THE VOLUNTEER John nVoruMlm, Editor and Proprietor. OAItI.ISI.Bi APIUt 18. isaa. Presidential Elaotors. • KNATOfiIAL. - GEORGE vr. WOODWARD. ofLuiernc. WILSON M'OANDLESS, of Allogliony. additional district. ROBERT PATTERSON, of Philadelphia, ■; "DISTRICTS. 1. PETER LOGAN, Philadelphia. 9. OGOROE 11, MARTIN, Philadelphia. 3, JOHN MILLER, Philadelphia. 4'F W< BOCKIUS, Philadelphia. siR. MoKAY, Jr. Delaware. 6. A. APPLE, Bucke. 7. N. STRICKLAND, Cheater. 8. A. PETERS Lancaster. 9. DANIEL FISHER, Botha. 10. R. E. JAMES, Northampton. 11. JOHN MoREYNOLDS, Columbia. 19. P. DAMON, Tioga. 13. H. C. EYER, Union. 14.1JN0. CLAYTON. Schuylkill. 15. ISAAC ROBINSON, Adama. IG. HENRY FETTER, Perry. 17. J AS. DDRNSIDE, Centre. 18. MAXWELL MoCASLIN, Greene. 19. JOSEPH McDonald, Cambria. 90. W. S. COLAHAN, Waehingloo. . 91. ANDREW- BURK, Allegheny. 92. WM. DUNN, Mercer. 93. JOHN SIMoCALMONT, Clarion.. 94. GEO. R. BARRET.Cloarfiold. ron CANAL COMMISSIONER, WILLIAM: SEARIGRT, o! Fayette, The eery lengthy letter of Mr. Bonham haa com pelled us to omit many articles intended for to day’s paper. - (jj-HoniJsm.. X. M’Lsnshan, irouie of Repre sentttivss, Washington, will acoapt nor thanks for tbo receipt of a bound copy of the* document "Cora, raerce and Navigation.’V . Coubt.— The April term of our Cbnrl of Quarter Scseion, dec:, commenced in this piece on Monday last, before Hot). James H. GaanaH, President Judge, and his Aiieooiate Judges, Woodbobn and Rvrr. A 'number' of pally criminal cases have already been’ disposed of, none of them, however, pbsaeaelng snlli cten interest to make them worth reporting. Tub Democratic Slate Central Committee will meet at the Merchants' Hotel, Philadelphia, on BatuVday neat, the 17th inel., at 4 o’clock, P. MV By order of the Chairman, William L. Hirst, Esq. Lama raoH Mb. Bonham.— ln another column wo publlih a letter from Mr. Bonham, in answer to our remarks UaUaeek on the iu'.ijecl oTtho applies lion that is being made by the Bank of Pennsylvania lobe released from laaal'ion.lo which wo invito at tention. '• Mhxer, Eiq., of Bloomfield, Per-1 ry county, ha* been appointed Aid to hi* Excellency Gov. Bigler, with lb* rank of Lieutenant Colonel. A T#ry meritorious *ppololmenl. Tb* lop of the mor. niog to you, Colonel. Appointment sr Gov. Bigler.— Maj. Samuel Crop, of Carlisle, to be Aid to tbo Governor, with lh* rank of LleulenenlColonels Tbl* is * well deserved* compliment to Maj. Crop, wh'ol* well known for hie rolliup knowledge and *oldler like bearing. 110 it at present the Brig odoTnspeotor bfiKi/cllvislon, and i* highly popular with military men. Soon alter tbo Mexican war broke out, he offered the services of himself and tbo company ho commanded to tho Government, bnt the Regiment was full, and bis wishes war* disappoint ed. Wo congratulate Col. Crop on tbia mark of Ex. ccutlve confidence; and we congratulate onr excel lent Executive alao In selecting a roan for this honor who is, in every respect, meritorious and worthy. DcatA or Mm. Bonham.—After our paper had been nearly worked off last Thursday morning, wa received intelligence of the death of Mre. Bon* iiAHi the estimable Wife of J. Ellis Bonham, Esq. She died, suddenly, at Harrisburg, on Thursday morning last. We sincerely sympathize with her husband; relatives and friends, who have been so deeply afflicted by this heart-rending bereavement. Taxing Monet at Interest for Borough Pur poses.—Wo are glad to learn that the bill -introdu ced by Mr. Bonham, to lax money at interest be longing'to citizens of Carlisle, for borough purpo ses, has passed both Houses, been signed by the Governor, and is therefore a law. We have,- for theldst two years, been.using what little Influence we bad, to procure the passage of this bill, and we are rejoiced that U has at length become a law. The present Council for the borough will have,by the operation of this bill, some $5OO added to their treasury. The late Council, on the contrary, had near $5OO to refund, fax collected on money at In terest, but which was afterwards decided to have been illegally collected. The law Just passed will make it a legal, and we may say a Just tax, in future.. ~ Tus Ntw Town Council*—'The New Town Goan. ei\ of Carlisle held their Aril meeting el the Council chamber on Saturday evening, end organised by tbe election of Col. Armstrong Noble aa President, and TnouAi J>. Mauor as Secretary. -The following appointments—all Whigs, of course—wsre then made, afler which the Council adjourned : TVroiurar—Jacob Shrom. High CenafaMe— Jacob Shilling. MarkH flfsiler—James Posllowalthe. Strett Committioner —W. B, Matthews. DANK OF PENNSYLVANIA. We elated In our leal that this Institution was ap- i plying to the Legislature to be exempted from tho i tax laws to which other banks are subjected. The | application of the Bank was taken up In the House i on the 7lb loll* and negatived—yeaa 35, nays 43. Mr. Bonham waa not present. Mr. Henderson vo. ted in tho negative. On the annunciation of this vble,t disinterested influence was immediate brought to bear.upon the Houae, and a motion to re-coneidor was made and carried, by‘the following vote—yeas 46, nays 41. On Saturday, afler a day's diseussalon of the or iginal bill, aa amendment was proposed, which pro. sided thai'tha question and amount at Issue should be left to lbs hands oflhe Court of Common Piece of Dauphin county, where It now is, and that the Jour nalsof’lbe two House* of tbs LegiaUtare of the session 01*39 and *3O should be given in evidence, tnd that, If It ahull appear to the Court from tho ex aroloatlon of thoss proceedings, that it waa the In tention of tbe Legislature to exempt the Bank from inch Isl, then tbe judgement to be In favor of the Bank, and vice versa. This proposition was agreed to by the frlendi of the bank, ami the bill ns amen ded was adopted—yeas 48, nays 40. ( The bill will noyr go to the Senate, where, we hope It may receive the fate It deserve*, and be defeated. We shall aspaot tha Senator from this district, Mr. Bailt, to oppose Ui passage with all hit energy. Hcaltm or Ma. Clay.—A Washington letter 117 a tbal Mr. Clay, afior pafclog through a stags of 1 oncporsglng. Improvement, begin* to sink *gaioJ »nd|lo yield to tho prostration or hi* physical ener> Tie*. - -»|if' declared CTTh* N«w York olljrDemoouU h>« dooi rorGotiiCut,; GLOKIOUS NEWS! Tho recent elections that hate taken place, "show which way the wind blows," end Is ominous of tho downfall of whlggery. The days of huinbtiggery are pssl,and (ho ‘'sober second thought" of tho people has shown a result whleh gWci joy and gladness to every lover of his oountrya The demo, oratio party can never bo put down—fraud and deoep. lion may triumph over (bo true principles of demo* oraoy for a season, but •'Truth crushed to earth will rise Rfoin." Thus will it ever be, so long as the principles of democracy remain pure and andetiled. The people were deceived into the support of ftdurl principles in 1848, and suffered themselves to bo led astray by false promises, but (hey now see their error—they now see and ftel the difference between a dem* oeratio and federal administration, and are rising in the majesty of their power in suport of democratic men, and democratic principles. Lot the glorious work go on—the people are waked op to their true position, tod will never stop in the good' work until every vestige dr federalism is scattered' to the four winds of heaven; *"i Below we give the result in Connecticut and Rhode Island: —— ■ CONNECTIOCT—ALL HAIL I In. this Slate Federalism is routed, horse, foot, and dragoons— Skvhork, the Democratic candidate for Governor, having a majority over all the other can* didales, and a large majority of Democrats being elected to the Legislature.. The .Whigs attempted to make capiat! out of the Maine Liquor Law, having generally committed thertselves in lie favor, and tlTctr candidate for Governor pledged himielf to sign such a bill, if it passed (he Legislature. But tbs Democrats mot them boldly tipon their own ground, tod achieved a triple victory over Whiggery, Free. Sollism, and the new offshoot of both, Anli-Liqaor- RHODE ISLAND. Another Democratic Governor* The election for Stale officers was recently held in Rhode Island, and Allen, Democrat, was elected Governor by over four hundred majority. The wbole Democratic State ticket, with the ctcption of Lieut. Governor, was elected by tho same majority. Tbo legislature is Whig. Good for Old Algerine Rhode Island! A-few mere such victories will place her with Connecticut,>in the Democratic ranks; THE PRESIDENCY. Missouri.— Missouri has appointed delegates to tbs Democratic National Convention, and instructed them for Oen. Cass for President. This is tho fifth Southern Statu the friends of Goh. Cass count upon as certain. The first four are Louisiana, (delegates instructed,) Tennessee;Kentucky,and Maryland. INew York. —A letter dated Albany, April 8, says —The Democratic State Convention, to day i.oml. oated Horallo Seymour, of Ullea, and John B. Skin ner, of Wyoming, Delegates si large Ip represent the State in the Baltimore Convention, without In -1 structions. They are Maroy men. Maryland.— At a caucus of tho Democratic members of the Maryland Legislature, held oh Tuesday evening, resolutions were adopted, asserting that Gen. Cass is tho preferred candidate of the Dem* orate of Maryland for lhc.ncxl Presidency. Tub Compromise Measures.— Tho vote of tho House of Representatives on the subject of tho com promise measures is highly satisfactory, and we hope will prevent any future efforts from being mado to revive agitation on the subject. * We find in the Union a sectional and political an alysis of the vote* given on the resolutions offered by Mr. Jackson end Mr. Ilillyer, of Georgia. Tho resolution offered by the former waa in the following words: ’ ** Resolved; That we recognize the binding effica cy of Ihe.Compromtiei of the Constitution, end be* lieve it to bo Ibe-lntentlon oflhe people generally, ae we hereby declare it to be oura individually, to abide such Compromises, and to sustain the Jaws necea*. sary lo.carry them out—the provision for the delivery of fugitive slaves, and the set of the last Congrees for that purpose, included; and that we deprecate all further agitation ofquesiiona growing out of that provision of the. question! embraced in tho acts of the last Congress known as the Compromise, and of questions generally connected with the institution of slavery, as unnecessary, useless, and dangerous. ' The resolution presented by Mr. Ilillyer roads* follows: • . “Resolved, That the series of sets passed during the first session of the 31 el Congress, known es the Compromises, are regarded sis a final adjustment, and a permanent aeufement of the questions therein embraced, and should be maintained and* executed aa such." Mr. Jackson's was adopted by the folllowlng votet Jjfirmatite, Nrgoffes. Northern democrats 35 Northern democrats 33 Southern democrats 30 Southern democrats 11 Southern whig# 33 Southern whigs 1 Northern whlge 7- Northern whigs 30 Total 101 Total Mr. Ililtyer'a resolution wm then adopted, by tho following vote r Affirmative, Negative' Northern demoeiati 36 Northern democrat! 30 Southern democrata 89 Southern democrat! 16 Southern 30 Southern whiga 1 Northern whig* 10 Northern whig! , 37 Total Tbo veloce of Gov, Diolkr hata not only received the commendation of the partisan press of tbo Stale, bat elicited the applause of moat ofour neutral jour, nata, Amonf the Uttar number tbo Sunday Z?ii» patch deoUrea that be deserves tbo thanks of all par. lies, for the fearless stand which he bft taken against the extension of corporote monopolies. The spirit i which seeks to confer special privileges upon certain partnerships, In derogation of general righto, Is anti republican and anlt.domoeraUo. A Wrong rein should be placed upon every scheme which ellempte to grant to a company that which private oltlsens dare not aek. Every veto which Gov. Biotta has pot upon apeeisl laws which a corrupt Legislature hat endeav. orad to piss, has been honorable to him, and showed that the people have confided the executive duties to safe hands. The day will come when It will be wondered that suoh gross violations of public rights as have been attempted lobe spoured to various cor. porations by charter, ehould have over beoq conn. Idnanood j and the alpdent of history will marvel that (he people of (hie State ao long permitted suoh a gross and unjust syalsm loflourlsh. Taaosov in Kbntuckv.—An affray occurred In Clay county, Ky., on the 97th ull., between Stephen Robertson end Qrehem Dowling In which Rob* ertson we* stabbed slightly. Bowling was shot In thefabdomeu, and died In about twenty four hours. Eli Dowling, who Interfered, was shot in the left breast, and bis wound will probably prove fatal. Robertson shot four limes, two of the shots striking aa he Intended, the others slightly wounding a man and boy who wero lookers on. Dow, the author of the Maine Law, was defeated at the election for Mayor of Portland, on Tuesday, by Albion R« Parris, the Democratic can* dldalo. The vote stood—Parris, 1,800 j Dow, 1,406. The Democrats also elected a majority In both branches of council. (CTThe Union man of Augusta, Gao., have reiolr. ad not to lend delegatee to the,Dilllmore Convention. from (ho n«put»lleanaml Aijui. FIFTY MILLIONS A YEAR I STARTLING EXTRAVEGANOB, When suohi Whig as Truman Smith, Senator from Connecticut, aays—“ho verily behoves that oof ruptlon and oxtravoganco have increased just about in (ho tamo proportion •• the inoreaao of our sxpen dlturci—more dial one hundred per cent*'—ainco ! whiga oamo Inlq power, it ia surely lime for (lio Democrat) lo apeak put In thunder lonoa againal (ho dominion of that part/, and cal) upon the peoplo'to ojeot them from power. Senator Smith aoknowl edged that “twenty five mllllono a year,” under J{lok •on and Van Daren, was denounced by them r ae recklessly extravagant, but now we have 950,000,000 a year •• (ho government expendilolea,or just twice the amount expended by Mr. Poik'a administration /or ordinary purposes.. Twenty five millions a jeer for Tour year*, Amount to a hundred millions of dol» lart, or nearly forty million dollars mure than the entire coat of tho Mexican war—all of which has been uaeloealy and unnecessarily squandered by (he party in power. Truly, this ia every dear price which the people have paid for not dealing Geo. Case to tho Presidency in 1648, end no wonder diet so many Whigs, who bad ailently noted this whole* aale extravagance, have sought admission into tho Democratic ranks. These deserters from that cor rapt end profligate party, as described by Truman' Smith, one of (heir own leaders, will rapidly increase bb the following facia from a letter of tho Hon. Chat. H. Peaslee, of Now Hampshire, to bis constituents, shall bespread before (he people of the country.— We invite the attention of every reader to what be •aye, and particularly to tho few linos he quotes from die Hon. Truman Smith. Speaking of the expen ditures of (he government, Mr. Peaslee, says: In this connection, and seen authority for any statements which ought not to be questioned by Whigs, 1 give an extract from a speech recently de livered in the Senate, by Hon. Truman Smith, of Connecticut. In speaking of the increased extrava gance and corruption of our government, though himself a strong Whig Mr. Smith uses the following language: “ When I came intoCongrcea tho received opinion among momben was that the expenditures of the Government should in no event, exceed about twenty | one millions or dollars per annum; and I remember very well that tho expenditures by Gen. Jackson’s and Mr. Van Boren’s administrations, of about that sum, was, what is usually denominated the Harrison campaign, held up a contrast with the expenditures of the administration under John Qulnoy Adams, as being perfectly enormous and in the highest degree corrupt. But what now is the slate of things 7 These expenditures have been carried from twenty* one. millions up to about fifty millions of dollars: and it is a painful duty/or ms to diseharage when I say, what I verily believe, that corruption ex travagance- have increased juat about in the same proportion as the increase of our expenditUrrs—more than onehundred per cent, Jt is high time thatpub lie attention should beealled to this matter." Thu whole cost of the Government during the year of the Mexican war, under Democratic Admin* islratl'on, was only $59,451,177—ab0ut $11,000,090 more than that of last year in a time uf profound peace. Our pnbtio debt, principal and lnUVesl,ls upwards of $134,000,000; but still the Adminlstra* (ion says nothing about reducing It. With them a public debt l»a public blessing. England has a large public debt, and our English copyists think we must have one. jNol an intimation is heard about reducing our yearly|expcnies; (which wo have seen are-almost $50,000,000;) on tho contrary, other schemes sro on foot to make bad worse. All this the paopla see is 1 wrong. The people arc dissatisfied with the Executive weakness and indecision, (be latiilods and debility, and what Is of greater moment, the subserviency to British and foreign interests, which have character* ized this Administration. They do not wish .nor expect anything bot a manly and prompt enforce, ment of our rights, and only ask that foreign nations shall be taught to remember, that the fljg of stars and stripes, like tho eoglox of Romo, when her great- j ness overspread tho world, la a proud symbol of aj Power nowhere to be violated with impunity. But time will not allow mo to dwell open the weak and pusillanimous conduct of the Administration in cur foreign affairs. Tho people are beginning to see, too, that under the present Federal Administration, there has been too much plundering of tho Treasury; too much Gardnorism and Galphinism; too much corruption land bribery among men in (he high places in the Republic ; 100 exclusive, an administration of our national affairs upon those seven principles, which form the basis of the party in power—namely the five loaves and tho (wo fishes, (hoy have stfen the Oalphin operation carried out under the Taylor dy. nasty, whereby a member of tho cabinet received from tho national Treasury ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR HIS OWN USE. They liavo loan (ho Gardiner opera tion oirricd out under the Fillmore Administration, whereby they have good reason lo believe that a member of the cabinet got upwards of ONE HUN*, DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS from (he peoploV Treasury, for hie own private purposes. They have seen (bo allowance by this Administration, of lbs Barron pension claim, by which friends of those wtio are invested with power have illegally and im properly received thirty thousand dollars, on a pen* elon olatm which had been long before adjusted aod settled'undbr the half pay law. The Ghiokesaw claim, by which eminent bankers In this city, rd celved from the Treasury ono hundred and twelye thousand dollars, of a fund belonginglo a tribe pf Indians, known as th? Chlokasaws. The Hargous claim, under which eight hundred thoosand dollars was paid from the Treasury, when in fact those most conversant with (ho claim, are of the belief that Mr. (Targotis could not justly demand more thin eighty thousand; and for carrying which claim through tho counsel employed, received one hundred end twenty thousand dollars, and, as Is believed by most, a member of (lie oabinel received thirty thousand as counsel fees for hie services. The people have heard of the Mears claim, and the Leggel claim, by which other large amounts were pllkigod from the Govern* mcnlby speculators, whosften(imes have bought up theao demands for merely nominal sums. Thcsoara some of (he reasons among others why the country everywhere, fs so dissatisfied with (he parly In pow er—the spoils party, only hold together 11 by the co hesive power of public plunder.*' A resolution in troduced by Mr. Fuller, ofMaine, hts recently pace. : ed the House of Representatives, calling on (he < Secretaries of the different departments for a list of (ho claims allowed since 1848, which will undoubt edly ‘ present , some startling facts. Tho 1 mass of our people feel that under tho existing * Administration, (he Executive power, the power ofi I the General Government, la advancing with rapid I strides; that the morale of our Government are be.l coming more corrupt; and (hat unleea this down-1 ward tendency it speedily arreeted, our liberties will) be lost. 1 use these last words with a full apprecle. tion of their importance and significance—"our Isber/sew uiU b$ lott. u History is full of examples illustrating 'and enforcing (his great lesson,.that extravagance and corruption will ruin any nation.— The.little Stales of Greece, while they remained virtuous, and ardent lovers of llbortv ware an over* match' far all Aala. They aflsrwaros yielded lo the power of Maoodon, but It was not until the gold of. Philip had penetrated into (ho heart of Greece, that his steel could triumph on the fatal field ofCbes. | rones. 64 ToUl Fatal Election Riot.— A despatch from St. Louli •tatss that on Monday night, after the city election, while the friends of the mooeaaftil parly were pan. ing Wlokineyer’s German tavern, corner of Seventh at., and Park Avenue, gone were fired from the |av» ern, killing aix peraooe and wounding lateral others. An immenae excitement arose. The mob rushed Into the building,demolished its eonlenta and then set fire to It. Two other German houses werA’doa. troyed. The crowd ware alio fired on at (he corner of Park and Carondelet Avenue, and a fireman wae mortally wounded. The house from which the shot came was destroyed by the mob. The military ware obliged to guard the office of the German paper Anxtigtr dss Wrstsns, throughout the night. The next night order was restored. Statute or Gin. Jackson.— The Legislature of Lou* Islana have passed an appropriation offtOO,ooo for the ereOtlon of a bront statue of Gen. Jaokeon on Jackson Square, In New Orleans. CALIFORNIA NEWS. The Creionl City arrived at Now York on Tues day night with a million a'nd s half of gold dust* and 240 passengers, among whom are the four dele gates to tho Whig Nations! Convention. Tho yield of gold ie sat’d tu bo slightly diminished. The woalhor continued delightful and (he spring crops were sprouting luxuriantly. Crime ieonthe Increase especially In the cities, and the numerous defalcations ofpublio officers aro chronicled. Tho political news is ofsomo interest. Tho Democrats hold thoir Con yention at Sacramento, on tho 23d of February, fur the purpose of electing delegates to tho Baltimore Convention. No Instructions ore given to tho dole* -gates.chosen, but (hey are claimed to be in favor of Mr. Duchanm,cxcopt one,who goes for Goo. Houston. A resolution in favor of Judge Douglass wss indefini tely postponed, by a vote of 145 yoaa to 115 nays.— Another Convention Is to bo hold in June lo choose an oloolprial ticket. The \Vhlgi held (heir State Convention at Sacra mento oh (he 271 b February, lo choose delegates to (he National Convention, and prepare for the Novem* her Campaign. The delegates are cninstructed, but ills said, aro favorable to Mr. Webator. The Death, Penalty* An Important bill paased the House of Represen tatives of this Slate on Thursday last. Tho bill pro vides (hat hereafter, no warrant for the ozooution of any convict by hanging shall be issued within one yesf after (he sentence of death shall have been passed, and that, after that period, if no cireumttan. ces shall have come to light to render doobtful tho correctness of the jury in the matter, the Governor shall then Issue hh warrant for such execution— from the time of conviction to the lime of execution the convict shall be confined-in one of the peniten tiaries of (ho Commonwealth, for safe keeping.— Upon the rendition of a verdict of "guilty of mur der in the first degree,** against any person charged therewith, in any Court of this Commonwealth, it shall and raey be lawful for the jury rendering the same, in their discretion, to rccomend the person so charged and convicted to the mercy of the Court; and every person duly convicted of murder in the first degree, whom the jury su convicting shall recom mend to the merdy of the Court,shall bo sentenced to undergo an imprisonment in. one of the State pen itentiaries, as tho case mjy be, and to bo kept in separate or solitary aonfinemoni, at labor, for a peri od of not less than fifteen nor more than fifty years. WIIXGGBRT XNNBW YORK. . Ths two factions of Whlggery in New York, the ‘•Sliver Grays" and "Wonjly Hoads," still continue to fight like cats and dogs. The Loohport Courier, t Fillmore paper, employs this beautiful language in •peaking of "Woollies , " No man regrets more than Goa. Scott the base uke which it being made of hit name by a clique of heartless demagogues and acoundrtlt in this Stale, I for the only purpose of defeating Mr. Fillmore." 1 The Albany Evening Journal, & Scoti paper, re* I torts ae follows: " The Courier has recently beon purchased by twoyoang gentlemen balding places in the Post Ofßoe Department at Washington. This edict against the "heartless'scoundrels of this Slate," who prefer Gen. Scott for the Presidency, may be deemed ‘otficlal, by authority.' The Syracuse Journal . makes the following cm. phatio declaration i •‘ We aay the Whigs of (his Stale will not vote for Mr. Fillmore because of bia compromise associa* lions." x The Rochester American replies \ “ The sooner it is understood hero and elsewhere, that such >s in fiol the ground.upon which a clique of quasi abolitionists, claiming to bo whigs, oppose Mr. Fillmore's nomftiation, the blitter. It is of course quite Idle to expect the support of such men for any other candidate who standi on tho same ground ; and it is absolutely certain that no one who does not oc •copy tho same compromise position, can bo noini* nated. 'These considerations are .worthy of atten tion." * Ft is perfectly manifest that the vote of New York will uot, under any circumstances, bo oast for a Whig at the next Presidential election. The Liquor Bill Defeated* The Maine Liquor bill wax defeated in the House qf Representatives on Wednesday last. Tho bill was on second reading, and the vote on the first sec. lion stood—yeas 46, nays 50, as follows: Yeas— Messrs. Acker, Appleton, Benedict, Blaine, Broomull, Chandler, Dungan, Fiffe. Gibbs, Gilford, Gillis, Gosslcr, HamjUon, Hart, Harris, llubbclt, lluplol, James, of Chester, James, of Warren, Kelso, Kilbourn, Kingsley, Lsughlin, McClusky, McCone, McConncl, McKean, Mactayj Madeira, Meloy, Mor. town, Meylcrl, Millerjof Aloghcny, Miller,of Phlla., Painter, Penney, Rod, Rhoads, Ross, Sharron, Shu gort, Smith, Souder, SpringsrrTorbetl, Wise—46. Nats— Anderson, Dyer, Bigelow, Black, Blair, Bonham, Brock, Craig, Dangler, Ely, Evans, Flani gan, Follmer, Freeland, Frolz, Gabs, Goodwin, Guf fey, Henderson, Herbert Hook, llunseeker, Kean, Craft, Lsndis, Lowry, Leech, Lilly, MoGrtnnahan, Mollinger, Myers,, miller, of Northampton, Mott, Mowry, O’Noll, Pownall, Relfsnydor, Relley, Ring* er, Rubieum, Schell, Seltser, Shoaffor, Sohull, Slew* aid, Thomas, Wagner, Walled, Yost, Rhoy, Sweater. —5O. This ws suppose setlfos (his question, fbr (he pres ent session. Tho.vole in opposition would have defected tho bill in a full house. There were but four members absent. Tub Wcatukr.-—While we grumble in (beae parts •bout the Inclemency of the weather, wo might “go farther and fare worse." • The Boston papera elate that it hae come upon them " with A severity rarely known.'* The snow haa fallen In Boston and vicinity to the depth of qearly and "both the city and (he country is decidedly the moat wintry yol oedaaiohed by any of the numer< oua and severe storms of this remarkable season.” The,Boston Transcript says, “the highest tides of tho year are now tunning, and the docks are full to overflowing In some sections. Some slight injuries by ebaflog were sustained by vessels at (ho wharves." Suicide.— Jacob W. Smith,of Solinsgrove, Union cocnty, Pa. committed auidlde, by hanging himself In the garrel'of hia house, In that place, on Thurs. day afternoon leal. For many years the deceased was engaged In mercantile pursuits in Selinsgrove* and was much esteemed as a oitlsen. Formerly; he was a German Reformed Minister, and wae paator oCaiirga congregation in that Durough, The cense of thU rash act is unknown. Mr. Smith waa about ‘ 50 years of ege, and baa left a wife and several chil* dran. Powia or Imagination.— Elijah Buns, of Penn* aylvsnli, killed a rattlcana kc In Ills field, without any injury I* himself, end immediately after put on his son's being of one color. He returned to his heose, and on attempting to button hie' waist* coat, he kiiind, to his astonishment, that it was much llls imagination waa now wrought to a high pilch, anfrhe instantly conceived the idea that ho had been Imperceptibly bitten by the snake, and was thus swollen by the poison. He grew sudden* ly very ill,sndtook to hie bed., The fkmily in great alarm and oonfuaion, summoned three physicians, and the usual remedial were prescribed and admtnis. tered. The patient however, grew worio eveiy min. ute, until at length hie son came home with his falh. er's waistcoat dangling about him. The mystery waa soon unfolded, and the patient, being relieved Rom his Imaginary apprehensions, dismissed hla physicians, and was restored to health. The Duehanan Rifle Corps Is the name of a now military company just formed at Lancaster, Pa. ‘ Tho Bank of Pennsylvania. Letter twin Mr. Bokhara. « House or REPRESENTATIVES, } 1 Ilarrhburgt April 13, 1853. 5 i J, IJ. B ra/fon, JStq i 1 Dear Sm—l haveread, wlihßomolnterobt, your strictures on my course in rotation lo the Dank of Pennsylvania, In your last paper. 1 may bo in error, Cor no man's) judgment ie Infallible, but I have dons what 1 believe to be right In the matter, and in which this bank complains, that there is an attempt to tax her dividends contrary to the terms under which elm received her charter. 1 hold that the Commonwealth should bo just to ail persons under the protection of her laws, and comply with her own engagements when they have been fairly contracted, and that her having made a bad bar* gain, is no ground for its non-performance. Now persons to whom the Commonwealth is under this obligation are of two kinds, natural persons, and artificial persons, the latter being those which are’ the creatures of her own legislation, of which class the banking institutions of the State constitute a large portion. The question at issue between this particular bank and the State, is a mixed question of taw and of fact. As a question of law the Common wealth has, without doubt, by virtue of her sover eignty, an inherent right lo tax all property within This righl-she may exercise at all times in taxing the capital stock, of a bank, and all properly belonging lo a banking institution, lo whatever extent her law making power may deem advisable, or in accordance with sound policy.— Bill the taxlng the dividends of a bank presents another issue, as that is taxing the franchise or grant, which she has already parted with, and has no longer funder iher control, unless she has ex pressly reserved the power In the grant itself, or the bank does some act which amounts to a forfeit ure of the franchise, in which case it reverts, to the Commonwealth, and the bank no longer exists if the Legislature sees proper to so declare. That this is so, we hsfve the authority of the highest le* gal tribunal of the land, the Supreme Court of (he United Slates, as. decided-in the case of (he Ap peal 7l(x Court vs. Gordon, 3 Howard, U, S. Re ports, page 113. The Supreme Court in that case say, “that,the charter of a bank is.a franchise which is not taxable as such, (that is, no further demand can be made 4br the grant) if a price has been paid for it, which the Legislature accepted. But the corporate property of the bank is separate • frj»m the franchise, and may be taxed unless there i is a special agreement to the contrary.** . This was not Hie point in issue in the case de cided, but it is a very important principle evolved : in the discussion of the taxing power, and is most dislin&lly and emphatically enunciated. It settles i most conclusively that when a hank has once paid , for her franchise, a consideration which the Legls* lature has .accepted, that no other claim can be * made for the franchise, unless it be reserved in the 1 charter*. All the prnppfty of the bank, and personal, is taxed ns the property of individuals, i and by.the act of 11th June, 1840, the capital r stock is taxed, and these taxes ate paid without dispute. ‘That the above decision of the Supreme Court of the United States U in accordance with the law as understood in Pennsylvania, U very manifest from the fact that the Legislature have at different times, (hat Is, in 1614,18*34, 1825-6, IB2C-7nnd 1838-9, when granting charters to banks and im posing a tax or annuaLpayment out of the divi dends, provided, that “if any.of the annual pay ments shall not be made within two months after (he first Monday in November, or if no dividends shall have been declared and made duringthe pre> ceeding year, (he charier of the bank so neglecting to pay or declare, shall from henceforth be abso lutely null and void, and of no effect whatever.” See Smith's Lawsfor act of 3tstMarch 1814,pages 165, 166, Sec. 10—tho provisions of which act arc followed by those above enumerated. It was thus enacted that if the banks withheld the annual tax or payment on (heir dividends, which was imposed as a pari of the consideration of (he grant, then (he. grant was declared void. The language is plainly' this—pay'the consideratibnannually and you ahafl enjoy the grant, If you fail to pay, the grant shall cease. This is merely paying the price of the franchise, and not the payment of a tax on the franchise itself. The difference is observable in . case of a failure (o pay the lax imposed on (he cap ital stock, for that would not result in a forfeiture of the chartered privileges. There Is nothing rn the charter of the Bank of Pennsylvania subjecting her to the payment of a tax on her. dividends, (hough she is of course sub> joet to the general laws of the State taxing her capital stock and other property, such as real es tate, &0., which she may possess.- Neither is there any thing on the face of her charter express* ly exempting her from a tax on dividens. This leads us, therefore, to tho question of fact In the case, as to whether the Legislature did so intend to exempt her. If the Legislature did so intend, and she so received her charter, then the i State is bound by the bargain. The hank was chartered as a financial measure, at an extra session of the Legislature, called to § ether for the purpose of raising means for the tate to carry on her system of internal improve ments, at a time when her finances were embar -1 rassed, and it was the understanding that the bank * was to loan'the Commonwealth four millions of dollars, and to take the loan at five dollars and a half premium on every hundred dollars, at a lime . when the State bonds wore under par-~whleh would amount to a bonus of two hundred and . twenty thousand dollars—and if the Slate bonds t were at that time two per cent, .below par, which was the fact I believe, it would make eighty thou ’ sand more, making in all three hnndrea thousand dollars, which the bank paid for her charier, grant, or franchise. ll was also the understanding, dial ilia bank waa Han.tckar, Huplct, Jamej, (Cliaatar,) Jama., ( War. lo act as loan commissioner for the Stale In Eu. 'anJKilboorn.Blngslay, Lilly, M Connei, M’Kc.n, rope, for the purpose of negotiating loans in order "JTu' smm ' .’x, ' loan at ti e premium slated and negotiated other n.ibln.m.Sh.affi.r.Shigcrt,Thoms.,Vo,b!tl. Wage’ s bonds in Europe according to this understanding. „ cr> wi ,„ nhey Sptak'r- 48. ' ■ Nine, while there no Cipro., caemplion ofnlio N*YS—Mei.r., Bigelow. Bl.ek, Bl.lr, Cr.ig, Deli bank Irom a teiellon on her dividend. in Ilia char. Dungnn, Even., Filfc. Follmer. Freel.nd. G.be, lor, there i. an eiproSl requirement in 'he Blh sec. Gi ,, bli e „(, ey< l| erl)er ,. Hook, Leughlin, lion of tbopol, that she isluloan the Slue *4,000,000 Leech, M’Clu.hey, M'Cono, M'Gran.h.n, Meloy, .151 per cent, premium on hand., bearing five per Mcyorl Mott, Rcif.nydcr, Rellcy, Schell, Shares, cent interest; and slag by (he Oil) section, one million Souder Steward Yoal.—3o. . k of dotlari a year for three years at live per cent ~ V ..’. , ' ‘ ... intere.t, in lieu of on eight per cent Ux on her divl- . Yo “ hn " '? Ih ? 1 ' h “ deed., which had been prevlou.ly propced. Penn. h "* 1 ,0 b ,° « l,en nk ,° r "S* Law. 18211-30, p.g. 88-1). By the act of 35th "°“ ld bo given an Indl.ldua , Now' Slr lhe March. 1834. twenty four bank, were chartered and' bhlury of our legi.lalion I. dir.etly Iho re»er.c_ to required to make, a loan to the Stale at 5 per cent. »' b " l feui «nppo.c-and It frequently' happens that> tnloreit, but none of (hem were required to make a l| ll, ® ad of merely allowing leallinony to be-reeeivedg loan and pay a premium upon iho amount, but all of | be Jogkl'ituro Interfere! when suits have beer*' them fortbat reaoon were required to submit to a tnx Instituted by the Commonwealth, and relieves the on their dividend! by the express’ tenna of their Indlvldta-il defendant entirely. But the other day an i ohartera. There la nothing In Ihe charter of the «ol waa puaaed relieving sureties, n a cate In court, Penn’a. bank, lo compel her load at loan commie growing out of equiUble.oansiderotione. OrUuiiißt' 1 tinner in Europe for the Stole,yet (hat waa aa clearly *? a,urfl ara elal, n* f»r damage* In lavor of Indlvldvale the undemanding at iho time ah* waa cluttered aa a * a,n, ‘ the Slate, which are allowed at every session that her dividends werelo be exempted from taxation ‘ ba I lake It that the Stale will not and aha did ao act for many yean and negotiated wron fr ,n J Individual when he preaente an cqui(ab|e moat of the loan* made there for (ho Stale. Under cs,lm ,0 1,10 Leglalaturo. So that In that particular ■uch olrcumatencea therefore, It aeema unnocnunlabfy J OO * r# wlde, J mistaken In your facte, and of court* tlrtngo, if the Stale Intended to tax the dividends of * n vour conclusion*, title bank, (hat U waa not ao atatod In the charter at Wh “ ! effect be gl* en lho Courl the lime It waa granted, when that very subject mon y io ®h ■* propnaed to bo allowed in the t oaee' waa under consideration, ann for the additional of ‘ho Ponnaylvanlaßank, is entirely uncertain.— reason, that nearly all the charters granted by T,, ° coart niwy 10-*k upon It aa of t very.lnferior the Bute from 1814 down, haa imposed that tax « r " de * With that wo have nothing Mo. ie It right or expressly reserved the power todo ao—and Gen. j ahould be excluded entirely T Purvlanee In hia argument before the Senate Com* It Is sometimes a matter of remark, that on all mlllee elated expressly that “this Institution woe not questions where a bank is one of the parties, there made subject in (ho dividend (ax impoaed by the acta! is n class of persona, who, influenced by their pro of 1813,1694 and *2s,** Now this la a moat prog- judloes and passions, will oppose the bank, wheth nant and significant (act, for these seta arc all broad nr right or wrong, btenute it to'a Bank, and for no iln their tormv, and (ha act of 1835 expressly j more potent rcaaon. I maintain that a bonk Is en* provide, that ••the aevern! bank, of this enmmon. titled lo even handed Justice as much aa any olher WS' ? f tM °?. P*r‘on, under the laws of the land, and that when, thelrdivldenda,shall hereafter pay intotho treasury” arA **..11.M. r„ "Y cnnlod Into efleot. JC l.w. If Cilia h.nk wee exempted by it. ehxrler, then '»■ Oommonwenlih is nut fairly nnd Justly entitled It could nut be reached by subsequent legislation. If • apprehend that elie dove not want it. not exempted it would have been aubjeot to the tax o ‘ ber coorcc ‘o be observed by a sovereign > laws in exialenee when its charter was granted, or Stale, would bo disreputable nnd disgrace It Intb* st all events would havo been reached by (ho aol of °f the world. Necessity may sotnatimes bo 1635, as the language of that sot Is broad and urged as an oxouso for n faithless observineo of oondailve. But on the contrary (bli power was contracts, but it Is a miserable excuse, snd the his never stismptsd lo be exercised over the dividends lory of Pennsylvania legislation hat furnished of this bank, until 1850, twenty ytOft after tbtf oliarlfli was granted. It la no argument to any, as Mr. Pnrvinnco (fof whom personally and professionally 1 entertain d high respect) line paid, and whoso remarks on that subject before tho Oommllleo on Finance of lh(f Banale, you have embraced In your article—that llio State herself hold a portion of this atock, (iWcf fifths 1 believe,) up until 1843—for that was n ea now by hw ere demanded, or aa the Legislature may el any lime hereafter impoee. That this ease Is not such a*oneas dial presented in the case of (ho Easton Bank, is made the more meoirest from an opinion given by Judge Bell him •eir, under date of March let,-1853,' Wherein “ho explains (he difference. I herewith enefose yon that - opinion, and hope you may find' room for It in'yoar . columns at no distant day, salt is quite conclusive . on this sobjoot. It is true that in thennO casehe • gave his opinion as a judge, end in the other ae-e lawyer, bnt that could hardly detract from lie value on so grave e subject. ‘ ». . I think 1 have shown.most conclusively in my- 1 argument on this subject in the legislature, which 3 argument hue not yet been published,-that thie bank is not liable to the lax on now claimed. But whether ormot, let the courl deler mine. As a measure of compromise between the. Slate and the bank, in order that no injustice might be .done to either party in determining the qdeeiTort. of fad in iesne, as .to the intention of (he Legists* tore, which granted this charter, and as.to the eon- . tract entered into between tho parties, I. offered an' amendment, to the bill pending in the House, which bill was lo expressly exempt the bank, from ible tax. It was offered as a substitute to the whole bill, end is as follows, with some slight modifies- . lions, which 1 made before the vote was taken: -. •• That in Hie cise of th'o Commonwealth sgainsl the Bank of Pennsylvania now pending in the Cqurl. ■■ of Common Pleas of Dauphin county, andthat may. be hereafter, insliluled in said Court, (ho journals , of the House of Representatives and of the Senate,, ond official proceedings of said House, for (he years 1829 and 1630 are hereby made evidence (o explain the intention of the Legislature, it the lime, the said bank was re.chartered; and if ll ahalt appear (b tho court upon inspection of the act of incorporation in ' connection with the practice of the Government, and tho journals and official proceedings aforesaid, (hat it was the intention of tho Legislature to exempt Ihef * said Bank from payment of lax on dividends, that» then, and in (hat ease, the third aeotion of (he eel • (u which thia is a supplement shall not he construed: to extend to tho president, discolors, and company,of, of the Bonk of Pennsylvania.” . , u . On this proposition (here were bn Its passage through second reading 46 votes in Its favor, apdbul 30 votes egainat if. Of them In Us favor 25 ware , Ooinocrfrs and 91 were Whigs—and of those against' it 11 were Whigs. The yeas end nays are as fullowa: Yeas.—Messrs, Anderson, AppUlon, Benedict, Beyer, Bonham, Brnomall,Chandler,Flanigan,Fralx, Olllit, Goodwin, Glosser, Hamilton, Hart, Huhbel,