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CI PATRION
Nouttor himself, but for his country.”
4 # EDNESDAY, December 10
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We Jave'the pleasure of presenting the
PATRIOT tO our readers this week on a
superior ‘quality of paper to that which it
has been formerly published. Owing to
the scarcity of Paper Mills in the
"Western and interior parts of this state;
the great distauice ts» them; and their
padness; the editors of newspapers publish-
| ed in this section of the state, have been
heretofore subject to many, and almost in-
| eurmountable difficulties. We are how-
| ever, happy in having it in our power tc
a wv, thet as respects ourselyes, these
\ difficulties have been in some measure ob-
viated. Mr. Thomas Wallace, of Birm-
ingham, Huntingdon county, Las lately
erected a new paper mill, from winch we
expect to be regularly supplied with good
printing paper. We have
plation, if enabled so to do, to renew our
it in coniems-
type in the course of the ensuing years
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tMURDER.
A woman named Axy PHILIPS A res-
{dent of Rush township, in this county, was
committed to prison on Saturday the 6th
instant, on a charge of having murdered
| her Ixeaxt Curio We have not learn.
ed the particulars of this transaction ; nor
do we feel disposed to give them at present
were we enabled so to do. The law con-
siders every person innocent until they are
“proven guilty.
Proceedings
Of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania,
: IN SENATE,
‘Senate met at 2 o'clock, P. M.
William Marks, jr. was upanumous
y elected speaker, who on taking the
chair delivered the following speech:
GueyrLEneN: For the confidence
you have been pleased to repose in
me, in selecting me as the presiding
alicer of the Scnate, I return my sin-
are acknowledgments, In the dis.
sara of the duties you have been
pleased to assign to me, I promise a
a strict adherence to the established
rules and order of this body. If 1 at
apy time should err in their just con-
struction, your indulgence will im-
pate the same to the errors of judg:
ment and not to wiltul dereliction ol
duty 1 also rely with confidence on
a continuaiion of that friendly aid and
assistance that has been heretofore
manifested towards me when I have
had the honor to officiate inthe same
situation,
Geyeaan Barwarp, then 2dminis-
tered the cath to the Speaker
The new members were then sworn
—the hour of meeting was fixed at
11 o'clock—the old rules were then
adopted till new ones shall be made.
A resolution was then adopted, to
elect clerks, &c. on Friday next.
Mr. D. Mann offeved a resclution,
{to appoint standing coramitiees on ac-
couats, Claims, Judiciary System,
Militia System, Banks, Education,
‘Roads, Bridges, and Inland navigation,
Agriculture, and Maoufactures, Elec-
tion Disiricts, and 10 compare and
present bills.
vor of refemdng the petitien to the
committee on claims, in the usual
way.
Mr Ogle moved that a commiltee
on claims be appointed,
Mr Sierigere said be bad a resolu-
and 7s congress can alone apply the
remedy—and as their encomagemen!
would facilitate the employment of the
indigent, and afford a market for the
surplus prodace of the farmer, and T
being the interest of Pennsyivania tha
domestic manufactures should be
cherished and nourished,
Therclore,
Be it Resolved, By the Senate and
House of Representatives, that the
serators of this state in the Scoate of
the United States, be, and they are
hereby instructed ; and the representa
lives cf this state in congress, be, and
they are hereby requested to advocate,
support and procure the adoption ol
any measures having a tendency to
increase, foster and protect the man-
ufacturing establishments of Penusyl
yania,
Ba it further resolved, That the
Governor be and is hereby requested
to tracsmit a copy of the foregoing
preamble and resolution, to each of
our seoators and representatives io
Congress. Adjourned.
{Iouse of Representa-
tives:
Tuesday December 2.
The House met at 2 o’clock, P. M.
On motion of Mr Ogle and Mr Todd
the ¢lection returns were read ; and ou
calling over the names, 1t appearec
that 93 members were present.
On motion of Mr Ogle and Mr Todd
ihe House went into the election ol
Speaker. The clerks ofiiciated a:
tellers, :
From the result it appeared, that
Joseph Lawrence had 43
Wm. Lehmap 19
R. Smith 16
J. Holgate,
J. Reynolds,
J. Cassat,
So that it appeared that Joseph
Lawrence had a majority of bree
votes over all the other candidates.
The clerks abnounced that the
agreed in their tallies, and that Mr
i.awrence was clected.
Whereupon he took the chair and
delivered the following addres::
GesTLEMEY: For tbe renewed
expression of your confidence, in
electing me as your presiding officer,
[ return my grateful acknewledge-
ments.
In entering upon the duties of my
station, it «ffords me pleasure to find
myself associated with maoy with
whom I bad the honor to serve on
former occasions, as well as those
whose talents and experience in the
general and state govercments, Will
render eminently useful in this body. bounty.
Satisfied that a disposition Pre-f Since the adjournment of the last
vails among my fellow members 10! [egislature, the duties specially en-
observe and preserve order, it 13 fond-1 rusted to the lixecutive, have re-
ly anticipated that but few o0ccasionsiceived due and punctoal attention.
w ll occur which may render It De-lppq igang negociated with the Bank
cessary to enltorce rigidly, those Tues: of panpsylvania, in the year 1818, have
by which we are to be governed, alycen renewed as they severally became
duty at all times disagreeable to the! ge, agreeably to the provisions of the
speaker as well asthe members. act ofthe thirty-first March last ; and,
In the discharge of my duty, it Willinger the power vested in the gov-
be my constant aim to ment a COB-ennap by that act, two loans have bee
\inuance cf the confidence with which! oc 4 po the Bank of Philadel:
I am honored. phia, each for fit thousand dollars,
Mr Lawrence then called on they... 4. respectfully on the second of
house to name the member to admin=ig,50 20a tenth of October, at an in-
istee the oath. The house referred ioreq of five per cent per antiaT) and
it ta the speaker, who named Mr. eimbarsable in one year ; these be
Holgate. [he oath was admidistered ino he forms prescribed in the law,
HR forty ty Mr Holgate ; afteriyog in accordance with the provisions
which the vecessary qualiicalions of ype charter of that institution.
were administered by the speaker, The commissioners appointed by
On motion of Mr Wise, a resoill-ly,g for fixing a scite for the seat of
standing commiitees, on Ways and
Means, Judiciary System, Claims,
Agricuituie, Iluucadon, Domesuc
Manufacture, to compare biils and
present them, Accounts, Vice and lm-
moiabity, Militia System, and Elec-
ton Districus,
Adjourned,
1 hursday, December 4,
At 12 oxiock Governor Hicster
sent-in the following
MESSAGE,
To vue SENATE AND Hovsz oF Re.
PRESENTATIVES OF THE CoMMoN
WEALTH of PENNSYLVANIA,
IN addressing you, fellow citizens,
on the present occasion, I derive pe
culiar satisfaction frown the opportu:
nity tt affords of congratulaling you on
the numerous blessings With which
we cohitinue to be so highly favored by
a beneficent Providence. As citizens
of the United States, we can with
pleasure and feghngs of national pride,
contempla
of the country un
tion of the general government, Lor
tupate in its exterior relations, enjoy:
ing peace and cultivating a frieudiy
intercourse with the governments of
other nations, we vicw with satisfac-
dcn the zeal with which it is also en
gaged in the prosecution of measures
wisely adapted to cement the union oi
the various members composing the
confederacy, to promote the harmony
of the people in the dificrent sates.
and to afford security against the ap-
prehension ofany luture dangers from
foreign aggressions, Ncitheras citi-
zens of Pennsylvania, have weany jus!
cause to be discontented with our sit
vation ; on the contrary,the returning
health of our citizens in those districts
lately zifscted with disease ; the satis-
faction of the people in the enjoyment
of their vighte, and their peaceable ac
quiescence in the administration of
laws emanating fiom their own will;
the success attending their enterprise
'n prosecuting various branches of
useful industry ; and, the abundant
productions of the sni!, which, for the
last season have exceeded the experi
ence of any former period ; sre cir
cumstances eminently calculated to
distinguish the goodness of that Being
from whose favor they ftw, and to
call on us for an expression of the
profound gratitude we owe for his
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~Atd
Chi
Me. Smith and Mr Brewster were
appointed a committee to inform the
lious2 ol Representatives thai the Sen-
ate was organized.
A resolution was passed to supply
each member with two duly pews
papers, or the amount thereof, and
whe Se¢nace adjourned,
December
3d, 1823.
Mr Coleman of Lancaster took his
seat, Petitions were presented.
By Mr Groves, fiom tlie Bank of
Germantown.
By Mr Emlen, from the Farmer’
and Mechanic’s Bank, {or renewal o
charters,
By Mr. J. K. Mann, from Joho Da-
vis, praying to be appointed Door-
Keepar.
Mess s. Smith and M’Ilwaia were
appointed a committee to inform the
Governor that the General Assembly
avas organized.
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On mmion of Mr Groves, an item!
of unfinished business, relative to tax
on real estate in Phit=delphin City
and county, was referred to Dlcssrs.
Groves, Bernard and Y.mlen.
A resoiution was offered by Messrs
Barnard and D. Mann, that the clerk
pay the postage on lette:s received by
members.
Air Convneham cffered t
ing resolution, which was se
by Mur Harrison:
Wiarnreas manufactures have heen
established in Pesnsylvania, bathe
$.
it
e follow.
conded bs
tion was adopted, authorising €achiy,gice in Perry county, were rotificd
imember to subscribe for two daily of, time and place of meeting, and &
JE WSpIpeLs, for ‘the, session, : or the! report, signed by a mez jority of them.
BR thevecl to be paid by the clerk.yg fled in the cfiice of the sccretary
ams Sen.iof the commonwealth, copies of which
|ate, that the House of Representativest bedativerad Wh ins communi:
was organized. Committee Nr Atle... 1 have also directed you to be
Norbury. Mr Hutter. ) furnished with copies of such papers
On ation of Mr Ro Smiths. dl ‘from the executive authority of other
n mouon of Mr Re Smith, WN%g,65 agappear to require any agen-
hour of mesting was fixed a 10 og on the part of the legislature. The
o'clock, each day, till otherwise OF present state of the militia, the arsen
dered. The House adjourned. als and the public arms, will be sub-
IVednesday December 3d. [mitted in the annual report of the ad-
Mr Shearer presented the petition jutart general ; and the progress mace
and documents of Andrew Krewson, in the construction of the Union Canc,
of Philadziphia county, a soldier cf in the erection of the penitentiaries at
ihe revolutionary war, for relief, and Philadelphia 2nd Pitsburg, and the
moved that it be referred to a special improvement in the navigaiion of the
committee, {rivers, will be exhibited in the reports,
Mr Ogle supported the mo'ion. which the laws require to be made by
He said itappeared to be a claim of the managers and commissioners of
an individual for services ; and who these several establishments.
had a claim for immediate relief; hel The acts of those who fave preced
was for referring bis case to special ed us in the business of the legislation.
committee, who would give him his have left little remzinipg to complete
thread in due season. {our system of laws on general princi
Mr. Holgate opposed a special ref- ples; bat, the constant and rapid in
erence, on the ground that a commut- crease ol population, the continua;
tee un claims would be appointed, to mutation to which ‘all human alTairs
whom all petitions of a similar nature are subject, and the d
would be referred. {knowledge gained by experience, ren
Mr Shearer supported his motion, der it necessary gccasional'yite re.
on the grounds tha: be was better ac-{view in’ detail, many of the acts th
quainted with the petitioner than anyjhave been passed on general subjects,
commitiec that should be appointsciand covform their prosisions to such
by the House conid be—He had beer]
acquainied with bim from his infancy
ces may have rendered
Of the acts of this description, J
Courter pole ing, patriotic and landibl
D
and as the ¢laim ot the pclilioner ic
fap oped thi would respectiuily recommend to your
te the growing prospeiityjhave bee
der the acmipistra-|
Hic tounty.
aily accession cfjoverscers In those counties where
Ald
your present deliberations on this ip.
alterations as a change of cicamstan-iteres
recessary.lts be furnished with copies of com-
im uricat ons from the directors of sev. How
‘providing for the support and sainten- from a sigter state,
‘ance of the poor; to the construction] The approaching election of prasi-
‘of art ficial or turopike roads ; and tojdeat and vice president will take place
thess | might add the several actslop the first Wednesday of Decemer,
composing our present system of ed (1824, agreeably to the cousthwution of
tucation but that subject has been softhe Uatted States, and the acts of
r
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tion prepared, for the appointment of often submitted to the legislature 10{Congress ; each stale appointing, in
lexecuiive communications, and so
‘specially pressed on their aitention by
Ithe cons.itution, thatit will paturally
present itself to your view, aod i
should consider it an unjustifiable
‘trespass oh the time and patience of
the enlizhtened assembly 1 now ad
dress, to ask their attention to any ab:
qumepts in proof of the position, that
to promote knowledge among the peo
ple, and inculca e virtue, the natural
offspring of information, is the: prop:
er and most efficient course for giv
ing stability and securing peimanency
:0 our republican system cf govern:
ment.
A revision of the laws respecting
the general elections, appears to have
become necessary for the purpose of
asceviaioing, whether by their present
provisions, every citizen entitled toied by the congress of the United
vote, is fully protected inthe free ex-
i Sates, and them and there perform
ercise of his elective lranchise. tithe duties eninined on them by this’
has been represented as a subject ollconstitution and laws of the United
complaint, thar some persons possess-iStates, Now it so happens that the
ing all other requisite qualifications |lyy appointed by congress for the
n deprived of their votes, byelection of President and Vice Presi.
their names being, either accidentally, iden, takes place ara time when the
lor through design, omiited in the as pegislature of this state is in session ;
sessment of taxes. The duration ollind, as it is essential to the union avd
time necessary to constitute a rest [uaimony of the states, and the liber
dence to cntitle a qualified electer tolics of the perp, that the election
vote at any particolar district, bas been ol these high oilicers should be con-
so much disputed asd so d ficrently {ducted in es pure and perfect a mane
decided, at different times and places, ner as possible, every vigilance and
thata legislative provision to sete etre
the question would have a happy in-
flnence, not only inthe relief it would
afford to the judges, but also in pre.
venting the excitement of angry pas.
sions, intemperate debate, and unne-
cessary delay. And it would certain-!
ly bz an importaat amendment, as it
would essenially contribute to the
obtaining a fair expression of the pub-
lic will, fa provision could be adopt-
ed, by which our teliow citizens might
be secured against the deceptions of
designing individuals, to which they
are exposed at elections in the exer
cise of their invaluable privilege of
voting. ad
As connected with this subject, 1
would submit aiso the propriety of su
amending an act passed on the 24:1
of Margh, 1817, entitled « An act to
prevent wagering and betting on elec
tions,” $s to: render its provisions
more competent to the object contem
plated by iis ‘passage: Experience
has proved that in its present form I
is but a dead letter. The practice of
betting, instead ofdim’nishing, appears
to have increased. The design of the
original law being, os stated in its
preamble, to prevent immortality and
corruption, every ¢ffort so to amend
as to render it efficacious in producing
that important end, will receive the
approbation of all, who consider the
purity cof elections as essential to the
preservation of our liberties and re
publican institations.
Most of the roads and bridaes fo
which appropriations have been made
by the state, arc now reported to be
comyleted, and the remamder expect.
ed to be finished in the course of the
ensuing season. The large capito!
the state has invested In theses «stab
lishmeonrs, requires the adoption of
more efficient measures than are now
provided by law, for keeping ihe road:
in repair and securing to goveremen
that portion of interest to which it is
entitled by the amount of its subscrip
tion. A provision to secure these ob:
jects appears to be rendered peculiar:
ly neces-ary by the consideration, that
some of the roads have heen princi
pally, if not exclusively, made by the
mouney appropriated by the state.
such manner as the legislature thereof
may direct, a number of elcctory
equal to the whole number of senators
and representatives to which (Ls
state may be entitled in Coneoress.
By an act of the Liepistature of Penn«
syivania, passed onthe second of Feb
ruary, 1802, dirceting the manner,
times and places, of holding elections
for ciectols of president and vice
president of the United Stated, it is
enacted, that every citizen goal fied to
vote for members of the goueral ase
sembly, shall vote for the whole num
her of electors 5 and by the third sce
tion of the act it is fa:ther enccted,
that the clectors, who shall be cliosen
las aforesaid, shall meet at the seat of
goeernment, of the state, pt 12 o'clock,
on the day which is, or may be direc
caution should be observed, not only
{o preserve its purty, but to avod
even the appearance of extrinsic ine
fluence, ausing from executive or
iesislatsve interference, or fiom any
other source Governed by these m=
pressions, I have thought it my duty
to notice the subject at this time,
and with the sinple view of suggest
ng the propriety of aliering the exist-
ting law of this state, so far as respects
he place of m:e ing of the electors,
:banging it from the seat of govern.
ment to some other convenient place.
No objection to the proposed alteraticn
cap avise, it is presumed, from a con-
ingent necessity of filling up vacen-
:ies, should any occur. As the elec-
iors are a special body of representa-
dves ch s2n immediately ly the pecs
ple themselves, for the tempory: ood
sole purpose of electing these offigers,
they will be fully competent to. the
task of performing the dwy of filling
tacencies, and be equally capable with
the Legisizeture, of representing and
executin> the views of their common
constituents in relation to this mat
Ler.
Amone tha various topics of pub-
lic imporiance recommended to the
legislature in former communications
submitted to their consideration, thera
are seveial net yet acted on, and to
which I would again respeciully
nvite vour attention, particularly an
lteration of the militia system, sO 2%
‘0 rendur it less inconvenient to indi
viduals and less burdensome to the
nublic, by dispensinz wth one of the
Aays of training, and diminishing tha
expense, to which in its present form
it subjects the ueasury ; the repeal or
modification of the act imposing a du=
'y on the retailers of foreign merchan=
dise s the enlorcing a more prompt
and strict accountability of all «flicers
nd agents entrusted with the receipt
and expenditre of public money ; the
spneal examinaticn of the vonied
concerns of the trecsury; and the
wore early premulgation of the Jaws.
Avoiding unnecessary €Xpenses,
repulating expenditures by the amount
of income jcreating no debts beyond a
reasonat le prospect of means to jep-
sure payment; graduating salaries and
Sympathy will naturally invite theifees according to the naure of tie
attention of the Legislature to that un services to be pe: { rmed; and guard.
fortunate class of people, who, throughling against such excess as might tend
misfortune, being vnabie to providelto excre an wordirate thirst for office,
for themselves, are compellal by ne- lave important duties devolving on i;v-
tcessity to depend for support on pub- islatures in the administration of the
The experience now bad fiscal concerns of governments, more
‘may, or a gencral revision of the dif lecpecially of republics. The reduc-
ferent acts on this subject, Jead ta dtion of saiaries that took piace during
some uscful amendments; and for] he cession of 1820 ard 1821, 10 con
the purpose of ohtaining information {formity with there maxims «f polit
as a foundation for farther improve. jical econcmy, has furnished practical
ment, I would respectfully sugges: iovidence of its utility, in the anpual
the propriety of its being made the lsavine ol several thqusind dollars to
duty cof the direcors of the alms-jaid the ticasury in meetine its cn-
house in Philadelphiz,and of the cer-|pagements ; and the benificiel cff« 8
gral poor houses in the state, annuals lf the zet regulating fees ae stil
to submitto the legislature, a stue Imore rensibly felt by the people, in
ment exhibiting the rumber of pau-lihe reliefit hasaffarded from the or-
pers, and the average expense of thel {pressive cos's to which they l'ad been
mainterance, in their respective incjexrosed hy the law, ag it ctood prior
stitutions. If a similar statement fo the ad tion of that measure. I)
could be obtained from the township {will rest with the legislature to decidss
whether, inany of the cases of ¢os's
or salarics, the public would bes Pes
moted by 2 sill forther retrenchm RSE 3
So far as applications. for fie TV
he considered a sale criterion by whe 0;
to judge of their erpotuments, wg hava
abundant cyidences that rie sidapd | {
we fixed is BCL Too:
at which they ave 80 ”
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the fangs
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nt
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there are no poor houses. it would be
2n important addition to the stock of
knowledge pecessary to the formation
tok a more perfect syste. To aid
ting subject, 1 have directed wou
era} poor houses, reply to gepd: y| From the watry