STARiiiiPUBLICAN BANNER. DRMOURATIC ANTI•MASONIC NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT, . Gen. Win. Ilenry Ilarrison. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, Daniel Webster. Senatorial Electors. JOHN ANDREW SHULZE, JOSEPH RITNER. Representative . Delegates s • Ist District: LEVIS PASBMORE. 25 do CAD WA LLADER EVANS, - do CHARLES WATERS, 3d do JONATHAN GILLINGHAM, 4th do AMOS ELLMAKER, do JOHN K. ZEMIN, do DAVID POTTS. Bth do ROBERT STINSON. SA do WILLIAM S. HENDEU, 7th do J. JENKINS ROSS, Bth do PETER FILBERT. 9th do JOSEPH It SPAY% 10th do JOHN HARPER, 11th do WILLIAM AVELWAINE. 'l2th do JOHN DICKSON. 13th do JOHN M'KEEHAN, 14th do JOHN REED, 13th do NATHAN BEACH, 16th do NER MIDDLESWARTII, 171 - do GEORGE WALKER, .18th do BERNHARD CONNELLY, Jr. 19th do GEN. JOSEPH MARKLE, 20th . do JUSTICE G. FORDYCE, 21st do JOSEPH HENDERSON, 225 do HARMAR DENNY, 23d do JOSEPH BUFFINGTON, 24th do JAMES MONTGOMERY. 25th do JOHN DICK. For the Star 4- Banner. MR. EDITOR : I attended the Whig meeting, held in the Court House on the 28th of M 4, and I think it but right that its doing should be made public. Public meetings have grown so common that• no body thinks of noticing their proceedings; but this meeting was of a novel charaoter and novely conducted. It is worth, therefore, a pas- sing glance. When this Whig meeting assembled, the active man and moving spirit, turned out to be a loco foco, but who asserts that he is for Clay—mind you, say, asserts. After nominating variouspersons, who had gone to the meeting, to be spectators of its novelty, and .who declined to serve, the meeting, was finally organized, and partly out of this latter material —spectators— strangers to its views. There was a Preei dent, two Vice Presidents and two Secreta ries. The President was a Clay Whig, and a good man. The Vice Presidents, one was an uncompromising Anti Mason, in favour of Harrison, and the electoral Ticket, already settled; the other was also, a Harrison man, and as fir as State politics are concerned, an Anti • Mason, and both good men and true--honorable and patriotic, who condemned the procedure of the meet• ing. The Secretaries,=l believe are both Harrisonmen—who have acted with the Auk Masonic party, up to the time of this meeting—both having been frequently offi-, cars in Anti Masonic meetings and both respectable and excellent men, who through politeness and good manners, lent their services, as did the Vice Presidents, to aid •in the organization of the meeting. The meeting having been thus organized, proceeded to business.—A Committee was appointed to draft resolutions, on which William M'Clellan, a veteran Loco Foco, though not chairman, acted conspicuously. He, it to understood is the author of the re solutions—yet he declares that he will nog abide by the decission of the National Convention, unless it shall nominate Henry Clay. After the committee had withdrawn, Robert M'Conaughy, Esq., was called on to address the meeting, which he did with great good tense, and in a most concilatory manner—showing the necessity of concert and harmony—that this meeting was cal culated to do mischiefimd breed dissension in the Whig ranks, by electing Delegates, when Delegates had already been elected, at a former Whig meeting, to which all the Whigs in the Countp.--not the exclusive friends of this man or that man—had been invited. The only thing which I thought objectionable, in his speech, was that he did not seem to giveifie Anti Masons credit for the patriotism which they have deserved, by their constant and active hostility to the General. Administration, and to political . tyranny and corruption, whether practised, is or out of the Lodge. Upon the whole however, his speech was an excellent one— exhibiting a devotion to the best interests of the country, which some others would do well to imitate. Mr. til'Conaughy followed by a man, whose romper and l c , seemed to be in strikins unison-,.both remarkably bad. He qt eft, by denying that the Whig weetiombeld . ct Kurtz's, on the 11th of May last , bad any power to appoint dele gates to the Cbambereburg Convention. Tho reason he alledged, was, that although the eall•inis addressed to the Whigs, it was in an Anti Masonic newspaper, and that tbersibre, those who assembled in pursuan ce of ouch a.call,oould not be Whigs—par. ticularly s ca tbei names of Harrison and Webster, the nominees of another party, stand at the head of-the paper, in which the call was made! Very close reasoning followed by a very logical conclusion ! Look out ; hereafter, every man who at tends a sale, advertised in an Anti Masi:mid newspaper, will be, straightway held to be an Anti Mason, "dyed in the wool ;" and every man who shall be shaved by an Anti- Masonic barber, will have an Anti Masonic beard ! What this geotleman lacked in logic,was eked out, by the facts supplied by Mr. Har per, who promted him from the "Sentinel," or some other newspaper which he held in his band. He abused Anti Masonry, and anti Masons, thinking thereby to acquire the favour of the Lodge and the Locofocos. When he had concluded, he was followed by Mr. A. R. Stevenson, in vindication of the former' meeting, and the Whigs, who had participated in at. During his speech, be was several times interrupted by a gen tleman, whose good breeding ought to have taught him the impropriety of such con duct. But Mr. Stevenson - was not ember. reseed by these interruptions ; and it is ad mitted on all, hands—even on the part of the exclusive Clay men, that his speech was manly, dignified and sensible—the reverse in every repect of him who propceeded him. After be had concluded, he was replied to, by_the person whom he had followed, and whom he had misused by treating as a gentleman. This person rose in a rage, and between a stutter and a storm, called the gentleman who preceeded him, a tool, a knave, end both the gentlemen, liars. We must however, do most of the gentle men who participated. in the meeting, the justice, to say, that they disaproved,of the open violation of decency and good man ners, of which the individual referred to, was "guilty." This man played the bran. docio—said that he "held himself respon sible for what he said, drc. He, however took a good care to avoid responsibility, by placing himself beyond the pale of de cency. After the discussion was over, in which the Harrison Whigs, manifestly had the advantage, a motion was made, to adopt the nomination of delegates, made at the fins meeting, namely, Messrs. Picking and M'Conaughy. The vote was put and car ried, as is believed by almost every spec. tater, and as, I have been informed, will. be certified, by both the Vice Presidents of the meeting. The President doubted, and de cided it was not, and no division vas asked for ; it being perfectly apparent, that the Claymen had determined to elect other De legates, whether they had a majority or not. This they did. Pains had been taken to keep the Harri son Whigs from the meeting—as it was, however they had a majority, which were collected hastily in town. The meeting was small-r -counting both sections, there . were not twenty five, who took part in the proceedings of the meeting. I have a list of the names of those who attended. A SPECTATOR. POLITICAL. Loco Ibco Tyranny. It will be seen, by referring to the !Avis. lative proceeding of the past week, that the Locofocos have excluded Mr. Stevens from the seat to which he was elected by a large majority of the people of Adams counts, and that Mr. Kettlewell has, in accordance with the instructions of his constituents; withdrawn from the Hopkins House of Re presentatives. The reason assigned for this tyrannical act is, that Mr. Stevens virtually resigned his seat in an address which, he wrote to his constituents , in Decembek last. Now it is certain the. the law does not recognize virtual resignations. A member can resign in no other way than by informing the Speaker of the body to which he was elec ted, that such is his intention. It is not as serted that Mr. Stevens ever did this. The true reason of this lawless proceedings is, that they are afraid of his talents, and dread the exposures he would undoubtedly make of their hypocricy and corruption. But it is not only the citizens of Adams county that are insulted by this unwarrantable assumption of power. H Mr. Stevens can be turned out of his seat contrary to law, so may the Representative of any other county, whenever it pleases the majority to do so. By this act the freedom of election jade• stroyed ; the laws are insolently trampled on, and the people are made slaves to those -who are nothing more than their official servants. The principle that the minority must submit is just and right, so long as the ma• jority act according to the rules laid down for all. When the majority oversteps those bounds, and show a fixed detarmination to govern without any regard to the fundamen tal law, the minority is released from all obligation, and are justifiable in asserting their rights by force. Was the private , character of Mr., Ste vent as depraved as it is virtuous ; had his public acts been productive of as much in jury to the Commonwealth as they have been of undoubted benefit, it would give no power to the Legislature to exclude him from his seat in the House of -Representa tives. It is an exercise of power founded soleljr on physical force, and which to be effectually resisted, must be met in the same way. Should such a crisis arrive ' let the responsibility rest with those' who dis regard the rights of the people.---Ln.eas. ter Union. .71" Stevens. The New York Evening. Post, than which there is not a more rank Loco Foca journal in the whole country, in speaking of the conduct of the rebel House in excluding Hr. Stevens from a seat in that body. pro. nounces the proceedings "informal, injudi cious and singularly inconsistent with dem ocrat:6.d principles, and then argues accor• dingly : "The power of excluding a member, if it existed at all is one that should be spar ingly used. The highest sanction of its exercise is, at the best, mere parlimentary usage, whilst the solemn deliberate choice of the people is the very essence of freedom, the source of their security, and one of the most cherished privileges. It is a right not to be lightly invaded. Already our representative bodies have acquired too much power, and the stronger and the more numerous the fetters imposed to their ac lions, the better it will be for the country." The Investigation• The investigation of the conduct of the present Board of Canal Commissioners is going on with spirit. The evidence of their official misconduct and iniquity is overwhelming. They are trembling like condemned criminals before a halter, and using every means in their power to shrink from the investigation, but all in vain— On Tuesday they had the impudence to send to the Senate a PROTEST, DENY ING THEIR RIGHT TO INQUIRE INTO THEIR OFFICIAL ACTS—thns avowing - themselves ABOVE the reach of the Legislature, the Constitution or the People. But they castigation they received in that body from Messrs. Ewing, Wil liams, Barcley, Pearson, Bell, Strohm and others, will bo remembered by those who heard it while they live; their supporters, Messrs. Brown and Parson, the former of whom took to his old retreat the "postern I Kate," while the latter was content to sit "wound up." The protest of the Com• missionera was 'ejected •by a vote of 26 to 6. Our-readers can scarcely Imagine the amount and depth of iniquity proved against the Commissioners ; and when it is laid before the public, these officials of David R. will find it difficult to shun the torrent of just indignation thnt will assail them on every side. Penn. Tel. From the United States Gazette. Mr. Pan Tenth Ascension. We have been favored by Mr. Patimax with the following interesting account- of his tenth Serial excursion, in which he trav elled from Reading to Camden, by an ir• regular route of almost eighty miles, in two hours and ten minutes. ' To Me Editor of Me United Stales Gazette.- Sir.—My tenth ascension having been marked by some peculiarities, I beg leave to offer you the subjoined narrative. After continuing four hours in the infla tion of my balloon, which was effected in the usual manner, I ascended from Reading on the 20th instant exactly at a quarter ho fore 4 P. M., amidst a respectable amid blage. Nothing occurred to disturb She preliminary arrangements, end near !tie, earth even the wind was still, so that the balloon rose vertically to the distance of nearly two miles, before it passed from over the town. While earnestly engaged in surveying the delightful country, with its rivers and green fields,' was startled by a sudden in clination of the balloon to the south east ward, caused by a current of strong wind from the north west• I was then carried off rapidly to a distance of about ten miles from Reading, when the air became, to my surprise, oppressively warm, and a fit of ir resistable drowsiness assailed me. I made every effort to keep awake, for 1 was aware of the danger of sleep in such a situation. I might be carried up to the frozen regions above, and thero.perish with cold, or might fall into woods or water while asleep, and incur unusual hazzard both for my person and balloon; but thastupor increased, 14. d a few minutes after 4 o'clock, I fell Into a sound sleep, from which, after the lapse of an hour and ten minutes, I was aroused by a singular ringing in my ears, and a severe pain in my head. By this time, I had fallen much nearer to the earth, and after noticing the time,felt surprised to find myself west of the Schuyl kill, about ten or fifteen miles from Norris town. I could then see Philadelphia,Ches ter, and a host of towns and villages, and I heard that strange mixture of sounds, which one discerns on approaching a great city, on the night of some festival. What it was, I could not tell ; but as 1 subse quently heard it very loudly on nearing the city, I really think it was the day-noise of the great Pennsylvania emporium. At this time, the balloon was going rapid ly to the south and east, which rourse it kept until 1 was due west from the Lazaret ta, at the distance of from 15 to 20 miles. By a gradual decent, I then fell into a south western current of air, by which I was driven to the north east, carried across the Schuylkill, below Gray's Ferry; transport ed over Southwark and the Delaware; and I finally, at five monies before 6 P. M. lan ded safely and quietly in New Jersey, about a mile beyond Camden. Before closing my letter, I cannot with propriety omit the expression of my sense of obligation to the good friends at Read. ing, who assisted me in my enterprise; nor can I forget the kind offices of the gentle men in New Jersey who received me in my decent, and aided me in souring my bal. loon and conveying it to Camden. On the whole, this was, in all respects, the most agreeable of my mronautic trips; and exceded all others in the rapidity of the rnoyement. Taking into view the irregu larity of my course, 1 could not have trayo oiled at a lass rate than that of forty miles per hour. I am, very respectfully, Yours, Etc. WILLIAM PAUKLIN. Captain Dowell, his wife and child, while travelling in Calvert county Maryland,'vere all killed by lightning on the 13th instant. TIM GREAT Bets, OP 5109 COW.—Much has been said and written in relation to tbis wonderful mechanical production; and as .there are many opinions afloat about the actual size of it, we subjoin a correct estimate of its weight and cost. Its actual Russian weight is 12,387 poods, 443,772 lbs. English gross weight. it was cast in the reign of the Empress. Anne, and cost a sum equal to e 327,500. The sound of it rather amazed and deafened, than de lighted the inhabitants of Moscow. Its real value is probably double its original cost, fOr every one ambitious to contribute towards it threw gold or silver into the furnaces containing the metal, which wore four in number. The geometrical dimen sions are as follows: The piece by which the bell was hung to the beam, from the top of the bell to the beam, 3 feet 1 inch ; length of the bell, from the beam to the bottom, 21 feet 4 1-2 inches; diameter of the top, 7 feet 4 3 4 inches; diameter at the bottom, 22 feet 4 3 4 inches. THE LAST FesHroar.—We saw yesterday in Chesnut street, a lady richly attired in a led colored silk dress—and what, in ad. dit ion to her beauty, rendered her the obser ved of all observers, she had an -apron o the same beautifully frilled and ruffled, and that fastened on behind.—Spirit of the Times. The Franklin Repository says:—Several Farmers from different parts of the country have assured us that the Rye looks bad, end that not more thnn a half a crop can be calculated upon. From Washington and Frederick counties, Maryland, we have aim• ilar accounts. MORUS M ULTICA ULUS. We opine the time is not far distant when our farmers will take their grain to mill in silk bags. What think ye 7—Bncks lni. Certainly, prospects are bright that way —a farmer dresses in silk, with silk gloves, and a mulberry leaf hat, may take his corn to market in a silk bag,. if he grows any. But we fear, before long, corn will be among the things that have been, and Indian meal will be sold by the ounce, as mulberry seed is now. We would rather on a speculation give six cents an ear for corn, than two cents a bud for morns what-de-ye-call it ? Miners Journal. Fwarrsc.—The most nppnling distress exists in the Island of Newfoundland. Hun dieds of families are In a state of starvation. The accounts of the sufferings of the people are truely harrowing, being reduced to ex treme wretchedness without food or cloth ing, living on ono miserable meal a day, and that consisting of putrid fish. The editor of the Globe would be glad to see the republic die to morrow if it would but b •queatl its money to him.— Vt. States. It might bequeath him some, but certain• ly not a great-deal. Our renders may re member the case of her uncle, who in hie will bequeathed a few silver spoons to his nephew, adding "If I do not bequeath him %he rest of the set, it is because he has al ready stolen them."—Louisville Journal. EMIGRANTS WORTH HAVING. The company of 700 Lutherians lately arrived in Missouri from Europe, have purchased 10,000 acres In Perry Co. on the M issis sippi. They have a library of 20,000 vol umes, and intend founding a college. It is a little remarkable, as stated by Mr. Baldwin, that among upwards of a million of inhabitants carried off by the plague in Upper and Lower Egypt during the space of four years, not a single oil man er deal er in oil suffered. The same fact was no ticed during the plague in London. A lady and a gentleman on a fishing ex. &onion near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, were corwned by the upsetting of their canoe. I -. t: -:,„.. ....•, , - - . , : ...... -_ • ._ :1 , 1111,1- 4 : . . ,-, • •L;.-44,, 74-;.,5-,..,..15-,,....:,-- HYREINIAL REGISTER. MARRIED. On the 30th ult. by the Rev. B. Keller, Mr. Briton MENTZER, to Mile ELIZABETH. Ho on ov, both of Emmittsburg. '40 1,11 _ • ;..••••'71,,, - ;"\, =4 74 '•••.' - i o,* r -1 1 4 • ' • • • .fr.• OBITVARY RECORD. DIED. On the 30th ult. DAVID C. KITZLMILER, of this place, aged 35 years 6 months 34 days. ' On the 30th ult. at Miillinburg, ►Jnion co. Pa. Mr. Fnanaarcz Gurizays, Esq. in the 73d year of his age. The deceased was the father of the Rev. 8. Gutelius, pastor of the German Reformed Church of this place. RELIGIOUS NOTICES. 0:7 The Rev. BAllollltlt, will preach in the Lutheran Church on Sunday morning nett. and the Rev. Mr. KZLLEU in the evening .o•The Rev. Mr. WATSON will preach in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning and evening next. BALTIMORE PRICES CURRENT. Flour, - •6 25 to 675 Wheat, 1 40 to 1 45 Rye, 0 95 to 1 00 Corn, 0 90 to ' 0 91 Oats, . 0 40 to 0 48 Bacon, 0 101 to 0 11 Lard, 0 00 to 0 13 Timothy, 2 75 to 3 00 Whiskey, 0 40 to 0 42 Beef, 12 PIO to 14 50 Pork, 9 39 to 9 50 ADVERTISEMENTS. New Store. rrHE subscriber would inform the public. -IL that he has taken that stand formerly occupied by Wm. Gillespie, in Baltimore street, dirkily opposite Yeast's fiotel,where he is now prepared to offer nn entire, New— Large and Splendid assortment of DRY GOODS, Groceries, lliixtlware, 4 Queensvare,, Selected with great care and bought upon the very best terms for Cash. Among his very general assortment are the following articles : Blue, Black, and Brown Cloths, Polish and Invisible Green Clothe, Black, Ribbed and Plain Caseimeres, Fancy Melbourn Ribbed, do Plain Fancy Colored, do . Superior Black Satin Vestinge Fig. & Plain, Black Silk Velvet, Superior Tabby Velvet, W bite Linen Drillings, Ribbed and-Pisini Brown do do do do. Black Summer Cloths, 1 Melbourn Ribbed do. Elephant and Bang up Cords, Irish Linens, 10-4 Table Diapers, 10-4 Irish Sheetings, Russia and Scottish do Black Mattionia Lustring, Blue Black, do. Figured and Plain Gro de Napa, Plain Gro de Ber:ines, Fancy, Gamic, Satin & Laco Botilered Shawls, White and Black Silk Gloves, Lace and Pic Nic, do. Kid and Beaver, do. Gentleman's Silk, Kid and Beaver do. White and Black Silk Hose, White and Black Silk 1-2 do. White:and Black Colored do. ALSO-A HANDSOME ASSOTMENT OF Bonnet Ribbons, Lawns, Calicoes, (as low as 6i) Mouselaine de Laines, With a great variety of almost every other description of GOODS ; to all of which he would respectfully call the atten tion of the citizens of Gettysburg and neighborhood, as from the "unusual" terms upon which they were bought, he wil be enabled—as he is determinnd to sell them at very reduced and unusual prices. D. Fl. SWOPE. Gettysburg, April 23, 1639. tf-4 N. B. Country produce taken in exchange for goods. FRESH SUPPLY OF SPRING & SUMMER 003DS. S. WITIIEROW HAS just returned from the City, and is now opening at his Store, on the cor ner of the Centre Square and Baltimore street, a most splendid assortment of GOOD suitable to the season—amongst which are a fine supply of Superfine Cloths,. of all colors,_ the best ever b. ought to the borough of Gettysburg : Cassimeres, Cassinetts, Satinetts, Mouseline de Laines, and Shawls, 'rich Linen, Fancy Handkerchiefs, Figured Bombasins, Summer Cloths; AND A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF Silks, black, blue-Noel:, colored, 4-jigured, Cambric and Jnconett Muslins, Barr'd do. do- Calicoes and Chintz from 8 to 50; BONNETS. AND A FINE ASSORTMENT OF at a burPza tea. so in fact, every thing in his line from "a nee dle to an anchor."—Also, Hardware, gIittABVII:I46 I Groceries, &c. &c. all of which have been purchased on the very lowest terms, and with great care ; and can be sold, he ventures to say, as cheap as they can be procured at any establish. ment in the country. He invites the public to call and view Ins assortment—confident that no one desirous of purchasing will be able to resist the tempting BARGAINS he is enabled to offer them. J' All kinds of Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods. Gettysburg, April 23, 1849. tf-4 tifarb- , 4J arc. JUST received and for sale by the Sub. scriber, a large stock of HARD-WARE. Planes, Edge Tools, Anvil's, Vices, Brass An irons. ALSO,—A LAR LOT OP Nang, Brads and Sprigs, Mar Iron and Steel, MOLL° Tr- OMR E JV D CASTINGS ofevery kind, persons engaged irt 7ll4o Cling and those commencing house keeplitiwould do well to call. GEO. ARgOl.l6. Gettysburg, April 25, 1830.' . 4t-5 THOMAS S. COOPER. Mere we go," CREAPER than ever—one Oh of a Century on the old and and determin ed to sell 'cheap, a General Assortment, consisting of 1)1 1 1.7 GOODS, Domestics, Q.Alttium arb, lia - nlvare, Shoes, Groceries, Country Produce, Hand kerchiefs for 2 cents, Mits and Gloves for 61 cts. Muslins for 61 cts. Calimes for 61. All he wants is for you to call and see he Goods, as there is no deception by look rig round in these days. May 21, lON. . 31-8 ADVERTISEMENT& FARM E RS ATTEND TO YOUR INTERESTS. PLOUGHS! PLOUGH'S!! An opportunity is now offered of supply mg yourselves with Woodcock's Self Sharplug Ploughs. Tieing the best article ever offered the Farmers in this section of the State. THESE Ploughs will not choke nor carry dirt, and the draft is about one .hird less than the Ploughs heretofore in use, two horses doing the work of three be sides a great saving in time and money in keeping them in repair. The Point and Shear can be put on in five minutes and only cost 87i cents each and when dull can be turned and repented. These Ploughs have been introduced in this couuty. The fol lowing named persons have used them .to whom we recommend Farmers to apply or information respecting them. Montjoy township, Samuel Durborrow, Esq. Jacob Keller, Esq. Moses Minim, John Wilson,Joseph Miller, Jonas Spang ler, James Barr, John Benner, Cornelius Lott, Wm. Eline, Frederick Colehouse, Jacob Clutz, Samuel Reck. Josiah Benner, Jacob Norbeck, John B. Houghtelin. Mountpleasant township, Joseph Goshen. Alexander M'llvain, Eli Sponsler, Samuel Sponsler, Jocob Clapsaddle, Joseph Smith, Cornelius Houghtelin, Wm. Lou, John Torrence, Jacob Benner, Wm. Roberts, Samuel Swope, Alexander Ewing, David Snider, Joseph Hemler. Cumberland township, Peter Frey, Henri Lott, Jacob Bolinger, John Plank, Jacob Miller, Robert Allison, Peter Epley. Straban township, Joseph Lott, Jacob Hulick, Eaton Norris, John Horneherger. Frankiin township, Frederick Diehl. Germany township, Mr. Loudebaugh. A supply of the above Ploughs, with Points and Shears will be kept at JAMES A. THOMPSON'S, Gettysburg. SAMUEL DURBORROVV"S, Two Taverns. THOS. WKNIGHTS, Franklin township Farmers to want of good Ploughs are requested to gain all the information from those that are now using them, and then take the Ploughs keep them until they are scoured and if not what they have be,en rep. resented, to return them. JOHN M. BLIBEn.T.' N. B.—Tho double tree must be atitaat 9i feet long. Chambersburg, April 16, 1899. ititfp-3 BOROUGH Amoy R. F. McCONAUGFIY, TreasurY of the Bor ough of Geityriburg, from May 7, 1838, till April 27, 1839. DR. Dolls. Cis. To cash received of M. Degroff, rent of stall in Market House, due let Au gust 1838. Do. N. Codorl, Do. J. Percy, ' Do. G. Parer. Balance of Duplicato of 1837. Borough Tax assessed for NM Road do . do. By Orders paid as follows, to viz: John Slant; Street and Road Com missioner, (balance of former year.) 134 3G George Critzman, do. do. 51 02 David Troxel, do. do. 200 03 S t R. Russell, for qualifying Borough Of. Seers, 626 Hez. Va norsdel. Esq. for officers of Bor oug h Election, 5 00 R. Smith, 12 17 Henry Rupp, keeping Engines in repair, 10 00 R. G. Harper, printing, . 4 75 S. H. Buehler, winding Town Clock, 10 00 A. Kitismiller, glazing feces of do. 5 00 C. Stout, serving notices or appeal, 2 00 J. F. M`Farlane, order to open a road, 2 25 S. Fahnestook, 871 C. Critzman, collectors fees and relea- . ses. Salary of Clerk and Treasurer. Do. Burgess and Council, Balance of Duplicate of 1838, uncol locted, Balance in hands of Treasurer. 0746 04 I , I(TE do certify that we have examined V the items which compose the above account of R. F. M'Conaughy. Treasurer of the Borough ofGettysburg, and find them to be correct, and report that there is a bal. once of one hundred and twenty eight dol lars and forty-six cents in . the hands of xaid Treasurer. JOHN SLENTZ. DANIEL M. SMYSER, JACOB CULP, DAVID McCREARY. Town Council. Gettysburg, May 7, 1839. 3t-6 BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTORY. • THE subscriber returns thanks to his friends and former customers, for past favors, and respectfully invites thorn to call and see the assortment of BOOTS & SHOES, IMllipp which he has now on hand, consisting of Laclies" & .Nlisses' Slums, OF EVEUY PATTERN AND QUALITY. Gentlemen can also be Supplied with BOOTS & SHOES, &O. of every description. His old customers are particularly invi ted to call and examine his assortment. 0:::!THe has on hand, for. de, Zii.(YRRICCO & IsINTRUSI which he will dispose of on fair and retteow able terms. DANIEL BALDWIN. Gettysburg, May 21, 1899. tf-8 JOB PRINTING i Such as Handbills, Advertisements, Cards Pamphlets, and Blanks of all kinds neatly and expeditiously executed at the office of the STAR. olitedlothis.put upon the people of this county, by . alittiets Cf the men, who drove our representative from his seat. It is a pit of the system, devised by our enemies, to punish us for our adherence to the Constitution and Laws. 5 00 5 00 138 10 256 94 331 50 $746 04 79 98i 30 00 30 00 It will be seen, by reference to another column that meetings will be held, in various parts of the I county. We hope that these meetings will be I generally attetSded, by all men of all parties. The questions tia,ba discussed, ate not party quas- Lions ; they are questions which affect the moat important rights of the whole people. The act, to be sure, which drove our Represen- I tetive from his seat, was the act of a party, nut I it will not, we hope, be sanctioned by the people. I The reign of parties is of brief duration ; and if the people sustain an act of tyranny and injus tice, in the ruling party ; when its day shall have ended, and another party shall bear rule, and exercise the same injustice and practise the same 99 SI 128 46i tyranny; the approval of the people in regard to this act, will but encourage, another invasion of their rights, by another party when it shall have the power. Lot the people now, of all parties, I speak in a voice, loud enough to bo hoard bytheir oppressors, inthe halls which such acts desecrate, if they do not wish to see it repeated. The blow which the Constitution received, was aimed through it, at them. Let them acquicco in the wrong which has been done them, and it will be wrested, and acts, if possible of greater outrage will be added. This then, we repeat it, is a con -1 teat between the people and tyranny—between the Constitution, the safeguard of all our rights, and its violators. Let the people take heed, that they resist op. pression upon the threshold ; let it not enter their doors, to work its outrages upon their hearths, as it has done in other countries, and as it will do here, if not resisted. (I*-We'learn, that while the COMIT TEE OF SAFETY, was in Session at Harrisburg, in December last, Wmotion was made, •by one of the .members, that the lives of Messrs. Stevens, Penrose and Bur. rows should be spared, but that motion was NEGATIVED HY A TREMENDOUS MAJORITY . II• • o zrOtWetthe most prominent members of 'the Committee of Safety, we learn from the 'Columbia 'Courant' has been sent to the Penetentiary, 8 months, for stealing shirt ! 1 03:•The Editor of the -.Sentinel," says that he shall hold ua for en nsbolitiuniat." We are' no abolitiOnist ;—nor ore we, o elavery-nion. ,or slave, which last, we doubt, whether our neigh bor will he able teeny, during the life of Henry Clay, or the existence of Masonry. STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER. GETTTSBURGR) PA. Tuesday, June 4, 1839. 41:141.NDEDALTEI FOR THll.assErrumv THADDEUS ST EVENS. 00 fill the seat, declared vacant by the Loco Foco House of Representatives.) The Election. The ; Election is on ME ,14th DAY OF JUNE. The Inspectors, Judges, atc.. of the lest General Election. are to hold the approaching election. Where vacancies have occurred, by death or removal, they must be filled on the morning of the election. INCrLet no man say, in reference to the approaching election, that it is not of im• portance, because the Legislature must soon ADJOURN. if there was but a day, but an hour—or a minute, it is of over• whelmiou importance ; not for the sake of having a Representative at Harrisburg ; but because the question is directly prop° -aed to the people, whether they sanction this outrage upon their representative and - themselves, or not. Let them answer this question as loud as their indignation should be deep, and their oppressors will tremble An their rents. O:7 - Thaddeus Stevens. The seat of Mr. illtzvexii, having been &els- Ted vacant, by the House of Representatives, he lbas presented himself to his fellow citizens, of all panics, as a candidate for their suffrages at the epeeist Election, to be held on the 14th day of June next. He desires no party nomination ; he expects the votes of the virtuous ; the perrio tic, and the good of all parties. If the people value their liberty, in this instance, they should lay aside party, and rally as one man, in a com mon cause—their own cause .1 It is time that party should be forgotten, and to appeal made to virtue and patriotism. If such nn„appeal be made,.and disregarded, then we may boil our necks, to those, who, in the name of Democracy and Liberty, are wresting from us our most sacred rights, and erecting on their ruins, the most dangerous of all kinds of despotism—a ;despotism without any of .those checks, which are the safeguards if the subjects, of the so styled, legitimate despots of the old World. azyMe hope our friends will beer in mind, OW the Till)!IBLEI AND EXPENSE of this Thaddeus Stevens. No man has hem ever more abused and perse cuted than THADDEUS STEVENS; and no man living or dead has done more for the State than he has. Not only is he persecuted and reviled on ac count of his public acts, but his enemies, with a bitterness bf malignity, never :71xceeded, have conspired to take away his private reputation— slanders and calumnies, both of a public and pri vate character, are sown abroad with an industry. which would be highly ereditAle if exercised in a better cause. He is a candidate for re-election on the 14th inst. Let the pack of blood-hounds, who have been let loose upon him. see that the people, whom he has served so ably and so faith fully, still retain their confidence in his integrity and uprightness. Gn one and all to the election— gyre a day, to your old and well tried Represen tative—give a day to your own rights, so grossly 'violated in his person—give a day, to the cause of liberty trampled upon—not merely in voting. but 'ln ' procuring your neighbors to vote—in seeing that none of them leg behind, when a blow is to be struck, for that first right of freemen —the right of representation. The : Public Meetings. The late Whig Meeting. This meeting geted precisely on the principles we supposed it would--exclusive Clay(not Whig) principles. Great eirats hod been made by the Clay sec tion of the Whig party to have all their friends at the meeting. Claymen, were anxiously solici ted to attend ; but Whigs, who were known to be in favor of Harrison, were given to understand, although the terms of the call were general,— that their attendance was not desired. This me thud of filling the meeticifwae pursued in private• by the authors of the movement, and publicly b) the Editor of the -.Sentinel," who next to Willi am M'Clellan, is the sheet anchor of Clayiem Ind Masonry in the county. In the remarks of the Editor of the "Sentinel," which accompany the notice, for this second Whig meeting, and on which he expressess his views, and his opposition to the meeting held on the 11th inst., we find the following characteristic invitation. We trust that ail who think as we do, will 'tot forget to attend the meeting, on Me 28th inal, at the Court House. Of course, the Harrison Whip, in the county, felt insulted at the cull, and did not think fit to at tend the meeting, of those "who think' , just as the Editor of the Sentinel thinks. However, the daY ,OZuner, and the meeting,—if that can be called a meeting, "where two or three are gathered together"-:-assembled. After con siderable drumming and mustering, some ten or twelve Clay Whigs, all told, were collected in the Court Haute; and some four or fire Harrisonmen. A portion of Harrison Whigs of the Borough, after looking on for some time, thought that it would be prudent to go into the meeting, so that the some gentlemen, who were elected by the Whig meeting on rife lIW May, as delegates to the Chamberalwrg Convention might be again elected. This was done, in order to avoid the embarrassment of two sets of Delegates, claiming seats in the Convention—not that this second meeting was di:limed a legitimate one, or that it had power to rescind the acts of the former. A motion was accordingly made, "that Messrs. M'Conaughy and Picking should be two of the Delegates to represent Adams County in the said Convention." A majority voted in favour of this motion ; but the chairman declared, that ho •thought the noes had it." The motion was no further pressed ; the Harrison Whigs seeing that the Clayman were determined to appoint delegates, whether they had a ma j ority or not. That Messrs. M'Conaughy and Picking, who were elected delegates by the first meeting, were re-elected at the second meeting there can be no doubt. The two Vice Presidents, as intelligent, high minded and honorable men as are in the county, are both willing to certify, that there were a majority in . their favour; and so will all the I spectators who where presents ; if we except the loco limos, who seemed to he active in aiding the Clayman—William M'Clellan, who has been (or years successively the loco loco candidate for Burgess,tin this Borough, being one of the most active, in drumming up the force and organizing the meeting. So inveterate, is the Loco focoiam of ‘lt. M'Clellan, considered to be, that he goes by the name of the "STEREOTYPED CAN DIDATE" of that party. It is our opinion, that this meeting was purely a loco loco movement, and that the easy editor of the "Sentinel" was drawn into it, by the artful and cunning leader to whom We have just before alluded; and that throng:l the Editor who was thus "come over,"—to use a homely phrsse, others were led to sanction it, believing it to be a Whig .We do not wish to charge the 'editor of the "Sentinel" with conniving with the authors of this movement, to betray the Whigs into the loco foco ranks ; we only mean to say List he woe beguiled into it ; end innocently led others into it. who be lieved him to be its author.. We ere inclined to believe this meeting to have originated with the loco focos, because of their chuckling, at what they call the ' , pluck" 'of the Claymen ; that is, that a minority: of them elected Delegates to ChambersbUrg ;- 'and alio from the fact that the aforesaid leader has boasted that he was its au thor. We do not desire to detract from the respec tability, of a number of the Clayman attending the meeting. The President Abraham King, Esq. and Mr. Hulic ore both intelligent mon, and so were others who were in attendance. We only reprrobate the cohrae pursued, in going into this meeting, got up for the purpoed of distracting the Whig p irty, and insulting the gentlemen, nominated as Delegates, at a former meeting, by substituting others in their place. The late Outrage. We presume, that if any citizen of this Corn. monwealth, had been told six months ago, that the tame was near, when representatives of the people, elected by a decided msjonties, would be refused seats in the Legislature, such citizen would have believed that the person, making such en assertion was attempting to docrive him. But this thinghas come to pass, and in the person of a representative of Adams County. For most evils there is a remedy—for most wrongs, a means of redress has been provided. But in this instance, although a grevious wrong has been done to the people, they are without any tribunal which can repair the injury. The Con. etitution was framed by them for their security and protection, but the men now in power, disregard its fundamental and plainest provisions. It se cures to the people, the right of representing them selves in tho Legislative body—the law-making branch,of the Government, by such men as they themselves shall choose. But this right has been nullified, in the cue oldie representative of Ad ams County. 'fbirt representative had all the constitutional quir: thms—he was of age—was a citizen, residen it sufficient length of time in the County— elected by a majority of more . than 1400 votes—was regularly returned elected, and his election not disputed. By the Constitu. Linn he was entitled to a seat without question. But the Constitution is no more the prament law of the State—the will of a few wicked and reckless demagogues, is stronger than the consti tution. The only peaceable nrans of redress, is through the ballot-box—this has failed us. in the case of our own representative, and may fail us again; but we owe it to society—to good order, to use every possible Means of redress, once and again, before the last terrible remedy of violence, so talon appealed by our adversaries, is resort ed to. The time may come, and the signs which pre cede it are already thickening, when it would be a crime—treason to liberty, and the principles of the Revolution, to suffer longer the infliction of wrong at the hands of our oppressors. Rut for awhile, let us endure the wrongs which are heap. ed upon our heads—let us in this instance, appeal to the ballot-box, and in tones, loud as our wrongs are deep, tell the traitors to the constitution that we are awake to their treason. 11:7•The result of the election in Virgi niar, so far as heard .from, is rather fav orable, we will be able next week to lay before our readers the whole returns, tuany of the districts have not been heard from. a i-The Editor of the “Sentlnel" says that our conclusions, in the article on the subject of Clay policy, are "lame." We should be happy, if our neighbor would point us to the unsound Ind happier Still. if we could see the premises •rom which he has drawn some of his conclusions. iii our neighbor's system of logic, the major and minor propositions, u well as the conclusion, are composed of three assertions, to wit, "Clay is the greatest man"—Clay is my choice—and •therefore the choice of the Whigs." OtrWe are informed upon good author. ity, that in the late investigation, gone into by the Senate, in relation to T. C. Miller. of Adams, certain letters were brought before the Committee, written by the above named gentleman, to the identical person, who wrote the address. purporting to have been delivered in the Senate by T. C. Mil. ler ; urging and authorising him to have the speech published as his ; giving his toll consent and approbation to it; and from the tact, of his having never denied it, afler it did appear, we presume the above is perfect ly correct,—at all events it is highly char. acteristic of the man, and worthy of the chairman of the Committee of Safety. Freedom. In the approaching•conteat, we ask her people to remember her name; and do as they have al ways done. Let "Freedom" be their watchword. Straban. Was the home of Senator Cason% who died a martyr in the holy cause of the Constitution and Laws. There are noble spirits, still alive in that township, who are true as the steel of a Damas cus blade; they are always at their posts on the day of trial. Hathillonban and .Liberty. These toivoships need no eulogy. Their histo ry, for twenty years, is their best praise. They are our great reliance in every groat struggle. Germany. In the lest struggle, the enemy beat us six volts ; they used to beat ue sixty; well done old Germany. Try it again on the 4th of June. .11 9 t Joy. We have nothing to say to the people of M i t Joy ; '•thev know their rights, and knowing will maintain them" at the ballot-box. alenallen, 'sable old offenallen. At the Special Election, the hanly freemen of Menallen township, ijid not sustain their princi plea as they were wont to do; but we know it was the badness of the day, and the impassable condition of the roads that kept her people at home. At the approaching election, let her pa triotic sons, send us the old majority of 161. They can do it. Hamilton Township. This township was once the strong hold, the very citadel of the enemy ; but in lator days; the Sceptre has been trembling in the heeds that used to hold ; and we trust that our friehde, in the ap: proaching contest, will wrest it wholly from them. There are noble spirits in Hamilton, who rush right into the battle, without counting the cost.—' Such as they are always sooner or later victorious. ConatVago. Here'live as true patriots as are in the county. We ask them only, to fight as they did at the gen eral election ; if they do, victory is certain. Huntingdon and Latinthre. We expect a good account from these two noble townships. We know their people, and rely on them with confidence. Anarchy and mob rule, can maintain no foot-hold in them. Cumberland and Franklin. These townships are always right. Mob prin ciples can never have the ascendancy, amongst the people of these townships. They go for the Constitution and the Countrynot for party. .Tyrone. Let the enemy come 9P ; they will there find our friends reedy. &WI Pleasant and Berwick. In these towhships, victory has never deserted our banner. Their patriotic eons, go forward to the work, as mon who are in earnest. Reaqing. In this township, we calculate on achieving a noble triumph. The democracy will not tolerate the despotism of our rulers. They are republi cans in name, and in deed they will bo so too. Bertoick Borough. There will be scarcely enough of Loco Focoism, left in this Borough, after the election, to tell the attn . ) , of its downfall. This is a noble village. Gettysburg. Let the Locos look out for the RATS The Globe. The veracious Editor of the Administration or gan, in Washington City, has been prating time after time, about frauds, committed at Millorstown, in this Congressional District, at the late election for members of Congress, &c. The ignorance of the editor. in regard to Ibis matter, is only equal. led, by his habitual disregard of the truth. In ono of the last numbers of the Government paper, there is en article which contains the fol. lowing assertion,, namely, "that the deduction of the spurious vote at Millerstown, puts the ousted democratic member, Dr. SULEVFXR, in the major ity in the district." This is a very apt specimen of the Globe Edi tor's regard for the truth The majority for Mr. COUP. it, in the Hamiltonban, or Minor*WWll. box was 1083—his majority in the Congressional dis trict was 1231. Throve away the whole vole, at Millerstown, and still the anti-Van Huren mem. ber, is elected by a respectable majority. But we should like to see the attempt made. by the votaries of mob law and force, to reject a single vote of Mr. Coorta's majority, at Millennown or else. where. They know well that his competitor would scarcely like to risk himself in each a contest. 0:7 -The address of Mr.Kettlewell, to his con stituents will be found below, and will be read with great satisfaction. Mr. .Kd tiewdl, used every exertion to prevent the outrage, committed against his colleautie and his constituents ; and when he was uniuecesssul, withdrew from tbo tymnniele body, akcording to the request of his constituents. Mr. K. in porsuing the manly course, he has done in this matter, hoe deserved and will retell,* the thanks of his constituents. We shall publish his excellent speech on present ing the resolutions of our meeting in our next paper. • To my Constituents. FELLOW CITIZENS : I received the proceedings of a meeting, held in Gettysburg, which 1 am informed was the largest ever held in the county, on the subject of .the course pursued by a majority of the Legislature, in refusing to admit my colleague T. Stevens, to a seat in that body. In the proceedings referred to, I was requested to present them to the House, and ask for the reading of them, and should the Legislature still refuse to admit him to his constitutional and legal claim, it was made tn) duty to withdraw from the House. I now have the satisfaction to inform you that I have per. formed the duties required of me, as well that of presenting the proceedings of your meeting, regardless of every thing .but ycur wishes, as that of withdrawing from the Legislature, to await your further instructions on the subject,--beheving with you that it is the duty of members of the - Legislature to be subject to the instructions of their cOnstituents from time to time, and that Mr. Stevens, in obeying those instruc tions from you, neither forfeited nor resign, ed his seat. The committee, however, ap pointed to inquire whether he had not for feited it, transcending all power-greeted to them by the Legislature, reported he had resigned it,—again the House assumed the authority to act upon that report, and re jected him, and by so doing established a precedent which strikes a death blow to the constitutional rights of the people, and if acted upon, throughout the State, will de atroy one 9f our dearest rights,—the righ of suffrve. CHARLES KETTLEWELL. 'llolhe People of atinnis County. FELLOW! CITIZMNS: hi accordance with your wishes, I presente myself to the body now exercising the dutie)t orate House of Reprensentatives of this Commonwealth, and desired to have administered to me the oaths prescrided 'by low. A majority of that body, using the same unconstitutional and unlawful means which inve ted them with official authority, refused to allow me to . nccupy that seat to which Ihad been called by the free choice of . my' ~ f elhtsv citizens. Under the moat shallow, hypocritical, and .false pretences they tiave,declared my, seat vacant, and imposed upon you the expense of a new te4e-i•eld on the 14th day of June next —Va•cloing so they have committedin unprik.thltitit oiirtettge on the rights of the people:-=;;.Llf'subniitterl to by that people, LIBERTY has become but a mere name. Ahead: Os - the' Constitution suspended, and the most ' snared contracts between the State arnd individuals are violated with the most dating and *reckless audacity. The tyrants, who have usurped power, have de tertnined to oppress and plunder the people. It is for you to say whether you' will be their willing slaves. If they are permitted finally to triumph, you hold yout: liberty,your ives, your reputation, and your property, at their will alone. I had hoped that no circumstances would occur, which would render it necessary for me to be again a candidate for your .suffra gee. Both my inclination and my interest require me to retire from public life. But I will notexecute that settled intention, when it wilt be construed into cowardice or de spondency. To refuse to be a candidate now, would be seized upon by my enemies as an evidence that I distrust the people, end am afraid to intrust to them the redress of their own wrongs. I feel no such fear— no such distrust Without intending any invidious comparison, I have always said, what I still believe. that the people of Adams county have more intelligence, and not less honesty, than the people of any other county in the State. Co such a people I can have no fear in appealing against lawless agresssion. To them Ido appeal to restore to toe that which was their live gift, and therefore my right—and of which I bays I been robbed by those who "feel power and forget right." I present myself to you as a candidate to fill that vacancy, which was created to wound my and your feelings.' I do not wait to re• ceive a party nomination from my friends, The question now to be decided is above all party considerations, and would be dis graced by sinking it to the level of a party contest.—Every freeman most be impelled to resist this public outrage as a personal wrong to . himsell. Every thing Jeer to him in hip country ; his liberty, the liberty of his•children, and the title to his pro perty, admon eh him to rise above every paltry personal and party consideration, and rebuke tyranny at that great tribunal of freemen—the ballot box. While, however, you are determined, re solute and energetic, let me implore you not to imitate the example of our oppres• sore ; but do every thing calmly and tem perately. This admonition is hardly ne- cessary to the orderly eitizens of Adams county ; but when oppression is so intoler. able, as at present, it is difficult fur the most peaceable and quiet men to control their in dignation. With respect and gratitude, I am your obedient servant, - THADDEUS STEVENS. HARRISBURG, May 25, 1539. Ott'The Legislature of Connect:cut elec ted Thaddeus Bette, Whig, to the United States Senate, for the term et six years. :