/NTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 1, IE4O.
OEN. WlLLwic H. llattatsox
Sir:-Deputed by the Officers and non
commissioned Officers of the Military Corn
-minies, composing the • Louisville Legion,'
we tender to you the compliments of those
whom we represent, and in obedience to the
pesalutions enclosed herewith, in the name
of the Louisville Legion, invite you to visit
the city of Louisville on the approaching
anniversary of General Washington's birth
day.
We are aware of the numerous calls up
on your time, and therefore, have embraced
this early period to perform the agreeable
duty assigned us, that no previous engage•
monts upon your part may deprive the Lo•
glen of the opportunity its members so
much desire, of manifesting to you, in per
son. the high consideration in which they
hold your character as a citizen, and the
estimate they place upon your services as a
soldier.
We hope that the occasion selected for
your visit will be more agreeable to your
own feelings, as in addition to the gratifica
tion your presence will impart to those who
would do honor to a living veteran, you will
have an opportunity of witnessing those de
monstrations of respect, which Kentuckians
'exhibit for the memory of.him, whom as
" tho father of his country," every patriot
must reverence, but the recollection of
whom, must be doubly dear to you, as
Washington was the friend of your distin
guished sire, and was instrumental in turn
ing your own attention to that profession,
in the ardent pursuits of which you identi
fied your name with the military glory of
your country, and fixed the foundations of
a fame, which will live while the American
people continuo' to respect an example of
energy and valor, tempered and regulated
by prudence, wisdom and virtue. In con
clusion sir, permit us to assure yoa of the
- profound respect, with which we subscribe
'ourselves your most obedient servants,
THOMAS ANDERSON,
Captain Louisville Guards.
THOMAS P. HART,
Captain Washington Blues.
JOHN B. SHEPHERD,
Captain Kentucky Riflemen.
HUMPHREY MARSHALL,
Captain Louisville Greys.
Committee Louisville Legion.
NORTH BEND, 3d February, 1840.
'GENTLEMEN:
I have delayed thus long to answer your
- letter of the lat ultimo, in the expectation
•that there might be an opportunity of ac
-•cepting-the invitation it contains, without
'violating a rule adopted, after mature delib
eration, for the government of my conduct
in the pending canvass for the high office
for which I have been designated a candi
date. Private affairs, requiring my pres
. once at Vincennes, I had hoped to arrange
my departure from home so as to beat Lou-,
isvilla to partake of 'the festivities in honor
of the day which gave birth to thc, groatoet
of mon and the purest of patriots. Circunt
-stances, however, beyond my control, ,
(among which is the delicate state of my'
wife's health,) leaving little prospect of my,
•boing able to carry into effect my intended .
'visit to Vincennes, I have, with great reluc.
lance, been compelled - to abandon the hope
-of meeting you on the day designated in
your invitation.
There are several circumstances, gentle
men, which would render a meeting with
'the Louisville Legion particularly agreea
-tile to me. It would have given an oppor
-tunity to repeat acknowledgements (often
-before made,) of a deep sease•of gratitude
'towards those who many years ago repre:
-anted, as your Legion now does, the mar
tell spirit of your ever patriotic city and
county.
The autumn of the year 1811 found me
islaced in the most embarrassed and respon
sible situation of my whole life. Obliged
from circumstances which I could neither
'control nor in any way change, to put the
safety of the people whom I governed, (and
who wore endeared to me by constantly
renewed evidence of affection and confi
dence.) and in some respects the interests
-of the whole country, upon the hazard of
a single effort, with means, in the opinions
of the most sagacious entirely inadequate;
and yot so pressed in point of time as to be
unable to have resource to the constitution
-al and legal mode of increasing them. At
this critical moment the small army I com
manded was gladdened by the appearance of
the Louisville and Jefferson Dragoons of
Captain Funk and a small band of Infantry
under Captain Guigor; come without any
legal sanction, to share with us the dangers
of the expected desperate conflict. To
compare small things with great, this rein.
forcemont weak as to numbers, but strong as
to the spirit which animated it, was to the
Indiane,what that of the thousand Platmans
was to their Athenian allies on the plain of
Marathon. The parallel need not stop here.
In tho hour of trial, with every thing cal
culated to produce unwonted feelings to the
hearts of brave, true, untried and youthful
soldiers, they were not the Platreans, or
even their more distinguished allies in all
the qualities which the occasion so imperi
ously demanded. The members of the
present Louisville Legion have been ethiva•
ted in the same principles as their prede
cessors; the same blood runs in their veins,
and the same ardent patriotism throbs in
their bosoms giving a sure pledge of simi
lar results ander similar circumstances.
It may perhaps be unknown to you, gen.
demon, that the formation of such corps
as your* upon an extensive scale through.
out the Union, has long been a favorite pro.:
joct of mine. So long ago as the year 18.
I endeavored to call the attention of
thetmtion to the subject, in a series of let
ters addressed to the venerable revolution
cry soldier and patriot, General Charles
Scott, at that time Governor of Kentucky.
These letters advocated the formation of
annual camps of dicioline, in which tho se.
lent corps of the militia were to be instruc•
1041 is their duty at the public expense. In
the Douse el Representatives, in tho
1.1114114 Congress, I presented a report
containing the outlines of a system for the
mihtnry education of all the youth of the
country in the ordinary seminaries of learn
ing. In short, I. have neglected no oppor
tunity in Congress and out of Congreis, in
letters, in speeches, and in toasts at public
convival meetings, to urge the importance
of erecting a national defence suited to the
character of our government. So much
has the subject occupied my mind, that it
has often been as inappositely introduced
as the celebrated " Delenda est Carthago"
of the elder Cato. But my efforts have
been in vain. The attention of our rulers and
the revenues of the country have.been direc
ted to other objects considered no doubt by
them as more
. important. Such however
were not the opinions of the Roman and
Grecian Senates, when Romo and Greece
were free, nor in modern times, of tho
greatest of British statesmen, the immortal
William Pitt, (the elder,) nor of our own
Washington and Jefferson. Will the citi•
zees who are enrolled as the defenders of
their country longer suffer under this gross
neglect? Will they longer tolerate such a
militia system, (if system it can bo called,)
and such a pension system, devoid of every
feature of justice and every principal of re
publicanism?
From what I have said, gentlemen, you
will learn the deep interest that I feel in the
formation and progress in military informa
tion of such corpse as yours, and the grati
fication I would have felt In witnessing your
celebration of the day hallowed by the birth
of the lather of his country.
I am gentlemen, with the highest Ills
pact, your follow citizen.
W. H. HARRISON.
To Captains Anderson, Hart, Shepherd,
Marshall.
Committee of thi Louisville Legion.
GENERAL HARRISON OF OLD.
Some capital has been made by the Lo
co-focos out of the absertion of John Ran
dolph, that General Harrison was a Feder
alist in 1799. This assertion was made
by Randolph in the presence of the General,
then a member, & the subjoined is the reply:
In the course of this debate, Mr. Harri
son said, that he could not refrain from
making his acknowledgments to the gentle.
man from Virginia for the notice he had
been pleased to take of him. He has been
pleased to say, that in the administration
of Mr. Adams, 1 was a Federalist, and he
comes to that conclusion from the course
pursued by me in the session of 1799-18-
00 At that session, the gentleman and
myself met for the first time—he in the
elation of Representative from Virginia,
and in the more humble one of Delegate
from the Northwestern Territory. Hav
ing no vote, I did not think it proper to take
part in the discussion of any of the great
political questions which divided the two
parties. My business was to procure the
passage of bills which 1 had - introduced for
the benefit of the people I represented.
The gentleman had no means of knowing
my political principles, unless he obtained
them . in private conversation. As I was
upon terms of intimacy with the gentleman,
it is 'very probable that he might have
heard me express sentiments favorable to
the then administration. 1' certainly felt
them—eo far, at least, as to the course pur
sued by it in relation to the Government of
France.- --Nor, satd Mr. IL, was I unsup
ported in that opinion by those'who had a
right to control my actions, if not my opin
ions. In no part of the country were thoso
measures more decidedly approbated than
by my immediate constituents—the Legis
lature of the Northwestern Territory, as
the address of that body to the President,
during that session, will show. For Mr.
Adams, said • Mr H., 1 entertained at that
time, end have since entertained great res
pect. I believed him to be an honest man
and a•pure patriot, and-his conduct during
that session proved him to be such. This
opinion, I know, said Mr. H. was entertain
ed by those two able and upright statesmen,
John Marshall and James A. Bayard. [To
the question asked by Mr. Randolph, wheth
er Mr. H. recollected a conversation be-
ween Mr. Nicholas and himself, in rotation
to the negroes and politics of Virginia, Mr.
H. answered :] I recollect it perfectly well
but can this be adduced as an evidence of
my favoring the sedition law? Mr. Nich
olas was my relation and intimate friend,
the conversation was entirely jocular, and
so considered by that gentleman at the
time, and ever after. 1 will never, said
Mr. H., resort to any one to support an
assertion of mine on a matter of fact.—But,
if I chose to do so, the gentleman from Ma
ryland, who sits opposito to me, (General
Smith) and who was the brother-in-law to
Mr. Nicholas, knows the undeviating friend
ship and support which I received from
Mr. Nicholas during his whole political
fife. Mr. Jefferson was at that time Vice
President of the Uuited States, and was
upon the most intimate terms with Mr.
Nicholas. He took his seat as President
of the Senate within Moen minutes after
the conversation alluded to had passed. If
it had been considered in any other light
by Mr. Nicholas than as a joke, Mr. Jef-
ferson would certainly have heard of it, and
he would as certainly have withheld those
evidences of his confidence and regard
which I received from him through the
whole course of his subsequent administra
tion. But, sir, said M r. H., my opposition to
tho alien and sedition laws was so well
known in the Territory, that a promise was
extorted from me by my friends in the Le
gislature, by which I was elected, that I
would express no opinions in Philadelphia,
which wore in the least calculated to defeat
the important objecis with which I• was
charged. As I had no vote, 1 was not cal
led upon to express my sentiments in the
House. The Rep . tibLican party were all in
favor of the measure I wished to have adop
ted.. But the Federalists were the major
ity. Prudence, therefore, and my duty
to my constituents, rendered it proper that
I should refrain front expressing sentiments
which would injuriously afloat their inter-.
gists, and which, if expressed, could not
have the least influence upon the decisions
of Congress.
.But what shall wo say of a party that
would depend. upon such a charge, to make
up political eapitul A party, whose load
ers, directors, and office holders, were in
the Federal ranks, when Federalism had a
sop to give—Mr. Woodbury, Mr. Wilkins,
Chief Justice Tenney, and three-fourths,
indeed of those who give any consequence
to the Loco•foco ranks.
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From the New York Courier and Enquirer
SIGNS OF THE TIMES-WAGES OF LABOR
The hard money doctrines of the admin
istration, in their application to the wages
of labor, do not appear to take very well
with the people. %Vo are not surprised at
this, and we can therefore the more readily
pardon Mr. Buchanan for his outrageous
ebullition of passion against Mr. Senator
Davis. Flesh and blood—mere flesh and
blood cannot stand such results as aro now
exhibiting among our industrious and op
pressed population.
Ono of the moat remarkable signs of the
times that have fallen under our observe
tion, is the complete route of the Locofocos
in tho town of Lynn, Mass. distinguished
for its shoe manufactures, and till of late for
its Locofocoism. The regular Locofixo
majority there for several years has varied
from two to five hundred. The Boston
A tins gives the following table of the state
of parties there since 1834:
Whigs. Locofocos.
1834 335 805
1836 424 708
1839 565 760
1839 66F 845
Jo
Last fall the whole number of votes was
1,600, and the Locofoco majority was 190.
On Monday last the number of votes thrown
at the town election, was 1,514, and the
WIIIG MAJORITY on the vote for selectmen,
was 108—a change of 300 votes in less
than six months!
Now if the administration desires to know
the cause of this groat change , in popular
[ sentiment in the town of Lynn, we would
tall Its attention to the following extracts
from the printed speeches of Senators BEN
TON and BUCHANAN. The same causes
that have turned the mechanics, manufac
turers, and farmers of Lynn, will affect ev
cry class that is interested in Northern la
bor, and that is disposed to protect it against
the contemplated reduction to the degrada
tion of hard money countries:
"REDUCE OUR NOMINAL TO
THE REAL STANDARD OF PRI—
CES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD,
and you cover your country with blessings
and - benefits."—Mr. Buchanan's speech,
Jrn. 22.
"Articles are manufactured in France
and Germany fur one-half of, their actual
cost in this country."—lb.
"It was but the other day that I saw an
extract from an English paper, which sta
ted that whilst tho cutlery manufactured in
Germany was equal in quality with the
British, it was so reduced in price, that the
latter would have to abandon the manufic•
ture allogether."—lb.
"ro the Southern States—to the whole
cotton, rice, tobacco, and sugar growing re
gion—now so grievously afflicted with the
curses of the paper system—to all this
region I would say, study thefinancial his
tory of Holland, France, and Cuba. Fol
low their example, emulate their solid cur
rency. Imitate them." —Mr. Benton's
speech, Jun. 16.
"To the other States I. would say, do•tize
"The foreign manufacturer goes home,
PURCHASES - II IS LABOR, his wool, and all oth
er articles which enter into his manufacture,
at HALF THEIR COST IN THIS COILINTItY, and
again returns to' inundate us," &c.—.lllr.
Buchanan's speech, Jan. 22.
In connection with these extracts consi
der the following facts:
WAGES IN FRANCE.—CaIais common la
borers, lid. per day with board and with•
out dwelling: Boldugne, sd. per day, do.
do.; Nantes, Bd. per day without board and
without dwelling; Marseilles, 4d. to 7d. per
day with board and without dwelling. The
food in some districts "consists in rye bread,
soap made of millet, cakes made of Indian
corn, now and then some salt provisions and
vegetables; rarely, tf ever, butcher's meat."
In others, "wheaten bread, soup made with
vegetables, and tt little grease or lard twice
a day, potatoes or other vegetables, but sel
dom any butcher's meat."
GEnuAriv.—Danzitg laborers, 4/d. to
7d. per day without board; Muhlburg, 7d.
per day; Halstein, 7d. per day without
board.
NETIIERLA.Nb.9.---South Holland loborere,
3d. to 4d. per day with board; North Hol
land, 10d. per day without board; Antwerp,
sd. per day, do; West Flanders, Ns to
104 s. per year, with hoard.
I====l
PICKING UP POTATOES.—Tho Pough-
keepsie Telegraph of Wednesday says :
The act of picking up ono hundred potatoes
placed on the ground a yard apart, and de
positing each separately in a basket,standing
at the first potato, was twice performed in
this village last week. The first by Mr.
George Christmas in a few seconds shoit of
44 minutes, who won his bet. The next
day it was attempted by one of the United
States recruits now in this-village, who wa
gered to do it in a quicker time,but he lost--
being nearly ten minutes longer in perform
ing it. 'rho distance is within a trifle of
three miles.
thump:mu VENGEANCE,--On the night
of the 10th ult. the village of Falsoe Thark
enay, in Hungary, containing 220 habita
tions, and a population of 000 souls, was en.
tirelv consumed. In the day, the daughter
of a rich farmer was married to a young
man of the village of Lechy. At midnight,
when the happy pair retired,Charlea Thel
key,w ho had sought the hand ofthe bride,but
had beenrefused, set fire to the dwelling, and
it wascompletely enveloped in flames, which
spread thriiughout the whole place. Up•
wards of 200 perished in the conflagration,
and 300 more were severely injured. The
bride was among the first' and the bride
groom ono of the other suflifrere. Thelkey,
the incendiary, is in custody.
MOST EXTRAORDINAUT CASE.—For some
time past the curiosity of our citizens has
been kept in the qui wee concerning an
extraordinary physieul phenomenon, and
of which, as yet, no satisfactory explana•
tion has been attempted. Tho !warned and
unlearned—medical and non-medical—the
sceptical and the credulous--have been all
equally puzzled by the spider case, as it
must par excellence be called, and by which
soubriquet it still stands acknowledged.
The rumors, which are diversified mid in
many instances doubtless exaggerated, are,
as far as we can trace, derivable at first
hand from the medical gentlemen who have
seen the case, and which finally beir.g com
municated from one to another, have assu
med such a character and conferred such
importance on the subject, ns forbids our
further silence.
The patient while on a visit too friend in
the country, felt, while in bed, an object of
soma kind fall upon the upper part of the
cheek bone, just below the left oyo.—She
brushed it away, and after a restless night,
awoke in the morning suffering its conse
quences in the form of acute pain, during
which time she removed from the eye sev
eral fragments of the legs of a spider.
Returning to this city a few days after
wards, upon complaining to her mother o
a similar sensation, an examination was
made, when n perfectly formed dead api•
der, of small size, was removed. A physi
cian being called, all proper investigation
was made, in order, if possible, to dizeover
the seat or 'lidos of the animals, but this
proved fruitless. No inquiry has yet been
able to detect their seat of empire, and yet
they have continued to be removed from
each eye alternately, sometimes from one
alone, sometimes from both, for a space of
six weeks, to an amount on an average of
from two to three every other day. POI%
Lions of what is supposed to be the ovum,
r have been also discharged. Each exit of
either anima: or web, is preceded by acute
pain in some portion of the organ, and at.
tontion being thus called, the object is easi
ly removed by the attendant.
The eyes assume at times much inflam
matory irritation and swellintr" of the lids,
with an injected condition of the ball, and
copious suffusion of tears.
By some, the spiders are supposed to be
of different species; they are, certainly, eel
far as we can learn, at different stages of
maturity.
The facts we new give have beeo dttb
tnitted to the medical gentleman who has
seen the case, in order to obtain his permis
sion to lay them before the public, as well
as to avoid any errors.
We are informed by that gentleman that
tho report we make is in the main correct,
wanting such pal tieularities of detail as we
of coarse cannot be presumed to knots or
understand.—Charleston Patriot.
A SnocKEvo TstauFmv - .—A bloody Tra
gedy recently occurred al Hopkinsville,
(Ky.) in which a man by the name of Cuv•
illier, formerly connected with the Orches
tra of the Theatre in Nashville, and the
Vocalist, Barclay, an Englishman, were
the principals.
It appears that Cuvillier recently ran a
way with and married Miss Bench of Hop
kinsville—the same who figured in the Con
certs of Nashville last winter--but previ
ous to accomplishing this purpose had open
ed an illicit correspondence with the wife
of Barclay. On detecting some of his let
tara in his wife's posession, Barclay went to
Covtllier, unried with pistols to demand the
return of Mrs. Barclay's answers. Cuvil
tier on this demand, pulled ono of the let
ters from his pocket and dectroyed it in his
presence, when B. instatly shot him through
the body. Cuvillier expired in a few min
utes, and B. surrendered himself to the civ
il authorities.
TIIE Muir OF GENIVS.-- - TllO Commer
cial Advertiser, referring to a new work by
Boz, entitled " Master Humphrey's Clock,"
says;
learn that it is come out in weekly
numbers instead of monthly ; that ono hun
dred thousand copies of ouch number ars
to be printed ; and that the price of each
number is to be three pence sterling, say
six cents. Sapposing the copies to be all
sold, the receipts will be $6,000 per week,
or $312,000 per annum ! from a single
work. Hurrah for periodical literature !"
Periodical literature is, to be sure, the
medinm, but genius is the creative power
that thus coins for a single work nearly a
thousand dollars a day.
nsITRESSING OCCIIIIENCE. — Richard Rus
' sell,who was shot by Mrs. McGilvery died on
Saturday afternoon Feb. 27th. We under.
stand that Mrs. Mc&livery's husband was
employed by Mr. Russell,who is proprietor
of a diving machine,used in raising the con
tents from vessels sunk in the river. A box
of percussion caps had been brought home
and deposited in the house by Mr. McGil
very. It appears that Mrs. McGilvery
had amused her children with snapping the
caps upon an old pistol,which,as it did not ex
plode, she supposed to be empty. A neighbor
having asked her for a bit, she replied, "I
have none, but I will make Russell lend me
one"—and ran into Russell's room, at whom
she presented the supposed empty pistol and
playfully threatened to shoot. By way of
joke she pulled the trigger, when the pistol
exploding, the bullet passed into Russell's
left eye and lodged in his head. He lingered
two hours and then expired. An inquest
was held and, as we understand,no intent to
commit bodily injury attributed to Mrs.
McGilvery. It was all deco by way of joke.
It is stated that in London, the legal pro
fession consists of 1500 barristers, 100 con
veyancers and pleaders, and 3000 solicitors
and attorneys. In Dublin there are 700
barristers, and IEOO solicitors and attor
neys.
STEALING Hoer Ponies.—The Frederick
Herald states that a man inmed David Lin
ton has been sentenced to the Penitentiary
for two years, for stealing sappliog trees
suitable fur hoop poles.
TAilyrelv.—ln the House of Represen
tatives 'esterday, a bill was reported from
the committee of ways and means, to pro.
vide for a TAX on all the business and pro
pert of the State, excapt real estate, not
excluding ground rents, which aro consid•
erect as personal property.
The report accompanying the bill con
taius'i Icing and spacious argument—or
what 's intended as an argument—in favor
of the 'ecommendations. It also recom•
Ift i
monde 6'e sale of the motive power on the
railroade;'snd the bank stock owned by the
Commonwealth.
Under theloperation of the scheme propo
sed the ass&sors must visit and inquire in
to the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
NOTES, PAVERS, and all kinds of per
Banal property. of every citizen of the State
—inquire into tho tea and coffee, end can•
dies, tape, &c. &c. sold by each shop-keep.
er in the course of the year, and to whom
suld —the book =comet kept by - the shop
keeper—his debtors, who and what they
are—the number' of tables, chairs, bei
steeds, coverleds, blankets, pots, !mules
and pans, of every citizen—and all his
most pivate affairs. •
Are the people prepared for this? ‘Ve
think not. We hope not. Because the
measure is not necessary.
Wo say again, what we said a week or
two since, that in the present situation to
nffiiiis and condition ef the country, a resort
of taxntion will prove• 'the most oppressiye
measure ever enacted.-All"the means of
people for paying are being rapidly reduc 7
ed by the operation of the measum of t!ie
National Government, and hence:,to im
pose upon them the burden of taxa(ion will
grind the people to the very dust. Let us
have a change of policy by our mars at
Washington—protect domestic mnnufne•
tures—roceivo paper of specie paying banks
in payment of dues to the General Govern
wont for the public lands. All classes of the
people will then flourish—commerce will
arise with renovated energies—the domes
tic trade of the country will augment the
receipts into the State Treasury from the
public improvements—and nil tho opera
tions of the Government and people will be
carried on with vigor and success.
This is tha true remedy. It is the easy
one. It is the natural ono.
How shall it be brought about 1 By a
CHANGE OF RULERS. Our present
rulers at Washington have prostrated the
best interests of the people—let the people
prostrate them. Give us the old patriot of
the West as President, and our words lot
it, the whole face of the country will soon
be wreathed in the smile of prosperity.—
Daily Telegraph, March 19.
WIIEN WILL WONDEIZEI CEASE?—A cor
respondent of the Troy Mail, writing from
Burlington, Vt., gives a short description of
a wonderful child, now at that place, who
was barn and lives at Richmond, Vt., and
was only three years old last May. He is
four feet one inch in height, and weighs
ninety pounds, ar.d is every way perfect in
his organization. His voice is grum and
sounds like a full grown trap. His body
large and full, and his limbs the size of an
ordinary man. His head looks like a well
developed cranium, twenty-five years old,
and is thickly covered with brown hair.
But what is most astonishing of all, is, the
lad has a fins pair of whiskers, forming a
complete circle round ltis chin atter the
most approved style of a modern dandy, but
has little or no beard on the upper lip. The
child's father states that at his birth the
child did..not weigh but nine pounds, and
his whiskers did not make their appearance
till after he was two years old when they
came forward rapidly. The child's name
is Hiram Barber.
TUNNEL THROUGH TIIE ALPH. - M. Vani
no Volta, the engineer of Como, who, in
conjunction with M. Bruschetti, of Milan,
obtained, in 1837, from the Austrian gov
ernment, a privilege of fifty years for the
construction of a railroad between Milan
and Como,- is now negotiating with the
Swiss Cantons of Gnome and St. Gall, en
enterprize which would vie in magnitude
with the Thames Tunnel, viz, the piercing
throughout the . Grisons Alps. Impressed
with t hu commercial importance of the pas
sage of the Splugen, and, at the same time,
with the various obstacles which it presents,
he thinks it possible to pierce through that
mountain, and establish in the passage thus
effected, a rail • road, the northern por.
nom of which would end, either at Waneri
stadt, or even Sehomerkon, on the Lake of
Zurich, and the douthorn should be connec
ted with the Como and Milan railroad. M.
Volta, reckoning that thirty years will be
required to execute the works, demands an
exclusive privilege of an hundred years,
with liberty to establish companies, in or
der to procure funds, or to transfer privilege
to other parties.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM CHINA—THE
EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN TRADE ALL
STOPPED WITH CIONA.
By the arrival of the ship Morea, of Bos
ton we havo accounts from Macao to the
12th November, and from Whampoa to
the 2d—being five days later than by the
wav of England.
The captain of the Moren was an eye wit
ness to the battle betwden the two British
sloops of war and the Chinese. The day
before he left Macao, the news had reached
that place that all foreign trade had been
stopped, not even expecting that with the
Americans. The Morea passed St. Hele
na on the 29th ofJanuary.
Since the Chinese killed the first English-
man last September. things have been go
ing on from bad to worse. The Chinese
havo had about a dozen vessels destroyed,
tnd over 100 U men killed. The English
have not lost a vessel, and only hallo dozen
men. However, they have three or four
frigates on the elation, and seven, more fri .
gates on the way there, with two or duce
seventy•fours. Canton Bay is to be the
principal scene of operations.
The first Brea ,fight took place at the Hong
Kong anchorage, near the Merit Tigris,
nod an attack was shortly to he made upon
Macao. The whole of the bay was to be
I blockaded, and if this did not bring the Chi
nese to terms, part of the fleet was to go
round t 3 Pekin and land troops to attack
the capitol.
What cause of grievance the English
originally had, does not so clenrly appear.
They smuggled opium contrary to law, f and
the Chinese destroyed it. Hut Chinn shed
the first- blood, and England seems deter-
mined to niche her pay dearly for sciAleitjg.
An army of 00,000 is to go from BoMb.Y.,
Wenltta or Madras. They are to take
possession of Hainan (a largo island south ,
west of Macon) as a depot, then lay Cantott
under contribution for the amount of the
epium taken, and expenses incurred. If
necessary, to go in force to the Yellow Sca
—land where Lord !linearlney did, and
make a dash on Pekin, which is barely 100
miles from the sea, and has n fine river or
canal all the way. In six or seven days the
army could reach and lay it under contri.
button also, for the use of the state.
TO END •rue WAR.--In looking
over the proceedings of Congress lust week,
wo find that a resolution was proposed to the
Muse by Mr. Tillinghast of Rhode Island,
that there ho a reward offored for every In.
than who shall be taken alive in Florida
and presented to some military post of our
government, and a sum also for every Indi.
an man of woman of a hostile tribe who
shall give up himself or herself.. This is
approaching the subject in a very commer
cial manner, making the •vhote war "a fair
business transaction," and we see no good
reason for doubting its success. The Indi
ans would give themselves up,without doubt,
and secure the bounty, and perhaps do the
same thing half a dozen times. The reso
lution, whether proposing a practicable
or impracticab!e measure, is n keen entire
upon the General Government for its chine
waste of blood and treasury in the
swamps of Florida. ❑aifof such a thilure
ought to ruin any administration in the
world.—U. S. Gazette.
A ComenEgNcE.—The Miner's Journal
says: ‘"Phore are, we believe, but two sotis..-- 4 '
of the signers of the Declaration_ of- Inde. ;
pondoneo now living: Jiihn Quincy Adams
and William Henry Harrison. Ono has
already been President of these United
States, and the other the people intend to
make President."
There is another coincidence worthy of
note in this connection. The five Presi
dents of the. United States who were re
elected, and who, consequently,served eight
years in office, had no sons. 7'he two,who
had sons living during their term, were lim
ited to a single term of four years. The
present incumbent of the office, and ; the
people's candidate, have sons, and, there
fore, to "carry out the principle," must bo
"one-term" Presidents. The first will be
limited by the people; the second has al
ready publicly and solemnly prescribed
thilt law to him:wit—and a whOlesonie law
it ig, these office•seelting times, as all tnust
admit. ‘Ve mny therefore, quite safely
come to the conclusion, that on the 4th of
March, 1845, there will have been nine
Presidents of the United States; ,of
,whom,
the jive . who hild no male children, contin
ued in office eight years; while the four
Who had male offspring, wore limited by
the people,or by themselves, to "one term."
Here is a very pretty "coincidence," which
does not seem to-hurt -the Log Cabin candi
date, nor to help him of the palace!
Balt. Patriot.
"ONE FIRE MORE.—The following an
ecdote was related by Mr. Corwin, of Ohio,
at the Harrisburg Conventioni—
"l remember, Sir, when a boy, to have
listened with strong interest to the narra
tive of one who had been present at the
Battle of tho Rapids, whore Gen. Harrison
finally vanquished the Indian forces in the
North West, and gave peace to a widely'
extended frontier settlement. The old sol
dier said that whilst the . battle was ra
ging hottest, many in that wing oftho army
where he was, were beginning to falter and
think of a retreat. Just at the moment
when this feeling began to be prevalent a
young Lieutenant, who was known . as the
confidential aid of old Mad Anthony, gallo
ped up to the line and called to the men,
with a voice that was heard above the roar
of battle, "Onward! my bravo fellows! the
enemy is flying, one fire more and the day
is ours." Sir! that young Lieutenant was
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, now the bea
rer of that glorious banner under which wo
wage war against usurping power, crafty
speculation and blind hostility to the good
old maxims of our fathers. There aro our
foes—there are our country's foe's; let me
exhort you in the language of tho young
Lieutenant—" One fire more, and the day
Is ours."
FROM "DOWN EAST. " --Tho Bangor
Courier says: "A letter from Fort Fairfield
states that sixteen more horses, with their
drivers, &c. were taken on the Arostook
on the :3d inst. The propel ty'belonging to
tresspassers on that territory. The Dem
ocrat states that a mob armed with axes
attempted to recover the property, but were
compelled to beat a retreat."
The following items from the New Bruns !
wick papers, look a little warlike:
WoonsTocrF, February 22.-- Capt. Bat
tersby and Ilawltshaw, of the Engineer De
partment, arrived here en Thursday eve
ning from head quarters, for the purpose of
selecting sites for the erection of barracks
and such other works as may be deemed .
necessary for the protection el this place:
These works, wo understand, will be on an
extensive scale, sufficient to accommodate,
"a larto force.—Times.
More Trouble.= Col. Goldielies been
ordered to take command of the 13ritish and
troops now within the disputed territory,
250 addit lentil soldiers have been sent tbith !
er.--St. John Cour.
..We must reduce labor low, and bring
things to their specie value."—Scuaters
Calhoun and I.luchanan..
R'. Y. Herald
AND
REPUBLICAN BANNER.
GETTVSBUII.G, March 24, 1810.
PEOPLE'S C.S.N•D ID.I TE
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEM WILLIAM H. HARRISON.
FOR VIOR•PRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLER.
SENATORIAL ELECTORS.
JOHN ANDREW SIIULZE, JOSEPH RITNEIt
Ist District; LEVIS PASSPZORE,
2d do CADWALLADER EVANS,
do CHARLES WATERS,
3d do JONATHAN GILLINGHAM,
4th do AMOS ELLMAKER,
do JOHN K. ZEILIN,
do DAVID POTTS,
sth do ROBERT STINSON,
6111 do WILLIAM S. lIENDEU,
7th do 3. JENKINS ROSS,
Bth do PETER FILBERT,
9th do JOSEPII 11. SPAYD,
10th do JOHN HARPER,
11th do WILLIAM M'ELWAINE,
12th do JOHN DICKSON,
13th do JOHN M'KEEIIAN,
11th do JOHN REED,
16th do NATHAN BEACH,
16th do , NER MIDDLESWARTH,
17th do'. GEORGE WALKER,
ISth do BERNHARD CONNELLY, Jr.
19th do GEN. JOSEPH MARKLE,
20th do JUStICE G. FORDYCE,
21st do JOSEPH HENDERSON,
22d do HARMAR DENNY,
23d do JOSEPH BUFFINGTON,
21th do JAMES MONTGOMERY,
26th do JOHN DICK.
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11110.1. D BANNER OF LIIIMITY ANA 'TOT CON
'NOTFTUTION TO TWO OUTEZE,' BED WITH
TIIZ krtsrimNG woipm PRESIDEN
- TIAD TERM_THE INTEGRITY OF THE
PUBLIC .SERVANTSL--THE SAFETY OF
THE PUBLIC MONEY—AND THE GEN
' ERAL GOOD OF THE PEOPLE."
[BAnnoun.
NOTICE.—The Subscriber (late Editor of this
paper) having placed his books in the hands of
Hezekiah Vanorsdle, Esq. of Ibis place for collec
tion, respectfully requests all those indebted to
him for subscription, advertising, &c., to come
forward and make settlement of the same without
delay. All receipts given by Mr. Vanorsdle on
settlement, will be duly acknowledged by the sub
scriber.
REIVIOVAL.
.. - The office of - the , tB..f.isi A.DTD_RAI7:.
NEu" haS been removed to the Coun
ty Building, in the room immediately
over the office of the Register and Re
corder,
We ore indebted to the lion. JAMES COOPER of
Congress, for important public documents.
Illorough Election.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Ihnitieozr. Loco Foco.
J. F. Macfarlane, 144 I Jool B. Danner, 140
W. W. Paxton, 146 Sampson S. King, 102
CONSTABLES.
Georgo G. Myeis, 143 I Christian Stout, 125
William I'. Smith, 147 Joseph Wieuight, -lop
JUDGE.
159 I John Barrett,
INSPECTOR.
H. Van Orslel,
159 lE. Buckingham, 117
ASSESSOR.
M. C. Clarkson,
Jacob Hock,
ASSISTANT, ASSESSORS
John Houck,
Adam Bwopo,
The vote for en increase of Justices of the
Peace, was as follows:—No increase 173; increase
Above wo give the result of Friday's election
in tho borough, by which it will bo perceived,
that, (while from twenty to thirty of our Harrison
friends were absent,) our whole ticket has been
carried by its accustomed majority, with the sin
gle exception of ono Justice of the Peace, tvhoso
election is to be attributed to his having been vo
ted for by more than FonTy Harrison mon.—
The result shows that Gen. Harrison will receive
a largo majority at the Presidential contest, if
professed friends will vote according to their pre
tensions. There aro a few, however, who, if they
should take any liking. to the person, the looks, or
tho ..manners of the Little Magician, would lay
aside their principles, (which aro exceedingly
burdensome) be good Harrison men, and yet
vole for his opponent. If such automatons com
posed the Harrison party generally, they would
just as.proliably secure tor us a victory, as that
Benedict Arnold would have saved those to whom
he turned traitor—or. as that Judas would have
rescued his toaster, when the bribe was placed in
his hands to deliver 'nhirn over to his destroyers.
Wohave good mon end true hero as elsewhere—
but there are iliac few 'who have never been in
spired with Harrisanism, yet who like to slip
where the loaves and fishes aro ditributed, and
finding themselves in .4 the cradle of correct
principles," it is convenient to join with us in
the huzza for Harrison." We will do our du
ty in -Adams without calling such aid; and if or.
,er called upon to oxpresa our opinion of them at
Alio Ballot-Box, it will Inv' day of reckoning.
Mork it.
Harrisburg. Daily Tele
..graph;offiutucday morning lust, says, that the
loquaitlniii ofconfe'rence of the two Houses came
.:%,Ic:un'agreernept hist e'voning, mid will report this
;7 ,- 11 Itiorning. The tithe agreea upon foeresumpfion
, of specie payments 6y the Ranks is the first of
next. If the report of the nominates
botdopted - the suspension will thtitilre lemalized."
.
ADJ OIIIINUENT.—TIIO H 0 lltte of'.Represents.
fives of Pennsylvania, adopted a resolution on
!Saturday last. to adjourn on the lest day of this
month, EIS , a vote of 6 yeas and 22 nays. The
proposition for an extra sefsionwas voted down.
ROBERT S. PAXTON
156 I Andrew Polly, . 122
159 P. Weikert,Ben. 117
I
169 George Guyer, Jr. 120
Great Harrison Victory in
Old Adams!
It will bo seen ;ky the ieturns. that Harrististism
has swept nearly the whole comity. The -
1 etructivue have scarcely elected a Justice of the
Pca.c,
Pca.c, except where the magnanimity of out;
friends yielded them one, as in Conowago, Gsr
many and Tyrone. Reading and Hamilton InOe
done nobly. They have been the strong holds* .
Locefecoism, but aro redeemed. Mountjoy I)hs
thrown off the yoke. We are bound to ackotSWl
edge that the country has done much betterhan
the Borough. Indeed, our own town is theonly
ono in the county of which we have any "cause to
be ashamed. Here, we acknowledge with shame
and confusion of face, that we have; 'lfting in
our ranks, about forty traitors, who in tore hour
of need desert their flag, and their profaned prin
ciples. Among these woo voted the Locofoco
ticket aro to be found men who were candidates
for nomination on the Harrison ticket, both for
Justices of the Peace and Constables—some who
are holding office under our party; and one at
least, who, as a public house keeper, has received
great encouragement from the Aritimasons, as well
as having received their suffroi.s. Ho, with
those around him, and otherewhose principles
hang loosely about them, supported, and elected
one of the candidates of the Van Buren party.
Wo will do the justice to the few Whigs in the
borough to say that aro believe, this foul treachery
did not extend to them; hue that professed, open,
avowed Antimasons have the honor of elevating
to Oleo an adhering Royal Arch Mason; and put
ting into the Judiciary an active member of the
December Mob. Let_thnor i leok their own con
sciences in the fied'with such grace as they may!
We feel no delidricy in thus exposing hypocrisy.
We detest it.lwbether in our political friends or
opponents.l We. have the consolation to know
That the county is pure and strong, and that these
traitors tip Harrisonism will see our approaching
success whhout the hope of profiting by it them
solves,,eti far as personal gratification is concern
ed. They arc kown.
Tho following aro the returns from the county,
tis far as board from—the remaining townships to
bo hoard from, will, doubtless, elect all Whigs:
Cumberland township.—Linah and Hamilton.
Harrison.
Franklin.—Wills and Hoffman, Harrison.
Hanallonban.—Murahall and Blythe,Harrison
Liberly.—Eiker and Grnson, Harrison.
Frcedona.—Cunningham and Roth, Harrison.
Mountjoy.—Durborrow and Wllhenny, Harri
son.
Ccrmany.—Forrest, Harrison; Nourser, Loco
Foco.
Conowago.—Aulebaugh,Harrsion; Busby, Lo
co Foco.
Straban.—King, Harriaon; M'Cronry, Loco
Reading.—Brough and Kuhn, Harrison.
Hamillon.—Pirking, Harrison; Brown, Loco
Foco.
Tyronc.—Fidler, Loco Foco; 241'Creary, Har
111ennllen.—Willa and Bushey, Harrison.
Mount])least:W.—Hagerman and Blair, Harr
Huntington.—Miller and Wierman,Loco Fuco
The Baltimore Patriot . says—Wo learn from
Washington that Judge CALY/IP 8L1r71171.0f HRt
risburg, Pa. was yesterday appointed Collector of
the port of Philadelphia, vice George Wolf, de
ceased. The applicants for the office were very
numerous from all parts of the State; but the two
most prominent were the fortunate recipient and
Alderman Hay, of Philadelphia—hoth prominent
members of the old Wolf party of Pennsylvania.
Naw Yonx.--Tho charter elections in New
York arc going hollow" in favor of tho Dem
ocratic garrison cause. Wolf, this' is just as we
expected—there cnn be no doubt but that Harri
son will carry the State, by an overwhelming ma•
jority at. the Presidential election,
N-r.w FlA3trenzaz.—john Page, the preeen
ha. bc-cia a..
crnor of home Hill's State, by a greatly diminish
td majority.
The libel case which has been so long pending
in the Baltimore city court, against Rev. R. J.
Breckenridge, one of the editors of the Baltimore
Literary and Religious Magazine has been ended
for the present. The Jury could not agree—they
therefore prayed the court to discharge them,
which was accrdingly done.
In the House of Representatives, on Monday
the 16th inst. Mr. Smyser offered a resolution
strutting the committee of Ways and Means to
inquire into the propriety of selling the unfinished
public works, (except the main lino from Phil
adelphia to Pittsburg,) the proceeds to be applied
to the payment of domestic creditors. The reso
lution was agreed to. •
FROM •WASHINGTON.
Corrospondenoo of the Gettysburg Star and Banner
%VABIIINGTON, Mardi .17th
Da.tn Slll:—Yesterday morning the Now Jer
sey Loco Foco pretenders to seats in the House
of Representatives, appeared, were sworn, (sot
qualified) and took seats, (not their seats) but
the seats of the Now Jersey members. fhus ha's
been consummated the foulest violation of the;
Constitution, and the rights of the people of a
sovereign State, which has been witnessed since
the foundation of the Government. There is no
parallel tp this outrage, in the history of a gov
ernment of laws. It is subversive of the consti-
tution; it is a usurpation of the rights of the peo
ple of New Jersey, by the House of Representa
tives, which has assumed the right to choose, and
has actually made choice of Representatives, for
the people of that State. This course is revolu
tionary and has plead the State of New Jer
sey without the pale of the Constitution. This
government is no longer a representative one, in
which the qualified citizens of the several States,
elect their own representatives to Congress. Of
this right they have been deprived. The repre
sentatives of a State are obnoxious to the Execu
tive, or to the majority, and straightway, that ma
jority excludes them and appoints others, as has
been done in the ease of New Jersey. Will the
people tolerate this state of things? Will they
forego the right of making choice of their own
Representatives? Are they prepared to surrender
to the majority of Congress a right so invaluable
as this? If they arc willing to do it, they have,
not that jealousy of power which fits them to be
freemen.
But Y hope that the party, which was capable
)Icorninittihg such an outrage, has well nigh run
is course. Thera aro signs that cannot ho inis
uken, which indicate that tho people halo
kened to a true sense of the situation of the coun
try, and have become acquainted with the causes
which have produced a state of things, so un
friendly to all its great interests. They now
know from the declarations of the prominent
members of the Administration party, that the
object of its great measure, the Sub-Treasury, is
to reduce the price of labor, so that the large
capitalists may be able to compete successfully,
with the manufacturers of Europe, where labor
Is obtained at less than one-fourth of its price, in
this country. To this they are opposed. They
do not desire to see tha interests of the poor man
sacrificed, in order that the rich man may be
made richer; and they are rallying en masse
against the Administration which is the advocate
of such Anti-Democratic doctrines and measures.
They have turned their eyes towards Gen. Hard-
Mon, whose life and actions are, a -beautiful illus
tration of the principles of a republican govern
ment; and it is now manifest, from the fled of
enthusiasm, which is rolling over the land, that
they have determined to elevate him to the Presi
dency. This done, the times of prosperity find
the reign of the laws, will return to bless the
country. The cry is, Harrison—to the rescue!
The following resolutions were passet:
at the late Van Buren meeting in Mllame
port :
Resolved, That we never will.givo our
suffrages to any Presidential candidate,
who supported the old Federal black-cock
ade, Alien and Sedition administration of
John Adams.
Resolved, That we cannot nor will not
give our suffrages to any man, who has
given his vote to sell out a poor man like
slave, for his honest debts.
Resolved, That as the Senate of the U
nited States in 1816, struck the name of
William Henry Harrison from the bill, a
warding medals to other officers who had
distinguished themselves in the late war,
declaring by their official vote, in that au
gust body, that he was not entitled to the
honor of receiving one, is a sufficient reason
for the democratic voters to withhold their
votes from him.
There are three palpable and glaring
falsehoods in these three resolutions. Ist.
It is false that ever Gen. Harrison was a
supporter of the Alien and Sedition admin
istration of John Adams. He was a Jef
lersonian Democrat. 2d. It is fah o, ut-
terly and basely false, that he ever voted to
sell out a poor man like a slave, for his hon
est debts. And 3J. It is false that a med
al was withheld from him, when awarding
them to other officers " who had didtin
guished themselves in the late war." On
the contrary, n medal was unanimously vo
ted to him by Congress, at the same time
that one we's voted to Gov. Shelby.
As an evidence that wo believe what we
say on this subject, wo hereby pledge our
selves, to the Williamsport meeting, to pay
A REWARD OF $3OO,
to any member of that meeting or to nny
other person, (including the editors of the
Mail and Democrat,) who may establish, by
competent testimony, the correctness of
the three chargeStontained in the above
three resolutions; or who may show that
we are in error in our correettion of these
calumnies, or one hundred dollars for either
of them.—Hagerstown Torchlight.
WoRTInt To BE PEESERVED.--A coures
pondent of the New Orleans True Ammi•
can relates a very interesting anecdote a
bout Gen. Harrison. He says during one
of the General's Northwestern campaigns,
again9t the Indians, there was in one of the
Kentucky companies, a lad of a boy,
five of that gallant state, who had.prema•
turuly joined the army to fight 'Le : lndians.
In maraing through a dangortitis and (la.
=at- defilei — rnflisted with hostile Indians
that hung upon the rear of the army, and
under rapid travelling to relieve a post in
advance, this patriptic boy gave out, and
fell behind, and without relief, would have
been overtaken and scalped by the pursu•
ing Indians. General Harrison, perceiving
the situation of the boy, dismounted from
his own horse and placed the lad in the sad
dle, thus rescued his life. The same Ken
tucky boy is now, the amiable and talented
Judge C—, a member in the present
Congress, from the state of Louisiana.
OUR LEGISLATURE.—WHAT HAVE TtiEy
DONE 7—Both branches of the Ohio Legis
lature have agreed to adjourn on the 23d
inst. Pennsylvania should follow this ex
ample. Thus far, the doings of her legis
lature have been productive of fur more in
jury than good, for the general interests of
the community. Business of every kind
has been paralysed —legitimate enterprise
has been chocked—and capitalists, labour
ing under the strongest apprehensions, have
hesitated, and kept their money locked up
in the vaults of the Banks.—Even now, af
ter a session of nearly twelve Neeks, it is
impossible to imagine what will be done.
The effect upon the Spring business has
been serious indeed. But for the kindness
of Providence in affording a liberal harvest
and abundance of provisions, the sufferings
of the people must have been greatly ag
gravated. A hope was indulged, before
the meeting of the Legislature, that some
measure of a remedial character would be
attempted—that something would be pro
poposed, calculated to revive and resusci
tate, both the credit of the State and the
general energy of the citizens. This hope
has been sadly disappointed. At a moment
when bankruptcy seemed staring our mer
chants in the face, the monied Instiuttons of
Philadelphia were compelled to curtail
their discounts and circulation, to the ex
tent of severahnillions of dollars, „and thus
to add to the distress that already existed.
Even the State became insolvent for a day
or two, and the public creditor was turned
away without his just dues. All thie , be it
remembered, with a State Debt lunging
over us:to the amount 0f534,000,000, and
with no meansset provided for the prompt
payment of the interest—to say nothing of
the ultimate liquidation of the principal of
this enormous responsibility. The Gover
nor, it is true, recommended direct taxation
us the only alternative, but as it appalled at
so terrible a remedy—the Legislature have
not couture(' to discuss the mutter. On rho
Your's truly
Or, Tuesday last, by the Rev. James O. Wet
son, Mr. Henry Brinkerhoff, Jun. of. Straban
township, to Miss June Wills, daughter of David
Wills, Esq. of Murnasburg.
On Tuesday evening last, by the sime Mr.
George Wm. Ranson, of Jefferson county, Vn.,
to Miss Amelia C. Winrolt, daughter of .foc:ob
Winrott, Esq. deceased, of this place.
On 'the 19th inst. by the Rev. B. Keller, Mr.
James M . Dannel, of Franklin township, to Miss
Margaret Davis, of Menallen township.
On the 18th of March, Mrs. Emeline Redding,
wife of Carval 1i Redding, of this place, aged 21
years, 1 month and 8 days. Mrs. Redding embra
ced religion when about 12 years otd,and became a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and
continued'it member from that time until her death.
The writer of this is greatly comforted when he
reflects that the religion,which ofttimes comforted
her in this vale of tears, has undoubtedly lifted
her to the skies. "Let rao die the death of the
righteous. Let my last and be like unto theirs."
On the 17th inst. in Wayne county, Indiana,
Mr. George Ilea,gy, (of John) formerly of this
county. The deceased was a man of unbending
integrity, beloved and respected by all who know
him, and, in an eminent degree verified the pro-
verb, "An honest man is the noblest work of God."
On Wednesday night last, Mr. George Ileagy
Sen. of Mountjoy township, aged 85 years.
ou.irTlP COalaitifTTEE.
- 31111;: members of the County Commitee,
appointed nt the Harrison meeting of
the 27th of January, are requested to meet
at the house of Mr. J. A. Thompson, in
Gettysburg, on Saturday next, the 29th
inst. at 1 o'clock. The committee is corn.
posed of the following persons
Thaddeus Stevens, Esq., Robert G
Harper, Col. .31. C. Clarkson, Peter Hul•
lick, Col. Balzer Snyder, Robert Smith,
Cul. John Donaldson.
March 24.
Estate of JACOB BROUGH,deceased.
-za• •
s hereby given to all persons interested
that LErrERS OF ADMINISTRATION. el
thu Estate of JACOB BROUG Li late of
Franklin Township, Adams county, deed
have been g ranted to the subscriber resi
ding in said township. Those indebted are
requested to pay without delay•---and those
liiiving'elaims will present them in order
for settlement.
March 24..
contrary—the last movement in that body,
is to increase this debt to the extent of 83,-
000,000 more. And how ? By borrowing
to that extent from Institutions which sev
eral of the prominent members have, for a
long time past, been describing as insolvent,
or endeavouring to render so. This is a
brief history of the course of our Legisla
ture, from the commencement of the Sess
ion. Never, we sincerely believe, was a
great commonwealth, and nn intelligent
community, so utterly outraged and wan
tonly injured by a body of men, elected with
the object of building up, and not destroying
—and bound by the law, and by every obli
gation of duty, to vindicate the honor and
sustain the credit of the State. With this
view of the subject, therefore, and with the
disposition that has characterized the ma
jority thus fir, we sincerely believe that the
sooner the Legislature shall fix upon a pe.
riorbof adjournment, the better will it be
for the Commonwealth and the community
at large.--Phil. Inquirer
A SEARCIIER.—The following resolution
was offered in the House of Representa
tives on Thursday lust, by John Quincy
Adams:
"Resolved. That the Secretaiy of War
be directed to report to this House the
na
tural, political, and martial history of the
bloodhound, showing the peculiar fitness of
that class of warriors to be the associate of
the gallant Army of the United States—
specifying the nice discrimination of his
scent between the-blood of the freeman and
the blood of the slave--between the blood
of the armed warrior and that of women or
children—between the blood of the black,
white, and colored man--between the blood
of savage Seminoles and that of the Anglo-
Saxon pious Christian. Also a statement
of the number of bloodhounds, and of their
conductors, imported by this Government,
or by the authorities of Florida, from the
Island of Cuba, and the cost of the impor
tation. Also, whether a further importa
tion of the same heroic race into the State
of Maine, to await the contingency of a
contested Northeastern boundary question
is contemplated, or only to set an example
to be followed by our possible adversary in
the event of a conflict. Whether measures
have heel, taken to secure exclusively to
ourselves the employment of this auxiliary
force, and ,whether ho deems it expedient
to extend to the said bloodhounds and
their posterity the benefits of the Pension
Laws " •
BIZ 1,77.71011 E PRICES CURREXT.
From the Baltimore Patriot of Saturday taat
FLoun'.--Holders arc generally asking $4,87
to day, bui the only transaction that has come to
our knowledge has been at $4,81. The car prico
is $4,623-, and for fots by wagons $4,75 is paid.
WHEAT4—To day wo hear of no sales over 100 c.
but strictly prime Maryland or Virginia, or good
Busquehanna would probably command 2 or
more. 0 , Tuesday a considerable parcel of white
was 501d'4,..'105 oral 100 c. for good and prime.
CORN.—The sates of yellow have boon pretty
uniform threughot the week at 48a50c.
Rye.— We quote Md. nt 48a50c. sales of
! Susquehanna at 53c.
OATS.—NItI. Oats are worth 27a28c. and Vir
ginia a ct, or two less.
CLOVEIISN.F.D...... Ranges from $9 to $lO. as in
1117 - IIENIAL 11.3111GISTEGit.
111AltRIVD.
OBITUARY RECORD.
DIEM
NOTICE
D. MIDDLECOFF,
Administrator.
6t.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
ADAMS COUNTY SS.
The CommOnwealth of Penn.
vtttr i
:I.
0
to
t 4 7i.. All persons interested in a th_e es•
.„. -.A 40 tale of ANDREW BUrr
I TOU, and every of you, are hereby cited
to appear in your proper persons, to.
the Prothonotary's office, in Gettysburg, on
the 31$t inst. to shew causo,if any you have,
why Edwin A• A tlee and Daniel Baldwin,
Trustees of tho said Andrew Butt, should
not be discharged from the said trust.
By order of the Court,
AMOS MAGINLY, Proth'y.
March 17. at.
(. 1 12K12.4YX/at ®4IW
WfIEREAS the II on.D. DunKEE,Esq.
President of the several Courts o
Common Pleas, in the Counties composing
the lflih District, and Justice of the Courts
of Oyer and Terminer, and General Jail
Delivery, for tho trial of all capital and oth•
er oflenders in the said District—and War.
M'CLEAN and GEO. Wxra, Esquires, Judg
es of the Courts of Over and Terminer, and
General Jail Delivery, for the trial of all
capital and other offenders in the County of
Adams—have issued their precept, bearing
date the 20th day of January, in the .year of
our LORD one thousand eight hundred - and
forty, and to me directed, for holding
a Court of Common Pleas and General
Quarter Sessions ofthe Peace, and General
Jail Delivery, and Court of Oyer and Ter.-
miner, at Gettysburg, on Monday the 27th
day of April next—
Notice is 'hex
To all the Justices of the Peace, the Coro
ner, and Constables. within the said County
of Adams, that they be then and there, in
their proper person,
with their Rolls, Re.
cords, Inquisitions, Examinations, and oth
er Remornbrancetr,to do those things,which
to their offices and in that behalf appertain
to be done and also they who will prosecute
against the prisoners that are, or then bhall
Ire, in . the Jail of the said County of Adams,
aro to be then and thore,to prosecute against
them as shall be just.
GEO. W. M'CLELL IN, S'Acrif.
March 17, 1840.
DISSOLUTION
OF CO-PVIRTXERSHRIP.
IHE Co-Partners'
o. t—o firm of REA-
I o & TRIMMER was dissolved on the
6th iestant by mutual consent. All persons
having unsettled accounts, will please settle
the same with either of the subscribers.
DAVID EIEAGY,
DANIEL TRIMMER.
Gettysburg, March 10. tf.
CABIZTEII VITANUEROOM:.
gilirtilE Subscriber has on hand a very
- 1,1 - fine assortment of tho different arti
cles of furniture, at his ware room, in
Chninbcrsburg street, one door west of
Christ's church; among which are some of
the very latest fashioned
Bureaus, Bedsteads, &e.
He, hopes that those wishing to purchase,
will call and see his lot of furniture before
they purchase elsewhere, as ha is de
termined to sell low for CANT or for such
LUMBER as will Suit him. Ho can also
furnish customers with
CILLI2,O
•
PLAIN OR FANCY,
of a superior quality. COFFINS made
according to order as usual.
D. HEAGY Agent for
J. HEAGY.
Gettysburg, March J.
thanks to his friends and the public
generally, for the liberal encouragement he
has received, and would inform the public
that he has now on hand,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT Or
COPPER,
Z.V1A.72f. - P-ZaKIWP 403510
VT It 3
which • ho will dispose of on roasonable
terms, for Cash or suitable Country Pro
duce.
RcJ'Country Merchants will be supplied
on reasonable terms.
GEO. E. BUEHLER
Gettysburg, Jan. 28. 3m
N. 8.--The highest inices elways giv
en for OLD COPPER, PEII;ITER, and
LEA D. G. E, B.
.ID.R.. IT. a. ZmiT.lt
ILL resume
,his practice in Bahl-
VV more, and the private instruction of
pupils in Medicine and Surgery,on the 20th
of March. His private Infirmary, on Ger
man.street, will continue open fin patients,
who will have his daily attendance.
Fch. 13. 7t.
JOB PRINTING,
OF ALL RINDS,
Neatly and expeditiously executed at the office of
~ T HE STAR & fIANNER."
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