duct of Mr. Garlind,lhe clefk, and in regard to the claims of the fitelran Buren thernbera from New Jersey, who hate not got the certificates of election. The Clerk; he hoped, would hold fast to his present position. Mr. Craig, was the last apesker before I dosed ray letter. As with many other. who preceded him, he could not be heard. The discussion was still going on when the tars left Washington. The House met at twelve o'clock, and the Clerk read the proceeding' of Mon day as if the House had been organized. The Clerk then asked leave to make a statement to the House. He said. as a reason for making it. that "no man feels mote than I do the delicacy of my pool- Lion; • 1 assure you. gentlemen, that I am not influenced by personal and party mo- Lives. Before God and my country lam acting as I think justly. A case alto gether-unlike any other, wholly unpre fedented. is presented. I have laborious. ly and anxiously studied my duty, and I belie** performed it in pursuing the course I have. It has been my anxious ,duty to sot as one having and feeling it solemn responsibility." Mr. Jenifer asked the Clerk if ho per .sisted in pursuing the course he adopted yesterday.) The Clerk replied, that ho had pursued a course which-tie considered right. He did not say either that he should or should not change his course of policy, but strongly intimated that he should not do differently from what he had done, unless' the House changed his opinion. Mr. Wise said to the Clerk—l wish to know why you have not discharged a duty which law and custom imposed upon Ton. I hope the Clerk will be permitted to read the statement he has prepared. Mr. Atherton, of N. H. asked that the Clerk might be permitted 'to read his statement. Mr. Stanley, of North Carolina, tho't it would be better for the New Hamp shire gentleman to adopt the Clerk'. state ment in a speech of his own 'to the House. Mr. ' White, of Kentucky, said, for one, he entered his .solemn ,protest a- Omit the reading of this -statement.— Why. Sir. Who are you. that you ask to read this statement—a statement which was concocted and prepared by you last night. I protest against it.; and if for uo other reason. that the reading of the. statement would lead to an interminable debate. The propoeition now before the' House would be lost in a discussion up. on a new subject, and the discussion ir regularly commenced would be made still more irregular. If we cannot pursue a course prescribed by law, we, the mem ber. of this Congress, had better•go home and leave our places to the •Clerk—yea leave the government in the hand, of the Clerk who has taken it. Mr. Wise said he would try to remove the objection of his friend from Kentucky. By . the ordinance of 1785. the Clerk is authorised to remain in office until a new Clerk be appointed. 'fbe Clerk, too, is a sworn officer, and you are bound by an oath which-imposes duties upon you as a ministerial officer, which you cannot es cape. Mr. Wise , asked the Clerk to read his oath of office. The Clerk . read simply a rule of the House, stating that the Clerk shall be a sworn officer. Mr. Wise pursued his remake, ani madverting upon the conduct of the Clerk. He told the Clerk he had acted the part of an arbiter in pursuing the course he had. He hid. in refusing to read the names of the New Jersey Mem bers. decided upon the case. Mr. Wise spoke for thirty minutes. Mr. Briggs hoped that the Clerk would be ;remitted to read his statement. His position •was afdelicate one. and he con sidered it but an act of justice. Me. White.of Kentucky, hoped gentle men would not be duped and sit by in silence. The statement which the Clerk had to make was an ex perle statement. Mr. Cushing said he should address himself to the gentlemen present. and not to the Clerk occupying the chair. I tope. said Mr. Cushing. that the Clerk willbe permitted to make his statement. I wish to know why the Clerk has ar ,vested the proceedings of this House, and -hope for - that reason that the statement be-made. Mr. Cushing concluded with a motion to the members present that the Clerk be - permitted to make a statement. Mr. Vanderpoel..of New. York. spoke with much warmth. He called the Whig Members who have the certificates of election, .pretenders. He was for the eovereignpeople of New Jersey. and ho ped that their rights would be here main tained by tie friends. They were de fending popular liberty only in opposing she-call-of the names of the Jersey mem bers. Mr. V. replied at some length to Mr. Everett of Vermont, who spoke yes terday. Ile thought he -could prove an inconsistency upon him. Mr. Everett explained. Mr. Pope. of Kentucky. spoke in reply to Mr. Vanderpool. Mr. Pope was fa eetious. There were. he said, eleven members from New Jersey on the lloon. and five of them were intruders and had no business in the seats. They had dri ven the-distinguished member from Mae ssellueetts into one of the side corners of the Hall, and other members almost into the fire where they could neither see nor be seen. Mr. Pope then entered into a fuller examination of the subject. A little debate followed between Mr. Wise and Mr. Rhett. of South Carolina. Mr. Rhett argued that the ;pending diffi culties would have been avoided if the Rouse had adopted a Resolution brought forward by him at the opening of the last Congress. Mr. Wise stated that all oiler contested eases were peculiar. Mr. Jenifer followed, but was i n ter. repted by Mr. Aycrigir. of New Jersey, who asked the Clerk if he did not say that the certifiemet of the -five Whigs, Whose seats were disputed. were precise ly of 41ba tams character as the certificate of Mr. liantlitlph whose teat was not dismal! TIIESDA.T, Dec 3. The Clerk, at twelve o'clock to•day. called the House to order. as on Monday and Tuesday. The Clerk recognized the right of M r. Duncan to the floor. Mr. D. yielded to Mr. Wise, who asked the consent of the House to offer the follow ing resolution : Resolved. That the Representatives of the Congress of the United States, now assembled. to relieve themselves from the embarrassments and difficulties which at present obstruct the organization of the House, pass by the names of the N. Jer sey Members and read the names of those whose seats are not disputed ; and that beforezhoosing a Speaker, the question of the .contested seats be settled. This resolution was before the House with others during the day. Mr. Dromgoole made some remarks in regard to the resolution. favouring it, I believe. which could •not be heard. Mr. Wise said the lesolution, for one. would satisfy him. He had offered it not as his own, but as the resolution of an elder member not now iu his place— Mr. Butts. Mr. Hoffman said, that for two days we had been contending for the rights of a sovereign State—for the rights of men who came here with the seal of a State giving assurance of their election. -We are passing from the rights of a State to the consolidation of a House of Repre sentatives, said Mr. H. If the members here from New Jersey are deprived of their rights but for an instant, injustice is done to their State. Mr. Hoffinan contended that but one course should be pursued. and that was the course pointed out by law. Mr. Graves, of Ky. offered a resolu• lion as a substitute to the one offered by Mr. Wise. Hie resolution was. that the acting Clerk of the House be directed to read the roll of the names of the mem bers whose election had , been certified to him by the proper authorities. Mr. Graves contended that the course pursued by the Ilouse was mOnstrons. There was but a step between that taken by the House and Revolution. It was against reason, against precedent, against justice,—in violation of law, parliamen tary usage, and every thing else. if the course pursued by the Administration and the Clerk were persisted in, no man could foretell the consequences of it. Whet can men think of this conduct who own and acknowledge State sovereignty ? Where is now their respect for State rights, for law. and order, and peace ? All gone into the charnel house of party. Sir. said Mr. Graves, addressing him self to the Clerk, you ask leave to make a statement—a statement of what--a statement in extenuation of what you have done here in violation of law—a statement in excuse . of a high handed vi olation of power—prepared, I am well as sured, in the councils of party, and made a party question simply. You, said Mr. Graves to the Clerk, are responsible for this revolution, or the party who have di rected you to do what you have done. Ay.- sir, directed, for you would never have dared to pursue that course had for two reasons. They were. that the returns were not legally certified to by the judges of election, and especially for the better reason, that returns notoriously illegal_ were cast, and aliens, in violation of the Constitution. were allowed to vote. Mr. Wise appealed' to members not to lose sight of the question before the House. An examination of the claims of members could do no good now. Mr. Pickens. of S. C. followed Mr. Craig. He was prepared to meet any is sue, and do his duty to his country.— As for the threats made in the House and out of the House, he knew nothing of them and cared less. Ile was id.fa vor of the motion of the member from Virginia, Mr. Wise. He considered it reasonable, and the only proposition which would lead to the organization of the House. Mr. Pickens said he had confidence in the Clerk, and did not be lieve he would play any miserable trick. He wished, he said, that gentlemen here would set in eonfillenre, and nothing 'The Clerk did not aottweP. and Mr. Jenifer continued. He commented with much severity upon the character of the conduct of the Clerk. His party. he said. had appointed him to a duty which he had too willingly consented to perform. The Clerk could as well disfranchise any member as the members from New Jer• sey. The House was in session for four and a half hours. Notwithstanding a se vete storm, the attendance was unusually large, and the galleries were full to the close of the debate. The discussion con tinued until four o'clock upon the propo- sition of the Clerk to read the written statement which he had prepared in de fence of himself. Mr. Weller. a new Administration member from Ohio, defended the Clerk. and opposed the five Whigs to take their seats, with much vehemence. His argu ment was the old one,—that the Gover nor of New Jersey had invaded the rights of the people of New Jersey in giving the certificates of election to the Whig mem bers. Mr. Randolph. of New Jersey, stated that the people of New Jersey. after the strictest scrutiny. had sustained the State Executive. and he was sure the majority in the House would do the same after an examination of the facts in the case. Mr. Duncan now got the floor when a motion was made to adjourn. A debate followed of some minutes as to whether the House could or could not adjourn.—whether the Clerk had a right to put the question. &c. No conclusion was arrived at, and the member. separa ted in confusion—some advocating an ad- journment, and some opposing it—some contending that, the Clerk had power to divide the House, and others that lie had no such power. WEDNESD4Y, Dec. 4 Mr. Rives said. he could see no ob jection to the proposition of hie colleague. and he was delighted with it. Lie could wish it was adopted with some little mod ification. doubting. As for State sovereignty of which so much had been said, his oPin• ion was that it rested not in a Governor or a Council, or .Stat 4 Officers, or in a seal, but in the People. Thgant i llis notion. Mr. P. laicUltat th e. suvuos was the tribunal to decide the disputed election if there was, one. For himself, he should scorn to present his credentials upon the Clerk's table unless the House demanded them at his hands. Mr. Barnard, of N. Y. followed in de bate. Mr. B. entered somewhat fully into the discussion of the subject. lie spoke of Common law and Parliamentary law, and the designs of each. Ile also spoke of the law officers of the State of N. Jer sey. and of the law under which the Clerk of the House exercised the duties of his office. Mr. B. said he regarded the Clerk of the House of Representa tives by parliamentary law to be entitled to enlarged duties in the absence of the Speaker. So enlarged were these duties, that the Clerk was not only enti tled to make and read a roll of the mem bers, but lobe a sort of Speaker pro fern. He could, according to his notions of law. put questions of adjournment to the House, and oilier questions if necessary pending the election of.a Speaker. But he could go no farther. Mr. B. entered into a legal argument, which was of some length, and which was listened to with great interest. Mr. Cooper. a new member from Geor gia, followed Mr. Barnard. lie believed that the members with the certificates were as much entitled to their seats as he was. He made an argument which Mr. Wise, who followed him, considered a very able and conclusive one. Mr. %Vise followed and defended hie resolution offered at the opening of the House. " He was willing. he said, to trust to the honors of the gentlemen of the House, and did not believe they would abuse the Resolution if it was adopted. lie finally..at the euggestion of Mr. Stanley. withdrew his resolution ; and the questio'n _then reerrued on the resolu tion offered by 'Mr. Hunt, and Which is as follows : i had been involved by the act of the Clerk. Ile concluded by saying that he hoped that by the hour of meeting to-mor row members would be prepared to vote on the question ; and he therefore now moved an adjournment. ' The Clerk stated the motion, but, be- fore putting the question upon it to the members, took occasion to retract the opinion heretofore advanced by him, that no vote on any question can be taken on• til a quorom of members is recognised. Less than a quorum may adjourn from day to day, under the Constitulion ; but in his (the Clerk's) opinion no other bu• siness can be done without a quorum. The adjournment was carried by the y o k e of a majority of members, and the Douse rose as quietly as it ever doe. in the most tranquil days of the longest ees• Blom. Resolved, That this House will now proceed to elect a temporary Speaker, al lowing the members from New Jersey (producing the evidence given according to the law of that State) to vote on the question. That the Speaker thus chn• sen shall appoint none of the Committees of the [louse. That the Committee of Elections shall be chosen by ballot. And that, after the question on the disputed seats shall have been settled by the House, we will then proceed to•chooso a speak er for the 26th Congress. Mr. Hunt made some remarks in sup• port of his proposition. Mr. Underwood followed in an arpu• ment in support of the proposition of Mr. Wise as the only practicable mode which appeared to present itself of extricating the House from the perplexity in which TRIJUSDAY, Dec. 5. Mr. Underwood presented a written state ment accompanied by a reselution. The statement gave the fitcts connected with the Cleric's proceedings on Monday, as they oc curred, and then commenced his resolution, which was briefly "that the present Clerk of the House be authorized and directed to call the names of the members of the House; and that, if any objection be made to a mem ber, the name of such member, on being objected to, shall be passed by until a tine rem is formed, and the names of the mem bers whose seats are undisputed read."— Mr. Underwood's resolution iurther con templated a removal of all persons claiming seats from the House until their claims were settled by the House. Mr. Randolph, of N. J. got the floor with several other members, among them Mr. Dickerson, (of N. J.) one of the claim ants. The Clerk first saw Mr. R. and rec ognized his right to the floor. Mr. Randolph addressed himself to Mr. Dickerion, one of the Administration claim ant. to a seat, and the ex-Governor of the State. He read to the House ono of the certificates of Mr. Dickerson, as Governor of the State, precisely like that of Gov. Pen• nington. That certificate, said Mr. R. an nounced my election, and no doubt the then Governor considered it good and all suffi cient authority, however the same gentle man as an applicant for a scat here may consider it. Mr. Adams now took the floor. There was great desire to hear him, and much anxiety manifested. He said—"Fellow•ci. tizens of the twenty-sixth Congress of the U. States—l address myself to you, and not to the Clerk of the House of Representa tives, under a painful sense of my duty.— The Clerk commenced reading to you the names of the Members of the Twenty • sixth Congress until he came to the State• of New Jersey, when ho paused and stated to the House, that five of the seats of the mem bars from New-Jersey were contested, and that he must refer that decition to the House. After that he again, in the die. charge of his solemn duty, declared that he would not pfit a question except a question of adjournment. In what predicament are we placed? We are fixed here as immo vably as-the columns around the-Capitol.— What then are we to do ? The Clerk re fused to proceed with the roll i and refuses to put a question, and in this condition are we left. I had determined, said Mr. Adams, to have said nothing upon this controversy, and I should have adhered to my determi -4806-y1 but for the two decisions of the Clerk. We are here under the injunction of sol. emn duties, and a fuller representation of the people of the U. States than over Wore and over will probably again exist. The Clerk has placeillous in a position from whichwe can neither recede nor advance. In the present caso,said Mr. Adams, it may be ne• cessary to do what Mr. Jefferson tells you Lord Dunmore did—adjourn from the usual place ormeeting to a tavern, and'there con • stitute yourselves. I call upon the majority of the body here to do this. We have recently been told by the official organ that a majority of this House, independent of the New Jersey clai mants, were friendly to the Administration. That paper says 121 members, all of whom are here, are friendly to the Administration- I offer the following resolution, not to go upon the Clerk's desk, "in the limbo of va nity and the paradise of fools," but before the House : "Resolved, That the Acting Clark of this Mouse shall proceed with thocall,of the members from tho different States of the Union in tho u sual way, calling the names of such members from Now Jersey as hold the regular and legal commissions from the State of Now Jersey." Mr. Rhett asked the Clerk whether or not he persisted in refusing to call the names of the members'? The House called upon the Clerk tb an swer aye or no. The Clerk refused to answer aye or no. Mr. Mercer said he hoped the Clerk would ask the members to take their seats. Those near him annoyed him very much. The Clerk proceeded and stated his rea sons. Mr. Rhett submitted a resolution that Lewis Williams, as the oldest member of the house, take the Chair. Mr. Williams objected to Mr. Rhett's proposition. It was not in order. The Clerk would rescue the House from difficul ty, if he would do as other Clerks have done. Ralf -pas: three.—The House is in great excitement as I write. On motion of Mr. Rhett, Mr. Adams has been made Chair man of the House. The Clerk is deposed at present--at least from acting temporari• ly as Chairman of the House. When Mr. Adams took the Chair, there was great and repeated applause in the gallery. Motions were made to clear the gallery, but were not put. After some desolutary conversation in regard to the record of the proceedings of Thursday, Mr. Rhett, of South Carolina, now moved to lay the resolution offered by Mr. Wise yesterday on the table, directing the Cleric to call the names of the members of New Jersey with the others. Mr. R. also mo• ved, as a substitute to Mr. Wise's resolu tion, a resolution giving the Clerk permis sion to read the names of the tnembers,pas• sing over the names of the contested mem bers. Tellers were appointed to ascertain the vote of the members on this question, when Mr Dromgoole, of Virginia, one of the tel lers,asked who would vote on the resolution. Mr. Adams, as chairman, stated his opin ion to be that the members from New Jer sey had a right to vote who had the certifi cates of the: Governor of New Jersey. A debate followed upon the question which set of members should vote upon questions which should come before the [louse, Mr. Mercer, Mr. Stanley, Mr. Van derpoel & others took part in the discussion. Mr. Vanderpoel thought the spectacle would be a novel and unprecedented one if the members having the certificates wore allowed to vote. Mr. Stanley, of N. C. thought it a shock ing spectacle for members having no certtfi cates to place themselves upon the floor with a desire to vote. Mr. Vanderpoel appealed from the decis• ion of the Chair, and the question of appeal was debated by Mr. Briggs and other.. Mr. Granger of N. Y. said that he did suppose yesterday when the House placed the gentleman from Massachusetts in the Chair, that we had gained a position from which some decision could be reached. Mr. Craig, of Va. said he was as willing and ae anxious es any body to march up to the work as the gentleman from New York desired. He was ready, for one, to act and act promptly. Mr. Wise said ho was surprised at the re• marks of his colleague. Mr. Wise then alluded to Mr. Adam's peculiar position as Chairman of the House. Mr. Wise also commented upon the position of the House, and replied to Mr. Vanderpuel's remark, that Mr. Adams, in making the decision he had, had been guilty of usurpation. Mr. Thomas, of Md., followed in the de bate. The proper method to pursue, he thought, was to allow neither party to vote before a decision of the contest. Mr. Hoffman, of N. Y., followed Mr. Thomas in the case of Claiborn and Ghol• son,where ho took ground directly contrary to ti :e argument now made in defence of the New Jersey claimants. The reading of the speech excited a good deal of sense• tion in the House. • Mr. Thomas asked leave to explain.— Mr. T. seemed to doubt the authority of the report of his own speech. Mr. Hoffman told him he read from the Globe,and ho hoped he would not doubt that evidence. Mr. Thomas said he should not doubt the authority. r. Hoffman resumed, explanatory of the facts connected with the Mississippi contos. ted election, and in proof of Mr. Thomas' inconsitency. Mr: Vanderpoel made an effort to get the floor and now succeeded. He replied to Mr. Granger. Mr. Vanderpoel was followed by Mr. Biddle, of Pa., who was but one of many who.struggled to get the floor. Mr. Biddle continued upon the floor at half past three. There is ho probability o n decision to night. WHIG NATIONAL CONVENTION. On Wednesday last, this Convention as• gambled in the Lutheran Church at larris burg. All tho States of the Union were re presented, except Tennessee, South Caroli na, Georgia, and Arkansas. On Thursday, the Convention was perma nently organized by the appointment of the following officers : PRESIDENT, Gov. JAMES BARBOUR, of Virginia. . VICE-PRESIDENTS, Gov. Joffe. S. Prrens, of Connecticut. Gov. J. A. SIIULTZE, of Pennsylvania. Gov. DAVID HAZZARD, of Delaware. Gov. GEORGE HOWARD, of Maryland. Gov. JOHN TYLER, of Gov. JOIIN OWEN, of North Carolina. Gov. Taos. Me•roAtr, bf Kentucky. P. R. Livelorrox. of New-York. . JACOD BURNET, of Ohio. I C. BATES, of Massachusetts. JAMES WILSON" of New Hampshire, E. M. Ilurrruarroa, of Indiana. E. MAnstr, of New Jersey. SECRETARIES, Charles B. Penrose, of Pennsylvania. G. W. Ralph, of Illinois, S. R. Lyman, of Maine. • C. Paine, of Vermont. On taking the chair, Gov. BARBOUR made one of the most. eloquent addressed' ever listened to. We regret that our reporter can only present an imperfect sketch of his remarks, merely touching on the leading points. Gentlemen, said Gov. B. I feel deeply ob liged to you for the distinguished mark of your consideration, - which you have kindly conferred upon me, and in return loiter you my assurance that 1 will, to the utmost of my capacity, justify your confidence, by dis charging my duties with scrupulous fidelity, in which I shall doubtless receive the co operation of each individual member of this body. ' The honor, gentlemen, you have conferred upon me, is enhanced by the belief that it is not so much a mark of personal regard, as a testimonial of respect to the ancient Com monwealth that I here represent ; and I am persuaded that sho will acknowledge the distinction conferred upon her with sensi bility. Commissioned as we aro by the people, at a time never surpassed in importance, to represent them on subjects of the greatest interest, it is presumed that every member will feel the responsibility of his edition, and be prepared to respond to those measures best calculated to advance the object of our mission. The American people have too long had to complain of the real-administration of the General Government. A large portion of them are now filled with anxiety and alarm. 1 would to God that their fears and alarms were idle, and without foundation ; but in this solemn place, standing as I do before Heaven and my country, I proclaim that a crisis is approaching, that portends destruc tion to our form of republican self-Govern ment. It isto arrest this dire calamity that we are now here assembled. When 1 look over this Convention, said Gov. BARBOUR, at the men here assembled, many of whom deserve the dignified appella tion of the conscript fathers of the republic ; men who have devoted their lives with dis interested patriotism to the cause of freedom and their country ; ,when I see such men leaving their homes and their fire-sides, and exposing themselves to all the inelemencies of the season—travelling many milesto come here, to aid us with their counsel and the ex perience of their years—l cannot but regard it as a noble testimony that the awful solemn ity of the crisis is properly appreciated. It is devoutly to be hoped, that when such men lend the sanction of their presence, good will result from our deliberations; and even the malignity olfaction dare not-asperse the pu ' rity of their motives, when their gray hairs testify that the places which now know them will soon know them no more, and they have long been past the aspirations after power and place, which distinguish the miserable "seekers of office." Such men stand not here for themselves, but as trustees for co- ming generations—they have" no interests but those of posterity. I cannot but believe that the great body of the American people, no matter by what party names they may be designated, will feel that a voice coming from a body like this is entitled to respect ful attention, as it will come from a body whose position lifts it above suspicion, and whose members are only actuated by a feel ing that they have a country to love as well as a party to support. Truly, we are in the midst of a revolution. It is no idle declaration. The foundations ofour republican system are being sapped with fearful rapidity. Those conservative walls erected by our forefathers to protect and restrain the different branches of the government, have been already trampled down by the foot of power, and we find the Ekecutive placing itself above the Legisla tive and Judicial branches, until the chief officer - of the nation 'has become the mere head of a party, and places are conferred as rewards of party services, which formerly wore given as rewards of merit. The American people are convinced that there is no remedy for the evils under which they are now suffering, BUT A CHANGE Or RU LERS. We must have other agents in the public service. But all hopes ofreinedy are groundless unless there be union among the opponents olcorruption and usurpation--un les there be harmony and concord among all the elements of the opposition. This is the pivot on which the hopes of the people turn, and to us is delegated the high duty of effect ing this desirable object. That in this great country there should be many men fit to fill the chief office, is no matter of supprise, and in this convention, delegates have no doubt warm, preferences. This is all right and proper. Give the titter most latitude to feeling; for to this extent we may all with safety go; but if wo go be yond this, mischief will result. IVe must be prepared, each and the whole, to sacrifice all sectional feelings—all personal considera tions, for the good of our country. We should poorly fulfil the expectations of our constitu ents if we premitted any selfish considera tions to influence our action. We are not here for venal purposes, longing after the the fleshpots of Egypt, but have higher and holier aims. We are here to make an effort for the reformation of our government, and to check its downward course. So far as I am concerned, the name to be selected is a matter of indifference—make it up of what letters of the alphabet you please—so that it be certain of success, and I shall be among the loudest in my hosannas to it. Public expectation is standing on tiptoe, awaiting the issue of this convention. Nut only the patriots ofthe land, but our political rivals look with anxious expectation to your deliberations. The people of the United States have centered all their hopes in your action, and from it they expect new light to FRIDAY, Dec. 0. break on the darkness that now hangs over us. Is there any who will stiff t. personal feelings to interfere with his decision so as to cover with sackcloth and ashes those who would guard the ark of our political safety 7 God forbid. It would be useless fur me, said G ov , 8., to take up your time with a recapitit , lation of the evils the country is lahonring under. They are ktiown to you all. But as .'out of the fullness of the heart . the mouth speaketb." I must be pertnitted to remark that we have flung the broad ban nrr of Liberty .S• the Constitution to the breeze. inscribed with these insphing words—one Presidentiatterm—the in tegrity of the public servants—the safe ty!of the public money—and the gener a/ good of the people. IVlten I cast my eyes from one end of our country to the other, I perceive no ground for despair. Ire ran redeem the country. But even if it were otherwise. it would be no less our duty to contend fur her dearest interests. lie who is a patriot only when the tide Of - a triumph ing majority flows with him, is no whig. But he is a true patriot, who, wheth er in the majority or minority, has his country at his heart, and not sinister pur poses. I . hope and believe that this bo dy is composed of patriots of the latter . class. I have high authority fur the assertion. that "it is lawful to take counsel of our enemies." Let us Imitate them in ac tivity, if not in means. When defeated, the enemy do not despond, perhaps for the reason that mankind are often more zealous for evil than good. Let every man remember that no matter how" small his influence, still he is an American cit izen, and his country calls him to action, whether he belong to the tribe with ten talents or the tribe with only Italia talent. It is in the political as in the natural world, the whole is composed of atoms. Public Sentiment is made up of individ ual opinion, and the great ocean itself would dry up if it were not fur the drops which composed it. . Gov. 8.. concluded his impressive re-f - ,•y marks with a solemn appeal to Heaven le bless 'the body, which has only in view the best interests of our country, and the perpetuity of our free institutions. The greater part of the meeting was oc cupied in the discussion of; the principle upon which the votes should be thrown, in making a nomination. On Friday night„at halt past ten o'clock, the Convention concluded their ballotings for President, and the result was, that out of the 254 votes cast, Gen. Harrison had 148, Mr. Clay 90, and Gen. Scott 10—so that Gen. HARRISON, of Ohio, having a major ity of the whole number, was duly elected as the Candidate for the Presidency. On Saturday the Convention again met to elect a Candidate for the Vice-Presidency —and the lion. JOHN TYLER, of Virginia, rOceived the nomination. The Convention then adjourned. Adams SentinAl. At the the last session of Congress. the Senate adopted a very comprehensive resolution relative to the defences of the country, calling upon the Executive for information tinder the several heads of fortifications, armaments, arsenals, mag azines, foundries, steam•batteries, ships of war, navy yards, and docks, with a view to placing the frontier, maritime and inland, in a proper state of preparation for defence. We understand that a mix ed board of military and naval officers will soon be organized in Washington to take this important subject into considera tion. Colonel Totten, Chief Engineer, Col. Thayer. of the Corps of Engineers, Colonel Cross. Assistant Quartermaster. General. and. Lieut. Col. Talleott, Act ing Chief of the Ordnance Department. have been appointed by the Secretary of War to unite with such officers of the Navy as shall be selected from that branch of service to complete the board.—. Army 4 , Navy Chronicle. In Albany county (New York) trouble is brewing. The tenants of the old Pe troon, in three large towns of the County, who hold their property on long - leases, paying a nominal rent in produce, refuse to pay this rent any longer now that the patroon is dead, and have resisted the sheriff who was executing the consequent processes of law. The Sheriff has taken the Albany City Directory. and summon ed almoSt every body in it to appear at his office on Monday morning to act as the posse comilalto in aiding him to ex ecute the law. They leave there for Rennsselaerville, about 20 miles from Albany, to execute the law, where they will be resisted ; upon which the sheriff must make a report to the povernor, and call for the militia.—Nal. Int. Thursday last was observed as a gen eral festival of Thanksgiving in the States , of New York, New Jersey, Massachu setts, Rhode Island. Connecticut, Maine, and Michigan. It is properly remarked by a cotemporary, that •our favoured country has special grounds of gratitude to , Divine Providence. Whatever tempora ry ills are confessed, the blessings whirls this land enjoys are great and peculiar. In the states enumerated. •the population amounts to nearly five millions, and with a general voice that vast community uni ted in grateful acknowledgment to He . e ven .for its peace, security, and plenty, [Nat. Gaz. IC is said that George M. Dallas. of Pennsylvania. rite Minis(er to Russian's to sneered Mr. Grundy ;n the office of Attorney General. It is also laid Viet, Ms. CC. Canibreleng . . will soon hist nominated as Minister to Russia. The,Ree. Joseph Wolf. the !Missiona— ry.—"Tie eccentric convert from Juda— ism. acei, wandering for twenty years in Europe, Aaia, Africa, and America, pro• (-tainting every where the gospel of.lfvtis chri4t, has at length. it , temp. veld* . d down ns the paqor or a , mall parish its \ trh-I , it e Eno.—A'ery York AND REPUBLICAN BANNER. R S.PAXTar7 34 G.M. PIXILLIPS7 Ed's. GET rYSBURO, Decomboi 10, 1830. DEMOCRATIC ANTI•MA9ONLC NOMINATIONS • • FOR PRESIDENT, GEN. WILLIAM H. HARRISON. FOR VIOE PRESIDENT, DANIEL WEBSTER. SENATORIAL ELECTORS. JOHN ANDREW SHULZE, JOSEP lIRITNER REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES. lit District: LEVIS PASSMORE, 2d do CADWALLADER EVANS. do CHARLES WATERS, 3d do JONATHAN GILLINGHAM, 4th do AMOS ELLMAKER, do JOHN K. ZEILIN, do DAVID POTTS. 6th do ROBERT STINSON, 6th do WILLIAM S. lIENDEU, 7th do J. JENKINS ROSS, Bth do PETER FILBERT. 9th do JOSEPH 11. SPAYD, 10th do JOHN HARPER, 11th do WILLIAM M'ELWAINE, 12th do JOHN DICKSON, 13th do JOHN hrKEEEIAN, 14th do JOHN REED, 16th do NATHAN BEACH, 16th do NER MIDDLESWARTH, 17th do • GEORGE WALKER, 16th do BERNHARD CONNELLY, Jr 19th do GEN. JOSEPH hIARKLE, 20th do JUSTICE G. FORDYCE, 21st do JOSEPH lIENDERSON, 22d do HARMAR DENNY, 23d do JOSEPH BUFFINGTON. 24th do JAMES MONTGOMERY, ,-26th do JOHN DICK. Congress. Up to the last accounts from Washington City, the Houso of Representatives hod not effected an organization, further than the appointment of the venerable Jolts Quister ADAMS as Chairman pro tem. A long and angry debate has been had upon the right of the • Now Jersey members to voto in the orgahization of the House. which had not been brought to a close at our last accounts. As a matter of course, the President's Message, has not been delivered. When it will, no one can tell. We have made arrangements•to pub lish it shortly aftor its delivery. P. S.—The Baltimore Chronicle of yesterday says: “Through some oversight or mismanage ment, we failed to receive the totter of our Wash ington correspondent, giving an account of the' proceedings of Saturday. We have however, the Globe of Saturday night, which contains what was done up to 'the hour of adjournment. No conclusion as to the right of tho Now Jersey members was arrived at, and from all we can see, the house is not ono iota nearer an organization now than it was one week ago. So much for the contumacy of the pseudo clerk. Mr. Duncan oc. cupted the larger portion of the day, and holds overfor Monday. Not far , from thirty thousand dollars of the people's money have already been wasted on this question.' The pooplo will say who are responsible." ecVt. is stated by authority, in the New York Evening Post, that Col. Richard M. Johnson will not withdraw his name as a candidate fur the Vice Presidency; but his friends will press his claims for a second election. Ofilitary. Wo learn from the last number of tho Carlisle Volunteer, that a "general Court Martial is to tic held at the public house of Goorgo Etcetera, Esq. in that borough, on Monday the 30th inst., fdr tho trial of Major General SAIKIIIIL Arar.x.ixoen, up on charges and specifications preferred against him by Lieut. Col. Fotinz. The members com posing the Court have been detailed as follows by the Adjutant General under the orders of Gov. Porter: Maj. Gan. Geo. lisimrssr, 3d Division, os JOUN POTTEII, 10th Division, CI ABBOT Gneiss., Bth Division, Brig. Gon. Licou GLerz, 2d Brig. 4th Division, .. 11.13. Jac° se, Ist Brig. 4th Division, " EnoAn S. Pitics,2d Brig. 3d Division, I , JACOB Urr, Ist Brig. sth Division, WILLIA'S HIGU,2d Brig. Gth Division, .. A. P. WiLsox,2d Brig. 10th Division. Joni; K. FINDLAY, Esq. of_Lancaster, has been detailed and will officiate as Judge Advocate." Inasmuch as wo have seen it stated in several of our exchanges, that the above proceedings owe their origin to the occurrences at Harrisburg last winter, it may bo proper for us to observe, that such is not the fact, as the following statement of facts will fully, prove. In March or April of this year, Col. Foulk who was auxious to have his name heralded forth to tho world, as a brave soldier, called a meeting of the Regiment, over which he has command, for the purpose of persuading their volunteering their services to President Van Buren, to march to 'Maine. The Colonel being defeated in . this mea sure, took occasion the morning after the meeting was held, to issue an order to all the offieers,cotn mending them to report for themselves and men within six hours, whether they would march to Maine in case of an invasion. The officers viewing it as a humbug and not having the fear' of Lieut. Col. Foulk before their oyes,disregarded this order. The Colonel immediately issued ar rests for all the officers who had sot at naught his authority, and whilst they were being executed Major General Samuel Alexander, to put a stop to such outrageous• proceedings had Col. Faulk arrested. Col. Faulk, who was a member of the committee of Safety, immedietely applied to Gov. Porter and had Gen. Alexander arrested. For i.thia *fence be is to be tried, by a Court Martial, OMPPINA, geptleinen detailed by Adjutant Ge ,fityll,ll4llo4-ii:fellow. member with Col. Foulk, of rtAbo-rsit fisisied'committeo of Bafely. --be s«— The barn' of Mr. Zellers, on the Fenton P arm, belonging to Mr. Eli Beatty, about half a'mile from Williamsport, Md. with sir valuable horses in the stable. was destroyed by fire on Friday eve ning last. Fortunately, Mr. Zellers had got out the principal part of his wheat crop and deposited it at the mill some time before. Ili's toss, howev er, in the contents of the barn, is still heavy. wirrival of the Steant-ship Liv- erpool ! Thirteen Days Later from Europe. Interesting, and Important Intelligence t• , By the Arrival at New York, of the Steam Ship Liverpool, Captain Ingledove, we have London dates to the evening of the fifteenth of November, and. Liverpool to the evening of the fifteenth; The news is highly interesting and iiroportant, and much more favorable, in a monetary and commercial point of view, than could have been anticipated. True, the shock first produced by the intelligence of a sus pension, was considerable, and U. States Bank shares fell from £19.105. to .€lO Ets. ; and then rallied again 3 per, cent. Ameri can securities continued exceedingly dull, but they were, nevertheless, not affected vary materially by the suspension. Al r.Jau don had not obtained the Amsterdam loan of Etloo,ooo ; but he had succeeded in obtain ing another loan in London, and was, it was believed, fully fortified . for any emer gency. All the bills of exchange drawn upon him had been paid. His conduct throughout is spoken of in the highest terms of praise, as well by the foes as the friends of the Bank A Card appears in the London Times of tho 13th ult. over the signature of "J• Jau don, Agent of the Bank of the U. States," in reply to an. article which had appeared in that paper, stating that "bills of exchange to a taiga .amount had been presented to the Agent, (of the O. S. flank,) who decli ned payment," &c. which statement Mr. Jaudon most unequivocally contradicts, and says that, so far from payment on any bills of eichango being declined, "every bill of exchange bearing his signature, has been regularly and promptly paid at Messrs De nison & Co's banking house„where all his acceptances are made payable. Cotton had advanced, but judging from the intelligence from the manufacturing dis tricts, we fear this advance will prove but temporary, especially when we remember the abundant crop of the present season, and the limited consumption in England. Mr. Webster is not a passenger in the Liverpool, but is to come in the London packet Mediator. A fire occurred in London, by which 8 persons lost their lives. General Bernard, formerly in the engi• neer service of the U. States, and more re cently French Minister of War, was stated to be at the point of death. A fire occurred at Constantinople, in the Armenian quarter, 15th October, which de stroyed 400 houses. Dreadful inundations had been occasion ed in Lombardy by the continued rains. The' meeting of the French Chambers had been postponed tell about the 20th of December. • From the Detroit Daily Free Proaa DISASTERS ON LAKE MICHIGAN The Chicago Democrat of Wednesday last, gives a melancholy _ account of a series of disasters which occurred on Lake Michi• gan, near that harbour, on the 11th ult.— The schooner Thomas Jefferson, belonging to L. C. Hueguenin, which had been to Mackinac after the freight of the steamboat New England, came in a gale, and mists• king the light of anpther yessel in port for that of the light on the pier, dashed full sail against the end of the pier, and mado her self almost a perfect wreck.• She had on board about twenty Person,, crew and pas sengers, all but two of whom were by great exertions saved. A great portion of her cargo was seriously damaged. The schooner Victory run below the pier, about the same time, which was no sooner perceived by the Captain than he tied a rope around him,leaped into the waves and swam several rods to the pier, where ho awaited for a swell which left him nearly half way up, where he held on - for a second swell which threw him so far that he got his hands on the top, and the third threw him clear up. He then fastened his rope and by its aid all the:crew, reached the pier, where the vessel was safely fastened. The Schooner Virginia, which had been just got off the shore, was again beached near Michigan Clay. The Steamboat Fairport, which left a few days previous, came back in the eve. ning, because the storm was so great that it could get no wood at Milwaukie. The Steamboat YerMillion broke her shaft on her passage thither, just below the Manhatan Islands, and was blown over to St. Joseph,_ M ichigan; full of passengers and freight for Chicago. One of her passengers became deranged from fear and. jumped overboard. She was out of sight of land three days with no wheels. THE ACCIDENT AT THE BOSTON THEATRE. A letter from Boston, in the New York Star, gives the correct particulars of the recent melancholy accident at the Tremont Theatre. "As Mr. Kean was standing on the prompt side of the Theatre, waiting to go on with the child in the laat scone of Rolla, a man named Sampson, leader of the supernumeraries, was so close to him as al most to touch, most certainly there could not be a-foot between them; when the iron weights, by which the curtain is attached, gave way with a loud crash, broke through the planks, and fell directly upon the head of this unfortunate man, whO fell instanta• ueously • a corps at his-feet, and the blood spirted over part of , his dress. Being Thanksgiving night, the house was crowd ed, to excess, ($1100,) and to do justice to the ,Boston public, they immediately and quietly retired, leaving the evening enter tainments unfifiished when the announce ment was made to them. He was a man about thirty years of age, and bearing a most excellent character. lie has left a wife and two children, to whom,--I learn,Mr. Kean will send a handsome donation. He was much shocked, and could not but think, with tmor, on the providential escape he has had—pieced within a foot of death.". Mg /OF U L STEAMBOAT EX PLO- SION. SEVERAL LIVES LOST 1 The New Orleans t umors of the 22d ult., state that the steamboat Wilmington, on her voyage from New Orleans to St. Louis, burst her boilers, at daylight on the morn ing of the 18th ult., near the mouth of Ar kansas river. The boilers, engine, and up per works were carried away, as far aft as the cook-house. One of tho pilots, Mr. Andrew Helms, was blown overboard and lost, Julius Fisk, Ist engineer, killed; Paul , 2d do., mortally wounded and dy ing at mouth of Arkansas, and 4 others (2d cook included) dead;—the number of wounded is not precisely known; the ac counts varying from 6to 12. It is suppo sed that none of the other officers were in jured. The accident occurred about 20 minutes after the boat had wooded, and whilst she was under way. The following is a list of the sufferers, as far as ascertained: Andrew Helm, pilot, Washington Co., Pa., missing. Julius Fisk, engineer, St. Louis, missing. Samuel 'Trainor, carpenter, do. Paul Disheron, 2d engineer, St. Louis, badly scalded. Chas. Whito, cabin boy, Canada,missing. Wm. Bell, passenger, Pike county, Me., slightly scalded. James Owen, do. Martinsville, Mo., do., Joseph Green, do. Louisville, Ky., uncle broke. Jesse Real, bar keeper, Philadelphia, shoulder blade broke. Wm. Colvert, passenger, St. Louis. Dr. Geo. Smith, do. Warren, Miss. Joseph Cheupran, do. drowned. Michael, do. badly scalded. Joseph Morris, N. Orleans, do. D. Britton,Cincinnati, do. Thomas ene, New Orleans, do. kugustus Savage, St. Louis, badly scald ed and leg broken. . Daniel Robert, Stewart, dead. The above, as far as ascertained, is a cor rect list of the killed and wounded. --•••+0 0 (km.- IMPORTANT. REPORTED CAPTURE OP METABORAS BY THE TEXIAN TROOPS. • The Texian schooner of war San Anto nio, arrived at New Orleans on the 20th ult., in ten days from Galveston. She bro't a report that Metamoras had been captured by the Texian army, under command of Cols. Ross and Carnes. The report is said to have been brought by the Texian brig of war Colorado, just arrived at the south west pass. The report is credited by the New Orleans Bulletin for reasons stated,but needs confirmation. Tho following, from the New Orleans Courier of the 20th, adds strength to the report: "We have Havana papers to the 15 inst., which contain a Mexican official report of an attack mado by the Federalists on the town of Guerrero, in the vicinity of the Rio del Norte, during the afternoon of the 21th of September, The commander of tho place, Menchaca, asserts that with 200 men he beat 400 Federalists under Zapta. In his doing this, however, he used up near ly all his powder, and writes for a supply mid reinforcements. He states that the Fe deralists under Canales, would be 1000 strong before long, and as they had taken some artillery, they might he able to carry all before them in the province, unless the government troops should be soon reinfor ced." The North Eastern Boundary. The British Commissioners have reach ed St. 'Johns, N. B. They had a very se vere time in the woods, suffering much frotn the cold. They had examined the whole line. The Frederic Mon Gazette expres ses the hope that "matters in relation to the boundary,,may remain in their present quiet state, until the Goverments of the two na tions—to whom it alone belongs—have had sufficient leisure to weigh well the new evi dence which ere long may be laid before them, as we have reason to know that the Commissioners proceed immediately to Eng land," HYMEiIAL REGISTErta MARRIED. On the 21st ult. by tha Bev. Mr. Aurand, Albert Girlach, of North Middleton township, to to Mrs. Barbara Ceilings, of Carlisle. On Tnesday morning, the 26th ultimo, by the Rev. John M. Duncan, Mr. Wiu. Snodgrass, of Shippe t ieburg, Pa. to Mrs. Sarah Af. Rieman, oldest daughter of Robert Garret, Esq. of Balti more city. On the 28en ult. by the Rev. J. Ulrich, Mr. John Mohler. to Miss Maria Harsh, all of Cum berland county. On the same day, by tho same, Mr. John Wolf, of Monroe township, Cumberlaiad county, to Miss Elizabeth Cormnari, of Perry county. On the 116th ult. by the Rev. J. Sechler, Mr. Levi Chronicler, to Miss Rachael Heinert—all of Hampton, Cumberland county. i ....e.,....„-,..: -„...f....,.,„....,„ : 4 -7; •. TkTi .1 - :I' ,;,...... -- - •P•. -- '' -> 1.., -. ... ** 7 -,"---./.:,'.--:--. k 4... -, - 4. - -.....' ri. - A •-4 , - - - ,--- OBITUARY RECORD. DIED• On the 26th ult. in North Middleton township, Cumberland county, Mr. Wm. Crain, ngcd about 90 years. On tho Ist inst. in South Middleton township, Cumberland connty,•Mr. Thomas llf , Murray, a ged about 75 years. ' On thil 2d inst. in Fayetteville, Franklin co. Mr. James Richards, formerly of Carlisle. ADVERTISEMENTS. AN APPRENTICE TO THE PRA IEtUSIXESS, WILL be taken at this Office if imme diate application be made. LAW-PARTNERSHIP. Jas.Cooper&A.B.Stevenson, ATTORICOWS AT LAW, OFFICE one door West of the Bank, adjoining the Prothonotary's Office, in Gettysburg. THE business of the Subscriber will suffer no interruption during his ab sence ; it will be attended to by A. R. STE vEllsoN, Esq. _ JAMES COOPER. 91 Dec. 2, 1839. SPECIAL COURT. Notice is hereby Given, er, all whom it may concern, that, in pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act for holding Special Courts of Common Plena," patised the 16th day of March, 1810, and the supplements, A SPECIAL COURT of Common Pleas will be held at the Court house, in the borough of Gettysburg, in and for the county of Adams, on Monday the 23d day-of December inst. (being the 4th Monday in said month,) at 10 o'clock, A. M. to try and determine all such matters as shall properly be cognizable by the said Court. G. W. M'CLELLAN, Sherif. Sheriff's Office, "?. Gelorabilrg,Pec. 2, 1839. 5 t. SHERIFF'S SAL ES. I N pursuance of sundry Writs of Veditio ni Exponas, issued out of the Court of Common fleas of Adams county, and' to me directed, will be exposed to Public Sale, at the Court-house, in ..he borough of Gettys burg, on Wednesday the 25th day of De cember inst. at 1 o'clock, r. Br. A TRACT OF LAND, situate in Hamiltonban township, Adams county, Pa. adjoining lands of Wm. Doug lass, George Irvine, and others, containing 260 Acres, more or ess, on which are erect. ed a two-story ;;;; Stone hwellino , honse, " a double Log Barn, and other Out buildings, with a spring of water near the door. Seized and taken in execution as the Estate of HENRY SELL. —ALSO— Two 'Lots of latouna, Situate in the town of Petersburg, Hunting ton towship, Adams county. Pa. adjoining lots of George Deardorff, and the Hanover and Carlisle turnpike road, boun3ed on the south-west by a 12 feet alley, containing one-hall Acre, more or losi, on which are a 30rected a one and a half-story N. Log Dwelling -house, " and Log Stable. Seized and taken in execution ad the Estate of 401 IN SPEAL. G. W. M'CLELLAN, Sheriff: Sheriffs Office, Z . Gettysburg, Dec. 2, 1839. 5 NOTICE 2 T O O P2i2Mt:llDO2 72W1 SEA LED PROPOSALS will be recoil , . ed by the Commissioners of Adams co. at the house of Mr. JOSEPH SNEEIHNOEH, in Conowago township, on Saturday the 28th day of December gnat. between the hours of 9 o ' clock, A. at. and 2 o'clock, r. at. for the erection of a good and substantial 'WOODEN BRIDGE across Little Conowago creek, near Joseph Sneeringer's Mill, of the following dimen sions, to wit i—To contain in length from one abutment to the other, 70 foot span, and of single arch ; 16 feet wide in. the clear, and the abutments to be 8 feet thick each, and 21 feet wide, and 6 feet high from low water mark, where the Bridge crosses the stream ; wing-walls on the east aide to 4e 10 feet l ong each, and on the west aide to be 20 feet long each, exclusive of the a butments; the wing-walls to be 3i feet thick at the bottom, and 2 feet on the top ; wing. walls to be 3 feet higher than the filling up ; the wing -walls to be under a good parapet covering of white pine boards of at least 1 inch in thickness, and well painted with red paint : the abutments and wing-walls to be built on rocks, or otherwise on good solid foundations ; the Bridge to be 12, feet high from the floor to the square ; tho sides and parts.or the ends to be weather-boarded with white pine boards, well plained and painted, the aides a good Venetian red, and the gables white ; the arch to be planked with white pine planks,2 inches thick, and on the top with 2 inchs oak plank, to extend the full breadth of the Bridge ; lower planks to be pinned, and the whole to be covered with white pine shingles ; the wood work to be built of good and substantial timber ; the Stone work of large and good stones, lime and sand mortar, nod to be well pointed; the roofing of the Bridge to extend ever both abutments; the Bridge to be built on the same plan, as the Bridge over the same stream near Michael Kittmiller's Mill ; the space between the wing , walls and abutments to be filled up, so as to have a gradual as cent running on to the Bridge not to exceed 5 degrees elevation from the road to the Bridge; the Bridge, in the inside, to be weather-boarded. 2/ feet high from the floor with boards 1 inch thick. The party contracting for building said Bridge, to give security to double the a mount of the contract, for the faithful per formance of the workmanship, and perma nency of said Bridge. By order of the Commissioners, H. J. SCHREINER, Clerk. Commissioner's Office, 2 December 2, 1839. ) 4t ADV ERTISEMENTS. Tf o - tice, is 'heiel Given, To the Heirs and Legal Representa- tives of James Monroe 671'1Iva - hay l ATE of Germany township, Adams co. deceased, that an INQUEST will be held on Thursday the 19th day of Decein• her inst. on a Tract of Land situate in Ger. many township, Adams county, adjoining lands of Dr. J. A. Shorb, the Widow• D avis, George Will, Esq. and others, contain ing about 27 Acres, more or less ; also, a House and Lot of Ground In the town of Littlestown, containing about one acre, more or less, with a two-story weather boarded House, small Barn, and other im provements thereon erected ; to make mil tion thereof to and among all the Heirs and Legal Representatives of said deceased, ij the same will admit of such partition, with out prejudice to or spoiling the whole ; but if the same will not admit of such partition, then to part and divide the same to and a mong as many of them as the same will'ac commodate ; but if the same will not admit of division at all, without prejudice to or spoiling the whole theteof, then to value and appraise the whole undivided. • G. W. MiCLELLAN, Sherif. Sheriff's Office, Gettysburg, Dec. 2, 1839. .5 td LIST OP RETJIZERS Of Foreign Merchandize, within the County of Adams, AGREEABLY to a certificate of the same furnished to mo by the Clerk of Quarter Sessions of said county, desig. tutting those who have taken out their Li. ceases for ono year from the Ist of May, 1839. Retailers. . Class. Samuel Fahnestock, 0 Thomas .1 Cooper, 8 George Arnold, 7 11 G M'Creary, 8 Jacob A Winrott, . 8 Samuel Witherow, , 8 Samuel H Buehler, 8 ~ William Gillespie. - 8 William Hamill, 8 G.ll. &J. Gilbert,.., 8 , David Sheets, 8 Abraham King, 8 Jacob Brinkerhoff, 8 Adam Epley, 8 John Picking, 8 Philip Miller, 8 George Bock, , 7 William Hildebrand, 8 Jacob Brown, 8 David Beecher, B Thomas M'Knight, 5 8 Peter Mickley, 8 Nicholas Mark, ' , 8 Albert Vandyke, • -' ! 8 ASE Duncan, S John Miller, '7 • •Henry Sumter, 8 John H Deiner, 8 . David White, S John H Myers, - 9 Gideon Griest, 8 William Ickes, ' 8 Wm 4. Benj Gardner s '7 Jacob Myers, 43 Enoch Simpson, - 8 Simon Becker, 8 George 10 irmigh, '8 John *Knight, 13 Jesse Houck, 9 John Conrad, • 8 George Wilson, 8 Henry Schriver, ' 1 7 James 9 Davis, 8 Moritz Budie, 8 Blythe & *Cleary, '8 W m Johnston, I3enj R Robinson, 8 Jacob Hoellich, 8 Eli Smith & Co. 13 Dr Wm Johnston, 8 D H Swope, 13 Cook & Tudor, 9 Abraham Scott, 8 Henry Wasmus, 8 Wm Alexander, • B David Myers, 8 . Conrad Weaver, a John Jenkins, 8 Alexander *Cosh, 8 Michael Lawyer, a Alexander R Stevenson, 8 Henry %V Slagle, • 8 George flange, • 8 Joseph Carl, • 7 Eusebius J Owings, - 8 John Aulebaugh, 8 Wampler & M'Farland, 8 azyLiat of those who have not taken out their License since the Ist of May John M Stevenson, ag't. 8 Peter Sheets, 8 Hugh *Sherry, 8 Henry Bittinger, 7 William Arnold, 8 . Lawyer dr Robinson, 8 Hamilton Longwell & Co. 8 S B Mead, 8 James A Thompson, s Steward & Ransil, 8 James II Johnston,B J. H. McCLLLAN, Treas'r. Treasurer's Office. Gettysburg, Nov. 18, 1839. 5 Z V'Mw OCODZ. J UST received and for sale at his old stando, large stock of .NEIL' GOODS, among which is a great variety of cheap Cloth, Coatings, CassinettS, Merinoes, Calicoes; Silks, Domestic Goods—and a very groat Vari ety of Fancy Goods—also, Hardware, Stoves, &c. die. Call and she, the above goods will be sold at prices to suit the times, for Cash or pre. duce., P. S. Old Metal, Copper and Brass, to ken in exchange for new Stoves or Goode. G. A. GEO. ARNOLD. ADVERTISEMENTS. CHEAP CLOTHS: AGOOD assortment embracing Very fine wool dyed Black—Superior Blue, Inviable Sr. Bottle Green, Olive, Brown and mixed Cloths. Superior Plain and Bucksin Cassimere, Cassinetts, Kentucky Jeans, Beaver ' Cloths, Arc. &c. • Just received and for sale by R. _G. 51•CREARir. Sept 17. - tf VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY' 0 El Ego THE Subscriber will offer at Public Sale, at the house of A. B. Kurtz, in the borough of - Gettysburg, on. 7'ueaday the 24th of December next, at 1 o'clock, 41 Tract of land., situate in Liberty township, Adams county, containing 201 Acres and 21 Perches, and allowance, adjoining lands of Jacob Welt* and others. The improvements are : • A LARGE . . • , • STONE 'WEIL, I; with two water 'wheels and three _ ll .- pair ofstones—the works in good repair ; a Saw -v7O//, recently repaired ; • A STONE{ ' I .er • DWELLING-HOUSE, nt= & ST OIVB BARN. —ALso—.-* al 6,10 a Tref LW ramie lying about 3 mileS froin 'the aboVe desert ,. bed Tract, containing 131 Acres' and 01 Perches, adjoining lands of Robert 'Stem , ' mons, Christian Friedt, and others: • The Property will be shown to any per. eon desirous of purchasing, by Maj. J. E. WILL, residing at the Mills. ' Terms of sale will be—the one-halt in hand on the let day of April next, and the residue in two .equal annual payments,, without interest—to be secured to tho sat. isfaction of the subscribers. • EZRA BLYTHE, J. B. MTHERSON, Agents for the Creditors of Alexander Mack. Nov. 18. . . • to TWO T.L'iliMS FOR SALE. T HE Subscriber, Executor of the Estate --, of WM. APPHERSON, deceased, of. fers for sale the followinn. Properly, part of the Real Estate of said deceased, viz .A FARM' Situate in Cumberland township, Adams county, Pa., near Gettysburg, occupied by Mr. dorms containing about • 300 ACRES. TfIE impnovnmEwre AIM A . LOG HOUSE A. large 13ouble LOG BARN; a well of good water near the door;_an Orchard of choice Fruit ; a good proportion of Meadow end Timber-land. • ,V 1.21.1, 1 1 In said township, near the above described Tract, occupied by SAMUEL GAztitaumt containing about 340 aCRI3S, THE IMPE.OVIIMEINTS ARE! A triii zoia atortaw c , arid LOG BARN, a spring of excelled Rater near the house. This farm will be divided to - suit purchasers, as there is an other small imprcrvement en it. icrPor terms dcc. apply to the Subscri. ber. J. B. 141111ERSON, Ex'r. Oct. 5, tr nia t ic v. o iff slizaz. THE subscriber, will sell at Private Sale, his farm of valuable land, consisting o 1 1 73 acres, fifty of which are WOOD. LAND, with a good proportion of meadow. The improvements aro . A DOUBLE 211 . (DO ZEteltiPo2lo ii and double Log Barn, with two good wolls of water, one at the Barn and the other near: the House, also TWO GOOD OIteIMIMS, 41".• The above farm is situate in Lat. ' imore township,Adams ceunty s t'a, adjoining lands of George Deardorff, Josiah. Bender, and others; the farm launder good' repair. Any further information respecting the same can be obtained by calling on the sub scriber residing thereon. rauEL noturcotn. September 3. vALuAIBLE ~"ROPX ET FOIR THE Subscriber, wishing to remove , West, will sell, at Pirivate Se I Et 1..r1 • 21t4V41:121 I Zipl)U4s. in South Baltimore Street, Get tysburg. Tho House is new, large, and convenient, with a well of good Water on the Lot. Tho Stabling is good, with an addition suitable for a Carrkge-house. The situation is very desirable, for private rami. lies, being in the most healthy and bast wa tered part of the tot:m. Oz!rlf the Property is not sold by tho Ist ofdanunry next 3 It will be RENTED lot one year. 11. DEN WIDDIE, Nov. e s . If N. persoris who k now themselves tr:iiebted to the subscriher, will please to , call and settle , their accounts. WOOD! WOODI FEW Cords of WOOD will k taken cm , at this Office s immediately, for Suit. scription • .
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