Lancaster Examiner and Herald

              VOL. XIX.
LANCASTER,  PA.,  WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1845.
NEW SERIES, VOL. VII.--NO. 50.
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EDWARD C. DARLINGTON.
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EPHRATA MONUMENT.
ADDRESSES
DELIVERED AT THE   LAYING   OF
THE COBNEB STONE OP THE
EPHRATA MONUMENT,
SEPT. 11, 1845.
[published bi richest of the mo.numk.vt assuciation ]
The Monument Commilteu appointed Gov¬ ernor Shukk 10 lay the corner stone of the Monument and deposit in it the documents which had been prepared to preserve a record of the transactions- Before the performance ot this ceremonV; the Governor addressed the audience as follows—which aildress he after- \vards repeated in the German language:
Mr Fkllow Citize-vs :—Tlie object of this large assemblage of citizens, and of soldiers, is lo join in the solemnity of laying the corner 6tone of a monument which is to be ereoted here, to cherish and perpetuate the remem¬ brance of the services and sufferings of many revolutionary soldiers. They were wounded at the battle of Brandywine and removed by the direction of General Washington to this peaceful solitude, and placed under the care of the people of Ephr.ita. ,The Brothers and Sisters of the Society opened to them their spacious houses, dedicated to religious wor¬ ship, and received them wiih the charily and kindness which has ever distinguished that pious community. They dressed their wounds, soothed their pains, softened their anguish, and tvalched over thera by day and by night with the Christian's care and sympathy. Ma¬ ny were restored to health and returned tothe army; bat many died and were interred in this sequestered spot. Here the bodies resst in hope which once were animated by spirits fired with the love of liberly, that led them to deeds of noble daring for American Inde¬ pendence.
The interesting traditions connected wilh the story of these Soldiers of the revolution, will soon be lost—their memory will soon fade away. To preserve these recollections of Worth and Suffering, this monument is lo be erected: and gifted men have been chosen who will on this day pencil for futurity their history with the deep traces of patient re¬ search, and throw around the eventful record the graces of eloquence.
The object is to niake the frail memorial, which the hand of piety had erected here, permanent. Now, the louching story is in¬ scribed on a pine boaril: there it is, nailed to the humble inclosure, iti ihis simple and elo¬ quent line, whose traces time, that wears away the proudest monuments, has kindly spared for near seventy winters: " Hier ruh¬ en die gebeine von vicl SuldcUen."—Here rest the bones of many Soldiers.
There is slill anolher object in the erection of this monument; it is to honor the piety, benevolence and patriotism of the Society of Ephrata, who in 1777 received into this quiet retreat of virtue and religion, the wounded soldiers of the JVmericaii army—mitigated their sufferings—smoothed their (lying pillows —and when dead, gave them christian burial beneath this sod. Thus they furnished an¬ other proof of that humility, cliarityand good¬ ness which has associated thera on tho page of historj- with those primitive christians, who bore upn their lives and conversation, the deep impress of Him who is the author and the finisher of onr faith, and who went aboul doing good.
historicaTaddeess.
BY  GEORGE   W.   m'eLROY.
The incidents associated with the campaign of 1777, are periiaps the most interesting of the American Revolution. Previous to the battle of Brandywine, and for some time after its termination, the American cause was in a most perilous and languishing condition. Our armies, whioh were weak in the commence¬ ment, had been thinned by the ravages of disease, and presented but a feeble barrier to the numerous and ingenious attacks of the en¬ emy. Our soldiers did not number raore than fourteen thousand, nearly one-half of whom, in consequence of sickness and infirmity, were entirely unfit for service; yet the men Under whose auspices the war wasoom'riicled. con¬ fident in the justice of their cause and encour¬ aged by the sacredness and purity of their mo¬ tives, did not despair of success. The Revo¬ lution in whicii they were engaged had reach¬ ed a crisis in its history which^caUed for re¬ newed and double e.xertion. The enemy pos¬ sessed over us not only lhe advantage oi num¬ bers, but the advantage of means: they had the wealth of a great and powerful nation al their command; their soldiers were well fed and provided for, while ours were almost des¬ titute. The fall of that campaign is regarded in the annals of the Revolution as the most critical period of its history: the defeat of the Americans at Brandywine, the flight of the Continental Congress from Philadelphia, the taking of that city by the enemy and the mas¬ sacre ot two thousand of our troops at Paoli, Sresented a combination of misfortunes and isasters which would inevitably have occa¬ sioned an abandonmen't of our cause, had it not been for the more than human energy which co.itroUed our destiny. But the indom¬ itable spirits which " rode upon the whirlwind and directed the storm" of that eventful pe¬ riod, felt themselves to be engaged in the per* formance of a high and sacred duty:—conlid- ing upon the correctness and integrity of their piinciples, and placing their reliance upon the " God of battles," Ihey bared their bosoms to the contest, with even a greater fortitude in the midst of the trials which might have sealed their fate forever:—like the Israelites of old, journeying through a dangerous wilderness, they confided not upon their own strength, but threw themselves for proteclion upon divine Providence, who wilh a '• pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night" enabled them to elude the grasp and finally conquer their oppressors.
The battle of Brandywine, though it brought with it defeat to the Americans, wasthe com¬ mencement of a new era in the history of our Revolution. It was in that battle that the distinguished Frenchmaii,the Marquis de La¬ fayette, whose services aie so memoraLle in our history, united himself as a volunteer in the American army. In the year 1776 he \ras stationed upon dutj-, at one of the mili¬ tary posts ol his own native country—France. The news of the adoption of our beolaration of Independence, and lhe commencement ol hostiUties, reached that government by des¬ patches from the Duke of Gloucester, brother to the Kin^ of England ; and thongh a youlh of but eighteen, he was so deeply impressed with the "justice an;l propriety of the move¬ ment, that he immediately resolved lo render us the assistance of his fortune and his arms- Bnl hi.? resolulion was not as easily carried out, as might be .supposed from the eagerness and enthusiasm of his mind- France and England were then at peace, nnitpd together in bonds of friendship and forbidden by their mulnal relations from interfering with each other's private or national difficulties. La- fayetle was a dislincuished officer in the French army, deriving his patronage frora the government, and bound by his allegiance to the observance of its customs and its laws. To obtain the consent of the French courl, under the circumslances, was an impo.ssibili- ty: to tear himself loose from his allegiance, for purposes which m the opinion of the mon¬ arch would have appeared treasonable, might hare ended in the sacrifice of his liberty or
his life. Fully sen.sible of the difficnllies under which he labored, yet firmly determin¬ ed to carry out his intention, ho was necessi- lated to proceed wilh the greatest possible caution and despatch. He at-cordingly as¬ sociated around him a few kindred spirits, in whom he could place implicit coniidence. and to whom he developed his intention. By their agency, he oblained a suitable vessel in which he determined al once lo set sail; but in consequence of an une-\pected detention at the city of Bordeau-V, his purposes were dis¬ covered a'nd he was arrested by ofiicers with Leltres de cache! frora the King, aulhorized to bring Inm back agaiu to Versailles. By iii- geuious maneuvering, however, he esciiped from their custody and proceeded to the city of Bayonne, disguised as a courier. At Bay- onue he remained concealed among the strav.- of a stable^ while his travelling companions made cerlain necessary arrangements for Iheir journey. Inthe village of St. Jean de LiiZ; through which they were obliged lo pass, he was recognized by the daughter of !iie keep¬ er of a post house, who had seen him a few days previous on his way from Passage to Bordeau.v, and knew that he was fiying from his pursuers in disgiu.se. In confutation, however, of the commonly received opinion, Ihal women are not capable of keeping se¬ crets, she refused a betrayal of the supposed siranger, and it is assertecl wilh some degree of confidence by the historian, that il was owing to this circumstance that the Marquis was enabled lo escape frora the borders ot France and enter upon his vojnage to Amer¬ ica. During his voyage he appropriated his time to the sludy of the English language and military tactics, so as to he of immediate service upon his arri%-al to the cause whose interests he had espoused- He landed at Charleston, South Carolina, after having es¬ caped the vigilance of a number of British cruisers from the West Indies, who were en¬ trusted with warrants for his apprehension-
I have given this ha!;ly glance al the diffi¬ culties nnder which Lafayette labored in the execntion of his intention to visit America, that this assemblage may perceive the disin¬ terestedness of the sacrifice which this young Philanthropist made in tho causo of Americaii liberty. Upon him it cannot be charged that his molives were mercenary or ambitious-— Had he desired additional wealth or military distinction, his own chivalrous land would have laid her proudest trophies at his feet.— He was the descendant of military chieftain.s. who had signally served their couutry and who liad fallen in hs defence,* and the lips whicii wore eloquent of the praises of the ancestors, wluspered of the rising greatness of the son. Wealth he could not have desired—for in this particular he had been amply provided for.— Honor could not have been his object—for he enjoyed the patronage and favor of the most refined Court of Europe. Contentment he could not have sought—for he left a home rich in the blandishments of royally and surround¬ ed by pleasing and delightful associations: a young wife, who is said to have been beauti¬ ful and accomplished beyond her se.\, and amiable offspring to sweeten its solitude and enliven the beauty and sacredness of its re¬ tirement.
At the biittlu of Brandywine this self sacri¬ ficing patriot first enlisted under the broad folds of the American fiag. In connection with the Count Pulaski, whose services occu¬ py a prominent place in our Revolution, and whose life v.'as sacrificed in our cause, he en¬ tered the Americaii aimy. and duringthe heal and peril of that memorable conllict, main¬ tained the position of a bold and fearless war¬ rior. When the fortunes of the day were de¬ cided and the Americans were driven to a re¬ treat, though bleeding wilh his wouuds and in iiimiiuent peril of'being slain by the sur¬ rounding fire, he remained at his post, endea¬ voring lo lally our disheartened Iroops lo an¬ other effort to obtain a victory.
Spark.s, the celebrated historian, has asser¬ ted that the particulars of the battle of Bran¬ dywine luive never been fully recorded : that the number of slain and wounded could not be satisfactorily ascertained ; and that the commanding general never rnade a return to the Congress of those who were lost and disa¬ bled in that battle.t He alleges that it was altogether impracticable in the movhig and ilisconnecled slate of the army. There has, however, been a conjectural estimate of thc number of the slain and the wounded, and all the historians who have wrillen of the Revo¬ lution have endorsed this estimate, and it has gone before the world with, I believe, this sol¬ itary e.vceplion, without any allusion to its pro¬ bable incorrectness. The number pf the slain has been set down at three iiUndred, the num¬ ber of the wounded at six hundred, four hund¬ red of whom were taken prisoners. This es- tiiiiate may or may not be correct. That it is involved in mnch uncertainty i? l!i? lra?t we ojin say of it. The historian to whom refer¬ ence has been made is reijarded as li'gh au¬ thority, and no duubt received his information frem AH Unquestionable source. The prostra¬ ted energies of the army immcdiaiely after the battle would induce us to helieve its losses were grealer than bave been represented : bul as this is a topic upon which we do not' feel ourselves privileged to speak, we shall pass il by without further commentary.
An aged and respectable gentleman of the eity of Lancaster, who v^as a file major in the army at that battle, has given ns the infor¬ mation that the Americans retreated on the eVetting ofthe conflict to the town of Chester, bearing Iheir wounded along wilh them. Whal disposition they made of them afler they ar¬ rived at Chester he is not able lb say posilive- ly, but is disposed ItJ believe they were taken from that place to this village. He saw them the morning after lhe battle, at the lown allu¬ ded to, in the wagons which wore used as conveyances for the wounded. Sonie of them, he alleges, were horribly mutilated ; their faces scarred and gashed and literally blackened with biirned powder. The residue of the army proceeded that day to Darby, but the wound¬ ed were left behind. That gentleman was among the last of the American sotdiei-s lo leave the battle ground after the defeat He was one of a detachtiicnt lo superintend the removal of the baggage wagons, and to brina on the provisions belonging \p the army. On the evening of the battle, he waa very near being taken prisoner, while engaged, in con¬ nection wilh two ctho.'s, in driving away some callle which were the property of the Jimeri- c-ins. They were disi'overcd by thfl British, pursued and plundered of their cattle, while the poor Americans saved themselves by hid¬ ing m some bushes on the banks of the Bran¬ dywine, and aftenvards made their way lo Chester.
That the woumled soldiers were broughi to this village immediately after the battle, is established by the leslim'ony of peisons who were eye-witnesses of the occurrence. The number brought here has been estimated at live hundred. Some of them were alleged to have been wounded and others suffering with the camp fever. In the deposition of Petci Martin, which was taken a short time previ¬ ous to his death, and which has since been published at two or ihree different liraes, un¬ der the direction of the Monument SoeietV, it is suited that the number could not havc been le.ss than live hundred : that they were prin¬ cipally Penn.sylvanians,  and fiom  the New
'•Note—Spc the appendix lo the wriiinss nf Wash ington by Jared Sparks—vol. .">, pa5c44G—vvlierc Ihe Count De Uroglie, addressing himself lo Lafa;- eite upon hia contemplated voyage to America says: " I have seen your uncle die in the w,irs nl Il.ilv ; I witnessed your falher'a deatb al lhe balllc of Minden, and I will nol bo accessary lo the ruin of the only remaining branch of thc family.'*
^Nole.—Sir William Howe repnited his loss lo be ninely killed, four hundred and eiijhlv wounded and sis missing. He stated that about ihrce hun. dred Americans were killed, six hundred wounded and four hundred taken. This could only be a con¬ jectural esiimatc, since General Washinginn inath no return of his loss to Congress; such a return be¬ ing impracticable in the disconnected and .movins condilinn of his army.—Spuria life and writings of Washington  Vol. 'l,;3. 258.
i Peter Shindle.
England Slates, in connection wilh a few Briti.sh who had ileserted and who fought at Brandywine under the American Flag. A lady by the namo oi Luther, who resided in the vicinity of the village at the time, has l.-'ft behind her a statement, giveii to me a short time since, which alleges llial a portion of the wounded soldiers were Virginians-— This does not appear to be improbable, when we reficol that there was at tnat battle a re¬ giment of Virginia soldiers, which was among those who suffered most materially in the bloody confiict. The daughter of Dr. Scott.* a lady who .-it this time resides in the Slate of New Jersey, in a leiter addressed, to a genllemen of this vicinity, (Joseph Konig¬ macher, Ksq.) a-iserts that she has a dislincl nco'leclion of lhe soldiers haying been bioughl here, but cannot lestify to the e.\act number. She alleges that they were Amer¬ ican soldiers, many of whom are buried on Mounl Zion, having died of their wounds in the hospital; an.l" that her falher was ap¬ pointed by Congress one of the physicians to supuriuleiid them dnring their illness.
The impossibility of obtaining at this lale day, a definite and concise statement with reference lo the number and characler of those soldiers, will forever disable the Society from presenting to Ihe world any thing more than the shadowy outlines of this interesting occurrence. Many ol the rticordsof the Rev¬ olution, it will be remembered, were consum¬ ed in the conflagraiion of the war department at the burning of the Capilol, and thoso of thera which have been preserved, and which relale to the battle qf Brandywine, are at best bul a hasty and cursory glance, conside¬ rable portion ol which is founded upon vague and indefinite conjecture. Among those who were eye-witnesses of lhe occurrence, the laigest number have gone down to the grave ; and the few who still linger among us, have been shorn by age of the power of memory , and had it not been for the active exertions which were made by the friends of lhe Soci¬ ety a fow years ago, in obtaining statements, whicli establish the trulh of the occurrence beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt, the soldiers, whose remains repose upon the ad¬ joining summit, wonld have been suffeied to sleep on in silent oblivion, unknown to poster¬ ity by any recollection oflheir services or any laudinarfc of memory.
But it is furiher alleged by those who have testified in this matter, that they were con¬ veyed to this place in large wagons, construc- te.l in the form of a merchant's warehouse, in which the soldiers were laid side by side.— The sociely of Seventh Day Baptists were then in possossion of two largo bu Idiiigs, which slood upon the summit of thu hill, near to the place where the soldiers are buried-— Tliey were built upon the plan of the broiher and sister hou.ses below, and contained alarge numberof small apartments, which weie used for purposes of retirement and devotion.— When the soldiers arrived lhe two buildings were vacated for their reception, and they were carried into the different apartments and surgeons and physicians employed for the purpose of attending lliem. Dr. Harrison was the first Principal of lhe e.st.ib!ishmenl, but the camp fever wilh which a large iiumber of the soldiers wera afflicted, being a cont.agions disease, he was laken with it, and die7l in the house of Mr. Augus, one of the surviving soldiers of the Revolution of this community- Mr. Augus died a shortlime after whh the sam.o disease, having caught the infection in his an.xiety to reslore lo healih his beloved and much lamented friond-t Dr- Scotl was the successor of Dr- Harrison, and re¬ mained superintendent of the ho-sjiital dur¬ ing the residue of the time. The first of lhe soldifjis who died were buried wilh the honors of war, but this ceremony was soon dispensed with, owing lo thc rapidity with which they dropped off and the consequent impracticability of its coniinuance. The numbor who died during the winter, has been estimated al two hundred; the remain¬ der of them recovered and joined the Ameri¬ can army in the spring tf 1778. at the time Sir William Howe was in the possession of Philadolphia. Those who died were buried on Mt. Zion, in the vicinity of the spol we nowcccuiiy. For many j'cais after Iheir in¬ terment, an oak plank containing the inscrip¬ tion in the Geiman language of " Here rest the bones of many Soldiers" occupied a position by the side of their graves. The inscription was carved by some unknown hand, and is the only monument, v.'hich has ever been erected to their memory. The buildings which were used as hospitals were torn down rnany years ago; scarcly a stone is left to mark the place of their location. 1 have heard them spoken of as exceedingly comfortable, 'though composed of rude and common ma- tcrinl-
Tiie societv by whose kindness and hospitality die wounded soidieis were shchrrcd, wns asninl' branch ol a cum-iinniiy of Cbrisiiaus, who lied from Germany, Swiijerliind, nnd.soine bilioi- pans of Europe lu Ame!iL-a beuveen iheyears 1718 and "Jl. 'Ihey were pcrsecu'ed and banifhcd from their homes on accouni of ih»ir peculiar religious leneis. and ihey firsl assembled ihemsclves loi'Ciher in Ibc Duchy of Clevrs. under ibe proiecnon ol ihc King ol Prussia. From ilial place ihey migra- led lo America. They daie iheii- origin lo have been abo".i die vear 1705. Alter iheir arrival in ihis cuuniry, tbey setUcd in various pans of Penn¬ sylvania, and the branch alluded lo founded die village of Kphrata- They worshipped in thc com¬ mencement on Ihe firsl day of ihe week, believing Ihat 10 be lhe Iruc Chrislian Sabbaih. and .held doclrines and opinions peculiar lij ihe Sunday Dap- lisis. One of lhe priiicipalobjecis of llu-ir religion, however, was to endeavor lo ascertain, by repealed ond careful e.vaininaiion ofihe sacred Scriptures, .whai lhe rea! dunes arc whicii ihe Creaior requires of bis creaiuies. 'fhey were iu ihe habil of as¬ sembling ihemselves iogeiher at stated pei-inds for ihat purpose, and, while thuo o'sSembleo, much of Their Alienlion was bcslowed upon ihai poriion ol lhe Bible which relaios Io ibe Sabbaih. By a rprcfijl examinalion inlo lhe vnrious modes of coin- puiaiing time, adopled by lhe differeni iraiiims ot the canh, boih under liieoldand new dispeneaiions. Ihey could not briiiR iheir minds lo lhe Wnclusion ihai ihcre ever h;d been dcVidn^-o of die Sabbaih, mado by divine auihoriiy, from ihe sevenlh lo ihe lirsl dav of the wtek- In this particular ihey re¬ garded llie law, OS delivered amid lhe flames anri ihunders -i Ml. .Sinai, unaltered. " Six days shall thou lahur ond do nil tliy wnrk. Imt the ttcventh is llie Siililmlh of tlic Lord th'a Ga'i." 'i'hi; conse¬ quence of ihio conclusion was, thai a small number of Iho Suciciy seceded from the main branch, and cslablished Ibr themselves a sepcraie and indepen¬ dent jurisdiciion. Tbey adopied ihc sevenlh dav as iheir day of worship, and embodied it as ihe irue Sabbaih in Iheir anicles of church governmenl. They organized iheir associaiion under the super¬ iniendence of Conred Bclsel. ihe predecessor of faihor Miller, of whom we shall shorlly have oc casion Io speak. Their dwelling houses and houses of worship were connected iogeiher. and eslablished npon ihb model of ihc European Monasieries.— They adopied a peculiar mode of dress, which they wore during worship, nnd were exceedingly absle- mious in ihidr liabiis. Their life was onc of pariial seclu.-ion Irom iho world, accompanied by a species of religious penance, wbicb in ihe process of lime was eiinreiy abandoned. Tbeir manner of obiain. 1112 a livelihood washy lhe;r own personal indusiry. by lhe cullivaiion .of the soil. ,->nd lhe conduciin" ot a nnmber of nianurnclories Ihey had eslablished.
I hey erecled a grisi mill npon ihcir properly and
II pupcr mill, which are slill carried on, an cil mill, no longer in existence and a printing press, now in lhe possession of Cid- Richard R.'fSeiilcr. 'lhe male and female members of lhe Society oc¬ rupicd Ihcir seperate dwelling houses and places ol worsliii), nlthoiitib upon cerlain occasions ihey as- senibh'd logelhcr promiscuously lo hear ihe preach¬ ing ot lhe word of (.lod. They advoealed the pro liricty ol remaining in a sla'c of celibacy, ihough ih.-re was noihing in iheir doctrines or lends pro hibilory of marriage, 'fhey inculcated many vir¬ tues ill lhe L-ommnniiy, and encouraged ihe'culii
'AW,—nl the time the Soldiers wiie broughi to Rphrata-MissScdU, was only 12 jjal-s f.f nge.— Her falher occupied a part of^ the Sisier Hnuse, for a dwelling, it being lhe most convenient for his pro¬ fessional duties- She was at tbc encninpmeiit in Septemhcr in cnmpany wilh her brother Col. Scolt of .New Jersey : is now bordering upon eighty years, and yet, when she visited the Sister House, she re- coiinizcd and poioted out ibo very rooms occupied liy her falher nearly seventy years ago.
\Note.—Tbe camp fever with which many ol the soldiers were suffi'ring, was a contagious disease, and during the fall of 1777 and the winter of 1778 many of the mosl respectable and useful citizens of Ephrala were laken and died wilh il. The times were truly lamentable—Ptter Jtfari/B'a Deposition,
vaiion of lhe mornl nnd inlelleclual principles of lhe miud. .4buui the year 17-10 ihey eatablished s s.-lio(d ai llicir own expence, for lhe education ol the indigent children oflhc neighborhood, which was conducied for many years under die charge of compeieni leachers. The Sociely at one iime numbered aboul ihree hundred, and conlinucd sirong nntil after the war of lhe Revolulion, wbcn ns energies began lo decline. The increase ul populfiiion in the community, afler that period, lirnnihi wilh il a corresponding rela.xaiion in the discipline of lite Sociely, and it linally dwindled inio a mere form, possessing lhe shadow without lhe substance of the reality- Il is now no longer what il wos; for in lifu ol lhe solemn dcvoiionul siillness of ihe secluded cells luid cloisters uf ils once monarlic inbabiiaiiis, and which at ibis lime are nearly desened, arc now substiluled varions OLcnpuiioi.B of indusiry, amidst lhe busy baunisol men.
Peter Miller, lhe second President ofihe Sociely- and lhe sitccessor ol Ct.nrad llcisci, emigrated to this couniry from (.lermiiity, as a minisier of the German Uelormed cburch, in the 1730, In 1735 he was baptised inlo the faith of lhe sevenlh Uay Baplisls of lliis village, nnd remained with ihcm as their principal minisier unlil the lime of his dealh, which took place in the year 179r.. He was a man of a higlily fiiiished edncalion, and po-cssed mure ih.in ordinary powers of inind. Indeed, ifwe warned evidence thai such wns his characler, we have it in the laws and cnsiomsofGcrmany ,in relalion lo those who are privileged to enier upon the sacred prnfes- sioti. I haveil from an aulheniicscoiu-ce.ihsiin Ger¬ many nd person is privileged to aci in iheciipachy ofa minisier of ihes'ispt'l, unless he has previously quali¬ fied iiiniscll by a .syslem uf mental diseipiine, sui:h ns is regulaily prescribed fur thai purpose, Tho incul¬ cation of the truths of lhe gospel is. iherefore, only entrusted in that country lo ibose who have rendered Ihemselves compeiani lo the undenaking. Such a man was Peter Miller. His ednca'ion was classical nnd finished. Ilis mind hid pas,=ed through the ordeal nf preparation, and all who ever kncw'him personally bnve agreed lhnt he posessed noi onlv an extraordinary share of common sense, but a deep and pr.'found jndgmeni. To a mind, rich in its own ombellishmenls, and slrongly forti- fied hv nature, he hnd added ihe beauiifnl accom. paniamenis of academic and classic lore, Im. mediately after the adopiion of cur Declaraiion ol Independence, he iranslateu ii imo seven languages- and distributed ii among ihe differeni nalions ul Europe- We hnve ii from persona wbo resided in the cnmmunny, bul have sinco deceased, that du¬ ring the continuance of the revolulion, frequeni and repeated correspondence wns had between him and Uen- VVashinglon ; that he supplied him with paper Irom ih.- mill of lhe sociely, for ihe prnpose of mnnnfiicinring cairidgee: and ii wns owing to the palriolism of Miller and the sciilcd confidence r-1105-d in hiin by ilie commanding General, that the wounded soldiers Mere removed from Biaiidy- wieenitd placed nnder llis care.
During the snperi ler.denee of this cxcelleni person.nge, lite rodimenls ol educalion v,-ere inlro- iidced into the -socielv. accompanied by a spirit and nn enterprise they had nol know-n beibre. The arts and sciences formed a portion ol the dailv discipline of both male and female, and an impetii's was given ill lhe commnniiv lo ihe cause of intei- lecnial improvement, which cuuld nnly make eve,, reliirion capable of sound and rational enjoynieni, Thc di,seiplii:e of die socic.v was slrenuooslv up- held and rigidly enforced ; iheir daily and tiighilv devotions were made to proceed with solerhe.iiy and rcuularitv ; iheir peenuinry affairs were hus¬ banded wiih'paretuol imegrity, and all tbeir nn- introus and diversified inttres's were watched ovei witb lhe mosl scrnlinizing ear-.
The dealhof this veoernl.leman threw aglooni over the operations uf ihn soeieiy. His counsel was regarded as inseperable from iheir snfeiy. and his death was looked upon as ihe signal of ilicii d.iwnfall. He had sorved thcin long aiid faithfully, and Ihey looked up to him as iho main pillar o: their support and protectiun. During a residence amung ibem of sixiyonc years, in which thty ha-; ! rufiied by his c.vampic nnd his wisdom, he lii.d congregated around hint lhe aflections of liis peo¬ ple, and Iltey clung lo him with all lhe cngerness uf sons and danglilors dependant upon a wise and sagacious father: The decHne of the sncielv took es date frotn the lintc of his dcalh ;—bv bisVcmo- val Ihey were Iefl withoul a coniiscUor and pruicc- tor, autl never, in anv onc instance, wns the pas- sageof divine inspiraiiun mure strikiniily verified, ¦•'I will smite the shipl.cr.l uml tlicsheep sliiill I,, saittervl ahnmd.,.
There are three trails connected wilb the chnr- aeier of this individual wliich are worihv uur par . tienlar aitenlion : lor I believe, when duly consid ered. ihey compu.'e all thai is gn al and noble it tlte hnman eliaracler. He was a philaiilhropisi; ho wus a christian ; he was a pairiul. llis pliilnti- ilirnpv was exhibiled in his aclive exerlions in be¬ half of Ihe moral and iiuelleuiual characterof his race; in bis groluilons effurls lo iiielioraie tin eondiiion of ihe commuiiitv in whieh he lived ; nnd ill Ihe kindness and hospilalily which ho ncvei lailed 10 exiend lo the stranger and lhe soj.iurncr, flis Christianity was evidenced in his tell sacrifi¬ cing devolion lo the tpiriiual inleresls of thuse wilb whom he had associated; in the vioilanut with which he. waichcd over ihc Intle Hock ol which he was lhe ackiiuwledgcd giiardinii; and in the energy he inip.iricd to. and iho new life he infused inlo, ihe order of lhe sociely over whirh h. presided. His palriolistn has never been innde lhr subjecl ofa single dunbl. The inierest he manifested inihe American caiife.-his Ircquent corrcsponil- enre with Ihe comnianding General upon snliject,'- rclaiing lo the afiiiirs nf the armv—and lhe enger- ness w'lh which be, in connection uith his breth cm, threw open the doi-is of ilicir estublishtnctiis to admil the wounded and suffering soldiers whu had bled in the seivice of their countiy, A combi¬ naiion of qualities such as 1 have rcnrcfcnicd, has rendercd the lifo of ibis distinguished persnnagi an honor lo his atlupii ,i cninlrv, and his demh la¬ menlcd nnd wepi over bv all who knrw him-
The .Monuineni .?ociei'y of ihis village grew nut ofihe circumslances I havc related. Its formmiun was first suggested in thc month of June. 1S43,— The inifl-esi whicii r,nrjuutid.i;. the hisiory of the soldiers, whose memory lis lieslcli is io petpeluale. was lhe incenlive lo the undertaking. The friends of the sociely have never despiiircd of the success of ibeir pmieci. '1 hey commenoed operations fully i confideni in ihe patriotism of their fellow rilizens. and bcficving dial it required but a stalemenl ofihe facts lo induce ihem lo uniie wiih us, wiih a .spirit of enlhusiasm aniJ liberality. An appeal to lhe palriolism of nn Americaii public 'ti seldom made In vain. The old addage thai • ¦ Repubhcs are uh- grateful," however forcibly ii may have operated in olden times, will not opply lo citizens of thc United Siaies. There ia a disposiiion in the mindb bf our peoi-le to honor, the bencfaciurB ul their couniry, and vidian colled upon io uhili; ih a cause calcKlaied to promote ihai object. Ihcy are rarely lotind slumbering ui their posls. Our spiril of liberality has been loo ohen lested to ad¬ mil of a douht of its e.^tislence, and u.iioii ih<; suhjeci of i.nir gi-ntiitide, id ilnisu wiio have rendered us e.=seniinl service, there can scarcely be an honest difference ofopinion.
In lhe prosecuiion of ihcir labors, lhe sociely look forward with an eye of hope nnd a feeling of anticipation. Thc success ihey have already met wilh is fiallering In the commehcehieni, llichgh by no riienns equiil to the requirements bl lhe under- laking. Many of our Iellow citizens have come tip manfully lo the work, but lite burden of die expenses is only parlially delraycd. Much yet re¬ mains 10 be done, and rauch wc apprehend will bc done io aid of this glorious aijd tuiiriiitic cause — We 'lOuk upon ihia ibililni-y bncariipment iw ihe siariing'point from which we may date the com. menccuieni of a succesful race. Our fellow citi¬ zens have assembled here, from all parls of ihe Slate. Tbey have Iefl their homes and ilicir fire¬ sides, lhe repose of ihcir own dweUings tnd ihr-ir daily occupalions in life, to ei»o evidence lo die world dial they are nbl inscusiblu ofihe pairiutism uf our object, and nol indiffercnl of ils success.— The have come here lo unite with us in our delib¬ erations, tu join wilh us in our cercraonics, and lo aa.sucinlc with us in recalling lo memory die honor¬ able deeds and iriumphani achicvcmenis of ihe mighly de,nd.
'fhe liint; wai when our forefaihcrs assembled Ihemselves together in a manner somewhat simi¬ lar 10 dial in which we have assembled lo dav.— h was. however, under differeni circnniBiences, and for a differeni objecl. I'be soliiudo of iheir liberty bad been interrupted; the repose of their families hnd beeu disiurbbd S lhe sanciiiy of ihcii firesides had been invaded; and all tliey could hopo for, or live for, was aboul lu be sacrificed, to appease the avarice and Erniify ihe despotism of a monarch, whose only atabiiion was the oppression of his people, and whose only desire, the iidul- eencB of his unholy appetite. They mel to repel the outrage and maintain the inviolability nl their privileges. "I'hey adopted Iheir derlurmiun of Itidi- pend.nce, ond supported its prinrioles ihrough the bloud and carnage of a seven years' war. The resell of iheir haburs is known to us all- Tl is written upon ihc irrcen fields and minhiv waters of onr republic, and it is engraven npon ilie hearts of ibeir posterity, Thev acbbved iheir liberiy, and their work was done. We have a.sscmbled aruniid the graves of „ ..-mall .lumber of lliose gal- Innl patriots, to speak of their .se-vie.es, and lo ask oiir lelluw-cilizens lo unile with us in our humble effori, 1,1 pcrpeuiate Iheir memory. We irust our meeting together mav noi lie in vain, bul ihai a spini will go forth from this cncam.pmeni, which will nm only odd addilional energy lo onr caosc, bin inviie the alienlion of a liberal public to ita exigencies; so ibal when we nsscmble here ngain, should Providence decree us lhe piivilege, we mny assemble lo conseerale ihe Moounieiii itself and not .simpiv the Corner Stone wbic! shall rest upon ils foundation.
FOn  THE   EXAMINER Se   HERALD.
TO ANNE VERE.
Pbrttv Inily ol the night.
Little witching Anne Vere,
Tripping in the mellow light.
Through lhe crowded purler here;
Yon huve eyes of blackest fire. And a forehead like a slar.
And your siniles that never tire, Like tho ocean's dimples are.
Then if fleetly Ihus thou glidest— Ringlets flying in the dance.
Frown nol. yct I see thou chidest Tbat I fondly Ibilber gUuce.
For thy long and silken lashes,
Fail my love fiame more and more.
And Ihy voice is like soft dashes, Of the waters on the shore.
Pretty lody Anne Vere,
\'ision bright, floating sprite,
Alt thuu maid or angel herd Kobbiitg us of love to-night.
Nnw IIoLLinn.
LA FAYETTE HIENER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OFFICE with Thatideus   Stevens, Ei^q. a few doors  below  Huber's   Hotel, in South Queen Sireel, Lancaster. Junc 11,1845. ly.28
DAVIES  E.  BRUNER,     • Attorney at I.atv,
OFFICE Centre Square, next door tothe Lnncaslcr Bank. April 2, 1845. tf.18
JESSE   LANDIS, Attorney at Late,
Offers his proftissionaiservices tothe public generally.    He CLn be lound alany limc eiihcr al the ofiice of E. C. Reigarl. Ksq., in Wcsl King -trect, or at his office in East Orange street, next door to the Fire Insurance oflice, Lancasier, October 23,1S44. If 47
DRESS   GOODS,
TTAVING opened an   entire new
-"¦•^ stylo ol Paris Pat Cothmcre, Paris Mouslin delaines, a new style Ombre SegroTenea. British Lus-re. Alpachas, ^Iks, Sec, all uf which are of¬ fered al the lowest caah prices, by
D. HOSTETTER. October 22,1845. 47
AxoTUER AccniEsT.—We leam thai Mr. John W, Baker, cooper, of this cily, had kis Irg broken, on Saiurday night lasl, by falling inio the race of, the City Mill.
THINGS LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
1. When a man is too shiftless to fake good care of two horses, he buys two more, and gets frora the four whal he might gel from the two.
2. A farmer who picks up a cow simply because it is not an ox, and is nominally lactiferous, and lets the creature work lor a living, very soon buys b second, and a third, and a fourlh, and gels from all what he should have had from one good one.
3. A farmer ha,s one hundred acre.i. In¬ stead of (letting seventy-five bushels of corn to the"acre, he gels foity, and makes it up by cultivating twice as many acres ; instead of thirty bushels he gels twelve, and puis in acres etiough lo make up : in¬ stead ofrnaking one hundred acre* do the work ofthree hundred, he buys more land and allinvs three hundred lo'do only one hundred. '
4. A young woman, wiih a little pains, can have three times as many clothes as she need.s, and then not look half so well as an humble neighbor, who has not halfher wardrobe; wherefore we close with some proverbs made for the occasion:
Active a little is betier than lazy much.
Carefulness is richer than abundance.
Large farming is nnt always good far¬ ming, and small fanning is often the lar¬ gest.—Indiana Farmer and Gardener.
DURHAM CATTLE.
It is an erroneous opinion that this breed nf caltle require more nutritious food than the common breed. They requiie like all olher animals, good feeding to keep them in high condhiun, but they will keep in betier condition un the meanest food, than lhe inferior breeds. A leller in the New- YoiiK AGRlcfLTTjniST stales that a herd of Durhams was kept last winter, hijjh north, on Lake Michigan, under an indifferent -shelier, in the bejiinning of the winter on prairie grass, and toward the close, the hay having been exhausted, they were kept on the lops of elm and maple trees, and they continued in good order.
We saw last summer, at Mr. Pentice's near Albany,:a superb Durham bull, fat and sleek, that wc were aasuied had beq,ii, for monihs fed on nothintr hut hay and'straw, and a number of cows of the samo breed, that has been fed on nothing but slraw, with the view of reducing them, but which were then quile fat—much fatter than the common breed are usually found on the richest pa.?tiircs.
TIME TO CUT TIMBER. In a paper by Hon. Timothy Pickering, presented to the Agricultural Sociely of Massachusetts in 1821, it is asserted that Oaks felled in May lasted a2years, where¬ as those cut in February lasted but 12, ihough e.\posed under the same circum¬ stances. A farmer in that Slate, cut a birch for a well-sweep in May, and peeled the bark off; it lasted 17 years, .but birch felled in the winier season, and Iefl with the bark altachcd, docs not last more than a year. Ii is also stated in thesame paper, that limber cut in June, should bo sawed immediately afler it is cut, aa it then works eabier. '''rimber," says a writer, "will decay underthree condiiions: first, by be¬ ing moist under a free circulation of air; .second, when subjected to the action of gasscs, and shut out from the air; and third, when in waler, in contact with pu- trifying vegetable matter. Timber kept dry, in a free circulation of air would nev¬ er decay." Thin is true of Oak. Timber ha.s a tendency to absorb moisture from the atmosphere, and thus decays. Alkaline vats, and acids preserve it. Hence the kyanized timber which is saturated with chloride of mercury, or chlorate of iron, -/ink or copper. Common salt has this tendency.—Maine Cultivator.
Agkicultfrjl PitEJUDiL-E.s—At the an¬ nual meeling of the Liverpool Agricultu¬ ral Society, last monlh. Lord Stanly, who presided on the occasion, in advocating the introduction of iroii ploughs, 'o super¬ sede the lunribering wood ploughs in com¬ mon use, illustrated the prejudices cheri.'h- ed by some farmers, by an anecdote. He said a gentleman tn the midland counties, who presenied ono of his farmers wilh a couple of iron ploughs, and having left the hounlry for two y.ears, returned, and was surprised to iind iiot only that the number of iron ploughs was notlncreased, but Ihat no uae 'Vvas made of those he had given to the lenant. The answer he re- reived on inquiring the cause of this was, •: Why, yau^—voh see vo have a notion in this country, lanlironploughs breeds weeds!'
Ned Grimes wore a sad countenance	
He was asked what was the matter, bul no sati.-ffdCtory answer was iorihcomttig. At length a particular friend obtained the fol¬ lowing parliculars of hira :—
You know,' -said Ned, ' I have been courting t-ally W. a long while, and so we had a great notion of gelling married, when that darned old Cot. ,
' Go on Ned, don't be a boy; what about the Colonel V
' Why you see Sally; said I had betier ask him, and So 1 did, as perlite asl know¬ ed how.
' Well what reply did he makeV
' Why he kinder hinled round as if I warn'l wanted there.'
' Well Ned, let us know t*ha.l they li-erc —what the colonel said to disturb your mind soV
' Why he said—'
•Saiti whatr
' Why he said if he catched me there again, he'd cowhide me till 1 hain't an inch of rine left on my back, darn his old picture.'—[Claremont Eagle.
Not Complimentary.—An auctioneer in Pilt.sburg waslalelysellingbibles, which he recommended to buyors as makin.^ good Safes for their mnney. He said that in Alabama, ihey did'nl use any thing else, and as nobody there ever thought of look¬ ing inlo the Bible, their money was per¬ fectly safe.
Q^The disease of the potatoe, which first com¬ menced here, has e.xtendcd all over Europe. Veg, etable malter is, by the law of naiure, subjecl to Ihc same infirtnilies as thc animjl creation. By the by, few of our readers are probably aware of the origin of thc in'mduction of thc Ifessiun tiy into thiscoun- Iry. When the Hessians under Burgoyne, mulch¬ ed frntn Canada through Ncw Vork, thry brought witb ihem Wheat straw from Hesse Cassel v/hich coiiifiined the CES of ibis terrible scourge. During the summer ol 1777, the insect haicbcd out, and in a lew years spread all over thc Kew England ulates 60 that the wheat crops were entirely destroyed.
FRED'K S. GOSSLER, Attorney at Late, Columbia, Pa..
TXTILL    i^ractice   iu   the   several
Conrts of  Lancaster couuty.    OfBce in Walnul i^treot, adjoinine the Washington Hotel. Columbia, June 18, 1815. 29
CHAS. A. TOMLINSON,
ATTORA^ET- AT LAW.
OFFICE   in Loiigenecker's corner building, np stairs.   Enirance trom Centre Square, near Mrs.   Hubley'a hotel.    All  business entrusted to his charge will receive prompt atten¬ tion. Seplember 24, 184.';. • tr43
I. E. HIESTER,
ATTORNEY   AT  LAW,
OFFERS  llis professional  services lo the  public.   Office in Easl King street, between J. N. Lighiner, Esq. and M. l>iper, near¬ ly opposite thc Farmers' Bunk. Sepl 24 1845  tf-43
CALVIN ELY THE, Atlorney at Lato,
ILL practice ill the several Courts
ofthe City and Connlv of Fhilndelpbia. His Office is aiNu. 35 South FOUKTH Sirect, beiwcen Chesnut and Walnut streets. Philndelphia.Seiit. 24, 1845. 3mo.43
LATEST ARRIVAL
OF NEW AND THB
CHEAPEST GOODS IN THECITY!!
TUST opening a large and splendid
^^ asBurtrnerU of fresl), and the Rioit deairable goodu, Huiiublo for the preeent and approuchiog acflflunB, at the store of
T. BAUMGARDNER & CO,
SHAWLS—10-4 Rich Terkerri, Plain and Embroidered Sdk, Iringe Thibfci, Silk and Wool, cn Shawls; a new arlicle of colored Embroider, ed mousline, and Woolen Net Shawla. all of wbich will be Bold al the very lowesi pricea.
SPLENDID BICH CHINTZES—only 124 cenls per yard; the gayesl and best styles ever otfered at the aame prices! I A go<id article of Unbleached iMuslin al 4 cenls per yard ! !— Bleached Muslin at 6, 8, 10 and 12} cts. per yard.
ALSO: a bcBntiful  assortmenl ol   Cashmeres, Mouslines, Silks.   Alpacas,   English  and  French  Merinos. etc., of the finest and best qualities, which will be aold at a very sinall advance.
FRESII GROCERIES—a very fine arlicle of Loaf Sugar, in amall lumps from 3 to 4 lbs suitable lor lamily use, al 12^ cents per lb. Good Brown Sugars al 6, 8, a and 10 cts. per lb. Coffee at 6, 8, 10 and 13J cents per lb.; with a very large assortmentof
CHINA, GUSS, AND QUEEKSWARE,
all of whirh will be sold at the most rsmarkably low prices at the store of
T. BAUMCiARDNER & CO. Corner of North Queen and Cenlrc Square. Lancaster, Oct. 15, 1845. 3t.4G
raluable Schaol Boohs
PUBLISHED BY  GRIGG & ELLIOT, PHILADELPHIA.
Grigg &, Elli-it's new scries of Common School Reader No. I. Ditto. do <lo.
Reader No. 2. Ditto. do do.
Reader No 3. Dillo. do do.
Render No. 4. They are among ibe best series of Reading Class Books for Common Schools ever published in this country, upwards of 50,000 copies have been sold in 18 monihs. Among other letters of recom- mehdatiun the following hss jusl iieen received from onc of the beat teachers in Pennsylvania. Loes Port, Berks Co., Aug. 25, 1845. Messrs. Grigg & Elliot—Gentleman: Accept my thanks for the series of Readers you were so kind as to send me by my friend Dr. Darrah, when he was lasl in tbe cily. I consider tbem decidedly the beat School Readers 1 have met with; I havc inlroduced them into the school at this place and find ihem folly to answer iry expectations. I have also imroduced Grinishaw's Hiftory of tbe United Slates, anolher of your valuable school publica¬ tions. I am very much pleased with Or. Ruschin- berger's works on Anatomy and Boiany which you kindly sent me. They appear lo ree to be just the works needed to bring the subject of Nat- ral History within the compass of our Common Schools, and 1 intene durii.-g the coming winter to make an afTori to introduce the subject inlo ihc school here, and for this purposo I would like to possess the wholo series of eight uniform viilumen, which I have requested Dr. Darrah to procure for me. Very respectfully
(Signed) H.C.BAKER, Principal Lees Port Seminary. All lhe above for sale by J. GISH, wholesale and retail, near the Posl Office, Lancasler.
The publishers invite all teachers who have the interest uf their pupils at heart to examine ibeir valuable aeries of school booka before iniroducing any dthers. 	
The Book of CTHcfiil Kuowlcd^c.
A   CYCLOPEDIA ot Six Thousand
-^"^ Practical Receipls and collateral informalion in the Arts, Manuiacturcs and Trades, including Medicine, Pharniacy and Domestic Economy.— By A. J. Cooley, Praciical Chemist Ivol, Svo, illus¬ iraled wilh numerous engraving. Price §2 25 sheep.
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"The Book of Useful Knowledge—from an ex¬ amination of this work before us, we feel justified in sayiug ihat il is onc of the mosl valuable publi- catitnis that bas been issued fiir tnany years. No economist, no family, no utilitarian slnjuld bc with out it."—Phila. Inq.
The Authors's Daughter, by Mary Howitt.
Vol. 3 Waverly Novels,  which  comploles   the work.   Price 30 rents.
No 3. Morse's Googmpliic Mapu.    Prloo 2.^ ciR.
Tho Whig Almanac for IS46.
Vancuurt's and Bickneil's Detectors for Novem¬ her; each I2i cents.
Fremont's Expedilion to O.-egon ; 50 cents.
Slories of Walcrlon. by VV. H. Maxwell,25 els
.Morris' Melodies. G fi»r 25 cla; set lo mnsic,
Thiers' Hislory of Napoleon, No 5 ; 12} cis.
Fine edition, do 25 cla.
ALSO: Bibles, Prayer  Books, Hymn  Booka, in   various slyles of hniding.   Also, School Books and  Sta¬ tionery of every descripiion.    For sale very cheap by J. GISH,
near the Post Oflice, Laucaster.
Lnn. Nov 5,1845. tf 49
SHAWLS,
D HOSTETTER has just receiveci • a beanliful af.sorlmcnt of shawls, such as French Thibbet, embroidered and plain, Mouilin delanc,Terkarri, Cashmere, Oinbio Terkerri, an entire new arlicle to wbich he invites the attention ol the ladies.
Oclolier 22. 184,5. 47
I^Il & WINTER ^ODST
THE subscribers have just received at  Uioir Store in CKNTRK SQUARE, a
large and g-enerol assortment nf GOODS, suituble fur the  present and approaching- seasons, omong
WOOLEN & COTTON FLANNELS,
Brown and Bleached Muslin. Apron and Furniture Checks, Scotch and Mancheaier Ginghams, 3 and 4 4 Tickings. D.imask Table Linena, Diapers, Crash, Table Covers, Rose and WhilneyBlsnkcls.
ALSO. Black and Blue Bl'k. Fig'd and change, able Alpaca Lustres, a large and beauiifnl assort- ment. »
Black Bombazines, English and French Meri. nos. Plain and Figured Dress Silk, Chintzes, Ho¬ siery, Glii\es, Laces, Trimmings, togethei with a great variety of other new and desirable goods, all of wliicb havc been purchased at the lowesi rates, and will be sold al a very small advance. HAMERSLY & RICHARD.S
Lan. October 15,1845. if 46
BATH OR SCOURING BRICK.
XIOUSEKEEPERS can be suppiicd
¦¦-¦- with ibis useful article, by applying at JOHN F. LONG'S. Drug & Chemical Store, N«. 8, N. Queen St. October 8,1845. '   45
/|A BOXES and kegs of the most
"^y approved brandsof Virginia Chewing To¬ bacco. For sale at the lowest prices, in Nonh Queen slreet, under thc Museum.
PINKERTO.N Se SMELTZ. Lancaater, Sep 10 1845.         3m-41
FRICTION MATCHES.
CHAPLAIN & PHILIPS' Friction Matches  (superior to all olhers) lor sale by tho gross, or less quanlity «t
iOHN F. LONG'S Drug & Chemical Slore, No, 8 Norlh Qoeen at. Lancaster, Sept. 24, 1845. ls.43
STOVES:    STOVES!!   STOVES!!!
JUST received  a handsome assort¬ ment of WOOD Cooking and Parlor C0.4L BTOA'ES. the  neaiest patterns,   finished   in  the most durable manner; al=i), a largo  assortment of Hardware, such as Brass Kettles, Puns, tin'd Kettles & Saucepans, Metnl Kcltles, Bra4s Pans, Knives and Forks, Shovels tmd Forks, Spades and Hoes, Nails, Spikes, Br.iKS Nobs, Glass, do.. Coffee mills. Cedar Ware, 3000 Earthen Crocks, 13 for a doz., Sieves ofevery kind. Corn Brooms Se Hickory do. Painled Buckets, Common and Russian Pipe, Copper and Sheet Iron Coal Buckets, Ccw Chains, Traces, &r., all nf whiidi will be sold at wh.dcsale prices. Small profits and t}uick sales is the order of business al lhe oltl stand   East King slreet, two dnors eaat of J. N. Lane & Nephews' store.
Plumbing done nl t?ie shorlesl noiice. OUl stoves laken for cash or in exchange for ware. JACOB GABLE,
Agent ond Commission Merchant, September 3, 184S tr40
OPENED TIIIS DAY
AT LOKGETs^ECKER'S
South East Corner of Centre Square,
ALARGE and carefully selected as¬ sortment of New and Eleganl Gooda :con8iB- lintj of
CLOTHS  AAD    CASSIMERES,
Beaver (Cloths, Sattinets, Kentucky Joans, Vest¬ ings, Silks, Delaines, Cashmeres, Bombazines, Merinnes, Prints, &.c &c. Terkeri Merino, De¬ laine, Woolen and Silk shawls. Gloves, Hosiery and every variety of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
all of which have been selected with great care from the Philadelphia and New York markets.
ALSO: .\ general assortment of Groceries, such as COFFEE, TEAS, SUGARS &C„ &C, Theirsiock ofgoods having been purchased on thc most fuvorable terme, will be sold al prices which .shall not fail to please such as will patron¬ ize this establishment. Arrangements have been made to keep up a constant supply of whatever ny bo disposed of at a bargain,or ia new and lie.
tf46
desirahle. October 15, 1S15.
CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES.
ALARGE and splendid assortment of wool dyed black, French black, and Col ored Cloth, including the latest Btylea of plain and fancy Cassimeres, have just been opened and lor sale by D. HOSTETTER.
Ocl.,ber22, IS14. 47
JAYNE'S EXPECTORANT.
WE esteem it a pleasure to be able to recommend this inedicine as the best calculated foi the parpose uf curing coughs, colds, sore throat, asthma, and all afFeciions of the lungs. From a long personal acquaintance with Dr. Jayne.we know that he is no quack, and ihat his medicines are not aostrums of the modern cry up, but are the result of his long experience as a piartising physician, and the expense of great la. bor Hartford (_Conn.) Daily Ueview.
New York, March 10, 1841. Dr. Jayne—Dear Sir—Being severely affiicted wilh Injluenza—a hard Cough and Asthma—and finding every meana fail ol relieving me. Con sumption appeared inevitable—but l)y using two bottles of your EXPECTORANT, I was restored to perfecl health. Respectfully Yonrs,
JonN Eli-is, Lite Pastor of the Baptist Church, Slaniluid.Ci.
From the Rev. John Segur. Lahbertsvilie. N. j. April 27,1839.
Dr. Jayne—Dear Sir—By the blessing of liod, yonr EXPECTORANT haa effected a cure in mo of a mojt dislreseinc complaint. In December laat 1 was seized with greal seventy by a paroJ- ysm of Asthma; the disease was attended with a lioaraenesa and soreness of the lungs and ihroaf together with a laborious cough, and compleic prostration of strength, and when almost worn out with sufTocation, a boltle of your Expeciorant was sent lo me. At first I thought ii was noth¬ ing but quackery, but seeing it so highly recom¬ mended by Dr. Going, with whom I was well ac¬ quainted, 1 was induced lo try it, and in a few days it completely cured me, nor have I ever had any relurn of the diseasa since. I have now formed so high an opinion ofyour medicine, that if I had but a few bollles of it, a»d could obtain no more, I wonld not pari wilh them for len iio(- lurt each.   Yours, moat afleclionately,
Jous Segur.
For sale at JOHN F. LONG'S
Drug Se Chemical store Nonh Queen sirect.
Oct 22 1845 ir-4
PROCLAMATION.
HERE.AS the Honorable ELLIS
LEWIS, President, and Jacor Grosh and Emak'jel Schaeffer, Esq'rs, Associate Judges of he Court ol Cominon Pleaa. in and for the couniy of Lancasler, and Assistant Juslices ofthe Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery ano (Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in and fbr the said couniy uf Lancaster, have issued their Pre. cepl (o me directed, requiring -ri!, among olber Ihings, to make public Proclamation thrc;"lhoul my Bailiwick, that a Court of Oyer and Tr rminer and General Jail Delivery ; Also, a Court of Gen¬ eral (juarier Sessions oftho Peiireand Jail Deliv¬ ery, will commence at the city of Lancaster, in and fiir the county of Lani-astor, In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 3d Monday ofNovember, 1845, in ptirsuancc of whicb precept
Public Notice is Hereby Given, To lhe Mayor, Recorder and AldcrtticP of ihecity ofLancaster in the said eouniy, and all the Jdsti- ccs of the peace, the Coroner, Conslables of the said city and county of Lancaster, that Ihey be thei) and there in their own proper persons, with tbeir roils, records and cftammalinns, and inquisi¬ tions, and their olhcr remembrances, to do ihose thigs whith to their ofiices appertain in that be half to be done ; and also all ihuee who will prose¬ cute againsi the prisoners that arcj or then ahall be in Jail of thc said county of Lancdsler, are to be then and ihere to prosecute against thetn as shall be jusl. Dated ai Lancasler, Septembar 15, 1845.
PAVID HARTMAN, Sherift"
N.B. Punctual ali6hdant:e of Jurors and Wit¬ nesses will hereafter be expected aiiij rfeqtlired on the 1st day of the session. Justices of the peace are pariicularly requested lo relurn their recogni¬ sances, nn thc week next preceding lhe Courl, lo Wm. MATiiiOT. Esij. the Procecuiing Attorney, that Bills of Indictment may be prepared, and rcaily to bc sent lo the Grand Jury, so that that Imdy may not be unnenpssarily detained for want of business, aitd lite ProJcedtinff Aitorney will have leisure lo proceed immetliately to the iiitil of indictnienls pending.
Ocioler2a, 1845. 47
CRA.M) OPENING OP THE FALL CAMPAIGJi!
.NOT   WITH  AVAR IN MEXICO,  but   with
DRY GOODS,
AT   THE   BEE   HIVE!!
JUST received and now opening a most splendid assortinent of
The people must bo accomodated, and Dry Goods will be cui up lo suit tbem and the season, in opposition lo all monopulies. "Pro Bono Pub. Iicn."
Just opened splendid fall chintzes, the richest styles ever offeredat 12iicla. warranted fast colours. CH.'XRLES E. '""   "   	
August 27,1845.
WENTZ, Se BRO. 3m.39
PYRAMID ROBES !!!
TJECEIVED this (Saturday) morn-
-*^ ing Exlra Rich Pyramid Robes, and Rioh Paris Cashmeres, all wool, the moat magnificent irootis «ver iuiiKiricd.
GEIEL, UART & GILBERT,
New York Store. October 15,1845. tf-46
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LADIES!
EXCELLENT  opportUiI'ty now
awaits you for examining thoae rich Biyjca
Fall  Giaghaius,
that are now so much in demand in New York and Pbiladelphia. Also, Rich new style Ombre Paris Reps. Rich and elegant Ombre Boiled Silks, the most magnificent article now in market for Ladiea Dresses.
Cashmeres, Embossed Tabbrutts, Mouslines, Luslres, and every variety for Ladies' Fall and Winter wear, all juBl received and now opening at
AT   THE   BEE  HITE.
CIIAS. E. WENTZ & BRO. LcncDBter. August 27,1845. 3m-39
C.4.RPET CHAIN.
4  LARGE as.sortm<..-Zt of COTTUN
-^ CARi^ET CHAlN,of very dc»;--abl8 colort, just received and for sale h»
HAMERSLY Se RICHARDS. Lan. October 15, 1845. ir-46
PROTECTIOA
AGAINST LOSS BV FIRE.
THE craiBEElAND VALLEY Mutual Protection Cosapany,
TNCORPORATED by the Legisla-
-''- ture, and in pidly extending its benefits, offers greater inducements on account of cheapness of Insurance and certainly of paymenl in caso of loss than any other company or mode of insurance known, except those incorporated on the same principle.
The terms and priveleges of members can be known by calling on SA.M'L P. STERRETT, re- siding in .Mounl Joy, the agent appqjnied by said Company for Lancaster County,
Feb. 19, 1845. - tf-12
h k ¥¦ ZIEGLER.
Front Street, 2d. door from Red Lion Hotel,
HAVE constantly on hand an ex¬ cellent assortment of DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES,
which ihey will dlBposo of onthe most reasonable terms.   Peraons from the country aro respectfully invited to call. Sept. 3, 1845. 6mos-40
CHRISTIE'S PATENT GALVANIC   RINGS,
And Christie's Magnetic Fluid. npHIS remarkable discovery has rc-
-¦- ceived the universol approbalion ofihe Mcd- ioal profe-fsion of Greal Britain, and has now bneii sufficiently long before the American public tu give a fair lest of ils power, and eificacy. Thc PATENT GALVANIC RINGS have been found to answer all the purposes lor which the ordinary Galvanic Battery, or Electric and fliagnetic ma¬ chines are uaed, but are without any ofihe injurious SHOCKS which accompany the applications by these instruments, and in many olhrr respertsare moro safe and certain in'accoinplishing the deaired ohject.
The GALVANIC RINGS Inivc been Ufcd with perfect Buccess in all cases, of RilEU.MA i IS.M, acute or chronic, applying lo the head, face or limbs; Gout, Tic Doloreux. Toolhoche, Bronchit¬ is, Vertigo, Nervous or Sick Headache, Itidigesiion. Paralysis, Palsy, Epilipsey, Fits, Cramp, Palpita¬ tion of the Heart, Apoplexy, Stiffness ol Joints, Lumbago, Spinal Complaints, Neuralgia Dcbdiiy, Deficiency of Nervous Energy, and all Nervous Diseases.
CT Their extraerdinary efiect upon the systeni must be witnessed lo be believed, and as a cerlaiu prevenlive fur the preceding complaints, they are cqualy to be recommended. The Galvanic Rings are in every way perfectly harmless and are sold at prices to be within reach of all. CHRISTIE'S MAGNETIC FLUID is used in connection wilh the Rings lo render their efficient action certain, and to direci the Galvanic influence to particular' parla whicb are alTected.
, General igency 134 Fulton st. N. York. To guard against fraud Dr. Christie appoints hut one sgeney in each of the Cities of the V. Siales :— The pnly agency in Lancaster—
HECKERT'S BOOK STORE,
Korlh Queen sl.
September 10, 1845. lf-41
SHELLAC, ALeHOHOL &C.
1 Case Shellac very superior quality
2  Brls Alcohol. 2   Do green Copperas. 22 cases Exiract of Logwood, 160 Ibs Verdegris in bale and sack. 2 bbis Madder priine. 1 cask soap Poiash. 1 cask washing Soda. 1 cask SalaraiuB, No. I. 1 cask polato Starch. 400 Ibs wheat Starch in 25 ami 50 pound Boxes. Just received and for Sdle, by
J. F. HEINITSH &.SON, Easl Ksng street, Lam aster October29,l84i;» liiin.4'J
FIRE-PROOF   VARNISH, ¦piOR varnishing Coal Grates, Scut-
-*-  lies, backs. Jambs ic. for saleat
JOILN' F   LONti'S Drug & Chemical .Siore, No. 8, Nonh Quicn st Lancasler.Sept. 24, 1845. tl-31
ARNOLD'S FINE WRITING INK.
TUST received a further supply ofj
" Arnold's iiuperior Japan Sf Sleel Pin Ink, Writing Fluid, lilue ij- Red /ni, all from the ihove named manufaclure, which is conBidered the best in use. Also, Walkden's Saperiui Black Ink Powder, and for sale at
JOHN F. LONG'S
Drug Se Chemical Store, Nu. 8, N. Queen, St.
October 8.1845 45
WRAPPING PAPER.
LARGE and sinall reams of
Wrapping   Paper, for sale at  No. 80 aider the Museum.
PINKERTON & SMELTZ. Lancasler, Sep 10 1H45 3in.ll
100
W^INTER SPERM OIL.
A CONSTANT supply of superior Bleached Winter Pressed Sperm Od.    .Mfu, Winter Pressed Lard Oil, fur burning ; for si:lc at JOH.N r LONG'S Drug Se Chemical store, No. 8, North Qneen st. Oct 22 1846 tf-17