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Pennsylvania Forever!
S'L'ATE RIGHTS.—The cement of the Union,
thepalladium of our Liberties. As a SOVEREIGN
STATE, we will not permit any IN TERFERENCE
in our policy—no matter by whom attempted, no mat
terfrom whence it may emanate.
The• Harrisburg Chronicle.
o::rThe stand taken by this paper since
it has passed into the hands of Mr. GUYEn,
cannot fail to command the admiration of
411ii , ho have the best interests of the Corn.
rnod‘imilth at heart. Although bearing at
-fits mast-head the names of men to whom we,
and we believe a majority of the people of
Pennsylvania are opposed, yet the sentimente
breathed throughout its articles, with but
'few .oxceptions, are such that cai,not but
.
elicit a ready response from every friend of
the present State Administration. The
Anti administration party are determined
to oppose every measure calculated to pro
mote Pennsylvania interests whilst the Gov
ernment
is in the hands of a political oppo
ent. They have adopted for their motto
af'we cannot govern, WE WILL RUIN me
STATE!" Not so, however,with the 44Chroni
ele." /t makes the rights and the best in
terests of Pennsylvania the first and para.
mount of its duties, although governed by a
political opponent. Like certain indepen
dent Senators, the Chronicle is for the WEL
FARE and HAPPINESS and PROSPERITY of our
beloved Commonwealth; and we heartily
join with it in opposing the interests of all,
either in or out of the State, who are now,
or may hereafter endeavor to retard, in the
least, her prosperity, or trample upon her
rights. We are, in short, with the Chroni
cle, for STATE RIGHTS.
We commend the following articles from
the Chronicle to the attention of Pennsyl.
.vaniana:— •
"The world is governed too much," but
it is the wild's fault—they who submit to
laws made by those who were never consti
tuted lawgivers, deserve to be in vassalage.
Pennsylvania has now a population near
ly one half of that which all the States to
gether had at the birth of American Inde
pendence. Pennsylvania has becomo a na
tion. She has her rights, her people are
industrious, enterprising, honest and intelli
gent—they understand their own business,
and know how to govern themselves--they
will not submit to be governed by others—
they think that being on the spot they are
enabled to know their own interests better
than other persons an hundred miles oil:
They value States rights, and believe the
best way of preserving those rights inviola
bfe, is to resist all interference of other
states or other governmente.in Pennsylva
nia matters. Let every Pennsylvanian who
has spirit enough to look with pride on the
character and resources of his native State,
make Pennsylvania interests the polar star
of his politics, let him oppose any and eve•
ry man or set of men who will permit Penn
sylvania to be governed by people of other
states.
Let the mottoofevery freeman be STATES
RumTs, and before long we will bury in ob•
livion the adage, that "the world is govern
ed too much."
Pennsylvania has been called the Key
stone of the Federal Arch. Her extent of
fertile soil=her intelligent, enterprising, in
dustrious population—her mineral wealth,
and other internal resources, entitle her to
that proud appellation. But has she held
that station among the states of the Union
—had the weight and influence in the court
cifs of the nation, that her high standing ti
tle would imply? She has not. And when
we recur to the fact that she has always
tamely submitted to follow the counsels,
obey the dictations, and in some measure
pursue the policy suggested .by interested
rivals, one can scarcely resist the suspicion
that it has been applied to her,rather in de.
rision, than sober earnestness, by her ambi
discerninff sisters. Shall Penrsylva•
nia then, entitled as she is, to be the centre
of our political system, be set away out as
a planet of the fourth or fifth magnitude?
That time was, but is no more. She is be
ginning to feel and know her giant strength,
and no treacherous Delila will again be per
nutted to clip the locks in which it lies.
It is the interest of every State to main.
tain the rights of the States. The Southern
States have within their own borders power.
ful reasons why centralism or consolidation
should not be established. Let the rights
of Pennsylvania be trampled on, and every
State in the Union will have domestic cause
to mourn the day. Let men in every State
oppose those who endeavor to array State
against State.
The glass Globe at Washington, is too
brittle to stand a contest with the people of
Perupylvania.
"Pennsy/vania will not be permitted to
Legitlate for the whole Union." Such is
the expression of the bantling "Portland
Jelfereonits," by its sponsor the "Globe,"
:,ting the greet State Bank of Pennsyl•
lately incorporated. We say to the
Glabe that neither it nor the Jeflbrsonian
tdiell legislate or dictate to Pennsylvania. •
ltNiristagefPcunsylvania you - son now why
THE GETTYSBURG STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER.
the Bank was opposed,—you see how alive
certain persons are to the great benefits
which will result to Pennsylvania from the
establishment of the Bank, and how they rc•
gret that Pennsylvania has had courage and
sense enough to maintain her own interests,
foreign dictation to the contrary notwith
standing. Mr. Globe and Mr. Portland
Jeffersonian, pray read the 12th command.
ment, "mind your own business," we can at•
tend to ours, though we are dutch.
One of the strongest objections urged a-
gainst the charter of the Bank by the State,
and upon which its enemies descant with
great vehemence, is, that it will control the
politics of the State, and enslave its free cit
izens.
Those who ascribe to the Bank this po
tent influence, and deal in these fearful pre
dictions, pay but a poor compliment to the
integrity and patriotism of the yeomanry of
Pennsylvania, when they, in effect assert
that they may be bought with the Bank's
gold, for the suppsition that those who
manage and control the bank will certainly
be corrupt and designing men; and that they
will exert all the power they possess to the
uttermost stretch to govern our elections—
how will they effect their purpose Will
the Bank use its gold to purchase votes? Is
it true, as implied by the fears of those
agitators, that the farmers and mechanics,
who compose four•fifths of the voters of this
commonwealth, stand ready to barter their
liberty for filthy lucre, and are only waiting
for a purchaser? It is a base slander, a libel
on the people.—Harrisburg Chron.
(KrThe Pittsburg "Democrat," another
opposition paper, holds the following patri
otic language:
UNITED STATES BANK.—AB a PM/Sy/.
vanian, one who rejoices in its prosperity,
and hails events auspicious to its interest
with unqualified satisfaction, we cannot re
press our exultation at the passage of this
Bank Bill, attended, as we conceive it to be,
with benefits of renmense importance to every
class of our fellow citizens. We do not re
fer to the positive advantages which it con
fers on the great systems of internal im
provement and general education,and the va
rious other public works to whose advance
ment it extends a liberal hand; but we al
lude more particularly to the great impulse
it will give to the commercial, manufactur•
mg, and agricultural interests, whose means
of extending their spheres or operations will
be augmented—and consequently result in
the increased activity of businev, and an
improved condition of things. We are so
sincerely impressed with the good etnets
that we expect to flow from this Bank, that
we cannot forego the pleasure of adverting
to them, nor evade the duty of undeceiving
some who have been deluded by the maniac
ravings of the profligate and vindicitive bigot
whose mind is not susceptible of improve.
ment, or whose prejudices are rendered
fiercer and more inexorable by time.
icrThe Susquehanna "Register," an
other Democratic paper, takes the following
noble view of the stand taken by MIDDLE
coFr, PENROSE, and others, in favor of Penn
sylvania interests:—
From our very soul we cheer and applaud
those Democratic Senators and Representa
tives who have had honesty and moral cour
age enough to brave the storm which heart
less demagoguesare endeavoring to increase
and embitter against them. Most nobly
have they vindicated the firmness, intelli
gence and independence of Pennsylvania--
And while the more supple instruments of
party are congratulating themselves upon
the zeal and readiness with which they have
administered to the rival interests and feel
ings of other states,or the blind and remorse
less prejudices of individuals—Messrs. Bar
den,Penrese,Cunningham,Dicky and others,
may indulge in the proud consciousness of
having acted as become honest, independent
Senators of Pennsylvania. But it is more
than Insinuated that they were bribed!—
Those who cannot comprehend more gener
ous motives—whose own souls are steeped
hi selfishness and corruption,may be pardon
ed this otherwise ungenerous imputation.
From the Harrisburg Chronicle of March 7
Great Celebration--Huzza for
Pennsylvania.
The Democratic members of the Legis•
lature had one of the finest celebrations at
Williams's Exchange, on the evening of the
4th, ever'held in this place. Pennsylvania
was the order of the day—well might it be
great, if she was the theme and subject of
her warm hearted sons. We have only
room to publish the regular toasts to.day,all
will appear in our next.
On the 4th of March, a number of the
Democratic Members of the Legislature,
and citizens of Pennsylvania, banquetted at
the EXCHANGE, where Mr. Williams,
the host, had prepared an elegant enter
tainment. The Speakers of the Senate and
Elouse of Representatives presided.
The following regular toasts were drank
with great enthusiasm :
1. THE UNION—A compact made by Sov
ereign States to preserve FILMDOM. PENNSYL•
VANIA will sustain at all hazards the spirit and
letter of the Constitution. [Hail Columbia.
2. STATE RIGIITS.—The cement of the
Union, the palladium of our liberties. As a WV
EREIGN STATE we will not permit any IN
TERFERENCE in our policy, no matter by
whom attempted. no matter from whence it may
emanate. IPennaylvania March,
3. POLITICS.—The science of human happi
ness —Let it not be so degraded as to sacrifice
measures for men, or to make abstract or lacal
difibrances of opinion, paramount to the public
good.
4. PENNSYLVANIA.—fier civil and criminal
codes—her mental and physical resources, place
hp in the first rank. We will sustain her there.
S. Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, and
Internal improvement.—Their interests one.—
their results, the prosperity and glory of our na
tive State.
---6. -PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRACY—Tbo
/inn to be awed, too honest to be corruptrd.-161
advocates will never be so base as "to crook the
pregnant hinges of the knee, that thrift may fol-
low fawning."
7. THE LAW AND ITS SUPREMACY.—
The safety of civil liberty, the guardians of social
rights,
8. THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA--
Intelligent and virtiloas,--talse is the tongue
which would proclaim that their integrity can be
corrupted.
9 COMMON SCHOOLS.—The nursery of
the patriots of future times—the poor boys of our
country.
10. PARTY NAMES and sectional interests
may divide us, but when the interests and policy
of the state, are to be sustained, Pennsylvania
will prevent a firm and unbroken front.
11. THE SAGE AND HEROES OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION.—They did their
duty to God, to their country, to the human race
—unborn millions will revere their memory.
12. THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE U.
S ,—and the militia of the States.
13. TUE FAlR.—Their approbation, the in
centive to honor and patriotism—their smiles, the
boat reward of freemen.
o:rThe following song written for the
occasion, was sung with great effect.
Ur Pennsylvania yeomen,
In Pennsylvania's cause;
Maintain her rights, defend her weal,
Her freedom arid her laws,
Remember those who taught you first
Your freedom to maintain.
And as they, in their day,
Indignant hpurn'd the chain—
Like them, he valiant, pure arid free,
And over spurn the chain.
Their flag is :ionting o'er us,
Its folds in triumph play,
That flag has courted runny a gale
And waved in many a tray.
Lot Trenton, or let Chippewa,
Of our bravo yeomen tell;
How they stood in their blood,
And fought both lung arid well,
When freedom's banner proudly waved,
Arid the cross of England fell.
Our State, she knows no master—
She owns no foreign sway;
No foreign mandate will she brook,
No foreign Lord obey.
Her chart—it is her own right hand.
Her sons so bold and true, •
Fear no pain, brook no chain,
And what they will—they do.
And ho who stands not by their side,
May hissing shame pursue.
Behold our state—how proudly
Her mountains kiss the sky;
And pillow'd by the river's side,
Her lovely willies lie.
Sure, land so happy and 90 fair,
Was destined for the brave;
May it be ever free,
And never know a slave
Whilst its rivers roll their silver tides
Or white its harvests wave.
To scale the rugged mountain,
Or piercing rock ribbed side;
To roll new rivers through the vale,
Is Pennsylvania's pride.
Sho pours upon her patriot sons
Instructions living ray,
For her right, they will fight,
In her dark end dreadful day.
And shame await the recreant son
That would hor cause betray.
From the Pittsburg Gazette.
CONOQUENESSING-BUTLER CO
At a Democratic Anti-Masonic Meeting,
held in Conoquenessing, (Butler county,) at
the house of Wm. M'Clure, (Wm. M'Clure,
Chairman, Thos. Fletcher, Secretary,) a
committee was appointed to draft resolutions
expressive of the views of the meeting, to
wit: Major A. Graham, James Welsh, and
Daniel Graham, who submitted the fallow
ing, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the. late Convention at
Harrisburg, in nominating General Harri
sonfor the Presidency, disobeyed the call it
acted under, and usurped powers not dele
gated, and thereby destroyed the national
organization of the Anti-Masonic party.
Resolved, That we cannot support Gene
ral Harrison, because he is either ignorant
of our principles and of the vital principles
of democratic equality or rights, or else he
is an enemy to our cause.
Resolved, That James Todd, the Attor
ney General, has violated the principles,and
disparaged the purity of the character ofthe
Anti-Masonic party, by obtrudin g himself
into the Convention, and carrying i;is official
influence, or suspicion of influence, to bias
their deliberations, thereby committing a
political sin, which we ought ever to brand
with reprobation.
Resolved, That we approve the conduct
ot,those members of the Convention who
seceded and protested, because, by so doing,
they preserved a position purely An , i-Ma
sonic. where the party, confounded and di
vided by their disgust at the schemes, of Mr.
Todd, may find a rallying ground to sustain
the "supremacy of the laws," "equal rights,"
and even handed justice.
Resolved, That we will wait, with confi-
dence, for the National Convention at Phila
delphia, to present us a standard of unques
tionable Anti-Masonry, for which we will
"persevere."
Resolved, That the contumacy of the Ma
sonic witnesses, Geo. Wolf, Geo. M. Dal
las, and their associates, proves the guilt of
the Lodge, while their insulting demeanor
shows the present supremacy of Masonry
over the laws and institutions of the country•
Resolved, That the fearless, self devoted
stand taken by Thaddeus Stevens, against
the tremendous, blood•stamed conspiracy of
the Lodge, entitles him to cur unqualified,
enduring gratitude.
Proceedings ordered for publication in
the Pittsburg Times and Gazette.
WM. M'CLURE, Chair'n.
THOMAS FLETCHER, Secretary.
The Plowing from a French paper is
quite new to us:
"An old friend of Franklin has communi
cated to.us the following fact: There existed
at Malmaison a fine portrait of Napoleon,
by Isabey; this portrait, which had belong
ed to the Empress Josephine, was purchas•
ed a few years since by an American named
Sanderson, who made a present of it to Gen.
Jackson, and when the late disastrous fire
occurred at New York this picture was the
only object that was spared though it adorn
ed one of the public edifices which the fire
entirely consumed.—N. Y Star. •
The Bill providing for a Geological Sur
vey of the State, has passed the three read
tngs in the house.
N. B. HUGHES , LETTERS.
(0. We copy from the Philadelphia "Saturday
Courier," certain letters exhibited before the Frank
lin county Jury which found the late verdict against
N. B. }lmmo, on a trial for "Breach of Promise of
Marriage and Seduction,!' as stated a week or two
past.
There may be cases in which a man might have
some cause—some good reason for withdrawing him
self from a contract of plighted faith; but before an
honorable high-minded man would fake that step, he
should have clear and sufficient evidence before him.
He might otherwise, as in the present instance, no
doubt, be the means, not only of bringing himself in
to disrepute and to a shameful end, but of ruining for
ever the fair fame and character and happiness of one
whom he, in bright and sunny hours, had deemed
as part and parcel of his very exi‘tence—cne who
had, confiding in. his pledged love and plighted vows,
yielded up to him all that was dear and valued upon
earth! We know it happens once in awhile, that a
gay and giddy girl may be found who will spend
whole years in trifling with the heart and feelings of
her lover—nay, even go so far as to appoint time and
place and make every preparation for consummating
his fondest expectations, and then after all, deceive—
or rather undeceive him! But again, suds cases are
"few and far between;" and it often turns out in the
end that the "fooled one" is more benefited than the
vain and foolish coquette! For a MAN, however,who
performs such a part, we have more contempt than
pity—viewing him as a DESPOILER of the fairer part
of creation.
The "Courier" remarks that the letters "show
the manner in which a young and confiding female
was induced to place her affections on one who unfor
tunately proved himself unworthy the prize he had
made so much effort to obtain;" and that "the uni
ver,,al testimony borne to the unblemished character
and unimpeachable reputation of the fair plaintiff, is
alike honorable to herself and gratifying to her
friends."
LETTER I
MONTH LTO IRON WORK'S,
Dec. sth, IS3O.
Dear Rebecca —Had you driver/ a ball through my
heart,l could rot have telt more effectually than I did
the letter you wrote. I have been afraid to encroach
on your goodness, nevertheless have summoned row-
Intion to ask from you forgiveness for what I might
have said in my letter to you; as to my not signing
my name I thought you would have liked it better,
as you precautioned me in writing to you. You must
know 1 have not spent a pleasant moment since you
left this. I expect to be in the city when my sister is
married,then 1 can fully explain to you ; if you value
me in the least, write to me on the receipt of this.—
Susan looks better than 1 ever saw her. And I expect,
oh yet, my dear Rebecca, for you to be mine;—write
to me and forgive me or I am miserable.
Yours, for ever,
NAPOLEON B. HUGHES.
LETTER II
M,j only Life —I am much disturbed; you have not
answered my letter, and your last preys heavily on
my mind—you cannot most certainly love me though
you have said so. Oh, girl of my soul, had you the
sume feeling for me that I have for you, you then
could not be so cruel I would divide with you my
own soul, and cut the better part for yourself; yes,
yes Rebecca, if there is a Heaven for me it is by
your side, where I wish to live and die—would it be
content for you my love, or do you soar to some one
else. If plighted word and honor has no effect what
will ? As a test I will bring to you my own love as it
came to me when I saw you in the dining-room, and
which was gifted tome from heaven, and can I abuse
it, and still will you not believe me; am I worse than
a heathen? is there no sense of shame in me? could I
deceive my first love. Oh, girl, have I not said
enough before. I wish you felt the flame that enve
lopes my whole heart, and you then would rather see
me then hide yourself from my view. The sight of
you exhilarates my very soul; and makes me strike
into the new man again; and you are to remain here
but a few weeks, why then will you make me doubly
unhappy. Oh woman! woman! you are the destroy
er of my peace I knew not what love was until I
saw you; I cherished it for months, it was then recip
rocated, and now then cut down by the same soft
hand and in such language. Oh Rebecca, could I
think it, on this subject could I dwell for ever—but
now for your own letter. I said I would not be mar
ried, where was it at? at supper before Mra. Leeper,
should I have said I was, and to Mrs. Jordan—how
would you hare looked ? how would you have felt?
what would them e y es of yours have said ?"---that
cheek and neck like snow would have changed its
lovely color for the deep red, seeming as if all the
blood in your body had gathered there ?—what should
I have felt? a dissimulation of the sort suited the
time better than an expression of another sort; you
do me Injustice on that head—if an open avowal
would avail it is easy done. As for the ring you sent
back I threw it into the dam in a fit of madness; a
tender heart cannot bear reproach, and it appeared
as if you had slighted me—l wish to vindicate my
self to you alone, and not by paper. Therefore,agaiu,
if you will meet me, on Monday night at ten, I will
fix it; what say you? let rue know against then. Fa
ther has demanded my presence at his house, and I
must go—but not with my heart, for I will leave it
with you. I will be ba.'k on Sunday—if you can
meet me ma Sunday, say so by the old man, and in
writing.
Love in haste, N. H.
LETTER M.
My Dear Rebecca—Let what will be the conse
fuence you must not go , away without my seeing you;
rom your letter I am almost prevailed upon to stay at
heme. But that which most particularly takes me
to town is to see a gentleman from Kentucky, until I
put into effect what we were talking of; I wrote to
him and he is to be in town to-morrow. I long to see
and have much to say to you; Watkins suspects us, I
think, oeware of him, I know we arc watched—Fa
ther is now looking at me—l shall expect to see you
as soon as I come home. Watkins will not go to Bal
timore without seeing me, he can't go. Oh hea
vens! Rebecca, I dislike to leave you at this time, I
know not why, but I have a cloud over me.
Yours, for ever. N. H.
LETTER IV
Dear Rebecca—Oh, for the sake of heaven, send
me but one line, to relieve a heart overflowing with
despair and bursting with harsh feelings of itself, oc
casioned by mere thoughts of thee—by acknowledg
ing to itself its own errors. Rebecca you know I
love you dearer than life, and your welware I have
always at heart; oh my love, and my first love, for
give the hasty expressions made use of in my letters
to you, they were those of almost absolute compul
sion and unavoidable at the time I long to see you,
a few lines from you would in some measure atone, if
they did but curse me, they would at least produce
the idea that I was thought of. I was in Baltimore
attending the races, but it was a mere apology for
the purpose of going to Philadelphia. The evening
before I set out for Baltimore I called on Susan, as
she bad but arrived that morning, and she refused to
see sae.: So I knew not where to find you, and was
convinced you had sailed for England, until the pres
ent moment, when kind heaven revealed to me
where you were. Susan avoids me on every occasion,
the old lady no longer nods to me, :hough there is
the same warmth about Diek that there always was.
Do let me know how you are, and how you spend
your time- '
we shall most assuredly meet aga'n, no
thing on God's earth can prevent it, therefore do
not persevere in this silence. Rebecca, you know
my heart as well as I do, oh do give it some ease be
fore I leave this, my native spot forever; perhaps they
have it in contemplation to send me to Kentucky, to
put up an establishment, of this you shall hear more
if you condescend to-write to the degraded Napoleon.
But if he is cast away as an old shoe, to be resumed
only as convenience may require, then let him perish
forever and ever in the soft feelings of his lovely Re
becca- '
and may she at once pronounce the final curse,
d—d of d—d villains leave me. But if on the
contrary I should live, in spite of her endeavors, in
her soft fancies, then, my lovely girl, do but let me
hear from you; tell me to live and we may meet, and
I will bear up against the tide of misfortune.
I remain yours, &c.
N. HUGHES
Montalto Rolling Milts, Jnno 10, 1832.
The price oF freight by wauons, from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg, is now 84,50 per
100 lbs. The freight from Baltimore to
Pittsburg is 82,00. For sor 6 week past,
there has been, on an average, 30 wagons,
each oarrying . 6ooo'.bs.,loaded daily in Phil
adelphia for Pittsburg,
TOR THE STAR AND DANNER
Proceedings of the County
Temperance Convention.
GETTYSBURG, MARCH 5, 1833.
Agreeably to notice given, a Convention
of the friends of Temperance met in the
Presbyterian Church of Gettysburg, and
organized by calling AMOS Mgt:a N LEY,
Esq. to the Chair, and appointing ADAM
Wiwi. and JA)EES McCosn, Jr. Secretaries:
When the Mowing persons appeared as
delegates from the different Societies of the
County—viz:
Gettysburg and its Vicinity—Rev. Messrs. Wat.
son, Ruthratiff, and Bond, and George Sinysor, J.
F. Macfarlane, E. A. Al lee.
Young Men's of Gettysburg —J. IL Elie, A. B.
Stevenson, R F. M'Conaughy, 11. Miller, John
Swope, A. Kitzmiller.
Pennsylvania College—James R. Keiser, John
fleck, Jas. Shock, Edward Frey, Philip Wilhard,
John Leas
Conowago—Ja cub Cassatt, Sen., Robert Moll
heny, Ii ugh Mcllheuy,lsnac Monfort,Jas. Major,
John Felty.
Rock Creek—Rev. IL S. Grier, Francis Allison,
James Barr, Goo. Guinn, Win. McCurdy, John
Wilson,(of C.)
Fairfield—Amos McGinley,Esq. John Eicher,
John McGinley, David Witherow, Washington
Blythe, Maxwell Shields.
Morin/joy—Jas. McAlister, Robert Young, Jo.
Birth Benner, IL Houghtelin,Jr. Adam Wind°lin
B. lionghtelin.
Union Seminary—Capt. John Neely, John El
liott, M. M. Neely,John Spangler,Johnson Neely.
Petersbure,(Y. S.)—Wm. B. Brandon, Jas. Mc.
Cosh,Jr. Goo. Gardner, Leonard Marsden.
On motion of the Rev. Mr. WATSON,
Resolved, That the members of the different
Torn?orance Societies who are present and not e
lectcd as delegates,bo invited to take seats in this
Convention es corresponding members.
On motion of J. P. 111AcrArrtANE, Esq
Resolved, That no member of this Convention
ho permitted to speak more than once on any
question, except to explain, and by permission of
the Chair.
On motion of Mr. WATS"
Resolved, That the delegates report to the chair
the number of Members bo!onging to their respec
tive Societies.
The following reports were thereupon
made :
Gettysburg and its Vicinity 290 members
Young Mon's of Gettysburg, 100 do.
Pennsylvania College, 40 do.
Conowago, 65 do
Rock Creek, 103 do
Fairfield, 96 do
Mountioy, I'B do
Union Seminary, 28 do
Petersburg,(York Springs,) 75 do
Rock Chapol,(not roproaontod)2s do
Oxford, (do.) 20 do
Flukes Church, (do.) 40 do
Rev. Mr. WATSON offered the following
resolution, with a few remarks in its sup
port
Resolved, That the success which has crowned
the efforts of the frumds of Temperance, calls for
their warmest gratitude to Gon, who has evident.
ly smiled upon their efforts, and should encour.
ngo thorn to redouble their exertions in the pro
motion of the glorious cause.
After some remarks in its favor by the
Rev. Messrs. BOND and GRIER, the resolu
tion was unanimously adopted.
Mr. JOSIAH BENNER offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That we consider the sale of Ardent
Spirits now practised in our houses of public en
tertainment, as productive of much physical and
moral evil—therefore,
Resolved, That we will refuse our names and
influence to any petition asking for License to sell
Ardent Spirits.
After being supported by Messrs. BEN-
NER & WlRT,and opposed by Messrs. CAS
sATT, &RYSER, and others, on the ground
that they were too proscriptive and cen•
suring those engaged in the sale of ardent
spirits—a division of the question was cal
led for,which was agreed to, and an amend-
ment offered by Rev Mr. WATSON and car
ried—when the first resolution passed in
the following form :
Resolved, That wo consider the sale of Ardent
Spirits as a drink, productive of much physical
and moral evil.
The second resolution of Mr. Benner then
came up and woe negatived.
Mr. Wing then offered a series of reso
lutions as follows:
Ist. Resolved, That the sate of mtaxicating
drinks in houses of public entertainment, is pro
ductive of much physical and moral evil, and of
no physical or moral good.
2d. Resolved, That the sale of intoxicating
drinks in houses of public entertainment is a pub
lic nuisance, which ought to be abated without
delay.
3d. Resolved, That in view of the evils which
are incessantly inflicted upon the community by
the retailing of intoxicating drinks, this conven
tion respectfully submit to all the friends of Tom
potence to the county of Adams, the propriety of
making application to the Legislature of the
Commonwealth, at its-next session, for the pas•
sage of a law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
drinks in all our houses of public entertainment.
'l'he resolutions were, after discussion,
negatived.
Mr H ECK offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That we hail with emotions of joy
the promptness and unanimity with which a !alga
number of YOUNG MEN are adopting the princi
ple of total abstinence from all Spirituous and
Vinous Liquors : and is an example which, if
universally adopted by the youth of the United
States. would n.•t only cheer the hearts of their
parents and save multitudes from the destructive
vice of Intemperance, but elevate that interesting
portion of our citizens far above the gonerutimis
which have preceded them, and render them the
benefactors of out beloved country.
Carried unanimously.
Mr. WATSON offered the following Pre
amble and Resolutions, which were agreed
WHEREAS, The object of the Temperance Re
formation was the removal of nautirmvrizss, and
especially the preservation of the sober—and
whereas the pledge of abstinence from distilled
liquor:Ono:el y, is found to be insufficient fully to
accomplish that object—Therefore
RegolvNed, That, in the view of this Convention,
it is very desirable that the pledge of till Temper.
anoo Societies• should comprehend abstinence from
the use of Vinous liquors as a beverage.-
Regolned, That it bo recommended to the differ.
tint Temperance Societies to take order upon this
subject.
The following resolutions were offered by
the Rev. R. S. Glum, which were adopted
with nn amendment of Mr. CAssArr :
Resolved, Thnt tt is expedient that the several
Temperance Societies of this county meet, by
edelegation of six members from each Society,in
Gettysburg, on the first Saturday of March, an
nually, with a view to our mutual improvement,
and that in co-operation for the promotion of eel
perance, there may bo concord.
Resolved. To said Convention, euelt
shall report the number of members received t h e
past year—how many (if any) have been expel.
led as disordorly--and how many have withdrawn
with the permission of the Society—and the whole
number in connection with the Society,
Resolved, That the said Convention will make
annually, a report of ihn members in the county,
and the dJings of said Convention, so fur as may
he thought important to the Pennsylvania State
Temperance t-_ , ociety.
On [notion of the Rev. Mr. Blimp :
Resolved, That the preceedir gm at this Conven
tion ho signed by the Chairman and Secretaries,
and published in all the papers of the county.
On motion the Convention adjourned
sine die.
AMOS McGINLEY, Pres'l.
ADA't Wricr,
Seerics.
JAMES :M Cosa, Jr.
Fur the Stur & Republican Banner.
aITPDATESS
117.ECn.iuncs , INSTITUTE.
By a resolution oldie "MEctlANics' INSTITUTE"
the undersigned were appointed u committee to
prepare an address to "Masters and Apprentices
in the Borough of Gettysburg, and particularly to
such as are members of the Society." In accor
dance with that resolution we respectfully submit
the following:
The Institution known by the name of the ME.
CIIANICS' INSTITUTE, has existed in this Borough
for near three years; its object was the diffusion
of knowledge amongst its members, and for awhile
it bid fair to realize the end for which it was insti
tuted. But the spirit which prevailed for awhile,
and which promised the happiest results, exists no
longer; the members no longer feel the same in
terest in its welfare; its meetings have become
smaller and smaller, until they have dwindled in.
to numbers too few to keep up its exercises at all,
with any prospect of general or extensive bseful
ness. What has occasioned this falling uff from
attendance upon the meetings of the Society? Is
it because it flirnishos no means of instruction—
because an evening spent in its exorcises is no
bettor and no more profitable than - one spent in
idleness or in frivolous amusements?
These cannot be the reasons for the non-atten
dance of the members. Membership in the Some.
ty, secures to the persons enjoying it access to a
good LIBRARY of well selected Books; lectures,and
other exercises calculated to interest and instruct,
are had as formerly in the Society. These exer
ekes, it is true, have lost their spirit; those who
wore formerly active in promoting the good of the
society, have become in some degree dishearten
ed by the carelessness of those who have a deep
interest in its existence; but if they have been
disheartened by the carelessness which has been
manifested, they do not despair. They hope that
a now spirit may be called up, that will not so
soon flag, and that when the benefits that must re
sult from such a society, properly and spiritedly
conducted,become understood, it will flourish; and
that the brightest anticipations of its best friends
will be realized. Such a state of things depends
on the conduct of its members; tho society has
the moans to be useful, but it depends on the mem
bers whether they will use them or not.
There ore several reasons why it is desirable
that the society should be kept In existence,which
the committee deem it their duty to enforce. In
the first place, as long as the society exists and
performs certain stipulations, its members aro
entitled to the privilege of reading the books of a
gond library free of charge. But the moment this
society is dissolved that privilege must cease; for
it is only as members of the Mechanics' Institute
that they are entitled to this privilege. This, of
itself, is a sufficient reason for exertion on the
part of tbe Moorhens of the society to keep.. rip Ito
organization. But there aro others no less im per.
taint. The familiar lectures that aro delivered;
the various subjects that are discussed, are calcu
lated to bring now principles befine the mind and
of such a character as will challenge it to think.—
If this much be done something is gained, for it
was a maxim of Bacon that "contemplation always
ends in sense."
900 members
It was for the benefit of APPRENTICKS in an es.
pocial degree, that this society was formed; and
we are sure that nil of this also who possess an
honest emulation, who- understand the genius of
our government, and the situations in which they
may be culled upon to act, and the necessity of
knowledge to fill them with credit, will not be
backward in their efforts to sustain it. It is to
them she looks, and it is them she would bonofil.
But we would not overlook the duty or interests
of Masters: both aro concerned in tho existence
of this society. Masters are, in some degree, the
substitutes for parents and guardians to their op.
prentrces, and if they entertain proper feelings
towards them, they wilt not be less anxious about
their mental culture than about their progress in
the trades they are learning. And we do not hesi
tate to say. that even, if tile hours devoted to the
exercises of this Institute wore taken from the
timo set apart for labor, still the master would be
the goinor: for knowledge never taught any one
to be idle or to neglect his business, nor did it
ever disquillify ant one for any business in which
lie was engaged. On the contrary, knowledge
teaches the Apprentice his duty: it shows hire
what diligence and industry may aecornplish.and
how worthless and how little respected are those
who are idle and careless.
Tho grouter !mber of those young men who
fall into idle and dissolute habits, do so through
lack of knowledge; they have never been made
acquainted with the necessity of industry and at
tention,-in order that they may succeed in their
vocations—they are not taught to know that un
less they are diligent and attentive apprentices,
they cannot be successful masters end respectable
and useful mon. But give them knowledge and
they will know, that unless they improve their
time while they are apprentices, they will not be
qualified to succeed when they shall go into busi
ness for themselves. Thus we see that knowledge
will make them diligent, and that the masters
will be the e inera. It is then, both their duty
and interest to enemiroge them to attend to the
exercises of this Institute for here they will learn
nothing that is adverse to their own or their mos
tors' interests: but they will be admonished how
necessary present perseverance and industry are
to future success,
(* - HEAR THE TRUTH
PRACTICAL RI:VORAI.—A week or two
ago the editors of the Harrisburg Reporter
published an article; which was copied into
the York Gazette, head.•d ' . Anti•Masonic
Reform," in which by way ore fling at what
they call "the present economical adminis.
t ration," they slate that the canal commis.
sinners have employed on one line of canal
two Supervisors at $2 per day each, to. at.
tend to business which was formerly trans•
acted by one man for ‘52,30 per day. Now
this matter, thus represented, does not look
much like reform; but those editors either
forgot, or willfully neglected to mention that
the old Supervisor had five or six assistants
as foremen at 81,•50 each per day, which
with his salary made a daily expense of from
10 to 111 dollars par day paid for work now
done fur s4.—La yearly saving on sixty miles
of canal of two thousand, seven hundred,
thirty seven and ahalf tionnrs! Now this
wo consider very good reform, and hope we
will have plenty more of it.— York Remit?.
ON fIETIALF or Tif N
T. C. MILLER,
JAS. COOPER,
S. L. DETW I LER,
Orilevoted to Politics, Foreign and Domestic. hiteltigence, Literature, Science, sigriculture, the &Mechanic &Iris, Internal Improvement, and General 411111kialtstuir.:4)
AND
REPUBLICAN BANNER
BY ROBERT W. MIDDLETON.
At 91 per anti num, lualf..yertrly In all varier.
GETTYSBURG, P.
•
Monday, March I'l l II 536.
TO IVY FRIENDS.
Oa- I should possess an ungrateful heart were I to
„....omit returning my sincere thanks to those of my
friends who have come kindly forward and discharged
their respective dues. Their kindness shall ever be
remembered. Those who have neglected so comply
with my request, I trust will not much longer keep
back that which is my due, and which is much need
ed by me at present.
March 7, 1836
KrThe Wagon price of Flour in Ball
more—s 6 75.
LITTELL'S MUSEUM.
ll:TThis valuable periodical, for March, has just
came to band, and a hasty glance at its rich contents
promises to repay us for its perusal. It is embellished
with a full length likeness of the EARL OF MULGRAVE,
author of "Yes and No," and the present Lord-Lieu
tenant of Ireland. We subjoin a notice of the "con
tents" of the Museum for the present month:
Cowrewra.--Plate—The Earl of Mulgrave; Colley
Cibber's Apology for his Life; A Murderer's Death
Bed; The Pirate—continued; Life of Admiral Lord
Exmouth; Pringle and Moodie on South Africa; Ja
phet in Search ofa Father,' Maurice de Saxe; An Ex
cursion in Ceylon; The Last in the Lease; Elton's
Poems; Memoirs of Luther; Japhct, &c. —concluded;
The liuguenot Captain; A Song; Earl of Mulgrave;
Mrs. Trollope's Work on France.
rr"WALDIE'B LIBRARY" and "PonT FOLIO" aro
valuable works, and convoy the best of books to
the fire-side of the lovers of usoful and instructing
reading matter. Tho last No. of the Library ro
coivod contains tho conclusion of Croly's Tales of
the Great St. Bornard, together with several of
Campbell's Letters from the South.
1313-CABEY'S LIEHIAEY OF CHOICE LITERATURE"
is also among the best of periodicals. The last three
or four Nos. contain "Rtntizi, or the Last of the
banes," a work of thrilling interest, and is of itself
worth the subscription price of the Library.
Or -The Boorc," for March, has also been
received. It is embellished with a likeness of Capt.
NARUYATT, the author of "Japhet," &c.—a plate o
the "Latest Fashions," &c. It contains several well
written original articles, and its usual amount of se
lected matter. Upon the whole we think the present
No. quite" interesting.
A Masonic Wedding!
110 Inanother column will be found a letter
from a gentleman now at Harrisburg, giving the
(to us) long expected information of the union of
the two Masonic factions undor the cross of the
Lodge, to put down Anti-Masonry and drive (loin
power the present administration! From the mo
ment that Masonic "Whigs" and Masonic "Demo
crats" (Heaven save the mark!) joined together to
shield Masonry and Maisonle Nobles from expo
sure, and justified them in bidding dofianco to the
Constitution, the Legislature and the Laws, from
that moment did we date the commencement of
the courtship which has resultod in the marriage
of those factions of the Lodge. But,with our cor
respondent, wo thank Heaven that Anti-Masonry
has shaken off the Harlot that was seducing her
from the paths of virtue and correct principles;
and that she has driven her into the arms of
the polluted Boast. Anti• Masonry can now sail
under her own whito banner without the cum
brance of such mercenary traitors.
The National Convention.
"EP We give place to a letter in another column
from a distinguished member of our party who is, or
Was last week, at Harrisburg. From that letter it
appears, that after all the prognostications of the s'lsh
maelite" of the Lancaster Examiner, and equally
"wise and knowing ones" elsewhere, that a National
Anti• Masonic Convention will be held, and that it is
rather doubtful whether the cats-paw of the Kentucky
monkey will be thought of by that, Convention.
Our correspondent suggests the name of EDWARD
EVERETT, of Massachusetts, for President, and that
Of Cii atm OGLE. of Penn., for Vice-President. No
better mcn,purcr patriots, or grater or Inflexible Anti-
Masons. could be presented to the party; and their
nomination, we believe, would rally around the ban
ner of Anti-Masonry the honest and consistent of all
parties We would be proud to support a ticket head
ed with either DANIEL WEBSTER or EDWARD Ev
en Err—men who have no superiors, and but few
equals in the Union. In the wisdom and intelligence
of the National Convention, however, we repose ev
ery confidence—and will abide by its decision.
WELL DONE PENNSYLVANIA!
poL - Pennsylvania is taking her affairs in
to her own hands. This is right. When
foreign influence ie excited to palsy her re •
sources, she does well to assert and main.
tain her rights. See what is contained in
the following article :
U. S. BANK (of Pennsylvania.)—One•of
the means by which the Keystone State is
to be annoyed and punished fol. chartering
the U. S. Bank, is, to procure the passage.,
of laws, in all the loyal States, prohibiting
the establishment within those States of any
branch or office of said Bank. A bill t this
effect has been alieady introduced ,n , ...th
Yenate of Ohio; and if Virginia is n ,, t r ip
choked by the collar she now wears, it
be presumed the present Legislatui e will lie
induced to follow suit. But this ge ;iIU .
noyance is one at which each party c
And if such annoyance is to be the "orti:sr
of the day," we already perceive that Penn
sylvania will take part in it. In , ‘!"` , N1;1
of that State, on Friday last, Mr.
(a VIII) Buren member and Bank
lured a series of resolutions,intenl'ed
the case. They propose to rub!. t.
cOrresporylingpenalties,tha circulitt:ion
in the limits of Pennsylvania, I hi , bilk.
autos, checks, drafts, gr orders
R. W. MIDDLETON
In KENTUCKY, a hill i ailing the salary of
the Goiernor to $2,500, and the pay of the
Members to 83 per day,has passed both Hou
ses of the Legislature. The Lexington In
telligencer very well asks, "what is to be
dciie for the Judges? Will the Legislature
ra ;: , Et its Own pay,and not add to the salaries
, •t tne Judges?"
The Charleston Mercury of the 23d ult,
states that Beef is selling in that market at
the unprecedented price of twenty-five cents
Per pound! !
A NEW SECT.-At the court martial late
ly held at Sheernuss on Captain Mixt, tlio
following dialogue took place between one
of the witnesses and the court. "Are you a
Catholic?" "No, sir." "Are you a Protes
tant?" "No, sir." "What are you, then?"
‘.Captain of the foretop."
of such Stale as shall thus prohibit the estab
lishment of branches or agencies of Pennsyl
vania Banks, and the circulation of Pennsyl
vania Bank paper within its limits. The
old Keystone may cry—" Lay on Macduff."
Kr - The above we copy from the Balti
more Patriot. In the House Mr. STEVENS
has offered res'lutions of a similar kind.
C* — Mr. STEV EMI last week offered a
resolution, and which passed its usual read
ings by a vole of 64 to 25, instructing
Messrs. BUCHANAN and MCKEAN, our
Senators in Congress, to vote against Ben
ton's "Expunging Resolutions." There is
no doubt of its passage in the Senate.
Oti-The Resolutions instructing our Senators and
requesting our Representatives in Congress to vote
for the bill dividing the proceeds of Public Lands
among the several States, passed the third reading in
the Senate on Friday last, by a vote of 24 to 7. They
had previously passed the House.
OU-Our Rail Road Bill was reported in Committee
of the Whole in the Senate on Friday last, without
amendment
KrWe regret that a man of the stand
ing of J. H. Ewrgo, Esq. should so far for
get himself as to write such an illnatured,
arbitrary and insulting letter as the one
which he addressed on the Ist inst. to the
Editor of the "Pittsburg Gazette." And
we are very much mi-taken if the terms,
‘ItEIIELLIOUSSPIRITe which he so reproach.
fully applies to the Anti-Masons of Alleghe
ny, are not more applicable to others than
the sterling veomenry of thnt county.
NICHOLAS BIDDLE, Esq. was in Harris
burg,Pa. on Tuesday last, "looking as calm
as a summer's morning." This, no doubt,
will cause foam and rage at the Paluce,nnd
another impotent edict against the U. S.
Bank;
The course of the incendiary Globe is
rousing our citizens to a true sense of their
rights arid interests. Party ties and obliga
tions are forgotten, and a general determi-
nation is manifested to stand by Penneylva
nia.—Philud. Ing.
I=ES==l
SNOWS of the past winter.—A correspon
dent of the U S. Gazette gives the follow
ing list of shows that fell during the winter:
December-2-11-18. January-4-7
8-9-10-11-17-18-22-24-25
—26-31. February-3-6-7-8-11-
12-14-15-16-19-20-26-29. To
tal number of days on which it snowed-29.
MADISON, (INDIANA.)—The rising im
portance of the town of Madison, is anticipa
ted by a number of enterprizing individuals,
who have recently purchased from Judge
BunArrrr, of Cincinnati, ono of the fhrmer
proprietors of the town, his entire interest
therein, which is understood to amount to
one-sixth part of the town. The various
and valuable property which has thus chang
ed ownership, lies in blocks interspersed
through and about the town, and is to be of
fered at public auction by the new proprie
tors on the 3d of May next.
The act ofthe Legislature,passed in 1833,
abolishing imprisonment for debt under
$5 33, is complained of by both the poor
and rich—instead of benefiting the poor they
suffer by it. Owing to the frequent gross
impositions practised upon almost every
class of citizens, many have been constrain
ed to deny the usual credit, when perhaps
at the same time the person asking the favor
is well worthy the confidence he seeks.
[Chu ?II bersburg Tel.
VERMONT ANTI-MASONIC CONVENTION
—The Anti Masonic Convention which met
at Montpelier on the 24th ult. nominated
Wm. H. Harrison for President; Francis
Granger for Vice President, Silas H. Jen
nison for Governor, David M. Camp for
Lieutenant Governor, and Augustine Clarke
for Treasurer. The vote for President stood,
for Harrison 87, Webster 28, Van Buren 27,
Granger 20, Everett 1, which nomination
was afterwards confirmed by a vote of 140
to 40. For Vice President, Francis Gran
ger received the unanimous vote of the Con.
vention. For Governor, Silas H. Jennison
received 144 votes to 21.
When the Convention adjourned,a portion
of the members, to the nuinber ofabout thir
ty, assembled together and nominated Mar
tin Van Buren for President, Wm. A. Pal
mer for Governor, John S. Pettibone for
Lieutenant Governor,and Augustine Clarke,
Treasurer. The majority and minority each
formed electoral tickets.
We observe that on the 29th u1t.,700 Beef
Cattle, 100 Cows and Calves,and 800 Sheep,
were disposed of in the Cattle Market of
New York. The beef cattle ranged from
$6,50 to 58,00 per hundred—except two
which sold lbr 515,00 per hundred. One
lot of 50 Sheep sold for 57,50 per head.
LOOK AT THIS!
0::!rOn the 4th inst. Mr. READ presented
in the Senate a petition, one hundred and
fifty-three feet in length, and signed by
nearly FIVE THOUSAND LADIES Of PHILA.
DELPIIIA, praying Legislative interference
to prevent the increase ofTaverns and Grog
shops in that city, and thus aid in arr.esting
the Evils of Intemperance!
Oz:rA Bill was reported in the [louse o
Representatives on Tuesday last, allowing
the Society of Friends in Menallen township,
Adams county, to sell certain real estate.
FRUITS OF THE ~MONSTER!"
Oz 77 - A. Resolution has passed the House,
authorizing the information to be given to
County Commissioners that the State Tax
of this year was not to be collected.
"LOOK HERE!"
()11-The Masonic High Priest of the Chambersburg
"Repository" expresses his astonishment at the im
pudence of his neighbor of the "Telegraph" "con
sidering us (the aforesaid High Priest) an Anti-
Mason!" The High Priest is certainly in very sus
picious company, as he is valorously clamoring for the
"Anti-Masonic" candidate for the Presidency! Host
know, George, that Harrison says you belong to a
wicked, rebellious, aristocratic, blasphemous and
blood-stained Institution? Aye, George—turn to said
Henry's "Anti-Masonic" Epistles, and behold
Free-vriTasonry Unmasked.
10:7"We take the following notice o
the above work from the Boston "Advo
cate." The book can be had at this office;
at' Mr. Fuhnestock's, Mr. Stevenson's and
Mr. Rimes' Stores; and of Mr. John Ash,
Harrisburg; and at the 'Expositor" Office,
Carlisle—either by the single copy or by
the dozen:
From the Boston Advocate.
"F REE • M ASON RY UN M ASKED."
We have been favored with a copy of a
book entitled "FREEMASONRY UNMASKED;
or minutes of the trial of a suit in the Court
of Common Pleas of Adams County, (Penn
sylvania,) wherein Thaddeus Stevens was
Plaintiff; and Jacob Lefever, Defendant."---
This celebrated trial, which resulted in ful
ly establishing the truth of disclosures made
by seceding Masons of the horrid and ridi•
culous character of Freemasonry, and its
oaths, rites and ceremonies, grew out of a
libellous publication in the Gettysburg Com
piler, published by the defendant, imputing
to the plaintiff falsehood, in respect to the
order of Freemasonry. The result was a
verdict of $lBOO for the plaintiff, and a mass
of damning proof against the "order."
Among the depositions taken, were those
of T. Hartley Crawford, formerly a member
of Congress from Adams and Franklin coun•
ties, Penn. Thos. Phcenix of Baltimore, Sec.
retary of the Grand Lodge and Grand
Chapter of Maryland, who declined answer'.
ing the interrogatories respecting the oaths,
&c. but testified that Andrew Jackson was
Grand Master of Tennessee in 1822, and
Henry Clay Grand Master of Keritucky in
1820.
Robert Neils3n of Baltimore, a candidate
for the Assembly on the W big ticket last fall,
also declined answering the questions res•
pecting the oaths, dz,c, James Howard,
Charles Howard and Samuel Keerl of the
same place to the same effect.
A commission was sent to Washington,
D. C. and two of the oommissioners called
upon members of Congress,and others mem•
hers of the fraternity, but they all refused to
testify!
Gen. Otho H. Williams of Hagerstown,
answered to the interrogatories respecting
the oaths &c. that "he will not tell!"
Vachel W. Bendel', said the same. Wm.
D. Bell, the same. George KeaElder, the
same. Dr. Thomas B. Ducket, the same.
Jacob Fowles, the same. these had ta•
ken the oath to tell the Oldie truth!
Dr. John M. Lawrence of Cumberland,
after stating that Swearinger,who was hung
for the murder of his wife,was a Royal Arch
Freemason, said that he had forgotten the
ceremonies, &c. of the order, but if he re
membered, he would not state them!
Here we see abundant evidence that Free
masonry assumes to be superior to the civil
authority; for these men had sworn to tell
the truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth. They were not quite as cunning
as George M. Dallas and his brother pro.
testors against the civil authority. Dallas
& Co. refused to =ear, and finally trium-
phed by a few votes over the Assembly of
Pennsylvania, though they were censured
for a contempt which the, House forbore to
punish.
THADDEUS STEVENS has fought the bat
tle of the people against Freemasonry in
Pennsylvania, with . a spirit, firmness and in•
domnitable energy, that entitles him to the
unqualified approbation ofevery true repub•
lican, and if he should succeed in carrying
into a law the bill to suppress Secret Socie
ties, now before the Pennsylvania Legisla•
ture, he will have accomplished more than
all the political Anti-Masons of New York,
(who have so calmly sunk down into waiters
upon the Whigs,) could bring to pass in a
century with their Whig tickets and be
whigged Anti• Masonic press, which does
not dare to say Anti-Masonry above ite
breath.
When we see the Anti• Masons of Penn.
sylvania pressing forward, and Stevehs in
the van thundering at the gates of the citadel
atthe order, like Richard demolishing with
Its battle axe the castle gates of Front de
gccuef, and then turn our eyes toward the
whilorne leaders of Anti. Masonry in New
York, we are struck with the great contrast,
not only in their present condition, but atti•
tude and manner.
In Pennsylvania the Anti. Masons are
bold, with front erect and manly. They re
ceive and repel the assaults of both the Jack
son and Whig rrartieb, and by playing offihe
two against each other, they have obtained
after a six years war, the control ofthe State
I Government. The only danger is,that they
I will lose it, by the Whig policy of support
! ing Harrison.
I What do we find in New York? The par
ity utterly annihilated,tho press muzzled,and
whiggery sneering over the ruin its own had
counsels and treachery brought upon it.
Anti-Masonry in the spring of 1832, had
in New York the most flattering hopes and
presages of victory, and that too not very
remote. At this critical moment, some of
the leaders became suddenly faint and lack
ed food. Satan tempted them and they did
eat, and from, that fatal hour no gleam of
sun-shine has ever beamed upon the once
glorious phalanx of Anti-Masonry in New
York. Ruined and despised, aye, sunk so
very low as to be the jest of W ILLI A M
L. STONE, the arch betrayer of its virtue
and honesty.
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Correspondence of the Gettysburg Star
HARRISBURG, March 5,1830.
DRAB SIR:
For several days the Convention Bill has
been under discussion in the House. The
Jackson men and Whigs have formed a com
plete and perfect coalition to hasten the ac
tion of the people on the question, hoping to
eject the present firm and noble Governor
from office speedily! This holy alliance is
under the immediate command of the new
member from Philadelphia, a member of the
Grand Lodge, AND ELECTED FOR THE PUR
POSE OF FORMING A GRAND MASONIC
PARTY OUT OF THE JACKSON AND WHIG
FACTIONS ! Owing to the absence and sick
ness of genuine Anti-Masons, they have out
voted us by two or three of a majority.
A few sham Anti-Masons go with them
occasionally: such as CLARKE, of Beaver,
and KRAUSE, of Dauphin.
The members from York, except Mr.
CewAN, who is an honest man, are the com
plete tools of the Lodge! if Democratic
York ever sends them back, she deserves to
be disgraced: Bucks has had the misfor
tune to have a wheeler here. Chester and
Montgomery stand back well to some part
of their representatives. We have got- rid
of the Masonic Whigs, and every true An
ti-Mason rejoices in it.
HARRISBURG, March 6,1836.
DEAR SIR:
The true Anti-Masons of this State have
determined to hold the Baltimore Conven
tion, with such other States as choose to be
represented. We never will vote for the
Masonic candidate, HARRISON. It IS pro
bable that the Anti-Masonic ticket will be
FOR PRESIDENT/
Edward Everett, of "Mass.
FOR VIOE. rn Re IDENT,
Charles Ogle, of Penn.
It will be an excellent ticket; one for
which Anti-Masons can vote with pride.—
Our principles will then be preserved from
the corrupting influence of Harrisonism and
Van Burenism.
It is hard to determine which is the most
fatal to us—the drugs of the Magician, or
an alliance with the "Base Compound of
Royal Arch Masonry, and Hartford Con
vention Federalism." The latter, common
ly called "Whigism," would destroy us in
a single year. Thank Heaven, we are now
clear of them.
MARRIED.
On the 10 inat by tho Rov. Mr. Gottwald, Mr.
GERRIT CLARK, of Meridian, to Mies HANNAH
DAY, of Latimoro township.
On the seine day, by the Ramo, Mr. JOHN SIMP
SON to Miss MARY MOSES—both of Reading town
ship.
On the 9th inst. by the Rev.' , Mr. Moody, Mr.
SAMUEL BRECKENRIDGE, of Franklin county, to
Miss CATHARINE REDETT, Of Shippensburg, Cum
berland county.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
(IQ-The Rev. Mt. WATSON, allillted by the Rev.
Messrs. Witsos and McGtriLEY,wlll administer the
Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday
next—exercises commencing at 11 o'clock, A. at.
There will also be preaching in the above church on
Thursday evening next, at half past 6 o'clock.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
NO I VICE.
A LL Persons indebted to the Estate of
JOHN SHORB, an insolvent debtor,
are hereby requested to come forward and
make payment on or before the 2d of May
next—and those having claims against
are requested to present the same for settle
ment.
JOSEPH FINK,
Assignees.
• JOHN SHORB,
March 14, 1836. 3t4501
P ROPOSALS in writing, will be receiv
ed by the Commissioners of Adams
Co., on or before Wednesday the 27th of A
pril next, for furnishing the Courthouse and
Prison with WOOD, for the ensuing season.
By order,
WILLIAM KING, Clerk.
March 14, 1836. td-50
TO MY CREDITORS.
T AIiE NOTICE, that I have applied to
the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of Adams county,for the benefit of the
Insolvent LaWs of this Commonwealth, and
that the said Judges have appointed Monday
the 25th day of April next, for the hearing
of me and my creditors, at the Court•house
in the .Borough of Gettysburg, where you
may attend if you think proper.
JAMES JUNK! NS.
tc-50
March 14, 1836.
sit an Orphans' Court,
HELD at Gettysburg, for the County of A
dams, on the Ist day of March, A. D.
1836, before Daniel Sheffer and William
M'Lean, Esqrs. Judges,&c. assigned,&c.
On the petition of LEvii MlLLtn,Esq. Ad.
ministrator of DAVID NICKLE, dec'd.
setting forth that ho had settled his Admin
istration Account of the personal Estate .of
said deceased, which was confirmed by•the
Orphans' Court of said County, and that a
small balance of debts against said Estate
yet remnin unpaid and no assets out of
which to pay the same but a recognizance
entered in the Orphans' Court of said Coun
ty, in fivor of the Heirs of said deceased a•
gainst Wm. NICKLE and JOHN SADLEK--.
The Court Grant a Rule,
ON ALL THE HEIR 4 AND LEGAL RE
PRESENTATIVES OF
ID.LIP2IO ali 4 ll 1=21219
deceased, to appear at the next Court, to be
held at Gettysburg, on the 4th Monday of
April next, and show cause why so much
ofsaid recognizance as may be necessary for
the payment of the balance of said debts,
should not be paid over to said Levi: Miller
as said Administrator for that purpose, and
direct that the same be advertised in two
papers for three weeks.
By the Court,
JAS. A. THOMPSON, Clerk.
March 14, 1830. tc-50
TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.
igEA LED PROPOSALS WILL be re
ceived by the Commissioners of Adams
county, at the house of NiciroLAs Tnuon-
EVBAUGH, in New-chester, Straban town
ship, on Wednesday the 6th day of April
next, between the hours of 9 o'clock, A. M.
and 2 o'clock, I'. M. FOR THE ERECTION OF
A GOOD AND SUBSTANTIAL
WOODEN - BRIDGE
dleross Great Conowago Creek, near lien
ry Myers' Mill, on the road leading
from Oxford to Carlisle,
OF TILE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS, TO WIT
To contain in length, from one abutment
to the other, 75 feet, and 16 feet wide in the
clear; the abutments to be 8 feet thick,each,
and 21 feet wide, and 10 feet high .from
common water mark: wing walls on the
east side to be 40 feet long, each; on the
west side, the one next to the mill 30 feet,
and the other 20 feet—the wing walls to be
3i feet at the bottom and 2 feet on the top
—wing walls to be 3/ feet higher than the
filling up—the wing walls to be well covered
with white pine shingles, and well painted
with red paint; the abutments and wing
walls to be built on rocks, or otherwise on
good foundations. The Bridge to be 16
feet wide in the clear, 12? feet high from
the floor to the square: the sides and part
of the ends to be weather-boarded with white
pine boards,plained and painted a good vene
tian red; the Arch to be planked with white
pine plank, and on the top with 2 inch oak
plank—lower plank to be pinned; and the
whole to be covered with white pine shin.
gles; the wood work to be built of good and
substantial timber; the stone work of•large
and good stone, lime, sand, and morter and
well pointed—the roofing of the Bridge to
extend over both abutments. The Bridge
to be built on the same plan as the Bridge
over Beaver Creek, on the road leading
from Berlin to York. The space between
the wing walls and abutments to be well fill
ed up, so as to have a gradual assent arising
on to said Bridge; the Bridge in the inside
to be weather-boarded 2/ feet high from the
floor of the Bridge with boards 1 inch thick
—the slope of the wing walls to be on the
inside.
The party contracting for building
said Bridge to give such security as the
Commissioners may require, for the faithful
performance of the workmanship and per"-
manency of said Bridge.
By order of the Commissioners,
WM. KING, Clerk.
March 14, 1836.
Ocv-The York Republican will please insert the a
bove three times, and charge this office.
2pitiaamiliatautzu-oka
WHEREAS the Hon. D. DURKEE,
Esq. President of the several Courts
of Common Pleas, in the Counties compos
ing the Ninth District, and Justice of the
Courts of Oyer and Terminer, and General
Jail Delivery, for the trial of all capital and
other offenders in the said District--aud
DANIEL &DIFFER and WM. M ' CLEAN,Esqs.
Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas, and
Justices of the Courts of Oyer and Termi
ner, and General. Jail Delivery, for the trial
of all capital and other offenders in the Coun
ty of Adams—have issued their precept,
bearing date the 26th day of January, in
the year of our LORD one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-sii, and to me directed,
for holding a Court of Common Pleas, and
General Quarter Sessionsof the Peace, find
General Jail Delivery, and Court of Oyei•
and Terminer, at Gettysburg, on Monday
the 25th day of April next—
Notice, is 'herein Give - n,
To all the Justices of the Peace, the .Coro
ner, and Constables, within the said County
of Adams, that they he then and there, in
their proper persons, with their Rolls, Re
cords, Inquisitions, Examinations, and other
Remembrances, to do those things, which
to their offices and in that behalf appertain
to be done and also they who will prosecute
against the prisoners that are, or then shall
be, in the Jail of the said County of*Adains,
are to be then and there,to prosecute against
them as shall be just.
JAMES BELL, Ji. Sheriff:
March 14, 1836. tc-50
HORSE-BILLS
AND
LA3ciaoko)9mzrziziats
4 313-OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,-01)
Neatly and expeditiously executed at the
_ _ .
OFFICE OF THE
star IP Republican Banner,
GETTYSBURG. PENN.
ER.
lIIDE, LEATHER JIND,
:3,000 La Plata
2,000 Rio Grande •
. I
1,500 La Guayra
1,100 Pernambuco
700 Marucriibo
1,800 Green Slaughter
7,000 Dry Patna Kipv,
6,000 Heavy Green Salted Rips, 111.
1,000 African Kipv,
128 Barrels Straits, Bank and Shore
OIL ( and
A GENERAL VA ILIETY OF
Ta .1' 13 it 8 1 TOOLS..
ALL of which will be sold nt, the lowest
Market price FOR CASII;or on the usual
CREDIT, or taken in e:telinnge for all - kinds -
of LEATHER, at the highest market price,by
JOHN W. PAITEN & CO. '
Corner of 31 and Vine Street, .
PHILADELPHIA. .
March 7, 1826. 3m-49 '•'';
HIDES, OIL & LEATHER
THE Subscribers, at their Old
No. 88, Chesnut Street, three doors betatir. ,
3d Street, have for Sale a large assortment of:
SPANISH HIDES,
TANNER'S OIL AND
LEATHER—vizs
3500 La Plata Hides . .
1200 Chili do,
1000 Rio Grande do.
700 La Guayra do.
600 Green Salted
B. Ayres S
500 Pernambuco do.
500 Light St. Domingo Hides.
20011 Heavy Green Salted Patna Kips
for Upper Leather.
2500 dry Palmas.
100 Barrels of Straits and Bank Oil :
The highest price will be given foirLeath
er, in cash, or in exchange for Hideit.
JOSEPH HOWELL, & CO.
Philadelphia, 9th mo. 7,1835. 6ms--2tt
11°3BILIC
B Y virtue of an Order of the Orphans'
Court of Adams county, to me direc
ted, willthe•sold at Public Sale, on Wednes
day the 30th of March inst. on the premi
ses, at 1 o'clock, P. sr.
A CERTAIN PLANTATION,.
OR
TRACT OF. LAND,
Situate in Huntington township, Adams co.,
adjoining lands of Peter H. Smith, Peter
Myers and others, containing about
160 OCRES,
more or less—late the Estate of, Jowl AL..
BERT, dee'd.—on which are erected,
A DOUBLE LOG
- J
UOiTSSt
Loo BARN, OR• - - F.- 7 =r'
CHARD, a sufficiency of MEADOW LAND
and Timber, and a well of geed WATER
near the door—together with other im
provements.
-ALSO-
By virtue of the same, will , be sold at Pub
lie Sale, on Thursday the 31st inst. at
1 o'clock, r. nt., on the premises,
About 19 - Lots of Ground,
Situate in and near the Town of Heidlers.
burg, Tyrone Township, Adams county,
also late the Estate of the said deceased.
KrTerms of sale—One third in hand,
and the residue in two equal annual, pay
ments, with approved security, or mortgage
for the same. The Widow's thirds to re
main in the property.
Attendance given by
JOHN WOLFORD,
Adm'r. of John Albort, dec'd.
By the Court, -
. JAS. A. THOMPSON, Clerk.
March 7, 1836. to-49
I'IIUSTEES' XOI'ICE. •
A LL persons indebted to the Estate of
GEORGE BURGESSOR, late of
Littlestown, Adams County, will call upon
the subscribers before the Ist of Aprzl next,
and discharge the same Those having
claims against said Estate will present them
properly authenticated to the undersigned;
against the above named time, when a divi •
dend of the assails will be made amongst the
Creditors of said Estate.
The Trustees live in Littlestown.
Trustees.
G Eth EO V I I tGE SH W R I I L V L E , R, t
March 7. 1836.
TEMPERA NCE.
MEETING of the Young, Men's Tem
perance Society will he held at the
Court-house, on Saturday Evening, 26th
inst. at half-past 6 o'clock, P. M. Punctual
attendance of the mittnbers is requested. •••••
The ladies are particularly requested to at
tend. WM. H. MILLER, Sec'ry.
N. B. Oile or more addresses.will be de
livered.
March 7.
G.k.111D3 S'EMIII%.
Early York Cabbageßed do.
White Onion Early Horn do.
Yellow Onion Cabbage Head Let-
Long Green Cucurn- tice
ber Early Curled Head do.
Early Washington or Speckled do.
True May Peas Double Peppergratts
Squash Seed 'Long White Parsnip
Early Turnip Beet Guernsey - do.
Sugar do. Squash Peppes a
Blod do. Radish Seed 1 11 ,-
Orange Carrot &e. &c. &c.
.For sale at the Drug Store of
1 % ,
Dr. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg.
February 29,1830. tt-29
OR RIFAMT.
THE Subscriber oilers for RENT, from
the let of April next, the II 0 11 S E
at present occupied by Mr William W
M'Clelland, situated in West York Stott A
one door West of Mr. Ferry's TOVArth'
S. S. SCHMUCKER,
Gettysburg, Dec. 21,1835. 11-39 .
OIL STORE. ,
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