iSl'is"-'—-‘-J" -ssv * Mud bill inducr« 0 u n 8 O rrpabi; s h‘u length,', as reported by Hon JI • lu,,1 u ,, „* . K ' f omtJ days since 1 wrote a short of &&£% i * KT ?'?,? ritM " «V«£ .Agwculutrc.pl vll ic(, he is Song'S fir loaer'Om^d. •We res&ye opr .remarks for unotlier day iI ud dressed' iM iv' l s : ? uetl P ,is^ko htotae foam ooiv to give noly'iho lic I „ ■‘ tp lfiu VVashmgton tfepub l ZStST* "* l ? i* & ■ * iV“ ,te< * Siatcp a homestead of one | States to servo a nurnuii tI,Q Umted SUf tS&rXfSZitiSt p, " p ““ 1 ’ nsr* sat joyed. h “ H ,m ' e bccn sur * C " C n' 8 ta J a £ dt ond u S oi " «’as wnft ilnUZ'J A>ldh \ f ' itfurtherena °tcd, That P quite *'Groat Brir’ o?‘ so Ar as re,Qtes IoZ r trie fljfficlayit as^al, I'^ 1 '^' S jSßth^.^ctoblr^irec^cd'ognin'^tho^lJnr s,% p^ *2 f g5K sasanits*;: » rt£££7P‘ * = - -v-i j~”£ir p ! •* 'r°« •#«* <£> N "»< - i..u„ ansiTSc ?X‘: po?*s 'trzrt s&rswH shall .pure lathe benefit of said infant offiLTc n mM,i ? istlito/ Ch,ldren ’ nnd *he executor, admin- ricbesl merchants of En»lnnd° Bm' to l A Sci at, «r ,t lr orl Ss°Ko Siat‘ d ’ ! ! CC ?/ dnnco ,vilh tb ° l loglC kil,s i,self ; or, rather, life projectile for the ;tß “\ "l, h ‘ Cb SUch children I scnt against you siuys the projector For sell saidTanfM-' Dg f‘ '‘T ,ileir domir.il I "‘stance, the time mentioned is the term but for nr. ii °* * IP bepe^ ta P sa .idinfants °Jslavery is riducu/ed, and the Time'- ask S-tfE SSS *i zv^tz* mled ,on paiem from Ha '™'°! Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, That tho [British should he cornmc-nltd P !viuM' vth» fogistor of iho land office shall note all j bo ruined before five years and ’n i H 0 7 P ,CUt r 3 0,1 i he ,racl b °°«* a " d nol ' o n° el 3« Save loioUumS ' jJUIs pl h.s office, and keep n remster of! 1002. I„ five year’s ti, ‘ Jh ' ? ! 2 b - ,rle f V -i n * nke return thereof to ernment of thut'eountry desires wolddbe ’ i an , tJ °! r>C0 ’ ‘cgo'ber with the accomplished ;no blacks then would be ■ ‘ h 7 lmvo been funded, brought from Africa ; and then wlm' im 60 '/' And %t f unher enacted, That "' o,) ld tho very honest Times savl’fWmn ; S S acf 8 a ha q ; ied Under 1,16 p™*i«o* of that period, & iXow ffiat the Jicr h f evenl bec °mo liable to ' vh >ch it is pleased to harp upon it will Ss"tr, 01 V debt ° r dabls con - nC^ rScll Brotbe '- Janathan. P ’ dl therefor P ° ' SSU " ,g lbo P a,ent .l 11 ! 0 sne . ers of tho Times do not prove! V Kf* ,fc r ««*-s?,*srJS3 Ttefiri required y inTh B p arter s me ,h ° afr ‘ dav “ “ 9 ernment in a bod y b «s not stood up and befor in BCCOnd SeC,ion of ,hia ac ‘. ,tS agent at Madlid has, and that he ca ££a i shahr ,l0 ° ° f,ho r fiv ° y earS no ‘ de ' ,y - T, ‘ e Tima9 aud ‘hi BrSS, tice to thr. c „ b pr ? Ven ’ nfter duo n °- b'overnmcnt, of course, deny what thev thp rei»ister of Tl* 7 ‘ h f Eali3faction of not lmve known to iheitern renub^ ZX n ‘ ° lnnd o,r,c thQtlbe ‘ lCan9oftheUnited States, just as II e bov Ce ictual v"cba„°? | S n C, ‘ °® davit . shall doe “ 1 h “ lault "hen u whipping Is inticT . , y changed his or her residence paled ; and the traitors to their .or nbandonad the said entry for more than for self-interest altTik you becanL ir 0 ’ thalTv° 0 ? 8 k 1 ?” 7 ° n ° lime ’ ,hen ’ and in e! ° r> ' cbcck 'ng the msolent Bull hat tho |Bnd soenlered9lwl| reve Yours, &c. CALEDONI\ back to the government, and be disposed LAbbUOMA ot as other public lands are now by law jubjact to an appeal to the Gonerul Land Office. Sac. 6. And be it further enacted, That iTany individual now u resident of nriv one of the States or Territories, and not a citizen of the United Stales, but at the trme of making such application for the benefit of this act shall have filed a decla ration Of intention, os requitod by the laws of 1,10 United Stales, • beCOme “ ci,izen ° rtf l e be fote the issuance of the patent, as mad., nod provided for in this act, shall be placed E wi.h the „ativo P born citizens of the United Stales. 7 ‘ Ar } d il farther enacted, That .nnl2 d «Li dwa 6h:ill be P ermilted ‘o mnko inort than one entry under the provisions of this act; and that the Commissioner of the General Land Office is hereby requi prep3ro and iBSUO such rules 2nd regujatjons consistent with this act as shall be necessary and proper to carry its pro. visions inter offfcct; and that the registers and receivers of the soveral land oificei ahal! be entitled to receive the samo com pensation for any lupds entered under the this net that they are now • c " , ' l ' ed .‘o receive when tho same quantity of kirid is entered with money, one-half to by the person making the applica i*®?. 01 ‘h* 3 l . lmo of so doing, diid the other i half on the issue of tjio certificate by the peraon to whom it may bo issued ; 'P ro . }i0 J u ' evc T> Ijiat q|| persons enterim? land under Ilia provision/ ofthU s s all as near ns maybe practiblc in makW SU ch entries, be confipeU to such nllprqatifauar ter action, and to land subject Rffi entry ; And providedfurtlier, Th a P nodi "g.m ,h » ahall ho so copLS ns o- impuir, or interfere iq any manner T tE'»•M V " h ’ ° XiB,in fe' rigE of u, r s twlerrndUo: tho 'Cpmnnttee pf tho Wliole on t|,e.sfeto of the U& ••• , Mr V r)aw lo pdnteS: inX* S? 30 ":, ,1 me, dial tho bill bo pr^f. ..for. ihe. spcpnd jo._ Coi-n.tGEous Act.— \Vo clip tlio f o |. lowing item from tho New York corres pondenco of a duily contemporary. I’uss it round:— i; M Vhile , " ewspn P cr3 generally praise highly and deservedly firemen of this an( j other cues for deeds of daring in their ef forts to save life and property, it frequent ly happens that nets equally meritorious and worthy of public notice are performed bv individuals attracted to scenes or dan: gerby curiosity and excilerntnt. ' On Sar urday last, soon after the ularin of firo at Harper’s, three young women were seen for a moment nt a winddw in the third sto ry ofthe burning building.’ Apparently they were either para listed with fear of overcome by the smoke which surround ed them. As soon ns the report of Iheir perilous situation reached’tho ears of a young man in the crowd, he instantly durl ed into the house and up stqifs, to the room mdicaled by some persons outside. He piLn d y h- ut received P° answer.— Findmghimself unable to enter ifie room in un upright posture, owing to [ho dense smoko which prevailed, bo crept on bis which he found the-objects o'fjtis solici tude, prostrated and helpless: He wus obliged to drag thbin one bv one to ' the stairs, and with a great deal of d’fliculty he succeede.d in getting them intajlip open air, He soon had thu satisfaction of see- 1 blfd ‘ ““"y recovered to he eua bled to go to their respective homes, while he, to nyoid much questionjorr by tho hv “Mftei»"W »il: .□ bi» pCir L£ ness. I bus, undqr Providence, by the presence pf mtnfl and strength of arm of his courageous yotipg man, were rescued' hiqc human beings from imminent: death. Ainwy not be amiss to mention that the! firrn”P 9 .aqbordinalo place i n a 5 . V Vnjl .street, and tl)pt. he )>as a jfe and a}'oung,fa (n i|y depending, onihim % support, Thc.inacrtiph.pf this,short, my PPf.Rh°»ce,A«im , H*nro sinaija,r pccjisjops, dspmmi.in, IHr ■ < ■-■ . ?•>’■■ t. «.»i7 *—.• ,iii;! „ )n ';_ BE£OBT pF THE SECBETAM Of .WAR. We take from tho Fenitsylvaniati the (olio wing condensation orthe report of Col. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War: The authorized strength of the United . Slated army, is 12,821 men and office^';MOTto OF TlLfijlEl’OßT OF THE SECRF. JteaWfcSss* way to them, ’ll is staled furl her, that £‘nlT™ 0 ' 11 , df | he govern; measures taken for the prosecution of our ™ l P " st - vcar > to S otber with its frontiers have been successful, that the ' prescntand .prospective condition, possess troops everywhere have been actively and ThnT.-" 1 V'f™ 3 '- r constantly emnlm ed; that Indiah denre- n hlmalc - d receipts from,ail sources,as dations have been comparatively' unfro- T^»K rt ?fll 6^ Wfare «5 1 --,-3oO f oso 00 quent, and, except in California and Ore. 1 1 ° T en, ,", f . ,n gon have not attained more than n local., " rcaa - lst July ? JBo2, 14,032,130 37 importance. | ' ' ’ j New posts are to be established in ' 05,032,130 37 fndian country west of the Mississippi, in! < e,,(imaled oxp. wore. 00,500,050 82 more favorable positions, to enable tho De- i e I-r i , i ~r partment to dispense with a number of smaller and less important posts. A great, r V' n, “ 10 force is also to bo employed for lSi Sfi"?' Jo,h Juno lection of the emigrants crossing thopleins ' ir, A majority of.tbe cases ofludinn deprc- ° " ? US i o ™ 9 ’ 558,931,605 .52 dations in Texas which have come to the IFr 1,007,084 99 •knowledge of the Department, have been 1 1 UnCOUSSDUrCe9 T 38,023 89 Indians from Mexican territory. Maior 1 Gen. Smith, aided by an experienced ofli a i . 01,337,571 40 cer of engineers, is ?or pt-' .Mf £ ‘ ,n TfCnsur > r . manent fortifications on the Rio Grande— |.U*uV'K V •• 14,032,180 37 anotheranho'camancho°crossin^ j tSST ™$ 9 ’ 7J ° 77 h : s .rr : r t ,h ° « Irorci .lull bo JfiSJiSrtfcSSrSjlß r 1 l "| l ' l ' l | ly '- 1853 ’, =l.O-12.003 SO ™» of,ho Brig.dio.-Gm.™;; .my I Lsll »' ! “ c ' l >l“""!i'"»lo»o.^O,3S2,07IIJ 1 IJ ,51 ordered to the command. Nino comph- Excess of the nctnnl r,™, mes of artillery are-posted in Florida ii r Ino nctunl over aid the Ports' how ?„ to! J"" en - s .® l «.^o ) 8 1 3 05 effect the removal of thu Indiuns. Goerc-I 1 , a '° * hc fDemocrats, in their first ive measures uro to be used if found nc-1 y ear s c °" lro ‘ Ihe government disap. cessary. Two of the regiments of ariille- \ pm .y I ’ o P ao P ,c saving over sixteen ry are tobenrranged on the Canadian fron-■, ~ s , of doll urs than was estirna tmr and the Arctic and Gulf coast. Ofi , r 7 -, elr wh |B predecessors. Ihe Cuvalry rcgimonls ; one will be requir- 1 ,, m' 3 IS nol , ‘ r,l ° ,ate Secretary of ed in Texas, besides two on the frontier: f rcasur y a,so made an estimate of the wesl of the Mississippi, one in New Mexi-1 a «u for tho year :co, and one in the Indian country of thoin m “ SQ| 1 dune IQ G4, as follows, viz: I’ucific. It is tho purposo of the depart-i y?. m cuslom! ;> |[ * n ds, &c. 861,200,000 00 ment to post tho troops in large bodies at! , C . S ' l ™ lt ‘ l] balan , cc July j | commanding positions, instead of dispers- ! 5,372,079 51 j jing them in numerous smull posts. I, n . ■] j In consequenco of the difiicuitv of keep, i 1 ola! _ rcco, P ls for the year ing the ranks full, the Sccretarv'proposesri-p 18 1 04, . , §50,572,079 51 Ist,an increase of the presont'pay of the lo,a us,linated expendt common soldier; 2d, pn annual increase ' tUrCS for 1,10 *> a nio lime, 40,203,753 GO for each successive period of five years so long as he shall remain in the army ;3d ) , lina , bal - 1,1 i rcasury provision for the promotion to the lowest 1 -r, ' JulBsl - §10,368,325 91 grade of commissioned officers of such of! 1 b '-‘. ac,ual receipts for the the non-commissioned officers of the army ’ ~r3t ol tho fiscal : us may he found qualified lor,and by (hei'r ■ 1 h.i 1, < ? ndln g Se f>*- characior and services entitled lo such ad-i ~ u . IHSJ , were us ful- / vuncernent. Also, that every soldier who i ° WS ’ UZ: , , having been honorably discliar.red from -n" 1 , 0 . 113 , ° m f’, ands ’ &c - 21.35(5,378 92 Ihe service of ihe United States, shall I • *! lc 1 add acliml bal - I within one month thereafter, re-cnlisO ln I reas - Isi July, ’53. 21,942,892 56! shall be entitled lo two dollars per month «* , ■ , • * - ’ ip addition, lo the ordinary pav ofhis'mu” 5 . tolalsum of 43,299,271 48 ' grade for the first period of five v'ears nf. I 1 , !^ U ' Xl1 ex P oaib lures for ter tho expiration of his first enlistment and! [,iersnmo llnla . were 15,081,333 70 a further sum of one dollar per month for 1 ’ ~, , „ . each successive period of live years, so l , ’ bailance m Treas. long as he shull remain continuously in’ the 30lh Se P [ - 1853. $28,217,887 78! arrl iy- i . Me- Guthrie also makes an estimate of’ The Secretary argues elaborately in rcc ®ipts and cxpenditiyres for the 2nd, \or of the increusc ol the army, showing! nnd quarters ol the present fiscal the actual necessity for such n measure.— >’ car > ns follows ; lie recommends that the minium or^ani-1^ ece *P' s f*" 0111 customs, zttion of all companies be fixed, as in tho!, n lands > &c., 840,300,000 00 mounted rifietnenat 01 pruates, and that ' vll 'el> add bal. in Trees, there be added to the present military es-! dOth Sept. 4853. 28,217,887 78 tublishrnent, one regiment of dragoons and) iwo regiments of riflemen, which would give a minimum organization of 15,620 officers!and men, which may bo expanded if thp limit fixed by the law of Juno 7th, bo continued to 17,414 and a wur establishment of 120 privates peF-campu ny, to 27,818, thus providingW a statkof war on effective increase of fitom to 12,()00 men without the creation of new ' regiments. Gen, Scott recommends a larg-' er increase. Iho Secretary recommends j also, that another cotnpauy oji, sappers and . miners bo added to tho engine corps. With u number of other recommendn-' tions calculuted to render the unity more efficient und capable of enduring the hard-! slops of active service, the Secretary pro- ! cecds to speak of tbo necessity of en couraging regaintity and uniformity in tbo! rnilitiu ; Ito recommends providing Uto mi.! litia with the proper books lor actual in-1 struchon. The condition of the Military! Academy is favorably spoken of, and Ihe I Acudemtu term is, by (bo Board, recoin mended to be increased to live years. [I Evading the Liqion License Law, | Poler Buckley, of Delewura city, pel., l | lies’ been convicled on four counts, and j fined $lO4, for selling liquor without li |]cense. It appears he attempted to evado 1 the law; by selling a cracker or segar for n fip, and then asking tho purchaser to take a ; drink. He proved the sale of a cracker in ono instance), and a segar.‘in unolher, and contended' that ho had the right to'give away his liquor to his custo jiner, put it was proven /.that the purcha sers went to the houso to get the liquor, and *!>at the .crackor or segar would ' not have oflered sufficient inducement to call them (here, hud iho liquor not been in an ticipation. The Court held that it was nn attempt to evade the medpiiig and spirit of tiio law. ■ (KrTno ,Berks and [Schuylkill Journal stales that a confidence man , named Jona than S. Beckiey, who has beien oxlepsive ly figuring at Lebanon, a? financier, ! pfea-i cltor, &0., disuppepred very sgdtjenly a week qr so ngo, after swindling a number of persons out oflurge amounts, conti nuea i: easy on’loall,' in Philadelphia and New York; : In the latter city .Bill- Brokers are 1 negotiating Yound hstsiof good;papor at 10 per dent, per am- V i;i; ji ill ,1 ; ; _ Hendricks, convicted at JWSm C O TP? s .si“g|CQ'un.fprfeit fi o|d coin P®?, 11 fi. ned t)vpn|jy r fivo Jiunijfed dollars, fend sentenced Jo hard labor for THE REPUBLICAN. CLEAII FI ELD, DEC. 21,185 a „ 308,517,887 78 J_.stimnteu expenditures for tlio sumo timo, Leaving an estimated bal. ; in Treas. Ist July ’s*,of 11,206,004 02 | It should bo remarked, however, that in the estimated expenditures for tho balance of the present year, is one item of over eighteen millions of dollars of the public, (Jobt nnd the interest thereon. i On the Igt of July, 1852, the public; eebi, of all descriptions 872,401,067 09 Kud to JOth June 1853, $0,394,503 10 i Pub debt 30th June ’53. 806,006,578 99 1 uid to 3d Dec. 1803. 9,670,421 47 Total public debt, 3J Dec. , $30,336,157 52 These figures certainly show a moduli precedenieci stale of financial prosperity. The Secretary, uftordescribing the prac ticul operations of his department, takes up the subject of the tariff. The revenues from customs, for the fiscal .year ending B|Ull 8 | Ul1 or^vA 1 ® 53, amoun ted to a little, less lhan 859,000,000. Mr. Guthrie proposes to modi/y the present to,riffduties so as to ®4-r°/il rCCeipls customs to about s4D,op° 000, and which sum, togethor wijh tho land revenue, he thinks, will bo' quite sufficient to inept tho necessary ex penses of the government, und pay the public debt as it shall full due, or before it. 1 o r T iake this reduction the Secretary pro pos.es jo add to the list of articles pow im ported free of duty. The revenue derived the last year from the articles thus propos mih nnn d t0 A tl \° [ rco list, was about $B,- 000,000. And for the purpose of furth er teduenou ho also proposes, to arrange the ddty paying articles into but two class es, instead of several, as at present, ;. The .one plass to pay a duty of ope hundred per coot., and the other a duty.of 25 per cent. This equalization il l's supposed, \yiil reduce the revenue $4,500,000, and in'oil $12,. " '•* Ti .‘?r c !'f ,p fip ia proposed tc.tnko oflect from and after the Ist of January ’55 ; . : Among the list of freo articles is that of salt, which will no doubt gr eatly alarm 1 l|io few SP>!t. in certain 10-1 )?H? “W* lo pjher hand, it will ho! mtliiops of coosiimera, cf that important, necessary, of life . ' Ajpong ihe nrticles pnyipg'tliq higb duty oflOO per cent, are all.lunds.qf luxuries, m the actupl necessaries qf ® 0,1(1 eqt^lo^he'ge-;^ of di-tliUcd liquors und adulterated wines ' i.i. : ' "• ~y J ' ~ ...Tia£^ are embraced in this list. * j _ ‘ T-8-®. I This recommendation of the Secretary I P°MWi- iff 'tliiS \Wehs nWrltiHi of the Treasury will no doubt give Coti-j? | in S a °f a meeting of aur whig frienj,’’ I gross something to think upon, and the l ' v '? ys o %dB : us,. pleasure ,lo conintf peoplo and the newspaper world SomctbingJ ’* request of, “ rcspoctnblo politic. 1 to talk about /or Wo nett six or nine\j! ar(y ’ who . bas “ tlicir. claims to. J o pS< ' months.. The policy- of having but fwo 1 “ y . or f ° .* ,0^ r °. r - m 9?; PrincipjeaW classes of duty-pdying importations may bo «HlUho. constitution.©! our couotn 1 questioned. But that the people of ilie U. 'Vldely thoy may differ from 2^ Slates will object to' the reduction of their °^ t !, v . mv6 ' , Uut 'wo do this u? yearly Inxes Iron] ffty-cight to forty-six ° hu t ‘' Vays c,aim tho ri ght, of malt in aiT millions of dollars is not probable. . I “ rc I s i ,uc , lAl [ ™"? er ng to see them again in print. Th» abroad by emigration,Tho Secretary shows P reamb | e declares that the whig pnrty'tfrj that within the last four years, the very e " n . s y |vania “still lives,” and largo sum,of $135,072,097 73 has been ® orl ! l . ,nly a weHhmed preface to their tmu-. added to the gold anti silvor coin remain- 08 **>o-intelligence Eb'emcd toW ing in tho county. In view of thesp fucts j '. w,,b surprise by even the former meitta the Secretary well remarks; that, “shouldl • of ! h ? 1 P nrly 'v.a I But if thoy expect to 1 |this increase continue for bum short term ' revl 'f D their o, d and broken of years, this country will he abjo to dis-' char g° s against their Opponent 'penso with banks of issue and tho attend- ! ~!1! bc g'nning to end, they mistakV ant evils, and huvothegold und Bilvereon-i ° I " tcn, g enco of tho people. It is j templuted by the Constitution.” lrue lliat tho Democratic party Js‘‘divided.' . There a'ro many other Highly interest-! v° d , sr)lit . U P’” oXCe P‘ in the state of Ne*” mg topics presented in this report, but we! , ’ , nll other parts of the union'-i have not room to follow the subject furth- y stand Arm,y “"'ted on the Baltimoreh er at present. : Enough is given however, P ,a,r ? p,n . and the Compromise, and wilt by -> to nfToid the render a tolerably correct idea n °. adhercr] ce to the principles of thS f of the growing greatness of tho country / <-°nstitulion t meet tho common enemy t«V' and to induce all who may have an op’:" 1 ? cam P a, S n of 1856, only to secure an. poriumty, to give the whole documenl a! , er Qnd “ moro gErious victory, and'’ careful pcrusul; : that too, with or withoutthc bid ofthe Era- 1 ' raisraiio tß?.Tsmhe. j WST™ In the United States Senate, onthe 13th !P er ho ’ and h,s P ar, y «ro williog he ahalj: Hoverley Trecher, Esq., proprietor of th<- * bo trie<, » no ‘ fearing the judgment of ab' Washington Sentinel, was elected printer! en,gh ' ened P°°ple. ■ ' .: : ,io that body. This was no doubt intend, j A Canlost closer nt hand, and coming-! edasn slap at ihc administration on ihei ncarcr bo,no however, claims the attention' part of one or two free soiiers, with as of 1,10 mcelin g. The signal ability—tha many disuflected democrats, of that body ' honesty of purpose, and the adherence la"- |who thus united witlr tho whigs to defeat! Democr ‘“'o principles nnd usages which' ’ i Gen. Armstrong of tho Union. YVc ad-i! )ave cbur °cterized the administration of [mire (he remarks of Gen. Dodge, of lowa ,lls Excellency William Bigler, seem to' on this vote.. The adoption of his surges-’ car , py foarful apprehensions into the whig', tion will no doubt prevent such occurren- rana8 > nnd hence the charge of extrava-h ces in future. They wero as follows: genco -during his administration.. How : I “I wish to give notice that I will on to- s,iamerul| y Else! YVhy speak against the ' morrow, or some subsequent day, move: P os ' , ' vonn d unquestionable record 1 Have' 1 the repeal of ihe 35ih rule, which provides] ?'! r ' vb 'B friends no regard for truth ? ’ ilmt (he election ofoflicers bv the Senate I ncw worls has been recommended or ;i shall be by ballot. I want those elections I comme »ced during Gov. Bigler’s admin's.-! to be via voce. 1 consider thut I cast the m,1, . 0n ? Wb a‘ appropriation made? Shall '! vote of tho peoplo of lowa, when I vote! tho Wui g P«rly bo allowed to make appro-t ■ Ihere upon any .question, whether in rcla- j P r,ant)l " j . and charge them to the non to tho public printing or any other| crn, ' c P nrl y> "'ilhout contradiction. Tho-' I mailer, nnd I think that my. lords and my con, P letion of fhc North Branch eanaf - I masters have a right to know how, nnd "“sorged by Gov. Johnston,and an j. r whom, 1 cost my vote. A certain elec-1 pr . la,lon made fol but >t required the .non has been held here to-day, tho result j i num P b of Democratic principles, and a iof which I regard ns any thing but com- , umocratic admifiislrotion to borrow thcx - i ‘ Pmncntary to the democratic organization " Ipnc y- Gov. Bigler, to redeem the pledged- £ of the Senate. J make uo reflection upon ! '"i'll of the Commonwealth, and to raise her j 1 uny ono who has voted here to-day. But! 10 lbe present proud standard, aided'’’ I I want my volo known to the pcpjilc of ' ll borrowing tho money to complete and I lowa, so. that they may know how I cast j rL ' nder productive that valuable branch of I ! their vote. I voted to-day for Gen. Root. our ® ,al ° ' m provements. Who does not : | Armstrong, the defeated candidate for pub- a PP rove of the course? It would be worse ■■ I lie printer, and the proprietorof the Wash- tAan ‘ d *° 10 or gue its propriety loan inteU -If mglon Union.” ligent and thinking people. This secret ballot, and the practice of ur wlli S friends are in favor oFa salo * closing their doors whilst in Executive ses- of Gie public wot Its, because the Demo. < f sion, ts_ beneath the dignity of the United cra,s lmvo lhe control ofthem, and against j Slates Sonate, and is a reflection upon the " ,)om ,lie y charge all kinds of fraud and ■ independence of U. S. Senators. .corruption. As to the sale ivo express at 'H present no opinion. We are, however, ft [ much amused at the horror expressed by I ' l’ j I these political saints at the idea of frauds ' -I on the public works. Have they forgot. > I ton the Huntingdon breach—the Young i U Womanstown election, and the Gettysburg;- ■ Rail Road. Are Joe Ritnor and Thad. I Stevens forgotten? But while they as.- 1 H sort that Pennsylvania’ cannot manage her '' l|H improvements,embracing four or five hun- |f| drcd miles of Canals and Rail Road, they 1 (I call upon tho General GovernmeoMoopea - ,11 the doors of her Treasury for the con- k Ur I stiuction, ns a government work, of the ' |g| great Pacific Ruil Road, three thousand I I I miles in length, and involving an expendi. ’ l| .lure of three hundred millions of dollars of i II the people’s money. Oh! consistency I .’ |l iliou art a Jewel l We are in favor of - H building the Pacific Rail Road, and' hope- H to sec tho work commenced soon end with ’ 79 a certainty of its curly completion. It is Tfl a great enterprise, nnd will be among the ’ §■ noblest achievements of our people, but if il the whig party are satisfied that our State ] ■ improvements should be controlled by i ■ dividual management to make them profit!i j I able, it adds unothur und powerful reason,; I to the litany already' advanced agQinst making it a Government work. . VY'o apprehend however that a‘‘largo ffH and respectable” whig meeting in Clear.r fifild composed of about a dozen dishearN ened members of that long since annibi. • lated party, reluctantly drawn together,.; II will neither overthrow the Democracy of tho Uniotj^or disturb for any length ob II limo the-tslumbers of Governor Biglau’ |l There never was a time when tho .ffU executive!of our^State, stood higher in tho > l.f I estimation of the honest Democracy .oti S I Pennsylvania than at the present momentf M l nor a time when GoV. Bigler had a stroDr. I*l ger hold in the affections of the people of: II this county. His be*. RI ing already settled, . Jiifr, old, neighbora : V-H —_jand friends only await :Kel opportunity to: h H $86,41W89 B ivo ,0 tho democracy of the Sfato, sure ; I ■ fry’n,:.T~' , ; --' T ; ■ evidence of tlietr dontinued; confidenca in ft ■ that on this day week he will furnish them , wbp. had not beqn itiforfqed w.ith tho last'number of the 4th volume of mo week which has nqtjrly passed t. IMtpiiUiciiii, together witha New Year’s! W cqurt week in Clearfield,.vyouldprobv' Address,-when alliwho may willloplj’nptJtavo been able (o havQ'mnqqtbp ( i| be afforded.an opportunity of rewarding But. few persons Wcqbpre' BH him for furnishing them with the news so ;‘ lla C9qq|ry, , number of public; ’II regularly; during the p.ast.year. .n.i’ helff howover. Qn Mopdoy" fll il tipued to increase The sl’ed^ Mch hns-con. ( nblo and appropriatenffdtreßiseawetadeliy.’ ■■ am' in mE!!L ; fEtghs eretj.bv Mr. Junks oftfrebkVilfe, the A. II iliinrr 'nre< ! on»' Ve .». h ° f d ’ and i 5? r ' nno J. II winter. P? * ,hp 0f.gw.,,; S %esdiy>“hni II j v'V.6>. n ,W Wnywds ( e .99 Cir Dr. Clarke of tho Pittsburg Chris • Man Advocate, in an able article on ilio rof- [ ormaiion in Irolaud, says that “Irish Ro manism is not only perishing in its'native soil, but transplanted to American soil, it seems to succeed no better. . Jn sixteen years—that is, from 1828 to 1844 aecor ding to lheir own showing, the Catholic Church lost, trom her Irish emigration in this country, about two millions!" Some of the knowing ones in and about Cleurheld, who have iutely declared them jselves Native Americans, entertain the | opinion that the Catholics are increasing in i numbers at a very rapid rate, und boldvl assert that they already out-nuraher any I other religious sect. To such th 6 report I ol tho Superintendent of the Genius made! to tho last Congress on this subject, mioht prov o interesting and instructive, as°it; is an oflicial document, and muy be relied upon,ns correct, or nearly so. According, ly wo herewith unnex it. ' ' : Chnrohn | Aosonimodulon. I Ch.l’roparlr. Baptist ,8,701 0,130,870 510,031 352 Christian--,', i .812 206,050 845 810 Congre'ul. 1,674 795,177 7,0731962 guteh Ref. 324 181,080 4,006,730 Episcopal 1,422 025,213 11,261,070 Erco 361 108,605 252 205 Friends 714 282,823 1,709’,807 Gorman Ref. 327 156,932 965 880 Jewish 31 10,575 371,600 Lutheran 1,203 531,100 2,867,886 Mennomto, 110 29,000 04 245 Methodist 12,467 4,209,333 14,680’071 Moravian 331 112,185 443^347 Presbyt’rn.4,sB4 2,040,310 14,369,889 Catholics 8,973,838! Swedrnb’n. 15 5,070 108,loo! runker 52 35,075 46,0251 Union 610 213,552 690,065 j Unitarian 243 137,307 3,268,122! Uuiversalisis4o4 205,462 1,767 015. Minor Sects 325 115,347 741(080 57,251,283 1C 13*849,856