===Zta= 'dOVEANOR'.g VETO MESSAGE .Message of the Governor, On- returning the bill making appropriations to the - Improvemmt System; giving his reasons for refusing his signature then:to. To the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives GENTLIMEN:—I return the bill entitled 4 to act further to continue and promote the improvements of the State." 1-regret to be obliged to withhold the Ex ecutive approbation from an act which in volves no question of constitutional right.— NOthing hitt a firm belief that the best inter e4tit of the whole'State demand it, could in iMeertne to do so. This !reluctance is in oreased When duty requiresthe disapproval ofa bill far continuing the Internal Improve meets of , the State. could I believe that the niessere waseatculated to hasten the cOmpletion and promote the. usefulness of those works,' it . would receive my sanction Without reference to the amount of money appropriated. True economy demands that OM main lines of our canals and railways, inqw under contract or partially completed, shall be pdshed on with the least possible delay, to the' paints of their original desti -nation. But it seems'to me that 'his bill is calculated materially to retard their pro gress,-by dissipeting the funds of the coin. lnonwealth upon a great variety of objects, 'which, however meritorious in themselves, andinteresting as local improvements, are 'her part of the - main lines, but 'ldyllic faun. AlatiOn for a vast increase of public 'debt.— The bill contains the flitlowintr iteint 4 1.--"AOPROPRIATIONS TO' STATE WORKS: brie Canal, North Branch Canal, West Branch Canal, from 'fangcis cootack to Stnnemalioning, 100,000 Canal from Kittanning to the mouth or the Kiskiminetus, 75,000 'lnclined Plane at Columbia, 87,500 West Branch Canal, Tangascootack line, 23,043 Gettyiburg extension of the Colum bia Railroad; 150,000 geservoirs dt 'liolliditysburg and Johnstown, Marietta extension of the Columbia Railroad,_ Survey, to avoid the Portage ed Planes, 'Shaver's Creek Feeder, , Outlet Lock at Duncan's Island, Examination of the North Branch • Canulfrom•Nanticoke to Lacks• Irma, 500 To commence OVicrinisco Feeder, 20,000 Cutbusli Feeder Delaware Canal, , 30,000 Outlet Lock , at New Hope, 3,000 Bristol and Philadelphia Steam Tow Boat, • Survey 'to avoid Schuylkill Inclined Plane, ‘2,.-SUBSCR IP n ONS OF STOCK C'o,ll PA N Y CANALS AND , RAILROADS: Danville and Pottsville Railroad, 150,000 _Bald Eagle and Spring Creek Nav igation, Cumberland Valley Railroad, Monongahela Navigation, Pittsburg and Laughlinstown Rail road,-/ wheninemporated,) 140,000 Beaver and Conneaut Railroad, 00,0tt0 Franklin Railroad, 40,000 Lewisburg,Penn's Valley and ILl lidaysburg Railroad, , .50,000 Chester and Delawnre Railroad, 20,000 Codorus Navigation, 20,000 - Norristown and Valley, or West Philadelphia Railroad, if either .be adopted by the State,to avoid the Inclined Plane at Schuylkill, 120,000 Union Canal Company, 400,000 3.---SURVEYS FOR RAIL ROADS: frPtiiti Chambersburg to Pittsburg, .6y Isittighlinstown and Ligonier •Yalley; and from Ilarrisburg,by the valley: of the Juntata,to Pitts 'burg, From the State line in Susquehanna county, by the mouth of 'Funk- hemlock to the Nanticoke dam, 2,000 FrOM the town of Franklin to Erie, 2,000 From West Chester towards Port Deposit, 4.-SUBSCRIPTIONS TO TURN PIKE COMPANIES: Pittsburg and Butler, Butler and Mercer, Butler and Freeport. Brownington,Harrisville antyFrank lin, (when incorporated,) IF'arkionien and Reading, Downingtown, Ephrata and Har risburg, • 6,000 Sugar Grove and Union, 3,000 Washington and Williamsport, 10,000 Warren and Franklin, 5,000 Bedford and Hollidaysburg, 10,000 Susquehanna and Waterford, I,ooo' Washington and Pittsburg, 25,000 .Washington and. West Middleton, 10,00 i) Ousquehanna and Tioga, 8,000 Merner and Meadville, • 5,000 Ebensburg and Indiana, 5,000 Biriningliam and Elizabethtown, 10,000 Pittsburg, Farmers' and 'Mechanics,' 5,000 York Haven and Harrisburg Bridge, 0,0011 Armstrong and Clearfield, 5,000 •Arniagh and Johnstown, 2,000 Harrisburg,Carlisle and Chambers - bitrg, . 20,000 Grnve and Doylestown,(when incorporated.)o - • 10,000 &cannot and. ohnstown, 4,000 lkeineriet `and Cutitherland Road,' 4,000 7 4. - AIMSCEIPTIONS TO BRIDGE ;- - COMPANIES: akommesele et %Villitineport, 10,000 5, 0 00 s Wrf , I l tintihintiock, ' 8,000 Saltsburg, ' 4,000 Shawn, , 5;000 Elizabethtown' 10,000 O.—A PPROPRIAIIONS TO STATE ROADS. Saltsburg and Curwensville, 0,000 East and West, 18,000 Franklin and Btitler, 10.000 Pittsburg and Beaver, 10,000 Pittsburg and Browningtort, 5,000 Bu tar and N .ew• Castle, 6,000 Wayne burg and Cumberland Road, 4;000 Kiskiminetos and Virginia line, 4,000 Robbstown, Brownsville and Virgin- is lino, 2,000 Steen's Tavern and Connellsville, 500 Waynesburg and Virginia line 2.000 Monongahela Bridge and Virginia line, 3,000 Greensburg and West Alexandria, 2,000 Monongahela Bridge and Uniontown, 3,000 Virginia line and Monroe, 8,000 White Horae Tavern and Virginia line, 6,000 Of which tli - amount of appro priations to State woi ksis $1,396,91:3 Sukseriptione to Company Ca nals and Railroads, 1,293,000 A pproprint ions for surveys for • new works, 17,500 Subscriplione to Turnpike Corn • panics, 1;9,000 Subecriptions to Bridge Compa nies, 42,000 Appropriations to State Ronde, 81,500 Total ofappropriations and sub scriptions, • $3,031.194A I cannot sign this bill fur the following reasons: Because, Ist. Its main feature is the distribution of a great portion of the present resources of the Cointnouwealth, among works not o,vned by the State, and its consequent withdrawal from the future prosecution o the public works, and from the present de- crease of the State debt. 2nd. It bestows on capitalists and specu lators, the twine) which is the property u the whole-people, thereby enriching indi viduals and sections, (011ie injury of the rest of the community., $400,000 400,000 .3d. it not oulythus frittersaway the means Which shotild now be otherwise applied, but, by enabling the companies who are the re cipients of its liberality, to commence and prosecute works which they will not be able to complete, it -enibarks the-State so far in those works, thut she will, at no distant day, 1)e -compelled to inerease tier present debt forthe purpose offinishing them,or lose what is now proposed to be given. 25,000 9th. It will inevitably increase the State debt,in four years 'to 845,000,000, as will appear by the following short statement: 40,000 The Erie Extension of the main 'line will cost, $3,000,000 The North Brunch Extension, 3,000,000 The Gettysburg Railroad, 1,300,000 Tungascootack and Sionernahon- 5,000 , 5,000 10,000 ing canal, 1.060.000 West Branch & Allegheny Canal, 4,000,000 Red Bank and 'Franklin Canal, 2,000,000 Red Bank and Freeport, 1,200,000 Wisconisco Feeder, 200,000 Avoiding Inclined Planes on Co. lairibia Railroad, 500,000 Total to •coruplote Stale works, $16,200,009 The company works commenced by this bill, will cost as follows: Freeport and New Castle Rail• road* $1,000,000 Pittsburg and Laughlinstowu Railroad, 1,500,000 . Chambersburg and Laughtins. town Railroad, (which must be 'constructed to complete the connexion,) 3,000,000 Lewisburg, Penn's Valley and Hollidaysburg Railroad, 2,500,000 Beaver and 'Commit Railroad, 460,000 70,000 140,000 85,000 Total to complete compa-' ny works, $9,060,000 Of this last sum, before the dif ferent works are completed, the State will,beyond a doubt be compelled to 'advance not less than one half,or, else lose the whole, say 84,530 , 000 • To which add the above •cost of State works, 16,200,000 Making of debt which this bill will produce, 820490,000 To which add the present State debt, 24,330,000 12,000 Total debt which will exist when the system con templated by this bill is completed, 8415,120,000 It is presumed that the above estimates,if they should vary from the actual cost of the works, will be found to fall below rather than exceed it. . They are all derived from the reports of Engineers, which are found in most cases to be far short of the ultimate expense, or from a comparison with the known cost of similar works. 5,000 5,000 5,000 5.000 15,000 If it should be objected to this calcula tion, that part of the above cost of State works has either been already incurred, or is provided for in this bill, and therefore should not be included—the reply is, that the portion already laid out will not, in all p,robability, be equal to one fourth of the a mount which their actual expense will ex ceed their estimated cost; and that the pro portion provided for by this bill, is borrowed money—or at least such as the State may, before long, be called ou to repay. It may therefore be fairly assumed, as a calculation , within bounds, that the passage of this bill will cause an addition of twenty-one millions of dollars, to our present debt of about twenty•four millions—making a gross debt, at a date no more remote than 1841, of FORTY-FIVE MILLIONS. I urn not prepared to sanctinu this, nor to bec-Ome •NoTt.—Owlnig to the haste hi which the bill was necessarily examined, this work was included lo the lid ofciaispany works authorized to be commended by the bill. • .-11„ was not contained in the biller it paned the two Rouses, KO the epproration is therefore to be d. ducted from the MD of money Intended to be given to companies. reduce the estima ted sword of debt in 1341, to $43,520,000. 1!==11= i!MEE!ME an agent in saddling such an incumbrance upon the farms and industry of Pennsylva• nia. sth. If this bill and th6'‘Other proposed measures of the Legislature become laws, the State will be left without a single dollar of unappropriated money in her treasury, at the commencement of the next session.— Though the last Legislature replenished the public cutlers, with near four millions, and the present has received a like sum—your s u cc essors will, nevertheless, be compelled either to abandon the prosecution of the public works, or to borrow money to carry them on,and pay interest on the debt. No aid 19 to be calculated on from the national Treasury. On the contrary, care should be taken to keep the State in a condition to meet any demands for repayment which may be made on her from that quarter. 6th. It seems to be a total departure from our true policy. That policy is to husband our means for the present, and, while we push on our unproductive public works with all prudent speed, to a state of profitable completion, to apply the balance to the reduction of the Stale debt. If this course be pursued, only for two years, the expenditure of the Commonwealth will he brought so far within her income, that af terwards the mere excess of her receipts will enable her to undertake and complete, without embarrassment, works of any mug nitude. But if, on the other hand, the in come, however Jorge, is constantly kept be low the ainotint of expenditure—her appa rent noires will only increase her real ditli culties. 7th. Its passage will have a must disas trous (Abet on our present undertakings.— Inconsequence of the rise in the price of labor and provisions within the last two 7, , ears,and of the amount of woi k commenc ed in other states, the expense of COMO Filet ing,r public improvements has increased fill• ly 50 per cent. If the present hill pass, the large amount of work authorized hilt, will have an additional effect of the same kind, and will cause every contract in the Com• tnonwealth to be thrown up, and re•let at an advance of not less than 50 per coot over the prices of last year. This is a grave consideration. It must be borne in "mind, that while the amount of public burthen is increased by this kind of Legislation,the a. mount of means to sustain it remains the same; and that a million of debt must be paid with a million of dollars, •whether that debt is due•flir the construction of sixty utiles of canal, or twenty. Bth. Not only will its consequences be injurious to the finances, but to the morals of the State. The bare probability Of the passage of the bill lies alreuc'y unsettled the conduct of whole sections of the State, and has given a new stimulus to the over excited spirit-of speculation. If this state of thingshe fomented and continued, there go'is limit to the injury which may result. While the gambling spirit of speculation is confines to the large towns, society may bear. it without material detriment; but if it once infect and derange the productive industry of the country, the public prosperi ty will be shattered in its very elements. If the mania which now rages among those who speculate in the surplus property Of - the' country, once seize those whoalone render property valuable, there - is an end to elf hope of continued prosperity, I fear that such will be the tendencyof the Legislation-pro posed by the present bill. A few peisons, fortunately located or circumstanced," will be unduly and immensely benefited. 'The mass will either become dissatisfied, or"em• bark in the vain attempt to achieve 'like good fortune. 'Whitest! are thus engaged murmuring or hoping at the lottery door of fortune, the plough of industry will stand . 'idle in the furrow. ftth. Its signature would be a violation of every principle and pledge connected ,with the financial disks of the Commonwealth, upon the faith of which the administration was entrusted to my discretion by theciti zens of Pennsylvania. it is admitted that , 1 the measures of government should vary, with.the necessities of the times, always keeping the great land-marks of right in view. But when, as in the present case, no change of circumstances takes place sufficient to render a change of practice necessary, the promises and pledges, both expressed and implied of a public agent, whether made by himself or his friends, should be kept with the same good faith as those of a private citizen. Two of the objects contended for by those who selected me to-administer theexecutive functions of the government, were, the de crease of the state debt, and the vigorous prosecution and early completion of the public works of the Commonwealth. Both will either be defeated or retarded by the present bill if it become a law. When such a state of things is produced, the path of duty is plain. Although the ye to power should be cautiously used when no constitutional scruoles exist, yet cases like the present, of mere pecuniary expe diency, will arise, affecting so 'deeply the paramount interests of the state, as impera tively to demand its exercise. If my feats are ciorrect as to the great increase of 'the state debt, of which this bill, if passed, will be the parent, I should feel it to be an aban donment of duty to the people. were I to omit any constitutional moans to arrest it. Our enormous public debt must have a ten dency to retard the increase of our popula tion and productive industry. if not to di minish theta. Although such debt is net in form a judgment upon the property of the people, yet in effect ii is an absolute lien.— The faith and the propriety of tho Corn• monwealth,,and of every citizen in it, are pledged for its redemption. It is obvious that the lands of a community incumbered with a line of filly or an hundred millions of dollars, are worth lass than the unincum• - hered property of other states. Hence, if the amount of debt be increased beyond the common afivantriges to be derived from the undertakings that produced it, it is plain that prudent men will he unwilling to pur chase and hold property which must remain subject to its repayment. Such ineutn- • brance must finally and ,unavo : .dably rest drain the most meritorious class of people— the farmers and mechanics. Capitalists WREMO.ME and trades may easily withdraw their tran • sitory means from our jurisdiction, when the day of taxation shall arrive; but 'the lands and buildings of the mechanic, rpm facturer and farmer, admit of no removal. They must endure the whole burthens which hasty legislation may impose upon the community. If this bill is intended as a distribution of our portion of the surplus revenue among the people, it seems to me robe unequal and unjust. The sums appropriated to the dif ferent parts of the state bear no proportion to their population or taxable • property.— But if it should become necessary to re turn this deposite to the general government, it must be raised by taxation upon all with out exception. And yet an equitable ap• plication of it may be made for the equal benefit of every citizen of the Common wealth, without an actual distribution a mong the taxable citizens, If appropria. ted to those works of internal improvement which the state has already authorized and pledged her faith to complete;• or if applied to the redaction of the state debt already coot meted, nr set apart for common school purposes, every citizen would have a direct interest in, and derive inmasdiateadvantsge from it. . But no such equality is contain platad by the prov:sions of this hill. regret exceedingly that many valuable pro vistais are connected with the objectirm able portions of the bill, in such u manner as to impose upon me the necessity of re• turning the whole. The appropriations to the Cc on mon wealth's canals and Rail- roads, and to some of the turnpikes, if they stood alone, would be most willingly approved; but, accompanied us they are, it is impossi hie. Permit are once more respectfully to remark, that this practice of combining in the same bill subjects distinct and similar in their torture and merits, is extremely ern• barrassing to the Executive, and highly in• juririos to the public interests. There is'a glorious' future of prosperity before us, if we do not prevent its arrival by embarrassing the present. The times are unpropitious for speculation, either by individuals or states. The project wider consideration is a risk of tlt s kind. It is the hazarding of money which should be otherwise applied, on the mere contingen cy of the continuance of the present state of trade and commerce, ut a moment when every mail brines fearful proof of the msta• btlity of both. It Is the adverituring of all the means of the Commonwealth, on the hare hope that the same fortunate circum• stances which so recently filled her Treasu ry, will again occur. It concerns us near ly to consider all the chances of such an event, before we place the suite completely at its mercy. To my mind they appear very slender. But even if they were much stronger, we should not depend on extrane• ous and occasional aid. Our resources are at home—in our citizens—in our charac ter—in our mountains, and in ouevalleys. Let us not be tempted beyond our steady mice to prosperity by accidental circum stances, our retarded by -their failure.— the credit of the state is :nada to de pend solely on the prudent and punctual management of her affairs, and her wealth flows from her own inexhaustible and . un• ,borrowed resources, no outward changes can materially affect her. With these objections, 1 hasten to return the bill, that the legislature may have time to re-consider it; and, if the opinions herein expressed should be approved. may be en abled immediately to provide liberally for the prosecution of works which all agree to be proper and necessary. In such a mea sure it will afford me great pleasure to con cur. Should it, however, pass by the eon slituiitinal power -of the legislature alone, I most sincerely hope that the evilsthat have been predicted may not be realized. In that event I shall participate in the com mon joy at its good effects, and will be grat ified that the superior . intelligence of the legislature foresaw certain -benefit where my fears beheld only Impending danger. Joseph Ringer. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, .1 Harriaburgh, April 3d, i 837. U. S. BANK INVESTIGATION. Report of the 'Majority Of the Select Committee relative to the United Slates Bank. Read, March 24, 1837.—Mr. HILL Chairman The Committee appointed to inquire into the mode, manner, and means by which the act of the 18th of February, 1836, re•char tering the Bank of the United States, was passed,and also into the conduct oldie stock holders and their agents, tinder said law, since the 3d of March, 1836, &c., respect• fully report: That under a deep sense of the important nature of the inqteries committed to their charge, they have called before them and examined all the witnesses who from their official stations, or from any other circum stances, they believed to be acquainted with any material facts touching the mutter of inquiry; and the result of that investigation they now pi oceed to submit to the House.— It is proper to remark, that amin , the wit nesses called, were five active arid leading members of the last Legislature,two ofwhom took exceptions to certain expreSsions con. tamed in the preamble of the resolution un der which we act,as impugning the gliarac. ter of the members of the lust Legislature and on that ground protested against the right of the committee to examine them as Witnesses. They,however,eventually ed their objections, and answered the inter rogations of the 'Conimittee. On this subject, to justify the proceedings of the House and the Committee it is sufii• cient to observe, that the protests of the wit nesses are founded on a misapprehension of the intent and meaning of the words of the nrcnmble, which, properly understood, con tains no reflection on the character 'of the last Legislature, but simply an expression of opinion an reference to the character of the present House of Repree .ntatives. This explanation the Committee have deemed due,both to the witnesses and to themselves By. referring to the preamble and resolution, the Cominittee were sat isfl d that they wore appointed to make the enquiries designated, independent to the act of ASsenibly incorpo• ~~; .. ratin!, the Bank; and that 'cOnsequently that institution was no direct legal party to its proceedings; and -not entitled to notice of them, or to be present and participate in them. Accordingly, the Committee gave no notice to the officers of the Bank, but conducted the investigation as if they were not bound to recognize its existence, or to resort to its officers for any information which they might be supposed officially to possess. The evidence which the committee have obtained and thought worthy lobe embodied in their proceedings, is plain and simple.— In relation to the "mode, manner and means," by which the act incorporating the Bank of the United States of Pennsylvania was passed, it is essentially as fiillows: For some time prior to the report of the bill in the [louse of Representatives to incorporate the Bank, a number of the friends and edvo• cafes of that institution, expressed great anxiety that it should be chartered by Penn sylvania. The agitation of this subject cons menced some time after the election of Gov. ernur Rif cer, and was urged on towards ac• Compl:shinent until the sth or 7th at Jane. ary, 18; 4 6; when John H. Walker and E F. Penny packer. the one chairman of ti.e committee on Banks, and the other chair man of the committee of Ways end Means; addressed a joint letter to Mr. Biddle. Presi• dent of the Bank. enquiring on what' terns he Bank would be willing to accept of a charter from Pennsylvania, and what bonus it would he willing to pay. 'l' this fetter Mr. Biddle returned un answer, slating the terms on which he thought the Stockholders would accent of a charter, which do net much vary from those contained in the act of Assembly; and also the amount of bonus. which was much less than that contained in he bill as it fluidly passed. This letter was hot produced to the committee; it is said to have passed into the hands ofJohn H. Walk er, who, or whether any particular person originated the measure of incorporating the Bank, has not been shewn, bat this letter is the first step that is proved to have been in• ken on the part either of any of the members of the Legislature or of the Bank. Mr. Biddle, in a letter recently addressed to J. Q. Adams,denominates this letter of Messrs. Walker and Pennypacker, "a formal appli cation," on the part of the Legislature to the Bank, to accept of a charter. in this, it appears he entirely misunderstood the na tore of the communication. This letter was written by these gentlemen not as chat rnieu of those committees, but as private mein• hers, on their own respon3ibility, and with out the knowledge either of the !louse, or oft he committees of which they were chair men. Although there was not a "formal application" of the Legislature, the reply to it was the first action on the pelt of the Bank upon the subject,so far as t' a 3 iestimo• fly taken by the committee shows. The letter of Mr. Biddle when received, was kept in the hands of a few; the fact that it had been received, communicated to none, but the friends of the measure. In the mean time a bill to incorporate the Bank was ma turing. Those opposed to it were bold in profound ignorance of what was going forward, and finally on the 19th of January, 1836, a bill No. 112, was reported in the House of Rep. resentatives, by Mr. Stevens,from the Com. mittee on "Inland Navi g ation and Internal Improvement," entitled "an act to repeal the state . tax, and to continue and repair the improvements of the State, by Rail Roads and Canals,and for other purposes,"—which bill, under the popular guise of repealing the state tax, and continuing and extending the improvements of the state, was in fact a bill to incorporate the Stockholders of the Bank of the United States, although the most important part of it was not even refer red to in the title. This bill was made the order for the next day after it was reported, and passed the third rending on the 29th of January, 1836. The following day it was presented to the Senate for concurrence, and on the 15th of Feb. 1 4 3 R, was approved by the Governor, and in due form became a law. Not a single petition had been presented to either House in favor of incorporating the bank. Strong and repeated expressions of opinion against it had been made by the people at every election when this matter was fairly brought before them. A proposition to take the sense of the pen. pie upon it at the election to be held for the choice of members to the Convention to frame amendments to the Constitution, was ►ejected. Under this peculiar state of things, the passage of this bill was attended with the most vehement burst of indignation on the part of those who had opposed the bank.— Having been introduced and passed in the manner already described, it was honestly believed by many that unfair and corrupt means were employed by the hank to pro cure the passage of the bill granting it a charter. This belief was much strength- ened by the fact that during the pending of the bill before the Legislature.many persons feeling deeply interested in the success of the measure werepresent ►n Harrisburgh, and in some instances urging the measure with great zeal—and also, by the additional fact that the state tax thus purporting to be repealed, would have expired in a few days 1 by its own limitation,and that the bonus was distributed among so many different parts of the state, as to carry the appearance of atten►pting t• influence the people triton sanc tion of the measure, by a liberal distribution of its favors. The bank bill accordingly met with im mediate and determine d opposition. Large assemblages of the people passed resolutions against it, called for an investigation of the means used to obtain its charter, denounced those who voted for it, and the election last fall mainly turned on that question,throweh out the State. The result was the decided triumph of those who disapproved of the bank, and called for investigation. More than two thirds of the members of the House of Representatives, were elec ted by votes who demanded the enquiry, who believed that it was due to the people the last Legislature' and the bank, to probe this subject to the bottom, and if guilt and corruption weriadiscoveted, to proclaim it in the indignant voice of an outraged pee ple, and if no guilt or corruption were die. covered, to proclaim' that too in the bold spirit of candor and justice. The people are always just. They are not more index. ibie in .punishing the guilty , than they are magnanimous tq acquitting the innocent. Their suspicions were justly awakened; and for more than a year they have been unceas ingly calling for an inquiry into this -Mat ter. In obedience therefore to the fu.own wishes of a large majority of the people of this Commonwealth, this committee was appointed. The committee entered upon the duty with a detemination to do justice to all parties involved and have given the subject all that attention which a due regard to its importance, and the other duties de volving upon them as members of the House of Representatives would permit, and they are free in saying that no evidence has beau given which would go to implicate either the officers of the bank, or any member of th e Legislature of using any corrupt means to procure the act of incorporation. Your committee did not find it possible, i n consistency with the other duties do. volviog on them, to visit the city of Phil adelphia, nor did they as a committee of the House of Reprvsentatives conceive it to be eloper in them to call on the officers of the bank, lhr no exhibition of their books and papers. They therefore called such per sons before them at this place, us they had. reason to believe would bo able to give evi dence, which would be important to the en quiry. In regard to the conduct of the stock holders and the agents of the bauk, since the passage of the act of the 18th of Feb. 18;te, the evidence taken before the com inittee, establishes the following facts: First. ft has been satisfactorily proved that the bank has established agencies in the cities of New York, New Orleans, and elsewhere out of this State, although it has appealed in evidence that any portion of the capital of the hank, heretofore in the use of the people of this Commonwealth,has been abstracted, yet one of the leading ar guments in favor (tithe passage's:if the bill, was, to increase the amount of capital in Pennsylvania; in this the inducement held out has not been realized. Secoud. It is also established that the' Bank of the United States, chartered by the last Legislature, has been hi the habit of paying out the five dollar and other notes of the Bank of the United States which was chartered by Congress, In the sixth article of the 4th section of the act of incorporation by the Legislature of this State, there is the following provi, ' sion: “And the notes and bills which shall be issued by order of the said corporation, or under its authority, shall he binding up on it, nail thase mode peyebbil to order,shall be assignable by .endeit'setnent, but none shall be issued of a telidenoingnation than , tea dollars." If then the Bank'isstied those five dollar notes "us their own notes," it was manifest violation of its charter.: It is said,hOwiiver;: - .; , : that sorb notes were not issued as their Own notes, but paid 'Otit in the same way they. would pay out the notes of any other Bank. It is for the Legislature to say whether this right exists; and if it does not, what remedy should be provided to prevent a recurrence. It could havo..derived no such ,right by virtue of the transfer which took 'place, of the effects of the old Bank, to the new.-- The Bank, as chartered by. Clingriss; did not possess the right to issue notes atier the expiration of its charter, and it iti.ebitioils it could not confer on others a right :4 did . not itself possess. The ant of incorporation of . the old Bask expired on the Srd ef:4larCh; 1F+34:3, as appears from the 1111.7. section. of said act. By the 21st section :of . the same • act it is provided that, notwithatiading the expiration of the term for which' the said corporation was chartered, it - shall be law ! ful to use the corporate n a me, style, and capacity for the purpose suits. for.the final settlement and liquidation of the..,of fairs and accounts of the corporationtact for the sale and disposition of their estate, real, personal and mixed, but not for any other purpose,or in any other manner what. soever, nor for a period exceeding two years alter the said term of incorporation. All the powers they possessed by the old Bank, after the :Ird of March, 1836, was .to settle and wind up its affairs. It has rip authori ty to re•issue its'netes, and possessing no such power itself it was impossible to trans fer any power to its assignee. Third. It is in proof that the bank for some time after the grant of its charter was in the practice of purchasing, or ra titer as the witness termed it, receiving from their customers at a discount of one per cent, bank notes of our State Institu tions. Whether this or any of the other . two points above noted relative to the "conduct of the stockholders and their agents since the passage .of the act of incorporation," should be considered as violations of its charter the committee do not pretend to determine. - They will only say, that in the particulars mentioned, the Bank has ex ercised a doubtful power to say the least of it. Your committee believe the Legisla ture possess full power to repeal the charter • of any bank, when it appears to have wil l , fully violated itscharter,or that its existence is dangerous to the liberties or happiness of the people of this Commonwealth. It is a - principle of justice recogniZed in all civilized nations, that fraud violates any contract entered into between the public and private citizens, and between private' citizens themselves. Or . if fraud should not exist, nor even ho alledged, yet if it is found that the exis tence'of any corporation is prejudicial to the liberty .or happiness of the people; no doubt exists of the poWer of the Legislature to repeal its charter. If this be not so, the people of Pennsylvania are in ti condition no better than that of the "Medea and Persians whose laws altered not." The people have never delegated to their represynts, lives a power ,to bind them in perpetual chains, contrary to their will. If this be. not so, then the -Legislature have it con. shindy in their power to burter - Awaj, or. transfer all the liberties and privileges the people possess. •-• - Your Committee canneeelose this report MiM=l eiti.out adverting to the lonviction they lu , nestly entertain, oflthe evils -Which are calculated to result to the public, from the principles upon which the banking system appears to be conducted. Unless effective guards are speedily introduced, experience shows the tendency of this system to bene fit exclusively the rich to the great injury of all other classes of the community. By over issues of paper money, by exacting heavy premiums on drafts drawn on other places, by affi irding facilities of speculation to a favored few, they have it in their pow or, at once to increase their wealth, and to grind and oppress the enterprising farmer, trideimmo and mechanic of moderato means. In a country like ours such a state of things ought not to exist. Exclusive privi leges, should be granted to no one class of individuals which could be brought to bear upon or injuriously afflict the interests of any other portion oldie community,and en tertaining these views, although they do not strictly speaking come within the sphere of the dutieS assigned to this committee, they have been induced to express them, and to indulge the hope, that measures will ere long be adopted in this Commonwealth to arrest the progress of this dangerpus sp i r i t o f monopoly, and to establish efficient _protective guards and roar impenetrable le, rampart ;around and about the rights and V privileges of the people: In view of the early meeting of the Con vention, deriving its functions from the peo ple, and clothed with mdch more enlarged power than the . Legislieure, the grave and 'important subjects connected with the bank ing system, which has now become so inti mately interwoven with the concerns of the Commonwealth, will doubtless claim their deliberate considerate - mould an introduction by that body into the constitution, of such restrictions and limitations of both as regards the amount of capital, liabilities and issues 1 of paper, as in their wisdurynight be deem .ed prudent, would tend to correct many of 4 , the evils, which in the opinion of this mitte.e now exist in the system of banking and by also limiting the denominations of notes to - $lO, much good, in the opinion of your committee would result therefrom, in guarding the interests of the community a gainst sudden fluctuations in the money mar. ket,and in making gold and silver the 'prin. cipal circulating medium. As the com mittee design herewith to report all the tes• •timony.taken during the investigation, they .have thought it expedient to be as concise in this report as possible, and therefore it; ! Onclusion barely offer the following roan- 1 Resolved, That the committee be dis• • from the further consitififation of the subject. • 1,4117311 PROM EUROPE. - Bytlaipacket shiliSheffield, Capt. Allen, • .st New York, we have received London and tiVerpool papers to Saturday March 11th inclusive. • In the British House of Commons, March '7th, a motion for leave to. bring in a bill for - - --joking votes by ballot arelections for Peril amens, was lost—yeas •153, noes 265. The House of Commons on the 7th, by , a vote of 318 to 56,, declared "that in the existing state of Lower Canada, it is unad visable to make the Legislative Council of that province an Elective Body; but that it is expedient that - measures be adopted for securing to , that branch of the Legislature a greater degree of public confidence." The affairs of Texas have been before the House of Commons. The Ministers opposed the production of any papers in re lation .4i:them; and were supported by a majority. Min steriin. France had been left in a minurity'of one on a Government question, but it was said would not resign in conse . quence. The aniaouneeinent of the defeat • was received with low , continuo(' cheers, and, with shunts of" Vice lc Rot." IfYIIiENiAL ItROI9THR. MARRIED. On tho 28th . tilt. by the Rev. Mr. Lokieu, Mr. PETEU STEIN, of this county, to Mien SUSANNA Msysn, of Hnnover.• ' OBITUARY RECORD. On tho 30th ult. Mr. Wm. Bore, of Menalien township, in the 88th year of his age. On the 28th ult. in Marietta, (Pa.) Mrs. JANE ANnunnos, wife of Mr. Tate Anderson, and daughter of Mr. Robert M'Mordic, of this county. On the 18th ult. in Hanover . ; Mr. MATCIAS N. FonNEY, to the 41st year of his age. From the Lancaster Union of Tuesday last. Died, on the Ist inst. at 11 o'clock, P. M. after a few days confinement toLia bed, Geo. Loots Av. • za, Esq. of this city, in the 47th year of his age. It is at all times a melancholy part of our duty to record the decease of our fellow-mortals. In that short word,— . 'DlED"—hosv much of bodily suffering do we announce!—how many hopes and visions of t "young ambition" crushed!—how mane schemes of benevolence and enterprise, which belong to riper age, suddenly checked in their progress, and forever k lost to the world! How often does it proclaim the loud and plaintive wail of the orphan, the sorrowings it of the parent and husband, the silent agony of the , 3 widow! / Our task, to-day, is more than ordinarily mournful and solemn. The death of Geo. Loins MAys.a is not alone a bereavement to a fond and distressed wife, to a young and weeping family, or to a large and warmly attached connection. Our county has lost, be his decease, a leading, intelligent, and indefatiga ": We promoter of its interests. Our city mourns its . sudden deprivatioo of an active, liberal and public ' spirited citizen—whose tinte,whose talents and whose remarkable energies were ever at command; in fur :: therauce of any project of general utility or interest. The Poor lament a Hetnafactor, whose' car was ever ' open to their yetitiona,:tind whose hand seldom lag ged in following the impulses of a generous heart. As a public man. Mr. Ms vea was pre-ein•nently industrious, energetic add capable. In hie private walk, be was affablerourteons and hospitable. Few meo have been so universally and deservedly lame''. ted throughout the community of which he was so re— • ceutly an ornaweet. And "Although no sculptur'd form should deck the place, Or marble monument those ashes grace, Still, for the deeds of worth, which he has done, • Would flowers Wading flourish o'er his tomb." RELIGIOUS NOTICES azl.The Rev. Mr. BAUGHER Will preach in the English Lutheran Church on Sunday morn ing next; ut half past 10 o'clock—and Rcv. Mr. KELLEILn the c voning, at half past 6. 1 17. There Will he preaching, also, on Sunday moining *Ud coning next, in the Presbyterian Church. 'lcsnperanceSuiety will acct at 7 (,•- ff:::;iz ei - elqek this evening, in acie Lula. Cll. DIED, STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER. BY ROBERT W. MIDDLETON. GETTYSBUB.OH, PA. Monday,l.lo, 1 837. oz:7-The Wagon price of Flour in Balti- more-89. TO DELINQUENTS. airWE must request all indebted for Sub scriptions, Job Printing and Advertis ing, to call and make settlement immediately. We are really in need of money, and trust that those indebted will avail themselves of opportunities at the approaching Court to give us a lift. ROBERT W. MIDDLETON. to-I April 3, 1R37 (c r Should any of our subscribers, who have changed their residence since our lust, be overlook ed by our carrier, they will please notify us im mediately. (rrPostmusters and other" will please notify us immediately of all removals, or refusuls to lift the "Star." rt- We give this week the Report of the Majori ty of the Bank Committee. In our next we will giN e that of the Minority. cct-To make room for the Veto Message we are compelled to omit a variety of articles intended for this week's paper (17,Mr. Jouiv SLENTZ has been appointed to till the vacancy in the Board of Directors of the Poor, occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Qui N- TEN Allfi9Tllo,lo The gi'lo• ccj-Wc publish to-day the Veto Message of Gnv. Rrrxr.a. The reasons which he gives for refusing to sign the MONSTROUS BILL, are perfectly satisfactory to our mind. Hal the Le gislature been permitted to go on with their [Y.rPrr:- FVL the whole property of the country would hare been sunk by Me State Debt before the main lins 'undtr contract hal been finished. Pennsylvania owes an immense debt of gratitude to her FARMER Gov enrroa. Had he occupied the Executive Chair n few years earlier,' it would have been well for us. ai.We learn with surprise and regret that tiler the "Monster" bill had failed by the veto, a now ono was introduced by the friends of the Adnihris tration, for making appropriations to the main lines now under contract, of about one-third the size of thu vetoed bill, and was then defeated by the same men who had voted for the big bill; and although our members voted for the largo one they voted against the small one, notwithstanding it contained the same appropriation, $150,000, to our Rail Road! We should like to know how they will explain such strange conduca co-The Legislature or this State, after doing nothing all the winter, adjourned on Tuesday last! Our members looked very much fatigued, and we suspect they could hardly be coaxed to go back again! The Pro-Slavery •/reeling. C f -Saturday last was the day fixed on for a meeting of those who style themselves "Friends to the Integrity of the Union." About a dozen of the friends of Slavery, together with several friends of free discussion met. The - Pro-Slaverf.Party were allowed to go on and pass a serofrtgolntions denouncing the Abolitionists in vulgar and black.. guard terms; when the friends of Constitutional rights thought proper to offer some resolutions. Mr. COOPER, and Mr. STEVINB offered and supported a set of resolutions, declaring the right of free discussion; the moral and political evils of Slavery; the right and duty of Congress to abolish it in the District of Columbia and the Territories; and the sacred right of petition en joyed by every human being. The resolutions were bitter pills to those who think themselves better than others, but they bud to swallow them! Even a meeting called to denounce Abolitionists, passed resolutiofis containing all that the Aboli tionists contend lin! We think the resolutions will look queerly, mixed together! Delegates were appointed to the Hsrrisburgh Convention, many of whom we think will hardly bend the knee to "the dark spirit of Slavery." The "Cob" Party: rAs Mr. BLANCIIA III) was lecturing a few evenings since on thu Rights of the human Race, to an attentive audience in Millerstown, a 'Squirt, of some notoriety, and ono or two others, left the meeting and threw CORN-COBS through the windows at the congregation! It is hut justice, however, to the people of that neighborhood to any, that no reopectuble person was concerned in, or sanctioned it. (0 -The wags in Fairfield now call the friends of Slavery and of Mobs the " Cob" party! c` - •Vire readily crowd into our columns the fol lowing article. It is frau) the pen of u highly rev pectable and intelligent Farmer. • For the Gettysburgh Star 4- Republican Banner. MILLERSTOWN, April 5, 183', SOLID JIM U.ll E. , 11 TS. Mn. MIDDLETON—I have understood that in your town some of the arguments in favor of Sla. vey were rotten—ours Nvero solid! The Rev. Mr. BLANCIIAUD visited our town on Sunday last,and got permission of all the managers of our little Church, who wore present, to occupy it for the purpose of preaching in it that evening, & of delivering lectures thro' the week on the Evils of Slavery. At the close of the meeting on Sun day evening, he gave notice that on the next day at 3 o'clock ho would deliver a lecture - on the A bolition of Slavery—which he did to a large as sembly, and afterwards stated that at early candle light he would prove from the Bible that Shivery, as it at present exists in the South, was never sanctioned by it. In the evening,whilst the people were collecting, Mr. Blanchard was engaged in tefling those pres ent some of the evils of Slavery before he began his lecture—The was soon, however, interrupted by a low, hollow sound of voices froma'number of per sons present, none of whom, I believe, were mem bers of the Church! Mr. B. requested them to be quiet until ho was done and ho would give them the half of the time and have a debate, which was agreed to and a Chairman appointed—but fearing as I suppose Cloy did, that Vieir arguments would not bear the light, they declined debating on ac count of the sacredness of the place, as they said, when some of them had been debating the same subject in the same place the greater part of the winter! It was then put to vote whether Mr. B. should proceed with his lecture and agreed to, •24 to 14. The opposition party, after making some threats, left the house, and I hoped all would be quiet—but they soon begun to pour in their ergo. mints through the windows, which were nothing more nor less than FLINT STONES! It was at' ELM thought to be the work of ruda,boys and a watch Sent out to disperse them--but to our ever lasting disgrace they found two or three pretty s oc• OLD BOYS IN THE VERY ACT ! ! I shall give you, Mr. Editor, from this until the next Court to guess their names—when I hope they will be brought to condign punishment. 0, my country! my country! Is this the LIBEE. Tr for which our Fathers expended their blood and treasure? Is a beloved mime I,R OF T GOSPEL to be stoned for saying what our rIF CLARA'FION or INDEPENDENCE guarantees, or do ing what our Constitution,end the Constitutions of 12 other States, expressly says he may do? Wo! wo to the cause that has to be supported by such .4 Spectator. 1 means ! For the Star & Banner. To the Curious. H and P P strove to cut out the letter C—they could not without the permission of the great let ter G. V M stood amazed to sec the fury and rage of H and P P. A solution is requested. A. • From the Harrishurgh Telegraph. , • School Appropriation. 1: We take pleasure in stating that the bill apioro priation FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL LARS to the support of common schools, in nddi to the annual appropriation of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, and in conformity with the recommendation of the Governor, 64 - , passed both brunches of the Legible' ure cud bc , 7 come a law. SEVEN HUNDRED THOU SAND DOLLARS will therefore be distratlitied on the first of June next, to the common sc3:tbols of the commonwealth; which stun willAil.!Only aid them in building school houses, liftii4trium pliantly relieve them from any embarranent whatever, calculated to arrest or retard cotton of the system. This is one of the very few acts of the LegiSht ture that will receive the approbation of the peopjc. lirnm the Chambersburg Whig. '• DEMOCRATIC ANTIMASONIC MEETING. At a meeting of a number of Delnomiltic A riti.llnanns of• Franklin county, convened at the house of Adam Fisher in the borOug r ih of Chambersburg, on Tuesday evening the 4th inst., the same was organized by calling J ames Davison to the Chair, and appointleg Robert M. Bard Secretary. On motion, it was resolved; That wesn• cur with our Anli• Masonic friends of A&rins county, in the nomination of Levi and James Cooper, Esqs.. as Delegates, to represent our Senatorial district in the fitit• `ocratic A nti:Masomc Convention to be kelt' in Harrisburg on the 22d of slay next. Resolved, That Jacob Hade and Robert Wallace be and hereby are nominaied. l es Delegates to represent the county of Flank, lin in the said convention. Resolved, That the officers of this meet; ing be authorized •to fill all vacancies ; that tnav occur in the foregoing delegiition4 Resolved, That the proceedings *orthis meeting be signed by the officers, and-pob fished in all the papers of Chamhersburg. JAMES DAVISON, Chair's.. fencer M. BARD, Seery. YORK, April 5. R ES! 0 T venoralalc..gauxtr.r, CATIIGAMT, D..D. on Sabbath last re:6olyd his pastoral charge of the Presbyterian Church in this borough to which ha has ministered for forty-four years, and his res• ignation was accepted by the congregation. It remains tbr the Presbytery to act, before the relationship of pastor and people is fi• nally dissolved.—Repub. MExtco.—The Globe of this morning says:—We have had a few moments' con versation with Lieutenant TATNALL. of the navy, who conveyed Santa Anna to Mexico, and learn from him that the reported cold reception given to Santa Anna was nhol,Peth er a misrepresentation. lie was welcomed with great enthusiasm by the great body of his 'countrymen. Lieutenant Tatnall re mained a week with Santa Anna after lie landed; during which time, the news of his return had reached the capital, and many other important points, from all of which, letters giving account of demonstrations of great joy for the deliverance of Santa Anna, were received:AT : Aim.- Lieutenant Tatnall believes the invasion of Texas will not be repeated. The mill tary preparations of Bustarnente are consid- ered by intelligent persons as intended to maintain his authority at home, against the popularity of Santa Anna with the people. CARROLL COUNTY.— We understand that the Court,in this newly created county, was organized at Westminster, for the first time, on Monday week last, Present, DORSEY, Chief Judge, and Kztooutt, associate. Doc• for William Willis was appointed Clerk a more capable or suitable person could not have been selected, nor one whose appoint. ment will give more general satisfaction. Baltimore Patriot. RAIL ROAD Mr. R ooke, elf England, is said to have lately in vented n method to obviate the danger aris ing from the displacement of the points and switches upon railroads. It is said that the engine itself performs the work of putting these switches to right, in case of displace. placement, and that perfect security, in that respect, is thus attained. Gspub. JACKSON arrived at Nashville on the 24th ult. and was received with, the usual glorification attendant upon the move ments of his Ex-Majesty. SUICIDE.—We learn from the Hanover Gazette of yesterday, that Mr. JOHN REN NOLL, aged 45 years, a son of the late Jacob Rennoll, ofCodorus township, York county, (Pa.) committed suicide, by a pistol shot, on Saturday aflernoon last. For sometime past, the deceased had labored under great depression of spirits, which unsettled his mind,and undoubtedly led to the commission of the rash act.—Bolt. Pat. rHE HrcifesT Louis Philippe, King of the French, is said to be the rich. est man in the world. His income from all sources is estimated at .upwards of ten millions of clolLirs, annually. • 0 del 4 1 111164 :-.0 ; • ST3II' - 1 , 7 7/1 Governor's Proelansation. p7We call the attention of CONTRACTORS and others to the Governor's very judicious Proc lainvion, relative to the Funds applied to the work under contract. PENNSYLVANIA, SS. i 3.1 IN THE NAME and by the Authority of the Commonwealth 4"i r• of Pennsylvania: .+• i. 4 - 4 , Ily,,Joseph Ritncr, ~ . Gor:ternoriV.the aaid Commonwealth. 'l'.li,:ii:otn,.ardr.a.,rzorr. WHEREAS, The Legislature has ad journed without making any provision fbr earfziug on the Internal Improvements of ilikState, or for paying the laborers for 114 work actually under contract, and for which the faith of the State is pledged: AND WHEREAS, Contractors may become alarmed and abandon the work, m their own great loss, the distress of the workmen, and the manifest injury of the 'Commonwealth, unless the true situation and amount:of the means at the disposal of 'the proper nfficers for their payment. should 'be made kniwn. Therethre I have thought proper to rrithe the (Wowing statement of the unexpended appropriations, applicable to the public works during the present sea• son, vlz: 'RIE EXTENSION.—Undrawn balance in the Treasury on no 7th of Alarch last, of the sum-tippropriatcd por act of 18th February, 1836.' J 8145,000 00 NonTly.ll4:a - cti CANAL —Un. dritisin bahnico on 3d April, instant, gfaI 4 YOBLOWII Ex rIiNFOON OF Cu. RAIL ROAD.--,—Un. drilWn balance on 37th M arch lust I'D REBUILD BRIDGE AT DUN. CAN'S BLAND --Per resolu. lions of 23d December last, and 3d April instant, FOR REPAIRS, DAMAGES, LOCOAtO - act of:?.d March, TEMPORARY JOAN Of IWO bun., drod thou:4'lnd dollars, at four per cent, for die cinitionatioo or - operations on IhkErie and North Cranch Canals, by res olution of 16th June, 1836, $1,282,183 76 As the contingency will, in all probabili y, occur on which the negotiation of the loan just mentioned was.directed, viz: The expenditure of the appropriation by the act of February, 1836, beirre any further means for the. continuation of the works specified, shall be provided by the Legisla• ture, it will become the duty of the Execu live, to obtain the money, and apply it to the intended object. . If all the foregoing sums should be ex hausted before the 'day. .fixed for the meet.: ling of the next Legislature, 1 shall deem it my duty. immediately after tho next Gene rid Election, ,to take such further steps us may ritertappiiiar :i►ecearary, and propor,-to provide means - to-..sustain the fitith of the Commonwealth and the interests of our great system of Internal Improvement. In the,ntean time, contractors, workmen, and others, may fearlessly proceed in the fulfillment of the contracts made according to law, with the agents of the State, assur ed that means will be provided for the re derriptton. even of her implied faith, and that Penrisylvania will nut only complete her system, but also promptly discharge all just claims upon her credit and her honor. - GIVEN under my Hand and the Great Seal of the State, at Harrisburgh, the Oh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, and of the Commottwealth_ the sixty. first. By THE GOVERNOR: THOMAS H. BURROWES, See'ra, of the Commonweal. April 5, 1837. From the Harrisburgh Telegraph. Printing the Veto. Ono of the last acts of the Legislature, was to refuse to print tho Governor's Veto Message on the Improvement bill. This extraordinary and uncourteous course was dictated by a bitterness of feeling beneath even the ~ small fry," which for a brief moment were clothed with the authority of the people. Let the voters of Pennsylvania, whose money was saved, and whose farms were kept from mort gage by the energy and independence of the Exec utive, note the fact while they read the message. Let our Farmers and Mechanics read the message, and then decide whether the Legislature or the Governor was right in the course they pursued.— We shall be satisfied with their decision. PUBLIC NOTICES. FEMALE ACADEMY. A N examination of the Pupils in this in. /dilution will take place on Thursday and Friday Me 20th and 21st inst. at 10 o'clock A. 14. o::TPareots and all others are respect. fully invited to attend. April 10, 1887. . to-2 GE TT rs 13.1111G11 TROOP, ATTENTION! OU will parade in Grettysburg,on Mon -it day Me lit day of May nerd, at 10 a'. clock, A. M. precisely, in full uniform, with arms and accoutrements in complete order. F. DIEHL, Captain. tp—? April 10. 1837; GARDEN SEEDS. Sugar Beet,seed, Early Curled Head Let. Blood Turnip Boot seed, tuce, • Long Blood do seed, White Solid Celery, Long Scarlet Radish do. Long Green Cucumber, Early Flat Dutch Tur.Drum Head Cabbage, nip seed, Green Globe Savoy do. • Early Washington Pean,White Onion, Early Horn Cerra., Squash. Orange Count, Double Poppergracs, Speckled Lettuce, - For sale at the Drug Store of .Dr. J. GMBERT, Gettysburgh. Mara 27, 1837. tf-52 02 0 .21320473 c V5121111P8 • JACOB A. virzNitoinr 'VENDERS his thanks for the very Ith -°- eral patronage he has heretofore re ceived from a generous public, and now has the pleasure of informing them, that he has JUST RETURNED FROM THE CITY WITH' A CHOICE SELECTION OF STAPLE AND FANCY 600100.? Super Blue, Black, Brown, Olive , Mixed and Drab CLOTHS, Plain and Fancy CASSIMERES, Linen DRILLINGS, Plain and figured Summer VESTINQS, Irish LINENS, • - 3-4 and 4-4.satin-stripedFLAWN'O' for La. dies' Dresses, . French worked CAO:s mid COLLARS; Bobillett Oily's and . Collars, Leghorn ; Straw; mill Tuscan Bonpels, Ingrain CA R PETI Bfair CAttpeyNo, 4-4 and 5;-4•MATI'ING,! Cotton and Rag CARPETING, ALSO-A' GENERAL ASB OETIIIE NT Ok' ROOTS AND I • SECOES, CO NSISTINO OP 1.50 pair Meri's Boote,;boaree and 25 4 , Bove' do:: d 0 ..., . 200 Men's coursq•Brpikse,..: - , 100 " 13 ' " 4(1: 100 " Alen's flue ShoeS,' 100 •‘ Boys" do. - • 100 ' " Ladies' French Mor. 100 " do. Kid-.• • " do., -"100 4' do. Seel.akitr 100 '• do. „ Slioes)::" . 100 4' du. Prunlla• . 100 " do. do. 100 " Misseg. m 01COCCO do. 100 " do. Prunella _ do. 109 " Infant shoeFr, • - • " 50, " Gaiter Boots. • .• 07" The subseribei•haing purchaseh the entire Shoe.store of Dr.:Jesse Gilbert, his assortment of Shoes is .now complete. Ile respeetfulky'eek's th'etattention.4 the Public to his Stock of Viroods—as he is de terrnined to sell LOW fiii• Cash or Produce. Gettysburgh, April 10, 1€37. 100,207 76 150,000 00 111,000 00 575,97 G 00 200,000 00 PI3IIIIAIC.. SALIAVA._ , W ILL be sold at public sale, cared ii.cAity the 26th of A pril,txt - thejc3my Mill of SaMuel Woods,sen, deceased, !little. ted on the' Gettysburgh road,._foittt miles from Wily, and two from. Whitestown, .41! acres of valuable CHESTNUT TIMBER LAND . \ situated on the line between Cum. berland and. Adams Counties, four . 7 , miles from Petersburgli, end five miles from Mt. Holly Iron Works, adjoin. ing lands of Ludwie.k Waltemire and other. The land will be in lots to suit purclui.„ sera. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock of aid day, when due attendance and terms ofsalo will be made known by J IMES S. WOODS. Executor of Samuel Woods, aun. &red. '-. April 8, 1837. 3t--1 sziniurivs SALE. IN pursuance of Sundry Writs of Vend'. tioni Exponas, issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams county, and to me directed, will ha exposed to Public Sale, on Saturday the .22d day of April inst. at 2 o'clock, P. M. at the Court• House, in the Borough of Gettysburgh, the folloiving Real Estate, viz: AU the interest of the Defendant in A. TadLOT OP 1.1.A.117> Situate in Petersburgh, Huntington town ship, Adams county, Pa. 'adjoining lands o Thomas Stephens, and others, coniuiuing 4 Acres, more or less, on-which are A 1 STORY STONE • • - .li`Z DWELLING ...mt.*, 1.1tt.;.%. • lak 0113 SE, is 1. , • a Doable Log Barn, a Spring an] Smoke- house; a Dry-house a Spring of water near the door, arid a good Orchard. Seized and taken in execution as the Estate of Isaac E. Pearson, and to be sold by W 11. TAUGHINBAUGH, Sh'fr. Sheriffs Office, Gettysburgh, April 3, 1837. S ts.v,r —1 rHE Subscriber having been appointed A Trustee of the Person and Estate of JAMES WALKER, of Tyrone township, Adams County, all persons are cautioned against trusting him, as he will not pay any of his (Walker's) contracts after this date. Any person,or persons having claims a gainst said walker, are hereby notified to present them to the subscriber on or before Medina day of July next, and those indebt ed to him are requested to pay the same to the subscriber. without delay. W itness my hand, at, Lattrnore township, Adams court ty, this 20th day of March, 1837. March 27, 1837 NOTICI►. 'VIBE undersigned Auditors appointed by the Orphans' Court of Adams county, to distribute the remaining, assets in the hands of S. S. Al'Creary, Administrator, de bouts non with the will annexed, of Andrew Noel, Sen. deceased, to and among the cred. itors and legatees ofsaid deceased, will meet for that purpose at the house of James A. Thompson, in Gettyaburgh, on Monday the 21st day of April, 1837, at 10 o'clock A. M SA I'L FAHNESTOCK, . ROBERT SMITH, Aud'rs. S. S. KING. April 3,1837. Horse Bills Neatly &expeditiously printed at this Office PUBLIOK NO'T'ICES. A 310 1 ,76 WHICH ARI NOTICE. JOHN WOLFORD. P.URE4c%NOtti ADAMS - edllstilvddlit MEETING . of the“ABALMEI,.:COUFrY,'" 111 .- LYCEUM" will "belteld tri:Mr.Ostsip,rta Law Office, in the Borough of Oettyphirrot;.!,on'.: Tuesday Evening, apt - U.l4 v at half peat 6 o'eloi,k A LECTURE will be delivered hja . ritetnber. All persons desirous of promoting the.et. jects of the 'association, are invited to 'attend, become members and participate in the exercised of the meeting. _ H. AV. MIDDLETON, Bee'ry April 3, 1837. TO TUE PUBLIC. W . HAVE under/nook that for some time past, reperfsthave been in circulation relative to the conduct of my 111illers, are of the most false and unprincipled char• acter; and I should not have felt it sary to pay 114 attention ,to said .renortil t were it not that sortie of my customers, not being acquainted with the circumstances, have been influenced thereby: .1 have.' tie •ced the reports, and find that they have orig.... ineed.through motives of jealoo.sy.., 1 nor give notice to the publie,that all,the - charges' roade.are fiilse, and Without nny-foundatiiar. in truth; and that I am. prepared,. by the clearest testimony, to prove the'same. And further, I give, notice to those engaiod, in the circulation of these foul islanders, that` if they do,not cease propagating them; I toting them before a Court °finance. GEORGE -TROSTLE.. 30:4 April n, 1837. LOTS FOR SALE. the subscriber intends leavinz Gettysburg Al i in a. few days, he offers at Private • Bale. the following described LOTS Or GROUND; TO WIT: - .. - - - . . A . O. 11..."7". Containing Aim Ac res, . ,((nitro or lorre,) on which are erected.' . - . . , ! • A 'ONE STORY - ;1 , i . -..,:: I n el 113 %Mt _o ils,., • and a Stable. There is also a good well or water on this Lot. ybe,Bouse is rented fer the . present year. this ifioi*ty is situated in the Borough, of Gettrburgh,AtOining the Seminary tands.,. - No. 2—Codiaining four Acres, (more or • less,),adjoining the above. This' is a. good meadow Lot. No. J. and- 2 wi1,0141 . d sopa ... • . ratoly or together . ~ ..". -1* • • Nu. 3—Contaiiiino.. le -Acres • • and 95' Perches innate in CumhOrland township,adjoining:Lande of James A. Thompson, the Bank of Gettysburg It and others—The subscriber resorves all the Wood on this Lot. " 7 ALSO FOR SALE 40 or 50 Cords of 1r00d,,. now Corded up on Lot No. 3, about a mile front Ootlysbur . gh. • trrAny persons wishing to purchase either or 4lie above properties will please call ori Mr. t4AM M'CLEt.LAN,who will make known the terms. If not sold by priyate stile before the 1 . 51 h of ~Aprif inst. it will on that day be , offered at Public sale, at the Court House,in the Borough of Gettyaboigh at 1 o'clock r. m. A good title will be. executed; and immediate possession given. • TIIOMAS DICKEY.. April 3. 1837. " • 2t-1 , . ! Zsi otice is lierelig Grien....... riIHAT the protisions of the 13th t 0,41 -mt• 14th Sections of tbe Act relating to the Support and Employment of the Poor wilt be enforced against any houselteeper . who shall receive into his house any person not having a legal settlement within this coin. monwealth,and who shall neglect to give the'_ notice required by said act. The fOlowing are the sections referred' to—viz: • , SEcnos 13. It shall be the duty ofevery ouse.keeper who shall rec.eive.into hts house any person who has not gained a legal settlement in some part of this coninien. wealth, (all mariners corning into this Corn-, monwealtb; and every other healthy pertyin coming from a filreigh country immediately. into this commonwealth only.- excepted,). within ten days after receiving such person,- to give notice thereof in writiog,to the over.• beers of proper district. SECTION 14. •If any house.keeper shall fail to give notice ns aforesaid, and if the person so received shall become poor and unable to maintain . himself, and cannot be removed to the place of hts last legal settlq r . !tient in any other state, if any sueii such house keeper shall, be obliged to pro. , vide for and maintain such poor person, and; in in case of the death of • such poor person • without leaving wherewithal to defray the expense of his funeral, such house•keepprt sli'al I pay the overseers so much as they shall reasonably expend for such purpose. JACOB WILL, Directors of BALTZER SNYDER. 5 the Porir . April 3, 1837. 31-1 --- OLARIC I 9 OLD. ESTABLISII2O.O - LUCKY OFFICE, N. W. Corner of Baltimore and Calvert Streets; (Under the Museum.) Where have been bold Prizes! Prizes 1 Prizes!!! in Dollars Millions of Millions! BALTIMORE CITY. MD. OTICE.—Any person or persons thro' out the Urion who may desire to try their luck, either in the Maryland State Lotteries, or in authorized Lotteries of oth , er States,some one of which are drawn daily, Tickets from ONE to TEN DOLLARS, shares in proportion, tire respectfully re. t quested to forward their orders by mail (Post. Paid) or otherwise enclosing cant or 'RUM Tuncrra, which will be thankfully,nceived and executed by return mail, With Messmer prompt attention as if on personal applica tion and the result given when reque!itedim.: ‘ , lf , mejiately slier the drawings. Please address, JOHN CLARK, , N. W. Cornor of Haiti more and Calvert Streeia. under the Museum. • March 2R. 1 anti. Liberty Riflemen, ` AT TEIVTIoN! YOU will parade at the Corrimooit - 0 - Saturday the 22d inst. at 11 eilue A. M.—all in good order. 111:7"At the mime timaand place, antitio; tine will be held for Seetiiit said. Compeny ,. . 22. __ . • SAMUEL ARTHUR, Neu - April 3, IsB7. tp.l r.Z~' y "--s~~ • 1 v-14
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