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■ THE VOLOTKI-K.
tJAKLISLB,TIIURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1830,
Joho B, aDil Proprietor;
AGENCY.
- )dhV. B. P\L>fßß, Csq., (sour authorlsed'ascni fnr pro*
,c irliij'a IvcrUiuiftaiui, receiving subscriptions aiid making
.% lUncitnns.rir tl*a AmarloanVolunlßor, at hla nflico. N. W.
r imer of Third and Cbesuut streets, Philadelphia.
Coumty Education Contention. — A converftion
uftheTriends of popular c*duca<tcm was held at the
courthouse, in Hue, borough, on Tuesday evening,
at which Judge Watts presided. The convention
was quite respectable in numbers, und many whole,
some reforms, in reference to tho Common School
- System woid adopted.
. An adjourned meeting of the Convention will
take place this evening, at the courthouse; Should
the proceedings of (he Convention, be handed us, wo
jihall publish them in our next.
r -From’ the, Gold Diggings.—-Our gownsman, Dr.
•J; fC., 1 Neff, who left for California, some fifteen
months returned to Carlisle on Monday. The
doctor has enjoyed excellent health ever since he
feft.hbme, and lius brought with him, as wo under,
about $4,000 in California gold, which he has
deposited in the mint for coinage.
WV learn.also IhaCMr.JXinicl Hull, of Meehan
icsburg, who has been in California about two
'yean, has.'returned home, with the sum of $lO,OOO
In gold! .
: Town Council.—The now Town Council. Car this
Voruugh' held their Brat meeting on Saturday eve
tung Jait.. .The Council orgaiized by appointing.
Jacob Brett, £Uq., President. pro Jem., and J. Q. Brat
ton- Secretary, pro tem . The members werp then
■worn in, and proceeded to the election of officers.—
kVr President of Council, Messrs. Bretl, Cart, Mur.
ray,' Thompson, and Rhoads—s, toted for Thotna's
B.Thompsoh. Messrs. Brce.sc, Mvghiuchlln, and
Kcrrr-Jj, voted for John B. Bratton. B. Bratton*
1, voted for Chuilcs Maglauchli'n. Thomas B.Thoinp.-
son, having received a majority of votes, look' his
seat si President cf the Council. A. S. Soner was
then elected Clerk to Council, by a vote of S for So.
nef, 4 for P. Quigley. Tho following appointments
—all ' 1 ultra \Vhigs"—were then made, after which
iho Council adjourned :
Treasurer—George Wise,
High Constable—Jacob Shilling.
Market Master—James Posilewiiithc.
Street' Commissioners—James Swigert, W. D.
Mstlhcws.
Tint Federal Meeting.— The Federalists of this
county hold e meeting in the court-house on Monday
evening, for the purpose of appointing delegates to
the Slate Convention, to nominate a candidate fur
Canal Commissioner. Dr. Cathcurl, Win. M. Pen*
rose,.Esq., and J. J. Hemphill, wete appointed said
delrg’a tes.' The meeting was a decidedly slim o Hair,,
end.numbered, as we understand, just ten persons.—
Resolutions were adopted eulogising those heroes of
broken promises, old Zick, and Win. F. Johnston.—
Net « word .was said about the tariff, free soil, &c.,
aubjects which formerly occupied so much space in
the proceedings of Federal meetings. Ominous!
Meeting or tub State Centra. Committee.—J.
Glancej Jones, Esq.* Chairman of. tho Democratic
State Central Committee, has published a call for the
meeting of the Committee at tho .Merchant's Hotel,
• Id .Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the Ist day of May
nett, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
’ Another Veto.— On Monday last, in tho House
of Representatives, a veto message was received from
our anti veto Governor, returning without his appro*
tal, a bill relating to tavern licenses.
Bringing Coal-from Newcastle.—Wo were in*
formed • day or two ago that the Reading Rtilroad
Company ire actually supplying their workshops in
(his city with Nrwcatlleor British' Coat, for the very
good reasoh that they oart purchase it, delivered,front
four to five cente cheaper per buehel thanthe Ameri *
can article. Hera is a-new demonstration of the
beauties of tho Loco British Tariff of .1846.
Tbe above paragraph, which originated with iho
Berkt Schuylkill Journal , was re-published by our
neighbor of tho Herald a fow weeks since, accom
panied with comments of the must approved Feder
al ilylo, denouncing 11 loco.focuism " in general, and
** iooofoco free trade principles'* in particular. We
fell satisfied .at the time wo read this statement that
H was a falsehood, notwithstanding it was endorsed
by several Federal papers as a “strange fact.” .The
Heading Gazette explains tho mutter thus—Tho
•• fact ” would. indeed be *.* strange," if true ; but un
fortunately for the Federalists, wo are under the no
eeeiilj af spoiling tho beauty of (heir story by pro
notjnelng it entirely unfounded, Wchavc taken tho
pains to make inquiry from the proper sourer, and
oro informed that the enormous quantity of one ton
of New Castle coal was purchased rroni Iho Reading
Ojs Company a short time ago, and used In tho
blacksmith shop of tho Railroad Company, for o
special purpose, requiring, as blacksmiths term it, u
goodheai t in a shorter time I Iran con be produced by
the ordinary , bituminous coal. This special purpose
was the manufacture of Locomotive /raffles—as (hose
articles were never before made in this country. Save
and except that tingle fen—for which S*trn Dollar*'
were paid—hot a bushel of British coal lias bedn or is 1
how used In the workshops of tho Heading Railroad 1
• Company. ' Tho American coal Is good engsgh fori
all their ordinary purposes, and generally preferable
to (be foreign article—particularly when the latter
costs 81. per tun,even under the " British Tariff of
1846*.*' . So much for tho latest Whig humbug of the
season.
• Dcatu or tiik. Cucrkof Tire llouti or Rente
e«HT*Tiv«a.—-Wo regret to be compelled (o announce
Ifro death of T.Campbci.l, E»q!, Clerk of the
House of Representative! at Washington,. flo
breathed hi* laat on Satuiduy lust, at 1 o’clock, af
terVeiokneae of one week. Mr. C, waa a native of
Tennessee, where hie romaine were taken for inter*
men I. lie wa» * man of highly popular manners,
amf ofsterling Integrity and worth. Ilia auddon
dbalh .haa caused much aorrow to hia many
friends;
Fmn»ljn Couarr.—The Democracy of Franklin
Count/ belli a mselieg ip Chamhcrsburg, on Mon*
da/ evening' last, with John Orr, Escj., in the chair.
The meeting passed resolutions in rarer 0/ the Uni*
00, the edmlifion of California, and against tho
•» Wilmol Proviso.” G. W. Brewer aud J. AI, Radi
bwurgh were cycled ctlcgato (0 tho Williamsport
. Convention, without inatruollone. A resolution,
Wgiiiy complimentary to Judge Black, and evidently
tanking. to Ida support, by the delegatee of that court'
ly, Was adopted.
Spurn Carolina U. S. Ssnatoh.— Francis K. Eh
TOOte. E»«i„ ha» been appointed by i|, o Governor of
th)» Slate, United States Senator, to till the vacancy
occasioned by thp death of. Mr, Calhoun. Mr. El
more' hat- apoepted the’ appointment.
Wibstir’s Family.— Tho Beaten 7’rnesKrr • 0 y•
The condklon-of Mrs. Weiner and her daughters la
indeecrlbabloi All efforts to coniolc them are ima*
vailing. The moat heart oppressing shrieks are
eonitanfly issuing. from their mansion. Many pf the
moat dlsllngiiUbed olUwns of Cambridge have wait*
ed upon tho sorrow alrioken group, and a II imagins*
ble efforts have been madu the weight of
lheir ,
; The/ ore gelling up an*ln»n«li*amerat Baltimore
fata California comptri/. . . *
A VETO FROAI AN ANTI-VETO GOVERNOR!
. The Apportionment Bill passed by tho Legislature
has been vetoed by our anti veto Governor, Johnston!
Many of our readers will remember tho speech made
by Johnston inCailislc, a short time previous to (ho
last Governor’s efec'tfa'n, in which ho denounced, in
the strongest manner; tho exercise of the veto power
by the Governor! JTs was,opposed, he 'said, to this
arbitrary, exercise of tho ono roafi power,’! and
maintained that ft (he will of the people, as expressed
through their representatives in Congress and (he
State Legislature" was hollo bb stifled by one man!
Governor Johnston pledged himself, as a “ man of
honor," that he would never, (in case of his election,)
attempt to exercise the veto power. The Federalists
of this county, also, and indeed of all other counties
of the State, passed resolutions at their meetings ap
plauding tho demagogue, Johnston, (or (ho position
he occupied in regard to (his subject ) and Governor
Shuns, whohad shoftlybefore been called away by
death, w» denounced by these political hyenas, be-,
cause lio had, on a few occasions, exercised the veto
power.
And yet, after all these professions and .pledges,
Gov. Johnston, has the audacity (o return a bill to
the Legislature, accompanied by a long-winded veto
message '• Is this not evidence of the Governor’s
dishonesty 7—ls it not proof that ho hmdo false pro*
feseions to tho people when ho was begging for (heir
voles?
A* to Old Governor's complaints wo have littlo to
■ay—there may be “inequalities ” In tlie bill as pass*
cd—ilia utterly' impossible to for in an apportion
ment bill without some .inequalities, and wp feel war.
ranted in saying that the bill which the Governor
has strangled was a fair one, and.much more liberal
than the Federalists would have passed had they had
a majority in the Legislature. In,proof of this wq
refer to the infamous bill passed in 1836; when, ow
ing to a division in-tbo-Democratlc. parly, the Feder
alists succeeded in electing, their Governor and a
majority In' the .Legislature, Of all tho infamous j
measures concocted,and carried out by that corrupt!
parly during the reign of Rimer, the Apportionment!
Dili of that session capped the climax. Soveral of I
tlie slrongcst Dcmocratic counties in the State were I
virtually disfranchised, by , being hitched to still
stronger Federal counties. The honest yeomanry of
the State, of both political parlies, were indignant
undastounded when that “ blit of abominations,” as
it was justly termed, was adopted, and many honest
Whigs assisted, at tho succeeding elections, to ad
minister a rebuke to (ho bad men who had favored
(ho passage of that unrighteous and accursed bill.—
Several loadipg Federal members of Assembly,from
strong Federal districts, wore defeated at the polls
under the bill they had carved out fur (heir own tin*
hallowed purposes. This wicked attempt of the
Federalists, therefore, having failed to accomplish
the purposes intended, the next move of the leaders
of that parly was an attempt to unhinge the govern
ment by “treating the election as if it had never been
held!'* To accomplish this treasonable conspiracy,
armed troops were summoned to the capital, at an
enormous expense to the (ax payers, who were provi
ded with “ BUCK SHOT AND BALL," for ll)0 pafpOFO of
-•hooting down suoh Democrats as might claro do
fend the of the people! But
, the cowardly leaders of the Rilnor administration
again failed in their desperate attempt to retain pow
er— the troops summoned to tho Capitol by & weak,
and pusillanimous Governor, refused to uso “back
shot and bull” upon.their own citizens, who were
assembled at Harrisburg in defence of their rights.
The people triumphed—the Democratic flepresenta
lives elected were sworn in, and look their seats, and
Ritner, Stevens, and others who desired to “ treat the
election as if it had never been held,” skqlksd away
from the scone of .their infamy to evade a punish,
ment which they richly deserved. '
When, therefore, wo bring to our recollection, (ho
Apportionment Bill of 1836, and the. winding op of
tho Ritner administration, wo pro
fessions, of Governor Johnston and his sattelites of
the Federal press, as superlatively ridiculous, they
to talk about fairness !—they to declare that they
desire nothing but a “f»lr Apportionment Bill!” It
is all talk. Wo have positive evidence of what they
i consider “fair” when they have tho mojorlly. IlaJ
that pie-bald parly had a majority in tho present Le
gosMurc, with that mass.of dishonesty and corrup.
lion Johnston, os Governor, wo doubt not a bill equal
in infamy to that of J 836 would have been adopted—
and it would liavw appeared “ a fair Apportionment” I
in (heir jaundiced eyes ! . When, then, the,Federal-1
iits denounce as “unfair, unrighteous, and infa
mous” the Apportionment Bill, which has been
vetoed fry their* anti-velo demagogue Governor, let
thorn jnsl recollect the bill of 1836—and let them
remember, 100, that that infernal outrage was pass
by a Federal-Legislature, and signed -with alacrity
by a Federal Governor. If they will but call this
mutter to (heir recollection, we think they will have
nothing more to say of tho bill just killed by John
ston.
Another Apportionment Bill lias been introduced
in the Legislature, which does not contain the "inc*
qualites " spoken.of by the Governor. We hope our
Democratic friends will not think of adjourning un
, lit a bill haa pawed and received (ho Governor'# pig
nature.
from iiAHUismmc;
In the Houie of Representatives, on Monday, the
to prohibit Ivsuing of relief notes of leas denomi
lllon thin five dollars, passed finally, yoaa 54, nay*
57.. Tlii* bill prohibits tho further inundation of re
lief notes.
On the same day tho Select Committee, to whom
whs referred the. subject, reported a new. bill, fixing
the number of Senators end Representatives, and to
form tho Sluts into Districts, lit pursuance of the
provisions of the Constitution.
From a private letter, written by a member of the
House of Representatives, to (he editor, dated yester
doy, wo take the following extracts:
We have no idea when wa will ndjourn. 2t is
probable wo will takfiip (ho new Apportionment
Dill tomorrow. Tho one reported 1 consider a fair
bill, and think it will pass both Houses, I incline
to the belief (hat tho Governor dare not veto it.
. Ycslcrdoy (ho Mouse passed lliu Forrest divorce
bill, by two majority, and killed the Wethcrill divorce
the second time, Tho Senate voted down (he For*
rest divorce 10-doy by a voto of yeas P 5, nays 18.—
It is something strange (hat these cursed divorce
eases con be called up at any time, when at tho same
lime it is impossible to get any public bills up out of
order. The bill supplementary to tho Carlisle Dc--
posit* Bank passed tho Meuse to du/.
WKI.L DONE, OHIO I
The Democrats of the Buckeye State have nehiev*
cd a most signal victory over Federalism in tho ro.
cent election fur delegates to (he Convention to
amend the Constitution. In (hi* contest the Feder
alists have been routed "horse, foot, and dra
goons.”'
The returns received indicate’(bat (ho Convention
will' probably ba constituted os follows:
Democrats, CO
I Whigs, • 40
,1 Free Boilers, 8 ,
Truly this U a grand Democratic triumph. An.
other oVidciiM.ofllio downfall of Ftdor.llira and
Taylorlam.
.. Bu ““ , ' n Wo l.irn from tho Union, that a!
Mr. Wilios, from Now York, wot married In Waah-
Ington City, on Tlmr.day mrenlng U.t, .„d found
doad In Ilia bed boiido Ida btldo the noal morning,
(E/-Honry Clay wua 73 yeata old on Friday laat,
having.been born on Hie ISlh of April, 1777,, '
TIIB CONTEBT FOR THIS. POST OFFICE—
RARE SPORT.
On Saturday last llio anxious.suspense of the dlf
foi'ent applicahtsfpr tho appointment of Post-Master
of Carlisle, was relieved,: by tho arrival of a-tele
graphic despatch from Washington, announcing the
nppoinlmentorMr. VVriqut,
WMgp,; and' particularly those who had inognanl-.
moualy offered themselves as -candidates -fqr the ap
pointment, this was unwelcome news—decidedly un
palatable. They threatened, swote what they would
do, and “ Igro their shirts," and denounced ap
pointment as "an outrage," and ransacked all the
o’d dictionaries in town to cull out (ho most abusive
epithets to bo. applied to .** old Zack," and his Post
Master General, Coilamer. Nor did they slop here*
jFlaming hand bills, weto issued, and posted.at every
I corner,' colling upon the “ Whig citizens of Carlisle"
to assemble in (own meeting, at Education Hull, on
Tuesday evening, for the purpose of expressing
themselves in regard to the. great outrage (hat had
been committed, ih appointing Mr. Wright Post.,
Master! Tho friends of-Wright, in the moan lime,
appeared little.discomforted, and, with an ominous
shako, of tho finger,'•,told tho discontents to gti on
with their dure!" This was ad.
ding fuel to (hd.fiM^^aoßtlßX. evening arrived, and
Education Hali dp wilh the best eper
inaccli. when tho “Indepen
dent" Whigs of to speak in thunder
tones their deep " indignation A crowd of boys
and a number of tho laughtcr loving portion of.our
town, were in attendance to witness Oils rich treat.
Time rolled on, but none of the getters up of the
meeting appeared. It was evident that,after taking
the “sober, second thought " they had concluded that
“discretion was the better part of valor,".gnd had
backed out—their “independence" and “Indignation"
hud, at a critical moment, forsook thorn, and they
did not even daro show their tacos! • Tho parly tosh i
had been applied to -thorn .by tho •* big loaders " of]
Federalism, and, like whipped spaniels, they cowl
(ord to thoSo, Whb had “ dared " them to hold the
meeting, Aflcriho Hull had remained lit up for
more than an hour, the lights.waro extinguished,
and the boys gave,*' three cheers fur Wright!“ So
ended tho Fetjcral “ indignation mccllngi" about
i which there was so much “ nolSo ohd confusion ;**
and although it afforded Some Am for uur citizens,
those who called it should blush from their gills down
to their toes for their Co Wa idly “ surrender u after
all their threats of what they could and xiould do,
The appointment of Mr. Wright, wo hesitate not
to say, U a fortunate one. Ho is, in every respect,
well qualified for the office, and will make a faithful
and obliging- Post-Master. God knows this Is what
tho people of Carlisle want.. This community has
suffered enough lately on oeeotint of tho bad%mn
ogcmenl of our Posl.office, and it is time we should
have a Posl-Maaler who is capable, responsible and
obliging. Such a man is Mr. Wright! and wo pro
diet his unanimous confirmation by the Senate.
Since the above was'ln typo we learn that a se
cond despatch has been received from Washington,
slating that (ho appointment of Mr. Wright has been
re-epnaidered by tho “powers that be!” Wo enn hard
ly believe this, and look upon It as a hoax. But yui
we are prepared to witness almost anything and ev
erything that rjlay be done by (bo present weak and
Vascillaling administration. . v
AUDITOR GENERAL AND SURVEYOR
General.
By a recent act of our Statu Legislature, tho
above officers are hereafter to be elected by the
people--.the first election to Uke place on the 2d
Tuesday of-October neat. lV therefore becomes
necessary that the Democratic party should take
preparatory steps towards making suitable nomi
nations for these important osces. It is of the
highest importance that compeleM men be selec
ted for these posts—men of integrity, uhiliiy, and
Industry*
We notice by our Democratic exchanges (hat
a difference is entertained, as to haw and where,
these nominations aro to be made. It is con*
tended by some that (he, Williamsport Conten-
tion, to nominate a candidate for Canal Com*
missioner, can alsb nominate candidates for Au
ditor General and Surveyor (General. On the
other handi it is denied that the Williamsport
Convention has any authority dr right to nomi
nate any officer except the Canal, Commissioner.
We incline also to this latter belief. Two-thirds
of the counties.of the Slate have.appolnted Dele
gates to the Williamsport Convention, without,
having oven thought of the election of Auditor
General arid Surveyor Geheral, and if that Con
vention should nominate those officers, it would,
in our judgment, be assuming a,right not dele
gated by the people. It would be a wrong, un
questionably, for dial Convention to arrogate to
itself any such authority. The people have, not
yet had timo to look around for candidates
proper to be selected, and wo maintain that they
have a right to be heard and to express their
preference; and if this right is depied them, and
the Williamsport Convention—which has been
appointed to nominate a Canal Commissioner—
should place in nomination objectionable men for
the offices of Auditor Genera) and Surveyor Gen
eral, the result might be disastrous to the Demo
cratic party.
We are opposed to any Convention, elected for
ft definite purpose, going beyond that purpose,
Wo have had quite enough, If not 100 much, of
this kind of assumption of power heretofore.
Our friend, the editor of. the ap
pears to think that the Williamsport Conven
tion; might, with safety, nominate candidates
for Auditor General and Surveyor General, and
says that ho has “no fears of any Democratic
Convention, tho delegates of which have been
fairly chosen, to settle any question committed
to Its core.’ 1 Nor hdVe we, but we contend that
nothing has been committed to (he caro of. the
Convention to assemble at VViiliamfcport except
the nomination of a candidate for Canal Com
missioner. When that Convention has accom
plished this, its duties are at an end—the dele
gates composing H have done all that their ap
pointment warrants them In doing. *
Wo hope, therefore, that the Democratic Slate
Central Committee wjll lake the correct view
of (his subject, and appoint the time ond place
for the mooting of another State Convention; tho
delegatee to which shall nominate candidates for
Auditor General andt Surveyor General. Some
may object to the calling of another Convention
on account of the trouble and expense, but when
wo take Into consideration tho responsibility and
care necessary to be exercised in Ore selection of
theso highly Important officers, we think all will
agree that (he assembling of a second Convention Is
hot only called for, but absolutely necessary. In
the mean time, we liopo the Democratic papers of
1 the Stale will speak ihuir stmlimenU ln regard
■ to this subject.
(C 7 A hlhdoo law says {.“Strike not even with a
blossom, a wife, though alio be guilty of a thousand
faults."
| Governor has signed the bill Ipcprporb
ting a Company to make u Railroad from ilarrisbufg
; to Reading.
. EEDERAb CADINET FINANOEERING.
The allowance of tho sh.oalled Claim,*’.
. by tlte present Whig Secretary of lho-Trtab\irJr> says
the Rending Gazette, is exciiinfcjUal Indignation
among the. people In all quarters. It is something
entirely new in the history oflho American G'dVeVh
mont, for a Cabinet.officer to trump up an old claim
that lias been rejected by several successive previous
administrations, us Mr. Crawford, tho .present Whig
, Secretary of War has done, and then prevail upon his
colleague' who holds, the key. of Uncle Sam’s strong
| box, to allow it, without going to the trouble of an
t Investigation.
t The history of this preposterous claim appears to
be this Seventy seven years ago, viz: In 1773, an
, Englishman named Galphin bought a large tract of
, land in Georgia of tho Indians, for which ho gavo
( some rum and jewelry. By (ho revolutionary strug
, gto this land became the property of the United
[ Stales. Galphin urged his claim for indemnification
upon his own government,'and being rejected, ap r
pealed to the Legislature of Georgia, which also for
| soino sixty years refused, him relief. Batin 1839,
( that body authorised the payment to Galphin's heirs
of about $48,000, the principal of the sum claimed
j by lhom> Nine years thereafter, by Incessant bad;
gering, an act was procured In Congress to indemni
fy the Stale of.Goorgui'refcrring the (claim to tho
judgement of lhe Secretary of the Treasury, and
r on tho 28lli of February, 1849, the $48,000 was paid.
Since that time there has been a continual struggle
r going on to obtain the-interest on (his original ox*
* travagant claim,, for the heirs of Galphin, amounting
r to $193,000, being the aggregate of. six per cent, on
J $48,000 for seventy-five years. The -late John For*
I sytho was at unVJjftto agent lor the claim, but he
, could da. nothing .with it. Finally Mr. Crawford,
.finding'tho old claim'pretty much abandoned by
its owners, cither, look it up or purchased it as anal
. lornoy, and it was to him that Mr. Walker, then Sc
orclary of the Treasury, paid tho principal, but re-
I fused.to allow the enormous amount of accumulated
interest. When Old Zaok look, the Executive chair,
Mr. Crawford became Secretary of War, and there
fore he hands this claim for interest to un attorney
to collect. It passed through the hands of the dif
ferent accounting officers, and was finally allowed
and paid by Mr. Meredith, with the concurrence of
Attorney General Johnston, another member of the 1
Tayter Cabinet I 1
'i'lio subject,lids been referred to a Select Commit*
tee in the House of Representatives, who will no
doubt probo the matter to tho bottom. It is strong
ly suspected that a multitude of officials at Wash
ington haVo pocketed at least three fourths of this
so called indemnification. Telegraphic reports state
that Mr. Crawford will resign liis posh fie had bol
ter do bo, for unless he .can put a fairer fuco upon
this disgraceful financial operation, his continuance
in the Cabinet will do no drtdil.to himself or to the
country.
XJOINGS OP CONGRESS.
Wo ,regret to say. that Congress is still en*
gaged in doing— •nothing. Tho subject of sla
very continues td be debated. Within the.last
few days speeches have been made by Messrs.
Shields, Benton, Clay, Mason, and others. In
the Senate on. the 8(h Col. Benton made his
great speech, in which lie advocated (ho admis
sion of California as an independent measure.
California, he said, was a State, and should riot
be mixed up with anything below the dignity of
a State, She had washed her hands of slavery
at home, and should not be mixed up with it
abroad. He was opposed.to mixing the question
of admitting California with all the questions
which the slavery agitation had produced, and
making one general settlement of .the whole, in
the nature of a compact or compromise. The
subjects arc:
First-* The creation of turriumal governments
in Now Mexico, and tho remaining part of Cali
fornia.
Second— Creation of a new Stats in Texas—
reduction of her boundaries—settlement of her
dispute with New Mexico, and Session of her
surplus territory to the United States.
Third— Recapture of fugitive staves.
' Fourth-—i Tho suppression of tho slave trade, in
the District of Columbia. *
Fifth— Of abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbia.
Sixth —Abolition of the slave trade in the
States. *
Seventh— Abolition of slavery within the United
Slates, and a non-enumerated catalogue pf op
pression, digression and encroachments upon the
South.
This was the list of subjects; and ho was
against tho mixture,- for reasons applied to the
whole In tho lump, and to each separate ingredi
ent. Oaliforua had the right to be treated as
other States had been; when asking fur admission
into (he Union—none of which had been sub
jected to the indignity of having thoir application
coupled with the addition of inferior, and foreign
questions*
Mr. Clay submitted a few remarks in relation
(6 his position on the California question. The
only difference between him and Mr. Benton, was,
that he believed California would bo most speed
ily admitted in combination with other measures;
while the Senator, from Missouri believed that
California would be most successful atnn inde
pendent measure. In . support of his own posi
tion, Mr. Clay alluded to the fools of the case, as
they now present (hemsebvos, for the purpose of
showing that, ho was right.
Something like a tost vote was obtained on
Thursday, on the general questions wlifeh have
so long occupied the attention of the Senate.
Mr. Foote's motion for the. appointment of a
Special Committee, was. lost by a vole of 36
yeas to 28 nays. Mr. Clat offered an amend-*
ment. In effect, that tho motion for reference to
the Special’ Committee shall not be construed as
implying that Congress has the power to abolish
slavery in the States. As several Senators de
sired to consider this amendment, the Senate ad
journed without a vote being takcp on it.
On the same day. Mr. Cass presented tho reso
lutions of the. Michigan Legislature rescinding
all instructions upon the slavery question. Mr.
Cass said that seldom had it fallen to his lot to
perform a more acceptable duty, U was a peace
offering upon the altar of their common coun
try.
The following recent passage In the United
Slates Senate, between Senators Dougi-ass and
Seward, shows exactly how the Fraud that
elected Taylor was commenced and consumma
ted s
Mr. Douglass—And here I will notire n re
mark of the Senator from New Vork, Mr. Sew
ard, ip hie speech delivered a few days since,
lie went out of his way to yet nn opportunity of
bearing his Individual testimony to the fidelity of
the Northern Democracy to what ho and his as
sociates are pleased to onli' the elavo interest.
He assured' Ihe Southern Senators that the De
mocracy of the North were and over had boon
faithful and'reliable allies of the slave power,
under nil circumstances and in every emergency.
His kindness in this respect is fully appreciated.
Iljs molitre Is not difficult to comprehend. Jt was
necessary for him to say thus much in order that
his speech might appear to bo qonslslenlwlth his
representations to tho people during- tho Prcei-
dehtlal canvnßs. Did he nol support the election
of Gen. Taylor?. And with a view to.induce the
people to vote for him, did ; he not pledge Gen,
Taylor io the approval of the Proviso 1
Mr. Seward—The Senator will allow me to
answer thin question—not from any consequences
that, result, to myself at all, however. I
never did pledge General Taylor to anything, 4
ekplbbshd niy own belief that:Geheral Taylor, if
eleblbd President of the United Slates, would
leaVs the question of the organisation of new ter
ritories, to Congress; and that, In my own judg
ment, founded altogether on the means of irifor
mntion in possession of everybody, Gen. Taylor
would not veto a bill which would be passed by
Congress; which bill, to be passed by Congress,
I said, would be one containing the proviso, and
no other. , ; ,
Mr. boughssfl—That comes pretty hear it.
The Senator made no pledges, tie only made rep
resentations. He did not say that. Gen. Taylor
would do so and.so, but expressed'the opinion
that he would, and succeeded in making the peo
ple of New York believe that the opinion was well
founded; 1 will now ask the Senator from New
York if the people of that State could ever have
i been Induced to vote for Gen. Taylor, if they bad
i not been made to believe that he would have .ap
i proved’lho proviso?
Mr. Seward—Tthink not, , I think undoubt
edly the result would have bebn otherwise. .
Mr, Douglass—The Senator thinks not. One
1 thing is clear; tho people of New York were
cheated out of their votes; yes, another: General
, Taylor was elected by fraud. Who perpetrated
t this, fraud? Who deceived the people? Tho
Senator from New York tells us that he made the
, representation; he expressed the opinion; he
gave them the sanction of hisname, tho weight
of his authority; that he was one of the agents
who infused this false impression into the minds
and hearts of tho people of his own Stale, end
thereby induced them to give their votes for a
man for whom they would never have voted if
(ho (ruth had been told them. The Senator does
not distinctly inform us whether he did these
things on his own account and upon his individ
ual responsibility, or upon the authority of an
other, This point is important in order to detect
and expose the guilty party. The circumstances
would seem to throw the responsibility'upon one
or the other of two important personages.. The
the .eminent citizen , who occupies the
Whits House by virtue of this fraud, according
to the Senator's confession; the other Is the Sen
ator himself. The President, according to all
appearances, has vindicated himself by the direct
and unequivocal disavowal, in his several messa
ges, of the sentiments and opinions imputed to
him by the Senator from Now,York. Under this
view of thd dase, the responsibility rests wjth
all its force and odium upon the Senator from
New York,
* Lancaster County,— The Domocracy.of Lances
-1 ter county met in Convention on the 10th inst,, and
appointed six delegates to attend the Williamsport
Convention, to nominate a candidate for Canal Com
missioner. Col. Real) Frazier is the Senatorial dele
gate. The delegates were instructed to vote for
Peter Martin, uf Lancaster county, fur Cdliat Com
missioner. From thb resolutions passed, we select
the following x
Resolved, That tbo. attempt of Abolitionists and
others to create hatred sgahiil the South, afo unjust
and wb dec are oiir. conviction that the
so called IVtZmoi i’rotdso has been end is pregnant
with evil to the country at large, to its peace,
welfare and prosperity. Uncalled for and unneces
sary—its has created difficulties and dangers of an
alafming character; but now, we are rejoiced to say,
it is Understood,' and is fust receiving the condemna
tion of (he American people.
Revolved, That (lio doctrines and principles oflhc
Doiaqcraoy,as assorted and proclaimed hy the Na
tional Democratic Convention, alB iltimorc, in May,
1648, we still warmly tccogniza and support; and
wo hereby pledge ourselves, as representatives of the
Democracy of tire county of Lancaster not to yield
or givo up any part of portion Of that btoad platform
covering (he entire extent of.the Union.
Resolved, Thai wo are in favor of the immediate
adinluibn bf California, tvifli her boundaries and
her Constitution as'lhe. people' have determined.—
And wo believe it to be the duty of Congicss, at the
same lime, to provide governments, without delay,
for tho territories of Utah, New Mexico anil Deseret,
on the principles of non intervention, thus disposing
forever. Id a just snd equitable manner, of tho em
barrassing question of ddmestib servitude.
E^RTkQi/A£fc.—A shock of an earthquake occurred
at Louisville on tho' evening of the 4lh inst., soon
after eight o'clock.
itfAUUIEO.
In Ncwburg; on the 10th inst,, by the Rev. Wm.
C. Bonnet of that place, Mr. Prran Stowvea, to
Miss Mart E. McClknnan, both of Hopewell lown
ship, Cumberland co.
/ DIED.
In Dickinson township, on the 9tl» inst.; Mrs. So.'
mu HiSNKß,aged 87 years and 7 months.
/In the same township, on (lie Hth init., Mr.
A6am Kisinokr, a revolutionary soldier, aged 93
years.
NOTICE.
WHEREAS John ScilX, of Monroo township,
has assigned bis real and personal properly to
the undersigned for tho benefit of his creditors. All
persona having claims against tho said Sch£ uro re
quested to present them, and those indebted to make
payment to the subscriber residing in Carlisle.
JOHN AGNEW, Assignee.
April 18, 1650—Cl* .
Newvillo Female Seminary,
THIS fnstilution, under the care of MissM. Bkll,
wilt commence its Imh session on thfo first Monday
of May. Thankful for the liberal patronage hereto,
foro bestowed, the Principal and those associated In
the control of the school still hope to discharge their
duties to the satisfaction of those who may commit
young ladies to their core. A limited number of pu
pils from a distance can bo accommodated.
Terms per session of Jive months .•
For boarding, lodging, washing, and lights
per term, ( $6O 00
Tuition in Juvenile Department, compris
ing Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and
Geography, 6 00
Primary Class—comprising Grammar, Na
tural Philosophy, Chemistry & Botany, 0 00
Higher EnalUh Branches, . 11 00
Music on Piano, 15 00
Use of , , 4 00
Drawing, 10 00
Payable one-half In advance. Tiro session com.
menccs May Ist, and ends Sept. 30th,
References j—Rev A Sharp, Newvillo.
Dr J Hannon, 1 do
D Storrolt, Esq. do
Scott Coyle, Esq. do
Wm Burr, Esq, do
Col H Logan, Dillshurg.
Rav Jos Shields, Juniata 00.
April 18,1860—1 m
Furo Wines and Liquors.
THE attention of Dealers, and Hotel keepers, Is
requested to my fine assortment of Wines and LU
quurs selected with great bate from stocks in Europe
ond in this Country, and from sources which enable
mb tofyiaran/ee (heir purity.
Brandies of every description from sl' to $6 per
gallon.
Whiskey, fine Irish, Scotch and Monongnhcla.
Old Jamaica Rum, Holland Gin & Poach*Brandy.
Madeira, Sherry ond Port Wince of overy variety
and gtiidb, from 70 els tb $6 per gallon.
Champagne of all celebrated brands, $O,OO to slfli
Claret. Pino Table Claret at s3'aiid higher grades;
also, Lisbon, TbnoVlflb, Malaga, Muscat, &c. Wild
Cherry Brandy, Raspberry, Blackberry and Lavondor'
Brandy, &e.
The Country Tiade supplied afwliolcealo prices.
A complbte assortment of Wines and Liquors; very'
clionp fbr culinary purposes.
promptly attended to.- Goods carefully,
packed and forwarded by "Express?! Samples sent
tb any part of tho country, free of charge, by address
ing, postpaid; A. If. McCALL/\,
Wine Merchant, Q 0 Walnut Philo,
April 18, IBSO-Hm
Borough Receipts & Expenditures,
Account of Abner W. Bents, Treasurer
of the Borough of Carlisle, fur the
year 1849.
■ DR.
Cash received of John . Walker, balance
of Duplicate for 1848, ..
“ ofT 1) Thompson, lale.ltcaaurer, mzn
» JoaH Blair, Chief Burgees, f or , 60
fines arid licenses, V , Q
»♦ for stall rent of Market house, 8H 07
“ for licenses for provision stores, 17 no
: •* , of sundry persons on account of u
Borough bonds, I US 20
**. of John Harder,; clerk to Maikel .
House and Weigh Scales, 76 19
“ Amount of Duplicate for. 1849, 2410 3t
CR., sl>G ' 3sl
By cash paid.Tjios 0 Thompson* .extra
Salary as treasurer for 1849»" ; $lO 00
Paid officers for holding Borough elec
tion,: 1100
Paid Jos Shrom repairing Alley eaal of
. East street, [ . , 26 06
Paid H A Doty for repairing Grave Yard ,
Fence, 4 60
Paid Geo Eye, Esq., for qualifying Bo
rough officers, , 250
Paid.Harn & Sipe forplankfor Bridges, 408
Paid John Brannon for repairing Weigh
Beales, • j ;‘ 6 75
' Paid Jacob. Weaver fpr boards, 6 31
Paid .Wright & Saxton for hardware, ' 4 09
! Paid Win Hiley for copy of assessment, •••10 00
Paid John Listman for repairing Grave
, Yard Fence,. . . 00
Paid Boyer & Maleer for printing," • J 6 25
raid y P Bratton for printing, . ".V39 00
Paid George Hays, lor cleaning Lcm/fV'
Spring, . 22 00
Paid Samuel Sipe for plank and boards, ' .4 55
Paid John Harder fur furnishing brooms,
for Market House, - 1 50
Paid S D Adair, Esq., professional ser
vices, , ♦ -5 00
Paid Geo Lenhart for cleaning Borough ,
pump, ' oo
Paid Samuel Sipe for boards, 2 2(
Paid E Beatty for printing/' 13 25
Paid I'ranli. Gaidner for repairing Msr-
ket House, - • . • 175 00
Paid John Harder for furnishing brooms
for Mar House, p 13
Paid C Inhoff for candles, ■ 75
Paid James Loudon for stationary,. H 50
Paid Union Fire Company annua) ap
propriation. 31 00
Paid OumbHrland Fire Comp, do > 34 00
raid A-A Line for painting Market
House} . 00 00
Paid A S Lyne for furnishing lamps fur
Market House, ; 11 68
Paid W B Mathews for laying stepping
stones across Louthyr street, 10 00
Paid Kobl Mobro Co.’TreasV for use of
/ room and fuel i 7 00
Paid R Morro Co. TieasV for Borbugh
expenses In repairing clock, 10 03
Paid Sditiiiol Elliott, for furnishing oil
for Market House, 7 41
Paid Solomon Stoufler for repairing floor
of Weigh libOSe, - 75.
Paid Win Park Joi making East South
‘street, 3i5 00
Paid Jolm W'alker interest re/iimled on.
. outstanding taxes of 1818, . 10 70
Paid J P Lyne for glass.and tubes for
lamps, / . ' ; . ■ $ o<j
Paid Win Mrilut lor repairing Borough 4
pumps, ... ,C 3
Paid John Walker cost* refunded on Fi
Fa issued against him for taxes of
1840 j ■ '>. jfj g (j
Paid S VV ifaversticl; for oil for Market
House, V 7 00
Paid JVV Bby for oil for Market house, Bod
Paid Frank. Ourdhtr fof rt hairs ai max- •
ket house; •, q‘ sd
Paid W Cau for logs for Weigh scales, 150
Paid A & W BenlZf pbwder furnisher!
, A AVheaster,'sirM Oohim'sr; 1 6(J
Paid G lnhutrfor crtudtes,
PaW A VV Denlz small notes Canbelled
with interest, . 23 59
Paid P Davidson and others, streetregu'
lalors, regulating streets; &c. 6 bd
Paid A P PTrb for winding town clock, TO 00
Paid Geo L Heightcr salary as cleik to
, Coanci);. go Oof
Paid VV Holmes salary as High
„ . , L '" n f, al ; le ' . 8105 00
laid VV Holmes salary as sn
perintcmlahl of Grave Yd. 26 00
Paid Wm Holmes for remuving
nuiati nccs, • : 3 stf
Paid Jno Harder salary.as clerk,la ioar-
kei & liny scales, . 65 00
Paid Japies.Dunbar salary as Mcsscn
, ger to councrl, . 9 CO
Paid Martin Coniiiian salary as Mesefcn
gei (o c06n61), 3 00
Paid Abner VV. Uentz salary os Doroftgli
Treasurer. ,90 00
Paid A .NPLeasler salary as Street Com
missioner and work done hy him
" and other persons, 372 2(f
John Spahr,* eojfctior, cionera
, . sBs 10
John Spahr, services and com
mission Collecting Uup'to 125 so
n . , I ■ . ' 210 GO
I aid Jno Harder for shovelling snow at
market. liourp, . ' 2 otf
Paid sundry persons Interest on bonds
held by them against Corough, ; 383 65
Paid sundry persons on bonds held by
, them ngrtlnsl ihu Cornugh, , 20&0 1$
Balance of outstanding laxus for 1810, 100 74.
n , . . • . . ■ 1 . *4,0-16 07
Oalanco in hands of Treasurer, 27 84
»m . . • •4,673-61-
i ho above and loregoing account oTAbner W.
Denlz, Borough Treasurer, has this day been ex
amined and approved. ',
DAVID SIPB,
VVM. CULL,
Committee if Jccuunts*
April 12, 1850. •
•Amount qf liorough Liabilities \st. of
•Hjiril, 1849.
BOND HOLDERS. '
Adam ftdjji-I,
Daniel ft. Keller,
Dr. A. Culhooil,
D. & W, Danner,
Mrs. Ssrali A. Todd,
Dane Darlon,
Mrs. Jane A. KouAnsn,
A. £2. ftoborls,
Andrew Holmes,
Whole ami of borough llabililiei in 1849, $5,173 01
Amount of Borough Liabilities cancel’
led since Ist of April* 1849.
Bond No. 70 bearing date Jan. 94,1844, in
the name of A. Calhcnrt, $4B 00
M 58 bearing dale lit Dob. 1643, in. ,
(he name of A £ Roberta, , 00 00
14 ' •' 57, bearing ditto Dec, X 5,1843, in
the name of A Galhehrt, 102 73
“ **’ 31‘bearing date Oct. 17,T843, in ,
’ (ho name ol’D R Kcltor, 200 00
“ “ 30 beuring*dalo Ofel, if, 1849, in rtn .
(he name of D R Keller, 200 00
*•' « 29 boaringdute Oct. 17,1843, in nft ,
Jho name of D R Roller, J 75 uw
“ . 28 bearing'dato Oit. 17,1843, In ... n(V
• the name of D R Keller,
“ 23 beating dote Out. 26,1643, In rt n *
the name of Mra. J.A Kaufman, 80
M “ 4 bearing datopot. 18,1843, In
thb name of Sarah A WihmV
riowairah A’Ttfdff.v 1 ‘ 423
$1289 00
775 00
v 750 73
584 00
- 740 00
100 00
80 00
60 00
794 98
$2OOO 73 f