goldiattoN,Ot New Conipts.--Pett
, ons:ess being presented to our' State lip
'elateusosalchig for the creation of ro Vilfal
ber dinar counties in different parts of tire
•Corairmatreadtb. - It is tinse-bratenr Leg
ideate pit soap to thi f kmottot—thii. out
Legislature set thew fairimainst - Ililientt.
tine olLso4 f t
reducing the limits of noun-'
ity carnotonkcif ormrpiuntiet
much of the time of the legislature le con
sumed ; and who is bonefdted by it ? No
one except thoseirho reside in the village
Web is to be made-the . seat
-the new coanii. • The price of their prop-i
ert.7 to.enhaneed is value ; but at the
expense of_ every one else. 'New public
building. rouse bact*eted, and a:full act, of
affinerstnist elected to :jue=
tine to thoile who have been "separated - from
ihesi oldoonnexiona.. And who furnishes
the taiMeylfei alithis 'The people, in the
sham ,of taus. .
I.lltikiintaaeds'ansl if.we aro not mis
*lavga:tran eiders pert of tho. new Consti
tution furtned by the Convention of Indiana,
'that iieeeunty shall have -an area of less
thaalive ;hundred square. miles. This is
an •*tattled Proviszon. by , which ranch
money may be saved to• the people. We
think it.wonid be well.that the Constitution
firour &tea shOula contain a similar clause.
'When the proper time,comcslwe hope this
matter alba attended to.—Sunbury Ga-
Cette.,
•
AA-IM= $ VAT , RAILROAD A :iD
INACILALiAIitit TALI6I;Y:=4I correspondent
milting from PrPvidence.lonerno Co, Penn
'Wynn; : " The Legge!.te Gap Rail
road Co 4 turre - Wornineneed laying their track
frein Serantenia; (Lackawans Iron Works)
witiChcaii T the brit quality; and
haiettertil tidies readf for the CAM This
toropanyi hare commenced mining coal pre-
Talamqttnitteeking the road, which will be
:tin:shell an a few months, forming a connec
tion_litlitbb geraork and Trio Railroad
eXPresklieed..., Thicroed will be the ma
d:lna fo supplying western New York with
eat . _
'Thr.aVu of Mason Daysztc.—Major
Augustepeirtasaidied at his resideece in
,:Atiow York ,ori.Saturday, aged about 74'
years. Re was a native of France, but in
early life emigrated to:New Orleans, where
the.wae'etigagedin.thepraatico of toe _ law.
At the battleOf New Orleans he was an
/rid tirollinrend Jackson; and during his af.
ter Melte was in active and ardent admirer .
vithattelison. In 1831. Geu. J. nepoiri•
teilhintOhargo de Affaires to the Nether
. Janda, - ,trbiall office be OA until_ 18'39,
wheahe returned to the llnited States, and
took up itisrpsidepoe in New York. In '4l,
be was elected to.represent that city in the
Asieribly of the State, and in 1843 he was
=appointed Char‘te d'Affaires to the.llague
lor
President Polk: The latter office he ]
.nontitured to fill until last year wh en he again
ietnroa to New York. artier Davezac
vas illirrysjitsvoritemith the muses.
' Saturday
lest; thri.hirin the vase of the boron:on.
,Iscidthsvi. Owego Phsirgth ; indicted for
ricirder.", of Itaisbael Sharpies% near
Mat Chests% on the of May last,
;rude:red a verdict of "'Guilty of murder
xa thitelstdegfee -
'The trial commenced at West (*ester.,
ort - Tdirby hat. February 4th, and closed'
einSituiday owning about 7 o'clock. The
pry was absent "about 21 bours,vberr they
'Waned* vinfiet as above stated. -
SEMPOE OF PRAILOAFI-..HIS CONdll•
tros .The solemn sentence of law was,
Pleciii4 upon GWaego•Pharoah. convicted of
the Modes et% RtmlutelShavyless, on
Wednesdayinerning. Alter an impressive'
~'ledattait to the prisoner, from Judge Chap-
min, Ili Was Sentenced to be hung by the
;meat until 'be was dead. The prisoner
teoeived ibli I sentence -without moving a
muscle of his countenance. We learn that
- sinew *ie.' cnnvietion of Pharoab, he has
• 'Mule AM confession of the murder, to the
Xectllir and Inspectors_ of the prison. lie
Seli a te motive was to get her watch,' anal
'that e saw him fire the gun, which was
_ disolorged frem the hip and not from his
- shOtacler. Relays be was near to her;
; . - tb*tre did tint shoot from behind the Vaal
nattves.' .Eibe spoke to him and hurried to
1 opeltbe fired—lielbeard-the
young "bleb was Abe reason he did not
take* watch. - •
A DUD 1173 D.—Just previous to the
starting of tbo train from Chester last
• Tuesday moan, s siren dressed gentleman
vas Observed to step into an empty freight
ear and close the door, with• evident inten
tion of biting a free ride •to Newburg. - It
'appened that this ear was to be left on a
'switch lathe Junction about a mile below
Chester. Arriving there it was disconnee
.,,. tot, and the door having beenOts usual,
Aareftillylocked by the conductor the train
..shirled on, leaving the economical passen
gei.to enjoy his cheap ride, ,solitary and
/le kept qtuet for a long time,
- simulating why the ear didn,t go along, but
at night, after" being in a 'tight place for
7- lieven or eight lours lie gave tongue the
• loudestkey. At length the switch . tender
_pretiottsly been notified by • Mr.
Backhout, of the mean contents of the car
: sudotked it and set the unlucky traveller at
libialtito trot back to Chester for a new
start;,--.(highland Courier. •
' St;AVEILY AIONO tas MOILIONB,--Thd
'Frontier Guar . tan; speaking -of the Nor
, motet in the valley of the Salt Lake upon
ittOrestion ofdomestic slavery, says there)
ateleveral UM/ the valley, from the'
Soittbern Stated, who have , .a number of.
With them. There is no law in Utah
tailtitlierlite - slavery, neither is there any
to firohilik : If the slave is disposed to
terno Omer exists there,
eitbr im
ior legaler moral to prevent hint. =But
• 41ftla-staeeehoosealte ream with his mas
ter 'wine are allowed to iuterfore 'between
the;tetutttrand-thosdave:— Ali • the slims
that a re - thernipeolo be' perfectly - con'
'''tetitedaithatthdrieti.
A weir .mwer iu Auburn.,ll. Y.. Is,
.to loe butietlfwOrPasft Wm, a . dutiful
"nheet of initaifiear that town. He kg
' s "goat` - edlo - insatc ibieb takes ',Wein ,
' yoke ! of oaritaihtw it. °.se cites Still J
' 4 ;illiettigin Or tering - lAm into :the *l.'
Ala et the' Isla: andwintion • him.. ,°-..`'
it
i !•,In4nrepe . people' lake, u ff 'tbaii
;
• ' . ltrials"is banes. great times!
' t - ' Or fhitititittw the toople; -Iltitir.
t , ' inir Aia t oivys'aTrenet'authosciettdats
th r dbildrea Altman evil to the ohjlaton of
cell • •
The tergesti,Cheritation in Nurthrt Penn'a
S. B. & E. B. CHASE, EntToss.
morrmose, PA.
IlnuldayilrebruarylM j illOWL
The Law of Neuvpapers.
1. Subscribers who do not give express.no
tice to the ern considered wishingto
continue their. subscriptions. ~ •
2. If subscribers order the discontintiamie of
their papers. the publisher may continue to
send them till all arrearages are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the office where they are
I directed, they are held responsible until. they
have ordered their papers discontinued - end
i settled their bills.
i 4. If subscribers remove to other places
i
• without informing the publisher, and the pa
per is sent to the former direction, they are
held responsible.
5. The Courts have decided that refusing to
take a paper or penodieal from the office, or
removing and leaving it uncalled
,for while in
arrears to the publisher, is evidence of inten
tional fraud. _
6. Any person who receives a newspaper
and makes use of it, whether he has ever or
dered it sent or not, is held in law- to be a
" subscriber."
TO 'cORRESPONDEVITB•
• Raracsy.—A radical- article 'on the 'small
note law; we are obliged to defer_till next
week, much to our regret. We hope to hear
from that source frequently.
• Jumrtue we are also obliged] to defer. It
is contray to our rule to publish ecnimunica
tions of that nature minus the name,oi the au
thor, especially when they oblige us with the
postage.
C. C. F., Oquawkae.-all right', glad to hear
from you.
Ancrnytnons Correspondentl—We accept
the proposition. Will arrange; the preliznins.
ries at some future day.
•
J. F. NV., Myerstown, Lebanon Co.—Yours
was received -.and due credit given for the
amount. You will hear further final this
source soon
WitEE DANKIN)I4... -
This system, now being discusseA by our
Legislature, is attracting the attention of the
press all over the State. The systeni has for
its basis the State Stocks, or 'debts, sad the
project is'to give every man the right, to insti.
tutu a Banking concern who will deposit with
a designated officer, certifieattrs!, Stock-Pur
chase, and to issue on those- a given - rimountof
notes. a
We-are Sitar° that this system looks plans
. L
ible ; And yet we believe it chimetical and.vis.
inlay in the extreme, and that howeier well
it may seem , to operate 'for A Bide time, it
must inevitably eventuate in denlerable re
sults.
•
Socha syStem would greatly increase the
amount of per molly in circulation, , proper*
tionally driving 1)peCIO into Alla =Atli 45f.e.np
italists, or to a foreign market; and in' the lat
ter ease, bringing about a fmal crisis ths 't
would
convulse to its centre our whole monetary ityi.•
tem. When gaga. money is plenty, specie in
variably seeks a more ready rearket;, hence,
the temlle crisis from '36 to '4 when paper
had so far banished specie that' the, gaper be
came valueless from the fact timt specie could
not be obtained to redeem it.
We lay down the principle, that nothing can
contribute more to the permanent prosperity,
of a govanment than a sound currency. A
sound currency can only be buied on phi and
silver, and the moment that bicomesi inflated,
by too large issues of paper, that moment the
currency becomes unsound. If a Bank issues
one hundred thousand dollars and hns a capi
tal of but fifty thousand, its notes arc worth
but fifty per cent, or one half theif-nominal '
rake ? Such a currency is above all others to '
be dreaded as unsound and unsafe, naturally'
inducin extravagant speculations that must
end in disaster and ruin. 1.
This scheme must have a tendency to in- '
creasilirgely the banking capital of the state,'
and we ask, in all conscience, `have we not ,
more paper in circulation to day than the
Banks can make par! It is certainly so ; then
what condition would our currency, be in, if
that were increased a hundred fold as it , must
be by the proposed law ? - Eery little town
and'ullage would then have its shin-plaster
shops, -the circulating medium would be chok
ed and clogged with .papery specie would
find a resting place in the hands of these bank' ,
speculators; and its scarcity would force bills
of credit - into circulation from -five dollars
down to a - sixpence. We say this_must be so,
for it would be a consequence nature/2y flow- '
I .
mg from such mufti. -Montrose would Then,
probably, become the theatre of a third limit,
swindle, for State Stocks even could not Eiave 1
ns. A way would soon be devized'fbcre to
r evade a 'free banking law' !This whelp' sys.
is illusory, and must explode, in • any country,
whenever a revulsion occurs to test its stabile
ity, for it has not a specie basis,. ~ -
-Such a system we consider - dangerous to`
'the institutions of our corm*. ~It practically
concentrates a powerful monied interest and
Intimatily connects it with' the govimment, -
alternately making each a dependent, .till the,
interests of the two are an 'completely bknded'
—the sympathies of both no: naturally Iselin-.
ing each to the other, that nothing can finelly:
prevent the gave:tuned frern beentdagauussii
of perfect corruptim Sucb e. erstem dares
as Sitallyat the putty of - government_ la' da
'the national Bank; which, in sfeWyearsinore
thrill not have been sewati,4 trom . The Treas.
uty-without oveAurtting our wholelancial eye
taw CstrY this system udt.and,the.incinial
postrof otirhole state :b -perfectly 13 n
gesitedand easeenkate4 ;A* Limn:dim
tswirecomaPtiori 4 its 61)41 - The *P.
tit itselticemesubla *hay ott4atbliq, etalf*
dencersot witetvegatalga lit*. the 401).
titkiw-tcy,seiesicObsidug Is :vs* ths,isr
sues Oriseveutlysit elso0" 1041010 :pi&
Arm e ts. 1201 4 41.0* :40. .'C' 232 .eW 4 .4itaim;
liee4WAllol2o.oo,)l4.ote CpnYptinl
of the , cirottlating,MOinta ip l iges - placiii . ibie.
Stocki; en which the wisal efireenCY his' le.
eerie . dependent, alika 1101it4 eae 6 V fitract i
and i one generafileb* arispension'. and . re. .
Pu4intlort sweet* over cominonWealth.—
B' PenWlifir, Bank capital ,Ith the State
debt,' the inhierable - deliendePte attlialik &nom
wlth.those whose whole bitepstitkinvested in
Banking ttetfind 'rtheir: way into oUr= State
Councils,--theirs ie a soltinterest and blcnded
with . that -of the State,-consequentry they will
legislate for the !Ole good ,only when their
'own can be promoted thereby;-their, own to
best promoted when suffered to Prey upon
lion - est Industry, arid the 'result of-their
legisln
tion- will &tapir ;corrupt the very springs]
and fountains or our social syatbm and, with ,
a-ratlike& and untiparing temper, capital will
lay its honyfingers upon all the great ,inter
tests of the State, , eugnlphing the whole in .a
stagnant pool of corruption and ruin._ These
are results so natural of themselves that they
cannot fail to be realized. j True, it may: take
a long time to. bring it 'about, but _it will
come with no less certainty, and with no leas
fearful consequence". Such a projectis vis
ionary because it has no permanency. When
reduced to a practical business transaction, it
amounts to this;--giro the greatest credit to
hlm who owes most—The State owes forty
millions, so of course she can thi more safely
be trusted for a hundred millions.
The theory of this system, wo, know, is spo . .
clone and pretty-to look at. An immense
monied power concentrated in , the govern•
mint will find hosts of advocates; but let us
paime and, ask ourselves the question ; does
not the history of all such governments shim,
thit under the guilded surface heaves an ocean
of ;corruption, and degradation? This system
would perpetuate
A STATE DEBT.
• The evils consequent upon large State in
dobtedness have been felt in ,all their griev
ousness. Our immense debt like a blood
leach lens preyed upon. 'the energies and resour- [
cea of the State. Her citizens stre.met at ev- [
cry step - with onerous taxes to pay the inter
est on a debt, which, in the shape of stock, has
l always been proverbial for fluctuations. And
, yet on these stocks, unsteady and uncertain, it
is proposed to ground the whole currency of
the State. From the nature of the system the
very State debt that has crippled every ever-[
Lgy of the Commonwealth.for the last twenty
years, is proposed to be made perpetual. The 1
moment our State Stocks - are converted into
Bank Capital, that moment.they are out of the
control of the State to all purposes. Being in :
the hands of men. whose object is speculation,
(for that is the object' of all Banks) they of i
course must and will bold them as long as any
speculation is probable. And besides, this
enormous debt cannot be lessened without at:
fecting the very security that: is proposed,
[which is of itself sufficient evidence that the
movers in this scheme have in view its perpe.
[
tuity. -Indeed, that , was - a favorite doctrine
with the 'Whigs years ago. Suppose for- the
treks of tirgninent that the whole 'debt be paid
I '
off after This systemjahalL come in operation,
where theta is ourse&rity agalnat a total wreak
of every Bank in the:State? It is nowhitre ;,
and as it might be' diminished from time to
time, so would thel security proportionally di.'
I minislic igloo plain for eontradietion.—
The same insidious:foe that aimed to concert
tate the capital of tire whole Union in a United
States Bank, completely defeated in that by
the firm patriotism and incorruptible integrity
of's Jackson, is now cautiously aiming at the
State governments. He. - comes in another'
[guise, but to effect the same purposes. Would'
that another Jackson might arise to beard the
monster in his den
There can be no security then from this sys
tem, ruccording to. the arg,utnents of its friends,
without a perpetuity of the State debt, and to
perpetuate that is to place a burthen on the
prosperity of the State that cannot be removed
for all time to come.
V:OAL . V:Wi4 , T.t.. I .4.EIPIP)4#I I fooxI .
The time has been, in the memory of our
readers, when Pennsylvania State Stocks were /
worth but thirty per cent. Continual fluctna-1
tions have ever marked
. - the, history of our
swats, and bat a few years since we were on
the eve of total repudiation. ' Such events are
almost certain to take place in the affairs of
any State, debt-ridden like ours. Now, in a
season of general prosperity, we can but just
pay our interest; what then could we do in a
general crisis :I Suppose, as before, our State
Stocks should fall, to thirty per cent, ivhat
i would become.of2our- Banks 1 , T'nev would
suddenly find themselves stripped _of more
than two thirds of their capital; the other third
tied up in stocks not convertable, and no pow
er on with could prevent o general, total and
l
1
irredeemable failure, that in one hour would
i
weep over the whole. Commonwealth, corn !
Plefely prostrating all business; wrapping in
desolatiob Whole towns, cities and villages.--
Our ,whole circulating medium would be struck
out of existence at a blow, and could the con
sequences be less fearful than we predict 9 ,---
iThe . saine cause that brou g ht about the *crisis
I
n few years ago would do:so again, and thbse
causes are far from being 'removed now.
1.71 e system pro Posed is contrary to the die:,
tates - of prudence and economy. ' It' aims at
the increase of Banking capital and the 'infla
tion of the cthency, which Pst esPiriincc has
demenistrated 4.. unwise and dangerens. Ev
nry cautionary menni:re should be , resorted to, i
to make currency sena and entitled to public
confidence, which: can Onliibe doia: by re-1
straining the ''tendency of Bunks-to . foster ex,
travagance in seasons of priisie s n'tk,thus cheek- i
log their'power of oppresaloa in. times of ad-.I
versify:: Bo:Banking system can ho• safe that j
is not conduCted on gold and siker, for nail
only is yeeozdzeti as is currency by our condi.
tam. ' - ' ' ,
..' We have sheady proloeged env - artialci lie
*One" reasonable bounds:withoutSaYing . the
one Imll but., - we could not say 1 4 4 '.: - .:iVe'
bPlo"Pl'ul‘in4 ' 4 iill li.*4l°Oitei"k they are
- it - liTOtlri the — gandia:itel;
being - Iscie, for
'brow is . O:t to ' o ala**Va: P
the monster iiilititlet
ind..*6 Midenily hope
foj,kfie Dfilii .:01 4 5 r d' the 'OOO 5 / 4 !' . 1
r l
ialligOisti . . and ',001t:141r110i a
itirozrigaviu**l*itokuit4'
•::,,,;-,!..------,-,;-- ,„ = ,
' o J,liit' e°3P7i44134.4;"74:10.-zEle4ul4 °4.1
MPatirt - ihe - -0 04 1 1 0 3 tittagq : Ditl.V is a n g nde4
r istordixt to:the propoeitioe'-of ;Arr. ipask; -- aia
• • ...-.
ordered tO be engross 4 .
0
,Tairensotatire - suise. ....--,\
The re cent putrages'isit Boston bitivo ; called
'forth the felloning proClinuition from the Pies
; ident. OwNtrednesday_ of last week "he also,
in obedience in a call by the Senate, transmit.
ted a special Besiege to that body, containing
1 the information Ae., on: , Which' the :Brectuna
tion was issued. Vtre clip the closing pare:.
graph: „ ~
' "1 use the occasion to repeat tho"assnranco
that, so far as depends ; on me, the laws. shall
be faithfullylexecrited; and all forcible opposi
tion. suppressed; to them and to this end I am
•.
I prepared to orereise, whenever it may become
, necessary pie power constitutionally invested
in me, to the,fullest extent. ' I am fully per
suaded that the great majority of thu people
of this country are warmly awl strongly' at
tached' to the Cpstitution, the preservation of
the Uftion, the support of the Government,and
the maintenance of the authority, of Law. I
am persuaded that their earnest wishes, and
the line of my constitutional duty, entirely
concur; and I doubt not that firmness, mod
eration, and prudence; strengthened and ani
mated by the general opinion of the people,
will prevent the repetition of occurrences dia.
turbing the public peace, and reprobated by all
good men." ,
Tho following is the proclamation official:
A Proelauttion—By tile President of the
__ .
United States.
Whereas information'has been received,that
sundry lawless persons, principally persons of
color, combinedand confederated together, for
the purpose of opposing by force the excel'.
' tion of the laws of the United States, did at
&sten, in Massachusetts, on the fifteenth of
Ithis month, make s violent assault on The Mar
shal or Deputy Marshals of the United States,
for the 'district of Massachusetts, ,in the court
house, and did overcome the said, officers, and
did, by force, rescue from their custody a per
son arrested ni a fugitive slave, and then find
there a prisoner lawfully holden by the said
Marshal or_ Deputy Marshals of the United
,States, and : other scandalous outrages did corn-
Alit in violation of I:_w :
Now, therefore, to the end that the authori
ty of the laws may be maintained and those
I
I concerned in violating thera brought to imme
diate and condign punishment, I have issued
i L this my Proclamation, calling on all well dis-
I posed citizens to rally to the support of the
Laws of their country, and requiring and com
manding:all officers, civil andimilitary, and all
other persons, civil or military, who shall be
i found within the vicinity of this outrage, to be
!aiding and assisting, by all means intheir pow.
l er, in quellingthis and other such combine
'
tions, and assisting the Marshal and the Dep
luties in recapturing the above mentioned-pris
oner and I do, especially, direct that prosecu
tions be commenced against all persons who
mindi have made themselves eiders or abettors
in or to this flagitious offence ; and I do 'fur
-1 thee command that the District Attorney of the
:United States; and all other personseoncerned
lin the administration, or execution of the Laws
!cf the United States, cause the foregoing` of
i fenders, and all such as aided, abetted, or as
sisted them, or shall be found - to have harbor
ed or concealed such fugitive, Contrary - to law,
to be immediately arrested and proceeded with
according to law.
- Given under my hand, and the seal of the
- United States, this 18th day of Feb.,1851.
-: • [t.. al ,MILLARD FILLMORE.
Datrtzt..Wpasrza, Secretary orState.
Looking over a 1 tie - of Documents, a few
days since, we came across a copy of" General
Jackson's farewelladdresi," when he laid clown
hie Presidential 14ors and retired to private
life:~ ,,
It seenr ti outburst of
f .
that great heart, eyery throb -of which trem
bled for his coliiatry's Welfare, - and ;which now
~_
has ceased to beat - . Would t the whole
„
tha
address might be read and remembered and
eked upon by every citizen of this Union;
coming is it doeinow, a voice from . the tomb
~
of -Jackson ;—a warning from the grave of a
departed sage and hero. We say acted upon,
for however much too stringent some provis
ions of the fugitive slave law May be;—how
ever objectionable to_ the mind of any person
—we are certain all 'good citizens will agree,
that the proper,course to pursue is the one
guarantied by the 'Constitution .of our
common country, var.— its modification,
. as
may be thought proper. The dnetrine'of"fir
eible resistance" Is a dange,rous one, mad must
eventuate in the most fearful consequences if
recognized. That some of the provisions in
_
the, law spoken - of are unnecessarily severe
and repugnant tit -mu feelings, is not sufficient
to persuade us that a resort from the plain and
proper course, laid down i n cases where citi
zens feel aggrieved, to force and arms is at
all justifiable. The must be full of
future calamity, if established. We cog , from
the Address:
"In order to maintain the Union unimpair
ed, it is absolutely necessary that the laws
passed by the constituted authorities should
be faithfully executed in every part of the
country, and that every good ,citizen should,
at all times, stand ready to put down, with the
combined force of the nation, every attempt at
unlawful resistance, under whatever pretext it
may be made, or whatever shape it may as
sume. Unconstitutional or oppressive laws
may no doubt be passed by Congress,either
from errianeons views or thq want of ue con
sideration ; if they are within reach of judicial
authority, the remedy is easy and peaceful,and
if, from the character of the lair, it is an abuse
of power not within the eontrid of the judicia
ry, then free diseuasion and Calm appeals to
reason and to the justice of the people, will
not fail, to redress the wrong.. But until the
lair shall be declared void by the courts, or re
pealed by Congress, no individual or combina
tion ofindivicipals, can berjustifio in forcibly
resisting its execution. „ It, is impossible that
any government can continue to exist upon
any other Principles. It crould - ce.aSe -to be a
government, and be unworthy of the name, if
-it had not the power to enforce the exception
of its own laws within its - own sphere - •of ac,
lion. ' . '
- It is true that eases may, be imagined 'dis
closing such a•settled purPose:.of ;usurpation.
"and oppression, on the. part of the gOvernment,
as Would jinni's , ' an appeal to arms: These,
however, are extreme cases; which we'have no
' reason to apprehend in ;u government where
the power is in the.hands -of a, patriotic_ peo
ple; and no citizen who loves ; his • country
would, in any ease whatever,• resort to forcible
resistance;Unless he clearly isaW that the time
fled clime when a *eon= should prefer death
fo.satbMissien, for, if such• stru g gle is.once
ljegnu,4lnd Oa citizens of one. section of the
country ureayyedin arniir Spinet Woe° of exi:.
other in.doubfful conflict, let the' bait% result
an it' niay,-nidnivill be`ats end".of,the , Union,
and with it an end to the hopes of freedom,—
Ttio yietort.of* -injured would not stenre
to. them the blessings' of 'liberty) it would
isengellieirlyrOugs,-buV-thily•-would them
-selves sharelu`4lnrconinsou •ruirt.'! -, ,- . : ..
ith4 ` Cherokee, Volb sr=
; the for
raesbrieoglsoitieleitg sea r 00,1500 is
Oola:dnetl itilad the latter 115 pa' tut
s63o66,l4'9plolist.'' : The lieN;ille 'ora
oieral nature: • ••, • ,••
WisutseTon's ;Multi : Damre—The twenty
nicotal ofribrunqi 111Taihingten's Birtlolax', I
was celebrated In. 'th e ',. different cities in the
Union with.* nantil , poitp and. zneietnony,
Thiti`eW YoridifilesuilliondaYar‘ Wien up
with-the proceedings of We celeliration'-of the
1 Uniontafety - trgmittee, held;:at titble's. - ;The
principal orators were the Inn:lce-Foote 'of
Miss., and Hon. Edward Everett. Letters
WerereadlWiril'retident - YMnierei Webtos ,
Oa -Ca* and others:.; - •,' -.-
ANOTIIER DEMOCRATIC SENATOR.—Commo
dore Stockton has begin chosen 11.-S. Senator
from New Jersey, it place of Senator Dayton,
whose term expires on-the 4th of March next.
The vote. stood 4obert F. Stockton, 39
votes; Dayton, 32: scattering, 5. Two 'Mem
bers Were absent, one Whig and One Indepen
dent. ,
DEATH PEnttal - ADOLISHED.—We see from
the Western Papers, that the Legislature of,
the - young State of lowa has recently abolish
ed the penalty of Death.:
uNzibanymintman.
RETURN - ED FROM CALIFORNIA.—We learn
that' Mr. Alexander McCollum who went'to
California froin -Bridgewater, this County, has
just returned. How much gold he has bro't,
as a reward for his toil, we have not learned.
Mr. M., we suppose, came in the Ohio, the
arrival of which we hate noticed.
Dr. Kennard who went with Mr.McCollum,
we learn- is dead. •
Aifontrose - iind HarfOrd Plank Road.—The
Books for subscription to the Capital stock of
this Company, were opened at the house o f
IL Searle, on Monday last. $14,000 has al-1
ready been subscribed.
Late Discovery—Mineral wealth of Susquc.
hanna County.—We learn that a bed of ore
has lately been discovered, on the farm of A. ,
Du Bois Esq., in Great Berid, this County,'
which is likely to prove very valuable. It is
on hislosv Lstals, near the river. Mr. Du Bois
I.has•sold five acres to a gentleman from Cana
da, for one thousand dollars; who is making
preparations to put up Furnaces - find the requi
site machinery, for separating the ore, and pre
paring it for market. It is supposed to be a'
composition of several/ minerals, the moat of
which is Manganese. We are indebted to Jo
seph Drißols, Post Master at that place, for
the above facts, and a large specimen of-the
ore. . •
Another.—We also learn that a vein of coal
has been discovered. in Lenox township, not
far from D. H. Wades'. Of the extent and
richness of this mine we have not learned.—
Verily it seems that Susquehanna county is
'tlooking up," among her neighbors, in miner
al wealth.
Accident on the RaU Road—An Irishman
on the a Leggetts Gap Rail Road," near Mr.
Kingsley's in Harford, Wai killed a night or
two since by the fall of a tree across the shan
ty in which he lodged. Then) were some 25
persons in the upper loft of the building at
the time; and the man killed was cut asuhder
by the tree.
TOWNSHIP ELEVIIOSI FOR 1851.—Owing .to
the storm Monday, the election returns from
the several townships did hot all come in, so
that we could prepare a list of the officers
elect for publication. We will give it next
week.
& ERIE RAILROAD.
TRAMS LEAVE GREAT BEND DEPOT
GOING - E.itST
Mail pass. . I Night ex pass I Way frt. Cat' ft
11 24 A.M. 10 '7 r. al. 658 .P. 31. I9° r. at.
GOING WEST.
pass. Night ex pass Wiy ft. I Cad frt.
446 F. BY. I 237 A. u. I 5, A. at. 254 A.st
OUR BOOK TABLE.
Dewitt 4. Davenport, TribUne Buildings, N.
Y., have favored us with a copy of a new nov
el published by them, entitled, Wacousta or
the Prophecy, an Indian tale, by Major Rich
ardson. We have tot been able to peruse s
this volume, but know it must be interesting;
for every portrayal of Indian character ean•but
attract and warmly enlist the readers attention.
It is printed on fine paper, and from the corn
mendations of th'e Press, we think it will be
,extensively read.
1:7 Persons who wish a magnificent Por
trail of lirashington, large size, suitable for
framing, will do well to forward one dollar to
John S. Taylor, 143 Nassau St. .N. Y. For
the above price it will be sent to all parts of
U. States free of postage.
"The Union" is the name of a new Demo
jeratie paper, started 4 Coudersport, Potter
County, Pa. Miles White,' proprietor : Chas:
Lyman, Editor.
The United States Mogthly Law Magazine,
'for February, contains a 'magnificent portrait
of Hon. R. B. Taney, Chief Justice of the Su-
Ipreme Court of the United 'States; engraved
Iby Honey,. expressly , for this , Work.' "A trea : . ,
tise on Fallacious Argumentation" by Jeremy'
Bentham, is if lengthy'and ably Written article,
richly worth a careful . perusal. e 'This :is the I
most comprehensive magazine of tlie: 'kind "inl
this - country; and should be in' the handi of
every Attorney who wishes tOteep pace withi
the profession. Address John lifi k ugsten, 541
Wall st, N. Y. Terms ss' aleiar,in-advariee.
The American .Flora for February is 'on
• ,
Our table, containing severaler beaatiful plates:
For the chateau - and terms of this-:work, we
refer our readets , te the Prospectus. which we
have" published.•
Living Age, No. -Bt.l4=Contents.-
3feinoir.of the lute Sir Robert Peel; ,Ilistory
of Greece—SOtiates; - Meaning , of;". a ,word;
Earthquake seen in the sky; Cot:interne zwkth
Afria Christianity in Ceylon ;' ,- Bislinp.Tom,
liniMid the boiled Hare ; Snow's sMyage of the
PrineijAlbert Tho Sold's - trinintth ainid the.
body's wreck; the o:magmas of Nicol= and
the Conferences of Dresden ;• Foam , to.day
and England •: a...hundred' yeas* so: Poetry
and ehort,•extieley. . Terms 8& a iear t .E. Lit ! .
4D,COi, P921012=. -
„
7:14 haguerrianjourr ylAoess of
*. - 4.t.0F 44. 9 -..41 33211 Y; 14 . .ve PFe __sgated real
PV4r40 ,10 4E. 4 tß4 l 9.9!ffinke4f, 0 ,&.+T9TP 41 ;
1 4.4 X 01? ifil‘, ,P24 , '-':2 l tui
-in .4 fair AO , tiiricio kOndis
,t y t isdecidedly up With the times, as it
"comeirreideto with scientific infer / 1314W, mid
the laNst imProveMents ip pagues . tioOpinO. -
Wohave failed to notice soineOr tlui past
nnnibers .because they did not reietif !as till
some wcelot steer they were publtalied.!
6 was behind and. No. '7 we have - Otot yet re.,
ceiveC*lllll4 - 11. please explainliii,deby.
- IghnIUBELIL
WA.kIINGTON, Feb. 18
SEsiTt.—SenatorCooper, of Pennsylvania,
presented a-petition signed by the members of
the Pennsylvania, Legishiture, in favor of - es-'
tablishing a line of' steamers to Africa; and al-'
BO nine, other, petitionspraying for a modifica
tion .
of the tariff of 184 p. ' •
Mr. Jefferson Davis offered a resolution to
prohibit-a revision of debates, which was deba
ted at some length, and finally laid on the ta
ble. •
Mr. Clay called forthe resolution offered by
him yestcrday, that the President of the Uni
ted States be regtiested to lay before the Sen
ate, if not Ineompatiblb with .the public-inter
ests,sany infOrmation he may possess in regard
to an alleged recent case of a forcible resist
ance to the execution of a law of the United
States, in The city of Boston, •and to•commu
nicate to the Senate, under theabovecondition
what measures lie has adopted to meet the oc
currence, and whether in his opinion, any addi
tional legislation is neeeisary to meet the exi
gency of the ease, and to more rigorously exe
cute existing laws.
Mr. Clay said, in calling up the resolution,
that perhaps, in a Strict sense, debate would be
out of ojder until reliable information on the
'aubjeet Was first'obtained. But' he must be
ixrruitted to say that he was astounded on
reading the newspaper reports, that such a fla
' grant outrage should haVe taken place. He
shuddered at the thought of the officers of kis.
tice 'being rnaltrented'bY a limb, and - i'prisoner I
legitimately in their custody, rescued froin
them. And this - too; in the fade: of the law
abiding citizens of the City of Boston. I
Who committed the outrage I Was it our ;
own people ? No ! but a .band blacks who i
had taken the law into their own hands: 'Must
the laws of our .country thus be trampled un
der foot? Must the Government yield to the
mobocracy, or stand up firmly and vindicate I
the laws ? Iri offering the restitution, his only I
object was to get real facts, so ihat if necessa
ry, Congress . might impose such stringent mea
sures as would insure the enforcement of its
laWs. He therefore hoped the resolution Would
pass. • ; •
[ Mr. John Davis said that the law was offen
sive, and before coming' to conclusions, we
must wait for real facts. The people of his
State had too much respect for the laws; to
•
see them trampled upon. The old fire of '76,
,still run in their veins. They would let the
races work out their own salvation, be they
good,or oil. He thought that no attempt
should be made to stifle free discussion on this
all important question.
Mr. Clay thoughtthe Fugitive Slave Law
would never be repealed if such outrageswere
pennitted. He Could not express himself in
terms strong enough against thosewho burst
into a temple of justice,-and carry off with saV
age shouts of joy—a prisoner be they black or
white men.
Mr. Davis said - he was as strong in dennnei. I
[ ation of such conduct as any man could be
[He thought the only way for the. people to
overcome an obnoxious law was an appeal to
the ballot-box, and not to brute force. -
Mr. Hale said he, to a great extent favored
the grou'nds taken by Mr. Clay. Mobs, how
ever, belonged to no city. They. were of daily
occurrence in various parts of the country—
but no one pretended to.say whole communi
ties were at fault for the transgressions of the
few. What did the resolution call for? Was
not the State of Massachusetts able to protect
itself in its own local affaias? As the metier
stood, the Government -was Wth about to take a
Quixotic siep—a step 'something between the
sublime and ridiculous. Whoa were troops
to- be sent to Boston to put down a mob of-ne-
groes ?
He did not doubt that - the State authorities
were; competent to suppress any_disturbaice
whieh took place in their borders. It must be
expected that when laws did not meet the sup
port of the people, that at times, the cauldron
of popular excitement ;would boil over.• He
hoped all laws would' be properly enforced,
and no violence perniitted anywhere in the
country.
• Some further debate took place, when the
question was taken, and the resolution adop
ted.
• - Wistitsoros, Feb. 19.
SENATg.-Mr. Mason reported a bill to pay
the Amisted
- -
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Mr. Ewing reported n bill for a Branch.3lint
in California:
- •
Mr. Bradbury from.the Judiciary Committee
reported aga'inst any legislation on. the Fugi
tive Slave bill. .1 •,.
Mr.Tooto moved that the .Senate go into
Executive session. Debated and motion lost.
Houss.—After.the reading of the, Journal
4te., fir. Stanton, of Tennessee, made areport
from the naval committee, authorizingpe„Sec
retary of the Treasury to contract._}
Thompson, of Philadelphia, fur six ( steamers
to ply between California, and China, and four
between Philadelphia anliutwerp and,,other
ports.,,:
On motion of Mr. Stephens of Georgia, the
report was laid on the table, by yeas 68 to
a • „. 4 ... •
nays 91 • •
Sisuvr..—A laigel number of :Petitions 'and j
memorials were, presented nrolrefermil. •
. Dir. Hamlin,- • from the'VotraatcP on ,C9ln
raeree,lo, which was:rote/Ted, tho=messaf,m, of
the ?resident • and stresolutiotk'thb, Senate
lin relation to.-milking mere . effoctivo prevision
bp7law•..to prevent thO ,e4ilPle!Yetetit , Af AUI° 11 "
can vessels in the stave "tmrle r ,Feported
a bill
concerning, the inteMoume and trade of, qWselP
of.tho,linitoc §tateS with certain. places on the i
easternami . yestern cone of - liMeaOtrui.
fur
°* 1 :•P ur V 981 ! :v111 F li
_nee read `
and pi } saed t 4
a!aee°t l o- •141 1 ??:* ;i' ••
l grf Pe4tl4 M441_414 '04 1 5 ( 4Pit0. , tOfs up
)anda . - t4! 31iiiiiOurV for
the Ori str)lC4l9 4fte? ' l "l 4t
tbe,bill was pasEe4.l, , ,
The'Deßeieney Bill was liported ; from! th e
lifiiiieiiiiditilMeiFenta . coneurred in.
The poii,t444ltesentatives concur in tie
first, seco lkd, Ibttrth,;; fifth and silt!! amend.
; punts of thejScate to'the#onse bill lo sup.
ply de4eiencies UM; 'appropriations:. for the
service in- the fisCal Yiar ';ending the 30th
lurie;l,Bbt;inablibithird amendMent of the
Senate to said bill, with an amendnient.
Reductiortcf .Post4e. 7 - 7 4fter ts lengthy de.
bate, the antertti4nt making three' cents th e
uniform rate of posfage on letters 'was voted
down. The question was then taken on th e
amendment to abolish the franking privileg e ,
arid it was rejected. Adj.;
number orpetitio slid report s
were presented and referred. -
Tho l lidustragniniventinto committee, and
considered' the Indian bill, - . which ivas subse.
quentiiiassed. • -
Tito 'entire appropriations made, today
.
amount to nearly eight millions ofd,olliirs.
After' the passag_e 9f these. bills,ithe Hong. ?
adjourned. - • -•- •
_ -
S~snsE — 1 communication was - received
from'the Indian Bureau in reply to the resolu
tion of tho Senate. ,
Explanations were made by Messrs. Ening,
Turney, Guinn, and Douglas, upon thethargis
made in'the House; at the last session, againit
Mr. Ewing. • • z• (,• •
Hoc —Mr. Giddings asked leave to offir
a resolution to inquire of the President wheth
er George Thompson, English abolitionist,had
not been recently -assaulted- in , Spingfield,
Mass., and his personal liberfy , endangered,
contrary,to our treaty : stipulations, Objected
to. . .
LSuJ~J~ ~~il~~~o
SENATEr-A joint, resolution %vas offered,
tendering the thanks of. the Legislature to Hon.
Daniel Webster, for his able vindication of the
principles of our government. in. hi's Late letter
to Mr. Ifulsennus the,. Austrian Charge
fakes. Laid on the table:
The joint resolution instructing -our Seat.
tors and - Representatives - in Congresi to rote
for the act granting addition4botly,lands to
the officers and soldiers of "the war of 1812,
was taken up and passed.,
The bill , to authorize a, general system'of
banking, based on State stocks, was taken up
in committee of the Whole, but without-di
posihg of it the committee rose and had lea
' l to sit again. Adj.
.1
Housr..—Pctitions, Reckhow,tx
a law requlring the New York& 'Erie Ram
road company to fmisli their road, &c., as pa
contract; also a memorial relative to.the coin.
ty seat of Susquehanna county; also, against
any removal of their eixunty seat.
Tlons.—The' great feature of_ the day Ira
the third and final reading of the bill to re•an•
nee Montour to Columbia county. •
The yeas and nays'atood, yeas:4B, nays C.
attempt was made to bring up the till
authorizing the Goi:. 'to subscribe to iOO ea
pies of Peter A. BroWne's work on Wool,hti
the orders of the dsiWCllll crllejl, - nn4 the '
tempt failed. - t
Feb. 20.
SENXTE.—Petitions, ',favor of lb '
re-charter of. the Easton Bank, ',ln favor of t
new county out of part of Bradford ' , to it
called Chemung. Against the !Proposed new A
county of Penn. Twenty-six petitions in faro
of a system bf Free Banking. . •
Bills passekl.—A bill limiting the time with• •
in which a second action of ejectment may le
brougbt after final judgment in an ae.ioa
•
1 ejectment.
11.1ou.SE.—A great number s of: petitions, &r.
were pressnted on subjects sinfilarto thoseP•
ticed in the Senate reports...
Tho-Seisq. Connir Hank Swindle.
We have, at last the report -of the Comfit ; '!:
sioners appointed by the Legislature to inn.. ',...::
tigate the affairs of the Bank of Susquehart43
County:: The result of the investigation opsa V . j,
to public view the rank dishonesty bathe rau•
agement of such institutions. It is really sz-:1:1
prising that men of good character, wealth s.ii'fi
reputation, will enter into such schemes, railikl
keep from the knoufledge of the Public_ilo
condition of Mt institution in which rho peep .
are so deeply interested. The bank *Ana C 2,
L under a falsehood. This being: the fact, as i
matter of course it had to be suPpertekbylis ,11
all the way through; for 'While the ; law. th 9 "I
created the bank, requiredihe Pament. of it
its capital before entering upon. has,tiiiss, et
facts show that, instead of—Slp9,ooo, capits ,
they had but:slB,2oo--a snmt/ .difference d 4
only $Bl,OOO in 'the sum of, $100.,000, Ilea '
the CoMmiesioners who eertiOed to the qtl•
te nor, of course eertilled. to. that. which Not •i
not true, the mildst ternalrat :Nee can think cf
'to express the trnth.ip,, - The COMMiqsiorea '..,..
then started ntt with pfalselm.o4.lini C 44
iers were obliged to,follow it up will Or , ',.
hoods sworn g
.to. eve, yea; in,their reports t , z 1
the Auditor. Geueralr-yerifying the old aik.:t Ye
that wberi;dman.beiesna'With,a.lie hp is obi;. '
ed to follow it up wig:kn . :dozen more.,
We gather from.: om the report ,ttai t . the Pr 1.
dent and Dipctors a th© hauk;e004 , 0. 4., 1
shift the blame. on the Cashdeis,Whe have kil
Ono fer•plifornia and one for 00_13000 4.
We say let eacirboar his own:proper parte,
the blame, and notthrow it. , upOn .other sh .%
leis, further thanttheY arcrliable; I A'S. a 0
ter of coarse the President aneeDir4Oters I,l °, :.. 5,
that thttcapital was Pit. Paid Mao; they Itt =
resented to the public that it was, If e 4
Say nay, they N.veritiuttflyfer,the pesition et!
eccypied. ,If yea, tett they wern,guilty di
fraud App. tho . puldlq. - The: caratnissi o°
who iveM authorisi4 to have the stock toi";
knew it wasmet..takeri:and 'paid in, ill , e '
filth', itituistianeci, of theact oreattla the A'' ..l
Tho, Cashiers who;siabieribed their. WWI',
took their 'BOT444 . bgth 6
sin 0 tumid. repo' '
to the AnditOr General; unlit f,tive hni ,l9l
iMi.vhNiAttey represented the •Caiii,ta. l it °s
'paid 41,4 Iv . p!oq,900; that :It. Nrcis n 9 ~,
\
New ; We have in Our'inind. many :P r ' i t
itien who, were engagi4 in this ,aff
iylich.turup - 440 lx? a switidle of 1 . 19 gr,
otiliin4,i,-.44a :who AFauld !L8 .84;i3 cut
thfli.Oihtll9.4(laitAd,gl4ogo.th,c4 o°2 L':' .
hOsi in llioft4f.this•liaidtAldsineis ,tya3vi'D
Fel). 20.
Feb. 2181
Mpaasttrac,,Feb. 17.