Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1821-01-09

caety to see 10 your passage. Obi that
God may bless you and send you here 10
lpeace. Give my love 10 all the dear
friends and to your and my relations. |
would say more, but the ship is about 70
tsail for England, and have TO meet the
kings this morning am full Of business.
was sent the other day by the kings to
lsee our land, and am much pleased, it is
Thigh, fertile and healthy, and plenty Of
lmost excellent water. The kings go TO-
Iday to give me title of it for the Colo
|nization Society. N. Peck gives much
love to you and his family he is we'll.
Africa is good land tell the people to
come here and they will be happy, il they
Twill be industrious. DANIEL CoKER.
Extract from the speech delivered by Governor
HESTER to the Legislature of Pennsylvania
In approaching to the station to which
have been called, with due sense Of
its difficulty aud responsibility, pledge
myself to pursue with sincerity and dill
gence that course which my best judg-
ment shall direct TO promote the pnbiic
happiness, aud believing that to cherish
and strengthen al attachment 10 free
government, to soften the rancor and
alIay the prejodices Of party spirit to
unite the mass Of tie people as Que re.
publican family, will be among the means
of INCREASING the comforts Of social life,
shall direct all my efforts to accomplish
Ithaca ,,..r,,ncoo Gonr., n, ,calc - :.
elected by the People ofthis Commonwealth
and not by auy particular denomination
Of persons, shall endeavour TO deserve
THE name OF Chief Magistrate Of Penn
syivania, aud 10, avoid the disgracelul
appeilation Of Governor Of party 10
appointments 70 Office il will be my en-.
desvor to select, without distinction OF
party, such as shall believe IL be most
honest and capable; and il shall be
successful. in this respect, trust that
with the assistance OF your wisdom and
patriotic endeavors in matters Of legisla.
ton, the prosperity Of the Commonwealth
may be promoted, its relations with the
general government honorably upheld, and
all its lawful rights maintained.
Ia celebrating upon the concerns Of
the Commonwealth, gentlemen Of the Sen
ale aud House Of Representatives you
will fiud one Of the most prominent topics
TO be the stasnation of trade aud business
Of every description, the almost total an
humiliation of confidence between man and
man, and the distress of many individuals
| 10 The community. If any thing could be
done TO encourage and revive the activity
Of our citizens; if any means could be
devised TO restore confidence aud to pre-
vent the sacrifice Of property, with due
attention TO the rights Of all parties, |
should most heartily concur in any mea-
sures calculated to attain those desirable
ends. Permit me to suggest to you,
whether it would not be possible TO devise
some method Of reducing the enormous
power and patronage Of the Governor,
without impairing the other general iea-
lures Of our present excellent constitution !;
whether the annual sessions of our lesis-
lature might not be shortened without
detriment to the public good; whether a
reduction of salaries, OF fees Of Office and
compensation for public services, ought
mot at this time 10 take place, to cores
Ipond In some degree with the reduced
lprices Of agricultural produce. 1t also
deserves serious consideration whether
public improvements might not at this
time be adyantageousIy made; and do.
lmestic manufactures encouraged with
success. Above all it appears an impera.
Tive duty TO Introduce and support libe-
raj system of education connected with
some general religious instruction. These
are matters which will certainly engage
your attention, and will probably be OBJ
ljects OF your deliberations, and if any
adequate measures shall be proposed, i
would give me great pleasure to be instru
mental ia their promotion. Let us, fellow
citizens, every one in his station (for We
are all members Of one family by whatever
name we may be designated) unite il
earnestly laboring to promote the common
! good, aud that Providence, which hal
heretofore granted us abundant blessings
will, I humbly trust, continue them, and
SO crown our labours, that our posterity
in the enjoyment Of every desirable civil
and religious privilege, may bless oul
memory when We are Wondering in the
Idust with those whose toll aud blood
achieved our liberties"
4 Catharine Shaw.--An upholsterer o
1.-The name of William Shaw, who was re
siding in Edinburgh in the year 1921
had daughter Catharine who LIVED
with him, and who encouraged the ad
dresses Of John Lawson, jeweller, cou
trary to the wishes Of her father who ha,
, insuperable objections against him, ant
urged his daughter TO receive the address
es Of son Of Alexander Robertson,
r ifricud aud neighbour. The girl refuses