Sta itatiner. At anA am, luttrwyearly Ia advance. 01IITTYISBURGII. PENN. MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1831. q"g 'g' From the Harrisbargh Telegraph. roice of idifsiti-alagossry. At a large and respectable meeting of Democratic Anti-Masonic citizens of Dau. phin county, and of members of the Legis latuie,and A,ntt-Masonic citizens from many of the counties of the state, held agreeably to public notice, in Alter's Large Room, on the evening of the 22d of February, the following proceedings took place - CHARLES 'OGLE, of Somerset, was appointed President. I v Join TAYLO of Indiana, JAMES PAUL a Montgomery, min G Komori. of Somer. Bet, WALTER OL ER of Mercer, WILLIAM RUTITERFoRD of ) Dauphin, GEOsoE W. HARRIS of tiarrislhirgh, ANDREW GRAY! DON Of liarrisburgfi, and ISAAC UPDEORovE of Dauphin, Vice Presidents. - Nathaniel P. Hobart, George Porti,jr. Thomas C Family, and Thos. IL Bur. roves, Secretaries. On motion, a committee of twenty-one was appointed toprepare resolutions expres• sive of the sense of the meeting. The coin snittee were JAM Es TODD, of Philadelphia. THABDEUS STEVENS, of,Adarns. Moses SULLIVAN, of Butler. THOMAS ELDER; of Dauphin. SAmeet, Suocu, do. THEOPHILUS FENN, do. JACOB DUCE, do. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, of Cambria. ConrißLles Cowes, of Lancaster. JOIIN RAMIE, of Beaver. ELIJAH BAnnirr, of Erie. HENRY M. WATTS, of Allegheny. JOSEPH. WALLACE, of Jr/within. - JOSEPH HENDERSON, do. WILLIAM M'CLURE, do. FRANCIS likainss of Chester. JAMES, WPONKEY 2 of York. . JACOB ALTER, of Dauphin. DAVID HUMMEL, jr. do. HENRY PEFFER, do. Roam? M. THOMPSON, do. Who, after retiring for that purpose, re ported the following resolutions, which, al ter duo consideration were adopted, and 'ordered to be signed by the officers of the meeting, and published; 1... Resolved, That the object which the Democratic Anti-Masonic party have in view, is the preservation of .our Republican institutions, and the Supremacy of the LBWS 0f144 Land. 2. Resolved, That the Antiignsonic party do not desire merely the triumph of their candidates for office, hut chiefly hope to aid by it the triumph of the moral and .political principle, that secret societies and 'combinations are at war with a republican government, and the allegiance which every man owes to his country; and that, in the language of the lamentable Wirt. "all oaths and all combinations which conflict with , euch allegiance, are treason against society 'and 'a wicked conspiracy against the laws •of God and man,that ought to be put down." 3. Resolved, That Democratic Anti- Masonry aims to establish and sustain the great prominent principle that lies at the bottom of our political institutions—the principle of Democracy—which is the sovereignty of the people and the suprema cy of their, laws, to the exclusion of all pri vileged orders, open or secret combinations or- any other kind,of AristaCracy—and that uncompromising opposition to Free. Mason ry, and all combinations whose principles and organization have a tendency to destroy the just and equrd rights of the People, is a fundamental principle of Democracy. 4. Resolved,' That, (in the language of the Father of his country) "all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character." are of dangerous tendency, and calculated to aid the "projects of faction",e— and that such ' combinations and associa tions are likely, in the course of time and things, to become patent engines by which cunning, ambitious and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people, and usurp for themselves the reins • of government." 5. Resolved, That ever having been the firm supporters of Democratic principles and equal rights,- we invoke all true friends of our common country—all who desire to sustain our free institutions in their purity —to unite with us and march under the broad banner of equal rights to new tri umphs. 6. Resolved, That a National. Conven tion for the nomination of candidates for National offices, is in accordance with Democratic Anti-Masonic Usages, and a proper means by which we , can give cora. dance to our friends in the purity nod per manency of our principles and party organi zation, and extend their influence through out the Union. 7. Resolved, That we earnestly recom mend to the several counties in appointing .delegates to the State Anti-Masonic Con vention to be held in May next, to instruct. their delegates upon the subject of a National. 'Convention to nominate candidetes:tii. the office of President and Vice I', United States. - 8. Resolved, That we ei that All opponents or sHooti. • throughout the State auz Union, Wherever they .roay have been found, and however scattered at the last Presidential election, will reunite with us in the holy cause which first detached us front other parties, and brought us together; and aid us with their talents, persevereace and energy, to break down the bloody restitution of Freemason try, which ie is-animated by our distractions, and oncetnere eniboldened openly to exhi itaerowne----ita mitres—its sceptres, and its Resoltied, That white we invite the flitted. and patriotic of all parties to join pot Wiaidard, yet we will be seduced by no .itsdtleelltleutis, however plausible, to form - .7 any coalition or amalgamation tending to merge our perty, or obliterate our princi plesc for we believe that ALL the great in terests of the State and Nation can and will be , fully protected and promoted by the triumph of the Anti• Masonic party, but that many of those vital interest, will be sus tained by No other party. It). Resolved, That any attempt to form n new party upon the wreck of Anti• Mason ry, is calculated to overthrow the present State Administration, and re-establish the supremacy of the Lodge, and ought to be discountenanced by every friend of his coup• try. Resolved, That in the administration of JOSEPH RITNER, the Farmer of Washington county, we have thus fir realiz• ed our most sanguine expectations: That, should the measures recommended by him be adopted, the people of Pennsylvania will behold the bright prospect of a speedy arri val of an era of great prosperity to our Com monwealth: They are already relieved from the onerous system oftaxation nut upon them by the former Masonic administration:— Our public improvements will be completed without any increase of the State debt:— And our education system will be placed on a firm and rational basis, that will insure to all--the poor as well as the rich—the bless ings of education. Under such an adminis. tration, the great interests of the Common• wealth will be sustained, and the people be prosperous and happy. During the evening, the meeting was briefly but eloquently addressed by the President, Messrs. Ford, Mowry, McClure; Stevens and Todd. Signed by the officers. CHARLES OGLE, President. For the Star & Banner. I not only nnticipated, but was fully aware that our electioneering Legislature would in their mighty travail bring forth a mouse rierthe fruit of their labours—but from a statement copied in the Star, from the Harrisburgh Telegraph, was truly thunderstruck, that the little animal would cost so much of the people's money! Thir teen bills (a baker's dozen!) passed for the benefit of the good Citizens of this Com monwealth, at a cost of THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS A PIECE, IS a most striking and true commentary upon the reform of mod ern times! What favourites these "Solons" of Harrisburgh must be with the chief of the white 'House at Washington! The Kitchen Cabinet could not have done the business More genteelly themselves! %V hat glorious :Colleagues these "economists" would have made for the Roman "Cato" and "Lycurgus!" Those Law-givers sink into obscurity, when compared to such an incorruptible mass of party patriots! In such hands the republic is safe! All they want rs plenty of money! And as the people seem to ben sponge that they squeeze at plea sure; there is little doubt that their honest zeal will be stopped for want of means, while their power lasts! How overflowing should be our gratitude for so many cheaply . pur chased Aivoural It corresponds with the price of Flour, and like the last harvest, we are not only to have a short crop, but the greatest 'portion of that cheat and straw! Thirteen acts and tho session not three fourths 'mat! Oh, ye sages! ye wise men of the East! Solomons of Pennsylvania! Democrats dyed in the wooll keep on in your glorious course of usefulness, t4r the people may take a stand, and the present may be your last chance to secure inimortaltty!— Therefore, I beseech you, make good use of your time, and adjourn not without adding a few more instances of your Industry, tal ents, and wisdom, to advance the public interests! Be up and n doing, for should your constituents consign you to a political grave, you can then adopt the Sailor's epi aph— One exclaiming, hero as snug As a Bug in a rug!" While another can echo .11lem I lie snugger Thin that t'other bugger!" But to adopt a more serious manner, is it not truly deplorable tome time passing and money squandered, without any advantage to the public? Compare the usefulness of the last to the present Legislature, and how humiliating the contrast! The former was fruitful, and or great public benefit. ' The majority of the present have done nothing useful themselves, but prevented its being done by the minority. It was a remark made by the Father of our Country, that the people would ultimately think right, but they must sometimes be made to feel before they did so. We are now feeling at every point—in Character, Pocket and high Po litical standing! The people have felt and are feeling—the last Presidential campaign demonstrated this. The hand-writing was plainly seen upon the wall; and before the revolution of another year, the immaculate, modern Democratic, Jackson, Van Buren humbug administration party, will be laid aside by the people, where the "dog's will not bite them"—l mean at home! SLEEPY DAVID. Huntington township, Adams County. From the York Republican The State Debt. On Monday the 20th inst. Mr. Kauffman of Lancaster county offered in the House of Representatives at Harrisburgh the sub .-ill:tea preamble and resolution, which that - &yr laid on the table. _On a subsequent '-eccaiiion, the House refused 'to take up the 'Subject. This, we consideres amounting to a refusal on the part of our Van Buren le. gishitors to do any.thing towards reducing the state debt—an object which every Penn sylvania statesman ought to keep near his heart. We do not believe that the action of the Van Bare . nites on this subject is approv ed by the people. "WHEREAS, by an act of Congress, ses sion of eighteen bundled thirty fiVe and six, providing that the Surplus Revenue of the United States shall be deposited with the several States; And Whereas, the part thus coming to Pennsylvania will be nearly four millions of dollars, of which the legislature has made a temporary disposition, ofonly a bout two hundred thousand dollars of said money will be required as part of the'cur- rent expenses of the state, during the present year: And Whereas, after making a liberal appropriation to extend the main rines of the state improvements in the current year, there will be a surplus of deposite, amount ing to about two millions of dollars which cannot be given to the people generally, to whom it justly belongs, in a more equitable mariner than by releasing them of so much of the state debt: Therefore, "Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, That the State Ti easuror be, and he is here by authorized to redeem so much of the state stock, not exceeding two millions of dollars, as may be offered for sale during the pre. sent year: provided it shall not cost n'••f than two per cent. above par: Provided al so, that the State Treasurer shall not draw on the deposite Banks for more than one halfof the said Surplus thus deposited in any one quarter, to be drawn by him according to the provisions of the net making a tempo• rary disposition of Pennsylvanians share of the Surplus Revenue." ......••0 0 04,.... co"- The Washington correspondent of the Now York Express says, with force and truth, and en. viable candor.— But the people--the multitude--the migh ty mass of people—are :Machold to the Union —and when the day comes when the train is lighted to blow up the Union, the hand that put the torch to it, will be branded with everlasting infamy—far blacker than what rews on the name of a Catalina or a Borgia. The votes in reference to the right of petition which slaves have, terminated, as I presumed they would in an immense ma- jority pronouncing that petitions from slaves are out of order--cannot ho received —and that they have no constitutional right to pe• titior,. This is a different question from that the other day presented to the House, pronouncing the presentation of petitions from slaves as inimical to the Union. Many of the Northern.members who voted upon this last resolution, voted upon this distinc tion, that slaves have the natural ri A .;ht of petition in common with nil men, hut under our limited form of government, no conven tional right, being deprived of their natural right under the Constitution. Thus you see Congress has been dabbling in deep metaphysics, and turning their hall into dis putes worthy of the Aristotelian doctrine of the middle ages, instead of attending to the public business. - Ali parties seem to be now literally satisfied. You have no idea of the caucusing which has brought the North and the South together. I am rejoiced That we have a prospect of quiet again. J. Q. Adams has escaped some how or other in a "blaze of glory." Not twenty votes could have been found to pass a direct censure upon him. Every body blows him up and de- nounces him, and yet every body listens to him, and in this controversy he has display ed an influence and an eloquence truly sur prising. His two efforts on Friday and Saturday evenings, were among the most brilliant displays of varied eloquence the House has witnessed since Mcbuffie's day. To morrow it is petition day again, and it is highly probable that the old man has another half bushel of abolition petitions, with which he will set the House into anothet storm: The truth is this: There is no . managing him; he is obstinate, and he has intellect enough to maintain 'himself - against any man who puts himselfin his way. • As a par ty man, he is like a wondering Arab—and ho never pitches his political tent more than one night in one place. The House have now been endeavoring to 'cage him the whole session, and at last he usually has ingenuity enough to put the whole House in the wrong, and to come much nearer ob• twining a vote of praise than of censure, as he has in these four days war.. Let him ulone, is the only way of managing him. Gaines and Scott. The following extract from a late despatch of General JERHUP to the War Department, (says the York Republican,) is worthy of attentive pc. rusal; more especially when it is remembered that the writer is the person who first impeached General Scott's measures, in a letter addressed by him to Blair, editor of the Globe. Genl. JFSSUP BOOM to have found it far more easy to find fault with others, than to achieve victory hiniselft.— As an act of justice to all my predecessors in command, 1 consider it my duty to say that the difficulties attending military opera tions in this country, coals) propeily appre ciated only by those_acquainted with them. I have had advantages which neither of them possessed, in better. .preparations -and more abundant supplies, and I found.it im possible to operate with any prospect of suc cess, until I had established a line of depots across the country. This is a service which no man would seek with any other view than the mere per formance of his duty; distinct ion, or increase of reputation, is out of the question, and the difficulties are such, that the best concerted plans may result in absolute failure, and the best established - reputation be lost with. out • fault. It• I have at any time said aught in die• paragement of the operations• of ot!ieris in Florida, either verbally, or in writting, of ficially or unofficially, knowing the country as I now know it, L consider myself bound as a man of honor to retract it. From.the Canton Ohio Repository, 4 , Persecution for Opinion's sake:, Many of Mr. Clay's political opponents, who are ever eager to seize upon every tri fling circumstance which can be used to pre sent him in an unfavorable Jight before the public, are endeavoring to show that he is in favor of prohibiting the emigration of Cath olics from foreign countries in'o the United States—and some have gone so far as to as sort that he has reported a bill, in the Sen ate, to that Neither of these stories are true. Mr. Clay is a statesman of too enlarged and liberal sentiments to favor any such ahem°. He merely presented a peti tion, on the subject in question, as will be seen by the following extract from the pro ceedings of the Senate, of January 21st, as published in the National "Mr. CLAY presented -the petition o sundry inhabitants of Wirtsborough, Sulk- van county, New. York, and as it was not long, he asked the it might be read. The document• was accordingly read,and proved to be a kind of remonstrance, on the subject of Roman Catholic emigrants to this country, brought in under the aUspices of Popes, Cardinals, Bishops, &c. It insisted on the impropriety and inexpediency of al lowing so many persens to enter the coun try, whose practice and tenets were avowed ly and directly hostile to our republican in stitutions, and especially prayed Congress to institute commissions, in various parts of the country. to procure information and re port on the subject. Mr. CLAY said some of the subjects prayed for, this Government had no power to grant, however alarming to these good and religious people the evils complained of, and the progress of Papacy, may be. But there was one object Mr. C. thought might be a proper ',object of inquiry, being within the power ofCongress; and that wasa change in our laws of naturalization. He, therefore, moved that the memorial referred to the Judiciary Committee; and was so referred. Can our Catholic friends, or any one else, perceive in all this, any thing like a disport• lion, on the part of Mr. Clay, to favor "per secution for opinion's sake!" Certainly not. Such a construction of it could only find a "local habitation" in the contracted views of a brawling demagegoe, who glories in exciting the worst passions of the human heart, for selfish and sinister purposes. A PRACIIER OF THE GOSPEL MURDER En!—We learn by a gentleman from.the neighborhood in which the hors id deed was perpetiatod, that the Rev. Isaiah Harris, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, was waylaid and murdered on the 23d ult. in Surrey county, near Cabin Pain!: he had been at his neighbor's, 3 or 4 miles from his residence, and was returning in his gig, and when within about 3 or 400 yards of his house, he was shot through the head by some one behind the gig. The perpe- trator of this horrible murder has not vet been discovered. [Richmond Religious Tel. INDIANA. --The Legislature of Indiana adjourned on the 6th inst. after a long and arduous session,and the passage of numerous bills ofa public and private nature, of more or leis importance. The great Improve. tnent Bill was, however, the measure which will characterise the late session of the Legislature of that young State, and confer upon it enduring Loner. MTSSOURL—Bunk Monsters.--The Legislature of Missouri adjourned on the 7th inst. after having passed 248 acts—one of which is for the establishment of a young "monster" called the Union Bank of Ails. solid, with a capitol of five and a half mul. lions of dollars. What will Col. BENTON sny, when he goes home? (Jr is it lawful for any State, except "loyal and faithful Pennsylvania" to establish bank monsters? So it would seem. Here is a five million monster in a young western State whose population bears about the same ratio to that of Pennsylvania, as do the of their two monsters, respectively. And M is. sissippi, too, has established a FIFTEEN MIL LION hank,--half the amount of the Penn sylvania monster, with less thou a tenth of her population and trade! Yet not a word of censure or condemnation is heard from "the democracy" against these States.— What has poor Pennsylvania done, to be placed under the ban, as she has been? Baltimore Patriot. The Washington correspondent of the New York Courier and "Enquirer writes:— The President is very very feehle,rindwill not be able to commence his journey to the Hermitage on the oth of March as he in tended. In consequence he has given no tice of his intention to take up his lodgings with Blair, of the Globe, on the morning of the third! ! I This may be a fit termination for si,ch an administration as the present, but it does not become the dignity of - the station that any Ex-President should do. miciliate hjaiself under the roof of such .a man as Blair, Mr- Butler will take up his residence at the White House with the new President. Mr. Alexander H. Everett, /thorny General of Boston, is to publish a Van Bu ren paper here, to take the place of the Globe, and in due season will receive a foreign mission as a reward for deserting his principles. The Oil of Indian corn is uszid in Cincin nati as a substitute for sperm or whale oil.— It is said to produce an equal quantity of light, to be quite as transparent and free from disagreeable odor, in addition to which it is not subject to freezing, having resisted the greatest degreeof cold during the pres ent season—say 6 degrees below zero.— The yield of oil is said to be half a gallon to the bushel, without destroying the qualities of the grain for distillation. A rt TurosTott - --The Bucks County Intel • ligencer cautions the public against an im postor named SLACK, who recently paid a visifto that neighborhood, and succeeded in swindling the religious and philanthropic out of a considerable sum. He travels about in a gig, in the most fashionable style, with a companion whom he represents to be his wife. H e i s sa id t o be a most plausible and artful beggar—but entirely destitute of hon or and honesty. Vlncrai A. STEWART, celebrated for his arrest oldie notorious Murel, has been arres ted himself at Grenada, Miss. on a charge of petty larceny, and recognized to appear for trial at the nest term of the Circuit Court for Yalabousha county. His prose cutor is one Matthew Clanton. Public opinion is said to be strong in favor of the accused. VALUABLE CARGO:---The British ship Albion cleared at Savannah on the 21st inst. for Liverpool, with a cargo of 233 n bales of Upland Cotton, valued at 81:15,671 19. 51/anszv.—What islllaje , ity, stripped of its extornalsl A► jest. " PIP CC 2 TIIIITII IS MIGHTY •SID WILL PIIKVAILLC:() Bank Investigation---Testimony of Thaddeus Stevens, Esq. , cO.On the 25th ult. Mr. STEVENS was called before the great Bank Inquisition to give evidence as to the "mode, manner and means" used by the U. S. Bank to obtain its present charter. We an nex that gentleman's testimony, as reported in the Harrisburgh Telegraph. We need not ask for an attentive perusal, for every thing emanating from the gigantic mind of that Statesman is so eagerly sought after and read by men of ALL par ties, that such a recommendation would be use less. So then here it is:— TuAnnros STEVENS, Esq. was called. Mr. Stevens stated that he desired to place in the minutes of this committee, a word or Iwo, which he hoped would go to the House with the proceedings. Mr. Stevens then read the following PRO TEST: This committee was appointed by the House of Repiesentatives "to inquire into the mode, manlier and means by which the Act of Ist Feb. IF+36, (chartering the Bank of the United States,) was passed, and also into the conduct of the stockholders of said Institution and their agents under said law," &c. The preamble to the resolution under which the committee was appointed, by very strange implication, charges the last Legislature, including the Senate as well as the House of Representatives, among other enormities, with being "Ouched by the mo ney of foreign corporations." I was a member of that Legislature, and am now subpmnaed before n committee of the House of Representatives of this Legis lature,to give evidence relative to the char ges contained in the preamble and resolution above referred to. The bank is not made a party to this in •quiry, nor notified or alloWed to appear be lbre the committee to protect its interests. This, therefore, is not an inquiry into the conduct of the bank in procuring its charter, but into the conduct of the members of the last Legislature, and into the "mode, means and manner," by which they passed the act referred to. Neither can it be a legitimate inquiry, nor do I understand the committee as proposing to prove by me the abuse of its corporate powers. sirce the acceptance of the charter by the bank. That could only be done by a joint committee of both brandi es of the Legislature. I deny the right of the House of Repre sentatives, or of both branches of this Le gislature, to inquire into the official conduct of the members, or any portion of them, of the Senate, or the last Home of Represen tatives, for the purpose of bestowing upon them or their acts, disapprobation, censure, punishment or infamy. Much less has one branch of the Legislature a right to investi gate or censure the conduct of any member of the other branch of even the same Le gislature. Such attempt would lie a palpa ble violation of the privileges of that body, against which it is the duty of every free man to protest. It would be as competent for any member of the members of the last House of Representatives to assemble to gether, andsit in judgment upon the conduct of the members attic present House of Re presentatives, as for this committee to ar raign the conduct, motives or acts of the last Legislature, a body of equal power, and altogether independent of, and above the jurisdiction of this Legislature. But admitting the present House of Re presentatives to possess such extraordinary powers, I deny the right to call upon the members thus charged to give evidence up on the investigation. Without reference to the indelicacy of such a proceeding, it is nothing less than charging a man with crime, and then inviting him to swear to his guilt! 1 therefore solemnly raurrsr against the jurisdiction of the present House of Repre sentatives attempted to be exercised in this .matter. This I do, not because I would alma the investigation, or desire to be released from testifying the whole truth, but least this pro ceeding should be cited as a precedent by some future Legislature, who, unlike the present intelligent and upright House of Representatives, may be ignorant enough to be made the tool of n tyrant, or corrupt enough to desire to break down the consti tutional barriers which protect the rights and liberties of the people, and place some favorite demagogue upon an Ameaican throne. Having discharg ed what I. deemed my duly in rejecting th e authority of the House,. wilt now cheerfully proceed to obey my inclinations in answering nny proper ques tion which it may bo'the pleasure of the corn mittee to propose to me. I thank the com mittee for the opportunity of affording in. formation upon a subject with regard to which the public mind has been so much alarmed. I request this protest-to bo placed on the journals of the committee, and reported with its proceedings to the House of Representa tives. TH A DDEUS STEVENS. February 25, 1837. M r. Stevens was then sworn. , Question by Mr. Johnson: Were you a member of the Legislature during the ses sion of 1835 and '6, and if so, were vou a member of the committee on Inland Navi gation and Internal Improvement? Answer: When I took the oath, I swore as nil witnesses do, to answer all legal ques tions. This 1 think not, a lekal question, because it is matter of record on the jour nals of the House, to which I respectfully refer the committee. , Messrs. Johnson and Gilmore thought the question legal and proper. Mr. Stevens said, of course if the commit tee declared this to be a legal question he should answer it. If the committee declared and put it in the record as such,- he would be satisfied. Mr. G.huore moved that the witness be directed to answer the question as a legal one, which was agreed to—Yeas 7, Nays 2. Mr. Stevens. I answer that I have already answered, hut to save the committee the trouble of looking for the record, I state, I believe it will then appear that 1 was a member of the committee on Inland Nevi- gation and Internal Improvements. Question by Mr. Johnson: Wi:l you be good enough to state. who was chairman of the committee oh Inland Navigation and In ternal Improvement the lasisession. Atp:wiiy: I beliove it will appear from fin same jsairtinls ihatWilliam B. Reed, 1..14 1. nl Plithitleltthia, was - chairman of that co.ii- Question by the same: Did, von nn till 19th of January, IF3ti, introdute whin int.) the flotifio entitled "An Act to :repeal tho Slate tax," 4t.c. Answer : 41 1 do not recollect no to date.; sufficiently to answer the question; but I did not introduce the bill referred to. I did repo!! the bill, by direction of the commit tee nn Int-rnal Improvements, Question by the same: Did you draft the bill yourself, the one reported to the ilonse? Answer: I ()Nee( to being asked or re quired.to answer in relation to what I did in my njAcia/ rapacity ass member of the last House of Representatives, unless it ho whether the batik of the United States, or any ol its agent% used corrupt means to pro cure the charter. I regard it as an illegal question, and wish the committee to de. cide tt and place their decision on their minutes. Mr. Johnson moved that the witness be required to answer the question ns a legal one, which was agreed to by 8 to I. Mr. Stevens then answered, 1 drafted a portion of it originally,but 4efore it came into the House it was all copied. Question 'by the same: Was that the bill (giving him the bill.) Answer: I presume it was. Question by the ; ame: Will you look into the inside and teat° who drafted the different parts of it, i. a. the different hand writing of the different parts? Answeri I do not believe I know all the hands here,'or any of them, except that of IVillitim B. Reed, which appears in several pare• But thisia nut the hand writing of he original draft. Qiiestion by the same. In any part of t, is the hand writing of Mr. M'llvame found? Answer: I am not sufficiently acquainted with Mr. M'llvaine's writing to speak with certainty, but am inclined to think some portion of it is in his hand writing. The great majority of the hand writing as far as it appears to me, is that of a gentleman who was here at the time, and who we requested to copy the bill, Mr. Fraley of Philadelphia, who wits here. concerned in the business of the Susquehanna canal company. Question by the Chairman: Please state , who composed and wrote the original bill entitled "nn act to repeal the state tax, &c." which provides for the rechartering of the Bank of the United States? • • Answer: Tho bill was not all drafted by any one person. -I drafted a portion of it. I recollect especially that section repealing the state tax. That portion which refers to the improvements of the stnte was principal ly, if not entirely, drafted by the chairman of the committee.. Mr. Reed, that part in corporating the Bank of the United States. I cannot say who wrote the original draft —it Wns aftbrwnrds amended'n good deal. Question: Was the original draft written in this place? Answer: I cnnnot soy where it was written. I first saw it in Harrisburgh. Question: Who gave it to you, and in whose possession was It when you first saw it? Answer: I am not able to recollect in whose possession it was when I.first saw it, but am inclined to think it was in the posses sion of John B. Wallace. Question by Mr. Johnston: state if you I know, why the bill to repeal the:itate tax, die. was reported to theliousaliy_thecom mittee on internal improvementa, instead of the committee of WRVS and menus; or the committee on hanks, to whom the matter, contained in said bill,'appeared more prop- , erly to belong? ,'::-, 1 . I Answer: I giVe , my own views alone.— When Joseph Ritner wee found tobe elect- i t ed Governor, and:r ascertained that I was a member of the Legislature, I began to I look about to divide some modo to carry on to completion the imp'rovements of the state, according to the origirMl intention, without , taxing the people. Wino' iTasing the state debt. As 'I believed Mr. Ritner had been elected under an, implied pledge by his friends, that the state debt should not be in creased, or taxation continued 'under his administration, and I believed it would tieJ equally unwise and unstates-mnnlike to stop the internal improvements of the state. I I therefore, so far as I was concerned, urged it upon my political friends to provide; to i, the hills themselves, making the annual ap,-. : propriations, for the payment of those app ' propriations without resort to taxation.— During the former administration, while 1 was in the Legislature, the practice had been for the improvement committee to re port the amount of appropriations for thwl improvements agreed upon, and then thel{ chairman of the committee of ways andir means, after all the items had' been agreedi l upon by the House, to add sections provid- } ing for borrowing money to pay for the un provements. I, and my political friends with', whom I conversed, were unwilling to - makel: , the appropriations unless we had the assn I ' that to complete them no loans should i ai l be resorted to. We therefore incorporatedl the appropriations for the improvement 1 the state, the repeal of the state tax, and th raising of funds to pay the appropriations, into one bill—making the passage of the appropriation part dependant upon the pas i. sage of the residue of the bill, and the payin 1. for them. I may add, I deemed that neces sary to secure the passage of the whole bill as in the other branch of the Legislature majority was composed apolitical oppa' i nents of the present administration, many of whom we knew to be deeply anterester in the internal improvements of the Coin monwealth. We were able to devise at other means by which the people could be relieved from taxation, and the increase of the state debt prevented, except by securing th e b onu s upon the charter of the Bank of the United States. Question: Whnt wns the amount of bonus the Bank agreed to give originally for its charter? Answer: The Bank, within my know ledge, had never taken any action upon the question whether they would accept a char ter or what bonus they would pay, until of ter the bill passed the Legislature, and was sent to them. But, I saw a letter from Mr. Diddle to Mr. Wallier,stating that if a char ter wns tendered by the Li•gislature to the Stockholders, with a bonus of two millicns of dollars, be would recommend it to them to accept it on those terms. Question: Was not the amount of bonus given by the Bank for its charter dictated to the Legislature by Mr. Biddle, or some friend of the Bank? Answer: After the bill was reported, with the two millions of bonus, which Mr. Biddle said was the utmost they could give, and which the committee on internal improve• manta thought was an adequate compensa tion. it confidential adviser of the Governor. (By the chairman: Who is it, sir,) Mr. Bur rowes informed me that the Goyernor thoeglit the bonus too low. I enquired of n gentlemnn from Philadelphia, who stands high as a financier. (Who, sir, by the chair man?) William D. Lewis, Cashier of the Girard Bank, whether the bonus could be increased without doing injustice to the •Hank, and to what amount. He made a calculation and told me lie thought they could bear something more, inasmuch as they had seven millions of stock to sell,which lie thought they could sell at n considerable advance. When time bill came up in coin mittee of the whole, I moved to increase the honus,.tiy adding one and a half millions to be paid this spring, and I think one hundred thou Sand dollars n year, for seven years, to be paid. into time school fund. This was done tigiiinst the remonstrances Of these who Clninieci to be the friends of the Bank then in town. (Who. sir,) Mr. Wallace, who was here attending to the interests of the charter. Some gentlemen of the Senate was vet of opinion that the bonus was not yet .high enough, and so informed me. Among the meat I recollect Mr. Dickey and Mr. Penrose. I told Mr. Lewis I intended to move to raise it to one hundred thousand dollars a yeir for :30 years—the whole time ,of its charter. - He thought if it were so in creased fnr twenty years it would be a high .bonus, and as much as they ought to pay; and as it was an old institution they could bear it, and would pay it rather than reject the charter. I informed Mr. Wallace of my determination to move that amendment the next day. He told me he was certain the Stockholders would not give a dollar more, and if that amendment carried he . desired the bill to be negatived. I told him my mind was Made up to move it, and if it • did not carry, I would go - against the bill.— He said we would then get none of the bonus , for the charter would not be accepted. wentto Mr. Lewis and asked him Wale Bank of the United States refused the charter with that'boaus,whether.hn would assure me that :the Girard Bank would accept it,if tendered to them. He told ene that he would under take.. that the Girard Bank would accept it in that event, or some Other Bank. I then drew a section, providing that if the Bank of the U. S. refused to accept the charter, • the Governor should tender the same char ter to the Girard Bnnk, or tiny other char- tered Bank of the Commonwealth of Penn- • sylvania. I went back and showed that i - section to Mr. Wallace and told him, that after the bonus had been increased, I should offer:that as an additional section of the bill, and that we would pass the bill whether the Bank agreed to accept it or not. He told me he had no longer any business here, and he would return to Philadelphia. He, and .- I think Mr. Lewis, started off that evening, and rode, as they afterwards told me, all night; ter Philadelphia. I offered the amend ment the next day, which I have referred te"Atiiticreastng the bonus, and after a good 11.040 - epposition it passed. A gentleman fiom Philadelphia desired me to withhold - ,the other tietti4M,.until Mr. Wallace should • return,forotlthod . ;,If he had st rong assurances that it wouldrittin4ilopted,Yet he had some hope they- - 4 . .chtinge their minds. Mr. Wallace 640 irr-4ite`td he had conversed *l\ with twit. gentle trill - interested in the Bank, Mr. Elihn Chatilrey end Mr. Biddle. Mr. Chauncey vvrts awry, and said he would not take it, but Mt:ail:ldle said ho thought it was best to let ittAutref - ;':.", Question.lryAeollmore: You state that the Govetribr wasnotstitisfied with the bonus. What was theldeAlrethir Governor as you understood it,risle the amount that the bonus - . should be? ' Answer: The Governor felt great inter. est for the schools, and was anxious that .one hundred thousand dollars a year for thirty )ears, should be given, if the Bank .• could bear it,which he supposed they could. ' • . , Question: Was this nfler or before the cal culation mode by Mr. Lewis? , • Answer: I never knew that the Governor • knew any thing about the calculation of Mr. - 'Lewis, flu., I considered it confidential, and • .should not have disclosed it here, had not I been obliged to by the resolution of the com .mittee. •• Question: Was it after you had the con sultation with Mr. Lewis that the Gover _ • nor thought that the bonus should be mum. sod? . Answer: It was before, and I consulted Mr. Lewis to see if the Bnnk could stand it. Question: Did the project of incorporat ing the Bank occur to you before the holt. days? Answer: It occurred to me shortly -after the election, and - I consulted my colleague, •,Mr. M'Sherry, upon the subject. Question: In what manner did vr.o in . tend to bring the :natter before the Legis - - •lature? Answer: Just as it wee brought. That was my plan. Mr. M'llvaine objected to that plan, and desired to have the naked bill chartering the U. S. Bank, reported by the committee on banks. Question: Did you understand, when the idol originally- occurred to you ofchartering the Bank, that the Bank.would not apply for a charter; but woulaacc i 4t one it tendered? Answer. At that time I had not learned whether they would accept one or not. trained from Jackson sources that they would apply, and that the only thing which could effect the chatter was the Senate. Quesfioti by the Chairman: Do you know whether Mr. Wallace, or any other person, ever made any proposition to any member of either branch of the Legislaiure to promote their individual interest, di reedy or indirect ly, if they would vote for the bill? Answer: I never knew any such thing. I heard Mr. Conrad swcur it. Question by :1i r. English. Did you sug gest to John EL Walker or E- E. Penny packer, or both of them, the idea or the propriety of writing to Mr. Biddle, asking of him upon what terms the Bank would accept a charter? Answer: I did not know that either of them had or intended to write, until Mr. Walker brought me the letter of Mr. Biddle, though had often talked with Mr. Walker on the propriety of tendering the Bank a charter. STAR 4 REPPBLICAN BANNER, GETTYSBURGH, PA. Monday, afrarch 6, I 537. KrThe ‘Vngon price of Flour in Haiti more-810 25. TO CORRESPONDENTS. crrSeveral communicntions nre on hand,which will he noticed in our next. cri-We recommend the article on our first page from our talented correspondent, LYDIA JANE.— We have frequently heretofore had the pleasure of presenting this Lady's talented effusions to our readers—hut we have seen none yet which we con sider equal to the one headed "Hs Dr Ea." The tone of beautiful and touching moral feeling that pervades it., cannot fail to strike a kindred cord and waken a responsive echo in every heart of sen sibilitY. We hope long to be favOred with the cor respondence of the fair and gifted authoress. . - To make room for new advertisements and the important testimony of Mr. STEVENS, many Editorial and other articles have been crowded out. lUnion and Harmony. It is with unfeigned pleasure that we give place to the proceedings of the Democratic Anti- Masons,as copied from the lEtrrisburgh Telegraph. Our pleasure is the more heightened, by observing that in that meeting the ablest men in the party, who unfortunately differed as to the course we ought to have pursued at the lust Presidential canvas, united together in carrying out the prin ciples which first founded the great Democratic Anti-Masonic party. This step, by those valued members, will re-unite the whole party hereafter, and we will present such a solid phalanx at the next election as will carry destruction into the enemy's ranks, and prostrate forever that vile fac tion which sacrifices every thing at the shrine of the Lodge. Its influence is already perceptible, if we may judge from its tone, in the last number of the Harrisburgh Democrat. That paper up proves of the proceedings, with the exception of the resolution approving of a National Conven tion. Wo hope, however, that the Democrat will not make that a question of difference. The Editor is of the opinion, we presume, that the Con. vention will reject the claims of Gen. Hennrsox, and on that supposition is hostile to the holding of a National Convention. This is not our opinion. We believe Gem Harrison will be the selection of that body. Then, let us all, who desire the success of Anti-Masonry—:-the prosperity of our State, by upholding the present firm and enligh tened Administration—and the total defeat of that vile party whose leader was crowned on Saturday last, rally, in uNtost and HARMONY, around those leaders of our party who have nobly stepped for ward and set us the worthy example of sacrificing minor considerations for the good and success of our great and lending principles. We ask this of all who claim to be Democratic Anti-Masons.— Let our actions be, 4 .VNITED WE ARE, DEFEAT US WHO CAN!" James Thdd, Esq. o::.Tlint vile sink of pollution, the "Harris.. burgh Intelligoncer," is out against this gentleman, because ho will not go with its Editor in his cru sade against the State Administration! It was our misfortune to differ with Mr. Tonn, as to the course ho ought to have taken in the December Convention of 1835. But we are now willing, for the good of the great cause in which we are en gaged, to forget the past, and go hand in hand in future for the promotion of our principles. That Mr. Todd's acting upon this principle should be matter of mortification to the simpleton of the In telligencer, we aro not surprised. And the epithet; "turncoat," "degraded suppliant," by Strong, will have no other effect than that of more firmly re uniting the friends of Messrs. STsys:cs and Tone. The Intelligeneer can no longer be pointed to as having any claims for support from the friends of either of those gentlemen, or from the State Ad ministration; and were the Editor actuated by thaw principles ever hold sacred by the Craft into which he has crept, ho would either desist from "biting the hand that feeds him," or refuse the food presented by that hand. An honorable. highminded soul will, it is true, oftentimes bestow his charity upon the wretch that repays him with ingratitude;but despicably mean and narrow-souled is that creature who will receive the charity, but yet return the ingratitude! And from henceforth all who uphold Strong in his present course, should be regarded as insincere in their professions for either the success of Anti-Masonry, Gon. Harrison, or of the State Administration. Brutal Outraze: c•We find the following notice of a brutal out rage in the last number of the Harrisburgh Demo crat. Wo learn that the poor girl has since died! The Governor hes issued a Proclamation offer ing a reward of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the apprehension of each of the abaneoned scoundrels who were guilty ot perpetrating, with in the limits of our borough, the brutal crime of ravishment. Several of those engaged in this hellish deed were arrested immediately on infer• =non being made. At the time ofissuing the Proclamation,Martin !Aver, Henry , Loyer, John Lupton and George Morton were running at large. Martin and Hen. ry Loyer have since boon apprehonded,and lodged in the Jail at this place. The other two are thus cescribed by the Governor: "Jim; Lerro:v alias Emmert. an Englishman by birth, about :21 years of age, light complexion, rather pale, heavy made, had on • green castanet iroundabout." 'Grottos MORTON, about 18 or 20 years of a g e, about .5 feet 8 inches in heig!.t, had on a pair of striped castanet pantaloons and_ roundabout." Mon( 8.1131:13' 1133317RGE. Correspondence of the Gettrsburgh star. HARRISBURGH, 'arch 2d, 1837. In consequence of the haste in which my last letter was written, I unintentionally neglected to notice the proceedings of the great Anti-Masonic Meeting held on the night of the 22d, nt Alter's Tavern, in this Borough. It was ono unusually large, and was composed of the sterling and well tried Anti-Masons from all parts of the State.— The Honourable CHARLES OGLE, of Somerset, one of the earliest supporters, and most powerful advocates of our principles—as you will observe from the published proceedings—presided as Chairman, with honor to himself and the highest possible degree of dignity. It was a spectacle gratifying in the extreme, to see the unanimity of feeling which pervaded the whole assembly, and equally cheering to bear the temperate, yet firm and manly determination of the men compos ing it, to adhere to original principles; and honestly resolving, that for the attainment of greater ends, all minor differences should be forever buried in oblivion. They felt and acted as though the ob ject for which they have so long and anxionsly struggled, has not yet been achieved; they have declared their unalterable attachment to first prin ciples and by them, they have once more resolved to stand or fall. The members of that meeting were not to be deceived with the oft fold tale that ' , Masonry is dead." They knew too well that it still exists; and emboldened by recent triumphs over the majesty of the laws and the Supreme pow er of the land, she has with harlot-like impudence, displayed her mitres, her crowns and sceptres for the purpose of imposing upon the minds of the weak and credulous. Under these circumstances, then, it could not prove otherwise, then pleasing to behold those who first arrayed themselves against and defied the powers of the Lodge, true to their original purpose, openly determining to cease their warfare only when the Constitution shall he pre served inviolate, and the Laws supreme, by the utter annihilation of that mother of abominations, of infamy and crime, the Masonic Institution. There are still so great a number of Petitions pouring into the House, that Friday morning was chiefly consumed in getting through with this order. In Senate, the Bill granting the right of trial by jury to persons apprehended as fugitivolaves, was taken up in committee of the whole. Mr. JAMES of Chester county, spoke at length on the subject, and in favour of the passage of the Bill. Dr. Bun- DEN opposed it on the ground of inexpediency at this time, inasmuch as it might servo to exasper ate the Southern gentlemen. The debate being continued to a late hour, the committee rose and has been sitting every•day?'this week upon the sa:ne subject. This morning, Messrs. DICKEY and Psx HOSE made strong and powerful speeches in its support; the former replied chiefly to Dr. Burden, who spoke yesterday; while the latter, in replying to Mr. LE ET, made a most hcantiful play of eloquence. Among other things asserted by him, he said—that he was no abolitionist, that his desk had been ladened with papers -and docu ments upon the subject of Slavery, but he had never rend or examined them, he was totally unac quainted with the subject; yet he felt free, to say, that in thus neglecting to inquire into those objects which the wisest men' and purest patriots, not only of this, but of bye-gone ages, were so desirous of effecting, he had done that which, in his opinion was far from being right. Sir, said he, if you deny the rights of this State to protect her own citizens, if you deny that the right of trial by jury can be extended to preserve the pers....nil liberty of those citizens, than which there is none more estimable in value; if for the mere sake of expedi ency and conciliation you are willing to leave an issue in fact of so much magnitude clrpend upon the fallible judgment of one man, - rather than a disinterested jury of the country, then, indeed, is your boasted liberties "but sounding brass and tinkling cymbals," and it will be in vain for any man to say, that he stands upon holy and conse crated ground, when he treads the soil of Pennsyl vania! But it is useless to attempt to-describe the powerful arguments or the brilliant ideas which escaped the Honourable Senator on this occasion. Those who had the. pleasure of listening to his remarks,will alone be able to appreciate their value. What the ultimate action of the Senate Will bo on this Bill, is as yet involved in great uncertainty; it will be considered again to-morrow. Mr. PENN T PACKER'S examination was continu ed in the afternoon of this same day, before the Bank committee, and grand investigator general, John hi//. On Saturday afternoon, Mr. B. A. Elf DLA CA( was examined, and when ho was dis charged, after having given in his testimony,which, by the bye, was,fair and honourable, THADDEUS STEVENS, Esq. was called upon to come forward: He did so, and 'previous to his being sworn, he produced and read a written protest, which. to say that it was the production of his pen, is to say that it was nn instrument of no ordinary nature.— It was brief, but the language, nt the same time that it was respectful, was firm and dignified. In it ho set forth his rights as a member of the late House, declared that ho entered it in order that his example in obeying the summons of the Com mittee might not be adduced as a precedent for future usurpations of power, on the part of any succeeding Legislature. His examination was not concluded until Monday evening, but before he was discharged some of the great men of the committee were completely used up, agreeably to the vulgar parlance of the day. If I remember right, john hill did not venture to ask him a single question while on the stand! Nothing' like un fairness, bribery or corruption was elicited in the course of the examination of the gentleman in question. The committee have held two or three sessions since; hut they are not so well attended as formerly, for this very good reason, that the great mass of the people look upon it as ono of the great est humbugs, ever devised to impose upon reason able beings. But very little of importance has been done in the Home during the last week, other than the passing of Private Bills. This afternoon, these ultra anti Bank men passed a Bill incorporating a Bank in Susquehanna County through commit tee of the whole. Thus you see, although they profess one thing, they are always ready to net differently! - Truly they are a consistent genera tion! Consolation for Old Maid* and Bachelors: In the House of Representatives, already noted for its profound wisdom and forethought, an act has been reported which will doubtless afford much consolation to broken-hearted Maidens and Bachelors on the .tvvrong-side of forty." The title of the aforesaid act reads, "An act for the en couragement of Matrimony." Of the ~encurnger nents" proffered in said act, we are not yet advised; but suppose they are similar to those stated in the net some time since reported, giving a gentleman in Union County a premium'of one hundred dol lars to each of his three children at one birth! mare Mr. 11.‘TiEW AV'S SALE. OBITUARY RBCOR P. DIED. On the 2d inst. Mr. Lawn; Morten, of Em raittshutgh, Md. aged about 70 years.. in Hagenitown, Md. on the Bth ult. after a long illness, 1 1 , i1m. Maas GaLwreas, in the 49th year of her age. On the 10th ult., Mr. Joav Sit-rzowrza, of Strahan township, in the 65th year of his ago. On the 17th ult. Mrs. &Milli:Tß Bit.tucilia,, widow of Mr. Samuel Braucher, dec'd, of Tyrone township, in the 46th year of her ago. On the 28th Jan. after a long illness, Mr. JA con 11 AItTLEY, of East Berlin, Adams county. On the 20th ult. MSS ANN WGINLEY. flaUgll - of Mr. Ebenezer M'Ginley, of Humiltonban township, aged about 22 years. RELIGIOUS NOTICES. gikla=tThe Rev. Dr. SCHMIXItiER will dose his series of Sermons on the CHRIRTINCH CHURCH, on Sunday morning next,at half past 10 o'clock, in Christ Church'. Subject,: The causes of sectarian strife among Christians, and the duly of the Church in view of her divi sions. Christians of all denominations are invi ted to attend, 0 :7.11ev. Mr. Leone will preach in the same Church in the evening, at early crrindle-light. ( : 1 --There will also he preaching on Sunday next in. Mr. Wigan's Church. PUBLIC NOTICES. Anti-Slavery Society. Igigr.liE members of the "Adams County Anti• Slavery Socie ty" will please to remember that the SE COND. SATU lt DAY OF MARCH was appointed for their next regular meeting.— The Society will convene in the Court house nt 1 o'clock P. M. A general attendance is requested, as business of importance will be transacted. Gettysbti4rh, March 6, 1837. Informatiou Wanted. __IOHN HENRY MULL was taken from °IF the City Of Baltimore in May, 1832, then aged shoot 13 years, by a certain JOSEPP 'TURNER, living at that time near Carlislo,Com berland county, Pa. In 1835, Turner removed to the Stite of Indiana, taking with him -Alto Raid John Henry Mull, in both instances without tho knowledge or consent of the boy's mother, who is a widow. Any information, lending to a dis covery of the buy's residence, can bo addressor' to the Editor of the Gettysburgh Star. Kdit ore in Judialfttepill confer a particular favor on the boy's. mother-by noticing the above. Geltyaburiti;Pa4,March 6, 1837. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, TH Al' the quotas of the respective School Districts in the proportion of Adams county in the State appropriation of $200,000 for Common School purposes for the school year of 1838, agreeably to the Statement of the Superintendent of Common Schools, transmitted to the Commissioners of Adams County, pursuant t' the sth par agraph. of the 10th section of the School Law of the 13th of June lait, are as follows wit : 1. 2. 3. 4 Berwick, Accepeg. 320 207,16 Conewago, Not R. 200 129,49 Curnherlond, Acceprg, 259 167,6 4 Flantilin, " 372 240,84 Qermsny, " 381 246,66 Gettysburgh, " 403 260,91 Hnmilton, Not R. 259 174,15 Hathiltonban, Accept'g. 360 233 07 Huntington, " 341 220,76 La'"more, Non Ac'g. 231 149,55 . Liberty, Accept'g. . 224 145,02 Menallen, 44 482 312,05 Moun'jny, 44 224 145,02 Mountpleasant, Non Ac. 352 227, 52 9 Reading, Not R. 412 156,67 Strohm', Acceprg. 322 208,46 Tyrone., 44 185 119,77 [EI Column I, glows the name of the District: 2, whether accepting, non•accepting,or not repro smiled in the joint meeting of Comniissioners and Delegates in May last: 3, number of taxables in 1835: 4, "proportion of appropriation which will be duo after the first Monday of Juno next.) JOHN M USSELMAN, n 0 GEORGE W ILL, . s JOHN WOLFORD, Attest—WILLIAM KING, Clerk. Mnrch 6,.1837. 3t-19 VOIX. RENT. THE Subscriber offers for RENT HIS FARVI, Situate in Liberti township, Adams County, Pa. about two miles North of Emmitteburgh, for the term of one year, or more, from the first of April next. The Perm consists of about 150 Acres, There will be fir Spring and Fall Ae l i-.:fr•s.t Crops, from 'thirty to Forty Acres.— There is on said farm 18 acres of mow. able meadow, a good Apple ORCHARD, and a number of Poach and other fruit Trees; with good, wells of water convenient to the House and Barn. Any person wishing to Rent will please call with the subscriber, who resides on the premises. March 6, 1837. POOR-HOUSE AVVCOVUT'az Thomas J. Cooper, Treasurer, In account with the Directors of the Poor and of the House of Employment of the County of Adams. DR. Dolls. Ces. To order on Jesse Gilbert, 500 00 County Treasurer, Do. Do. • Do. 600 00 Do• Do. Do. 600 00 To Cash received of J. Witl, Esq. for Bearding Francis Wickey's 54 87 wife, To order on J. Gilbert, Treasurer, 600 00 Do. Do. Do. 500 00 Do. • - Do. Do. 500 00 Do. Do. Do. 200 00 Do. Do. Do. 500 00 CR. Donis. CU, To Balance due Treasurer 96 54 last settlement, P. Aughenhaugh in trust to 32 20 . pay Justices' orders, Funeral Expences for out door 10 5 0 Paupers, For supporting out door paupers, 490 55 StOck Cattle and Sheep, 265 RO WE, the subscribers, Auditors to settle and adjust the Public Accounts, DO CERTIFY, that we have examined the Items which c2mpose the above Ac count; and do. Report that they are correct, and that a balance of ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND TWO CENTS, is in the hands of Tnomns J. COOPER, Treasurer—being from the fifth day of January, 1836—t0 the fifth day of January, 1837. Peter dieghenbonglk, Stewart, In account tv;th the Directors of the Poor- and of the House of Employment of Adams County. DR. Dolls. Cis. To order on Treasurer, 40 00 Do. Do. 20 00 Do. Do. 40 •00 To Cash received of F. W. Koehler for boarding F. G. 13 17 Bode, Cash from Perry County for 12 12 boarding pauper, Cash, for boarding Elizabeth 30 50 Stover's Children, For order and boarding Sundry t 3 67i Psiupera, Jacob Cassat, for Bydes, 10 00 John Gilbert, Hides and Skins, 38 . 48 Clever Seed, 88 00 Produce Sold, 12 59 - Mock Sold, 47 25 Pastore, • 23 5.14 Cash from James Dobbin 2:00 fbr Watch, Do. out of Charity box, 2 15} Cash from sale of Lewis Switz• 11 374 er's goods, a pauper, JAMES CLARK. %%7 E, ti e the d s a u d b j s u c s r t i I t )e h r e s i) - u A t tg c ito A is ec t o o u s n e ts t : DO CERTIFY that we have Examined the Items which compose . the above Ac count, and do report that they are correct, and that the balance of FIFTY TWO DOLLARS & SEVENTY-SIX CENTS is due the Stewart of the Institution—being from the sth of January, 1836, to the 4th day of January, 1837—both da s included. SA MUEL DIEHL, FREDERICK DIEHL, Auditors. PRODUCE. OF THE FA Rlll FOR 1836. 31 Bushels of Wheat 35 do. Rye 325 do. Coin .do. Cloverseed 245 do. Potatoes 35 Tons Hay 2,900 Pounds Pork 3,680 do. Beef R 8 Yards Linen and Cloth manufac tured in the House. $4054 R 7 66 Paupers remained at the Poor-bowie on the sth day of January, 1836. 81 Paupers remained at the Poor-house on the 4th day of January. 1837. 23 Paupers Supported out of the house by the institution in put. 94 Paupers Admitted in the-course of the year. including out-door Paupers. March 0, 1937. Beef and Pork •from Elinel . 28? 18 . Hulick and others, Bacon from Ziegler, Wible ! 44 70 and others, . Female Hirelings, - ' 116' 50 Harper, Lefever, Middleton t 40 06 and Koehler for Printing, Lime and Hauling'John Smith, 71 50 Mechanics Bills, 169 02 Sundry persons for Merchandize, 488 29 Drugs and Medicines, 83 84 Vegetables, 15 18 Jacob Will, Esq. Building and painting Wagon Shed, 117 00 Grain and Flour, 955 20 Sundry persons for Groceries, 88 .94 P. *Aughenbarigh,Stewart to E 1 00 00 pay Sundry hills, S Constables for Executing orders, 15 90 Hireling's HumplitY and J7nes, 74 00 Peter Gintling, for Chopping 04 26 wood, Sarnuel Haner, fir making post 12 34 fence, Bender and Keckler for rails 28 00 and hriards, , Polly A ughenhaugh,Sewing for t 22 88 paupers, Jacob Hankoy for Hay. 9 00 T. C. Miller, for Sand and Stone, 4 65 John Garvin for Costs, 3 74 Extra services of directors, 28 00 John Garvin's Salary as Clerk 27 OR 13 months, • • Dr. D. Homer's Salary, 100 00 Peter Aughenbaugh, Salary) as 150 00 Stewart, T. J. Cooper, Treasurer, salary, 20 00 $3926 85 Balance in hands of Treasurer, 128 02 SAMUEL DIEIIL. Auditors. FREDERICK DIEHL, €394 96i To balance due the Stewart, 52 76 CR. Dolls. CU. Cash paid Sundry Mechanics' 20 23 fo r Work, . • Do: for Merchandizo, 32 344 Do. for Direlings . , 40 744 Do. do. Executing Orders, 44 47 Do. do. Funeral Expenses 0 50 and pauper, Do. do. Vegetables, 54 l9i Do. do. Meat and Fish, 57 54 Ito. do. Manure, hay and straw, 19 0271 Do. do. Butter and apple butter, 33 544 Do. do. Grain and Flour, 29 25 Do. do. Wagon Expenses t 10 72 and Hauling, 1)0. 40. Jacob Herbst for atone, 1 374 Do. do Cider and Vinegar, 8 50 Do. do. Leather, Cassatt and t 60 44 Gilbert, Do. do. Postage and Turn- 3 037 pike toll, Do. do. Hnrvcst•hands, 21. 75 Do. Printing to F. W. Koehler, 10 00 From the Baltimore Patriot of Saturday laste; CONGN ESS.—We learn from our Washingtod correhpondent, that Congress tdiournedabout two l'clock this morning. The Land Bill is lost. - • • l'he bill for the rirdoot ion of this Revenue is lost. The bill for the inerolee of the Aim lost. The Fortifientinn Bill lost. The Committee of Confetenee failed tii,efeel nny thine. The President hes defeated the Tronenry Cir enlnr Bill, not by Veto..but •bif .pubriegAt irt.Ma pocket and intends to ehrry it to the nerni!tege. So it dies of course. 0! xtinme. Thus end. the reign Jackson, irm!!! Yesterday, Mr. CoxnAn Strnxn, orMcitnit" pleasant township, in the 73d year Of his ,age: PUBLIC SALES AND NOTICES PUOILAC t64.1LE1: 'lilt HE subscriber, determined to quittirming; -!-, and devote his lime to his tradeostiltsell, at . public sale, at the Coort.honse on BATUADAY NEXT, at 1 o'clock iv. if. Three•good working Heroes, Horse. Gears and a good strong. Wagon_,. Ploughs, Harrows and Farming Mensal& Together with about 00 Cord.' re. Wood, part Hickory, all in ranks on-the ridge near town—which can be examined any time previous to the day of sale. Alan—An excellent Young Milch Cow. fla - Tsams—fits Months credit will be given on all sums over three dollars, the purchasers giving notes with approved securities—under that r mount, Cash. 84054 t 37 March 6, 1837 Dissolution of .Partnership. TEIE Firm heretofore existing. of. EL. LIS & hIDDELL has this clay,by mutual consent, been dissolved. Tbs . 'stl. siness in future will be carried on under the, name of JOHN C. ELLIS. All accounts of the late firm will he settled by bim. , JOHN C. ELLIS, JOSEPH RIDDELL, New aifbrd, March 1, 183'. / 3t-49 Public Sale'. ralisabfr Iron Utrl4s.P. CHESTNUT GROVE FURNACE, WITH ABOUT 900 aeres of Zartdy Situate near Whitestown, on the riouth side of the South Mountain, 5 miles east of Pine Grove, in Adams county, Penri, on the ;rid between Get tysburgh and Carlisle,l3 miles distant from each, will be offered • for Sale; by Public Vendue or Outcry, on the prem ises, on Wednesday the 15th day of March TELE I"TiIMAGE is in good order; one of the best Furnace Stacks in the State; new Patent Willem ; buildings all, new; A LAnos TWO-S;romr•llflVjt sea • MANSION HOUSE. - (rough.cast,); 5 TENANT'OR: WORK MEN'S HOUSES; a large Bank Barn, and Stables; a blacksmith's Shop, a Two-Story brick Office, a large Coal house ,a Mill, and other out houses. The cleared lend; in,a good state of cultivation, and the balance covered with young and •thrivirig (7... 1 ,*: timber. There are THREE ORCHARDS; about 50 pores of timothy and clover,and all the fenecii in good order. On some of the above , litnds are valuable buildings and other imprOvements. ..1 1 / 8 0, di Tract of Land, about a mile from the Furnace, galled the Wenner tract, adjoining lands Of Benjamin Asper, Jesse Cronister and others, contain ing about 70 Acres, in a good statkof cut tivution, on which are, ; A TWO STORY IOG • • r t h 1101L3t3116, _ double Log Barn, a sufficiency of Tiabber, and a bank of the best Mo,etic Iron , Ore, which supplies the Furnace.' This Farm is well clove red. and the fences in good 'ordeg.., 2 other Ore banks, secured by leek, forlit : , use of this Furnace. Also, at the same tine , l. and place, will be sold at Public Sale or outcry, the $447 74 PERSONAL PROPERTY, at and - belonging to the Works, consisting of 2 teams of Horses, several other draught Horses, and one.team .of six Mules, with Gears, t 3 heavy Wagons, a brOad wheeled Wagon, 2 Carts, a new one horse Wagon; three Saddle Horses; Saddle.% Bridles, Hay by the ton,Straw by the bundle; 2000 cords of Wood, a large quantity of Saw Lot and Boards; Furnace Tools, Blacksmith Tools, Log Chains; 3000 bushels of Coal, Pig Metal, bar Iron; coal beds, road , beds, ore beds, hay Ladders, a qiiantity of ore; 2000 lbs. of bacon, and 2000 lbs. of beef in pickle: 10 head of Horned Cattle, 20 head of Hogs; Store Goods; 10 Stoves and Pipe, Grain in the ground, Ploughs and Harrows, corn Cultivator, 2 W indmills, a Sulky, a Sleigh; Beds, Beddtng and Bedsteads, Tabled and Chairs—with a great quantity of Household and Kitchen Furni tura, and many other articles too aumerous to mention. " • $447 721} Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, A. M., nod to continue from day to day until all is sold. . Term, of sale will be made known, and an Indisputable title for the Real Estate en, by • - NATHANIEL PATTERSON, JACOB B. LYON. February 21..11'437. P. S. The Furnace is out of bleat but a few weeks—still hot, being "topped ap....rhe hearth good and all things sufficient- to go into blast on the first of April. 7°lf the property is nottirm44 dostime , time, it *lll be offered FOR. • -. ... I DIED., Errinaim ItA,NEWA.Y.
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