mone
- treasury system upon ComMerce and all
_ tary operations..
• The experience of the last year furnishes ad
ditional reasons. I regret to say. of a, rain lul
character, for the rec. maiendation heretofore
made, to_ provide for tecreastrig the military
force emPloyed in the territory inhabited by
the Indians. The s•?,ttlers on the frontier have
suffered much from the incursions of predatory
bands, and large parties of emigrants to our
p ac ifi c p o s,lessions have been mdssaered with
impunity. The recurrence ot-such scenes can
wily be prevented by teaching these wild
tribes the power- at, and their responsibility to,
the United States'. From the garrisons of our
frontier posts, it is only possible to detach
troops in small bodies; and though these have
o n all occasions displayed a gallantry and a
ste rn devotion to duty, which on a larger field
would have commanded universal' admiration,
they have usually suffered severely in these
conflicts _with superior nu - tither-S . , and have
sometimes been entirely sacrificed. All the
di s posable force of the army is already em
ployed nn this servite. and is known to be
A,-holly inadequate, to 'the protection which
s hould he afforded. The public mind of the
c otnitry has been recently shocked by savage
-- at eocities, cern ra-ittedu-pon—defenc-rdes - . "-
gr ants - and border settlements, and hardly less
by the necessary destruction of-valuable lives,
where inadequate detachments of troopS have
undertaken to furnish the needed - aid. With
out increase of the military force, these scenes
will he repeated, it is to be feared, on a larger
scale, and with more diSastrous consequences.
Congress, I am sure, will perceive that the
plainest duties and responsibilties of ,frovern
rnentare involved in this question, and I doubt
not that prompt action may be corifidentlf an•
ticipated when delay must be-attended .by such
fearful hazards. -
The bill of the last session providinc , for an
increase of the pay of the rank and file of the
amity has had beneficial results, not only in
fadlitating enlistments, but in obvious im
-provement in the class of men who enter the
service. I regret that corresponding conside
ration was not, bestowed on the officers, who,
in view of their character and services, and
the expenses to which they are naturally sub
jest, receive at present what is, in my judg
ment, inadequate compensation.
The valuable services constantly rendered
by the army, and.• its inestimable importance,
as the nucleus around which the volunteer
forces of the nation can promptly gather in
- the hour of danger, sufficiently attest the wis
dom-of maintairun - g - a - inilitary . - peac - e - establis
merit ; hut the theory of our system and the
wiseLpr-actioa-ttatleatito--equiro-thata-n-y-pri •
• -sea augmentation, in time of peace: be only
commensurate,..vith our extended limits and
frontier relatiot l .: . .? While scrupulously adhe
ring to this principle. I find; in existing tir
cumstances, a - necessity for increase of our
military force, and it is believed that four new
regiments—two of infantry and two of mount
ed men—will be - sufficient to meet the present
exigency. If it were necessary carefully to
weigh the cost in a case of such urgency, it
would be shown that the additional expense
Would be comparatively light.
With the increase of the, numerical force of
the army should,4 think, be combined certain
measures of reform in its organic arrangement
and administration. The present organization
is the result of partial legislation, often direc
ted to special objects and interests ; and the
laws regulating rank and command, having
been adopted many years ago from the British
code; are not always applicable to our service.
It is not surprising, therefore, that the system
should be deficient in the symmetry and sim
plicity essential to the harmonious working of
.its several parts, and requires a-careful revi
sion. The present organization, by maintain
ing large staff corps or departments, separates
.many officers from that close connection with
troops, and those active duties in the field
which are deemed requisite to qualify them
for the varied responsibilities of high com
mand. Were duties of the army staff mainly
discharged by officers detached from their re
giments, it is believed that the special service
would be equally well performed, and the dis
cipline and instruction of the army be impro
ved. While due regard to the security of the
rights of officers, and to the nice sense of honor
'hich should be cultivated among them, would
seem to exact compliance with the established
rule of promotion in ordinary cases, still it
can. hardly be doubted that the range of pro
motion by selection, which is now practically
Confined to the grade of general officers, might
Tin somewhat extended, with benefit to the
public, service. Observance of the rule of se
niority sometimes leads, especially in time of
peace, to the promotion of officers who, after
meritorious and even distiu,gui hadserviee,,
may have been rendered by age or infirmity
incapable of pr.rthrin in g active duty, nd whose
advancement, therefore, would tend to impair
the efficiency of the army. Suitable provision
for this claSs of Officers, by the creation of a_
retired list, would remedy the evil, without
wounding the just pride of men who, by past
services, have established a claim to high con
sideration. In again c.immending, this inea
4. CI.
. ..
sure to tine favorable consideration o l ,;ongress, --
I would suggest that the power cf pl icing ofii. that since 1790 no less than thirty millions
oers on the retired list be limited to one year. of acres have been applied to this object.
The practical operation of the measure would iThe suggestions which I submitted in
thui he tested ; and if, after the lapse of years, my annual message of last year in reference
there should be occasion to renew the provi- l to grants of laud in aid of the construction
shim, it can be reproduced with any improve- , Jr,
of railways were less full and explicit than
meats which experience may indicate.
. the magnitude of the subject and subseghent
The rze:;ent organization of the artillery in
, developments would seem to render proper
to reginv.nts is liable to obvious objections.—
:The service of artillery is that of batteries, and and deiiraille.
an organization of batteries into a corps of, : Of the soundness of principle then asser
artillery would be inure consistent with the: ted with regard to the limitation of the
nature of their duties. A large part of the ' power of Congress, I entertain no doubt ;
troops now called artillery are. and have been, ~
1i
t t t n its application it is not enough that
the two rms being merely nominal. Thi
on duty as infantry ; the distinction between ' ), .
the value of lands in a particular locality
a s
nominal artillery in our service is entirely (Es, may be enhanced ; that, in fact, a larger
proportionate to the whole force, and greater amount of money may probably be received,
than the wants of the country dematel. f in a given time, for alternate sections, with
tilerofore, recommend the discontinuance of a out the impulse and influence of the pro•
distinction, which has nO foundetion in either posed improvements. A pruient proprie
the arms used or the character of the service
tor looks beyond limited sections of his do
expected to be perfol mod.
main, beyond present results, to the ulti-
In connection with the proposition for the
inerease of the army, I have pre , entel these mate cff•et which a particular line of policy
suggestion‘ with ree.ard to certain mE!a=ures of is likely to produce upon all his possessions
refizr,m as the complement of a system which and interests. -
would produce the Impliiest results - from a The government, which is trustee, in this
given experplitsiire, and win eh I hope may zit- matter, for the people of the States, is bound
tract the early attention. and be deemed wor
to take the same wise and comprehensive
thy of the approval of Congress.
The recommendation of the Secretary of 1 view. Prior to and during the last ses
tile N tvy, having re f erence to more ample shin of Congress, upwards of thirty mil
provi-shoats for the discipline and general /111- : lions of acres of land were withdrawn from
provement in the character of seamen, and for , public sale with a view to applications for
the re.organizati.m and gradual increase of grants - of this character pending before Con
the N ivy, I deem eminently worthy of your
favorable consideration. T hc , ,prineilAe ,, which gress. A careful review of the whole sub
have.eontrolle.l our poliev in relation to the ject led me to direct that all such orders
permanent military for.: •, by sea and land, ! be abrogated and the land.; restore] to mar
are ,outci, consist-nt with the theory of our ket ; and instructions were immediately giv
sv-Item. and should by no means be disree.ar- Cil to that effect. The applications at` - the
ale 1. 1171Thiniting the force to the objects last session contemplated -the_ construction
particul Lrly set f)rth in.th preoe cl i ng p art
of till , m-- , :a. ,, , we should nof
ot overlo , ,k the more than five thousand mile; ofroad,
present m L. , nitude and pr , speetive extension ' and grants to the amount of nearly twenty
of our commercial marine, nor fail to give due millions of acres of public domain.
w01.2.,ht t) the; fret that, lieFides the tWo thou- Even adruittin , Tthe right-on the part of
51n d mile s of Atlantic seal,fiard, hav:i now
,c
c :atret(.lling from mcxico
to
the ()ogress fo he unquestionable, is it quite
clear that the propo. , e grants would he
British pss-s).ions the north, teentin• with d
productive -of good and not evil ? (lit'
we.i!th arel enterprisp, and demanding the
constant pre , "nce Of ships of,,war. The au, terent proj , !cts arc confined, for the pi:esent,
mentltiou of the navy has Ira.-kept paee with to eleven State.s . this Union, and one Ter
the duti,2s pr )p..)rly and profit:C)ly Assigned to ritory. The reasons assigned for the grants
it is p - ice, and it is inadequate for' bow that it is proposed to put the works
-
the large field' of its-operations, not,mercly in
the present but kill:more in the progressively
, increasing exigencies of the wealth and
commerce of the United States. I eel.-
' dially approve of the proposed apprenticeship
system for our national_vessels, recommended
by the Secretary of the Navv-
The oreurrenee, during the last few months,
' of marine disasters of the most, tragic native,
involving great loss - of human life, haS
produced intense emotions of sympathy and
sorrow throughout the country. It may well
be doubted whether all these ealainiunis
events are wholly attributable to the necessary
and inevitable dangers of the sea. The mer
chants, mariners and ship-builders of the Uni
ted States, are, it is true. Unsurpassed in far
reaching enterprise, skill, intelliwnce and
courage, by any others in the world. But,
with the inereasincr amount of our commer
cial tonnage in the aggregate, and the larger
size and improved equipment of the ships now
constructed, a deficiency in the supiq of reli
able seamen begins to be severely felt.. The
inconvenience may, perhaps, be met in part,
by due regulation for the introduction into
our merchant ships, of indented apprentices
which, while it would afford useful and eliei
lde—ocerrpatiou to numerous 3 wing- the 1, would
have a tendency to raise the character of sea
' men as a elsss. And it is deserving of serious
reflection, whether it may not lie desirable to
[revise the existing laws for the maintenance of
discipline at sea, upon which the security of
life and property on the ocean must to so great
an extent depend. Although much attention
has been given by Congress to the proper con
struction and arrangement of steam vessels
and all passenger ships, still it is believed that
the achievements of science and inechaniCal
skill in this direction have not been exhausted:
No good reason exists for the marked dis
tinction which appears upon our statutes be
tween the laws for protecting life and property
at sea and those for protecting them on land.
In most of the States severe penaltiesareprori
ded to punish conductors of trains, engineers,
and others employed in the transportation of
persons by railway, or by steamboats on riv
ers. Why should not the same principle be
applied to acts of idkubordination, cowardice,
or other misconduct on the part of masters
and mariners, producing injury or death to
passengers on the high seas, beyond the juris
diction of any of the States, and - where Such
delinquencies can be reached only by the pow
er of Congress ? The whole subject is ear
nestly commended to your consideration.
— The -- replvet - of -- the'Postmaster General, to
which you are referred for many interesting,
pOrtrmt`a
idly extending branch of the public service,
shows that the expenditure of the year ending
June 30, 1854; including $133,483 of balance
due to foreign offices, amounted to t..',.,710,907.
The gross receipts during'the same period
amounted to $6,975,586 : exhibiting, an ex
penditure_ over income of $1,755,321, and a di
minution of deficiency, as compared with the
'last year, of $361,756. •
The increase of the 'revenue of the depart
ment for the year ending June 30, 1854, over
the preceding year, was $970,399. No pro
portionate increase, however, can be anticipa
ted for the current year, in consequence of the
acts of Congress of June 23d, 1854, providing
for increased compensation to all postmasters.
From these statements it appears that the. Post
Office Department, instead of defraying its
expensek according to the design at the
time of its creation, is now, and under its ex
'stir]; laws must continue to be. to no small
extent, a charge upon the general treasury.—
The cost of mail transportation during the
year ending June 30, 1854, exceeds the cost
of the preceding year by $495,074. - I again
call your attention to the suhject of mail trans
portation by ocean steamers, and commend the
suggestions of the Postmaster General to your,
early attention.
During
. the last fiscal year 11,070,935
acres of the public lands have been surveyed,
and 8,190,017 acres brought into marker.
The number of acres sold is 7,035,735, and
the amount received- therefor $9,285.533.
The aggregate amount of lands sold, located
under military scrip and land warrants, se
lected as swamp lands by States, and by
locating under grants for roads / is upwards
of '23,000,000 of acres.
The increase of lands sold, over the pre
vions year. is about 6,000,000 of acres ;
and the sales during the first two quarters.
of the current year present tlie—extraordina
ry - result of five and a half millions sold,
exceeding by nearly four millions of.acres
the sales of the corresponding quarters
of-- the - last- year i —thuß—inereasi n g
extent unparalleled during any like period
in our past history the amount of revenue
provided from this source for the Federal
Treasury.
The commendable policy of the Govern
ment in relation to setting apart public do
main for those who have served their coun
try in time of war is illustrated by the: fact
speedily in_process of construction. 1 'hen
we reflect, that since the commencement of
the 'construction of railways iu the United.
States, stimulated_ as they have been by the
large dividends realized from the earlier
works over the great t horough fare s,- and be
tween the tnoft important points of com
merce and population, encouraged by State
legislation, and pressed farward by the
amazing energy of private enterprise, only ,
•
seventeen thousand miles have been comple
ted in all the States in a quart& of a cen
tury; when we see the crippled condition
of many works commenced and prosecuted
upon w-liat were deemed-to be sound prinei
pies and safe calculations; when we con
template the enormous absorption of capi
tal withdrawn from the ordinary elvtnnels
of business, the 'extravagant rates of interest
at this moment paid to c Intinue operations,
the bankruptcies not merely in money, but
in character, and the inevitable effect upon
finances generally; can it be doubted that_the
tendency is to run to excess in this matter ?
Is- it wise - to augment this success by en-
couraging hopes of sudden wealth expected
to flow from magnificent schemes dependent
upon the action: of Congress ? Does the
spirit which 'has produced such results need
to be stimulated or checked? Is it not the
better rule to leave all these works to pri
vate enterprise, regulated, and when expe
dient, aided, by the co-operation of States ?
If constructed by private capital, the stimu
lant and the check go together, and furnish
a salutary - regrraint against speculatiVe
scberoes and extravagance. Butit is-mani
fest that, with the, most effective guards,
there is danger of going too fast and toolar.
We may well pause before a proposition
cat tem plating a simultaneous movement for
th construction of railroads, which, in
extent, will equal, exclusive of the great
Pacific road and all its branches, nearly one
third of the entire length of such works now
completed in the United States, and which
cannot cost, with equipments, less than one
hundred and fifry millions of dollars. The
dangers likely to result from combinations
of interest of this character can hardl&he
overestimated. But independently of these.
considerations, where is the accurate knowl
edoT the- corn irehensive intelli awe Avilich
shall discriminate between the relative
claims of these twenty-eight proposed roads,
in eleven Statesand one Territory ? Where
will you begin, and where end? If to ena
ble these companies to execute their. pro
posed works, it is necessary that the aid of
the general government he primarily
given, the policy will present a problem
so comprehensive in its bearings, and so im
portant to our political and social well be
ing, as t ) claim, in anticipation, the sever
est analysis, Entertaining these views, I
recur with satisfaction to the experience
and action of thelast session of Congress, as
furnishing assurance that the subjeet will
not fail to elicit a careful examination and
rigid scrutiny.
It was my intention to present, on this
occasion, some suggestions regarding inter
nal improvements by the generalgovern me nt,
whiah want of time at the close of the last
session prevented my subuitting on the re
turn to the -House. of Representatives, with
objections, of thelill entitled "an act ma
king appropriations for the repair, preser
vation and completion of certain public
workTsleretofore commenced under author
ity of law ;" but the space in this commu
nication already occupied with other matter
of immediate public exigency constrains me
to reserve that subject for a special message,
which will ho transmitted to the two houses
of Congress at an early day.
The judicial establishment of the United
States requires modification, and certain re
forms in the manner of conducting the- legal
business of the Government are also much
needed ; bueas I have addressed you upon
both of these subjects at length before, I
have'only to call your
,attention to the sug
gestions. then made.
My former recommendations in- relation
to suitable provision for 'Various objects of
"ilFe.p interest to the inhabitants of the Dis
trict of Columbia, are renewed. Many of
these objects partake largely of a national
character, and arc important, independently
of their relation to the prosperity of the on
ly constlerable organized community in the
Union 'entirely unrepresented in Congress.
I have thus presented suggestions on such
subjects as appear to um to be of particular
interest or importance, and therefore most
worthy of consideration during the short
remaining period allotted to the labors of
the present Congress.
Our forefathers of the thirteen United
Colonies, in acquiring their independence,
and in founding this Republic of the Uni
ted States of Atneriii, have devolved upon
us, their descendants, the greatest and the
most noble trust ever committed to the
hands of man, imposing upon all, and es
pecially such as the public will may have
invested, for the time being, with political
functions, the most sacred obligations.
We have to maintain inviolate the great
doctrine of the inherent right of popular
self-government ; to reconcile the largest
liberty of the individual citizen with com
plete security of the public order ; to render.
cheerful obedience to the laws of the land ;
to unite in enforcing their execution, and to
flown indignantly on all combinations _to
resist them ; to harmonize a sincere and ar
dent devotion to the institutions of religous
faith with the most universal religious tol
eration ; to preserve the rights of all by
causing each to respect those of the other ;
to carry forward every social improvement
to the uttermost limit of human perfectibil
ity, by the free action of mind upon mind,
nut by the obtrusive intervention of misap
plied force ; to uphold the integrity and
guard the limitations of our organic law ;
to preserve sacred from all touch of usurpa
tion, as the very palladium of our political
salvation, the reserved powers of the several
States and of the people ;
to cherish, with affection,_loyal fealty and devoted affection, this Union
as the only sure foundation on which the
hopes of civil liberty rest ; to administer gov- ,
ernment with vigilant integrity and rigid
ceenonly ; ten cultivate peace and friendship'
with foreign nations, and to demand and ex
act elted justiee from all, but to do_wrong
to none ; to escheW intermeddling with the
national policy and the dotn::stie repoie of
other governments, and _to repel it from our _
own ; never to shrink from war when the
rights and honor of the country call- us to
arms, hut to'cultivato in preference the arts ! (Lr - Con — gress re-assembled on Monday last,
of peace, seek •enlare•ement of the rights of and both Houses 'having quorums
in attend
nnee. they proceeded to business. Mr. Atehi- ,
neutrality, and elevate and liberalize the in
s
tercourse of nations : and by such just andon haying resigned as Speaker of the Senate:'
, ;ett : (:ass, the oldest Senator. was chosen - in
m
honorable eftns, and such only, whil..t et h is .
stead. Caen. CC. however. not d e si r i ng to .:
altiug fire IX
u vee condition of the Rel. ,to as• .
' cominne in the chair, Mr. Bright, of Indiana,
sure to it the leg!timate itiflueuce and the was elected on Tuesday.. The vacancies in the
henigh aat boil tvof a great example amongst • .9' ancling Committees of both Houses . were
all the powers of
_Christendom. i
In the House a motion to instructythe Com
iilled. •
Uniler this lemnity of these convictions,l
the blessing of Almighty G o d i s earnestly } r educi n g Ways and Means to bring in a bill
i th e duties on ruihmul iron was laid
invaded to attend upon yuur deliberations, on the table-97 to 71.
and open all Ihe counsels A
and acts of the d isc u ss ion was had in the House, on a me
government, to the end that, with common I tioti of Mr. Sollers, of Md., calling upon the
zeal and common efforts, we may in humble President for information in regard to the re
submission to the Divine will, oo .. o p orn t e ported convention of American ministers at
Ostend. The House adjourned without coming
for the promotion of. the supreme good of
these United States. to a vote, but it, was thought the resolution
would be floored next day.
FRANKLIN PIERCE:
WASHINGTON, Doe. 4, 1854
Cie ilepubtimit tompitcr.
GETTYSBURA.
Thurgday, December 7, 1554.
President's Message.
We anticipate our usual publication day, in
order to lay the President's Annual Message
before our readers at the earliest moment. The
Message was sent in to Congress on Monday,
and rend in both Houses. it is a statesman
like effort, calm, clear and determined in its
tone, and vigorous in its language. The patri
otic sentiments of the President will be-respond
ed to by every citizen who loves his country
and values her republican institutions. We
commend it to the careful perusal and consid
eration of all, confident that it will be' found
eminently judicious and consistent . . with the
principles of our Government. To show in
what, light it is estimated in Washington. wo
annex, a paragraph from X's: letter to the Bal
timore Sun
The President's Message, the more it. is an
alyzed and considered, is producing a most hap
py effect in both Houses_ of Congress. Sena
tors and members, even of the opposition,
,agree that it is an able, statesmanlike and high
ly satisfactory document, and that the princi
ples laid down by the President cannot but be
conducive to the public weal, And promote the
happiness and prosperity of the country.
--T
_ 11 - E C RAT - SNtrii SI OM AT NtritTlT - X - N
EAST. —The storm set. in in many -places on
Saturday, and- continued until- Monday, and
was accompanied by a Yiole,nt gale of wind.
At Easton, Pa., on ?Monday morning. the Snow
was four feet deep on a level, and' near Bris
tol, N. J., it drifted to the depth of six feet.
I The telegraph reports the depth of the snow,
by actual measurement, on Monday morning,
in several places in Western New York, as fo.:
lows :
Buffalo, 10 inches ; Lockport., 12 inches ;
Brockport, 18 inches ; Rochester, 15 inches ;
Newark, 20 inches; Geneva, 10 inches: Au
burn, 18 inches ; Syracuse, 24 inches : Oneida,
30 inches ; Utica, 18 inches ; Troy, 12 inches ;
Albany, 15 inches ; Poughkeepsie, 12 inches . ;
Waterville, 3tl inches; Oriskany Falls. 36 inches.
1:a'111'r. Charles Ziegler, (formerly of. this
place.) is continued by the Canal Commission
ers, as Collector at Duncan's Island Bridge.
'W'ashington correspendents predict that
the present sessicni'7of Congress will be •
working one. Nobody objects.
.r.'The Democratic State Convention of
Virginia has nominated-Hon—dletwy A. Wise
for Governor; He plat,ts himself upon the
Democratic platform of bold opposition' to
Know NothingiSm.•
Ca — 'lllr. Samuel Platts. of York, in the em
ploy of the Baltimore and Susquehanna Rail
road Company, met with a very serious acci
dent on, the 30th ult. He was acting as brakes
man on a burthen train. He had loosened the
coupling between two of the cars, and while
the engine was pushing the 'train back upon
a switch, the cars separated, and he fell upon
the track. The wheels did not pass over hiu►, -
yet two of his legs were broken, and hewas
otherwise injured. He is' doing us well as
could be expected.
LIT7York Bank stock sold on Wednesday
week, at upwards of $4114 $25 paid in, being
an advance of sixty-five per cent !
r7The steamer Star of the West arrived at
New York on Saturday afternoon. with eight
days later news from California, and seven hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars in specie.
i7Now that the Whigs and tinow Noth
ings find they have nothing to expect from Col.
Alott in the Canal Board, they go in to abolish
the Board, and give Gov, Pollock the appoint
ment of one man. who is to manage the Public
Works. .dnylhing to get the offices !
,r7Tt is said that Kenneth Rayner. of North
Carolina. stands the' best chance of being the
Know Nothing candidate forYresident in 1856.
By that time the Democracy will be up again.
At a recent election for State Senator in
New Orleans, the Whigs and Know Nothings
again ainalgated, and carried their man. , The
district was Whig.
Gov. Bigler has had another — attack of
liver disease. but is recovering.
0 - Edgar Conklin, of Port JerviA,
afier eating a quart of walnuts and partaking
frfely of oysters, recently died suddenly. No
wonder.
uaatters art: Lei:owing somewhat
easier in the cities.
Mon LAW Ix ALABAMA.—In the town of
Tuskagee, Alabama, lately, a Col. Benj. W.
- Walker was sent to jail for iefusing to obey
an order of court directing him to pay over.
$17.000 which he held as trustee of an estate.
At the next session of the same court. some
of his friends broke open the jail, and took him
out and carried him into court, where he de
manded a re-hearing. The Chancellor refused
it, and after several fights had taken place in
court, Walker went back to jail. A few days
afterward, Col. Reynolds, commander of a
regiment, mustered his men, and marched to
the jail, accompanied by a canon, and cart ying
banners inscribed •'Walker." and -Alabama
will protect her citizens." They broke open
the jail, took Walker out, and bore him off in
triumph on a platform, after he had made a
speech declaring his determination to conform
to the will of his friends! A clergyman also
made a speech encouraging the riot. Walker
was then borne to his own house. where a
hundred men remained on guard with him.
The sheriff, with his posse. followed thither,
but at the latest account~ had done - nothing.
l'o.,:ttnaster Gencral's report
pre ,, erits the I , llowing statistical view of
the Post Oliee D .partment :
Expenditures for the year end
ing June 30th. 1354, 83.710,907
Gross receipts, same period, -6,955,55 i;
,Expendi+iire orer income, 51,755,321
'Phis show; a diminution of deficiency
compared with List y.nr 3,,::31,7,513.
ti:7 - The Soldiers of,the War of 1812 are get
ting ready. in various parts of the country, 'to
attend the Conven tion which is toa%semble•at
‘l 7 Bsthingten, on the Bth of January, the anni•
versary of the battle of New Orleans. The
veterans in the District of Columbia are mak-
L - v7rten - sive — arrangements - forthei r reception,
and the meeting promises to be an. interesting
One.
The Superioress of the SisterhOod at Em
mitshurm has' written a letter to' a gentleman
in Wasrnngton in reference to the escape of
Miss Bunkley, which is published, in the Star of
that city. She says:
"Miss Bunkley was with us ten months. She
came here for the first time about two years ago
to make a retreat, and then petitioned to be re
ceived, but was advised to wait. A year after,
she renewed her petition, was received otitria/
and has always appeared to be happy. were
,greatly surmised - when - She was fluind missing,
and much pained that she should have left as
she did. It, is well known that we do not desire
to keep - any one here who has not a desire to
remain: and had Miss B. expressed - such a wish
she would have been sent 'home immediately.
We felt uneasy about her, when we heard from
the neighbors that such a`person was seen on
the road abettt daylight, and fearing something
might happen to her, we sent our overseer m
make some inquiries, when we learned that she
- was in Creagcrstown. - As soon As we found
out that she had really gone, I wrote to her
fitther-ifolk, telling him our uneasiness,
and expressed the hope that she had gone direct
to . Norfolk. [I kept a. copy of this. let
ter.l
-14 . -can-be—proved-b-y---one hundred—beli-4-s.
n
•ow in our institution,. Protestants and Cath
olics, that Miss B: never taught an'vthing here
except Some lessons on the piano. ghe was free
to write when,and as often as she pleased, was
never heard to speak any language-but the Eng
lish, and we doubt much if she knew any oth
er. Should any further information be neces
sary, we- can give It: hut I believe this is all
that is necessary at present."
The gentleman, in communicating . this letter
to the Star, says:
"The writer of the foregoing is a native of
Maryland, a lady of high order of intellect, ono
ofthe first families of that State, connected With
thellowiesrnahams, Hills, Magruders, Youngs
and Brents, names intimately connected with
everything that is liberal, both in the social and
domestic rerations of that - old and respected
State."
Illarkrts.
Corrected from the htte4 Bnlthnore,YorkSe Hanover papers
BALTIMORE-4111MT Lull.. •
Flour, per barrel, $8 12 to 8 25
Wheat, per bushel, 1 82 to 2 00
Rye, • 4. 1 12 to 1 23
Corn, 11 -. 75 to 80
Oats,- 41 47 to 50
Cloverseed; " 6 25 to 6 .50
Timothy, " 325t0 3 50
Whiskey, per gallon, 41 to- 44 -
Beef Cattle, per hand., 450t0 8 25
Hogs, , 6 l 5 50 to 5 75
Hay, per ton, 18 00 to2o 00
'Guano, Peruvian, per ton, 50. 00 tosl 00.
ITANOVE LAn?
Flour, per bbl., from scores, t>B 75
Do. ~ . ~ wagons, 800
Wheat, per bushel, 1 70 to 1 80
.
Rye, A 6 1 12
,
Corn, ~ 75
Oats, 11
Cloverseed, "
Timothy,
Plaster of Paris, per ton,
YO , ltg —FRI 0 tlt LA's?
Flour, per bbl., stores, $9 00
Do. .. front wagons, 8 00.
Wheat, per bushel, 175 to 1 00
Rye, << 1 12
..
Corn, lL 75
*
Oats, 411
Cloverseed, '"
Timothy. "
Plaster of Paris, per ton.
•
ALUIRIEI). •
On The ridgy, the ltOtti kat., hy- the Rev. Jacob Fieettler,
Mr. JIM N If ENRY 111111'ER to Miss IJARDARA E. LONG,
both of Litt lentmr iotams county.
On Tue.l.ty, Oct..lfl, by 11ev. James Polon, Mr. ALEXAN
DER MI lAA( N, formerly of Ailatna county, Pa . to 31144
MARY M. KERR. formerly of Cumberland county, Ps.
Both rielteca courlty, Ohio.
DIED.
At York. on Monday lent, Mr. MARTIN EBERT, sgod
about li:, Years._
0,4 4.
Road Eiretion.
T 11 E Stockholders of :he "Gettysburg Rail
1 R o ad Company," will meet at the Court
house in the Borough of Gettysburg, on Mon
thly, the Silt day if January, A. D. 1855, at 2
o'clock, P. M., of said day, to choose; by a
majority of the votes present, a • President and
'Twelve Directors for the ensuing year.
JAMES G. REED, Seey.
•
Dec. 11, 1854. to
Jurors 'for January Court.
GRAND JURY.
Menulien—John Burkholder. Willlarn Yeatts, Jacob Group
ltonban—Janies H. Marshall, Jot , eph Kittiuger.
Butler—Geo. 8.. Hewitt. Francis W. Knouse.
Borough—George Bringinan. William Culp.
Berwick—luniel S. Barnitz, William Gift.
Franklin—Victor K. 31eIlheny, Jacob Keckler.
Liberty.-4,latrin Wo rtz.
Lati 1110 re— Miehael Shriver.
iteading—Jame, Getty's, John L. Taughinbaugh. _
Free , toln—ltoss Kline.
Hamilton—Daniel Elirehart, Samuel Miller.
Cumberland—Las 1 , 1 Heagy, Geo. Bushman.
Straban—Samuel Thomas.
GENF:RAT. JURY. , •
3fenallen —3lo.eft Smith, Jonas Routzahci.
llamilton--Davi.l Hollinger.
Oxford—John Nlpo.e. •
'Union—K.:n(lP/ P. Youwz. Divii Sell, Benjamin Forma.
51ountplrzoc-fut,--Anthiony Sinith : Jaines Itoint. Solomon Toot,
Daxl,l Cl44.otad , lle.
/ism i I Innipan —l:ohert 111ytho, Jo.teph Culhartmm.
Str In —Fr.uwi,, 31utlfort, S.zatnuel W. 11011M.m. Jeremiah
Jtor.ougiA —Franklin D. rie.liiutr, 'George H. Swope, John
Weiz[e. Helve Ile Peter John%
!klo ini tj,,y_je.4.4e elrip. 10111 e, Watson Harr, Henry Beuner.
Litre r.hocer.
RL.utzehn.
Franklin Lower, John Hartman. of J., Motes
flairenli.raor -
triv ,niel Crem.e.
Imo itz t 0)10.. DIN i4,Joftn D. flecker,JA•ncis Townsend.
ri;wri.Ln 1 ---I,troli
F. ~...I•,tri—Jolin
Wright.
Dec. 11, 19:14.
THIRD Sitt of
ZalcurnUeszoll, 320® 3Gs s
IN EVER GREEN CEMETERY.
FOR the aceommodation of citizens of tosv
and country, who are not yet sitp , )lied.,
there will be, enot!ter Public, Sale of *Hal
Lots, trn Monday, 4V v- Year's day, 1 8:15, I.
o'clock; P. M., on ilie Cemetery Groom's:
Already nearly 200 Lot's have been_ sold.—
Somes3.ooo in stoek.have been subscribed.—
The enterprise is therefore entirely sueceßsful.
This wilt be the last sale during the present
whitey.
. D. IkIeCONA UGH Y. Pres' 1.
H. J. STAHLE, Sec's/. (Dec 11.
CiANIFI to the farro__of the _fiti_hA " •
Llamiltnnbatilownship - , - the I•ist of Octo
ber, TWO , BULLS—one supposed. to he About
two years old, red and white spotted, with:a
small hit cut mut.of the under part of the right
ear—the other supposed to 'be three-years old.
a •reddish brindle, with some white spots, no
ear mark., The °wiltr is requelited to come
forward, prove property, pay charges.and take
them away. 1)A NI EL' SNYDER.
, I) , 4eenther4-1, lH . . ,
DERR'S HOTEL.
AT PRIVATE SALE.
111 H S subscriber, wishing to remove to the
West, offers at Private Sale, that truly
D'I'vNEAELS YEDTgL 9
situated in North Market Street, Frederick
City,. Md. • The improvements consist of a
large and subStantial 'two-Story •
B RTC& IM.O V . E i • •
• a
fronting on Market Street, (My-, • •.).•,_
five feet by- thirty-six feet' deep ;'altached it. a
brick Back - Building,.siXty feet deep; there are
alsO a Brick Smoke House, Rog- Pen, and
other out buildings; a large paved wagon
yard -and a Stable, capable of Stabling forty
horses, with a neverfailing well of excellent
water adjacent and a pump stock-in the -
The main building was thoroughly.repalied
two years ago, the wood work being entirely
new ; the bar- and kitchen are supplied- with
Hydrant Water and the first floor with Gas.
There are good, dry and airy cellars, divided
into three apartments, under the whole build.;
ing. Attached to the above property is alarge
erg'.lll, en lodions
STORE ROOM ,
frontingon Market Street 20 feet. with a depth
of 90
,feet. This building WAR erected two
years ago by myself, of the best materials and.
possessing all the modern improvements re
quisite for rookies; it a superior rootelor 'any
Mercantile branch of business. It has . an
open front, supported by cast iron pilasters,
into which the shutters field. There is tilsora;
dry cellar under the whole store. -The ads*:
tages, the whole of this propegy possess.*
over all others of the kind in This city, a
well known. Loomed :in a 'square whew*
therois a larger. amount of business done than
in -any other; commanding the travelling trade
of the whole Northern portion of Frederick
and Carroll counties, tend the , adjoining 'coon.
ties of - Pennsylvania,-and at this time doing a
successful business, which con be increased
front twenty five to fifty per cent., by a small
additional investment. Thiw Property, being
so well- known I deem. further. comment Un
necessary, as persons ,'wishing to purchase
can call and satisfy, themselves of.its numerous
wive/lieges.
TERMS will he made to soh porcha'aele,
by giving satisfactory security. - '
WM. 14.-,DERR.
N. R... my Stnek of nity (moos AND
GitOCE'RIES wino sold with tlui property ,
if desired.
Dec. 11, 1854. 6t
e rttoct.An AI TION.
' XT'HEng AS the Hon'. Reim+ . J. Ftsnen v
Prositlent of the several Coults of Com
mon Pleas, in:the Countieti composing the
-19th District, arid Ju4tice'ef the Can Os of Oyer
and Terminer, and General Jail Deli Very, far
the trial of all capital end' other' offenders in
the said nistriet,aud Narituttl; R. - Ream:rd. and
JOHN M /tot NIA Esqs. JUdges of the Courts of
Common Pleas, and Justices of tiie Coital of
Oyer and Terminer, Mitt General Jail Ds-livery,
for the trial of all capital and tither offenders
in the County of A dams--;-haveisanedtheir pre:
cept bearing date the 24thtlay Of NOitember.ln
the year ofour Loan one thousand tight hundred
and fitly-four, and -twine directed, 14 holding
a Court of Common Pleas, and General (liter.
tent Sessions of the Prate.' and General Jail.
Delivery, and _Court of Over and Tertitirtet, at
(i t Atysbnr l f, on.4llo2lday, the `lsth day of laie,y.
n.xt—locks is likattate Gz vex to all the
Justices of the Peace. the Coroner.and Consta
bles within tire said County of A da tnS, that they
he then and there in their-proper persons, with
their Roils, Records, nquisttions,--Examina
tions, and other Reinembrances,, to do those
things which to their ,ollices anti in that'behalf
appertain to be done, and-also, they
prosecute against the prisoners . that are tir * then
shall be in the Jail of the said Cott nty of
'Adams, and to be then and there to prosecute
against them as shall he just.
HENRY' TH OM AS, Opt,:
Shrrifflot Office, Dee. I I; 1R.54:t
45
6 00
- 300
ECM
47
6 ui►
3 (O
7 u 0
IF irOli DV ANT
A FIRST-RATE CARRIAGE,
air 01 VE US A :OW
•
r HE undersigiffitivnuld most respectfully
inform their friends and the public gen
erally , that thcy hare entered into partnership
for the purpose of pursuing the Carriage-mak
ing. business, in all its various branches. and
are located on Washington street, .one tot
south of Chambersberg street, Gettysburg,
Pa. They have on hand, and will constantly
be prepared to put up, at short notice.
Rockaway & Boat-Body Carria
ges, Claariotees, Buggies,
,S'reare Carriages. 4ee. They feel safe in gie.:
ing the asSurance that their work cannot b e .
surpassed by any other establishtneo in- the
place, having none but the hest workiteni em
ployed, and using none but the hest materials.
They invite calls from all whn desire to pur
chase anythinir in their line—their wcrk and
terms cannot hut pleatte.
R e pairing done, cheaply and expeduiti work.iously.
Country produce taken in exehange,r
MICHAEL MEALS.
IL G. HOLLEBAUGH.
Dec. 11, 1851. if
To Prevent Horses from running
at, Large.
T)F.: it ordained by the Town Council of the
Borough of Getty - itar g o. and it is hereby
ordained by authority
_of t same, that any
person or persons perniitingany Horse, Mare,
Gelding. Colt, Mule. Jackass, or other beast
of burden, to mast large upon any street, alley
or public highway, ir, said Borough, shall upon
conviction thereof, forfeit and ' 0 a y 'fot the use
of the Borough a sum not less than two dol
lars, for every such - offence l besidei costa of
prosecution.
R. G. HARPER., Burgeiss.
Attest,R. G. MCCREARY, Seg..
Dec. 11, 1854. 3t
ST RAYS.
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