'ftir instence,Ahis example: The claimant
underthe Frepch indemnity had
The
rtioaietrilue,tri him in France. The Go
vernment imported it in gold for him—and
*hen the of, distribution arrived he ob
tained an order for his portion. But instead
of recteVinz his own share of his own proper
identical gold, he has received neither gold
.. nor,eilver, but the notes ofdeposit Banks—
.which very notes the Government itself
would refuse to receive from this very clai•
mud for any debt which he might owe to
the Government. So long, therefore, as the
• Government and the Government Banks
will not pay specie to other Banks, it-would
be rashness in those Banks to pay specie to
them, and as-they cannot make a discrimi
nation in those whom they will pay, the
only, alternative is to concur with the Go
vernment Banks in the general suspension.
Our Philadelphia Bank. saw this. They
thought it useless to carry on se Liner - lat an
intercourse in which they were to pay to
New York, while New York refused to pay
to Pennsylvinia; for the Pennsylvania
Banks paid while those of New York did net,
the whole revenue would have been turned
into Pennsylvania notes arid specie deinan
ded.
In the midst of these disorders the Bank
of the - United States occupies a peculiar
position, and has special du f fies.. Had it
consulted merely its own strength, it would
have continued its payments without reserve.
But
Ist. Like all the other Pennsylvania
Banks, it owed a duty to the citizens of our
own State; and it was not disposed to stand
aloof from a general movement of the other
State institutions, which however it might
regret, it could not censure.
2d. It was not inclined, moreover, to
discredit, by a 'refusal to receive it, the pa
per of the other State Banks which had
ceased to pay specie, still less to force its
Pennsylvania debtors to pay their debts in
specie, when other citizens in other States
„_„were allowed to pay in a less cosily medium;
thus breaking down fur the benefit of other
States, the merchants and manufactures and
mechanics of Pennsylvania.
3d. While the Vaults of all the other
banks were closed, the Government of the
United States would have no resource to
`procure •specie, but the Bank of the United
States, which ought not to assume the risk
of being the only source of supply for bul
lion to the Government and the land offi.
ces, as well for exportation.
4th. 'rho Deposit Banks of the Govern.
meat would not pay their debts to the Bank
of ..the United States. Why then should
the Bank of the United States pay to those
Institution, on account ofthe Government, '
-specie for their notes when these very Banks
would not pay their own debts? There
would have been an equal want of reciprocity
and of justice in such proceeding.
Bth. ,There was another reason against it,
final and decisive. From the moment that
the Deposit Banks of New York failed to
comply with their engagements, it was man
ifest that all the other Deposit Banks must
do the same, that: there must be a universal
suspension ,throughout the country, end
that the Treasury itself, in the midst of its
nominal abundance, must be practically
bankrupt.
In such a state of things the first cr;;;;,,: l .
oration is how to escape fr:;;„, t t...-I tow to
'provide at thecm,' . etif "practicable moment
caidition which should not be
— "Oersted " beyond the necessity which COM'
'mended it. The old associations, the ex.
tensive connections, the established credit,
the large capital of the Lank of the United
States render it the natural rallying point
of the country for the resumption of specie
payments. It seemed wiser therefore not
to waste its strength in a struggle which
might be doubttul,while the Executive perse
vered in its present policy, but to husband all
its resources so as to profit by the first favor
able moment to take the lead in the early
resumption ofspecie payments. According•
ly the Bank of the United States assumes
that position. From this moment its efforts
will be to keep itself strong, and to make it
self stronger—always prepared and always
anxious to assist in recalling the currency
and the exchanges of the country to the point
from which they have fallen. It will co•
operate cordially and zealously with the
Government, with the' Government Banks,
"with all-the other Banks, and with any
other mflaences which can aid in that object.
In.the meantime, two great duties devolve
on the Banks of the country.
The first regards foreign nations—the se
cond our own. We owe a debt to foreign
ers, by no means large for our resources,
but disproportioned to our present means of
payment. We must take care that this late
measure shall not seem to be an effort to a•
Void' the . payment of our honest debts to
them- We have worn and eaten and drunk
theproduce of their industry-too much of
all, perhaps; but that is our ,fault, not theirs.
We may take less hereafter but the country
is dishonored unless we discharge that debt
to the uttermost farthing.
The second duty is to ourselves. We
should bear constantly in mind that the step
whiCh has been taken is excusable only on
the ground of an overruling necessity. We
must not make the remedy itself a disease.
It - lutist not be the pretext of extravagant
loanq or isStiei. These are already suffi
ciently inflated, and if we have voluntarily
removed 'the most familiar and established
check upon all issues—their immediate con
vertibility into coin—it is our duty to sub
stitute some effectual restraints which may
enable us to restore the currency without
delay or difficulty to a safe and wholesome
condition. The result of the whole is, that
a great disaster has , befallen the country.
Its existence thus far is only a misfortune,—
its continuance will bo a reproach, from
which all true men Must rally to save her.
We must try to render it as short as possib!e,
waitiag patiently apd calmly for the action
of the Uoverament, antl in the mean time di
* finishing its dangers brgreat prudence and
forbearance. Far myself, you know how
*Womb , I bare Whored to avert this mill•
Orton. With no less anxiety I shall now
4.lve so repair it.
With gnat respect and regard yours,
N. BIDDLE.
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GETTYSIWEGII. PENN.
MONDAY 'MORIVNG; MAY 29, 1837.
g t Urg i g t iqgq i
HIGHLY IMPORTANTI-PROGLA
MATION FROM. GOY. RIMER:
a -We lay before our readers to-day a Procla
mation from our worthy FARMER GOVERN
OR. The Philadelphia National Gazette justly
styles it a State Paper, which, for manliness of
tone, and soundness of doctrine, is worthy the in
dependent Chief Magistrate of thin great Common
'wcalth. The Governor's determined denunciatien,
adds the Gazette, 4dof a , vonxrom xsTurivEn nue, in,
and his accurate judgment as to the causes of tho
present calamitous state of things, aro worthy of
all praise." Let ALL PARTIES carefully read
this document, and join with us in giving the
,jam OLD DUTCHMAN THOUSANDS OI•
RIGHT GOOD CHEERS FOR HIS MAN
LY INDEPENDENCE AND POLITICAL
SAGACITY! Would to Heaven that SUCH
A MAN hold the reins of the General Govern
ment I •
PENNSYLVANIA, so.
.0.14 Ilst THE NAM E,and by the
t 4 Authority of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania:
4
• $ 4 l.
BY JOSEPH RITNER,
Governor of the said Commonwealth.
1. '' !7;WM. ! 9 1 1
Whereas, the general suspension of the
payment of gold and silver, for their notes,
by the Banks of the, country, presents a cri
sis in our pecuniary affairs, which demands
the most serious consideration: And, where
as, it has been represented to me, by many
citizens, that the Legislature should be con
vened at an early period, or. that some oth
er measure should be adopted to allay the
uneasiness which pervades the rt.:bile mind,
and to obtain relief under the sudden embar
rassment that has fallen upon us:
Therefore, l have thought it right to is
sue this proclamationfor the purpose ado
daring., among other things, that, upon ma
ture deliberation, I have come to the con
clusion that it is inexpedient fur the present
to convoke the Legislature:
Because the evils under which the good
people of this Commonwealth labor, have
not been produced by the action of the Gov
vern,ment of this State, but mainly by the
unnecessary and unauthorised interference
of the General Government with the cur
rency and monied transactions of the coun
try; and, therefore, the constituted euthori
ties of Pennsylvania cannot now,by any ac.
five measures, arrestor materially mitigate
the misfortune—relief from which must ,
come from tho.same source with the injur:“
Because, all the measures which !rave
been proposed to be adopted by tlif:,.State
Legiilature, to meet the emergenr4.would,
in my opinion, rather increase 'than ditnin
ish the real difficulties of oi;e'Condition.
Authority to thf;..A.11 , ,-s to issue notes of
denominati..3nt Tess than five dollars, would
be tor infliction of a great permanent evil to
alleviate a temporary embarrassment, and
would only be the substitution of the lower
denominations of a circulating medium for
the higher denominations of the satne,with•
out withdrawing any of the latter from cir
cr•ittivina to the one any stronger
claims on public contiicnce-i.4rriii i
thereby increasing the aggregate amount of
the specie or property represented,and thus
inevitably depreciating the actual value of
the existing representative currency.
The passage of a law to save the forfei
ture of the charters, to which the 'Banks
will become subject by continuing to refuse
paying specie fur their notes, would only in;
crease and render more lasting this mis
chief. The instant result would in all pro,
bability be a vast and ruinous increase of
the bank note circulation—a correspondent
diminunition of its real value—a dangerous
facility of obtaining bank loans—a sudden
rise in the nominal value of all kinds ofpro
party—a further increase of the mad spirit
of speculation—and finally, the incurring of
a real amount ofdebt,which must afterwards
be paid in hard money, dollar for dollar, to
tho ruin of thousands.
The passage of a late for the stay of ex
ecution in case
. of debt, besides aggravating
the evils just named, would accustom our
citizens to a disregard for the obligations of
law and for punctuality in their dealings,and
would beget a familiarity with the depend
ence of indebtedness, wholly inconsistent ,
with the character of Pennsylvania citizens.
For these reasons. I deem tt inexpedient
for the present to convene the Legislature.
The main object, then, of this proclama
tion, is to address the patriotism, the good
sense and the interest of the citizens who di
rect the different Banks of the Common.
wealth. In their hands are placed, by this
strange and sudden catastrophe, to a great
extent, the present control of our prosperity.
But fortucately for the community, the for
feiture or confirmation of the charters of
those institutions, will depend upon the esti
mate which public opinion, for the next six
months, will form of the use which shall be
made of the power that circumstances have
thus given. If a reckless pursuit of profit
and a disregard of the
_welfare of society,
should lead to a sudden and injurious increase
of bank issues, the next meeting of the Rep.
resentatives of an injured:community will
undoubtedly Visit the full penalty of the law
on the faithless agents. It on the other hand,
nn honest and patriotic application of the
power now possessed by them, shall prevent
the apprehended.evilsoind shall at the earli
est possible period, restore the currency to
its recently healthy condition, acts, under
other circumstances unlawful, thus proved
to have been eompelled only by urgent ne
cessity, and thus followed by no Sinister per.
version Of power, will, beyond'e doubt, be
confirmed. To accomplish which desire-
Me and just result, no exertion will be Spar
ed by the Executive alike proper time.
In the meantime I shall take care through
the authority vested in the Auditor General,
to keep the public and the Legisleture,when
shalt meet ,in formed of th amount of issuna
'and of the other transactions of the Banks.
If any should, after the suspension of
specie pavments,increase its amount ofilotes
in circulation, it will be most important that
the people's representatives, who will . have
before them the question ofannulling or con
firming the Charters, should be aware of
the fact.
And, finally, it is the object of this Proc
lamation, solemnly to call upon every citi
zen, in the name of his own and the public
good, to sustain the honor and credit of the
State and of her institutions at the present
crisis. Let prudence and firmness be exer
ted by each in his own sphere, and there is
no danger. The Banks are belieited to be
abundantly able to meet all their liabilities.
The only danger is to be found in rashness
and excitement. It to evident that the pres.
ent difficulty does not arise from any great
inherent detect in our currency,but from an
error in its management. The National
Government, with an unparalleled surplus
'of means. cannot pay its debts in the legal
currency of the country. ,Our own State,
with unfitiling resources and increased &cal
ties to promote and accommodate internal
trade and business, is disuppomted in her
reasonable expectations elan increase in the
income of her public works over that of last
year. Our farmers, mechanics, manufac
turers, and merchants, in. the full tide of
profitable industry and enterprise, are and
denly paralyzed in all their efforts; and the
whole machinery of busy life.stands still,
without pestilence, death, or war, or the a.
gency of any other great domestic or foreign
calamity which usually produces such re•
sults. It must, therelbre,be that some error
in the manag,enaent of that currency built on
mutual confidence, and which heretofore
raised our country to unparalleled prosperi
ty, has produced the present momentary
stagnation. It will also be found that the in
telligence and patriotism of American citi
zens will soon discover and apply the remedy,
and that the error will soon be retrieved.—
Nothing is required—nothing is in the power
of Pennsylvania but steady coolness during
the emergency.
The occasion will not be without its good
effects, among which will be the opportunity
presented to the ne x t Legislature to impose
upon our Banking system such guards and
restrictions, as present experience will point_
out for the benefit of the future.
hi the menntime,let the Banks goon stead
ily, without oppressing their debtors,or seek
ing undue profit to themselves by increasing
their notes in circulation; and let a general
and generous confidence in the solvency of
the Banks be cherished by the citizens,and
all will be well.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the
State. at Harrisburg. the twentieth day of Mae,
iu the year of our Lord one thousand eight bun-
dred and thirty-.even, and of the Commonwealth,
the sixty-first.
By the Governor.
THOMAS H. BURROWES,.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
ha
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oThe Compiler is requested to copy the fol•
lowing from the Pittsburgh Grtiette:—
MAI-rensTo Ba ItEIIFIRBEIZED.-It 0106 W
be constantly borne in mind . that the first
suspenstons of specie paymenta.were nriade
by the Pet Banks at Natchez.
It should be borne in mind that the next
suspension of specie payments were made by
'The three Safely Fund Banks at Bull'alo.
It should be borne in mind that the next
suspension of specie payments was made by .
the Dry Dock Bank, one of the Pete iii• New
York.
Finally, it should be borne in mind that
all the Banks in New York, including fotir
or five Pets, stopped payment el specie be.
fore any one attic Banks in Philadelphia.
We will add one word, by way of com•
ment.
When so many Pe t Banks, sustained by
all the influence and the immense surplus
fund of the General- Government, stopped
paying specie, it is not at all strange that
other institutions, standing on their own un
aided strength, should follow the example
before them.
From tho Baltimore Patriot.
THE GOVERNMENT FLAG STRUCK
AFTER A SHAM FIGHT!
The two "Pets" at the Seat of Govern
ment, the Bank of Washington, and the
Bank of the Metropolis, have at last struck
their 114 They have been obliged to sus
pend specie payments. Had these institu
tions depended on their own resources and
endeavored to withstand the storm which
swept over the country, there might have
been some feeling of sympathy with their
struggles, or of admiration at their efforts
to maintain themselves. But every body
knows that this has not been the case. It
is notorious that the country was drawn up
on--that the United States Mint itself was
put under requisition to keep them up. The
official annunciation to goon paying specie,
and the accompanying plaudits by the Globe,
were entirely vain and illusory. At the
very time they were made, a 'rreasurydrafl
on the Bank of the Metropolis for specie was
received in New York, accompanied with
an earnest• request that payment should not
be demanded at present. The end of all:
their empty boasting is now come. ^The
miserable expedient resorted to by the Go
vernment financiers, to deceive the people
into the belief they could meet their liabil
ities in specie, has turned out to be utterly
impracticable and . ineffective.
Important Disclosures from two Jackson
Senators.
Senator Walker, we are authorized to
say, remarked a few days ago, that Con.
gress, during the very first fortnight of its
next session, would set the public mind at
rest in regard to the preposterous Specie
projects that have so long agitated it.. He
added, that he honestly believed there were
but - three men - in the nation who considered
these projects practicable—and those three
were Mr. Benton, Senator Morris, of Ohio,
and Gen. Jackson.
We are further authorized to state that
Senator Nicholas, of Louipana, on his return
from Washington city, declared that, if Mr.
Van Buren should delay the repeal of the
Treasury Circular until the next session of
Congress. his administration would be cer
tainly and utterly broken down. Senator
Nicholas further"stated, at - the iiiime.time,
that he regarded the pocketing ofthe Trea•
sury Circular bill by President Jackson, of
ter its passage by , such an overwhelming
majority through both houses of Congress,
as the grosest act of usurpation ever per
petrated by any President of the United
States.—Louisville Journal.
THE DlFFERENCE.—Gen.Jackson's"bet
ter currency" is at this time from 5 to 25
per cent below pa r,and some cannot be pass
ed at any discount. The notes of the Bank
of the United States—of whose solvency the
President once expressed great doubts—are
at a premium. For 8100 hilts of this hank
3 per cent has been offered and refused; and
"more could he got for larger bills. Which
isthe "better currency?"—Missouri Rep. .
One fortnight ago, Mr. Van Buren refivi.
ed to convoke Congress. And why? Be.
cause it was the PEOPLE only who were in
DISTRESS. But now Mr. Van Buren issues
his Proclamation. And why? Because the
GOVERNMENT IS BANKRUPT, and the OFFICE
HOLDERS ARE IN DISTRESS..
While the distres.s existed only among the
PEOPLE there was nooccasion for conven
ing Congress. Now that the distress has
reached the OFFICE HO LDERS-the
Executive calls Congress together!
We rejoice at this most auspiciou's event.
We give no thanks to Mr. Van Buren for it:
n imperious necessity has compelled him
to take the step. He refused to convoke
Congress as long as he HARED TO RE.
FUSE: and yield only when an obvious and
uncontrollable necessity deprives the act of
all semblance of a virtue.
The PEOPLE must follow up the advan
tage they have gamed. THEIR VOICE
WILL BE HEARD IN THE NEXT
CONGRESS.—Boston Alla&
SUICIDE.—One of the most esteemed mer-
chants of New Orleans, Mr. Timonottu
NICOLET, unwilling to survive the ruin of his
fortune, has put an end to his days. 'Aker
having labored all night at his counting room
he repaired, in the morning, to his lodgings,
where, about noon the same day, he blew
out his brains. The destruction of life, as
well as property, seems to be among the
dreadful effects of the "experiment."
A NEW PROJECT.- We received, through
the Po.toffice, yesterday, an article upon
the severity of our climate, attributing it to
the existence of the great fresh water lakes
to the north of us, and proposing to improve
the climate—by draining the lakes!!!
Truly, this is the age of experiments.—
But our correspondent has misdirected his
communication: he should have sent it to
the Hermitage. Doctor Jackson, having
improved the currency until it is.dead, will,
no doubt, have abundant leisure, and an ea
ger desire, to try his hand at improving the
climate. Indeed, it would have been well
if he had made his first experiment, and
tried his 'prentice hand, in improving the
climate. In doing that, if he had done
,no
good, he could not have .killed his patient.—
Pittsburgh Gazette..
ALTEIINATIVE.--The Globe calls
on the Pet Bails to resume specie pay
ments, or give ur their trust. They may
try and rosume.but they cannot give up their
trust. .It aint there.—/V. Y. Star.
General Mews of the Week.
Appointment by the Post Mister General,
M. STONER, Esq., to be Post Mae.
ter at Waynesboro', Franklin county.
OSEOLA and Plum, so notorious for their
perseverance in opposing our army in Flori
da, have surrendered with about ROO warn
ors. They, in company with many others,
it is expected, will shortly embark for Tam
pa Bay.
CROPS IN PENNSYLVANIA.—The Danville
Intelligencer of Friday week last, says
—" Within ten days, an astonishing im
provement is visible in the grain, and if
the weather even now continues favourable,
there will be something near an average crop
of winter grain in this section of the State.
This favourable weather for vegetation,
however, prostrates the schemes of specu
lators who have been holding on to the ne
cessaries oflife,in the hope ofemorting double
'price from the poor and needy."
CROPS ?man WHEELING, VA.—The sea•
son thus far has bean of a most favorable
character for the crops. Neither fruit nor
grain have yet sullered in the least, either
from drought or frost. Our farmers are
quite sanguine in their anticipations, and
unless the future should prove unfavorable,
they will be more than realized.—Gazette.
The Express Mail of Friday afternoon,
from the South, brought information that
Comlnolore RALLAS, cou►mnnder of our
naval 4qundron in the Gulf of Mexico, has
thought it his duty, on examining into the
circumstances of the capture of the Mexican
'notional brig GEN. UMIEA, by the United
States ship NATCHEZ, to give orders for the
immediate release of the captured vessel.
AWFUL OCCURRENCE.-A young man
named Martin Ricker of Potionlle, Tenn.
while riding a horse race on the Sabbath,
was thrown against a sapling. The lower
part of his face, one of. his arms, and breast
were horribly mangled, and he
. instantly
expired! A party had met, and were enga
ged in drinking whiskey, and under its
influence a race was proposed by the deceas
ed, and agreed upon.
ANECDOTE OF THE TIME.--A circum
stance was related to us, which curiously
illustrates the present condition of mercan-
tile ana monetary affairs. The local au
thorities ()fa village in Pennsylvania have
determined to supply the inhabitants with
"pure and wholesome water," but money
being a rather scarce article just now.it was
deemed advisable to open a negoeiation with
the Bank of the United States for a email
loan; to enable them to commence their ope-
rations. &deputation of one gentleman
accordingly proceeded to Philadelphia; and
waited on the pm/Went°, h nk,by wham
he: wis of course received with all attention
and courtesy, Ife..proceeded to state his
errand, but after talking some four or five
minutes,was interrupted by Mr. Biddle with
"I beg your pardon, Mr. ---, but will you
allow me to ask you a question? Have you
a note to take up.to• day, and no funds to do
it with?" "No, sir," was the reply of the
astonished applicant; "I have no note to take
tin, thank heaven." "Are you in danger
of failing." continded Mr. Biddle. "Don't
owe a dollar in the world," answered his visi
itor. "Well, then, I must beg you to excuse
nit, for leaving you— my whole time is requi•
red in attending to thiele who have notes to
pay and (ire in danger of failing. You are a
fortunate gentleman—and I wish you a very
good morning."
Secret .Societies in France.
. That there is an organized conspiracy
against the life of the French king there
seems to be little or no doubt. Several in•
effectual attempts at his destruction have
already been made. The celebrated writer
0. P. Q. who is now the correspondent of
the Now York Express, has the following
statement in relation to this subject:
"Well then—these men belong to secret societies.
There can be no doubt of this. That secret societies
of a very revolutionary and even of a very sanguittary
nature exist in France, iv just as certain as that two
and two make four. Their organization is very loose,
very general, and not easy of detect ion. They have
no set place of meetine. They aro not incorporated
as were the "society of the rights of man"—or of
"AID THYSELF. AND IIEA VENT WILL lIELP
to the latter of which Mr. Guizot belonged; but there
is a sort of regicidal .Free• Masonry established, and
the members of these societies are well known to
each other "
We publish this to show how well calcu
lated to do
. mischief such societies as Free-
Masonry and others of a similar character
Are. If in France, they aro resorted to, for
the purpose of murder and revolution, they
may be wielded fir like purposes in the U.
Slates. They are adapted to becoinefo
mentors of sedition and engines of great
mischief in carrying the machinations of
the profligate and unprincipled iota execu
tion. In a free - government they cannot
exist with safety to the institutions of the
country. They are at war with all true
republicanism, and their direct and inevita
ble tendency, is to the exercise of an alien
and uernicious influence in the relations of
the social, moral and political world. No
creed, truly democratic, can tolerate the
existence of such institutions.—Lan. Ex.
The City Council of the City of BALTI
MORE has authorized the issue of certificates,
for the purpose of supplying small change
in the absence of specie. The ordinance
nppoints six commissioners to issue the cer
tificates to an amount no; exceeding $lOO,.
t)00 in the whole,in sums of 5 cents,lo cents,
25 cents, 50 cents, $l, and $2. The issue
will be made as soon as practicable.
DREADFUL.—Th . e Steamboat, Ben. Sher.
Newrod, which left N Orteans on the 9th inst.
when thirty miles below Natchez was dis.
covered to be on fire, and out of nearly two
hundred persons on board, only 90 escaped!
The fire originated, it is presumed, from
the wood, used as fuel,being placed too near
the boiler. The explosion of some powder,
which was on hoard, hastened the calamity'
to tts direful termination.
SUICIDE' AT CLEVELAND.—Mrs. Eliza
Aim Eldredge, wife of a circus rider, who
soon after marriage ran away, leaving her
dependent on her own exertions, committed
suicide at Cleveland last Wednesday. On
post mortem examination a large quantity
of the oil of tansy was thund in her stomach.
A vial of the same was found under the win
dow of her room.
VordicAnfthe jury, "death occasioned by
taking the oil of tansy, with the intention to
produce abortion."—Doi. Com. Ado.
EXECUTION OF A PIRATE. -- : - JADIEB MO.
RAN, a young man of nineteen, convicted of
the murder of captain Smith, of the schoon•
er Wm. Wirt, while on a voyage from Bos
ton to Buenos Ayres, in November last, was
publicly executed on Bush Hill, near Phila
delphia, on Friday last. The crowd is said
to have been immense. The prisoner as
cended the scaffold with a film step shortly
after eleven o'clock. and in a few minutes
was swung on: Owing to the-clumsy man
agement of the executioner, however, he
continued to struggle convulsively for nearly
fifteen minutes. This so excited the popu
lace against the hangman, that they were
with difficulty restrained • from rushing on
and inflicting summary vengeance on him.
The Saturday Courier says that "the horse
which ( . I , mv the cart to the gallows dropped
dead in a few minutes afterwards, without
visible cause or disease!" He was a much
more sensible animal, we dare say, than
many of the bipeds who crowded the scene
of "agony and death."
Moran was tried, convicted and punished
under the laws of the United States. By our
State lassie all capital, executions are required
to be performed in the prison yard of the
county in the presence of the Sheriff, the
Attorney General and twelve citizens.
[Lancaster Unton.
DREADFUL THEATRICAL ACCIDENT IN
CHINA.—The Canton Press of October 22d,
informs us that "a company of actors were
a few days since engaged by the people of a
village of the name of Kowkong. After
the temporary theatre had been erected,and
every thing was ready for the play to begin.
when striking up the music, the great drum
burst, which accident being considered an
unlucky omen, the actors refused to per
forni; but the people would not be thus de
prived of their amusement, and with threats
and clamor compelled the actors to proceed.
During the performance some fireworks
were let off, and the bamboo shill in 4ich
the sing.song was took fire. The specie.
tars, tdo eager to save themselves, rushed
out over a narrow bridge constructed for the
occasion* to lead to the theatre, built over a
river, winch gave . way under the too great
pressure, and all those at the time upon it
were precipitated into, the water, and up
wards of 120 women and 30 men drowned!
Of the actors none lost their lives."
o:rThe Wagon price of Flour in Bolei
more—VB 26 •
Constitutional Convention.
Secret Societies de, Judicial Oaths,
0:) -During the discussion on the 17th relative to
the appointment eta Committee on Secret Socie
ties and Extra-Judicial Oaths, (the result of which
wits given in our last,)
Mr. STEVENS said, I do not rise to discuss
the subject befOre the Convention, nor to
answer any remarks or arguments used by
the gentleman from the county of Philadel
phia,(M r. DonArs,) to whom I
have occasion
to allude. An answer to any return ka of his,
I do not expect ever to feel it my. duty to
litrnish in this Convention. Nor should I
now notice any thing which he 11119 said. had
he not made me say things which I never
either conceived or uttered Nor should I
have thought it word , my while to contradit t
what he has put into my mouth, were the
effect of his assertions to be confined to this
Convention, who heard and understood us
both. But I perceive, by accidentally look
ing at our reported debates, in the Chrotii
'ele, that he has put his assertions in print
and sent them forth to the people, who have
heard and know neither of us. Valuing,as
I do, the good opinion of the people, more
than of some of their representativea,l think
it my duty to correct the misrepresentations,
(unintentional I hope,) made by the gentle.
man from the county of Philadelphia, (Mr.
Doran,) of what I said in debate. The re
ported speech of that gentleman has the fol
lowing passage:
"The gentleman from Adams, (Mr. Stevens,) in
timated, when speaking of the Judiciary Committee.
that none but lawyers should, in his opinion, be ou
that committee, and violently insinuated that none
others could make a good Constitution."
"He (Mr. Doran) was not disposed to think as
badly of the intellect and judgment of the rest of his
fellow citizens as that gentleman "
Now, sir, as my remarks, tcrwhich the
above purports to be an answer, are not re
ported, and never will be, if they, should
watt until I furnish them with a copy of
them, I have thought it my duty, to deny
that I ever said or insinuated any thing like
the above remarks; or from which tiny intel
ligent and candid man could havedrawn such
nn inliqence. I did say, what I repeat,that •
believed learned and experienced judges
and lawyers were better acquainted with the
subject of the Judiciary, 4han gentlemen of
ally other profession or occupation could be
supposed to he. And I asked whether it
was the desire of those who complained of
the organization of the committee on the
Judiciary, to have that subject taken from
upright and respectable judges; and referred
to coopers and tinkers, to tinker up a Consti
tution—not to guard the interests of the hon.
est farmers, mechanics and labourers; but
to gratify the wild visions of idle dreamers
—not to protect the vested rights of the
agriculturists; and the life and liberty of the.
hottest poor man from the overhearing influ
ence, and persuasive gold.of the rich, but tp
prostrate all these through a corrupt, depen
dant, inexperienced, and demagogical Judi
ciary, before the wild, revolutienpry, and
agrariai. folly -a:modern
It is perhaps due to the gentleman from
Phil..dolplita county. (Mr.. Doran,) to ac
knowledge that his argume nts and illustra
tions went very far to convince me that [was
wrong, when I • asserted, :.that it was to be
presumed that experienced And able judges
and lawyers were better tietpus - vated.with the
subject of Jurisprudende, thiin gentlemen of
ally other profession or occupation could be.
lie repelled this imputation with virtuous
and patriotic warmth, and by the way of
illustrating his position, exclaimed, "I, my
self', am a lawyer!" I perceived that the
argument, accompanied, with•the example
which he adduced, seemed to have a power
ful tendency to convince the Convention that
he was right. I therefcire,confess my diffi
dence as to the correetheSs.olmy argument!
Front the manner in WhiCh the gentleman
on that and some other occasions noticed the
few remarks with which I troubled the Con-'
vention, I am led to suppose that he believed .
me to refer to him Unwilling to be thought
to indulge in .any- offensive allusions, I as
-sure the gentleman that when I laid, "that
lawyers were presumed to know more of
law than these who had never studied the
subject," I meant nothing personal with
regard to him! I hope, therefore, he will
acquit me of making any such allegation
against him!
Correspondence oftho Pennsylvania Inquirer.
IIARRISBURGI-1, May 18, 1F,37..
RESOLUTIONB.-Mr. WDowell, one in
favor of the appointment of the clerks of the
Superior Court for 15 years; prothonotaries,
registers, recorders, and clerks of Quarter
Sessions, for 10 years; representatives in
the legislature to be at least 24 years of
age; and senators 28 years of age.
Mr. Mugee, one, for the election of justi
ces of the peace triennially.
M r. Earle,one,to take the right of suffrane
for the time being, from any elec'or who has
a bet or wager pending on the result.
Mr. Coats ' orie, to held the annual election
on the first Isitesday and Wednesday in
September, annually.
Mr. Denny from the committee on the
first article of the constitution, reported an
amendment to the sth section; that the sen
ators he chosen for three years . in the same
manner as representatives nre chosen.- He,
also reported the 6th, 7th, Bth, 22d and 2.3 it
sections of said article without amendment
—and the committee 'Was discharged from
the further consideration of sundry resolu
tions.
Mr. Pury lance, from !be origtovity of'the
same committee, reported an amend meat to
the 22d and 23d sections,that every bill pre
sented to the governor shall be returned by
him within ten days, with his approval or
rejection. if rejectsd,the Seuete and House
of Representatives shall rmet jointly, and if
in joint meeting it shall pass by a majority
of two.thirds, it ial.all be a law, lf the bill
is not returned by the governor within ten
days, it shall be a law, unless an adjourn
ment, intervenes. - •
The Bth article of the constitution, hair.
ing passed-in committee, of the w.hulemarne
up in its order on second -reading. , .But on
motion of Mr. M'sherry,the further consid.
oration of it. was postponed for the present.
The fourth article of the Constitution—
on the subject of impeacliments—was then
taken up In Committee of the Whole, Mr.
Denny in the ch,iir. There were two reports
on this article,one by the majority,to require
two-thirds of the Senators present to convict
on a trial of impeachments, as the Consti cu.
tion now is; and one by the minority, to
allow a conviction on a bare majority of the
Senate. This question Caused a debate of
some length,but before it was ta ken,t he corn•
mittee rose, and had leave to sit again to
morrow.
HARRISIIU RGII, May 19,1837
The President laid before the Convention
a comtnunication from the Secretory of the
Commonwealth and the Auditor General,
accon►par,ied with a statement of the num•
her and names of the Judgth3and Justices of
the Peace of this Commonwealth, in coin
pliance with a resolution of the Convention.
Mr. Ingersoll Allred a resolution that the
Convention do adjourn on Saturday d he 24th
of Jane next, to meet again un the 16th of
'October, end that a special committee be
:appointed to publish, in each rowdy of the
'Commonwea!th, the amendments agreed
. u po n before this adjournment.
Mr. Martin offered a resolution to extend
!the right of suffrage to every white tattle
citizen liable ta be taxed.
The order of the day, the fourth article
of the constitution, was then taken up in
con►tnittee of the whole, Mr. Denny in the
chair. The question was the sante as at the
adjournment of yesterday—whether a ma-
jority or two•thirdashould be necessary to
'convict on a trial of impeachment. [O - The
filitTle subject occupied the attention of the
'Convention nearly the whole of the 20th:
without taking the question, the Committee
had leave to sit again on the 22d.]
FROM HARRISSURGH.
Correspondence of tke Gettysburgia Star.
F/ARRISBURGH, May 24th, 1837.
The Conveution is still occupied in the consid
eration•of4he Report of the committee on the fourth
article of the Constitution in committee of the
whole. It is probable that not much more time
will be consumed in discussing it in committee of
the Whole, and when once through it will be likely
to pass through second and third reading without
much•further debate, as nearly all the guns, both
groat and small, have been discharged on the sub-
.joct. Mt... Rain, of Susquehanna, commenced his
argument to-day, and will be entitled to the floor
„ to-morrow, having given way on a motion to ad
journ. Judging from the expression of sentiment
on the subject, it is not difficult to come to the
conclusion, that there will be no amendment, and
that two-thirds of the Senate as heretofore will be
required to remove an officer by impeachment.
Yesterday was almost entirthy consumed in the
. discussion of a motion to print an extraordinary
number of copies of a report made by Mr. bin Ell-
HOLL on the Currency, from the select committee
.on that subject, of which he is chairman. The
motion was rejected by a considerable majority.-
- The document is a very lengthy one, and abuses
in the most unmeasured terms the banking system.
It is admirably calculated for electioneering pur
, poses, and will no doubt add another laurel to his
aletrod.,„.lLis,a . lamentable cir
cumstance, that there should exist among us so
many men of talent, who Tight be eminently use
ful were they to employ those tolonta In a prudent
manner, instead of endeavoring to excite the com
munity in a time like the present.
From the Columbia Spy of Saturday last.
COLLECTOR'S OFFICE,
CeLtnitntA., May 26, 1837.
- E _REP REPORT.
Amount of Toll received at this °thee
per last weekly report, $83,806 99
Amount received during the week
ending this day,
Whole amount received up to
May 276, • $83,848 99
• W. C. M'FHERSON, Collector.
To THE !amid, if you fill
flower pots about halt full of quick lim6,cov
er over this a good mould, the flowers may
be thus'obtained in a very short time and at
all seasons. The earth should be kept
slightly moistened and pressed down when
ever it rises by the swelling of the lime.
RYIMt VIAL REGIEITHR.
MARRIED.
In Frederick, on the 11th inst. by the Rev. Mr.
Harkey, Rev. CHARLES MAIIITIN, M. D., Pastor
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Martins
burgh,Va., and late of the Theological Seminary of
this place, to Miss ELIZA JEANETTE; CAULTON,
daughter of tho late Thomas Carlton, Esq. of
Frederick.
On the 18th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Grier, Mr.
Suss M. Honig EU, of Cumberland township, t.)
Miss ELM/1114'M McALLIsrLn, of Carroll coun
ty, Md.
In Philadelphia, on the 9th inst. by the Rev. Mr.
Clemson, Mr. THOMAS V. CAL»WE.LL, of Adams
county, to Miss CATIIALUNR FULLEATON,Of Phil
adelohia.
On the 17th inst. by Z. Herbert, Esq. Mr. HEN
ItY rh.,KEL to Miss MARY Peon, both of Emu
iltonbnn township.
On the 16th. iltst. by the Rev. Mr. Keller, Mr
WILLIAM KEEPADEIL to Mi ll s ELIZAIIETU BOY
in—both of Adams county.
OBITUARY RECORD.
DIED,
On the 20th inst. Mrs. M•nis JONES, wife of
Mr. John Jones, of Hamiltonban township.
On the 24th inst. Mr. JouN Gsonou Hossten,
in the 78th year of his age.
On the 15th inst. Mr. JACOB HI MICR, of Frank
lin county, son of the Rev. L. L. Hinsch, lately of
this county. He was kicked on the breast or
stomach by a horse which ho had Just led out of a
stable,which caused his death almost immediately.
He has left a wife (daughter of Mr. George Fehl,
ofthis county) and one child, to mourn their be
reavement.---[ Compiler.
-7- BL IG lOUS NOTI &Ef
Z.The Rev. Mr. REYNOLDS will preach in
the English Lutheran Church on Sunday morn.
ing next, at half past 10 o'clock—and Rev. Mr.
JACOBS in the evening,at half past 7 o'clock.
discßev. Mr. SMITH will preachin the Metho
dist. Church on Sunday morning &evening next.
0:17 Rev. Mr.' AP.Lsau will aho.preach in his
Chu:then Sundvymorning next.
STAR & REPU:LICAN BANNER,
ROBERT" W. MIDDLETON,
GETTYSBITRGII, PA.
*Monday, .May 29 7 1837.
Small Bills.
cr_•/tt n very large meeting of tho Citizens o
the Borough on Friday evening last, Messrs. Wm-
LIN IWCLELLAPir, DAVID ZIEGLER, and GEORGE
SWOPE, were requested to issue hills as a substitute
ANALL GRANGE. The bills will be ready for
distribution a.trly to-morrow.
State Convention.
cr,-The proceedings of the Democratic Anti-
Masonic State Convention have not yet been re
ceived. We Nan), however, that Nsa MIDDLES
wonm, Esq. presidrd, and among other business
transacted, Delegates were appointed to the Na
tional Anti-Masonic Convention, headed with the
names of Messrs. STEVENIS and Tom,. The pro
ceedings, in full, will be given in our next.
slllr. Cooper's Remarks.
BAs an impartial Journalist, we readily give
place to the remarks of Mr. COOPER on the Aboli
tion question. Mr. BLANCHARD'S reply to those
remarks will be found in the Star of the 17th of
April last, which, if the Editor of that paper desires
to gratify those of his subscribers whom ho has
denominated "THE HEATHEN OP ADAMS COUNTY, "
we expect to find in to-day's Sentinel.
In the remarks published to-day, we find the
following paragraph, which we quote for the pur
pose of eliciting the name of the author of the de
nunciations therein contained:—
When those who were esteemed great, and good,
and noble, were denounced a■ thieves, and man steal.
ers, and murderers—as a kind or human tigers, who
were wont to prey upon the groans and blood of human
victims; when WASHINHTON, and MADISON, and
MARSHALL, and other of our country's greatest bene
factors, were denounced is murderous tyrants while
they lived,and, being dead, as expiating their otreeees
in hell—no wonder that Southeru men should be
wrought to frenzy!"
- alit% "Riddles Letter.
cc?We ask attention to the Letter commencing
on our first page addressed to Jou?: Qarxct_ An-
Ans. It deservcu n careful perusal.
Governor's Proclamation.
oi-This document, which' will be found in
another column, is receiving the deserved plaudits
of the reasonable of all parties, both in this and the
adjoining States. The New York American styles
its author the "honest and straight-forw rd Gover
nor," and the Baltimore Chronicle speaks of it as
a "paper of great interest and importance." The
Philadelphia Public Ledger, a neutral paper, de
clares it to bo "the work of a sagacious mind,"
"soaring above the narrow view's of the partizan,
and seeking the permanent prosperity of Pennsyl
vania"—and that "when the petty contests mid
angry passions of the day shall have been forgot
ten, JOSEPH RITNER, like Sr xols Ssynen,
will be regarded as a man worthy of the helm in a
season of severe trial. Let him be faithfully sus
tained,and Pennsylvania will be saved from bank
ruptcy anda currency of rags."
What a proud moment is this for the Demo
cratic Anti-Masons of Peunsy !venial After years
of toil and persecution, to find their principles and
steady perseverance the means of placing at the
helm of the Key. Stone of the Arch, a man whose
patriotism and firmness—good sense and sagacity,
call forth the unbounded applause of friend and
fue!
palate, Ilrebster.
distinguished Statesman is now on a
visit to the West. _ Everywhere he is received with
the greatest enthusiasm. Between ono and two
hundred individuals left Wheeling (we learn from
the Gazette,) on the 18th inst. in a Steamboat with
colors flying to meet him and conduct him down
the river to that Ctiy; cud upon meeting the boat
having him on board, salutations were passed by
means of bells and field pieces, Mr. Webster greet
ed with a most hearty welcome, and upon his ar
rival at Wheeling, the citizens who lined the
wharves hailed him with the most enthusiastic
shouts. On the 15th, a dinner was given to him
at the Virginia Hotel, which was numerously at
tended. To an expression of the high esteem in
which ho was held by his fellow-citizens, Mr. Web
ster responded in a manner that called forth but
ono throb of universal approbation—and conclud
ed with the following beautiful sentiment:
Our Country—our Free Government.
Never to be despaired of, never to be de
sorted!
./Ippatling Disaster caused by Drunkenness!
ccr•The Steamboat Ben %erred, which left
New Orleans nn the tith inst., was destroyed by
fire 30 miles below Natchez, and over one hundred
and seventy-five individuals drowned and burnt!
At the . time she took fire, she was engaged in a
race with another Steamboat! A barrel of Whis
key was placed on deck fur the use of the hands
during the race, who drank to excess, became
intoxicated, and suffered the boat to take fire,
while the passengers,' over two hundred, were
asleep in their births! Horrible! Horrible!
oThe Major of the Compiler is quite sore and
sensitive in his last! We shut up his mouth so
completely the week before that he could find
nothing but the word 4 , 811/1" to hang his cause
upon! We hope when ho next undertakes to cor
rect the "misrepresentations of the Star," ho will
be better prepared for his work!
Thrice Disappointed!
co-Capt. Jolts Mum', Ewa LEWIS, Hamar
Roosns, Esqs. and Hen. hoes WAGONER, have
been appointed Visitors from this State to West
Point, and the Great Leader of the Democratic
party of Menai appointed—to stay at home!—
What a slight to g.the Democracy" of old Adams,
to send such small men in preference to their
, ttaleated" leader! Oh! Major—oh!'
Snaall Worcs.
For the information of th . ose desirous of is
suing small notes, we copy the following section
from the Act of Assembly of 1828 prohibiting the
issuing and circulation ofnotes of a loss denomi
nation than ss:
Section 1. From and after the first day of January
next, it shall not be lawful for any person ,or persons,
or body corporate, with the intention to create or put
in circulation, or continue in circulation, a paper cir
culating medium, to issue. circulate, or directly or in.
directly cause to be issued or circulated, any note, bill,
cheek, ticket or paper, purporting or evidencing, or
intended to purport or evidence, that any sum lees
than five dollars will be paid to thd order of any per
son, or to any person receiving or bolding such note,
bill, check, ticket or paper, or to the bearer of the
Came. or that it will be received in payment of any
debt or demand, or that the bearer of the same or any
person receiving or holding the sante, will be entitled
to receive any goods oreffeeu of the value of any sum
less than five dollars: and from and after the said first
day of January next, it shall not be lawful for tidy"
person or persona, or body corporate, to make. Woe.
Of r plf away. pats, exchange or transfer, or Oita* to
be made issued, paid away, panted , exchanged or
transferred. any bank note, bill, ticket otper, Po-e"
Porting to be a bank note, of the nature. chamfer or
appearance of *banknote, or calculated for circulation
as a bank note. of any less denomination than five
dollars.
oThe second section imposes a penalty of
$5, and is in the following words:—
Sec. 2. Any and every person and persons and body
corporate, offending against any of the provisions of
the first section of
.this act, shall forfeit and pay for
every such offence, the sum of five dollars, to be re
covered by any person sucing for the same. as debts
of like amount are by. law recoverable, one half for
his own use, and the other half to be for the use of the
overseers, guardians or directors of the poor of the
city, county, district, or township, within which such
offence shall have. been committed.
Important Presbyterian Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25.
The Presbyterian General Assembly met
In this city on Thursday last, and have since
been engaged in discussinr , questions of the
most vital importance, at the Old Tabernacle
in 'Fourth street. The assembly consists,as
we are informed, of 253 members, but there
have been asse m hied each day between three
and four hundred clergymen, and the galle
ries crowded with ladies.
The difficulties which the meeting con•
veiled to decide, have been growing for some
years, and one of tho chief points has been
a resolution proposing the abrogation of the
compact oflPOl, between the Presbyterians
and Congregationlists. On Tuesday, a mo
tion to that effect was carried by a majority
of 143 to 110.
- A morning contemporary, the Commer
cial Herald, remarks,—
The "Old School and New School," as they are
called, ate chiefly divided by sectinnul lines, the
former living south and west ()film Hudson river,
and the latter north of Pennsylvania and east nt
that river,--so that, in Etc% a division of the union,
in the Presbyterian Church, has already taken
place. Tbe Trustees of the General Assembly,
which is a coporatebody,have possession ofa large
amount of properly, including the Theological
Seminary at Princeton, which the Old School
party now retain to the exclusion of the other, un
less the latter shall think proper to test the matter
before a legal tribunal.
We learn from a friend, that the question
of the Western Reserve and interests„ will
probably give rise to a warm and animated
debate, us well as several points of difference
in doctrine and Clyarch government. The
interest hitherto excited has been intense,
and great eloquence as well us zeal has
been di-iplayeci by the advocates on both
sides of each question. The future 'pro
ceedings of the Assembly •vill naturally and
deeply excite the attention of the religious
world.—lnquirer.
The President, Directors and Cashier of
the Bank of Middletown, in announcing the
temporary suspension of . specie payments
of that institution, declare the fullest confi
dence in its abil:ty to meet all its engage
ments and liahilities,and pledge their private
fortunes for the ultimate re,'emption of all
the notes of the Bank in circulation, until
circumstances again permit the resumption
of specie payments. „._
From the Democratic Herald, a Van Buren paper
A PRESIDENT WANTED.
The 'United States Government, having
been deprived of a President, by the Power
of the Corporation Banks. hereby offer a
REWARD of the whole SURPLUS REV
ENUE (if it can be found,) for a PRESI
DENT who can tell the difference between
a 85 Girard Bank Note, and 85 dollars in
Gold and-Silver!—
Apply at the HUMBUG; "OFFICE of
LEVI WOODBURY ? Seeretairy of the
RAG TREASURY—or, of REUBEN M.
WHITNEY, PAPER MANUFACTU
RER to his SATANIC MAJESTY.
GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!
W ANTED, by the Treasury of the Uni
ted States, the FRENCH INDENINITY
GOLD, which was deposited in the PET
BANKS! Apply at the GIRARD BANK.
N. B. 20 percent premium will be giv
Pn; or the Notes of the GIRARI) BANK
EXCHANGED for the same at 10 cents
in the dollar..—/bid.
Or• Facts for the People!
From the Baltimore Patriot.
W hat accumulated mischief,, have flowed
from the Administration of "THE PATRIOT
PRESIDENT!" as JAM:Mort was called by that
great Humbug BercroN, in his expunging
speech. Look at a few of the facts illustra
tive, as grouped by the Princeton Whig.—
"General JACKSON'S successor," to use the
proud title conferred on Mr. VAN BUREN bV
the Kitchen Clique, told us in his inaugural,
that he could not expect to perform the
duties of President "with the ability and
success of his predecessor." Mercy on us!
it is to be hoped not. If you have one tithe
of the success of ANDREW JACKSON in Firo
mottng the prosperity of the country, we
might as well bid good night at once to the
world. How did the times grow better and
better every year under the late Adminis
tration? The following facts will show:
Eight years ago we had a United States .
Bank 0f535,000,000 capital,twesity millions
of specie in the country,and a currency equal
to any in the world.
The United States Bank has been vetoed,
the deposites removed into the "pet banks,,'
and now, with eighty millions of specie in
the country, we have either no currency at
all, or one of the worst in the world' ,
Eight . years ago a man could travel thro'
the United States and Canada with bills of'
the United States Bank, and without having
to pay one per cent discount.
Now, the pet and other bank bills are
from five to ten per cent discount, even in
the States to which they belong.
Eight years ago, with twenty millions of
'specie in the country, they were at par, and
all the banks paid for their notes in specie.
Now, none of the banks pay ii, and one hun
dred and ten dollars of the beat hank paper
must be given for one hundred dollars in
specie.
Eight years ago we had specie for change;
now we have thousands of tickets, called
"shin plasters," or no change at all.
Eight years ago, business, commerce;and
trade all went on smoothly and prosperous
ly. Now, business, is broken up, trade de
stroyed, and bankruptcy, distress, and pov
erty, staring people in the face.
Eight years ago, the expenses of Govern
mpnt,were thirteen millionsofdollara. Now,
thalx aid itiverlhiityAi4
AN UNDBRETANDING NSAIitER..-'- A con.
ple ofold ladies—very pious and very ig.
norant—having attended 'upon an evening
religious lecture of a favourite minister at
the close of the same, turned their footsteps
homeward. After commenting upon his
edifying manner of holding forth, his gifts
in prayer, &c. &c. one of the twain ex
claimed--
"Well, after all, Mrs. So.and.so, I didn't
quite understand what the minister meant,
when he told about one being circumven
ted."
~ oh, Ia! didn't you? Well, I can easily
explain it to you. Now, if I should just
take and circumvent you, wouldn'nt you
then be circumvented?
"Oh, dear! It's perfectly plain now.—
Strange that I didn't see into it before!"
A PRESIf ARRIVAL.—The Cleveland
Herald of a late date mentions the arrival
at that city, on the previous day, of a two
story frame house, twenty by forty feet,
'with chimney and all fixtures standing. It
was launched from Ohio City, on board
scow boat, and soon !cached its new destina.
lion in safely.
PHILADELPHTA, May 20.
- kfTEMPT UPON TUE LIFE OF JUDGE;
KING.-It is with feeliuge of the deepest
regret that we record the following trnsac
lion. Some time since, in consequence of
a domestic difficulty, a husband and wife,
residents of Southwork, parted; and the wife
returned to the residence of her father--
Subsequently she made application to the
Court of Common Plea s e for two of her chil
dren, both of tender age, which having been
granted, a suit was forthwith instituted a
guiast the hither for their support. This
question came up for discussion before the
Court on Wednesday last, and amen° , b other
evidence, the wife swore that her husband
had locked her up in a room and intimidate'd
her with a lotefed musket. The case war,
- heard in all its bearing s, and the
_Court,
through the President, Judge King, gave a
decision against the father.
This produced the most painful excitement
in the mind of the Defendant, and while in a
state of great agitation, and labouring under
the strongest feelings, he visited -the house
of Judge King, in Girard street, where he
made use of violent language, and remained
for nearly en hour. The Judge endeavour.
ed to appease him by every means in his
power, but in vaiu. - He finally drew a load
ed pistol from hie bosom, and was in the act
of presenting IL towards the Judge, when the
lady of that distinguished judicial officer,
whose attention had been arrested by the
vehement language of the excited visiter,
sprang suddenly between the two, struck the
pistol with her hand, and the ball with which
it was charged fell upon the fluor. But for
this act, and the presence of mind of Mrs.
the most filial consequences might have
ensued. The hurt led vister then retreated
from the room end discharged his pistol in
the air.—lnquirer.
ai.Out next regular No. will bo isauca on
Friday morning the 9th of Jane.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Wm= A MEETING of those poisons intend
ing to join the Geitysburgh Guards
is requested at the house of Capt. Kurtz, ON TO
MORROW EVENING, at half past 7 o'clock.
A ptinctual attendance is earnestly requested. •
stay 29, 1837.
CONSECRATION.
- -
THE Petersburgh Evangelical Luthe
ran Church will be consecrated on Sunday
the 4th of June next. There will be ser
vices in the English and German languages.
May 8, 1807- rd—ft
SCHOOL HOUSES.
!PROPOSALS will be received for Build.
ing THREE SCHOOL HOUSES in
Franklin township, Adams county, on the
10th of June next, at 1 o'clock P. M. at the
School House at Flohr's Church.
fly ordor of the Board of Directors.
ISAAC RIFE, Sec'ry.
May 20, 1837. td-0
Men" Whip and Thong
I'ACTOII7.
THE subscribers respectfully inform the
public that they have commenced the
Manufacture of WILIIPS,
on the west side ofSouth Beaver street,about
one square south of Whitehall,in the borough
of York,Pa. They have and will constantly
keep on hand a large assortment of
Riding and Carriage WHIPS,
of all_kinds,sizes and shapes, which they will
sell wholesale and retail, on as good terms
as they can be purchased elsewhere. (ItZrAll
orders punctually attended to.
Canes,Umbrellas and Parasols i also Stage
Thongs, will be repaired to order. .
Merchants and others who deal in Whips
are respectfully requested to call at their
manufactory and examine their stock,as they
are satisfied that they can render complete
satisfaction.
McINTYRE & WELLS.
York, May 29, 137. 3t-0
Wanted Immediately, 3 or 4
Journeymen Millwrights,
TO whom constant employment and lib.
eral wages willbe given. Enquire of the
subscriber, near Fairfield, Adams County,
or at M Lewis Feuke's,near Hagerstown.
WASHINGTON 13LYTHE.
May !22, 1837. 3t-8
Liberty Itillemen,
ATTENTION ,
"VOU will parade at Maj. Scott's Mill, on .
JR- Saturday the 10th day of June next,
at one o'clock, P. M. with arms and accou
trements in good order.
Punctual attendance is desired, as new ar
rangements have been entered Into. Per
sons wishing to join the Company are re-
quested to attend.
SAMETL ARTBUR : , Capt. . •
Malt - 29;1987. •
PUBLICK NOTICES.I
TO THE PUBLIC.
Bank of Gettysburgy?
• MAY 20th, 1837.
T HE. Bank of Gettysburgh having deter . -
mined to suspend, for a while s the re
demptien of its notes with Specte,the Direc
tors deem it due to the Institution and the
public to state the reason that impelled them
to this step: The circumstances of the Bank
I I never were more prosperous, nor its credit
better than at; the moment whed it discon
tinued the redemption of its notes. But
when all the Banks, - both in the commercial
Cities and in the Country had refused to re
deem their notes with gold or silver, it was
deemed unwise, and *judicial to the inter
ests, both of the community and the.lnstitu
tion to pay Specie for its notes. If it had
continued to do so, when every other Bank
an the country had suspended the payment
of specie, the consequence would have been
that its notes would, every where,liave been
bought up and a continual ruo would have
been made upon it until all the silver in its
vault would have been drawn from it and
curried out of the country to the great detri
ment of the community. In order to prevent
this, it -was determined to suspend 'Specie
:payments - until the run upon the city Banks
(which produced the alarm and run upon the
country Banks) should be ;n some degree
over. The result of this step, will no doubt
be to create a temporary,inconvemence,but,
in the universal suspension oldie payment
of specie by the Banks from one end of the
country to the other, it was the only one
which could be peisued to prevent final
jury and loss,and to insure a speedy resump
tion of the ordinary business of the institu
tion. Not the smallest alarm need be en
tertained by the community; the course that
has been pursued was a precautemary one,.
called for not less by the interests of the coin
munity at large than those of the Institution
—and we finally believe that this course
which was commenced in the cities and fol
lowed up in the country was a wise and pru
dent one-; ''' which at the expellee of it little
temporary loss and inconvenience, is calcu
lated to save the country from a wide spread
scene of Bankruptcy, and distress which
must have ensued, had this course not
pursued.
By order of the Board,
J. B. M'PHERSON, Cashier.
May 22, 1837. . 3t-8
Nitta 00Z110.
THE Subscriber bogs leave to inform
his Friends and the Public, that he has
just returned from the City
WITH A FRESH SUPPLY or
SEASONABLE GOODS,
which he has purchased on the host mints,
and which he is determined to sell at a
small profit for CABH or COUNTRY PAO.
DUCE.
He flatters himself, that those who call
and examine hts goods, will not feel disap.
pointed.
B. R. ROBINSON.
Gettysburgh, May 22, 1837. - at-8
TO CONTRACTORS.
JROPOSALS will be received until
Tuesday evening the 27th of June
next, at the office of the Wrightsville, York
and Gettysburgh Rail Road, in York, for
laying a single track of rails
.on 12 miles of the above Road.
extending from Wrightsville to York.
o::7"Plans and specifications of the work
will be exhibited in the office after Monday .
the Bth inst. and further information will be
furnished by Mr. J. F. - Housrorf. P. A. at
York.
S. W. MIFFLIN, C. E.
td-6
May 8, 1837.
IMPORTANT TO MILLERS.
A DESIRABLE SITUATION.
WANTED, immediately, a MILLER,
to take the sole charge of a Met•
chant Mill situated in the Valley of Virginia,
in a fine, healthy, rich county. Ho must
be perfectly master of his business, and pro
duce good recommendations as to character,
sobriety, &c. A man with a small family
would be preferred. A good house, garden,
pasture for a cow, and fire-wood will be pro
vided for him, and the situation can be ob
tained for one, two or mote years as may
best suit him. - A single man, of thi char
acter above stated, would not be objected to,
although the advertiser prefers a man with
a family.
C* - Apply, personally or by letter, (pos
paid) to the
EDITOR OF THE "STAR."
Gettysburgh, May 15, 1837. 11-7
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.
Fir HE Board of School Directors for Lib
' arty township will meet at the house
of Nicholas Moritz, in said township, on
Saturday the 10th of June next,at 12 o'clock
M. to receive proposals for building
Stone or Brick School-
Houses,
Any information as to size, Ate. can be had
by applying to Mr. JOHN Fatten, President
of the Board, or to either of the Directors.
By order of the Board,
NATH'L GREASON, Seery.
May 15. 1887. t na-7
GETTPSIIIIRG GILAIRDS
ATTENTION!
P ARADE in front of the College,• on
Saturday the third day of June next,
at 2 o'clock, P. M. in summer uniforrn,with
arms and accoutrements in complete order.
By Order,
. . Jl4;os 843:138AUG0 ) . 0. S.
May 2r, 1R37.
PUBLIC NOTICEX
rootonccrts or tint •
United States Olagovritsit •
•
DEMOCRATIC .REVIEWi-- --`
. .
to
N the I.t of July , 1837, will berbllshed it
-!.) Washington, District of Colon) la. sedife.
livered simultaneously, in the principal Asa ihf'
the United States, a new Monthly bbigissitse, dna'
' der the above title, devoted to the principles of the .
Democratic party.
_.,
1 It has long been apparent to rinulY'. o f alio 4 03444,
ing members of the Democratic party oftlitillttl..
ted States, that a periodical lbr the *diciest' , Ind
diffusion of their political principle"; "idnilfar go
those in such active and influential operatienla
England, is a desideratum, which it was very. int.
portant tosupply—a periodical which rhoula unite
with the attractions cif a sound and vigorous litev;
attire, a political character m01614(0" giving Only
dent supportio the doctrines and mossures,bf &ha
party, now maintained by a large majorit y
people. Discussing the great questions or policy •
befme the country, eipounding and advecating
the Democratic doctrine through the moot 'able'
pens that that party can fin nigh, in articles: of
greater length, more condensed fines, more elehti.
rate research, and inure elevated tone than is lase
made for the newspaper press, a . Magatine-4-this .
character becomes au instrument of inappreciable
value for the enlightenment and formation 6(06
he opinion, and for the support of the principles
which it advocates. Hy those means, by those*.
plaining and defending the measure" of the gloat
Democratic party, and by always furnielting to'
the public a clear and rerwrerfulcunimentary upon
those complex questions of policy and party-which
so frequently distract the country,and upon *bleb,
imperfectly understood as they often aro by friend,
ar.d misrepresented and distorted as they never
fail to be by political opponents, it is the Utmost-'
isnoortnnee that the public should be fully - aed -
rightfully informed,it is hoped that the periodical
in question may be made to exert a benelleial,
rationel,and lading influence on the public mind
Other conside rut ions,w Inch cannotbe too high..
ly appreciated, will fonder the establishment and
succeter of the proposed Magazine uf very 'greet . ;
importance.
In the mighty struggle of antagonist principle,
which is now going on in aociely,the Democratic
Party of the Untied States stands committed to.
the; World as the depository and exemplar °filmset •
cardinal doctrines of political faith with whieh
the cause of the l'eopte In every age and emint47
is identified. Chief ry from the want ors convents
out means of concentrating the intellectual ener
guts of its principles, th.s party hay hitherto been
almost wholly mireProsented in the republieof
totters; while the views and policy of its opposing
creeds are daily advocated, by the ablest and most
commanding efforts of genius and learning'. '
'ln the UNITED STATES Mamszine the attempt'
will be made to remove this reproach.
The present is the time peculiarly uppropriate
for the commencement of such sit undertaking. '
The Democratic body of the Union, after a con.
Ilia which tested to the uttermost its stability:acid
its principles, have succeeded in retaining posses. --.
lion of the executive administration - of the. cowl.;
try. In the consequent comparative repose' from
political strife, the period is auspicious far organ.
wing and calling to Its aid a new and powerful
ally of this character * Interfering with pone and .
co-operating with all.
Co-ordinate with this main design of The TJni.
tad States Magaztne,no care nor doat will be -spar.
od to render it, in a literary point of view, hencir.
able to the country, and fit to cope in vigor of riv..
airy with its European conapetitore. • Viewingthe
English language as the noble heritage and.ecini.
mon birthright of all who speak the tongue of Mil.
ton and Shakespeare, It will be the Uniform object
of its eunduetnrs to present only the finestproduc.
tions in the various branches of literature, that
cau be procured; and to diffuse the benefit of cer.
rect models of taste anti worthy execution. • -
In this department the exclusiveness of party,
which is inseparable from the political depart
ment of such a work, will haie tio_place. lime
we till stand on a neutral ground of equality and
reciprocity, whore those universal' ptlitelpleir of
taste to which we are all alike subject will alone
be recognised as the common law? Our political
principles cannot be compromised, but our com
mon literature it will be our, common pride to
oberaalLand extend, with. a liberality of feeling
enbiainied by -- iiii - rrial--or. minor view": - -. •
As the United Stites Magazine-iatanndad O n
the broadest basis which the means anithafissoimat
of the Deinocratic party in the United Steles can
present, it is intended to render it in every rag.'
poet a thoroughly NaTibsat. Worts, not merely
designed for ephemeral interest and 'attraction,
but to continue of permanent hibtorical valtie.'—.
With this view a considerable portion of each
number' will be appropriated to the following sob.
jects, in addition to the general features zefinrnid
to above"
A general summary of Political and of Domes.
tic In tell igen co, digested in the order of the States,
comprising all the authentic important facts of
the weeding month.
General Literary Intelligence, Domestic and
Foreign.
General Scientific Intelligence,' including Ag
ricultural improvements, a notice of all now Pa.
tents, &c.
A condensed account of all new works orin.
ternal Improvement throughout the Union,preced.
ed by a general view of all now in operation, dr
in progress.
Military and Naval N ews,Promotlone,Changes,
Movements, &c.
Foreign Intelligence
Biographical obituary notices or distinguistA
persons. •
After the close of eaoh session of CongriaiV
an extra or an enlarged number will bepuidisii
ed, containing a general roview, end history, et'
its proceedings, a oondensond abstract of iaspor.
tant official documents,and the acts of the sesame.
Advantage will be taken of the means COULIall•
trilled in this establishment from all 'quarters of
the Union, to collect and digest such: extensive
statistical observations on all the most important
interests of the country as cannot fad to.prove of .
very great value.
This portion of the work will be separately_paig.
ad so as to admit of binding by itself, and will be
furnished with a copious index, so that the U. 13
Magazine will also constitute a complete Annual
Register, on a soak, unattompted before, and or
very great importance to all clauses, not only as
affording a current and combined view,from month.
to mouth, of the subjects which it will comprise,
but also for record and reference 'throne,' future
years; the value of which will increase with the
duration of tho work.
Although in its politiCal character The U; S.
litagazine addressee its claims to support particle
larly to the Democratic party, it is hoped that Ito
other features referred to above—independently .
of the desirable object of becoming acquainted
with the doctrines of an opponent thus advocated
--twill recommend it to a liberal and candid sup.
port from all- parties, and from the largo class of
no party. -
To promote the popular , objects in view, end re.
lying upon the united support alba democratic
party, as well as from othe:s,the prise ufenbscrlp
tion is fixed at the low rate of .five didkrre per ad:
:aim; while in mechanical artariguntinui, and in
size, quantity of nutter. dza. the Unitad &igen
Magazine will be plaixad on a par at leapt with the
leading monthlies of England. Tne wbol. will
form three large octavo voluples eath year
The eubscription will bolo alleluias pays* ittr
advance.or (for the first year only) sip dollars Os
the delivery of the third number. The shoulitili
necessity of this role in such an estahlishulant
will be obvious to all.
la return fors remittance 0ft13 0 0 10, 10 lkot '
will be eerie; for $lOO, tbroatj
.thfeet, lloll6 . _ '
certzfieete of • postmaster ATMs reseteell.4ll4:
Jinn of gooney will be, • sufficient sweetAug*
gsn onto mail being tithe rick af the --
All nommunications will be oubitelelleitt jigt r . ,
paid. in the undersigned, the Tabliekeerg•---- •
LANGTREE At, OSIMUIirAPIL
Washington, D. e• May 29, tert.