the Volunteer. O AItLISLE, THURSDAY, M AY »:i; 1866. Johft B. Bratton, Editor urtA Proprietor. AGENCY, 13*V. U,'PALMER, Esq.tiimur nutliorifc^d-Spent fnrpro Curing a Ivortiseraoius, receiving subscriptions ami making collections,fi.r.llja American Volunteer, ut liisrrfflce. ,N. W. corner ol Third and Uhosnut slrootß, Pliiladirlpliin.' . <lj*,\Ve embrace llie present opportunity to re turn pur sincere thanks to our Into Stator, Mr. SlerreU, and our Representatives, Messrs Seoul* ler And, Church, .and to .Mr. Samuel. Marlin, Transcribing Clerk in the Senate; for the many :f»3torcjihown, in sending us public documents during the iate session of the Legislature. We duly dpptecial-e their kindness. FOR CALIFORNIA. .This following named gentlemen, all chitons qf Carlisle, lefihere this morning, to toko passage on the. steamer **t)hio ( M at New York,fur Californio, the Isthmus; vis: Carlisle Company, No. 3.—-dames Hotter, Esq., Marlin Gardner, Jacob Hofier, Godfrey Bender, John P* .Wunderlich, Michael Bender. - On Their own hook. —George 2. Bent?, Jacob Bouts, Emamial Campbell, Wm. Well, Jacob High, (of NewVillo.^ ; .These are all gentlemen of enterprise' and charac ter, and we sincerely wish them God speed, and a safe return to their families. ' T'a&lba»j Vivantb tor **thB Fo\jßTh.”— The mammoth double-sheet Pictorial Brother Jona than, Issued in honor .of the Fourth of July— being the 75th Anniversary of our Independence —has oome to hand. As usiial, it Js filled with large and well executed engravings suitable for the prominent historical era.which it is intended to commemorate., An elegant script copy of tiioi much prized and patriotic document, “ Washing ton's Farewell Address,” is given in the Jona than, With a fac mile of the signature of the il lustrious' author. This document occupies n broadside of two entire pages, and is enclosed in a neat border for framing. The publication of it is very appropriate at this present time—and \vp recommend its careful perusal to our hot headed Congressmen (both. Northern and Southern) at Washington* The largest of the pictures, are historical illustrations of “ Raising the First Liberty Pole” and “a Salem Trial for Witch craft; 1 * ' Then there are lots of smaller engravings for the lovers of fun and satire* But we have not room to give our readers even an idea of this glorious pictorial. You can buy a copy for 19$ cents, or ten for a dollar, by seeing to (lie pub lishers, Wilson & Co., New York. Speaker of tub Senate. —Previous to (ho adjourn ment, Speaker Deal retired from the Senate, und that body elected Maxwell Al’Caslln, Esq., ol Oreen county, Speaker for (ho recess. Major M’Cas lin is a thorough-going Democrat, and every way worthy this mark of respect and confidence. Ntw Orleans.—The city of New Orleans is pronounced by its papers io be free from epidem ics of all kinds, and uncommonly healthy. Declined.— W. W. Seaton, Esq., the present excellent Mayor of Washington, lias declined n re-election, although urgently solicited to be u candidate again by a large number of influential citizens. Speaker McCalmont.— When the vote of thanks tvaa tendered this gentleman, thirteen members vo ted against it—all Democrats. If half the reports concerning him are true, ho shoujd not have received one Democratic vote ; his conduct in regard to the Apportionment Dill alone, should olicnuio him iu every Democrat iu the State. He lost (he confidence of the parly in the early part of the session* Tjie Reward or Treason.— At the adjournment , oJ the Legislature, Mr. Bust, whose term expires next fall, resigned the Speaker's Chair, and yet un precedented as the fact is, no attempt was madu to offer him a vote of thanks for, the discharge of the -dalles of his office. Maxwell M’Cablin, Eaq., was chosen.the successor.of Mr. {lost.. There arc in* stances, as in this ease, in which political treachery' may redound to the immediate pecuniary benefit o* the traitor, yet he Is sure to meet with the scorn ami contempt' of all. hororablo men, the incurrence of which is by no moans a remuneration for the benefit received* Pxor. VVesstkr.—The Boston Dee siys that Pro fessor Webster is allowed to receive visits from his family twice every week, instead ofonco as hereto* fore* Rev. Dr. Putnam his •piri(ua} odvisor,-.aho visits him twice evsry week* lie appears quite culm and employs the greater part*of his time in reading and writing. The Bible ie the principal book which he reads. , TtoWtorATinc Physician*' Convention.—A Stale Gohvonllon of tiomccpalliio Physicians are Ip sees* lon at Albany. There, ore about three hqNlrvd Homeopathic practitioners in the city. This is the first Stale Convention over hold, although they h ive ..a number of local societies, and two ably conducted periodicals. Dr. Kirby, of New York, deliver! thu nunual address* , tfasimixt Convention.— Notwithstanding the Voles of thu.people against this proposed traitors Convention, wo notice that several of thu Southern Slates haVo appointed delegates to 11. The men who liieef al Nashville—*lf they ever do meet—will hero* aAer.be regarded In the same light us those who composed the Hartford Convention. Wo most fully agree with the votoruii Sam. Houston, that "every iMscslwho attends that Convention ought to be Jiang with ■ great lough halier.” Mbttl GoUKTlßftiT*.—Counterfoil fen dollar bill*; purporting, to have been iisued by Ihe JLJoyleaiuwn Dank, are in circulation in that borough, Vignette —•aiuapenaion bridge, and engraved b y Uuwdon, Wllglit and Hold), They are badly executed, and bear do reaemblanoe to the genuine original. Tffo alatore of Ihe trial) Patriot, Mitchell, are. now ln WoaUlcglon. They are represented ae the pictures of goodncaa, adorned with a)) the aocou). pUthroenia of ladies of the ** Green Ills." Mcniaumuil Aoinov.—A Company liaa been Totaled In Boalon,wllh a capital of <15,000, called ”, The New England Matrimonial Agency Co.”— Oapllemon In want of wlvee.and ladle. In wont of huabande pay »3 and lia.a Hide namct reglaloiod. Tllla done, they are entitled for one year to receive Inlrqdnollona and receive other aaal.tunce from the Company.. A’poor Frenchman, in New York, whooarncd hU 80* Mifilin, Huntingdon and Dlalr, May 23. Cen •living by icleior grinding in tho street, an occupa* lrr « Clborfield end Clinton, May 29. Cumberland, tlon In wliloh hi* wife asiialad him, haa become eud* Ferry'and Jnlata, Juno 3. Franklin and Bedford, denly rich, by a bequest made, him by a relative, i n Juno 13. Berks, Jbne 17; Lebanon and Dauphin, bli native country, amounting to 50,000 frane. honehitn bon as. . uiiiinglon Union lays lliuro is no (ruth in A Cotirl of Common Plua«, at'Dayton, Ohio, »en- ie rttmor on * ground 1 would •iiorlly ttnood « down chap. la'l w«.k lafivc I,our. in,- | roliro rro '" a-UMI.I.m-nl, prlaonmcnt; and a fine of five dollars each and costs Tlio Free Banking feature pul Into the Approprl of for serenading.a wadding parly with nilon bill by IUo Senate a.few weeks ago, was very oow bells.- I properly stricken oul by. the House. ADJOURNMENT OF *THB LKGISLATUUB. AVe mentioned in our last that life Legislature of ibis State had finally adjourned, and.we. have *io. doubt'out readers were glad to receive this information. •> We look back upon the proceedings of the Legislature with no feelings of salisfac lion. True 1 it is, many importantmeasures were passed inlolaws—amongothers the . General Hanking Law, the .Revenue; Appropriation, and Apportionment bills, the bill giving to the people the election of Auditor General, Surveyor Gener al, County Surveyors, and Prosecuting. Attorneys, and the amendment to tho Constitution making the Judges, of the Courts elective. These are measures which will materially effect the,politN cal and financial relations of the State. We hope they have riot, been passed without'having been first well considered. .We confess we have our fears that the election' by the people of Audi tor General and Surveyor General, will not work well. We have always thought, arid still think, that (he Governor should have the right to choose the tnembers of his cabinet. They should .be men in . whom the Governor has unlimited confi dence, and Who. he could, at all times resort to for aid arid assistance In carrying on. the affairs of Government, But, w© inay be in error in holding these opinions) and as these officers are hereafter to be selected by the pepple of the Stale, we trust the Democratic State Convention, about to assemble at Williamsport, will act with prudence in making proper nominations. , . J But, to return to the doings of the late Legis lature. Wo ore not in the habit of speaking in harsh terms of our party friends, who happen to I occupy official stations, except when wo believe| their conduct deserves Oastigation*. But we do think there was more treachery of. Democratic members incite .last Legislature than Was. ever exhibited in any. previous one. Men who were elected because they professed to hold to certain political principles, basely and treacherously abandoned their professions, arid, by Joining the 1 opposition, assisted in passing many infamous 1 Federal measures. The treachery of the misore- 1 ant Best, the miserable traitor who occupied the speaker’s chair of the Senate, by his own vote, was severely animadverted upon by those who he had bslrayed. But, he was not /Ac only Judas in the Legislature. In both Houses there could he found those who had been elected as Demo crats, but who voted with the Federalists nearly half the time. The several banks applying for re-charter found these “fishy Democrats*’ al ways ready to listen to any corrupt proposition that it was found necessary to make. Several insolvent anil worthless banks thus obtained charters, that they might continue to rob the people. The applicants for special privileges, too, found a sufficient number of Democrats ready and willing to join the Federalists in passing such measures as they desired. The Reading Rail-road Company could even force through the Legislature an act, by which said company was aliowed to repudiate its debts—-amounting to millions-sand thus put at defiance its deceived and ruined credjlors. And for this most annght ecus measure several Democrats voted! Other ! measures, alt equally infamous in character, and for which Democrats voted, might be mentioned, and which we may refer to hereafter. Such has been the course of a few men who were elected to the Legislature As Democrats, but who basely bartered away their principles. The history of the Legislature of 1850, will be a blot Upon the (air character of Pennsylvania, and our,only con-, solation is in the hope that a similar body of cor rupt, bank-bought traitors may never again be assembled as a Legislative body. In these remarks of course wo do riot refer to all the Democratic members of the late Legisla ture. large majority of them were true to their principles and their constituents, who| spurned being led from the path of duly and hon or by tho blandishments of Federal pimps. These men are deserving of all praise, and will , be remembered with gratitude by those who re -1 posed confidence in them. They-will receive the |just plaudits of the people—-those who abandoned their principles will be despised and forgotten. TUB WILLIAMSPORT CONVENTION. In & few days the Democratic State Convention will assemble at Williamsport, charged with the lm. portent duties of placing in . nomination suitable candidates for tho offices of Canal Commissioner, 1 Auditor General, and Surveyor General. This Con* | ventron will be one of tho most important (hat has tver assembled in Pennsylvania,- and the Delegates composing it should well consider and duly appreci ate the duties incumbent upon them.' The greatest I care should bo exercised, and prudent Counsels! should prevail at the Williamsport Convention. Certain papers professing allegiance to tho Dome crutic parly, huvo recently appeared very solicitous that tbo Williamsport Convention should not listen to the ••dictation 1 ’ of certain so-called 11 leaders 11 of 1 (he Democratic parly. Wo soy amen to this. But yet, we are not so auro that the papers alluded to ure nut playing the same game as that resorted to by the petty thief, who, for. the purpose of diverting attention from himself, vociferously cried out, " stop title ft stop thief l” Tho papers that have been most noisy in protesting against "dictation,’* are ull of tho same political •• stripe," and arc all in the Inter-1 cst of a certain well known politician, whoso motto * is now, and always has been, “ uHe or ruin." By ’ raising a cry against others,-ho hopes to dccoivo (lm * people,-and divert attention from his own attempts 1 to dictate to the Delegates composing the Slate Con* venllon. better lu enable him- loaccom -1 plish his purposes, he har directed the papers under his control to make a groat noise, and kick up a ter rible dust, and warn tho delegates against M dicta, lion!'' But we hope the Delegates, as well as the people, will understand this piece of legerdemain.— We, too, at we said before,-hope to see the Delegates exorcise their own opinions, regardless Of dictation from thy quartet—wo go against dictation, but more particularly would wo warn tho Convention against that' nikn’ Who goes to Williamsport, surroun* ded by a troop of IsckcysOom tho different coun ' ij eft of tho State, ali'taken there at bib own expense, for tho laudable purpose of creating •• public opin ion." TMr le the dictation tes denounce—dictation backed up with money and offers of “accommoda tions In bank."' Suprkmc Court o#> PENNsn.vAHu.— The annual session of (he Supreme Court commenced at Her risburg, on Monday last, the. 13ih insi. The fol lowing are the Return days for the different coun tlce~Lancaslor, May 13; York and' Adams, May TROUBLE IN THD TAYLOR CAMP* OnTuesdoy morning of last, week- the people of Washington,ryere astounded at learning that the ed itors of the Republic, the well known organ of the Resident, had boon dismissed from the establish riront. Mcssrsi.BoLtiKT &. Sarqknt bid ndiew to their rtatiere, tind introduce A. A. [Hall, Esq., recently Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, as the fbluro editor of the paper. The reason for this change in the affairs of the . Republic, is staled to be, because Messrs. BulUl and Sargent have personal differences with the members of the Cabinet. The editors.had dared insinuate that the Cabinet was not just as popular as it might bo, and for this mortal offence (ho editorial tripud was'made too warm o place, for the two gentlemen above mentioned, although they occupied the place at the particular instance of.Gon., Taylor, and they were forccdto give, place to an In dividual,'who, it is supposed, will be willing (o play the cringing sycophant to Messrs. Clayton, Me redith, Ewing & Co.. This Is another upon Whig professions. Previous to the election that parly were loud in de nouncing the administration of Mr. Polk, because some who held office under him occasionally conlii* bitted to the party press. But now we see Gen. Tay lor taking an office holder from Ills post to edit his own organ! Comment is unnecessary. TAX-PAYERS. . RfeMBMBBR that, in 1847 a WfillG Legislature passed all laws that were-necessary for the public wants, in LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AND A HALF, and that the present Locnfoco Legislature has boon in session OVER FOUR MONTHS, end lias not done any tiling but squander (he public man ty. Nor is there any indication yet of a time of ad journment !— Carlisle. Herald. ■ The Chamborsbug Valley Sentinel copies the above paragraph from our neighbor of the Herald, and then makes the following -well-timed- remarks— ‘ Without, pretending to justify the length of the ate Session of the Legislature! wo would remind the editor of the Carlisle Herald, that the Session which expired a few days ago, was only, prolrucUd about a month beyond tho ordinary time of adjourn ment in former years. Out to whom was this mainly attributable 7 The answer is at himdi— Had not William F. Johnston, the Governor* who stood pledged before he was elected-, to interpose no barriers to the passage of .any bill, vetoed the law dividing the Slate into Senatorial and Representa tive Districts, passed some ntonlli or more slooo, tho. Legislature would have adjourned long ere (ho time it did) so that Governor Johnston has in verity, and truths caused all the delays attempted to be fastened by (ho editor of the Herald on the Democratic mem bers of the Legislature. The Legislature of 184?, did riot district the Slate Consequently it had but little to do. Bat if the edi tor of the Herald, willgo,back (o the Whig and An timaionlc Legislature of 1835 and 1836, he will find (hat that disgraceful body of inquisitors, with (he exception of a short interval, were in session from early in December, 1835, till IholGih ofiufle, 1836, making a period of almost six months. These arc fuels which cannot be successfully refilled} and with which every person in the least acquainted, with the numerous high-handed enormities of the Ritncr and Stevens administration of Morgan ghost and Gettys burg Rail road memories, must be perfectly familiar. We trust then, that for the future,.tho editor'of the Carlisle Herald, instead of preferring groundless charges against the democratic- members of tbo Legislature, will dlrcbl his attacks against Governor Johnston, whets the blame properly belongs; and likewise, refresh tho memories of his readers, by spreading before them; through the columns of his paper} an elaborate description of the first •• nioJ«l Session of tho infamous Ritncr odministrution—an administration that is destined lo stand through all coming time, without a puraicll in the annals of in iquUoos legislation.’* Hoii. Danlul Sturgeoil* The Philadelphia Sun docs tfb more Ilian justice to the esteemed working member of (lie U, S. Senate from this slulo In the following paragraph. Senator Sturgeon. —Our Democratic friend, the Senator from Pennsylvania in, the United Staten Senate, is frequently made (lie jest of Washington letter writers, because he prefers thinking to talking. If other Senators welo of his opinion, and would talk less and think more, the public .business - would bo most materially benofUted. There ore nut six members of that uugust body, who ever give us any tiling original in their speeches,—‘they have a flow of words without thoughts, and arc aCtftalod by pair* lisnn motives, instead of being possessed of sound views for political economy. Commend us to those public representatives who havo nothing to say, tike tho little boy, hut keep a good dual of thinking ! First Vote on the Compromise* A test vole was taken in the United States Senate on Mr. Clay's Compromise bill, on Wednesday, and the result was a triumph for lire Compromise. After tho Seriate had taken up Mr. Clay's bill, Mr. Douglass moved to Jay It on the table, us a (eel question. The question being taken, It resulted as follower Yeas —Messrs Baldwin, Denton, Dradbury, Chase, Clarke, Cooper, Corwin, Divis.of Muss., Dayton, Dodge, of Wis., Douglass, Fclcli, Greene, Hale, Mil ler, Norris.Seward,Shields,Smith, Spruance, Woles, Walker,Webster, Yulce—34. ' JVeys—Messrs. Atchison, Bel), Dernrn, Borland, Bright, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Djvls, of Miss., Daw son, Dickinson, Dodge, of lowa. EMmoro, Downs, Foolo, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King,. Mungnm, Morion, Pratt, Ruskc, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, Un derwood', Whitcomb—36. And' the bill 1 was not laid on tho table; A New Pater.—A new paper to be called M 2 he Crisis” is shortly to be started at Washington, to advocate Southern interests exclusively. Southern members of Congress—both Whig and Democratic —ore concerned' in' establishing it. The project docs not scdni to meet with much favor In most places.— Spcoklhg on this subject, the Baltimore Republican very truly observes: If Whigs and Democrats would unite, oe they should do in defence of the Constitution of the coun try and in behalf of the peace of tho Union, it would be fur more patriotic than this uniting fur sectional purposes. At least this is our opinion,* and we bo'diy say. thut if the gentlemen who ord thus labor ing to build up'a Southern ofgnn.tb defend Southern interests, would bestow the same amount of labor to conciliate and harmonise the conflicting Vibws of their fellow members, they might have all their dif ficulties settled much more speedily and satisfactor ily than it ever will be done by tholr contemplated Southern organ. We want no sectional organs of any kind. We wont papers and men that will ad vocate and sustain ail the interests of all sections of our great country, and in accordance with the pre visions of the Constitution; In short we want patri ots and not partixans. When we get all such In our National Councils, peace will be restored—and' (he ; present aspect of confusion’ und’ uncertainty disop pear. The National Intelligencer stales, semiofficially, that there will' be nO change! in' the Cabinet. VVo •hall ate. Military Bounty Lands.— Suvoral members of Congress have written homo that they entertain liltlo doubt of the ultimate passogbof the bill re ported, granting bounty land* to the soldiers of the war of 1816. It line been mode the'epeolal* order for the 2d Tuesday in Juno next. I\ Include* not only the soldiers of the lute war with Croat Brit ain, but those of the campaigns of Wayne, Manner, Sinclair and (ho Indian 1 wars, the Seminole and Creek wars, &o. A whig talk's about'Taylor's " unseen strength.' That's a judicious (aok | If ho has any strength ol all it la of the uqirrn kind.' THBGALPIIIN INFAMY. The Treasury Robbed of $101*359 80 by the . Taylor . Administration*; The Committee appointed by the. House of Repre sentatives. to Investigate the dishonest and Infamous conduct of. Mr. Crawford, Gen. Taylor’s' Secretary of War, in urging the payment of interest upon oh old rejecled clalm, in which he was interested, have at length made report. This report will startle the whole country. JJ'ho infamous conduct of the rob ber administration is fully exposed,and the fuel that, the original olaim was unjust is clearly established, By the Report we loam that the principal was paid by the last administration, in consequence ofthoac lion of Congress, directing its adjustment, but that the demand for interest ($191,352 89,) hud been re. fused. The committee of investigation conclude their Report witli the following resolutions: Resolved, -Thai tho claim of George Galphin, was one that the United Slates was under no obligations to pay, prior to tho p issage of the act of 1848, which authorized'and required the payment of tho princi pal only. f* . Rrsolved, Tiial the interest thereon was paid with out authority of law or usage. JtegoltKd % That Congress should pass a law prohi biting the payment of interest in any ease,by any officer of tho Government, unless expressly directed by law. • Resalvedy That Congress should pass a law prohi biting any member of the Cabinet-from deciding bn any claim, or demand against the government, in which any other member of (ho same cabinet shall be interested—while they. may. bo thus associated together in thb administration of the government. . Revolted, That wo recommend the passage of a law making final the decisions made by the heads of (ho different departments, and,regulating the right of appeal, &o. • The Pennsylvanian, in speaking of the Report of te Committee, makes the following remarks: “ Evidence is producod to show.that Mr. Crawford, (lie present Secretary ,of War, received his share-of the principal when it-was paid. After this he outno into ollioc under tho present Executive,Gen. Taylor} uhd tliu evidence shows that he promptly got to work to push through the department tho startling de mand of $191,352 89 cents for interest'; and ho fi nally succeeded in getting it accomplished. The po sition of Mr. Meredith, tho Secretary of the Treas ury, and Mr. Johnston, the Attorney General, is shown by the repnrl to bo any thing but creditable. They are bolhjually liable .to the worst suspicion of wrong. Tho manner.in which they try to evade the responsibility of Knowing that their colleague of the War. Department, Mr. Crawford, was the (attorney of tho Gulphln Claim} and deeply interested in it, is censurable in the extreme. The papers showing that lie Was Cohnetited with the claim were on file in the Department; but Mr. Meredith and Mr. Johnson deny that they know anything of this fact when they acted in the mutlch Stranger than all; Mr. Meredith also admitted to the Committee, that ho hud Aeord that Mr. Crawford had been connected with the claim, "bat the remark made no impression On hit mind. u Tho result was, that the claim for interest was ulloWed, and Mr. Crawford received, himself,-of the-interest, (the whole interest being 8191,352 89,cents,) $94,176 44 ccdts, which} added to what ho hud previously ob tained, of llic principal} made his share of the en tire sum $j 15,578 42 cents I What adds lo the dam ning blackness of (his whole transaction, Is tho fuel that U was sanctioned by the . President himself.— Tho ; Committee say with crushing force: “Tho Administration la the legal custodian of the public Treasure.; as the guardian of it} the people have a right to look fur its.protcctinn ; but if the members of the Cabinet are lo become fco-cd counsel against (he Treasury, it requires but little knowledge of hu man nature lo anticipate what must be the inevita ble result. Tho instinctive notions Of every man, and the comrtion judgment of the public, will con demn a position of the kind; but it becomes doubly dangerous when it is deliberately sanctioned by the President of the United Stales." There ,is no escaping the consequences of this scandalous proceeding, Tho Cabinet officers that acted upon it, (the President himsblf wns hardly able (o cope with Hie skillfiil lawyers about hjiri,-and so yielded his consent to their schemes} in defiance of all precedent; and without law, are alike .entitled to the scorn and contempt of the whole people. - Mr. Brooks, a New York Whig member, could not hesi tate to denounce the whole nllrociuus and plundering plot. If.the highest officers Gf the government are thus to bo employed to work against the government, and ore paid for (heir attempts to swindle tho Na tional Treasury; what becomes of our liberties? Oo'Vi Joluiitou and the Vetrf» The Statesman, on excellent Democratic journal published at Lexington, Ky., gives Gov. Johnston a heavy M dig in the ribs,” as follows Gov; of Pennsylvania, has pl iccti Ins whig friends in a very position, by the cx oicieo of the veto power—the *• kingly” power as the hatfo h'eiutofur# termed, it. . The Whig pa pers are trying to gel out of the dilemma by saying that It was the abuse of tho veto only to which they objected, and that they never took* ground against its exercise where no oilier moans could arrest im proper legislation, This Wine apology will not do : it i$ not true. It is but a few Jours since the Whigs openly proclaimed that tho veto ought to bo striked from tho ConsliluUfliT, rfhd strongly advocated that ‘measure. Mr. Clay took strong ground on this sub cct, and maintained (ImC tho Veto ought to be ab'ol shed. Ho has never yet replied to the powerful Speech of Ciilhotfn, iVhtch was so unanswerable an argument, that It made tho wings ashamed of their posilfoft, andthey nrC now denying that they ever oc cupied if. ■ Address of the M&tififcna or the Legislature.— An oddiess has been issued, signed by 12 Democratic Senators, and. 43 Democratic Members of the House o/ Representatives of Penn sylvania, denouncing the Apportionment Bill, as it passed the Legislature, T)io address exposes the unfairness of the Bill, and shows conclusively that it was just such a Dill a* tho Federalists desired.— Guv. Johnston has succeeded la accomp'lsliing his purposes'. GrcaY DkoLtNs in FrYCEs. —A letter from San Francisco, dated tho 39th of March, eiys— *' hum: ber Is being abandoned by shippers and actually soils at .loss than the freight. Ninety days ago, flour was $4O, and it Is now a drug at $6 and 7 50 per bbl. or bag. A groat mistake is made by sup posing wo have plenty of money; it is all remitted as soon os dug. There are 500 sail vessels In (his port alone. ,v Tnk, Tariff.— On tho 6th Inst., in tho House of Representatives, Mr. Stevens gave notice that he would shortly ask leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend’the Tariff of 1846. A poor woman! residing in Pittsbugh, who depon. dod for a living.on making pantaloons for 18) cents a pair, sent her little girl, a few days since, with a receipted bill to her employer for her hord-oarned wages, which (ho latter took from the child, kept it and refused to pay the money. The wretch who would be guilty of on act like this deserves to bo chased through (ho world by route snakes. Lot's have his name. Awruil Accident.— The Pittsburg Journal, of the 4lh Ibst., says that a dreadful accident oc curred at St. Louts, on the evening of the Ist Inst., at Laclede Saloon, on Fifth, near Locum street,- to a May-day parly. J. H. Purkett's eoholars with their parents had assembled for amusement; the first floor gave way, carrying down some two hundred persons, brooking through tho ground floor, and passing into the collar, which was half filled with water. Two ladies were instantly killed, and. forly-nine persons dangerously wounded. ■ Invasion of Cuba.— Tho editor of Iho New Orleans Bulletin, says all the doubts he once entertained concerning the rumored invasion of Cuba, are now dissipated. Very recently, ho has froiif authentic sources become possessed of information which con vinces him that on effort is making to carry the plan Into operation and that the rash attempt will bo mode, . THB.APPORTIONMENT BILt The following is the Apportionment' BUI, which a few days ago passed both branches of the Legisla ture., We agreo with the able editor of the Chum* bersbufg Stnlinol, when'he saye that' this Bill is Whig in its features, and does'great Injustice to cer tain Democratic counties in the Stale, and is .by no means such a Distrloling as meets our approbation) It.received the support of soveral Democrats in the House, tis likowiaoin tho Senate. Under it the chances are wo think rather In favor of tho Demo* cratlo parly,' Here it is, examine it and judge for yourselves. Senatorial Districts.' Philadelphia city, 2 Bradford, Susquchan .“ county, -3 na and Wyoming, 1 Montgomery, 1 Tioga, Potter, M’Koan Cheslur and Delaware,! Elk, Clearfield and Berks, . 1 Jefferson, 1 Bucks, 1 Mercer, Venango, and Lancaster and Lebanon,2 : Warren, 1 Northampton and Lo-. Erie and Crawford, 1 high, 1 Butler, Beavcr,.and Dauphin and Norlhum- • Lawrence,. - I borland, : 1 Alleghany, -2 Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Washington and and'Wuync, 1 Greene, ■. .1 Adanis and Franklin, .1 Bedford and Somerset,! York, . , , I Armstrong, Indiana,. Cumberland and Perry, 1 and Clarion, 1 Lycoming, Sullivan, Con- Juniata, Mifflin, and Union, Westmoreland and Fuyelto, Schuylkill, Ire, and Clinton, . 1 Blair, Cambria and Hun tingdon, ,1 Luzerne, Columbia and . Montour, .1 :b Districts. RErnESENTATC Lancaster, 5 Lebanon, 1 Lehigh and Carbon, 2 Luzcrrio, . / 2 Monroo and Pike, I Mcrccr, Venango, and Warren, 3 Crawford, 2 Mifflin, . I Montgomery, • 3 Northampton, 2 Northumberland, 1 Ferry, . I- Philadclphia city, 4 ", county, 11 Somerset, 1 Schuylkill, 2 Susqucliunnn, Solli ...Tan, and Wyoming,2 Tioga, ' 1 , Westmorland and Adams, 1 Allegheny, -5 Bedford and Cambria, 2 Burks,' 4 Bucks, . 3 Beaver, Duller,and Law rence, ‘ 2 Blair and Huntingdon, 2 Bradford, 2 Chester,' . 3 Cumberland,- 2 Centre, . 1 Clearfield, Elk and McKean, 1 Clarion, Armstrong, and ; Jefferson, 3 Columbia and Manipur, I Dauphin, 3 Delaware, 1 Brie, 9 Washinglori; 9 Franklin, 2 Greenu; 1 Indiana, 1 Lycoming, Clinton; and ■ Fuller; 2 VVnyno; I Fayette, 4 Union and Juniata; 1 York; 3 Mrs* Ojgood’s lost Poem* The following lines, which were llio last tins gift, od lady ever wrote, appeared in the boalun Tronic script,- Thai paper says they wore written but four days previous to her leaving the land of the living, and were addressed (6 a lovely young girl who come one evening to amuse her by making paper flowers and teaching her .to make them. - You know how' much she loved tho bbdutifiil. You’ve woven roses round my way And gladdened all my being ; j How much 1 thank you none dan say Save dhly (lie All-sccirig. Muy He who gave tills lovely gift; This lovo of lovely doings;' Be w’ilh ypU wheresoe’er you go; In ov-ry hope's pUrsnihgs! iVn going thro’ the Fterrfal gated Ere Juno’s sweet roses blow ! Death's lovely Angel leads itb thCfb— „ And it is stfccl to gU. May 7th, 1859. Wo o’anndl forbbaf Ifansfctilng to our cofumns the Transcript's comments : “Shu.wad well aware that she would nol livu to sob the roses of June.— Her p'rcftonlmcht has been fulfilled, She saw- (he white and crimson .blossoms and the green buds of the young spring, but not its fruits and (lowers. She well know; however, that they Would come forth in their season,* though her rftortnl. softies might bo sealed to their hues and their frogrnnee ; and shb wu« equally assured that (hero was a life within the husk of our animal organization, which would bloom im perishable when oUf iriattrful p,»#( was drtst undash os. Strong In this faith, she welcomed /‘death's gru clous angel ” with serenity and child like trust,— Long will her many friends l.iincnt her curly di pir lure, and feel how “ blessings brighten ns they take (heir leave ” —and (hut “.When such friends part, . . ”ihw the survltbr dies 1 Tub Danger Arising pros! Carrying Deadly Weapons. —A Southern planter, ilanYed John' G. Smith, residing near Memphis, Tcnn., severely wounded a servant ol (ho American Hotel, Now York, on Sunday evening, by shooting him with a pistol. Smith was bchaVing in a strange and out rageous manner, and the frooU-Wcpor. called the ser vant to his assistance when Smith drew o pistol and fired. The servant's name is Timothy Carrigan, und the wound, it is believed will not endanger hi* life. Smith is said to bo laboring under a species ol insanity, caused by disappointed * (lection. . Delaware County.—J. R. Morris, E'lqi, has been chosen delegate to the Democratic Slate Convention from this county, and is instructed for N. Stiucir land, for Canal Commissioner'' ‘ q3> Mr. Foote, In tho Senate,- a futf days since, In r speech 'on the subject of slavery, look strong ground in favor Of Immediately admitting C«lifor nia into (he Union. Ho also favored the report of the Compromise Committee, and said that 11 the best and greatest Compromise speech of the session was madu by a Northern man (Mr. Webster,) and Con boded to the South all that they asked.” A despatch to (ho Now York 2Vi6une soys that the Galpiiin Secretary is about to resign; but wo suspect tho President cannot do without his valuable services. ■ Disunion in Texas.— A correspondent of the Now York Tribune writing from Houston, (Texas,) re specting tho prospect of the Nashville Convention, &.0., says: The Nashville Convention is a dead horse here, ss tho saying Is. Nolono In ten voted for it, and wiieie* over a poll was opened on It tho votes wore as 50 to 1 against It.. Texas wants no disunion, and will repudiate tho man or the parly who does. - . California Gold —The Philadelphia Inqulrdi learns from Col. Snowden, of the United Stales Mint, that from the Bth to the Hih of the present month, one million five-hundred thousand dollars of California gold Was received at that institution, making a total of thirteen millions, of dollars thus far! Canada.— The Provincial Pediment was opened In Toronto on the 14th Inst. Lord Elgin, the Guv* ernor General, read the speech from the ihrond, which contains nothing Important'. A Singular Family. —Janie* M. Griffin was or. rested at Richmond for forgery, on’ Wednesday, and on (ho s&tao day’ tils son wasscnl to prison for throe months for laroeny. About a week ago, .(ho wife ofOriffiA was sent (6.the penitentiary for ihrfco years for grand larceny. Henry, a sliivo, has'boon convicted nt Rich mond of‘the murder of hla master! ML it, Whic hello, near that oily, and sentenced to bo hung on (be 28th of June.* Cholera sit tho /West. The St.; Logie Republican of the sth inst., states that the mortality in that city by cholera,,during (ho twenty-four hours proceeding, was nine, and on the following day ten. The Republican of the 7th aa'y's.t * After diligent Inquiry yesterday, especially in the quarters' of'lhe city whore, the disease heretofore wqb moat violent, and.from inquiries of physicians who have a. large practice) as also from all the in formation to bo derived from the police, wo are.still more .firmly Convinced bf the correctness of our the disease will not be epidemic or of long.'duration. Two of, our.most eminent physicians informed ua yesterday, (hat they had not seen a solitary ease this season. We cannot view it in any, other napeol than as. one of those sequenis which follow the neat year after the ap. peorance of tho disease in achy. This lias been its iiietory and course in New Oleans, Now Yorh and other places, and is to bo'expeolcd, where there are a large number of. emigrants orriving directly from a long soq voyage. .The bills of,mortality for the past week show (hat our city is not unhealthy. Seventy-four interments in a week, out of a populs. tjnn of eighty thousand, is by no means largo or unusual. There is ho cause fur alarm or uneusf ness. A Mr. Penny, recently ofXexihgton, Ky.; tad died of the disease, at Evansville, Ind. 1 It has made its appearance in‘/Krone, Jossamine county, (Ky.) . and four or fivo deaths have taken place, At Brownsville, (Ky.) something liko n panic hos bben created. Three deaths have occurred, and one of the persons camcd off was attached while dig. ging a grave. A number of persons ore sick , At Louisville, an Irish family, consisting of a man, hie wife and four children, wore attacked.— They had come up from New Orleans in a destitute condition, and soon- after landing, hud eaten freely of pig?* feet, and drank the liquor in which they wore cooked. One of the children died in a few. hours, and (wo others cannot survive. . > THB INVASION OF CUUA- . Tlio rumors respecting (ho movement on this beautiful Island thicken. Wo find in Iho.Now York Herald, tho following from Now Orleans, May 8: • Of (lie crowds of Missiasippians and Tennessee, ans who have for tho p«sl week, been bunging about the Veranda, and other public houses, (his morning, not one of them arc to be seen. Thb military-looking mustachioed gentlemen, who wote In hourly communication with the Owls, arc also, amongst tho missing. I have no doubt that they. must ha ve loft thb city, if nut tho country, last night, for tho promised land, although there is no clearance for Chagroa reported In the morning papers: The fuel is; that the whoto uffiir hi man aged vt'illi so much secrecy and caution by the loaders, that it is almost next to un impossibility to find out. what l& oil. 1 have learned lluii ono house hero sold 3300 blankets to a gentleman, who is suspected to bo engaged in the cause.. I learn that a gentleman; by the name of Picked,' formerly U. S. Const!) ot one of the West India Islands, is to have a coni mand in one of the. regiments, Pickett, you will recollect; was .General Lopci's right hand man last Btimnief, in New York. A General Cooper, frdm Miss., is also here, figuring a irion gal life Hoys; It Is reported that the steamer Creole hud been pur chased for tho expedition; She is being repaired across ilio river. Gon. Henderson is daily seen about'her, inspecting the repairs. She,is adverlisbd for Chagres, on .Saturday next, and only in ono paniir—tho Delhi. # . It is rcporlcd'that the dwld hnso S0,00(S stand of arms, and a fine park of artillery, secreted at a point in thb Giilf b'f Mexico; also; an Immense amount ofumunition. TriK Arrbvt of the American Consul at fLirTt,— ; Letters have beeti received, in Boston confirming the fumor (hat Mr. Wilson, tlie American Cunsul.D{ Capo Huylion, hail been imprisoned by the authori ties of tho Island. Tho causa of tho oittrifge fa thus stated: u It appears (li.i( ho was arrested, by the govern, meul officers for doing what he believed to be his duly. Mis whole offenuu was in urdeiing the seals to bo removed froth an American vessel, so that she' could leccivo a lighter loud of Coffee, which had ar rived alongside.on a Saturday afternoon, whim (lie weather threatened n lumpen!. 'J'ho hulelics.of ev ery foreign vessel in porl.urohy ordei* of.the author ities, ordered to bo sealed up, excepting when thb government officers arc.an beard. Consequently,no ourgoonn be received uiily under their supervision. But in this ease, (ho being so threatening, it'would have been .a shameful waste of property-to have left tho coffee exposed in an open lighter, conse quently Mr. Wilson ordered the hatches to' he rcmuvud; und it is fur this act thaljio was subse quently incarcerated. Mr. Wilforir was.rcleisoU through ilio Intervention oT (he ' French Consul, and had left for, Pori nit Prince, jvhere he Wni to appear before, iho bUck trl* buniil lo answer lor his uOWice. Tl, o affair will probilly lie investigated by n„ r Government. It ought lo be so, though the sumo Mter which give* (hie ocbounl Bays iho departmental Washington hue taken. no. notice whatever, for the Inst eighteen months, of the official communications of Mr. Wi/- son to fhti department, not even acknowledging (heir receipt. - Theta is much good sense and sound logic and re* fined sentiment in the following paragraph from the Salem Gasclto: ••Gratuitous Printing.*— There is no such thing as doing anything •• grain itously” in a priming office. Somebody must pay for everything lii.iin dniic,' Nulalmoonn ho set that does not,cost money fur (he setting. Either the printer must pay iho . whole, ci* Iho advertiser must pay his share. The only ques* lion to, bo asked-by the publisher who is to pay the money for the labor, what ground has this parly or Individual to require mo to pay for the nromoliuit wC its or his objects ? TjAtr and Important, prom Guadalopr—Nnoao Insurrection.-- By the arrival ut this port, on Wed* nesday, of French brig Fernand, Gurco, master, fif* teen days from Si. Pierre, Muniniquo, a gentleman’ in this oily has received a letter, dated Martinique,' the 13th of April, containing nows of n violent in* surrcction among the negroes on the adjoining isl and of Guadeloupe. IJo has permitted us tu read the letter, the substance of which, in reference to llie affair, is, that the insurgents hud burned the Government house, had, burned tho : plantation nf Monsieur Beauvcltun | had oommUtod many other excesses, and had mode on attempt to break open Iho prison and set the convicts at liberty, in which. Ihey were successfully resisted by the Governor end Council. The Governor ofMartiniquo, with a body of troops, had left for Guadalope to aid in polling’ down the insurgents;— N. O. Delia, May 10, Tim On* Man Powkr.— At a meeting of ihV Democracy of lUilc Delaware,* a fen days since,the following rcaoliitipn was adopted: Reached, That wo congratulate Ills excellency, William F. Johnston, on llio now light that has bro ken on hi* vision, roepooting that “odious one man power." llio frequent oxoroiao of Ilia veto i-ltowi, (list hli promisee made before the election, on that, o« well ob many oilier subject*, wore intended to catch voles} that having'succeeded, *' ho laugh* Ini hi* sleeve” and dirogarda his promises. (p*.The Galnun Cm»m fnrniahoa a Blrlliing'hi** tory of tho reaulla of persevering log-rolling. 1( woa rojoolod over antf over by tlitf GborglsXcg- Islolure. It waa rojsoled'by the House of th* United Stale* Congress.* ll Waa rejected by the Senate, It was paaaed in an equivocal form by log-rolling- The principal was paid by the Secretary of the Treasury, The interest wo* refused by him. It was refused by Comptroller McCulloch. It was refried by Comptroller Whittlesey. It was ordered by Attorney General Johnson, ll was paid by Secretary Meredith. • It was pocketed by Secretary'Crawford, 1 (C/* The Pennaytvcjinnu suggests that Mi. Cran ford, Secretary of War, had better leave the cabin* as soon'os possible, with hid $115,000 clo'ar odsh. James SuVntnoiis Id on 1 trial at Clholnnalh to* nVurder of his mother, brother, and slslor'by poison*
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