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I facts that the people may actuaily know how their are engaged, and chat there may not be an unreasonable suspicion or prejudice put upon minds by the unjust insinuations which are frequently thrown out by their representatives in conTress. The people, we arc disposed to think, will learn to appreciate more fully the usefulness of their which military establishments, and the wise policy has marked the ad. ninistration of the war department, particularly as 14. relates to the economy of its measures; for it is believed in many instances, where excessive disbursements were alleged, there was, on the contrary, a clear raving of expense to the nation. THE COMPILER.

GETTYSBURG, Jenn 5, 1822. We have been, several times, re- quested to notice the conduct of a certain sub-deputy Post Master in this county. Tne complaint is, that Post -office is frequently locked. soon after the most important vreekly mail arrives, and no person to be found to attend to it--in consequence of which farmers and others are 0- bliged to call several times for their newspapers, From the subjomed paragraphs, and others which we have seen, it appears that the crops of wheat and corn have been very much injured by the Fly and Cut-worm. In tni3 county, also, those destroyers of the prospects of the Farmer have committed great ravages.

EASTON. Md. May 18. AGRICULTURE. AGRICULTURE.

It is much to be feared that the crop of Wheat will be very light this harvest. We that in Washington, Frederick and Montgomery counties, all famed for the growth of wheat, there will scarcely be any crop at all, and the Eastern Shore, the fields that have been opened by the frost, are now wasting under the effects of fly and sedging. The average crop in Maryland cannot be more than half a crop from present appearances, and the fear is that it will be much legs even than that. GAZETTE. In this part of the country, the cut worm Das made "dreadful havoc" ainong the corn, and vegetables generally, and we are told, the FLY has done considerable injury to the wheat VOLUNTEER.

The Hessian Fly, that fell destroyer of the of is now voraciously and to an alarming extent, engaged in its ravages--so much 50, that fears are entertained by inany respectable farmers, that they will have to purchase their bread-for the ensuing year, or at most, many do not expect more than nalf a crop. Perry Forester. To THE EDITOR or THE COMPILER. Sir--The practice of taking more than legal interest for money, br monied individuals, from their fellow beings in less fortunate circumstances than themselves--or, in plain and familiar language, the odious and detestable practice of MONEY has been reduced to such a perfect system, that it loudly calls for the sharpest and most severe animadversion. If those concerned in this most iniquitous of practices were men who alone possessed immense wealth, and were totally regardless of all social and natural feeling for the calamities incident to their species, it would be a Egal waste of time for any person acquainted with their diabolical conduct to notice, them.

But as the most conspicuous of them are knownto be men with families--men who, in public, demean themselves in a decent and gentlemanly manner-inen who. in fact. are selected as the Directors of monied institutions the duties they owe to their families, to the public, and to themselves, even allowing them to rank amongst relative duties of individuals, ought to restrain, if not keep them within the hounds of discretion. The reverse of the picture, however, in relation to their conduct, proves to be the fact; for neither the dread of public opinion, the disapprobation of the wise and virtuous, the cries of the widow! and the Orphan, nor the compunctious visitings of a surcharged conscience. indeed! they hare any conscience it must be -uca an appear to be totally disregarded and that men, rently formed with the necessary prerequisites for the enjorment ofas much terrestrial happiness as is meet fo- man to enjoy in this mundane sphere.

should, b1 their conduct, make it plain to the world, that Their heart, their soul, their Heaven is To place tho conduct of these human leeches in its true light, 1 will give you an entract from a negotiation lately had with two of the most notorious of them, by a respectable individual, who, without any fault of his orr. was under the disagrecable necessity of upon one of those cormrants, to dispose of an obligation assigned to him in payment of a just debt. The obligation was due and acknowlodged to be good paper." to use the language of the -and the applicant fiered to take a fair and reasonable deduction: but hi- terms were no: acceded to. The applicant, being necessitated for money. then asked the Usurer what he would ave h.m for the bond, and he chantably offered co take it at a deduction of 25 per cent.

afounded and astonished. the needy apal cant and gnantly refused to accept the cf. for made hi n. ob-erving that he would call noon a gentleman whom he named. and ofbonito that he hopc4 would Sal bin, although 3 more 1.0701-.

Tris condemn be no in-late of the former, and 63 soon as the applicant was gone, the former, that is, the UNCONSCIONABLE sat thim down his Desk and wrote to his brother-in-law, near as I can recollect, the following let. ter Dear Brother-in-lawMr. was with me a little while ago and wanted me to shave him a Bondfaith it was a good bond too, and I offered to shave hun for 25 per but would not let be said would go to you. Now I want you to ask hun oU, and after a while take 25, for he must be snaved; then ne will see that I not ask him too much, You and me can it night when we meet again, as we always do when vre shave. D---n him, he angry when he went away--O! how was would like to give him a right hard share.

From your Brother-in-law." The foregoing letter my informant discovered on the table of the gentleman on whoin he had determined to call when he left the other, and on whom he afterwards did call, and submitted to be shaved" at discount of 25 per for he could do no better. The manners of the latter pleasing hun better than the conduct of the former, although he had the conscience to agk hun 30 per cent. discount. Thus do these cormorants prhy upon the vitals of 50- ciety, and elicit wealth from the inisfortunes of' their fellow men. Nevertheless v.

see men of this stamp aiding in directing the concerns of the Gettysburg Bank' Is it not strange that the majority of its stockholders -who are known to be humane and generous--for the credit of the institution, do not scourge temple." these changers of money out of the It would be doing tne community a service; for, br suffering such men to till sitch stations they have an opportunity off filing out every man that may be in want All occasional loan of money to meet an engagement, over whom they can lord their power monsters in human shape deserve to be execrated by every friend to honesty and fair dealing. Atticus. FOR TRE CoMPILER. Mr. L6FEVER- am once more induced to notice the AC pedant, and I expect to give him sufficient cause to throw away his goose quill, and retreat from the field of science forever.

It is altogether likely, that he will still strive to retain his ground, and, tho'l may not be able to make him retreat, yet I am certain that it will be more for want of sound understanding on his part, than sufficient cause on mine. I did not enquire whether "Indeterninate Analysis" contained the inost con litions or requisites, but merely if the conditions and requisites were of equal number, nis reasoning therefore is not applicable. He pronounces the question which 2p- peared in the Compiler of April 10th absurd, because, he says, it has more conditions than requisites. In this he is for although I always knew. that that query was an absurdity, vet i can demonstrate that his reasons for pronouncing it so are not correct.

To show hisfolly I shall here transcribe the query in question-" Wnat two numbers are they, whose sum is 300-the multiphed by 1 5-8, and the other by 2 3-8, cucn of tneir products shall equal the su.n of the numbers required 333 I snall now give him one that has just the sane numbers of conditions and ONLY TWO requisites, and work it so as to put quibbling out of the question; and I vill dare, notwithstanding his criticisins, to retain the precise phraseology of the former one. What two numbers are they, whose sum is 300-the one Multiplied by One dollar and sixty-nine cents and one third, and the other by two dollars and forty-four cents and three thirteentns, each of their products shall equal the sum of the numbers required Let One hundred and seventy seven and twenty one, one hundred and twenty be multiplied by 1 doilar and 09 cents and one third, and the product will be 300. us required per question: Againmultiply 122 and one hundred and 31X one hundred and twenty sevenths by 2 collars and 44 cents and thirteenths, and the product will be 30), as required per question. Lastly -add 177 and twenty-one and 122 dred and twenty-sevenths, and immired and six one hundred and twenty- sevenths, their sum will be 50 that this last question can be wroug.it, dithough according to .1. C's reasoning IT would be impossibic.

I have now demonstrated that he does not understand the subject on which he writes. He may now apply his favourite epithets to mi.self and his productions, at ins of sc. I would thank since ne "ran would De a scholar," to let the pubuc nave the real Er my first query 312 why ane last one i- lie will please: infor.n ni- readers to what 'specie, of poetry his run.ne snould how many feet he intended each hire contain, and on what sullabi: ne intended :.8 c. -ural to fall, ist. pause As to bi- criticis non" preps "and (now parts of spe: ch in: cated by Mr.

P. fe-sor A. by at alsat De he m.cans prepositions. I would just an, that prepositions (OTERN, or keep down, not prop" up. Nouns an 1 pronouns.

I defy him to point out rulc in Mr. ray's Grammar, by which he can prove that tie preposition In; former query Is incor-. rectly placed. As for some otucr things, in his last, they are too pedantic tomerit notice. QUERIST P.

S. I written the fractions abo: in such a .1. vill be ab'e to real them without any comment or to Tr. strain 110 cannot mind the between a Bla -k Sheep" and An and Tefor, 100 near a relation to the latter ob-un an. further notice 0) In siring place to the follo-yang; communication, we would mere, remark, that we have de i Treasurer InC I ject to the Court.

IF they construc' the law differently, (as it appears to us that justice requires they should,) the Treasurer will, no doubt, submit to their decision, without hesitation. Mr. Lefever: Permit me to notice, in your paper, a fact which 1S of some: importance to a considerable class of the community; and which demands the investigation of all concerned. A construction has been laid upon the law of our State, imposing a tax upon retailers of foreign merchandize, whieh justice and common sense equally condemn; and which no expression in the act itself would sanction. The Treasurer of this County, in dating his certificates of license, refers them all back to the first day of September, instead of affixing the date of the application; by which he requires a man, whoy can sell under his license for one or two months only, to pay as much as he who obtains it for a year.

To me, it appears that the intent of the law is otherwise -that it merely requires so much per year, and that the license shall not expire until the end of the year after application. It is just and reasonable that it should! be so, and any other interpretation which can be given, must be arbitraty and oppressive. I do not know what is the practice of the Treasuters in other counties, but I hope that the fact will induce inquiry, and some decision more satisictory than the mere apse dixit of the Treasurer be obtained to justify the practice.By giving the above an insertion, you will oblige one interested. Z. COMMUNICATION.

The National Vaccine Institution. TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STITES. AN erroneous idea has been taken up, in consequence of the repeal of the law relative to vaccination; and many persons have been induced to believe, that this Institution was thereby broken up and abandoned. BOT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. The law which las been repealed, never granted any monet, or made any other provision to encourage vaccination, except to permit all letters, to and from me on the subject, to be carried free of It must be evident, then, that the Vaccine Institution can be continued as well without the aid of this law, as with it.

The repeal of of this law, indeed, renders an Instituton of this kind doubly necessarv and clearly proves that the public good requires should be permanently fixed upon some sure foundation. It should not be liable to be affected at any time by personal caprice, private interests, or vulgar prejudices of any kind. I will continue my exertions. therefore, to establish this Institution on the plan proposed, in opposition to every difficulty that may be presented: and I hope that 3 discerning public will give it such encouragement as they must perceive it merits. The auxiliary agencies already established.

shall he continued; and other agents shall be appointed, to whom this remedy will be forwarded occasionally for distribution. If these agents should not want it at the time I may send it, they need not par postage or receive it. My letters containing the vaccine matter will in this case remain in the hands of the postmasters. to be returned as dead letters to the General Post Office. After all that has transpired under my observation, after an experience of twentyone rears.

(and particularly since the nailral small-pox has been prevalent in this city,) I can assure the public, that when perfect matter is used. and the vaccine process is suffered to terminate without interruption. Vaccination is a -ere preventive of the small-por. Those interested, who mar wish for furtier information on subiect. mar adme through the medium of the postoffice, postage paid.

JAMES SMITH, Late Agent of Vaccination for the United States. Vaccine Baltimore. May 10. J.crington, Ky. May 15.

EXPLOSION. The Powder Mills of Mr. George Trotter in the vicinity of this place. were resterday blown up for the second time in the present year; and we are sorry to add, that a negro inan iras killed by the explosion, and the building almost entirely demolisbed. The Compiler has an account of the patents issued Washington, from Dec.

16. 1820, the end of Dec. 1221. They a- mount in number to 161. Among ithem are two newly invented printing presses; one machine for clearing land and another for digging canalslone cutting the tops bottoms.

of ban-boxes--improvement in We alsonorice in the enumeration, Messrs. for BURG) improvement in the machine for spinning wool." Did exer any body Harry hear of this before Within the same space of time, 73 narc been ed for copy rigot. The Comp'. We see no patent for coring hard times--raising the price of wheat and king honesty every man's policycuring; scolding tongues, though have a remedy for the other deadly evil, smoking chimnics." Had the Compiler been well acquainted with the pretenders in this state, he could, not have said that no plan had been, proposed "to cure hard times, raise the price of wheat," although, perhaps no patent right was ever ob-: tained for the discovery. The plan was, to elect Joueth Hiester governor! That was to cure hard times, raise the price of wheat, Well, the experiment was tried- -Hiester was elected governor, and a considerable majority of his friends to the -What was the effect? Like that of almost every quack prescription -the more the patient took the worse he grew.

Times grew harder and wheat lower! The patient at length lost all temper--turned the quack doctors out of doors--threw their nostrums at their back-sides, as they departed -called a large majorny of his old substantial friends about nis bed-side, who soon produced a different -The copious discharges of the lite's Auto were checked--the nerves were ened--the pulse became more lar, and he is 111 a fair way of ultimate recovery. To drop the allegory: when Hiester was clected, with a majority of his friends in the legislalure, timc8 greto worse and wheat grew lower! Since a democratic legislature were elected, the trines have grown better and whee: higher! Now these are the facts. Draw what conclusions you please. But may we 101 be permitted to ask, on parity of reasoning, whether it be not al conclusion, that if on the of a democratic legislature, times have improved and wheat raised one hundred per cent. that on the additonal election of a democratic governor, the times will be entirely restored to their best grade? We have already said, that we kit of no patent right having been obtained for the discovering of curing the times and raising the price of wheat, by e- Hiester governor.

Indeed there IS no need of it; tor there is not the remotest danger of any one attempting to infringe the privilege. Penn. Intel. Lieut. Abbott, lately tried by a val court martial, has been suspended from the service for two years, without pay or emolument.

The verdict has been approved by the President. Amer. Sen. PHILADELPHIA, May 05. The long expected union between the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church and the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Church, has at length, been ted and ratified.

This, as might have heen expected, is a matter of great joy and rejoicing to all the sincere lovers of that Saviour, who is emphatically denominated the Prince of Peace. To give to such therelore an opportunity of venting this, their spiritual joy, the (teneral Assembly veld on Wednesday afternoon, 22d inst. a special Meeting for Prayer Thanksgiving to Almighty God, in which their brethren from the Associate Reformed Church, who have now become one with them, united, together with other Christians, who were convinced that it is a pleasant land delightful thing for Brethren to dwell together in unity. The exercises of this very interesting meeting, were very solemn and impressive, and could not fail to excite in the bosom of every one present, of a most animating pleasing kind. An.

D. Adv. NEW YORK, May 22. The Norwaik Gazette forms us that the large and valuable Woolen Factory, with all its contents, situated on Norwalk river, Con. 2- bout two miles from the Bridge, and owned by Capt.

Garrit H. Newkirk, was entirely consumed by fire on Monday night last. A young man named Jacob B. Camp, who slept in the second story of the building, perfished in the Raines. He went to bedl about 10 o'clock without a candle, and were had been no fire in the Factory for more than three weeks previous.

The building was not insy-! red. The loss is cstimated at about S3000. NET ORLAN9, April 25. Extract efa letter from Havana, da-' ted April 20. 66 circumstance occurred here a few days since which has caused considerable unsation in the city.

An officer, with about 300 soldiers, attacked one of the printing offices, demolished materials, and s'ra'nefully abused toe persons din it, as well as others who attempted to oppose his proceedings. The prinwelter's offence was the publishing some strictures on the conduct of the Capt. General. A remonstrance to the Spanish Cortes, against this wanton abuse of power, was drawn up the next day and signed by more than 3000 inbabitants. All is conjecture as to what will be the termination of this affair; but we are in daily expectatioh of a revolution in the government of the island." BALTIMORE, May 27.

AMERICAN CLOTH. had the pleasure yesterday of examining a beautiful picce of "Extra-super AMERICAN" blue broadcloth, manufactured at the Franklin mills, about five miles from this by Mr. Jas. Sykes. In addition to our own impressions in its, favor, have the assurance of competent judges that for texture, material and finish it is quite equal to any cloth ever made in this country--and will not suffer in comparison with the "extra super saxons" of Britain.Particular attention is paid to the durability of the colour of this cloth, which is warranted to stand.

We feel assured it is only necessary for the American people to become acquainted with the excellence of the manufactures of wool and cotton of their own country to give them a decided preference, especially as they can be afforded at much CHEAPER prices than foreign fabrics of the same description and quality. American. MOBILE, May S. We every day hear of damages sustained on the Tombeckbe and Alabama rivers by the late extraordinary freshet. In many instances, whole families wore obliged to resort to the roofs of their houses for safety, and there remain till the water subsided.

The' loss of stock, injury to plantations, must be severely icit. Shocking -Five negroes of Iredell county, N. C. belonging to a General Davidson, took the desperate resolution of destroying the whole family by poison, to prevent being removed with them to Alabama. Two of the General's daughters only were destroyed, in the absence of their husbands.

A close was ready for the General himself, but the plot was discorered before they were ready to complete their purpose. N. Y. Com. Adv.

DIED, in Salem, Mass. LUCY FLETCHER, daughter of John Desmazos, aged nine months. On Friday last, the mother, being busily engaged in house work, left the child for a few minutes, playing on the floor. A tub of water was standing in the room, and the child, unperceived; crawled to it, and raised itself to the edge, fell head foremost into the water, in which position it was found by her mother on her return to the room. When taken out, it was not quite dead, but all means used for its recovery were ineffectual, and it expired the next day.

similar few days ago, an occurrence of ncarly a nature, but fortunately rot th such a fatal result, happened in this city. It being what is called washing day, the women in the kitchen were carly at work. A child of about 15 months old, unobserved by them, went to pot of boiling water, and upset it upon her little body. She was scalded in a most dreadful ina manner but, by timely applications, is fair way of recovery. We give these two accidents as a serious caution to parents and GAZ.

0: -On Tuesday the 21st ultimo, by the Rev. Mr. Helfenstein, Mr. Charles F. Wacmus, son of Mr.

Henry Wasmus, of this borough, to Miss Eve Ann Prin, daughter of Mr. Frederick Pein, of Baltimore. -On Tuesday the 28th ult. Mr. George Sherman, of Germany township.

$20 Reward. in AN away Loudoun from the county, state subscriber, of Virginia, on the 28th of April last a NEGRO WOMAN named POLLY. Said woman is uncommonly tall, has a flesh mould on one of her eye lids, and very straight made, about twenty six or seren years old, has a loud voice when spoken to. A description of her clothing is not recollected. It is probable said negro is IN the neig of Winchester, Va.

or in Frederick county, Mid. or making for Pennsvirama. The 2- bove reward will be given, if so that I get her again, or if brought home all reasonable expenses pa.d. WILLI.AM COE, Near Lees burg. May.