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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29

ID EsPECTCUlLY announces to
@ IL the travelling community that he
ssss has taken the large and splendid es,ab.
Nv4.4 lishment the EIcHAHaE HnrnL aitua-
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-02-10
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.

The Journal of Commerce has the following,
which is deeply important, and will doubtless, en-
able why editors, and other enormous sinners, to
breathe frcer and deeper.
"7he time proloagci.--It is understood that
Miller and his associates hive recently carefully
reviewed the calculation upon which they found
the prophecy Of the near approach Of the end OF
the world, when an error tcas diScOreret IN the
Footing one ofhe columns Of hoasaHd years
This is very .mportnnt discovery just now. II
viii dispel the uneaslness about so sudden 20
OF, and give promise that we are yo, to witness
the filing Of many bubble, and realize the enjoy
mcnt of many panic before the end OF all things
The ascension robes with which many of the
Millcrtes on Long Island have provided themselves
arc no, likely TO be wanted.
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MIR BARBER AND THE "DEAIOCRATIC
pLOUGHMkS."

An article, some few weeks since app cared in
The Democratic Pioughman published at Middle
bury containing s'rclures upon the late Demo
cratic State Convention. The coon papers inmc.
dnlely seized upon he article 10 manufacturer out
Of it. political capital and injurc Mr. Barber, acg-
ing tia, ii was published under the eye Of Mr. D.
AZ he time Of the publication Of the NJ iclc, we
took the liberty 10 say iha, Nr y. had m connec-
ton with the Pioughmaa, and yas the las, man
to allow such an article to be Published with his
approval.
Tho P!oaghmaa, Of las, wceh subslanlialcs our
assertion and declares that Mr. D., mol only had
nothing 10 do miii he article, Ju Mai he
WHOLLY CoNDEMSED IRIS pUELIcATIoS!---
The continual attempts Of the coons 10 rnnnoy aud
injurc Mr Barber will only place him higher in
the estimation Of the democratic parry. II that Is
the result they are seeking, Ic, them go on.
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OUR TICKET.

The Democratic nominations for State officers
recently made at Montpelier, is hailed in this
county, with great and merted enthusiasm. Alter
II became known that n new ticket was 10 be
made, in consequence Of the resignation Of MI
Smile, some solicude was felt for the result
But the convention being as numerous, and COM
posed Of such material, as was the last, furnished
Il sure guaranty of fairness and intelligence, and
well has ii discharged the duties expected at lis
hands. The tickle, is confessedly among the strong
est that could be found in the State; and the uni
ted burst ofappnuse that comes 10 us from all
quarters Is an earnest that the people feel conf
ence liz their cause, and arc prepared TO cheer or
their fends to victory.
We have never seen better feeling in this coun
,y; and the fact ,ha. many Of those who have
hitherto acted with the wings and are seeking some
Ioop-hoe through which to escape from the party
they hold in disgust, to their real friends, are pre-
pairing TO form new associates, is strong evidence
Of The popularity of the ticket, which is composed
Of gentlemen Thoroughly indoclrnated in the old
school democracy, and known as among the mos
eminent champions of po,ica! ,egry and Popu
lar righ's.-Bur. Sentinel.
II is so in this county, 50 lar AZ we know. Gen
KELLOGG G, stands high in the estimation Of the
people, and will receive candid support from The
democrats and the utmost courtesy from the wings
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POWERS THE SCULPTOR.

The JIdichman commenting upon letter lately
written, Gon Italy, in relation to Powers, to his
ExcelIcncy the Governor of The State, by I'll. X,
Brown. scnlp,or,' says:
,r.JpIhat the state will ever do any thing by
way Of encouraging the son who is acquiring such n
reputation for his country and himself, We do M,
expect Blu, cunuo, the people Of Vernon, do the
thing in another way, viz by voluntary snhscip-
tons, not to exceed II to each subscribers Why
should not the statues of Allen and Wancn-or of
Washington and AlIcn-fnd place in our beau
lilnl capi,al' There are two inches left on pur-
pose Cor such an object. VIVA, say the editors !,
IF the object Is approved feasible plan for ef-
lecling it will moi be wanting.
Can the UMchnan, tell US where a likeness
can be found, from which statue Of Eathen Al
len or Warren can he chisclct'
By-lhe.woy, we dislike the letter alluded to,
extremely, aud from our personal knowledge OF
Powers we believe he will dislike it MS much as
any Of his friends do here. Hiram Powers is no,
the mnn to beg or ask any body beg for him.
The letter, to say the leas, i, written with very
little knowledge Of Powers character or feelings
and its publication will annoy him, not n little, il
he should ever happen TO see it,
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PUNISHMENT by DEATH.

A meeting was holden in the Representatives
Hall Of The State House, Boston, on Friday eve
ming, on the subject Of capital punishment. The
audience on the occasion was quite large. Stephen
l.. White, esq , member ofihe House from Taun-
ton, was called 10 the chair, and committee ap-
pointed to report n series Of resolutions for the
consideration Of the meeting. They attended TO
lha, duty, ard offered the following
Resolved, Tia, the efficacy Of criminal law de-
ponds less upon the severity of the punishment,
than Tho certainty Of It's infection.
Resolved. That capital punshmcn,,by cheaper
ing human lrc and training the feelings Of the
heart to the infection Of violent death on q fellow
being, fosters the very disposition which acts in
the commission Of capital crime, aud thus pro-
NOTES the evils which il was designed 10 prevent.
Rcsol,deJ, That The excessive severity Of the
law operates to the total impunily Of great pro-
portion Of offenders, 10y delcrring humane persons
from prosecuting, and by holding out great temp
talion TO Jurors TO disregard their oaihs rather than
be- accessory 10 the taking Of human life.
Resolved, That the taking Of life Of guilty hui
man beng. under any circumstances loses all sight
Of desire 20 reform and bases its action on revenge
which in itself is crime.
The subject matter Of The resolutions was dis
cussed by several gentlemen, and, on motion of
Mr. Allen, member Of the House from Mortified,
il was voted 10 adjourn 10 meet on Wednesday
evening neat nj the same place.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-02-10

PowERs, The American Scupor,is in Florence.
in Italy, making most astonishing progress as an
artist. lie has written 10 Baltimore for some clay,
to be used for The purposes of sculpture, as none
Of equal excellence can he Ind in Italy. a Bali-
more gentleman, in writing from Florence in be-
half Of the artist speaks in the following rapurous
manner Of the success Of his countryman, and Of
the splendid reputation he has already secured
among masters of the art in Italy. The writer
SAYS:
ain the prcsen, case. besides ohging me, you
will he diving Il national service: Tor The iorm 10 he
moulded from This clay are destined 10 he mus'er
pieces in the seyerest Of the fine arts and 10 COM
pele the vRdicaton, already so well begun by
other American painters and sculpors, OF Amerl-
can genius against Tie ignorant iannis Of Europe.
1horwalsden, the Dane. the rival Of CanOva, and
nv the judcious deemed his superior, cannot be
! called the superior of Powers. | cannot call one
his superior, when behold almost daily with ev-
er rising appreciation his fe-ike busis; when
pass from the presence of the Venus dc Medici'
and other Grecan master pieces, to gaze without
abatement of admiration on his model Of Eve;;
when know the iudgmen, passed on his works
| by the foremost of mis- rivals. Thorwalsden, who'
said here publicly few weeks since, that Portrait
sculpture cannot be carried beyond the point hs
has reached, and that after seeing his Eve he
could not say to what eminence he might not az.
tain in the highest department Of the art; when
such has been the impression made by the orsi-
nality and excellence OF the workmanship of a
por who eight years ago had not begun to
handle the chisel, that here in Italy, The home Of
Michael Angelo and Canova, Powers school is al
ready talked Of; and when have knowledge Of
the many beautiful creations that lie completed in
his mind, and which the mastery productions that
have already placed so high his name, give war
ran,y thai his hand will execute as perfectly as they
, are conceived"
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-02-10
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

In our las, weeks paper we published the pro-
cecdings and resolutions Of the Democratic Con-
yenron assembled at montpelier to nominate can
dIdaes for State officers. We are early IN the
field, but the democratic party never loses favor
by early, prompt and open action. Our cnndl-
dates are now before the people, and we Tear not
the scrutiny that may be brought TO bear upon
their moral characters and political faith. They
nrc men of taents-mcn of reflective habits-men
of experience and intelligence. The only ohjec-
tons our enemies make against them are, that they
are not whigs and belong to the 'ruite shirt Sec
ton" These are ,he only effective arguments
they urge against them, and upon these they VIII
he clamoruus. But it will be Il useless braw,-
the tide of democracy is rolling onward 1T may be
impeded for while IN MS prosress-t cnnnoi DC
wholly slopt. Its doctrines are founded in PRlN-
ClPLES-ihe immulube principles of TRUTH.
| Let the attempts Of our opponents to SOW dis
sensations in our ranks, I've made in vain. Let us
be united like band of brothers, Differences oil
opinion, we doubt mol, viii ARISE we expect then
personal preferences realons-long es'
tb.ished habits of thinking; will more or less IN
flucnce us all. But it has been and still is oul
boast that when any great question Of nnona
policy comes up for The decision Of the people, We
have been and still will be united, sacrificing al
minor considerations 10 The good Of the creates
number. We have boosted ollhe ndvislbllliy o
/ the democratic party-we have dcfed onr enemle
to divide us--to SOW in our ranks the seeds OF dts
sen,drinn which has been one cause OF their owl
downfall. When the people are guided by lhel
reasons we nust triumph, for We are conlendin
for tho permanent establishment of those gren
principles b, which alone licc people can he safe
Is and prosperously govcrned-lur those principle
for which our fathers tonight and suffered. Vpol
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MILITARY EXECUTIONS.

In speaking of the execution Of Spencer, Crom-
well and Small on board the Somers, the Mobile
Advertiser has the following paragraph 1t con-
tains some Facts not very generally known, per-
haps, and shows that the conduct Of Commander
Mackenzie is not without some high proceGents on
the land The writer says:
sin similar cases, or III this particular what
would IL Court Martial have done? The sufferers
could not have selected "A Court that would not
have sentenced them TO the most ignonlnlous death
perhaps the President of he United States might,
from feelings Of liendshplo the ihther of the prIn-
ciple, have exercised the parconins power vested
in him by The Conslilulon.) What says prece-
dent: How many similar murders have been
committed in this country, in the land service, lo'
offences not to be compared with This one in ques-
ton, for enormly of intention? Without the adj
vice of any one Gen. Washington ordered the
heads of two deserlers 10 be cut off, while his army
was quar,ered at Valley Forge. Gen. Wayne, II
his cainpnign against the conlederaled tribes Of
northern Indians had mureers and deserlers huns
without the form of lrml. Major John Passgrov'
Mcintosh, while stationed in Georgia, after thu
peace of 1888 during season Of profound tranquil
iy, ordered three deserters 10 be shot on parade
without Il trial which proceeding was invesll
gated by select committee OF the Conledera
| led Congress, and reported 'juslhnble,' which re
port was confirmed by resolution OF that body
(Scc journals Of the Congress of 1885 or 90 j
ISIS, Gen Jackson caused Arbuihnot and Am
blister to be shot, pursuant to the opinion OF his OF
fcers, for stirring up the Indians TO murder, an
supplying them with the materials to perpe'ratc H.
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spirit of tic age.
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT:
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, ls43
MIDDLE OF MARCH.

by that tine, our agents vii remember, we must have
tsh, WIN they "pull in" all they possibly cam
Our tlanks due many ofour friends who seem doing
all they to assist us, in necessary improvements
They must not il US, by the middle Of next month.
They who have eaten Of our substance for three years
wlhou, shadow Remuneration, must have constenccs
scared with hot iron, rthey neglect Us in this crisis.
We ask no body to GRE only ask what is our honest
ilp.
The small sum NJ .reEiy fee cents from each Of our
subscribers in Windsor County, only, will give all the
money we want. Who cunt raise that
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-02-10
INDIANA.

We copy the following striking occout OF the
past and present condition Of things in Indiana
from the Ohio Statesman.
awe travelled some years ago. in the summer
we think, Of 1884, dmgcnally, from southeast iC
northwest, through the State Of Indiana. on horse
back, taking our time leiSurrly. A great portion
Of it was the richest and most beautiful country we
ever Witnessed. A hard and industrious pcpoula-
ton was pouring in from every road, and making
the wilderness TO blossom MS the rose. A happ,
and prosperous people met YOU at every turn, and
every one boosted Of his rich possessions, and OF
the great prospect ahead 10 the settler. III thai
lime there Was mol bunk in The State, eAccp
perhaps II small affair, in doubtful credit, some
where on the Ohio river,
But The punderng fund .mongcrs copd not lei
her citizens rest in their peaceful abodes-they
were good plucking, and the last feather mus, he
had. A great State Bank was recommended aud
established "saie Ia The bill holder aud profitable
TO the bunker" II was the model system and
speculation, and credit, and fund-mongcring fol-
lowed rapidly in lis rear. State debts nccumula-
ted with nonslrous strides, and the pluicrcrs rode
in full triumph in the corruption they produced.-
The State is now, in few short years, dishonor-
ed, bankrupt, and without hope of paying hc'
debts. Tho people are grooming under burdens
and nslortuncs in horrible contrast with their for.
ner happy condition. The State Bank, the loun,
tain of their troubles, the great beast of wicked
ness, is houndcrng in the ruin il has created"
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Twenty,Seventh Congress,
THIRD EsSION.
Friday, Feb. Sd.

Friday, Feb 3d.
Mr. Tanadge presented some six or eight me-
MORALS from different counties of New York warm
ly demonstrating against the repeal of The bank
rupt law.
Also, one from the city Of New York to the
same effect.
Also, one from Fri County, Pennsylvania, to
the same effect.
HEBANKRUpr LAw.-Mr Berricn, from the
Committee on Judiciary, 10 whom was referred the
Senate bill for tho repeal of the bankrupt lawnnd
House bill for the repeal of The said law, together
with sundry petitions asking The repeal of the law
and demonstrating agains, its repeal reported;
That the committee recommend the indefinite
poslponenpnl Of the Senate BILL and report The
House bill with snndry amendments, accompanied
by u report which was ordered 10 eprlnted'
Mr. Tamadge moved that 800 extra copies be
printed which was decided in the affirmative; yea:
l6 nays IA.
from very hasy glance at the report, before
it was sent to the printer, the following appeared
to be some of the grounds on which the committed
thought the act should no, be repealed
That overriding would be prevented, as wei
as undue credit checked, by arming the cred''o
with the power of forcing failing debtor to g
into liquidation bcfore wasting his assets Again
lha, the benefit of the law had been extended to
portion of our citizens, and repeal would he de
NAL of Justice TO others whose claims were no les
strong. and who might have been restrained b
motives that should command our respect.
Tha, by the decision Of tho question in one q
the courts of State, her citizens had been dePrv
ed Of tho privileges Of the law, while oil the re:
had enj Dyed them.
That the bankrupt law is the exercise of bene
fccn, power, and one which the experience OLA
commercial countries has found necessary; the pow
er to enact which is vested by the Constitution
Congress, and cannot be exercised by the States
Tha, i, will prevent s'ay-aws. running both cred
lor and debtor, impeding the collection OF deb
through the medium Of the State tribunals.
That Such law will extend the protection I
Government. to n class of citizens who. though M
, poor and unfortunate, should not be beyond IL
pale Of protection.
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.Muckea:ie Court Mnriial.-A general Cour
Wednesday, lst February, for the trial Of Com
mandcr A. $. Mackenzie, upon capital charges
The Court, we understood, will conss. Of the fol-
lowing officers.
Captains Jno. Downcs. George C.. Read, VIM.
c. Bolton, Daniel Turner, John d. Sloalh, Jos.
Smith, George w. Storcr, Isaac McKecver, Benz.
Page, John Gwnn, Thos. Wyman Commanders
Henry w. Ogden, w. w. Mexican, members.
VIM u. Norris, Esq. Of Baltimore Judge Adyo-
cate.
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Editors. Captain Marrya,t thus alludes to-
edors "What life Of toll, what an unnatural
life, must theirs be, who thus cater through the
hours of darkness for The information and unmuse-
ment of those who have slep, through the night
and rise TO be instructed by the labor Of their
vigils. The editors Of these must have most
enormous task. 1t is not the writing Of the leading
article ITSELF bnt the obligation Of writing that ar.
licle every day whether inclined or no, in sickness
or in health, in affection, distress of mind, winter
or summer, year after year, tied down to one
task, remaining on one spot. 1t is sometimes
like walking a thousand miles in a thousand
hours. have fellow feeling for them, for
know how periodical will wear down ones pa
tience. In itself i, appears nothing, tho labor il is
the continual attention il requires. Your life be-
comes as il were the magaziue. One is no sooner
corrected and printed til an on comes another. II
is the stone Of Sysiphns, an endless repetition OF
toil-a constant weight upon the mind--a continual
wearing upon the intellect and spirit
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The PIONEER. Mr. james r. Lowell has just

TIE PIONEER. Mr. james R. Lowell has just
commenced in Boston the publication of new
Magazine, which he calls The Pioneer. We have
received the second number. There is a place IN
our Magazine literature that is not filled, yel,--we
mean the place that Blnckwood occupies among
English Magazines. We can have as good ii
Magazine as Blackwood, ifw will: one that men
will write for, and that men will read,
There is class of men, in the country-we are
not able to say of how large number that class is
composed, but there are enough 10 form class
VINO are seeking for II Magazine that they can
read through, not prt through. as John Neal says
They care nothing for your plates Of fashion and
lore stories and your rhymes They demand
good stout PROSE aud POETRY that shall have
something to do with the HEART Of things, IN
stead of the mere yellow ribbons and hiPpery WIN
which Fashion tricks out the HEAD.
BY ,he-way we want the first number
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The Life and .Aireafures Of Wliia Ch"s-
slewii-kiS relaiireS, friends AMI eEemies,Sc. &c.
By Bo:.-Anolhcr reprint, from the office of the
.Ntv World the first Of DIcKEN's new work.
It Is in The form Of supplement 10 the .Ntw
Uorll and is accompanied with the opening
chapters Of several other new publicoions-"Iom
Burke or'Oars, being the beginning Of the second
volume or'Our Mess by Leyer-L. S. d. by 5.
CONGRATULATIONS Castle, by Ainswoih, &c. SC.
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Chcw JTh.--One of those clowns at the AM
ph,hea,re brings on, The horse laughs occasional
ly. Thirteen se,t Of YES, strings were broken when
the following was thrown off,
awe had an awful storm once when vas out
10 sea on the Ohio canal--capan told us to take
in all sail
"I'ake ia all sail on a cenal boat How did you
do that, sir;"
dumped ohore and Knocked The horse do,ca. 4"
y. o. Pieoyune.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-02-10

Some -nn'urcd wng quotes, from the Pirkwirk
Papers. the following piece Of advice given by the
senior Mr. Weller 10 hi. son Samuel. as opposite
10 the publication Of the American Notes
"Iayo passage ready taken fnr Merrker.-
The 'Merican Go, 'ment will never give him up
ven vunce they finds he's got money TO spend.
sammy! Let the Gov NOR stop there
ard then IL, him come back and write book n
hu, The 'NIenikens ash pny all his expenses, and
more, lfhe blows EN- up rnough.'
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the UNITED STATES SENATE.

Indiana has elected a Democrat to the United
States Senate, To succeed Mr. Smith, one of the
present Wing incumb-n,s. The successful can.
dldole is Mr. Edward Ilannegau-a member of Tia
House from Indiana, during the T'wcn,y.Gflh Con.
grcss. This is tho twelfth Democratic Senator
elected within few weeks, and the thirteenth
chosen since last spring. In The same lime there
have been three Wings elected.
Tho nrrount et,pds Tins,
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OUR BILLS,

We sending them to our Agents in the several
towns in the county! They will b. presented during this
The next month"; and we sincerely hope subscribers
will not iil to meet them. They are MI small hut out Of
them we must IN he the hulrri' that necessary for
to meet the expenses OF OF; intended improvement in
the SNring.
We earnestly relucsour AGENTS toalcrd to the business
without f,ii. Every one can raise Il little. Il
To every bill that is not paid before the expiration
thl, volume, my cents win be added according to our
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OUR STATE TICK EFT.

A friend in I.anoille County writes US in the
following cheering spirit, Let every Democrat in
the State emulate hun, and The work is DONE
"lf the Democrats in the Green Hills ARE will
ing, once more, to rally in the support OF their man
and measures, now i, the time TO ccnide The des-
tines Of The State to good hands hands that will
inhabitants they represent. What do you say 10
making clean sweep ofcoonsm in the State II
can be done - Bar. Sentinel.
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Blaekrood's Edinburgh .Mga:ine for jan
uary.-Ths is rcprint-,he first hmcr'can-
from the office ofhe .Ntw VQrh newspaper ],
il in the form orlhc usual quario extras o! that es-
Enlistment and en.bodies the entire No. Of Black
ly, and to be issued TO subscribers at two dollars
per annuin,
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-02-10

II may not be forgotten tina, the coon papers
have continually asserted that the coons had a
majority liz the Indiana Legislature. The result
has proved their assertions false as the democratic
papers declared it would. A democrat has been
elected to the U. s. Senate in place Of Mr. Smith,
coon. so much for coon veraciiy.