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In his valedictory he says he has sold his type, fixtures, and rented his house and office, in Northumberland, to Mathew Huston, by whom the Argus will be conducted. Mr. Huston is clerk of the House of Representatives, which will detain him at Lancaster, until the Ist of April. Mr. Huston is a man of good understanding, and will be an independent editor. In politics, he is a decided Demo- cratic Republican. Has been a soldier in the Revolution, and served in the Legislature. In bidding farewell to John Binns' paper, I quote one of his saucy items : " I do not know whether Rudolph Spangler was or was not, as the Lancaster Journal says, at a cock- fight, for a whole day. If he was, to the neglect of his public duty, he was to blame ; but I do know most certainly that Timothy Mat- lack, the master of rolls of this State, was at a common cock-fight, the cheek-by-jowl companion of negroes, vagabonds, and spoils- men."
June 3, Mathew Huston issued the first number of his Argus, and in his second number attacks Governor Mckean for appointing a number of Senators to lucrative offices before their terms expired. Says it is morally certain he had no relatives in Pennsylvania or any quarter of the globe, who might be imported to fill those offices.
The attack of the Leopard, on the Chespeake, on the 22d of June, brings forth a fearful editorial, in which Great Britian is styled an "incurable old bawd," &c. I quote some of the toasts at the 4th of July celebration, to show the drift of politics. At Selinsgrove : " Thomas Mckean-alas, how art thou fallen." "2d Tuesday of October, 1808-may it give us a farmer for Governor, who will care more for the people than for the dust under his feet, and not a student of morality, whose only care is for his family, lawyers, and sharpers." " The besotted, card-playing general and the golden calf-may they ever be haunted with trout visions." " The Democratic presses- the nurses of political virtue."
At Milton, Captain Thomas Pollock, president, Doctor James Dougal, vice president : " Thomas Mckean-political damnation to all political hypocrites." "Aaron Burr, the treacherous apostate Whig-may the portion of eternal infamy be the fate of every trai- tor to virtue, liberty, and independence." " The American fair __ may Columbia boast of a race of daughters, amiable and beautiful, and may Hymen join them to Republican merit." Kennedy's paper,
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May 19, attacks an article in Binns' paper, as smelling strongly of the committee-room at Derrstown, and says Esquire Laird, the State Senator, is a favorite pupil of the professors at the political college of Derrstown, and hints that Tilghman might be got out to run against Simon Snyder for Governor. The Quids, he says, talk of Judge Spade, who knows no more of politics than of Arabic, and who may possess qualifications for the place, but nobody knows it.
Huston on Burr : " Burr is to the body-politic like an emetic to the physical body. Since he has got into operation, the body-poli- tic has discharged and brought into view a huge mass of swindlers, speculators, sharpers, jugglers, jockies, pettifoggers. These followers of our Cataline, whom he collected from the harlot's stew, the gaming table, and the wine-bibber's shop, must appear truly pitiful when they slink home with their golden prospects blasted, and their leader the subject of scorn and contempt."
James Boyd's toast at the Danville celebration is unique : " 'The Quids-a jackass apiece to them, and a snail's horn for a spur, so that each mule may ride his own ass." Daniel Montgomery pre- sided at this meeting. James Laird was vice, and Andrew Russell was secretary. The names are given, so that we may know on what side in politics our antecedents were.
July 13, Governor McKean issued a general order for a draft of the militia of the State, in prospect of a war with Great Britain, to be divided into two grand divisions, of which Major General Thomas Craig and General Joseph Heister were appointed commanders. The quota for Northumberland division was ten hundred and forty. The delegates from the different townships to the meeting held at Sunbury, on the 18th of August, to express the sentiments of the county, in ref- erence to the attack upon the Chesapeake, were : Sunbury, Andrew Albright and John Boyd; Buffalo, Samuel Maclay and Christopher Baldy ; West Buffalo, George Youngman and Henry Gray ; Centre, George Weirick and Michael Wittenmyer; Penn's, Jacob Lechner and Daniel Rhoads ; Point, Matthew Huston and Andrew Kennedy ; White Deer, Seth Iredell and William Clark; Washington, William Pollock, &c. Colonel Robert Clark, of Derry, was chosen presi- dent. They resolved unanimously to support the Government in such measures as may be necessary and proper to obtain satisfaction for former injuries and insults committed by the British Govern-
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ment, and security against such aggressions in time to come. The meeting at Selinsgrove to appoint delegates to this meeting, was presided over by George Holstein. Committee on resolutions, Frederick Evans, Christian Welker, and Daniel Rohrer.
By an order of Frederick Evans, it appears that the thirty-ninth regiment (district Buffalo Valley) was to furnish one hundred and thirty-seven men, to rendezvous at General Baldy's, on the 24th of September. Seventy-seventh regiment draft, one hundred and twenty-seven men, to meet at Swinefordstown, on the 23d.
At a meeting of the Society of the Friends of the people of Sun- bury, held at the public buildings, on Saturday, September 26, and at a meeting of the same society of Point township, held at the house of David Taggert, on Monday, September 29, resolutions were passed arraigning Michael Leib at the tribunal of public opinion, for secretly and hypocritically laboring to defeat Simon Snyder in 1805 ; for intriguing with the Quids to bring forward Joseph Hiester for Governor. These proceedings are signed by Andrew Albright, presi- dent of the society of Sunbury ; David Taggert, at Point.
June 27. John Sierer and wife, Susanna, Christopher Baldy and wife, Susanna, conveyed two acres and one hundred and ten perches of the Henry Sees tract to John Kaufman and John Rengler, trustees elect of a German high school, in Buffalo township, to be erected on said premises, and kept for that purpose forever.
Domestic Incidents taken chiefly from Flavel Roan's Journal.
He was teaching school at this time at Jimmy Wilson's school- house, near where Adam Stahl now lives.
January 1. Citizen Kremer (afterward Honorable George) called at Clingan's, (William Clingan, Esquire's.) A very great talker. Brought sweetmeats for the ladies. 5th. Roan McClure's youngsters and Richards', from Derrstown, at Clingan's. Amusements, selling pawns, shaving, &c., until after twelve. Ioth. Citizen Kremer again at Clingan's. Has a great memory, and likes to hear himself dis- course. 13th. Clingan's young people down at Roan McClure's until after twelve. 24th. Went to Sunbury, crossing on the ice. Got a hard fall. Stopped at James Black's. Agreeably entertained by Esquire Buyers' daughters and Mr. Black's young people. 29th.
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Young people at Derrstown singing-school. Thirty young people at Baldy's singing.
February 8, Sunday. The ladies would not sing, because Tommy raised an old tune, " Isle of Wright." 9th. Six degrees colder than it has been for two years, by Doctor Dougal's thermometer. 11th. Visitors at Clingan's, Doctor Dougal and lady, Mrs. Linn and rela- tives, Sister Clark, &c. 13th. Ice broke in Buffalo creek, and carried off the bridge. 17th. Youngsters went to Esquire Kelly's. 22d. Youngsters at Dale's. Returned at three, A. M. 25th. Charles Hall, Esquire, and lady at Clingan's, and Mrs. David Linn, Esquire Kel- ly's youngsters, J. Thompson's youngsters, Charlotte Candor, and Thomas Howard came. All went over to Aunt Dale's, to spend the evening. Kelly's lads very sociable. 26th. Esquire McLanahan and lady at C's. I think the Squire will run for Assembly. 27th. Thomp- son's, Dale's, Chamberlin's youngsters, Boyd Smith, Bella Kelly, Charlotte Candor, spent an agreeable evening at C's. Went away at one, A. M.
March 5. Clingan's youngsters, with Gideon Smith and J. Thomp- son, went to visit at Chamberlin's. Returned at three A. M. Citizen Kremer here again. 7th. Roan Clarke at C's. He is making great progress at knowledge with citizen K. Has a learned book with him, puzzling Tommy and George. Roan's route to Sunbury-cross at Nesbit's ferry, drink at Lawshe's, stop to see Judge Wilson at Chil- lisquaque, leave his horse at D). Taggert's, and walk over to Sunbury. Return-stops at Dentler's, Lawshe's, Metzgar's, Derrstown, call at Roan McClure's, sleeps at Giddy Smith's. 17th. Wilson Smith calls to request Clingans to spend to-morrow evening at Doctor Vanval- zah's. 21st. Called at Poak's, Metzgar's, and went to see the rope- dancing at Rees'. 23d. Rope-dancing at Baldy's. 27th. Went to Hoffman's. Had a talk with Tom Iddings about Steel being an officer. 3Ist. Snowed all day. Snow eighteen inches deep.
April 4. View on the bridge at Derrstown. Slept at Kremer's. Called at Metzgar's. Went down to Franklin's. Saw some boats start down the river. Called at Doctor Byers'. Saw Franklin's leg ; an ugly sight. 8th. Snow five feet deep in Jimmy Wilson's lane. Ioth. Left Clingan's, stopped at Baldy's, then to Youngmanstown, where I stopped at Van Buskirk's. Met Esquire Robert Barber and Abbot Green, with whom I had business. Slept at Smelcher's, in
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a bed at the fire, and saw sparking going on. 13th. Came to Baldy's; drank too much whisky; spent the evening with Sheriff Jared Irwin there. 15th. Crossed at Black's, went to Lawshe's, spent the evening there, and slept with old Sam Brady.1
May 2. Went with Mrs. Hood to White Deer valley. They sing new tunes and Watts' Psalms here. 4th. Went to Newbury, where I met Billy Dougan, and went home with him. 5th. Heard Mr. Siers preach from the text "Come, for all things are ready." He said the man should have brought his wife with him to the wed- ding. [He was no doubt the ancestor of the sensational preachers of our day.] Sunday, Ioth. Heard Mr. Smilie, Baptist, preach at Jaysburg, on the fruitful vine. Crossed from Jaysburg to David Russel's, where Doctor Davidson prescribed for me. 13th. Crossed the mountain with Mr. Smilie. Stopped at Week's, [now Union- town. ] He went to preach, and I to Esquire Brown's. His route home is marked by stops at G. Anderson's, Graham's, Hugh Don- nelly's, [Uniontown,] Iredell's fishery, and John Hoffman's.
June 7. Hoffman's son and daughter went to the consecration of the new church at Youngmanstown. 9th. The boys went fish- ing with Mr. Hood. 14th. Reuben Davis, a student full of self- importance, dined at Clingan's. 24th. At George Clark's, took tea with the amiable Miss Becca, who displayed a gold ring on her finger.
Wednesday, July I. Election at Baldy's for militia field-officers. Cider oil plenty, which occasioned words and blows. 5th. Mr. Hood preached at Buffalo, Psalm xxvii: 4. He gave me a rub, in the last part of his sermon, for not attending church. 19th. A great thunder storm, with hail. 20th. Reverend Mr. Hood with us, cutting wheat. He is a great cradler. 24th. Mr. Clingan has seven hundred dozen, and not two bottles of whisky drank at the
falo people not used to such long sermons. He is not so able an cutting. Sunday, 26th. Mr. Grier and Mr. Hood exchange. Buf- orator as Mr. Hood. 27th. Election at Derrstown. Fighting going on in the evening. Citizen Kremer got marked. Miss Wilson and Miss Craig, of Northampton, at Mr. Hayes'. They are great belles. 28th. Election for rifle company officers, at Clingan's. 29th. Elec- tion for company officers, at Richard Irwin's, [White Deer.] Ed-
1 Uncle of Captain Samuel Brady .- Linn.
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ward Morton and I attended and clerked. We had plenty of talk and whisky. 30th. Went down to John Reber's. Clerked here, too. Another election of officers. Plenty of drink here, also. 31st. Went to Michael Fought's, [near Chappell hollow.] Clerked at another election.
August -. Captain Fought went along. Got to Baldy's before breakfast. Another election. Plenty of cider royal. 8th. At Mil- ton. The Flemings and Vincents there, raising a troop. 13th. At Mr. Huston's, his daughter, though small, a great belle, [afterwards wife of John Taggert, Esquire, of Northumberland. She is recently deceased, 1871.]
September 6. Mr. Clingan and George went to John Cornelius' funeral. Mathew Laird says he will be very much missed in his family, as he was a very shifty man. Saturday, 19th. Over at the camp-meeting beyond Milton. Went to town. Called at Dan Smith's, William Pollock's, and drank wine at Calhoun's, with the Barrs. Sunday night at camp. Sermon from Revelations, iii : 18. The moon shining through the trees, the fire, candles in the camp, the large, quiet crowd of people, made the scene romantic and solemn. 20th. Great carrying on at camp. Criswell's boys got happy. 26th. Mr. Bryson preached on Psalm cxxxiii. Billy Poak's wife fainted in meeting.
October 3. Drank a morning dram with Mr. - , the Metho- dist minister from Lycoming, and went home with Robert Lyon. He is very poor, but hospitable. 6th. At Franklin's. Albright and wife there. Took dinner at Doctor Byer's. Called at Poak's. Much diverted with the girls and Donaldson's wife and daughter. Then called at Hayes' and Cramer's and went to George Clark's. 9th. Clingan brought home Mr. Hood and Reverend H. R. Wilson, Bellefonte : the latter a very facetious man. Comet still in view. 13th. Clerked at the election at Billmyer's. Tommy stole a bag string to cure Trimmer's ancle. 20th. Review at Derrstown. Seve- ral bottles in the evening. George stole a bag string for another horse. 31st. My horse broke his bridle at Robert's tavern, Milton. Staid and slept with old Peter Vincent.
Sunday, November 1. Mr. Hood got a letter, stating that the horse had ran away with his wife and Ann Dale, broke the chair, and Mrs. Hood's leg. [This accident happened near Harrisburg.
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They were going to Chester county on a visit. Mrs. Hood was a Has- let, from that county.] 2d. Tommy took sixty-eight bushels corn to deGruchy's, at Northumberland. 7th. Mr. Hood and James Dale set off in a boat to bring Mrs. Hood home. 11th. Mrs. Hood arrived at Derrstown. Mr. Wilson brought her home on a sled. Annie Dale much hurt, too. [My uncle, Doctor W. I. Wilson, says he recollects well of riding the horses attached to the sled which brought Mrs. Hood to her home from the river.] 15th. Clingan's youngsters, Aunt Dale's youngsters went with Mr. Haslet to visit at Senator Maclay's.
December 9. Clingan butchering. George Weikel assisting Beau Barber here. Mr. Haslet and Mr. Hood helping butcher. Ioth. George at a tramping frolic at Uncle Clark's. 11th. Beaux Kremer, Haslet, Barber here. "Where the carcase is, thither will the eagles gather together." 12th. Billy Thompson died. 20th. Mr. Hood preached from 11 Timothy, i: 10. The people seemed too lazy to leave the meeting-house. There is a stove in it now. 21st. Girls up at Mrs. Linn's last night. George, Nancy, Haslet, Sam Maclay, Dale, &c. 24th. Shooting match at Zerbe's, [now John Grove's.] 31st. Billy Forster and citizen Kremer at Clingan's. George fired off guns at midnight.
The Leading Circuit Lawyers, by George A. Snyder.
At this time, the courts of Northumberland, Lycoming, and Lu- zerne were attended by the lawyers of Lancaster, York, Harrisburg, and Carlisle. From Lancaster came Charles Smith, one of the ablest jurists of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hopkins also came, but seldom. Bowie1 was the only one I can remember from York. Thomas Duncan and David Watts, from Carlisle. From Harrisburg came George Fisher, Thomas Elder, William Irwin, and others. Each lawyer kept his saddle-horse. The Lancaster, York, and Carlisle lawyers met at Harrisburg ; when that court terminated, they came to Sunbury ; then to Williamsport and Wilkesbarre. As their num- bers were recruited at each county town, they formed a considerable troop of cavalry on entering the two last places.
The nature and character of the law business were then different from what they are at present. Almost all the important actions 1 Ralph Bowie, Esquire, died at York, Pennsylvania, October 22, 1816. He is said to have been an elegant lawyer .- Linn.
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were ejectments upon disputed original titles. The number of wit- nesses was very great, the means of traveling scanty, the district large, so that much allowance had to be made for failure of attend- ance. The causes were, therefore, frequently continued, so that they usually stood upon the trial list several years before they could be acted upon. This, added to the dilatory habits always prevalent in frontier settlements, produced that leisurely, time-wasting habit of doing business which, until lately, characterized our county courts. The lawyers of this district seldom undertook an important cause without calling in the aid of Duncan, Watts, Fisher, or some other able practitioner.
Duncan was a small man, with keen looking gray eyes, and a sharp, unmusical voice. His knowledge of law was more extensive and accurate than that of any of his compeers, and he possessed great tact in the trial of a cause, almost always managing to put his opponents, though they were plaintiffs, on the defensive-an im- mense advantage in law as well as in war. My father placed him upon the Supreme Bench, where he was considered an important acquisition.
Mr. Watts was a large man, with a powerful voice. His self- reliance was great, and of great advantage to him, for his abilities were considerable. He contemned authorities, preferring to argue his case from first principles, and this he did with much power. He was apt to be violent and overbearing, and was in the habit of heap- ing abuse upon his opponents. He was a good classical scholar, and on that score was susceptible to flattery. He maintained that squinting was an infallible mark of dishonesty. He himself squinted, though he was not aware of it, and could not be convinced of it by others. He spent his money with careless profusion. He died of cancer, about the year 1821. He was the father of Judge Frederick Watts, a man of talent and industry, and greatly esteemed for his many excellent qualities.
George Fisher was a large man, of imposing exterior. Inferior in ability either to Duncan or Watts, he was still able to make a good figure at the bar. His practice was mostly confined to the defensive side, as it was dangerous to allow him to collect money. He lived to a great age-eighty-four, I believe.
Charles Hall, of Sunbury, was a good lawyer, and highly esteemed
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as a man. He was shrewd, laborious, and very attentive to the interests of his clients. He had not, however, the gift of a ready speaker, being rather tedious.
Daniel Smith was the only lawyer of the district who could be called eloquent in a high sense.
Daniel Levy, of Sunbury, outlived all the old lawyers, as they were popularly called, except Mr. Bellas. He was a conceited man, active as a cat, an insatiable dancer, and a hard fighter. He had considerable science as a boxer, and although not large or strong, his skill joined to his prodigious activity made him quite formidable. His vanity and fondness for dress made him a capital butt, and sub- ject of jokes for his fellow-members of the bar. He lived to the age of seventy, and a fop to the last.
[I have dropped Mr. Snyder's strictures on the morals of these old legal giants. But that the truth may be told in a general way, drinking habits got the better of some of them. ]
Hugh Bellas was the last survivor of the old lawyers. A man of singular energy, and the most elastic spirit, I ever knew. He came to this country from Ireland, when he was about ten years of age. George Bellas, his father, was poor, and unable to educate his children. Hugh was bound to Robert Irwin, of Northumberland, to learn the mercantile business. Here he found a congenial spirit in Robert Christie, the senior clerk. Robert was the son of an English teacher, and had been well educated. Store-keeping was not then conducted on the go-ahead style of the present, and our clerks, having consid- erable leisure at certain periods, devoted themselves to reading and study. Mr. Bellas' father was a strict Presbyterian, and had brought up his family in the faith of that Church; but the active and inde- pendent mind of Hugh, let him into inquiries, which caused him to reject Calvanism, and even to doubt seriously the entire christian faith. About this time (1799) he heard much said of three re- markable sermons of Doctor Priestly, on " habitual devotion," the "danger of bad habits," and the "duty of not living to ourselves." Meeting the doctor one day, he expressed a desire to read these sermons. "My young friend," replied the doctor, " I judge from your opinions on the subject of revelation, that you would not be able to appreciate these discourses. Before you undertake them, I will, if you please, put a tract into your hands, the reading of which
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will, I hope, prepare you for the doctrine of my sermons." The seed fell into good ground and brought forth an hundred fold.
While at Irwin's, Mr. Bellas commenced studying law with Jon- athan Walker, afterward Judge Walker. It was about the year 1803, Mr. Bellas applied for admission, but he met a most formi- dable opposition. Every lawyer then at the bar in this district was a decided Federalist, and as Mr. Bellas was not only an active and influential Democrat, but of the plebeian stock, the aristocratic gen- tlemen objected to his admission, on the ground of his not having studied actually in the office of Mr. Walker, but in a store, and while conducting a business of another character.
Whether the court decided against him, or he was induced by the clamor of his opponents to suspend application, I am unable to say. This happened during the session of the court at Bellefonte. Re- turning to Northumberland, and stating the case to Mr. Walker, the latter advised him to employ counsel in his behalf, and renew his application at Sunbury. Mr. Bellas accordingly retained Daniel Smith, who brought his case before the court, and advocated it so ably that an examination was ordered, and Charles Hall, the most determined of his opponents, appointed one of his examiners. The examination was held in open court, and was most rigorous. Mr. Hall came prepared with a sheet of written questions ; many of them mere trials of memory. Such as the date of certain statutes of Queen Elizabeth. Mr. Bellas' memory was, however, never at fault. The judge perceiving that he had no ordinary candidate before him, was highly gratified. At one stage the judge asked him what is criminal law ? Mr. Bellas, after a moment's hesitation, commenced : Law is a rule of action. Here the judge interrupted him in his quick, nervous way, with " I don't want a general definition of law, but of criminal law." Criminal law, resumed Mr. Bellas, is a rule of action defining and prohibiting crime, and prescribing due punishment. That will do, remarked the judge, I only asked the question in order to try your judgment. There is no definition of criminal law in the books. The three hours' ordeal passed. Mr. Hall most grudgingly admitted that the young man had passed a satisfactory examination, and recommended his admission to the bar.
My father, [afterward Governor Snyder, ] who was at the time county treasurer, witnessed the whole proceedings, and resolved to
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patronize the young lawyer. He accordingly employed him in the memorable Isle of Que case, which terminated in his favor, after more than twenty years litigation.
Hugh Bellas, Esquire, died October 26, 1863, aged eighty-three and a half years.
Marriages. .
May II, Peter Kreechbaum with Elizabeth Davis, in presence of his father Peter, and brother George.
June 21, Martin Billmyer with Margaret Himmelrich, in pres- ence of her parents, George Billmyer and wife, Stephen Frantz and wife, George Withington, &c.
November 13, George Kreechbaum with Polly Keller, daughter of George Keller, now in Sciota.
December 10, By Reverend Henry R. Wilson, Thomas Burn- side, Esquire, to Miss Mary Fleming, of Bellefonte.
December 26, John Brobst with Lydia Marriner. Witnesses, Sophia Nixon, Thomas Poak, John Conser, &c.
Deaths.
February 15, Adam Young:
March 30, John Aurand, of East Buffalo. He was born in Dil- lenberg, Germany, February 5, 1725; was, therefore, eighty-two years six months three weeks and four days old. His grave, in the Dreisbach yard, is unmarked, and possibly cannot be identi- fied. His wife, Mary Elizabeth, died before him. His children were : Henry, who lived and died in Snyder county ; Peter and Jacob, lived in Reading ; Daniel, in Sunbury ; Reverend Dietrich, who died in Huntingdon county ; George Aurand, Esquire, died July 18, 1850, buried in the Hassinger grave-yard, near Middle- burg, (father of Jacob Aurand, Esquire, of Middleburg;) Eliza- beth, intermarried with Francis Zeller ; John, who died soon after, (his widow Catherine married Henry Rhiem ;) Abraham ; Mary, married to John Wolfe. His descendants are, like the sands of the sea, innumerable, scattered all through New York, Ohio, Illinois ; and the family Bible, written for by the agent in New York, which will secure a large fortune to the family, can be produced by Jacob Aurand, Esquire, of Middleburg.
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