pistment of claimkand . accounts- 'I am grati fied to believe thatheY -•have generally per formed their duties:faithfully and welt- ,TheY' are appointed to guard the approaches tothe public Treasury,. and they occupy positions that-expose them to' .all the temptations and seductions.which The -cupidity of speculators and fraudulent claiiiiiuits can prompt thein" to .etiiploy. It will be:but-a wise precaution ?to .. protect the Government against that source`of mischief and corruption as far as it enn be dime by the enactment of all propertegal penalties. The laws, in this respect aro supposed to'bo defective, and I therefore deemed it my duty to call your attention to the subjeet, and to, recommend that provision be, made by law for tio punishment not only of those 'who Pl all accept bribes, but-also oft those who shall el 'slier -premise, give - or Offer to . any of those olficers,or,clerks a bribe orroward touch- Ing or relating - to any - matter of then official , action or duty.! - •'` " e It has been the. Uniform policy Of this goy ' anima from its foundation to the present - riay, to abstain faint all interference in the 'do mestic affairs of other - nations. The cense ' quenie has been that the 'nations of Eu rope have been engsged in desolating wari,our country has pursued its peaceful course to un -eatiipted prosperity'and bappines. The wars in which we have been compelled to eng,Uo, in defence of the rights and honor of the coun n, have been fortunately of . short duratien. '7During the terrific contest of nation against na -: tion, which succeeded "the French revolution, we were enabled by the wisdom -and firmness of.President:Wishyigton to inairitairi„our tieu %ratty. _ ' - • ' _While other nations were drawn into this „ wide sweeping whirlpool,wri sat quiet and un moved upon our own shores. While the flow:. er of ,their. armies was wasted bv diSease or pen s shed'by hundreds of thousands npoii the 'battle field,the vouth - Of this'favored land were permitted to enjoy the - blessings of peace 'math the paternal roof. -While the &steel of Europe incurred enormous debts, undere burden of which their subjeets still groan, tod whieb must absorb ari smillpart of the Pte. duet of the honest industry of those countries for generations to come,the United Statesl4ve once been enabled to exhibit the. proud spec tacle of a nation free from public debt; and, if permitted fir pursue our prosperous ivny for a few yearsilonger in peace,we may do the same again. But it' is now said by some that this policy must bechanged.- Europe is no longer separa ted from us by a voyage of months, but steam •naviption has brought her within a few days sail, of our shores. We see more of her Move mezits,'and'take a deeper interest in her con troversies. Although no one proposes that we should join the fraternity of potentates ,who have for ages lavished the blood and treasure of their subjects in maintaining 'the balance of Power, yet it is said that we ought to interfere ' between contending sovereig,ns and their, sub jects,for the purpose of overthrowing thetnon tirchies :of Europe and establishing ~ in their ',lace 'republican institutions. It is • alleged that we have heretofore pursued a different course from a sense of our weakness;hut that , DOW our conscious strengtha dictates change of policy, and thatit is consequently. ciiir 'duty to mingle in these contestsand aid those who are struggling for liberty. • .! This is a most seductive but dangerous op.' Eeal to the generous sympathies of freemen. njoying as we do the blessings of a free gov ernment, there is no man who has an Amen:l can heart that would not • rejoice to see these • blessings extended to all other nations. We cannot witness the 103=1o : between - the op. pressed and tho oppressor anywhere without the deepest sympathy for the former, and the most anxious desire for his triumph. plever theless, is it prudent er is it wise to involve ourselves in these. foreig,ri wars? Is it true that we have heretofore refrained• from•doing so merely from the degrading motive of a con scions weakness. For the honor of the patri ots who have gone before' us, I cannot admit it. Men df the Revolution who drew the sword against the oppression of •the mother country, and - .pledged Jo Heaven their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor' to main tain their freedom, could never have been ac tested by so unworthy a motive. They knew no weakness or fear where right or duty point ed the way, and it is a libel upon their fame for us, while we enjoy the blessing,s for Which they so nobly fought and bled, to insinuate it. The truth is that the course which they Pei.- sued was dictated by a stern, sense of interna tional justice, by a statesmanlike prudence Cud a far seeing wisdom, looking not merely to the present necessities Ant to the permanent safety and interest of the country. They knew that the world is governed less by sympathy than by reason and_force; that it was not pas ; sible fur this nation tobecome a 'propagandist of free principles without arraying against it the combined powers of Europe; and that re- cult was more likely to be the overthrow of republican liberty hero than its establishinent I there. History has been written in vain for , those who 'can doubt this., Franca -had' no sooner established a republican form of gov. ornment than she manifested a desin3 to force its blessings on all the world. Her own'his torkn informs us that, hearing of some petty acts of tyranny in a neighboring _principality.' .The National Convention declared that would afford succor and fraternity to all na-i tions who wished to recover their liberty; and sic gave it charge to, the, executive power to give orders to the genorals of the French armies to aid all citizens , who'might have been or should he oppressed in the cause of liberty:, Here was the false step which led taher sub - sequent misfortunes. 'Sbe,soon found herself involved in war with - all the rest of Europe- In . less than, ten years her government was dung,. ekfrout a republic to an empire ;.rtrfinally, after... Shedding rivers of blood, foreign powers restored her exiled' dynasty,and exhausted. Ell. rope sought peace and repose in the tinques timed ascendency of monarchial principles.-- Let usleiun wisdom from herlexampla. Let remember that revolutions ?do not always, establish freedom: Our own free institutions Wert" not the offspring of our Revolution"— TheY • existed.before. They were planted in the free 'charters of self government 'under -which the English colonies grew;Up, and oar Revolution only :freed us freni the dominion of a foreign power, whose government Avila at - variance with those institutions. But EuroPe an nations - have had no - such training for-Self giiveinment,'and every effort 4o establish it"by, bloody revolutions his been; and must With .. Out that reparatien, continue. to be a' failure. Liberti, unregulated by law, degenerates into -;anatchy,..which soon becomes the most horrid of all desPotisma Out policy ialwisely!.to goy erapursehres, and thereby to 'set such an ample of 'national justice, proapprity, and :true glory, as "shall 'teach to all nations the:*sa int's of - .llol4:erment, and the 1113F:elle& enterprise . n tt success of a free people..wt , • . We live in aU age •of pro - tress. and ours is emphatieally a'country.of progreas. Within - t the last tuactintiry the • number of in t_• this Union has atearly4loabled, the population ,hris almost oinadrupledomd our' oundanei have, been extended from the Mississippi ta. the Pa- . elfte. - -Oar _territory is ebequered • Over: with Railroads and canals.. The inventive 'latent of oottoontry is excited to:ibe higheit Ptah and ',the notnerena-appliestioni tor petits, for • . valdableimprovementtits *aguish this oire this people , from: till othera= The genius of, one American.' has enabled our ooinmerce to there against wind and Ilde, and that of anotb;., • luta annihilated distance the transmission; • of .intelligencei pie who's coanny iss falls of entsmisiee, • Vur cesettoisnetenlinnislitrasinit intelligence =oat the *We, sacteurindlis; pry is fast iceum*Ong the etseculcond JO , ''unes9f.l4 In part ° l lO 10• 441, • , , . iulisr'positicin, to our fcrtilo soil, and compar atively sparse population; but mueliefit is al-, s 0 owing to :the peppier institutions, - „under winch we _ Hveite :the' -freedom'Width; every ;inamfeels to: engngii; in any -useful paisnit;ne-. ; Cording to biettaste, or 'inclination, audio the entire thiat l confideneeois.Persoti,and proPeitY. , , , ;will bit, proteetekbyJhp lams. .= But whatever iiiity, be the canto of :this unparalleled. growth in population, intelligence arid . wealth, one - I li thing is clear, that Mei government must keepl . pace with . theprogress 1 the people, , It must partielPate in their ii lilt of enterpriie - ..•:and I while kt - exaCts obetlien o to the laws, and res.l trainsalltinauthorize invasions of the rights of neighboring States, it should foster and -pro teet - homo industry, and lend its powerful strength to the improvement of spelt means of interctimmunication a are. necessary to pro mote otir, internall co merce and:strengthl en the • ticii - 'which bind' us -together. rt pee pie.' - •': -• ', ' . - 1: ..• •• ' - i', '' --. - - rlt is not stratigd;:noweref,r rapeli•it , may be regretted, that - mich an exuberance•of •enter: prise!siteuld canSi4 - ionic intliVidithlS to mistake change for'progress, and ;the invasion -of the' rights of :others - fir national prowess and glo ry. ?The former •Om, constantly' agitating for sonici change iti theotgatiie law, or urging new and untried- theories -of 'liiiinan=rights. - . - The - I latter/aro ever - 'l.ady" to-engage in any wild 'Mitt - lade against; o neighboring•people,'•regard. 1 Attu lesS ofth e jusfiee Of the enterprise, and with-1 out hyoid ig•at - thellfittal Consequences to :Our- I selves - an the cause, id` popular government. • SuCh.earieditions; li - otvever, are often Omuta ted2bY mercenary individuals, -- who expect to Share the - • plunder or • Profit 'of- the enterpilse I - without exPosingiliemselvesi tri'iltinger, iind aro led on by sonic irrisponsibleforeigner,Whe abuses the hospitality of our own Government by seducing the Young and ignorantio, join in his - scheme of personal ambition or iiivenge,uti- der the falso and delusive pretence, - ef extend - ing the area of freedom. These reprehensible aggreisions but retard the trite progress' of our nation nod tarnish its fair: fame. They:should, therefore, receive the indignintfrownslof eve, ry good citizen who sincerelyloyee his ipuit tiy. and takes a pride in its prosperity Mid lion i • 1 • Our Constitution, though - not perfect, is dOubtleSs the best that ever was foimed.-1 Therefore let w every proposition change be evellweighed, and If found beneficial; canteous- I. ly adopted.' - Every 'patriot will' rejnicia to see its authority so excrteclus to advance the proir , Perity and honor ofthe ; nation, whilst he will' watch with jealousy any attempt to' mutilate this charter of mir liberties, or pervert its pow. ers to acts -Of n e ngresshm or injustice:. Thus shall conservatism and progress blend their] harmonious action in pi:eserving the form and ! spirit of the Constitut i on , and at the same time carry forward the great - improvements of the country with a rapidity and energy which freemen onlycan diiplay. ' In cies* this, my! last annual communica tion, permit ute,fellow citizens,to congratulate you on the prosperous condition of our belay edleountry. Abroad its relatiofis with alllfor .eign-pOwers are friendly; its rigida bre respec ted, and its high place, in the family of nations chOerftilly recosmiscd. At home , we enjoYan an punt of happiness, public and private, which fug prol:!ably . - utter fallen to, the lid of any otter • people. Besides affording to our own citizens a deuee of prosperity, of which on so large a scale I krow 'of no other instance; iur country annually affording a refuge and a ' hcime to mUltitudes, altogether without exam ple,Trom the Old World. We owe the blessingi,under Heaven, to the happy*Constitution end Government. which IRVIu bequeathed to us by - fathers, ! and which- it is our sacred, duty to transmit in all their integrity hi our children. WO must all consider it a great distinction and privilege to have been chosen by the people to lama part in the adMiaistration of such a Government.— Called byfan* unexpected dispensation to its highest trust at a season of embarrasSment and alarm, I . entered - upon its 'arduous ditties-with extreme diffidence. I claim only to bare dis charged them to the best of an humble ability, with a single eye VI the public good; and it is with devout gratitude; in retiring from Office, that I leavo . tho' country in a state of peacenhd prosperity.' ; • • ' MILLARD FILLMORE. Washington, Dec. 6,. 185w. - The State Election of '99. - A correspondent of the Norristown Herald furnishea the following official returns of the election heldin this State in October, 1799, for Governor. . As evidenee of the attachment of the people of Pennsylvania, oven at this early day; to Democratic principles, they poisess in terest to our readers who haveturn for :. • • Majonties. Counties.MlCean. Ross, • Montgomery, ' 426 Phila. city and county, ' 850 Delaware, I Chester, Bucks, York, Lancaster. - • Northampton, Wayne, • Cumberland, Berks, - Dimphin, Northumberland, Raiford, Franklin, Hentingdon, - Lizerne, 31iffiin, • Somerset, I Fayette, • °. I WashingtO Greene, • Westmorel Lyconiing,l Allegheny Maj., for; M'Kean, Dem,; ' 5.384 It is norriewhat 'singular to look at the rev olutiOna that have liken place in different eoun. tiewsinee 1800; at that time. York and Lozerne seem to lave been Strongly Federal, and Dal'. Ohl about as largel Dentocratie as it lb now !:FRASIi l ll lEncE'sCorr OF AIIMS.—The ;Bos ton, Chronicle states that the committee having in ton, the building of a carriage , for pen. 1411Cti' wrote `to him to, ascertain what; was_ hisAnnily eoat Onni f probably'„with aview , 'of Paintaing,: it On'the panne! of the`coach.— The General replied: that the only coat of arms which - he knew bin fan:4kt erer posseascii; was , that:of-his fathtl's - shirtsleeves , in which he fought-Atha battle - of Banker-Hill: - The ear.- . .tinge is building at Pittsfield, filaatt k and will cost 61500. _ ' • • • . .Nov-vessel - Oat, it San 7tartelacti for a whaling cruise, furniihed,'-biside'the ;laid! implements . for catching the leviathans of. the 'deep, with'er. rows; each ' of which ' le-ea:iron tote; about 15- incheslong, with a keert_triongater point faith irk! with India rubber,'- 'TI* are to bu elserged With'two ounces` gunitowder, with fig second 'fuse ; an& they ' are' to be fired '5 gun aliont two feet in the learel,Whictr is no Inektbielti and het the calibre -tor a two coince ' The - &Ilia s'brass itoik; endle,tred' from the'shooldet; "" .The;"weight iirthelilece *start, thirty „it:6olde. Tho - nr. row tiOnetristia'..libitto. *iefghttleds4 ottlaiiliete.seplode,ollo4-bler ltarnedia& it-ter_atititivrnkjeleitelObtr.dretidfollp THE DEMOCRAT. The-Minos' Circiilathm In Northers , * Ponnsylvania-1032.Coples Weekly.; - 'CHASE, EDITORS. moiTntisE, PECEMBEILIIO 118521 :V — Until the close of the present troltuae .wo shall issue our paper earlier than usual, So that our: Coinpositers may haven , portion of ihelielidayi to themselves. -' We.' Visite' this week on Tuesday ;.our next will be issued 4n Monday. Those having, , Advertisements will please hand them in on Friday piStd.unlay.!:' . - That We farhiqh the 4 1kipodrar ,and" go. dey):LaOst'i Boar: fir- 185 p - Ai. $j,59 .aiz 3 l l'e,tersoteitru4es! 411aglizi4" for The. Contested' Seep from Ken- ' -. .'• .tacky. , The :Controversy . relative to,: Mr. Dixon'al claim to the seat in the. U.!S.I Senate, made va. exititbY the'dentitlif ../lenryl.Clay, it will be, seen by ' our .Congressional _ proem:43'llgs `has created considerable 'oiciteteentin :Congreasti and d . among politicians generally...,in order that our readers May understand' something of the Merits:of the 'Contest, we give the words of theConitittition respeeting',the election of SenaMis,and also a brief statement ebbe facts in the , c.aso before as. The -.Constitution is thus :I - ' H • ' ' .. : 1 ' If i l vacanqes happen, by resignation" or oth- erwise, during the recess of the Legislattire of! any State; ,the `executive. thereof may - make] temperer, appointments anti! the next meet-' ing of the Legislature, 'which shall then fill 1 such•vaeaneits.' t I . " ' Now sometime before Mr. Clay's decease,he sent in Ida fesignation,te tho Senate, which . was to go into effect on the first of Septem. ; .l 4 . her.: At this 'time the entucky' Legislature being in session,very properly elected Mr. Dix 7 'On to fill the vacandy in prospective. " Before his resignation went into effect, Mr. Clay de eeased,and the Governor of Kentucky nppuint ed Mr. Meriwether to suppiythe immediate vacancy thus made. Had Mr. Clay liVed no question would have arisen as to Mr. Dixon's title to the sott;• but now some of. the Demo crats maintain - that the death of Mr. Clay ren dered his prospective resignation null and void and that Mr. Meriwether, has been duly ap pointed by the Governor to occupY the seat, 1 and should retain it in accordance With the pro. visions of "the .Constitution, until the Legisla.: turn of that State again meets._ , . . • . This is a controversy which welbelieve has not had its like since the formaticin of our gov ernment: hence having no precedents, it be comes more difficult. The question was to tome up again on Monday last. 1 _ Latest from California. m City of Sacramento in Ashes! ! ! The Steamer' Philadelphia arrived.. at . the. port of NeW Orleans on the Bth inst., bringing San Francisco "dates to the 16th of Nuvember. The News is highly important. Tho City o Sacramento has-been almost entirely destroy ed by fire, and what makes it:more heart-ren ding, many lives are supposed to be, lost. 4- tmut 40 blocks were burned, leaving nine-tenths of the population homeless. The loss is ;es timated at $10,000,000. Daring the nine days that elapsed between the fire and theoe parture of the Steamer,3so building had been erected! We learn by private ndAices; fiat Mr. Rich ards from this place and his sister were among the sufferers. Mr. R.'s Law books, and the clothing of both being entirely consu Med.' The Returns of the Presidential Election, had &en received, and California gives Pierce and King fifteen hundred majority. The Tele graphic Report from New Orleans said 15,000, but this most probably should, have been 1.500, as the State ohly polls from 30 to 40,- 000 votes. If it is 15,000 then. this State wins the banner this time; aid . ;how's herself de ten:dints'. to go ahead Of her sister States rn. ev ery thing. 1 722 1012 116 697 1027 From Eurotio. The Royal Mail Steamship Niagara, arrived at Halifax on the 10th inst.-.-In France, the Vote waseast for Louis Napoleon and the Ent pfie on the 21st and 22d el NOvernher. The returns so far as heard from arefor the Em. pire 7,200,000: Against, 250,000. In the English Parliament the Resolution , recommending the Free Trade Policy has . been adopted by a large majority. : • The Correspondent of the London Morning Chronicle, writes from Viennalthat Mr. Web - sier's death wit, restore ,between Austria and the U nited States,and.Mi. man .will return to ;Washinntrui =- - 2356 64 364 3363 993 2365 527 , 422 494 657 651 -". &Beriediet Esq., hastUtitted fret& the ed. itorsbipUf the Lrickattanna — Citiien; published at Carbondale, and 'Homer Grennell'ESq. as. smiled the editorial charge.• This paper hit:pub lished under the firm of PA. & The',new incumbent bus our .best wishes for success. Hr. 'Benedict repreSented that Dis trict two years in tho State Legislature.' , 13,066 1681 7,681 Qom" The Leg!stature of North Corelina have not yef succeede-d in electing a U. S. Sea. ator,to supply-the place of Mr. _Mangum, whose term expires the 4th of: litartlf •next: The Dem - oerits have two . Majoiritro i n joint ballot, but they: are unable: to nucee:on a 'Curididate. pprt of the, armissi*r, , It appears from the-report of this office, that there are now IEI,BBB persons draWing pensions from the &Vermont,' otelusive •of navy pe e n' eioners: Dg rigs, ihe'past year number has deoresed 741 -, 'Ole *ouni4 4 4/44444he year for Pensions is $1,5000011 • , , la r A uew,Post oak° has been, sitibli& Cd idthitovfoiakip ofAithiirnthls County,nnd Balled Aubarri ednire: Ssarszoft fie.ELIN.— he Philadelphia Even. hrgui isayin z wkike feel gratified at, being able' to anneurukaliat the s Hon. E.' W. HAM. LlreS health is so far restored as to reader , an occupancy of his seat in the Senate of, Penn. sylvania, dorifigthe appeoachingseabion of the . 14114stureieertfiln. He has sufferedlongand severely: and *aditioiv ihatit will he 'acanas of getters/ joy throughout his own distrietyas, Welt Other' eectieikcatthe State, to - leanf that, bid 4utifloraiiieraft/0 dleerinits Pro* , leer of reeturatiorr-10 prides ievi ue•fon. : SE)Colllisct Our Book Table. The Chfistmas Dr:other Jonathart.7oeap. pettranee'af this °lege* Pfetoija will astonish everybody Obi yeari It is . re'ally the most - spirited' kid beautiful sheet 4 f ll4ni r' ever issued in-America, ' l or anywhere' the Principal - engraving fs, The Citristmasi adventures in turkey life Teirkey—a series of --in sporting life—in gaming life; and illus. l innitig . other euricita 'maneuvers, 'winding up with st genuine-Cliristmas Dinner.' •-+ltore an - etre of _beautiful- piefirea* besides this, !which we have not time to note. it, enough Ito Bak:that it is by. far the . _Prottiestslieet ever, lissued trcnnl'tho./trotber Jonathan . establish- Ftnent.. B. 1.1. Day, 48 Beekman street,N. 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The leading illostmtions !by Dever. eux aro fine Weed: Teites, singleraoPY, $3; 2 copies, $5; 3 copies, $6; G copies; $10; 1.3 copies,' 820, Address Geo. R. Graham, 134 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. '• • Another Fire in. TowEinda. Again we have to recordsnotherileatructive fire in our Boro. About half past lii o'clock on Friday night of last Week. fire wasdfseovered in the rear of, the building on Bridge street, owned and occupied by, Edward. Whalem'as a Tavern. So rapid' was -the flames that Mr. Whalearbad -barely tinie, to escape with his family, we belibve iithout" saving !any of his goads. It soon communicated to the building add e ning on the west, occupied and recently fitte y_ Mrs. Burke as a grocery.l In a few c ‘ l mime is both of these buildings,together with a small tenement on the alley. in the rear,wero a heap of smouldering ruins. Illiti.Burk, the believe, saved most of their , goods in a damag. ed stato r -A small-building occupied by Mr. Coleman. as a groceryand clothing store, near ly adjoining Mr. Whalen s. on the edstovas re peatedly on fire, and wasfinallv detholished to prevent the flames from'exteilding?to the ad. Joining buildings - and the Bridges -Through the exertions of our citizens the bitildings on the south side of the. Bridge *street' , were Pre vented from berning,. being repeatedly an-fire. Fortunately the Wind blew! strong ; from 'the south-east. Had a north or north-West :wind prevailed, in itli*piobability%altnost!the whale southern portion of our town wcmid have been destrovodit being ,barely possibli)...to' have saved iho Bridge - . .r - • ! :.: •1.. -• .: As yet we have beard no estiMato nf- the loss. . We learn that Mri,Whalen",has an in surance of 131000- on his building•end goads. Mrs. Burk"no insurance: Mr....tkileman has an Maumee sufficient to cover his less.,Brad. Argus. .. , , -. --,,,` . . , ;... , :. VW" It appears that ,Jella Quincy 'Adams was the label., to;:annex Th Cuba to e United Swag,. Writio„.l On:. the 6 subject the:American. Minister lu thsain,un. der date, of 28th April, 1823;Mr. Adams, then Secret Of State under,Monree, eMmliniein Seminary of, ths'attmctlyti features of Cube-by eaYlltgl)t;do in loohin forWiwd to the., probh .File•co.unso of events 'for 7 - the shOitiPonott of ohilftl , einturY, it, le'Searcory poSsibie to . resist the eciniiction that, the annexation ,e( Cuba - to our fedeval,republic will. be:- l adiapOntable 'to the continuance tun! integrity of the Union it. Geori 'ron Pir,t Dr4trAote•TrWe have . Jicelved info - mat-ion - ,'from' 4 - priville:tonrce, that there • le' ' Democratic inajoilktLin the' /rouse. "This` gives .41 'Deinocraoo' United States Penatnr. - Detawnie him done no: lbly, from being foi n`lont time a ationg•Whig ' tate. 'lShe pati:Demoiratie; knit' bil v P,Xteljoeritio:raentailireOktb '4 l e Upper 'tower Nees of cionivese; ~t~ 'L is . • :Tho Paintingt are to to sold at auction on; tho ifitholid .- .27th of this ••• - Itis said inttha Albarky • imperil-111st fiften hundred banels.of ato are •braw.ed ia•that city in a day. • - • Over ninety-tbreo millions of letters passed through Post Ogees of the United States du ring the fiscal year. • The rovenuo - tmder the reduced rates of postage Ms fallen off nearly million p 1 dollMs.t The'farin of Mri.Polhemus,situatell between Astofin and Ravenswood, N. Y., of jOO acre's, sold n'few days since, for $500: per acre. An otlier'Sarin- of 40', nerves, near: Astoria, belong ing•to the late Isaac Van,Alst, 5014' for $35, bokbeing $875 per acre. - . .. . . . . Judge at Pilisburg,Governor Elgley luis appointed P. C.' Shannon, n young-lawyer of Pittsburg', toTill-the President-Judgeship in the Allegheny CoUrts;inside viu:ant by the thiath of Vatter Forward. —-. , . . Supreme', anal -Decision:—Teo Supremo. COurt of P.ennsylinitia, Judge Woodward pre siditig,.has decided that, 'upon the..reversal .of a judgment - of a .justale of. the peace,• , .upon, a certiorari, the award of execution . for the, costs is as . much plita.sh4juApnent as the rover . sal itself: The Surplus relienueAsf he General Govern- Meet has'reached the menet of 820,000,000, end it is'said that the pecretary of. the Treas. ursovitt reconniiind that it lie appropriated to the redemption or the public debt, at the pri ces the stoeka beariathe market:, ' The height 0f11 . 0.. r -Cilling in II printmg offiCe.to borrow Money . . ' , A filmier in CantoniMass.,. has a Cranberry meadow of 22 nerps in extent,iving near Pun kapon,g Pond- from Urhidh he has , raked, the ,present season, upwards of 1,000 bushels of firMoranberries, • for -,shleh he has realized $3OOO cash,' Potter Cdunty is ,tho banner county of the Free.Soilers in Pennsylvania. At the last election the vote stood—for Pierce, 661; Hale, .325 :,ScOtt, 263 ;••-tho: Wbigs being the third party. • , ;11 The Hodson river -r`ailroad uses 98 locomo tives, ty:orth- 8400)740: „ " • ignci'vr is rigid to be lying' about lake superi or to the depth of six or seven feel. - " Thirty-seven FegitiCe Slives last week pass. through Cleveland on ;their way to ,Canada.--.. Fifteen passed through Sandusky in six days.. Cheap Licing,.--The following are the pri ces of eatabfes at Knoxville, Tennessee=-4t is . a great place for persons . of limited means and extensive - appetites:.-L , . . • '.Corn g2.5c; Finer $2 per hundred; Oats.l2e; Beef, fresh, 2,1-2_ and 1 3e ; Butter 12e: Chick ens Bto 10e; Turkeys 25 to 30e. For Pork, holders are asking $5, but few are engaging at the price,. expecting it to be had for legs.' Uncle Tom's Cabin' is being translated in to Welsh. The first! number appears in the Diyeh (publiShed in New Ye-k) of this week, under the title of Caben FEwythe Twtn.' A young: ladY, ',outt West, was so modest, that-in describing the instrument used to force .water to aseend,she called it a Hydraulic male sheep. .1 I • . The foll Owing ...oast WAS drank at' the Dcm. • geratin Festival at W i lshington : . ~ F ranklin Pierce - a d his Administration— May its history be written in the blood Of the Galphin.s. The Daughters of Temperance' in ,Vermont kiss the young men to see whether they keep, the pledge. Mr. E. L. Perham, of Indiana, found n. lump of puro gold near Jacksonville, Oregon, worth $523. Judge Evana has been elected to the 'United States Senate from South Carolina. His term will commence on the 4th'of next Sl:uch. The editor of the Syracuse Star has heisted the name of Milford Filimbre for "President in 18fiG. An early bird,that. Thos. S. Fernon, Esq., of Philndelplna corm ty; is named in the Harrisbnrz-Unimi, as the next Democratic candidate for Canal Commis. sioner. • I I Zlectoral College. .• - The Electoral Colleg,e of Pennsylvania, as. sembled Harrisburg, on Wednesday, the Ist inst. • Col. _Wilke" McCandless, of. Pitts• burg, was chosen' President, and TV. V. Mc- Kean, of Philadelphia, aPpOinted Secretary.. AU the Electors Avere in attendance, except Joseph 111cDonald, of. Cambria, wile -was de tained away'by sickness; John C. O'Neil,. of thirsam_ a county,' wa's elected .to fill the Va cancy. ' The, College tberr , proCeeded to- vote,, by ballot, for President' and Vr,ice President,- when it appeired.that 27 votes had. beetfelst for Franklin Pierci, - of New Hampshire, ,for President of the United States, and thefsarne number for lirz?;.• R. King, 'of Alabsna, fur -Vice President cif thelTnited States. " Gen. Robert Patterson, of Philo'ielphia Ifas nnaninonshrekosento takc'ehar,go - of a copy of the:r eturn& and dcliverit to the ;President of the U. S. Sonata; Andrew Burk, Esq, to deliver to the Judges of the Distrct . Court of the United States, for the 'Easton! District of Pennsylvania;: =and David Fister.. - Esq.; •;of Berke, to 'deposit a-third copy in the Post Of flee it HarriShurg, - , . - The College; then; after the adoption of a resolution thanking the President-for tho'ablo and impartial - manner : , in which le. , had dis charged the duties , kof she chair, and n brief but eloqdent and appropriate' address from that offieorc—was declared adjourned sine'die. ATTEMPT OF it s Fam'Azy. TOVOTE.—.-A female devised is • male i• a ttire _presented.' herself. on Tuesday, at the 4th Pall District of the XCICth Ward, and wanted to aepol,it her vote. ' -: :A by. atander right.to vote,.when ahe declined to Man the;. book.:- The -inspector;' thinking her face to ho rather smooth for a legal voter, and' thinking. it possible that she might be a female-,requeste d d her - to otr her ha... the refused,alliigging, that - ahe a'severe cold; 4 A - Pallee,offieer,whO Wits stag.ding by; tonit'tho ' itfAtising 'her hal, iviien heisei was 'at:ones disenvermt arid she Left the - pi - ill amid thC,Sulipreissed laughter:of the byetanders.—A_ Y. Tribune.' • - brnuaturrsr or - A Somoottrastsan Thursday, in Charlestown, , Mr. head Coffin, teacher - of the Winthiop School that" eit r, .Was bronghtlefora Sciatica Willardand Oicam. lneeoporr complaint of Pealaltine triad named L 111 Miskegey: It.app_earalin evidence...that the hog having,bCen Anent froarsebool, a Written excuao from his fother;and:that, the teacher; not Awning this isuilielent;: ot: for somo other cattachaeixed the bey by thelmir 'andtragged t bite - into reoismirin • room, where hccpaniehe# hint severely with 'a -rattan tot twenty : Poi mutates, and badly -tearing :the bOyttelOthei, Collitt:waa•bounclaver for trial' imiu of $2OO tangos , : 'arthoi Criminal Court brCtuntridieas Folatuu7l3l4l.;•ilarw 14)11 0 00. _ - , - • tialresoinflonreferrlngthe differeat mutift SECOND- CONGRE SS. SeCond Session: t t ui i h ' t „.' zia - tvki .g.ew . t° APprovi,' I t ,1 41 4 . wAsuplovri; Declth, Broolcsoilievy York, mo ve d In (bre Senate their day w vow, 11 _,Ii 1 0 it l- 4 Merit sorts to tefer the question or g y debate aboutight of Mr. Pixuh *st;a* Meat special' connuitte e of iti.the Senate but -no conclusion' Writi'coine i,tnd;Ble ans,'said, had too ro o d I r lr i) ew. already. to l i e gi the tortlf,a pro the me , In the lioness:of Representativen'the*Wus tion... • ft, bad enough to do with tvliing debate. on.J.: he reference of the Piet& - Mien' tills before them an d w i th re Ar. l, p. , wirnielTifssctunVihtiunegntsmituieitt uneasy y e til setia :: dents message to.tho Committee of the which Was interrupted by a motion of Mr. Brooks -to refer sotmuch of it as - relates to the i 000,000: in the United Statei-Treatiar;"'; (tariff,Special Committee.- - constantly increasing. Tile sot,..p reut r ! Brook's amendment brought the general at. best but a miser hoarding up I r 7o - subject of the tariff into discussion, and it was Ho Would vote for - stringent int ernal ttort, let accordingly rejected by a vete of—yeas ments. He would-doublethe army ;L i nays .90. rather than thki'aesumulatien should m a c. 1 An amendment by 3f. I,yeightman, , to . print effecting -as it , does injuriously, ths-ele r;,000 copies of the l'residerit's medage in the and n bmoiereo'of the e anntry.. , l , , langdage, for tbetenefit of certain in. It woUld.not.doftl c uzaiess t4:0,11 Intbitants MAy . BlexicO, was nlinx rejected. to-go inte the warkit. to buy th e Mr: iing, frOm the Select:- 'witty the' surplus: That's/coal rais e Committee w pf„itnr e d' last IsSiMktu invePti* merit stocks 20 per cent Botifthat Igine the fiatulatenti, - ,Gardiner 'claim, and the the Jpoliey,of the House, let it that L 4 14 orinection "or gliereiury Vorwiti l . therewith, i .ear ly poss ibi e. F iTport, the: 'slime; ' has; heretofore The question toes -an importaiit 1 .! been 'published, neeoraPanied by hill - tolre; must be met by both whigsandthe a ° pplA vent frauds on, the _rl'reasury. Or the United Tho Whige must - see that if thifetuplo' 4 States; which Wds rend twice, end, together not reduced;.thatSvhen it readied fenr With the. report, ; recommitted ; to the Select , liens there would be no . power to e eetr c. 'c o mmittee, with a yiew keeping thi.sub. ' Tariff, 'nnd they might esprit th e _,,L 6, * I before the House: ' , SwOpingnway of everything nlyu a Thelfouse, in the execution - of the order Tariff. " " adopted yesterday, proceeded_ to the'eleetienbt the t ar iff propositions tititur.li4 ' a Chaplain. Nine candidates were placed in advocated was one for the repeal of str, nomination, and James Gallagher,. Presbyteri. , on ifon' and mote, of: l i - specific- ind an, was electd. House theolpd4.oumed. an ail ea/orem•duty. , - • ' • . , if' the" democratio' party woulinottam: • ' ' • -- question,' it must take the resporisibili#, ehatge,.. - svarniost earnestly. desired. 0 :1 cemplalat:was made of extrsystket ge a fuel exilanditures.:' • SeimU. r . . . . ~, the , _ . . . • The. Senate . inet at *usual hear. , . : . : After the . -transaction Of some : `business. of no general ImperhinCe, ttliTrescilntion Offered by Mr: Ruslc," . ,Calling for Copies lot the.eorres pondenee hetweeM,thia gOvernmtlit, end Mei: ipo, relative to fnditui eneroCulatterits_ in the lat., ter country, Was taken . uP and ailoptea -, - , .Mr.:Cleuepsc of, Alain:loin, Sahtnitteda . jeint. resolution, conferring . the ratkor, bieiet Rent; enant general upon - Major. General 'Winfield, Scott. ..-. .: :: - '. .-- ' M ‘..G win, Of California,- gave notice' of a bill which he iidendetrio" introduce; to set,Opart land for_ the henefit 'and- construction of the , ...•_ . PaCifie Itailiod. - ;.` ... • - . ~.. - , , , The'ease_of the, dispided 'senatorship fiom &attack. wici next taken - U p: ,* - ~ • . , .Urion.the yeas and nays being ordered upon. theamendraent,.PreSident King asked the Send ate whether; Mr. Merritvether's name should h&c:tiled on the question . , and -said that if not otherwise ordered it would-he called. - .. - Mr.,llenter; . of Virginia, suggested by . gen. oral consenttlmt, it should be called.. . Mr Clemens said that this question - would deferthine `the questibu. If Mr. Merrinether wag here and claimed; hii seat as 'senato - r; he has 'a prima faci,e' right' to take it - AS he-is not, not, hoWeyer, he: ' conterded that nny gentle.. man who should present the propererectentials must he received, and that' if ho is tituoinber of the Senate his.name - must betalled. i - 1 Mi. Bright of indium; ; maintained that Mr. Ara game;: under:the P:wlimentary' rade could dot be called -. even if entitled t . a seat ' Atter some further 'debate, which irae. par ticipated in byMeint. Mason of Va., Badger of N. Carolina, arid. others, "the further consid eration ofthe subject W:.s postponed until Mon day - -House of I:f,spresel tataves. . The, members in at ; %We've, o'clock—the attendance beingquite ; After, prayer by, the Chaplain and the read: big of the journal. , - Mr. St.-udder ; Of Massachusetts, ruse and an -nouneed.in -a feeling ; manner. the ,death of his late, colleague,:Hon. Orin ,Fowler, which sad event he saidad .oecured since - the adjourn. tlient of the last session. - • , The Speaker eulogized the many excellent traits in, the chdracter of the- deceased, and paid a glowing tribute to his memory. After the transaction of some further busi nesss,of no general importance, Abe' House on ,motion, adjourned. • Senate. WASHINGTON, Dec.. 9. , , The Senate was' called to order bhortly, at' ter- 12 o,clock, when a prayer,was:offereil by the Chaplain.. :-A number ;of Petitions--were ipresettted.rind i . appropriately referred. -.7.-, , ... --' •.• .-.- •.: - ~..., A tnessago was nleo received marital: Pres, ident of the United States, by_tle hands of liiii private:secretary,. ;which laiwcver, ,was .not opened. , .ltscontents! therefore could not ::be : - Several other. me.rages of. rio general. int port:ince. werelikewase received from the tx, ecutiveDepartuaent.:- .- ~.. -:.. :. ~. - ..`. . - : i Mr. Hamlin-.of Moine, .moved that the cont. tuittee,on -engroSsed.z:bills be. - directed Jo act temporarily -.upon the resolution Introduced tiy 31r.lale' ~of. New Hampshire, - rescinding. the .the -resolution. of -the _Senate against paying funeral honors to tueiribers.who. should die du ring the recess of the Senate.- - :, ~ ~. -': .. ...The motion was agreed to, and the reSola tion taken up: --:; - -,i =. , .- . - •••• ;. l-. . . - Mr. - Hale .addresied. the - -Senate. , for ome time in its favor; t , - - -, , ....5 -.: ,: :-. - , Ho said that for two yedss the Mouse of Representatives had continued to: pay: the cue. tomary honors to its deceased members, and had also :nnnounced . its action _to the Smiate, while the latter had taken no notice whatever of the subject. This, tie. contendedi was mot proper- or-right. _' r Mr. Hale concluded by advoeating the prop. riety bf the •adoptiumbf the old undlionored custom. , Mr. L'esi fellowed.--a 0 .opposed the reso. lufion. ' : = • - Be considered .tbattrhen a 'Senator or meta ber should dip fn: Wu that., it twits proper to•pause.and pay' uneral hohora to the decensoi,-but: when the n death , : alibulti occur away. front Ahe capitol. h was opposed .totany noti b ' taken of 't ', '-- .we wow I .., .-. . •- . -.. ~ ) ~ .. .4:.' ` - . , '. Tbe•vote watt.thenlaken upob the adoption ofthe resolution,' wfiert it was lost' zyeaa,lb ; nave, 21. •.. !.; ~ , .-[:, -, ~ - . -• .. . I ._ .it was agreed, that-when :the Senate ad. journi,i4 be untitilitiuday next:::: ~ , -:-.-.. . • On motion. of Mr.-. Cuss, . tho• Sennte then went into Executive session; and soon after niiourntid.- -_,".- •- - •-' H . • ' -- .' .'' - ' • _ r , J •_, - rt • .111011/30.- - ' ' •T he •naual openiud, -bosinesa .having• -beta gone thiongh ••• • : • 1.• • • • Alt`, Duneanint B.Tassaelotsetts, • annanneed -this titatii of his - late`colic gigue, Benjanfin ThoMpson,: „represSntittivis from ••thd •- Fourth ,District; who died - 'afew-tisonths since •at his residence lola:tam:AO:Netts," -•• t• - • :-•• t 1"--tAfter'eutogiSing in itiltappy mating). the Many noble giinlities of the deceased, he moved the rfdoption dithe customary retiotntioni'or et:in dolence- sad=mourning, o hitch motion,: was agreed - VS' ariddhe resoluttoritt adopted. - - - t , • '••TBEr„.Gtutiidler, of Pa., salso•ipul&opon the 'death of Bfit'Thonipstrnewhoratit'ektolled as useful add worthy Haft ••••:-t • On MotimilheHowse adjetine4) . atitNinktr 'l64' • • 0112 ei" - ,The Seris4e Is, ankin session to-4111 Y.— , Howls) n qi*OrepOptativer3. ,•; uding, prow pto ' 'uut'," ,al l 4 am. poalog itrmmoo '9,11 4 r bneinesa'nf no, general' l i t ) P c gt at lc 9 4: l h o . mo‘ loll or mt . : witoidib_oF motioitio, - Neo, too Committee nt,tlinlYnole pn,lytt Mate. Eltaart, of Miableighla 66 - • MKOCilletOtt moved Itto. theint. The Pithe' Lauda Abstrcia of the Report LI r the Comm/sift the GenerarLcoid OPe. Lands surveyed the past year, 9 Lands aevertised forsalej 8,0 ac Lands sold far caih-daring the - fisc:il year, 1,553,011 LoCated with-Bounty Land • 1 Warrants, 3,201,314 Located with other Ceti& - sates, 115,682 Total In adclition„ there were reported as - Sw4mp Land . . Grunts &c.-, . 8,245,100 Aggregate _disposed of di. . . ring the year, _ 13.115,175 Increase otlocations by ; Land Warrants and ng. - • Wax sales over the prev. ions year. .: TI estees'wou!d of been hearick bolo exten-ire reservations in 51igissippi, and Af. During the first quarter of j 1.1852, there have been '; 501 d, : .. : Ss Selected and located-by .Land %Yr-malts, . 1,411 Lc,eated by other Cer• • tificates, ! . II! • i Total Rcpt end under the Swamp Land Grant ,Act. Aggregate ultlEng the Quarter, During pagtlear 25,000 'ldle caved; . .1,491 accounts were adjasted to Comptroller for settlement. ~..21,503 Certificate Land styes 29,220 Bounty. Land Wamn were registered. ' 9,318 _declaratory endements 50,00 D Swamp Land internal in and other selections were record 70,000 Cnsh Courty Lind Da ents were recnided and,tninsmin .1 7,66-1519 acres S wamp Land end othr ' tient, wer certified to the reipectirS • and upwards of: 204100 pages of k accounts Itrere recorded. • There was raid out of the Trirosaty cc tificates Store this office 811P,916 91 ; t'4,1 ceivet*, fOr. the IMaition of Land W'bmi der Vie hist act upon Ilia snlieet,ll _they were entitled to receive - the inane n ge on, those Leatious es upon Lad eh the same amount. • j The RepOrt of Dr. D: D. Olin on thl 'l7 l Frii tory, inehming Nebreska, h in act printing, and will soon be - d . elitered. . Or. Owen rocoiannt ads a geologiol Of Oregon. end ConnuisSioneri outeuk e*pediericy, of it. , . . LAND wanton, •The total Dumber of land wariannL , rf0m. 1847 to .1852, inch/sire, arell23pr, , bracing - 22 428,400 ; the number Of located 121,026 covering 14,802040, leaving outstanding . 101,981 warints,s call for 7,626,360 acres. There hawks Rued under the Act of 1850, granting Land lek the Officers of the war of lti•t, the ittexican.war, 138,693 warrants, 9.824,3 . 20 acres of hind; of Which hart located .46.500, learffig oast:ail I warrants.. • . • • - Tim commissioners recommend the Uratractgranting a quarter sertion at every soldier of tie war of 1812 whahs already received bounty ;and, 'whether or vuluntech jwho served fur env 14 this. however short. As the number rants issued 'under the Set of 18531 111 P tiny to 'that Of 1850, is only 1171, it Probable that, the proposed extessinni Bounty will require the l ipprOpisf.! # l.2 ,tr large Itiantity, of the public he 4, r LAND CLALte IN CALIEORILI. ..The private Land C4l/1/ C O MIIIIVIlar! California were ordered to hold; 'Los Angles' in .Septeanber, 1858; : 13( ' 'Santa Noveinher • lOC AV, other at Monterey, on the 16th Feta 1,. but on :their I oven recOmmendation tht been authoried to omit the s e miarid •tery and. Saoa..Barbata, „ an d t iboti ro San:Francisco. in Nol•ember. On tht August they reported that they Ws- • a.decision embracing robs, dills inirdt l galqueitionsi expected to Ad" Omuta of this .State.. The motet 01' then Endingberore the Board so . testimony had been taken in 115 of pal . ThoComruissinnerrecomn andrihr Of Land ':offices in Caßfornia,Oreg otl • territories of Nebraska, Utah ad Net en, Intellect evidence oft:Wan et necessary preparations for_the Publiwituide therein. • •ItAILAQIO LAID 0.11,0 11, , The Conuntssioner states the Pl"' tiptoe ofALM grants to railroads mites halve Gold readily at the iniaivi fixed by. the laws,and the Comatisi * me,; : tbasiigrauttstutte - enhanced the reti , PublieLends Ho states et-45 00 r; andthinks that the want 01 • 3,840 rd mile irtstid rif railroads iu those §. l !, beneficiatalate to them and the Om:Oak , „ -147Vhcltoceester N.Y). 14 ,14 yllkiag of , butter says; _ 11116 not is" , tiell remark that tb iletcdo 'tot awl opinion tbst tbf higif Prica . of The article will conticoa 7s a gotitdoal ialhe hods of oPoj i out weat,'-itad soultb °4 "." lotto_ art it before it c ia'cortsum ed. 1114.011401 fit dertlans berraboutS do Oot, lart• bacatureata in . wit It I, now held,-
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