Vol XXXVI —Whole No 1894.
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Wq UO aJii@<2>Xßg 9
Attorney at Law,
WILL attend promptly to business entrust
ed to his care in this and adjoining
counties. Office one door west of the Post
Office. June 28,1850-ly.
J, W\ PARKER,
Attorney at Law,
LEW ISTOWN, MIFFLIN CO., PA.
OFFICE on Market street, two doors east of
the Bank. [April 12,1850-tf
w. II IRWL\,
ATTORNEY AT LA If,
HAS resumed the practice ofhis profession
in this and the adjoining counties.
Office at the Banking House of Longeneck
c-r, Grubb &. Co, Jan. 20, 1848 —tf.
GEO. W. ELDER,
ATTORNEY AT LA TV,
Lewistown, Mifflin Comity, Pa.
OFFICE two doors west of the True Demo
crat Office. Mr. Elder will attend to any
business in the Courts of Centre country.
August 25, 1849—tf.
DR. J. B. MITCHELL.
OFFERS his professional services to the
citizens of Lewistown and vicinity. He
can always be found at his office, in his drug
store, or at the house of Gen. Irwin, unless pro
fessionally engaged. [March 15,1650.
D. H. ROACH,
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER
MARKET STREET, Lewistown, next door
to Judge Ritz's. may24tf
GREAT EXCITEMENT
ABOUT
lieu, jam in II ink Ivy's Patent
Plastic Spring Bottom
MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY
A. FELIX,
At the Lewistown Cheap Cabinet Ware Rooms,
WHERE the article can be seen at any
time among his large stock of other
FURNITURE of all descriptions. The fol
lowing testimonials from those who purchased
and have now in use, or had the bottom put into
their old bedsteads, will speak for themselves:
CERTIFICATES :
This is to certify that I purchased twenty
pair of new bedsteads with Hinkley's patent
elastic spring bottom in, am well pleased with
them, consider them a good article, and would
buy no others. I would recommend them to
all persons, as they are easily screwed together,
and can be kept cleaner than any hitherto made.
JAMES ALLISON.
I concur with the above and consider it a
good article for tavern keepers and others.
THOMAS MAYES. j
We certify that we got A. Felix to put B.
Hinkley's patent bottom into our old bedsteads,
and that they answer the purpose exceedingly
well. We consider it a bedstead that can be l
kept much cleaner from insects, screwed up
firmer than any others, and recommend them
to the public.
DAVD BLOOM, JOHN CLARK,
JERMAN JACOB, D. SUNDERLAND.
Lewistown, April 20,1850 —tf
must tram
TOBACCO AND CIGAR STORE.
rnllE eubecriber respectfully informs bis
JL friend" and the public in general, that he .
has REMOVED his store to the room lately
occupied by JOHN I. M'COY, as a Shoe Store, ,
nearly opposite the Bank, where he lias just i
received a first rate assortment of Congress,
Plug, Roll, Udy Twist, Small Lump, Sweet
and Plain Cavendish, Black Fat, Luscious Lux
ury, Eldorado, Natural Anti-nervous, Mrs. Mil
ler'fl and Anderson's i ine Cut and holacc i O
BACCO; Rappee, Scotch, Macabau and Na
tiotches SNUFF and Snuff Boxes; PIPES, j
and SMOKING TOBACCO; Havana, Span
ish, Half do., and American CIGARS.
Alto, Letter and Writing PAPER; Quills,
Steel Pens and Pen Holders ; Motto, 'I ranspa- (
rent and Plain WAFERS; Sealing Wax,
Slates and Slate Pencils, Pencils, Black,
Blue, Red, and Indelible INK, and Inkstands; j
Black Sand and Sand Boxes, and a genera!
assortment of
Blank and School Hooks,
together with a choice selection of JUVENILE
and LITERARY WORKS.
Also, a good article of Pen Knives, Pocket
Combs. Bank Cases, Port Monies, &c., &c.,
winch he will sell at the very lowest cash pri
or,. GEO. W. THOMAS.
N. B.—He will sell Tobauco, Snuff and Ci
gars at WHOLESALE to dealers on the
most accommodating terms.
Lewistown, June ?, 1650 —3m
Thompson 1 *
COMPOUND SYRUP OP TAR & WOOD NAPTHA, j
I TOR the cure of Pulmonary consumption, j
bronchitis, asthma, influenza, obstinate j
roughs, spitting of blood, liver complaint, j
whooping cough, croup, &.c.
EVANS'.Sugar Coated Pills —German Pills j
*my 101 For sale by J. B- Ml If HELL.
IMNSJWSIB ASJIS SWB3EBANHD IETT JM^SBSYISBIS A SFFINHHTSESR ©©TTRSHFISA
! Resolution relative to an *1 mendment of the Constitution.
j T) ESOI.\ El) by the Senate and House oj lit prestntatioes
( " of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General
Assembly met. That the Constitution of this Common
wealth be amended in the second section of the fifth ar
ticle, so that it shall read as follows : The Judges of the
Supreme Coutt, of the several Courts of Common Pleas,
and of such other Courts of Record an are or shall be
established by law, shall be elected by the qualified elec
! tors of the Commonwealth, in the manner following, to
wit: The Judges of the Supreme Court, by the qualified
electors of the Commonwealth at large; the President
Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas, and of
such other Courts of Record as are or shall be established
by law, and all other Judges required to be learned in the
law, by the qualified electors of the respective districts
over which they are to preside or act as Judges; and the
Associate Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas by the
qualified electors of the counties respectively. The
Judges of the Supreme Court shall hold their offices for
the term of fifteen years, if they shall so lung behave
themselves well, (subject to the allotment hereinafter
1 provided for, subsequent to the first election ;) the Presi
dent Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas, and
j of such other Courts of Record as are or shall be estab
; lished by law, and all other Judges required to be learned
I in the law, shall hold their offices for tile term of lenyears,
| if they shall so long behave themselves well; the Asso
| ciate Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas shall hold
| l heir offices for the term of five years, if they shall so long
behave themselves well; all of whom shall be commis
sioned by the Governor, hut for any reasonable cause,
which shall not be sufficient grounds of impeachment, the
Governor shall remove any of tliein on the address of
two-thirds of each branch of the Legislature. The first
election shall take place at tie general election of this
Commonwealth next after the adoption of this amend
ment, and the commissions of all the Judges who may be
then in office shall expire on the first Monday of Decem
ber following, w hen the terms of the new Judges shall
commence. The persons who shall then be elected
Judges of the Supreme Court shall hold their offices as
follows : One of them for three years, one for six years,
one for nine years, one for twelve years, and one for fif
teen years, the term of each to be decided by lot by the
said Judges, as soon after the election as convenient, and
the result certified by them to the Governor, thai the com
missions may be issued in accordance thereto. The Judge
whose commission will first expire shall be Chief Justice
during his term, and thereafter each Judge whose com
mission shall first expire shall in turn be the Chief Justice,
and If two or more commissions shall expire on the same
day, the Judges holding them shall decide by lot which
shall be the Chief Justice. Any vacancies, happening by
death, resignation, or otherwise, in any of the said Courts,
shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, to con
tinue till the first Monday of December succeeding the
next general election. The Judges of the Supreme Court
and the Presidents of the several Courts of Common
Pleas shall, at stated times, receive for their services an
adequate compensation, to be fixed by law, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in office ; but
they shall receive no fees or perquisites of office, nor hold
any other office of profit under this Commonwealth, or
under the government of the United States, or any other
State of this Union. The Judges of the Supreme Court,
during their continuance in office, shall reside within this
Commonwealth; and the other Judges, during their con
tinuance in office, shall reside within the district or county
for which they were respectively elected.
J. S. M CAI.MONT,
Speaker of the House of Kepresenta'ixes
V. BEST,
Speaker of the Senate.
SENATE CHAMBER, )
IIa RttiHßt'Ro, January 2-8, 1850. t"
I, Samuel W. Pearson, Chief Clerk of the Senate of
Pennsylvania,do hereby certify that the foregoing reso
lution, (No. 10 on the Senate file of the present session,)
entitled "Resolution relative to an amendment of the
Constitution,"—it being the same resolution which was
agreed to bv a majority of the members elected to each
House of the last Legislature—after having beeu duly
considered and discussed, was this day agreed to by a ma
jority of th-- members elected to and serving in the Senate
of Pennsylvania, at its present session, as will appear by
their voles given on the final passage of the resolution,as
follows, viz:
Those voting in favor of the passage of the resolution
were, H. Jones Brooke, J Porter Brawley, William A.
Crabb, Jonathan J. Cunningham, Thomas H. Fcrnon,
Thomas II Forsyth, Charles Frailey, Robert M Flick,
Henry Fulton. John W. Guernsey, William Haslett, Isaac
Hugus, Timothy Ives, Joshua Y. Jones, Joseph Konig
tnacher, George V. Lawrence, Maxwell M'Baslin, Benja
min Malone, Benjamin Matthias, Henry A. Muhlenberg,
William F. Packer, William R. Sadler, David Hanhey,
Peleg B. Savcry, Conrad Shinier, Robert C Sterrctt,
Daniel Stine, Farris B Streeter, John II Walker, and
Valentine Best, Speaker —Yeas 29.
Those voting against the passage of the resolution were,
George Darsie, Augustus Drum, and Alexander King— j
Nayg 3.
Extract from the Journal.
RAMI W. PEARSON, Clerk.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,?
HARBISBT'ru, March H, 1850. $
I, William Jack, Chief Clerk of the House of Repre- !
sentatives of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the ;
foregoing resolution, (No. 10 on the Senate file- and No.
211 on the House Journal of the present session,) entitled :
" Resolution relative to the amendment of the Constitu
tion," —it being the same resolution which was agreed to
by a majority of the members elected to each House of ;
the last Legislature—after having been duly considered j
and discussed, was this day agreed to by a majority of the
members elected to and serving in the House of Itepre- j
sentatives of Pennsylvania, at its present session, as will
appear by their votes, given on the final passage of the |
resolution, as follows, viz:
Those voting in favor of the passage of the resolution
were, John Acker, John Allison, William Piker, Robert
Baldwin, David J Bent, Craig Diddle, Jeremiah Black,
John 8 Bowen, William Ilrmdle, Daniel II B Brower,
Jesse R. Burden, John Cessna, Henry Church, John N
Conynghain, Sylvester Cridland, Benjamin G. David, i
William J. Dobbins, James P. Downer, Thomas Duncan,
William Dunn, William Espey, John C. Evans, William
Evans, A. Scott Eiving, Alexander S. Feather, James
Flowers, Benjamin P. Former, Alexander Cibboriey, ,
Thomas E Crier, Joseph E. Griffin, Joseph Guffuy. Jacob
8. Haldetnan, George H Hart, Leffert Hart, John Hast- j
ings, William J Hemphill, John Hogc, Henry Huplet, [
Lewis Hcrford, Washington .1. Jackson, Nicholas Jones, j
John W. Killinger, Charles E Kinkead, Robert Klotz, :
Harrison P. Laird, Morris Leech, Jonathan D I.eet, An !
son Leonard, Jameß J. Lewis, Henry Little, Jonas R
M'Cliritock, John F. M'Cttlloch, Alexander C. M'Curdy, |
John M'Laughlin, John M'Lcan, Samuel Marx, John B.
Meek, Michael Meyers, John Miller, Joseph C. Molloy,
John I). Morris, William T. Morison, Ezekiel Mowry,
Edward Nickleson, Jacob Nisaly, Charles O'Neill, John
H. Packer, Joseph C. Powell, James C. Itcid, John 8.
Rhey, Lewis Roberts, Samuel Robinson, John B. Ruther
ford, Glenni W. flcoficld, Thorns C. Scoullor, William
Shaffner, Richard Simpson, Eli Slifer, William Smith, '
William A. Smith, Daniel M. Hmyser, William 11. Souder,
Thomas C Steel, David Steward, Charles Stoekwell,
Edwin C. Trone, Andrew Wade, Robert C. Walker,
Thomas Watson, Sidney 11. Wells, Hiram A. Williams,
Daniel Zerbey, and John 8. M'Calmunt, Speaker —Yeasß7
Those voting against the passage of ihe resolution
were, Augustus K Cornyn, David Evans, and James M.
Porter —Nays 3.
Extract from the Journal.
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk.
SECRETARY'S Omen.
Filed Marc h 15,1650.
A. W. BENEDICT, j
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth. ■
SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
PENNSYLVANIA, ss.
1 do certify that the above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the original resolution of the Generul As
sembly, entitled " Resolution relative to an amendment
of the Constitution," as the same remains on file in this
office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
my hand, and caused to !><• affixed the
IRISV 4,ial " T * ecretar y' B Office, at Harris
burg, this fifteenth day uf June, Anno
Domini one thousand eight hundred and 1
f4fty . AJ. RUSSELL, |
Secretary of the CoiHTHonVieulth,
FRIDAY EVEM\G, JULY 20, 18,10.
LEWISTOWN KILLS.
THE subscriber Ins again got his Mill started,and wishes
to buy a LARGE QUANTITY OF A LI, KINDS OF
| GRAIN, for which he will pay tile CASH, as high as the
| market will afford, according to quality. Any person
j having good Wheat will ilojweil to call and show a sam
| pic before they sell, as he thinks he can afford to give
> MORE than any person in the place. Those not wishing
i to sell anil wanting to store, he will receipt after harvest
I to be kept to the Ist of December, and after that time he
i will give a receipt to be kept to the Ist of August, as he
| will wish to close all his accounts twice a year, and will
• not keep any over unless he makes a written contract to
j that effect. If the person holding the receipt does not
j sell before the ahove days, it will he carried out to their
credit at market price at the above named time. Jn giv
' ing a receipt, if the wheat is not good, he will mention
j the reduction per bushel in the receipt, so tiiat when tile
' owner comes to sell there will be no difficulty.
All wheat left in store he will reserve the privilege of
| buying, when the owner wishes to sell, at lit cents less
1 than Philadelphia price when the canal is open, anil 10
i cents less when it is closed, and if he should not buy at
| these prices, he will only charge one cent per bushel for
storage. No interest will be allowed on money left with
him for grain, as he will be prepared at all times to pay
the cash.
He will keep all kinds of FLOUR and FEED for sale,
but the orders must he left in the office in the mill, and the
cash paid, before the Flour or Feed will be delivered.
1 This arrangement is made to prevent any disappointment,
! 03 there is no person that has any privilege of selling but
' the Book-keeper, who enters it on the book and puts the
! order on a wire for the porter to deliver. This will pre
; vent any mistake from being made in the filling of orders.
JOHN STERRETT.
Lewistown, June 28, !SSO-tf
HO! FOR CALIFORNIA!
GOLB! GOLD!!
Great Bar train* at Thomas'
t'lieap Cash Store!!
I AM now selling off my stock at LESS THAN PHILA
DELPHIA PRICES, and to all who want BARGAIXS
will say that now'a your time ! DRV GOODS wid be re
tailed at prices such as follows :
LINENS for Pantaloons at 8. 10 and 121 cnts per yd.
CALICO that cost 15 cents will now be sold at 10 cents.
FUR HATS, SI.OO.
BOOTS and SHOES, of superior manufacture, arc of
fered below city prices, besides a thousand articles too
tedious to mention selling after the same fashion.
I have also a fine assortment of choice LIQUORS,
among which is some of the best Mnnongahela Whiskey
ever offered. Patent Scythe Sneths ; CHEESE, HAM,
SHOULDER, and DRIED BEEF ; Also, a tine stock of
Cooking, Nine Plate, and other STOVES, lower, much
lower, than Philadelphia prices. Alsc,
.Salt, Fi*l and Plaster,
Fishing Tackle, such as Trout Rods, and Cane Rods at $1
per hundred.
The Yew* from California
By the last steamer are so encouraging as to have induced
me to sell off, pull up slakes and make tracks for the El
Dorado. Hence 1 am determined to sell out, ?n to Cali
fornia, and try tny skill in gathering yellow gold. The
lease of the room I occupy has still two years to run, and
the BEST STAND IN TOWN for the business, so that
greater inducements f>>r any one having a mind toemburk
in the mercantile business is rarely offered.
Two Farpeiiicrs Wanted.
The undersigned being a carpenter by trade, wishes toem
ploy two carpenters, young men, to accompany him to Cal
ifornia. He will pay their passage and give them achancc
to work it out None but sober, steady men need apply.
Alt TIO V !
If the goods are not sold out within two months, they
will be sold at auction. As good bargains as were ever
offered are now to be had. Come and set- for yourselves.
Remember a few doors west of the Black Bear i'avcrn.
THREE HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE,
All in Lewistown. For further particular* apply to
J. THOMAS.
Lewistown, May 31, ISOO—tf
A j .V per keg for best Duncannon Nails,
\ L / ) by F. J. HOFFMAN,
June 21,1850-tf
fpHE choicest ami best LIQOOIW —it' VOL
JL don't believe it coine ami taste ihem—pell
niyol ing at J. THO.MaS'
Pure Cider Vinegar.
J .TOR sale at the Diamond Drug Store of
apf> A. A. BANKS.
Confectionaries,
jV[tITS, Crackers, Raisins, &c., at the Dia-
JL x mond Drug and Variety Store of
apo A. A. BANKS.
Tobacco, Snuff and Segars
OF everv description at the Diamond Drug
and Variety Store of
apA A. A. BANKS.
G1 REEN'S Celebrated Vermifuge. —This
f Vermifuge, so justly celebrated, is too
well known to publish anything in its praise.
For sale at A. A. BANKS'
apl2 Diamond Drug Store.
ORANGES, (fresh) LEMONS, FIGS, RAISINS,
PRUNES, &.C., at A. A. BANKS'
my3l Diamond Drug and Variety store.
PLAIN and Fancy Envelopes, Note Paper,
Letter and Writing Paper, Quills, Steel
Pens, &c., &.C., for sale at the Diamond Drug
and Variety Store of A. A. BANKS.
DR. JAVNL S EXPECTORANT,
" 41 Hair Tonic,
" " Carminative, for sale by
J. B. MITCHELL.
Lewistown, march 22, 1850.
RUDISILL has added a fine assortment of j
SUMMER HATS and CAPS to his stock
—embracing tine PANAMAS, and all the inter
mediate qualities down to STRAW and CHIP. ;
Call and see them.
i
AYRE'S CHERRY PECTORAL.
A N elegant, safe, and efficacious remedy for
A the various affections of the lungs and
throat.
Castor Oil Capsules—M'Alliiter'i Ointment,
[my 10] For sale by J. B. MITCHELL.
DR. GREEN'S LINIMENT, for Rheumat
ism, Swellings, Bruises, &c., &.c. —one |
of tho best remedies now in use for beast as j
well as man. Price 37£ cts. per bottle. For ;
sale nt A. A. BANKS'
apl2 Diamond Drug Store.
Cftotct ertviicts.
i
TRITH, WELL SAID.
j Christianity has doctrines and duties
which relate particularly to our fellow be
j ings, which form its moral and social side ;
' and it has doctrines and duties which re
late particularly to God, which form its
spiritual side, and comprehend directly
whatever relates to our personal salvation.
These together form its completeness. It
cannot be truly embraced without embrac
ing both. It is possible, however, to em
brace its social and moral side alone—and
,to exhibit herein great beauty of charac
ter ; like the young ruler who propounded
to our Saviour the important question,
i " Good Master, what good thing shall 1
do that I may inherit eternal life ?" It is
possible, also, to embrace its spirtitual side
alone, as far as the profession of a creed is
concerned.
Now there are many men, who, owing
to the fortunate circumstances of their ed
ucation, are the stern believers in an or
thodox creed, while violating every beau
; tiful charily of life. And these men claim
to themselves great merit for their dog
matic faith, although it he a 44 faith with
! out works."
There are other men, who, owing per
haps, to the equally unfortunate circum
stances of their education, are building on
a false foundation their hopes of eternal
life, while distinguished for amiable tem
pers, and a generous and efficient morality
in the ordinary walks of life.
It would be an unwise preference which
should attach us in kinder bonds to the
former than to the latter. The one lias
faith without virtue. The other has vir
tue without faith. The one professes to
believe according to the most orthodox
standard, but breathes no atmosphere of
holiness. The other believes at least in
social virtue, and is true to his belief.
The last is the finer and nobler character.
Both are essentially deficient.
Christian Charity will estimate their
defects impartially ; and will neither allow
herself to be imposed upon by the proud
assumption of unproductive orthodoxy,
nor to he led away from the just propor
tion and momentous value of the spiritual
side of religion, by those kindly virtues
which she prizes, but which nevertheless,
when they stand alone, show that one
thing still is wanting.— N. J'. Evangelist.
THE FA.HILY.
The family—what a holy compact—a
constitution organized by Deity—a union
of hearts and interests. Oft-times the
family circle is so sacred, that the entrance
of a kind friend seems like intrusion. It
is a little heaven below. Whose silent in
fluences make home so sweet, so sacred a
place? Themother. Her peculiar sphere
is in her own household ; she is to make
home happy : to draw around it such at
tractions, that no allurements from with
out will be preferred to their own sanctua
ry. The mother is to secure the confi
dence of every child, and make it feel that
she is its best friend. If the mother real
izes her duty, and strives to do it, the child
will soon see that there are mutual obliga
tions.
" Pious mothers have done more to
people heaven than any other class of per
sons next to the preachers of the gospel."
When such mothers are no more, then
will their children rise up and say, in the
language of Cowper—
-44 My boast is not. that 1 deduce my
birth from loins enthroned, and rulers of
the earth : but higher far my proud pre
tensions rise. The son of parents passed
into the skies."— Mother's Magazine.
DEAL JtSTLY.
One of our religious exchanges has the
following strong remarks on this subject.
They drive tho nail on the head and clinch
it:—
44 Men may sophisticate as they please,
they never can make it right, and all the
laws in the universe cannot make it right
for them not to pay their debts. There
is sin in this neglect as clear and as de
sert ing church discipline, as in stealing or
false swearing. lie who violates his prom
ise to pay, or withholds the payment of a
debt, when it is in his power to meet his
engagements, ought to be made to feel that
in the sight of all honest men he is a
swindler. Religion may be a comfortable
cloak under which to hide, but if religion
does not make a man deal justly, it is not
worth having.
If we would enjoy ourselves, we must
take the world as it is-—mix up a thousand
spots of sunshine—a cloud hero and there
—a bright sky—a storm to-day—a ealm
to-morrow—the chill, piercing winds of
autumn ; and the bland, reviving air of
summer.
The heart of the generous man is like
the clouds of heaven, which drop upon the
earth fruits, herbage, and flowers; the
heart of the ungrateful is like a desert of
sand, which swallows with greediness the
showers that fall, but burieth them in its
bosom and produccth nothing.
The friendship of some people is like
our shadow, keeping close while we walk
in the sunshine, but deserting us the mo
ment we enter the* shade,
THE GAZETTE.
From the numerous biographical sketches
i of General TAYLOR, given in the public
journals, we select the following as eom
: prehending in a brief space the leading
events in his life :
ZAGHARY TAYLOR, the son of a father
honorably distinguished in the Revolution
ary War, was born in Orange county, Vir
ginia, Nov. 24, 1784. Till the age of 21
he worked on the farm of his father, but
early developed a taste for military life.
He was appointed Ist Lieutenant in the
' Seventh Infantry on May 3, 1808. In
1810 he married Miss Margaret Smith of
, Maryland. In 1812 he served as Captain
under Gen. Harrison, in the Indian war of
the North-west, where in September he
gained great credit for bravery and cool
ness in defending Fort Harrison'against the
| savages, and received the rank of Brevet-
Major in consequence. In the course of
the war he further distinguished himself.
When it ended, being reduced to the rank
of Captain on account of the general re
duction of the army, he resigned and went
hack to his farm, lie was reinstated as
I Major in 1810, and commanded for two
j years at Green Bay on Lake Michigan.
Afterwards he served mostly in the South,
being scarcely ever absent from active duty.
On April 19, 1819, he received the com
mission of Lieutenant Colonel. After
1820, he was again sent to the North-west,
where he remained five years. In 1832
he was made Colonel, and served in the
Black Hawk war. Afterward he was
stationed at Prairie du Chien till 1836,
when he was ordered to Florida, where on
December 25, 1837, he fought the battle
of Okechobee, one of the most memorable
in the annals of our Indian hostilities,
which virtually put an end to the war ; for
this he received the brevet rank of Briga
dier General. lie remained in Florida till
1840, when he took command of the first
department of the Army in the South-west,
his headquarters being at Fort Gibson, in
Arkansas. In 18 45 he was ordered to the
Texan frontier, in anticipation of the Mex
ican War, and at the beginning of August
had taken up his position at Corpus Christi.
On March 8, 1846, in compliance with the
orders of President Polk, he began to
march on the Rio Grande.
The events which followed this step are
too well known to require re-capitulation
here. The battle of Palo Alto was fought
May 8, 1846, that of Resaca de la Palina
the next day. Matamoras was taken May
18 ; on the 39th he was made Major Gen
eral by brevet, and on June 29 was promo
ted to full rank. The attack on Monterey
began September 21, and was closed by
the capitulation on the2Jth. His great
! and final battle of Buena Vista was fought
on February 22, 1817. In all these affairs
lie manifested great soundness of judge
ment, readiness of mind, fertility of re
! sources, mastery of the art of war, power
' of inspiring his subordinates not only with
! affection for hi-i person, but with confi
dence in liis skill and fortunes, as well as
! constant humanity toward the vanquished,
i and a frank dignity which won the regard
of the hostile people among whom he had
to command an invading army, somewhat
incongruous in elements and difficult to be
controlled.
In November. 1847, Gen. Taylor re
turned to the United States. He was re
ceived with the congratulations and rejoi
cings of the people wherever he appeared.
The year before he was nominated for the
Presidency. In June, 1848, he received
the nomination of the Whig Convention
at Philadelphia, and in November was
elected, receiving 163 electoral votes to 127
for (fen. Cass. He was inaugurated on
March 5, 1849, and al his death had dis-
charged the duties of President one year,
four months and four days. Had he lived
to the 24th of November he would have
been sixty-six years old.
In person, Gen. Taylor was about five
feet eight inches high, with a slight ten
dency to corpulency. Ilis complexion was
dark, his forehead high, his features plain, :
but full of courage, intelligence, benevo
lence and good humor. His dress was
always simple, and his manners made all
who approached him perfectly at home.
Mrs. Taylor, the wife of his youth, still
lives ; though, from taste, she has not ap
peared in general society since her hus
band's elevation to the Presidency. They
have had four children, one son and three
daughters ; one of the latter married Dr.
Wood of the Army, who has been in atten
dance on the President during his last ill
ness ; another (now deceased) married
Senator Davis, of Mississippi ; and the
third is Mrs. Bliss, who lias done tho
honors of the Presidential Mansion. His ,
son is still a young man.
In this hour of universal sorrow, at this
great loss of the whole country and the
entire people, let our prayer he that the
public and private virtues of the man
whom all mourn may still lend their influ
ence to oi r national councils and character,
and that iiis noble and manly qualities may
never want exemplars in the Republic I
New York Tribune.
OVERSIGHT. —To leave your old umbrella
in a news-room, and bring awav a new one. '
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iw Series—Vol. 4-IVo. 40.
THE MYSTERIOUS RYOCKIYGS.
The Rochester Rappers are still in New
York, and driving a good business in the
way of mystery. Many who visit them
pronounce the whole matter a humbug,
while the majority declare there is some
thing in it, but what, is beyond human ken.
The ladies were recently subjected to a
test by critics of their own sex, who dis
robed them so far as to be fully satisfied
that the cause of knocking was not con
cealed about their persons. They were
also placed upon glasses, and the knock
ings occurred as before.
The Rev. Dr. Phelps, at whose house
in Stratford, Conn., mysterious rappings,
&c. have been frequent of late, lias pub
lished his experience and views of the
matter in the N. Y. Observer. lie cor
roborates the reports of others in regard
to the strange noises and conduct of the
invisibles, and expresses the belief that
they are wicked spirits, and indeed says
that " they profess to be wicked spirits in
torment, seeking a mitigation of their tor
ment, by redressing the wrongs of which
they were guilty in life." Mr. P. has
watched their course closely, and has be
come satisfied he says that their communi
, cations are wholly worthless. He adds,
! " they are often contradictory ; often prove
false ; frequently trifling and nonsensical,
and more in character with what might be
i expected from spirits returned from the
world of retribution, to tell the secrets of
their prison house."
Mr. P. confirms the reports in regard
to throwing of knives, forks,spoons, blocks
of wood, nails, etc. in different directions
about his house, the freaks of some invisi
ble agency, of which as yet no solution
has been obtained. He states that for some
weeks past their annoyances at his house
have been subsiding, and expresses the
hope that they have ceased altogether.
Mr. P. thinks the conduct of the bad
spirits on bis premises, proves conclusively
" that the discipline of hell which they
profess to have experienced for several
years, has as yet been wholly ineffectual
in improving their characters, and qualify
ing them for the higher sphere for which
many suppose that the discipline after
death is r preparationand his present
impression rs that the whole thing, so far
as the transactions in this place are con
cerned, is to be set down among those de
vices of Satan, by which he is promoting
his work of destroying souls, and my
chief object in this communication to the
public at this time is, to caution all who
would avoid error, against trusting to their
pretended revelations."
The Observer vouches for the character
of the Rev. Dr. Phelps.
We publish below the land bounty bill
as it finally passed the House of Repre
sentatives last week :
.AY JiCT granting bounty land to officers an J sol
diers tc/io have been engaged in the military service
of the United States.
Be it enacted, &fc., That each of the surviving
' commissioned and non-commissioned officers,
musicians or privates, whether of regulars, vol
unteers, rangers or militia, who performed mil
itary service in any regiment, company or de
tachment in the service of the United States in
the war with Great Britain declared by the
United States on the 13th day of June, 1312, or
in any of the Indian wars since 1720, and each
of the commissioned officers who was engaged
in the military service of the United States in
the late war with Mexico, shall be entitled, for
twelve months' service, to one hundred and sixtv
acres of land; for six months' service, to eightv
acres of Jand ; and for three months' service, to
fortj- acres of land. Provided, the person so
having been in service shall not receive said
land, or any part thereof, if it shall appear by
the muster-roll of his regiment or corps that
he deserted or was dishonorably discharged from
service, or if he has received or is entitled to
any land bounty under any act of Congress
heretofore passed.
SEC. 2. That each commissioned and non
commissioned officer, musician or private for
whom provision is made by the first section
hereof, shall receive a certificate or warrant
from the Department of the Interior for the
quantity of land to which he may be entitled,
and which may be located by the warrantee or
his heirs-at-law at any land office of the United
States, in one body, and in conformity to tho
legal sub-divisions of the public lands in such
district then subject to private entry ; and upon
the return of such certificate or warrant, with
evidence of the location thereof having been
legally made, to the General Land Office, a
patent shall be issued therefor, in the event of
tiie death of any commissioned or non-commis
sioned officer, musician or private prior or sub
sequent to the passage of this act, who shall
have served as aforesaid, and whorhall not have
received bounty land for such services, a like
certificate or warrant shall be issued in favor
and inure to the benefit of his widow : Provided
she was married to such officer or soldier before
the conclusion of his service, and is unmarried
at the date of her application : Provided further,
That no land warrant issued under the provis
ions of this act shall be laid upon any land of
the United States to which there shall be a pre
emption right, or upon which there shall uc an
actual settlement and cultivation, except with
the consent of such settler, to he satisfactorily
proven to the proper land officer.
SEC. 3. That all sales, mortgages, letters of
attorney, or other instruments of writing, going
to effect the title or claim to any warrant or cer
tificate hereinbefore provided for, made or exe
cuted prior to the issue of such warrant or cer
tificate, shall be null and void to ail intents and
purposes whatsoever; nor shall such certificate
or warrant, or the land obtained thereby, be in
anywise affected by, or charged with,'or sub
ject to the payment of any debt or claim incur
red by any such officer or soldier prior to the
issue of the patent: Provided, That the benefits
of this act shall not accrue to any member of
the present Congress.
SCIENCE. —To tic a ctwisier to a J a jj i
find observe whether ho runs ea-t or west.