The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-03-13

from being over-slougilcd oy al . eEgrJ'Tn
city. | doubt .he propsie.s oi passing
iiiis cohSoid.i.oa o.. 3I n-la- grounds
Of purely pat, c.l..ac-rs, 84I, IS ara
noi a ,nenuer ui the Leg ls.a.ure. i su-l.
n"i discuss his punt al present. j acre
are plenty oi aaic aud vi5iteul uen IL
ooi;i bratches Ia guard iiie Interests 0i the
Democratic parry, II iiiey viii only u" -.
! he Free banking law has been up i'll
The SENATE recently, and Air. " aikes na-
maCe very clear, lucsd. and arganen:at've
speech III ia.or ot the bill. al is sill III
progress. and hope II ma> pass.
l ain decidedl. In IA. or of a ihe passage
OF a Free Banking law IN our S,a e, based
upon Stale S.ocSs, ami lhink .naI The
passage of such a law will be attended
with The most salu,ary results 10 The COM
munliy. can see no goud reason that
can or ought TO be urged against lhls law !;
and If l had no other reason Id give IN lis
iaVot, than the fact that, all The Bank s
AND rotten sha.ing shops i'll the Common
wealth. are opposed 10 The Free Banking
law, would be inclined 10 think that, II
II was not iraught with good 10 the people
dt large, those rag Bdruns, who are hover
i.g around the capitol like SO many ,ul-
lures after prey, would uM be here 10 cry
dUwn down a system VIII Gil has not been
brought INTO existence as yet. :
The passage uf Free Banking law
will be Ihe death kneli TO al li.e chartered
money monopulIes IN ihIs Communw eaIih.
Let the traffic in money be as Tree as
The traffic IN any other commodity, and
then every man Wi have lair chance. |
attn opposed 10 class Legislation ui any
kIud, lei the blessings anu benefits of our
laws flli equ.l y a on all. like The genie
dcws from he ell, as was SAID 6y that
patriot, sage, ana statesman, the great and
good JACKSON.
Our government is emphatically gov
erumen! ot laws; laws, too, in which each
ciuzen has a voice IN forming therefore,
any law which The Leg islature may pass,
which gives TO the few, benefits, which
are denied TO the many, are antl-Demo-
cratic, and in direct violation of The very
genius and spirit of our institutions. We
have had good deal OF sport here this
winter, in The way of Balls, Concerts,
&c, &c; but of all the sights We have
mad iii the way OF lun, was grand fancy
Ball that came of at The ShakspedrIan
Saloon. in this town, on Thursday even
ing last. 1, wss Ball given by the
[. y. OF r. NJ, which being Interpreted
means | believe. =. The Independent Ofder
OF Red Men" THIS Order has revived
The ancient manners and many OF the
costumes of the aborIgiues ot our country.
That is, the Order assumes the costume
of the North American Indians, the war
whoop, dance, calmut OF peace, &c, &c,
which is, 10 say the least OF 1t, both novel
aud amusing The Bail went of III fine
style. and WAS attended by many OF the
members of the Legislature, aud outsiders;
aud also, by hosts of the fair sex, who
did not appear 10 be the least afraid 10
trip il off on The light fantastic toe" with
stalwart Indian Chief. painted and
dressed in the likeness and simIliIude of
The most fantastic savage.
The truth is, the ladies appeared TO en-
oy the novelty of the scene, and their
eyes emitted as much light, and their lips
wore iusi as sweet smile. as if ihey were
all on the gui uipe ID catch brawny
chief for husband. This peculiaritv of
the fair sex. reminded me So much of the
old Scotch song, that could not but hink
that Burns was indeed Judge of human
nature, when he wrote
''Whisile aud I'll came tay ye my lad. )" SC.
Should anything of importance trans
pire here before leave this place, assure
you, you will here from
Your very obedient servant,
LOBBY.