says it %vast:au,.
ted from the pulpit a Sruuh►y or Iwo since,
liy,ene of the c:t!rgy ulna of that village, that
Wang his congregation composed of about
'250 families, ❑tit an individual who had ever
worghipped in that church had died during
the past year. We 'whey° with the
that such nnother iniValiCe anima he
I'o•tnd in the Uuitrd States.
11r. STEVENS OM] red a I esolut iun tacit Mnn
dly to ntoorn on tie 15th of March nt.v.
07Devoted to Politics, Foreign and, Domestic Intelligence, Literature, Science, agriculture, the .7trechanic arts; Internal Improvement, and General fi7iscellany.o
AND
REPUBLICAN BANNER
BY ROBERT W. MIDI)LETON.
At mi annum. halr..yearly in advance.
GL'TTYSBT.TRG, PA.
Offotulay, February 15, 1836.
Oz The Wagon price of Flour in Bahl
more-86 50.
it — The Philornathteetin society held its
Anniversary on Friday evening last, in the
Presbyterian Church. The first Oration,
being, 'vu believe,t he speaker's first attempt
in public, was very well composed and band•
comely delivered; the two latter, although
passable, were not so good as was antrcipa•
tcd. The Music was decidedly good and
appropriate.
I:o — The Phrenakosmians celebrate nox
Monday evening. •
THE BELIEF BILL.
0z".7 - The Harrisburg Telegraph of Satur
day says—" The Relief Bill finally passed
through its second reading yesteidav, and
was ordered to be transcribed for a third
reading by a vote of2O to 12—one member
accidently absent, who is in favor of it. It
will undoubtedly pass its third reading to.
day, by a vote 0121 to 12. The bill stands,
as to the bonus and appropriations, as it was
reported."
Baseness Exposed!
0::7 - We call the attention of the PEOPLE
of Adams—of all parties—to the vile and
base uttetnpt of unprincipled politicians to
humbug and deceive the unsuspecting, as
disclosed in the following letter from a gen
tleman in Harrisburg to a citizen of this
place. Of all vile plots, we consider the
one exposed, as the vilest of the most vile—
the actors in which deserve the lasting
curse of every honest man who desires the
welfare, happiness and prosperity of our be
loved Commonwealth. Read the facts dis
closed attentively, and then let honest men
accord their verdict :
HARRISBURG, Feb. 10, 1836.
DEAR SIR:
One of the vilest conspiracies ever enter
ed into by unprincipled knaves to effect
their wicked purposes has been detected in
the Senate of this State. The Relief or
Bank Bill was under consideration in that
body and the New York Agents and their
associates in and out of this place determin.
ed to create a bribery case to influence the
minds of the people and defeat the bill.—
Last evening, the Reporter stated that a
Senator had inibrmed the Editors that $20,-
00(f had been offered to him to vote for the
Bank. This morning, Mr. FULLERTON of
fered a resolution to investigate the subject;
the Editors gave Mr. KREDS, Senator from
Schuylkill County, as their authority. Mr.
Koz , ,bs, being called on by the Senate, rose
and read a statement to the following effect.
On the 2!•ith day of January last, a M
Deism, one of his constituents, told him that
if the Bank Bill passed, his (Dunn's) Coal
Land would rise in value at least $8,600,
and if he would vote for the Bill, he would
give turn the hall of it, that he told Dunn
that he would not vote for it. That after
wards, HENRY W. CONRAD, a Member of
the House of Representatives, from Schuyl
kill county, told hint that if he would vote
for the bill, he could get $20,000.
You may well imagine the surprize of the
Senate and numerous spectators, when they
heard that a charge of bribery had been man •
ufactured out of these filets! H. W. Conrad is
a member of the House and opposed the
passage of the Bill at every stage—speak
ing and voting against it more than any
other member in the House. It turned out
that what he said, was spoken in a public
company of eight or ten persons in a pub
lie bar-room Any person who knows Con-,
rad, a jolly, joking fellow, knows, as Krebs
must have known, that it was mere fun and
joking—as to'nunn it was the same thing.
But the wicked part of the matter is that
Krebs should be made the tool of wiser and
worse men than himself, to convert these
facts into a serious transaction to injure the
Bank and render its friends in the Senate
suspected.--More than ten days ago they
occurred. If he had thought them serious.
it was his duty, as an honorable man, in-
sternly to bring the matter before the Sen
ete, end punish the corrupt knaves. Be
not a word was Paid about it until now, and
then it came out in a vile newspaper to de
finite Senators and defeat the bilk! This
has, doubtlees, all been arranged by the cor.
rapt agents of the Albany Regency, who
Are hero; and who ftud too many coadjutors
in our Legislative body. But one opinion
exists here us to the villany, as well as folly
of the transaction. But no doubt abroad,
fin- a few days, it will be taken advantage of
to mislead honest men.
Mr. STEVENS offered, in the House of
Representatives on Thursday last, the fol
lowing preamble - and.resolution, which was
.unanimously adopted :
Whereas, Jacob Krebs, n inerrilier of the
)Set►ate, has slated on the floor of the Sen•
ate, that HENRY %V. CONRAD. a mein
ber of this Hoag, attempted corruptly to
inflence and bribe lam to vote fir a certain
bill then pending before the Senate; And
whereas, ifsuch be the fact, anJ each at
tempt were seriously made, the said Henry
W. Conrad is unworthy longer to be a
member of this House, and deserves to be
forthwith expelled therefrom—Therefore,
Resolved, That a committee he appointed
to inquire into the allegations above recited,
with power to send for persons and papers;
and that due notice of th;s investigation be,
given to the said Henry W. Conrad.
The committe appointed, urn Messrs.
Stevens, Graham, Mendenhall, Woodward
and Dewart.
KTA similar Committee was appointed
by the Senate, who have the matter under
consideration. As yet, the Committee of
the House hove not nrtpd.
ocThe Harrisburg Chronicle, a Van Buren print,
has passed into the hands of Mr. GEVXII, by whom it
will hereafter bo conducted. Mr. Geyer, in his first
number, has nothing, pro. or con, on the subject of the
Bank! Our old friend IlwativroN, has our best wishes
in his retirement from the cares and ill-repayed toils
of an Editorial life. May no Monsters, neither in
the shape of "Morgan's Ghost" nor the "U. S. Bank,"
ever cross his path!
Qt)-The Columbia, S C. Bulletin says, the Legis
lature of Pennsylvania had the "assurance to summon
before them, several of the most respectable Masons
in the State, in order to gratify their curiosity as to
the secrets of Masonry." Our life for it, the Editor
is either a "bright brother," or a red-hat Jack/ The
"assurance" ch! What impudence!
(17 - The Bucks County Intelligencer
wishes to know "what the seceding nine
think about the nomination of Van Buren by
the Anti-Masons of Massachusetts." We
suppose they think,ns Anti-Masons generally
think, that as the Lodge efrected the dis.
solution of National Anti• Masonry through
the nomination of Harrison by Pennsylvania,
the Anti-Masons of Massachusetts have fol
lowed her example and taken a member of
the Lodge from the other side of the house.
It is folly to dispute about the matter. The
Anti-Masonic party is made up of members
of all other parties: If Atilt-Masonry is lost
sight of, and a candidate nominated who
holds no views in common with the party,
those of that party holding opinions in op
position to the candidate selected, are not
bound, although the cry of "Anti-Masonry"
be raised, to support that nomination. An
Anti-Mason is not bound to support a Mason;
neither is a Van Buren man bound to support
an Anti-Van Buren man.
(r7-We cut the following from the Balti•
more Patriot, a paper which bears at its
masthead the name of Harrison! Is it not
•
ominious?
NEW NOMINATION FOE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
IL .1. IVISE, of I"a.
The People of . the - United States should
support such a patriot. He has lately shown
himself to he the boldest, mast determined
defender of the Constitution of these States
and the rights of the People, and moreover
he is an Honest Man.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
It is with pride and pleasure that we re
cognise, in yesterday's Message from the
President to Congress, the evidence of the
triumph of wise counsels in our Govern-
ment. The very form and manner of the
Message distinguish it from the elaborations
of the lower Cabinet, and show it to be the
work of the Constitutional advisers of the
Executive. The President has yielded his
own opinion to the unanimous opinion of his
Cabinet. In doing so, he has acted mag
nanimously; whilst, by the firmness and u
nion of their counsels, his Cabinet proper de•
serve honor and gratitude from the country.
We take no exception whatever to the
terms of the message, When the honor or
independence of the Nation are in any way
concerned, we shall be among the first to
desire to see them vindicated, and do not
object, therefore, so see them guarded, as
the President says they have been, in the
acceptance of the mediation. And as to the
improvement of the defences of the Nation,
fixed or floating, we are in favor of it, to a
reasonable extent, as a part of true national
policy, dependent for its justification, Lot on
external circumstances or contingencies, but
upon its intrinsic wisdom.—National
PENNSIZLVANIA BANKS.—The following
aggregates, setting forth the condition, in
mass, of the Banks in Pennsylvania, are de
rived from the certified returnsof the Punks,
to the Auditor General, made up to the first
Monday in November:
Capital stock, $19,165,482
Notes in circulation, 10,932,023
Due to depositors, 12,564,154
Due other Banks, 4,111,551
Duel)) , other Banks, 2,771,591
Specie, 3,936,Q05
Nor her Babkt
4otes of other Bab,
Notes discounted,
Contingent funds,
The Gazette of yesterday contains a re
port of a case of some interest which was
tried in Baltimore County Court last week..
It was nn appeal from the decision of a ma
gistrate, who had given a judgment for
ninety-eight dollars in favor of a botanic
prnetionerfor vezelable medicines and rums.
ing. The presiding judge gave it as the
opinion of the Court, "that under the act of
Assembly no person unauthorised to practice
medicine or surgery lb entitled to recover
any compensation for medical attendance,
and any person practising without authority
and charging for his services is liable to its
penalty. The law will not permit any re
covery against its policy which is to protect
life and health; this is n bill for niedical at
tendance in fact, although disguised as a bill
far medicines sold, and the Court are ofopin
ion that the vender of medicines, should he
et, 4,960,35 , ,
33,772,379
1,863,190
61 TE.ICIIER 11P41.11 TED.
THE Board of. School Directors for
Franklin township, will receive Proposals
on the 18th tnst., at Flohr's School House,
for a TEACHER to take charge of said
school for TWo MONTHS.
By order of the Board l
D. WILLS, &c'ry.
February 8, 1836 • td-15
I. The STAR & RRZEBLICAN BANNER is published
weekly, at Two DOLLARS per annum, (or Volume of
NumbersOpayable half yearly in advance—or Two
Dollars and Fifty Cents if not paid until after the ex
piration of the year.
11. No subscription will be received for a shorter
period than six months, nor will the paper be divan
tinned until all arrearages are paid, unless at the dile ,
cretiowof the editor—A failure to notify a discontinu
ance/will be considered a new engagement, and the
paper forwarded accordingly: _
II Advertisements not exceeding a square, WI
be iorerted THREE times for ONE DOLLAR, and 25
cents for every subsequent insertion—longer ones in
the same proportion. The number of inserticras to be
marked, or they will be published till Cot bid and char
ged accordingly. -
prescribe their use or administer the same,
not having authority to practice, is not enti
tled to recover on a bill charging medicine
only. The judgment must be reversed."
Baltimore Chronicle.
MORE INTENDED MORGANIZING!—The
testimony of Mr. JOSEPH M'CLELLAYD, Of
Pittsburg, relative to Masonry, was not con
cluded at the first examination. On the
night previous to the last exatnination,three
Masons called upon him to persuade him
not to sign the testimony he had given. He
gave no countenance to their suggestions.r--
They then told him that if he did sign it, IT
WOULD BE AT TIIE PERIL OF HIS LIFO—
To show how little he could be influenced
by such a threat, as soon as he had finished
his deposition, he signed it in the presence
of the large room full of spectators. They
knew little of Mr. Joseph M'Clelland, who
thought that fear could prevent I • from
doing his duty.—Pitts. Times.
PREEN DSHIP.
The cultivation of the social affections,
1189 always, in every country and age, been
considered the main link in the chain that
binds society together, being indeed needful
to form a community for its defence and its
advancement in literature, science and reli
gion. Hence friendship. which has for its
object this culture and the advancement of
society, is of much importance to mankind,
and should claim from every one due atten
tion. For whoever is fully impressed with
the importance of friendship,certainly would
cultivate the acquaintance and confidence of
some. This can only be done by a prepar
ation on his part, by banishing from his
heart envy, jealousy, selfishness and all their
accompaniments, and thus lay claim to re
ceive confidence of others. We accordingly
find in ancient times that friendship was cul
tivated, and sometimes so strong was the
mutual dependence that a man would stake
his life on the word of a friend. Wherever
friendship has been cultivated, society has
been advanced in refinement. And it is a
cheering prospect that friendship is confined
to no country or part of the country, but
like the rays of the sun sends its influence
over the whole world. But this influence is
not equally felt in all parts of the world, as
we may judge by society. Some of the ad
vantages to be gained by friends are that we
have pemons interested in our welfare, to
consult when difficulties come and these who
will not forsake us in adversity, but who
will then comfort and support us Such per
sons are friends and are worthy of being as
sociated in the bonds of friendship. That
we tire social beings cannot be denied, and
without friends we are as in solitude or ai
mong a gang of thieves, not knowing what
snares are laid for us. Those persons, who
seek friends for their personal advancement
in life are indeed to be avoided. Before
making any one a confidant be certain t h at
he is worthy of the trust about to be reposed
in him. But do not expect to find any one
without faults and tailings. Those who pos
sess the fewest are always to be pMetred.
NAI[RIED,
On the 4th inst. by the Rev. Mr. ffrauth, Mr.
„lons W. Weictim. to Miss SeeAw TIIMITLV,
daughter of Mr. George Trostle, both of Cumberland
township.
On the same day, by the Rev. Mr. Rutbrauff, Mr.
JOHN HUMMED to 111116 SARAH RODE—both of Me.
nation township.
On the 26th tilt . by the Rev. Mr. Lekieu. Mr.
JOHN FELIX to bliss ELIZABETH Szmantsozo, both
of Berwick township.
DIED,
On the 126 ult. Mrs. 314inv KERR, wife of Mr.
Josiah Kerr, of Darke county, Ohio, formerly of this
county.
At the home of their Uncle, Mr. 'George Shryock,
in this Borough, on the 7th instant, JAMES FLOUR,
aged about 5 years—and on the Bth, SARAH ELIZA.
BETH FLows , aged about 13 years. They were at
tending School on the Friday precious; and were
both together deposited, in one "cold grave," on the
Tuesday following! How soon were those children
taken from the bosoms of their kind and beloired guar•
diana and friends! Dow soon the call from their Ma
ker—
"I take these little lambs," said He
"And lay them in my breast;
Protection they shall find in me—
In ate be ever blest!"
On the sth inst. near Oxford, Mr. DAVID DZEIIL,
in the 24th tear of his age.
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Feb. 15, 1836.
renakosaisian Society
Pennsylvania College.
THIS Society will celebrate its Oh An•
niversary in the Presbyterian Church,
on alunday February 22d, at 6i o'clock.
Several addresses, with appropriate music,
may be expected. The Citizens of Gettys.
burg, and the Public generally are respect
fully invited to attend.
P. WILLIARD,
S. WAGNER,
C. L. BAKER,
J. M. STEVENSON,
S. A. MILLER,
Committee of Arrangement.
Gettysburg, Jan. 25, 1.A:36. tc-43
GETTYSBURG G UeIRD
ATTENTIOiY!
YOU will Parade in front of the College,
Y on Monday the 22d inst. at 10 o'clock,
A.M. precisely. Each member provided
with 10 rounds Blank Cartridges.
ROBERT MARTIN, 0. S.
.February 8, 18:36.
09:7: 17 7 - - CITIZENS wishing to DINE
I:: * *‘; , . with the GUARDS on said day,
are requested to leave their names with JAS.
A. TuomrsoN, Esq. or with either of the
Committee of Arrangement.
SAMUEL S. McCREARY,
WM. MILLER,
ROBERT MARTIN,
Committee of Arrangement.
FRESH DRUGS
AND
rII2a2k.VILYPAZI4 04 •
ASUPPLY just received and for sale at
the Drug store of
DR. J. GILBERT"
Where can be had all kinds of Essences,
Steer's Opodeldoc, Liquid Opodeldoc,Wortn
Tea, Balsam De Malta, Balsam of Life, &c.
&c. by the dozen.
December 28, 1835. tf-39
FORt. TIFAT.
THE Subscriber offers for RENT, from
the Ist of April next, the HOUSE
at present occupied by Mr. William
M'Clelland, situated in West York Street,
one door West of Mr. Forry's Tavern.
S. S. SCHMUCKER.
Gettycburiz, Dec. 21,1:885. tf-38
PUBLIC S.l LE.
IN pursuance of an order of th9 . -Orpkuns'
' IL Court of Adams county, Pa. will be sold
at Public Sale, on the premises, on Satur••
. day the 27th day of February gust. • 'at 12'
o'clock, M.
SmaLIA yam,
Situate in Franklin township, Adams Coun
ty, adjoining lands of Henry Walter, lot of
Thomas M'Knight, John Marks, dec'd, and
others—containing 44 Acres, more or less,
PATENTED LAND—on which are erected, A
LOG DWELLING
II -0 U S E •
11-11!..;•
too 8A4. 1 N, and other necessary .
improvements, with a GOOD Orchard—
the Estate of HENRY SNYDER, dec'd.
Terms made known, and attendance giv
en, on the day of sale, by
HENRY WALTER, Adm'r.
By the Court,
JAS. A. THOMPSON, Clerk.
February 1, 1836: is-44
FREE-MASONRY
UNMASKED.
THE above is the title of a work just is-
sued from the press, being the Masonic Tes
timony taken by both parties in the late suit
between Messrs. STEVENS and LEFEVER.—
The following are the
CONTENTS.
introduction—in which is. embraced Mr.
StEVENS' Speech at Hagerstown,and also
the Letter published in the "Compiler"
which occasioned the suit.
Plaintiff's Testimony:
Deposition ofJAMEs A. SHEDD, Esq. of Ohio.
Do. Rev. N. N. Wurrum, Ithaca,
Do. Mr. JOSEPH ESTY, SN. Y.
Do. Mr. JARVIS F. HANKS,
DO. Mr. ELMO WIIITE, NOW
Do. Mr. ISRAEL PINENEY, York
Do. Rev. JOEL PARKER, City.
Do. COI. WILLIAM L.STONE,
Do. Tues. riAnTLEY' CRAWFORD, Esq.
Of ClittinbCrefairgi Pa.
Do. Mr. W. E. CAMP, Gottys.
Do. R. W. MIDDLETON, $ burg, Pa•
Defendant's Testimony:
Deposition THOMAS PHENIX, Esq. Secreta
ry of the Grand Lodge of Ma.
ryland,
Do, ROBERT N EILSON, Esq.
Do., JAMES HOWARD, Esq.
Do, SAMUEL KEERL, Esq.
Doi CRAB. HowAuu, Esq. J
An important Document from Washington
City.
Deposition ofGeti. O.H, WILLLAms,
Doi T. W. RATcOALL, Esq.
IVILLtAzit D. BELL, Esq.
Do: Mr. G EO. KEALIIOFER,
Do. Dr. Thos. B. Ducal:Tr,
Do. Mr. JAcou PowiEs,
Do. Dr. J. M. LawnENcE,
Do. RIEIIARD BEALL,ESq• 5 h
IrrThe price is 314 cts. per single copy,
or 63 per dozen. Address, (post paid,) .
Sainted Fahnestock,
Gettysburg, Pa.
January 18, 1836.
fg7 - The above work can also be had at
the Book Store of C. F. HEUER
1 , •*) CIO! (4=lNlYkkY34l
AMEETING of the "Mechanics' In
stitute," will be held in the College
opt SATURDAY EVENING NEXT, at 6 o'clock.
A punctual attendance is requested. Ques
tion for debate:--.
" Is Conscience an Innate Principle?"
S. L. -DETWILER, Sec'ry.
February 15, 1836.
SHERIFF ALTY.
George, W. AlcCiellaict,
R ETURNS his sincere thanks to his
FRIENDS and the Pcemc generally,
for placing him on the return with the pres
ent Slf ER TVF, at n fulner election; and res
pectfully solicits their votes and interest, for
the
E 111 F S OFFICE,
at the ensuing ELECTION. Should he
100 honored with their confidence by being
elected to that Office, no exertion shall he
wanting on his part, faithfully to discharge
the duties or that important trust,
Gettysburg, Jan. 25, 1836. te-93
IAIMIGICILY AAA VIE .
To the voters of adarns county.
F I R LENDS AND FELLOW-CITIzENs:
T the request of a number of my Iriends,
ilk. I announce myself to your considera
tion as a CANDIDATE for the
NEXT SIIERIFF ILTY
SI
and most respectfully solicit your support.
Should I be honored with your successful
approbation and favor, it shall he my first
wish and aim to discharge the duties of that
office with fidelity and humanity.
JOHN JENKINS.
Gettysburg, Feb. 1, 1836. to-44
CE.AGEBR.ITIO,N.
PETERSBURG, Feb. 12th i 1836.
MR. AI IDDLF.TON- YOU will please give
notice of a CELEBRATION, on Me .22d
ins!, in Petersburg, (Y. S.) where there
will be several appropriate Addresses de
livered; and also a DINNER will be had
on the occasion at the House of DANIEL
MILLERS.
JONAS JOHN,
JAMES BRANDON, -
SAMUEL A. McCORB,
Committee of Arrangements.
Feb. 15, 18:36. tc-46
Notice to Collectors.
THE Commissioners of the County being
in need of all the money they can avail
themselves of this spring, would particularly
request all the - COLLECTORS to be dili
gent in collecting and paying up their ar
rearages on or before the first day of April
Term next. Those Collectors who are two
years in arrears, cannot expect much long
.
er indulgence:
By order ofthe Board of Commissionbrs.
J. GIL BF.RT, Treasurer.
31-44
February 1,1838.
Estate of John Kugler , dee'd.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of
JOHN KUGLER, late of Germany town
ship, Adams county, Pa. deceased, are here
by requested to come forward and make set.
dement—and those having claims against
said Estate are also requested to present the
same,properly authenticated,for settlement.
The Executrix resides in Germany town.
ship, and the Executor in Mountjoy tp.
CA'PHARINE KUGLER, Ex x.
JACOB WELLAB, 'Ex'r.
January 18, I"R9ti : Bt=4
Estate of Henry Snyder, dee'd.
A LL persons indebted to the Estate of
/IL HENRY SNYDER, late of Frank-
lin township, Adams county, Pa. deceased,
are hereby requested to come forward and
make settlement—and those having claims
against said Estate are also requested to pre-
sent the same, properly authenticated, for
settlement, on or before the Ist of April
next.
Tho Administrator resides in Franklin
township, Adams county, Pa.
HENRY WALTER, Admit..
Fehrintry 1, 18:16. Bt-44
Plaster of Paris.
30 or 40 Tons of Plaster
FOR SALE at the subscriber's Mill,
on Marsh creek, at the low rate of $9 rEit
TON. Those who may want the trticle by
next Spring, will do well to call soon and
supply themselves."
o:7Gnmx will be taken in exchange for
Plaster,
GEO. TROSTLE.
January 18, 1836. . tf-42`
Temperance Convention.
At an adjourned meeting of the "Tem
perance Society of Gettysburg and \ . cits vi
cinity," held in the Presbyterian Church ;
on Tuesday evening ; January 12,, 1836,
the following Resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted;—
"Resolved, That this Society recommend
to the different Temperance Societies of A
dams County the propriety 6f meeting in
COUNTY CONVENTION; in the Pres
byterian Church, in this Borough, on the
first Saturday of March next, at 1 o'clock ;
r. m.; that each Society in the County be
represented by not less than six Delegates;
and that in the event of any Society failing
to appoint such Delegates, then the Officers
of such Society are hereby invited iu their
stead-
Balti.
more
City.
Ha
gm-
town,
Md.
. „
"Resolved, That the Secretary make
known this recommendation to the different
Societies of the County by letter, and pub.
lish the same in the papers of the Borough.
"Resolved, That the Rev. Mr. MAitsn,
Agent of the Pennsylv - ania State Temper.
once Society, be invited to meet with the
County‘Conveniton, on the Ist Saturday of ,
March next."
A true extract from the minutes.
11. %V. MIDDLETON, Sec'ry.
January 18, 18264 tm-42
muter
nd, Md.
ack The Secretary has, in. compliance with the
second Resolution, gives notice to the different Socie
ties in the county, so far as he is aware of their loca
tion.- If any have not reccired such notice, they
will therefore consider this notice safficient,and smut
delezutes to the Convention'.
Early York Cabbage Seed,
, FOR sale at the Drug Store of
DR. J. GILBERT.
Gettysburg, Jun. 18, 1838. - tf-42
SHERIFF'S SALES,
IN pursuance of Sundry Writs of Vendi.
tioni F:xponas, and Alias Venditioni'Ex.
ponas, iszined 6ut of thu Court of Common
Pleas of Adams county, and to me directed,
will he exposed to Politic Sale on Salardafr
the 27th dny of February neal i , at I. o'clock,.
P. M. on the premises, the following Real
Estate, viz:
Sl tract of Land.,
Situate in 51enallen township, Adams coun
ty, containing 340 Acres, more or less, rtei.,
joining lands of Michael Strasbaugh, Peter
Keckler ' Jr. and others, on which are, a
story Log bwellin House, double Log
Barn, a Log Stable, Log Still.bouse, and a
Log Spring house, with other out-buildmgs
and a large Orchard. Seized and taken in
execution as the Estate of Andrew Noel,
son of Andrew Noel, deceased. • . • -
ALSO,
At the Court:house, in the Borough of
Gettysburg, on Saturday the sth day of.
March next, at 1 o'clock, P. M. -
JL Lot ot Groulla,
Situate in the Borough of Gettystairg, fron
ting on Washington street ; adjoining lots of
Thomas C. Miller, and bounded by an al
ley, on which are erected a trio•story Log
Dwelling house, with a side building attach
ed thereto. Seized and taken in execution
as the Estate of Fordy Bear.
St lAo - t of Grou-t-td.,
Situate in Huntington township, Adams noun
ty, containing I Acre, more or less, adjoin
ing lands of Cnleb Beaks, and John W ier
man, Es.q. on which aro elected a one story
Log Dwelling house and'a'small Stable.
ALSO,
Ground.
. One other Lot of Ground.
.
Situate in said township,'containing two A
c r es, more or less, adjoining lands ofJohn
Merman, Esq. Abel Walker, and others , .
Seized and taken in execution as the Estate
of James Junkies.
ALSO,
Three Lots of Ground,
Situate in Abbotistown, Adams county, ad
joining lots of Henry Mortzolph, the School"
house lot, and lands of George Baugher,
Esq. deceased, fronting on Water street i oft ,
which are erected, a two•story Log Dwel
ling house, with a shop attached thereto,'a '
well of water near the door and a Log Sta
ble. Seized and taken in . eXecution as the
Estate of Philip Shank. -
ALSO,
TITS UNDIVIDED HALF OP
A. Tract at Land.,
Situate in Cumberland township, Adams
county, containing 29 Acres, mote or less
adjoining lands of Jacob Sherry, George
Plank, and others, on which are erected a 1
story Log Dwelling house, a well of water
near the door, a log stable and a small Or
chard. Seized and taken in execution as tbd
Estate of Of Jones and James Jones:
ALSO,
UNIMPROVEIS
Lot
,or Uround
Situate in Hunterstownl;Adains c ounty ,
known on the plan .of said town as No. ad
joining lots ofJoseph Freeman and an alley,
fronting on the Littlestown rond.. Seized
and taken in execution as the Estate of
cob Mier,
ALSO,
TUE UNDIVIDED t;IFTII PART OF
Jl Tract,of Land,
Situate in Mountpleasant township, Adams
county, containing 215 Acres, more or less i
adjoining lands of John Shealy, Frederick
Plum and others, on which ale erected, a 2
story Stone Dwelling House, a spring of
water near the door, a double Log Barn with
an Orchard,and a' large quantity of Meador•:
Seized and taken in execution as the Estate
of Jeremiah 111 1 Sherry.
ALSO,
A Lot of Ground
Situate in Hunterstown, Adams county ;
known on the plan of said town, by Lot No.
being on the north east corner of the Dia.
mond; on which are eructed; a large 2 story
Brick Dwelling House, with a Back-Build
ing thereto; a Well of Water in front of the
door,and a large Frame Stabled , Seized and
taken in execution as the Estate of _Daniel
ilartman. And all to be sold bY
James Bell, Jr. SHERIFF.
Sheriff's Office, Gettysburg,
February 8, 1836. g is-45
IAItGAINS.
.
T HE Subscribers hating determined to
close their business ; inform their
friends and the public geni , rally; that they
are selling off their STOCK OF GOODS
AT COST: Those who feel disposed to
obtain BARGAINS would do well to call at
the Store.
MILLER & WITHEItO%V.
Gfettysburgr, Jan. 25, tl-43
Estate of John Miller, deed.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate et
JOHN MiLLER, Sen. late of Germany
township, Adams county, Pa. decensed, are
hereby requested to come forward and make
settlement—and those having claims againiit
said Estate are also requested to present the
Qa me, properly authenticated,for settlement.
The Administrator resides in Mountjor
township.
JACOti Kl LLAR , Adna'r.
February 8, 1836. 6t-45.
GETTYSBURG. TROOP,
ATTENTION!
11,TOU wil! parade in aottysburg i o, !ha
22d of February next, at KO o'clock,
A. at. precisely, in full Uniforrn i with 10
Blunk Cartridges.
F. DIEHL, Capt.
tp-44
February 1, 1836.
ISLAINK
For Sale , at this Ot
A LSO,