II El Vrabf);•vb "4:4,epovtev. Towanda, Wednesday, Jan'y 19, 1818. Orovernor's Message.; - 'tt`c•bad not spacelast week•to extend our re matks on the Goy ernot's lessage,,nor can we •ay now, that will add to the interest of that most excellent document. It carries with it, a full commendation. WC won't! like, however, to in duce those who have not examined it to do NCI document oltthe.kind, hits ever emanated from any of the Rredticessors of Gov. Shank, sit replete with sound principles, and so clearly andjorcibly elucidated and sustained. It is sound to the core, \ and radical' up . to the hub. It carries with it, the impress of its author, a Democrat in whom "there is noznile." It is refreshing, in these perilous times, when — the hearts :of so many Democrats fail them through fear;to bee the honest bearing of this " no blest Roman of them all." This message is oot merely the Thing of to day; pit will be preserved as a text; it will live in thlereafter ; its truthful doc trines will in that day peer in brightness above the clouds and darkness that now rests on our political horizon: Our worthy Executive must have invok ed the shades of Hermitage; for he seems to havfe ' been inspired at that shrine. THE REWARD. ' Democracy of this Congressional District, will long remember the severe struggle and glori-, ous triumph of Labor over Capital, which took place 1, upon the re-nomination of the present Member of Congress, 'Tullis triumphant election in 1846. The issue wawclear , and distinct. only vote in Congress from this State for the People's tariff, . :was given by the Member from this District, and upon that tote; the friends of the tariff of 1842 took issue, and opposed his return. The Tioga . Eagle, professedly a Democratic Pa per, in that eventful struck its relors to the enemy and secretly and insidiously favored their cause. Its op position to the principles avdwed by the Democratic Tarty, was unmitigated. The friends of the low tariff and the Administration in that strultgle came in fora large share of denuncia: tion and abuse. It was . lc‘clared that the "odious tariff of 1846,". was " foisted upon the people by Executive dictatiOn"—that the Democracy of Penn sylvania had been shamefully betrayed and de ceived. The FedeiatprCss found in the Tioga Ea gle-t-a-n-orth)troadjutor. If the Democracy of Tioga County were not r successfully betrayed, it was not for the waht . of exertion by the Eagle.. its course met the condemnation of the entire Democracy of the district, and it 'was pronounced unworthy of inspect. . Scarcely had thi;li.zracefttl scene been enacted, and the EagJe.rai . ,eti the name of James Buchanan for the Presidency. 'With a fall knowledge of its venal and ebrrapt character. we , have' hitherto ex pressed our ppiniop that this was done for a " con sideration." We have not prophecied fhlsely. The i`Eagle now appears with a signal token of approba . lion from Washington. The advertising from the Post Office pepartnient is given it; and this in the face of apteit, exposing the political character of that paper,om its devotion to John Tyler, down. But it.rrm , all of no--irse. The Tiog,a Banner, the Northern --binicierat, and the Bradford Reporter .s, were r ecommended, but at the iustaa:e of tv Sec retary of State, the democracy of this District have the delightful wisfactiou of seeing a paper which denonne"ed the Administration.and attempted to ... defeat the party of this District, upon a question vi tal to the interests of the country, taken into especial favor : and. made the recipient of government pa tronag,e.Ye s' ,do novas yet know, whether thi reward is for 'opposing Mr. Wihnot's election, or for raising the name of James Buchanan. We pre rime for both. . . We have no disposition to permit such an insult, to go ouresented, l or such a -wrong logo unrebuked. We . have not yet reached that ' lower depth" ofpo lilicar dependence as to abide in silence such griev ances. tt , e are rtot so abject, so servile, so debased. We consider this act of Mr. Buchanan'S r in thus tak ing. toilisbosom such political proffigacy r in pre ference to sustaining those who have moil by the Admiaistrationy a great wrong. to the Democracy, and a premeditatediinTentional r deliberate insult to thiperuber of Congress and the Democratic pa pm of thy„ District. If he experts to prop'up his cause with such rotten appliances as the Tioga Eagle, he will find himself fast sinking. The. Secretary of State .once sheltered bimselt ba bied his station anti his dignity asa member of the Cabinet, to evade expressing : his apittion, k when the usages of Ow party were trampled :upon by a com bination, and' its candidate defeated; but he now rinds it easy to put it off for purpose of aiding his own cause. He finds no difficulty in making this editor post master, and in giving to another govern- ment printing, :fix services Tendered,--surely not to the-party-4;ot to- himself. We know of no one Min% opprotinimore powerfully- to defeat him, than thesupport of such papers as the Tinge Eagle, and their .eagemest to-nominate him. One thing is cer- - riin, the Democracy of this District have poor en eonragement to stand by the Truth, when' those who seek to betraythern are rewarded froniWash- ', in on Treachery to the Democratic party during John Tyler's administration, was . a sun! and unfailing avenue to reward at its hands. The unblushing and bold prostitution of the press by that adminis unarm has done much to • make it as it is a his sing,and. by word." °nevi the- most greedy devo tees of John, Tyler was the Tioga k was rewarded in precise;' the same manner that know is br Jades llnelanam. Nor is-this the only stake , where ha hasemplbyed the•patronageof the government in bribging papers of easy virtue to his , aid. Surely we may pray that the disgacefril scenes enacted under the.tast administration are - not to be repeated by him! Fir the credit of the Ad,p ministration mid the Democratic partyrwelrnstsiot. Wet there were paws in the. State r Buehe,an, whose demecmoy all respect, and. who have never been recreant to their, party and greir pr ncil les. Why not give to them the patnmkge whlch hit influence commands, rather than seek the purlieus of political prostitution, to find the most abandoned • chemist upon whom to bestow kb tarn:4 ; ea' who c impivri, he must have known would be an injury, fatherthan ii.benegilbUrLa —' Can it be possible that heit‘hea is Bodo* to re it bu 1 4 ,,0 4115 tu . , 14 1, *lid 1 1 Of .4!in ,oclacy,ff * Difo Metier dariagto rat! wi4 ,* ~ . , iftiez of *Tariff 104 1842, .' `. th - revititli4li ..„,_•., ,le-. - ...4 orbe4ou g hpio . b e i r a4. ~ -- t• ~ Mir that ar, . wish o s e thealtal ........ r hut Co lima l s e 'imposition im '„ ps .., 'I: lini the who! influence of the General Government? We can siON-11 igUto 014erfighti , ga - if.sol ice. tee= te to inform him l. ,that the Democracy of Bradfonl, at least, stand as Orra.3i the " everiamingliills" n e on their principlcsi and that all the influence which pe*er and patronage cau command cannot affect tli6m. • 1 The cotirmuniatlon which we publish b e low, was addressed by lion. Milli WitatcrOrfthel'imi - Master ,General, upon this subject. It shows in strong light; the mercenary conducA of the Tioga Eagle on several occasions. It Will be seen by it, the claims that paper . had upon the Administratior, and the - reasons why it is especially favored. WAsence.Tos Cm, Dec. 16, 1817 HON. CAT'S JOUNSON—Dear Flom the tenor. of the conversation bad "withyou yesterday, I am apprehensive, that the advertising of the mail mutes for Pennsylvania, may be given to the Ties. Ea gle. That such a - wrong shall riot be inflicted upon the democracy of my district, except under my earnest and solemn protest, I have thought it tny duty, to address you this communication.- The Eagle does not- possess the confidence of the radical and sound democracy at Tioga County nor has it merited, 'or enjoyed that confidence for years.` - It is Renal and mercenary, ever ready to betray the kepublican party, its principles, and its candidates. It opposed this Administration, upon a measure vital to its safety and success. It labor ed secretly, (the treacherous are never bold) to de feat my election, in the canvass that immediately followed the passage of the new Tariff Bill, and when the policy of that measure was the only issue involved. In the same•contest, it opposed some of the local comity candidates, who were regularly nominated, and triumphantly elected in the face of its opposition. So flagrant were its departures from political integrity and principle, that the Democra cy of Tioga, immediately after the election, estab lished another paper as the organ and exponent of their principles ;, and the public.couhty patronage, at the disposal of democratic officers, was refused to this paper, that now seeks the reward of its un faithfulness at the hands of, a democratic national administration. Its editor has been twice,a candidate for iMpor. taro public trusts, and no causes operated against him but the charge of gross inefficiency and rank cupidity, and while he was the candidate of a par. ty which gives no less than one thousand majority for its nominees, yet •tlie people would not support him. Ender the Administration immediately preced: ing the present, at a time when treachery to the Democratic party was a passport to favor, and pa tronage was unblushingly employed to purchase the venal, the Tioga Eagle received the advertising, which it now has the effiontcry to 'ask at your hands ; while •the paper I hare commended to your favor, would not ask it at •that time, fearing the gift would bring with it, loss of partizan standing and character. Sir, the democracy of my district have been guilty of no act of desettion, or abandonment of principle, that can justify a democratic administration, in turn ing a deaf car to their reasonable and just demands. Those that I have the -honor to represent, hct re ever been first and foremost in trattlingforthe treat prin. ciples of the Repubhcau puny. •No portion of the people of this Union, have stood with more firm ness find constancy, around this administration, in support of the important measures it w,is called up• on to vi';idicate and carry out. l'pon the Tariff. when the democracy of Ifelin.„ under the lead, and upon the summons of is old Carrains, wheeled. out of line, and joined the cohorts of Monopoly, the democrats of my district stood like a Spartan band. and sustained the whole heat and burden of the tight. Upesv the Independent Treasury. they were its e. - nlyi and have ever been its constant ad vocatcii : they have not ch_goged upiin this question, but stand nownow• where they stood in 1837, when Mr. Van Bu ren called the attention of Conn. : re - 3S and the coun try, to that great constitutional Measure of reform. %Viten the Administration tinkle itself deserted, by the democracy of an entire and pckverful section of the Union, upon its policy . touching Internal Im provements by the General Government, it can hart with contrdence for support to the democracy of, my,distriet ; and upon the policy of a continued vi gorous. prosecution of 'the war, aad of acquiring a just indemnity for its expenses, no people arc mow united in sentiment and in action. Such Sir, being the relations which ther Jennie n cy of my district, .hoitt towardsthis administration, why should they be exposed to the' wrong, in the distribtrtivin ( of its patronage, of having a piratical 1 paper preferred, over the honest and true organs, in which they have confidence. Are those organs of an intelligent and unwavering democracy to be pro, seri bil , because they oppose the extension of sla veryver free soil I or because they have not seen fit to l ise the banner of some aspirant for the Pl-e -sidethil If. so, I protest against the first ground as unjust; and as in the second, I claim the right for the press of my district, to consult public sentiment at home, in.detenninire , upon their action as to Pre sidential candidates. ?trust sir, that no such course of proscription will be adopted for . such reasons ; but your declaration to me, " that you could not Pass by the Eagle, a paper that had taken ground against the " Proviso," without exposing yourself to assaults from the south." has led me to fear that cot e the democracy of my district, were t have a gross wrong inflicted upon them , in o rto Ward off a threatened. r probable 'wrong fr yourself. lam &willing to• believe that the • south would exhibit such a want of mrignanintEty, as to assail you, for doing justice to those firm and true democrats vain alone in Pennsylvania stood by that section, in the final struggle that gave a permanent victory to prin ciples of commercial freedom. I was also con. strained to fear, that, considerations connected with the next Presidency, might* possibly have an infiu ence favorable to the eagle- ; • from the fact mention , ed by yon, that you dad receivedt .+ugh thehande 1 of the Secretary of State, letters • r . i. ending that paper to your favorable ccmsidera on. You will judge ifthose fears were wholly u. founded, when to the fact stated by you, the other Chet is added, that the Tioga Eagle is the only paper in my dis trict that has raised the name of the Hon , Secretai. ry Of Stateias a candidate for the Presidency.- There are three democratic' papers published in my district of character and influence—the Bradford Reporter, the-one in behalf of which I-spoke toyod 4-the Tiega. Banner, aad the.Northem Democrat, either of which is. eminently deserving your confi 'device and kind- partiality. The. Eagle is wholly unworthy of either, • and ought not to receive that favor at the hands of the Marty here, it has justly forfeited at home; ant? against such fl injus tice and wrong, rdo no* most earnestly and so!- . rnny- proteit, in the name and behalf ofeight thou- Sand democrats, by whose - stdirages lam here, and yhese confidence I am proud to enjoy. 4. ( I have spoken frankry,, but i treat _respectfully. Towards yourself sir, I entertain respect and cor- . dial good will, and .no people litrid . hi higher esti mation than my own, those high qualifiers and re publican virtues, that have distinguished your cif; reer as a public man. ; '.. Very respectfully, your obedient ser4 . D'.. WILMOT. • Ttie Mrau CLaliX Case.--the nate long pend ing before the Supreme Court of the 'United State 4 has beim decided in favor of Mrs. Generil'Gkte by which, she comes into possession of fonr:filihsot the immense estate of DArLo eLARK, her father. in New Odeon& . Messrs, Sarrrir and MASON have Otir thanks fbr early copies of the/Governor's Mete, and other imporant State papers. aria We find in the Cleveland (Ohi2) Plain Dealer, ap IX . 4l:hi tu g#l2efit in n - rmard the 7 tion; of.**j the man letti - ire y It ", a 44.aosdription and - ol• •• . he 1e t red* 'ry American — "' 2 .% ton of Jobe 4idanuff- ‘ e* pirtiste true; reason of moat if the r y Wilmot Proviso. No man must speak 'for Free.;* 4aurvadet theilaiwastl.petaalties from Washington. . The Editor of the Plain Dealer, than which rr more sound and radical paper there is not publish ed in Ohio, made application jot advegiring the "Mail Lettings" about to be - given out to lei gime. (Tht.1.147.0. Ment ls bargF,9l.!.s and is generally given to three or four papers locaterl si Cleveland, Columbus ; and Cincinnati, the Northern, Central, and Southern portiodi.) He not - onlybrioghtlo the consideration of the Department the age, merit and wide circulation .of his journal, but ho also took-the precaution to get commendatory letters from the Democratic Central Cormitittees ofhis own and se veral of the surrounding chanties, all recommend ins his paper exclusively and in the warmest terms. (The object was to remove the responsi bility as well as the embarrassment which might possibly arise, in ease the Department bad to de cide between nil, applicants frordthe same place.) All these applications were filed in the proper de partment, and in due course of time, the editor, who bad taken :np his quarters in Washington for the winter, called on Mr. Cave Johnson. in company with a brace of Members from Ohio, to present his claims in person and ask his attention to the papers on file in the case. The most prominent details of the colloquies that ensued we will allow the editor .. to give in hle own largnag,o : "Judge my saimise when his Augitst Majesty in- formed me that the Plain , Dealer was a " Wilaot Proviso paper.—that be had just received a copy of it.sent him by the Post Master at Clevekmd, in - which he found an article marked (i. e. BLACK taxzsdrawn around it) which, be said, took very strong grounds in favor of that doctrine! r "I told him that in my section of country we did not look upon this as a party question, that the dem ocrats there. were all Proviso men, and supposed they had a right to be; that we were not tenacious about the terms of Mr. Wilmot's resolution, bul were decided in favor of its principles, and believed in the policy enforcing them it the proper time and in a constitutional manner. P also expressed my belief that the Constitution fairly construed and honestly abided by, was an ample substitute for the "Provi-• so," and I sincerely hoped that such a constitution al understanding Wonld be bad between the North and South as to take this agitating e,eestioa entirely out of politics)' " A kw days after dris, f repaired again to the old man's quarters, and asked if any decision had been made in regard to said printing. Up to this time no application from any other paper in North ern Ohio, except my own, had. been made, and F was curious to know that he was going to do with the advertisement for that section, as it was then con siderably past the time for publishing it." " Mr. Johnson said that no decNiow had as yet been made ; that he expected a coninnutleation from me in writing, to be put on file, defining more pre cisely my position on the Wilmot Provigo. ° ! •"I'lie most charitable construction i could pat upon such language was, that if I would reverse my position on that question, and give him a written pledge to that effect I could have that adrertisement and if not, not. 1 hare no doubt ',could hare gut the' printing on those terms : I did not comply witii said tertos, and certain it is, 1 did not get the printing. The Athens Mee.titsg. Being requested, we pulOish •he proceedings of anianti-Wilmot Proviso meeting in Athens. As to the magnitude of the meeting, we know as yet nothing, further than was told us by one present, that a roam, (16 by 36,) was steady full. One of the professed objects of this meeting, it seems was, to correct a false statement in the proceedings of the Democratic Convention of 'September fast, and thereby place Athens in the right position. Those proceedings stated that the vote sustaining the Pro viso, was unanimous; the Athens meeting, or rash •r Mr. Ilayden, attempts to show that it was not; ' that the delegates from Athens were opposed to it : why then did they not vote against it? Mr. Flay. den was the only delegate that oppused the Proviso ; riot the slightest intimation of opposition came from any one else; and he publicly withdrew his; so that when vote, was taken, there was a general and enthusiastic response of aye; no delegate voting in . the negative. :What report, other than that the rote was unanimoute could the secretary make ? These facts are net denied even by Mr. Hayden. We are. assured, and believe, that neither Mr. Tozer, or any other delegate, saw the resolution, before it was reported; and that no conversation whatever on the subject, took place between Mr. Tozer and Mr.. Sanderson, prelims to the resolu tion being offered. This however is very unim portint ; it shows only the willing dispositins of some to catch at straws. Mr. Tozer deeds no frith trifling apology. He is manly enough, to have va terra,gainst the resolution, if he wished to, and we are confident he does not ask, or intend, that Mr. Hayden or any one else, shall make apologies for him. This much we feel bound to say, in justice to others. The Democrats in Athens have a perfect right to oppose the Proviso"; it is their privilege to "think en this, and all other subjects, as they please. This meeting, hcervever, is far from satisfying us, that the Deenter‘y of Athens is in hared the ex tension of slavery. We believe that seven-eighths of the votes would be'east for Freedom. We shall not set down Athens, as willingto countenance the stupendous fraud of propagating slavery, 'notwith standing that meeting. The slang of one'ef there. solutions, we cannot believe met with'approval by more than one of the meeting. We allude to the impitatin on the friends of the Previsol of their conoexi n with abolitionism. This sounds too Mitch 1' it . one who'had learned his polities in one ti li of the New York schools. Perhaps the Democra cy of Bradford can Be 'frightened by shadows. Upon the'priariple of this resolution, democrats must desert the right the moment a whip or aßolitionist admits dietrecorreet. Wiigs have Been making speeches and Voting supplies for the war; therefore Democrats must afitutdon il• • Whigs hare enlisted for the .war ;. therefore' Democrats _should' stay at home. This notion that a party should repudiate a good thing, because' Believed By others, shows a singular devotion to principles: . " - Tut LUlCArttlialli."-.4 paper with-this title,- has been warted at Lancaster, Pa., by lif. D. Hol brook. Ii is It. large and well printed.petper y con. tducted with energy and ability, and goes atroagly tot Geo. M. Dallas for the. Presidency. Otury.--The Democratic State Convention of ,Ohio bare , by a vote of 237 . to 22 nominated Gen. Lewis Cilia, of liCehi;pny.iur a ,Faiulidate forPrest. dent of tire railed Slates.. Oryb - We are- obliged, this week, to defet. oqr nsusPsinsimary of tbei proceedins of toogrees.-- We eall male antendei, next- week+. ' ,1 I Resolved, That Pennsylvania will, as she has heretofore done, sustain the-Onvernment of the Uni ted States iwa'vigorous prosecution of 'the war, no n! an honorable peace shall have been concilieeett by our gallant and victorious armies. Resolved; That ample indemnity for 'the etretisel of the war, and for anterior wcongs, should be de manded from Meiico, •and that in the opinion of this body, no other or better indemnity can be obtained thau the acquisition of a portion of the present ter ritory of Mexico, and a perpetual and free passage over the rsthmus of Panama. Ireitorved. Thai the War with Mexico is a manly and thnstitatibnal vindication of the national honor and 4 prosecuted with the skill and vigor with which it has. been •hithertki conducted, will add strength: and dignity to our Republican institutions, and en sure a pehilaisinf and properons peace to the North. Aniericarr Continent: . Resolved; That copies of the foregoing resolutions be *animated by the Governor, to our Senators and Representatives in Congress. The indications here, are that' the whigs will - make Gen. Taylor their candidate for thePresiden. ey. It is said the lvtar) . -land whips, who have ever been the devoted friends of Mr. Clay , are'rallying upon Taylor and turning the cola' allianlder to their old friend, and it is even whispered' that M. Crit tenden of Kentucky approves of the transfer, and is himaelrprepared to 4Fop Mr Clay and join in the ,move for Gen. Taylor. Mr. Wihnot arrivedhere mast night: He has been unwell almost the whole time ducal:le has been at 'Washington, so touch so that lie was confined to• his room for tiro weeks under die "ctut of a Physi. ciao. He metes over lierefir a change of atmo sphere, and' hoping to derive benefit from the exer cise of travelling. He looks somewhat reduced, but is rapidly regaining his health and strung*: He will return to his seat is Congess inn few days. _ We leant from flartisburg,- that the Democrats nrri. pr - -,-: - the pubtose *- . ' " , sras, ' Ye a •,, " • T i- r - ' the •,; _ - • 10. 1 1! •• - 4 r•t" - \ ~,, \ of a rote of till State, i given a the lak election, was read on Friday last, Messrs Benner -estdbrasheiagithejointssomnitne , -411Lielkoring is the result: • ' Shunt • Inin, ' Reiger, ShunhiepluMlity oyer.lrviu; ,17,93,3: News tress /111e.sles. We have endeavored' for *Oast two weeps to find scut:Mating of interineftim the seat of wit to give to our readers. The an vats ingrates - ice have brought nothing important from the stray. The New Orlearts papers of thd'lSth last, trOnntrece the arrival at Pensacola, oddm eth inst., of the United States sloop-of-war Saratma, - from Vera erne, which port she left on the 27th alt. She brings fuller, though - no later advice* from the city of Mexico. The rumor that the Mexican Congress has been dissolved by The dispersion of its members, is corifirmed. The new Congress was to assemble in January. .Arnmor is current at the Capital, that commis sioners from the Mexican government returned to Queretaro, after having an interview with Mr. Trist, it is supposed for the purpose of having a confer ence with the supreme Government upon the sub ject of peace. This, however, is but ;listener. The most of our troops now at they. Capital, are about to leave for other parts of the Republic, every portion of which is to be occupied by the Ameri can forces, until those who have the autheritrio act make satisfactory revaration to our government. • and offer terms of peace. Tux. Wu.surr Pauvrso u N. Yoax.—The New York Express says :—" In the House of Assembly; yesterday, we learn by Telegraph from Albany, Mr. Myers, (Barnburners,) of St. Lawrence, intro duced a Resolution to the effect that Congress ought to legislate to prevent the introduction of slavery in any territory to be acquired by the United States. This important Resolution passed the House almost unanimously :--ayes 108, noes 4. The names of the dissentients were Case, Stewart, Garrison and Wager, (.hunkers) This re-affirms the principle of the Legislature of 1846 and 1847; and, now pealed in 1848, will it is 'prpsumed, be uuderstOod by Mr. Dickinson and others as the sentirpent ofihe Empire State." Procedings of the Pentea Legislature. r Offespoodence of the Rrrortry IARISIICRG, Jan. 10, 18-0 , 3. Very little of interest has transpired in the Ldgi.s: lature as yet, farther than the appointment of thb standing committees in the respective houses i the announcement of which yob will see in the diger ent new4paperg. Mr. Smith, of Bradford, is althe head of the committee on the Judiciary syste , in the House, and is applying himself to the duties moist inclefatipbfy. Mr. Kerr of Craw fordwaS ap pointed chairman. but declined; and as Mr. &nith stood next on the list, he, of cease succeeds as Chairman. Col. Mason, of the Senate is chairman of the committee on the Militia system, and will apply the energies of his mind to a salutary reformation in the laws on that subjee. Some of the members are in favor of a total repeal of all laws regulating the militia, leaving the defence of the Common wealth entirely to the volunteers. From the exhi bitions we hare had frpm our volunteers in Mexi co, we may certainly rely upon them with the ut most confidence, but the constitution requires that the militia shall be kept organized, and hence. I hare no doubt that the law on this subject will be modified, not repealed: Mach has been' said both here and elsewhere up= the subject of enacting a generat banking law, something upon the principle of the Free banking system in New York ; but I think the' only free banking law that can be passed by this Legislature would be one' open the principles Mi ( down ill Gov. Shank's message—to allow any man who has mo ney to loan it for the accommodation of his neigh. bor. Capt. Small has introduced a set of resolutions in the Senate in favor of the war and indemnity, which will compel the whigs to" define their posi tion." The Capt. is a hero and a man of relents, lie will defend his resolution, to the last extremity, and they will pass, or the whigs must vote flatly and decidedly against the war &c. As the resolu tions are short I give them to you below. mil.. eine!' satititilled to the Senate, the following joists resolutions, which were raid opon the table. Resolved, By the Senate and• Rouse of Represen alive* of Pennsylvania, that the'esisting war with Mexico, unprovoked by any act of the United States and forced upon us by the aggression and broken faith of Mexico, deinands, and should receive the hearty support of every pauiet and friend of our free institutions. ==:11 • 1 • On tb,e4th hist.; Gov. Young, of New Y . tirli f ire;- ; '. 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"get :',:: mii -.0 - , ' ye kibted . it`, , ro.* --7 tys ..,. , iver! ith joy, . . , ?erica °fan ho: . - . r.. , • • :"-•`• • but to render a peace i honorable, I think, slie Wool - demand, and, has a right to require, that itlshill be ~ , - page of history, will be evidence of an acknowl edgment by Mexico of the superiority of outs rmies but of the character and extent of such indemnity I may not speak in this commurticatiouP i The Governor then gives the Clays, the Corwin, and Virtibtaiers of hti"tiwri 'pity, a hearty rebuff in 116,081 128,148 11,217 titc49llmrrin.i....,. • galfilb the return offeap;owgl corao,a season of cwhlrdelibeistiort aind sda"reliftig ifiqmfyt-the can— sea, the conduct, and the fault of the we i r may.he then properly and usefully investigated , but mull our enemy shall have been stifilded, diseawions Ws voktik g follisionrat borne cannot fail, by eptifinglalse exedutimu tit Mczim--to es*nvass negotiation for " m et I 41 ' Ti t PORTMAN DENOCZAT," „ has phased into' hands of Mr. tr. O. Hiraiiarr.str, the late ji l mior part ner, Mr. Fidler resigning- the editorial tripod. We cordially wish Mr. IL the etteietts *hid:this ability • and indepeitdience merits. • Paostarto.—We see in the Washington &ion a notice of the'promotion of Major Emit: W. Mon- GAN of the 11th regt;ment of Infantry, to be Lieuten ant Colonel of the 13th regiment tinblit /Voting& , MEEtI GIN BULLIVAN COUNTY. At a large and respectable meeting Orthe citizens Of the county of Sullivan, held at Quinn's schOol house, on Thursday evening, 30th tilt, on motion, •WILLIAM LAWRENCE, Esq., was chosen Presi dent of the meeting, Darby Deegan, Patrick Demp sey, Thomas Quinn, Stephen Harris, Wm. Gravely, Kern Beri.ntneLewis Martin, Vice Presidents, and A. IL Jack son, p Geo. D. Jackson, , Secretaries. The object of the meeting was then stated, and several able addresses delivered by Dr. Joiiah Jack son, A. J. Dietrich, Esq.. E. P. Alley and Isaiah Bartley, Esq. The following resolutions *ere then read, and unanimously adopted: Resolved, That we shall rever acquiesce in the present loEation of our seal of trestle* r &arise con• cider the course taken by Mr. Meyleri and those in favor of the present location, as low, mean and con temptible, inasmuch as they have endeavored to se cure the names of those persons on their petitions, who cannot read writing. by saying to acme that it was , for one purpose, and to others. for another:-- stooping to any falsehood to obtain their names. Resolved. That we feel assured that the people of Sullivan will hereafter place ml confidence in any of the unfounded stories and false arguments that may be used to prevent them from signing a peti tion ;u favor of a review, nor be ensnared by any inducement or promise. held out to them, whatsoev er, when they have such deep interests .at stake. Resolved, That we feet confident that the few ci tizens of this county, who are now tlt hirelings. of Mr. Meylert, and compose his little b nd, doing all they can to hate the location' retrtainiwhere it now is, will (if it is not changed) pay in years to come, in a way of tax, double the amount thy now receive fur acting the part of a Judas. '7, Resolved, That we have great confidence" in our lion, Legislative bodies, and we believe that if we lay the wrong dcitie us before tfiem,and make known to them the course pursued to do that wrong, which can so clearly and easily, and will, most assuredly, be done. we will receive justice at their bands. Resolved, That as a republican people, we feel that our rights have been trampled upon—though . surely not by our Hon. Legislative bodies, who we believe were truly conse.ious, in appointing men as locating commissioners of high and honorable stand ing, that justice .would surely be done to us ;—that t .king into consideration their high standing and the solemn obligation they were under, when Intik ma the present locution of our seat of justice, we would consider it criminal accorditrg to the laws of this State, to charge two of them with having been hribed r although holding a private meeting at Ral ston, concerning our seat of justice, without notify ing., the third commissioner of their meetings ißesolved, That we consider that we were-treated with contempt by the locating commissioners, inas much as ten day's grace was given; at their !list meeting, to receive proposalY, *s4idh le correder they had no aid:writs , to do, as the act by . ch thee were appointed, sititply directed them to I c afe, and no authority was kiven them to receive p opts; i i 'gals. Being desironsJhowever,that the sett of jus- . vice sboeld be located at the proper place, wel pro cured over Four Thousand Dollars by sobicription, towards erecting the pi:like buildings, made payable to the Commissioners of the county, when elected ; but all this was not of as much avail as Mr. Mey lert's two thousand five hundred dollars proposed to the locating commissioners, and the seat of justice was located in that barren wilderness. Resolved, 'That we recognize the right of petition as unalienable, and to this we shall cling as dearly as we would to our liCes,and we shall never suffer that right to be wsested from us by land speculators, schcreavenothing for mit Iterate ; farther than that which concerns the' sate of their lands. Resolved ; That review ; or sortie other law that will change the present location, shall be nailed at our mast-head, and-nerci. tidier belaken down until we succeed. Resolved, That Mr. Meylert must that our Legislature is composed of men who are easily dup ed, if he expects that his surveying all the roads in the county, and laying them down on his map= some that are not and never can be traveled by the inhabitants--will have any erect on their minds, even should they be made very nice on paper, which is easily done in cothparison. Resolved, That ire are deeply indebted to Hon. William Harris, our Senator, and Hon. Gordon F. Mason, Senator from the adjoining district, and to Won. Timothy Ives, Hon. Mr. Pearce, and others in the House, in the coune taken by - them in the pas sage of the bill erecting this• comity; that we trust with such men as Harris and Mason, in the Senate, and Packer, Ives and Peatt4 iii the Souse, we can not faith% getting' a revitttr. Resolve, That We highly aptitote'oP the coarse taken by Isaiah Bartley, Esq.,7if this county. lbr his untiring exertions in getting - the bill passed last winter, erecting this county. That he be sent to Harrisbem at the evert meeting of the . Legislature, to take ch:rge , of odrinterest clncerning this Co.. Resolved, That the proceedings" of this meeting be signed . by the offizers, andpUblislitd in the pa pers of the adjoining cckuntiek, and l ebpfer transmit ted to trtk houses of the Legislature, at, 'Mir mat session, [Signed by the Officers.] At a large - and respectable meeting of the demo crats' of Athens and vicinity, held at the Mansion Mouse of Es 8:-Mashewsort, on the first of Jan nary, 1848, a P. WOLCOM:of Litchfield, wast.called - to the chair, and F. 8. Moyt appoirtted Secretary. The object of the Meeting teat stated by 8. Hay den, when ou motionra committee of fire was ap pointed to draft vesolutiorks for the,eonsideration of the meeting. Whereupon, the chairman named 8. Maytren, E. 8: Mathewson, Gay Tozer, C. Mathew son and Reuben Park.- ?he committee alter retir ing, presented. through their chairman; S.:Hayden, the Mowing preamble and resolutions which were unanimously adopted: Whereas, It was stated in the libblithed proceed ings of the Democnttic Co B nt)P , COßlFeetiol6 - held at Toiraulta. is 4t ePtember iash.: ! that-,the resolutions adopted by said . convention, approving (among eth er things) of the « Wilinot Proviso, ...were ottani 'thoirsly adopted, %%lath implie3i thit'we, and our de legates representing us inmiid Convention, were in favor of said•Wilmot Proviso, ;while The, fact ;4 that . the delegates from Athens borough were - specially - instructed Sy their eonstitnenti not tb vote . finr• - any sedation' appoarintof it, should such an one be Offered , : and when:the resolution approvin of said _Proviso was shown to Col. Toler, (a deleg to from Adieus tp„ and chairman OftSO Conrestinn by M. MEETING IN ATHENS: Wilmot totooite, ed againstiU tutrow - 'netion into the cenvePtio llm n, and " when the resolutions were offered, Mr. Hayden, also I7 l7lolllMtithoe : stotPtitein go e liro. s an tri • l i te a;t u e t r th t h 4 a n en a t P io 1 34 ' I m r.. il li d a e y i •d ili e Pe n, rs fo o r n tli b e Y ? t ak n e j ' It de rations, 'withdrew his motion, bat sla t . tiri e time, that his views in regard to th e trie .. ,,, unchanged; The vote in Conventiort being taken upon alt the resolutions at once, the de. legates opposed to the Proviso did not vote at all-- , ewajijka4,o4„,RVO2l pjfdA th e atfir a . '11'4;1110 liviiiilif liiiire vo ed --- far - fak - Proilso, t in d if they had voted items 'twit% they would -bare voted against resolutions approwmg of our ?lational and State Administrations, and hence the neutrality forted upon them was unjustly construed into at quiesence ; andwhereas, we are unwilling to be placed before the public in a false position ope n this question" therefore' - Iretkil.etC‘Ttat**tellortfon'tof. the great d e , n , cratic family of the, llguitth,beld together by the same national creed, anitailwaysdn a spirit of mutual and magnanimous con ession, amicably settling goes twos 4 cantlictin 100 l interest, we cannot con sewn, disturb the h rmonynf ourpolitical refatio n i by adopting a tantalizing measure, imperative in it self. which lookatillielacquisition of territory rm. defiamLin qoantity,taad that may never be acquired —to the application of slave labor to a soil to which it ii iffamifiCatile=ki the control of the wishes of, a territory yet to be. inhabited, to•the doubtful if not unconstitutional action of a Congress yet to be elected, and without the constitutional power of pe r . petuating sueb action after the territory is admitted as a state. Resolved, That are respectfully dissent from the views and actions of our distinguished Represents. tire., the Hon. David Wilmot, on the subject orth e " Wilmot Proviso," and admit the justice of th e claim of the Whigs to its guardianship, as flit feu. der nursling of their handl:a - aid Abblitionism. t Resolved, That in' the setae spirit of cOmpromistt and good faith which animated our patriotic furefa theca, when conducting the political destinies of our inherited country, Ime.fudy concur in the views uk. en by our distinguished and sagacious statesman and representative in the National cabinet, the Hon. James Buchanan, in his late letter to the Berks Co. Harvest-home meefing. --Ressobred, That we are united id our approval of the principles set forth in the resolutions presented to the U. tS. tknate, on the 15th of. Deoember last ; which are as follows Resolved. That. in organlzing a Territorial goveinment for territories belong - 14 to , Ise tied Suites, the principl e s en sell overnmept npo lt whic . l3 oar'iederativt System rests will he best pronesTed. the true spirit mkt 'Staining of the constitution be observed, and the confederitcy istrOrtginetiett, by leaving a:I quest oats concerniug the domestic policy thcicin u the terista tures chosen by the people thereof, Resolved, That true policy requires the government of the L iii tad States to strengthen its political and return..rem' rela tions upon this continent. lay the anuesat.on of ouch contigu ous territory as may conduce to that end and can be Justly oh tamed • and that. naither in such sequin:von nor in the terr.- tor'al nr ani