COL.-JOHN O'FALLON. Among the original Jackson men who sddreesed the great meeting at St. Louis, Missouri, a week or two since,was Col. Joins O'FALLON, who gave a minute account of the singe of Fort Meigs, in whin!) brilliant affiir he served under Gen. Elmintson.— The following is the conclusion of his inter esting address : In conclusion, fcllow-citizens, allow me to say that I had the honor of serving un der General Harrison at the battle of Tip. pecanoe, during the siege of Fort. Meigs, and at the battle of the Thames. 1 can say that, from the commencement to the termi nation of his military services in the last war, I was almost constantly by his side.- 1 was familiar with his cooduct as Governor and Superintendent of Indian affairs of the Territory of Indiana, and after the Tenn n of peace, as Commissioner, to treat with all the hostile Indians of the last war, in the Northwest, for the establishment of a per manent reconciliation and peace. I saw also much of General Harrison whilst ho was in the Congress of the United States. Opportunities have thus been afforded me of knowing him in all the relations of life, as an officer and as a man, end of being en tailed to form a pretty correct estimate of his military and civil services, as well as his qualifications and fitness for office. I know him to be open and brave in his dis position, of active and industrious habits, uncompromising in his principles, above all guile and intrigue, and a pure, honest, noble minded man, with a heart overflowing with warm and generous sympathies for his fel low man. As a military man, his daring, chivalrous courage inspired his men with confidence, and spread dismay and terror to his enemies. In all his plans he was successful. In all his engagements, he was victorious. He has filled all the various civil and military offices committed to him by his country, with sound judgment and spotless fidelity. In every situation, he was cautious and prudent, firm and energetic, and his decisions always judicious. His acquirements as a scholar, are varied and extensive, leis principles as a statesman, sound, pure and republican. If chosen President, he will be the Pre sident of the People, rather than of a party. The Government will be administered for the general good and wefare. Elia election will be the dawn ora new eral The reform of the abuses of a most corrupt, profligate and oppressive government. Then will end the ten years war upon the currency and institutions of the country. The hard money cry and hard times will disappear together. Then will cease further attempts to increase the wages of the office holders, and reduce the wages of the people to the standard of European labor. Then shall we see restored the general prosperity of the people, by giving them a sound local currency, mixed with a curren cy of uniform value thoroughout the land : The revival of commerce, or trade, enter prise and general confidence. Then the return of happier, more peaceful and more prosperous days, when cheerfulness and - plenty will, once more, smile around the poor man's table. HEAR COLONEL CROGHAN. GENERAL HARRISON.--The Pennsylva tdan, still pursuing Gen. Harrison with bit ter hosttlity, states that Col. Croghun has recently passed through Wheeling, where he was requested to give a statement of the conduct of General Harrison towards him. Now, says he, we shall have the truth, and we ask the Whig presses to publish it. We had supposed that every one at all conver sant with our own history, had already seen the truth from Col. Croghan himself. Here it follows from Hall's Life of Harrison, and we ask the Pennsylvanian—will you publish it? "LOWER SANDUSKY, August 27, 181 S. "I have with much regret seen in some of the public prints such misrepresentations respecting my refusal to evacuate this post, as are calculated not only to injure me in the eat mation of military men, but also to excite unfavorable impressions as to the propriety of Gen. Harrison's conduct rela tive to this affair. His character as a mil itary man is too well established to need my approbation or support. But his public service entitles him at least to common jus tice. This affiiir does furnish cause of re proach. If public opinion had been lately misled respecting his late conduct, it will require but a moment's cool dispassionate reflection to convince them of its propriety. The measures recently adopted by him, so far from deserving censure, are the clearest proofs of his KEEN PENETRATION and ABLE GENERALSHIP. It has been stated also, "that upon my representations of my ability to maintain the post, the General altered his determination to abandon it." This is incorrect. No such representations were ever made; and the last order I received from the General was precisely the same as that first g iven, viz: "That if I discovered the approac of a large British force by water (presuming that they would bring heavy artillery) and time enough to effect a retreat, I was to do so; but if' could not retreat with safety, to defend the post to the last extremity." It would be insincere to say that I am not flat tered by the many handsome things which have been said about the defence which was made by the troops under my command; but I DESIRE NO PLAUDITS WHICH ARE DE. STOWED UPON ME ATTIRE EICPEINisE or GEN. /IRA'. Manson. I have at all times en joyed his confidence so far as my rank in the army entitled me to it, and on proper occasions received his marked attention. I have felt the warmest attachment for him as a man, and my confidence in him as an able commmander remains unshaken. I feel every assurance that ho 'will at all times do me ample justice, and nothing could give me more pain than to see his enemies seize up on this occasion to deal out their unfriendly feelings and acrimonious dislike; and so long as he continues (as in my humble opin iurt ho has !whew, done,) •to make the wisest arrangements and most judicious die. position which thy forces under his corn. mand will justify/3 shnll not hesitate to unite with the army in bestowing upon him that confidence which he so richly merits and which on no ocension has been withheld. "Your friend, GEORGE CROGIIAN, aMni. 17th Inf., comd'g Lower Sandusky." ....... 0 Go—. From the Buffalo Commercial Advocate and Journal. 50'1004741 L 4 ACTUAL DAILY EXPENSES OF PRESI DENT VAN BUREN'S GOVERNMENT. GENTLIMEN.—The following table,care fully formed from the Government books in Washington, shows the amount of expen ses of the administration of John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van Buren; by which a person can see and know the increased and extravagant expenditures of President Jackson and Van Buren's gov ernments, over and above that of J. Q. Ad ams. "By their deeds ye shall know them," and by their promises ye must judge them, in regard to Retrenchment, Reform, and Economy. EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNDER J. Q. ADAMS. A. JACKSON. M. VAN BUREN. 4 years. 8 years. 3 years. Total, $50,t411.962.00 145,792,735.00 111,406,963.00 Year, 12,625,465.50 18,224,091.88 37,135,654.33 Month, 1,052,122.12 1,618,614.32 3,094 637.83 Day, . 34,590.31 49,929 02 101,741 56 Dour, 1,441 26 2,090.23 4,239.22 Minute, 24.02 34.67 70.65 Second, 40 6S 1.17 By the above schedule it will be perceiv ed, that the Daily expenses of Martin Van Buren's government exceed those of John Q. Adams the enormous Amount of $67,151 21; and the present Administration's ex penses per year are $24,510,188 83 more than those of John Quincy Adams per year. Furthermbre, every minute that takes its flight adds $43 63 more to our expenses than it did under Mr. Adams; and every second of time, 7711 cents more. About all the mints in the world will soon be required to coin specie currency sufficient to grease the wheels dour Loco Foco Government; and where, in the name of common sense, will be found gold and silver bullion for the purpose? Unless new mines are discovered, it cannot be done. Think of this ye advo cates for an entire metallic currency. Pon. der, pause, and reflect. A WHIG OF THE OLD SCHOOL. THE MISSION TO RUSSIA.--C. C. Cam breleng is the fifth Minister appointed to Russia since the commencement of the Jackson and Van Buren misrule. In_each 1 and every of these appointments the Na tional interest and honor have been utterly disregarded. The Mission has been held and used for the benefit of disappointed Demagogues and pauper Politicians. Mr. RANDOLPH was sent—as he came back and told the Administration--to get rid of his bold opposition in Congress. Then came Mr. Wtrattrrs who was in Mr. Van Buren's way as a Candidate for Vice President.-- Mr. BUCHANAN, to whom the "out-fit" and `•in•fit" was convenient, took the next tour to Russia. Mr. DALLAS, who had distin• guished himself as a "Destructive," presen ted his bill and was paid off in the Mission to Russia. And finally comes C. C. Cam breleng, the meanest Demagogue of them all, atter his rejection by the People, is pro claimed Minister to Russia! 'There was none of this miserable shuffling —this Diplomatic black-legging, in other and better times. Jr.rnmsorr,MADlSON and MONROE, instead of thus prostituting the office of a Foreign Minister, appointed men of a high diameter and distinguished abili ty, who were kept abroad until, by their ex perience and knowledge,they took the high est rank in the Diplomatic world. The Re public was then respected through its rep. resentatives at Foreign Courts. We could then boast of an ADAMS, a Illient,crors, a PINCNNEY, a BROWN, dtc. But under Jackson and Van Buren the whole thing has been running down until it has found its "lowest depth" in the appointment of Chur chill C. Cambreleng I The People ought to know how much it has cost them to maintain their Diplomatic Relations with Russia for the last ten years. Or rather, they ought to know how much it has cost to support the discarded Politici ans and needy Demagogues who have been sent to Russia. Can the information be ot:. tained ? Is it within the reach of Congress I Or can it be procured from the Depart. ments? We respectfully and earnestly ask the Representativesof the People,at Wash ington, to make this inquiry, and if possible. to obtain the information [Albany Journal GENERAL HARRISON. - 1 . 11 a coaVeteal ion with the Hon. Thomas P. Moore. a few days since in this place, now a candidate for an elector on the Van Buren ticket in the State of Kentucky, and who served under General Harrison in the Indian war, ho stated in regard to the charge of cowardice preferred against General Harrison by Gen. Carroll, "that there was no doubt of his be ing a brave soldier." Now who iikentitled to most credit? General Carroll who never was in the service with Gen. Harrison, or Col. Moore, who fought under him in seve ral battles?—Miss. Conservator. Leo CABINS.—Log Cabins were the dwelling places of the founders of our Re public. It was a Log Cabin that received the daring pioneers of liberty who exchang ed the dangers 'of the half-sinking May Flower for the dangers and perils of an in hospitable clime. It was in view of the Rock of Plymouth, that the Puritans of New England first erected the Log Cabins that tho pioneers of the mighty West, the Boone —the Worthingtons—the Mc A rthurs—the Shelbys—of the vast region that stretches from the Apalachian chain to and beyond the shores of the Mississippi, reared the race of Statesmen and Heroes who have since civilized it. It was in a Log Cabin that the illustrious HARRISON, the Gov ernor of a Territory equal, almost, in ex tent, to the dominions of the Russian Auto crat, learned the lessons of wisdom, moder ation and courage which have placed him in the foremost rank of the great iron of the nation, and destined to invest him with the honors of the Republic. Log Cabins were 'The early homes of the first settlers of every State in the Union. Log Cabins were the garrisons of the Frontiers, when every acre was won from the wilderness and the Say. age by the sacrifice of a human life. Hon ored, then, through all tlme,be these memo rials of the trials—the suffering—the tn. umphe of our forefathers. Thrice honored be he whom the splendid palaces—the se duction of official station—the blaze of mili tary and civic renown, could never allure from his attachment to the republican elm plicity which he learned between the un hewn rafters of his Log Cabin. Newark Advertiser. From the Albany Journal INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE The following is nn exact copy of a lat ter written by Messrs. & —, intelli gent supporters of Van -Buren, in the town of Alexandria, Gennessee county, to the editor of the Washington Globe. Tho on ginal is in the possession of Blair: Copy of a Letter to F. P. Blair, by one of his subscribers to the extra Globe, about to be published : ALEXANDRIA, May 2, 1840. F. P. BLAIR : Dear Sir—We received a prospectus from you for the extra Globe, to be published at a cheap rate till after the election.; we have made some exertion to procure subscribers, and as yet have been unable to procure any. It is a lamentable fact that the Harrison mania rages here to the fearful extent that the Whig papers re present it to be in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut, &c. As much as this is to be regrotted,.it is no less a fact, although this county has al- ways been against the administration party, yet it would seem at this time that many of our old original Jackson men were going over to the support of Harrison in great numbers; even in this town no less than twenty have already abandoned us. We hare begin to give it up that all is lost--that old Granny Harrison must supercede the wise and patriotic statesman now at the head of the Government. We, however, send you one dollar, for the extra Globe. Address to us, Alexandria, Gennessee county, New York. Yours, truly. & —. Signed INTEIMATING TO FARMERS.—Tho editor of the Baltimore American informs us that in taking the census for 1840, the persons employed for that purpose will ask of every farmer questions to the following effect : What is the number of your horses, neat cattle, sheep, swine ? What is the probable value of your poultry? How many bushels of wheat were produced on your farm in 1839? How many of barley, oats, rye, buckwheat, potatoes, Indian corn? How many pounds of wool, hops, wax? tobacco, rice, cotton, silk cocoons, sugar? How many tons of hay, of hemp and flax? flow many cords of wood have you sold during the year? How many gallons of wine have you made? What is the value of the pro dual of your dairy—of your orchard—of your homemade or family goods? Connected with those may be added those relating to horticulture—What was the value of the produce of your market g arden in 1839? What was the value of th pro duce of your nursery and green house ? These questions all refer to the year 1839, and every farmer should be prepared to an swer to each item. The result will be, if the project of the census is successfully car ried out, to have in one great aggregate the mighty sum of our national property of all kinds, collected in individual estimates, and thrown together in one great whole. As a statistical document, the grand table will be one of vast importance. "ADMISSIONS OF THE crimiv."—Ex-Go vernor Hill, of New Hampshire, one of the most zealous friends of the present National Administration, bestows, in a late number of his Farmer's Visitor, the following well merited complimehts upon two of his politi cal opponents: "Mr. Webster, in the speech this day published, discovers not only the talent but the true tact of the great man. Like Henry Brougham of England, who said that the most valuable part of the acquisition of his whole life would be taken away by oblitera ting the first three years of his existence, we think the foundation of Daniel Webster's eminence was better laid in the personal toil and information gained on his father's farm in early life, than in all his subsequent clas sical studies and literary industry. "The genius of Henry Clay is intuitive; and when it bursts spontaneously from the fetters thrown around it by prejudice, it for ces itself into the channel of right and jus lice. We have personally observed this on several occasions; but never have we been more gratified in the exhibition than on the occasion of a late debate in the Sen. ate of the United States growing out of a report of Mr. Buchanan. Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, on the disputed North Eastern Boundary between this country and Great Britain. We ad. mire the tone of feeling exhibited on this occasion by the veteran Senator—a feeling which does equal credit to the heart which prompted it, to the country, and to the ad. ministration to which he is opposed." We copy the following from the Dublin Evening Journal. STATE OF ENOLAND.—Wars seem to be thickening on England in every direction. From the correspondence which passed be tween Mr. Fox, the British minister at Washington, and the government of the United States, it would appear as &f matters were fast tending to blows in that quarter. All this looks rather threatening;, nor is the prospect a bit less g!oomy in the oppo site direction. A quarrel with Naples seems almost inevitable—a quarrel, too, which is likely to prove far more formida b'e than at first it might appear. The cit.. cumstances of the case are these:—A short time ago his Neapolitan Majesty s o ld 19 a French companra monopoly in the sulphur trade. - The Britiih government demanded that this monopoly should be abolished,and, on being refused, , issued on - order for the capture of all Neapolitan ships. The Nea politan government, on the other hand, is making vigorous preparations for defence, and seems to be calculating on assivtance from Austria, and even France. If the Chinese war be now thrown into complete the gloomy picture, it will not be thought too much to assert that England has not stood in so precarious a position for the last five and-twenty years, as that in which abet is at this moment placed. These aro the dangers that threaten her from without. Let us now take a glance at the difficulties which beset her at home.— Never was there an occasion when England stood more in need of all the resources she can command. Never yet but once had Ireland so fair an opportunity for extorting her rights; for it is a fact which we lament, which we grieve to utter, but for vvhich we are not to blame, that the hour of England's weakness is the hour of Ireland's strength. England deserves but litte forbearance at our hands. Many a battle have we fought for her—many a bravo Irish heart has been drained in her defence. We deserted not hor standard when it "streamed against the wind"— we stood by her side in the field and on the wave. What return has she made for ally—Oppression, insult and persecution. We have failed in our attempt to coneilhate her good will. Lot us try what we can do by an appeal to her interest and her fears." A LITTLE TOO BRILLIANT "This confirms the belief we always en tertained, that the friends of Mr. Clay, de spairing of his success at this time against Mr. Van Buren, whose administration has been too brilliant and successful for them to indulge even a hope of defeating hie re election by the people, have agreed to de fer his chance till 1844, and that the old General was put in nomination for the pur pose above mentioned, to keep the opposi tion together until it is deemed politic to bring their great captain into the field." Pennsylvanian. Tithe above paragraph should 'get about,' some inquisitive persons might be disposed to inquire what is meant by "the too brilli ant and successful" administration of Mr. Van Buren, for these "plaguy whigs" will ask ugly questions--and it is much easier to ask questions than to answer them.— That the friends of Mr. Van Buren may be reaiy to answer any ill-natured questions, we will mention some of the "most bril liant" events that have occurred during his administration. "Osceola captured by treachery—died in prison. General commercial embarrassment and distress throughout the country. Trade paralysed. Produce depreciated in value. Introduction of Bloodhounds tt.to Florida. Tremendous defulcations by public offi cers. - - Extensive smuggling,Tnnounu TILE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE. Post Office Department burnt. A detachment of six men in Florida at• tacked, shot and scalped two Indians—one a squaw. Representatives of New Jersey refused admittance into Congress. Disgraceful squabbles in the House of Representatives. Treasury Shinplasters issued. French Bedstead purchased for the Pres ident to repose on. Amos Kendall editor of the Extra Globe. P. S.—There will be at lesst one more brilliant event before the expiration of Mr. Van Buren's term—" Hysterics of the Globe man, caused by reading the election returns nest November.—lnquirer. QUESTIONS FOR THE POST MASTER GEN' ERAL.-Mr. Kendall says in his letter, that lie has "not been fortunate enough to accu mulate wealth in a public office." We have a different impression, which, if erroneous, we should be pleased to have corrected, and we therefore, being humble searchers after truth, respectfully inquire if Col. ALLEN, a mail contractor, has not been ire% elling through Illinois and other parts of the %Vest, purchasing farms for the head of the Post Offiz.e Department I—what the said high functionary would take for a certain farm bought by his agent of Mr. William L. May, of Illinois?—and finally, whether he would consider $30,000 a fair equivalent for his share in the profits of the Mississippi Land Company 7—New York Times. "1 DAVE MY BREAD AND BUTTER TO LOOK AFTER"!—Gen. Maccracken of Lancaster, an old Jackson Van Buren man, has, in re ply to a call made upon him, come out over his own name, and stated that John Brough now Audi'or of State, but then editor of the Ohio Eagle, was loud in his denunciations of the Sub-Treasury scheme, when first re commended by Mr. Van Buren. Soon after, however, he was equally loud in his news paper, it, his advocacy of the measure. Sur prised at the change, Gen. Maccracken called on Brough for an explanation. "/ have my bread and butter to took after," was the Regnant repl3. And this we im• rime is just what Brough and his fellow officers are looking after in the present struggle. "PVT THAT AND THAT TOGETHER. " :— WiLtrant H. , HARRISON has resided much in Cincinnati, has held office there, and is better known there than in any other place; and Cincinnati gives a majority of nearly seventeen hundred in his favor. Marlin Van Buren has resided much in Albany, has held office there, and is better ktiown there than any where else; and AI• bany has given a• majority of nearly five hundred against him! Harrison gels most votes where he is best known:—Van Buren where he is least known.—Rochester Dem. A PROFITABLE ESTABLINIEENT. - With in the last twelve years, the Connecticut State Prison has yielded a profit of $0:4,920, over and above - all expense A Vtul Art tut A MANIAC. -.--The Char THE STfinsTa OF New Yonn.— Accord lestom Courier of the 27th ult. contains an ing to the New York Sun, there are abOut account ilia tragical affair which occurred 2 1 5, 35 50 m 0 ou ile h so s f e. The p s avedstre t e o t t s to in e t z l p ia e z iu l n ty n , c trod r. at Aiken, S. C. on the 25th. A stranger entered the house of c respec- red/by the city, during the three years coin table citizen, in which two little girls had mencing with 1836, and ending 55 inj 3 wll, 9o l l 7 838 s been left alone, and after questioning them for cleaning the streets, was respecting the affairs of the owner,was about —making an average cost of 8118,633 92 taking his leave, when the lady of the house —that is, after deducting the amount reali returned, and finding the children much zed by the city from the sale of manure, frightened and in tears, rebuked the strnn- which has, during the three years specified, ger for his intrusion. Ile drew from his averaged $45,592 85 per year. Frum pocket a pistol, and fired at her, but fortun- these data it appears that it costs the city, ately missed. The lady then retreated, for sweeping each mile of street, 8.78 77 and at that moment an infirm old man, her per year, which is about 30 cents for each grandfather, came up and induced the mur- yard, and for each foot 6i cents per year. derer to leave the premises by promising not to mention what had passed. The other members of the family immediately gave the alarm, and a number of citizens pursued and took the stranger. They found no mall difficulty in securing his person. He was provided with a pair of large pistols, kept his pursuers at bay, firing and reload. ing three or four times, as th ey advanced upon him, and was only taken after being shot in the head by one of the party in pur suit. He was then brought into the village, and the wound examined by a skilful physi• cinn, who pronounced it a fatal one. Being insensible, no information respecting his character or place of residence could be ob tamed from himself, and there were no pa. pers on his person, from which could be gleaned any intelligence respecting who he was, or what was his business or object in visiting this section of country. Before being taken, he stated that he was "the son of Judge Sherman, of Connecticut, was determined nett* to be arrested alive, there being warrants out against him for climes committed in Edgfield District." Ho was 5 feet 6 inches in height,daik compli-x• ion, black hair, very thin, and neatly dress ed. had with him a good quantity ofnmu ninon, two pistols, a razor, n horse halter, and a large wnlltint , stick. He died on the succeeding day. Extensive robberies had beeh committed in the vicinity, and some suppose that this individual may have been guilty of them. Judge Sherman, of Connecticut, had two sons (if we mistake not) who were insane, but we think they bon) died some years ago.—Phila. North American. DESERTION.—On Monday last, during the progress of the election in New Albany, a rather elderly gentleman from the coun try came into that town, and in a tone of some concern, thus addressed a little group of persons—" Can any one of you tell me gentlemen, how my two sons have voted ? lam afraid they have left me." "What are your politics?" asked a tall Kentuckian present. "0, I am a _Van Buren man," said he, "A Van Buren man!" exclaimed the Kentuckian—"well that accounts for your sons leaving you; the only wonder is, that your wife has'nt loft you too!!!" Louisville Journal. The Texas Sentinel pronounces the story of Col. Crockett being alive and a prisoner in the Mexican mines, to be a hoax. The rumor never received any credit at Austin. It is a mistake that the President was ever imposed upon by the trick, or that ho ever contemplated writing to the friends of Crock ett. The facts of the case are these:—For many months the Mexican Federalists have been trying their utmost to get the Texians embroiled in their quarrel with the Central ists, and have resorted to every sacrifice to effect the purpose. Among other things, the Crockett hdmbug was tried. The ex pectation was, that when the rumor got abroad, thousands of volunteers from Ten nessee and other States would flock to the standard of Federalism to liberate their country man. BOARDS BY TILE ACRE. — The Steam Boat Palapsico, Capt. Turner, arrived from Port Deposits on Sunday last, having in tow a float of 99 rats of Boards, from the Susque hanna river, amounting to 4,000,000 feet, the surface of the float measured 64 acres. The amount of Boards brought to this city this season, from Port Deposits, is over 8,000,000 feet LLyfords Balt. Price Cur. "His (Harrison's) blundering conduct du ring the late war only exposed him to ridi cule and contempt." Thus spake the Jackson Mississippian on the 18th alt. It never spake again. The next day the grave worms were battening upon its carcase. Horrible banquet! Prentice. CONNECTICUT Gtuzs.—Among the ap plications for divorce, during the present session of the Legislature,. is one in which the husband is the petitioner. Among the reasons set forth why the petition should be granted, the chairman of the committee stated on the floor, that "it was that the wife had kicked him out of bed, and had stoned him in the street. That she was a sort of Amazon, and rather stronger than her hus band, and that she had once severely chas tised him because ho insisted upon having a cat sleep in the bed." Strange to say, those reasons were considered insufficient by the committee. But in the name of all that is sweet in matrimony, what would the committee !level if the wife's nails were sharper than the cat's claws, was he not right in taking puss to his bosom in prefer. ence? Mercy on us! To be kicked out of bed and stoned in the street by one's wife— and she Igra Connedicut girl I A LIBERAL DONATION.—It was stated by Rev. Henry Ware, Jr. at the anniversa ry of the American Unitarian Association, on Tuesday evening, that a gentleman. in Boston or vicin;ty, had made a donation, to be expended for the Association and kindred objects, of fifty thousand dollars I The name of the donor was not stated. TENNESSEE.—Spencer Janagin, Esq. of Athens, has been selected by a convention holden at Knoxville, to fill the vacancy on the Whig-electoral ticket of Tennessee, oc• casioned by the death of Judge White. THE STEAMBOAT PRAIRIE. - Ii will be remembered that this vessel was destroyed by the tornado at Natchez, while lying at the wharf, having every thing torn awny down to the lower deck. She is said to have had on board 200 passengers,many of whom are reported to be lost; she had also a very valuable cargo, estimated to be worth $30,- 000, besides $50,000 in specie, shipped by the Bank of St. Louis, and $12,000 belong ing to a citizen of that place. There was insurance on most of her cargo, but not on the specie. LAW SUITS IN MIABISSIPPI.—The U. S• District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, commenced its session at Jack son on the 6th ult. The Mississippian says there were about live ily-one hundred causes on the calendar, and one hundred lawyers in attendance. GROWTH or Onio.—Elalf a century ago, Ohio was n wilderness. Now that State has a population of one million five hundred thousand—one large and densely populated city and half a dozen thriving towns—one thousand and ten oust offices- —hve incorpo. rated cities—thirty three banking compa nies--ten colleges and principal seminaries of learning, together with public institutions for the insane, deaf and dumb,and the blind. Some small idea may be had of what the next filly years will work in the great West from the past. THE METrionurra.—The Baltimore Sun states that the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church have made five new annual conferences—to wit: Prov idence, R. 1 ; Ncirth Ohio, Memphis, Rock River and Texas. That body have now thirty-three annual conferences, under the general superintendence of six Bishops,who are now all present. 'I here is a recommen dation before the conference to appoint two additional Bishops, inasmuch as the accu mulating labors are too arduous for the number already in existence. TILE FLOOD ON TILE SAVANNAH RIVT'.R. —At the last accounts, May 29, 9 P. M., the water was subsiding very fast at Augus• ta. All the towns and plantations along the river aro more or less injured. At Aiken, the water was up to the second stories of the houses. At Columbia, the water was higher than ever known before. The loss in gro ceries, cotton, and in bridges and houses washed away must be very great. Augusta was overflown from one end to the other. A letter written on the 29th says:—Many small houses wore carried away, and many of the brick buses have been so fearfully under mined, that great apprehension is entertain ed that they will fall. Among the most in jured are those of Mr. Isaac Ilenry. Every house was surrounded by water—every cel lar full—the streets are torn up, and nume rous holes washed out—and every thing presents a scene of devastation. Hamburg is nearly destroyed, aria many merchants totally ruined; several having to retire into their second and third stories to save life. WllO CAN BEAT THIS 7 We have before us a bundle of rye stalks, pulled from the field of Mr. W illiam Lloyd, on Turner's Lane, near the city. It contains one hurt. dred and forty five stalks and heads, all sprung from one grain of rye. This is eves more than the "hundred fold" spoken of elsewhere.—Phila. U. S. Gazelle. A SION IN Onio.—The original suppor ters of Gen. Jackson, who now go for Har rison, are so numerous, in and about Co lumbus, Ohio, that they have formed themselves into a "Jackson Reform Club," with Gen. John McF.lvaine at their head. (.There are no changes against the Admin. tration," say the office holders. But how does the above fact agree with this saying? PENNSYLVANIA CANAL TOLLS —The nmount received for Canal Tolls this year, so far ns returns have been received at the proper office to May 20, is For rail road tolls, Motive power, Canal, $445,593 31 The amount last year to June first, was $425.521 27. NOT BAD.-A Tennessee paper of late date says:—Conversing with a friend, the other day, on the subject of the many polit ical changes which have taken place lately, in favor of the Whig cause, he observed that 'he would'nt be much surprised if Van Bu ren were to come out for Harrison, as he always likes to be on the strong side." TUE TIME9.—The Canton (Ohio) Repos itory of Thursday ;est, gives the following illustration ofSub•Treasury prices and Loco, Foco reform:. "W heat, 56 to 58 cents; tinue,, $2,50 $3 per barrel; corn, 25 to 29 ceps oats, 15 to 18 cents; butter, 6 cents a pound; eggs, 4to 6 cents per dp;en. Taxes high and money scarce. These are the resulta of eleven years' parolee of Lem Voco re-. forni." . . Corium:gum—Why will Harrison and Van Buren be alike next Spring? Answer . ~—Because it will be Mardi 4th for General Harrison, and it will also be "march forlq%" for Marlin Van Buren; 131,007 44 134,191 25 179,494 02 AND -REPUBLICAN BANNER. GET VYSBURG June 0, 1840. PEOPLE'S' C.I7.7I'DIDJI TES. FOR PRESIDENT, GEN. WILLIAM H. HARRISON. FOR VICE-PUESIDENT, JOHN TYLER. Our Banner. --,. W E II AVE 'FLUNG Tll% nnoAo nAxNEn OF LIBERTY AND THE CoN- FITITUTION TO THE BREEZE, M3E11111E1) \VITO TIIE INMCITIING worms :—ONE PRESIDEN TIAL TERM—THE INTEGRITY OF THE PUBLIC SERVANTS—THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC MONEY—AND THE GEN ERAL GOOD OF THE PEOPLE." ..W." will he attended to in our next. Agreeably to the Census just taken, East Ber lin in this county, contains 416 inhabitants, of which number 196 ore males, and 220 females.— Uf the whole n•tmber, one male and two females arc between the ages of eighty and ninety years. It will be seen from the letters of. our Harris burg correspondent that two important measures have engaged the attention of the House. The Tax Bill, (imposing the State Tax which was re moved by Gov. Ritner,) considerably enlarged, however, as to the articles made subject to taxa tion, and the Apportionment Bill,breaking through the plainest provision of the comistitution, to stay yet a little longer the power which is about de parting from their sceptres. We still trust in the Senate, to rescue that often broken, and (to Loco Foeo destructiveness) no longer sacred Constitu tion from this last infraction. What need have we of it, if it is thus trampled upon. We notice that Mr. lleg,ins, of Northumberland, was among the opponents of this unconstitutional bill. Wo shall speak more fully respecting it hereafter. It appears by a report published in the Natchez Courier, that three hundred and aercnieen persons were killed, and one hundred and nine wounded at that place 5y the late tornado. A Srnswacanr.—The Editor of the Philadel phia United States Gazette boasts of a Strawber ry, presented him by a friend, which measured ..four and a half inches in circumference." He thinks it a rouser. W. W. SEATON, Esq., one of the Editors of the National Intelligonrer, has been elected May or of the city of Washington, by a majority of nearly four hundred. Gen. Harrison was first attacked as a "poor roan," whose only drink was "hard cider," and whose dwelling was a Log Cabin—"too poor to be n President:" Now, the other side of the pic ture is painted; and the poor man is represented WI reaping thousands of dollars profit from tho Clerk's office of Hamilton County, Ohio. These two stories present a contradiction direct. We have seen another equally forcible and convincing argtimant in favor of an honest support of Mr. Van Buren, which we annex to the above. The Loco Form papers have frequently styled the friends of Gen. Harrison as the be-decency party."— Read beldw the meaning of this phrase, as applied to us by the great and learned Dr. Duncan, in a speech lately published in rhyme, (the Doctor it will be seen is not the worst poet in the world,) likely as a sot off to the thousands of verses that have been written for "old Tip." If our hiends think the description fits them better than it would some of our neighbors wo are mistaken. Wo trust they will bear in mind this definition of decency, by the Lnco Foco leader. Thus sings the poet,— "Coxcombs and dniulies.and LOAFERS and nibblers; Shavers and BLACKLEGS, and pedlers and scrib- biers: Bankers and brokers, and cunning buffoons: THIEVES that steal millions, and theives that steal bpoons; RASCALS in RUFFLES, and RASCALS iu RAGS; Beggars in conches, and beggars on nags; Quakers and doctors, with scalpels and squills; Pettifoggers and lawyers, with green bags and bills; Shylocks unreeling, and dealers in stocks; Some dashing fine ladies! in splendid silk frocks; Such is the crew that for Harrison bellows, Always excepting some very fine fellow." We would'nt like to say how, or where the Doctor found this enviable pedigree. A few ex amides from high life might show Where a few of these good quslities of right belong. Doctor, re member tho old adage—'.Never throw stones from glass houses." Another Fracas in Congress. Fights aro becoming quite common in Con. gross; another occurred on Saturday, the 30th ult. between the Hon. William Montgomery, of North Carolina, and his colleague, the Hon. Kenneth Rayner. The following account of the "affair" is given by the correspondent of the 13sItimore Patriot:— A controversy has been going on, for some time, to the columns of the Globe,be tween Mr. Rayner of and Mr. Mont gomery of the same Slate. The latter pub. halted a letter in the Globe of last evening, in which he indulged in very coarse and comtu- Menials language towards his colleague Mr. Ropier, told particularly charged him with "falsehood" and "ungentlemanly abuse," &c. &c. Just as the members were leaving, the llall for the doily recess, at half past two dclock, the affiiir to which I refer took ylar,e. Mr. Rayner had left the Hall with Niter members and proceeded to the post .o(f)ce of the noose. When he reached the door of Or :Mr, Montgomery was _coming out of the same. He had 4 cane in ono hand,. Mr. Rayner seized 't he hand of Mantgomernyb,ich, held the cane, and to ,use a common phrase ."011pped his jaws" hog open palm; whereupon Mr. Mont• goorry, having succeeded in disengaging his band ,iind ,stick from the li9ll of Mr. Rayner, gave him a blow on the shoulder with the stick which broke. Mr. Rayner returned the blnw by striking Montgomery several times with his own cane, in which there was a sword. Tho sword flew out tu a distance of several yards, in consequence of Mr. Rayner having held it by the end— co that, after the first blow; his strokes were made with halfa cane. They were speed ily interrupted, and separated by the mem bers who were coming out of the Hall.— M r. Raynor turned to those around and said "I have caned this men because he charged me with falsehood." Still Another Outrage. On the let Instant, says the correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, after the evening session had commenced in the House of Representatives. a scene of outrage and the violation of all decency or order was presented. It was known in the morning that it was the intention of the supporters of the admin• istration, to amend the 127th rule of the House, 31 as to enable them to make the Sub Treasury bill the order of the day. At about half past 4 o'clock, the administration got at their motion to amend the rule. At that moment, Mr. Smith, of Maine, rose, and addressed the chair, exclaiming at the top of his voice, "Mr. Speaker !" Mr. Proffit ofindiaua, replied that he was entitled to the floor. [l3Anuoun Mr. Smith said that it was his, fur he had first addressed the chair. Mr. Proffit said that he was the first to address the chair, and was on his feet at the time he did so. Mr. Smith,! can take my oath that I was on the floor first. Mr. Mitcholl,l can take illy oath that you were not on the floor at the tam you say you were. Mr. Bond, addressing himself to Mr. Smith, said that he, Smith, was not on the floor. Mr. Smith, What the gentleman from Ohio says, is untrue. Mr. Bond, The gentleman from Maine is n vile malicious har. Here the epithets of liar, scoundrel, pup py, and coward, were so thickly bespattered, that I could not catch them,nor did any man attempt to do so. Confusion reigned for about ten minutes; but at last, order was restored, and the resolution to change the 127th rule, was taken up and carried by a' largo majority. The scene that I refer to, was a little more disgraceful than any other that I have witnessed since I have held the humble office of congressional reporter. LAUGHLIN'S MURDERER ARRESTED. We learn from the Baltimore Patriot of Satur day morning last, that Jefferson Griffith alias John Alexander, was this morning 'delivered to the Ci ty Court, under a Bench Warrant,issued by Chief Justice Brice, directed to Deputy High Constable Jeffers, by that officer. Wo understand Mr, Jef fers used the most indefatigable exertions in ferret ing out the offender, and having obtained proper testimony sufficient for his arrest, Messrs. Batche lor and Sheldon, wore accordingly directed to bring him in, which they succeeded in doing last night. Tho.prisoner is charged with the wilful Murder of Thomas H. Laughlin, on tfo 4th of May last, while in the discharge of his duty as Marshal in the Whig procession. The prisoner has been committed to jail to fake his trial at the present term of the City Court should a bill he found by the Grand Jury, which is now in session. Col. Thomas Johnson and Dr. J. W. Dorsey, the former of the town of Jefferson, the latter of the town of Liberty, in Frederick county, Md., both of whom have been firm and prominent sup porters of the National Administration, have each come out in communications, over their proper signatures, avowing their change of sentiment in fuvur of Gen. Harrison, and a determination to use their influence to secure his election. If the re nunciation of Loco Focoism by such men as we know these gentlemen to ho, does not lead those who they leave behind them, and who think less upon the tendency of Loco Foco doctrines to de stroy the government, to reflect, whether they ion ought not to join in with us in correcting the abu ses which exists, they must indeed be blinded.— The abuse of the press is distinctly referred to by Cul. Johnson as having tended to alarm him. The number of influential men who are coming from the ranks of the opposition is a certain index of determination on the part of the people, that a "change must come—it can't be for the worse." We give below Dr. Dorsey's letter addressed to the Editor of the Frederick Herald: LIBERTY TOWN; Md. Mny 18,1840 To the Edilo• of the Frederick Herald. As the friends of Mr. Van Buren in this election district have placed my name upon their Committee to attend the Van Buren Convention which is to assemble in Freder• ick on Monday the Bth of June next, I feel it incumbent upon me to adopt this mode of publicly announcing, that I am no longer a supporter of the present National Adininis. tration. It is trun that I was amongst the original friends of Gen. Jacksun,and sustain ed hie administration throughout his two successive terms; that confiding in the fair promises of the present incumbent I gave him my zealous support at the election of 1838, and have since until a recent period acted in concert with his political friends in reference to both State and General Gov. ernment—but I can uct with them no lon. (ler. The measures and policy of Mr. Van Buren have been so disastrous to the general prosperity of the country, that with all the preferences of early associations and party attachments bearing upon me, I cannot lon ger render to him my support. I believe that the interests of the people of the United States require a change of rulers, and as ono of the people, I shall exert myself, so far as my humble abilities wilt avail, to efreCt that change. And in turning from the support of Mr. Van Buren to that of General Wm. Henry Harrison of Ohm, I do it with no re. !octant spirit. With the distinguished claims of Harrison I have lona b been familiar.- - Whether we look upon his services in the battle field, or in the councils of the nation, or as a minister to a foreign Court, there is perhaps »o living man in the U. States who merits so large a share of public ipproba More Help. tion. The impartial pages of history - have long since recorded his triumphs and his great- public services, and it would' be as useless tbr me here to enumerate and apt plaud them, as it is degrading to the pnrtis ens of the present administration to attempt to disparage them an estimation of the pub lic. The fame of our Heroes and States men is the jewel of the people, and they will preserve it from detriment. That Gen. Harrison will receive that re ward at the hands of the people of The U. States which belongs to distinguished met It and great public services, when they are called upon to cast their ballots in Novem ber next, is the sincere wish of your Ob't Servant, J. W. DORSEY. Another Slander Nailed. The speech of the Hon: Felix Grundy, deliver ed in the Loco Foco Convention at Baltimore,and since published in every Loco Foco paper in the country, from the Globe down, contains the sub joined clause, upon which great stress has been laid by "the party," who quote it as incontes table evidence of the talked-of "conscience com mittee" and body lenders of Gen. Harrison : "Mr. Burke, the Postmaster at Cincin- nett, is here, and 1 intend, before we leave this place, to ask him to state whether this committee does not regularly attend their candidate to the post office, when ho goes for letters, to see that he gets none that are not such as they are willing that he should receive. It is true that there are many wags in this country, and that some of them may probably write hoaxing letters to the old gentleman ; and his Whig advisers may wish to save him the mortification of read. ing them, or they may wish to save postage, which is always refunded on returning such letters to the post office. But they open nil his letters for him, and where there is noth ing to be said in reply, they answer them ; though when there is, they will not answer at all. Now, this is the way in which they wont to make a President of the United States." Read now the conviction of this honorable Sen ator of wilful calumny, in the answer of this Mr. Burke to a letter addressed him by Gen. Duff Green, inquiring into the truth of the allegation. Mr. Burke writes thus:— "Mr. Grundy had no authority to refer to him—that he did wrong in doing so, and that he must correct his statement. That so far from the Cincinnati Committee at. tending General Harrison to the Post Office, and opening his letters, before they are per. milted to pass into his hands—General Har rison receives his letters as other gentleinen do; sometimes himself, and sometimes by a servant ; and that so far from his beim , at tended by a Committee, as Mr. Grundy as• serts, he knows nothing of any such com mittee, except what he has seen in the pa. pees, and that they have never, in a single instance, attended him to the post office, as Mr. Grundy represents." Out of their own mouths they stand condemn-. ed. Bettor quit it, Gentlemen! You're always caught. The Pittsburg (Pa.) Constitutionalist, a zealous Jackson and Van Buren paper, writes, in a spirit of honest indignation, its abhorrence of the juggle ry which finessed Col. Johnson out of a nomina tion for Vire President:— "MORE TREACUERt.-A faithful public servant laid upon the shell by Southern in trigue and Nor'hcrn craven heartednesa.— It is with feelings of burning indignation that we notice the meanness and POLITI CAL DEGRADATION of the so-called Democratic (but more properly office hun ters') Cimvention held nt Baltimore last week. It is time that the independent press of the true Democratic stamp speak out, when a body of men, professing to speak the wishes, of the democracy of this Union, dare to hesitate when the question is be tween the gallant soldier and noble hearted patriot now filling the chair of the Vice Pre sidency, and some one of the many intrigu ing spirits who aim at displacing him.— W here was the free spirit of old Pennsylva nie---plcdged to support his renomination —when that sneaking artifice was employ. ed in the Convention to remove the danger which they feared would attend the support of the noble Johnson? Were our delegates afraid that . the chivalry of the South would bolt? Is Pennsylvania to be considered an appendage to the political despotism of Ten nessee and Alabama? Is Ohio, also, to be sold for Southern votes? Is Kentucky con sidered so certain for the enemy that we must insult her in the person of her gallant son? Are Indiana and Illinois conceeded to Harrison, that we dare to remove their gal lant defender to make way fora of or a King? It is well for the drills of the Con vention that Mississippi was not represented, or she would have spoken her rebuke in tones of thunder. But the conspirators must BE WARE. The States of the Mississippi valley, that glorious belt of young giants, will not be thus imposed upon. New Hamp shire, Arkansas, ay, and PENNSYLVA NIA will teach these ASPIRING DEM AGOGUES that it is one thing to plot, another to succeed. We feel that, with the name of Johnson, the cause of Martin Van Buren would have prospered; but (and let all mark the prediction) the Democratic Convention have placed a worm there that may eat away the vitals of success. We fear, even while we burn with shame; we doubt the future, because what can the peo ple think of measures which have for their guide and leading object as well, to truckle at the footstool of Southern intolerance? "II ichard M. Johnson is the choice of the Democratic party in all this States where the Democratic ticket can succeed. If, then, he is not elected, neither can Martin Van Duren be. Mark the assertion, fellow citizens, and remember it well when the -ides of November arrive!" A SINGULAR INCIDENT-BUT TRIIEI- Mr. John Reeride of Souihampton town ship, Vranklirt aunty, near this place, had a Cow which a few days ago brought forth 16 calves at one birth. One of which was vary large, and the other 15 about the size of n rat. He killed the Cow immediately. PROM HARRISBURG. Correspondence of the Gettysburg Star and Banner liannisnuno, June 1,1840. DRAu Si II: On Saturday last the House re-cell- Adored the vote by which Mr. Hinchman's Tax Bill had been negatived. To day the House took up tho Bill, and after some amendments made therein, passed it on third and final reading by a role of 47 to 41; and it was sent to the Senate for their concurrence. =it is truly a prodigous Bill; a real MONSTEIII and I am much mistaken lithe Tax paying community,do not so pronounce it, when its enormous and accumulated hurthens shall bo imposed upon them! Let it be remem bered that this Bill has been passed by a Van Buren 11011 Se of Representatives, in which that party have more than two-thirds of all the mem bers; and what shall then be said of their preten ded love for the dear people whom they thus crush and grind to powder! The whole power and in fluence of the Executive, Governor PORTER, was brought to bear upon the passage of this Bill, in favor of tt! and he has at length succeeded, so far as tho.action of the House goes. I give you a synopsis of the provisions of the Bill, that your readers may judge for themselves. I should observe, that to avert the torrent of public indignation which they knew, would be set in motion by the Bill so soon as it■ provisions came to bo felt, the Van Buren 'fax men, have cun• ningly provided in the Bill, that the Tax shall not he assessed and collected until next year! They dreaded its effect against them, at the State and Presidential elections next foil. Fools! Do they think the people are so to be blinded! But I pro ceed . to give you the Bill. By the Ist Section, it is provided that from and after the - Ist of January next until the year 1846 inclusive, the capital stock paid in, of all Banks, Institutions and Companies in the State yielding a Dividend or Profit of one per cent per annum, shall bo taxed (in addition to any taxes rates or levies now imposed by law) at the rate of a half mill on every dollar of the value thereof, and an additional half mill in the dollar for every addi. tional one per cent per annum of Dividend or profit made thereon. The 2d section taxes all real and personal properly, trades, occupations and professions now taxable for County rates and levies, in addition to what they now pay for County rates and levies t at the rate of one mill for every dollar in value there of; and all mortgages, monies at Interest, debts duo from solvent debtors, whether by promissory note, penal or single bill, bond, judgment, and all stock or shares hold or owned by persons in this State, in any Bank, Institution or Company in corporated by any other State, all loans or invest ments to citizens of other States or in the securi ties of other States held by citizens of this State, and all public loans or stocks whatsoever (except those of this Commonwealth) held or owned as aforesaid, at the rate of a half mill in the dollar upon the value thereof, provided the same yields a dividend, interest or profit of ono per cent per annum; and on additional half mill on every dol lar of the value thereof for every additional ono per cent interest, dividend or profit. The same section taxes household furniture, including gold and silver plate kept for use by any person or corporation, at the rate of fifty cents per hundred dollars, for every dollar in value beyond 1$300! • Pleasure carriages at the rate of one per cent on their value. Gold and - Silver catches from ono dollar to seventy-five cents each, accor ding to their value. And, finally, all salaries and emoluments of office, one per tent on every dollar of the value thereof. The remaining sections of the Bill point out the method of assessing and collecting the Tar. It will make the people sweet when the time comes round for it to be paid! Will the people thank Gov. Porter and his administration for it? I think not. Thu Improvement Bill is now under discussion in the Senate in Committee of the whole. They have progressed as far as the item appropriating $600,000 for repairs. Ihnmenuno, June 3il, 1840. DEAR Silt: On Monday last after passing the Tax 13111, the House took up the Apportionment Bill, and after making some progress therein, the House at two o'clock adjourned, Mr. Smyser who had the floor, having yielded it for that purpose. Yesterday was spent in acting on private and local Bills. In the course of the day, Mr. Smyser offered, as an amendment to a Bill under consid eration, a proposition to abolish Militia traininga, keeping up, however, their organization and the election of officers. This was however voted down by the House. It was advocated by Messrs. Ford, Smyser, Crabb, Smith and others, and opposed by Messrs. Wilsan, Morton and Penniman. To day the House took up and adopted a resolution offer ed yesterday by Mr. Herr, fixing the 9th instant, for the final adjournment of the Legislature.— This Resolution, of course, requires the concur rence of the Senate. The House then resumed the consideration of the Apportionment Bill, as on second reading, when Mr. Smyser, who was enti tled tc the floor, resumed and concluded his re marks in opposition to the Bill, in the course of which he examined its provisions and demonstra ted that they were unwise, inexpedient and in di rect contradiction and violation of the Constitution. The Bill was also ably opposed by Messrs. Hegins, (Northumberland,) Derek, Crabb and Burden, and advocated by Messrs. Roberts, Snowden and Flennikin. After the discussion bad progressed for a considerable time, the advocates of the Bill finding themselves hard pinched to meet the un answerable arguments against it, resorted to their usual mode of smothering discussion and cutting off debate, by the application of the parliamentary gag, ""the Previous Question!" which was moved by Mr. Roberts, the gentleman who reported and had charge of the Bill; and on the main question, which wan on the adoption of the Ist section, the yeas were 47, nays 31 strict party vote. This was certainly noble and magnanimous; it was, however, in accordancewith the whole course and practice of the Loco foeo party in the House, of substituting the force of numbers in lien of the power of reason and argument. The second and third sections of the Bill, which relate merely to the meeting of the return judges and tho time and place of election,were then passed;. and the House adjourned, the fourth and last section of the Bill being under consideration. I do not know whether your readers aro aware of the provisions of this Bill; I therefore give you a brief synopsis of its contents. The let section ereete- each of the Counties of York and Lancaster, which .heretofore constituted .one Senatorial district electing three Senators, in to separate disfricts, the first electing one and the second two Senators. It also disidee the Bth Se natorial district electing two Senators, and com posed of the Counttea of Perry, Mifflin, Juniata, Union and Huntingdon, into two districts to he called the 12th and 24th. The Fret composed of the counties of Perry, Juniata end Huntingdon— the second of Unionoind Mifflin, with the addition of Northuroberland,which Is transferred from what is now the 12th district composed of Lycoming, Centre, and Northumberland—while the two fir mer (Lycoming and Centre,) with the addition of the new county of Clinton, are erected iotoa new district to bo called the twenty-fifth. The 2d and 3d sections, as I before said, relate solely to the I meeting of the return judges and the time of elec.- The 4th takes ono member of the House of Representatives from Philadelphia city, and one froin the county of Lancaster, adds one to Philad elphia county, and one to Westmoreland, and separates the counties of Mifflin, Union and Juni ata, which under the existing apportionment law of 1836 are united and elect three members, so that each of tho counties of Mifflin and Union shall elect one member, and Perry and Juniata jointly are to elect two! My opinion is that this most outrageous and ne farious infraction of the Constitution of the State, (which expressly declares in the 4th section of the Ist article that an enumeration and appor- . tionment shall take place at intervals of seven years,) will be consummated, by the Ilouse of Representatives at least. My hope is thit there may still be virtue enough left in the Senate to defeat it. The party now in power, are desper ate. They feel that the ground is sliding from beneath their fact; that the day of reckoning and retribution is at hand; and hence they aro prepa red and determined to stop at nothing dill may aid in averting the dire overthrow which they see impending. Nothing but the utter madness of party,driven to reckless desperation by the certain prospect of righteous jtl4lgment before them, could minister hardihood and effrontery enough to °rig ' inato and pass such a Bill into a law. But what will not the reckless and desperate demagogues of the present dominant party resort to, to perpetuate the power they abuse? Yours respectfully ANOTHER RUMORED DEFALCATION.—It is with pain that we are called upon to re cord another rumored defalcation, on the part of a member of the Philadelphia Bar, i who has heretofore occupied a highly res pectable position in society. We trust most sincerely that the matter may prove exag gerated, and that the supposed offender may eventually be able to vindicate his character. The rumor is, that the individual in ques tion, and whose name we withhold in this stage of the matter, in respect to the feel ings of his family, was the trustee of several properties, amounting in all to from $60,000 to $lOO,OOO. A largo poriidn of this pro perty belonged to the wile of a distinguish ed American gentleman now abroad, and formerly connected with the Philadelphia press. The property so held in trust, was misappropriated, if not squandered and lost by the trustee, who, unable to make it good, and seeing the dreadful nature able position, on Wednesday last fled the city. It is said that ho left a note for his father, consigning his wife and children to his care, and written under feelings of high mental excitement. His accounts in one or two of the Banks have, since his absence, been found deficient to small amounts. The individual alluded to, was temperate in habits, gentlemanly in his deportrnents, and enjoyed a considerable share of popularity among his immediate associates and acquaintances. It is suppos ed that stock-gambling and mows multicau lis speculations, were among the causes of his ruin. We have beard various other particulars connected with the matter, but believing that most of them are partially if not wholly unfounded, we forbear to make them public.—Phila. Inquirer. THPIIDENCE AND PDPPYISH REDDHED. - Mr. JOHN VAN BUREN, the hopeful son of the President of the United States, had the impudence a few days since to declare in the public Bar• room of Congress Hall, Al bany, that General Harrison was a COW. AR D Fortunately for the cause of truth, an officer of the army was present, who promptly required of the coxcomb ad im. mediate retraction 'of the slander, at the hazard of being hold personally responsible for his language. After a very little blus tering. this promising eon of his father, ar rived at the conclusion that “Discretion is the better part of valor;" and humbly withdrew his charge in the same public manner in which it was made.[Cour. The Tippecanoe boys of ono of the towns in Waslitenaw county, Michigan, are rig, ging up a wagon which will hold one hun dred persons, to be drawn by 20 span of horses, in which to ride to Fort Ileigs. A YOII.NO Thez.voe.—They have had quite e deluge at Augusta and Ilamburg,Georgia, theiiver on the 27th ult., having overflow ed the railroad, flooded the stores, and set everything capable of floating in a state of motion. The inhabitants had to free away on rafts and in batteauxs, or by any means that was convenient, while the goods from the warehouses, cotton, &c. were washing about in all directions. The freshet was occasioned by unusual rains. It does not appear that any lives were lost, for which interposition of Providence we should be grateful. IMLTIMORE PRICES CURRE.VT. From the Baltimore Patriot of Saturday last. Ftoun.—Howard St. Flour.—We find the market dull this morning, and holders of eying to sell at $4,621} without finding purchasers to any extent. Wo quote the receipt price at $4,50. Wursr.—About the middle of the week some 5000 or 6000 bushels of Pennsylvania reached the market 41 the Tido Water Canal, and were read ily sold at 96 a 98 cents for best reds, and at 100 cents for white. Good wheats aro wanted, and would meet with quick sales at the rates mentioned. Co nir.--VV hite bar been pretty steady through out the week at 43 cents, and yellow at 97 cents, and we quote those prices to-tiay, grs.—Sales of Pennsylvania have been made at 50 cents on time, and 4EI cents for cash- A A side of 1,300 bushels Virginia at 46 cents, and a lot of Md. (E. Shore) at 45 cents. To-day a parcel of good Frederick county was acid at 47 cents. o.,:rs.—Md. Oats are now dull, at 24 $ 25 cts. We quote Virginia at 22 $ 23. MORE INDIAN Want :mg.—Orr An 23d uTt. the theatrical comnany of Mr. Forbus, which had been peiforming in Snynnnahe was attacked within five or six miles of St. Augustine, and one of the members, Mr. D. C. Vole, formerly of Jersey City, killed.— , The ladies of the company-all escaped un hurt. Lieut. Mari Kon the morning of the l 9th, with three men, was fired upon by Indians four miles from his post. lie received three balls—one of his men, end all the horses were killed—the other two missing. Lieut. Sanderson, with a party of seventeen, men, was sent in pursuit. He fell in with the In dians and he and five of his men were killed. On the 24th, an express from Wake!Tashi, reported the post surrounded by Indians.— Col. Riley, with his command, has gone in pursuit. :111.TDIENIA - L !ILA It RIET). On the 2nd of April last, by the Rcv. Jacob Scherer, the Rev. John Griever of Burk's Garden, Tazwell County, Virginia, late of Gettysburg Seminary, to Miss Margaret Peery, daughter of Mr. Thomas Peery, of said county. On Thursday last, Mr. Joseph J. Kerr, of this county, to Miss AP Chsre, of Dauphin coun ty. ADVERTISEMENTS TIPPECANOE CLUB. AREGULAR meeting of the Tippecanoe Club of the Borough of Gettysburg, will be held at the Eagle Hotel, on Satur. day Evening next, at half past 7 o'clock. A general attendance is requested. M. C. CLARKSON, Pres't. H. D. SWENEY, Secretaries. W. RUTIIRAUFT, June 9, 1840. Six Cents and me old Paint largish Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber, about two weeks since, an indented appren tice to the Chair making and Painting bus iness, named JEREMIAH M'GAUGIIY. The subscriber hereby forewarns unperson, from harboring said apprentice, -is he is de. termined to enforce the law against any per son so offending. The above reward, but no charges or thanks will be given for his arrest and delivery to his muster. ADAM KETZMILLER. Gettysburg, June 9, 184(1. TO COPITV,AGTOEIS. kii,EALED proposals will be received until 2 o'clock, P., M. 27th of Juno next, for building a Brick Church in Littlestown,Ad iims county, Pa. The plan of said church will be shewn to persons wishing to propose, by Dr. J. A. Shorb, and Jas. M'Sherry Esq. Littlestown, with' whom, or with the sub• scriber proposals may be left. H. SPALDING, Secretary to Board Trustees. Tune 9, 1840. TEMPERANCE. A Meeting of the Fairfield Temperance Society will be held in the ; Brick church, in Millerstown, on Saturday the 13th inst., at 1 o'clock P. M. A prompt attendance of the members is desired. JOHN M'GINLEY, Seery. June 9, 1840. A. List ofltettM sotTo= - veigit. Zile - ravel:lA,lse VITHIN the county of Adams, agree ahly.te a certificate of the same, furnished to tne by the Clerk\ of Quarter Sessions of said county, designating those who have taken out Licenses for one year from the first of May, 1840. *Samuel Witherow, 'lsaac (laugher, *D. H. Swope, *Wm. Hamill, *T. J. Cooper, *Geo. Arnold, *R. G. M'Creary, *S. H. Buehler, *John Jenkins, J. A. Winrolt, Conrad Weaver, *Henry Wasmus, 'A. R. Stevenson, David Sheotz, Enoch Simpson, David White, *John Tudor, *J. H. Aulebaugh, *E. J. Owing, A. S. E. Duncan, John Picking, *Peter Mickley, Wm. Hildebran i *Thos. M'Knight, *J. Brown, *A. Vim:like, Philip Miller, David Beecher, *Blythe& M'Cleary Nicholas Mark, Wm. Johnston, *Henry Shriver, Benj. R. Robison, Jos S. Davis, Michael Lauver, *Jahn M'llvain, Geo. Mieigh, Morritz Rudy, 'Jacob Martin, *Henry Roberts, *S. M.& S.S. Bishop , Simon Becker, *Joseph Krofil. *John M'Knight, *M'Sherry & Fink, *John Conrad, *E. F. K. Gerber, All those marked thus El have taken out License. All those who have not taken out their licenses, will take notice, that agreeably to• the duty of the Treasurer, he is compelled to institute suits against all delinquents who have failedlb take out License according to law. N. B. All persons dealing as aforesaid, who do not find their names on the above list, will do well forthwith to report them selves to the county Treasurer, and obtain , a License. or otherwise they will subject themselves to a fine and penalty. J. H. M'CLELLAN, Treas'r. Treasurer's Office, Gettys burg, June 9, IEI4O. .Y• St LIGHTNZATO RODS. WOE Subscriber is prepared to construct m. and put up LIGIITNIKG Rove, at the, shortest notice. C. W.. HOFFMAN.. Gettysburg, May 5,1940. *Jesse Houck, Ahem Scott, Geo. Wilson, *Joseph Carl, *A. M'Farlane, Geo. Range, H. W. Single, Wm. Ickes, *W. & B. Gardner,. *Jacob Myers, *Alex. M'Cosh, . Jacob Brinkerhoff; *Abrlm King, Adam Epley, Wm. Alexander, John Miller, - *Henry Stouter, *John A. Heiner,. *Daniel March,
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