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EXTR ACT FROM THE UNPl BLIS11ED
MA-WSCRIPTS Ol MR. JEFFERSOX
"Td Dcctor Wilier Jokes.
Mosnctur, Jam. 2d T4.
Peas Sis: 1 deplore with you that pu
trid state into w hich our newspapers have
passed, and tins malignity, the vulgarity,
ami mendacious spirit ot those who write
for tliem; and I enclose you a recent sample,
the production of a Mew England Judge,
as a proof cf the abyss ot degradation into
w hich we have ndlen. These ordures are
rapidly depraving the public taste, and les
sening its relish for sound food. As vehi
cles of information, and a curb on our
functionaries, they have rendered them
selves use)ass, by forf&ting all title to be
lief. T hai this has, i n a great degree, been
produced by the violence and nuJignity o:
party spirit, I agree with you; and I have
read <*ifh great pleasure the paper you en
sile* ne on that subject, which I now re -
:tum. ft is, at the same time, a perfect
i-f rrH of the style of discussion which can
dor ted decency should observe, of the
to.re which renders ddfcrence of opinion
even amiable, andu succinct, correct, and
dispassionate history cf die origin and pro
gress of party among us. It icight b<
•ncorporatod, as it stands, and without
chancing a word, the history ot the
present epoch, and weoM gi'e to posteri
♦v a fairer view of the times than they will
nrobablv derive from oilier sources. In
leading it wiifc great satisfaction, there
xv,is but a single oissage where I wished
3 hiile more devetopoinent of a very sound
and cbatholtc uea, a single intercalation
to rest it sokEv on true bottom. It is near
the end of tin-«rst page, where you make a
Statement«; genuine Republican maxims;
saying, “tha: the People ought to possess
Os much paksical power as can possibly
consist witt ine order and security of so
-Clety.,, Instead of this. I would say, “that
the People being the only 9ufe depository
-of power, ehoold exercise, in person, every
function-which their qualifications) enable
them tc * xerciae, consistcnly with the or
der aud security of society; that we now
find th«c equal to the election of those who
shall he invested with their Executive and
Legislative powers, and to act themselves
in the Judiciary, as judges in question of
fact; that the range of their powers ought
to be enlarged,** etc. This gives both the
reason and exemplification of the maxim
you exprc*i. “that they ought to possess
js much pohdeal power,' &e. I see noth
mg to cor.^ : c ther m your facts or prin
ciples
You sa; :r a*, in taking General Wash
mgton or. -our shoulders, to bear him
hari nless .c-'ugh ‘die Federal Coalition. !
you encounter a perilous topic. 1 do not
think so; y.n:- nave given the genuine his
tory of the course of his mind through the
trving scene m which it was engaged, and
of the seducoensbv which it was deceived,
but not deoreved. 1 think I knew General
“W ashing or ntimately and thoroughly,
and, wore I called on to delineate his char
acter, it sr.ould be in terms like these.
His mird w as groat and powerful, with
out being of the very first order; lus peue
tration arciig. though not so acute as that
of a Newton, l>acon, or Loe.ke; and, as
far as ae saw, no judgement was ever
sounder was slow m operation, being
little aided bv invention or imagination,
but sure in conclusion. Hence the com
mon r cm? v ot lus officers, of tho advant
ag» be derived from councils of war, where,
hea rm; id suggestions, lie selected what-!
ever was nest; and certainly no General
over plans-' l hts battles more judiciously.
But, it deranged during the course ot the
action, u ny member ot his plan was dis
located by :udden circumstances, he was
slow in re-adjustment The consequence
vas, tbavno often failed in the field, and
rarely against au enemy in station, as at
Boston anc York. He was incapable of
Sear, meeting personal dangers with the
Calmest unconcern. Perhaps the strang-i
cst feature :it his character was prudence,
jjevor acting until every circumstance,
every oootuurration, was maturely weigh
ed; refirlining if he saw adcubt, but, when
once dcc'ifea, going ihroiigii with hi9 pur
pose. whac" obstacles apposed. His
inlagritv wa «n«o t pure, his justice the
most inflexibn I have ever .viiown, no mo
tives of mtore*r cr consanguinity. of friend
ship or bafroc being abh. to bias his de
cision. He was. indeed, in every sense
of the word •* wise, r. good, and a ereat
ruan. His temper was naturally irritable
and high toned; hut reflection and resolu
tion had obmircd a tine and habitual as
cendancy over -it. It ever, however, it
broke its bounds, lie was most tremendous
in his wrath ic his expenses, he was hon
orable, but corset; liberal in soatnbutions
to whatever promised utility; but frowning
and un\hiding cn all -visiouary projects,
and all unworthy calls on his charity. His '
heart was pot warm ,n its ejections; but!
he exactly calculated every man’s value,
4»d gave ham a re id esteem proportioned
to it. His person, you know, was tine,
his stature exactly what one would wish,
his deportment easy, erect, and noble? the
best horseman of bic- age, and the most
graceful tigure that ~ou!d be seen on horse
back. Although, mthocircle of his friends,
where he might be unreserved with satetv,
he took a free shares conversation, his
colloquial talents were not above medioc
rity, possessing ueither copiousness of
ideas, nor fluency of words. In public,
when called on for a sudden opinion, he
was unready, short, and embarrassed. Yet
he wrote readily,.rather djlfuselv. in a cor
-lect style. This he had acquired by con
versation with the world: for his education
v is merely reading, writing, and common
arithmetic, to which he a»lded surveying
at a later date. His time vyas employed
in action, chiefly, reading little, and that
.Jiuy j£ agriculture and English History.
iITia correspondence became necessarily
I extensive, and, witb journalising his agri
cultural proceedings, occupied most of his
leisure hours within doors. On the whole,
his character was, in its mass, perfect, in
nothing bad, in few points indifferent; and
it may truly be said, that never did nature
and lortune combine more perfectly to
make a man great, and to place him. in the
same constellation w ith whatever worthies
have merited from man an everlasting re
membrance. For his was the singular des
tiny and merit of leading the armies of his
country successtullv through an arduous
war, for the establishment of its independ
ence, ot conducting its councils through
the birth of a government, new in its forms
and principles, until it had settled down in
a quiet and orderly train, and of scrupulous
ly obeying the laws through the whole of
iiis career, ci\ ll and military, of which the
history of the world furnishes no other ex
ample. How then can it be perilous lor
you to take such a man on your shoulders?
1 ain satisfied the great body of Republi
cans think of him as 1 do. We w ere, in
deed dissatisfied with lnm on his ratifica
tion of tile lJritish Treaty; but tins was
short lived. We know ins honesty, the
wiles with which lie was encompassed, and
that age had already begun to relax the
firmness of his purposes: and 1 am con
vinced he is more deeply seated in the
love and gratitude of the Republicans, than
in the Pharisaical homage of the Federal
Monarchists, for he was no monarchist
from preference of his judgment. The
soundness ot that gave lmn correct views
of the rights of man, and Ins severe justice
devoted hnn to them, lie has often declar
ed to me, that he considered our new Con
stitution as an experiment on t'he proba
bility of republican government, and with
what dose of liberty man can be tnsted
tor his own good: that he was deterniued
the experiment should have a fair trial and
would loose the last drop of his blo(d in
support of it. And these he repeutid to
me the oftner, and more pointedly, beause
he knew my suspicious of Col. Hamilton's
views, and probably had heard the dicla
rutioiis which 1 had heard, to wit—‘that
the British Constitution, w ith its uuojual
representation, corruption, and othei ex
isting abuses, was the most perfect (iov
enmieiit which hud ever been establified
on earth, and that a reformation of these
abuses would make it an impracticable
Government.
1 do believe that Gen. Washington lnd
not a firm confidence m the durability if
our Government. He w as naturally dti
trustful of men, and inclined to gloomy ap
prehensions; and I was ever persuaded
that a belief that we must at length end in
something like a British Constitution had
some weight in his adoption of the ceremo
nies of levees, birth days, pompous meet
ings with Congress, and other forms of
the same character, calculated to prepare
us gradually ibr a change which he believ
ed possible, and so let it come on with as
little shock as might be to the public mind.
These are mv opinions of Gen. \\ ushuig
ton, which 1 would vouch at the judgment
seat of God, having been formed on an ac
quaintance of 30 years. 1 served with hnn
iu the Virginia Legislature from 1700 to
the Revolutionary w »r, and again a short
tune in Congress, until he left us to take
command of the army. During the war,
and after it, we corresponded occasionally,
and in the four years of my continuance in
the otlice of Secretary of State, our inter
course was daily, confidential, and cordial.
After 1 retired from that oihee, great and
malignant pains were takdn by our Federal
inou rchists, and not entirely without edi ct,
to make him view me as a theorist, holding
French principles of government, which
would lead infallibly to licentiousness and
anarchy. And to this he listened the more
easily, from my known disapprobation of
the British treaty. 1 never saw him after
wards, or these malignant insinuations
should have been ..isappated before his just
juagement, as mists betbre the sun. I lelt,
on Ins death, with my countrymen, tnat
“verily a great man hath fallen this day in
Israel.”
More time and recollection would enable
me to add many other traits of his charac
ter; but why add them to you who know
them well! and 1 cannot justifiy to myself
a longer detention of your paper. Vale,
propriaque tuutn, me esse tihi pcrsuadcas.
Til. JEFFEKSON.
——
The Olive Tree. The Olive Tree
being a native of warm countries may be
cultivated with advantage in our Southern
states, its fruit is very valuable as an arti
cle of luxury (tor those who like it ami
for its oil which is extensively used in the
arts, and in domestic economy.
Amongst the different species, of the
Olive free one of the most important is
the Fragrant Olive (' Oita Pragmas,) of
Asia, used by the Chinese to flavor the teas
which they send from their celestial empire
to this country. A good account of this is
given in the splendid work of Dr. Letson
on the “Natural History of the Tea free.**
The evergreen Olive of North America,
is a beautiful tree, of from twelve to twen
ty feet high, with flowers of a pleasant
smell, but the fruit is austere. A more
particular account of this may be found in
the excellent work of Stepheu Elliot on
the Botany of South Carolina, Georgia,
and the Southern parts of the Fmted States.
The European Olive, from which our
sweet oil of commerce is obtained, does
not appear to have been indigenous in that
quarter of the world; but has been accli
mated and cultivated there for many cen
turies, until its origin has become obscure,
and it has been claimed as a native by the
oame of Olea Europea.
The Olive Tree was well known to the
ancients, and was probably coeval with
the eurth itself. At least it must have
been growing on the globe bforo tb? flood,
for on the subsidence cl the waters, as we
read in Genisis, the dove sent forth from
i the ark returned with an Olive leaf in her
mouth. And afterwards we find it fre
quently mentioned by citfereut writers in
• the old testament as quite a familiar thing.
[Thus in Deuteronomy (c. 2» v. 40; a.
mong the curses denounced against diso
| bedience, we read, “Thou shalt have
| olive trees throughout thy coasts, but thou
! shalt not anoint thyself with the oil for the
olive shall cast his fruit.” And that it
was very highly esteemed is manifest from
the fact that in the oldest fable extant,
(that of Jotham recorded in Judges c. 9,
v. y &c.) we read that when “all the trees
went out on a time to anoint a king over
them,” they complimented the Olive tree
; with the first oiler ot the crown, and they
said unto the Olive tree Keign thou over
; us.” But, it seems he was too wise and
; unambitious (and we n~ y sus; ose too
■ good a republican withal) to accept the I
! bauble, and “said unto them, with a,
just consiousness ol his virtues, ‘should
I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they
honor God and man, and go and be pro
moted over the trees?’ ” And the Olive
tree with its fruits and flowers, is often se
lected by the sacred poets, us u symbol of
righteousness and prosperity, and also us
is an emblem of the church in ail its glo
ry
The Olive tree is, also, a very classical
tree, and seems to grow witth particular
pleasure in Greece, as in its ow n land. I he
tabulous accounts of its origin in Attica,
is well known, and shown, the high consid
eration in which it w as Held in that region.
A god and goddess, Aeptuue and Miner
va. coutended with each other for the hon
or of giving a name to tiic anuonymou3
town wluch Cecrops Imd just built, and
as they could not settle the point, they a
greed to leave it to the gods in council, to
decide between them. The council, to set
tle the matter in tiie most honest way, de
termined that the honor should fall on the
one who should make the most useful ar
ticle, as a present to the human race. On
this, INcptune struck the ground with his
trident, and a horse started out into being;
while Minerva touched the earth with her
lance, and the Olive tree sprung up into
existence, in all its bloom and beauty.—
The council of the celestials, on maturely
considering the comparative utility ol the
two productions, unanimously decideu m
favor of that of Minerva—and none but
jockcy's'we presume, will questiou the
ijustice of their decision. At any rate,
taking the thing (as they seem to have
done,) m a figurative point of v iew, the Ol
ive tree, as the emblem of peace and wis
! dom, oust be allowed to be incomparably
I preferable to the horse, the symbol ot war
j and carnage. The victrix gave the city
her own name, Athente ' Athens and be
came its tutelar Goddess; and the image
oflier head, with an olive branch, may
still be seen on some of its ancient coins, j
,V. Y. Jour. Com.
'rom the Weekly Democratic Press.}
TOASTS.
We find the following in a Jackson pa
per. the Reading Chronicle,) as having'
! been given at a dinner in that town on the
! 1th inst.
“By Charles Zeiber on tcksou—
j The inun who refused . ' ’.hanks to
| Genera! Washmpto:
Comment- > ; ae phrase
goes. i he . acksonism
! will come out by
The same paper p • s die follwing:
MY TUAST.
The Rev. Dr. Kly. may he, with all his
adherents in favor of a union of Church'
and State (as preached in his 1th of July
-ermon, undergo a servitude in sight
of the Tread Mill, tor a no longer term than
lile, and let all the people say A.MKN.
Georoe 1’ill.
What think you of that Doctor.
P. II. ILiwk, like his namesake soars
away, we know not whither. Does he;
know himself? A sky lark is a inole to our
Hawk.
By P. II. Hawk. The fair Sex
Brilliant decoraments that luminous in the
dia (mi of familiarising intercourse, whose
placid salutes are more licious than nectar, i
vocaluess harmoniously enchanting as the
melodies of Arion, optics more admirablej
than the diamond that glares upon their!
ornaments; salutersus attracantas attrac
tion of magnetism. Their presence casts
around existence a churrniugness that re
vives it in its irksome pilgrimage; their
virile in the causation of suffering virtue,'
wards off calamity’s vehement darts.
-Of all the beauties poli-hed nations boast,
You, lovely fairs, shall ever be my toast.”
Well—if there’s a lady from one end of j
Berks county, to the other, that cuu stand !
all this, her heart, indeed, must be made j
of most impenetrable stutf.
It is evident that the next toaster wasj
quite con g lamer dal-,\t Mr. Hawk—he was
struck dumb for some time, hut at length
gives one as plum and as strait forward asj
his own name—
“By Peter Blankenpcller. Here is health 1
to General Andrew Jackson.”
The .Yew Brunswick Courier states,
that on Sunday of last week, ns a boati
with twelve persons was returning to Long!
1 Reach from Oak Point, where they had
been to attend divine service, it shipped a
1 sea naar the shore and went down, and pain
ful to relate, 10 persons out of twelve per
. ished.
Miss Francis Wright has taken charge
| of the Yew Harmonv Gazette: and in the
j first paper issued under her superintend
ence quotes with approbation an argument
to prove that marriages are invalid, where
‘ the disposition of the contracting parties
| turn out to be uncongenial.
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and monthly gazetteer,
fs now to be published in Philadelphia even
month, in a huge duodecimo form, containing
from 39 to bO pages. This work has alreadv
•m extensive patronage in tins City and else*
where. It is 10 bc arranged in two departments.
i Miscellaneous department, containing Gco
-rraohical Sketches of various countries, and a
Monthly Chronological Journal of events taking
I place oil all parts ot the globe.
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scription.
Philadelphia, June 17. _
Robert davis , Cabinet Mak
er and Fpholsterer; respectfully informs
’ the Citizens of U heeling, and the Western
Country at large, tint he has re-commenced his
business, at his Old Stand on Main Street, next
door to Mr. Cunningham's Chair Manufactory,
where they can get supplied with all kinds of f an*
rv W ork. in I list line.
(D* Country Cabinet Makers can be supplied
with Carving, at the shortest notice.
W ANTED —Four JOFRNEYMEN, of sober
and industrious habits, (and none other need ap*
ply,) to whom liberal wages and constant em
ployment will be given.
ROBERT DAMP.
Wheeling, January 26th, 5-ts.
.VOTIVE!
All pet sons indebted to the estate ol 1 f{ LLOOM
POTTER, late deceased, are requested to < umc
forward, on or before the I irst oj July, aud settle
their accounts.—Those having claims against the
estate, w ill present the same, for payment.
LUCY POTTER, Executrix.
June 17,1828.
WANTED,
AN APPRENTICE to the t arpentcr trade
A boy of from lf> to 16 years of age. who can
come well rocominended, (and none others need
apply,) will be taken on advantageous terms.
i.DWAM) COEN.
Wheeling, Juno 4.1828
1U KK MILL STONES.
T‘jE subscriber has on hand and in
tends constantly keening an extensive as
-oitmctit of Rurr Mill Stones, at his manu
factory’ in '.r the Point Cotton factory. As the
blocks have been obtained at the quarries on Ra
coon C eek. under his own immediate inspertiorf
he pledges himself that the article will he found
inferior to none made at any other establishment
in the T'nited States. He 'will also warrant them
to give satisfaction to purchasers. His assortment
of size-is & will continue to be complete, so that
his friend-, and customers at a distance need not
fear any disappointment.
JESSE LANTZ.
March 20, 1-28.—13 3f.
SJSTY STORE.”
JOHN F. CLARKE, CO.
’ TTJ \ \ commenced the merchandizing busi
ncSs on Water Street, in the store house
Tulin y occupied by J »hn A. Forsythe, A: Co.
Their s’-»ek cotim *s of
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
QUEENS WARE,
HARDWARE, A CUTLERY.
-ALSO
Cog. Rrjidy, Hoi. & Balt. Gin, N. E. Knm;
M deira. Lisbon, and Port Wines;
Sperm and Fish Oil;
8j»ts. Turpentine;
Pittsburgh vv hite Lead, in Oil;
N. Orleans Sugar, of a >upcnor quality, by the
Bbl. or lb.
English Blister, Crowly, and Shear Steel;
Juniata Bar, Hoop, and Str ip Iron;
A general assortment ofeut. and wrought na3».
Ml of which will be sold as low as can be had
in this maf' et.
Wh'-el , June 11, 1—2-.
CA3I7ITET MAKING
r I LK>IK>S 4 SCOTT , continue to cam ]
on the above nusi it*-- two doors south of the
N *rth Western Bank of Va. where thev constant
ly keep on hand a go*! assortment of FUKNl
TFRL. They have on hand,
80 Pair Carted Maple Bed
steads, assorted.
Bureaus, Side Boards, Sofas
and Tables.
Together with a variety of other articles.—Per
sons wishing to furnish themselves with any of
the above £ctic|«s1or with any article in their line
of busbies*, re requested to give them a call as
they pa-> aloug; where for cash, or approved
country produce. good bargmog cay be had
Wheeling, Juue 1* l"2b.
i OOCTOR JOSEPH WATERMAN, 1
i MAY he consulted at hit, Unice, m
I ‘part of tiie house occupied by P.
^ Yarn all, Esq. Main street W heel-1
in*', iu the practice ot Medicine,
Sureerth and ^>stctTlcs- He hold,i
J himself in readiness to wait upon
all those who may tavor mm wiui a
line of his ffofes'ion.
Reference for character and qualifications to
Doctors M. L. TODD, J. MORTON, J.
CLEMENS, JOHN McMAHON, I montown, O.
\V. HAMILTON, Mountpleusum, Ohio,
Wheeling, June 25.
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THE SUBSCRIBERS,
HATE RECENTLY BEEN APPOINTED, AGENTS, BY
A. W. KINSLEY, & CO.
Proprietors of the Franklin
52TB ffOTHSTOEY*
ALBANY, NEW YORK;
And will attend to the Execution of all Orders,
entrusted to their care, for any of the following
Articles: »,
Types of every description,
Stereotype Plates, ot any kind, that may he
wanted,
A great variety of Cuts,
Matthew Smith’s Patent Stereotype Blocks,
I*. Smith’s Patent Printing Presses, and Nota
rial Presses,
Washington Presses,
Second hand Ramage Presses,
Brown’s Patent Standing Presses,
line, &. Co’s Patent Copying Presses,
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Lithographick Presses,
Bi*relow s Patent Ruling Machine,
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Bookbinders’ and Carders’ Shears,
Standing Racks for Cases,
Chases and Composing Sticks,
Stands and Cases. Parchment,
Iron and Brass Side and Poet Sticks,
Quoins, M allets, Plainers, and Shooting Sticks,
Steel and Iron Points, with and without springs,
Gullies of all sizes, slice and plain,
Do. with brass buttons,
Slieepfoots, Ball Stocks and Skins,
Prout’s Printing Ink.
dir A very liberal discount will he made fot
CaSH* A. &. E. PICKET.
Wheeling, January 2nd, 1828.
POTTER’S
VEGETABLE CATHOLICON.
THIS MEDICINE has stood the test of experi
ence for more than three years past, ana has
achiercd in the healing art—cures which rical
the most extraordinary of ancient or modern
practice.
preparation has home such cclcbri
m ty, as an alterative; and its innocent quali
ties. have been acknowledged by tl»e expe
rience of thousands. In using the Catholicon a
restriction in diet is not required, nor does it in
terrupt the patient, pursuing the ordinary avoca
tions of business.
In ring's f.vil or scrofli a, necrosis or dis
eased bones, Ml rtCf/KIAL DISEASES, RHEUMA
TISM, LIVER COMPLAINTS, ULCERS, WHITE .SWEL
LINGS, syphilis in its secondary stage, indiges
tion. Ac. Ac. the Catholicon has been most
conspicuously useful; it also has been scrvicablc
to debilitated and nervous affected persons.
The discovery of a preparation adapted to that
class of diseases, for which this is rocommcndcd,
is one of the most desirable boons that can be
afforded to the unfortunate; and the proprietor
trusts, that the endeavors of the benevolent and
humane, will he exerted in diffusing the merit*
of his invaluable remedy to the ears of those
who are groaning under affliction.
The numerous testimonials ;droady shown to
the public in favour of this remedy; and its hav
ing been used in the Philadelphia Penitentia
ry for these two yearc past, in diseases which
resisted the regular modes of practice, forma high
and important proof of its just merits and claims.
CAUTION TO PURCHASERS.
The wonderful reputation and demand for this
medicine has induced frauds; to secure the public
■igainst them, in future there will be a small label
covering the cork of each bottle, beautifully exe
cuted by the geometric lathe, with the words
“GENUINE W. W. POTTER.” thereon: as
ihe cork cannot be drawn vvitliout defacing this
label, the medicine ran be known to be genuine
when it is not torn or otherwise injured.
Price $3 per Bottle, or $30 per dozen:
ffj’Printed directions arc on the Buttles.
Communications fro-u any part of the world,
post paid, and orders for medicine will bo punc
tually attended to. W. \Y. POTTER.
No. 13, south Nmth-st. between Chesnot and
Market, opposite the University of Pennsylva
nia.
SOLD BY Tiir; PRINCIPAL DRUGGISTS I
IN THE UNITED STATES.
In Philadelphia,
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Robert Pearsall, jr. corner of 3d and Market.
T. W. Dyotf. corne of 2d and Rare.
Samuel P. Grithts, jr. comer of c'th and
Chcsnut streets.
11. M. ZollickotTer corner of C»h and Pine.
Fullerton *51 Cluton, Market street.
T. M’Clintock, comer of Bth and Callow hill.
Thomas Evans, comer of 3d and Spruce,
S. C. Sheppard, No. Id?, south 9th.
P. Williams, comer of 2d and Almond.
E. Crowell, comer of oik and South.
George Mellor, comer of 4th and il alnut.
Budd West, corm.-r of 3d and Walnut.
Thomas Cave, corner of f»th and Market.
Edward Pryor. Northern Dispensary.
A. M. *V E. L. Cohen, Market street.
NEW CERTIFICATES.
Philadelphia, Sept. 10th, 1827.
,*f'n about years of age, (I am now 2G
year.-.) the glands of rny neck became ulcerated:
-everal respectable physicians attended me at in
rv i - ,r 18 years, i,ut only succeeded in render
ing me temporary relict; the ulcers were at one
period healed, but m 4 or 5 weeks after, about 20
tppeared with renewed vigour on rny anus, face
[ and n ck, the glands of the arm pits became en
iargeo and I s Jtfered the most severe pains; my
Hc.ih.i w as also much unpaired.
1 he remarkable cures performed by Potter’s
N r..ETABLr. Catholicom, induced me to try its
virtues, and by the use of ouly one bottle. I "was
perfectly cured. Some time lias now elapsed
-mcc I took the CathoKeon, and not the !e;ist ap
pearmice of a recurrence of the disease has mani
rested lUelf. JAMES HARDING, .
No. 138, south Sath street;
ftpptember 28th,
Dear Sir ^Impressed by an ardent ().
contribute to the alleviation of such #s r*
groaning under disease, 1 am impelled to fj. ®*
vou with the following co-elficient proof, ^
value of your celebrated Catholicon. ‘ Ll
Mrs. C. was, for twelve month* afflicted
Liver Cokplaist: she discharged lam. J 7
[ ties of blood, by which she became much
ated, and entirely confined to her bed
reived the advice of two eminent I‘hv.
but, their endeavors to arrest its prc^J Z'
dcfianced; finally, one of them declared Let
raids, aud that she could not live till next mor
I procured some of your Vegetable Caikl^Z
and gave it to hir "Its operation was |u
charm in a few weeks she was perteu’vcj.1
of a disease which it appears, she could not
survived, out, by the timely use of your mtd.c
About nine or ten months after tlie above (.N
was performed, through some exertion M,,
ruptured a blood vessel; trom the loss cf fe[ .
and appetite, she was again reduced so low • .
the attending physician deemed a consul-* 7
would be necessary, which, accordingly :
and. they were of opinion, she could survive J
a few hours longer. 1 immediately adtn'ru>:,'i
the Catholicon, (bearing in observation, ^
long as there is life, hope remains, ) to the a,;^.
islunent of all, who had conic as it w ere to iTj.
ness her death, the second dose, which w*^
about half an hour after the first, effectually «.*
the bleeding of the vessel; and in a few'daw
was, for the second time, miraculously curd
Another instance of the peculiar meritsof ^
medicine 1 also witnessed, viz. the case of rt>.,,
William. The tetteh made its appearing ^
completely covered his body, and behind hit Z*
—the (Justifies behind his ears thscarged Awg—
humour, that excoriated the parts which itj^
over and formed into ulcers; lie was greatly
dated—reduced toniere skin and bone—hid,U
less nights—restless days, in fact the tomur.;,^
the disea-e were indescribable. The nog *
proved remedies were employed from thycr^.
mencement, and strictly folloxycd, but, vmb^
alleviating his miseries. Again, I suice*^
administered the Catholicon, he was
and remains in perfect health to this day.
From the wonderful effects of your medicim j
the three foregoing cases, it most certainly de***
the attention of the afflicted. Those wbol^
bet n relieved by its use, as well as every ne-kja
of society, should aid in the diffusion of so
a discovery. I am very respectfully yours,'
T. J. C.
Ao. 41 Prune street.
To Mr. W. W. I ’otter, 1‘hiladelphia. |
Gloucester Point, County of Gloucester, N. J
September, 30,1-2?
Mr. William M'. Potter:—
Sir: In conft»rinity with your denre, I g*
you here the statement of my cast, for bo*
than years past, I have experienced p aim of da
most excruciating order, proceeding from Km*
vatism : the greater part of this time I vu»o*
fined to my bed, with my limbs very much coma*
ed. and sw ollen, and go painful. 1 could not png
inv hand on the lower extremities—and ui fa
severe that my shrieks were heard in evrnrpatd
the house. 1 had violent pains in my safe, he4
aches, loss of appetite, See.-—Laudnum. lid
w as taken in very large doses, occasioned kt
little sleep, and did not tend to soothe ihopr^.a
the slightest degree. Induced by the urgeixd
repeated request of my friends and family,Its
paired to the .Sea Shore at Egg-Harbour, si
continued to immerse myself in salt water i« i
length of time, without any salutary effect. Mi
I returned, (as previous,) 1 had application a
various remedies, but every ihing proved of a
service to me. Having spent much money A
labour in my endeav ours to obtain relief firm a
miserable situation 1 was placed in, and mj 4
v oiced age, (being in my (i<)ih year.) I relmuwd
all hopes, and vvas determined to let tlie dis<K»
take its course; but. in a few vv »*eks after, \ htd
of the wonderful effects your medicine pradrd
on my daughter, vvhotc case I make mentald
in this: 1 used the Catholicon to the er-x
of three bottles; and I feel happy to say, I am fa
of that painful visiter, to v\ horn I have bn* i
martyr t«»r so long, and i>r this unexpect. d rhag,
from a life of misery t* one of coinfort, do In
nate to the remark aolo qualities of your m ed/cst
it has been eight monli- since I took tbebtf
the f’atholieon, and ml having had an attack 1
believe it to be a perfect cure.
Vein respectfullly,
ELIZABETH SMALLWOOD
I certify, tin: above i> a true account of prill
nry wife's suffering.
(Signed,) S. SMALLWOOD
Master of tire TcUn-bo.it, ply mg brtwwt
Gloucester Eerryand the I’oiut Hourf
My daughter Margin' S. Peacock, whnroA*
near Longaconung, in tie county of Glwxt*u*
state af New Jersey, vvj« taken with tiit-fn**
termed milk ll<*. whicl was unMtccaxsfufljW*'
•:d by a respectable phviirun of that place, l«» •
years; her sufferings during that time,
uurthensome disease, l.ngcage is madeqa*. *
express;—The lower extremities were • 'dj**
periods, to nearly doubt* their ordinary »i» ■*
became extremely pairful. She btig-Oi W*
your medicine, (the Vegetable futholiroo.) i*
in a short time she \v;i« cured; not having is*
from her of late, 1 comlude site reman;!*
ly well.
ELIZABETH SMALLWOOD
CASE.—Wm, Middleton, agidabort Xjr*
for the last - yt ir-, had seven lain rtert^r
ixti.hs on his body aul liml*. m w*5*'
journey from Georgia 1o the eastward,
been subject to the treitment of msny P*1?*
ans between Savannahand the> city, but ti
still progressed in spite of all their '^r>\
consequent emaciation ensued, from the 1'rt*
severe pain - which he experienced, andlh*e .
discharged freely a thick offensive matter—*®
insupportable, which prevented him from p,c'A
ing further than this city; he gave up all
turns of ever reaching home again, and
assume a deadly aspect, notwith tan it®? ^
excellent medical advice wits rendered. A
week* after hi* arrival, he came under th« r,f‘
of Mr. Potter, and immediately coonwn'** *
the Cathohcon; in about two vrceL there ^
material change in the appearance of the' I
and the excruciating pains, which han*-^ *
from the roiumen* rment of the disease,
tially removed, and lm general health and
improved daily. In eight week* more V ,
perfectly restored to health by the us*^
tholicon; the ulcers w ere healed, the *
entirely forsook him: he ptir-aied ln« jourB*d
fering no inconvenience whatever. *
A ttumher of respectable individual •**
quainted with the above facts, to wliorat*^
nuy lie had by applying to \V. W. POTTt—
Philadelphia October loth, 19*7.
— ^ y'
For these twenty-six year* pait I #
labouring with a violist cov-h, s,rTTJ.
blood, Ac, and a generald'bdity,prt,a,,y^
ruv system, but, more particularly in ^
I became so helpless from the < 0‘r i4, ' ,yr
life was only a burden to tne:—b»®
nights in consequence of the pain a®® ,;g
cough—no apjietite that would unable ®* ‘ ^
sufficient nourishment to support me 4
reduced to .such an extre mil v that the *—j ^
corrugated, and seemed to we fast Ip ®7 ^
ui fact 1 expected for no other ruled ’“"V &
I commenced Potters C'athohcon, a-':d ,
lit hm the third bottle ! was
hevod of the harrowing aud distrcssi*,!
My age is tio years. HI/H * h ^ *
Piue street, between Sixth and fcrt*1*
Pluladeihia, Oct. lltb, 1927
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