THE VOLUNTEER. JoHn B» Prittoß) Editor and Proprietor. CAm.Wl.Bt THURSDAY, APRIL SO, 1840. AGENCY. U3PV, B. PALMIER, Esq.. Is otir authorised spent for pro* earing • advertisement*, receiving subscriptions anri mahinir col.ncilnni for iho'American Volunleur, at hi# office, N. W. corner of Third and Chesnut streets, Philadelphia. . The officers who were In pursuit or tho two soldiers who participated in the robbery of Miss Polly Fulton—on account of which wo gave in our last have'returned, without being able to.discover tho Whereabouts of the villians. We are afraid justice will not overtake these scoundrels. Ot/* Wo publish in another column of to>d.iys Vol*. Dofeer, the act recently passed by the legislature of our Slate, exemptingproperty to the amount of three hundred dollars, from .sale for debt It will go iotd operation on the 4th of July next, on all contracts made after that time. , Col. Fremont’s Letters.—On our first page will be .found tho concluding letters of that young and ardent, explorer. Col. Fremont, detailing tho suf. ferings and misfortunes of himself and his party. In their efforts to cross tho Rocky Mountains. These lettuce will be read with interest. ova Table. . Sartain’s Uniox Magazine.— Tho May number of this excellent Magazine is already upon our table.— It is a magnificent number. Its numerous and splendid embellishments cannot fail to attract uni versal admiration. Terms 93 par annum, or two copies for 95. . Godeys Lady's Book, for May is before us. The present number contains four splendid steel engra sings, viz: “The Rdse and the Lilly, I’“The 1 ’“The Pouts,’* “ Thirty five,” and “ Pilgrims to the Shrine,” togeth er with a numberof woodcuts. Godey is one of tho most enterprising Magazine publishers in this coun try.. His Book is without ari val, both in appearance and in matter. Terms 93 per annum. .. Dollar Magazine.— This cheap but valuable Monthly is on bar (able. Jn matter it is equal to any publication wo receive, and is highly popular with the reading public. Published in Philadelphia at 91 per annum. Southern Literary Messenger, for April, lias been received. Like all former numbers, it is filled with, most valuable reading mailer. The Messenger is conducted, with, groat ability, and is well known as one of the best publications of the day. It is pub. llshed in monthly numbers, avenging sixiy-four pages each, at $5 peri annum, in advance, by Jphn R. Thompson, Richmond, Va. Netv Militia Law. The new mililla bill which passed both branches of IheLegislaturo, has. received Ihc signature of the' ' Governor. It abolishes militia training for tho fu ture. Those who are .not members of volunteer companies will be considered as delinquent militia men, and bo subject to a fine ol fifty cents a year, to be collected .with the Slate tax. All tho military elections are to be held by tho -volunteers only, and m will take place in their respective armories. The elections for Major Generals w ill hereafter he made by all the commissioned officers of the division, the first election under tho act to bo held on the first Monday in July next, at the County Court House in each brigade/ The election.of Brigadier Generals and Field officers will take place at tho armories of the companies on the first Mondey of Juno, and that of Company officers on the fir st Monday 'of August. All these officers will be elected for five years instead of tcveni as heretofore. TRUE! The Boston Pont soys a wagon can rnn without greasing, and business men. can do without advertis ing, bat it is slow work. . The truth of the above short paragraph, observes in exchange, no one will deny; nor will any active businessman fail to profit by It. Nothing, wo arc convinced, is a belter guarantee of success to Ihc tradesman or mechanic, than a judicious system of advertising; by this means his stock in trade is eon* stsntly kept in market, and his business and where abouts placarded before thousands of pcnplo. The buyers may here find where ho cun buy at the cheap* . eat rates; and the seller whore his wares or mer. ehandize will command the highest or the, readiest tale. ‘ No man who has a desire to increase hi *pul- Tomgo or. double his profits, should full to avail him self of that over active and powerful agency in affairs of Irade-Hideerthiog. . Death or Judos Fox.—John F*ox, Esq., died at bis residence in Doylestown, on Sunday morn ing last, a week* : He was for many years a lead ing member; of (he liar, and for several years the President Judge of that Judicial District. His age was about seventy. , Commissioner.— Col. Charles Frailey is announced In the PoftvtlU Emporium , as a candi date for Carla} Commissioner, before'! he Democrat ic Slate Convention which is to assemble at Pitts burg on the 4th of July next. OXLIFORNU VtoVBMKNT ATTHB SottTU*—»A Mr. I' Robert U. Howard, of Georgia, proposes to form! an association of from three to fivo hundred young! tnen to emigrate to California this Spring, each! member of the company to take with him at least I one and not more than four male slaves. The iclvea warded for •Ilia faithfulness in tho cause of Tuylor Whlggcry, by the lucrative appointment of Charge D’Aiftfres at Bogota. QCj*Gen. J, A Quitman has been nominated for Governor of Mississippi, by a Democratic meeting in Lowndes county. Cutting Down.—The city council of Albany JmVo reduced the salary of tho Mayor from $lOOO lo WOO. Bmissimo Early—m tho oolcbrnllun of Honr* bl.tl, (hy lo Now York. intlod him for the Presidency In 1853. „ Cj Secretary Ewing hue occupied hlniaclfln pro. tiding W. relative, with r.l office., ,i„c o hla own, Wolntui.nt In tho clrlnet. 111. brother in law, (O’ The Willtc.bnrro Rrpullican Farmer of loot «l tr n .w, an .on, avo ten the tecipUent. of week i. clothed In mourning, n« a token of reipcol M ,r ‘ ,o, h hM*h H h l " 0l «“ >«“ ">•■»«»» Of tho lamented BrnratoK-who.. do- th ncn nS , " h ' *"* fully confirmed by official letter, re. !U WMM than an lolldel. jcclvcd from Bogota. . , M*d*BOA»AND Tiii t F..MD..-U i. elated In thol Arpi.ic*KTe~WANTr,D.— The Ee.lon Argu. ha. the London paper., that > deputation from the Quaker, following .dvetil.cmant,' Tho town.hlp. alluded to bed •«. Interview with Mr. Mao.uluy, upon tho .oh- Polled mo two or three Whig to a. many hundred joel of bU notice of William Penn, dunking that Democratic voles: ■ justice Wia not done to him. After a long conversaJ Wanted.— Good Federalist* in tahetho Post office Uon the deputation failed In proving any of Mooau* l nlown " l,, P'county,and MlddloSmiih* 1,,'. .Utement. Incorrect. It I. al.o .aid .hat .mong nrtffilwh'Tg"." (ho ■nlhorlllco of Mr. Macaulay to provo hit estimate (ho Mexican war and denounced General Taylor aa of William Ponn'i character wea on extract from (lie a journeyman lhjm|^utter. H Otherwise their pa. proceedings of (lip Society of Friends where they *^ on> expel Penn for courlitrlikt compliances, end after* 1 DivoßOGs.*Wm>eo wards readmit him on his submission. twelve couple at its I TUB DUTY-OF TUB DEMOCRACY. •, Now (hat iho National and Statejadministrotione are in the hands of our Federal opponents, tho 'De* ' mocraoy should be vigilant and watchful in guarding; their camp fires, arid burnishtng up. their - armor for tho conflicts of tho future.. Our principles are. in harmony with the genius of our government, and of Republican institutions everywhere.* Tho Demoera-1 cy sympathize.with the cause of oppressed humanity, and their best exertions arc required In . tho present 1 crisis., But to leaye generalities. Tlio national adminis tration is pursuing a course entirely at variance with the pledges of Us chief befuto ho wai elevated to power. Ho had “no friends to reward* and no ene mies to ,punlsh.” He disclaimed.being 41 & party President,” should he be so fortunate as to be elected to that high office. And yet, in . a few short weeks all these illusions havo been dissipated. The fool j prints of the spoiler.are visible. .So fur from being! the President of the people, in the sense in which : his! declarations would warrant, ho scorns likely to be the most proscriptive President we have ever had.— ' Ho has announced that there will bo no removals except for cause. Having exercised the privilege of a freeman and voted for. Democratic candidates for offices seems to be sufficient. ** cause” for removal in the.estimation of the President and his Cabinet. If that bo not the cause, many of tho removals would bo based on the.most unpleasant imputations- Tho incumbent must be either, incompetent, dishonest, or I has meddled in .elections. Tho last would be the least obnoxious cause, so fur os tho feelings of (he | victim are concerned, and yet is the least untena ble for an. administration, that has made great pro* tentions of toleration, and of administering the government after the manner of the “earlier Preai • j d*nta. u If meddling in elections is to be made a cause of removal, it should- apply to Federalists ns I well us Democrats. Otherwise it is a cause without meaning. ' Otherwise-it gives tho free exercise of opinion to one set- of men, which it utterly de nies (({another, which is. flie very essence of pro • ' aeription . ft is a rule which should bo faithfully carried into effect, it*lt. bo not a mere subterfuge. It ie, however, wrong in principle,.as it would have a tendency to stifle nil independence of thought and ac tion in every, man who happened to bo a government official. A man is notjiresumed to disfranchise him self by accepting office. If he do there afo not ma ny offices which d highminded man would fill.— Tho degradation' would bo almost equal to that endured by the Russian Serf. Wo conclude, therefore, that Gen. Taylor docs not mean wh it ,he litis said on the subject of remo vals, and of not being a “party President,”&c.—and wo ore free to acknowledge that he would appear os a man of better sense not to believe (hem. But then ho should never havo made the declarations ho has* unless he really intended to follow them. Ho should not have repudiated being.the President of a parly, arid rebelled outright against being mode instrumen tal la carrying out “j arty schema,” and then surren dered so early to the Federal Cabinet whom ho call ed about him as his Constitutional advisers and confidential friends. . . As to oor State administration, we havo never ex pected any good to come out of Nazareth. Our State Executive never made any professions of toleration, and we firmly expected dll-we have received—a proscriptive and bitter Federal administration—wor* thy of tho palmiest doys of the high priest of Anti* masonry. Governor Johnston is of tho minnow school of politicians,and his policy will prove him (rue to his previous character and standing. Whal a con* .Irani docs out Commonwealth now present, with that which it would have presented, had Morris Cong streth, Jerimah S, Black or Wm. Bigler been called to the Gubernatorial chair. How widely different would have been tho legislotion of tho Inst General Assembly, and haw immeasurably superior would be our prospects for tho two years and six months to come. All that Pcnnsylvnnii now requires to make her the greatest commonwealth in this Union of Sovereign States, is a bold, radical,.Democratic poli cy.-. Wo need not repeat what that policy is. Under Us healthful influence Pennsylvania, intellectually, morally, and physically, would be the most powerful community in the world, for tho extent of her terri lory. Sho has oil tho elements of greatness, but they havo been retarded a half a century, by Federal mis. rule, and the (reason of some pretended Democratic administrations. Let tho Democratic party ofPcnn sylvonia bo (rue to itrsclf for a period of twenty years, ond her waste places would blosso*m os the rose. Her currency would be sound—her public debt diminished, find her public faith untarnished— her citizens enlightened by the genial influence of her common schools and seminaries of learning her immense resources in mineral productions and agricultural wealth, would return a golden harvest to her hardy citizens and make them tho most indo. pendent people in the world. She has all tho materials by which to acquire greatness if sho will but use them. . It i» tho duly, therefore, of (he Democracy to select (licit beet men fur office. Wo should discard the temporizing policy of selecting men for respon* sible positions who have not (ho firmness to resist importunity, nor the ability to discharge the duties of their station with credit to themselves. Men are I sometimes nominated by Conventions-because they loro little known, andi therefore little esn be said about them, and consequently Utile against, them. We would not in our every day business .select a tinker to mend n watch, nor a blacksmith to make a coal, nor n tailor to shou d horse. And yol this is tho practical illustration we sometimes see in selecting men to fill public stations, The Stale and tho Nation,webclicvq will si length loam wisdom by cxpericiifo> The present President , of the United Stale Is a good soldier, but ho docs not bid fair to become an enlightened . statesman.*— ' lie /eels his own incompc(cncy,and hence surrenders his constitutional prerogatives (if that term bo np ' propriatc in a Republic) to an unscrupulous Cabinet. ' We think wo see a belter day coming, when the Do* mocratic policy will have full 11 verge and scope," I and when the equality of man will not bo merely a beautiful theory, but will bo a living of and life, scattering blessings broadcast among (be nations of tho earth.* is or a jointed bounty, Foote, Cask op Kidnapping.—Wo loom from the Denton (Mel.) Journal, that three negro youth*, o girl and two hoy*, were kidnapped and taken from that.coun. ly on Thursday night tho Ist ull., it fs supposed by & Mr. James T. Wootors, in connection with one Smith W. Corltran, and a Mr. Parker, a slave dealer In Kent county. .Steps have been taken to recover the negroes, and bring tho offender* to justice, I ELECTION OF JUDGES .BY THB PEOPLE* j .. We aro glad to .notice llie unanimity oPsentimerit. j in’ regard to the election of Judgesby'lhepeople.— With but one eolitary exception, wobelieve,all tlio .Democratic papers in the Stale warmly approve oflhe 1 meaiurc. The Whig papers also/we believe, arc favorable to the proposcdroforim Public I opinion is fust settling down on the right plan to ( secure an independent judichry—elections by the .people. The ballot-box is the plice to choqso.a judge. The power belongs to tho voters. The evils . attending this mode of election are of the same kind [ with those attending all popular elections, and there fore constitute no valid objection. . Similar inconve niences attend tho-election of-Governor and legisla- The election of Judges by tho has been tried in - several of the Slates, ond no one prepares Ip go buck to any other.mode. It is the only one with which public opinion seems satisfied.. The prbposi , lion to go buck to any oilier mode, after popular clep jliona have been tried, has not been nipdeanywhcro* and this is a great point in fivor of tho measure.— What has been tried, and nhat no‘one,proposes to alter after years of experience, is. the: safest to be trusted—especially when no other plan Is salisfuclo. ry that has been tested. Tho'less we depart from the first principles incur political arrangements, tho belter. The sovereign, power, in its right, place, Is the only source from which can omcnato any inde pendent department of government. ' ' Tlio Legislature, much to the relief of Hie tax payers of Uio doimndhwoalth, adjourned tine die on llio 10th in?l, The session, says ilia Lancastrian, which continued one hundred day?,' was a remark able one in many respect, and. has excited the alien* lion of (bo people' to noordinary degree. In (wo things it has. been prolific, in granting charters of various kinds, and divorces. Tho. tSttompt of (ho Whigs, which commenced with the session, to legis late office (he democratic incumbents of the Surveyor and Auditor General’* officer,'end place In tho hands of (ho Federal Executive' (he, power of ap. pointment, although passed, under the' lash; through the Senate, was firmly met in (he House by the Dem ocrats and the bill s» amended as to give to tho pen, plq next full, and every three years thereafter, (he election of these officers. This ; did not suit (he Fed eral Senate. - They changed the time to annual elections, in .which the House refused to concur, and tho bill fell. When it is remembered that the. Governor, Canal Cuminiasioners T .and nil elective Slate officers, ore elected by tho people for three years, it is evident that the reduction to one year, qq tjie.part of (he Federal Senate, was a mere show,* to cover up their unrighteous attempt at proseiption and blind.(he pub. lie to tho inconsistency of their .copduet. They did not wish (b give the election of thcljq,officers to (ho ponplo. They were fearful of entrusting this power to (ho people, and-much as they oho man power and assail Executive patronage k «s corrupting in its influence, yet, when they believed that the lime was opportune for such procedure, their first act is to place in (ho hands of a. reckless .-Exccutlvo. the mcaris of increasing his influence. Had the House amendment prevailed, then the present incumbents would havo remained 'in their, staliryis until the people had declared (heir succoseprr/and hereafter these offices, instead of being filled fijgExeculive op. poinlmcnls, would have been filled byselcclions made by the people themselves. . /- Connected with this scheme, and on a par with it in infamy, was the effort so to changa*tho organizu. (ion of the Canal Board, na to it dependant upon tho will and subservient to the vjiows of tho Ex* eeutivc. Officers directly responsiblc(to. the.people, were to bo superceded by officers under the power and control of the Executive, and the* tho whole line of . our public improvements bo placed in the hands of the Executive. This also fulled. * ' The infamous proviso to the Ten Hour Low, fas* cncd upon that most wise and righteous acl-of leg islation of the lust session, by the very man who now is Governor, und who in face of his opposition to that measure, had the hardihood in his annual, message (o proclaim himself as one of its friends—thanks to a determined Democracy—was repealed at the close of the session, and the laboring ciafscr, the opera* lives, whoso sweat and toil have made the capital of the country, are now protected from’ the unjust cxoc lions of wealth. All that the Legislature has done, and all that it has omitted to do, would take more .time and space than wo can allow, and now wo leave it. The editor of the West Chester Village Record , who was a member of the last Legislature, and is lienee familiar with the subject, furnishes the follow* Ing synopsis of alterations in the School Law.— There are others, but these are the principal: The directors are empowered to levy a tax suffici* ent to keep the Schools open not more than ten months in each year. Tho Schools are required to bo kept open at least four months in each yoir. The Treasurer of tho School, fond is made (he Collector ofSchool taxes. The Collector is to fix the time ond place, when and where he will receive the School luxes, nnd is to receive two per cent. Tor cut* lecting. I fit is not paid at the time designated, (he Constable is to coilvcl-it. Sub Districts are not interfered with—where the Committee of a sub-district, and the Directors di*»- greo in the employment of a loncbcr, the people of I tho sub district have the right io elect a toucher, who myst, however, have been first examined by tbo Dl rectors. . . .All monies subject lo.laxaUon for State and County purposes, are made subject to School lax. Tho Stale appropriation of two hundred thousand dollars is continued; but It Is not nude tho basis of laxa'iun. . Tho pcoplo do not. Vote on the question of taxa tion. Tho Superintendent is required to furnish to oacl School a copy of the now Map of the State of Point sylvania—luigo size. „ Tub Country Press.—A city eolemporary, Nonl’s Saturdoy Gazette, has tho following just remarks, which wo commend to tho attention all: “Take your country paper by all mean*, and do not allow the Gazette to interfere with it. .There ore none.of you who oro not able to subscribe two ‘dol lars for a local journal and two dollar* for a good city .wccklyt nor do wo ace how, you cm do without either* The one gives you county and State intelli gence ; the other general news and literature. It is a mistake for you to neglect your local editors, for those who live In great cities, pf course, the Phil* adelphia weeklies, with their immense editions, eon nflurd to publish larger papers for the same money.; but this Is not every thing, os vou would find if the local Journal in your vicinity should have to stop.— We wont no subscribers at the expense of the coun try papers. Cut if the fathers wish to bring up their children right, and afford them both pleasure and in struction at iittio cost, (hey. will lake the Gazolto for themselves and family, In addition to the local pa* per* ' / • (CyAVhcn Santa Anna and other Mexican loaders see the a ppointment to place of such men as Colu mn*, Hudson, Collier, M'Gauqiikv, and others, and the removal of the Drums and Cueathams, they will be confirmed In their opinion (hat the war against their country was indeed, ns Mr. Greeley called it, “ a war against God I*’ 80 says the Ponnsylvanion. 0* Some person asked Charles James Fox what was the meaning of that passage in the Psalms— “Ho clothed himself with’cursing,.like os with a garment.” “The meaning,” he said, “I think is clear enough 5 tho man had a AobU of swearing,” I Ire of Delaware divorced lion. THE STATE LEGISLATURE. The School Law* Got* Jolmston and the Volunteers* To the Seriate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . ■ ■ Gentlemen:—l herewith transmit a list of the of. ficers.df the United Slates Army, natives of Penn sylvania, who’distinguished themselves in-the lute war with .Mexico, with tho regiment or corps to' which they were attached, and the dale of their brevet rank,-. ‘ Il ls believed that’other States have:iaken honora ble notice of their officers in tho regular army, who risked their lives and nobly.maintained the national’’ honor In the recent contest with Mexico, and thetr example should remind us that something is duo the .bravo and heroic Officers yet living, who In the san guinary buttles oflholato war,signalized themselves by meritorious conduct, and proudly sustained tho just renown of our beloved Commonwealth. / rr \yM. F, JOHNSTON. Executive Chamber, . [fi / Hdrri«burg, Marcli 20,1849. f C 3* M Officers of the Regular Army !” They arc nearly all Whigs {I Nofa word, says the Bedford Gazette, About tho officers of tho Volunteers, or the humble soldiers!!! -They are nearly all Democrats. This is tho lililest, among all the little moves, of little Bill Johnston. Tocqst a spiteful, implied cen sure, upon our Volunteers, because of their politics! “Th 6 officers of the regular army" are well enough cared for—they were occupied in their business when engaged ,in l|)o. war with Mexico, —they received heavy pay, and enjoy high consideration. But how Is this picture reversed, whert applied to the-officers and. men, of the Volunteers ? They left their regular pursuits and business, —suffered great injuries,—en dured equal perils,—animated by no motive but io serve their country in Its need, and at the dud of the war wore thrown upon their own industry and re sources for a subsistence. If, as between the regular officers and tho Volunteers, either is deserving of special praise und consideration at tho hands of the people, tho Executive and tho Legislature, it is un questionably ’the latter. 1 as-tnuch propriety might you bestow special commendation .upon, the fullowers of any other pursuit in' the country, for their skill and fidelity, as upon tho' officers of the tegular army. . Bui tho case of the Volunteers is different,.because-they sacrificed every thing in assu ming the unaccustomed duties of a soldier ut the kidding of their country's need, and laid it down again when that need had passed. Hero is the dif ference. But for these men, —these real-heroes,— deserving of all consideration,—which tho country has a motive in commending, for it may be in u like pinch again,—for these nicn, wo repeat, the Governor has not a word, but,on tho contrary, casts upon them implied censure in .specially referring in a special message, to tho “regular officers." Such a man is worthy to be tho midwife of \he Banks, in spewing upon tho country a replilo cloud of counterfeit shin plasters. ‘ THE CLAY FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK. - That portion of.tho Federal parly in the city of New York who have not os yet fraternized with the “ butchers 1 * of the Philadelphia ** slaughter house/’ had a jollification a few .evenings since, at the Ap polio Saloon, in honor of tho birth day of their late political leader, Henry Clay. We learn loin tho New York Globe that the usual accompaniment on such occasions, ** sparkling ehampaigne/’ produced any quantity of ludicrous appurtenances. Tho sen timents recorded in tho columns of tho several Clay Federal papers* of that city exhibit anything but a fticndly feeling to the present occupant of the White House. Wo copy a few of lho sentiments: . The Memory of Washington—- u Men blush (here was but one.” Tho Whigs ought, lo M blush” at (lie reckless ot* tempi which they made, in ascribing lo Gen. Taylor n quality similar to the early Presidents. Tho Judas Iscariots of oor Day and Generation —t* They will not all receive thirty pieces.” Vcngcncc.—Vcngcncc! Tho Philadelphia ••hutch, ers” who deserted Hurry, arc hero pummelled with an unmerciful-blow. Tho boast of America—Freedom, ” To preserve its consistency, the soil of newly acquired territory should hot bo marked by the footsteps of involuntary servitude,” Tins is sheer hypocracy. Before Gen. Taylor is in office a year, he’ll leach you better manners. lie has already Ihrcnlcntd to “ frown ” upon any such attempt. YouM nil take the back track. By a Guest—The consistent,'long tried, nnd faith* ful friend of Henry Clay, M. L. Davidson, E*q*« **Thc old boy in specs, game to the lust. By a Guest—The notorious old crony of Aaron Burr, Matthew L. Davis, tho instigator of the mur* dcr of Cillcy, and one of tho Federal, leaders, has been appointed Despatch Agent, nl New York, in place of Mr. Wood, removed. Davis is so old und infirm os to bo. totally incapable of performing the duties of this office, for which, ho will get 81,800 a ycuf; but ho helped to give the vole of New York to Taylor, qnd he mutt hare hie pay. By an Office seeker—lf it wore done, when *il« done, then '(were well (hnt.it wore done quickly. That’s right—jog tho old General's memory, this everlasting suspense, after having been suspended for twenty years is intolerable. “ Ilqrry up them cakes.” By a Clergyman—The Whig Victories of'4B nnd '49. “Their glories arc diminished nnd their Iri umphs embittered by the regret that they are. not associated'with (tie election of Henry Clay to the chief place In tho National Government.” Give us (ho hypocrite’s name, in order that his reverence may bo fully exposed. Any, clergyman who .\vlll so fur degrade the sacred profession, to which he pretends (nbo attached, as to mingle with political rowdies and chompaigno bibbers; deserves the severest .reprehension. Wo should like to “ungowa” the reverend gentleman. A “clergyman*' indeed 1 * Ex-Pn 'sioent Folk at NtuitviLLß.—The Nashville Whig* of the 3d instant, gives tho fol* lowing account of the reception of Ex-President Polk at Nashville, Term: •*Tho Ex-President and lady arrived in this city yesterday morning, about 11 o’clock, on board the steamer Countess. His arrival was armoured by firing cannon from Capitol Hill, and tho ringing of tho City Hall focll. lie was met at the landing hy a large assemblagn of his fellow citizens, hy whom ho was escorted, as ho rode in an open car riage, through tho principal streets of the city, to tho Public Square in front of the Nashville Inn, where he was greeted with a veiy cordial and com? pjimentary address, on behalf of those present, by Ex*Governor A. V» Brown. Tho Ex-President replied, in a neat and animated address, in the course of which ho expressed his heartfelt grati tude for the honors which had been showered upon him, by tho people of Tennessee, as well as of the whole Union. Hh said he would not so much as allude to the great questions which had arisen in the course of his administration. They had now be come matters of history, nnd If his follow-citizen* should pass favorably upon his efforts to promote thn honor,; glory, and prosperity, of his country, their approbation would bolus highest reward.” Tho Now, York Herald, an Independent Taylor sheet, contains the following true and candid con fession, which wo earnestly recommend to the at tention of our croaking neighbor of tho Herald: “This country never, at any former period of our history since the days of the immortal Wash ington, attained a position which redounds so much to our honor, our happiness, and our glory, both at home and abroad, as dining the period Mr. Polk occupied the White House.. A good BTonv is told of a gentleman at. Son Francisco, who called on a working man to carry his trunk up from tho boat, when (ho follow shook a bag of gold at him which ho hold in his hand, saying: u Du you take me for a hone /” FREE SOXLERSy LOOK HERE! Tho following is lh£ Annunciation uf.Oon. Taylor’s determination, in organ, tho National In lelligeneer, March 27,1849 : , ShouM lho free soil parly, of any portion of It* hereafter boidctcclcd in ony acl cvlncing'a dcliber-, ate'purpose to prevent the formation of any,civil gov ernment in Colifornia or New. Mexico, so ot to keep up the agitation belvvccn tho.norjh and the south for sectional* parly objects, the President may find it to b<rhls solemn duty to frown indignantly on that,-as not mercly the first dawning, but tho perfect duy of an attempt to alienate.one portion of the Union from another.” The N, York Journal of Commerce,one ofthc most ardent Taylor papers in tho country, says of this announcement': “ It disabuses the country from tho long uncon Ira dieted allegation, that Gen. Taylor would sanction llio efforts of. tho free soil faction or approve of (ha .Wilmol JPrb.viso.”,, .-With ;what a .military air this “Order No. ,1" is written—if any free citizen bo “ DETECTED ” in exercising his political rights according to his own judgement and, pleasure,** tAe President may'find it. to be his solemn duty to ffownindignantly ” upon him. Now we have no more sympathy with tho free soil parly movement than any other man, but when the President of the United Slates threatens to frown upon any porlion.of our citizens for constitutionally exercising their .political rights, however erroneous or mischievous wo may .conceive their opinions and actions to be, wp think it proper to remind General Taylor that he cannot ride his office as he would “old .Whitcy," just as he pleases; and govern tho,people of the United States simply by his will, as ho would an army of soldiers. Tho people have “ enlisted ” him under the. articles of the constitution, where his duties and powers are strictly defined, and .if ho transcends thorn ho is subject to be dealt with-by (ho people, whose serttanl.Uo is, nut masler t according to (licit sovereign, judgment, in such, case mado and provided. What a, comment is this upon the “ non interference with (bp will of (ho pe»»plo“ which tho whlgfl promised for. their candidate before the elec tion ! To ciirty out their views, as expressed through their representatives, was all ho would seek to do, they said; But now, We are informed, .if the expres sion of that will do not agreo with Ins interpretation' of propriety, ho "may find it to he his solemn duty to frown indignantly”— in other words, punish-’to (ho extent of his power, those who do. not act ns lip judges : proper! If tins be not coming pretty near to “drum head law,” we do not undoistand that codo.— Boston Post . LATE FROSL CALIFORNIA. The Ooltl Storlcs«-Tlie Reasons• for the Ex- oggerulions. There has been no authentic information from San. Francisco since about the last of December or the firstofjmuiry,though pretended.letters us late as the middle of February li ivo been published in some* of the papers. Tlio following’ letter froth the New Orleans Picayune, which appears lo lie authentic, Is six weeks l iter than tho lust news from tint region.' Tho writer gives us a reason jvhy (hero has. been so much exaggeration,that some persons in th it vicinity hud lands for sale. Here is Ins letter: From nn occasional Correspondent. San Francisco, Feb. Itt, 1819 Eils. Picayune.—Supposing a lew' lines from these dtggi'ts may prove Interesting to you, if not to the puttie, 1 avail myself, of (he opportunity of ll.c de parture for Maztlliu of the schooner Swallow; unco the Puniest sailing vessels in the Pacific, to send you this. ' , To commence, therefore, I will inform you that I arrived here on board the Ohio !l ig ship yesterday, twenty eight days from Sin Dl.is, u noble ship, n noble crew, and u very_gcnllcnuitily set of officers. Tho accounts from the gold region arc both favor* able and unfavorable. Tin! whole region has been since November about two feel under snow. 'Tin real Dorado has not consequently been found, though it is expected to ho stumbled upon every moment.— The supplies of everything arc abundant; indeed ii docs not require much to supply tho wants ofIO.UOU or 15,000 then,the mostthutoun now he concentrated in tho valley of the Sacramento, A conkidi rahli quantity of gold Ima been 'found in lliuravincs of the Sierra Nevada. It has been picked up, and now thpt the people have tn dig fur it, they begin to hack nut. Tfierc is u great deal of romance in all you hear from California. . The v.illcy of the S.icrnmrnto has horn eh. imed hy about twenty eight'individuals, who h ivo run .out ■ Hie lands upon imaginary lines based upon fnlm grants obtained from Governor Miclieltorem, since i) 10 war elided. These lands cannot be wotili any thing without population, and the bubble of the gold region.has been gut up more to attract attention and draw immigrants bn this side of the rocky mountains than for any oilier purpose. . There have been many deserters from tho nrmy nnd navy/who, led'nivuy with Hie prospect of making a fortune, liavo found Ihe iUphant, nnd have written in, wishing to com pound mutters ond return to duly. This has been refused them, nnd the result; has been that not less than n doxen have been hung op between heaven and earth for robberies nnd assassinations. ' Tims you have Hie Dorado ofC.ililbnili, or a picture of it.— Since ! have gone so far I will tell you one which 1 think wilt cup nnythingynu heard of during tho war, not excepting the elephant. . A Iloosicr purchased in this place n few d*ys ago $5 worth of pins.and needles; ho carried them to Slitter’s Foil, und there sold 8500, worth am) wrote back to a friend that lie hud $31)01) worth bn hand still. Gov. Line passed through this city n short time ago ou his way to Orrgnn. Tim M Heck Odd has just anchored, eight days from Columbia river. . Sim reports Hint the Governor had nut arrived, and (hat all was quiet in Hie country. Thu gold dipgine, ns they arc called, ore pretty Hindi like tho game “ heads 1 win, tails you lose.” If u man finds an ounce of gold,.hunger obliges him to give.it fur a morsel to out; so as one told mu the other day, there is no gaining anything. .. . There is nothing liki civil government.here, nor do 1 believe there is nmian.of tube enough In him in all California to form a code of laws. Every body does ns he plcssos, and Gen. Smith will have a pictly lime of it In pot things In rights now. By this time California ought to bo a tuirilury, and a civil Gover nor appointed. I believe I have given you nit (ho nows oflho day; I shall myself return to MuziHin very shortly, nnd 1 hope to the United Stater. Lain tired of being tossed about. Midshipman Beale, who IdV Washington with the duplicate despatches brought out hy me, hup not ur* rived, nor has ho been hoard from, lie may bo blocked up in the snow In the Sierra Mudro. [At the Inst accounts, Lieut. Duulo hud rcnchedSmta Fo in safely, uml was on his way to California hy Col. Cooke’s route.] 1 have hcaid much.of the climate of California, hut never tried it. At the present lime il ls cold, rainy 1 ond disagreeable—nothing.like tho Mexican sky—and If possible more changeable than in Hio United Stales of tho samo latitude, This (hoy say has been nn extraordinary year. THE TIIUBE OUGAN9* There will bo throe Whig or Taylor organs in Waslnglon—the IntelUgrncfe, (ho National Whig t and the lieptiblie % ]o*t being erected by those experi enced musicians, Bullitt and Sargent. This is quite nn array of official hannonit'i. Wo presume these In* slnimonls will piny (heir respective parts with great skill. The Uepuhlic will Goa mellifluous and oily concern—its airs liquid with praises—Us holes gentle and non-committal—l)e frequent and origi nal—nnd Sts pleadings in favor of “ a covenant bro ken,” quite natural. The Wh\g % being more tempo* r«ry in its structure, and less-identified with the personal fortunes of tho administration, will grind a way under tho window of t|io. White House until General Taylor sends out Colonel Bliss to buy It off with some of the how gold dollars. The Intelligent cer is one of the nnllquo’solioo! of music—grand and solemn—full of darkness and dust. It will como down with nn awful crash upon Zachary, with some old requiem oavernous'with throats,and terrible with roproaotics, unless ho should come to terms In the handsomest and speediest manner. Tho music of this aged instrument is occasionally stirred to Us deepest depths by tho most fearful Gales, ■ There oun bo no harmony, between tlieso organs. You might os well expect the organs of the street, the parlor, and tho ohuroli to accord. They ore got up by different artists—on different plans—and with different designs,— Vehntytoanian, ‘ Another Horrible Outrage at Hafrlibnrg, : ' Harbisduro, Aprf29, 1849. Dear Sir—Last nighl aia lale hour* three'young men, oboul 19 or 20 yeartbf age, prowlingabout the of \\ie. town, In perauitj it -Is sup posed, of a girl of doubtful character, stopped at the house of a Mr. Npip, and raised a disturbance in ? fi nt of it., Mr»‘ Naip’s son, a returned 'volun teer from. Mexico,; to go away from the | emisos, which they resislingrand insulting hi in at the same time, he struck one of them, named Kenihle, the son of a merchant tailor of this place, who thereupon drew a dirk knife, and repeatedly slabbed him in the region of the heart. His wounds arc severe, and at this time are said to be mortal. While the affray was going ;on,, Mr.;Neip,came out of the house to the rescue ofhls son, when lie also was set upon and stabbed by another of the parly, a son of Mr, Bomgardpprv the keeper of a tavern at the railroad depot. The other youngster named Seiler, took ho -part in the Homicide, but endeavored fo separate the parlies, prevent injury to either of them.' ‘ The*whole to\Vn' is in'a slate of excitement at, this bloddy hnirage,>Bpe cially as ihe public mind Had hardly recovered from the murder of Mr, Knepley, by his crazy Son, a week-ago. Homgarndner has fled and Kemble is arresU’d.—Zcr/gcr., . i - Awful Tragedy in Wilmington, MAssACiiusrrftf.’ —A correspondent of the Boston M'lit gives the' following particulars of a cold- blooded murder which was committed in Wihiiinglpn on'the llth , Inst, t • u Yesterday morning, between (he hours of 9 and 10 o’clock, (ho bodfcsof-Mrs.,H, D. Pierson nnd her twin daughters. 4.years old, were.(bund horribly mmglcdand lifeless in the house they occupied at Wilmington, about half a milo from Andover line.— Tbencighbors were in on the evening previous and discovered nothing unusual, only that Mr*. P. was quite cheerful und in remarkable good spirits, The ■ fact that the curtains remained dpvvn at so lato an hour in (ho mourning; excited the opprtdiension of the people in the-immediate vicinity, end led to the discovery of the bloody , scene.’ The children wero tnbnd in thebrd, and their mother lying beside it all having on their nightly apparel. From the man ner m which the gashes, subs and cuts were inflic ted the neck, stomach, hands and othcr pnrts oflho body oflho diluted woman,there can bo scarce* ly a d mhl that she enmu to her tragical death by tho hands ofanntlur person ns yol nnknown. This stm. position seems to ho strengthened by (ho fneflh't tho back door and one of the windows wrre found to be unfastened. A difficulty has existed between Mr. nnd Mrs. Pierson for n considerable time past, and negotiations were going on for a divorce, fie Imd not lived with her of late, hut had been employed in some gentleman's family in Boston, ns a servant.— Report says that he h lVhis place in (ho city the diy before the murder, and has not since been seen.” The murdered mother, Is said to hive been re markably aftVcliunatc to her children, and sustained an irreproachable .character among the entire cnm. miinity- with Whom she resided. A Cornner!* inquest was held on the bodice, the result of wh|ch invesligv tion warn verdict that, the throe penmns.deceased, were wilfully murdered, by some person, or persons unknown. Speaking right out in Church..—A young lady of New York, who Is engaged, end will shortly hn uni ted to n gallant son of Neptune, visi’ed the Mariner’* Church on Sunday Inst. During the sermon, Hie pastor discoursed eloquently, and uith much earnest* ness of manner oh the trials, dangers, and (empta. (ions of llic pro r cssion of a suitor. .He concluded by asking the following question] "Is there one who thinks any thing of him who wears 11 turnpiulcn hut, u-blue jacket, or n pair, of trowscra made of duck—* in short, is there any one who cares aught for the poor sailor 7‘* A little girl, a sister oflhisymmg 1 idy, who wassiUliig by her, immediately Jumped Up. and looking archly at her. sister, said in a lone hind, enough for every one to hear: "Yes sir, Bepk docs,” The audience'were convulsed with laughter. . RECEIPTS. AND EXPENDITURE* Of the School District nf the Borough _>f Corlinle.for the School year ending the 3U/ vf i\lay t 18*19. The citizens of Carlisle will bc'oajlrd cm in by ballot wli.il additional amount shMI be.rntf*cc] for the support of I lit* Schools fur ihe r rnFlimg year, and the following exhibit is submitted furMheir informe ridn i • • " ■ ■ RECEIPTS. Bil.incc In Treasury nn Jmio !»*?, 1818, $874*75 Stale appropriation, 419 68 Receipts from II II and piy Scholars, 124 77 School lux ol 1818, (yit unsettled.) 3,600 0.0 Loan made for new building, . EXPENDITURES. ' Tcacheri** salaries, $3,539 OO^r.v Rent of school rooms, .226 00. Interest on liens i n Rc.-.l Estate, 47.00“ Tiro .wood, culling same, & mnl, 135 ; 00 Stationary, Messenger,Printing,nNo Diplomas nnd revvurds, . 120 70 Repairs and cnii'lngclit expenses, 181 47 l*i ice ol’fot. 40'by GO I*l. nn. Pill at. 275 00 Cost of new School House, 575 00 Probable balance on Ist of Junes 18-13* The Hoard were able to grl along during (he p.isl year without adding 1o the number.of»nr school*. An eligible Ini was purchased, with forty feet fron on Pill street, and sixty in depth, through the mu*l tesy of one of our citizens, and a nealtwo story btiek building hits been erected thereon, .Jlbnll* g two liiitnlsome school rooms, with ample play ground for two of the primary schools. This will ho n saving in tho. rents, while the. accommodations are much superior to any lh.il could otherwise he nbtainrd.-- Tho Vhnlc expense was $B5O, of which wc bar rowed $6OO. The amount ofltens on all tho property owned hv the district, providing for eleven schools, anda Hall for pub!iccxliihili<ms,issl,3B3 33J which is not called fur, and can be gradually liquid tied out of surplus funds when all the schools are provided for. , ! School houses for three of the live schools, whhh arc yet lu rented buildings,.arc much needed} but the true [dan is lu go on gradually and avail ourselves of opporluniliea that may offer, Qnly, in locations where the schools ore required; and m this way pur wants, will bo provided for without any sensible addition to tho tax. Oqr finances are such (frit wo do not need any Increase of tax for the ensuing year. The same of* scssmepl of Inst year will bo adequate to picrl all the wants of the District, as wilt bo seen by tho following estimates: , , ' , ,i. , Estimate oftlie expeniciof.nexl school year,; Pay of 16 Teachers, - • • ' $3,540 00 Five school rooms rented, ‘ ' 156.00 Interest on lions on Heal Estate, P 3 f 0 Wood, coal, cutting,&c. . ,150 00 Other expenditures, about, 300 00 To meet wliioli I lie Bnord hove, Probable balance on Ul of next June; $520 00 StalQ appropriation, 419 00 Receipt!) from Hull, nnd tuition, 100 0Q Tux by Bonn] of Directors, 1,520 00 — 9,559 00 Deficiency, h:■ : $1,070 00 The Bnnrd therefore rccnmmerid lhatanmWft/ewf Tox of 82000 may be voted at the meeting of tbo people on the Ural Tueadoy of Moy,ao ea to corer the current oxpenaca of (he year ami leave a bnlnnee In (ho Treasury to meet liny oontlnjrenclea that might arlao. ■ (JEO. SANDEBSON, JAS. HAMILTON, Committee pf Director* April 18, 1849,—2w. i N. H.—The rallmatcd volue of the achool prop 1 yf In (ho Borough may bo atated at alx lliouaund o° * era, to wit: Education Unit, about Old College building, Now building on Pitt olrocl, £Ol9 18 ' 600 t)‘J $5,610 13 i 5,009 13 $520 no «4,Q30 00 *5500 3500 . 1000 $6OOO
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