4 r,TW M0UNTAI1V SENTINEL. EBENSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, MARCH 23. 1850. CTThc Sentinel, hat much the largest cir ulatiH of any paper published in this county -and mi an advertising sheet offers superior inducements to merchants and business men generally. Those desirous of making use of li medium for extending their business can do to by either tending their notices direct, or through the following agentt: John Crouse, Esq., Johnstown. E. W. Carr, Evans' Buildings, Third st. Philadelphia. . V. B. Palmer, Esq., New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Democratic COUNTY MEETING ! The Democratic citizens of Cambria county are respectfully requested to meet in the Court House, in Ebensburg, on the evening of Tuesday of the April Court, at half-past seven o'clock, for the purpose of appointing a delegate to the Williamsport Convention, to place in nomination a dem ocratic candidate tor Canal Commissioner, and also for the purpose of giving expres ion to the views of the Democracy of Cambria county on the various agitating questions of the day. S. J. REN SHAW , Chairman, County Committer Feb. 28, 1850. EFBy reference to his advertisement in another column, it will be seen that our friend B. M'Dermit has taken the Ebens burg House. He will make a clever and an accommodating landlord, anc we hope he will do a flourishing business. Give him a call. CP We are again indebted to Hon. Job Mann, and Messrs. Drum, of the Senate, and Smith of the House for useful public documents. Dr. Smith has reported a bill to in corporate the Ebensburg and Susquehan na Plank Road Company, and we believe it will pass both Houses in the course of a few davs. Godey's Lady's Book, for April, has been received. It contains two beautiful teel engravings, and two fashion plates, and a large number of other embellish ments. Godey has been peculiarly fortu nate in securing the services of the most distinguished and popular American wri ters of the day, and is now enabled to pre sent to the public a magazine as well un rivalled in literary excellence as in artistic merit. CThe editor of the Johnstown Echo is endeavoring to frighten his readers by a horrible "cock and bull" story relative to the next candidate for Congress from this district. He imagines he sees plots and counter plots, and most unholy alliances that have been made withaview of cheat ing the people of this county out of their rights in the selection of the next demo cratic candidate. Somebody has been im posing on his credulity, and we therefore pity him; but we think his story too im- . prooaoie to obtain much credit. We do not believe that such a plot exists at all except in the mind of the editor, jior do we believe that any man in this county would have the hardihood to Jplay such a game. The democracy of Cambria are unanimous on this question at least, and any man who would attempt to do any thing else than carry their wishes on this important subject would incur the con demnation of every honest man in the county, and be forever consigned to a po litical grave. We hope the meeting that is to assemble here next week will act on this matter, and make known their right to the selection of the next democratic can didate for Congress. C"The editor of the Johnstown Echo threatens to scrutinize the action of cer tain individuals at the meeting here on Court week, and give a truthful represen tation of the same to the world. Well, let him who cares? We presume the peopls are not going to do anything at that meeting of which they will be ashamed. WWe will probably have plenty of officers to elect next fall. A bill has pass ed the House of Representatives providing for the election of the Auditor General and Surveyor General by the people at the next annual election. A bill has also rassed the Senate providing for the elec tion of Prosecuting Attorneys, and it is supposed that both the bills will breome A Thing to be Rrgrcttrd. After reading th professions of attach ment to democratic principles that have appeared from time to time in the columns of the Johnstown Echot we were unpre pare'd to see such an article as the one in the last number of that paper, relative to the Democratic County Meeiing to be held here on Court week.. We had thought, from the professions that have heretofore been made, that the editor of that paper was disposed to do that which is best calculated to contribute to the har mony of our party, and the success of our cause; but the article alluded to can be fol lowed by no other than evil results, and we are much mistaken if such was not the intention of the writer at the lime it was penned. It is, to say the least of it, not only uncalled for and inappropriate, but disorganizing in its tendency, and calcula ted to excite a feeling of animosity within our own ranks which should not be per mitted to exist. But in order that our readers may understand the nature and character of the article to which we allude we give the following extract: "We would apprise the democracy that a propo sition has been made by he Superintendent of the Portage Railroad, to act as a substi tute for his candidate for delegate. Let the citizens of Cambria ponder upon this and act accordingly." Now we know this charge to be false and groundless, and we have good reason to believe that the editor knew it to be so at the time he made it. Then why was it made, if not with a view of creating dis cord and disunion? We appeal to anv candid, disinterested man if such is the kind of language that should appear in the colcrans of a paper professing to be devo ted to the success of democratic principles and the advancement of the democratic cause in Cambria county? Is it not calcu lated to enkindle old fueds, and again ar. ray one portion of the democracy against another, and thus re-enact the scenes of disaster and defeat with which our party has been cursed for years. But we have no disposition to quarrel with our friend Smith, and we hope that the "sober, sec ond thought" will induce him to pursue a more consistent, judicious and democratic course in relation to this matter. At all events, we hope he will not hereafter al low his feelings of prejudice to get the bet ter of his judnment, and that when he makes charges against any man he will furnish his rcaderswith something more reliable than his mere assertion of the fact. But why should the name of the Super intendent of the Portage Railroad be men, tioned at all in connection with a demo cratic meeting? He, and those m the em ploy of the State, have the same rights and privileges as any other men, and no more, and if they are disposed to exercise those rights guarantied to every citizen, we know of no man or set of men who have the au thority, if they had the disposition to pre vent them. AVe do not know that any of them will attend the meeting especially but if they are so disposed they certainly have a perfect right, and we feel confident that this effort on the part of the Johnstown Echo to get up a feeling of prejudice a- gainst them will not have a tendency to deter them. We are heartily sick of this thing of permitting the proceedings of county meetings to turn upon the merits or demerits of the Superintendent of the Portage Railroad or any other man. We have already had too many meetings of this kind where those assembled have for gotten the objects for which they were called together. Such meetings can do no good, and we sincerely hope we will have no more of them. We trust that those who may assemble at the Court House on next Tuesday evening, will transact such business as may be before them calmly and peaceably, and in a man ner becoming citizens who have the inter ests of their country and the welfare of their party at heart. Let the qffs and the ons, the ins and outs, those who are suck, ing at the public teat and those who are not, in short all who take an interest in the success of the party, meet here as demo crats, and transact their business in a democratic spirit, throwing aside all sec tional feeling and permit nothing but an honest difference of opinion in relation to the candidates to influence their conduct This is what should be done, and we sin cerely trust it is that which will be done. CsWe neglected to mention in our las. that Dr. Wm. A. Smith, the able Repre. sentative from this county, had introduced a bill repealing the act of 1847 relative to fugitive slaves. This bill was referred to the Judieary Committee who reported it back to the House with a unanimous rec ommendation that it should pass. It was accompanied hy a ry able report on the subject by Judge Porter, the Chairman of the Committee. It will be remembered that the act of 1847 prohibited Judges and Justices of the Peace from taking any ac tion towards restoring fugitives under a heavy penalty. This bill repeals that unjust provision, and if it should finally pass, we think it will do more to allay the excited feelings of the South than all the reports and resolutions that could be adopted. EPThe democracy of Armstrong county at a meeting held in Kittanning last weekt elected Joseph Bullman, Esq., the repre sentative delegate to the ; "Williamsport Convention, and recommended John C. O'Neill of Cambria county as the Senato rial delegate. In Indiana,, a meeting was held on Tuesday last, and Henry Carrolton, Esq., elected representative delegate to the Williamsport Convention. A resolution was adopted conceding to Cambria county the right to select the Senatorial Delegate, and expressing their concurrence in the selection of any man that might be agreed upon. So the question is now in the hands of the Cambria democracy. G?The democracy of Allegheny connty have instructed their delegates to the "Wil liamsport Convention, to support the H0n Nimrod Strickland, of Chester county, as the democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner. Bank Bill. We have already alluded to the final passage by the House, of Mr. Laird's General Banking Bill. The measure is now before the Senate. The object to to regulate all Banks that may be chartered or re-chartered. We annex an outline of all the leading provisions: "The presidents and cashiers are re quired to enter into a bond to the Com monwealth in any sum not less than one fifth of the capital stock. The sureties inhe bond to be approved of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the bank is located, and recorded in the office-of the recorder within ten days thereafter. The clerks and other officers are re quired to give security in such sums as the board of directors shall order. The presidents, cashiers, directors and other officers, before they enter on their duties, shall severally take an oath to ob serve faithfully and honestly the provis ions of this act, and that during their con tinuance! in office lhey will not violate any of its provisions. The oath thus subscribed by them to be filed in the off ice of the Auditor General. If any officer of a bank, after having taken this oath, shall wilful!)" violate any provisions of this act, he shall be ad juged to have committed a misdemean or, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding 81000, and be imprisoned in ajail or penitentiary not exceeding three years. The total liabilities of the banks incor porated under this charter, not to exceed three times the amount of the capital stock paid in. No director shall appear as a drawer or endorser at any one time, for a greater amount than three per cent, upon the capital stock; and the gross amount loaned to all directors shall not - exceed six per cent, on the capital stock. The banks are not allowed to pay out any notes ex cept these issued by them, and the notes of specie-paying banks thai are at par where they are paid out. The stockholders are made jointly ha for all the debts of a bank, and this lia bility binds for one year after they have transferred their stock, unless they shall show that the insolvency of the bank was occasioned by acts done after they had assigned the stock. If the insolvency of abankis fradulent, the directors by whose acts or omissions it was caused, whether then ;n omce or not, shall be liable to the creditors of the bank, and the stockholders must make up anyjoss that may have occurred by their maladministration of the affairs ol the in stitution. " All the banks heretofore chartered, or which may herefter be chartered, are pro hibited from paying out any notes other than the notes of Pennsylvania banks of a less denomination than ten dollars. Penalty for violation of this provision, 1000, and imprisonment in the jail of the county where the conviction is had, for any time not exceeding ninety days. And all public officers of the State are also prohibited from paying out any bank notes other than those of Pennsylvania, of a less denomination than ten dollars. Penalty for violation of this provision $200, and imprisonment not exceeding ninety days. All private individuals, not being public officers, are prohibited the same, under penalty of S50, and im prisoment not exceeding, ninety days. .All the banks chartered under this bill, are prohibited from issuing notes of a less denomination than ten dollars. The expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, will start from New York in May. Lieul. De Haven has been tender ed the command. The dressmakers are the very best sup porter of newspapers they pattern-'ize every one which falls into their hands. Correspondence of the Mountain Sentinel. STATE CAPITOL. Harrisburo, March 16, 1850. Dear Given: The work of Legislation at Harrisburg goes bravely on. Since my last the House of Representatives have passed the bill providing for an amendment to the Con stitution, so as to make the judiciary elec tive. The question'will therefore be sub mitted to the people at the coming Octo ber election, who are to sav at the ballot box, whether the Constitution shall be so amended or not. If the vole in the Legislature is any indication of the feelings of the masses on this important question, the majority of the popular vote, will be very large. In the Senate this bill passed by a vote of 30 to 3, and in the House of Represen tatives, by a vote of 87 to 3. Judge Porter made the last speech on the question, and a good speech it was. His arguments were sound and logical, whilst the bold flights of eloquence, with which his argument abounded electrified every one who heard him. The Judge was opposed to the amended Constitution when a member of the Convention, so far as related to the judiciary question. His opposition to the present bill only shows his consistency, for which I commend him, although he appears to be in the minority. The spirit of inordinate innovation, which appears to have taken possession of the people of our State, I fear, bodes evil, rather than good, to the institutions of our country. As Judge Porter most beautiful ly expressed it in his speech, when he said "It is not by one blow, that you can prostrate a republican form of government. No Republic has ever been overthrown at once. You must first sap the foundation by little and little, prop after prop must give way, until at last, the whole fabric like some mighty avalanche, will come down with irresistable impetuosity, burry, ing in one heterogenious mass everything that opposes ils descent." The aboveex ;ract is as true in sentiment, as it is beau. tiful and graphic in description. Make the judiciary the arena for demagogues & gladiators take from it its independence, and make it subject to the whims and ca prices of the giddy crowd, led on by ap peals to partisan feelings, or partisan pre judices, or what is worse, religious bigot ry and intoilerance, make the Judge a poli tician per force, (and this latter must be the case, because it becomes a question of bread) and he will carry party rancour to the bench with him. The same feelings will find their way into the jury box. Then will justice be blind, in deed and in truth then, and not till then, the people will find that the sheet anchor of their hopes of freedom is gone that the palla dium of their liberties, of which the just ly boasted hith been stricken down, and they have become a prey to sycophants and heartless demagogues. But alas! it may be "too late." "The altar and the gods may have sank together in the dust" to rise no more forever. Then will the people strive to remedy the evil which their own credulity has brought upon themselves and their country, but they may be met by the memorable words, that sounded like a death knell on the ears of the French dynasty in the Chamber, "It is too late." One by one the old landmarks of re publicanism are passing away, and new fangled notions are taking their places. The glory of the past, that shone so long and so brightly, in the political canopy of our good old Commonwealth, is being ovei shadowed and obscured by the por" tentious clouds of innovation, that hang like a death pall over the land. So true is this, that the old men who still live amongst us, and who are the con necting links between the past and the present generations, are lost in amazement to find, that though they look upon the pic ture, they cannot recognize the likeness I must confess that I have my fears on this subject. This everlasting change, change, for the sake of change this political in consistency, which is unhappily the order of the day, is becoming so common a dis ease of the body politic, that if some spe cific is not soon discovered to stop the gangrene, it must spread, and that same hody politic must inevitably perish. From the bottom of my heart I pray God fore fend. But it is for the people to say whether the amendment shall pass or not and with them be the consequences. The Apportionment Bill has passed the House and gone to the Senate. The An nual Appropriation bill has been reported and is on file. It will come next in order as it is the greaser which makes the wheels of government go round with a smoother revolution, than if they were not lubricated by the rhino. It is said that 'money makes the mare go," but if you were here, you would be well satisfied, that money makes the men go. There is a terrible epidemic here, from whose ravages hardly any man es capes. I mean the disposition to get mon ey if you can honestly; but if you cannot get it honestly, get it anyhow. There is corruption, hypocracy, double-dealing, and bare-faced scoundrelism enough, practiced in this place in one week, to sink a Sod om and Gomorah. The bill to erect Pine county passed to a second reading the other day, after beinff 1 t 1 . -i ... o amenuea Dy striKing out the name ol fine, and inserting in lieu thereof "Snyder." think the Legislature ought to do the thing up better than this, and if they want a Taylor county in Pennsylvania, let them name it in plain english and not in dutch, (Snyder in German, is tailor in English.) Whether Pine or Snyder county will finally succeed or not, I cannot say. Dr. Smith is opposing its passage with all his might. The Dr. has to fight this bill against considerable odds, and if the bill is defeated the Dr. will deserve much credit for his exertions. i our member has also rendered himself notorious, and won for himself much credit, for introdu cing the bill to repeal the act of Assembly passed a year or two ago, preventing the recaption of fugitive slaves in this State. The report of Judge Porter as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is a paper of much merit, and ought to be read by every citizen of the State, in support of this bill. I determined when I set down to write this letter, that it should be brief but my pen like a woman's tongue, goes much faster than it ought to, as a Yankee would say, and hence the length of this epistle. 1 ours, truly, CONEMAUGH. The Sta Serpent Ijain -Attempt to Capture Him. The Charleston Mercury has a letter from Beaufort, S. C, giving further ac counts of the movements of the Sea Ser pent recently seen in that vicinity, from which we extract the following: "The report of Captain Blakenship, and passengers, has been verified by many other witnesses. This formidable sea monster has been seen again, to-day, we understand in our waters. When discov ered by those on board the steamer, "his eminence" was in Port Royal Sound, a distance of seven or eight miles from this town- Since that time he has been lazily making his way up Broad river, and was seen by a gentlemen we understand to-day in Whale Branch river, an arm of the Broad. He is reported to be making his way up higher still, when, perhaps, he may be captured. He is described as be ing from 120 to 150 feet in length and of proportionate bulk; has the head of a ser pent, which he carries, when in motion five or six feet out of water; about ten feet from his head is a lump, resembling a huge hogshead, and as far as he could be seen out of the water, a succession of lumps was observed . He was pursued for several miles along the bank of the river, at times the party in pursuit coming very near him. lie was shot at with a rifle and shot gun, which had the effect of making him timid, and caused him to sink below the surface of the water when near ly approached. We understadd that a party from this place has been made up to capture him if possible. The plan is to man two large flats, with a cannon to each one going below wrhere he is represented be to and the other above.and then approach each other, and when he is discovered to fire into him. In this way he may be ta ken, if peradventure, he does not take them Jirst. The Whale Branch is not more than one hundred yards wide, and there is every probability of an animated conflict with this king of the waters, within his own dominions." How Louis Napoleon Became Pres ident. The New York Sun has been furnished with a document, published in France, which, if true, betrays a most infamous secret. It states, that, prior to the Election of December 10th, 1848, a treaty was executed at Madrid, and rat-, ified at London and Naples, by which Louis napoleom pledged himself to the establishment of monarchy in France, in favor of such person as should be desig nated by a Congress of Northen Nations, of which Russia was to have the lead. By this treaty Louis Phillipe, the Queen of Spain, and the King of Naples, en gaged to raise Louis Napoleon to the Presidency of the Franch Republic, from which position he was to operate against the republic, and in case he should not obtain the throne of France, he was to be secured a capital of 250, 000,000 francs, with the title of Prince. The document sets forth a history of facts and mnchina lions, to prove that tho conduct of Louis Napoleon since his elevation to the Pres idency, fully sustains the propability of such a nelarious treaty. In connection with this matter, we might mention that the Washington correspondent of the Pennsylvanian stated, a few days since, that a letter from M. Pousn.v had been received in the capital, in which the ex minister expressed his belief, that Louis Napoleon was becoming insane, as it was rumored that he was about resigning the Presidency in favor of the Due de Bordeaux, the only surviving heir, of the elder Bourbons. FOUEIGN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER NIAGA R A! TWO WEEKS LATER! Philadelphia, .March 23. The foreign news by the: Niagara has been delayed by the breaking of the wire near St. Johns, New Brunswick, other wise you would have had the news a day earlier. ' England. The accounts from the manufacturing districts in England, are by no means sat isfactory; and the news possesses no in terest commercially. As regards political and parliamentary news, nothing of im portance has occurred. Lord John Russel has given notice that it is in contemplation to abolish the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, together with the Vice Regal Court at Dublin; the intention being to have Ireland" governed by the Home Department, through the Secretary for Ireland. The project in Canada for separation Irom Great Britain, excites but lfttle it tention. " . Collins' new line of American steamers, command a large share of attention and good will. ... The course adopted by Lord Palmer- ston, m continuing the blockade of the principal seaports of Greece, has been se verely commented upon by all the leading English journals; and Russia has remon strated in very strong language, against the conduct of the British Government, and the opinion prevails to some extent that the Czar will aid the Greeks. The London Gazette says that a Queen's messenger passed through Malta on the 25lh February with orders to Sir Wm. Parker to cease hostile operations against Greece. - France. The anniversary of the Republic passed off without any disturbance. The Minis ter of r mance estimates that the Revenue of the year will be sufficient to meet all the expenditures of Government. The conduct of the Chief of the Post Office Department, in opening all letters to and from suspected persons, has given rise to considerable excitement in the As sembly. It is rumored that France and Russia have united on the Greek question, and letters from Toulon say that the French fleet had sailed from the Greek coast. Denmark and the Duchies. The report gains ground that the armis tice is to be prolonged. It is currently reported that Denmark has concluded a treaty with Prussia, by which the latter will have the island of Bernholm should the difficulties be removed from Schles- wig. Turkey. The Sultan proposes that the Hunga rian refugees shall be detained in Asia Minor for a period not exceeding one year. Kossuth and others are about to be re moved accordingly. Affairs in Naples. Fears are entertained at Naples that Admiral Parker will pay his respects to the Neapolitans as soon as he leaves the Greek coast. Like fears are entertained at Madrid. The Pope. There is no indication of he speedy return of the Pope to Rome. Austria und Hungary. Vienna journals state that intelligence had been received at Transylvania that the Russians were assembling in consid erable military force in the defile of Gaeta, with the intention of again occupying T ransylvania, so as to allow the Austrian troops to pass through to Italy and the German frontier. ; ' ' Gen. Haynau has callea out the Na tional Guard of such towns as Presburg, to make up a new levy of 20,000 men. Manyof the people have left home in consequence of knowing that they would be obliged to serve. A few political persons also escaped." All the National Guards Jwho served with the insurrecting forces in Hungary are being incorporated with the Austrian army. Large numbers of the Hungarian refu gees are collecting on the frontier of Be- sedia, where they are treated with great kindness by the Turkish viziers. Our latest advices state that all senten ces have been commuted to terms of im prisonment in irons. 1 Our minister in England has recovered his health. He attended the Prince' consort's levee. Several vessels were advertised in Liv erpool for California. Jenny Lind has arrived in Berlin. Sickness and Mortality in . California. A letter written by Edward E. Powers, an intelligent gentleman who was former ly employed as a compositor in the 'New York Tribune Office; and is now engaged on, the Placer Times, at Sacramento city, Jan. 11, says: "The population of this lown in Nov. last was supposed to be from 5 to 7,000, though much less at present; and Dr. Hazzard tells me that the graves that have been dug and filled. within the year, inths various burying grounds near the town, number full 5000. ' You may be under the impression, from statements published in the California papers and 'elsewhere, that the climate of this country is of a very superior order: but the very reverse is the fact. You. I believe, have never suffered from a visitation of the California fever, and you have been lucky in that respect. Take ray word for it, any man that is in anything like comfortable cir cumstances at home, doing a fairbusineM.
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