Wt)t Lancaster fnldltanuxi:
VOL. L.
Jutelligeuter fc Journal.
PUBLISHED EY2HY TUESDAY MOBXISG.
BY GEO.'SAN OERSON.
TERMS:
Sdbscejftion. —Two dollars per annum, payable
in advance; two twenty-five, if not paid within
six months; and two fifty, if not paid within the
year. No subscription discontinued until all ar
rearages are paid, unless at the option of the
Editor.
Advebtisements. —Accompanied by the
not exceeding one square, will be inserted three
times for one dollar, and twenty-five cents foreach
additional insertion. Those of a greater length
in proportion.
Job Pbiitting. —Such as Hand Bills, Posting Bills,
"Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., executed
with accuracy and at the shortest notice.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE.
I Fellow-citizens of the Senate
and 'House of Representatives :
1 Sixty years have elapsed since the establish
j ment of this Government, and the Congress of
the United States again assembles, to legislate
for an empire of freemen. The predictions of
evil prophets, who formerly pretended to fore
tell the downfall of our institutions, are now
remembered only to be derided, and the United
States of America, at'this moment, presents to
the world the most stable aud permanent Gov
ernment on earth.
Such is the result of the labors of those who
have gone before us. Upon Congress will emi
nently depend the future maintenance of our
system of free government, and the transmis
sion of it, unimpaired, to posterity.
IfcWe are at peace with all the world, and seek
to maintain our cherished relations of amity
with the rest of mankind. During the past
•year, wo have peen blessed by a kind Provi
dence, with an abundance of the fruits of the
earth; and, although the destroying angel, for
a time, visited extensive portions of our terri
tory with the ravages of a dreadful pestilence,
yet, the Almighty has at length deigned to stay
hie hand, and to restore the inestimable bless
ing of general health to a people who have ack
nowledged his power, deprecated his wrath,
and implored his merciful protection.
While enjoying the benefits of amicable in-
with foreign nations, we have not
been insensible to the distractions and wars
which have prevailed in other quarters of the
world. It is a proper theme of thanksgiving
to H.m who rules the destinies of nations, that
we have been able to maintain, amidst .all these
contests, an independent and neutral position
towards all beligereat powers.
Our relations with Great Britain are of the
most friendly character. In consequence of the
recent alteration of the British navigation acts,
British vessels, from British and other foreign
ports, will, (under our existing laws,) after
the first day of January next, be admitted to
entry in our ports, with.cargoes of the growth,
manufacture, or production of any part of the
' world, on the same terms, as to duties, imposts,
and charges, as vessels of the United States
with their cargoes; and our vessels will be ad
mitted to the same advantages in British ports,
, entering therein on the same terms'as British
vessels. Should no order in council disturb
this legislative Arrangement, the late act of the
British Parliament, by which Great Britain is
brought within the terms proposed by the act
"of Congress of the Ist of March, 1817, it is
hoped, will be productive of the benefit to both
countries.
A slight interruption of diplomatic inter
course, which occurred between this Govern
ment and France, I am*happy to say, has been
terminated, and our Minister there has been
received. It is therefore unnecessary to refer,
now, to the circumstances which led to that in
terruption. I need not express to you the sin
cere which we shall welcome.-,
the arrival of another Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary from a sister re
public, to which we have so long been, and still
remain, bound by the strongest ties of amity.
Shortly after 1 had entered upon the dis
charge of the Executive duties, I was apprized
that a war-steameK, belonging to the German
Empire, was being fitted out in the harbor of
New York, -with the aid of some of our- naval
officers, rendered under the permission of the
late Secretary of the Navy. This permission
was granted during an armistice between that
Empire and the Kingdom of Denmark, which 1
had been engaged in the Schleswig-Holstein
war. Apprehensive that this act of interven
tion, on our part, might be viewed as a viola
tion of our neutral obligations, incurred by the
treaty with Denmark, and of the provisions of
the act of Congress of'the 20tli of April, 1818,
I directed that no further aid should be render
ed by any agent or officer of the Navy; and I
instructed the Secretary of State tp apprize
the Minister of the German Empire accredited
to this Government, of my determination to
execute the law of the United States, and to
maintain the faith of treaties with all nations.
The correspondence which ensued between the
Department of State and the Minister of the
German Empire, is herewith laid before you.
The execution of the law and the observance
of the treaty were deemed by me to be due to
the honor of the country, as well as to the sa
cred obligations of the Constitution. I shall
not fail to pursue the same course, should a
similar case arise with any other nation.
Having avowed the opinion, on taking the
oath of office, that, in disputes between con
flicting foreign governments, it is our interest,
not-less than our duty, to remain strictly neu
tral, I shall not abandon it. You will perceive,
from the correspondence submitted to you*
in connexion with this subject, that the
course adopted in this case has been properly
regarded by the belligerent powers interested
in the matter. ;
Although a Minister of the United States to
the German Empire was appointed by my pre
decessor in August, 1848, and, has, for a long
time, been in attendance, at Frankfort-on-the-
Maine; and although a Minister, appointed to
Represent that Empire, was received and ac
credited here, yet no such Government as that
of the German Empire has been definitely con
stituted. Mr. Donelaon, our representative at
Frankfort, remained there several months, in
the expectation that a union of the German
States, under one constitution or form of gov
ernment, might, at length, be organized. It
is believed, by those well acquainted with the
existing relations between Prussia and the
States of Germany, that no such union can be
permanently established without her co-opera
tion. In the event of the formation of such a
union, and the organization of a central power
in Germany, of which she should form a part
it would become necessary to withdraw our
Minister at Berlin; but while Prussia exists
aa an independent kingdom, and diplomatic re
lations are maintained with her, there can be
no necessity for the continuance of the mission
to Frankfort. I have, therefore, recalled Mr
Ponelson, and directed the archives of the'le-
Frankfort, to be transferred to the
American legation at Berlin.
Having been apprized that a considerable num
ber of adventurers were engaded in fitting out a mil
itary expedition, within the United States, against
a foreign country ; and believing, from the beat in
formation that I could obtain, that it was destined
to invade the island of Cuba, I deemed it due to the
friwidly relations existing between the United States
*nd Spain; to the treaty between the two nations :
to the laws of the U. States, and, above all, to the
American honor, to exert the lawful authority of
this Government in suppressing the expedition and
preventing the invasion. To this ena, I issued a
Brojdmmion, enjQimng it upon the officers of the
V“'“yd and military, to i,se all lawful
meant mthm their power. A copy 0 f that proela
mation is herewith submitted. Ae expedition has
been suppressed. So long as the aetoffc o nere«s of
the Uw °/ A P 1 ’ °, wes its existence* to
the law of nations and to the policy of Washington
himself, shall remain on our statute book, I hold it
*t° htf 1116 ° f thS ExSClrti7e faU kfully to obey
WI4IO. this expedition was in progress, I was
informed that a foreigner, who claimed our pro
jection, had - been clandestinely, and, as was
supposed, forpibly, carried off in a vessel from
Itew Qrleans to the inland of Cuba. I immedi
ately caused such steps to be taken as I thought
necessary, in case the information I had receiv
ed should.prpye correct, to vindicate the honor
of the country, and the right of every person
seeking dh' asylum on our soil to the protection
of our laws. The person alleged to have been
abdooted was- promptly restored, and the cir
fametaupes of the case are now about to under
go an before a judicial tribunal.—
I would respectiully suggest, that although the
crime charged to have been-committed in this
case is held odious as being in conflict with our
opinions on the subject of national sovereignty
and personal freedom, there prohibition of
it, or punishment for it, provided in any act of
Congress. The expediency of supplying this
defect in our criminal code is therefore recom
mended to your consideration.
I have scrupulously avoided any interference
in the wars and contentions which have recent
ly distracted Europe.
During the late conflict between Austria and
Hungary, there seemed to be a prospect that
the latter might become an independent nation.
However faint that prospect at the time appear
ed, I thought it my duty, in accordance with
the general sentiment of the American people,
who deeply sympathised with the Magyar pa
triots,.to 3tand prepared, upon the contingency
of the establishment by her of a permanent go
vernment, to be the first to welcome independ
ent Hungary into the family of Nations. For*
this purpose, I invested an agent, then in Eu
rope, with power to declare our willingness
promptly to recognize her independence in the
event of her ability to sustain it. Thu power
ful intervention of Russia, in the contest, extin
guished the hopes of the struggling Magyars.—
The United States did not, at any, time inter
fere in the contest; but the feelings of the na
tion were strongly enlisted in the cause, and by
the sufl'erings of a brave people, who had made
a gallant though unsuccessful effort to be free.
Our claims upon Portugal have been, during
the past year, prosecuted with renewed vigor,
and it has been my object to employ every ef
fort of honorable diplomacy to procure their ad
justment. Our late Charge d’Affaires*at Lis
bon, the Hon. Geo. W. Hopkins, made an able
and energetic, but unsuccessful offort to settle
these unpleasant matters of controversy, and
to obtain indemnity for the wrongs which were
die subjects of complaint. Our present Char
ge d’Affairea at that court will, also, bring to
the prosecution of these claims ability and zeal.
The revolutionary and distracted condition of
Portugal in past times, has represented as
one of the leading causes of her delay in indem
nifying our suffering citizens. But I must now
say, it is matter of profound regret .that these
cl iims have not yet been settled. The omis
sion of Portugal to do justice to the American
claimants has now assumed a character so grave
and serious that I shall shortly make it the sub
ject of a special message to Congress, with a
view, to such ultimate action as its wisdom and
I patriotism may suggest.
With Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Den
mark, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Italian
States, we still maintain our accustomed amica
ble re’ations.
During the iecent revolutions in the Papal
Mates, our Charge d’Affaires at Rome has been
unable to present his letter of credence, which,
indeed, he was directed by my predecessor to
withhold unti 1 he should receive further orders.
Such was the unsettled condition of things in
those States that it was not deemed expedient
to give him any instructions on the subject of
presenting his credential letter different from
those with which he had been furnished by the
late administration, until the 25th of June last;
when, in consequence of the want of accurate
information of tiie exact state of things, at that
distance from us, he was instructed to exercise
his own discretion in presenting himself to the
then existing government, i$ in his judgment,
sufficiently stable : or if not, to await further
evems. Since that period, Rome has undergone
another revolution, and he abides the establish
ment of a government sufficiently permanent
to justify him in opening diplomatic intercourse
with u
With the Republic of Mexico, it is our true
policy lo cultivate the most friendly relations,
btnee the ratification of the treaty of Guadalupe
Hidilgo, nothing has occurred of a serious cha
racter to disturb them. A faithful observance of
the treaty, and a since,e respect for her rights,
cannot fail to secure the lasting confidence and
friendship of that republic. The message of my
predecessor to the Honse of Representatives, of
the Bth of February last, communicating, in
compliance with a resolutiou of that body, a
copy of a.paper called a protocol, signed at Que
retaro on ihe 30ihf of May, 184 S, by. tue com
missioners of the United States and the minister
of foreign affairs of the Mexican government,
having been a subject of correspondence be
tween the Department of State and the Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
that republic accredited to .this government,
a transcript of that correspondence is herewith
submitted.
The Commissioners on the'part of the United
States for marking th e boundary between the
two republics, though delayed in reaching San
Diego by unforeseen obstacles, arrived at that
place within a short period after the time re
quired by the treaty, and we were joined by
the Commissioner on the part of Mexico. They
entered upon their duties ; and, at the date of
the latest intelligence from that quarter, some
progress had been made in the survey. The
expenses incident ;to the organization of the
commission, and to its conveyance to the point
where its operations were to begin, have so
much roduced the fund appropriated by Con
gress, that a further sum, to cover the charges
which must be incurred during the present fiscal
year, will be necessary. The great length of
frontier along which the boundary extends, the
nature of the adjacent territory, and the diffi
culty of obtaining supplies, except at or nea
the extremes of the lines, render it also indis
pensable that a liberal provision should be made
to meet the necessary charges during the fiscal
year ending on ihe 30th of June, 1851, I ac
cordingly recommend this snbject to your at
tention. ';
In the adjustment of the claims ef American
citizens on Mexico, provided by the late
treaty, Ihe employment of counsel, on the part
of the Government, may become important for
the purpose of assisting the commissioners in
protecting the interests of the Uniied States. I
recommend this subject to the early and favor
able consideration of Congress.
• have been made in regard to the
inefficiency of the means provided by the gov
eminent of New Grenada for transporting the
United Slates mail across the Isthmus of Pana
ma, pursuant to our Postal convention with that
republic, of theGtH of March, 1844. Our Charge
d’Affiires at Bogota has been directed to make
such representations to the government of New
Grenada as will, it is hoped, lead to a prompt
removal ot this cause of complaint.
The sanguinary civil war with which the Re
public of for some time past been
ravaged, has peen brought to a close. In its
progress, the rights of some of our citizens re
sident or trading there have been violated. w
The restoration of order will afford-the Vene
zuelan government an opportunity to examine
and redress these grievances and others of long
er standing, which our representives at Carac
cas have, hitherto, ineffectually urged udon the
attention of that government.
The exteusion of the coast of the U. States on
the Pacific, and the unexampled rapidity with
which the inhabitants of California, especially,
are increasing in numbers, have imparted new
consequence to our relations with the other
countries whose territories border upon that 0-
eean. it is probable that the intercourse be
tween those countries aud our possessions in that
quarter, particularly with the Republic of Chili,
will become extensive and mutually advantage
ous m proportion as California and • Oregon shall
increase in population and wealth. It-is desira
ble, therefore, that this Government should do
everything in its power to foster aud strengthen
its relations with those States, and that the spirit
o amity between us should be mutual and cor
dial.
I recommend the observance of the same
course towards all other American States. The
United States stand ns the great American power
to which, as their natural ally and friend; they
will always be disposed fi, Bt , to look for media
tion and assistance in the event of any collision
between them and any European nation As
such, we may often kindly mediate in their be
half, without entangling ourselves in foreign
wars or unnecessary controversies. Whenever
the iaith of our treaties with any of them shall
require our interference, we must necessarily in
terpose. • J
A convention has been negotiated with Brazil
providing for the satisfaction of American claims
ou that government, and it will be submitted to
the Senate. Since the last session of Congress,
we have received au Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary from that empire, and
our relations with it are founded .upon the most
amicable understanding.
CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1850.
Your attention is earnestly invited toan amend
ment of our existiog laws relating totbe Afri
can slave trades, with a view to the effectual sup
pression of that barbarous traffic. It is uot to be
denied, that this trade is still, in part, .carried on
by means of vessels built in the United States,
and owned or navigated by some of our citizens..
The correspondence between the Department of
State and the Minister and Consul of the United
States at Rio de Janeiro, which has from time to
time been laid before Congress, represents that
it is a customary device to evade the penalties of
our laws by means of sea-letters. Vessels sold
in Brazil, when provided with 6uch papers by
the Consul, instead of returning to the United
States for a new register, proceed at once to the
coast of Airica, for the purpose of obtaining car
goes of slaves. Much additional information, of
the same character, has recently been transmit
ted to the Department of State. It has not been
considered the policy of our laws to subject an
American citizen, who, iu a foreign country, pur
chases a vessel built in the United States, to the
inconvenience of sending her home fora'new
register before permitting her to proceed on a
voyage. Any alteration of the laws, which
might have a tendency to, impede the free trans
fer of property in vessels between our citizens,
or the free navigation of those vessels between
different parts of the world, when employed in
lawful commerce, should be well and cautiously
considered; but I trust that your wisdom will
devise a method by which our general policy,
m this respect, may be preserved, aud at the
same time the abuse of our flag, by means of sea
letters, in the manner indicated, may be pre
vented.
Having ascertained that there is no prospect
of the re-union of the five States of Central A
inerica, which formerly composed the republic
of that name, we have separately negotiated
with some of them treaties of amity aud com
merce, which will be laid before the ; eunte.
A contract having been concluded with the
State of Nicaragua, by a company composed of
American citizens, for the purpose of construct- 1
mg a ship canal through the territory of that
State, to connect the Atlantic aud Pacific oceans,
I have directed the negotiation of a treaty with
Nicaragua, pledging both governments to pro
tect those who shall engage im and perfect the
work. All other nations are invited by the State
of Nicaragua to enter into the same treaty stipu
lations v'ith her; and the benefit to be derived
by each from such an arrangement, will be the
protection of this great inter-oceanic communi
cation against any power which might seek to
obstruct it, or to monopolize its advantages. All
States, entering into such a treaty, will enjoy
the right of passage through the canal on pay
meat ol the same tolls.
The work, if constru ted under these guaran
tees, will become a bond of peace, instead of
a subject of contention and strife, between the
nations of the earth. Should the great maritime,
States ol Europe consent to this arrangement
(and we have no reason to suppose that a prop
osition so fair and honorable will be opposed by
any,) the energies of their people and ours will
co-operate in promoting the success of the enter
prise. Ido not recommend any appropriation
from the National treasury for this purpose, nor
do I believe that such an appropriation is neces
sary. Private enterprise, if properly protected,
will complete the work, should it prove to be
feasible. The parties who have procured the
charter from Nicaragua, for its construction, de
sire no assistance from this Government beyond
its protection; aud they profess that, having ex
armned the proposed liue of communication,
they will be ready to commence the undertaking
whenever that protection shall be extended to
them. Should there appear to be reason, on ex
amining the whole evidence, to eutertaina seri
ous duubt oi the practicability of constructing
such a canal, that doubt could be speedily solv
ed by an actual exploration of the route.
Should such a work be constructed, under the
common protectiou ot all nations, for equal ben
efits to all, it would be neither just nor expedient
that any great maritime State should command
the communication. The territory thro’ which
the canal may be opened ought to be freed Irora
the claims of any- foreign power. No such pow
er should occupy a position that would enable it
hereafter to exercise so controling an influence
over the commerce of the world, or to obstruct
a highway which ought to be, dedicated to the
common U6es of mankind.
The routes across the Isthmus, at Tehuante
pec aud Panama, are also worthy of our serious
consideration. They did not fail to engage the
attention of my predecessor. The negotiator of
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidulgo was instructed
to otler a very large sum of money for the right
of transit across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The
Mexicuu government did not accede to the propo
sition for the purchase of the right of way, pro
bably because it had already contracted with
privato individuals for the construction of a pas
sage from the Guascnulco river to Tehuautepec.
I shall not renew auy proposition to pure base,
lor money, a right which ought to be equally se
cured to all nations, on payment of a reasonable
toll to the owners ol the improvement, who
wou’d, doubtless, be well contented with that
compensation and the gurantees of the maritime
states of the world, in separate treaties negotiat
ed with Mexico, binding her and them to pro
tect those who should construct the work. Such
guarantees would do more to secure the coirqde
tion of the communication through the territory
of Mexico, than auy other reasonable considera
tion that could be offered ; and as Mexico her
self would be the greatest gainer by the opening
of this communication between the Gulf and the
Pacific ocean, it is presumed that she would not
hesitate to yield her aid, in the manner proposed,'
to accomplish an :improvement d so important to
her own best interests.
We have reason to hope that the proposed
tail road across the Isthmus of Panama will be
successfully constructed, under the protection of
the late treaty with New Grenada, ratified and
and exchanged by my predecessor on the 10th
day of June, 1848, which guaranties the perfect
neutrality of the Isthmus, and the rights of sov
ereignty and property of New Grenada over that
territory, “with a view that the free transit
irum ocean to ocean may not be interrupted or
embarrassed ’ during the existence of the treaty.
It is our policy to encourage every practicable
route across the Isthmus, which conuects
aud South America, either by railroad or caual,
which the. energy and enterprise of our citizens
may induce them to complete ; aud I consider it
obligatory upon me to adopt that policy, especi
ally 111 consequence of the absolute necessity of
facilitating intercourse with our possessions on
the Pacific.
The position of the Sandwich Islands, with ref
erence to the.territory of the United States on the
Pacific; the success of our persevering and be
nevolent citizens who have repaired to that re
mote quarter in christianizing the natives aud iu
ducing them to adopt a system of government
and laws suited to their capacity and wants: and
the use made by our uumerous whale-ships of
the harbors of the islands as places of resort for
obtaining refreshments and repairs, all combine
to reuder their destiny peculiarly interesting to
na * °
It ib oar duty to encourage the authorities of those
islands in their efforts to improve and elevate the
moral and political condition of the inhabitants ; and
we should make reasonable allowances for the diffi
culties inseparable from this taak. We desire that
the islands may maintain their independence, and
that other nations should concur’with us in this
sentiment. We could in no event be indifferent to
their passing under the dominion of any other pow
er. The principal commercial States have in this a
common interest, and it is to be hoped that no one of
; them will attempt to interpose obstacles to the en
tire independence of the islands.
The receipts into the treasury for the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth of June last were.iu
cash, forty-eight millions eight hundred and thir
ty thousand ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents
($4.8,830,097 50,) and in Treasury notes fuudeci,
ten millions eight hundred and thirty three thou
sand dollars, (10,833,000,) making an aggregate
of fifty-nine millions six hundred and sixty-three
thousand uiuety seven dollars and fifty cents,
($59,663,097 50,) and die expenditures for the
same time were, in cash, forty-six millions seven
hundred and ninety-eight thousand six hundred
aud sixty,seven dollars and eighty-two cents,
($40,798,667 82,) and in Treasury notes funded,
ten millions eight handled and thirty-threethous
a^^ o dars, ($10,833,000,) makiug an aggregate
ot fifty-seven millions six hundred and thirty-one
thousand six hundred and sixty-seven dollars and
eighty-two cents, ($57,631,667 82.)
f f ®p^ otmts _ estimates .which will be submit
nvi tlle report-of the Secretary of the
Tre aauxy, show shat there will prtbably bo a deficit,
“THAT COUNTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE TABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD.”— Btrca»RA*r.
No civil government having been provided by
Congress for California, the people of that Terri
tory, impelled by the necessities nf their political
condition, recently met in convention, for the pur
pose of forming a constitution and State govern
ment, which, the latest advices give me reason to
suppose, has been accomplished; and it is believed
they will shortly apply for the admission of Cali
fornia into the Union as a sovereign State. Should
such be the case, and should their- constitution be
conformable to the requisitions of the Constitution
of the United Stales, I recommend their applica
tion to the favorable consideration of Congress.
The people of New Mexico will also, it is be
lieved, at no very distant period present themselves
for admission into the Union. Preparatory to the
admission of California and New Mexico, tbe peo
ple of each will have instituted for themselves a
republican form of government, “ laying its foun
dations in such principles, and organizing its pow
ers in such form, as to them shall seem most like
ly to effect their safety and happiness.”
By awaiting their action, all causes of uneasi
ness-may be avoided, and confidence and kind
feeling preserved. With a view of maintaining
the harmony and tranquility so dear to all, we
should abstain from the introduction of those ex
citing topics of a sectional character which have
hitherto produced painful apprehensions in the
public mind ; and I repeat the solemn warning of
the first and most illustrious of my predecessors
against furnishing “ any ground for characterizing
parties by geographical discriminations.”
A collector has been appointed at Man Francis
co, under the act of Congress extending the rev
enue laws over California; and measures have
been taken to organize the custom-houses at that
and the other ports mentioned in the act, at the
earliest period practicable. The collector proceed
ed overland, and advices have not yet been re
ceived of his arrival at San Francisco. Mean
while, it is understood that the customs have con
tinued to be collected there by officers acting under
the military authority, as they were during the
administration of my predecessor. It will, I think,
be expedient to confirm the-collections thus made,
and direct the avails (after such allowances as
Congress may think fit to authorize) to he expend
ed within the Territory, or to be paid into the
Treasury, for the purpose of meeting appropria
tions for the improvement of its rivers and har
bors.
A party, engaged on the coast survey, was de
spatched to Oregon in January last. According
to the latest advices, they had not left California ;
and directions have been given to them, as soon
as they shall have fixed on the sites of the two
light-houses and the buoys authorized to be con
structed and placed in Oregjn, to proceed without
delay to make reconnoissances of the most impor
tant points on the coast of California, and espe
cially to examine and determine on sites for light
houses on that coast, the speedy erection of which
is urgently demanded by our rapidly increasing
commerce.
I have transferred the Indian Agencies from
Upper Missouri and Council Bluffs to Santa Fc
and Salt Lake; and have caused to be appointed
sub-agents in the valleys of the Gila, the, Sacre
mento, and San Joaquin rivers. Still further legal
provisions will be necessary for the effective and
successful extension of our system of Indian inter
course over the new Territories.
I recommend the establishment of a branch
mint in California, as it will, in my opinion, af
ford important facilities to those engaged in mining,
as well as the Government in the disposition of
the mineral lands.
I also recommend that commissions be organized
by Congress to examine and decide upon the va
lidity of the present subsisting land titles in Cali
fornia and New Mexico; and that provision be
made for the establishment of offices of Surveyor
General in New Mexico, California, and Oregon,
and for the surveying and bringinginto market the
public landß in those territories. Those lands, re
mote in position and difficult of access, ought to be
disposed of on terms liberal to all, but especially
favorable to the early emigrants.
In order that the situation and character of the
principal mineral deposits in California may be
ascertained, I recommend that a geological and
mineralogical exploration be. connected with the
linear surveys, and that the mineral lands be di
vided into small lots suitable for mining, and be
disposed of, by sale or lease, 60 as to give our citi
zens an opportunity of procuring a permanent right
of property in the soil. This would seem to be as
important to the success of mining as of agricultu
ral pursuits.
The great mineral wealth of California, and the
advantages which its ports and harbors, and those
of Oregon afford to commerce, with the
islands of the Pacific and Indian oceans, and the
populous regions of Eastern Asia; make it certain
that there will arise in a few years, large and pros
perous communities on our western coast It there-
fore becomes important that a line of communica
tion, the best and most expeditious that the coun
try will admit, should be opened, within the terri
tory of the United States, from the navigable wa
ters of the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico, to the Pa
cific. Opinion, as expressed and elicited by two
large and respectable conventions, lately assembled
at St, Louis and. Memphis, points to a railroad as
that which, if practicable, will best meet the wishes
and wants of the country. But while this, if in
successful operation, would be a work of great
national importance, and of & value to the country
which it would be difficult to estimate, it ought
also to he regarded as an undertaking of tost mag-
. occasioned by the expenses of tbe Mexican war and
. treaty, on the brat day of July next, of five millions
. eight hundred and twenty-eight thousand, one hun
, dred twenty-one dollars and sixty-six cents, fo.
828.121 66) and on the first day of July, 1851 often
millions five hundred and forty-seven thousand and
ninety-two dolla-s and seventy-three cents, ($lO 547
: 09 ~ 73 cents) making in the whole a probable deficit
. to be provided for. of sixteen millions three hundred
and seventy-five thousand two hundred and fourteen
dollars and thirty-nine cents. ($16,375,214 30) Tbe
extraordinary expenses of the war with Mexico, and
' the purchase of California and New Mexico, exceed
in amount this deficit, together with the loans here
tofore made for those objects. I therefore recom
mend that authority be given to borrow whatever
sum may be necessary to cover that deficit. I re
commend the observance of strict economy in the ap
prop iatioD and expenditure of tbe public money.
I recommend a revision of the existing tariff,
and its adjustment on a basis which may augment
the revenue. Ido not doubt the right or duty of
Congress to encourage domestic industry, which
is tbe great source of national as well as individual
wealth and prosperity. I look to the wisdom and
patriotism of Congress for the adoption of a system
which may place home labor, at last, on a sure and
permanent footing, and, by due encouragement of ;
manufactures, give a new and increased stimulus
to agriculture, and promote the development of
our vast resources and the extension of our com
merce. Believing that to the attainment of these
ends (as well as the necessary augmentation of the
revenue and the prevention of frauds) a system of
specific duties is best adapted, I strongly recom
ntend to Congress the adoption of that system, fix
ing the duties at rates high enough to afford sub
stantial and sufficient encouragement to our own
industry, and at the same time so adjusted as to
insure stability.
The question of the continuance of the Sub-trea
sury system is respectfully submitted to the wis
dom of Congress. If continued, important modi
fications of it appear to be indispensable.
For further details arid views of the above, and
other matters connected with commerce, the finan
ces, and revenue, I refer to the reportof the Secre
tary of the Treasury.
No direct aid has been given by the General
Government to the improvement of agriculture,
except by the expenditure of small sums for the
collection and publication of agricultural statistics,
and for some chemical analyses, which have been,
thus far, paid for out of the patent fund. This
aid is, in my opinion, wholly inadequate. To give
to this leading’ branch of American industry the
encouragement which it' merits, I respectfully re
comjnend the establishment of an Agricultural Bu
reau, to be connected with the Department of the
Interior. To elevate the social condition of the
agriculturist, to increase his prosperity, and to ex
tend his means of usefulness to his country, by
multiplying his sources of information, should be
the study of every statesman, and a primary object
with every legislator.
nitude and expense, and one which must, if it be>
indeed practicable, encounter many difficulties hr
its construction and use. Therefore, to avoid fail
ure and disappointment; to enable Congress to
judge whether, in the condition of the country,
through which it must pass, the work be feasible,
and if it be found so, whether it should be under
taken as a national improvement or left to indi
vidual enterprise: and in the latter alternative,
what aid, if any, ought to be extended to it by the
Government, I recommend as a preliminary mea
sure a careful reconnoissance ol the seveoal pro
posed routes by a scientific corps, and a report as
“ the practicability of making such a road, with
an estimate of the cost of its construction and sun
port. r
For further views on these and other matters
connected with the duties of the Home Department,
1 refer you to' the report of the Secretary of the
I recommend early appropriations for continuing
the nver and harbor improvements which have
been already begun, and also lor the eonstruction
of those for which estimates have been made, as
well as for examinations and estimates preparatory
to the commencement of such others as the wants
of the country, and especially the advance of our
population, over new districts, and the extension of
commerce, may render necessary. An estimate of
the amount which can "be advantageously expend
ed within the next fiscal year, under the direction
ol the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, accom
panies the report oi the Secretary of War, to which
I respectfully invite the attention of Congress.
The cession of territory made by the late treaty
with Mexico has greatly extended our exposed
frontier, and rendered its defence more difficult.
That treaty has also brought 115 under obligations
to Mexico, to comply with which a military force
is requisite. But our military establishment is not
materially changed, as.to its efficiency, from the
condition in which it stood before the commence
ment of the Mexican war. Some addition to it will
therefore be necessary; and I recommend to the
favorable consideration of Congress an increase of
the several corps of the army at our distant west
ern post 6, as proposed in the accompany report to
the Secretary of War.
Great embarrassment has resulted from theeffec
upon rank, in the army, heretofre given to brevet
and staff commissions. The views of the Secretary
of War, on this subject, are deemed important, and
if carried into eflect will, it is believed, promote the
harmony of the service. The plan proposed for re
tiring . disabled officers, and providing an asylum
lor such of the rank and file as from age, wounds,
and other infirmities occasioned by service, have
become unfit to perform their respective duties, is
recommended as a means ofincreasingthe efficien
cy of the Army, and as an act of justice, due from
a grateful country to the laithful soldier.
The accompanying report of the Secretary of the
Aavy presents a full and satisfactory account of the
condition and operations of the naval sw-vic edurin»
the past year. Our citizens engaged it, the legith
mate pursuits of commerce have enjoyed its bene
fits. Wherever our national vessels have gone, they
have been received with respect, our officers have
been treated with kindness and courtesy, and they
have, on all occasions, pursued.a course of strict
neutrality, in accordance with the , policy of our
Government.
The naval force at present in commission is as
large as is admissible, with the number of men au
thorized by Congress to be employed.
i invite your attention to the recommendation of
the Secretary ot the Navy on the subject ol a reor
ganization of the Navy, in its various grades of offi
cers, and the establishing of a retired list.for such of
the officers as are disqualified for active and effective
service. Should Cpngress adopt some such measure
as is recommended, it wilj greatly increase the effi
ciency of the Navy, and reduce its expenditures.
I also ask your attention to the views expressed
by him in reference to the employment of war
steamers, and in regard to the contracts tor the
transportation of the United States' mails, and the
operation of the system upon the prosperity of the
Navy.
By an act of Congress passed August 14, IS4B.
provision was made for extending post-office anil
mail'accommodations to California and Oregon
Exertions have been made to execute that law'-
but the limited provisions of the act, the inadequacy
ot the means it authorizes, the ill adaptation of our
post office laws to the situation of that country, and
the measure of compensation for services allowed
by those laws, compared with the prices of labor
and rents in California, render those »xertions, in a
great degree, ineffectual. More particular and effi
cient' provision by law is required on this subject.
The act of 1545, reducing postage, has now, by
its operation during four years, produced results
fully showing that the income from such reduced
postage is sufficient to sustain the whole expense
of the service of the Post Office Department, not
including the cost of transportation in mail-steam
ers on the lines from New York to Chagres, and
from Panama to Astoria, which have not been con
sidered by Congress as properly belonging to the
mail service.
Iris submitted to the wisdom of Congress, whe
ther a further reduction of postage should not now
be made, more particularly on the letter correspon
dence. This should be relieved from the unjust
burthen of transporting and delivering the franked
matter of Congress, for which public service provis-'
ion should be made from the treasury. 1 confidently
believe that a change may safely be made, reducing
all single letter postage to the uniform rate of five
cents, regardless of distance, without thereby im
posing any greater tax on the treasury than would
constitute a very compensation for this
bublic service; and I therefore respectfully recom
mend such a reduction. Should Congress prefer to
abolish the franking privilege entirely, it seems
probable that no demand on the treasury would re
sult from the proposed reduction of postage.
Whether any further diminution should now be
male, or the result of the reduction to five cents
wh ch I have recommended, should be first tested’
is submitted to your decision. ’
bince the commencement of the last session of
Congress, a Postal treaty with Great Britain has
been received and ratified, and such regulations
hat e been formed by the Post Office Departments
of -.he two countries, in pursuance of that treaty,
as 10 carrry its provisions into full operation.—
Pho attempt to extend this same arrangement,
through England, to France, has not been equally
successful; but the purpose has not been abandoned.
For a particular statement of the condition of
the Post Office Department, and other matters
connected with that branch of the public Bervice,
i refer you to the report of the Postmaster
Ge leral.
Vy the act of the 3d of March, 1849, a Board
wa:; constituted to make arrangements for taking
the seventh census, composed of the Secretary
of State, the Attorney General, and the Post
master General; and it was made the duty of
this Board ‘*to prepare and cause to be printed
such forms and schedules as might be necessary
forthe full enumeration of the inhabitants of the
United States; and also proper forms and sched
ules for collecting in statistical tables, under
proper heads, such information as to mines,
agticulture, commerce, manufactures, education!
and other topics, as would exhibit a full view of
the pursuits, industry, education, and resources
of ihe country.” The duties enjoined upon the
Census Board, thus established, having been
performed, it now rests with Congress to enact a
law for carrying into effect the provision of the
Constitution which requires an actual enumera
tion of the people of the United States within
the ensuing year.
Among the duties assigned by the Constitu
tion to the General Government is one of lo
cal and limited application, but not, on that ac
count, the leas obligatory; I allude to the
trust commuted *to Congress, as the exclusive.
Jegislator and sole guaroian of the interests of
the District of Columbia. I beg to commend
these interests to your kind attention. As the
.National metropolis, the city of Washington
must be an object of general Interest; and,
founded as it was under the auspices of him
whose immortal name it bears, its claims to the
fostering care of Congress present themselves
with additional strength. Whatever can con
tribute to its prosperity must enlist the feelings
of its Constitutional guardians, and command
uheir favorable consideration,.
Our Government is one of limited powers, and its
successful administration eminently depends on the
confinement of each of its co-oidinate branches
within its own appropriate sphere. The first sec
tion of the Constitution ordains that “all legislative
powers therein granted shall be verted in a Con
gresa of the United States, which shaU consist of a
' Senate, and House of Representatives." The Ex
-1 ecutive has authority to recommend (riot to dictate)
; measures to Congress. Having performed that du
i ty, the Executive department ol the Government
cannot rightfully control the decision of Congress
on any subject of legislation, until that decision
shall have been officially submitted to the President
for approval. The check provided by the Constitu
lon, m the clause conferring the qualified veto, will
never be exercised by me, except in the bases con
templated by the fathers of the Republic. I view it
as on extreme measure, to be resorted to only in ex
traordinary cases-as where it may become neces
sary to defend the Executive against the encroach
ments of the legislative power, or to prevent hasty '
and inconsiderate or unconstitutional legislation
By cautiously confining this remedy within the
sphere prescribed to it in the’cotempor.meous expo
sitions of the framers of the Constitution, the will
of the people, legitimately expressed on all subjects
of legislation, through their constitutional organs,
the Senators and Representatives of the U. States,' 5
will have its full effect. As indispensable to the
preservation of our system of self-government, the
independence of the Representatives of the Slates
and the people is guarantied by the Constitution; and
they owe no responsibility to any human power but
thsir constituents. By holding the Representative
responsible only to the people, and exempting him
from all other influences, we elevnte the character
°.! . cons, huent and quicken his sense of respon
sibility to his counlry. It is under these circum
stances only that the elector can feel that, in the
choice of the law-maker, he is himself, truly, a com.
pnnent part of the sovereign power of the nation.—
With equal care we should study to defend the
of the executive and judicial departments.—
Our Government can only be preserved in its puri
ty by the suppression and entire elimination of eve
ry claim or tendency of one co-oidinate branch to
encroach upon another.
With the strict observance of this rule and the other
injunctions of the Constitulionv-with a sedulous
inculcation of that respect and love fur the Union ol
the -nates, which our fatheis cherished and enjoined
upon their children, and with the aid of that over
ruling Providence which has s 0 long and so kindly
guarded our liberties and institutions, we may rea
sormbly expect to transmit them with their innumer
able blessingß to the remotest posterity. .
But attachment to the Union of the States should
he habitually fustered in every American heart. For
more than half a century, during which kingdoma
and empires have fallen, this Umon haa stood un
shaken. The patriots who formed it have long
since descended to the grave; yet still it remains the
proudest monument to their memory, and the ob
ject of affection and admiration with every one
worthy to bear the American name. In my
ment, ils dissolution would he the greatest of calam
ities, and to avert that should be the study of every
American. Upon its preservation muat depend our
own happiness and that of countless generations to
come. Whatever dangers may threaten it, I shall
stand by it and maintain it in its integrity, to the
lull extent of the obligations imposed, and the pow
er conferred upon me by the Constitution
Z. TAYLOR.
Washisoton, December 4th, 1849.
Wew Store and fifew Goods.
Corner of North Queen Street and Centre quare
Lancaster, Penna. 3
T& H. BAUMGARDNER, having recently fit
. ted up a building with a view to the comfort
ana convenience of customers, and purchased cheap
tor cash a very large assortment of
Dry Goods, Clothing, Carpetings, Oil Cloths, Look
mg Glasses, Pap-r Hangings, Groceries,
China, Glass, Queensware, Blind and
Coach" Trimmings, $-c., 8,-c.,
are prepared to aerve the public with all articles in
their line as reasonable as can be purchased in this
city, and they will warrant every article sold to be
of the quality represented. By giving the establish
ment their personal superintendence, they feel sure
of satisfying their patrons, and will endeavor always
to shew the greatest variety of goods in this county,
thus giving purchasers the advantage of getUng all
the articles they may need without running about
town picking up one thing here and another there,
and get them too at reasonable prices. They have
also made arrangements to get from the larger cities
any articles which may be required in a very short
time and without extra charge. Their stock shall
, co , nBlst in P art of LOW PRICED
GOODS, which they will sell as cheap as they can
be had any where, as well as the FINER QUALI
TIES, of which they will always keep a -large
supply With them may always be found Plain
clack, Changeable, Figured, Watered, Flowered
CACHMFR d FS Pi!I / d SILKS ’ DELAINES and
CALHMERES, from common to the richest and
handsomest patterns.
FRENCH, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
PRINTS
in the greatest variety, Alpacas, Merinoes, and
Plain Cachmeres, in all colors, Canton Crape, Silk
Woolen and Thibet Shawls, Plaid and BrochaLon"
and Square Shawls, Mourning and Second Mourn- 1
ing Goods, selected with great care, Linen and
Muslin Sheetings, arid Shirtings, Table Cloths and
Covers, Napkins and Diapers, Woolen and Cotton
Flannels of all colors, Woolen Blankets, from
common to super qualities ; Brussels, English 3-ply
Ingrain and Venetian CARPETINGS, 3-4, 4-4 5-4
6-4, fi-4, 10-4 FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, PAPER
HANGINGS, from 6± cents to $1 a peice, with
bordering to correspond. Their Clothing Room
shall always be supplied with NEW STYLES OE
FASHIONABLE GARMENTS, from the very low
est price to the most elegant and superior French
Cloth Suits , full 25 per cent, lower than the same
quality can be had elsewhere. This department
also embraces the largest assortment oi black and
colored CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, SATTINETS
and VESTINGS, in this city, together with a full
stock of French, English, and Italian Black and
iamy Silk C’avats, Suspenders, Gloves, Hosiery
Shirt Bosoms, Collars, Cotton, Merino, Silk, and
Guernsey Drawers, &c.
Their stock of QUEENSWARE embraces nearly
every article in that line, to which they haveadded
a very large and varied assortment of Lard, Pine
Oil and Fluid LAMPS, from the most approved
patentees. rr
The propietors respectfully invite the attention of
the public to this complete collection of Goods,
feeling confident that they are now enabled to
satisfy the variousa tastes of men, women, and
children.
T. & H. also receive and fill with promptness al
orders for COAL, and have it delivered in any par
of the city at the very lowest prices,
October 9, ’49
Grand Centre of Attraction.
Lancaster tower hall clothing
STORE.—Just received, together with the
latest Fall and Winter Fashions, the largest and
most splendid assortment of FALL and WINTER
GOODS ever before exhibited in Lancaster county
at M. T. Ford’s Tower Hall Clothing Store, oppo
site Vankenan’s (late Scholfield’s) Hotel.
The citizens of Lancaster county, and strangers
who may be visiting the city, are respect oily in
vited to an examination of this magnificent stack
comprising an unrivalled collection of uncut Cloths’
Cassimeres, and Vestings; with Overcoats, Sack
Dress and Frock Coats, Monkey Jackcis, Pams,
Vests, Shirts, Stocks, Shams, Cravats of all des
criptions, Hosiery, Suspenders, Gloves, and in fact
everything necessary to complete a gentleman’s
wardrobe, and at prices that no others in the trade
attempt to compete with.
Remember, gentlemen, that this is no trade
clothing shop, as the proprietor has from the start
set hiß lace against orders of all kinds, and conse
quently does not put a high tariff on ins customers
for fear they may have a builder’s order, but sell
ing exclusively for cash, he can and does sell his
goods for less than it costs most of the Tailors to
manufacture them. So you see your true interest
lies in'patronizing the Tower Hall of M. T. FORD
North Queen street, opposite the Franklin Hotel.*
N. B.*—The new style Kossuth Woolen Plaid
Vest, is just out, call and see. [sept 25-ly-35
Richard’s himself again:
THE subscriber respectfully informs his friends
and the public generally, that he has taken the
establishment formerly occupied by M. Huber, on
the Railroad, back of the “Fulton House,” where
he intends carrying on the
Silver Plating and Brass Founding,
in all its branches. Door Knobs, Bell Pulls, Hub
Bands, Bits, Stirrups, Miller’s Brands, Letters and
Figures, &c., &c., manufactured and plated. Brass
Locks repaired. Also, GAS FITTING. Gold
melted and refined, and rolled to any size for Den
tists. R. McDONALD.
Lancaster, July 24, 1849. 6m-26 .
JONAS D. BACHMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LA W:
Office in Market Square, in the room lately occupied
by G. W. M’Elrov, Esq.’
april *4 >49
BEJffEMBk THAT AT'WENTZ’S
s to"® e
® nd positively the largest assortment
of hew Goode m this city, ani aay person
W .snmg to save from lo to 30 per cent, should by
a« means examine this /arge stock of \
beautiful dry goods. \
As the cold weather gathers around us, sd,should
every lady gather around ner one of those BeaUti
ful Shawls at the Bee Dive. It cannot be denied
that the handsomest, largest assortment, and the
very cheapest Shawls can be found at
WENTZ’S BEE HIVE STORE,
, North Queen st.
American, French, and English Long Shawls.
Beautiful Broche Shawls.
Heavy 10-4 Woolen Opera Shawls.
SnJrlJ^TH B^? 18 ’ ffin e es > Solid Colours.
Scarlet, Blue, Green, Crimson, &c'.
r S cciv, ; d 5-4 Silk Velvet, for Mantellas.fc
Sacks. Do not forget the BEE HIVE -
pot 6 4|
London Mustard, Pickles & Sauces.
Mushroom-and Walnut Ketchep.
ena re P ® a * a< * Dressing for Lobsters, Chick-
English Mustard in pound andfialf pound bottles
lids nn 8 Chemicall y Prepared Chocolate for Inva-
Curri/p*" n Fre . nc , h . Olives, Capers, & Sweet Oil.
Currie Powder, Indian Soy, and Cayenne Pepper.
R?CH SAUCf'S’ P V Md Cav ’ er
j.Sn AU u ES of every variety imported, such
&c. R &c d &f’ Harve l'’ Jolm Bull > Worcester, Camp,
Preserved English Fruits and Provisions.
caGinger JamS ’ Marmala des, and Preserved Jamai-
Real Gorgona Anchovies.
Stoughton Bitters.
Syrups of every sort.
Liqueres of the choicest kinds.
ouion n s dO &c PiCkl ' e8 ’ Ch ° W Ch °"’’ Piocoili, Gherkins,
Cnn’r DE V f RE & CO.’S flavoring extracts lor
Confectionary, Ice Creams, Jellies, he., viz:
Lemon, Mace, Nutmeg, Peach,’
Vanilla, Celery, Rose, Orange Peel’
Ginger, Clove, Almond, Nectarine &:
cost I i ab l° V 0 artlclea ’ a " d -many others of the choi
. sM arc imported from the principal houses'
? S? d ‘ r sale ,ower than an y house in the
United States, by GEORGE RAPHAEL
262 Pearl Street, U. S. Hotel, N.Y ■
Perfumery in every variety, Imported & Domestic.
-. 1 k ’ Sept - 4 6m-32
SHENK & LONGS’ 0
Coal and Lumber Yard.
rpHE subscribers have taken the Coal Yard on
-L Prmce Street, in the city of Lancaster latelv
owned and occupied by Messrs. B. & J. Reinhold*
where the y J" tend keeping a general assortment of
COAL FOR FAMILY USE
such as Lykens’ Valley, Baltimore Company, Pino
»sl r" | k ‘“’ Pittston, &c, with a great Variety
.?° al for lime-burning and Sulphur Coal for
smithing. Also, a general
ASSORTMENT. OF LUMBER, -
will be kept constantly on hand. Having made ar-
ILT^fi?er h ', he a SaW . I ' ills ’ kiad °tbUl
stuff will be furnished at the shortest notice.
It is the intention of the subscribers to give their
personal attention to the business; and thlir object
Whn b m “ l r "“l 3 t 0 please and acc °tmnodate J all
who may favor them with their custom, pledging
themselves to sell as low as any others in thodt?
Rsm^r Ca i ° r v,cinit y- is the time for
Bar S alns! B. F. SHENK,
R. H. LONG.
gr In retiring from business, our friends and the
public generally have our thanks lor the very libe
ral patronage they bestowed upon us while in busi
ness, and hope the same may be extended to our
successors, Messrs. Shenk & Long, as we are
confident they will merit the confidence of the
P May 27, >49 B. * REINHOLD
Ornamental marble Works.
EAST Kl ng street, next door to John N. Lane’s
store. Charles M. Howell, Marble Mason,
respeotfully informs the citizens of Lancaster and
BLE P BUS C IVF g Ss era1 ’ a ‘ he Ca " ies on the MAR
BLE BUSINESS, m all itß various branches, and
can n a e eli a h to “ 1 ? n I>im ’ “ he is satisfied that he
c a ty or smte aper a ” y °‘ her estlbliBl >ment in the
- P ublic , t 0 rall “d famine his
cl fimshe d Mantels, Monuments, Tombs,
Grave Stones, and also his collection of designs for
Monuments, Tombs, fcc, before purchasing
- __ jan 16
«r. s. r. Townsend’s Original and
Genuine Sarsaparilla.
6s™pa s r m»: h f: r a s b a o 1 v o e b o ; isinal and o,j y *»»*•
CHAS. A. HEINITSH.
Wholesale and Retail Agent,;
East King street.
Nov. 2Q-43-2m]
WILLIAM s. AMVVEG,
Attorney at L aw, -
OFFERS his professional scrvices'to the public.
He also attends to the collection of Pensions
and the prosecution of all manner of claims against
c,fr en f- a S° v «=-nn,ent. His residence in the city
of Washington for several years, the experience,
dertved from the duties of the office, which he had
filled during that time, and the mode iii which claims
of this sort are most speedily adjusted, give the
most amp e assurance that business placed in his
not f 3 | W t * a . Uended t 0 in suc h manner as can
not fail to anord satisfaction.
Office in. South Queen street, second house below
the Lancaster Bank
Nov. 20, 1849
L
ANDIS & BLACK,
att °RNIES AT LAW:
Office-Three doora below the Lancaster Bank,
Q Lancaster, Penn’a. ;
_ , ' cin ds oJ Scrivening, such as writing Wills,
Leeds, Mortgages, Accounts, &c., will be attended
to with correctness and despatch.
January 16,-1849 fil <
OFFICE— North Queen Street, first door to tho
right of John F. Long’s Drug Store.
All kinds of Conveyancing, writing Wills, Deeds.
Mortgages, Accounts, &c., will be attended to
with correctness and despatch
April 3, ’49
W. Whiteside,
ATTORNEY AT LAW;
HAS removed to the office formerly occupied
by E. C. Reigart, Esq., in West King street,
3d house below Mr. Reed’s Tavern
April 10
OFFICE FOR THE
Purchase and Sale of Beal Estate,
WEES’ IEUST© S'ilSUglß'j?, ILiATSgm a
PENNSYLVANIA ,
nov 13-42-3m] D. W. PATTERSON.
S ®r. M. M. Moore, Dentist.
TILL continues to perform a. operations on the
TEETH upon terms to suit -the „times.. Office
North Queen street, opposite Kauffman’s Hotel)
april 19 .
JOHN A. HIESTAND,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office in West King Street, fourth door West of
Peter Reed’s Hotel, Lancaster.
Lancaster, May 15, 1849.
Alexander l. hayes,
ATTORNEY AT LAW:
Office— West King Street, next door below C. Hager
& Son’s Store.
January 9, ’49
George w. M’Elroy,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,.
Offers his professional services to the public. Office
in Centre Square, in the room formerly occupied
by M. Carpenter, Mayor. [May 1,’49-14
JOHN L. KEFFER has comraencedthe/above"
business, in A. NBrenneman’s Building,' Cfti-,'
tre Square, Lancaster, and will dp the best hV : cqn>,'
by strict attention to business and moderate charges, J
to satisfy all who may be pleased to favor him with
their custom. fMay 1848.—15.
t£l3
* r,w
NO. 49.
Geo. W. Hunter,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Sign Painting.