wee, sauctieni d; but no act of my public life
was ever performed with greater reluctance.'
r,o may check left was to decline sub.
scribing to the stock of the companies that
vete participant or the favors of the law, till
it should be ascertained that the money could
be had on loan at the rate of interest which
was believed not only to be reasonable, but
which the course of logis:ation for the last
two years had established as thnt to be given
for future loans This decision of the exec
utive produced n very trifling excitement on ,
the part of Borne of the companies. which,'
however, soon of itself subsided: The mo
ney was subsequently obtained at four per
cent. and applied to the purposes designated
by the legislature. The' loan in question
(8000,00(9, was token by the following in
stitutions in the Gillowing proportions, and
has all been paid into the treasury, viz:
The airaird Bank, $lOO,OOO
" Philadelphia Loan Company, 100,000
" West Branch Bank at Williamsport. 50,000
" Farmer's and Mechanic's Bank, 50,000
" Bank of North America, ' 35,000
n Bank of the Northern Liberties. 15.000
" Manufacturers' & Mechanics' Bank, 25,000
Schuylkill Bonk, 40,000
" Commercial Bank, 95,000
0 Kensington Bank, 15,000
" Bank of Ponnavlvanla. 100.000
0 Bank torrent) Township. 10,000
" Wo•torn Bmk of Philadelphia, 7,500
" Illochanics' Bank, • ' 17,500
Though the state may delay repaying
these loans till the expiration of one year
from the time when they were made, which
was at different periods between the 18th of
Juno and the 18th of October
,1838, yet it
will bo proper that the money ;hall be rerun
ded with as little delay , as possible. In the
correspondence with the Banks on the sub
ject, they wore given to expect that repay
ment would take place before the first of Feb
ruary, 1839.
The temporary loan authorized by the 3d
section of the same law, having become ne
cessary for the contingent object for which
it was authorized, was also obtained - at four
per cent. and applied by the canal commis
sioners to the proper works. It was taken
by the Bank of the United States. That in
stitution also agreed to permit the tampon'.
ry loan alluded to in the joint resolution adop
ted on the 18th of April, 1838, to continue
another year unpaid at four percent. The
former of these will fall due•ou the 18th.of
October, and the latter on the Oth ofJune,
1839. •
By these loans,tho only control over which
allowed to the executive was that of keeping
down the rate of interest, the state treasur),
in spite of calculations and estimates to the
contrary, has continued and still does con.
t tnue to discharge all claims against the com
monwealth.
The whole amount of receipts into the
treasury during the year, ending with 31st
of October last, including the balance from'
1837, was $4,989,223 03, and the whole
amount of payments for all purpooes was
$4,889,863 73. Showing a balance that day
of $99,359 90..
Among the disbursements are included
$157,622 89 paid, as expense in.pert of the
onvention to tiropcee ameAdments to the
constitution. Uuring the .precediitg yOar
871,939 67 had been paid, on the scitic
count and it is supposed that a hatance of
$50,000 is still o r will become due, so that
the whole expense of the Convention and its
incidents will be 8279,282 50.
The probable amount of inaotee front all
eeurees during the present year will
,bye 8 3 , -
4.53,888, viz
Canal and rail rod tale, 81,600,000
Bonk of United Stetes for ersticaon
schools i 100,0(U)
Land and land office lbes, 62,000
Auction duties and commissions, 90,000
Divide:Aeon bank stock, 160,000
Tax on bank dividends, • 115,0001
Dividend on turnpike, bridge and [MM.
gallon stock,
Tavern licenses,
Collateral intiorieuiee tsa.
Tax on writs,
Tax on certain officers, '
Tax on loan companiee.
Hawkers'and tie and eloek pedlars' IL
ceases, 6,000
Fourth inatalment surplus revenue, 955,838
Balance of Joan per third section of act
of 14th April, 1838, 125,000
Miscellaneous, 5,000
The probable demands on the treasury,
exclusive of appropriations to be made
~ during the present session, and of loans
which will bo due during the year, will be
83,323,927 91, viz:
Balance of appropriations for internal improve.
moot purposes, by act of 14th April,
1638, $532,057 01
Do. do. to turnpikes, state roads
and bridge.,
For motive power,
Interest on Slate debt. salaries of
collectors, look keeper.. 6to. 1,180.000 00
Expenses of Government, • 290,000 00
Balance of expense ofßeforin Con.
tendon. 50.000 00
Militia expenses, 25,000 00
Pensions and gratuities, 50.000 00
Education, 350.000 00
House of Rellige, 6.000 00
Penitentiaries, 21,200 00
GhtivlogisalAurvily, 16.000 00
Interest otilreaoury loose ' 99,000 00
Cost of repairing /unfitly canal, 880.000 00
Interest on temporary loans, 40,000 00
Miscellaneous, 50,000 00
This will leave a balance at large, during
the year, of only 8129,919 09, which
would have been 82,100,000 ; at least if
your predecessors had not been so liberal
of the public funds, and if the yield of the
public works had not been reduced by the
breach on the Junlatta. But it is too late
to remedy past profusion or misfortune.
The future is now to be provided for.
It will be your first duty, in reference to
the public works, to provide the necessary
repair fund for the present year. The im•
mediate appropriation of a sum sufficient for
that purpose, is strongly recommended as a
means at ensuring their continued use, and
consequently the largest return from them
duriog the next season.
It will be for the legislature next to de
c►de whether the works now in progress
shall receive appropriations fur the present
year t and if au from what source the means
shall be derived and also to provide funds
to pay the loans th t will tall due.
I once thought that no combination of'
circumstances could 'Cause me even to hesi- '
tate in advocating the speediest means that
could be devised for the completion of our
noble system of improvement ; but the ex
perience of the past two years has, I con
fess, shaken my confidence in the attain•
mont of, this desirable end within any rea
sonable period. I have behold the treasu
ry amply supplied with moans, and yet the
session terminate without any provision for
the prosecution of the works, because the
terms (belated by companies and sectional
jealousies could not be complied with. The
next year the executive has been compelled
for the sake of obtaining a repair fund,
without which even the portion already in
operation would have been thrown idle, to
sanction a bill pouting almost the last dollar
-of the public into the cofiera of the private
companies and into new channels.
Thus has it come to pass, that notwith
standing a succession of circumstances the
most fortunate. and of receipts the most
ample and unexpected, the commonwealth
is left without means to continue her own
worker and redeem her own faith. Her con
tractors, her citizens and the public goner
ally, are, I fear, obout to possess good cause
of complaint that she has entered upon un• ,
dertakings that she cannot accomplish ; or
as the only alternative, the moans to com
plete and render it productive the projects
of private speculation, which have already
proved so burthensome to the treasury and
so insatiable in their demands, must conti
nue to be granted without regard to conse
quences.
If I could believe that the lesson thus far
would be sufficient to produce reformation,
I could even compel myself to recommend
an increase of the state debt to meet the
urgent wants which are now aroud us ; but
I cannot The same spirit is yet at work--
the same tax will still have to bo paid by the
state for permission to apply even her bor
rowed funds to her own works. All I can
do, therefore, is to commit tho matter to
the legislature with a statement of the sums
that are required,and the source from which
they may be obtained, if resort to it may be
thought advisable.
The Erie extension will not exceed
8500,000. A similar sum will be required
on the North Branch Canal. $300,000
will be the least that will effectually coin
mence laying'the rails on the graded portion
of the Gettysburg rail.road, and continue
the grading of the remainder ; 8200,000
$600,000
will be necessary on the West Brahch Can
al ; 8100,000 on the Wisconsin Canal and
Allegheny Feeder each ; 81 00,000 for.or
dinary repairs, andsl,ooo,ooo for damn's;
locomotive; dcc., together with $1,000,000
to pay temporary loans, matting in the
whole 03,100,000.
The only means left for obtaining . this
large sum, is that of borrowing ; and the
only source, without paying an 'unreasonable
interest, is the bank of the United States,
which,,under its charter, may be compelled
to lend its money at 4 per cent.
If money be at all appropriated for the
continuation of the works undercontract,less
than the sum just designated for each will
be of little avail, and double the amounts
named should be givea if it could be affor
ded ; and ti it is obtained. it must be bor.
rowed, I wish, however, to be dittinctly
understood as not recomniending that cour
se. But, in communicating to the legislat
ure the condition °fib& various interests de ,
pendent on their action,• it is my duty to
omit none.
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95,670 90
240,000 00
Of the election, held on the 15th int-
Tofill the' vacancy occassioned by the
death of Jacob Cassatt, Esq.
Districts. Mac a. Mille
Gettysburg,
Littlostown,
Oxford,
Yorksprings,
Millerstowu,
Berlin,
Monalien,
Hunterseown,
Franklin,
Conowaga,
Tyrone,
Mountjoy,
Mountpleaaant,
Reading,
Abottstowo,
$3,323,927 91
Freedom.
IitACFARLANES Majority,
The Special Election.
MOBOCRACY TRIUMPHANT!
We could not obtain a copy of the official
returns of this county, when about to make
up this paper, but Miller's Majority is 259
his majority in Cumbec land is about 700—
end Macfarlane's majority in Adams is
732, so that Miller is elected by n tnnjorjj,.
of 200, Or therabout4. ehunsbersbiirg
Whig. .
the Court-House.
0111cial Returns
269 146
77 83
60 10
197 130
440 121
. 152 66
90 88
. 90 104
156 82
51 56
53 31
57' 43
66 46
44 60
71 18
60 8
1823 1091
1091
•Ippointmet!ts.
Gov. Porter has appointed Francis It.
Shunk, Esq. Secretary of the Common
wealth—and we understand that Henry
Petriken, Esq. of Centre county, is to be
the Deputy Secretary.
The appointment of Mr. Shank, we think
will be generally satisfactory to Gov. Por
tors political friends.
It is understood that Ovid F. Johnsons,
Esq. of Harrisburg, is appointed Attorney
General.
Our readers will be enabled to judge of
the peculiar qualifications of Mr. J. fur the
office, and of the honor that will be confer
red upon the state by his appointment, when
they are informed that he is the reputed
author of the scurrilloug letters that appear
ed in the Keystone, and afterwards printed
with cuts, illustrating the conceptions of his
sublime genius, in a book, entitled "Gov
ernors' Correspondence." Also one of the
editors of the Keystone, and the reputed
editor of the '"lron Gray" the rival in vul
garity, scandal, and obscenity of any pub
lication that was ever sont forth,
George %V. Barton, of Lancaster, is
appointed Deputy A i torney General for the
city and county of Philadelphia.
Wm. Kt au has been ro-appoirited,l7 the Com
missioners, Clerk to the /Mirth end J H. WUL L-
L , Treasurer of the County, S. Wurusuovr
has boon re-appeintell,by the Directors of the Poor,
Treasurer of theTuOr.huuseluttils; Wsr. W. P.
roc, ESti. Clerk to the Board; and Q. A MM.
arninct;
TO MY CONSTITUENTS.
Fut. Low errizami:—l must trouble you
to read ono more number upon the same
melancholy subject, with my two last. I am
driven to this lengthened exposition because
my political enemies, have given me much
more importance in the late transactions than
my own merit entitles mo to. And because
those political friends, whose tender hearts
or tender nerves induced them to make a
magnanimous peace with a rebellious ban
ditti by surrendering to Ahem the citidal of
the Constitution, in their public apologies
for deserting their associates and submitting
to the enemy, intimate that they wore basil-
ly and without due reflection led into tho
position, which they deserted in the hour
of need. I desire to shrink from none of the
responsibility of the course pursued by the
party with which I acted: Nay, I am not
willing to part with any of the glory of being
among the foremost and most unyeilding of
those, who determined never to grant.any
thing to the demands of the rebellion's horde.
But it is due to truth that tho public should
know, that none of those gentlemen took the
first steps hastily or thoughtlessly; or turn
ed back through honest conviction of their
error.
As I before stated, on Saturday the let
day of December nearly all the members of
the Legislature were in Harrisburg, and as
is usual on such occasions,, each party. held
informal meetings. The Anti- Van %men
members assembled at the house of Mr.
Gliem, and organized by appointing. Johm
Strohm, of Lancaster, chairmall, and' .aebn
K. Zeilin, of Delaware, Searellary:llie fol
lowing resolutiaaa were introduced by ft Sen-
ator, and after having been • examined and
explained at great length, together with all
the law bearing upon them,liere unamitheas.
ly adopted, a quorum of each House being
present—
"Resoiried,That the evidence upon which
the members elect of either branch of the
Legislature are admissible to seats in such
branch, is the returus of the election of such
member when he is elected in a district
composed of ono county only, enclosed,
sealed, and directed to the Senate or House,
as the case may be, delivered, by one of the
Judges to the Sheriff of the county, and
transmitted by the said Sheriff, or his depu
ty, to the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
and presented by such Secretary to the
members of the House to which it relates,
when they are asvembled for the purpose of
organizing their House.
Resolved, 'l'hat when tho district is com
posed of more than one county, the evidence
on which such members are admissible is
the returns from each county, made as
aforesaid, and such returns made by the
return judges from the several counties, put
under a sealed cover, directed to the Secre
tary of the Commonwealth by such judges,
placed in the nearest Post Office, received
by the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
and by him furnished to the said branch.
Resolved, That such evidence so furnish
ed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
is conclusive of the right of the member
claiming a seat in the first instance, and
that whether such returns be true or false•
If such returns be false, it can only be en
quired of under the act of 1701, dm, by. a
committee appointed by the House after it
is organized, upon apetition regularly made
under such act, complaining of such false
return, and in the meanwhihruntil such false
return is so set aside, the person certified
by it as having the highestnumber of yore's,
or duly elected, is entitled to his seat in the
House, and to vote on all questions, except
ouch as relates to Contesting his seat.
Resolved, That u we adhere to the con
stitution and laws, we will organize the res
pective branches of the ;oglefuture, in no
other way or manner than that so pointed
out by law."
On motion a joint committee of three
members of each House was appointed
to report fully to the meeting on Mon
day the 3d of December. The meet
ing then adjourned to meet at the same place
on the.,Monday following; when, having re.
assembled, Mr. Strohm again in the chair,
a quorum of Senatore and filly-two members
of the House. preient. The committee ap
pointed on the part of the Senate made the
following report--;
The committee on tio part of the Senate
appointed by the Democratic membersofthe
Senate and house•to consider the mode of
roceeding in organizing the respective
L ranches atilt) .Legislature
R E PO It T
That they have confored +with the com
mittee on the part of the h.arae,and that they
are uuanirnoualy of opinion that in orgaitia
ing either branch of - the legislature the mem
bers are bound to receive In the first instisnce
the returns of the election made either un
der tho act of 1799, or 180:1 and furnished
by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.—
They are the only returns or evidence ofthe
election winch are directed to the body,every
other evidence of such election required by
law, is under that law, to be preserved for
future investigation, after the legislature is
organized.
It is totally incompetent to receive any
ether evidence in surfs organization, either
from one who claims to have been a clerk
ofa former houee,or a member of that which
it is proposed to organize, whether such evi
dence he in the shape an certificate of
return or other paper filed in his office by a
prothonotary or affidavit or other proof,bo
cause any such evidence may be controver
ted by other evidence to establish its false.
heel, and the membets present possess no
power to receive such evidence,because they
have no power to administer such tests upon
which alone evidence can be received. They
could not administer on oath to a witness, '
and if some ono among thorn undertook to
do so and the witness should swear falsely
he could nut be indicted and convicted of
perjury.
The returns from the secretary must be
adhered to in the first instance and if seats
acquired under it are disputed they must be
contested under the act of 1791 and the sub-
sequent acts on that subject, either because
the return is fillse,or because there has been
nn undue election. These,acts aro in con.
formity to the 2 section of the first article
of the constitution of the state, which pro
vides, "that contested elections shall be de
termined by a committee to be selected form
ed and regulated in such manner as shall be
directed by law."
These returns so furnished by the secre
tary may bo returns under the net of 1799,
of an election hold m a single county consti•
luting a nenatorinl district, or such returns
and in addition, the returns made under the
act of 1803 by the return judges from save•
ral counties which constitute a district.
In the last case where such returns aro
furnished by the secretary, of such county
and district election,they constitute evidence
of equivalent value, and by the face of such
returns token together the right to a seat
may be established.
The committee are nware that there is a
marked difference between the two branches
of the legislature in regard to their forma-
that. Tho senate was formed at the com
mencement of the government, and cannot
in the ordinary course of events be dissolved.
It is intended to be a perpetual body and in
contemplation of the Constitution and Laws,
it is always an organized body. When it
meets at the beginning of a new session it
meets as a senate, and so are its journals
from the foundation of the Commonwealth.
With tho house it 13 otherwise, it does not
at the beguming of a session meet as a house,
and there is a corresponding and marked
difference in the journals of the two bodies.
While the journal of the Senate of the corn.
meneecnent of a session states that the Son
ate met, the journal of the House states that
a numba,r of gentlemen elected to the house,
dm. met.
Theobrtous•differenee might justify the
adoption of a difroront mode of proceeding
in the Senate in commencing a dew• session
of that body, from that which should be pur
sued in the , organization of the House, if the
action of the Senate were not equally con
trolled by the Conatitutidn, and the acts of
assembly made in pursuance of it just refer
red to. These by necessary inference
create the 411M0 rule of action for the Senate
at, the House, as to the mode of proceeding
in reference to receiving members eleer,not
withstanding the obvious difference in the
character of the two houses. •
As the true democratic rimy preen and
practice an adherence to the Constitution
and Lawa. in the silent providence of which
the liberties of the people have their best
rotection, it would not become the Senate
where this party have long had a salutary
ascendancy to permit any departure from
them. If the corruptions of a wheeler
party, to which we are opposed, advancing
with► a giants pace, have disclosed the ►nsuf
hciency of laws which for many years have
sufficiently protected the rights of the poor
ple, let these laws be so modified as to ar•
rest their pernicious progress. From the
pas: we will gather the wisdom of expe
rience, for, what it is plain we now require
a ro•modling of our laws regulating elec
tions, securing them by multiplying the
preventative guards against frauds, sad in-
creasing the sanctions for the punishment of
those who attempt to corrupt the fountain
of life of the republic—the election franchise
and true mode of its exorcise.
Your committee therefore ere of opinion
that in the Senate the returns directed to the
Senate and eont by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth to that body, aro the only
evidence which can bo received as to a
right to a seat in it in the first insta*o at
the opening of the session.
Having fixed the principles which should
regulate the action of the body, the particu
lar form of proceeding in their application
is so plain that your committee have not
thought it material to go into detail on this
subject."
The Committee on the part of the House
Made the following Report :
The Committee appointed to report the
manner of proceeding, and principles upon
which the Houso of Reproseutalives should
be org anized , Report :
That the only i evidonce of title to a seat
(in the first inattinne) upon which we will
act, is the returns sent to tho House by the
Sccietary of the Commonwealth."
These Reports wore fully considered and
unanimously adopted, no member present
(of either House) expressing the least doubt
of their correctness, or the least reluctance
to carrying them into practice.
This examination was deliberate, with a
full view of the ititrieulties, which sedition
might render itnecessary to encounter. Han
ing been threatond with expulsion from the
Hall of the House of Representatives belbre
our organization, we had provided against
such coutingency,•and agreed that if any
violence wore used so es to endanger the
lives of members, and thus prevent oor pro
ceeding according to the principles contain
ed tbe foregoing Resolutions,the °spelled
mekibers of the House would proceed in a
body to the bar of the : Senate and deliver
to them the following paper; it was aped;
as willbe seen by filly-two members, in
cluding the three who afterwards desert
ed to the enemy, and gave a pretext for like
treachery in the Senate.
"The undersighned duly returned member,
of the House of Representatives of ihts
Commonwealth of l'ennaylvanin, beine a
majority, inform the Senate of the said
Commonwealth, that certain persons some
of them duly returned members of said
House, but boin n minority and other dis
orderly persons not being duly returned
,members have taken forcible possession of
the Hall of the House of Representatives.
They have disturbed us in the exercise of
our lawful authority, and prevented us by
their illegal proneeding,from duly organizing
the House in the Hall appropriated to us,
and have forced us, in order to avoid disor
der and violence, to retire from said Hall.
They may presume to organize themselves
as a House of Representatives, and we pro
test against their acts and proceedings as
violent and illegal, and we inform the Sett-
ate of the facts hero atated, that the proper
measures may be adopted by the Senate to
ascertain the truth rind that the Senate may
not bo deceived in relation thereto."
Wm. A. Crabb,
Wm. J. Cratts,
R. M. Barnard,
Francis Beaty,
Jer. Cunningham,
Wm. K. Correy,
A. N. Cassel,
R. Carothers,
Thomas S. Cunningham,
Michael Day, •
S. Diller,
C. Ehrman,
J. C. Fisher,
John Funk,
Jac. Gratz,
R. M. Hinchman,
Win. F. Hughes,
B. G. Herr,
J. Herr,
Saml. Hutchins,
J. Konigmacher,
Martin Kendig,
Gotlieb Kinzie,
Jonas Keim,
Chas. Kettlewell,
J. F. Cox. -
Wm. M. Watts,
William Loyd,
Benj. IL Mears,
JOHN MONTELIUS,
William N'Claran, jr.
John Morrison,
William Morton,
John M'Dowell,
Wm. A. Penniman,
Saml. F. Reed,
M. Richardson,
William Ramsey,
Thos. S. Smith,
George R. Smith,
H. S. Spackman,'
Jesse F. Smith,
J. Sprott,
John Sheriff,
Thaddeus Stevens,
A. Woe!per,
Bernard Way,
John K. Zeilin,
S. A. Purviance,
A. G. Long,
CHESTER BUTLER,
JOHN STURDEVANT.
I have shown clearly, I trust, that every
stop in organizing the Legislature was taken
cautiously, carefully,and with the full know
ledge and consent of every Anti Van Boren
member of the House, and Senate (not, of
course, including Mr. Fullerton, among the
I number.) My object in this exposition, 1
have no desire to conceal. 1 wish to take
from those, who hero betrayed their friends,
and, equally, as I believe, with the rebels,
sacrificed Constitutional Liberty. every
I chance of deceiving their Constituents at
home, and of excusing their capitulation to
a Revolutionary Government. They might
be forgiven the sacrifice of party ascenden
cy; of their political friends; of the power
to legislate benificially to the public; to
choose a State Treasurer, U. S. Senator,
Board of Public Works and other officers of
correct principles. They might almost be
forgiven the sacrifice of to is high minded
gentlemen returned as members from the
County of Philadelphia,who had taken their
seats in accordance with the Constitution.
and in reliance upon the honor of theiresso
elates; although he, who would thus immo
late his friend to propitiate a mob, will find
at difficult to escape the , scorn dal) indig
nant public. But they cannot, anclthey will
not be forgiven the surrender of the Vital
principles of the Constitution; the indepen
dence of the Legislature; and their barter
ing of the Liberty of their Country to pur
chase peace and favor (rem organized sedi
tion. When truth shall have triumplied,arui
facts come to be believed, the people will
pronounce them unfaithful stewards. And
when posterity shall be opening under the
yoke of a Despot, they will curse their de
generate fathers, who fUrnished the finindat
ion for tyranny to stand upon.
I trust that my conduct throughout this
rebellion will meet with the approbation of
my Constituents, and the disapprobation of
the rebels and their advocates. Much as I
would shun the censure -el' the former, I
would even inor&anziously avi,id the praise
of the letter.
Very respectfully
your obedient servant, •
TIIADDEUS STEVENS. .
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Aaljrrefirsl General's Office,
- liaalaisorc. January 1, 1 , -39.
BY virtue of the authority vested in the
Adjutant General, by the militia lams
of this Commonwealth. it is hereby-direct
ed by him, with the consent and concur
rence of the Governor and Cominander-in.
Chief of Pennsylvania, that the system of
insuruction in military knowledge, and reg
ulations for the Militia and Voluntee r s o f
the State of Pennsylvania, be, from and
after this date, that•syslcrn
prepared and arranged by Brevet Captain
S. Cooper, (of the 13. S. Army,)Aitittle+
camp and Asfistas.t Adjutant General, and
is.entitled "a concise system of instructions
and Re..ulations for the Militia and Volun
teers of the U. States," dtc. .
All officers and noncommissioned offi
cer., musicians and private s of the .Milit
or Volunteers of this State, will therefore
henceforth conform, in the performance of
their military duties, to the regulations for
their government prescribed' in the above
system, and all and every other mode of
instruction in radar). tactics, not, consist
ent with that above referred to, are hereby
positively prohibited, fur the instruction of
the Militia and Volunteers of this State.
Asa-matter of course, all instructions of
Volunteers or Militia will be given in the
English language.
WM. VIPER,
Atift Gen. 'f Poungfruzzia.
Jan. 15.
Notice. is 11corebI
m-O all persons concerned, that . the fid
lowinc TRUSTEE ACCOUNT is
.ftled . in the Prothoontarfe Office at Got tys
burgh, and will be presented to the Judges
of the Orphan's Court of Adams , Cpunty,
on the itA Monday of January, 1839, for
confirmation and allowance—viz
The Trustee Account of Christian
Wirt and Peter Ovcrdecr, Trustees of John
Sturgeon.
The Trustee account of Isaac Brinker
hoff; Trustee of Elizabeth Cross.
B. GILBERT, Proth'v.
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DEMOCRATIC ANTI•MABONIC NOMINATION
FOR PR F.SI DR .
fAen. Witt. Ilenry' l liarrason,
FOR V ICETR itSl
'VVeloter.
The State Debt to be isfereased
will give, in our next paper the Inaugu
ral Address of tho'num, vein has been made gov
ernor by fraud, false returns, and a moll, In it he
recominiqulrtheinctease ofthe State I~eht. Gov.
fiiiiiiices or Wit' CoMmeniositlth
in I:ifepl - oralike tomtit' o ; t Mei!' Ohl If th'e
oprationsof , governmxint and
.redsicod.!he• State
Debt t sloo,ooo during his term. VVe shall soe
kite, l . governor of atitiuktwith
his account at the,cnd uf , three years, Whata
pity that , the Site cannot, takia the: I:ieuefit of the
InsolVelif I.l7moife: coutdifolpihcflitiilut, and
malt° t
failure! t • " •
• , The Inauguration.
3'Hcretoforo in Pennsylvania the inauguration
cerotnony had been rr aitlemn and Orderly itetio.—
lint on Tuesday 'titivate learn' it was yuite other-:
witto.l -110iiring tliti 'delivering his - Address+ by
Porter the! imiteiattitilconstently sheuted-t-huiza!
and cried out turn out all the Ritnerites—alt the
Ste‘eit'a; men! And other similar . ejaculationl.
Such has been the introduction of an administra
tion begotten 'in fraud, and cradled by.a mo b! It
tons & Hotiveri save the Coun•
try from the lawless fury of theso human-tagera!
'The Senestdi.
,QZ:7 - The Hatle'triumPliedl Miller
ilwir leader is' elected 'to the vacancy in the
Soniite,which his nod Strelim's Conduct croti•
ted. l'his was not unexpected to us. Sue
d-cartel, retiellion rolls onward, and for a
while ivepplauded. The Senate gave success
to the mob and endorsed their conduct.. That
raised Act Spirits of theirpartisans,and erg.
ed them to further effort. It, even in
greater dogree discouraged the friends of
order and constitutional liberty. they. could
see no use in attending elections when,
however it resulted, we were bound to . the
car 0,0 011 9 44 rk,f11ic• 4(lo44qounty neVer
did as well.before except at gyikernor,s etec
tion; nor then except last Ocrober, when we
had,eight' hundred more votes st*ll4illers
-16iva: Was •elixtditiis
• count:), gave but , pll majority, and tliea the
Millerstown district gave about 400 of it.--
Franklin gave us upwards of 200 majority.
Now nearly 300 against. That . tennty may
be put down es tigi i iiritin heriifler. ;Iris not
Is. surprising. No county in the State has been
more governed by. the Lodge than Franklin,
if we except perhaps Cutnberland,where the
Lodge hae ; eurvived the "attacks of the
people.
Welt! Let the traitors try their hand a
while at govcrnment,.and see how ecion the
State Debt will begin to•swell. ~;
The .IF.teethitt:
(kr The 'election is over, tind wehave,n,
gain to announce to our readers that we save
been defeated—again to console ourselves
that the blood of the Constitution and Laws
ie not in our ykirts. , Adages County has
done her duty—has shown that she still :ap•
predates virtue and uprightness, and will
continue to' rebuke personal dishonesty and
political knavery.
• Mr. Macfarlane has been defeated, but he
has the, cumulation ; to know, that ha pos.
:leases t ho_ esteemof that pan of , his. fellow
citizens, whose 'confidence and goodwill 'is
worth' having. Thoinas • C. Miller is elect•
elected,by mon like himself either ignor
ant or regardless of the interests of their
country. The object of thiii man has been,
for many "years; and to
obtain that objeCr, sae:'riinedtihl the prin.
civics of honesty and divested himself of all
the feelings Of litinninity.
Thomas C: tio ignorant man,
grossly so, in no wisirhtied for the.etation to
which ho has been elected., There is net a
single subject, in .the ten . thousand upon
which men are called to think and act, that
he is acquainted with. But the sovreign
mob has called 'bind, to - 46 f a' . Senate, an 4 wo
must now 'submit; :
. .
Meru 4setzt e the - 9th inst. as
Mr. diMr. Haagt ECKXRT,
of the neighltinhood of thin Mem, were :travelling
with their teaunia few miles. belove.Wektinhiatel,
the humaa i!). the hindmost team became frightened
at the pump of a bugge,and commenced running.
Mr. W. and Mr. E. both seized the homes, but t)o
ing, unable to check them, were thrown alowu,and
the wagon priced ever the body of Mr. Wetnight
and the leg of Mr. Eckert. 'rho latter was not
much injured—but Mr. Wetnight lived but a fcw
minuted., ' The deceased hoe left a wife and 5 chit
diM to Mourn hie
A Manx,--A highly ruiffiectuble committee of
the Whigs of Philadelphia • City, conveyed to
donator Fraley, on tin: nth inst. the proswedings
of • meeting held ea the nili, : tipproving of his
ottrae, in Senate, in retution to the ItoniiHrnire,
and et the seine time invited him to puttake of 'a
public dinner. No notice wur taken of the alma
tote Miller, end he may I. tun Irons this rebuke, the
unerring fete offal traituti.— Union.
PROCEEDINGS
Ad43.MI County Temperance Coarveinclon.
GaTrirsnuao, Jan. 1839.
• The Convention was called to order by
jous F. MACFARLANN,ESCI. one of the. V ice-
Presidents of lust year. Prof. H. L.l3auou•
opened the meeting with prayer.. The
minutes of the last meeting, were then read
by Dr. Jonri •K. McCuneY. •• , •
The Delegates from the different Socie
ties reported themiselves,.when it appeared
' hat the following Societies had appointed
• ho gentlemen mentioned in connection with
hem as their representatives:— •
Temperance Society of 6'ettysburg,'anditi
' - Vicinity. .
Jas. Cooper, Esq. 8. Witherow.
, • •
Total Abatineece SOciety of 'Gettysburg.
110.11. 4.llMgher,,J. F. Macfarlane,Esql
W. M. Reynolds, B. Gilbert:.
N. Vanorsdle, Esq.
.T. Stevens, Esq..
lienterstounk Temperance Society.
Peter Hulick, K. M'llheny,
J. lirinkerlinff, • Jacub King s ,
J. Dickson, Esq., K. ,Major.,
Penn. College Temperance Society.
John Heck, G. %V. McMillan,
F. R. Anspach, 'John G. H •
James L. Scheck; Samuel
Rock Creek Temperance So — et y.
Itee. It. J: Grief' s It. McCurdy,
A. Linah, James Thompson,
A. H. McCreary,' John Horner.
Mountjoy,TeMperance SOriety.
Jame" McAllister, Durburrow,
Robert -Young, , J. 11. Houghtelin,
"emr,P.,Bercaw, PatTid W. Young,
Fairfield Temperance Soci e ty.
- • •
Dr. J. K. - Al'Curdy, - Andrew Duriuldson,
Jame.' Moore, William Blythe,
Mexwell Shields, J. NlCKuseen.
Litacateivti eniperanre gociety.
Ain Alellvuine, Thomas Mines:
Thu Cmivention then proceeded to the
election of officere, when thu following gen
tlemen wale elected:
PRESIDENT,
JOHN P: MAUFARLANE, Euq
VIDE•PUESIDENTS,
JAMES 5141AILLISTER,
JOHN • Dtexsuli, ( Sen. •
JAMES MoDiE,
sEcitirAntEs,
Wm. M. Reynolds,'
J. K. McCurdy ;
The reporti of the ihrferent Societies wore
then ealted fur, wheh it was , found (Wit there
are in the right Societies represented in this
Convention Sotntsthing 'over 1100 members
as follows:
Gettysburg" Total Abstinence Society.—
Added during - the current year 49; expelled
none—Totsllol.
Hunterstown Temperance SoMetY.—ln.
crease 14; expelled'nune--Total 97.
Temperance. Society of Gettysburg and
its vicinity.—No report—lnst year over 300.
Penn. College l'emperanee Sudety.-In.
crease 11; left B—Total 50.
Rock creek Temperance Suciety,ln
crease 4 —Total,lllll,..;_
;,. otintjoyTetupentwies SOttetY•••••4/IqteloP
4---Total 46. r • ,
-Fairfield Temperance Society.-Inerease
43; expelled 1- - 'Total 171.
Littlestown. Temperance Society.-.lnr
crease 63; Withdrawn 1; expelled 4—To
tat IQI. • •
The Committee appointed to forward pa.
titions to tho Legislature, reported shut they
bad performed their duty. Mr. SrEvEss
gave the history of a Bill of the kind desired
which he had reported to the Hoube of Rep
resentatives, at.d which had passed iu that
budy,,hut was rejected by the Senate.
The Committee Op the, publication of a
Temperancer, paper, presented their report,
Which was laid en ihe
The Convaillioq f thou adjourned . until a
quarter of 2, k. .
MEll=l
The Convention re•assetnbled he Pres
byteriart Chub* Who hour to which they
had adjourned.. ; ;
mThe roll was then called, and most of the
embers answered to their names.
The following resolution was adopted:
,Resolved, That those members of Tempe
ranee Societies attending our meetings , be
invited . to take their aeata as advitorylnem•
hers of this body.
Mr. Cooper's Report was then adopted,
and the following.resolution passed:
Resolved, That a Committee of three
wait upon , the Editors,of the Bernal i'f'PerP
Printed in thin BoreUgh,' and respectfully
request them to devote at least one column
of . their papers, weekly, to the promotion of
the cause of Temperance.
The Chair appointed' Meagre. Cooper,
Hulic'vend Moore as said committee.
• The memoritil to the Legislature was then
altered sous to read as follows:
To the Honorable the Senale•and the House of
Representatives of Pennsylvania.
6
The endersigned,inhabitanti of the Coun
ty of Adtitiiig pray your Honorable bodies
to alter and modify the laws on the subject
of licensing Taverns, so that the inhabitants
of eaCI4 Township, Borough, Ward or Dis.
trice; shall; at their Township eleCtions, de.
Wain° by ballot,whet her any Taverns . 1 nay
be licensed for that year in their ToWnship,
Borough 'or District-'—leaving ; to' the Courts
to judge, es 'heretofore, of the : character of
the applicant,of the seitablenestilof the loca-1
tion, and 'accenirriodatibas pro'vided. And
we 'farther pray your 'honorable Ixidies to
raise the price of licenses, and to suffer pub
lic houses to be kept without licenses,where
intoxicating liquors are not sold or given
away.
We refrain from offering any arguments
in favor of this. Messure; believing that they
will present themselves to the minds of all.
But we simply ask that the great republican
piinciple niay have room to operate in this
inatter,and that the . freemen of sash District
shall determine by . ballot how much, or
whetheir any;of this evil, shall'eatiat among
them. And, as in duty bound, we will ever
•
pray..
'Molars. Cooper, end M'Allister
.
acre uppointeu a committee to' circulate
through the eounty,and furwutdaajd memo
/jai to the Legislatures
OF TUE
Oft nay you ponder in yorir•nrind, " •
If female minds may be allured -
Thedepth Of truth to sound I • •:1
And legit bf all the rtx,aiavoredfew '• • •
Thy 'searching eye perchance shall
• . • • la .2
Tate question, Mr., -Editor, I. deem afoul' . no
We interest—n o t that its Ansi decision woul d be.
of much consequence to the world, in the pre.isoot
state of society--but because it involves IsOluegi
the very oicest distioctious comman,to tbe
powere of mankind. • More or h -a excitomeukon
this qucatioti, hits °biotin:id at various times it: the
history of the world—and it has generally bees
decided in Lao negative, although • few cilium
guiehed persons have Advocated the affirmative,
such, however, were either females themselves, or
such men as adhered to the Othersex, With
,that,
servile attachment, Which le so much , to be regret
ted. Not Joni since I hapPeged to bo in rizorn
pony where'this quer t ion t was canvassed wit h cifft
ride/able ladiei,pf CC/1140, throwing all
their eloquence and firgurnente they had any)
in favor of the elEr!riu4ve. I feltmuch dine:used on
that'ociasiim, to ea; 'co.:ire:olin I did, bpi the fear
of personally offending some of my fair friends,
which by the' way iS noj at ell desirable, prevented
me from`givini full'ufterance to 'Coy pantie:tiffs.
Little 'piqued that the company'should be flept*yed
of aentiinesitiy Which - I deemed of much import
ance, I determined' to commit them tnpaper, end
give them to• the world through the enlutrini of
your paper, where they will; Ito doiset, meet the
eyes of those, concerned—and'it Would not at all
be unlikely' If this article shobld Call forth sonarifeli
vinde-x to advocate the r•afiirthatl4n. •
Editor, would ploaso your corresixindent amaxing
ly. although ho would avoid sucks 'cornbat,'.olo
propria 'persona" with the greatest care, for helms
an instinctive aversion to scissors, • broomstick's
mteetera." Ono thing I will sayoirld that let, I
shall refuels to notice any communktatioir un}esait
purport to come. from some of thefittr-thse
who alone could feel the inspiration of- the sub.
Joel. If any one should have courage enough. to
advocate the claims of her sex to equality of La+
tellect with rnen,l' will give .her, my word that
nothing shall appear in my,. communizations.
which IS not strictlyAcconcilible • with -the most
refined etimietto.' With, Steiger preliminary re.
marks I shall Proceed to offer some arguments In
favor of the negative of this question: !,
Subordinetion in creation, - is my.firet argument.,
This clearly indicates the superiority of the scale,
over the female mind.. The mind - of the man is
an immediate emenation from Deity itself, uncial,
laminated by any foreign admixtures whatever,
whilst that of the woman is a stair further refs:fined
from the oriejnakSelf.' An intermediate or rather
an earthly agency has been alkali; & added 'some
of the itnimrfectlons calumet/ to hurnan initure. If
it had been intended that the mind of the wetnan
should sustain inequality: to the mind of the truly,
she would, CalfdotqlotAyi have mated simul
taneously with him. Io the ienguage of inspira.
tion, she was not cieated to boon au equality with
the man, but ea an help mate or an help that Is
tricot for him: or in' other words ono thit'stivuld as.
slat him and minister to his comfort,
Another argument la that the Deity himself hes
told us , almost in so many words, that ho has en
dowed man with 'an intellect supririffr to that of
woman, by the fact thatall his commends in ref
erence to creation were entrusted to hiln. This
proves clearly that the superior intellect of man
was better calculated to meet the intelligent de
signs of the Deity and to carry out his 'purposes
in regard to the gOveroment of world<
A still stronger evidence of- the inferiority of
(Ornate intellect, is the fact that Benin, to liC . OOlll.
plish his hellish designs against the happiness of
the human family, chose the women as the in.
struinent with whom ho would be most likely to
achieve his object. Ho was well aware that all
his efforts with man would prove unavAilirig--
there was two much mind—thought and discrimi
nation in hier,so much that Satan must forever have
been prostrated in his evil michinations. The
intellect stamped upon the very features of the
man awed hith and bid him despair'of ever accom
plishing his object with man. But the mind of
the woman was too weak—too superficial to de.
lect the flimsy and sophistical logic of the enemy
ormankind. The very countenance of the wo.
man told Satan,• that curiosity aird otheettilling
lioulties of the inlaid were devehiped at the ex.
penal:l'a the more solid and noble. He selected
her as the weaker vessel, and sucCeeded but too
well in his ignominious purposes. Ido not now
mention this feet for the purpose of übraiding her
with such conduct, but merely mien argument to
prove theiutelleetual iuferiority and weaknells of
the female mind.
Another argument which I conceive has con
siderable weight on the negative of this question,
is the fact that from time immemorial woman has
&en considered inferior to man in point' of ivtel
lect. This idea seems naturally to be implanted
in the minds of all. Wherever civilization has
not exerted her refining and conservative influence,
and whore the sympathy' of man hart not been
called into action, there we invariably find that
women are esteemed far inferior to Wian. The
treatment which they receive clearly proves ibis.
Many uncivilized cations believe them to be des
titute of souls, and consequently treat them much
worse than many of their dowsticuinuish, This
is exceedingly wrong, and I mention it not be.
ca use I acttp theta justiftable--byt sirspty tow
The following resolutiopa . werelit!en adop
ted:
Resolved, That n ComMittee of three be
appointed to address a circulii"r , to Distil
lers of_ i his county, requetiting theini in view
of all the circumstances of the caheoind espe
cially co6sider;ing the great deficiency of ,
bread-stuffs, to relinqui.sli a s businesi So in
jurious to the best`interetitie or their feller
citizens.
[Messrs. haugher,M'Alliter end M'Kes.
son were named as said committee.]
Resolved, That a circular be addressed
to the Clergy of this county,requesting them
to preach upon this subject. • ,
A collection wastheu taken, 'to defray:lhp
expense of printing the:meineeial teolhe 1(1-' 1
gislature. '•'' ' " •
The delegtition flnty) ti,ach soviet) was ap•
pointed a'E.onnntee to•circulate memorials.
Resolied,-That all the paperirof this toun
ty be requested to publish (belie proceedings.
Resolved, 'That this Convention adjourn
to meet in the Methodist Church, on New
Year's day of A. D. 1840,nt 11 o'clock, a; is
' J. F. MACFARLANE, Prat.
Wm. M. REV ZIOLD9 i Sec'ry.
VOIIYV NICA~ lON.
lOA T/111 GiTrirsuus.s STAY.
dre listellectawil Pliwers trausais ersait
to those of
that naturt--untranirneled ,by any artificial in_
cumbrances, teaches man the inferiority of the
female mind.
' Pestles theinostldistieguisbQ mkt cif every
ago—t whp have 'left their nainesleiightest on
the pages of history- shading like. du:sling mars
Amid worse than hestheuish darkness have epokeu
texthis subject. The classic pages of antiquity
ire full of, the very same sentiments. They
,pro
embodied hot only in diepassionSto and intellectu
al prose—but even iu that highly favorite sty le of
the ladiea which- la. now so much eMPloyed "in
singing their visionary perfections and which is
such a dear—delightful solace to their seniativit
and romantic minds. In the pages of history:you ,
will -find the mimes of but few woman who have
celilleibbled toweitt.hi female mind' frowinediocri:
ty:sind place it on any thing like an equality, with.
thet of nian— and in the few whit have wade thou
appeal-twice • nature seems tee heel betrayed her
se fee-fur if the mind of the woman had originally
been equal to that of the man, we would find a
larger number of females disungeished fur intel
lectual acumen in every ego of the world.
Experience,in my opinion is the strongest argu
ment wsi con,perient oiN the aeipitile sip of t is
(101 111 4 31 . ;ion! tor isihich none in 1 41 . 0 a irma,dve
cenletiet4- tfulty.,Acha‘' . .. Ettsey pile kiikilimigo (or
bilels'eg in tetitielter. .1/b: nitittlreel Wed vo(it4,
famidele' ell"Wta see' them in Avery station pl . 14
cielyhigfi, hkw, rich and Pooi7—tanOlilty,nature
angbi'lat - -:-xesire l l by patermiliru'derke ctitiffe , el‘d
by ITlternitli „i4l4l,gence, and:heNeill•Qtvaye filed
th4tintell,k. they •
ere eaueh4derier to men
tties,“ ,rll.` if‘erSießte , st . ..have known feeiefeji
vvhct.ducittion wiisatteadedte ja-the Mosica(e
fillW. ;
r, , iliaago of five to twenty and al.
ter :vii4f.e;liut.,6mldees.i..Hylyceedlh!'ittli°ll
lint . -„, rimltitn , .teldihi il %toddy+
FA,
etc the of -.the age dernandiiilheyjaiere a rtiore
None of that high inielleejoal energy
viliVhlentaily:followititialw-coNnitt vi2eairCition
was* result, it has been contended Li no
distiiignivh - Jd men, amongst whom is the "eolebra.
tesl Lamer, that woman knoW not bow to think;
that they porcieve and . associate ideas—are caps-
lila of comparing such gauge only as ma i tre little
scru'dny—that they can hover *boot the surface
but beyond they cannot go; this nature seems to
have said to them "thus far shah thou go amino
further." I will not contend ' for quite' be mach.
I feel disposed to grant them its much es reason
and . philusophy will permit. . / grant that they
withroan possess thinking, and reasoning powers
4-butl contend that they are very liiMteid.' l'his '
we love exemplified by daily exprienc:'e: These I
whosteo in , the habit:of mingling infernal° society ;
with: little discrimination, will readily percieve
how much they differ from that depth of thought
which characterises man. The other faculties of
their minds are so predominant or rather I should
Pay ;heir thiaking power so weak, that they en
tirely obscure it. It happens but rarely that afa
male advances a position • and maintains it with
arguments which will stand the teat of reason.
An -anecdote which I heard related by a (Heed,
Will not be out of-place here and , will serve , as aa
apt illustration of what has just been asserted. A
student in his perigrinations,happened tomcat with
ft Isly, who wee tonsidentd, by all as the "Miner.
vs" of.the'Ciimmunity. Learning on inquiry thin
he was astudent,the intellectual dame expret'aied
her astonishment by contortions of countenance,
and raising of hands head.high, and the folldwing
sapleat 'speech. oAle!'4o you are *student-6n*
of: tii-Afellows whm, gone e.rat---believes'that
tiiiv•iwind Is round like a bell iteld that li - time
round." He replied in the affirmative. She watt
still more astonished. Well, 'Mad a me, Says he,
since you are so much frightened at my theory,
pray, let iiii haeo one more plauaible. She dada,.
red that the world west/at:Lite a cake, and that it
remained. stationary. On being asked by the
student, on what. it rested she replied on a mighty
rock. To the inquiry on what that rock rested,
she answered on another of course. The question
upon. what:, the second rock rested, she answered
by saying, why you fool its, tock all the way
down. Stich is a specimen of female reasoning::
. .
Those persons who are willing to grant au equal
degree of intellectual energy to woman, arc:gener
ally led astray by the great loquacity which usual
ly characterises the female sex. They think that
.
a person who talks much must necessarily know,'
much. This is bad philosophy. The loquacity
ellemales is easily accounted for. • Their talk,for
the /Met part Consists in trifling things, which they
rehearse •so *llea that they finally get them so pat'
as to become almost eloquent. In my younger
da e s , l happened to come Into a company of some!
..
ten or twelve ladies 'Among so Many you will 1
readily conclude, Mr. Editor that your mrrespon. J
dent was entirely overlooked. Well aware of
this, I made for the mast occult station in the
room. I was amusing myself there with a num.
bee of the Lady's Book, in which so, many petty
things arc said by Miss Leman., etcetera, but
which, unfortunately, as one ,of my fair friends
observed can only be properly appreciated by the
ladies. A did not long enjoy this luxuriating
amid the beauties of female mind, until my whole
attention, wee directed to the ladies, who, by this
time had tormed • complete circle and all talked
so fast that I really could nut tell which talked the
fastest. For one moment my preconceived idea
of the intellectual' inferiority of woman began to
waver—Legislative Assemblies, Demosthenes,
Cicero, Clay, Webster, dec. flitted before my as
tonished *Won ! I began to envy them such ale.
quence, for which I had often sighed in vain! I
listened--I became calm and collected. And
what do you think was the subject of discussion.
Oh ! preserve your gravity, when I tell you that
it was all about that favorite—indispensible—the l '
rocking chair. Not upon its etigin—its.practical i
usefulness—or upon its deleterious influence—but
the much important part, who hid the most luxu
rious and the most delightful ! - I will not trouble
you at present, with. the speeches
: made on the
occasion, nor indeed would I be abl e
. to give all,
as ',felt i t the part of wisdom to make my, escape
es soon as I could. - I left them in the midst of
their boisterous colloquium. How long they con
tinued I am unable to say, but they were so inuali
engrossed in the subject, that I left the room unob
served by theut-zquietly congratulating myself on
my timely escapc,as I feared much they would be
come EP much excited as to split and form two
houses, and then there might be such work as
has lately, disquietted the good people of
Harrisburg. Mr. Editor, I would nut fur, the
whole world; have you to think that I deem the
ladies a quarrelsome people, by no means— that
would be too bad, although I should not mind it
much, to say that they are considerable more irri
table than men. Be this as it may, I still havo
the highest opinion of the ladies and sin willing
to grant them as mochas conscience wiltiermit-_
but I am also exceedingly anxious that correct
sentiments should obtain on this. question. Nor
would this be at all prejudicial to the sex—by no
means, Although intellectual equality be denied
them, it would Intact nothing how their felons.
lion. There any r 5,4 housand piher qUalities peculiar
alone to the femal e , which will amply compensate
the want of thiri—of wilful] we may have occasion
to a'Penk hercitfter., - Firrnly pursueded, Mr. Edi•
tor, that I have soccreded incstablishing the nega.:
live side of the subjact in debate, I shall bid lout
adieu for the priseni, witl► the promise that any'
communication emenatintr from the proper source wih receive the immediate attdatlou of : • "
Stop Thief.' .
. • • . . • •
' " P.vapOration of nuother Leg Trenan"
rer," brutgpifurther illti;firitivn of the VBll
;13uren mvtfiLd-of keeiiing: the people's mo,
ney.
John li. '
Mnlhuy, Aunor of Public sc•
counts in has run off With e 54,
079 alUncle Safi] nioney..=: , Wceern Em.
port urn.
They cry is pritf—They come.
A NOTITIRiI SUBTREAS . IIIMR WITH LEOS.
.
The NeW oven Palladium states, tha•
Loco P Eleven
Deputy Shordi:of No! tom .
don, of the name of flart,ran array a few
days . sinee, carrying oltrcCrtsirr
which, he had collected, leaving his bonds
men "to ' settle his accounts. •
RELIGIO , VB N wrxer.s.
. . .
(0- The Rce.,Dr. SCUMUCKUII !hill preaektn .
the Lutheran Church on Sunday morning.next o
and the Itev..l4lr. Errxos.ns in the evening.. '
The Rey. Mr. McLeAtg, will preach 14 hie
church ou Sunday mornhig,next. .
• " MARRIED. •
On the. 10ih inst. bylho Rev: Mr. Wee, Mt. : .
JACOU P. 11va3r, of Lath:nom, to Mi!le, E:f4Zl
Di!. of Huntington, Adams County.
'ADVERTISEMENTS.
11 E1MCIMBRANCE.
EEE Petersburg Temperance Society,
meet in the Academy, on Friday
the 21'?"th i of January, Rill o'clock in the
evening. An address will be delivered by
the Rev. J. I'd,. Jones.
Janua1y,22,,18.19.
To all COficernede
g- Eai: 1. - a
id'hita 3 SUtisciiptitinV JO6 - Work.
&c.• that he bo in
,Gettyaburg
,al-Shf
innuary disk, whOyi be oblkedito
thin .if they would call and media' settle.
meat with
'..II.OIIERT W. IttiliDLATOk..
January 8, 1480: * ' ifi,4l
v.wrotrAnzE loorpi,Kirg
FOR PALE.
/IReubicriber iviii,setf at 'public in c- l;iinl, on OlO:imomties on Mt:col/144Y
thi oth daskcf March nazi, according to;
the terms th
14 04in.0 iwilisicl, thn.,ttact i of
A,Nrf th o
. ttoin mon,tionod,,weaning , be-1
twieci 375, and 490 acres, la'tract of
load lies i n: the .oiintt hit . 3 arson, noir;
4
4:„,....,., tho "Wincbeator lipid_ Poi:iic'
021-:;* . Rail road, about ' a , quarter of a
"''; '-` 5 mild from Thompson 'a depot,. and
siz miles tram Charlestown, 'Dos
posses unusual, advantages as
,a grain, or
grazing farm. T improvem e n ts improvet s are; of
the best kind ; an excellent . ,
'- : ;
Brick Dwelling lloti9C, With cl:7 1 1111+1
necessary out buildings; a firat 5,,tk1,:t1,,_,,
rate orchard, a good well in --' - ;
the yard and two oprings, and the laud' (a'
part of which j o good meadow) all well en.
closed with , good fencing, and in eicellont
'hood. ,-:Thorp is, a sufficiency of tioboi= dp
the land, of the Very bost , quality ? 'Thii
location of this farm, taken 'ivtih!tha' , many
advaptages itpresents for farning,Cir, 00.•
ing, renders i t ono of the "
moat desirabls
flaw:alarm in the Velrey• . Persona riestriiig
to, invest money in lands - are requeStiid to
call upon Mr. lames Griggs, who w'ill'4op ,
the property., Possession will be . iiion'on
the, 15th of Alarcb.
For terms, apply to„,
JAS. O. ,ncturv, 6;m..
Frederick county, Va. Jan. 22, 43-td
GETICTSBURO
SMILAX POTTITIMY..
A MONG the great variety or articles
made at this. Establishment, are the
following, many of them now on hand; and
will be made to 'Order at all tames oritihert
notice. •
Forge Hammers, Anvills, Gudgeons',
Saw Mill Crank's, KOgivheel Segments,
Apple Nuts, Mould-boards,
Milli and Factory Work, Threshing
and all othor kind of Machinery.with a great
variety of Stoves. Hollow-Ware, Arc. iSt.c.
orders thankfully received and promptly,
tended to.
• GEO. ARNOLD.
January 15, 1839. . 4t -42
WASHINGTON BOOTH'S._
BALTIMORE' PRIZE'' OFFICE.,
NEW Jersey tottery draws January 21e
A-% H;ghest prize 820,000.; TicktitifBs.
Newark College Lottery draws
Highest prize 810,000 Tickets $B.
Maryland State Lottery drawshinuary 23d
Highest prize 820,000 Tickets 85.
Sussex County Lottery draws January 24th.
Highest prize $7,000 Tickets 82 50.
Literature Lottery draws January 20th.--
Highest prize 85,000 Tickets-82.
Virginia State Lottery draws January 20th
Highest priZe 830,000 and 100 prize'e
of - 81,000 Tickets 810. -
Tickets and the above and
all other Lotteries, drawing daq,foi gale us
abOve, - where prizes amounti►ig to twiny.
thousandsof Dollars have been sold,the moat
prompt attention to Orders,.enclosing cash
or prize tickets will be given If addressed to
WASHINGTON BOOTH,
Corner of Nlarket. and 51'Ciellan street,
Baltitnore.
.11altimorvi, Jan. 22, 1639. 1 m-43
ItgOitrerdl , Voilkiog t
A , A
'Notice l g -hereby '
frp all i.e4titik.s and other rkrt•O'oa . 6ln.
ceiried, that the A DAWV/37,1i4-
TI,ON ACCOUNTS' of ilie tiecenseil
hem:mac r reetition'etl;will be presetifed .
to the Orpinit Coi rt'orAdnitis County, for
cinitirttnition" nikt ttlid(vink,e, on" Jilonday
,i/i'2Bth day of January, ' •
The Acceutit'lVJan'tes Bell i jr.'Adltiieiti•
Itrator W tll iam Boyd "deceliseit':Witi'a-ne
A iltinniutratoi 0( the Estate el Elizatelii
Martit;, deoissetl. ' •
I E 4 OCRATEI3.''
The . Account nflitnea BnII, jr. Aar
.tritl4'arthe Elliott, of itliiiktieth Martin, Cie
ceased. ' ;
JAS A: TUOMPSON, Redisfei*. '
Register's Office, Gettys
burg, Sen. 6, 1838,
ATKINSON'S EVENING POST;''
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,pomestic, dec:.iiuli4bed
in 'Ph iladeljihia ; Two D'l,3llais ,
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ThdOiibectiber Caving recentlyiotiiiaaged
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EVENING . ' junction of
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the iiitited RubliCatt4 will be iirriiing*:itin
greatest in the United States.
and 'eittend ample t
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other mechenicat changes, which will, trodto make the Evening:Post an 4 Ne . trs bite
thii:iriost 'elegant Weekly' papers, WhiCit trio
country tu ii)
thiOns he liters q' departinotit of ,
tho
trOing Po* chid Nitta, trip suisterilier in
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mitted iikk,gentlentiaa of 411'replited qtiali =
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eciiii, in pr:rigiviii ty; which ' the isid'ot 'the
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,seeitted.
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_satiety and abiladince, both of .original and
selected literature, shall in no degms. be di
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t inuence ofthe favors so liberally bestowed
on his fikitleCessors, which it shall be his
earnest-duty to merit. •
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' . Address S. ATKINZON;
36 Cartorie
, .
Alley, P}iiladelpyiia.
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behalf of the jointrPublication..
TANNERS TAKE NOTICE.
rrIAE subscriber, will sell at private wilily
TAN YARD. PROPERTY,
situated on' Baltimore Street, Gettysburg,
and now occupied by Samuel S. Forney, at
a fair and cheap rate, any person desirous of
following the Tanning, would find this a
most deairable situation, and are invited to
call and see the propeviy,the particulars will
be made known by Banana! S. Forney,
living on the premises, or by - 1 1 •
DAVID'S. FOR N
of Carlisle, Pa. or
JACOB FORNEY.
Hanover, York county, Pa. ,
Anus), IS. San-43
1 GLOBE, INN
Comet' ef Baltimore and Howard streets,
BALTIINO,R,E.
4HE subscriber wchild Make known to
his friends and the , ptiblic at large that
he has taken that long established and "wel)
known house, the GLORE.INN,feirnoglY
kept hy Mr.' G'do. &halter:44r; but Moir)
recently by Mr. Joshua W. Ow ings, ono
door above the, corner of Benin:l;sre aid
Howard sta., Briltiniore. The house i 3 el
igibly situated for those engaged in country
business,, end has long beep a favorite atop.
ping place for country merchants. The
undersigned would ribserve . that, eo tar is
an him lies, nothing will be spired -to Mo
der entirely agreeable tho situation of all
who may favor him with their custom.—
The House is now undergoing a thorough
repair.
Jan. 16.
ADIVERTIS.EIIigNM34
RO4ERT M, BEAU.