Reply to Wyoming.
From the liorriiburg Telegraph.
Our long tried friends—and the friends
of Mr. Stevens, need no apology fur the oc
cupation of our columns this morning, by
the answer to "Wyonfng." We ask a
candid perusal, and deify a contradiction of
the truths therein cantatned.
From the United States Gazette.
"We are indebted to Mr. Montgomery, of the
Harrisburg Chronicle, for. n copy of the proceed
ings of the late Electoral College. We have
looked through tho pamphlet with pleasure. We
believe the proceedings proper of the l membora of
the College gave general satisfaction."
Wo noticed in your paper of the 15th instant,
the above paragraph, with the confident expects.
'ion that the circumstance indirectly hinted at,
would on some future and early occasion, be giv.
en to the public in such colors, as would leave
nothing tor vague and undefined Inference. The
silence oftho press on tho subject, in our humble
estimation, savors rather too mitch of an over
weening delicacy, and is undoubtedlY calculated
to lead to the conclusion, that the publics acqniesce
in and approve, not only the proceedings proper,
but all tho proceedings of the members of the
Electoral College.
If, then, the conductors of rho Harrison Demo.
erotic press decline not.cing the subject in terms
by which the public may bo enabled rightly to
apprehend and appreciate the caso,it becomes ox.
pedient that others should take the responsibility,
• and epeak out, in order that the wishes of Penn
sylvania may not be misrepresented, or rnisun.
&retried, through the agency of this gratuitous
proceeding of a portion of tho Electors. So far
then as the information of the writer of this arti.
cle extends, and that embracing a largo portion
of tho State, wo learn from most respectable and
undoubted sources, that the unprecedented at.
tempt of Messrs. Stevens, Burrower, and Ex.
Governor Ritnor, to thrust the former into tho
Cabinet, as President Harrison's l'ostmaster Gen.
eral. has boon received with undisguised dinette.
faction. It is certainly with feelings any other
than pride or satisfaction wo advert to the fact,
that some nineteen or twenty Electors, whose
high and honorable distinction it was to ho selec.
ted by the people tocast the vote of Pennsylvania
for the patriotic andeminentcitizenwhu is now tho
President elect of the U. States should Cr, far for
got their dignity and duty. as to lend their names,
and make their recommendation for a cabinet of.
fico, a concomitant of their votes, for the man to
whom the recommendation was addressed. No
unkind or angry feeling prompts this remark.—
Wo verily believe they were entrapped, deceived,
and separately seduced, as our firt.t parents were,
and in an unwary moment, precipitated on this
recommendation by the subtle arts of some arch
intriguer. To the imperishablo tumor of our
venerable fellow.citizon, Mr. Cone, Harmer Den
ney, T. M. 'P. McKennan, J. Price Wotherill,
and others, making ten in all, who could neither
„he coaxed, bribed, or bullied into the measure,
An effort so desperate, so entirely regardless of
common propriety, and the respect duo to the
Chief Magistrate elect, cannot but be viewed as
profoundly mortifying to every honorable Penn
sylvanian, and should by no means be passed un.
rebuked, aside from every consideration of the
indelicacy and impropriety of this sort of action
by any portion of the College.--Will the Electors
who appended their names to the recommenda
tion of Mr. Stovens—will any one, venture to as•
sort that it conveys the wishes of the people of
Pennsylvania. in regard to the selection of a gon
tternan from this State to oocupv a cabinet office?
By no means. Whatever popularity (and at no
period was it extensive} may have attached to
the gentleman in question, it has long since dia.
appeared. The closing scenes of Governor Rit•
nor administration—the almost treasonable
manifesto of Mr. Burrower., (being at the time
Secretary of the Commonwealth) to regard the
well ascertained election of Porter, as though no.
election had taken place—and Mr. Stevens' un
successful efforts to organize a separate House of
Representatives, have cast on all the actors and
intriguers thereto a degree of odium, which time
cannot obliterate, and will long bo remembered
by the ponce loving people of Pennsylvania, xvith
feelings of deep humiliation and• sorrow.—We
sincerely and honestly regrot that the occasion
seemed to require a reference to these matters;
but we cannot permit this recommendation to
reach General Harrison, as conveying the aenti.
mantel of the people of Pennsylvania, without a
fiat and full contradiction; and at the same time
Inform the parties interested id this ignoble
scheme, that they greatly misapprehend and un
derrate that elevated sagacity which has carried
him so triumphantly through a long life of patr
atm usefulners, if they calculate on its sitcom's,
Since the first publication of the above
article which appeared in the United States
Gazette, we have been in doubt, whether to
pass by the contemptible ravings of" Wyom.
ing" with the silent scorn they merit, or
give en exposure of the hypocrisy and in
justice which characterizes his communica
tion. We have determined finally on the
latter course, and in our present and future
remarks on this subject, we wish it distinct
ly understood that we were the last to sever
the unity of our party, the last to nullify the
compact of Union and Harmony to which
we, - in common with every Anti Van Buren
ite, considered ourselves pledged.
We need hardly refer. although it may
be necessary to the elucidation of our argu
mn.nt,to the proceedings of the National con
vernier'. When the Whigs in that body
finally consented to adopt the nomination of
Gen. Harrison for the Presidency, which
had been made and persevered in by the
anti-masonic party, more than a year be.
fore, notwithstanding the scoff' and sneers
of Whig orators, that defeat with such a
man as Henry Clay would be preferable to
success with the now President elect; the
anti-masonic party of Pennsylvania, in or
der to show that their professions of har
mony were not assumed for purposes of per
sonal interest, agreed to forego their dis
tinct organization and name, and do battle
against a common foe, under the common
banner of democracy. Although some
doubted the policy, and it is not our present
purpose to argue the point, vet many indul
ged the hope that their new associates would
respect the will of the people, so emphati
cally expressed for the preceding ten years.
They had a right to expect that their ma
sonic allies would at least act harmoniously
and kindly with their antimasonic fellow la•
borers,who in this state formed three fourths
of the party, and almost the whole of the
workiug. men. We do not wish to adduce
, •
evidences how grievously and fatally those
pacifie hopes have been deceived! Our
present purpose is to unmask the misrepre.
sentatiiins which have been directed against
our friends, 'Whose honesty of heart and in.
tett , ttY olcherecter made them formidable
to our hollow hearted ethos. This has been
shown by the manner in which their private
and public character has been assailed by
intiendoznd direct allegations. Now when
the most glorious victory ever known to
the nation, has been achieved by the per-1
severing adherence of the kattootooog to 601
popular chief, who was selected by them,
and forced upon the Whigs, an attempt is
made to again encumber and disorganize
~our unity, by the little squad, who inlisted
into our ranks for the sake of the bounty
and the booty. These few restless souls,
together with some particles of driftwood
brought in by the flood: some refugees and
wandering exiles from Van Burenism, have
united with the agrarian rabble, who dese.
crated our Legislative Halls with a mob
and compelled tho Speaker of the Senate to
abandon his post, to reiterate and endorse
the infamous falsehoods and slanders that
were first promulgsted by the mendacious
organs of the ruffians who trampelled' the
Constitution and laws in the dust.
Without a wish on our part to minder the
link of friendship, which our unpreceden•
tad victory should havo thrown around us;
with no desire but to do :simple justice to
those, whose prominency hag. made them a
shining mark for detraction; with footings
of the greatest respect for many who now
seem to be laboring under the fatal delusion,
that the friends of those, so wantonly attack
ed by "Wyoming" will tamely and in si
lence submit to his manifold misrepresenta
tions and audacious mummies; with fee
lingsof deepest regret at the disingenuous
course of some of our editorial brethren in
Philadelphia, in this relation, by their dark
and ambiguous language; with unfeigned
solicitude for our permanency as a political
party, so rashly hazarded in the election of
a Speaker of the House, (and we hope to be
correctly understood, not as deprecating the
result which placed an ardent and talented
friend of Harrison in the Choir, but as re•
pudiating the manner of his election—which
he himself cannot but admit as dangerons
to party advancement,) but impelled by a
stern sense of duty to our friends and to the
promulgation of the truth, wo have •been
drawn into this review of some of the most
glaring incongruities in this incongruous
communication, signed "W yommg.'
While the charges contained in it were
circulaleil by the loco loco liestructives
alone, we scorned to notice them. The
respectable gentleman against whom they
were levelled would certainly consider such
slander, from such quarters, any thing but
injurious to them. But since they have
been adopted and circulated by Whig pa
pers, and thereby reach the eye of men.
whose good opinion is worth having and
retaining, we deem if our duly to investi
gate them, and see on what thundation they
rest.
The usual slang about Stevens,Burrowes,
and Ritner, is repeated with its common
variations. For years past it has' gone
through all the changes known to permute
tion and combination, just as stereot3 pad
slander has been plastered for twenty years
past upon Clay, Webster, Adams, Harrison
Jackson, and other prominent patriots. But
the specific charges adopted by" Wyoming"
are;
Ist. "The almost treasonable manifesto
of Mr. Burrowes, to regard the well ascer
tained election of Porter as though no elec
tion had taken place."
2nd. "Mr. Stevens' unsuccessful efrort to
organize a soperatii House of Reprosenta•
liven"
"These measures," says "Wyoming,"
"have cast on all the actors and intriguers
thereto, ' a degree of odium which- , time can
not obliterate,-"and hence it infers that Gov.
Ritner, and his prominent friends have lost
their popularity. Let us examine these
things coolly.
In the first place, it is conceded that they
never were popular with the advocates of
masonry; although sometimes supported by
them as an alternative. But they were
popular with all those who opposed secret
societies; and the question now to be con
sidered is, were either of the above act's
of a character to impair that popularity?
First, lot us examine the "Manifesto," as
it is called, of Mr. Burrowos.
Immediately after the election of 1838,
OW friends throughout the state, were start.
led at the enormous frauds every where
practised by the friends of Mr. Porter.—
They existed not only in the counties of
Philadelphia and Barks, but in every coun
ty whore they had a majority of Inspectors
and Judges. The State Committee receiv
ed information of alleged fraudulent votes,
amounting to more than 15,000, which their
informants assured them, they would be able
to establish. Whole districts giving major
ities of 600 or 600 for Ritner were rejected.
Fictitious voters were recorded, and votes
put in for them in almost every loco loco
County in the state. Such were the char-
%V YOll ING.
ges—and such we doubt not, were the facts.
The Committee wero also informed that
petitions were In , circulation to contest the
Governor's election, according to the Con
stitution and Laws. It was known tha
the unfortunate practice of betting on the
result,had been indulged in to an enormous
extent. Under these circumstances, what
was the duty which the Charrman of the
State Committee owned to hes political
friends? Certainly, to give them notice
of the alleged frauds, the intention to expose
them, and legally and peaceably to inquire,
who was elected Governor; and to warn
them, in the meantim:3, not to do any acts,
or make any sacrifices, on Me supposition
of our defeat. It would be time enough
to make such practical concessions, after
the constitutional tribunal, before which
our appeal was about to be heard, should so
determine.
The publication of Mr. Burrowes, which
has been so much perverted and falsified by
the Loco locos, did nothing morel—as any
honest Inquirer must acknowledge. But it
has not only been perverted by the Loco
feces, but art absolute FORGERY has been
committed upon it, in the, above article.—
After stating the apparent result. Mr. Bur
mares, in his article of the 17th of October,
1A39, put forth as Chairman' of the State
Committee,says; "this is an event, to which,
Intd.it bean fairly produced, we as good cit•
izew, would quietly if not cheerfully sub
But there is so strong a probability
of rnal-practice and fraud en the whole
transaction that it moue duty peaeffullii to
mist it, wed fully exp os( iv,
After enumerating the .ditTerent allege.
tione of illegal voting,nnd fraudulent returns,
he proceeds; "On behalf therefore, of thn
State Committee of Correspondence and
vigilance, the propriety is suggested, of
taking measures at once, for investigating
the manner in which the election was con
ducted, and the result produced. Now is
the time to make the szamination,while the
facts are fresh and the outrage recent.—
Let it be dohe thon,peacefully, determined
ly and thoroughly. But let it be commene•
ed with an honest resolution to SUBMIT
to the result, whether it be favorable or UN
FA VORABLE to our wishes. This is the
duty of all who contend for equal rights,
and the SUPREMACY OF LAWS. But fellow.
citizens, UNTIL this investigation be ful
ly made, and fairly determined, let us treat
the election of the 6th instant, as if we had
not been defeated,and in that attitude abide
the result."
These are the principles of the "Manifes•
to," as it is called, mid to which "Wyom.
ing," in imitation of his Loco loco Allies,
applies the epithet "almost treasonable"—
There is not a doctrine in it, which an hon
est man of any party could Abject to. Not
a principal in it that will not be applauded
by every good citizen. It first states the
ground for supposing the election to have
been corruptly and illegally conducted, so
as to defeat the real voice of the people;
and then suggests that such illegality should
be legally and peacefully inquired into,
according to the forms known to the Con
stitution and Laws; end that until such de.
cisme, the result should oe considered as
suspended. What of Treason—what of
impropriety was there in this? Treason to
act according to law? Treson to keep tho
pence and abide the result of a constitution.
of investigation, whether "favorable or un
favorable!" Treason to suspend our opiri•
ion of the result until the proper tribunal
should announce It "Almost Treason"
to notify his friends that possibly the whole
sale frauds of the enemy might be detected,
and they not robbed of their rights and
their thousands! If this be treason, or "al
most treason . " then, indeed, the occupation
of the Capitol, by armed ruffians; the ex
pulsion of the Senate by brothel bullies; the
formation of a Rouge of Representatives,
by the votes of a tumultuary assemblage,
and the continuance of lawless disorganize.
tion beyond the time allowed by law for
presenting petitions to investigate the frauds
was loyalty to the country! And this mode
of setting the question is justly called the
"well ascertained election of Porter!"
But "Wyoming," instead of stating Mr.
Burrowee, advice fairly, says, he recom
mended to treat it as though "no election
had taken place." No such sentiment—
nothing allied to it was ever expressed by
him. That is u forgery. That is a slan
der of the open and the secret foes of Anti
masonry, which any honorable man would
have scorned to invent, or to propagate.
Article 2d. "Mr. Stevens' unsuccessful
efforts to organize a separate House of Rep
resentatives."
How does it happen that Mr. Stevens
has the whole credit of this act, whether
good or bad? He was but one of the PIP.
TY.TWO members who participated in
it. Every Anti Van Buren member of the
Senate present at the preliminary meetings,
as well as of the House, not only advised
that course as the only legal ono, but pledg
ed themselves in• writing (of course under
no sudden impulse) to adhere to it under
all circumstances. We have taken some
pains to ascertain the facts from authentic
sources, and find that the resolutions were
offered by the then Speaker of the Senate,
Mr. Penrose, and the proceedings signed
by the Chairman, John Strohm. The firm
motion in the House, followed by a speech
ably setting forth the law, and the course
ii.tended to be pursued in the organization
was made by 'C. S. Smith, Esq. of the city
of Philadelphia, and every Whig member
of the House, including fifteen gentlemen,
high, honorable and prominent, from th 4
city and county of Philadelphia, voted and
acted precisely as Mr. Stevens did. Those
gentlemen will hardly consider it oomph
mentary, to suppose them the mere tools
of one man, without any minds of their own,
ready to do his bidding! And yet this is
the humiliating position in which they are
put by "Wyoming." Without intending
it, those who take this ground aro passing
as high a compliment upon the controlling
talents or Mr. Stevens as they are contempt
upon all the rest of the House and Senate.
But the truth is, no one man had any such
influence or such power. The course to be
pursued was diliberately agreed upon, as
the only legal one, after the maturest con-
eideration, by all the members. And their
judgment was right as we will briefly show;
and if Mr. Stevens is to have the credit o
t, it will only exalt him in the minds of in
elligent men. At• the time fixed for the
opening of the session of 1839, the Secre•
tery of the Commonwealth delierevd to the
members assembled, the certificates of elec
tion for the city of Philadelphia and the
several counties of the State, as required to
de by the laws and usages of Pennsylvania.
Ho delivered the returns sent to him by the
High Sheriff of each county as the rfficial
returns. Every county was returned—no
defect appeared on Me face of any of the
certificates of the returning officers. The
Secretary of the Commonwealth had there
fore an easy and a plain duty to perform.
He has no power over the legality, or the
fairness, or the truth of the return. His
duty is merely ministerial, not judicial. if
he could become the judge of the correct•
noes of the returns sent to him by the Sher-
ff, he would of course be made the arbiter
of the rights of all the members to seats.
But such jut isdiction is not claimed for him
by any body. It was known that the seats
of many of the returned members would be
contested; but that could not be officially
known to the Secretary or any of the mem-
hers of the House, until all the returned
members were sworn in,and the House duly
organized. The law knows of no mode of
contesting a seat, until that seat be occupied
by some member. Vacant seats are never
contested. It follows as a matter of aeon.
shy thou, that theseturned member, wheat
,er be be the true member or not, must take
his seat in the first instance, or no legal
contest for the seat could ever rake place.
It might to be sure, be decided by associate
cut throats—but any other principles than
those we hap) stated, must lead to frequent
appeals to (hat tribunal, which seems to find
so much favor with "Wyoming" al/ the
Loco Pecos.
Among the returns presented, was ono for
the county of Philadelphia, duly transmitted
to the Secretary, by the High Sheriff of the
county, with his certificate, under seal, that
it was the official return for members afflict
House of Representatives;—it was of course
under the seal of the return judges. and that
seal remained unbroken when it was trans
minted to the House. The Secretary had
no right to open it or Inquire into its con
tents. It was opened by the Clerk, end
read; from which it appeared that the Whig
members were returned with the highest
number of votes; and of course according
to the principles above stated, wore entitled
to be sworn in and to hold their seats, until
(if contested) they should be ousted by the
decision of a committee. The question
whether the Sheriff had sent on a true or
spurious return, or whether the members
thereby returned, had been duly elected,
could not be inquired into by the members,
before the House was organized. Nor in
deed by the House itself in a body, even af
tor its organization—the law having pointed
out the only mode. A petition, under oath,
signed by a certain number of voters must
be presented within five days of the organi
zation—a comm".ttact must be appointed by
ballot, and the report of that committee is
final and conclusive, independent of all ac
tion of the House. It will be seen, that the
House, at no time, can ever take a vote on
the question, or interfere with its adjudica
tion;—it is to be 'settled in pursuance of a
permanent law, made to govern all like
cases, without reference to accidental ma
'orities.
Now let us ask—what did the members,
what did Stevens and his filly-oue associates
do on this occasion? Just what is above
shown to have been their duty. They pro.
ceeded, and did organize (not attempt to,
merely) the House of Representatives, by
electing officers and swearing in the mem
bers duly returned. They succeeded in
effecting at, in the midst of clamor, and dag
gers, and the threats of penitentiary digger.
gad convicts. And had the Senate as
done its duty, the State would have been
saved from the reproach of a triumphant
mob, and an insulted and violated Constitu
tion. The "separate" House was after
ward organized by the Loco Pecos, by lug
ging in Charles Pray and his associates,
by the vote of the mob, under pretence of a
pocket certificate!
Reader! reflect with ua. Is it not more
than strange that the same editors who
show such fervid end just indignation, be
cause the broad seal of the Governor of
New Jersey was not respected, prima facie,
in organizing Congress, should become so
indifferent to the virtue; and doubtful of the
validity of the broad seal of the Sheriff and
judges of the county of Philadelphia? While
they denounce those. who disregard the
former, as despisers of the Constitution,
they reproach those who vindicated the lat
ter, as becoming thereby "unpopular," It
cannot be answered, that in the Philadelphia
case, the returned members had the fewest
votes—so they had in New Jersey. But
the fact could not be legally known to Con
grass, or the Legislature, until they were
organized. Then, perhaps, the majority of
legal votes might have been found with the
Whig members. In the Senate, Mr. Bell
of Cheater, was admitted into the same Le
gislature, on a similar certificate, although
not elected, and was eventually ousted on
trial. But if there were blame in forward.
ing certificates for nou.elected members,
whose fault was it? Net "Rimer's, Bur
rows' or Stevens'"--not the members of
the House of '39, who bad nothing to do
with it. The returns were made out by
the judges, and certified and forwarded as
oficsul by the High Sheriff, elected by the
city and county of Philadelphia—by a Sher
iff' voted for by the editor of the Gazette
himself and hie political friends. We would
not be understood as intimating a reproach
by this reference; the than Sheriff was ap•
preciated by all who know him; he .was a
good officer and had gallantly served his
country, and his conduct in this instance,
was -governed by the law and the ablest
counsel in Philadelphia,. es we learned at
the time.
But, if there be "odium which Limo can
not obliterate," let it fall on those who were
guilty! Why is this act of respecting the
broad seal of the county of Philadelphia, to
be censured, while those men who contend•
ed for the validity of the New Jersey seal
are applauded? Why is not the Hon. John
Sergeant loaded with "!odium which time
can not obliterate'?" Wherein did hie con.
doct, and the conduct of John Q. Adams.
Wise, Bell, Biddle, and all the other Whig
members of Congress, differ from the con
duct of the House and Senate of Pennsyl.
vania in the case referred to? In nothing
—the same principles were contended for
in both cases, and the same revolutionary
doctrines maintained successfully by the
LocoFoces. Yet one is approved of, and
the other is condemned. Why is thia7—
The reason is obvious. Gov. Ritner, his
Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Mr.
Stevens were antimasons!
Wo ask the most partial observer, the
most prejudiced opponent, if this is not the
single, naked and paltry reason for the at
tack or" Wyoming?" And can our former
associates, with whom aotimasonry banded
for united action, expect the friends of t hese
gentlemen to be supine when unmerited
contumely is heaped upon them? When
they now hear the very persons, who were
loudest in praise of the patriotic stand taken
by the "Cunningham House" in 1838—
those who were the loudest in their invec•
live against those of our own party who sue.
combed to the mob power, and recognized
the "Hopkins Hou3e," and those who, had
the Taws not been overawed by brute form,
would have been the most 'sycophantic, ad
miters of those who breasted the torrent:
—when we, say, such persons are now bay
ing full-mouthed at. honored . stations', as curs
at the moon, can it be doubted but that the
freemen of Pennsylvania, must again be
called to assert their rights and protect
their champions! They :oo will answer to
the call, and "Wyoming" will skulk from
the storm. Who is he?—Who but an anon
ymous writer, a at best but on par with the
midnight assassin, without the courage to
face his foe, but valiant to stab in the dark!
Who is ho we ask? If he dare confront us
with his name, we think wo can prove him
a tecreant to democracy, a traitor to cor
rect prinCiples and a fawning sycophant to
party ascendancy. His shafts at the great
leaders of antimasonry must fall harmless
while their names will long be revered, for
they are written on the most useful pages
of the history of the state. Against such
men as Ritner, Stevens, Burrowes, Ellma
ker, Elder, Parke, Denny, Irwin, Walker,
Middleewarth, Ogle, Todd, Biddle, Craig,
Iredell, Steel, Darlington, Mcllwaine and a
host of others, the venom of such little spit..
its as "Wyoming," be he a whig or loco
foco, will bo expended in vain!
We have yet to resume this subject.
—co
From the Pittsburg American
MEETING' O' THE ANTI-MASONIC
COMMITTEE OF
_CORRESPONDENCE,
According to call,the members of the Dern.
ocrat►e Antimasonic Committee oeborres.
pondence met at La rimer's Hotel, on Satur.
day, January 23d, 1841, at 11 o'clock,
A. M., C. L. Magee, in the Chair,, Russell
Erroll, Secretary.
On motion, it was,
Resolved, That the Democratic Harrison
men of Aollghenv County are requested to
meet in their respective Election Districts,
on the 13th day of February, 1841, to (loci
delegates from each Election District. to
represent them in a County Convention, to
meet on Wednesday, the 17th day of Fed
ruary, 1841, at 11 o'clock, A. M., in the
Court House, at Pittsburgh, for the purpose
of electing hve delegates to rep'resent Alle
gheny County in the State Convention of
Match 10th, to nominate a candidate for
Governor.
The meetings in the townships to be held
between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock, P.M.;
and wards of Pittsburgh and Alleghe
ny, the Boroughs of Lawrenceville and
Birmingham, and Pitt township, to meet at
7 o'clock, P. M.'
The following resolution was also mm.
imously adopted:
Resolved, That tho recent public organi
zation of the Grand Lodge of Penosylvania,
and tho active measures taken hy it to re.
viva Free Masonry throughout'tho state,
strongly admoninsh the friends of Equal
Rights and Free Discussion to be on the
alert.
There was a very general attendance o
the members of the committee present, ind
the strongest determination was evinced to
abide by the distinctive organization of the
Democratic Antimasonic party.
C. L. MAGEE, Chatrman.
RassEra. noun', Secretary.
TRH INSTRUCTION RESOLUTIONS. —OD
Monday last, Mr. Sturgeon protented to the
U. S. Senate the resolutions of our Liviala.
lure, in behalf of the passage of a bill for
distributing the proceeds from sales of the
Public Domain, and for the imposition of
additional duties to moat the deficiency in
the revenue. Mr. Sturgeon said he should
comply with the instructions. end for the
reason that he believed that the people of
the state wore in favor of distribution.
Were the question involved in the Resolu
tions put to the people,ho believed they would
vote for them, and complying with the in.
st ructions of the Legislature nod the wishes
of the People, he would vote for the amend
ment introduced by Mr. Crittenden.
MuLEon.—lt is said in a letter from
Lockport that the trial of McLeod cannot
take place until the 4th Monday in March,
unless a special commission of Oyer and
Terminer should issue, which is not probe.
ble. His case will come before the Grand
Jury at the county Court, to be held in
February. There is nothing peculiar in
his situation in jail except that he bleeps all
day and is up all night, probably expecting
assistance from Canada, to enable him to
escape.
The statement that Mr. 13rotherston,
cashier of the Suspension Bridge Bank had
become McLeod's bail in S 5000; is also er
roneous. McLeod was arrested under a
charge of murder, which is hot a bailable
offence. The excitement on this affair in•
creases every day. Meetings are holding
all over the western district, and if an at
tempt be made to rescue him the worst con
sequences are anticipated.
IMPORTANT TO. NEWSPAPER READERS.
It has recently been decided in Philadelphia
that if a person allows a paper to be tett on
his premises, and roads it, he is liable for
the subseriptinn, notwithstanding ho may
have called at the office, and expressly or
dered it stopped. If a person does not in
tend to pay for a paper, he must not receive
nor read it.
DAMAGES BY LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES.
--There has been paid hem the Treasury
of Pennsylvania during the last year 520,-
856 57, for 'damages done to individuals
by sparks from locomotive engines. ft
will be recollected that the State provides
the motive power on all its railroads.
FRO3I FLORIDA —We find the following
in the Augustine News of the 22d ult:
More Glorious .News!! ! —The schr.
Frances, Capt. Cooper, arrived this morn
ing, bringing the glorious news of additional
success in the capture and destruction of
the enemy South. Oa the Bth, Colonel
Harney captured and killed in the Uttar.
glades, 12 Indians. On the 10th, at Indiatt
River, the command under Major Childs,
Lieuts. Taylor, Steptoe, Van Vleit, and Dr.
Simmtons. captured 83 frutiaue anq pa
groes. killing 4. On the 11th, nn the St.
John's, Lieuta, Taylor and Van Vlcit cap
tured 5 Indians, killing I. Col. Harney
had to return fur additional force, and is
again in pursuit of the enemy.
The news from the South is truly cheer.
ing; the success of Col. Harney, and the
prompt and gallant conduct of Maj. Childs.
and officers of 3d Artillery, ore entitled to
all praise. Major Childs is a brave officer,
and already distinguished for good conduct
at F ar t Drane. We say, God speed such
men as are operating South; they have largo
claims upon the gratitude of their country.
IMPORTANT FROM CHINA.
We are indebted to our New York friends
and particularly the Commercial Adverti
ser, the Times, American, Sun and Herald,
for late European udvices received at that
port by the packet ship North America,
in 22 days from Liverpool. Tho London
dates are of the 6th and the Liverpool of
the 7th. The chief intelligence is that
which relates to China. The only fact,
says the Commercial, about which there
can be no question is, apparently that the
Emperor's envoy who mot Admiral Elliott
at Pecheleo, had wit enough to effect o
transfer ofthe theatre of nogociation from
Pekin, or its vicinity, to Canton; the very
policy which we pointed out, months ago,
as that the Chinese government would be
likely to pursue.
The London Mercantile Journal says:
"The intelligence from China is as gratify
ing as it is important, and it is especially
satisfactory because It bears with it this
groat zest—it was unexpected; so little Im
portance had been attached to tho progress
announced by the last overland mail, to
have been made by the Chinese expedition.
It appears, however, that the Chinese quoit
lion is thoroughly settled—that the occupa
tion of Chosen, and the proceedings of Ad.
miral Elliot have, brought the Emperor of
Clitna to his senses, and that ha has offered
to soi.d plonipotentiaries to Canton or Ning
po, for tho artangement of all matters iu
differeneo with Great Britam.
Shortly after the capture of Chuaan, Ad.
miral Elliot, in proceedim; to the Pecho riv
er, was met by a mandarin of the third rank
of the Chinese empire, though coma ac
counts say the Emperor himself. while oth
ers affirm that Admiral Elliot had arrived
at Pekin, and had an audience dale Empe.
nor.
The Emperor has agreed to pay £3,000,.
000 for the expenses incurred by the Brit.
ish in making war; other authorities state
,E 2,000,000 sterling as indemnity for the
opium seized, and £l,OOO for the expenses
of the war. The Experor, either him
self or through his officers, has expres
sed pacific intentions to the Admiral, and
ho disavows the accusations of commission.
er Lina. This latter, indeed, has fallen
into disgrace, and the Emperor offers to
surrender him into the hands of the Brit.
ish, to be dealt with as they may think pro.
or.
Chusan is not to bo given up until the
treaty be signed.
It ►s stated (and certainly there is noth
ing miraculous in the tact that his Celestial
Majesty should be so influenced), that the
Emperor is greatly annoyed at our occupy'.
tion of Chusan, and his Minister hinted
"that the Admiral's visit had prevented the
march of fierce soldiers to retake the is
land!"
The Earl of Somers died at his residence
at Brighton on the 6th of January. The
death of Rear Admiral Sir Phillip B. Vete
broke, the officer who commanded the Shan
non in her engagement with theChesepeake
during the last war, on which occasion he
was severely wounded, and for which he
was made a Baronet, is also announced in
the London papers.
A great fire had occurred at Dundee.
The venerable Cathedral which had weath
ered the storm. for 700 years, and two of
the other churches, were entirely consumed
—the damage being estimated at between
30 and £40,000.
EXPLOSION OF AN "INFERNAL MAORINIL "
-Some time during the last summer, a
common soap box, directed to "Peter Weed,
Wilkes Durkee, care of Mr. Kelsey, Bir
mingham," Oakland Co., was left, by some
unknown parson, at the Eagle Tavern, in
this city. It has remained, unclaimed, and
almost unnoticed, in the baggage room ever
since. On Saturday night, however, Mr..
LAwsoN, the keeper of the hotel, having
occasion to be in the baggage room tossed'
over the box with his foot, when an explo.
sion ensued, which knocked the siding off
from the room—tore away the partitions
—broke, in the sashes of six or eight win- ,
dows—tore up the floor—severed several of
the joice—and severely injured - Mr. L._
particularly in his hands, from which he
will lose one or two of his fingers.
An examination of the fragments, resul
ted in the discovery of what had cossiitu.
led a very strong oaken box, capable of
holding two or three pounds of powder,
which had been fastened together, with ~.
two strong, iron bands. Attached. to this
box, was a steel spring, to which appeared
to have been attached, a small hammer,
which was doubtless constructed to -strike
upon a percussion cap, the explosion or •,
which would co mmunicate with the depose.
it ofpowder;—' he whole doubtless design..
ed to explode u on the opening of the be*
which encased ) .
'l'he explosion was as destructive as would
have been the explosion of a keg of powder,
It is a miracle ifisit Mr. L. was not killed
upon the spot. Measures will doubtless tot,
at once taken to solve the mystery which,
now attaches to the affair; and if murder,
was designed to bring the wretches to pun
ishment.— Detroit Ada.
MAIL Ron i ttEßEl BAILED,—Dr. Braddee,
tho principal person concerned in the
mail robberies, has been discharged
on bail by Judge Irvine. The bail given
was to, the amount of $120,000, Bradded
himself becoming bound in 860,0110, and
twenty two of his neighbors from U nioutowq
in a like gulp, •
ItEPUBLICIAN BANNER.
GICTTYBI3URCSe February U. 1841.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The friends of General Harrison in Penn
sylvania are respectfully invitel to elect
Delegates to a State Convention, to be held
in tho Court House of Harrisburg, at 10
o'clock, A. M. on WEDNESDAY, the
10th day of March, 1841, for the purpose
of selecting a candidate for tl•e office of
Govornor,to be supported by the Democratic
party of the State at tlio approaching gen-
eral election.
Each county, and the city of Philadelphia,
well send delegates to the Conventinn, equal
to number to their members in the State
Legislature..,
THOMAS H. BURROWES, .
JOHN PRICE .WETHERILL,
JOHN C. MONTGOMERY,
FRANCIS PARKE,
WILLIAM WCLURE,
THOMAS ELDER,
JOSEPH WALLACE,
SAMUEL ALEXANDER,
BELA BADGER,
JAMES_ GREGORY,
JOHN H. WALKER,
SAMUEL D. CULBERTSON,
JAMES STEEL.
Harrisburg, January 6, 1841.
The old Democratic day for nominating
the candidate for Governor (4th of March,)
is departed from in the present instance, in
order to afford all who desire it, an opportu
nity to attend both the State Convention,
and the inauguration of President Harrison.
Appointment by the Governor.
EDW.41311 B. Burma:, WILLI•M F. PACKER,
and noon Kate, to be Canal Commiesionera for
one year, from and after the let February, 1841.
Canal Commissioners.
Wo had prepared an Wide for insertion lest
week, in relation to the Cans! Commissioner
Bill, but were compelled to omit it, our columns
being filled. The Governor having given it a
quietus--peace be to its manes. Our members
bath voted for and sustained Mr. Washabaugh's
amendmont--“making members of the Legisla
ture ineligible during the term for which they
were elected." That provision having been re
jected, our sympathise are not at all excited at Its
violent death.
The Harrisburg Intelligencer.
We do not feel ourselves called upon to notice
any articles that appear in the Intelligeneer, any
mere than we should those of the Keystone or Re
porter.. W. d^ not expect it to , admire either do
princfples or the men of Ariiimasonry. It is the
same paper formerly edited by, Henry K. Strong;
and the editors seem to have inherited all:hie prin
ciples but none of his talents. That paper of
course will soon sink to bo the_ organ of,a mere
squad of exclusive Whigs. The sooner the line
is drawn between them and the Democrats, the
batter.
; The Intelligencer mistakes or misrepresents
when it says we have not published the call for a
Convention on the 10th of March. We have
constantly had it in our paper except when crowd
ed out by indispensable matter.
Smashing.
A fellow by the name of george Washington
erabb testifies, as his opinion, in the last Carlislo
Expositor that Mr. kixavntts is not the greatest
.roan in the world! This of courso settles the
question. If he will send on his article to Gon.
Harrison it will save all further trouble. Crabb
Is peculiarly qualified to givo opinions of Anti
masons, as he loft the Loco foco ranks a year or
two sinco, and new converts like young bumble.
hoes are always largest when they aro first hatch
ed. Judging from the quantity rather than the
quality of• the article, we should think the fellow
was uncommonly sober when ho wrote it. Ho
knows he can safoly libel Mr. Stevens, as a par
don would protect him from corporal punishment,
and poverty from a pecuniary one.
Deanocratic Anti-Masons .
Of Adams County! Next Saturday assemble at
the Court house to exchang °congratulations on
account of your late glorious victory, and to con
sult as to the best means of perpetuating your as
cendancy, and supprossing the Lodge. It is ho
ped that all true opponents of aecrot 'moieties will
attend.
We are indebted to the Hon. C. B. Penrose for
II copy of the Canal Commissioners' Report.
UNITED STATILE SENATOR VIIME Maras.—On
Thursday last according to expectations the Hon.
George Evans; was elected United States Senator
by the Legislature of Maine.
Thaddeus Stevens, Esq.
We cannot refrain from presenting to our read
ers in Adams county an article or two from the
columns of some of our exchange papers, in de
fonce of our distinguished fellow-citizens whose
name heads this article, and in sustaining his
claims to a place in the Cabinet. We hare deem
ed it proper to remain silent in the controversy
that is on foot as to who shall till a certain Cabinet
appointment. While our tviabea.pt;ti known, we
have left It to the press out of Ad a m, county to
defend the claims of that gentleman. His fame i s
•ot g.onaned to the limits of a single State. H e y.
tng sy4 sentiments entertained of him abroad, he
Duda n$ Pill eu logy.
On the opposite page will be found an article
in reply to a .Communiestion which appeared in
the United Statea Gazelle, a few weeks since,
over the fignaluro of .r Wyoming!' We commend
it to otlr /Weft'. al; %rota!, of ;heir attentive pa ,
rusal,
NyjuirCh. TeceiveJ a communication ,
from Mitt
of the oldest Iriontizt of tho caw In Cumber Send
County. It arrived too sate for insertion in to
day'. paper, 4ut will be attenttod tp in guy, next,
Beath of the Milted States—
'Were Suspensions.
It Will be perceived by the annexed resolutions
adopted by the Board of Directois of the Bank of
the United States, at a meeting held on Thursday
last, that this institution has been again forced to
suspend speck payments:
At a special meeting of tho Board of Di
rectors of the Bank of the United States,
held at the Banking House, the following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas the Bank of the United States
in compliance with its pledge to the public,
has made a fair and bona fide effort to re.
sume and maintain specie payments, having
since the 15th of January last, paid out an
amount little if at all short of six millions of
dollars, in coin or specie funds, and whereas
the efThrt to maintain specie payments by
this Bank, has been rendered abortive by
the intentional accumulation and extraordi•
nary enforcement of its instant liabilities,
therefore
Resolved, That this Bank is under the
necessity for the present, of suspending
specie payments.
Resolved, That every exertion will be
made by the Directors to collect the debts
and convert into cash the assets ofthis Bank,
for the purpose of resuming payments in
specie at the earliest practical moment.
Resolved, That the foregoing preamble
and resolutions be published.
Extract from the minutes.
A. LARDNER, Cashier.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Saturday last
says—lino Bank of the United . States was not
particularly thronged after 12 o'clockiand through.
out the whole day the Bank paid specie on its $6
notes. The other Banks, which commenced pay
ing specie on all their obligations, gave way one
by one, so that by three o'clock, the only inatitu•
tions that paid specie in general terms, were the
Philadelphia—Farmer's and Mechanics'—South
wark—and Commercial Banks. Even those, !re
are told, marked a number of chocks that were
presented, as 'good.' "
The Premident Elect.
Gon. Harricon left Cincinnati on the 26th ult.
for the purpose of visiting his relatives in Virgin•
la. Along the whole line of hie course he was
received'and welcomed with the most enthusias
tic and gratifying demonstration, of the people.
We sea a little frtendly advice on the subject
of union and harmony in the Harrison ranks,
which in the main we could endorse. There are
not to be found any who are more desirous to
preserve an unbroken front in the fall contest—
such en one as will ensure success—than our
selves. No other feeling has been exhibited by
us. We calmly looked on, until further forbear
anco would have boon criminal. We have mark
ed out our course, and not a tittle will we deviate.
The miserable croaking. of the Masonic organs
have put us on the defensive. We have not at
tempted to break the lower of strength in which
we moved against Loco foceism;—but have utter
ed the sentiments ()firemen, indignant PI “I•
made
. by those.wbe. -our' aid, have for ones
been removed from their "eternal minority"—and
are now wounding the hand that warmed them
into being. "They bite a file."
Wind an interesting discussion . must that not
have boon which took place on Mr. Wright's
Anti-matrimonial Bill. Mr. Wright belongs to
Luzernc County!!! Them's their sentiments."
We always thought choosing a wife was a matter
of taste, and that a man might eelect according to
fancy. There are many who deal in fancy co
lors. Mr. Wright is opposed to them we judge.
At the County meeting which is to be held on
Saturday the 13th of February inst., Delegates
will be chosen to represent this County in the
State Convention, to assemble at Harrisburg on
the 10th of March next, for the purpose of nomi•
eating a Gubernatorial Candidate.
R. SMITH, Chairman
County Committee.
Tho following communication did not arrive
until the 30th of January. How it has been de
layed we know not:—
TOR TEE STAB AND REPUBLICAN 'ANNUL
Your correspondent le desirous as far as pos
sible of harmonizing any and all bitter feelings of
enmity—and of encouraging what ever feelings
of friendship that might exist between the several
sections of the Harrison party—or perhaps mere
properly, the democracy that have successfully
opposed the measures of Martin Van Buren and
his ro-election to the Presidency of the United
States. I for one have bean a regular subscriber
for the United States Gazette—and have had it
served at my house ■s a family paper. And al
though I knew that the Editor of that paper in
question, espoused not only the cause of Feist
ssonny—but coveted and obtained its high and
official stations to an alarming and dangerous ex
tent—yet I had not expected that he was caps•
ble of believing, much less uttering, an unreserv
ed, wholesak'inalignant indignity to a large class
of the citizens of the United States, such as ep•
pears by the editorial department of the United
States Gazette this morning, viz:
"The Getty aborg Star And Banner, Mr. Stevens's
paper, (not Mr. Stevens himself, we know the dif
ference) replies to an article in the United States
Gazette signed "Wyoming," by hinting in the first
place that it was written by the editor of this paper.
It was written by a sound, sturdy Whig, ono who
went heart and hand for Ritner, and for Harrison
and Tyler, with whom the editor of this paper bad
no personal acquaintance until after the , piece was
presented for publication.
In the second place the Banner seeks to make a
case out of the article by stirring up the old, stale,
and offensive matter of anti-Masonry, dead, effete,
and turned out of all decent society long since. Now
we say that the author of the article is, wo believe,
no member of the society referred to, and the Banner
will find itself just two year* too late in its attempt
to rake up such feelings.
The Banner sato: "It is not to be wondered at that
the United States Gazette should allow the distin
guished individual; whose very uamo he dreads, to
be attacked in his columns."
We have olready , said that the "distinguished in
dividual" did not write the article In the Banner
which we now notice.. We shall not, therefore,
hold him responsible for the mumblings of his empty
month , piece When we have any dispute with an
individnal, we resort to no covert mode of attack.
When the community has a deep interest in a politi
cal measure, we do not close our columns to its dis
cussion. When wo have a private grief to assua g e,
we never open them for that purpose."—Unifeti Staes
Gazette of January 14, 1841,
particularly alludo to the sentence in which
are the following word; when speaking of the
Star anti Banner, the editor says: .The Banner
fieA4 Jambe a Nee out of the article by earring
At a meeting held at Mr. Thompson's hotel on
Thursday evening the 4th inst. to establish in
this Borough an auxiliary society to the National
Society of Literature end Science. On motion of
Thaddeus Stevens, Esq. the Rev. Dr. SCLIMUCHIR
was called to ihe cG17,,; following con
stitution was unanimously adopted:
A aTICLI I. The undersigned, inhabitants of
this village and vicinity, in view of tho great ad
vantages to be derived from a village Literary So
ciety founded on a Library of Periodicals, do
hereby associate ourselves together for this pur
pose, and obligate ourselves, respectively to pay
three dollars for one your. Tho money to paid
in advance.
Aar. 11. This society shall bo known as the
Gettysburg Literary AnsaCiatinn—its supervision
shall be uncier the direction of a President, one
or more Vice Presidents, a Soccetary, Treasurer
and Librarian, who shall bo chosen annually.
The duties genitally devolving upon such officers
shall be respectively discharged by them, subject
to these rules or such ethers as a majority of the
Society shall enact, at a meeting of which at least'
one week's notice shall have been given to its
members.
[COMMUMCATED.
Anr. 111. The Magazines and Dooke ere to be
selected end deposited et such places as a majority
of the Society shell designate, and its members
shell, be allowed to draw one number or volume
and to retain it one week when it must be return
ed prior to taking another. The Librarian shall
be accountable for the books end magazines.—
Four cents per day shall be required of members .
keeping magazines longer than the specified time.
Aar. IV. At the close of each year from the
formation of this Society s meeting shell bo held
for the purpose of disposing of the Periodicals by
sale at auction, and dividing tbe funds amongst
tho members or in any other way the society my
deem proper.
ART. V. Members and their families shell have
free admission to any Lectures which may be do
livered or read before the Society en•l the public.
AnT. VI. This society shell be auxiliary to the
National Society of Literature and Science, agree
ably to the Constitution of which the Presidents
of Auxiliaries become ex-officio members thereof,
and whose duty it is to represent their respective
Associations et the annual meeting of the Parent
Society and to aid in the transaction of its busi
ness.
The following gentlemen were elected officere
of the Association for the ensuing year:
THADDEUS STEVENS, Esq. Friel.
Rev. S. S. SCIIMUCEIB, D. 'p re . %
Rev. JANES C. WATSON',
Conrad Baker, Esq. Librarian.
H. W. Thorp, Treasurer and Seeretary.
On motion of Thaddeus Stevens, Esq. it was
Resolved, That the proceedings of the meeting,
and the Constitution adopted, be published in the
several papers of this Borough.
After a selection of periodicals, the association
adjourned to re•asaomble at Col. M. C. Clarkson'e
on Thursday evening next, the 11th inst. at 7
o'clock.
From tho Harrisburg Telegraph.
THADDEUS STEVENS, ESQ.
We had sincereed_that the press
attached to the victorto aparty ofour state,
would have refrained from any and all in
terference with the Cabinet appointments
of the next Administration. This we con
sidered the path of policy and duty—not
only as regards our political •strength, but
in reference to the feelings and judgment
of the glorious old chief, so triumphantly
elected. But circumstances have transpir
ed beyond our control, and to avert which
has been our most noxious desire, which
now compel us, in justice, to urge the claims
of the distinguished gentleman, whose name
up the old. stale, and qffcrisive matter of anti-
Masonry, dead, effete and turned out of all DE
CENT SOCIETY long since."
Now it is manifest tbot the editor's sense of de
cency, excludes every sincere Quaker, Catholic,
Menace, Omneice, Covenanted Dunker, as 'molten
thousands and tens of thousands of the members
of other religious societies in the United states—
for none of these can conscientiously become Free
masons—and hence these are nIIoINDECENT."
But it is not only all thoso above mentioned
that have, in the judgment of the Editor (lately
elected Grand Master) become indecent, but his
malignant denunciation includes the whole female
portion of community—as they are undoubtedly
anti-Masonic. Masons always have estimated
the ladies unfit for lodge fellowship and now the
Grand officer has said why it is so.
But as every man who is opposed to becoming
Freemason, must be more loss or anti-Masonic, the
epithet applies; yet further, by the judgment of the
United States Gazette—Gen. Harrison, Daniel
Webster, Francis Granger, Harmer Denny, Judge
Todd. and tens of thousand of other gentlemen,
are INNIIZCZZIT because they were never hood
winked, sworn and cable-towed. And we sup
pose that the editor will next declare that Gen.
Washington, Wm. Wirt, Chief Justice Marshall,
and . a thousand others, ware INDECINT. because
having joined the lodge they found it dangerous
and had courage to denounce it.
On reading the indignity offered to every !Italy
(other than Masons) I had the decency eo ter tri
respect myself and the community at large es to
get a receipt its full, and disconline the reception
of the paper in question. lam glad to find many
respectable men (formerly Masonic) equally de
nouncing the illiberal sentiments of en editor,
who has been deservingly admired.
Pnit•DELrrire, Jan. 14, 1841.
FROM HARRISBURG
Correspondence of the Gettysburg Star and Banner
HAVIDISIIIIRA, Feb. 3, 184
Dear Sir:—Great part of the time of the House
was consumed to•dey on a motion to refer to the
committee on the judiciary system a bill for the
repeal of an act of last session relative to the Phil
adelphia and Trenton Rail Road. The motion
finally prevailed.
The bill for tho erection of an Asylum for the
reception end care of the !name Poor, and the
Improvement Bill, both wore passed through com
mittee of tho whole, without amendment.
No news of the bill relating to Canal Commie
stoners, since it was sent to the G overnor. It is
however rendered nearly certain, that ho will not
sign the bill.
[COMMUNICATED.
PetiyBbarg Literary asso.
elation;
stands at the head of this article. In a re
cent article,' which we think successfully
replied to the attacks of "Wyoming," we
took occaaiion_ to show that Ilrflattevens,
with his associates were found, during the
troubles of 1838, contending for simple jus
tice and the supremacy of the law. The
principles then in dispute are partially the
same as involved in the contested election
between the Hon. Char/39 Naylor and
Charles J. Ingersoll, before Congress.—
Since the decision of that case tn. favor ofi
the former gentleman, where is the man, so
recreant to his party or so lost to the dic
tates of honesty, as to charge fraud upon
Mr. Naylor's friends? Have not the Her
risen presses, with entire unanimity called
it a "glorious triumph," and a "rebuke to
loco loco usurpation!" Wherein then,
does the principal contended forby Mr. Nay
-1063 friends successfully, differ from those
attempted to be sustained by Mr. Stevens,
and his associates in 1838? If the claim of
Mr. Naylor, to his seat in Congress was
lawful, and who ever denied it, but the par
ty bound slaves of Van Burenism--were
not the prima facie evidences of legs) elec
tion still more strong in the contested seats
of the Whig County members at that mem
-orable election? How 'then we ask, can
"treasonable design" be imputed to those
gentlemen, Who struggled unsuccessfully
against the usurpations of a lawless mob?
We now ask the opponents of Mr. Stevens
to point out the reasons, why his claims
shonld not be pressed; to single our, if they
can, any act of his private or political life,
which will not bear comparison with that
of any gentleman in our country. Has he
not talents of a commanding order? has he
not been the benefactor of Pennsylvania in
a manner she cart neversufficiently Tequila,
by his persevering exertions to establish
our system of Common Schools? Were
not his efforts for the foundation or n school
of Arts, those of a master spirit in the world
of philanthropy? Has not hie political
course ever been unswerving from the
school of democraCy—is he not the liberal
friend and advocate of every liberal princi
ple—was there ever a selfish aspiration
manifested in his career? These are queue
•ttons we want answered, before the finger
of detraction is pointed at such a manl---
We want the voice of approval, which can
be called forth from the firm democracy of
our state, not the sneaking, anonymous de
traction of a factious clique, who fear his
influence, dread his talents, and envy him
his place in the hearts of the people! We
want fitir not negative argument—we want
the opinion of those counties that gave their
thousands, and an increased vote for Harri
son and Tyler; not of those, which divided
and distracted by their own petty feuds,
could not hold their own' in the recent con
test. We want Lancaster, Allegheny, Egli",
Somerset, Lebanon, Dauphin, Adams, Bea
ver, Bedford, Chester, Huntingdon, Mercer
Union and their noble brotherhood ofyieto-
Hotta counties to be heard; we want the
wheleoot the partial voice. We want the
decision ofilie I^^it of the politi•
cal leaders—we wont the expresstoriiit
opinion from the cabins of our state, not the
carpeted halls and gorgeous parlors of our
cities. They of the city know not those
of the interior—the former go for offiee,the
latter for reform; the former to exalt par
ticular men, the latter to enforce pure prim
ciples.
Your's &a:
JOHN GEST
Your's, &e.
We ask then, who will gainsay Mr. Ste
-Yens' abilities to fill a Cabinet office? We
speak not of his claims—for the whole peo
ple have claims upon the People's President.
But look around amid the galaxy of talent,
which shines from the Harrison camp, and
there resplendent in talents, irreproachable
in conduct, unflinching in political integri.
ty, will be viewed, in the first rank, with
feelings of pride by every true patriot, the
subject of our heartfelt ouIogy—THADDEuS
STEVIINe.
SACRED CONCERT.
T HE members of the Mozart's Musical
Assocmtion of tho Bormigh of Gettys.
burg, respectfully informs the ladies and
gentlemen, of the Borough and vicinity that
their first
Vocal and Instrumental Concert
will take place on the Evening of Friday,
February 12th, at 64 o'clock in Christ's
Chruch.
IrOe'Tickots 23 Cents, to be had at
the Stores r f Messrs. Buehler, M'Creary
and Fahnestock, and at the door.
The proceeds .rill be appropriated to the
Sabbath Schools of Gettysburg.
.1. C. A BRUTTING. Pres%
—February 9, 1840. tc-46
A DIGEST
Of tie Acts- of the General Assembly of
• .pennsylvania, of a Public and General
Nature,
RON the year one thousand seven hun.
JR: dred, to the year one thousand eight
hundred and forty, inclusive:
BY MORDECAI M'KINNEY.
For sale at the PROTLIONOTAAT'S OFFICE.
February 9, 1841. 31-46
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
T HE Tenth Anniversary of the Pliena.
kosmian Society of Pennsylvania Col•
lege, will be celebrated on the Evening of
the coming 22d of February, at ei o'clock,
in Christ's Church, on which occasion ad
dresses will be delivered by. Cass. E. Lax,
Esq. of Philadelphia, and Jas. E. BUCHAN
AN, Esq. of York, honorary members.
prz'ln addition to the above several era
tions will be pronounced by active members
of the society.
pOr'An efficient company of musicians
will be in titttemdance.
tr:P*The Public are respectfully invited
to attend.
JNO. BRODHEAD,
JNO. KOHLER, I
CHAS. WITMER, }
OSCAR BAUGHER,
A. J. KARN,
February 2. 1941. ta-45
ADVERTISEMENTS•
List of - Fence, Viewers for
the County of Adams,QlN°L 4.i
ce. is -herein given ,
ACourt of
ppolnted at
uarter Sessions. January Term, 1841, by the rn NO all Le lets and other persona con
.,
tn. Q
IL
Iffenallcn—Jaraos J. Wino, Samuel Diehl, and corned, that the ADMINISTRA-
Wm. .
(.1 I ACCUUIIe TS (litho F. , tat es of the
Rex
Hamiltonban—John M'Ginloy, Wm. Wint. deeras d perxnns hereinafter mentioned,
rot, and Geo. Irvine.
Jacob Cover, James Russell, and -
will he presented to the Orphans' Court of
Frankli A dams county, fi.r confirmation, on Toes-
Daniel Mickley, jr. A dams
Me 2d day of March. 1';41, to wit
Huntington—John L. Sadler, James M'Elwee, The account of Joseph Kuhn. Miami,-
and John Gardner, Tanner.
fritter of the Es:ate of Catherine Kuhn, de-
Germany—Jacob Bishop, Ephraim Swope, ceased .
and Joseph Barker. The account of Ilarid 3fiddlecoff;
Straban—Jacob Calmat, jr. Daniel Comfort, and istrator of the Estate of Jacob [trough, do-
Garret Brinkerhoff. cen.ed.
Bermick—John L. Noel, Km. D. Mimes, and The account of John Horner, Adininis-
Peter Diehl,
tra:or of the Estate of Andrew Horner, &-
ceased.
The account of Daniel Crouse, Adminis
trator of the Estate of Zechariah Loude
bamzh, deceased.
The account of John Myers, Guardian of
Vnlentine Myers, one of the minor children
of Ludwick Myers, deceased.
Thp further account of Jacob Ifereter, jr.
Administrator of the Estate of Philip Rahn,
deceased.
The account of Charles G. M'Lean, nc
ting Executor of the Estate of George Kerr,
Esq. deceased.
The account of George W. Lilly, Ad
ministrator de bonie non of the Estate of
Henry Lilly, deceased.
The account of George Will, Executor
of the Estate of Jacob Grove, deceased:
The account of Henry Hartzell, Admin
istrator orate Estate of George Hartzell,
deceased.
Mounlplcasant—John Lilly, Egbort Eckert,
■nd Sebastain Weaver.
• Noun joy—Jacob Bumgatdner, Jacob Hotbed,
and Geo. R. Hoffman. .
Cumber/and—Emanuol Pitzer, Samuel Epley,
and Eli Horner.'
Lotimore—John Wolford, Geo. Deardorff. and
Isaac Tudor.
Reading—Job Dick, Joseph J. Kuhn, ana John
Tudor. • •
Hamilton—Hugh - M'Sberry, Michael Glad.
man, and David Hollinger.
Conowago—Philiph Kohler, David Swazis,
and John Kuhn.
Tyrone—Henry Myers, Samuel Sadler, and
John Lohman.
Liberty—John Munelmsn, jr. Mei 1 Shields,
and Charles Donaldson.
Freedom—James Cunningham, Ab'm Swim),
and Wm. hi'Creary.
Union—Jacob Steiner, Gao. Daabore, and S.
P. Young.
The Court order tho above to be publiebsd in
the newspapers of the Borough, three times in
each, at the expenee of the county.
February 2, 1841
NOTICE.
Estate of GEORGE 111"LYTYRE, dec'd.
LETTERS of Administration on the Es
tate of GEOII9B Itlitmus, Fate of
Franklin township, Adams county, decea
sed, having been granted to Henry Gitt,
residing in Berwick township, he hereby
requests all persons indebted to said deceas
ed, to make immediate payment of their
respective duos, and all persons having
claims or demands against said Estate to
make known the same to the subscriber 1
without delay,
HENRY GITT, Adm'r.
February 2, 1841. 6t-45
SPZ. , ,LSUMM D I.II,iIeUMM,
111% OR FIFTEEN Tons of Plaster of
Ar Paris, of a superior quality, for sale
at the mill of the subscriber, in Cumberland
township, at $9 25 per ton, gross.,
pO'All kinds of Country Produce taken
exOuffige.
GEORGE TirObrui:,:••
Fehninry 2, 1841. 3t-45
Birth-Day Cekbration.
PETERSBURG 'MUMBLES
P ARADE, agreeably to resolution of the
Company at the houso of Alexander
Underwood, York Springs, on the 22d of
February next, with arms and in uniform
complete. Roll called at 10 o'clock A. M.
precisely.
W. F. BONNER, Capt.
February 2, 1841. tp-45
TO TELE VICBILAIC.
rin-IE subscriber is agent for the este of
id- Monuments, Tomb Tables, Head and
Foot Stones of all sizes and qualities.
Mantle. Window and Door mils, Bar,
Hearth and Paint atones, Mullers,4v.
which, for nentnese, accuracy and elegance
is not surpassed by any other manufactory,
'either in the quality of atone, beauty of
sculpture, or general elegance of finish
Persons wishing to purchase can be sup
plied at short notice and on the most reason.
able terms, by leaving the dimensions,
quality and manner of finish with the sub.
scriber. C. W. HOFFMAN,
Agent fur W. Loughrige.
Gettysburg, Fob. 2, 1641. tf-45
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
T AKE NOTICE that the undersigned
Auditor appointed by the Orphans'
Court of Adams county to make a pro rate
calculation of the amounts required from
each heir to meet the deficit of the personal
Estate for the payment of debts under the
provisions of the will of JAMES Wilma, nen.
deceased, will sit at the house of Nicholas
Moritz ' in. Freedom township, in said CALM
ty, on Friday the 12th day of February
next, at 10 o'cltmk on said day, to perform
the duties of his appointment.
JAS. CUNNINGHAM, Aud'r.
January 26,1841. *3t-44
A CARD.
DR. X. R. SMITH
W ILL resume his practice, and the
instruction of private pupils, in
Medicine and Surgery
in BALTIMORE, on the 20th day of March
next.,
January 19. [charge Balt. Pat.] St-43
J. C. A. ]RUTTING,
(a ) I3IOEi'ME/OC:0 OT •EllaDileht)
INAS just received and offers for sale a
41 -la number of
PIANO FORTES,
of superior manufact ure; . to which he in.
viterithe particular attention of all lovers of
MUSIC.
Gettysburg, Dec. 22, 1840.
An Apprentice to the Printing Business
wanted at this Office.
S. R. RUSSELL, Cleric.
St-16
:gym -39
ADVERTISEMENTS.
REGISTER'S .M-3-TICES.
WM. KING, Register.
Ilegister's Orme, Gettysburg, t
Fab. 2, 18-10.
FIIILOAIATHAEAN SOCIETY
- OF •
P'esinsylvanla College
W ILL celebrate its Temb, Anniversa
ry, on Tuesday Beening the 16th
of February next, at 6} o'clock, in Christ's
Church—on which occasion several Ad
dresses will bo delivered, accompanied with
appropriate music.
M:7'The Anniversary Address') will be
delivered by the Rev. J. G. Monks, D.l).
of Bellmore, Md.
ICI" A Poem will be read by .1. N. Mc.
JILTON, Esq. of the same
The ladies and gentlemen of Gettysburg,
and the Public generally, are respectfully
invited to attend.
EPHRAIM MILLER, - 1
JOHN RUG AN, a
LEVI T. WILLIAMS.
PETER G. BAUERVINE,
D. A. BUEHLER, .1
January 26, 1841. to-44
'NOVICE.
, Estate of PETER GIN TLIN G, dec'd.
ETTERS of Administration on the Es.
- ..te.rinNof PETER GIRTLING, late of CUM.
berland s Adams county, deceased
having been granted tc — "';M
sing in the same township, ho herr : lg
quests all persons indebted to said d c c"st'd, •
to make immediate payment of thyir redpij , .
live dues, and all persons having ela , ms
demands against said Estate to malt e known
the same to the subscriber without delay.
. GEORGE TROSTLE, Adsier.
January 5, 1841. 6t*-4-.1
VALUABLE FARM',
FOR SALE..
T©E subscriber offers at private sale,
that valuable
1 11 11.2,,M,
Into the property of Rormartll'CrtEAßY de
ceased, situate in Cumberland township,
Adams county, 5 miles from Gettysburg,
on the Tanoytown road, adjoining firms of
Eli Horner, Heirs of Andrew Horner, and
others, containing
Outc hundred 4' Six •leres,
of excellent land. There Is a good propor
tion of woodland and meadow. The im
provements are
A GOOD •
• .t 4":,
LOG 11011i3g7.1,
and Barn and other buildings. . 11 .-,;7C12
There is a never tailin g Spring of water
mar the house. A ovivo ORCHARD of
choice fruit, iSzc.
Application to be me& to thesubscriber.
SA 3I'L S. IVVCREABY,
Agent for the Heirs.
Gettysburg, Jan. 5, 1841. ts-41
Cc;rlf the above property is not sold it
will be for rent.
GETTIrSEURG
STEAM FOUNDRY.
T. Warren Sr, Co.
H AVING taken this establishment, the
business will in future be carried on
upon a much more extensive scale than has
been done heretofore. They are now pre
pared to do all kinds of
CJI.S9PILNGS
in the neatest and best manner, having on
hands a large collection of patterns. Per
sons wanting castings of any kind, ma) find
it to be to their interest to call at thjs estab
lishment.
Mr. Wasne:4l who h an experienced
moulder, and who has been engaged in the
business for ninny years, will at all times
be found at the establishment; and having
the best grey Pig fur Foundry purposes,
persons getting castings made may rest
sured of them being smooth and of a supe
rior 'quality.
All Lintlo of
BIZ ASS CASTINGS,
made on short. notice. A pattern maker
is attached to the Foundry. a "
Gettysburg, Jan. 12, 1841. • 3in-42
P. 8. Ali kiwis of :wilin g is. IRON ntld
BRASS 'loue nt the rt.uauty. " •