THE (vAZETTE. LEYVISTOWN, l'A. FRIDIV EtEXISQ, Marti i% ISM. r t: R M s: 4>XE DOLLAR PER ASffl7. iv AD\ AVI r.. For six months, 75 cent*. \D XF.W subscriptions must be paid in advance. If the. paper is continued, and not paid within the first month. $1.25 will be charg ed ; if not paid in three months, SI 50; if not nai'd in six months, £1.75; and if not paid in nine iuontii-3, S2.U(I. N'oticrs of Ailurtiscments. "The Railroad Hotel has been opened by Mr. Allison, and is now ready for the reception of travellers and others. Mr. Lyttle will open a school on the 3th April. Mr. Hammond will be at Turner's during the next week with a lot of choice inoculated Peach Trees. F. J- Hoffman has on hand an assortment of Irvin & C'o.'s Centre county Iron. Henry Ort requests information of a boy named David A. Baker, who left his employ on Monday last. James A. Lilley has taken the tailor atand lately occupied by Mr. M'Fadden. The Committees of the Lewistown & Tusca rc-ra Bridge Company invite attention to their advertisement for stock to construct a plank road, and for proposals for grading the ground, and supplying plank and sleepers. •DR. BARTLETT will give a Free Lecture at the Town Hall this cveaiug, and tenders advice gratis to the aillictcd. E*F" Such of our subscribers as have changed, or intend to chpnge '.heir resi dences, will please leave information of their location at the office. Lir We have a considerable sum of money to make up during the ensuing month, and expect that those indebted to us will call and settle. Reluctant as we are to bring suit against any one, self-de fence will compel us to resort to that measure unless this notice is heeded by those concerned. tF Rev. T. H. W. MONROE, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Presiding Elder of this district, lias taken up his re sidence in Lcwistown. £v"The weather prophets, no'.iccd in our last, were right—we've had two or three sprinklings of snow since then, with . ■unusually cold weather. Clr'The voting for determining the ques tion of Sunday travel on the Pennsylvania j Railroad commenced on Monday last. So far the vote stands as follows : .Igainst Daily Lints . For Daily Lints Monday, 971 697 Tuesday, 644 3*44 Wednesday, 903 313 CV' We have heard it said that the Rail road Company intend giving the members of the Legislature a ride over their road and a dinner at ALLISON'S Railroad Hotel, opposite this place. The affair we believe is to come off to-morrow. We would not pretend to say that they deserve a dinner, such as ALLISON doubtless will provide, Tut every one richly deserves a ride on a rail. The Baltimore Weekly American, Compen dium of JVet cs, and Pricet Current —Th< editors -of the American have commenced the publication of a weekly paper under the above title, to be issued every Saturday morning. Its ample pngee will contain all the news of the week ; •elections of a useful, entertaining and literary character ; and also the full, complete and reliahie Review of the Baltimore Market published HI the daily and tr;-week!y American. Such of cur rcudera as have business relations '.v-tii that city, or are otherwise interested in it, can procure no paper which will prove more eatitfactory than this—the American having for many years h* i! d a first rank among the newspapers of this country. Terms $2 per annum in advance. Address (poet paid) Dob- Lin, A'uiphy &. Bose, Baltimore Md.,or call at the Gazette Office, and will forward eub ecrintions. • NEW YORK trr GAS-LlGHT— price twenty five cents—published by Dewitt <k Davenport, Tribune Buildings, New York. The above is the title of a new work from the pen of the author of those world-renowned sketches, "New A ork in Slices;"" and if wc are to be lieve the assertions of too ine ; ropo'itan pr r the " Gas-Light" gbrnpsv- are even more vivid, graphic, and picturesque ihao the "Slices" rT A pike, weighing f.'!,} pounds, has been eanght in Sciota River. "Keep out of the woods, for the trcrs are just beginning to nhoot. ' -' They want to call the new £2O gold coins u Wiuthin gloria?' A good name — could'nt be better. - tf The annual report of thr ClTitv inspec tor of .New \ ork shows that the total num ber ol deaths in that city for the year 1819 Mas 2:1,7:1:;; of which 12,469 were males and 11,304 female*. ()f these 4,452 were children under one year of a (.re, and 4,606 were children under five years of age. r? I lie Louisiana Statesman says that an insert so small as to require microsco pic eyes to detect it, is destroying the orange trees in that vicinity, and on the sea coast. They attack the trnnk and limbs in immense bodice, covering it as with a uscotid Lark, and seem to destroy it by ab sorption. Pennsylvania Legislature. ! The follow ing is an abstract of a biH j relating to fence® which has, we believe, passed both Houses ; " No person shall be entitled to damages from injuries done to his or her crops, land, or prem j ises, by the horses, cattle, swine or sheep of j another person, unless such crops, land or prem l iscs are enclosed by a substantial fence at least j tour feet and a half high. PROVIDED, That this act shall not interfere with the recovery of dam ages, done by horses or cattle as aforesaid, : known to the owner or keeper thereof to be ! breaehy." In the Senate, on the 21st. the bill pro \ iding for the election of prosecuting at | tome) s was called up, discussed at length, i amended, and finally passed by the follow j ing vote r Yeas—Messrs. Brawly, llrouke, Crabb,Cun ningham, Darsie, Fernon, Forsyth, Frailey, Frick, Guernsey, Haslett, Ilugus", lvcs, King, Konigmacher, Lawrence, M'Caslin, Matthias, . Muhlenberg, Packer, Sadler. Sankey, Saverv, | Shimer, Sterrett, Stine, Streeter, Walker, Bes't, j Speaker.—22. s—Messr3. Drum and Malone—2. A hill relative to bridges on the Juniata i or ils tributaries, has passed both Houses and become a law. It enacts— " That it shall not hereafter be lawful to erect any free bridge over the Juriiuta river or its trib : utaric# within the distance of one mile from any Toll bridge constructed by any company incor ! porated by this Commonwealth : Provided, That in case the County Commissioners of any county in which such Toll Bridge may be situated, shall be desirous to purchase the same, for the pur pose of making it a Free Bridge, they may offer the owners of said Bridge such a sum for the same as three competent disinterested persons 1 (to be chosen one by each of the parties and the third by the two persons thus chosen) may, after a careful view thereof, determine it to be worth ; and should said company not accept the said offer (which may be made in writing to the Pres ident or Secretary of said company) within fif teen days after it shall be made, as aforesaid, then, and in that event, it shall be lawful for said Commissioners, or any association of individuals, j to erect a free bridge or bridges wherever they may see proper over the said river or its tribu : tarics.'' This new monopoly of the ami-mono poly party having created -considerable dissatisfaction at Huntingdon, where the citizens have been making efforts to pro cure a free bridge, an amendment was adopted last week which provides— '• Tnat the act passed the 11th day of March, lcso, entitled 1 An Act relative to Bridges,' shall net be so construed as to prevent the erection of R free bridge within the distance of one mile from arty incorporated toll bridge which shall have enjoyed the rights and privileges of said act of incorporation for a period of fifteen yean." The bill relative to the election of Au ditor General and Surveyor General pass ed the Senate on Tuesday with an amend ment providing for the election of Deputv Surveyors. On the Bth, the Speaker laid before the Senate a message from the Governor, re turning without his approval, the bill in corporating the North Lebanon Railroad Company, on account of the " hasty legis lation'' manifested in the passage of the Ith section. The bill as originally re ported was for a few miles of railroad, but some legislative genius adroitly inserted the fourth section, giving road companies throughout the State very extensive pow ers, and in this shape our wise-acres at the Capitol passed it. Governor Johnston, however, promptly vetoed it, and on its return to the Senate lie was sustained by a vote of 28 to 2. There is ample room for the exercise of the veto power this winter at Harrishurg, for never before have we had more hasty and indiscreet legislation, or more monopoly bills, and we hope the Governor will freely u*e the power vested in him. We are no advo cate for the veto when a legislative body deliberately pastes burs, but when smug gling, log-rolling, and probably something worse, are the order of the day, LET THE SI.LDGE-HAMMER HE FREELY USED. PROCEEDINGS OF fO.tGRKSt, 'J he Slavery Question still occupies the attention of both Houses, and yarns enough have been spun on that subject to last for fifty years. In the Senate, on Tuesday* on amotion made by Mr. Foote that some territorial bills be made the special order at an early day, a regular scene rmme off between him and Air. Denton. The latter believing the motion to have been made—as it doubtless wa—for the purpose of post poning the admission of California, gave notice to those who desired her admission that they must now stand by her; w here upon Foote replied with much warmth, indulging in a coarse personal attack on .Mr. Denton. Mr. D. explained, when Foote again sustained his reputation for hi Flings gate. Mr. Benton—l pronounce it cowardly to give insults where they cannot be chastised. Mr Foote rose"—Loud c.ftlls of "order." Mr. Benton—ls a Senator to be blackguarded day in and day out 5 Mr. Foote (in his seal)—fie is a blackguard ! cries of "order," "order!" Mr. llerilon (resuming)—ls language to be used here which could not be used in an oyster cellar, grocery or tavern.' Mr. Foote called to order. Mr. Benton (continuing)— Are such things to go on ? Sir, it is time to stop them, and if per sons use such language here, iti a place where a cudgel cannot be applied to them—the voice of public indignation must be brought to bear upon then, until public sentiment can make them be have with the manners which are due to the Senate. The Vice President repeated the call to order. , \ r henton—Well, sir, let the words objected ihe'rule ' ° Wn w r ' tm 6 in accordance with Aftrr some further coltoniiv \l r .-j -r tu<j°° r k thrown open to him by Mr , U W,\ he ? ot proceed father. He imil mJWd, however, that he stood by all he had said, and if Mr. Benton would proceed in the matter, he was ready to meet him. Mr. Dickenson moved to lay the motion pend ing on the table, which was agreed to. In the House, a- 44 small affair" came off between one of the Wilmot guard, Preston King of Sew York, and Mr. Speaker Cobb—the former having charged the latter with mutilating the JournaL In the House of Representatives. Mr. THURSTON said he was the first represent ative from Oregon on this floor. He came here not as a party man, though he belonged to a par ty. He eamc here not as a sectional man, tho' he belonged to a section. Oregon was deeply interested in the question before the committee. He had been grieved to hear California slandered, and heaped all over with calumny, because blie has dared to use the first law of nature to pro tect themselves and form a constitution, and ask for admission. His opinion was that California should be admitted into the Union without pluck ing a single hair from the silver locks of her golden constitution. He held that any State has not only a consti tutional right to ask, but to demand, admission. Mr. Calhoun, in the Senate, took the ground, that when a State presents herself with a pro per constitution, Congress has no right to deny her admission. If so, they run over the consti tution and law. The question is, is the consti tution of California republican? In the whole history of this country a constitution cannot be found more republican, and with more extended views with regard to human rights. Objection had been made to her boundaries ; but she has but the one good harbor that deserves to be so entitled, and this he proceeded to show from the book of Capt. Wilkes, and his own observation. She contains no more area than she ought to. One hundred and forty-four thousand square miles looks large, but he held himself ready to prove that California does not contain one-third the arable land of Ohio—not one-fourth of Penn sylvania—not one-fifth of Virginia, reckoning those States as containing arable land. Captain Wilkes thought that the amount of arable land does not exceed twelve thousand square miles. California, according to Mr. Colton, does not ex ceed the old Bay State in agricultural resources. The country for the most part was barren—the abodes of wolves and birds of prey, and their appearance indicates that they are nearly starved. He contended that the convention to form the State Constitution was not brought about by Gen. Taylor; in other words, that the constitu tion was crammed down their throats. It was purely a matter of the. people themselves. He gave a history of past events, to prove that neither Gen. Riley, Gen. Taylor, nor Hon. T. Butler King had anything to do with the forma tion of the constitution. The man who on the platform of a public meeting there, endeavored to show that Riley was right, was hissed off. If Gen. Taylor had endeavored to dictate one-half, he would have found himself mistaken. Hon. T. B. King never sat a foot on the soil of Mon terey while the convention was sitting. If Mr. King had endeavored to influence the people, he could not have done so, for the Democrats were suspicious that he came there to make California a Whig State. He had no more influence with the people than the man in the moon. If he had made any recommendation, it is likely they would have acted to the contrary. Governor Johnston's Mos-aee. I The States of Virginia and Georgia having transmitted some strong slavery resolutions and complaining of certain al leged violations of the constitution of the I nited States, Governor Johnston sent in , a message to the Legislature last week, which, strange to say, the locofoco major ity in the House refused to print. We make room for as much of this document a# we can : Persuaded that there exists no unkind feeling among our citizens, to any other portion of the confederacy, and that a cordial love for the na tional constitution and Union, pervades our entire population ; it is deemed a pleasant duty lo transmit those resolutions to your honorable bodice, that the necessary measures may be l adopted, after a candid consideration of the whole subject, to give a decided negative to the I complaints of our sister republics, if" they have done our people and government injustice in { these charges; and if otherwise, to offer the i amplest assurance that the speediest remedies will he provided to redresa any just grievances. This action is necessary in order that no truth ful accusation of a wilful and wanton breach of l he Constitution, infidelity to the national Union, | or invasion of the rights of others, shall stain the social history of Pennsylvania. The wrongs alleged may be classified as fol j lows : First, That the people of the non-slavehuld tng States have encroached upon the Constitu tion of the United States. Second, That they have done acts hostile to the peace and perpetuity ot the national Union. Third , That they have unjustly,dangerous ly, and injuriously tresspassed upon the rights of other portions of tiie confederacy. These are grave charges against the faith and honor of line Commonwealth—and hence the necessity of a careful examination of their justice and truth. Questions connected with the slavery of the colored race, have given origin to these com plaints. It is not necessary to discuss the abstract question ot slavery. If it were J tow to be es tablished—-if tbe foot-prints of the bondsman, were now tor the first time to mark the soil of our common country —if the Constitution were now to be formed, it would beonrdnty to enter our solemn protest against its introduction or recognition. We should feel n pleasure in the adoption of a different policy from that imposed upcn us by our British piogenitors. Where they forged and riveted, we would strike the chains of bondage from human limbs. The Constitution of the United Slates how ever having guaranteed to a certain extent, the existence of s'avery; and recognised the rights of t tie people of the slavehohling Stales, in their peculiar property ; all such discussions in reference to the institution as it exists in those .States, arc property precluded by a just sense of constitutional duty. With slavery there fore, in the several Stales, there is not now, und never has been, any disposition on the part of the government of Pennsylvania to in terfere. I l.et us examine how far the general charges, made against the people of the free States, ap ply to our citizens. To do so with more clear ness, a rtcilal of the events precediog, and at tending the formation of the Constitution, is deemed necessary and proper. Pennsylvania had been a slaveholding State. The introduction and use of servile labor, and the moral and political depredations of the col- ored race bad been engrafted upon her liberal institutions, by the cupidity ot our British an cestry. While the revolution und the separa tion of the colonies from the mother country were in progress; and before the recognition of their independence by tue government of (Irent Britain, her Legislature, by the act ot the Ist of March, 1790, abolished slavery with in her borders. Acopyof that statute is hereto annexed. . The preamble to this act in strong and appro priate language expresses an abhorrence of that condition of civil bondage to which the arms and tyranny of Great Britain were exerted to reduce us—acknowledges the beneficent agency of the Supreme Ciod, in our deliverance from the threatened dangers, andadmits the great in justice, and wrong done to the servile race, by means whereof they had been" deprived of the common blessings to which they were by nature entitled;" and than in commernmorution of our own happy escape from tyrannic and despotic power, provides tliatr all persons, as.well ne groes and mulattos as others, who shall be born within this state, from and after the date of the j said act, 6hall not be deemed and considered servants for life, or slaves. The further provisions of this humane law relate to the regie'ry of slaves—the service of their children— their support when left indigent ; —their trial for offences; and whilst it thus de clares, in most express terms, that no man or w-oruao, of any nation or color, except regis tered slaves, shall at any time thereafter be deemed, adjudged, or holden within the territo ries of this Commonwealth as slaves or servants tor life, but as free men and free women, it makes provision for tiie protection of the pro peity of non-residents in slaves ue servants tor : life, who may be sojourners for a period of six months. On the 29th March, 17*58, another act intended to cure the defects of the acts of Ist March, 17-0, was passed, and is hereto an nexed. These enactments made Pennsylvania a non slaveholding Stale, and in terms of theciearest and strongest character marked the determina tion of her people to abolish, for ever,servile iubor within Iter borders. Whilst the pream ble to the first act recited at:J embodied the reasons for the abolition of, and expressed her feelings in relation to, the institution of slavery, it furnished notice, of the most authentic kind, of her determined resistance to its increase and extension. The Congress of the States in session in New York, Virginia, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, being represented therein, on the 13th July, 17^7, passed an ordinance with great unanimi ty, that slavery, or involuntary servitude should never be established, except tor crime, within the then territories of the confederated States. There is no excepting or saving clause; no line of compromise or designation ot degrees of latitude to limit the area of freedom, but an en tire, absolute, and unconditional prohibition of , the institution in all the territories then under the jurisdiction of the Congress. The act of 1780, had given notice to the other States, of the views entertained by Penn-. eylvatua, on (his important subject. The ordi nance of the 13lh July. IT*?, was conceived in the same spirit, and gave an assurance, that the evils of human bondage should never be ex tended ; and would eventually cease to exist among a free people. It was in this belief that the citizens of Pennsylvania consented to a constitution, which recognised to sqrae extent the institution |f slavery. The constitution being adopted wont into rperation on the i?d April, 1739. It contains the following provisions, directly or indirectly connected with the servitude of the colored race: Fir it. as regards representation, it provides, " that representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the £ everat States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be de termined by adding to the w hole number of tree persons, including those bound to service for a ! term ot years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons." Second, " The migration or importation of such persons as any of the States muc existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be pro- j hibited by congress prior to the year l^OS; but I a lax or duty may be imposed on such miporta- 1 tion, not exceeding ten dollars for each person." Third, " No person held to service or labor in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping I into another, shall, in consequence of any law i or regulation tlie-ein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered upon the claim of the party to whom such service j or labor may be due." The provision in the Constitution limiting the duration of the slave traffic; and the act of the national Congre>a immediately preceding its adoption, in relation to its non extension to the territories of the Union, would seem to leave no ' doubt upon the inind, that it was the intention and meaning of the framers of the Constitu- ' tion to prevent the extension and increase ot I human slavery ; and at an early period to se- ! cure its entire abolition in the several States. 1 The qualified representation of the servile race, and the delivery of fugitives were con- j cessions made to the people of the slavehold ing States. To this organic law, containing these previ sions, Pennsylvania gave her assent; and it is therefore a duty on her part to respect with religious fidelity, the rights therein guaranteed to other States. That this Commonwealth has been faithful in the discharge of ail her federal obligations it is believed can tie made manifest. It is true that her husiness pursuits have been frequently j interrupted—it rs true that her just weight in j the national councils has been lessened by the i representation of the servile race—it is trite that the representation of property instead of! people has been felt by our citizens as anii-re- i publican and wrong—nevertheless she has al- j ways felt itaduty faithfully to discharge her ob- ! ligations as a member of the national Union. The institution of slavery hasassumed a new position and importance by the successful at tempt to extend it beyond its original limits. In every instance of the kind this common wealth has raised her voice in earnest protest- In the written Constitution, to the observance of whose provisions her taith had been pledged, there was found no authority for its introduc tion into new, and after acquired territory. With the knowledge that thefraniers of the Constitution hud taken n part in the delibera tions of the Congress of 17*>7, and tiiat tiie in tention of their ordinance was the preserva tion from the malign influences of slavery of all the territory then belonging to the Union, it was reasonable to suppose that any acquiesc ence on her part in the acquisition of immense regions to be covered with slavery, would be given with great reluctance. The same liber ality of sentiment that breathed in thedeclara tion of the national independence—the same ardent love of human freedom that conceived the ordinance of 1787 the same hatred of hu man bondage that induced the abolition of" (lie slave frade, it was believed, would influence and direct the opinions and actions of those illustrious fathers who placed those proud mem ories among the venerated archives of the re public At the time of the admission of Missouri it is well known vvi.h what unanimity this gov ernment prutosted against the introduction of servile labor into that fertile region. The lan guage of her protest is clear and strong; it breathes the true feelingof her patriotic child ren. To the compromise line at that time adopted, it is presumed, no assent was given on her part. To have doue so, would have done violence to her principles and would have been an abandonment of her early and chorished policy, ll was an infraction of ike vpiri f >f the ordinance of 1787.and was a doubtful e*?reuse of Constitutional piwer, as well as a species of infidelity to the national Union, The act of 1?W0 abolished s'overv, and alleged there was no human right to exact tinman bonuage. The ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the territories of tiic then confederation, and the reasons for its enactment applied as forci bly to the west hank of the Mississippi, a- they did to the north bank of the Ohio. The na tional constitution contained nothing to au thorise the acquisition of new territory, and the erection of further slave institutions. On the contrary, by its provisions in reference to the slave traffic, and the concurrent events at tending its formation, it appealed to mark lim its to tiie extent and duration of the institution ; hence any action enlarging its houndaru a was an unwarranted assumption of power. The union of the Stotes was endangered by the erection of imaginary lines, tending to engen der and keep alive sectional jealousies and prejudices. Pennsylvania desired no new Ma son's <V. Dixon's lime, to mark distinctive char acters and tastes among a homogeneous people. In the powers of the national Congress is found no authority to create slavery, unless its introduction formed a portion of a treaty ac quiring territory, or was the condition of a grant of lands. Thespintof universal liberty guarded all soil blessed by the institutions of freedom ; and to establish bondage, positive en actments were necessarily required. These sentiments of Pennsylvania remain unchanged, and if their expression, with a perfect willing ness to submit their accuracy to the supreme judicial tribunals of the country, wete aggres sions on the rights of the citizens of Virginia and Georgia—if they were an infraction of the national Constitution, or tended to the dissolu tion of the the demonstration thereof has not been made manifest to ou: citizens. The Governor then refers to the powers granted by the constitution to territories and the District, which are as follows : l'irst, N#w States may be admitted by Con gress into tiie Union. Congress shall have power to dispose of, and make all needful rules and regulations, respecting the territory orolhtr property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so con strued as te prejudice iy claims of the United States or any particular state. Second, Congress has the right to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district, (not exceeding ten miles squire,) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States. And then asks— Which of these provisions of the national constitution has been eocruacheti upon by Penn sylvania ? There is no part of her hit-lory, le gislative, executive or judicial, that snows any interference with the rights of representation belonging to Virginia or Georgia No charge has been made against her faithful observance of that portion of the Constitution in relation to the importation or non-importation of slaves. The authority of Congress to establish slavery in territories w herein it does not exist, this state has denied, in mild and friendly terms; and ia submitting heretofore to the exercise of the pow or when new slaveiioiding States have been admitted, no bitterness has marked her com plaints and protests. The authority of Con gress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia is apparent, unless the words em ployed conferring it gives less and a different power when inserted in Constitutions than when used in other portions of the written and spoken language of the country. The Governor next alludes to the laws of 1780 and 1788 respecting fugitives—to the act of Congress of 1793 —and to the act of March 25, 1826, the objects of which were the delivery of fugitives from labor, the protection of free colored peo ple, and the prevention of kidnapping. These salutary laws, so far as enacted by our State Legislature, were declared by the Supreme Court to be unconstitutional. This extraordinary decision is thus noticed by the Executive : This decision left to tlie master the authority j to claim as provided in the Constitution and al- ; so authorised him to seize and remove the in dividual whom lie alleged was his property, and { to use for that purpose the official power of the .State, without permitting, to her, the right to control and regu'ate the manner of the proced- j ure, or to determine the truth and justicecf the alleged claim. It established the principle that a stranger to the soil of Pennsylvania, might i enter upon it, and by possibility, inflict the deepest injury upon her sovereignty by the abduction o! her citizens on false pretences. The Supreme judicature having sodecided the question, our law abiding citizens submitted, ! hut with the determination that in the spirit of, that decision the officersof thiscommonwealth ! should not be made the instruments, even by ' possibility, on such alight foundation as a claim ant's interested demand ot ensiaving free men. j To prevent this great possible wrong, the act . of 3d March, 1817, repealing all legislation on ; the subject, aud forbidding the officers of the State to take any part in the recapture of such alleged fugitive slaves, was enacted. Tho constitutional ptovision and the act of Congrees our State has endeavored to carry into full ef- ; feet. She has denied, and it is hoped ever will i deny, the power ol Congress to impose the per- j formance of duties upon her municipal and • judicial officers without her consent. The message concludes with an eloquent tribute to the devotion Pennsylvania has ever shown to the Union, and submits the matter to the Legislature. A CASE FOR THE LAWTERC. —An ingenious casuist in the Providence Journal wishes to he informed, supposing it to be true, as charged, that Brigham Young, of Deserct, the Mormon leader, has twenty-six wives, whether the es tablishment of this new and peculiar institution of polygamy or Brighamy in Deseret, would en tile Brigham to remove to Massachusetts or Rhode island with hrs twenty-six wives ? The Journal thinks it is certain that, according to the Calhoun doctrine, he would at least have the right to carry them into any territorial govern- \ menl. WASHINGTON, March 25. ISSO. An exhibition of the merits of Reynold's aelf sharpening plough took place this'morning.— | President Taylor and a number of members of Congress were present, and expressed them- i selves highly pleased. The President exhibited his skill as a farmer by beating all present in handling the plough. ft?"A young man was arrested in New- Hampshire, on (lie charge of "keeping his , mouth open on Sunday. ' A true bill was found, :is it is against the law to keep a dram-shop open on that day. : TEACH TREES. ii. iiAnm\D \ VjlLLhave at JAMES TURNER'S, in Lew i \\ blown, on the 2d, 3d, 4th and sth of April, a choice lot of INOCULATED PEACH TREES. Moit of the kinds xie selected from his own orchard and eon.itst only of the very choicest , varieties. The trees have large roots ■; will be taken out of the ground the latter part | of March, a rid brought to Lewistown the 2d of 1 April. Among the very best are the Yellow Alberge, White Luscious Rareripe, arid Cole's Morris Ited. [March 29, 1850—11 WHY WILL YE DIE ? DR. A. BARTLETT will give a FRFF liECTI K E in the Town Hall, on Friday (this) Evening, on the HEALING ART. The different modes of medical practice will be noticed, and {lie uses of Elect! o-Magnetisca in removing different diseases shown. Persons a!Hicttd with Rheumatism, Headache i Toothache, <tc., will have them removed at the 1 I Lecture by the Aeir Electro-Magnetic Machine, i i Rooms for FREE consultations at the Lewis town Hotel, where the indisposed are inTited to call. [March 29, 1850—1" IUII.ROID HOTEL, O|>|>o*it<* I->ewi*town, Penna. £ THE undersigned informs his friend® and the public, that he has 11J i opened the above house, located fiai iIT"Tm ofl l ' ie Central Railroad, opposite ' Lewistown, and will now be hap py to attend to all who may favor him with their custom. The location is such as to make it ad vantageous to travellers to make it a stopping place. The house is large, convenient, and well furnished with everything necessary to make tin I traveller comfortable. HIS TABLE j Will be always furnished with the best the mar ket affords, and his BAR with the BEST ami CHOICEST LIQUORS. THE STABLING Attached to this establishment is extensive, a r d the conveniences about are of Buch a nature as to commend themselves. In taking charge of this commodious house, it is the intention of the undersigned that it shall not be surpassed by any in the country. Persons visiting Lewistown, either on business or pleasure, will find the RAILROAD HOTEL an agreeable and convenient house, and during their stay, may rely upon every attention to se cure their comfort." JAMES ALLISON Granville tp., March 29, 1850.—6t SCHOOL. W7l . LYTTI.E AT ILL open a SCHOOL in the school room > V lately occupied by him in this borough, on MONDAY, April Bth. 18,50, TERMS:—Spelling, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, $"2.50 per scholar; Grammar, Ge ography, Algebra, Philosophy, Book-keeping &c., $3.00 per scholar. Lewistown, March 29, 1850—2t INFORMATION WANTED. A BOA 7 named DAVID A. BAKER, between 14 and 15 years of age, fair face, and some what stooping walk, left the employ of the un dersigned last Monday morning without any notice of his intentions. Solicitous for his wel fare, and desirous of securing him a proper situ ation, any information respecting him will be thankfully received by the subscriber. Having understood that he had betrayed a strong parti i ality for the canal, a situation in which he would he exposed to strong temptations, it is hoped that if a boy answering his description will make application to boat owners, that the sub scriber will be apprised of it. HENRY ORT, March 29, 1850-3t near Lewistown. TAILORING. .1 A 11 E S A . ML LE Y T) ESPECTFULLY informs the public that he I V has taken the shop recently occupied by WILLIAM MCFADDEN, in MARKET street, one door north of Alfred Marks' Drug store, up stairs, Lewistown, where he will continue the above business, in all its various branches. lie solicits a share of public custom, and promises to devote all his time and attention to his busi ness. and hopes by so doing to merit encourage ment. He will be in the regular receipt of the lashions of each season, and prepared to mak his garments to please all who may favor him with a call. [March 29, 1650—3 m Good News for Blacksmiths. f Mm mw mm • rpHE subscriber has just received a large lot of I Irvin & Co.'s Centre county Iron on com mission, and shall continue to keep a heavy stork which he will warrant, and sell at the following prices, for cash, on delivery : Regular assorted ITOD, 3i cents. Horse shoe do 4a5 do Mail rods, 4j do F. J. HOFFMAN. Lewistown, March 29, 1850. N. B.—On hand, also, a large assortment of SMALL IRON. F. J. H. PLANK ROAD. FIRSOMS desirous of subscribing for stock to the " Lncistoicn and Tuscarora Bridge Cow patiy," for the construction of a Plank Itoad from the south end of the Bridge to the Per.r.- svlvania Railroad, will find book* open for the subscription of stock at the office of Francis McCoy, Treasurer of the Company, in the bor ough of Lewistown, aud at the Gutc House at the Bridge. The books will bc'kopt open until the 15th day of April next, or until a sufficient number of •hares shall be subscribed to justify commencing the work. LEWIS T. WATTSON, JAMES BURNS, JOHN A. STKRRETT. Committee to take up subscriptions SAMUEL BEI.FORP, Secretary, l.cwistown, March 29, 1350—U15 TO CONTRACTORS. \TTILL be received at the (late House of the \ \ " Levistoien Sf Txtscarora Bridge Company," to the 10th day of April next, for GRADING the ground on which to lav a PLANK ROAD, from the Bridge of said Company to the Penn sylvania Railroad. The subscribers, a committee of said Company, will also receive proposals and contract on the part of the Company for Plank and Sleepers, for the construction of the road. For kind, quality, quantity, i&c., information can be had lroin either of the subscribers. CHARLES RiTZ, ) JAMES BURNS, ' Committee. JOHN A. STKRRETT. S Lewistown, Marcli 29. 1350 —2l
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