YOWlfi r Men of the United States,
YOUR DEMOCRATIC HARRISON BRETH
REN OF BALTIMORE SEND YOU THIS
ADDRESS—GREETING :
We have been appointed a Committee
from six !ilmar of our fellow citizens, to
invite you to send Delegates to the Conven
tion to assemble in this place on the FOURTH
DAY OF MAY NRXT,—and we do, therefore,
most cordially bidding you welcome, stren
uously urge this duty on your attentidn,
and claim your best efforts to secure the
election of
HARRISON - AND TYLER.
Addressing ourselves to mon who have
felt as well as argued, and whose minds
aro informed of the daily political history
of our country by an untiring and most
zealous press,—we deem it needless on the
present occasion to enter into a long or de
tailed examination of the measures of our
opponents, but letting It suffice to judge of
our RULERS by tho results of their
schemes, wo ask them what they have to
hope from the inspection, and you—why
you should commence cr continue your po
litical career by extending thorn your favor
or your votes.
We ask the Youtto MecuaNte to re
member tho scenes around his boyhood's
hearth in better times, and under other au
spices, when the toil of his industrious pa
rent was repaid, and promptly too, by hon
est employers ;—we ask him to remember
his well spread board; and the hopes with
which his young mind looked forward to
the life of an artizan as ono of industry,
intelligence, comfort and wealth,—and,
then, to contrast these scenes and expecta
tions with his deserted workshop, his un
blotted order book, his idle journeymen, his
undulled tools, his government reducing
the wages of laborers, his empty purse,
his ill-fed family, the difficulty with which
he secures oven the most transient employ
ment, and the yet greater difficulty with
which he procures payment even from the
wealthy.
We ask the YOUNG EMIGRANT from
GERMANY Or IRELAND, to remember the
period when embarking from Europe, his
strength and his children his only capital,
he road over the glowing descriptions of
our country—its mineral resources, its
kindly soil,'its lenient and equal laws, its
liberty, and the certainty that sober industry
had over promise of employment on the
rail roads and canals, those arteries through
which was to flow our nation's wealth, the
'product of the soil :—We ask him to re
member his hope of becoming respectable
and rich in the FAR WEST, whither he pro
posed retiring with his earnings on the
public works of Maryland, Virginia, Penn
sylvania and NOW York;-and, then, to
contrast these pictures and promises with
schemes of internal improvement abandon
ed, his countrymen and fellow emigrants
unemployed, his children unprovided for,
himself a hopeless idler, often supported,
when pride permits or starvation forces, by
the charity of strangers ! •
We ask the Youive FAnarert to remem
ber the returns which every " Harvest
Home" brought to his father's coffers, the
wealth of their humble but contented cot
tages, the expectations which cheered him
to labor by his father's side at the plough
or in the woodland, hoping like him one
day to become a tiller of the soil, and, like
him, to be at ease with his family around
him, under a free and prosperous govern
rnent ; and, then, to contrast these antici
pations with his now idle or profitless acres,
the uncertainty of sales and income, the
defalcations of agent * temptations of
idleness leading him' is dull and tiii!
provided home, where there is no hope in
labor, no prospect of accumulation for corn
fort and repose in age.
We ask the YOUNG MERCHANT AND
MANUFACTURER to remember the tide of
prosperity that flowed so nourishingly a
round him but a' few years ago, contribu
ting to his education and his pleasures ;
to remember his father's successful com
merce whitening with its canvass the waves
of every sea, enabling him to give constant
employment to the weather-beaten sailor,
to raise up poor but worthy young men in
the skill at sea-crab, to make the ship wright
busy in his interests, to purchase the labor
of the mechanic, tote the patron of litera
ture and the arts, to acquire at the highest
prices tho staple products of the soil, and to
pay ror them when due;—we ask him to
remember thetacility with which he made
his remittances from Maine to Louisiana in
perfect security and at trifling cost, the lei
sure that was afforded him to enjoy society
and the blessings which Gnd showered over
the land,—and, turning from the past to the
present, let him contrast these with the
realized scenes of his maturer years, under
the blight and mildew of VAN BIIECENIBitt.
Contemplating the condition of his country
more at a glance than any other of his fel
low•citiaens, because in him centre, more
than in them, the results of the farmers'
- -
and meehanics' labor, let him behold sailors
without employ,—mechanics sent from him
without work,—day laborers idle,—silent
ship yards, untenanted warehouses and
dwellings, stagnant trade, deranged exchan
ges !
We ask him where aro the returns of
last year's sales, or of the year before? what
discounts he has paid on foreign paper in
which ho has received his remittances?
what costs? what fees he has expended in
his attempts to collect outstanding debts?
We ask him to remember the mode in
which he is now forced to raise funds to
maet his engagements at Bank, the usuri-
ous means by which he sustains his mercan
tile reputation, in the hope to weather the
commercial - storm which is desolating the
land!, Wu ask him where are his pleasures
now; his peace—his leisure—his hopel—
Trade decaying around him; days of phy
sical effort and mental anxiety spent in pro
viding for responsibilities, nights of care
passed' in thinking of the engagements of
to=morrow,--day by day, his domestic lux
uries or comforts passing from his home to
the pawn-broker or the auctioneer,!--no time
for fire-side intercourse, for rending, for en
joyment, for love of wife or children, for
sleep, for food, for prayer! A whole exis
tence concentrated in the endeavor not to
starve—scarcely without a hope or a wish
to live!
Those are no over-drawn pictures,Yourto
Itlen Or AtannicA! Every rank attests
their correctness, and in asking you to lay
these domestic truths to your hearts, we
bog you to recollect that this state of things
has but recently occurred,that it has grown
up, as it ICC*C, "in a night," under the
Ischemes of the present Administration;
THAT IT IS THE RESULT OF VAN HURENISM.
Are we wrong in so charging? Has not
the athniaistration had entire and uncontrol.
table sway? Were we not prosperous and
happy before its existence? Has it not in
terfered with Commerce, Finance, Internal
Improvements? Has it not said, "Nunn
CREDIT—PERISH COMMERCE?" Has it not
declared that the "Sun TREASURY SCHEME
WAS AND SHOULD BE IN FORCE IN THE
LAND?" Have not its measures been SER
VILELY enforced? Has not a rebelling
Senate or a refractory Congress been dra
gooned into acquiesence, the one by "IN
ernuorions," the other by VETOES? Has
it not appealed, cringing, and falsely to
the people, proclaiming its . quack nostrums
the life elixir of DEMOCRACY, and, admin
istering a drug instead of a cordial, assumed
actual and despotic control of the Purse and
tho Sword, whilst the people slept under
its morbid influence? Has it not squander
ed millions on a successloss war for election
eering purposes, and is not that war contin.
ued for the same ends? Is not the Treasury
empty and the credit of the Government at
a discount? Have they not tried to excite
the poor man against the rich, as if the
rich man's luxury was not the poor man's
wealth? Are not State Securities in Eu
rope sacrificed to pay existing debts, with- .
out the hope of continuing the works they
were created to complete 7
FRIENDS OF LAW AND ORDER, we ask
no revenge for these manifold iniquities.--
Notwithstanding the whole actual power of
Government has been concentrated in the
cabinet at Washington, and Congress made,
in fact, the mere ministerial agent of its
decrees,
we ask no violence to unmask these
despots disguised in the garments of democ
racy I Seekers of true domestic pence
and liberty, without which public liberty is
valueless, we implore your patient energy ;
we ask your voices an d your efforts uncea
singly with yea' fathers, your friends, your
neighbours! Let the revolution be firm,
but peaceful I
In you, young men, of America, rest the
germs of future national strength and great
ness.—Many aro, as yet unpledged to a
political course, and it becomes you to be
wary in your selection—Choose falsely, and
hereafter you will have pride of opinion and
mistaken consistency to preserve, whilst
half your lives will be heartlessly spent in
" defining your position." From your ranks
are to come the future rulers of the land, ,
making you the guardians in the west
ern world, of true Democratic Liberty.
In your candidate, WILLIAM HENRY
HARRISON, you have everything that
could be desired ; true constitutional prin
ciples, firmness, honor, learning, wisdom,
experience. HE HAS SERVED HIS COUNTRY
WITH HIS AXE—THE SWORD—THE PEN.
He is brother of the woodsman,—shoulder
to shoulder he has stood with the Buckeye
Rifleman and the Kentucky Ranger,—and
side by side he has eat in council with your
most approved and most eloquent States
men. Thus practically educated and made
eminent by the people's favor, he has ris
en from obscurity to greatness, on the wings
of his own genius, not on the borrowed
plumes of a dying pheenix. He comes to
you, A NEW MAN AT THE SEAT OF GOVERN
MENT, AS YOU ARE NEW IN LIFE, and we
have the earnest, In his skill, his judgment,,
his experience, his honor, his bravery, his
virtue, of the restoration of our country to
prosperity and greatness.
Aptly joined with him in this work of
redemption, we find JOHN TYLER, the
favoured son of Virginia,—great among
her great men—with a judgment ripened
by years of study and political experience,
and with dignity to preside in a Senate,
which, under your auspices, we hope again
to see hailed as the "most able body of
Statesmen in the world."
Thus blows the wind fair from every
quarter! Como to us with your tens, your
hundreds, aye, your thousands'—ample
room have wo for you in our hearts and
homes—the warmest welcome, public and
privato, of Baltimoreans, awaits you at the
CONVENTION, to swell the voice of public ,
opinion in fhvor of Henarsort and TYLER.
BRANTZ MAYER,
JOSHUA M. HALL,
THOMAS C. MONMONIER,
JESSE D. REID,
DAVID CREAMER,
JOHN BUCK,
ELISHA LEE,
NEILSON POE,
A. RICH, Jr.
WILLIAM A. TALBOTT,
THOMAS CARROLL,
CHARLES H. PITTS.
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A NEW FEATURE IN TIM BANKING STe
TEM—Tho Van Buren Legislatures no
having fully developed all the features o
which the system is susceptible, in the in
troduction of the wild cat banks of Michi
gen or the irredeemable institutions of
Mississippi, have still more improved upon
it in Alabama. They have conferred bank
ihg privileges upon the Penitentiary about
to bo erected in that State. We suppose
the next thing we shall hour is, that it is
a Whig measure.—North American.
FlaunEs WON'T LIE.—A farmer in the
country owed last year 8200, which he
could have discharged with 178 bushels of
wheat—this year it takes .500, difference
822 bushels. Last year he could have paid,
the same debt with 400 bushels of oats—
this year it tukos 1400—difference 1000-
267 bushels of corn would have paid this
debt last year, this it will take 909; differ
ence 642. There is no humbuggery in
this, though the locos tell the people there
is.—Ohio Times.
RESUMPTION 'BILL.
Resolutions providing for the resumption of
specie payments by the banks, and for
other purposes.
1. Resolved, By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met;
That the several incorporated banks of this
commonwealth are hereby required, on,
from, and after the fifteenth day of January,
in the year of our Lord ono thousand eight
hundred and forty-one, to pay on demand,
all their notes, bills, deposits and other lia
bilities, in gold or silver coin, except such
as may have been made and created under
a special agreement, under the penalty of
the forfeiture of the charters, to be decla
red forfeited as hereinafter provided, of any
and all bunks refusing so to do. Provided,
That any person or persons, from the pas
sage of these resolutions until the said
above mentioned day, may proceed to reco- '
ver and collect in gold or silver coin, the
liabilities of, and the penalties recoverable
from any of said banks, according to the
common law in force in this commonwealth,
and not otherwise.
11. Resolved, That if any bank within
this commonwealth shall at any time after
the said fifteenth day of January, Anne
Domini eighteen hundred and forty-one.
refuse to pay on demand any of its notes,
bills, deposits, or other liabilities, in gold or
silver coin, except such as may have boon
made and created under a special agree.
mont, its charter shall, for any such Rife
sal, bo declared forfeited, as herein provi
ded. Anc' it shall and may be lawful for
any person or persons, or the agent of any
body corporate who shall have been refused
gold or silver in payment as aforesaid, to
make an osth or affirmation before the court
of common pleas of the county in which
such bank is situated, or in vacation,before
the president judge thereof, of the fact; and
upon such oath or affirmation being made,
it shall be the duty of the said court, or in
1 1 vacation of the president judge thereof, to
appoint the tenth judicial day thereafter, at
the time and the room where the court of
common pleas of such county is held, as the
place for the , hearing of the said informa
tion; and it shall be the duty of such court
of common pleas, or in vacation of the pre
sident judge thereof, to give or cause to be
given, at least eight days notice thereof to
the president or .cashier of such bank, and
also to give, or cause to be given, reasona
ble notice thereof to the deputy attorney
general for such said county, Whose duty it
shall be to attend and prosecute the same
on the part of the commonwealth, and in
case that officer should neglect or fail to
appear and prosecute the same, the person
or persons, or body corporate making infor
mation as aforesaid, shall be authorized to
employ counsel to prosecute the same; and
the court of common pleas of such said
county, or in vacation, the .president judge
therof, shall reduce to writing the evidence
given on the part of the commonwealth,and
also the evidence which may be given by,
or on the part of such said bank, to disprove
or rebut the evidence on the part of the
commonwealth; and if the. allegation or in
formation charged shall be substantiated by
the testimony, to the satisfaction of such
said court, or president judge, as the case
may be, the said court, or president judge
thereof, the money being unpaid, shall im
mediately cause the same to be filed in such
said court; and on the same being done,the
charter ofsuch said brink shall be absolute
ly forfeited; and the said court, or .in vaca
tion the president judge thereof, shall there.
upon issue a writ directed to the sheriff of
said county, requiring him to close said
bank forthwith, and deliver over to three
such trustrees, appointed by the said court
or judge, and named in said writ, who shall
not bo stockholders in said bank or in any
wise concerned directly or indirectly there
in, full possession of the books, moneys,
keys, property and effects of said bank,
which said trustees shall give a bond to the
commonwealth, before the issuing of the
writ, in such sum and with such security as
the said court, or in vacation the said judge,
may direct, for the faithful performance of
their duties, and shall be severally sworn
or affirmed faithfully and truly to discharge
the duties herein requirdd; and the said
trustees shall proceed to settle up and close
the affairs of any such bank according to
the provisions of the present existing laws
in relation to banks whose charters have
been forfeited. Provided however, That
the said banks be liable for the fulfilment of
all contracts and engagements previously
made and entered into by it, and except al
so, that the trustees whose appointment is
provided for by this resolution shall have
power to use the corporate name of said
bank, and be capable of compelling the ful
filment of any contract or engagement en
tered into with said bank previously to said
forfeiture.
Reaolvtd, That the wilful and delib
erate (also swearing, by any officer or
agent of any bank, or any other person to,
or in relation to any statement or statements
required by law'to be made or any other du
ty enjoined by law,shall be deemed perjury
by law, and punishable as such; and the
confinement within the penitentiaries of this
State, which is hereby required to be part
of the sentence in each such, on conviction,
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shall not be less than cne nor more than six
IV. Resolved, That the several banks of
this commonwealth which have, on or since
the ninth day of Octobet last, suspended or
refused tho payment of their several notes,
bills, deposits or other liabilities, or which
shall suspend or refuse the payment of the
same on or before the said fifteenth day of
January, Anno Domini eighteen hundred
and forty-one, in gold or silver coin, are
hereby required to loan and pay to and for
the use of the commonwealth, in a pro rata
proportion to their several capital stocks,
within the period of ono year from the pas
sage of this act, if required, by instalments
in such sums and at such times as the wants
and exigencies of the commonwealth shall
require the same, such amount and sum not
exceeding in the whole the sum of three
millions of dollar, at an interest not exceed•
ing five per cent. per annum, which shall
and may during the session of the present
legislature be appropriated by law, and di•
recta to be applied to the payment of any
deficiency which there may be in the funds
pledged for the interest on the State loans;
to the debts and damages, now due and ow
ing by the commonwealth; to the repairing
of the public works already commenced by
the commonwealth; to the expenses inct•
dent to the same, and to such others Is may
bo directed to be commenced, and to such
others of a public character as it may be
deemed advisable to apply the same by law,
for which said several sums, when paid,cor
tificates of stock shall bo issued in such
sums as the lenders thereof may require,
and be transferable in such manner as the
governor may direct, reimbursable at such
time not exceeding twenty years from the
date thereof, as may be agreed upon be
tween the governor and the banks taking
such loan.
V. Resolved, That, until the fifteenth of
January next, the banks of this common
wealth shall ho author ized to issue their own
notes, and make and declare now loans and
dividends, not exceeding six per cent. per
annum, in the same manner as if the said
banks during said period continued to pay
their notes, bills, obligations and deposited
moneys owing by them in gold or silver.
VI. Resolved, That so much of any law
as is altered or supplied by the foregoing 1
resolutions, is hereby repealed. I
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COLONEL CROCKETT.
It appears by the following letter, published in
the Austin Gazette, that Colonel Crockett did not
perish at the storming of that fortress, but still
survives, and is now a captive, laboring in a
Mexican mine:—
CODIAIIOO, TA)CAtiIaPAS, Feb. Gth, 1840
To the Editor of tho Austin City Gazette:
Sir: I was, formerly, a citizen of the
United Slates, and have been living in
Mexico for seventeen years. My business
in this country is such, and hinibeen, as to
require me to travel much from place to
place. I was, not long since, at n mining
district in Mexico, in the neighborhood of
Guadelejera; and while there, a Mexican
came to me, and said that there was a man
frOm Texas, working in Salinas' mine, who
had requested him to ask the first Ameri.
can he saw, to come and see him, as he
wished to send some word to a family he
had left in the State of Tennessee. To en.
ter a mine in Mexico you have to obtain
permission from the worker or owner, and
he sends with you the overseer, who is or.
dared to keep strict watch that you take out
of the mines no ores or valuables.
I went to the owner, and obtaining per.
mission, went with the overseer, and was
taken to that possum) of the mine where the
convicts are placed to work. There were
some 20 or 25 at work, and amongst them
I recognized the manly form of one of my
countrymen, Who, the owner had told me,
was one of the prisoners brought on by a
part of Filisola's division, when ho retreated
from Texas.
The American upon seeing me, stepped
forward and grasping me by the hand, said,
"Well, stranger, you are the first American
I have seen in this damned country; and 1
don't think I would have seen you, if 1 had
not made a friend of one of these devils that
oversee the mine."
"My unfoitunate friend," 1 replied, "I
have been made aware of the circumstances
that placed you here, and they are such as
to debar me from rendering you any assis
tance more than bearing for you any mes
sage you may wish." "I know that," he
returned, "so let us go about it: my name
is David Crockett—l am from Tennessee,
and have a family there--they think that
am dead, and so does every ono else; but
they are mistaken. I should have written
to them, as the overseer told me I might
write,if I could get any body to take a letter
for me; that was the reason I persuaded the
overseer to look out for an American for me;
and thanks be to God, I have got one at
last."
He related to me the particulars of his
having been taken at Fort Alamo, in Bea•
ar, and sent, together with two other men,
to Loredu; from which place they had been
removed, with a part of the army that mo•
ved to Monterrey—and when the troops
marched from Monterry to Mexico, they
were sent to Guadelejara, and placed in the
mine by the Alcalde, at which place they
had been ever since.
He wrote, by me, a letter, to be sent to
his wife and children in Tennessee, which
1 sent from Matamoros, with directions to
mail it in New Orleans, retaining in my
possession a copy thereof, for fear, by some
mischance, it should miscarry. To Lieut.
Col. D. L. Wood, with whom I met in Lo
redo, I gave another copy, which he prom
ised to publish; but I have since hard he
did not get in safe, which is the reason I
write you this by a Mexican, going from
here to Bastrop and Austin. I have direc•
ted him to give it to any American he saw
n either place, who would know where to
send it.
In great haste, I am,
Your humble servant,
WM. C. WHITE.
MARTIN VAN BUREN voted in the New
York State Convention for altering the
Constitution, to give NEGROES the right
to vote at elections if they owned property!
He also voted against giving WHITE
MEN the right to vote unless they owned
a certain amount of taxable property.—(See
Journal of Proceedings page 209.)
Poor men what think ye of this? Ye
hvers of the sable eons ofAfrica, how like
ye it? Is there nothing in raising up the
blacks—the NEGROES—to a level with
yourselves, at which ye revolt? Is there
nothing in the idea of contending with a
black at tho polls, which arbuses your in
dignation? And, poor man, how like you
to be cgst down below the rich nogrol—
'What ‘eirty you to disfranchising yourself
find giving the Negro the right to choose
your ruleri-1 And aro ye so joined to 'the
party' that you can overlook these things
-can you sustain a man who would have
carried them into effect? You will answer
at the billet box. allidaysburg Reg.
GOLD AND - SILVER FOR TILE OFFICE HOL
DERS, RAGS FOR THE PEOPLE.
Mica!! public attention to the subjoined
statement of facts made by the Hon. Wad
dy Thompson, of South Carolina, in, the
House Representatives, when the motion
for referring the Suh-Treasury Bill, was
under discussion last week.
"When the troops called out to do Outy
in the Cherokee country were to bo paid
oft this hard money Government of ours,
which would receive nothing but gold end
silver, or the notes of the Government, of.
bored to these men. not Treasury notes, not
specie, not even bills of respectable non
specie-paying banks of Georgia, but bills
of the Ockmulgee Bank of Georgia, which
were then from three to four per cent. be
low the par of non-specie-paying bank notes
of Georgia. Thu men refused to take them.
They staid a day or two, but, being mix
10U8 to get home, and having been long
employed in a painful duty, they could not
stand out, and they at last consented to take
Ockmulgee bank notes. Two or three days
after they had been thus paid, there was en
accumulation of bacon and corn stowed
away by the Government—more than was
wanted. This had to be sold. Now,roark.
The soldiers were paid in this paper; and
when these very soldiers c:ime to buy these,
provisions, the Government could touch
nothing but gold and silver or Treasury
notes. No; they would not then contami
nate their hands by touching non-specie
paying bank trash; yet there was no harm
in polluting their hands by paying it out to
soldiers who had served in the field. What
was tho consequence? The corn that had
been purchased for a dollar sold for twenty
cents; the bacon which had been bought.
for twenty to twenty•five cents. It wee
bought up by speculators, and then sold
again at an enormous profit to those men
who had served their country. These
things, I repeat, have never been contra
dieted. I have printed them—they have
been dissemminated throughout the State
of Georgia. ?.state them upon the author.'
ity of Mr. Word, formerly a member of
Congress—n gentleman well remembered
and highly respected in this House—whose
brother was an officer in that campaign.
One would think this was revolting enough;
but only half the tale has been told. With
in a month afterwards, a surplus of provis
ion and corn had been sold in Tennessee,
whore it had been placed on deposite, and
for that they did receive Tennessee bank
paper, which was below the par of Georgia
bank paper: The Tennessee troops, as the
chairman of the Military Committee (Mr.
Cave Johnson) informed him this morning,
were paid in Treasury notes—troops, too,
employed in the very same service. Let
gentlemen go on and pass their Sab-tien
sury bill; but in the name of truth, of fair.
ness, of decency, lot them speak of n mea
sure of this kind as one that is calculated to
diminish the patronage and power of this
Government.
A FALSEHOOD NAILED TO THE COUNTER
It will be perceived by' the following letter from
the Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER to the editors of the
Harrisburg Telegraph and Intclligoncor, that
he possitively denies over having spoken disres
pectfully and unjustly of Gen. W. H. Harm N
but on the contrary, speaks in the most commen
dable terms of his services as a Statesman and a
Soldier :
WASIIINGTON. March 28, 1840.
To the Editors of the Telegraph 4- Intelligeneer.
Sins.- 7 I have thin evening received your
letter, calling my attention to a statement,
which has been circulated in the newnpa
pers,upon no authority whatever,that in 1835,
on being proposed to me to be on the same
ticket with Gen. Harrison, I refused, obser
ving that he was the "pity of his friends,
and the scorn and derision of his foes."
Although it' would be in vain that a man in
public life should set about contradicting,
by his own direct authority, every nnony•
mous statement, or declaration, to be found
in party presses, yet this paragraph was
circulated so widely, that I was induced to
take notice of it, and to authorize a direct
and positive contradiction of it, in the Na•
tional Intelligoncer. For the benefit of
such as may not have seen that denial, I
hear repeat it, as I have done in one or
two other lettere, which I presume, are or
will be made public, in those parts of the
country where the gentlemen reside to
whom they were respectively written. The
whole story is utterly false. Friendly re
lations have existed between Gon. Harrison
arid myself, for many years. Nothing has
ever occurred to interrupt these relations.
On my return from Europe, late in Decem
ber, I heard of his nomination, by the Har
risburg Convention, and I took the earliest
opportunity to declare publicly that I ap
proved tho nomination, and should join
heartily with my fellow citizens in giving
it support.—Gen. Harrison has long been
before the country, in war and in peace.
The history of his life shows him to be a
brave soldier, a patriotic citizen, and an
honest man. It is too late, quite too late,
for detraction to do its office upon his rep
utation, either military or civil. He has
now been selected by the general voice of
those whose political principles agree with
his own, to go to the' head of the column,
and to bear upend advance the flag, under
which it is hoped those principles may be
maintained and defended. I not only wish
his nomination success, but intend also to do
all that may become a good citizen to insure
it. It may fail ; but if it should, I verily
believe that failure will be ominous of a
long train of political evils to the country.
If sustained, on the part of those who have
made it, by a devoted spirit of political duty
and love of country, it may succeed, and
if it. should succeed, I should regard that
success, us the welcome harbinger of better
times.
Yours respectfully, '
DANIEL WEBSTER,
—..... e e *..-•
A CITARITEILR atAN.-7-The New York
Courier states that on exairination of the
Books of the late Samuel Ward, it appears
that his contributions for charitable purpo
ses, during the four last years of his life, ex
cetded ten thousand dollars per alt,tUAl.
Jett D ' ESPITIT.-- In a recent debate . in
the House of Representative's, Mr. SMITH,
01 Maine, spoke with much self complacen
cy of his democracy, and that of his ances
tr and alluded to the fact
of
f y h connec tions,
at Lundy's lane du
aotvilo,e,otm losteen
du
ring the last war.
Mr. MottaAN, of New York, one of the
youngest members of the House, et th e
conclusion of a most spirited and eloquent
reply, said, that whenever our national hon
or demanded n resort to war, he trusted
that ho should be found on the side of his
country right or wrong ; but ho would as
sure the gentleman from Maino of one
thing. that he would never come hero and
boast of his nncesty or connections, or make
it a matter of pride that ho lost a brother,
but saved himself!
A SENA.TOII, 011 hearing the reply, gave
the following IMPROMPTU, which was cir
culated amongst the members, to the amuse
ment of all Parties—
How sleep the brave" at Lundy's lane !
But none who fought with gallant Scott,
Fell half so flat as Slum of Maine,
By youthful MORGAN'S rifle allot.
THIRD GUN IN MARYLAND!
HOWARD DISTRICT ERECT!-- A n election
was held on Saturday in the Howard dis
trict, formed out of part of Anno Arundel
county, which resulted in the success of tho
entire Whig ticket by an average majority
of over 100. The election was for district
comtnissioners, and the persons chosen are,
Gov. Goo. Howard, Col. C. W. Dorsey,
and Z. Moore. Tho vote in this district,
last full, was about even--showing a Whig
gain of nearly 100 votes.
FOURTH GUN [N MARYLAND!
ANNAPOLIS REDEEMED!—The Annapo
lis Republican, of this morning, brings us
the gratifying intelligence of the success of
the entire Whig ticket for corporation of
ficers, at the election hold in Annapolis
yesterday. The average majority for the
Whigs is twenty. At the October election
last fall the Loco Feces had a majority of
eighteen!
Aloxandor C. Magrudor. was elected
Mayor, John Johnson, Recorder, and the
entire Whig nominations for Aldermen and
Common Council succeeded.
This is the fourth election held in Mary
land, since the nomination of Gen. HARRI
SON. First—in Calvert county for a mem
ber of the Legislature, to supply a vacancy
caused by a tie at the October election.--
The Whig succeeded. Second—ln Caro
line County for a Senator in place of Mr.
Bonn, deceased. The Whig was elected.
Third—On Saturday, Howard District sig
nalized its separate municipal organization,
with electing three Whig Commissioners.
Fourth—Annapolis,the Capitol of the State.
which last year fell into the hands of the
spoilers, vindicated its ancient good name,
and the sound politicalfcharacter of her cit
izens, by routing the Loco Locos in a pitch
ed battle. -THE WORK GOES BRAVE.
LY ON."—Bolt. Pat. dpril 7.
WAX WITH ENGLAND —Nothing would
please the Federalists who have possession
of the Government, so much as the talk of
a probable war with England; and whyl—
Why for two very good reasons, 1. they
would have a plausible pretext for demand
ing more money to squander. 2. The
prospect of a war would train off public at
tention from domestic grievances and the
claims of Gen. Harrison. There is no
doubt that with n view to these objects, the
Government and its friends are trying to
get up groat talk of war, and the Govern.
ment Editors, and scribblers are endeavor
ing all they can to promote that talk. But
it is all humbug, we can most confidently
assure the Country. There can be no war
for any such object. They who will atten
tively examine the last notes of Mr. Pox
and Mr. Forsyth, will see in the proposition
to submit the question again to arbitration,
and in the almost necessary acceptance of
that Proposition by England. a guarantee of
peace for years to come. But, if there be
war, will the nation choose tho cringing and
unmanly occupant of the Presidential Chair,
to conduct it? Let his followers make it
the issue it they will. If there really was
the prospect of a war with England, no
party among the People of the United States
would have the slightest confidence in the
ability of Martin Van Buren to conduct it.
There would be a unanimous call for a man.
of sterner stuff and more Spartan soul.
Ritchie, Blair, Roane & Co., may buz about
war with England ns much as they please,
to blow wind in the sails of the follower in
the footsteps; but if there is a likelihood of
war, the verdict will be well nigh unani
mous, that Martin Van Buren is not the
character to conduct it.—Richmond Whig.
Two hundred bushels of Wheat were sold
at Constable sale, in Washington county,
two weeks since, for nine dollars.—Steu
benville Herald.
We have no doubt of the correctness of
the above, from what has occurred in our
own neighborhood. We are informed that
at a forced - cash sale on Brady's 11111, soma
ton days since, a lot of Oats was sold at four
cents per bushel, and Hay at fifty cents per
ton. Potatoes sold for six cents. indeed,
in such eases pinintifis nro geliorally the
only bidders, as cash purchasers cannot be
found at any price. At such a time, all
sl.ould forbear where it is possible.
Bearer (Pa.) Argus,
In England, every man is subjected to a
fine,who is found walking on a rail road track.
In this country to judge from the "rail road
disasters" which are chronicled every day
the penalty is death.
It is estimated that upwards of seventy
factories have cenaed operations in New
England: and at least one fourth of the pap.
ulation of the United States are gut of em.
ployment.
The Tippecanoe Clubs at Buffalo aro
busily nt work with upwards of tory (crane,
erecting a large " log cabin" in front of
the Eagle Theatre in that city.
AND
REPITELICAN 13419.1\TNER.
GETTYSBURG. Apr 1114.1840.
PEOPLE'S CANDIDATES.
FOR PRESTO r:NT,
GEN. WILLIAM N. HARRISON.
FOR VICE•FRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLEITI.
Our Banner.—'WE HAVE FLUNG TUE
DROAD BANNER OH Lininty AND TRW CON
STITUTION TO THY. BREEZE, ixscninso W I TH
THE INSPIRING WORDS :-ONE PRESIDEN
TIAL TERM—THE INTEGRITY OF THE
PUBLIC SERVANTS—THE SAFETY OF
THE PUBLIC MONEY—AND THE GEN
ERAL GOOD OF THE PEOPLE."
REMOVAL.
The office of the "STAR AND BAN-
Nne has been removed to the Coun
ty Building, in the room immediately
over the office of the Register and Re
corder.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
os. Y. R." is again upon our table. We have
concluded ~ n ot to take the trouble" of giving his
last production an insertion, inasmuch as he "re
joices in the extreme felicity of informing us" that
ho has perused his former opiece," with the
"lines" accompanying it. The contrast between
the former and present production would bo too
great to be passed over by the Literary public
unnoticed; we shall, therefore, protect his charac
ter, as an author of the nineteenth century, by
plucing tinder our table his last effort. We re
commend S. Y. R. to some of our cotemporaries,
during the political campaign; —they may have
more time to spare than ourselves in correcting
communications that they may appear in print.
If ~ i i Subscriber" will furnish us with his name,
his request shall be attended to. The subject on
which ho writes is a good one, and deserves
attention.
The Hon. THADDEUS BETTS, Senator in Con
gress from Connecticut, died in Washington on
the morning of the 7th instant.
CuAnLas Hsantortn, the veteran editor of the
Cincinnati Gazette, died on the Sd inst.
Wo published in our last an account of the
scene which lately occurred upon the floor of the
House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, be
tween Mr. M'Elwee of Bedford, and Mr. Hegins
of Northumberland. A select committee of which
Mr. Penniman of Philadelphia, was chairman,
was appointed to investigate the matter who re
ported the facts as they occurred, that
M'Elwee wont to tho seat of Mr. Hegins and spit
in his face." They recommended no course for
the House, but severely censured the conduct of
M'Elwee. A motion was made by Mr. Fisher of
the city, at the request of Mr. Penniman, chair
man of the committee, that IWElweo 40 expelled.
The yeas end nays on tho passage of which were
as follows:
YE/to—Messrs. Albright, Bonsai', Brodhead, Bru
nor, Butler, Carothers, Cassel, Church, Colo, Crab
Derain, Filbert, Fisher, Flannery, Flenniken, Ford
Goodwin, Graham, Griffin, Hamlin , Higgins of Hun
tingdoo, Lichtenstein, lienderson,lienry,Herr,Hinch
man, Hoge of Mercer, Hutchins, Jones, Keim, Kin
zle, Konigmscher, Katz, Law, Lyons, M'Clurc
Morton, Neff, Nill, Park, Penniman of Philadelphia
Penniman of Allegheny, Potts, Schooner, Smith
Snodgrass, Snowden, Snyder,Sprott,Stickel,Swayne
Watts, Wilcox, Wilson,Work, Zeilin, Zimmerman
Hopkins, Speaker—GS.
AiAve—Messrs. Anderson, Andrews, Bailey, Bur
den, Chandler, Coolbaugh, Cos, Crispin, Field
Flick, Fogel, George, Griffiths, Hartshorne, Hill
Hottenstein, Hummel, Johnston, Leidy, Loy, AP
Kinney, M'Rinstry, Morgan, Penrose, Ritter, Sire
heckcr-26.
From thn above it will ho perceived that the
House has sustained its dignity and resented the
insult offered to ono of its members, by expelling
the cowardly offender. Tho punishment was
richly merited and fearlessly inflicted: party feel
ing having been disregarded to vindicate the
sanctity of the House. It should be a matter of
congratulation to the members that this mass of
liquorized flesh—swollen and bloated—who has
thus long disgraced the House with his vulgarisms
and sottishness, has been removed in such a man
ner, as to a man of feeling, would be disgraceful.
He could not be disgraced—his constituents have
been. It was indulgence in the House that has
permitted them thus long to allow themselves to
send such a Representative. It remains for the
people of Bedford county to wipe away the stain
which has attached itself to thorn, and vindicate
their character by sending a roan to represent
them—a sober man—one who can secure for him
self and them respect and courtesy. We doubt
not but that our friends will embrace the present,
and redouble their exertions to send sped men
and true to the next Legislature.
Great Meeting in Franklin County.
We had the pleasure of being present at the
meeting of the Young Men of Franklin county,
on Wednesday last in Chambersburg, and can say
for them that they have really roused themselves
from the lukewarm fueling which hoe pervaded
our ranks in that county for some time past, (t 6
the benefit of the opposite party) and aro exhibi7
ting such evidences of their real strength as indi
cate n large majority for the Hero of North Bond
in October nest. Wednesday was a glorious day
for Franklin! The yeomanry of tho county—the
laborer, the mechanic were all there to express
their grievances—as inscribed on their banners,
""our sufferings are intolerable." Hut an ordinary
call was issued—the willing answer was more
than ordinary, ea the scores of delegates amply
testified. The' whole proceeediug was creditably
gotten up', and passed off to the great gratification
of our friends and the great benefit of the cause of
Harrison and Tyler.
NVo can give but a faint idoa of the reality by
sketching their doings; but that our revilers may
bo aware of the enthusiasm and zeal with which
our friends havo entered the canvass elsewhere,
We may say a word or two of our neighbors in
Franklin. Their procession was led by a Loo
CAnisr, neatly and compactly built, raised on
wheels and drawn by eight gray horses, from
whose . collars waived "Harrison and Tyler" flags.
Tho cabin was hung about with trophies of the
backwoods huntsman, hard cider was within, a
full length portrait of Gen. William Henry Har
rison was placed on the roof in front, and milita
ry colors in the roar. Next to the cabin were
two Bands of music, belonging to some of tho
townships, which performed while the procession
was moving and at times during the meeting;—
the multitude 'followed to tho number of near as
varr now iintn in ranks, and with nearly as ma
ny more who were not in the procession—a num
ber of mnrshals,mounted and appropriately equip
ped, superintended their movements, The meet
ing assembled in the centre square, was organized
by appointing ri largo number of officers, and was
addressed by Messrs. Donny and Washington,
Esqn. who were frequently interrupted with loud
cheers. Every motto which the times could dic
tate, was stamped upon their numerous banners—
Harrison poles vioing with the church spires and
bearing tho glorious stars and stripes upon their
tops wore erected—banners mot the eye of a pas
ser-by, unfurled from many a window, door, or
roof, and told that within all was right. This is
but a partial outline of some of the transactions
of that meeting, but it may suffice to show the
feeling which must exist in Franklin. We would
that many had been with us, to catch their ardor
In the cause. The scene was most enlivening
and gratifying to tho patriot. It omens well, and
is indicative of the will and ability to give to our
candidates' a large majority at the election. Such
is the situation of things abroad; let our friends
show that it is ours, by attending a similar county
meeting on the 27th inst. All should be there
who believe that the country cannot be in a more
prosperous condition than it now is, without a
change of rulers—all who desire not to be depri
ved of their daily wages and put off with but six
pence for their labor—who have marked the say
ings and doings of the Van Buren party—who
appreciate the worth of our candidates—their
eminent services to the nation—who despise the
party movements which have disregarded the con
stitution and disfranchised freemen, and who
would condemn by public sentiment the perpe
linters of the foul deed—all who are opposed to
Van Duren or Porter or any of their political sen
timents, and who desire success to crown our
efforts in the endeavor to rid the country of its
opppressors—all such should—must leave the
farm and the workshops—leave their orilinaiy
occupation and come to the country's rescue—
(BAnnoun.
"A day! an hour of virtuous liberty,
Ie worth a whole eternity of bondage."
Gon. Harrison has been called the "Log Cab
in candidate," the "Hard cider candidate," the
"old dotard" "too poor," and divers other undies,
to persuade men to oppose him; the effects of
which have been to bring in hundreds to his sup
port, who believe that honesty is the necessary
qualification for office. Another epithet has lately
been put forth, of a character similar to the former
—THE GRAIN THRASHING HERO!! What
say our industrious laboring men of the party
who would attempt to stigmatize a candidate for
office in a government where neither dukes, ba
rons, knights, or lords aro to govern, but where
all are free and equal—tho honest laborer having
the some claims and perhaps greater on account
of his private worth, as the veriest, soft-handed,
smooth-faced nabob in the land. Let the verdict
of each poor man be a vote for the GRAIN
THRASHING HERO!
The changes that wo hear of every where from
the adherents of Van Buren end Porter to the
support of Gen. Harrison, are proof as strong as
holy writ, that there is something wrong in their
Administrations—that if once they wore rulers of
tho people, they are now rulers of a party—and
that the sovereign people will not permit too groat
an advance to bo made upon freemen's rights.
When the constitution is so boldly set at naught
est was done in the case of the rejection of the
elected members from Jersey--when the confes
sion is made and triumphantly boasted of in the
Senate of the United States, by Buchanan him-
self, that the object of the Van Buren party is to
reduce the wages of the very bone and sinew of
the community—our laborers and mochanica--to
a more pittance, they who will study facts and
apply their bearing, cannot but desert these boas
ters, and support the poor man', friend. In
Cumberland, Franklin, York and elsewhere the
revolution of feeling is working mightily.
THIS RESUMPTION BILL.
The deed is done! The Governor has signed
tho Resumption Bill and it is now a law of the
commonwealth. The monster indeed has tri
umphed, when David R. Porter, in the faco of his
annual message—the head of tho anti bank and
"mint-drop" partk—signed its pardon for past
offences. Ho and big friends, (a majority in the
Legislature) the originators and advocates of bills
repealing the charters and terminating the exis
tence of all the banks, have xsostman the sus
pension of specie payments, and extended grace
to the banks until the 15th of January, 1841, as
wo informed our readers in our last. Here is the
end of all the ranting talk of our wise Loco foco
legislators during the session now closing—the
answer to the prayers of the democracy for imme
diate resumption! Can the people longer be led
astray by .the empty professions of Loco focoisml
Can they continuo to support a party who have
hypocritically advocated the doctrines "down with
the banks" and "strew salt upon their ruins," a
..hard money currency," "though ruin and dis
tress should spread itself from the centre to the
circumference of the commonwealth," and when
compelled to act out their destructive notions,
basely and publicly acknowledge that they have
gulled the people, and not only will refuse 'le
destroy the banks, but will sustain them in a vio-
lation of tho law, in suspending specie payments
—will justify them in closing their vaults—and
will permit them to suspend yet another year, tbat
they may prepare themselves to act legally and
for the people's good.
If a spirit of accommodation, concession, or
compromise had been exhibited by the Browns,•
WElweett, and their associates, at the commence
ment of their legislation upon the.question, the
sacrifice of this great hobby could not be so great
to the party. If no bill bad been introduced to
root out the banks—make their officers and stock
holders fit for a place with felons and convicts in
the penitentiaries of the commonwealth for the
smallest act they might bo engaged in—for every
issue they might make, or every note they would
refuse to redeem in !mid money, in the midst of
the distress and ruin wliich they have brought
upon tho country hod not these things been
done, or attempted iii earliest, our surprise could
not be so great. such Ins been the fact, and we
ask every man in the land, by the respect he has
for the permanency of his property, the anxiety he
fools for the support and protection of his family,
and the hope he entertains of laying up for them a
competency for tlio,future, to look far himself, and
determine whether the party in whose hands the
national and state governments are now held, are
not holding out false and delusive colors to their
adherents—whether here has not been additional
undoubted proof of the grand experimenting sys
tem upon which they have been practising for
years past--whether the ohposition of David 11.
Porter and the Loco foco party to the banks, has
not turned out to be a humbug of the party of the
true Bentonian order, which after being bandied
about for the advancement of their designs, they
have been compelled to abandon before the eyes of
the whole people. Let the honest—the wavering
—the almost-convinced members of the Van Ba
ron party look seriously at the issue of the "war
against the banks," and mark how that cry, like
a Will o' the Wisp, has been leading them on in
the full belief that they would act out their pro
fessions, until in the height of the pursuit, when
the "monsters" woro almost within their grasp,
the delusion vanished, and they find themselves
duped and deceived—involved in inconsistency
so glaring that the most blinded cannot fail to
see. If this be not sufficient to effect a radical
change in their views, they would scarce be con
vinced, "though one rose from the dead." The
days of Loco focoism must surely be numbered.
FROM HARRISBURG.
The bill to lay a tax on personal property,
came up for discussion in the Pennsylvania House
of Representatives, on Wednesday. The vote
being taken on the first section It was negatived,
yeas 39 ; nays 40. So the bill was lost.
The Improvement Bill was then taken up, and
the items—for completing the inclined plane at
Columbia, $60,000 ; and for new locomotives on
the Columbia and Portage Ithilroade, $30,000--
were agreed to.
The bill supplementary to the common school
law of 1836, which, among other provisions, re.
quires the directors of each school district to ex
amine teachers, and certify as to their qualifica
tions for teaching certain branches, previous to
their being employed, passed final reading in
the House.
A motion was made in the House of Rpresen
tatives on Thursday, to reconsider the vote of
expulsion on Tuesday, in the case of Mr. McEl
wee. Several members denied the power of the
House to reconsider the veto, and held that, as
the member could not be reinstated, except by
his late constituents, the motion' to that effect
could not be entertained. The Speaker not hav
ing nerve" to decide the question of order, re
ferred it to the House ; which decided that it had
a right to entertain such onotiou. The subject
was then, however, postponed till Monday.
POSTSCRIPT!
IMPROVEMENT BILL LOST
Since the above was in type, we' have under.
stood that the Improvement Bill . came up on
Saturday last, and the question being on transcri.
bing for thire - reading, the yeas and nays wore
called and resulted as follows :—Yeas 05.--
Nays 50. Consequently the Bill has been de
feated.
FIRE AT WARIIINGTON.-A fire broke out at
two o'clock on Saturday morning last, in Wash.
ington city, which consumed the printing came
of the Madisonian with all the materials—the
extensive stationery establishment of Langtree
& O'Sullivan, contractors for furnishing station
ery to Congress. The fire then extended to the
Medical College—the two upper stories of which
were completely destroyed.
CONNECTICIIT.._It will be perceived, by the
returns in another column, that ELLSWORTH, the
Whig candidate for Governor, has been elected
by a majority- of upwards of FOUR THOUS
AND !11 Nineteen out of twenty-one Senators
elected are Whig! More than two-thirds of the
Representatives are Whig! Connecticut has
heretofore been considered , t doubtful" by the
Loco focos.—The recent election has very effec
tually removed that doubt.
STORM.--Wo understand that a very destruc-
tive storm occurred in the vicinity of Petersburg,
(Y. t 3.) on Sunday last. The hail fell to the
depth of from 3 to 5 inches; and houses, church
es, barns, stables, &c. wore more or loss injured.
The Hagerstown Torch Light relates the fol-
lowing amusing incident, which occurred at-the
office holder's meeting held in that place on the
4th inst :
One of the Marshalls of the day, at the
close of the procession, as we have been
informed, addressed the commitee of ar
rangement thus : Gentlemen of the com•
mittee, I thank you for the marked attention
you have paid me. You presented me with
a sash—l put it on. You gave me a badge
of office--I took it. You offered me a
splendid gray horse for the day—l mount.
ed him. I have marched with you. I
have assisted you through the day. I
have voted and I have acted and fought
with you for twelve years. I can go
with you no longer. I wish to quit your
party in peace. I return your sash, your
badge, your horse; and again thank you
for the distinction you have conferred upon
me. But, gentlemen, I'll be d—d if I dont
vote for Harrison. I am just on my way
to join the Tippecanoe Club.
And he did join it. There's no mistake.
AN IMEORTANT MOVEMENT
There has been a large meeting in Lew
ietown, of the original friends of Porter and
Van Buren who declare they can support
their destructive measures no longer. The
meeting was organized by appointing J.
L. PORTER President, DAVID BLOOM Vice
President, and LAWRENCE MTLVANE Sec
retary. The following gentlemen were
appointed a committee to report a pream
ble and resolutions expressive of the sense of
the meeting, viz :—D. L. Hoover, David
Howell, John Kennedy, James M'Curdy,
and S. S. Jones. We have not room for
the entire report, but will give the follow.
ing extract from it to chew the temper of
the times.
1, Y our Committee have endeavored to
discharge the duty imposed upon them in
a manner and in a spirit becoming Arnsr
ican Citizens. Each and every member of
the Committee is now and always has been
a member of the Old Democratic party-,-of
Jefferson and Jackson—they therefore feel
themselves at liberty to address' the voters
of Mifflin County ae friends and brethren.
Every member of the Committee voted for
David R. Porter, and assisted to raise him
to the Chief Magistracy of Pennsylvania,un•
der the belief that in so doing they were
supporting and sustaining the ancient prin.
ciples and usages of the Democratic party ;
but your Committee are now unanimously
convinced that they have been in common
with their Democratic brethren, deceived
and misled by the empty professions of men
in whom they once reposed confidence, and
by whom that confidence has been abused
and betrayed. Governor Porter when he
entered upon the duties of his office, prom
ised the people of Pennsylvania to use his
groat power for the purpose of correcting
the abuses that had crept into the admin
istration of the government; and above all
for suppressing the evils of the banking eye.
tem ; and of meliorating and regulating the
currency of the commonwealth, in accor
dance with the known and expressed will of
a great majority of the people. He promis
ed to take care of and guard the rights and
interests of the poor and laboring portions
of the citizens and as far as in him lay to
produce and maintain a social equality o
condition amongst us.
Your Committee are clearly of opinion
that Gov. Porter has failed to fulfil these
his promises, but that this administration
of the government has been directed by
evil and pernicious counsellors, whose prin
ciples are as injurious to the feelings as
they are hi stile to the interests of the peo
ple."
They resolve to support CALVIN BLYTHE
as candidate for the next Governor, and
that they have no hope in change of things
for the better, but in a change of men and
a change of measures. Though they do
not positively announce their determination
to support General Harrison for the Presi
dency, there is no doubt, from the tenor of
their resolution, that they will do so. They
have clearly thrown off their ehackels
and are determined to wear the collar no
longer.
They warmly, call upon their Conserva
tive brethren throughout the State to aid
them in correcting the abuses of the State
and General Governments.—Harrisburg
Chron.
GRAND RESULT IN CONNECTICUT.
A WHIG GAIN OF 30001,
The Eastern mail of this morning brings
us returns from Connecticut, showing that
the Whig majority will be about 4600, a
gain since last spring of over 30001
From the second edition of the Journal
of Commerce of yesterday, we copy the
following summary comprising all the towns
in the State except three, which will not
materially vary the result.
1840. 1839.
Whig. L. F. Whig. L. F. Con.
_z w . ; 12 .
o ;." m 2 .
P P
Hationl, " 6046 4685 5239 4055 445
New Haven, 4559 3772 4403 4016 144
New London, 3339 2845 3099 2973 36
Fairfield, 4291 3408 3970 370 100
Litchfield, 4137 3640 3928 3503 116
Tolland, 1949 1567 1655 1402 174
Windham. 2636 2417 2241 2124 60
Middlesex, 2257 2276 2056 2244 21
29,264 24,608 26,691 24,047' 1,085
24,608
Whig majority, 4,656
It is shown by the above that die Whig
majority last year, over Niles (L. F.)and
Phelps (Con.) was only 1459, and over
Niles alone 2544. Phelps, however, who
ran last year as the Conservative candi
date, "retreated," and joined the LOOO
Focus—we therefore throw the votes given
to him into the Loco Foco scale, and show
that the Whigs, notwithstanding his deser
tion, have .GAINED since last spring over
THREE THOUSAND VOTES!
The senate consists of 21 members, and
the Whigs have elected 19!---one Loco
Foco in New Haven county, and one in
Middlesex having slipped in by small ma
jorities.
The House of Representatives is Whig in
he proportion of 2 or 3 to 11
BaLTIMORE PRICER CO7IIIENT.
From the Baltimore Patriot of Saturday last
FLoou.—The stock in market for sale is light,
and the receipts this week have fallen off. We
quote the car and wagon price uniform at $4,75,
which is an advance of 13ic. per barrel.
GeelN.—There has been very little Maryland
and no Virginia wheat at market this week. The
Bale of Md. have ranged from 82 to 109 cents for
fair to prime reds.
Coax.--The prices of white have been pretty
unifOrm throughout the week at 45a47 cents,
and we quote these rates to day.
Rrs.--Sales of several parcels of Susquehanna
for shipment at 51 and 52 cents. Frederick
county is worth 50a52 cents, and E. shore 46 a
48 cents.
Oars.--We quote lid, Oats today at 27 a 28
cents. Virginia a cent or SO lower.
Ctoveasszn.—.-Wo quote good to prrme at
sloaslo,so per bushel.
Meas.—We hoar of no transactions in Hides
his week. The market is bare of a prime article.
uiratENzer. u.saloisTEn.
MARRIED.
On Tuesday morning last, by tho Rev. James
C. Watson, Charles H. Van Patten, M. D. of
Schenectady, (N. Y.) to Miss Amelia Caroline,
daughter of R. G. Harper, editor of the us Senti
nel," of this place.
On the 7th inst. by the Rev. B. Keller, Mr.
Peter Hossle , , to Miss Fanny Vanoroclzl both of
this county.
I U[UIIIDJ tJI !
A Stated meeting of the "Club" will be
1341 held at the "Eagle Hotel' (James A.
Thompson's,) on Fridareverting next, the
17th inst. at 7 o'clock for the transaction of
business—an the members are desired to
attend.
M. C. CLARKSON, Preii,
H. D. SWENBY,
April 14,1840.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
NICW GOODS!
jun received and for sale by the sub.
scriber very cheap,
A FRESH SUPPLY OF
• r &to .tk stf
GROCERIES, QUEENSWARE,
Hardware, Bar Iron, Hollow-
Ware, &c.,
All of which will be sold at prices to suit
tho times: Either cash or produce will be
taken in exchange. Please give mo a call.
GEO. ARNOLD.
April 14,1840.
restmcntal Spirits.
Prepared and sold, wholesale end retail,
by Dr. W. C. M'PHERSON, at his
Drug Store, West side of Market Square,
Harrisburg, Pa. Also at the Drug Store
of SAMUEL H. BUEHLER Gettysburg.
These Spirits are warranted superior to
any other preparation of the kind now in
use, for removing all ' kinds of grease, tar,
oil, paint, wax, &c., from ladies and gen
tlemen's wearing apparel, carpets, &c.,
without injuring them. It is also effectual
in removing spots occasioned by any kind
of acad.—lt will also be found a useful arti
cle for removing dandruff from the head,
and leaving the hair in a healthy and vig.
orous condition.l Mr - Pnce 37i cts. per
bottle.
A liberal discount mado to those who
purchase to sell again.
April 14.
TEMPERANCE.
Astated meeting of the " Total Absti
nence Temperance Society," will be
held at the German Church oil Saturday
next the 18th inst., at 7 o'clock in the
Evening, (when an address will be deliver.
ed.) A. R. STEVENSON, Sec'y.
April 14th, 1840.
.ACROSS THE STREET!
WM. W. PAXTON
HAS removed his HAT STORE across
the street, to the House lately occu
pied by Edwin A. Atleo, next door to Mr.
Ferry's Hotel; he has on hand a very large
assortment of
HATS,
of every description. Prices low, for Cash
or Country Produce.
April 7.
N. B. An APPRENTICE to the'above
business will be taken if immediate applica
tion be made—one between the age of 15
and 17, who can come well rocommended,
will obtain a good situation.
Vir. w. P.
LITERARY CONTEST.
THE Annual contest of the Literary So
cieties of "Pennsylvania College" will
take place in Christ's Church, on the Eve
ning of the 22d of April. W hen two es
says will be road, two orations delivered,
and the question, "Does the moral and po
littcal aspect of the present age indtra te
the final Triumph of liberal principles
throughout the world?" discussed, by mem
bers of the Societies.
The citizens of Gettysburg, and the
friends of learning in general are respectful ,
ly invited to attend.
J. KOHLER,
P. KEPHART,
JACOB SCHERER, Committee
A. S. CUMMINGS, of
N. H. CORNELL, t.rreragetnent.
L. T. WILLIAMS,
Ponnsylvania College,
April 7, 1840. 5 td.
DTAVIDICOTIM ZOTTLIM
FOR lEitin APRIL.
CAPITAL
$75000!!
ALSO,
$25,00 01•4145i000!..8 1 03000!
ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY ;
CLASS A 'FOR 1840.
Will be positively drawn on Saturday tho 18th
April, 1840, at Alexandria, D. C.
D. 8. GREGORY & CO. Managers.
Containing the folio
One of $75,000
Ono of $15,000
One of $9,000
One of $7,000
One of $5,000
One of $2,866
ai-Ton of , $2,000
cCTeirenty of $1,500
50 of $750
Thirteen Drawn Nu
Tickets only s2o—Halves slo—Quarters s 9—
Eighths $2 60.
Certificates of packages of 26 Whole tickets $260
Do. do. 26 Half do. 130
Do. do. 26 Quarters do. 65
Do. de!. 26 Eighths do. 32 51)
KrOrders for Tickets and Shares or
Certificates of Packages in the above Lot
tery will be promptly attended to and the
drawings sent immediately after it is over.
Address, •
D. 8. GREGORY & Co. Managers,
Washington City, D. C.
March 91, 1840. • td.
DENTAL SUR,ERY.
IN addition to the MEDICAL PRACTICE,
Dr. D. GILBERT is prepared to insert
MINERAL TEETH, of the best quality, and
to perform all other operations for the pre
se:vation and beauty of the teeth. All
operstiens warranted..
Gettysburg, March 31, 1840. Iy.
ing Splendid Ptizes:
Ono of $25,000
Ono of $lO,OOO
Ono of $B,OOO
One of $6,000
Ono of $4,000
ryFive of $2,600
co- Twenty of $1,760
a i.Fifty of $l,OOO
120 of $5OO, &c.
hers out of Seventy
ht.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
IUNE RIFF , S r ES.
- ffN pursuance of a Writ of Veditioni Ex
-Mt ponns, issued out of the Court of Com.
mon Pleas of Adams county. end to tee
directed, will he exposed to Public Salt, at
the Court house, in the borough of Getty,.
burg, on Tuesday the 23 th day of April
inst. at 1 o'clock, r.
TRACT OF LAND,
Situated in Latimore township, Adams
county, containing 160 ACRES, more or
less, adjoining lands of Aaron Co; Jobe
Tudor, and others, on which are erected
aA ONE AND A HALF STORY
iin: Stone Dwelling-house,
se a Stone Bank Harp. a Wagon.
shed, and other Out buildings, with a well
of water near the door.
- A LSO ---
ALL THE INTRITERT OF DEFENDANT Ilf
a Tract of Land,
in same township, adjoining lands of Samuel
Morthland, John Tudor and nthers,contain
ing TEN ACRES, moro _of loss,
4^ on which are a large
Rs,. Stone Mill, SavirlMill,
a two-story STONE DWELLING TIOUSE. Ta
ken in execution as the property of Samuel
Northland.
G. W. M'CLELLAN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Mice, Gettys
burg, April 7, 1840. tII
School Convention.
ACOUNTY Convention composed of
the School Directors of the different
school districts in Adams County. will be
held in the Court house, in Gettysburg, on
Tuesday, the 28th of April nest, nt 12 o'
clock, M. for the purpose of adopting mea
sures relative to procuring teachers.
March 31, 1840. MANY.
TEMPERANCE.
MEETING of the " Union Seminary
1.25 - and Hampton Temperance Society,"
will be hold in the Hampton School heria.
on Easter Monday, (the 20th of April nett)
at 2 o'clock, P. M.
An Address will be delivered by
the Rev. J. H. Marsden.
AMOS NIYERS, Secretary.
- March 31, 1840.
U.A.RAISON -
COUNTY MEETING.
THE Citizens of Adams county, friend.
lv to the election of the Candidates of tha
People, Gen. Wro. -Henry Harrison, of
Ohio, and John Tyler, of Virginia, and op
posed to the ruinous administration of Mar.
tin Van Buren, are requested- to attend a
Public Meeting, to be held at the Court.
house in the Borough of Gettysburg, on
Monday the 27th of April, 1840, (being
the Monday of the April Court,) at half
past one o'clock, P. M. to express their
opinions upon the important matters which
now engage the attention of the people, and
to make arranffements for sending Dele
gates to the Young Men's National Con.
vention, which meets at Baltimore in May.
The meeting will be addressed by several.
d;stinguislied strangers. It is hoped theta
will be a general attendance.
By order of the County Committee,
ROBERT SMITH, Ch'n.
March 31, 1840.
TOUR - FAT- l Co On. LOST.
IUeST,"on Thursday last, at the &ilea
m- 4 Mr. Houghtelin, in Mountjoy township,
a large LEATHER PocKET.EIooK, contain
ing a small quantity of money, together
with some very important papers, which
can be of but little benefit to the finder.—
The person finding it will be reasonably re.
warded by the subscriber, if left at the Star
office.
. MICHAEL KANN.
Gettysburg, March 31, IE4O. 3t.
ropliE Subscriber
returns his sincere
-IL thanks to his friends and the public
generally, for the liberal encouragement 11(7
has received, and would inform the public
that he has now on hand,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OH
COPPER,
M11 0 2120 - 32WP air Eit.70 1
w Irt
which ho will dispose of on reasonable
terms, for Cash or suttable Country Pro.
duce.
ocrCountry !Merchants will be tupplied
on reasonable terms.
GEO. E. BUMILER
Gettysburg, Jan. 28. 3m
N. B.—The highest prices always giv
en for OLD COPPER., PEWTER., and
LEAD. G. E. B.
TO VIIMILERS.
AtADE and for sale at the Gettysburg
IV Steam Foundry
Ardt7"23.1 1 .1" CORX etfirdliS
for preparing the cob sufficiently fipe fes
chopping with the Cora.—A LSO—
PATRZZT PLASTER MILLS:.
The ahoy.: Mills have hren tried and pro
nounced the best articles now in use, for the
above purpose. Millers and others would
do well to t.upply themselves with the abate
machines.
GEORGE ARNOLD.
rt;b. 3.