but they herald • -a f6rifid to beiinntleq_ unto
to the saeomplisttichent of the desired object.
- If the riyitem of total abstinence were to be
LerkeriallT countenanced and practiced, the
mailer must simo be destroyed; the enemy
would soon "be routed horse, foot, and Ara
goons," and no more foot hold for him be
left. This is so manifest, that it will be
needless to employ argument to prove it.
These, my friends, are the grand reasons,
whiete hive actuated the temperance socie
ty in'adopting her characteristic principle
"total abstinence." And are they not suf
ficient to recommend it to every considerate
mind, and to miluce every such person to
lend to her the aid of his influence? Has
she not strong claims to the support of the
philantlimpist the patriot, and the christiatil
Can any such withhold from her the assis
tance which they have in their power to
afrord, and yet remaiug guiltless? Do they
not, fy such a neglect of duty, forfeit all
their claims to phtlanthrophy, patriotism,
and chnstianity7 In view of the vast a
mount of light, which is now sthed upon this
subject, we cannot resist the force of such
'"inquiries. Intemperance is acknowledged-
ly a great evil. All feel the necessity of
having it removed. The experiments which
have already been made, prove to an infal
lible certainty, that the means for its extific•
lion adopted by the temperance society is
the only means that will insure success.—
Now, all are under obligations, from which
they, cannot release therhselVes, to do all
they .posiiibly can for the good of mankitid,
and, therefore, if they fail to give their as
sistance to the temperance society, which
is a powerful engine for the accomplishment
of this object, they
_prove faithless to the
important duty which has been assigned
- their as members of the human family. Is
'not this reasoning conclusive? Can its force
bo resisted? We presume not. Let us,
then, see whom it affects. Let us ascertain
who those are, who are thus neglecting an
important duty, which is binding upon them
by virtue of the very relation they sustain,
as members of the human family, and let us
scrutinize the motives by which some of
them are actuated in the course of conduct
they pursue. Perhaps such a measure may
be attended with good results. Perhaps
some blinded eyes may be opened thereby.
Bear with us then patiently, whilst we un
dertake the accomplishment of this task.
The first class of persons, which we shall
mention, who fail to discharge the great du
ty of laboring for the interests of mankind,
is that of distillers of ardent spirits. They
constitute the fountain head from which all
'the evils of intemperance originate. Did
they put out . their fi res and cease distilling
the . liquid poison, the curse of intemperance
would soon be removed from our land, and
all the consequent blessings would succeed
in Its place. But so long as they, continue
to furnish the enemy with his weapons of
destruction, we must expect to witness more
or less of his carnage and bloodshed. This
class of persons have it in their power to do
much for the interests of mankind. Great
responsibilities rest upon them in their pre
sent circumstances. They can, by a single
act of theirs, deliver our race from one of its
most deadly scourges. If they tail to im
prove this favorable circumstance in their
situation, must they not be accountable for
all the consequences? Will not the evils
of intemperance be chargeable, in a great
measure, to them? Oh, it is to be feared,
that many' such persons, will have a •fearful
up
.at to render uat last. They volun
tarily furnish that which is of on benefit to
mankind, and which destroys their peace
and happiness. And what are the motives
which prompt them to do so? Why do
they thus make and send out the liquid poi•
son into the world? Ahl they are actuated
by that selfish motive which actuate near
ly all who oppose the temperance cause.—
It is the 'gain, wiftch they think will riccrue
to them from the manufacture of ardent
spirits, that causes them to engage in this
business. And is this not a proper motive?
will some one ask. Must they not gain a
subsistence for themselves and families?—
rue, they must gain a subsistence for
hemselves and families, but they can
is as easily by some other means, which I
Will benefit, instead of injure mankind. It
is not lawfhl toprocure our livelihood at the
expense of the peace and happiness of our
fellow creatures. The moment we discov.
er the occupation we pursue to be produc
tive or injury, we must abandon it, however
profitablikit may be in a pecuniary poirit of
view, and pursue some other. Distillers of
ardent spitits, will you not then give up
your distructive employment? Will you
not cease to spread misery and death
throughout our land? Before you decide
that you will not, we beseech you to remove
bar at God will hold you accountable for
air Hie evil, to which you become accessory
by continuing your employment.
Anotber class of persons, who fail to die:
charge AKE) great duty of laboring for the in.
terests of mankind, is that" of retailers of
ardent spirits. This class includes mer
chants and tavern.keepers. Whilst the
fistillers are the fountain-head of the evils
of intemperance, retailers constitlite the
various streams through which they are
spread abroad through the laid. They deal,
out the liquid poison to those who fall vic
tims to its deadly infinence; It is scarcely
out of their hands before it commences
its work of destruction and death. The
victims fall almost under their eyes._ They
are the captains in them:ft...ice, of the groat
enemy, whilst the distillers may be con.
sidered his generals. This class of persons
also could do much to forward the cause of
humanity, did they withdraw their services
from the great destroyer. Arai why do
they not do sot. Is it the paltry gain also,
• which they think will result from their
course of conduct, that continues them in
it? Ahl It is, however loth they may be to
*it it. And in their case, this motive is
lull less excusable, than in that of the for
mior'class,inasmuch its there is no necessity
that 'they should give up their employment,
*corder to cease distributing tae liquid poi
eon. The•merchant can get along with
gie business without engaging in any such
traffic. Those who have made the expert
elite t em versa Ily testify that their- business
ikootiedit much better from its abandonment.
The credit of the , drunkard is but
_poor
credit indeed, and the lose sustained from
such creditors, sweeps away a vast amount
of their other gains. There is no necessi
ty that the tavern-keeper should retail ar
den spirits. This house might be kept
without this unnecessary and destructive
article. And he would then have a cer
tain guarantee that his house would not be
polluted by the presence of the filthy drun
kard, and his conscience would not upbraid
him fin- being accessory to the destruction
of his fillow men. Itetaifors of ardent spir
its, will you not give up your horrid traffic?
do you not `see that it is destroying the
souls and bodies of men? And do you
think that you will not bo answerable for
the evils to which your conduct gives rise?
Oh, deceive not yourselves; and, rest as
sured, that though you may succeed in de
ceiving yoursolves,you cannot deceive Hiss,
who will hold you accountable for your con
duct.
Another class of persons, who fail to dig
charge the great duty of laboring for the
interests of mankind, is that of those who
encourage the two former classes in their
work of destruction and death. This class
embraces a large vnriety of persons, and
some of them we will point out. Of this
description are the liirmer who sells hisgrain
to the distiller, the miller who grinds it for
him, the purchaser who buys from the rum•
selling merchant, the employer who em•
ploys such hands as consume the rum of the
merchant and taverwkeeper, and the travel
ler who puts up at a rum selling house,when
a temperance establishment is at hand. All
these persons are more or less accessory to
the 'evils of intemperance. The influence
of their conduct is favoiable to those evils,
and they. are responsible forthnt influence.
Did they withhold their encouragement
from rum makers and rum dealers, the hor
rible traffic could not but receive a check,
and thoSe who engage in it would eventtially
he compelled to abandon it from necessity,
if not from a higher motive. _Shall we not
then expect from these persons,the perform
ance of this reasonable duty, which they
owe to the interests of mankind? It is cer
tain that they would experience but little or
no inconvenience from their attention to it.
The farmer can easily find another market
for hie grain,the miller can get work enough
to do without grinding for the distiller of
poison, the purchaser can buy from the tem
perance merchnnt,the employer can employ
sober hands,and the traveller can stop at the
temperance tavern, whenever within his
reach. And, my friends, shall we not ex•
pect these things from you? Will you not
thus lend your influence to stay the wave of
destruction, which is now rolling over our
land? Can you neglect so important a duty?
We leave the decision with you.
The last class of persons, whiCh we shall
mention,who fail to discharge the great duty
of laboring for the interests of mankind,em
braces all those who do not belong to any
of the classes previously - mentioned,but who
still refuse to lend the aid of their influence
to the temperance cause. We often meet
with persons, who make no use of ardent
spirits themselves, and do not encourage
those who make or traffic in them, but who
still disclnim having any connection with
the temperance society. They tell us,that
they can abstain from the use of liquor,with
out belonging to a temperance society, and
there is, therefore; no necessity for them to
connect themselves with one; and theysome
times even add, that they cannot see the
propriety °feigning away one's liberty,which
they conceive a man does in joining a tern
perance society. Now, these persons are
throwing obstacles into the way of the cause
of temperance,and are thus acting inconsis
tently with the great duty which they owe
to mankind. It may be perfectly true,that
so far as they themselves are concerned,
there is no necessity fur them to join the
temperance society; but they ought to do so
for the benefit of others. Their example
may exert a salutary influence. It may be
the means of inducing others to become
temperate and unite with the temperance
society, who otherwise would not do so.—
And besides, example when concentrated
and united, exerts a much more powerful
influence, than when it acts singly. It is
an old adage, that "in union there is
strength," and this holds good in reference
to the temperance cause, as well as in re
ference to any thing else. The example
of an individual who le temperate; and still
withholds his name from the temperance
pledge, operates unfavorably to the tem
perance cause, The drunkard will make
use of it to excuse his own sinful indulgence.
How often has such a one, whilst reeling
from intoxication, pointed to the temperate
man who
,Withholds influence from the
temperance society, and exultingly exclaim
"there is a man who is temperate, honest,
and respected, and does not belong to the
temperance society; and why, therefore,
should I join it?" We know that such an
application of the example is improper, but
notwithstanding, such is the use which the
drunkard will make of ih He will class
such persons with himseff,however revolting
it may be to their feelings. And as to a
man's signing away his liberty by joining
the temperance society, the whole matter
is a mere quibble. 'These men do not rea
son in the same manner in reference to other
matters. In politics they make no such 1)b
-jects to uniting with one or the other party.
And in religion, every christian acknowl
edges the propriety and feels the necessity
of uniting 'himself to some society, and nev
er think* ofsigning away his liberty thereby.
In joining a temperance society, if the in•
dividual wasiemperate before, be deprives
himself of no liberty in which he previous.
ly indulged; and if he was not previously
temperate, he only places a restraint upon
his sinful indulgence for his own good and
the good ofothers; and ought be not willing.
ly to submit to such a restraint? We ask
you then my friends, will you withhold the
influence of your example from the'temper
ance society any longer? Can you do so,
and }et remain guiltless? We call upon
every philanthropist, every patriot, and
every christian, present today, to come and
unite with us in promoting the praiseworthy
cause which we have espoused. Will you
not become volunteers in service of so great
a mule? You see that the beat interests of
our race are in dimger, and will you not aid
us in endeavorio to preserve them? Can
you refuse corfipliance with so reasonable
a request? y so, we will not presume to
pronounce- judgment upon you, but will
leave-you amenable to the bar of your own
conscience, and to that of your God.
Star 41' Repubtitan Banner.
At 92 per sinnitm, haltUyearly la advante.
GIOTTYSBURGH. PENN.
MONDAY MORNING, JAN. 9, 1837
Lyceum. Ofeettng.
An adjourned meeting of those favourable to
the formation of a COUNTY LYCEUM was held
in the Court-house,in the Borough of Gcttysburgh,
on Saturday evening, December 81 —at which
JOHN F. MA CFARLANE,Esq. acted as Chair
man and ROBERT MARTI:Cr Secretary.
JANES 'COOPEII, Esq. from the Committee ap
pointed to frame n Constitution for the government
of said Lyceum, reported the following, winch was
adopted—viz:
Constitution of the Adams
County Lyceum .
ARTICLE I. This association shall ho called the
ADAMS COUNTY LYCEUM, and shall have
for its object the improvement of.its members and
the diffusion of knowledge amongst the people.
ART. 11. Any person may become 'a member of
the Lyceum by paying into the Treasury ono dol
lar,annualty—minors may be admitted to become
members by paying into the treasury fifty cents
annually.
AnT. HI. The money paid as proposed by the
preceding article, shall be expended in the purchase
of Books. Apparatus, or in other ways for promo
ting the objects of the Lyceum...
AnT. IV. The Officers of the Lyceum shall
consist of a President, two Vice-Prcsidents,a Trea
surer, a Recording and Corresponding Secretary,
eight Curators and'a Librarian, to be elected by
ballot hereafter on the first Saturday of January,
annually; the aforesaid officers to perform the du
ties implied by their respective offices.
ART. V. The Curators shall constitute a Board
of Managers for the Lyceum, whose duty it shall
be to procure proper persons to Lecture upon such
subjects as will promote the general objects of the
association; to call special meetings and to attend
generally to the interests of the Lyceum.
ART. VI. The particular • management of the
Books, Apparatus, Specimens, &c. shall be regu
lated by such By-Laws as the society shall from
time to time adopt.
ART. VII. This society shall meetat least once
every month, and oftener if deemed proper by the
association.
AnT. VIII. This Constitution may be altered
or amended by a vote of two-thirds of the members
present at any stated meeting of the society.
After the adoption of the Constitution, a number
of persons came forward and signed it—after which
an election was held for Officers of tho association,
which resulted as follows—viz:
PRESIDENT, .
REV. CHARLES •P, kRAUTH.
VICE PRESIDENTS,
DR. JOHN PARSHALL,.
JOHN F. MCFARLANE.
RECORDING SECRETARY,
ROBERT W. MIDDLETON,
CORRESPONDING SECRETART s
DR. DAVID GILBERT2'
rnxisunta,
DAVID HEADY
LI BRATILAN,
JACOB LEFEVER.
COIIATOIIB,
THADDE US STEVENS,
RE V. MICHAEL JAC OBS,
WILLIAM W. PAXTON,
THOMAS McCRE AR Y,
JAMES COOPER,
ROBERT MARTIN, .
JAMES D. PAXTON,
SAMUEL WITHEROW, Sen.
On motion, Resolved, That a meeting of the Ly
ceum be held in the Court-house on Friday even
ing, the 13th of January next.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in all the papers of the county.
J. F. MACFARLANE, Chairman.
ROBERT MAATIN, Secretary.
ALLEGFIENY Corwric.—At a meeting of
the Anti-Masons of Allegheny county, held
on the 24th ult. the following amongst other
resolutions were adopted:
"Resolved, That the preference manifes
ted to members of the Musonicifraternitv,
by the President of the United States, in his
appointments to office is evidence that the
Institulion of Free-Masonry has a controlling
influence in the administration of the gov
ernment.
Resolved, That the members of this Con
vention are satisfied that the election of the
present Chief Magistrate of the Union was
effected through the powerful influence of
the Masonic Institution in New York, Ohio,
and elsewhere; and that the institution of
Free-Masonry is fairly chargeable with all
the evils which have resulted from the pres•
ent adminiStration.
Resolved, That the only eflbctual remedy
for those evils is the .prostration of Free.
Masonry, and we do therefore invite every
friend of the Constitution to rally under the
banner of Anti-Masonry for the rescue of
our republican institutions.
Resolved, That whilst The members of
this Convention admit the baleful effects of
the present national administration,yet eve
ry day's experience confirms them in the
belief that Free-Masonry is the greatest po.
litical evil in the land, and one demanding
the interposition of our National and State
Legislature.
Resolved, Therefore, That whilst the
members of this Convention earnestly invite
all their fellow citizens to unite with them
in defence of "equal rights" and "the su
premacy of the laws,' yet a sense or moral
duty,and a due regard far their long cherish.
ed principles, rec,;airt them publicly to de.
cline a union with any party which will not
recognise the netessity and propriety of po.
litical Anti-Masonry. "
And whereae,at the election of the present
Chief Magistrate or the Union,referred to in
the. above resolutions, Martin Van Buren
was elected on the same ticket, Vice . Presi
dent of the United States; and whereas that
individual has pledged himself to follow in
the footateps'of Andrew Jackson, and has
since been'nominated and elected President
of the United States by. the 'same party and
influence which placed Gen. Jackson in the
Presidential chair, the result meet follow,
that he owes his election to the "powerful
and controlling influence of the Masonic
institution."
Resolved, Therefore, that any resolution
to sustain the administration of Martin Van
Buren, by any person or persons professing
Anti-Masonry, is treachery.
Resolved, That this committee confident
ly look to the National Anti- Masonic Con
vention which is to assemble at Philadelphia,
on the second Monday of September, 1 4 37,
for the adoption ofsuch measures as will tend
to secure the nomination of distinct political
Anti-Masonic candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency, and they do,therefiire
earnestly recommend the party to stand
uncommitted in regard to any nominations
which, in the mean time, may be attempted
to be forced upon them.
Resolved, That it be respectfully recom
mended to the Anti-Masons of the county
to hold township meetiogs,and appoint stand
ing committees of vigilance, and that it be
made the duty
- of the respective chairman
thereof. toattond to the procuring and cir
culation of Anti-Masonic and other publica
tions necessary to secure the success of our
cause.
Resolved, That the committee are plea
sed to find that our patriotic Governor, a
midst other matters of interest to the Corn
monwealth,has not forgotten to recommend,
in his annual message to the Legislature,
the suppression of all secret and eath'bound
societies, by law.
From the Nurristotvzt Free Press
Mr. Editor,
In the last number of your paper, for cer
tain reasons, I avowed myself friendly to
immediate emancipation, or in other words,
to be an abolitionist.
As opprobious epithets are heaped upon
, ho Abolitionists, and their views misrepre
sented, and as great ignorance prevails res•
petting their doctrines, I feel myself con
strained to make known their real sentiments
through the columns of your paper, with
your permission, in several successive let
ters.
To appear before the public in the atti
tude of a disputant is by no means pltasant,
and ordinary inducements would not com
pel me to assume such an attitude.
It has been said, that it is beneath the
Gospel minister to advocate the cause of the
Abolitionists. I, with thousands of others,
think differently. Surely, to seek to be in
strumental in freeing one sixth of the popu
lation of the United States from sinful and
oppressive bondage, by the force of truth,
isnot beneath the preacher of the Gospel!
If it is, I have yet to learn the duties of the
Gospel minister, and the ethics of the Bible.
But whilst it is beneath the preacher to ad
vocate the cause of Abolition, no one, for a
moment, questions the propriety of the Gos
pel minister's advocating the cause of Colo
nization, should he do it in sincerity. But
consistency is seldom found on the side of
error.
The Abolitionists are advancing by the
force of truth, and not by lawless mobs by
slander, and by appealing to the prejudices
of the people. They believe they are on
the side of truth, humanity, and of righteous.
ness and that their doctrines, ultimately,
will prevail.
In my first letter, which I hope I shall
be able to present next week, I will show
that American slavery is a sin, and one,
too, of an ordinary magnitude.
Your readers are requested to suspend
their judgment, as to the real merits of
Abolition and Colonization, till they are pre.
pared to determine which is the most certain
and most righteous means of Accomplishing
the object they respectively have in view.
CHARLES E. WILSON.
Norristown, Jan. 3d, 1837.
—OO • ow--
SIX DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND'
NEW YORK, Jan. 2d, 18747.
By the Packet ship George Washington,
Captain Britton, the editors of the Com
mercial Advertiser have received London
papers to the 25th November, and Liver
pool to the 26th, the day on which Capt.
B. sailed.
Accounts received this day from Lisbon,
represent the city as perfectly quiet. The
queen and prince were daily to be seen rid
ing in the city in an open barouche.
Paris advice, are to the 20th of Novem.
ber . , inclusive. The recent revolutionary
proceedings in Portugal, formed the lead
ing topic of discussion. The London con
servative papers are mourning that the con
duct of the Whig ministers, in regard to
Portuguese affairs, should have rendered
the English name as hated in that portion
of the Peninsula, as it was once popular.
From Spain there is little of importance.
The bill for creating provincial tribunals for
the summary trials of the Carlists, who fell
into their hands has been amply discussed,
and its two most flagrant articles—ordain
mg death and immediate execution stricken
out.
' In regard to the progress of the civil
warrthe accounts are as contradictory as
ever. It seamed scarcely •to be known
where the daring Gomez was, or what a
bout- Some report stated him to be mar
ching Seville, and others upn Alcantora.
A despatch from Navarez appeared in the
Gazette of the 12th,' within that General
reported that Gomez passed the night of
the 7th at Berlangn; with the aparent inten
tion of directing his march on Utiel, in La
Marche. The booty that he has was him
consists, it is said, of eight loads of money
and church plate, and 100 lords or ammu
nition and muskets; his troops consist of
about 17,000 men, of whom only 8,000 are
in fighting order.
On the 20th of November, an attempt was
made to assassinate M. Durante St. Andre,
the French consul in London, by means of
an air gun. Several bullets were discharg
ed at him through the windows. The glass
was smashed, and some of the leaden bul
lets picked up within his apartment.
King Otho, of Greece, arrived at Hano
ver on the 16th Of November, on his way
to Oldenburgh, where he is to marry the
daughter of the duke of that principality.
The Queen of Greece elect is 18 years old
—the King 21.
CARLDILE, Dec. 29.0 f Michigan had retnsed In accept of
Fnza!—Our town has been several times,
ipkt
those conditions . On motion of Mr. Grun.
during the past week, thrown Into disorder dy the alktssage and documents were refer.
by false alarms of fi re. OnFrtday last, how- red to the committee on the Judiciary, by
ever, we had a real con fl agration. About whom a bill was reported for admitting
ten o'clock in the forenoon , the old German Michigan into the Union on the footing -or
Reform Church, occupied by the Prepare. the original states. The consideration of
tory School attached to Dickinson College- the bill was postponed until Monday last.—
was discovered to be on fire , and before No doubt is entertained that Michigan will
the firemen and eni,ines could reach the be admitted and make the twenty-sixth' star
spot the devouring element had made such in the constellation of the Union, doubling
progress as to render every effirt to save the number of "the old thirteen" who won
the building unavailing. It was seduced to inde pendence from Great Briton by the
ashes—the brick walls alone remain.. The pledge of their "lives, fortunes and sacred
fire originated in the upper story, havi-ig honor."—/bid.
caught from the stove pipe. The operations
of the school were not at all impeded by the
catastrophe, but after an intended suspen
sion of a day, on account of Christmas, the
usual duties were resumed. We under-
stand the building was insured to the am
ount of two thousand dollars.—Her. 4- Er.
MEMODIST slissioNanies.—The Metho
dist Episcopal Church has at present in its
employ. in foreign, and domestic missions,
116 missionaries.
A STRANGE ComßrismoN.—The Ken
ucky Bulletin says, there has been a reso
ution offered in the New Hampshire legis
uture, to tax hogs, dogs, and bachelors.—
Phanl tickle the old maids!!!
RATHER Fermi —The editor of a wes
tern journal says, that fifteen young men,
who were subscribers to his paper, on pe
rusing the first number-began to feel symp
toms of matrimony and in less than six
weeks were all joyfully married.
CONTEMPLATED RAIL Rosa—The Geer
zia House of Representatives has passed a
bill appropriating two thirds of the ethane of
the surplus revenue to which that state is
entitled, to the construction of a rail road
from the Tennessee line to the Cattahooche
A FEMALE Boa Comarriticrom.—A Bos
ton paper tells us that a respectable looking
female went into a store in Hanover street,
and purchased a 'boa tie,' as it is called
As she was leaving the store, one dropped
from beneath her cloak, and a gentlemen in
the store sprang to her, exclaming, guess,
madam, you've got more than your Aare.
She said that a bundle consisting of seren
found under her cloak somehow got hitched
there!
TROUBLE IN TILE OLD Dommozir—ln
the Virginia House of Delegates, two mem
bers are in custody for a contempt. Mr.
Scott, of Powhattan, being, as he thought,
insulted by a witness named Hopkins, who
was testifying before a Committee of the
House, struck him—a struggle ensued,
which the members present soon put an end
to. Subsequently it was renewed at the
door of the House, and thereupon both par
ties were taken into custody by the Ser
geant at-Arms. Mr. Hopkins is contesting
the seat of Mr. Scott.
Soirrn WEEnrEsis Esirrosztiss..—We
learn that the Manchester and Benton Rail
road Company, Mississippi, have started a
locomotive. There are also 100 men at work
on the Port Gibson and Grand Gulf Rail
road. Besides numerous other works of this
kind, this young State, though high up the
river,has already a line of packet ships from
Natchez to New York, and now proposes
also a steam packet for the same route.
—"ln that droll game called Woman,
Diamonds are always trumps kr hearts."
Not always. And even if they be, poor
woman often finds that the winner of the
game holds a hand of clubs, and then she
loses All hope of release excepting from
spades. ,
REASON FOB HANGING.-Sir Edward Coke
said that one reason for hanging was, that
the criminal was rejected both of heaven
and earth,- and was therefore suspended
so as to interfere with neither.
A merchant well known on the Royal Ex
change, London, who lately died suddenly,
left in his desk a letter written to one of his
correspondents, which he bad not sealed.—
The sagacious clerk, seeing it necessary to
send the letter, wrote at the bottom—" Since
written the above 1 have died!"
A FORTUNATE PROSPECT.
Gov. Mason of Michigan and James D.
Doty, Esq• of Green Bay, are the fortunate
proprietors of the village of Madison, the re
cently established seat of Government for
Wisconsin. The property (1400) acres was
purchased by them a few months since at
government price. We congratulate the
proprietors on their good forams.
THE VAN BOREN CANDIDATE TOR Go
vnuNon.—The Danville Intelligencer, an
original Van Buren paper, says that "Hen
ry A.. Muhlenberg is now viewed as the
head and foot of the Democratic party in
Pennsylvania," and urges at once as the V.
Buren candidate for Governor. What says
our neighbor of the American Sentinel to
this? Is he willing—are the fnemis of Go
vernor Wolf willing to abandon their own
favorites and leaders, for the purpose of
elevating to power and place those who as.
sailed them so bitterly at the last contest?
We shall see-
"ThE W.nocc Elon."—ln all the ac
counts of monsters, prodigies and curiosities
which fill the papers, we have seen nothing
this season, relative to uthe swinish multi
tude" at least, which equals the following:
Mr. GEORGE Lemnint of o ur ancient bor
ough, . slaughtered last week a hog which
weighed 546 pounds- This we consider no
trifle in the seasoner scarcity.— York Rep.
Mircturssyr.—On Torah.) , of last week
the President sent to Congress a message,
announcing the reception by him of infor
mation, that a Convention of the people of
Michigan had agreed to come' into the
Union, as a state under the conditions pre
scribed by Congress. It will be remem
bered that a former Convention of the peo
On Wednesday evenirlg last about 7 o'-
clock as the stng,e for Lewistown was pass
ing out of our borough it encountered a wag
on in the street which rendered a turn out
necessary. The wheels of the coach sunk
through the ice and a sudden lurch t osse d
the driver from his box. A person who !
was sitting with the driver was actually
frightened till he could not spenk,and while
the horses were going up the first hill he
leaned off. There were three passengers
in the coach, who knew nothing of the oc
currence, and the horses travelled on, walkw,
ing up the hills and running down, until'
they had "gone ahead" a distance of six
miles over a rough road; when they were
overtaken and stopped by a gentleman who
set out after them on horseback. No inju.
ry was done to either kissengers, horses, or
coach, but when the former were apprized
of the dangers they bad so Providentially
escaped, they were very much alarmed;
and one of them refused to ride over the
mountain—he "preferred walking," he said.
No blame can be attached to the driver.
Atter having been cast away he gathered up
,r
and ran after the coach six miles, and came
up in half an hour from the time it was stop
,
ped.—Belfcmt Patriot.
PnErrEn's FllN.—Sticking type on a
right cold morning. Try it', "all ye who
don't believe my song."
Maryland has passed a law providing for
he acceptance of her share of the Surplus
Revenue.
The principal advantage of reading is, to
set people to thinking, as a bucket of water
poured into a dry pump, reeks - up the ex
haust teas fountain.
ADVICE.—Never purchase an article of
a dealer who is at a loss to tell you the mice
of it, and looks you keenly in the eye, be
fore he does so.
Fs= the Middlebury (Vt.) Free Press.
GOVERNOR RITNER.
We publish in another column some ex
tracts from the late Message of Got. Railer
to the Legislature of Pennsylvania. They
are worthy of their author. They breathe
a truly republican and fearless spirit. Gov
ernor Ritner was elected on purely Anti-=
Masonic grounds, and we are glad'to per.:
ceive that his connexion with Harrison
Whigism has not entirely eradicated from
his mind the democratic doctrines of the old
Anti. Masonic school. His remarks upon
"regularly organized, oath bound and
secret-working" societies, and his bold as
sertion that Free. Masonry is the 'fruitful
mother" of such combinations, are worthy
ofall praise. His sentiments, also, respect
ing the "gambling spirit of speculation" and
stock-jobbing, aided by the multiplication of
corporation privileges, are equally just and
democratic. We admire, moreover. his
fearless stand in relation to eleven in the
District of Columbia, and to the I . olgolll
ofslaye-holding states into the Mao* ' On
the whole, the Message, in the patilenkiiii
above mentioned, is far from beinot:, , Whig
one. We notice, by the proceedingdlithe
Pennsylvania Legislature, that thet4iiti.
Masons have organized separatii' froirilhe
Whigs. This is the only way,,to pmErvit
either the form or spirit of Anti-Mantinis4;:
COMMUNICATIONS.
For the Gdtysburgh Star it Republican Banner.
The True Cause!
A wise man, although a poet, has declar
ed, that murder will speak,tho' it be with
most miraculous organ,"and the declara
tion is verified of other secrets - than that
of murder; as when
. an individual displays
great hostility without an adequate public
reason—in such cases, in some unguarded
moment, the true reason frequently • ap.
pears.
For a long time past, a paper in Har.
risburgh, called the lotelligencer." has
been unceasing in its hostility to Titan?.
vacs Brava:Ns, heaping continued and fout
I abuse upon him, and upon all of those with
whom he is connected by the ties of friend
ship or neighborhood. Noadeipiate reason
for such untiring and gratuitous malevo,
lence was ever apparent to the public; the
man who edits , that paper, is not in suck'
social or moral standing as that it is peso-.
ble be should ever come in contact with Mr.
Stevens, where he should have received,
personal insult at his hands; nor can be
complain of political neglect—even if such
a thing could be experienced from a private
individual , --for he was not of tbs same pairty.
How,-then, is his malignity to be accounted
fort Nut because of a difference of princi.
pies, for this libeller holds no principles; nor
do ordinary differences, about political prin.,
ciples, generate. such rancour. The cause
rasa hidden one, until lately, in a pore:yens
ofrage or drunkennme,he revealed it himself.
It was Free-Masonry! and his rancour was
so consonant with it, that we wonder, we
did not at once ascribe it to that vindictive
spirit, that would quench in blood-.--pt!eitth
with a horrid death, a revelation of its Mag,
phemies and treasons.
This is the ground of his hostility to Mr.
Stevens, who has done more for the. Com.
monvrealih in a single year, than this crew.
tuns even with good intentions, could do in
the course of his worthless life, though the
contingency of its being prescribed b y law
or cut short by vicious profligacy, be dial:
hawed.
We have always elledged that Masonry
works covertly—accomplishes most of Oa
ends by treachery and fraud. This man
has always called himself a "whig," and pre.
tended that he ,Was opposed Ur Masonry,
though no political Anti-Mason. Such are
• the worst enemies of Anti-Masonry, qsd the
present Anti-Maisonit Administration; they
are assassins that will murder the party—
political Joabs, who kill while they pretend
to embrace.
Let the administration look to the course
of these men, who say they are its friends,
. yet denounce its acts. They pretend that
the whole of their hostility is against Mr.
St ev ens; they talk about his officers, "his
Cinal Commissioner, his Superintendent.,"
and their frauds; but who is so blind as not
to see, that if Mr. 'Stevens is stabbed,_ the
dagger must reach the herirt of the admin
istration? Who made the appointments? It
was the Governor. But say they, "it was
through his influence." Thus making the
Governor an imbecile tool, devoid of dignity
and wisdom, at the instance of a private in
dividual, sacrificing his own independence
and the interests of the Commonwealth!
According to their allegations, Mr. Ste.
~,, vens has not only mode the appointments for
"the Executive, but he has also dictated its
pokey! In a foolish and impudent parody
.upon a sentence of the Message, the policy
of the Governor is not only assailed, but he
is personably insulted—represented as"bow
ing his knee to the :and spirit of Gettys
burgh;" the insinuation being,that the Gov
ernor is an abolitionist at ilia instance of Mr.
Stevens. There is nothing that even savors
of abolition in the Governors' message, ac
cording to the common acceptation of that
term; ho is opposed to slavery; he will not
bow to the dictation of the South: but he
declares his unqualified respect for the con
stitutional rights of the Southern States.—
BLit it , is not the Governors' opinions on this
subject, that has generated the ire of those
'twin -traitors, the "Intelligencer" and "Dem-
TOO le is his opposition to Masonry.-
-- as they have divulged themselves in their
columns; though they still strike at the
Executive through Thaddeus Stevens,whose
"tyranny in his mock investigation of Ma.
aonry," has' "created a deep felt disgust,
and produced that terrible rebuke—the Oc
tober defeat." This is their language; the
reason of their, hostility to the administra.
tion, is its opposition to Masonry—Yet they
say they are not hostile to the administra
tion, but to Mr. Stevens, and he, a private
individual, is accused of making it unpopu
,:ittr, by his influence - over it! This is too
- thin ~a screen to hide their intentions or
their feelings. Their allegations are corn.
plintents to Mr. Stevens, while they are in.
Bawl° the administration. .
A LOOKER ON IN VENICE.
roe THE OETTYBDURGH STAR AND DANNER.
Baseness Exposed.
The attack made 'upon some of our chi.
zerts by the last Harrisburgh "Intolligen.
' car" and "Democrat," by one of their cor
respondents, is just about as illiberal towards
them, as it is injurious to the administration.
One of them is charged with fraud in draw.
out ofthe Treasury $50,000 of the $2OO,-
000 appropriated to the Gettysburgh exten.
tituiion of the Pennsylvania Rail Road, a
sum subject to the draft of the Suporinten
dent long before it was drawn; a thing which
-always been customary are is outiroly
proper.
The quarrel 'of these papers, and the
writer, who is , personified in his own illus.
Wuxi "of one of the feathered tribe," seems
to he that the* $50,000, drawn from the
Treasury ? had not been spent at the time
the Canal Commissioners made their Report.
They complain that a sum of Upwards of
e 47,000 remained in the hands of the Su
perinten ent et that time; if it had been ex.
• pend seems, they would have been
ViithoutgrOund of quarrel. But the Super
.intemkeziould not pay out. the money,until
It haltAiOn earned by the contractors on the
Itoinlivt:Would have been injudicious of him
tothrti.dorit. It is true, that at the time
e.krothay drawn, it was supposed that
itrwii.Old.have been wanted sooner; but this
001116ematter, the money was duo before it
was drawn, and it is a piece of illiberality,
• such as opponent parties have rarely been
guilty of towards each other, to charge 'a
fault where no possible fault could exist; for
the money being appropriated by law, could
only be (Irwin according to law.
They corttplain that by the early draft of
the Superintendent; the State loses the in
terest on the drawn for a year. This
is bOth a foolish and a wicked lie; part of
that money has been already applied to its
,legitimate and intended purposes. The
whole of it, together with the balance in the
Treasury, will most likely be expended
within the year. Upon what principle,then,
does thoStatelose the amount - asserted by
.I•4hose - mendacicius scribblers? The whole
business is only another covert attack upon
the administration, through the medium of
its appointments.
:The writer of this article is no
..office
seeking partizan of the administration, but
only spealuibecause he sees his neighbors
traduced. • .
- -••5..«.
For the Star.
At a meeting to form the "CARLISLS Arm-
SLAVERY SOCIETY," held in the lecture
room of the let Presbyterian Church,. in
• Carlisle, on Tuesday, January 3d, 1837, Mr.
.1. BLANCHRD by invitation, delivered a
most mterestiapee tlure on the subject of
slavery, displiying the wrongs of human
servitude ands t he cruelty of detaining men
in bondage contrary to their will: and after
devotions and thanks to Almighty God for
the glorious privilege of free - discut•sion on
subjects so vital to the public weal, and the
. perpetration of our glorious Republic,
the
following proceedings were had; viz: The
society went into, choice of officers, which
resulted as follows:
Y ./ Prep'. Dr. Wm. M. CirAntsEras.
Vice. Prest. REV. HENRY AIIRAND AND
:REV. JOHN UHLRIOII.
Secretary—Thos. Craighead, Jr.
Delegates to State Convention at Harris.
burg, Jan. 31st, 1837:
Rev. HENRY ADRAND, Dr WM. C.
HANDERS, LEVI MERKEL, EQCI. WILLIAM
PARKINSON, JOHN CORMANY, 'HENRY HUF-
T/ELD. •
ROSS LAMBERTON, Chair'n.
THOS. CRAIGHEAD, Jr. Secretary. .
STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER.
BY ROBERT W. MIDDLETON.
- GETTVISBI7RGH,
7londay, January 9, 1837.
sa:" ,, LTDIA Love has been received, and will
appear in our next. She in always welcome.
cc.Ottr correspondents, "A LOOXER on " and
"JusTuns," handlo keen pone, sharpened by truth
and justice. Wo hope to hear from them often.
The Temperance Speech given to-day is an
excellent one, and contains sound, sensible argu
ments. We commend it to the public.
0:7- We aro indebted to Messrs. MIIIDLECOPP,
PEN uosE,Piciurra, McCvnar and Fonn(of Lan
caster,) for copies of the Canal Commissioners'
Report.
/3 :•A short time since we took occasion to no
tify the Anti-Masons of the existence among them
of a couple of Traitors, or rather "Spies / and to
warn them against their attempts.to prostrate, by
merging our party, and organizing a new ono to
supplant it. This, as we expected, has excited tho
wrath of the detected , culprits; and has procured
us, as well as Mr. Srzxxsa i the enviable honor of
a few libelous columns in their treacherous papers,
the Harrizburgh gdidelligencer" and ~Anti-Mas
onic State Democrat." We shall not allow our
self to be provoked to anger by any thing which
they have or can . say; but proceed, briefly, and
probably for the last time, to prove that all that we
alleged against them 18 TRIJE.
Wo denounced them as the enemies of Anti-
Masonry and of the present Administration, while
they were hypocritically pretending to •bo its
friends. The last "Democrat" ahem; sufficient
evidence of this to save us the trouble of further
research. It publishes tho proceedings of a meet
ing hold at Hollidaysburgh denouncing the Canal
Commissioners, and calling on one of them,Josuen
Surrii, a most worthy and estimable man, to re
sign! This is not the act of a friend.
•He condemns the last Anti-Masonic Legis
lature for doing what Anti-Masonry was orga
nized to do; what had been-asked for by tens of
thousands of Anti-Masonic petitioners for many
years—inveiiiigating the evils of Masonry; mind at
tempting to pass laws to prohibit extra judicial
oaths. This the "Democrat" sneeringly calls,
"wanting to hang the Masons"—"Foolish squab
tling with .71Iasons"—and a "catalogue of such
Pooleriesi"
Fellow-Citizens! Is the author of such lan
guage an Anti-Masonl Or was lie evert Did
lie ever feel a virtuous indignation against that
bloody Institution which murdered Morgan, and
set the Laws at defiance lio! He is a base hypo-.
crite crept in among us, to ridicule our principles,
revile the Champions of our cause, and sow dis
sentious among us.
Ho says •that the December Convention had
one good effect. That "one' of the effects has
been the organization of a party which in fu
ture must be invincible-r-cs - party which has
grown with unprecedented rapidity, and is still
growing, and will continue to grow, until its
patriotic purposes are achieved in the election of
the patriot Harrison." Here is a distinct avowal
of the design (executed, as he supposes,) of orga
nizing a party at the expense of Anti-Masonry,
whose object is—not the suppression of Masonry
-hut the election of Harrison! And yet, thin
Editor h udenco to claim to toe an Anti-
Mason! 1111. on him! He has not learnt its
alphabet!
Ho' further says, that if certain gentlemen,
who aro too Anti-Masonic for the preceding 'no
tions, and whom ho tauntingly calls "exclusives"
and• ,, cut-throats," aro not disowned, "the adinin
istration cannot be .sustained,and will not be .sus
joined?" In other words, if the Governor does
not discard BURROWER, ELDER, WALLACE, ELL
MAKER, PARKE, DENNY, OGLE, IRWIN, hi:SHER
RY, CASSATT, DICKSON, ROBINETTE, STEVENS,
and all the other fathers of Anti-Masonry, and fol
low the amalgamation advice of Strong, Krause,
and afew other “SPIES," they "cannot" and "will
not" support him, but turn their attention to some
half Whig, half Mason, half Anti-Masonic "con
ciliating" candidate, who will have no "foolish
squabbling about Masonry," but will appoint ad
hering Masons and recusant witnesses to office!
The "Intelligences" claims to be a friend of the
Administration, and abuses Mr. STEVENS because
we denounced him as a traitor! -To show his res
pect for the administration, in his last paper he
heads a vituperative article by the contemptuous
introduction of an extract from the Governor's
message upon the subject of Slavery. This looks
but little like friendship. Ho also publishes the
proceedings of the Hollidaysburgh meeting. 7'his
he calls "backing his friends" of the administration!
Ho announces the appointment by the Governor
of PETFII LIVERGOOD as Canal Comtniisioner in
the fallowing words— .
iiWo learn that Peter Livergood of Cambria
tounty, an officious meddler in tho affairs of John
S. Wiestling Esq. and the dupo of Henry Willis,
has been appointed Canal Commissioner, in the
room of Mr. PAXTON, resigned.—""Cod save
the Commonwealth."
A man must have the brazen impudence of
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE," who,after this,
could claim to be the friend of the Governor, and
his administration!
We think wo have sufficiently shewn what we
proposed, Mat the Intelligencer and Democrat are
Spies in the camp ; base hyPoeritieal enemies of
the Anti-Masonic party, and laboring for its o
verthrow by treacherous means.
We have not, nor do we intend to reply to the
personal remarks which wore directed towardi
nor do wo suppoie that Mr. arEvzris will notice
those that were levelled at him. He has found
stronger, and as violent, if not as unprincipled as
sailants In the emissaries and tools of the Lodge
for many Years past. And if he . did not condescend
to notice thorn, he will hardly begin with Strong
cf Co. We doubt not he will treat them as he has
always done his libellers, with silent scorn.
ait•Wo trust that the genuine sentinels of the
party will notify their friends of the true position
of these dangerous presses.
JUSTICE.
The State Treasurer.
(ryTho last "Democrat" charges our remarks
relative to the Treasurer's report to disappoint
ment and malice! Ho jutifies the Treasurer for
appointing, as his Chief Clerk, a Royal Arch
Mason and Recusant Witness, and adds, "He
(Lawrence) felicitates himself now in having
barred the doors of the Treasury to the admis
aion of men recommended by Stevens, whose
character were afterwards found to be somewhat
questionable for honesty." This paragraph seems
to have the authority of the State Treasurer him
self for its correctness. Wo have made the pro-
per inquiry of Mr. Stevens, and aro authorized to
TEM SPIES.
pronounce the assertion and insinuation which it
'contains WHOLLY FALSE. And woes!! upon
the Editor, or 'his informant, to state who was ever
recommended to Mr. Lawrence for office by Mr.
Stevens, whose character was ever questioned. If
ho does not do it, the public cannot fail to ;Mien)
him a WILFUL LIBELLER.
co-The Harrishurgh Telegraph copies remarks
on the Governor's Message from the Royal Arch
U. S. Gazette! They arc any thing but connnen
datory. They are insidious, and intended to pros.
trate Anti-Masonry. Are Anti-Masonic Editors
going crazy? Fr.mrr must have been absent.
The iffarrisbisrgh Intelligences and anti-Xia
sonic State Democrat.
cO-•We believe that we have taken sufficient
notice of these papers to put the Anti• Masonic
community upon their guard against them. And
we think that hereafter we shall never notice their
existence, unless in extreme cases. Any further
controversy with them, must be unprofitable.—
With those who arc acting from error, it is our
duty to reason for their conversion. With those
who attempt to mislead others with sophistry,
we should continuo to argue to unmask them least
they deceive. But with men who fabricate false
hoods without remorse, and escape from the force
of argument by the creation of fictitious facts, it is
the part of wisdom to have nothing to do. Their
amendment is past hope; and they cannot be
replied to without using terms which seem coarse
and ungentlemanly. , We do not intend . our re
marks to apply to the nominal Editor of the De
mocrat. He, we believe, is a respectable man.—
But it is to be regretted that ho Buffers KNAVES
to skulk behind him, and find protection! •
Gettysburg!' Rail Road.
(0 -The "Intelligencern and “Democrat," print
ed at Harrisburg/i, aro constantly assailing our
Rail Road! To this wo should have no objec.
tions, if they would confine themselves to the
truth. But this they never do! They state that
the superintendent drew $50,000 from the Trea
sury before the road was laid out. Tuts 18 WHOL
LY FALSE, as we stated last week. He drew it
only after the road was located, put under con
tract, and the work in full and rapid progress
along the whole line. The money was necessary
to meet the contracts.
Why is not the same objection made to the act
of the Superintendent of the North Branch divi
sion? He drew $50,000 precisely in the same
way, and at the time of the report, but $9,087 11
were expended. The reason is obvious: The
North Branch leads through Harrisburgh. Tux
GETTISIIIIII6II EXTENSION DOES NOT!
Such is the low jealousy and mean rivalry that
actuates little and malignant minds!
'Grand Hailing SignP--Or, Defini
tion of Modern Democracy!
TyWithin these few years the name of Demo-
cracy has been assumed by the Masonic party, and
prostituted to cover their iniquitious designs. If
an oath bound conspiracy is assailed, they cry
out, "that Democracy is in dangerr? If a rebel
conspiracy refuses to obey the law, but prefers alle
giance to a secret, Aristocratic and bloody code,and
the Guardians of the Constitution attempt to,
vindicate the Supremacy of tho Laws, they call it
an attempt to prostrate Democracy! In short,
Democracy and Masonry now mean the same
thing. If a brother Mason, according to his oath,
wish to point out a brother for preferment, he calls
him a good Democrat! Ono who was brought be
fore the Inqusition! Or, in other words, one xyho
obeyed Masonry In preference to the Lawa of rtis
country! As another illustration of this, we potb.
lish the, following recommendation or "sign,"
"sent, handed and thrown" to the Masonic caucus
of the Legislature in favour of <4/mother" MA
GLAURLI N
TV the Democratic Members of the Howe of
Representatives.
GENTLEMAN:—The undersigned take
pleasure in stating that they have been long
acquainted with Major Jour; MAULAITGIV
LIN, a citizen of the County of Lancaster,
who is a petitioner for the situation of Ser
geant-at-Arms. That we have known him
as a firm, active and undeviating democrat,
and good member otSoriety: That he was
one of those selected for persecution by the
Anti-Masonic party and - draiged before
the House of Representatives last winter;
among many others, to answer'certain in
terrogatories respecting Free-Masenry,and
that we believe, should he be appointed be
will perform the duties with fidelity and to
the satisfaction of the rneinbers,inclivldually
and collectively.
Very Respectfully,
J - A. • CALDWELL,
HUGH MAXWELL..
Harrisburg h, Dec. 4',1836.
The chief recominendation, the brethren well
knew, would be his Free-Mayonry. And his
merit, in their estimation, was increased because
ho refused to obey the Legislatuio in disclosing
the awful oaths and . objects of that blood-stained
Institution. And yet we see soino of our friends
becoming lukewarm, and talking about "concili
ation," because among Whigs are bitter Masons,
with whom our friends wish to fraternize, and
thus virtually aid the Masonic Institution!—
How short-sighted or how insincere are such pol
iticians!
The Convention.
Our recommendation of a Conveption to
•
unite the Anti-Masonic party, has found favor with
every .Anti-Masonic newspaper. his,. Atiwever,
coarsely opposed by the “Spy" Democrat? This
we rejoice to see. We shall now.get Ad of, this
Vampyre. The Convention will be held. We ap.
prove of the suggestion of the Pittlburgh Gazette,
to bold it in Met instead of MAncu.
The first of the following articles is from the
Lancaster• Examiner, the second, from the Phila
delphia Commonwealth. We rejoice that those
two journals approve of our suggestion. •
The proposition to hold an Anti-Masonic
State Convention on the 4th of March next,
meets our entire approbation.as we presume
it will that of the great body of the Anti-
Masons of Lancaster county. Though at
the last Presidential election, there was,
fortunately, little or no division here, weare
aware that it prevailed to a considerable ex
tent in other sections of the State, and was
the chiefcause of the defeat of our Electoral
ticket. To reconcile these differences—to
re-unite those who have been separated by
the events of the last campaign—and to
Place the party on its former solid basis—
should now be the endeavor of every Anti
Mason. The course suggested by the Star
appears to be well calculated to accomplish
that object, rnd we hope to see it generally
acquiesced in. it cannot be concealed that
powerful efforts are making in different sec-
tione of the State to induce the Anti-Masons
to abandon their separate political organi
xatioo and array themselves under the ban
ner of other parties. These effortsare not
corfine - d to the Whig party alone. The Van
Boteriparty4fiatticularly the western por
tion- of it—have been equally ao active and
quite as successful in their exertions to se
duce us from our allegiance to our own prin
ciples and friends. As the embrace of either
of these antagonist parties would be death
to Anti-Masonry, there should be a deter
mined and uncompromising opposition to
the intrigues and wiles of both. By pre
serving a separate and distinct party prgani
valet) we have already been able to accom
plish much; and though final success may
be somewhat delayed by persevering in such .
a' course, it will be the more certain and
complete when it does arrive.
To TUE RESCIIB.--We subscribe heartily
to the following suggestion, [by the Gettys
burgh Star] and believe it will meet the
views of Anti-Masons throughout the State.
We now call upon our friends in liarrisburgh
to take up the measure at once, and deter
mine it one way or another. Let not the
same causes which last fall terminated in
our defeat, again occur. We are strong,
and ear strength need only be directed prop
erly:4o be hereafter triumphant. We be
lieve that the present is the time fbr action,
and wish measures to be gone into now, to
concentrate and apply our. united power.
Awake'? Dreadful Shipwreck-116 lives
KrThe barque Mexico, from Liverpool,
was wrecked on Tuesday last within sight
of New York, and 116 lives lost.
pj'A destructive fire occurred in Charlestown,
Virginia, on the 23d ult., by which six of the finest
houses in the centreof the town, and nearly all
their furniture, were destroyed! The loss is esti
mated at $22,000—0f which only about $l,OOO
was insured!
Extraordinary Phenomenon, and extensive
Calamity at Troy, N. Y.
The National Intelligencer publishes a
letter, dated at Troy, N. Y. Jan. 3d, d
addressed to a member of Congress, g
an account of a most astonishing and d d
ial calamity, which occurred in that cityitan
the evening •previous. The hill at the lo
er part of the city slid down, covering
houses, barns, &c. with men, women a n
children in them, and every thing else half
way to the river, passing over Sixth, Fifth
and Fourth streets to Third street.
Eight dead bodies and nineteen horses
have been dug out. No estimate is made
of the number of lives lost. The earth cov
ert the dead bodies to the depth, in some
places, of sixty feet. The noisn of the
avalanche resembled the sound of distant
thunder, and gravel fell like hail stones.—
rho writer acida.—wro add to the dreadful
sublime, the water come foaming down the
hill in a torrent. It is now"4lithlnt that the
earth about here is volcanic, or that the
water comes from the mountains east of us.
The swamps that are nut filled up with earth
are filled with water. It is a melancholy
day wi!thtis.'.!
-.:».o«
0 j The Directors of the Poor have appointed
Mr. SAnITXL WITIItnOW (Merchant,) Treasurer
of the Poor-house funds, and Mr. Qurtrris Aux
rrnoxo Stewart, from the first of April next.
I====
Rail Road elleeting
Agreeably to public notice, a large and
respectable meeting of the citizens of Adams
County, was held at the Court-House, in
"the Borough of Gettysburgh, on the 7th of
Jan. 1887, %Olen GEO. SMYSER, Esq.
was appointed Chairman,and GEORGE ZIEG
LER Esq. Secretary.
On Motion of T. C. Miller, Esq. a Com
mittee of nine was appointed to draft reso
lutions expressive of the sense of the Meet
ing—whereupon T. C. Miller, Sampson S.
King, D. M. Smyser, James Cooper, S. H.
Buehler, Col. J. IX Paxton, J. B. M'Pher
son,Jacob Keller and Isaac Wierman,Esqs.
were appointed said committee,reported the
following, which were adopted—viz:
WHEREAS, at the last session of the Le
gislature an appropriation was made to the
Gettysburgh Extension of the Pennsylvania
Rail Road—and whereas said appropriation
is insufficient to complete the same,
Therefore
Resolved, That in view of the great bene
fits that will result to the citizens of Adams
County, and the State at large,from its com
pletion, we respectfully request our Repre
sentatives in the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiies to use their exertions to pro
cure such an appropriation, ns will complete
the said Road or so much of it as the finances
of the State will justify.
Resolved, That copies of these proceed.
ings be forwarded to our members in the
Senate and House of Representatives, to. be
laid by them before their respective Houses.
Resolved, That these proceedings be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and
published in all the papers of the'ounty.
GEO. SMYSER, Chairman.
GEO. ZIEGLER, Sec'ry.
Foun PERSONS Ham TO DICATTI.—The
Montreal Vindicator of the 22d alt. says,—
"A wooden building at Huntington,occupied
as a carding-mill joiner's shop,and dwelling
house,was burnt to tits ground on the morn
ing of the 15th ult. Melancholy to relate
the inmates of the building, consisting of
three females and a boy,all fell a prey to the
flames before any succour could be afforded
them. Their names are Mrs. Stephens, a
native of Chateauguay, (N. Y.) her son
George, aged 6 years, Hannah Stone, aged
25,a native of Bolton,(Vt.)and Olive Green
aged 13, daughter of Mr. Wallis Green, of
Godmanchester. ; Mr. Stephens, husband of
the unfortunate lady above mentioned, - was
absent on business at Fort Covington at the
time."
Baltimore rllarket.
From the Patriot of Saturday last.
FLOUR—The price of Flour $lO 25. Wheat
(foreign) $1 75 to $2 05 per bushel. Rye,sl 25;
Corn, 93 eta.; Oats, 62, (in demand.) Whiskey
41 eta. per gallon,by the brk Pork,S7 75.
On the 20th ult. by the Roy. Mr. Gateline, Mr.
JOHN BABLITZ,Of Adams county, to Mies StIeANNA
&Women, of York county. •
On tho 22d, by the same, Mr. Lsvt SCHWARTZ
to Miss ELIZA ANN Fracictriosa—all of this co.
-
On the sth inst. by the Rev. Mr. Ws-rsom ' Mr.
WILLIAM Ram. of Straban township, to . Miss
MARY SANDOIV, of Menalien township.
On tho 31st ult., Mr. GEORGE BARR, of Mount
joy township, ago 53 years.
On the lst inst. Mr. WILLIAM BAILEY, Son. of
Franklin township. aged 65 years.
On tho 2d inst. Mr. JAMES SAMPLE, of Straban
township, aged 58 years.
On the ROM day, MAR JANE POLLY, wife of Mr
ANDRRW POLLY. of this borough, aged 94 years.
On the same day, MRS. SARAH MARTIN, wife of
Mr. ROBERT MARTIN, of this borough.
• On Thursday night last, Mr. DAVID Epic, of
this borough,. In the 73d year of his ago.
On the 29th Illt., Mr. SAMUEL Gosascin., of this
county, aged SG years.
On tho 25 ult, near Abbottstown; MRS. SARAH
MARES, aged 54 years.
There will be preaching in Christ Church
(new English Lutheran) on Sunday morning and
evening next.
There will also be prenteling on Sunday
next in UM Methodist church, & in Mr. M'Lean's.
ADAMS COUNTY LYCEUM.'
AMEETING of the ' , ADAMS COUNTY
LYCEUM" will boheld in the Court-house
in the Borough of Gettysburgh, on FRIDAY
EVENING NEXT, at 6 o'clock.
(0 - All persona desirous of promoting - the ob_
jects of the lavociation, are invited to attend.
R. W. MIDDLETON, Seery
January 9, 1837.
ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY.
o r ar TH E. members of the “Anii-Slavery
Society of Adams County" will please
to bear in mind that they arc. to Meet., according to
adjournment, at Pctereburgh, (York Springs,) on
Saturday next, the 14th inst.
O .As who aro favourable to their objebts are
invited to attend.
January 9, 1837. lt-41
I N pursuance of an order of the Orphans'
Court of Adams County,will be exposed
to public sale, on Saturday the 28th of Jan
uary &natant, on the premises,
A PLANTATION,
OR • ..:!=.•'
TRACT OF LAND,
Situate in Huntington township, Adams
county,two miles west ofPetersburgh,(York
Springs,) and convenient to the Turnpike
leading from Baltimore to Carlisle, adjoin•
ing lands of Jacob Funk, Moses Funk,Peter
Snyder and others,
Containing One Hundred Acres,
more or less. Tho improvements are a
convenient
• TWO.STORY BRICK
MI:: ct
well finished, .with Back Bu
Smoke•houee,a large Stone Ba
a wagon shed, corncribs, any
buildiugs, together with
ai newly built S&W MILE
with a constant supply of water; a thriving
oung orchard of choice grafted fruit, and a
ever-failing well of water with a pump near
the house. About 50 acres of the land are
cleared, of first-mte quality, in a good state
of cultivativation and under good fence—
part of which is excellent meadow, and the
residue in good timber.
(Cmamunicated
also--Snother Tract of Land,
Situate in the township aforesaid, adjoining
the above tract and lands of Jacob Funk
and others, containing about
Forty-Six acres, more or less,
all in good Tiinber except about 13 acres,
which are cleared & principally under fence.
All to be sold as the Estate of DANIEL
FUNK, deceased.
Persons desirous of purchasing, will be
shewn the above property by either of the
subscribers previous to the day of sale.
ipat'Sale to commence at 1 o'clock r. m,
when attendance will be given and terms
made known by •
MOSES FUNK, I Adm'ra de
DAN'L FUNK, lonia non.
By the Court, "
JAMES THOMPSON, Clerk.
4 January 9, 1837. ta-41
ADAMS COUNTY TEMPERANCE
CONVENTION.
AT the County Temperance Convention held
in thia . place in March last, the following re-•
solutions were unanimously adopted:- -
Resolved, That it is expedient that the several
Temperance- Societies of this County meet, by a
delegation of six members from each society, ni
• ttysburgh, on the First Saturday of March,an
nually, with a view to our mutual improvement,
and that in co-operation for the proniotion of Tem
perance, there may be concord.
Resolved, That to said Convention each Society
shall report. the number of members received the
past year—how'many (if any) have been expelled
as disorderly—and how many have withdrawn
with the permission of the society—and the whole
number in connection with the society. •
It was also left to the "Temperance Society of
Gettysburgh and its vicinty" to select the place of
the next meeting of the Convention.
At a moeting . of said Society, hold on the 26th
nit. the following resolutions were passed—
Reseteed, That the annual meeting of the Tem
perance Societies of Adams County be held in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in the Borough of
GettysbUrgh, at 10 o'clock A. Sr.
Saturday the 4th of *March
next. -
Resolved, Thit the Secretary cause notice to be
given in time, so that all the Temperance Socie
tiesin the county may be represented in said Con
vention.
Resolved, That the Editors of the different pa
pers be requested to give publicity to said notice.
ROBERT W. MIDDLETON, See'ry.
Gettyabargh, January 2, 1837. to -40
ItARttIED.
DIED.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
Public Sale.
4, MEETING of the Ycemg Men's Tens.
perance Society, will be held on Sat.
urdny next, in the court house, tit 6 o'clock
• One or more addresses may certainly be
expected, and an election for offieereforlhe
ensuing year will be held. • - •
Some interesting busines., important to.
the cause of Temperanee,vvill be tramtacted.
Anc. as the members of this Society have.
been rather remiss in attending its meetingi f
it is hoped they will all ptractuallOttlend.
The citizens of Gettysburgh generally are
invited to attend. .
WM. H. MILLER, Seci'iy.
January 9, 1837. ,
TEACHER WANTED.
. .
A .T-EACHER,to take one of the Schools
in Cumberland township, iii:wanted
immediately. Apply to
GEORGE GUINN.
January 9, 18:37. 3(-41.
EWERS of Administration have been
• granted.teihe subscriber, residing in •
Cumberland township, Adams county, on
the Estate of JOHN SCR RIVER, late of
Tyrone township, it. said county, deceaSed.
All persons indebted to said Estate are here.
by notified to come forward and make pay.
ment; and all persons having claims avast
the same, to present.them for settlement to
the subscriber on or before the first of A.
pril next.
BENJAMIN SCURIVER, Acn t r.
January. g, 183.7. Bt-40.
Saddles! Saddles!
SADDLES!
Important Inv - yr OT eTatilt
in S - pring-seated
%ADDLES%
IrrilE Subscriber respectfully informs the
- 15 - Public generally, that he has purchas
ed the Patent Right for making, and vending
Spring-Seated • Saddles of the
Zig Zap;'. or IP spring in
the Seat,
And also a Spring attached to the Girth or
Girths and to the tree. The saddle is made
with or without a Pommel, just as persons
may fancy.
Saddles made upon this plan are incom
parably superior to any heretofore in use,
in point of strenglh, durability and elastici
ty, to the horie and rider. The application
of the spring to the girth is productive of
ease and comfort to the horse, and protects
him from injuries arising from violent or
sudden exertions. ' The Spring is also ap
plicable to LADIES' SADDLES.
(Krit is deemed unnecessary to state any
-e. , The public are invited brad'
for themse l ves._ ..
'he Subscriber returns his su i cere
his Customers arid 'the Public - in
, car the very liberal support extend
nim, and would respectfully inform
them that he has at all times
A LARGE AND GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
Saddles, Bridles, Alartiv.-
. gals,
AND ALL KnyokOF
Carriage, Wagon*At Cart
HAR.VE I y.
At his Old Stand in Sout Itimore Street,
Gettysburgh.
O 7 All kinds of MA IKA/49 'Men
in exchange for work.
DAVID M'CREARY.
December 26,1838. tf-39
Notice is hereby Given,
TO all Legatees and other persons con
corned, that the ADMINISTRA
TION ACCOUIV TS of the deceased per
sons hereinafter mentioned,will be presented - :
to the Orphans' Court of Adams County, for
confirmation and allowance, on Monday eks
23d day of January next, viz:
The Account of Jacob Kellar, Executor -
of the Estate of John Kugler, deceased.
The Account of Daniel Bender and - Jacob
Bender,Executors of Michael Benderoilec'd.
JAS. A. THOM PSON, Register.
Register's Otfice,Gettys.
burg, Dec. 20, 1836.
"Notice 1$ herelyslreat
Tall persons concerned, that ihe roit
1. lowing TRUSTEE ACCOUNTS
are filed in the Prothonotary's Office at Get.
tysburgh,and will be presented to the Judges
of the Orphans' Court of Adams County : on
Monday the 23d -day of January next, for
confirmation and allowance—viz:
The Trustee Account of James McEI
woo, Esq. Trustee of ThOmas Brandon.
B. GILBERT Proth'y
December 26,1836. tc-39,
CLARE'S OLD ESTA.BLIaIIEarI
LUCKY. OFFICE,
N. W. Corner of Baltimore Ind Calvert Streets,
(Ender the Mtwara.) ' •
Where have been odd Prizes,/ Prises
Prizes!!! in Dollars Millions of illions!
BALTIMORE CITY, MD.
pIiTOTLCE.—Any person or persons thro'
" out the Union who may desire to , try
their luck, either in the Maryland - State
Lotteries, or in authorized Lotteries'of oth
er States,sorne one of which are dmarn daily,
Tickets from ONE• to'TEN;DOLLARS, -
shares in proportion, are respectfully re-
quested to forward their orders by mail (Post
Paid) or otherwise enclosing CABII or yam
newcTs, which will' be thankfully received
and executed by return mail, with the same
prompt attention as Woe personal applies
tinnomd the result given when requested ins. ;
mediately idler the drawings. -
Please address,
JOHN cx.ARK,
N. W. co, n'r of Baltimore and Odom& amigo,
• under the Museum. ,*-• 2
March 28,1858. 1
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