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CELEBRATION.
THE PIIRENAICOVIIAN SOCIETY of Penn
sylvania College, will celebrate its•lsth
Anniversary, in Christ's Church, Gettys
- "burg,' on Wednesday the 26th of February
° inst. at 6 1-2 o'clock. • Several addreses
will be delivered by active members. TIM
honorary members of the Society, the
friends of. Literature, and the public gene
rally are respectfully invited to attend.
GEORGE J. MARTZ,
WM. H. MORRIS,
DAVID J. EYLER,
JOHN A. LYNCH,
CHAS, H. DALE,
- Feb. 6.. •td
anniversary Celebration.
IT Aunt rsar , , , of WASHINGTON'S
. •
trth Day ill be celebrated by the
4 0 Union Total Abstinence Society of Get
tysburg," on•Nonday .the 23d of Febru
ary, at 10 o'clock, A. M. in the English
Lutheran Church. The "Farewell Ad
dress" will be read by A. R. STEVENSON,
Esq. and a Discourse . appropriate to the
occasion, delivered by Rev. Dr. KRAUTH•
The Citizens of the borough and the vicin
ity arc invited to attend.
M. 1,. s'rOEVER,
• D. A. BUEHLER,
11. .1. SCHREINER,
Committee of Arrangement.
Feb. 6, 1846.
Temperance Mass Convention.
.
TILE Committee of Arrangements ap
-It pointed at the County Temperance
Mass Meeting, held in the Hunterstown
Church, on the 22d of February, 1845, in
accordance with the Resolution conferring
their appointment, duties and powers, call
upon the members of the various Temper
ance Associations within the County, and
upon all the friends of the Temperance
cause in our midst, to assemble,in MASS
CONVENTION, at the Hunterstown
Church, on Saturday /he 21st day of Feb
ruary inst. (the 22d falling, this year, on
Sunday,) at li,alf\past 10 o'clock, A. MI, to
consult together u'bon the interests of the
cause, so vitally and indissolubly bound up
in the prosperity of die Country. Several
Addresses will be delivered by able speak
ers, on topics connected with the Reform.
The zealous friends of Temperance, and
especially the Secretaries ur the several
Societies ol,the County, are earnestly re
quested to prepare and make full reports of
the condition of all the Associations within
our bounds. Let each and every Society
in the County be represented in Mass
Convention, by its Delegates, and by its
Report.
John Neely, Jacob King,.
.9. Taughingbaugh, tnn. D. 'limes,
D. liPeorunighy, H. 11. Picking,
James J. Wills, Joseph glazier,
James Plakely, Myers,
• Committee of Arrangement.
February 0, 1846.
l'On ItENT.
THE • TWO-STORY
4 1111.2(021 IRZU 1., .
on Washington street, adjoin
ing that of Igr,Williatn Wisotskey. „There
0 a Stable attached to the property.
p'',F.or terns enquire of A. R. STE
FESSON, Esq,
."
Gettysburg,' Feb. 6, 1846,---3t*
'NOTICE.
TUE Account of ISAACl.huoimit, Trust
- tee of Shotuk.:l, FAIINESTOCK, under a
voluntary assignment for the benefit of
creditors, has been filed for confirmation
and allowance, , in the Court of Common
Pleas of
. Adams county ; anti the said Court
Juts appointed 71tesday the ad day IT
March,- 1840, at the' tlonitatause in Get,'
tysburg, for the confirmation of said account
-Hitless .cause to the contrary he shown,
By the Court,
A. 8.. KURTZ, Prath',
t*
Feb. 6.
Or EVERY pLSCRIPTION
Fop ML' .4T 'THIS OFFICE,
ORIGINAL.
For the "Star and Banner."
A Memory of Childhood.
El=
The fire is blazing on the ample hearth,
Diffusing comfort through the antique room;
And we are watching in our simple mirth
The giant shadows, starting from the gloom.
With seeming menace, and imperial air,
They beckon strangely with their wavering hands
And away.—We wonder whence they are,
And seek to reason on the ghostly bands.
But: at our mother's voice, we leave our play.
And crowd our low seats close around her chair;
Each prompt to catch the angel smiles that play
On those meek lips, and on that brow so fair.
Her beautiful white hand forsakes awhile
The task, that love makes easy,.for our sake, .
And rests a moment with endearing wile
On brows that knew not then to throb or ache
Her clear eyes rest with proudbut troubled joy
Upon the blue-eye'd treasures at her feet,
The rosy girl, the noble featur'd boy,
The little smilers, with their voices sweet; .
All good and happy, through her pious care,
Loving, and well beloved, a bless'd band :
Reposing on her love, and pleas'd to share
The blessings of her smile, her voice, her hand
And now our Father, :who, the whole day long,
Hus.plittil the trade by which he earns ourbreall,
With glance of pleasure on his own glad throng,
Sits down to taste the feast, for reason spread :
His much lov'd bo'ok. Thpoet'sloity lay—
The traveller's tale, of strange and far off lands—
The voyager's story of the mighty sea— -
The attention of the earnest group commands.
We listen, full of wonder and delight,
To Bruce, who sought the sources of .the Nile;
To Parke, who travers'd, With a strange delight,
The Niger's course, in hunger, pain, and toil;
To Cool:, the first adventurer 'found 'the world,
Who dared the untrack'd regions of the
Whose charts delightful island groups unfurnl,
To gem the pages of geography.•
But sad A rion" —how his piercing'talo ,
Taught the young hearts to throb or pause with pain
As his rich verse deScribed with living wail
The proud Britania, on the stormy main.
We see her, sternly, as the danger grew,
Contesting with the conqueror, to the lest;
We see the mournful wreck, the dying crew,
The three lone sufferers, on the rough shore cast
We see Palemon, dying on the shore,
IVith love's fond message struggling from his soul ;
We weep for those who shall behold no more
Their lov'd, who sleep where waves forever roll.
Our parents mark our tears with tender smile,
And meaning glances. Then, the book laid by,
Gay sport, and fruits, and cakes, our griefs beguile,
Till soft lids droop above each sleepy eye.
*The Shipwreck—by Wm. Falconer.,
MISCELLANEOUS.
A BEAUTIFUL INCIDENT.—On a fine
summer's day, a clergyman was called to
preach in a town in Indiana to a young E
piscopal congregation. At the close of his
discourse, he addressed his young hearers
in sonic such words as these 2-4 Learn that
the present life is a preparation for, and
has a tendence to, eternity. The pres
ent is linked to the future throughout
creation, in the vegetable, in the animal,
and in the moral world. As is the seed,
so is the fruit; as is the egg, so is the fowl ;
as is the boy, so is the man ;•and as if the
rational being in this world, so will he be
in the next; Dives estranged from God
here, is DiVes estranged from God there;
and Enoch walking with God here, is Enoch
walking with God in a calm and better
world. I beseech you, then, live for a
blessed eternity. Go to the worm that
you tread .upon, and learn a lesson of wis
dom; The very caterpillar seeks the food
that fosters it for. another and. a similar
state ; and more wisely than man,. builds
its own sepulcher, from. - witence in time,
by , a kind of resurrection, it comes forth a
a new creature in almost an angelic form.
And now, that which was hideous is beau
tiful, and that which crawled flies, and that
which fed on comparatively gross, food,
sips the dew.and revels in the rich pastures,
an emblem of that' paradise where flows
the river of life, and grows the five of life.
Could the caterpillar have been diverted
from its proper element and mode of life, it
had never attained the butterfly's splendid
form and t. it had perished a worthless
worm. Consider her ways and be Nyise.
Let it not be said that ye are more negligent
than worms, and that your reason is less
available than their • instinct. As often as
the butterfly flits across your path, remem
bor that it whispers in Its flight- 7 ." Live
for the Future:"
With this the preacher closed his dis
course; but as if to deepen the impression,
a butterfly, directed by the Hand which
guides. alike the sun • snd an atom in its
course, fluttered through the church, as if
commissioned by Heaven.to repeat the ex
hortation. There was neither speech nor
language, but its voide was. heard saying,
to'the 'gazing audience--" Live for the Fu
ture."-31bany Spectator. •
, 41tidicule la'a* weak weapon, when lev
elled at a strong IMO; but 'common men
are cOwarde and dread an empty laugh:" .
GETTYSBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY yjf, 1846.
.•
• REGARD FOR TUE SAUDATII.—There is "PICT FIR OUT!" "PUT ME OUT !"--,The ' SCENE IN OUR BTREETBe.-4 day
; Or two
something very cheering in the evident pro - guardians of the night in Albany, were not ago, we saw one of those, itinerant hurdy
gress of public sentiment in . favor of a a little surprised to hear, front a lowly gut- gurdy grinders, amusing a crowd of little
better observance of the Lord's day. With i ter, late one night last week, a sharp, ear- children in our streets.—They were sinau
scarcely an exception, the whole press of nest cry—“ Put vie emir' “Put me out!" lady intent upon the sport; a crowd of
the country, religious and secular s encou- On drawing near, th e y found a lusty fel- happy looking darkies constituted a rear
rages the movement, and leads it an efficient low sitting upon file curb, with bis feet in guard, composed of nurses, and a general
aid. Many 4 the public conveyances, 13he gutter, and leaning against the iron representation of the kitchen cabinet. The
as well as forsders and laborers on the i posts of one of the gas lamps. It was side walk was blockaded entirely; ; the hur
canal, perceiving the identity of duty and ! poor Tim Lightbpdy, and the terrors of, dy-gurdy made the. .air hideous, and the
interest in this case, are among the warm- delirium [amens had overtaken him in! screams of delight, uttered by the little chit
est advoCates of Sabbath observance. We ; the gutter. His brain was . on fire and his dren, operated like ; the saving-passages in
heartily trust that these efforts on the part ' vitals burning up with rum. And now, as a bad overture. In the midst of all this ex
of the pulpit, the press, societies, and in- he loaned , back against the post, so that the ! citement, a tall gentleman passed along,
dividuals, will continue to urge the consid- full glare-, of the brilliant gas light shone 1 full of health, evidently much pleased, and.
erations which bearppon the subject, fill ; ink() his wild and blood-shot eyes, an Imp ; truly sympathising with what he saw. He
there shall he a sentiment in its favor strong , of the Distillery whispered in his car that' carefully placed his hands on.the heads of
enough, and general enough, to secure u- ihis head was on fire. And poor Tim was !the little people, that he might tenderly
nivcrsal obedience to the great duty.—As i in a condition to listen to the grinning, chat- j make way a passage for himself; sudden
a specimen of the work which the secular tering spright, and as it disappeared down the darkies-fell back into. a respectful
press is doing in this behalf, as well as for the neck of a bottle, he lifted up his voice ' expression, lifted their hats, the little chil
the truth it contains, we 'copy the follow- 1 and cried lustily dren became impressed„and followed the
ing from the Philadelphia North Amen- ' , Put mom! Put me out! Fire! Span- retreating fOrm of the. tall gentleman until
can : taneous combustion has, has, took place ! he disappeared, much to the astonishment
"Many of our citizens are uniting in the
effort to secure more general observance
of the Sabbath. The movement foes cred
it to the community. It is most import
ant in every light in which it is con
sidered—to the good of men, for it upholds
an ordinance of the Most High—to the
friends of law and order, for to the dese
cration of the Sabbath; ve trace the largest
number and .the worst Offences that 'dis
turb the public peace—to the advocate of
temperance, for Sunday is the Saturnalia
of the inebriate; to . ,the
,beneyoleM, for..the
Sabliatli is the poor man i s , only day of rest;
to the sordid money maker, for it is dem
onstrated that more labor can be done with
than without God's and the seventh day
of renovation ; to the advocate of man's in
tellectual improvement, for one day in sev
en devoted to truth will make the humblest
wise; trY the religious and irreligious, to all
reasonable men, even to the sordid and
selfish, it is profitable that the Sabbath
should be observed. To the nation it is
important. The traveller, whithersoever
he may bend his steps, will find the people
who observe the Sabbath, though their
sky may be harsh, and their soil sterile,
free, prosperous and happy; while those'
who desecrate it are servile, ignoradt, inr
poverished, profligate and wretched, It is
therefore, no question for sects—it belongs
to people. No desecration of the Sabbath,
whether by governments, corporations, or
individuals, is necessary, and none is profi
table. Let the subject be kept before the
people, and the champions of the • Sabbath
will win a triumph which will, for ages,
preserve from wrinkles the fair brow of the
republic."
Tur Rswsnn or PEACE.—The following ex
tract is timely and appropriate. Pass it round,
ye lovers of peace, and let the world see where
the money goes to, that should feed the hungry,
clothe the naked, and give to the nations the.light
of life. Pass it round, and let political aspirants
know, that \var wastes more by millions than am
bition grasps.
"Give me the money that has been spent
in war, and I will purchase every foot of
land on the globe. I will cloth every. man,
woman and child, in an attire that" Kings
and Queens might he proud - of. I will,
build a school-house on every hill-side and
every valley over the earth. I will sup
ply that school-house with a competent
teacher. I will build an academy in every
town, and endow it—a college in every
State, and till it with able professors. ,
will ct'own every hill with a church, con
secrated to the promulgation of the gospel
of peace. Lwill support in its pulpit an
able teacher of righteousness ; So that on
every Sabbath morning the chime on one
hill shall answer to the chime on another,
around the earth's broad circumference,
and the voice of prayer and the song of
praise shall ascend as one universal offer
ing to Heaven."
The foregoing is no htperbole, but a simple por
trait of what is true and practicable ; as any one
can see, who will use hik arithmetic, geography,'
and history, sufficiently to make the calculation.
Longfellow has the thought id' this verse:
Were half the' power that fills the world with
terror,
Were halt' the wealth that's spent on camps and
courts,
Given to redeem the human mind from error, .
There were no need of arsenals and forts.
THE RlGHT.—Always pursue what,,y,ou
have reason to think is .the right course,
without regard to ease on the one hand and
interest on the other. Go straight forward
determined to breast the floods of iniquity,
or perish in the effort. Never stay with
the multitude through fear or worldly , poli
cy, and never listen to the advice of those
who, rotten at heart, move on with the pop,
ular current. Feel that you have •some
thing to do in the world,
_and go about it
forthwith—taking truth for your 'guide, and
virtue for your companion. Then you ,
will have nothing to fear.
. iii
THE BIBLE TEXAS.--The Texas Bi
ble Society has resolved to supply every
family in the State with a copy ofthe sa
cred Scriptures, and one thousand dollars'
worth of the American Bible Society have
been received for the purpose.
Should, you happen to catch you elf
whistling in a printing office, and the com
positors tell you to whistle louder---don't
you do it. .y.
A GOLDEN SENTIMENT.-A heart dead .
to ,the claims of man cannot be alive to the;
claims of God :' and religion cannot lloui.; 1
ieh en the ground w here humanity I
withers.
"IFEARLEFI ANO FREE."
I'm in a light blaze, sir! Away, away !
ye wirey goblins ! I know ye all ! ye are
matches ; Lucifer matches ! ye set me in
a blaze ! put me out ! water ! water ! blow
down my throat—quick ! its red-hot! Oh I.
Somebody put me out ! put out !"
• And then the watchmen took him in
charge,. and put him in the watch-house.
Where he raved till morning, and then, very
early in the day, died. Poor fellow !He
was "put out," most effectually, and by
an agent that has prematurely snuffed, out
the. I igh_t of life inatifinilliOns of t imes,and
filled numberless graves with nameless,
loathsome, unwept mortals. These are
thy doings, all destroying Alcohol !
READING FORMS YOUR STYLE.---It.
im
possible to bring your mind, for any length
of time, under the influence of another
mind, Without having your language and
mode of thinking influenced by it. Suppose
you wish to write in an elevated, measured,
dignified style—ould you easily avoid do
ing it,- were yo - u first to sit down a fort
night and read Johnson's works? If you
wish to write in a style of pure, simple
Saxon,sead John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Pro
gress through some half a dozen times,
and you will write thus. Could you walk
arm and arm with a man for days together
without catching his step and gait? It is
a law of nature that our minds insensibly
imbibe a coloring from those with whom
we associate, whether they are brought in
contact the living voice or on the writ
ten page. The insect that lives on the
bail: of the tree is no more certain to be of
the color of that. bark. Hence thc impor
tance of reading good authors—those who, •
in all respects, make a good impression
upon you. Books, probably, do more than
all other things to form the intellectual and
moral habits. of the student. ~A -A single bad
book will frequently give a - tone and a bias
to the mind, both asp thought and language, ,
which will last during life.—Rev. J: Todd.
AN UNEXPECTED BUT JOYFUL MEETING.
—A gentleman residing near Marlborough,
in-"this county, some days since, went to
'New York to get a hand to work for him
on his farm.
He chanced to have recom
mended to bim a young man who had
just emigrated from Germany, and through
hired persons, (as the German could not
speak English,) he engaged to work with
bun, and brought the young man over to
his residence. At dusk the gentleman
sent to a neighbor for a German who had
been working there for a long time, having
emigrated from Germany many years since,
and whose steady habits had, as much as
any thing, influenced him in retaining the
young man, to come and talk with the new
work-hand. The Gerinan who was sent
for, came and seated himself by the fire,
back of the other who was drinking his
ten: The family were waiting for; the
meal to be finished, expecting to hear some
regular Dutch talk; nor did they wait in
yam, for the moment the young man turn
i3d from the table, his eyes were fixed on
the other German. Both stood a moment
regarding each other—and then rushed in-;
to each other's arms—they were brothers,
and had met for the first time in many
years ! The kind feeling, the unbounded
joy, the repeated embrace, were worthy of
lovers. These two honest Dutchmen did
talk real Dutch that night, and will pro
bably do so a long time, as they work on
farms that adjoin each other.--Monmouth
Enquirer. ,
C lIARCOAL.—The preservative qualities
of charcoal arc not so generally known as .
they should be, and I hope you will tell
your readers that if they will imbed their
smoked beef and pork in some pulverized
charcoal,,they may keep it as long as they
please without regard to weather. Tell
them also, that if they will take about a
pint of charcoal, also pulverized, and put
it into a bag, then put it into a barrel of
new cider, it can never ferment, will nev
er contain any intoxicating quality, and is
more and more palatable the - longer it is
kept.- Farther, take a piece of charcoal.of
a surface equal to a cubic inch, wrap it in
a 'clean cotton cloth two thicknesses, and
made moist, and work about one pound of
butter which has become rancid, and it will
restore it perfdctly.--11fichigan Farmer:
Sputum:4' : HALF DOLL uts.;--We saw
esterday several spurious half dollars,
ays - the Brooklyn Advertiser, so neatly
. xecuted as almosito'deffdeteetion. They
: bear the date of-1844; and may bel detected
I by' a close applictitiOn to the sound, or by
the application- Ofocids. -
of the music grinder, whose eloquence for
the time • was unheeded. That gentle
man, so venerated, who passes through of is
streets, sounostentatiously, is HENRY C LAY.
Ar. 0. Cont., ?Vines.
A. WELL GUAIRpED SAFE.--TllO Roth-
Childs of France have invented a wonder
ful piece of ntechanimi to prevent any
.re
moral of their deposites. In. case of any
person attempting, the lock, or tampering
with it in the slightest degree, an iron hand
mid'arm'is'.thurstout fro the doei;cleriehr."-
es' the offender and holds him motionless
in its iron embrace, while at the same in
stant a bell is struck in a room over head,
occupied by alvatchman, giving hi - ni no
tice thathirpresence. is required in the
room below. Should not, this wataman
get down to the assistance and release of
the wretch held by the iron arm in lifteen
minutes time, then a blunderbuss, i.e dis- .
charged into the body of the trespasser.—
Thus he is mercifully alloWed fifteen min
utes grace to rctlect upon the enormity of
his offence. It is told that a fen' years
since a man was caught Vibe iron nippers
and the watchman came to his release on
ly two minutes before the blunderbuss
would have been discharged. --
An ingenious contrivance is mentioned as 1 1
having been lately conetructed:in Boston
by Dr. Tucker, and applied as .a substi
tute for the palate and Velum plate in the
throat of an individual deprived of those
appendages, with whOin,, of 'emirs°, there
existed a -very defective articulation. A
palate of gold was constructed and admira
bly-adjusted. On the posterior margin of
that was an artificial valve of India rubber,
attached to the inner edge of a spring re
sembling the letter V. It was constructed
of slips, which allowed one to slide over
the other. This was so nicely adapted to
the muscular walls on the anterior boun
daries of the pharynx, that it was grasp
ed by the extremities of the loose muscles,
and the valve was moved by their like the
natural one. Thus the person was able to
modulate the voice.—N. Y. News.
•
A good anecdote is told in the last Title
American of a man, named Bentley, a most,
confirmed drunkard, who would never
drink with a friend,. or iu public, and al
ways bitterly denied, When caught a little
too steep, ever tasting liquor.!
One day some bad witnesses concealed
themselves in his room, and when the li
quor was running down his throat, seized
him, with his arm crooked and mouth open,
and, holding him fast, asked him with an
air of triumph—
“ Ali, Bentley, we haVe caught you at
last—you never drink, ha I”
Now, one would have supposed that
Bentley would have acknowledged the
corn. Not he I With the most grave and
irrepressible face, he calmly .and m . 4 digni
fied manner, said--
“Gentlemen, my name is' not Bentley!”
IRISH WlT.—Some company in Ireland
disputing relative to quickness of reply, as
cribed to the lowest orders of that country,
it was resolved to put the matter to the test
in the person of a clown who was approach
ing them. "Pat," said one of the gentle
men, "if the Devil was to come determined
to have one of us, which do you think he
would take 1" "Me, to be sure." "Why
so 1" "Because he knows he can have
your honor at any time."
A singing-mastei, while teaching his pu
pils, was visited by a brother of the tufid
ful art. The visitor,' observing Aliat the
chorister pitched the tune vocally, said,
"Sir; do yoeuse a pipe?" "No, sir,".re
plied Semibreve, with admirable gravity,
"I chew."
SiVENTII DAY BAPTISTS.-A bill was
introduced into . the New Jersey Legislar
tune io allow the Seventh Day Baptists the
privilege to work on Sundays, but the
committee•to Whom it was referred report
cd against it. •
The rum bottle is the devil's crucible in
which he melts dawn all the good of man's
nature. - •
RELIGION OF A Doo.—Mon---said Rob
ert Burns--is the of the dog—frp knows
no other; and see lamb he worship's him!
,
Viwrox..--The whole of human s
may be reduced 'to speaking trtttk tdways,
and doing good. to. others.
He - it:ho• ire , d' not be despised by oth=
era must not d-, 084 . himself. -
•. - •
TERMI—TIVO DOLLARS Pi3lll. AMitfilror
WHOLE NO. 'SO,
the"Stur aail Boa*:'!"
A VALENTINE.
TO MART
Bless thee! bless thee ! gentle mild!
Heaven's benison on thee!
Sweetly, gently, thou host said . .
Words that to my heart hare sped,.
Oh, how thrillingly !
For these little words so kind
I could bless thee ever ;
For , my soul can never find
Power to break the spell they s bind
'Round my heart strings; eves
For fame, I would not yield the thrill
Those gentle words have stirred,
Which, ever and anon, will fill
My bosom, hip the - witching trill
'Of some glad wood-land bird!
Thine own pure heart is thy reward—
Kindness brings its blessing!
Pure,souls, that mercy's oil have poured
E'er find their vesselaheaven-stored—
True hearts 'round them pressing!
Bless thee ! bless thee! gentle maid!
No gift a queen might send,
Nor gems,had e'er in worth out•weighel
Those little words , so kindly
"No no! he in `my friend!"
St. Valentine's day
_:.P:O:L I. T I CkL
From the U. States Gazette.
The Next Whig Candidate for 'Gotiernbi.
Hon. James Cooper.
- Mr. Chandler:—My attention has been
lately arrested by a communication- "over
the signature of R. S., which appeared ih
your paper some weeks ago, headed -“The
Whig. Candidate Tor Governoi. in 1847,7
The writer strenumisly,urgestht claims of
Gen. Irwin. - Ofreare county ; as 'the next
Whig candidate. for Governor of Pennsyl
vania,
vania, upon;the following grounds
. Ist. Because he came within one vete,
of receiving the nomination in .1844.
2d. Because his friends in Philadelphia;
preferring fidelity to principle to personil
regard, sustained his succesSftd coinpetiter
with that zeal and 'energy which the •-gal.-
lant Whigs of that city always 'display. -
ad. Because Gen. Irwin himself oi4'.itiSt
suffer his disappoihtment, to induceltim to
betray his" party and forswear his princi
ples, by withholding his support from the
regular nominee.
4th. Because he voted for, and made a.
speech in favor of, the Tariff of 1842, ,in
which his own interest, and that • of'the
State, is so largely involve& ~"
sth. Because Hon'. John M. Clayttin,
on a certain occasion, spoke well of him;
end : •
6th. Because lie is a native of Pennsyl
vania, which, by the bye, is putting NATiv.
rpm upon new ground, hitherto unoccupied
and Unexplored. a .
Without intending to institute any invid:•',
ions comparison or contrast, I beg the 'favor s ,-
of a brief space in your highly useful and t ,
widely extended journal, to present :the
claims of another gentleman, - isdondAo
none in elevation of character, useful and.
honorable services, and well deserved pop
ularity throughout the State. I mean the
Hon. .Tames Cooper, of Adams. '
Iris nomination for Governor_ Would' :be
regarded as the sure harbinger of victory.
He would not only deserve., but • command
success.. No man has, in so short a space
of time, acquired so high a reputuatiotVor
such general confidence, respect, and popu
larity
throughout the entire commonwealth.
He is yet a comparatively young men; . .but
solid Worth and . genuine telent,
not in set speeches conned for the piirmse,
but by substantial services, Whieh • can
lay hold of and appreciate,, have alreidy
*on for him a high name among thestites
.
men of our land.
True he is not a native of Petinsylvan.-
nia ; nor, if he were, would I considet a
circumstance so,purely accidental as great
ly reinfoicing his merits with hitelligint
and reasoning men. He was born in ',The •
sister State of Maryland; and the -few
scarred veterans of the revolution who yet
remain to tell you with beaming eye and
kindling cheek how the gallant "Maryland
line," under Howard and Williama,tand
the "fighting cocks" of Delaware, under
the veteran Kirkwood, mingled theii - hlhod
with that of the brave "Pennsylvamalirie,"
under "Mad Anthony Wayne," in many a
sanguinary field. Then all tvern brethren
—all were Anacrieansand so it iSitill ;
in spite of all . the effortS of dem4ogaqs to -
sunder those whom • a common lot and a
common interest unite and band together.
Mr. Cooper has resided,- during,thelast
fourteen years of his life hi..PennsylVania,
and his made it permanent abode ; and
when it shall be proved that Kentuely.lost
in fame, in honor, or in interest, by adopt
ing Henry Clay, when he left did-Hano
ver Slashes for the "dark and - bldody
ground," then, and not till then, will Penn
sylvania repudiate liim as her son.- .t
You know, sir, whether'in his public
career,-in•Congress and -in the legislature.
he has manifested a regard-for and tin ac
quaintance NV ial . the honor - and•intarinit of
Pennaylvania. When the_Tariff-18421
was passed, against the Mastostrininotte oc.
forts of the free-trade -pelltientutk. of .tha..
Seith to defeat it, sided by tin) lini)dity
and occasional . want of foresight . i . 04 ontel
fe4 6(1101:leg*, lit: p..;.t-w it qa,
!It : 'lt' • i le;i :S . . califl i ° 4 ll % ' 11 a nd
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