THE VOLUNTEER
Jfotaw! and proprietor*
OARUSM, TnPRgpAY, MAY 3,1640*
AGENCY.
lt>* V. B. PALMER, Eiq., ia our authorized agent for pro
curing a.iverfiaenioiKß, receiving subscriptions and making
Collocriona.for the American Volunteer, at hia office, N, VV.
corner of Third and Oheinut stfcety, Philadelphia.
Miutia Law.— -For the' information of military
nten, aud oar readers generally, we publish in to
day's piper, the Militia Lanyas passed by tka late'
Legislature. It will be found on our first page.
Soldibm in. Trouble.— Four soldieis from the
Carlisle'Barrocks, were committed for trial by Jus
ll ori Monday last, charged with riot and dis
turbance of tho| peace, on the Saturday night previ
ous ■
Mp.Samukl F.Gaknslkn, who, in company' with
several ( of our-biker citizens, 'left this a short time
simtei for Californio) returned to Carlisle, on Saturday,,
lie accompanied the parly as far as St. Josephs, Mis
; CirUtlo parly were all'well when Mr.
them., Mr. G, we believe, is how of opinion'
that “ going to .California"'is not what it is “cracked
up'Hobe. •
' Lira Lwrancic.—Attention is directed to the ad-
oflho “G J irarcZ Life Insurance and Truit
Company.". We hate eo frequently spoke in favor
of the benefit* of life, insurance, that it is almost un
neccssary lhat ' we should again refer to the subject.
The company, to whoae advertisement we now cal)
attention, b managed with great care, and is con
sidered among die moat , prosperous in the Slate.—
The business of the company is on the rapid increase
yojnr; and jgrent inducements are holdout lo
tjioße desiring to bo insured, jo the language of ■
city contemporary, ll VVo honestly believe the benefits
of Life Insurance to bo suchj that a person having a
but 4 moderate capital, or dependent upon
his exertions for support, can scarcely bo justified In
neglecting (hem, since they can be so easily secured
and upon sueh moderate terms as tha .rates of the
Company show.**
.■ Ti
iibSr^eTßEAsußy.—We - undoraland lhalGid
ebtl J, -%£: Esq., Slate Treasurer duct, and who
entered upon his duties on Tuesday, has appointed
Thomas Nicholson, Esq., of Beaver county, chief
elcrk« ‘ Win. Sanhum, Esq., of Etiexounty, has also
received an appointment in the Treasury.Depart
m.ont* •
Conviction or Tom Hand.— ln the Criminal Court 1
of Washington, on Saturday, the jury in the case of
Tom Hand, charged with the robbery of iheTalent
Office, in November last, rendered a Verdict ofguiltj.
His counsel moved an arrest of judgment, the argu*
men! upon which will take place on the 7lh last.
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team DasioccaTio Victories.— -The whig*, ■ays
ths Pennsylvanian, are rejoicing over some of their
recent victories in (he easlarn citioej but they do
not add that nearly all tlieao are in the Slate ofNew
York where tho Democratic parly is divided. Look
nt thio array names in other States:—St. Louis (M 0.,)
Detroit, (Michigan,) Miiwaukie, (Wisconsin,) Port.
. land, (Main,) Chicago, (III.,) Lancaster, Reading and
Harrisburg, (Pa.,) Cleveland, (0.,)-all have tppken
onl.againit an-adminislration which seems to rejoice
at the violation of the pledgee'that brenght it into
power. . ■
< WasniNsroir ConaEsnuiDMcn os rn* Futi<svi.va
milt.—Ldhd Wasiiinotok, recently removed by Seo
relary. Clayton from tiro Stale Department, ii the
great nephew of Mr, Land' Washington, who was
Gep. Washington's steward,-personal friend, and liis
. iorian, throughout the revolutionary wor. He is the
•on of Lund Washington','Esq., one of the acting
magistrates of Washington city, the oldest surviving
member of the Washington name. Lund Washing
ton, the removed clerk-, is a gentleman of acknowl
edged accomplishments, scholarship, and general at
tainments; thoroughly versed in all the duties of the
station fro'u which has he been expelled, of great sim
plicity of manners, and the utmost puriety of char
acter.; Though ho has always been a decided
Democrat and ■ has never been .mean enough to
conceal His opinions, he has never been a noisy ond
•‘wrangling" partisan. He is poor, has t family, and
his aged father is dependent upon him chiefly lot
. support. ' And yet he has now becndecapilslcd with
in sight of Mount Vernon. Tills act of Gen. Taylor
can be, accounted for only under the supposition that
he thinks be is thus sarlying out his declarations
of.intcnlian to “tread in the footsteps of Washing
ton.“ ,
ForcK7s News.—The sloamstiip Europa arrived at
Halifax a few days since, from whence her news was
brought to St. Johns, N. B.,and telegraphed ip the
United States, under dale of the 18lh ult. The
Philadelphia North American sums up the nows by
faying that " the chapter of great events begins with
the march of opposing armies on the frontiers ofSar.
dlnia ; the prospects of fresh conflicts and insurreo*
lions In Sicily and Calabria ; the preparation of tlie
French to rbsiit Austrian invasion in the Slates of
the church ; the menacing attitude of the Czar on
the frontier* of Germany, and his nhinjatum to the
Porte ; the rejection of the King of Prossla as Em
petor i and.the rumors of revolt in Spain; to which
we ought ,lo add, aa of no amali moment, the expected
• defeat of the ncw ; navigation law in the House of
Lords. The tempest Is about to break on the Con
thnot.**
1 SnuMa Tuui UrThe editor of i\i6 A,hi,ml (O.)
Stanford publishes from week to week d Mack fiat,
of such of UU subscribers as manifest a dotormina.
. lion not to pay their at that office.—
Immediately over the black list is a out representing
trunh ofd tree with two or three limbs, to one
of .which something in the shape ofa man is sue
pendod by a lope. Wo think that a tingle spark of
honor or self respeet would impel any one to pay for
his paper, rather than be exhibited to tho world in
this light /And yet the wilful rogue deserves (ho
fell extent of such exposure.
Q3"The Harrisburg Keystone propose* so to amend
the Coballlutlot as'tb require (he taking of the yeas
and najd on the final passage of every bill, and (hat
in order to pass it, a majority of all the members
•led In each House, should record their votes In the
affirmative* .*‘A provision of this kind could not but
prove banefioUi i a the people at Urge, (hough it
. "'c,
STiTv'“JSr "'"I * lollot from Montreal, i
says iha W. y. aViluM. dated Thuradav altar ih*l
baroln, of the Parliament H o u.e, which V..t£J
It la a Moot imponlble to deactlbo tba depth 0 f faal.l
in*-which porradoa the people of that ,p\. 0 . 1„
tloo to political mattora, and that Ilia general ct , ill
for aonexatlon to the United Statea, The write,
an'Xmorloan merchant, and haa icalded In Montroul
MToral year*. ' .
' Married, and Gone to California.— A son ofi
Counsellor Do WUt, of Now York city, who for three
years past has been a successful merchant ot Ban!
Francisco, returning a few [day* since, married
dangh(*r of ono of the most distinguished clergymen,
and sailed again hr California, which he intends to
rook© hi* future.home. In three years he has accu
mulated 170,000, and Ibui returned to cJnim the
object of his early love. They loft In the Crescent
W-' ; • • •
“TAB JBFFBRSONUN DOCTRINE! •>»
.The Herald of last week, In an article under the |
above caption, attempts tp. excuse Geo. Taylor for
violating hii solemn pledges, by.saylng that Jcffer
soh| the apostle of Domocraoy,.waa guilty oY a sim*
ilar piece of rascality, If.even this assertion could
bo supported by proof, it would furnish no excuse for
Gen. Taylor—.it is an old saying that two wrongs
cannot make & right. But, we deny that Jefferson,
previous to hjs election' .tar the Presidency, ever do*
dared himself a “ no party man,” or that ho had “no
friends to reward and no enemies to punish.” Ho
teas a parly man—the leader of the great Democrat
ic party. Jefferson, in common with the Democrat
ic party, of that day, opposed many of the leading
measures of Adams* administration, and after his
election ho. effected the repeal of;many ; . of the most
odious measures.of the previous Federal dynasty.
And yet the Herald has the face to compare General
Taylor to Jefferson !- A most unfortunate compari
son. It is no comparison at all. Jefferson was on
active politician—Gen. Taylor never even voted in
his life—so ho said—and previous to.iheelceticn, ho
assured us that he knew nothing of the great qqesr
tiona of the country—that in case of his elevation
to (be Presidency, he would be the “ President of the
people, and not of a parly.” All his professions of
no-partyism wore gammon, and before the people he
stands convicted of falsehood. ' The Federalists had
better acknowledge at once that the professions they
made before the election were for the'purpose of
ceiving the people, and that they’ were all false. In
the language of the Louisville Democrat : “ Let the
Tayloriles come out now and confess that when they
made these professions they lied or were mistaken;
that the. Democrats wero right in the policy the
Whigs denounced; (hat the Whigs aro now only
following a good example; that (hoy will never say
any more about proscription for opinions* sake; and
let them ask pardon for what they have said.—
Lot them do this, add they have full permission to
go ahead and Hit every office with a Whig. Let us
have no more mouthing and disgusting bypberisy on
the subject.**
SCANDAIj BEARERS.
Among other duties of all good citizens, is that of
pointing out and, correcting, if possible, the evils
which have a tendency to corrupt tho*moruls of the
people, or to interrupt the harmony and welfare of
society. Among the most prominent of these in tho
present day, is that of slander— and wo are nut a
little surprised that it has boon allowed so long to
pass unnoticed by the press. It is an evil of great
j magnitude. Murder and homicide are punished witii
i death and Imprisonment, while slander is licensed for
j special damages.
| The obligations of government towards tho citi
zen, consists in the protection of his life, limb, pro*
: petty, and reputation: Ho who deprives another of
tho three former, suffers death .or imprisonment,
while hoi who blackens (he reputation of his neigh
bor, and renders him an object of scorn and contempt
among his follow men, is permitted to escape with a
small tax upon his purse, or perhaps entirely free.—
Since, then, (he law Is week in its protection of rep
utation, it becomes every worthy member of society
to aid in subduing (hb evil whioh unjustly affects it
One of the greatest blessings of life is that of enjoy:
ing the respect and confidence of our fellow beings.
Social intercourse is a cherished privilege, and to be
drprived of it unjustly, is quite as severe as being
robbed of property.
Our «ara have been repeatedly assailed with the!
envenomed arrows of scandal, and bar senses disgus
ted with the depravity which marks the slanderer;
Restrained by no sense lnsinuates him
self Into the.;company of others, and seises an occa.
sion to attack bis victim when resistance is impossible.
It is the worst kind of meanness,and instead of being
encouraged, or even tolerated, it should be repudiated
hy every member of society, and tho seandalizcr pul
to shame. We have even seen those wiio are “beau
tiful and fair” addicted la this practice, seeming to
lake delight la communicating cor\ftd*ntially lo every
one, soino idle story, which operates to tho disparage,
raent of others. Who can but look upon tho slanderer
with dread and disgust, as something loathsome and
dangerous ?
Gen* Taylor against Duelling*
The Federal papers of this and other northern
Stales, have been very loud In u cracking up” Gen.
Toy lor, because of hi# refusal to ro*appoint the two
Midshipmen who hod been engaged in fighting a
duel. The Federalists assured us that Gen. Taylor
would “ have no duelling men about him," and ult
that. These papers forget to 101 l their readers, how.
over, that George W. Crawford, Ef-q., Ocn.Tuy tor’s
Secretary of War, is a professed duellist, and that
he killed William Burnsides, Esq., representative of
Columbia county, In the Georgia General Assembly,
in a duel.
Explanatory*
The New Hampshire Patriot ventures the fol
lowing as the why or wherefore” of ihe numer
ous removals from office in tit is Stale, It is
undoubtedly the only reason in ihe posession of
the advisers of the knan who has “«o enemies Jo
punish dispensing with the services of so many
|of our democratic postmasters, notorious as they
are for their **honesty, capacity,.and fidelity:”
Numerous postmasters in Pensylvanla have
been removed, and it appears from lellerwrilers
1 that a “ pretty general sweep ” is to be made
I there. Tills is very probable. No Stale furnish
led more gallant soldiers to fiuhl (heir contry’s
battles In the war which made' Taylor President,
I almost all of whom were Democrats. The Demo
crats of no State had holder woik to keep down
the allies of Mexico at'homeand defend Taylor
from their “ fire In the rear,** For this they are
to be made the first victims of his official ven
geance, and these “domestic traitors” are to be
the first recipients of Ills favors.
A Gaexk Picture.— I Tho editor or the City Item
very unguilantly says that the Philadelphia ladies, in
(hoir Spring attire,- arc tlio greenest set ho ever saw !
Jrsl hoar the slanderer:—“Green—dark, medium
and light green—plain, changeable and figured green
-pea, olive and Invisible green—apple, golden and
grass green—indeed every lino .of green , has been
drummed Into the service of tho fair—and such a
green—such a thoroughly green sot as they are !
Tho world has never seen the like since that silly old
woman Eve devoured the green apple.”
For California.—The Now York Herald publiaho*
a complete list of all (he vessels which have loft (ho
United States with passengers destined for California,
commencing on the 7lh of December list and ending
on the 17th April. The aggregates are shown In
the following:
KROAPITULATIOIV.
Total In 326 vessels, via Cape Horn, 14,191
“ 53 •• Chag-res, 3,647
'* 11 V Vera Crus, 698
M 11 “ Brasov, 765
“ J " Corpus Chris I), 103
„ 2 ” San Juan River, , 118
« ? •• Tampico, 87
it \ Oalvoalon, 86
i Mtuea, |23
ToUllo 3UO veuola,
at SiirlngOold, Ohio. ■ vv lUcnburg College,
OCS - Hon. John Wentworth, of llllnol., hn. aii
nouneed hlmaolf a onndldulo nit Uio U. B. Bonait i
fill tho vacancy eauacd by (he rejection or Oananl'
Shield’s claim. .
NEW BIIX. ~ %
Wq give itlio, following the late act
passed'by the Legislature. It is oslimated thal'about
$250,000 will be derived from it—allfrom now sour
cos. Among the provisions of thd bill dre the follow
ing :
a * * n crcased on stock, bill and exchange Bro <
kers. ; ’ : '
All „Billiard‘Roomß t Bowling'Saloons or Ton Pin
Alleys, the keepers of which arecompolled to take!
out license as follows j in the oily and coenty of
Philadelphia and other cities of' this Commonwealth, I
the sum of one hundred dollars. In the other coun.
ties the sum 16 be paid is thirty dollars, end
censo shall be granted for u longer-period than one
year, - -• * r - ..
All Beer Houses. Oyster Houses, Bating Houses,
&c.,(Hotels.excepted) must be licensed as follows;
.Where the annual sales amount to the sum of
twenty thousand dollars, the license will be two bun
dred dollars. , “ ; ~ .
The annual sales of fifteen thousand dollars., and
upward, the license shall be one hundred and twenty*
five dollars.
The annual sates of ten thousand dollars the li
cense shall be thirty dollars.'
The annual sales of three thousand dollars the
license shall be twenty dollars. . -
The annual sales of two thousand dollars, the
license shall be twelve dollars.
.The annual sales of one thousand dollars, the
license shall.be ten dollars.-
The annual sales of five hundred dollars, the li.
cense shall bo five dollars.
The license to bo obtained from the County Treas*
t urer of the proper county. ' ..
- The price fixed for a theatre or citcds'ncense. in
the city or connty of Philadelphia, is five , hundred
dollars. In the county of Alleghany—two hundred
dollars,and In any other county in the commonwealth
eighty dollars.
In addition to the license now taken'out by ven
dera of merchandize,* ell manufacturers,- venders,
agents or other persons engaged la the manufacluio
or sale of any medical compounds of patent! medi*
cines, shall lake out a license Id sell the same* The
price of license according to the amount of annual
sales—for one hundred and not exceeding two hun
dred, dollars, five dollars. Over two hundred and
under five hundred, ten dollars. Over, fiye hundred
and under one thousand—thirty dollars. ' !
All Distilleries, Breweries, dee., taxed according
to tho amount of annual'sulcs. These •ere formed
into ten classes. For the eight class—the amount bl
five thousand and not exceeding ten thousand, ahull
prty a tax of twelve dollars and fifly cents.
The ninth class to the amount of two (lioasand
and not exceeding five thousand—tart eight dollars.
The tenth class, not exceeding two thousand dot*
lurs, pay a tax of five' dollars*
The appraisers of the mercantile tales are com
manduiTto make return of all such houses, the amount
of sates, dee., and a heavy ponally-is enforced upon
all who may violate the provisions of the act.
For the Amerhan Volunteer.
Mr, Editor:— lt is very remarkable that the whig
party have failed in their many .promised mode be*
fore tho election of General Taylor. Not intimating
that General Taylor ought (o have, made* a change
in the times so soon—but during Mr. Polk's admin
iatration if capitalists failed in business—gif, which
very few did, I believe—it was attributed to 1 Mr.
Polk.' Now what baye-lhewhrgs -fo say tor them*
selves after making ao many promises, in case Get).
Taylor should be elevatedlto the > jProsidpricy 7*l
presume thay will reply, Uiat/.dU the
among the whig capitalists In this seclloofand else*
where, ought not to be attributed to PrcsTdemTaylor
O, tempura! O, mores! When 1 take a retrospect of
tho conduct of the whig party before the election, 1
am induced to osh myself, how can honest men belong
to it 7 Soon aftir Mr. Polk was inaugurated Presi
dent, a man in (his section failed in business, and
tho hue and cry raised among the whigs was, that
"if Henry Clay had been elected President instead
of Mr. Polk, tho gentleman would not have failed."
Soon after this occurence another, fuller/, and the
whole cause of his failure was attributed to the in
efficiency of Mr. Polk. ■ Wo have a number of whig*
in this section of country, who have recently failed
In business, but we have not as yet heard them at
tributing the cause to Gen. Taylor. .■ '
It is something very singular that thsy did not
fail during Mr. Polk's administration, for truly their
whole lime was nearly occupied in crying "ruin,
ruin." I uin sure they promised us good limes,
provided they would succeed in electing General
Taylor. .Well,they did succeed,but they hove not
. succeeded in giving us the good times they promised
So, Mr. Editor, as it has always been the Federal
rule, to cry ruin and distress during Democratic ad.
ministrations, why do they not cry ruin now 7 It
would just be as consistent for them to exclaim ruin
now, as it was so soon after Mr. Polk's inauguration.
O! consistency, thou 'art a jewel. They go for pro
tection—yes, protection for protection,—they will
ere tong wish that (lie question of prelection had
never boon mentioned by them, as Clay did
in 1841. Prior to a Presidential election they prom.
Iso the poor laborer protection if be volts in accord,
ance with them. 1 would now ask'the poor men
who have lost their dues, wh.it kind <|f protection
they have.got 7 1 think they wimld r pnswer.lhut
they have oitoo more boon deceived. , ,1. .
COMMON SCHOOLS. 1
Return for Select Schools for March and Aprfi,lß4o
School 11. Suroool Rhoem,TkeodpreßmUh, David
Barber. * ' <r !
School 13, Jane Brannon, Anns M'Oirlooj, Mar.
garui BUner. '
School 13. Isabel P. HUnor, Hannah R, llackotl,'
Mary A. Winholt*. -’j
School 14. Millon Stnymon, John Snodgrass, An
drew J. Sanderson.
High .Schools.
School 15. Mary M. Bent*, Mary S. ffljiejfler, Mary
M. Sanderson,
School IG. Alfred Sanderson, Wnt. H. Ilarkncss,
Charles W. Bull, j
Thai scholars are in the order they ,|lnnd for lm*
prevoment during the quarter, llio highest being
named first. f
JAMES HAMILTON, Secretary.
April 28,1849. ,
'Election op Judges.— The papers pf Georgia aro
advocating the election of Judges bjj the people.—
There can ho no doubt that the principle is every
where growing In popularity, end Ini air the State*
where it has been adopted llhas proveil most success*
Ail and satisfactory.
Cj* CHAMBEaIiM’KiBBEN, formorfost Master at
Pittsburg, has become the proprietor ofthe Merchants*
Hotel, in 4th street, between arch and Market, Phil'
adolphla,
Asa Dimock, of Susquehknno, has been
recommended by tho Democratic Convention of that
county, ae a candidate for Canal Commissioner,
Quick Work.— A'paily of Californians ordered a
steamer, 130 feet long, to bo built In lon days, at
Cincinnati, and the work wea done’and tho vessel
launched at tho time required. ,
(O’Mr. Bragg, editor oflho Detroit JFWs Press,
been removed from tho office of postmaster (hero,
(staid**' Adwtlttpi 'appointed in his
N yiaaiNU EbßOTioN*
All Hail the Old Dominica!
A Oath of two. and perhaps three filemherl
• off Congress.
ANOTHER REBUKE TO THE TAYLOR “NO
PARTY ADMINISTRATION 1!
~ The election in Virginia for members of Congress,
j Members of Assembly. &0., look place on thp 2Clh
ult. The news, so far as received, is glorious for‘the
i Democracy, and death to, Taylor Federalism; ■ In
the last Congress the Federalists had six members
of Congress from this Slate—in the next, to all ap
pearances, they will have bat throe'—being a gain of
three Democrats! '
The returns, os yet. are.very-imperfect, and wo
therefore shall not attempt to give the exact result of
the vote of the districts. Appcncd is the supposed re*
sail, so fur as oscertamed. . There are fifteen Com
gressional districts in the State.
First .District—John S. Milleon. Dem. elected.
Second. District.—Richard K, Meade, Dem., elec
ted without opposition. , . :
District,—Paulas Powell, Dorn., probably
elected, which would be a gain.
Sixth. District.- —JamesA. Soddon, Dem., elected
over John Mr Bolts, (Fed.) .A, Dem. gain.
Seventh District.— Thomas H. Bayly, Dem*. elec
led.
. Eighth District, —-This gave Tnylor a largo major
ity-last fall, andnow a A. R. Hojluday, Dorn.* is op
posed by James Forbes, Federalist—returns very
imperfect. It is thought, however* that Holluday is
elected, os he gains thus'iur 66 voles over'the poll
lor Congress in 1847, when Beale, Demoorai, Was Gl
oried by over £OO. ■ , ' -
Ninth District. —Jeremiah Morlcn, volunteer Whig,
elected In place of John S.- Pendleton, regular Whig,
Ule member. His majority is about 700, The De
mocrats made no nomination.
Tenth District,- Richard Parker, Dem., elected.
Eleventh District,— Janies M’Dowell -Dem., re
elected. .
Wo have no further returns, except from the fif*
teeth Dintrict of Ohio county, (Wheeling,) : which
gives Russel, Federalists, for Congress GOO majority.
The Legislature will bo as lust year, strongly Dem
ocratic. Taylorism is defunct in Virginia.
The Pennsyloonfan, in speaking of this and other
Democratic triumphs since the election of Taylor
.says: These are tho conquests, let it not bo forgotten,
of the party that has boon declared by the. Whigs to
be utterly bankrupt and destroyed—torn bydiaon
sions, and weak because deprived of patronage. So
powerful is this groat party at present, that if the
elections for Congress in Pennsylvania and other
Stales had yet to be hold,, the administration of Gen.
Taylor would hardly havo a corporal's guard to ex
cuse its deceptions or to defend its inconsistencies,
in the popular branch of the National Legislature.
Progress of tho Canadian Rebellion.
Five hundred French Constables Jlrmed—Fight
wiOtEnglishmen— Petitions io the Queen fur the
Recall of Lord Elgin,—‘Cannon planted in the
streets—Rumors of Riots ,in Upper Canada.
Montreal, April 23.
Our city continues to be tho theatre of excite
ment and lawless violence. In consequence, of
the announcement that the Government had armed
five hundred French special constables, a fresh
impulse was given to the already inflamed spirit'
of therebels. A party of aboutSO English gentle
men encountered a body of-lhese armed constables
in the street, when a row ensued, in'Which sever
al shots were fired by b )th sides, and two persons
wounded, but not mortally. After this occurrence
it was thought best, by. the government, for the
sake of peacf, to disarm the constables, which
was immediately done. , ,
A meeting was held yesterday afternoon, on the
Champ de Mars, at which the Hon. George Moff
at presided. Petitions were got up to the Queen,
to recall Lord Elgin, and to disallow, the Rebel*
lion Indemnity Bill,
The hotels and garrisons are all under arms,
and cannon havo born placed in the streets, to
overawe and suppress any further attempts at re
bellion. At 6 o'clock P. M., tho streets are all
quiet, and the row fur the present is apparently
qj an end.
' Rumors from (tpper Canada state (hat the in
fection has extended to* Kingston,. Toronto, and
other places, and that riots have occurred there;
but we have nothing authentic;
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM CANADA.
The Now York papers have received intelligence
of n serlobs outbreak at Montreal, on the 35th ult.—
Affairs have reached d crisis sooner than was anti
cipated. At u lute liour of the afternoon of the 251 h,
the Governor General wont down to the Legislative
Council and sanctioned forty eight bills, amongst
which, was sneaked that of Urn Rebellion Losses.
Upon this being made known to tlio /nob outside,
the Governor, enteing his carriage, was pelted with
unsavory eggs, dirt, dec., amidst a shower of which
the vice royal cortege drove ofT. One of the eggs
•truck “ His Excellency** in the face.
In a few hours the excitement in the city became
uncoritrulublo, and by seven o'clock printed notices
of amass meeting, to be immediately held in the
Champ de Mare, were issued. Persons were com
missioned to alarm the people, by driving through
the stseots in calashes with largo, bills. The fire
bells were also brought into'requisition. At eight
o'clock a crowd of. 4,000 persons or more, were as
sembled, and, after along resolutions hod been passed,
the ciy was raised “ to the Parliament buildings!**
The enraged multitude immediately rushed at a run
through the streets, and by nine o’clock the first
stone was thrown through a window, inlo.tho midst
oftho Legislative Assembly, at the time in.full ses
sion. A constant shower was kept up Into the win
dows, till everything was smashed. In the mean
time, the members assembled in the lobby. A bapd
of twenty-five of the leaders of tho mob rushed Into
iho chambers, and one having placed himself In tho
Speaker** chair, announced, v Gentlemen the French
Parliament Is dissolved. I *. They then bolted with
the maoo, to present It to Sir Allen at Don
organ's Hotel.' The cry of (ire was now raised, and
it was soon found that the Parliament Houses, were
in flames In a hundred places. Tho Are spread with
great rapidity, and in half an hour the buildings wore
one sheet of flumo. The mob had now augmented
to 7,000, and (ho burning buildings were surveyed
with the most etociol indifference on the part oftho
spectators. At first the firemen refused to ploy, and
only attempted to sate tho buildings close by.—
Everything has been lost—all the nrchievci und re
cords ofthe colonics for several hundred years, Nut
one hundred dollars worth of properly has been
saved. Tho* military wore called out and’woro ru
coived with loud chocrs on the part of tho mob.
,1. ' , M.
A subsequent despatch •• tho excitement
among the populace is increasing every moment.-
FiVo of the conservatives wore arrested on tho charge
of arson. On'their wny 46, the prison, they wore oc.
companlod and cheered by a crowd of 3000 persons.
The vVholo garrison was under arms. A mass meet*
Ing was to bo held on tho SGth. Tho French aro
enrolling thomsolvcs as a body guard to protect Lord
Elgin. Tho government attempted to gain posses
sion of the Canada telegraph wires for the day, but
were prompty denied them.
The next Intelligence moy bo still more extraor
dinary. ...
A Young Girl to ok Huno.—Letitia Blaisdell
the young girl who confessed to having admlnisi
tored morphine to several members of Benjamin
Ulaisdall'fl family, at New Boston Mass., by which
ono child died* line been sentenced to bo hung,
next August. The girl is said to bo young and
pretty. She was. ah adopted daughter in the fam
ily. Her molivos for attempting to destroy the
family remainjln mystery. The Judge in his sen
tence, said—“We cannot account for them upon
any satisfactory principles of human action.”
Canal Commissioner.— Perry county has appointed
Jamies M’Farlond, Esq., as Delegate to (ho Demo
cratic 4lh of July Stale Convention, With instruc
tions to support James Gamble,'Esq. for Canal Com
missioner.
“HONESTY, CAPACITY, FID
• The lowdCily Reporter gives thefol
of Fitx Henry Warren,* GenJ Taylor
.Assistant Postmaster General: ■■
Filz Henry, Warrpn,comelo lowa some two or
thrbp ogo, os. a’ political missionary, under a
pension from the National Whig Executive commit
tee at Washington, being poof* and having then and
since no of supports but at ways a pock,
et full of rocks, which ho freely usqdfo marshalling
the Whig forces of lowa. Ho nngagc2kimmediutely
and actively in politics, and the Whigs sobn concced.
him the place of Chairmen of the Whig Stale
Central Committee, and at the lalo Presidential clco*
lion ho slumped the State as a candidate for Presi
dential elector upon the Whig ticket—be having pre
viously acted behind the'sccnes, as a secret travelling
emissary, whose scavongcrlabnrs were too mean and
contemptible either to bo fathered or rewarded open
ly, even by the Whig parly.of lowa.
Even now the most decent portion of them blush oJ, b
his appointment, and refuse to acknowledge it in the
light of a compliment to. the Wing party. At one
time wo find him engaged in the celebrated “ Hog
driving" speculation, by which Democrats were de
prived of their votes by being sent from their own
into other counties a day or two prior to the election
to drive hogis to market. . At another wo hear of him
beyond-the borders of organized lowa, eubdrning
renegade Mormons to march of et armis to vote the
Whig ticket at defenceless, election prcclnts oh our
western frontier. Anon he is in the Mormon camp
on the Missouri, arined with the authority of a sub
ecclesiastic, having in his pocket a commission from
their then absent High Priest, tolling the poor delu
ded Mormons that in the absence of their spiritual
adviser, "he [Warren] would tell them how and whore
to act" In the matter of the election.
No one man In lowa doubts those things for the
men who were sent out to drive the hogs were p.iid
for their services; and there were not wnnling'Whigs
at the time to claim it as a fair, bona fide business
transaction. The armed Mormons also, who travel
led over a hundred miles to vote upon our frontier;
were paid “ two dollars a day." The elders of the
Mormon church likewise received two thousand dol*
J® y® and a printing establishment from this deputy
high priest, Warren ; and although their votes were
not counted by the authorities of lowa, they will
doubtless be brought before a Whig House, of Rep.
resentatives, and an effort will there bo made to. use
them in depriving a Democrat of his seat in Con
gross. But these wore all fair business transaction',
and the nefarious agent in the whole of them, hav
ing boon falthfUl in few things to the groat Whig
parly, is called as a reward for his services to a place
at the capital of the nation to lorn the mum crank
of the Whig guillotine—one which is expected to
cut off more heads than all the rest combined, to
wit : the post of Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
oral.
A leading Whig and Taylor paper, the Louisville
Courier , thus comments upon the appointment of
Col. Allen as, Collector of the Customs or Revenue
Agent in California j
" Among the list of appointments which wo pub
lish ibis morning, our renders Will observe that of
Col R. T, Allen, lute of llid Kentucky Military Insti
tute. Wo trust that Clio report may prove incorrect;
but If it is true, we fear Gen. Taylor his been outra
geously imposed upon. If the report concerning,
sbmoof Col. Allen's rccchl transaction!) arc trim, be
certainly should be the lust man appointed to a rc.
sponsiblo slation ; and wo think ilbehouvcs ihu Pre
sident to institute inquiries at once in regard to Col.
Allen's character and standing. The questions, **ls
ho-honest 7 Js hoTiithful," should bo M.iliafuciorily
answered before any commission is given to any
body."
Tho Commonioeallh t a leading * Whigs paper In
Kentucky, Mr. Crittenden's organ, thus alludes to
the appointment of B. B. Meeker as one of tho Min
nesota Judges. Ho is a nephew of Truman Smith:
Wo do not know, and wo cannot hear, of any per
son in Kentucky, who has over proposed, or even
-thought of Mr. Meeker for. such nn office, lie has
not the reputation as u lawyer.which might bo sup
posed to bring him within the range of such nn ap
pointment, and common fame docs not speak flutter,
ingly of his mental or'moral qnalifio.itions Tor It.—
We afty, then, we think, there has been sumo impo
sition practised upon tbo Prcsidcat-aiid his Cabinet
about this matter-*
w No Friend* to Ueword, No Enemies to Pan*
lalu*
If Taylor was emphatic in any one of his many
and repeated declarations, ilwas in this,-that he
“ had no friends to reward or enemies to punish ;**
equally so in the one that ho was not •* tho candidate
of a parly," or that *• he would nbl turn out of office
any one because ho was a Democrat," but that tho
lost of his subordinates should be, “ fs hi honest, is
he faithful, is he competent 7" We knewi and so wc
warned tho people, that these were gull*lrape to catch
thein, and then louse them "to the host advantage."
Wc foil that It Was a fircc, a miserable pretence
from end to end, —a rotten device, to deceive and de
lude tho unwary and unsuspecting. -
Every person is beginning to realize tho fact, to
see a man, by reckless subterfuges secure power, to
pervert it. Every solitary pledge or duul.inilton of
tho kind above given, are as solemnly falsified as
they worcVscomingly, solemnly given..
Proscription is stalking lliu land, and holding up,
in exultant triumph,its hands, {coking with tho blood
of Us victims; Its aflronlry almost hides tho foul
hypocracy of Its author. But above all, the falsifi
cation of that which was considered the lending de
claration of Taylor," is ho honest, is he comp< tent,
is ho faithful," involves tho worst tcrpilude. ’No,
only arc officers turned out with reckless rapidity,
but no nge, character, service," qualification, *'faith
fulness" or*‘hionesty," can rrqnUothc furious demand.
As a single instance nut of many, weeito Mr. Dium,
of Oroonsburg, who was appointed by Mr. Jctfurson,
in 1804, to tho Post office—held it ever since, under
nil administrations—was tho father of (tic gallant
Captain Drum, one of the''most accomplished and
useful officers in the ormy,;wlio fell at the gates of
Mexico, ol tho liuud of his artillery, mortally wound
ed, ond who afterwards died—ho was removed be
cause he was a .Democrat, for no oilier reason could
bo assigned, and o rabid Federalist—one no doubt,
too, (hut denounced (he war—now fills (ho place.—
Bul tlio worst feature In all this is nut (he removals
only, but tho oppoinlmohls. "Is ho honest,** is n
nondescript tcrqi with Taylor. Uis laughed to de
rision. In the appointment of men to fill (ho places
of removed Democrats, against whom nothing cap
bo said, tho question would seem to be, •* in he s' vll.
lain.** To be a destitute of moral qualities. Vilas
ho'token tho bankrupt law,** or " has ho boon a po
litical juggler," “ lias ho bought vote*, has he lied
for voles,"—to brown oil, has ho hallooed for " Old
Zaek and no party.!' ‘Those appear to bo the sure
and primary qualifications for office, or trust, under
the "present \Vashington. v Mail. ■
~T~ ~~~~
'On Friday, the 37th ult., at tho residence of her
father, near Carlisle, of enlargement of the heart,
Matilda, consort of James Huston, ngcdSi yours and
4 months. “ Dear James, it is getting durk,**Bho
said, then calmly ondfgcnlly fell asleep in.death.
* Communicated.
PENCIL LOST.
LOST, In this borough, a few days since, a Silver
Pencil, containing; a gold pen. Tho ffndcr will
greatly oblige the owner by leaving said pen with
tho editor of tho Volunteer. . .
May 3,1849.
RAGS WANTED,
THE subscriber will pay tho highest price, in
cash, for ony quantity of RAGS that may bo deliv
ered at his store, in Carlisle. CHAS. BARNITZ.
May 3,1849,—3m.
Administrator’s Notice.
LETTERS of administration with tho will an
nexed on tho estate of Isaac Graham, deceased, late
of tho Borough of Carlisle, have been granted to
tho subscriber residing in said Borough. All persons
having claims against said estate aro hereby notified
to present thorn, and thoso indebted to make pay
ment without delay..
CHARLES BELL, Administrator.
May 3,1849.—61. ■ .
“Quick Sales and Small Profits.”
rpHE RED FLAG CLOTHING STORE, South
JL Hunovor street, below Bcnlzs* store is tho place
to buy fashionable ready made Clothing. Tho Cheap,
esl Clothing under (he sun is now selling at tho above
•tore. From 89 to 421nchos Cloth, Dross Coats atsG 50,
worth #l3; do. #7, worth $l5; super. French wool
dyed Black, at #9, worth $3O ; Pants Horn $1 95 to
#6; Blaok and Figured Satin Vests al#l 50, worth
#3.
May 3,1847. .
lELITV-”
LIP OF LETTERS.
Hawing picture
b now Second
APVBKTIBgP IK THE »«vbtttMTWR" B y APPOI ,
r JST OF LETTERS rlijmaming in the Post offi/.
ijat Carlisle, Pa..M«y l t I 8&. • Por 8 o«1n
qiunpgfor letters oni this list, will please say thevarn
advertised,;. • • r Juro
Armstronfc'Catharine Lehman Jacob
Brenizer Mary . Leidig Elizabeth
Bowennaster John Lahman Benjamin
Borgman H Lahman John
Birch Margaret ’ Light Nancy
Bendor Samuel. . Lipperl John
Brown Margaret M’Mdth Michael 2
Brown John F • , Mayberry Joseph Sen
Bear Henry . / M’Kibjns' TreaSy
Brooks Rev. J O. Matthews Mr (Drover)
CremerJohn Mather Henry. '
Culp Margaret - Mullen John, Jiy. 7
Coyle James,. M’Manus Charles
Gorman Jerroyer, . Milter J ,W Esq .
Clark. William Neisley John U
DflVenger Susan ' .Noland John
Fisher Sarah - . Peters Miss Catharine
Fenlcal Henry Rider Frederick
Garman John StarjiprG.,
GringJ B ■ Sla.raan Abram
Garouer Jacob Steele Capl Win
Grissinger Solomon W SniVely Johii Jr
Gring Daniel Smith Mrs Samuel
Grider John Sours Mr. > v
HuzlelJames ; Shery Henry f '
Hoerner David SlehmanJuhn yf
Harbbu Mary Ann , Selig Jonathan Adam
Hogle Herbert A Saogaton James A
Henderson J.W , : Swanger Christian
Hart. Jacob. . Sturt.Catherine
Hammhn Jacob ' Taumney Hetty
Harper Edward Taylor Janies .
Horning G Yanderpole Jacob Jr.
Hutton James, Pen-7 Winder Maj. John H
sioner, Widow or heirs 3 Woidioah Jacob
Hunter-Mra W ■ Wlse Amanuel.
Hooper Gorge » Watts Rev James 3
Hotly Caroline A Wilson Mary Ann
Hemriger Mary A Wolf Susan’
Kissinger George Wolf Anna
Kline John C W R of,Templebf Honor
Kellner Jacop . - Zug Martlia
Kingle George • Zigler Benjamin
Leidig Jonathan Ziim Isreal
Losson Joe
Notice to Tax-payers.
UNDER' ihe provisions of tho act of 1844, any
cpnhty paying into lliu State Treasury the State
Tux, levied on such county, prior io the 17 th of July
in any. year, is entitled to an abatement of 5 per cent*
on the amount so paid.
-The undersigned, Commissioners of Cumberland
county, in view of the above provisions consider it
equitable and proper that those who'by the prompt
payment of their tuxes prior to the above date, enable
the Treasurer to pay over the Slate lux, so os to re
ceive the aforesaid abatement of 5 per cent., tho be-*
nefit of which has hitherto boon enjoyed, by tho cili
zona of tho county generally, should bo allowed a
deduction of that amount - by ..the collector—have
authorized- tho differcntcullcctors to make su id abate*,
mentfrem the Slate tax, In all eases where tHe'Slntb :
arid County tax i<.puid to tho collector before the 17th
day of'July, 1849, when said abutcmentshull amount
to, ono cout or more, noifractions of a ceol to bo ere-*
dried. . ‘ 1 V’
Since'the act of 1844, the Commissioners have
npid the-State luxof this county annually.to the
Slate Treasurer, within the time prescribed by tho
act, and tho county has received (he benefit of an
abatement of 5 per cent, (hereon, but to meet said
payment they have found it necessary heretofore to
appropriate a' pirl of tho county funds to meet tho
deficiency occasioned by delinquents, until tho but*
*hnco of the State tax was collected. It therefore
becomes necessary to require thb payment of both
State and county lux lo'entitlc the payer to ll.e.afore*
said abatement upqnlhe aforesaid Slate Tux*
The undersigned therefore confidently anticipate
that the above u'rrungcrnonl< utid (ha further induce*
meni of enabling Cumberland county to maintain the
character fur promptner-s-and fidelity which she has
acquired in the discharge of her obligations to tho
Commonwealth, will induce every citizen to discharge
their Stale and county tux prior to Hie 17ih day ol
July. DANIEL COBLE,
JOHN MELL.
JAMES KELSO,
' County Commissioner).
„ Attest— Wu. RilrV, Cl’k. * •
Commissioner's Office, (
Carlisle, May 3,1849—3 m $
SPBINO AND SUMMER STIXitS,
JUST received, a roll itnd complete slock of Spring
and Summer Gondo, suitable for Gentlemen’*
wear. Super Bluok French and Fancy Colorrd
Clothe, of all description*.' Cl ick and Fancy Cossi.
mors of ult shades and mttUurs, also Cashmcrells,
Tweeds and Craningtops of all colours and qualities*
Vestinps, Silks, Satins, Cashmeres, white and fancy
.Marseilles. With a large assortment of gluten, era.
vats, Slocks, Linen and Silk Hunkcrchiefs, all open
and ready for inspection ul my old stand oppose
the Rail Road Office. T. fl. SKILLS.
May 3,1849*
Groat Attraction In IVovrvlllo!
New Store
A NO the cheapest Gooda in the Vallsy. Dry
J\ Goods, Groceries and Queenewaro, ns low as
Philadelphia prices lor cash, at W.M. F, COOP*'
FIGS Cheap Cosh St-re.
Ncwvillo, May, 3, 1849—41.*
I>R. J. W, RAWLINS,
RESPECTFULLY invites the attention of the
public to liis fresh supply of Drugs, Chemi
cals, Dye-stuffs, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Window
Spices, Patent Medicines, Perfumery.
Ty Books and Stationary, Musical and Surgical
Instruments, Fruits and Confectionary, &c,
Among hla extensive variety may be f« und mnr.y
articles rarely, kept in small towns. Beside his
complete osflortnlent of drugs, chemicals, &c., Ho
has occordeons, arrowroot, almonds, alcibiude oil,
afomatlo vinegar, blbles, bead bags, Buffalo combs,
breast pins* Bear’s oil, bandoline; backgammon
boards, Beef marrow, black ink, blacking, bougies,
brooches, black pomatum, black fat tobacco, Brit*
}sh lustre, blue ink, Canary seed, candies; cards,
oream nuts, camphine, cap paper, oachoro aroma-
Use, composition, corn salve, court plaster, casiile
soap, canes, cloth brushes, clocks, crystalline
soap, conversation cards, card cases, curling fluid,
cologne water, cut glass extracts, catheters, car
riage dominoes, depilatory powder, dress*
ing combs, drawing pencils, Dutch metal, rail
lustrale, oau divine de veniis, English wnfniits,
envi lopes, Frenclj fans, figs, fire board aprons,
fishing lines and hooks, fancy boxes, flutes, fifes,
flageolets, fiddles and fiddle strings,. Are work?,
gold pens, gelatin, glue, guitars & guitar siring*,
gold leaf, garden seeds, gun enpa and ghn powder,
gold loaf tobacco, glasa globes, ground rice, bar
monienne, hair combs, hair brushes, hair oil, Hair
dye, and hair bracelets, India and.indelible ink,
ink powder and ink sand, ivory combs, rings and
rattles, lemons, lemon syrup, liquorice, lily while
liquid blacking, tamps and (amp wicks, Mineral
water, musk, maccnronl, Meen fun, Macassar oil,,
matches, match safes, motto wafers, music books,
nice, salad oil, note paper, needle oases, nerve
powder,,No. 6, nail brushes, oranges, Olepphane,
prayer books, paper flowers, Pearl powder, pewter
sand, ports monnals, pookpt . glasses, pen-knivr*,
pink saucers, peooau nuts, prunes, powder puffs,
phllocomo, post paper, poor man’s plasters, rose
water, raisins, riding whips, razors, razor straps,
Russian opsmeilo, fed ink, rose tooth paste, shav
ing cieani, soap and brushes, snuffboxes, shawl
pins, shirt elude, smelling bottles, sachets, she I
combs, scissors, sealing wax, silver pencils, sil
ver leaf, etnroh polish, spiced bitters, sogers, sy
ringes, sheep skins, sand soap, sponge, sand pa
per, testaments, teaberry tooth yvnsb, tooth pow
der, toy watches, 'Fhontpson’s eye water, tooth
ache drops, toilet soap, tweezers-ltrussos, ten bolls,
table mats, thimbles, violins, vormllllon, vaunt*
beans, wafers, and a.thousand other items too
tedious to enumerate. The above are all I' or *?* a
at Dr, Rawlins’ Drug store* Mein street, OanWJ*
Physicians, Storekeepers, Pedlars, and ouw »
will he supplied on liberal terras.
Medical advice gratis.
May 3, 1849..
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GEO. SANDERSON, P. M