The Farmer Governor.
1.k.V:4;-‘1
er s sio(ept) Ritner t)er Vann,
ter unfern E.:4m regieren fann.
Berks County.
cryAt the linnet celebration on the 4th in Read
ing, the following was given ns the Bth toast:
THE GOVERNOR OF PENtisyLvAiszA----lle
has diminished the State Debt 4359,740,
without the aid of premiums on loans.or bur
densome taxes on the people. He has increas•
od the income of our public works so as to
make them yield in a little more than two
years, 52,213,156; whereas, during the six
}ears of his predecessor they yielded but
$1,280,480. He has testrained the increase
tit . Banks. He has put down all corporations
which were hostile to individual enterprise;
and by vetoing the Mammoth Improvement
Bill,svhich would have swelled the State Debt
to upwards of $40,000,000,he has saved the
Fanner anti Mechanic from being crushed
to the dust with heavy taxes. Ho has restored
the public credit. He has repealed the odious
tax bill. He has supplied an impoverished
treasury,and established a general system of
education, that places the poor man's child
upbn,n level with the rich without taxation
In three years more under the "Farmer Gov
ernor," Pennsylvania will become in fact,
what she is in name, "The Key Stone of the
Arch."
"Der Joseph I4itnerist der mann,
Der unsern Slaat regieren kann."
From among the many Volunteer toasts, we se
lect the following. They speak volumrs for °Old
Berks."
By John Roland. David R. Porter, a Far
mer that "toils not, neither does he reap"—
were all the Yeomanry of the land like two
him, we should be obliged to go down into
Egypt to buy Corn.
By . . George E. Eley. Amalgamation—
PraCticallyexem . plifioci by the leaders of the
Van Buren Party, Richard M. Johnson and
David R. Porter.
By Richard L. Lockard. David R. Por
ter, a wan whose character is so cracked,
that all the Loco Foco varnished in chriaten
dont, cannot make it sound.
By John Hahn. Why do you see so many
wry faces among the would be Democrats?
Do you give it up? Because they are ordered
to swallow sour Porter.
By James R. Lewis. The Iron Grey Po
ney of Huntingdon, David R. Porter, spav
ined, wiedgelled and wiodbroken—pay up
the forfeit and withdraw him from the field.
By Isaac Moore. David Rittenhouse Por
ter transposed, reads: Porter Reprieved
Debtor.
By Abraham Kindt. David R. Porter,the
would be a Farmer—the Lord deliver us
from such tillers.
By Joseph Sigfreit. Farmer Joseph Rit.
ner, an honest, upright and fair man; David
IL Porter, a defaulter, hypocritical,immoral
and unfair man—choose ye whom ve wish.
By Henry Hartman. Thaddeus Stevens,
the statesman,tho orator, and the poor man's
friend.
By Adam Rightmyer. Hon. H. A. Nlfuh
lenberg, a true Domecrat—there are many
of us who gave him that support which upon
Democratic principles, we now give to the
Washington County Farmer.
Peter Kutz, a Revolutionary Soldier. Jo
seph Ritner, the Farmer and friend of the
country—l twice turned out in the Revolu
tion and fought for Liberty!--now I fight
for Riefler and the Constitution.
By Jacob Allgaior. Joseph Ritner, the
honest Farmer Governor,he wields the helm
of Government with credit to the State.—
%Ve,the true sons of Permsylvania,will there
fore elect him again in October next, to the
Gubernatorial Chair.
"Der Joseph Reiner jet der mann,
Der .iinserp Stoat regieren kann."
By John W. Mengel. Josoph Ritner,Gov.
ernor of Pennsylvania, an honest man, why
not re-elect him again in October next.
By George Root. Pennsylvania, an agri
cultural State--Tho Farmers will not desert
the Farmer Governor.
By- Henry Benethum, sen. Joseph Ritner,
pure and sterling. We like good things but
cannot quaff sour Porter—it will not go down.
By Henry Benethum, Jr. Joseph Ritner,
Governor of Pennsylvania, he will have a
anolagaster of a majority over Porter, and
show him the art of explanation.
By Samuel Lindemuth. Joseph Ritner,
our Patriotic Governor—he draws straight
furrows in his administration and sows good
seed, the harvest truly will be great—may
he have a /ease of the Farm for three years
longer.
By Francis Mellon. Ritner and Reform.
In supporting the first,they insure the latter.
By David Sheridan. The Farmer Gover
nor. Practically acquainted with the wants
of the labouring man—he can best promote
his interests.
By Sampson Groff: Ritner va. Porter,
wheat against chaff: The German Farmer
always knows the dilibrence, and whilst he
preserves tho one, casts away the other.
By William Ibach. Joseph Ritner, the
Washington County Farmer—may he guide
the plough of State three years longer.
At the Convention held in Rending on the
dth of July the delegates of some of the
counties had flags with the motto—
• "Der Joseph Ritner ist der mann,
• Der unseren Staat Regieren cann."
Some of the flelegntee altered the verse so
aa to make it read- 7 -
"Jo,urth Ritner is Ms man,
/41 Jockey Porter catch Aim if he can."
STOP TWAT 81114.1—55000 Reward wil
be given to auv person who will stop the
Wino Bata, which is now rolling forward,
with increasing velocity. Enquire at the
Argus office, Portland, or of Martin Van
Washingten.—Portland Ailvertisfr.
From Porter's Dante.
We extract the following from the proceedings of
a public meeting held at Williamsburg in Huntingdon
county:—
"It is our duty to tell the unbought sons
of this State, that we cannot support him,
(Porter) because we know his MORAL, POLI
TICAL, and INTELLECTUAL character—His
MORAL, is far from spotless, and
no palliative or purifier of the stains CAN
or DARE be offered by hts deluded advocates
—His POLITICAL, tx teri•ten in the history
of an official demagogue, grotenjat upon
the favors of the people-His INTELLECTUAL,
has never been demloped—five
years in the halls of the Legislature, his
deeds are a blank among the Lawgivers of
of our Commonwealth. No act of his life
gives him a claim to MEDIOCRITY.—mith
we kno2o
gagiqqzlizi'zlgq
Overwhelming Evidence of
the dishonesty of David
R. Porter!
Base Treatment of a Poor Man!
gzylt is with no ordinary feelings of regret that
we, in the discharge of our duty as the conductor
of a public journal, feel compelled to lay before
our readers the subjoined testimony of the DIS-
H(NESTY of a man who has been elevated to
high places in the Commonwealth. But we can
not shrink from that duty. Wo should feel no
respect for a man, however high, or however weal
thy, who would be guilty of acts so disgusting and
insulting to the moral sense of community.
It will be recollected, that in the "Evidence"
which we have laid before our readers, DAVID
R. PORTER, a candidate for the highest post in
the State within the gift of the People,stands charg
ed with having DEFRAUDED A POOR MAN
out of about $7OO several years since; that Porter
bad since grown RICH end still refuses to pay
him any part of said debt. In the face of the pub
lished transcripts from the records of the Court,
David R Porter and his minions come before the
public and endeavor, after defrauding the poor
man out of his just dues, to rob him of his good
name also!
On the authority no doubt of Porter himself,
his friends have published to the world that the
suit between Sturgeon and Porter bad been toter
red to arbitrators, who awarded that there was
nothing due from Defendant (Powrea,) to
Plaintiff," (STURGEON.) Meeting with this as
sertion and the announcement that Porter had
grown very rich, Mr. Sturgeon wont to Hunting
don in the latter part of Juno, and called on Mr.
Porter and demanded a part, at least, of what was
honestly due to him. Now, reader, peruse Mr.
Sturgeon's account of the interview, with °Gen.
David Rittenhouse Porter," testified to under
oath:—
HUN 7 11V GDOLV COUNTY SS.
Personally appeared before me, one of
the Justices of the peace in and for the said
county, SAMUEL STURGEON, who being du•
ly sworn according to law, cloth depose and
say, that on Monday the 25th day of June
A. D. 1838, he called upon DAVID R. POR
TER, and requested him to settle a claim
that the said Sturgeon held against the late
firm of Patton and Porter. That said Da
vid R. Porter said he did not owe said de
' ponent anything, BECAUSE TILE A nBITR A•
TORS. IN TUE CASE BAD nAnr. AN AWARD
AGAINSt SAID DEPONENT, whereupon, said
deponent asked to see the said award. That
said Porter, said, ho would show it at a suit
able time. That the said deponent then
went and called upon Maxwell Kinkead, and
John Stonebreaker,the surviving arbitrators,
on Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 26th and
27th June, A. 1). 1838, and obtained of the
said arbitrators, a certificate that No AWARD
MB EVER BEEN MADE. That said deponent
then returned and again called upon the said
David R. Porter. and asked him if he, the
said David, had made up his mind to do any
any thing for the slid deponent: and he told
him in conversation that he, the said depo.
nent, had settled the claims of the poor la.
boring hands who had assisted him to per.
form the •labor, the gum of three hundred
and sixty dollars, or thereabouts, and that
he, the said Porter, should do something for
him. That the said David R. Porter ad.
mitted it was a hard case, and said that we
had better compromise. That the said Por.
ter desired .the said deponent to name the
conditions of a compromise. That the said
deponent said ho would leave it to the said
David. Whereupon, the said David offer
ed the deponent the sum of one hundred
dollars, if the said deponent would part with
him good friends, and said that he would
leave the said deponent to • think of the mat.
ter. That the said deponent did think of
the matter, and in about half an hour met
the said David R. Porter again at his house,
accordingly to Mr. Porter's invitation, and
then told Mr. Porter that he could not take
the one hundred dollars: Mr. Porter then
offered to give the deponent one hundred
and eighty dollars, being the one half of the
amount withont interest, for which the said
deponent had settled with the laborers, and
the said David R. Porter then sat down and
wrote a receipt in 1,111 of all demands, and
a release of all claims against Patton and
Porter, which he presented to deponent to
sign, and the said David R. Porter then
wrote a certificate, which he read to said
deponent, and handed him to sign, the sub.
stance of which, as nearly as deponent re
collects was that "1 do certify that 1 have
known David R. Porter for upwards of
twenty years, and that 1 know him to
be an honest man, and oust and up
right in all his dealings," (Szc. dtc. When
he read it to deponent, said deponent told
him BE COULD NOT SIGN IT, NOR WOULD
NOT SIGN IT IF HE, THE SAID POR
TER, WOULD GIVE HIM ALL
HUNTINGDON FOR DOING SO; there
upon he the said David R. Porter, refused
to pay deponent any money, unless he would
sign the certificate—to which the deponent
replied, that although a poor man, he was not
to be bought by him nor any body else; and
further saith not.
SAMUEL STURGEON.
Sworn and subscribed
the 29th June, 1839, before
DAVID SNARE.
This is not all. Read the subjoined Certificates
of Messrs. KrIMEAD and SvclcznaAKEß, the .41.11 ,
'thing arbitrators in the suit "Sturgeon vs, Porter
and Patton," who certify that no award was over
node, that Porter "Rook the beeefit" before the
business was settled! Rend and judge fnr your
selves, honest fellow-citizens, how well Mr. Stur
geon is sustained by the following certificates:—
Jam?, 27, 1E39.
I do hereby certify, that I was one of the
Arbitrators wherein Samuel Sturgeon was
plaintiff, and Patton and Porter defendants.
The great length of time that has elapsed
since that time, the particulars of which has
escaped my recollection. So far I can re•
c ollect; that we met at different times and
places. but NEVER MAUL OUT AN A
WARD. This is to the best of my belief,
at this time.
MAXWELL KINKEAn
JUNE, 26, IP3B
This is to certify, that I was on an arbi•
tration between David R. Porter and Patton,
defendants, and Samuel Sturgeon Plaintiff;
IVe met and adjourned flair difThrent times.
The last was in Huntingdon at the house of
Wm. Simpson: we adjourned to meet again.
and THE BUSINESS WAS NEVER
SETTLED—Porter taking or applying
for the benefit of tho Insolvent Law, before
any award was fixed either way. This is to
the best of my knowledge.
JOHN STONEBRAKER.
Personally appeared before me one of the
Justices in and for the county of Huntingdon,
Samuel Sturgeon, who being duly sworn,
deposeth and says, that the above are, cor
rect and true copies of the certifieatos o
Maxwell Kinkead, and Jno. Stonebraker,
the surviving arbitrators in the suit, Stur
goon vs. Patton and Porter; and he further
say that he was present at each meeting o
the arbitrators, and that to the best of his
knowledge and belief, no award was over
made.
Before me this
SAML. STURGEON.
29, June, 1838.
I HOS. READ
And yet, in defiance of such an overwhelming
exposure of dishonesty, the freemen—the honest
freemen of the State are asked to support this same
David R. Porter for the office of Chief Magistrate!
It would he an insult to the honest yeomanry
of the State to suppose for a moment that they
would ever consent to elevate such a man to that
post, whilst they have another choice—and that
choice, on HONEST GERMAN FARMER,
and a tried and worthy Governor. No, they will
all rally to the Polls and vote for the
Honest Farmer Governor
rFACTS FOR THE PEOPLE!
Be it remembered that
When Gen. Wolf was e'ected Governor
in 1829 the Commonwealth owed for money
borrowed, 88,140,000 00.
Be it remembered that
When he went out of office in 1925 the a•
mount borrowed was 24,654,443 32.
Be it remembeeed that.
The amount borrowed by Geo. Wolf in six
years, and debt increased was .916,514,453
32.
Be it remembered that
When Joseph Ritner wns elected Grover
nor in 1837., he found the debt to be as Geo.
Wolf had left tt $24,654,443 32.
Be it remembered that.
On the Ist day of June, 183E4, it amounted
to 24,430,00
Be it remembered that.
Gov. Ritner, paid nif in two years and six
nouths, $224,440 00.
Be it remembered that
The amount received for Canal and Rail
road tolls,during the six years of Wolf's ad
ministration, was 51,260,8e6, 06.
Be it remembered that.
The amount received for tolls during two
years and sot months of Ritner's adininis
tration was 2,425,154 39.
Be it remembered that.
The difference in favor of Ritner's admin
aeration, is $1,164,698 33.
Be it remembered Mat.
The amount paid by the Commonwealth
to the support of Common' Schools during
the six years of Won's administration, was
875,000 00.
Be it remembered that.
The amount paid in two years and nix
months of Ritner's administration, is $983,.
919 00
Be it remembered that.
The amount paid in taxes by the people
o support Wolf's administration, was 777,-
72 50.
Be it remembered that.
The amount repealed by Gov. P.itnmand
saved to the people in one year, is 8294,-
508 17.
Re it remembered that.
Governor Wolf received during his ad
ministration,for and on account of the money
he borrowed, in the shape of premiums, $l,-
298,278 36.
Be it remembered that.
Governor Ritner has refused to increase
the State debt by negotiating any permanent
loans and has therefore,had to getalong with
out premiums.
-..44.010
FALSEHOOD AND DECEPTION
One of the base means resorted to by the
loco foco Masonic Porterites in Lancaster
city and county, is to assert, that certain in.
dividuals of the Antimasonic party have left
it, and will support the Masonic Candidate
for Governor. Several names have been
mentioned to us, that have been used by our
veracious opponents, for the purpose of de
ceiving our friends that know no better.—
We fortunately have had the means of asser
taining the sentiments of every man claim
ed as deserters, and pronounce it a base
falsehood, and if it were considered necessa
ry, the men themselves would come out
over their own names, and nail the slander
to the counter.— Union.
THE BETTER CURRENCY.—During the
days of Owl Creek shinplasters, in the spring
of the year, in Wayne county the Irdians
used to pick wild berries of a certain kind,
and take them 'to town and sell. On one
occasion, one of these bills, with the print
elan owl upon it, was tendered in payment.
The Indian looked at it awhile, and said,
Me no take—too much whoo! whoo! fv1Voo!
about him.
AFFECTING.—An old bachelor of fifty
years standing, lately married a widow of
27, with a fine voice and fire small children.
Cbmmunicated.
CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH OF
July, 1838. at Mr. Sueeringer's Mill, in Ber
wick township, Adams county, Pa.
The meeting was attended by a large num
ber of persons in the neighborhood and sur
rounding country. On motion of Mr. Henry
Reiley, Mr. HENRY W. SLAGLR was called
to the Chair,nnd Maj. Joseph Slagle appoint
ed Secretary. On motion of Capt. J. Kemp,
it committee of seven was appointed by the
Chairman to form the regular Toasts: the
Committee consisted of the following per
sons—Capt. John Kemp, Henry Reiley,
John Crabster, John A. Davis, John Lilly,
Alfred Cole, and George Lawrence. After
the regular Toasts were formed, a sumptu
ous Dinner was prepared by Col. D. R.
Mauss. During the absence of the Corn.
minim, the subjoined Volunteer Toasts were
received by the Chairman of the ineetino.
After the cloth was removed, the Declara
tion of Independence was read by JOUN A.
Ditvls; and an appropriate and feel ng Ad•
dress was delivered by LltNnv REILEY.
The following regular Toasts were drunk
at the meeting:—
I. Sixty-second Anniversary may we Ce
lebrnte•—[('i cheers and 4 guns.
2. The victory of `76—may it forever re
main in the minds of American citizens.—[4
cheers and :3 guns.
3. Gen. George Washington l —may his
fame descend to posterity as a parent to this
Republic.—[Drank in silence.
4. Martin Van Buren, the President of
these United States,and Joseph Ritner, Gov
ernor of this State—may they receive the
approbation of this meeting.—[(3 cheers and
4 guns.
5. May Education he diffused amongst
the people of this country, so that we may
rise on the wings of intelligence to the sum
mit of national glory.—[B cheers & 8 guns.
8. The Militia of this country—the bul
wark of the Nation—long may they flourish
in the enterprize they so lung have nobly
defended.—[l2 cheers and 9 guns.
VOLUM - 1416k 'TOASTS.
Frederick G. Hoffman. Success to Thad
deus Stevens for theittik t indigitat ion to our
count ry,the character of a wise conventioner.
and an assembly man, for the i n doctrinate
minors under our free school system.
George Filler. May the sons of this Re•
public sustain the cause their fathers have
St) nobly achieved.
George Lawrence. Washington—may
his virtue and patriotism descend to future
generations.
Capt. Thomas Brady. Unton and freedom
—may these cheering words ever hail the
rising sun as lon&as the immortal name of
Washington entwines amongst the laurels
of '76.
Capt. John Kemp. Gen. Jackson having
secured the liberties of his countrymen a•
gainst the sly and insidious attack of a low,
stupid. and pilfering despotism.
Peter Netrirk. America free, Washing
ton, Jackson, and sweet liberty.
George W. Lilly. May the present har
vest make Nicholas Biddle resume specie
mytn.nts.
Col. David R. :Muss. May every true
hearted A merican uphold the rights of lib
erty.
Joseph Lilly. May we ever live in the un
interrupted enjoyment of liberty.
John Crabater. Henry Keiley,the Orator
of the day.
Maj. Joseph Single. Pennsylvanin, the
Key-stone of the Union: while Virtue, Li•
berty and Independence is her motto, may
it be remembered thnt the seeds of corrup•
tion, discord, and that without honor and
honesty all attemps at improvement will be
vain, and her policy erroneous.
Jacob Martin. May the absent members
of the Oxford United Volunteers be fed on
powder to raise their military spirits here
after.
John Smith. Here is success to Gen. Gen.
Washington, and to all those that helped to
gain the victory which we poor mortals can
walk in the days of Independence.
Michael Relic,. May Union and Liber
ty ever he attached to the American people,
and held by them as an inseparable bond.
James Lockhart. Porter and Shin phis
ters: May the election of Porter be opposed,
and the circulation of shin-plasters be recall.
ed, and the silver become the currency, a
sound currency, the sure defence of indus
try, save it for the experiments of thoso who
would see credit and commerce perish, to
promote the ends of party—success to the
re-election of Joseph Ritner.
Andrew Martin. Success to Gen. George
Washington: may the fourth day of July
be celebrated more and more.
Henry Reiley. In politics divided, but in
occasions of a common enemy may the eons
of this Union be as united as our fathers
were in the struggle ofthe day we commemo
rate.
Capt. John Kemp. May the first and
second Lieutenants of the Oxford United
Volunteers be rode on a rail for the military
spirit they have shown on this day.
John Sneeringer. May the old Costitution
remain unshaken.
Samuel Hoffman. Success to Gen. Geo•
Washington for the great victory that
was gained in our country, that we are
bought with our forefathers' blood and had
our freedom; now we are struggling for. lib
erty, and are still getting farther off—we
are trying to put men in office to keep our
freedom, and we get farther off. Only stop
for a moment and look at our country, how
far we are gone to ruin. Now we beg with
all our hearts to keep.a free country while
waters run and oaks grow.
Pius Sneeringer. May the Oxford Uni
ted Volunteers never want courage when put
to the test. •
I'rederick G. Hoffman. Success to Gen.
George Washington for the Declaration of
Independence of America: may his name
long be celebrated with alacrity, fidelity
and fortitude, and for the true performance
of Mr. Joseph Ritner to be reelected Gait
ernor.
Joseph Smith. ' The present Governor
of the State—may he be reelected in Oc
tober next.
Maj. Alfred Cole. The Reader of the
Declaration of Independence—may his o.
pinion' of politic• be supported by tens of
thousands in the State.
John A. Davis. Joseph Ritner and Thad
deus Stevens—The fathers of the Free
School system in Pennsylvania: may their
names forever remain in the minds of every
Pennsylvanian.
By a Guest. May every freeman of Penn
sylvania, who has the interest and prosperi
ty of the State near at heart, show 'himself,
next October, a true friend to our worthy
Governor Joseph Ritner.
V Prom the INnrional Intelligeueer.
United States Bank Notes.—The bill
which passed the Senate a month or two ago,
to prohibit the reissue of notes of the old
Multi - of the United States, was brought up
in the House of Representatives on Friday
night,by nn adroitmanaeuvrrnf Mr Thomas,
of Maryland, rode over the mass of other
important bills before the House,finally pass
od by n majority of eight votes, and is by
this tune a law, so far as the General Gov
eminent has power to legalize sn glaring an
outrage upon State rights as it involves.
The SupplPtnentary Army Bill.—Fins be
come a luw,with the same provisions,neith.
or more nor less, ns were published in this
paper when it was first introduced into the
senate. An appropriation (87901100) has
also been made to defray expenditures dur
ing the current year undor the new Army
Bill.
The Express Mai/N.—The Post Road
13111 passed both Hou•es, after strilting, out
the section which directed the abolition of
the Express Mails. These mails will of
course continue for another year, unless the
Postmaster General himself shall order
otherwise.
The Harbor Bill.—This important bill,
making appropriations for continuing the
construction of such break•waters, harbors,
&c. as have been already commenced,finally
passed both Houses on Saturday night,with
an amendment, restricting the expenditure
within the current year to one half of the a.
mounts appropriated by the bill. The aggro.
gate amount oft hese appropriations is about
a million and u hallof dollars.
The new Harbor Bill (that is,the bill mak•
ng appropriations for the new works of this
Inscription) failed altogether, from the want
of time to act upon it.
he Fortification Bill.—The annual bil
of appropriations towords completing fortifi
cations passed both Houses.
The Indian Appropriation Bill.—This
great bill, involving appropriations to the a
mount of two or three millions of dollars,
finally passed both Houses.
The New York Fire Bill.—Tho bill for
the remission of duties on the importation of
goods destroyed by the groat fire in the city
of New York has passed both Houses, and,
with the preceding,may be considered a law.
The Maine Boundary.—A provision has
been made for indemnifying the State of
Maine for expenses incurred in consequence
of the imprisonment of Messrs. Greely and
Baker by the British authorities of Now
Brunswick.
The Tanks tand a Resump
Lion of Specie Paymenss.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer of Tuly 11
We regret to find that some doubts still
exist us to u general and early resumption of
specie payments on the part of the Banks of
Pennsylvania. It should be remembered that
the recommendation recently adopted at a
meeting in which a portion of the banks of
the city and county were represented, was
merely a recommendation, not a positive re
solution or determination, and that even this
was not adopted with any great unanimity.
The ayes amounted to but ten, and when we
recollect the number of the monted • institu•
tions in this commonwealth, and the strong
apprehensions still entertained with regard
to the course of the southern and western
banks, we fear that this vague recommenda
tion, and by such a small pronortion of our
banks, will not be productive of the consum•
mation so devoutly wished. The National
Government, moreover, still cherishes its
hostility to the institutions of Pennsylvania,
and the cautious and considerate see more
difficulties in the way than are apt to pre•
sent themselves to a superficial mind. Un•
der these circumstances,thereforelears may
naturally be indulged, but still no obstacles
should, in our view, procrastinate to gener
al resumption so earnestly desired by the
great mass of the people of Pennsylvania.
Xo Resumption Vet.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer of July 12.
We see no reason to change the opinion
expressed in our paper of yesterday,in rela
tion to a resumption of Specie payments.—
On the contrary, it seems to be admitted on
all hands, that the indefinite recommenda-
tion of a portion of the Philadelphia Banks,
will amount to little or nothing—that some
thing else must be done, and some more
general understanding take place. The New
York papers attach no importanco to that
recommendation; while the American con
tains an extract of a letter from this city,
which save,--"A Bank Convention is to be
called here, to be got together as soon as
possible--say in about two weeks. It is be
lieved they will fix upon a day of resumption.
Whether it will be let August or let Sep
tember, it is difficult to say—perhaps not till
October."
It seems, therefore, that all is doubt and
uncertainty again; that the Banks are not
actuated by a proper spirit of harmony,while
it cannot be supposed for a moment, that all
the country Banks an the State can be in
fluenced by such an indefinite and undecided
movement as that to which allusion has been
made. However we may regret a further
postponement, and we confess ourselves in
favour of an early and general resumption,
it appears quite certain that some more de-
cided step will be found necessary, to effect
the desirable result. ,
SPECIE IN FRANCE, ENGLAND AND EN'.
TED STATES.-It is estimated that there is
$400,000,000 specie in France; $150,000,.
000 in England, and about $80,000,000 in
the United States
EFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE I : NAT.—Within
a •few days, there have been three deaths at
Brookivn,N. Y..from theeffectsofexcessive
heat, causing congeatiun, viz. a painter, ma.
eon and shoemaker.
PUBLIC NOTICES.
1\72'7 AND OEM.A.P
SPRING AND SUMMER
coons.
J. A. WINROTT
W ISHES to inform his friend. , and the
public in , reneral,that he has just re
turned from Philadelphia with a well selec
ted 8;ocIt of
"49.37 0-000 MO
Gruetries, tLud Liquu►rs,
all of which he will sell chenp for Cash or
Country Produce.
also has, in addition to his for
mer Stock qf
t BOOTS
AN 1) Mar
SHOE'S
a large quantity, which he has manuftictur
ist expressly for his own sales, viz:
100 pair hest calf stitched Boots,
50 " " Fudged do.
100 " coarse do.
50 " Morocco & seal-skin do.
100 " Calf Monroes,
100 " do.
500 " coarse do.
10() " Men's Fine Shoes,
100 " Men's Calf and Morocco Pumps
100 " Boy's Monroes_
50 " " Gaiter Boots,
100 " Kid Slippers, - ( Women's)
100 " Morocco do.
• 100 " Sealskin do.
100 " Prunolla Slippers,
100 " Calf do.
100 " " Slippers,
50 " " Boons,
100 " Misses' Morocco Slippers,
50 " do. Prunella do.
50 " Children's Red Morocco Boots,
50 " do. Red Lasting do.
50 " do. Black Leather Boots,
50 " Infants' Kid Slippers.
Gettysburg, inril 24, 'Mel.
FRESH GOODS.
Cheaper than ever!
' r im subscriber has just returned from
2 i- the city,nnd is now opening et his store
on the north-east corner of the Diamond,
A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OP
..100
ill
-4;
of the best cinalitia—embra,-
zing every variety of
DRY GOODS,
011.00138,1.M5,
&c.
which have been purchased on the best terms
—and which he can sell cheaper than they
have ever been offered. He invites the public
to give him a call, and judge for themselves.
SAMUEL WITHEROW.
Gettysburg, May 15, 1838. tf-7
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
T MIE undersigned Auditors appointed by
-AL the Orphans' Court of Adams County,
to distribute the asmetts remaining in the
11,1,04 of the Administrator of GEORGE
BAUGIIEN., fleePilgt)d, to and anima the
creditors of -=aid deceased, will meet for that
purpose at the house of George Ickes, in the
Borough of Berwick on Wednesday the lst
of August nest, it 11.1 ()Week A. N. at which
time and place all persons having claims
against said estate are notified to present the
same properly authenticated. This being
the final distribution, all persons neglecting
this notice, will thereafter be precluded from
obtaining any part of said estate.
JOHN PICKING, •
JOHN BARNITZ, Auditors.
JOSEPH R. HENRY.
June 26, 1838.
VALUABLE PROPERTY
:4'14 1 V/ 11 0. 1 1 12- Nzt4N
rIIHE subscriber, Administrator ofJacon
FISHER, late of Franklin county, de.
ceased, will sell at private sale, and on rea
sonable terms, all the right, title, interest
and estate of the said Jacob Fisher, dec'd,
at the lime of his death, in a certain
Plantation A' Tract of Lund,
containing 200 acres, on which are erec
ted a first rate
MERCHANT AND
GlEtlWlr,Alllll.lL,fe j , ; a;
A 1.40 A •
Saw Min, situate in Liberty township,
and tbrmerly the property of Alexander
Mack.
If the said property, shall not ho sold at
private bale on or before the 10th day of Au
gust next, then the interest of the deceased
in the Paine, will he offered at public sale on
Monday the 27th day of August, at 1 o'clock
P. nt. of said day, at the Court House in the
Borough of Gettysburg.
()'Application to be made to SATIER
COOPER. Esq. in the borough of Gettysburg.
who will make known the terms to those
desirous of purchasing.
SAMUEL FISHER,
. Administrator of Jacob Fisher, dee'd.
May 15, 1838. tf-7
Wrightsville, York and Get
tysburg Rail Road Company.
BY a recolution of the Board of Maim
"' (Pere of this Company.the Stock holde r
are hereby requested to pny into' the Trim.
eury Sis on each share of Stock, on or be.
fore the .15th of the present month:nnir - li9 - i ,
the same amount on each Nharo, on the )sth
of each succeeding month until the whole is
P•
aid Stockholders will-please attend punc-
tually to this request.
licr Stockholders in Philadelphia can pay
to the Cashier of the U. S. Rank; and in
Columbia to ROBERT B. Winonr, Esq. at
the Collector's office.
JOHN B. MTHERSON, i repairer.
Way I, 1888, ' If-I5
Liaise the shout, Freemen !
RITNE IR
JFlazza
mil#l7-r,We hasten to lay 'before the People the following
Proclamation of their patriotic Farmer Governer
R 11.011 I R I NG the Banks to resume Specie Payments by the
13th or 1 ugust next! '1 he Governor has taken the proper
course, and he will be sustained by THE PEOPLE of all classes
and of all parties! "R ESUM F!" is now the word! H UZ
ZA. FOR U 1 l'N Ell AND NO SHIN-PLASTERS! "
1113.W.V5YLP.11. 7 1 LI, SS.
x.r, In the name and by the authority of the Common
{:wealth of Pennsylvania,
c's
BY JOSEPH RITNER
Governor of the said Commonwealth.
A Proclamation.
The period has arrived when the series of misfortunes produced by the injurious inter
ference of the National Government with the Currency of the Country is about to ter
minate. Congress having risen without sanctioning the attempt to give to the Federal
Executive the entire control of the National wealth, and of the whole amount of specie
in the country, and the consequent power to affect and wield to its own purposes all the
capital and credit of the Union; and having also imposed certain salutary restrictions on
eyr much of this power ns had been already arrogated, it is incumbent on the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania to put forth her strength, to quicken her dormant energies and
10 lake that stand in the trade and commerce of the Union, which her unbounded re
spumes, her vast natural and artificial facilities for their developeinent, and the solid and
energetic character of her citizens demand: to deprive her of which stand, all the mea
sures nt the National Government have recently tended.
For the production of this most desirable result, the measure first requisite is,thnt an
end be put to certain open infractions of the spirit of the laws, which have been forced
upon es by the overbearing necessi , ies of the lanes, and to restore credit and the cur
rency to the firm basis on which they stood before their late derangement was un
necessarily brought on the people.
I, therefore, by virtue of that enjoinment of the Constitution which requires the Gov
ernor of the State to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and for the purposes
aforesaid, do he, ehy require all Banks in this Commonwealth. on or hetore the thirteenth
day of August neirt ensuing the date he-eol, to resume and continue the redemption of
their respective notes, bills and other obligations,, in siot.n and sa.vsa COIN. according
to the true intent n , d meaning of their charters. A nd,for the purpose of aiding those inst
tut Mile in the accomplishment of this laudable object, I deem it proper to state,frnm the in
formation 1 have obtained,that their solvency and general condition is such as to entitle
theta to the conhdence of all who hold their notes, their amount of specie on hand being
largely increased, nod of notes in circulation much diminished, since the suspension of
specie
. payments in May, oar.
While it is thus cheerfully announced that the means of the Banks are ample, and that
their conduct has been, throughout the late trying crisis, generally such as to sustain our
already high character for punctuality, honesty and solvency, maintain and even increase
our trade, keep up the value of property, and prevent the State from becoming the thea
tre of panic or distress, yet I shall feel bound, in defy to the public, to take all the means
in my power to compel a return to that agency and responsibility to their creditors for
which they were created. If, however, a return be promptly and faithfully made to that
line of duty to the laws and to the public from which they have beer. compelled to depart,
the recurrences of the past year will only be recorded in our history as another instance
of the perfect a d aptation ofrepublican institutions to the demands of every crisis, and will
show that common and overruling necessity being bowed to by general consent, becomes
for the time the law of the rand. But to justify such rule of necessity, and to prevent fu•
lure evil from its unnecessary recurrence or unjust continuance, it is indispensably re
quisite that the instant the pressure of circumstances which produced it ceases, the em
pine of the express and ordinary law of the land should be restored. Accordingly, if on
the other hand it return to general and real redemption in specie, and a withdrawal of all
illegal paper tnonev from circulation, do not now take place, when all admit that it may,
with.salety and public benefit, I shall hold it my duty, forthwith to take all the measures
to compel it, which the constitution and laws have placed in my power; and at the open
ing of the next session of the Legislature, to recommend the passage of such laws as
nuty more efeclually guard the future from the evils of the past.
And further, for the purposes and by virtue of the enjoinment aforesaid, I do also here •
by require all persons or bodies corporate, who may have violated the laws of this State,
by the emission and circulation of notes of any denomination under that of five dollars,
commonly called "Shin Plasters," to take instant measures for the full and honest re
demption of the same, in gold and silver coin, or such other ample equivalent as shall be
satisfactory to the bidders thereof, under pain of the penalties provided in such cases,
which penalties, if this notice be not complied with in a reasonable time, it will be the
duty of all good citizens to enforce.
Should this requirement be fully and promptly complied with, the Commonwealth
will be restored to that sound currency which she possessed before the suspension, viz:
One composed of gold and silver for all sums under, and of notes instantly convertible
into specie for all sums of and over, five dollars. The result of the attempt to improve
the currency will then obviously be, that the only paper issues in circulation AND NOT
CONVERTIBLE: INTO SPECIE AT 11( PLACE WHENCE ISSUED, WILL BE THOSE OF
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
In communicating thus publicly with my fellow citizens on this most important and
interesting matter, I would respectfully and earnestly say to all, be firm and cool in the
emr•rgenrv. Trust in the laws, have confidence in the institutions, and sustain the high
erf.,lit ;wit cic►rn( ter of your glorious Commonwealth. You have borne yourselves
through the crisis nobly and honorably: You have come almost uninjured out of the
trial. Make one more calm and steady effort and all will be well. The forbearance
and determination heretofore exhibited have been such ns to reflect credit upon the State,
while ii has faretouliened the hands and cheered the hearts of your public agents in the
performance of duties of no ordinary difficulty. Contrasting, as is naturally done, the
feelings and hopes connected with this attempt to aid the resumption, with those which
animated me when I addressed my fellow citizens on the subject of the suspension of
specie payment, I cannot but rejoice at the difference. We were then entering upon a
new and untried course of action whose lumpy termination was only matter of hope.—
Vie are now a t the conclusion of our doubts and fears, and, with the blessing of Provi
deucevu the exertio n of our own moderation and industry, about to return to our usual
confidence and prosperity.
Given undor my fiend and the great seal of the State at Harrisburg. this tenth day of July, in
the year of our Laird ono thousand eight hundrrid and thirty -oight, and of the Commonwealth
the sixty-third.
By THE GOVERNOR :
MOUNT ST. MARY ' S COLLEGE —We learn issued his proclamation confirmatory of a
from the BaNmoreSun,that the annual com- Convention entered into by the• Authorities
tneucenient and distribution of premiums at of Texas and the Goverment of the United
Mount St. Mary's College near Emmitts. States, whereby the *aim of 811,750 is ap.
burg, tr.ek !duce on the 24th ult. We under- propriated by the former as an indemnity
standth.s iseondu-tedinatnanner for the capture and detention of the Brigs
creditable t.• the presiding officers. Pocket and Durango, and for the injuries
ile t .rreri of Bocliel , ir of Arts:wes cenferr- sustained by American citizens in conse
ed ou James A. Dell, or Williamsport, Md.; )(pence thereof. It is agreed that the me-
Wm. B. of Harrisburg, Pa.; nod noy above named is to be paid at the city of
Janes M‘Sie.irrl 7 , of Li destown, Pa. The Houston, a year from the 11 th of April IF3B,
Degr . ee;Wllit , tei• or A its was conferred rin the date of the convention, in silver and gold
Lewis B. Binsos, of New York; Dr. Thos. with interests at 6 per cent, to such person
Brady,rilPhi:adelphfa; Jrilin.l. Hickey, Esq., as the United States may appoint to receive
of Virginia; and James M. Coale, Esq., of the same.
Frederick city, Maryland. --
•
cr y A.lvertinements omitted tbie week will be
The President of the United States ha• attended to in ear next: n'flour in Halt. sq.
SHINPLASTERS!
a n d
Farmer Governor!
for the
TFIO'S H. BURROWES,
Sec'ry of the Commonwealth.
STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER.
GETTYSBURGH, PA.
Tuesday, July I 7 , I 5314.
DEMOCRATIC ANTI-MASONIC NONTNA.TION
FOR GOVERNOR,
Ll' UV:MR:Ia Laitir.e.FP,E9Zio
TO CORIZESPO;;DENTS.
a—}We have several communications on hand,
which shall appear in good time.
The New York Mirror has not been received
at this office since the commencement of the pre
sent Volume, although its prospectus was inserted
immediately after it was received! We hope the
publishers will see to it.
The ol.Anr's 800 IC has been received.—
Its "contents" are highly interosting.
(0 -The Auditors in Baugher's Estate will meet
nn the Ist sf Angus! next, and not on the day
stated in the notice heretofore published.
COMIIy &Veer ing.
,1?In another column will he found the call of
the County Committee, to take the usual steps for
settling n Ticket. The roll is made thus early ut
the request of many of our country friends. We
therefore trust that it will he attended to, and that
all the townships will he fully represented.
CD - Great Meeting of the Democratic Jinn-.
afar:moo of .ddamB Countol
meeting of the friends of !littler and
the Supremacy of the Laws, on Saturday evening
last, was one of the largest over held in the Coun
ty! Many of our most respectable Farmers, re
siding 8 and 10 miles from the Borough, were
present, besides a multitude of Mechanics, Labor
era and others, who, after toiling the greater part
of the day, hastened in the evening to the Court
house to hear the merits & claims of their patriotic
Governor discussed, and the dishonesty of his op
ponent further developed. It was truly A SIGN
of what they intend doing for the Farmer Govern
or in October next. We were also pleased to see
several Gentlemen present who were opposed to
Mr. Ritner at the last election, as well es some who
wore delegates to the late Porter Convention.
The addresses of Messrs. COOPER, SMTBEU,
STsv EN,/ and BAIL,. r were highly interesting,and
drew forth great applause. The Governor's Pro
clamation was read and cheered. After parading"
through t'le streets, our friends gave THREE
RIGHT HEARTY CHEERS for the ,• OLD
DUTCHMAN," and dispersed.
0..1 , 110 begin to think that Adams County will
give the old Former from 12 to 1,500 of
a majority!
Glad Tidings to send to our
eaderti:
THE REIGN OF SHIN PLASTERS
IS AT AN ENO; SPECIE PAY
MENTS TO BE RESUMED:
p 0a the I lth instant JOSEPH RITIVER
issued his Proclamation usauturso all the
Banks in the Commonwealth In resume Specie
payments on or befure the 13th of August nest ;
and all the Corporations, of whatever kind, as Ivan
as Individuals who have issued notes under five
dollars, to redeem the same with Gold or Silver
WITHOUT DELAY!
Thus our f•llnw-citizens will see, that through
the hostility of Gov. Rtrivita to the Shin Plaster
System, he has seized the first possible moment
to compel the Banks to resume the payment of
GOLD and SILVER! He is the first Governor
in the Union to issue a Proclamation of this kind,
and ho did it. at the earliest moment. Congress
adjourned on Monday the 9th inst., after having
rejected the odious Sub Treasury scheme and all
substitutes for the same proposed by the Van Bu
ren lenders. It was this last named measure that
the Banks feared and which they said prevented
them from resuming specie payments. This mea
sure having been rejected, Coy. Miner believed
that the Banks might resume without danger,and
accordingly issued his proclamation requiring them
to do so, although they had declared, n day or two
before, by a resolution passed at a meeting of the
several Banks in the City of Philadelphia, that it
would be inexpedient to resume until the South-
Western Banks sLould do the same, and this the
latter had determined not to do before tho 4th of
July, 1839.
Thus, for another venr, had it not been fin- Coy.
Ritner, THE COUNTRY WOULD HAVE
BEEN CURSED WITH THE MISERABLE
RAG CURRENCY AT PRESENT IN CIR
CULATION! But now, in n few weeks, n cur
rency of GOLD and SILVER will be restored to
the People!
Yet the opponents of Governor Ritner (the Per
teriles and slaves of the General Government!)
ARE FINDING FAVLT WITH RIM FOR TUIR ACT!
They call him "root." and °TYRANT. " because he
is for compelling the Banks to pay Specie, and the
RICH INDIVIDUALS and Corporations which
have issued "Shin Plasters," to redeem them with
ooLD and sii.vsii!
The People will my whether Gov. Ritner is
blame-worthy fur this act in October neat. .)
The following notices of the Proclamation aro
taken from the two lending journals of the City:
From Me Philadelphia Inquirer.
We never gave place to a public document with
more pleaeure than the following. It will, we
venture to predict, be received with a burst of en
thusiastic approbation, not only throughout Penn.
aylvania, but from one section of the country to
the other. It is the first executive Message of a
decided and unequivocal tone,in favour of an early
resumption of Specie Payments, that has been is
sued since the suspension. Governor Rilner has
in this matter, token the lead, and the People of
Pennsylvania will honour him for it. His Proc.
'emotion could not have appeared at a more op.
portune moment.
From the U. S. Gazette.
GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION.—In
nether part of this caper, will be found a procla
mation from Governor Ritner, on the subject of
the banks of this commonwealth's resuming spe
cie payments on the TOIRTEENTO or AUGUsT nest.
Tho document is an able and patriotic production,
one that will be received with joy by our citizens
generally.
To the Friends of Ritner.
co-From the early day at which the Porterites
commenced the Gubeinatorial contest in this
Courity,our friends wilblenrn that an effort, (MYST
CH THAN OHDINART, ie to he made to Pecuro the
election of their candidate. Heretofore, neither
party has ever thought of commencing the elec•
deflecting campaign until about the Ist of Rep
tember; but already, have the Destructives held
meetings in sevetal of the townships of the County.
We do not blame them for this early start, but
only notice it in order that the friends of Rrreen the Prosecutor, who swore positively that they between Duncan's Island and Hollidaysburg; on
may know that their adversaries are already in the saw defendant steal the turkey & carry it oft: The any freight passing through from the e f t/of Pitt,.
field,- With a desperate cause, and a candidate Defendant then called up six witnesses, who all bbur g urg. to Philadelphia '
or from Philadelphia to Pitts.
:•-
• '
whomthey know to be odious to the honest and swore that they did not see him steal it. Where- Extract from the Journal alba Board of Cana/
thinking part of the community, they deem right- upon the Justice declared that the weight of the Commissioners.
ly that extraordinary exertions are necessary, if testimony was on the aide of the Defendant.whom W. C. M'PHERSON, Secretary.
they would give him any thing like a respectable he directed to be discharged!
vote. Indeed, we have looked upon it as one of So with the certifiers to Porter's character: They , CANAL ROOM, t
HAIMMIIIIIO July 10 1 0 38
the strangest political phenomena, that such a man did not know that he had plead the memo of limi-
nn toll shall be charged on the Canal or Kai;
It was Resolved:—That until '
otherwise o.rdor
av David It. Porter should ever have been neon- Cations, and certified so; and so would we and any ed,
noted by any party f o r a s tation such as that of other that did not knew the fact; and, of course, Road, West niColumbia,on any co a l or friend tim.
Governor of n great Commonwealth. His char- Davy would not call upon such as urn Brow Ir . her carried on the Canal or Rail mond from any
arter for honesty and competency, or, rather for' That would not suit him! point West of the Raystown Branch. •
dishonesty and incompetency, could not have !wen You'll have to try again, friends! Extract from the Journal of the Board of Canal
Commissioners.
known to a majority of the Convention which
W. C. WPIIERROIV, Secretary.
nominated him, or, surely, they would net have in
sulted the moral feelings of the people of the State
by giving them such a candidate.
Masonry and Anti-Masonry.
."-Our Anti Masonic friends will recollect that
vin R. Ponran, in addition to his UNFITN V. 115
and DISHONESTY, is a ROYAL ARCH MA
SON!
It is useless, nt this late day, to rehearse to the
Anti-Masons of Adams county all the evidence
that has been adduced from time to time, to prove
that the Institution of Free-Masonry is wicked,
and its tendency subversive of all the principles of
a Republican Government.
IT Is • IICT, au longer denied by the members
of the Institution, that its object was the promotion
of the interests of the individuals composing it; and
that in tho ordinary business of life, as well as in
politics, a preference was given to the members of
the Institution over others of "equal qualifications!"
And it was this very principle of action. ON THE
r•nr or M•+oca, that placed before the people of
Pennsylvania, as n canditlnte for the first office in
their gift, a man like Diivid R. Porter, so utterly
disqualified, by his immoral habits and incapacity
in: the conduct of public business, for a situation of
suOt prominencound responsibility as that to which
he aspires! BUT HE WAS A MASON, and
hence the secret of his nomination!!!
We, therefore, hope that the Anti-Masons of
Adams minty, and of the State, will not forget
thi fact that the contest is between A MASON
and AN ANTI-MASON, and that the Lodge
has staked its all upon thigissue of the earning con
test. It hoe put up a candidate of its own, sworn
to do its behests, against the candidate of the peo
ple!
We shall see, then, whether Masonry or Anti-
Masonry will triumph. Whether our friends will
perform their duty as becomes freemen, or yield
to the Lodge, and he persecuted by it the rest of
their lives! But we predict that they will not; but
that when the hour of trial comes, they will ho
found, as heretofore, discharging the duty which
they owe to their country, themselves and their
children!
David K. Porter and Samuel
Sturgeon.
(rj-Wo ask particular attention to the cortifi_
catea in another column of Messrs. KINKEAD and
Svoic RBA •R. Ell, the surviving Arbitrators, appoin
ted in pursuance of a Rule of Court, to settle all
matters at variance bettteen the parties in an ac
tion of debt, wherein Saarcrst Svensson was
plaintiff and DAVID R. PORTER defendant.
It will be recollected that a week of two since,
the friends of Porter alledged, that in the above
mentioned suit, the Arbitrators had reported info
rm- of the Defendant, and that it was not true that
Porter was indebted to Sturgeon!
Fellow-Citizens! We nsk you to read the Cer
titenten of the Arbitrators carefully, as well as the
Affidavit of Mr. Svonorosr himself, and you will
then say that no honest man can vote fora candi
date an NOTORIOUSLY DISHONEST as Da
vid R- Porter. You will also see bow much con•
felenee ought to be placed in the allegations of his
friends. A week ago they asserted that Porter
was not indebted to Sturgeon one dollar and that
the arbitrators had so reported!
What are the facts? The arbitrators themselves
say, that they met at the time and place appointed,
and that the trial was continued from time to time,
until after Porter hod taken the benefit of the In
solvent Laws, when it would have been useless
and expensive for Sturgeon to push the matter
further.
More than this: Since the friends of Porter
made the allegation that the above named arbitra
tors had reported in his favor, and that the award
was lost by them on the way to the office, it will
be seen that Sturgeon met Porter and demanded
of him what he owed him, when Porter offered him
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS fora receipt in
full for the $7OO which was due to Sturgeon, with
interest for twenty years! but finally raised the
sum to tA I SO on condition that Mr. Sturgeon
would certify that HE WAS AN HONEST
MAN!!!
Fellow• Citizens! This is the candidate offered
to your choice in competition with the HONEST
FARMER, loser'', Rrreen! It is for you to
choose.
“Whipping the Deed round
the Aiiinnp,”
OR, LOCO FOCO TESTIMONY!
y'Davrn R. PORTER, the Loco Foco candi
date for Govcrnor,having been charged with plead
ing Me statute of Limitations to avoid the pay
ment of normal users, he goes and procures the
certificates of six or seven Lawyers that he has
never done so, as there is no such plea on record
in the suits brought against him in Court to their
knowledge.
This may all he very true, for it was never al
ledged that ho had plead the Statute of Limitations
to any suit in Court. We never understood that
he had done so, but that it was before some Jus
tice of the Peace, for a small debt, that he had put
in the plea of the statute.
Our Loco Foco opponents, however, seem to
think that to swindle a poor man out of a debt of
less than one hundred dollars, by pleading the
statute of limitations, as ICO RADII, although lithe
same plea had been pleaded in Court to a largo
sum, it might have been wrong! But this is like
the rest of the Loco Foco logic!
The shallow devices of the friends of David R.
Porter will not deceive the People. They cannot
be gulled by such certificates as the one given by
the Lawyers above referred to. These gentlemen
certified the truth as far as they knew it, but their
certificate was of no value, as it was intended to
prove David R. Porter innocent of that with which
he had never been accused—viz, pleading the sta
tute of limitation to an action in Court. Get us
the certificate of the Justice that ho did not urge
that plea before him, and then say that Dav i d R.
Porter never plead the statute of limitations, TO
DEFRAUD A POOR MAN OUT OF A FEW
DOLLARS.
This certificate of the Lawyers reminds us of
the story of the Justice and the Thief: A fellow
Was arraigned before n certain Justice charged with
steeling a turkey. Three witnesses were called by
The Van 'Waren Resolution.
co-Tho fiillowing is the resolution passed at the
late Porter Convention to Harrisburg. In the
face null the evils which Van Boron's atirainis.
trillion ha+ brought upon the country, the Porter
party laud him to the skies!
Resolved, THAT WE HAVE FULL CON
FIDENCE IN THE TALENTS INTEGRI
TY, AND "REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES OF
MARTIN VAN BUREN, PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
Pizet for the People.
-.The fact that DAVID R. Powrsa, the Sub-
Treasury candidate for Governor,became insolvent
and took the benefit, cannot he too often brought
before the eyes of the people; for, certainly, it is a
strong evidence that ho is unfit to discharge, with
ability, the various high and arduous trusts that
must be committed to his hands as Governor,
when he was not able to conduct his privato affairs
so as to keep them from going to wreck.
Voice of Old soldatns!
GREAT DEMOCRATIC ANTI.MA
SONIC MEETING.
Agreeably to public notic, a large and respecta
ble meeting of the friends of RITNER and NO
SHIN PLASTERS was held in the Court-house
in the Borough of Gettysburg, on Saturday even
ing the 14th inst., when Dr. GEO. L, FAIJSM
was appointed President; Jona , Ta-ra,Sr. RonlittT
KING, JAMES BELL, Jr. JOSECII BATICIIIER, A. a.
KIIIITZ,BATIVEL MCFARLAN,(OfBefIifI,) GEORGE
R. Horstasii and J. M. STEVERSON, Vioe-Prosi
dents, and John Picking, John Elias Ebert, Wm
King, Rupley Croft, Johnston H. Skelly, and
John Emmitt, Secretaries.
On motion of D. M. Smysza,Esq. a committee
of nine was nppointod to draft a preamble and re
solutions for the meeting—when the President
appointed the following gent! •.ten: John Donald.
son, D. M. Smyser, Jacob Heck, Samuel Withe
row, Joseph Little, George .Rschter, Wm. J. Cook
and Pius Fink, who,ofter having retired for come
time, reported the following, which, after come el
oquent remark. by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Smyaer, Mr.
Stevens and Gen. Bailey, were unanimously a
dopted—viz:
Wits:nese, by the policy, adopted and acted up
on by the General Government, in removing the
public monies from their legal place of deposite; a
denting the State Bank System, without any seen
rity that the Stale Banks would be faithful to the
trust confided to them; issuing the Specie' Circa.
Jar and by these measures producing and encour
aging an extravagant spirit of Speculation, by
which this country became indebted to Europe
many millions of dollars which the creditor would
only. receive in Gold or Silver; and whereas, in
consequence of these measure, of the General
Government. an universal suspension of Specie
paymenta took place, which swipension wan fol
lowed by an illegal eminslon and circulation 'of
note, under five dollars, by corporations and in
dividuals all over the Country, and an omission
of twenty million, of dollars of Treasury notes or
"Shin Planters," by the General Government; and
whereas, Congress having adjourned after having
rejected .the Sub-Treasury Scheme, recommend
ed and pressed with such pertinacity by Martin
Van Buren, which said Scheme was c4lculatuil
to retard or wholly prevent the resumption of
Specie payments by the Banks—Therefore
Resolved. That Congress having refused to pass
the Sub-Treasury bill, thereby leaving the Banks,
in a degree, master of their full resources, it was
right in Joseph Ritner, to require them by Proc.
'lomat:on to resume Specie payments, "oil or be
fore the 13th day of August next."
Resolved, That it is gross inconsistency and
unfairness, on the part of the Porter-men, to corn.
plain ofGovernor Railer for hie Constitutional on
deavors, to compel the Banks to a speedy renump.
'on of Specie payments, when but a few days
ago they pretended to be in favor of such resump
tion by the Banks
Resolved. That by the conduct of the friends of
David R. Portcr,in blaming Gov. Rimer for his Pro
clamation requiring the Banks to redeem their notes
with Gold and Silver, they have at last ADMITTED
that it is the policy of their party to PREVENT the
resumption of specie payments.
Resolved, That Joseph Ritner has done uo one act
to forfeit the confidence of the people of Pennsylva
nia; and David R. Porter no ono act to gain, and ma•
nv to lose the good opinion of his fellow-citizens.
Resolved, That D. R. Porter has 'hewn himself
the ENEMY OF ADAMS COUNTY; and every ci
tizen of this county who supports him cannot fail to
be so also.
Resolved, That the dishonesty and unfair dealing
of David R. Porter,in refusing to pay, though eery
rich, DEBTS DUE TO POOR MEN, who earned
the money so due to them by daily labor, TOTALLY
DISQUALIFIES HIM, in our estimation, for the of
fice which be aspires to fill, even if there were no
political objections to be urged against him.
Resofved, That we never will support any man for
office who FRADULENTLY took the benefit of the
Insolvent Laws, and when he becomes Inca refuses
to pay all his debts.
Resolved, That as honest men, we cannot support
for the office of Governor of this Commonwealth a
man so devoid of moral principle air David R. Porter
appears to be from the disclosures made in regard to
his character by Messrs. Kiakead, Stonebreker and
Sturgeon.
OD motion, Resolved, That the proeeedtliitlittot this
meeting be published.
S'grted by the Ulcers.
Highly Important!!!
03-Tho Sentinel. "in a week or two," will pub
lish to "all creation" the course it intends "pursu
ing at the coming election" ! ! Isn't this "highly
important" information', especially after publish
ing natter against his Masonic brother "as an ad
vertisement!' We have no dou'at the "exposition"
will be "simple" enough, and hope that no “seerel
influence" has been operating upon the Editor's
—patriotism!
aThe Lutheran Observer states that the Rev.
J. G. Monate, of Baltlmore,has declined accepting
the Professorship to which he was ele. tell in Penn
ey Ivania College and the Theological Seminary
at Gettysburg.
Important to Transporters.
Brno) attention of those who feel interested is
called to the following proceedings of the Canal
Board.
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Juns 23, 1838
Wnzazes, the navigation of a great part of the
Canal between Duncan's Island and Hollidaya.
burg,ht obstructed by the destruction caused by the
lota flood: And whereas. it is important to Penn.
sylvania that the trade should nut bo diverted from
her public works on to the public works of other
Statee,during the continuance ofsuch obstruction,
lest the same might be permanently bet to her.
Therefore,
Resolved, That during the continuance ()flinch
interruption. or until otherwise ordered, no toll
shall .be charged on that part of the *anal lying
acj-The biggest dene, in the Compiler to-day
are those told by a little Delegate that Muni-eft to
Harrisburg "on or about" the dth! How he can
reconcile such statement. to his conscience, we
ure nt a loss to account—because he knows that
there is scarcely an assertion in his article which
is true! We regret to be so plain, but a regard
for truth demands it.
cO-The cry about "Officeholders" by the Com
piler certainly comes with rt bad grace. when the
Loco Focos can scarcely raise men enough to . fill
the offices at their meetings without ensconcing a
Moonstruck Office-bolder under the General Go
vernment into the Chair! if this should hurt any
body's corns,he can corset thorn up with one of his
master's Continental Shin Plasters which he pro.
tends to value so much more than Gov. Ritner's
Gold and Silver boys!
The Wheeling Times of Saturday says'—
"The operations of the engineers in finally
locating the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
have commenced at this place . , and they are
progressing eastward with all warrantable
despatch. We learn that they will locate
twenty miler, and put it tinder contract im
mediately,-and proceed on the rout as fast
as posible."
COMMENDABLE.—The proprietors of the
steamboat Beaver, which exploded lately,
on the Allegheny river, have dismissed ee
ery officer employed on hoard, it being as
sertained that the accident was caused by,
the negligence of the engineer, who at the
time was intoxicated.
RATTITIUN ACQUITTED. —A pestcript In
the Buffalo Advertiser of Friday states that
the jury in the case of Benjamin Rathbun,
whose trial for perjury has been going on
for several days, brought io a verdict of not
guilty. When the verdict was announced
the court room rang with applause.
Gen. ATictrreort declined accepting the
office of Governor of the new Territory 61
lows, and ROBERT LUCAS, former Gower.
nor of Ohio, hap been appointed in his need.
Ecursx or slim SVN.—There will be
almost a total eclipse of the Sun on the 18th
of September next, in the United States.—
It will be the last central eclipse of the Sun,
vistblo in the United States, until that of
May 2fith, 1854—which will be also an
nular. The next total eclipse of the Sun
will be August 7th 1864.
ANOTUUTI Weertmo.—Last Tuesday, a
man named Johnson, a carter in the employ
of Mr. James Galbreath, of Philadelphia,
died suddenly,from drinking cold puny wat
er.
BOUROWINCI A HOG.- We find the follow
ing laughable idea in an eastern paper:
"Mister, 1 want to borrow your hog a few
moments."
"My hog! what upon earth can you' went
of him?"
"There's my wife's cousin, who makes
himselfat home at my house, and I want to
put your pig under his window, and pinch
his tail awhile,till his situation grows uncom
fortable.
DIED.
Oa Thursday tut, Mrs. J*N■ WILSON, COOllOll of
Capt. David Wilson, of Hainiltonban township, aged
about 82 years.
On the 3d inst. an infant son of Mr. John J. Top
per, of Germany township.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Oxford Temperance Society.
LA. A MEETING of the "Oxford Tempe.
ranee Society" will be held in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, at Oxford, on Set
urday Evening the 28th of July, inst. at
seven o'clock.
O:7"An Address will be delivered by the
Rev. Mr. Jonas. All are respectfully in
vited to attend.
July 17, 1839.
*VI.) *I 0)1
rr HE Democratic Anti-Masons of Ad
ams County are requested to meet at
their usuatplaces of holding Township Elec
tions, in the Borough of Gettysburg and in
each Township in the County, on Saturday
the 11th of August next, and Elect Two
DELEGATES each to meet in COUNTY
CONVENTION at the Cuurt House, in
Gettysburg, on the Monday following, (the
13th of August,) to nominate a COUNTY
TICKET, to he supported by them at the
ensuing General Election—also to appoint
Conferees to meet those from Franklin
County, to nominate a Candidate for Con
gress.
1
ROBERT SMITH,
,9
D. M. SMYSER, g
JAS. D. PAXTON, q
GEO. L. FAUSS, ,n
JOHN WOLFORD, 2
I §
JOHN HORNER,
JAMES BELL, Jr.
.1 7.
July 17, 1839.
Petition •lor Divorce.
PETER STRYFY No. 19 April T.
ed. 1937. alias Sub.
ELIZABETH STEPFT• pens in Divorce.
N OTICE is hereby given to the reopen
dent, ELIZABETH STEFFY/ to be and Bp..
pear et the next Court of Common Pleas of
Adams County, to be Bell at Gettysburg,
un the 4th Monday of .thigust,lB3B, to show
cause, if any she bee, why she should tint be
divorced from the Bonds of 111strintany from
PETER ST/IFFY, her husband.
By the Court,
B. GILBERT, PAO.
June lA, IP. 4e—la