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Bvunsluick Jtfr&.ocat*. by CHARLES DAVIS.] VOLUME 2m BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE. AGENTS. tSibi Counts. Alexander Richard*, Evq. Telfair “ Rev. Charles J. Shelton. Mclntosh “ lames Blue, Esq. Houston “ B. I. Smith, Esq. Pulaski “ Norman McDuffie, Erq. Tttiggs “ William 11. Robinson, Esq. fVayne “ Robert Howe, Esq. TERMS. Three Dollar* in advance — s 4at the end of the year. iiO’No subscriptions received fbr a less term than *ix month* and no paper discontinu ed until all arrearages are paid except at the option of the publisher. iJCrAII letters and communications in relation to the paper, must be POST PAID to en sure attention. irr ADVERTISEMENTS conspicuously in serted at One Dollar per twelve lines, or less, for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for ev ery subsequent continuance—Rule and figure work always double price. Twenty-five per cent, added, if not paid in advance, or during the continuance of the advertisement. Those sent without a specification of the number of insertions will be published until ordered out, and charged accordingly. Legal Advertisements published at the usual rates. THE undersigned, land holders and inhabi tants of St. Simons Island, comparing the present state of their society with what it has been, feel deeply mortified at its present deg radation. They have to lament that their former char •acter for respectability has been impaired ; that they have been exposed to the ridicule of the community ;. that their property has been de teriorated in value, and that their happiness has suffered' a shock of a most fatal character. These are evils that have become so intol erable, that a proper respect for themselves and public opinion, and the instinctive princi ple of self preservation, require that they* should, by a public declaration, shew their dis approbation of those acts which have led to such a degraded state of society ; and that they should endeavor to prevent a repetition of them, by legal coertion, and the full moral in fluence of the whole community. They would in the first place express their unqualified disapprobation of the recent pub : locations in hand bills and newspaper* of dial lenges for duels, given and received in open contempt of our laws, conveyed in language so indecorous, and containing conditions so bar barous and ferocious as to reflect disgrace on a civilized community. They would recommend that the members j of our society, who have been concerned in *ueh publications, be prosecuted. The late lamented renconter that took place at Brunswick between Mr. John A. Wylly and Doct. Thomas F. Hazzard,and which termina ted in the death of the former, being now un der judicial investigation, the decorous respect due to the laws of the country prevents the un dersigned from giving, at present, any declar ation of opinion with respect to it. They cannot however repress the expression oftbeir grief that by that act, one of their most respected citizens has been consigned to an un timely fate, and a blighting misery inflicted on a most worthy family consisting of an aged and amiable lady and her daughters. They cannot too pointedly advert to the fact, that had the only Justice of the Peace on this Island discharged his duty, such a misfortune would not have happened. They therefore recommend that he be prosecuted for mal practice in office and neglect of duty; unless he previously resigns his commission. They would notice the circumstance that strangers and aliens of doubtful character have established themselves at Frederica, and sub sist by illegal trafic with slaves, and would re- j commend that they be prosecuted. They would strongly express their indigna- ! tion that strangers, aided by some members of j this community, have attempted to run up; lands set apart "for useful public purposes, and held by public bodies under the authority of the State for a period far beyond that prescrib ed by the law. They would particularly notice, that follow- | ing so bad a precedent, a certain Mrs. Gather- | ine Blue has made a sacriligious attempt to j run up the Church lands on this Island, vested by the Legislature in the Wardens and Vestry men of Christ’s Church, and which now are | and have been in the undisputed possession of j that corporate body for above thirty years. | Such attempts to wrest from public bodies of: useful character, the endowments conferred on them at a remote period, being equally bold and unjust, they recommend that all legal means by suits against the trespassers, and the Surveyor, be resorted to in order to defeat them. And whereas it appears that society has be come so depressed, that the Church bibles and prayer books are no longer safe in our Church,! Ihey recommend their removal, and that of the pulpit and altar ornaments and the communion cups, to some place of safety, until Mrs. Blue's survey is decided, and un*d th* Rector re lU\Ve, the subscribers, do hereby nominate and appoint John Couplr, Robkrt Grant and James Gould, a Standing Committee, to watch over and attend to the interests of our Island, with power to call a meeting of the in habitants whenever they may deem it neces sary And we pledge ourselves to support them in all the legal prosecutions herein re-, commended. We also request the above named Committee to forward, under their signatures, copies of this expression of our feelings and opinions, for publication in the Brunswick Advocate, (Savannah Georgian and Savannah Republi-’ fa r Signed by manv of the inhabitants of St. Simons, the names’of whom were accidentally omitted to be forwarded to us. Ed. Adv.J Witness our hands this 16th day of Decern her 1 6-68 JOHN COUFER, ber, ROBERT GRANT, dec2 7_4w JAMES GOULD. Irish seed Potatoes. -w aw’x BBLS. Irish Seed POTATOES, of Illt I a superior quality, for sale by Nov 20 RICE, PARKER & CO PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, IN THE CITY OF BRUNSWICK, GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA. BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1839. POETR Y. “PAST YEAR, FAREWELL!” ■ T PARK BENJAMIN. Past year, farewell! Beneath the solemn pall That hides the buried ages, thou art sleeping! I see Time's lengthening shadows darkly fall Upon thy tomb; and, like a mourner keeping His vigil in some solitary hall, Through which the deep, slow dirge of Night is sweeping, Alone I wander, where the cold moon-rays Shine like the glory of departed days. Alas/ alas/ my dreams of youth have faded, Like the fresh roses of the vanished Spring; | My Summer-fruit, by clouds of sorrow shaded, I Upon th’ unkindly ground lies withering; By subtle frost my Autumn-shears pervaded; And the swift blasts of Winter rudely fling Fair flower, rich fruit, and golden crested ! grain, ! Like priceless stubble, on the snowy plain. Within thy shroud, oh year/ what griefs are hidden/ Inurned with thee, what ruined hopes oon qealed/ Ties rent that seem'd eternal; kindness chidden From hearts to which Love’s beauty was re . vealed; Light, laughing joys and gay emotions bidden To be in long, unbroken silence sealed. But these sad visions let me not recall, Nor idly strive to lift thy solemn pall. Speed, speed, lost seasons, to the boundless main/ Uncounted multitudes too soon must pass, . Subjects, like you, of Death's perpetual reign; Ye shall together mingle with the mass Os special shapes, that oft in gloomy train Glide o’er the face of Fancy’s magic glass/ Deep threugh the Earth resounds your funer al knell, And Nature sighs, in mournfpl gales, fare well/ [New Yorker. MISCELLANY. The Bayonet a harmless Weapon. The bayonet may, in full truth, be termed the grand mystifier of modern tactics. I here appeal publicly to the most experienc ed officers of the army, to those who fought, as many really did, in Egypt, the Peninsula, and Waterloo, and ask, whether any one of them ever beheld a bayonet contest? Did they ever, on field or beach, on plain or rampart behold men thrust and conterthrust at each other with their bayonets? That in some scrambling at tack of works, or hasty flight out of works or villages, a soldier may perhaps have been killed or wounded with a bayonet is possible, but to suppose that soldiers ever rushed into close combat, armed only with bayonets, is an absurdity, it never happen ed and never can happen. Has any one of the officers appealed to come forward to contradict me? No; not one. During the nine campaigns here spoken of, we were opposed to the bravest and most ex perienced soldiers of contending Europe, and the actions fought between the con tending parties may safely be looked upon as, in the mass, the most sanguinary and determined ever fought with modern arms; fought, too on every species of ground— on level, plain and mountain top, amid the precipices of the Pyrenees, in the corn fields of Flanders, and on the sternly guarded ramparts of the Spanish fortresses. Every mode of combat was resorted to, every efficient weapon placed in the sol dier’s hand was called up to furnish its quota of victims towards paying the Mo loch price of modern victory. Round and grape strewed the affrighted earth with the mangled corses of the children, the millions of musket balls showered through clouds of smoke, from host to host, failed not, with time and toil, to bring their unhappy thousands to the ground; the sabres of the cavalry were of ten dyed with the blood of the brave: but, amid the wildest scenes of slaughter, the bayonet shone innoxious; undimined by human gore, its brightness served but to illustrate the most lamentable delusion that was ever allowed to press upon an en tire profession. No British officer ever has yet asserted that, during these cam paigns, he had ever seen victory achieved, results decided, or men overthrown by bayonet thrusts; and this silence, after such a contest, maintained against such adver saries, will hardly fail to satisfy unbiased minds as to the real military value of the bayonet.—[United Service Journal. A good Anecdotf.. —A gentleman was invited into one of the towns of Massa chusetts to lecture on temperance. Sever al days previous to the time appointed general information was given to all the inhabitants of the town, and it created con siderable excitement. The friends of temperance were glad of it, but the runt sellers and drinkers were exasperated.— At length the time for commencing the lecture came, and the house was well fill ed. Soon after the service commenced, I the door opened and in came one of the principal tavern keepers in the town, ac- companied by a miserable and squalid looking individual, beastly intoxicated.— They marched up the aisle, and took their seats near the pulpit, direct in front of the lecturer. The speaker in his discourse, portrayed the awful consequences of in temperance, enlarged upon the iniquity of the traffic, and appealed to the audience to make every exertion to rout the monster from the land. He grew warm and ani mated, and pressed home the truth to the i hearts and*consciences of his hearers.— 'During this time, the tavern keeper sat ! mute, but it could be seen by his coun tenance that he did not relish what was said. Not so his companion, for when the speaker said any thing that was cut ting or severe, he would mutter out, “It’s false,” “that’s a lie,” “there is no truth in it,” and such kindred expressions, till fin ally he fell asleep, and gave good evidence by hissnoring that he was lost to all that was passing around him. Very soon the lecture was finished, when the iunkeper arose and said he wish ed to say a few words in reply to the gen tleman. He had been an inhabitant of that town for many years; had endeavored to get an honest livelihood; had minded his own business; had never wronged his neighbor that he knew of; and he could not hear such vile and wicked slanders, with out endeavoring to counteract them. If such doctrines as had been propagated by the speaker should become universal, there would be an end to all society; he hoped and trusted that the good sense of his townsmen would not permit them to be led astray by the delusions of temperance peo ple. The temperance reform was all a humbug—it was priestcraft, and all signers to the pledge were hypocrites. He said he would close what he had to say by ask ing one question of the lecturer. Says he, "Mr. , if the teetotal plan suc ceeds what ate we going to do with our apples, our rye, our oats, and our barley? Yes, I say, what are we going to do with our barley, our oats, our rye, and our ap ples? Yes, Mr. Speaker, that’s the qies tion to be settled, what are we going to do with our oats, our barley, our apples, and our rye?” He became highly excited, and after repeating the question several times, with more earnestness than before, he at the top of his voice (and giving his hat, which he held in his hand, a twirl through the air, hit his sleeping compan ion across the face) reiterated the question for the twentieth time. “What, say I, are we going to do with our apples, our rye, our barley, and our oats?” and sat down. The old fellow who had been a sleep awoke from the blow he received, and thinking it came from the lecturer, grumbled out. “Why, fat your hogs with i them, you old fool!” The audience were convulsed with laughter, and the tavern keeper rushed from the house, chagrined and mortified. [Pawtucket Gazette. Sir Richard Steei.e. —Sir Richard Steele desired Mr. Savage to come very ear jly to his house one morning. Mr. S. came ias he had promised, found the chariot at | the door, and Sir Richard waiting for him, ' and ready to go out. What was intend ed, or where they were to go, Savage \ could not conjecture, and was not willing to inquire, but immediately seated himself ! with Sir Richard. The coachman was l ordered to drive, and they hurried with the utmost expedition to Hyde Park Corner, ; where they stopped at a pretty ale-house and retired to a private room. Sir Rich- I ard then informed him that he intended !to publish a pamphlet, and that he had I desired him to come thither that he might write for him. They soon sat down to the work. Sir Richard dictated and Sav age wrote, till the dinner that was order ed had been put upon the table. Savage was surprised at the meanness of the en tertainment, and, after some hesitation, ventured to ask for wine which Sir Richard, not without some reluctance ordered to be brought. They then fin ished their dinner and proceeded in their pamphlet, which they concluded in the afternoon. Mr. Savage then imagined his task over, and expected that Sir Rich ard would call for the reckoning and re turn home; but he was deceived, for Sir Richard told him that he was without money, and that the pamphlet must be sold before the dinner could be paid for and Savage was therefore obliged to go and offer to sell the new production for two guineas, which with some difficulty he obtained. Sir Richard then returned i home, having retired that day only to avoid his creditors, and composed the pamphlet to discharge his reckoning. “lou mus’nt smoke here, sir,” said the captain of a North River steamboat to a man wlkj was smoking among the ladietf on the quarter deck. ‘Mus’nt, hey!—whv not?’ replied he, opening his capacious mouth and allowing the smoke lazily to escape. ‘Did’nt you see the sign—alt gentlemen are requested not to smoke a baft the engine?’—‘RJess you, that don’t mean me I’m not a gentleman—not a hit of it. You can’t make a gentleman of me no how you can fix it.” So saying, he sucked away, and‘took the responsibility.’ VELASCO, a Tragedy, by epes sargent, esq. EXTRACTS FROM ACT IV. SCENE I. Velasco. —Thou hast heard all which can extenuate The perpetration of the deed we mourn: Oh! wilt thou not believe, that when mine arm Was raised to strike, my heart was torn with anguish? That I did love thee better at that moment, While severing the tie between our fates, Than when exulting hope was all my own ? Ixidora. —Call it not love, Velasco; hadst thou loved, Thou sooner wouldst have died a death of shame Than, brought this weight of misery upon me. Velasco. —Oh/ sound the dreary depth of my despir, Then, if thou canst, measure my houndless love. Ixidora. —Call’st thou that love which pride can subjugate? Which can be quell'd by what the world call honour, Or made to yield even by filial duty? No ! to all these true love is paramount! Velasco. —Oh! my fair name had been for ever lost, If 1 had tamely borne the unmeasured insult. Ixidora. No! One appealing word had wrought compunction, In the offender’s heart; but Pride withheld thee. A human victim was the sole oblation Which could appease thy Moloch! and re venge Was dearer to thee than the hope of love! More sacred than thy plighted faith to her, Who to thy trust gave all her happiness! Oh ! what a reckless steward hast thou been! Velasco. —Could 1 behold a venerated father Crush'd by a sense of unrequited wrong. Wasted by stricken pride and wounded hon our, And with the power to save deny redress? Ixidora. —Thou dost but point the sting of mine own conscience. If to redress a blow, thy sacrifice Was the aggressor's life, what should be mine, Who have a father's slaughter to avenge! Velasco. —Oh ! worse than death thou dost inflict on me, Now by thy hate. Ixidora. —My hate! Velasco. —Thou dost not love me? Ixidora. —Love thee? oh, no ! I should not, would not love thee— I will fly from thee— Velasco. — Stay! before we part— Which parting is forever—may we not Forget the sad divulsion of our fates, And sail together down the sunny past! Ixidora. How every tone brings back the happy days! I ft;ar ’tis sin to listen—but there is Such sweet enchantment in ti— Velasco. — 'Tis in vain! I cannot rid me of the recollection, Thou art a passive victim: I, alas' I was the scourge, the awful instrument! Ixidora. — Canst thou recall not that delicious twilight, When ventrous children, careless of time's lapse, We traversed in a skiff' the wood girt lake. While from the rosy west, the drooping clouds, Ensanguined banners of the captive day, Threw o'er the purple wave their glowing shadows? Velasco. —l can but sigh for what we might have been! Ixidora. — And memory need not travel far to bring That hour; when we two parted light of heart, In the near prospect of a joyous bridal. Oh! little did we dream, that ere we met Strange horror would disjoin us! Velasco. —Oh ! forget! Or ere we part, vouchsafe one last embrace. Ixidora. — Forbear! This is impiety, Velasco. Tis not for thee to clasp me. Think! my father Dying he drew from me a sacred oath, And, as a legacy bequeath'd this dogger! Velasco. — My heart leaps to it! Strike, and do not quail— Now. ere thy purpose flag—strike! I will bless thee! [ VAr raises it, as if to strike him—hr ex tends his arms, inciting the blow, whereupon she drops the dagger and rushes out. Were I the only victim, I could brave, Methinks, Fate's worst infliction; but my heart Breaks when I see her suffer. I look round For refuge, but fan find one only haven— The quiet grave ! As if to point the way, [Taking up the dagger. The steel she left gleams on me! If Despair Could ever justify self sacrifice, Now’s the occasion, when my forfeit life Is claim'd by her, to whom it was devoted. A sinew’s quick contraction and 'tis done!— No, no, Velasco! 'tis a weary march! And many droop and falter by the way, And many, treading in forbidden paths, At their great Captain's sacred laws rebel— But the good soldier still maintains his post; Obeys, and presses forward to the last; While on the streaming flag that marshals him, And lifts the emblem of his faith, lie reads, By THIS SIGN SHALT TIIOI' CONQUER! [Exit. The following passages are selected at ran dom from different scenes: LOVE. Isidora. — Tell me what love in; j And in all candour, I will answer thee. Julio. —A cloud steep'd in the sunshine! An , illusion, On which concentrate Passion's fiercest rays! Your lover’s little better than & Pagan: On the heart's shrine he rears a human idol; Imagination heightens every charm, Brings down celestial attributes to clothe it, And dupes the willing soul, until, at length, He kneels unto a creature of the brain— A bright abstraction! But the cynic, Time, j Who holds the touchstone to immortal Truth, Soon laughs him out of the prodigious folly! j Say, art thou one of these idolaters? A BRIDAL. Carlos —'Twill be a joyous bridal! Even ; the skies, j Are flaunting in their robes of festival, To the nuptials of the brave and fair! | All Burgos is in motion; and the streets Are spann'd by arches, and bestrewn with garlands, Balconies gleam with tapestry and flow ers, I And columns rise, flashing W'itll Shields and j holms, And tw ined with olive branches Oh’ 'twill be A braver wedding than the world e'er saw. What shows and banquets shall we have! TIME. Julio. —Oh! let not that assure thee. Tune, my sister, ' Is not content with marring outward charms; His deepening furrows reach the spirit’s core, They spoil the soul of many an airy grace— Hpoe’s gilded temples sink beneath his touch; Joy's buds of promise wither at his frown! REMORSE. Velasco. —l lay my*brow against tho marble rock, 1 hold it thobhing to the dewy grass — There is no coolness in thu summer rain! The elements have lost their attributes. The oaks are shiver'd round me, in the blaze Os the near lightning, as it burst the folds Os its black cerements, but no gracious bolt Blasts me or scathes! A wilder storm is here! The fiery quiver of the clouds will be Exhausted soon—the hurricane will sink; And, through the vista of the western clouds, Tlie slant rays of the setting sun will stream — And birds, on every glistening bough, will hail The refluent brightness of the freshen’d air; But when will pass away from this sad heart The cloud of the tempest of remorse? Courts of Justice in Havana. —ln the county there are petty tribunals of limited jurisdiction, but all large matters, whether of crime or litigation, must be brought to the cities, where open courts be ing unknown, the judges sit in their cham bers undisturbed by wrangling lawyers, or stupid jurors, and pronounce decrees against persons whom they neither see nor hear. The first process, upon the arrest of a criminal, is to commit him to jail, where his declaration is taken down by a notary, who also takes down the deposi tions of the witnesses. At a “convenient season” these documents are laid before a judge, who upon than decides the culprit’s doom without further examination. For merly the witnesses were also committed to prison, lest their testimony should be lost; but like my Lord of Durham’s de signs for the speedy attainment of jus tice, the system was found to he more beautiful in conception than beneficial in operation, for the dread of a prison so overcome men’s natural curiosity that no body w ould stay to w itness any refraction of the peace. Street murders were the most safe exploits imaginable, for from the prospect of a rericountre all the shop keep-; ers closed their windows and all the spectators took to their heels. All civil suits are also conducted in writing, neither Plaintiff or Defendant, lawyer or witness, appearing before the judge, hut instead thereof, the testimony and pleadings are committed to paper, un til cart loads are prepared for his Honor’s perusal. These suits are both tedious and ruinously expensive. They have I been known to remain in court for forty 1 years, and to cost from sixty to eighty thousand dollars. The judges must also j he feed, not, of course, to influence justice, hut to facilitate business, as your New York merchants fee the underlings of the Custom House. Recently, a party in litigation, had presented the arbiter with a handsome carriage, upon learning which the adversary presented a pair of splendid mules, and the suit was given in his favor. —The disappointed gentleman called to ; enquire the grounds of such a judgement. “Did I not” said he “present you with a handsome carriage?” “Oh yes,” replied the Havana Lord Eldon, gracefully wav ing his hand, “but the mules of your op ponent drew away tho carriage!”—[N. Y. Express. A falling off. The editor of the Salisbury Watchman tells the following excellent story. We suppose ‘Jake’ is one of those who entertain an antipathy to the ‘tarnal featherals.’ “Shortly previous to the last Presi dential election, the editor of this paper went to the ‘Hatter’s shop,’ seven piiles off, and made a speech in favor of the Whig candidate, Judge White. As soon as he was done, an old friend of his took him one side, and the following dialogue took place : ‘Jones,’ says our friend, ‘we don’t want to know any thing about these men you have been talkin about, and we don’t know how about votin for ’em. Spose you come out yourself—every man of us will go tor you down this way.’ ‘Why, Jake, I aci too poor a man to hear tlie ex penses of electioneering on such a grand scale; my pocket would give out before I had treated one half of the nation.’ ‘All, that indeed!’ said our friend, and he seem ed puzzled—he kept repeating, ‘that in deed,’ that indeed.’ At length, starting from his reverie, he says, ‘Well, Jones, since you can’t offer for President, ’spose you come out for Sheriff’ ” More Indians. —By the Tallahassee Watchman of the sth inst., we learn that letters were received at that place on the evening of the 4th giving the information that while a party of gentlemen from Mag nolia, were out hunting that day they came upon a camp of Indians in that neigh borhood. Information being immediately sent back to town, a party of ten, started in pursuit, and overtook them a little be-, low Rock haven, and killed six of the par- 1 ty. They continued the pursuit, andj drove them across the river. They are supposed to number 39 or 40 [TERMS... ..*s IBT AX>YAJT CM. KUaumilSS. [From tie* National IntelTigearer.) AFFAIRS OF PENNSYLVANIA. The Annual Message of the Governor to the Legislature of Pennsylvania has reached us, aud is, as usual with the an nual Executive communications ki so large and populous a Slate, full of matters of great interest to the People of that Commonwealth. The part of il which is of the most interest to thepuplsc gener ally is that which relates to the recent un successful attempt at revolution in that State, which, whether wo consider the authentic source of this statement, or its intrinsic importance, and its relation to the General Government, is entitled to be transferred to our columus. It is as fol lows: Extract from the Message of the Governor to the legislature of Pennsylvania, Dec. 27,1838. Fellow-Citizens: The annual Mes sage to the Legislature was prepared on the 4th instant for presentation; but the scenes of confusion which then commenc ed, and which continued to digrace the seat of Government tilt a few daya ago, prevented its delivery. In transmitting it now, I feel compelled, by every motive of official duty as Chief Magistrate, and of patriotism as a citizen, to preface it with a brief detail of tlie facts connected with the recent outrage, and to call upon you as you love order and your rights, and venerate the institutions of your country to adopt every possible means to prevent the recurrence of similar disorders. On the day appointed by the Constitu tion for the meeting of the Legislature, tlie members of the House of Representa tives attempted to organize that body; hut, owing to a dispute relative to certain re turns, two Speakers'wero chosen, and two Houses organized. This was, however, done peacefully, and if the members of both branches had been left in the free exercise of their minds and rights, the dif ference probably would soon have been settled. But when, in the afternoon of the same day, tlie annual session of the Sen ate was commenced, a mob of lawless and daring persons were found to lie in at tendance, who attempted to influence and {dictate the course to be pursued by that body. Certain members were admitted to seats, in accordance with the known laws of the State, but in opposition to the will of these persons. As soon as this was done, the lives of Senators and others were threatened, and loud criee were heard commanding the Senate to reconsid er its vote, and admit other claimants to j scats. To such height did this scandal ous] outrage proceed, that the Senate ad journed in confusion, and some members of the Legislature, and others, were eoin i polled to escape from the chamber, un known to the mob, to save their lives. The rioters, under their leaders, some of whom were Federal Govermnent offi cers, then took possession of the Senate | Chamber, and desecrated it by their insur rectionary harangues, in tlie course of which, and afterwards, in other places, it ; was announced that a revolution had com | mcuccd. They then adjourned to the court-house, where the most inflammatory { speeches were made, and the most danger ous proceedings took place. Next day, and for some time afterwards, the Senate did not meet, for want of a quorum—the members not deeming it safe to appear in their seats, or proper to attempt to legis late in the presence of the rioters who filled the Capitol. On the same day, also, when one of the portions of the House of Representatives attempted to meet, the : member who had been deputed to act as Speaker was prevented from taking the S chair, and violently ejected from the hall 1 by the mob. In the mean time, a body called a “Com mittee of Safety” had been appointed by the rioters, and seemed to exercise unlim ited control over them. They made the {most inflammatory appeals to the citizens of the State at a distance, and, when • small guard had been placed by the keep er, and by my orders, in the arseael, to prevent the.public arma (rota falling into the hands of rash or >ll disposed persons, they were compelled to evacuate the build ing, under terms dictated by the mob, with the concurrence of the “Cemihittee of 'Safety.” During the occurrence of these disgraceful events, neither branch of the Legislature could hold a regular session, the Executive Chamber and Mate Depart ment were closed, and confusion and alarm pervaded the seat of Government, j In this fearful state of affairs, I felt it ! my duty to issue a proclamation, calling on all the civil authorities to exert them selves fbr the restoration of law and order, and on the militia to keep in instant readiness to march to the seat of Government to suppress the violence. I also issued an order on the Major General of the first division of the State militia, to 1 march his command to Harrisburg forth with, and made a requisition on the com manding officer of the United States troops at Carlisle, to bring his force to the aid of the constituted authorities. At the same time, the President of the United States was informed of the state of affairs, and