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.
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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