The Montrose Democrat. (Montrose, Pa.) 1849-1876, February 12, 1852, Image 2

Newspaper Page Text, . , ( SmaillsTotes. The- recent iiitiri'pflile Emile, of - 41 .°M" nentativesion refetring the - 4086'411feet nt the grand 1 Jury oft Warrert:: , ctinotY-,to the' committee ov ketalts; - is regarand:by,manY IS a test Iletta,Ulinrilhp repeal:4V the 10r , probibitinitte efieniation Or foreign small bills in this , stile. i Thatsueli a vote, if a lest„ shoulclexeite general aurpriso and no littieintlignation,lionottoberwondered - at. Under the-benefieial °parader:ref that law the people of our state are pretty well re lieved Mon the !miserable trash' -which itiaid - ourtgo - , iirtrunts - yelia - proviong ,- And i ttrplirpspeo is now fair that lagoon atienikotitt ',relief notes"-tire got out, of I the.witydive abaltbp : rutirely-rid offi l lip:ll_ and that lapeciewill take their place. . .'. . Underithese ciiituisietanees; do the - few Densocratt E Wfio pots' With the Whigs in! ' thoinistanca refereri to, in favor of shirt,: pitisiters,l ; suppose' that the, great party' whO' eent the, 'hero will sustain therniii repeal ing:a treasure for'the - passage . of which thel Tasked for ,yeare,! mid lia4stthat 10i:titre; -IdO r ithealt ts about: being crowned Willi anceess4itben it is , ',about, _sweeping frion ear borders a c:uireireywhich. is• a disg,race to our statit--4hich - contaminatee our--en tiro',Cifeitlatinemediutri,. and cheats - and 'plundei Mir pee* ? " -We. do not that th e o,ii a .Dentocratic county io the 'trite, unless it be immediately upon tha 161Vik state line, which would return a representative who would vote to fi .od our state again with the vile trash of New york, Indianit,l=Kentricky,. &e., &c.--tto again _pour open pur,Working people the torrents , erbridren btok,ieennterfeir, gl , easy,..filthy, taggrA, ',disreputable' "sinall'b'lls," better calculated, fur etnoties thin fora circulating . tnedium.l. The Democraticp n arty is not yet tornughti;down to a: degree so IoW that, it " willnot teverence its ownfrinciples—it is not yet prepared to abandon its own radi- - i cal' men ores at' the very moment 'of_ sue eeSsat the bidding of broken banks of alp er itateS,Of timid politicians, of needy epee tdators,ief picks of legislative borers,, of shinplaster „devotees,- or even of Warren county grand juries. We will be careful to lay beforeour readers the yeas and nays upon all questions of this kind, - in 'order thitAlig Democracy of the state may - knew When they cometo re-eleettepresentativres whit primmer- of Votes they may look for. ; The eiiiiparyl ditty of grand juries is to present to the court all violations of laiv within their 'knowledge, bit our Warren county Mends have reversed this rule;:per ..twitted the offerideti to escape antipresent- . .. • ed the taw itself! ' The astuteness of this famous jury' equalled. only by that e r l , . the. . jUdge who so tar forgot his business: &Lie teteive their presentment.: But "the law cannot, be enforced in Warren county." Well can yorr enterer . r the law to prevent ereunterfoiting ? I - Jn some instances per haps you. can, but in 'Many more you-can not . Then whY . - did s 'yoti not , presentthat tart-Pools a nuisance? , _ Do_ ..you enforce the law against profane swearing? ".. If no; then by your'grafe logic that is 't nuisance tool , Why were these not: presented," se - ges of 'Warren ? or do , your.-consciences run alonCupon shinplasters ? : Let ns have broken bank notes, let us bate counterfeits, ' let riS have 1 shinplast, let — us - 1c .t. ' swindling, and stealin g, and cheating. and , profane:'swearing, and drunkenness, for it shocks our4irorality to see -a law violated, arid if there is no la* theretean - be no vio 7 lation of law 11 -- „ Shade or Wayland, whO everbeard Of better moral philosophy? I Thiti Warren °Minty panic, though on a small scale, ,will readily_ be recognized as . being iti exact imitation of the old. United States panic* of . 'suspension panics, of-high tariff panics,- of,ali Whig high pres; sure splremes, I of the batch of " necessary evils or 'government," which political 'phi lost:pliers have delighted todwell upon ever since the - inieution of banks, tariffs 'and 1 fedend gull traps generally, of ways and means to live' by superior wiOitbout la tor, hy ennoto,g legislation, &o. But this , small panic eennot accomplish • its purpose,' cur commonwealth cannot .again bo delug ed with a il9od of this graceless trash While we, let° a Democratic - government, and the,apeculators in the scheme, as well as Warren county grand juries', may' employ their Precious time-at far: more profitable projects. Snob work is appropriate to whig-legislatares, and only to them, and I we trust 'wilt' be promptly thrown out of ' theealender by the Democracy of the. 1.4,* or permitted to sleep forever in the ctanniittee..-4Keystone. ' . ' - - ,$3;41100 Rzar Anti—To 'Mem-Ai - Icm. Is izsaroas AND °I/MRS.-4n - , view of the i many accidenti occurring on Railroads, and 1 troth itdo.sire to promote the safety and comfert of railway passengers, the under - .1414 proposes to.offer for competition the following premiums : f ho best invention for proven . - ting loss of life om and _from the brea k ing of asels • and whoels:. ; - $BOO for - the best method of excluding dust ;froukears when - in motion. . $OO for tbe best railroad brake. 4300 for the best sleeping or night seat . • railroad care. - • The premiam.s will be open for campeti tide ! front this dateuntil the next annual Vair i cif the American Institute, where they aii,expected to be on exhibition ; and n invention already introduced to the entitled to Compete for.tbc prizes.-- - It -Must benederstood that thescinvelitions are to be snhh se can be adopted and put itito;general use,- the inventors in all cases tarsi.ta — pg their right to patents."' :R above will be left to the decision of eozopitentiiidgi.s, appointed by a Commit• . tact of the Ainerican Institute, to 'wbom - all applications; on the subje,ct must- be ad-. dressed._ L • ; • : F. 31, Rev: Yeas 'JAN: I, 1852: 4; : • • AO. The Sapreine Court of this State have recently decided that the Sch'oul Law isCoastitutional. • Certaineehool Law dir. ectors.ia Lo wiall township, Lehigh county, refs icid io"i)tei that part of the la*, which seciumai tile* to opeit.cominon schools in non-aCieptingAistrieti; :The Court below removed them frOtti,o6oo tbat account,. -Tbkiaita was taken loth" Supreme Court ichigh affirmed the decision of the lower - fiiroTais rIELPLEss Pooh. of Lanese ' are..very sinter tirov,idgd, prepetual fund, somitiaii*ge, furnished by Son. JAMES Bea:tasty; TILE DEMOCAAT. Tate Largest elk:isolation Ist -r. , ortherst •*-VennliTivfinis—Aga!C°Ptr.l3feeky. • . -8: B. E.II::IICITOE,'EDITois,. . SiMotstrezi, ' 1--THORSDAT; IFEUVXWIrIkri-t8152^.--- For President, - - James -.3llChaitam. - - - Subject to the. decision of tho National Con vention. vrtiOliOrrekiblidei)t,. 4i in Tommy of p . W; too tate for .anthti otioo I 146: shall Pilblisik it .neit.- Messrs Ri3okhove an .. ii killeit- 1 In .. another ,column-• we publish an ~ a rliele from the .ireystrme -in refetente' to the:recent Vote in the Legislature onthe .. Bmall nap law;', to ;which ,‘Ve tall; attention,' ' The ciriumstiui- 1 etaneei Were sin ply thepe. ,;i,Grand Jory,in Merrell county presented the' law its • ti-uni 'sante tO,the Legislature ;- and, en` a mntion'to lay . the - Matter on the table Mr. MeYlert,vOtPd " * Yes," and Mr. ReckhOW, " nit. r.,- -,.• .-, • • Itis said that the vote, 40 to 48i is a test, ofl the positiOn of the Legislattire-onl the Lavi.. 7 - If that be so, Mr. Het:Wiest was found neltis post,Maintaining a correct principle rather than yieldthat to, practicahility. The principle is correct;, and one that the masses should draw closely•totheiiaffeetions;no matter how impric.- ticablo it Maybe, in"sonic localities, by_ rea-, son.of the 'opposition th - it - from that class of men tand'politiciims - who would impose upon! the masses, the labor ‘ of the country, a ragged' and depreciated , currency. On the masses such a currency bears with. the'• most weight,l for the wealth stores - up • the gold . and ilver on,which to 'emit this miserable. trash, ' thus coining dividends therefrom; It is cppressi inl dem:ight, and shoOld not be tolerated. It is ... .• a cunning way to rob antloppress labor by-the ferce of cold and calculating capital,that wouldl 'coin d:vidends from the dcftrtiCiio7l if SF7.ll::' %Val, 'soya the reader, ittyeu uphold •the] - vote 'of 3lr. Reekltow what Will you do with I 'Mr. Meylert! Why, we are not to do' any- j , thing. with hint nom'. If, in,hia instance, he', fell into the company of_ the Philistines .we are sorry for it, and doubt not he-will won re turn like'the prodigal non,'—glad-to get hoine .. agsin. , But we have a few words of advice, which we trust he will 'receive in the 'spirit, they.sre given. In the first place he should I know thafthe Stara Echo of the defunct Sus- 1 quehnnna Bank . dynasty has been praising him , for this same vote. 'Now we believe friend i Mcylert is somewhat -regardful of his repute-I lion in this comity, and he Will' see,' froni lisl acquaintanee here, What yid be the effect oft such praitie among men of all parties in Sus- 1 quehanna. • He_ malting:lW that a suspieion• Once gained that he is in partieular . favor With this corrupt dynaSty,—that he is going . hand L.;,......u....i......:a. 4 - 1,...:.:=:. - iii...M4 - m - ir. • ' . I ciplee and"notions,—and it Will cleave to 'him like a spot of leprosy=like - the•taint cortneral i pollution. Our peoplewant no better criteri oribY which to judge I of the correctness of any law. pertaining to - Banks, than to know which! way this "central Committee" of Bank sin;lo cated in Montrose move on the question.---1 Unfortunate indeed is that man—that•Legisla-1 tor—who by' his acts receives their adulation.l Mr. Ileylert has sufficient good-sense, is well' . I enough acquainted in this county. to appreci- I ate its truth, and we fa_ ncy now • that we hear 1 his anxious inquiry-in the language of scrip ture,—"zrhai shall I. do to be sarear—froirk i the hands of the money changers of &Nip lfanna? Well, first,buy off the Small Eelo. .. I 1 Silence /ills guns-his praise at some rate.. lit can be done cheap, dont bid high,.for the price ' may be small to correspond with thecommod ity 1 "That done, ask for h:tlf a COlumn of 6dr,i rowed wit in the shape of his natural vidga,r-I isms,thus showing that you are nt Points with the upset dynasty, and no •s'uspicinn of your illitical integrity will arise with our people. Book Notices. Dickens' Rouschold Words—We :ire under ,iTreat.otlicrations to 3lessni Ang,ell, En-7elll, Hewitt for this standard work:.. The Writings, of Charles.pickeni are always a rich treat. to its, and we trust this excellent work Will visit us regularly. Published weekly, at $9,50 per iyear, 3 copies 86;00,4 copies $9,00, 10 cop. ies 615,00. "Na. one •cattperuse Thisiwork without being wiser and better."-.-41beiny Ar. The Christian-Parlor 3fagazine for Janua ry, contains an excellent and, correct portrait of KosStith, among:numerous other atqactions. Geo. Pratt, I-16 Nassau at. N. Y. 3 copies 85,60 - = • The Ladies' Kc4s* for .7,autzhry,is.a . negt: and interesting Wink, and should be upon.ev. , cry lady!s !aide. Thin No. contains one .of. Ifeadley's articles on Washington. Ternis-i -for $l,OO this work for one year s and the, eel:C. liratecfportrait of *ashingion, :from ;Sttulit)l painting. : The portrait is beautiful one, fall size, and well. worth $2,00.. of itself. JohriS:Tayliir;l43 NU sssn it. it Y. City. Will_Mr, Tailor, liave,t4e - gOodtiess to and us the ,January _ andJaly Nos. fOr11851; The Democratic . Reriew Commenced the thirteenth volanii, under-new nuspicei. It lMs hien much enlarged anctitow Contains, 96 , large double-column pages grery Democrat in the Union should possess it. Address D. W. Holly, 170 BroadwillV.X. Terutsl33,oo The ,Nor 4 Anzeriean illi , scellcmy and, Doi: Jar Magazine lave been , united, and male - a large and i'ery -. usethl-Worli.', Terms Address:Angell, Engellsk Hewitt, I. Spruce s - : " TIREII4 Thursday milzht lait,thidwelling bowie 'of air. Canis Tapnierid, titiaißroOltWeent!ei was destriWed by fire aith contetit The inmates barely escaped from the flames. Its origin cannot be determined with certainty. The loss is mostievice;and calla stronglifor 1 4 .1 4 - 4 11.1 2 4- 4 / 3 5 ; or: ith*ei_iwere Gov. Bigkirl - -,llia:--Adrain.istra , ,-, i i.. :- tied..,. , .. , \ltiii'Whollyittiniecea;sary;and indeed-might 'd alOni (or its'lci say anything per-1 APPear -1 3 1 . • us; to ionely inspecting our presentDernocrutie Ex-I Ccutive.:: Most Of our readers Of tho 'whole State;havelseeti him, have form like the people eden. Opinion of the man, his talents and i-14 pacify for the high' position to which he has' hielfiCalted: - It:is'niititi - diertelf for witeriar howeveri'maraltail - we'lay ,ourielveti open; to contradiction - from any reipectable s quarter, tin& :there :has...never beeniiiatilfest., n ;more general confidence among all , classes and a,ll • parties, in the honesty, integrity and pArity cif character ofAuExeuutive,'thntt, :now pervades the - winds-winds Big ler: ' Thia sentiment seems universal ettilditer wheltning, sejtnuch-so that the most enal- of the Ytthig,'Press Are silent, and: the tongue' of slander is mute;' his Charaeteriiceming to---,-rise too sigh to be reached' by the upas-like breath efealumn.* has now fairly entered unen ihO discharge oftialiuties,thougtra sufficient One kW not . yet elapsed to judge efthe char acter s of his administration. ,; Ile ' has, ,VlO , bq fieve, been fortunate in the selection of able, competent andbotiest men for hiaCabitietAnd‘ weerinfidently loolt for a brilliant adnainistra tion of the affairs of oUr•Commenwealth. , - • We presume that Poyerhor lligier has found .by, this time even, that he t . will not repose; du ring his term, on a bed of roses, if ,indeed he ever thus expected. It is not to be concealed that his lot has fallen in Most difficult and try ing times. The affairs of lour Commonwealth' lare in an embsrrassingcohdition,none thefibet-, ter for haring been three )ears and more in the hands of, a Whig Eiecutive, who,se visionary 'prefects for the mahagement of the •finances and the reduction of the State debt, are' ow I laid bare, appearing in their true light. It is I true that a Winn-eduction of the State debt f Was effieted'under Johnston, Int it now uP. I Pcars ,'equally• true-.that to accomplish that, lisuCha disposition was made Of our revenues lits to put it rut of the Ability of the Treasury Ito meet the present , February interest on the [ State debt, without resort to a temporary loan. 1 I That loan has been made and the interest met, Ito accomplish'which was,almost the first act, I Governor .Ifigier 'was called j upon to perform, f—the discharge of a legacy; of $300,000, as 'the Adininiatrator-of Governor JohnstonOle ceased !. If Governor'Johniton had the finan... I cial of hirs of the State in such n prosperous condition as he represented last campaign,why was not his administration' able to,meet thin interest? Why was not Some provision Made to meet it by Pennsylvania's great benefactor? Ili was i manife:stly the business of his.adminis. Itrationl to do it, and-why was it thrust.off till , the very last moment and placed - upon thel ( shoulders of Govemorßigler 1 Why did not' Ithe retiring, Govern or crown the glory of his I past :achievements, by a last act worthy the Pa- Itriot and Statesman ?. Ali ! there was shuffling I in'that game; the-arts of a wily,politician en- Ided. With the , aeritence of the - people - at -the ballot box last fall ; - bra. extraordinary patriot ism found nofield for further display when -,, - - : - .1.11.4 . ..c .. .0—tae.m...s - --'''' A " ^ ltloit.ii.... Alas, for thel , atriotism of- politicians! is filet - that of Washington,—the Patriotisni of 1 16. We wish this thing noted by 'the Peo- Ipie, for in the next etunpaien we shall not be , !surprised to see Governor Bigler the subject of studied denunciation by, the Whigs, on ac- Count of this ensue loan, bequeathed the state by a Whig administration. ICni State debt is now aloye, than forty rail!- 1 ions of dollars. This enormous sum was load. I ed upon us, mostly, by the most reckless and lextravagant views of State policy, entertained !by the Rither, dynaSty. Men were infatuated with the idea of a splendid government, at the ; basis of which, they conceived, lay expensive and magnificent - State Improverrients ;, which, like the cities and Pyramids of olden , times, should.remain as monuments to -tell to future ages the greatness and glory of the Past.. Re !publican simplicity, - upon which rests, the real grandeur and glory of our government, was lost ; ,sight "of,,:disregar de4—the Executive and co-ordinate branches seemed lost in the hallucination- with which they were seizediind , from which they could not be awakened, tilll the governmentwaS bankruPt . and our noble old Commonwealth prostrated in the dust of - Repudiation.' Forty millions ef debt was load ed upon The Treasury, to pray upon the ener- Igies of our people, cripple , and , crush the re isources Of the government, and paralyze its I powers. The Objects upon which-hadbeen, lavished-this "extravagant expenditure; were unproductive; and must continue so, without further large out)ay, entirely out of the_power of the State to !procure. .. The work' f rein stating the credit of the Commonviealth was begun under Goiernor Shunk by the first per manent provision for the payeient of the inter-J . - without . d . est, which oubt . was essentially aided , .by the return of general business' prosperity to the -Country.- .And-in our judginent, another commercial crisis would, at the present time, exhanst every power. of the Commonwealth to prevent the eceurrenre of past unhappyevents. lAt the best, one State groans" and staggrs ' under the pre.snre of her enormous debt: 11er icitizens are taxed to the blood to sustain her credit in the most prosperous times, and a mi. sit must bring an e tremity the most of all to be dreaded. — *l' . •.' ' , To place, the financial affairs of the' State ilia condition which shall be secare r ....which: shall so condition-them that tievere monetary fluctuations shall-not have thi) powei to op.] prestroitr_peoplend to Searrange a line of safe and prudent State pulley as that the rev.', capes of the Commonwealth- shall graduallyj liquidate the debt and relleve'our pe.ople fromi its oppression, -will be the first 'and great oh-' of the presentadministration: To its aca complishreent :Governor Bigler,wili exhaustl every resource. and ... strain to its utmost -ten.' Bien' every- nerve. .. The Nortii-Braiith Catial,, much of which, till recently, has' been lyiOk in I a dilapidated eondition, will command his ear liest and Most. vigilent -attention. There can. bine doubt;that the true polief Of "ffie - &ilia], [ls, to complete that improvement at - ,the'earli- -j , 1 estposeible Mement. Until that shall be done ive are paying vast accumulations of interest i _ , on .ttnprodnetife investments_; gine what is! worse;on-investments thattimn jii fast de- 1 creasing in value. - If fu'istiliated that 88(10.., 000 will now complete this work, and that it may: be ready. to receive freight its ,whole . hiigthin.aboht One-year:, The question is; from'wheneh.shill come , the Money - I . 7- Bill has beeniirenghtforward in the Legiale. ttire,providing,for 6, lout sufficient for the Pur poiei the paynient.ot.which Shall be .seeurett by the revenues of the Canal, thus not inereas tng the funded debt. , Na suppose - that - this project wittirteet:oppositietr; -and 7 whether- it I meets the views otUovernorßiglerwe aremot ihfortried. - -For .tiur eivn part, while- We op. pose most ardently en inercase,'of. the dcbt, that shall riotbe speedily lgOida - tell,' we be. - Weve that iitterestof tlie,Coinmen-Vrealth points to an immediateoutlay for the - cOmPle. tied of that' work jn orderto release 'theVast arniint'of caPital; it ow 'sunk in, that unfinished and bottomless. Canal. We should like to see-the work completed immediately'; our judgment, if,tt can be done and flut money- reimbursed in themext three years, the-condi tion of our state finances will then rest en ,a permanent foundation. , . • Fires in` Binghamton. : • ToMpkin's new block, on , the corrier,ol Court and.-Water streets, the'first ;story . containing Wilson "& Millees Dry Goods Stare and,E. - -B. Colwell's Drug•and Gro cery Store;lhri . decond. Dickinson kTotnp. lin's Law Offices; S. A. Sturtevant 's wri ting room mid' Dr. P. B. Brook's Dhysi ,iian's..Office,-and , the third, " Tompkins' Hall." was discovered to be on fire aboutl one o'clock Tuesday morning, and before it could be extinguished, nearly the whole interior of the first and second 'stories was destroyed arid the third story much injured 'Colwell's stock was entirely erinsumed ; in surance $4,400—51200 in the' Newark, $1250 in the Amsterdam arid $2OOO in the Roehester Company. The 'whole amount of his loss we have not beard stated.— ''Wilson '& Miller saved very. little. They are insured s3,ooo—s2oo o in - the Hart ford Protection and $lOOO in the North western, Oswego. Their loss over insur ance must be $2OOO or $3OOO. The lois of-Dickinsen "& Tompkins in 'books. and papers is very‘cansiderable, but difficult to estimate in dollars and cents. -Their librar ies and Many- of their papers are nearly all destroyed ; their papers however in pen ding suits and their registers, were most fortunately saved. Mr. Tompkins had a small insurance. $350 on his books, in the "Etna Co. Hartford_Ct. Mr: turtevant lost considerable' property in his writing rooms, consisting of furniture, family; per-, traits, specimens of writing, &c. .8 ! .., 'Brooks lost his Medical Library, Anatom ical preparations, &c. No insurance. The building which was the property of E. Tompkins, Esq., was inured $3,400 in the E . ti" i. Hartford and the Protdetion, Hearer& $1,700 each which will proh'ably more than cover the loss the walls arid roof being left, without much injury. This is the most severe fire our village has sustained in some years. There was very little alarm given and in consequence a deficiency of help. The whole force of the_Fire Pepartments, even, it seemsto us van not out ; but thaas).-F.h.t r ien—rnembers pride and elaim as they should receive the thanks and gratitude of - our citizens, The Firemen of Bieghamten can fearlessly challenge csomparison witipany other; and what is left of Tompkins' block is another standing, monument I of, the promptness, Ei skill, courago.and pe severenee with which they execute their a nous and important duties. Would it nc be well for our vil- lage authorities to suitable alarm in ea up as long as the should continue. On Wednesday.m the Pram? dwelling n ry Street, was baine stand there was an Binghamton Democ, WASIIINGTOS . Feb. 5-10 A. sr: .A . fracas occurred n the ante-room o the Senate, to-day, .tvreen Senator Bor kiid, of Arkansas,:a ; Mr: Keittedy, the superintendmit -of t e CetAni s ,' B ure : au , which resulted in the atter haVing his nose broken by a blow fr, l, the fist ofthe Sen ator. It appears the 411 Ii. Borland, in the course of some rerna4 in: the Senate, tz day, ridiculed the ideli of lablishing such a mess of stuff as w4proimsed to be col lected by the censusaffice, embracing :the i history of each Staters When be left the chamber, Kennedy d dertordt to convince him ho was wrong, a -at length Borland requested that he wild cease to importune him. Upon this, litiedy made some in sulting remark, whttiupory l3orland',3 fist came in contact with his face ; and disabled the head of the' butitin. !nese are : the facts as related to Well a respectabie eye witness. Kennedy 15,.,. the, larger man. TENwEssEE 7 . 0 i lefliANAN.—The state Convention met, at qihrille . o o the B tir of • January and appointed Delegates to the National Conventictl4 They are not in structed, but we havoilt from the most re liable sources that 2 lihe majority are the decided personal A no political friends ,of 'Mr. Buchanan, .and4liappnrt his:nomi nation from first to doing ,which they are but carryinaiut the wishes of the State Convention wi - kigi appointed then), as also the Democracy orlbeStatik at large. ftg". We are aliB•4liforined; from doubted authority thi i tthe Delegates from the State orMississp , to the Baltimore of are the decided friends of Mr. Buchanan, acid will support his nomination. • • _, SILVER' MINE" I'4 14 MEXICO:=The Intelligencer Is info . that -x despatch has been received toVn, officer of the Ili-, iny stationed, in New Mexico, stating that an extensive,and iicb:Wlvormine has been , discOvered on -the - plin iands.'in the vi-'' elotty of Dory rap , in that Territory: 'I The main or chief vei - a .said to be over- 1 five inches in tv \ idtb , the serfUee; and is I exposed from the sus of U nonntain.fki teen hundr e d r ee t_tig its bite, • ovet k thousand yards in . le. tb- ~ The - eastern plored, but, there is slope only of the ,:-so in has been- ex; 0 , •. ,,,, mkt that the vein passes entirely.' thro' 4.,..-- , An analysis of I,he ore has 'bean made .' ts, Iklexiein,silver worker, who propose -4 t fiery. rich -Tort Fillmore is abeuv ta:;# miles - Oa of '74 p.....- - , , • ,•;, .-7_ ' ' ' '.' • ' : Congressional Proceedings. - . Washington Feb. 6. SztraTE.—Theienate commenced busi: Hess 20 minutes , Oast 12 o'clock. Mr; Hunter inovea to postpone the pti-, vete Calendar-until, tine,o'clook,..7bich .was .Nreed ", • • Messrs. Pratt and Broadhead`presented petitions in favor-of localimprovemente Messrs. W • ade, - Hamlin, Fish, Bradbury - Mallory, presented petitions frtm sistant ,Ceusus Marshals, askingestra com pensation. • The Chair presented .a Memorial from ,ci time, of Indiana, asking - e.suspension , of the'rnail, service on the Sabbath. - gr. Dodge of lowa. presented a memo rial from the Legislature of that State, nsk ing a grant of laud for the construction of railreads, , . -Mr. Cooper presented a memorial in fa-L vor of the establishment of an Agricultural Bureau, and- - another' for the adoptionuof m easures by Congress to prevent' the ex :plosion 'of steam boilers. Mr. Hunter reported a substitute to the resolution for continuing in empleyment the workmen employed on the ;wings of the Cap itol/giving the Secretary eft the Interior authority to continue in employment as ma ny•as can be .employedprofitably, and tip._ preprinting $lO,OOO, but pri - ,i,vidloglhat the,walls shall not he carried up in unsait._ able weather. .. After some remarks from Messrs. 'Hun ter and Borland, the substitute was order ed to be engrossed. ' . Mr. Hamlin reported a resolution . which was, agreed, to, directing the printing of 3000 copies of the report of the Lighthouse board. • Mr. Borland introduced a resolution.di reefing the printing of 1000 copies of the reports, &a., of the Commissioner of the General Land Office; which was agreed to. • He also reported in favor of printing 5500 copies of the essay of Alfred Guthrie upon steam, bnilersesplosions. Mr. Hale opposed 'the printing of this essay. Mr. Borland advocated it at some length, and the resolution was finally - adopted. !tit.. Butler presented a memorial in fa ear of a Bra h eh Mint in California. ' The hour of one having arrived, Mr. Gain ritoved'to disOetise with the piiitate business, which was the order of : the day, and take up the resolution in relation •to the census printing. The bill was opposed by Messrs Badger, Butter and others,-whilc - Mr. Downs , and others advocated it. The motion was finally negatived. The Senate then again took up the 'pri vote ealender, when the following bills were ordered to be engrossed, and subsequently taken up and passed: - To confirm the claim of John Rrvin to a certain tract of land in the Bastrop claim. For the relief of the executors of Captain Lewis Warrington. For the relief of Fran cis Gardner. For the relief of William A Richmond. For the relief of , Jane Irwin. For of Lieut. Col. Mitchell. . The'hills for , the relief of David C. Dash and Giles M. Ellis were indefinitely post poned The Senate then adjourned. lit tirea t a,..,Ziosllou.w.,mei. at...the asual , Mr. Houston presented certain resolu tions from the Legislature of Rhode Island. The House then went again into Coro-'j mittee of the Whole on the Senate and , House bills, making land warrants asSign able. . , . 'Various amendment were 'offered :and debated. The Committee, after the considerltion of •the bill, rose, and reported the:Falai to the House, and the bill 'was then passed 'after striking out all except the first'seci thin, as amended . by Me. Mason yesterday, authorizintr the - locetion of the militery :land warrants issued under:the law of Septem ber 28th, 1850, or any unsold Government lands whatever. - Several Executive comMunicationswero presented arid 'referred. • • • Mr, 4Pletoti, Mass , presented the memorial of the eity,of Boston, ceiling the attention of Congress to thweitnation of the Boston harbor, which-was referred. 'The House then-adjourned.. • . - ,rOvide for_ giving a oof fires, to be kept ecessity for exertion .ning about 3 o'clock %Ir. Tatman, on lien. down. We un der nsurance WO.— ifat. Harrisburg; 'Feb. 6.. Sztt.tx.E.—The Speaker preeented a com munication which .aas read, from . the Cum? missioners_of' the District of Penn. in refer ence to the opening• of: Certain streets through the Girard College property. The following among : a number of other bills were introduced : . To incorporate tho , Silver' and . Leak Company to chaoge. the b modal.) , ling befween the two Counties of. Columbia and ,Mon-. tour;.to protect creditors of. the `Sehuyl-. kill Navigation Company; to authorize the executors of Adam Rumage to sell cer- . Lain reaVestate. • - • - • "'The. resolutions of Mr. Kunkel ; in favor of intervention, were then - taken up in or=- der. . . • Mr. Evans spoke at length in'oppositiOb to the policy proposed. . • , , In 'concluding his remarks ,Mr. Evans moved the vostponement of the resolutions For fOur ` ' Mr. Kunkel, of Dauphin, teok the floor imi.mode an able and eloquent argument in faverof. the passage of theVisolutiOno., Themotion, to :•postpone was .rejected, and the resolutions then - Tossed finally.. Governor Bigler transmitted •to the'Sen lite the Compromise resolutions 'adopted by , the Legislature,of New Jersey. The Senate , then adjourned.. Houss.--Thellonscon motion ; resolv ed itself into-Committee , of the-Whole uPon the resolutions in relation.to non-interven tion,by our 'nation =into the Weirs' of ano ther, and. the same passing the CoMmittie, were reported to the House without amend- Merit; and then Vostporied. ' On inotica -r of, Mr. ITNeil, the .bill tive, to ontry and to suspend the running of tho-statutes of limitation, woe 1.110 • ta ken up. , It provides' that no entry shalt bopflorce to suspend tho running of any Statute "of limitation - unless' the action be commenced - one'year; and pinsecri ted With effect: - ' The bill , passed ,two-Jeadings ,and;Wias then postponed., _.' The -bill•authorising tbo Courts of Com mon .Rleas to , ehange the names of, persons was 'talten`Wir and, passed'finelly;, - with an amendment Allotting •the.COiIitiCIIISIP Pennsylvania Legislature. change:rand extend the °halters of engine and Itose - ennipsnies, and literary and char itibleiustitations, The resolution relative to tho s coinage goldat the blincof the UnitedStates;ttraa I read, andpnitroired indefinitely._ , :' ' Postagel-Reform., , The following,ie j a synopsis Of a bill amending the Postage Law, which the Post 1 (Mee Conintitteeittibilhoutotire expected to report : : . i --, "Each •Newspaper, pamphlet,. periodical, magazine,book bound.or unituund; circular catalogue, and every other description of printed matter. unconnected with any man- . uscript—one cent for two and ckhalf oiiti.; ces,- and ono:cent tor each hdditionil °Ace under two thousand, .miles i ,double these rates over. .tliat-dititanee.- ' ' -2 - " Nevvspapets ' not weighing. over -an ounce o ne t . hitif, ef.tba: faciOng tate,s, • " Postage on printed • matter to be pre paid at the office tit mailing'•rir delivery, if not, double; _ these rates - are charged. „., , " Ali transient Printed mat terto be deetri ed unpaid, unless paid at the Office whrirei,it is raailed, , ' ~ i . _. : • : . ,-- ' • " &elm': bound Or unbound,. ileented mailable matter,.notlveighing, over 4. lbs., to be weighed When dry. I ''" PUblishers'of Newspapers wad periodi cals may,send a ! copy, of, their :respective publications to each , other, aiid, , 'actual sWis scribers': bills. rind receipts, fiee -., : • • " Publishers of weekly ,newPraperifroe within the country!' zr, ,' • ' --- ~ ~ DREABTBL`MUBDER oil A WHITE MAN. BY HIS . SLAYBS---TBO NEGBoES ' FIANGED. —A most'hoirid affair occurred at Bybalia, Miss., on Bait's:sl,6e 16th inst. ,Mr John D. Watkins, of Deßoto county, was mur dered on his plantation , . near Bryhalia, by two of bis slives,,assisted by a - negro wo man, also owned by - himielf. On-Vriddy morning', be - was viSiting his clearing when they attacked him with axes, - splitting open hie head andcausing instant death.— They burned a cpinntity of brush world over the place to efface - the traces of blood. They then dragged the , body to some dis tance and felled 'a tree so that its trunk crushed his body.'6ipecting to create the ,impression thereby that. lie,had met MS . death by,aceident. _On ekaMination, how -1 ever, it-became clear that his death wounds bad been inflicted by an axe, when the ne groes were taken into Custody. On being examined. they cenfessed' their guilt, and related the facts above, stated. The wo Min, it appeared, bad assisted inattempting to destroy the marks of blond, and in mu tilating the body. The citizens proceeded to administer summary justice, and the two negr, nes were hung at once from a tree, near the scene of their terrible crime.: -The wo man was not executed, owing tn the feat of her being ezlciente at the tin:ie.—Mem- Mrs. Forrest, mho _has just been divorced froth her husband', made her debut as an Actress 'on Monday 'evening From the report in the papera of Tuesday. it would seem that a Seritdis riot• was tip• prehended, and the Police were out in ireat force, and about 500-military, ordered to be 40,YRIgliness to act on a moment's warning .1 no acp - orrer I ! vse ATM WIC it • 6 — as follows in relation to her reception: - Mrs. Forrest's appearance was made in the second act.- She was_ greeted-with re peated cheers and;prolonged Clapping.. A few persons in the gallery ,seemed inclined to make trouble, but they were promptly ousted. She was' great,ly agitated aniffor some instants- did: not .ftilly repover - her, voice. Her manner was;'however,,perfeet-. ly easy, and not thetstif novice to the stage - Her persou.is Cenimanding and her "feat ures well suitid to- dramatio effect.: - Her performance was spoken of on all sides-as_ a very remarkable success. . , . .., LATE FRO3I LIBEILLk-kiLECTIOLiOF,O2- PLCES, &C.,-.• We reedied by an arrival in New York yesterday, Latices from Liberia to December Ilth. i - • . The Ligis'awe commenced its•sesiinn the first . of December; and en the 3d:Jo seph J. Roberts was elected President, and Anthony :I), Williurtalrice President, for the ensuing two years.... The brig Zeno bud returried, previous to Decemberilth, io 'Monrovia from Grand Besse, where she had landerilhe emigrants and stores sent ont by the New York ulo r Society. The emigrants had ienerally'Passed thro' the acclimated process, and were all con tented with . their. condition. _ , '• GOLD amount 0104 received at tim.Mint during January is about! 54,100,000. The amount shipped frordNew - . :York and Boston during the month; is Leaving a balance of TO this should beirlifell the a- • mount received' at 'New Or leans, about • Making tke - surples o -, - $2,134.000 This does not include any of the gold-re ceived at New PtodetheaS and Cherokee: ''• • WASUINGTON, irek Wells; the Baltim,oro, ss:police officer,.pon. victed of -the murder.' of 'a boy; was senr teneed to steads this morning,- by Judge Crawford; and . Will be bung on tie' 23d - of April next. The prisoner received 'his son- - fence with a great deafer composure: .The . trial of;,Ceptaiti -Henry- A; Naglee, charged with attemptiogneveratialett eau-, chers - for' 40038,1 was ;progressing ia the Court to-day. ; '-,* Lolaliontes made ber first appearance bero th-nigbt, and nict with a brillinati:e ception. . , tATAL ACCIDENT.-... 4 1kri Mr. Ephraim !Moore was engaged on the 29th ult., with la party of sir 'men- in 'making repaimon the sluice in tbe Bans' at the carporation Wile,:Banger, the current.of the slake seized .the ssow,in which they were work filled V.., and `tiro'nf the - thee. Simeel:l4. nell. and Win , . &amen,:both :of Vorth Bangor, (aged about BO:years) were car riedsaway over the side of the scoii , and :instantly- drowned. - l'be - Whole:paityweict ito Much danger, and it was with great dirk'. ; n ote 41.4.4 euftw • Jenny Lind Married. Boston, .February 5: 1852 . m ne...lciint Li n d was mottled this mo o , i ng to Imo goldachatidt: the'pianist. Ti t matter; woe conduded with the m ot privacy: The 'certificate of. the taa n i s . was scowl:lx - yeti!. correspondent. v 'lrbitt2nuirriage is ,thils announced. la tir o of thwovcning papera's Boit - 9i sth Feb.—Married in this thy, ot _ t h e residence. of: Mr. S..G.Nard, Key. Charles Mason, assisted by tile R e y Dr. Wainwright of New York, (the & Te d. i n h Consul, the Hop. Edward Everett M r . Evcretti - Dlrt. and Mrs:T. W. Ward, R I , N. J.,-Dowditch, her legal adviser, and being; presetiQ :02;1'0 Gott. BeIIUIDT, of Homburg, to Mlle dotal . Litii;OlSlCelliiirni, Sweden. ' - . . _ (g:r The - following ti ! as been int ro . ducod inecivtir-Legislature.!' 4n act tb Prohibit the - L'migration of N e• grges dr Mulattoes into this Comn:w wealth. - SZOTION Be it enacted, 4c., Th i frocii i t na skeet the peeing° of, thise c t i b . sbili not te'lauitul ler any Negro or M D , latto to comp in: o or settle %chili') diatom, minwealtli and any Negro or Ner ts, Mullatto,Pr Nitillattocs, so coining, ae z i, grating, ormovlog into tide State, fork, purpose ofsealing, therein,. shall be IA to an iiriPrisonnient Pot less that two, or more than nitro months, upon sonvictin, thereof. SEO. 2. That any person or persot t employing, or Otherwise encouraging soy such ;Negro or to' emigrate int; settle or remain, witbirt.the bounds otitis Conimonwegltb,saluall be liable to a fine r( not lees than filly; or more than one has. dred dollars, to be recovered as other In of like amount are recoverable. Sc 3. That such a fine or fines sae. covered, shall be paid into the treasaryot the proper county, - until demanded hy Overseers of the Poor, to which thettetn . • or.offences 'enutnetated in foregoing te. Ijollid of this act shall havd been con lad who shall apply it to the use and tn. fort of the poor in their charge. Scc. 4.. It shall be the duty of tl Overseers of the Poor; in the diffenti townships, wards; • Irroughs. of its Con. monwealth. , to maim information, sap* eente'to conviction all persons viulatieg tb second and third sections of this net, i 4 any Overseer al he Ponr who shall ken. ingly neglect or refuse In make intoram: l as aforesaid. shall be liable to iti ty imposed - by the second section iotti not. •A PDED/CAM iNT AND AN EscApi—n who have been• over the I`onnetieut ßita Rail Road, remember the . igh, work v.- Covered bridge over the Deerfield rim, just this side of Greenfield. Itiat to theatre of what our heading deseribete the afternoon train came' down on Sat* The cars, behind time, were pushingrapii. ly ahead,- and a footman found himself tat the middle of the bridge, as they y. proached with lightning speed. He er not-get off the bridge at - either i end both they would be upon him—the space u$ side of the track was too, n arrow , c i •loued.too. precipitately to make it a resort— tbejump : to the ice below, es Sam Patch would have shrunk from-th shrill alarm of the thundering eta warned our hero that he mast think el act quick ; there was a trough-like tp, he dove into it between the rails, and N. ging his narrow r4reat, the train svelter him, and left him . .unharmed. Bat s must have been hiS emotions betven6 discovery of - 'his danger and its paw! How thought must hare quiekentOrkli blood chilled l Not 'all in his tinitit would havehadthe presence of minddi secured the only retreat left hk:,- Springfield' Republican. APPOINTMENTS BY Gov. Dunn- Grow Bigler has.madfi - the following imps• tant appointments to offices in pbia : 'lhspector of Domestic DistilledSpith- Chas. 11.-Schriener, of Union Co. " Inspector of Salt. Provisions—ki Ge . z, Inspector of Lumber names S. Wm Sealer of Weights and Measures for S.' C. Thons . psoir. Keeper of the Powder Magazine-7. Lafferty. • Health Officer---Wro, Meelenzy. Measurer of Marble•—..T.scub thnstesi . • The brig Germ,-forty-five days Inge ague, for r lioston, pot into Portland Ito day, having experienced a confined sr cession of gales during the latter putt! hut passage,,,with severe cold. She her ,foretopnaast, with all,the s enora mainsail,aud jib; also, lost ones!, and had all her crew severely trot Lion At,the time of hOr arrival at Wood la harbor,: she leaked badly, had four fetid water in -her hold, _and but ono qued fresh water, left; The crew, basintsto muted all the. provisions, were oubsicr:d on arrow root, which „they had on Nigh 2,460.000 $ . 1 .- ; . 934,004 500,000. ger In- lowa there aro fire bun dud tii eighty-ono publics schools, taught by sled the same Humber of teachers, (Soho at 1 9 Ilalf.arn &make. In each taus:Eli the .State ode, square mire of land table set a part - to to remain forover devoted siipport of 'pitblie schools, The naafi afilerce.thits roser,ced in the wboleSA is aboot oneulillioo, which With otherloll devoted to-: -the same- POrpore, are L t worth .two and , a half millions of do% inertmini in.Volue•at the rate oral lot ten per Coat Overyi. year, • ltfa l Gentlemen dn. you know s I".finest;, peeuh - that I sver is aJ head, 01' read 7 • It is the address ( 16 s itialdilu his Roman soldiers, who'll' ,l await . '..Soldiers, what I have to del yeti is fatigue; danger. struggle and 0; the chili of the cold night in tbe bet and hat' tinder the burning sun; soli Inge, no retanitions na provisions, bet Marshes;,, dangerous watehposis, srd continual struggle with the bayonet ab " batteries;-.those 'who love freedsoL theietountry;liay wt." / .. 1 1- . the tiwist glorious speech I ever ba'" Harrisburg, Feb. 2, M. Minor; Feb. 5, 184

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