COMMUNICATIONS.
ADAMS COUNTY TEMPERANCE
CONVENTION.
Proceedings - of the Adams County Temperance
Convention, held in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in the borough of Geltysbugh, on the
4111 of March, 1837.
Agreeably to public notice, the Conven
tion met, and was organized by calling•
GEORGE SAIYSER,Esq. to the Chair,aiu.
appointing R. F., McCort/mom: Secretary.
On motion,
Resolved, That the Credentials of the
Delegates be presented ,and a list of the na tnes
be prepared by,the Secretary.
The following is a list of the Delegates in
attendance, with the names of the Societies
they represented:
Temperance Society of Gettysburgh and
Vicinity.—Rev. S. S. Schmucker, Edwin
A. Atlee, Geo. Smyser, Esq. J. F. Mac
f►rlane, Esq. James Cooper, Esq. D. M.
Smyser, Esq.
Total Abstinence Society of Gettysburgh.
—Rev. J. C. Watson, Rev. R. Bond, Rev.
Wm. N. Reynolds, William M'Clean,
William W. Paxton, Esq. Dr. David Gil
bert.
----- --Young Men's—Temperance -Society of
Gettysbnrgh.-11 7 . G. Sloan, R. F. Mc-
Conaughy, Esq. J. A. Adair, Geo. Swoul,
John Heck, Godlieb S. Oral.
Total Abstinence Society of Pennsylvania
College.—Geo, Diehl, Wm. Heilig, Jas.
Macfarlane, Thos. Means, C. C. Baughman,
W. A. Wadsworth.
Temperance Society of lianterstown.—
Peter Hulick, John M'llheny, Robert Ma.
jors,John Dickson, Esq. Wm. Black, Jacob
King. " •
Union Seminary and Hampton T empe
ranee Society.—John Neely, Leonard Mars
den, Joseph Hill,.Nloses M. Neely, Peter F.
Holtzinger, John Spangler.
Rock Creek Temperance Society.—Jas.
Barr, Eli Horner,,Abrahnin F. McCreary,
Robert Allison, John Wilson.
Fairfield Temperance Soctety.—J. Moore,
'Dr. John M'Curdy, John A. M'Grinley, J.
Kittinger, John Eiker, Maxwell Shields.
111ountjoy Temperance Society.—Junes
M'Allister, Josiah Benner, Robert Young,
Peter Bercaw.
On motion of R. F. MCCONAUGIIY,
Resolved, That a committee consisting
of one member from each delegation, be ap
pointed to report officers for this Convention
and that they be instructed to report,a Presi
dent, two Vice Presidents, and two Secreta.
ries.
The following persons were appointed said
Committee,,viZ. Jas. Cooper, Esq. Rev. J.
C. Watson, R. F. McConaughy, Jas. Mac
farlane, Peter Hulick, Joseph- Hill, John
Wilson, J. Moore and Robert Young.
On motion of D. M. SmvsEn,
Resolved, That a Committee of five he
appointed to prepare business for this Con
vention.
The followinff ' " were appointed said com
mittee, viz. D. M. Smyser, Rev. It. Band,
John Dickson, Esq. Dr. John M'Curdy and
James Barr. -
The Committee appointed to report of
Beers, having retired for a short time, re
turned and-reported the following as officers
of the Convention, viz. for President, JOHN
DICKSON, Esq.; Vice Presidents, JOSEPH
Him. and GEORGE SuysEit,Esq. Secretaries,
John A. ill'Gtnley and R. F. ill'Conaughy,
Esq.
The officers having taken their seats, the
Convention was opened with prayer by the
Rev. S. S. Schmucker.
The Committee appointed to prepare busi
ness, reported a series of resolutions which
after being amended were adopted, as fol
lows, viz:
Ist. Resolved, That after the minutes of
the last Convention are read,the delegations
from the different Societies represented in
this Convention, be called on to make report
of the condition of their respective Societies,
agreeably to a resolution adopted at the last
meeting of the Convention.
Ttie further consideration of the resolu
tions was postponed, in order to receive the
reports from the different Societies, they
were as follows:
Temperance Society of Gettyaburgh & Vicinity.
This Society is in a flourishing condition.
Whole number of members, 349
lieession within the year, 59
- Withdrawn, 1
Total Abstinence Society of Gettysburgh.
• This Society was forined the 21st day of
October, 1836.
Whole number of members, 77
Expelled, 1
Young. Men's Temperance Society of Gettysburg.
Whole number of members, 129
Accession within the year, 12
Total Abstinence Society of Pennsylvania College.
This Society is in a flourishing cocdition.
Whole number of members, 74
Accession within the year, 34
Withdrawn, 2
Temperance Society of Huntoratown.
Whole number of members,
Accession within the year,
Union Seminary and Hampton Temperance
Society.
Whole number of members, 51
In connection with ot!ier Societies,
ACcession within the year; 11
Rock Creek Temperance Society.
Whole number of members, 103
Accession within the year, 10
Fairfield Temperance Society.
Whole number of members,
Accession within the year;
Muuntjoy Temperance Society.
Whole number of members,
Accession within the year, rift known
The Convention resumed the considera
tion of the resolutions.
2d. WHEREAS, The progress of the cause
of Temperance in our county calls for the
gratitude of all its friends, and encourages
them to make still greater exertions in this
great and glorious cause:
And, Whereas, in the opinion of this Con.
vaotiou, the establishment of houses of en
tertainment in par dilferent towns and villa.
gett,no:tho principle of Temperance, would
greatly advance said cause: Therefore,
Rewleed, That should any such houses
be elitablished in our respective districts, the
instnbers of this Convention will make use
of every proper exertion to encourage the
same, by their own example,and recommen
dation to others. •
3d. Resolved, That this Convention re
commend the use of special efliirts for the
promotion of temperance among our colored
population.
4th. Resolved, That it be recommended
to the people of Pennsylvania to petition the
"Convention to niter the Constitution" of
the Stnte, which will assemble in May nex.
—so to amend the same, as to leave it will
the pimple of t he sevel al-townships,borongh,
and cities of the Commonwealtiyo say 110%.
many houses for the vending of Ardent
Spirits, are necessary in each such township,
borough, or city, or whether any should be
licensed therein or nut.
3th. Resolved That this Convention or.
ganize itself into a County Temperance So.
ciety,to be composed annually by representa
tions chtmen by the several Societies in the
county, and to be auxiliary to the Pennsyl
vania "State Temperance Society." The
basis of representation and organization of
said Society to be that which has het etof;ire
been adopted as that of this Convent ion—
the Society to be constituted in accordance
with the fundamental resolutions on which
the County Convention was based.
6th. Resoleed, That the Officers - of this
Society shall continue in office for one year,
or until superseded by a new election; and
that hereafter all the officers of the Society
shall hold their offices fiir the like term.
7th. Resolved, That the Secretary cause
to be made out, and forwarded to the Cor
responding Secretary of the "Pennsylvania
State Temperance Society," an annual re•
port attie condition of the several Societies
In Adams county in connection with this
Society, designating therein particularly the
whole number of members in each Society,
the accession of new members within the
year, how many have been expelled, how
many have voluntarily withdrawn, and gen
erally such other information as may be ut•
wresting and useful, to mark the progress
and prospects of the temperance cause 111
this county —and'that such report he trans
mitted on or before the Ist day of April in
each year.
On motion of 111Axw ELL Snit:Los,
Resolved, That a committee ot• three, be
appointed to draft and circulate the petition
referred to in Resolotion No. 4.
Messrs. Shields, Cooper and D. M. Slily
ser were appointed.
On minion ol" Rev. J. C. WATsoN,
Winnit:As, it appears that one person is
a member of two or more societies at the
same time; and, %V hereas,this circumstance
is a great barrier in the way of procuring
correct statistical reports in regard to the
temperance reformation in our country:
Therefore,
Resolved, That it be recommended to all
the members of our Societies, to belong to
one, and but one Society of the same CilUr
tcter at the same time.
On molten of Itov. W. N. IIEYNOLDS,
&solved, That this Convention is happy
to hear of the formation of Temperance So
cieties upon the principle oftotal abstinence
from every thing that can intoxicate, and
that it heartily recommends this course to
the CI icons of the eaIUSII.
On motion of Rev. S. S. SCHMUCHER;
Resolved, That the Journal of the A
merican Temperance Union" he rccommen•
ded to the patronage of the fi iends of the
temperance cause in this county.
Oil motion of• Dr. D. GILBERT,
Resolved, That a copy of Resolution No•
4, he transmitted to the permsylvania State
Temperance Society, and respectti►lly ask
the cooperation of that Society in carrying
out the requisition of that resolution.
On motion Of D. M. SMYSER,
Resolved, That the following committees
be appointed by the chair, viz:
Ist. .1 committee of three on the exist
ing License laws, their abuses and defects,
if any exist, and the appropriate remedies.
2d. A committee of three on Distilleries,
and the efli!cts ofdistillation of Ardent Spirits
on the morals, wealth, religion, and happi•
MISS of 'he community, as also the practica•
bdity and effects of an abandonment of the
system:
3d. A committee of three on the traffic
in ardent, vinous and fermented liquors.
4th. A commit tee of five to draft an ad
dress to the people of Adams county.- -
And that soul committees respectively
make report to the next meeting of this as
sociation, by handing them to the Secretary,
to be by him htid before the Society at its
next meeting.
The Chair announced the following coin
miqees:
Committee on Ist Resolution—Rev. S.
S. Schinueker, Win. M'Clean, Esq. Walter
G. Sloan.
2d. Rev. Wm. N. Reynolds, George
Smyser,Esq. John Wilson.
3d. s. Cooper, Esq. Robert Young, Dr.
John I%l'Curdy.
4th. Rev. J. C. Watson, D. M. Smvser,
Esq. Peter Hulick, John Neely, Jas. Barr.
Oik motion of D. M. SMYSER,
Resolved, That the Secretaries cause the
proceedings of this meeting to be published
in all the papers of tho county, and also fur-
nish a copy of the same to each society
therein.
On motion, Resolved, That this Society
now adjourn to meet on first Monday of
January next. in Christ Church, in the bo
rough of Gettysburg!).
JOHN DICKSON, Pres't.
JOSEPII HILL, 2V. Pres'ts.
GEO. SMYSER,
John A. M'Ginley, tseeies.
R. F. MeConaughy,
The . Mice of Old dilauts:
At a meeting of delegates from the sev
oral townships of Adams County, for the
purpose of electing delegates to an Anti-
Masonic State Convention,to be held in Ilar
risburgh, on the 22d day of May next, there
appeared from the
Borough—Quintin Armstrong, James
Cooper. •
Cumberland—Abraham H. McCreary,
Daniel Weldy.
Mamapleasant—llenrißrinkerhuff,Eig.
Samuel Metzger. -
Hanstlionban—Alexander llarbaug,h,Ro
bert tilemmons.
Liberty---Josepb Ilunter,John Carpenter.
Berwick—Peter Diehl, Frederick W.
Roehler.
Straban—Rob't Mcilhenv,John Dickson.
Huntington—Daniel Funk, John Elliott: .
Latimore—Col. J. Wolford, Caleb Beals.
Tyrone—Samuel Duffield.
The Convention was organized by ap
pointing Col. JOHN %VOLFORD Chair
man, and bows COOPER Secretary.
The following gentlemen were then elec.
ted delegates to represent Adams Comity
m said Convention, to wit—TIIADDEEJ: - .i
STEVENS and JA AIES MG7 , SIIERRY,
Esqs. and the following gentlemen were
elected to represent the Senatorial District,
composed of the counties of Adams, Cum
berland and Franklin in said Convention,
to wit: LEVI MERKLE and .JAMES
COOPER, Esqs. subject to the' concur
rence or non•concurrence of the other two
counties composing the said district—on the
event of the non concurrence of said coun
ties, the Chairman of this meeting to have
the power to appoint conli•rees to meet at
Shippensburgh, to choose Senatorial Dele
gates to represent the district in the Con
vention.
The following resolutions were n%red
by F. W. KOEMER, Esq. and unanimously
wh:pted:—namely—
Resolced, That the duties incumbent on
Anti-Masons is not at an end; that appos;•
(inn to their principles is as powerful as ever,
and t hat such opposit too makes a correspond
ing vigilance and activity on their part ne
cessary.
RCSO/Ced, That Tlf ADDErS STEVENS,
,tens Mr:Sur:an r, Ltrvt .11 ccru,r, nod
Jxmlis Cooernt, L 7 ifiS. the delegates
to the Anti• Masonic Convention, to he held
in Flarrishurgh in ?flay next, be and are
herehy instructed, hi use their influence to
procure, at 801110 tiViiahle time, h-tween
and the next Presidential election, the hold •
tug ola Natioria/ Anti• Masonic Convention,
for the purpose of advancing the interests
of the party' and securing the welfare of the
country.
Res()lncd, That the above narnei dele
gates have power to fill vacancies.
On motion of Ron Ear 1411.
Re4olve , l, at these proceedines be
signed by the otfieers and published in all
the papers in the Distriet.
JOAN WOLFORD, Char'n
JAMES COOPER, Sec'ry.
FROM FLARRISBURGA.
Correipondence of the Gettymburgh Star.
Ii:AI:RISi3tMW, Alarch 16th, 1837.
Since the date of my last the member: of the
Bank Committee, alias Mc Corruption Hunters,
have had two or three sittings, for the purpose of
carrying on their humbug evamination of witues_
ses in relation to the mode, manner and means bt
which the act repealing the tax 011 personal pro
perty and chartering the. Bank of the U. States,
and which afforded so much relief to the people,
was passed by the late Legislature. On Mond a y
afternoon last, among other ~ ‘it:icsses examined
by these inquisitors, was a Mr. Mon if en HART;
anti on Tuesday, Mr. Alien AEL DAY, of the coun
ty of Philadelphia, mid one or two other witnesses
were examined, but what tine sum and substance
of their testamony was, lam unable to say; as in
ceased to attend: Indeed, I run not singular in this
respect, for where the chamber was formerly crow
ded with spectators, there is now seldom more
than a dozen of individuals inn attendanee—the
public appear to take no interest in the matter,and
the committee is thcreflfre seldom mentioned in
conversation even by the most radical.
Ott Friday and Saturday last, the House was
busily engaged in the consideration on second
reading of the Mammoth Itnpro‘ement Bill; but
on its adjournment on the morning of the latter
day, the two first sections only had passed. The
first section of the act as passed on second reading,
appropriates the sum of Five hundred thousand
dollars to the Eric extension, and the second sec
tion appropriates the saute amount to the North
Branch.
On Monday morning last, Mr. Fon n, from the
select comtinttee appointed in conformity with
the request contained in "a Memorial from Sundry
Citizens of Union County, complaining of certain
inferences in relation to the Masonic and other
Secret Societies, drawn by the Governer in his
Annual Message to the Legislature from the writ
ings of WA sit I NOTON, and praying for the appoint
ment of a committee to wait upon the Governor,
for the purpose of ascertaining and reporting how
far General W
ASIII SGTON ' S Farewell Address
and other writings sustaincti ss , —t
and presented to the House, on the ':oth of Janu
ary last, by the Speaker of that body—made a re
port; which was read and twin:. incomplete with
out the accompanying documents to which it had
reference, a motion was made by one of the mem
bers from Washington, that the reading of them,
among which was the evidences of the Governor
in asserting that General liV.l SII swrom was op
posed to Mtisonry, &c. shall be postponed un
til the afternoon, when it then should be made the
first thing in order. With this assurance, Mr.
FOILS, withdrew his motion for the reading, and
the motion as above stated was put and carried.—
After this the House went into consideration of
the Improvement 13111, and previous to the hour
of adjournment passed ono section in addition to
those passed last week.
In the afternoon, as coon as the House came to
order,tho communication of the Governor defend
ing the character and reputation of the Father of
his country from the declarations of inernb..rs of
the Lodge, that he was an Adhering Mason and
held it in the highest estimation, and drawn from
him in accordance with a resolution of the House
in the appointment of the committee for that pur
pose, was read to a Masonic House of Represen
(Wives! The old Masons treated, or rather af
fected to treat it with contempt; whilst the young
and uninitiated flocked around the Clerk's desk
and paid the most decided attention to its perusal!
This as was to be expected, exasperated the
and various measures were devised to draw
off the attention of the listeners—paper halls were
thrown at them, but without having'thc desired ,
fect! their attention was enlisted, and it was not
surrendered up until the reading of the document
was completed! As soon as this was done, Mr.
WATTS made a motion to print 5,000 copies in
the English and 3,000 in the German language,
for distribution. 'Po this an amendment was im.
mediately proposed by one of the veriest tools of
the Lodge its tins House, Mr. ALM eKS, to strike
out "5,000" and ":3,000" and insert htc usual num
ber: Mr. Warrs rose and spoke at some length in
support of his - motion and against the amendment
offered by Mr. ALKI el:8. The latter gentleman
finally withdrew his amendment, declaring, at the
na• time, that at the suggestion of a inenibef from
the City of Philadelphia, he was now convinced
that not a single copy shoujd go forth to the peo
plc! Mr. DAnsir, of Allepany, a Mason, by the
way, opposed the motion of his colleague, Mr.
WATTs; and after battling the question for some
time, he renewed the amendment made by Mr.
ALnic KS to print only the "usual number." This
was resisted by Mr. Fenn at some lengthin which
he set forth some sound principles in support of A nti-
Masonry; after some time,the vote was takenon the
notion made by Mr. Dmist e: The Yeas and Nays
being called for,the vote on being cast up was as fol
!owes: in favor of the amendment 44, against it 45;
but just as the Speaker was about to make the an_
nouneement, up jumped a Mr. Fates, from Bucks
County-, and asked leave to change his vote, d :dar
ing tit the same-lime that he voted through a mis
taken view of the question! Whether he was
really mistaken or not, i 3 not for me to determine;
suffice it to say, permission was given hint to alter
his vote, and that changed the result; 50 that there
were 45 Yeas, 44 Nay a, and the mayirity thus
solemnly resolved that the informAtion received by
them should not be disseminated anion; their
Constituents!! The llonse did not adjourn until
near 8 o'clock in the evening.
The Communication Id a long and able docu
ment, and is a most complete vindication of the
character of the great Puler Patrim, from the foil
and base born slanders heaped on him by the col
lared slaves of the Lodge. lam gratified to Ic mi.
that the Anti-Masons, will? laudable determina
tion to preserve the name and fame of that great
roan pure and unsullied from the hold slanders
which have been so . openly propagated by time
sworn adherents alluded to, have contributed most
liberally for the purpose of printing the reisirt of
the Committee and accompany ing Correspon
dence, in order that the facts tia•reiu contained may
Lea widely disseminated. Front the
which :lave been Inatle in liarrishurgh. in the Le
ghdature, and by the Citizens in all parts of PCIIO
- we have the strongest evidence that
Anti-Nlitaonry; in,dvail of being dead, is not only
on the i•icrease, lint is in a most rapid state of rr-
L , ,enehtlion
Tuesday morning. the Improvement Bill was
ag tin taken up a n d the Fourth Section of the Bill
I assed. Ily this section an appropriation of one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars is made towards
the construction of the GetGsburgt, Extension of
the Penns) Is ania Rail Road.
'To-day, the Sixth Section has been under con_
sideration. Considerable debate was elicited on
it, and vat loos motions were made to amend the
same, by striking out certain provisions and adding
others, lint with little effect. 'This section, which
its opponents declare to be the most ()hit-atonable,
%), ill hardly pass for two or three clays, if at all.—
The opponents of the Bill as it stands, seem deter
mined to worry all those who have come in for a
portion of the loaf, and are thus securing for their
respective districts, without regard being had to
the interests of the State, such appropriations as
will lie calculated to render them popular among
their constituents! But when the people discover
that all this is to be done at the expense of thc pub
lic money, I very much question whether they is ill
endorse the acts of their representatives in thus
:squandering away the public monies, which might
be applied to many other and more valuable pur
poses, than in the shape of subscriptions to Rail
road and turnpike companies.
The Bill entitled a supplement to the act enti
tled, ~a n act to provide for a Geological and Mine
ralogical Survey of the State,' &c. was lost this
,all "'tog in 2.44.•••.1n
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
iu EUROPE.- By the arrival of the
packet ship Silvie Grasse, Havre papers to
the evening of the 2d February, and Paris
to the eveninif of the Ist, are received.—
There is, ho.vever, little news.
Several shocks of an earthquake were felt
in different parts of Switzerland, on the 24th
ofianuary. t Oberndorf one of the shocks
was so violent as to set. the bells ringing,
and to throw the inhabitants from their
beds.
Paris, Jan. 27.—A Royal ordinance au
thorities the payment of the sth instalment
of the debt due to the United States, recog
nized by the treaty of the 4th July, 1' 4 31.
The amount of this payment, with interest,
is 4,222,999 f, 80e.
An English brig called the Vixen, was
captured in the Black Sea by a Russian
cruiser Oil the 26th of Mnember. The al
fitir created considerable excitement in Eng
land, and some of the papers denounce it
as a flagrant insult to the British flag, at
the same time calling upon the government
to via.licate the rights and honor of the
country. It appears, however, from the
Russian official account of the trancaction,
that the Vixen was engaged in smuggling,
salt, and was seized and cundenmed on that
account.
Dr. Abraham, the Roman Catholic bish
op of ‘Vaterlbrd, died in that city on Mon
day night, after a few day's illness, from in•
tlammatory sore throat•
The influenza had attacked the Chamber
of Deputies in Paris, and many members
were seriously afflicted with it. It had at-
tacked the troops, 30 or 40 of whom per day
were sent to the hospital. Many of the
doctors also were subjects of it. About one
tenth of the lawyers had suits of the disease
on hand, while their suits at court were in
evitably postponed. At Route, a general
amnesty of - the prisoners confined in the
fortresses of the state was about to take
place, and they were to embark for A meri.
ca--(very pretty indeed to pardon their
criminals and send them here to forage and
forray upon us. The seas of Western Africa
were infested by Gumeamen who were corn•
witting acts of piracy, and who had pillaged
an American ship bound to Liberia; and
were supposed also to have captured ano
ther vessel for the Cape de Verds, which had
not for five weeks been heard from. In-
Berlin, from 70,0 0 0 to 80,000 citizens and
soldiers had been attacked with the influ
enza or Grippe. The T'urk'ish Govern
ment have offered to indemnify Mr. Church
hill, an - English merchant, for the sutFer
ings he endured and the brutal treatment he
received from his employees, with a snufF
box set in diamonds; and also by conferring
certain commercial privileges. The Duke
of Orleans wishes to conduct the expedition
against Constantine,but the French Govern
ment wish him to remain in Paris. A new
treaty between Spain and England is talked
of at Madrid, by which England engages
to furnish 10,000 troops of the line, lod
nix tuilliuns of (lanes per month for their
pay.
• ►STILL _Livre.a.—By the Havre na6ket
ship Poland, Paris paper's to thel6th of Feb
ruary have been received by the New York
Commercial, containing advices from Lon-
don to the 9th inclusive.
The French journals bestow much corn
ment upon the total omission of all reference
to France, in the King of England's speech
at the opening of Parliment.
The English ministerial journals speak
very guardedly in relation to the captor , - of
Vixen, by the Russians. The Nlorn:rr
Chromele after satin tie question iuvol•
seed in this alciir, concludes with an intima
tin that the British goveinment will pro•
bably demand explanations, and this expres
„nu o f it, own oit i o i„,.. 46 We. may
b e In
error, but it appears to us that the seizure
(lithe Vixen can in no way be justified."--
The Chronicle is understood to be the min
isterial organ.
The Kin' , and crown prince of Pramiia
had bot under one an attack of the grtp , ,r,
hot were convalet.eent on the 27th of Janu
ary.
The King and Queen of Greece arrived
at Trieste on the 27th, and were to embark
on the 20th or3lst ofianurtry, for their own
k i ngdotn.
There was a species of riot at Lyons on
the . 2fith ofinnuary, in which two or three
soldiers were wounded, and a large body
troops bivouacked for the night in the pub.
lie square. The origin of the disturbance
wa.: charirari.
l!larshal Clause! arrived in Paris the rttl i
February.
Letters from Madrid say that General
Rodil is to be appointed to the command or
the army of the North. in the place of Es
nartero, who was lying dangerously ill :it
Bilboa, and tnoreover somewhat out of fa
vor on account of his ionetivity.
An attempt was made to assassinate the
S u lt an: of Tu r key, by an ex Janissary, who
,4 hut at bun with an air-trim. The assassin
and nine accomplices were tied in sacks and
thrown into the Bosphorus.
Prince Ferdinand; husband of the Queen
Poitioral, was unsuited by a Frenchman
named Merrier on the 25th a' January, who
threw a large stone at him; it did not strike
the Prince, who was on horseback. Mercier
was seized. Ile had liven an ensign in the
Queen's service, and was supposed to be
insane.
The Portuirtiese Cartes commenced its
session on thr 26th ofJantiary. Time queen.
who, by the way, is said to promise an heir
to the throne, opened the session in per=m
by a speech.
The tranquility of Lisbon remained per
fectly nudism' bed,during and after the open
int o f the session, notwithstanding time bug
bear predictions of the letter writers for the
London papers.
The London (laws by this arrival are to
the .111 i, 2 (lays later than were ►eceived by
the Oxford.
A notice of a motion was given in the
(louse of Commons relative to the seizure
of the English brig Vixen, by a Russian
man•of-war.
The detract the United States tinder the
will of Mr. Smithson. came befOre the Rolls
Court in Loudon, about the
February; in consequence of some mstiffi•
eitnt setting* forth, however, in the bill filet]
by Mr. Rush, the matter was put over for
amendment.a
GENERAL NF,WS OF THE ‘vEEK.
LisT of•- NEWSPAPERS.—The editor of
the DELAWARIAN, published at Wihniug
ton, Delaware, proposes to compile a NEws.
PAPER DIRECTORY, setting forth the name,
location, politics, &c. of every paper in the
Union, and to enable bin to do so, asks as
a laver, that each newspaper publisher
throughout the United States will forward
him by mail one copy of their paper. As a
requital of this favor, a copy of his DIREC
TORY, when completed, will be sent to the
address of each newspaper which shall have
been so forwarded.
NANTUCKET 11A11110R.—The Inquirer of
the Ist inst. states that such was the severi
ty of the weather in that region, that the
waters of that harbor were then recently
uncovered !Or the first time since the 2hith
December—being a period of more than
two months, during which that non was
closed, uninterroptedly, by ice. Tito In
quirer a,lds: "The appearance of the steam
boat Telegraph, on Sunday, after so long
an absence, was a most welcome sight;—
seeming to "make assurance doubly sure,"
that "the winter is over and gone."
The English papersare filled with lamen
table accounts of the ragings of the influen
za in various parts of England and Scotland.
The deaths of numerous persons are announ
ced; 91 of the old Greenwich pensioners
had died. A paper states that on a Wed
nesday, at a holise.in Stepney, the influenza
proved extremely fatal to a family of the
name of Edwards, a master bricklayer. 01
his three children, two died,from it on that
day, and on Thursday the remaining one,
eight years old, went off, from the rupture
of a blood vessel, caused by the incessant
coughing which usually accompanies this
disease. The mother is likewise slightly
afTiu:ted, and the shock which has been
brought upon the distressed father-is indes
cribable.
A great gloom has been thrown over the
frshionable circles by the deaths of Lady
Codrington and Lady Bailey.
All classes, high and low, suffer alike,
and the disease is a leveller of all distinc
tions. When and where it will end no one
on earth can divine.—N. F• 'Transcript.
Wrr.—ln a private conversation, the late
Earl of Chatham asked Dr. Henniker, a•
mong other questrens„ how he defined wit?
The Doctor replied—"My Lord, wit is like
what a pension would be, given by your
Loidship to your humble servant--a good
thing well applied."
M ELA NCIIOLY DEATH.—On Thursday last
a school-mistress in Charleston, Massachu
setts, struck a boy• ailed 4 years, across the
temple with a fertile, and he died in lour
hours—his skull haring Leen fractuted in
that tender spot.
WHIG VICTORY.—The city of Lowell,
in Massachusetts, where a string of gala, a
mile long, turned out from the factories, to
greet General Jackson, on his visit to that
elnce, has frightfully fallen off in its politi
cal moralities, since the departure of the
hero from among them; and s as if to add sin
to iniquity, has been so imprudent as to e
lect a Whig Major, by a majority of 194
votes; a Whig Board of Aldermen by 150
majority, and a Whig Common Council in
4on o f t; of the wards. Tlm saucy Whic's
are indulging in great glorifications on the
oCCas'IMI.
( 7 011 1'1.131 ENT.-Tlw Guidon Morning
Chronicle spenks of Govertiiir It iiner's an
nual inessit ,, e to the State Legislation or
Pennsylvania. cs a very eloquent document.
THE BALTIMORE PATRIOT.
As this is ilif• age of improvement, and as
our city is daily improving its ponditi o n an d
enlarging its dimensions, we feel it an in
cumbent duty to keep pace with the times.
ith this view, it is our intention, us soon
a.: the necessary arrangements can be made,
to issue the BA LTIMOR 1.1 PATR rrir ina much
enlarged form, and in other respects to im
prove its appearance and condition. Our
leading efliirt will he to obtain a printing
machine that will work (atm r whor edition
in one third at least, of the time that is now
rerleirrri for that purpose, in which case, we
can supply our subscribers at a much earlier
hour in the day than we are now enabled to
do. This is "It consummation devoutly to
he wished"—it can and must be accomplish
ed,asit is called ter by the improving spirit
of The tunes, and as a return for the very
distinifuislied patronage that has been con
ferred upon our establishment. Within the
last three years the Subscription list of the
11.11:rtmouE PATnurr, as well us its Adver
iisin, pat ronagv,has been more than doubled;
and it is a source of great gratification
to find that with are steadily on the increase
from day to day. 11 7 0 shall not probably
he, enabled to tiring out PATRIOT-in-the
manner we contemplate before the first of
July, which ends the present half
. year.—
Bin in the mean time, and at all times, the
pubhc gullet-ally may rely upon our unaba
wd ed:ots to make the BALTIMORE PATRIOT
in all respects worthy of the extensive pat
roniime it so liberally receives in this city,
and Crum all parts or the country.
Gov. Cass ev FRANce.—A letter from
P,o is sa)s—"The king gave last week a
gramd diplomatic dinner for. Mr. Cass. Four
olller distinguished Americans were invited
in complimont to the minister, who was
placed at table to the right of Louis Philip.
iiis majesty conversed with him the whole
time in the English laliguage, which he
speaks very fluently, and loaded him with
all .sorts of kindness."
Tn E Ti A anisrnino OuTnnon.—Tho Har
risburgh Reporter says,—"lt is generally
known that a most infamous outrage was
recently committed in this place, by a gang
of depraved wretches. NVo are gratified
in learn that the miscreants engaged in this
transaction, Wife - been arrested and commit
ted to prison.
J o sym WAt.r.Acn, 'Esq., who was ap
pointed a delegate, among others, to repre
sent Dauphin county in the proposed Con
vention of "friends to the integrity of the
Union," (alias gag-law and slavery conven
tion) very properly d-clines the honor in
tended him. lie says he isnot an abolitionist
but sees "no possible danger in the forma
tion of abolition or colonization societies,"
and that "so long as meetings of the people
are held openly, in the face of the world, the
friends of equal rights and the supremacy of
the laws have nothing to fear."
Mr. Wallace is opposed in sentiment to
the abolitionists, but he is not an aristocrat,
and consequently desires not to crush those
who differ from him in opinion, place the
gag in the mouths of his neighbors, fetter
the press and smother the voice of freedom.
We were satisfied, from our knowledge of
his pure republican principles, he would
never be found in such a crusade, nor would
respect for his private character permit him
to sit in a convention with one who has re
peatedly and publicly been charged with the
crime of kidnapping.—.Norris'n F. Press.
The Legislature of Virginia has passed
nn net direc.ing that the election of mem
bers of Congress and of the State Legisla
ture shall hereafter be held'on the same day
throughout the Commonwealth,nnd appoint
ing the lUurtit Thursday in April as the day.
A Currixo REPLY.—The Washington
correspondent of the Pennsylvania Inquirer,
tells a good anecdote at the expence of Mr.
Jarvis, of Maine, Chairman of the commit
tee of Naval Milks. On the last night
of the session'Air. Jarvis spoke of Dr. Su' h
edam!, and charged him with having on a
previous occasion made use of declamation
and bolloonery, alleging that it was his
(Mr. J's) intention „studiously to avoid run
ning :ion any excesses of that sort. To
which Dr. Sutherland, with the utmost
good nature, replied, that if the gentleman
did not wish to play the buffoon, he must
change his face and Tullpff his wig!
AN INHUMAN NiAsTurt.--The Pittsburgh
Gazette of a lute date gives the following,
which the Editor eays he received from
undoubted authority. "A few weeks ago, ••
a fellow from one of the slave states called
at a house in Westmoland countv r and stat
ed that he was in pursnit of a runnaway
slave. lie said he would pay two hundred
dollars to any person who would deliver the
slave either dead or alive, adding that he ~t t
did not care much -which. He declared
that, dead or alive he intended to drag him
hack by the side of his horse, and if dead ,
the example,would do more good among his
slaves at home."
Real estate in Jackson, Mississippi, is
looking up. The &iglu Hotel lately sold
for 875,0ti11.
QI. Is it true that tilrang, has declared, itthat, if
Gen. Harrison is nominated hy the Anti-Masons,be
wilhariku lus flag and march into the Vali Bure:.
!" •4.We cause fur treply"
rauks p
From the New York Transcript. •
The _Late Congress.
As the members that constituted the late
House of Representatives of the United
Sintes,havii finished their period of probation
for a time, as the lawtivers of the land, and
have generally returned to mingle with their
constituents and give ar. account of their
ciiewardships, it may not-,be improper to
dwell fora moment on the manner they have
-executed their trusts, and pc. formed the
duties committed to their charge, that the
public may know how to appreciate their
services. Among the members of that
body, collec'ed as repre , entatives of all the
states, there were a number who were emi
nently edalified by talents. judgment,wisdom
and experience, to conduct the business of
legislation to advantage; men, who not only
knew, hut were anxious to meet the calls of
the country,and to heed the appeals of their
f:Mow•citizens. These menwere indefati
gable in their endeavors to accomplish the
purposes for which they were elected, were
almost always at their posts and were neither
discouraged by the defeat, or unduly eleva
ted by the successfid results of their mea
sures. They took office and went to Wash
ington to art for the interests and the welfare
of all the people. These were properly, the
salt and savour of the virtue and character
of the House. But it is to be regretted,t hat
while HMO were so fiiithful, so active and
industrious, a larger portion were evidently
of a difThrent character. Never in the an
nals of legislation in our country, or in any
other that professes to he enlightened and
civilized,have such improprieties of conduct,
such shameless proceedings, such a total
disregard for order and decorum, and such
n flagrant irreverence for rules been exhili
-ited and permitted, as during the last ses
sion of Congress. There, the sacredness
that ought ever to characterise a legislative
hall, the solemnity that ought ever to reign
in the temple of the laws, the deliberation
that Ought to govern parliamentary proceed
ings, were literally trampled upon, desecrd
_
led and contemned.
Disagreeable and disgusting quarrels and
disputes, unseemly acts of contention and
strife, unhallowed words of provocation and
abuse, and bitterness, anger, malice lied
wrath, strode conspicuously over order and
decorum, civility and respect. Rant assum
ed the prerogative area son,and the speeches
of many weretnore like the incoherent ray•
ings of maniacs, than like the calmness of
debate, or the ratiocination of enlightened
minds. And so many, and so fierce were
the strifes that were waged. that the House
might be compared to an insurrectionary
camp, the members of which were about to
rush into the arena of civil war. The feudal
barons of long bygone days, were far more
peaceable, and less antagonizing than n por
tion of our Congress. All respect for the
place, for the occasion, for character, for
country, appeared to be lost, and passion
and rage, malice and revenge assumed, and
held the reins. Where almost all were cla
morous talkers, few hearers were to be ob
tained; and long and angry debates, pro
crastinated and defeated business, neglected
duties, discomfitted hopes, and dishonored
names, were the unpropitioua' and hapless
results. And are men fitted to be sent to
Congress to make laws, who for the sake of
a quarrel,or for the accomplishment ofsome
favorite nbjeet of resentment or revenge,
neglect the legitimate busineSs of legislation,
disregard the interests, and honor, unci wel
fare of thisfgreat community, and rave like
madmen, and rant like blockheads? we Crow
not. They may be called wise, hut they
act like fools, and are a standing disgrace
to the illustrious body to which they belong.
Congress is not now what it formerly was
in the days of the fathers of our count IN.—
Then it was literally holy, the temple of
reason, of patriotism and peace. Now it
has become an arena of strife and conten
tion, a cage of all manner of unclean birds.
Our country is disgraced in the eyes of the
world by the conduct of many who were
elected to legislate, but who, forgetful of
their trusts, were the slaves of passion and
vice—the exciters of angry disputation, the
disorganizers of order and rule—the friends
of base and abominable intrigue, and the
foes of every thing pure and peaceable, love
ly and of good report. Then is little honor
now in holding a seat in Congress
Dr.Airti or MAJott LEE.—The following
notice of the death of Major LEE, author of
the Life of NAPOLEON, and much that ap•
peered under the _signature of ANnituw
incitsoN, during the early period of his po•
Mica' career, is from a late number o
Galignani's (Paris) Messenger:
"DEATH OF MAJOR HENRY LEE.
This distinguished American has fallen a
a victim to the epidemic which now per•
vades the capital. He expired yesterday
morning, after much suffering,, from a short
illnesS of complicated influenza.
"In the prime of life, and in the full vigor
of a well cultivated intellect, the riches of
which have alreaduy contributed to the
literature of the age, his untiring assiduity
has been suddenly arrested in the promising
career in which his hopeful friends, with so
much pleasure, saw him fast advancing.
"While letters kise in him a zealous vote
ry, his numerous friends, who knew the
greatnew of soul which characterised his
actions, the suavity'of his temper, his mod•
esty and urbanity of manners, will mingle
their tears with those of a disconsolate wi.
dory, and long regret that "that hand which
was as firm . it, friendship as it was strong in
battle" has been so soon palsied by the cold
grasp of death."
GAME TO TILE LAST. —An eagle was late.
:„Iy 'shot on Bergen Hill, N.. 1. while flying
over the sportsman's head with a pig in his
talons. Brought down by a wound in the
wing, he fought two dogs for an hour, and
drove them offseverely wounded. He was
'finally captured by having a sheet thrown
over him. He is a splendid bird!
The Branch of the United States Bank
nt Erie, Penn., was to have been opened for
business on the 6th inst. The Cashier is P.
Benson, Esq.
A fire occurred at Johnstown, N. Y. en
the 6th instant, which destroyed property
to the amount of nearly $20,000.
STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER.
BY ROBERT W. MIDDLETON.
OE TYSBIIRGH, PA.
*Monday, .March 20, 1837.
cCrin "making up" our outside form Mardi 27,
instead of 20, was inadvertently inserted.
Of" - The Vagon price of Flour in Balti
more-810 00.
TO CORRESPONDENTS
ar•VVe have several communications on hand
which will all he attended to in a short time.
(0 -Our paper appears something later than
usual, to-day,, s i , mconsequence of a sudden cull from
home on N saliirelay last.
c .. t-Fora rich intellectual treat, we refer th
reader to the Address on our first page. It is we
worth the space it occupies.
( r) , Wo call the attention of the public to the
advertisement of Mr. EVA:VA, who has opened a
Writing 6ehool in this place. His recommends.
Lions are from well known gentlemen.
ati mita Convention.
(-r By refering to the proceedings of the Coun
ty Convention of Monday last, it will be seen that
the Delegates appointed have been instructed to go
for a National Convention.
Governor's ComMillacation.
acj'-• We ask the particular attention of the pro
ple to that part of our Harnshbrgh Correspondenc
referring to the Answer of the Governor to a cal
from the House of Representatives respecting Gel
W s so I NO TON ' s
Masonry. The document itsel
will lq• speedily published.
. 4 §lavery neetin g.
lYe have inserted the proceedings of the
SLAYERV meeting in another column. Their
pretence about the "integrity of the Union" is all
humbug. They are at heart the friends of Slave
ry, and disereet men would do well nut lo com
mit themselves to such a cause.
AbOiiii4)ll
cr . - - f•Our Borough has been relieved of the
ennui of every day affairs, during the past week
bv a public discussion on the subject of A BUM
'VI ON —AI r. B t.e 7qCll tun for, and Messrs. Co tn. F.ll
1111(1 SM T111:11 against it.
The first meeting, (Monday evening lust.) fin
the Court-house crowded. Some person had call
ed an Anti-Abolition meeting, to attempt to raise
a County meeting, for the purpose of electing &le
gates to the Convention to be held sometime in
May next, in Harrishurgh, by the friends of Sla
very. When the vote was put to call such a meet
ing, our citizens, not knowing its objce/, let it
pass.
After which,' Col. NIICHAEL C. CLARK
sON was appointed President; WILLIA,I Me
CLELLAN, Esq. Vice-President, and William li
Paxton, Esq. Secretary.
The debate was then opened by Mr. BLANCH
Ait n, who addressed the meeting for one hour.—
Mr. CooeEn followed in reply. Mr. - BLANCH tit!)
rejoined, after which Mr. SMYSEIL oinred resolu
tians condemning the Abolitionists. Mr. !ILANen
enu 011jOl'i CAI to the offering of the Resolutions at
that early stage of the debate. Ife said the people
had heard him only on one point, that they ought
not to be made to vote before they had a chance
to hear all that, he had to say upon the subject—
and that the object of the resolutions, thus early
forced upon the meeting, could only be, to get the
people committed against Abolition before they
knew what arguments could he brought to sup
port it. Thy resolutions, however, were put, and
passed.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. BLANCHARD de
livered nn address in the Coutt-house,on the ques
tion, Will Abolition dissolre the Union 2" Mr.
lii.AYCHARD was quite successful, we thought, in
convincing those present that it was not calculated
to destroy the Union.
In the evening, the Court-house was again
crowded to excess. The debate was opened by
DANIEL M. rs an, Esq. If we understood him
aright, he endeavored to establish that the tenden
cy of Aboli•ionism was to alienate the North from
the South, and to excite the Slaves to rebel. His
positions were sustained in a very eloquent ad
dress. Mr. BLANCHARD replied, anti contended
that Slavery had always been producing an aliena
tion between the South and the North, and if left
alone would dissolve the Union. He also conten
ded, that the Abolition of Slavery was the only
thing which would save the Union from dissolu
tion; that Slavery in the South makes Southern
men despise nlllhc Northern men who labor ; that
they always look upon laborers as low, mean_
spirited, and slavish. SLAVERY and Fitamara,
he further contended, in the United States cannot
live together, any more than the Vulture and the
Dove can quietly occupy in the same nest—one
will devour the other. Thus, he said, Slavery
always will, nay always has produced this aliena
tion of feeling, and must evidently destroy the
Union if let alone. But that Abolition would not
do it. It furnishes no temptation to the South to
do it. By dissolving the Union, she would take
away the greatest obstacle in the way of the Abo
litionists in the North—which is the fear that the
Union will be dissolved. This fear the South
would take away by the dissolving the Union, and
what would she gain? Not even the sad comfort
of revenge! She would not throw a straw in the
way of Abolition. She cannot keep Abolition in-
fluence from crossing the line between the North
and the South. The very laws she would enact
against Northern Mails, &c. after dissolving the
Union, would attract the curiosity of her own peo
ple, and they would become Abolitionists. Like
children in a Praire on fire, who should seek to
guard against the flames by hedging themselves
about with dry wood and brush!
JAMES COOPER,- Esq. followed. He was' very
humorous and severe upon Mr. Blanchard, and re
plied to several detached points of his opponent's
remarks.
Andrew G. Miller, Esq. here introduced two
resolutions,drawn in his usual happy fluent, style!
—ono declaring that Abolition tends to dissolve
he Union, and the other abusing Abolition Lec-
tures! Both of which, howeVer, were lost—the
Chair declaring it impossible to decide which had
the majority, and a division of the house, in its
crowded state, being impracticable. The rosolu
ti:• s were re-considered on Friday evening, and
voted down by an overwhelming majority!
On Friday afternoon, Mr. Blanchard delivered
a Lecture to a very respectable number of Ladies
and Gentlemen, at Mr. Clarkson's School house,
in which he endeavored, and succeeded conclt
sively, to prove that Southern Slavery was not
warranted or justified by the Bible. In the even-
ing, he also deliv.gred a Lecture in the Court-house,
an West India Emancipation. He was replied
to, in a few remarks, by Mr. Cooper. A resolution
was then offered by Mr. Sferem, abserting the right
of
.Free Discussion upon any subject, and con.
domning all attempts to suppress the same or put
ting it down by mobs. This resolution was suppor
ted in an eloquent address of a few minutes' length,
without taking sides either for or against Aboli
tion. The resolution was adopted, but two or three
voting in the negative.
No serious disturbances, so far, have occurred,
owing to the manly and vigorous efforts of Col.
Clarkson, W. M'Clcllan, J. Cooper and D. M.
Sniper, Esqs. and others to preserve order. We
regret, to say, however, that on Monday evening, a
hitherto highly respected citizen, and influential
leader in one of our Churches, once or twice
manifested a desire to encourage disorder, and
interrupt the harmony of the meeting by calling
out "imporird palriolhan" and other like expres
sions—which excited some young men or boys to
manifestations of violence and insult towards
Mr. Blanchard, both in and without the house.
STRICHITOUSER and STOUT were re.
elected Constables in the Borough on Friday loot.
Ertieveral articles intended for this paper have
been crowded out
,Liierary Xolices.
c: . - The LADY ' S 800 lc for this month has been
received, containing its usual amount of entertain
ing matter, besides a plate representing the "Lai esf
Fashiom."
(TyThe Baltimore "MoNu:ktEvr" of Saturday
week last, is entirely-tilled with original matter,
and is embellished with n plate of the Palapsra
Female Institute, at Ellicott's Milk Md.
TIIE KNICKNII nor cmi for Mardi was re
ceived a few days since. We quote tlia following
notire of this entertaining periodical from the Bal
timore Patriot:—
Till.: N II:1i 1-:12 BOCK En.—The March num
ber of this popular New york Monthly has
come to hand, and appears to posst ss all the
titles to regard exhibited by its predecessors.
In merit it is probably equal, and in variety
perhaps superior, to almost any of the pre
vious numbers of the wark. Its leading ar
article is a paper on "Popular and Liberal
Education," which containssome sound prac
tical views, as well in reference to its
"liberal" branch, so culled, as to the im
portant subject of education, generally.—
In another vein, is its "A utobiooraphv Of a
Broomstick," which cannot fail to amuse
the reader.
HARRISBURGEINTarrIi 9.
On Thursday, after a spirited diseus.uon
between Mr. Flanagan, in favor and Mes
srs. Parker, Johnston and Oliver in oppos-i
-i,a) to the hill to make Waynesburg!) a point
in the Gettysburg!) Rail Road, it passed
and was sent to the Senate, by a vote of 56
to 26.
JOEL R. PorysETT, the man who intro
duced Masonry into Mexico, and had to
seek protection from the tiiry of the popu-
Inca of that country, under the American
Flag, for his interference with the politics
of that republic, is appointed SucttETAny oF
WAR under President Van Buren.—Cham
bersbargh Whig.
TEILLIMANC n Co u e learn
from the reports made during the proceed
' inns of a meeting of the Adams County (Pa.)
Temperance Society, held at Gettysburg,'
on the 4th inst. that there are no less than
nine Temperance Societies, in full opera
tion, in that county. The whole number
of members attached to these societies is
eleven hundred and eighty, of whom up -1
wards of one hundred and sixty have been
added during the past year. Such facts as
these speak well for the progreSs of the tem
perance cause, and air the sober habits of
the people of Adams County. They affird
an example, in this good work, which is
worthy of general imitation, and should
not be lost uron some of the neighboring
counties.—Bolt. Pat.
Among other enactments of the Legisla-
ture of Texas, we find the following: "Eve
ry person who shall kill another in a duel
shall be deemed guilty of murder, and on
conviction thereof, shall suffer death. Eve
ry person who shall be the bearer of any
challenge for a duel, shall, on conviction
thereof, be fined and imprisoned at the dis
cretion of the court." When we see such
evidence of wisdom in a country like Texas
a country made up of so strange a variety
of people, we cannot but think them capa
ble of self-government, and we hope they
may be blest with liberty and the most whol
some laws. We admire the bold and good
example set by the people of Texas, and
may we not hope to see the States of our
own country do likewise.
From the Lancaster Examiner
POLITICAL BANKS.
One of the most serious charges brought
by General Jackson against the lute U. S.
Bank was that it interfered in the politics of
the country. Whether the charge was true
or false, is now a matter of little conse
quenc; though we think that the country is
not likely to gain much in this respect by
the substitution of the Opposite or Pet
Banks. In looking over the letters which
have been brought to light by the Whitney
investigation we find one from the Seventh
Ward Bank of New York, addressed to the
Secretary of the Treasury, soliciting, a Share
of "the fiscal patronage of the Treasury of
the United States." The following pgra
! graphs are extracted from the letter:
"The services of the Seventh Ward Bank
are respectfully offered to th© Hon. the
Secretary of the Treasury. '
"The directors feel more 'confidence in
in this appliCation, being (without excep
tion) as well as the stockholders (with few
exceptions) FRIENDS OF THE ADMIN
ISTRATION'.
"The Directors having the highest per
sonal consideration for General Jackson,
respectfully request the Secretary to lay this
letter before the President."
Signed) WALTER BOWNE, President.
This letter not having brought the expec
ted share of 'the fiscal patronage of the
Treasury of the United States" the follow.
ing was indited and despatched with much
better success.
"Num' YORK, Dec.l6,-1833..
"We, the stibcribers, officers and three.
tors of the Seventh Ward Bank, in the city
of New York, FRIENDS OF THE AD—
VINISTRATION, and of the REVERED
CHIEF AT THE HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT,
, do solicit a share of the fiscal patronage of
the United States Treasury for the Seventh
Ward Bank.
(Signed by the President, Cashier and Di
rectors of the Band.)
The sickenin!iservilitv to the idol or pow
er bad the desired effect. The seventh
ward bank was immediately placed upon the
list of Deposite or Pet hanks. Oh! consis•
tentry—co:vstsTr:vcr —thou art indeed a
jewel!
'TUE SLAVE. TRADE. -A vessel arrived
nt Halifax on the 12th ult. from Kingston,
Jamaica,which reports that when two days
out, she fell in with a Spanish slaver, bound
to Havana, havinw four hundred poor
wretched being,r, on board, in a state of star
vntion. Forty had died for want of food
The captain stated that the poor creatures,
had, during the past month, subsisted on
rice-water. Three barrels of beef, and two
barrels offlour were sent 00 hoard the slaver,
for which an order on Havana was given in
payment.
FRAVIL—Since the overthrow of the U.
States Bank, tbe Southern and Western
Merchants have been subjected to great in
convenience in consequence of their inabili
ty to procure such fiinds as will be received
in the cities in payment for goods. A corn
pant' in the S , aith.called the Mississippi arid
Alabama Rail Road Company, have issued
notes - payThle in New York and. Philadel
phia. An immense quantity of these notes
were beughi up by the merchants, who
were preparing to lay in their spring supply
of goods, at a premium of two and two and
a half cent- Upon their being produc
ed at the banks where they were made pay
able, it was found that there were no funds
deposited there for their redemption; and
the brokers would not receive them at any
price. We say that this is another illustra
tion of the madness and wickedness of the
bite administration in overthrowing the U,
States Bank. While that institution exist
ed, its notes were circulated every where,
and every where received with more readi•
ness than gold and silver. Since its overt
throw the mercantile community are com
pelled to resort to such hazardous and often
ruinous expedients as that mentioned a
bove.—Fred. Examiner.
From the Philadelphia U. S. Gazette.
SECOND TERM.
The Democratic herald, published in this
city, nominates Tuom.ts lIART BENroN,
(C o l. Benton) tlir the Presidency—he places
at its head the cut of a hickory tree, and be
neath it the following:
Presidential Election—A. D. 1840.
The People's Democratic Candidate,
THOMAS HART BENTON,
or musonar..
The friend_of Ike Gold 6. SilverCurreucy
The Author of
THE EXPUNGING RESOLUTION,
And Successful Champion and Vindicator o
ANDREW JACKSON!
Consolation for old Maids and Bachelors.
In the House of Representativor s o alrii
Iforethought,
no
ted for its profound wisdom atni an
act has been reported which Will dotibtlesii alliii:ir
much consolation to broken heart.eil Muidtin'4'und
Bachelors on the "wrong sidttlf forti." r The
title of the aforesaid a3t reads, " An . oetkir . tlie en-
Icourarretnent of - Matrimony." Of the "encourage
mewls" proffered in said act, wo aro not yet ad.
1 yised, hut suppose they are similar to those staled
in the act some time since reported, giving a gen
tleman in Union county a premium ()Cone hun•
dred dollars to each of his three children at one
Ibirtlt."—[ Gettyshurgli Star.
Oz Or, the Star might have added, if he
had not been "too quick on the trigger,"
similar to those stated in an act more re
cently reported giving the same premium to
one Philip Lenhart, of Allegheny county,
for a like service to the Commonwealth--
311, in both casesonales, and capable of bear
tag arms! This is a revival of the "Pro
tect:re System" with a vengeance. Why,
we can import any quantity of the same
article one hundred per cent. cheaper.—
We are opposed to nulliffication. But if
this practice of encourageing home products
by sort of Anti-Malthusian Tariff, continue,
to the injury of Free Trade, we shall un
questionably sec-seed from the Union—of
many who might otherwise have died
"Old Maids and Bachelors!"—Lan. Union.
INTEGRITY OF THE UNION.
A very large and respectable meeting of the Citizens
of Gettysburgh convened at the Court-House on the
evening of the 13th Mat in pursuance of public no
tice. QiiiiNTlN ARMSTRONG, Esq. was called
to the Chair, and George Swope appointed Secreta
ry.
After the object of the meeting had been stated,
and the proceedings of a similar meeting in Washing
ton, (Pa.) were read, the following resolutions were
proposed by JOIIN F. 'MACFARLANE, Esq. aud adopt
ed.
Raolced, That we cordially respond to the pro
! priety of holding a State Convention at Harrisburgh
m May next,as proposed by the Citizens of Washing.
too, (Pa ) to deliberate on the most suitable measures
to bepursued by the people of this State on the agi
tating subject of Abolition; and to give assurance to
our Southern brethern, that we arc determined to
preserve the Union of the States; and that we hold
all interference with the domestic regulations of other
States as impolitic and reprehensible, and ought to
be discourage by all good citizens.
Itilralred, That we invite the. Citizers of Adams
County to meet at the Court-House op Saturday the
SL'a day of April next, to elect Delegates to said Con
vention.
Reso:red. That these proceedings be published in
all the papers of the Borough.
QUINTIN ARMSTRONG, Chr'n.
GEORGE SWOPL. Scery.
OBITUARY RECORD
DIED s •
In Mechanicsburgh, Cumberland county, on the
28th ult. Jolty' ALONZO, son of Mr. John Sloth
otrer, formerly of this borough, aged 11 months
and 27 days.
On the 6th inst. Mr. PHILIP RA itx, of Conowa
go township. in the 80th yoar of his age.
On Wednesday night last, in the 69th year• of
her age, Mrs- Euz.am:rn Smtrit, wife of Walter
Smith, E.q. Gillis borough. •
On Saturday morning last, after a long illness,
Mrs. MArmirst:r Scorr, svlte of Mr. flugls Scott, of
this horossuls. in thn ltish year of her mze.
On the,l6th ult. Mr.. EMANVEL Kona, of Ber
lin, to 411isti ELIZA AULAIIALIGII, of .11,1'81terrys-
On the same day, by the Rev. Mr. Deininger,
Mr. SAMUEL KLINE, to Migg ELIZAUETU BAUGH
ER, daughter of Mr. William Baugher, all of Ber
lin.
On the same day, by the same, Mr. MrcnAIEL
BonN, toMiss ANN
On the 23d tilt. by the Rev. Mr. Gottwald, Mr.
Asontw TaosTLE, of Huntington township, to
Miss NANCY SHEFFEB, of Latimore township.
On the 9th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Gutelins, Mr.
JACOB Sett wAwrz, of this County, to Mies C ATH-
A BINE ()VERDI:EU, of York county.
On the 9th inst. by tho Rev. Mr. Gottwald, Mr.
SOLOMON RANF.NCAtI7 , I,tO Miss MARY HAGERMAN, of
Tyrone Township.
On the 12th inst. by the same, Mr. DAVID
DIETRICK, to Miss ELIZABETH HOUCK, of Tyrone
Township.
On the 2,1 inst. by the Rev. Mr. hlcLonn, Mr.
DAVID HULICK to NIIPS LYDIA RINAKER—both of
Mountjoy township.
On Wednesday last, by the Rev. Mr. Watson,
Mr. .Toinv WHITE, of Cumberland township, to
Miss MAiuritA ANN, oldest daughter of Air. Victor
Mlllienny, of Franklin township.
On the 14th inst. Mr. Jottri Amur., to Miss
Amr:Lis BOHAN, both of Adams county.
The Rev. Dr. SCHMUCKER will preach in
the English Lutheran Church on Sunday morn
ing nest, at half past 10 o'clock—and Rev. Mr
REYNOLDS in the evening, at half past 0.:
THE Subsctiber has opened his
WRITING ROOM,
at Mrs. EDI E'S, in Chanbersburgb•Street,
where Ladies and Gentlemen may receive
instruction in the beautiful art of Writing
Upon Rand's Celebrated System.
Course to consist of 18 Lessons of 1 hour
Fron the President of the Gettysburgh Thcolog
cal Semini,r:,
The Subscriber having examined the
testimonials of Mr. EVAN S, has no hesita.
two in expressing his entire confidence in
his qualifications as a teacher of Penmen
ship and in the excellence of the System
(Mr. Rand's) on which his instructions are
based.
Alarch 0, 14:37.
We are satisfied that Mr. EVANS' system
of Penmanship is highly valuable, and that
he is deserving of patronage.
C. P. KRAUTH,
President of Pennsylvania College.
WM. M. REYNOLDS,
Professor of the Latin Language and Literature, and
Principal of the Preparatory Department.
. March 7, 1837.
T HE Subscriber will offer at public sale,
at Bendersville, in Menallen township,
Adams county, ON SATURDAY NEXT,
the 25th instant, at 1 o'clock P. 31.
Whree first-rate Chestnut
Timber Lois,
adjoining Bendersville, of 5 Acres each—
easy of access and near the road, and en
closed in front with a fence.
Terms made known on the day of sale,
and a good title given, by
WILLIAM SADLER.
March 20, 1Q37. 11-51
ot ic t is heieby Giv en
V 0 all persons concerned, that the fhl
- 12 - lowing TRUSTEE ACCOUNTS
are filed in the Prothnnotarv's Office at Get
tyshurgh,and will be presented to the Judges
of the Orphans' Court of Adams County on
Monday the 24th day of April newt, for
confirmation and allowance—viz:
The Trustee Account of John Zeiler,
Trustee of Elizabeth Ehrhart, a non Com
pos mentis.
The Trustee Account of George Dear
doll; and George Robinette, Trustees of Ja
cob Hersity.
B. GILBERT, Proth'y.
March 20, 1Q37. tc-51
THE ItNIORERBOOKER,
MONTHLY Magazine, published by WI
LEY & LONG, 161 Broadway. New Yorli,
at 85 per annum, in advance. It is one of the
most valuable, as well as interesting Periodicals
extant, and is certainly deserving of patronage..
Contents of March Number.
ORIGINAL. PAPERS:
[Communicated
Stanzas: First Love,
A. Bell's Biography: by the author of "twice told
Tales, 'the Fountain of Youth,' &c.
The Departure of Paul,
A few Plain th'Oughts on Poetry: by a 'Business
Man' Lament,
The Leidy and the Painter: Fragment from th
'Fidget Papers,' by the author of the 'Th
Dancing Girl'
Song of the Exile: 'the Hope of Return,'
Wilson Conwoi lb; (number three,)
Why are we here?
Autobiography of a Broomstick: by the author of
'Our Villago,"the Old Church,' 'Marine
Freebooter,' &c.
The Memories of Life; by Greenville Mopen, Esq.
A Week in Cincinnati: by an N,,p.
Black Plume: a Legend of the Senecas.
The Clerk's Yarn—an authentic tale of the Sea,
Apples of Sodom—by Rev. J. H Clinch,
The Parvenus—or Illustrations of American So.
cioty, (number one,)
Stanzas,
Pere La Chaise.
011apodiana—(number eighteen,)
Time,•
A Song,
Literary Notices, •
Editor's Table,
Literary Record.
TSPILPEELANCE.
AN annual meeting of the "Petersburg!)
Temperance Society" will be held io the
Academy, on the first Monday. Evening in
April next.
CI R LES KETTLE WELL, Seery.
March t2O, 19:17.
lIYMENIAI REGISTER.
MARRIED.
IGIOUS NOTICES.
A IWERTISEMENTS
.PEITITAITSEIP.
.Irepoleon B. Evans.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
S. S. SCII MUCKER.
Pl3l3lAlle SMIAE.
, PUBLIC NOTICES.
ADAMS COUNTY LYCEUM
A MEETING of the "ADAMS COUNTY
LYCEUM" will be held in the * Court.
House, in the Borough of Cettyshurgh, on
Tuesday Evening, March 21
at half past tl-o'clock
A LECTURE will be delivcred by ri member.
(0-- All person desirous of proinoting the
jects of the tomeintion, aro invited to attend,
become members and participate in the exercises
of the meeting.
IL W. MIDDLETON, Sec'ry
Mardi 20, 1837.
AUCTION.
•
91 1 1 HE subscriber will expose to male by
way of public auction, on MONDAY
NEXT, at 10 o'clock. A. :11. (which will be
continued from day to day) a great variety
of
(0,
principally Hard Ware.
M. C. CLARKSON.
Getlysburgh. Mareh 13, 11;37.
NOTICE TO CONTUCTORS,
SEALED PROPOSALS for the erec
tion of a new Presbyterian Churchirt_tho.
Borough of Gettysburg!), will he received
by either of the undersigned until the '
first
day of April next—the Plan with specifi
cations, &c. may be seen at the office - :,o1
MOSES M'CLEAN. it is contemplated to
make use of the materials of the present
Church so far as they can be employed to
advantage. The proposals must therefirro
specify with or without the materials of the
old Building.
JA'IES C. WATSON,
THOMAS C. MILLER,
.10IIN F. NPFARLANE, •
JA 'VI ES WA LLISTER,
• JOHN' HOUCK, ,
• JOSEPH BAY VEY,
MOSES M'CLEAN,
Building Committee.,
March 13 1837. td-50
PATENT WATER-PROOF' BriiiTiS
T HE subscriber respectfully informs the
public that he bar purchased of the
' Patentee, ((r. P. G. NAGLE:, of
Phtlailel
phia,) all his right, title and interest in the
County of Adams, for making, coast rticting,
using and rending to others to be used, his
psterded method of mal'ir.r BOOTS AND
SHOES COMPLETELY IMPERVI
OUS TO WATER.
An article of this kind has long and anxi
ously been looked for by the public. The
certificates are in the subscriber's pos
session, prove the great efficacy of this
desirable desideratum. To prove the utili
ty of this article, and its great advantages
to the public, the Patentee has obtained
from the American' Institutd two Diplomas
or Premiums. The improvement renders
the Leather soft and pliable and is a sure
preventive against its breaking.
Public patronage is earnestly solicited.—
All orders thankfUlly received and puncte
ally daiinded to, by ihe subscriber, residing
in Hampton, Adams county, Pa.
SOLOMON ALBERT.
flanyton, March 13, 1E 1 37. tf-50
NOVICE.
OTTERS of Administration having
"
4 been granted by the Register of Adams
County to the subscriber, residing in Lib.
erty Township, in said county, on the Es
tate of JOHN ADAIR, deceased, late of
Liberty Township, Adams Cuunty, all per.
sons having unpaid claims against said Es.
tate are requested to present them, arid all
persons indebted to mako payment, to the
subscriber without delay.
JAMES CUNNINGHAM, Adm'r.
March 13, 1R37. fit-50
MARX'S OLD ESTABLISHED
LUCKY °FYI CE,
N. W. Corner of Baltimore and Calvert &recta,
(Under the Museum.)
Where hare been sold Prizes! Prizes!
Prizes! ! ! in Dollars Millions of Millions!
BALTIMORE CITY. MD.
JOTICE.—Any person or persons thre'
" out the Union who may desire to try -
their luck, either in the Maryland State
Lotteries, or in authorized Lotteries of Mk:
er Stateb,some one of which are drawn dailyri,
Tickets from ONE to TEN DOLLARS;
shares in -- proportion, are respectfully re-
quested to forward their orders by mail (Post
Paid) or otherwise enclosing CASII or rnize.
TICKETS, which will he thankfully received
and executed by return mail, with the saino
prompt attention as if on personal applica
tion,and the result given when requested Am.
mediately after the drawings. •• •
Please address,
JOHN CLARK,
N. W. Corner of Baltimore and Calvort Stroote,
undor the Museum.
March `2R. 1 Ran.
Information Wanted.
JOHN HENRY MULL was taken from
the City of Baltimore in May, 18:12,
then aged about 13 years, by a certain JOSEPH
TURNER, living at that time near Cavilslo,Cotn•
berland county, Pa. In 1815, Turner removed c o
the State of Indiana, taking with I•iin the said
John Henry Mull, in both instances without tho
knowledge or consent of the boy's mother, who
is a widow. Ail information, loathing to n dis
covery of the buy's residence, can be addressed to
the Editor of the Gettvsburgh , 4 ;tar. Editors in
Indiana will confer a particular favor on the boy's
mother by noticing' the above.
Gettysburgh, Pa., March F, 1837.
TYraIraZZLI.ANCM
rilrHE "Rock Creek Teriperance Socie.
ty" will meet at the Rock Creek
Chu* on Easter llfonday, (27th inst) at
1 o'clock P. al. Punctual attendance is
requested, as addresses aro expected to be
delivered on the occasion.
.1 N ILSON, - See'ry.
March 13, 1837.
TEMPEILANCE.
•
WHERE will be a meeting °rifle "Young,
Alen's Temperance Society." in the
Court.house, on Saturday the 25th day - of
March inst. at 2 o'clock P. M. Punctual
attendance is requested. .
G. S. Onfl, Seery.
March 1:3; • A
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