Qrabforgb qtportgr. Free Sell, Free Speech, Free Men Prewaoas for kris Territory. E. 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR. Towanda, Saturday, April 30, . 1552 von conlttssinses. Wit. SEARIGIIT; of Fayette County Terms of The Iteparter. 30. per annum—if paid within the year . 6o rents will heideilneted—for cash paid actually iti advenee Si 00 will be &dieted. No paper ONO overtsvo years. mites* paid for. litiegrrrist•lnSTS. per square of ten limos 50 cents for the Om and 25.eenis foe each subs, qucnt insertion. BiTiee in the '• Union [Beek:* north rids of the Public Square:neri door tn the Bradford lintel. Entrance hearten ?aware:Adam.' and Eiwell's law offices. Glorious News for the North. The proceedihgs of the Le2i4atore, which we pithlirth ittis week, will nnounce to our readmit, the p tosage of a law authorizing the Governor to bor row sgso NA tor the ptirpo-te of completing the North Branch Canal. The hi I has been vignell by the Governor, and there rev be no doubt that the Irian will be taken, and the money within Fix week* b 3 wily to be applied to the completion of the %volts. There is rub:illy no improvement in the State which hart required so much exertion to secure its ail vaitce - f;etit and completion, as has the North lire eft. t rly ojecied, as a ,moss imporant i•I the lutenist Improvement spoon' of The Stare, it was partnilly completed, and under the presr.uro of fi tancial embatrassmerits suspended, t ince which time the ener;'es of the best men of the N:lithll3ve. been devoted to Its resumption and coins plerion a , a measnie of FOl4llll financialistliey to the Cototncowealift, am) of jiisrice to a section of the Commonwealth, otherwise deriving, no benefits from the !involvement sy-tern ol the State. It has been the lot of the work in encounter great °ppm , - i.ion from those who email not, or would not, corn prehend its immense utility and certai n ty of being a profit tble investment. Arr.pmeteri and oiatisties, [deli and incontrovertit.le,have been plentriony pro. (laced, to make the mAter r,:intrent—:end we are nert.ti I they have not been without effect, in bring ing Ilia minds of the members of the Legislature to n enrrect understanding of the of and benefi's tit a work, which, when completed, we predict will become one of the most profitatie in the State. . The citizens of the Noah have alternated between lesrpe and fear, for many years. They have patient ly and promptly contributed their share towards bearing the burden of State indehteriess, assumed for the benefit of other rectums of the State in hope that at length their claims would, be respected They have b'en doomed to a long delay, but now they may congratulate themselves upon the resho. atiaa 4.1 the object, which for twenty years has oc• copied their anemia' . It is with feelings of no or. Binary satisfaction that we announce. that the mo ney will be Imtheoming to complete the North Branch Canal. and that ii wi I be completed in the shortest possible time, and probably ready for boats ire 14Iay. 1853. This news has awakened, feelings of the liveliest gratification, throughout our county. nod there is no corner of it, however remote from the work, which will riot be benefited by its corn. pletirra. To secure t:.is end, there have been many earnest workera. It is not our intention now to paruculadrze. We may do so, at some future day, u hen we shall eerie:l4r to do justice to those who deserve it. We wid ortly . say,that those to whom the work has looked for aid arid support in the Lstgrala• tare have done their duty. Less was not expected, is it true—and they have proved themselves true an.l etfirtent. Nil:mottos Unints Assoctsvion.Wo are graitfi. ed to learn that it has been deemed expedient tm establish a branch elites of this highly beneficial nwocialon, in• this place. The well known rea. pt.ctability and character of the Officers and reterences of the aesmiation, and the safe and per manent investment of the filly one thousand five hundred dollars, capital of the association, which is constanly increasing, assure the public that they can depend with certainty upon receiving their claim when entitled to them. We would urge up. on all, who wish to be benefited by this aarincia. lion incase of sickness or accident which may come at any time and may come to all, to apply without delay. 01 the advantages of a well man aged association, whose exclusive object is the ben. eat of its members when deprived of health, there can be no doubt. These assneia.inns, or similar in. atitutinns have found favor with all classes in earli est times. The health association &manila of ha members, nn stated portion of time,to be given to its affairs, it has no weekly meetings. no fines or Nee itu res tar non.attendance,nor weekly or month 1p dues to be paid There is a stipulated sum in be given each member per week , when disabled. The only duty to be performed is the proper mites tation of the claim, and investigation cf its justice With this simple plan of operation an Rimini of benefit can berealized, not to be exceeded by any other institudon, and members should realize what 'hey ptissese in a certificate of membership. It i• a guarantee of continued wages or profits to the member o long as he complies with the regu lations (elite associatinn. Geol . le W. Needham eq., actuary of the eroteci. eti•ui at Wilk-barn, we are authorized to say 8 g••u Ir.m in nl cnrreci deportment, varlet integrity; and j, r ,p r ,,,,,1 1 . 1 1,te wind character, and he has ever einrn' ha► ba.l3 coteeleete.i with the su.soctiation been very prompt and thorient.th in the performance of hi+ duty a. artnrityol the Mechanic's Union A.. eovia•inn, and we elwerf.iity revernxnenel him as be... in. worthy of the confidence of ;e ft, with whom he may associate, boat in a social and beguile cepa. Rity. Cek,9"CATIN*I or ME S of T.—Thera will 1•e a ConrocAtion of the Son of Temperance, hell al 1.11 trt fool . on %Willies& ' ~ the I.lth Jay of April inst. the exercises to con, ..nce at 12 o'clock M. j The Rev. Thomas . Hunt will be prevent and give"an address on the occasion. Other able Spell. kers will he in attendance. A rneral illyitaijon is eillerleted to the Ordet-end the friends of Temperance generally. Qt! NaOttation wirl be resume:l . on the Erie Ce3.l on the 20 - h April, • Aeerrtisa Vero NRIMAcsk ...We present our sea. dere (says the Democratic, Union.) with. another very able veto message tiont - Gov..Bigler, returning the bill incorporating the 4 Vharlestown.silver and lead mining companies," with his -objections. It is a complete recitation pi the argument promulgated by the Mends of corporate privileges. The priuci•. pie of grantitnz legislative aid to enable a body of men to hold in their possession large tracts ef land, and carry on a busitiesS that can be done just effec tively without it, is wrong, and has an Humus ten. dewy upon the great body of our citizens. It is very evident that the Governor has determined to resist everything that tends to advance the ends of a law wealthy individuals In the detriment of the great mass of our people. We ask fur it a careful perm sal. The arguments that are adduced ate plain sod Democratic, and cannot tail to carry conviction to every sensible mind. STATZ AGRICULTURAL FAIR......The Penna. Flinn Journal says that the citizens of Lancaster city have raised by PllbSCripleoll the sum of $2,600, to secure the holding of the next State Agricultural ,Fair in that city. This amount, it says, can be considern. bly increased, if necessary. We understand that the Committee entrasted with the *simian of a place have decided upon accepting the pinposition for botchily. the next Fair in Lancaster Our farm. ere will find it wolth a trip there to see the magnifi cent L.znca•ter cutuity Farm•. ANnTIIItR FIRE AT CARIONDAIX —On Thursday Nlornutu. 25M ult., a fire broke out in a grocery. occupied by One Gunther, and communicated to !he boildinsE4 near, goon cnn•amint; the stnrea Thomi,rt k Smtt, Dr. Leach, St S Johnston. Several roller buildings were in great danger, but owing to the extraordinary exertions of the firemen they all W.re'sar•ed. But for the lame and effective Fire Department nruanizerl since the former fire, in Carbondale, half the town would have been destroyed. Tns MAINE LIQUOR LAW ...—Thd bill to prohibit 'he manufacture and rale of intoxicating drinks in thin Commonwealth, in lepor qnantitiee than thing• one valiong, paloet) the Struve on Wednesday, by two majori+y. It woe amended, we believe po ;',f4 In en into effect immediately, but giliing the pen. ple en"PPortenilY In reject ;i, if they are en . inclm rd, to the nex! general election. Should it pass it ie said the Governor will eign it. Otr- Ws nnilerstand that Gov. Bigler has appoin led Judge licit. in represent the State of Pennsylva• nisi. in the Courts of3l irylattil, in the c Ise of the iitL RACHEL Pateesa, kidnapped from tisk county, by McCreary,—Mr. DA I.LAE having declined to net, and that the Judge ha accepted the appointment.— This vrill be regarded, by all, as an excellent selec tion, in every aspect. 0 :7 A new Congremtional Apportionment Bill has been reported in the Senate making, Bradford, 'no wt, and Lycoming the 14th Congressional District. (For the Reporter ) The North-Eastern Convocation of the Episco pal Clergy. will beheld in Christ Church. Tolson. da. on the 15th. 16th. 17th and Mb inst. Services three times a day. commencing on ThurAday evening. the 15th. Divine service in the morning at fOi ; in the afternoon at 3; in the evening at 7. Sermons to Young Men. on the sublivt of Missions, and other interesting topics, are expected. The public are invited to attend. REND. J. DOUGLASS, Rector of Christ Church, Towanda. North Branch Canal. On Wednesday the bill providing, for a loan to complete the North Branch Car al was a special or der of the day in the Howie of representatives and was taken up. Mr. Jackson moved that the Sen. ate b.II be substinct d for thwart's on the Hou•rt file, which was agreed to without opposition. This bill appropriates the whole amonnt al the loan 6850 . 000. exclusively to the North Branch. 'Mr. ham moved an amendment that the loan be called ihe N. Branch awl Inclined Plane loan, and mo ap proprime ,200 000 of the amount to the last named work. This amendment gave rise to a prolonged debate in_which the Speaker, Messrs. Broomall, Merriman, - Boefram;ami t•L'h.:,l, participated. Fi nally the amendment was negatived by a vote ty 51 in 29. Mr Gibbs then tank theilopr and spoke at length in favor of the original measure. He argued it in a prepar'd speech With ability. using all the argu ments Whirtt hare been urged in favor of the spee. dy completion of that great work. When be had concluded the House adjoun.ed. ' In the afternoon the same bill wee again under en-sideratibn. Mr. James of Warren moved to amend in reduce the loan to 6850.000 He regar ded this amount as sufficient to complete the work but tha amendment was not agreed tn. The first section of the bill--the test—was adopt. ell by a vole of 47 t earl. to 36 nays. Mr. Gossler then moved an amendment to the ef. feet, that the money to be raised in this loan shall not be applied to any