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FOR THE GETTYSBURG/I STAR AND DANNER.
THE EVENING.
AT close of day, when glitt'ring setting sun
Has sunk beneath the western horizon;
When Toils and cares of weary mortals cease,
And nature's self seems perfectly at peace;
'Tis then the soul is oftetwont to choose
In silent pensive solitude to muse.
'Tis then the great Jehovah speaks aloud.
And calls us from the busy bustling crowd,:
To meditate upon the vanished day,
Not unlike which, life gently glides away.
The brilliant orb of light his emirs; has made,
And fields and groves are overspread with shade;
Now yellow twilight veils all nature's sight,
To some producing fearto some delight.
The fields of verdant green are wrapt in gloom,
But fading flowers iitylgorate their bloom.
The sportive flockCithat through the day are seen
Frisking all o'er imeadows robed in green,
Have ceased to gra . ' •, and quit their joyous play,
And seem to indttifi at the departing day.
The music tribefiave lodged in loneliness,
And, as theAltent solemn moments pass,
Refuse to C4er the solitary plain,
Butinuteln4eme retirement remain.
Ono voice alone is hearth, the plaintive (love,
MOurnfidly cooing through the silent grove,
And'itt its fitu'ral song appears to say
That it alone is left on earth to stay!
Yet these secluded hours come welcome on
To mortal Man, who, at the setting sun,
Requires the peaceful rest of twilight eve,
Which to the wearied mind 'tis wont to give.
When man in such deep solitudes surveys
Ilis parted actions, words, and by-gone days,
limy many pleasing, recollections start,
Or panic thoughts perhaps corrode his heart;
With pleasure oft lie leaks upon the past,
But often too laments his moments lost. '
As frequent, then, as evening, shade appears,
Should man remember thus fly off his years.
These hours demand that he his voice should raise
To GOD his Judge, with reverential praise.
Religion's faithful votaries may oft
in solemn meditation soar aloft,
To contemplate that Heavenly land of rest,
Where God's own people are forever blessed.
0! Meeting, transient life! Soon will thy eye
Pass mortal man; and twilight shadows leave
Their glimm'ring light, which too will fly away
Swift as the passing clouds of summer's day.
But Death, dread terror's king, his visit pay.
And grasps whereer his icy hand he lays,
And hurls his victims to eternity,
To an eternal night, or endless day!
GETTYSLUDG, Pet. . S. W. N.
MEBI:?.i)LtITIk "D.SriY.
FROM TOE LADY'S BOOK
ALTHEA VERNON;
on
ritE EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEF
[CONTINUED FllO3l OUR LAST.]
The Miss Conroys were so totally eclipsed by
numerous other young ladies, their superiors in
beauty and attraction,that (after Lansing had gone
through the ceremony with each of them) they
seemed to have little chance of dancing, except
wi* young men that were not eligible. At length
the patroon of Schoppenburgh strolled up: not,
however, to say that hie mother had sent him in
quest of them, but merely to utter the common
place remarks that are usually parroted by the
"ingenuous youth" that frequent hall-rooms. "A
very brilliant assemblage here to-night—a great
deal of beauty and fashion-- some very interesting
young ladies, &c. &c. "Yes, very," replied Niche
Maria, "and an unusual number of distingue
young men."
"I believe," said Mrs- Conroy, glancing sig
nificantly nt her daughter, "you have sent infra
dozen of them in despair at having begged in vain
the honour of your hand."
"Why, doesn't she want to dancer
ed Billy.
"Oh! yes," replied Mrs. Conroy, determined on
a desperate eflhrt, "but you know she could not
break her engagement with you."
Amazed and perplexed. Billy Vandunder look
ed rather more foolish than usual. He had not
the slightest recollection of this engagement, (it
would have been strange if ho had,) but he could
not be so ungallant as to disclaim it; and he twist
ed his finger in his watch-guard, steadfastly gazed
on his breast-pin, and passed his hand over his
face as if to convince himself of his own identity
by ascertaining if his whiskers, &c. were still
there. The Miss Conroys were too much accus
tomed to receiving their cues from their mother,
not to catch them in a moment, and limbo Marin
rose directly and gave her hand to the patroon,sug
gosling to him the expediency of securing places
as soon as possible, before all those in the most
select cotillions should be taken
pretr—said Dilly, trying to recover
himself and submit with n good grace. "I'm al
ways proud to be at the beck of the ladies," and
he led her off, stepping daintily by her side, and
strenuously endeavouring to look pleased with his
partner; who, he consoled himself with the reflec
tion, "was certainly very genteel."
To Althea Vernon the ball, so far, was delight
ful. Selfridge danced with her every alternate
set; and her intervening partners were always
such nscould be classed among the pleasantest
men in the room. She was at this time engaged
to a young gentleman from the south; and. Sel
fridge was hovering near, unwilling to quit her
till the cotillion began. Feeling kindly disposed
rewards even, the Conroys, sho said to him. "Do
go and dance With Miss Abby Louisa. She can
not find it pleasant to sit still: and however fastidi
ous sho may be with regard to partners, I am sure
you will have no difficulty in persuading her to
join the set that is now forming."
Selfridge, indifferent with whom ho danced
when Althea was not his partner, and happy to
comply with any request of hers, almost kissed his
band to her when Saying "Au reroir," and repair
ed to the placo, where Miss Conroy was sitting
6,2P20rta.VV1:20.112 9 zpac• wravu.)dxx o wax SO t acizmQ
titli her mother; Mrs. Vandunder however quit-
Od them to take a sent in the vicinity of Sir Pk?-
ilering and Wilhelmina. When Selfridge made
his request, the countenance of the young lady
denoted immediate compliance; but before she
had time to speak, her mother said— ,, Now do,
Abby Louisa, allow Mr. Selfridge to prevail on
Ytito break your resolution of dancing no more
thi evening. The gentlemen are all astonished
and mortified at your obduracy, though by no
'means unaccustomed to it. Ono would not, of
course, dance every set, like a child at a practising;
but still it i 4 well, when we are at these places, to
sanction them by a slight participation. My
daughters, Mr. Selfridge, are extremely delicate,
and vet) liable to be overcome by the fatigue of
(lancing; beside which, balls arc so little of novel
ties to them that (in mixed companies especially)
they can rarely be persuaded to take any other
part than that of mere spectators. In our own
select circle, where we have only the mazurka, the
Spanish dances, and other elegant things, it is
pquite different. Abby Louisa, I Lelieve I must ex
ert my parental influence in desiring you to waive
your determination of remaining quiet this even
ing. Consider—it is Mr. Selfridge that solicits
your hand.'
Abby Louisa deigned to comply, and Selfridge,
duly senible of the exception in his favour, was
going to lead her to a cotillion then forming near
them; but another couple suddenly stepped up
and took the only unoccupied places. He then
left her, to ascertain whether there were n.), vacan
cies to be found at the other end of the room.
"Abby Louisa," said Mrs. Conroy, 'shave you
noticed Althea Vernon's new handkerehiefl—
"Yes," replied Abby, "who could help noticing it?
Hitherto she has carried none but a plain cambric,
and to-night she is sporting the most elegant one
in the room. That handkerchief could not have
cost less than seventy or eighty dollars. I wish,
mamma, you had gone a little farther, and bought
such for Pliebe and I, instead of the fifty dollar
ones you brought us this evening. I hate to be
outdone by Althea Vernon."
"Such handkerchiefs as that are entirely too
costly,' said Mrs. Conroy, "they arc even beyond
our mark. I cannot imagine how her mother hap
pened to get it for her."
"Or how they could afford it," said Abby.
"They could not afford ii," resumed Mrs. Con.
roy, "but here comes Selfridge, who seema to bo
decidedly in love with her. Mark me now, and
have all your wits about you, arid we may turn
this handkerchief to account."
4 , 1 do not believe," said Abby, "he ha found
any space unoccupied."
"So much the better," observed her mother.
"Better," exclaimed Abby—"l know not what
can be worse. It is no trifle to be disappointed in
dancing with a man so handsome, and so perfect',
tly genteel, and so every way commc
it fout.—
There now—the music has commenced."
Certainly," replied Mrs. Conroy, "it is very de
sirable that you should dance with Mr. Selfridge,
and that he should be seen with you as much as
possible. But don't you perceive that your chance
is now double. Hc,of course, after the disappoint
ment of obtaining places for this set, considers
himself engaged to you for the next; and now as
Althea and Miss Do Vincy, and allthe other la
dies that he is acquainted with, are dancing, we
ran engage him in conversation, and detain him
with us all the time. But here comes your father.
IVe must Introduce them."
Mr. Conroy, who had been confabulating with
FOUR! mercantile, friends from the city, now joined
his wife and daughter; and Mrs. Conroy having
informed him in a low voice who and what eel
' fridge was, the introduction took place as soon as
that young gent:eman came back to them. He
had been UIISI/C17, 77 .1 . /11 ill his search for unoccupied
places; and though disappointed at being cut off
from all hope of dancing the succeeding set with
Althea, he, of course, took care to show no indica
tion of annoyance at the necessity of attaching him
self in the interim to the Conroy family.
"This is quite a gay scene," observed Mr. Con
roy, "a large assortment of handsome females."
"The proportion of lovely faces and symmetri
cal forms to be found in every assemblage of our
countrywomen is always great," observed Sel
fridge, "and to me who have recently returned from
China where ladies are not to be seen, the coup
d'u!il of this room is peculiarly striking. When I
look on the beauty and elegance that surrounds
me, I am more ready than ever to exclaim
"Who would not fight for such a land!"
you mean elegance of dress," said Mr. Con
rcy, "I think there is rather too much, consider
ing that the husbands and fathers have all to work
hard to procure it; and even when doing a great
business are often at their wit's end for money to
meet their engagements. Our women have be
come quite too extravagant. Even their pocket
handkerchiefs cost forty or fifty dollars."
.Well," said Mrs. Conroy, "when families live .
in a certain style, and are able to afford it, that
much may be given for a very handsome one.—
But farther than fifty no lady should allow herself
to go. Certainly, seventy or eighty dollars is en•
tirely too great a sum for a pocket handkerchief."
"I did not suppose there were any at that price,"
remarked Selfridge.
"Truly," observed Mr. Conroy—reit is enough
to make the young men look about them before
they think of getting married. A man should have
already made his fortune (and a large ono too) be
fore ho ventures on a lady that carries an eighty
dollar pocket handkerchief."
"I think so too," said Selfridge, "for in such n
woman there must be something wrong. In Eu
rope, where there is a real aristocracy, with
im
menso wealth to support it, and with hereditary
habits of lavish expenditure, theso extravagant
fashions may be tolerated, but I should judge very
unfavoUrably of any American young lady who
showed an extraordinary eagerness to adopt them."
The mother and daughter exchanged looks.
"But how would you know?"—said Mr. Con
roy—" Gentlemen, unless they happen to dea f qn
the article, ore seldom very close observers o • a
dies' pocket handkerchiefs."
"I should not know at all," replied Selfridge. '
"Well then—l Will enlighten you on the sub
ject," said Mrs. Conroy—" Whenever you see a
cambric handkerchiefs° fine and thin as to be near
ly
transparent, embroidered all over with the most
delicate needle-work, and trimmed all round with '
rich lace quilled on- as full as possible, you may
conclude it does not cost less than eighty dollars."
"For instance," said Abby Louisa, boldly, like
—exclaim.
that of Miss
'.:,hen Vernon:' :You can see know,
she is dancing in the cotillion with Str-Tiddring
and his super-elegant partner. What diaity that
all its beauties are not visible at a distance:: Now
Wilhelmina's handkerchief, with its gold sPrings,
glitters finely. But Miss Vernon's must be scanned
closely to be duly understood."
Selfridge changed colour.
"What! the daughter of Mrs. Vernon, Frank
Vernon's widow!"—exclnimed Mr. Conroy. "I
happen to know pretty accurately what their in
come is. How 'ln the name of absurdity can they
afford eighty dollars for a pocket handkerchief?"
"Oh! I don't know," replied his wife, "one
ought not to say all that one thinks; but the afford
ing of people keeps mo in a constant state of won
der. Formerly there was Borne distinction. But
now rich or not rich, fashion or no fashion, every
one dresses at equal cost."
'.So much the worse," said Mr. Conroy, with
whom the extravagance of women was a favourite
subject, and one oil which he could speak feelingly.
"In nine cases out of ten, the poor hushand finds
the comforts he has a right to expect in his own
home sacrificed to his wife's passion for finery. I
should not like to be domesticated in a house where
the women had eighty dollar handkerchiefs, unless
there was wealth enot.;ll to supply every thing in
equal proportion; a thing not to be expected in
our country."
"Perhaps," said Abby Louisa, trying to speak
amiably—"this poor girl is so unfortunate as to
have a weak mother, who has brought her up in
habits of extravagance beyond their means."
"Nothing more likely," observed Mr. Conroy,
"and weak mothers are apt to have weak daugh
ters."
el do not think Miss Vernon weak," said Sel
fridge. "She is very young; and of course inex
perienced; but to nw she appears replete with in
telligeoce and sensibility; and I believe, when cir
cumstances require it, she will not be found •leti
cient in a due proportion of energy."
••Oh!" cried Mr. Conroy, "I see how the land
lies. Well, well—if this young lady has stolen
your heart, I have not another word to say "
"My acquaintance with her," said Selfridge,
colou'ing highly, "is of very recent date• It is but
afow days since I first had the pleasure °emceeing
Miss Vernon."
"Well, then," resumed Mr. Conroy, etts I sup
pose you have not as yet propounded the grand
question, let an experienced roan advise you to
put it off a while. You are too young to have
made your fortune already, and you will not be
likely to do so if you encumber yourself just now
with a wife that sports eighty dollar handker
chiefs."
"I do not believe Miss Vernon could have got
such a one for chffy," observed Mrs. Conroy par
parealhave. "It was more likely ninety dollars or
a hundreil."
"It is a hard thing," pursued Mr. Conroy,"for
a young man to get along with an extravagant wife.
Whei clear of the world, the case is not so bad.
,k e-•en titan the husband must keep a tight
hand som9jimes."
"Miss Vernon may not have been brought up in
any extravagance but that of finery," said Mrs.
Conroy. "We know not how close may have
been the economy which she and her mother may
hove practised in their house keeping."
"How should wel" remarked Abby Louisa,
"They were not at all in our circle."
Selfridge, extremely disconcerted, felt much in
clined to walk away, and Mrs. Conroy and her
daughter perceiving that the venom had taken
effect, exchanged looks of congratulation.
[To DE CONTINUED.]
Genuine and True.
A young man who boarded at a house in
the country, whero were several coy dam
sets, was on ono afternoon accosted by an
aequaintance, and asked what ho thought
of the younr , ladies. He replied they were
very shy and 'n reserved.
"So they are," returned the other, "and
so much so,that no gentleman could get near
enough to tell the color of their eyes."
"That may be," said the boarder quickly,
"yet 1 will stake a million that I can kiss
them all three without any trouble.
"That you cannot do," cried his friend.
"It is an achievement which neither you nor
any other man can accomplish.
The other was positive, and invited his
friend to the house to witness his triumph.
They entered the room together, and the
three girls were all at home sitting beside
their mother,and they all looked as prim and
demure as John Rogers at the stake.
Our hero assumed a very grave aspect,
even to dejection—and having looked ;mt.
fully at the clock breathed a sigh as deep as
algebra, and as long as a female dialogue at
the street door. His singular deportment
now attracted the attention of the girls,who
cast their slow opening eyes upward to his
countenance. Perceiving the impression he
had made, he turned to his companion and
said in a doleful voice—"it wants three mi
nutes of the time."
"Do you speak of dinner?" said the old
lady putting down her sawing work.
"Dinner?" said he with a bewildered aspect,
and pointing, as if unconsciously,with curled
forefinger at the clock.
A silence ensued,during which the female
part of the household glared at the young
man with irrepressible curiosity.
"You will see me decently interred," said
he, turning again to his friend.
His friend was as much puzzled as any
body present, and his embarrassment added
to the intended effect. But the old lady being
no longer able to contain herself, cried--
"Mr. C. , ----,pray what do you speak of?"
"Nothing," answered he with a lugubri
ous tone—"but that last night a spirit appear
ed to me," here the girls rose to their feet
and drew near—"and the spirit gave me
Warning that I should die at exactly twelve
o'clock today, and you see it wants but half
a minute of the timer'
The girls turned pale, and their hidden
sympathies were at once awakened for the
doomed and
.departing one. "They Stood
chained to the spot, looking alternately at
the clock and the unfortui►ttte Vputh: he then
walked up to the eldest of the girls,and tak
ing her by the hand, bade her a solemn fare
well. He also imprinted a kiss upon her
trembling lips, which she did not attempt to
resist.
He bade the second and third farewell in
the same tender and affectionate manner.
His object was achieved and at that moment
the clock struck twelve. Hereupon ho look
ed around surprised, and ejaculated, "who
would have believed that an apparition could
tell such a lie. It was probably the ghost
of Ananias or Sapphirri."
It was sometime before the sober maidens
understood the joke, and when they did they
evinced no resentment. The first kiss broke
the ice, ar.d thanks to the ghost,thoy discov.
ered that there was some pleasure in the
pressure of a bearded cheek.
WaTAaTdo
FOR THE GETTYSBUROH STAR AND DANNER•
ACROSTIC.
JOFF:PIi RITNER, self-taught, but great,
Our friend, and pillar of the State;
Strong-minded, gcn'rous•hearted, kind,
Each one in him a friend will find.
. Pennsylvanians, don't forget
His services—he loves you yet.
Rich and poor, all repeat his praise.
In him confide—he ne'cr betrays:
True to his trust, though ho should fall,
Not like some men, he acts for all.
E'cn hills and dales resound his fame
Rise, Freemen, rise, and do the same,
MAY 17, 1835. W
BETTING.—The following announce
meat is made in a Washington paper:
ttgu,sl,ooo BET.—There is n gentleman in this
city who will. bet ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
that David R. Porter will be elected Governor of
Pennsylvania."
It is well understood that the last hope of
the present Loco Foco Administration of
the General Government, rests upon Penn
sylvania. With the Keystone State still
harnessed to the Van Buren car,there is yet
some hope of putting off the evil day of utter
and irremedahle discomfiture. But Penn.
sylvania against the measures and men of
the present administration, its day of doom
is certain. Hence the people may easily un
derstand the deep interest which this admin•
istration and its army of agents and office
holders,now fattening on the public "spoils,"
take in the coming election for a Governor
of Pennsylvania. Hence the evident anxiety
which they feel for the defeat of the sturdy
and honest hearted-Whig who now occupies
the executive chair of that State. Hence
the unceasing flints which this office hold
ing crew will make to bring themselves and
their money "into conflict with the freedom
of elections," in the de wrote hope of turn
ing the settle against Governor RrrivEtt,and
of compassing the election of his opponent.
One of the rumored means of accomplishing
these ends,is the raising of an immense sum
of money,some of which to be appropriated
as the "anti•Ritner betting fund." The
Whigs of Pennsylvania will probably under.
stand the bet offered abovo,as one of the first
fruits of this politico•finaneial movement of
Van Buremsm, which now has its "last hay
in the rack."—Baltimore Patriot.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer of May 22.
OM' Public Works. The
Lettings and the Canal
Commissioners.
We learn limn Harrisburg, that the Ca
nal Commissioners wore in session the great
er part of last Neck. Between the present
period and the eighth ofJune, they will visii
the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad and
the Delaware Division of the Canal, for the
purpose of inspecting the works and satisfy
ing claims for damages. A bout rho eleventh
ofJune they will leave Harrisburg to inspect
the works westwardly, and on their route
will settle all claims for damages on the
West and North Branches, on their return
from those branches. The entire improve.
ments of the state are now in excellent con
dttion, and no efforts will be spared with the
laudable object of keeping them so. During
the week ending the 12th of May,the unpre•
cedented sum 0( . 81:1,700 was received at the
collector's office in Columbia, while during
the subsequent week the sum received at the
same office, reached nearly fifteen thousand
dollars! The canal commissioners have
agreed upon the following order of business:
Lettings of portions of the Erie Division
will take place at Meadville, on the 29th of
June.
At Erie of other portions thereof on the
10th of July.
Of the West Branch, on the 17th of July,
(place not yet decided.)
Of the North Brunch, at Tunkhannock,
on the 23d of July.
Of the Wicontsco Feeder, at Halifax, on
the Ist of August.
Of the Gettysburg Extension, at Gettys•
burg on the 24th of August.
Of the Allegheny Feeder, at Kittaning,
on the 11th of August.
JOHN MARSHALL STODDARD.—The Cum
berland (Md.) .Civilian, of Saturday, con
tains the subjoined letter from JAMES STOD•
DARD,tIIO father of John Marshall Stoddard,
addressed to the editor of the Boston Atlas.
The patriotic Writer is well known to a largo
share of tho travelling public,.as a resident
of Allegheny county, near Little Crossings.
From the names given of his other sons, it
will be seen that there was a philosophical
necessity for the recent change of the name
of Andrew Jackson to that ofJohn Marshall.
It was altogether out of keeping with the
names oldie rest oftho family:
7o the Editor of the Boston Alias:
DEAR Sm.—An extract from the Boston
Atlas of which you are Editor,has just struck
my notice, in which you compliment mo for
having changed the name drily son,Andrew
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Jackson, to that of John Marshall, by en
act of Assembly; and as you are, in like
manner, a man aflor my own heart, I with
pleasure accept of your kind oiler ofsending
me the Boston Atlas. 1 reside in Allegheny
County, State of Maryland, the Post office
nearest my residence is the Little Crossings.
I wish we may both live to see either HEN
RY CLAY, DANIEL WEBSTER, or WM. H.
HARRISON, President of the United States.
I have seven sons, Sir: James Mon roe, John
Marshall, (formerly Andrew Jackson,)
George Washington,Lafayette,fiehry Clay
Thomas Jeferson and John Sergeant.--
Whenever you pass along the National Read
going West, to see our illustrious friend
lb NRI( CLAY, call at my house, and we will
crack together a bottle of Madeira.
1 am, with the highest respect,
JAMES STODDA RD.
Little Crossings, May 9th, 1838.
REMOVALS —Some weeks ago we notified
that portion of the collectors of customs for
the Port of Philadelphia, - who supported
Muhlenberg for Governor in preference to
George Wolf, that they would be removed
from office by his ex-Excellency. We think
we told them that "salt could not save them,"
and we know that many of these 'gentlemen
will at this day own the truth of our re
marks. On the first day of May, George
Wolf dismissed from office twelve of his De.
puties, for the reason above stated, and fill
ed the vacancies thus occasioned, by the
same number of his own devoted followers
—and we are told that on the first of next
month an equal,if not u greater number,will
feel the heavy hand of this petty tyrant. As
yet he has made but one chang,e among the
collectors stationed in this County—James
Serrill, who was appointed only one year
ago, has been removed to make room for
Samuel T. Walker. We have no hesitation
in saying that we know of no man in this
country, in whose bosom 'the dark spirit of
proscription rankles more deeply than in
this same George Wolf's. Darby Rep.
The Report of Dr. JACKSON, Geologist of
the State of Maine, affords a most cheering
picture of the mineral and agricultural cap.
abilities of the public lands in that quarter.
It would seem that not only is the soil' suit
ed in an eminent degree for the,wheat cul-
cure, but extensive formations of coal and
iron are found throughout the Madawasca
territory,and more especially near the banka
of the river of that name. In the course of
his surveys the Dr. has discovered ranges of
hills from which flow North and South the
streams that empty themselves as described
in the Treaty of 'B3, leaving no doubt that
should Commissioners be appointed in re
ference to the North Eastern Boundary
question, they will have no difficulty in iden
tifying the high-lands about which so much
has been said. These highlands are said to
be laid down in Greenleaf's Map of Maine.
The amount of Gold coin imported into
the U. States from the Ist of January last
up to the sth May instant, is officially aScer
tained to be 87,054,000, and the exports
s4B4,o74—leaving a nett balance of about
six millions and half. Since the sth instant,
about one million and a half in gold has been
imported into New York, making a nett ag
gregate of about eight millions. •
,SEVERE SENTENCE.—The Wilmington
(Del.) Gazette says—" The trial of. John
Kennedy, who was arrested a few weeks
since in this city on a charge of having rob.
bed Mr. Thomas Vandever, while on his
way to market, was closed on Wednesday
last, when the jury returned a verdict of
guilty. He was yesterday sentenced to pay
the State a fine of five hundred dollars, to
stand in the pillory for the apace of one hour,
to be publicly whipped with thirty nine lash
es on the bareback, well laid on, imprisoned
for the term of two years, and upon the ex
piration ()fetich imprisonment, to be disposed
of as a servant to the highest and best bid. •
der or bidders for the term of ten years."
CONFIDENCE.—The Richmond Enquirer
says—" Though the election has gone a
gainst us, we have not met with a Van Bu
ren man yet, who despairs of the republic."
Certainly not--nothing could be more cal
culated to restore confidence than the suc
cess of the Whigs• We haveseen nothing
like despair as to the republic among the Vari
Buren men, but a good deal of despair ns to
their party—that is done up. The Whigs/
will take care that there shall be no occasion
for despair or fear.—U. S. Gazette.
WMG NATIONAL ,CONVENTION.--The
National Intelligencer contains an authoriz
ed annunciation from the Opposition Mem
bers of Congress, that a National Conven.
tion of delegates from the several States, in
proportion to their representatives in the
two Houses of Congress, will be held in
HAunisnuiw, on the first Wednesday of
December, 1839,f0r the purpose nominating
candidates for President and Vice President
of the United States.
William Miller was convicted last week,
at the Court of Lycoming county, of the
murder ofSolomon noffinan, a pedlar, and
sentenced to be hung. Friday, the 6th of
July next, is fixed as the day of execution.
Cormcurictr-r.—Gen. Kimberley,of New
iaven, hhs been elected 4o the Senate,of
the U. States, to succeed Mr. Ex•Postmas.
ter Niles, who "speaks as Dr. Franklin
wrote," and whose, term ofservice, fortune..
tely, expires on the 3d of March next. ~
The following which is the latest pattern
is taken from an eastern paper. It mania.
cerpt ion kern g,privale letter from a loco loco
in Maine to a distant .friend, "About sixty .
of our party deceived us, and many dila)
rest were so royally drink that they did no;
know whom they voted for, or whothert*s
voted at all."