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VOL. XXI.
LANCASTER,  PA.,  WEBNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1846.
NEW SERIES, VOL. IX.-NO. 5
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A DISCUSSION
OS the obder. of tiie
"SONS OE TEMPERANCE."
Between Rev. W. R. De Wixr of Harrisbueg, AND Rev. William Easton of Smyrna, Lan¬ caster COUNTV, Penna.
[At tUe.request ofa-numberof our aubsolfibers wo inserl tJiis discussion. The folluwing account of its commencement is copied from the Evan¬ gelical Repository for November. In our next, WW ahall publish Mr. E's second letter to Mr. De Wiu. Our columns are open to Iwth gentlemen ^ long as they may see fit to continue the tlis cussion.]
The following letter has been forwarded to us with the rcfjuest that we give it a place in the Repository. With this request we cheerfidly comply, as the subject is oue of some interest at the present time.
It may be proper to explain the occasion of this controversy. It appears that Mr. Easton read from his pulpit the Report and Resolutions of Synod on the Order of the Sons of Temperance. After this, "an anonymous piece against our church was published in the Reformer, of Har¬ risburg, and a letter from the editor, assailing the action of Synod on the subject, representing thai Mr. E:iston had * taken a bold and decided stand ngainst the order,' and calling on him, by lutme. to defend our ^wsition, asserting that we * had more secrets in our church than in their order,' that we were treading in * thc footsteps of the church of Rome,'" &c.
To this Mr. Easton rci)lied, explaining the ik)- sitionof the Synod, and denying that we liad sucU scorecy in our church jis thc order required, aaid vindicating ihe chnrch against the charge of tollowing the church of Rome, by showing the gromids and reasons of her opposition lo be dif¬ ferent from tliat of the Associate Church, and al¬ so explaining his motives for having taken tlie bold and decided staud which he liad dono against the order, affirming that they were not l>ecausc lie -wns opposod lo any scriptural eflorts for the suppression of intem]iera»ce, nor because he cherished feelings of personal hostility to juiy of thc members of the or<ler, but because he be¬ lieved lhem injurious to the cause of temper¬ ance, anti-repulilican in their tendency, and in- snaring to thc membci-s of the order, whose hr.it iuterests, hc believed hc was seeking in opposing thc society. Having given this explanation, he presented the foUowing questions, stating at the same time, that if the editor, or his reverend brothers, wouhl (as he intimated) attempt an an¬ swer, he would probably hear frorn him again.
MR. EASTON's objections.
Question 1. "Does any good object need the covering of "mystery and secrecy to sustain it 7 or^-do lawful purposes require to be promoted by secrecy?
Q. ?   ** Cannot the opponent of * the order' be
as gUKl a citizen—as ardent a friend of temper-
. ance, and as consistent a Christian, as if he had
secretly sworn, or pledged himself, to, he kuew
not what ?
Q. 3. " Are nol these secret associations nctins in concert with each olher throughout thc coun" try; and all subordinate lo, and nmrsliaUed un¬ der acentral organization, c^,^Me of being con-i;uiUcruberii;^^u^^^^^^^^^ verted mto engines f-'.V nvnflniffili.. Hw.: nr over-' i" • -M^'^^^^'l"'"' ¦"'•'¦"-'/"
throwine i»- cvacimgliie law a, or o\ei    gj ^^ nothuig, except nt its htMn
™^*^^*"*P'?it.' goverumenl; and are they not, -TOiiv tlie very nature of such secret bands^ dp.n- gcrous and anti-republJciiu in Iheif leiulency ?
Q. 4. " Whal necessity is there for these se¬ cret socielies, in this free land t The illulHinrtti of Bavaria—the secret tribunulii of Germany, the Jacobin clubs of France, might picdd the ty¬ ranny of Iheir rulers, and the lurning ot tribu¬ nals of justice inlo Scdl? of oii^fesr-ltin J l)ut what ptelexl can be lifted in defence of secrecy, of |«eoifel pledges, and oaths, and midnight mcei- tugs, in this free country Y What need, I repeat, of all tlus, if such societies have nothing but honest and honorable objects lo pVoihote ?
Q. 3. " Is not the pltln of ' the order,' An cx- jVllsiVe mode of »'elleV-ing lhe i\is\fcsscd ? The UAUsj U'Ai\»es, And olhcr insignift of l\ie order;— the Itnlc cousun\cit hi Uieir frequent meetings, ^C.^ 'vVDUld seem lo add an unnecessary expense lo a society designed for the relief of the desti¬ tute ; and could not this object be efTected with¬ out all this needless waste of the funds, and without the evils attendant on secret societies? Q. 6. ** Is not * the order' injurious to the tem- pcrance'cause ? Is it not a fact, lhnt it is divid ing the friends of temperance, and is il not ob¬ vious, it will do more fatal injury slill ?
Q. 7. " If ' the order' is such a superior and efficient instrument for advancing the cause of tcntperance, what ii the necessity for A. hisllef degree* so anlUtepublican in namci ^ IUe Knights t>r lUtt 'teViVplc ? "»t
*to these itiuesibi'.i!, the Rev. Mr. Dc Witt gave ftils\VT?t«) ifl a courteous aud kind manner, lUul it ii \o these answers that the lettei' of Mrv 3'Xslon is a reply. We shall take lhe liberty, h? Wc have not room for the answers, lo give a ver.v hrief abstract, as an act of juslice to Mr. l>e Witi, h? well as to enable the reader tc^ ^irttleistand lhe reply of Mr. Easloiu To lhe first question, an atfirmative answer U given, referring for proof, lo the words of the Son of man to the disr-iplcs, to "tell no mau what things ihey had seen,"—^ Al9o, lo our Ixjrd's direclion, " If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault, between him and thee Atone; if hc shall hear thee, thou hast guned thy brother*" The practice of the senate sitting wilh clojcd doors, is also referred lo. I.i this tinsWer Mr. De Witt admits that secrecy may be abused, but affirms that it is not wrong in itself. As we find the wor<l "such" interlined in the printed copy be¬ fore " myslery," wo infer that it was intended to read this way, by Mr. Easton; but as it is )ioi in the questions answered by Mr. De Witt, of course justice requires that we should publish it as answered.
The second question is "imhesitatingly " an¬ swered in the aflirmalive, intimatin£(, however, that a person mighl be a '.nore iiitelltgent friend of lemperance by a connexion with the order.-— Mr. De Win, also, expresses his disapprobation of rU extra-judicial oaths or affirmalions, bnt as sens that il is right to give a promise, in which there is no appeal to God, if the thing to whieh he promises, is not in itself wrong, and if lie has satisfactory evidence that this is the case, bnl calls .npon Mr. E. to adduce the proof that this is not the case in relation lo the promise given by thc members of the order.
The third queslion is au.swcied by admitting that the associations of the Sons of Temnenmce "are capable of being converted imo engines for evading the laws," &c., just as a man who has done much gootl in the world, is cajmhlc of em- jiloying his energies in douig mucli harm; but he denies that the association is, " in its vi-ry na¬ ture, dangerous nnd anti-republican," and calls upon Mr. E. for the proof. I
The fourth question, in so far as it relates to the necessity of tlic institution, Mr. De Witt de¬ clines answering, as iircmaturc, until the jiroof is adduced by Mr. E., that it is dangerous, &n. He asserts that secrecy and oaths, pledges and midnight meetings, onny be as proper in this cnuntry as in any other country, but calls upon Mr. Easton for the proof " that the meinbers of the associaiion lake secrel oaths, and have mid¬ night'meeting.-:, and that they employ pledges and promises for promoting dishonest and dis- honiirable objects."
The fifih question is replied to, by Mr. De Wht, hy cxpre.ssing it as his opinion ihat it is not an cx|*ensive mode of relievinsthe distressed.— He ihinks he could, " with safety, engoge to fur¬ ni.sh, frnm year to year, a division of ^10.0-.-in rui- bcfs with ail their badges and insignia, for tho cost to himself and the community, of a single drunkard of V the sforos that have been redeeni- rd in this way.'» The "small sum" wliich is " weekly" paid, o]>erates, he thinks, advantage¬ ously in iirnniming frugality, and in indnrins thcni to kcop their pledge, and providing for their waiiis in the time of need, therebv securing them jtome, $2,00, others, $3,00, and dthers $1,00 per week.
Thc sixth question is replied to by an expres¬ sion nf opinion, that it is not producing the effect
referred to, and if it be, it is not owing to any thing inherent in the institution*
The seventh answeif expresses disapprobation of all boasling in any society j and, also, ignor¬ ance OS to the "Knighu of the Tcmplci" The " Temple of Honor," of which he liAs heard, "has no connexion whatever with the Sous of Tempcrancet**
To lhe last question, Mr. Dc Witt, replies— '* This question, I think, has been fully auswcrcd in my answer to question '2(U"
Wc havc thus given a concise, but, we think, a faithful abstract of thc replies of Mr. De Witt. We have taken care lo omit nothing that is cal¬ culated to exhibit fairly and fully his views in re lation tn the questions proposed,and we are sure that bolh the gentlemen will see diis to be the case.
REV. MR. EASTON'S REI»LY "To THE Rev. W. R. De WrlT:
Rev^ SiV.-^Ah lhe tlliloJ of the Reformer saw ptoijet) imuccessarily to as:^aiI our church for the discharge of what we.deemed an incumbent du ty, I viewed myself called on to defend ont pojt tion, and, in so doing, I proih>seil tieffaih tjlierics whieh might be vie\\-ed as "iOldaining some of our objections to the Order of the Sons of Tem I>erance. Tiicse questions you liAve Answered in lhe Reformer of Septeilibef inh, which I have only this day received. 1 thank you fnr the friendly nianner in which you stale, ihat if "our church has opposed the Order of the Sons of Temperance, .you are jJereuUded that opposition proceeds from rt cohVlction of the evil tendency uf the 05«ociatiou :" though our churchj the As- iocialc Presbyterian-, his bet^i tttistrtktih For the Associate Reformed* And whilst, in a similar spirit, t addifeSS you, I trust, thai wheu candidly and frankly stating my views of the dangerous tendency of your Order, that you WiH not View severity against secret rtssodidtiOnsj ils intended to show any personal disrespect to yourself. I feel indebled lo you for giving us at last, the name of ft Christian and a gentleman to comniu- nications defending the Order; And .1 If usi the discussion will be eondueted Ih a proper manner, and lend lo cUcil Uulh, and advance thc intercuts of religion and true morality. And allow me to say, that your answer to my first question does not touch tlie iHiint at issue. Taken iu connex¬ ion \\'ith the other questions, the meaning obvi¬ ously is whether such a pledged secrecy ds yours was lawful and proper ? Vou answer, yes, and in defence adduce the example and command of cur Lord, Mall. xvii. 9, and xviii. 10. These passages are wholly irrelevauti How does our Lord's direction in rerefCQce to private offences —to deal with our neighbor privately, that the quarrel may be ended without bringing it before the public;—how does this justify you or me in giving a pledge to a society to keep secret its pri¬ vate transactions before wc know thcin, when duty to our Lord, might, perhaps, demand a pub¬ lic disclosure V The other passage, referring to the command of our Saviour to his disciples, on descending from lhe mount of transfiguration, needs only to be contrasted with the inference you would draw from it, to show that it gives no countenance to your cause. The Savioin com¬ mands hi.s disciple:*, for wise reasons, nol to speak of the glory they had witnessed, " till the Son of man be risen from the dead;"-^thererore you insinuate, the founders of the secret Order of the Sons of Tempei'oncc have a right to de- maud, that we should solemnly pledge ourselves to keep secret their transactions, and that, before we know wheiher holiness or sin is hidden in their secret hall.
To show how gross and sinful is this perver¬ sion of thc Saviour*s words, as if they ius.tified such rash and sinful pled^c-3 nnd oalhs, t only now refer you to His 0-<Xm hlngucigdj John icviii. 21 : ** In secrel liavc t said nothing : "—nothing but what was  pcrfectiy agreeable to what he said in public^iiothing he  designed glioidd not eventually be known to all^-no seci'et pledge lo Conceal His will before He announced it.    0 commentator remarks on this na-^sn^^ " Vriitas scondi—Truth blusli- . _.g conccJiIed." A champion of your tJrder, Mr. P. S. White, also qUoles l*fov. xi. 13, and xxv. 9; '' DisuoVernot a secret lo aiioilier; " ," A tHlcbearei* rcvetileth Se- creUv"   Now wliat beariug liave such ptissages on the iKiini in question ?   Here is a society mak¬ ing loud boasts of its ('hdrity dnd ability to do good; Annoiintiing iUelf iis "jJORsesehi^ the :Ii- lleteni power of redeemiug a fallen world," (!) and yct instead of spreading licfore  the   public the ground on which these high pretensions rest —instead of seeking, by manifestation of truth, to commend theinselves io every man's conscience in the sight of God, they wrap ihcniseWes around with pledges, darkness, iind secrecy.; tincl -tvlien wC dsk d reeion fot thus giving ns for a fish, a serpent; they refer us to texts respecting/(7JK//y tjuarrel-t!   And whcji hearing the Order so loud¬ ly claim the titles of Love, Purity, and Fidelity, we demand why such virtues mu.-it be shrouded from thc public ; we are duswered froin t)ie re¬ cesses of the lodge-foom, "A talebearer revcal- elh ?ccrels.*i    Sucli reasoning, and sucli perver¬ sion of scripture, need no refutation,    tn thc first part of your answer to my secdnd fiv.csiion, you \i)-tuj)illy ftuiti^htler iuc wliole ground in dispute. Yl>li admit, as I understand your language, that a man may be  as  good a citizen, teinperance man, and Christian, as if lie belon'gctl to ybur drde'r*    df wliat nse, then, is that Order ?—If, wilhout it, we are able rightly to discharge our duty to our conntry, our God', and our fellow- mcn ; is nol that enough for you ond *He ?   Ybu " insinuate/- indeetl; Uiat d iiiin cannot be as in- telli^fni 't\ fi'iend of. temperance, as if  hc had joined the Ordei*.    Minds are ditTcrcntly "con-
:titmed,".but there aroninnv who seriou.'^iy doiiut
• On the marg^in of the printtcd copy, we find the word <'«-;ch" leriuen, to be inserted before mysterj-—.Editor
OF THK RkPOSITORT.
t On lhe rnnrgln of lhe printed copj', the word* " of hon¬ or" are ttiritun, m be inierted after the word Temple, Editor qj RkpositoRy.
wliethot i^.icili':Jiiicc aud light can be obtained amid the darkness uf a lodge-room; or whether it is truth and light, whicii require to be so strict¬ ly guarded from the public by an L and D. Sen¬ tinel.    Y^ou  call  fur proof  that  the  inferences from my third and foutli questions die legitimate; namely^ Ihat sueh secret societies are anti-repub¬ lican and dangerous   in  their tendency.    Tliif proof, you have, in part, in the following com¬ municaiion, dnd I cHll oh you to acknowledge its vdiidily, or show wherein it is defective, *' for your sake as well as my own."    That yon have not shown the plan of the Order to be an econo¬ mical mode of relieving  the  distressed, I shall prove when I come to speak of your constitution and laws respecting funds.    This, however, is a minor matter.    In answer to my sixth question, you deny it is dividing tlie friends of temperance. At present I only state that such is ils effect in this "dislrict of our country."    You decline an¬ swering my seventh question, with respect to the Kniglits of the Temple t)f Hunor, uy saying you arc not one of theni, and quoting another text, ** They aro of age, they can answer for them¬ selves."—I pass thisby merely protesting against nnnecessary quotations of scriplure on light and trifling occasions;  and admitting that you know notliing about the "Tsmpleof Honor," it docs not follow that (as in masonry,) this degree of your order is not a superior, and more eificient instrument, for advancing the cause of temper¬ ance, than thc lower degree in which yoa have been initiated!    The eighth question, you think you have answered in your reply to qnestion se¬ cond.    Yon deny that the Sons of Temperance take a pledge to conceal " they know not what;" and demand my proof:     My proof you will find in part of this communication, and, if necessary, more will be added.   I have shown that every member pledges himself to obey and observe the senrte laws nf thc National Division, before he I knows what those laws are.    In addition I now I give you a copy, in part, of the pledge reqnired by the Order, iu this and the ncighlwring county. " I A, B. do firmly pledge myself to keep secret die pass-words and pnvate  traJisartion.v, &c. of the association into which I am alrout to be in liaied," &t;.
I shall show, when I come to consider the im.- moraiity of the pledge, that it matters litlle in one point of view whether these secret transactions are good or bad;   it is a rash and sinful pledge when a man thus blindly binds himself.   Lcl it not be ir.^inoatcd that you were told before joining the Order,  that  nothing was  required hieonsistent with  religion  and morality.    Si) saiil Masonry before tho world knew what Masonry really is. You surely would not venture on such an asser¬ tion to take such a pledge t    You say, " I regard all extra judicial oaths or aflirmations as iuunor- aU"     T am happy to find you   udniiiting this, and may refer to it again-    All  are  doid)tle.ss aware of die distinction l>elwcen an oath nnd simple promise ; bul do you mean to say, ihai in I yonr  solemn pledge to keep secret the private transactions of the Order, there is no virtual ap¬ peal to the Most High ?    As you seem to inti¬ mate that you did not give a pledge to keep se¬ cret "you knew not what," I would call on you to tell us plnhdy in your next, if yon did not en¬ gage to keep secret the pass-words and private rmnsactions of the Order ?    Did you, before you gave this solemn pledge and proinise, know the secrel laws of the "B. B?"    Had you read or heard them read V    Is it not in the very nature of the case impossible, that the caudidate should know  what  the   private   transactions    are, or ' what the secret laws of the N, D. when he thus
rashly pledges himself to Conceal and obey them? That this pledge is an "extrajudicial affirmation " or promise, and that it is immaralf I Will fehdea- vour 10 prox^e ih ttnolhof communication. I pro¬ ceed now to prove the anti-republican tendency of your Order,
Allow rne to say in thc commencement of our discussion," that in opposing what I deem a ilangerous instilulion, I wish not to injnre tlie feelings of a single member. Bul we are bound to be faithful to the cause of truth. To spare the feclings.at thc expense of the best inteiests of the eout, is to sacriflce our brother lo ourown selfish fears. And it is true Chrislian charily to warn a brother, if we see him in danger of em¬ braciug ruinous delusions. It is true love, and compassion for our brethren of mankind, to Itt failliful iil denouhcing e\eiy system of iniquity.- " Hdve no fellowship with the unfruilfnl works of darkness, but reprove them." And need I tei] you, that to neglect tlil9 tluty of brotherly warn¬ ing and reproof, would nmke ns pfitiHtei's In the sim I U-u5l; illc.h, 1 ani influenced by no imi proper motives ; 1 have no personal views to pro¬ mote—no hostile feelings to indulge ; but from love to the truth, and the souls o^ liii^n, 1 oppose your sei;re*. Order—because, as I shall endeavor to jjrovc, il is dangerous and anti-republican in Its tendency—it requires, on entrance, au ijAmnr- al pledge—it engenders a spirit, ami countenan¬ ces a morality at war with the gospel; while no duty encumbent on us as citizens, temperance men, or Christians, tequiires the use q\ iwch rash pledgesj or needs llie dia of such secret organi- 2'Alions. " The order of the Sons of Tempe¬ rance " dates its first commencement, September 99th, 1813, in the city ot New York, it mqkes higher pretences to ch^rlLyj &ci, Ih'dn even Ma¬ sonry tind Odd rellowsiiip; and possesses equal¬ ly with them, the very objectionable feature of a band of secret societies extended throughout the country; dil acting in concert witli eacK other, and subordinate tO d centi'dl National 3)ivision, The avowed design of the Order, is to establish a systematic organization throughout thc United States, and to marshal all subordinate Divisions, der lho National Central Power. Now, how obvious the danger resulting froni a secret soci¬ ety, so innncrous; and so systeiilaticdlly organzi- mU Every dne will dclcnowlcdge, that such se- 'rci societies are exceedingly dangerous, if their nimi'iise power shou'd be wielded for bad pur- pf)ses. And whowill dssure us thdt il will not ? The history of dli sucii secret societies, I shall show, warns ns to beware of tllis; The secret transactions nf the Order are sedulously gudrdcd from the public ; and whdtevef tlie " Order u-ills to conceal," ever.y pledged niember is bound to keep seiircl, though duty to his country and his (jod might require hini to disclose it. Does a good object require such secrecy ? Must chari¬ ly, in seeking to spread librodd hef blessings; be guard(?d by Sucli impenetrable barriers ? Docs sho need these secret oaths and pledges, to aid her in her work of love ? Does the cause of tem¬ perance and true morality, require such help as this? Let not the members of the Order plead, that wc knovr nolhing of its secrel pfococdings, and, therefore, have no right to condemn them. We do not charge upon lhem crimes from mere conjecture. We must confess our ignorance of what transpires in the secret "Hall," and leave them inlrennhed behind their secret pledge, sen¬ tinel, and mystic pass-word, to ponder well the declaration of their Judge : *' Every ode thdt do- eth evil Itdtetll the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds may be reproved. Bul Jl? that doeth truth, comctll. to the light, that his deeds may be niatle nianifest.". Wlidt a contrast do Such prissriges point edit t|eht:qe'n yoid; Qrjder nhd Uie '* ^bilous gospel of the blessed God."— Bring your Order to the light, it dies at once.— Thc gospel dwells in light; your Order de¬ lights ill darkness. .The gospel is distinguished for plainness, siirinliciiy, ^iid retihmicni; your Onler delights in parade nnd show. The gospel presents its blessings as freely to women and children, as to men; and is especially ilesigned to '*elevate the female to lier own proper import- ancc "-—to promote her comfort in tins world, and her happiness in the nexl. Your Order sternly excludes Ijer froni tfll .yoiii bpaslcd bene- rits, and leaves her and her oilsprnig to weep comfortless and nncdrcd for. Y'"our Order courts the rick dnd excludes the jjoor, the, destitule, and disQa^ed :.5thQ gosppi dif^pt^IJses its benefits to all, ami Ucligiits in difiiising its blessings es[jefially amongst those whom your selfish Order excludes. (See laM's of Sidiordinatc Division, Art V. &c.,
Y'our Order, claiming to be a promoter of mo¬ ralily and consistent v.'ith the Hcrpturo, is in all its distinguishing characteristics, the Very oppo¬ site.    Straiige,tlidt tile friejids of tiie gospel, the rdllbwcis of  Je.tus, sliould countcncincc such a dark combination, calculated to exercise such a banefid  influence on   morality and  religion !— Oughl ihey not rnlher lo exclann, " 0 my sonf, come not thou into the •'coret ; into their assem¬ bly, liiine iionor, iie tiiou iioi united! "'    Sdy not tiial nune should conduinn  the Order, till they have joined the society, entered thp secret cham¬ ber, and beenjnsthicted  liy tlie P. W. P. in thc niy?ler!es:     Tliolii^ti wfe  ciiniiot   fully explain wlial the Order is, yet we can lell what it is -not. It is liot Chrislianily; yoa, few institutions are more dissimilar.   The principles of the Order are 7wt necessary to  make  a good  and consistent friend of  temperance ;—^tiiey are ?io^. necessary to make a good citizen, a good neighborj it good brother, " a good husband, u good parent, or a good Christidn ; "^liey iire iidi hetiessary to en¬ able the Christian to resist sin, to  live lioHly, to die safely.    And why then should a follower of Jesus have any thing In do with it ?    Bnt the principies ol" Vouv Cirder iire not mexely itrgftlivc. I shall proceded to show tliat there are many, and posilive cviles inseparable from it !    We search thc Bible in vain for nny thing like secret combi¬ nations, nnless yon take such precedents as the bdnd of " more thdn foriy men wiio bound them¬ selves wilh an oath, that they would neither eat nor drink till they hdd   Idllcd Pant: "—or the dark combinaiion of the chief Priests and Judds, with tile sign dnd the ])dssTWord agreed on be¬ tweeu them, by which the traitor, for inoney, be¬ trayed his Divine Master.
No, the principles of the Bible and yonr Order are at alter war:—bul if we go back lo the days of idolatry and guilt, iu heathen lands, we find many precedents, which you may plead.    I shall afterwards  give a brief history of  these  secret societies to sustain iny position, that such socie¬ ties have been nnifornily of a dangerous and de¬ moralizing tendency : ix/mling out, as 1 proceed, the striking resemblance, in many respects, be¬ tween the ancient and modern myslie  brother¬ hoods.    To prove the anti-republican tendency of your Order, I shall, ut present, refer to a few out of  many  proofs, in   your  Constitution  and Laws.    The members of the Order wish  to be thought, and no doubt many of lhem arc, favor¬ able lo thc purity and  perpetuity of our republi¬ can institutions.    And yet, from tlie very nature of yonr secret organization, it can tend only to abuse.    It Iwars  such a strong  family   resem¬ blance to secret societies that have formerly prov¬ ed dangerous to governments ;   it is such a com¬ plete engine, for arresting the course of justice, and subverting thc bbcrties of  the people, that it is no marvel if the suspicious freemen, jealous of their rights, should be exciled.    The )>cculiar structure of your Order not only fils it, in this respect, for accomplishing its owii selfish schemes at the expense of the rights of others ; but in ad¬ dition to the power possessed by similar socie¬ ties, your founders have laid hold of the popular cause of lempcvance, as a plausible  pretext for covering  its  sinister designs, and  at the same time increasing its strength,by deceiving the un¬ wary:—and what do the selfiish leaders care, if in the onward march of the Order, the cause of temperance, liberty, aud trutii is trampled in the dust.    In die "Constitution of the National Di¬ vision of the Order of the Sons of Temperance " it is slaled, that this Nat. Div. is " the supreme power of the Order."    " Tiie Most Worihy Pa¬ triarch to preside in the N. D.—^lias power to re¬ quire compliance wilh the rules and usages of the order—^lie shall adopt and promulgate to the ]iroper ofiicers all thc general jjass-words of the Order.    He seems  to lie the iiope of ihc Order, and like the Geneva! of the Jesuits—his power is supreme and idiiversal. He not only ''haspower to require compliance with the Rules of the Or¬ der," IJUt may, also,  add  what  regulations  he pleases; and implicit obedience  lo his  injunc-. tions must bc rendered by you all.    Thc N. D. al:;o frames the Constitution aud Laws for the regulation of  every sulwrdinatc Division.    You arc not allowed lo ado])t the Conslitnlion and Laws yon may agree npon, as right and proper; bnt you MUST receive such as the N. D. make fur you ; and " no alteration or addition sliall Ijc made " by the subordinate Divisions, but as thc N. D. shall decree and appoini. (Art. 11.) Eve¬ ry subordinate Division, also, observe, is bound not oJily by its own Constituiion and By-Laws, but by the secret rules and laws laid down in the mystic " B. B."—Part 7.    " All grand and snb- ordidate Divisions shall be governed strictly by the rules laid down in the B. B., (Quer>-, Black Book,) a-f well H-t by Uie established constitution.
And this i- your libcirty dnd youif r^pubiicdnUni. Yonr subordinate " Division Noi 135, Stato Cap¬ itol," is not only bound by the laws enacted for you, in your Constitution, by thc National Divi¬ sion ; bill you and eVcry tttenlber of the order have solemnly pledged yourselves, to observe and obey all the rules and laws laiil down by the se¬ cret B. B., aud that, when you kuew not wlnit these laws were, dnd pt-obniily know hot fully yel. AVhy, British taxalion and tyranny was bul a farce lo tliis. To say nothing, at ])resunt, of the awful sin committed in giving such a rash pledge;—who biit a slavfe wonld submit to SiicI'. a rulo of iron. Nor is tins all. Compare tile alwve Part 7, with P art lii, of Constitution of N. D. "This Body (the Nat. Div.) shall have I>owel: to altei:) dniend, dliolisU or explain any of the existing usages, or laws, as vjecfas to estab- lish new ones,^^ Now mari; this law which you UiVve solemnly pledged yddrself to abide by.— Granting thdt dt present no .iHws are frdnied to convert the order into an engme for tiie use of po¬ litical demagogues, or to dll'ect the liberties of the couniry; yet when the leaders find it expciUent to "abolish existing laws rind cstabli.-*il new ones," cither to crush individuals, or gratilV an unhaHowed ambition, ydur rash and sin¬ ful pledge binds you to obey. Say nut the individual wlio dislikes being made d political slave may leave tlie order; Aii, yoli possess the poor nian's fundsj and even supposing ilis conscience is so eltisiic as ^9 disregard the sin involved in youf hriniofdl iflejge,- still, the order can call into action his loveof-'money—iiis desite to retain his property; and, in inany instances, win thus succeed in whipping^ lhe refractory. In rule 13th tlie law islaklfdpwn...ttiat "any Division neglecting to comply witli th^'rules dnd regulations of the Grand Division, shall forfeit its charter and all its properties,"—all il» funils; and again, "dny Grand Division refusing or ne glecting to etifdrce (*r coniply icith the rules, usa¬ ges, or laws of the National Division," (as laid down in the secret B. B.) 'shall forfeit its char¬ ter and all its properties.' Call you tliiS. free¬ dom ? It is the niost degrading vassalage. Why you have sold yourselve?, liody and soul, io the aristocrats composing the Central_ Power, the Most Worthy National Division. Yonr masters of the National Division should have dubbed you ' T/ic Order of Slaves,' not ' Sons.'. Have you, indeed, only escaped the slavery of King AlcohoJi to be bijund in the chains of such an oligarchy ? The grinding bodily slavery of the South is hor¬ rible, bul it is on the part pf the poor slaves in- volunldfy; the nicnibefs of youf Order, howev¬ er, seem willing to bow to tllcldWs of tlieif mas¬ ters. And observe, we only know as much of the machinery of the Order as the founders of this secret associaiion imagined would bear the light. What pther additional secret chains are thrown dfoiirid tiie iiJeniber2, tirrie will ifnfdld.— Polilical influence is obviously one object aimed at by your leaders. They, probably, have discern¬ ment enough to despise tlie emblems and mystic nonsense of the Order; but demand reverence for ils regalia and dignities, as it will thus heip llieni to the llonojs jindenrolurrJenis.of ofHcc. Can il, for a momenl, bd supposed tliat in applicatiuns for ofiice by 'the Sons,' they wili not found llicir appeal to their brethren on their faitlifulness to the Order ? Yea, and may not the leaders, by your law, demand as their right, in virtue of the solemn pledge, the support of ilie mystic brother¬ hood? And when the lirottiev wiioni you have seen bearing the brightest ' regalia' in the Hall, Olid bpfprp whom you have bent in reverence, is a candidate for office in opposition to onc of the vulgar, need we hesjtate in predicting how your vote will .b'e crIst? And.wlfpn dn indi\'idual not connected witli tlic Order has a cause ill issue with a member, and that member sees iu the judge and jury his mystic brethren, who may have *'done him reverence," when in the Hull the significant .regalia adorned him; may it not bc juslly feared that the influence of those sym¬ bols will be seen and felt by the nniniiiriicd in the result of the trial ? Or, if a guilty criminal is called for trial before his brother jndge, will tlip.re bc no danger of a corrupt influence def'*^*- ing lhe ends ot justice f Ami ai..-t*uL lUc crimi¬ nal even be j\istly condemned, may not this con¬ victed felon "find the nlystic wdtcliwovtls of the Order, and the regalia wiiicli liis sliouldeys may have honored, cfTectual in procuring a pardon ! Can it, then, be pretended that this is the * rega¬ lia' of republicans ? Are not these thc trappings and appendages oi rcyc-lty? Is not the very name assumed by the Order, io dc5ignf.te their ' dress' (regalia) aristocralical and monarchial ? And when * the Order,' in their love of display, march forth in procession, parading their gaudy decorations, is lliefe not something irresistibly lu¬ dicrous in tliQ ided of deiriocrdtir, republicans ar¬ rayed iu such poinp, rtnd nidrcliing under such banners ?
If the above  is not proof enough   of my first posilion that this Order is aiiti-republicnn, more shall be added.    One of your' reverend brethren, in this neigliborhood, asserted ihat the regalia of the Order wds d liicrc  fashion of the Sous, and intimated it wds  as .much a matier of indiflx'r- encc as tlie fasliion of thc ladies'dress, &c.    Let such assertions be  contrasted wilh Rnle 26th of the Grand Division.—" Members of Grand Divis¬ ion shall be deprived of the privilege of speaking or voting unless clothed in appropriate regalia, as specified in the printed proceedings of the N. D., of lS-15.    Sefe B: B; 41."    A matter of in¬ difference !    No, tliey arc  signiflnant  emblems, and he dare not alter the fasliion of his Chaplain's robes, bnl as his masters diciatc.    By ihe way, this preacher, when he made the above assertion, wore* the indivisible  triangle emblazoned with syiitl.tolic colours,'  and the* blazing star;' both chief and distinguishing synibuls.of the Ma-sonic degree, entitled the 'Knights Adepts of the Ea¬ gle or Sun,'somelimcsciUitlcd Voltaire's degree; in which   the candidaic  promises and   vows ^ to fight against and destroy a serpent, an idol, that is adored by the idiot and vulgar nnder the name of RELIGION.'    I say not that he has taken this awfully blasphemous vow.    It would be fear- fid to tliink that any memberof the Order had so polluted his soul; but when preachers appear in such a dress, may we  not ask for liglit  and de¬ mand' what it means ?    This man dared to thank God publicly that he was permitied to wear that regalia; thathe had been permitted to join the Order, lo take the secret pledge : that is, he dared to thank  God, that he had  been permitted  to commit an  act of immorality  in taking  such a rash and  sinful pledge;  to tliank his Maker he was ])crmilled to wear the robes of a discii^le of Voltaire.    I  wonder  nol  st)  much al jrolitical demagogues pressing so eagerly into  sucii secret societies;—they seek ' the loaves and fishes,' and have no liigher aim.    Nor do I wonder at the li¬ centious, thc careless and the profane swelling the ranks of the Order, when tliey  can, without change of principle or practice, add to their influ¬ ence and become * brolhers' wilh honorable men : but that members of the church of Christ should have any relish for the morality or mummery of a lodge-room; that ministers of the gospel, espe¬ cially, should have lent their name and influence to countenance  the immoral   pledge—the silly pomp and parade, and  mystic nonsense of this Order,'—that they shouldhave combined in tmho- ly brotherhood %\'itli many who w^ould gladly blot out the name of Jesus from the Bible—who deny his deity—^who trample on His blood—^who scoff at His  holy word:—0 ! it is cause for bitter la¬ mentation.
Why must you or I, at the command of such an Order, pay reverence to a profane, irreligious wretch, tiiongh the Grand "or National Division may have arrayed him in the * regalia' of the G. W. P., or even" the M. AV. P.? Should we not ra¬ lher act on the Divine direction, • In whose eyes a vile person is cnnlenmed; but he honoreth thein that fear the Lord;' though poor as Laza¬ rus—though the immntrs of an alms-house.— Having shown that the Order is anti-republi can, and hoping to convince you that you have enter¬ ed, not a Christian, but a heathen temple, I shall proceed with scripture weapons to break down some more of its pillars. In the meantime, I am, with Christian salutations,    Yours, &c.
WILLIAM EASTON. S/iiyrva, Lan, Co. Fa, Sept. 12, 18-lG.
WOTiDMS KE^^U CEASE!
r ANCASTER CITY SS.—Before me Li M. Carpenter, Mayor of-lUo City of Lancoe- .er, personally appeared John Conner, who be¬ ing Kwurn, saieth, that bet fall he hurt his righl hand in n terrible manner, allthe mdeclcs,or fi'm- ewB from the knuckles to the wrist, were injured. swcliT^d und grbutly infiambU, giving-Inm somuoh pain, that he hnd no rest vvith iti wliilc iti liiat situation, ht^ijilled on Joseph Mosher, oflhiw cily, und ublainc(?.a botllo of his ** Siberian Sprain & Rhoumalic Knibrncalirjn." and upon applying oncd, tho fifrfefling was reduced and thc hand be¬ came entirely well upofl the third application of it. llo afterwards gave a. part of thc cobtetilb of the huttle to a neighbor, who had been Jong afBicted With a cpr&ifi b'f the riubcIcb. ur tendons oftbe font, and had becuire much swollen, in^aimed and so painful, ihal he had no rest, who, after using ths Lotion a fow times,- was entirely relieved from all fjaln andowcliiilg; thc fooi became perfectly well. JOHI^ CONNER.
Sworn and sohscribed belorc me, March 16,1846. MiciiA^GL Carpenter, Mayor.
I hereby ccHify, thai I received a severe kick from a horse oti the Icj^j belol? lhe knee, catting thc flesh and bruising the bone very much, and iifior using Ecvcral applications that gave nic no rcliof, I obtaiiied one hottle ofMr. Mosher's Sibe¬ rian Sprain and ilhcurriatic Embrocation, and af¬ ter its first applicatiim, tlio pain and swelling nearly all Icfl me,and by fhctimel had used thc biittln rFij le^ ^ns chtircly well, although my bu- sinesii, that of a drovef, coftipcllcd me to bo con- stantly nn my feet. J. A, BEI.L.
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TAYNE'S EXPECTORANT.—Tfi i s
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New Bedford, June 2,1846.
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yours Respectlully,       JOHN BAYLIES.
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Virginia C. Snyder, No. 140, Spruce street. Prepared only by Angney & Dickson, (succes¬ sors of S. P. Thompson) at the N. E. corner cff Fifth and Spruco streets. Price 50 cts. or $5 y-ix dozen. Agency for Lancnsler at J. GISH Sl CO'S Bo okSlore.corncrof NorihQueen and Oraugosis George Ross, ascnt in Elizabethtown, and Dr. McPherson, in Harrishurg.
Nov. 25,1846. 4m-52
BESnSB NOT HERBS, THOSE HEALING GIFTS
OF   NATURE.
EVERY disease haa ils appropriaie remedy.— Every disease requires a different remedy. That is the reason thc Herb Doctor prepares such a great variety of medicines—One for each disease. If you have consumption of the lungs, and a wasting of the whole bndy—if you havc a Iroublesome hacking cough, the Herb Doctor's In¬ dian Cough Medicine has cured more cases of consumplion than any other medicine in the world. Hundreds of lives are rescued yearly from a pre¬ mature grave by this invaluable medicine.
Have TOU the liver complaint, dyspepsia, disease of lhe Kidneys, chronic or inffamatory rheuma- matism, whooping cough, croup, or even hard or aofl corns? by calling atthe Emporium of Health, you can get the Herb Doctor's remedies for the above complaints, and a permanent cure warran¬ ted.   8^" Remember
IL C. FONDERSMITH & CO., " Emporium of HeaUh," Lancasier. Decfl. 1S46. 2
CONSUMPTION  AND DEATH, will must
assuredly bo ail early fate of those who neglect themselves w h i? n alHctcd with lhe pre- monilory eymptomuof Consninption, such  as Colds, Coughs, Bronchitis or Soreness ofthe Throat. Dr SwAYN6*a   Compound    Syrup OF Wild Cherry ib expressly prepared for the removal and cure af those dangerous and troublesome diseases.   Therofore you who arc la¬ boring under the influence of these com¬ plaints, procure immediately this medicine before It be too late.   One boltle may be lhe means of prolonging your life.    Be sure and see thatthe signature of Dr. W. SWAYNEison Each Bottle. CAUTlON TO INVALIDS AND STRANGERS. Beware of al! preparations of Wi7rf Cherrv, ex¬ cept "Dr. Swayne's Compound Syrup o? Wild Cherry," as they are most likely quite destitute of the vCry article froift which ihey borrow a name. Dr. S-ti-AYNE hafifihcceeded in obtaining and con¬ centrating the virtues of.'ihc Wild Cherht tree in such a manner as to cdiiotititte one ofthe most effrcacious remedies of diseases of tbe Lungs, at the same litiie rriasi pleasant to take that is known to the medical world, ^t ie not necessary for us to refer particularly  to the manj' femarkable cures performed hy it, or to dwell at length Upon the pe- caliarly healthful properties of the WildCw^Jbry. Suffice it to Bsy, that its healing, and at thc same time, strengttiehiil^ ({uatiiics,a[e wonderful,and, in many inslances, persnns who had been afflicted for years with consumption, conghs,aelhma, liver complaints, spilling  bluod, nervous debilily, and various diseases of thc Lungs, have been by its use restored to perfect health.   Be careful to observe that each boltle bears thp writteh signature of Dr. Swavne, or you rrJily   have a «;7UrioHS and war^i- less  mixture  palmed  iiport ya\i  for   Lhe  genuine Medicine.   Principal Office, corner of   EIGHTH and RACE streets, Philadelphia. From John Milton Earl. Proprietor of the Mas- saolmscUs Spy, at Worcester, Mass.   The follov/ing is another link in the great chain'of tesUHfony lolls merits TIi£ efficacy of Wild Cherry in complaints ofthe throat, liver and lungs wns Hrst demonstrated tn the public hy   that  admirable    preparation.  Dr. Swayne's Compound Syrupof Wild Cherry, and the succe.ss of this remedy has induced many imi¬ tations of it by those who hope  to secure  a sale for their nostrums by tho reputation of Dr Swayne's Syrup.    But purchasers should bewarenfalllhes^s cle prepared hy Dr. Swayne himself.
Wehavc used this syrup in our own family, and fmd ilone of Ihc most soothing and agreeable re¬ medies for coughs inflamalion of the tliroat, lungs, &-C,, ihat we havc tried, and have no hesi¬ tation in recommending a trial of it to those who have occasion for such a medicine. We do tliis ofour own free will, withoul the knowledge of Dr. Swajne.or any of his agents, or any suggestion from lhcm.
DR. SWAYNE'S COMPOUND SYRUP OF WILD CHERRY, is o pleasant, yet mnst search, ing remedy, and the first trial will prove its power; iu repulation is increasing to n degree hitherto unknown in all medical discoveries. The cures ll has accomplished reaily astonishing,
DR. SWAYNE'S principal Oflioe, N. W. cor¬ ner of Eighth and Race streets, I'hiladelphia.
This medicine has now been before Lhe public some eight years, and is thc original preparation from the Wild cherry tree. Its reputation as a remedv for coughs, colds, bronchitis and consump¬ tion of Llie lungs, based entiiely on its intrinsic merits, owes but litlle lo inflated puffs. Those who give it a trial, being bennefitted by it.'recnm- menil it lotheir neighbors, at.d ihua gradually and surely ha^ it gained an enviable repulaiion and ivorked itaelf into general use. One bottle never fails to cute a recent cough or cold, whllo wiih strici atlenlioo to the directions that accompany eaoh boltle, its use in pulmonary disease of loog standing and of lhe most alarming character, has alwavs given relief, and in very many instances has effected complele and pcrmoneni cures.
The only agents in Lancaster fur the sale ol the genuine   incdifine are
J, F. HEINISTH& SON. E. King si. GEORGE A. MILLEL, W. King ,st. JOHN BEAR, Volk.sfrennd   N.Queen sl. n.c. FONDERSMITH & CO. N.Q.st, MARTIN LUTZ.  Harrisburg. and by ngcnta in all  purls of the  United States. Oct. 28, 184(). 48
WRIGIIT'S
INDIAN VEGETABLE PILLS
OF THE
AorlltAmericanCollese ofBealth
PROOFS!—"THE CRY IS STILL, THEY-COME!" Every mail bring. iiding;8 of Iheir giiciciiii. From East to the leino- tent Weal—from Canada on lhe Norm to Mexico and Ihc Weut Indies on tlie South—all arc unani¬ mous in iheir praise. Ofa raedicine so universal, ly known and esleemed aa WRIGHT'S INDIAN VEGETABLE PILLS it is hardly necessary to spook in detail. At no perioil or its hislory has the reputation ot that medicine alood higher, and we may say that no reputation is likely lo he more enduring, Adap* led to all consiiiulions, to evory form of disease, and lo all cliniatea, VVright^s Indian Vegetable PillB are, ahove every other medioine, fiit»d for the use of mnn under whalever ctrcaraslances hc may lie placed. AI sea or on land, at home or abroad in summer's heat and winler'a cold, wilh a common reganl to the conditions of hcallh, and with Wright's Indian Vegetahle Pills at hand, iherc is no excuse for being sick, unless lhe con¬ stituiion bc utterly irreclaimable.
As our ohjeel is to state where the genuine medicine can he obtained, rather than to givo ll anextendcd notice—which our limils forbid—we shall merely subjoin ono or two of the numerous testimonials that have just como to hand, Hun. dreds of the same kind might be added ; but we are sure the public will save us thc trouble of ar¬ ranging them. [Eitract of a leller from Hernando,  Mississippi.]
'• To W. Wright—Your Pills have givon univer¬ sal Batisfaclion, and arc juslly very popular. 1 can sell (rom 30 lo 40 dozen annually if I could be supplied.
Youis,       Wm. He.nry JonxsTON, Agent."
It ought here to bq remarked that the medicine has been bul recently introduced into MiasisBippi. [Extracl ofa leller from Jersey Shore, Pa.] " Tho Indian Vegetable Pills excel everything ofthe kind ever oifered lo the public in thia sec¬ tion of thecounlry, notwithstanding the combined effort of some fevv unpriuciplcd mercinaries to pu them down.
S. WiNCHESER & Son
AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF Wright's Indian Vegetable Fills.
OF THE  NORTH  AMERICAN   COLLEGE OF HEALTH
III Iiancaster Connty.
JOHN ZIMMERMAN, Lancaster,
John Gross, P. M., Ephrata.
E. H. Paxon, Ashville.
John Pusey, Chcsnut Level.
John A. Brush, Washington.
John IVlelzler, Sporting Hill.
John -Siauffer, Petersburg.
John .itaivlina, Rawlinsville.
W A & B Spangler, Maieita.
John Lynch, Elizabethtown.
Witraer & Cassell, Mounl Joy.
A L & A K Witmer, Paradise.
Chew <$• Grabill, Houdersburg.
VVm Manahan, Concord.
R W Jonea, Williamstown.
Skilea A Clemaon, Pequea.
VV & G W Compton, Cambridge.
Weaver & Wilmcr, Earl Town.
Wickel & Gross,Hinkietown,
Reuben Weidler, Bearville.
Thomas Himcs, Intercourse.
Nath'l Wooley, Liliz.
A C Buyers, Williamslown.
H Freeland, Salsibury.
Abraham Shenk.Calliah, Manheim twp.
J W  Fox & Co. Georgelown.
Buyers Si Umballs, Bellview.
G & L Lewis, Peqnea Valley.
L &. E Rogors, Churchtown.
Goo Duchman, Earl twp.
L S Hacker, New Ephrata.
§a"iS'nel'-Yf'ltaKr,'firTdkeVs\Tlfe.
Jacob Singer, Penn twp.
Samuel Hinney, Springville.
John Cfiondis, Landisville,
Brubaker & Co. New Holland.
F Brinlon, Bellmont.
Martin Barr, Conesiogo Centre.
Sloek*. Fehl, Marlicville
James A. McConkey, Peach Pottom.
S VV P Boyd, near    do    do.
A Johnson, Penn Hill.
Pennoek A Taylor, Ashville.
Wilmer & Pierce, Oak Shado.
A D Whiteside, Mechanicsburg.
Benj. Bower. '.Villowsireet.
J F & D H Horr, Lampeter Square.
Slaymakei & Co. Maylown,
Beecher A Bronght, Bainbridge.
H & G Clark A Co. Mount Joy Iwp.
For remainder of the agents' names in Lancas¬ ter county, see Lancaster Intelligencer & Journal. The poBulariiy of WRIGHT'S INDIAN VEG. ETABLE PILL?, ha.>; proved a strong habit to un. principled men, whn, instigated by the hope of gain, atlempt to palm nfi'a spurious article on lhe unsuspecting. To defeat the wicked designs of such men wo have procured new lables, and the written signature of Wm. \Vrighl will now be found on thc top label of each box. None other genuine, and to counterfeit this is forgery.
Remember, the only original and genuine IN¬ DIAN VEGETABLE PILLS have the WRIT- TEN SIGNATURE OF WM. WRIGHT on the lop label of each box.
September 16, ISlfi. 42
"HR. ROSE'S CELEBBATED VEGE-
AJ TABLE REMEDIES.—l>r. Rose of Phila¬ delphia aficr a praclice of 27 yeara, at the earnest aolicitalion of many who have been cured by hia valuable prescriptions has been induced tu dis- leminatelhem fur the k'ood of the afHiclcd ; they re. quire no rccommcndalion faut only want an imro. duction, fof whenever used they lell fnr good and perform cures that have baffled the skill of many eminent, physicians,
DR. ROSE'S PROPHYLACTIC SYRUF for Consumption ia tho greatest and'only remedy for that most dreadful disease^also for Cancer, Scrof¬ ula, Kings'a Evil, Tumors, Ulcera, &c.    :
DR, ROSE'S COUGH SYRUP.—This Syrup has eradicated inflamation in the throat and breast of thousands; it is superior to all other expecto¬ rants for coughs and colds, and haa saved many from consumption,
DR. ROSE'S ANTI-DYSPEPTIC—For tho treatment of Dyspepsia there oan bc no remedy equal to this; many cases have been cnred by the uae of thin Anti- Dyspeptic after ycaia of sui¬ fering.
DR. ROSE'S GOLDEN FILL for diseases of the Womb.—In tho use of this pill abdomi¬ nal supports and bandages aro no longer neces¬ sary. A Senator's wile, who had been long un. der the care of those practsing the old eyslcm of medicine, declared thom superior to thc wIioIb facully,
DR. ROSE'S TONIC ALTERATIVE VEGE. TABLE PILLS.—They are far superior to mer¬ cury, and the general health of individuals using them rapidly improve.   These pilU reach evory part, clensing  the Liver, Lungs, Stomach and Blood Vessels.   The above and many other valu¬ able preparations prepared at the labaratory of Dr. Rose, No. 18, Sonih  Eighth st,, Fhiladelphia, with pamphlelB describing their use, can be bad ot H. C. FONDERSMITH, Emporinm of Health, North Qaeen street. Lan Sec S, 1846. I
TESTAMENTS, I Gilt 30 cts.
I Common I2j
I       do 7
JjlHE BRANDRETH PILLS, as a gen
ilerol family inedicine, especially in a couniry so subject lo sudden changes of lemperalure as IhJH, their value i.i incalculahle. By having- the Bran- ilreth Pills always on hand, sliould a sudden al¬ tack of sickneag take place, they can be givon nt once, and vpill often havc effected a curc before the phys^icinns couUI have arrived.
In cliolic and inflanuiion of the bowela, theae Fills will at onco relicvc,nnd perseverance in their nse, according to lho direction?, will surely do all thai medicine can du, to restore thc health of tbe patienl.
In all caaes of Indigestion, Worms, Asthma. Diaeases of the Heart, and all affectiona of thu stomach and howels, tho Brandreth IMIIs will he found a nover failing remedy.
To insure the full benefit of these celebrated Pills, Ihcy shnuld be kept in the house, so ihit, U[)- on the first uommeDccment of sickness, tbey may be at once resorled to. One doao then is better tban a dozen afler disease has become ectabliehed in tho system.
Beware of counterfeit Pills, bevery careful and go lo the agent when you want Brandreth's PilU ; then yoa arc sure of the genuine arlicle. When you purchase olhcrvrise, inquiro of the seller wheiiicr hc knows tbn pills lie offera you aro lhe genuine Brandreth PiUs. Every man knoivs whether tbe article he offers is true or falBC. Be¬ ware ol cheais.
Tho following arc duiy appointed Agents for Lancaater County.
Zahm & Jackson, Lancaster, P. Haldeman & Son, Columbia. Christian Herr, Washington, Samuel Bower, Strasburg, Jas. Bryan, Elizabelhlown. Ringwalt Sc Martin, Hempficld John ^uxer, Marietta J. F. Beeher Bainbridge Dec. I), 1S46. lm-2   ¦
THE REV. DR. EARLE'S ANTI-DYS-
XPKPTIC PILLS.—It is not pretended that these pills will cure all diseases nor that ihey will cure dyspcpuia under all circumstunces; bui ihat ihey generally afford great and frequently para¬ mount relief. Prepared only, by the Rev. Alfred Earle, M. V., Davisville, Bucks couniy, Pa. List of Agents in fjancasler couniy, J F Heinitsh, Lancaster.
Josepli Mosher,    do
John Stauffer, Petersburg.
R Williams, Columbia.
Jacob Singer, Penn-Township.
J J Anderson, Marietta.
Dr II B Bowman, Neffsville. Dauphin County,
J Ilcisley, Ilarrisburg.
John Wycib, jr.    do
John Ehrman, Dauphin.
Samuel Dunbar,    do
C Alleman, Highspire.
James Bear, Middlelown.
Ilenry Bear, Portsmouth.
R U BowcB, Benvennuc.
J & P Martin, Duncans Iflland\ Perry Couniy.
Okeson Sl Watts, Bloomfield.
C Rolh. jr. do
Henry Rice do
lessee Beaver & Co. MillerBtown.
J R Spangler, per   ; „i„e„to„„. iside \
TAYNE'S ALTERATIVE, OR life
J. PRESERV.'iTIVK. RHEUMATISM.- The Proprietor has not prescribed this prepara¬ tion in a great many cases ol Rheumatism, but in every case whare it was used until the system be¬ came affected by the medicine, the disease was removed.
GOUT.—A nuraber of cases of Gout have been cured by tbis Preparation. In one of these ca^es the man had been afflicted with it eo severely for ihirteen years, as to entirely disable hi.-n from bu¬ siness, and for five months immediately previouslo his taking the Life Preservative, he had been con¬ fined to his room ; but before hehad finished the third battle, he waa enabled to walk about the streets, and soon alter relurned to his business, from which he had been excluded by his aSlic- liuns,
DROPSICAL SWELLING.—This raedicine increasea the powers of digeslion, excites the ab¬ sorbents inlo liealthy exercise, by which waicruiid orCalcarous dispositions, and all unnatural en¬ largements are reduced. It imparts tone and vi¬ lalily to the whole system, removing sick r,nd inorbid headaches, giddiness, wandering mania, and nervous aficctions.
In facl, in eyery case where the medicine iias been taken for some time, no malter for what pur¬ pose, thegeneral health of the patient has always been improved by it.
In cunclusion, the Proprielor would say that Slime of thc most astonishing casea of Skin Dis* eases. Cancer, Bronchocele, and'Scrofula, huve been cured by this medicine, that have ever been recorded ; but want of room in tbis ^bect precludes their publication at ihistime.
Prepared only by Dr Jayno, No 8 South Third street, Philadelphia.
JOHN F LONG'S Drug and Chemical store. No. 8 North Queen st.
Dec 9,1846 2
.   „.??—^?-^5iN4^BlIND.
PHILADELPHIA, January 6, 184G.—Dr. D. Jayne—Dear Sir—^Justice compels me lo moko the following stalemenl of the extraordinary cHVcis ofyour valuable medicine—the ALTERATIVE. I cerlify that my wife wa."? afiiicled for fourteen years, during which time her disease baffled iho skill of several eminent Physicians, nnd after find¬ ing that every means that were used failed lo re¬ lieve her, I concluded to place her  in  the   renn¬ sylvania Hospital, hoping that the care and Ireal¬ menl she would there receive from the physiciana in that institution, she might again be reatored li> health. But to ray great disappointment, she grew worse, and became enlirely deranged in her mind, and I was obliged to take her home again " In¬ curable" and bereft of reason,   I will here men¬ tion that al ihis time lhe more prominent symp¬ toms of her disease were Dyspepsia  and  Liver Complaint, allcndcd wilh sickness nf the stomach and vomiting of a  very  cfTensivc fajtid  mucus, pains in her head, back and stomach, and in the region of the heart, with violent attacks of clmlio, a troublesome  cough   from   largo  quantities  of phlegm in ber ihroai, which kept her conlinii.illy gagging and retching lo throw it up.   Sbe had no appelile, and wasvery weak.   She alsosufiered ve¬ ry much from a uterine disease, by which she was confined to her bed.   Add lo all ihc obove, the deranged state of her raind, (which at this lirao wos iruly awful,) and you will be able  to form some idea of her afflictions.
By the advice of a friend, we commenced giv¬ ing her your ALTERATIVE, in the doses of a lea spoonful three limes a day, and fimnd that it helped her. We also gave her yonr Vermifuge tu increase her appetiie, and the Sanative Pills !o re¬ gulate her bowels. She had not lakcn two bottles ofthe ALTERATIVE before it operated upon her in a wonderful manner, filling her face wilh small red pimples, and caused her lo oxpccloralr largo quantities of corruption, before which her breaih was so offensive we could not remain in the room with her unless the doors were open. FiniTing tbo Alleralive doing her so much good, we increased lhe dose according to the directions, and she con¬ tinued to improve daily, until finally she was res¬ lorod 10 health, in body as well ns in miud.
I hope you will delay no time in laying this bo¬ foro the public, as I am willing to be qualified at auy limc as to thc trulh of the above statement, and that it was your Alterative whicb cured bcr. SAMUEL FIELDS, Bradford, abnve Marlboro sl. Thc abovo ie from a  well known and worihy citizen of Kensington, and a member of Ihn Mc¬ lhodist church, and  hundreds of families in that neighborhood will testify to the truth of his state¬ ment.
A large number of very valuable cprlifieales of important "^ures aro necessarily omitted foi want of room. For sale at
JOHN F. LONG'S Drug and Chemical store. Ho, 8, Noith Queen sL Lancaster. December 2,1846. 1
ROMAN CEMEKT.
LONDON Roman Cement, a prime article.    1 further supply received and for sale at
JOHN F.LONG'S Drug A Chemical Store, No. 8, N. Queen Si. Lancaster, Sept. 16,184G. lf-4a
MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS,
IV1_ Just received an assorlmcnt of Fine Mathe¬ matical Instruraents, in difrercnl size cases. For sale at J. F. LONG'S
priie.
 „    -,     - - .., J. W. HOBLEY,
from which they shnll in no instance depart un- North Queen st. 2 doors aboTe thc P. Office.
less l>y llic directiou of ilie Naiional Division!" '     Ssplerobcr
OSBORNE'S  VVATER   COLORS.
THE subscriber has canstantly on hand 'Os- born's Superior Water and 'Poy Colors,' in boxes and loose cakes. -Also,' Jackson's Sup. Lon¬ don Drawing Pencils,'difiercnt temper8,Camels and Sable Pencils, India Ink, Refined Ox Gall, colored crayons, black crayons and prepared India rubber, paint plates, Muslich Vnrnish, pink saucers, Kid¬ der's and Crayon's indellible ink, steel pens, lead poinls, tissue paper, Arnold's blue, rod slcel pen, writing Buid and black record inks. For sale at JOHN F, LONG'S
BULL S'COMPOUND EXTBACT S AR- SAPABII/LA.
A FIIRTHER supply ofthis highly popular ar¬ ticle received and lor sale at
JOHN  F.LONG'S Drugand Chemical Store, No.8,North Queen St. June 17.1846 29
lUT'ALLISTER'S All Healing Ointment JLL or The Worlds Salve. A further supply of this valuable preparation—warranted gennine—has just been received and for sale al
JOHN F. LONG'S
Jane W Whilcsi
Henry Thatcher, Newport.
James McGowan, Juniala Furnace.
Isaac Murphy, Milford.
George I.eihy, Wm. Bosserman's Mill.
John L Urban,Pelersburg.
W t, Fisher & C W Morgan, Duncannon.
Juniata County. Jacobs & Belford, Mifflin, Samuel Laird, Perrysville. T W Kinsloe, Mexico. George Snyder,    do Lichlenlhaler & Benner, Thompsontown. Thompson 4f Shirls, do
J R Morrison, Tuscarora Valley. D H Culbertson, Johnstown.
Jlli^in County. Charles Rilz, Lewistown. Edward .Allen. do
William Marks,       do William E May,     do George Landes, Perryville. Thoa. Millclle, Traveling Agent. Nov- 27, 1846. 4t-52
DR. LEIDY'S Sarsaparilla and Vegeta¬ ble DIoud Pills. Bull's Sarsaparilla. Scarpa's Oil for Dryness.
Ma^c Lniton. Ward's Indian Veg. Balsam.
Sugar Coaled Blond Pills. Balsam of Horehound- Detterer'a M^gic Hair Oil. Indian Vegetable Panacea. Sand's SaTSapartlla. Jackson's PiU Embrocation.
Shenk's Pulmonic Syrup. Faboctlocks Vermiruge. Swayne's Syrup of Wild Cherry. A new supply jast received and for aale at
J. F. UElNITSa & SON'S, Drug & Chemical slore, Easl King sl., Laneuter Pa. Augusta, 1846. Ini36
splerobcr 23,1846.
3m 44
Drug and Chemical store, No. 8, North Queen at.    Drug A Chemical Store, No, 8, Norlh Queen St. I     Dec. 16, 1846. 3      '      May6,184C. if-
PHYSICIANS, and more particularly those who are now using BULL'S jelebrated Compound Extracl of Sarsaparilla, are invited lo give the aubscribers a call, as we keep none bat the genuine arlicle direci from the proprietor. For sale by thc dozen or single bollle by
J. GISH A CO, Agents for tha Manufacturer. November 25,1846. tf-52
G-reat Destruction*
TJOBENSACKS' WORM SYRUP de-
XI slruyed a worm 336 inches in lengih and saved the life ofJacob Shweifenhiser, in Lancaster CO. All who doubl, can see lhe worm at Second Sl Coaies sts. It also aavcd two children of Susaa Thorapson, Oxford st. Kensington, between Front and Socond Btrects—before taking onc botile ofit brought a large wash basin ball full of worms.— Rev. C H, Plumraer, minister of the Gi-spel, a. lew doors below Brown, in Marshall street, cured his child with it afler being afiiicled for several monihs; and we bave hundreds of certificates be¬ sides in our possession whicb wo will be pleased to show to any one who will favor us with a call; and we warrant it lo cure in all cases when worma is the seal of the disease—whicb every parent knows easses and is the beginning of most all diseases in children, as well aa in many grown pfrsons.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS. Picking at the nose, ofTensive breath, pain in the joints or limbs, grinding uf the teeth during sleep, vomcioua appetite, leanness, bloated aiora- ache or limbs, gripings, shooling pains in varioua parls ofihe body, a sense of somelhing rising in tbe throal, itching of the anus toward night, bleeding of the nose, gnawing sensation at the stomach, flashes of heal over the surfaco of llio hody, slight chills or shiverings, head-ache, drow¬ siness, torpor, vertigo, disturbed dreams, sudden starting in sleep with fright and screaming, cough, feverishness, fils, pallid hue, thirsi, bad tnste in the mouth, difficult breathing, fatigue, squaraish- ness, nausea, frequent-desire to pais something from the bowels, and sometimes discbarges of slime and mocus.
Piepared by J. N. A G. S. HOBENSACK, Druggists nnd Chemists, N. E. coiner Srcond and Coates, and Eighih and Green streets, Phila.
Price 26 cls. per bollle. For sale in Lancaster by
GEORGE A. MILLER, druggist, W.King at. J. F. HEINITSH & SON, " East King st. WM. G. BAKER, "      Ccntrj Square.
June 3,1846. ly-27