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Witness our hands and seal, this day of A.D. 18
Witness,
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If persons becoming sureties shall so prefer, the visit- ing managers may except in lieu of compensation for damages done by patients to the glass, bedding, or fur- niture, a small additional charge to the board agreed upon.
In case persons at a distance are desirous of having any information respecting the admission of a patient, their letters may be addressed to any of the managers, or to the Superintendent.
OF VISITERS TO THE ASYLUM.
When near relations or particular friends of patients desire to be admitted to see their connexions, applica- tion must be made to the Superintendent; or, in his ab- sence, to the attending physician, who may allow such visits when circumstances will admit.
As the general admission of visiters would be impro- per and injurious to the patient; no persons, except as above, shall be admitted to the apartments occupied by patients, unless introduced by a manager; but, on ap- plication to the Superintendent, they may be shown such parts of the building and appendages as are not so occupied.
ANNUITIES.
A mode of obtaining contributions by annuities, not much known among us, but familiar to Friends in Eng- land, has been agreed on by the Contributors. On pay- ing any sum of money to the Treasurer, for the use of the Institution, interest of six per cent. thereon, is an- nually to be paid to the annuitant; at whose decease, the interest money ceases, and the principal remains the property of the Asylum. This mode will probably be convenient to many who are desirous of promoting the designs of the Institution, and yet do not prefer making any considerable donation during their life time.
From the daily papers. THE GENERAL ELECTION. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. [Oficial Returns. ] ASSEMBLY.
National Republicans and
Democrats.
Independent Democrats.
Joseph H. Newbold, 4333
Joseph T. Mather, 4555
Thomas S. Smith, 4278
Wm. H. Keating, 4539 Col. S. B. Davis, 4272
John Wiegand, 4508 Charles J.Ingersoll, 4263
Davis B. Stacey, 4505
Wm. J. Leiper,
4252
Chau'y P. Holcomb, 4482
William Stewart,
4249
Wm. White, Jr.
4463
Henry Simpson, 4213
The average Majority of the Assembly ticket is 256.
SELECT COUNCIL. Joshua Lippincott, [on both tickets, ] 8699.
Richard Price, 4538 Wm. E. Lehman, 4343
Wm. M. Meredith, 4501
John Moss, 4324
WashingtonJackson,4483
Henry G. Freeman, 4258
The average Majority of the Select Council ticket is 199.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Thomas Lancaster, 4530
Isaac Wainwright, 4369
Henry Troth, 4528
Evan Rogers, 4367
William Montelius, 4526
Lewis Ryan,
4359
James Hutchinson, 4511
George W. Tryon, 4349
John S. Warner, 4509
James Andrews,
4332
Charles H. White, 4507
James Fearon,
4331
Robert Toland, 4500
William Geisse,
4322
Peter Wright,
4496
Lewis Taylor,
4320
Jolın Gilder,
4490
John Bell,
4318
Thomas Firth,
4481
Silas W. Sexton,
4315
Dr. R. M. Huston,
4479
John Troubat,
4312
Dr. George S. Schott, 4470
John Horn,
4310
John Darragh,
4465
William Camm,
4301
Robert M'Mullin,
4463
John M. Hood,
4300
Joseph B. Smith,
4452
Michael Baker, John Crean, Jr.
4285
John Byerly,
4450
S. J. Henderson,
4285
Enoch Roberts,
4450
Joseph Winters,
4269
William Kirk,
4446
Peter Fritz,
4250
Joseph R. Chandler, 4438
4234 The average Majority of the Common Council ticket is 126.
CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
City
County.
Total.
William Ruff,
4256
6828
10084
Jacob Gardner,
4471
4898
9369
AUDITOR.
City.
County .
Total.
Joseph Moore,
4187
6538
10725
Wm. J. Bedlock,
4500
4681
9181
COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA.
SENATE.
George N. Baker, 6717
James Hanna,
4892
Joshua Johnson, 135
ASSEMBLY.
Benjamin Matthias, 4946
Francis J. Harper,
6682
John Thompson, p. 4943
Thomas J. Heston,
6674
J. H. Gibbon,
4855 Lemuel Paynter,
6668
Wm. Fitler,
4842
W. H. Stokes,
6637
John Wister, jr.
4836 Jolın Rheiner, Jr.
6628
T. M. Hubbell,
4836
Peter Rambo,
6596
Joseph Trasel,
4819
Thomas Guirey,
6576
Joseph Plankinton, 4706
James Goodman, Edward Vansant,
203
Levis Passmore,
57 Thomas Earle,
151
Jonathan Thomas,
57 Cornelias Dungan,
148
Samuel M. Lynn,
54
John Rambo,
147
John Redinger,
51
William Lancaster,
144
Charles Springer, 143
James Gregory,
142
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
CONGRESS.
Sutherland. Sergeant. Martin. Total.
Southwark,
1203
908
49
2160
Moyamensing,
520
182
6
708
Passyunk,
111
74
185
Blockley,
152
175
327
Kingsessing,
84
52
2
138
Penn Township,
156
74
230
Germantown,
395
354
749
Roxborough,
137
204
1
342
Bristol,
77
116
193
2835
2139
58
5032
Majority for Dr. Sutherland, 696.
-
4290
Benjamin H.Yarnall, 4454
John T. Sullivan,
6532
Isaac Bedford, 204
Abraham Miller, 4602
ELECTION RETURNS.
1833.]
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MISCELLANEOUS.
[OCTOBER
NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
COMMISSIONERS.
P. A. Keyser
1505
Thomas Goldsmith, 1930
C. W. Bacon,
1435
William Hall, 1768
Michael Andress,
1463
Edward Wartman, 1807
Enoch Middleton,
1482
Charles Pray, 1793
Daniel Clark,
1451
George Ireland, 1892
Daniel Jeffries,
1454
F. Stelwaggon,
1839
Joseph Loughead,
1435
George Thorn,
1840
Thomas Weaver,
1522
G. Townsend,
1801
Henry Bellerjeau,
1431
John Maguire,
1807
The information respecting the County Election was derived from the American Sentinel.
SPRING GARDEN. COMMISSIONERS-Official.
Democrats.
1st Ward.
2d Ward.
3d Ward.
4th Ward.
Total.
Daniel Smith
625
379
213
375
1592
Joseph O. Pollard
324
236
129
190
879
Wm. B. Hunt
324
237
129
190
880
John Tierny
311
233
129
184
857
Joseph Johns
321
236
129
195
881
Independent Dem.
William Warner
313
129
84
192
718
Wm. Ritter
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124
83
186
698
John W. Wynkoop
303
124
84
185
696
Joseph Wes;
303
120
84
184
691
CANAL TOLLS .- The tolls received at the collector's office in this place during the present year were as fol- lows :--
1st quarter
$ 952 00
2d do
5229 89
3d do
4000 00
$10191 89
During the same period last year the whole amount of tolls received was $3,687 97 making a difference in favor of the present year of $6,503 92. - Blairsville Rec.
CANAL TRANSPORTATION .- A lot of goods was re- ceived at this place, last week, by the "Boatman's Line," in only eight days from Philadelphia. This is the quickest passage that has been made even by canal boats. Formerly goods could not be delivered here from the city, by wagons, in less than eighteen or twenty days. Here then is one of the advantages of our im- provement system; but there is another; goods are not only brought quicker, but cheaper. The cost of car- riage by wagons from $2 50 to $3 25 per hundred; now by the canal boats it is only $1 25 per hundred. This is an advantage which will be felt, more or less, by every individual in the community; for as the first cost of store goods becomes reduced, competition will natural- ly cheapen their price to the consumer. Other advan- tages could be enumerated, but these are sufficient to show how blindly the opposers of the canal system are acting. They are labouring to injure their own inter- est as well as that of the public generally .- Ib.
is so constructed, that the driver, by the mere pulling' of a small lever, can lock the wheels of the carriage, on descending a hill, or if the horses attempt to run away. To the end of this lever can be fastened a string reach- ing the inside of the stage, which can be pulled by inside passengers, and the wheels will be locked instantly, in case the driver should be thrown from his seat. The apparatus is simple in construction, costing less than $15, and is not liable to get out of order.
The largest stage load can be managed by two horses in descending the steepest hill with ease; the resistance of the lock being in exact proportion to the pressure of the load. We feel confident, that the enterprising in- ventor, has not only conferred upon the public, a bene- fit, but that the right will be valuable. Messrs. Colder and Wilson are procuring these locks to be put on all their stages, and it cannot be long before they will be on all the thousands of stages, that run in every section of this extensive country. Security is of great impor- tance in travelling in stages. He, therefore, that in- vents any thing, to facilitate intercourse among men, and afford security to that intercourse, is a public bene- factor .- Pennsylvania Intelligencer.
STEAM ON THE CANAL .- We understand the Chesa- peake and Delaware Canal Company, have made sun- dry experiments with steam on their canal, which have proved highly satisfactory. The Boat made use of is 88₺ feet long on deck, 10 feet beam, and draws twelve inches of water besides a very small keel. Her paddle wheels are on the sides of the boat, they are 4 feet on the fan, and 8 feet 2 inches in diameter, the paddles are 8 inches deep. The boiler is 6 feet long by 3 feet in diameter, it is round and filled with tubes, the cylinder is 83 inches in diameter, with a stroke of piston of 2} feet. When running at a speed of 8 miles an hour she consumes 314 pounds of pine wood 'in one hour, and at this speed the wash on the canal banks is only about one-third of that made by the passenger barges when running at the same speed.
From several experiments made with this boat, we learn that she answers remarkably well for towing ves- sels loaded with merchandize or produce and it is pro- bable that after this season, steam power will entirely supercede the use of horses on this canal .- U. S. Gaz.
THE REGISTER.
PHILADELPHIA, OCT. 12, 1833.
In the present number will be found an interesting discourse delivered by Mr. Duponceau in 1821, before the American Philosophical Society on the early settle- ment of this state. Since its delivery, a history of the state has been publislied by Thomas F. Gordon, Esq. and also a Gazetteer of the state by the same author, and several of the documents referred to, will be found in our preceding volumes.
On Tuesday last the general election took place in this city. The result as far as ascertained will be found in this number taken from the daily papers, which we presume is sufficiently accurate for general purposes. The polls were opened at 8 o'clock, which is earlier than usual. There was a considerable excitement, and the windows were very early crowded. With the ex- ception of some disturbances, at the window for North Mulberry Ward at which the interference of the police became several times necessary, the election was con-
USEFUL INVENTION .- During the past week, we visited in company with several gentlemen of Harrisburg, the coach factory of Mr. Ebenezer Miltimore, for the purpose of seeing an operation of a new apparatus in- vented by him for locking the wheels of a coach, with- out stopping the stage or leaving the driver's seat. It was pronounced by all present a highly valuable im- provement. and such a one as has long been wanted. It | ducted in a peaceable manner.
HAZARD'S
REGISTER OF PENNSYLVANIA.
DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF EVERY KIND OF USEFUL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE STATE.
EDITED BY SAMUEL HAZARD.
VOL .. XII .- NO. 16. PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 19, 1833. NO. 303
From the National Gazette. THE OLDEN TIME.
A charge delivered by Alexander Addison, Esq., Presi- dent of the Court, to the Grand Jury of the county of Allegheny, at Pittsburg, September 1 st, 1794.
The alarming and awful situation of this country, at this time, is too well known to require a statement. On the part of government, we are now offered a forgive- ness of all that is past, on condition that we sincerely submit to the excise law, and all other laws. The ques- tion now is, whether we will accept of the terms propos- ed or not.
The decision of this question is of such importance, that I am sure it will receive a solemn consideration from every citizen of a sober mind. If we accept of the terms, we shall have peace. If we reject them, we shall have war. There is no medium between these extremes. For in the present state of this country, it is impossible to expect from government a repeal of the excise law. Government is the whole people acting by their repre- sentatives. The will of these representatives must not be extorted by force or fear; otherwise those, who thus constrain them, exercise a tyranny over the rest of the people. We are little more than a seventieth part of the United States. We ought not therefore to pretend to dictate laws to the whole, But whatever portion we may be, if one law is repealed, at the call of armed men, government is destroyed; no law will have any force; every law will be disobeyed, in some part of the Union. Government is therefore now compelled to enforce sub- mission to this law, or to none. The whole force of the United States must be exerted to support its authority now, or the government of the United States must cease to exist. Submission or war, therefore, is the alterna- tive.
War is so dreadful a calamity, that nothing can justify its admission, but an evil against which no other reme- dy remains. That the colonies, to relieve themselves from the tyranny of Britain, should have roused to war, no man will wonder. They had to acquire the first principle of liberty, an equal voice in framing their laws. The same was the case of France. Its consti- tution was overthrown, and one man had, by inheritance, acquired a power which he could transmit to his suc- cessor, of making laws for the whole nation. But our consitution has already secured the most democratic principles of representation. Our complaint is only against the ordinary exercise of legislation. We have now more than a just proportion of representatives. To fill our just proportion we may choose whom we please. And we ought not yet to despair, that, in a legal man- ner, we shall receive redress for every just complaint. The principles of liberty are completely established in our constitution. Those principles are, that the will of a majority should control the few. We wish now for a liberty destructive of those principles, which we for- merly sought, and the French now fight to establish. Our complaint is, that the many, have not yet repealed a law at the request of the few, and therefore we rashly propose war.
If we determine on war, look forward to the conse- quences. Either we shall defeat the United States; or the United States will subdue us. If the United States VOL. XII. 31
subdue us, we shall, at the end of the war, be certainly not in a better situation, than we are at present, for the same necessity, the preservation of the authority of go- vernment, will exist for enforcing the law then, which exists for enforcing it now. We shall be in a worse con- dition; for government will then be under no obligation to grant us the favorable terms, which are now offered; but may exact punishment for past offences, penalties for past delinquencies, compensation for past damages, and re-imbursement of the expenses of the war. To these I might add the miseries attending the war. But as these will attend the war in either event, I shall par- ticularly allude to them, in the supposition of our de- feating the United States.
To me this event appears improbable to the last de- gree. A train of unfortunate delusions (for such I deem them) seems to occupy the minds of many in this coun- try. It is said, that no militia will come out against us, that if they do, we are so much superior in arms that we shall easily defeat them; that we can intercept them in the mountains, and prevent their passage; that if they should come, they will march peaceably along, and not disturb the citizen engaged in the lawful occupations of life; and that at the worst, we can throw ourselves under the protection of the British.
On such notions, these are my remarks. From all that I have heard or seen, there is a resentment in the people of the other side of the mountains against our conduct on two grounds, as being contradictory to the principles of democracy, which requires obedience to a constitutional law; and as refusing to bear any part of a burden, to which they have submitted. This resent- ment will not only carry vast numbers of them to com- ply with the regular call of the militia, but to step for- ward as volunteers. Supposing (which may yet be doubted) that they may at first be inferior to us, in the art of fighting; the interests of the United States are so deeply involved in our submission, no expense will be spared to accomplish it. And should the draft of the militia be insufficient, certainly the legislature will ena- ble the Executive to raise and maintain a standing body of forces, to accomplish the object of government. They will come, at different times, in different directions, and accumulated numbers, for the whole force of the United States will be directed against us; so that the President, who never speaks till he has determined, declared by his proclamotion. If this country reject the conditions offered, the whole country will be considered as in a state of rebellion; every man must be considered either as a citizen or an enemy. If he say, he is a citi- zen, he may be called upon by the force under the au- thority of government, to unite in subduing its enemies. If he refuse, he becomes an enemy, and as such may be treated. The army of government may live among us at frce quarters, and reduce us to obedience by plunder, fire and sword.
Will the British receive us? The government of Cana- da dare not, without authority from London. And it is not to be supposed, that Britain will risk the loss of the friendship and trade of the United States for 80 poor an object as our becoming her subjects. If she did, might we not expect, that the United States would seize her do- minions on the eastern part of Canada and Nova Scotia, ) and intercept our communication with her. Against the
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whole force of the United States, exerted, as we have reason to fear, what have we to rest on? Where are our arms? Where are our magazines of military stores? Or where can we obtain a supply of these articles, but from the United States, with whom we shall be at war? All communication between us and our fellow citizens on the east side of the mountains will be cut off. Even the supplies of the common articles of life, which we receive from them, will be prevented: and not a single article of food or clothing, much less of arms or ammu- nition, will be furnished to us from that quarter. Army after army will be sent against us. In a state of open war, we shall be considered as any other enemy, with the additional rancour attached to a civil war. Our ag- riculture will be destroyed, our fields laid waste, our houses burnt, and, while we are fighting our fellow citi- zens on one side, the Indians (and God knows how soon) will attack us on the other. The consciences of many among ourselves will shrink back with horror, at the idea of drawing a sword against our brethren. They will call for neutrality. They will enter into associa- tions for mutual defence. Many, who now from fear of danger or insult, put on the appearance of zeal and vio- lence, will, when it comes to decisive exertion, draw back. But those who are for war will strive, by force, to draw in those who are for peace. We shall attack and destroy each other, and fall by our own hands. Our cornfields will be converted into fields of battle. No man will sow, for no man shall be sure that he shall reap. Poverty, distress, and famine will extinguish us. All mutual confidence will be at an end, and all the bands of society will be dissolved. Every man will be afraid to speak to his neighbor. There will be no power of government to control the violence of the wicked. No man's life, no man's house, no man's goods, no man's wife, no man's daughter will be safe. A scene of gene- ral destruction will take place. And, should govern- ment, weary of chastising us, at last leave us to our. selves; we shall be a miserable remnant, without wealth, commerce, or virtue; a prey to the savages, or slaves to Britain.
Are we prepared for a separation from the United States, and to exist as an independent people? This is a question which ought to be settled, previously to our taking up arms against government. For to disobey a government, while, by remaining in it, we admit its autho- rity to command, is too absurd, and too contrary to the duty of citizens, for any man of reason and virtue to sup- port: especially · where that government, like ours, is created and changeable by the people themselves, that is, by the whole people, or a majority of the whole peo- ple. Our appeal to arms is therefore a declaration of independence, and must issue, cither in separation or obedience.
Government cannot recede farther than it has done. It has already made sacrifices, which entitle it to grate- ful returns. It offers to forgive past offences, and con . siders us as having never erred. It cannot, without a total extinction of all authority, repeal thislaw, while we disobey it; Government must either subdue us or cast us off. For, however we may flatter ourselves with the destructive hope of defeating government, we have no prospect of subduing it; and compelling the United States to retain us in the Union. Suppose us then a separate people, what prospect have we of being able to secure those objects, which are essential to the pros- perity of this country, and of far more consequence than the repeal of the excise law?
„Do you, gentlemen, who by your station, can do it so effectually unite with me in expressing, propagating, and supporting these sentiments; and through you, both now and hereafter, let them be felt to be the voice of your country.
would, were it the last moment of my life, address you as I have now done. And O! may the God of wisdom and peace inspire this people with discernment and vir- tue, remove from their minds blindness and passion, and save this country from becoming a field of blood.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF INSPECTORS OF THE WESTERN STATE PENITENTIARY.
Read in Senate January 26, 1833.
The inspectors of the Western Penitentiary, have the the honor to make the following statement, for the in- formation of the I.egislature.
There remain at present 88 convicts within the pri- son consisting of
White males, 74
White females, 1
Colored males, 12
Colored females, 1
88
There have been discharged during the year end ed, on the expiration of sentence, 12
By pardon, 10
Died, 2
24
Forty-eight new convicts have been received during the same period.
The expenditure for the maintenance of the whole number, has amounted to the gross sum of $4,761 84, being an average of something less than sixty dollars each.
The following officers have been employed by the inspectors:
A warden, whose salary is $800 per annum.
Two overseers, each 500
One physician, 300
One clerk, 200
One watchman, 365
Whose salaries have been defrayed by the common- wealth.
The board of inspectors, in all their annual commu- nications, have endeavored to impress upon the Legis- lature the absolute necessity of a radical alteration in the construction of the cells of this prison, so as to ena- ble the board to conform the discipline of the institution to the provisions of the law; the existing arrangement of the cells, completely excluding the board of inspec- tors and officers of the prison from the possibility of promoting the moral improvement of the miserable be- ings under their charge, or even so employing them as to remove or even diminish the expenses attendant on their maintenance. Under these untoward circumstan- ces, a sense of public duty alone has induced many of the board to continue in office; and the hope that the constituted authorities of the commonwealth would at length perceive the disadvantages and imperfections of the prison, and apply such remedies as might enable the inspectors to discharge the trust reposed in them, satisfactorily to themselves and usefully to the public, has heretofore reconciled them, in some degree, to their unpleasant situation.
The board has reason to believe that that period has now arrived. The Executive of the state, in his annual message to the Legislature, has distinctly portrayed the condition, and recommended this prison as a proper subject of legislative interference. A prompt response has been made by each House,and committees appoint- ed to visit and examine the Western Penitentiary, with the view of ascertaining the remedies proper to be ap. plied. Those committees have discharged their duty in relation to the Western Penitentiary, and communicat- ed fully with the inspectors and officers of the prison on the subject. All the information, therefore,necessary for a due consideration of the matter, will no doubt be
They are mine-and were an angel from Heaven to charge me, to make to you, as I should answer it at the tribunal of G.d, a faithful declaration of my opinion of the interests of this country, at this important period, I | laid before the Legislature, at an early day. The board
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will therefore abstain from further remark, under the conviction that this information will be so full and satis- factory, as to induce immediate action and the necessa- ry measures taken by the Legislature, to render this establishment all that the laws enacted for the punish. ment and reformation of convicts, demand that it should be.
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