dicate their avers'on to the particular measure of reform proposed, it is not to be iulerred, for that reason they are averse lo all attempts at reforma tion. Such an inference, I am confident, would not be a true reflection of their sentiments. So far frotn this, they acknowledge the existence of the evil, and the necessity of proper remedies. Our present license laws, to this end, mighr, in my opinion, be usefully revised—the object of such revision being to lessen the vice of intemperance. That those laws need such revision, is conceded. So far as relates to the city of Rhiladelphia, they are peculiarly prejudicial to public morals, and Seem to have been constructed lo promote the con venience of drinking, fir more than to restrain its evil consequences. The subject is worthy of your early and deliberate consideration. The report of the Superintendent will exhibit to you in detail, the operations of the Common School system for the year just closed ; and I respectfully recommend the suggestions of ihat officer to your careful consideration. The general law of 1849, with amendmen's and modifications, was remodeled by the last Legisla ture. The most material parts ol the old law, which were omitted in the new, were thesub—dis tricts. the endowment, and sectarian features. The former was rejected because of the unnecessary multiplication of offices which it authorized, and the conflict which perpetually arose between the committees and directors ; and the latter, because in manifest hostility to the true intent of the com mon school system. These provisions which seem ed to contemplate a separate school establishment under sectarian patronage, although controlled by the common school directors, were originally en grafted upon the acta of 1836 and 1838, and were again re-enacted in 1849. They were very proper ly stricken from the system by the law of last ses sion. Bhould efforts be tnade in the future,at sim' ilar innovations, come whence they may, it is hop ed they may be promptly rejected. The system to be effectual, must he simple and uniform in its op perations. Special legislation, inconsistent with the general law, applicable to particular localities or districts, to answer temjiorary or partial ends, always has, and always will embarrass the admin istration of the general system, and should for this reason, be carefully avoided. The integrity of its forms, not less than the means to sustain its oper ations, should be constantly maintained, andsacred ly cherished by the government. A new feature in the system, adopted in the law of last session, creating the office of County Super, intendent, bas not, as yet, been fully tesied ; and there evidently exists some diversity of opinion as to the wisdom of the provision. It is already very obvious at least, that its beneficial workings must depend mainly upon the characterof the agents se lected to carry it into operation. C mpetent and faithful Superintendents may produce the happiest results; whilst the agency of the ignorant or inef ficient will be attended bv the reverse consequen ces. In order to give this new feature of the'law a fair trial, it will be necessary, therefore for' the directors, in thh respective counties, to select Super intendents with sole reference to their adaption to the duties of their station. Of the many obstacles in the way of the complete success of sur Common School system, (he one mi st prominent, the most difficult to remove, is the want ol competent teachers. In some counties, I regret to say, the system has fallen inio comparative in efficiency, because good teachers cannot be found ; and in others, the most vexatious consequences have arisen from the employment of the illiterate •on, in addition to the absence of faircompensation has not been actractive. Indeed, it has scarcely been regarded as a profession at all, but as a preli minary step to some other pursuit. Well directed efforts have recently been made to change the gen eral sentiment on this point, and I rejoice in the be lief that these have not been in vain ; and that the day is no' far distant, when the profession of teach ing will be equal to the aspirations of the most am bitious of our people; when its distinctions, digni ties and pecuniary rewards, will command the time and attention ot the most gifted. I can see no rea son why this state of feeling should not prevail; why the profession of teaching should not rank in honor and profit with other learned professions ; why the science of developing the human intellect —of giving scope and force to mind —of elevating the moral faculties of our race—of controlling the passions and tempering the desires, should not be esteemed as highly as those professions and call ings, whose ornaments have received all their ca pacity and polish at the hands ofthe comparatively humble and illy rewarded teacher. I earnestly recommend the common school sys tem to our guardian care, as the most sacred of all our institutions. The offspring of a constitutional injunction on the Legislature— the extension and perpetuity of its usefulness, is the plain duty ofall. Resting at the very foundation of the government, its practical workings should be a true reflection of our republican system, and its blessed opportuni ties maJe available to all, regardless of rank, or condition, persuasion. It shoulJ aid lhe poor, ad vance the iich, and make the ignorant wise. I confidently anticipate lor it, a day or great er perfection and wider influence. No better ob ject can engage the attention ol government, than the education of the people in the moslcomprehen sive sense t ol the term ; embracing the use cf let ters, the cultivation of the moral faculties, and lhe diffusion ol the christian tru'h In this we have the surest guarantee for the perpetuity of our re publican government, and for the enjoyment of civil liberty and religious freedom. Such an edu cation may be salely claimed as the most potent means of preventing crime—of increasing individ ual happiness and national dignity—of promoting chrislanity anJ civilization—of extirpating moral and political evils—ol elevating, dignifying and ad orning our social condition. Oux various charitable and reiormatcry institu tions—so creditable to lhe Stale, and which, in their practical operations, have done so much ior the relief of suffering humanity—will claim the continued care and bounty ol lhe Commonwealth The State Lunatic Hospital at Harrisburg, under its present efficient control and management, meet* the just anticipations of its wise and benevolent ad voca;es. Its humane and benign ml agency in ameliorating the condition ol the unfortunate class for whose relief it was designed, can be judged by no ordinary standard. The benefits of such an in stitution rise above all mere pecuniary estimates Its purposes address themselves to the best and noblest feelings <>r our nature, and can only bo rat ed at the price of human hope and human reason. A somewhat dissimilar, though not less merito rious institution has recently been established in Philadelphia, for the mental training of the Idiotic and the Imbecile. The-astonishing results it has already achieved in developing and invigorating the weak and clouded intellect, should secure lor it public confidence and patronage. It commends Melf to the bounty and care of the State The ituuiutions for the education of the Doaf and Dumb, and Blind, will also need, as they just ly merit, the uul annuity from the State. They are in a flourishing condition, and continue lo be sow numberless b.essirtx* upon the unfortunate beings committed to itie.r ct,arg e ward CW '"? Ug <•'"' reclaiming way, ward and offerid.og you fi it,* House of Refuge • ands pre-eminent: and ev*(y where samino this class of erring creatures is far more effectual and humanizing than that of the ordinary modes of punishment. It takes charge ef those whose offen ces aie ofien the result of circumstances rather than criminal intent; who fall by the influence of bad example, of wicked associations, of idle habits or animal necessities; or who sin becau.-e of uiter want of moral and menial preception ; who do wrong, rather than right because they have not the power n> distinguish between them. For such un fortunate beings, the House ol Refuge possesses the advantages of restraint and correction—with moral and intellectual training, as well as of iusti uction in the usual pursuits of life, without the disgrace and chilling influence of prison confinement The re sults, therefore, olten are, thai ils mm tes go back to socie y, cutej of all moral detection, and com petent 10 fill the place of correct and useful mem bers of the community. During the past summer, the magnificent stiuc tnre elected under the supervision of ceituiu bene volent gentlemen ol Philadelphia, as a new House of Ileluge, was completed and ihiown open to pub lie inspection. The capacity, order, and arrange men's, in every particular, of this admirable build ing, are fully equal to the design of its founders.— It is an honor to them and an ornament to the beautihd city in which it is situated ; and its good effects in future, under the same systematic ami wise discipline which so eminently distinguished its past management, will not be readily over rated. The western House of Refuge, situate on the banks of the Ohio river, a short distance below Pittsburg, I am gratified to say, is also complete and ready for inmates Though less imposing, as to size and capacity, than its stately compeer oi the east, it posses all die order, economy ol space, and perfect adaption to the purposes designed, that characterize the more costly s picture at Philadel phia ; and it is also belie veil to be quite adequate, as 10 size, to the present wants, while it is built with express reference to future additions, should they become necessary. Nei'her oi these buildings have, I presume, been erected without involving ilieir projectors in pecu niary liab.lilies, and perhaps loss. The entire S'ate has a deep interest in such truly meritorious insti tutions; and whatever relief can be given to them by the Legislature, consistently with the condi ion ol the. Treasury or our public engagements, should be cheerfully extended. Tin interests of Agriculture are ardently com mended to your care. Extensive and energetic eff irts have been recently made to disseminate correct inlorination concerning this great pursuit,) and in this way 10 confer upon the larmer the ad vantages ola scientific as well as a greatly refineJ, practical understanding of the noble pursuit in which he is engaged Trie utility of a College, devoted to Agriculture, with a model larm attached—wheieiu the princi ples of a scientific cultivation of the sail, and manual labor in that pursuit, would be joined to 'he usual academical studies—has been strongly pressed upon my attention I' i> believed that such an ins'itu'ion can be successfully organized, under the auspices of the Sta'e and County agricultural societies. The practice adopted and maintained by the last General A-sembly. in relerence to omnibus bills arid special legislation, is an improvement of such value as to command itselfas a settled rule ; and I confidently Irust this salutary precedent may not be | disregarded. i Obscurity, confusion and inaccuracy irr the con struction of our laws, inroads upon private rights, and unguarJed corporate privileges, litigation and confusion in the interpretation and administration j of our statutes have been the fruits of a loose and unguarded system of legislation. The evil has been one of tae greatest magnitude, and the remedy should be eherished with unyielding tenacity Special legislation has so little to recommend or sustain it in principle, it is surprising it has been so long endured. Although much was done by lhe Iwo preceding legislatures by-law to obviate any supposed necessity for special acts, there still is much 10 be performed in avoiding a return to this unsafe practice. It is believed that general laws can be so framed as to avoid in most cases the necessity for special acts, and the proposition is most earnestly commended to your favorable con sideration. The omnibus system—a pernicious mode of leg islation, by which the most opposite measures, good and bad, are thrown together in one bill and under one title—was, I rejoice to say, entirely broken down and discarded by the last General Assembly. The volume of laws for 1854 contains no acts of this character. Each law embraces but a single subject, anJ that indicated by its proper title. The 55th section of the act providing for the ex penses of Government for 1853, authorized and re quired the Government to sell the State arsenal at Philadelphia, and apply the proceeds ol such sale towards the purchase of another she and the erec tion of a new building; and restricting the ex penditure to the sum received for the old property. The building and lot were readily sold for $30,000. Tiie selection of a new loca'ion, and the erec ion of another building, presented a far more difficult task. I readily discovered that the sum thus ap propria'ed was entirely inadequate to accomplish the end in view. The price of a similar location would leave but a meagre sum with which to erect the building T'nder all circumstances, I have not felt authorized to attempt to carry out the law, and would respectfully suggest the propriety oi increas ing the appropriation for this purpose. Tiie report of the [ resent able and energetic Ad jutant general will inform you of the condition of the military affairs of the State. This department of public affairs, I regret to say. has been in a con fused and declining condition for several years. The public Librarian has called my attention to the lact, that the law reports of twenty-two other States have been regnlarly received by this, and that no provision has ever been made, on our part, to reciprocate this courtesy and generosity. 1 res pectfully suggest the propriety of authorizing some officers of the Government to procure the neces sary copies of the Pennsylvania reports to supply those Slates who have so generously added to our library. The registraiion act, I respec'.lully suguest, lias essentially failed to accomplish the end designed, and should be repealed or amended. A record so incomplete and imperfect can do no good; but may really do harm It has already cost the S ate about $25,00 ), to which there must be annually additions. The object is a desirable one, but I am confident it can nevei be attained by the mode contemplated in this law. It is a subject of con stant complaint by registers and physicians, and only such registration is made as is compulsory, in order to legalize letters of administration. By the 67th section ol the appropriation law of last session the Secretary of the Commonweahh was authorized to continue the publication of the Archives to the year 1790. Under this authority the selection of documents from 1783 to 1790 has been made, and the ten'h volume containing this matter will be ready for distribution before the close of the session. Two additional volumes will complete the work as originally designed " The councils of Philadelphia, by an ordinance passed in October, 1852, dedicated the necessary ground in Independence Square, to the erection of a monument commemorative ol the Declaration of Independence; and tendered the possession ol the premises to the representatives of nine or more of the original States. Since that lime, the Stales of New York. New- Jersey, Nevr Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecti cut, Georgia and Pennsylvania have have signified their willingness to accept the proposition on the terms indicated by the councils, and to participate in this patriotic work. Delaware, Maryland, Vir ginia and the two Carolinas, have taken no action on the subject. I cannot refrain from again expressing my una bated solicitude for the success of this movement If American history .umishes a single event worthy ofcommemoratien by a monument, the Declara tion of Independence is that event. In moral grandeur it is without a parallel, and stands above j all o'her for the mighty influence which it has ex erted upon the political, religious and social con dition of mankind. It has been justly said, it j ushered in a new member inlo the family al nations and electrified all Europe. It opened new revela tions of liberty, and changed 'he relations of people and government, by teaching the one how to resist and conquer oppression, and the other the absolute necessity to its own continuance, of recognizing and respecting the rights ol humanity. From that time forth, a new, vital and quicking spirit has pervaded the world Thrones have been shaken, empires have been overturned, society has been convulsed, blood and carnage have desolated the earth ; but still the intelligence and souls ol the people of all Christendom have teen so vivified, elevated and expanded, to a comprehension of their rights, as will never be obliterated or forgot ten ; but will advance, enlaige and increase, until that mortal and social preparation for the apprecia tion and enjoyment of liberty shall be effected, which, in the divine economy is so indispensable to the permanence of free institutions. As the third generation of that posteiity, for whom the men of the revolution chiefly labored and suffered, and died, it is peculiarly fitting that we should erect such representations of their -treat and controlling acts as shall speak to ourown hearts, to our children's hear's, and shall testify to God and ihe world, that we appreciate end reverence, and would cultiva'e and disseminate the mighty truths and principles which brought our nation into ex istence, which constitute its very life, and of which it* seems designated by providence to be—the special defender and protector. I believe we should have a monument to perpet uate the remembrance ol the great event, from which such manilold and inestimable blessings have sprung ; some imperishable memorial of our gra'itude to the authors of the Declaration of Inde pendence ; to the heroes who participated in the mighty struggle; an enduring wi rtess ol the great things done amongst us and for us; an embodi ment of the origin and principles of our govern ment; some distinguishing mark of the placeol die nation's birth; a consecrated temple of liberty, about which unborn generations of America may meet and renew their assurances of fideii'y 'o the principles of the Declaration and to their natural offspring—the Constitution and the Union. 1 am fir this work most earnestly : and I trust that Penn sylvania will not permit it to fail; but that it may be pressed upon theattention of the original thir'een States; until each and all shall evince a willingness and determination te participate in the erection of ' this glorious structure To this end I respectfully ! suggest to the General Assembly, the propriety of ! again calling the attention of the original States to j the subject, by resolution or otherwise. | In closing my last communication to the General I Assembly, and terminating my official relations I with the people of my native Commonwealth, I j may be indulged in a brief and general reference | to her present proud position as a member ol the j great fam ly of States, and to the patriotism, integ ; rity, and general prosperity ofher citizens. The ad i vantagei us geographical position ol Pennsylvania | with a fit e ha;bor open to the Atlantic, and anoth j er connecting her centrally with the magnificent j chain ol western lake navigation—her long branch ing rivers, spreading their arms and arteries thro' ! every por ion of her territory—all adding to her ! fertile soil and exhaustless deposits of valuable j minerals—presents a combination of the natural | elements of greatness, scarcely equalled in our jor any o her quarter of the globe. These have made her an attractive field for the science, in dustiy and enterprise of man; and alt her naural advantages have been cherished and cultivated,until she has reached a condition ol varied wealth and positive prosperity. Her system of internal im provements will safely compare with those of any sister whether in regard to completeness in cons ruction, or the extent of country which they traverse. Nor have the higher hopes of humanity been disregarded by our statesmen, ar.d the people at large; as ttie liberal provisions lor common schools, Academies and Colleges, and our numer ous crowded Churches attest: while, at the same time, the various Asylums for th® insane, and for the unfortunate of all classes ar.d conditions, and Houses of Refuge, for the relormation ol the way , ward and erring silently, yet 6Utely, bear witness j that ihe cause of benevolence has always found , effective advocates within her borders In physical improvement and population her j progress has been steady and rapid, in the days ! ol Governor Snyder, the erection of a btiilge over the Susquehanna river, and the construction ola turnpike road was the6ubject of executive exulta tion, and a matter of congratulation among the people. Now her whole surface is checkered over with railroads, canals and other high-ways. Then | the whole revenues of the State amounted to but , S-150 000 Now they exceed five millions. Of j the four latge States, her per centage of increase in , population, since 1840, is ihe grea est ; and she has besides excelled the best of her sisters in the pro i dilution ol wheat, iron and coal. Her population numbers not less than two and a half millions; nearly as large as all the States at the time of the Revolution. .The present value of her real and personal e.-iates exceed §850,000 000. Her annual production ol coal is wot h tn the market over twenty millions. Her great interests ol agriculture, m anufactures and commerce are rapidly extend inc. She ha a , in addition, a history, ol which we may well be proud. Within her limits is loipd the birth-place of Independence—that sacred spot where was firs: declared those great truths which lie at the foundation of American nationality. In the maintenance of those truths, she bore a glorious part Her contribution of men to the field, and money to the treasury—of talent and wisdom to the Congress ot the Colonies, were not surpassed by those of any other State. It was her sons who crossed the Delaware in the dead of winter, under the lead of Washington, and for a time turned the tide of war. Again, in the struggled iBl2, for the rights ol American citizenship, and in that of 1846, lor American honor and progress, she contributed with a profuse generosity. The contest among her sons was to who should have the privilege ol going into the field Bearing this honorable part in matters of foreign war—she has had a no less enviable participation in allay domestic strifes Whenever the exigency seemed to require it, she has s ood firmly by the Constitution and the Union, and ever contended for the rights ol all sections of the country, and all classes and denominations ol the people. Such is our Slale. To live and die within her limits, and to have born even a very humble part in her civil service and her history, I shall ever esteem as'a proud privilege—one that, as it draws nearer its close, swells my heart with gratituJe to her people, at the recollection of the numerous proofs of confidence I have experienced at their hands. The fullness of my exultation in the character and happy condition ofour beloved Commonwealth and of the gratitude 1 have expressed, leaves no room in my bosom for even a lingering regret at a decision of my fellow-citizens, which is soon lo re lieve me from the cares and labors of a public life Its transient excitements have already been forgot ten, and its alienations, if any, forgiven. I shall resume my place in the ranks of the people, with a calm consciousness of having always sought to advance their best interests to the extent of my ability ; and of never having yielded my eonvic lions of right, either in subservience to any selfish purpose, or any narrow and unworthy prejudice. Having adverted to various subjects of congratu lation, in regard to the public affairs of State, I may be indulged in a brief reference, also, to the happy aspect ot our common country, and the elevation it has reached among the nations of the earth, in the light ol liberty, arid through the woikings of its benign institutions. Who amongst us, and throughout this broad land, does not expe rience at this moment, and at evary moment, in his own condition and the condition ol those who surround him, the influence and benefits ofour hap py Union, and the well considered compact by which it is sustained. A basis of calculation, ex hibited by past experience, will give our country a population of thirty millions in less than ten years from die present time—of eighty millions in thirty years to come—and at one hundred millions at the close ol the present century ! But mere numbers are of no moment, compared with moral elements in a nation's greatness. The vital streng'h and sta bility of the United States, as a people consists in the substantial interest which each individual has in the permanency of those glorious institutions, which werejbaptized in blood in our revolutionary struggle, and handed down to us as the sacred le g icy of our fathers. Peril, or des'roy these, and we peril or destroy the share of sovereignly and equality which they were designed to secure, alike to the richest and poorest, to the highest and hum blest in the land. The experience of more than three fourths ola century proves, I am persuaded that the American people, in the main, truly appre ciate the beneficent structure and beautiful opera tion of our republican system. We have been as sailed by an insidious and open hostility from abroad, and have, at limes before the present, been encountered by both the concealed and palpable spirit of fac ion at home; yet the Constitution s ill stands as widely arid firmly riveted in the affec tions of ihe honest masses ol American freemen, as at any former period of our history. The more fruitlul sources of our national pros, perity, undoubtedly consists in the fieedom, indus try and intelligence ot our our people; and in the rich natural resources of our country ; united to an advantageous commercial intercourse with a war ring world. But thete is one element which we should cherish as more potent than all these; it is the protection and encouragement afforded by the union of the States, under an adequate and stable government. To this and the virtue of our citizens under the smiles of Heaven, we are moie indebted as a people, than to any other circumstance or re lation. No one who has studied our history, and markeJ the spirit in which our un on was formed, can avoid the conviction that our government so far as concerns the stability ol this confederacy, must be one of opinion rather than force Born in compromise and conciliation, it must be cherished in the same spirit ; it must present itself to every member of this republic in the welcome guise of friendship and protection—not in overbearing piide or as wielding the strong arm of power. We have before us ihe plain written compact ol our fathers, to which they reflectingly consented and subscribed, and 60 bound us who have suc ceeded thern. Its blessings and its benefits have been felt throughout long years ot unexampled prosperity. II we would change any of its pro visions, let us, with at least common honesty and manliness, pursue the mode of amenJment which is pointed out, with admirable precision, in the no ble instrument itself. But until this is done, those amongst us, who, from whatever motive, or under whatever pretext, either openly repudiate any oi its plain provisions, or, covertly retreating under the cloak of secret organization, seek to violate its spirit, or avoid compliance with its clear behests, dishonor the laith of their fathers and deny their own palpable and solemn obligations. Entertain ing these views, how can any American Patriot re gatd, with the least degree of complacency, the eontinuedand embittered .excitement ol onese-t on of the country against the domestic ins'itutions ol another; or the more recent crganizaticn of secret societies throughout the Union, based upon doc trines of exclusion and proscription, utterly at war with our National. and State constitutions, and obnoxious to the liberal spirit ot American republicanism ? What admirer of the venerat ed fa her of his country, but must now feel, with resistless lorce, his solemn warnings against se cret societies for political ends, as placing a pow eiful eng ne,in the hands of the selfishly designing, and enabling them noi on'y to acquire power un worthily, but also to sap and destroy the most sa cred piii cq 1 sof our government. In these reflections upon certain political organ ization, if I rightly compiehend my own motives, I am actuated by no mere partisan hostility or re sentment. Were Ito say less at the present mo ment, 1 should stifle tny clearest convictions of right and shrink from a duty I owe to the people of Pennsylvania, who have so generously sustained me i.i various public relations in the past. Nay, more; [ should by silence in this regard, fail pro perly to reflect that constancy and unswerving faith which our noble Commonwealth has ever evinced towards the principles our national compact, in re lerence to the die freedom ol conscience and uni versal religious toleration ; and also to the wise doctrine ol popular and State sovereignty, and the inherent right of self government. During the biiel period which remains of my official term, I shall readily and cheeifully co-op erate with the General Assembly in all proper mea sures, to advance the public weal; and I earnest ly invoke upon our labors, and the labors of those who may follow us in our public vocations, the kindly care and keeping of the Great and Benefi cent Being who holds the destinies of nations as well as individuals, as it were, in the hollow ol His hand, and without whose continued smile there can be neither national or individual prosperity. WM. BIGLER. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ) Hariisburg, Jan. 3, 1555. j NEW ARRANGEMENT. REDUCTION IN PRICE! Ail experience of fifteen years in publishing a newspaper, has satisfied us that the Credit system is radically wrong, both to the Pub lisher and to the Subscriber. Under its ope ration a large amount is-coustantly due from subscribers located in every part of the coun ty, which at best can be realized only by waiting years, and in two many cases is ut terly worthless, the person receiving the paper having deceased, or left the county, and the printer has the vexation of finding that he is not to receive anything for the labor and ex pense of years. On the other hand, we are obliged to charge promptly paying subscribers a sum sufficient to make up these losses. Having become thoroughly satisfied that the system of advance payments is better both for publisher and subscriber, we have determined to adopt it. Hereafter the 'Re porter ' will be furnished to subscribers at ONE DOLLAR per annum, payable invaria bly in advance, and will be sent no longer than paid for. These terms will be inflexibly adhered to. Those of our present subscribers who are indebted to us, and wish to avail themselves of these terms, can do so upon settlement.— We shall continue to send them the paper until the close of the present volume, (which will Ix? about the first of June next,) upon the original terms, when we shall positively dis continue sending the paper to every subscri ber in arrears, and proceed to collect the am ount due us. Subscribers who have paid in advance,and whose time expires before the close of the pre sent volume, will have four weeks notice of the expiration of their subscription. We shall give this plan a thorough trial.— We believe it will meet the approbation of all those who desire to take, and pay for, a County paper ; and we are certain it will re lieve us from many of the vexations and dis appointments for which the businoss is pro verbial. W c shall at least have the satisfac tion of knowing that we have pay for every paper sent; and, we trust, of feeling that we have given to every subscriber the full value of his Dollar. lo aqy person sending us five uevv subscribers, with the cash, ($5) we will send the Reporter gratis, one year. OCT' The Railroad troubles have broken out afresh at Erie. The Companies not having com plied with the requisitions of the Supreme Court on Monday last the Road Commissioners at Harbor Creek lore up ihe track on'the Lake Shore road and the Bridges in Erie were also torn down. Sheriff Vincent attempted to make arrests, but he was driven off the grounJ. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. Towanda, Saturday, January 13, 1855. ESPECIAL NOTICE. The REPORTER will he furnished at ONE DOLLAR per annum, invariably in advance, and will be sent no longer than paid for. Subscribers will have four weeks notice previous to the expiration of their subscription ; when, if it is not renewed, the paper will be stojijxd. Those in arrears can avail themselves of these terms by settling. We shall give tliem until the close of the present Volume, when we shall stop sending the pa per to every subscriber in arrears. Any person sending us five new subscribers, with the Cash, will receive a copy gratis for one year; or Six Copies will be scat to one address a year for $5. As the success of the Cash system depends upon its strict observance, our Terms will be impartially and in flexibly adhered to Several matters of interest are crowded out by the length of the Governors Message. Nex' week we will endeavor to bring up the arreais Tht Legislnt u r e. The Senate finally organized on Friday, sth inst, by the election of Wm. M lit ESTER, of Berks, as j Speaker on the 27th ballot. Mr. [I received the votes of all the democratic members and Mr. Dar fie, Whig, Messrs Ptioe and Hiester did not vote. On Saturday a motion to go into the election ol officers prevailed, and the following were elected '■ Clerk —G. W. Hamersly, ( Whig) of Lancaster. ' Asst. Clerk —H Petiebone, (Dem.) of Luzerne. Transcribing Clerks —Nelson Weiser, (Jem) Lehigh; John H Filler, of Bedford, John Ewing, of Washington, and J. W. Kerr, of Dauphin, (Whigs.) Sergeant at-Arms Cyrus P. Miller (Whig) of Lebanon. Do"r Keeper —O. D. Jenkins, (Whig) of Schuyl kill. Assistants —E. B. Lytie, (Whig) of Erie, and Geo. J. Bolton, (dem ) oi Wyoming. In the House, A W. Benedict, of Huntingdon, formerly Deputy Secretary of the Csmrnonweahh was elected Clerk, who appoin ed as his Assistant A Lucien Huenorholtz, ol Berks. E. Coweri of Warren; J L Wrightmyer of Berks; E Smith of Wjomirtg; S C Slay maker, ol Lancaster, and Wm. W. Tajlor, of Lawienre, were appointed transcribing Clerks. Shesbazzzr Bently, of Washington county, was elected Sergant at-arms, and appointed G W. Fiick, of Westmoreland, his assistant. John J. Horton, of Northampton county, was elected Dootkeeper, and appointed George O'Don nell, of Cumberland, James A Dean, of Alleghany. D. Neghart, of Union, and Jacob A. Kenney, ol York, bis assistants. The Governor's Message was delivered on Fri day, and on Saturday both houses adjourned until Tuesday. Jfical Editor oj the Reporter —DEAß SIR—How hap pens it that with the increased llail Iload facilities from Harriburg, Danville, Money and William sport, our mail malter'requires double and treble their former lime to reach us from those points.— We used to hear Irom Danville in three days, and Muncy and Williamsport in two; but now a let ter written at those places on Monday, docs not reach here until a week from the following Wednesday! and this has been the case ever since the opening of the Ilailroad in October last. Taken in cor.nec tion with' the recent action of the Administration in the Towanda Post Office affair, it naturally suggests the idea that this Quixotic Administration, so fa mous lor its achievement a: Gteytown, " and parts adjacent, ' is retaliating upon us lor our conduct at the October election. II that is the case, let us all comfort our selves with the advice of bt. Peter:— •' If when ye do well and suffer lor it, ye lake it patiently, this is thankworthy," and bear it as pa tiently as as we can, as it is little use to petition for redress in such a case. Yours, &c , ROWLAND HIH. BARTHOLOMEW LAPJRTE, Eq , Representative from this Comity, returned from Harrisburg on Sat urday last, being called home by a sudden end mournful domestic calamity. He returned to his post, on Friday last. THE OWNER of the daguerreotype of a young la dy, can have the same (the picture we mean) by applying at (his office. It was picked up in our streets, about three weeks since, and is enclosed in a small sized ca?e. TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.— A Convention of Teach ers, School Directors, and others interested in the cause of Education, was held at the Collegiate In s i ute, on Friday and Saturday of last week. The attenda ce was quite large, and great interest man- Rested in the subject. A Teachers Association was regular ly organtzed, which we trust, will prove ol the utmost benefit. We are assured by aleaeh er who has been instrumental in the formation ol several Teachers Associations, that none of them have started under as favorable auspices, as the one just organized. There is no reason why the undertaking theuld not be successlul, as Bradford County has probably as many persons engaged in Teaching, as any County in the State. He are obliged to defer a full report of the pto ceedings of the Convention until next week. MUSICAL CONVENTION.— By an advertisement in another column, it will be seen that a Musical Fes hvai is to be held at this place under direction ol Mr. BRADBURY, of New York, the celebrated mu