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isIeTTYRBURGIT. PICNN:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1838._
Another Loco Foco Humbug
EXPLODED!. .
,THE STATE DEBT.
Certificate from the Secretary of the Com.
' montrealth and .thatitor General.
WE, the Secretary of the Commonwealth
end the Auditor General, both of whom are,
with the State Treasurer, Commissioners
oaths Internal Improvement Fund of Perin
'sYlv,aniti, do hereby certify that the whole
Permanent •State Debt, on which the State
paid interest, and which she was liable to re.
Tiny, was, on the 4th day of December 18:35.
$24,330,003 32, and that it is now (18th
August, 1839) 824,230,003 32•
THOS. 11. BURROWEB,..
Seery of the Comelth. '
NATII. P. HOBART,
Auditor General.
Harrisburg, August 18, 1838.
Thomas WIT. Owens.
j.This gentlemen's more certificate of what
ho rues Nor swc&n To, says the Pennsylvania
Intelligsncer, is relied upon by the friends of Por.
icr, to repel all the overpowering evidence of the
two Stonebrakers, and the records of Beaver,
Butler, Hungtingdon, and Northumberland coun
ties ! To shovv, the character of Mr. Porter's cer
tifier, it is only necessary to say that ho was once
CONVICT= OP PASSING COUNTERFEIT
MONEY !—Wo can prove this in a court of
justice.
Ozl - LOON. HERE!
O Read iho Butler County Record E•
vradenca on our first page, and then turn to
ihe following:
another Startling Disclosure
More of Porter's Con
cealed Property.
From the Ailltonion.
In a previous paper we have the evi
dence under oath, of. the Stonebraker's—
two as respectable men as reside in Hun
tingdon county, members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, ih which the fraud of
David R. Porter is completely shown. It
is there proven that when he took the Holy
Book in his hand, and swore that he had
surrendered over all his property for the
benefit of his creditors, that this oath, was
FALSELY TAKEN. That at the same
time, he had CONCEALED, in the hands
of John Stonebraker, - the elder, Bonds and
other property to te amount of , several
THOUSAND DOLLARS. A receipt for
a portion of this money, in the hand writing
of David R Porter, dated July sth, 1825
after he had taken the insolvent oath, is
produced by Mr. Stonebraker, and is now
lodged with the Prothonotary of Hunting.
don County, a far simile of which will be
found in another part of to-day's paper.
We have, also, in our possession a receipt
dated July 31, 1835, signed by. David R.
Porter, for one A. hundred and seventy five
dollars, money received on a judgment in
Northumberland County, which had been
assigned by Porter to John Stonebraker, a
short time before said Porter took the insol
vent act. This Judgment was re-assigned
to David R. Porter by John Stonebraker on
the 4th of June 1827, and George Davis
Esq. who figures no little in the Porter mat-
ter, was a witness to this °assignment.
Dare he deny it? The receipt is at hand.
It is useless to give a copy of the record
in Northumberland—lt is too lengthy.
We have the whole under the seal of the
Court, and it may be examined by calling
at the Miltonian Office. Among these re
cords appear the following:
Northumberland County, ss.
In the Court of Common Pleas, of said County,
to August Term 1816, No. 121.
J. M'Farlend, Atty. 1 Summons debt
i
for David R. Porter. on Bond net
vs. exceeding $550
Henry Eckhart, Summoned as
Daniel Strohecker. to Henry Eck-
Abm.
Reifschneider, 'tort,. & Daniel
Strohicker and Nihil as to Abraham Reirschno
der, W.B 82,88. Appears, &c. cent'd
cont'd, 1818. Jan. cont'd April, rent'd. August
10, by c.ansent Judgment—all monies paid to be
deducted. Per curiam. • •
H. BELLA'S, Prot.
The Execution was returnable to Nov. T. 1817,
N 0.24, and the real debt stated at $275.
Feb. 24, 1818, op motion of Mr. Maus, rule on
Shi£ to return fi. fa. Per. Cur. "Tarde venit."
W. B.
sumo Plffs. No. 49, Nov. T. 1838,
Al fi. fa. Real Debt
Same Defee's 11275—1nt. from 27
May 1812.
No. 66, Jan. T. 1619, writ returned. "Tardo
venit. W. S.
Same Plffe. No. 53, April term,
V 11.1819, 2d plu. 6. fa.
Same Defon'ta Real debt 8275. Int.
from 97th May 1812. Sold primal to the am't.
of $19,50. W. S. $16,55 cents. .
Same riffs. - No. 46, April Term,
V.. 1820, Ale. 6. fa. Real
Same Dofon'ts debt $275, Int. from
17th May 1812. Sold on last Ex. to the am't. of
119,50. Stayed W. 8. 139 D.
Same PIED. N0..65, August term,
Its. lB2O, Von. Explanatt,
flame Da fangs S Real debt $275 Int.
flom 27th May. 1812. Sold formally to the am't
(on fi. fit.) of 1950 "Unsold, iSce. W. S. $14,93."
Same PHA. No. 88, Aug. term,
va. 1821. Ala Von. Expo-
Same Dolling/ nas. Real debt $275
Int. front 27th May, 1712, (Sold formerly to the
anal. of 19.50 on fi. fa.) Unsold for want of buyers
W. 8. $5,10/.
Same No66,April term,lB22
TV.PIu. Von Exponas.
Same Real debt $275. Int.
film/27th May 1812. "Unsold &c.. 1.11.. S. $4.92
This Junt ASSIGNED to John Stonebra.
ker and RE ASSIGNED to DAVID R. POR.
TER. Vido assignment filed. July 20, 1827,
death of Daniel Stroheeker and Abraham Relf.
**beside' suggested. Ex. - *I. Fa. 94 Aug. term
1827.
fri S S /61.7‘1 1 / 1 16 A T.
1
J. M'Farland. Atty. In the Court of Com
So David R. Porter, ' mon Pleas Or North
, - in l / 4 , -, untberland County
WWI lgoitasti, Na.. 122. of Augus
Daniel Siobiwker. . Torn 1810, Judg
•
A. Raifiloh no idei, wont,' 20th Augus
1817.. ' - '" •
To all towboat these present shall come Where •
10It OM Ow* stated Judgment was assigned to
&Ass fitenebrakar fur a valuable consideration;
It lila *O4 Raid N. Porter, some lime in the
:y. .
ear 1818, ;sulk a covenant that ir thl same could
I not be recollected from tho . Defendants therein
named, that.ht, said David R. Porter would pay
tho said John .Stonebraker the value thereof.
Now know yo that I, the said John Stonobraker,
for value received have and by these presents do
assign and set over all my right; title, interest,
claim and demand whatsoever of, in and to the
above stated Judgment unto David W. Porter, his
heirs and assigns with this ospreys consideration,
that any rut ther proceeding, therein are not to ho
at my rink or expense.
Witness , my hand and seal the fourth day of
June, A. D. 1827. • -.
JOHN STONEBRAKER, (L. S)
Witness Present.
Genige Davis,
Benjamin Lytle.
(Filed une 14, 1827.)
J. M'Farland Atty. No. 94. August Term,
for. D. R. Porter, 1827 scire facies to re.
for the use of Jno. vivo judgoment,&c. Sur.
Stonebraker, now original debt $550 00.
for (ho use of D. September 1. 1839,
R. Porter, • on motion of Mr Jordan
Judgment. with leave to
Mr. trephorn to plead
and try r it next term.
Per Cur.—Nov. Term.
VB.
Ifenry Eckbort,
who survived D
Strobecher and A
Reifechnoidar.
with nolleo to. J
llntisel, tette t'nt
April, August November. con. 1834, January
April and August continued. November 14,
Dof t. pleads payment with leave &c. and leave
to alter &c. reply non sol.—tesue and for trial at
next term,—January term 1835, on trial list, and
January 6 ). 183.5. Jury culled and same day Ju
ry discharged, and by consent judgment for plain
tiff, for the ihrn of four hundred and eighty dot
ters and thirty.two cents. All direct payments
since original judgment to be allowed, by the
Court.
Same
Same $275
Int. from May 27, 1812. "Levied personal as
within." 11. S. $1,30.
Same
a, ,15 Von Lx..
Same Debt 9275 tnt. from
27th May 1812. Stayed by plaintiff. H. R. $4,12
paid.
Northumberland County, es.
1, D. Brautigam, Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas of said county, do certify. that
the foregoing is a true copy of the Docket entries
in the said suit; and also, 'h true copy of tho sa
signment of John Stonebraker to David R. Por
ter, relined to. in Docket entry No. 66, April .
term 1822, as full andontiro as the Caine remains
inmy office.
)M— In testimony wheronf, I have hero
S. L. unto set my hand, and affixed the seal
--,...- of the Colin at Sunbury, tho third day
of September . A. D. 1838.
D. BRAUTIGAM, Prot'y.
We now come to David R. Porter's own re-
ceipt. It is as follows
J. M'Farland, Atty.
for J. Stoneb-aker,
now for David R.
Porter.
Henry Egbert who
survived Daniel
Stroheckor & Abm.
Reilechncider, with
notice to John Hou.
taa, tenant in posses-
Received 31st July 1825 one hundred and sev
enty five dollars of Henry Eckbret, in full pay
tient of the balance duo on the Judgment—and!
do hereby release and discharge the said Henry
Eckbret and other defendants therefrom, and do
further empower said Eckhrot's Attorney, or the
Prothonotary to enter satisfaction thereof; and I
do further promise and agree to pay and dia.
chargn all legal coati, that have accrued in the
case. And to save the said Henry Eckbrot &m,
harmless thereon.
D. R. PORTER.
One would have supposed that Mr.'Por.
ter would have stopped here—and when he
had forced every dollar in' the world which
poor Eckbret owned, that he would have
stayed his hand. He had a levy on all the
personal effects which Eckbret was worth
this side the grave—these he was determ
ined should.be sok], and when Porter found
that the Landlord had laid in a claim for
rent, then due and unpaid, he MAGNANI
MOUSLY compounded with Henry. Eck
bret for one•hundred and seventy-five dol.
tars, which sum was raised through Eck-
brets's friends. DOES PORTER STOP
HERE? Does he satisfy the dockets and
pay off the costs? No.—He suffers Eck
bret to be sued for the costs—Execution
follows, and on the 25th January 1838, Mr.
Eckbret produces the Officer's receigt for
the costs—therie costs Porter must pay some
day, if he can be caught by an officer of the
Law.
Thus you see, fellow citizens, this judg
ment was the property of David R. Porter's
creditors. It should .have passed over to
the hands of his Trustees—but like others
who disregard the solemn obligations of an
oath, he received the money, by assignmeht
to Stonebraker for hts own use. After he
had swallowed the Insolvent oath, he then
gets Stonebraker to re-assign this Judgment
back to him. It is sickening to read
.these
black details of the Villainy of a man who
has occupied many honorable stations in
society.
More Yet!
From the Pittsburg . Gazette.
.711 - ore Ei idence—and at our.
very door!
We have already had evidence from Hunt
ingdon. .county, from Beaver county, frOm
Butler county,'Euid from Northumberland,
of the dishonest Insolvency of David R. Por
ter, and at the very moment when we sup
posed that farther evidence would be un
necessary, a witness appears in our own
neighborhood and in tour own county of Al.
legheny.
Our readers will recolleCt that John Stone
breaker, in his deposition, had the following
passage:—
"I also received, from D. R. Porter, a note or
bond-for about six hundred dollars drawn by some
person whose name is not distinctly recollected;
I think it was Myers, or Byers: he also left in my
hands, one other obligation in favor of Patton and
Porter, drawn by a Mr. Wakefield, the amount not
recollected."
The Wakefield here spoken of, is now a
resnectable citizen of Franklin township in
Allegheny county, and we publish to-day his
deposition, which confirms very fully, state
ments previously made as to Porter's dishon•
esty.
Mr' Wakefield testifies, that at the,tirne
when Patton and Porter were about to fail,
that he owed them one hundred dollars r and
that they owed him about two hundred. tie
states that when he heard that they were
about to fail, be called upon Porter and wish.
ed him to make a settlement, and that Por.
ter said he could not settle, becauie he had
rule to plead by first of
next term of jativnent
Continued. )§33,Jan.
No. 3, April term
1835 fi. fa. Real deb
N 0.19, August torm
1835 V- , Ex. Parsons,
In the Common Pleas
ofNorthumberland coon
ty. No. 129, Aug. term
1816 and No. 94 of Aug
Term 18'27, &c. &c.
,
giien up all hi e books and papers to Cs:as
signees, as liVaka6eld Suptrosed:. In this
reTeet•he - was th!nt 'mistaken; the paper!
were merely placed in the hands of Stone-
breaker.
This refusal of Porter to "Settle with
Wakefield, is strong evidence ofa dishonest
intention. It is nn old saying, that "an hon
est man will settle fair, even if he never
pays." If Porteihrid.been honest,he would
not have transferred ‘Vakefteld's note,when
ho knew there was a large amount due to
him.
. . .
Mr. Wakefield furthbr 'atatea, that soon
nfier the demand of settlement, and refusal
by Porter, ho (Wake&lco moved to Indi.
ann county. ' He flies no date fir his remo.
vnl; but it was alsor4 after his demand for
settlement, and 'after the thilure of' Porter
and Patton, in' he fall of 1814 or winter of
1818-9, probably about the :I . st of April,
1819.' One year Alter Porter brought suit
against said WakefieldOn the name of Pat
ton and Porter, and recovered the amount
of the note without any deduction for what
they owed him.
Here then is another evidence of the re
covery of money, after Porter had been dis
charged by the Irlsolvent Law.
It is true, it may be alleged by Porter's
friends, that the suit against Wakefield was
brought by Patton, and that Porteer knew
nothing about it.
To meet such an argument, wo will show
fir'st, that this note was in the hands of Por
ter at the time of the failure, and that ho
placed it in the hands of Stonebrakers, and
second, that Stonebraker returned it to him.
Having in this way traced it into the
handsel Porter, it will be manifest, that he
must have handed it over to Patton, either
to recover the amount for the firm, or else
as a payment of so much money. In either
case it would be a receipt by Porte'', of his
portion of it.
First then, that Porter had the note in
the winter of 181 1 8-9, and placed it in the
hands of Stonebraker, we have the follow
ing proofs. •
Stonebraker, in the extract from his Af
fidavit, which we have giVen above, swears
to it positively.
Wakefield, in his affidavit, swears that
when he wanted a' settlement, 'Porter told
him he had given up all his books and pa
pers, to some person. Wakefield supposed
that it was to his assignees, in that he was
mistaken, as the assignees never acted.
Thomas M. Owens, too, the willing wit
ness of Porter, alter mentioning that Porter
had placed in Stonebraker's hands, the title
papers for lands in Beaver, adds as follows :
"I believe Mr. Porter'alse deposited an order or
assignment of an execution, in the hands of the
Sheriff of Indiana county, for something over
*lOO, and another small claim on some one else,
which I cannot recellect,lelhng us at the same
time that there was hut little hope of getting any
thing out of them."'
Surely after reading Stonebraker and
Wakefield's statements no one can doubt
that this "other small claim" was Wake.
fields's note.
Thus then• Wakefield, Stonebraker and
Owens, all prove that the noto of Wakefield
was placed in Stonebraker's hands by. Pot.
ter. This is our first, point, this shows that
Porter had the control of the note.
Second, we have to show, that it was re•
turned to Porter by Stonebraker. What
evidence is there of that? .
Stonebraker swears as follows :
"Not long after Mr. Porter was released, he
called on me, and I gave into, his hands, the
gotions and deed, except , each as I had received
the money for, of Mr. AllisorOind thutond of
three hundred and forty three. dollars; which
having been left in the hands of Mr. Allismi as
security, I.did not then have."
Porter's, own witness . too ; Thomas M.
Owens, ie speaking about, he assignments to
Stonebraker of the last Beaver, bond, prov
ed as follows .
"When the assignment was about being made
on the bond, I observed, that as I was about to
leave the neighborhood in the spring, thoileign.
merit had better be made to Stonebraker alone,
and that he and Davis being there together, the
balance could bo by him assigned to Davis; it
was accordingly assigned to Stonebraker—after
which being donl3. the whole of the other fee:trifles
previously left with Stonebraker, were returned
to Mr. Porter." •
Here then is satisfactory evidence, that
all the securities, Wakefield's note among
the rest passed into Porter's hands, and cer
tainly he would not transfer it. to Patton, as
a mere gift. Besides, even if he made. a
gift of it to Pattod, it would bogiving away
that which belonged to his creditors. • Be
that as it may, Wakefield was compelled to .
pay the money to Patton as either the part
der or assignee of Patton and Porter, and
this took place a.year after the discharge
of Porter under the Insolvent,Laws.
It is worthy of notice, bow fully •Wake
field's statement establishes the veracity of
Stonebraker and the accuracy of his mem
ory. Stonebraker swears there was a note
of Wakefield's,. and Wakefield proves it
true.
As to Wakefield's claim, we presume that
no suit was ever brought under his instruc
tions, and the insolvent condition of Porter
and Patton, but the records in. Huntingdon
will show whether any such suit was ever
instituted.
We venture to say that no suit was
brought, because, if there had been suck a
suit, the friends of Stonebraker, at Hunting.
dot, would have mentioned it as corrobora
ting his Affidavit.
James Wakefield it, a brother of the
Reverend Samuel Wakefield of the Metho
dist Church, now living in Westmoreland
county, and the author of the "thimurriAN
Mr. Wakefield is woll known in ?llleghe•
ny and some adjoining counties, and his
testimony that Stonebraker was an honest
man and of good reputo among his neigh.
bore, must satisfy many of our fellow citt•
zens, and convince them that David R.
Porter is unworthy, of a place in the Guber
natorial chair.
Allegheny County, u.
Before, me, a•Justice of the Peace in and
for 'said county, personally came James
Wakefield,•a resident of Franklin township,
in said county,'who, otchts solemn oath e duly
administered,saith,thnt atom the year 1815,
said deponent resided in Huntingdon coup•
ty, Penna., .vheil Edward B. Patton and Pa.
vol R. Porter pumhased two set of works,
called Sligo Forges, and commenced busi•
ness: Said deponsnt wasernployep ICUentlyi.
as a •Millwright abciut said Forges of Patted
and Porter till the fall of 18i8;or winter of
1818-8. About which time it was reported
that said firm of Patton and orter was about
to fail, when said deponent went to David R.
Porter and requested to have a settlement of
his account with said firm—which account,
as kept by said deponent showed work done
fol. said firm to the amount of about three
hundred,dollars,of which they had made ad
vances to about one hundred dollars or there.
ahouti-L 7 David R. Porter answeied that ho
could not settle with me then, as he had
given up all his books and papers, (he did
not say, to wlitim, but I supposad'they were
given into the handsof hisassiknees.) That
no settlement then took place, nor ti d the
said Patton or Porter then, or at any time
since; • over pay said deponent one cent on
said account. Thai Said deponent, shottiv
afiee the demand of settlement, removed to
Indiana county, Pa., and, about two years.
afterwards, sent back by his brother Robert,
said account to an Attorney in Huntingdon
county, named—Duncan, (so far as the
name is now recollected,) with orders that
if it could be collected without putting ton
to cost to do so, and if, not !o let it lie; nod
said deponent has never heard any thing far.
ther in regard to said account. Shortly af
ter Patton and Porter came to said Sligo
Forges, said deponent had purchased, from
said partners, a horse—for which they held
his note for one hundred dollars. About a
year after said deponent removed to Indiana
county, Patton, then residing in A rniagh,in
said countv,commenced a suit, in the name
of Patton and Porter, against said deponent
on said Promissory note, and collected the
full amount of said note from said deponent
—the greater part of which was paid in lum
ber by my brother to said Patton. This was
the only note of mine ever in the hands of
said firm, and must be the same referred to
in the affidavit of John Stonebraker. Said
deponent was intimately acquainted with
John Stonebraker for about fifteen years,
and knew him to be an honest man—a man
of good report among his neighbors, and an
efficient member and class lender of the Me
thodist Episcopal church; and said deponent
also knew , Samuel Sturgeon lobe employed
as a collier about said work, but has never
seen him since leaving that place.
J A NIES WAKEFIELD.
Sworn and subscribed this 22d day of Sep
tember, A. D. 1838, before
JOHN. NEELY.
Behold !
To the Editor of the Huntingdon Journal:
Mn. BENEDicr:—On looking • over the
'Advocate and Sentinel' of the 28th ult. my
attention was arrested by the following state.
ment in it: "Now the truth is, Gen. , Porter
never had any trustees, the gentlemen ap•
pointed never gave bond, or took upon them
selves the trust; but having full confidence
in hie integrity, they and his creditors left
it with him to make settlement and manage
all the business himself.'" . -
Having been one of the persons appointed
trustee for David R. Porter, I feel myself
called upon to state to the public the reasons
why I did nat act as his trustee. Immedia
tely upon.my nam& being announced by the
court as ono oft ho trustees, Mr. Porter came
to me and expressed a wish that. I would con
sent to the appointment; and give the neces.
sary security, and to induce me to do so
intimated to me,that it would not be neces
sary that I myself should do any thing in the
matter, but thnt he would do all, and that
hit intention waste pay all the clai me against
him but one, which was a large one and
which he would never pay. I was reluctant
to comply with his wish, and told him ao,he
then left,me, and in a short time again came
to me and urged me to consent and comply,
and at the same time informed and gave me
to understand, that, unless
. I would let him
have the settlement of all the business, he
did not wish me•to have any thing to do in
the inattersand that ill would so consent and
comply he would make me as safe as he
could, that be would give me John Stone
braker, and, I think, Thom.is M. Owens,as
security or bail that I should not lose by do•
ing so. This I refused to agreg to, and Mr.
Porter then walked off and left me. A short
time after this, - Mr. Porter in, conversation
induced me to believe that there was no pro
perty, or trust funds to be gotten or to. look
after, at any rate worth the trouble of at
teading to it, and in consequence thereof, I
never acted in, looked after, or inquired fur
ther about the• business. I have been dis
appointed in what hopes I-had at that time,
that Mr. Porter might pay his debts, as he
has since baffled and delayed several of his
creditors, whose claims were evidently just
As to my own claim, although a small mat
ter, not the one half of it is yet paid, though
it was the chain; on which he got himself put
to jail. During the last August court in
Huntingdon,) called on Mr. Porter, person
ally, and demanded a settlement with him,
but he positively refused doing any thing in
the matter until after the election,and I Will
now be: compelled to got what is justly due
to me from him in the best way I can,which
am now compelled and trying to do by the
only course left , me. •
During the fall of 1801, I became ac
quainted with John Stonebraker, and lived
within a few rode of his. souse for some
length of - time. I have since that time !iv
ed in his neighborhood, been Intimate with
him and regularly had dealings with .him
for the last thirty-six. years, and -have al
waya,considered And found him to be a man
of truth and grid integrity. I never
heard his character for integrity, truth and
veracity questioned by any • one until he
bad independence and moral courage
enough, to publicly declare his knowledge
of //hat he had discovered, to be a dishonest
transaction on the part of Mr. Porter.
With astonishment I have seen Thomas
M. Owens of Birmingham announced in the
Porter papers "as an exemplary, pious man,
and an elder of the Presb3 terian church,"
and "one whose declarations must forever
put to flight the depositions of the Messrs.
Stonebrakers." I have some knowledge of
the character of Mr. Elder Owens, and
would just say , "it is no better than it should
be." One thing howover is certain, ho
never was au Elder of the Presbyterian
church and his charanter could not ,have
been so very good bu, i , a very few : years
ago, when ho was, where -he was best
known, ARRESTED ON A CHARGE
OF PASSING COUNTERFEIT MON
EY' at 13irm - ingtiam in this county, where
ho had long dwelt and his character was
well known. At which time a respectable
clergyman who was pretty well acquainted
with him, told me he hoped the law might
now do what moral persuasion had failed io
accomplish : that is produce a reformntiot.
in his character. In short, I feel confident
that Ustate btit.what !is well known, and
what the mind of every candid man, who
is well acquainted with Thomas M. Owens,
will at once concur in, when I state that he
is It man who will Say "yes, yes, 0 yes, yes
certainly," to any thing which can be asked
or requested of him,-provided the doing so
will not 'trench or create n demand upon
his pocket or Interest; that he is just the
proper 'sort of instrument for a designing
unto, or set ,olmon'to consent that they.
should have the use of his name, to suit
their purpose. No ninn who know 4 Thom
as M. Owens'.cnn . believtt that he wrote or
dictated a single sentence of that whirl► np•
pears over his nnmo, in the "Advocate and
Sentinel" of the 5111 September.
MICHAEL WALLACE.
Mins township, August Bth, 1839.
From the Hanover Herold.
RASE SLANDER ON THE DUNK
ERS. AND NIENNONITES.
George Gift, Esquire, a Justice of the
Peace.,appointed by George Wolf n short
time before he left the gubernatorial chair,
and a leader of the Porter party in this
borough, said the ot her day, that "all the .
Dwaters & Illenstonites were
a set ofcl77—d Tories! , This out.
rageous and .nojustifiable expression was ap.
plied to ihe large and respectable body of
our fellow•citizens, belonging to the Dunk
ard and Mennonite denominations, because
the greater number are in favor of JOSEPH
RITNFR, the German Farmer of Washing•
ton county, and opposed to D. R. Porter,
because he has ,no, knowledge of the Ger
man character—is i.norant of the language
and cannot be considered friendly to their
intereste. .Forproof of this, we areputhori
sed to refer to Mr. JOIIN IlEttsliY, York
street, Hanover, of whom it will be sufficient
to say that he belongs to one of the most
respectable and well known families in York
county.
j j Thc U. S. Gazette says, 'Ye ore indebted to
an estimable friend incapable of wilful misrepre
sentation for the following.
SEPTEMBER, 20th, 1838.
Mr. CHANDLER,—My friend, as to mv•
.3010 am becoming daily stronger in the fiuth
that Joseph Ritner will be re-elected by an
increased majority. As to newspaper infor
mation in these days, there is very little to
be depended on-1 have mad up my opinion
from the following, to wit:—that so far as
my information extends, I find none who was
with.us in 1.R34. that are now against us--,
except a few who endeavored to get the Bag,
or you may say an offme,and was disappoint-
ed; while know many very many that was
against us,who are now for us. While writ
mg this,a German ofgood information came
in.who says,in his county, Lehigh,the change
will be very great in favour of the Farmer
Governor; and also says, in Northampton
county the change is equally great and go.
mg ahead—ho thinks there will .be a close
vote in that county; says he knows many
that were opposed to Ritner in 1835, that
will vote for him, although they do not wish
it know—his opinion is, that Ritner's vote
will' be muchstronger,than is now e'Rected.
Respectfully yours,
A LOZERNE SUBSCRIBER.
qleeting in Libeily.
At a largo and highly respectable meet
in,'" of
thd friends of JOSEPII RITNER, held
atGrayson's School-house in Liberty town
ship, on Saturday evening the 22d inst.,
JOSEPH BA UGHER, Esq. was elected
Chairman, .and GEORGE WEAGLEY Sec
retary. '
The following resolutions, offered by Mr.
MAXWELL Stirct.us and supported by him
in a very handsome and spirited manner,
were adopted: by L acclamation :
Resolved, That. we consider the Sub.
Treasury System; as advocated by the Van
Buren and Porter 'party, as utterly inconsi•
lent with the principles of a Republican
form of. government; and calculated to sop
the very essence of the Ireedom and liberty
of the people ; end Vial we will.not support
either for Executive , or Legislative office
a man who is favorable to the measure.
Resolved, That all Secret'Associations,
by whatever name they are known,indicates
impurity of motive and should not be toler•
atod in a free government; and that we will
not support a man for an office of profit or
trust when holding follow-ship with them.
Resolved, That we conaider ourselves
bound by every consideration of virtue and
patriotism ; by all that is sacred and pure,
to keep from official station a man whose
private character has been marked by im
morality and dishonesty.
Resolved, That David R. Porter is the
Van Buren candidate for Governor of this
State and favorable to all the obnoxious
measures of the Administration party; fa
vorablo to the issuing of Treasury Shin-
Plasters, to the Sub Treasury System, a
member of the Secret. Association of Free-
Masons, and an immoral and dishonest
man; therefore, wo pledge ourselves to use
all honorable means to prevent his election.
Resolved, That in Josarii ItrnsEn we
have the tried and proven friend of the peo
ple—of the Constitution and. Laws: the en
emy of an irredeemable paper currency,
and of Treasury Shinplasters; a true Dem
ocrat, and opposed to Federal usurpation;
a friend to jodicious improvements, and do
siror of imparting the benefits of Educa
tion to all, both rich and poor; and last, but
not least, a Practical Farmer and an hon
est man, whom we will delight to honor.
Resolved, That the proceedings of the
meeting be signed by the °Moors, and pub
lished in all the papers in the county friend.
ly to..the cause. '
,JOSEPH BAUGHER, Plea%
GEORCZ WEAOLEY, Secretary.
GETTYS3I7B.GII, PA.
Tuesday, Qttober 9, 1835.
D HMOCUATIC ASTI-MASONIC SOMINATI?It
FOR noViitrunl, • ,
- JOSEPII — RITNER.
- FUR '
JAMES COOPER..
. e ‘ssioitax, ;
THADP . EAS STEVES
CHARLES KETTLEWELL.
commiestoilim,
DANIEL cDIEIIL.
Amnon,
JOHN G. MORNINGSTAR.—.
IHRFCTOII OF THE POOR, 4.;
PETER TROSTLE. ,f,
gl'gq"gErgtlrs
Examine your Tickets.
LOOK OUT JAR
FORGERY!
WOur friends must not be surpris
ed to see FORGED CERTIFI
CATES AND AFFIDAVITS. circu
lated before the election! Our adver
saries here are the very boys for such
things! You will all recollect that it
Was racont HERE, that the "FORGED
LETTER" was issued, which defeat
ed the election of Joseph Ritner in
1832! ! !
The AUTHOR of that "forgery" has
boasted in his cups that he 41 WROTE
THAT LETTER, " but got another to,
"sign and send it up to the North,
where it did old Joe's business for.
him" ! ! !
This man is still here—still as re
gardless of all the principles of hones
ty and all the promptings of conscience
as ever—seering the lattir, continually;
by acts kindred to the FORGERY by
which he defeated the election of ~dos
eph Ritner! ! He is still ready to
serve ins PARTY, though at the expense
of every HONEST and monAL principle ! ,
You may, therefore, look out •for.
FORGERIES and FRAUDS of every
kind ; and these, like the "forged let
ter," wilLbe.circulated so near the elec
tion that they cannot be
. contradictedl
We say, beware of statements em
enating from that source---xnr: rainx-
FUL ONE, WEEKLY, OF NUMBER
LESS FALSE-HOODS !
BEWARE OF TREACHERY!
(geßeware Of TREACHERY! Beware
of FORGERY and all kinds of FRAUD,
that ingenious villains can invent!44
OZ:rWe learn from a source Jr the most
undoubted credit, ihat a scheme has bebn
set on foot by the Porter-men, which, for
unblushing effrontery and shameless fraud,
is unequalled,even in the history of the reck
less party which conceived it.
It is this: a Porter man is to go to a Ric
nor man and say to him, "if you will strike
Stevens from your ticket and vote for 114 7
Diouf, i will vote for Ritner or such other;
on your ticket as you think proper," or "if
you will strike ,Cooper from your ticket for
Congress, and vote for .Sheffer, I will vote
for Ritner, Kettlewell, or such other as y o u
like;" and the same Porter man is to go to
twenty Ritner men,or as many as he,believes
he can prevail upon to pursue this course,
and make the sumo proposition to them all !I
Our friends will at once see the stupend
ous fraud which the Porter men are attempt
ing to practice: One Pore/. man.by agree
ing to vote forame of our candidates, pro"
ewes TWENTY PORTER MEN to vote for the
Porter candidates!!!
Yet, Fellow. Citizens! villanous be' this
scheme is, it has'been practiced in several
of the Toienshins, AND La TO DE ATTEDHITED
IN ALL! Yes, it is true; that Porter men,
who have claimed to be honest and respec
table citizens,, hove attempted to deceive
their neighbors in this way! One .POrter
man, whom we could name, haring prom.
*Red more then twenty of our frieeds to vote
for Rimer if they would vote for Sheffer for
Congress and McDivitt for the AssemblY,
and strike Cooper and Slevensl! .
We say to our friends, beware of such
TREACHEROUS, DECEIVERst. GO tO the Polls
and vote the WHOLE: TICKET!
Victory 1 . NiCtory
Election in
attains County.
Star-Sxtra. of Saturday last.] •
to.. [F y ro e m th.
sterday
was a
proud day. for the
friends of the Farmer Governor! Old Ad•
ems was herself in truth I • Her hardy sone
came up nobly to 'the support of the. Wash!'
ington county Eturaer I
In the Borough, 'notwihstanding a most
desperate effort was made to defeat.s. and
our opponents were out toe man; we carried
our Inspector by 40 of a majority!
Many of our friejtde were ab s sent, and,seier
el voted what we term '"Judges" tickets
through misinke. Yet wo have done nobly,
and will greatly increase our inajorit* - 01 A
the oth of 06tober next.' Thera WI on
that day be but fevi , of the 'Ayala, o.kittlect4
tfile thristian cOrnmunity,TOUnd voting for
ouch tt man as David IL Pdrter l' The con•
test is between t virtue and , vice: VIRTUE
will triumph here/
Is Cthpberland township, our raturirity a
411 U Our farmer friends held thdir op
ponents we!l at bay and nobly ConqUered af
ter all tho eXerlsons made to defeat; them I
In Freedom, we have carried our.inspec
tor more than '11111Ele.: to Oritt.l the
noblest little community crationr s
But few ,Loco Forms, ars to be found within
her pure precinct'! .
to ; /...iherty—rold.f.iburty,thn mother of
fir freeilem— . .we carried our Inspector.
T1V0,;0 ONE • notwithstanding it is the rest
d`fc'e, of one of 'the Porter candidates for
.Assembly,and the opposing candidate one
•or, the worthiest nod most populcr Men of
'the opposition in
.that inss;nship! It is n
.90:44 triumph, worthy'of Lawny'
,In Franklin—honest old Franklin—we
'carded our Inspector by more than THREE .
4ri one/ Tide .isl,,',!et,oszotte" richievoineet,
'when we considar, flint here ,was to .be one
4-the “strong, holds" of rorteristql „' The ;
hardy saes of Franklin have well robuked
the opponents af their old friend end brother,
tke patriot Farmer Governor! Franklin
olways does her duty, and dues , it well and
gobly !
, Hamiltonben—that hardy and intelligent
gliweiling place of many of Pennsylvania's
smobleat sonr-acted well her part! A great•
effort was made to defeat our Inspector; but
a few of the friends of the Farmer (lover.
car got together and elected hiin by 77 of
a ttukjority! Much depends on honest old
Hansittonban, and the.. friendi of the pros.
pertly of the County, and best interests of
the State, will not be disappointed in her
when she comes to cast her vote on the 9th
of October.
But we must stop rendering to our friends
that praise which they nobly won yesterday
throughout the County. Suffice it to say,
ifuit so . fares-we have heard, our friends
have acted well their parte, and
. have CAR
RIED AU * 'BEFORE THEM 1 They
have given .good evidence of the
ISO° majority,
which they intend giving to the present
worthy and 'Governor on the see•
and Tuesday of October nest. MANY
CHEERS, THEREFORE, FOR OLD
ADAMS ! .She will not disappoint her
friends in other parts of the State .' •
SIM Later!
FO 4NSPE ("TORS ELECTED !
' Irraince taming the above in an,extra sheet,
we have, heard from all 'Oe other townshipe ip
the•ci unty, and
,tho toeuk has, been great, 12L0-
moue and.UNEXPECTEDI
,
Welter carried our Inspectons in the Boroughs
of Gettyaburg and 6bbottstown, end in the
Townships of Cumberland. Freedom, Liberty,
jiamiltonban, Frapiitio. Monallen,.Huatlngdon,
Berwick; Concnv ago, Mountpleasani, Tyrone and
Latimore-14
Tho FOrterites in Hamilton, (through the tag..
entity of the Sheriifo Straban, illountjoy and
Germany-4:
In Reading there was no election, them being
a tie! Truly may we ekelains. ,
WELL DONE, ADAMS!
EPALY• rErmarits-. , .0r .
RITNER, RALI7I -
Once More unto the °reach brave friends,
Once more!"
();:j-NEXT TUESDAY the great battle
is to be fought, the battle which is to decide
tha fate orPenrisylvaniri for years to• come!
Qurfriends,thereforf,have a high and Sacred
duty to perform; a duty to which they are
incited,by the value which,they set upon the
prosperity, of the Commonwealth, their , own
and their children's. Not only is there such
a stake at issue, but the contest which is
waging, is a contest betweeh VICE and yin.
Tur.-"T-4•conteat for the continuation of our
'Republican institutions end' our personal,
freedom)
This is co-"dvirltvrought estimate of the
importance of the contest; - for on the result
of our electiee' herei,in'a great measure, de:
• ponds the triumph or overthrow of the Avtck-i
.ed measures set on .foot by the Genera
'Government, and which aim, not only at th'e
destruction of our National, prosperity, but
at the corruption of the people, the subver:
sion of National virtue, and, finally, of our
independence when some modern Caisar,
shall detiire its Overthrow!
Place the PURSE In the hands that , hold
the SWORD ' , must be the case when the
Sufr , Treasury,Schcme is adopted, end then
consult
‘ the history of all times and of all
goVerriihents, arid learn how !Peg they re
mained free!! It may be that Martin they
Buren will not become a Cataline; but where
.is your security that his , successor will not
'b e ? Are bad • men ex i tinct? Is aMbitien
dead?. NO! The world has yet Cesare, and
Uromwells, and Napoleons, to seize the first
opportunity that it offered to raise them
'selves to dominion, though to attain it they
should be obliged to wade through blpodl •
Beware, then, Fellow-Citizeus, of contri
buting to a t;elierrici fraught with such den.
'ger, as is the Sub• Treasury: by voting fur
David R. Porter, you:Vote indirectly for this
odieU3 end dangerous mediure—because, if
~,,hel i s. . eleeted, it will give strength to Vali
1A91'91 1 2110 enable him to carry this measure
‘OO iniquity.
Rouse yourselves, then, friends of your
'country! ~G 0 to 'the polls! Go each and
every one, and vete for JOSEPH RIT:VER and
the ticket opposed to national misrule- 7
' Vona ' TUE' WUOLII‘ TICKET, AND ALL
WILL BE WELL.
The - Old Conitatoion.
al -At a meeting. Of the friends of the Old Con
stitution of Pennsylvania, convened in the City of
Philadelphia, uriikrut dislindion of Forty, but
composed of a representation of all the varieties of
political opiiiion whiclutriltnown in this Com
monwealth, a Collin:lWe° pee appointed to prepare
and publish an address to the people of the State,
calling their . attention to thp Ornendments" pro
posed by tho late and to urge upon
them the duty iiating against thorn at the
ap
proaching election. Thiel:Wires!' has been handed
to us for insertion in our &toms, but too late for
this week's paper. •
It is an able and, in our opinion, unanswerable
nrcument in support of our existing Constitution;
which we would like ter lay before our,readers had
it been .received 'at an earlier toy.
The Committee .who have signed the address,
are one half in favor of the election of David R.
Porter, and one half inlayer of the re-election of
Governor. filial, and.we understand the conven-
tion which selected that Committee was similarly
constituted.— Their names aro Horace Dinney,
Zechariah . Poulson, John S. Riddle, Joseph
gersoll, Levi!, Passrpore,,Daniqk W. Coxe, Richard
Roberts. F. A. Raybold, John Sex
ton, Alexander E.Dougherti,‘Phomas D. Grover,
John W. Ashmead, William Stephens, James
GoOdman„ Josiah Randall, Jacob Frick, Hugh
Catherwood, Chailes Willem, Robert Howell,
Ethah Daldtvin.
In the bingos& of the address, wo say to our
readmit, iilf life, liberty; property, suffrage, equality
.iunder. the ?amend in making the law, ,are already
"secure—if you and your fathers have enjoyed
“these meat blessing' for forty r eight years, and
"have prospered in every way while you have ea
njoyeil them--If no Man can point out one Serials
"practical evil whreil - the Constitution causes, or
"one attainable practical good that it does not
"secure, then, in the name of wisdom, of fidelity to
"yourselves, your families and the State, let us ask
"the sober, judicious apd reflecting men of Penn
"sylvania, without distinction of party, wherefore
"will you incurthe perils of the proposed changes?"
Joint Simiebraker—Rev. Jtir
Smith's Zeller.
r:3•We take pleasure in laying the subjoined
correspondence before pur readers. Good men
will always, and where least expected, find those
to rise up and bear witness to their good name,
when assailed by demagogues and their hirelings.
Stonebraker being declared by those who know
him to. be a noon of truth,'and.he having sworn to
what convicts Porter of Perjury,we cannot see how
any honest, moral or good man can so frir'forget his
duty to his country, himself or his family as to
vote for him.
TO THE REV. MR. SMITH.
tirETTYSBURG, Sept, 26,1838. .
DEAR Sin' AND Bacertura—We address you upon
a subject which, - ' from your peculiar situationns
ail accredited and respectable Minister. of the
Genie' amongst ue, and, of course, not engaged
,in„ political strife, ,ruuet naturally be a (Wiest°
ono; but the importance of the truth to beolicited
must be our excuse.' ' • ' •••
I . • Merges bra-serlotni &filmier. involving mbr.
aithoneastp and integrity, have been madoragoinst
Mr. PORTER, ono of the candidates for tho office
,orGovernor at the coming election ; and the proof
abreact charges rests, in some degree, upon the
.thertretr or Mr. Srosictiaszta; son•r. of Hun
-7.lngdon county.!
Mr. Stonebralter has boon represented to us as
a member .of. the Methodist Episcopal church;
and his reputation as such has been exalted or
traduced, as might servo political ends.
Aware that you kierci engaged for two or three
yeare, attlifferent times, as a. Minister of' the Cir
cuit, : which embraces Huntingdon county, -and
presuming that you aro acquainted with the
prominent members ofthe church in that region
or country, we have delmed It'proper to address
you; and respectfully inquire whether, in your
ministrations it Huntingdon cbuniy, you became
acquainted with Mr.Stonebrairer. and had air op.
portunity pt , forming an opinion In regard to his
standing. and :character ; and•o leo whether you
are acquainted with those brethren of the church,
or any of them, who have certified to the respec
table standing of Mr. Stottebrskor 'so, wo
would ink of you td - coiritunicate'the
'same 'thoe; thii our own minds, and the minds of
therphblic, 'May be satisfied es to the confidence
which ought to be , placed In the atatenicehi
which .he mode. . .
Very respectfully, your friends and brethren,
lIEZ. VANORSDEL.
EDWIN A. ATTLEE;
WM. W. PAXTON.
Rev. AMOS SMITH. Veilyeburg.,
• MR. f3IIfITH'S REPLY.
GET7I(SIIIIRG, 5ept:29,1838.
Demi Ilarmincs—l received your letter last
evening, and though I tan opposed to• 'wildcat
strife, I claim the privilege of . ..thinking for my
sell, and of communicating my views and knowl-
edge of t racts • to my Blends, when I am so res
pod:idly requested,to do it upon a subject. that
th(,y' teel twin!, so important., . ' • •
Therefore, in . complying
,vrith your request, I
state that 1 became personally a4uainted
with JOHN ST,oNentlAxatt, scn ' r. as a mem
Err the Methodist Episcopill Chureli, and
as riTriend in 1 . :. 4 25E and in• 103 and 1834,
this actitinintatice was reneWed. During
the 'above mimed years, I often rolled, and
Sometimes 'lodged trith'hiin. And,' as a.
member of 'the Church,. during my labonrs
on that Circuit, iIIE . BTOOD VERY FAIR r WIT
do l belierethat'hir word would /Mile hien
doubted by, his neighbors, OR IIIs• 'OATH
QUESTfotvEu the ANIVOE. ' '
And this statement is in accordance with
the Testimony of the forty-two 'gentlemen,
declaring' tliernselveS fo' be Membetieef the
satne.Church,.sl:t of them in official stand.'
ing, the most of whom I. know to be men of
probity and unyielding.integrity.
I also have an intimate acquaintance waft .
some, and 'personal' knowledge of others, or the
gentlemen who have 'testified that the Metiers.
Stortehrakera are men or 2itiraciky and integrity.
They are gentlemen
„or, es lair reputation as any
that live in Huntingdon county.
I have no apology to Make for having given
you the above statements.
'• Very res.pectlully, your friend, St.c.: -. • .
AMOS. SM
_ .
Messrs. Van Oracle!, Alice, 4 , Parton..
John: IF n, Esq.
co-This gentleman, who was in favor of Porter
at the time of his nomination, and which afrorded
so much joy to tho loco locos, is now for Gov.
ititncn bananas cos 7 PORTER'S toIsROISZATT !!
all flail Calmat:v(l;w;
Ernie tonest and intelligent community de
.
serves groat credit far the handsome manner in
which it rebuked the Loco'Focos on Friday last.
Notwithstanding, every oxourOn was made to de.
feat the friends of the Farmer Governor, they elec.
led their Inspector' by a handsome and quite unex.
pealed majority! The Loco Foco leaders. by
their wo•begone countenances, on learning the
result, clearly evinced their sad dinappaintment
They may now well be called "Knights of the
Rueful Countenance,"
Mit done, little Pkeedontf
Heat the voice of her' eons!
fz!,-We take pleasure in laying the sub
joined before oar readers.. It will be borne
'remind that. Freedom is but a : small town
. •
'ship, numbering only about 80 voters.
To the Editor of the Gellyabdrg Star.
We, the undersigned, voters of Freedom
Township, (late a part of Liberty,) do certi
fy, that at the election for Governor in 1835,
we did vote either for Cyeorge Wolf or. Hen
ry A. hluhlenburg; but are now determin
ed to vote forthe present Farmer Governor, I
Joscru RiTrvEn.
ARMOR_DIOITAM,
:•SA MU:EL RHOOES,
• • DAVID ROTH, •
ABRAHAM - RHODES,
JOSEPH- KELLEY, '
JAMES CUNNINGHAM,
ROBERT LINN,
,ANDREW REID,
SAMUEL WHITE, =
maim' KERNS,
PHILIP' SAURBAUG'II,
RUDOLPH SAURBAUGH,
ABRAHAM WAYBRIGHT,
JAMES 'WHITE Sen .
111:7•Thera are several others who have
not had an opportunity of signing.
Porter in his own County I
' The Pirst rieloryl
As an evidence of Porter's popularity in
his own county we give the following.. '•At
the election for borough officers, held last
week in the borough of Hollidaysburg,
Huntingdon county," says the Register,
"notwithstanding the.great exertions made
by the Porter' men, the Rimer ticket for
Burgess and Council was elected by a ma
jority of 23 votes." Let it he remerribered
that this is in the county where the people
"xlvew HIM."
al Skunk!
pi-There Is a communication in the lnst"Prank
lin Telegraph," over the signature of "Simon
Pure," written by ono Andrew G. Miller or at his
dictation! This communication is in relation to
our candidate for Congress, JAMES Coorcn, Esg,
and does not contain one sentence of truth!
We do not take up our pen to contradict the
writer, but merely to inform the public who he is!
This Andrew G. ',Miller is the brother-in-law of
Mr. Cooper, but his most inveterate foe—because,
in his professional pursuits, the latter,on ono or two
occasions in duty to his clients, it Is said, has been
compelled to exhibit the former in a point of view
not the most favorable.. 'Miller is the Editor of
the "Compiler"! Have we not said enough!
•
Meeting -at Sheely9s.
.
•-•There Wes ti meeting of the F'orterifes et the
house of Mr. Slimily; in Germany•township,on Sa
turday last, whicli;*we• understarld, afforded inore
amusement co . the people of! that, - neighborhood
than any. "Show" or "Circus" which has been.ex-
Whited in that part of the country for some time.
Some three or. four dozen Porter men had as
sembled,and the "ToWn Orators'(!) wore present,
i all agog, crammed chock full of abuse of • Joseph
1 Rimer and our candidates, with which to regale
their audience, when to ! Mr. Cooper, our candi
date for Congress;and Col. Clarkson.aPpeored uP
on the ground, drawn, thither by their own busi
nese! The Town Orators were dumb sthcken,and
looked more like convicls,or men detected In some
act tlf villany, than honorer] guests,inviced to a pa
laical meeting to discuss the affairs of che country!
After long caucussing among.the Town Orators
and considerable delay, the meeting was at length
organized. But fright had done . its usual work!
The Orators were celled and came forth, but "the
voice stuck in their jaws"' their tongues wen:lB6)T
and nnpliant, and worked , pretty much like, the
"linch-pin in an axle-tree when the tar has tumid
to pitch!" All that the first could articulate was
"Bank, Dank, Bank—United States,Banli!" 'The
second; i federtil . Crab-Apple looking chap, cried,
"Democracy, Democracy—Abolition, AbolilionL-
Monopo!y,Mon'opolyi"'and the third,an honest crit
fur! talked about "Lawyers;(we suppose he is not
yet one, being only a pettpftga er!) Lawyere—
Town Dictators, Peg-gy Bea-ty!" and blundered
through with the reading of a letter,whicis 'he said
was written by David Fullerton, abusing the Get
tyiburg Rail Road and white-washing Porter's
character; and then--"the ball was broke!"
Permission wart then asked by Mr. Samuel toil
ler,of Germany township, for Mr. Cooper to ad
dress the meeting; but ho was interrupted whilst
'making the request try Sheriff Taughenbaugh,who
moved an adjournment! and in such indecent haste
was he, dug he did not allow the President, Mr.
Kitzmiller, time to put the .girestion, hut put it
himself!! The meeting was adjourned. Miller
run one way, Taughenbaugh ancither;& McClean
a third, urging the Porter men to leave and the
hostler to hurry in harnessing their horsest. And
such was the hurry and confusien - of their.flight,
that one of the Coco Focos actually' harnessed Col.
Clarkson's horse to his gig in mistake! A glori
'oll3' day this for Pcirter!!!
- • • Mr. Cooper then rose and fired a few shots af
ter the , flying leaders, striking them at every tiro,
but they, escaped front the fi eld, carrying away
their wounded! When Mr. Cooper commenced
speaking.hit Wee interrupted by' a fellow supposed
to have been procured for the purpose by Miller
and Tai glienbaugh; who sung out, as loud as a
Stentorian pair oflungexsould,permit him, "Tar
and feathers! Peggy Beatty!" and continued this
rant for several minutes, stopping at intervals end
threatening to " lick every Ritner man on the
ground!" When this real Van Buren performance
'was: over, Mr. Cooper addressed our friends and
such of the other phi ty as remained, exposing the
silly falsehoods of the Town Fugitives as dame.
ad reply.
In justice to our Cotintry opponents, we must
say, that we have been informed that a number
of the Porter men from Conowago and Germany
townships, felt ,that their party was deeply dis
graced by the conduct of the Town Dictators,wlio
pretended in their speeches so much modesty and
deference to the country' people! More than one
exclaimed against the conduct of the Sheriff in
taking the duties of the Prosident,Mr. Kitzmiiler,
out ofhis hands and adjourning theroeoting—par.
,Ocularly after the Master of this officious Inter
loper had pretended that . it was ttlmoat sinful e.
ven . to . speak in the country! Yet Taughenbaugh
assumed the.datiee of Prosidont and adjourned
the meeting against the will of even many oak
own:political friends,who thought that both sides
should have had a
,hear)Ogi There were some
honorable exceptions to such conduct even from
town,& as one we heye heard. cifJ. B. Danner,Eaq.
A Scots' HUNTINGDON, COUNTIC.—A
few days since, at the tavern of Peter Voyle,
in Gaysport,it was proposed by the landlord,
who is a Porter man,to take the vote on the
question for Governor, which resulted, for
Ritnor 41=-for Porter 4.
• 1."
s
r;assoir -
STOP THE RUNAWAYS.
$5O REMIRD.
Manaway from Mr. John Sheely's In Germany
6 .& l4 township,onBatutdayovening lea, about_ 5
o'clock P. M. the following described persons—
namely I A LPITLE MAN, yrith grey oyes, a
big mend), End a cracked voice; whose .weasar.d
has' been strained crying. out "edloue - monopolies
abolitiOn, Daiid 11. Porter," ,
Tile Other Is a man with' a constan t smirk on
his visage, which looks as if it were occasioned
hY Inward mirth, neutralized hy,the pinching' of
tight• shoes„ Or the occasinnel • twitchings or. a
^conscience HI at easo"L•Ahough the last is not
likely, its these "wholtrteiv him" bast say ho is
toithold conscience! particularly'Whon in
the country, very much opp9sod to "town dicta.
tien," and is a dear lover of . the Intermit?, of the
cMintry people ! Ho boa' good teeth and is very
apt to show them when ho thinks he hmi said a
smart thing—such es •IPeg.gy Hea..ty." c He says
ha is also the author of tho."forged letter" which
defeated Governor Minor in 1832,
and generally
reads letters out of newspapers whic he moat pm).
pie think he' writes himself!!! "
Tho abote toward wifiliergivon for the aPpro.
!tension of. the above named fugitives, and lodg.
ink them in some place, whence they cannot es
.cape until they hare hoard the Tamen mid ! The
last place they wore heard of, was on the road
from Littlestown to Gettysburg.
N. B. If a warrant should bo issued for their
apprehension, it had better be directed to the
Coroner, as the ,Sheriff is porticeps criminis:
114 - 11-11Maided
The office of Sheriff disgraced and a
bused!—The Rights
,of Freemen.
trampled upon !
j At the customary time, the Sheriff of this
County made proclamatton, by advertisement in
serted in the “Compiler" and wo believe in' the
"Sentinel," of the time, places, dec., of holding the
election—describing by the boundaries the several
election districts. In this proclamation, the boun
daries of Hamilton township were described as
heretofore; and In pursuance of the same our
friends prepared for the election! But immediately
preceding the election for Inspector, a new proc/a
motion, in the shape of an extra or handbill, was
issued by the Sheriff, but dated on thir2d of Sep
tember, ALTERING THE BOUNDS OF
THE 'DISTRIGT . , and including with that part
of Hamilton which votes at Bushey'a the part of
the same township which has herctofore,for several
yeiirs, voted at Oxford!! But not a Rilne' man
in the township knew of this change—Mrs new
proclamation, vticri I. TILE DIY OF Tice IKSPEC . .
TOLLS' ELECTION! Yet it purports to have been
issued on the 3d of September !I
If it was issued on that day, why did not a no
tice of the Chimge appOar in the "Compiler" and
oSpntinel," where the original proclamation was '
published! If it was not issued on Mat day, why
was it issued at all, when the law prescribes that
it shall be done so many days before the election!
Bediuse, a fraud was intended and, really practiced
we . arc credibly inforined, that the Sheriff
himself; but a day or tiro be fors the Inspectors'
election, diatributeS this proclamation, or handbill,
amongst the Porter men of that part of the town
s*'of Hamiltdri which has heretofore Voted at
Oxford,iiiiihout Icewitigone with any' of the Rit
nee'Party!! • ,z•
We have long known that William Taughfn
bough rotor a tool in ilia hwidt of Andrew G. Mil
ler; but wo did not befiavo thithe had so entirely
imbibed the principles of his patron,•as to render
him fit fm the PERPETRATION OF SO GROSS
FRARIS - nEi that which he has practiced upon the
independent voters of Haniiiton township! Wo
did not believe that he would haVo)so far ?nom-
TUTS]) RIS OFFICIAL STATION to subserve the in
terests of party! But he is a fitting supporter of
David R. Porter, an excellent relative to such an
anteeedeng 'tin Fraud supporting Psnrun x!!
Tho facts of this transaction will astonish hon
est men of ell parties. laud show them the mentts
which will, be resortal to in order to defeat our
candidates)
The .Porterlies are dying-a
desperate death/
(C i e•lf evidence 'were wanting of tho desperate
death which the supporters of that Prince of Per
jurers aro dying, it could be found in the "Corn-
puler" of this .morning! That paper is full of the
DYING anoANa of its manspheadcd Wasters! But
it is all in Vain! No groanings—no excuses—no
falsehoods no forgeries can save them! Die they
must—die they will! The departing rays of the
sun ON TUEODAY NEXT will light them to
their- political tomb! For the last time will its
beams. shine upon them! Poor creatures! “Re
quieseat in pace" ,
In dying, the Compiler endeavors to draw pub
lic attention from the rnarns, kxuaratir.s and
roam:nice of its candidates and supporters, to the
private affairs of prcnninenr membersof our party.
Their salaries and lees anitadaily earnings are in
creased to a monstrous amount, and then sat down
as drawn from the Public Treasury! When the
public offices were in the hands of the opposition,
it would lore been, ftpersonality" had we introdu
ced limit salaries to ther public! It would even
now l bo considered -sued, were we to name, those
to the people who,appropriated the proceeds of
"the public effigies due to:the Slate, to their °this
private use, AM) 4111‘1,110:1Ar IPEFAULTET,E . Tq THE
STATE TO A XATIOE 174011XT! But we shall not
do so: It is with the rotten principles and vile
acts of their party and *candidates fdr public office
which we• wage our warfare. , Our object is to
prevent bad tnen-ayei earisurien atx:c 7 from
attaining to high placei in the Commonwealth,
when they wish to do ao.by the assistance of prin
ciples at war witlitho heat Interests of our country.
We have shown -rut Peons that those principles
are vile," and that the candidates now before thorn
'supporting those principles, aro DOMONEST MEP,
unfit for high official stations. They will decide
to our satisfaction on Tuesday next.
Freemen of &Raisins!
0:7.0N TUESDAY NEXT, you will decide
the great contest which has been carried on since
tho Pith of March last. You are intelligent and
laoriestrcaiiable of judging fl yourselveS You
hare tried a Farmer Governor for the three past
years. Yoil are called upon now, by a desperate
faction or OFFICE4IOIIITZTIA, to try a broken, per.
jured Lawyer, and "turn out" the old Fernier!
Will you do it I Will you try the Gexperinientl"
No! you are tired of "experiments," and by your
votes, on Tuesday next, you will so k,
“Let ifeli, Di song ki .Alone.”
Let the old Farmer remain another three years
on the "Die FAR,: t"
Ozp•Make yvay foryittsburg!--Glorious
Glory' Enough for One Day.
0:771te Pittsburg Gazette of SaturdaY lastsays
In the Bre *aids in the City, walleye carried o.
verrlnspeator t and our aggregate majority is
386! We have carried •the Boroughs of Alle.
ghony, Reserve, Sze. by increased majorities! An
far as hoard from, the gain in the CountY is quite
ae large! Allegheny is going to giro the Farmer
Gorisrnor ei TREMENDOUS MAJORITY!
In Ynrk county, our friends have succeeded as
well as thoy expected, and aro sanguine of.giving
the Ohl German Farmer a, majority...
,L
In Lancaster , the friends of Rituer have carried
neorry'hll the Inspectors! They expect now to
give between 3 and 4,000 majority lig niftier !
In. Lebanon, the old ,Farmer goes , ahead like
wildfire. But on e Inspector
.favorable to Porter
has been elected
In
Dierphin eeirnty, nll die Intrpectore bui 4 or
ere friendly to Ritner ! •
In Franklin; ns far as heard from, our friends
have succeeded in electing a majority of Inspec
tors,
In Clmberland, there has been a considerable
•
gain 'for Ritner. If Porter has tiny 'Majority 111
that county, it virlll be a veriernall one.
, . _ .
'ln' Chester and Backs; the L6co rocas have
suffered conaiderably, 'the Rimer folks having a
way of doihg'thero just es they please !
From the Philadelphia Advocate of Sept: 29
The following is the result or yesterday's elec
tion in tho unincorporated districts, as far as heard
from..
Germantown, Whig majority
Blockley, '•do.
Bristol, do.
Oxford, do. 41
West Philadelphia, Loco Poo majority, 21
South Penntownahip. . ,• No , Election. The
Loco-Focos acting-upon Ingorsoll'a principles.
itozborough.—Tho Loco-PoCos broke open
the doors and destroyed the hallote ! !
THE COUNTY TICKET IS OURS!
DELAWARE COUNTY!!!
Whigs have carried TWENTY TOWN
SHIPS, and the Loco-locos ONE
In Norristown, we learn, the Whigs have a ma
ority of 47 votes!
GLORY ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY.
Aews
a:I-With a few exceptions, no papers or, slips
aro permitted to reach us from abroad, but those
published by the friends of Porter ! By, this
morning's mail, we have the ~A merican Sentinel"
and other Porter papers, but not a ainglg Ritner
paper East of .Ged9sburg I !
co•-• • On Friday lest, the Porterltes triad to brow..
beat honest mon out of their vo -clsy
they,' through the Compiler, btiieliguartllhein
for voting ! We suppose nobody Might to voe
does not support their 'rEnarrnsti ennilidat.
for Governor !
Look ',Here!
cd-It is rumored, that yesterday a gentleman
called tit the Post (Iliac in thls place for a slip,
Which luid 6een previmtaly 'seen in that office ad
dressad to hith, when to I and behold it had disap
peared.
Has the Post Master General !encd orders to
have all papers, &c directed to Miner folks des
troyed ! Thle interfCrence with tho people's
rights hy. the General Government is carried to a
shameful and disgradeful length !! • ••
Holy Fallen!
0:1. We learn that the Loco row candidate for
Cohgreas is travelling erom door to door, begging
the freemen of: the county for their votes !! •:,:•
Ile ft Remembered !
oi-The Editor of the uCompiler" and the little
creature who certifies to what Mr. Cooper' never
said as reported by him, stated last fall, that they
would sooner' see. the !chide Borough of Get.
tysburg sink, than to see Mr. Stevens, who al
ways labored to promote the interests of the Bor
ough, elected I
()no of the same vile creatures sled declared,
after the last election, that Mr. Stevens owed his
election to the "hogs, doge:. and IRISH" of Mil
lerstown ! I • .
We trust that the citizens of Gettysburg and
the patriotic workmen on the. Rail ,load,
hear those things in mind ON TUESDAY
NEXT. . •
Kr - LOOK OU'r !
The Compiler faction aro sending all sorts
of handbills to the country, filled with tho most
ABOMINABLE FALSEHOODS! A Porter
ite from Franklin .township had it . bundle in-the
office yesterday, which contained such bare-faced
hes that ho was ashamed or afraid to let honest
men look at there!! Beware,of them !
0 H!
tjThe Harrisburg Key-Stone says tho Rimer
folks are going to forge a letter from Adams with
"Andrew G. Ntiller'," attached Wit!, Andy has
taken out a,Patent,Right,fer,that business! He
wouldn't permit hoitest folks to rob lam of his
rights.,
• o .The Porterites try to make a greatt noise
about a letter which one cf their kidney forged lain
wok for the Compiler. , Judging from the style,
we have no doubt it Is frum the same creature
who forged the letter in 183 - which defeated Gov.
Rimer I Many othbrs are of the same opinion.
Pubttc.sllteetings.
• acyWe trust that 'our;friends will not forget to
attend the meetings called in different parts of the
Counts. TO. ,11011 T, one will be held at the
Court.'ilonee. Lot the independent of all par.
ties attend.' .
Hamilton almost redeemed!
EAST BERLIN, Septimber 29, 1838.
Instead of . a Loco Foe° majority of 109, the majori
ty here yhstordat' for Inspector was 9!! For Inspeo
tOr the vote stood, ,
- John Haublitz, (Poiter)' 'lB`.
• Isaacs Trimmer, (Ritner) ' - 69. •
The Jackson usaprity hero four years since. was
109! Yet notwithstanding all this, they hare the
unbltishing impudence to assert that there is no
change' here!! On the Second Tuesday. old Demo
cratic Hausslton will tell a talc that will make the
Loco Foeos stare! • '
Oar friends were prepared in accordance with the
Prbelamation of the Sheriff as it has appeared in the
public papers for.the last three or lour weeks,.requir.
mg bone to vote here bet that part of flaMiltob tow at
ship which has voted bore fora the last two years.
whilst oar opponent* had circulated, 'exciters's.. 4-
Brouwer ruerat, a Proclamation of the Sheriff scasm-
QUINTLY ISSUED, reqniring that portion tithe voters
who formerly. voted at Oxford to attend hen!. lid
w "
pa ; • • officer,- who. Sewee. , theofiletsr
cow ea icate - they wopj& ..likeyeAseett
shim .lefeatesli .Thitiwtrdeisdi mien=
decei . by the tricks of the cutesy on the-sewed'
Tuesday • - _
~ : •
elltenspt. af der/
. . afiltgr'
PrO the Harrisburg
. Telegriiih. '
We stop e preseaffer !theta one,halfid
our edition is larked off, 'to announce th
an attempt was tide to assassinate John He
. C.
Stonebraker, the ,an who gave an affidavit
•
respecting "the - frau ulent insalvencrof Da
vid R. Porter, on tit night of the 24th inst.:
Three balls Were shaOugti_tli'l brua window
of the building On the c ' al whore herlidr
ci
\ ,,s\
ed, and , lodged . n the be 'n which ,he was
iileeping- ..; , \• ' : ~:,: 1 . si7
This information is fromp ger:Heinen of
respectability and' standing, ‘rholias just:
arrived from Fluntingdon.. ,\ , - •
The people can see to what the friends
of David R. Porter will resort le, hi stistaiti
their perjured candidate, to reek vengeance
upc;ti those who daro to expose his inigtuties,
AN EsnuATE.— We are credibly inform
.
ed,sa3a the Harrisburg Chronicle, "that tfui
committee appointed at the rorter State Con
vention, held at Reading, to make .an esti
mate of the probable tesult of the, coming
election for- .Governor. went to work fairly
and : candidly, estimating the different noun.
ties, without regard to the resuk,and elected
Joseph Ritner,.by about 10;000 mlijoritli"
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE.-The Rev. H.
I. &urn of Boston was elected at the last
meeting of the Trustees of said. College,
Professor of the German and French lan
guages. Mr. &ma' is a gentleman of su
perior abilities and eminently qualified for
the station inhibit he has been chosen to fill.
His election was unanimous, and Nei have
no doubt, will give general' satisfaction":
Ho will form a valuable acquieit(eif to pie
corpse Professional of that institution; and
in connection with Professor REYNOLDS
who has been transferred to the College
proper, and Mr. FREY, of Torii, Pa., who
was chosen assistant tutor in the Preparato
ry Department, the professor.ships of Penn ! .
Sylvania College will be sufficiently numer
ous and ably filled.--lutheian Observer.
A PLAIN' QUESTION. -If General Jack.
son deserves gratitude for paying' Off one
National Debt, what does' Martini , Van Bu
ren deserve fol. creating a 'new debt of
$20,000,000? •
MARRIED.
On tho 27th ult. by the Rev: Mr. Koller, Mr
Cussiss BuOvrens to MissSuestrirs WAIIIIEN
both of Monallen ToWnship, Adams County.
On the 20th ult. by thefts's. Mr. Detninger,Me.
Fnseattrag Bow En, to Miss l'usne Tao:lmmune
Wren7's:7, both of Adorns countyl •
,:
DIED.
On Friday evening, last, Mier JAtrE,Aaughter
of Mr. David McCreary, of this borough., ' •
In Baltimore, on the 22d ult. Mr. E. Pampa
formerly of this . place;
ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO rI'EsICII!'EItS;
DE School Directors of Franklin lowniship
L
will'meet at the haulm of Mr. Daniel Licly.,
on Saturday, the 20th day of October . ittet. at
o'clock, P. M. tn recenra Propopabi,from Toa
ere, to take charge • '
. . .
10 cOmistr - soBool.ll--.
in said. Township. KrTho School Committees
of iho several Sub Distracts are invited to attend
If they think proper. •
ISAAC ittOn, Sev'T,
to 27
October 2;`1838:'
PIST.RICT I.7IIEE TU S.
pursuance,or the recommendation. cif
AL the Congressional Conferees, the friends
of Gov. Ritnor will hold public meetings is
follows: . • .
At the Courthouse in the borough of GetlYsburg.
on Tuesday the 2d day of October next; at 7
o'clock, p. m. • ' : ,
At .Abbottalown, on Wednesday the ad of October
next, at 1 o'clock, p. m. i
Oz:rThe candidates for Congress, as well
as the friends of both candidaterefor Goyim;
nor, are respectfully invited to attend and let
THE' rEoPLE have their. views upon the en
grossing topics of the day.
Sept. 18,'1838. THE COMMITTEE.
V VILIC ZNIEE'I'IN El S .
rin HE friends of Joseph Railer, Specie
PaymentS and a Sound Currency, will
hold Public Meetings as follows :
On Tuesday the 2d of Octobernext, at the housa
of Pollard, in Milleritown, at 2 o'clock..
On Wednesday the ad of Oitober, at the hou.se of"
Mr. BuShey, in East Berlin, of "I o'clock
'On the same( evening, at the house of Mr. Allies
fleagy, on MarsALCreek, at 7 o'clock p. 'm:
On Thursday the 411 s of October, at Iff'Sherrys
town, at , 1 o'clock; p, tn.; and at Mr. Shiely's;
at 5 o'clocla •
I On Friday the 6!1 of October, at Benok.rsoilli„
Menallen township, at the house of C.. Myers,
-at 2 o'clock, in. •
On' Saturday the 6th of Ododef, at the douse of
•Y. Moritz., in Freedom township, at I ceplbck.
m. 7 —and at the house of John'wa s fe s i, L -
erty township, at 7 o'clockp. m,
On. Monday the nth of antokr, at the heitee of Mr.
A. Cole, Littlestoion, at`i o'clock, p. m.—and
at the house of llfr, Greene, of .hlounfjoy lawn
, ship, al 5 p.
KrThe friends of Van Buren, Porter and
the Sub•Treasory Scheme, together with
their Orators and latiiideri, tire resPecffullY
invited ie . attead,and pitititipoici the'dia
cussions 'occasion;- ; when and ; iihere
they wilt be attentively-heard.',' Tim differ
ent Candidates for office are at* invited to
attend. THE PEOPLE.
September 18,1835. ,
,
Franklinlndependenkth i rbr.,
IVOti will 'parade tbeleteie.
-IL F. Hapkee. on Sationfoityther '201441
at f o'clock. I'; M. In who! IMisMokitirp
We to the. Constitution" in Awn** inapt;
By order, e,
ADAM J.AVALTER4)IIIII,A""
Ottobeir 2 183&
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