J. H. LARRIMER, Editor. VOL Villi NO 2G. Torinv of MiiIinc i-liiHmi- If paid in advance, or within three munthii, $1 25 ITpai't any tirno within tlie your, - . . 1 Ml (fpiid after the expiration of tho y oar, - 2 UO Term of Advertising. Mrertlseineiita are iuserted iu the Hopublicnn tt tbe fullwwing rates : 1 Insertion. 2 do. 8 do. Oitnuire, (14 lines,) $60 $ 75 $1 (It) Tuoi.ruares, (2Slinos,) 1 00 I 60 2 00 Three squares, (42 lines,) 1 50 2 00 2 50 3 months. fl inn's. 12 mo Om Square, : : : 2 60 Jl 00 $7 00 Tvotquares, : : : : : 4 00 6 00 10 00 Thre squares, : : : : 5 (10 8 00 12 00 Foar squares, : : : : ft 00 10 00 14 00 Half a column, : : : : 8 00 12 00 IS (III Out column, : : : : 14 00 20 00 :ij 01) Over three weeks and less thnn three months 25 cenli per square for each insertion. liuiiness notice not exceeding simes aro m urled for $2 a year. tlrertineroents not marked with'the nuinher of inKrtioni desired, will bo continued till forbid charged according to these terms. J. 11. JiAliHIMKK. atVi'JLSt'JiSS ea.223 DENTAL CARD. M. SMITH offers liis professional services . to the Ladies and Cent lemeii of Clenr- iciii and vicinity. All operations performed oilli acatness anil despatch. Ileing familiar frith all the late improviuents, he is prepnrcd to 1 nike Artificial Tectli in the best nan acr. Ot'lii'f in fl.aw's n. w row. r-cpt. l llli. ISiS. Ivj. " fiitTii. vrvviLso.. UAVIX'J removed bis office to the new dwel ling en Second street, will promptly answer pmis s i o n a I culls as heretofore. lit. B. I.AnillMFR. I. TKST JAKItlM:it t TI'.ST, Attiaheys nt I. aw j Ckartield, l'a., will nttohd promptly to ('ol liiiln, L'lhd Affcneies, Ac., tii., in Clearfield, Centre and Klk counties. July :ill. y JOHN TROUTMAN STILT, continues the business of Chair Making, and Il.aise, Sin and Urnamentiil 1'iiiiit ing, at tntlhup furincrly occupied by Troutiuan A Hone, ittheeaftend of Market street; a ehrt distance dt of Liu's Foundry. June 1.1, lsji. THOMPSON, IIAKTOCK N CO. Iron Founders, Curwensvillc. An extensive isortiiicnt of Castings mudv to ordcre lite. 20, 1861. L. JACKSON CRANS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, office adjoining lis midence on Second Street, Clcart ild, 1 a. June 1. 1854. II. P. THOMPSON, Physician, may be found either at his office at 8cofield's hotel, Curwensville, when r,o professiunaily absent. lec. 20, l!51 FREDERICK ARNOLD, Merchant and Produce Dealer, Lutbers burg Clearfield county, l'a. April 17, 1S52. ELLIS IRWIN & SONS, l T the mouth of Lick Run, fivo miles from A Clearfield, MERCHANTS, and extousive Sjiniufacturers of Lumber, July 23, 1S52. J. I). THOMPSON, Blacksmith. Wagons, Haggles, Ac, ic, ironed on short notice, and the very best style, nthis in! tnnd in the borough of Curwensvillc. Dec. 2'J, 183:!. DK. M. WOODS, having changed his loca tion from Curwensville to Clearfield, rcs rtrtfully offers his professional services to tlio ciliiena of the latter place and vicinity. i Hesidcnce on Second street, opposite t t of ' J. Cram, Esq. my ' '138. P..ARRETT ! MERCHANT, PRODVCE AND M'MflKR HEALER, AND JUSTICE OK THE PEACE, Luthersburg, Clearfield Co., Tii. J. L. CUTTLE, . Vttorney at Law and Land Asent, offi , adjoining his residence, on Jlnrket strco tjearfield. March:!, 1SA3. j A. R SHAW, ! IltTAILEUof Foreign nnd Domestic Mcreh. xxi amine, Miawsville, Clearfield county, l'a. fchawsville, August 15, 1855. d. oTcivolJcnT PHYSICIAN Office in Curwonsvillo. May WM. P. CHAM BKKS. pATtP.IES on Chairmaking, Wheelwright, nnd V house and Sign painting at Curwensville, (learSeld co. All orders promptly attended to Jan.5. 18:,S. R0I1ERT J. WAI.T,CE, Attohnf.y at Law, Clearfield, !'., Office in Shnw's Row, op Jwie tlie Journal offico. dec. 1, IS 18. tf. JOSEni PI'TEKS, I htirf of the Peart, Cunrtnrir, Pcnna. ' 0VE dour east of Motitelius A Ten Eyck 1 Store. All business entrusted to Uiniwill "promptly attended to, and all instruments 0 f ntinirdono on short notice. rch, 31, 1808. 7. pUXTI'.(;,Tho subscriber, having X '"ated himself in the borough of Clearfield loir lI'" ,l10 l'ullli! I""' he is prepared to wk in t,e )., jn()i froIn j,,lin (n ornnIn(n. 1, description in a workmanliko manner. "0 whitewashing and repairing done in a neat wwr and on reasonablo terms. EDW'X COOPER. Garfield, April 17, 1187. 'y. YOUR TEE TIL TAKE CARE OF THEM 1 1 M. III! i u a...:... i i hil frionrl- an.l .. 1 .1... 1. : .1 -n,: " ,.niiui,B, turn no 11. ui.w uo- Tbn j 0 l" operations In llentislry. jm desiring his services will find him at bis . djoining his residence at nearly all times, otic. " on ,'r,,,B.v "' Saturday, unlosi a. .1. to ths """'rnry be given in the town P- K a W"'k ',,Tiuu pi A" work arrant(l to be aatisfactorv. -learOeld, Vt. Pept. 22nd, 18.S8. tk . 1 or n" "'no to operations in Dentistry. La". A 17 GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. T the U,,oral,:e the ,SV,-., and Memhrrt the JltHiKCdf rtmaitutiim tltc Cow mnnuoillli of l'tunaiflntHui. ti.hmi n : AIiIiiiiiifIi l :... . c used has been oho of great depression in the business, iiiul monetary affairs of tlu country, I atu liaj.py (o' !,,, (o m, nounco to tlie h'epres-.ntativesof the Peo ple, tlmt. tlie finances of Pennsylvania are in a most satisfactory condition. The receipts at the Tivnsurv from ul! sources, for the al year, ending on the i!n,lday November, lS.",X, wereS4.1.,,V ' tS ; "lid tin- CApenditures for all pur. poses during the sumo time, were Ss'i.775, h57 (Mi. Leaving nil excess of receipts over expenditures, of S,",b;,)2l LO. Tliis exhibit shows that, there was actu ally in the treasury on the first (lav of De cember, IS.1S. the Mini (f5f;ifi:,,,ilJli!l,nu)iv itliiin there was on the first dav of liecm. her, 1S.17. ,, addition to th.s, union;: the expendiniies for the year, were Loans redeemed, ijsSSll.l'Ofi H5 lielief Notes, redeemed. 41,(171 III I Interest Certificates, redee'd, llo7l Making t( the public debt funded and unfunded paid diir.no the year the sum of If we add to this the excess of money on hand, at tin end of the (Ucal year, over what remained in t he Treasury, at the same time hist year, viz : 1-1,-1'J 1 jj .'-1 2'.' We have the sum of 7 "-'-" .41 " H lint this is not all. The amount paid cm the public improvements, including damages and old claims, during the fiscal year, was l,n;;i', While the amount of reve nue Ci'iiin the same source for the samo period, was only '.i'i.i'Timk'i Making an excels of cx- ieiliiitures over receipts, which happily we w ill be relieved tiuin in the fu ture, of S Hi'l 52 This sum should, also, be credited to the operations of the Treasury, during the year, for it was an extraordinary expendi tuie, which cannot again occur : and was, in fict, a reduction ofthe liabilities of the Commonwealth to that exte.it. If we add this sum to the amount of debt paid, and the excess of cash on hand, we have for the year, a balance in favor of the receipts, over Ihe ordinary expendi tures, amountm;; in the aggregate to 1, (l.",l.:iS2li. Tint from this, however, should Le de ducted the extraordinary receipts, which were, 1st. The amount paid by the Pennsylvania It.iilroaA Company, on the principal ofthe debt due by the said Company to the Common weal! h, tor the purchase of the Main Line, .Slmi.lioil 2d. The amount received from tlie (lirard Punk, for loans of the Conimonw ealth sold by that bank, 2s,U(iil In all. Which, deducted from the gregate of S1,H.'!1,:!S2 .'li'i, leav balance of tne ordinnrv reeeii S12.IHIII foregoing ag es the true U over the e fiscal year debt of the day of De- ordinary expenditures for tli at S'.)0:;;:!S2 ?,r,. The funiled and unfunded Commonwealth, on the 1st cember, 157, was as follows; Ft NIIKIl IIF.I'.T. fi ier cenf. loan, $ 5 per cent, loan, 4 per cent, loan, 4 per cent, loan, To this should be added 5 per cent, coupon bonds sold by (iirard Bank not, before reported. 4l.i SO 00 s,77.'!,2I2 52 ,S,L!00 Oil 100,(10(1 00 Cs .0( 10 (10 Total funded debt, S;i'.,7.'M,5'.(2 52 I MTMiFt) lir.liT. Relief tiotes outstanding, l ('i.421 00 Interest certificates do. 2.'l,47.'i S2 Do. do. unclaimed, 4, 1 IS "S Domestic creditors, S02 50 Total unfunded debt, S175.1 15 70 Jinking tho entire debt of the Common vveilth at the period named 8:i!I.VO',l,7;is 22. The funded and unfunded debt ofthe State at the close of the last fiscal year, December 1st, 1S5S, stood ns follows: Ii per cent, loans, S 4 15, ISO 00 3f420,'.lll.-. 07 .'ISS.2U0 00 0o,iiiiii no ,) per cent, loans, 4i per cent, loans. 4 per cent, loans. Total funded debt, ?.W,354,2f:. f." t'NKI'MiF.II DFIir. Relief Notes oiistanding, ?105,:!5o Oil Interest Certificates, 2:ie',57 12 Do. do. unclaimed, 4.44S 3S I)omestic Cro'liloi-s, ho:' 50 Total unfutideil debt. fir.US 00 Making the jiublio debt on the first of December last S.W. lSS,24:t f)7. Since the close of the fiscal year, the Commission ers of the Sinking Fund have redeemed of the five per cent, loan, the sum of S20, L'i2 51, leaving the real debt of the Com monwealth, at this lime, funded and uii- funded, !:i'.l,2(lS.HI Id. To meet, this, besides the ordinary sour ces of public revenue, the State owns bonds received from the sale of the pub lic works, and which I have every reason to believe, are well secured, imotinting to eleven millions one hundred und eighty one dollars. Deducting this from tho out standing debt, it leaves to ho otherwise provided for, thft utim of twenty eight millions, eighty-seven thousand one hun dred nnd eleven dollars and sixteen cents. It is believed that with tho existing ' KXCKLSIoR." CLKAKF1EU), PA. WKDNESI)A, JANUAKY 12 IBSfi. " , 'viue. and the observance ofl ,U i injr lie cl ient year, at lea-t one mil- I "J," '""'"V ,, , , i ' would seem lobe the np - p.opmite l,mewhei. our nation is at peace and when health and reasonable ,,,,, ,M.Wiii Minn our own hor - We have but to carefully husband our le- O,, the 1.1th of September, 1S.",S ,oiU Ultimate resources, avoiding extravagant of the various companies owning the ,if, and unneeivsary appropriations, and prac- i Cerent canals, secured bv moit-a-es were tiemg n proper economy in all the depart-1 in 1,iirsiian.v of the act.'at.d by my iii.pro mentsof (loycrniuents, to ivnder the en- ! Val, deposited with the State treasurer to tll'C extinguishment of our debt ll fixed : the in ml ,,l t-,, ...ill;,...., . .1.1. .11 ... l in. i ,1 mil ii i ri i in iei period. I o care fully jiiiard the public treasury at this in teresting epoch in our financial history, is so inaiiilectlv the duty of the public au thorities, that I c.-miot for one momenl believe that any other policy will be pro posed. If theie be any, w ho, relying on the improved condition ,,f . finances of the State, would eliconrae the ailoption of new schemes Cor depleting the Treasu ry. Of. Wetild CUt ofrtbeSOUI-eesiifolir J'l-C- sent revenue, andthui reduce it, let all such efforts, coining from w hatever tiuar- ('.,.. , i . , tor they may, lie sternly lesi-'ed. I et 1 ciinsvh aina ll-t before she is eeiier :i li'iit in as well as oils. Let our good example be the pathway of our sister Stales an admonition to our own loc.d govern 1 favors incuts. This i- due alike to tl wbieh l'ro idem e h stowed upon us, and ter fo,- hone-tv 11ml ever distinguished t as so boimt il'ullv be to that hiL'h ehanic int cirri t y whir lie pleof thi Ills old iiielii'inwclth. In pur nance of the art enlit!ed"All ..-t Cor I he .-ale nt' the State canal-," nt.pr.'Ved on the nisi day ol April last. I did. as the (iovcrnor of the Commonwealth, on tlie I'.Mh day ol Mav, 1 ..'. wn.vey to the Sun bury and Lrie K' lilroad ( 'otii',anv. all the public works belonging to the'Coinnioi . wealth, tin 11 remaining unsold, rousi-tin!: ol the Ielaware I livision the upper and leiver North I'.ranch divisions the West Pr.nieh Iiivisi.in and the Susquehanna division of the Pennsylvania ('anal, w ith all the property thereunto belonine, or in anywi-e appertaining, and all the es tate, right title and interest of this Com- I tnonwealth therein, for the sumoflhlec 1 ,.,;i 1 1 1... .1 . 1 , MiuiK'iis me iiuieiieii uiousaua (louai's. Tosecuie the payment of this sum, the Siinlmry and Krie IJailroad Coiniiany jmid to the State Treasurer iis bond, secured by a mortgage, as diree.ed by the act, for t'.e amount of the purchase money. The company al-o complied with the provi sions ofthe Act which ricuired it, as addi tional security, to execute ami deliver to the State Treasurer a mortgage on the Delaware Division for one million a mortgage on the Susquehanna and West Praneh Divisions for half a million and a mortgage on the Upper nnd Lower North Jlranch Divisions for half a million of dollars. The deeds nnd mortgages were all executed under the immediate supervision ofthe Attorney Oeneral, and were in strict conlorniity with the require ments of the law. After the conveyances were dulv execu- icu aiei iieinercd, possession 01 1 :ie canals was- given to the railroad company. The act further provided that the Sun- bury and Krio IJail Koid Company should 1101 re-sen uie canais or any part ol tliem, ! completion ol one ol the greatest 1111 witho t the consent of the (iovcrnor ; a id ; piovcinents ever projected in the. Coin that if a re-sale were made for a greati r 1 monwealtli, it at the siiine time, divorced sum. 111 ino aggregate, tiuin tlirce anil .1 half million of dollars, seventy five per cent, of the excess should be paid to the Commonwealth in '.he lnds of the pur chasers. It was also provided that upon a res;ile. the mortgages given by the Sun bury and Krie Railroad Compmy to the rVimino' wealth, upon the Canals, ''should be cancelled by the State Treasurer and surrendered to the company by the (iov crnor. on deposit), made by the said com pany in the ollice of the State Treasurer, and surrendered to the Coinnionweath by the (iovcrnor on deposito made bv tue said company in the office of the State Treasurer, of an equal anion nt oft he bonds of their grantees, secured by mortgage of the canal or canals sold as aforesaid" with a provision t hat no transfer of securities should be made until t he Governor should bo sati-fied Hint the new sccurit ies to be given were sufficient protect the inter- , ests of tint Slate ; and that his written approval of t he change should be filed in' the ollice of the Secretai y of the Common wealth. Sides were made by the Sunhury nnd Krie Railroad Company and reported to me, under the oath of the president, of the different lines as follows: The upper and Lower North Branch (.'anal, to West Branch and Susiiue- ' h inniiCanah 'om puny. for The West Branch and Silsiiihnnn;i CanalCoin- panv. for The Delaware Division to the Delaware Division CiinaK'oinpany, of lYiiiij v lvania for l,(iOO,(HMI 500,111 10 1,775,0110 In all the sum of S.!,S7,",,0H(I Upon investigation nnd inquiry, having become sali-fied that these sales were made for fair prices, and upon such terms. nnd lo meh persons composing the van- ous purchasing associations, as to insure ; Ihe payment of the purchase money, they were severally approved. Alter the contract lor the sale of the Delaware Division had been entered into, j and my consent had been verbally given, and seventy five thousand dollars of the purcha-e money had been actually paid by the purchasers, upon tho faith of the contract and my assent thereto, I was in formed that a higher price had been oller ed, by responsible persons, for tho canal. Put under tho circumstances, my opins ion was that the otter came too late ; ami as the Hail road Company considered itself, bound to consummate tho agreement by a delivery of the deed and possession o thtj property to the first , urchasers, I could fujt j The North Brand, . -an..l ( 'onipam , subse, l'l"'"ltl.lhe1a,ichM.eofth,.tdiMsio,sold ; that portion of ihe canal hing hch Wilkcsh o re and Northumberland t.. the ; Wyoming ( anal Com,, one f,.c H .. i nine hundred and c:htv tiv thousand the mortgages on the canals given by the ouiiinirv inni i.rie liaiiroaiti -ompany. wore cuncelled by the Slate Treasurer and sur rendered by tne to the company in nccor daiicowith the directions of the law. At the same time a settlement was made be tween the Commonwealth and Kailroad Company, by which the latter aid to the State seventy-five per centum of tlie pro ceeds of I he re-sale over and above (lie contract price of three ami a half million?. This amounted to iwi niudivd and ciidi- tv one thou-aiul twi illlldl ed and fifty loilowiin' ollais. ami d was paid ill thi maimer, viz : nouns ot uie vomii:; Can "'I 1 1 1 y .-ecu fed liv inoi tgai: fiomWilkc n in I x 1 1 a ii 1 years, will, per cent .pa lillallv, Ca-'i., oil tlie canal ,ai iv loNorl h m able in 'l ll I ere.-1 at si x i.ble semi-all - S'uM.bll'l 'S 1 Tot.,1 Tiio-e aei'iauug " ill (lout bonds well ci nr. a . and the w in 11 dtie, itel e.-t an I , in. i pa! -s be oronititlv K'id i rum inloi illation of u reliable chulacU-r recently couiniunicaii d to me by tlio Tiv si'iciil of the iMiUtiury i Erie' Uuilroad Couipim . it iiipcars that the prospects of an early completion 01 that great public highway uie very cucour.igiug. J.ii.e it lotllit of Work has Keen i.,uc on the .me of the load during the p.isi season, and at this time, vei Considerable Jiol Ions ul tlie road are graded and rapid. y approaching completion. It is tne opinion ol the Prcs'" idclil of the company that, within two years, the work will be entirely tinished, so that cars will be running directly liom thocityol Philadelphia to the haibnrof hnc. When this great enterprize shall lie con summated, and the desire of its friends fi-! rally accomplished, the payment of the i three millions and a half of mortgage. I bonds, w hich the Stale has received in cx- change for the canals, will iniijiiesionably be well secured wh 1st the raiiroad itself, will proven!' incalculable, advantage to our fuc.u coMiinerciai emporium, as well as to the important, but long neglected, region through which it passes. Its construction will undoubtedly add to the value of the rcul e.-tate oj the Coinin iiiweal'h, im.ny times its cost, and devclooe and bring into use the rich resources of a country which deductions from population and industri have hitherto remained as ' hey were lav- ' ai statistics : from natural defects, such as : lslily strewn l.y ihe hand of nature. I j have an abiding coulidence that the result w ill abundantly prove the wisdom of the I measure, which, while it guaranteed the the State from the unprofitable mid de- inorali.ing iiiaiutgeiuetit ot her railroads and canals. Whatever differences of opinion mav, at any time, have been entertained in re gard to the propriety of the details of the legislation authorizing tlio sale of the mun line, or the branches, it can scarcely be doubted that the public Welfare will, lii every respect, he vastly promoted transfer of the management ol the works from the S.ale to individual . I'iie shot; experience we have ready: pvo. es conclusively that the inonweal!1! is greatly the gain.-r, lianoia point of vh v, and it has be onstrated that the 1 i.e at larg by the public iw net's, Vail in a li 11 deiii ' i.aye lieell as well, ll not better, accoililuouat by the change. It would, iu 11 1 v judgment. Ik public calamity, il. by t,ie happening of any 1 liugcnev, the Com. 1101, wealth should constrained to again become, the owi '11- r, and assume the management, oC any lion of the litiblie imiiroveuieiits. jior- Tne power of the 1 iei, end Assembly to pass the Act ofthe 21 -t of April, ls.",S, rel ative to the sale of the St ito canals, was (piessioicd before the Supreme Court cf the Slate, since the transfer of the ( 'anals : and, niter full argu nent, the constitution ality f the Act Wits sustained by the linaii i inons judgment of t h court. Since t he sale of t he public wot ks, end the settlement of the principal outstanding claims against the State, it is obvious that there is no further necessity for a Board of Canal Commissioners, or a f'niial Di part meiit. I. therefore, recommend the nbol- 11 leu l the board, ami that provision be made lor the tiausfer of the record- to the niad office ofthe Auditor (ieiieral. In view of the foregoing exhibit of our resources and financial condition, it h ap parent that a most interesting period has been reached in the history of the Co. 11- monwcult h. Relieved from the entangling embarrassments of an extensive system ol 1 internal improvements, the means of Ihe ! Stato are now ample for all legitimatepur poses, ahd her public debt U e'-ndiiallv but certainly disaimenring. Prom these and other causes, governmental action has be- eo ue greatly simplified, and the nature or.1 :no suoecis 01 ns operation 11:1s changed . 111 a degree no loss reinal kalile. The almost entiro disposal of the lands which belonged to the State, bus already dispensed with 0110 of tho Depart merits created Tor their earn, nnd will, ultimately, render the other unnecessary, except for preserving the evidences of iheir frnnsfi The sale of the public works has relieved the Kxc.cu"ive branch or tho (iovrrnmciit of many of it most responsibUimd per plexing duties, and in i lb ct, dispensed with one of its most fomiidabl" and dillicult department. in the same proportion, the act ion of the Legislature will, if the representatives of Llle tiiMiole be true to tlm inlm-i.Ll. ..,..,..-... I mid sternly refuse to entangle the public Willi tliose numeroll.-t )iloeets and inter-pii-es whii h are continually seeking its alliance, be hiinplilied and economized, pill ilied and .-Ireliftthelied. And it is us remarkable as it propitious; that an il.i whi.h has thiH relieveitlhe State o u t In i rili. s of burdens that consisted either of mere material interests, or the care of local administration, cnuiiuitting the one to the loca1 soereignty of the peo ple, mid theoihcr to private or asoeiated enterprise, should also picent for coh sidcratiou and promotion intellectual and ln.vral claims of peeuliar iniportance, It is at this p( riod in our hi:-torv that 1 1,.. , r . ..i i: l : i. ..ii i i.w stem in en ujie i-tiueai ion ciianensros' the auction ol the most unobservant.- ' And 1 shall bo much mistaken in the cau tious but steadfast character of the people' ol Pennsylvania, if their IVprcsentatives iio not make it the lii -t object of their so- i iici I llde. I 'J'he aiiual repor! of I he S;;peiinlcndeiil 1 j of Common Semis, will lay hi lore you the I present ( onditioii of the Common School 1 : S stem, and of its operations (lining the past year Your close and scrutinizing at- . toiitum is in itcd to IhedelaiN of that doc- ' miiiiif. Including the city of Philadelphia, it ' Will be observed, that there were ill the public school of 1 he State, during the year which termiu.ited on the !ir-;l Monday of last . lime, I'll!.", 'J'i pupil-: these Were in stiucted durit.g an :ivcrage term of a litll" incr live months, in 1 !,11 schools, by L!,- &' teacl er-, a total cost of .k-2, 127,l' !2 11. I Here is a public interest, w hicii, w hct h cr we regiiru its ramilicat imis into every' portion of our social fabric, its large co- i.i the important powers over the pl'f.-clit. which il wields, ,,r iis incalculable intlu-j c lice upon the future. undoubtedly trail- I seeiids all others committed t o the care of ' tie- seciihu authorities. This being the case, I have 11 1 he-i(.ili n in assi-ting that the time has arrived w hen its full import .nice should be recognized, and that its, due a lininisti'iitioii should be m ide the duty of a fully organized nnd cllective lis wcli a- a K perate deiiartinent 11: the oy- eminent. Put the mere rare nnd promotion of our system of Common Schools important and extensive as it obviously is, should not be the sole ( lject of such a Depart ment, ll it is true that the power to pun ish crime includes al.-o the l ight to prevent it, by providing for the proper intellectual an I moial tr.iiniiiL of the i'co:!e. it w ould seem to follow that the department chat g- 0d with the latter momentous dutv, should aLobe in possession or till the sources and subjects of information, calculated to shed ie.ht upon the o! ject of itsaetion. Hence the collection, .in-m-no-eni on.l ov .etieol deafness and dumbness, blindness and lu nacy ; from crime in its various forms and develojienieiits : together with such con trol over all the literary und scientific in -stitutions in the State, as shall bring their full condition into view should also be long to the samo Department. Therefore, 1 most respectfully, but ear nestly, urge upon your favorable consider ation, at the present piopritious moment, the organization of such a Department, in the room of those for the care of mere matter who.-e agency has been or soon will he discontinued Ly the onward and tip ward progress ofthe Commonwealth. A suitable Department of Public In struction, will not, however, of itself, ef fect all that is needed in this direction. The general results of the Common School system, already cited, show the importance of its nature, and the magnitude of its op erations. If we look, also, into its special statistics, the conclusion will be equally dear that certain improvements 111 its working machinery, arc equally indispen sable. It is needless to aftempt lo prove the trui.-m that the properly qualified teacher is the life and miccc-s of I lie school. But the facts are startling, that ofthe 12, "2S teachers of our public school-', cxclu-ive of those in Philadelphia, only 5,Os7 are re- 1 ported as "qiialilied lor their important trust ; while 5,.",s7 are returned ns "medi I 11m," or such as are only tolerated till bef i tii cat be obtained ; imd that 2,.",l'i lire staled lo be "unfit." In other words; of ' tlio 5C,',ss.O children attending the m books ' out of Philadelphia, only nb nit 2o'.,,0H0 ' I Ies-- than one half) are tinder proper in struction and training : while about 210, ! 000 are receiving iiisiiilicient instruction 1 from inferior teachers ; 1(10,000 ore actu ally in charge of persons wholly I the tusk. unfit for This presents the subject in a light that can not be shut out : and, though the toget her with the accompanying evidence, great nnd commendable ellorts recent ly j was filed in Ihe ( lltice of the Secretary of made by the teachers of Pennsylvania, for , the Commonwealth, a copy of which will their own improvement, are fully Jrccog-'be hud before Ihe House Kcpresentatives. nied, it can not be concealed that there I I n view of tho Tacts rejiorted by a corn is a work vet to be dune, in this relation, I mittee, in reference to the organization which would seem to be beyond their nil" aided power to accomplish. When, however, we look further into (he special statistics of this branch of the ms- tein, the inateiial for improvement is found to be ofthe most promising kind. 'f the 12.S2S teachers of our common schools. lO.HS'.i are under thirty years of age. and lO.'.'IOaie natives of JJPc nnsylvatiia ; and a larger portion man 111 mosv 01 mo oiner States, periunnantiv devoted to the profes sion of teaching. To render these fit for position to which they aspire undoubted ly one of the most useful mid honorable in tho world and to raise up a constant sup- -j ot well quulified successors, is the worK to Lo done. Various modes of effecting this object have been Migjottcd or tried; but, after TERMS -$125 per Annum. NKWSKHIKSVOL.III.NO 50. mature rellection, I m to jir,.f,,P tnnt devised by the Act of May i!l, 158, enti tied "An Act to provide tor tlio due train ing ol tt a. hers for the? Common Schools of the State." It j. laces, jn relation to tho Slate, the teacher on the fiutio footing w Uh the members of such of the other learned professions as have ,(.(.n ro,.0(,. nized by public authority ; and it is to bo icgri tied that t ho prostration of business and seaicity of money, that m noon fol lowed the passage of the net, had the ef fect of checking many huulablo t-flbrts to' ; . .. ' : ' "P'Tation. i n.ter . ie .-.in. niiiM.oii e.s, noes ii not iieeome the duty of the Stale to allordsncli aid, or at least hold out such induenmentsas shall enable this measure to bo fairly tested ? The passage of a law guaranteeing tlio payment ol a moderate sum to one Teach ers' School in each of the districts created by the act rf Ls.'iT, would no doubt cause, a sullicicnt number to establish the efliei. .l.r i-e. . , . , l' V? ""l 'f I-lun to be com- picien in a icw years; tne money not to be paid till the schools Herein fuilanda proved operation. It is not probable that this grant would cause any considerable dial', on Ihe treasury; but, even if the whole twelve schools should ultimately be c.- tablitdied, the boon n ould neither be out of pioporlion to that which has been con ceded to other literary institutions, nor the nuinU'r of graduates beyou-UUe wants of the community. I'p to" the present lime. Pennsylvania has appropriated a bout siiiiii.uuii iu aid of her colleges md tu.-ade nies. and this mainly in the hope of obtaining from lliotn teachers for tho com mon schools. Though the benefits of thi munificence have been, in other resjiects,. quite equal to t he amount given, it will be asserted by no one that, the nvoweil ob ject has been lo any considerable extent ( llecled. It would therefore appear to be time ihat the aid ofthe State should Le brought directly to bear in favor of tho gri ul ol jecf so long contemplated 1 have thus briefly laid before vou the condition of our noble educational 'system. j It w ill alfoi'il me '.iticeic plensurn to con cur iu tlie ndoption of thes", or nny other ,mca-u;'cs, for its perfection, flint the wiss :dom ofthe legislature may devisi?. I In this country, the want of a school which shall combine Ihe eleinrnfsnf learn : in'' and agricultural labor, nnd lima nibw.i itscll to the education of Ihe farmer, lias been most seriously felt : for. whilct our. many cjllegeswcll fill (he me:isnre cf use : ruin, ss in their appropriate sphere of in fluence, it most be (nnecdo'l flint the itnunkig they impail i- badly adapted to : the art of practical agriculture. In Pcna ; svh ania that the interest is so important iis to demand at all times our anxious at , ion' ion, and active support. "The Parm er's High School of Pennsylvania," lately projected and planned by a few public spirited individuals, and which has re ceived, to seme extent, the patronage of the Stale, and the contributionsof a num ber of our patriotic citizens, is destined to ' nll'ord a place where young men may Lc educated at an expense commensurate with their means, and to a condition qual ifying them for the pursuit of the business ofthe farm. Here, whilst daily occupation will train the body to the ability to labor, and give the student the enviable feeling that he contributes to his own support and education, it will instruct and enlarge his mind, that it may give force and elfect to all his future efforts. The design or the institution is to afford a school where I oys may be thoroughly educated in all the branches of natural science, and, at the same lime, be inured to the perforin" mice of labor ; so that at tl eir graduation they mav return to thuir parents abund antly prepared to join the domestic circle, to given right direction to the business ot agriculture, and act well their part in ev ery department of life. An object so It-ought wit h usefulness is entitled to the. highest commendation. The application of scientific principles to the prut tical purposes of life, is but re alizing tho full ben.ifit of those laws of na ture, to di.-cover and to profit by which, is undoubtedly one of the great ends of hu man reason. The more this important ob ject is held in view and elfected by our higher institutions of learning, the more valuable and useful they become. The Polytechnic Col lego of Pennsylvania, at Philadel hia, is founded on this basis; ami its a'tempt to popularize science, nnd connect high acquirement with practical ability, is presented to your f ivniablc eon sider.it Ion. Under a resolution (if the last House of Pepreser.fativcs, a committee (vas appoin ted by the t pcaker or the House, to exam ine Ihe slate nnd condition or several Banks chartered at the session or 1M7. The resolution directed the committee to report to the (iovcrnor the result or its ex- omination within ninety days after the ad- : ..r . 1 . l 1.. . . . , s. . . join n 11 n -1 1 1 01 1 lie icgisii'inre. m I lie -Htll of July h::-t, tin? report ofthe committee. nnd -ubseoiient management of the Tiotrn County Bank, 'The Craw ford County Rank, and tho Bmk of Shnmokhin, I would rcc commend a careful inouirv into tho nre. - . ci- , sent condition ot these instufions, and if it shall be nsecrlnined the public is likely to suffer injury from the further existence of either, a speedy and certain remedy may be found in n legislative repeal ofthe rights und privilege granted by tho acts of incorporation. The power to alter, re voke, or annul, the charter orabank when evi r its continuance may, in theopinion of the lcgislaturc.be injurious to tho citizens or the Commonwealth, is expressly given by the Constitution to tho General As sembly, to bo exercised, however, in, such manner 11s that no injustice shill bo ; done to tho corporators. .
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