THE HUNTINGDON GLOBE, A DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS, &C. THE GLOBE. Circulation- 7 Mo -large# in the county. 113121V1EDC351, P 2., Wednesday, June 17, 1857. suawomAt.Txe NOMINATIONS. FOR GOVERNOR, . lion. NV/ P.I.C.X.E.R, of Lycoming-. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, LIDIDUR.OD STRICICIAILNII, of Chester. For SUPREME JUDOS, Hon; "WILLIAM STRONG, of 'Berks. TI-I.OIVIPSON, of Erie. Democratic County Committee. The Democratic County Committee of 'Huntingdon coun ty is requested to meet on SATUIWAY, Juno 27th, at 3 o'clock, p. m., at the Itiotel of JOHN S: in -flunting don. A fell attendance is requested, as business of vital importance.to the party unicorn before the committee. WM. COLON. Chairman. .rsThe COmmittee, its appointed by the Chairman, last year, is as follows . Perry Owens, llirniingham; Thomas Bell, 13arree ; John Porter, Alexandria; William Taylor, Clay; Caleb Green , . land, Cass township . ; G. W. Speer, Cassville ; Hugh Seeds, Franklin ; P. 13. Wallace, and E. 13. Petriken, Huntingdon ; A. Jackson Fee, Henderson;Dutton Madden, . Brady; Sam uel Eby, Mount 'Union ; Daniel Isenberg, Shirley top.; J. G. Lightner, Shirleysburg,; Samuel Bollinger, Cromwell; Wm. Templeton, Orbisobia; .Jacob Hunt, Esq., Dublin ; Samuel McFeters, Tell; Jacob Cobert, Springfield ; David Berkstresser, Tod; Itobert Oakman, 'Union ; Jacob Long enecker, West; Thomas- Ozburn, Jackson; Jacob Harn came, Porter; John B. Hunter, Petersburg; J. Tandevan der„ Esq., Walker; Jacob Grove, Penn; Henry Zimmer man, ; James Chamberlain, Warriorsmark. Shipments of Coal. The Shipments of Coal from _Broad. Top mines for the Ni-eek ending Thursday, June 11, were 2,369 tons. Total for the season, 30,782. The Globe and the Plunderers. We learn that some few individuals who claim to be Democrats, affect to be dissatis fied with the course of The Globe in the issue now before the people : whctherthc Public Itaprovements shall continue to be misman aged by the agents of the State or sold to the best advantage. We have examined the sub ject to our entire satisfaction,—have come to the conclusion that we are right, and are de termined to "go ahead" at all hazards. We know from the character of the men who are now loudest in. opposition to a sale, that they would never permit a bill to become a law un der which a sale could be effected, so long as they could see an opportunity to fill their own pockets. Deny them the privilege of ever receiving a cent from the public treasury— the taxes wrung from the hard earnings of the honest yeomanry of the State—and they - would immediately be for a sale, at any sac rifice. We are opposed. to making the question of a sale of the Main Line e. party issue ; but, if dishonest, intrigueing party leaders will force the issue . upon the voters, wo will not feel ourself responsible for the result in this county. ' • We are determined to expose corruption no matter in what party it may exist. We have ever been with the people, and with them we shall continue, advocating their in terests, as long as we arc sustained by them. Taxpayers, Read 1 Henry S. Mott, President of the Board of Canal Commissioners, in his petition to the Supreme Court, praying for an injunction to restrain the sale of the Main Line of the Pub lic Works, states upon his OATH, that: " The canals aforesaid " are 283 miles in " length, requiring heavy expenditures for "yepairs and expenses and have not for " many years yielded income sufficient " to pay the cost of keeping them in nay " igable order." Hence (as holder of three shares of Penn'a R. 8.. stock, purchased since the passage of the sale bill,) he prays the Court to prevent the Pennsylvania Company from purchasing said canals The taxpayers will ask themselves :—" Is it more to our interest and the interest of the State, that we continue to submit to being heavily taxed, year after year, that a set of dishonest scamps may grow rich upon our hard earnings, than to sell, or give away that which will never, while in possession of the State, assist to pay our State debt, or pay ex penses of keeping in repair ?" BROAD Tor COAL.—" Susquehanna," a cor respondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, has been. visiting the manufacturing establish ments of the city of Lancaster. In commu nicating the result of his visit, speaking of the Locomotive works, says : " Their Anthracite coal costs them $4 50, and their semi-Bituminous or Broad Top $3.87. They are gradually abandoning the use of anthracite, and resorting almost en tirely to the semi -bituminous, because they lronounce, after satisfactory experiments and ong use, that the latter is stronger, produces greater heat, and burns up much more cleanly than the former. Indeed I found that an ex tensive cotton mill in the city was proceeding to act upon the same idea." This coal, unsurpassed for mechanical pur- Voses, is gradually and surely working its -Way into public favor and general use. It needs only to be tried to be appreciated. CELTZRATIO - X COALMONT.---The " Broad Top Rifle Rangers" are preparing to celebrate the approaching anniversary of American Independence, at Coalmont, in this county.— A magnificent dinner will be given on the occasion, and we anticipate " quite a time." Tickets 75 cents. Those -who go—and all peaceable, orderly, and well disposed persons are invited—should procure their tickets at an early hour. Go and celebrate the Fourth at Coalmont 467. The late high waters have done exten sive damages along the line orthe canal.-- tYe that the Petersburg and Crooked dams have both been again partly swept Democratic State Convention The members composing the Denao,cratic State Convention, met in the Hall of Well:wisp of Representatives, on Tuesday, thiVoth;:Of June, and were called to order at 10 o'clock . , A. M., by Pumpr joimsoN, who laid before the Convention the call of the State Central Committee re-assembling the Convention, and the letter from Judge Lewis declining the nomination for Judge of the Supreme Courts which wore read. 'Mr. IT. B. Wideiir moved that the Con vention now proceed to the nomination of eandid4tc , S for Judges of the Supreme Court, which motion was agreed to. - - Nomination's Were then niaile as follows, viz: Mr. Webster nom. George Sharswood, Phila. " Wright " Wm. Strong, Berks.•. " Marshall " James Thompson, Erie. " Forney " . Wm. A. Stokes, West'd: " Blackburn " P. C. Shannon, Allegheny. " Searight " - Joshuaß. Howell,Fayettc. " Young " Thos. S. Bell, Chester. " Burke " H. Hepburn, Allegheny. " Brawley " Gaylord Church, Crawf'd. " Bonsall " Abra,.S. Wilson, Mifflin. " • Hipplo " C. W. lliggins, Schuy'l. " M'Cormick" J. W. Maynard, Lyeorn'g. " Campbell " Joel Jones, Philadelphia. " Clover " J. S. M'Calmont, Clarion. " -Bucher " S. Hepburn, Cumberland. The following ballots were then taken: MST BAUM Geo. Sharswood, Philadolphia . - 47 Wm. Strong, Burks lii . James Thompson, Erie "S Win. A. Stokes. Westmoreland county • - .08 Hopewell Hepburn., Allegiteny county 00 Samuel Hepburn, Cumberland county 12 P. C. Shannon, Allegheny county 14 Thos. S. Hell, Chester county 113 Abraham S. Wilson 10 Mr. Church 6 Joshua Howell., - Chas. W. Higgins, Schuylkill 3 Joel Jones, Philadelphia 2 The whole number of totes cast were 131; necessary for a choice 66. There was no nomination. The names of Messrs. Samuel Hepburn, Howell, and Jones were withdrawn. SECOND BALLOT. Strong Sharswood Thompson Stolcos Hepburn Shannon Bell 10 Wilson 9 Church 4 Necessary to a choice, 65. Hon. Wm. Strong. of Corks county, having received 75 votes, was then de , dared nominated unanimously. The name of Mr. Church licts withdrawn. TIIIIrD lI.ILLOT Sharswood Thompson Stokes Hepburn Shannon 1 ell Wilson "Necessary to a choice, 0r.. , -.-no nomination. The name of Mr. Shannon was withdrawn FOLMTII BALLOT. Sharswood oG Thompson 39 Stoles 25 Hepburn 31 Bell 3 Wilson 4 Necessary to a Choice 65. 'No nomination. The name or Mr. Bell was withdrawn. BIZTLI BALLOT. Sharswood 04 Thompson 49 Hepburn , In Stokes ' 17 Necessary to a choice 65. No nomination. The name of 3:Tr:Stokes was withdrawn. ELY/INTL( BALLOT Sharslrood Thompson liepbarn Necessary to a choice 65; no nomination EIGUTLI BALLOT Sharswood.... Thompson .... itcpburn Necessary to a. choice GG; no nomination. I= Sliarscvood Thompson Ilephurn 15 Whole number of rotes cast 128; necessary to a choice Hon. James Thompson, of .Erie county, was then declared nominated. Mr. CEssx..t, Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, reported the following: Resolved, That the Judicial character of Pennsylvania has derived additional lustre from the eminent abilities and learning of Judges Lr.wrs and BLAcK., whose successors we have this day nominated. That the one who retires to private life carries with him the respect and esteem, both of the profession with which his duties associated him and of the people whom he served, and while ive did regret to lose the other from the Bench, we express our gratification that his eminent abilities have been brought into requisition in the National Cabinet. Resolved, That we fully approve of the policy of the National Administration, as thus far exhibited, and have undiminislidd confidence in Its distinguished head, and in those associated with him in the conduct of public affairs. Resolved, That the prompt and decisive ac tion of the President of the United States in defence of the elective franchise in the city of Washington at the recent charter election in that city, merits and receives the sanction of all order-loving and law-abiding citizens. Resolved, That in the. eminent public ser vices, the high ,moral worth and the sound legal learning of War. STRONG and SAMES Tnoarrsox, the nominees of this Convention for Judges of the Supreme Court, the best evidences are furnished of their fitness to dis charge the responsible duties to which they are about to be called by the people. Resolved, That the principle contained in the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of Dred Scott vs John F. A. Sanford, in regard to the poli tical rights of the Negro race, meets the hear ty acquiescence of the judgment of the Dem ocratic citizens of Pennsylvania, and is as much commended to the whole people of the United States by the force of truth and pa triotism as it is equally binding on all by the highest sanctions of law. Resolved, That in the opinion of this Con vention, the last Legislature, whose general course was so repugnant to the feelings, pol icy and principles of the Democratic party, that it cannot be held responsible for any of its acts, demonstrated in an especial manner; its total want of respect for the right of the people to demand from their government a safe and sound currency, by the enormous, indiscriminate and unnecessary increase of the banking capital of the State.- Resolved, That the passage of the act of the late Legislature entitled "An act to pro vide for a sale of the Main Line of the Pub lic Works," was a wanton disregard of the best interests of this Commonwealth and of the principles of sound legislation. That whilst in name it purports to be a sale of works which cost the State nearly twenty millions of dollars, it is intended to be in re ality, a gift of those works to a corporation; that in permitting the abandonment of a large portion of said works there is a great sacri- flee of the interests of the people, especially' of those in the western part otthe State; that the_hill contains none of thosafeguards fot the future.management . of thei , line proposed to be conselidated which are t'equired for the protection of the traded and eq,tierzerce of the State, and thatin•:the: entire- - etemption and, release of the Penn4lvania Itailroad Compd. ny from all taxation upon its capital stock, business and property forever, is established a dangerous precedent of doubtful constitu tionality, and an odious distinction between a powerful corporation and the tax paying citizens of the State. Mr. YEAGER moved that the resolutions as reported be adopted, which was agreed:to unanimously. , • Mr. SCOTT offered the following: Resolved, That the aetio'n - Of this Cenven tion condemning the bill passed by the last Legislature, for thesale of the Main Line of the Public Works, because of objectionable I features in some of its details, is not intended as a declaration of hostility to the policy of I a sale upon any terms. Mr. CESSNA called attend , - to the fact that a resolution had been adopted at the morning session requiring- that all resolutions should be referred to the committee on resolutions without debate. - Mr. PORTER addressed the convention de claring that if aught was added to the reso lutions from the committee, •as unanimously adopted, it must be something much stronger upon the infamies of the - Main. Line Bill: Mr. WraonT expressed .his gratification at the wording of the resolutions, I+ l H. SCOTT moved that the resolution be re ferred to the committee with instructions to -report forthwith. MeMANus moved that the motion and the resolutions be indefinitely postponed, which was agreed to. • . Mr. SCHNABEL read extracts from Monday's Pennsylvanian, and delivered an energetic address which was severely denunciatory of that Journal, and much applauded. On motion of Mr. IVIcMAIgus, the thanks of the Convention was tendered to the Presi dent and officers. • The chairman announced that he had ap pointed Ales. McKinney, of Westmoreland Co., and John Weidman, of Lebanon Co., to fill omissions made in the original appoint ment of the State Central Committee. 75 ....56 ....32 ~..20 ....26 On motion, the Convention adjourned sine From the Pennsylvanian of June 12. Two Opinions , of the Main Line in Con- The readers of the Pennsylvanian—which yesterday contained the resolutions, passed by the State Committee, held at Harrisburg on the ninth-instant, and, also, the applica tion of llEsay S. .MOTT, President of the Board of Canal Commissioners, to the Judges of the Supreme Court, for an injunction to restrain the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from bidding for the main line—doubtless were startled by the bold and Tronderful con trast between the declaration - of 'the CoUven iioll on the one part, and the declaration of the President of the Canal Board on the other part, on the value of the Public Works au thorized to be sold? w 5 It may be, that the 'opipion. embodied-in the resolution of the State ConventiOn; is but the reflex of the rushlight opinion previously borne around by thu:Carail CommisSionets and their erriployees,•amongtbe Delegates;to explode their magazines 'of representative patriotism, and se turits.'iletonations over the State; for, naturally enotigh, Delegates called together from private pursuits to 'nominate candidates for Judgeships of, the- Supreme Court, could know very little of' the merits of the question of value of tite _public 'works, and would, consequently, be most likely to absorb and exude any opinion artfully promulgated from the Canal Board. This opinion, so de rived and so expressed, as will be seen, put the value of the Main Line at an amazing, high figure, in - order.that, through the action of the Convention, a feeling of dissatisfaction towards the law might be sown abroad over the State, to fructify and, in its ripeness, grow into a popular opinion, strong enough for ex pression through a decision of the Supreme Court. 35 But while it was thus necessary to enlarge the measure of value among those who, for the time, constituted the official organization of the great Democratic party—for the osten sible purpose of saving the State-L-it likewise became necessary, as it appears, that a coun ter opinion should be avowed for the ostensi ble purpose of savity , the Pennsylvania Rail road Company; for it will be observed that while the Convention declare that,• to sell the Main Line for the limitation fixed in the law ----nine millions of dollars—" is intended to be, in reality, a gift of those 2vorks to a COT p orali on," Mr. MorT, President of the Canal Board, on the other hand, as.a stockholder of the Pennsylvania - Railroad Company, appeals to the Supreme Court, ostensibly to restrict the Company from delivering "to the State the bonds of the said Company, to the amount of nine millions of dollars, in liquidation of the purchase money" for the Main Line of Public Works, inasmuch as such delivery of bonds would be to hi 4 "manifest injury and detriment" as a "stockholder" of said Com pany! Thus much by way of preface, now to tho opinions: Extract of the resolution passed by the Democratic State Convention: "That the passage of the Act by the late Legislature, entitled " An Act to provide for the sale of the Main Line of Public Works," was a wanton disregard of the best inter ests of this Commonwealth, and of the principles of sound legislation. That whilst in name it purports to be a sale of works which cost the State nearly twenty millions of dollars, it is intended to be, in reality, a gift of those works to a Corporation." Extract of the application of HENRY S. MOTT, President of the Board of Canal Com missioners, to the Judges of the Supreme Court: " That the Canals aforesaid arc two hundred ana eighty three nitres in length, requiring heavy experulitures for re pairs and expenses, and have not for malty years yielded 121C011te Sufficient to!pay the cost of keeping them in naviga ble order." Surely, in our advocacy of the sale of the Public Works, we have never-detracted from the value of the Main Line, as does the Pres ident of tho Canal Board. And now, since the statement is made by , the head of the Ca nal Department, that "for many years" the divisions of the Main Line west of Columbia, have not " - yielded income siffficient to pay the cost cf keeping. them in navigable order," we are well assured that the law authorizing the sale will be judged aright by the people, even if it be clamored against by those who have cared more for the control of the Public Works than for the revenues of the Commonwealth. We give notice, therefore, that we are un dismayed by the action of the Convention, believing that the delegates themselves will he amonr , the first to realize that, by e.xceed ing the duty which called them together, they were led into the cmuraission of a very fool ish act. , tract! Ercint the ,Tontgornoty county Democratic Watchman. 'Sale of the Public ViToFks.- Mn. konon : , Believing that no newspaper huffersin value o f . fle - Community, in iritereSt ter. its - readers, dr ,in'proftt to its editor o:idifors; by consid ering questions involving:even:; "differen, ces of honest opinion, ram iridiced to offer you a few lines on the subject 'heading this article. On Wednesday, the 18th of May, the daily papers contained.thisTaragaph The Canal Commissioners transmitted to the Senate, a letter from Idr. Mint, who estimates that the damage done by the late floods on the North Branch Canal, Ilia require an additional appropriation of $30,000 to repair. • - The flattering pictures drawn year after year ofthe'future productiveness of this work, compared .with the small amount, of money necessary to complete it, induced me to look upon the enterprise with favor. The annual appropriations for the past five years, exceed inc, in gross amount double the original esti mate; the imperfeetion.s of the part of the work once pronounced completed, and the money necessary to,finisit other parts Which 'were to have been done for certain, three y.ears ago,—have pretty effectually dispelled the charm, which designing, interested, one sided pictures had thrown around my sober senses. Time, and close observation effect many changes in the Minds of men. It is an "old saw" that fools change their opinions never. • The conclusions at which I have arrived rel ative to the advantage of the State continuing in possession of any of ihnpublic works, are the result' of a number of years' close watch • ing of their' practicaloperations. There is now 'not the least' shadow of doubt remaining, that it is the interest of the tax payer to get rid 'of them all at the earliest practical mo ment, for their _market value. Their not :Value-win be increased one-half in the hands of individuals, by virtue of the change in the 'method of doing the business, and the revis ' ion - of Toll Sheets 'Which 'would necessarily ' take place. - I say their market value, because I can conceive of no more definite term to ex press the conditions on which Ihey can be -sold. No one can expect - any corporation or company of individuals to pay more than they are worth ; and like most other commod ities, they will bring what they are worth, when offered on terms consistent with the ex tent of the purchase money required and na ture of the business, out of which the pur chasers are to look for a compensating return of profits, and not sooner.• The Bill recently passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, I fervently hope will effect a sale of the Main Line. The amendment made by the Senate, requiring the ,payment of 5.100,000 annually of the purchase money, met my most cordial appro bation. The bill, as it existed before, putting off pay-day until Hp, I looked upon as en tirely unbusiness like on the part of the State, and much more liberal than the circumstan ces of, the case required, and would have been sufficient to condemn. it, in my judgment.— The action of the Senate, also, in refusing to extend the credit of the State to the amount of $3,000,000, which was originally connected with the measure ; to the Sunbury and Brie ' Rail Road, I also regarded with unqualified aversion. Considering the sad experience of the State in- her. "Public Improvement" in vestments, I' could not conceive how. the friends of the proposition could expect it to receive a decent reception.. But now all is right on that_point. • I haie examined the official statements of the receipts and' expenditures of the State as given in the Auditor General's Report, suffi ciently often on points connected with the net revenue of the Main Line, to be well sat-; isfiea with the correctness of the assertion, that, instead of its being a source of revenue to the State, more than a million of dollars of the hard-earned 'taxes of the people have been expended, during the past ten years, in keeping it in proper working order, above the amount of tolls received from it. "Is it possible ?" exelai r ms the weary follower of the plough, • or the care-worn merchant, as he hands over his annual tax. - A true bill, gen tlemen, I have every reason to believe, though I have not compiled' the figures myself.— " How, then, can you expect any one to buy them ?" Suro enough : but just put that question to those who talk about "giving the works away," even when a bill is passed un der which all knowing ones know they will not sell. I would like them to answer it ; for that answer, if a true one, will throw some light upon the subject, which the mass of the community are interested in having harrowed up, occasionally, out of the political morass, beneath which it has long remained buried. Whether the present bill will effect a sale of the works, I have my,doubts. But - if the legal advisers of the State administration are satisfied that the security offered by purchas ers is " good and sufficient" beyond a doubt, for either sum mentioned, ($7,500.000 to a now company, or 0,000,000 to the Penn'a R. C 0.,) the people of eastern Pennsylvania, (excepting those living along the Columbia Rail Road,) should agree upon a day of gen eral rejoicing over the consummation of a sale. " But if they have been worth nothing to the State, bow can you expect them to sell ?" again asks the critical reader, who can com pare one idea with another. I have already said the Main Line would be worth double the money in the bands of a private corpora tion it is to the State, but it is worth treble to the Pennsylvania Rail Road Company over any other party. Why ? Because if the P. R. R. Co. purchases, it involves a relief from taxation equal to 5 per cent. interest upon $8,000,000 of the money they are required to pay. The tonnage and other taxes have not amounted to that sum the past year, but it is estimated that they will amount to that, or very nearly, the present year. Without this lever to work upon, the 'State would be in a hopeless condition concerning the Main Line. But as I have before stated, there are large sources of revenue to be derived by that company over what the State receives.— Let me explain where and bow. The profits of the business on the public works is divided between two parties. The State furnishes the Railroad and Canal, and keeps them in repair; also, the motive power, lock-keepers and collectors, and charges a certain amount of toll. The other party, the Transporter, furnishes cars, boats, ware hou ses, and conductors to their cars, S c. This latter party gets his freight at as high a rate as possible, and all he makes above the Slate Toll and his expenses is his reward. On the through business to Pittsburg, there are few parties left to compete with the P. R. R. Co., although the State has been paying money out of the Treasury, in order to continue them by making the toll exceedingly low.— For instance, the State gets, for furnishing the great bulk of money in the investment, a toll of eighteen or twenty cents on a barrel of flour carried from Pittsburg to Philadel phia. The transporter, daring the summer 'season, gets probably an average of seventy five cents :per bbl., thuS leaving about fifty five cents for his labor and expenses. Not withstanding this, they break down in com petition' With a consolidated company, where six:per. cent. income ruler, instead of 'slo,ooo houses to live in, and family expenses corres pondingly high. The Penna. R. R. Co., takes in a barrel of flour at Pittsburg, at seventy five cents—(when the canal closes it is always advanced to one dollar.) Now that part of the labor done - by . the transporters, on the State Works, for . which ~they receive, from two-thirds to three-fourths of the' whole freight, costs the Pennsylvania, Company (or any other one) from one-fourth to one-third. For that part of the investment for which the State receives about twenty cents, a Railroad Company, doing aprofitablc business, should, as they do, receive at least fifty cents. That's the difference. The same features exist in the local trade all along the line. In this, the transporters are. many. Any one who thinks he can make a living for himself and his family, by run , niti,e , a car, on the Railroad, has the privilege of doing so. 'ln this way the number of cars and agents on them and the number of per :sons who put cars on the road, and pay their agents and make 20 or 30 per cent. upon the money invested in their enterprise, is multiplied to the fullest extent. Of the total amount of freight paid by the business men or consumer of goods, an equally small frac tion goes into the coffers of the State, as from the "through goods"—that is freight carried to Pittsburg, and points' more distant., Here again the Penna;ll.*R. Co. has an opportu nity of making several hundred thousand dollars, more than the State can ever receive. Conjoined with exemption from taxation, these strong business considerations, induces the hope that said- Company will become the purchasers under the present bill of Sale.— Nine Millions is a large sum of money, but the works aro worth the sum to it while they are not worth, in net revenue, - nine cents to the tax-payers of the State. If every one could only be made conscious of this latter fact, they would be likely to give their,Rep resentatives specific instructions upon the subject, at every nominating convention. If that Company still refuses purchase under the liberal terms effered, we do hope the State will adhere with Itornan firmness to the tonnage and other taxes, to be relieved of which, efforts, ingenius and energetic, are annually brought to bear on the Legislature. The works, with tho tonnage tax off, are ru ined to the State—will have no market value. These taxes are the sheet anchor of hope.— But for them, the people of the State might as well make up their minds-to give the Main Line away. With. this lever preserved, if they get no money from the works they get a snug sum from the party that has caused their financial death. But it is not pleasant to have all the tonnage taxes used zip, lskezeise in their managenzent. I think the payments from the Penn'a R. R. Co., if it becomes the purchasers, should have been equal each year at least, to the tonnage tax. No objection could have been reasonably made to this. In order to take away objections of favor itism, a proposition to sell to anew Company, on more favorable terms might have been offered. ' I have since writing the above, noticed the letter from one of our representatives, Mr. llille,gas. I once made up figures in the same way and come to like conelusionS, but have outgrown the habit, owing to a sincere desire to see the taxpayers rid of the burden in question. Probably on some future " rainy day" I may refer to this subject again, if you con sider these thoughts worthy of publication. PRO BONO PUBLICO. From the Pittsburg - Democratic Post Reading Papers out of the Party. The folly and childishness of young men who have occupied the chair editorial of a po litical paper for a month or two, and who, with the fresh exhuberance of youthful am bition and vanity, attempt to "play politics" somewhat as children " play school," is thus admirably hit off in a recent number of the Pennsylvanian. We have seen idle boys at tempt to put chalk marks upon the backs of boys larger than themselves, and laugh in high glee at the performance until a retalia ting kick brought them to a realizing sense of their own position. The attempt to read out old established party organs, which are entitled to consideration for their consistent advocacy of Democratic principles through long and laborious years, is just as idle as making chalk marks on the juvenile's jacket, and in this instance has met with a similar retribution, most genteelly administered. We copy the Pennsylvanian's article: Tho Harrisburg _Patriot d Maims a short time since took us to task for our course in advocating the sale of the Hain Line of the Public Works, and wound up an im mense collection of words with reading us out of the party! • We have riot adverted to this direful calamity before, for the same reason that we have not warned our friends to prepare for the blotting out of this world by the tail of the cornet; but yesterday a friend suggested that we owed it as a duty to our readers to let them know the misfortune that has befallen us, that they, may pre pare our obituary notices and consign us to the tomb with decency. If the Cincinnati Convention, or the Democratic State Convention, bad condemned us, we might have sur vived the blow and recuperated; but when a journal of such tremendous authority-, such vast circulation— amounting, it is said, to over three hundred—a journal whose editorial corps is so widely celebrated for its learn ing and ripe experience—the principal having traveled the world over and arrived at the green old age of at least twenty-one; when such an autority condoms us, we tremble for the future! The threatening motto of our Harrisburg luminary, "noli me tangtre," stares us in the face, and wo aro afraid even of defending ourselves; so we "touch /dm not," lest he might totally annihilate us! Xl&'The June number of the PENNSYL vA.NIA. Samar. JourucA.r. has been received.— We notice quite a number of interesting communications on various educational sub jects. The present No. closes the fifth vol ume. During the past five years of its pub lication, the JOURNAL earned for itself, and fully supported, a high character for guard ing and advancing the educational interests of our commonwealth. That its sphere of usefulness may continue to widen is our earnest hope. " Wnwr SuAnows WE AnE,"—Within the last two weeks, three distinguished men have been called away by death, viz : Senator ADAM'S, of Mississippi, Senator BUTLER, of South Carolina, and Senator BELL, of New Hampshire. JJv'Tlie Norristown Gas Company has de clared a semi-annual dividend of three per cent. 'What is tlie Difference. Two years ago a bill passed the Legisla ture directing the Governor to sell the Main Line of the Public Works 'at auction., Its main features were—a minimum of seven and a half millions,: Of dollars, 'and if the Pennsylvania Railroad Company- purchased, an additional million, in censideration of which that Road was to be forever released from the • tax upon its trade. It also, con tained a provision that the entire-line of "the Works was to be kept navigable, There was no clamor' about this bill. The GOT erno had the'Main Line - littifked at the Ex change at the -time fixed by law,; but could not get a solitary bid. The interestshostile to a sale knew that it was so clogged that no party would buy. , Now what is the differ ence between the - bill of "'55" and the bill of .".'57," and how are the -interests of the State so prejudiced? The. mininaum is the same, seven and a half Millionir as it was under the former bill, and if the Pennsylva nia Rail Road Company„purchase, a -million and a hiqf in . addition,' to be released from the tonnage and other State taxes. The rate of interest is the same as under the bill of "55." The time of payment in the last bill is more extended than in the bill of "'55," but as the forfeiture of the whole . line is a consequence of the failure,to pay the interest or any of the installments, no one can find much fault with this. By the last bill the western portion of the Main Line may be abandoned when dm party purchasing shall have furnished a complete substitute to the people along it for getting to market. The bill requires the completion of a railroad from Blairsville to Freeport, before navigation can be suspended upon the Western Canal. This gives the people on, and in the neighborhood of the canal an unbroken railroad communi cation with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.— And, it further requires that the party pur chasing, if they conclude to abandon it and complete the railroad from the points we have named, shall lease or give away the Western Division to any party who will take it. Who is hurt here? Dew is the interest of the State compromised ? The million of dollars . to bo paid under the former bill if the-Penns-give nia Railroad Company purchased, for 'the re lief of the Tonnage Tax, has been increased in the late bill to. a - million . and a half dol lars, and that Company to be released from the Stale tax only, upon her bonds, dividends artd.reat estate,, This tax,. independent _of the tax upon her trade in 1856, did not reach $85,000. Twenty-four thousand dollars of this was a tax upon her indebtedness—a tax that no other corporation in the country pays. Throwing this off, we would have $61,000 - as the amount of her annual tax. Sell the Main Line for Rine millions, and the branches for six, and you strike that $61,000 down more than one-third. You get it to a figure that the additional half `million will nearly repre sent. We look upon the sale of the branches as certain if a sale of the Main Line is effec ted. Where then, is the material difference between these two bills? It really consists in the works not being clogged with a, require ment to keep the whole of the unprofitable portions up. And yet, in order that justice may he done and no facilities be withdrawn, it requires a large expenditure to be made to protect the people from wrong upon those portions of the line, before the party 'par chasing can suspend navigation. We confess we cannot see who - is injured, save those the enjoyment of the patron age. We have compared the two bills care fully, and above, our readers have the result. We do not wish to depreciate the property of the State, but the fact that the Main Line has, from the day of its completion to the present time, been a dead drag upon the Treasury, no , honest, intelligent man will deny. But one party can buy the Main Line under the. conditions of the bill of '57, at the one-half of seven and a half millions of dollars. No real bona, fide capitalist would invest his means in it at any price.— If the Pennsylvania Rail Road Company should buy, it will be for the purpose of get ting relieved of a burthen that the Company alone has imposed upon ber,—a btirthen isr the shape of a tax upon her trade, that will soon drive a large portion of her business to Baltimore and New York. This is no politi cal question. No man should bring to its consideration the feelings of a partisan.— The sale, at . the price and the terms, is a great financial measure, and let it be so con sidered.—Penn.sy/vaniart. Democracy. The etymology of this word—the strength of the people—bespeaks favor among the masses. It is of the people, and they are of it. It makes a man sovereign, his being the only right divine. It opens up the broadest vista of liberty, by clothing him with the mantle of popular power. It is opposed to exclusive conservative aristocracy and all bearings of monarchical tendency. It is the parent of progress, the handmaid of reform,. the twin brother of freedom. To the tyrant it is odious, to the hypocrite dangerous, to truth and honor friendly. It hails from the harbor of happiness and flings its banner be fore the breeze of independence. The oppres sor fears it as a . plague. The trampled on invoke it as a blessing. When all other forms of political creed are swept off ,the pages of human record, Democracy will remain—the triumphant monument of mind, the great patent of liberty as a legacy to nations, the foe of tyranny, the guardian angel of truth, it will survive the crash of empires and live in the hearts of millions as the only political divinity to be worshipped. . The system of Democratic government is most beautiful in its structure and benevolent in its operations. It is supported bythe pro foundest researches of philosophy, by the sublireest teachings of religion, the purest piety, the deepest virtue, the firmest faith, the brightest hope, the most extensive chari ty. It gives.to each the right of all. ' Each man is estimated a unit, the sum of which makes up the whole. What is the right of one is the right of all. -it confers no titles ; it bestows no immunities. It makes each accountable for the whole, pledges the pro tection of the whole for the good of each.— The man that is born in insignificance and bred in the corner, may, by a continuance in well doing rise to the centre of glory and. honor. Merit is the only avenue to success, and the sons and. daughters of the rich, by the neglect of virtue, by indulgence in vice, will sink into merited insignificance. The man in office may be removed without a rev olution, while vacant seats are open to the emulation of all. We can conceive of no form of government so directly calculated to promote the happiness of all mankind as De mocracy. It needs only to be understood in theory and adopted in practice, by a people qualified to test its qualities, to secure the ad ministration and support of every philanthro pist throughout the world.
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