The Inclined Planes of-the , Port ■::.■■.■ age Rail Road. . Mb. Siitsxeboh -'send -you* the. [following letter from Mrf Robert Paries, the experienced ana able Engineer-of the«St»eyJo-’avoid4he Inclined Plants «f the'’Pnrte|ofßail' Road.. You. will per, ceive thathisreport shbws the important fact, tba£ ■ to’ transportation can ppavoi . by a route and grade which will e ol ”P®fe#” ec^?f: ; folly with the Central Rail. Rohfl, Yorf will also ' perceive, that this important measure is not recei ved with much gratification by the Engineer of the Central Road. I send you the letter of Jjfr. Fan*»> ■ merely that public attention may be drawn to the' highly interesting question in dispute, between the Engineer of the State (Mr. Furies,) and the Engineer ol the company, (Mr. Thompson.) If the Inclined Planes can be avoided by a route which will enable . jjjg gjjte to compete with the Central Road, the milions expended by the Commonwealth in con structing her convenience between the eastern and western waters, will not be altogether a .loss. But if these Planes candot be avoided, the Central Road will'soon draw, all the trade from the public works, ! and leave the State an immense public Jdeht with out any corresponding revenue. I [ A SUBSCRIBER. Ta* PoUTAOB RIItnOAD, THE CkHTIIAI |KIIIHOAD | and the Commonwealth, i In the Nprth American of the 12th ofjFebruary, there appeared what was termed the eubstance ot my report on the survey to *™' a *|} e Incll “f d Planes Of; the Portage Railroad. Whoever the correspondent of the North Americtm ,may have been, he has taken a great deal of precaution to fumieh the repdrt, not in its orrgmalj shape but in a very distorted form. In many instances whole sentences are entirely stricken out, and even smgle lines and figures, wherever a comparison could, however remotely, be drawn between cither of the! Toutes submitted and the route by the Central Rail Koad Company’s branch from Hollidaysburg by the way of Altona. But I presume the Editors of the North American have seen, he Jhas . taken no part in getting' up the report in its distorted shape, and! I feel confident that they are. to. inde pendent to suppress what may be of sotae impor tance to the community at large, and in particular to the' city of Philadelphia: A letter of the same date {torn; Mr. Thompson, chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company appeared in the same paper, the following day, ingeniously calcu lated to divert the public mind from the facts con tained in fny report as published in pamphlet form. Mr. T. expresses his fears that'the public mind may be dlverted from the importance of an imme diate construction of the mountain division of the Central Railroad, from the remark embodied-in my report, that it was clearly the policy of jthe-Central Railroad 'Company to use the Portage Railroad, either in its present state, or in an improved capa city, until the business of their own road will war rent an independent line. The suggestion originated entirely from the recommendation of Mrj T. himself, as will appear by a reference to his first report, page 23, in which he remarks that aj ' connexion with the Portage Road would insure to us most of the advantages of an independent road, jin his sec ond annual report, page 40, he proves conclusively by his own data, that it is .not the true policy to construct the mountain division, as lopated,.!/ his assumption is correct, that the value of each mile of distance is $53,000, and no more; but, even ;_ Blibject to the decision qf AheJDemoerat ic Convention. 03* We return thanks to Hon. Jonir Biots*, Speaker of the California House W Representatives, "for’eopiS of Sail Francisco and Skcraihfnto City papers. Mr. B. is a brother to Col. Wiltjim Bib. mb, of'this State, arid is also a thorough going Democrat. * • ■ , Bonham/Scouler, S^aefftr/HußMcker and Hemphill, of the Legislature; and Mathiot, o( the-Board 0 f J Revenue-eonifflifisibiura, have,our thanks for public documents, &c. Postage on the Intelligencer. The New Postage Law takes effect on the j first of July next. Under its provisions, tte Iktxllil obncsb will be carried in the mails,/r« of postage, ■to any part of Lancaster countyj to any distance out of the county, not exceeding fifty mileSjJrue cents pfir quarter; and for any distance over fifty and not'exceed' ,g three hundred miles, ten cent*per quarter. From tbeJErenlnf BolUtln. "We hope our Democratic friends-^especially in this county—will exert themselves to swell our subscription list, now that the postage is so soon to be taken off. A highly important political cam paign is .rapidly approaching, and the more general diffusion oL intelligence among the people will tell with merited effect on the day of the election. An increased circulation of the paper will benefit the party and the publisher in a corresponding ratio.— The advantages 1 are reciprocal, and it therefore Bhould be considered a duty by every Democrat in the County to aid in enlarging the influence of a journal devoted to their cause. Will two or . three of our active friends in each Township and Borough try what they can do in this matter? We shall very,willingly allow them a reasonable compensation for their trouble. We will also be under obligations to opr friends in the adjoining coiinties, for any favors of a similar character they may. be pleased to confer upon us. Who will be the first to coramerifce the good work? We shall see. ; We were highly gratified by attending, during the last week, the exceedingly iuteresting lectures and experiments of Dr. Lillie in Chemistry, Natural Philosophy and Electricity. . It is decidedly one of the very best, and most intellectual exhibitions we have ever witnessed in this City, and it is only f to ,be regretted'that more of our citizens did not em brace the opportunity of seeing and hearing for themselves. intending to engage in other business, has disposed of his eatire apparatus, &c., which is very full and complete, to the School Directors, for the übe of the High Sehodls of this >City, Und has kindly, consented to give three or more lectures the present week, the proceeds of which are to be appli ed to the payment of the purchase money. It is to be hoped that this arrangement will meet with the approbation of the community, and that every in dividual, who can appreciate the immense advan tage the acquisition of the apparatus will be to our schools, will attend these lectures and contribute’ his or her mite towards so useful an object. The Directors feel confident that, if sufficient interest is I taken in the matter by the citizens, the money can all be raised in three or four Evenings, without-re sortinglo the school fund at all. The first lecture, under this arrangement, was given last evening. The second will take place this evening, and the third, we believe,on Friday evening. j Girard College. ..The third annual report of the Directors of the Girard College for; Orphans has just 6een published, from which it appears that at the date of the last report there were 2*15 orphans receiving instruction and maintenance in the Institution. During the past year 100 'additional pupils were admitted. Of these 70 were born in Philadelphia, and 24 in other parts of Pennsylvania; there were 3 deaths during the year; 2 pupils were honorably discharged at the request of their respective mothers, and 5 were removed for good and sufficient reasons. The whole number of pupils now receiving t instruction> &c., is 305—0 f whomj 246 were born in Philadel phia-, and 59 in other parts of the State. The Institution is represented as in a very pros perous condition, which' could.hardly fail to be the case under the superintendence and management of its very efficient and accomplished head,' President Aixeit, than whom no rfian stands deservedly higher in public; estimation. We do not know that we have ever seen a speci men of artistical skill equal to that displayed by Mr. J. H. Brown, of Philadelphia, in his large sized miniature portrait of the Hon. James Buchanan, only completed a lew. days since. It has been seen by hundreds of our citizens, all of whom pronounce it the most perfect likeness of our distinguished feb low citizen they have ever seen. Every thing about it is life-like and true to nature —the general out lines of the head and face, the shoulders, neck and breast—the the eye—in short every part and parcel of the portrait is the most perfect copy of the original that: could possibly be conceiv ed of. • Mr. Brown lias certainly*—in this masterly effort —•proven himself to be an artist of superior merit. Indeed, we doubt whether this production could be excelled, if indeed it can be equalled, by any other artist in this country or Europe. He is a native of this City, and, we believe, took his first lessons.in painting from our townsman, Mr. Arthur .Ahm. strong. Mr. B. is yet a young man, but has ah ready established for himself a fame which any one might envy. He has a brilliant prospect before him in the future. ID". Will the Philadelphia News (a Whig paper) be gpod enough to inform us where it got its infor mation that ' the " Lancaster Intelligencer, ’ con taining the proceedings of the late Democratic Convention of this County, had “ been spread, broad-cast, throughout the City and Districts 11 of Philadelphia—and also that “ the Northern Liber ties and Southwark, were .especially favored with these interesting proceedings, and many good Whig families received two copies of the paper containing them.” For the information of the Editor, who has doubtless been imposed upon in some way, we' state that there is not a word oj tiuthin the whole story , and that, from beginning to end, it is a sueer FABRICATION. in" By a card in the last Democrat, we observe that our late townsman, Gborgr W. McElrot; Esq., has located himself permanently in’ that Borough. Mr. Me. sustained a fine reputa tion as a Lawyer and' as an Advocate in this City, and \ye doubt not that his talents and energy of character, combined with very pleasing manners, will soon place him at the head ot his profession in Crawford county. 07” At a^meeting'of the “ .Biolsb Club,” at Hopple’s, on Saturday evening last, quite a large number of new names were handed in to the Sec retary. The next regular meeting of the AjßSOcia tion 1 will take place on the Ist Saturday evening in April. JCT Guobbk D. Scnscmm offers great , induce ments to persons in want of Hardware, &c, See his advertisement-in another column. : Hr. Lillie’s Lectures. Portrait of Mr. Bucltanan. The high tariff men in Congress* appeal to have managed their card with considerable tey did not get Ml they asked for, they-r got r more expert,iby. pmsinff&biU fOTtS|r'appo&tirig agpusere. t| foreigir merchandize, rind proving igj for an§»tirely fniw mej|od eagynatingjp tphgpT itnpqj|s. Itaoesnotamotmt jplctly home valuation of imports askhsfe sis of duties, which the high tariff men demanded'; but, it is said to approximate very closely to the same thing upon some articles. The bill is an al teration of the tariff 0M846,-in this thafit adds 10 the valne in the foreign’pojrt, of shipment the ftaght and all comniissirins’and other charges, except in surance, as the true value in the ports of thfccoun" try upon which the duties shall be. collected. the tfer^’of>iB46,. s thewalue upon:which|the.dtity was assessed here was the valne of the article in the foreign port This new law, it is ascertained, gives the iron manufacturers a protective duty of 45 per cent, in stead of the 30 percent afforded by the tariff of 1846— because the average price of pig iron, in the principle foreign market, Glasgow,, is about $l2 per ton, arid the average freight and charges from that port to this country about $G per ton, or one-hall the value of the iron there. The duty, therefore, will be equal to 45 per cent The additional duty imposed on iron, by levying the duty upon freights and charges, ascertained, is equivalent to about $1,75 per ton, and on coal about 60 cents per ton. Upon cotton and woollens, it is estimated the increase of duty will be from 5 to 10 per cent, according to the coarseness and bulkingss of the imported article. The bill owes its paternity,we believe, to Senator Huntf.b, of Virginia. It was hurried through the Senate with very little 'discussion, and after slum bering in the House for some weeks, was at length taken up and passed on the last day of the session' without apy-discussion at all—probably not ten members in thab body having the least suspicion that the passage of the act would increase the tariff on iron about 50 per cent, and certain other articles in the same proportion. New Canal Board. Mr.PzsitrwAit, from .the Committee on Inland Navigation, has reported to the House of Represen tatives, a bill for the re-organization of the Cana l Board, which provides for. the substitution of a Su perintendent of Public Works, for the Canal Boards as at present constituted. It is provided that this officer shall be elected at the next general election, and every three years thereafter, and Bhall have the general superintendence of all the public works of the State. The bill farther provides for the creation, in the Superintendent’s office, of a “ Revenue Bur eau,” and an “Engineering Bureau,” with a compe tent officer at the head ot each, the former at a sal ary ol $l5OO, and the latter, of $20.00 per annum— both to be appointed by the Superintendent— a- Secretary with a salary of $15,00 —is also pro vided for, with such other officers as may be ne cessary to the efficient management of the public works. The bill is very elaborate in its details, and con templates a thorough change in the present system of managing the State improvements—but whether for the better we have serious doubts. We would sooner entrust the public works in the hands of three men, as at present, than in one individual as contemplated by Mr. Penuiman. We think the business is quite as well conducted, and at a less expense to the tax-payers, under the present system. Besides, it would be investing one man with a fear, ful power for good or for evil to the Commonwealth —more, we think, than any single individual, no matter how pure his character may be, ought to be entrusted jvith. These are our notions on the sub ject. We may he wrong in our opinion—but we have seen no argument as yet in favor of the project to change our views in the least. ST Since the above was in type, we are pleased to learn that the consideration of the bill has been postponed indefinitely in the House, by a vote of 51 to 42. This settles its fate, at least during the present session. {C7*A very destructive fire occurred at Carlisle, Pa., on-Tuesday night last, which destroyed nearly forty buildings of every grade, before it was check ed. It commenced between 12 1 o’clock in a stable belonging to Mr. Scott’s Hotel, midway be tween North Hanover and Bedford streets, and was finally arrested at the corner of Bedford and High streets, a distance of more than a square south-east from its place of commencement. Amongst other buildings destroyed were several valuable dwellings on Louther street, and the large and elegant Church Edifice, one of the finest in the State, belonging to. the. Lutheran Congregation, on Bedford street. T.he- Hotel of .Mr. Heiser, corner of Bedford and High* together with the extensive stabling attached, was also destroyed; and various other dwellings, ware houses, stables, &c., in the square embraced by Hanover and Bedford, and High and Louther sts. — In addition to the loss of dwellings, many persons had their furniture destroyed, and several poor pec* pie lost their g.ll. • It is not known certainly how the fire originated—but it is believed to have been the work of an incendiary. The entire loss of property, it is said, will reach $40,000, only about $BOOO of which is covered by insurance. Indian Troubles in California and Texas, —The recent, accounts from both of these States, says the Baltimore American, show the existence of difficulties'with the native Indians, and the probability of,a general war. In California several conflicts have taken place between the settlers in the Mariposa country and the Indians in the vicin ity. From a summary account published in the N. Y. Commercial we learn that on one occasion a body of some fifty Americans marched against an Indian strong-bold in the mountains. The result was, that after a contest of three hours, the assail ants retired, but not until about thirty of the Indians were killed, and fifty or sixty of their huts burned- Oh the American side, Mr. Schein. a Frenchman, who was lieutenant of the company, Mr. Little, of Texas, Charles Austin and Richard Tillotson were, severely wounded. Messrs. Schein and Little sub sequently died. The following day the company was divided* one half under Major Burney and Sav age, returning for forces and supplies, and the other remaining in the fortification under Lieut. Kirkendotf, of Texas. A report was in circulation that a second engagement had taken plachbetween this party and the Indians, in which the latter lost three hundred killed, and one hundred and fifty squaws were taken prisoners. This rumor, How ever, was generally discredited. On the upper wat ers of the South Fork of the American river there had also been collisions between the miners and the Indians. Seven whites had been killed by the Indi ans at Red Bank, on the Mercede river, a number of others were missing,and a large number of mules had been stolen. The massacre of seventy whites at Rattle-Snake Creek is mentioned, but this is probably an exaggeration. The besHnformed per sons estimate the numbers of the tribes who are making hostile demonstrations at about sevfen thous* and. In relation to the general nspect of affair^ the Alta California remarks: \ There is no doubt that the mountain tribes have, at length assumed a hostile position, and are in sufficient numbers to keep at bay any weak parties of our people, who may rrarch against them.-; "Being thoroughly acquainted with the .mountain' passes, they possess great advantages over most of. i the whites who are disposed to take part in the . foray against them. Hunger and desperation are not likely to make - them very tractable, and we; therefore, anticipate much trouble before the present i- warlike demonstrations are quieted. ID”The aggregate amount of taxable property in Lancaster county, as determined by the Board of Revenue Commissioners, is $30,615,081. Tax on watches $450. ■ As the bill authorizing a system'of free bankitrif nqw before the Legislature, is eliciting a great amount of learned jUeussinn, wi think it mW serge a good purpose to republish the wiews -mented Governor STO»x;-fiolh^^i|P u ®r' Irion. While he was HyiShis lonnsels upcii subject of monied institnmts and th|j fmanoxl|p- Jairs of the State, commanded thfeprofiwnd . itezition of the people esaneliohr and&upport. They were, without doubt, the pri . aary and principal causes .of the present prosper* ons condition of the State finances; and now that be is nokmger-with ua,4hey- may be reverted to and phjdied effect. Thisis.esp£c.jally. ' true of his opiniohkbri the subject of''free bahkjng, of which in his memorable message vetoing the bQ I re-charteringjhe Farmers’, arid Mechanics’ Bank of. this’cjty, he tuea thelinguage qoMedlbelow. i Wb commend the extract tothe attention of our friends ’ m'Harrisbmtraßd''bmT>**<&rr generally i—Penn sylyaiiiati. ■■ • U A therory lias been advocated and put into practice, in some ofthestates, called free banking. It is based, in part,upon specie, and in part upon state stocks, hypothecated with the government. In other words, banks become the creditors of the commonwealth, by -purchasing bonds; these are deposited with government, and the government endorses, and returns to; the bankers, notes prepared for circulation, to an equal amount. I can perceive no grounds for confidence in this system.. It must explode, in a country where it is adopted to any considerable extent, whenever a revulsion occurs to test its stability, for it is a deviatioq from true principles. Sound and safe, banking can only be based and conducted onmoriey—oom-and srtvia. Neither individuals or hanks can lend that which they have not; and ifthey lend credit, in the shape of bank notes, without the means to redeem them in gold or silver, they commit a fraud upon the community, as they lend and put in circulation that which is not money, nor the representative of | money. • “If this system of converting state stocks into j banking capital, and hypothecating it as a security i for the payment of bank issues, were not a delu- 1 sion, mortgages upon real estate might be used for the same purpose, which would afford an equal,’ if not a better security for the payment of notes, arid by this process the whole'value of the real estate of the. country might!be /converted into 'banking capital, and the people into a nation of bankers.— This proposition shows that the whole scheme is illusory and unsound. : “Free banking, in;its legitimate sense, is the right which every • man l£nd owji money to whom he pleases. Itns the exchange of money for securities, to repay with interest; it in volves no fictitious increase of .the circulation, but may be> carried on to an indefinite extent, without affecting the currency. This is the free banking, which has at all times supplied, and does now supply, the wants of a large proportion of borrow ers, and commends itself to general confidence and approval, by its ■ simplicity and adaptation to the ‘ circumstances of the people.” The Kent County Murder. ' The following additional particulars of the dread ful murder committed-in Kent County Md.,' about two weeks since, we glean from the Baltimore Sun of Tuesday last: * , The tragedy was enaeted, it is thought, about half past six on Thursday evening. Mr. Cosden, who was a most worthy, industrious, and highly respected young; farmer, had .just risen from the supper table, and was about taking a seat by; the fire, when he discovered a man standing outside of the window with a gun leveled at him, which he fired instantly, the ball taking effect, and he fell.— The man who fired-(he giin then came to the door, and, finding it fastened, knocked a panel out with the muzzle of his gun, and putting his hand in, re moved the fastening, leading to the inference Jhat he ; knew exactly how it was fastened. On opening , the door,'Mrs. Cosden and Miss Cosden ran to the opposite corner of the room, when he leveled his gun again, and fired, the ball taking effect on Miss Cosden, who he also rushed on and stabbed with a knife in both breasts. i Mrs. Gosden then fled into the yard, and the small white boy ran behind the door and succeeded in ef fecting his escape, the smoke of the gun concealing him. The boy says be saw a tall man standing in the yard as he ran off, Mrs. Cosden was found dead in the yard, having been both shot and stabbed.— The rings were taken off of her fingers, and the ear-rings torn out of her ears. They then, observing that Mr. Cosden was still alive, shot him again a.id stabbed/him, whilst one of them tramped and 1 jumped on his body. He, however, lived three hours after the tragedy was discovered, and stated: that the man who shot him was unknown to himj but that he was a thick-set man, with black whiskers. He, also, heard two other men talking outside at the time the one inside was effecting.his murderous object on Miss Cosden, hut did not see them. Miss Rebecca C. Webster, who was lying sick up stairs, on hearing the alaim and reports of the gun, had fastened the door of her room, and one of the men came lip and broke the door open. She states that she implored him for her life and told, him that all the money she had was in her trunk. He then examined the trunk and being unable to find the money, as it was tied up, he returned to-her bed and shot her in the breast, and several slugs were found in her bed, which was also set on fire, either by the wadding or intentionally by the assassin.— She survived until Saturday evening about 7 o’clock when she died. ; , The black woman belonged to Deputy Sheriff Edwin Crouch, who resided on the adjoining farm, about a mile distant, but was hired to Mr. Cosden. She was engaged at the time at the ironing table in the kitchen, and on turning around observed the kitchen door slightly'opened, when two guns, or a double-barreled {. gun, i was fired at her—both shots taking effect—one in her side, and the other passing through and shattering her wrist. She immediately succeeded in making her .escape out of another door and ran to the residence.of her master on the ad joining farm, and loudly called for him. On reach ing the house she fell, Irom exhaustion, and at the last accounts was. still alive, though but little hopes were entertained of her recovery. She states that she did not see.jthe persons who fired any of the guns. ' The funeral of the four victims, Mr. and. Mrs. Cosden, Miss Cosden,. and Miss Webster, took'place on Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, attended by some hundreds of persons collected from many,miles around, and the excitement was intense. Several persons have been arrested on suspicion of having perpetrated the dreadful murder—some of whom were able to prove an alibi , and were con* sequently discharged; The whole thing appears, to be involved in much mystery, but we have scarcely' a doubt that the murderer or murderers will yet be brought to justice. * Yenango County. The Democrats of Venango co. held a •meeting at Franklin on the 25th ult., and appointed Hon. A. Plumeu Senatorial Delegate to the Reading, and Hon. A. McCalxoxt to the Harrisburg Conven tions. Col. W. H. I/Ambertoh was chosen a Rep resentative Delegate to the first, and G. W. Scot ield, Esq.,, to thegecond Convention. Among other resolutions reported by A. P. Whitaker, Esq., and unanimously adopted by the meeting, was the /fol lowing. ' Resolved, That our attachment to the favorite son of Pennsylvania, JAMES BUCHANAN, is undi minished, notwithstanding the assaults which are made upon him by open and disguised foes of Dem ocratic Principles. His fame as a statesman is en during—his firmness as a Democrat is beyond cavil, and the spotless integrity of a long and distinguish ed career will cause the shafts of his defamers to fall harmless at his feet. * rGur townsman, Mr. Johjt Wise, is now engaged in the construction of a monster balloon, to be about three times as large'as the “ Hercules,” used last summer, with which we be lieve he intends to prove the certainty of his ability to cross the Atlantic ocean, and circumnavigate the globe. We hope he may be successful 07* The Washington Union has passed into the hands of Maj. A. J. Doxalsox and Maj. Anx sthoxg, of Tennessee—the veteran Ritchie retiring 'full of years and full of honors as an Editor.— The new : editors are gentlemen of acknowledged ability, and will doubtless be successful in their enterprise. The price paid by them for the estab lishment, is said to be $30,000. • 07" Buchanan stock is rising. If Pennsylvania is true to herself he Will be the next President.— Bloomburg (CohanlM co.) Btmoa'al: ■ 07* The Pennsylvania Canal is now fairly open ed, and navigation Has commenced inearnest, with a fair prospect of doing a fine business during the season.- CantU Commissioner. % Mr. £sirpm:—>The people of this Commonweath have a great interest in deselection of competent *aB4. worthy men for the offices of Canal Commis rainrf from one of the Southern tier of counties of “TttfCommonwealth, wtio woufd fill up to over flowing* all the requisites. I refer to JOHN B. pg ATTnN f present editor and proprietor of that staunch Jtaxftcratie jpWßtf,ttae Jmeriean \ fhamtur. ’ I do not know whether be would consent'to be a candi date, or have his name used in connection with that office, bat his nomination and flection , would, I have no ocratic party Mr. Bratton: is : weU known to almost every jmblic maninjhe State as a sound reliable Democrat/ His pefsonal acquaintance is very / extensive, having formerly edited the State Capitol Gazette, a sterling Democrat ic paper at the seat of government, and having also • executed the public printing for the Common wealth for several successive years. His man* ners are pleasing" and winning, and scarcely any gentleman could be named, who would be a more agreeable, pleasant and efficient officer. But independent of his own intrinsic merits, the section of the State from which he hails has strong ! arid peculiar claims at this time* He comes from a tier -of wealthy counties who have always been heavy tax payers, to support a system of public improvements which Have in no wise benefited them, but which are a positive injury. While those improvements have been beneficial to the counties through which they pass, and have opened, the market to the people of the west, they have brought competition to the very doors in the grain markets of the southern counties, and rather depreciated than otherwise the land of those .counties. They have paid largely to the public; treasury, for the benefit of Philadelphia and the people of Pittsburg, and the western region generally; but have received no remuneration themselves. The price of" real estate in York, Cumberland, Adams, Franklin, &c„ has not been increased,, but diminished by the con struction of the public. works. These southern counties are, therefore, clearly entitled to a respect ful consideration, when, they present a candidate for the Canal Board. Their claims have been hereto fore strangely overlooked. *While the east, the west and the north have always been represented in that board, the south has had but one mem her of the board since the works were constructed, and * that only for. one year. ; I will mention & few of | the names who have- filled the office, and-their location.. The east have lately had Hubley, Harts horne, Longstreth, and Morison; the north, Packer, Foster, Overfield and Gamble; the west, Reynolds, Keys, Clarke, Burns and Painter; while, the central and southern portion of the State have had Jesse Miller alone, and only for a period of one year. Now I think, in common with many others, that justice and fair dealing give that section of the State the next candidate—and that it would be nothing more than sheer justice? to a portion of the Com monwealth which has made great sacrifices to maintain our system .of public improvements, and whose Democracy hais never faltered in her support of the nominees of the Democratic party, no matter to what location they belonged. PTJBLICUS. Shocking Accident.— An accident occurred in Front street, in "this borough, on Wednesday after noon, about five o’clock!, by which a man named •David Boyd and one of a team of horses which he was driving, were almost instantly killed, The circumstances are these': Mi. Boyd, who was em ployed by Reuben Mullison, Esq., was hauling cars to the place from which the burden cars usually star? He had already taken one part of a section boat down, and was taking the remaining portions. When nearly arrived at where he intended to leave them, he observed-a train of cars coming up Front street at a very rapid rate. Unable to turn his horses to the right, on account of a-precipice, and not having sufficient time to escape the cars com ing up, in his endeavors to do what at the moment he no doubt thought for, the best, his lead horse became unmanageable, and turned into the way of - the train. ■ The cars strack the horse, (killing him almost immediately,) and threw Mr; B. under the trucks whick he was hauling. They passed over his thighs, crushing them in a horrid manner. He lived about two hours after the occurrence, and was sensible to the last. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his death. An inquest was held over the body of the deceased, by-Deputy Coroner Fisher, and a verdict rendered in accordance with the above facts. The accident maybe atributed to the velocity, with which the harden carscame up Front street, in violation ol a Borough ordinance. Indeed, it has been a matter of astonishment to our citizens that: more accidents have not happened from the same cause. A regulation should be adopted, and en forced, requiring all cars to lie drawn thro’ Front street by horses, which would make it almost im possible for such an unfortunate accident as we have' recorded to occur. We hope such’ an ordinance will be passed at 4 the next meeting of’Council. Suit has been instituted, by the Borough, against several Agents of the trains 5 for violating Borough ordinances. The defendants had a hearing yester day, and will have'another to-day, *before J. W. Fisher, E&q.— Columbia Spy. fly The Guardian , for March, is on our table.— It is one oj the very best, numbers yet. issued, and is highly creditable to the talents and ]taste of its gentlemanly editor, Rey. Mr. HARBAtfon, of this City. ( yt fly Congress has adjourned; but therejis still as great a demand as ever for the splendid jy watches,, jewelry, &c., &c., at William Bailet s, No. 216 Market Street, Philadelphia, south side. Don’t forget the place when you visit the City. * New Mail Routes.—The following hew mail routes were established in this county, at the recent session of Congress, viz;— From Lancaster, via NefFsville, Litiz'|.exington, Willow- Bank Mills, and Shaefierstown,'.t(> Lebanon. From Manheim, via Isaac Stouffer-ar;-store, in Penn township, to Brickersville. ~ From Pequa to New Holland. The mail service has also been increhsed so as to give to Pequa Post Office a daily raaik William Bilger.—'This gentleman,: who will no doubt be the next Democratic candidate;'lor Governor, came “down t£H river onjji raft’* on Tuesday last. He remained here over flight-r-dur ing which time he received the gratula'tions of his numerous friends—and next morning:passed on with his lumber to its place of destination. — Col umbia Spy. J fly A defalcation to a - large amount has been discovered in the County Treasurer’s Office, at York; the consequence of which is, that the late Treasurer,.P*TEß Ahl, Jr., has resigned, and the commissioners have appointed Samuel Ziegler, Esq., to fill the office.- fly The Senate of. the U. States, having trans acted the business for which they were convened by the President, adjourned sine die 'on Thursday last, after giving the Presiding officer; Col King, a unanimous vote of thanks for the dignity, ability and impartiality with which he discharged the duties of his station. gy We learn that the office of the Manheim Sentinel was destroyed by fire on-Saturday evening last We have not learned the particulars. fly The Democratic Convention of Schuylkill county have instructed their delegates to the Judi cial Convention to support the nomination of Hon. Luther Kidder and Hon. Ellis Lewis, for the Supreme Bench. fly The annual election for Township Officers, take place throughout the county on Friday next flyCambria county has instructed her delegate to the Judicial Convention, in favor of Hon. James Campbell and Hon. Hbhrt D. Foster. Extractor a. Letter to the Editor. Montgomery, Alabama, March 6,1851. « T am pleased to have it in my power to state that our friend THoMAB;W*t€H,ahaye named-who. is a native of your county, bnt has for some years been a resident of . the South-r-haa been, elected Mayor of this city, by a very handsome majority, and havd no doUbt A it will be gratifying to many of his old friends in your city and county to hear of his good luck; ,’ - ’* a I have been truly pleased to see the firm stand you' have taken - in defence of thatnoble and true friend of the Union, the Hon. JAX*s.BucHAJrA». . He is worthy of your best efforts, and jntih two Buch papers as the “Intelligencer , and Pennsyl vanian ” battling in his cause, it cannot do other wise than prosper.” . lectures on Greece. Ms'. very good fortune, on -Friday the lecture of Professor JCoekcen on]» JSttaolia of Athens. Athens, the Moment p&ece, of intellectuifcajma tirafaaa desttttDdflfi for thousands of years'uQhe ’Wgfifn bo, as longasleumrand learning enst among mfa. Controlling, ,as the Athenians did, for a long period, the desthrtSsT of the civilized world, and carrying to a higher degree of perfection all the arts i iiMiii probably, be devoted to the public and private manners and customs of the Athenians : —the place and manner of conducting their public i assemblies—the Court of Areopagus ; the Prytar -1 reum or Senate House; the Pnyx, where the freemen 1 of Athens deliberated, &c., &c.; These appeal to , be as familiar to the lecturer as the Congress, the • Courts and Conventions of the people of our times i are to us. . It was observe amoug the audience many of the Clorgy and professional gentlemen, and last, but not least, a large portion of the beauty and fashion of our good old city. “ Alpha.V Lancaster, March 17, 1851. Letter £rom Harrisburg. Correspondence of the Intelligencer. Hareisburo, March 15, 1851 Legislative nows, jus‘t~at this time, is not of the most interesting character, "but we will give you a short account of some of the principal movements of last week, and hope that something more impor tant will come up from the sublime depths of legis lative labyrinths before another week shall close in upon us. A bill for the establishment of a Department of Education has passed the House of Representatives, and will probably pass the Senate. This is an im portant and a good proposition, which will have a very beneficial tendency and Effect upon the public school system, which is the just pride of Pennsyl vania. Education is the favorite means of all in telligent, and patriatic citizens; retied upon to strengthen ajid secure the permanency of our Re publican Institutions. We’have a good system of Education in our State, and what it most wants to complete its organization is a proper head, to give it life, energy and vigor. The'general superinten dence of this great system to which so much of the public money is devoted, has heretofore, been placed, not in incompetent hands, byt in the hands of those who have had the important and laborious duties of another equally important office to dis charge ; the consequence has been, that the super vision; and direction of Common Schools,, has been necessarily made a matter of secondary importance* The most that could be done, under the present arrangement, has been done —but this has been limited to the making out, at each session of the Legislature, an able report of what the system has become, by the force of its own operation, without any effort to improve it or to extend its benefits. — This bill makes the Superintendent, devote his whole time and attention to the regulation, and execution ot the system —visiting each year every county in the Commonwealth, calling the School Directors together, and making explanations, and arrangements enable them to pursue their duties uniformly, and advantageously throughout the State. The change which the bill proposes, cannot but effect the Public Schools materially and beneficially to all . interested or concerned. A monthly journal is to be published and distributed to tfvery school district, containing all necessary and valuable information, relative to the school laws, and the prosecution'of education under those laws. All this will.be done, by the provisions of this hill, and no increase of the expenses of the system to the State will be ma4e by.it. The Superinten dent is to be elected by tfieLegislature, in thesame manner as the State Treasurer is now elected. The Free Banking Bill has passed to a third read ing in the Senate,'and is gaining friends in the House. One hundred dollars of State stock, by its provisions, must be transferred to the Auditor Gen eral, and held by him for the security of the note holder, to every 90 dollars of paper issued, and in addition, the Bankers under it, are held jointly and severally liable, in their private proprerty, to the full amount of their notes. The amount of Bank capital under the law, is limited to ten millions of dollars, for the present, and the life of the associa tions contemplated by it cannot exceed fifteen years. The bill of Mr. Penniman, abolishing the Canal Board, and electing a Superintendent of the Public .Works, together with along militia Bill,have both been killed in theLlouse, and laid in a common grave, where they ought to sleep for all coming time. The Hon. James Buchanaw, the favorite sor. of Pennsylvania; the Hon. WillAm Bigler, the next Governor of Pennsylvania; Hon. A. J. Ogle, a clever fellow in Pennsylvania ; and the Hon. David Wilmot, the object of disgust and scorn in Penn sylvania, have all been visitors at the capitol with in the last few days. As ever faithfully, &c., For tha Intelligencer. For tbe State Senate. Mr. Sanderson: —Will your Democratic liber ality permit a plain, unostentatious Democrat, thro 5 the medium of your widely circulated paper, re commend to the favorable consideration of my Democratic fellow citizens of the 18th Senatorial district, composed of the counties of Tioga, Potter, M’Kean, Elk and Clearfield, one of their noble hearted sons, for a seat in the neit Pennsylvania Senate ? Friends and fellow citizens of said District : — I am in Lancaster county, and came down the Sus quehanna river on a raft, and consequently, I re spectfully request your most serious consideration of a few plain facts, highly important to your inter ests from this place, as I do not I now when I shall return home, f It sometimes happens, owing to a strange and tlnfcatural perversion of public feeling, that the most upright and the most useful public servants are visited with open demonstrations of public ingratitude, and compelled to appeal from envious cotemporaries to an impartial posterity; the consciousness, however, of having faithfully and fearlessly discharged his duty, “ unawed by influ ence and unbribed by gain, ss will support the vir tuous arid well principled man under every vicissi-. mde—yea, even though like Aristides he be ban ished from a country, to which ‘ his life has been devoted, or like Belisaries be suffered to languish in penury, in the midst of that very peoplewho had so frequently been protected by his sword. But if selfiapprobation constitutes so large a portion of happiness, how must it be increased by the meed of public applause. To feel that we have lived to great public usefulness, and to know that such is the opinion of all around us, must be a source of self gratification and pleasure, which cannot be estimated by those who do not possess it. . There are but few men that obtain to this height. Those who walk by an unsteady light, or in crooked paths, never reach it. He who would become the repository of the peoples confidence, and occupy so proud a height, amofig fellow citizens, must evince by long public services and approbation, that his integrity is incorruptible, his principles in flexible, and his talents and his time ever at his coun. try’s command. SuclTa mari is Wh. J. Hemphill, Esq., from Clearfield .county, and member of the State Legislature. If my readers of the 18th Sen atorial district, will bear with an up river ipaterman, from said District, a moment, I will attempt to sketch the man, who,l think we do require for our Senator, (we want a man, who would not ruin a good act from being passed by offering amend ment after amendment—or quarrel with a Senator, upon the point of etiquette—a man thatjt*ould not pine himself into a consumption, or break his heart outright if he sat at the bottom of the table instead of the top. But a representative, not only in prin ciples, but in habits, who takes his station among his fellow citizens, without any pretensions to a Boperiority, whether in the Senate Chamber or at a weetern connty log Mdtog. Whtch_ make, it ne cessary,' that ■ the ordinary rale, of mtercourse, which prevail' among we I bred-people m all sec tions of country, should entirely, preponderate m his favor —because, such is the etiquette, in the Senate, and in the field or log-pulling. This man ' firm in his principles, so simple in his habits, is Wm> J- Hemphill,, of Clearfield county. By that Very firmness and simplicity, he has made himself many warm friends at,home and abroad, wm. J. Hemphill, is ’uniform'ih temper, discretion,- and judgment—a practical republican of the school of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, men whose names are synonymous with, political integnty, jost' principles, exalted ulents, and nnde?i«ing republicanism: such a man we want m_the 18th Sen atorial Dictrict, and such a man is Wm. J. Hemp -I.ll] • ; • r Impromptu, Vale. BanraMDO*, March Bth, IS6I. * u . BAR^COWNSHIP. the divided condition of of this county, brought Sby bad men. __ red, a second County tee in; thermo 'year, is foreign to all for gper ijjrty upon its menu* Sera.- \ r'Mpgm'tt no other County 3|otß(jwttee in April last as dftwful, and just, atid'according to party usages.— its call we will respond, and to no other. . resolved, That the the Delegates elected at this meeting, are hereby instructed to support Delegates ■ to.tbeiitafl.Coavention.iavcirabla.tniha nomination of Col. William Bigler for Governor. Resolved, That we have full confidence in the honor and integrity of the Hon. James Buchanan, and would recommend him to our Democratic brethren of the United States as every way quali fied to discharge the duties to.the of fice of President. Passed * - JOHN FIELD, Chairman. WnxiAx Mrtixß; i --‘ James Brown, Jr n Secretaries. SALISBURY TOWNSHIP. Agreeably to the call of the County Committee, the Democrats of Salisbury township met at the house ot James H. Houston, March l,‘lSsl,and organised by electing J. B. Baker,' chairman, and Thos, W. Henderson, Secretary. The object of the meeting being stated, ten can didates were nominated- for delegates; and on tion it was resolved that delegates be elected by ballot, and the secretary to enter the names of the voters, whereupon 43 yotes were polled. J. B. .Baker, C. P. Wilson, Thos. S. Mcllvnine, Thomas :\V. Henderson, Wm. F. Baker, receiving the high est number of votes, were declared elected. .The following, were then unanimously adopted : v Whereas, Salisbury township 3 years since was ■< unanimously in- favor of Col. Wm. Bigler as the candidate for Governor—and had the delegates to the Harrisburg Convention obeyed the wishes of the democracy of Lancaster county, he would now be our Governor. Therefore, be it unanimously resolved, That the delegates now elected, be instructed to vote for, and use all honorable means to secure the election of six delegates to represent this county in the .. Reading Convention, favorable to the nomination of Col. William Bigler for Governor. On motion, The delegates were unanimously instructed to present .the name of J. B. Baker to the Convention, as a suitable candidate for a dele gate to the Reading Convention., ' , Resolved, That the chairman of the committee be recommended to appoint Thos. W. Henderson, of Salisbury, a member of the County Committee for one year. . On motion, The meeting elected the following persons to be the township Committee for one year, viz: David Kurtz, C. P. Wilson, Thos. S. ‘Mcll vain, John Mason, W. F. Baker. On motion, the raefeting adjourned. J. B. BAKER, Chairman. T. W. Hsndebson, Secr’y. CAERNARVON TOWNSHIP. Pursuant to public notice, a meeting of Demo crats was held at the public house of Jacob Al" bright, on Saturday evening, March 1. Mr. Jacob Hoffman was called to the chair, and Francis Gillespie was appointed secry. The object having been stated to be the election of delegates to represent Caernarvon township in County Convention, to be held in the city of Lan caster on Wednesday next The following Dele gates were .duly elected; Dr. B. F. Bunn, Jacob Westley, Thomas Edwards’, Robert Arteres, S. G. Bickh'am. The following resolutions were then read and unanimously adopted, viz: Resolved, That we are opposed to intrigue and corruption, let it come from what source it may. Resolved, That we approve of the course of our Delegates in Counry Convention, assembled on the 18th. of Sept, last, in protesting against the resolu tion offered by Peter Martin, Esq., on the Guberna torial question, as that question bad not been sub mitted to the party by the County Convention.' Resolved, That our Delegates be and are hereby instructed to support Delegates favorable to the nomination of Col. Bigler, of Clearfield Co, as our candidate for the office of Governor. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Democratic papers of this County. JACOB HOEFMAN, Chairman. Fiiancis Gillespie, Secry. MANOR TOWNSHIP, Th following resolutions were offe/ed by G. G. Brush,‘’and unanimously adopted by the meeting: Resolved, By the democratic citizens of Manor township, that we are in favor of the nomination of Col. Wm. Bigler, of Clearfield county, for Gov., and the Hon. Ellis Lewis for one of the Judges of the Supreme Court. Resolved, That should any action on the Presi dential question be taken by the democratic County Convention, on Wednesday next, we are in favor of the nomination of the Hon. James Buchanan as our candidate for the* Presidency, and when Jhe proper time arrives for action, we will speak our sentiments without fearing the frowns of any one man or set of men, deeming it our duty; and* that we have an indisputable right recognized by the national Democracy, to express our‘preference for our favored candidates, before Btate or national nom inations. * Resolved, That we are in favor of regular nom inations made by the democratic party, and pledge ourselves to support the nominations of the Read ing and Harrisburg Conventions for Governor, Su preme Judges, etc., who ever they may be. Resolved, By the meeting; that the delegates now elected from this township be, and are hereby in structed to support ihe foregoing resolutions.. Resolved, That the proceedings and resolutions of this meeting be published in the democratic pa pers of-'Lancaster county. JNO. E. McDONALD, Chairman. Gustavus A. Donn, Secr’y. WEST EARL TOWMSHIP. The following resolution was offered and unani mously passed. . . ; Be it resolved, that the delegates of West Earl township are hereby instructed to support Col. Wm. Bigler, and to use every honorable means to se cure his nomination for Governor. On motion of Mark Connell the meeting was adjourned. ACT The following resolutions were passed at Ephrata and West Hempfield, by a portion of the party who attended the delegate meetings, but who refused to participate in the elections. We publish them on the principle that Democrats always have a right to be beard ; at the same time we cannot help thinking that those gentlemen_Jti>uld have evinced a better spirit, by meeting the-friends of Col. Bioler at tho polls, instead of attempting to prevent any election being held at all. EPHRATA. Whereas, Several very influential disorganizing Democrats from the city of Lancaster havo been in our midst, exerting their unrivalled wits to scare up a sufficient number of Democrats and Whigs to organize a meeting and elect delegates to the- con templated County Convention to convene in the city of Lancaster on Wednesday next, and thereby grossly misrepresent the sentiments of the Democ racy of Ephrata.Township $ therefore be it Resolvedf That the sentiments expressed* in tho regularly organized County Convention which met in the city of Lancaster, on the 13th day ol No vember, last, in favor ofCoI.REAH Frazer for Governor, and complimentary to Gen.- Lewis Cass and others, are still, as they were then, aoomplete exposition of tho sentiment* of tho Democracy of Ephrata Township; and that we deem it irregular and uncalled for to have any further action upon the question of a nominee for Governor, and tako this occasion to denounce as corrupt and unauthori zed any representation that may be made ,of our district in the Convention to assemble in the city of Lancaster, on the sth inst., is we know there is not the requisite number of Buchanan guerrillas in our township to effect such an object in the usual form and at the usual placo as directed by the coun ty committee. \ ' Retolved f That wc will always discountenance the call o( a disorganizing eounty. committee,-who have .been discharged from their, position by a county convention of their own calling ; who, in violation of the same, not only usurp the power to act, but. also claim the right to dictate to the De mocracy in convention assembled what they shall or shall not do, thereby proving themselves not Only disorganizes, but likewise traitors to the first principles of Democracy, and followers of the old Federal doctrine, namely, that the people aie in capable of self government. On Motion, Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed .by the officers and published in all the Democratic papers in the county. ANDREW URICH, President. R. Mohler, Martin Urich, Secretaries. WSST-=HEMPFIELD, Whereas, The success of tbe Democratic party depends upon proper organization, by which means alone its principles can be truthfully disseminated and the misrepresentations of its enemiesprevented:. znd whereaSy from motives and causes well under-* •stood, notwithstanding the labored efforts to ; con ceal them, an attempt has been made, and is now ‘in progress, which aims directly at the violation of old and established usages, ns well as At the disor- merer