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and that his mind kept pace with
th* pr -g’ -is of the li ie ice to w.v h
his heart is form-d and fi:ted. H *
rrgimm formed a happy example
ot the modem difciphn*.
Aurora.
UNITED S I A i ES’ BANK.
We have the pirafure to an
noun :e the rejection if the applka
tmn of the ftulU—s of tne la e
Ba k of the United S art s to the
Lrg flature of P-nnlviva ia f>r a
charter for a ba k effi * m il ns.
We have been trd h the fol
k-wing copies of fwo prop oik o ,s
which were midc by th igrn- of
the Truftees to the commi cc to
whom the fubj & was referred:
The TrufUes of th** la r e B* k r>f
the U med Scats, as a b nus t >
the comrnnnw'alth, fwr a charter
rf Incorporation to continue in
force twenty vevs, and to include
a capital of five millions of dol
lars, are willing to pay the fal
lowing (urns:
I. The fum of 175,000 dollars,
to be appropriated to the conftruc
tion of an art fi al road from the
b*r>* of Harnlbui’gh to,the boro*
of P f fb i g, upon the route report
ed bv < o -rn IT) wers ap pained und r
an ad of rhe genera!, mr I , paff’
ed on r. e 2d day of April, 1811.
If. Tne further Turn of too.oco
duli.vs, to be appropriated ti. the
conftruftion of an art fi iai road
from Northumberland to the town
<)( Waterford, in the icunty of Erie.
li!. The further fum tf 50.000
dollars, to be appropriated to the
eredion of a bridge over the rivr
Sufquehana, at or near Celumba.
IV. The further fum of 50 000
and H its, to b Appropriated to the
errcl-on of 3 r dge over the laid
liver at Ha fb g
It is ur.cU u 1! ihat thefc -urns
art: o b'given 1 ad fche <ppro
p no: n tv ret-core made bv the
g- iv rai ;fT mi>! , and with a view to
e fur; th’ exe- urmn of certainob
j-5U re'erred 10 in the great appro
priate n law of the laft k ffi ri j and
that they are to be given
Iv, in order, in the fiilt place, to in
duce fubferiptions by individuals
to r hr turnpikes and bridges men
tioned: and in the ntxt pla to
increafe the profpetft of emolument
to the flare for her intertft in them i
but rhar >hc ba* k, when chartered,
is not to be c< ofi Wed as interfiled
in rhe fa'd ;urn k* sand bridges, as
aft kh ’d* r'v ot e wife,
Lancafter, December 18, 1811
SIR,
T e T uft :;f s< f he la e Bank
of h U red Scaea, having under
go and t at rhe b ’ us hererofore of
fered by ih m to a charter of in-
Corpo a t o-s, is 1 ot thought propor
tion* e to that whi’r h other banks
have paid, and bring willing to g ve
to the commonwealth a funner
pi” ge of their difp ft inn to make
the i-rert ft of th- ftate at leaft equal
to any which the ft-x kholders can
have in that *bj Ct, have mftru&cd
me to fubmit ihe fwllowii g propo
fi ivns, in addition to thole which I
former!v had the honor tfo lay before
th* comnvttee.
I. lo pay the fum of ore hun
dred ard twenty* five thouiand dol
lars, obe appropriated in the fol
lowing manner:
Thirty thi uiand dlollars for im
proving the navtga ion of the river
Leh'gh, !rum the Git at Turn-H le
to the mouth of rht river.
Thirty eh- ufand and lla.s as a lub
fcription to the ft ck f tne *t mpi
ny, incorporated or -raki g a turn
pike road fn mme * aft rno Pc r
kkioming brioge, to tac of
Keadi g, in B*rks county, The
fink tins iubl ribrd, to become
the property of the corr.monweaklk
and the prop sand dividends to be
received f>r the ufe of the com
m in weal :h.
T ftern thoufand dollars as a fub
fnpi.on to the ftock of the com
pany which may be incorporated
f..r rrr£l -g a bridge over the river
i') h- a , between Bi.n k*s Eddy
(nove Bull’s ifhnd) and W-li’s
E’ 18. The ft 1k :o belong to the
comm mwealtb, as in the preceding
i cm
Twenty thoufitnd dollars as a
fubf rip on to the fto. k of the
cotnia-iY f-rmakcug an arefi ial
road fr m Berwick to that point on
the north I ne of the ftate which ;s
n a r ' j ft 10 Newtown, on the river
Tig- a, in the ftate * f New-York.—
The flock to belong to the com
monwealth, as in the preceding
item.
F-freen thoufa :d dollars robe ap
plied to the ufe of the Centre turn
pike road, in Inch manner as the
exigcn ies of the company for ma
king the road mai require.
F keen thouiand D liars to be ap
plied to the improvement of the
road, k own bv the name of the
N uoh ai dS- nth R ad, which runs
th ;* he county of VVayne to the
north 1 ne ot - he ftate.
11. The 1 a- to the common
wealth a any time during ihe con
tinuance of rhe charter, a fum of
five hundred thoufand and liars at an
intereft- f five per cent, per annum,
for toe purpole of aiding the interi
or improve me. nfs vf -he ftate.
B the e ns, taken in
connection whith thofs heretofore
fubtuitted, you will perceive that
the toral amount of bonus ia cafh,
w.ll be five hundred thouiand dol
lars, and the ftare will have the op
tion of ufi g the further lum of five
hundred <h >ul'ana dollars of tlu back
capita), at a low rate of 1 mere it
which will form a cm.fiderablc an
nu ty for the ufe of the fta.e, when
ever it may think proper to claim
the benefit of this provifion in the
charter,
Thefe propofition3 are fncended,
fi , a- a compeniacion co tne ftate
f>r a charter to tmb ace a capiat of
five million of dollars. Inalmuch
h ivvever as this amount of capital
ma , bv rhe kg ft i f ure, be thougnt
to > large, I am nlbudled to pro
p le, on behalf of tne truftees, a
bonus of four hundred thouiand
dollars cadi, robe expended upon
inf nal mpruvemen's, for a charter
including a capital off ur millions
of dollars, or a like bonus of three
hiand ed thoufand dollars, ror a cap
ital of three trillions <f dollars, and
lo in proportion for any capital be
tween the fum laft nam d 5 and five
m llionsof and llar , conteraplared bv
the prop ft ion fi ft I take
the liberty of vou to
fubmu this communication to tne
committee on ba ks of which you
a e chairman, thro* whom, I may
prefume it wdl come to the know
ledge >f the hou ft.
Iha the honor to be,
V r* reiptiftfully,
Y ur brdienr fervarf,
HORACE BINNEY.
LancxJler , January 17, 1812.
John Drinker, E>q. cna rman
of the c mmittee on banks.
The bill before the Houle of Re
prefen anves, predicated on thefe
prop fi tonsj was negatived in com
mittee if the whole j and on the
ao h tnft. he H uf* concurred in
ts r rep r , Yeas 69, Nays 22. —
bx r puoiicau, only, vstirig in fa
v 1 tne bill.
El tins magnanimous refufal of the
L p g’ilature to aggrandize the Sr ate
at the expence ot her neighbors, the
people will fee new that
Pennfylvnia maintains her high po
litical character, with acorfiftencv
which muft enfure her the relpedt
of everv friend to Am rn an in er
efts. Mav others rmuate io noble
an example !
National Intelligencer.
The Bi k M a. —Notices ap
pear in the Ne w To r k papers of the
intention of four differen co npanies
to apply to the fate Legflxturt, at its
enfuing fejfion for char lei j, to emsrace
the following capitals:
One of Six Millions ,
One of Five Millions ,
One cf Two and a balf Millions ,
One of i'wo Millions^
Making an aggregate 9/ Fifteen Ctf
a half Millions ! IFe have no e jecti
on to the amount of capital for which
charters are to be ajked , becaufe the
extravagance of the)e projects ca -.noi
fail one would think, to enfu*e their
rejection by an enlightened Republican
Legtjlature. Qui-py —if the cir
culation of the notes of any one jlnte
jhould be come a nuifance to another ,
cannot the Legijliture of the Utter
prohibit their inn edutlion within her
limits ? Ibid.
ANGLO-SAVAGE WAR.
To the Editor of the Eollon Chronicle
I hand v<u riff il wi >g . x act
of ale. ter re ned rm ar ffj er
in rfi U. S. R[* nar r this
fta ] :f er the ? mou.u o V ncen
nes. I contains fo ne particulars
never beh ‘epnbl fh I.
THE IXTKACT.
** Thai: the E g : Ih have been
exciting -ht Indians to war with the
United *vatr, there can be no
and übt j for w *-ook more than fifty
Fufe-8 3-d R flfs fi-'vm the in Lmp*
eel Ketland & Cos. London , wnh In
dian devices &c\ Th*’ powder horns
taken from them were likcwife fill
ed w.th the be ft fi r E giifb ghzed
powder. I brg fi <r meoal was
alfo taken in tnr P >{,'hec*s own ha
bifanon with the king of England's
portrait on one ff *, ai.u thr Bntijh
arms on the other, with (unable
devices, exprrfti g friendfhip and
paroal rv f r rhe Indians. The In
dians ft and from t eir town in iu h
haftr, mat they left b hmd ala g
quanritv of c. rn, a quart ay ui
brans, 200 brals and c .pper ket
tles, 30 horfts, Ar .
[A vi ver { e Centinel a ■'•rot be
lieve he E'-‘gl fn o d . an hand in
inftiga:!’ g r h- I nans - war agao ft
•he U ii 0 S t . !j
Confirmation flrovg as proofs of holy
writ.
William port, Dec. 25
Came to tms pUv.e Mr. J hn
Barnes, wr.o lrft D cro :, Sunday
was four wreks. He ftat- s that he
faw at Fort Mild n, in the Br.t fh
territory, in the Mg sborhoud, a
m ng a parcel of Indians, fix lealps
of w ante men, lately iakrtjbv cnem,
being of the P ‘phi t*s party
That they hai t: Fort Malden a
war dance, in conlrqurnce thereo*:
That laft fummer, a year finer, he
faw a number of Ind-.ans, luppufed
to be about 500, receive arms and
am muni i tr . m the command! g
ofti er at Fort M dden, for the pur
pofe of going co war with the A
merica.s—tnat thofe Indians were
confidered to be of the Bri fh ter
ritory and their influence
Gazette.
On Thurfday laft, the Owl, a
Miami chief, arrived at t;m p-ace,
being fent by a party of 1 u a ,
which arc encamped *ojjc torty
nuifs iiwQi tn s plat c., to
whether the governor wr uid ■{
cave a deputation fr .m the K
poos and Winebagos, who
the laie action, and who had
cited the enu is or the We a tnhe J
inrerrede with the governor -B*
g.a >t them an in erv’.ew —We
i:.formed that thr governor dec hr,B
ed re< eivi; g their v fi , and dec la
ed ?hat he *<;iild I ften to no proß-d
p-zUtions for peace imnl the ProM
pheq and all ns f •llowers, wno dJI ;
not properly belong to the WabafiiH *
were removed fn m the country. |
Laft e cuing Mr. M f C'>iloug'nlj
whom the Ge vernor had lent 1 ‘
prels to Fore Wayne re'urned: heR ‘
there faw the chief who came tell J
rarer thi G ivrrnor from the Prc.B
ph<t*s town, the night before th : B
aCtion. This man informed M £ .l
Cullough that it was at firft inccrd-f
and b> the Indians to meet the Go.l
vernor in a conference, ?.% they!
prumded, with the intention of al
ia ffi an g him—That one oi the
Wiuabsgoc warriors had agreed to
devote lumfcif for that purpofe .
v/hen the conference ended, he v.as
to watch an opportunity, and kill
the Governor—when th ; s was do.ie*
thev luppcfed rha the armv could II
eafilv be defeat and. The ir formation I
given by thr ntgro who defer ed I
was the occfi not the at ack be- j
ir.g made at mgn-'.
Vincennes paper. 1
moasast. zuezx g *n*mu**t I
EX PR Ebb.
Z==^Tij R,VS, ~~FEBRNIRT 2 17~
OUR readers will notice in this
day's txprefs ihe prompt rejection
which two jeparate applications from
a horde of Hritifh Speculators wv 1
jlyle them fives • Truftees of the late I
Bank of the United ‘states.” have I
met with by the Logtjlature of the en - I
lighted> the patriotic., and the infiu • I
ential fate tf Pennfylvania. H /T e f
know that -we have been ceufured by
ALL the TORIES, and by fame few 1
who are them!elves Republicans , for \
the opinions we have advanced ref- |
petting the renewal of the charter /# ‘■
the United States’ Bank. For the
denunciations cf the former , we al
ways feel grateful —bccaufe we be - f
lieve them w be the heft evidences of |
the juflnsfs of cur caufe 4s for the
frowns at the latter , we regard item
only as they mu\ induce the P: OP / £
to an invefiigution of their principles
and their conaubl It has been deni
ed by feme hireling feribler* , then the
Untied runes’ B:• k was lubfrvient
to be views of a ei of Mock j. btr- s,
Specu diets and lories—lf bo her
evidence were want ir.g to prove the
Ft retgu char.idler of this Bank, it
would be fufftcient 10 point the atten
ticn §f our readers to the name cf
HO RICE BIN NET— a noted fo
reigner, and a more noted enemy to
the government of this country />
will alfo be perceived by our readers,
that four different companies intend to
make application to the Isgftature of
New Tork, for charters ('an any
one doubt, but that the I'rufleeyof this
Bntilh Inftitution have an imerefl in
fame one of thefts wifhed for Banks ?
IVe trufi ihe Leglflature of New- To ■ k
will follow the example Jet them *y
Pennfylvania , and by a prompt rejec
tion, put an end to the hopes of the
Speiu.ators
IHE Pre byt &* y of Hopewell
met in the o..ege Chapel, in this
place , on Friday la/l Two Difcnuftes
were deliverea on each dty until the
rife of the me siirg en und ay evening.
No twi. branding the he a y fall of
rain on the Subbath, a ccnjiderably
large congregation aft .i:r and if ter
a very tip pi opr tats aa joUean Sttmon,
