communication to Thomas McKean, governor of Pennsylvania, which was as follows : "It is not our custom, on any occasion, to write letters of civility; nor do we wish that this present address should be considered as such. As a plain people, we like to speak the language of our hearts with a simplicity con

Celebration in Lancaster in Honor of Jefferson's Inauguration By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER W EDNESDAY, March 4th, 1801, the day on which Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated third president of the United States, was celebrated in Lancaster with festive joy. The early beams of the day were announced by

address was as follows: TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE ADDRESS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER, PA. At this alarming crisis in our political existence, we approach you, Sir, to express our cordial approbation of the measures adopted by the Executive for the preservation of the

, September 27th, in the court house, which stood in the center of Penn square. For this reason Lancaster claims the distinction of having been the capital of the United States, even though it was but for a day. As Howe was in possession of Philadelphia, then the largest city in America, only 62 miles distant

McKean." Resolution on the Death of Charles Carroll, Signer of the Declaration of Independence By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER C HARLES CARROLL, of Carrollton, Md., the last survivor of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, died in Baltimore, November 14th, 1832, in the ninety-sixth year

— the Presidency of the United States. The Lancaster Journal, quoted above, in referring to the pass- ing of these distinguished statesmen, stated editorially : "From the advanced age of the venerable patriots, it was not to be expected that they could long remain amongst us, but there is an

, "Resolved, That this meeting recommend to the members of the volunteer companies of this borough, to wear crape on the left The Lancaster Examiner of Thursday, November 22nd, 1832, with columns edged in black, announced the death of Charles Carroll. �arm of their uniform for twelve months from the present

nations, and the world be emancipated from tyranny! 2. The Memory of General George Washington. 3. Thomas Jefferson—The Venerable Author of the Declaration of In- dependence. The misfortunes of his old age have rendered him ten-fold. dearer to the American people. 4. The Navy and Army of the United States

, of the borough of Lancaster, undoubtedly superior to anything of the kind ever before exhibited in the borough. "There were present : The Governor of the Commonwealth [Thomas McKean] ; the Speaker of the House of Representatives ; the majority of the members of that House, and the minority of the