. I*.f» ’ »rn— ai< ■ ■ TJiiion. ■ . MQBSON MATRIMONY. ; ... ; ,,.j ;vJVe believe, the public are already np-i (Jrizedoftko fact that the disciples ofli|pr-{ tnnhtsip Ipyc established au 'organ’ in thisi «Urf" The second issue of this rerparlca-• file'journal is before usj and it makes! some strange reyelatipnis concerning Mop-j moh matrimony, we propose to submit to 1 ' our readers a fovy extracts from the LSar.’j TheSier is under tho editorial supervision, I hfcWtHer the inspiration, of Elder Orson j Pratt. It appears monthly, and presents a [ by authority version of Mormon doctrines. J The riumberbefore'os sottles the question' sf] Morippn p'olygain}'. Thu manner in j which this libidinous und beastly practice j is described ‘and defended cannot fail to shock, and disgust the rendor: : “From the foregoing quotations and re marks, it will bo seen that the Latter-Day Stiipts: hnvb.stHct6r notions of virtue, and consider themselves under greater oblign fiofls to refroiiri, not only from unvirtuous aiU, but froth 1 unvirtuous thoughts, tpan pny other people under heaven. But do Saints actually demonstrate by their practices that they bclieyo wlmt the Lord , fins'taught them upon theso subjects ? Do: <h6y practise virtue ns wc|j as deliver thej presents thereof? Wo answer, let the practices of the thirty thousand Saints in | Utah speak,' let strangers who have trav-; ctfed throughour flourishing Territory de-j dare; lot the records of the courts of jus-; ftre bear witness; let the injured females, If thero be any, whoso character and rep utation have been destroyed by the vile j seducer publish tlieir wrong; let illegili-j niate ehildren, if Utah affords them, come: forth as a public monument of our dis graefe. If a boose of ill-fame can bo found i throughout the length and breadth of ouri Territory; then let the Saints hide thoir foces in slmme, and the sons and daugh ters pf Utah blush before tho Heaven ; if fln adulterer or seducer of fcmule virtue; <fen be found in that land, then let the] riders be clad in sackcloth und the Saints ftuton the garments of mourning, and weep! before the Lord, day and night, until the <jvir be taken from their midst. “But have not some of the Saints in Utah more wives than one ? Yes ; and they take care of them too; and tench 1 them arpl their children the great princi ples of virtue and holiness by example as wril as by precept. But is it not sinful for Jt jnon to have more than one wild living it the same time? If it is, the Bible has jlot told us of it. But is it not contrary to the Christian religion? If it is tho Christian religion has notyevealeditnsan eyjf. But do you not really think that it bs contrary to tho will of God for n man, rn these days, to taken plurality of wives? Yes, unless God shall give them to him by 8 revelation through a holy prophet. Is it Bbt'dbtttrary to the constitution and laws of the ••United States for tho citizens of Utih to practice tho plurality of wives?— •No; neither the constitution nor tho laws of the United States have said anything on the subject of marriage or domestic rela tions! But is it not contrary to the laws ipftho Territory? No; the legislature of that Territory do not feel disposed to de bar her citizens of any blessings or privi leges epjoyed, under tho sanction of tho Almighty, by holy prophets and patriarchs ofoW." , annepiiu minute description of the -Cftuftship aria matrimonial ceremony of a gflntlemon when about to take upon him pelfthe yoke of nn additional spouse: ‘‘No man in Utah, who already has a , .wife, and who may dcsiro to obtain an other, hns any right to make any proposi tions of marriage to a lady until he has (Consulted the president over the whole ohmrch,.and through him obtains a revela tion from .God ns to whcthci it would be pleasing in His sight. *lf he is forbidden by revelation that ends the matter; if by ; .revelation the privilege is granted, he still . Jifla po right to consult the feelings of the .young- lady until he has obtained an up, probation .of her parents; provided they into Jiving i n Utah; if their consent can npt.be obtained, this also ends the matter. .But.if the parents or guardians freely give ! their consent, he may muke propositions of . marriage to thdiyoung, lady.lf she re .fpse these propositions, this also ends the , matter» but if she accept, a day is gener ally set apart by the parties, for tho mar riage: ceremony to be celebrated. It is . necessary, to state before, any man takes ' jhp: least step towards getting a wife, it'is his duty to consult the feelings of the wife which he already has, and obtain her con • pOnt',’as recorded in the 24th paragraph of Uhe revelation, published in the fust num- Seer.? .‘ i ‘‘When the day sot apart for the solem - mzatiop of the marriftgc ceremony has i-jarrived, the bridegroom and his wife, and also tho bride, together with their reletives, land sucli other guests os may bo invited, vOiremblc nt tho place which they have ap pointed. The scribe then proceeds to take ! thei«ames,"ogles; native towns,, counties, States; and countries of tile parties to be "married, which he carefully enters on rec ■ brd;. The president;’’Who is the prophet, i ’sear; and revelator'over the whole church : 'throughout the jvorld, and Who alone holds |hfc keys of authority in this! solemn ordj .'mufcc,(as recorded-in the-2d and sth par • of the,'revelation on •marriage,) calls’upon the bridegroom and- his wife, And: the bride to arise,' which they do, Tronting tlfo president. The wife stands, pn tho left-hand of her husband, While the ! .v-twlde-stands bn her left.- ■Tbe'.prfe'sident thda puts this question to tho wife : ‘*^ re j vou willing! to give this woman to your , fiusbaqd to be his lawful and wedded wife! for time and for all eternity ? If you are, -, vou will manifest it by’ placing her right! flood within the right bond of vour hus band.?’; The right:hnridb of the, bride . grooOi and .bride heing thus joined, the! wife tahea her busbandTby the lelVarm, as .if in ,Ute; attitude of .walking' The presi , )det»t then proceeds - to ask the following question of the iijan:ii:;‘Do’ you; brother,' (calling him hy.patuej) tuke ’ing the bride by her name,) by the right j ihand to receive her unto yourself to be; I your (awful find wedded wife, and you : to j I bo her lawful and wedded husband fortime [and for all eternity, with a covenant'and ! promise on your purt, that you -will fulfil ' nil the laws,!titesj : and ordinances, pertain*' ' in<Mu this/holy matrimony, in the new [and everlasting covenant, doingthisin the 'presence of'God; angels, and these wit | nesses, of your own free will and choice?’ iTIio bride un6Wors, vcs. Tho president lihpn says : “In the name of the Lord Je- Isus Christ, and by tho authority of the ho-! ! ly priesthood, I pronounce you legally and [lawfully husband and wifo for time and [for all eternityand I seal upon you the 1 'blessings of tho'holy resurrection, with! power to come forth in tho morning of the first resurrection, clothed with glory, im mortality, and eternal lives; and I seal upon you the blessings of thrones, and do minions,. and principalities, and powers, and exaltations, together with the bless ings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and suy unto you bo fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earlh ihat you, may have joy and rejoicing in you prosperity in tho ;Uny of tho Lord Jesus. All theso bless lings, togethor with nil other blessings per jtaining to tho new and everlasting covq 'nant, I seal upon your head through your | faithfulness unto tho end, by tho authority I of the holy priesthood, in tho name of the •Father, and of the Son, and of'tho Holy Ghost, Amen.’ Tho scribe then enters on the general record the date and placo jof tho marriuge, together with the names 'of two or three witnesses who were pres* • cnt.’’ CONGRESSIONAL. From the Washington Union. Thursday , January 20,1853 Senate. —A message was received J from the President, informing Congress of the refusal of the Indians remaining in Florida to migrate to the country assigned to them west of the Mississippi. The Chair laid before tho Senate the an nual report of the Secretary of the Treas ury on the state of the finances : also, a report of the Secretary of the Interior in relation to tho expenditures in running tho boundary lines between the United States and Mexico. Tho credentials of tho Hon. Benjamin Fitzpatfick, appointed by the governor of Alabama to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Hon. W. R. King, were presented ; and he was qualified, and took his scat. • Tho Senate proceeded to consider the Pacific railroad bill; and afler a long de bate, it was postponed until to-morrow; and tho Senalo went into executive ses sion, shortly afler which they adjourned. House —The morning hour was devo ted to the further consideration of the New York mint bill—Mr. Tucker addres sing the Houso against it, and Messrs. Briggs and Seymour, of New York, in its frvor. At tho expiration of tho morning | hour, tho Houso passed to the considera tion of business on tho Speaker’s table; and, while so engaged, various executive and executive-department communications were laid before tho House, and disposed of; among these was the Secretary of thu Treasury’s annual commerce and naviga tion report, nnd a message from tho Presi dent in answer to a call of tho House rela tive to the proceedings of tho Spanish government in the matter of the capture of the brig Georgian? and tho barque Susan Loud. The bill to prohibit public execu tions in tho District of Columbia, and somo others, were also passed during the day’s proceedings. Friday , January 21,1853. Senate. —The resolutions respecting the riglrt of way across the isthmus of Tehuantepec were taken up, and made the order of tlje duy for Tuesday, Febru ary Ist. Several privnto bills, wero considered anil passed; when the Senate went into executive session, and, at a qurnter before five, ndjourned until Monday. House. —This being private bill .day, the House again took up the bill for the relief of David Mverle, upon which speech es were delivered by Mr. Bocock for and Mr. Breckenridgo against it. It was then duly passed. The .motion to reconsider the voto by’ which the House had on the day beforo ordered the President’s mes sngo relative to tho affair with Spain con cerning the capture of the barque Geor giana and firig Susan Loud to be printed, made by Mr. Polk, was next called up; and after debate, in which Messrs. Polk, Stanly, Taylor, and Bayly participated, Mr. Polk withdrew his motion to reconsid er, and the said message and accompany ing documents were laid on the table and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Edgarton, the Houso next concurred in tho amendment of tho Senate to the bill for the relief of .Charles Matthews, Char les Wood, and James Hall; after which they adjourned until Monday next. Monday, January 24. 1953. Senate. —A message was received from the President iri relation to the award of Louis Pfapoleop jn tjie.case of tho brig General Armstrong ; also trans mitting correspondence in relation to tho claims of Great Britain to the Musquito coast, or any portion of Honduras. > Tho bill .to provide for.,a reorganization of '.the navy was taken ,up and mado. t|ia special order for Wednesday February 2d. ' The Se'nato proceeded to consider the bill to repeal an act concerning tonnage duties on Spanish vessels. Mr. Mallory j addressed tho Senate thorcon, hut without ■.concluding gave way to a 1 inotioh, to pro j ceed 1 to tho ctmsideratibn of executive bu siness; After ah b.’fecutitie ‘session, the' ! Senate adjourned. '. ' ; . ' ! House.-— The House ficyotcd its session! for-the most part t<j the consideration Of private bills, some of relief i of Abigal Strafford, Ann C. Belknap. Na-! tho n l Weston, Frances. B.' GaidW, apd i JOhirWL Gwinney-^wero 1 passedVan'dthol btfiance:were appropriately referred. Mr. j Cnrtter, by leave, reported, from the Committee on Patents, a bill to provide for j the publication of n proper Patent Office ;• digest, and authorizing tho employ-1 ment of additional officers in tho, Patent j (Mice bureau to that end, which passed. | Tuesday, January 25, 1853. j Senate.— The Chair laid before t!|o| Senate u report of the Secretary of War, [ transmitting a statement of the expenses; of the national armories, and tho number! j of arms made and repaired thereat during I jtke year ending3oth Juno, 1852. j Mr. Cass submitted a resolution calling j | upon the Committee on Foreign Relations, io report whether, any measures should be i taken by the Senate in relation to the dec-! laration annexed to the ratification on tho part of Great Britain of tho Clayton, Bul wer treaty. Tho bill from tho Houso to prevent Frauds upon tho treasury of the U. States was taken up, amended, and passed. ■ Mr. Soule spoke at length on tho sub ject of American policy as regards foreign nations. He was followed by Mr. Cass, | and Mr. Seward obtained tho floor for to-' morrqw ; when tho Senato adjourned. j House. —The Speaker laid before tho' Houso the President’s message, in reply • to the resolution somo time since passed, i calling for information concerning claims advanced by United Stntes custoin-housdi, officers on the treasury for extra compen- j sation ; which, with the accompanying documents, was referred to tho Committee on tho Judiciary, and ordered to be print red. Mr. Darby, by leave, introduced a , bill granting the right of way to tho St. Louis Iron Mountain railroud through cer- i j tain government reservations (lots) in St. 1 Louis, nnd at Jefferson Barracks; which’ wus pussed. The New York mint hill was next taken up, nnd’ Mr. Seymour, of iNew York, and Mr. Brooks addressed the | House in its favor. Tile morning hour having expired before tho close of the speech of Mr. Brooks, the rules vvero sus ' pended, and tho House went into a Com-i rniltee of the W hole on tho state of the [Union, (Mr. Brown, of Mississippi, in the I chair.) The committee having aguin ta ken up tho deficiency bill, it was debated by many members for the balance of the day, principally in five-minute speeches. Wednesday, January 20, 1853. Sf.jiate. —After the usual morning bu-! siness, the hoinestend bill was taken up and made the order of tho day for Thurs day, February 3d. The Senato then proceeded to tho con sideration of tho joint resolution ucclatory of tho views of the United States respect ing colonization on tho North Amcricnn continent by European powers, and res pecting tho island of Cuba ; which was de bated at length by Messrs. Seward,Cass, Mailory, Gwin, Hale, Mnson, Underwood, Shields, Butler, nnd others. Without dis posing of the subject, the Sennto adjourn ed. I House. —After a speech from Mr.] Brooks in favor of the New York mint I bill, various questions upon it were put by yeas and nays, and it was finally rejected.i The House then went into Commilteo of] the Whole on the state of tho Union, (Mr. Brown, of Mississippi, in the chair;) where in the deficiency bill was again taken up, and the balance of the day’s session.was devoted to tho furthor consideration of various amendments to that bill. Tho Committeo then rose, and the House ad journed. Thursday, January 27,1853 Senate. —Tho Chair laid Ireforo the Senute a report of the Acting Secretary j of the Treasury, respecting the assay of- 1 fice in California; also, a report of the I Secretary of War, showing tho expendi tures from tho appropriations for the con tingent expenses of that department. The resolution submitted by Mr. Cass on Tuesday lost, ip relation to the Clay tou-Bulwer treaty, >vas taken up, and de bated at some length by Messrs. Mangum, Bell, Mason, Hale, and others. i Mr, Gwin moved that it be laid on the table ; which was not agreed to—yeas 9, nays 37. Mr. MuDgum moved that its further consideration bo postponed until the 4th of March ; which was not agreed to —yeas 17, nays 29. The resolution was th.en agreed to. The joint. resolution reaffirming the Monroe doctrino was taken up, and post poned until Thursday, February 3. The Pacific, railroad bill was taken up, and debated until the hour of adjournment. House. —Tho Post Office department and naval mail steamer appropriation,bil|s Wero reported:—the first by Mr. Houston, and the second by Mr. Phelps—from the Committeo of Ways and Means, and com mitted to the Committee of the. Whole on the plate pf.tho Union. The bill to depos it the fourth ii)sta|lment of the surplus rev enue with tho several States, as provided in the act of June 23, 1836, was reported by Mr. Stanly, from the same committee, With adverse recommendation ; and it was laid on, tho table. The committee then went into a Committee, of tho Whole on the state of tho Union, (Mr. Brown, of Mississippi,.in the chair,) wherein tho de ficiency bill was again taken up, and tho vemainingamendments thereto wore con sidered and disposed of. When the com mittee: rose, tho bill was reported back to the House, and tho balance of tho day’s session was devoted to the perfection and passage of t|iis bill in tho House. . Texan* Attacking Tomaiillpas. ' New . Orleans, Jan. 29.-—Advices re ceived. from fampico,, dated’ tno ,-lfltli, state that there’was great cxcitetneilt in that city, caused by tho report that 250 Q Texans word marching upon Tamaulipas, under Cpl, Ruffin.. : Rodriguez, and twen-, ty-tjiree of tfio, Nutional puard, had’been' shot] at fo]r mjfitary offences.- San Lpis Potosi,,’wae're-, i cently;.' pssaWnafeifl,, •'Gpvp’f fior, Carden l and General Cassanova; wjt|i a number of I political prisoners, had left for Vera Cruz. THE REPUBLICAN* CLEARFIELD Pa., Feb. 4, 1853. JUVENILE CONCERT. Tho class oi' pupils who have been learning to sing under the instruction of Mrs. Catlin, will give a public concert on Friday evening, Feb. 4tb, at the Town Hall. Admittance, 12J cents. Doors openathalf-past 6. Ticketscan bo had. by calling on Mrs Catlin. Our thanks are due to Mr* Hamlin, of the Senate, anil Messrs. Arnold, Foster, and Waterbury of tho House for Legisla tive documents. THE NEW TAX BILL. Wo aro sure we never before witnessed a's much anxiety on the part of the people to see and cxainino any measure propos ed in our State Legislature, as has been manifested on the subject of tho now .Tax Bill presented by the Commissioners ap pointed by Bigler, under the reso lution of last session. “Have you a copy of the bill?”—“Have you seen It 7 “What aro its provisions ?”—are questions met on every hand, though never answer ed with satisfaction. Tho- bill' itself, so far as wo aro aware, has not yet made its appearanco outside of Harrisburg ; and to rely upon the only synopsis of tho law that we have seen, ns a fair digest of its mate rial provisions, would certainly create tho impression that it will fall very far short 'ofmeeting tho approbation of the people. Would it not bo wise policy on tho part of the Legislature, when they are about to pass laws of such magnitude as this, to print and distribute large numbers of cop ies to the tax-payers in all parts of the State? It would be forming a sort of “Committee of tho Whole” State, for re vision and amendment, and if this was dono in the present case, we are sure that the tendency would be to render perfect whatever might be found to be imperfect in the proposed law —for some people have a notion thru thero are just as wise heads out of the Legislature as there aro in it— and by this means our law-makers would receive the benefit of the combined wis dom of the Stale. But this anxious inquiry on tho part of the people is po bad omen. Every person who has paid the least attention to our present system of taxation, cannot have foiled to have discovered glaring inconsis tencies and inequalities in it. Tho people — both rich and poor—are alike anxious to| redeem our State from her present indebt ed condition ; and that she may bo so re deemed, they will submit to almost any amount of taxation, provided this burthen is visited upon all alike. Concerning tho measure proposed by the Commission, we have heard as manny different versions of it almost as it has sections —and they are not a few ; but notwithstanding this contra riety of opinion, judging from the high character of the gentlemen composing the Commission, we have tho utmost confi dence that it is a well digested law', and [subject to but few of tho objections attrib j uted to it. However, if the Legislature I would send out a few copies of it among their constituefits, this part of the difficul ty would be settled at once, apd wo hop o they maV do so. P. S. —Since tho foregoing was in type wo have a recoived a copy of the bill in question, together with all the others re ported by the Commission, and for which w'o arc indebted to the politeness of our member, Hon. A. S. Arnold. Railroad Accident. —Tho downward train of cars run off the track, near Chris tiana, Lancaster county, on Sunday mor ning last, and seriously injured several of the passengers, and among- the number Judge Wiught, of this place, who, though badly bruised, was doing well at last ac counts. Prom further particulars, we. learn that ■thero was but one car (the hindmost) thrown off the track, containing only eight passengers, and oiler running thus about ISO yards, breaking the stove end scatter ing the fire all through tho carr, broke the coupling and was thrown down a bank a distance of about 16 feet. Tho car was crushed to pieces. All the passengers were more or less injured, and two of them so seriously ns to endanger their lives. A Victim..— Maj. Brady, of the Brook villc Jeffersonian , we 'are glad to learn, has returned to his post. Had his ab sence been protracted another week tho editor pro. tern, would surely Ijavo' been addod to thenumber of the victims of that Green Eyed Monster. Hark to his dole ful stiJlry: ; . . „ , “Is it not singular that the female 'who upon the shaded balqony or in the dark ened hall admits thtkt you are dearer to her than aught else pn earth, or who by gas. light falls unresisting into your arms with excess of pussioD, will in,the glare of day coldly repel your. foqdest advances nrul, laugh your . protestations of. love to scorn? Do not therefore, avow nn affec tion for a lady- before eigbf o’clock • in the. evening would you avoid ti rejection.,' Af ter, that hour, a refusal is almost beyond the bounds of human probability. BOOMS IN'. THE SUSQtJEIIANNA. In. tiie State Senate on Monday the 24jp ultimo,, on motion of Mr. Quiggle, SenEe bill No. 75, to authorize Qeoige Snabbf to erect and maintain a boom in the; West Branch of the Susquehanna, was,taken tip in Committee of the Whole, (Mri Sander, son in the Chair,) when the following dis cussion ensued: Mr. Hamlin of M’Kean-, called for some explanation of the bill. Mr. Quigglo explained, that the river being a public highway, no person had a right to make on improvement of the kind contemplated without authority of law.— That this improvement wasone veiv much needed by the applicant to secure hisprop ortv ; that the river at this place was 400 feet wido; that the boom was not to be more than 150 feet; and that it would not obstruct tho navigation of tho river, and would be a very useful improvement. Mr. Myers inquired whether (t would not obstruct the channel of tho river? Mr. Quiggle replied that he thought not. Mr. Hitmlin, of M’Kenn, opposed the bill at some tengtli. He had very serious ob jections to granting privileges of this kind. It was altogether a private ’enterprise—the river was a public highway, and ought not to bo thus obstructed. Obstructions of this kind were a nuisance, and were the cause of much serious complaint frotn the lumbermen. Mr. Quigglo apprehended ho had a much larger constituency in the lumber business than tho Senator from M’Kean, (Mr. H.) He referred to the immense lumber busi ness dono in his district—to the large rev enue afforded to tho treasury from this bu siness, and said he would be the last man to put any obstruction in the way of tho lumbermen. This would be no obstruc tion. It was a little boom —the river at this point was very rapid—and it was im possible to secure logs without tjiis protec tion. He repeated, he would be the last man to place any obstructions in the way of the lumbermen, or interfere with their rights. They were the men who sustain ed and built up that part of the country. — Ho hoped the right asked would be grant ed. Mr. Hamlin repeated his opposition to the passage of the bill. It was a private enterprise, and no Senator should give his vote for one of the kind without being ful ly convinced of its propriety. It. was a question between the rights of individuals and the public, and they ought to have'an expression of the wishes of the people concerned before the privilege is granted'. Mr. Kunklo did not know whether he could add any thing to what had been said on the subject. He was opposed to the bill. Would like to know, with the Sena tor from Clarion (Mr. Myers,) whether it did not interfere with the channel or tho river? Ho referred to the many bridges, dums, and other obstructions already in the river, and the accidents they occasion to lumbermen, and remarked, that, al| though by law the river is a public way, it is really no more a public high way than is a gentleman’s private lane.— If the State desire to part with her rights of this kind she could make money by it, but it would be ruinous to her prosperity. It was a novel proposition. Mr. Quigglo replied, that the more they enequraged individual enterprise the piore the State was benefitted by the in crease of business. He alluded to the general act authorizing the erection of mill dams, &c., on tho public streams, provi ded they did not obstruct the navigation; and said that he. was willing that a proviso should be attached to this bill—that the boom shall not obstruct tho navigation of the river. Mr. Buckalew, hoped the bill .would not bo voted down in committee. Mr, Evans expressed a similar hope, and remarked that it should be remember ed that all our public streams were filled with improvements. The Schuylkill, Le high, and other streams abounded with them. If the amendment providing that it shall be no obstruction to tho navigation of the river be appended, he thought thero should be no objection to the bill. In the Senate, Wednesday, January 26, Mr. Quiggle, presented a remonstrance from 206 citizens of Clinton county, against the passage of a law to prohibit tho floating of logs on tho West Branch of the Sus quehanna river or any of its tributaries. Discontent in Europe.— An Ameri can gentleman, writing to the Boston Journal from Paris, confirms what every intelligent traveller in Europe must have observed. He says: “In Austria despot ism 13 doing its work; by pushingmattors too far she is preparing trouble for horself in the future, and that future not a very remote one. I affirm, as the resul tof per sonal knowledge, that thelre is not a prov ince of Austria that is not discontented.— Italy is but one mass of conspiracies, and the beheading of a dozen conspirators but calls into existence ten times that number. Hungary is quiet, but it is only the quiet of a temporary exhaustion, rendered more necossary by the hordes of the Czar, stjll hovering on her borders. . The - Slavic provinces, the supporters of Austria in her struggle with Hungary, are murmuring ; Bohemia is discontented, and the Tyrolese, that noble people, Whose patriotism and whose courage have become proverbial, who, in 1848, received with outstretched arms the emperor flying from his capital, are nowready to join any movement which will present a prospect of freeing them from tho enormous burdens under which they are groaning. Nr. King’s Health. Wc understand that a letter has been received in this city from one of the party, which accompany Colonel: King, written at Ivey West, and dated the 2‘2d, which states that he had: & very pleasant passage, and that his health was much improved. ' Washington 'Union. -. (KrTlie Japanese Army coDsista bi OOO.tfOO infantry and 50,000 cavalry. ' ; CORRESPONDENCE. Tho following correspondence hits beep; handed to us with a request that we would. give it a place in our paper. iWbrmrfafe, Jan. 13,1853,. Wm. F. pActtnn, Eiqv, Willramspott. ; .Dear (Sir: — At n meeting of the citi zens of Morris township, convened by pub lic notice on the Ist instant, to resist the • enactment of any law to stop the log-float ing, the undersigned were appointed a com - miltee of correspondence, to tarry out the object of said meeting. In theperform* • once of that duty they have tho pleasure to send you the annexed resolution, which-- was passed unanimously, and at the same time to express unanimously their person- 1 al acknowledgement of your very value: , bio services. Remaining with profound res pect, Your obedient servantSi JAMES ALLPORT, .: S. C. THOMPSON. Resolvedi That the thanks of the inhab itants of this township are. hereby tender* ed to tho Hon. W. F. Packer ofLycoming county for his able exertions in defeating the bill last winter in the Senate. Harrisburg, Jan. 2s; 1858. Gentlemen'. —Your favor of'the 13th instant enclosing a copy of a resolution adopted by the citizens of Morris townships in Clearfield county, tendering to me the 1 thanks of the inhabitants of that township for the part, which I took in the Senate at its lcißt session, in defeating the bill to pro- ' hibif the floating of logs in the Moshannob,' and other tributaries of the Susquehanna, reached me at this place a few days since. ' The deep interest which very many of mjr constituents had in the question, made it my duty to oppose the bill to which you refer with spirit and energy. . This I did : with the moro readiness and zeal, as the proposed prohibition met with my owe unqualified disapprobation. I thought the' bill which passed'the House of Representa tives wrong in every point. Wrong, if no expenditures had been made in the erec tion of booms in the river, for the accom modation of the floating business; but es-' pecially so, in view of tho large invest.' ments of capital which had been mads at Williamsport, Lock-Haven and else where in the construction of booms, tho erection of steam-saw mills &c., dependent entirely op that business, as then fully re- : . cognized and established by law. Tho Senate was of the same opinion; and the 1 bill was defeated by a signal vote. Nor can I believe that the bill now before tho Legislature will meet with any belter sec. cess. 1 Tendering to tbe citizens of Morris tp., my sincere acknowledgements for tho kind notice which it has pleased them to take of my humblo efforts in the Senate r and to you gentlemen, my profound regard r 1 remain, yours, faithfully, WM. F. PACKER. To Jas. All port and S. C, Thompson j ~ ARRIVAL OF TDE AFRICA. Kossuth coming to America. New York, Jan.i 30.—The Royal Mail, Steamer Africa, with dates from Liverpool to the 17th inst., being five days later than those received by the Arctic, arrived at the dock in Jersey. City, at 9 o’clock this even-, ing. ; The Arctic did not leave on tho 15th inst., her day of sailing, she having beeq detained until the morning of the 17lh,by order of the British Government. The political news is of no importance. Kossuth is about to visit America in consequence of the election of General Pierce. By the overland Mail we have ropQrt| ; that the Birmese War is at an end. From China accounts state that the in surrection in that country is rapidly gain ing ground. France remains quiet, and we have no nfews from there of any moment. - IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. Settlement of the difficulty between Bing ham Bock and the Pennsylvania R~ R.Co. Habrisbubg, Jan. 29.—The negotia tions that have been for some weeks pend ing between the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Messrs. Bingham and Dock> ( in reference to' the passenger carriage ofy the Columbia Railroad, wore brought to n, successful termination to-day, and the pet-, tlement thus effected, of the hitherto OX-, isting difficulty, cannot fail to result ad vantageously, not only to the interests of Philadelphia but the State at large. Un;. dor the contract entered into by the Penn sylvania Railroad Company and Mess j Bingham & Dock, the latter give up tty control of all the passenger trains runping in connection with those of the Pennsyl«; nia Railroad Company, over the.ColuffllHf Railroad to that company, Messrs. Bipg', ham & Dock will, under the arrange ment, act as local agents at Philaqoljphta, ■ DREADFUL MdBDSB—ArBEST OF Supposed MubdEbeu .-—Another dreadful murder occurred about* 9,o.clock> on. Sfl* urdny evening, at the corner of: Swawos street and Beck’s Court,' Sauthwark;-r- From the evidence before,Corpner GoM* smith, it appears! that .two men .were seea about that tinrte at that point in a scqfflo, when one of them fell upon the* pavement) and the other one ran away. ..The; me o upon (he pavement)!proved to Mr- Christopher Sqohan, aged 35 years, res ding at No. 4; Swanson Court, who' htta received a dreadful /stab : in the thigh, which severed: the principal artery, can*- ihg his death in a few minutes. . There mains of the deceased were conveyed to his; residence, where a® iP quest was held yesterday morning * ; o ;. Coroner's. Verdict.— ‘‘That the deatl of the deceased: was causedibjt hemorr hage from; abound.inflicted by*; shW) instrument, in the jfeft thigh, ptOowsJl upwards, and severing tbefen»ral*lW*M in the. hands of some unknftflpi pWW'.'y l
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