7s i
“that as soon as tne Alligator struck
© FIA PATRI
¥
F~ 7 but just commenced bis profzssional
irk
3 {0 the profission.’ |
BL
yi
a -
on Cary
[OLNNOTS ALIS AGE
| BE mes i ovemmmmat
Yr
2 ottor himself, bat for his country.” |
Whinbg sDA Y, December, 18
- 1 0)
{and w all the advantages I whic weg isialiire remedy OF provisiuia. Ua
! : a h ; y y { » : - y 3 . .
pan ticipate in our federal charac ar. ash Cc wo seals belonging LO WE Cui tive of this slate now residing in Eng. that Rave turned their alienuon to
Hand, to h 8s fricad in Philadel
DIED—Suddenly at his late resi.
deoce in Old Town, Clearficild coun
ty, JAMES HEBURTON, Eiq
Attorney at Law, formerly of the Giy
of Puilalelphia, and who,} we under’
roveinmanis eg'ablished in the naw the s>erctary of the commonwealth, a
world, wili be a connlerpoise an vishic LY AlisUs iron a deicct a hel
Check to the » jegitimaie dcspotisn SXisting laws, as 0 Lue mode ol au-|
'of the old. bey copies of sucails
‘I'he blessings of peace, with whichlcoioners’ bouds Sled in hus othoe,
Providence con'inues to favor our land, woich 1a my opinion, cuis tor sum
iCnLCAL ¢ aud
a member of the Unio 1, IL1S a sourceim wmiwealih, call d the greaccr
joi gratification te have It 10 our pow {less seals, which by aa act of whe 12h
jer to add thoge aise, Which spring trom vl March, 1791, hu 1s autho 2d to
> by > 8 a aA} wi
local and olbsr causes ; among these alli iespecilirelyyas Lie cuss may be,
we notice wiih pleasure, the general 10 aliusituingn sot wiiliig, 10 whic}
. >
P osperity and growth 10 popuiation the attes@iion 9i Le gOvCinui 8 sigia
‘
and commerce of our metropolis, from sure i8 rg iicdy uit hes Bo power U
stand, was the son of a Very respecta (which we derive 50 large a portion|.thz el. rol Laci 0 aity wae hr
ble merchant of that city.
-
TRIE a rr
dutics in thst newly organized county
and win, we have no doubt, had he
been spared, would have done hono
?
wt Pass
Extraet of a letter dated
Notfolk, Dec. 3.
I reoret that Tam compelled (0 in-
form vou of the to al Jess of the Uni -
el Staes schooner ALLIGATOR.
on the night of the 19°h ef November
af
ah
ord Reef, officers and crew
all saved, and have arrived here this]
morning in the brigantine Ann Maria
S. mers, of New York, which feil in
with the wreck on the 21st, on he:
assage f om Matanzas to New York,
"and took them ail off. The officers
He had;
. fg gated 0} law.
ful our puniie rev ;
of our wanulacturing establishments, Licie are, however mduy ases a
and the more general use of home| WiiCh thal Oth Cf Is Cau J UPOL LO aU-
made fabrics ia home Cousumpton ;ithen rcate prpers to wal the gov-
fie progressive industry and tmproye- €MNOE 8 Sigaalule is HOt LLC $3411, acd
ments in agriculure; the beneficial Patticu.a iy, itis piuvid.d 5. tue act
ffucis of ecLiony in public expea of the 28.4 of Mate, 18V9; thal co
biiure, and of f ugaltly and prudence pies uf sucridty’ and coioner’s bonus
the ic ‘easeist WiGl Laat) LEA
a the managcm=ntof private concerns ; and Fecoguizances, undel the hand ol
he diminution of distress avis g from tae jereiary and seal of oilice, shai
embarrass ng speculations ; and the be admitted as Jegal evidcuce In al
ziadual restoration ol confidence and sults brought theicon, aithougn
credir, 8s. a. has been provided ol auLauised
To aid in perpetnating the blessings by law tor that office, Io a iectul in
wit. wich we are thus so highly fa- staiice of an appucation ul Lig Copy Ul
vored. ouv ht to be considered an bon @ sheriff's bod abd reCoguigaiisy Ul
orahle, as il 1s an lwporiant duly, par der Seal of oti €, \0 DC uscd Ol a I'd,
ticularly incumbent on these who are an Objuclion Wis nade Ly Luc apps
placed 10 stations of public trest, jcant tu its authicuticity lov wane ui i ¢
Daring (he ro Coss lI have endeavor. official Seal, did ii ColisLqueihg LaCTL-
ies enjoined on 9b « iC kK trom (hie vthce vaty tl) OLE
the exccutive by the cubstiiation, as dence tu a su iota, ww alcul a dis
well as thuse entrusted to him by spe. tani court will tic original pagCis
cial ac's of the legislaiure, Among Prove their othe al cowracier.
‘hose of the Jatier descriptions I con | I consider it my duly to submit als
ed to discharge the dut
|
id scioline.
|
i
|
Ls!
s'dut it proper to mention, that agreea
to the legis ature a dilicuity wu.
“»
2
ral
x
a &
Ww
uss
EN Po
Ty
Eo
me to suggest to the legislature thejnls, may he considered an
eh
ghins:
propriety of ecuquiring, whether i ]much State impoctance, cquaily 1.o-
would be expedient at this tine to csUng Lo our eastern and w.steio C t= ©
mak e the addition of this new species zens, as it opens a communication ie i
' |
labor to our present peustentiaryiiween the Lake country aud the vavi=
A mudel of tue wheel has/gable waiers of the Susquehanna
3
The experience of all countri
| hojproves the superior advantages of 3
(has pelitely lorwarded it to this plice, communications by water, wherever it
land it 1s now in the oihice of the secre |can be obtained. Qn this principle
| iy of the Commonweaich for the in. {the U.iion Canal was oti
speclion of such ag sce proper to in-{menced,
qiire Into dts construction, and the
manner in which Couvicts are employ- 3 veral years, it is now Progeossioe
ed In its operation. (Yih as much expedition as Ns con
The records of our criminal couris|¥steat with thé nature and magnitude
furnish ncontestible evidence, that {vl such an undertaking, A wepeit of
the number of crimes, within the fo w!'0¢ managers wii] be submitied to the
past years, have increased among the [1g siawure, exbibiing a ull view of
people of color, in a greater proporuon the progress alteady nade I US Couns
than the ordinary increasejol their pop SHU ton, any ef thei prospecis ¢f us
ulation, compared with o'hers, would 40a completion. The connexion of
warrant us to expect. If this eff.cti'h® Sosquebaiva wih tie Delaware,
has been produced in ary degree, by |2Y & Cau from the Clicsapenke buy 0
the introduction of perso s m his [Re Deawae river, is an object of
state, who have been gutily of crimes such great Sialc, as wail as uaional
and offunces in other states and have |iMpoiiance, aud Ilcresing Ww a
either fled to avoid the punishment of | arge pol 101 01 our Cli ZL0S, us espa
the law, or have received a pirdaon on |Clakly to recommend iinet to tie ie
condition of leaving the state in which {$i8lature —T1 he jusmicious cXpelhviturg
the offence was committed. it behoove g (01 tic money lawly approprieted for
he legislature to adopt such cfficier lilie mproveient ol the crecks and
EASUTes to prevent a recurrence of |'IVeis, aud the factiily and steunity
the evil, or at least to correct it, as (thereby afforden to pavigalon, furnish
may be authorised by the col stitution, (3 POLE wouceanchs ol porseyeting in
i he act of the 27th of March 1735, 8ysiem, ulitil the 1cmalinng «ifhie
which prohibits the importation of coy |ultics far zs tue
vicis inte the comm wealth, sce nvahs ol the slaiey witboul recourse
{0 me Lo extend only to te‘on convicis, {10 GEW OF adutloval ldxes, will waur-
brought from places out of the United [Fant the applicaon of the means nes
States, and uot (0 embrace the case re- Cessary {ue the purpose.
een transmitted Dy a respectable na-
pha,
COM
although lor various causa
permitted to languish foe
gihally
ange
and
dy HL WAS
$0
arc relauvved, as
1 154 howe
f ¥ t
4+
and crew are all well. They stat
Cornplanter, a chic of the Seneca na-
tion of Indians, a copy of the act for
{his relief, and one (0 cach of the com:
missioners named in the law. That
in compliance wiih the direction of
the act,erecting part of Cumberland
county into a seperate coulity to be
cai'ed Perry, acopy of the act was
sent to each ef the commissioners,
with a petice of the time and place
fix=d upon for their meeting. Copies
eve'y exertion was made by them
get her off by thrrowing over her a!
mament and every other heavy articie,
but without ¢ff ct. The cook of the
Alligater fell overboard from the brig
on Sunday night last and was drown:
ed.
In haste, yours, &c.
Ww. G. LY:ORD.
ea
5, 1822.
7 0 nd the reports of the commissioners.
NHrslay, cc }
A 3: is 5% inv both cases, will be found in the doc-;
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. HENS ragemitied herewith i have)
The Secretary of the Commonwealth] considered it proper to submis to!
betugy introduced presented ‘he fo .~ the legislature, copies of » paper (od
lowing Message from the Govern 700 office 87 the secretary of the
or, commonwealth, purporting 'o are-
Frrrow Crrizess, moustrzance by a ln ge portion of the
By the revolution of another year ti habihan's ot Perry county, agains’
we have ariived at the constiutional,, procecdings snd report of the com
period for the representatives of thel Goo o pastuted BIG Att, 10 5
people to ascembis a d de erate O0fect a sce for tac scat of jus ice in
the gieat conce n ofthe State, and Ihab conte
dutive the highest degree of sausfic In ad.e ting to subjects which de
tion from the opportunity it affor 3, of rand the aviation of she legislature,
congratujaiing you a! d, through YOslione appear to have 2 strenger claim]
our fellow ciiiz ns, on ihe prospeious; early attention than an aci of]
cond tion of our beloved couutry, 1 $/ Congress, passed on the. 4th of May
growth 10 weal hy its increaso in pop-! 1822. vouring: the riphits of the United
ulation, and all those numerous tless-lg, <i, the state of Pennsylvania, to}
ings with which a bentficent Provi-f yo oo Loe assessed upon its|
dence continues to favor the land. delinquent citizens, for the nos per |
Altrounh different portions ot thede, oo of mila du y during the
country have been visited with sickness, war of G eat Britain. This act,
during the past 5€A301, and our crops in addition to the transfer of the fines. |
have not equal ed in every putt of thely; oo s that all m’ nics in the hands of!
S ate ihe expectations of the husband |) = Marchalls or other deputies
man, owing principally to a isng andy io, may bave been colle ted from
excessive drought, yet our Thanks ale, qu fin. 5, shall be paid by them res-
neverbetess due to the Almighty Dis ipectiv ly to the treasurer of the state,
poser of cvents, in whose hauds aren rv deducting the expenses of as
the issues of lite and deat, that polgecgine and collecting the same. |
disease of a pestitential character bas), co vests the state with the power ol
been permitted to afilict this part ot lrecovering the ont-standing fines, un
thc Union ; and that the harvests iijer gycq regulations, proyisions an
pot abundant, have geveraliy proved restrictions, as shall be prescribed by
po far plentiful, as to yield a sofficien-i 4 legislature, The fincs assessed
cy for home consumption, and afford ala. far as ‘can be ascertained by the re
gu: plus to supply the wanis of others : ports of the courts martial, some oO
While the aspect of political affaitsiy)ic were made to this government.
in the old world eews to thicaten thelang oihers tn the compiroler of ths
interrupiion of peace 10 LIAL QUATION egy of the Upited States, amount.
we have reson to rejoice, that the am ‘ed originally to $351,981 66: bu
ic nature ol our external refations! from this sum is to be dedocted $118,
with foreign governments, Promises 1olg40 46, which by a report made to
the people of this country, @ JODY cON- congress at its last session, by a com-
tinuance. of that choicest of blessingsiniiiee of tha: body, was staed to
$0 necessary to the prosperity Ol na: have been paid to the marshall and!
tions, and the welfare and happiness his deputies, and also $38,828 94.
of individuals. In the east of Europ s which had then been remitted by th: :
we behsld with feelings ot anXie'y and gqocytive authority of the state, andi
sympathy am oppressed people, unaid which has been increased by subse.
ed by any christian government, nobly qGaent remissions the mount of 85,
contending tor their lib rues and 1eli- 581 93 leaving an aciual balance of
gien agunst the mercicss tyraniy of 8189 537 03 yet outstanding. Inde.
an infidel foe, the common encmy of pendent of the di fficmties which ms
christianity, literature and civilizavondarice in carrying into effect the ac
In the new would the picture i= morelof congress rel quishing these fines
cheering. Our brethven in South Ali is to be feared that it wil not prove
‘merica, more successful than the un do offigtull in cbtaining for the con
happy Greeks, afier a long and ardu imonwealth the same desree of justics |
ous stiugele have at leagth’ sccured|as might have be n expected, ha |
the right of seif government, by \hrow lhe subject been acted on at an eariie |
ing off the colonial yoke and estab-land more propitions period.
lishing their independence. In every| I bave also thought it my duty tof
instance where the existing state of bring te the view of the legislature,
things justified the measure, 118 pieas-'an act of as-embly, pissed on the 141
ie to fod, that thew independence day of February, 1810, from which i |
has been rvecogn'zed by the United will be seen, that the Governor s a!-
States. This act of justice as well as [owed to subscribe at par, on beha f off
policy, » hile it expresses national con the commonweal hb, for one thousan:|
fidence and individual feeling, tends'ywo hundred and fify of the rescrye:
to facilitaie what pature secs to haveishares in the ba k of Pennsylvasia, :
desis ned, an intimate intercourse any time after the exp ration of te
gmong the inhabitants of the same years, from and afer the fourth da
continenty and nromises what we hope of March, one thousand eight bundre:
¥s not far distant, an important era and thirteen,
the history of mations, when the free In executing
bya
xe
alla
“eC
LG 0 joined
"J
by to the act of the secon | of Aprilihas occurred inthe disCaalge vi a ul
‘a8 I caused to be La smitted toltD.YUSCU (DO tue MeV Uno! Ly au aCl ui
‘asseinbiy, pas €d ou the 13.0 ot Apri
1791, Dy this act £4000 was ap iv
pia od for nuproving Lhe navigatio
of we Lite GoucmaUgh um do
mouth upwaids. Luis Bonin
was founded vo a report luue vi th
14th of DJeceraber, 1750, by coun
sioners appuinied by the sac
viewing cola wares) asd Judy
of the pracucabilily aud apis
tRARI0E the varigaui. Dy a0
4).
uv
C
direcied to LE tebe lor Lbs appalp
atin, and apphivd 10 LIC Lpluysiney,
of the Monoigant iw ahd Xougtiog ui
(vers, and the hays ewu wialiln
Ju data, on LUG cipives ©
however that 1 shoud vs
whoever the governs: slivulu be sa.-
istied twat the uavigalivu ol tue A sl-
viniictes and Corcwmaugh tivels was
20 Jmproved as to sender the Laue
Ucnemaugn a necessaly Lhs 1a toc
Chea) of CeMIMUEtation busweinn hc
western aud eusicin waters. Propo
sals are now. otfcied (00 coulracs w
apply the "pp aiion gprecally to
he airocticus of the act of 17yl ; bu
ther: being no mode poiu
which tbe govertior @ to judge,
whether the paviga 10u ul Wie anes
minetas and Couewiaugna bal becn
improved to the exient coutcinpiuteu
Ly wie law, and doubts have arisen a-
s
Vue wy
[to the power vi nuw app ylog tu tha
object, ithe LSVUU0 wilinuiawa (0010 iis
original desuuaiion, without a specu,
act authousing 1G 4 have not cobs:
od wysell at woery Ww enter 100 an,
Ciigagemenis on the subject,
Lhe two new sate peavienliaries
GOW erecuny Io ov tear (he cies cl
Uiisburg and Puliaceiphia; are pro
gressing with a8 much activity aud
industry as he nature of the uncertak:
tug will permite Lhe cummissionurs
ippoiniud to supertead tho Javed
save adopicd a plan, designed on the!
inciple of arrangirg the celis un toe
a ‘ii, 1n2tead of plarog them on ie
periphery of a cick, the mode adopt
d in the building a Putsburgh. Lhe
alleralons asd deviations irom die
Pittsburgh design wid, 111s beliwvey,
improve in a stil tngoer deglee
utility of soli ary labor and confine-
meni, and have eceived my appiuba
ton, after the best consideration & was
able to give the subject A model of
th
of the Secretrry ot the Commonweal
where it may be ius, cied by those
who Lave a desire to Cxamine tae prin-
ciples waich distloguisn the consu uc
don of this impor ant public woik,
Wien liicse two oew pentisntiarics
stall be ready lov the receplion of con
1
ices, thaar completion will afford an
ppordniiy of making a pract cal xe
periment of a ays em, vuiting mild-}
ess w.th justice, and hawing for us
object the refymation as well as the!
punishment, of the unaappy invalids,
whose 1ll co duct
made them the sobjecs of the 1
Although perfection be unattainabie by
human endeavor, ud 1i cannot be €x-
pected of man to devise any sysiem
which may pet be liable to obj=ction!
and difficulties, nevertheless it is his!
duty to profis from the in
CX
; tiuction ol
perience and make it as bee from!
{ fects as circuipsiances will permit.
Ibe treading mill introduced into}
ae prisens ot “ngland as a new mode
f punishment and relormation ; is re-|
presented as producing such benef:
cial fects in that country by the di
minution of crime and reformation of
Rg
iwill pass away befor
tc | P Lagi s
¢ building 1s depusued in tie othice |
ferred to.
While also it is the duty of the le
mislature to protect tins unlortunate
dass of the human family in the cu
joyment of their iygits, by probibli
ing, under severe penal ies, the crim:
of kiinapping, every lawful means
should be adopred to prevent indiuad
uals from giving any just cause of of
‘ence to any cf our sister st tes, or the
sie iz nv thereot, by affording ba bor o
wo ection to such as are not entitled
(o their freedom, have fled from thei
t thie communication to Cornplanter, ot the 10h ul Ag 1H 1/94, biouuy Wd LOWwNers, and d screed that sel vid c
twiich the cxisiing laws recognizc.—
It some gcenorl regulation by law
could beadopted, in eccordance with
the constitution, by wiich the name:
of persons of this description now res
dent in (iis a ate, or who may here
af vr come into it, should be register.
ed from time to time, in some public
office in the cities and connties wher.
‘hey may respectively reside, with the
part culars as to age, employment.
‘rade or cailing, place of nativity, and
place trem which they last removed, i
might have some «ffect in leading
‘o the detection ® of actual fucitives.
wd be a means of preventing thos:
who are entitled to their fred dom. fron
the peacerble enjoyments of (hei
rights.
Agrecably to the report of the au
ditor gencral made to the lop sista
n January last, thare had bern ex p nl
d, during the financial ves:
the 30h November, 1821 P3775
29, ni public mtermal Ty prov: ments
and from an abstract furn sed by th
officer, and accompanying this com
munication; of the receipts and EX Pui
ditures of the preset year 1 anne.
(hat a farther sum of §173.851 13
oath been applied 10 the same Ghject
“xclusive of piyments made to th
‘WO new penetentiarics,
ell
“4
By the enterprise of individuals th:
greatest part of our intern!
improvements, for which st
authorised to bs sub crived
State, bas been undertaken. and
ing of future progress from
iiready been done, |
hetieve, that
f *1
pu WJ
CK w
j
what
dy
has
sm induced
out a tf w
LO
] he whole
joe finished. — Two thousand four
{dred and twenty six mil
hut
or artificial road have been authorise
ed by different acts of asseq bly, and
one thousand nine hundred and forty
miles 2re row reported to be com
pleted, exterding in every direction
hrough the Srate, most
potting either immediately to
elphia, or to our
our
thelr
road o
within so limited a period, is a proud |
mobument of the wise and
policy of the state, in (he application |
of ils resources, tn aid the
agricy tural
market.
produciions
Const uc
ition of Huprovements g ; alc. {12
end comes have! S; 80 weil calcu ! :
la
LW me |
!
ted to promote the convenience of,
the convealence of the
DE peaple, by fa
cilitating mutual
recourse, shoytert
~
f
As
traps
i
hitherto destityt
now
In this re-
to notice |
ductions of their industry.
spect I am led particulary
a section of the Centre Turopike, ex-!
‘ending from Bellefonte through Phil. |
'psburg to Frarklin and thence to!
Erie. This road is represented by alil
who have traveiled it, to be finished in
a superior style 3 god i lial dan
VEL, 0 be ogg etied, that polwithe
{3 anulig (ae appiopriation of puvic
obey vy the stale to ciicel a puis
PUSC 50 Lccessary fog the sately ob (hg
Havigation, vailous oLsliuclions in oup
IYers are occasioned uy the eicction
of fish dats, 1 Gefimnce of ail the
pains aid peralves of the laws heles
vigre enacted, 1 tie aruficial ohstrucs
ons, from the increasing nember,
«nd he extent of impedimcit produce
¢d by them, particularly in the Suse
quenabiia asd Jautatia © aud their
yranchies, create vexatious and dans
serous cbslacics to our ent rprising
walelrinen, and huve BECUMe SU > Tivus
2 grIevatcs, as, in Imy judglacuy oe
require legiglative nie position.
Lhe stock owned by tne sate, aris.
ng irom subscripuons ww differens
canal, Duidye, and turopike road coin-
James, autuorised by wilcreat acts
of Assembly since the year L806, wud
GOW corporated, amouns 10 352,334
LU7. SO lalge an iiivestmo bi, of pub
{ic monty, inp property of this kud,
alls [or « suet exumination WO (he
rccounts of thoe w o mabage we
concerns of their respeciive compan
sy and requires the constant and vis
plant attention of the legislaluie to
w protect the interest of tue cummons
A providion of ils Kicd 8
crudercd mote imporieng Uy the coi
foaus
moncy
with buf
advance, of n-
-
~
‘1a
“aia
weal,
Ouie UIC e
said (10. be made Ly the
Slat,
sider aidan, (hal Ol
ave
app opiated by the
Jae from
uv tila stockio.ders. As a furhep
LLU IY I would
all Lhe pop ely ol a provisivl, 1Qe-
[airing at an are appointed
viewers of rouds®ud bi ges should
a.ke bewr report on oath aud afficmae
ars'stance
Sil)
lor the Siac,
who
hk 5 abd Laat (ne Picsident and Man-
weirs of ihe respecuve Companies
ALOM 0 LUE, y lay belore he
inne giaccly alter (ue
ail absiract
boiher a counts, verticd In (the sang
manner, and thal (heir aceulings of dive
ACE 5.
aluig, CUI
monce uci Ol 1s SCSSI00,
years more |
will]
bled, and
es of turnpikeled the
reach |
Such an extent ol is ger erally in a pre sp
f this descriptisn, ¢ mpleted |
|
fiberal (¢
ivear,
portation, increasing the vajue of ment, duri
‘ands, and enading many, who were been less than the esrimate, leaving in
e of the opportunity, thie treasury on the first of this month
to reach a market with the pro ja ballance
Ly they cds shicuid also Le exXniblicd year-
|
|
|
y lor scilement by (he accountant
Micers of tue treasury.
As yet bud little revenue has been
derived liom these inves ments, but
when the mp ovements aie complet
nargi=
Lhe cutnpaiies have Cis
| dguis conyacied 1a making
them, they way be cans dered ss al-
f dang the prospect gi an Huphriant
aid to the other 1esources of the state.
I'he regular wereace of tolis un such
las have been finished; 1s a practical
of them lavidenoe of then utility, and warrants
Phila- arn
principal rivers, |
the grand thoroughfare throueh which |
}
expeclaiion of their /GLUTC DrOGUCs
Liveucss.
monwealth
saeondition
and the regeip's in‘o the treasury?
from the Am ¢ departments have
veeeded the most sanvuine eRptcias
s.' [rom the t of the
ditor ocneral, slready referred to,
pprars that ihe aggregate receipts
treasury, during present
exceeds the estimate 2mount of
$45,865 61, while the ordinary ari
The revenue of tee
Ss‘ atene?
10851
11
ai the the
ling distance, reducing the ¢ xpense of contingent expenses of the govern.
ne the game period, have
of $334,038 8
Toenable me to
the situation of the treusury w
cize of the
power vested inthe governar by the
5th section of the sect of the 200! of
April, 1821, avthorisire him 10 pro-
cure joan a rr iliion cf dollars, I address-
4
jud ye
whether
ould p11 ow
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tify to ary extent ihe cx
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