r-Z 1 J. B| i * '**• "*..' l . l "'"*^ ,P!r . - aSlAiOjidi OF GOVERNOR WILLIAM BIGLER Delivered January 20, 1852. FELLOW-CITIZENS V —'l he of GOD has prospered our great Commonwealth, lhe will of the people has called an humble citizen to the performance of the duties ot her C inel Executive office. In accordance with the requi sition thus made upon me. and in obedience to the provisions of the Constitution, 1 appear oe fore you to-day for the purpose of subscribing to the oafii of oliice ami assuming the duties, I embrace tins opportunity totxpiessthe profound gratitude 1 feel toward the people tor tins dis tinguished mark ol their confidence. In contemplating the high and delicate nature of tke duties appertaining to this station—then comuicx and difficult character, the magnitude of the interests involved in their failhiu! per formance, I am most solemnly impressed with •the responsibility they necessarily impose. The junior ox all mv predecessors in this high sta ter I enter upon the discharge of Us duties with the utmost distrust of my own qualifica tions for the ta*k. I have, however, resolved to devote rnv best energies, my hopes and prayers to a faithful discharge of the obligation I have just taken, and look to the people for that gen erous indulgence which has ever characterized their action towards public servants who have honestly endeavored to perform their whole du ty. The efforts of man, at best, are but feeble : ail the aid that his wisdom can bring to the ac complishment of any great purpose must tail, unless accompanied and controlled by the guar uiau t are of him who gives direction to all hu man all tirs. On his power and good pleasure all results must depend. On Hiin we should relv >n a spirit of humility and Christian confidence. Our republican institutions are based upon the axiom, that the people are the only rightful source of power. I ndcr these institutions, thus founded, the will of the people reflected through the ballot bus, gives direction to public alfairs. Through this medium the humblest citizen, not less than the most distinguished, can stamp the impress of his will upon tile public policy ol the country. This feature of our Republican sy s tem is its great distinguishing characteristic, and, guided by the general intelligence and pa triotism of the people, the cause of our success as a nation. The right of sulfrage should, there fore, be held most sacred and inviolate, and its independent exercise enjoyed by every citizen. To prepare the minds of the people for this high trust, by general education, by tlie inculca tion of moral precepts arid religious truth, should be accounted the noblest puipose of tiie Government. All that we are, and all that we can hope to be. as a nation, is dependent upon this source of power. The right of the citizen ■over property—his personal liberty and security —the freedom of speech and liberty of the press —the free toleration of religious sentiment, are alike subservient to this great source of human law. How important is it then that this great head should remain pure and independent— " When the fountain is pure, the stream eman ating therefrom will be al*o pure." Then, by promoting the moral and intellectual culture of the people—the source and vitality of our gov ernment—our laws will be made wise, our insti tthions be preserved pure, and our country re main nee, prosperous and happy. The experience of the world seems to dem onstrate that general intelligence and republi canism must move together. The successful government of the people is the government of intellect, directed by virtue. A thorough edu cation of the youth of our country will, there fore, tend far more to the security ol our insti tutions and the maintenance of our national honor, than all other means beside. Common act.ool education, high literary attainment, a knowledge of the arts and si ieuces, a compre hension of individual rights, and the principles of the Christian religion, constitute the very bulwark of our republican government. The schemes arid machinations of the demagogue will fall harmless before a people thus thorough ly educated. The dangerous tendencies of monopoly, and the corrupting induence of money, ate met and counteracted by the power and virtue of this knowledge. Liberal expenditures by our gov ernment for the purpose of education, may well be regarded as rigid economy, and the payments of the people for the support of this cause, as pure devotion to republicanism. It should be the first care of the parent and the government, nnd its fruits accounted the richest legacies we can leave to posterity. In tne discharge oi the various duties of the office, I have just assumed, it will be my anxious desire to do " equal and exact justice to all n un, ol whatever persuasion, religious or political," arid especially to advance the interest of this ■great Commonwealth— to increase the resources •of her treasury —husband her means—diminish her debt, and elevate the standard of her credit —to favor such measures as may be calculated to develope her vast resource*, and stimulate alike her agricultural, mining, manufacturing, mechanical and commercial interests, and to co-operate most cheerfully with the legislative branch of the government in the adoption cf such policy as may tend to lessen the present on erous burthens of the people. Our vast debt should be reduced as rapidly as practicable Its injurious effects upon the growth of our population, and the migration of capital to the State, is much more potent than the casu al observer would suppose. This may not be most readily accomplished by a too parsimoni ous use of the means already secured to the treasury. It may he wise to apply a portion of these to complete public improvements now far advanced in construction, but yet unproductive. The abandonment of such improvements would involve the loss of a large amount of capital already expended, and sacrifice entirely the ■chance of future leturris to the tieasurv Irum these sources. Indeed the speedy completion oi fbe North Branch Canal, is, in my opinion, con sistent with the truest principles of economy. Pennsylylvania is, peihaps, unrivalled by any of her sister States in natural elements of great ness and wealth. She is no less the garden spot of our common country than she is the " Key-tone" of the Federal Arch. Abounding in inexhaustible and varied mineral resources, an abundanbe of well located water power, ad mirably adapted to manufacturing and mechani cal operations, together with a vast extent of the test agricultural soil, she can doubtless em ploy, subsist and prosper a greater number of human beiny* than any other State in the Union. Her mountain ß , her ritgxed hills and lovely v al leys, are rich with natural advantages to man Jler people are intelligent, industrious and en terprising, and if not restrained by unwise legis lation, will goon occupy and improve these ad vantages to the fullest extent, ami thereby ren der our beloved istate prosperous and wealthy an an eminent degree. A thorough knowledge of the science of a ri -culture by our people will have a giost benefi cial effect, if not quite essential to the prosperi ty of our State. 1 am, therefore, much gratified with the effort now being made to accomplish this great end. Our own experience, and the history ol oilier counli ies, fully demonstrate the importance of such scientific education. The study of this science, combined with the practi cal labor of tilling the soil, is no less calculated to elevate and dignify the farmer, than to rewtui him for his tod This gicat fir*'., most dignifiec nnd independent pursuit, of man, so peculiarly auapled to our State, aiuJ the inclinations of cm people, should command the fostei tug care o; government. Pennsylvania is blessed with a rich abundance ond variety of minerals, adapted to the practi cal u- ; -s and necessities <>f man. Her minora . i.leros's constitute a great and growing sou ret ol v.eaitb. ecu'.. :tieg largely to enhance the c .ci.ji* oi our tr--'*ury. The appreciatior • property the popu ..,cu —the improvements ! made for their devrlopcment and advancement, i as well as the direct trade they furnish to the public works In-longing to 'he State, greatly j promote this end. .... , , The rich and extensive deposits ol coal and iron ore within oui Stale make her particularly blessed. Her anthracite coal bed", furnishing a choice and cheap fuel for domestic purposes, for venerating steaui for the stationary and lo- , comotive engine, as well as for the propulsion ■ of our steamships, give to her a trade almost i exclusively her own. For the supply of this article, she is without any considerable rival. Although this trade is cainparatively in its in fancy, it has already grown to one of great I magnitude. The value of the product of the mine is made up mainly by the healthy,invigorating labor of the hardy miner, whilst those engaged in this trade | constitute an industrious and valuable constitu ency, with whose interest* the prosperity and greatness of our State is identified. It will ailord me the utmost pleasure to tavor j i ail proper measures calculated to advance our , ' great agricultural, mineral and other interests, j j Intimately connected with the great inieiests ; of the country is the subject ot a currency, j The proper disposition ot this question is not : onlv highly important, but one ot the most dif- : : ficult and dangerous duties of the government. ; The errors of our system are of the most seduc tive and dangerous character consisting main ; ly in the creation of too much paper for the a- j | mount of specie basis provided lor its redemp- j ! tion. The utmost care should be taken to guard i ! against this tendency, and to secure the people j in the use of this medium. This security may ! ; be measurably afforded by imposing on the cor- j ! porators individual liability to the fullest extent, i The injurious eiiects oi an excessive issue of : paper money, have been so frequently demon- ! | strated in this country by sad experience, that j i it is quite unnecessary to discuss tne question on | this occasion. The laborer, the tanner, the j mechanic, the manufacturer ami merchant, are j ail deeply interested in having a sound currency, j .No pretext can justify the creation of a supera- : buiidant amount of paper money, and it is with j painful alarm that 1 have witnes-rd a growing j disposition over the entire country to increase the I use of this medium, on a small specie basis, re j gardless of the inevitable clients of the large ac- ' j cessions of coin which California is furnishing jlo this country and to the world. Every people i ' must have a circulating medium, as a matter of convenience. Ours should have whatever a mount the transact ions ol wholesome business alfairs may demand ; but unfortunately we are too unwilling to stop at the proper period in the creation of this medium, i nut as coin becomes , abundant it should supplant and render unneces- j sarv the use ol paper, i* to my mind the plainest j teaching of common sense ; such practical et- j I feet is demanded by the true interests ol the ; j people. A superabundant amount ol money ol ; any kind, cannot fail to enhance nominal values j j above a proper standard, and thereby engender ! a spirit ol dangerous speculation, and in the ! end prostrate the groat commercial and maim- • j factoring interests of the country. The manu- j facturer is more vitally interested in this, than : any other question in governmental policy. Without a sound currency, the incidental aid resulting to this great interest from the revenue laws of the general govt riuneiit can never have j force or stability. 1 would not be understood by any thing 1 have *aid, as holding the opinion that mere leTis- ! iation, however wise, vviii give prosperity to a | country, while bad legislation may restrain its j energies, no matter what the labor, industry, j virtue and patriotism of the people may be. Wise legislation can only ufl-rd opportunity for , the legitimate reward- of natural resources de- ! vcioped by unembarrassed labor. There is, I perhaps, no more dangerous political heresy i taught in our land, than that the prosperity of I the country is to he created by its legislation. ; A just policy can only guard and protect the legitimate means of production from special ; privileges,the device* c,I the cunning and wicked. | The people should rely on their own individual s efforts, rather than the mere measures of govern ment for success. Legislation should give to j all citizens an equal opportunity of enjoying the natural advantages which surround them. Cor ! porate power and special privileges too often produce the reverse result, and should therefore ! only be granted to facilitate the accomplishment ! of great public purposes, not within the reach 'of individual means. Capital and labor, co- ; 1 operating in a proper relative position, have ' made and will continue to make our country ■ prosperous and [nippy. The rights of the latter should never be sacrificed to the interests of the i former. Special legislation too frequently has ; i this tendency. Capital can always command ' ! employment and profit—labor, less able to com- ■ mand either, should receive the watchful care ; of government j lam most happy, my fellow citizens, to meet : ; you in my present capacity, at a period when I : our common country is at peace with all the I ■ world arid prosperous in an eminent degree. The dangerous conflict touching the subject of i slavery, which for a time seemed to menace : the stability of the National Government, has ; been most fortunately, and 1 tru-t, permanently i i adjusted through the. medium of v. hat are gener- I ! ally known as the Compromise Measures. The • i general acquiescence of the several Stales in this adjustment gives assurance of continued peace jto the country and permanence-to the Union— i permanence to that Union,the formation of w hieh | gave our Nation early influence and dignity of 1 position v\ ith the other powers of the earth. | Her rights have, consequently, been respected ! by all, and her wishes heard with profound re j gard. In war she lias gained a high character lor military prowess, and in peace secured the ( confidence oi ait mankind. The justice and liberality ef her institutions has constrained the oppressed of every land lo seek an asylum vv itli iit her limits, and enjoy uudei the ample folds I : of her National flag, political and iciigious , j freedom. The continuance of these unequalled bles- I sings i* dependent entirely upon ttic perpetuity • of this great national compact, and this can only ; tie seemed by a faithful observance of the terms . i of the constitution under which it was formed. | file Union and the constitution are one andimli ( i visible. The former cannot exist without the i . | latter. He, therefore, who is not for the con * stitution, is against the Union, arid he v. ho would ' strike at eilher, would commit political sacri lege against the great lain ic,sanctioned by Wash ingtoii and Franklin. The Federal constitution j- must be maintained and executed in all it* parts. It is the paramount law of each State, ami i! is j P the imperative duly of their respective govern- j ments, to assist in the just and full admmistrn f tion of alt its provisions. To Congress un doubtedly belongs, in the lir*t instance, the duty | of making provision to carry into execution I the intent of this instrument; but it i the right and duty ol the Stale*, moving within the limits ! of their reserved rights, to co-operate with the ! general government in this legitimate work. ' They should certainly never attempt, by means of their legislation, to einbarass the administra tion of the constitution. Such interference " cannot fail to engender hostile feelings between j the different sections of the Union, and it per- j t sistod in, lead to a separation of the States. e Ho far as legislation of this kind can be found , j on the statute book of this Stale, it should be e j speedily repealed. Of tins character, 1 regard i_ li " : greater poition of the law of JC-Si, pro limiting the use of our .State prisons for the de i.t ■ teiition ol fugitives Irom labor whilst awaiting ( j i ''ial. In that woii. 1 shall most cheerfully par- licipale, us 1 shall also aid, as tar as 1 may IT properly do so, to suppress all attempts to re .j sist the execution of tne laws of Congress, : whether providing for the rendition of fugitives c 1 from labor, or for tiny other constitutional pur pose. The necessity for such action is I'ully I demonstrated by the fatal consequences n-ult e ing from such an attempt, recently occurring c within our own borders. n I he loyalty of Pennsylvania to the national Union cannot be doubted. Site is now as she , . ever has been, lor the constitution and its com promises. She w ill maintain and execute, in letter and spirit, the several adjustment measures i as passed by the late Congress, on the subject j of slavery. She regards these measures as a j permanent settlement of this dangerous geo graphical conflict, and will discountenance, to the full extent of her influence, all attempts at ; future agitation ol the question settled by them. . She has planted herself on the constitution, and ; guided bv its wise provisions, will seek to do j justice to all sections of the country, and en- : deavor to strengthen the bonds of the I uion, bv cherishing relations of amity and fraternal ; affections between all its members. I need say no more, my fellow-citizens, of ; the importance of the Union.—You are, 1 am j confident, abundantly impressed with its magni tude. Without Union our liberties never could have been achieved, without it they cannot be j maintained. With the dissolution of this na- j tional compact would fall the hopes of the : world for republicanism—the cause ot political i and religious liberty—the peace and prosperity j of our people. To the end, then, that its great j i blessings may be preserved, and its advantages | ! vouchsafed to posterity, it becomes the duly of • ! all to \ield a patriotic submission to tlie laws j constitutionally adopted, ana cherish feelings ot , ailectionute intercourse between the several j members of our glorious Union. Admonished j ' so to do by the immortal Washington, let the in- j junction be regarded by each and all of us with a j I Christian fidelity. Let our habits of acting, ■ ! thinking and speaking of the Union he as though i it w ere indeed " the Palladium of our political ; j safety and prosperity—watching for its preserva- ! j tion with jeaolous anxiety, discountenancing ; whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it j i can in any event he abandoned, and indignantly j frowning at the first daw n of any attempt to ai- j icnate any portion of our country from the rest, , or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link to- j 1 gether the various parts." Then shall we have j performed our whole duty—duty to ourseievs—to [ ! our sister Stales, and to the cause of republic- ; : anisni throughout the world. THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, I'A. Friday Evening, Jan'y 23, 1852. !No!im of Jipw Atlwrlispiiifiils. A meeting of the .Milllin County Medi- ! | cal Sucietv will lie held on Wednesday | next. Persons having legal business, will find a responsible and attentive attorney in j Ceo. \Y. Elder, Esq., whose card will be j found in another column. The Lewistown and Tusearora Bridge i Company have declared a dividend ol f> per cent. The administrator of James A. Sample, will sell the real estate ol said deceased, on the 25th February. Two Auditor's notices also appear. S Gov. Bigler's Inaugural Address. The first public document emanating from our new Chief Magistrate, will be i found in another part of to-day's Gazette. So far as it goes, it is well enough, as such documents generally are, though we fancy the Governor will lind il far more difficult i to practice what he preaches in his new 'position when party interests come into conflict with the professions now made, than to ghc utterance to w hat we do not : doubt to be honest opinions. •• The coal and iron ore within the bor ders of our state," says the Governor, •• make her particularly blessed yet it will hardly escape the notice of any reader j that while coal is particularly relcrrcd to, he has not a single word to say respecting : the vast imports of foreign iron under the tarilf of 1* 10. which are not only most injurious to the interests of this state, hut a direct drawback upon the very labor he declares in another part of his address ••should receive the watchful care ot gov | eminent." The currency next receives the censure usually bestow ml upon it at regular demo cratic meetings, namely, that iho amount of paper in circulation is too great for the specie basis ; and as a remedy he says in ditidual liability imposed to the fullest ex tent on the corporators, would afford mea- j surahlc security. From his language, it is j clear that Gov. Bigler is not an anti-bank man ; at this wc are not surprised, but we must confess that we are surprised that he ; : should recommend a remedy so futile as individual liability. The courts have re peatedly decided that a stockholder in such institutions cannot lie held lor more than the amount ol slock he holds, and if a few ■ men are disposed to be dishonest in bank ing affairs, such a provision is no liar wliat j ever to fraud—as was proved in the case ' of the l.ehigh Bank—than which a greater ' swindle is not oil record. It the cncula tion is too large for the specie basis, it i seems to us that a more effectual check I could be imposed on banks by reducing that circulation : thus, if three dollars in paper to one of specie is too much, why not make il two to one in all future acts ol' incorporation, and thus do away with the j evil complained of at once, _ instead of returning to a measure that lias been tried and found wanting. The compromise measures, and particu larly the fugitive slave bill, receive his as ! surances of support, and he promises his i aid to suppress all attempts to resist the ; execution ol the laws of Congress, whe ther for the rendition ol fugitives from la bor or lor any other constitutional purpose. | This is certainly all right, for every Chief .Magistrate of Pennsylvania takes an oath ; to support the constitution and laws of the ' United Slates, but should a case arise, we really feci curious to see in what manner Gov. Bigler will "aid" these measures, i Being but a mortal himself, he cannot of course be everywhere, and should a rnur j der be committed by fugitive slaves along our borders at a place where he is not, what wili he do? Will he leave his pro- , per place, apply to a magistrate for a war- ; rant, and then like a constable or sheriff l ; scour .he highways and byways in pursuit of the murderers, or will he, like Governor j Johnston, issue a proclamation offering a ; reward for their arrest ? When the time arrives, we think it very likely that Gov. Bigler's " aid" will be nothing more nor less than that given by Gov. Johnston. The repeal of the law ot 1817 he con ; siders a matter of no little importance, and i yet anv one who will read Gov. Johnston's ! veto of the bill repealing the sixth section i of that act, must admit that, if the deci -1 sions of the Supreme Court arc worth | anything, either its repeal or re-enactment, is of no consequence whatever. The marshal is made the custodian of the fugi j live, and if he uses a jail, neither the jailor ! nor sheriff could be fined under the State J law, simply because the Supreme Court lias decided that States have no right to le gislate on the matter at issue at all. The whole effort to connect Gov. Johnston and his friends with the riot at Christiana— : from the contemptible Gorsuch letter down ! to the mad ravings of bar-room politicians . —is hardly worth a thought, because but i few sensible men can be deceived bv such " shallow reasoning. We have always be ; iieved that the fugitive slave law could be I amended for the better, yet so little do we care about it one way or the other, thai we would not this day sign a petition foi its repeal. And such we know to he the : feeling of many of Governor Johnston's warmest friends and supporters. \\ ith . the exception of the real abolitionists, who carry out their peculiar views by aiding j i slaves to escape, neither whigs nor demo crats in this part of Pennsylvania cure much about the matter. They are content to let owners of slaves come forward, prove property, and take them away with- ! out molestation, and only ask that they j shall not l>o made slave-catchers them- . ; selves. ' We do not apprehend that during Gov. Bigler's term any gross outrages w ill be perpetrated—such as a portion of our op ponents has given unuiistakeable evidence that the power to do was but wanting— because we believe him to be possessed of both honesty and correct principles : and 1 if he will but resist evil influences and evil counsels when offered, we shall be glad to say three years hence, if living, that he j lias left our great State as lie found it in the hands of Gov. Johnston—in a fairer way ; to he relieved from her heavy burdens than siie had been for many years previous. ' W A large number of our citizens visi ° | ted the railroad station on Saturday last to see and welcome Governor Kossuth, who arrived in the evening train from Harris ! ; burg. AY hen lie appeared upon the plat form, J. W. PARKER, Esq., addressed him, briefly but eloquently, on behalf of the citizens, presenting, at the same tune, a small contribution (§25) which had been ! subscribed towards the cause ol the tree- . doin of Hungary. Kossuth replied as follow s : GENTI KMF.V: —1 thank you for this most cor dial welcome. Four years ago, when Iwas in my native country, 1 little dreamed that the name of Hungary was ever heard among these ! beautiful hills and mountains. 1 look around, I < a i d n>\ .-out rises in gratitute to Heaven to see | Iso much happiness and contentment. Were the I choice mine. 1 would love to dwell among these | noble mountains, where as you have remarked, j J the spirit of Freedom comes fresh to the heart ' upon the wings of the morning. However, it ! may not he. You have tranquility—for me , there is none:—Y r ou have paths of peace—my! ! way is dark and thorny; hut whatever be . my* individual fate, in the great struggle of my j people for their lost liberties, be assured that they will ever remember your kindness to my self and the cause which, in the providence of God, lam called upon to advocate. Yes, 1 will soon go back to my oppressed fatherland, and when 1 tell my poor people of your warm and gushing love, they will ever remember you in their prayers to God. • 15c pleased then, gentlemen, to accept the as surance of my own and country's everlasting gratitude for your generous sympathy. May (lod bless you. Farewell. llu The snowstorm on Sunday and Monday for the first time blocked tip the Pennsylvania liailroad. The train due on Mondav evening from the east did not ar rive here until Wednesday, when three lo comotives succeeded in bringing it through. Vesfcrdav evening a train arrived with a number of mail bags, comprising Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday 's mails— being the first papers received from Phila delphia since Sunday last. Ihe Pcnnsyl ! vania liailroad is now clear, but from Har risbunr to Philadelphia much difficulty is still experienced. The snow is considerably drifted in this neighborhood, but sleighing continues fine. LATER FIIOM EI ROPE. —The steamer Arctic, with Liverpool dales to the Till instant, arrived at New York, on Wed nesday. The news by her commercially is 1 important, an advance having taken place ! in both Bread-stuffs and Cotton. FRANCE continues tranquil—no other f! news of importance. Pennsylvania Legislature. in the House, -Mr. Blair, of Centre county, offered the following bill in rela tion to people of color : As ACT to Prohibit the Emigration of Xegroesand Alulutlots into this Coinmontecalth. Sec. ]. Be it enacted by the Senate and House • of Representatives of the Commonwealth ol Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met. and it is hereby euacted by tbe authority ol tho same, That from and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful for any negro or mulatto to come into or settle in this Commonwealth ; and any negro or negroes, mulatto or mulattoes so : coming, immigrating or moving into this State, for tbe purpose of settling therein, shall be lia ble to an imprisonment of not less than two or more than nine months upon conviction thereof. Sec. 2. That any person or persons employing or otherwise encouraging any such negro or mu latto to emigrate into, settle, or remain within the bounds of this Commonwealth, shall be lia ble to a line of not less than fifty or more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered as other fines of like amount are recoverable, j Sec. 3. That such fine or lines so recovered shall be paid into the treasury of the proper county until demanded by the overseers of the poor of the township in which the offence or offences enumerated in the foregoing sections of ! this act shall have been committed, who shall , apply it to the use and comfort of the poor in ' their charge. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the overseers , of tiie poor in the different townships, wards or boroughs of this Commonwealth to make infor -1 mation and prosecute to conviction all persons violating the second and third sections of this act; and any overseer of the poor who shall knowingly neglect or refuse so to make inform ation as aforesaid, shall be liable to the line im posed by the second section of this aot. On the 19th, Mr. Ross introduced a bill for the j relief of Augustine Wick ton. AVEB'S CHERRY PECTORAL.—We would j call the attention of our readers to tins ex ceih-nt medicine, with the saitslaction one feels in praising a benefactor. Having been alHicted j by the s?rious efiects of a cold sealed on the lungs, and found relief and core from its use, we can add our testimony to the much already given to prove its singular mastery over dis ease. Il any medicine before the community can be relied on to cure affections of the throat and lungs.it is .-IYER'S CHERRY PBCIOHAI.— < 'hrisiinu Observer. Married. On the loth inst., by the Rev. Geo. Sill, Mr. SAMUEL WATTS and Miss .MAKU OIUIUOLSIR, ! both of 15t-ileville. Died. On the 3d ir.st., EPHRAIM EAST, aged 26 years. On the 10th inst., ABRAHAM EAST, AED 59 ! years. On the 16:h inst., in Derry -township, MARY, I consort of Francis Hoggs, aged 75 years. On the 12th inst., in Rrovvn township, Mrs. ! JAKE COX, aged 79 years. On the 16th inst., in this borough, DAVID RO RKK, son of Joel and Mary A. Morrison, aged 2 years, 9 months, and 24 days. 1 know thou hast gone to the house of thy rest, Then why should my soul be so sad ; I know thou hast gone where the weary are blest, And the mourner looks up and is glad. Where love has put off, in the land of its birth. The stain it had gathered in this ; And hope, the sweet singer that gladdcu'd the earth. Lies asleep on the bosom of bliss. Communicated. On the 171 h instant, of typhoid pleurisv, Mrs. | MARY A.N.N, wile of Col. W.u BUTLER, aged I 36 j ears. The deceased had at an early age dt-di i cated herself to '< id, and became a member of the Associate Reformed Uhtiroh. in Tusea rora Yalley. and after her marriage and le moval to Lewistown, connected herself, bv certificate, with the Presbytoriau Church, in the communion of which, until the hour of her death, site sustained the character of a consistent an 1 devoted christian, and was highly esteemed, not only by the members of her own church, but by all who came with- I in the sphere of her influence. She \va- an amiiblc and dutiful wife, an J affectionate and devoted mother, a kind friend j and an obliging neighbor, a faithful and con stant atten lain in the sanctuary of God, when ever her health and circumstances of her family would admit, in the commencement : of licr disease, she was tranquil and self pos sessed, and often spoke of her own sinfulness, but at the same time expressed her hopes and confidence in -Jesus as the saviour of sinners. To. her sister and husband she gave counsel and directions concerning her children, and what she wished to have done after she was i dead and gone—for she did not expect to recover from the commencement of her sick ne.-s. ller disease was violent from the be i gining. <>n the Wednesday before her death, : she dedicated to God. in connexion with her deeply afflicted husband, lier infant daughter, i in Baptism—an awfully solemn scene, to see ! a dying mother give her infant child to a covenant keeping < iod, and thus seal her faith j in God's promise, by affixing his own seal to j iiis covenant of mercy. All the duties which she felt incumbent on her to her family, she 1 wished to perform while in her proper mind; and also that her attention might be fixed m >re exclusively on her owu spiritual con ' ceriis. She anticipated her disease settling on tiie brain, ller charge to those around her was, in case of that event, to dwell upon the name of Jesus and his salvation. This | was a theme ever precious to her soul. When j her children would come around her dying j bed, she would often lay her hand upon their head and her lips would move as if in prayer. ' Hut, with this exception, she did not appear I to notice them much after the parting scene had taken place and she had given them her j ' parting blessing. She had given them iuto ! the hands of her covenant keeping God, and in his hand she appeared willing to trust J | them. ller sufferings were very great; yet in her j lucid moments she appeared perfectly resign ed to tlie will of God, although site would , speak of herself as altogether unworthy of his ! lavwi", and appeared deeply sensible of her j own sinfulness; yet her hopes and conti- j d'm e won fixed on G .d, in Christ. Yea her ■ only hope was m the mercy of Hitn, as it abounds in Jesus f'hrist his son. On his obe i di-nee, sufferings anil doath she wholly and unreservedly relied for salvation. ; While her deeply afflicted husband and , his four children have been called upon to part with a tund and dutiful wife and an af- I fectionato niothei ; they are not called to r iinusrn as those who have no hope ; what is their loss is her eternal gain. Ths church, 1 : of which she was an exemplary and eonsis - tent member, are warned in this atfiieting dis pensati 11 of a wise and holy providence to In; also ready ; " for we know neither the day 3 : nor the hour wherein the son of man comcth. I Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the spirit, that r they may rest from their labors and their i works do follow them." Hon Ephraim Banks, an orthodox Presby terian Elder ol many years Standing, we see i announced as a •' manager oi an " li auguration Bali"' in Harrisburg next week. The getters ; up of the affair should add to the list, Dr. l)e j Witt and the other clergy there, to make the joke a good one while they are about it fjetcisbiug Chronicle. (fCr'J'he Editor of " JSCOTT't Weekly Pa per," one of the largest literary and family newspapers published in Philadelphia, savs: ; "Dr. il o<.Hand's German B'tters, manu factured by Dr. Jackson, are now recommen ded by sotue of the most prominent members ol the faculty, as a.n article ot much ortieacy in cases of female weakness. As such is the ; ease, wc would advise nil mothers to obtain a bottle, and thus save themselves much sickness. Persons of debilitated constitutions will find j these bitters advantageous to their health, as 1 we know from experience the salutary ctlect they have upon weak systems" THE MARKETS. Lewistown, January "23, IsVJ. f*attiby lJea!tTo. Flour ... Wheat, white 77 Do red - - -72 Rye .... (Juts • 23 Corn - 4.1 Cloverseed - - -4 3.7 Flaxseed - - - 1 (H) Timothyseed - - - 200 Butter, good - ]5 Eggs - - - I-] l.ard .... 7 Tallow - ... % Potatoes ... 7(1 The Lewi-town Mills are paving 77 otv per | bushel for White Wheat, and 73 c.ts. for Red. ! Rye 55 cents. Corn, old 50, new 45 cents per ; bushel. Prices of F10ur—§2,2.5 per 100 lbs. tor j extra, and §2,00 for superfine. E. E. LOCKE & Co. at Locke's Mills, are | paying 60 cents for Rye, and 45 cents for Corn. PHILADELPHIA, January 20, 1"N32. There is but Jntie business doing to-day. I Cloverseed is in moderate request, and 2a300 bushels prime sold at $ lot of only fair quality at SL73. There is more inquiry fur Fiour for shipment, | and 101K) bushels standard and gora] brands have been disposed of at $1,23 per barrel, in cluding some lining olf, and some extra at $1,30 rherc is a moderate demand for city consump tion at our former quotations. In live Flour and Corn Meal nothing doing. ' . GRAlN—There is none of any description 1 coming in. Red Wheat is wanted at 00 cents I and White at $1 per bushel. Corn is in de ' inund, and sales of new yellow have been made ; from the cars at 60 cts. Small sales of outsat 40 cts per bushel.— iiullelin. , Medical Society of Mifflin Co. iVOTICE. —A meeting of the Medical -i-N Society of Miillin county, will Ikj held in Lewis , town, on WEDXESUAV, the 2Sth inst., at ttvo o'clock, P M , for thy purjwse of electing officers |..r ihe ensuing , year i By order of the President. L. \\. HALE. I?ec. Sec. | Lewistown, Jan. 2:<. 1852 It." Attorney at Law, / D P K P. in \\ est Market street, opposite the \ / post office, will attend to any business in the courts of Mifflin, Centre, or Huntingdon coun i l ' es - Lewistown, Jan. 23, 1852. r 17 iee it r. IVfO'I'ICE to the Stockholders of the -L 1 Lewistown and Tuscamra Binlgy Company. —A Dividend of Five per cent. on tliu Capital Stock of said Company, for the last sit mouths, has been declared, and will he paid tn me at my | offi.v in Lewistown, at any lime called fr t RAN CIS McC'o\ , Treasurer. Lewistown, January 23, 1-52 —3l PTJB LI G? SALE. B\ virtue of an order of sale, issued by the Orphan's Court of Miliiin county, wilt he ex posed at publtc outcry, 011 the premises, in Armagh town [ ship, Militm county, on Wednesday, February 25th, 1852, at one o'clock. P. M., that certain Tract of Land, situate , in the township aforesaid, late the property of JAMES • A. SAMPLE, deceased, adjoining lands of Hugh Sample, j X. \\. Sterrett, John Ailkeus and others, contouring | more or less, about 80 acres of which are under rnltiva ' ion There ia a new SAW MILL, with a good water power, on the premises. Also, 1 ||MUa LOG HOI SE and Stable, and a Spring of never failing w ater ; TEHMS UF SALE. —One ihird of tlie pur ; chase money in hand, the balance in tvvu etfoai annual paypnents, with interest from confirmation of sale, se -1 cured bv bond and mortgage. K. M. KINSLOE, Administrator of the estate oi Jar. A Sample, .lec'd, January 23, leo 2. is 4 UDITOR'JS NOTICE.—The under signed Auditor appointed by the Orphan*' lour; . f Midi in county, to distribute the assets in On- hands <■' CvHl'S Stise, Tiustee of SAMUEL SFNIiERI. VNI. deceased, appoint* SATJ'HDAV, February -Ist, Is'.-, at hi* office, where p.uties interested may attend if they see proper. JAMES DICKSON, Auditor. I.gwistown, Jan. 23, ISI2 It. A UDII Oli S NOTICE.—The under- Xm. signed Auditor appointed by the Court of Common Pleas, of Mitilin county, to distribute the assets in the hands of iitlEttirt .Sump, arising from t tie saie of ihe rest estaie ofJACOI! it A IMS*, appoints A \ . February 23d, at his oth e, where parlies interested may at tend if tliev eee proper JAMES DICKSON, Auditor. Lewistown, Jan. 23, DVMt. WALTER I I 11,, I'lotir ami iieneral Produce COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Dealers in Plaster, Sail, Fish, I'oflYe, Sugar, and llrorerits generally. WAREHOUSE ON THE RAILROAD TRACK. !fo. 28 South Howard street, Baltimore. T IBERAL ADVANCEMENTS made on con \j sign men ts —quick sales at best market pr.- ces—and prompt returns. Solicit consignments REFER TO James Swan, Esq., Pres't Merchant's Bank, 1 Dr. J. H. MeCiiltoch, do. B'k of Baltimore, j T. Meredith, Esq , do. Com. &. Ear. B'k. H. Stuart &. Son, merchants, ! Z T. W. & G. Hopkins, do. lleiser & White, do. Slinglufl' & Ensey, do. ! Reynolds & Smith, do. Slingiutf, Devries & Co. do. . Albert & Bro., do. H. M. Brent. Esq., Cashier, 1 J. H. Sherrard, Esq., do. ' Winchester. Merchants generally, S ft'tor Radebaugh, Bedford, and merchant and far me rs ge tie ra Hv. Baltimore. Dec. 24. Ibiil— ty '
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