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-- VtlVOrartf . M.ePtii`te
Towanda, Wednesday, Jan'y 2. , .18- ,
Democratic itlectinF.
Eff* A MEETING lof the Dem*. ata - 0 Br
ford county. will be held at thci . J2da Hata,
in this borough, on TVE'SDAY eveniog. February 3d,
far the purpose of appointing dyeettles to tha Couven-
TeoamileAkii*".?tadAtmlbiatidtailiKokliskiator .: aset.
mutate
„ =atherder.o.f.the Siantline lommittre.
ATITICCLAII/ZUTICID are curry to be again
irratteliroirellholeindelitate
Goonatca and E. S. GuOVIRICII Sc SON, that payment
has been delayed, until forbearance has ceased to be a
virtneil—Tbsysittai ba.paid
if Lint pi.ll7.rebiliary ppy,rtx they, coarse
or collection, rPerSief-ni of thug.., Ip• 1.. / !7.. •
;
AlVitainestlylierittf Mterition tad* call fora meeting
ciffttioit digirocureni needy thrtyretion or the, North
&A l ia/ yttitiafj'cifOr wit ptibthdt this- weep- • The re
'orihilitiamigerti eft WM mark; 'lips reaulted
in the sw , posilion of certain terms which will ensure' its
61 . 11: and 'earnestly
:&51thpiMfiete mimptimi of ibis-to7Northt:na'
P riqrf ia q ll A n iP.°Tt__ ut rl7k :69 .
n come : fith7 "k
cF9e. 3 4 t et i r e t
ir . are
anTiilltditis
now M the pMeer,lif thr,iniCrested, ,to en s ure a speedy
reattniPtiOnAtt.M'entli,; end it illch°97e! liieel' l ° take
%Mamma( ttaslast chtome lie, afforded to
comfit! thirimpoitanfontiet to our Coal and iron.
Theialamisteed.of advancing to Itbe peoleof North
ern itiallasylvamial,!tba: immerse advantages which will
retitaFter thiisictiOn aif etionWl; front the completion of
North Bniteda. , !. liVe'haVenlieady tlkfte this in several
instance', and we believe that there bi but one feeling
among tobr,titiratb and that; ti most intense anxious
nt;i 63iMe progiession of the North Branch, sand a lot ,
lief that prove ••Mort 'skein investment ofatpi
tati-•Thesia who have so tong wafted fair' rostrums to be
taken'to OrtM ‘ tetMe the wOrt,and feeling nnanme' ty that
whtild tiirdip elloiv Medn'for bori, may now Bemire the
fortiencend manifesting with
sea! thaXneetestth'ey jelsilf feel In this important matter,
so:vitan'ii'lVeir interest".
W,ihOpe2thetneetrog 'will be attended by all, and that
a 4;eling ,W,illlr, Manifested, that show, there is a
tripaza4l9 interest . frlt by the citizens of Bradford in
this mat 11111:1!4[Ily, ~Let thaw atterekwho would have
move mess to *profitable. marketfor their productions
of our soil and:3or industry ; those who would. see the
iron and 'Coal hills of Bradford pierced, and their miner
al-wealth tamight to light, and those who would have
ail envy eohmitinication with .the mike of New York,
aWri , sn'inteiebinge tifinir•stiple commodities. .
the'timerfor definite and •FlNAL.ttetlen fuze wire.
Let those so much interested now determine Which they
wiPJtere i the North Branch Canal, finished ; or be fyr
yearilslittfciut'freni a market. ' ' '
-Tet'Titoiatts vat Mexico:—The wars from Men.
co - Arras that • unSmonate 'moo? to be in a own of
revolution. This civil war is raised by Paredes to raise
himself He will most probably be
ci eeotfut , as the arairem too his exiimded to most of the
priinega, -arid An. some instances the goaerrunint troops
Type ceded ,~ with him. The Ledgar gives a lanhei
Paiaa - ntglaArna*a and prospects
The wavernerent, seeing.the immanent danger which
tin:stens it, ;has conferred upon Genera dtctetorial pow
eta,-and the latter has issued : his pronlarnatiort•
upon the maple to defend their' . government, and' laws.
Gen.ittustimente, inexperienced :leader,' has the coin.
ndind of brie army of defence, went is evident from the.
neiti
,epiriraeh of Para:lei within threedaye;nterch of
the'cirpital; that i decisive battle most anon take Otte
beirr4en the latter and Birstemente:' •The . girieenfirent
lies Teen more succerafrd with the revolenonista of S'onn.
rai'alro recently pronouriced against it. 'The previous
accounts represented that Gen. Urrea, the head of thiri
movement, had been taken prisoneriwhile at chute : l46ot
was subsenuentlVreleased bp.thasserple. He has since
bad a battle With the govenrnaT troops and. been de.
These aiconnts go' to show the present 'unhappy
condition of that fine Country, torn to pikes by intestine,
commotion 'and civil wax ,mined by thoie foes tons, peace
and prosperity; the military lesdeni,who are always Opp°.
sq to the establishment of gOod Orem Meet; because it in
terferes with, the designs of their mad ambition.Revo
lotion. follows revolution, and one. leader is no sooner
elevated. than he is overthrown by another, Who, in time
iv **Rid of hit - ifs:neer to make way forsomehodyegual•
!yaw aspiring.... With •such, , a torolitica u 1 thinw it is
idle to attempt opening negotiations for the settlement of
our difficulties with that power, though Mr. `Slidell, who
hastminfamfirmed by the U.S. Senate as envoy extto•
°idlest); and ministeriptenopotentiary to the Mexican
republic, affilierifainaM Mexico, Waiting the issue a:the
everitsinaiiiln - OrOgreas. If the government maintains
heat hi will' ptehablybe successful in his mission, if
different kind of i messenger will have to
he sent in all probability , with retthority to settle the dlr. ,
fMeneesin ri maim . prompt . ; arid dacbdire Manner.
• 1 1Veomixo Cotiere:-.4it a meeting of the dentoont•
it ni of Winning dont:AV-held in this borough of
Taidthairitnik;on the Bth inst., NICHOLAS OVER.
Precident,: TROMMI Molnar and
Hint; ilia* Vice PiesidentaDondonTike and
Ismael. Leber, fietoetariet •
.100 tootioniao4r—ibiebin, the meeting proceeded to
' b4ot fan a:delegate to repro/exit said county. iq the 4th
of Match ckioventioi . to nominate a Canal Commiodoo
ars: JAI= :Burr,. Seq, having. received tho highest
auniber vras; dedared• duly elate A resolu
tion erailhen • Onanitixinily adopted,. 'apposing of the
coarse citWerair;ie Foiria, Jr.; as Canal
• diplaring that his' renomination
ativeotaradipf the: democracy of Wyo..
:, Fns.—Vito are id:mit:dr by. the Montrose Deino•
brake* on Monday night, the dwelling of Mr. Eden
Ilherst; , in Brooklyn. was wholly templed by fire; to.
gillee-with oeatfy all its contents. The firs originated,
we were told; froni a die tit' was hat in 'a milk room,
and left burning When the' family . retired to rest.. An.
prl { e f adrnritoOilea to awes who are careless about
tTi4 3 B • ilt.e"-,11i011411 whet! they teEignl t iemtelrea to
re crib" W. l =-The Ditylestcrin Etenwerat aril that
lalle - Eallet' *alb* eitdd 'pounds ineasafing
ireeilt reef,' ene'szia cbgr i ! idi4, -, rn6 lip to tip, was
'44lrib Ilhi ithlitstt, oit the firm of Larißtleturiark lip
Itait e G el i finielie'ednary,. by kr. tharlesittiv:ii. • Its
'OA *ltiekhis been shot in 16W - eaten:,
within the lan for weeks: -
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r ° P l . ? .3 , 5 r7 A l e eti P e a th e elleege Of =De
4441 fP449r 1 4 Of N I T; 1 !# 114 N !fl!'AP'd°-b#llr, the
15 .. 1 1PCPM Au* sOvibivi,i4 iv Fru enVv o tb,cortitY
of Orange foe trial- The next circuit will be held at
ordtprffi
Doan ao • rrßaaToazD ..— Tiio}P.hode_
tura awed dteireesaiw' wa-Fildayatighl 16th inst., with
= puling intietlerealwt Malkin -lath/ euittythent
aurae n igh 11•Jrn 1') ;
Foreign News,
lsiT:itirmsdosfe:iptlblishottdisreeltior of
unienteimportfaire 4=4 1 t l wifillWuce
anbeta • ghessi of
r r
eitetnent , rare mar
Fa the poOnr feeliWwhic4 would op*ate Upon •
prinie,Ministet4o poviaafolly.,ts toiirsdaiii a total:
aumße ct- opinii4,-and eition-brisega4-to ihe Com•
Laws; and finally be the means of the resignation of the
entire number of the Queen's advisers. must be moat
general indirverirhilitica'filet%74O - fe:ikitiiiith'ihid
the condition of that country, and its necessities demand
the repeal of those laws which operate so onerously up
'on the 'hawing - and manufacturing classes:: - Whether
this feeling is strong enough to : wiaiuret , t i lle . Wpening
the ports remains yet td be Wen: - ' a '
,- .c , Thene.willrbeetrethaewt elkilttheladeoitagaia.WAYett?.
preserve, untouched theexisthlduty . mi frain l and thole
interested, in dein& q9infir.PNA
most P""fel party . : There 0 4binitrde!P. P ru l n °M•
famous federal prineiplt•-•u Take-, Reof the ric h 4 : and
the rich will take cart of the pooere.and thereat:is wow
•heing exemplified. Those who have given countenance
to the idea that the sympathies of the ovemrowneapital.
ists and monopolists are with the laboring clashes. may
learn bow infatuated they have been, by- the pastand
present legislation' of Enoan& • 17rcie. 'agriculture has
the benefit oflegisletiod, WhilenrinufaCtitreriare Unpro
tected. ,lieri;the ezclheival t ptiVilege.l;4th - the
ton•Enili," and agrictilture - receliea'no' ad•iintage,' but
what are embraced in our industry , our fruitful soil end
genial 'eliniate. Consequently, 'the Weal thy' li;mi:inddera
of .England 9f:copies the same .position as oor,tsatern
tnonnpoliltl.
England has legishited„to make rich the few who
comprise-the laral-ownens,, end in so doing we pave,
:an exempts of the inevitable mutt of each unprincipled
'and partial legislation: The reports of Comminessap ,
pointed by her Parliament have ahowd that poverty and
pauperism have fearfully increased, while utter degrada
tion and Crime haiibecome most lamentably common,.
The evils which this legislation has brought upon them,
has been heightened by the scarcity of focal, and the
clamor of those who have starvation in prospective, and
thedenntods of the more , liberal, have; nearly brOught
about a most "judicioul and necessary measure, unless
tho.•e who have so long enjoyed the protection of legisla.
tion, and gramnaich upon the substance of the suffering
should have become too sordid am! grasping ; to lend an
ear no the cries of want.
Rr-virren or Ma. Woonwaan.—The U. S. Senate
in Executive session on Thursday, rejected the nomina
tion of Judge Woodward, of Pennsylvania, to cm Be . neh
of the Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy, occasioned by
the death of Judge Baldwin. The vote was large and
the majority decialve-29 to' 22. The result, it is said,
was in conformity with the Beportof the Judidary Com
mittee.
CosimssioNat Ecup-mos if NEW Oasurass.—An
election in the First Congressional district of Louisiana,
was held on the!fithinst., to fill the vacancy occasioned
by, the resignation of the Hon. John Slidell. The. can
didates went Mesas. La Sieve, McHenry, std Wads
worth. From the returns received there bills doubt of
La Siere's election•by a large majotity,
CAPITAL Peatennent.—Elizabeth Yen Yitlkenhcog
convicted at the bat :elusion of the Fulton eonnty, New
York, Circuit, of the murder of her huslettal, l 7 adminis•
tering poison to him. is.to suffet the extreme penalty of
thine: • The efforts mode to effect .n.commotstion or
change of punishment in berate have entirely failed,
and like was to have been bung °tram 24th last:
EDITORIAL Casa ei.. 7 .Mr. Magill has retired from the
Daily Keystone, of Philadelphia, and Cal. Thos.
ems taken his place: ' Col.. F. 4; a gentleman of:fake
talent', an undeviating Democrat, and will undoubtedly
make the Keystone a good paper and valuable auxiliary
to the democritic Liam. -
I ' FA,TE.33I6ILTA.7I/. ltraTessiss" published at
Culisle,. in this State by 1. 6iti, has been reduced in
size, and is now published semi.weekly. It is a very neat-
ly printed paper, conducted, with:rnuch ability, andafrord
ed fur $1,50 a year, in advance.
lirdiat 6 . 111., of Elmira, his been seldcted by Gov.
Wright as . the Judge for the Siath District, in the place
of Judge Tdcuell, retained. The nomination was unani
mously confirmed.
briirs:si:-:-Gov..Wnerroar a, the present incumbent,
has been Morrinated by , the Democratic State Convene
veation of Indiana, as theii candidate 'for Governor,' and
Pads C. Dunning, of Mumhe county . , for Lieut. Govern.:
or.
Herrn OP ♦ ?ilexes* or Cosoaras.--The. Hon.
VVin. Tayhir, a member of the House of Representatives
from Virginia, died av 'Wubington on San:inlay morn
ing last. He had been indisposes/ since the opening of
Congress.
Dcammuor Tainstriwrr,.—Dr. W.Kerr, the demo.
cratic nominee was elected Mayor of Pittsburg, Over Mr.
Howard the whig candidate, by about cue hundred ma•
=
Qaaar. Coursiszoazit's Rzeozer.—W. B. Foster
has OUT thanks for • copy of the Cartel Coromisaiouer's
Report forwarded toas.
qua Mittissuito Lurrytt is 'published this week,
and will tie found a_full and Into intonary of
the tegis!ative proceedings.
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U. 13, Startort.—Goo. Foote, ilemosrat, has ,been
eleetral U. 8. Senator from Mississippi for six years. •
Jams Rase tisiawpss, Democrat, was 'elects& Stine
Timmer over Nei Middliswarth.iat;ig.
PHILADELPHIA rutg.-4 dieastious conga
station toiak place on 'Sunday 'night last, and
was not entirely subdued before fire o'clock twit
morning, about which time the, fire broke out
afresh, with a threatened destruition to The inn
rqunding irOperty. So it 'was, end 'nothing re
mains of the building except the crunibling walls.
Men and 'earls . Were engaged'the whole - 'day on
Monday hat in cl e aning away the hiterogenious
misses of half consumed and charred goods that
were raked fiona ihe bUrning heaps foembeis on
which the ItOse of . tbe firemen Weie
Dozens:of firma were' blunt out; ii,ostng from
sl'ooo tiisB6,ooo. The estimate!' • made of the
amount of the 'foie at $150,000 incr,the
Partin: l P" at $ 1 q 0 , 0 0.0- The &ewes the - wink
of villainous incendiaries: - •
- Mmtmo.—The Washington-Union, noticing
the recent netts from M eiico of the contemplated
revolution, says understand that these
statentents -are anbstantially . .Mmfumed, by the
official accounts"—and then adds : .
• latunor , haa gone foraio•the streets of:Waal:-
ington tei-day. which these accounts do not'con
firm. via : that Mexico has declared war agawerg
die troited Stites.!•. Wav bay eosue,..but.'it.has
been declaied; astir otove are, advised.
Markt, awybe mad , enough tolesOrt to this es
icettlityisit tit flaccid! our demandatorjoitice,
ash ittobably. .13e-tirged by Mr, §,
l'ilettesollefitioch. a amuse 'mai her (pat; may
coame!taiioiesoit tot aatriedeaisife measout* for
obtaining jiistice;; : •• . .. 1 •.1 1‘.••,,;•!
Proceedings of the Penn'a. Legislat ure.
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itii,„, Ro, January 1: 1 . . 1
'rhuri : :fs so ,tints Is stasis of a rat Oar.:
iteier!traniactet tinting the two, or ;, reOrst
week's of the Sessions of the LegishitureOhat .
thaVa but little to- communicate to *i cllli -this
week. Hereafter I shall keep notes of the dal
,ly proceedings, and shall thereby be
.enabled to
ftinffsli
,Yriti with alliliatirray - birornififestlty•
your readers. •'
Numerous. petitions liti .1 hi e n 'pr es ente
d'
during the week. in favor L ot a. rail. road front
Harrisburg to Pittsburg 7 -..m.favor of the Sun
tuity . and ;.gri. Rail Road-fili' girahlineillti
,sight_rif way through Pennsylvania to the Bal.
iiniiire and'Ohirt - Riitie'sifier - Tif - effible — th .
company to connect with the: Ohio; river , at
Pittsburg; and for the early completion of,, the
Reservoirs on the eastern and western sides of
Allegheny Mountain. , • .;;...• ;: ; .., ..., , i 1.; . ,;
-Ih•the Senate, the resolutions in favor of iliC
Tariff 0f't1642 were taken4up;:an4• passed
through commine of the-whole. What will be.
the' final disposition Of them. ns.no test vote
has yet.been taken.' cannot say.... / . ',..• . rr
Bills have heenintroduced into the Senate. ,
to continue the law graduating lands on which
purchase' money is due the Commonwealth
bill relative 'to Sheriffs and Coroners, .aud a•
supplement' to the bill relative to. Orphans'
Court, and for other purposes. . . . A . .
, A very interesting discussion, took place up.
on a motion made by Mr. Chapman to refer .a
petion' for the recharter of the Doylestown
Bank, to the committee on Banks, withinstruc
lions. if they deem ii expedient to report.a.bill.
•toinsert a etanse'inakingl the stock holders in
dividually liable.. The instructions. on motion
of Mr. Dirsie,'were stricken out •by a -vote of
15 to 14. 'Phis should not however be regard
ed as a test vor on the principle of individual- -
liability. No hank can be re-chartered this
winter, without that salutary provision.
In the House of Representatives.the Oregon
resolutions have heck the principle topic of dis
mission during thC week. One of your mem
bers, Col. Piollet, made a very interesting and
able speech upon the subject. in' the course of
which he defended the national administration,
and triumphantly vindicating Mr. Buchanan
from the attacks which„ had been matlei!upo'n.
him. - '
Mr. Merrifield introduced a bill to area',
parta Of -Luzern° into a new county to be call.
ed Lickawana.
Mr. Piollett introduced 0411 supplementary
to die art anthorizing,the New York and Erie
Rail Road Company to construct their
road through d portion ofSusquehannieounty.
The committee of ways and means of the
donee have been inetrueled to enquire into the
expediency of taxing anthracite- and , bitomin•
oas coat.
In the Senate (to day) the'selegt 'eonimittee
on the Governors' Message, reported a pream
ble and joint resolution instructing onr Sena
tois and requesting. our Representatives in Con
gress. to oppose any modification in the Tariff
of 184 . 2. which were subsequently taken , up
and final : lir pasPd'by a unanimons vote; every
menther being in his ireat'..' alit happy tri• in.
form', you that the' utinom harmony preyadir iri•
the ,DeMocratic party in both branches of die
Legislature.
Bradford eounty has reason to•be gratified
with her representation in both branches of the
Legislature. me: Sher Wood makes a'mrisi ex
cellent Speaker. and by the,amiability of hir
deportment, an,d by the ability and'promptne'ss
which he manfests in the discharge of his
fies,, hap gained for•hitu a deserved popularity.
Messrs. Piolett and Webb in the other! house
are active and , industrons - hustness Med, with
talents to command respect anywhere
Yours,
HARRISIIITRO. January 23, 1846.'
The past week has not been very prolific of
egishuive news of general interest.
in Me House. the Oregon resolutiOns, alter
laving a complete change, were adopted in the
ollowing shape: , •
Whereas, the right or the United States to the cotm-
txj% extending from let. 42° to 40', called Oregon, is
clear and well established, by prior discovetY, occupancy,
and by the : treaty with Spain, in 1819; and whereas this
right has been demonstrated to he saperior to the advent,
claim of Great Britain; io the said Country, and to any
part thereof:
Therefore Resolved, That our Senators In .Congonts
arq instructed, and our Representatives requested to vote
f o r the no ti ce t o Great twain of the intention of the
United States to terminate the joint occupancy of the
Oregon Territory,' rind to vote for the extension of our
laws over our citizens now in Said territory,
Resolved,' That while we believe our title to the Ore
gon territory+, is clear, we entertain full confid ence that
in the controversy with Great Britain relative to that ter
ritory, the interests of the country add the honor of the ,
nation are safe in the hands of the President and Senate
of the United Steles, whether that 'subject shall be termi
nated by negotiation or otherwise. •
x Resolved, That the Governor he requested to forward
a copy of these resolutions to our senators end repreaen•
tstives in Congress,
,
The vote on their adoption, moon Yeas. 67 ;
nays. 24. The minority was composed of the
wings, who having been foiled in their attempt
to make political capital out of this subject,
audio - filch from the democrats their' thunder,'
finally voted against theresolutions., •
•,The new. county fever has,assumed an epi
demic form. and petitions for ten or tWeive new
counties are almost daily presented:
- The bill to erect Blair county; o u t' of parts
of Hun'ungdon has pissed the House..: Mr.
Eldred presented' a petition for a new. County
out of parts of Wayne and Susquehanna.'
The, Hall of the House waeordered to be'clo
sed on Sundays, by a vote of 58 to 37.
The committtee of ‘Vay'sinii Mgane . oti mot
Lion of Mr. Starr wereinstructid to inquire . in
to the expediency of tatng steamboats. Canal
boats; (acontotive engines and cars, omnibuses,
cabs and stage coaches, iki, tn
te:saetatio as
other personal property. ,
,„ ,
Mr. Knox : reported a bill'. enriplenientery,to,
the act ; rellptifig,to . idmirks!rplor . s. .
The reighttione
,urging upo n congress,the
necessity of improving. the Oitio.',Alleglieny
and' Mississippi . rivers passed the,Honee... _ •
Mr. Knox offered a, reettlution
..which was
adopted directing the committee , on the Judi;
ciary to enquire into the expediency. ctr. - FRO"
ding by law
,that one, ejectment ,soit brought
on the purchase money, for lands shall lisffipal
and conclusive; and that tli,eienendfincimen,t
suit; be _00904-m44I, I )API* year fro ti -46
termination cf.. tilt
,finii.except wheie there ie
a.personal disahtlity to,ette. Aleo ! ,ttto 110,44 1
pedieneyoliabo)ishing corrptireoiYarbaratioe.
, A resolution, 'in ref erence to the safe of the
pablia works was voted.tlen`nV 1:°01° of, 42
•Nhtlek the eettolptiOn aireMirt, g the ! C,Optini t
te on Wake Inicildgftne to PatinYe.ilit9;thn eti;
pedienpyr.of 4nxing coal wee, und§r.ditOtissidit,
Mr...1101m statet) thni,he:hnped - the notice
would Aeferr th_e **Aim in the '-'enfrot tfee - .1,
Ways ap401141,ae.,. thiliatt.ihdeivo4d
form himself as to the relative propoiticin of ii
sessed valuation in the agricultural and mineral
• and- made poitesiancy,joimpingon4his
pee Int bk.far the 'Ray 44: en of Oa
'. ion "'7' t ppm! .
th i p fartnenilf thkrState-AlVat
on i refOrencelo are:Tot shittasesiCiieht
purtiMatesfur 105. he (Mind* Lt ` tne
a ,coiypropetlyi.svith peso tilf estiMl an"
flit - meg necessary to thine - and itfid — to
the last season 2 . 0,000 tons of coal returned to
.... q .c 9 uovx 9 ,o 4 lo,sqlqw,youo
oilier. dial sent to Market the pain sealer] 15::
cooot fer• ::which 09# leave s teas paid at fit-1 Y
cents per ton te`the owner returned including
80:1 - acres oflandi 170 of which was improved
with 5 dwelling.houses, with the asscesed,val-, 1
tiatioira irits,o74 another! -property • Pte Which
Iheyzoprietors_rAcqived in gash p.l:6ooveturn
eil with thinsiifssaiblatiOrrof Sl6l - 4 sndYte
would eistatiother fOr which the owner xefused
5140,000, eittiatedin'Plymouth Township where
:the:wholetneseased :valuation, rekurned , was,l 3 / 4 -*
'l4o,including personal estate in this slight ex-,
antination; in a sinidedikriet had leil.hiin to
dro
ceetl'in the research; and'he had found that Ore'
property and the investment for the 'manufactory
of iron; exhibited ihe same shameful discrepancy:
and• that on-a: future occasion' when this subject
'should 'Come properly' before the: Home he
40Tliclihe prepared' to 'establish beyond all 'eon;
troveray, , that 'all , investments save those made
'in - farm land evaded the tat laws of this coin;
monwealth, with a view to test the feeling of:
the house and not , to'conimit himself upon the
question of taring coal, he hoped, iis he lie
fore said, the reference wonlifbe made or some
mode adopted to indicate to dispositiori of this.
Legislature on this , all important subject, in- • •
volving the.revenue of the Slate. •
,A bill has been* reported to incorporate the
Noitif Branch 'Canal Company. -
Li the Senate bills have been introduced•to
incorporate the Pennsylvania Central Rail
Road Company : a bill supplementary to the
,aef incorporating the Sunbury and Erie Rail
Road Company and a bill granting thetight
of way through Pennsylvania to the Baltimore
and Ohio . Rail Road Company. This last.pa
med bill is now .before the Senate on second
reading.
- A petition was
,presented of 11,000 citizens
of Philadelphia praying -that , a law may he
liaised 'enabling , the people of this common.
wealth the right to vote for or against the sate
or ispirituous liquors'. A bill - has been repot
ted. ' • •
' A joint resolution was Submitted by Mr.
Dunlap in favor of. an amendment to the con
stitution of the United states giving the peo
ple the right to vote directly for President and
Vice President without the intervention of the
electoral colleges.
The Judiciary' committee reported a bill to
autlieriie courts of Common Plead in certain
cases to appoint and dismiss trustees,
The hill to continua the act graduating lands
on which the purchase money is due the coni
nionwealth.; the hill supplementary to the act
ineorpora' tingthe Wallenhaupach Improvement
Company; end-the joint resolutions against
any increase in the present rates of postage
passed the Senate. . .
On Monday last our efficient State Treasu
rer. Col. James, H. Snowden was re-elected,
having , renfred 83 votes, and his Opponent
Net Mitfilles‘Varth 48.
The hill providing for the paymen,t of the
interest: on the funded debt due on the Ist of
February. has passed both _houses.
It appears by a statement furnished by the
State Treasurer that $36i,000 of the Staie ias
has been 'paid into the Triaiory since the 30th
of Nov. last by the Treasurer'* of the several
counties of the commonwealth.
The Governor' has nominated to the Senate.
George Dickinson Esq., to be an Associate
Ridge of Elk' county. Yours. A. B.
E
ICorrespondeuce of the Bradford Reporter.]
WestithoioN, D. C.; Jan. 19, 1846.
Washington is a' place which every Ameri
can citizen should visit. He has'an intregal
portion, and interest in all the national institu
tions we could have. It is to be deplored,that
the Metropolis of the union is'so inaccessible.
to the mass of the people. All the avenues
leading to it, can be travelled over, only at ex
tortionate races. A man cannot find where to
lay his' head. without "enormous demands on
his purse. 'A kind.of plunder trade is'carried
on ; competition to monopolize the drippings
from the public crib. Should the seal orgow
ernment be removed, Washington would be
come an insignificant place; its houses tenant
less, Intl' its streets vacant. The residents "of
the City, depend wholly onthe disbursements
of the Treasury, and consequently fur every
thing you purchase, exorbitant prices have . to
be paid. The expense, amounts to an abso
lute prohibition of the great mass of the p'eia
pie, from a visit to the Capit4l. Could the
farmers, the mechanics, and working classes of
the county have it in their power to visit this
city. it would work ultimately, a vast benefit to
.the tax payers.. it was said of John Tyler.
that he was a President without a party ; so I
apprehend' i• the,miling millions" would' say.
here "was "a' government without a people. It
is said the Southern and'Western members:ob.
jest to removing the Capitol to Cincinnati be
cause it would reduce their mileage; and that
some of the Eastern members are in. favor of
it. because it would increase theirs. The Mil
leage of the members front Texas will he up
wards of $3OOO each, , and the eight : dollars per
day for loafing.
The Oregon, question is still operating - like
a steam pipe: every day three hours is occupi
ed letting thearfi, and blowing about war.
and whining ;about . peace.,
,The subject 'was
exhausted : at the conclusion of the fourth
speech, antryet more than two weeks 'have
been spent in making speeches for.huncombe,'
at the, ratio( tens of thousands of dollars ex
pense to the' pe!i_ple. It is a great, en ipfemnai
humbug. 'No one,is wise. no .one better for
ell this;speech Making. If men are 'sem 'here.
mutely to acquire fame in this way, it well
entile, ; such is : not the ease. • The Sen
ate ars disposed to'delay ihti,iplestion of Ore;
gon.,and,.p,erhaps
,gtie it the, go-by:
made,several efforts an the earlierPali ot the
debate, o et the -floor ; nossi • the, ruhjecf,,hae
been hackneyed so 'and' beeeme etc per r
fecdy state, that belieis, he iS'iti'siek" of 'it - an
many others, and Would 'mg riiske - a, ipeech
the opportrinity was offered htin.
LlSlews of declaration of Warby'lllexire, has
,„
Rechedvhis city ; of this the eresident liaoe
csivedito official adiice. It is howeXer placed
beyond,a doubt that Aviv:willbe declared. : and
then•!o.will,tiaye a hVtisli.witli,Meihth. ,The
Mexican',pep* cleMor , for, it.,and to ; Save a
molntion, the government : wikhave. to do it.
• ~ A signoTori: 1art,"221; 1816.
r"6iAv:w. 'd . • de' •
qrge titer a nomination'is re
recied;.* Nqfiv: dever Waii iiiii.More'ithrne
ftillY,..sleitenisei;l:-;
u e,re . . . elti .. • .
••'" r •
=IV
Highly Inijiorfant News "from urope
4 Libertr.lireifliftt
to
l a llgnatiOn °fele
4r7 , 2
FF l 4thifitieepr York Kerala.] r : 4 e.
t 6Phe e ei4 saitrd from Liverimol thio",
1814 ul 4 ;:and'iirligapapers to thavilatez.s_
The news. which we have thus received. is
of the highest importance—of more cense.
'que - nalher-Ifttritteteve teeeivedin theists%
ten fears.:
It is no inOre'rwr less than the re'ignation
of Sir Robert Feel, and the orownization of a
new Cabinet by . Lord John Asset!.
,The!annputiceiiiiirt or, this , important fact—
important to the liiiiiiti'Staieti, in a commercial
'ointtatrievrrew:welli perchance.. itt-politicai•
aapeet,.titrew, the, whole
,E . neiah public into
,a
,atatoof the greitest , exeitententi, ~, ~" • , •
4 8 , effect•was, tremendous., ,- .. ,
. lik.odditl o l l :x.c, ihte, .and aa.a.neaesaary coa
l- seguence..Patiiament had beentfurther proreug
tied. as the folhasving sexhibita :..._ ,
_.. . 1
the Ceurt.,atDsborne House. Isle of
-Wight. the 10th day of December. , 1846. pre
isenlige QitoPo'e,Most Excelient Maieety,,in
Courted. JOB, day ordered-by-her Majesty in
Council, that the:Perliament, which stands
prorogued to tuestlay.the 16th Jay of r)cerri
.l)eciipitanti he ferther v prorogned to Tueiday,
the.3o4day of December • inst."
T The corn Lmy question .has been the cause
of „ _ .
The effect that this news will, have upon the
relations betweeri En g land and America, can
not but he of the utmost consequence.
American cotton had improved.
The following statement is made in the Liv
erpool Mercury of. the 12th :
.
Tits Musseac . ,RF• PEACE TO AIZEIZICA.--An,
.
inquiry has been earnestly addressed to us .
froth London es , to,whethpr the news•misehing
the expected opening atm Ports really left
.Eugland,by the Actitlia. from our river. at coon
on the, 4th instant.,...Ouy reply is. and we can
answer for the factOt did so,- , .Nire have entj
tled it,a message of.peace. because no one can
doubt the
. efrect of the announcement. especi
ally if followed by realization. not only ,upon
the Oregon question,. but all other matters of
discussion heiween the two nations.
This we. know Is : a mistake. The announce
ment of the London Times did not come in the
Acadia. althotigh it was evidently intended for
that steamer. „ ,
RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY
' (From the London Herald, Dec; 12.]'• •
'Sir Robert Peel's Government is at an end.
All the members of the-Cabinet yesterday ten
dered their resignation. which her Majesty was
pleased to accept. " ' •
It will be esilv believed that we regret this
determination of her Majesty's ' advisers ; but
we should much More. regret their unanimous
determination to sacrifice the industry of the
country by strippipg it of all protection.
'The important fact now announced proves
how esampletely wrong the l'iMes was when
it stated that the Goireniment had decided up
on proposing to Parliament, as a Cabinet treas
ure, the repeal of &Torn laws. ' •
(From tho London Chronicle Dec. 11.1
An official announcement, in "atiotlier part of
our, paper, confivris one part of the statement
which we made vesteirdiiy—naniely. that Par
liament, instead of being summoned for the dis
patch of business would he again rirnrogned.
'flip other and "more important part of our an
nouncement in. H7O believe, equally correct .
. The Cabinet, we are assured, resigned yes"-
terdar. It is confidently said, that so far (ram
the Cabinet having at any time come to a de
cision to recommend the repeal of the corn
law, a large majority of his colleagues hare
throughout been opposed to Sir Robert Peers
recommendation.
A Thrilling Account of , the Carbondale Accident=
Living Burial and Eseape-1 Ban reserved after
being slat out from tho light of day for forty
right hours:
[Corresponderice of the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
iiptiEeDat.E, Jan: 5, 1846.
On Monday morning last, about nine 'o'clock.
an accident occurred in the coal mines of the
Delaware and. Dirdson Canal Company, at
Carbondale, !bleb has produced considerable
excitement. - A large portion of the, hill or
mountatn into which the mines extend, follow
ing the la, of gravity,. suddenly descend on
the hones Famb cavities within its bosom, bil
l-Titg alOthe unfortunate individuals within its
reach. :Very many acres descended in a mass;
and so great was the pressure of the *atmos
phere, occasioned by the descent, as to shoot
out from the mouth of one of the mines, .as
from
,a cannon, a train of cars, with horse
a
and boy, throwing them to a considerable
distance. Think of a bellows moved by moun
tain power, and you Will form a very correct
idea of the blast.
To present a distinct idea of this occurrence,
I must first give a brief description of the
mines,
,and the manner of working them.—
There are several openings. to the, Coal,fewhich
are - numbered *as I 2,3, 4, St - c;, two of them
are above the bed of the Lackawana and the
others are below it. These openings are holes
in the'side of the hill, abOut six feet by eight,
and are the main entrances to the mines. From
these• mouths are reads leading into the inte
rior of the-mountain, 'following the dip of the
coal, sometimes ascending and sometimes de
scending: The extent of the mining operations
will be 'perceived front the fact that - there are
thirty-five miles of railroad laid under ground
in the bosom of the Mountain, including the
Main roads with all their ramifications.
The coal lies in a horizontal stratum of
from four to six or eight feet, to thickness ; be.
ween strata 'of slate. • The method of mining
is, to cut oat and remove the coal, leaving only
piers of it to support the hilt above, aided by
wooden props made s of +teeth:Ms of•ttees,• cut
of scritablelength: • As 'fawns the coal is re-
Movie& the' lateral branches' of the road are
abandelned.'and 'the main avenues pushed on
the 'coal beiond., • this way the coat has
been'reinoved for a, mile and a half under . the
&Otintain. and the rimds extend - thet-tlistanee.
Abo'ut a Mite from the niouth oiriiine No. 1 an
air "hole was cut to' the surface. up 'in iticlitied
11aP4Ely,4thiCh 'access could be had to the stir
race of the earth and dowtirwhich props were
The `excavation:" for coal extends tialt
a'mile Or more beyond- this'opetiing. It WWI
in this' viciiiiii 'that . the aeeitlent (Went-red,• and
by closing the'iiioutb of thiti•passage ; cut off all
hope of escape•to Make within, in this direc
tion.
As fast as the coal is .removed, no particular
care is taken . to support the mass above! hi the
chambers whieh,are ahautloneti.i t the props, are
Left to tlecay 1114 34„rock.and earth may grad
ually!seitie down.inif fill pp these cavities, as
it has doiiiPin (miner, iriatances hut rare
AEI
ten to guar`s Wirieirteift ! iWe' c ' kft; ,.
being thus obstructed.
the eoallieti,beneath a mass °relate; ,
tbd i elate hip° mind stonetrock, and abov e ,
are lbeigras.4l and soil. I have often matt
in passing :through the mines that many of
endrof the'props.which support the st afeet
'were shivered like a broom, from the ear l
sureron there ; and I never saw this indierfit
without thinking what might happen sb
the mass from above take a notion suddesl74l
diii l Cericlati iffit'iati' bitslfied easier -
ayi
had passed through the Inines,and emerged
the light of day.
Only a few of the workmen, of whe al e b er ,
are nearly four hundred employed in the mi t &
had gone in on Monday morning, Whin ,
Clarkson, the superintendent, discovered 0
akeiliancei;--tind- imitiediately ,
some hands . to-,work in propping up the slat
On coming out•of the mines.'about o'ele,l
he met Mr.,John Bosh), (who is yelli ng ,
on the Croton water works is`cine of eli
masons, and who has. *Dirt the Hudson
Delaware' Canal Campany,!S . employment,
about a year pi : eparing flinhitqf to take ela
of the new mines to be opened below e a ,
dale) and told him that he-had better wait 14
he could go with hid); and they would ela n ,
ine the together i •
Mr. Ilas ie went or,. however, into No. 2,i 0 ,
tending to join - Mr. Clarkson presently,
had proceeded about a mile when instandy th e
mountain over his head 4eirceoded.with an tn.
ful crush of every thing which opposed lisp *
gress and shot down over him, filling up th e I
road with crushed coal and bending Moeda,.
ble, leaving not a: foot of space between them
id mass above and the crushed coat below
The distance descended , was the hei g ha rd
'the mine, or from six to eight feet. So gr ea
was the pressure of the ,air that it produced i
painful sensation as if some sharp instnunes
had been thrust into his ears. All wa r lo w
darkness, every lighten ifiemineteing me m I
ly - extinguished. Ever and anon-the thunt:el
of the falling masses , reared through die tar.
erns.
After waiting a, mailable .length. of time for
the rocks to cease falling. Mr. Liosie * hem to
remove the loose_ material around him arida
creep. He tried one way„and it was dug.
He then proceeded ie the otherdirectidn; acg
after nine hours -iiies.Sarili" toil, creeping, a.
moving loose coal and alate,and seeetzio;
himself past obstacles: he made his way into
the open mine. Here he. tried to strike a lirla
but his matches. had become damp and omit
not ignite. He then felt around, him and ds
covered by the direction of the iailroadlliatir,
stead of making his way cut, he had gone fe
tiler into the mine, and was cut off from aa.
turn by the mass which had Settled aounnpoi
the road. He then be-thought him (rider
hofe i iand attempted to Xenia at; but that pa.
sage had been Crushed. in and closed. Beer
in th vicinity of the inittizag operations, to
found some powder. and spreading it on [it
floor endeavored with .a pick to iguite
could not. He found,alsort can of oil. obttb
lie reserved, in, case of necessity to use for food.
All was total dustiness, and the part of do ,
mountain over him was also settling, thrown:
off huge pieces of slate. and' exposing him!.
imminent danger at every , step ; fur but a pane
-
the mass above had cane deseunat more. aml
other ecined likely-Jo fellow. Sensible of 111,
danger, Mr. HOsie protected hiniself :‘
Ire could,;; he wound up,his watch, and felt tlh•
.
time by the. hands. :Hg also, will - . a piece t
chalk, wrote in.iliffereut places, his same are
the hour when he was at, certain points. Beet
in total darkness, however, lie missed his wry, A.
WI was enabled through.his a.equaintanee aid 'i
the minis to set himself ?bilk. He first nib
reach No. 1, but atter . tuiling to thatroad. food
it was also crushed in: His only chancesena
ed then to proceed at right angles. with thethait
arteries of the !nines, and pass over to No 3.
and this he labored to do in accordance witbbs 'l.l.
hest judgment.
At one time he passed through a narrow en
trance into a chamber; and M endeavoring n
creep out on the.other side, he was caught in
narrow place by thmhitl abotesettlirig donne?
on him, and he remained in this isition althea
expecting to dimthere. But ano er settling or
the mass pushed out iowe of them terinkinna
around him. and he was enttbled to free himself
and draw back into the chamber of the mine. to
returning, however, to the bole by which he hd
effected his entrance`, he found to his boo;
that it was niosed ; he wait compelled to hunt
new passage, and finally to dig hi s wa y out ai6
his hands.
Thu.N after working ror more than thirty.sa
hours, he. at length reached 'No'. 3. where fr
rested, and then when the *I had partial! ,
ceased its working, proceeded toward thermlo
of the mines. On his way he met Mr. Brptin ,
one of the superintendents, who with" hie men
wax exploring the cavern with lights, in road
of him ; and at about fi-orclock in the morning ,
he emerged to the light of day, having been git•
en up as dead, and been incarcerated in Ulttr
darkness beneath a settling muantain fur foaY
eight hours:.
At one time, Mr. llosie saw lights at a do .
lance. but ,they soon vanished. They wereda
lights of men in No. for htin. Thu ,
lights, however, assured him that be MS ;
ing the right Course. Mr. Hosie's hands were I
scratched and cut up hr working. so as to
completely rovered with . sores. He never far
one moment lost his relf.posaession, and to
fact, added to his tact and perseverance, is lob t
attributed his deliferance."
There were about forty men in the minas
the time the catastrophe happened, and the q
who escaped, owed their preservation iqa re
measure.' to Mr. Bryden, one of the superior•
dents, who conducted them 'obi - with great CO'
ness and self-possession, While other petering'
the hilt were settling down around them: 'Lear' 1:
ing that one poor 'lrtah lattorer,' who had bet
struck'down by slate; was left, with his leg bre'
ken, he, went. back alone and brrMght him. et t •
SOmetimes he was coMpelled to creep. and 631
the man after him, throtigkitrivices whit'? i rre =-
soon after closed by' 'the settling of-the hill. b
two bouts mine l • the 'whole' had ithut down , e •
that if bolted beanie his 'death would 100
been inevitable. Thanksto Mr. Bilden (ob i ' 'X
,coolness, intrepidity and humanity.;
•
'The quantity orate mom:Milt fallen is rano .
ly estimated: •-• Mr.' llryden said that hice
about three quarteris'ef - a mile long, by ing'
mile in' width: Mr: Clarksim said that
about half a mite long :and an eight.wide•
the former cat4it would be about 240 aerel.n"
in the latter 40:acres.' Mr. Archibald. the eP.
superintendent of the ininei 'and railroads. wh°. e
science and'practical skill Minot exeeedid. 6 .
mates the anionnt falletint failess 'than tithe! d 1 1
his assistants. Since:the-first avalanche. it u';
'b'e' borne ho Waver; Many older O ftw o o
ltase gone-doten.- - What ft* eitent of the Y/b . ,.
is' rib one can cinijee tore iilt any appeoxia ls .," —
to eeetaitilYf a:id it is eickedingly. difficult r e
:t.
int
e:to'ger any nceutitanfototauori itspeet,4 ;