’ ■ From the Pennsylvanian.
S'u!tiuty-&ixth Congress.
, IN SENATE
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 1839.
Mr. Wright'gave notice .that htjwould. as
soon as Congress was ready, to proceed with
legislative business, bring forward “A bill
more effectually to secure the public money
in the'hands of officers and ; agents of the
Government, and to punish public default
ers.” Also, several private bills.
Mr. Linn gave notice of his intention, at
the earliest moment that legislative business
could be proceeded with, to introduce a large
number of bills, many of which, he said, had
been repeatedly passed by one or other branch
of the National Legislature, but, from want
of time, or some other cause, they had not
been definitely acted on.
Notice was also given by Messrs. Norvcll,
Sevier, Clay, of Alabama,' Prentiss, and
Walker, of their-intentiou to bring in bills
of a private nature.
On motion of. Mr. Benton, the Senate pro
ceeded to the consideration of Executive bu
siness, and then adjourned. I
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
At 12 o’clock, Mr. R. M. T. Hunter,
' Speaker of the House, called the House to
order, and addressed them as follows:
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives:
The high and undeserved honor,which you
have conferred upon me, has been so unex
pected, that even now I can scarcely find
terms in which to express my grateful sense
■of you r kindness. I trust, however, to bo a
ble to offer a better evidence of that, senti
ment in the earnest efforts which I shall
make to discharge my duties justly and im
partially. Called as 1 have been to this high
station, not so much from any merits of my
own as from , the independence of my posi-'
tion, I shall feel it as especially due from
- mo to you"to preside as the Speaker! not of
arty, but of the House. Whilst I shall
-it my duty, upon all proper occasions,
the principles upon which I stand
ue the country, I shall hold my:
t the same time, to afford every
n my power to the full and fair
if the wishes and sentiments of
of this great Confederacy.— l
übtless deem it your duty, gen
uemen, as the grand inquest of the nation,
to investigate all matters of which the peo
ple ought to be informed; to retrench expen
ditures which are unnecessary or unconsti
tutional;'to maintain the just relations be
tween all of the great interests of the.coun
try, and to preserve inviolate the Constitu
tion, which you will be sworn to-support,
whilst it will be mine to aid you in such la
bors with all of the, means within my power.
And although deeply impressed with a pain
ful sense of my inexperience, and of the dif-.
Acuities of a new and untried station, I am
yet cheered by the hope that you will sus
tain me in my efforts to preserve the order
of business and the decorum of debate. 1
am aware that party fervor is occasionally
impatient of the restraint which it is the du
ty of the Chair to impose upon the asperities
of debate; but at the same time I know that
the just of all parties will sustain a. Speaker
who is honestly endeavoring to preserve the.
dignity of the House, and the harmony of its
members. B
Permit me, in conclusion, gentlemen, to
tender you the homage of my heartfel t thanks
for the honor-which-you-have conferred up
on me, and ,fo express the hope that your
counsels may be guided by wisdom as to re
dound to your own reputation, and the wel
fare of our common country.
After Mr. Hunter had delivered his inau
gural speech,
Mr. Dromgoole of Va. moved a resolution,
that the House doinow adopt the Rules'and
orders of last session, for its government,
till other rules are adopted. “
Mp» L. Williams of N. Carolina, moved
that it do lie on the table.
After some conversation between Messrs.
W. Cost Johnson and Geo. C. Dromgoole,
the ayes and nays were ordered on the mo
tion to lie on the table, and carried in the af
firmative, ayes 116, noes 116. There being
a-tie, jhe.Chair voted in the affirmative.
This casting vote was undoubtedly against
the. Administration
. R. Craig, of Va., offered a resolution
that no memberjiught to be admitted to a
seat inthe House till he produced his cre
._dcntial9;_aml if his scat he contested, then .
he ought not to be permitted to hold a seat,
till the contest be decided.
Mr. Wise-moved, thatit lie on the table,
and the motion was carried without a divi
sion. j . .
The. Speaker now called on the members
of the different States to be sworn. When
New Jersey was cal fed, and the name of Mr
Randolph only was read’ from the roll, that
gentleman refused to be sworn, or at any
rate did not appear.at the bar. But after all
the States Rail been’ called, the members
from that State went up to the bar and de
manded to be sworn. ° ,
The Speaker said to them, that objections
having; been made to, their, being sworn, lie
'would not goon with the ceremohy. The
gentlemen then stood aside, and the Speak
er then stated that Messrs. Aycrigg, Strat
ton, Yorke, Maxwell and Halstead had ap
peared and asked to be sworn, and that as
on objection had been raised, he referred the
subject to the House.
After some conversation between Messrs.
Dromgoole, Mercer,.Craig and otliers.. ,; ,
Mr. Wise offered a resolution; that Messrs
Aycrigg and others be not allowed to take
eeats in this House. His object, he said,an
offering a negative proposition whs, that in
the event of a tie vote, to give New Jersey
the benefit of the tie, which would decide
the proposition in their fayor.
Mr. Dromgoole, of Va. moved an amend
ment, making the proposition an affirmative
one. ’
On this proposition:a -debate-ensued..in'
which Messrs. Wise,. Thomas, Dromgoole,
'Sergeant, &c. participated.
The question hrfTnSt been;taken,,when ■;
The House adjourned.. ' • -r .
IN SENATE.
• "... Wednesday, Dec. 18V' -
The Senate transacted no business, being
engaged only in cutting out work for its fu
ture action. ; : ,
Mr- Linn presented a series of resolutions
on the title of.the United. States to the Ter
ritory of Oregon, and for raising additional
troops to operate, against Indian aggressions
its frontierV Tt lies over.
The Senate then went into a short cxccu J
live session and confirmed several appoint
ments of a military and subordinate.descrip
tion. ■
Thp Senate then adjourned.'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr., Cave Johnson, of Tenn. proposed, as
soon as the journal was read. that a Commit
tee be appointed to join with the Committee
of the Senate,-and inform the President that
the two bodies were ready-to receive any
communication of an executive character.
Objections were made, by Mr. Williams,
and Mr. Wise, upon the ground that the
motion was not then in order. ,
The Speaker so decided.
The House then resumed the considera
tion of the resolution offered by Mr. Wise;
that the commissioned members from New
Jersey are not entitled-to their seats.
Mr. Barnard, entered into an examination
qf the whole subject connected with the New
Jersey members. The question before the
House, he'said, was whether the Now Jer
sey members should be sworn. . It Was not
competent for this House to decide upon the
matter connected wdtlitheNew Jersey mem
bers.- They should take their scats now, and
their claims be canvassed and considered by
and by. ' -
Mr. Rayner, of North Carolina, anew and
young- member, followed in the debate on
the same side.
Mr. Vandei’pool followed, and moved that
the resolution lie upon the table.
Mr-Sheppard, of N. C.,. requested Mr. V;
to withdraw the motion. He wished to make
a few.remarks, and would renew the motion.
Mr. Vanderpool could not yield the floor
without losing his motion. . ■
A little confusion followed upon points of
order, which ended in the'withdrawal of the
motion to lay upon the table.
Mr. Bell, Mr. Adams, and some others,
contended that the .motion was not in order,
because the House was not governed fay any
set of Rules.
The confusion was got over by withdraw-
ing the motion.
The debate was further continued by Mr.
Thompson, of S. C., and Mr. Sheppard, of
N. C. ' .
Mr. Turney then moved that the creden
tials, papers, and every thing relating to the
contested election of N. Jersey, be referred
to a Committee of Elections.
Mr. Stanly, amidst muclr confusion and
noise, was understood to raise a question of
order as to .the motion which had been made,
whether it could be entertained- when - iio
such committeo was.in existence to which it
-was proposed to refer the papers, &c, 5
Pending which question of order, the
House, on motion, adjourned till 12-o’clock
to morrow.
IN SENATE.
' Thursday, Dec. 19, 1839. , -
Mr. Preston appeared in his seat this
morning.
Messrs. Norvell, Smith, Roane, Linn and
Benton, gave notice of their intention to in
troduce various bills. «
-Mr. Linn offered a resolution calling on
the President of the United States for infor
mation relative to the disputed boundary be
tween the States of Missouri and the Terri
tory of lowa.
The Senate then went into the consider
ation of executive business, and afterwards
Adjourned. ; • ,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Chair “stated the question to be on
Mr. Turney’s motion to refer the resolution
of, Mr. Wise, together with the credentials
of the N. Jersey members to the Committee
of Elections, when appointed.
Mr. W. C. Johnson raised the point of or
der that Mr. Wise’s resolution was inadmis
sible, the Speaker being bound to swear in.
all-members presenting themselves with the
regular, certificates.
Mr Johnson asked permission of the House
to state the-grounds of his position. This
was opposed, and after some conversation,
Mr. Johnsbn withdrew his proposition.
Mr. Wise then concluded his remarks,
and, according to promise, renewed the mo
tion of Mr. Turney, as follows:
Resolved, That the Committee of Elec;
tioos, when appointed, inquire and report to
this House who are the members elected from
the State of New Jersey in addition to J. F.
Randolph, whose scat is not disputed; and
until the Committee shall report as herein
required l —
That neither of the oth
er claimants'to seats in .this-House from N.
Jersey shall be qualified to take seats as
members from the State of N. Jersey'.
These resolutions having been read—
Mr. Wise,said he felt also bo\jnd,- bjTiis
pledge, to move the previous question on
this proposition.
_ Mr. W. C. Johnson herb raised a point of
order,' which he reduced to writing as fol
lows; ~~——; —,
“A motion to'take the previous question
is not in order until rules for the.government
of,the House are adopted, nor while there
are members of-Congress who desire to be
sworn im”- - f --‘ ''
This point was discussed till the adjourn
ment, Mr. Adams-haviiig-the floor tbr to
mtirrow- - ;
WAR IN THE HAST.
It would seem that John Bull is frying to
see how near he can cmne to making, his
yankee neighbors mad, without actually'
ruffling, the eagle’s feathers." The (Me.)
Democrat of the 16th inst. says—W e stated
in our last issue, that a regiment of British
troops had been stationed at Temiscouata
lakes, on the “disputed territory,” in palpa
ble violation and contempt of their agreement
not "to seek to take imlitary.possession of
that territory.” We have since ledrnt that
they dre extending their military operations
down the Madawnska river, and are now
actually cmployedjn constructing barracks
on the north and south side (If the St. John’s
river, at the confluence of the Mndawaska.
This not only breaks the agreement made by
Sir John Harvey and General Scotl/but is
AN INVASION of.MAINE by aBRITISH
MILITAHYFOR.CE, and is equivalent to
a declaratioh of war,- and should tie so con
sidered by this State and by.
What will the people, and, governpignt of
Maine, , and the people .and goveftfihene ;of
the, nation say. to this new manifestations of
good intentions and friendly feelings of the
British? What wijl now : ’be tliqaght of the
real object of the late survey? Was it not.
a .military survey f Jlfpubtic.,
From the Pennsylvanian, December 18,
SCHUYLKILL BANK.
Th'C folloiving notice appeared in some of
the city papers of yesterday: '
“The Directors of the Schuylkill Bank
announce to the Public, that in consequence
of the unfortunate circumstances in which
the Bank suddenly finds itself placed by the
unauthorised acts of the fate Cashier, they
find themselves compelled to suspend their
payments for the present.
The Board think it proper further to state,
that theactsof the late Cashier above referred
to, were done without the knowledge ofthc
former President or any of the Directors of
the Bank; and were for the first time dis
covered yesterday. The Directors believe
that the assets of the Bank are amply suffi
cient to meet its circulation arid deposites,
and therefore caution:the public against ma-'
king Undue sacrifices.” _ j. :
Much excitement, both preceded and. fol
lowed the publication of this card, accustom
ed as the public are beginning to be in' ref
erence to such announcements; and on, in
quiry, its meaning is understood to be that
false certificates of the stock of the Bank of
Kentucky to thp amount of more than ten
thousand shares, being upwards of one mil
lion of dollars, had been issued by the late
Cashier of the Schuylkill Bank,-H. J. Levis,
who aTew days ago was elected President of
that institution. He, it is stated, says that
this was done to sustain the SchuylkilKßank,
the proceeds of the false certificates being
devoted to that purpose,-djut the directors
assert that they have no knowledge of the'
transaction. As to the facts of the case’we
cannot of course form any opinion, having
nothing but unauthorised rumor in a thousand
shapes. -
After the issuing of the card published
above, there was a strong run upon the Bank
during the-morning, and an excited crowd
was assembled in front of the building.—
Notes of small .amounts, however, Were re
deemed until about two o’clock, when the
Bank was closed by an injunction served by
the Sheriff, and issued by Ilie Supreme Court
on behalf of the Bank.of Kentucky. The
Mayor was present during the morning, and
it is said addressed, a few words' to the peo
ple at the tinie'of closing the doors and win
dows. This is a painful subject to dwell
upon—unpleasant and distressing in all its
aspects, whether regarded as to its effects
upon (he reputation of.our city abroad or
upon its consequences at home, where it
strikes aj the very root of confidence. The
developments was iii"every''respect startling
and unexpected, and occurring at such a
time, if has caused a dccpjind general feel
ing of gloom and distrust. -n y‘
The Recent Fraud.— The patience a
wronged and plundered community now ap
pears to be -exhausted,, and the frauds of
Levis of the Schuylkill Bank, so enormous
in amount and so disastrous in (heir conse
quences, as to fornira&itjvcre,,a fitting cli
max to the long series of breaches of trust,
forgeries and embezzlement, which have of
late years succeeded each other with fright
ful rapidity, have awakened a feeling calcu
lated we hope, to lead to beneficial conse
quences. Heretofore, it lots been too much
the fashion to hush-up such affairs—to pass
them over lightly. The press was content
with a bare allusion—it referred to facts as
briefly as possible, bitt with a mawkish sen
sibility (-‘refrained from comments’ s —-the
public shrugged their shoulders and wonder
ed—"wliq would have thought it?”—and the
'sufferers were left to digest their losses as
they might.
It has been given out, though we cannot
assent to the conclusion, that our laws are
insufficient to 'punish the generality of these
o'ff'ences. If this really be the fact, —for we
must confess that we doubt it—we must have
speedy and effective legislation to secure the
punishment of Our statutes are
severe enough upon, the fagged, miserable
wretch who stands trembling 1 ' at the bar of
the Criminal Court for stealing fo (he value
of a few cents to sustain life—the poor, life
debased, and the friendless are sure of pun
ishment'for their small aberrations from the
line of 'honesty—deeds which inflict the
slightest possible inconvcniencies upon.so
ciety are visited with heavy - retribution; and
the larceny of a few sticks of wood, a hat or
a cloak, sends the offender to toil for months,
perhaps years,'in (he penitentiary. This is
doubtless necessary—there, is no sound ob
jection—to-it;—but-the^people-now—demand-
enactments th’at shall secure equal-justice,
or if possible, make the most striking exam
ples of those who yin almost without tempta
tion, —with'none in fact which does not ag
gravate their offence; and, it is'to be hoped
thatrthc Legislature will at the earliest mo
ment devote ttveir attention to-this important
subject—that breaches - of- trust- involving 1
pecuniary losses, whether public or private
—whether the work of the agent of an indi
vidual, of a state officer;. oi',of-.lhe. managers
of Banking institutions, may be.punishable
as felony of the , deepest die, if indeed it be
the case that they are not so a#,present!
The public! a re-wearied,with .the record <if
sentences against the petty- rogues of the
time, when they look over the list in vain to
see what fate is awarded to the man who has
deprived thousands of their hard earned
means of support—who has stripped'orphans,
widows, and old men of the little property
upon- which they relied to sustain themselves
in a hard world. Thev see that the single
„case of punishment, under such circumstan
ces—that of Dyott—is to be regarded more
inthc lightpf a n accident than anything else,
SjSl- tKeyTfe^{mt7¥nfllThelqr ofthis/ii®*'
vidual ia the shre consequcnce of frauds of
an analogous character, there can be no
safety to individuals—ho : check to the tor
rent of extravagiinco ahdicorruptioh which
seems to have spread its poisoii'riYe.ry where.:
~ It is'evident that at last-thereSniist be a
change.-. The moral sense of the cunimunity,
however relaxed by the effects of speculation,
extravagance,--nndthe-gamblingcharactcr
which business Has of late assumed, is howl
we trust, regaining its wholesome tone under
the influence of experience aiid suffering; and
aslt is evident that Honor arid honesty fur-,
riish no safeguards,. we inust by legislative
means have those, vvhich. will be operative.
A few severe examples, arid n conviction of
the unerring certainty of puriishmept; will,
purify the.atin.os'pliere. nnd aid in the resto
ration of a sounder state of things. ’)
1 ‘ ‘ JPennsylvanian.
Kohler the murderer of ZDllorbach' tfip jew ped
lar, was executed in the jail .yard at-Lancaster, on
Friday last, ■ /.A,-7•
AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
CARLISLE:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER!*!, IB3t).
OUR JPIjJBO-.
“Now,our flag is flung lo the wild wind free,
Letit float o’er our ’father land,**
And the guard of its spotless fame shall be
Columbia's chosen band!" ' ; "
FOR PHESin'iU'f IN 1840,'
- MARTIN VAN BUREN,
- AND AN
INDEPENDENT TREASURY.
STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING. .
The Democratic Republican Standing Commit
tee of Cumberland county, are requested to meet
at the public bouse of Mr, John Cornman, in the
Borough of Carlisle, on Monday the I3lh of Jan
uary, 1810,-at 2 o’clock, P. M., on busiupss. con
nected with the'ensuing Presidential election. A
general attendance is desirable.
TWO OF THE COMMITTEE.
December 21, 1839.
-N. B.—Tho following named gentlemen com
pose the Standing Committee,- viz: ,
* Jacob Baughman, ,■
r ,Ji\soN W. Eby, >Carlisle,
William Gould, j
Jacob OonsnEiMEii, JVlcchanicsburg,
Michael Kost, Silver Spring, ,
John Stougii, Newton,.
Lewis Hyer, Allen,
Hugh Craig, Shippcnsburg township,
WiLiiiAM B. Cummins, Shipponsburg borough,
Robert GipFin, (North Middleton,
Abraham Bretz, East^ennsborough,
David Wiigrrv, Ho.pewcll,
_ John Waggoner, Newvillo,
John Stuart, South Middleton, -
Solomon P. Goroas, Now Cumberland,
Michael Mishler, Monroe,
Hugh Kyle, Dickinson,
Isaac Christlieb, Mifflin,'
John Snyder, Sen., Frankford,
J. B. Duncan, Southampton,
N. J. Ramsey Woods, West Pcnnsborough.
Wc anticipate our regular day of publica
tion, in order to afford our hands an. oppor
lunity of spending Christmas as other folks
do. / X
Tremendous Snow Storm. —On Saturday
night and Sunday last, snow fell in this
vicinity to the depth of nearly two feet ori a
level—the greatest fall we have had at any
one time since January 1831. The wind
being high the snow drlfteirso as to render
(lie streets and alleys almost impassable.—
The consequence to the printer- is, (hat we
are unable to give any news of importance
this week from Washington—having recei
ved no mail from cither the south, east or
west since Saturday.
On account of-the storm, therefore, we are
prevented from informing our readers wheth
er the New Jersey question, which our law
makers were still discussing on Thursday,
is decided or not—whether the President’s
Message has been sent in-—or whether any
thing of importance has yet been done at
Washington.
MILITARY FLECTION;
The following is the result of the election for
Lieutenant Colonel of the 86th Regiment, P. M.
hold on Saturday last; ’ '
Girlish. ‘ Alechanicsburgs 'filial.
AfmstrongNoh!e,'2Qs .21 %-226
John Hamilton, 123 26 1■!
William Houser, 0 33 33
Some account of the effects of the stonn on Sun
day week will be found in another part of our pa
per. Wo may expect to hear of additional ship
wrecks, loss oflives, &c. occasioned by the storm
oflast Sunday.
ELECTION. OF SPEAKER,
Having given in our lastthe result of seven hallot
ings for Speaker, wo herewith subjoin the remain
der. If will-bo seen that on the. 11th ballot, Mr.
Hunter, a Sub Treasury Slate Rights Whig was
elected, several of tho South Carolina nullificra.
who rank themselves with the democrats, led on
by F. W. Pickens, having voted for him.
Bth. 9th. 10th. 11th.
113! 110 73 1
16 ” 50 85 119
80 33 13 0
.0 0 . 3 0 ,
5 6 8--10--
7 'll 10 3-,
5 6 3 0
—0 0 r 14-55
0 0 12 ' 04
1 1 -5 9
5 6 7 11
’Dixon 11. Lewis,
R. M. T. Hunter,
John Bell,
Francis Granger,
Zaduk Casey, —.-
Francis Thomas , - - -
W. C. Dawson,
J.-W.-Janes,
G. AT. Kdm,
F. W. Pickens,
Scattering,
_ Democrats in Italic— Federalists in Roman-
State Rights Sub Treasury i-iicn in smai,l capitals.
It riiay be well enough to state that tho member
from this district, Mr. Ramsey, voted op the first,
second and third ballots for John W.. Jones—on
the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth,
for Dixon H! Lewis—and on the tenth and elev
enth for George M. Keim. .'
The federalists hereabouts appear to ho elated,
beyond measure at fee_.election of Mr. Hunter.—
Softly, gentle sirs—your’ in Congress was
not able to elect either Bell or Dawson,’ the ac
knowledged whig candidates,'and, in order to de
feat tho regularly selected candidates, Messrs.
Jones and:- Lewis, they were under fee necessity
of supporting a nondescript, who, to say fee moat
that can bo said of him, belongs to both parties and
wili support all fee measures, of neither. ' On the
great leading question of the .Independent Treasu
ry* kowevor, he is decidedly with the-Adrainistfa
tion. If this is any comfort to the poor whiggies,
why.truly they must be thankful for small -favors,
* > QfWfarzSßfi copy the following from fee Potts
villo’Emporium, as it may be useful to some of
onrreadem*% No harm Can be dgpe by trying the
remedy* -■ ’. -
“To thoso whp, may have children subject to
this droadful diaoasc, we would suggest a,similar
remedy which wtf have on, several occasions suc
cessfully used,'in»ur family. It is the essence of
ah onion paper andjnixed wife’a
double portionof'fiqimy. v lt affords instant relief
and in tw6 hdurs-Sffl&ffecta. a perfect removal of
the disease,” ’ ; VfKaS' : ’ ’ * . .■ ■
Desperation of* the Federalists*-—lt would seem,
says the Baltimore Republican,” that the Whigs in
Congress are resolved'to sustain Gov. Pennington
in Tils outrageous fraud, against the rights of the
people and in violation of of the Staio
and of the United. States, or the transac
tion of any business by Congress, if it be possible.
After having wasted two whole weeks of the time
of Congress in the attempt to force the minority
candidates upon tlio House, and after being re-,
pcalcdly voted down on the subject,, tho. Speaker
is no soonct seated in his chair than tho same ques
tion which has been over and over again decided,
is again raised and - an apparently interminable de
bate-is recommenced. All this time tho public
are waiting with intense anxiety lo See the mes
sage of tho President.and ascertain the views ho
may entertain with regard to: the best , moans of
remedying the present evils, and promote the fu*
lure prosperity and, happiness of the country. Tho
public must.cerlainly perceive.that there is noth
ing honorable, dignified, or proper in tho pursuit
of such a course; and that tho Whigs arc deter
mined, by a factious course of conduct, to produce
all the mischief in their power. We trust- iliat it
will have the effect.to convince the public more
thoroughly that those men are undeserving of their
confidence or respect.
Some of the Democratic prints arc laboring bard
to prove that Mr. »Speaker Hunter is a decided
friend of the administration, and that in his official
course be will lean strongly to that side of the
question. Wo are incredulous in this.respcct, and
advise our cotemporarics “not lo lay tho flattering
unction to their souls.” So far as the Independ
ent Treasury is concerned, we believe Mr. Hunter'
will go with the democrats—but not one step fur
ther—at least this.is our opinion, and wo shall not
change it until we are convinced that wo have
been mistaken.
The fact is, through the obstinacy of a few here
tofore leading members of Congress, such as
Messrs. Dromgoolc,Turney, Cave. Johnson and
Francis Thomas, who throw away their, votes on
the Bth ballot, and who probably wished to mount
tho wool-sack themselves, the democrats have
been ingloriously defeated, and from the inauspi
cious commencement of the session, we should
not ho surprised if the present Congress-passes a
way without effecting any of the great measures
of reform winch have been sanctioned by the mass
of tho people. ■
Wo may bo wrong in pur conjectures—wo trust
we may be so. But, as matters now stand, wo
arc prepared ,for the worst. If the administration
is again baffled and frustrated in its efforts to
suhspryo tiioanlcrests of-the, country,. tlio-pcople r
haVc hono to blame hut their.own faithless repre
sentatives; and we much mistake the character of
our countrymen if they do not visit the derilcction
of duty upon the heads of the offenders, in such a
manner as they richly deserve.
Whilst.wo thus speak our mind plainly with
regard to certain members who proved-rocreamt to
their trust, wc deem it a matter .of justice to state
thill tho delegation from our Own State acted, the.
part throughout of honest and true-hearted repub
licans. They adhered to the regular nominations
of the parly for Speaker—first to Mr. Jones as long
astlicro wore any hopes of electing him—and se
condly to Mr. Lewis until it was ascertained that
ho could not command tho entire democratic vote.
When all hope of electing either of the above men
tioned gentlemen had failed, then, and only then,
did our representatives cast their votes for another.
Our only regret, under all tho circumstances, is
that oar friends from-this State did not at an earli
er period bring forward lire name of Gen. Koim.
Had they done so, it would have exhibited an in
dependence on the part of Pennsylvania which
might have had a beneficial influence on some of
the milk and water democrats whoso folly has
thrown the House into tho power of the federal
ists. ” ,
Wo understand that our friend DAN has taken
in high dudgeon onr remarks last week relative.to
his expected appointment of Post Master General
under Gen. Harrison’s administration—that is to
be. Now all we have to say as an apology for
our presumption in endorsing his recommendation
for that high station, is—Hint, knowing his exalted
talents and high h’lrrari/ attainments, and withal
his great services to the opposition party in tho
capacity of Jointer , &c.,’ wo could not do less than
copeur,in tho recommendation as it first appeared
‘in the Keystone. Besides, it is well knotyn that
his destinies are so strongly interwoven with those
of Mr. Penrose, and Ids feelings and habits anil
disposition so entirely similar with those,of- that
back-window patriot, that if would ho as much as
both their valuable lives arc worth to separate them
from each oilier, Tho latter, it is admitted on all
hands, ori account of his bravery, is to be transfer
red to-Washington to take charge of .the- WAn
Dgjrartmerit as-soon as Gen. Harrison gets posses
sion’ of the White Hofise,,,consequently, in order
to keep tho two worthies together, the former must
be provided with a seat in the Cahiuet too. Thc
Post Office Department is assigned to him forsev- 1
oral reasons—more’ particularly on account of his
excellent judgment in disposing of mail contracts,
and'tho satisfactory mariner in which he perform
ed an engagement with tho Department in
tract which is now just about expiring. ‘
We hope, therefore, that our worthy friend,will
fully appreciate onr luotivcs in Urging his claims
to distinction!" Wc assure him that if Gen. Har
son is elected President, there is no man i A the
United States we would rather see take charge of
one ,df tho cabinet offices, than the talented and ac
complished Door Keeper of the Senate of Pennsyl
vania. 1 . '
The nomination of General. Harrison goes down
rather roughly south of the Potomac, according to
the. accounts wo - receive in pur exchanges from
that section. The fact is, ho is too’closely iden
tified with the abolitionists of the north, to gain
any foothold in the opposite section of the Union.
He can scarcely got ,the. vote of a. single slave
holding State, and as to his chance' amongst the
northernaiid westera States, it is very slim indeed.
He cannot got Pennsylvania or New York, and it
is extremely doubtful whether he will receive the
. vote of Massachusetts.-- He will heheaten in New
Jersey, in Maine, and New Hampshire, and.will
bohardrun in Vermont, Connecticut arid'Rhode
Island.; ■ ' 1 - , ' 1 ■
’ In fee West thb “Hero of North Bond” cannot
calculate with certainty upon the electoral vote of
a single State,. Even Kentucky which has been,
by the influence of Mr. Clay, placed'in an anta
gonistical position to fee democratic party for tho
las t fifteen years, is now considered doubtful since
the rejection of her favorite son, and it, is by do
means certain that her hardy sons trill any longer
continue to bo bound to the hateful.car. of. federal
ism. -We should not be therefore, feat
Kentucky,'’ following fee example of Tennessee,
will hereafter bo found ranked under the banner of
Martin Van Buren and an Independent Treasury.
,It appeared!to be necessary, however, fprtb’ein
congruousTßleinerita of the opposition-to have some
one in the field in possession of certain adhesive
qualities which would keep the ’different factions
from flying off at a tangent—and in order more ef
fectually to do this they selected a mock military
chieftan almost in 'his dotage. This man will
siiit their purpose admirably: they anticipate de
feat, and the" old gentleman Can bear it as well,
and perhaps belter than any other candidate they
could harro selected. That.lib will be defeated,
no one in his sober senses can for one moment
doubt, ‘ '
■The Legislature of this Statp will assemble at
Harrisburg on Tuesday the 7th of January. An
exciting and interesting session may be anticipa
ted. - ‘ ' ; - v ..------
Tiro Sfchuylkill Bank has broke, and Levis, the
Cashier, is a defaultoTto.lho amount of more than
a million of dollars. Strange to say, hd is still
permitted to go at liberty—whilst many- a poor
man,.for stealing a bag of com. or a flitch of bacon,
probably to keep his family Irani starving, is con
signed to the Penitentiary.
NEW JERSEY.
The report of proceedings in Congress, in
this day’s paper will apprise the public that
the, Opposition have renewed the thrice de
cided question of the contested certificates
of the excluded New Jersey claimants. A
Speaker has been elected, and the members
with undisputed credentials sworn in; and,in
this half organized'.state of the House, (he
business of the body" has been arrested-by
the Opposition, by cutting eft - the adoption of
the rules, in the hope that they might then
make:the debate’ interminable, nmbbe bna- ■
bled to iakc.advantageofthe chapter of ac
cidents, to bring in , (he non-elected New
Jersey claimants, under'(he cover,of the re
pudiated great seal. We think this anarchi
cal attempt of Jim Opposition will be at once
rebuked by tbe Speaker or a majority of the/
Hou,sc; for if it bc a parliamentary body,
capable of entertaining a discussion, and of
acting upon the subject discussed,J( is err-'
lainly under the parliamentary law, which
is essential to the existence of a deliberative
assembly. If it be not, (hen (he majority
have a right, and good reason too, to stop
the debate, and adopt some' rules for ti e
governTncnt of the bodyfotlierwise. the whole
assembly is at the mercy of a few,.factious
individuals.,
T-benat inn will see in this monVtrous pro- -
cceding, unparalleled in the legislative his
tory of any country, who arc the disorgan
i/.ers among, us—who arc' (he men who bring
disrepute on Republican institutions, ami
gratify, while they surprise, foreign nations,
.willi-tlie._liiiiiiiiiiUiiig..-S|ieetacle--.llmv-will
they answer it to the people of the United
States, who look with amazement at the
slate of things so derogatory to our National
Legislature—tending to throw this grave
council into-a revolutionary condfrionvwhcti —
it must bo known that it is the result of re- '
peated anil wanton attempts to defeat the'
will of the Representatives body, again'ami
again expressed!—aild (bPs to give i ffei t to
the offences of petty election officers, com
mitted for the purpose of defeating a w ill of
a majority of the people of a whole State! !
—[Globe. ■
Missouri and limn. —By (lie following
particulars, which wo gather from (he Mis
souri papers, it will he seen that the difficul
ly between Missouri and Jowa is daily as
suming a more threatening aspect. Alter
hearing of the imprisonmentbfdhe Sheriff of
Clark County, Mr. Gregory, General Allen,
of Lewis county, assisted by a force of forty
men, marched to his release. Intelligence
reached him as he approached the jail in Van
Boren, (hat a large body of people were col
lected foi its defence- Supposing Ids force
inadequate to meet so great a company,' he
went alone to Van Byron and demanded the,
surrender of, the Sheriff, which was denied.
Since then, General Willock has repaired to
Clark County, with a small force, and was
about to proceed to Van.,'Buren,'Tvhen he
learned that the Sheriff had been removed to
some other jail, within the territory of lowa.
The town of Van Buren is situated in the
disputed tenitory. ’ General fVilluck.at the
latest dates, Was awaiting -the appointment
of a. deputy sheriff by the Court of Clark
County. As soon as this was done, it was
hisdL'HignTto“imreet r dto“thcWisputed-terri -
tory, and enforce the payment of The taxes;
and if resistance should’be offered, he in
tended to rail opt his own pud other divi
sions of the militia. It was reported that a
large body of men were concentrated by the
order of the Gijycrnor of lowa, in the dispu
ted territory fo resist-the collection. It is
a collision.W'Jl ensile, as the excitement is
becoming-very-in tense and. grdualjy extend- '
ing over a much larger portion of the people
both of the state and territory.— Pfnn'an. ~
Jtlovcments in Ohio. —The late message of
Governor Shannon, of. Ohio, is condemned
in tnahy of the western papers'asbeihg taint-,
ed not a little with the spirit of federal whig
gery in reference to bank subjcctsr —He re
commcnds', we believe, ap extension of three
years to the suspended Batiks, instead of
demanding their immediate resumption ac-.
cording to the laws of the State. One of the
consequences of this is manifesting itself.—
The democrats are moving in opposition, to
Mr. Shannon. ..We perceive that a meeting
was held at Cincinnati on the"l2th insf., at
which that part of the message of Governor
Shannon relating to currcncy and banks was,
condemned in the severest terms. It was
resolved that a mapjiolding the opinions of
Goventor Shannon colijd not be conscicnli- ■
busly suppofted by the real friends of-demo
cracy, and that the democratic convention'
which is to assemble at ColumbusTn Janu
ary. next,, should be rcquesfed .to. nominate ...
some other person as candidate for the office
of Governor. In the address adopted bn the
occasion, which was;, warmly defended by.. .
Thomas Morris; late Senator of-(he United
States, the position was taken that thechar
tering of banks by the authority of the State,
was repugnant to the constitution of the-U. y
States, an invasion Of the rights of the peb-, ;
plc,.and -calamitous in ifs effects - upon tho '
wealth bnd'moral'condition of society. „
It is evident that the pebple’are not to be
trifled with. ’Those public officers.who do
dot come upto the, exigencies of puhlic o
pinion, most-bc content to fall.:
■i,l • . - ; , V Pennsylvanian. .