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Highly Important from Europe.
.Resignation 02( 10751inititry-75tnien7
dons Excitementin Englandither
Prorogation of Parliament—Great Po
litical Revolution in Enffland—Min
'illeilal Crisis--.Bdo,ance an .aniciican
atton, s•c. • • • •
By the Ship Liberty from Liverpool we
have tea days later news - from Europe.—
The hew Yak Herald - says news,
which we have-just received, is of the high-
est importance--.-of more consequence than
any we have received in the last ten yesrs.".
It is no more nor less than the resigna
tion of sir Robert Peel, and the organize
Lion of a new Cabinet by Lord John Rus
sell.
The announcement of this important
fact.- - --important to.the United States, in a
commercial point of view, as well, per
chance, in political aspect, threw the whole
English public into a state of the greatest
excitenient. .
.Its effect was tremendous. •
.• In addition to this, and as a necessary
consequence, Parliament had been further
prorogued to Tuesday, the 30th of Decem
ber ult.
The Corn Law question has 'been the
cause of all this.. . . •
The effect that this news will have up
on the relations between' England and A
merica cannot but be of the utmost conse
quence.
Aineriaari Cotton had improved.
[From the London Herald, Dec. 12.]
Sir Robert Peers, Government is at an
end. All the.members of the Cabinet yes
terday tendered their resignation, which
her. Majesty' was pleased to accept.
It will be easily believed that we regret
this :determination of her Majesty's advi
sers ;, but we should much more ,regret
their.unanimus determination to sacrifice
the industry of
. the country by stripping it
of all protection.
The important fact, now announced
proves how completely tyropg the Times
vsi .
s when it. stated that the. Government
had decided 'upon proposing to Parliament,
as ,a Cabinet measure, the repeal of the
corn laws.. , , .
. .
The London Times, of Dec.l.l, says;
—"lt is, we believe, true that Sir. Robert
Peel has, even insisted upon a considerable
relaxationlof the laws .in question, to, be
accompanied, however, by a-compensation
to the, agricultural intereat---.-landewners,
farmers, and farm laborers—not only ade-,
quate, but ample. • What „this compensa
tion we are not able to guess ; the' e
-vents, however,- have proved that it was
not considered sidlicietit by the whole cab
inet, and we ,must at present- agree with
the dissentients. Nevertheless, iris cer
tain' that sir Robert Peel will support: no
measure of repeal. upon any other terms
than thoseof what he considers an ade
quate 'compensation to the agriculturist ;
so that unless. the-new ministers pfoposed
such an adequate comiieneatiOn, they will
find theniselves opposed by the conserva
tive majority of more than one hundred
undithinished by. a 'single unit, and -rein
forced:. no- doubt, by honest Whigs
like Mr. Cayley. 5 , . •
[From the Liverpool Mail Dec. 13.]
• The nation, by the resignation of min
isters, is in a much more serious. dilemma,
‘, ,
than many 'per . sons seem to think. Sir
Robert Peel, it rumored, differs from the
majority .Of . his colleegues on a .measure
that touchiti the vitality of the country,and
finding himself so Situated, he throws up
the reins' of. government and retires. The
landed interests, as it is called, would have
the most insurrnountable difficulties.in for
ming On administration to carry out their
views. The eonservative . party is divided;
suspicion and distrust have long - been in
The camp; some muimur, some storm, ma
ny ate sick, mid not a few are disgusted:
What, then, is to be . done? The old
'whig party, as Mr: CaYley has proved, will
tot support Lordlohn Russell. He has
done much mischief in his day, but he nev
er committed so inuCh upon hiniself as he
did by his recent declaration against all
prcaective duties, upon corp. Lord Mor
peth has sola himself by means of a. £5
note. The Split, therefore in the Whig
ranks, between those who have lands and
,those w ho are landless—Lbetween the well
fed,and the liungry whigis immense and
irreparable. . ,
Our opinion is, judging by the obscure
light in which the detection is yet placed,
the. a dissolution of Par. must be the result,
followed immediately' by a general elec
tion.,
In
. this case the nation at:large will
be called upon to decide the great question
.at issue. Much inconvenience,. to many
parties must issue, particularly to those
connected with railway, bills; but we. are
'far from believing that the inconvenience
delay for six or eight weeks, may not
be salutary to, the country generally.
- [From the London Sun, Pee, 11.]
The Ministry cf Sir ,Robert Peel has re
signed. The, country at large may be star
tled by a circumstance so unexpected, but
such ie the fact.
* • Should , war take place
with America, neither Aberdeen nor Had
dington could have carried it on with the
spirit and skillsuited to such. a serious con
test.- The downfall of this heterogeneous
-Cabinet` will be 'the. worst news for Polk
that' he has receiVed since-his Alistalment
into office: - f The Syrian affair made an
impression - in• America, which established
:the - character of Palmerston for decision
,and:nationatspirit; Polk would rather see
any man in 'the Foreign office than a no
bleman, 'Whoisince :the days of Canning,
as'tbe bOly , minister that Chas asserted the
;moor of the - country iwall her, foreign re
lations. z: •i .
Report staystthat Sir Robert Peel's res
on strarreceived by her majesty with
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In short; with the exception of Sir Rob
ert 'reel and Sir I. Graltarti; the country
is well rid of the “strong Ministry." Its
demiae will give additional impulse to the
principles of free trade and salutary reform
and rouse a t spirit of resistance to Tory
principles, which bids fair to establish a
new era in the government of this vast em
pire.
APPROACHING REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.
—The New York Sun states that “letters
- of a, stirring. character have been received
in that city by a number of French refu
gees, who had taken refuge in this country;
calling upon them to return to Europe
with all possible despatch, and be prepared
to join their friends in France at an early
day. The close alliance between England
,and Louis Philippe is creating excitement
all over France, and the journals are as
sailing Ouizot for surrendering the inte
rests and honor of France to the hands of
the• English. Louis Philippe wisbef(to
have his dynasty sustained in power in
case of death, and England no doubt has
entered into a secret treaty to do so, pro
vided the Prince de Joinville does not as•-
sume the Crown or Regency ; the English
bearing in_mind his pamphlet wherein he
proposes to put down,the English navy,
and knowing the energy of his 'character,
they are apprehensive that if occasion of
fers he will get up a party to sustain his
pretensions. England has agreed that
France shall have some additional possess
ions
(which England will seize in case of '!
a war) in the. West India Islands, in South
America and in the Pacific.. France is
also seeking to improve her trade with
China. The war in Algeria is a subject
of public discontent. Marshal Bugeaud
is much hlaMed for not, with his powerful I
force, being able to disperse and destroy
these flying detachments, but they will pot
afford him the opportunity of doing so.—
They can fall back on the sands of the
desert where the French cannot follow
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO..-^The_RCWS
from Mexico possess no little interest.L—
A. revolution-had commenced against the •
Administration of Herrera, headed by Gen.
Paredes. Should this movement prove
Successful, as is quite probable, says the
Philadelphia Daily Inquirer, of Monday
last, the relations between Mexico and the
U. States will immediately undergo an im
portant change. Mr. Slidell will probably
be sent out of the country, directly or
reedy, and then it will devolve upon the
'governnient at Washington to decide upon
the next - step for this government to pur
sue.. It is clear that the U. States • will
now be called upon to act with promptness
and decision. Something of a definite and
unequivocal character must be attempted,.
with the object of 'restoring the Mexican ,
people to their senses, and proving to them
that however they may trifle with their
own ~affairs, their neighbors cannot be
played-with and contemned, all with im
punity. A. speedy adjustment of our trou
ble with Mqxico is, the more important,
tiecapse of the unpleasant aspect of our
relationS,with Great Britain on the Oregon
question. While we would deal generously
wit,h Mexico as a weak and distracted Re
public and one that has already lost a large
portion of her territory, of which we are
the gainers, we would give her to under- ,
stand in a manner not to be mistaken, that
the difficulties between the two countries
must be adjusted.
. TExAs.—Galveston papers to the
7th 'instant have :been received, but not
much of interest is found in thcm except
The report that the inhabitants of Loredo,
a Mexican town on the eastern bank of the
Rio Grande, are anxious that the United
States Should at once exercise jurisdiction
over them. They have suffered much
from Indian depredations, and turn tow
ards- the Americans for protection; The
accounts from Segun, New Braunfels, San
Antonio, and other Western towns, would
indicate a 'most extraordinary degree of
prosperity and• an immense increase of
population. There were only six or seven
hundred troops .at Matamoras, and only a
few hundred at Monterey. Arista remains
in his haCienda, near Monterey. He is
viewed with suspicion by some of the edi
tors at Puebla. They have charged him
With being friendly to the' Americans, and
accuse him of having enriched himself by
selling provisions to the United States Ar
my: A large flock of sheep was driven
from the Rio Grande; a few weeks a.since,
'and sold in the American camp, and these
editorsosay these sheep belonged to Arista.
- Ma. "McLANE.---;•The National' Intelli
gencer says—qt ought not to escape the
attentionof our readers that, as appears
from the letter of-the European correspon
dent:of this paper, Mr. McLane, minister
of the United. States to Orrat Blitaln, was
on the 9th of last month, at Paris, on a vis-
it to that . country. It is not probable,
therefore, that any 'negotiation was at that
time going on between him and the British
Government," • -
LYNCHING IN FLORIDA.—The mob that
hanged Yeomans ! the Stealer and
murderer, in Gadsden county, Florida, 6th
inst., joined in prayer for the eternal sal
vation of the wretch they were .about to
murder. Three or four preachers .of the
Gospel joined in the exercises. It is said
that when he heard the sentence, he fell
senseless and begged the chairman of the
triob . tO pray for him. He confessed under
the gallows, that he WiiS both a murderer
and a robber.
REMARKABLE LONGEVITY OF A COLOR-
Wommv:—The HOWard'Distriet Free
Press states that a servant woman belong
ing to John Waifield of Joshua, of that
district, tlied on Mohday evening, 12th
inst:, at the 'extraordinary ago of one hun
cfrecrattd ttventyfour ware. She'retain.
ed her sight and usual - activity till 41 feiv
days - previous to- her death: No' doubt
exists respeoting her age, as she'was rais
ed in the family of the gnntlenian above
mentioned.
Whig State Convenitlon.
To :Ai Whig Party ofTerimsylvania.
At a meeting 'of the Whig members of the
Pennsylyaniaegisleure, held in lfarrisburg, Jan.
13th, 18.40, the followintresolution was unani
mously adopted, viz,:
,
Resolved, That a committee of tnree be
appointed to prepare a call for a Whig
State Convention, to be held at Harrisburg
on the llth day of March, 43.16, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for the
office of Canal Commissioner, and that
said call be published, with the names of
the Whig Members of the Legislature ap
pended:*
S. P. SANDERSON, Pres't
Tilos. NICHOLSON, s ecretaries.
JOHN R. Easa, 5- -
In accordance with the foregoing, the committee
intrusted with that duty; respectfully submit the
following address:
The Whig members of the General As
sembly, now in session at liarrisburg, - on
consulting together in relation to matters
'important to the inferests of the Common
wealth, find that no provision has been
Made for nominating a Whig candidate
for the office of CANAL COMMISSIONER, to
be voted for.at the ensuing . General Elec-
Lion in October. The office is one of high
responsibility and importance—lts patron
age is extensive, and its influence upon the
finances of our State, immense. The pres
ent crisis of Atirs in Pennsylvania, impe
ratively demands that the office should be
filled by.a man of integrity and sound prin
ciples—honest and capable—not to be cor
rupted by grasping- selfishness, nor divert
ed from the straight forward course of du
ty, by party fear or political favor. The
wasteful extravagance of the dominant par
ty has involved our State in an enormous
debt of over forty millions of dollars—our
taxes are enormous—the honest farmer
and the hard-working, mechanic- have been
deluded and deceived by incorrect financial
statements; made for partyrpurposes—and
hungry office-holders have fattened on the
public resources, while the Oommonwealth
has been brOught to the verge of bankrupt
cy. All these•evils are justly chargeable
upon the party in power, and we believe
the time has come_ for the Whigs of the
State to arouse to energetic action, and en
deavor to put a stop to the continuance - of
such monstrous Anises." The first step in
the accernplishment of this great end, is
an earnest effort to secure the election of
a sound Whig, as Canal Commissioner.—
Let a candidate be - selected of known in
tegrity, of competent talents, of practical a
bility, thoroughly acquainted with the State
and possessing a perftict knowledge of the
public works—let him receive the• cordial
support of the Whig party of the State, and
the probabilities arc strong that his elec
tion will be secured, and a cheek at once
be placed on the Irregular,' excessive and
ruinous policy of those in power.
'Another subject of deep interest to the
whole people of the State, is ill° evident
intention on the part of the State Admini
stration, to abandon the Protective Policy:
The recent annual message of the Gover
nor leads irresistibly to this belief. Pen
ding the late Presidential election, the "Tar
iff of '42" was inscribed on thehanners of
the Lecofoco party. Now these banners
are no longer visible, and the message of
the Executive advocateS; clearlY and deci
dedly, a "Revenue Twig, with incidental
protection ;' 2 and the same ruinous senti
ments have been openly avowed by, lead
ing Democrate on the floor of the House
of Representatives. For the first time in
the history of our. State, has this doctrine
been avowed among us, by any Adminis
trationfor the first time has a , Governor
of Pennsylvania dared to desert the true
interests of the State, and prove recreant to
that policy which.protects alike the farmer,
the mechanic and the manufacturer, and
promotes the prosperity of all. Shall not
the rebuke be speedy and effectual? Will
not every man, whether Whig or Democrat
who regardS his own interests, Who loves
his State, and would see it free from - the
embarraSsment of debt, and its people thri
ving, successful and happy, repel this mon
strous aggression upon the protective pol
icy.
. _
In this emergency it behooves the Whig
party to act promptly, and with vigor.—
The State Administration has truckled to
the free-trade policy of a Southern Presi
dent, and a strong reproof from the Whig
party, and from all who regard the substan
tial interests, of the State, more than adhe
rsion to party, should be given, without de
lay. We truslithat the voters of Pennsyl
vania will be no longer deceived by the
false profeSsions of 'political leaders—we
trust that every man who reads and thinks,
will ekamine and see for himself, this po
litical treachery—we trust' that. the
gent voters of every county, township and
ward, will rally as one man, denounce the
shaineful derelictions of Locofoco leaders,
land unitedly sustain, with a Cordial action,
the Whig policy of a PROTECTIVE TARIFF
policy essentially necessary to devel
ope the resources; and secure the prosper
, ity of the State, and properly to reward the
industry and enterprise of the people.
In view of this position of affairs, the
Whig Members of the Senate and' House
of Representatives, believe it to be their dt
ty to suggest that the Whigs, of the State
meet in State Convention, tin' the purpose
of nominating. a CANDIDATE FOR CANAL
COMMISSIONER—Of deliberation. upon sub:-
jects essential to the welfare of c the State,
and of making arrangements for a strong,
decided, and overwhelming expression of
opinion at the ballot-boxes in October.—
They accordingly recommend, that the u
sual riumbei'of delegates 'be immediately
Chosen in the several counties
_of the Com
nonwealth, and that the State Convention
assembleirL Harrisburg, 6N WEDNESDAY,
THEllth DAY OF MARCH NEXT.
[Signed by all the Whig members of
the Legislature.]
. 11:7310Ril WEAVER, Esq., / Register of
Wills.for the city and county:Of Philadel
phia, died suddenly on Friday last, of ap
poplexy: '
1 11111 NIVIDIVIS
GETTYSIFUELG: -
• ----
Friday Evening, Jan. 93, 1816.
D—rfon. M. M'CLuss, of U. S. House of Rep
resentatives, and Messrs. SANDERSON and nen-
OLSON, of the State Legislature. will please accept
our thanks for Public Documents.
Whig County Meeting.
In another column will be found a call
for a meeting of the Whigs of Adams coun
ty, on Monday evening of the court, to re
spond to the actioli of the Whig members
of the Legislature,. in relation to a State
Convention. Let there be a full and prompt
attendance of the friends of correct princi
ples.
Change 111 Court Terms.
ED — By reference to the Legislative proceedings.
it will be seen that a bill passed both branches of
the Legislature, on Tuesday last, changing the
times for holding the Courts in this county, t irom
the foudh to the third Mondays ofJanuary, April,
August, and November. We understand that the
change has been effected in accordance with a pe
tition front the members of the Bar of this place,
and is designed to furnish better facilities for the
preparation of causes taken up to the Siipreme
Court—the period intervening between the ses
sions of the Supreme Court and our COurts.as
heretofore held, beinz too limited to]ierrnit the
preparation due to justice and the interests of cli
ents.
The Bill, immediately after its passage, was
transmitted to the Governor, who promptly ap
proved of it—so that the Measure is now a law.
Of course it will not take effect until the April
term.'
State Temperance Convention•
At a meeting of the "Union Total Abstinence
Society" of this place, on Tuesday evening last,
the following persons were appointed delegates to
the State Temperance ConventiOn to assemble in
Harrisburg on Wednesday next:—John Bridgman;
Prof. Jaaffbs, Soloman Powers, James Majors,
Wm. W. Paxton, and Rev. Dr. Krauth.
A Moniter Petition.
A Petition, signed by upwards of 11,000 per
sons, male and female, of the city
,and county of
Philadelphia, praying the enactment of a law to
refer-the.question of licensing taverns to the peo
ple in each ward and district, was presented to the
State Senate for Monday last. The petition mea
sured over fifiy-six
A Petition of similar import was presented to
the House on Monday, signed by upwards of four
thousand persons—the signatures having been
procured by the Ladies' Temperance Union of
Philadelphia.
The State Interest.
ErThe Bill of the House making appropriations
for the payment of the February and August inter
est on the public debt, passed final reading in the
Senate on Tuesday, and only wants the signature
of the Governor to become a law. "
State Treasurer.
C 5 — On Monday lasi, the two branches of the
Legislature met in joint session, to elect a State
Treasurer. JAMES SNOWDEN, Esq., was re-elect
ed upon the first ballot—the vote being as follows :
Snowden, 33 ; bliddleswarth, 'lB ; Scattering 3.
Pennsylvania and the Tariff:
E7 - By a reference to the sketch of Legislative
proceedings, it will be seen that notwithstanding
the unmanly anti-Pennsylvania views of Governor
Simsir., the Representatives of the people are dis
sposed to speak out in proper tones upon the pol
icy of a Protective Tariff. • Resolutions approving
of the Tariff of 1842; and instructing our Senators
to resist any eflbrt, at repeal or modification, were
unanimously adopted in the Senate on Friday last
The Literary Record and JOurnal.
Of the Linnman Association of Pennsylvania Col
lege, for the present month, is upon our table.—
The contents, as usual, are inertesting, embracing
articles upon The Hydrarchoser Fossil Sea t Ser
pent ; An Introduction to the Natural History of
Lepidopterous Insects; Light; The gaturiilists's
Club, No. II; The Rattle-snake; Time; Grecian
Education, No. IV.; Meteorology,-&e. The pre-
Sent number is embellished with an engraving, in
illustration of the "Monster Sea-Serpent."
• ice' The "Columbiad Magazine," for February.
has been received. "Fanny Forester" leads off
with an agreeable sketch of "Rug Raffles," and is
succeeded by Mrs: Osgood, Mrs, Child, Mrs. El
lett, Miss Sedgwick, Mr. Tuckerman, West, In
man, and other popular writers. The Embellish
ments arc "The Rescue of Moses," "Harry
Warning to young Wharton," a colored plate of .
Fashions, and apiece of music, "The Mourning
Bride."
fila•Very - and the Press.
ID - In the Maryland Legislature last week,
Resolutions. were submitted by a Mr. Clagett, de
nouncing the ‘,!Saturday Vistor," a pape? publish.
ed in Balt:more by J. G. Snodgrass, as an incen
diary paper, and directing the Governor to insti
tute such legal 'proceeding as shall abate said
newspaper di a public nuisance. The "he:id:And
front" 01 the Visitor's °trending is, that its manly
editor chooses oc , casianally to publish a few pun
gent and unpalatable truths upon the subject 'of
Slavery!
11:7`The Scarlet Fiiir is prOvailing at York.—
We s6ti in'lthe papers of that place an anoOunce.
ment. "of the desk of th.ce child Ten of the Rev.
Mr. Ziegler.
State Ccintrectlint.
ffir By the address of the' Whig members of the
Legislature, which will be found in a proceeding
column, it will be seen that measures have been
taken to securett more efficient organization of the
Whig party in this State. A State convention has
leen called to assemble in Harrisburg on the 11th
day' of March next, with the view of effecting this
purpose, and to nominate a Candidate for Canal
Commissioner. This action of the Whig members
of the Legislature, we feel assured, will be warmly
responded to by the Whigs of the different coun
ties. Let there be a full convention, and a good
candidate put in nomination for
.the support of
st:ch as desire an honest and economical "adminis
tration of the Public Works. The interests of the
State demand that these works be placed under the
control of men pledged to such an administration;.
and if the Whig Paity dots its duty, Capt. SAMUF.L
1). KARNS, or some other good officer, will, for
the next three years, have a seat at the Thtud or
Canal Commissioners.
Since penning the above, we received the sub
joined communication from an active and distin
guished member of the Whig-party.
For• the 'Star Banner.'
Canal Commissioner.
The Whig members of the Legislature
have issued a call for a convention, to be
held in Harrisburg, on the 11th day of
March next to nominate a candidate for
Canal Commissioner. This is' a very
proper movement, and we trust will be re
sponded to from one end -of the State to
the other. Let a good man, thoroughly
acquainted with our internal improvements,
be. nominated and there will be a good
chance of electing him. We know of no
man who possesses. a more thorough and
and complete knowledge of our Public
Works and of the manner in which
, they
should be managed than SAmum. D. KARNS,
the Whig candidate at the late election.—
Besides this he is a man of great energy of
charadter and of sterling honesty. With
such a man ibr our candidate We should
merit success, and probably secure it.
Congress.
' As very little of general interest hasbeen done
in Congress during the past week, we have omit
ted our usual summary of proceedings: The
House is still engaged upon 16 Oregon question,
but the discussion has been protracted until it has
lost its interest. A discussion has also been 'go
ing on in the same body for the last few days up- .
on the Florida contested election. Messrs. Ca
bell (Whig) and Brockenbrough (Loco) are the
claimants. A familiarity with past proceedings
of Locofocoismin the House, upon similar cases,
leaves us but little ground to hope for; justice to
Mr. Cabell.
On'Wednesday, in the Senate the Bill from the
Naval Committee, appropriating upwards of five
millions of dollars, and authorizing the President
in case of emergency to have repaired and put in
to commission the vessels now on the stocks was
taken up, and after some discussion, postponed
until Tuesday next.
On the same day, Mr. Bagby introduced joint
Resolutions to amend the constitution of the U.
States, so as to prohibit a President or Vice Presi
dent to serve more than one term, but that term
to be extended to six instead of four years. They
also provide that no member of Congress, during
the time for which he may have been elected, or
for four years thereafter, shall be eligible to any
office under Government. Likewise, that no mem
ber of Congress,during the time for which he was
elected, shall be eligible to an appointment in the
Cabinet.
Mr. Allen gave notice to the Senate that on
Friday (to-day) he would call up his resolutions
so summarily laid upon the table last week. As
Mr. Cass is desirous of discussing the resolutions,
it is thought the Senate may accede to the mo
tion as an act of courtesy.
A New Propomlllon.
rrDuring the debate on the Oregon Resolutions
in the House of Representatives of this State, Mr.
HILL, of Montgomery. submitted the following
droll Preamble and Resolutions as a "hit" at the
patriotic appeals and professions so fashionable in
our National and State Legislatures :
WHEREAS, A great burst of patriotic de
votion has manifested itself upon this floor
in favor of Oregon, and a war of words has
grown out of the Subject, tinctured rather
strongly with party politics—Therefore
Resolved, That when this House- ad
journ, it adjourn to meet in Oregon, and
there legislate John Bull out of the whole
Territory. And if it should kick up a
nother family quarrel, we will have the
chance to reduce our patriotism to practice.
We can doff our citizen dress and test
our valor as soldieri, by trying the effect
of guns loaded with something harder than
bunkun.
No sooner had the merriment occasioned by
this droll proposition subsided, than Mr. Mage
llan, distinguished for his eccentricities and fond
ness for fun, moved to amend the Resolution so as
to read—`arid that the author of the lip.solittion be
permitted to go to Oregon, and the rest of us re
main here."
Mr. Hill moved to amend ih ‘imendment by
saying—"and that Mr. Ma,gehan he added •as a
companion."'
After the House liad sufficiently indulged the
risible 'propensities of its members, the propo
sitions were withdrawn. • •
Q .._r A MILITARY CoNveariox, composed of
delegates from ditTerent sections of the State, as.
sembled in ifarrisburg, on Tuesday last--JAstss
&sows's:ll . , presiding. The object of the Con
vention is to secure an improvement in the militia
laws of the Commonwealth. Among the Ilesolu
tiOni adopted was one declaring it to bo the duty
of the General Government to provide for tultniiig
and ttllteiplining 'the' militia, and appointing a
- Committee to memorialize Congress foray appro
priation : also, one recommending r revival of that
part of the militia laws of the State Which provi
ded for the imprisonment of delinquents who re
fused to pay fines, but which was repealed by the
lataegiclatute.
Foreign NewiDlesolution of the British
The packet ship Liberty, (torn tiVerpo . ol, ar
rived at New York on Saturday Just, bringing in
telligence,Of the dissolution of the Peel Ministry
and the accession of Russell, Palmerston, Morpeth,
&c. to power. 'The particulars , will bct found in
the preceding columns.
From the confused and contradictory statements
of the English papers, we gather that Sir Robert's
throwing up the reigns orGovernment was occa
sioned ty a disagreement among the members of
the Cabinet upon the Corn-Law question—Sir
Robert being in favin oL a modification of the -
laws, while a majority of the Cabinet, headed by
the Duke of Wellington, opposed his measures.
Immediately after the resignation of the old
ministry Lord John Russell was sent for by the
Queen, and entrusted with the formation of a
new Government.
There has been much speculation as to the
probable effect of this unexpected event uponthe
relations existing between G. Britain and our
Government. The general impression seems to
be that although the membeis of the new Admin
istration will be more hostile to this cotAy, yet
the circumstances under which they go into office
trill have a tendency to induce a peace policy.
The news by -the "II ibernia," which steamer is
now due and her arrival hourly expected, is await
ed with intense anxiety. She will bring iiitelli
gence of the reception of the President's message
id England.
ED — The last advices from Mexico represent that
unhappy Republic to be on the verge, if indeed
not already in the midst, of another Revolution.—
Gen. Herrera and the party now in power are to
••be supplanted by Gen. Paredes and . his faction.—
Of course, until these difficulties have subsided,
our Minister, Mr. Slidell, will not be able to make
rapid advances in his negotiations. A Washing
ton correspondent of the NeW York Commercial
says thitt Mr. 'Slidell is furnished by his Govern
ment with a letter of credit for the suns of $:20,000,-
000, which amount he is instructed to pay to the
de facto Government of Mexico, in consideration
of the unconditional transfer to the:United States
of ,Californiti;and- tise:dispilted territory "between
the Rio Grande add what some claim to, be the
Western frontier of Texas.
A Wino
number of rumors lave appeared in the
city papers to the effect that secret neUotiations
are in progress, by which Mexico shall be convert
ed into a ConstitutiOnal Monarchy. A son of
Louis Philippe is to marry the hifanta of Spain,
re-annex Mexico to Spain, and then assume the re
gency of the country.
Member of Congress Dead.
TAYLOR, one of the Rep
resentatives in Congress- front the State of
Virginia, died in Washington city, on Sat
urday last. -.His death was remarkably
sudden. On the previous day he was
walking about, and half an hour before his
death, cat a hearty meal.
pc7^The Whigs of Indiana have nomi
nated JOSEPH G. MARSHALL as their candi
date for Governor, and G. S. ORTH, (for
merly of this place,) for Lieut. Governor.
The Locofocos have nominated Gov.
Whitcomb for 're-election. . •
fir...MplNTurrv, the defaulter, who late
ly escaped a merited incarceration in some
penitentiary, in conseqnence of some de
fect in.the laws, has been received with
operi arms by his Locofoco brethren in
the west. Upon his return to Mount Ver . -
non, Ohio, he was escorted by his friends
to the court-house, when he made a speech
and was saluted with thirty-six rounds of
cannon. So much for Locoloco . Sub-treas -
ury defaulters !
F'The Mayor of New York has re
commended to the Board of Aldermen, that
in view of the eritiealstate of our foreign
relations, that city be placed under suita
ble fortifications.
prj-JAmEs HoBAN, Esq., Attorney of
the U. States for the District of Columbia,
and a lawyer of distinguished reputation,
died in Washington on Monday night
last.
Iltr.A destructive fire - broke out in the
city of Philadelphia on Stmday Evening
last, which consumed a large number of
buildings. :The - fire raged from 8 o t illock
in the evening until 2A. M. The loss is`
estimated at about $150:000—mostly coy-.
cred by insurances.
STEMISIIIPS.—At a meeting of the Cab
inet, a few days age, it is said it was a
greed to make proposals Ibr the building of
ten steam vessels, on the following plan.—
The vessels to be built by individuals, and
used for commercial purposes ; the govern.
ment to-advance a portion of the cost, for
whiuh it will have a lion on the vessels, and
in- case of need, to take .them entirely for
government use on refunding the - whole
oost, or such portion as may be right 3 the . 4
vessels also to carry tfie mails while itt the
merchant sorvice., This is not a war meas
uro, but a plan for, carrying the mails al
provided for last winter.,
MORE DELUSION.-A Reverend Mr.
Pichard is preaching in Ohio on the kg I
day, which, he says, is soon coming; fle
prepares his disciples for the event, by , 1
placing them in a circle, with a washrtub ..
in the centre, in which their feet are placed
for holy ablution. They then clan& rountl,ll
the tub; and after this, a holy kiss gocs
annul the circle, each. kissing the neNt '
neighbor, and the Reverend teacher ping
i
round and kissing all. He teaches that
husbands and wives unequally yokrd, , be-1
lieversWith infidels, must part it the - day!
of i judgeni*; and,that as the day is
,soon
coming,. they may as wEll anthill:lto lt.i
and part here below; ,t.,:i .i
Ministry.
Bic%too.
Indiana,
FROM HARRISBURG,
Pennsylvania Legislature.
Ilinntsnuao, Jan. 0, 1940,
The Senate to-day proceeded to the considera
tiOn of the following joint res dutions upon the
Tariff, reported by the select Committee. which
were imanunowdy adopted :
WHEREAS, The Tariff of 1812 produceS
no more than sufficient revenue to defray
tin), necessary expenses of the General
Government, and only allbrds an adequate
incidental production to American industry
and American manufactures against foreign
competition and foreign policy; and a con
sequent encouragement to - commerchtl en
terprise, to agricultural pursuits, and to the
developement of our internal resources:
And whereas, it is believed the people of
Pennsylvania are opposed to any altera
tion in the existing Tariff, until further ex
perience has shown that a modification is
required to secure a continuance of such
protection, and to promote their general
welfare, .therefore;
Resolved, That our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress be, and are here-1
by required to oppose all attempts to alter
or to modify the Tariff Act of the 30th of
August, 1842.
Resolved, That the Governor be reques- .
ted to transmit a copy of the above pre
amble and resolution to our Senators and
Representatives in Congress.
Iu the House Mm. Him., of Montgomery, sub- •
mated a resolution direetinw the Committee of
Ways and Means to inquire into the expediency
of reporting a bill laying a tax of ten cents per ton
on anthracite coal, and four mills per bushel on bi:
luminous coal, or other sum as policy may dictate.
This resolution was debated nt.considerable length
by Messrs. Magellan, Ilil I, of Mpntgoinery, Burrell,
Burnside, Kiinkell, Maley, BighamillrackentjAc,
and several others, and finally substituted -by - : a res
olution ofllired by Mr. Burrell and referring so
much of the Governor's message as refers to the
state-of the Commonwealth's finances, to the Com
mittee of Ways and Means. •
Mr. Burrell, iron' the Committee of Nays and
- :"lBlTeans, reported a joint lesolutiofi 1 vidirio - Ibr"
the payment of the interest filling due on the first
of February and the first of Auguit, 15.16, which
was read three times and passed.
J.t7w.tar 17, ISIS.
The Oregon Question was linallly disposed of
in the House of Repiesentatives to-day, by the
passage of the following Erparnble and Resolutions :
sqVitmesns the riet•of the United States
to the country extending from latitude -12
deg. to 54 deg. 40 min., called Oregon, is•
clear and well established by prior discov
ery, occupancy, and by the treaty with
Spain of 1819. And whereas this right
has been demonstrated to be superior to
the adverse claims of Great Britain to the
said country or to any part thereof, there
fore,
Resolved, That our Senators in Con
gre!ss be instructed, and our Representa
tives requested, to vote for the notice to
Great Britain of the intention of the Uni
ted States to terminate the joint occu
pancy of the Oregon territory, and to vote
for the extension of our laws over our
citizens now in said territory.
Resolved, .That while we believe our
title to the Oregon territory is clear, we en
tertain 416 confidence that in the contro
versy with the Government of Great Brit-.
ain relative thereto, the interest of the coun
try and the honor of the nation arc safe in
the hands of the President and Secretary
of the United States, whether that contro-.
versy shall be terminated by negotiation or
otherwise.
The following is the vote on the final passage
of he Resolutions, viz:
YEAS—Messrs. Armstrong, Bachman,
Bassler, Bentz, Bighani, Bird,
Boughner, Boyer, Brackenridge, Bright,
Burns, Burnside, Burrell, Campbell, Ches. j
nut,-Clark, Cross, DM', Donaldson, Dotts,
Eldred, Enen, Fasset, Fenton, Forsyth, I
Galloway, Gray, Hallowell, Haymaker, I FATAL ACCIDENTS.—The Reading (Pa.)
Hill of Fayette, Hill of Montgomery,, Hine- Gazette reportsAwo fatal accidents in that
line, Hoffman, Ives, James, Keller, Knox, j vicinity. A' man named Solomon Peter
Levan, Means, Merrifield, Mitchell, Mur- was instantly killed by falling into the
phy, McAbee, M'Klelland, Owen. Pat-Ishaft of a water-wheel at the fulling mill of
terson, Piolett, Power, Rider, Rupert,;Mr. Brumbach. A young girl, about 12
- Stun - 001s, Snyder, Starr, Stetler, Steuart years of age, the - daughter of Mr. William
of Lycoming, Taggart, Thomas of Sus- ; Seltzer, of Sinking Springs, was on Friday
quehanna, Van Hoff, Wadsworth, Weet, last, killed in a shocking manner, by being
Webb, 'Wilson, Worman, Worrell, Patter- caught in a threshing machine. She had
.son, Speaker-67 • - been sent out to the barn, where the ma-
NAYS—Messrs. Brough, Cochran, Con- ; chine was in operation, after one of her
nor, Haley, Hilands, Jacobs, Johnson, sisters, and in stepping over a rod connect-
Kunkel, Larkin, Magellan, Mathias, Mor- etj4with it, which was revolving with great
risen, M'Cgum, M'Curdy - , M'Curley, M. /I.docity, her dress - caught by a nail, and
FaAand, Pomroy, Price, Robinson, Steel,lher body was literally wound, round the
Strouss, Thomas of :Chester, Trego. rod, crushing her to death instantly. Her
The House also passed the ResOlutions of in• j neck was fractured, - and the whole body
struction to Congress in favor of improving the dreadfully lacerated and mangled.
navigation of the Ohio, the MissiSsippi and Alle
ghat)), rivers.
On motion of Mr. Starr, the Committee of Ways
and Means was instructed .to inquire into the ex
isadienc of taxing stearaboats,canal ;boats, loco
' • s, gars, onanibusses, cabs, and stage coach
es, as other personal property is now taxable. And
mt. ;notion of Mr. Connor, the same Committee
was directed to examine into the propriety of tax
ing whiskey distilled in the Commonwealth.'
On motion of Mr. Stewart, of Fratiklin, a Reso
lution was adopted providing for the closing of
the Hall of the House ou the Sabbath day. The
rota was, yeas 53, nays 37. It was closed lest
session,
Itloxtv.tr, 18.15
At 12 o'clock, noon, the members of the Gen
eral Assembly met in Convention, in the Hull of
the Honse, to votes for a State Treasurer. On first
ballot
Jaines ROSS Snowden, (D.) 63 votes
Nor Al idd les w arth , (W.) 48 "
. Parkhurst Sherlock, (N.) 1 "
After the adjournment a the Convention, the
Ilouse took up the TariffQUestion as presented in
Mr.l3right's 'Resolutions. Mr Burrell moved that
the Resolutions together with those passed by the
Senate, be made the special enter for the 'first
day Tuaday In' ebrititry.
Mr.Nieholson moved to amend by inserting'
nto!morrow," which, after some di-cassion,
tiega i‘ed—ycat 4S, noye The subject was
then postponed until to-morrow week (the 27th
inst.)
In the Senate, PeCit'ons were presented for the
abrogation' of Capitol Punishments, Railroad pro
jects, the abolition of the license system," &c.—
Among the latter was one from over eleven thou
sand citizens of Philadelphia, praying the
s pas sage
of a kw putting the question of tavern licenses to
a vote of the people.
In die 1-lowie, on motion of Mr. Pomeroy of
Franklin, the Copmittee on Internal improe
menti was requi!sted to examine , into the expedi
ency of reporting a bill to stop all travel by boats
and cars on the State Canals and Railroads on the
Sabliath.
Among the bills reported by the Judiciary Com
mittee to-day was one to change the time of hold
ing Courts in Adams county, front the 4th to the
3rd weeks of January, April, August, and Novem
ber. The hill was immediately taken up, read
three ti nips, and sent to the Sente.
1 In the Senate after the transaction of some mi
j nor business, the bill from the !rouse changing the .
time of holding Courts in Adams county was ta
ken up, passed, and sent to the Governor.
The bill front the House, authorizing the pay
ment of tha n ate interest falling due in July and
August next; was taken up and passed through
three readings
Nothing additional, or general interest, transpi
red in either branch of the Legislature on Wed-
RESOURCES OF Al ASSACIIUSErTS.--In . in
dustry and frugality no state in the Union
stands before old Massachusetts. The per
' feedy systematic manner in which busi
iness is there carried on, the division of la
; bor Which prevails in all branches of man
lufacturing industry, and the thousand little
"notions" which are annually produced,
; swell the .product of her industry to an al
most incredible amount. By returns from
;the assessors of the several cities and'towns'
in
; the State, made to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, during the past year, it
appears that the agricultural products of
the State - fa the year were o,stimated - at
$23,000,000 1 the whale, cod and maker
el fiSheries, at 811,900,000 ; and the man
;
iufacturing products at s9o,ooo,ooo—ma
king a grand total of '5124,735,20.1, (one
hundred and twenty-four millions seven
;hundred and thirty-tire thousand two hun
dred and sixty-four dollars.)
In the ninety millions of manufacturing
products are included the ships built during
the year. .•
Massachusetts, however, is not only a
'great producing but a great consuming
State. We have seen an estimate of the
' articles produced in other States anti con
sumed in that State, amounting to some
$42,000,000; showing the importance of
that Commonwealth as a market as well as
a producing State. Such industry not on-1
ly augments the_ wealth of the State, but in -1
creases the resources of the nation
- A DREADFUL CATASTROPIIE—On the
night.o.c the 27th ult., about 9 o'clock, the
house of Mr. Antoine Baiy, three miles
below the town of Thibodaux, on Bayou
Lafourche, Louisiana, was destroyed by
tire, and two of his daughters, little girls,
were so severely burned as to cause their
death subsequently. Another daughter
was so much injured_ that her life was des
paired of. Mr. Baiy was himself very
severely burned in attempting to save his
f•unily, who were all asleep at the time the
fire broke .out. Mrs. B. was the first to
awake, the fire having approached so near
the bed as to burn her hand. The girls
slept in another room, and the musquitoe
bar and bed were enveloped in flames,
when the father drew them out. In ano
ther room slept three sons of Mr. 8., who
escaped by jumping from_ a window.—
They are very poor people, and have lost
their little all.
SMALL Pox is Bos'rox.—The Boston
Times states that the small pox is making
} considerable ravages in that city, Mr.
Augustus, the well known philanthropist,
' states that ho was called on to visit a house
in Margin street, and found the father of a
family of three lovely and interesting
dam% lay dead in one corner of the room,
the body being nearly black from the dis
ease, and the mother, who was confined
on Tuesday night, was lying with her in
flutt child sick in another part of the room
While the mother was moaning and lameh
ting the disease. of her husbUnd, the chil
dren too young to know their loss, cried
when she cried, and were - still when she
ceased to bemoan her unhappy condition.
RETROCESSION.—An Alexandria correspon
dent of the Philadelphia Ledger says :
"Our citizens are malting a vigorous ef
fort for the re-annexation of our town to
our good old Mother Virginia, She is
ready to receive us with open arms, and it
is to be hoped that Uncle Sant will not ob
ject to our return."
.SEDUCTION..—Jacob Copenham of Vir
ginia, recovered a verdict of $BOOO agains
Sampsonißelter for - seducing his .daughter
He was able to pay the amount of dam
ages.'
ALBERT GALLATIN has commenced a f eyies of
letto.l upon Oregon in thc nitional Intelligcncer.
TtrEsnAr, Jan. 29, 1849
Nat. Intelligence,
Estate of David Demaree, deceased.'
1 I:TTERS, Testamentary .on the - Es
,ate of D 3 DEIIMREE, dec'd.
late of Mountpleasant township, Adams
county-, having been granted to the subscri
ber, residing in Straban township, he here
by gives notice to all persons indebted to
said Estate to call and pay the smile with
out delay—and those having claims against
the same are requested to present the same
properly authenticated, for settlement.
EPHRAIM DEARDORFF, Ex'r.
Jan. 23, 1848.--
IfiILOWER SEEDS, from_the celebra
tedA Gardens of - E: RISLEY &
York—a large variety just received and for
sale at the Drug and Book Store of
• . S. H. BUEHLER.
Gettysburg, Jan. 23, 1846.
• i% 001) ! 'WOOD !
F EW CORDS of goodlWoo
he received at this oflice:in payment
of subseription to the "STAti:"
A LAROE SLEmit.--The editor of the
Haverhill -Banner says, that the largest
sleigh he ever saw, was brought into that
town recently, drawn without freiglV, by
eight spanking horses. When filled, it re
quires to be driven by twenty four or twen-.
ty-six horses. It is 45 feet long, and 9 feet
wide, and 15 feet high; it has 20 seats,and
160 persons can be seated comfortably in
it. It was built in Boston two year since:
BALTIMORE MARKET.
[CORRECTF.D WEEKLT.)
FLotrn.—The Flour market is rather more ac
tive. Sales of about 2,000 barrels were made on
Tin,day at sr), which price some holders arc not
willing to take, preferring to await further advi
ces trout Europe. Receipt price $4 87. Sales
01 first quality Rye liuur ti 4 37, and of Corn Meal
per barrel.
(luArC—There is a light Supply of Wheat in
market. sales of good to prime Maryland
red Wheat at $1 01 to $1 10. White Corn sold
at 61 a (32. and yellow at 62-n 133 cents. Outs are
worth 40 and 4t, and Rye 70, C/overseed $5 b 7
25.
lista. CATTLE ---3 91) head offered at the scales
on Tucsdoy, of _which 286 were sold at prices
ranging from ed 75 to tcti 37, per 100 lbs accord
ing to qvialily. The demand not very active.
Hons.—A. fair supply of live Hugs in market,
with a tolerable demand. Sales at 35 25 ass 6:2
l'uovisioNs.—The demand for Brij and Perk .
has declined somewhat, and we quote sales 21
Mess Pork $l.l 5(1 a ;,15 00; Prime 712 ; 1 4;1 2 Pi ;
new 2‘le ,, s Beet $lllOO a $lO 50 ; No. 1, SS 50 a
$S 75; Prime •?5 a 'Pi 59. Sales of Baron in
limited quantities-r—Shoulders G a 7 cents; Sides
71 a 7jt ; assorted a 72 8 ; afttl [lams S a 9 cts.
Lou! is in moderate request at S a 8,1 cents fur
No. 1 Western, in kegs; and 7 a Sin hids.
MARRIED,
On the 30th ult. by the Rev. J. Ulrich, Mr. Gib
!rolt Rose, to :11m Shower— all of
this county.
On the same day, by the same, Mr. .Ibreham
Hants, to Miss Aunty Bolen—all of this county.
On the Bth ilk,,t. by the same, Mr. Samuel The
mes, of York county, to MissSiiruh 2int,Soarhuch,
of this county.
• On the 13th inst. by the same, Mr. Vidor King
to -Miss Eleira Snyder—all of this county.
On the :Pith ult. in Elizabethtown, by the Rev.
L. Gerhart, Mr. John Hummel, of Bainbridge, to
.Mss biretta Gcricl„of Adams county.
On the stll inst. by the Rev. E. V. Gerhart. Mr.
Noah Phicrly; to Nary_ Thompson— both of
.
Cumberlandtownship...
On the I.lth ins!. by the same, Mr. Isaac Shank
to Miss Catharine, daughter of Mr. David Beecher,
both of Franklin township.
On the 4th inst.-by the Rev. Mr.. Albert, Mr.
Henry Eitting,cr, of Berwick township, to Miss .4-
nut 'lda .111elvelt, of York county.
On the lst - inst. in Ohio, by the Rev. D. Krim;
Mr: Isaac Lott, to Miss Mary M. Kerr, daughter of
Capt. Wm. Kerr—all formerly of this comity.
Li IVestniinster, Md. on the 30th ult. by the
Rev. Mr. Bud, Mr. Joseph Freeman, (formerly of
Gettysburg.) to Miss Mary arbaugh—all of West
minster.
4 DIED,
On the 11th inst Mrs. Lydia Schwartz., wile of
Mr. D. Schwartz, of Conowago Township, aged
35 years. ,
• In Parke county, Ohio, on the 22d ult. Mr. John,
Linn, formerly of this county, aged 25 years, 7
months, and 12 days.
WHIG MEETING.
FirA MEETING of the Whigs of
Adams County will be held in
the Court-house in Gettysburg on etion—
day Evening . next. (the 26th inst.)
to appoint a Delegate to represent them in
the State Convention to be held in Harris
burg, on Wednesday the 11th of March
next, to nominate a candidate for Canal '
Commissioner. The Mugs of the Coun
ty are requested attend.
• R. SMITH,
Chairman of County Committee.
Jan, 23, 1846.—1 t
LECTURE'
On the American Revolution.
ALECTURE on the American Revo
lution will be delivered in the Court
house on TUESD./JY EVENING the
27th inst. (Court week,) by GEOROE C.
COLLINS, Esq. of Philadelphia. Mr. C.
Ifas been lecturing in the Cities upon the
same subject with unusual success and pop
ularity, so that a rich treat may be expect
ed by those attending the lecture.
• pci..Ticlicts for Admission.2s cents.
Gettysburg, Jan. 23.—1 t
CELEB RATION.
rf ‘IIE PHILOMATILEAN SOCIE
.. TY, of Pennsylvania College, will
celebrate its 15th Anniversary. on Wednes
day Evening the 16th of February next,
at 6 o'clock, in Christ's Church; on which
occasion several orations will be delived by
active members of the Society. The friends
of Literature and the public generally are
respectfully invited to attend. pa.. Music
suitable to the occasion has been procured.
WM. P. RUTHRAUFF, c•
E. G. FAHNESTOCK, i
LUTHER E. ALBERT,
J. A. S. 'PRESSLER;
M. R. ZIMMERMAN, R.
January 23, 1810. td
NQTI CE.
11. 1 IIE Subscriber respectfully informs
his friends and-the public generally,
that he has now, and' will always keep on
hand; an extensive assortment of
SHEET IRON AND TIN
% / cy o t •
tti=,
which he will sell at reduced prices, being
determined to sell as cheap as any estab
lishment in the county. Ile therefore in
vites those who need any article in his line
to call and examine his stock of Ware.—
Ile will also make and put up
1 0 t. ZI) Vy S 1 ,1 5,
iftd in
at the lowest prices and warranted to be of
good materials.
STOVE PIPE
will also be kept on hand or made to or
der during the season.
The subscriber returns his thanks to his
friends for past Iltvors, and solicits a con
tinuance of the same at his shop in Chain
bershurg street, opposite - the Drug Store of
S. H. Buehler.
GEO. E. BUEHLER
Gettysburg, Jan. 16.
SELLING AT COST.
THE undersigned, being desirous of clo
sing Business, will 'Offer IIT COST,
from this (Me, their entire Stock of
by'TJ or _Retail. The Goods bay
ing been bought for Cash, can be had yeT
.. All. arc -inyited .(Merchams- and- oth
ers) to call and examine for themselves.—
Those desirous of securing bargains will"
do well to call soon. •
also,' for Sale,
TILE HOUSE & LOT,
a •
The Store Room is admit- ; !;
ted td be the most deSirable in
the place. The Property will be sold low.
J. M. STEVENSON, ht. & CO.
Gettysburg Jan. 10, 180. • . tf
U. S. SE NedTE."
rr HIS Association • will meet in fit&
School Room occupied by Mr. D.
SworE, opposite the Jail, THIS EVEN
ING (Friday)'at half-past six o'clock. A.
prompt, attendance of the members is desi
red. rj:.The LADIES of the, Borough and
the, public generally - are respectfully invi
ted to be.present.,
. .
January 23, 1846.
FIIIST-RATE bO.,2CH VA'RNI S H
on hand and for sale at the Drug Store
of - S. H. BUEHLER.
Gettysburg, Jan. 16, 1846. •
`GARDEN SEEDS—A fresh supply
just received and for sale at the Drug
Store of, S. H. BUEHLER.
Gettysburg, ,Tan. 16, 1846.
Blackmail kin g 5
N all its branches, will be attended to
by good workmen, at the Foundry of
the subscriber.
, THOS. WARREN.
Gettysburg, Dec. 19.
IC' We recommend all'of our friends visiting
the city to call at the Pekin Company's store,and
lay in a supply of their delicious Teas.
The Pekin Tea Company,
No. 30 S. Second st., between Market Chesnut,
PHILADELPHIA,
HAVE constantly on .hand, and for sale
'Wholesale and Retail, a variety of
cituituE FltE4l
l el /Br " . 311r Alk_ MIN 9
it4r k :
tA TEAS. AT LOIVER PRICES,
7`• :4! ' J according to the quality, than
they can' be bought at any other establish
ment in the City.
lic:r•TEAs exclusively are sold at this
house, and several varieties which cannot
be obtained else Where. Any Teas which
do not give entire satisfaction can be' re
turned and exchanged, or the money will
be refunded.
The .citizens of Adams county are re
spectfully invited to give us a call.
- G. B. ZIEBER,
Agent or the Pdt in Tea Company
Philabelphia, Oct. 2, 1845. ly
THE STAR AND BANNER
Is published every Thday Evening, in the
County . Buil_ding, above the Register
and Recorder's Office, by
DAVID A. BUEHLER.
TERMS.
It , paid in ndvance or within the year, It 2 00 per
annum - if not paid within the year, V. 50.. No
paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid up,
except at the option of the Editor. Singles copies
0+ cents. A, thiltilv to notify a discontinuance
will be regarded as a new engagement
Adrrriiscinents not exceeding a square inserted
three times for $1 00—every subsequent insertion
2.5 cents. Longer ones, in the same proportion.
All adVertisements not specially ordered for a gip
en time, will be continued until forbid. A liberal
reduction will be made to those who advertise by
the year.
- Job Printing 'o! all kinds executed neatly and
promptly, and on reasonnblkteims.
Leiters and Communications to the Editor, (ex
cepting such as contain Money or the names of
new Subsdribers,) must be rosy rat D, in order to
secure attention. • •
CITY AGENCY.—V.• B. NOMA., Esq. at the
corner of Chesnut and Third streets, Philadelphia;
160 Nassau street, Need York; and South-east cor
ner of Baltimore and Calvert streets, Baltimore--
is our authorized Agent for receiving Advertise
ments and Subscriptions•to' the "S.tar:' and- collect
log !iptin; for th^ rune. • .
PERJURY .AND PAILLSEEOOIII-:-
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Caution to EttUors t Dealers, and thei P ubitaieneivillj.
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!THIN a few months past, there has come to light a series of the moat bare-faced
and malicious falsehoods that ever disgraced humanity-0i forth ostensibly to
injure an inoffensive and worthy citizen. Read and judge,fdlow-cithens, for .your.
selves. •
An ignorant, but artful young man; by the name of C. V. Clickener,
man, we believe,) succeeded in obtaining employment as Travelling Agent for br. Bran
dreth, who in the courseof time discharged him (as he affirms,) for dishonesty., HO
then set up making Pills in. connection with another Agent, who soon had to. put an In
junction upon his partner, said C. V. Clickener, when the fatter, finding :lame&
I cut off from all old quarters, turned his attention to some new field of ' ; Seeing
the success of Dr. 0. BEsEtmix Slurries ‘.‘Sagar Coated Wien Ve4eiable Pills!,,' he -
came to Dr. S. and solicited the agency, and failing in which . ; he got hold of all the Old
Pills he could, which had been put out by himself and his Partner, put en a soil of
sugar coating, and sent them through the country. This is the history of the'
I fellow and his "Sugar Coated Pills." New, after being put down in New York, - this
incorrigible young scoundrel privately gets up a Circular, called "FAmitv Doc:ren s !' in
which arc published the grossest falshoods, and also a PERJURY, and fearing.to distrib
ute ONE or Advertise in NEw YORK, he hastens from the city to Ohio and Indiana leav
ing an agent to send the papers of falsehood to our agents through the country. The
first intimation that Dr. Smith had of their existence, one came enclosed as follows, from
our agent, one of the most respectable merchants in Boston:
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I UR: ISENJA3II!s: SMITH : Boston, June 26th, 1845.
Dear Sir :—The object of the present is to inform you that a small paper called,"Fatrf- -
lily Doctor,” has been gratuitously circulated in this city, by C. V. Clickener, a dis
,
charged agent of Dr. Brandreth. I enclose you one. I more particularly refer you
to the last page. I ain preparing matter for the press, and will soon silence him, as ho
has no character to lose. lam disposed to spend ten thousand dollars, rather than not
I have the matter righted, as I, know fours is the standard medicine.
Yours, very respectfully; ISAAC P. CLARK, 2 .Water street.
LETTER FROM G.Ea. P. THOllf.d;S.
G. BENJ. SMITH : Cincinnati, June, 25th, ,1845.' -
Dear Sir :—My object in writing to you at this time, is to inform you that C. V.
CLICKENER is in this city, and trying_to advertise his pills—
Your Pills have sold exceedingly well here, and , are lik to continge to sell, I told
this Clickener I myself would have nothing to do with 1 • ills, and also warned hint
:rainSt saying any thing -about your pills. I told him e would hot be the aggressors,
but we were able and'WOULD defend ourselves ; that I was acquainted with his manner -
of doing business, and -would act accordingly; that I was your agent, and resolved
that you should have justice done you, and that I would'interest myself in your pills as
if they were my own.
You will please answer this by return of mail, instructing me what to do, &e.
Yours, respectfully, G. F. THOMAS.
So it seems thi.4' Clickener, the great "Chemist," is an itinerant pedlar—that he indu.
ced 11-0. Bush, 79 Barclay street, to act as his agent—but the sign is now down—at
Mr. Bush's ',tore.
'Now for Facts, Dates, 4-c.
This Clickener swears that "Dr Smith called at .his place in June 1844, when the
deponent and' Others were' making his . (Clickenees) “Su&P-COated" Pills, Which - had 7
then been several months before the public; and were commanding an immense sale;
that Dr. Smith took up one : Pill,
.asking what it was. On being-told; he' (Dr.' S.) de
clared it was ihcfirst thing of the kind he ever saw," &c. Clickener further deposed,
that he never saw or knew any thing, save by his reputation as a counterfeiter, &c., of
Dr. Smith, until the sth op:tote:mentioned in the affidavit.
- We could not believe the-above was sworn tO, until we went to the Commissioner
and found it was so, when it was at once pronounced a perjury ; and measures were
taken to arrest him wherever lie may be' found.
The following overwhelming proofs of his falsehoods and baseness have heen
volun
tarily furnished Dr. Smith : -
Sworn before the Mayor,
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Stale of New• York, City and Count!! of New York, ss.
Iu the spring of 1841, about-the first of May,-a young man calling hiniself C. V.
CLICKENER called at my store,-and after remaining a short time, Dr. G. Benjamin
Smith came in, when I introduCed them. • Said Clickener, being a travelling agent,
made some proposition to Dr. Smith to take-out his (Dr. Smith3')
,Pills.' They then
left my store for Dr. S.'s honse, avowedly to consult upon the matter. At this time I
knew said Dr. Smith had made his ' , Sugar 'Coated - Pills" about.ohe year, aridlhat said
Clickener had made none to my knowledge. Itf the course of about a month said
Clickener applied tome (being a wholesale Confectioner) to coat some Pills with sugar
for him, stating he was about to get some up. • - •
H. N. 'WILD, 451, Broadway, N. York.
Sworn before me, this 30th day of June, 1845, ? •
W. F: .HAVENMEYER, Mayor. .S
Clickener swears he never saw Dr. Smith, until the sth of June, 1844, when he
.ap
plied for the agency of his Pills in May, 1844. • I
The following Certificateisjrom the first Druggists and Others in No York, siven
in 1844, making it two year ago : • ' •
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NEW YORK, June 16th, 1844.
We, the undersigned, never saw or heard of “Sugar Coated Pills," until Dr. G. BEN
JAMIN SMITH manufactured and exhibited them to us about a year ago. • -
RUSHTON & CO. 110 Broadway, and 15 : Astor House.
ISRAEL RANDOLPH, M. D.; 80 Liberty,street.
HORACE EVERETT, Druggist, 96 Hudson street.
JOHN CASTREE, 97 Hudson-street. . •
Also, refer to tail. C. W. SANDERFORD, 12 Warren street, N. Y.ind Dr, T.
W. DYOTT & SONS, of Philadelphia. Also hundreds of. Agents. •
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Oath before the Mayor, in 1844.
State - of New York, City and County of New York, se.
G. Bejamin Smith, within named, being duly sworn, deposes and says, thithe is , a
citizen of the United - States, and resides in the city of NeW 'York.; and that he is'Ahe
original inventor of the within mentioned "Sugar Coated Pills and that to his know
ledge or belief, the said pill has never been manufactured 'or sold by any person except
by himself or his authority ; and that the. statement's contained in the within 'Paper are
true f G. BENJAMIN SMITH.
Sworn before me, this 14th day of June. 1844.
• JAMES HARPER, Mayor of' the City 'of New York.
The above was sent . to Washington with oar specification'and application for a Pa
ent—the following is the reply
PATENT OFFICE.
Received this 17th day of June, 1844, from - Dr. 0: Benjamin Smith, the fee of $3O
paid on his application for a Patent for a "Pill Coated with Sugar."
H. L. ELLS WORTH, Commissioner of Patents.
041 in 1844.
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Made about tke day Cliekener began to made his miserable imitation.
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City and County of N. York, ss. . .
G. Benjamin Smith, of N. York being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, tliat he is
the sole inventor, and first manufacturer of "Sugar Coated. Pills," and that he has made
them more than one year. He further saith that C. V. Clickener, of N; York, cams
to him about two months sinie, for the purpose, as he said, of ob aintrs the agency for
said Pills and other medicines ; that said Clickener asked for a box of said Pills—
which were given him—and stated that they were the first he had ever seen.
Sworn
_before me this 17th day of June, 1844.
CHAS: W. SANDFORD, Commissioner of. Deeds, N. Yin*.
Clickener has now the hardihood to claim a patent for tits Pills, We wrote to
Washington on the 19th of November, 1844, and received this reply,long after lie pre
tended to have a patent, &c.: . ....
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PATENT OFFICE.
Dear Sir :—Yours of the 10th, with Clickener's advertisement, is received: On
examination there is no caveat or application in this office, and consequently- no patent
has ever been granted him. From the enclosed Patent Laws you may judge how far
he has,violated the laws of the United States. -
Respectfully yours, H. L. ELLSWORTH, Commissioner of Patents.
G. Benjamin Smith, M. D.; New York City..
Are the above lagefiesl—From the following .. .judge who has forged:.
.11 Letter from Dr. Sherman.
Dr. Benjamin Smith : New York, June 28, 1845.
Dear Sir :—The letter published in the "Family Doct r or," purporting to have been
written by me to C. V. Cliekener, in December, 1874, has been so without my know
ledge or approbation. I- believe that you were the first, by about a year, to make and
introduce to the Public, "Sugar Coated Pills," and are following your business with
honorable and praiseworthy exertions.
(Signed) Yours, &c.; A. SHERMAN, M. •Ti., 108; Nassau et.
_
- t"50,000.
&ate of New York—City and County of New Y0'rk,..53,.
out
overG. Benjamin Smith, being duly sworn, depo.seth, and !faith, Ahathe has pu t
over $50,000 worth of his "Sugar Coated T
i
Pills," or "Improved Indian I r eie , te4 l.o ko/17
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and that he employs teams constantly, ndependeneof the,New,EnAn and fupkun
that lie originated Sugar Coated Pills to the best of his - kno.iileilko.
• , . - .
G. pr,s4.4.mysi, sigma. ; ..
Sworn before me, this 30th day of June, 1845, • .. -'-'','".
' J. D. - Wm:nix/I, Commissioner of ET. a, .... ,•:..- -i ti
y ..
-Every Box, in order to be genuine, must haie G., .IfriijaißikAcnio67 11],oa
the side—G. Benj. Smith on the hottona--ivriffigivig .. :spsn i ,, irlialnnither,."
cipal Office, 170 Greenwich street, N. York; and in ogm. , on . „ vs. lepo.
poinhnent of the. Proprietor, at the Drug- . Storeto et, , SAMM A „, .i,Bu f -. 1 -
Gem- Alum Jitn. 26, IS t5.-3t ,r-' / . . :e4II I I,IEL.' ir- ..'":-
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