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. ohambersburg Street, a few doors West of
the Court-IfouBe.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Fashionable Hats, Caps
and Bonnets.
JJ'nz. if °. Paxton,
HAS now on hand a very large assort
ment of
HATS. CAPS & BONNETS
at his old stand in Chambersbura Street,
two doors from the Court House.
CONSISTING AS FOLLOWS
Men's Castor HATS,
•
" Roram do.
" Spanish body do.
" Silk do.
" Flail, Russia do.
• Youth's Fur do.
. Old Men's Broad Brims do.
it Low Crown do.
Also Second hand HATS.
Ladies FUR BONNETS,
" SILK do.
AlBO- , -A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF
.
FIJ ikt c ALPS, of different kinds:
JIIII SEs/Jri CaPS for MEN
and BOYS.
All of 'which he will sell at Low Prices
wholesale and retail—for Cash and Country .
Produce—such as Wheat, Corn, Rye, Buck
wheat, Oats, Wood, WOol, &c. &c.
rfrCall and judge for yourselves
NoVember 17, 1837,
J6Cettlewell, Wilson 4' Hillard
GROCERS & COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
Corner of Commerce and Pratt Streets,
BALTIMORE,
OFFER to the Country trade for Cash
or prompt payment, the followneg,
GOODS:
. TO WIT:
50 bls. S. Ill...llfolasses
20 Mids. West India U . N. Orleans ditto
200. hags Rip Coffee, (part strong scented)
100 " Laguira do..
100 Havana do..
50 hhds. N. Orleans & Porto Rico Sagar
10 pipes and half pipes Champagne and
. Rochelle Brandy
5 " Gin
50 tierces Honey
. . .
ADO ; boxes -ilaisins
•jfkOmnarto do: ,
J5O 'eighth . :Fresh importation.
ksgs do.. -
TOOETH EH WITH
Cinnamon, Cloves, Pepper, Teas in chests,
• ' half chests and boxes, cc.
Baltimore, Nov. 17, 1837.
NOTICE.
subscriber, residing in Stroban town
liurohy gives notice to u❑ persons in
&bloc' to the Estate of
JANE GUINN,
Late of the 13urough of Gettysburg, deceased, to
cull and make immediate Payment and those hay.
/11Q claims against said Estate, will probent them
without delay, properly authenticated fur settle.
nient.
ROBERT LIMN Adin'r.
January 5, 1838. 6t-10
NOTICIE.
tiubsciiher, residing in Mountpleasant
townsliip,hereby gives notice to all persons
indebted kith° Estate of
MARY C. YENOWINE,
Lato of Nlountpleasent township, Adams Co. Pa.
deceased, to call and make 'immediate payment,
mid those having claims ueaiust said Estate. w ill
present them without delay: properly aullen
treated, for 14E011er - tient.
SAMUEL HOFFMAN, Adm'r.
with the will annexed.
Jftnuary 16,1838
alE7"4"4"ti BURG TROOP.
WP . oU will parade in Getlyeburgon Thursday
the 9.2 d of February, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Au app•lal will be held on that ditv for she fart
year. All fines not tomitted at the hat appeal
u. , (1 not ;mid on or heforo that (lay wilt he pot Into
the hands of a proper efiker for'culloction.
Dy tirt:Or a OW Captain,
11r 1 1 PrUT hIVIE,IRDY, Seery.
Jopqary 30 18" Q,.
••••• • IP-41
Pt) RUC NOTICES.
- 45 riMilt, 4 41 Alietl3l%
CHEAPER TITAN EVER:
SA NZUEL WITHEROW
HAS JUST RETURNED FROM THE CITY,
WITH A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
0 . 001 IDS:
Suitable to the Season, comprising every
variety of
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,I
1.1% - r&vvar, bj Queerksvmeet
which have been selected with great care,
and purchased on such terms as will justify
him in offl,ring them to the Public
Iao.CHEAPER THAN EVEILcA
He invites public attention to his Stock of
Goods, assured that it needs but a "peep"
at them to convince any one that his Cor
ner is the place for BARGAINS!
Gettysburg., Dec. 1, 1837. tf-35
COLO.II
FR 1 VIM E .11.4 4 D T.I.S S tSLS.
rrIHE Subscriber has now on hand a large
ja ' stock of very superior
eocadzsu may& p
FRINGE AND TASSELS,
OF Ms OWN MANUFACTURE,
which he will dispose of on the most reason•
able terms.
KrOrders from a distance will he prompt
ly attended to. Any Pattern made to order.
Address
JOHN ODELL,
Gettysburg, Pa.
N. B. All kinds of MILITARY work
done to order.
November 17, 1837. tf-33
NOTICE.
!A gin: subscriber, residing in Liberty toren
ship, heroby gives notice to all poisons in
debtoo to the Estate of
DAVID BEARD,
Late of Liberty township, Adams county, Pa
deceased, to call and make immediate payment
and those having claims against said Estate, wil
present thorn without delay, properly authen
ticated, for settlement.
SAMUEL BEARD, Adirer.
January 30,1888. 6t-44
NOTICE.
Li on HE subscriber, residing in Germany
1....%1 township,-hereby give noticcto ull persons
indebted to the Estate of
CATHARINE REEFER,
Late of Germany townships Adams County
Pa. deceased, to call and make immediate pay
ment; and those having claims against said Es
tate, will present them without delay, prop
erly, authenticated for settlement.
JONATHAN C. FORREST, Adm'r.
January 30, 1838. Rtft-44
NOTICE.
riVIE subscriber wishing to close his
-/L Mer
cantile Business as soon as possible,
would hereby give notice to all who know
themselves indebted to him, by note or book
account, to call and settle the seine between
this and the first of March nexi,.as further
indulgence cannot be given.
THOMAS STEPHENS.
Petersturg, (Y. S.) Jan. 5, 183$. tf-40
SCECOL NOTICE.
rrilE Board of School Directors for Curn
barbital township,publish the following
account of the School: of said Township,
for the satislitction of the taxable inhabitants
thereof, for the year 11437:
RECEIPTS.
Money from State,
Do. from Tax,
EXPENDITURES.
Pay for Teachers, 8700 00
Balance of Note to P. Weikart,
with interest, 126 00
Wood, a Stove, Glazing, &c. 58 Utt
Balance in Treasury,
By order of the Board,
DANIEL WELDY, Sec'ry.
February 6, 1888. St-46
AVSTHMA, 3 YEAR'S STANDING—Mr.
CM. Charles Hobart, No. 122 Orange street, N.
Y., afflicted for five years with humeral habitual
Asthma, applied at the office 100 Chatham st. on
de 4th of October. laboring under the following
synitoms. A sense of tightness across the chest,
with the greatest difficulty of breathing, distressing
cough, generally ending with copious expectoration
of viscid phlegm, disturbed rest, the face turbid and
of a livid hue—could not lie in a horizontal posi
tion without the sensation of immediate sufibca
tion, languor, drowsiness, and diziness in the head,
and loss of appetite.
Mr. H. applied to the most eminent physicians
in this city, likewise used several other remedies
without obtaining any permanent benefit, until his
friends persuaded him to place himself under Dr.
Win. Evans' treatment. He is now relieved of his
complaint, and called at the office yesterday, avow
ing that he had not words to express his gratitude
for the benefit he had received. Getober 21, 1837.
For Sale at the Drug Store of
Dr. J. GI LBERT.
December 8, 1°37. IV-313
E 'yr tv II UR G GU.BRDS.
N ELECTION will be held,on Thum
ID- day the 22d of February inst. between
tl:e hours of 10 and 6, at Om house of John
Yetis, for one SECOND LIEUTEN•
ANT, in the room of John Ziegler,resigned.
JOHN ASH, Major.
February 6, 1403. te-45
"I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OF NY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION. -SHAKE!
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$585 43
477 6R
$1063 1
L 884 0(
179 11
$1063 11
PUBLICK NOTICES
GETTINBURG GUsdiR.q.PS
A7'7'EN7'lON!
c'PARADE at your usual place on
ThurAday the 22d of February
at 9 o'clock A. ill. with arms and accoutrements in
complete order, each member to be provided with
13 rounds of Blank Cartridges.
By Order,
J. SARBATTGH, 0. S.
N. B. The "Guards" and such Citizens as may
he inclined to join with them in commemorating
the Anniversary of 'Washington's birth, will par
take of a DINNER at the house of Capt. A. B.
Kurtz, at 1 o'clock P. sr. Citizens generally who
wish to partake, will leave their names with Mr
Kurtz, or either of the Committee.
JACOB' SARBAUGH, Committee
JOHN ASH, of
WM. SANDERS. Arrangement.
February 6, 1838. tp-45
Anniversary Celebration.
rgIHE ANNIVERSARY OP WASHING
TON'S'II- BIRTH, will he celebrated by the
Guiana, and an Address will be delivered before
them in the new Lutheran Church at I I o'clock
A. the Rev. C. G. M'LsiN, and the Fare
wt.!! Address of WAOli N wroN, read by C. Ht ;ran,
Esq. All persons are revectfully invited to attend.
WILLIAM KING,
RUPLEY CROFT. Committee.
WM. H. MILLER.
February 6, IS:i8,
Notice is hereby Given.
IVO all Legatees and other perhons con
s cerned, that the A MILLVISTRA,
TIO]V ACCOUNTS (f the deceased per
sons hereinafter mentioned,will be presented
to the Orphans' Court of Adams Counts', for
confirmation and allowance, on Toesda2.
the 27th day of February next, viz:
The Account of Eli Florner, Executor of
the E,tate of Alexander Horner, deceased.
The Acci,unt of Eli Florner, Administra
tor of the Estate of John W. McKee, de
ceased.
The Account of Eli Horner, Administrn•
for of the Estate of John W. McKee, de
ceased, who was . Administrator of the
Es
tate of the Rev. James G. Breckenridge,
deceased.
The Account of Levi Osborne end Wm.
Vanorsdle, Executors of the Estate of Sam'l
Osborne, deceased.
The Account of John Deardorff, Admin•
'Armor of the Estate of Daniel Diehl, de•
ceased.
The Account ofJoseph Sneeringerjr. and
John Kuhn, Executors of Joseph Shunefel
ter, deceased, who was one of the Executors
of the Estate of Peter Shanofelter, dec'd.
The Account of Philip Bishop, Adininis.
trator of the Estate of Polly Bishop, dec'd.
The Account of Jonathan C. Forrest,
Administrator of the Estate of Philip Long,
deceased.
JAS. A. THOMPSON, Register.
Register's Office, Grays
burg, Jun. 30, 1838.
vALu.aBLE A kiad
FOR SALE. -
IN pursuance of the last will and testament
of JOSEPH SHOEN FE LTER, dec'd,
will be exposed to public sale, on Monday
the 26th day of February next, on the pre
mises, the
V XIX &R LE ALUM
of said deceased, situate in Conowugo town
ship, Adams county, Pa., about one mile
from M'Sherrystown, 1 miles from Cono
wago Chapel, and adjoining Joseph Sneer
inger's mill, containing
78 deres, more or less,
of first-rate Limestone Lund; of which about
C t or 20 acres are in good Timber, and a
proportion of good Meadow, well %% atered
by several springs on the farm. The im
provements are all new—con
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V
sisting of a good LOG • I
e•,
11.010%ra !AP', I I:it
Log Barn and Spring house; a pump mar
the door, in a well of good water; and a
young thriving Orchard.
The sale will commence at 1 o'clock r• M.
%ien nttendance will be givcn,aud the terms
node known, by
JOS. SNEERINGER, Jr. (I ra
JOHN KUHN, •
lanunry 30, 1838. is-44
V 0 It %A.ll.lEi .
ritHE Subscriber is desirous of disposing
of his Property in and near Gettys
burg, and offers it for Sale, on very favora
ble terms.
IT CONSISTS OF A
" I HOUSE & LOT
.
in the borough of Gettysburg,
on West Y ork • street, third Lot frfan the
Diamond. The house is a large, wthillther
boarded one; and the situation eligible.
-ALSO-BETWEEN
and 9 .Icres of Land,
within the western limits of the borough,
between the Millerstown Rood and Middle.
street, and south of Middle.street. This
land will be sold either by the acre or in
Town Lots, to suit purchasers.
-ALSO
A FARI,
situate in Cumberland township, about 1
mile from Gettysburg, adjoining lands of
Rev. C. G. M'Lean, Jacob Herbst, E. Pttzer
and others, containing 140 .acres,
more or less—on which are
A TWO STORY
HOUSE,
SOSO ...-
and good Burn. stwro.
Possession of the above Property will be
given on the la of April next.
PC:PFor terms of Sale, apply to the sub.
scriber, residing in Hancock, Washington
eounty, 91d.
ROBERT TAYLOR.
December 8, 1837. , tf-36
--.! , With sweetest flowers enrich'd,
From various gardens cull'd with care."
['HE CRUSA DER'S SONG-TO THE
HEBREW MAIDEN.
HEIM EV7 maiden, veil thy beauty,
Lest my heart a rebel prove,
Breaking bands of noble duty
For the n. s n chains of love.
Look not on.me. sweet deceiver!
Though thy young eyes beam with ligh
They might tempt a true believer
To the darkest shades of night.
Hebrew maiden, while I linger,
Hanging o'er thy melting lute,
Every cord beneath thy finger
Wakes a pulse that should he mute
We must part, and part forever;
Eyes that could my life renew!
Lips that mine could cling to ever!
Hebrew maiden, now adieu!
THE HEBREW MAIDEN'S ANSWER
CprilfiTlAN soldier, must we sever!
Does thy creed our fates divide!
Must we part, and part for ever?
Shall another be thy bride?
Spirits of my fathers sleeping!
Ye who once in Zion trod,
Heaven's mysterious councils keeping,
Tell me of the Christian's God!
Is the Cross of Christ the token
Of a saving faith to man?
Can my early vow a be broken?
Spirits answer me! They cnn.
Mercy— mercy shone about him—
All the blessed with him trod;
No, we can't be saved without him!
Chrislian, I believe thy God!
LTAT , 7C - 33i3 , 9Mrtf.
THE EIRTFI-DAY BALL.
Jane.—hlorkint, is it right to keep our birth
Mother.—What do you mean by keeping birth
Jane.—l mean to stay at home from school on
those days, and to have a party . in the evening,
and to dance, and to play, and to have plenty of
nice things to cat and drink.
Mother.—Bcfuro I answer your question, let us
consider what the return of our birth-day should
bring to our minds. Ist. It reminds us of the good
ness of God in creating us at first, and in preserv
ing us so long in lite and comfort; 2d. That anoth
er year of our short lives is gone, never to return;
and 3d. That we are a year nearer to the judg
ment-seat of Christ.. Now, my daughter, I leave
it to yourself, whether it is proper to keep such a
day in the manner you have mentioned.
Jane.---Wliy, I suppose not; but people do not
think ittyntsc caw/..eriwro thihge, when they keep
their birth-days. They only think of pleasure.—
Next Tuesday will be Ann Campbell's birth-day,
and she has invited several of the girls in school to
a party. She says she is going to have a splendid
new dress, and they are to dance, and have ice
cream, and cakes, and every thing nice. And she
has invited me to come, too. May I go, mother?
Illothcr.—My dear, you know I do not like to
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deny you any thing that can please and profit you
at the same time; hut I think Miss Campbell might
find a more profitable way of spending an even
ing, and I do not think It my duty to let you join
her and her friends in such trifling amusements.
Besides, if I let you go to Miss C.'s party, she will
expect you to give one on your birth-day, and I do
not think this proper.
Jane.—But,mother.ditl they ndt keep their birth
days in the Bible times?
Mother.—l think it likely that Abraham and
Paul,and other pious persons mentioned in the Old
and New Testaments, did observe ,'.air birth-days;
but it was not as seasons of sinful mirth. I sup
pose, on such occasions, they thanked God for the
mercies of the past year, confessed their sins, and
sought pardon, and formed plans for spending the
coining year more profitably to themselves and
others. Howevcr,the Bible does not say any thing
about it. I knew of only two instances of the keep
ing of birth-days mentioned in the Bible, one in
the Old Testament, and one in the New; and it is
remarkable that in both instances, it was the birth
day of a wicked king that was celebrated. Of
Pharaoh wo are told that "he made a feast unto
all his servants," and of Herod, that "he made u
supper to his lords and high captains." The !ut
ter was more like a modern birth-day ball, fur the
daughter of Herodias came in and danced, and
"pleased Herod, and them that sat at moat with
him." Now lot us draw near, and examine this
scene more closely. _ Although not so pleasant, it
may prove more profitable to you than attending
Miss Campbell's party.
Behold the splendid hall, made as light as day,
by thousands of lamps, reflected from polished
mirrors. See the crowds of noblemen and milita
ry officers,arrayed in purple and fine linen,all eager
to pay their court to the powerful monarch. And
see him, the proud, , cruel, ungodly tyrant, shining
with gold and diamonds, and fancying himself al
most a god. See the tables loaded with every thing
that can raise and gratify the appetite; and listen
to the music that charms every,ear. Are they not
happy, who enjoy all these delights? No—the
curse of God rests on them!
And now, let us lea(re this scene of splendid
misery, and go a few streets off, to that gloomy
building, the very sight of which is enough to chill
the heart. It is the public prison. Let us open
the massy iron doors, that creak dismally on their
hinges, and let us enter that damp dark dungeon.
See, who lies there? An old man, chained to the
wall, miserably clad, pale and ghastly; an outcast
from society,with none speak to him a kind word.
or to do him a kind office. What a contrast to the
scene we have just !eft. Is not this man *wretch
ed? No—he is a child of God, an heir of heaven,
and is destined to shine in glory, like a star of the
firmament, for ovo: and over! This is John the
Baptist—the forerunner of Christ, the greatest of
the Nephew. And now let us return to the festive
hall. Herod is so delighted with the dancing of
Salome, that he prothises to give her whatever she
shall ask. She retires to consult her mother, how
she shall hest improie the generous offer. She
returns, in haste and makes known her request;
7'llE GARLAND.
ai.ci in a few minutes, receives in a splendid dish
—my heart sickens at the thought—the ghastly
bleeding head of the pious Baptist! Such wtts the
fruit of a birth-day ball! •
June.--11Tother, I do not will, to go to Miss
Campbell's party; for I am sure I could not enjoy
the dancing, and the. sweet-meats. I should all the
time bn thinking of Salome and John the Baptist.
B)efes•red Jlrjiries.
The large stables owned by the Hon.
CHARLES OGLE, and the barn of his neigh.
bor, JOHN L SNVOER,iII she town olSornar
set, Pa- were destroyed by tire on the night
of the 22d ult. Nine head of horses and
several cows were consumed with the
buildings. Six of the horses belonged to
NH - . ISAAC ANIIENY, stage owner, of that
place.
LEATuan.—The weight oft he leather. of
all kinds, inspected in the commonwealth of
Massacbuseits, from January 1, 1837, to
January 1, 193 , R,.was 1,989,754 pounds.
PEOPLE'S COLLEGE.—Kentucky has
passed a low establishing a system of educa•
tion throughout the State. The House of
Representatives of Tennessee, by a vote of
fifty-eight to seven, hag passed a bill a to
establish a system, of Common Schools!'
RHODE ISLAND —At a Whig Legislative
Convention recently held in Providence, a
resolution was adopted approving of a ait
tiroal convention, and expressing a prefer•
once for Henry Clay as a candidate for the
Presidency.
MANUFACTURES IN MASSACHUSETTS.—
The number of persons employed in the
woollen manufacture in MasSachusetts is
7,097, in cotton 19,764.. Value of woollens
manufactured 810,299,007; cotton $13.056.-
659. The boot and shoe manufacture ern.
ploys 39,06 hands, and their product is
valued at $14,642,520.
A HURRICA:Vit AT MACKINAVV.—Macki
naw, one of the wildest and most romantic
spots on the continent, and during the winter
months, when the season is not as open as .
the present, an isolated spot in the midst of
a vast desert of ice, has been recently visited
by a tremendous hurricane, which demolish.
ed all the wharves but one, drove the light
ship on shore, and blew down the light house
on Bois Blanc Island. The light ship and
light house respectively guarded the west
and eset entrances of the stat its of Michili
mackinac, a pass of difficulty and danger to
the mariner.
A SALUTARY SIGN.—Out of six hundred
men, who ..onst it ute the crew of the United
States ship Independence, upwards of .four
hundred live on strtctly temperance prin
ciples.
DEATH or Ostot.. —The Charleston
slips of The :31st announce the death of the
celebrated Indian Chief, OSEOLA. He died
at Fort M oultrie, on the night of the :30th
ult., after an illness of several days.
One Sylvester Heathman lately killed his
own brother in Ohio, by, striking him with
a chair upon a whiskey bottle in the breeches
pocket of the deceased, a fragment of which
lodged in the thigh and produced death.
MICHWAN AGAINST TEXAS.—OH the
25th ult. the House of Representatives o
Michigan adopted a resolution, by a vote of
42 to 4, instructing their Senators, and re.
questing their Representat:ves, in Congress,
to vote against any measure which has for
its object the annexation of Texas to the
Union, for the reasons that it would be
unnecessarily extending our territory, and
create discontents which might endanger
the stability of the thiion.
IMPORTANT RicsoLuTioNs.—The legisla•
tune of Ohio have unanimously adopted a
resolution, protest nig against the annexation
Of Texts to the United States. A proposi•
lion has likewise been adop:ed, making the
entire property of stockholders liable for
the debts of the hanks in which they are
respectively interested,by a vote of 41 to 28.
The subject of the National Foundry has
already elicited the opinions of people of
several sections of the country in regard to
the fitness of their 'respective districts for
U) purpose.
The Legislature of Tennessee has passed
a law making the wearing of bowie knives a
misdemeanor, and their use in any way a
FELONY.
Outo's•Dawr.—The present debt of Ohio
is gonerally estimated at over ten millions
oldollars—a mere bagatelle cowered with
their riches and great public works,;
POPULAR EDUCATION INSURED.—The
Empet'or of AUSTRIA has issued
.a decree,
"That 'no person . , male or female, shall b
married who cannot read, write, cipher, and
milks out and cast up a common account "
It were to b•J wished that some of our Re
publican lawgivers would borrow a leaf ou
of this Emperor's book.
SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.-
Truth, says the poet, is strange, stranger
than fiction; and the t ruth,that the Washing
ton Globe—the veritable organ of the hitch
en—has set itself Lip as a censor of coarse
language, and an advocate of decency and
good morals, is strangest of the strange, and
past all seeming." The Globe on that side
of the question, certainly looks very like
something now under the sun.— Balt. Put.
FIRE.—The extensive Carpenter shop,
and sash and blind manufactory, of Messrs.
KIMBALL and WEII§TER,in St. Louis, (Mo.)
with most of their contents, of tools and
machinery, were destroyed by fire on tho
night of the 21st ult. .
LUTHERAN FAlR.—There was a fair held
at the,Lutheran Church, in Frederick, at
the conimencement of the past week, the
proceeds of which amounted to $340, which
was to bo applied to the Missionary cause.
The Cincinnati Post dale sth inst. state
that the Hun• F. P. klAnTrNsz. Mexica,i
cyoL. 8--NO. 47.
Minister, lafki .t. iy.restdent at Washingten,
arrived in thlf former city on the4th toot.'
_ •
on his returtf)to Mexico. '
GREENE COUNTY DEROCRAT.t." hand
some weekly naper.under the foregoing
has just been cOmmenced in Wayneahurg . ..
Greene countv,',Pa. by Mr. J. MOOttitEA,D:
It is anti.loco foe., is in favor of the supter.'
macy of the laws, and advocates the cause
Of HARRIBON and lIITNER•
THE BALANCE 00 - TRADE between-Eng
land and America is etated to be turnialtia,
favor of this country.. The shipment :of
gold and silver to N. York has alreidy corn
menced. r.
The bill to repeal the law suppressing an
hank bills under five'dollars, has paiisedihit
(Luse of Representatives of Maine by ) -jll
large majority. 'rite Ruston Atlas says thai
the Loco Focos dodged the question by de
clining to vote.
A letter from New York to the National .
I ntelligencer says--The great importance
attached to Canada can be seen in the fact,
that the Coldstream Guards are ordered to
be in readiness to embark. Next to thil
Horse Guards, I believe this is the mest
splendid corps of men in Europe. We shall
have a very large British force hanging on
our frontiers, and if such a movement were
made among the jealous Powers of Europe,
there would be a wrangle about it.
Micumks.—lt appears t hat the loco-foe°
party in this state "won't stay put." Gover
nor .Mason had a majority last fall of abetit .
800 votes.. He had also a large majority of
his friends in the Legislature, but they seem
not to have been made of the true loco loco
material—they do not stick to him: It is
said that the Senate has rejected every nomi
nation made to them by the Governor.
JUSTICE IN THE WEST.—.The Alton
rioters have had their trial before the nevi
City Court, a body created,we believe, since
the commission of the crime, and have been
severally acquitted.
TourtAnn,—A storm lately swept through
the town of Manchester, Mississippi, doing
much damage to property. Loss estimated
at $lO,OOO.
Practical Operation of the
Sub-Treasury Scheme!
The Secretary of the Treasury has relue.
tantly laid before Congress oiler an interval
of three months, and after having his mem
ory again called to the subject, a Report, is
obedience to a resolution of congress, re
quiring hun to state, "the names of all Re.
ceivers, Collectors or Depositories of public
money, who are in default, the length of
time due, the security given, ifany, and how
much has been or will be lost, together with
all the correspondence upon the subject front
the Ist January 1834 to this time."
This report, it will be seen embraces Ist
the Banks; 2nd Collectors, Receivers, &c.
Many of the Banks, which wore lately
employed as the depositories of the public
money have paid in full the amount placed
in their hands—the balance, it is thought
will pay without a suit except twelve; and
against one of those twelve, suit has already
been instituted. Suit has also been instituted
against the Franklin Bank of Boston, (since
exploded,) which appears to he indebted in
a balance of $17,469,60, and which also
appears to have been selected as a deposit°
bank by the Sec., without conforming to
the provisions of the law. It-also appears
that on the 18th Dec. last there was in the
Commonwealth Bank the 'sum of 843,-
819 90;—it will be recollected that in conse
quence of the suspension, this bank, as well
as the others, was discontinued as a deposite
bank by law in May lust.
As to collectors of customs, receivers of'
monies &c. we merely notice the sums
which fell due in the years 1836 and 1837,
and which are still owing. ' •
Among the sums reported as defalcations
on the part of the collectors of customs,there
is one of $8,777,25, one of $13,550,15, one
of 8483.99, one of 907,151, one of 205,71,
one of 3055 and one of 14,75:1,31, and there
is renorted as owing. on account of "official
emoluments" one sum of $3,497 92, and
one of 2,101,97, and , one of $5,805,72.
These defalcations ale all for the two last
years. •
In the same Report we find as a debtor or
delimiter "C. G. INGERSOLL, DISTRICT AT-
TormEir. DUE 12th January, 1827 $76,.
491,001!1"
Of the receivers of public, monies, who
were out of office on the 12th October last,
and from whom and their sureties balances
are standing for monies arising from the
of public lands and paid over to them,
and which fell due during 18311 and 1837
only, there is in suit about $1(11,000'and.
reported "for suit" about ! MAO mire.
There are also large sums reported as,_
having been directed to be deposited in Pankl
which Never have been deposted.
The agaregate of the whole amount slat-,
ed as due froth the two heads atone of Col
tutors and Receivers amount to SOME
LLIONS. The items, as mentioned
above becoming due in TWO YEARS „
OILY from these Sub.Treastirers amount .
to SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL- 1
LARS!!!
What a contrast to tho good old times
when the United State Bank held the public
monies and without one single cent of toes
or of charge, or without the possibiiity of ,
being converted to the use of barefaced spec
ulators and corrupt politicians, not only kept
the public money,but subservod in so eminent
a degree the interests of the whole country.. -
With the fact of such „lasses from the
practical operation of the Subilteasurr
scheme staring the people in the faee, irit -
not outrageous that the administratioeshooki •
insist upon forcing it upon an unwilling and
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