Mar A Republican Banner. Alt ay Per annum. haltwyearly In advance. GETTYSUURGH. PENN. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1837 rba THS HETTYRDLIRGH STAR AND BANNER. ..fir. Cooper's Speech on abolition. Ma.' EDITOR—I was pleased t , ) see the above mentioned article in your paper of last week. An oPiortunity is thus afforded us of fairly meeting the arguments against Anti.SSivery movements, which hete pass eurrontand influence the popular mind. Heretofore, this has been almost impoesi- Me. Public meetings have indeed been held upon several occasions, for the purpose of discussing this evexed question;" but the friends of the slaw: have generally thought that they accomplished a great deal if they succeeded in convincing their audience. that they were nut incarnate fiends—_ selid not wear horns and loafs"—and the audience bas at the same time felt quite self-complacent, and esteemed it the height of courtesy if these • refanaica" were permitted to escape without ocoat of tar and feathers." Hence it has been ta ken for granted, that all the assertions of the fa vorite champion are tem., his•reasoning conclusive, his wit Attic, and his speech eloquent—and as a smatter of course, his opponent could not he believ • ed, his arguments were lame or proved anything but what ho intended, and his impudence was :unparalleled if ho did not hang his head and take his scat whenever his enlightened hearers chose to hiss hint down! This we say, not for the pur pose of throwing odium upon Mr. Cooper, nor as even insiniating that ho has brought about such a state of : things. On the contrary, we believe his feelings averse to it; but that he, like every other shrewd Special pleader, took men as he found their' and adapted his arguments to their feelings. But avoiding personalities, we propose, now that the storm is pretty well blown over, calmly to ex amine the arguments of thia speech and endeavor to ascertain how far they accord with truth. The first objection here urged against. Aboli tionists is, that they propose a reformation of the Constitetion of our General Government. Now; admitting for a Moment that such is the fact, how Carl this possibly be tortured into a crime! The , Constitution itself provides -for amendments—the • - Chief Magistrate of the Nation has repeatedly -,proposed them—men in every section of the Union have again and again discussed them. If a deed of this kind he criminal, what aro We to think of the very flamers of our Constitution! Bid they • not overthrow the constitution by which this coon !try had been governed from its earliest history; and did they not set 'wide that very confederation 40-whichilie,celonies had been gloriously condor `ted through their revolutionary etruggle'? And what are we to think of the doings of the good peo ple of this Commonwealth who have determined to meet, and are now sitting in Convention, for the purpose of altering end amending the Coned -talon under which they have been living for near .half a . centerryl Surely, if others may thus acts abolitionists are not to be deberred'from the saute privilege. Now, I freely declare that there are some points in our Constitution which I would prefer having changed—but I yet deny that I am deficient in all due attachment to the government of my country, 'yr wanting iu veneration for those illustrious wor thies 'who toiled and bled for its establishment.— And thisl presume is the common feeling of Abo litionists who aro laboring not to subvert the Con .stitution, but to carry out its spirit, aid accomplish its design, which is set forth iu its preamble to be, "to establish justice, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." Now, it needs no finespun argu ment to prove that etsvery is diametrically oppos ed to all this.—every man's feelings and common sense will tell him, that it is. In opposing slave ry, therefore,we are not opposing the Constitution, but an enemy of the Constitution. True, the Constitution does tolerate slavery, but Mr. C. ad mits that the Constitution has its imperfections— and this we beg leave to say, we -consider as one of the Most glaring.. This, lam permitted to say —this the gentleman himself admits, I have '•a sight freely to spenk s print -and publish." But hero he would have me stop. Why! Lost I Mild be guilty of forming rren mg/milted oppo sition" to institutions guarantied'hy the Comeau- tion! Lot us examine this a little more closely.— I silty speak, print and publish my sentiments against slavery. You may do the same. Our trieighbor niav do so too. But we dare not unite' 'foe - ibis self-same purpose! I know indeed ,that a conspiracy is -illegal and -wrong, but it is so be ' cause it aims at wrong objects. But bow can a conspiracy possibly exist where every individual engaged in it is only doing that which it is admit hasCna perfect right to do—when their union .._,SpUrittes nothing more than what any one of - .'ibern would have been allowed to do had he only easediio the moans? Anti-Slavery Societies Wive destai,nOtising more then this. Their Solo object' is, by means -of the press and public discussion, to make the public acquainted with their views.— . But this the gentleman calls an "organized war fare,". and denounces it as a violation of the Con ititutioni With just as much propriety lie might bring a suit against the Temperance. Society for - having organized an opposition to the besiness of the Distiller whom the laws of the land authorize to manufacture and vend liquor. Nothing would be easier to prove than this = that all the objections , made against Abolitionists may be substantially urged against Temperance-Men. They have car ried ontheir warfare against Slavery and Intemper ance in about the same spirit. But what can be plainer than this proposition—mon have a right to assist each other-in propagating their opinions. being answerable to the laws for any abuse of thia privilege! Abolitionists have done nothing more than to declare their convictions in regard to the sinful character of Slavery, remonstrate with slave holders, endeavoring to bring them to take the same view of the subject, and spreading the facts and reasons, upon which they base their opinions, before the nation, In older that every individual in - the land may be a witness in favor of the truth.- - Thials the whole amount of what the gentleman . to 'violently - denounces as "unwarrantable inter ference." . _ • The next objection urged against Abolitionists bt, that they have chocked the work of Emancipa „ don, and made the condition of the Slave worse And were hopelests than it was before they com wawa their operations. In proof of this it is as anted, that the Stouts of Maryland, Virginia, Ken- Alnehy and Tannest**, which were about adopting 111141111UTIMI for the.abolition of slavery, have, since the Anti• Slavery movement commenced, stopped shaft, sad that pisblie feeling in the South is now IMP* 11V01011 to the measure than it ever was.— . . Omit parttysleay bufacts, and partly dissent from 4/410 pot, from the way nature of the case, ab- NW that Abolitionist* have checked the WS& stipktioarrrhoy who dihat emancipation is the right of every slave and the duty of every master," thwart that very object! Why, wherever such principles prevail, an atmos phere must be created in which slavery cannot live —wherever an individual of this faith lives, there is a devotee of freedom. But Mr. C. does not mean that they themselves aro opposed to freedom, but that they make others opposed. It would intleed he astonishing, if such were the consequences of their labors. Their great object is to convince men that Slavery is wrong, but instead of this they satisfy th , se to whom they appeal that it is right! They endeavor to prevail upon the slaveholder to cease doing wrong at once, but determine him to hold his victim forever! Certainly this is most extraordinary—if it only be a fart. 13tir it is not -L-such has not been the result of their operations. On the contrary they have been eminently success ful in accomplishing their purposes. Not only have they directed the public mind to this subject to afar greater extent than was ever before known, hut they have already gathered the firat fruits of their labors. Some of the most distinguished ad vocates of their cause, Sr.orrom and Bill S'Et, tin instance, were slaveholders who were convinced by the reasonings of Abolitionists of the duty of immediate Emancipation. • As to what is said about the change of feeling in the several States mentioned, I presume it is about as closely connected with abolition move•- ments as an eclipse of the sun is with war, pesti lence or famine. There is no evidence that such a change has taken placed This I can show from the history of Maryland, where it is well known tat shivery is ns mild and as near extinction ro: in any State in the Union. eln*Maryland a sitpi- . lar feeling; prevailed, and in a similar manner it was checked," says Mr. C. Now let us see what feeling prevailed there before the Anti. Slavery Society excited alarm. Some time March, 1831, Mr. BitAWNEII presented to the House of Delegates of that State a series of resolutions which were adopted; the 'second resolution cont,ins this expression: "We consider the unrestrained power of manumission as fraught with more evils than the cifeumstunce of Slavery alone." In accord ance with this idea,laws were passed at the next session for the express purpose of checking eman cipation. At the same time the' severity of the slave laws was increased, and the most tyrannical measures adopted for the purpose of expelling the free colored population from the State. Take the following specimens: "It shall not be lawful for • any free negro or negroes, slave or slaves, to assem ble or attend any meetings for religions purposes unless conducted by a white," &c. '.lt shall not be lawful for any person to purchase of any free negro or mulatto •••• any bacon, pork, beef, ••• unless," &c. At the same time they pretended that they were anxious to free themselves from the evils of Lilavery, and yet the committee who brought forward the plan for diminishing the col ored population declare, that "they do not think it necessary to propose any measures either for the present or future abolition of slavery!" And 'when, some time after, Mr. MANN submitted an order ingeructing the committee to inquireinto the expediency of abolishing Slavery Lifter a certain period, such was the excitement and violence that Has order was expunged from the journal! Such was the state of feeling dn Maryland at the very time when Mr. C. says that the prospects were so bright. This was the spirit manifested, these mere the laws passed before Abolitionists had excited alarm. Nor aye they to be blamed, if mat ters of this kind aro worse now than they were then. It is but the natural progress of such things from bad to worse. In fact, we have evidence of this in the decreased rate of manumissions for some time back. Prom 1790 to [BlO, it was about 21 per cent, per annum; but from 1810 to IS2O, it was only about 3 per cent! Did Abolitionists cause that decrease? My explanation is this, which is given by one who has devoted much at tention to the subject: «At the close of the revolu tionary war, and fora number of years subsequent ly,there wee a tender conscience and great shame felt.. in the land, in view of the inconsistency of freemen retaining Slaves in bondage. The fire of mealy-sex, which had :nelted the fetters of our fathers, was not suddenly extinguished. For a long time it had sufficient intensity to melt other and heavier fetters; and the consequence was, that•up to the second census of our population,tho spirit of emancipation was active in undoing the 'heavy burdens and setting the captives free.— Alarmed at the rapid increase of the free colored population,tho adherents 'of Slavery saw that some thing eft•ctunl must be done to put a cheek on this increase, or the whole system would inevitably fall." Hence we find,that the Legislature of Mary land have framed their laws, and used their means, approPriating $200,000, not to the termination of Slaver3:,but to the removal of the free colored pop- Is it not, then, most unreasonable to say, that AbolitioniSts have retarded the progress of emanci pation in that state? She has herself been shap ing her iniquitous laws to this end for many years past. Almost the same remarks might be applied to Virginia. With the legislation of Tennesce and Kontucky, I am not so familiar; yet the p:fesump don is, that it is similar to that of the other slave holding states. As to the fact that the Kentucky legislature passed a resolution in favor of emanci pation one year, but refused to do so the next, it amounts to nothing. Any one who hus the slight est acquaintance with politics, knows how liable the character of that body is to change. But of this I am assured, that the friends of emancipation in that state entertain sanguine hopes that as soon as a convention is called in that State Slavery will be abolished by her constitution. And further:, so far is it from being a fact that "emancipation has scarcely an advocate in that `state," that more has been done in that cause within the last two years titan was ever done before. Such being the facts of the case, the gentleman's reasoning upon the subject falls to the ground. As to the objection that the South is irritated by our interference with the . subject, I have too good an opinion of that section of our Country to believe it very important. They do indeed fly into a passion, and make use of very strong language; but they do the - same upon every subject in which they art. interested. Let any man read the debates upon the Tariff question, and he will find that our McllerFies and ITAVS ES are only giving us a "second edition" of their speeches upon that occa sion. But oven admitting that they mean all they say, that is' no reason why we should not lay tie fore them our views of truth in which they are so deeply interested. We believe that slavery is the direst curse that ever blighted a nation's prosperity, and love to tbetn—to say nothing of what we owe to ourselves and to the poor slave—love to the peo ple of the South, requires that we should endeavor to prevail upon them to abandon that which, if retained, must prove their destruction. One.of the most distinguished men of the country-T. Timm - AR Javvrasoir—has, in the strongest terms, ex pressed his approbation of this interference. In letter att. Pima, of Londonotho luarritten L' 17,211 book on . this subject, he not only approves of this, but urges . him to go on and do still more. Aboli tionists aro merely following his advice; and those who regard him as little short of inspired, ought to approve of their course. He is the father of the doctrine of "State nights;" and it is indeed strange if this political principle should now array itself against that of which h so heartily approved. But it is attempted to draw an argument against Anti-Slavery operations from the fact that Penn sylvania abolished slavvry, although the pen bf the other states did not urge her thereto. ITather think she was urged on by the doings of other states, as much as by her own inclination. The act of 1780 was only four years after a great Anti. Slavery convention composed of Delegates from thirteen different States, who passed a great many strong resolutions upon the subject—especially one in which are the following words--"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and endowed . by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among which aro life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The act of 1780 was evidently the result, the natural' and proper result of this resolution. Besides, it is well known that measures of precisely the same . character as those now employed by. Abolitionists were then pursued by the friends of emancipation, in order to E come their object—the subject was agitated, imotings were held, views ex pressed,and principles established. And it was this that gave rise to the old Penr ' 4lvania Abolition Societv—composed 'of such men as Ijsv.LNry Fitiotr:LlN—;-ti few of whose members stijj remain with tia to bear their testimony against Slivery, which most of them have of late done by joining our Anti-Slavery So cieties. The supposition that Pennsyl;:ania would have refused to do right, because eitizt!ns of other states were in favor of the menwire, and endeavored to prevail upon her so to do, is an imputation upon her good sense altogether unauthorized—it is an aspersion of her character. To refuse to do right, because others demand it at our hands, is not mere ly silly, it is wicked. Apply these remarks to what is said of the feel ings that have influenced the south, and is it not plain tint the causes assigned for the excitement there existing arc insufficient! !Truly, Mr. C. is very complimentary to that gentleman when he says. that dens C. CA IMO I: Zs has been "maddened and blinded by the unwarrantable and wicked in terference" of the North! This is an excess of Charity for which I do net believe its object would be very thankful! On the contrary, that gentle man seems now as sane as he over was, and no doubt sees equally well, and well knows the objects at whkh he aims. 'Phe sentiments which he ex presses are such as have long been entertained, not only by the South, but also try a large portion of the world. They-have not, indeed, always ex pressed it in the same words, but they have always acted upon the principle that it was best for them, and best for the slave that this horrible system should continue. Sometimes they have justified it upon one ground, and sometimes npon another; but EMU they have always justified it. And is it not a notorious fact, that many persons, both in the North and the South, deny that the negro belongs to the human race? Of course, then, it is natural and proper that they should treat him as a beast of burthen! It is true their views are new more boldly brought forward, (I mean the propriety and right of Slavery,) but the reason is obvious• For merly, those who loved the system had no fears for its continuance; it was not exposed to the scorn of the world; their consciences were not appealed to—they did not, titer effire,trouble themselves with its defence. But now, they are afraid that not only the feelings of other people, but much more those of their own citizens may be arrayed against it, and so an irresistable public opinion should be formed; They therefore seize upon every means of propping up this rotten and tottering, cause.— There is remelt to believe, too, that the schemes of the Nullifires, their desire to separate the Union and fotm a Southern Confederacy, have had not a little to do with the outcry made against Abolition. But as these remarks are already rather pro- tracted, I must here dismiss this subject fur the present, intending to review in a similar manner the remainder of this speech. Permit me, howev er, to meet one of the gentleman's assertions with an indignant denial. He says that Abolitionists have not only "de nounced as thieves, and man-ateulers,and murder ers such rrlen as Washington, and Madison, and Marshall," but also represented them as "expiating their offences in hell!" (0 -Let your readers know, Mr. Editor, that it was not the tongue qf an Abolitionist that utter ed this horrible language; nur THAT THE uEN'• TLE3IAN UAS CHOSEN' TO COUPLE. SUCH lIATISLI.EPITIIETS WITU NAMES SO VENEIIARLE!!! Of Madison and Marshall, I hero say (for I know) nothing as regards their relgious character; hut WAsuirro•roN, the Father of his Country, I and thousands of Abolitionists regard not only as one of the purest Patriots, but also us a most exempla ry Christian. True, we regard his connection with Slavery as to he deeply regretted; but in stead of thus holding this part of his life up to censure, we frJuld fain throw over it the veil of charity awed forgetfulness—instead of condemning hint 4.3rzich a doom; we would fain hope that Heaton has mercy even for the most impious traf ficer in human flesh. abolition eilTeet A respocta } , , le meeting of the citizens of the neighborhood of Two Taverns, on Saturday the 27th May, 1837, was called to order by appointing SAMUEL DURBOROW, Esq. Chairman, and Pares P. Blinesw Secretary. • The object,A the meeting being statcd,and the cause of human . rights openly, and fearlessly advocated by Messrs. Wiwi., MeAta.isTsa and others, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That, in the opinion of this meeting, the time has come when men must take part in the great Moral and Political contest between LIB ERTY and Slavery. Gon has clothed us with responsibilities which we cannot throw off; and there is no neutral ground to occupy. The Slave may justly, an! truly say, in the language of In spiration, othem that aro not for, us are against us." On the one hand,the slave-holders and their apologists call upon us to sit still, fold our hands, and cry—o Peace, Peace!" On the other hand, we are called upon by ail the best feelings of our nature, and by the voice of Goy, in the revelation Of His will given to us, to open our mouth for the dumb; to plead the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and those who have none to help them; to do to others as we (in a reverse of circumstan ces) could wish them to do unto us. Now,wheth er it is right to obey Gon rather than man, judge ye. Resolved, That the failure of the recent Pro- Slavery Convention at Harrisburg, on the_lst of May, 1837, furnishes a new occasion for gratitude to Got), and a fresh proof that the wisdom of this world is foolishness with Him. Resolved That the hold independent and atm ' %.9 I cessfulstand taken by THADDEUS STEVENS, Esq. in favor of the “Integrity of the Union 7 anti against Slavery, justly entitles him to the thanks of every lover of freedom. Resolved, That these proceedings be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and published. SAMUEL DUR.BOROW, "PETEIrt P. liime•vr, S'ee'ry. General siVelllB OfPterfreek. The Grand Jury of Freder i ck county,Nld. has refused to find a bill against Mr. E. B. I'Pherson,who was arrested ,n consequence of tho robbery Committed on the Toiler of the Leosburgh Bunk. ' • HIDDEN TREASURE FOUND. -+— The Char IonSVIIIO (Va.) Advocate tat a Wood en box containing, four hundred and forty. nine dJubloons of gold COM, amounting to near 87,500, was found on the farm of John Douglass, Esq., in the northern part of the County on Monday last. Tho f 'donate limier was the overseer of Mr. Dom!lass,by 'he name of Monday. The box was much devayed, and from the lengtii of time the deposite must have remained a secret. Prob. ably no one will claim it. ToLuno.—The Toledo Blade mentions that the County Seat, ror the Cmnty of LueaF, (Ohio) WIN, on the 22d ult. fixed at Toled'o by the Commissiotiersappointed for that purpose. The New York Times of yesterday says, ~W e learn by a gentleman from dm gulf of California. that the \ oung queen of the Sandwich Islands, died in January last." Lom:EsT RAIL Roan IN 'EVE U. STATES. —Th e Porfsinolith, Va 'Vanes, says lii(!re will, by the end of next velr, be n continu ous line of Railroad for 245 miles,from that town to %V ilmington, N. C., from whence to Charleston, N. C., the pas. , nge by steam packet is 16 hours. TOLEDO LAND SALES.—The Toledo Blade mentions it as import►nit information, pot forth OD the aut hority of the proprietors, that, at the extensive land sales of. Messrs. Comsroca. & PALMED, advertised to take place at Toledo on the Isth June, the bills of all solvent banks throughout the country, will be received in payment fur these lands, notwithstanding the banks which issue them may have suspended specie payments. Mr. Scott, a celebrated clergyrnam of Loudon, is about to migrate with a colony to Wisconsin. Mr. Scott is of the New Jerusalem Chnrch,and will visit this country for the avowed purpose of promulgating the doctrines of that church among us. lie is represented to be a man of groat eloquence, learning and piety. The capital ofthe New Orleans Banks is $5 , 1,554,000, of which 836,769,455 is paid up; of this sum $15,181,e20 is held in Eu: rope, 810,222 925 in New Orleans, and $5, 732,169 is in real estate. Their circulation is $7,135,200, and specie 82,671,327. ftivarmit nv A FENALE.—SaIIy ,Buzzell, of New Hampton, N. H. was committed to jail on the 14th ult. charged with having murdered Eliza Donoir, a child nine years of alre, by hanging her by the neck with a le tiller strap, having previously taken her from a neighboring house. The Chicago American says that the Hon. Mr. LANN, Representative from Green and Calhoun counties, has been recognised as an absconding scoundrel Imm Virginia, having there been charged with forging Pension papers. He was elected to the Le gislawre last year. The American speaks of the affair as though this were the first honorable scoun• drel ever detected! A Society is projected in London to be called the Democratic Assnciatioa. When a British statesman : declared in Parliament that the word democracy was from two Greek terms, signyfying crazy devil, he lit. tle thought that so short a period would give it root in his own soil. CUESirEARE AND Onto CANAL.--We learn from the Williamsport Banner that the President, Secretary and several of the di rectors of the Canal, commenced on Wed nesday a tour ofexamination. From George town to Willtamsport the Canal was found to he in perfect order. The Engineers spealt with confidence that the work to Cacapan, now under contract, will be finished next Spring, an abundant supply of Mechanics having Leen obtained. The whole will be completed with all_ practicable despatch, under the close inspection anti superversion ofsome one of the Corps of Engineers. A GOOD APPOINMENT. — The Norristown Herald says,—'•An appointment more satis factory to the people than that of Joseph Rover, Esq , to the Mike of Associate Judge tbr this county, has seldom been made. (Joking ability with integrity and moral worth, courteous, mild and unassuming in his manners, his appointment, we were con tident, would meet with hearty approbation from those who were acquainted with Inni, and his knowledge of the GI:1111Rn language renders it highly acceptable to that worthy portion of our citizens." A FAcTowv DESTRoYED IN , CHESTER CouNTv.—We regret to learn,: from the Westchester Register, that the extensive. Woollen Factory of Thomas Aslibridge, Egg. of Willistown, was entirely destroyed by fire on tint night of the 2:ld inst. with nearly the whole of the machinery, goods and materials, contained in it. It appears that the fire had commenced its devastating course while the workmen were at dinner, and was not discovered until a short time after they had returned to their various sta tions. It was first observed bursting through the roof, 'but by what means it was com• municated, is - altogether a matter of conjec• ture, as there had been none about the build ing for two. days. When the alarm was given, all ran to assist inextingutshing the flames, but no one thought of shutting &own the gate and stopping the works, until the hest and flame rendered it impracticable,and thevt•outinued in motion until stopped by the devouring element. The proprietor is a man of enterprise and genius, end had made many improvements at great cost end ex• pense, and at a heavy secrifice obt:iin , !d the latest and most approved machinely.— The loss is estimated at 81 7 1,000. No to Sure nee. ~, .. - PRESBYTERIAN EBIJC :VON ,SOCIETY• -- TBB MURIAI roport of this s!.eit•tv, contains an elaborate argutn .nt on the tdiloa 01Preneti in ! ! onaintained by flinch cogent reasoning, and sot - ported by qtiotatiott,t ti etn+ the Sertoturi.s and liktory. The Society has radtiet-ii its debts 8.3,000. The s l im o r 823,904 has been divided anion', '76 jostitu. t ions, at an avy rage id 850 for e:telt. Three hundred young men Int ve en rued 813,000, by keeping schodond devoting their time to other Inhom The receipts were 831,6F44., but thopo ciety is still in d.:ht over 85,M1D On the whole the Society has dote as well us the circumstances of the tittles would permit. The pecuniary difficulties now existintr have tended to restrict its usefulness, hut the mittia n Jers rely on the coop' ration au he. cevolent and Christian public fin• the further developement of ifs practical utility in fitting men fur their destination. A s?rvnnt of the eincintriti Post Office, who was detected about three months ago in robbing the office was tried a le%) , days ago in that city, and sentenced to the penitent,. ary for ten years. The Post adds-- It is truly said,--the ways of the trim's. gressor are hard; this man has nrither wife nor child, and was receiving a good salary, but the temptation to evil was too strong for his honesty, if he ever had any, which is doubtful, fir it would scarcely have deserted him - at three score; and he now, in all pro liability, will end his days in a prison. In his native land, (lie is an Englishman,) or any other country, but this, f u r the same ()fleece, he would have ended them upon a scaffold. The Exchange Hotel et New Orleans, just completed, it is suppo , :ed is the largest in the world-22'; fi'ct front by 106 deep, 6 stories high, with a dome and tower whose top is 113 from the ground. Has 250 rooms, and a dining hall 113 feet long; a superb (nitride statue of Washington has lately ar• rived from Italy, which will be placed in the center of the colonnade, at the entrance of the grand saloon. It is estimated that the lintel will cost $550,000, and tlie furni• tare SI :20,000. The Anti-Masons of Allegheny county have settled their ticket for county officers. Andrew Bayne, at present a member of the Convention to drnend the Constitution, and for several years a member of the State leaislatore, was nominated for Sheriff; and henry Dl. Watts, Francis Karns, IYn. A. Peantman, and John Walker, for the Assembly. The following resolutions, among others of a spirited character, were passed unani mously• Resolved, - nut thie Convention perceives, in the present condition of the, currency of the country, another evidence of the sagaci ty and foresight of that distinguished Anti- Mason, John Q. Adams, who in 1534. used the following emphatic .language on this subject: "Ells , (Andrew Jackson's) chosen State Banks are to be his depositories,and engines to restore a metallic currency. With what intuitive sagacity are the means adopted to end! Sir, his State Banks would land the nation—they are already hurling it—into national bankruptcy " Resolved, That an administration "that has obstinately and recklessly persevered in a course which has distroyed the safest and best regulated currency that ever existed in any critintry, and substituted in Its stead a mere dijointed local paper system, merits not the support of freemen. EXPORTATION OF SPECIE.-NetWilbStrUld• ing, the suspension of specie payments by the Banks, the Havre and Liverpool packets which left New York in a single day last week. carried out 8500,009 in specie.— The packets buy it nt a premium of 6, 7 and 9 per cent. and merchants who owe England buy it from the brokers and send it to Eu rope. The brokers pay in bills and paper money. Bills on England are selling at 16 per cent. premium. The N. York Express says, that since the first of April three mil• lions in gold and silver have been shipped from there. A law prohibiting Ihe introduction of Slaves into the State. as werchaudize, has passed both houses of the Legislaturo of M A special election is to ba held in the ad Congressional district of this State, on the 29th instant, for choosing a member of the 25th CotiJres, in the room of Francis J. Harper, deed. The Plague, has been imported in London front the Mediterranean. It was brought in rags : —several deaths had occurred, and others were ill alt. The Indinns are still committing murders in Alabama, and the Governor has ordered out a portion-of the militia to subdue . them. SPECIE COMING lIACK.—T4e Nets York Journal of Commerce of Saterday. says,t ho specie is arriving in pretty large sums from Canada,and the interior of the ?United States. Ono gentleman came down the Iludsou River last week with forty thousand dollars in gold. GOLD VIRGINIA.-- ' -Thei Richmond Compiler says—"We have flattering ac• counts from various mines. The Gongo Socco mino, in Cooehland county, incorpo• rated the past winter, from an experiment lately made, superintended by General Geo. M. Cook, op 90 bushels of ore taken from the whole vein, including every particle of rock, yielded $2 Mr cents per busbel. Th e 90 bushels were reduced in a stamp mill in 18 hours. The washings were then anial ,tmiated inn Burke Rocker, and when melted, 205 dwt. and 6 grs. of gold were found; which, at 96 cts. the duit. is equal to 19,004, equal to 218 Oct:- hundred bushels. Th- mill having tondo this 00 bushels in 15 hours; shows her capacity to reduce 129 bushel s in 24 hour; whteh, from the same reek, will produce $216 60 in that time, or :3'.3rt'l iii five, days or one week, (allowing' one day in n week 'or stoppano,l or 11i35,23 . 2 in ratr wci . cs, egmti 16E462,1M in one year; a nd this from six stamps only. The Richmond Mining Company of tilonehland; we understand, from vial au thority, are diang remit' kiddy well. They are realizing s4s-0 per day, mid their expen ses are stated at about, $2O. Most of tho compaoie4 are in good spirits, progressing with confidence, freed from any mania.-- We are pretty sumo fair profitg will he reali2- ed; brut hope that no more wild speculations may be sot en foot. They are ruinous in Geld mining as well as every thing else. Evengold may be over valued. The 'Mechanics Bunk of Baltimore has d!iclare:l a dividend or three und u hull per rrni. for the last six months. The Witshinonn county Bank has dec'ar .d n divide n d of three per ceal. tbr the last s;x months LABORERS WANTED.—From 500 to .1 000 laborers are advertised for by the West 13ranch Division ()title Pennsylvania Canal, IWilr Towanda, Bradford county. The country is healthy, and good wages are given; The work will also continue tbr year or two. The Frederickshurgh (Va.) Herald says: We are gratified to learn front variouit quar ters, that the late rains have greatly improv= ed the Wheat Crops. cnoe Cno.t Kuvo.---Tho Cincinntiti Goz• ette of Friday last says "I be vocation of crop crooking seems to be at an end, fbr the present. We have n very general consent that the crops are assuming the promise of a fitir average. We have, at this time, very Favorable weather. An abundant crop of fruit will bless the western country:' We a re rejoiced to learn says the Norfolk Virginia Ilerti'd from various parts' of the country, that prospects of the, small grain crops are decidedly favorable. ' The young corn, too, was never more promising. rArrunE OF SLAVN De cenalwr, 18:34, to Julyi 1t96, (eighteen months,) a single British crurzer' (the brig antine Buzzard, Lieut. Camphqll).captured ten slave vessels, containing 3,460 Africans. The whole were under Spanish colors with the exception of two. Then mount'ot pi me money is so considerable as to affird the sum of 5001. to the comnionsettmehbelong ing to OAi brigantine. SUNDAY IN BOSTON.—The Boston Jour: nal of Monday last says—" The principal taverns and hotels in this city and the neigh• boring town. wor•-oinded - rmteiday against the sale of spiritous liquors." A NOME AcT.—Prior to-the recept Pres idential election, a bet 'of o,rip thousand doI lars was made by JOHN 'A. Irriiirtyttlq and Colonel GAR DIN En, now deceaSed,.'uptin the. result of the election. Tbe . money . Was won by Mr. Bryan, and the payment.of the sum fully secured by a cheek, endorsed by one• of the wealthiest citizens of Columbus. A. few days after the death of Colonel Garai, tier, Mr. Bryan addressed a polite note to the widow of the deceased, enelosing the check, giving a brief history of the transac tion, and begging her to kecept the same.— It was accepted, we have been inflirmed,ansi the thanks of the family tendered to Mr.. Bryan. This may well be called a noVe act.—Daylos Jour. ' [An net that should he proclaimed and cominended.—Editor Cincinnati Gaz.]: A government steam ship. pierced for sixteen guns,:Wris Itimiched ut the Brooklyn Navy yard un Thursday The New York Express says she is to be fitted for sea im mediately. The same paper says that on Thursday four foreign vessels arrived at that port for every American. The flag of no less than eleven nations .entered the harbor of. New York on that day. Included in the arrivals were twenty vessels from Europe ladened with two .hundred thousand bushels of wheat and rye.— Torch Light. , Tun fIIItITARY BOTINDATUES.—The bowl , &tries between the Eastern and Western Military Departments have been altered; and the separation is hereafter to commence at the month of the Mississippi, thence up that river to Cass Ville, in the Territory of Wisconsin, and thence north to the line of demarcation between the United States and Canada;—nll west of that lino is under the command of General Gainrs, whose head quarters are at Jefferbon Barreks, all past I 4" it under the command of General Scott, whose head quarter are at Elizabeth town, Now iersy.— Frederick Herald. HAGERSTOWN, June 1. Mut,A. - Ncuoix Aceinew--Ott Tuesday Iast,WILLAm, the eldest son of Mr. Ceorge Bowman, of this Town, aged about thirteen. years, was instantaneously killed by the aC , eidental discharge of a gun. The Thirtieth lars, CVO t w lieye are these: The deceased% his lather aod . Mr. J. K. Hurry, were. Ou f ! , . ;2:lottnng about eight miles rr;oro• 'Tewth. !Laing sloped at a sr» tag to refresh them sel% es, Mr. Harry took up one of the Funs, perhaps a rifle, and whilst examining n d It, o a sudden change of position, it ie r Waged and the contents, we believe a rifle bail, entered the cheek of the deceased between the eye and the mouth, and caused int mdlate death. Wo understand that Mr. Bowman. the father ofthe unfortunate child l eXatterateP Mr. H. froM all blame. - . The deceased was an interealion Onw promising child, tho effect of Amp mela choly.deatit upon his parents and acquain tances, but particularly upon the organized father who withensed it, may imagined, but cannot be described. Torch Light. STRANGVLATION BY AN OYSTFAL-Lift: finds an outlet by a thousand unknown paths, but we never heard °fa pqrsou ehokin.. with the most slippery 01' all lubricated eatables, en oyster, until the case of a woman, Mrs. Bromwick the other ,lay, who was absolute ly strairrled to death by an oyster which got completely plmzued up, as was found by a post mortem elamination, in her windpipe. [lt must !lava been a Piney Pointer.] THE RULING I' 1:1fk: , 7 IN A :41:1:ICA.—A young. tretilleniat) +it Chicago, who hntl woo the heart of n fair lady, wished hifr In defer the marriage fill an imporinnt law suit of her father was decided. 'rite Indy insisting on.pronip• action the dilinlerrsted lover sniff: ‘'l can have the refusal of you for sin months. cant 1.1" • UNIDNTOWN, Pa. Ntay 1 INPANTICMN :111inday morning a newborn infant %% , os takon out of a privy in This place, in t n iionies of (kith, which ric aflerwards. Sll9pieion curreil Medi tely Wll9 directed towards a:colored %vorirmiiv ing at the , house %vliere'the child was found, who Confessed it %vas hag's, and further, that her Own net, with violent means, had consignod it to the condition in which it was discovered. She is in prison.—Democrat. From the Globe. The American vessel 'Champion, carried into Metamoras With a cargo worth from 850,00 n to 8100,009, has been condemned as a lawful prize by the Mexican authorities, for being on a voyage to the blockaded ports of" Texas. The Johns Ca!sar will proh blv share the sante titte,and all other A uteri can vessels captured by the Mexicans. A messeorrer is on his way to make demand for redress in these and allother cases of outra‘ze upon the United States by Mexico. Hopes are entertained that thie good sense of the new President will dictate the an swer to this dr'mand,and that prompt justice will rendar any notion of Congress at the ses• sion. of September unnecessary. Should those hopes beAsa ppointed, the early .meet in4l. ofCongreQs will be fortunate for those of our fellow citizens who are engaged in com merce in the Gulf of Nlexico. . . From the New Orleans Bee, May 23. We have in our possession the original of the following letter„ which we received by a gentleman who arrived yesterday from Pen. socola. .The 'Champion is an American vessel and was taken under the American flag on the high sea*. Three of the pris• oners, whose sufF. , rings are described in this letter are_ amities! - • • M'Ai,TA MORAS, May. 3 1837. "DPhil FR1135110.-1 am not allowed to converser with any one, but 1 hope to see better days. Wo have sutlered much,have been inn room 20 feet square-45 persons --the doors shut; And live animals too nu morons to mention—noihino• to eat for ti hours. I wish you to publish our situation the first opportunity. They have rubbed us of every thing; and God knows whether we aay•we rthould have been cleared it it had not been for the Natchez sloop of war. We are miserable. Publish this . ifyau please- In haste, Yours. , N. SHERWOOD. 'Master sehr. Champion. To. J. B. MiNce, master Roh•Roy. ~.~~-~-- Tua BErtfut evannNeY.—The Penn• sylvanin Sentinel stated that a draft of the Post. Master General had been protested at one of the Banks in Philadelphia. • The Administration papers denounced the statement as a Whig falsehood. The Sentinel of Monday contains the following:— Kendall's protested draft was exhibited at ear office on Saturday last. A large nurn• her dour citizens did it the hour to call and read it.• At their suieostion we difor its publication for the present. Ho still retains it, and these who desire to persue if, may do so by calling at,this office. So the Nato York Ttmes asserted that the John Adam's sailors had their option id Paper or Gold. What is the: . flir,t. They were promised gold ifthey would wait eiggit days for it. A sailor ashore waiting eight days for his money! ...... 6 0 G..... More than half of the representatives of the "greet democratic family," expressed by their votes in the last Congress, their opinion respecting the practicability of conducting our extended manufacturing and mercantile operations by the sole means of a metallic Currency, without a proper and prudtait en. operation or the 'credit system,' as it is cal• led. II was the decision ()fall; but a very lean minority of both houses,of Congress, that such a measure was utterly, imoraelie able. What wits that decision:but the-peo ple's voice? Those votes should bc, consid• ered us a stern rebuke to the men wh o s till er.tertain that mad vagary, a sale metallic currency—the craziest, we will venture to say s -that ever crept through the disordered brain Ida Bedlamite.[Pittsburgh Times. Tur SICCHLVARY vs. TIIE Plrrg.—M r. Woodbury. Secretary of the Treasury, has sent his circular to the Several Deposite Banks, inquiring of them when they intend to resume specie payments—what arrange ments they intend to`ln indemnil•v, secure and satisfy the government and the public creditors"--nral wliether,if rosinup• Lion of specie payments low hen derided on, that, decision will soon ho carried into exe ' tition; riveter:lag at the same time, that the ;Pets,' as they have been called, ehnll no longer im depositories of the publiclunds.[A. Mr, WEBSTER has been received with open arms by the.people olKentucky, In Maysville Paris, and Lexington the citizens vied with each other in paying him those marks of 'respect, to which his public and private virtues_ .so eminently entitle him. He was expected to arrive in Frankfirton Tuesday last. The Frankfort Common- Ttrealth'qnys:—ln Versifies, preparations arc in progress, togivo him such a cordial wel- Crime as will become the people nt Woodford -»-w Øe fur declining to convene the Legislature, will be rend with , attention. He takes, we think, the true groUnd, when he leaves the correction of the mischiefs which afflict the to give, and Mr. Webster to receive. We need not say that in the Metropolis of, the State, all will hail with heartfelt pleasure, the visit of the great defender of the consti tution. • From the Boston Atlas. The Supremarq of the Laws. It is not a little ludicrous to see the above motto at the heir' of tho Washington Globe-- and to witttess•the mock solicitude of air. trios Kendall to enforce the "hiws" as he un d-rstands thorn_. W lir) called upon the mob of Philadelphia to "RAZE ME BANK OF Tun U NrrEm ST vrrrs — T.) 'EH E GROUND. AND wr HMV SALT ON ITS ASUEir The Witthington Globe. \'V ho a enotiliced to the PoAtiliasterii and the iweple of the United States, at the time of the incendiary Publication Excite ment, that there are "Dtl ES PA R A 11 N T 'l'o THE LA WSI" 11103 Ken- And how 1 4 it flint these worthies now maintain the Supremacy of the LitwsP'— Ry the literal fulfilment of those which operate to the advantage of the ()Trim: Ilei.ntno; and by dispensing with those laws which operate only to the ad van• tir' , e of the Pm - rem:. Thus when the People am called upon to pay the Goverunient, forsooth, they must pay in SeEtnr:;but when they have to receive it in PSeen. It is the partial execution of thehi iv u, el which the people complain, and which the people reaist. The laws which require the Goverrinv.:o to rev seccie, are eqmilly imperative with those which require the Government to RECEIvE sacra. Rut the Govermne tt does not pay specie. Why not? Oft the plea— a plea .whose validity cannot be denied—of its iniutAcpc4r3lLlTY. Is it any more easy for the PTurrx to command Specie than for the Govrotromx-r? Why then does the 4overnment sit tip plea for it snit; which it will not admit fr-m others? Is this just and honest —or unjust and dishonest? Is it the part ore liberal or of an oppressive Government? What would he thought of an individual creditor who should exact payment of his debts in the only legal tender? is conduct that would lie op pressive and cruel in an individual, any less cruel and oppressive because it is practised try a Goyerniniun? Is the necessity any les; urunnt which reaches the People, than that which reaches the Government? The French Indeinnity was paid in paper —though (31)1d wa's imported for this pur pose at the expense of the claimants. De benture certificates are paid in payer. Our sailors and soldiers ale paid in paper.— Every body else pays and receives payment in paper--and yet the custom house officers, the post masters and the mail contractors-- oihnons of the Government--dependents of the Executive--these men, to be sure, who have sustained and encouraged the President in the miserable policy which has led to our present most calamitous condition—must be paid in gold and silver! Thus there is to be one currency for the People--and a BETTER CURRENCY for the OFFICE DOL. DERS. Will the People acquiesce in Sac a state of things? When the Devil turns Saint, it is time to be on the alret. This was tOreibly brought to iriiod, ti . Yy seeing - the inner nowt or the Globe,thenewtnotto--"SvencatAcY OF THE Laws AND TIM CONSTITUTION." Will it be believed that this is the same Globe which sustained Gen. Jackson in all his violations of the Laws and the Constitu• n--the same print which encouraged and cheered the Maryland Deotructives--and which urged the mob id' Philadelphia to des troy the "marble !intact) of Money King'?" It is the identical organ which sounded every species of.tharsli discord" during the career of the late President, when it felt secure on der his protection--hut which now, seeing the tide of indignation turning upon the lawless set who have ruined the country, invoke's respect for the laws and the consti• union. It is too late for the violators of all law and decency to pretend a veneration which they feel not. The, vilest bowd may put on the robe of innocence, but she can not conceal the "lurking - devil in her eye." [Richmond Whig. From Om Pitioburgh Gazette . . The Proclamation of the. Governor,which ye publish to day, sets to rest the question is to the convocation of the present Legis• As the Governor has been urged to call at body together, it is, perhaps, very raper ,tiit he should proclaim his deter- mination not to do so, nod the reasons of that &termination. It is very certain that little could he hoped for from the deliberations of a btidy in which a majority was no fictions and so entirely destitute of talent. It happens, very flirtunately for this State, that the Governor killed the. Mammoth lin. eoverneut because, had it become a law,u might ,have been absolutely necessary that the legislature should be assembled in haste, to repeal their own enactment. In mane of, the States, ,the legislatures have to be called together, probably because, at their regular sessions, laws were passed appropriating large sums of money, under the expectation that the General Govern meat would Nintinue solvent. That expec tation, it turns out, was not well founded. and various legislatures must be reassembled to extricate their respective States from dull cultists in which' they were involved by a mi , placed confidence in the wisdom and sol vency of the general government. So con gress has U. he invoked in extra session, to correct their own blunders and follies during the previons session. The very circumstance that 'Congress and several legislatures have to be so soon resa scuded, is pretty conclusive evidence that their previous legislation was unwise and improvident; and nothing but the wisdom and firmness of our . Governor saved us from the same predicament. The Proclamation of Gov. IlrrsEn of Pennsylyanin, in which h© states his reasons country,to the real authors'of them. •There is much excellent sense in what'll() says— and we, like him (though often tl sappointed in so reasonable a hope,) trust"that . the in telli,ence and patriotism of American citi zens will soon discover and apply the.reine• dy ."—Richmond . GOV. RITNEIL'A PrecNnation relativelo the presentvdarming crisis, is an able doc r u ment, truly Pennsylvanian in ..one, manly and independent'in its expression, and alto gether creditatileto the43ource from whence it etnumites.—Beaver Argus. Gov. RiTNP.R I S Proclamation is worthy o better days and a nobler race. It breathes the spirit atones past--a spirit which ani mates but few of the , IZulers of the present gowratioll. Penttsylvatah has reason to be proud of each a Govornor.—Albany Jour. The BoQtnn Atlas says,—Governor RiT NEI2 Ilan 13; 4 111:d a very manly and sensibk proclamation, in which he aesigns. Of riot convi,king the Legislature of Pennsylvania. Co lost aul ional Ci►DiVenZDO?i• Secret Sociffies. rrj-'l . llO folltiwing new section a•] en amend Writ to thn Collstittltll3ll, wile subwittrd by Mr 6.ers-KNA, nn the Vitt' tilt. "No secret society, usimr or administer. mrauthorized oaths or obliuntions in the nature of oat hq, and using secret Si , ms, to. Icen,z, or piss words, and operatim ,, hy aflili atm] branches on kindred societies, shall hereafter he fiwincd within this Gunnion wealth, without exprras authority of law; and no nersos shall hereafter join or become a inemher ofstieh s. , eiety.or any such socie• ties, 140 nowanyuse, Or take 3V such oath, or olitit.; ation in the nature of an oath, in any such society." 0:1 -On the :30th of May, after submitting v.tri ous propottions by the majority of the Committee on the Executive, Mr. tirEvEss sulnnitted the following, us a minority report:— The node signed member of the commit. t‘.e on the socond article of the Constitn• lion, di,sent from tile report of the com mittee, and otnrs the tellowing minority report. Add the following new section: See. —.'['he Prrilionotary,Recorders of Deeds, itogisters of Wills,and Clerks of the several Courts, (except Clerks of the Su preme Court, who shall he appointed by the Court during pleasure) shall he elected by the citrigns of the respective counties quali fied to vote at the general election, and shall hold their oflials for three years, if they shall so long behave themselves well; and the Legislature shall pr,,vide for the mode of their election, and the number of persons in each county, who shall hold said offices. The Governor shall supply the vacancies that shall occur, by death, resignation, re• moval, or otherwise, until such vacancy shall be supplied by the people, as hereinheline provided thr. Sec.—. The office of Surveyor General shall he abolished, and the duties thereof transacted by the Secretary of the Laud office. - -S..c. Thu 'public imprikvosnotits of Olio commonwealth shall be under the manage ment of a Comptroller of public works, who shall be annually appointed by the Governor, and shall receive a compensation of not less than -dollars per annum. (Signed.) TIIADDh.US STEVENS. Mr. BELL also submitted a minority re port, signed by himself, making provision for the election of a Lieutenant Governor, and setting his functions. In committee of the whole, Mr. .1. M. POWER in the chair, the amendment of Mr. INocasom. to the Ist art,cle of the Consti tution was taken up. Mt..Nl Imam, and Mr. Rum var spoke in oprisition to . the aniendment, and Mr. MAnTIN in its favor, when Mr. STEVENS moved to amend the amendment, so as to make it rend, that one branch of the govern. tonot,Rhall not exercise power, "belonging exclusively" to the other branches; and to add at the end of the section, the follow• "But neilher of sail branehos, nor all of them combined,shall have power to establish any bank or banks within this Common• weali h." He remarked, that he 'had hoped this would be accepted as a modification. Had nothing to say noon its merits at present. The Yeas and Nas ts wore demanded upon the amendment by twenty members,accord ina to the rules. STEVRNS then took the floor, and made a speech very extraordinary in its power and condensation, in favor of tiii a mendment. He took a view of the whole rohnd relative. to the branches of govern. pent, and the first branch of his amendment j was to prevent concurrent jurisdiction over the same subject, by the different depart- ments. He said there were cases ofa mix ed character, requiring over them legisla tive and judicial power—cases omitted in the Law, where there were rights without remedies. Such cases had been referred to,:. such as the imperfect certificate of the acknowledgement of deeds by married wo men, whence there must be acts of assembly passed, to prevent Oppressive wrong. He 'bought there could be no difficulty on the first brunch—that it embraced the whole subject,as desired by the mover of the origi nal. I can give vnu no idea of his force, or of the course of his nrgument on the subject of banks. It wasp torrent of eloquence,on the distress, of the times, and the remedy—and the action of the general government; but entirely divested ofa party character. Ile believed thnt Congress should have full pow er over the currency, and that the States should not interfere. Small banks, were evils in producing a local curiencv, and some national system should adopted to pro duce a general currency. Mr. STENIG -spoko at length against the motion: Mr. FULLER . would vote for this proposi tion, but would vote against the amendment if it, should be adopted. Mr. McCAnEN, was glad the gentleman I (rim Adams had sci correct notions upon the subject, but regietted that he should's() lower himself as to addresS the lobby. Mr. STI:V F:7S'S bogged pardon. If the gen tleman will let me off this time,l will do so no more. M r. EA ntr: then addressed the enmmittee at grew. eit;., , Mi in fro Ami hf the amendment, and with considerable views were , the result of study, and were honestly entertained. Thu amendment was lost—Yeas 34, Nays 73. Mr. isnstisora, then nadiesed the Convention of his amendment, when the question was taken and his amendment lost. On the 31st, Mr. Slmitrais offered an amend ment to continue the election two days, and until tilX o'clock each day. and to hold the Preiddentia! election when it comet. on the same day with the State election. FORWII,II opposed the amendment, and of fered some very strum;, sensible reasons for doing so. He said it would bring National politics into conflict with Stele pliticA, mid those who held Oka under the General Government to bring their influence to bear upon the State election. Mr. Al'eAnas Vanite from Philadelphia County.) repelled the imputations which lie said Nfr. Forward attempted to cast upon those holding office under the General Government, by declaring himself to be an office-holder, and that that fact did not aKet his vote. • Mr. STEVE:V.9 Snid, the remarks of the gentknnan from the county before him, k Mr. MeCohou,) reminded him Of an anec dote whiett he nart have heard within a few days, or he would not 1111 ye remembered it. It _was of an honest Quaker, who was gkiing testimony on the (rid ofa person for attack • ing nod robbitia Ilia house, l'he robber, he said, (None to !•is door, and wito ‘rio!ence inquired "where is the d—d rascal." I Said to Ilan, ' , here am I." The gentleman hims• If broui.dit forth, that he was a depen dant upon And perhaps, said Mr. S., the, principle wnich produced the conduct against which gentlemen argiio is not so reprehensible af ter all. his the principle of gaining their daily bread—and none know better than they do. rh charity begins at . home. But, sir, the remarks of the gentleman from Alle. , beny, have opened to me new reasoning on the subject. I urn always willing to corn-ot limy error in my views,and 1 will theritfore rvithdraw my amendment. STARA - REMBLICAM BANNER. MC ROBERT W. MIDDLETON. ' CEFITTTSBURGH, PA. 1 7 11:5,Ualli", Jame 9, II 537. (r 7 The Wagon price of Flour in Bait more-89. 25 • Nvpi;lenient. c;::r Accompanying . Mis week's paper, is a Sup plement containing a number of Advertisements and various paragraphs of news which could not he crowded into the "Star." Slate. Convention. a - 21-On the 4th page will be found; in full, the proceedings of the late Democratic Anti-Masonic State Conv,ontion. The whole proceedings, are deserving of an attentive Ornsal, as it will beacon that pO.cfeet penult - A.4 prevailed, and a general de sire to adhere strictly to the old land-mnrics of the party was clearly manifested. Anti-Ma onry will yet proudly triumph over the machinations of the Lodge. ncj-Tho Compiler thinks the next election will return Governor Itrrxtit n °Legislature of his own friends." We decidedly agree with you, Major! "Eke's for the people", From the Washington Glebe "There is so pressure which any honest man should regret. Thi: cry of pressbre for money, when it is in greater abundance than ever before; is liko a cry of famine in the midst of the most plentiful harvest.— Some there may be, even in such times, who have nothing to eat, but it can be only those who deserve to starve," &c. cij-- "United States Bank notes 2 per cent. be low par," and. "Jackson Currency, Gold and Sil ver, 10 per cent. premium," cries the wise man a the Compiler! The notes of the C. S. Dank of Pennsylvania arc in GREAT DEMAND all over tho'country —especially in the West and South, where Mer chants are paying 3 and 4, and sometimes more, per cent, premium, for the notes of that Bank to send to the Cities; as for Gold and Silver—" Jac kson Currency," forsooth!—it is not to be had, un: less it can he obtained from the "Pets," for the purposes of SPEC ;ILATION-:-not for iedeeming their notes or paying their debts—for these things they do not! • ill Plasters.” / -4 -linder the above head the Compiler states that the "RAG ARISTOCRACY are trying hard to push into circulation, contrary to law, small netos, commonly called sua:kr etasrEas, to take the place of specie ebony." The gentlemen on whom the Major confers the derma appellation of the ""RAr j ARISTOCRACY" RTC Messrs. WILLIAM M'CLELLAN, GEORGE S. and DAVID ZIEr, trn, who are acting as agents for the whole pee- ple (the pitiful demagogue of the Compiler of course excepted,) of the Borough! -•On the 2d inat. Mr. ST.F.VE:I3 offered a reso lution that the Convention will adjourn sine die on the 7th ofJuly next. 1 3-a'AVe understand that itis not Henry, bu David &river, of Idttlestown, who has been ap pointeda Justice of the Peaco.-:Compiler. From dm Pennsylvania Inquirer of Monday. 'Me News from Europe. • Tim Nest.Eta' BittoirruNtxo.—lntelli gence from Loinlon to iho 25th April, and to the With from Liverpool,hab reached this country via New York. The news is impor tant, iiiiKsmuch as it furnishes us with as ac count of the first impressions produced by the arrangement of the Bank of the United States, to issue bonds, with the object of re lieving our merchants and preventing the exporting of specie. 'flat impression was of the very happiest character, and all the English Journals that we have seen, no mat ter What their party politics, speak in the strongest terms of eulogy, of the foresight, wiidoth and magnanimity which dictated that measure. 'rho Liverpool tttail says,— ~ We cannot sufficiently express our admits tion of . the' promptitude with which Mr. Nicholas Biddle, the cashier and managing director of the United States Bank, carne forward to meet the difficulties of the mer chants, and the alacrity with which he pro. vided a remedy. He did not wait to discuss common-place contingencies—he did not exchange ingenious prornises,fettered by in surmountable restrict ions--he did not advise any conference with Secretaries of State, or Chancellors of the Exchequer—he did not play at hattledoor and shuttlecock with anx ious delegates— he did no' ride his ten miles a day between His Thread.needle.street and Whitehall, and hold parlor debates at ms hank for several hours yEit nmr, during a whole week—no, Mr. Biddle was a num of business, a clear headed banker, a hold and intelligent financier, who Paw where the dia. ease lay at a single glance, and instantly re• lieved the patient." Language, equally conclusive is hold by the other presses, and no Matter what may be the result of the bitter and more disastrous intelligence which subs quest paCkets car. tied over, it is certain, that the objects for which the Bank bonds were designed, had been accomplished, temporarily at loast,and that the expectations of the projector as to the pelicy'and propriety of the measure, had been fully realised in the manner in which they were received on the other side of the water. Had so much geld been sent over, it could not 'have produced a better effect. The credit of the American merchants was sustained; and the ruin which impended,was, for the time, turned aside. Of course, we are unable to speak as to the results of the subsequent disasters in our. Money Market; but it is quite possible, that even the wisdom and importance of the measure to which we have referred,will not have proved suflieient to counteract all the evil influence oldie late failures and embarrassments in this country. It must, however have softened even those difficulties, and had not this noble effort been made"--made too, with a promptness and under eircumstances-calculated to render still more praiseworthy, it is almost iniPos slide to, conceive the frightful commercia ruin that would have onsued. CHURCH MATTERS (L-yror previous day s proceedings,see first page of to•clays paper. From ller Philadelphia Inquirer Presbyterian General Assembly. PHILADELPHIA, June 2. IMPORTANT DECISION.—After prayers had been olli,rod up yesterday morning, the question of the Western Rest•rve we was resumed. Mr. Jessup, us we stated in our last number, beilli l' ein possession of the floor. That uentleman iidvocatCd the'views of the Now School with great energy and abili ty. On the other side, Mr. Ewing spoke at some length. Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting; and the debate was closed by Mr. Anderson on the part of the Old School. -The' previous question being now called for, the Assembly divided at two o'clock, when there appeared to be OF the Old School Of the New School Majority, 27 The result of this imputing decision is, thnt the Synod of the Western geserve is .virtually . eut Wl' from the Presbyterian Church, as hitherto organized, and are id point uf fact, out of the House. As may be expected, the proceedings of the day excited intense interest. In the afternoon, a motion was made by the Rev. Mr. Breckenridge, to the effect that the Home M issionary Society be exclud ed in its operations front the Presbyterisn Church. It is needless to add that the Reverend niover supported hie motion with great ability. Adjourned to nine o'clock this morning. JUNE 3. The Assembly met yesterday morning at nine o'clock. Alter prayers had been offered up, the minutes of the previous day were read. Mr. Jessup required that a protest which he had handed in, against excluding the Synod of the Western Reserve, which he considered to be virtually a disunion of the Presbyterian Church—should be recorded on the minutes. On motion, this wns a• need :o. The Tellers then reported the election o three new Trustees of the General Assem. bly. They were, The Rev. Henry A. Boardman, John R. Kane, Esq., William -Brown, 14sq. The election fin. the Board of Education was then reported, and it appeared that Dr. Alexander and a long list of gentlemen were chosen. The unfinished business of the preceeding day was then resumed. It relived, us will be remembered by those who read our pa per of Thursday, to the exclusion of the Home Misfsionary and Pleshyterian 'Educa tion Societies. Dr. Green spoke at some length in fitvour of the view of the Old School. lie was fol lowed by Dr. Peters on the part of the New School. A recess took place at one o'clock, and continued until half past three. Dr. P. continued his subject and went in to a full exhibit of tho principles, practice, success and results of the American Horne Missionary an Presbyterian Education So• defies. His address was powerful, itnpres sive, full of argument, and absolutely riveted the attention of the large concourse of hear. ers. Plummer addressed the meeting ‘yith great ability on behalf of the Old Sclwal• :Some explanations were ofibted by Mr. Jes• sup, soon after which the Aztientbly adjOurn ed till nine o'clock this morning. From "The Cold ‘Vater lan,"rt temper mice paper published at Natchez: Advantage of total abstinence to laboring men.--1. They have a better appetite, and partake of their food with a keener relish,and it is more nourishing to them than when they, drink rum. 2. They posseas much greater vigor and ctivity, both of body and mind. 3. They perform the same labor with much greater ease, and are, in a great mea. sure, free front the lassitude sad fatigue Cow! mon to rum.drinking. . • ' 4. They have greeter **iv*, kr: up a larger portion of what they - 5. Their example will be useful to thosit around them. Cause of Military Putrishount---When the Duhe of Wellington WAR exam inedfiefOret the commissioners appointed to inquire into the subject olmilitary punishments, heigaie the following pithy answer to a. question rat . military dritukemiess. 'Lord Wharnelifits inquired, "Is drunkenneSs the parent of crime generally in the British army, tn your opinion?" The answer of the great captain was"•given in a single word: It wan, $8.4.. vdria bill." Comment is here unnecesarrY. YORK, June 6. MUTIDERI—We learn that a black man, named Jim Brown %vas murdered, on 13atur day evening lest, at Etter's Perry, in New berry townelstp, about - 1.5 mike above this place, by a fellow named. Daniel Minato*, (also colored.)— Gazette. The Globe, in reply to the charge that. tfle - Government itself is bankrupt—and Yet' demands its dues in specie—replies, that pays specie or its equivalent, when asked,.. ‘YLIENEVER. IT IS ABLE." W.hat a just and :Onerous Government .. and how admirably all its promises are re.- deemed! FROM ANnonA.—Tlio last news from Antigua e states that no tain had fallen. for the last six months, and the clops were in consequence an entire thilure. Water - was selling at the rtite.of two bitts (la) per pail, and the inhabitants of Antigua had to send.to Montserratt for it. A violent -loyea was raging at Antigun.. .": From the Columbia. Spy of Saturday last. ~ COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, 1 CorvMusA, June'2, 1337; WEEKLY' REPORT. Amount of Toll received at this office per last weekly report, $88,006 . 99 Amount received during the week ending this day, Whole amount received up to June 3d, $90,671 25 NV C. M'PHE RSON, Collector: Crln nut last, we stated the receipts at the Cal.- lector's Office in this place as $42, during the week ending on the 27th ultimo. It should have been $4200. We regret the circumstance the more, as several of our exchange papers have re-published the erroneous statement.—Columbia Spy. HYMN:VIAL ItILOXIITNR. MARRIED. On the I7th ult. by the Rev. Mr. Easton,, Mr: Rom: NT CO !I SAX, of this county, to Miss Strout E. WATT, of Chester county. On the 23d ult. by the ReV. Mr. WLean, JACOB Brrits, of Fayetteville, Franklin connt7,,. to Miss HAarrAn M. Egan, daughter of George.' Kerr, Esq. deceased, of this borough. On the 22d ult. by the Rev. Mr. Brown, Mr.' Joii R. Wrevistt, of Chatnbersburg„to Mies U/t91.1.1.1. ICEPILIAT, of ElXlMitt3bUrg. On the 15th ult. by the Rev. ki,r. Aurand. Mr. Pomp Gnoue to Miss HAnairr.fiVthiAin, both of this county. • ••• _ OBITUARY 1107 , 41;. DIED. On the 25th ult. Miss StisAsriva.n aa'niteita, daughter of Mr. Btophon llandricks, of Menall'en township. . • On tho 2Qth•ult. Mr:Tiro:co A nnorr, formai y of Abbottstown. On tlto 18th ult. in Mountpleaaant township, Adams county, Miss NANCY lattraturr, aged 18 years, 1 month, and 18 days. RELIGIOUS NOTICES. acyrhe Rev. Mr.. BAUGHER, will'preach in tho English Lutheran Church on Sunday mern ing next,ut half past 10 o'clock—and there will also be preaching in the ovening,at half past 7 o'clock. oz? There will be preaching, also, on Sunday morning and evening next, in the Presbyterian Church. AI WEVITS-8-BTEN rltiassz Mme. ' lAmorAdh BUSHELS OF FRESH 911,1411 w BURNT LIME for Sale by the Subscriber, living mile from Mil. lerstown, in Cerrolls Tract. ROBERT ELEMMONS:• June 9, IgB7. • JOHN L. GOBERNATfIit 9 ESt OF CONOWAGO EIAS been appointed by the Board of Property, to act as an AGENT, in and for the County of Adams, to perform the duties required by the acts of Assembly in relation to the returning of Surveyors of Unpatented Lands. Owners of unpatented' Lands, or holders.- of executed -warrants, may find it to• their advantage to cull on him with their papers, as be is prepared to give them his aid in arranging their Ti tles, &c. Juno 2, 1837. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. rEIHE undersigned, Auditor, appointed' by the Orphans' Court of Adams awn— ty, to adjust and distribute the assets in the hands oldie Administrator of WILLIAM SI 811, deceased, to and among the creditors of said deceased,. will meet on Saturday the 24th of June next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. at the house of John Yeatt's, in Gettysbutglb. All persons having claims against said estate, will exhibit the same on that day. IV VI,LI AM N. IRVINE Auditor. Juno 9, 1.487. a Bt-io TO i*IY CREDITORS. fEIAKE NOTICE, that., have applied to the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County, Pa. for the benefit. of the Insolvent Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, arid that they have appuin. tool Mondby the 28th of- August nest, fin' the hearing of me and my Creditors, at the Court•House,in the Borough of Gettysburib.. —when and where you may' attend if lots hink proper. - JOHN V. ALLEN.' ___ JOlll4 9, 11.VY. 2664 26
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