THE VOLUNTEER.
Joba B. Bratton* Editor an£ Propriety
CARLISLE, olit 'sr,'l6^.
presidentlalßlectors. /
SENATORIAL. [' J j-
GEORGE W. WOODWARD, of Luzerne.
WILSON M'BANDLESS.'of Allegheny.-
ADDITIONAL DISTINCT.
Robert patterson, or Philadelphia.
A-ii— -■ IDIBTBIO™ ,
1 p'ETER LOGAN,’ -Philadelphia.
2/GEOIiOE 11. MARTIN.-Philpdelphla.
g* joHNt MILLER. Philadelphia.
4 p W.’ROCKIES. Philadelphia.
.SeRrMoKAY, Jr.Dolawato
6. A..A P-PLE,-Books.,
7. N.STRIOKLAND’, Chesldr.
- & A. PETERS Lancaster.
8. DANIEL FISHER, Berks.
10. RiiE. JAHES. Norlhamplim.
iI.iIOHN ■McßEYNOLDajColurnbla.
.lSfefo,DAiMpN. Tioga. ,TT,
13.11. C.E\ER, Onion.
AYTON. Sohajlklll.;
TS. iSAAC ROBINSON. Adams;
• rt.'HENttICTETTERi Perry.
I7it3AS. BURNSIDE, Centre.
19.AIAXWELL McCASLIN, Greene.
IihIJOSEPH MCDONALD, Cambria.
aO,<W«S. COLAUAN, Washinglon.
flli ANDREW BURK, Allegheny.
S 3. WM. DUNN, Mercer.
S3.JQUN S. McCALMONT, Clarion.
B 4; GEO. E; BARRET,CIearOeId.
~ " FOE~OANAL COMUIBSIONSB,
WILLIM SEARI6ET, o! Fayette.
Political Convention**
Thoi&robifaiia National’ Convention will meet
io tbo City of Baltimore, on Tuesday, tho first day of
Jane netff.'' ' '
Tho Whig National Convention rrioels at the
■amo piicß| on, -Wednesday, tho alxleenlh of June
next.
Tho Free Soil National Convenllon will be bold «t
cievcUod, OHoi.oo Wednesday, the foiirlli doy of
August next. . -
fflgr We are "indebted io the Hon. Lewis
cfana,'-Hon.* R. F) Stockton, and Hon. R.
Brodhead. of the Senate, and to Hon. James X.
M’Lanahan, and Speaker Boyd, of the Hoose of
BenrßßßntaliTes,' Waßhlnglon, for speeches and
documents.
tt»“.|rhp. Baltimore Democratic Convention
assemble* on Tuesday next, the Ist of June* In
oot'rieit wo may possibly bo able to raise to our
maet-head the nominee for President.
'lSrokk 'Jail.—William Walter, confined In
our county.jail on the charge of horse scaling,
made his escape on Friday afternoon last, without
e*en‘‘bidding farewell to hla, landlord, Sheriff!
Smith'. Waller, no doubt, is an old offender, and I
our'old rat*hole prison afforded no barrier to him
when he 3'eaired to escape. With a file or saw,
he ’fellevtfd his feet of the “ bracelets” the Sheriff
had lankly furnished him. This done, he pushed
en old |,bßr aside, and by the aid of a rope and
Whll.and was off for parts un
known.
■The escape qf.ihls prisoner furnishes additions!
, videhcb—lf morn is wanting—of the necessity o(
•ollding ahe tv prison. It is all folly to attempt
dbtinfiW’prisotiern In onr present Jail, is is in a
Plh’piililcd'n'diidiilori.Biid a disgrace to the county.
We hope the next Grand Jury, therefore, may oon
■' ’ '
authorize the CoramiaaionorS OTthe oounfyto
and substantial prison as early as
possible. ■'
!'Hw<D«OM« jEstablibiiment— Oar enterprising
fri?pdj,S|OLC*,.haa recently filled up a very handsome
Gentleman's Clothing Sloro. on Maine street, directly
opppaile the rall-roud depot, where ho has on hand
• Jargo and fashionable slock of goods, ready made
garments, &c. Wo agree with our contempo
rary of Iho Jhrald, ho when remarks that “ Mr.
Skilce- •. establishment V«i enjoyed the highest
reputation .for: years ;for elegance of cul.euporior
finish,and good qoalllf of gentlemen's clothing.”—
See hi* advertisement in another column.
Ncwmrsa Establishment for Sal*.— The print—
ingjealablUlitncDl advorliscd for sale in our paper of
to-.dajjßhoulU command the attention of those who
desire to embark in the publication of a newspaper.
The present editor le in 111 health, which Is the cause
of him wishingito relinquish the business. We know
the ealabliahmcnt well, and fool no hesitation in aay.
Ibf- that n-practical printer, with a small capital.
would do well to purchase it. It is the only paper
in the place, and enjoys a scry good paying patro
nage. It Will bo disposed of at a bargain, if sppllca
lion-be made soon. For particular* address thoedi
tor of this paper, who will give all necessary infor-.
matFon. •
rt Q-j# f Thß 4, Da»lv Union,” is the liilo of a Democra t
10 newspaper published daily at Pittsburg,Pa., by an
aSßOolaliou of printers, under name of Eliot,
bayibri’dt. Co. It ie ably edited, neatly printed, and
bears evidence in its advertising columns of being
well sustained. Its 10th No. was issued last Satur
day. May it and Us glorious cause abundantly
prosper.
Tin* Crowing Weather— Wo have hod exceed
ingly fine growing weather the past week. The
newly sowed oats have come up beautifully; Iho
gra>i looks flouriihingly; and Iho wheal gels on bet
ler'than any ono could have thought possible three
weeks ago; Indeed some formcn Inform ui that
th.l# «««* looted b.U.v- Tl.s «otn .prools
are already poking out their noioa in aomo fields;
and the frutt never promised more abundantly. On
thojffholo wo have just cause for thankfulness.
Farit Ocoo»»inc«.—On Friday week, aa Henry
Fry, of Manchester townalilp, York county, waa
driving » learn of tnoloa, Ibo mulca became fright
•tied at the approach of Ihe care on Ihe York and
Cumberland. Railroad. In hla efforta In manage
them, Mri Fry waa ao injured by being oaugbl by
liirr Origan; aa to oauao hia death. Ho waa 23 yeara
of ago.
Wouatl'a RtollTa ColtvintlOH.—Borne of the ladiea
in Now York and thcrooboula have leaned a manlfoato
oklling'n Cqndoplion.to bo bold in Weal Cheater,
Cheater county, Penneylvanla, on the 2d and 3d of
nnd theta to oonaldor bow to aboliah the
inequality which now cliala botweo n the aoaca. Wo
auapoot that tboao ladiea arc old or ugly. The young
and hentlaomo have righto and privilegea enough to
aatlafy the moat ambilloua already. If any more
rlghta aro to bo acquired by Ibo bettor half of crea
tion, wd Irual there will bo a wieo dieerlminatlon
modd dmongat them. Give additional rlghta to Ibo
tfglior iorl. Tboao regular heart bronhora, tboao fil.
libn'lora" amongal Ibo beaux, ab'ould bo oatiafied aa
llltnga aro, ,Tboy have too much power already,
and sonic of ibo yn’ungatora qomplain that they abuso
it ocpaT|ionnlly ,ln a moat barliproua manner.
Tntrn *a Pmatoirinni-No honoat man will alop bin
papnr whilu ho owea for it, or let it oomo longer than
he ftel.abl.lt. pay for it, without giving the pub
li«ber tegfil notice.
: THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
I time is near at hand when Ilia;Democracy
of.lhe nation, through its delegatee, will assemble
in National Convention, at Baltimore* for-the Im
portant duly of placing In nomination candidates I
for the Presidency and Vico Presidency. Theoc-'
oasion will be one of great importance—an occa
sion when delegates from the shores of the Pacific
will meet delegates from the shores of the Atlantic,
arid all having the same object in view, viz—the
triumph of Democratic principles.
“Who will be the nominee for PresidentV* is a
question frequently asked, but which cannot be
satisfactorily answered by, any human being.—
Fortunately for the country and the Democracy,
(and‘the' one Is-indissolubly identified with the
other,) it makes-Utile difference who Is named for
this highest of earthly honors, so that he.be a
statesman of ability, and. "who .is -sound on the
leading questions that divide the two great politi
cal parties of our country. The wise and eniighu
I enod policy of the Democratic parly has made our
country what-lt is—great in wealth, great in terri
tory, and great in* the estimation of the worW.—
Our stars and stripes proudly wave from the At
lantic to the Pacific, affording shelter to the op
pressed of all nations, and protection to every par
ty and sect. The success of the Democracy of
the nation is a triumph for the country—a triumph
of the people—a triumph of principle. The De
jmocracy contend “for measures, not men.* 1 Foder
lismcontends for men and the spoils of office. The
policy and aim of democracy is to make our country
great in every thing; the policy and aim of Federal
ism is to degrade our institutions and to build up a
privileged aristocracy* Such are the objects of
the two political parties of the present day.
Wo say then, that it makes but little difference
who may be named as our standard-bearer by th®
National Convention, whether he be Cass, Bu.
chanan, Douglass, Houston, Boyd, Marcy,-Lane,
Allen, or any other well-tried Democrat, whose
principles are fixed, and who knows no North, no
South, no East, no West. Let the convention de
clare, in bold and emphatic language, tho princi
ples which govern the Democratic parly—let ad
herence to the Compromise measures be made a
leading .principle—let the resolutions of 18AB bo
re-asaerled, find our “ platform’ 1 will bo broad
enough and strong enough lo carry us safely and
triumphantly to victory !
We trust there may be no contonfipn-in-lhe
Convention in regard to men, but that* al I may feel
the importance, nay the necessity, of union *and
harmony. The Delegate who attempts to force
or bully the Convention into tho nomination of
any mao, should bo pul down 1 , as a disturber of
the peace in the Democratic family, We sincere
ly hope the Convention may meet and adjourn In
harmony, after naming out alandard-bearera for |
the approaching contest. This is tho spirit we
deslro to seo pervade the entire party, for when
united, the Democracy can bid defiance <: lo Fed
eralism. _
A KILKBNWV aCAIUIEI..
It is quite arousing to road the prominent Federal
journals at tiro present way they black
guard each other, is really shocking lo the sensitise
oar. And what ore they fighting about 7 Why
about the Compromise measures—so the y toy. The
Fillmore wing of the parly, who stylo thomsplres
••National whigs," desire to make adherence to those
measures a parly lost—they declare they will sup
port no man for President, who refines, to pledge
right, of course, and we are glad to see that there are
some patriotic men oven In Iho Whig ranks. The
Scott men. however, who are more office-seekers,
and who are headed by such men as Giddings of
Ohio, Seward qf Now York, Gov.-Juhnslon of Penn
sylvanla, and others of like kidney, stoutly contend
fur the “mum” principle, end declare and swear
that they will oppose any man for Prcsidinl who fu
vois.lho Compromise. So matters aland. Uiko the
fight of the Kilkenny cals, the conflict is biller and
desperate. The Federal papers on either side are
down on oaoh other “like a thousand of brick,”
and to a disinterested person who don’t care a fig
who licks, it Is qolto refreshing to stand aloof and
witness this sanguinary contest.
Now, is this quarrel real? Are tiro Compromise
measures the bono of contention between the “ Silver
Groya” and the « Woolly Heads 7” Wo doubt it. Wo
believe it is a more fight for iho spoils of office. It
is a fight between those in office and those who wont
office—a contest between the “ ina” and the “ outs.”
Should Fillmore succeed In his nommalion and olco
lion, the same dynasty now In power, would of course
bo continued in office. Should Scott, on the other
hand succeed in reaching the Presidential chair, he
would turn out the Qalphint now in office, to make
room for a still more hungry sol of cormorants. —
This, then, is the causo of the present angry quarrel;
with a few honaruh|ooxceplioijs, neither wing care
a tlraw about the Coihpromiso measuios, but they
all care for the “ spoils.” Well, lot thorn fight—who
cares? Wo know of no principle of morals whlsh
need prevent any man, especially a Whig, from
adapting himself to existing circumstances.
Fatal Affray in .Indiana—At Covington, Indi.
ana,on the Bih insl-.an altercation took place between
the lion. E. A. Hsnnogan ond his brolhcr-in-Iaw i
John R. Duncan, when the former struck the latter
with a bowlo-knlfo, In the upper region of Iho abdo
men, and entirely severed the duodenum. The parts
wero as soon as possible reunited and sowed together
by surgeons, but the wound proved fatal. The suf.
ferer sank from the inward loss of blood until the
next day, about ono o’clock, when ho expired, lie
was a brother of the late lion. Daniel Duncan of
Ohio, and was about 45 years of ago. The exciting
cause of this unhappy affair was liquor, of-which
both had been partaking freely. The immediate
occasion was some dissatisfaction as to a trade in
property.
Franklin Countt.— Tho Whiff Convention o(
Franklin count; assembled at Cliamberaburff on (ho
18lh Inst., and after elootinff Conferees to represent
ihomin iho Distiicl Conference, recommended Da*
vld T. Robinson, Esq., as Iho candidate for Congress
Geo. A. Madeira, Esq., and Captain G. T.Campbell,
wore placed In nomination for tho Assembly
The New Gold Dollar. — A now dollar gold piece
baa been struck at tho mini, apd forwarded to the
Department at Washington for approval. It is
about the size of a dime, and having an opon centre
of nearly tho size of tho present coin. On tho one
sido is (ho word “ Dollar,” under which is a wreath,
and on tho other sido “ United States of America,
1853.” Wo think tho coin a decided improvement
on the ono now in use, os it Is nut so likely to bo
given out for another, as is frequently nnw tho case.
It will doubtless become popular, and supercede tho
old dollar, as soon db put in circulation.
i Excitement at Richmond.—Gov. Johnson, of
Virginia, having commuted to transportation tho
sentence of Hotelier, the slave who was to have
been hung at Richmond,yeaterday,on Indignation
meeting was called in that oily lost night, to- de<
nounoo him for hla clemency to (he culprit; It
created no liltlo excitement. *
jiaicb good nominations.
We aro glod 'to fiee the Democratic papers of
the ‘Slate, urging the importance/and.necesaliy
of ihaking< good nominations—particularly for
mombers of Assembly.' Experience is sometimes
a severe, but yet a necessary; lesson. rTbera has
been, in every county, great carelessness-manifes*
tod in nominating members for Assembly,'and the
consequents is, that we are cursed Wiih bad laws,
and our Legislature has become a by*wor.d and a
reproach. Men aspire to a seat in theiLegislataro
now-a-days, who never were by’’God or
man, to occupy so position, Had men
of the same caliber fifty years back, expressed a
wish to be eluted members of the Legislature,-
ijiey wouldjiavo been considered fit subjects for an
insane asylum—they would have been regarded 1
~aXy, and been watched tjnd guarded by. their
Idas friends, as men dangerous to ran at large,
aj/times are not now as they “ used to was***—•
in this “ progressive ago” every one almost, con
siders himself fit for a Legislator, and it too often
happens that County Conventions’\ako the candi
date at his word, and notpiotyle and elect him.—
Often too, corrupt men—men who are ready- to
make .money by receiving a bribe-pare honored by
a seal in the Legislature, and irt that capacity
make money by their votes. Tw Legislature of
Pennsylvania at every session, for years past, has
been disgraced arid cursed, with members of this
1 character. It is no difficult' matter for the experi
enced and adroit u borer” to ascertain who can bo
seduced from duty by the power of\ the almighty
dollar, and the convincing is according
ly used. Thus do we. witness, oyerjr the
passage of bills lhat-shook the moral sense of the
people from ono end of the Slate to the other.—
And yet, sirange as it may appear, the very mem
bers who voted for these bills, and who were paid
for doing so-,are often sustained by their constitu
ents, and are again returned loCthe Legislature,
to contaminate and corrupt it, • This .but em
boldens a corrupt member* and induces him to
plunge deeper and deeper into Infamy and villainy.
It is rewarding dishonesty, and honoring a rascul,
whose proper plane would be ihelPenitenllary.
Wo make no reference to Cumberland coun'y
In these remarks, for,-to our-credil bo it said, we
generally have faithful and good men from “old
Mother Cumberland.” Wo have, it Is true, occa
sionally elected men to this position who were not,
it was supposed, ihodoscendants of Solomon, but
they possessed honesty and sufficient intelligence
to make fhom valuable Representatives. We'only
hope our next County Conven«i9n may fool iha
importance of nominating good men for Assembly
-men of intelligence—who understand the.wants
as era;
and wishes of the people. Our county was ably
represented In the last Legislature, and although
I one was a Democrat hnd the other a Whig, ohr
two Representatlvee were a credit to their constit
uents. Let u3,-as near as we can, keep up to this
standard, aod select our best men for this im
portant position, We do not mean to say that we
must have professional men selected—far from it.
We have hundreds, yes, thousands of farmers and
mechanics in Cumberland county, who possess’
the necessary qualifications to make not only safe,
but valuable members of Assembly—and of all
others they aro more deeply interested in an eco
nomical administration of government and the en
actment of wholesome laws.
We trust, for the honor of oor Stole, that our
Legislature may henceforth he composed of wise
and honest men. The best men in the Slate aro
HOT 'IO7|JUUU IVI uiwiti W»I •
lime the people of the different counties should turn
theif attention to this subject. Lot our. Legisla
ture be composed of incorruptible men, and then
will the business of those vultures, the profession
al borers, be at an end.
The Democratic National Convention.—Tlio
New York Post calculates that on ibo first and llio
subsequent ballots in the Baltimore Convention, Gen
Cass will got 91 voles. Buchanan 76, Douglass 28,
Marcy 2*l, Butler 24, Houston 14, Dane 13, Allen of
0., 11} Pierce, of N. H., 5; and Dodge, of Wis., 2.
The Slulcs la put down as follows :
a _•
S • D
2*kt2 . . u ©
SoOS'SgcJJg*®
Sap*® 0 "' 3 - °
unO« n n J
9
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Connecticut 3
Delaware 3
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Illinois
lowa 2 2
1 Kentucky
Louisnna 6
Maine 3
Massachusetts 7 3 .3
Maryland 8
Michigan 6
Mississippi
Missouri 3 3 8
Now Hampshire
Now York 14 21
Now Jersey 7
North Carolina 9 1 ,•
Ohio 7 a a i ii
Pennsylvania 27
Rhode Island 4
South Carolina Not represented.
Tennessee 12
Texas 4
Vermont 3 2
Virginia • 15
Wisconsin 3
2 2
1 9 t
Total 91 76 20,24 24 14 13 11 5 9
Whole number of vote* 308
Necessary for a nomination 199
This will do very (veil for the Post, but it will not
does a reliable statement of what la likely to bo the
trft result. Other politicians, out of the same ma
terials, would construct quite a different table.
Another Forrest Trial.— The Day Book in
limolea that N6w York may bo ofilioted with
another Forrest trial. It says that Mrs. Forrest,
or rather Mrs. Sinclair, having offended somo of
the witnesses who sworo her through tho perils of
the late trial, have turned against her, and accused
her of moro crimes than tlioso sworn to by Ann
Flowers. They have boon to Mr. Van Buren and
to Mr. Forrest, and informed them of tho Indiscre
tion and familiarities of thoir lato patroness, and
stirred up to a new trial.
A Bio Ratt.— Tho longest raft that ever floated
down the Ohio river, arrived at Cincinnati on tho
91st Inal. It is thirty rods In length, and six rods
wide, it contains ono million two hundred thousand
foot of boards.
—•Tux Overland Emigration.— A gentleman of
Qulcna, who recently oamo across tho Phi ins, slates
that a largo number of emigrants who had started for
California ovorluhd, wore returning, in consequence
of the bud stulo of (lip rands.
Tnx late earthquake was fell distinctly in Orceno
and Fayette counties, in this Slate. Some oflhcso
shocks wore so violent as to slop the motion of man*
lot clocks, produce an audible commotion among tho
cupbokrd dishes, and greatly to agitato the house*
and other building*. '
»ALb THE DECENqy.”
The Whigs of New York have had their own
troubles in the election of delegates to .the Nation
al Convention. The contest between-the » Na-
tional Whiga,’ 1 (the"Filimo'rb men,) and the Sew
ard or Abolition portion of the party, who ore in
favor of Gen. Scott for President, has been fierce,
If not disgraceful. We copy the following arti
cles from the New York fot tho purpose
of lotting our readers know,how “all tho decency
parly?’ manages its preliminary organisation in
•New York:
’ • Firrti Ward.~-ATow interrupted theelection at
this Word./ The fight was a hard one and blood
was shed. Several men were badly bruised, and
our reporter saw one who bad been slabbed in the
back. Finally the police Interfered and slopped
the fight. In the contest the ballot-box was grab
bed, and foir a lime was invisible. It was sald o by
one of the Inspectors that it was carried from the
room, (a back room) in the Marion House, and iio
accordingly refused to have anything to do with
counting the votes; tho other Inspectors declared
that it Tied only been kicked into a corner, and
proceeded to count the voles. , The result was de
clared in favor of the Fillmore men.
Political Overthrow.— Thos. Earle, a politi
cian, while actively engaged yesterday morning
at the Marion House, No. Ul, West Broadway,
in serving his country at the Primary Election,
which was there going on at the time, wasseized
by another more athletic politician, to him un
known, and pitched out of a second story window,
Mr. Earle alighted upon the top of a sky-light,
which gave way under the weight of his person,
and permitted him to descend in the room below.
Ho was taken to the Hospital somewhat injured,
where lie remained a short time and then walked
■ off. It is somewhat remarkable that he was not
killed.
Homeitrad ISllli
The House of Representatives at Washington,
on Wednesday last, passed the Homestead Bill,
by 107 to 56. ' The bill authorizes every Ameri
can citizen to claim, improve, and occupy one
hundred and sixty acres of tho surveyed and unap
proprialed public lands, which are open to pur
chase. Nearly every member of the Pennsylva
nia delegation voted in favor of the bill.
It is thought that a strong effort will bo made
to defeat it in tho Senate, The following is on
obstraol: ■
The bill now presented provides that any per
son who is-the head of a family and a citizen of
the United Slates, or any person who is the head
ofa family and had become a citizen prior to the
first day of January, 1853, as required by the nat
uralization laws of the United States, shall, from
and after the passage of this act bo entitled to en
terpfreo of cost, one quarter section of vacant and
unappropriated public lands, or a quantity equal
thereto, to be located In a body, in conformity with
the legal of the public lands, and af
ler the same shall have been surveyed.
3d. The person applying for the benefit of the
act, to make an affidavit that he or she is the head
of a family, and Is not the owner of any estate in
land at the time of such application, and has not
’ disposed of any estate in land to obtain the benefit
i ofthe act.
3d section refers to the duties of the Land Reg
, Isler. • , . , ,
4ih. All lands acquired under the provisions of
[ho act shall in no event become liable to the sal
isfaclion of any debt or debts contracted prior to
the issuing of the patents therefor.
slh. If, at any lime after filing Uie affidavf
required, and before the expiration of five years.il
shall be proven lhal the person boating on such
lands shallliave changed his orTior residence, or
abandoned ihe said eniry for more than six months
tu any one time, then the land to revert back to the
Government, and Jbe disposed of as other public
lands are now by law.
G. If any individual, now a resident of any Stale.
or Territory, end not a cHlzen of the United Stales,
mil at me fitmrui niannrg iui
fit. of the act shall hnvo filed a declaration of
intention so to do, as required by the Naturaliza
tion laws of the United Slates, nnd shall become
a citizen of the same before iho issuing of the pa
tent, as made and provided for in this act, he shall
he placed upon an equal footing with the native
born citizens.
7th, No Individual ia permitted to make more
than one entry under this act.
The Cash System on the Public Works,
Among the few praiseworthy acts of (ho last Leg.
isLturo, was one which will have a tendency to bring
about a more economical administration of (ho Pub
lic Works. It requires the officers in'ohargo of thoi
Works to deal wholly for cosA, and also provides for
the publication of the pricei paid for labor and mate
rials ; so that horealUtf the people will bo able to see
where the public tnonvy goes. This act forms flec
tions 31 of (ho General Appropriation Bill, and is ss
follows S
Section 34. That from and after (ho Ist day of
June next, no officer on the public works ahull be al
lowed to contract a debt against the Commonwealth
for any purpose whatever, except ia cases of breeches
or damages by tiro; but all (ho material purchased
fur tbo use of said works shall bo paid for in cash at
(ho lime of (he delivery of such materials, and the
laborers, agents and subordinates, employed by said
bo paid in Full al the end of each month.
If the appropriation mode by this act, for the repair
ofdsmoges by flood and fire,should not be sufficient
for that purpose, the Slate Treasurer Id hereby au
thqriicd to pay out of thu money in the treasury, not
otherwise s ppropriated, such further sum as the Guv.
ornor, Auditor General, Slate Treasurer and Canal
Commissioners may deem - necessary to complete
such repair; and it shall bo the duty of the superin
tendents oa the Philadelphia and Columbia, and Al
legheny Portage Iluilroads, nnd the supervisors on
tho several divisions of the Canals, al (ho close of
each month, after the expiration of tho above period
to make out and transmit In tho Canal Commission
ers and Auditor General, a detailed statement of their
respective accounts, allowing the amount nf money
disbursed, (ho number and names of the laborers,
ogcnls and subordinates employed, the number of
days* work performed and (ho amount paid cadi, the
kind and quantity of materials purchased, the price
paid for the same, and tho name of tho person or
persons from whom purchased; and it shall bo the
duty of the Auditor General to cause n condensed
abstract from said accounts to bo published for (wo
weeks, in al least ono weekly newspaper on tho prop
er line or division, which abstract shall exhibit the
average daily pay for labor, nnd the detailed price
paid for (ho different kinds of materials on said di
visions respectively, with tho names of- tho persons
from whom purchased, tho kind of materials nnd the
price paid therefore : Provided, that no porehnso of
a smaller amount than too dollars shall bo published
as aforesaid.
Tho Senate also passed a section forbidding the
granting of Jree ticket* on tho Slate Railroads, but
the House refused in it. This privilege
has been shamefully abused, and public policy re
quires that it should bo either greatly restricted or
totally abolished.
Minnesota.— Gov. Ramsey has Issued his proc
tarnation, giving official notice that tho Maine
Liquor Law has been ratified by tho people of
Minnesota, and went into effect on tho 3d instant.
Tho majority for It was only 101.
A Nice Distinction. —ln Massachusetts, (ho
Maine Liquor Liw has passed, which prohibits its
own oiihons to vend Inioxlo iilng liquors to each
other, but permits them to manufacture end sell it
in ony quantity to oilier Slates, They regard liquor
as poison tor themselves, bill find it tho sluplo of a
nice speculation with others. This is genuine yen
kccisiu.
Tiir Curan Trials, in Ohio, have resulted In the
same maimer as those in Nuw York and New Or
leans, tho jury being unable (o sgroo upon a verdict.
The principal 'Witness was one CMmon, who eon*
foiled upon the stand that he was hired to act as a
spy upon the movements of Major Robinson, tho
parly on trial.
Lift Tnsarauoei
We learn from the' 1 Harrisburg Union, that a
very important case was tried in that'borough, a
few, days since, which is thus stated: • «
Daring the last summer, a person residing in
York county, by .the name of Wm, Calendar, took
outa.policy of insurance on his life, in tho Key
stone Life Insurance Company of this place, for
five thousand dollars, : and,on ihdt or the succeed
ing day died from thd effects of arsenic. The Com-
Ipany refused payment on the policy, and. the ad
-1 ministrator of Mr. Cafendar brought suit for the
recovery of" the money, it. was proved most con
clusively that Calendar was poisoned, and
strong circumstantial evldonco was adduced to
sho.w" hat ho had taken the poison himself. He
had talked to several persons on the day he affect
ed the insurance In reference to the effect of suicide
upon his policy, and a person answeringlo his de
scription, purchased arsenic in a drug store on
that day. On his way home to York county, he
was taken violently ill, and died shortly after
wards, and on analyzing his stomach largo quan
tities of arsenic were found in It* • . y |
The Union says that lon of tho Jury .were for
sustaining the Insurance Company in resisting the
payment of the policy; while two were for ma
king them pay the amount. Wo think that there
were at least ten common-sense men on that jury;
for a company might as justly be held to tho pay
ment of a policy of fire insurance, where tho holder
of the policy had sol the premises on fire, as to be
required to pay the life jfollcy of a man.
Tim Puttroaca of the Wiiio Msjobitt,—Hear on
ibis subject Hid New York Express, » journal high
in Hie oonGilcnco of ilio present whig odminislrstioD.
ILb rvolslion is as follows*
It is well forlho foreign public rosily, to undo stand
why the New York opponents of Mr. Fillmoro do
nouuco him,and whal they aro afior. The why they
denounce him is, lhal bo is not and ncvei has been 1
a uteuble man in Ilio way of plunder. No money
can bo mbdo outof him,save hi uu lionoat, honorable
way. Whal they are after it the restoration of a
dolphin era, when lliey oan.uao Ihb federal govern
ment treasury, just as Ihcy have been using Ihe ca»
nol lollinga-ond the bank canal fund In Ibis Slalo.
Don’t thcßO wings dig each other ! Hero ia a
Fillmoro man who chargee Ibat men of hie own par
ty don’t HUo Fillmoro because bo ia honest, or whal
ia tho aamo thing, unusable. Thoy want the dol
phin era. No doubl of it. The Galphin ora was
a happy lime, looked back.to with a longing eye by
many a seedy and hungry whig.
Death of John Howard Payne—A VJftshinglon
letter, in the Baltimore Patriot the death
of John Howard Ppanc, Esq.,our Consul at Tunis,
and llio author of several dramatic works, and a
number of other literary productions including llio
popular song of “ Home, Bwccl Homß.” Mr. Payne
was among the first of our successful dramatists.—
Ho was the author, we believe* of Ujp trogedy of
Brutus, or the Fall of Tarquin,ond a number pf
other pieces, which aro among 7 tho. standard acting
I dramas of the day. j
(Cj’Tho Legal Intelligencer of May 14, publishes
thuopinon of Chief Justice Black, in tho'paso of tho
“ Bank of the D. S. tt. Tho Comraonwetrilh,'* being
a decision in favor of the commonwealth. Tho prin
cipal and interest in dispute in this case, amount to
over twelve hundred thousand dollars; and this sum
must bo paid, according to this decision, into tho
stale treasury. Since 1841 the bank has not paid
any one of the annual instalments, duo according
to the terms of ila charter. Tho opinion reviewing
tho case, is able and conclusive.
Some one has said that a man who would rpb' a
printer would walk to California without shoes, to
save a quarter —when there, ride on a sharp-backed
horse to tho mines, and then dig for gold with his
fists, feet, head, and elbows, twenty three hours out
of tno twenty-four for six/fan 'ycdxs. Aye, such o
man would smoko other's stubs—wear nothing but
thtown-off ragpickers* shifts, and steal gruel from
his father in the agonies of death.
A printing office sent out to (ho Mormon country
by Senator Douglas, has been delivered up to Gov 4
ernor Young, and is sounding tho trumpet of the*
Latter Day Saints.— Ind Jour.
So far as Judge Douglas Is concerned it is untrue.
A. W. Babbitt, tho delegate from Utah, purchased
and sent out the press to Governor Young.
Tux Philadelphia Inquirer elates that gold dust t(
ho amount of nearly 02,000,000, was received q
ho United Stales mint, on Tuesday.
It ia proposed by the Mexican Congress to extirpate
ill foreigners wbo are found conspiring to disturb
lie peace.
Novel Carqo.—A minatore schooner arrived n
Cincinnati on Friday, by canal, from Si. Mary**
with a cargo of bull frogs and snapping turtles, whld
went off like hot cakes.
q3* The Ohio Statesman of tho I7ih Inst., says
“ As our paper was going to press, wo received tho
melancholy lelcgroplo nows ihot Mrs. Brcslln, wlfo
of John G. Brcslin, Esq., Stale Treasurer, expired to
day at 2 o’clock, p. u.
It Is a curiosity to find o schoolmaster who docs
lot wish it to bo understood that ho knows moro
than any 000 else.
Female Mammoth.— Catharine Scholoy, 34 years
af ago, and weighing si* hundredand eleven poundt,
[s lobe exhibited at Columbus, Ohiu. She ia a na
tive of Piokaway county rn that Slate.
(Cj-Twelvo thousand, four hundred und fifty-three
emigrants ul Now York during lust week.
Of that number, nearly five thousand landed in the
abort space of twenty-four hours.
The Democrats of tho fifth district of North
Carolina have nominated Mr, Buchanan for the
Presidency.
Four of tho six whig congressional delegates In
Now York city are sawl to bo for Mr. Fillmore.
(E7Counterfoil 010 notes of the Farmers’ Bonk of
Beading, badly executed, arc reported by the Phila
delphia papers, as being in circulation. Oar readers
should bo on tho look out for thorn.
A Man being asked if ho would liko to livo forever,
replied that, considering the straightness of the times,
ond thowcsUnoßß of tho government, ho would not
caYo about Jiving more than half of it. Moderate
truly 1 ‘
A turkey which weighed 33 pounds was sold at
Washington York, for $lOO.
(£j* Nothing worth noting is doing in Congress.
Members in both branches appear to bo too busily en
gaged in President-making to.attend to their logill
mole business. Wo suppose that immediately after
(|) 0 nominations are made at Baltimore, for Prcsl.
dent ond Vico President, something will bo do.no in
the woy oricgisLllon.
Himo»ATioN or I'um.io Omcnns.—Mr. I'itss po i, lle j answer: ,
Hbnrv Warokn. Assistant Ponimneter Gf'm'rnl. . «*Y«nho Eiprowinjino of tliosn piper* that coun
liqr resigned his oflio*>* to takn oflVoi on the 351 h nel Congress lo increase |ho tMriff* **»» ilia* n lurger
inst. Mr. GoDn.no, of Ohio, ChUf.Clnk in llio nflho tin vvhhdr .wn froin «*.
i , • - , , . louliuro lo bo omnloyod in inumil.iclurmg.
Department ot tho interior, lias also resigned, t0, ,,0u " , 1 3 • .
lulio pfleol on iho Ist of July. Private reasons' Adam and Rvr.—-A now vorlion of on old affilr—•
oro assigned. 1 ■ ■ ihofullor our (ir»l [(.irodu^lius-been £ivun by a.
Robb Imseotb.— 'The following remedy will bo pious Welch parson, ns llms:
found a moat efloclual one «—To tlirco ‘gallon* of, M Our great grandfather Adam wna a very good
<< i r -i, man. ho wue s but-aa for Evo.pho vvus ono devil pfa
water add one peek of Boot and ono quart ofunalack- ofnßn fihf mu>l noodß ffQ un(J rob H 0 orcJiardf ond
cd l|mo* : SOr Uwoll--lot it stand for twenty four nQ | witty eating herself, bljo., templed pur
hours, end when tbo Boot rlsca to tho surface skim it good father Adam lo oat top, and ttyne brought a oursq
off; Uao o syringo for applying it. I upon all tbo earth, confound, hpf I” ' k
The Hulscmaim Valedictory
The' following is givok in (ho Herald as a tram*
lalion of the noie addressed by the Chevalier Hulse*
mann to (lie Secretary of Slate, with the reply of ttitf
Stale Department—:a pretty curl correspondence oil
botheldcß. , >.
Copy of a '.note 'addressed by M. Hulsetnann to Mt»
Webeter % dated
.Washington, April 22,. 1653..,
On my recent rctorrf from Havana, I found tbit
the moment Imd. oriivcd to-fulfil (bo iotcotiona of
my Government relative to my official
will) the Governmont of Ibd United Stales* -m'
Tlio Secretary of State has not Judged fit to reply
to tho note which 1 considered it my duty to addrhit
to him, dated lha 13lJvof.-Dccombor,ln relation (o
tho reception and. tho military honors rcndered.to
Kossuth by tho Federal authorities., t .
Tho Secretory of Stale had tod nip to hope” that my
interviews with him, in tho Stale Department, would
bo no longer commented upon, and accompanied by
derisive remarks la certain journals ofTUllimoreand
Philadelphia. These assurances, which wore even
given to mo in writing, have been immediately bat!*
eequed in lha samo journals, and have nnly led to
moro virulent attacks, which were continued in ouo
widely circulated journal of New Orleans. And, on
my passage through that city, 1 have been the object
of very disagreeable demonstrations. . 1 considered
it my duly at that time—2lst of’-Novcmber—to in
form the President of (hose annoyances,so singularly
patronized; and thereupon the Secretary of State
I declared to me—2Blh of November—that thence
fourth his relation? with mo should bo had only in
writing.
On tho 7th of January, tho Secretary of State
judged fit io pronounce' publicly 1 , and in the presence
of Kossuth, a revolutionary speech, in which he
strenuously encouraged Hungary to a new rebellion,
'and formally proposed a sentiment, .to the speedy
I emancipation of that kingdom. This demonstration
I was of such a strange character—was so contrary to
i the simplest international courtesy, as well as to (ho
1 positive promises which ybo had given mo io tbp
Department of State—that 1 considered it my duty
,to address myself to the highest authority of tho
Republic, to bo assured whether this discourse was
tho expression of the sentiments of the Government
of the United Stales.
I esteem it a-Hoppincßß (o bo enabled lo say (ha|
the Imperial tSovcrnmcnl, approving my course, has
rendered justice lo the declaration which the Prosi.
dent consldoredUl proper lo malio lo mo, oh ibe 12th
of January, with Ilia design of maintaining the good
connections existing between Austria and the United
Slates. These verbal assurances Have not given
place since to any proceeding of the Secretary of
Stale, to corroborate.officially the declaration of the
President, end to produce a satisfactory roconcilia*
lion.- After having determined, with much detibera.
lion, as to the hostile proceedings of tho Secretary
of Stale—ond after having experienced tho false and
d ‘
isngrecablo position which had icsulled therefrom,
1 believe it to bo my doty to declare, for very evi
dent'motives ot propriety, that my, Government
would no longer permit rrio to remain hero, and con*
Unuo official , relations with'the principal promoter
of the Kossuth episode, so Very much to be regretted.
1 [iroGt by this occasion (oVezpress to the President
my respectful thanks' for. Ilia invariably obliging
conduct towards nic. Mr. A.lßelmont, Consul Gen*
crul br-Auslria', aI • Now York.willcoMinus hid
functions until further orders. Receive, Mr. Seers*
lary of State, the expression of my high considera
tion. - ■■■■ t . t
Answer of Secretary of Slate to Jlfcr. Huhetnann.
Dkpahtwfnn oe State, 1 J
Washington, May»3, 1652. f
Sm—Tour comniunicalidn’lo ths 'Secretary 'Sf
State, of the 22d ultimo, announcing your Intention
to leave (ho United States, and stating that Mr* Au*
gusto Belmont, the Consul General of Austria, at
Now York, will continue In the discharge of bis
functions until further orders, has been received.*—’
In reply, 1 hove the honor 'to Ifr&Tm you, that as
Mr. Belmont is net) known to ofStQto
us a gentleman of much any eordmu*
nicalion which it may ho'propcr for him to .address
to the Department in his official character, will bo
received with entire respect. myaclfof this
occasion to offer you, sir, thtTflasupanco of ray high
consideration 1
W. Hunter, Acting Secretary.
Difficulty among the Tndlans and Whites (U
VVlaconalu -The loat Cliltil—Further Wtw>
Some Umo ago wc published’ a"p3rrtg’fapß*rßiaiUa
10 n young white boy, six yon** old, the child of Mr.
Putridgc, which was lost- in the Indian Country la
Wisconsin, a lilllo more than a year since, and wav
afterwards supposed (o bo discovered In - the posses'
siun of a Monomcnco Squaw. She end the tribe,'
however, denied the charge’of iKctV The mother,
who belongs to a family in good’circu'msfances, In 4
Hiilulcd a suit for the recovery of her darling in tho
Slate court, (WiscansiQ.) After a fulliovcsttgalioo,'
the Court decided that tho hhild belonged to tho In
dian.woman. Dul tho whiles wore convinced that
tho decision -was erroneous, if not biased, and Urfey
conveyed away (ho child inl6’parts unknown A
young lady in Ncenah, Wisconsin, writing May
to her brother in tills city, sheds some furthor'Hghl
upon tho story; Wo condense from tho Icltot a*
follows: • • :; ‘
Tho boy was dressed in girls clothes, and sent Intrf
.Ohio, where ho is,now with his relatives, Tho pa*'
rents are inaking’prcparallons td follow him,fearing
tho revenge di tho Indians. Tho child,' when ho'
was found, was so scarred with tho marks] of whip*
and brands of hoi iron that he was hardly recognis
able. 'There was to bo a mcctipg held M Nccnah’orr
thoSalorddy following tho date 6f the letter, for-tho
purpose of sending petitions to Congress for the re*
movai of tho Indians. The writer thinks that if
this course is not token, scr)oos difficulties will ensue.
Since Mr. PatMdgo’s child has bden sent away, (bo 1
Indians have nude' three attempts to carry off an
other boy. , . • i
Tho Indians cling to (ho child* os (hough it really
belonged lo their tribe. It is.a very curious case,-
take it all In all.—C/eoe/and Plain,Dealer*
MRS, OLAYr
Wo lake the. following extract Ctotn ono of Col.
Forney's 11 Glances at Congress," published In tho]
Pennsylvanian i . . ,
« Do you know (hat Mrs. HonryClay has never'
visited Washington 7 Her domestic character scorns'
to have been formed for tho quiet shades of Ashland)*
and although her woman's heart best high when she
saw "young Hatty with his beaver on," in the midst
of tho greatest events that have made his name lift
mortal, yet by her the blessing# of homo und fireside
were to ho preferred. Now that IhostatesmaD la
wasting away, her presence would tfllcvioto hie suf
ferings and prepare him for lus final 'reckoning.—-
But now she is 100 old lo coma, Bho could not bedr
the toilsome journey from Lexington,and she re
mains, as it were, a watcher for, tho fa(oj newt.,
A lew days ago she scut him a boqucl of .flowers {
' but when they reached, hero they wore fadtd—a mol
onchuly evidence that botlrtho givcraiid the rccclv
or were fast listening to that bourne whence no
traveller returns. The old man hold it to |>ls lips for
a.fow seconds, ahd said with mournful pathos, "tho
perfume Is almost gone !" But not so wjlh hit fame.
That will live forever green in memory of man.
His physical frame will decay, but his groat history
will oover bo forgotten. Of him and of his place, in
tho regard of men, in tho dim future, it may well bo
said: .
“You may break, you may ruin thoivaso If you will,
But tba scent of tho roses will hang round ll still.
A n»BD'iriT.— Tho Now York £xpr>» (whig) of
Thursday week lasi, said:
The high prices ol hoof, voal, mutton, butter, pots*
loos* and olhor such ncccssarlcß of life, not only in
tills groat metropolis, but in olhor cilios.on Iho At*
innllo, indicate somothlng wrong in Iho mode of pro*
vidlng (or tho markets, or tho forwarding of thlogd
to market. , , • .....
Bo tho cause of high prices what they may, if tho
causes bo good, moro rarmors' , nro needed Ilian vro
have. Agriculture, prices toll us, is underdone, and
other.things-are overdone. Tlidro tiro not enough
raisers of load properly to supply tho dovourors.
To that tho -Sun of Fridov. made.-the following