~(T.1):,...,.-.1,14A0At0'. . ''.•..'.....••- • t:e- j :/ti.4..). n .•-••• VOL. LX. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE EXIECIITIVE CHAMBER, HARRISBURG January 4, 1860. To the Honorable the Senators and Members of the House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsyltania GENTLEMEN :—ln complying with that pro vision of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which makes it the duty of the Governor, froict time to time, to give to the General Assembly information of the state of the Commonwealth, lam most happy, on this occasion, again to congratulate the representatives of the people upon the highly favorable condition of the fi nances of the State. The receipts at the State Treasury, from all sources, for the fiscal year ending on the 30th of November, 1859, were 83,826,350 14, to which aid balance in Treasury, December 1, 1858, $892,027 76, and it will be seen that the whole sum available for the year, was $4,718,- 377 90. The expenditures, for all prupoiei, during the same period, were $3,879,054 81. Leavinz an available balance in the Treasury, on the Ist day of December, 1859, of $839,323- 09. Included in the expenditures for 'the fiscal year, are the following sums, viz I, , ,ans rolo,nied Relief quotes eaneellt..l Interest certifinates paid Making v f the public debt actually paid, during t _te year, the sum of 849,282 60 The flu ded and unfunded debt of the Com monwea h, on the lot day of December, 1658, was as ollow.s:- --7 ( FUNDED DEBT 1, per ce bums T.,Lal funded debt El=l Itelkl wow: , kut.tlling Inters, I IC Dunie,t ie creditors T,tal un fund,' debt 958 00 Making the entire debt or the Commonwealth at the peiiod named, 539.488,243 O. The fuudea,aud unfunded debt of the State, at the ViO , H of flit) last fiscal year, December 1, 1059, stood as folloWs 0 per cent. lean T,,tal funded debt ILeij o f codes in eirculati,ll Interest evrtitivale,, Lowest is creditors Total, imiun4cll &,ht. Makinu the public ,b-lit on the first day of December last, 1i135,035,961 07. Since the close of the fiscal year, the Com missioners of the Sinking Pund have redeem ed, of the five per cent. loans, the sum of $150,000, leaving the real debt of the Common weaftli, at this time, funded and unfunded, $38,475,9d1 07. 1: we de tact from this sum the amount of the bonds received by the State from the sale of her public works, and now held by her as follows : /Baud; of l'Quita. railroad e0i17,3110.000,00 Bands ur Sunbury awl Eric r. r. c 0.... 3.51)0.0110,a0 13unds I\ l paniti_ canal c ": 251,1100.011 .Total I I ,tlr,l,l)oo,lia we have $27,397,961 07, the remaining debt of the Commonwealth, the principal and in terest to be provided for, from the ordinary sources of revenue. It will he observed, that from the Ist day of December, 1658,t0 the 31st day of December, 1859, a period of thirteen months, besides meeting all the ordinary demands upon the Treasury, there has been actually paid, on the principal of the public debt, $1,009,28'2 60. When it is remembered, that during this period, the law reducing the State tax upon real and personal estate, from three to two and a half mills, has been, in full force, and that nothing for the last year has been received 'from the Pennsylvania railroad company, on account of tax on tonnage, making the receipts from these two sources of revenue, less by four hundred thousand dollars, than they were for the proceeding year, it is a source of congratulation that, under such circumstances, a result so favorable has been produced by the ordinary operations of the Treasury. For nearly two years past, the State has been entirely free from the ownership or man agement of canals and railroads, and the grat ifying result, thus far, is, that her public debt is now less than it has been since the year 1842, and is decreasing at the rate of nearly one million of dollars per annum. It is now morally certain, that nothing but the grossest mismanagement of the financial interests of the State, can prevent its sure and speedy ex tinguishment. Why should not Pennsylva nia press onward until she is entirely free from debt? She is no longer engaged in the construction :of great works of internal im provement, norls she the proprietor of rail roads or canals. Reeds red of these, govern mental action is greatly simplified, and is now happily limited to subjects of a purely govern mental character. Having ceased to be inter ested in ordinary business pursuits, it is her plain duty to devote her best energies to re lieving her people from the burden of an oner ous debt. When this great result shall have been accomplished, the necessary expenditures of au economical administration of the govern ment, can be readily met without the imposi tion of a State tax on real or personal estate— the remaining sources of revenue being more than sufficient for all legitimate purposes. Until that end, so anxiously looked to, is se cured, true wisdom, as well as sound policy, dictates, that our resources should be care fully husbanded—that none of our present sources of revenue should be cut off, or di minished—that all departments of government should consult a proper ecouomy—that all extravagant and unnecessary appropriations should be avoided—and that every new scheme for embarrassing the Treasury should meet with marked condemnation. Encouraging, as are the results of the past two years, it must not be forgotten, that we have but just commenced the payment of the principal of our debt ; and that to prevent a misapplication of the public finances, and thereby insure a continuance of its reduction, from year to year, is manifestly the first duty , of those placed by the Constitution in charge -of the Public Treasury, and to whom belongs .the exclusive right of raising, economizing and r appropriating the public revenue. I earnestly commend this whole subject to the careful attention of the Legislature—entirely satisfied, that, as it is the most vital of all the interests committed to the charge of the General As sembly, it will receive that consideration which its importance so eminently demands. In my last annual message, I communicated to the General Assembly all that, up to that -period, had been done under the act, entitled " An Act for the sale of tho State Canals," ap proved April 21,1858. Sines the adjournment of the last. Legislature, satisfactory evidence having been given to me, of the compliance of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company, with the conditions mentioned iu the third section of the act referred to, the State Treasurer, ru der my - direction, has delivered to the com pany the canal- bonds for two millions of dollars, deposited in the Treasury under the provisions of the said act. The railroad company has also become en titled to; and has received, one million of dol lars. of the mortgage bonds referred to in the Sixth section of the same act ; leaving mort gage bonds amounting"to two and a half mil lions of dollars,-still remaining in the Treas ury of tile Commonwealth, to be delivered to the company, "from time to time, pari passu, with the progress of the work, as ascertained by the returns and, estimates of the chief en gineer of the said company." When the bonds, last mentioned, shall hove been sur rendered to the company, as directed by law, the State will still hold, as absolute owner, three and a half millions of dollars of the mortgage bonds of the company, payable in the year 1872, , &in the 6 succeeding years, as mentioned in the act of Assembly, with inter est, at the rate of five per centum, per annum, payable semi-annually, on the thirty-first days of January and July of each year. Interested, as the Commonwealth is, in the early comple tion of this important thoroughfare, it affords me great pleasure to be able to inform the General Assembly, I that the progress of the work, for the pahlear, has been highly satisfactory. The Eastern division of the road, extending from Sunbury, in the county of Northumber. land, to Whetham, in the county of Clinton, a distance of eighty-one miles, is finished ; pas senger and freight trains passing over it daily. The Western division, extending from the city of Erie, to the borough of Warren, in Warren county, a distance of sixty six miles, is also completed, with regular passenger and freight trains now running over It daily. Making one hundred and forty seven miles of railway, along the line of the route, that have been al ready brought into practical operation--one hundred and seven miles of which, exclusive of sidings, were finished during the past year. On the intermediate portion of the line, be tween the borough of Warren and Whetham station, a distance of one hundred and forty miles, ninety-five and a half miles are graded, leaving but forty-four and a half miles yet to be graded, to place the whole of the unfinished portion of the road in a position to receive the superstructure. If no untoward event shall delay its vigorous prosecution, another year will not pass before the entire ine of the road will be finished and in use ; thus affording a direct and continuous communication, by railroad, from the city of Philadelphia to the harbor of Erie. .M10,',02 10 . I.'i 00 4,843 30 By the twenty-second section of the act ap proved the 13th day of April, - 1842, entitled "An Act t 9 incorporate the Pennsylvania railroad company," it is provided, " that all tonnage, of whatsoever kind or description, except the ordinary baggage of passengers, loaded or received at Harrisburg, or Pittsburg, or at any intermediate point, and carried or conveyed on or over said railroad, more than twenty miles, between the 10th day of March and the Ist day of December, in each and eve ry year, shall be subject to a toll or duty, for the use.of the Commonwealth, at the rate of five mills, per mile, for each ton of two thou sand pounds ; and it shall be the duty of said company, between the 20th and 30th days of July, and between the let and 10th days of .December, in each and every year, after thirty miles or more of said railroad shall have been completed, and in use, to cause to be made out, and filed with the Auditor General, a true and correct statement, exhibiting the amount of said tonnage, so loaded or received, and the distance so carried and conveyed, during the respective periods intervening between the said 10th day of March, and the 20th day of July, and. between the said 20th day of July and the Ist day of December, in each and eve ry year ; which said statement shall be veri fied by the oath or affirmation of the re ceiving or forwarding agent or agents, or other proper officer or officers, of said com pany, having knowledge of the premises ; and at the time of filing said statement, 'or on or before the said 20th day of July, and the 10th day of December, in each and every year, the said company shall pay to the State Treasurer, the amount of said toll or duty, so accruingfor the use of the Commonwealth, during the re spective intervening perio Is before mentioned." And, iu a supplement to the act just referred to, passed on the same day, it is further pro vided, " that iu case the said company shall, at any time, fail to pay the toll or charge on tonnage, which may accrue, or become due to the Commonwealth, under the provisions of said act, the same shall be and remain a lien on the property of the said company, and shall have precedence over all other liens or incum brances thereon until paid." By the act of the 27th of March, 1848, the tax on tonnage of five mills per ton, per mile, from the 10th of March to the Ist of December, was commuted to a tax of three mills per ton, per mile, during the whole year. Subsequently, by the act of the 7th of May, 1855, lumber and coal, were made exempt from the tonnage tax. In pursuance of the provisions of the several acts referred to, the Pennsylvania railroad com pany has paid into the Treasury of the Com monwealth the following sums, viz: Po S 115,160 00 , 38,120,605 67 . 358,2110 90 . 100,000 00 i;39.351,283. $105,350 00 22.257 12 4,440 3 , .> SO2 50 $ 400,630 Oil :37,635.153 37 368,200 uo 100,000 00 36.513,1163 :;7 31111.213A111 15,513 S 2 IIS S Silt; 11 124 9 - , 70 or the 11,31 year ending Nov.:10,1831 $7,521 03 Do do 10....1052 16,600 40 Do do do 1553 05,223 50 Du do ....... ...do 1554 112.350 30 Do d0....t....d0....1555 120.230 56 Do do d0....1656 226,016 51 Du du d0....1637 176,933 75 Do do d0....1556 222,363 02 Since July, ISSS, the railroad company has refused to pay this tax, and consequently there is now due from said company, on that account, exclusive of interest, the sum of $350,405 00. On the 21st of February, 1859; an account was settled, by the Auditor General, against the company, for the tax on tonnage, from the 21st day of July, to the 30th day of November 1858, inclusive, amounting to the sum of 837, 375 22. From this settlement, the company, on the 19th day of April, took an appeal to the court of common pleas of Dauphin county; and, in the speifications of objections which were filed, it was averred that the tax was un constitutional, and an opinion to that effect, signed by eminent counsel, was filed in the Office of the Auditor General, at the time the appeal was entered. In August last, the cause was tried, and after a full investigation, and argument, the constitutionality of the law imposing the tax was affirmed by the court, and a verdict and judgement rendered in fa vor of the Commonwealth, for the amount claimed, with interest. The case has since been removed by a writ of error, to the Su preme Court of the State, and will, probably, be heard and determined, by that tribunal, in the course of the present winter. On the 25th day of August last, another account was settled against the company, fof the tax on tonnage, from the 30th day of Nov ember, 1858, to the 20th day of July, -1859, amounting to the sum of $159,388.58, 'from which an appeal has also been taken by the railroad company, and which will probably be tried during the present month. As this question largely affects the revenues of the Commonwealth, and as the principle involved is one of the first importance, I have deemed it a duty to lay before the General Assembly, somewhat in detail, the history of this tax, and the present condition of the legal controversy growing out of its imposition and enforcement. It will be observed, that the power of the State to grant chartered rights; and corporate privileges, to a railroad company, upon the condition that it shall pay to the Commonwealth a portion of its earnings, in the shape of a fixed tax upon the freight car ried over the road, is questioned by the com pany, and that, too, after the grant has taken effect, and while the corporation is in the full enjoyment of all the benefits conferred upon it by its charter. The question, it is true, is a legal one, and its decision, therefore, rests with the judicial department of the government; but I have not the slightest doubt, that the decision, when had, will entirely vindicate the right of the government to impose the tax, and to compel corporations of its own creation to obey the law from which they derive their ,existence. When it is remembered, that the tax was originally imposed, in order to indem nify the State, to some extent, for losses which she was sure to sustain from a competition, which was inevitable, between the railroad authorized, and her main line of public works; and that this competition did not only seri ously affect the revenues of the Commonwealth derived from her public improvements, but ultimately induced the sale of the main line to the railroad company itself, at a price inauy millions of dollars below what it would have produced, in the absence of such competition, it is certainly not to be presumed that the Commonwealth will willingly yield her demand for revenue from this source, until she is, at least, fully indemnified for the pecuniary in jury sustained in the depreciation of her own property, by her libera ity extended to the company which now, denies her power to enforce a contract, voluntarily entered into, upon a consideration entirely adequate. The annual report of the Superintendent of Common Schools, with the tables and docu ments accompanying it, will exhibit the con dition of the vast engine of social improve ment to which it relates. The number of pu pils, in all the public schools of the State is 634,651—0 f schools, 11,485—and of teachers, " THAT COUNTRY 113_,4 11 - 081° PROSPEROUS WHERE LABOR 'OOIdEMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD." LANCASTER CITY, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1860. 14,071. The schools have been in operation, on an average over the whole State, five months and nine d'ays. The average salary of male teachers, is $24.36, and of female teachers, $17.79, and the cost of instruction per pupil, fifty-three cents per month. The average tax for tuition, &c., is about five and a half mills, and for building purposes, about three and one-sixth mills, on the In cluding the city of Philadelphia, the entire cost of tuition, &c., was $2,047,661.92 ; the building expenses, $531.413.85; and the whole expense of the system, in the State, for the year, $2,579,075.77. Though the school year ending en the first Monday of Jane last, was one of unusual dif ficulty in money affairs, yet the system mani fests an encouraging activity in all its depart ments, while the rate of taxation, both for tuition and building's, would appear, from the official report, to have somewhat decreased. But, it is by a contrast of the present condition of the system, with that of 1854, when the agencies now operating so beneficially, were created, that results are most plainly seen. Within that period, the whole number of pu pils has beet increased nearly one.seventh— of teachers, one-thirteenth—and the salary of teachers, the best index of improvement, one sixth for males, and one fourth for females. These results, with the others which the offi cial report will exhibit, unerringly point to the duty, as well as necessity, of the utmost care and attention, on the part of all public agents, to this primary social institution—pri mary in importance, no less than in the car reer of each citizen. To strengthen, to retain pure, and to properly direct, this fountain head of social influence, is, it seems to me, the great duty of the law maker, in his highest and most responsible capacity, as the framer of the future of the State. The attention of the General Assembly was called, somewhat at length, to the existing condition and further requirements of our school system, in the annual message of last year. It is not, therefore, necessary to repeat the suggestions and conclusions then present ed. They are again, however, 'commended to your favorable consideration ; the events and experience of the intervening period, having increased the conviction of their propriety.— This is especially the case, in regard to the plan devised by the act of 20th of May, 1857, for the due training of teachers for the common schools of the State. A full supply of compe tent teachers, is admitted by all, to be the great need of the system, and the first want to be provided for. Unerring indications, in ev ery quarter, not only establish this fact, but point to the general adoption of the proposed means, at no distant day. The efforts of the teachers, themselves, for professional improve ment, encouraged and sustained by all, who duly estimate the value and influence of the teacher's office, not only foretell this, but the strong public sentiment in favor of institutions for the purpose in question, confirms the prob ability of this result. In every quarter, indi cations of this kind are perceived—more or less strong in proportion to the force of local circumstances. In the Second Normal district composed of the counties of Lancaster, York and Lebanon, an institution, np to the full re quirements 51 the law of 1857, has been estab lished and officially recognized, and is now in successful operation as a State Normal School. For its details the Legislature is respect fully referred to the annual report of the Superintendent of Common Schools ; but, I should do injustice to the intelligent enter prise which moulded, and the enlarged phi lanthropy which produced, this noble insti-. tution, as well as to my own feelings, were I to forbear congratulating you upon the re sult. It is' the first fruit of a law which seems to be 'as much in accordance with the cautious, yet generous, character of our peo ple, as it is admirably adapted to effect the great end in view. All that seems requisite to give full effect and general success to the plan, is, at this juncture, to guard it from mutilation, or rad- teal change. If the intelligent and liberal minds that are now weighing the project, and contemplating its extension to other parts of the State, be assured that this is the settled policy, their efforts will be concentrated, their activity increased, and final success be has tened. Whereas, radical or important changes, will destroy this growing confidence, crush the hopeful efforts now being made, and postpone for years, if not totally destroy, all hope of success in this essential depart ment of pubic instruction. The true course will be to cherish the law, and bring it into general operation, by holding out the certain ty of State aid to each institution established under it, as soon as a certain number, to be fixed by law, shall have been legally recog nized, and are in full operation. The money of the State appropriated, in this manner, will effect more benefit, in proportion to the outlay, thatAu any other of the operations of the system. The instruction of the child, is a duty ; but the instrdotion of the teacher, is economy as well as duty. It will probably be advisable to make such appropriations, payable only when the schools are legally recognized and in full operation. This course will have the double effect of guarding against loss by the State, and of stimulating, into early existence, a sufficient number of insti tutions to supply the existing want in every quarter of the State. The period for the third election of County Superintendents is rapidly approaching, and the public mind will naturally be turned to the results of the office. My own observa tion, as well as information from various and reliable sources, leads to the opinion, that this office, when filled by the proper person, and its duties discharged in full compliance with the design and spirit of the law creating it, has been of great advantage to the schools. Indeed, no candid person can deny the fact, apparent to even slight observation, that more improvement has been effected in the workings and results of the system, since the creation of the office of County Superin tendent, than in any previous period of even double duration. It is true, that when exer• ciseil bY,incompetent officers, or crippled by in sufficient compensation, little, if any, advan tage has accrued. But this is no argument against the office itself ; ; arld it is to be hoped that the directors of counties - dads heretofore deprived of the benefits of this agency,. will, at the next election, acting under the teaeltr., ings of experience at home, and the light of success from other parts, correct this evil and realize the full benefits of this provision of the law. The increasing ease and soundness of our financial condition, will, at no remote period', justify an addition to the common school ap• propriation. The general policy of the State has been that each district shall raise within itself the main support of its own schools ; but,an annual donation,distributable amongst them all, in proportion to population, has also been a part of that policy. The object of this State grant seems to be two-fold: First— It is a means of securing regularity in the proeeeeings and reports of the several dis tricts, so that the Department of Common Schools shall have the requisite information for the due discharge of its functions : And second—lt lightens, in some'degree, the bur of local taxation, to the relief of the poorer and more sparsely peopled districts. An in crease of the annual appropriation would en hance both these objects, and, whenever the finances of the government will justify it, commends itself to the favorable considera tion of the Legislature. The aid which the Legislature has hitherto extended to the establishment of the Farm , ers' High School of Pennsylvania. strongly evinces their high appreciation of the advan tages which it is anticipated will grow out of that institution. While it must be admit ted that knowledge is as essential to the art of farming, as it is to all the other employ ments of life, we cannot but feel deeply in terested, that a community so peculiarly ag ricultural as we are, should have all the ad vantages of an education which combines in itself, as well the knowledge of the practical art of agriculture, as scientific acquirements in all those branches of learning which are especially applicable to its profitable pursuit. A shool where agriculture is practically taught is a new field to which oar attention has been called ; and one which, because of its great importance, well deserves our attention. It embraces the principle, that while youth are taught habits of industry, they are impress- ed with the proud consideration, that the la bor of their own bands contributes to the acquisition of knowledge. And thus, too, education is brought within the ' reach of many a bright genius, who would otherwise struggle and languish for the means of ac quiring it Our'-school, within its limited means, has been in successful operation dur ing the past year ; having under its charge one hundred boys, who, while they are care fully instructed in all those branches of science which pertain to a high order of edu cation, are daily engaged iu all the practical operations of the farm—fitting them to re . - turn to rural life, and to infuse throughout the State an amount and kind of knowledge, which mast ultimately produce a most ben eficial-influence upon this most cherished bracteh of industry. The practical workings of the school, for the past year, have im• pressed the trustees, who have it in charge with the: highest 'hopes of its complete suc cess. The great interest which is everywhere felt throughout the Commonwealth, in the further extension and progress of the instita- tiou, comrhends it to oar care and protec tion. The State'ldbrarian will report to you the completion of the descriptive and classified catalogue of theliooks in the State Library, authorized by the act of 16th of April, 1858, —a work, from the details it embraces, of much labor, but which will greatly facilitate , the use of the Library. It will be seen, from his report, that the origin of the Library dates far back in the history of the Provincial gov ernment, and that it received the foStering care of the Commonwealth during the period of the Revolution. It is gratifying that, not withstanding the waste to which dt has been subject in past years, owing to the want of proper attention,—under the careful supervi sion of the present Librarian, it has, since he has had the charge of it, nearly doubled its number of volumes, and now 'contains in all 22,000 volumes—the largest State Library in the Union with the single exception of that of the State of New York. The collection of law books, and especially law reports, is con sidered by those competent to judge, among the best in the country. The Library, from its intrinsic value and importance, and its historic relations, deserves, and I trust it will receive, the continued liberality of the „Legis lature. In my inaugural address, as well as in my last annual message, I expressed the opinion that our present banking system was ex tremely defective, and that, unless it were radically changed, I should consider it an imperative duty to withhold the Executive approval from all bills creating new banks. Without again giving in detail the reasons which-influenced my action on this question, or repeating the suggestions and recommen dations heretofore made to the Legislature, it is proper to remark, at this time, that my convictions have been confirmed, by time and reflection—that my opinions remain unchang ed, and that I cannot approve of any increase of banking corporations under existing laws. If corporate privileges, for banking purposes, are needed, to accommodate the business wants of any portion of the State, justice re quires, that such institution should be com pelled to protect the community receiving its circulation, by requiring that ample security shall be given for the prompt redemption of its notes, the sufficiency of which no act of the corporation could impair. AU experience in this State, and elsewhere, has demonstra ted, that the present system affords little or no protiction to noteholders, beyond the per sonal integrity of the officers controlling the management of the several banks. Fora full exposition of my views on this question, I respectfully call the attention of the General Assembly to my last annual message. The reports of thk Auditor General, the State Treasurer, the Surveyor General, the Adjutant General, and the Attorney General, will be laid before you, - and will show, in de tail, the operations of their respective depart ments for the past year. Deeply impressed with the belief that the present mode of receiving, keeping and dis. bursing the public revenue, is entirely, un safe, and inadequate to the complete protec- tion of the interests of the Commonwealth involved, I again respectfully, though earn estly, invoke legislative action on this highly important subject. The receipts and dis bursements of the Treasury are each, annu ally, from three to four millions of dollars.— At times there is on hand a balance exceeding one million of dollars. The State Treasurer gives security to the Commonwealth in the sum of only eighty thousand dollars. He deposits the money .of the State when and where he pleases, and it is paid out upon his own check exclusively. His accounts are settled by the Auditor General, once a month, and this is, apparently, the only safeguard provided by law to prevent the illegal use of the public funds while under the control of the State Treasurer. That the Treasury of the Commonwealth has hitherto escaped from disastrous defalcation, is owing to the integi • ty of the officer, and not to the efficiency of the laws ; and while our main reliance, in the future, must be on the honesty of the officers to whom the department is entrusted, it is, nevertheless, the plain duty of the government, by proper legislative enactments, to prevent, as far as possible, the illegal, im proper or fraudulent use of the funds of the State by a faithless or dishonest public agent. I respectfully recommend, that provision be made by law that no money shall be deposit ed in any bank, or elsewhere, by the - State Treasurer, without first requiring security to. be:;given to the Commonwealth for the prompt re-payment of the sums deposited ;—that all checks, issued by State the Treasurer, shall be countersigned by the Auditor General, before they are used ;—and that daily accounts of the moneys received, deposited and disbursed, shall be kept in the office of the Auditor General as well as in the Treasury Depart ment; and that weekly statements of the balances in the Treasury, and the places and amounts of deposits, shall be kept in a book to be provided for that purpose in each department. 'The Commissioners appointed in pursuance of the resolutions of the 19th of April, 185 S, to revise the Penal Code of this Common wealth, have presented to me their final re- port, which is herewith transmitted to the Geperal Assembly. Its importance to our whole community, and the great labor de voted to its preparation, commend it to your early and earnest attention. The manner:in which the duties of the commission have been performed cannot fail in my opinion, to receive your approbation. I commend to your fostering care the State Lunatic Asylum, at Harrisburg—the Western Pennsylvania Hospital - for the in sane at Pittsburg,—the Asylum for the Blind, at Philadelphia—the asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, at Philadelphia—the Penn sylvania Training School for idiotic and fee ble minded children, at Media—the House of Refuge at Philadelphia—and the Western House of Refuge, at Pittsburg. These excel lent, charitable and reformatory State insti tutions have done, and are doing, almost in calculable good, in the reiief of suffering hu manity, and in the reclamatio'n and reform of the erring young. They have strong claims upon the continued bounty of the Common wealth. The annual report of these noble charities will be laid b rfore you, and will ex hibit, in detail, their operations during the past year. .1 refrain from recommending, as proper objects for the bounty of the State, a number of benevolent and charitable associations, equally humane and beneficent in their oper ations ; because they are entirely local in their character, and Lowever meritorious their Claims may be, and unquestionably are, upon the respective communities for whose partic ular use they are founded and conducted, in my opinion, they have no claims upon the Treasury of the State, which can be recogniz ed with a just regard to the interests and rights of other sections of the Commonwealth. The editor of the Colonial Records and Pennsylvania Archives has prepared a copious index to the whole work, which will be laid before the Legislature, at an early day of the session. The pn.hlication is now completed, and it is a satisficrion to know ' that the rec ords of the colony, as well as those of the State, preceding the adoption of the Consti tution of 1790, are now of eaarnooess to the public, and in a condition which renders their entire destruction impossible. I re commend that a suitable sum be paid, by. the Commonwealth, to the editor of the Rea- ords and Archives, for the work performed by him since the discontinuance of his salary. I have so repeatedly presented my views to the Legislature, of the evils arising from local and class legislation, that it - is necessary again to repeat them. I desire, however, to call the attention of the General Assembly to the fact that we have, on our statute books, general laws providing for the incorporation of railroad, turnpike, bridge, plank road, gas, water, insurance and other similar companies and that all corporate powers granted by the Legislature, tto such companies, should be under these general laws so that there may be uniformity in the provisions of similar as- sociations, and that the time of the General Assembly may not he occupied in passing bills of, great length, when a simple reference to the details of the general laws would an swer every purpose. The practice of sending to the Executive a large number of bills immediately preceding the final adjournment of the Legislature, is highly objectionable, and ought, as far as practicable, to be discontinued. Its necessary consequence is, either to compel the Executive to approve bills which he has not fully examined, to sign them after the final adjourn ment, or, 'if he disapprove them, to return them to the next General Assembly, with his objections. Thus imposing upon a succeed ing Legislature the final disposition of bills, with the origin and passage of which it had no connection. To illustrate the evils result ing from this practice, it is only necessary to inform you, that, of the large number of bills presented for my approval, within a day or two of the adjournment of the last Legisla ture, I am constrained, by a sepse of duty, to return, with my objections, twenty-three to the present Legislature, for re-consideration. It is apparent from the exhibit of the finan cial condition of the General Government, recently made public, that the wants of the Federal Treasury will demand a revision of the existing tariff laws of the United States, with a view to an increase of the revenue derivable from imports. When this revision shall take place, it is greatly to be desired, that a proper regard for the industrial inter- ests of the country will prompt the Congress of the United States, to place her revenue laws updn such a basis, as to afford to our great mining and manufacturing interests the largest incidental protection. To substitute specific for ad valorem duties, on a certain class of articles which froth their nature are of equal or nearly equal valve,—or to change the foreign to a home valuation,—with a moderate increase of the rates now imposed, would, I am satisfied, infuse new life and vigor into all the various departments of in dustry, and, at the same time, without im posing-burdens upon the people, afford to the General Government a revenue amply suf ficient for all its wants. The early admission of the Territory of Kan sas as one of the sovereign States of the Union, under a constitution legally enacted, and fully and fairly ratified by the direct votes of a large majority of the people of the Territory, will remove from the National Legislature a. subject which has hitherto, in no inconsidera ble degree, attracted the attention of the Na tion, and which, from the nature and extent of the discussions in Congress, has been produc tive of much crimination and recrimination between the various sections of our common country. Popular Sovereignty having finally prevailed, in the full, free and fair adoption of the fundamental law of the Territory, accord ing to the wishes of the people, this vexed and 'dangerous question, in that Territory, may now be considered as satisfactorily and per petually settled. Copies of the correspondence between the Gov- Mlle . '. of Virginia mid the Governor of Pennsylva nia, on the subject of the recent outrage at Ear per's Perry, are herewith transmitted to the Legis lature. The letter addressed by the Governor of Virginia ttf the Governor of Pennsylvania, was missent to Harrisonburg, Virginia, and hence was not received until the first day of December, one day before the execution of John Brown; and, therefore, it was impossible to reply to it, by mail, in lime to reach the Governor of Virginia before the ex,ncution. The answer was consequently sent by telegraph, which will account for its brevity and sententious character. • . . The recent seizure of the public property of the Unitentatak at Harper's Ferry, and the invasion of the Sate of Virginia, by a small band of desperadoes, with an intention to ex cite the slave pop'hlation to insurrection, have drawn attention to the dangers which beset our federal relations. It is a source of satisfaction to know that the authorites of Virginia pos sessed the means and the determination to punish offenders with promptness and justice;' —that the military force of the United States was in power immediately available to aid in putting down the outbreak against the public peace ;—that the slave population were con tented with their condition, and unwilling to unite with disorderly white men in acts of treason and murder ;—and that the great masses of the people have no sympathy,what ever, with any attack upon ,the rights and in stitutions of any of the States, and have a deep and abiding devotion to our great and glorious Union. To us, as Pennsylvanians, it is grati fying to believe that the citizens of this Com monwealth have not, in any manner, partici pated in this unlawful proceeding, and to know that when some of the guilty perpetra tors were arrested, within ourjurisdiction, they were promptly surrendered to the justice of the offended and injured State. The several States of this Union are inde pendant sovereignties, except so far as they have granted certain enumerated powers to the Federal Government. In cases not provided for in the Federal Constitution, the several States in - their relation to each other, ought to be governed by the principles which regulate the conduct of civilized nations. These prin ciples forbid, in all nations, "every evil prac tice tending to excite disturbance in another State :" and are founded on the maxim, that " different nations ought, in time of peace, to do one another all ,the good they possibly can without prejudicing their real interests." This maxim, recognized by all civilized gov ernments, applies with peculiar force to the several States of this Union, bound together, as they are, by a sacred compact for mutual support and protection; and, therefore, any attempt in one State, to excite insurrection in another, is an offence against all the States, because all are bound by the Constitution to .put down such disturbance ; and the act of Congress authorizes the President of the United Staims to call out the militia of the several States for the.purpose. It is a high offence against the peace of our Common wealth, for disorderly persons within our jurisdiction, to combine together for the pur pose of stirring up insurrection, in any of the States, or to induce the slaves in the Southern States to abscond from their mas ters ; and it would be proper, in my judg ment, for the General Assembly to consider whether additional legislation may not be necessaay to insure the prompt punishment of such offenders against our peace and security. In determining our relative duties towards our sister States, the morality of servitude is not an open question, for we are bound by the legal and moral obligation of the compact of the Union, under which we have been brought into existence, and preserved as in dependent States, as well as by the principles of international law, to respect the institu tions which the laws of the seve:al States recognize, and in no other way can we fulfil our obligations, as members of this confed- eracy. While I entertain no doubt that the great Republican experiment on this continent, so happily commenced, and carried forward to its present exalted position, in the eyes of the world, will continue, under the Providence of God, to be successful to the latest generations, it is the part of wisdom and patriotism to be watchful antit'vigilant, and to carefully guard a treasure so priceless. Let moderate 4oun ells prevail—let a spirit of harmony and good will, and a national fraternal sentiment be cultivated among the people, everywhere— North and South—and the disturbing ele ments which temporarily threaten our Union, will now, as they have always heretofore, as suredly pass away. Pennsylvania, in the past, has performed -BUCHANAN. her part with unfaltering firmness—let her now, and in the future, be ever ready to dis charge her confederate duties with unflinch ing integrity: Then will her proud position entitle her, boldly and effectually, to rebuke, and assist in crushing, treason, whether it shall raise its crest in other States, in the guise of a fanatical and irrepressible conflict, between the North and the South; or assume the equally reprehensible form of nullification, secession, and a dissolution of the Union. Her central geographical position, stretching from the bay of Delaware to the lakes—with her three millions of conservative population— entitles her to say, with emphasis, to the plot ters of treason, on either hand, that neither shall be permitted to succeed—that it is not in the power of either to disturb the perpe tuity of this Union, cemented and sanctified, as it is, by the blood of our patriotic fathers —that, at every sacrifice, and at every haz ard, the constitutional rights of the people and the States shall I e maintained—that equal and exact justice shall be done to the North and to the South—and that these States shall be forever United. We, as a people, have great reason to ac knowledge the Providence of God, who rules over the nations of the earth. Under His guardianship, hitherto so signally enjoyed, we leel au unabated confidence in the permanency of our tree government, and look forward, with cheeful hope, to a future glorious destiny.— In the blessings that have crowned our own Commonwealth the past yearin the success that has accompanied all our industrial pur suits—in the steady advance of our education al institutions—in the quiet and peace of our domestic homes—in all that can advance a nation's prosperity and happiness— we recog nize the hand of the Greal Giver of all Good. WILLIAM F. PACKER. Correspondence between the Governor of Vir ginia and the Governor of Pennsylvania, re ferred to in the foregoing Message. [GOVERNOR WISE TO GOVERNOR PACKER.] RICHMOND, VA., November 25, 1859. To his Excellency, the Governor of Penna : DEAR SIR.-1 respectfully send to you the information contained in a letter to the Presi dent of the United States, of which the enclos ed is a copy. I submit it to you in the confi dence that you will faithfully co-operate with the authorities of this State in preserving the peace of our coterminous borders. Necessity may compel us to pursue invaders of our ju risdiction into yours; if so, you may be as sured that it will be done with no disrespect to the sovereignty of your State. But this State expects the confederate duty to be ob served, of guarding your territory from be coming dangerous to our peace and safety, by affording places of depot and rendezvous to lawless desperadoes who may seek to war upon our people. With the highest respect, 1 am, sir, yours truly, HENRY A. IVISE. [OOYERNOR \VISE TO JAMES BUCHANAN, PILESI- DENT OF THE UNITED STATES. RICHMOND, VA., November 25, 1859. To his Excellency, J AMES BUCHANAN, President Of the United Stales Sat :—I have information from. various quarters. upon which I rely, that a conspiracy of formidable extent in means anti numbers, is formed in Ohio, Pennsslvania, New York Sul uther States. to rescue John Brown and his associates, prisoners at Charlestown, Va. The information is specific enough to be reli able. It convinces me that an attempt will be made to rescue the prisoners, and, if that fails, then to sieze citizens of this State as hostages, and victims in case of execution. The execution will take place next Friday as certainly as that Virginia can and will enforce her laws. I have been obliged to call out one thousand men, - who are now under arms, and if necessary, shall call out the whole available force of the State to carry into effect the sentence of our laws on the 2,1 and Pith proximo. Places in \l.u•yland, Ohio and Pennsylvania have been occupied as depots and rendezvous by these desperadoes, unobstructed by guards or other wise, to invade this State, and we are kept in continued apprehension of outrage from fire and rapine on our borders. I apprise you of these facts in order that you may take steps to preserve peace between the States. I pro test that my purpose is peaceful, and that. I disclaim all threats when 1 say, with all the might.of meaning, that if another invasion assails this State or its citizens from tiny quarter, I will pursue the invaders wherever they may go into any territory, and punish them wherever arms can reach them. I shall send copies of this to the Governors of Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania. With due respect and consideration, • Yours truly, HENRY A. WISE. [TELEGRAPHIC REPLY OF GOVERNOR PACKER TO STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, Executive Chamber, Harrisburg, Dec. 1,1859. To llis Excellency, the Governor of Virginia, Richmond, Va Slit :—Your letter of the 25th, having been mis sent to Harrisonburg, Virginia,, was not received until this morning. Of all the desperadoes to whom you refer, not a man, so far as I can learn, was a citizen of Pennsylvania; nor was their ren dezvous, (which you say was unobtsructed by guards or otherwise,) in this State, but in Mary-, land or Virginia. In relation to them, Pennsyl vania has done her duty. Virginia has no right to anticipate that she will not do so in the future. The information you have received in regard to a conspiracy to rescue John Brown, will, undoubt edly, be found, in the sequel, utterly and entirely without foundation, so far as Pennsylvania is con cerned. Nor will we permit any portion of our territory. along our borders, or elsewhere, to be made a depot, a rendezous, or a refuge, for lawless desperadoes, from other States, who may seek to make war upon our southern neighbors. • When that contingency shall happen, the constitutional and confederate duty of Pennsylvania shall be performed; and under all circumstances, she will take care to see that her honor is, fully vindicated. WM. F. PACKER. A LDIIS J. NEFF, Attorney at Law.-- ft. Office with B. A. Blueffer, Esq., south-west corner of Centre Square, Lancaster. may 15, '55 ly 17 EDWARD M'GOVERN, • ATTORNEY AT LAW, No. 3 South Queen street, in Reed, McGrann, Kelly & Co.'s Banking Building, Lancaster, Pa. apr 6 tf 12 FREDERICK S. PYFER, ATTORNEY AT LAW. OFFICE—NO. 11 NORTII DUKE STREET, (WEST SIDE,) LAN CASTER, Pa. apr 20 tf 14 IF. 11. 0V A L.--WILLIAM S. AMWEG, Attorney at Law, has removed his office from his former place into South Duke street, nearly opposite the Trinity Lutheran Church. apr 8 tf 12 qi HALL FOILE.HAN, 1. ATTORNEY AT LAW. OFFICE WITH T. E. FRANKLIN, ESQ NO. 26 EAST KING ST LANCASTER, PA. JOHN F. BRINTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, PHILADELPHIA, PA., I.hts removed hie office to hie residence, No. 219 South 6th Street, above Spruce. Refers by permission to Hon. H. H. Lo .No, A. L. HATEB, FEELERS BILDEN/N, nov L 4 ly. 45 " THADDEUS STEVENS. SANDEL H. REYNOLDS, Attorney at Law. Office, No. 14 North Duke street, opposite the Court Hones. may 5 tfl6 ABRA.M. SHANK, ATTORNEY A,T LAW, - OFFICE WITH D. G. ESHLEMAN, ESQ., NO 36 NORTH DUKE ST .LAN - CASTES, PA. NE WT ON LIGHTNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, has his Office in North Duke street, nearly opposite the Court louse Lancaster, apr 1 TESSIII LANDIS, Attorney at Law.--Of. 0 flee one door east o Lechler's Hotel, East King street, Lancaster, Pa. v_q,. All kinds of Scrivening--auch as writing Wills, Deeds, Mortgages, Accounts, Ac., will be attended to with correctness and despatch. may 16. '56 tf•l7 DELIIOVAL.--DR. J. T. BAKER, MOM, 11 GiI'ATIIIC PHYSICIAN, has 'removed:his office to No. 69 East Ring street, next door starve Ring's Grocery. Reference—Professor W. A. Gardner, Philadelphia. Calla from the country will be promptly attended to. apr 6 tf 12 TAMES BLACK, Attorney at Law.--Of. tice in East King street, two doors east of Lechler'e Hotel, Lancaster, Pa. Atar - All business connected with hie profession, and all kinds of writing, such as preparing Deeds, Mortgages, Wills, Stating Accounts, &C., promptly attended to. m 15. tf-17 GOVERNOR WISE.] CARDS. • OL E A N FRANKLIN HALL, 413 North Queen street, Lancaster. The well-known Franklin Hall Clothing .Establiehmenti • has been thoroughly refitted and enlarged, and the subscri. • ber begs leave to inform his numerous friends and custom ers that he has now on hand one of the largest assortments of CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, • VESTINGS. • AND READY-MADE CLOTHING ever offered In the city, and at prices to suit the times. He employs none but the best and most' experienced workmen, and all clothing sold is made under the immedi ate supervision of the proprietor or his assistants. It is therefore warranted to be what it is represented. • The subscriber, by strict attention to business, and his desire to please all who may favor him with their custom asks from the public an increased share of patronage. Ia conclusion, he returns his sincere thanks to his many cus• towers who have purchased entirely from him during his seven years' business in this city. THOMAS COLEMAN, Franklin Hall, 413,6 North Queen street 3m 40 CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AND HOLI DAY GIFTS OF BOOKS AND STATIONERY'. JOHN SHEAFFER NORTH. QUEEN STREET, LANCASTER, PA., Takes pleasure in Informing his customers, and the public generally, that he has just received a large, and well assorted stick of elegant Books for the coming Holidays. The variety, the elegance, the novelty, and the law prices offered for the inspection of those wishing to make Christ mas Presents cannot be surpassed. The assortment com prises Standard and Miscellaneous Books, In fine 'bindings. Library editions of the best authors. Choice copies of Illustrated Works. Elegantly 0.1 bound Girt Books. The New Annuals for 1860. r .Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books, of all sines, from the largest family size to the smallest pocket editors, in every variety of style and binding. FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS! A great show of Juveniles for the Holiday season! The Books of the Sea—the Books of the Forest—the Books of the Desert—the Books of the Fairies—the books of beauti ful Prints and Engravings—the Books of the Nursery—the Books on Lines, beautifully colored—Colored Alphabets— Colored Blocks in Boxes—Letters on Pasteboard and Games of all kinds. In fact I everything for the young people, to make thorn happy. wiser and better. Don't forget, you can buy Books of every, kind, from the ell-penny Toy for. Children, to the handsome Book worth many dollars, at JOHN SHEA.FFER'S Cheap Book Store,North Queen Street, Lancaster. dec 13 tf 48 CLOTHING II I CLOTHING !111 FOR FALL AND WINTER. JOHN A. ERBEN, Sign of the Striped Coat, No. 42 NORTH QUEEN Street, East side, near Orange street, Lancaster, Pa. The subscriber returns his thanks to a generous public, for the exceedingly liberal patronage heretofore extended, and respectfully asks a continuance of the same. He has now in store the largest, best and cheapest as sortment of MENS' AND BOYS' FALL AND WINTER READY MADE CLOTHING in the City of Lancaster. Among his ex tenfi ve assortment may be found: BANGUPS, OVER-SACKS) • RAGLANS, DRESS COATS, FROCK COATS, SACK COATS, SILK VESTS, VALENCIA VESTS, SATIN VESTS, CL OTII PANTS, CAS:IMERE PANTS, SATINETT PANTS, • PEA JACKETS, Ac. Alen, a full assortment of Undershirts and Drawers, Fine Shirts and Shirt Collars, Cravats, Tie% Stooks,. Sus penders. Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Umbrellas, !to. Also. just finished, the largest and cheapest assortment of BOYS' CLOTHING, consisting of Boys Frock, Sack, Over-Sack nod Monkey Coats, Roundabouts, Pants and Vests of all sizes and qualities. Also, just received a very large and well-assorted stock of CLOTHS and CASSIMERES, SATINETTS, VESTING:, Ac., which will be promptly made up to order, and warranted to give satisfaction in fit and in quality. The subscriber would particularly call the attention of the public to the fact that the clothing sold at this , estab lishment is all of the Proprietor's own manufacture, and is not only st,ld coos.', but it Is BETTER MADE than any other in the City of Lancaster. All therefore who would practise economy in the pur -1 chase of clothing, by getting full worth for their money, Can save from 25 to 50 per cent. by cal Ling at this establish ment—my motto being, "Quick Sales and Small Profits." JOHN A. ERBEN. Remember the Old Stand, Sign.of the Striped Coat, No. 42 NORTH QUEEN :trent, East silo, near Orange street, Lancaster, Pa. [nov 1 tf 42 said the clothing malted the man,— And verily 'tie true, Then call at Hiester's where you can Get Green, Brown. Black and Blue. CLOTHS, CASSLIIIEHES AND VEST- I NGS AT J. K. HIESTER'S, No. 313,..!, NORTH QUEEN STREET, 4th door South of Orange, West side. Just received and ready for sale a splendid lot of season able goods consisting as above stated of plain and fancy colored Cloths, Cassinieres and Sattinets of any quality that may be desired, and ono of tile must extensive, fash ionable and beautiful assortments of Yestings ever opened in this city, comprising plain and fancy silk velvets and silks, to which I invite particular attention, as they are of the finest quality and most beautiful style. Also a large lot of Palencia and other vestings suitable for the season, in connexion with a regular assortment of firstvate trim mings, without which no garMent can be got up in good order. Being in possession of the above with Mr. Winters, to fit all who think fit to try his fits we cannot fail to give fits and good fire to all who will favor us with their patronage. All work warranted. READY'. MADE CLOTHING, consisting of black and tansy colored dress, frock I k and sack coats, with pants and vests to correspond of various prices and qualities, got up in a much bettor manner, with better trimmings, &e., than any that have heretofore been offered in this city or county. Also, the usual assortment of fine and common shirts, shirt collars and bosoms, cravats, suspenders ' pocket handkerchiefs, gloves, hosiery, umbrellas and in short everything belong ing to this line of business. The subscriber has determined to make this his. perms lent business ; it will therefore be his interest as well as the interest of patrons to give them full value for their money; call early and favor us with your orders and secure to yourselves the advantage of the best goods and lowest prices in the county.. . . .1. K. HIESTER,:. No 31 1 A, North Queen street 4th door south of Orange, 6L. o Leap 13 tf 35 PRESENTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. r The undersigned would call the attention of hls friends and Lhe public, to his large and choice assortment of goods suitable for Holiday Gifts, consisting in part of BOOKS, Court of Napoleon. • Poets of America and England. Female Poets of America and England " " Great Britain. Josephine Gallery. Lady of the Lake, Fine. Gems of Beauty. Festue, by Bailey, Fine. . Poets and Poetry of America. Christian Keepsake. The Emblem. Book of Beauty. Byron's Poetical Works. Shakspear's Woodsworth's " Cowper's w Ileman's 61 Romance of American Landscape. Prayer Books, Bibles and Hymn Books in great variety, . . . JUVENILES. The Aimweli Stories. " Holland Library. Parlor Little One's " Aunt Hefty's Stories. Little Stories for Children. Arthur's Juvenile Library. Youth's Cabinet The Florence Stories. " Oakland " - " Tiny Library, and hundreds of miscellaneous juveniles. AMUSING GAMES AND PUZZLES, Dissected Maps and Pictures. Dr. Elyzby Cards. Chinese Puzzle. Red !dal] " Game of Old Soldier. Snake Game. Yankee Pedler. Gime of Engagements. Japan Puzzle. A. B. C. Biocks. Merry Goose. Moveable " Old Maid Cards. Conversation Cards. Dr. Fnsby " ,Golden Egg Game, &c., &c. Paper Dolts and Soldiers, now. Furniture Amongother things very appropriate for Holiday Gifts are Writing Desks, Papetries, Purses Portemouales, Mo rocco Begs, Albuos, Autograph looks, &c. &c. A kindly invitation is extended to all to call, examine, and chooge for themselves. J. M. WESTHAEFFER, Corner of Orange and North Queen streets. tf 49 (10 URT PROCLAMATION.—.Whereas, the lion. HENRY G. LONLii President, Hon. A. L. HAYES and FERREE BRINTON, Esq., Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, In and for the county of Lancas ter, and Assistant jtistices of the Courts of Oyer and Termi ner and General Jail Delivery and Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in and for the county of Lancaster, have homed their Precept to me directed, requiring me, among other things, to make public Proclamation throughout my Bailiwick, that a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Deliv ery; also, a Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Jail Delivery, will commence in the Court House, in the City of Lancaster, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the THIRD MONDAY LX JANUARY, 1860: In pursuance of which precept, PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, to the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Lancaster, in said county, and all the Jiistices of the Peace. the Coroner, anti Constables of the said •city and county of Lancaster, that they' be then and there in their own proper persons, with their rolls, records and examina tions, and inquisitions, and their other remembrances, to do those things which to their offices appertain, in their behalf to be done: and also all those who will prosecute against the prisoners who are, or then shall be, in the Jail of the said county of Lancaster, are to be then andi there to prosecute against them as shall be just. Dated at Lancaster, the Bth day of December,lB69. BENJAMIN F. ROWESheriff. N. B.—Punctual attendance of the Jurors and Witnesses will hereafter be expected and required on the first day of the sessions. Aidernien and Justices of the Peace are required by an order of Court, dated Nov. 21, 1848, to return their reeognicaraceste Samuel Evans, Clerk of Quar ter Sessions, within one week from the day of final action in each case, and in default thereof, the Magistrates' costs will not be allowed. • deo 20 tc 49 JAMES H. BARNES,. FANCY AND-WINDSOR CHAIR MAKER, No. 59% East King street, Adrscaster, - Takes pleasure in inviting4he public to call at his Ware. rooms, and examine his BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF CHAIRS OF VARIOUS PATTERNS. ' • '' • ..ORDERS received and promptly attended to at the shortest notice. None but the beet workmen are employed in this establishment, consequently Chairs purchased at this house are fully equal to any article sold in the Eastern Cities. Call and-examine for yourselves. [aug 16 ly TATTERSALL'S HEAVE POW R Powdered Rosin, Antimony, Fennigreeit, Sulphur Saltpetre, Assaßetida, Alum, A°. For sale at . apr 21 tr 34 THODLei ELF— ARIA; Drag and Clemkid. Store, TfeskiLtng NO. 52.
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