Isfeestigatitag Committee.
Qt-We find it impossible this week to
Pay before our readers the whole of the re
port of the Investigating Committee, in
reistion to the public ilLfalcctions, we have
however given them the conclusions of the
Committee upon that FuLkci, which embra.
ces the moat important-information contain
ed in the rerrt. Frun the preparatory
remarks f the Connoiltee, WC tint: that its
first procedure alter organizing itself' for
besinoss, was to visit the city of New Yntk
to inspect there in person, the original
record a:A papers of the Custom house, in
conjunction with the examination of such
witnesses as might be supposed capable of
stied:ling light upon the inquiry involved by
the dlftleations of Mr. Swtr'wout. Con
currently with ths investi•ration or Mr.
Swart....i.. d. ots, those of Wm. M.
!Lie Rstaiet Attorney in New Yolk,
li.:pt iu view ; and the fullest
prie!i-ahle ext rt of information respecting
them has barn obtained, and will bo found
in the sequel of this riport.
But, in the exoChtion of so much of this
part of their inquiries us related to the
present collector of New York, they were
compelled to ei.conuter rtmst unexpected
tit , waeles, interpesed by the collector him
self, andsetting nt defiance the authority
delegated to the Committee by the House.
'Cho ricia connected with the b en
deavors of the Committee to obtain
mation car the House and country fr,on this
officer of the executive branch of the Gov
ernment, who is in immediate charge of and
control over public numoys th It 4-equal
nearly two thirds of the whole amount"
collected from customs '•in all the ilieted
States," will be morn specially detailed in
a subsequent portion of this report.
Before proceeding to the general topics
of this repent, ns already laid down, it may
be proper hero to express the deep sense of
disappointment and regret which the Corn.
mittee feel, in not being able to communicate
to the House one doeurneot that was called
for at an early day, regarded as having an
importantand interesting inflience upon the
judgment which the House might form on
the subject of dotalcatines among public
officers, and the causes which have led to
their multipli,atiun. It sr,ll be perceived
from the following letter, that the Commit
tee availed itself of the Parliust.period after
their organization to make a call upon the
President to Impish a list of the defalcations
that have taken place among collectors, re
ceivers, and disbursing officers of public
money, and other public officers, since the
4th of March 1829, showing the amount of'
each, die.
More than four weeks have now elapsed
since that call was made upon the ['resi
dent, and the only information which the
Committee has obtained to report upon to the
House is contained in the following letter ;
the distingeishingleature of filch inforiata
{1 I NMI WUre Mile than even the
whole remainder of the session w ill be re
quisite to answer the colt.. From thi 'the
Committee ate compelled relunctantly to
infer, either
- Ist. That the accounts and records of the
several departments, in general, are so in
complete end detective as not to •exhibit,
without groat labor and delay, the true re
lations of collectors, receivers and disbur
sers of the public money, and of other offi
cers of the government, as to distinguish
debtors from defaulters, and creditors from
both.
2d. That the number of the defaulteis
have multiplied so rapidly since 11329, under
the system of accountability purturd to.
wards collectors, receivers and disbursers
of the public money, and other officers, as
to preclude the practicability of receiving
un account current of their defalcations
with all the clerical force at the command
of those departments, under existing laws
and appropi lattice's.
If either inference be just, (and none
other of equal weight seems to ho fairly de
ducible from the letter of the Secretary of
the Treasury.) it manifests a laxity of ad
ministration which demands the earliest
application of at:table rerritd.ea within the
reach of Congress and of the country.
PART I. - The liefaleatfoiss o
Stvarttvouf.
1. TIIE !:STUNT OF Mn. SWARTWOUT'd
DELALCATIONS.
Conclusions of the Comnuttce.
Ist- . That Mr. Swartwout is a default
er to Govei 'uncut, as appears by hie own
returns, us adjusted from time to time at
the Treasury department, in the sum of
ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED
et. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
SEVEN HIIIVDRED AND FIVE
DOLLARS AND Y -111 N E
CENT'.'.
2d. Thnt this amount of indebtedneß.
has accumulated upon the face if the quar
terly 'accounts regularly returned by hum
for adjustment ut the Treasury Depart
meat, without the omission of a, of either
items,debit or credit thereon,until it beca`me
en absolute deialcutina.
2. TICS DURATION' or MI/. SWARTMOITT'S
atcATIoDo!.
Canchtsioni oI the Committee.
Ist That all moneys received by Mr.
&garment as eoliector prior to 1t437. were
reenter!) . acceonted h‘r be biro in his guar.
te t ly returns to the To esely Department.
2d That so much of e.i.r.e‘a received
by Mr. Swaitwout prior to 15:37, and ac•
counted fttr to the Tri-risury Depirtineut in
his quarterly return, as were not paid b)
Von tut° the Tierisuiy, were i e t a i ee d b y
own u,ider the tacit argoieseeoce of the ae
eountingotriceni of the Ticarair); and row
tdarlv carried f , rwatd.rtchitort ru hintsi•lt,
in the balance of each sub iitt•rl
seeouat rendered try tom to the Triia.iii%
Donartincitt to the , Licre of :l t. term of his
cam
3d That his omission to carry a debit
to himself of the moneys received by him
trim the Treasury or from other sources,
-prior to 1837, to the close of accounts kept
only at the custom house, celled his cash
accounts, and has carry ing n debit to him
self of any such items to any other class of
accounts kept only at the customhouse
called suspense and unsettled accounts, or
iby any other name, would not operate 08 a
concealment, innocent or frainlidi•nt, from
to Treasury Department, of the true cash
b.ttanco in his hands. Ftrst, because nei
ther has cash account, nor his suspense
and unsettled account, our any other sub.
or dinato lick: runt, kept at the custom-house,
tcls ever exhibited 10, ur flamed the basis
of any quarterly settlement made by him
with the accounting officers of the Treas
ury. Seroully, because, in lii quarterly
accounts settled at the TreaSilry Department
the aggregate and true balance of all his
salsa dinate accounts kept at the custom
house, including both his cash accinint and
suspense account, was uniformly prior to
1 - ;37, carried into his quarterly account
under th Lif "cif:lz and unsettled ac•
counts.'
4th That the deralca!ines of N(r. Swart
wout. by means of fraud and false returns,
coma) mced in 1•437, and not sooner, and
have existence since that period ;, nod the
defalcations thus accruing, added to the
moneys previously retained b) him. He
cording to his returns to the Treasury De
part silent, and by the sit, nt acquiescence
of the officers of that Depar tmer:t until the
close of his term of office, constitute the
aggregate of his defalcations at the present
pei tod.
3. TILE CA USES OF 31R. SWARTWOUT'S
ihrmiLcArioNs
Cause I. The irresponsibi:ity of Mr.
Swart out in pecuni ,ry character at the
time of his appointment to office.
Conclusions of the Committee.
Ist. That the time of 11r. Swartwout's
appointment, and of his re-appointimrit, to
office, he was wholly irresponsible in pe
cuniary reputation, and %Nos involved in
&ht.
2d. That at the time ()rids appointment,
and reappoudnient, and for the whole pe
nod he was in office, he was notortowdy
engaged in large and hazardous specula
toms, and deeply embarrassed by them.
ad. That his pecuniary responsibility
and consequent involvements by hazvidous
speculations, constitute one of the primary
reuses of his defalcntiens to the Govern.
Cause 11. Culpable disregard of law,
and neglect of official duty, by the late uu•
val officer at New York.
Conclusions of the Committee
Ist. That the late naval officer at the
port of New Yu: k, throughout the term of
his service, from 1829 to 1638, wholly
disregarded the requirement of the law pre•
scribing the duties of his office.
2.1• That said naval officer tbr the same
period, wholly disregarded the instructions
of the Comptroller of the Tieasuiy of No
vember 10, IS2I.
4a. That said naval officer, by so dis.
regarding the requirements of law and the
instructions of the Trewiury Department.
cuipahly neglected to keep the account:.
thereby rendered the office nugatory as a
check on the accounts of the collector.
4th That if the duties of said naval
officer, as authorized and directed by ex
ailing laws, had been executed with prop
er care and vigilance, they would have
rendered it MT:acne:able for any fraud or
error in any of the accounts of the collet
for of said port to escape immediate deice
lion.
sth, That the culpable disregard of the
plain requirements of law and of Treasury
instructions prescribing the duties of i arid
officers, by said naval officer, and his con
tinuertneglect of official daty, is a primary
cause of the immense defalcations of the
late collector of New York.
Cause 111. Culpable disregard of law
and neglect of official duty by the First
Auditor of the Trensury.
Conclusions of the Committee. -1 .-
Ist. That the First Auditori.f the Trees
ury has been guilty of culpable disregard
of law and neglect of duty, in examining
and certify ing the conectoess of tht, "-
counts of the late collector at New York
without having compare i them thoroughly
with the vouchers accompanying the same;
and also in transmitting 'aid accounts to
the First - Comptroller, certified, for revision
while the most important vouchers there
• fore were retained in his own office.
2d. That no•fraud practised by the said
collector in his weekly returns of cash to
the Secretary of the Treasury could tifPct
the just and true settlement oh the accounts
of said collector ut the Auditor's office, Its
said weekly returns form no part of the
basis of the settlement of said quarterly ac.
counts by the Auditor, and therefore fur.
ni,.11 no apology for the nedect of the Au.
ditor to examine the same throughly.
3.1 That Nitfout the aid of the register
of bond accoualsof collectors, required by
low and Treasury circular to be kept by
the Auditor, to enable him to detect frauds
and defalcations, if any exist, the said Au
ditor could have throughly examined said
Swartwout's quarterly accounts during any
quarter said Auditor had been in office,
as the original quarterly accounts were re
tamed, against law, in his office, arid fur
nished the same means of comparison as a
register would have furnished.
4th. That,in the culpable disregard of law
and neglect of duty, as aforesuid,by said Au
ditor, is round a primary cause wh.' the de
fialcatione of said Swartwout in len, nod
subsequently, ezcaped early detection, and
have resulted m the probable loss of the
•
public treasure.
Cause IV. Culpable disregard of law,
and neglect of duty by the Isle and present
Comptrollers of the Treasury.
Conclusions of tire Committee.
let. That the late Comptroller of the
Trea>•ury, G-orge 1V olf ,now Collector
of the port of philsdrlphiii,wirs etulty,whtle
in rail otli, o of CoMptroller, of culp ibin dis
regard of law oral neglect, of duty, both in
regard to the bonds of collectors filed in his
office, and the records thereof required by
law, and in se fling and certifying to the
Register the accounts of Samuel Swartwout,
late collector without having transmitted
to him the vouchers therefor required by
positive injunctions of law.
2d. That thc prevent Comptroller of the
Treasury has been guilty of culpable dorm
Bard of hew and neglect of duty in settling
and certify iota to the Register the quarterly
accounts of Samuel Si , / a rt wont late collector.
, without having transmitted to him the
vouchers thetelOr required by positive in
juntlen of law.
1. 3d. That said Comptroller is also guilty
• of culp.ible disregard of law and neidect of
,
outy—lst. In not having sought and uscer
tamed from the 'invoices and apprisements'
at the custom house, either dimwit) the
Solicitor of the Treasury or otherwise, the
t rue arnoUtli of SIVtirIWOUIS claim upon the
201.000 dollars wain. d by him in going
out of office, as suggested in the letter of
the district attorney that was before hint,
dated April 25, 1' 4 38. 2d. In not causing
the accounts of said Swartwout to be forth
with siated,er instituting measurers therefor
immediately on the neglect of said Swart-
Noll to return and settle his accounts at the
expiration of the tune allowed him by law
fir that purpose, to wit : in the early part
of July, 1' 4 39. :idly. In cottiinumg the
sang Neglect, and forbearing to issue war
rants of distnes against sod Swartwout
and his sureties from the :ilst of
1,3-4, when apprised by the letter of the
First Auditor that said accounts still re
mimed unsettled. until the month of Nov
ember, when the detection of Siva' twore's
larger defalcation was communicated titan
New York.
4th. That the administration of it is
Milked with such signal rin Ificieney,as well
as irsglect of dutx • as reorders nugatory,
many of the most important checks upon
the First Auditor. and colleetors,receivers,
and disbursers of the public moneys, which
the laws creating and tcgtdeliit. , its duties
Contemplated and have sutileteidly provided
sth. 'Flint in said disregard of law and
neglect tit - duty by the Saud G.nyll
and ur l'ffirile:v ut the I fileV US tidy Ildwuns
tered, Is to be lound a primary cause of the
immense defideatnins et the lute collector
at the port of New Yon k, and consequent
loss of the public money.
Cause V. Thn discontinuance of the tire
of batiks as depositories rf the pubic moil
eys, and portnittitig tile same to accumulate
in the litindiLor Mr. SA art Wow.
Cause VI. The negligence and failure of
the Secretary of the Treasury to discharge
his (hit), as the head of the Treasury De
vartroent, charged by law with the super
intendence of the collection of the revenue.
Conclusions of the Committee
Ist. That. of late years. important books
(11 records, designed to contain a condensed
statement of the accountsand liabtlihes of
collectors of custom weekly monthiv and
quarterly, have been pertnitted to fill into
disuse in the department of the Secretary
of the Treasury, and there'ly reodeeNug,a
tory many u° the essential cheeks 01)06 the
delineations if that class of officers arising
from exi hog law., unl l reasu7 regula.
- .2d. The negligence and failure of the
Secretary of the Treasury-to discharue his
duty, as the head (d the Treasury Depart
ment, charged by law with the superinten•
deuce of the collection of the revenue, and
his want of n correct appreciation of the
before named recorus in the superinten
dence of the collection of the public reven.
ues,,and oomph to them, are justly regarded
as a primary cause of the escape from de
tection, for so king a period, of the immense
defalcations of the late collector at fhe port
of New York.
3d. That the Secretary of the Treasury
has been wanting in a proper discharge of
hiS duty in office, ii) permitting Sadmel
Sw a rtwout, late collector of New York,
quietly to retain the :urn of 201,000 dollars
after being out of office, under pretext of
indemnifying himself against claims of im
porters fur duties paid him under protest,
and liable by him to be refiiniled, while it
was knoun to the Secretary of the Treasury,
within a few weeks thereafter, that said
Swart wow was neglecting to refund such
eotest money, as he claimed to do, and
that the same were being refunded, trom
necessity, out of other accruiror resources
of the Government by said Swartwout's
,successors in office.
4th. That the Secretary of the Treasury
has been wanting in a proper discharge of
hi duty in office in permitting the preseLt
collector nt New York to retain under his
own control, and subject to his own u s e,
commingled with said collector's private
fur►ds, large and accumulating sums of the
public money collected for duties paid under
Protest, and against the declared opinion of
said Secretary, and the declared opinion o
the Attorney General of the United States
on the subject, also against the former
usages of the D?pariment, and instead ()I
causing the same to be paid into the 'Fleas
ury of the United States.
PART IL-THE DEFALCATIONS OF
WILLIAM M. PRICE.
Conclusions of the Committee
Ist. That 11' illium M. Pr u as district
notorney. is a defaulter to the Government
in a halm sum.
2d. That his defalcations are antibulablo
to the notorious irresuonsibdiV and want
of character of solid Price at the period of
Ins appointment and re•uppointment, and
during his entire term of office, and to the,
continued neglect of a proper and efficient
dtscletrue of duties at the office of Soliettm
of the Treasury by the lute and present
incumbents of that office.
PA.RT —The Correctness of the
Returns which have been made by
the present Collector and Naval
Officer of the Port of New York,
respectively.
Conclusions of the Committee. '
Ist-That the return! , of the convetor
cui!ows at the port of New York have not
been correct, as they have not nil times
embraced, as paid into the public Treasury,
the moneys received by him for unuseer
Mined duties, and at no time for duties Tait]
under protest.
2d. That said collector, in his returns,
has violated the instructinnsof the Treasury
Department ; has put at defiance the duties
assigned him by the Secretary of the
Treasury ; hus . rOputitiU4l the official de
eisirin of the responsible law officer of the
Executive department ; and is gailty of an
illegal retention and use of the public money,
in the amount then held by hint fur protest
and unascertained duties.
.id. That the Committee has been pre
vented front ascertaining what us the extent
of the illegal retention and use of the pub
he money by the present collector of the
port of New York, either in funds collected
ender protest, or ficr onascertained dews,
er in other fun is collected by lion, because
of bus r3lusal to exhibit his own book of
cash depositories in bank, or to permit the
banks used Icy him as depesitories to exhibit
their accounts of his deposits.
4th. That the public moneys received by
said collector are mingled with his own mo
neys on deposit, and are not kept by hint,
nor by his banks of deposit, distinct and
sepnrate from the individual in mil S of the.
collector and of his "professional chums,"
and his returns metro, therefere, be limn
ded upon them as a separate mid indepen
dent fund, belonging to Government, though
to his keeping.
51h. That, as appears by the letter of
Go t ham A. Worth, the cashier of the City
Batik, the preseLt collector has deposited
p u blic emcees in his heeds with a bank
101101 could net, under the law prohibiting
!he selection of any hank as a depository
which has issued note, ender the denomin
anon of five dollars, Ice selected by the
:Secretary of the Treasury himself as de
pository of moneys carried to the credit of
the Treasurer of the United States.
it h. That the mode adopted and practised
by the said collector, of keeping and melon ,
returns of the public meney collected by
him for unasem tamed duties and under pro
test, in the language of the present Altar
ney General of the United States, "could
never have been the intention of Congress,"
and being "tolerated," it has made it in the
laneuaea of the same high officer, "the in
terest of the cellular to postpone the as
certainment of duties, as in the mean time
he would have the uncontrolled use of the
money." It has, also, in f u lfillment of the
reasoning. of the allot ney General, increas
ed "the danger of faithfulness in the collec
ter, Icy pet milting large anemias of money
to remain with min, and under his in•
ilividaal control, instead of being in the
Treasury of the United States."
7th. That in the language of the Attorn
ey. General, "the tenor and spirit of all our
vevetme laws seem to meulcate the idea
that the intention of Congress has, at all
times, been, that money collected for
revenue should be promptly placed in the
Treasury, and not be !connoted to remain
in the•hands of the collector."
Fth. 'Chat the returns of the naval dfficer,
in New York have not been correct, us it is
found in the testimony of the present deputy
move, officer, "that the naval officer wider
its existing system is not enabled either to
Jetermine what amount of bonds has beau
alien by the collector for duties in any
quarter,or who are the parties to said bonds,
or the dates of said bonds, or when they
are payable, or when such bonds are paid,
or whether the collector does or does not
account truly for such bonds."
General Its tellig CC.
The Texan Congaress,at its recent session,
passed n law visiting persons, currying con
cealed weapons, with severe punishment ;
but u:eortunately for the wisdom of Cun
gress and the lives of the inhabitants, tho
numerous cut throats of that country, now
stint through their principal towns, with
terrietic Bowie knife, unconcealed, being
openly hung at their sides like u sword I
There are 19 volunteer corps in Jerks
county-4 of which are cavalry, 3 artillery,
3 rifle, and 9 infantry.
A yankee down east, has written to Gov;
trnor Fairfield, inging him to issue propo
sals for tak.ng New Brunswick I
Tlte Cincinnatians are great porkers,nnd
get as jealous as !he tistion,when they hear
of bigger hogs than themselves I
'The editor of the Lancaster I ntelligencer
is Fi perfect beauty : Ile visited Philadelphia
a Week or two since, and broke taro of the
yolettdid show windows in Chesnut street,
by looking at them
The best cure for corns, that we have
seen lately is the following : Rub your
corns over with the strongest cheese you
can get, and let three or tour hungry mice
nibble thew for a night or two. If the mice
perlurm well, the corns will en'irely dis
appear I
llr. Wise.
The following sketch of HENRY A.
18E, of Virffinia, is from a number of the
Democratic Review of last year :
'Hut hear—•Mr Speakerr—and a young
man has caught his eye. It is 1 - hniry A.
11 ise, from At:comae, Virginia, where his
persons' popularity is unbounded. Ile is
tall, pale and thin, about 30 years of
age, perhaps nut so much. lie dresses like
an old man, though his gent rill appearance
is very youthful. lie is very slovenly in
his apparel, his coat hanging like a miller's
hag 'upon his shoulders. the face, I said
is pale, and his white CI avat adds to its up
lieu valley of livid but he has a &Ili
and brilliant e‘e,Avitich seems sometimes
to flaeli unearthly rays of light over his
whole countenance. His lour is light, and
always in a disordered state. AU his pre'-
duinuiuut are brought out
with great rapidity—firmness, impetuosi
ty, a d'sdain fur honeyed wurt!ii, (Writ) liar
easm and 'invective—all 'gather into a hur•
victim., end wake up the reporters. His
force lies ii inenvective ; then he becomes,
to those whose party sympathies follow
his own excited train of feeling, thrilling ;
his pale, and excited face, his firm and
compact head thrown back, his small bo
ny hand clenched in the air, or with a
forefinger quivering, as if all the passion
of the orator was concetrnted there—his
eyes brilliant and fixed, his voice yet
soronous—impress a picture too vivid to
be easily erased from the mind. A stran
ger of his own party, on corning into the
Hall for the first time, at such a moment,
compared his appearance to that ofa corpse,
-,g
galvaniziod.
From tlu• Extoniner and Herald.
TO JOSEPH RITATER.
BY 888. LIDIA JOSE PIEUSON.
Gn, then, to thy calm home in ponce,
As the Might sun noes down at night,
IA Idle shadowy earth and darkening sena
Aro mourning the departing light.
The fresh plants droop, and the bright flowers,
Fold up their aaft and fragrant leaves ;
The birds sit silent in the bowers,
And the sweet evening songstress grieves.
A nd every sportive thing grows sad,
And the bright orb withdraws his ray ;
And Nature, late so bright and glad,
111 tears puts on her robes of gr ey .
Vet, though in tears and 1110 Ur 'ling' clad,
A hemisphere bathed in night,
The sun forever bright and glad,
Retains his majesty and inight :
So, though from our politic sky
Thy glorious presence pass away,
Thy stint's innate majcsty
Around thee sheds immortal day.
Thou art AS happy, and es great,
Within thing own domestic bower,
AS in the august Hall of :State,
Cloth'd in toe panoply Of power.
No glittering pomp, or titled nAme,
Giuld rrrld to native worth like thine:
So no reverse can quench thy fame,
Or blight the bap. thy brow that twine
While the immortal mind endives,
And Genius bends at Learning's shrine,
Her native vratriude ensures
A wreath of blossorn'd laurel thine.
Thou host unbar'd with liberal hand,
The portals of a world of light,
Whence brains upon this shadowy land
Tho dawning of celestial light.
And ns the day grows broad and dear,
And spirits drink the qui. kening
Thy memory shall become more clear,
The record of thy fame more bright.
Malignity shall strive in vain,
To blot thine annals in her rage;
Truth shall ciTace her every stain,
And pour her radienco o'er the page
And Genius, rising in her might
From all the chains of darkness free,
Shall on that page of glory write
Eternal gratitude to thee.
And thou, in, the dear rural home,
Shalt feel a godlike happiness,
While on the fragrant breezes come
The poems of a people's bliss ;
The tribute tilt' nation freed
From ignorance's degrading thrall,
Must be the dearest, holiest mecd
That to a good man's lot con fall.
Go, then, to thy zrad'hiorne in peace,
With ever-living garlands crowned;
Which Science from her holy bays,
Shall twine thy worthy temples round
Thou'st labor'd for thy country's good!
And served her ever manfully !
Anil she in generous gratitude
Shall EV Glll,:.ltE remember Thee!
And when from dear domestic joys
Again she calls her RITNER forth,
We'll hail with joyful heart and voice,
The Sunrise to our shouting earth !
General Harrison.
Amid strife of party feuds, it is grateful
to meet with one able and willing to draw
such a picture as the subjoined, without ref.
erence to faction or its designs. It is from
the pen of the Rev Timothy Flint of Salem,
Nlassackusetts, and may be found in his
''Recollections of the Last Ten Years,"
published in 1t..213, before the name of the
Patriarch of North Bend was mentioned in
connexion with the Presidents.
"My duties and my hovels occupied me
in Such a manner, a to allow me few opper•
tunities for making individual estimates of
character. Chance brought inn in contact,
and afterwards into considerable intimacy,
with a gentleman, of whom very different
portraits had been drawn. General Harrison.
Of his urbanity, and general hospitality and
kindness, I entertain the most grateful re.
collections. 1 could desire no uttentions - mo
facilities far discharging my duty, which he
did not proffer me. His house was open
fiir public worship. He kept an open table,
to which every visitor was welcomed. The
table was loaded with abundance, and with
°absolutist good cheer, especially with dd . •
ferent kinds of game. In these respec's
his house strongly reminded me of the pie
cures, which my reading had presented me,
of old English hospitality. There is some
thing impnsing in the dignified sitcplicitY of
his manner. In the utter want of all show.
and insignia, and trappings, there is some•
thing which finely comports with the severe
plainness of republicanism. On a fine farm.
the woods, his house WW I open to all the
neighbors, who entered without ceremony,
and were admitted to assume a footing of
entire equality."— Atlas.
LOCO FOCO ATORY.—We pub
lish in our legislative report of Friday last
a speech of Senator NI na.rit of Adams, m
defence of the committee of Safety, of which
he was a member. It was a Bond specimen
' o r Loco Poet) oratory. The gallant Senator
Inuit have been inQpired when he delivered
0. Pat, ick 'Henry himself would have
shrunk into insiguifirance could he have
anseu Iron 11161 dead to witne.l4 and hem
this intellectual efrirt.—Hariisburg Inta
.Gen. Ilarristal appears In he rapidlx
t awing strength us a catnhclate for the.
Piesidency, in Virginia and Kenwcity.
Oz!r From liarrisburg
From our Harrisburg Correspondent.
HARRISBURG, March 23, 1839.
Mr. PA XTON: —Yesterday I wrote you
that the improvement tali was voted down,
afterwards Mr. Flenniken in his place of•
fered the resoluti o n which I have directed
to you, amouni ing to three millions one hurl.
Bred and forty-five thousand dollars. Two
mtllious and seventy theumod dollars to be
applied to repairs of the public wo ks by
the Canal Conums,ioners. Amendments
were offered to he Iwo lirA resoltoictis, but
were cut off by a call of the previous ques•
lion, H hich was sustained, nod the resnlu
noes I•oget her with the third were passed
and sent to the Senate f o r concurrence.
(here is 110 doubt but that the : 4 eititte ttvll
reduce the sums for repairs very considera
bly. The blank in the third resolution was
d as It is now dune in the one sent you,
after the above resolutions were adop:ed a
resolution authorizing the Governor to sub
scribe for shares in the Union Cmal to the
amount of four hundred thousand dollars
which was adopted—and by another resolo
th,a he was authorized to subscribe 825,0(10
to the Danville and Pottsville Rail Road,
here the improvement scene ended, having
appropriated three millions five hundred and
seventy thousand dollars for those specified
WU t WISPS.
Resolution to provide for the repairs of
the Canals and Railroads nod to continue
I hr. Improvements or the Slate.
Rebolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Pennsy Ivanui in General Assembly met.
That the fidlowing sums be arid they are
hereby specifically appropriated to the pur
poses hereinafter mentioned to wit :
For the chnipletron of the railaur
to avoid the 11121ined plane at
Columbia, the Cum of $39,000
Fur C(1111111C1Id11110 the I USt`! V(.111;
I hit easfaii and western bßlcs of
the Allegheny mormuor:4, and
fur other new work on titmdied
lilies of canal awl railway (be
BUM of
For divensing with wooden rails
and flat bars and substautmg thu
edge or T tad. whenever the
snow may be occessan on the
Columbia nr.d Portage railroads,
the sure of
For purchasing new locomotive en
gines and ropes for the Columbia
and Portage railioads, 144,001)
For repairs required en the differ
ent lines of canal and railroads,
on the first day of February one
thousand right hundred end
thirty-nine, the sum of 1,000;000
To pad debts due for repairs other
than the breach at Huntingdon, 300,000
For damages pay of canal commis.
sioners, pay of engineers not con.
nected with the extensions 80,000
Resolved, That the sum of five hun
dred thousand dollars he and this
same is hereby appropriated to •
the North Branch division of the
Pennsylvania canal 500,000
The further eurn•of five hundred
thousand dollars to the Erie ex•
• tension of the Penns} Ivania
canal
Arid the further sum of seventy-
five ilaousand &liars to the Siena-
motioning division of the Penn-
ay Ivanis canal
Resolved; That thrtgovernor be and he is
hereby authorized and empowered to borrow
on permanent luau the sum of $3,145,0(10
at an interest not exceeding five per cent
per annum, payable half yearly, ani to .bo.
reimbursed at any time after the first day ot .
July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
eight, and he shall issue negotiable certifi
cates of stock for the same transferable on'
the books or the auditor iiikeral or the Bank
of Pennsylvania, by the owner or owners of
the same and upon such transfer new cer
tificates shall be issued by the auditor gen
eral, and state treasurer, or by the president
and cashier of said bank, to the new holder
or holders, and the interest on said steels,
shall be paid at the state treasury, the Bank
of Pennsylvania Philadelphia or else
where as may be agreethipon by the gov•
ornur and the original purchader of the
stork ; which sum shall he paid to and vest•
ed in the internal improvement fund to be
applied for the purposes of this
Totten .71fret hag.
Pursuant to Public Notice a large meet
ing if the Citizens of the Borough was held
at the Court !louse, on Monday evening the
25th inst. The meeting being organized
by appointing BERN HA RT G LBER
Esq. President, and GEORGE LITTLE, bee
rem ry.
On motien of T. STEVENS, Esq. Resolved,
That the Town Council be respectfully re
quested to repeal (Ilea dinance taxing Dogs.
Resolved, That they be requested to pass
such laws or ordinances, to regulate the con
fining or killing of Dogs as they may deem
necessary to protect our citizens from the
dreadful evil of Hydrophobia.
On motion of GEOEGE SMYSEIt, Esq.
Resolved, That the Town Council be re
que-ted to pass an ordinance prohibiting all
Dogs or Bitches from running at large for
the space of Forty Days and if any are found
at large within that time without a mussell,
so as eff;!ctually to prevent there biting, they
shall be killed and a reward of Fifty Cents
paid therefor, either by the Owner or Bo
tiugh, and that the Council be requested to
take immediate action on this resolution.
Resolved, That the proceedings be pub.
lished in the rapers or the Borough:
B: GI LBERT, Preet.
GEoses LITTLE, Secretary.
• We sea it stated in one of our exchange
paper that eighty six papers in Pennsylva
nia have the lisuutsox fl;ig at the head or
their editorial eulun•as, Ai, bile but f re h a ve
raiird the bawler 44 CLAY ! A Philudi !phis.
Clay pap••r, linweter, et:US in this no
tLe t lipnrior r p u l a wy o f Gen,fkr.
11.11111:130N, but ciiiisultat hiniteli with Ile
idea that the Harrison preFtes are cy kir
fidula, while the Clay plyt,scs att: at vt tar
four I—Free Picas, • •
100,000
407,000
500,000
75,00 D
GETTYSBURrIa, PA.
Tau sate ,!, I pril LI, I 539.
DEMOCRATIC ANTI 111AsoN:C INOMINATIUN
FOR PR ESIOUNT,
Gen. 'Wm. Henry Harrison.
FOR VIC% PR FSIDENT,
Daniel ilrebmiler.
EMO VA E.
Thti Ofri:e of the "STA R & BA N NE/2"
has been rernovod this week, and is limy
eltliated "War the Court /louse, and itornedi
lately opposite the Apotherauv Store of S.
H. Buehler, Clio inbersbu g Si reel; entrance
upstairs.
To the Patrons of the Star.
KrTile present immbertommences
TENT!! year since the 'Star" was first
established in Gettysburg; and scarcely
throe months have elapsed since the present
Edit or aSAlltil'd the arduous ;Ind responsible
duties attendant upon the publication of n
newspaper,devoted to the principles of Anti
Masonry,and opposed to till-, present ruinous
Administration of our National, and State
Government. To our, numerous friends,
who have during that 5he: 1 11 1 )4..6)d, expressed
theirapprobation of and sanciioned our best
(though inexperienced) endeavours to pro
mote the interests of our common cause, we
would say, that to the utmost ef our abilities
the interests of that cause shall continue to
be supported and established; and if incite..
try and a strict attention to the dirties de•
volving upon , us, merit and receive their
commendation, they shall at all times be
brouht into requisition to obtain that pur
pose. To our new putt ons (and we are
Floppy to state that we have a goodly num
her of them) as well us to the old ones, we
would say, that us the New Volume com
mences, our exertions shall be redoubled to
Make our paper both in a Literary, Miscel
laneous and Political point of view,still more
worthy of their generous patronage.
Respectfully yours
, ' ROBERT S. PA XTON.
Those of our Subscribers Who in•
fend removin g their places of residence on
or about the first of April, will please in
form us where they wish their papers to be
sent after that time.
• MTh© report of the Committee and
other important matter haw, arawdzal. out
Junius this week, we will probably find room
tor it in our next,
jocr . 'We intended to publish the whole of
the appointments made by the hue Belti.
more Conference, this week, we find howev.
er, t6i . we will have but a sufficiency of
room to publish those of the North Haiti.
more. District in which the Gettysburg cit..
cult is, included.....-
NORTH BALTIMOTIE Grif
ph, P. E.—North Baltimore—C. B. Tip
pet!, J. Poisal. Great Falls—T. 13. Sur
gent, A. A. Reese. Ilarfiird— W. etty
man, It. Emory. Shrewsbury —lsaac Col
ling, F. A. Garden. York—John L. Gib.
bone. Carlisle Station—T. C Thornton.
Carlisle Circuit—S. McMullen, J. Mite Inds
Gettysburg—•H. Furlong, J. M. JoneN.
Patapsco—W. 11. Coffin, T. ,
erty —Thomas It W. nunrne, B. Barry.
Frederick City—J. 11. Brown• —Frederick
Circuit—J. Cleary; 'l'. A. Morgan. Mont•
gomery Richard Brown, J. W. Cronin.
Codorus kge.
Next Baltimore Amoral Confeionee to
be held iu Georgetown, Mara,' 11, 1840.
The Itnt .`Compiler," contains an
article on the subject of the dismissal of
Nl'Clean, as a teacher, from one of
the Public Scho.:ls. The dismissal of this
man, is denominated an "act of tyrany,"
on the part of the School Directors ; and it
is alledged that the latter acted in the mat
ter, without any fault having being found,
with the I erson dismissed. from t he
whining tone of this elude, we presume it
was written by the party himself; and we
are the inure inclined to believe so, as the
editor of the "Compiler," has, on more
than one occasion refored to the delinquen•
cies of the individual in question ; and he
can hardly help but know, that daily com
plaints wore made, against the continuance
at this man, in any responsible public ate
The Directors, or a portion of them at
least, were not unaware of .tho impropriety
of the example of rewarding, or of reposing
any trust, or confidence in such men, a.;
have been unfaithful or dishonest, in the
performance of any public trust or duty.
In the appointment of this individual, this
principle was overiiioked ; and all hou„ , 11
often brought tollie minds of the Direetois,
by citizens of the county, they 'ne,decti.d
fur a iime....we suppose through a minim!
repugnance In disoblige nr (4El)d —t o ( 1 0
that which was olivion , ly a duty, and which
public opinion required.
About the competency of the tudividual,
we shall cot nom speak; it is enough for us
to know, that ho was once the County Trea
surer, and that whilst acting in that calmci
ty, lie made use of several thousand dollars,
of the public funds, for his private purpo
ses, whereby tbe county was defrauded.
This is enough to justify the Directors for
turning him out, if not far putting him in.
hi is winn.v, in any limner, to encourage or
cruntenance Public. Defaulters; the example
is most pernicious; nod our Directors are
blameable for having assisted to set it. A
h v all—we should not furniA tour schools,
i n the persons of our teachers an r xample to
disregard the principles of honesty and mor
ality. Our public schools should he nurseries
viipit w , ; not seminaries, where vice is sown
by examole. We may have occasion to
e,uine sidijoet.
MODRUS C. Iler.
(7 - Thi. , man made a speech!! in the Sen
ate, on the subject of the pay of the troops;
wid we presume .ttuch a specimen artis
loquendi, was never before exhibtied, in a
legislative Ibuiy. The language in which
the silly Hoy- ugly or our "asinine" Senator
delivered exceeded in vulgarity, the patois
a Virginia negro ! Even Ins Loco Foe°
f•tends were disgusted by the ignorance,
which he manif.sted, of the common pro.
p iv, les of langnage ; and one o them ex
,fanned, oo 'Plying the Capitol, "I did nut
think he was such an ignorant and nagar
ass"! This, however was no secret to us.
IVe knew Thomas C Miller, to be an ig•
oorara man, aid vulgar in all his notions and
Yet such a man is the IzepreQen.
alive of almost 'OO,OOO freemen ! I
of In the "Chambersburg Whig" we Hee
n lief furnished by a col respondent of that
paper, showing the number of British ves
sels of war, and merchantmen captured and
destroyed by the American arms during the
last war with that nation. 62 vessels of
war, mounting '.70 guns, 654 merchant
ships, mounting 2300 guns; 610 Brigs,
mount ino 2400 guns, 520 schooners, mount
ing 600 guns, 133 sloops, few armed, 750
vessel: besides the above (reciipl u red) motto
ring 2500 guns. The whole amounting to
2452 vessels, and 9679 rijrl,l.
1 1 / . OM ell line.
KrThe first intelligence
.conveyed to
flritiati-in relation to the Maine business
was taken out by the great Western, and
the subsequent proceechngs . on the Frentier,
including the proceedings of the A niericp
Congress, were taken by the steam packet
Liverpool. Parlintent-was-thon in sessicn,
and it is probable thlt intelligence of such
interest produced a momentary panic in the
stock market, especially with regard to
American secureties, if it did not induce
some specific
_movement un ~.-... ••r
Government. The latter indeed is highly
probable. It is believed that England will
b
iy every means in her power, cons..stent
with her own Character the cranium!) 01
le popular sentiment, and the portion of
er Min ist r y, avoid and deprecate . n conflict
s well because the philosophy, feeling, and
policy of her statesmen are overlie to such a
cause, as because she has enough to do with
her own immediate dominions, and is un•
willing to afflird Russia, any pretext for
accomplishing her ambitious designs in the
East. Accounts from Banger up to the
kith of March, states that all was quiet at
that time, and the opinion was that there
would be no fighting done at present. 24
pieces of Artillery had arrived at Augusta
on the 21st inst. The number of British
roops concentrating on the frontier amounts
) about :iOOO.
In the New York house of Assembly a
day or two ago, Mr. Taylor made a report,
agreeing with the sentiments expressed by
the Governor in his message on the subject,
deprecating the horrors of w'tr, hut sustuin•
lug with unflincliingtlettirminat ion the claims
of the U. States to the territory in dispute,
it was unanimously adopted.
The New Yolk Conunercial Advertiser
snyo, we have reason now wire than ever
to believe that tlwre will ho no war. Nor
can G o v. Fairfield abd his whole Logiala-
ture Ming it about. We speak not at ran
dom when we predict that theta will be a
Mediation. France it necessaay will
proffer her services as mediator, as
land did in the recent dilliculties with MJun.
seer. Maik our words.
'rho Ruston Transcript of Tuesday says,
hat by passengers in the steamer Bangor,
vhich klt the Penobscot yesterday, we learn
hat all is quiet in that city, even unto dull-
iess• Nu War, no Shingles, no sleighing,
ill flit. At Augusta, again, the legisluture
net for the lust time at huff past 5. More.;
ever orders were received there fir the Ox.
ord and Cumberland troops, of which we
Dive heard so much to return home forth
vith. This we take a ends the war flir•the-
present.
The Germantown 'Telegraph says--" We
would advise poisons who contemplate grow
ing mulberry trees tliis season • and have nut
Vet procured their trees, to exercise the ul
timo Cale In 11171/%llie. their purchases They
iti•et the French tree entirely, at
witme%er price oPred, and particularly sti
pdate iu their cootiacts, the part of the
countsy where the tree was raided "
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.-
The Savannah Georgian of Friday, the 15th
instant, says, "Ex President Jackson to•day
completes his 72d year—having been born
o n the 15th of Match, 1767. General
Washington died in his 69th year; Mr.
Adams, the elder, in ens 91 , rt ; Mr. Jeffer,
r•on, in his 9 4th ; Madison, in his 86th;
and Mr. Monroe, in his lad year. Ex-
Presieent J. Q. Adams is now in his 74th
or 75th year; Mr. Van Buren is 57 or
thereabouts."
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM Or PENNSYLVANIA.
—•The late School Superintendent, 51r.
nurrowus, states. in his report, that of the
ten hundred rind twenty-seven districts in
the state, eight hundred and seventy live
have already accepted the system. That in
!hese there are at least five thousand schools
and two hundred and thirty thousand schol
ars; and that since the introdJetion 0 1' the
system, the cost of instruet ion is only one
hall what it was before Itie COOIIIIOII :."C1101)1
System went into operation.
IMPORTANT FROM WtsCONsiN. The
Leiri-lature met at :Vlaeistin nn the 22d tilt
The Governor delivered his message, which
touches athnng other thiligs, the subject of
the Winnebago Indoins. It is anticipated
from Sliodry indications that there will be
difricults, this swirl", as they are determined
not to leave the country at the time stipula
ted in the treaty. They are staking hostile
preparations. The Governor reconaneods
that the ‘Viir Departmetit be iminerhatel
memorialized for arms and aminunition,and
for five companies of Drarrapris. .1 he
Governor will take the responsibility, in
case of emergency, of raising volunteer
companies, tt hich lie will head in persoi
for the protection and defence of exposed .
settlements.
THE GREAT PRESBYTERIAN CASE DE
CIDED.
After the charge of Judge Rogers to the
jury yesterday morning. in this important
case, the jury retired at about II ..i'clocliond
oi little more than halfrto hour, returned into
Court at it h n Vcrdiet in favor of the New
School, or Relators.
We have since heard that the Rvspond
ewe have rnuved for a new trial [Phila. Inq
TilE RIVER AT PrrTsntrnorr.—At our
last dates (rim Pittsburgh, there was up
wards ol 10 feet water in the channel.
Six steamboats departed, and five arrived
on the 23.
MARRIED.
On the 28th ult. by the Rev. •Mr. Albert, Mr.
.1011 N C. ECUs, of Harrisburg, Nits., MAUI M.
of Oxford.
0;; the 2lth inst. Mr. All II•31 HALL to Miss
PoLtdr REINHARD, both of Frederick Co. Md.
MEI).
On the 29th ult. in this place, HAICRIET
Kn trrii, infant daughter of Edwin A. Alice, n.
ged 2 montha
R. FL LIOIOUS NOTICES.
(1 -7. The Rev. Dr. KIIAUTII, will preach in
the Laihtraa Chapel, on Sunday morning next,
and the Rev. Mr. liE r Nora's, in me ern, -r,'6."
The Rev. Mi. McLres, will preach in hie
~,,,
Rev. Mr. Fnn LONG will preach in the Meth
odist Church in this place on :Sunday morning and
evening next
BALTIMORE PRICES CURRENT
Flour, $ 7 00 to 7 1211
Rye fl ,, ur,
Wheat,
R y e,
Corn,
Oats,
Potatoes,
Bacon,
Lard,
Cloverseed,
Timothy,
Flaxseed,
W Itiskev,
Pork, live. •
A DV ERTI SE M EN TS
TUE ADDRESS delivered by
the Rev. Dr. S. S. Scitmuctinn,
to the citizens or Gettysbur g by request,
on the 22d of February, 1839, is now For
S►le at the Book Store of SAMUEL H. ByEn-
LER. Price 12} cents.
This truly excellent address should be in
the hands or every ft iend of virtue, and pa
triotism. The cloirarter and duties of n
chrithan patriot are developed therein in a
masterly manner. Every family should
have a copy.
March 19, 1939.
T R .1•0 T I C E.
;1111 E Citizens of Gettysburg rind the pub
la- lie generally, are respectfully invited
to attend the mumsl contest beiween the
Literary &met IP9 of "Pennsylvania Col
lege,"which will take place in Christ Church
on Tuesday Evening the 16th inst. On
whie•li occasion two oriLrinal EsSays will be
read, and two original Orations delivered, by
members of the Sucietii's.
par• The fillowiog question will bo die.
cuss••d by a member from each Society.
should Embltition lie encouraged in our
Schools and Collegeb?
TH ADDEUS S. THOMPSON,
E Sell 1V A wrz,
wM . F. EYSTER,
HENRY BAKER,
AARON J. KARN,
W. 1.1. B. NI'CLELIAN.
Joint Commit:et of the Phrenakosmian and
Philumathwan Societies.
11.111SSOLVTIO N.
'NOTICE is hereby given that we the
-L‘ subscribers trading tinier the firm of
Emanuel G. 4-• Peer E Smith, has been
this duy dissolved mutual consent.
EMANUEL G. SMITH,
PIPER F. sNirrii.
Petersburg, March 26, 16.'9,
April 2,
or seperate.ly to suit the convenience of pur
chasers, and possession given whe:.ever re
quired. A good title wt;l Le made for the
same.
O 00 to 5 75
1 50 to 1 55
0 95 to 0 98
O 88 to 0 89
0 41 to 0 43
O 50 to 0 60
10 to 0 11
O 11 to 0 12
13 00 to 14 00
2 75 to 3 00
1 614 to 1 75
O 40 to 0 41
12 00 to 12 50
19 00 to 21 00
Ileros Patent Cote Move,
calculated 11)r henting two rooms at one and
the same time, being a very great improve
ment on stoves, 001) Or them is now in use
and can be seen at the store of the Subseri•
be r, public tittenl inn to those stoves is Sohe
ttcil, knowing them to be superior to any
stoves now in use.
Notice is hereby Given.
TO all Legatees and other persons con
cerned, thnt the A MIIIMSTR A
TlO IV ACCOUN TS of the deceased per.
suns hereinafter mentioned,will be presented
to the Orphans' Court of Adams County, fin
confirtnatton and allowance, on Monday
the 22l cloy of April next, viz:
The Account of John J. Kerr and William
Douglass, Executors of the Estate of John
Kerr, deceased.
The Account of William Bricker;, Ad
ministr ttor of the Estate of Samuel
Brougle deceased.
The Account of Harman Wireman, Ad
ministrator a the Estate of 'Joseph Hutton,
deceased.
The Account of C. F. Keener, one of the
Executors of the Estate of James Wray,
d, , ceased.
The Account of C. F. Keener, one of the
Executor's of the Estate of Henry Rife, Jr.
deceased.
The Account of Thomas Reid end Wm.
11'Creary, Arlininistie: t ors of the Estate of
James Clark, dece.,, s ,.,t.
JACOB LEFEVER, Register.
Register's talce, Gettysburg.
Mnreti 20. 1839. '
ADVERTISEMENTS.
A CARD.
FRIENDS having announced my name
. 0 : to the Voters of Adams county for
Ole Wire of Register and Recorder, I
would lake the liberty respectfully to offer
myself a candidate (if nominated.) for the
0 '•ce of Prothonotary and Clerk of thr
Courts; and solicit the sulfinges of the
public.
AMOS MAGINLY.
Fairfield, .April 2, 1x3(1. to-1
TRU' VIMVS
Real Estate of James Cooper
late of Frederick Co. Old.
vu tue ofn decree Frederiek Cour
' ty Court sow , ' in a Court of Equity,
the subscriber will s"II at public sale, OH
Suturally the 4; h next.
nit the prt:lnlses, between I 0 hours of I 0 and
3 o'clock,
A VALUABLE FARM,
situate on the mad. leadmo from Emmitts
burg to Frederick, about 6 miles s.aith of
the liirmer !dare ambit from Mt. St. Nlary's
College, containing. 1877 acres well im
proved. On this Farm tie erected a large
and convenient BRICK DWELLING
11 OIiJ ,
Log Bart),Sto.e.Spr i n 2
Ind otto.r necessary our build _
ingm. There is on this faro; an Ipple and
Nadi Orchard, and tt vnr iety of oilier fruit;
About 50 ir,rros are in Wood, and there are
rhour 20 acres of excollern Iltradow. There
.s also a never spriog of excellent
water, tvithin a few yards 1.1 the door—and
running water in every tir•ld.
Also, ut the saii.!) tune and place will be
*ll.l'o TO ER F.lRO+l
adjoining t h e former, containing 145 i
Ayres. This farm is in a good state 01 cal
ivation; has 12 or 15 acres of Wood land
Ind 10 or 12 acres of good Meadow. There
ire sevet al springs on this Farm.
Also, at the seine lime and place will be
.old, 30 Acres of valuable
MOUNTAIN LAND.
well grown with Chesnut tu,d other valuable
timber. This land is situate on the road
leading from Emmittsburg to Ilarbaugles
valley, about l miles from the tbrmer place,
and is very easy of access.
TERMS.—One third of the purchase mo-
ney to be paid in hand, or on the ratification
of the sale by the eolrt, and the ret4idtte in
two equal annual payments. The purchaser
or t urchasers to give security
Any person wishing to see tho property ,
will he shown the same, on epplication to
Airs. ANN COOPER, who resides on the
nenti,.es.
ki_7"'lshis property will be sold together
JA NIES COOPER, Trustee.
April 2, Is 4
t-ri , derick "Examiner" and Laneas
or “Examiner'' will each insert the above
idyertP , Pllll•lll 4 I iineo and charge ii nice.
MAITTIZIAOTt72i,'
AT TL!I
Getl sl3 uv g, T ot.lv3Vy
hi N . .) for sale by the Subscriber, THE
4 - 1 - PR E.Mt COOK STOVE, trneW
article and suyeriur to any thing ol the kind
known (reference those that have them ni
use) :Ind having obtained the right of inak•
tog and selling
GEORGE ARNOLD.
Gottvtilmrff, March 12, I'=:to. 4t-50
egister's Notices.
deceased.
The Account of Jacob Herman, Ad
ministrator of the Estate of Daniel Her
man, deceased.
The Account of C. F. Keener, one of the
Executors of the Estate of Adam Welter,
sen. deceased.
The Account ri! Andrew Polly, Executor
of the Estate of John Young, deceased.
The Account of Peter Shenfelter, sur
viving Execator of the Estate of Peter
Shenfeher, deceased.
The Account of Samuel Beard, Adminis
trator of the Estato of David Beard, dec'd.
The Account of C. F. Keener, surviving
Executor of the Estate of Andrew %Vray,
OTES
For ea% at thin Office.
A INERTISE ENTS.
ICOSES IVOIMAIT
•IT 0 RAM T 111:
AS removed his office to the room late.
Iv occupied by Hun. A. G. Miller, in
South Baltimore Street, nearly opposite Mr
John Yentts' Tavern.
Gettysburg, Alnrch 2(1, 1929. if-52
LAW NOTICE.
JAMES COOPER,
Ell AS his Office, in York 'Street, one door
21 . 11 - West of the Bank and adjoining the
ce or the Prothonotary.
Gettysburg, March 26. 1E39. 31-52
L PJ 11 2 C .
.7 R ED,
KZEI NG relieved from the dupes of his
race as Judge, proposes to resume
the practice of Lew.
lie designs attending the courts at Get
tystairg regularly—and a ill manage any
pro''es-ional business there, which may be
eatiosted to his care.
Nliirelt 12,1839. tf-450
REMOVAL.
ROBERT F. 11 9 CONAUGHT
A 1701{ NEI' at LIIIV, has removed his
la- 01lice, to the room tautly occupied by
:loscs WClean, Esq. in the South West
!orner o! Centre Square, next door to
r.. 111 mold's Store.
Gettysburg, March 26, 19 , 19. 4t-52
$lO REWARD.
AN A WAY from the Subscriber, in
Gictiysbuil , , on the night of the 9ih
in.st, an indented apprentice to the Tailor•
mg business, named
John Lawrence Slick.
had on when he left a good suit of clothes
namely: a Brown Cloth Strait Coat with
gilt buttons, Wit( k Cloth Pants and Vest,
inonroe shoes newly mended, and a - black
Itwasia Hat; also took with him one course
pair of Jain Pants, and other clothing not
recollected, he is about five foot six inches
high walks very straight, he is between
and 17 years old, large eyes and dark hair ;
it is supposed he is gone to Lancaster or
Philadelphia. The above reward and rea.
sonahlti charges will be paid to any person
who will return said runaway to the sub
scriber, or $5 if secured so that he can be
obtained.
C. ZERCHER..
March 19, 1889. tf-51
N. B.—Al[ persons are forbid harboring
aid liov at the peril of the Law.
LOOK HERE!
/5"l - 1 E subscriber has just received a splen
'lL did assortment of NEW GOODS.—
T iriVii«Tto citlrand ace. ills stoat-6-61i
sidts of such as the following articles, viz:
Trizze,tts,
Braias, Mohair Caps
and Artifitials.
Wigs, Scratches and False Whiskers for•
Gentlemen.
A 1,40 n variety of perfumery, consisting in
part of,
La'vinder Water, Florida Water, Co
logne Water; Antique oil, Macas
ser oil, Bears oil, Coco-nut oil,
Rusliia oil, Venus Pomatum
for curling hair.
He has also a variety of sundry articles,
consisting in part of
Clothe Brushes, Flesh lEtrifSh
es, Shaving Blushes, Nail Biuslies, (lair
Brushes; Dressing Boxes, Carriages
Bird Cages, Spool Stands, &c. &c.
Also, a variety of Soaps of the fittest and best
quality, viz:
Round Box Soapy •Imber
Musk soap, %V !firkir do.Saponneeous do.
Fancy do. Toilet do. Palm Oil do.
and Whim Bar Soap.
Lilly White, Victory Pearl Powder and
Snow White. Toy Watches and Wisps.
Gentlemen's Socks, Collars and Shams
of every description.
Razor Strops of all Icinds.
JOHN SANDERS.
4t-51
March 19, 139.
FAIVAIRAFF ALIATIC.
GEORGE W. M'CLELLAN,
Returns his sincere thanks to his
friends and the public in general, for placing
him on the returns with the Kest nt anti
former Hieriff, and lignin offers himself
once inure as a candidate for the
Office of Sheriff',
at the ensuing Election. Should he be
honored with their confidence in placimr
him in that office, no exertion on his part
shall be wanting in a filithful dischßige of
the duties of that important trust..
March 19, le;i9. to-sil
11.1 VA A. 4T
'Co the Free :?.nd Independent
Voters oc . Adams County.
FELLOW CITIZENS:
ThrJugli kind peratutsions from
many of m.y friends, I have been induced to
oiler nqself as a candidate for the
Office of Sheriff,
Ilia ensuing Election, and respectfully
solicit 3 our 'votes: And should Ibe so for
!mime as to receive claw confidence, by be.
log elected to that office, I pledge myself to
discharge the du;ies of the office with fideli
ty and impartiality.
FREDERICK DIEHL.
Franklin township,
March 19,1839.
TEM PERAN CE.
THERE will be a meeting of the "Ox
lord l'entperance Society," on Saturday the
6th day of April next, at 6 o'clock, P. M.
A DVERTISEIENTS.
To the "Voters of 41.dinns
County.
FELLOW CITIZENS:
Offer myself to your consideration as
candidate for the (dikes Of Register, Re
corder and Clerk of the Orphans' court, a
he ensuing elect ion.
[laving, from praet;eal experience,nequi
red n pertec•t hnowledgo of Om duties of
him! offireq, I hr, l r (if nominated and elect
.ll) to be tibia do the I.viness promptly, COI ,
reedy and in person.
The Public'. Humble Servant;
WILEI IAI KING.
Geltyrthurg, Feb. 26, 1509. to-48
ro the Independent Voters of
Adams County.
FEL LO W -CITIZENS
I offer myself to vour cousideratnin,
at the ensuing General Election, as n can
didate for the offices of Register, Record
er, and ( leek rf the Orphans' Cburi: And
pledge myself, if elected, to discharge the
ditties of those offices with fidelity and
promptitude.
JACOB LEFEVER.
to-51
March 19, 1P39.
tlle, 'Voters of. adonis
• Fr:m.(3w Crriznxs:
- 7 - offer myself to your consideration as
14 - candidate for the offices of Reffister. and
Recorder (under such combination as may
be adopted by the Legislature.) at. the ensu
ing election.
Under n knowledge acquired from a (tone
ing to several of the duties appertaining to
said offices, and practical skill as a convey
ancer, I hope (if nominated and elected) to
be able to execute the duties thereof person
ally, in n prompt and correct manner.
Yours, respectfully.
JOHN L. GUBERNATOR..
March 12, 1839. tf-50
To the Voters of. Aaants
C ouuty .
IrlIE Subscriber, oilers himself to the
' ll - consideration of his fellow citizens of
Adams county, as a candidate for the office
of Prothonotary of said County, (provided
he shall receive the nomination of the Con
vention to settle a county ticket.) And res
pectfully bolicits their support.
B. GILBERT.
Gettysburg, Feb. 2(3, IF3B. to-4B
viCOOl - 4.4i Ark . 94,54,41
91111 E Subscriber having declined the
Ja- Dry Goods business, is desirous that
his accounts should be settled up. He
therefore earnestly requests all those who
are indebted to him, to call at an early day,
and settle the same—as he needs money to
meet his engagements He can be found at
of the "Adams Sentinel."
JACOB A. WINBOTT.
To my Old Friends.
TO those of my lute patrons who met
me during the past week and discharg'
ed their accounts, 1 return my sincere
thanks; and would respectfully inform those
who could not call, that I expect to be in'
Gettysburg at the April Court, when I 'shall
be most happy to see them.
1 have deposited a few accounts with*
WILLrAm W. PArroN, Esq, for the conve.
mence of those wishing to pay. His re
ceipt for the same will be acknowledged
by me.
ROBERT W. NIIDDLETON.
Lancns(Pr, Mnrch 12,1839. tf-50
Pennsylvania Riflemen.
yOlf will parade at the houso ofJames
liengy Marsh Creek, Cumberland
township, on Saturday the lath of April
next, nt 11 o'clock A. M. with arms and ac
coutieuients iu erimplme order.
PETER KETOMEN, 0. S.
N. B. All those members who hnve not
paid for their uniform's are desired to comq
prepared to adjust the claims ofthe
tee and tradesmen on that day.
~. O 7 t L.
S4I.IPIUIL IVITIZERO TIP•
lAS removed his STORE to the Room
lately occupied by J. A. W , lstiorr.
on the Corner of Baltimore street and Cen T
tre Square; where he will be happy to eel
all bis old friends and the public generally,
determined to sell them as
allnAl" =CDS
as can be purchused at any other Establish.:
merit in the Country.
Cietty4ure, March 26,1E 1 39. tf-52
NOTICE.
;4 - UM E Subeciihere, ieaiding in Freedom town
ship, hereby gives notice to all person•
indebted to the, E.tuie of
JOHN HARPER,
tote of Freedom township, Adams County, Fe.
deceased, to call and make immediate payment,
and those having claims uguinat said Estate, will
present there without delay, properly authentica
ted, for settlement.
SAMUEL HARPER,
m. M. HARPER, Execira.
March 19, 1839
GErTrspURG GUJI:IDS.
15,70 U will parnrle in front of the Court
- 11 - [louse, on Saturday the 6th day of
April next, at 2 o'clock, precisely, in full
uniform for drill, •
B order of the Captain.
ZI EU LER, O. S.
March 19, 1839.
HORSE silook , b, BILLS,
and Hand-Bills, of every description
neatly & expeditiously executed at the eines of tit*
"STAN & REPUBLICAN BANNEE:"