JoHNSiwr*, July 12, 1263, Resolved, That ihe sopGrintcnclcnJsoftho , Rhtfidelphia and Columbia, and t'oi'taga nnd the supervisors of ildverftl divisions of (lie Fennsylva aie;€annl,bo direeled in tho disbursement J fif 'money for the piiymcnt of debts, in all Cases, fo pay mat’those creditors who ftkvb performed the labor, and in no cask 10’pay any check roll or other evidence of dabi lR (lie hands of second parties, until the debt? in first hundsshnll hnye been folly paid, '"Resofoal, said superintendents and supervisors l}c n|so directed to draw from tloTrj9o.sury.al t|)eeariiest practicable mo nieht, as much money as may bp nopessary to pay all buck debts duo to laborers, engi neers, and other hands in the employ of the Commonwealth, and that hereafter said parties be pajd monthly, so Ibhgas the ap propriations for that purposd yriay last, •’ In this connection it is proper to stato that a number of tfie newspapers charged ilie officers of tho rotid with “speculating in the wages of the operatives,” &c. The committee, it is ti*ufc, made no such alle gation, yet ihe publicity which had been given to the suggestion by tho press, in duced the Board to investigate tho matter.; They therefore propounded to every wit ness who had any knowledge of claims hn v ing been Sold, tho geheral question, “Dp you kno\V of any officer of the State hav-‘ ing been concerned, either directly or indi rectly, in tho purchase of check rolls, or Other evidence of debt against tho Com monwealth?” To this a negative answer Was given in every instance. The Board being desirous to do justice to all parties concerned, deemed it proper to call upon the bankers who had purchased the claims referred to. To this end they went to Tlollidnysburg, and addressed a noto to Messrs. BoFl, Johnston, & Co., and ulso to Bryant, Gloim, & Co., requesting thoir at tendance. ■ Mr. Johnston representing tho former, and Mr. Gardner, tho latter firm, appeared in compliance with tho noto. — The Board then put this question to each t»f them : “Has there been, or is there now qny arrangement between your houso and anyoffioor of the State, by wbiebtho officer | isor was to receive any portion of the profits arising from the purcharo of these cliims?” These gentlemen both answered unqualifiedly, that ‘tnosuch arrangements hitd ever existed," und Mr. Johnson, With t whom Goo. Boss deposits his money, stat ed in' answer to another question, that '•Ross’receives no compensation whutever ’ bn'account of the money being deposited with them.” Mr. Robert J. Ross, of Ha'r- 1 vi*burg, ( tvho had purchased a considerable !ior| ion of thuse claims, slated substantial, y llie sottlo that Messrs. Jobnsdn and Gardner bad said. The Board will hear ty remark on this point, that they rejoico that the evidence exculpates entirely every cfjieer in the service of the State from all participation in these spccidalions. What : ev6r difleraqco of opinion may exist with l; regard to the propriety of the traffic in there claims by othersfno one, it is believ ed, Would attempt to justify a disbursing 1 officer of the State in either directly or in directly prostituting his position in such a manner. ' During the progress of the investigation It portiop of the committee laid before the Board a second communication, as fol lows t Summit, July BIA 1853. Wm; T. Morison, Esq., President Board Canal Commissioners; ' Bir-We make the following charges Bgaiqst Maj.V. Phelps, and will give the Vrftpies of tho witnesses to prove the '■fcharges: at the time Moj. Phelps was acting 1 as assistant Superintendent of the old Ppr ‘ tage railroad, he was partner in a contract to furnish cross-ties for tho now road.— 'fbat cross-ties which were taken up lor the old road, and charged to tho old road, weine seon by the man who took them on the Dew road. That tho hands from re- Kirs, arid other men in employ of the imraonwealth, were engaged in loading 'and unloading those ties, and (ho time While they were so engaged was charged io the Comrronwealth. ’ The names of tlio persons by whom we expert to 1 prove these thing, are Robert Ti}nthd, Josse Paterson, James Shan popj and Willitim Roinev. ■ r ' Verv truly yours. daNial brophy, , : • HENRY L. DOWNEY. ANDREW PURCELL, DANIEL M’MANAMY, It will he: observed that the committee .jtliarge t first, that Mr. pjjejps, white ac .ting ns Assistant Superintendent of the Tortkge road, was a p'artnor in a contract jib furnish cross ties for tho new road, *> THE REPUBLICAN. CLEARFIELD, SEPT. 2, 1853. Democratic Nominations. Supreme Judge. JOHN C. KNOX, of Venango county. Canal Commissioner, THOS. H. FORSYTH.of Philadelphia co. Auditor General. EPHRAIM BANKS, of Miffin county, Surveyor General. J. PORTER BRAWLEY,of Crawford co. TIIE KOZTA AFFAIR: European letter writers generally con cur in the opinion that tho ofluir which lately occurred at Smyrna, in which tho American Minister at Constantinople, our Consul at Smyrna, and tho gallant Capt. Ingraham, Commander of tho Frigate St. Louis, acted so highly creditable to tho American charncter, is not yet settled, but is likely to lend to much trouble, if not to open hostilities between tho United States and Austria, ns tho Austrian, authorities say they will be satisfied with nothing short of a very humble apology on the part of tho United States. Now, wo al ways want our country to do nothing but what is right, and to fulfil the Divine com mand by doing only “as sho would have others do unto her,” but, in this case par ticularly, wo think the pcoplo of these great States will, under no circumstances, give their consent to our government go ing a single stop fur.her. ICit shall ap pear that Kozta had n legal claim to the protection of the American flag, according to international usages, w'ften Austria pre sents her demand for an apology, sho should bo discarded from our door, and given to understand, thnt our President j spoke the sentiment of tho country when ho said in his Inaugural address that the 'American flag, with its broad stripes and ' bright stars, shall bo a protection to every American citizen, wherever it floats in tho breezo. Should it turn out otherwise, howevor, and should itappear that for want of the ful filment of some provision of tho law,Kozta! was not legally entitled to protection as a citizen, wo still object to any of your hum ble apologies for tho part enacted by tho American representatives in that affiiir. — If tho question ns to Koztu’s claim to American protection aroso fairly, and as! stated in all concurring accounts, then did j Capt. Ingraham do no more than honora bly discharge his duty, in demanding and compelling, in the manner in which ho did, the surrender of Kozta into the hands of a neutral power, until that question could I have been fairly and legally decided. It was a bold and manly act of the gal lant Commander, but not more so than was justifiable ; and had such courage, I promptness and energy been displayed by similar officers, on previous similar occa sions, in all probability Captain Ingraham would not thus had an opportunity to dis tinguish himself. Austria, as well as all other nations would have been more cau tious how they attempted to meddle with our honor and our rights. Tho country has the fullest confidence in the patriotism of tho present National Administration. It is generally under stood that President Pierco and his cabinet cordially sanction the conduct of tho Amer ican officers. They will no doubt act en tirely honorably towards Austria; fairly and clearly investigate all (ho facts and circumstances —but unless Capt.lngraham was made the victim of a baso deception, or, what is not at all likely, acted rashly, and without the semblance of justico on his side, they will not suifer the least show of apology to escape their lips. If they do, the American people will hold them to.a foarful responsibility. Hon. John C. Knox. —Tho democratic prpss throughout thestato, with one accord, hoipt to their mast head the name of^this distinguished gentleman and able jurist, and rejoice over tho wisdom of the Con vention in nominating him as our candi date for Supremo Judgo. With Knox, Forsyth, Banks, and Brawley, a popular candidate for tho Assembly, and a county ticket of tho right stripe, \vhich tye doubt not will be the result of tfio Coqvcplion on the 3d of September, jnst., a democratic majority’which’ will compare favorably with that given to Pierce and King last fall, may bo expected (rom tlio democracy ofi this County. If tjie-County. Convention exercise that wisdom in the selection, of n codnty tickot which ; they should, and tho candidate for Assembly bB coticedec} to its, ns we re justly entitled to tha|j officety then wo may sav, that op,|hq seeppd Tues day of October noxt, ao far as Clearfield countyl is concerned,’• it wilt hgain be “Skttirday ■ night with tho ajid'ho wood chopped for Sunday I” 1 ’ ' T ' !l : ! Our next Gubernatorial Candidate- I The eagerness with which the whig press of the snap nt and present to the view of the every word of complaint or dissatisfaction which :is or has been ut tered by anymemberof tho great demo- , cratic partygorlhoso who have’assumed the name of democrat, n’gainst our presept, worthy Executive, goes to show most clear-, ly thut Gov, Bigler, above all others, is tho man against whom they dread to en ter tho campaign in JBQ4. :If he was re ally unpopular with tho pooplo, and the, whig press knew it as well as they tend to, it is hardly likely, that at this oar ly day they would'bo proclaiming to the | peoplo of the Stato the defeat which they! appear to calculate must result to tho dem- j ocratic party from an attempt to re-elect: him. It is not characteristic of the party thus to warn us of approaching danger, nnd wo must therefore set it down ns an attempt to misrepresent the true stato of nflairs nnd to deceive us; and as such it has been received in every locality.— Many of the most able democratic pnpora of the stato have already hoisted to their : mast head the name of Wm. Bigler, and j expressed their preference for him as the candidate in 1854. Almost every County Convention which has assembled havo passed resolutions approving the Admin istration. And it would appear, that j notwithstanding tho timely warning which has been given by the opposition, that j William Bigler, tho present incumbent is ( | tho man for whom the Democracy of \thoj I old Keystone State will be found j for, with an unbroken front, ns their candi-: date for Governor in 1854. j COL. J. C. FREMONT. This accomplished gentleman, and fa mous explorer of our western country, left' Washington on tho 22d ult., for the fron-j tiers, where ho intends to organize a com-j pany for the purpose of making what has never yet been accomplished, a winter ex cursion by land to the Pacific, through the pnsscsof tho Rocky Mountains. Colonel J Fremont does this at his own expense, and j entirely independent of the government.—j Ilia intention is to examine tho country,i as to its practicability for a railroad, and on his return, will be able to show every | particular as to distance, cost, and climate, j and the character of the country for somej 30 or 40 miles on each side of tho lino of survey. The government has at present no less than three difterent parties exploring ns paany different routes to tho Pacific, with a view to the building of a railroad. A railroad to the Pacific will soon bo com menced ; and once commenced its indis pensiblo necessity will bo seen at once, and.it will then be carried forward to com pletion in a very short time. . ? We are much mistaken if Col. Benton docs not prove himself as mucli wiser, and as far ahead of most other peoplo in the question ofthejoealion of this road, as he did in his advocacy of the gold bill, many years ago. &s“The Democracy of the different townships of this county, met at their reg ular places of holding elections, on Satur day last, and elected delegates to represent them in the County Convention, which is to assemble at the court house in this place, on Saturday next, at 1 o’clock, P. M., for the purpose of nominating a county ticket to bo supported nt tho npproachingelection, and appointing conferees, and making tho neccssaryarrnngemenU preparatory to the meeting of the Judicial and Representative Conventions. OirThe Democracy of Elk county will assemble in Convention on Saturday the Bd. inst., when conferees, will be appoint ed to meet other and similar conferees of the Representative district, composed of the countiesof Clearfield, Elk and M’Kean. Centre County.—Tho Democracy of Centre county, assembled m Convention, at Bellefonte, on the 22a of August, and nominated the Hon. James Burnside, as President Judgo of the district, and Dr. C. R. Foster, as their candidate for As sembly. 03" Tho Hon. James Burnside was nom inated by acclamation by the Democratic Convention of Clinton county, as sembled in Lock Haven on the Oth of August, as President Judge of the District, and Thos. White and James M’Ghee ap pointed Judicial Conferees. C3"The Judicial Convention of the dis trict composed of the counties of Jefferson, Clarion, Venango and Mercer, assembl ed jn Franklin, on last week, and on tho threo hundred and seventy-fourth ballot, succeeded, ip nominating John S.M’Cal mont, Esq., ps President Judge of the dis trict. '. ... : :> J. GsT-The lYellow Feyer still prQypi|s in ' New Orleans to on alarming ejtept. ; ,Tj ie interments, in all the cemetrics.of the city for the Week ending ott th&loth uty iatrp reported at 3524, 6f WKjbH 1297 iyere front ydllo'w fever,’' '' !l ", OSrThe Legislative Conferees of ,Jef ferson, Clarion, apd Armstrong counties, met at New Bethlcham, in Clarion county, on the 25th of August, andnominated Da vid Putney, of Armstrong,•'Thomas bf jClnirion, and Geo, ,W. Zeigler of Jeffer son, as! candidates for Assembly, W.F. Clarjt, tho regular nominee of Jefferson county, having cent > n his declination to tho Convention, the namo ofG. W. Zuig* i ler was submitted, in his place. OCrWe perceive that John Hastings, has retired from tho editorial chair of the Pitts, burg Union, and has been succeeded by Andrew Hopkins, Esq., of Washington county. 03rT(ie Whig State Convention met at Huntingdon on tho 25th ult., and on tho third ballot nominated Thoma% A. Bcdd, Esq., of Philadelphia, as their enpdidato for Supremo Judge. For the Republican. THE NEXT MEMBER. Messrs. Editors: —Tho connection of our county, with two southern counties, the whole having but one member, has placed tho democratic party of Clearfield county in rather an unenviable situation. Sinco that connection has existed, wo have yield ed peaceably to each of tlioso counties a member of the legislature, and with re markable unanimity, concentrated the en tire party vote of the county upon the nomineo of tho two southern counties. In addition to this, when at the lato Senato rial Convention, we presented the most manifest claims to the Senntorship of tho district of which we form a part, and laid before that Convention the namo of a can didate to whom the Democratic party of /our legislative district were indebted, and against whose integrity and principles, no one could say aught, wo were again dc-j feated and a citizen of ono of the counties | of our legislative district was nominated. Almost doubling in population both the other counties, all we asked was common even handed justice, but in return even an equal share of representation has been do |nied us, and neither reason , for the past nor, promise for tho future have nt any of •the Conventions that have been held, been conceded by theso pigmy giants for tho courso they linvo pursued towards us. Shall this longer bo so 1 Must we; pos sessing a democratic vote larger than,that of both these counties, and holding in our I hands tho means of righting ourselves, still I submit T Questions of vital importance to the in terests of our county, require that we should have in the next legislature a man who, from being ono of ourselves, knows our wants, and who with that knowledge possesses both the disposition and tho nerve to effect what wo so much need. We have men among us unfettered by prejudice, free from party piquo or spleen, popular with tho masses—honest, faithful democrats, any one of whom placed fairly in the can vass, in defence of our rights, would poll an almost unanimous vote in our county. Such a man either with or without a nomination, tho party in their might would rally round, and show our northern neigh bors, that although we nre sensible that “forbearance is a virtue,” yet bo who suf fers himself to bo trampled, resistless and trembling, is most despicable. Yours truly, A VOTER. Aug. 30, 1553. The Democracy or Blair County, as sembled in Convention al Hollidaysburg, oh the 22d of August last, nnd after nom inating H. L. Ako,as their candidate for" assembly, and an entire county ticket,unan imously adopted tho following resolutions : Resolved, That we have full confidence in the patriotism and ability of tho Chief Magistrate of the American Union, Gen. Franklin Pierce; nnd that we believe his administration, so auspiciously begun, will be marked throughout with that deep devo tion to tho interests of tho whole Union which signalized tho administrations of a Jefferson, a Jackson, nnd n Polk', and which has rendered their names immortal ias statesmen, patriots, and genuine re publicans. Resolved, That in the .selection of h'is constitutional advisers, General Pierce has exhibited a degree of prudence, foresight, and enlarged republicanism, which gives ample evidence of his fitness for the high position to which his country has called him, and to the people of tho United States a sure guarantee that in bis administration ho knows “no North, no South, no East, no West,” but the whole Union, one and indivisible. Resolved, That in tho Chief Magistrate of our own Keystone, William Bigler, we havo found everything that character izes the sound practical statesman, the de voted patriot, and honest mun, and bis ad ministration, thus far, has been distingu ished for wisdom, prudence, and devotion to tho best interests of the Commonwealth; whilst it ha 6 reflected honor on the Demo cratic pnrty, and will meet tho hearty plaudit of “well done good und faithful servant,” from a virtuous, intelligent, and grateful constituency. Resolved, That our delegate to'the fourth of March Convention, this day oppointed, bo and he is hereby instructed to vote in Convention for tho re-nominatian of Gov. Bigler. Resolved, That wo cordially endorse the nominations of J. C. Knox, Thomas fj. FonSYTH, J. PoRTKK BItAWtKYj EPHKAIM Banks, and that we will give to'them, as ivd will all Democraticnominees; u warm- and hearty support at tho polls In October next, 1 j: T Resolved, That wo ' are opposed td thp repeal .of taxj.whejeby 'the cofni monwealth would lose, annually, one huti. dred thousand; dollars; and We hereby instruct our representatives to vote ngdtnsf I %pf>}.C#Wf«»vU ;tax„.ehpuld .any attennpt .toßepeal U, by thd next legislature. ux " • ‘ n ■ '! ,tfrom &e r s. Oj ‘ Ipifqyuiie 'lSif.ity I The fall fnrtieiiliirs of ihe. Americans. BDd'lhe Mexicans. I The following lettor reached usl.ml evening by the mail steamer .from Text.! It was written, at El Paso* s Mexico,,by ,1 gentloman whom wo know ta have tiki means of obtaining the best information] It was addressed to a merchant Of fia»| Antonio, who fonyarefed it to us ;' ' „ I El Paso del Norte, Mexico. » ' •'■/.•I : July 22d, 1853. J. ~, I Dear Sir: —This mail takes youaotrt I of our difficulties hero upon this frobfit*. 1 You will not be surprised at them) it tuH been predicted for and months,;-.'] We are hero entirely abandoned." not suppose tho .Government gives utf! thought; they arq $o busily dealing out ] the loaves and fishc?. . From tho moment the California enj, | grapts strike tho river, they comment* I loosing their cattlo; hundreds have bet*!] stolen from thorn and carried to the side'] of the river. At tho head of the robbing; I parties is tho Montes farpily of five broth*! ers, protected by tho authorities, O.ntl* 10th or 12th a man named Mager, tj*. owner of 400 or 600 head of cattle, cwWH to this side to look for some 40 head that he had lost. In his rounds ho came acrosi] seven head in the lower part of the lowiy I The Mexicans were hording them together .I with some eight or ten head of Mexicali cattle. He took the cattle, and was tak'iog tho herders to tho Alcalde, when they took; to the bushes and could novfer be fount uftorwnrds. Mager then drovo all the cat-/ tie to the camp on tho American sideofjl the river. . i. . J Tho next day he came back, and waijl orderod by the Prefecto to bring allthaj Mexican cattle to this town, which hedii the noxtday, and was arrested for steak; ing those and other cattlo and thrown Into J prison. He has had no trial yet. I hat# 1 ] been led to believo that h 6 would bo re,; leased ; indeed the proposition was made by the Prefecto to release Mager by biti paying $4OO. That looks like swindling; It was afterwards found out that Mager: was a man of properly, aod on the l7lhi it was finally, decided that his cause should bo sent to Chihuahua, thinking by that means to get $5OO or $lOOO outofhim.t The best.ofit is that Mager is detained up-* oh the evidence of tho very man whostola his cuttle, and in whose possession they were afterwards found. ! After tho 17th all hopo was givennpof having Mager released. Tho Californii ans made up a party to . rescue him front the prison. The thing was talked about lor several days ; no person appeared to pay any attention to it. On tho morning of the 18th, between 3 and 4 o’clock,! was awakened by firing intlio direction of the prison, and soon after received a raofr sage from tho Perfecto, that a party of Americans had attacked the prison/and had been -repulsed, and that a dead.and wounded man had been left on the ground, and requested me to examino them. I soon found myself on the spot, and by tho light of the day that was just breaking, recog, nizod in the dead man, Esler Hendrei, the District Attorney of El Paso county*. Texas. I had him immediately removed to a room, and afterwards sent across thd river for burial. The wounded man, Samuel Hammock, .was one of Col. Skill* man's mail men; the ball had penetrated his lungs, and he died in lwcnty*fourhbum afterwards. , Tho whole town was under arms intern hours; nil communication was stopped be tween this and theother side ; they would not allow mo to cross the river without a permit from tho Prefecto. The excite ment still continues ; two or three hund* red men are drilling every morning, add reviewing on tho Plaza. They anticipate nnothor atteck. They need have no leaf; the Californians are not tho mentpstand fire. It is said that they all took to their heels at the first charge. Tho Mexicans were prepared for them. Immediately af ter the attack, a mob paraded the streets shouting, “Death to tho Grinjos!' Death to the Yankee dogs! Let iis ransack tho stores and houses 1 Let not an American escape!,’ Every American is in danger of his life. When one walks along the street all eyes are turned upon him, and ho Is pointed at ns one of the marked. Mager iastlH in prison, without any prospest of getting out soon • that l can See; The measures taken by the authorities, and particularly by the Prefecto, Jose Sanchus, have been arbitary in the extreme. It is very evident that Mager has not had a fair hearing, pot is there any prospect of it. Much exciie* rpent prevails on the American side of the river. All condemn the lawless attempt,#f the party on the night of the 18th, : butthey also condemn the course of the Prefect#, upon whose shoulders rest the whole blame. , , . .'-fj Mager is in prison, his properly iniha hands of strangers, without thq : prospest of being released. f, Fogxe.— rThoro is a farmerrt* siding at Quogue.Long Island.sixty-threo years of age, who has never seen a steam* boat. Ho has only travelled twenty«fiiia miles east and thirty.five westofjiis hbme. He is possessed of land andi!dose about selling it, as the money-would give him trouble. He ohco went to :river head depot of the Long Island railroad with,his daughter, and was so frighlcnedattha noisa.of the steam-whistle that lib. ton away. ..I -. i: ■: ■ .^oMOTWs ;^9B'sv^Mr.-:fehS^ ; >Vho emigrated. /r4n?'Adjtlri» floupty.., ci?o.* to tl>9: Wcst,4B5 1 0 l .i8 r)ow JjvinginDti&toj town»hip, 'frun)bu]| county,:, QJjip; at? tlio Qdvancpd ogoo(]l8j} y eftrfli '!)utfltil! u-iJ ctl ve / ma,o; ; . fo'iii eajd rbp.U»93;)t2 grtCmi-phildifedoßD? grOnd-chAdreo— Qf bi 9 grand, sons*tvkd o.C 14 yefrrppfi age, weighs ! 86*;, pounds'." Hiai wifoisrflUl}' living, aged about 83,