sKlfct' *V THE YOIiUNTEEK. Joists B* Br»tton t Editor,and proprietor* CARLMLB, THPqSD>Y >f MARCH 30, 1840. Agency. ttJ-V. B. PALMER; Etq.is our authorised Agent for jiro» ouring advertisements,receiving subscriptions and tusking collectioni for the American at hi olllco, N. VV ernoroj" Pnlrd aiid-Chcsnututreots, Philadelphia. Carlisle Deposits Bank. —Tlie Commillco on in the ,House has reported against the bill proposing, changes in the charter of the Carlisle Dc. posit Bunk.' . Glud ofit. Dr. Valentine. —This gentleman, who is celebra ted «s the best' delineator of the Yankee character known, gave one of his inimitable entertainments qt Education Hall last evening, to q delighted audience. Sergeant Shields, who dislmguslied himself, in several of (be battles in Mexico, arrived in our town r few days since. - Ho brought with him sov* ‘ era! Mexican trophies, which-ho presented to his old military friend, Gen, Armor, of this place. Among the articles presented to the General, are a pair of spur van officer’s belt, a, copper cannon ball, &o. t all from the Mexicans'onlhe field ofbultle. (Xj* Our townsman, J, Ellis Boniiah, Esq., deliv ered a public lecture in Chambersburg, on Thursday evening of last week, which is highly spoken of by the papers of iliqt place. Tho Sentinel says—“ The subject— u Byron’s address to his daughter”—was one of deep pathos and romantic interest, requiring , m refinement of feeling', and a tact oftrSqtnicnt, that could only bo derived from a full appreciation of the character and circumstances of the immortal poet. It !»• enoogh to say that Mr. Bonham’s lecture was in strict conformity with all these difficult and indis pensable requisites. His poetical readings were liable to no critical objections, and his elocution was la admirable consistency with (he Subject. The feelings of (he audience wore testified by a unanimous vote&f thanks to the speaker.” I “ This Valley Sentinel,”—Motifs. Powell and Smith, Editoriof the ChambcraburgVu//ey Sentinrl, baye dissolved partnership. Mr. Powell retires from the concern, having sold out his interest in the paper to. bis partner) A. H. Smith, Esq., who is now sole editor’and proprietor. The Sentinel is one'ot the moVt orthodox Dombcratic papers in the Stale—con ddcled 'wUh groat ability and tact. Our best wishes are-extended to the remaining as well as to tho re* tiring editor. v HAXK!iBoaa Keystone.— Hon. Jesse Miller, late. Secretary of the Commonwealth, and one of the most aide'political writers in Pennsylvania, has connected himself with O. Barrett, Esq., in the publication of the rfarrisbarg Keystone. That pa par will hereafter bb'oWoed arid edited by ” Miller and Barrett.” A strong team,'and no mistake. . Both (lie editors arc well ktoowo as ,abto and accomplished writers, and both.have bad-much experience in newspaper pub* Hshing. That the Keystone will continue to be a radical and unflinohing r advocato of tbc principles of Democracy, we have every.assurance. Wq wish the paper-Rnd its accomplished editors success—both in a political and pecuniary point of view. The Baker Family. —Our citizens w.ho arc fond of gobd music, will be pleased to learn that (he Itaker Family intend shortly to gh/e a series of Concerts in 'Carlisle.* This celebrated family are natives ofSal* 2sbary,New Hampshire, and are extensively known at vocalists of the first class. Those who hear the Ba k«fi 'will be richly paid for their time and expense. Furnr or April.— I Those of our subscribers who may change their places ‘of residence on the first of April, willplease nolily us of the foot, that we may change the direction of their papers. ' ,({3*Tho Legislature has passed sniact.aathorizmg the voters of Adams, Danphih, Lancaster, York, FrankHn, Cumberland, Green, and Erie, Ip vole Tor all candidates lor , the various offices to be filled at any election on one slip or ticket.— This is a reform wo have long desired to sec intro duced in this Stale. Comtumentart dinncr to Gov. Marcv. —A dinner, in honor of the lalo Secretary of war was given to him on Friday last at WlllardU hotel, in 1 Washing, ton, by all the chiefs of tho staff of the army, and other army officers In the military bureaus of ihp war department. The Uniqn says: 11 It was a well dc* served tribute of personal esteym.'oo* the part of a body of distinguished officers who have had the best opportunity to know, and can best appreciate the unwearied zeal, the eminent ability, the glorious sue. cots with which the late Secretary has administered .the department, and directed all its varied operations of peace and of war.** Lawrence County. —The bill erecting a hew county-out of parts of Hoover and Mercer, to be call, ed ** Lawrence, ** has passed both Houses of Assem* bly. • The soil of Justice is at Now Castle, a thriving and beaoliful borough on the canal, containing a population of over 2000 souls. ‘ An immense amount of manufacturing is carried on in and about New Castle, and the country around abounds with mineral and agricultural wealth. i Harrisburg Election.— At IUo election for muni* I eipsl officers in (he borough of Harrisburg, last week 1 the Democrats made andean sweep,'eluding C. F.i Muenoh, Esq, Chief Burgess, by a majority of' ninety-four f*and carrying the Assistant Burgess, a Urge majority ol" the Council, Judges, Assessors, Inspectors, dec. 1 Return or/Taoors.— A detachment 0f.350 of the American voionlecrs’who went to Yucatan, havo re. turned to New Orleans, Lis. Campbell and Gulla fiber, pounded in the Uto battles, subsequently died. JuMlLoaorralTM.—Wo regret to learn (tom re liab|« Aourcoai.lhat tlio lieollli of Morria X-ongalretb, -oW'exoellcnt' Canal Coinmiasioner, continue! very feable. ■' The laloat acconnta rojiroionl him aa in a t.ry precarioua condition. _ , The Season.— At St. Augustine, (Florida,) (lit ear* \j vegetables or the aeaaon were m market on Hie 23d olt. The Herald any# : Radishes, cabbages, lettuce, groor. peas, turnips, beets, beans, carrots, and'oll kinds of vegetables are fuiraMt}«d by the different hotels. l>o^UMo < ,Fti4iil«iTCD.-*Prfe»ident Taylor and his Cabinet have decided that every officer of the Army and Navy, and every man connected with the civil service of Iho.Governmenl, thall be removed from of* ' fice If he engages In a duel, " , "The Freeldenl >• exU to hm remarked ll.al lie had eerved 40 year, in the army, will,am eoaooiua iin x duel, end that » blackguard who would insult n gentleman, waa not worth Hie pnwdar it would . lake to .hoot klm, eton if tliero weta tin otlmtr in doing ,o." (CJ’A Pemooral in Washington inquired ofa Whig wlltl lio was to uudcraland by* General Taylor*, promlee. to. follow lire example of tiro earlier Froii. dcoli? The Whig replied wlllin knowing wink'! “H.mean. ■ tetoni term —a ttcond term—don’t volt onduntend thut 7” .. Fox Oauxoiinu.— ' Tbo'Oineinnati Time, of the Bth ine(, .aye,tbit .mall companies iro arriving llicro d’,ily ( on their wey to El Dorado, and aloamoro arn up Tor Ibo.hlgbqit navigablo point on Ilia Mliionri. There Mome likely lobe builrioitenough forseveral. The Mieeouri river !■ now in u fine slags. Feel on. Iben, ye that xro going overland. “i Np_FRIENDITO RBWARD*-NO FOBS TO PUNISH.’* *We desire .to place ihe abovo words of General Taylor on record/.. We wish to keep them before the people, so that they moy;be.,enabled to judge whether this language was used.willi'an honest in tention, or whether ho used il’for tho purposoof do cclyihjr Democrats into his suppdNlknd time secure, to himsclrtho office of tho United Stales The. Federal,, press, with-one voice, are . Ibdd. : in their appeals to Democrats In office to lhotr respective posts. .“It would bo more manly and honorable,’* say tho Federal papers, “if locofoco office holders Would quietly resign (heir places; than to wall to be remooed/” Ah, indeed! Remqvcd—» by whom 7 Did ’not Gen. Taylor, previous to tho election; declare litat in tho event of his success he would not be a party President? 'Did bo.'not say that he would proscribe no man because be. was a Democrat? Did he not say that lie .had ** no friends to reward, nor Toes to punish?” . And yet, in. tho face of these positive declarations of Gen. Taylor, Federal editors and leaders rire urging De mocrats in "office to resign, and not Ity wait for a "removals* They ace the position in which Gen- Taylor is placed, and feel and' inoto that ho cannot remove Democrats from.office without giving: a flat contradiction to hit former declarations. Hence tho anxiety of Federal office-seekers that the Democrats in office should “resign.** • • Our neighbor of tho Herald has volunteered liia opinion on the subject; and, in speaking of tho res* ignation of Col, Forney, as Inspector of Customs, says; “The Locofoco papers are commending In very warm terms tho course of Col. Forney, editor of the Pennsylvanian, who lias resigned the office ofliispcc* ter of Customs, to give tho administration a chance to fill it vyilh a person whose views agree with it.— If Cal. Forney has done so we also feel inclined to join in his praise, and hope (bat the various other officb*h'o)dcrs, post-masters, «Stc., who worked night and day to de'eal Gen. Taylor, will see tho propriety of following the example. This would .be a deal more manly and spirited than waiting to be removed, and then selling up a howl about *• proscription.” Now, so lor from. Democratic papers commending the course of Col. Forney, in resigning Ills office, they have, without one exception, disapproved tho act. As the. Herald has said that “ the locofoco paperS'are commending in.very warm terms the course of Col, Forney, forjcslgning the office of Inspector of Cus* toms,” will our neighbor please name one paper that has spoken “In warm terms” of the aclT We Ven ture to say he cannot.name a single paper—no, not one.. The declaration of the Heiuld, therefore, is a shcore fabrication, without a semblance of truth.— Tho fact is, Col. Forney committed an error in re signing his office.. We respect and admire friend Forney, and ever have, but in one humble judgment he ought not to have resigned the,office ho. bo .ably filled. In tho language of tho Butler Herald, “his act in this caao is sotting a bad example, and Is just (ho very thing that (lie VYhigs want, as by it General Taylor will be, relieved from an embarrassing re sponsibility, that bo is no doubt very anxious to got rid of,in an easy and honorable way. Gen. Taylor ought' to be taken at his word in this matter. He mutt either carryout the professions voluntarily made, and reiterated time and again, or he must violate them. Ho will entirely get rid dilemma, if the De mocratic office* holder* resign." . The Herald charge* ns with inconsistency, and reminds us that during the administration of Mr. Polk wo were “ clamarous for the removal of Whig office-holders, but that we have now, changed our tune sinco the Whigs are; in power," and deprecate the removal of Democrat* because of their politics. Our neighbor has not read our view* on (his subject carefully, or ho would nut accuse us of inconsistency. So far.from ns desiring to see Democrats retained in office under Geh,VTaylor, wo hope and pray that every mother** son of them may be removed. ! 44 Ta the victors belong tho spoils," is a doctrine our Federal opponents,.(often out of power t condemned in strong are now anxious to adopt, and which, in our opinion, is a correct dooltlne. It is a principle we should like to sco carried out by all parlies. We therefore wish it to bo understood that wo find no fault with a parly for rewarding its friends in preference to Us enemies—it is right and, proper that every administration should do this.— But, it is Geo. Taylor's former declarations.io regard to removals that we speak of. He, of his own. free will and accord, without any solicitation, pledged his word that ho would not remove men bn account of (heir politics. Now, we would ask, how is ho to get over this pledge? What excuse can he offer, for turning Democrats out of office, to give place to brawling Federal loafers 7 This is General Taylor's position—a position voluntarily assumed by himself. It it the duty of every Democrat to hold him to that position. Ho has already partly violated his pledged word—he has already removed several Domocrotio office-holders, and filled their places with Federalists, but we shall not condom/i him yet. Wo shall wait for future We want to sco whether 14 Old Zack," as his friends call him, has “nerve" enough to swallow his own words, and belie his oivn solemn declarations-we want to keep him up to the scratch. Should Gen. Taylor refuse to listen to tiro croak. | lnga of Federal, office-seekers, and adlierb to his [pledge, it will bo evidence that ho made the declara tion that lie “would not boa parly President," in I good faith. ‘ On the other hand, if he removes De* linocrats from office, or permits hit cabinet officers H under him to Use the blade of the guillUolno liAhis I I work, It will go to prove that he was not sincere • 1 when ho sold that ho would 44 remove no man bocauao {of hie polities." Gen. Taylor is, therefore in a “tight place,” from; which ho cannot extricate himself 1 without doing one of two things. He must cither adhere to his former declarations, and thus disappoint the Whigs, or he must swallow his own words, and prove himself guilty of falsehood. Uis for him to decide tiro course to bo pursued. Pirrsfiuno Post.—Wo mentioned, a few weeks since, that an effort was being mode by a few'man uftfoturors.of Pittsburg to put down and destroy that able and influential Democratic paper, (ho Pittsburg Poti, because of lU odvooacy of the rights of (he operatives in the factories, and the Ten Hour Law* Wo predicted, too, that the Poti would lib sustained, and Its persecutors themselves put down. SuolTj wo are happy io see, has been the case. At the lute Democratic County Convention, held in that city to appoint Delegates to the 4th of July Democratic State Convention, J. K. Moorohead—a pretended De mporat, and (lie lender in the conspiracy to min (ho Po«(_was unanimously read out of the Democratic party. The following resolution was also adopted: I by acclamation I itesolerd, That Locky Harper, Esq., the Editor of Lho Pittsburg “Morning Post/* is entitled to the thunks of the Democracy at large, for his able, fear* less and independent advocacy of the “Ten Hour Law” and of the “lights of Labor,“ and that.(he oourae pursued by him, In his controversy upon that ’ 11,0 journal., io far from being which wdVe aonghl to ha trampled underfoot. SprciAt Elmtioh.—Al a apodal olaolloK hold In Adorns county, on loot Fiidsy a. week, Wm.M'Blior ry (Wliljf) wo« elected llio successor of Hon, Joules Cooper In.tlio PennsyWanla House of Ropreaetdilvm. Tlio Dcmocrols did not nomlnnlo n candidate, THE EAST -WILE AND TESTAMENT OS' A ~, WmO OFFIOE.SEEK.EII. -?. ■ .»• nau UV'£'XO£}»SE}lSXi.k> ' r 'V. •-•.{• From a friend Jfvlio was recently at Washington, wo received the- following •» Last rocnl of a Whig Offiec-Scokcr. 1 *; Oar friend says'he \ ; fouhd.it in lhatcity,.in a street leading from ono of the principal hotels to the President** house.’;' Mr.| “Fiszlcoul,” having failed in obtaining office,.no doubt: concluded to commit suicide. Whether ho I roaly did commit the rash act, we have no knowledge •—but wo publish his “ last will”.for the benefit of| those interested in the same. Wo. would like to strike out ono or two sentences, whoro ho refers to the .Democratic party, bui.then we can't do so with, out mutilating tho “ Will," which we do not fool ut liberty to do. Hero it is: .T, To all to whom these presents shall eome t Greeting : I, being-weak In from tramping over lha infernal long, muddy streets of Washington, but sound tn mind ugd memory, appre ciating tho fluctuation of office, and the difficulty of it, do make this my lust Will and Testa ment,*. ' . Ist, I devise my loiters of recommendation, (cslimoniuls of character, (which 1 received fromroy respected constituents for the appointment'lo an office,)to my beloved letters maybe, perhaps, as available to them in after years as (hoy have been to me. 3d. 1 release to my creditors all the 1 debts I . owe them, including legal interest. 3d., I devise my political principles to the party 1 aided to elevate. ' 4th. I release the Whig party from tho debt il owes me.-, , - sth.' I give and devise to tho Owl Creek Dank,my interest in the Public Buildings at Washington, in .trust fur the benefit of tho Msgdalono-Suciely, Phila delphia. fj Clli. 1 devise my interest in. (ho Public Lands of the United Slates, to tho widows and orphans of those who'felt in the defeat of General Cass. Till. I give and bequeath the rest and residue of my estate, real, personal,. and mixed, not hcrcinlofore devi<<cd or bequeathed, to! tho company recently in* corporeted for tunnelling the Atlantic. - Bth. I doilro* llmt alter, my. death, my remains may be decently intericd in the grounds ortho Aims* house. And lastly, I nominate my trusty, friend from Illinois, General James Shields, the Executioner of Ibis my last Will and. Testament. SERVED HIM RIGHT. VTo. mentioned last week that the Senate of the United States, by a strict party vote, had refused to confirm the nomination of Mr, M’Gaoghry, member of the late House of Representatives, from Indians', as. Governor of the New Territory of Mincsota. The considerations .which induced the Democrats to vote ogainsl Mr. McGutighcy, may be gathered front the following remarks of the Union.' Wo sincerely hope, that the Democrats .In the Senate, will refuse lu confirm every nomination, made by Gen. Taylor of men, who voted against supplies for the army, during the Mexican war, or, who voted that the war was "unjust and unconstitutional:" , “The Executive had placed hfo political friends in the Senate in a very awkward dilemma. It is per haps the first time during the present administration that its nominations have been rejected by the. vote of the Senate. "It is a wonder how tho President could have been prevailed upon, by,any friend to pre sent such a nomineq for their, confirmation, for the now and distant territory of the republic. The Pre sident could scarcely have known that Mr. Me. Qsughey was opposed to tho war with Mexico, to defend the rlghts and honor of liis country, or that he was, opposed, in various forms, to voting the essential supplies, without which the war could never have terminated with jglory and success. If the. majority ofCoogrcss hro been made up of such ma terials as Mr. McG., President Taylor liimaclf would have been cut off from his.reinforcements, and hhr gallant army would have been forced into an igbtf minlous retreat. His laurels would have been nipped in the bud, and tho splondofrs of tho Presidency would never have graced his of n brow; (and Heaven knows, when the experiment «halt have been fully made, whether ho will be obloio congratulate, him* self upon the triumph, which imist cover his pillow with tho thorns of office.) And surely Gen. Taylor could never have known tho courso of tho nominee,, or he never would have nominated him to ihc dclib crate body which has refused him tho appointment.' Wo ore not disposed jto wage any factious opposition against the administration J but Heaven 'forbid that when Ihcy ore to choose between tho. pleasure of the President and the honor of their country, llie Senate of the United Slates should hesitate to stand up in favor df their own character, against (ho wishes of tho President, or tho favoritism of any of his Secre taries. Mr* Meredith and the Veto* It is confidently asserted that Mr. Meredith voted for Shank twice for Governor, and the following, from the Centre (Po.) Democrat,’ would seem to show that he did so because of the fearless 'manner in which that lamented man exercised the Veto Power: Mr. Meredith is perhaps as little objectionable to the Democracy, as almost any whig whom General Taylor could have selected. Ho was on able niem. ber of the Reform Convention, and opposed with grout zeal and ability all attempts to modify or weaken in any. way the Veto Power. Of course he will not hesitate to advise Gen. Taylor to uso l(, should ■ Iho safely of our institutions make it necessary.” • Gen* Taylor and the OlBee-Seekere* I From all-we cnn loam, Gon. Taylor is most hoar, tily sick* of seeing so many office-seekers loafing about Washington city. A very good anecdote, in connection with this subject,is related by the Wash, ington correspondent ortho Public Ledger, which is worthy of ro-republiculion* The corrospondcni aforesaid, says: There Is a good old fellow—a Pennsylvanian, from Harrisburg—a messenger in the War Department, I who is not ycl*lurncd out, and whosaiplaeo hut ul. 1 ready been singled out by about twenty applicants', may be more. One of them, in spile of Oon. Tiiy tor’s express declaration, went directly to Aim, and not to the Secretary, to get the place, and had a tong argu* inent with “ Rough and Ready** on the subject.— j The General told him lhai ho had nothing to do with 1 It, and that ho had rfut the slightest Idea of ordering (ho man Ip bo turned out. The hungry office seeker, notwithstanding this express declaration, renewed the attack, and became oven reproachful in hts im. portunities) whereupon "Old Zack," (I-have this lon military authority,) did lose his temper for a while, exclaiming in un under tone, “D-n your eyes—clear out.** The party retreated quicker than Santa Anna from the battle field of Buena Vista; and Gen. Taylor, with- his usual not pursue him. ' Intllft M 3yooo Drlllih Boldlcn l£lll2S*—Gr«al Fight. The nowa/.from India by tho Steamer Canada, is most disastrous to English rule in that quarter. In an engagement between the English forces under Lord Gough and (he Sikh#, led on by one pf tho na tive chiefs, the English lost nlnoty-tlirco' officers and twenty-five hundred private soldiers, lour guns besides [ several colors,' The Bengal cavalry retreated before j the desperate valor of the Sikhs, and two corps of British dragoons actually turned tai! ond fled from 1 tho scone of deadly conflict.. The struggle tormina-' ted In a victory for the British forces, who wore so' shattered and cutup by the enemy (bet they were disabled from phrsuit. The Sikhs took a new posi-' (ion, claimed, the day, arid fired a salute In honor of the triumph, Tho British press do not pretend to conceal the character-of this Intelligence, but say' that two suoh victories will put an end to this supre macy in India. There‘is room now for .promotion, in the British army. | C3“A bill has pasted both brandies of the LegU* laluro incorporating a company at Harrlaburgh, Tor tho manufoolura of cotton or woollen good?. CC?C*pt. Karns, tito gentlemanly oommarider of the splendid packet, “ Win. Colder," gave a largo 1 P* r ty of bis friends a splendid entertainment on loourd hit boat, ou' Wodnoiday evening oT last week. dj-.W ~ t' v “' 0 i rn rD,n l ' ltJ PolUvlllo Journal, Ihaltlio M“"lV" r ;", < ? uo, f R wl'llaka up hi. re.ldonca In that pm«o lomo ttma In April no»t. ■ j. , NORTH BRANCH CANAIi.. ; ' -j I ; OaWedUeaday afternoon, of last week, the House Jor ReprcflemaUvcs resumed the consideration of. the > bill for t|id' completion of tho North Branch Canal, [and . for granting authority to the Banks to issue * SmcUNutCß. , Mr.Sohodnover proposed an amcnd •! mem, providing that if the Governor can borrow the | sum necessary to oornpl.eto the work, no Small Notes .shall be issued* This was negatived, and the bill i was ordered to be.transcribed for a third reading.— '| The vote on its final passage-being then taken, tho » bill was negatived by the following vote I i '■ Yeas— Baker, Ball, Biddle, Carl, Cornyn, Delhi, Duncan, Emery, W. Evans, Fcnlon, Fisher, Fuller, Gillespie,Grilingcr, Hcnzey, Herring, Higgins, Hortz, Hower, Large, Little, McKee, M’Laughlin,Martin, OUo, Prult, Rosobcrry, Rupcly, Rutherford, Ryman, Sharp, R. R.* Smith, Smvely, Steel, Stdckwell, Slulz man, Swartzweldcr, G. T. Thorn, Wallies—39. Nays. — Bloom, 801e,,8u11, Cort, Courtney, Elliot, D. Evans, Fausotd, George, Gordon, Grove, HampsoC, Hastings, Kirk, Klolz, Laird, Lobach, Lamberton, Long, Luckenbach, M'Calmouni;M*Cul. loch, M*Carincy, M’Kce, Mark, Meek, Morrison; Mil ler, Myers, Nicholson, Pearce, Porter, Redick, Rob, i Roberts, Schoonover, Shaffner, Smyth, Souder, Tag gart, Woilers, Wilcox, Williams,; Zerbey, Packer, Speaker—46. Had the friends of tho, North Branch Canal con sented to separate that project from the issue ofSmall Notes, it hardly admits of a doubt, that success would have drowned tliclr effort's. But coupled with a move, menl so diamoliicully at war with the wishes and interests of .tho whole people, tbcjdofedt of tho entire bill affords matter for sincere congratulation. It wllj bo seen, that many of the warmest advocates of the completion of the North Brunch Canal voted against tjic bill, because associated with -the Small Note scheme. Among the number, wo notice the name of Gen* Packer, the Speaker. ' Mr. Little of Wyo> thing and tho (wd representatives from Bradford were the only Democrats, in the House who voted for tho bill in its ultimate objectionable shape,. Vii.b Impostors.— <Signor Jose de . Alvear, -and R* M. Weisselhqff. of N, zT. city, whoso advertisements woro'rcspcclivoly published in this paper, a phorl time ngo, have both absquatulated, leaving their bills unpaid.- We (rust tho N. Y. Police Ga»ette t .y/i\\ unmask these scoundrels, so effectually that tho pub. lie will know them wherever they may go. A* year's residence nt Blackwell's Island, would be of service to them! —Lycoming Gazette. Both tho above named villains also sent us their advertisements, with the request to 11 insert for'six months, and forward bill for sarnd'al lhe end of that time but wo wero not quite green cnqjgh to bo imposed upon by. these impostors. Instead of grant ing tho request, wo placed (heir advertisements In the stove, and, in an article, (which our readers will recollect,).warncd our brethren of tho press not to be imposed upon by these New York suckers. Sorry that our friend of tho Lycoming Gazette did not heed our advice. •; • 'Proscription or no Proscription—Wo learn from tho New York Herald , (hat at a Cabinet meeting in Washington, a volo was taken for and against whole, sale proscription of the Democrats from .office. .The volo was : For Ewing and Mr. Colianicr. Against it—Tho President,' Mr. . Mere* dith, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Preston, and Mr. Johnson. Mr. Clayton was.nbscnl J bulhls views were those of the majority, ‘ Whether Mr. Ewing or Mr.. Col lamer will remain in the cabinet is to bo seen. It is thought they will npt* Trial of Thomas Hyer —The trial of Thomas Hyer, for assault and battery on Yankee Sullivan, was commenced in (ho Kent county court, .Md.» on Thursday morning. Five witnesses were examined for tho commonwealth, among whom. .were officers Gifford and Cook, of Baltimore. Tho-Court house was thronged with an excited populace, and.a very 'strong feeling existed among thorn in favor of Hyer. Since tho above was in typo we. learn (hat Hyer has been found guilty, and sentenced by the court to pay a fine of SI,OUO. American Beauty.— Mr?Slaokay, an English bar rister, has published his travels in the United States. Ho makes a favorable comparison of American with English beauty. The American ladies, ho says, ore seldom equalled, never excelled for classic chastoness end delicacy of the features, and the smallness and exquisite symmetry of the extremities. 'A fine hand and on exquisitely moulded foot; ore characteristic of American woman. Their delicacy for . want of exercise Is alluded to, but he says, I have known in stances of Philadelphia beauty os lovely und enduring as any that our own hardy climate can produce. “The Second Washington It is said that Gen. Taylor excuses himself for not alluding to a United IStales Bank, a tariff to protect Abbott Lawrence, instruction of (ho.lndepondcnt Treasury, bribing the Stales with (he proceeds of public land sales, the question of alovery, the Wilmol Proviso, the govern, inentof the territories of New Mexico and Californio —beeauii General Washington teas silent onallthote putioual quetions, '( Important to, Turnpike Travellkrbi —At the February term of. the Court in Montgomery county, bio Judge decided that a turnpike company could riot recover toll of o. traveller by suit, upon his refu sal to piy aHurhs had been permitted to passthrough agate—that the.only compulsory power invested in llieso companies, is (ho privilege of closing the gate upon those refusing to pay. If this decision Is to stand, Turnpike Companies will soon be compelled to keep their gales closed all: the time, and refuse a passage until the Traveller has “ forked over" the change.' . . ; Deatji oS'Vthb U. 8. Charge d* Affairs at New Grenada.— lnformation is brought that Benjamin A. Bldlack/bf Pennsylvania, American Charge d'Affalrs at Bogota; died by an appoplcotio fit on the 6th of January. .He was universally lamented, both by the natives and those otitis countrymen residing at Bo goto .-rPij/drC Ledger. It is wi\l\Jubl sorrow we announce (ho death of lids inosl.esiiirijiblo man. Wo had (he pleasure of a long and Inliimite personal acquaintance with Mr. Biulagk, arid*always found him u warm friend and strictly honorable in all his acts. He was a native of LuXerno county, and lor many years represented that county in the Stale Legislature and in Congress. Few men in Pennsylvania had more warm decided friends than, Benjamin A. Bidlaok. Ho was beloved by all who enjoyed his acquaintance. The PehnsyU canian, in speaking of Mr. U’s. career at lho ( Qovorn* | mont of New Grenada, very truly remarks, that ll It I was marked by the most Zealous and intelligent at tention to h|s duties. He concluded a few months 1 ago, with that Government! a lilghly'important troa | ty—not the least valuable feature of which was the | success with which ho carried out (tie instructions of his government (ho right of way to (his country across (ho Isthmus of Panama. Ho was ‘ hold In the highest esteem by (ho authorities to whom lie iy»s accredited, and no foreign agent of (his ooun ‘ try was more confided in by (ho luto administration." He iwos a man of noble and prepossing appear , anqd—</f gfoa( suavity of manners—and of warm land guneroas impulses. An estimable family and a la largo circle of friends, will deeply mourn his pro ' mature death. - (£/* The Senate of the U. Stales closed Us session on Friday last, ilnedls, thb President having inlim*. tod to them that ho jiad no furiher communications to make. 1 • CC/* TJte nomination of David Cooper, E?q., (broth er of Sonator Cooper,) ns Associate Judge in Mlhei* ola, lias been confirmed by the U. S. Senate. Classifying Member*/' * A correspondent of the Lancaster Herald , gives the following classification of members of. the pro* sent House of Representatives -a-;'. ,“I, have been amusing iny self by' leaking at tho composition of the pegislature; And reaily . when I consider-tho variety of which is dompbScd, lam ‘no longer surprised* that it shbuld.bo a great body.— They have their Bulls), their Ofabb, their Herring, and their Fishes. They have Kings and Nobles. They-have Largo and Little and Long, They have the Rich and the Meek-—their Thorns Bloom with Roseberry. They have their Grove with Mar* tins—a Bull, a Mason, a Saddler* a Cooper, a Milter, a Fuller, n Packer, and a Baker. They have Steel, Sharp and Pierce. Ono seat holds Corn in (Cornyn) and another is occupied by the Diehl himself*” . The new Postmaster General has issued Inslruc* lions to the Postmasters, under a law passed March 3* 1849, from which wc cxtrocl tho following t Transient newspapers (that is, papers, not sent from Iho office of publication) ‘.will horcbfter bo sub ject.to tho general newspaper ..postage fate only | that is, oho. cent for any distance In the same Stale* and ono and a half cent for any distance exceeding •one hundred miles, whorp tho newspaper is sent from one State into another. But postage on news* papers is in all cases to be prepaid, as heretofore. Mr. Webster and Mr. Foote.— I The Washington correspondentofthe Springfield Republican mentions the following amusing ‘incident. Mr. Foote wotf addressing the Senate*,'when Mr. Webster asked leave to interrupt him a moment i “Mr. Foote turned towards Mr. W., who was silling directly behind him, and addressing him, us nearly os lead recollect, In the following strain f— “ The honorable Senator from /Vlassachusett, tho statesman, the orator, the scholar, the philosopher*— (hero Mr. Webster, who, up fo this point, had kept his eye. fixed on Mr. Foote, covered his face with both, hands; and Mr. F. then proocooded as follows 2) tho man whoso speeches ore.destined to live us.long as the English language, he who will hereafter rank alongside tho Demosthenes and, Burkes; oUr own race.* 1 Mr. Wobsters pationco seemed to be exhausted at this point, and ho bolohod forth ai tho top of his lungs, “Oh ! get'out ! n What conclusion Mr, F. brought his elaborate culogium to, I am enable to say, for amid tho roar of merriment and laughter that ensued, ho could not be heard for some minutes after.** ' Prices in California.— California, prices, .by tho last accounts wero receding. Flour, which had sold a short time previous to the 24th of December at $25 per barrel, was.down to $l5, and other articles in proportion.' At least sixteen vessels wore known to 6e on their way from Chili, loaded mostly with Breadaluffs and provisions. As a bag of flour, weighing eight pounds more than our barrels, can bo obtained for about $4 in Chill, it is apparent that it cannot bo exported with a profit from this parl.of tho country. people of Vermont have voted by ballot that no licence to sell liquor ahqtt'-be granted in that Slate for one year to come, Ond year ago they voted the other way.. Oiir opinion is tliat’iho.bbllot box is not.tho proper.medium.through which to decide such questions. (C/Tbc Harrisburg Telegraph (Whig) thus cracks Us whip over Senator Cooper'S head i J, " The Daily News wants to know what the. Lo gisluluro has been doing. Is it Ignorant of the fad, that tho Locofoco loaders have thought'V)f and labored for nothing the,whole Session but lo 44 head" and u corner'* tho Governor, without regard to the public interests? -And does it nol know ajso, that they havd been sided In this 14 patriotic labor* by a certain Whig, who determined to cither 44 rule or ruin V * ' ■ ' ', . Iron Jn Alabama —Wo understand that Che min-* ing and mamtfuctjiro of Iron In Alabama Unmaking rapid and progress. . A'single furnace in Shelby ccunty makes from lento twelve thousand pounds of pig iron per day, and will soon be- ready to do nil sorts of casting, and (ho making of bar Iron. Tho ore is said to yield from SO to 60 per cent., and to bo inexhaustible. The principal obstacle l to the extension of the busincss ls the lack of easy Irons portatlon. The Mother of Statesmen!— Not no admlulsira lion has been formed since the adoption of the Con,, slilulion which .did not contain ,a President, Vico President or cabinet member, from’ Vlrginla, The present.cont tins the President dnd the Secretary of the Navy.: Banks in Onto.—There are 64 Banks in Ohio—of which 36 are branches of the Stale Banks, 4 are old ones, and 11 independent. Their total resources; an the slh of February lust, amounted, to $24,177,716, and their liuhilitifs to an exactly similar amount. The Methodist Ciiuucii Proper!*.—Tlip Balti more Annual Conference unanimously passed a re solution authorizing and recommending (hut (hr property question, in dispute between the Northern and Southern bra nches of the Church, be submitted to arbitration. Should the other annual conferences follow the example, and it seems to bo generally ex pected that they will, the constitutional difficulty wll{ bo removed. New Potatoes —Tho editor of the has received.half n doZcn now potatoes grown in m garden in that town the present scasoni They were however, rolhcr ‘‘small potatoes." A Country Residence.— We learn from the Lan. caster Union,-that Thomas MqElrMh, Esq., the business parlnorof the Now York Tribune, bus pur chased Hardwioko, (ho beautiful country residence ofßoberl.S. Cursatt, Esq., near Lancaster city, where hctwlll reside during the summer months. Would wear the Trowsers,— Tho Cincinnati Commercial says, that females In that city liavo of late, been in the habit of dressing In male attire, and visiting public places, and relates this incident: On Satukday evening (act, a female, dressed os a gentle man, wont tolho National theatre, ana escorted (hith er a lady. They appeared and passed the door as lady and gentleman-gave two tickets, wore admit ted to tlio inside, and look seats In (he dross circle I but are long it was discovered (hat the female In men’s clothes had a superabundance of huir upon her shoulders, it haying fallen from the cap she wore, and (ho officers who preserve order and decorum in the houso made inquiries into the matter. Tho gen (lonian was requested to slop into the aisle, when one of them expressed to him that suspicion was existing ini the minds of some that Ae was a female, i/it cop was raised, whori a flawing head of hair roveolod the gentleman in the light of a/cmak. Tlie lady protes ted that the was a man, but it would notdu! The ruse was to palpable, and tho Would*be-man and her lady friend wore politely requested to take leave.— The parlies were both respectable. CC/’TJio National Intelligencer »tales that the President of the United Stales availed; himself on Saturday, of the first hour of leisure lie has.found since his inauguration, to visit Mosdames Adams, Madison, and Hamilton, and pay hisporsonul rcspeots to those Udios. Clean Hands.—A gentlemanflaying Whist with an intimaU friend, who seemed,. as far as hands were boncernejdj.to; hold the Mahometan doctrine of ablution In supremo obntompt, said to him, with a countenance more Itt sorrow than anger, “ My good fellow* If dirt , were trumps what a hand you would have P* v* A Sovereign Prince.— ln a recent response to a complimentary speech, Mr. Polk sold—“ lam no longer a tenant but one of tho tovereignt of the nation.” . : file IndopendeAt Tilehtiir^ The March number, of the Merchants ’ Magagi ne a Whig periodical, thusTrtmkJy speaks of this favor! ilo Democratic institution i i • ”To what end, and for what purpose, should u, get rid of the Sub-Treasury ? Iljhas, thus far w u? all its faults ,and trials, dooo its duly faithfully The country bus passed through an unexpected woT Involving an immense expenditure of treasure, with! out wavering } and' with similar soundness In the movements of our monetary affairs, wu haVo with perfect regularity^and calmness preserved oursolve B through a period *of groat speculative excilement.Js In myjudgemont, had wo boon deprived of the con trolling interference of this power, p wild scene of ruinous extravagance, would have been exhibited which, like (ho mania, of 1836, would have terminal! qd in general and disgraceful bankruptcy, Ti,* system has acted conservatively, through the natural force of its inherent power, to check expansion. T| lo Importation of twenty millions'of dollars, the price of our breadstuffs, would have inflated the currency to such ah extent,;had the banks, been at liberty that, by this, time wo should either have failed to perform our contracts,'or have returned to Europo double the amount of specie We extracted. The Sub-Treasury kept down the value of foreign mcr. chandizc to speclo prices ) and Id the ratio of its i n . fluence, in regulating bur home market, were oar merchants enabled, those at least, jvhb were mode rato in their expectations, to make fair and profitable voyages.” GotteXal Jackson* To the Editors of the Nashville Daily American: ... HEnMJTAok, Fob. 7i. 1849. Dear Sir i My attention was ciiiled a day or (wo ago to a pieco in your paper relating to the fallow*, ing extract from Gem Jackson’s last will amllcßim mont i ** The gold box presented to trie by the Corporation of llio city of New York, the largo silver voso pr«. seated mo by tho lodics of Charleston, South Caro< lino, my native State, with the largo picture ropre* sealing tho unfurling' of. the; American Banner fa tho city of Mexico, presented to me by the citizens of South Carolina, when it was refused to bo ascent.' ed by the Uniter) Slates Senate—l leave in trust to my sun, A- Jackson, Jr M with directions (hat should our happy country, not bo blessed with peace, event not always to bo expected, he Will at the end of tho war or tho end of (ho conflict, present each of said articles of Inestimable Value to that patriot re* siding in the city or. Slato from which they were presented, who should bo adjudged by his country, men, or tho ladies, to have been (be most valient in defence of his country and our country's rights." Tho above is taken from the original copy of the will. In reply, I Will add that I have recently writ* ten to a friend at Washington city, requesting him to make publication in his valuable paper of the above clause in the will—celling upon the various nows* papers In Iho city of New York, and also on the city and Stale of South Carolina, to give public expression on the' subject—and point out tfcrough'lhe Indies and their countrymen, (he dislin guished and deserving patriots to receive th&stid articles of inestimable Value) and I do assuro you, sir, nothing will' afford mo more pleasure thin to fulfil the sucrcd (rust reposed in me. ■* Please request other newspapers to copy. . 1 am respectfully, your friend, ■ A. JACKSON, Jr, father Matthew* The Pittsburg Gazette publishes a letter Cton) thig groM Irish Apostle of Temperance, dated at Coiti on the Slat ult.« ia which ho slatcsj.that, as Ireland doW' wears a brighter prospect, and his health is sofficienu ly re-established to permit him to cross the Atlantic) he promises to avail himself of the long desired prir* ilcgo of.visiling this-'country In April, (the ensuing month;)'" Cab(c.— The following Case, derided in the Supremo Court, Is reported in the liristol P/iasnix I Jasper Harding Vs r , Ilpncy -I). Wolf, action of as sumpsit for the fifyrHno years’ subscription to the Pennsylvauia Jiigwef t a newspaper published in Philadelphia. V 'lt was proved bn thb;part of llie plaintiff that the name of the defendant his subscription books from 1835 lo l 844; lliat-the paper wos regularly enclused-in. a/wrapper* directed to the dcfcndnnt'ind deposited In the post office in that city. Bills for the paper had also been forwarded. The defendant denied cver*hutlng Ofdcfcd pef. • •■ : The Court -ruled (hat the regular mailing of a newspaper fof u> length of lime Was at least prims facia evidence of.lts reception, and that, receiving s paper for a cerlnin time, and not ordering the sums discontinued,"Was' sulficienl to hold a person liable for tile subs'eription price, notwithstanding'he m«y never have ordered the paper sent. ‘ Verdict Cut plaintiff. • • ' . Married L1r0.7-?Tho following beautiful sentiments are front tho pen of the charming Frcdericka Bremer, whoso* obiemtions might well become the rules of life— bo appropriate are they to mony of Kb phoiwl “ Deceive not one another in small thlpgs or in great things. ‘ One little single lie has before now, disturbed a whole married life. A small cause lm often great consequences.. Fold not your arms id gather and sit idle. “Laziness is the Devil's cosh' ion." Do not.run much from your homo. One's own health Is of more worth than gold, Mud/s marriage, my friends, begins liko a snow tvrculli.— And Why? Because tho married pair neglect lol>s os well plcoßctl with each other after marriage os before. Endeavor, always, my children, to pleaseono at tho same time keep God in your thoughts;.;’ Lavish not all your love on to day, fur remember (hat marriage has its to morrow, and its day after to morrow/ too< “Spore,' 1 as.we may say, “Kiel for (he Winter.', 1 Consider,'my daughter, wlut the word wife expresses. The married Woman is (he husband's domestic faith/ in her hand he most bo able to confido house ulid family, be (ible (o trust her with (he key of his heart, as. well as the key of his eating rooim His honor and his homo are under her keeping—his wolUbelng Is in her hand. Think of this! And ye sons be faithful husbands and good fathers of families. Act so that your wives shall esteem and lovo you. f> oThe Fashion has changed ! .At leist Among tho would bo “genteel.** Tho “bustle" is going rop Idly into desuetude, and tho classic straight dress, dropping in at the foot, Is becoming all tu « i„n."— It looks odd at first, but as soou os (ho puftttc gets reconciled to (ho change, it will, no doubt scorn prcl' ly* tho “busllo" as,a substitulo for light this latter bo not necessary with (he ‘gorede){j|Pf &c., wo say omen to tho nod fashion sntf wo shall watch its perihelion with interest. Soiayr tho Philadelphia “ Times." - , 0 3* It ** said that Col. Dicier was re-appointed (o' Urn office which ho has hold for the three or four lid years, because ho had no Whig competitor. Verily the, Whigs of Richmond must bp of ft different from those about this region. , t . Evidence or weautii' Ma*?aoiiusetts.— the legislature of Massachusetts proposes to Increase tbs salary of tho Governor. Death or a Mkuder of Congress.— Hon. B*dol' phos Dickinson, Momhor of Congress from Oliio,dic ut Washington city on Tuesday last. CCTTho Boiton 7Vanacn;i(, of tho IGlh InsMsf' 1 . “ The Lake Champlain Bridge went through lb® Committee of the Whole, on Wednesday leal* . ;it njusthdvo made something of ja soatlermeflh wd trow; E. G. CftßAonArr, Esq., late Democratic Hen*' lor from the District composed of the Washington, in this stale, died atWM llln * ton rough, on Tuesday last. D*Ono of (ho very loot acta of President o waa to confer up6n (ho aon of the lamented S , ' u,i ' ho appointmont of Cadet at' Weal Point, out o number allotted to him. Ho accompanied tWjJJJ polntmont by thocxprpßaloq of .hifl.bigh rcg flr the deceased ’patriot, and , (bo hope that tbo y° (might not full'to follow the bxamplo of tbe f ftl ,ef ‘ ffj*A luw ha» been paaiod by |ho Ohio c 8 turo, exempting & homestead from execution* no cucdlng nix hundred dollar* In valuci t° ln ' io C from and afW July nox^
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