intelligencer & Journal. E. W. HUTTIER, EDITOR FOR PRESIDENT, JAMES BUCHANAN OF PENNSYLVANIA. [Sutject to the decision of a National Convention.] TOR CANAL COMMtMIONEB,. ISRAEL PAINTER, JR., OP WRITMOAILANS COUNTY. Democratic Electors Ticket. Senatorial. DmoArci. WILLIAM BIGLER, of CUarftM DAVID I). WAUENER, of Northampton, IVE ELECTORS. Dint. 19. John C. Kino, 14. John Weidman, 10. Robert J. Fisher, 16. Frederick Smith, 17. John Crebwell, 18. Charles A. Black, 19. Geo. W. Bowman, 20. John R. Shannon, 21. Geo. P. Hamilton, 22. WilCiamH. Davis, 23. Timothy Ives, Reprebentati 1 .'.Henry L. Benner, 3, Horn R. Kneam, 9, Isaac Skunk, * 4. A. hf-Ii OUMFQRT, 5. Jacoji S. Yost, v 6. Robert E. Wright, 7. Wm.YW. Downing, 8. Henry Haldeman, 9. Peter Kune, 10. B. S. Schoonover, 11. Wm. SHETLAND, 12. Jonah Brewster, 24. Jas. G. Campbell. Lancaster, April 11, 1848. Hon. James Buchanan, the Secretary of State of the United States, arrived yesterday evening by the Southern train of cars, in this city. His stay in our city, we learn, will be necessarily brief, owing to his numerous and pressing public duties at Washington. RT” We are under obligations to Hon. David S. Kauffman, the popular representative at Washing ton, from Texas, for a neatly executed pamphlet, containing all tlje addresses delivered in Congress on the occasion of the death of Mr. Adams. Governor Shunlt’s Veto of Four Old Banks. We learn from Harrisburg that Gov. Siiunk has vetoed the bills re-chartering not less than four Banks—namely, the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Philadelphia, the Chqmberslnirg Bank.] the Farm ers' Bank of Wayncsburg , and the Columbia Bank and Bridge Company of this county. \ We have not yet received a copy ofUhe vc'to, but find the following notice in the Harrisburg Democratic Union of Saturday: <c The veto message is a well-written document, and will do credit to the head and the heart of the Executive. Public sentiment demands that greater guards and restrictions should be thrown around the banking institutions of the State than we have heretofore had, and .this message will raise the question as to whether charters shall be extended without those restrictions and without any inquiry in regard to the solvency.or insolvency of the banks making application for extension of charters. We trust that no effort will’be made to pass those bills -by Constitutional.majorities in the two houses,-as the charters of these banks do not expire for two years, and there will be ample time to recharter them by a future Legislature, with proper restric tions, if it is deemed advisable so to do. We will publish the veto in our next paper.” : By reference to our legislative report it will be seen that these Bank Charters have passed the Sen ate by constitutional majorities but have been lost in the House of Representatives. 17. 8. Senate and the French. The Senate, on Tuesday,showed its appreciation of the noble effort of the French people in behalf France. The resolutions were unanimously adopted by a vote of 32. They are as follows: A joint resolution tendering the congratulations of the United States to the people of France. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That, in the name and behalf of the American people, the congratulations of Congress are hereby tendered to the people of France, upon the success of their recent efforts to consolidate the principles of liberty in a republican form of govern ment. Sec. 2. And be it further resolved , That the Pres ident of the United States be, and he is hereby, re quested to transmit the resolution to the American minister at Paris, with instructions to present it to the French government. -The resolutions will be sent by the new steamer United States, which leaves New York to-day.— The vote on the resolution was as follows, some ■members declining to vote : Yeas. —Messrs Allen, Ashley. Atchison, Ather ton, Bell, Bradbury, Breese, Butler, Cass, Clark, Crittenden, Davis, of* Mississippi, Dickinson, Dix, Douglas, Downs, Felch, Foote, Hale, Hannegan, Houston, Johnson, of Maryland, Johnson, of Geor gia, Lewis, Mason, Moor, Niles, Rusk, Spruancc, Turney, Underwood, Wcstcott—3l. Nays.—None. State medical Convention. This body meets in the Methodist [Episcopal Church, (Rev. William Urie's,) in North Duke street, in this city, at 10 o'clock to-day. Among the delegates w§ recognize the names of some of the most eminent medical gentlemen in the state, whose deliberations will doubtless prove highly in structive and interesting. We hope to have it in our power to. furnish a detailed account of the ses sions in our next. Letters have been received by the Corresponding Secretary of the Lancaster Medical Society, inform ing him of the following appointments of Delegates: Schuylkill County Medical Society. —Drs. James S. Carpenter, S. Morton Zulich, and John G. Koehler. Berks 'County Medical Society. —Drs. I. P. Hies ter, William Moore and I. Horace Settger. Philadelphia College of Medicine. —Professors Jesse R. Burden and Henry Gibbons. ' Decease of members of Congress. ; Since the election of the present Hhuse of Rep resentatives, the following members have deceased, viz: j ‘ Suceeded by Geo. C. Dromgoolc, D., of Va. R. K. Meade, D. J; W. Horribeck, W., of Pa. S. A. Bridges, D. X Q. Adams, W., of Mass. Horace Mann, W. J. N. Holley, W., of N. Y. Vacancy not filled. James A. Black, S. C. do. Of the Senate. J. W. Huntingdon, W., ofCt. R. S. Baldwin, W, The House of Representatives, as now constitu ted. comprises 116 Whigs, including Levin, Native, o{ Philadelphia, and Tuck, of New Hampshire; HO Democrats. Of the two vacancies, that in S. Carolina will be filled by a Democrat, while that in New York is doubtful. The district has usually .been represented by a Democrat. Sudden Death. We learn with regret that as Mr. Joseph Hoover, a much respected citizen of West Hempfield town ship, in this county, was on Thuesday morning last in the act of disposing of a lot of cattle at Parks burg, in Chester county, he was struck down by apoplexy and instantly expired. His remains were conveyed on the same day to his afflicted wife and children, whom he had left, full of health and hope, the day previous. Truly, “in the-'midst of life we are in death/’ Mr. Nugent. The United States Court, on Friday, decided unanimously, that Mr. Nugent, who had been com mitted by the Senate for refusing to say from whom he had- received a copy of the secret papers touch ing: the Mexican treaty, and who had been brought before the Court op a writ of habeas corpus, should be remanded into die custody of the Sergeant-at arms of the Senate^ IP* Amos Tuck, a representative in Congress . from New Hampshire, in a speech in that body, ottered the following most infamous , dastardly , bar harous and treasonable sentiments: . “Let the same vote that declared die war unne cessary and unconstitutional, STARVE IT TO DEATH BY WITHHOLDING SUPPLIES ! » The Hon. Jomr Bell, of Tennessee, uttered a -sentiment somewhat similar: “My advice is, Stop the wak l/Flee the coun try as you would a city doomed to destruction by 'Heaven J ” Taxation and Liberty. Money is the mainspring of government. Tax ation—by which govemfnent obtains money—is the chief burden of the people. The positive good done by government is - effected by the judicious application of money; and one-half of its negative usefulness by its being denied. The liberties of the people, therefore, are always more endangered by money in the hands of government, than from any other element of power. And, on the other hand, taxation—as it is the chief source of power to government—it is also the highest test of liberty In the people. Just taxation, in a settled govern ment, is liberty. Unjust taxation—it matters not what the form of government may bo—is tyranny. And the reasons are obvious: Taxation is almost the only positive deprivation which government exants from the mass of the people. It is almost the only positive action at all, by which it afflicts them. Its civil officers—its soldiers—even its courts of Justice—touch not the mass, and touch any citi zen only occasionally. But taxes come every year. They como ovory.day, in all that we consume, for food, clothing—life itsolf. If they are not just, -they carry along, with thorn the continual iteration of wrong. They never cease; but place one eter nal cry in our ears: “ give—give.” If unjust taxes were like a wild foray, or a war which is unjust and cruel, hut - ends—however wrong, they would be endurable by the few; because, when ceasing, we might again have right and justice predominant in the country. But that which is a necessary ac cident of existence, and which will meet us even in death—which is a continual positive sacrifice for the purposes of government—must be right, or all ■government must be ;wrpng. Hence it is, that nearly all the great battles For liberty, fought by the Anglo-Saxon race, have been fought on the* point Of taxation. Hampden and Pym, Washington and Franklin, resisted tyranny upon it—not on its oppressions, they waited not for that—but on its principles. ? A Bank, Distribution, Internal Improvements, are all vicious applications of money; but they do not touch the manner of raising money for the government *Two of these at least—Distribution and National Internal Improvements, arise directly from a false system of taxation. Taxes raise the money—taxes grasp the people personally; and whether they are jusfly and equally exacted from them, is the first great inquiry for interest, the first for liberty. If they are equal and just, all are free. If they are unequal and unjust, one portion of the people are made tributary, to another, and are po litical' slaves. But if taxes are not only taken from the people unequally, but are exacted, nor for the purposes of their government, but to aggrandize individuals or classes, they are oppressed slaves: and whether they'are free in spirit, although slaves by government, will dephnd on their conduct in resistance. If free in spirit, revolution or change is inevitable ; lor unjust taxation will not stop with injustice. It will not leave alternatives. It will poison all the fountains of legislation. It will pro duce the spirit of extravagance aftd plunder in ap propriations. 'Those who gain by the taxes laid, will be for increasing them by calls for expendi tures. Corruption amongst rulers and amongst the people, will go on gathering force by its toler ation, until, at last* a revolution to tyranny and despotism will sweep away the forms of free gov ernment. There is but one course, when taxation by government is vitally wrong in principle: do as our fathers did—reform or break it. The Taylor Proviso. The famous Wilmot proviso, from present ap pearances, is not to be permitted to go without a rival. The political world is now to be set agog by a Taylor proviso, which, il it does not make so much noise as the other, in the eyes of its advo cates can scarcely lail to be regarded as of equal importance. Let us explain our meaning. The Whig conferees from the counties of Union, Northumberland and Lycoming—three of the five counties in the 13th Congressional District—met at Muncy, one day last week, and on the 10th bal lot appointed David Taggart, Esq., of Northum berland, delegate to the National Convention, and adopted ’the following resolutions: Resofued, That the delegate this day elected to represent the 13th District in the National Conven tion, be instructed to advocate the nomination of Henry Clay, as the Presidential candidate of the Whig party. Resolved , That in case of Mr. Clay’s declination, the Delegate be instructed to suppprt Gen. Zach ary Taylor as our second choice, provided he will give satisfactory evidence to the Convention, that he is sound in the Whig faith, and will carry out the principles of the Whig party. For Clay first—whether or not—and for Tat lor, in the event of Clay's declination—a contin gency that is about as probable as the return of Louis Philippe to France—and then only “provi ded he will give satisfactory evidence to the Con vention, that he is sound in the Whig faith, and will carry out the principles of the.AVhig party!'' With such a chart to follow, Mr. Taggart is about as likely to vote in the National Convention for the Imaun- of Muscat as for Zachary Taylor ! for has not this same Zachary declared, over and over again, to fully two hundred and forty-nine corres pondents, who have categorically interrogated him on the subject, that he will -not commit himself to the views of any party whatever ? Yea, in advance, with a manifest aforethought and determinate obsti nacy characteristic of the brave old battle-fighter, has he declined to give any evidence, far less “ satis factory evidence,” that lie is “ sound in the Whig faith and will carry out the principles of the Whig party.” What folly, then, to press and urge and importune liim, since Taylor himself has of pre determined will solemnly repudiated the Taylor proviso, as sought to be interpolated by the Mun eyites, in conclave assembled! Better call it a day's work, and give it up as a bad job. Connecticut Election. Returns have been received from all but three towns,and the result is as follows. For Governor: Clark Bissell, Federalist, Geo. S. Catlin, Democrat, Abolition, Bissell’s majority over all, The House stands 117 Federalists and 96 Dem oesats; not determined, 8. Senate—Federalists 13; Democrats G ; not determined, 2. Last year— Bissell, Fed., 30,137; Toucey, Dem., 27,402; Abolition, 2,135. Legislature about the same as last year. Singular Prediction. The French Courier states that among the pa pers of one of the marshals (since deceased) at the celebration in 1830, was found a sealed package with the following inscription: “ To be opened on the occasion of the coming revolution in France.” As that event has now taken place, the package has been opened and found to contain the badges worn by the deceased at the procession of 1830, with a detailed description of the ceremony. On the interior of the wrapper was ■written: “To serve on occasion of the next revolution in France, which will take place about the year 1847.” It would have been difficult to make a more just pre diction. New York Whigs for Clay! The Federal members, of the Legislature of N. York, passed, on the sth inst, the following resolu tion expressive of their views as to the nominee of the Federal National Convention, by a nearly unanimous vote: Rseolved) That in selecting Delegates to the Na tional Convention, we feel it a right and duty to express it as our opinion that HENRY CLAY is Me first choice of the Whigs . qf New York , and that they can give and will give to Jim 9 pr to any other relia ble Whig j who may be nominated by that Conven tion for the Presidency, the Electoral votes of this State. The “reliable, Whig” clausecuts off Taylor in toto. What says Col. Webb of the regular army? Genuine Democracy. We place but a low estimate on that man's De mocracy, who, in every collateral issue,* is found acting with our opponents. ,In the bosom!of the real Democrat there is a vital principle which al ways sympathises with the mass: which ifrater nizes with the many as distinguished from the few. There are many very good Democrats theoretical ly, who are very bad ones constitutionally. It amounts to an infirmity with them, that, while their leading principles are sound their leading par tialities are all vitiated. They can talk oi Liberty and Equality, by the quantity—but the moment they nrp left to act independent of well defined landmarks, they betray an Instinctive proclivity for Aristocracy. Their views, their feelings, their anticipations, all lean the same tfay, Tho man who is truly a Democrat assimilates with the mass as naturally as water runs down hill, and he who is conscious of an Innate tendency towards Aristocratic distinctions and usages; as dis tinguished from Democratic, if acting with tho Democracy, may. rest assured that he has mistaken his position in society. Democratic principles and Aristocratic sympathies will not harmonize; and though the one may acquire a controlling. uscen dency at times, occasions will arise when the other will out in spite of every effort at conceal ment. We like that Democracy which pays homage to the man—which, much as the phrase has been ridi culed by those who have affected not to understand it—inculcates “the supremacy of a man over his accidents,” over the accidents of birth, of wealth and of association. We like the Democracy which distinguishes the man, though toiling in servile drudgery, above the mere creature of circumstance, though burdened with empty honors. We like the Democracy which recognizes a brother in the vic tim of oppression, and declines a fellowship with the oppressor, though robed in ermine. We like that Democracy which hears of wrong only to condemn—sees it but to resist—which meets every infringement of individual rights, however humble the possessor, with decided and emphatic reprehen sion, and discountenances, unprompted, every at tempt of the haughty to trample on the humble, or to riot amidst the crushed and violated feelings of human weakness. Attack on tke Adjutant General. Mr. Johnson, the Federal member of our State Senate from Erie county, recently delivered himself of a bitter diatribe against Gen. Bowman of the Bedford Gazette , who holds the office of Adjutant General of Pennsylvania. The ground-work of the attack was a motion made by Senator- Small of Philadelphia, to increase the salary of the Adjutant General from three to six hundred dollars per an num, when Mr. Johnson is reported to have said: “ That he was opposed to paying this officer the first cent of salary. He would never vote to remu nerate an officer , who. had advocated the justice of the present war with Mexico. In that gentleman’s annual report, he makes direct reference to this subject, and characterizes those who disavow sen timents similar to those he entertained as treasona ble at heart. He would cast back the reproach upon the vile slanderer, and raise his voice against the division of the bill. V] r. J’s. remarks were par ticularly severe, and delivered with considerable bitterness of feeling.” Mr. Johnson was replied to on th<f spot, in terms of deserved severity, by Senators Small and Braw ley. But the last no. of the Bedford Gazette con tains General Bowman's own defence, which is of the most masterly and conclusive character. Gen. B. states that the motion of Senator Small to in crease his salary was made without his knowledge, which, trifling as is his compensation, he would not accept, if it were allowed unanimously. But on the subject of the “justice'of the Mexican war," Gen. B. comes down upon his assailant with the force of an Alpine avalanche. From the speeches of Corwin, Webster, Clay, Appleton Howe, and other whig luminaries, he convicts the whig party of little less than moral treason, whilst f?om the letters of such eminent Whigs as Col. Wynkoop, Captains Caldwell, Naylor, Nauman, and others, he proves the disastrous influences which these speeches exercised upon the American side of the controversy in Mexico. Gen. Bowman's vindica tion of his Report is altogether so able and over whelming, that we much regret our inability to publish it entire. We shall, however, in the ‘dis cussion of the war question, have frequent occasion to refer to its clear and unanswerable statement of Prom the Easton Argus. Letter from Israel. Painter. We take great pleasure in laying before our Democratic friends the following letter from the Democratic candidate v for Canal Commissioner. His views upon the Presidency will be cheerfully responded to by his friends throughout the Com monwealth. - Mount Pleasant, March 22, 1848. Gentlemen: —l have the honor to acknowledge* the receipt of your letter informing me of my nom ination by the Democratic State Convention as the candidate of tho Democracy of the Commonwealth for Canal Commissioner. While I am fully sensible that the Convention might have selected a more deserving and more competent nominee, I frankly accept this nomina tion. It is a position of high honor, and if the i choice of the Convention shall be approved by the people, I trust their just expectations will not be wholly disappointed. The coming political campaign will present a most interesting question, in which all minor ones are in danger of being absorbed. Certainly two, and perhaps three, distinguished names will.be be fore the people of the Union in connexion with the Presidency. I hope to see the Republican firm and united upon principle alone, in this mo mentous canvass. Whatever there may be about any one of the candidates to awaken admiration for eminent and brilliant services, I hope we shall not permit our hearts to ruij away with our heads, when vital principles are at stake, and the destinies of our beloved country are concerned. The financial difficulties of our State are fast di minishing, and we are not without Jiope that at no very distant day, the people will- be relieved in a great measure from their present burden of State taxation, and that oilr public works, prudently ma naged, will be greatly instrumental in producing a result so much to be desired. For the flattering terms in which you address me please accept my thanks, and be assured, Gentle men, I remain Respectfully and cordially, Your friend and fellow citizen, ISRAEL PAINTER. To Col. Wm. H. Hutfer, Col. S. C. Stambaugh. C. Carmony, A. S. McKinney, John L. Dawson. Scene in the U. S. Senate. An amusing incident, though for a moment-like ly to be attended with serious consequences, occur red in the U. S. Senate on Friday morning. While Mr. Allen was speaking to his resolutions on the French revolution, in the midst of his harangue, a man suddenly sprung from his portion in the gen tleman's gallery across to the railing in front of the reporters, and perched himself upon the spread eagle which is suspended over the chair of the Vice President exclaiming at the same moment, “ I pro test against that man representing the State of Ohio.’’ He was arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms, and placed in temporary custody. Upon examination he turned out to be a Mr. Price, from Cincinnati and is represented to be a person of respectability and independence, who is suffering under partial derangement ip*- -The whigs are mad! I hang my head with humiliation and shame when I think that I have been a member of their party. It seems to me that the whig leaders are guilty of the worst kind of treason.”— [Charles J?axl.or. 10* Horace Maun, the whig candidate, has been elected to Congress from Massachusetts, from the district of j. Q. Adams, by 1300 majority. Anecdote of an Emperor. The present Emperor of Austria is represented as scarcely more, than half-witted, who, if he lived in the United States, instead of being elevated as a ruler, would stand a much better chance of having his head shaved, and being bled and blistered, and furnished with a comfortable apartment in some benevolent asylum. He is nominally the head of the Empire, but in reality a mere tool of Mbtter nich. We know an anecdote concerning him, which will serve to shew the extent of his calibre. When the lamented Muhlxnbkro of this State was Minister at Vienna, at their farewell interview, the Emperor, among other grave questions, asked him by what mode of conveyance he expected to return to his native country. The Minister Informed him that he should proceed to London, and thence embark in a government vessel lor the United States. “And what length of time will It take you to roach home risked tho Emperor. The Minister inform ed him. “Gracious Heavonl" exclaimed the aston ished Emperor, “and do you travel day and night ?" The Minister replied that there wore no lmH-way houses on' the sea, at which travellers could stop over night, to resume their journey {oisurely in the morning! And this is the class of men, who in the Old World continue to inßult man and blaspheme Hea ven by the impious assumption that they possess a “divine right” to rule and ruin the masses! .Far better acknowledge themselves Usurpers, whose right consists only in the exercise of power and in the submissiveness of their betters. But, Heaven be praised! the time is hastening, when the imacy ’ of Kings and Emperors will be pronounced by the voice of universal mankind “an absolete idea.” Pennsylvania Law Journal;— This Journal has been purchased by & Co., of this city, and will hereafter be published by them. It is edited by “an association of gentlemen learned in the law,” the principal of whom is understood to be a distinguished jurist of this city. We have received the first (or April) number, published un der the new’ arrangement. It is handsomely print ed, and contains much that is both useful and in teresting to gentlemen of the legal and medical professions. Published monthly at $3 in advance. — Examiner. 07“ The Americans in Rome celebrated the birth day of Washington this year by a banquet. A correspondent of the Boston Courier , speaking of the affair, says— " Mr. Cooper, of Pennsylvania, presided on the occasion, and all the proceedings went off with great enthusiasm. Mr. George S. Hillard, of Bos ton, made a most eloquent speech, and was fol lowed in an able manner by the Rov. Mr. Hedge. A felicitous poem, abounding with humor and spark ling with wit, was recited by William Story, of Boston. He was followed by Crawford, the sculp tor, in a speech that came from the heart. Mr. Thomas W. Parsons, of Boston being called upon by Mr. the following senti ment: To Liberty !—There is no dearer name To our own country : —And it any land That shines before her on the list of fame, Pretend an earlier title to the grand, The god-like attribute of being free— If that proud city which o’erlooks the waves Of Salamis, hard by Thermopylae— Or this , whose walls historic Tiber laves, Point to the past and say, “ You learned of me!” Yet from America the world receives The lesson now : for there with larger blaze The everlasting torch of Freedom lives ; She keeps the faith and her example gives Back to regenerate Rome its nobler days. Many other toasts were drunk, and a variety of songs enlivened the hilarities of the festival. The name of Pius Ninth was of course not forgotten. 07“ The “ Union Tones,"’ published at New Ber lin, in this has passed into the hands of Jno R. Baum, Esq. The former editor. Mr. Kck, has evidently retired “in disgust." He says in his val edictory : “We have formed associations with many that snail ever be held in pleasing 'remembrance; and while we have thus enjoyed the good opinions of those whose friendship is worth having, we have, on the other hand, been meanly misrepresented and .slandered by those whose only mark of distinction from the common hog, is their want of bristles!” ICrMn. Astor was in the habit of converting two-thirds of his annual gains into real estate, not one foot of which did he ever mortgage. The es timates of the value of his property are various. Those knowing” his affairs best, placing it at $30,000,000; and some as high even as $30,000,001). His income on a moderate estimate must have been, of late, $2,000,000 a year, or $166,000 a month, which is about $ 11,300 a week; $5760 a day $240 an hour, and $4 a minute. A PnopiiECY.—The New Orleans Evening Na tional says—“ Within nin- 1 days after the final ratification- of the Treaty of Peace between the United States of the North and the Republic of Mexico, the Mexican Departments of New Leon, Tamaulipas, and Coahuila, will revolt and declare themselves free and independent of the Government of Mexico. Gen. Mirabeau B. Lamar, of Texas, will be the first President of the New Republic of New Leon.” » ‘ [o* Extract from one of the letters of the Wash ington correspondent of the Harrisburg Union: I was at a little supper the other evening with a few of the sons of tho Emerald Isle, and I was not a little gratified with the enthusiasm manifested by them in favor of Mr. Buchanan. One of their toasts was: “ The Democracy—We will serve up the finest Buck in all Pennsylvania for dinner, at the White House, on the 4th of March, 1849.” |o* The Providence Herald notices a rumor that Louis Phillippe is coming to Rhode Island, to seek, protection from the sovereignty of’the people. r: Telegraphic Mistake. —An amusing blunder occurred a few days since in a telegraphic commu nication from Mobile to New Orleans. The words to be sent were “Mr. Sevier is confirmed.” They were duly reported “Mrs. Sevier is confined.” The Vice Presidency. —The Nashville Union and Knoxville Standard (Term.) have placed the name of Ex-Governor A. V. Brown at the head of their columns as a candidate for the Vice Presi dency ; subject to the decision of the Democratic National Convention. 10* Madame de Lamartine and Madame Ledru Bolin, are both Irish ladies These ladies are both engaged in patronizing balls and concerts ior the benefit of those who have suffered by the revolution. Poor Fun. —A young man in Bedford recently inhaled Chloroform for the fnn of the thing, anil was seized with convulsions, which lasted sixteen hours. Queer Insanity.— Lieut. Amasa Paine, of the U. S. Navy, the Boston Herald says, has been de tected in stealing the government small > stores at the Navy Yard in Charlestown. A court of in quiry decided that he was insane. Vitk La Humbug. —The famous Geo. Wash shington Dixon, negro melodist, editor, General, and tall walker, has just now turned up again at New Orleans, characteristically editing the "Army and Navy Gazette 10" Several clergymen in different parts of the country, have recently preached on the Divine right of Insurrection. That’s the way to keep the ball |o* Mr. Clay’s fee in his late case before the U. S. Supreme Court was $8000! Elegant Extract. “ I thought 1 was addressing Baltimoreans—but I see that I am speaking to a meeting where Black guards have the sway”/— [Spoken by Reverdy Johnson* whig Senator from Maryland, at a Taylor meeting in Baltimore. Buchanan in Virginia! Extract qf a Utter to the editor qf the Intelligencer > Fairfax county, (Va.,) April 4, 1848. It may not be uninteresting to your readers to be informed of the sentiments of the ** Mother of Pre sidents” in regard to the coming campaign. Old Virginia, it is true, has not yet, for prudential rea sons, made any public demonstration, from which the Democracy>of other States can deduco her ference of any particular candidate, although she has left nothing to conjecture as to the spirit with which she will enter the contest, when the hour of. trial shall come. Bhe will present to the enemy, Whenever he may be pleased to unflirl his flag, an undivided front, and true to her motto, “ tic tem per tyrannies* 'she will know no rest until victory perches on tho.banner of Democracy. But this you have already learned, from the pub lished proceedings of her late State Convention, and hor past history is a sufficient guarantee that she will nobly redeem the pledge given by that pa triotic body to the nation. 1 write, not from a vain desire to proclaim the fidelity of my native State to the saqrod cause of Democracy. I have a still more gratefh) task to perform. It was my pri vilege to correspond daily with many of the most influential and talented members of that Conven tion, and from them I learn, that whilst it was not deemed expedient or necessary, at this time , to ex press any opinion as to the most available candi date at the ensuing election, there was such unan imity in favor of James Buchanan, that, had that question been' pressed upon , the Convention, the welkin would have re-echoed with his great name. I might give your readers copious extracts from a varied correspondence, but suffice it to say, that our distinguished Governor has declared that JAMES BUCHANAN will be the first choice of Virginia. This opinion, whilst it is the reflex of his own feelings, is the result to which a thorough ac quaintance with every prominent Democrat in the State has led his mind. One of my correspondents propounded the interrogatory himself to fully three fourths of the members composing the Convention, and from each one he received the same response: “ Pennsylvania has a right to claim the nomination for her favorite son, and Virginia cannot refuse it.” I have learned from reliable authority that the De mocracy of Alexandria and Fairfax countywill soon rally in Mass Meeting around his standard, and it is understood that other counties in the State con- template holding similar meetings. Be assured of one thing, that Virginia will be true to the glorious cause on which the perpetuity of our free institutions so essentially depends, and that she has never marched more proudly to victo ry than she will do in the ensuing campaign under the banner of <c Pennsylvania and Buchanan .” For the Lancaster Intelligencer. Common Schools and Christian Education. . Is it right, that the children of parents desiring it, may receive religious instruction in Common Schools? Though in no wise connected with the Common School Board of this city, I feel an in terest in this question, which I think is eminently, vitally important to every head of family. We have paid our money, and some of us have given our influence, in support of teachers who give religious instruction in Schools. Have we done right or wrong, in this matter? If we have injured any one, by so doing, the principles of re ligion require that we repent and reform. Our' in tentions have been certainly good. I trust our practice has not been so dangerous as some ima gine. W? do not expect a teacher to propagate his own sectarian views among his pupils. It would be unjust. I cannot think our teachers are inclined to do this. If they were inclined to proselyte, they would be unwise to attempt it in the public schools. The intelligent teacher of the public school is not often a bigot. He associates with different denomi nations, and usually acquires a high respect for peo ple of different religious sentiments. Who believes that our teachers will take the trouble to teach their pupils doctrine's which the parents do not wish them to learn ? Though there are some among us who do not profess to have much religion, yet there are few who deny the reality of pure religion. I think a large majority of us desire that our children be instructed in the law of God, as well as in the laws of nature and. in the laws of the land. What harm can there be in permitting teachers to give such instruction as does not conflict with the peculiar views of the large majority of those who wish their children taught to fear God and keep his commandments ? I hope we have few men so bigoted that they dar,e not allow their chil dren to learn from a school teacher the articles of their own faith. - We know “ all sects and classes of the commu nity ” pay the taxes and arc entitled to enjoy the benefit ot the schools. But rf all religious instruction is excluded from the schools, we think no class would receive much benefit from them, except Infidels and the immoral classes. Individuals and sects may forbid their own children to learn particular things, but no one has a right to prohibit my child, or my neighbor’s, from learning what a majority of parents believe necessary for their children. There can be no more injustice in compelling a few infidels to pay their part for the religious in struction of children from Christian, families, than there is in compelling many Christian parents to pay towards the irreligious education of their own and their neighbor’s children. Religious men have consciences as tender as men of no religious prin ciples. A man may be injured as much by being prevented, from doing what he ought to do, as by being compelled to do what he ought not to do.— He is quite as guilty who starves a child to death, as he who poisons it. We have no right to deprive a child of religious instruction for five or six days in the week. If the child has no religious instruction except on the Sabbath, he will be likely to grow up with only a Sabbath day religion, which is not regarded during the week. What is that piety worth which men put on'* as they do their Sunday clothes, to attend church and lay aside again on Monday morning ? But if chil dren, learn the law of God each day during the week, there is much more probability of their re garding it in their conduct. I have known some persons who have received religious instruction when children, in public schools, and I think not one of them has ever re gretted it, or complained of the good old custom. I cannot, therefore, perceive any thing wrong in the practice, and sincerely hope it may long be continued. A CITIZEN. From the Winchester Virginian. Mr. Buchanan at Home! The Lancaster Intelligencer —Extra—has just come to hand, with an interesting account in full of a very large and enthusiastic meeting of the Democracy of that city and county, responding to the nomination of Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. This is all the more gratifying because it comes from the place of the distinguished Nominee's res idence—from which he was five successive times elected to the Congress of the United States, and where he first developed those noble qualities of mind and character, which have rendered him so pre-eminently conspicuous and useful upon the grand Arena of the Nation? Ahead of Rhode Island.—The provisional gov ernment of France issues its proclamations in the name of the sovereign people, and proclaims the right to vote, by secret ballot, to every male citi zen over twenty-one years of age. The revolution is justified on the ground that the people are sov ereign, and have the right to change their forms of the government when and in the manner to suit themselves. The Providence Herald notices a ru mor that Louis Philippe is coming to Rhode Island in order to be protected from the sovereignty of the people.— N. Y. Eve. Post. An American at the Paris Post Office.— An American made his way over the barricades to reach the post office. -‘You can’t come in,” says the sentinel. “But lam an American, and want to send this letter to my country, conveying the glorious news of the revolution.” K Entrez. Mon sieur,” said the guard, and the letter was quickly mailed. Advertisement in to? London Times.—“ Jane —your absence will ruin all, Think of your hus band—your parents—your children. Return—re turn —all may be well—happy. At any mte en close the key of the cupboard where the gin is. Important from Harris! Eiedion of a neio Speaker of the Senate —i Bank-Charters—Passed by a Constitute ity in the Senate—Lost in the House ! Harrisburg, April 8. Senate.—ln accordance l with notice given yes terday, the Speaker of the Senate this morning resigned his post, after an appropriate On motion of Mr. Crabb, the Senate proceeded to the election of a new presiding officer, with the following result: Gordon F. Muon had Wm. F. Johnston “ Wm.Overfield “ Scattering Mr. Johnston being declared duly elected, was con ducted to the Chair, and briefly expressed his grat itude lor the honor conferred. The oath of office was then administered by Mr. Mason. j On motion of the same gentleman, a resolution was unanimously adopted, tendering jto the late Speaker the thanks of the Senate for the impartial, courteous and efficient manner In which lie has discharged, the duties of his office. Bill* The following bills, vetoed by the Governor, were on motion taken up, and pawed by the constitutional majority, A bill to incorporate the Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg Telegraph Company—yeas 1 21, nays 8. One to extend the charter of the Bank of Cham bersburg—yeas 22, nays 7. One to extend the charter of the Farmers’ and Mechanics' Bank of Philadelphia—yeas 21, nays 8. One to extend the charter of the Columbia Bank and Bridge Company—yeas 21, nays 8. : One to authorize the election of Prosecuting At torneys and Deputy Surveyors—yeas 21, nays 0. One to abolish the Mayor’s Court for the city of Lancaster—yeas 32, nays 6. One to extend the charter of. the Farmers’ and Drovers’ Bank of Waynesburg—yeas 22, nays 6. A supplement to the £ct incorporating the Lan caster county Mutual Insurance Company—yeas 21, nays 7. A supplement to the act incorporating the Ha zleton Coal Company—yeas 21, nays 9. House —Afternoon Session. —The amendments ot the Senate to the bill relative to the Leraysville Phalanx, were .taken up’ The following amend ments of the Senate concurred in by the House are well worthy the attention of lawyers, viz: ’ 1. That in the case of a deceased co-partner or co-obligor, the estate real or personal of said de ceased shall not be .released from the payment of the debts of the firm. 2. That it shall not be necessary to aver or prove the insolvency of the surviving partner, to enable the plaintiff to recover against the representative of the deceased partner. 3. That dormant partners, though discovered after judgement, may be made liable for the.debts of the firm of which they were dormant partners. On motion of Mr. Kerr, the bill was amended by adding to it the provisions of the bill to'secure to married women the use and enjoyment of their own property, and to exempt the same from levy and sale for the debts of their husbands, and to se cure to married women a right of choiceunder any last will and testatnent. Yeas 60, nays 28. This monstrous “ omnibus” absorbed the after noon. House —Evening Scssiori. —The bill to explain and amend a supplement to the act to incorporate the Danville and Pottsville Railroad Company, ap proved April 21, 1846, and a further supplement, approved March 16th, 1847, was passed finally. The bill to extend the charter of the Bank of Chambersburg, which was vetoed by the Governor, was reconsidered and lost—yeas 19, nays 55. The bill to extend the charter of the Farmers’ and Drovers’ Bank of Waynesburg, also vetoed, was lost—yeas 18, nays 54. When it comes to voting on the vetoed Banks, the “ conservatives” are scarce. The only one that holds out to the last is Mr. Gordon, and we like his “pluck.” He received 1916 out of 1923 votes, in Greene county, and says he is not afraid that his constituents will condemn his course., From the Luzerne Democrat. Mr. Buchanan. We copy from the Lancaster Intelligencer , an able article on the subject of the nomination of this gentlemen "by the Baltimore Convention. We ear nestly call the attention of our readers to a perusal of it. It shows in our mind most conclusively, the feasibility of his nomination by the Convention. The time fonPennsylvania to speak oiit has arrived. 5-he now presents to the nation a candidate of whom she is proud, and of whom the nation will be. A man strongly identified with the Democracy of the land—and as strongly identified with the opinions of the great statesmen of the Union, who are, and have been the expounders of the Democratic faith. With Silas Wright, Calhoun, Woodbury, M'Duffie, Hayne, Cass, Allen, and others, whose names are household words with the Democratic family. Mr. Buchanan has battled in the .Senate chamber on the side of principle—has fought the great political battles of the republic over and over again—has never faltered in his strong attachment to the cause—not in sustaining Jackson and Van Buren in the leading measures of their administra tion I —not in opposition to the Bank—not in oppo sition to the Maine treaty—not in the construction of the Constitution—not in opposition to the dan gerous theory oI the consolidation of ; power in the general government—and in no one! measure has he proved derilict in his duty as a prominent man of the party. Nor has he merely cast his vote in the manner it became him as a leader! of the party, but he has brought to bear his great mind in speeches made from time to time, which have be come incorporated in the very text! noox of the party. | Will the other States of the confederacy yield to the unanimous wish of the Keystone on the ques tion of his nomination ? How can they refuse ? When has this old Commonwealth Tailed in her attachment to the cause of the people ? A solitary slip, and which could not be avoided, has only stained the brilliancy of her name from the days of Jefferson to Polk. With this exception, Penn sylvania has always adhered to th<? Democratic candidate. Name nor the location of the man has driven her from the post of duty. Time and time again, she has saved the party. Now she demands as matter of right a requital of her fealty. She brings forward her man—and' a man tqo in whose hands the destiny of the people will be safe —a* man of strong mind, and discriminating judg ment, a man on whom the Democracy of the na tion can rally and with effect. Pennsylvania must be served. She is entitled to be heard—Jrom her past services in the great cause she should be heard. We cannot, in view of the equity of our cause, see wherein she is to be dis appointed. Horrible Accident, resulting from the explosion of Camphine. Two children of Mr. L. S. Bacon, of Leroy, were burned to death a few evenings siuce by the explosion of a can of camphine or spirit gas. A servant girl, who was also shockingly burned, was in the act of filling a lamp, from a <?an capable of containing about a gallon, with fluid composed of camphine and alcohol. A lighted lamp stood near the one she was filling, from whence; by spilling, it is supposed the fire was communicated to the can, which exploded, tearing the vessel into fragments and scattering the liquid flame over every thing in the room. The unfortunate children stood at the same table, watching the operations of the girl, when they became enveloped in flames, and were literally burned up alive before their screams brought the neighbors to their assistance. Neither of the parents were at home when the occurrence took place. • Mrs. Bacon had been! visiting with her friends a short time, and was on tier return near the house, when the glowing light through the window attracted her attention. The awful scene she beheld on entering her house, is; given by the Le Roy Gazette. “ Grace, the eldest, a sprightly and beautiful girl, six years old, was bunted almost to a crisp, and lay insensible upon a Ibunge, her fea tures entirely transformed from a cheruby, healthy appearance a few moments before, to a frightful and blackened mass of btirned flesh, not recogniza ble by those who knew her best She lingered unr til 11 o'clock, when death came to her relief.— Lathrop, the little boy, aged three years, was burned less severely, but all efforts to save him were fruitless. He died about daylight the next morning. The servant girl, Jewiett,iaged 13 or 14 years, was also badly burned, and ; her death is hourly looked for.” ’ ' Explosion of a Locomotive. A 3 the locomotive David R. Porter'' was moving from the Holiidaysburg Depot of the Pennsylvania Portage Railroad, with a train of cars,* her boiler exploded upward, carrying out the neck of* the boiler, which, with the cast iron dome; weighing* about three; hundred pounds, was carried, up in the air and landed in a field some two hundred feet from the railroad. The shed over the engine was torn to pieces, and one of the upright posts, about three inches square, was carried across the turnpike and planted in the roof of the house of Esjquire Tate,, where it still remains projecting like a flag staff over he eave of the house, ftp engineer, Mr. John Wagner, was severely saalded. At thg time of the explosion, he was stooping over tfie railing looking at a piece of iron he had placed to tym a drop of water off the driving wheel. ■ - , arrival of the STEAM-SHIP WASHINGTON, Tdo of four' nuxl Majors Bank, of France Suspended Cask Payments. jj Peaceful Progress of the Revolution tn Franco-Riot and Revolution m Vienna—Resignation and Flight of Prince Metternich—Destruction of hie House — Riot and Revolution in Berlin—The Ring of Prut gia Frightened and Obstinate—jtllEurope in a state of Revolution—Accouchement of the Queen of ‘•Eng land. V- N»w Yohk, April|7; The Steamer Woihlngton haa just arrived with Liverpool dates of the a Ist of March> J A monster meeting was to be held at Dublin on the 30th of March, but no report had been receiv ed when the Washington started on tho Qlnt./iTho Lord Mayor ratal to call it, and Smith O'Brian had done so on his own authority, Tho British . government was making preparations to suppress it, Steamers were being armed aud soldiers fern barked for that country, anticipating-that difficul ties would occur. ~} The riots in England and Scotland had*abated, and those countries were quiet. • | In France all was quiet. 5 • ■ A revolution has broken out in Vienna. dnly 20 lives were lost. Tho Emperor granted every thing which the people demanded, and the conclu sion of it was that he was carried streets in procession on his throne. *jj The Prussian revolution was successfully iput down by the government. It’ is said to have l|een got up by a mob. The troops fired upon the peo ple and many were killed. j Hungary has declared its independence of Aus tria, and has proclaimed a republic. A change of ministry has taken, place at Munich. The insur rection at Wurtemberg is spreading; it is rumored that the Emperor of Russia is dead. A legion of Polish Refugees has been organized at Paris. ; The- Bank of France has suspended. J Local banks had been established, but failed to relieveithe pressure. A great number of heavy failures had taken place. 1 France had been \ generally, recognized by the 8 votes. 18 “ 2 « 3 » European governments. , •Accouchement of Queen Victoria. —We are indebted to Adams & Co.’s Express for an Extra Herald and Sun, with the following accounts by'the Washing ton. The advices are from Bremen to March 17th, from Paris to March 20th, from London to March 21st, from Liverpool to March 20th, from Dublin to March 20th, from Edinburg to March lSth,abd from Italy to March 11th. ■ Queen Victoria was safely delivered of a Prin cess on March 18th. . A few minutes after the birth the Royal infant was shown to the ministers and great officers of the State and household,in the ante room, when the usual formalities and ceremo nies on the birith of a Prince and Princess were gone through. The Hanseatic towns recognize the Republic. The Queen of Spain has recognized the new government of France, with expressions of sym pathy for the Republic. ; The Ambassador of Sardinia has simply notified - the new government that he is authorized to, for the time being, hold official relations with the Re public. The Grand Duchy of Hesse Cassel has recog nized'the new Republic. The Duchy of Baden has also recognized the new Government., A telegraphic; despatch from Brest, says, that the fleets of France uphold-the new Government. ‘ The Havre Courier says that the latest news from Germany reports that the liberals are every day making fresh progress in alt the States of the confederation, with expressions of peace and good will towards France. News of the Revolution in France was received with indifference in Lisbon. Louis Philippe has taken up his permanent resi dence at Claremont, where he receives frequent vis its from Messrs. Guizot, Duchatel and Montebello, the Ex-Ministers.. British Parliament —The House of Lords ad journed after voting a congratulatory address to the Queen on the birth of the Princess. In the House of Commons, before adjourning, a vote of £1,425,308, for employing a naval force of 43,000 men, was proposed, which was opposed by Mr. Cobden, who said if the rich feared invasion, let them pay for it, and the best prevention‘against it was an increase in the comforts of the poor.—- The vote was carried finally, after some debate. The greatest tranquility reigns city, and in all the departments. The mechanics have re sumed work, and every one seems to have forgot ten that a revolution has taken place. ’ Paris, Sunday night, March 10. “The city is tranquil; there has been no renewal of the demonstrations. The provisional govern ment has postponed the election .of officers of the National Guard to the sth of April. It is decided that the elections for the National Assembly shall not be adjourned. “The new five franc pieces of the republic were’ put into circulation to-day. The bank of France gives cash for its notes to those who require silver to pay their workmen. “Order is completely restored at Lyons. The government has decreed the erection of a monu ment to Marshal Ney on the place where he was shot. “A despatch from Berlin announces that the Em peror of Russia accepts the policy of a non inter vention in the affairs of France, as long as France abstains from aggressions. M. Lamartine has sat isfactorily explained to Lord Normanby some ex pressions respecting the Irish flag in his answer to the Irish deputation. “General Cavaignac has assumed the govern ment of Algiers, and proclaimed the republic.” The Open Air Demonstration.—^ The peace of the city is to be a second time jeopardized by the hold ing at the North wall to-morrow of a monster demonstration in' favor ot the French revolution and the repeal of the legislative union. This meeting has been got up under the auspices of the Irish war party, and is directly sanctioned by Mr. Smith O'Brien, the Metchels, Meaghers, and the other dangerous enthusiasts who dissent from the insidious and sneaking policy of the Concilia tion Hall braggarts, ‘and openly, and in the teeth of the Government reporter, avow their determination to push matters to the last extremity in the event of the Queen refusing to sever the link which binds the two countries together.. Subjoined is the proclamation issued tfiip morn ing for the gathering of the physical force at the North-wail: “ Irishmen, arouse! Every man is to attend the Great monster meeting, to be held at the North wall, to-morrow:, Monday, the 20th inst, at 12 o'clock, toaddress the'French people. “We. the undersigned,merchants,tradesmen, and other inhabitants of Dublin, request a meeting of our fellow-citizens, for the purpose of addressing the French people, to express our admiration of their heroic conduct and our satisfaction at the re cognition of the republic of France as r European power. “Also for the purpose of considering what con stitutional steps should be recommended for the protection of the liberties and soil of this country, in any emergency to which the present state of European affairs may give rise.• “And also to adopt a respectful address to Her Majesty on the present state of this country, and on the necessity for an immediate repeal of the Act of Legislative Union. “3009 names are subscribed to this requisition. “Tickets for the platform to be had at the com mittee-room, from 2 to 8 o’clock this day. “Committee rooms, 28 Westmoreland st.” The Lord Mayor having refused to convene the meeting, it is considered probable that Mr. Smith O'Brien—whose aspirations for martyrdom are as ardent, or nearly so, as Mr. Mitchell’s—will take the post of danger, and preside as chairman. The Riots in the North. —Sunday, midnight—Our last intelligence from Glasgow apprised us that a meeting of the operators on the Green had been announced by placard for last night, and that all the shops -had been closed at six o'clock, pursuant to orders issued by the magistrates. Our last express is dated seven o’clock yesterday evening, up to which time no disturbance had re sulted. Their being “religious” objections "to cross ing the Tweed on a Sunday, and our telegraphic communication between Edinburgh and Glasgow being yet incomplete, further intelligence can hard ly be expected before the morning. Revolt in Austria. Advices from Austria to the 15th of- March bring the particulars of a revolt aU.Vienna which has led France. Ireland. Dublin, March 10. “P J. Babbt, ) Ü B. Redmond, $ Scotland.
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