round, so as to bring it to boar upon us. Be fore thin wai accomplished, we were under co ver, and the strangsr had the benefit of tho discharge, of which ho took no more notice than if he had bnrno a clmrmoJ life. Again we hoard the crack of hi rifle, and when, having reloa ded, wo once more ascended the bunk, he was taking aim at the last artilleryman, who fell, as hit companions had done. "Diem ye, fur lnggin1 fellers!" prowled the ttrancrrr. "Why don't yo tuke that 'ere big run r Our mm 11 number, the bnd dirretion of our first volley, but above all, the precipitation with which we had jumped down the bank after fi ring it. had so encouraged the enemy, that ft company of infantry, drawn up some distance in roar of the field piece, fired a volley, and ad vn need at double quick time, part of them ma king a small detour with the intention of cut ting us from our friends. At this moment, we fiuv Fannin and thirty men coming along tho river bank to our assistance; eo without mind ing the Mexicans who were setting behind us, we rushed forward within twenty paces of those in our front, and taking steady aim, brought down every man his bird. The foit of desperate coolness with which this was done, produced the greater effect on our opponents, as being something quite out of their way. They would, perhaps, have stood firm against a volley from five times our num ber, nt a greater distance; but they did not like having their mustaches singed by our pow der ; and after a moment's wavering and hesi tation, they shouted out "Diabolos ! Didbolos!" and throwing away their muskets, broke into a precipipUe flight. Fanning and Wharton now came up with all the men. Under cover of the infantry's advance the gun had been re-manned, but, luckily for us, only by infantry soldiers ; for had there been artillerymen to seize the mo ment when we were all standing exposed on the prairie, they might have diminished our numbers not a little. The fuse was already burning, and we had just time to get under the bank when the gun went off. Up we jum ped again and looked about us to see what was next to be done. Although hitherto all the advantages had been on our side, our situation wa? still a very perilous one. The company we had put to flight had rejoined its battaltion, which was now beginning to&dvance by tchilun of compa nies. The second battalion, which was rather farther from us, was moving forward in like manner, and in a parallel direction. We should probably, therefore, have to resist the attack of a dozen companies, one after the o ther; and it was to be feared that the Mexi cans would finish by getting over their panic terror of our rifles, and exchange their -distant and effectual platoon-firing for n charge with tho bayonet, in which their superior numbers vould tell. We observed, also, that the caval ry, which had been keeping itself at a siC? dis tance, was now put in motion, and farmed up close to the island of muskeet trees, to which tho us, we had plenty to occupy all our thoughts and attention. My peopla were already mas ters of the Rim, and some of them drew it for ward and punted it naninst tlio enemy, while the others spread out right and led, to protect it with their rifles. I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me loi.k up. There teemed to be something extraordina ry happening among tho Mexicans, to judge from the degreo of confusion which suddenly showed itself in their ranks, and which, begin ning with tho cavalry and right flank of tho in fantry, son became general throughout their whole force, ft was a sort of wavering and un steadiness which, to us, was quite unaccounta ble, for Funning and Wharton hud not yet fired twenty shots, and, indeed, hnd only just come within range of the enemy. Not knowing what it could poitcnd, t called in my men, and sta tioned lliem round the gun, which I had double shotted, and stood ready to fire. The confusion in the Mexican ranks increa sed. For about a minute they waved and reel ed to and fro, ns if uncertain which way to go, and, at Inst, the cavalry and right of of the line fairly broke, and ran for it. This example was followed by the centre, and presently the whole of the two battullions and three hundred caval ry were scattered over the prairie, in the wild est and most disorderly flight. Igavcthcm a parting salute from the eight pounder, which would doubtless have accelerated their move ments had it been possible to run faster than they were already doing. We stood staling atler the fugitives in per fect bewilderment, totally tumble to explain their apparently can -elesi panic. At last the report of several rifles from the island of trees gave us a clue to the mystery. The infantry, whose left flunk extended to the Saluda, had extended their rigl.t into th -prairie as far as tire i.-lattd of nuiskeet trees-, in order to connect their line with the dragoon?, and then by making the general advance, to attack us on all sides at one, andget the full advantage of their suocrior numbers. The plan was not a bad one. Infantry and cavalry approached the island, quite unsuspicious of its being occupied. The twelve relleinen whom we had stationed there remained perfectly qui et, concealed behind tho trees; allowed squa drons and companies to come within twenty pa ces of them, and then opened their fire, firM from the pistols, then from their rifles. Some six and thirty shot, every one of wh:ch told, fired suddenly from a cover close to their rear, were enough to startle even the best trv ps, much more so our Mexican dons, who, already sufficiently inclined to a panic, now believed themselves fallen into an ambuscade, and sur rounded on at! sides hv the incarnate iliaiotas, as they called us. The cavalry, w ho had not yet recovered the thrashing we had given them, were r?ady enough for a run, and the infantry were not slow to follow them. THE AMERICAN. "The democratic pnrly, from the time of its organization as a distinct party down to the pre sent day, have uniformly opposed the mis-called protective principle, as being aristocratic in its features, unequal in its bearings, and calculated 1o sow the seeds of disunion among tho mem bers of our glorious confederacy; and when Mr. Hon I abandons this vital principle of demo ctacy, which righteously opposes the protection of the few at the expense of the many, he can no longer be considered or recognised in tho light of a consistent democrat." E7 The above is from the Northern Pentisyl- vanian, published by Col. Carter, at Williams port. The Colonel is endeavoring to tent h the democracy of Lycoming, principles entirely new to thorn, as they certainly are to us principles which lie mint have learned from tho New York Ueruld, Journal of Commerce and the Evening Tost. That these papers, which are in a great C." Rr.r.x it.n Type. 100 lbs., or more, of sec- measure under the coutiol and influence of the ond hiind brevier type, t'nr sale nt this office, nt i importing merchant of New York, many of Saturday, Ftb. 21. !844. fXjT V. H. Psismi, Esa. t bis Real Estate and Ooiil office, No, 59 I'ine Street, Philadelphia, is au thorised to set ai Ajctil, sud to receive and receipt for all monies due this nffive, fur suhscriptimi or advertising. IS ctii. per lb., tush. The type are the sameus those used in our ndvert isinjr columns. fJT"" We are indebted to the I Ion. Ifenrv Frick. whom arc foreigners and agents of British Manu facture, and who, alter amassing large foi tunes at the expense of American merchants, return to England that they should advocate the doc- eftVt.gress, and Messrs. Hoitn, Fy.-r, Hughe ; trine of free trade, is not to be wondered at. but ...! r.:i ..r.i... r l .. ....l.i:.. .!.... ' .. . . .... mho jur.-iii. i'l iliu l.t 'isi.iiun., jui jiiiiii.i. utii.il mcnU. (Tj' On our first page will be found an exceed ingly interesding article, entitled Adventures in Texas," giving an account of one of the battles fought by the brave but unfortunate Fanning. Ci7 The slieghing has nearly nil left u. The ice on the river, however, is still crossed with pel feet saf -ty. The Rrport of the Investigating Committer. Messrs. Hughes and Sullivan, of the minority, submitted an able report, which fully sustains all the charges alleged against the State Printer, in procuring his election by corrupt means. The report, after referring to the testimony, showing that $3,000 were to be paid to Collin McCurdy, $2, .100 to Theo. Funn, one fifth of the profits to A. J. Glossbrcnnnr, and the binding to Clyde Si Williams, in consideration of the whig votes, takes up the subject of the bond of union between the Reporter, Keystone and Gazette, by which they bound themselves to battle down the Go vernor, and nil those who should avow a prefer ence for any one else than Mr. Ruchnnaii for the Presidency. We make room for the following cxtiact : "And in the event of said administration as suming a ground hostile to Mr. I'uihniinn for th- I Presidency, then that paper should take n derided i stand niraiiist th administration movements on ; that question. This secret ngreem.nt. couched , in cautions language, taken tou.-th. r with the fad : ! that Governor Potter bad not expressed any ere- ' ll.al any ol the citizens of l.ycom.ng should favor i tl.r,.c0 for Tr. Huchanon over the oilier eatidi- ; a measure that strikes at the root of th -ir maim- i ,.(ltl,s ,or t1(f Democratic nomination, may b- re- I factoring an I ngricnltutal prosp rity, is really '. e,,uU as the first step in a formal declaration of " surprising. The idea that the I'l itish government j uar ,, ,), Incentive. Fndcr these arrange. 1 would admit our wheat free of duty, is a humbug I tnents, the bill to elect St.it-- Printers was passed. 1 that no one seriously believes. Their principle ' a, .f,nil, A The day of tho election ar- is to admit nothing which they can possibly pro- riVld, 11M1 the first b illot was no sooner nu- i E7 Captain Stockton, who is now at Wash ington with his splendid Steamer Princeton, gave a handsome entertainment on hoard of his ship to the President, Cabinet officers, and other dis tinguished men. They were received v ith a sa lute fired from the big gun called the Peace maker. The health of the President being proposed. Immediately after, Mr. St. Clair Clarke begged to propose o sentiment, which had been conimunicuted to him by one of his Dutch friends from Pennsylvania. It was received with rapturous applause, and run literally thus : 'In dis year of our I.ort one thousaiidt eight hun- dret mi forty-four, I'n President Dy ler has got yet to sarve one oder year more ; Dis moii'trus hick gun what has got a pistol for a lock on. Waseon.lrivi t un made mi f,n t off by Robert F. Stoekilon. I'n dis d- krnel fight in ship ul goes mit bilin Viitter. I'll jonst let h-r see nnret a Prittish ship she'll g"t bolter im hotter ; D-'ii pan'.' ko.-d dat bick gun. ( boil Pull says d.i tei il dak h r. Kiv up hoys, it '. noose; d.it's ceitaiu iff Ceuce- mitliir CT In the course of the argument made hy Mr. Webber, before the Supreme Conit oil Tues day l.i-t. in the Giraul Case, he held this lan guage. a we find it repoited iii the New Yoik Herall: Th -re is nothing that we look' for with more certainty than this general principle, that Chris- Cj T.lrrNsr. I.wv. Tavern Veep-rs are noti- 1 fied, that all notices nntt be published in next week's paper, to be in time fr n -t court The b-nst ten days before the court. -- "i'"" 1'"'" i nouiiceil than th? existence ol tins secret combi- , ti.unty is pait of the law of the land. This was they have always acted. j nation between these three presses was d 'dared , the ease among the Puritans of I'.ngland, the f!- The Colonel says he disclaims the free tiade the floor of the convention bv some to whom , pisconalians ofih- Southern .t-t '."the P.-miM-I "" i oi .ue laiuouu sci.ooi. in. in me pie- , ,, s..CI,.t ia, !,,.,. (liSclse,l. hut who were vania (Juak.-r. t! ce.i,ng paiagrapti lie advocates direct tjxat ion in ; ftj.Ws f tl. Executive, and were unwillin !,,tii U'.. el,n,.t.t l;t-n t.. to prclereiice to import duties. We should like to ) i this war nnoii him. It is due te,e to j b arn what school but the Calhoun school ever tlJ tll loII,1;,ti,. fthis combination. I ii. .r...l r. ,l....r;,,n ,1 ! .... ... . law requires three publication, the lat one nt I .... t.. ... ...... , IM;IV. l)UiJt, ,. tr.-, all tl.e o.le r itisgraee- I lili -r hiiiisell vas rxtrciiielv cauliotis unon this i r..i .... i .-.. .... .. I. r..it..,.-...i i nil illl'l III' IM ll.ll t ll'rii.':..Mii.- .. iii. II I". ... point. From whence, or where, the Colonel has j ti,,.,,,. presses had been living upon the public turned tlwt "the demociatic paity. fiom the time j Treasury in their turn for y. ais. and serm-d to oi us orgaiozauon uown to tne pieseni uy, Have i,e detei mined to pl.,v a desperate game to (Xj Fink Yri;sTri.Ks We acknowledge the receipt of a One head of celery frouith garden ol Col. J. II. Purity, weighing soiie lhing b us than three pounds. There are no gaid. us in t ho woih! supeiior to ours for production. l!.iptis!-. tie- mass of the (,. lowers of Wickl iff mid VVeley toour shores, tlej Pr.-shyti lians ail all biouaht and all ailopted tliis great truth and all sil-tained it. And wle re tle ie is any ,-. l.gioiw sentiment amongst men nt all this s ntimeut incorporates iti:lf with the law. l.'ve ; thing ill elm ts it .' '1'he massive Citheihal of the Catholic, the I'.pisco- C7" A Stp.om; Tcoi A gentleman drove through this place a few days since, in a light wagon, to w hieh he had attached thirty si v horses and several out-riders. unifoi u..ly oppo.-vd the niis-cui l. d jnultc.ire prin ciple,'" it is equally difficult to fay. If we have read aright the bistoiy of the times, the rev erse of all this would come much nearer the tiulh. f'pto IS. 01, the fedcrali-N of the New England States, with Daniel Webster at their head in Con gress, were the nw-t violent opponents of the protective principles, and in favor of fiee tiade. Oil the otln r hand. John C. Calhoun and his friends, as well as the democracy of Pennsylv a nia, ami the Notth generally, were battling inau lully for the tariff. That these nu n changed their Pennsylvania assu- right flank of tho infantry was also extending itself. Thence they had clear ground for a chargo down upon us. Meanwhile, what had become of the twelve men whom wo had left ia the island I Were they still there, or had they fallen back upon the mission in dismay at the overwhelming force of the Mexican ! If the latter, it was a had business for us, for they were all capital shots, and well armed with rifles and pistols. We heartily wished we had brought them with us, as well as the eight men at the mission. Cut off from us as they were, whut could they do against the wholo of the cavalry and two companies of infantry which were now approa ching the island 1 To add toour difficulties, our ammunition was beginning to run short. Many of us had only enough powder and ball for fifteen or sixteen charges, which were now reduced tJ six or se ven. It was no uso desponding, however, and alter a hurried consultation, it was agreed that Fanning and Wharton should open a fire uon the enemy's centre, while I maJe a dash at the field piece before any more infantry iiad time to come up for its protection. The infantry men who h.td rc-manned the gun were hy this time shot down, and as none had come to replace them, it was served by nn ollicer alone. Just as I gave the order to advance to tho twenty men who were to follow me, this officer fell. Simultaneously with his .TrnuK G.vstom's Last Wor.ns. The Clarion j thus beautifully and impressively sketches the death-bed scene of this excellent man : f!"7" We understand that a number of boys, of this place, some of theni very young, are in the habit of procuring liuuor in pint bottles, which they can v with them, and then congregate at principles is nothing to u ome place lor the purpose of getting drunk. Parents cannot be too vigilant in suppressing, in their children, vices of this character. Such practises, if indulg'tl in, inevitably lead to the jail and penitentiary, and too often, alas, tu the gallows. game to se- ; plian Church, with its loy spire pointing hea- cure themselves the main piizeiu the public v emvar.l : the pl.iiu t. lupl..-of the (Quaker; the printing for the next three years. Finding, how- J ,,: . huivh of the h.-ii ly pioneer of the w ilder ever, alter seveial fruitless attempts to secnie i M.-s ; the mementos and memorials around us ; their election, their friends joined w ith the the grave yards their tuiuh stones their silent friends of the other candidates, and. with the vault. their mouldering contents ! The . view of putting an end to this .-tate of things. ' pruve il i ir, , 'ijf .' Th- generation adjourned the convention to pass a law giving all ' that is cone before sp ak to it. and pionounce it the public printing and binding to the lowest iVoni the tomb! We !'! it! All, .1!. pin bidder. Such a bill was accordingly passed, nud , ,-laim. that Christianity g. in-ial. tol-innt w ent to the Executive w here it remained for eight ; ( hi isfiaiiitv Christ ianitv iiidenetident of sects 'Ilia last words were in admirable keeping with the purity and piety of his long life. Sur rounded by a few of his chosen friends, who were at his bed-side on the first imitation of a danger to which he was insensible, be was relating w ith great playfulness, the particulars of a convivial party at Washington city, many years ago, and sjMike of one who on that occasion avowed him self a 'Free Thinker' in religion. 'From thut day,' said Judge Gaston, 'I always looked on that man with distrust. I do not say that a Free Thinker wiy not be au honorable man ; that he mm tint from high motives scorn to do a wenfi act ; but I dare not ti vtt him. A belief in an over-ruling Divinity, who shajics our ends, w host eye is upon us, and who w ill reward us according to our deeds, is necessary. We must believe and feel that there is a God Al-wite and' raising himself and seeming to swell w ith the thought Alvik.iii y !' There was a sudden rush of blood to the brain. He sank in the ai ms of his friends and in live minutes his spirit was gone! Not a stiuggle betokened its flight. Not a groan paiue.l the ear of Ins agouizeil li leiuls. 1 1 is lwxly has gone to the dust; bis spirit, we cannot doubt, now rests in the Ikisoiii of that God Almighty whose name was last on his lips, and to whom he had long given the homage of a pure and devout heart." RissiwCiii kt Fooi.s During the reign of Peter the First, Car of Russia, it was the cus tom of that tyrant to punish those nobles who of feu.b'd him by an imperial order that they should ilays. when it was returned Willi his veto. I hen and ia i lies that Chri-tinnity to which the the foimer scrabble was resumed. Adjournment , sword and the faggot are unknown gcncial. to lollowvd adjoin nill 'lit w ithout an election, and Irr.int Cbristi.n.iti- i. I i it.,. I....! I redly never lias. J.ut luither, .lell.rsou and t.e- , m.inv ; roI1so,pience of the veto of the Exerit lu ral Jackson have both favored the doctrine ol ,iv,.' , .t,.Ilnillll, i.n.-eforth to vote for such protection to our manufactures. Evci y Govern- j printers as might be most hostile to him, and or of Pennsylvania, from Simon Snyder down to I v;ji uloii him th-ir onwsitinn f,.r his veto of can't be unheeded, disregarded or derided with i in pi'.n i i v !" Qj" TheJJnd of February passed offas Usual, with some military display during the day. In the evening, there was a P.ull given at the Court Mouse, which was numerously attend -d by gen tlemen and ladies, from Northumberland, Dan ille, Milton. Money, and other places. About p. o'clock the paily t down to an excellent supper, prepared for the occasion, nt the Hotel of C. 1). Wharton. The number in attendance, from a distune.-, was large, considering the un fa vol able state of the roads. CT?" Mr. Fimi K ha presented a number of pe. titions for a post route liom Sunbury riVi Snyder- j tow n. Rushv ille. to Danville, which were P-fei red to the Committee on post ollices and post loads. This is a useful and necessary route. (j- The Legislature ha been doing very littb of any importance during the past week. In Con gress there is nothing to attract attention at pre sent. 7" We are indebted to the llarrisbnrg Argus e.vtia I'm the minority rcMiit of the Committee of Investigation, on the election of State Print er. An t-xtr.ict of the Rejiort w ill b- found in another column. This i -port fully sustains all the charges of liandsand corruption in the lec tion of the State I'l inter. (r RitohLN Rank Rn.ir.l' Nori:s. The Relief bills of the Towanda, Northampton and Rerks county hanks are ipioted as vvoithless, in Philadel phia. These hanks are all bioken. and hav e all made o er issues. the present incumbent, has warmly adv ocated I tbir favorite this docti ine. The Legislature of this State, in !;!'., unanimously passed resolutions in favor of a protective tariff; and in l !'.'a similar resolu tion received an almost unanimous vote in the same IhhIv. Does this look like an uniformity of opNisition to the tariff, on the part of the demo cracy It may not be Yan Rureii democracy. "liineilitr Im h' tmir '' And this we think, is the ticat tumble at present. True democracy consists in going for measures, not men. a-nre the lowest bidder bill : Cv Sam: ok tiik Pi m.ie Works. We are pleased to find, that a large majority of the legis lature is opposed to this measure. Indeed, we know but lew persons in the country in favor of this suicidal policy. The ;;coic in vcr w ill con sent to it. Interested stock jobbers, brokers and speculators w ill, no doubt, make every ctl'oit to accomplish this object. The Woiks, of course, would fall into the bauds of a foreign coronation. A corporation that would be more dangerous in ils operations and consequences within our bor ders than ten United States Ranks. The people art- willing to pay taxes under the ledief that ill time these works will pay for tle-niselves. Put. to give them u way. us pnqioscd, with au offer of a bonus of a million of dollars annually, to be raised by taxation, is what the people will never tolerate, w hatevei speculutois and stock-jobbeis may think of it. .iiisrci,i.v. KdMnrial, C'otitli'imril mill Si In li d. Judge Porter of Louisiana, h-lt. it is said, a ; large bequest 1o lb-ury Clay. They wervalvvav I warm friends. and no one can doubt that this feeling was taken advantage ol by such of the printers and their borers as had a large p -ciiniary interest at stake, and was nresse.l noon members as a strong reason for electing those hostile to the Governor. In j Louisiana Stat- Legislature has passed a ad lition to the influences already referred to, to i ' '-' reducing the rate of con- procure this result, th-re was the inlluenc- of i vnth-nal interest funn ten to eight p -r cent. Glossbrenner, of Yoik. contending for his one- Ciuil Stuisim The estimated home ami for fifth of the profits; tin influence ofl'cnn, to s ! eign consumption of Ihitish coal in 1il. was cure his S'J.IOtl ; the influence of M'Cuidv and I.'. I '.'."! tons The estimated consumption in his negotiators, to put into his pock-t. without, : it would seem from bis testimony, his own know ledge of w hat had been going on, tie- aiim of ;;0fi0 ; and tie- influence of Clyde X. Williams, who, for their services, were to receive the pub lic binding To produce the same result, also, was exerted the influence of both the companies owning the two German presses one of whose member was put forth and was successful as the candidate for the German printing and binding. the city of Loudon, in 1SI'., was 2.0-.U. 0(10 tons. The number of steamboats built on all the Wr.-teru waters, in IM't, was Kill. In Eii'jl. did. a person giving false answers to the questions asked b.-lore the solemnization of marriage, is guilty of perjury ' An exchange paper s.iys. a gentleman of Con cordia parish, Louisiana, recently killed two line bucks at one discharge of the gun, and then kill ed a doe w ith the second barrel. These were the combinations whose influences were brought to bear in seeming the . lection of ; Thomas Marsh, convict ..-d of the murder of State Printeis. Do their ell'ects upon public Mrs Chcddick. at N'evvaik Ncvv Jersey, has been policy and public morals, call lor a single com- giauti d u in-vv 1 1 i.i I . incut to bring npontheni the indignant rondem- I J'.vei v American pap"-r which now goes into nation of ev er) honest citizen of the Common- 1 c ;iii;h!.i . is charged w ith four cents Nttugi. wealth r Rut the history of this matter does not ,at.. KU.-.-f lT..Uti.l b it a foitune of six- end he,. the sums ,d 'money, to be pa.d by 1 G. t,, M'lkiiil..v' wen mit in .nil w:i v seelireil. anil as the consid ration for which said money was to be i ' '"' "''''He "- yeais old. and c fall, 1 heard a sort of yell behind me, and, turn- ! become Wi ; fiom which moment the unlortu- ing round, 6 w that it proceeded from the wild spectre-looking stringer, whom I had lost sight ot during tho last few minutes. A ball had (struck him, and he fell heavily to ihe ground, his ri tlo which had just been discharged, and was still smoking from muzzle and touchhole, clutched conclusively in both hands; his feu tures distorted, his eyes rolling frightfully. There was something in tho expression of his face at the moment which brought back to ma a vivid coloring, one of the csrliei-t ami most striking incidents of my residency m Texas. Had I not myself eeii him hung, 1 could have sworn that Hub llu kttl,e uiurJtrrr, now lay It lore me. A second nt! at the man gare additional foree to litis idea. "Ikib !" I exclaimed. "Bob !" repeated the wounded man, in a bro ken voice, and w ith a look ol astonishment, almost of dismay. "Who calls ISoh !" It was neither the time nor the placo to in dulge iu sperul.ilinn in Ihissiiiuular resurrec tion of man whose execution I had myself witnesfed. With Ul.e hundred foes around nate victim, however endowed with intellect, instantly bc oine the laughing stock of the whole l ouit; he had the privilege of saying everthing he chose, at the peril, however, of being kicked or borse-w hipped, without during to oiler any suit of rctalliation, everything be did was ridi culed, his complaints treated as jests, und his sarcasms sneered at and commented on, us mar velous proofs of understanding iu a fool. The Euipicas Anne surpassed this ahnmiiiable cruel ty; but sometimes mingled iu her practices so much oddity that it was impossible not to bt-en tertained Once she decreed that a certain Prince 1 cr, Kf- (J . . should become a hen, to punish him for l '' Si i-at vii-: Coi nr. We understand that hall a dozen id' Ihe members of the Rar of Union count V, are again bothering the legislature to remove the Supreme Court from this place to Hji i isbiirg. Whether it is for the puiMse of enabling theni to pocket lai ger fees, to give ! .hem scop- on a uioie extended theatre of a tion. j vve can only coi.jectuie. il is a gieai pny inai ; tori.(, ui( ,jv ,.(l!u.ki ,. ..j ,. K, pr..R..lltat ive flu. i-niml il ill ion luis luil iiroviileil some renieilv' ' to enable the members of the 1'iiiou Rar to carry up their case to the Supreme I ourl at v usii Z' We neglected noticing the whig meeting on Monday week last. The meeting was organ ised by iippointing Samuel Hepburn, Esq. Presi dent. J. P. Ilacheuberg, Gideon Markle, John i Taggart, Samuel John and Dr. R. Philips Yice Pres,,l. i,ti :.li,l I..S, l.li I V. sl.'.l Will U II. I , , .... , ,.- ,, , that he desired to deliv er over the printers elect land, Thomas Watt and William II. Munich 1 ., . ., . ., to the present Legislature, the printers proceeded Si.eretnrii.a I ho fo Mou nt" eelit lenien u ere nn. I I - ' 1 piinted a committee to ilialt a preamble and reso lutions expresive of the sense of the meeting; Thomas S. Ma ki.y, Samuel T. Ruirows. Elishu (Mid, was liauduleiit. cov inous, and illegal, and against public policy and morals, the ordinary forms of contract would ulford the payees no se cuiity lor th-'ir money ; and as it was evident that the Governor would, if in his power, justify himself iu refusing to approv e of the bonds, and ) to consumate their arrangements witli eacli other I iu the safest manner ossihlo by the execution ' of negotiable notes. Kline, C h.ii h s Pleasants, ('apt. Samuel Hunter, Samuel Shannon. John F. Droller, Win. Nisbit and F.dvvar.l Gohin. ('apt. Samuel Hunter was appointed the Sena- ington. at once. Thu New Yoik Standard contains a num ber of letteis from members of our legislature, iu reply to au invitation to attend the great Cass meeting, held at New York, on the (ith int. A niong them we noticed one fiom our Senator Jesse C. Ilortou and also one from Henry C. Ey- ii ..... . . .1. . 1 1. . . : i I. ..i" i I. ..!.:.. j lie ir gall's, 10 i in- i id 1 1 is oio i . ii i'l .'on . ii i ti i ji convention. The delegates Were insti ucted to supHiit N'. r Midillesvvoith lor Governor, and were also instrm ted to urge tl It became necessary that th- most perfect good faith should be preserved among these Conspira tors against the public welfare, because from the course it was apparent the Executive Would pur rue, it was liec.sf.iry that that functionary should be denounced in every pait of the Commonwealth by both political parties ; and as soon as these 'negotiable notes, to the amount d ill some trilling misdemeanor, and for this purpose she ordered a large basket, stuffed with straw, and hollowed into a nest, with a quantity of eggs inside, to he placed conspicuously in one ol Ihe piiucip..! loom at couit The prince was con deinn d, on pain of death, to sit tisui this nest, und render himself to the last ib gree ridiculous by imitating the cackling of hen Mtinuiri of l'riiif$ ItiueLkuw. .i J'.mr Mi -I. The philosopher, Frazer, says th it -'thou a ruun without money is poor, a nun with netting but money is etill poorer '' (ry The Girard Will Case, it is said, will be decided in favor of the city. The clergy of Washington, of all denominations, have united iu requesting of Mr Webster a copy of his speech for publication. 07" Masvlaso I'.i.h tion The whig have been making a bold pu-h iu Maryland. They have elected their entire delegation, six mem bers, to Congress. The whigs are every where active. It therefore behooves the democrats to set up their best and mo.st popular men to ensure SUtCCit ie nomination of I ,,r i.-, -, .. ,,, .Ir.,.. ,, nn.l s.ifelv denosit 1 ----- - - - Win. Tweed. F.sij us u candidate for the ollice of j Vi(ll,s o- .Mnldletovv n Rank, the work of Canal Coiiim r. One hundred deb-catcs were i ,l,.,,l,li:.,.t1Irin- nnblie oniuion on this subject is I I J commenced, and every paper published by these mercenaries at the seat of Government, was fil led with the most violent maledictions against the Governor; and the result was, that many e ditors, und a Urge portion of the public, being ignorant of theso combinations, and the mercena ry motives which hud dictated every sentence in slanderous prints, joined to such an extent in the general condemnation of the Executive, as to bi ing back to the scat of Government expressions of that character in a sufficient number of news papers to fill an entire page of the "Union" for the inspection of members of the Legislature. This was the way public opinion was to be man ufactured ; and this was the way in which all investigation and exposure of out of the mostdau fcrous, secret, and mercenary combinations that ever disgraced this Commonwealth, v'as tn be stilled and defeated." appointed to attend the Raltimnre Convention. Rather a strong whig team fortius county. We should not be surprised, how ever, if more than half of them did not find time to go. E7 The Ranks of this Commonwealth, ac cording to th rcpfirt of the Auditor General, have a circulation of S6,00?,0G8 ; specie and specie funds $ 6,3M),5,.!0 ; deposites 811,79 t,N71 ; discounts $lti,0;8,0U. Z3 Judge WiLKixs, of Pennsylvania, has been nominated as Secretary of War, and Gov. Gil ita, of Virginia, as Secretary of the Navy. Roth nominations were confirmed by the Senate by large majorities. K7 Tha bill to refund the thousand dollars i fine, with interest, to (Jen. Jack.-on, has been signed by th President and the money paid over j This an ett of tardy jutice. d by Ob' Rull is tuiee bundled ist 1000. In three years, iu England. 'l'"'l'.M mrring-a took place ; conseqn "utly no fevv'er than .'l",-T-sn iudiv i.hials entered into wedlock, ami ol the parties '10 l 1 1'. could not sign their names. I'llimi. It is stated on good authority, says the ICuickeiboi ker. thut Piesident Tyler con templates nominating Ex-President Van Ruren to the vacant Judgeship of the Supreme Court of the Uuit-d States. The foot of a Chinese female, from the heel to the great toe, is only four inches long 1 t. V" childl en between the iiges of lour and sixt 'en V ears of age are now receiving instruc tion ill the public schools of Massachusetts, A f.iiu. Dill.. Another individual iu the. flow i i of his youth has fallen a victim to the savage und ahsiud notion of honor as cutcitaincd by the duellist On Friday a duel w as fought by two young men ol Wii.-hingtou city, near the Chain" Rri.lge above Georgetovi it The parties were a young lawyer, Julian May , son of Dr. F. May, and a student of medicine, Joseph Cochrane, brother to John P. Cochrane, Esq , disbursing clerk of the War Dcpaitineiit. They fought with rilled at fifty paces, and upon the first fire, young Cochrane was shot in the forehead, and was, at the last accounts, lying in a farm house in the immediate neighboihood, with no hopes of his recovery. The duel originated iu a quarrel be tween a Mr Ash, of Philadelphia, and a Mr. PiHi'e, of Georgia, iu which Cochrane and May acted the part of friends of either party, and that they settled it w ithout much difficulty. Grow ing out of this, a discussion arose as to the bra very ol each ; and, in the rashness and heat of youth, without pausing to reflect upon conse quences, a challenge w as passed, a meeting ar ranged, andth" ubove i its Ijmcnablc tcrmiria ttoti J'hil. Lt'tee,
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