ntelligencer St Journal. E. W. HUTTER, EDITOR. Lancaster, April 24, 1849. .4PPOINTMZNT BY THE GOVZHNOS,-WILLIAM CARPINTZB, Esq., to be a Notary Public for the city of Lattcaster, to succeed B. D. GILL, whose commission has expired. 117 - April 21, 1849; on motion of W. B. Founray, Esq., JONAS D. BAOHMAIW i Elq. WB3 duly admitted to practice law in the several courts of Lancaster county. PUBLIC LAND &sm.—We -direct attention to • the advertbunnents of Commissioner Yocum of the General Land Office, for the sale of public lands in Michigan and Wisconsin, Persons, who intend- to seek " elbow -room" elsewhere, should not permit these opportunities to pass unimproved. ED' We are indebted to the attention of the Hon. RICHA)II.I M. YOUNU, COmmissioner of the General Land Office, for a copy of his recent annual Report, accompanied with an Appendix containing tabular statements of the disposition of the Public Lands, for all purposes , from the commencement of the land system, up to January Ist, 1849. RT . THE WATCHMAN is the title of a new and ably conducted Democratic paper, started at Nor ristown, (Pa.) by D. FRY, Esq. The Register, the old established Democratic organ, published by Col. S. D. P.svrzniorr, we perceive, is soon to be enlarged. TUE LADIES WIIEATH.—This popular monthly "magazine has entered upon a new year. The May no. is embellished with two fineisteel plates and a beautiful colored Flower, with 48 page; of choice reading matter.. Among the regblar contributors are Mrs. Sigourney, Ann S. Stephens, Mrs. Camp bell, Hon. Ellis Lewis, and others. Furnished to subscribers by Messrs. JUDD Si Muun.A.r, at the low price of one dollar, free of postage. A NOB LE CounTr.-.-According to the Easton Ar gus, the Federal party has not elected a member of the House of Representatives in Old Northampton, since the year 1791, a period of anore than 57 years. Such stedfastness and consistency are worthy of all praise. Washington as a Farmer. We commend to the attention of our readers, es pecially the farming portion, the interesting letter of WASHINGTO2P, contained on our first page, and published for the first time by a Southern' journal. Not the least among the virtues of the illustrious First President, was his deep devotion to the pro fessiOn of farming. He was as ready to obey the Divine behest to labor, as to lead the armies of his country to battle, or to preside over the administra tion pf the Civil Government. Unlike most of the prominent personages, whose names grace the page of history, time serves not to dim the lustre of the fame of Wa.urxo•rox, but rather to discover new elements of greatness.- Such a character does not admit of imitation, and the presumptuous man who attempts it, will be most likely to exemplify the well-known fable of the Frog and the Ox—recorded by that favorite author, &sae, Office Hunting. hi one of the numbers of The Spectator is eon. tained a portrait of the olNee•hunters in the mem orable time of King CffARLIN the Second, which bears s u ch a striking resemblance to those of out own day and country, that no daguerreotype like 'Hems could be more perfect, The agreement is al together so remarkable, that one_ can scarcely re fuse concurrence in the doctrine of that class of philosophers, who contend that human nature is the same in all ages, undergoing no change, except in the circumstances which surround it. The writer declares: "Nothing can be more ridiculous than "the pretensions of people upon these occasions. "Every thing a man bath suffered, whilst his ene " mies were in play, was 'certainly brought about "by the malice of the opposite party. A bad cause "would not have been lost, if such an one had not "been upon the bench, nor a profligate youth disin " herited, if lie had not got drunk every night by ." toasting an ousted ministry. One tory, who had "been fined in court for a prank that deserved the "pillory, desired upon the sole merit of it to be made a Justice of the Peace—and anothei, who " had been indicted for a rape, told his friendi: 'See "you, what a man suffers for sticking to his principles'!" The writer proceeds, however, to give still more minute details of the grounds on which the appli cants for the royal patronage reposed their preten sions. One desired to be providedwith a most de sirable place, for the reason that he had procured ah Ox to be roasted whole, and had moreover dis tributed a hogshead, on his Majesty's birth-day ! Another petitioned for a Colonel's commission, for having cursed QmvEn CnOMWELL the day before his death in a public bowling-green! A third as pired to a Captaincy in the Guards, in considera tion of having worn his hat for ten years previous in the loyal cavalier cock, to his infinite peril and detridient! A fourth sought preferment upon the ground that from the time of the martrydom of King CHAR:tee the First to the restoration of King CliktILES the Second he had not allowed a razor to come upon his chin! And a fifth capped the cli max by presenting a memorial, numerously and respectably signed, certifying that he had, despite his limited means, drank confusion' to the King's ene mies in half a score of bumpers a day, and had moreover been the ringleader in half a dozen differ ent riots, into which his excessive zeal had betrayed him, for which several deeds of loyalty he had been' cruelly apprehended and imprisoned ! Unless the Signs of the Times be egregriously at fault, it is very much the same kind of service, which proves a passport to the affections of the re doubtable administration that has been in power since the sth of March last in the city of Wash ington.. Albeit a "no party" administration, pledged 'to "prdscribe proscription," the fact is palpable 'as day, that he who can establish the most ultra and noisy partizanship has the best chance of success. It may seem invidious to particularize s but we should like, for example, to see the application made by the Federal Congressmen from Vermont in be half of JACOB COLLASSER for the office of Post Master General. If his pretensions were fairly stated, they include, of course, his vote in favor of withdrawing our armies from Mexico, at the most per ilous period of the War—his vote for relinquishing all claim against Mexico to indemnity for expenses— and for retroceding to Mexico that portion of Texas dying between the Nueces and the Rio Grande ! Back ed by such an endorsement, Mr. COLLAMSR'S title was established—and then, it would have betrayed a•most shameful neglect of modest merit not to have conferred another fat office upon Mr. HUDSON, ;the mover of these patriotic resolutions! We should be equally delighted to see the re commendations of MT. HENRY FITZ WARREN, •of whom, unless most wickedly traduced, it could well be certified, that he had allowed his Conscience sin irrecoverable stretch in the distribution of the Whig Corruption Fund in lowa, not to speak of much other wear and tear of repytation—and who is now contributing so essentially, by his amiable and modest conduct as Assistant Post Master Gen eral, to Cashion the TArLon administration after the exalted model of GEORGE WASHINGTON] Leaving the General Post Office, it would repay a walk to the Treasury building, to examine the ' pipers and documents which procured the appoint ment of paAutzs B. PS.NROBE. In the enumera tion of. his claims, the signers did not forget, of course, hie agency in the re-charter of the U. S. Bank—that act of most fatal and stupendous Ini quity, which challenges a parallel in Pennsylvania politics. Lest this should fail of procuring the'ap pointment, he was no doubt next advertised as one of the surviving soldieis of the - BuckAot War, - who had fought and fled (not bled,) in an heroic attempt to "treat the elect ion as though it had never taken place." It was scarcely to be hoped, that Gen. TarLoa would; resist an application thus - formidably sus tained, for had he not solemnly promised in his InaugUral to take by the hand the men who had' shewn themselves to be "honest, and capable, and faithful to the Constitution!" not prosecute this subject—althougS it would well repay the time and trouble. But it may be well enough to Point the people of the country-;-. especially those honest Democrats, who were betrayed into the support of Gen. TAILOR by his professions of independency—to the manner in, which he is redeeming his pledges. Who are the men, upon whom he is lavishing the Executive patronage 7 Without exception, Old•fashioned Fed eralists and apostate Democrats I Apologists of Mexico and Contemners of their own Country in time of War! United States Bank and Buckshot War Heroes I They are not even the bast material of the Whig party, which has men in its ranks, wlio would, independently of political differences, dignifY and adorn official stations. A spectacle such as this, involving a most absolute and inde• fensible violation of oft reiterated pledges, can have no other effect than to animate the Democratic party to a vigorous, united and determined effort, by all the constitutional, peaceful, and honorable means in its power, to PUT DOWN 'the,man, and the adminstration, under whose auspices such gross inconsistencies are perpetrated. We hope for noth ing else, than that "the blood of the Martyrs will prove the seed of the Church." The Democratic Party. "The tree is known by its fruits." Except at few and short intervals, the Democra tic party has been in power in the General Govern. ment, and in a majority of the State Governments, ever since the adoption of the Constitution. It has been, during all this period, the instrument in the hands of Providence for moulding and fashioning this Western republic, as the plastic clay is mould ed into form and symmetry-by. the hands of the potter. It has been the Atlas, bearing upon its shoulders the burthen of the nation and all the tre mendous responsibilities included in this high trust. Had the grand experiment of free government here failed,•upon its head would the consequences have been justly chargeable. Our past and present suc cess is, therefore, eminently to be ascribed to the superior wisdom, efficacy, energy, and strength, of Democratic principles. Beginning with the admin istration of Tuossis JEFFERSON, and ending with that of JAMES K. POLK, its history abounds with undertakings and results, that have led the U. States from feeble beginnings to their present, proud and powerful place in the list of nations. The retro spect is truly glorious. It was the . Democratic party that purchased Louisiana against the most solemn protestations of the New England Federalists, who for this act de. nounced Mr. JEFFERSON. as a French Jacobin, and threatened him with impeachment, if it were not abandoned. It was the Democratic party that ori ginated, conducted, and consummated, the annexe: Lion of Texas, against the arts of England, the machinations of France, and the furious opposition of the Whigs, It was the Democratic party that without bloodshed secured the settlement of the Oregon controversy, which for more than thirty years had baffled the efforts of the most experienced ne gotiators, It was the pemoertit ie _party that acquit , ed CoNerale, the modern Ophir, whither thousands are now flocking, and where they will be sure to rear institutions consecrated to (hill and Freedom. None of these stupe n dous results would. or could Federal. bon hove achieved—fur the reason that it is too plodding, too selfish, too narrowinindett, too much absorbed in the contemplation of Cotton Factories, City Lots, Bank Charters, the price of Pig Metal, the monopoly of Trade and Commerce, and the imaginary blessings of the so-called "Home Market And our institutions, too—political, civil,- and religious—how unrivalled I Under what other Government on earth are Freedom of Thought, Speech, and of Conscience, so securely guarantied'! Here the frail armor of intolerance is severed as flax at the touch of fire. Here there are no officers of Church, or of State, to bind the human will, and eat out the substance of the people. Here canting. Hypocrisy is held in scorn, and Christ's ambassadors command respect, not on account of the coats they carry on their backs, but on account of the garments in which they have clothed their hearts. Here the School-Master is abroad, and the seeds of virtuous education are profusely scattered upon the minds of the rising generation, bringing forth good fruit, and exterminating the noxious weeds, of ignorance and prejudice. Here every man is permitted to sit under his own vine and fig tree, and to enjoy the fruits of -his own industry, without molestation, except when the Moloch of Acquisitiveness wrings from corrupt and mistaken legislation privileges at the expense of the general welfare. Here plenty crowns the work of peace with abundance, and from ten thousand sources are echoed the songs of joy and gladness. Tell, us, forsooth, that the Democratic party has exercised no agency in the production of this pic_ Lure of wide-spread Peace, Plenty, and Prosperity! Why, it has been the leaven, that has leavened the entire lump. Its policy has pervaded the body pol itic, as Mercury pervades the physical system, pen. etrating into every vein and artery. Its influence has been, and yet is, as all-pervading as the atmos phere we inhale. It has fashioned the public senti went of townships, towns, boroughs, cities, states the Union—and distant lands, groaning in oppres sion, have confessed its revivifying presence. Can the principles of a party, which has governed so long and so well, be dangerous or pernicious? Does a tree that has brought forth such good fruit, de serve to be hewn down? Men do not gather grapes from thorns, nor figs from thistles. No ! The Dem ocratic policy has endured the teste of time, and on every hand rise up the proofs of its immeasura ble superiority. And it will triumph! For a sea-. son the clouds of Error may overshadow it, but, like the Sun, it will in due time emerge in mer edian splendor, dispelling the darkness of night, and cheering the world with its vivifying beams.-- Courage, then, De-mei-ars! Our principles are as immutable as Truth itself, and they cannot long- remain under the reproach of even a seeming con demnation. DEATH or JUDGE Fox.—We regret to learn that John Fox, Esq., died at his residence in Doylestown, on Sunday morning last, a week. He was for many years a leading member of the Bar, and for several years the President Judge of that Judicial District. His age was about seventy. • ID" The " Republic" is the name of a new paper to be established at Washington, under the editorial supervision of ALEXANDER C. BDLLITT, Esq., and JOHN 0. 'SARGENT, Esq the first - number of which will be published on the 13th day, of June next. 117. Judge I..r.wts delivered an Opinion last week, affirming the right of the Manor Turnpike com pany to erect a toll gate within the chartered lim its of the city. HAVANA LOTTERT.—The drawing of the grand Royal Lottery of Havana took place on the 23d ult., the prizes ranging from $lOO,OOO to $lOOO. A Spaniard who keeps a coffee house in New Orleans drew a. $25,000 prize. " SOLITARY AND ALONE!"—The Clinton Democrat is the cnly republican journal we have seen, that opposes the election of Judges by the People. We are sorry to see it, for it is otherwise a truly sound and orthodox paper. EU . A GOOD STORY is told of a gentleman at San Francisco, - twho called on a working man to carry his trunk up from the boat, when the fellow shook a, bagof gold ht him which he held in his hand, saying: " Do you take me for a horse!" Tinielleijibroad. There can be no serious objection to extensive travelling—except it be that, like every other lux ury, it sometimes stimulates] to an insatiable pas sion, which keeps its , victims forever on the run, so that, like rolling stones, they "gather no moss.' Judicimis travelling, and with right pummel in view, doubtless i does store the mind with useful and varied knowledge, that may be turned to excellent etcount. It is to be feared, h . owever, that too many Amer ican travellers' 'proceed upon an ill digested sys tem. Their curiosity leads them to aspire after a personal observation of the customs and wonders of foreign lands, before they have formed more than a very slight acquaintance with those that . abound so pletitifully in their own. They freely commit their precious lives to the perils of a steam ship, to spend a season in the French metropolis, and to have it to say that they promenaded on the boulevards—but' they have never visited the Capitol of their own country, never looked in upon the Senate and House of Representatives, the White House, the Patent Office, and other national attrac tions, They traverse thousands of miles, to linger with poetic melancholy at the tomVot SHAKSPEAHE; or Brnosr, or Scow, but have never been able to spare a day to visit Mount Vernon, the consecra ted resting -place of the immortal WASHINGTON. Sea and land are compassed to luxuriate at Naples, and months are spent to see Vesuvius vomit up a bit of fire and smoke r but it costs too much to visit Niagara Falls, and to see how- the Wonder of Wonders tumbles its mountaindeluge into the boiling cauldron beneath. Switzerland's moun tains must be seen, but not the granite hills of New Hampshire, nor the towering Alleghenies. Distant Italy, with her blue skies and her bright sun-shine (not to speak of her moonshine,) must be gained, but there is none so poor as to do reverence to the bewitching skies and the inimitable moun tain scenery of our own majestic Susquehanna.— The praises of the Thames and the Rhine are sound ed, by those, who have never once condescended to look upon the great Father of Rivers, bearing upon his broad bosom the rich tributes of the distant and mighty West! NoW, all this, in our opinion, is an absurd mode of seeing the world, placing the beginning where should be the end But it is productive of a yet greater evil. It begets a vitiated andpernicious national sentiment. It exalts other lands, at the expense of our own. Before an American travels into the do main of King and Queencraft, let him become thoroughly familiar with the remarkable pheno mena of his own country—so that, if interrogated concerning them by a foreigner, he do not betray a lack of knowledge. We do not defend the cultiva tion of any narrow minded prejudice, which would induce a Jonathan to contend that his native moun tains measured higher, his vallies deeper, his rivers wider, or that his sun shone brighter and his thun der cracked louder, than on the other side of the Atlantic. But we would, at least, insist upon so much devotion to home productions, as to make them the starting-point of interest. -Then, it we have time and money to spare, we may properly cross the sea, and see' what is to be seen—but not before. The Off Well In Virginia. The Whig press and politicians sometimes excuse the sanguinary proscription of the TArLOII admin. Istration, by contending that they have been driven to It in self.defence, and by the exutnple of the Democrats themselves. If this were even true, It would not excuse the violation of Oen. TA YLOWIi pledges, who professed his determination to abolish, not perpetuate, old abuses, It would moreover be acting upon the law of retaliation, which is always a disgrace to men, whether in public or private life. But we find its the Richmond It:quires a list of the public officers of Virginia, with their respective salaries, which effectually disproves the allegation of the Whigs. The whole number of offices in that State is 80, with salaries, amounting in all, to $89,9.35. And how, think you, are they divided'? Why, 59 are held by Whigs, whose combined sal aries amount to, s6o 9 34l—and only 29 by Democrats, whose combined salaries amount to but $28.43931 In other words, the Whigs have two thirds of the offices, and more than two thirds of the salaries! And this in the Old Dominion, where the Democratic party has been in power from time immemorial! These facts speak volumes in behalf of the magnanimity of the Democratic party, and prove that the TAYLOR administration has not even the lame excuse of retaliation for its conduct. They dread the-Light. The extraordinary number of removals made by the Post Master General and his ready Assistant, Mr. HENRY FITZ WARREN—in the face of Gen. TAT LOA'S most - solemn pledges to the contrary—. has awakened such a profound sensation through out the country, that the executioners themselves are beginning to recoil from the work in which they are engaged. Until recently, the new appoint ments have been duly chronicled in the columns of The National Whig, and a formidable array did each day's work furnish. But to such an extent has the work of proscription been carried, that the announcement of the changes is now discontinued, and the public are not furnished with this desirable intelligence! What but a consciousness of the com mission of some deep political Wrong, could have induced such a step at the General Post Office?— They hate the light, because their deeds are evil. Old Northampton. The Democrats of Old Northampton assembled in county-meeting, at Easton, on the 19th instant, and elected H. M. MUTCHLER and E. F. BLECH, delegates to the Pittsburg 4th of July convention, without instructions. A series of truly able and eloquent resolutions, from the pen of ANDREW H. REEDER, Esq., were read and adopted. They laud in terms of deserved eulogy the patriotic course of Mr. BRODHEAD in Congress, and of Messrs. Lunn.- ENBACEI and LAUBACH, two of the three representa tives from that district—and pourtray, in glowing colors, the imbecility of the National and State administrations. The Democrats of this sterling old county declare, that defeat "has neither disheart ened or weakened them." Animated by such a spirit, the Democracy of Pennsylvania cannot fail to rise with renewed strength from the ashes of her late disaster. Who are Patriots? Notwithstanding the next October election is nearly six months distant, about half a dozen Whigs have already announced themselves as candidates for the office of County Treasurer. It speaks vol umes in favor of the disinteresiedness of the Demo- crats, that not one has as yet signified a longing for this comfortable berth. We always knew that the Whigs were greedier for office than the Democrats, and here is the proof. Canal Commissioner Col. CHAR.J.ES FReILET is announced in the Pottsville Emporium, as a candidate for Canal Corn missioner, before the Democratic State Convention which is to assemble at Pittsburg on the 4th of July next. Cola Frailey is a practical business man, and has had considerable experience in public affairs, and would make a most excellent Canal Commissioner. I:17' The friends of HENRY CLAY in New York celebrated his 72d birth day by a supper at the Appollo Saloon, and there was some hissing be tween them and the original Taylor men. We quote a couple of rather significant toasts: The late Philadelphia Convention— " Unjust decrees they make and call them just, And we submit to them—because we must." The memory of Captain John Tyler— " The evil that men do lives after them." DrpLoms.Tre.—The post of Charge d'Affaires to Bogota has been tendered to Dr. Thomas M. Foote, of Buffalo, the New York papers say. The School - Law , .The editor of the West Chesser Village 'Record, who was a member of the last Legislature and is hence familiar with the subject, furnishes the, fol• lowing synopsis of alterations in the School Law. There are others, but these are the Principal: The Directors are empowered to levy a tax sufficient to - keep the Schools open not more than ten months in each year. The Schools are required to be kept open, at least four months in each year. The Treasurer of the School fund is made the Collector of School taxes. The Collector is to fix a time and place, when and where he will receive the School taxes, and is to receive two per cent. for collecting. It it is not paid at the time designated, the Constable Is to collect it. Sub Districts are not interfered with—where the Committee of a subdistrict, and the Directors die' agree in the employment of a teacher, the people of she subdistrict have the right to elect a teacher, who must, however, have been first examined by the Directors. All monies subject to taxation for State and County purpose, are made subject to School tax. The State. appropriation of two hundred thous• and dollars is continued, but it is not made the basis of taxation. The people do not vote on the question of taxa. tion. The Superintendent is required to furnish to each School a copy of the new Map of the state of Pennsylvania—large size. Gratuitous Advertising. No class of the community is more severely taxed, not for the public, but for individual good, than newspaper publishers. The N. Y CoMmercial sets forth the case in the following article—every word of which is literally true : Every body knows, or ought to know, that the publishing business is one of large expense—em ploying a great number of persons and an extensive capital, that every paragraph set up costs a certain sum of money in the composition, or setting up of the type, and occupies a certain space which ought to yield its proportion of income to the proprietors. Every body knows, too, that the main source of this income is the portion of the sheet devoted to advertisements, and that to ask a gratuitous inser tion of an advertisement, or a communication, or an editorial notice, to serve in the place of one, is literally asking the publisher to incur an expense of one dollar or more without making him a farth ing in return. It is to all intents and purposes asking him to take a sum of money from his pocket and present it to the applicant. Yet this thing is done every day, and many times a day; and that too by men who have no earthly claim on the charity of the 'publisher, and who can much better afford than he can to disburse the money—without adverting to the fact that the object of the advertisement or com munication, is to promote their interest, and not that of the publisher. There are scores of persons who would never dream of walking in to a tailor's shop and asking fur the gift of a waistcoat, or into a hatter's'and begging to be favored free gratis, with a hat, yet can see no impropriety in calling upon the publisher for the gratuitous announcement of a course of lec tures or a patent fly trap, or any other notion, in the bringing: of which before the public they happen to have an interest. News from California. The newspapers from both extremes of the Union teem with letters and papers from San Francisco and other ports on the Pacific. We have given a condensation of every thing new from that quarter, and should like to give in detail many of the nu merous well-written letters we meet, but as this is impossible, we do the next best, give what we think is their most interesting items: The Baltimore papers of a late date state that Mr, Wetherford, of that city, en extensive western trader, Informs them that In San. Francisco there had been great speculative movements In property, which had gdne up to high prices. The want of an organized government wee, however, severely felt, and tended to check the enterprise of the pea bde, Goods of all kinds were selling at fair prices; ut as accounts had been received of contemplated shipments from the United States, a great decline in the price of almost every thing was looked for, and It was confidently expected that prices would be us low as they are in this country. It was estimated at San Francisco that about four millions of dollars worth of gold had been collected up to the time Mr. Wethered left there. The facilities for making the gold dust available in Valparaiso, by getting exchange on the Bank of England, has turned nearly the whole of it, thus far, to England. Mr. Wethered thinks the only way our Government can derive any benefit from the gold region, will be to establish a Mint, and charge a per centage for coining. The mode of getting to the mines, is first to go by water to Suter's landing, 180 miles—freight $2, SO per hundred pounds, passage $10; thence by wagon, GO miles—freight s2oas2s per hundred fiounds; thence, by pack mules ' up the mountains to the various diggins. Mr. W. travelled thirty days through the mining country aed found gold every where, and is of the opinion that it extends for 500 miles. He saw samples of the gold found in Oregon. which appears similar to that found in scales in California. Cheering from Indiana ; An intelligent politician in Indiana writes to the IVashiiigton Union, that the Democrats are sure to gain two members of Congress from that State, in the districts represented in the last Congress by EMBREE and Dame . (whigs,) with a fair prospect of gaining another in Sierra's district. Should' these anticipations be realized, there is every reason to believe that the next House of Representatives, like the Senate, will be composed of Democratic majorities. Such a result, until recently, was wholly unexpected, and if it comes to pass, will be in a great measure attributable to the proscriptive course of the National administration. The poi- soned chalice will then be commended to its own lips. The Rich Men of BoSton Bostsn is prolific of rich men, though how they make their money might surprise the common sense of our grand-lathers. The folks in Boston pay taxes based on the amount of property they possess, and we see that no less than one hundred and eighteen citizens admit themselves to be worth between one and two hundred thousand dollars! Twenty-eight persons pay a value between two and three hundred thousand! Twelve pay on a value of between three and four hundred thousand! Four pay on between five and six hundred thousand! and the following pay taxes on the amount set opposite to their names, viz :—Peter C. Brooks, $1,324,200; Abbott Law rence, $950, 400; Jonathan Philips, $633,000; R. G. Shaw, $.716, 500; John D. Williams, $785,200. Boston, for its population, is without doubt one of the wealthiest cities in the Union. Fifty years ago there probably was not one of its inhabithnts worth $lOO,OOO. A Good Definition A New York cotemperary defines a journal of the right kind, as " pne in which the father and mother of an interesting family can put perfect confidence, without first critically examining it, to see whether it be freighted with the deadliest moral poison, as it enters the domestic Eden. It is one from which is carefully excluded every sentiment which inight, by its impropriety, raise upon the pure, unsullied cheek of modesty and chastity the slightest blush of conscious shame." Law LATIN is expurgated from all legal pro. ceedings in New York. A recent act of Assembly "Where a defendant is about toleave the State, whereby the rights of the plaintiff may be impaired an order of "No Go" may be granted, and this shall be a substitute for the writ heretofore known as the writ of "ne exeat." • The new legal expression "no go," when first heard in court, put Judges and Lawyers into a high state of merriment. They will soon get accus tooled to it, as to everything else. CALIFORNIA MOVEMENT AT THE SOUTH.-A Mr. Robert R. Howard, of Georgia, proposes to form an association of three to five hundred young men to emigrate to California this Spring, each member of the company to take with him at least one and not more than four male slaves. The company are to go prepared to protect themselves and prop erty, and provisioned for six month or a year after their arrival in California.. . • COMMON SCHOOL NATIONAL CONVENTION. To the friends , of general Education • in Lancaster County: The Board of Directors of the Common Schools of the City of Lancaster, at a stated meeting held on l the 17th instant, tutanimouly adopted the fol lowing preamble and resolutions: 'Whereas: a large number 'of the most distin guished and influential advocatesof Common Schools, in many of the States of the Union, have recom mended the holding of a Nstional Convention, to promote the spread-and improvement of the system : Resolved, That the members of this Board warm ly approve of the design to hold a National Con. vention of the friends of Common School Education, in the city of Philadelphia, on the 22nd of August next; and from their - central position deem it pro. per to adopt measures to cause the county of Lan caster to be represented therein. Resolved, That the President and Secretary of this Board be requested to consult with other friends of the good cause; and issue a call either for, a county meeting or convention as may seem most expedient at such times, previous to the 4th of July next, in the City of,Lancaster, as they, may think suitable; and that they recommend to the other counties the City of Lancaster as a suitable place, and the 4th of July as the meet proper time for the meeting of the State Convention. In compliance with the Resolutions ; and after consultation with a number of persons friendly to the object, the undersigned respectfully request you to assemble at tlio Court House in the City of Lancaster, at 10 o'clock A. M., on Saturday, 26th of May, 1849, in General County Meeting for the purpose of appointing the usual number of dele gates to represent this County in the State Conven tion, which is to meet on the Fourth of July next, at such place as the committee of arrangements at Philadelphia may designate. Should Lancaster city be ultimately fixed on, as the place of meeting of the State Convention, the undersigned feel as sured that the delegates will receive a hearty recep tion from the citizens generally; and that the presence of the Convention will extend a most salutary influence in favor of the good cause upon a county containing the largest agricultural popu lation in the State. The undersigned will not now enlarge upon the reasons in favor of the proposed convention. They must be obvious to every reflecting mind. They would however respectfully call the attention to the large number of respectable and influential names attached to the call of the National Conven tion, which you will find published in the news papers. A project emanating from such a source is neither likely to fail in causing the assemblage of a full convention, nor in prdducing great benefits by its deliberations. Signed GEO. M. STEINMAN, Pres't. J. ZIMMERMAN, Sec'y. Lancaster, April 21, 1849. New Post-Masters. W. R. W'Rea, Salisbury, Lancaster County Hiram Evans, Beartown, " Charles Reed, Greene, G. W. Compton, Churchtown, Thomas H. Sill, Erie, Henry Rhoads, Reading. R. Guthrie, New Bloomfield. Gideon M, Shoop, Danville. W. It Gardener, Berwick, Joseph Gillespie, Carbondale, Samuel Calderwood, Mill Hall; Commliodonor of Indian Ai!Ulm WANIIINAVON, April 31, 1 P. M, ft la reported, on good authority, that Colonel Doniphan, of Missouri, has been appointed COM misoloner of Indian Alibirs. 11:7 - Some person asked CHARLES James Fox what was the meaning of that passage in the Psalms —"He clothed himself with cursing, like as with a garment." "The meaning," said he, "I think is clear enough ; the man had a habit of swearing." LEATHER INSPECTOR.--•ThB Governor hes ap- pointed JOHN A. BECHTEL, of Pinegrove, Schuylkill county, Inspector of Leather for the city and county of Philadelphia. ID" Gen. 3. A. QUITMAN hss been nominated for Governor of Mississippi, by a Democratic meeting in Lowndes county. CUTTING DOWN.—The city council of Albany, have reduced the salary of the Mayor from $lOOO to $4OO. BEGINNING EARLY.—At the celebration of Hen ry Clay's birth day in New York, one gentleman nominated him for the Presidency in 1852. HABITUAL CONSTIPATION, BAD DIGESTION, Want of Appetite, Extreme Flatulency, Head- Ache, General Suffering. DR. S. 0. RICHARDSON : DEAR SIR :—I should not feel myself justified if I did not inform you of the benefits I have received from the use of your valu able medicine. I must confess my belief that if I hz.d not taken your Bitters I should not have lived until this time; but I am happy to think I ever began the use of it. The last time I called upon you was August 25th, and since that time, by the use of your medicine, as directed, I have been re lieved of my former complaints. In fact, my health has not been so good for five years as it is at the present time. But I must keep some of the Bitters by me if I wish to continue in good health. Please send me,, on receipt of this, a package as before and I am ever yours, with due respect. R. V . Berwick, Me., Dec. 28, 1849. For sale by J. GISH & BRO:, Booksellers, and J. F. LONG, Druggist, North Queen Street, and by Druggists, Apothecaries, and Traders throughout the United States. MARRIAGES: On Tuesday, the 17th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Barton, Robert McCulloch to Frances S. Scott, all of Fulton township, this county. On the 17th instant, by the Rev. R. S. Wagner, John Hershey to Mary Witmyer, both of Penn twp. On the 17th inst., by the Rev. J. C. Baker, Benj. F. Groff, of Upper Leacock, to Nancy Pontions, of East Lampeter. On the . 19th inst., John Stauffer to Sarah Wells, both of Salisbury. In Washington City, on the 17th inst., by Rev. S. Payne, D. D., Rector of St. John's Church, R. K. STONE, M. D.,to MARGARET F., daughter of Taos. Rxrcittr, 1., editor of the Union, all of that city. On the 15th inst., by Rev. Mr. Heiner, GEonoz WILSON to MARIA A., daughter of the late Roos Simpson, of Lancaster, Pa. DEATHS. On the 13th instant, at Fitler's Green, Elizabeth Hamilton, aged 72 years, 10 months and 20 days. On the 15th inst., in this city, Emma Dorothea, youngest daughter of Dr. Baer, of Millerstown, aged S months and I day. On Monday, the 23d instant, in this city, of croup, Silas McGlinn, youngest son of Henry and Christi anna Young, in the eighth month of his age. E. M. HAMBRIGHT, MERCHANT TAILOR, Nremoved hie establishment from his old II stand to one door below COOPERS, directly opposite the Lamb Tavern, where he keeps con stantly on band Clothe, Cassimeres, Vesting', &c., which he is prepared, to make up for customers, after the newest and moat approved fashions. He is thankful for past favors, and will be grateful for a continuance of public patronage april 24 To Hatters and Others. JUST received 200 gallona Lock , s Superior Alco hol. Also: Gum Shellac, Extract of Logwood, Verdigriss, Galls, Salt of Tartar, White Glue, Aqua Fortis, Quicksilver, &c. For sale at low rates at JOHN F. LONG'S Drug and Chemical Store, No. 8 N, Queen at. april 24 3t-13 RoussePs Fine Extracts. JUST received a supply of Ronson; Fine Es tracts for the Handkerchief, consisting oC Patch oully, Jenny Lind, Jockey Club, Violet, Germaniacum, Sweet Brier, Mill l ower, Reseda, &c. For sale at JOHN F. LONG'S Drug and Chemical Store, No. S N. Queen at. april 94 8t43 SPANGLER & BROTHER, respectfully inform the citizens of Lancaster city and county, that they have just opened in the now building of Bawl Fagan, dec , d, and immediately adjoining VFentz , s, Store, in North Queen street, the most BEAUTIFUL ...ASSORTMENT OF BOOKS .111 VD STATIONERY ever offered in this city. Amongst which will be found splendid Library, as well as elegant and Fancy Editions of all the standard Poets; .besides' all the standard Miscellaneous, Classical, Theolo gical, Medical, and School Books of various binding and prices; together with a general assortment of BLANK BOOKS AND STATIONERY. S. & B. bog leave to call the attention, of the Lathes especially, to their well selected stock of Pine and Flincy Stationery : such as glit k embossed, and mourning Note Paper, with Envel opes to corroepond I fine French race, blue and white, plain and' gilt etter paper, gold and stool Pone, pen-holdall, splendid Act! and pearl card cases, papeterits, fine pocket books, superior pan knivoe i also, Magn(ticent Clasped Velvet Bibles and Prayer Books. New Muste.—All the New Music received as loon as published. Also all the Cheap Publications, as well as the Weekly and Dally City Paper.. Having purchased their stock entirely for Cnett, and principally at the Trade Sale, they are prepar ed to sell at the very lowest. rates. All that they ask is, that the public will call and examine their stock before purchasing elsewhere. All Orders that may be forwarded to our es tablishment for 800k5,&c., &c., will be promptly attended to. SPNGLR & BROTHER, Fagan'e new building, North Queen et. 13-tf Sign of the BIG PANTS, North Queen St., nearly opposite Michael's Hotel. GNO. SPURRIER, thankful to his friends and the public lbr past favors, would inform them, that he has a very large stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING of his own manufacture,' which he can warrant to be well-made and of good material. His stock of aortas, CAssnumar.s, and VESTINGS, is large and selected with care, which he will make up to order for those who prefer leaving their measure. He has also a very large assortment of FINE SHIRTS, SHAMS and COLLARS, and a beautiful assortment of Fancy Silk 'Cravats, all of which he will sell at the lowest prices. Remember his 'Clothing is of his own manufacture, and being a practical Tailor, he can warrant them well-made. Don't mistake the place. -Look out for the BIG PANTS, then you are right. - GEO. SPURRIER, Tailor. 3m-13 April 24, 1849 SADDLE, HARNESS AND TRUNK At the well-known Establishment, corner of Cenire Square and East King St., Lancaster. THE subscribers beg leave to return their thanks for the very liberal patronage which they have received, since they have been in business, and would remind their customers and the public that they are prepared to accommodate them on the most reasonable terms, with the following articles: Patent Steel Spring Saddles, Quilted Ted Colored and plain Saddles, of • the best quality; Carriage, Gig and Sulkey Harness; Self-adjusting Pads of every description; Carriage, Trotting, Sulkey and Riding Whips of every style. Water Proof, and an extensive assortment of Iron bound, Box, Valliese, Hair and Travelling Trunks, Travelling Bags and Ladies' Satchels;'. Buffalo Robes, Horse Covers, and Hobby Horses and a great variety of articles too numerous to mention. They are also agents for Seitz's Patent Safety Bridle Bit. • Just received a very large assortment of Fix NETS, of the most approved styles. Every article in their line will be furnished at the lowest prices, and all kinds of COUNTRY PRODUCE taken in exchange. E. SCHAFFER & - SON. N. B. E. S. & Son have a large tmeortment of their moat approved WAoOI4 WWII% april 719 riIHE subscriber hire placed on the Philadelphia 1, and Coulumbla Railroad an entire new line. of Care, which lbr Wegener , of nonstruntion, beauty of finish, and general romlhrt and convenience, have never boon equalled by those of any other line on the road. The care are from the celebrated menu thatory of Bette, Harlan & Hollingsworth, of Wil mington, Del., and were built expressly for this line, which is intended as an accommodation to the travelling community along the Philadelphia and Columbia Railway. While the proprietor returns his sincere thanks to his old friends for the liberal manner in which they have heretofore sustained him, he hopes the New Enterprise, determined as he is to carry it out, will meet their approbation, as well as that of the public generally. The services of Capt. W. A. Hambright, who is well known as an able and effi cient conductor, have been engaged; and as the proprietor intends giving it his personal attention, he is warranted in saying, every thing that can, will be done to promote the comfort of the passengers. Determined to please all, he asks but a fhir trial for the new line. Passengers will be taken on and left off at any point along the road. i Orrrcra f John Barr's Rota!, Columbia, ICor. of Bth and Market, Phila. Leave Columbia at S o'clock, A. M., and Phila delphia at 11, A. M. • ' Confectionary and Millinery. MRS. H. KEFFER respectfully informs the public that she will continue the Confection ary and Fruit business at the old and well-known stand of her deceased husband, Benj. F. Keffer, No. 6 East King Street, where she will constantly keep on hand a large assortment of CANDIES, CAKES, FRUIT, 4c., of the best and most approved kinds. She hopes that the patronage so liberally bestowed upon her late husband will be extended towards her. CANDIES Wholesale 12i cts; Retail 20 cts. MRS. H. KEFFER still continues the Millinery business in all its branches, and, has just returned from Philadelphia with a large and beautiful sssortment of Silk Casing Bonnets, of newest patterns, and a general assortment of Straw Bonnets, Flowers, Ribbons,&c.; which she offers for sale upon the most lieral terms. Bonnets whitened as heretofore in the best manner and upon liberal terms. [april.24-tf-13 Plainfield Classical Academy, NEAR CARLISLE, PA. R. *HITEHEAD. TEE Sixth Session of this Institution will com mence on Monday, May 7th. The situation is retired, the accommodations ample, and the course of instruction extensive, thorough and practical. A few more students will bereceived to complete the number to which the Schtiol is limited. TERMS. Tuition, Board, &c. per session Latin or Greek, French or German, Instrumental Music, Circulars and other particulars given by R. K. BURNS, Carlisle A circular can be seen at this office april 24 SEALED proposals for building a Bridge across Muddy creek, between East Cocalico and Eph rata townships, at or near John Frey's Mill, will be received at the Commissioner's office at Lancaster, until 2 o'clock P. M., on Monday the 7th day _of May. The plan and specifications can be seen at the office at any time previous to the letting. JOHN LANDES, JOHN WITMER, JOHN MUSSLEMAN, april 24-td-13] Commissioners. - - Lancaster Savings Institution. THE Stockholders are hereby notified that agree ably to the provision of the act incorporating this Institution, the annual election for seven Trus tees, will be held at the Banking House in this city, bn Saturday, the 6th of May next, at 7 o'clock P. M. By order of the Board. Willow Street Turnpike Road. NOTICE is hereby given that the Commissioners named in the act of Assembly, incorporating the " Willow Street Turnpike Road Company," will open Books for receiving subscriptions to the capital stock of said company, on Monday, the 21st of May next, at the public house of John M'Cart ney, in Conestoga township, and at.the office of W. Carpenter, in North Queen street, Lancaster, which will be kept open for five successive days, from 9 o'clock A. M. till 3 o'clock P. M. of each day. Two of the Commissioners will be in attendance at each place to receive subscriptions. By order of the Commissioners. td-13 JONAS D. BACHMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW: Office in Market Square, in the room lately occupied by G. W. M'Elroy, Egg april 24 '49 OFFICE—North Queen Street, first door to the right of John F. Long'a Drug Store. All kinds of Conveyancing, writing Wills, Deeds, Mortgages, Accounts, &c., will be attended to with correctness and despatch, April 3, 049 Books for the Million. TO THE LADIES Cheap Clothing Store: WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MANUFACTORY Hamilton's Opposition. PAUL HAMILTON. 013 To Contractors. CHAS. BOUGHTER, Treasurer. td-13 Geo. W. Hunter, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Honor to whom Honor Is due. NOT LEFT LANCASTER YET!. HE subscriber would say to the Agricultural 1 part of the community that he feels thankful for the patronage which he has received for the last sixteen yeah; and in particular for the last eight years in Lancaster, Pa. The subscriber; after a' series of years experi-. meeting, has invented the greatest 'improvement in' Grain loan' or Winnowing Mills in the Milted States to his knowledge, and does its work better; faster, cheaper and cleaner than any other. 1 can take half a bushel of cheat, half a bushel of cockle, and mix it with one peck of wheat, and in one cleaning take all the filth out and make it perfectly clean for seed. For fast cleaning, I can give thousands of certificates and recommendations from the greatest farmers in the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. I have also sent a few that were ordered to Ohio and North Carolina. In 07 minutes my Conibined Patent Mill chaffed 107 .bushels of wheat—and others I can give who say they have chuffed 1000 Mullein per day—Mr. Holcom, Delaware; and Mr. Thomas Ward, Cecil Co., Md. Otr One handbills for the Cut or Drawing, and the Seal of t h e Patent Office affixed. N. IL—lle has only ono shop in Lancaster City, Pa. Mind tha brick shop and the Hopper on the sign, half a square from the Railroad, opposite Moderwelifs Warehouse, North Queen st., where he makes and has on hand an assortment of WIND MILLS, of different sizes and prices, and of the latest approved patent. His Fans have taken the premium at 16 different exhibitions of Farming Implements; Six of Which premiums and two silver medals were awarded last fall, viz : The Philadelphia Agricultural Society, at the Rising Sun, on the 6th of October, 1848; the New Castle Agricultural Society, October 11th; the Mount Holly (N. J.) Society, October 11th ; at Newtown, Bucks county, .Pa., October 11th; at Jeffersonville, Montgomery county, Pa., October 18th; Maryland State Agricultural Society, held at Baltimore, on the 9th and 10th of November, 1848 ; a Silver Medal from the Franklin Institute on the 27th of October, 1848; and one from the Society at Easton, Eastern Shore Maryland, about the 17th of November last. The committees of the several societies, state in their report that they consider these Fans a 'very complete and excellent machine,' deserving the attention of every Farmer. If necessary he can give 4500 recommendations from Farmers in Lancaster, Berke, Lebanon, Dau phin, York, Perry, Cumberland, Chester, Delaware, Franklin, Bucks, Montgomery, and hiladelphia Counties, and in the States of'Delaware, Maryland, and part of New Jersey. Kr The undersigned also ham shops at New Hope, Bucks Co., Pa., and Elkton, Cecil Co., Md. All Mills manufactured by me have my name'on them. I now offer to the public to sell- Patent Rights on reasonable terms, as have the whole United States to sell, and being.engaged in other business I cannot leave home to sell them. Great inducements are now offered to agents to sell Rights. In this way the public would be more benefitted by Improved Fan. The public are cautioned against buying Mills of any men, purporting to be mine, unless my name is on them, as I intend to proceed against all who buy and' use my Patent Fans, without having my name and address stamped upon then]. There are a number of por:ons making these Fans who have no right. Be careful from whom you purchase. Direct to me, Lancaster City Post Office, Lancas ter County, Penti , a. JOHN BAMBOROUGH, Patentee: Patented March 20, 1847. N. B.—l would hereby caution the public not to trust any of my agents on my account, as I mill not pay any such debts; this has , been my practice tbr the last sixteen years. April 24, '49 Is a selbty Bridle Hit Invented and dirdedired by Mr. Henry Neils, of Marietta, Pa, 'Phis flit is espeeted to superffeile eventually all, others, either for riding or driving, combining, as It doe., the common snaffle, HO arranged with the pulley, as to give any person perfect power over the most vicious or frightened horse. It obviates the objec tions made to the Severn bits now in use, which from their painfld action, often make a spirited horse rear, kick and try to run away. Thia bit is pleasant in its action on the mouth, causing no pain whatever, and has the r..9uinito power when wanted —no horse having been found able to resist it. Tho operation is as follows: The rein is hooked firmly to the saddled at A, passing through the loop C, into the bit over the roller at 11, and securing it fact to the ring D, which prevents it from drawing back hod forms the check rein now in use, and to which the driving reins are buckled and pass back to the driver. For horseback, the loops and rings are dispensed with, the rein being continuous, form ing two reins, one of which in thrown over the saddle horn or strapped to the pummel, and the other to the ridoesdhand—both reins can pass thr,' the rings of a martingale. For ladies it is particu larly recommended on actount of its safety and power, as a horse is by no means able to throw his head sufficiently low to kick. For double harness the reins should pass from the let horse over to the bit of the 2nd, through - the bit and back to the the saddle piece at G, of the let horse—platting the reins as they cross each other between the horses. Horses have been successfully driven with this bit, that were set aside as beyond management as harness horses with ordinary severe bits, from the habit or invariable practice of running away in spite of the utmost endeavors of their driver—now they are good and serviceable homes. The Bite are manufactured only by HALDEMAN & SEITZ, of Marietta, Pa., who will attend to all orders concerning the sale of the same. The patent right of this invention has been secured, and it is coming fast into use. April 24, A Supplement TO the Ordinance entitled An Ordinance for raising a Sinking Fund, passed January 2nd, 1544, and for increasing the Bond and Salary of the Treasurer.-- SEC. I. BE IT ordained and enacted by the citi zens of Lancaster, in Select and Common Councils assembled : That from.and after the passage of this ordinance, the Finance Committee shall by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the city of Lancaster, and shall have the management and con trol of the affairs of said fund. And it shall be their duty to direct the investment in the bonds consti tuting the funded debt of the City, of all appropria tions that are now or hereafter shall be made to the Sinking Fund, and also of the interest accruing upon the bonds belonging to said fund. All bonds and monies now held by the Committee of Finance for the use of the Sinking Fund; and all bonds which may hereafter be purchased by the Commis sioners of the Sinking Fund, shall be deposited in the custody of the Treasurer of the city of Lancaster. SEC. 11. Over the face of each and every bond - belonging to the Sinking Fund, the Mayor shall write the following words: "Transferred to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. Note.—Re issuable." $50,00 5,00 5,00 10,00 SEC. 111. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive and hold all bonds and monies, belonging to the 'Sinking Fund, and to keep a distinct and sepa rate account thereof, in a book opened for that purpose. At least twice in each year, he shall pre sent to Councils a 'detailed statement of the Condi tion and increase of the Sinking Fund,--said report having been previously thereto, examined and ap proved by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. Sec. IV. The bond required to be given by the City Treasurer under the Ordinance of May 19th, 1818, shall be in the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars. SEc. V. For the true and faithful performance by the Treasurer or the duties which are now or may hereafter be imposed upon him, lie shall be allowed an annual compensation of Two Hundred Dollars. Ordained and enacted into a law at the City of Lancaster, on the 20th day of April, A.D., 1849 WM. MATHIOT, Pres't C. C. Attest : JAB. C. CARPENTER, Clerk C. C. NEWTON LIGHTNER, Pres't S. C JANES BLACK, Clerk S. C, April 24, '49 THE DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSURANCE Co. MAKE INSURANCE AGAINST LOSS OR DAMAGES BY FIRE ON BUILDINGS, AND OTHER PROPERTY ON THE MOST REASONABLE CONDITIONS. WM. MARTIN, President. RICHARD NEWBOLD, Secretary. JOHN ZIMMERMAN, Agent. North Queen Street, Lancaster. 3m-b1 January 23, 1849 Strasburg Academy. THIS Institution has been in successful operation al under the care of the present Principal for the last ten years. The whole expenses per session of 5 months $56,00. The Summer session will com mence on the let Monday of May. For circulars, reference, &c., address M'CARTER, Principal. march 20 . ' td-8 Removal. lE. HIESTER, Attorney at Law , Has removed to the Office hitherto occupied , by Judge ChMxtpneys, a few doors west Of the Lan caster County . Bank, in East King Street. April 11, l3m-10 JOHN BA M BOROUGH. •3t-13
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