THE DEATH BED OF GENERAL
HARRISON.
A personal friend of the late PREOIDNNT,
shocked, es every body must be, at an atro
cious publication in the Globe newspaper,
respecting the death.bed of the lamented
HAMM:M. has condescended to notice and
reprobate it in the annexed article. We
should have thought, until we saw the
Globe of Thursday, that party ferocity
would have relented on approaching a scene
hollowed by the regrets of a whole nation,
and would not have dared so revolting an
outrage on truth and docency.—Nat. int.
Cotn - connicated for the National Intelligeneer
SHOCKING DEPRAVITY OF A PRESS.
In the leading edtorial article of the Globe
ci the 15th inst. among many other gross
and w,cked untruths, is the following shock.
ing falsification of "the death-bed scene" of
Gen. HARRISON.
"The scene of his death bed, however,
showed in the most effecting manner, the
state of his feelings in regard to the matter
that had engrossed them from the moment
ho bad entered office. From persons who
nursed and watched by him, it is known
that whene% er his mind began to wander,
he gave utterance to the secret thoughts
that oppressed him; and he had continually
recurred to the distressing scenes he had
recently passed through. Sometimes he
would say dear madam, 1 did not di
rect that your husband should be turned
out._ 1 did not know it. 1 tried to prevent
it.' On other occasions, he would say, in
broken sentences: 'it is wrong-1 won't
consent—W. unjust.' Again. 'These ap t ,
plications, will they never cease? From
different and unquestionable sources, we
nre informed that the malady of his heart,
which broke out into expression in his par.
tint delirium, or when his mind was abstrac
ted in a sort of slumber. half awakened by
his anguish, constantly manifested itself by
uttering some snatches of sentences like
those we have quoted."
Now how ever much party spit it may be
indulged in the official abuse of Gen Harri•
son that was published against him living,
there can be no excuse of, or palliation for,
such gross inventions as these after he is
dead. What is here said is not only nut
true, but not even approximating n truth,
and all these sayings imputed to Gen. Her.
risen aro the malicious inventions of the
writer for the Globe.
The Globe is again guilty of a gross un
truth in saying that as to removals horn
office, General Harrison's Cabinet differed
in opinion from the President by a vote of
four for removals, and two against, and
That this majority, voted down the President.
This is all sheer invention, for it was not
only impossible to remove executive officers
without the President's consent, but Gen.
Harrison presided Ova , ' and directed every
Cabinet meeting. The first removal made
which settled the principle of action was
that of the Collector of New York, in which
President Harrison concurred with every
of hie Cabinet.
utmost union and harmony existed
-I General Harrison and his Cabinet,
• ,r , standing all the Globe insinuates to
trary. Tho ' General expressed to
his friends repeatedly his gratification that
he had been able to rally around him so
able aml united a body of constitutional ad•
visors.
The attempt of the Globe to extol Gen.
Harrison dead, after its innumerable per
sonal attacks made upon him as, a citizen,
as a soldier, as a statesman, will pass for
what it is worth; but the Assertion there
that he intended to keep his friends pro
scribed by keeping in office the men who
for twelve years had monopolized all the
honors and emoluments of the country, who
were to have nothing, while his enemies
had everything, or that he intended to sane•
Lion, by a continuance in office, the conduct
of the men who had prostituted the power
and purse of their places to keep their 'mo•
nopoly up, is all pure fiction, which he him.
self pronounced so in the many removals he
himself made and was making up to the
hour of his illness.
I took my pen, however, not to discuss a
principle, but to express my abhorrence of
the conduct of an Editor who was not satis
fied with representing a great and good
man, while alive, as in a "cage," "under
keepers," "gabbling to the Breese and tur
keys" of the North Bend, but who now
makes and invents "scenes" for his death
bad shockingly false. To prey upon the
living may be in an eagle's sphere, but to
prey upon tho dead is for the vampire or
the worm.
A personal friend of Gen. Ilarrison.
OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNI
TED STATES
An erroneous conception of the quality
and designation of the office devolving on
the V= PRESIDENT, in case of the Presi
dent's removal from office, or of his death
resignation, or inability seems to prevail
in Borneot the public papers in which Mr.
Tyler is styled the acting Vico President
as if ho were still, ex-qfficio, Vice President
merely acting ad interim as President; the
office proper of President being vacant, and
he performing the duties of that office in his
quality of vice President. IV here as ho is
tu all intentsami purposes by the appoint
ment of the Constitution and by election,
PRESIDENT OF TILE UNITED STATES; inves
ted with the office proper of PRESIDENT,
with . as plenory right and authority as his
predecosiar. Gen. HARRISON; and exer
cises the powers of the office, not in his
quality of Vice President, but of•Presid#Nnt,
the office of Vico President being vacated
by hls•accession to the office of President,
or entirely merged in the superior office.
By the terms of the Constitution, the office
of President "devolves on the • Vice Presi
debt." By his original election as Vice
President, he was provisionally elected
President; that is, elected to the office of
President upti the happening of any one
ofthe conditious provided in the Censtitu.
, The -Constitution uses very different
tenni when it cone to provulefor the re.
utoial,.dinith, sic. both "of Pr'esident end
Vice President For such a case Congress
is empowered to provide by "declaring
what °firer shall then act as President; and
such officer shall act accordingly unlit the
disability be removed, or a PRESIDENT shall
be elected. The office of President de
volves not on him; ho still retains his orig
inal office and official designation; as, for
example, President pro tern, of the Senate,
Speaker of the House of representatives,&c.
and in quality of that office performs, ad in
terim, the duties of another office; he be
comes endued with two political capacities
at the same time; ex officio, he is merely
President pro tempore of the Senate, &c.
and by that designation acts as President.
Such an officer might properly enough,
in common parlance, bo styled acting Pre
sident, though we conceive his strictly ern
cial designation should be, "President pro
tempore of the Senate, (as the case may be,)
acting as President of the United States."
Not so the Vice President when the office
of President devolves on him. Ho is no
longer Vico Presidcnt, but becomes Presi
dent ex offieto, and fills up the vacancy for
the residue of the original term, the office
of Vice President is vacated by his acces
sion to the office of President; he can neith
er perform the duties nor receive the salary
appropriated to the office of Vice President.
Nor does there seem any constitutional pro
vision for filling the office of Vice President
though all its active duties are to be per
formed by a President pro lempore of the
Senate, chosen by the Senate, in the ab
Bence of the Vice Predideut, or when the
office of President devolvsa on him. The
person, so chosen, takes not the office pro
per of Vice President, but a new office
under the designation of "President pro
tempore of the Senate."—Nal. /nt.
EXECUTION OF ROBINSON
On Friday morning, in accordance with
the sentence of the court, Peter Robinson,
the murderer of Mr. Suydam, suffered death
at New Brunswick, N. J. He was execu•
fed within an enclosure immediately in front
of the jail, extending out 0 or 7 feet; and
the whole width of the jail front, some twen
ty ailhirty feet. The gallows was made
after the plan adopted and used in N. York
and so arranged by weights and pulleys as
to raise the criminal up by a sudden jerk.
The principal part 'of the arrangements
were fully completed on Thursday, & there
was very little to do on Friday morning.
At ten o'clock the Court House bell be
gan to toll, its doleful peals reaching with
in the precincts of the wretched man's cell.
About 10 minutes after 10 o'clock, the
sheriff and jailor, with one or two assis
tants, proceeded to his cell, for the purpose
of arranging his dress and bringing him
forth to undergo his punishment. The jai
lor having unlocked the shackles upon his
feet, proceeded to unlock the manacles upon
his hands with the same key, when Robin
son remarked to him, .(you have not got
the right key." The jailor persisting in
his efforts to take them off, Robinson again
said, "you have not the right key; why dont
you go and get itl"
As soon as his shackles were entirely re
moved, his dress, which was a white mus
lin shirt, was put on—(thrown over his oth
er shirt,) and a common pair of pantaloons,
whet. he asked leave to pray, which he did
in an audible tone and with much apparent
feeling.
He then wanted to shake hands with all
present, which he did; and when shaking
the hand of the jailor he said, "You have
used me like a father; may the Lord hies'
you and your family!"
Every thing being fully ready, he was
conducted by the Sheriff and jailor, from
his cell, through the entry, to the platform
at the gallows, during which time he mani
fested no hesitation or fear, but walked
with a steady and firm step.
Being placed under the gallows, the rope
was adjusted around his neck, & in ono mo
ment the cord which suspended the weight
was cut by the Sheriff with a hatchet, when
the wretched man was raised from the plat.
form upon which he stood the full extent of
the ropo, at which instant a great contrac
tion of the legs upwards and backwards was
visible, when, to the horror of all persons
present the rope uniting the noose around
the neck to the main rope slipped, and he was
precipitated to the ground. He was instantly
raised 'upon his feet, and stood with but little
assistance and without any manifest discom
posure for the space of a minute and a half,
in which time the rope was properly and
securely adjusted; when with the words
"Lord have mercy on me," the fatal stroke
was given, and the unfortunate and unwept
victim of the law was launched into eternity.
At the request of the prisoner, made on
Thursday evening, the Rev. Dr. Howe,
of the Dutch Reformed Church, visited
Robinson, in cell, yesterday morning, and
with several religious individuals, continued
with him in prayer and other religious ex
ercises, until the moment he was taken
from it. He himself made, doting the
morning, a very fervent prayer.
Although he seemed anxious for the
prayers of his friends, and entered into the
exercises, he still maintained something of
a callous and unrelenting character. Last
night his wife and sister-in-laws bade him
farewell about nine o'clock, which, on his
part was done in an exceedingly cool and
careless manner. His wife appeared to be
but little affected.
His brothers, James and William were
with him all night, and at parting William
was most deeply distressed. Robinson did
not close his eyes in sleep the whole night.
Robinson died without a murmur and
without a struggle; two or three convulsive
motions were observable, a few seconds
after he was raised up.
His body was left hanging for about 30
minutes, and then taken down and placed
in a common. coffin, subject to the disposi
tion of his friends, who had made arrange
ments to have him buried a few miles over
the river. '
The arrangements made by the Sheriff'
were of the completest character; withiii
the enclosure but few persons were admit
ted, but on tho outside them was a large
number of persons assembled, who were
kept off by a guard, consisting of two com•
panics of volunteers. -
On Thursday afternoon this wretched
man made his will, in which he has left his
property to his wife, only during her wid•
owhood.
Robinson throughout the whole period
since his arrest has exhibited a singularity
of character scarcely ever witnessed, and
although he seemed somewhat affected by
tho religious efforts of those who visited
him, it is doubtful, whether in the last ma.
meats of his life ho felt that deep contrition
and penitence so much desired by his kind
advisers, and oleo deep and lasting impor•
tance to him. He seemed to die as he had
lived, and went out of the world unwept and
unpited.—Phil. Amer. Sentinel.
DUTIES UPON ARTICLES OF LUXURY.
One of the first duties of the new Con
great at its extra session will be to establish
a moderate tariff of duties upon articles of
luxury and upon other articles now admit.
ted duty tree. The necessities of the Trea-
sury require this.
The amount of the Government debt now
existing is not fully known. It consists of
Treasury notes outstanding, interest accru
ing on them, debts of the District cities as
sumed by the Government, sums payable
to Indian tribes, deficiencies in the Navy
Pension fund, deferred claims growing out
of the Florida war, the fourth instalment
under the deposite act of 1836 claimed by
the States, and other claims, estimated to
amount in the total aggregate to a sum be
tween thirty and forty millions of dollars.
Mr. Barnard, of New York, in his able
speech in the House of Representatives,
estimated the whole amount of Government
indebtedness and liabilities, on account of
past transactione,at about thirty six millions
on the first of Jaauary, 1841.
If no debt existed on account of past
transactions, there would yet be a necesei •
ty for an increase of revenue to meet the
current expenses of the Government and to
provide the means of national defence tide
quote to the present exigencies of the coun
try. The system of decreasing duties
established by the Compromise Act is now
operating to lessen the public revenues,
while the growing responsibilities of the
government demand an enlargement of
supplies.
It appears from statements exhibiting
the Importations of 1840 that there were
imported into the United States for the year
ending September 30, 1840, silks, laces,
worsted stuff goods, linens and various mis
cellaneous articles, all free of duty, to the
amount of $24,520,234.
For the same year tea and coffee were
imported, free of duty, to the amount of
$12,948,633.
Wines bearing low duties, none higher
than 12? cents per gallon, and the wines of
France only from ono and a half to two
and a half cents per gallon, were imported
to the value of $2,207,62. At the existing:
rates of duties the wines imported in 1840
yielded revenue to the amount of $196,065,-
81; et the rate of 20 per cent. nearly three
hundred thousand dollars would have accru
ed, without including the wines'of France,
which, by treaty with that nation, cannot
be taxed above present rates until July,
1841. The largest importations of wines
from any country into the United States are
from France.
All articles here referred to, amounting
for one year's importation to more than for
ty millions of dollars, are entirely free of
duty except wines, upon which the duties
are slight. W hat other articles there are
bearing a less duty than 20 per cent. we have
not now at hand the means of ascertaining.
Upon the policy of laying a twenty per
cent duty on articles now free, and of increa
sing the duties upon commodities now ad
rnitted at less than twenty per cent. there
would seem to be no room for a difference
of opiniou. There is no denying that an
increase of revenue is necessary, and it is
equally plain that direct taxation should not
be resorted to when the requisite amount
may be raised without difficulty from impost
duties, which, falling upon articles of luxu
ry, will be paid mostly by the wealthiest
portion of the community. Nor will the
duties be so high as to cause oppression to
any class.--Ball. Amer.
—Netacs---
From the Boston Journal of Saturday week last.
DEATH . OF RICHARD RAUGHTON I—We
have this day a melancholy duty to perform:
that of recording the death of our contem-
porary, Richard Haughton of this city, the
Editor and proprietor of the Boston Atlas.
Mr. Haughton, in the Atlas of this Morning.
announced his intention of proceeding to
Europe, in the Arcadia; and about 1 o'clock
while making arrangemente for his depar
ture, and apparently in the possession of as
much health as he had enjoyed for some
months past, he was suddenly attacked with
illness, probably apoplexy, and immaiately
expired.
Mr. Ilaughton was well known as an able
editor. In industry and enterprise he has
seldom been equalled—his political knowl
edge was very extensive, and under his di
rection, the Atlas has exercised a great in
fluence in matters connected with our State
and National Government for several years.
Perhaps no paper in the Uuion has furnished
more important aid in bringing about the
great political revolution, which resulted in
the election of William H. Harrison.
Mr. Haughton had many warmly attach
ed personal as well as political friends, for
he possessed many qualities hono•able to
human nature—and his sudden and prema
ture death, he being only about forty two
years old, will carry sorrow to many a man
ly bosom.
A gentleman of this City had his pocket
picked at the depot of the Boston railroad,
of a copy of the new testament, which from
its size and form, was probably mistaken
fora pocket book. The gentleman is rec•
onciled to his loss in the hope that the
thiel may be benefited by the book of which
ho has obtained pasqession in such an unex
pected manner.--Providence Jour.
THE MCLEOD CASE.—In the New York
Senate on Friday week last, Mr. Swack
hainer offered the following resolution:
glint the Governor be requested to com
municate to, this House what correspon•
donee, if any, has taken place between the
Executive authority of the United States,
and of this State; or whether any arrange
ment whatever has been entered into by
said departments, in reference to the case
of McLeod, now in prison in Lockport, in
this State.'
This resolution called out a long and ex•
citing debate, which was not concluded
when the [louse adjourned. Mr. Hoffman
justified the attack upon the Caroline, and
moved an amendment to the resolution re
ferring it to the Judiciary Committee, with
instructions to bring in a bill entering a
nolle prosequi on the indictment.
The New York Sun says:
"Rad a flaming brand been thrown into
the Assembly chamber it could not have
caused a more sudden or higher excitement.
The debate which ensued it may well be
supposed was warm and animated; but we
presume the warmest part is yet to come.
It will prove the most exciting question that
has been started during the session. The
vote will be one of the utmost importance.
There is no doubt that the Legislature has
entire control over the matter and full pow
er to dispose of it by passing a law express.
ly for that purpose. Should such a law be
passed, it will be the end of the McLeod
case—should It be rejected, the vote will be
considered as fixing the position which N.
York is determined to assume."
A TOUCHING SCRNE.—At a recent meet
ing of the committee in Cincianati to agree
upon suitable measures to express the public
feelings on the melancholy occasion of Gen.
Harrison's death, a motion was made and
unanimously adopted, that Judge Burnet be
requested to deliver the eulogy upon the
late Psesident. The Judge was present,
being Chairman of the Committee. He
declined the request—and 'neves,' says the
Cincinnati Republican, ''did we witness
deeper feeling or listen to truer eloquence
than in the remnrks he made. 'I cannot
accept, said he: I could not speak. I knew ,
Harrison forty-six years ago; he was a bro.
ther to me then; we have been brothers ev
er since; our hearts were knit together, and
I would choke ,were I to attempt to speak
of him. He is the last of the little band who
started this ctty. I am alone now, all alone,
and I cannot talk of my friend, I cannot.'—
And the manly tears fell down hie cheeks,
and the sobs which were heard coming a
like from the aged and the young of both
parties, told the deep sympathy which all
felt. The scene was touching. It over
came all who witnessed it.
TESTIMONIALS OF NATIONAL SORROW.
The papers from every quarter come to us
freighted with details of the mourning ob•
servance adopted upon our national bereay.
einem. That in the city of New York, on
Saturday last, 10th inst., was olthe most
solemn and imposing character. The pro.
cession was two ;lours passing a given
point, and was four miles in length. It
embraced an immence concourse of citi
zens, who paid this last tribnte to departed
worth without distinction of party. Mr.
Van Buren, the former Chief Magistrate of
the Union, took part in the procession.
The English and French Consuls rode in
an open carriage, each bearing his national
flag shrouded sn mourning. During the
time the procession was moving there
was a violent snow storm.
LATE room TEL&s•—The New Orleans
Bulletin of the 10th, mentions the arrival
of the steam ship Now York from Galves.
ton, and the receipt of Texas paper to the
7th. It appears that the recent flare up a
bout a Mexican invasion has subsided, later
information showing clearly, what they had
previously learned from New Orleans, that
Amide was possessed of force barely suffi•
cient to repel the invasion of the Cumanche
Indians. And further, letters state that
such official intelligence had reached the
Government, that the San Bernard was a
bout to leave Galveston for Vera Cruz,with
the Commissioners, to treat with the Mex•
man government-for a permanent peace.
President Lamar has issued a proclama
tion authorizing the introduction through
the Texian Customhouse, of French wines
imported in French vessels, free of duty.
The Houston Morning star has learned
that twelve Americans were taken prisoners
not long since by a party of. Mexicans, near
the Rio Grande, that they were taken into
Matamoras, and were shot by order of
the authorities of that place. The Star
thinks that these Americans, as styled, were
a part of a numerous gang of "cattle thieves"
that infest the west, and that the punnish•
ment is justly inflicted. The paper adds
that these roving robbers are the greatest
curse to both countries that could easily be
invented. Not content with stealing hor
sea and cattle, these outlaws commit outra
ges upon unoffending inhabitants, and in
effect break up the trade between the two
countries which would be very considerable
were it not for the lawless depredations of
these "cow boys," as they are called.
A CnntsTlAN SOLDIER.—The North
American refers to the life ofthe late Presi
dent, written by Judge Hall, which says
that when in command of the North Wes
tern army he Has making active prepara
tions for the descent upon Canada. "The
9th of September had been appointed by
the President at the request of Congress, as
a day of humiliation and prayer; and little
as religion is usually respected to armies,
this day was observed by decorum by all,
and employed by many in exercises of sin.
core devotion." What influence this day
of rest and devotion had in promoting the
victory gained a few days after over Proc.
for and his Indian allies, might afford sub•
jest of curious speculation. At all hazards
this impressive duty was not neglected,
either by Washington or Harrison, and aft
ter its performance the inscrutable result
was committed to the hand's of God.
EXECUTION OF A MURDERER
His Confession—His Extraordinary
Resuscitation. —John White, convicted et
the murder of Messrs. Gwatkin and Glenn,
on board a flat boat, on the Ohio river, was
executed at Louisville, Ky., on the Bth
inst., a little after six o'clock in the morn
ing. The judge in sentencing him adyudg
ed his execution to take place, at any time
between the hours of 6 A. M. and 4 P. M.
and the Sheriff, without making the fact no
torious, choose the °oiliest moment, so as
to prevent the immense crowd which would
have been in attendance from witnessing it.
But few persons were therefore present.
He died hard—the rope not "playing" well
occasioning the knot to slip up over his
chin, instead of being under his ear. His
neck was not .broken by the fall. Previous
to his death he wrote a letter to his father
in which lie stated that ho was present when
the unfortunate men were murdered, and
that that he did not participate in the act,
but was compelled to beg his own life from
two men who murdered them. He names
the men as Charles Short and Jerry —,
surname not given. He was cut down af
ter hanging about twenty five minutes, and
his body given over to the Doctor° for pur
poses of experiment. The Louisville City
Gazette gives the annexed extraordinary
circumstances attending an experiment
with the galvanic battery.
White's Resuscitation, or Wonders of
Magnetism.—lt is generally considered that
White's execution yesterday was not in the
most approved style, for the mere pleasure
of the operation. The knot by some man.
cevre instead of being fixed by his ear,were
it would haveTacilitated the breaking of his
neck, happened to come in his face, by
which means the choking was of the most
imperfect sort. He hung squirming and
kicking a long time, before he surrendered
and occasionally gave forth blasts from his
mouth and nostrils,
After hanging about twenty two minutes
he was cut down and conveyed away, to be
experimented upon by Philosophers and
Anatomists. He was an exellent subject
for experimenting npon, as the execution
was such, that no disorganization had taken
place. The face of the corpse. did not look
half so bad as they generally do, and in fact
he was considered not much different from
a man twenty minutes drowned.
The poles of a powerful galvanic pile,
which had been prepared for the occasion
were immediately applied to him, and to
the unutterable joy of all present, with the
most perfect success. On the first appli
cation of the fluid to his body, which was
yet warm and trembling, a universal trem
or seemed to pass over his frame, and fancy,
if fancy you can, the surprise, the astonish
ment of all, when of a sudden he arose upon
his bench to a sitting posture, and with
great eagerness and impatience raised his
hands to his neck, trying to grasp the scar
in his fingers, and tear it from his throat!
He first snatched at it with great rashness
as though the rope was yet around his neck
and then continued some moments picking
at the seam with his fingers. asthough it
was something that adhered to his throw;
giving him great uneasiness. But this symp
tom was soon forgotten, for almost the next
moment, he arose upon his foot, raised his
arms level with his breast, and opening his
bloodshot eyes, gave forth from his mouth
a most terrific screech, after which his
cheat worked as if in respiration, in a ve
ry violent manner. Every one at this min
ute was as mute as death, every breath
was for a momont suspended, when Dr. D.
exclaimed, "by heavens, he's alive!" Too
great was the excitement, too intense and
absorbing was the interest and wonder, en
joyed and felt by all, to allow time or atten
tion for a reply to the remark. Every eye
was rivetted upon the agitated and shaking
corpse. The operator continued to let up
on it a full quantum of the galvanic fluid,
till the action upon its nerves becoming so
powerful that it made a tremendous bound
leaping by a sort of an imperfect plungo,in
to a corner of the room, disengaging itself
entirely from the wires which communica
ted the galvanism.
All immediately drew around the body.
Fora moment after its full, it seemed per
fectly motionless and dead. Dr. B. ap•
preached, and taking hold of his arm,
announced that he thought he felt a slight,
though single beat of the pulse. The gal.
vanic operator was jest going to arrange
his machine to give him• another charge,
when Dr. D. again exclaimed, "ha is—ho
is alive Ihe sighs! he breathes!" And, true
enough, he did sigh; he gave a long •gasp,
at the same time raising and gently waving
his right hand. His sighs continued for a
couple of minutes, when they ceased entire
ly. His whole frame seemed to be some
what agitated; his chest heaved; his legs
trembled, and he occasionally raised his
right arm. These efrects • were supposed
to be caused by the powerful influence of
the galvanic fluid upon the nerves. None
of these movements were yet suppored at
tributable to the action of life. It was con
sidered that the animating principle of na•
ture had left his frame and could never be
again restored. Why not? Are not peo•
ple who have been longer deprived of life
than he had been, often times restored?--
Then why may he not be resuscitated? were
questions that seemed to engage the minds
of all. In the very height of anxiety and
suspense, Dr. D. announced that he could
feel feeble pulsations. A piece of broken
looking glass was immediately held before
his nostrils, which was instantly covered
with a cloud. "He breathes!" was the un
animous shout. All was the most intense
anxiety for some seconds, when the motion
of his chest, as in the act of respiration, be.
came visible. "His pulse," said Dr. D.
"Does now certainly heat; lel" he at the
same instant exclaimed, "he opens his
eyes!" •
And horrible, indeed, wore those eyes to
look upon! Ho rolled them wildly in their
sockets, occasionally closing them, and giv
ink most terrific scowls. In about five
minutes his breathing became tolerably fre
quent—probably he would give one brenth
when a healthy man would give four. f!is
breathings, however, rapidly increased, in
frequency nnJ strength. Dr. D. began to
speak to him, bat he gave no indications
that he heard a word. He looked upon the
scene around him, with the most deathly in
diff7.rence; seemingly alien to nothing. A
pin was tried upon his foot. He [novel his
foot, though not very suddenly, nod resent
ed the act. with a horrible frown,but a frown
containing something of sadness.. Di 3 ac
tion soon began to take on a more onor,,iretic
character. Ho began again to feel of his
neck, and work his body,as though in the
severest agony. Young L., a medical stu
dent of Dr. S., approached him, and taking
hold of his arm and shoulder, White rose
upon his feet, took two steps, being thus sup.
ported, and seated himself in nn arm chair.
On seating himself he gave a slight groan,
his muscles seemed to relax, and tie appear
ed somewhat overcome with the exertion
ho had made. A bottle of heartshorn was
immediately applied to his nose, which re
vived him much; but his life seemed to be
that of a man much intoxicated. He seem
ed, upon one occasion, to try to give utter
ance to some feeling, but, from an unknown
cause an impediment, probably by an ac
cumulation in the throat occasioned by the
execution, ho was unable to give utterance
to a word. We ate satisfied that ho made
an effort of this kind, for immediately on the
exertion, ho gave a sorrowful shake of the
head, which signified, if we rightly under
stood the language, that he meant some
thing he could not express.
His system was critically examined,and .
though ho was pronounced to be perfectly
alive, it was announced by Dr. D. that he
could livo but a few minutes, for congestion
of the brain, which had not yet happened,
was rapidly taking place. Every method
was adopted to equalize the circulation of
the blood, and save tho patient from the ter
rible consequence of an sad a catastrophe,
but in vain. The blood vessels of the head
were enormously distended, and his eyes
appeared to be balls of clotted blood. His
system waa immediately thrown into dire
ful Spasms. and he died in a few minutes in
the most excruciating agonies.
Other experiments were tried upon him,
which, together with the ono I have here
imperfectly sketched, will be put before the
public in n few days in a more minute form.
I have here suppressed the names of the op.
eiators, fearing I bhould not do the opera•
Lion that justice, that will be dine it by the
proper reporter, whose report will not be
ready for some time.
From tho Harrisburg Chronicle.
A CLAMOR SILENCED- TRUE LIBER
ALITY.
Some of the Loco foco papers who have
clam:6d so loudly for the resignation of
Judge Banks, may have their consciences
relieved considerably by reading the follow
ing letter from every lawyer in Easton, of
both political ponies, with the single excep
tion of James 111. Porter, the brother of his
excellency. Our readers will recognise
among the signors to it some of the most
prominent members of the Van Buren par
thn e I PtP. L PP , II with them n son of the
late Governor Wolf. This shows the very
high estimation in which Judge Banks is
held in the district by all honorable men,
and is no loss honorable to those who have
mace the request than to him. If the whole
bar of his district, knowing him well, feel
satisfied that the position ho has betin placed
in will not interfere with the faithful and
impartial discharge ()flits duties, as they
distinctly assort, who has a right to find
fault, or who can judge more correctly?
The Easton Whig and Journal in giving
place to the letter, says:
"We are requested by the gentleman
who handed us the communication, to say
that the publication is made upon his nu•
thority, without consultation with Judge
BANKS.
EAgroN, April 13th, 1841.
Dear Sir:—The member of the Bar in
Northampton County have observed nuttier
oils calls upon you in the public journals to
retire from your Judicial office, in conse
quence of your nomination as a candidate
for the Gubernatorial Chair. In the ab.
Bence of any intimation from yourself of
what your intention in the premises may
be, we regard it as consonant to that harmo
ny and personal kindness that has ever ex
isted between us, to express our earnest
desire that your official relation to us may
not be at present interrupted. *The judi.
cial administration of justice is entirely in.
dependent of your views of national or state
policy. The civil tribunal is upon neutral
ground—a retired spot—where all parties
stand ih relation to each other that are and
ought to be entirely unaffected by difference
of political opinion. Your retirement from
among us on uceount of the position given
you by political friends would be as unneces
sary as it would be regretted by ourselves.
We do therefore, without distinction of
party, cordially and sincerely request you
to retain the judicial station you now occu
py, until an election by the people shall
have transferred you to the Executive
Chair to which you have been nominated.
or permit you to continue the exercise of
the duties of your present office, as their
pleasure may be.
Accept the assurance of our kindest re.
bard.
A. H. Reeder, 3E 11. Jones.
J. Weygandt. A. B. Brown,
W. APCaitiey,, H. E. Wolf,
H. Hepburn, H. D. Maxwell,
Peter Ihrie, J. Jenkins Ross,
John Shouse, R. Brodhead,
Wm. J. Browne, WM. Ross (
To the Hon. John Banks.
One hundred and nine thousand donors
have teen appropriated this year by the
Boston authorities for objects of justice and
bonpyolence. Four Ribs of the epeeso
incurred, is caused, it is etated ß t) . y fl4etly.
nuance.
SION OF A GREAT MAN.-r-PreFident Tyler
has a large Rnman nose, which, accord►ng
to Napoleon, is an indication of !argo'fac•
ulties gra . .laq Active lnttd•
11MPU13L7.0.11.1Z 13.11N.DrEA.
GETTYSBURG. April 27. 1841.
Democratic Candidate
FOR GOVERNOR,
JOHN BANKS,
OF BERKS COUNTY.
AN Apprentice to the Print
ing Business wanted at this
Office
Thursday Last.
On Thursday last a further tribute of respect
was paid by our citizens to the memory of the
venerated Hannzsott, by the observance of their
resolution in relation to that day. At 11 o'clock
ell business was suspended;—ovary class of the
community participated with scorning sincerity in
complyingwith the request of a general suspension.
abbrith-day quiet pervaded, which was dis
turbed by no parade or show on the part of a grief•
stricken poople. At ono o'clock an unusually
large assemblage collected at the German Church,
and listened with marked attention to an able and
impressive Oration by the Rev. JAMES C. WAT
sox. Of the effect of the address it may buflice
to say, that under its delivery, while many a big
tear stole down tho cheek of the Stout hearted
yeomanry, the deep feeling of the multitude
was marked in every countenance. There were
none so hardy as not to realize the real gloom
which prevailed.
We are gratified to learn that the Oration has
Leen furnished for publication, and will be forth
coming at an early day. Let it be put into the
hands and read by all within whose reach it may
come.. Its terms of eulogy upon the life and char
acter of the late illustrious President, and its cen
sure upon the unrestrained partizan spirit which
has existed in later times, are alike worthy of most
attentive consideration. The' unanimous wish
of our citizens is gratified by 'its publication.
Wo neglected to notice the mournful appear
ance of our several Churches. With commenda
ble unanimity and taste each of them were hung
with appropriate mourning. They still wear
their sable weeds.
Every christisn denomination is responding to
President Tyler's proclamation, ordering Friday
the 14th of May to be observed as a day of fast
ing and prayer.
F/RS IN WILLIAMSPORT, PA.-A vcry do
iitructive fire occurred in Williamsport, Lycoming
county, Pa., on the night of the 17th inst. Tho
whole amount of the loss sustained is estimated
at from 30 to ii 40,000. 'l'ho fire is said to have
Lean the work of an incendiary.
Yet another Veto!
Previous •Pardon Porter has again returned
the Bill for the election of Mayeir by the people of
LT:master, with • his objections. His Excellency
withheld his signature from the first Bill which
passed the Legislature relative to the Mayor's
Court of Lancaster, because it did not give the
election of the Mayor to the people. Now, not
withstanding the present Bill gives the election to
them, and his professions contained in his former
veto message, ho has the barefaced, hypocritical
audacity to again refuse it hie signature, thus
giving the lie direct to all his former professions.
What humbuggory! This too, from the Execu
tive of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvanial—
There is evidently more of the knave than fool in
the composition of this Veto King.
sitljouris 111 e is t.
Both branches, of the Legislature, • few days
since, passed a resolution, fixing on the 27th in
stant,'(to•day) as the period for final adjournment.
The House has since rescinded this resolution,
.and, doubtless, the Sonata will follow suit. The
important business which yet remains undisposed
of by the Legislature, was deemed sufficient to
render this course necessary and imperative.—
We aro persuaded. however, that the Legislature
will not continuo longer in session than is nem
nary to effect such measures of relief, •s the wants
of the people and the prosperity of the State re
quire.
Distressing Occurrence.
' • Some time in February last, a young man, na
med GUSTAVUS MET,SITE.I3Xert, formerly a student
in Pennsylvania College, in this place, started
from hero with the intention of going to Bhip
penaburg, and no intelligence of his arrival at that
place having been received by his friends, it was
supposed that he had wandered from his way and
perished in the snow, which was at that time very
deep. Search was accordingly mode, and the
body of a man supposed to bo that of Mr. Mole
heimer, was found on Sunday last, in the South
Mountain, about SiX miles south of Shippensburg.
Fire at 'Mora Bend.
We learn with pleasure that tho fire at North
Bend was not so destructive os was stated in our
last paper. The Cincinnati Gazette of the 13th
say
"Great uneasiness was caused in this ci
ty yesterday morning,by a report that Gen
eral Harrison's dwelling house, at North
Bend, bad been destroyed by-fire the previ
ous afternoon. Direct information, how.
ever, arrived before noon, and quieted all -
Appratensions. The building was on fire,
big only the upper story of the west wing
,sustained any material damage. The roof
und . this Vero destroyed, but without, we
truderAtattddlte loss of any thrntture, or se.
rtously ip,conveppncing the afflicted famil4."
letter from Mt. Taylor, who occupied the
buildin 7, at North I3 , nd, aaya:—!..We aro indeht
the active and noble exerlione of Irishmen for
floc preservation of the house. They not only
give the elsrm, 101 l \corked lie I never F 319 men
wort: before. They ileserno the highest praise,
us they have the warmest gretinujo of the family
am) myself for their generous end. Only n fow
tVg. ro I ,I A-11 trunk of Mrs. Ifarrison's
cl.) 11 /ll1;. A g reat c )4 1 : tW4 viltsr urns, 4€:cr"
Fin( EUAL SOLLXITTSI6.II PIT(L•DLLPITI•r —
The funeral solemnities in Philadelphia on Tut's!
day last, its honor of our lamented President,tvera
conducted in an impressive and appropriate man
ner. The funeral oration was, delivered by the
Right Rev. Dr. Onderdonk, Bishop of Pennsylva
nia. Tho procession, it is estim ated, comprised
from 10,000 to 15,000 individuals, and extended
from three to four miles.. It is said to have been
altogether ono of tho largest, best arranged, and
most effective displays ever witnessed in that city.
Ron nun A n EsTsn.—Wo learn from the
Westminster (Md.) Carrolltonian, that a man
calling himself William Thompson, had been or
rested and lodged in the jail of that county, on a
charge of having stolen the trunk from the Chant
bersburs stage, on the 9th instant. A portion, of
the money z-b s etWeen $9OO and slooo—was
found on him, which has been indentifled as a
portion of that which was enclosed in the letter
of Poindexter, Rhey & Co. to James Beatty, of
Baltimore. It is supposed ho had accomplices
in the robbery, who took the remaining letters
for their share of the spoils.
FROM HARRISBURG.
Correspondence of the Gettysburg Star and Banner
HA A menusoiApril 23, 1841.
Dear Sir: —I hasten to give yousome informa
tion as to the doings of the Legklaturo during the
last few days. The Senate, on Monday last, took
up the Bill which some time befOre had
,passed
the House, for the relief of the Gettysburg Con
tractors, and after discnsaltid it all day, they final
ly on Tuesday forenoon, passed it on final rending
by a majority of one, with amendments. In the
afternoon the House concurred, and the Bill is
now in the hands of the Governor. I sincerely
hope he may sign it, that justice may at lest be
done to these persecuted men.
The Senate-then took up the Revenue Bill from
the House and ere still working upon it on second
reading. The House have also, within the last
few days, passed a Bill providing for the election
of Canal Commissioners by the people, first elec
tion to take place next fall, and entirely reorgani
zing the system of Internal Improvement, so as to
diminish the expenses attending it, and insure a
more exact system of economy and accountability
in the public agents. This is one of the best bills
passed the present session. The Senate, no doubt
will take it up and pass it as soon as they get
through with the Revenue Bill.
The Legislature, the House particularly, have
been industriously engaged for some time past,
laboring hard to bring the business of the session
to a close.
Yesterday forenoon, Mr. Smyser's Bill to give
the Contractors on the Tunkhannock line of the
North Branch Canal, who had been driven'off
their work contrary to law by. the present board of
Canal Commissioners, the right of trial by Jury,
was taken trp, passed through ell its stages and
sent to the Senate. This is the same, Bill which
some time since, after pastiing to third reading.
was lost by one vote. through the accidental ab
sence of some of the friends of the Bill. It was
put on a private Bill for the relief of Francis Sam
ple, as an amendment by Mr. Smysor some time
ago.
A Bill to authorize a temporary loan to meet
the stock loan of $930,000 falling due first June
next, and the interest on the State debt duo in Au
gust next, was then taken up and passed—also, a
Bill to authorize the leasing of the Columbia Rail
Road for five years, provided it shall not bo leased
for less than $150,000, clear of all draw backs,
per year.
In the afternoon the Resolutions from the Sen
ate instructing our Senators and requesting our
Representatives in Congress, to vote fora' repeal
of the Sub-Treasury Law, were taken up and
passed. The House were occupied the rest of the
afternoon in acting on Senate Bills, a number of
which were taken up and passed.
In consequence of the delays interposed by the
Governor in vetoing almost every Bill of impor
tance heretofore passed, and the confident declara
tions of his friends and the expectation universal
ly entertained In consequence, that the important
public Bills now pending in 'the Foliate which
have passed the House, will also undergo the same
fate when they reach him, the House yesterday
found it necessary to rescind the resolution to ad
journ on the 27th instant. The obj( et is that the
Legislature may remain in session not only until
the Bills have passed both Houses, but until the
action of the Governor upon them shall be known:
in order that if they are vetoed, the Legislatnro
may discharge their constitutional duty by at
tempting to pass them by two-thirds. I believe
the general impression and determination is, if the
Executive arm is again interposed so as to defeat
all the action of the Legislature in this arbitrary
and unheard of manner, to adjourn at once as soon
as the constitutional duty of again voting upon
them is discharged. The Legislature will' then
have thine ell in their power-Ltbeir whole duty—
and the responsibility must rest and remain with
the Governor. It will bo idle and worse than use•
less for the Legislature to remain, If they are to be
allowed to do nothing and effect nothing by the
Governor, except to register his 'Edicts. If tho
Governer had co operated honestly and in good
faith with the Legislature, for the public good, the
session would have been at a close long since.
But the Legislature have done every thing—the .
Covgnor nothing; they have passed bills, and as
fast as they were passed, the Governor. vetoed'
glop. The Legislature were unwilling to adjourn
without providing the means and necessary ap
propriations for the support of the government,
and to:meet its liabilities for interest and debt duo
as well 'to the domestic as to the foreign cieditous
of the Commonwealth: and nonce they have li9-
zered on and still clung to hope against hope, that
eventually the Governor would relent and consent
to aid them in relieving the country and the Peo
ple. The people must judge between him and
them. •
I bad almost forgotten to mention that yesterday
WO tad another . Veto from his Excellency, (being
the second) on the Lancaster Mayor's Court Bill,
and the eighth this session! The Bill proposed
to leave it to a vote of the people of the county,
whether the Court should be abolished or uot.
BANK Ronnse.—ln the Savanah papers
.f,Saturdav it is announced by the Cashier
that the planters' Bank of Georgia, located
in Savannah, has been robbed of $37,000.
'File money was abstracted from the vaults,
and consisted entirely of the notes of the
Planters' Dank of the State of Georgia, of
vnriuus denominations, but principally of
Fifty Dollars and Twenty• Dollars.
Respectfully, &c.
• • [CODIMUNICATRD.
SOLEMNIZATION OF PRESIDENT
HARRISON'S DEATH.
Agreeably to previous notice, a largo number of
the citizens of Petersburg, (Y. S.) and its vicini
ty, assembled on Saturday afternoon, tho 17th of
April inst., fur the purpose of appropriately solem
nizing the lamented demise of the late President
of the United States.
A military and civic procession was formed un
der command of Col. Jobu Wolford, who acted
as Chief Marshall; and Capt. Jonas Johns, who
acted as Deputy Marshall. The processionlifter
moving through the town, repaired to the Luther
an church, where the assemblage was organized
by appointing the following officers, viz:
CitARLEB KETTL'ENVELL, Esq., President; John
Gardner, John L. Sadler, Levi Miller, jr., Jonas
John, Vice Presidents; William 11. Stuart, Isaac
Griest, Secretaries.
Tho Rev. C. Weyl; en being requested by the
meeting, opened the solemn ceremonies by an op
propriato prayer.
Lewis R. Hamersly then, in accordance with a
previous invitation extended to him, delivered an
Oration upon - the life and character of William
Henry Harrison. After he had concluded, the
following resolutions wore, on 'motion of Colonel
Wolford, unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this assemblage
bo tendered to the Reverend Clergy for their at
tendance; and also to Mr. Lewis R. Hamersly for
his oration. •
Resolved, That. the orator of the day be reques
ted to furnish a copy of file Oration for publics.
tion in all the papers of the , county.
The folloWing preamblii and resolutions were
than, on behalf ot the Committee of Arrangement,
submitted to the Meeting. end unanimously adop
ted:—
Whereas, for the first time since the adoption of
the Federal Constitution and organization of the
General Government, a President of the U. States
has died in office; and whereas, it is a conse
quence resulting from our great notional privile
ges, that our rulers aro from among ourselves,
selected by the people, and eventually and fre
quently respensibie to-the people for the due per
formance of their official duties: Therefore,
Resolved, That we regard the unexpected death
of the highest offigerknown,under our constitution
and larva airs - national ealandty, and as such it is
to , tin mourned by the whet(' American people.
Rcsolrcd, That whilst wo deeply deplore tho
mysterious dispensation which has deprived this
nation of its Chief Magistrate, and blasted the
fond hopes of a generous and confiding people, wo
at the same eimo.deem it . perfectly consistent with
the expression of heartfelt grief, to yield a willing
submission to this .decree of the same adorable
Providence' that has, for more than fifty years,
mercifully vouchsafed to all preceding Presidents
the enjoyment of life and vigor during the entire
period of their occupancy of this high trust.
Resolved:, That the eminent public services and
illustrious character of William Henry Harrison,
late President of the United States, imparted oven
an additional lustre to the high station which he
'was 'so !Mei) , called upon to occupy by the unso
licited suffrages of his countrymen; and that wo
regard hii less, in the present crisis of our nation
al drake, as a peculiar one, and not easily to be
repaired. '
Resolved, That this meeting, as a testimony of
respect for the memory of the illustrious deceased.
recommend to the citizens of this vicinity to wear
crap 6 on the left . nrin for the period of thirty days.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this mooting
Go signed by the officers, and published in all the
papers of the county.
On motion, the itev. E. IWKinney clesed the
meeting with prayer. Tho assemblage then left
the church; the procession was again formed, and
moved to the place of beginning, where it was dis
missed.
CHAS. KETTLEWEL'.., President.
JOHN GARDNER,
J 01124 L. SADLER,
Vice Preel.
LEvx MIEErn, Jr.
JONAS JOHN,
Wm. R. Stewart, t. Secretaries.
base Griest,
SINGULAIR.—John Tyler, father of Pres
ident Tyler, succeeded Benjamin Harrison,
father of the late.. President Harrison, in
1781, as Speaker of the Virginia House of
Delegates. John Tyler, the son of the
former Speaker Tyler; succeeds W. H.
Harrison; son of: Benjamin Harrison, as
President of the United States.
A letter from Cincinnati says:—Mrs.
HARRISON had reached that city on her
way to Washington the morning on • which
the intelligence of the President's death
reached there. tier bereavement has been
sad indeed—but she bears it, 1 am inform.
ed, better than, in her infirm state of health,
could have been hoped. Most of her faint
ly are near her, and if the sympathy of a
whole nation can avail, we may hope that
her loss will not be altogether irreparable.
A PnEototra t n setting of
the Special Sessions, say's . the New York
Sun,Margarot Mack and Antli Mack, moth
er and daughter, were triad for stealing ear
rings, dress, guile, and „amp° shawl, &c.,
from Mrs. Ellen McGraft, timid guilty,and
sent to the penitentiary, for, ninety days
each. ,The husband and: father, and one
daughter of this family, aro now in the state
prison, a son in the. penitentiary, :another 1
son in prison for felony, awaiting his trial,
and now the wife and another daughter are
sent to the penitentiary, leaving only ono
child, a little girl of 7 or 8 years old, out of
prison.
Fromthe Cleveland Herald of April 12
/XPORTANT FROM DETROIT. —Saturday
was a season of despondency. and gloom in
Detroit: 'Nevis of the protest of the drafts
on the Bank of the United States to the
amount of 0183,000, the April instalment
of the eti - ,000,000 loan,leaaetiothe city in
the morning, blighting the hopes and ex
pectations of many of the business mon of
Detroit, as well as the friends of the credit
and character of the State.
A special message was sent to the Legis
lature'by,the Executive on the subject, in
which he recommended that an agent be
sent to Philadelphia at once, to look to the
rights and interests of. Michigan. It was
understood that the bank oflered to pay the
instalment in its own notes at a discount of
4 per cent. What would bo the action of
the Legislature was matter of doubt.—
Some supposed that the proposition of the
bank would be accepted—others that State
Bonds would be issued to Meet the crisis.
At half past one o'clock the Steamboat
Gen. Scott arrived with colors at half mast,
and in a few momenta the melancholy intel
ligence of the nation's bereavement became
generally known in the city. The moist
eye and choked utterance, as the sad tidings,
passed from man to man, evidenced the
deep feeling of all classes and professions.
The Ili. floating over the capitol with low
ored to half mast. Tho shipping displayed
similar tokens of woe. At four o'clock the
bells wore tolled --the stores and business
places closed—and a sorrowful solemnity
pervaded the city.
On the meeting of the Legislature in the
afternoon, the Executive announced the
mournful intelligence to both branches.—
An immediate adjournment followed. The
scene in the Senate was strikingly solemn.
After the message was read the Senators
sat far some moments in silence, when a
Senator arose and in a tremulous voice
moved an adjournment. Never before did
we so fully feel the force of Milton's line—
" Come then, expressive Silence, muse Ili' praise I"
...... 0 5•...,-
The official residence of the President of
the United States is not, it appears, provi
ded with a Bible ! The funeral service,
on Wednesday, was road out of the Bible
and Prayer Book purchased by Gen. Harri
son for his private use a few weeks sirice in
Washington. He found the mansion with
out either of these books, and his first busi
ness was to procure them. His predeces
sOrs of course carried their own away with
them. A correspondent of the Philadel
phia North American mentions this inter
eating incident: ,
It is a singular circuinstanco; - and pleas
ing as it is singular, that the last chapter
which Gen. Harrison read in his bible is
the one so much used in the burial service;
it is the 15th of Ist Corinthians. And had
it pleased an all-wise Providence to spare
the life of the President the Executive man
sion would have presented a good example
of religious decorum and domestic piety.—
But for ends mysterious to us it has been or
dered otherwise.
DANCING TO SOME TUNE.--The corres
pondent of the Baltimore American, under
date of New Orlenn4, Aprll 3, enys—
"FANNY ELssr,En's benefit took place
last night—and such a benefit. The fair
dansetise was literally pelted with roses. In
one of the wreathe thrown to her there was
a pair of diamond bracelets which cost
81,500. Others contained %rideable pres
ents, So that the grass receipts of the
night could scarcely' have been less than
from $B,OOO to 10,000. She has probably
netted 820,000 by her engagement in this
city. It is doubtful whether she will be re
engaged at the St. Charles or will dance at
the Theattt d'Orleuns. She has set the
enthusiasfiWpopulation •of the sunny South
almost delirious by her performances."
Trri FEES.—In the beginning of Gov.
Peter's reign, he (the Governor,) put his
hand :tato the , Stnte Treasury and made a
grab at $2,000, which sum he secured and
without authority of law, gave $lOOO to the
Attorney General Johnston, and the other
half to his brother James. The pretext for
this grabbing was the services of the Attor
ney General and James M. Porter, as law
yers, in removing a certain Judge from
office, to which Ritner had appointed him,
in order to make room for ono of David R.
Porter's friends. Tho case came before
the Supreme Court, where the State was
represented by her Attorney Johnston, who
receives n stated salary for his services as
such officer. Yet in this particular case
the Governor's brother was employed by
somebody to assist, or he volunteered his
help, and the Executive gave them each a
fee of 81000. The -Legislature has taken
the matter in hand, and Mr. Williams of
the Senate has made a report on the subject.
We trust the whole affistrmay be thorough
ly invest igated.—Doylestown laid.
PROPER RESPECT.—The President has
appointed Mr. Taylor, the eon in law of
General Harrison, who was to be his pri
vate Secretary, Post Master of Cincinnati.
His private Secretary, (at the time of his
decease,):llr Harrison, has been appointed
Registor of the Land Office atfiebuque.in
lowa Territory. These appointments are
highly creditable to the President, and will
be responded to by the people.
POTOMAC FrsuEnis9.---The Alexandria
Gazette states that there are at the present
time at least fifty seines in active operation
on the Potomac river. At one of the 'shores'
a few miles below that town, a few days
since, ten thousand shad were taken at two
hauls, which is considered equal to about
twenty ordinary wagon loads. On Satur
day, at Washington, fine shad were sell
ing at the wharves nt $0 per hundred, and
herrings at $1,50 to 82,25 per thousand.--
Last week, wo believe, ell the Fisheries on
, the Chesapeake, from North Point to' the
head of tide water, nt Port Deposit, com
menced operations, and, should the weather
prove favorable, we may 'anticipate for their
proprietors similar good luck to those of the
Potomac. The Chesapeake fisheries ex
ceed all others in the U. States, in the ex
tent of their operations and the superior
quality of the fish taken thereat. We re
collect witnessing as many as twelve thou
sand shad secured at 'Sandy Beach,' on
Speautim Island, at a single haul, and fifteen
thousand at one of the shores at the mouth
of North East River.
ANOTHER INSULT TO THE AMERICAN
FLAG by a British illan.of•War.—Capt.
Wyse, of the Leonidas, at this port, from
Rio do Janeiro, states that on the 16th of
March, in lat. 9 30 S. long. 25 47 W. he
was fired in to,and biought to,by the British
sloop of war Bose; the boat sent on board,
tha papers demanded and examined, under
the plea of supposition that she was a slaver.
Alter detaining him for some time she was
allowed to proceed.—Bult. I'at.
Itvciorzce.--A Washington letter
says: "It will be gratifying to the public to
learn that the secretary of War intends to
place the two grandsons of General Harri
son—(both of whom are fatherless)--at
West Peintoas soon as they are of the
proper age. One oldies? is the son of the
amiable and acomplished lade who presided
at the White (louse during the General's
briefterm. The other is the son of the
General's eldest son, now dead—and his
mother, who is also dead, was the only
child of the late General Pike. General
Harrison had a peculiar attachment to this
spirited boy. He spoke of him always
with the greatest fondness and pride.• The
youth is eager to follow the profession of
arms. He feels the blood of his two illus
trious grand fathers stirring at his heart.
It was the wish of Gen. Harrison that lie
should receive the advantag es of a military
education at West Point; and in connexion
with this object of his heart. I may men
lion the following anecdote. as illustrative
of the good nature which characterized the
intercourse between General Harrison and
Mr. Van Buren. during the brief sojourn of
the former here, previous to the Inaugura
tion. At their first interview, after a con
versation distinguished by great good hu
mour on the part of Mr. Van Buren, and
more than his emit vivacity on the part of
General- Harrison, the latter said. "Mr.
President, I have a favor to ask you.
There i 0 a grandson of my gallant friend
General Pike, who is desirous of being pla
ced at West Point. He has nothing' on
eatth left him, but his gt-andfather's sword.
He is also a grandson of mine—and as I
have never appointed any relative to any
place-1 wish you to relieve me, and send
him to the Military Academy yourself."
Mr. Van Buren promptly replied that it
would give him peculiar pleasure to do so.
But it was found that the youth lacked some
months of the age required by the regula
tions of the Department. The plan was
therefore frustrated. The public will re
joice to learn that Mr. Bell intends to car.
ry out the wishes of the' President in this
matter."
Tea MALES A DEIEL.--TllO Baltimore
Sun of yesterday says, that this vessel which
had become somewhat notorious, on account
of her alleged piratical demonstrations on
the Atlantic coast, some months since, and
which was afterwar.ds taken posession of by
al:Jailed States vessel at San Salvador,
South America, arrived nt this port on Tu
esday, last from Rio de Janeiro, under the
command of Lieut. Ogden, of the U. S.
Navy, who assumed the duty -by, order of
Commodore Ridgely. So soon as her arri
val was made known to the privet; authori
ties, N. Snyder, Esq. Marshall of the dis
trict, assisted by officers Zell sad Ridgely,
proceeded to the Adhel, and brought the
crow prisoners before their Honors of the
Circuit Court, who committed theta for a
farther examination; all charged with pira
cy. Joseph Nunez, the Captain escaped
at Bahia, and was not retaken. The Ma
lek Adhel was built and fitted out at New
York, and sailed from that port sometime
last fall.
A Cass icr Pour.—The Boston A ilas
says, in that city a burgler is on convic
tion sent to the State Prison for seven years
but in New York he is chosen Mayor.
To THE PATRONS OF TUE Bastinntern
Veogrenur. UNIVERVAL Pries.—l have
often found persons desirous to know how
soon this medicine will cure them. It is
impossible to say—it altogether depends
upon the state of the blood and humors.
One thing may be relied upon—that if the
pills are persevered with according to the
printed direction which accompanies each
box, the cure may will be effected Much
sooner than the patient could have expec
ted. The many lingering chronic diseases
we daily see, are owing either to mercury
or bleedingor to not having been properly
purged in Fevers, affylanutfions, Cold, Mee-
Soiall-Par,or Lying in. It is utter
ly impossi - '..:e for us to attain or keep health
without sound purging. We may fasten
up the disorder by barks and tonics, but if
it be in the body, it must come out before
health can be enjoyed, and sooner or later
it will break out of itself, worse than ever,
if this method of purifying the body is de
layed too long. No danger can arise from
purging with Brandreth's Vegetable Pills.
It has been proved, beyond doubt, that those
celebrated pills and the human body are
naturally adapted one for the other. By
the use of this Glorious Medicine the eon
tents or humors of the body can be entirely
evacuated, altered, and completely regal
crated: and in a manner so simple as'to give
every day ease. and pleasure.
Purchase them in Gettysburg of Thos.
J. Cooper, distributing agent; of Jno. M.
Stevenson, or only in the county of Agents
published, in another part of this paper.
lIYMENIAL IIEOISTEU•
31AltRIE'D.
On the 20th inst, by the Rev. B. Keller, Mr.
7710nza," Banks, of Frederick County, Md., to
Miss ..14-ia brie, of lliimiltonban
,township,
Adam:lst:oooly. , .
On the 22d, by the same. Mr. Samuel. Hfulkel,
o 31enallen township, to Miss Julian
of Franklin township, Adams County. • •
On Tuesday, the 20th inst. by tho Rev. C.
Weal, Mr. Manhars Thompson, of Carlisle, to
Miss Ursula Tralimr, of Latimore township.
OBITUARY RECORD.
DIED.
On the 21st inst., near Hunterstovvn, Mr. Jacob
Yeagy, aged 26 years, 3 months and 28 days.
At Hagerstown, Md. on the 16th instant, Mut.
Ell-zabab Lillle, in the 78th year of her age.
On the 18th of dianch, at the residence of Mr.
Hugh Trnesdali„ in Poland. Trumbull county,
Ohio, Mrs. Radd Widgi . cr, formerly a resident of
this county, in the SSth year of her age.
On Wednesday last, Mrs. Shr.ccr, wife
of Mr. Benjamin Shriver, of Cumberland town.
shift. ,
ADVERTISEMENTS.
sb Nt i 4; 0-0110.
R. 'W.
H AS josl rer!e ived n larue assnitment
of Ni»•it)!-;" (900-is, which-
.ho
can sell cheaper Iliarr • they halm been sold
in this place. The assortment consists of
Cloths, Cassimexs,
Cassinotte, Tweeds, Gambrones, Summer
Clothq, Velvets, Calicoes, Silks, (ix. &e. a
good assortment of GROCERIES,Seythes
and a largo assortment of QUEENS.
W ARE.
April 27.• tr-5
SPRING GOODS.
11. 00/VV.
lIAS just received a general supply of
Fashionable
SPRING & SUMMER GOODS )
_ 4MONG
Wool dyed Black &, Fancy colored Cloths.
Spring and Summer . Cassimeres,
Wellington Black Summer. Cloth,
Imperial Crape do. .
Black Lima ~ do.
Do. Cashmeiette,
Corded and Striped Linen Drills,
French and Irish do. do. ! •
Handsome Spring and Sum Mer Vestings,.:
Satin Cravats and Stocks,
London and American Prints,
4-4 French and American Chintz. •
Painted Lawns,
Mouslin de Laney', • "
Black and White Lawns,
Fancy Shawls,
Nett and Gause Scarfs, • -
Nett, Mohair and Pic Nic Gloves,
Silk and Cotton Hosiery,
Handsome Bonnet Trimmings, .
Leghorn Flats, . .
Florence Braid Bonnets, •
Nun & Shaker do.
. -
Parasols and Umbrellas, •
With a great variety of other cheap and
desirable Goods, all of which. will. be sbld
upon the most accommodating: terms to
those who may favor him with a•call.
April 27.
gimenta O 47rs S.
. .
"TIRE 80th Regiment, . re,onsylynia, Mi
litia will parade, for Drill and Inspec
tion, in Gettysburg, on Saturday the 15th
day of May next, at .10, o'clock, :A.M.--
Each member will provide himself with
sufficient fire , arros aceording;to late. •
O;: - The court..o Appeal -will be held on
Monday the 7th of June next--for thOlat
Battalion, nt. the Home of Geo. Caldwell, in
Mummasburg;and for the 2d at John Yetis',
(formerly Bevy's) Marsh Creek-
101 IN WALTER, Colonel.
April 27, 1841. *IP-5
tams. •
PARAD E
at Yetis, Marsh Creek, on
P Monday the 3d of May, at 10 o'clock.
J. M. :VI 'CLEAF,'"o.'S.
tp-6
April 27.
'l4: 111 P'E N C
AN Adjourned meeting of the Total Ab
stinence Temperance Society of Get.
tysburg and its vicinity, will be held in the
Methodist Episcopal Chureh, Tins EVE
NING, (Tuesday,) at half-past 7 o'clock,
P.. m. The following rosolutton will be dis
cussed:
Readved, That it is wrong for the friends
of the Temperance cause to encourage in
business the venders of intoxicating drinks.
I. G. MACFARLANE, See'v.
April 27, 1841. '
ASSIGNEES' NOTICE.
LL persons interested aro required fe.
" 0 - take notice, that the Account of John
Wolford, George Deardorffand Joseph Bit
linger, Trustees of HENRY BITTING
ER, has been filed in the Prothonotary's
Office, at Gettysburg, fur settlement in the
Court of Common Pleas of Adams county;
and that the same will be presented for con
firmation and allowance at an Adjourned
Court, to be held on Tuesday the first day
of June, A. D. 1841.
AMOS MAGINLY, Prothly.
Prothonotory'a Office,l
April 27, 1841. )
WElllYaff vlecomaiit
A ND
'CONVFAC'TIONA.W.V...
, . . • ; ;
IV HE subscriber reepectfully informs the
-a- citizens of Gettysburg and, The public
generally, that ho has taken the stand fur
tnerly oecupied by J. Gowen, in South-Bal
timore street, (+few doors:smith of the Coin t
house, where he constantly keeps on, hand,
and . offers for sale, a'generid assortment of
Confections, - Fruits, EA.
such as Candies, Fruits, N'uts; Toys, &c.;
also, Cakes, Beer and Cider.
He respectfully solicits a share of the
public patronage.
J. G. WEAVER.
Gettysburg, April 13. tf-3
GE TTrSil URG TROOPS!
OU are 'Ordered to parade in Getty
-IL burg, on Monday the 3d tio.kpf May
next, at 10 o'clock A. M. A'g'e feral at
tendance is requested.
N. WEAVE :14'C*
April 20, IS4I. tp-4
JOB Pitl NTING,
OF ALL -
Such as Cards, 'Circulars, Hand-hills,
131anlis, ACC., &C.
Neatly aild expetlit“mety.exeveted'nt Ilie of f ice of
T 1E STAR & BANNER."