tl4* $ 91BEI Q6X , EhI&EiIDO With sweetest flowers enrich' I. From various gardens cull'd with care." FOR THE GETTYBBURGII STAR AND BANNER. wErst DOST THOU LOVE? Wur dost thou love her? Are her eyes As blue and bright as summer skies? Or fill'd with the dark witcheries Of fairy haunted glen? Oh! if those eyes were swoln with oars, Or wild with rage, or droop'd with Cares, Palo with disease, or dim with yearn, Would'st thou adore them then? • Why (lost thou love her? Is her brow White as a drift of mountain snow? Or like the polish'd fruits that grow Upon the branch of peace? 1'... If there were sorrow on that, brow, If it were mark'd by care, or woe, , '`. . • Wither'd, and wan, or cold as snow, Would not thy worship cease? 4--kt Why dost thou love her? Does the rose ~/. . . pon her cheek its bloom disclose? r7:l si l : 6 !!.....^ - r wilt thou say the red pink blows t,, : . •-,-- More bright and fragrant there? • ' Would'st thou adore if drench'd by tears, ..`. ". Or pale with pain, or blanch'd by fears, :..;A : 4 Or shrivel'd and despoil'd by years, i'irt•- -,, No silken bloom was there? _ `- . Or does her fresh young form display :.,. . .. -- The utmost grice and symmetry, ' •••• • Polish'd, elastic, light, and free, --,--: ` -. "And dost thou love for this? - Aid soon or late that perfect form Must bend like flower beneath the storm; "' " And would'et thou then with rapture warm Clasp it and dream of bliss? Or does a spirit mild and meek From those young orbs of beauty speak, , Live on her brow, and light her check With perfect Jove and peace? Her fairy form's wild grace control, Ilium, refine, inspire the whole?— Love on! No blight can touch thnt soul, No change destroy thy bliss! Li MITT, N. LYDIA JANE. TeElllll 11W3TOELUVOIDWo !NONE THE IiALTIMORE MONUMENT A Sketch tom Real Life • [BY THE EDITOR Or - TIRE LUTHERAN OBSERVER EDWIN was in the fifteenth year of his nge • When he was transplanted from this ungenial soil •to the Paradise of God on high. He was a love ly child; his large blue eye" sparkled like gems; in his complexion the rose and lily vied for pre. eminence, and his whole countenance beamed with • 'intelligence. • Endued,ritkestraordinary talen's and•devoted even to a faultio his books, ho had already attained uncommon inificiency in all the , varied brunette's of his education, especially in the classics. But for the last nme months his studies had been to his sore regret, frequently interrupted by an ominous cough, attended by an oppressive . _•stricture scrum the hisser,. and. finally china. night ' , sweats and all the direful concomitants of a deep ly fixed pulmonic affection were superndded; and the painful necessity of laying aside his books and hiking to his bed; ("merely tested the amiable tem ; - per of the indefatigable little student. . . His pioths,mother and two elder brothers had ii...': ' "vicitudylkeen'victims to that opprobium medi ;l=' : h*.te in common parlance, consumption ; 1. , ' .s. :,now more especially the object, e i 10 4 ;4•: - .:", - alilit of • is tenderest affection and his t! .1.7 ,t- you - 'l2i..iii . rarest enthusiastic attachment. 't•t*,i: It. about the middle of September that Ed rovireis4seirapted illness took a sudden unfavorable g ; chanias; 'and toward evening he lay on his couch ~., . exhausted. and emaciated, the most perfect image ', of jujiMaile tieauty, and unmurmuring patience I ever . biheld. After lying for some time in a state of apparent listlessness, he roused himself and said: aFathcr, hoist the window that I may once more feel the cool breeze on my forehead." The father complied. - . "Now raise me up that I may look upon the sun for the last time." • His request was.again obeyed.. As the disconsolate : father raised the young suf ferer's head toward thelight,J.got a full view of .Z.•.• his countenance. How cairn:" how fair, how a ex quisitely interesting was his pal_ waxen face; the effort brought a mellow tinge 'to his cheeks, his soft, laved eyes turned toward the declining orb of day as if •to worship his*: a lovely smile play -ed around histitikkfelitures, monied themes it were with glory aid. Vitality, till the-whole form seem ed con/ailed in a bright eteince; s kuning intense ly witliin; and radiating. 'without. 'His eyes grew brighter as he gaz4and he was'evidently revived , .by the soft wind"fanhing his flaxen locks. •:•., .illow brightly and pone;eltilly," he whispered, '''.. ' adoes he go to his . rest, melting away tint by tint, - •I rtsineath the distant horizon." Then turning his head languidly away, he sunk to the pillow. no that my departure may be like that—may I sink into the tomb tranquil, noiselessly, leaving behind - my evanescent existence none other but the reflec tions of unsullied, brightness!" then after a few moment's profound silence, during which he seem . ed to be absorb& in deep meditation, he exclaim ed in a tone apparently:too vigorous for his ex treme debility; aGreat lOtleemer ofapostate man — Creator-Vag waiver*. , , and Source of light * and hope! have riser on my soul and receive ( me to thy bosom, '--, 4 Now again hcelajed his eyes and remained motionless for a Aiisrminutes, then opening them he gazed at his sebhing parent and said: "Weep not on my account,! : soon I wing my flight to climes of bliss, 0 blesrl change!" and raising his voice higher,he exClidined: "Father, lathed—what is it that I feel? 94; what a strange sensation!.-... Is this death?' ifitis, it is neither sad nor painful; Oh it is delightfukto die. Father, do say, what is Ala creeping - irrita7, me, chilling me and stealing Nislty my temper, 'am I dreaming or dying? I see ' ;hastiest lovely std most radiant object I ever be , ,•he,ld; And sirsh trains of melody never before s.. thriged nay-ati '- Surely lam undergoing a change, ./,lioniUrsteningliome to my dear mother, and broth . 4 1 kilb 414 friends, in a shining.world, a region of j r .. l64l6 'higho arulapt, glorious: 0 how—" et/S tdpsibtualtii Cijled him and his voice dis -..rnamtviioilika sweet murmuring whisper, like 'T •-,PA74lllrlti, of the ieollan harp. He_ rallied ,140,111 and continued: '-•-: Af ' fslin my desk you will And the silver t MTOII.I pencil-case I receiveitat school as a premium, and the purse sister Olivia worked for me, containing. some of mother's . hair; please preserve them as a memorial of youi• Edwin-- • • • • • • • • OravrA.! dear sweet OtrYZ♦ is fur away nt school, how she will grieve when she hears that lam dead. Tell her lam I sorry to go away from her and you, hut it is better for me to be whero my beloved mother and broth ers are, and above all, where Jesus my Saviour is; tell her she must meet me in heaven, and give her this"—here ho attempted to feel for an elegantly bound diamond bible lying beneath his pillow; but his attenuated transparent fingers' wandered for a moment beneath the pillows and then glided feebly over the bedside, and in a faint quivering voice scarcely audible: "Give my clothes to Richard Danston—his mother is too poor to buy him good clothes." Ho now fell into a pleasant sleep which lasted about ten minutes. His lips began to move again, and he wan heard to repeat several latin and greek quotations, not however intelligibly, but a passage from the bible . was distinctly understood: "Oh death, where is thy sting? 0 grave, where is thy victory?" "it is all fading, floating," he said, allow gloriously the angels hover above me, 0 fa ther don't you see them—how they smile, and beckon,and rejoice,with wings so dazzling—nearer they come,—they throng around me, settling on my pillow--softly, softly—l do think I see mother and Charles and Anoustus among them,-0 Fa ther, faith—," a heavenly smile broke upon his face, his voice died away, and in attempting to ut ter the second time the endeared name of his fond parent, it stopped just like a tone of smothered music. The features settled, a shiver ran over his slender face, and all was over! His emancipated spirit had -fled to congregate with eternal beatitude. The subdued father laid his trembling hand on the marble forehead—it was growing fearfully cold.— His heart cramped; his whole soul groaned; the hitherto unyielding strength of his manhood gave way; he sunk upon his knees:—he prayed—such a prayer!—none other than the spirit of the Most ; High endited that prayer—it came fresh from heaven, and penetrating every one present, re turned thither direct spnnkled with the blood of atonement;—he wept; oh how he poured out his soul in supplication and tears!—His prayer was divine—his tears human. • • • • • • # • • The next day I returned to the house of mourn ing, and outatreched in a shroud of spotless white, I once more looked upon all that remained on earth of the sainted boy; the vermillion tints had disappeared, and left his face in pure unbroken white; the dark lashes lying, so like sleep, on those marble cheeks,—but the smile was still there, end there it was fixed—like starlight on a crusted snow—it was buried with him. I stood gazing at the corpse till a strange mysterious feeling of ano ther world crept over me—l felt as if a sombre spirit was overshadowing me—l looked again—l thought of the sacred volume that Edwin had bequeathed to Olivia—l lifted up my thoughts to wards heaven—then they bounded forward in an ticipation of the consummation of all things;—and the wandering of my soul ceased. I hastened away from the apartment of death—sought a silent retreat, and knelt down and praised and prayed fervently; the burden of my devotions was: "Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victo ry through our Lord Jesus Christ!" dgLet me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his:" "Calm on the bosom of thy God, Fair spirit! rest thee now! E'en while with us thy footsteps trod, His seal was on thy brow. Dust to its narrow house beneath! Soul to its peace on high! They that have seen thy look in death No more may fear to die." VROM THE LADY'S BOOK. APRIL. April, the mouth of buds and sweet promises has come—the month of renovated life to nature—of hope to man. No wonder that poets greei the spring, or that the imagination often, in our coun try, outruns the face of Nature—for even the thought of buds and blossoms, green ,fields and flowing stream° can beautify the cold and barren winter. And shall we blame the poet, because, with the first unfolding leaf ho sees the whole glorious beauty of the spring, and transfers the lovely vision to his living picture? • What heart does not open to the influences of this month of youth and hope and beauty? Even the invalid feels the soft air on her pale cheek, and 1 1 for a moment the dream of health brightens her sunken eye. And as that trembling hope fades, the light of the eternal spring which ever glows in the world above waxes brighter and brighter, till her aspirations of earth's enjoyments are, like the morning star, melted and lost in the hope of a more blessed happiness in heaven. Of all the poems which have celebrated this month we give the prefizence, for beauty of im agery and delicacy of description, to the following by Miss Landon. It may not be new to many of our readers, but its beauty ought to embalm it in every heart. Some may think the 'change' so in sisted on as necessary to love, is a dangerous theme—but, bear in mind it is not fore which must .change,' but the means by which it is kept alive. And this sentiment deserves serious con sideration. Arc married ladies sufficiently aware of the necessity which the law of change, impres sed on nature, should teach them, namely, to study how to vary the domestic scene, and give novelty, and, therefore, often zest, to Lao home enjoyments, which if the husband does not love he will hardly love his wife? APRIL. "Of all the• Months that fill the year, Give April's month to me; For earth and sky are then so fill'd With sweet variety! The apple blossoms' shower of pearl, The pear tree's rosier hue, As beautiful as woman's blush, As evanescent too. The purple light, that like a sigh Comes from the violet bait As them the perfumes of the East Had all their odours shed. The vrild•bria' r rose, a fragrant cup To bold the morning's tear; "I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION." -SAABS Ah! suffer on! it grieves me not, To think upon our joyous youth, When love's pure blessing crown'd our lot, And hope's sweet lay seem'd wholly truth. It grieves me not to know, that I Have crueh'd the love that bloom'd for me; And sunk thy hopes, so fair and high, In abject want and misery. Cry on! poor little hungry things— It gives your father's heart no pain To ace you round your rnother,cling, And shriek, and plead for food in vain. I know your cries pierce through her soul, For hunger gnaws her life strings too, For yester night she gave the whole Of her remaining food to you. I might procure ye bread I know,— Might see those wet eyes bright with bliss; And make this scene of want and woe, A paradise of happiness. Yes! I might be bolov'd again; Might meet affection's smile once more, And these poor trembling children then, Would meet me laughing at the door. And peace might dwell within this breast, Now by the vengeful furies torn; And I could sweetly sink to rest, And rise with health and joy at morn. 'I might!—but no—it cannot ho— The spell is on my abject soul, I have no power to break its sway, No wish to burst its vile control. Away! away! This burning thirst, I barter all to gratify; I go a wretch, abhor'd! accurst! Fiendlike! and vile! To drink and die! Lrnsn•rr, PA. " LYDIA JANE. al 'ou say that you love, and many of your brethen want bread to sustain life, clothing to cover their naked limbs, a roof to shelter them, a handful of straw to sleep upon, whilst you have all things in abundance. You say that you love, and yet there are a great number of the sick, who languish,without help,upon their poor pallets; of wretched creatures who weep while no man weepoth with them; of tender infants who walk abroad,benumbed with cold, from door to door, to bog a crumb from the tables of the rich, and who obtain it not. Ye say that ye love your brethren; if this be your ove, what would your haired bet And I say unto you, that whosoever, being able, comfori.eth not his brother who suffereth, is the ene my of his brother; and whosoever, being able, nourisheth not his brother who is hungry, is his murderer. Tux swxzrux,inT's 0110 ST.—Tho inhabitants of a commune in the vicinity of Aire, in France, are at present quite in a state of consternation in consequence of a supernatural delivery of certain letters at the house of a young man whose mistress died about 12 months ago. In the space of about a flrtnight his deceased bride, it is alleged, has written no less than nine letters, in each of which she threatenes that she will come with all the hor rors of the tomb, and drag him out of bed by the heels, if he dares to contract the marriage which it appears he has in contemplation. The most extraordinary part of this strange affair is that the letters,: instead of coming by terrestrial mode of transit, are dropped down the chimney. RARE ACCOMPLINIMENTC-A gentlemen ob served to Henry, Prince of Prussia,that it was very rare to find genius, wit, memory, and judgment united in the same person. "Surely there is no thing astonishing in this," replied the Prince.— “Genius takes its daring flight towards heaven-- I hole the eagle; wit moves along by fits and starts the grass hopper; memory . marches back wards—he is the crab; judgment drags slowly along —he is the tortoise. How can you expect that all of these animals - should move in unison!” U e 11'4123 1 3 0 V0Z2 9 llNftcla QUI The bird's-eye like a sapphire star, The primrose pale like fear. The balls that hang like drifted snow Upon the guelderose, . The woodbine's fairy trumpets, where The elf his war-note blows. On every bow there is a bud, In every bud a flower; But scarcely bud or flower will last Beyond the present hour. Now comes a shower-cloud o'er the sky, Then all again sunshine; Then clouds again, but brighten with The rainbow's coloured line. Aye, this, this is the month for mc! I could not love a scene, Where the blue sky was always blue, The green earth always green. It is like love; oh, love should be An ever-changing thing,— The love that I could worship must Be ever on the wing. The chain my mistress flings round me Must be both brief and bright; Or formed of opals which will change With every changing light. To-morrow she must turn to sighs The smiles she wore to-day; This moment's look of tenderness 'he next one must be gay. Sweet April! thou the emblem art Of what my love must be; One varying like the varying bloom Is just the love for me." wamluauo FROM THE PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY CHRONICLE. The Drunkard to his Family Weep on, poor wife! there was a day When had I seen thee thus distrest, I could have kiss'd thy tear away, And hush'd thy sorrows on my breast. Weep on—it grieves me nothing now, To hear thee sob the night way; And sec thee rise, with haggard brow To toil, and suffer, thro . the day. I do not heed ihy bitter sighs! My soul is so obdurate grown; I now can meet thy sad meek eyes, And dash their pleading with a frown I know thy heart is breaking fast; I see thee fading every hour; And well I know that misery's blast, Has never crusted a lovelier flower. uritailtzr e arPartz 9(6 auv. WASHING BILK.—.A late number of an En glish periodical, contains a useful article on wash.. ing silks from which we copy the following extract: —“Lay the piece of silk upon a clean board; soap a piece of flannel well, without making it very wet, and with this rub the silk carefully and even ly one way; after having thus cleansed one side of the-silk, take a wet sponge and wash off the soap; proceed in tho same manner to clean the other side, and then wipe the water off of each with a clean thy cloth; after which hang the silk in the air to dry; do not wring it, but hung it as single as pos sible upon a linen horse, and let it dry gradually. When very nearly dry, iron it with a cool box.— In this manner we last summer washed a slate colored dress, which was so dirty with the constant wear of a winter, that we aid not like to use it for linings, without endeavoring to remove some of the spots, and we were quite hopeless of its being fit for anything except linings even when washed, hut its brightness was completely restored, its tex ture was softer than when new, and ii made a very nice looking child's frock." AivucnoTe.—Ti l e following is found in the ancient history of Connecticut. Soon after the settlement of the town of New Haven, several • arsons went over to what is now the town of Milford, where finding the soil very good, they were desirous of ef. fecting a settlement; hut the premises were in the peaceable possession of Vie Indians, and some conscientious scruples arose as to the propriety of deposing and expelling tli , .m. To test the case, a church meeting .was called, and the matter wis determined by solemn vote oft hat body in relation to the subject, they proceeded to pass votes—the Ist was the following; "Voted, That the earth is the Lords and the fullness thereof." This passed in the affirmative. "Voted, That the earth iv given to the saints." . •I'his was also deldimined like the former, nem con. 44 8 d Voted, We are the saints." Which,passing withotita dissenting voice, the title was considered indisputable, and the Indians were compelled to ever nate the place, and relinquish their possession to the rightful owners! LOFTf LAM:IVMM FOR LOWLY EARS.-- A general of militia, who received his com mission as many do, more in virtue of his rank in society, than from any ability to command, thus addressed his men in buck ram; holding Scott's Tactics in one hand, and Blair's Rhetoric in the other: "The commissioned officers will simultaneously advance four paces in front—forward, march!" Upon this a ragged plebian, "far on the left, unseen the while," broke out, with,gioneral,"Simon Tingely telled me to tell you as how he could not come till he cotch his horse!" A Fnciircuntit N's ENGLisu.—There is no more ludicrous exemplification of the havoc which unlettered persons make of a strange language than the two following. A French man in New York lately presented one of his customers with a bill for some choice old cheese, as follow 3: "Tu pon chez ave do. lair©;" which is being interpreted, "two pounds of cheese, half a dollar!" But this is entirely outdone by the superscription of a letter which lay for years a matter of 'nye. tery in the London Post Office. Sromfrede vi." It was at last found to be intended for Sir Humphrey Davy?! Old FRANCIS, late of the Baltimore and Phila delphia Theatres, was a wag, and once, in Wash ington city, when early peas were on the table, he emptied the contents of his snuff box over them. °Francis! Francis!" they exclaimed, °what are you about? like that way," was the answer. He, of course had the dish to himself, and when be had concluded, exclaimed—" You thought it was snuff did you? Nothing but black popper!" While a philosophical lecturer was on Monday evening describing the nature of gass, a lady in. quired of a gentlemen, what ho meant by oxy-gin and hydro-gin, or what was the difference? 'My dear Madam,' said ho, 'by oxy-gin wo mean pure gin and by hydro-gin we moan gin and water.' j DEFERRED ARTICLES. [Communicated. "Integrity of the Union?' A large and respectable meeting of the citizens of Adams county, was held at the Court-house on Saturday the Bth inst. The meeting was organized by calling the Hon. JAMES WILSON to the Chair, assisted by GEORGE S3IYBER, Esq. Mr. ROBERT MC. CREAMY, Mr. SAMUEL WITIIEROW;son. and Mr. SAMUEL MCNAY, as Vice-Presidents; and appointing Thomas McCreary, Esq. and Mr. Samuel Harper Secretaries. The object of the meeting having been stated by the Chair, a committee of five. viz. J. P. Macfarlane, Esq. Jas. Cooper, Esq. Wm. M'Clellan, Esq. Z. Herbert. Esq. and Robert G. Harper, was appoint. ed to report resolutions expressive of the feelings of the meeting; who, after having retired a short time, reported the following Preamble and Resolutions, which were a dopted: Whereas, the Constitution of the United States is a compact, entered into upon prin. , ciples of mutual forbearance and conciliation by free, sovereign and independent State; for their joint benefit and protection. - Ane, Whereas, the States formed . this Union, and accepted the Constitution, with the reser vation, that the domestic policy arid systems of each should' not be' nterfered with, or in - - terrupted by, any other of the States: And Whereas, Slavery existed within 'some of the States, while they were yet colonies of England,and they accepted the Constitution. of the United States, and became members of the Union under -it, which recognizes Slavery in some of said States Therefore, '4 Resolved, That the Union of these States I under the present Constitution, being bro't into existence by mutual accommodation and arrangement of local and sectional feel ings and interests, for the joint benefit and protection of the whole, any attempt to dis turb it. or affect its integrity or permanence, by arrp ing one section against another, cannot be sanctioned by American freemen, who love their country, her constitution and laws. Resolved, That we hold in grateful re membrance and solemn veneration, the pat. riotistn of our revolutionary sires, of which the Constitution is a sacred monument, not .to be touched by the hand of the desperate faction's!, or the promoter of dangerous and false doctrines. Resolved, That while we consider sta. very to he an evil, which we woul•t rejoice to see eradicated from this land of liberty, we consider every interference with the constitutional right of our southern brethren on this subject, to be dangerous in its con ,,equences. Resolved, That all true frienis of liber ty and the integrity of the Union have deep cause to regret the dreadful effects of aboli tion movements and abolition societies upon the condition of the unfortunate slave. It is a solemn fact, that before abolition was got up in the North, some of the Southern States were about to take measures for the abolition ofslavery within their own bounds, but since then,"its chains have been riveted tighter on its victims. Resolved, That having no slaves among us, we deem all interference of the citizens of Pennsylvania with the constitutional rights of the citizens of other States, on the subject of slavery, as highly improper, and calculated to endanger the integrity of the Union of these States—and we deprecate any attempt to make Slavery, or its aboli• lion in the Southern states, the subject of party politics 'here. Such attempts to ar ray one section of the Union against another, and at last cause Its separation, have, in our opinion, a most dangerous effect upon the integrity and pertnanance of this govern ment. Resolved, That we deem the holding a Convention at Harrisburgh, on the first Monday in May next, to be called for and proper, for the promulgation of the same doctrines of compromise and conci liation that brought our government into existence—to give assurances that the U nion must be preserved, and that the Key stone State stands firm in the political arch. The following resolutions were ofrerred by JAB. COOPER, Esq. and adopted: Resolved, That we view elayery as a great moral and political evil,' and one which it would be right for the States hav ing the power to abolish as soon as practic able: yet while we claim the right to speak, write and publish on this and all other sub jects, we disclaim any wish or intention to interfere with what we admit to be a domes.' tic institution of the States where it exists, and which States alone ponces the power to abolish it within their limits. Resolved, That an honest expression of] opinion upon any subject is not a violation of the constitutional rights of any State or the citizens of any State. Resolved, That Congress has the power to abolish Slavery in the District of Colum bia, and prohibit its introduction into the Territories hereafter to be erected into States; and that having such power, it is right to exercise it. Resolved, That the right of petition is a right which every human being possesses, and that its denial to the People of this Union would be at once a violation of the Constitution, and an znfringement of an Ulf alienable and invaluable right. Resolved, That delegates be now elected to represent Adams county in said Conven• tion—and that they have power to fill va• cancies. Whereupon the following named gentle. men were duly elected: J. F. Macfarlane, Esq. Gen. T. C. Mil ler. J. Cooper. Esq. A. G. Miller, Esq. Wm. W. Bell, Esq. A. B. Kurtz, T. Stevens, Esq. Thomas Stephens, Esq. An. drew Marshall, Esq. Col. J. D. Paxton, lion. James Wilson, Geo. Smyser, Esq. Wm. M'Clellan, Esq. Jacob Cassatt, Esq. George Will, Esq. Ezra Blythe, Esq. and George Wilson. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting he published in all the papers of this county, and signed by the officers. JAMES WILSON, Preet. SAIt'L WITHEROW,I GEonalg SalysEli, Role? M'CREARV, } V. Pres't. SA3I'L McNair, Thomas M'Creary, Sec'ies. Samuel Harper, • Titles of Public Jets Passed by the Lezislature of Pennsylvania, at the Session of 1836-7. An act concerning the proportion of the public money of the United Slates, which Pennsylvania is entitled to receive, .under the act of Congress, passed the 23d June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty.aix. An act making appropriations for the re pairs of canals and rail.roads, and for pay. mg the cost of motive power. An act making further appropriation for the payment of. damages on the canal and rail.roads. An act to authorize the printing and dis tribution of the pamphlet laws in the Ger man language.; . An act supplementary to an act, entitled "Aii act providing for the call of a cenven tion to propose amendments to the Consti• tution or the State, — to be submitted to the people thereof, for their ratificaecio or rejec. tion, 'passed the twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six. An act for the temporary disposition - of the surplus revenue of the U. States, to 4)e deposited with Pennsylvania. • An act to twits the Wrightsville and:Yerk rail-road, and Wrightsville and Gettysburg Rail-road Companies,inki one companhand, for other purposes. A further supplement to the act, entitled "An act for the regulating of the militia'of this Commonwealth." An act to authorize John B. M'Phereon and Moses M'Clean to convey certain real estate and other property, and for other pur poses. An net to increase the contingent fund of the Land Office, and the Auditor Gene. rare Office, and the Office of the State 'nett. An act to repeal sn much of the Oh sec• ;_ lion of an act to consolidate and amend the several acts relative to a general system •of education by Common Schools, as authori zes the School Directors to levy and assess a poll tax. . A supplement to the act, entitled "An act to provide fora geological and mineralogical* survey of the State," passed the 29th day of 6lnrch, 1836. An act granting aid to Marshall College: A supplement to the act, entitled, "An act for the conveyance of certain real estate, and Mr other purposes," approved the twen ty•eighth day of March, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six. A supplement to the ant of the twenty fourth March, eighteen hundred and eigh teen, entitled "An act to enable aliens to purchase and hold real estate in this Com inonwealth." An act to incorporate and establish a bank to be called the Bank of Susquehanna. An act to incorporate the Chambersburg and Gettysburg Rail-road Company,and for other purposes. Resolution relative to avoiding the incli. ned plane at Columbia. Resolution relative to the tariff. Resolution relative to the uudrawn balan ces in the school fund. Resolution appropriating the sum of five hundred thousand dollars to the common school fund. From the Meadville (Crawford .co.) Statesman. BANK INVESTIGATION.. The farce has ended—and the phantoin which has been pursued by the erudite wise. acres of the late House of - Representatives has evaporated and left its pursuers to group their way from the wagen into .whicb they have been led by their own folly. In the humble confession of the Majority of the committee we find that "they are free in saying that no et,idence has been given which would go to implicate either the efficers of the Bank or any member of the Legislature, of using any corrupt means to procure the act of incorporation." Where are those now who not long since raised the "cry of bribery and corruption" and wished to "deck the hills of the Corn monwealth with jzbbets for the execution of the recreants" who chartered this Institu tion. Let them cry to the rocks to fall upon them and hide their.diminished heads from the just - indignation which must accrue to those who abuse public confidence, and bring reproach upon the credulous and un wary. We long since predicted the result of the investigation—and more, we always suspec ted the sincerity of the men who led the van in thiti crusade against the Bank—we always believed it was done for political effect, to answer for the time as a hvg•bear to delude and mislead the people. We have not been mistaken in our surmises, or deceived in our calculations. The bubble has buret,and left the deluded and the deluders gazing on va cancy—the one ashamed of his duplicity-- the other slinking to a corner for conceal ment. What the next hobby will be that the Van ites will mount is not yet known,but it Is sup posed from certain indication& that Madill intends to ride the anti-abolition. pie-bald colt, of course his liege subjects will follow. He is "preparing the way before them." Gov. RrrNan's VETO. —The following are• Governor Rrrnina's reason for vetoing the Internal Improvement Bill: 1. That the distribution proposed by the bill—in appropriations and subscriptions a mounting to upwards of three millions—ie among works not owned by the State; and the consequent withdrawal of State resour ces to a very large amount from the pros ecution of the public works and the decrease of the State debt. 2• The application of the peoples money for the use and benefit of capitalists and speculators. 3. The danger of the State being here. after compelled to increase its debt, and em bark more of its resources which companies may have been encouraged to . undertake, but will not be able to complete, so that the State must either advance more, or loss tbat what it has advanced already.. 4. 4. The inevitable increase of the State debt in four years to 45 millions. 5. That the State will be left without dollar in the treasury, at the commencement of the next session, if the proposed appro priations are made. - 8. That it would be a departure from the true policy of the state; which is to econo mize, and husband its resources. 7. That it would enhance the price of the abor and provisions, already too higbre' 8. That it would hurt the monde of he People by adding a now stimulus to he already over-excited spirit. of epeetdt,. ion: 9. Thal it would be unwise and indin crest, nod not becoming in a prudent sold nonsoientlow geverner.—(Net [VOL. 8 -. NO. 4 ...II es...—.
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