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L."Haarsa, Esq.-: Dear Sir—As 'many errone •(ma reports are in circulation, and as numerous inquiries have: been Made, in relation to the open.! Mg of the - public winks, the Board of Canal Corn missioneM deem it proper to state, that all -the re pairs to the- main line of Canal and Railroad, tween Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, will be corn pleted by the middle of February, and that. the na vigation will be resumed at as early a day in the Spring as the weather will permit the water to be let into the Canal. By order of the Board : THOMAS - L. WILSON, Sec'y. The New York Banks. • We have receiied intelligonce;•-by the eastern papers, of the failure of the Atlas" Bank, at Clyn ser, N. Y.; the Delawareßridge Company, at New hope, N. J.; and the Susquehanna Bank, at Mont : rose, in title State:, These are the only concerns Ireported as having certainly failed; but on Satur day last, as We learn from the New York Journal of Commerce, a great degree of excitement pre veiled, in relation to several of 'lle western banks'' of that State; and indeed the country hanks gen erally. The opinion . , given by that paper is, that - the Directors of these banks only need a few days time, in order to provide for,the payMent of their, notes in that city. We know not the true condi ' Lion of any of these banks; but would caution our readers to beware, at tintcs, of those concerns • • .:C which have to get their credit abroad, by sending into distant States, or even to a remote part of Yheir.,Dwrn notes which they issue.— 'Whenever !hit; is done, to a considerable extent, there is at once afforded a ground for suspicion. M .. .' Y ~: , ~ , , ; MERE iy~i ~, ~~.~ t• EEO • " QUARTeR SESSIONS. - -COMMOIMCaIth vs. Eliz abeth limey. Our readers will recollect the ex. citetrient in regard to this case, that existed during the trial at Ile last term of the Court. It ended in a disagreement of the Jury. The defendant was indicted for the larceny of a handkerchief from the store of A. Marshall, Allegheny city.— The principal witness is a woman named M;Gon• agle. Tha ease occupied the court during Mon- day and yesterday. For Commonwealth, Mr. Marshall ;IfsrOefende, Messrs. Austin and Alden. Yesterday morning the- Jury retired, and in five minutes returned with a Verdict of " Not Guilty." This gave satisfaction to all, court, bar, and spec. tors. The woman is undoubtedly Innocent. But we do not censSre hit. Marihall, the merchant.— . He was led into the matter much against his will —he desired to have the case dropped before it reached the. Grand Jury.. —ls it not some times perilous to bring one old dame to testify against another The examina tion of the femato;witnesses on both sides on Mon day would seem to indicate so. Ladies have their peculiar virities; and in many things stand high above their lords—but they will,tell hard stories on each other sometimes; and exaggerate most worully. We do not, apply this remark to the whole female creation'-; -but a fair proportion must • . . wearlha-shoe.e: • - ..xi... : . ~..:..~ . _ Eigim ~ ~. -~y~; ..... . .... - ;i• .-:. - -.......ti ~., •.•.i .':_...,...:'.:;, ..,.. --,,j-:.-,::;......: ..,;!!;. - 4-10..::::: . i , . - : 1 '' • - .:' ',:: - ... -, ..,;•-• ; :',:' , .7'...L.-' . .... - :;! .. '.: - : . d . ',',.',i'..! :,..::,, .t:•k:... .-4,-,:::,••1..'.6.:.:i.,.-:-.1,. .. ==== 0:1' E. W. Cm, linitni 4StateeNevrispaper Agency, Sun Puildings. N. Iv. chrier of third and. Dock, and 440 N. Fourth streat—is ouonly au thorised Agent in Philadelphia. • I . FOR MAYOR: DOCTOR Democratic County Convention. The Democrats are herebyAequested to assem ble iu their respective districts, in primary meet ing,. 'Saturday, the Bth of January, 1848, and appoint delegates to a County Convention to be held at the Court House, in Pittsburgh, on the Wednesday - following, .6:rr the purr ose of choosing delegates tchtlle State Convention. In the country, districts, Ike- . time of meeting will be between the hours of - 3 and 5 o'clock, P. M.; and'in the cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, between' the hours of 7-and 9 o'clock, P. M. By order. of . .then Committee of Correspondence , • CHARLES SHA LER, Chairman. /tummy-W/I.lz, SitcretarY. . fol. George W. Napo. The citizens of Washington, Pa, (Col. Morgan's place of nativity,) without respect to party, gave that gentlemen a brilliant reception a few days since; A public dinner was spread for their dis tinguished guest, which was attended by the lead ing citizens of the place /Sur copy of the Er (miner, containing.the toasts, speeches, &c , on the occasidn, ban been feloniously carried away, much to our mortification; and we cannot pretend to give a sketch of the proceedings from memory. Col. Morgan, although a young man, has won for hiniself amputation which' might be envied by the oldest veteran in' the service of his country. High honors arc in store for him. The Allegheny. The Washington correspondent of the Balti more Sun, says; that this fine vessel is to , be sent to Europe, to convey to Naples the newly appoint. ed Charge of our government. It is also stated; that Mr; ROWAN, of Kentucky, is to be appointed to that office.' This is a high compliment to the Democracy and the mechanics of the West. " - A sterling specimen of Western Deniocracy to re present us at the Neapolitan Court; and a magni ficent specimen ot the genius of western mechan ics; produced more than two thousand miles from the ocean, would be very likely to create quite a sensation in the old world! The Buchanan Beefing. We are informed by a friend, that since the great meeting: of the fkiends of Mr. BUCHANA' was held .in this city, the names of upwards of five hundred persons have been received, attached to the call for that meeting, but which were not sent to the city in time to be published. From what We carilearn, there were upwards of itrenty one hundred persons who signed the call, and were favorable to the objects of the meeting. Odd Fellows' Supper. We would have noticed, at an earlier moment, the delightful entertainment at the Exchange:on Friday evening, but expected to receive the entire proceedings in time for publication in our paper of yesterday. They liave not yet been furnished by the Secretaries, and we therefore merely would re mark, ntliv, that the meeting was a very large one; the members of the Order appeared to be in good humor with themselves, with the world, and espe cially with the supper;—that the supper was a capital one ; and that no circumstance occurred to mar the harmony ; and good will sought to be pro muted by - this social mee t ing. The worthy land lord of the. E'xchange possesses unquestionable taste and capacity for providing a molt desirable repast. . . - . , : -- ,' , ;: ::., , - . , .;:', , ,': , ;,; , ' . a , ,e' , :.•, , .,..••, - :: - . 7 ..- ''-', ' . ''. , •: • .;i;•!::?.:f - ,•:_. - ‘... ,- ; , :h!;. - ;•1;,,' : :•:! - .';j:1%!..;,...•• i':l, ~-. is ~; . ; } . - '.. 1 ' . j' ,1- . - '..1' . •:',..i .-. .\'!• l -x : :!'.;•:.. ; '''', - . : r . '. - : - '''''.... : .' : - „ . - :: - ' .. .,,'.i..': - ••: - ' : =MN . „----- --r.7--, ------ 1 , , I Utter .Gen Can , - ..-‘,,,,,, • ;-- ,--- ',. . The following : correspondence wall nO H donbt be riasi t with tun eh iratih cation- by e very •Tlemocrat. An When the qiietitions ieferrett TO, are examined into carefully; iii‘isobeilbinicing and [ 'practical awn, we are inclined to believe the vlefs!;taken i in 4451 tier of Gen:Casa, will be almost univer sally a opted.' TheY .- •fire truly' constitutional vieWs4uch as hare lever° marked the i political t .: a career o the distinguied Statesman and . Scholar who h presented them. We are greatly plea ted 1 to see tis letter from' G en. Cass; beHuse, while ° 1 his views are in exact accordance withLthose of Messrs. )3ucits.srszr and DALLAS, on the at issu4it also shows the genuineapirit:l)fibermo. ny, andj disposition for patriotic .action, which exists among the . nabstfdistinguisbed of the great public men of our party. And bow could it be otherwise? Aiming at the ascendericof cum -1 mon principles, there could be no discord , between 1 . them, except to relat ion to the means best calcu lated to accomplish their aims. This fact augurs well for our future prospects; and awakens in us only feelings of the most profound regard, for these distinguished men; bud faithfulphblic' ger. • vents. 1! . W•I6III4GTON, Dec. 26 ' 1847. Sin : *e bavelearned, through variou i s channels, that a letter has been recently addressed by you to a distingilished citizen of Tennessee, dec arative of your views on ilie subject of the WilMo Proviso. Having.heretufore read with high satisfaCtion what has emanhted, in different forms, trom Messrs. Bu chanan add •Dallas in opposition to the Sumo, and believing 'Ant the promulgation of sound views from leading democratic statesmen canrigt be with. out good effect at this time, in facilitating the set. tlement of the momentous question alluffed to, we take the liberty of requesting that you 'will, if not disagreeable to yourself, allow your letter referred to, to be Published in the ' , Union." , : We have the honor to be, &c. J. THOMPSON,. W. S. FEATHE' WM. SAWYER, THOS. J.. TURN . W. W. WICK„ JNO. L. ROBINS IL s. FOOTE. HOWELL COBB,I ABM. W. VENA, D. S. DICKINSO Hon. LI.*IS CABS. Gmyrtx.ifzic:—Agreeably to your guest, place at yoUr disposal a copy of the lettei to which you refer. With great respect I am ~e ntlemen,;_lourobeilt• ent servant LEWIS CASS. Hon. John Thompson, W. S. Featheii.on, Wm. Sawyer, I'. J. Turner, W. W. Wirk, L. Robin son H. Si Foote, HowelbCobb, A. W I Venable , D. S. Diainsno. WASHINGTON, Dec 24, 1847. DZAR SIR: I have received your lettCt,Und shall answer it, as frankly as it was wrttten:l You ask me whether I am in favor oflthe acqui sition of Mexican territory, and what are my sen timents With regard to the WilmotTrOlso? . .. I have soollen and soexplicitly stated r views of the first'lquestion, in the Senate, tha. o), it seems almost unnecessary to repeat them here. As you request it, however, I shall briefly give them. I think, then, that no peace should 6 granted to Mexico, till a reasonable indemnity le obtained fcr the injuries she has done us. The territorial extent extent ot this indemnity is, in the first - instance, a subject of executive consideration. There the constitution has placed it and there I am` willing to leave it; not only because I have full 'onfidence / in its judicious exercise, but because, in the ever varying circumstances of a war, it vroub be indis creet, by a public declaration, to commitl the coun try to any line of indemnity, which might other wise be enlarged, as the obstinate injustice of the enemy prolongs the contest, with its loss of blood and treasure. It agpears to me, that the kind of metaphysical magnanimity, which would reject . all. indemnity at the close of a bloody and expensive wai, brought on by a direct attack upon our troops by the ene my, and preceded by a succession of unjust acts for a series of years, is as unworthy of be age in which we live, as it is revolting to the common sense and practice of mankind. It would conduce but little to our future security, or, indeed, to our present reputation, to declare, that welrepudiate all expectation of compensation fromtbe Mexican government, and are fighting, not for anY[ practical result, but for some vague, perhaps philanthropic, object, which' escapes my penetration,.'ind must be defined by those, who assume this ne.v princi ple of national intercommunication. All wars ate to be deprecated, as 'well by the statesman as by the philanthropist. They are great evils; but there are greater evils than these, and aiibmissicor to Injustice is among them. The nation, whtch should reftise to defend its rights and l'ts boncir, when assailed, would soon have neither to defend; and when, driven to war, it is-not by Professions of disinterestedness and declarations ofi magnan. imity. that its rational objects can be bet obtain. ed, or other nations taught a lesson of icn - blarance —the strongest security for permanent peace. We are at war with Mexico, end JtXlvigorous 1 prosecution is the surest means of its - Speedy ter- mination; and ample indemnity the surest guarar - 1 ty against the recurrence of such injustice as pro voked it. 1 The Wilmot Proviso has been before the coun try some time. It has been repeatedlyPiscussed in Congress, and by the public press. I ern strong ly impressed with the opinion, that a .. , re4 change ' has been going on in the public mind Upon the subject—in my own as well as others; and that doubts are resolving themselves into convictions, that the principle it involves should belkept cut of the national legislature, and left to the people of the confederacy in their respective }heal gov ernments. 1 .1 The whole subject is a comprehensiv'e lone. and fruitful of important consequences. It .would be ill-timed to discuss it here. I 'shall not assume that responsible task, but shall confine Myself to such general views as are necessary to the fair , exhibition of my opinions. We may well regret the existence of slavery in the southern States, and wish they had ben saved from its introduction. But there - it is, and not by the act of the present generation; and we must deal with it as a great practical question, involving the most momentous consequences. We have neither the right nor the power to touch It where it exists; arid if we had both, their exer cise, by any means heretofore suggested, might lead to results which-no wise man would willi ngly en counter, and which no good man could conemplate without anxiety. I The theory of our government presunpo l ses,that its various members have reseried to themselves, the regulation of all subjects relating lo what may be termed their internal police. They are sovereign within their boundaries, except in those cases where they have surrendered to the L general government a portion of their rights, in order to give effect to the, objects of the Union, , lwilether these concern foreign nations sir the several States themselves. :Local Institutions, if I may so speak, whsther.they have. reference to slavery, or to any other relations,.domestic or public, are left to lo cal authority, either original or derivative, Con gress has no right to say, that there shall be slavery •in New York, or that there shall be no slyery• in Georgia • nor is there any other human prrer, but the peop l e of those States, respectively, w deli can change the relations 'existing therein; and they can say, if they will, We will have slavery in the-former, and we will abolish it in the latter. lit various respects, the Territories differ from the States. Some of their rights are inchoate, and they do not possess the, peculiar attribute of sov ereignty. Their relation to the general lgovern ment is very imper fe ctly defined by the constitu tion; and it will be found, upon examinaton,that in that instrument, the only grant of power con cerning then], is conveyed in the phraze, ~C ongress shall have the power to dispose of and make all needful rul es and regulations, respecting #d terri tory and other property belonging to . the YJnited States." Certainly, this phraseology is very loose, it were designed to include in the g 4 nt. the MEM t F `, ,_ r. .. _. .. ~ .. WASHI Nf.: TON, Dec. NEM f"t- „1:1 ... 1, ,, „ ::`,.; • . -.-,01,:.,-...„: 4 .--, i•i,4:-;:i4."-,.j ,. ,•:,', d ~,j.-: .-, i , -,,<:, , .'`,.'::'. , ' . - 5 ,, , ,. •; . : ,-,- ' .l.: ' '''' • • _ ~, -, -' ,: - C: . : -. ..7 . -; . ; ' .i1'.1: 7 .t'.•-""ii,:! ' ;',' : whole power.of. legialationer persons, as Welt as things. The expressinm the titerrritory and other propertyVairly, 00 ...a?stPletio letates„„to* the iti lit i cdande` as , such, to erk=easils 4 doCkyafds, - fiirts; bips, , ,a6a all the various kinds of hropertY, which the United States: nittyrandirunst pbssess But surely the simple :Sainhortly,! to ditipose of and regulate these; Aikeeprirevferid to the- unlimited . power orlegiiiatfons; 'to die' paiSige of - rilL'hrins, in' the, most general acceptation of the word; Which, - by the by, is carefully excluded from the sentence. And,,indeed, if this were so, it would rendorunnecessary another provision of the.con' stitu‘ion, which grants to Congress -'the power to legistate, with the consent-of therStates,.respec tivel4 over all places purchased for. the "ereetion of forts, Magazines, arsenals, dockyards, &d."-- Theselheing the - "property" of the United Sititesi if the power to - mike "needful rules and regole.: tions-'concerning" them, includes• the ge era' ,povver'of legislation, then the grant of auth rity ;to regulate ‘‘ the territory and other proper y of the gitited States "- is unlimited, wherever subjects are (Mind for its operation.and its- exercise ne ded no auxiliary proirision. If, on the (Alar hand, it does not includeauch" power of legislation Cover the "other prop erty" of the United States, then it does not - include it over their their "territory;" for the same terms Which grant the one, granti the other. " Y'erriten y " is here - classed with property, and treated as such; ace the:object was evidently to-enable the genesal government; as a property holder—which, from necessity it must be—to ma nage, preserve, and "dispose of" such property as it might possess, and which authority is essential almost to its being. But the lives and persons of our Citizens, with the vast variety of objects Con nected with them, cannot be controlled by an au thority, which is merely called into existeneefor the purpose of making rii,frs and' regulations for i the disposition and management of property. Such, it appears to me, would be the construe , tion put upon this provision of the constitution, were this question now first presented for'conside ration, and not controlled by imperious Circum stances. The original ordinance of the Congress of the Confederation, passed in 1787, and which was the only act upon this subject in force at the adoption of the constitution, provided a complete frame of government for the country north of the I Ohio, while in a territorial condition, and for its I eventual admission in separate States into the Union. And the persuasion, that this ordinance contained within itself all-the necessary means of execution, probably prevented any direct reference to the subject in the constitution, further than vesting in Congress the right , to admit the States formed under it into the Union. However, cireum- I stances arose, which required legislation, ak well lover the territory north of the Ohio, as over other 'territory, both within and without the original Union, ceded to the general government; and, at various times, a more enlarged power has been exercised ;over she Territories—meaning thereby the diflkrent Territorial Governments—than is i conveyed, by the limited grant referred to. Ho* far au skistin„,o necessity may have operated ih, producing, this legislation, and thus extending, by I rather kviolenr. implication, powers not directly !given, I 'know mot. But certain it is, that the pr.ii virile of interference should not be carried beyfind 1 the necessary implication, which produces it., . It I shcu'd he limited to the creation of proper govern Iments for new countries, acquired or settled, and to the necessary provision for their eventual ad imissioniinto the Union; leaving, in the mean time, .to the people inhabiting them, to regulate their . ;internal concerns in their own way. They ate just as capable of doing so, as 'the people of the ;State; and they can do so at any rate, as soon as I their political independence is recognised by ad- mission into the Union. During this temporary , condition, it is hardly expedient to call into exer i rise a doubtful and invidious authority, which questions the intelligence of a respectable portion ;of our citizens, and whose limitation, whatever it I may be, will be rapidly approaching its termina -1 tion—an authority which would give to Congress i despotic power, uncontrolled by the constitution, 'over most important sections of our common country. For, if the rotation of master ' am' serv antl may be regulated or annihilated by its legisla tion, so may the relation of husband and wife, of parent nod child, and of any other condition which : our institutions, and - the habits of our society, ee -1 cognise. What would be thought, if Congress should undertake to prescribe the terms of.marri. l ege in New York, or to regulate the authority of parents over their children in Pennsylvania? And yet it would Le as vain to Seek one, justifying the interference of the national legislature,in the cases referred to in the original States of the Union. I ,teak here of the inherent power of Congress, and do not touch the question of such contracts, as may be formed with new States, when admitted into the confederacy. Of all the queitions that can agitate us, those! which are merely sectional in their ilharact er are ' the most dangerous, and the most to be deprecated. The warning voice of him who, from his charac ter, and services, and virtue, had the best right to warn us, proclaimed to his countrymen, in his Farewell Address—that monument of wisdom for him, as I hope it will be of safety for them—how much we had to apprehend from measures pecu liarly affecting geographical portions of our coun try. The grave circumstances in which we are now placed make these words, words of safety; for I am satisfied, from all I have seen and heard here, that a successful attempt to engraft the prin ciples,of - the Wilmot Proviso upon the legislation of this government, and to apply them to new territory, should new territory be acquired, would seriously affect our tranquility. I do not suffer myself to foresee or to foretell. the consequences / that would ensue; for I trust and believe there is I good sen , e and good feeling enough in the country to avoid them, by avoiding all occasions which might lead to them. Briefly, then, I am .opposed to the exercis- of any jurisdiction"by Congress over this matter; and I am in favor of leaving to the people of any territory, which may be hereafter acquired, the right to regulate it for themselves, under the gen eral principles of the constitution. Because 1. 1 do not bee in the constitution, any grant of the requisite power to Congress; and I am not disposed to extend a doubtful precedent beyond its necessity—the establishment , of territorial gov. ernments when needed—leaving to the inhabitants all the rights compatible with the relations they bear to the confederation. 2. Because I believe this measure, if adopted, would weaken, if not impair, the union sof the States ; and would sow the seeds of future discord, which would grow up and ripen into an abundant harvest of calamity, 3. Because I believe a general conviction, that such a proposition would succeed, would lead to art immediate withholding of the supplies, and thus to a dishonorable termination of the war. I think no dispassionate observer at the seat of gov. eminent Can doubt this result. 4. If, however, in this I am under a misappre hension, I urn under none in the practical opera tion of this restriction, it Adopted by Congress, upon a treaty of peace making any acquisition of Mexican territory. Such a treaty 'would be re jected just as certainly as p'lesented to the Senate. More than one-third of that body would vote against it, viewing such a principle as an exclusion of the citizens of the slaveholding States from a participation in the benefits acquired by - the treas ure and exertions of all, and which should be common to all. lam repeating—neither advanc ing nor defending these views. That branch of the subject does not lie in my way, and I shall not turn aside to seek it. In this aspect of the matter, the people of the i United States, must choose between this restriction and the extension of their territorial limits. They cannot have both; and which they will surrender must depend upon their representatives first, and then, if these Dail them, upon themselves. 5. But after all, it seems to be generally conce ded, that this restriction, if carried into effect, could not operate upon any State to be formed from new• ly acquired territory. The well known attributes of sovereignty, recognised by us as belonging to the State governments, would sweep before them any such barrier. and would leave the people to ex press and exert their will at pleasure. Is the ob ject, then, of temporary exclusion for so -sprt a period as the duration of the Territorial govern ments, worth the price at which it would be pm chased;—worth the discord it would engender, the trial to which it would expose our Union, and the evils that would be the certain consequence, let that trial rest, as it might! As to the course, which has been intimated, rather than proposed, of engrafting such a restriction upon any treaty of =IN . • - r;,: L:.. , ;- - ;:• - t .:.',1-: . :,,... k,: . 4':l ': -. P-i''.l'.'r'f''.:;' - ' 4 ;'. . ~-.-. " ~. • -, 4 .:4:';:, , ' - $-1..,;';:. - ::c5.. 4 3 ..•- , % 1- , . - : , - :•; . .,- ,, :,'. t.l.,'_;:::-:l'L I. r . acquisitiOn, persuade m f itvrotild find but lit tle favor ny porrion"of *is countiy " Such an arraogeme,m. would render Mextco . a:paity.,,having wiight.lointelfere ut„in teritat institutions in questions left by co'nstitulian to the - State gov eruments,and would igllist aserious blow upon our fundamental principles. .FeW, indied,-1 trust, there are-among- us,' who.wsOuld "thuS grant ,to a - foreign "poWei\the right to `minim ina"the l constitorio.”nd conduct of the sovereign states'of this Union; ,and if there are any, I ain not smo6g them, and never shall he. To the peopleof ibis conntry, under God, now and hereafter, aft its ,deltinies'committed; and we want no foreign iiower to interrogate us, treaty in hand, and to say,,Why hive You done this, or why have you left thit undoni'i .Our own dignity and the principlib4f national iodepentlence,unite to re pel such a proposition. , . .But there is another important consideration, which ought not to' be lost sight'Of, in the investi gatios'of this matter. The question that presents itself is not a question of the increase, but of the diffusion of slavery. Whether its sphere be station ary or progressive, its amount will ,be the seine. The rejection of this restriction wilt not add one to the, class of servitude, nor will its adoption give eedom to a single being who is now, placed there in. ' The same number& will be spread over greater territory; and so far as compression, with lets a• bundance of thefieeessaries of life is an evil, so far will that evil be mitigated by transporting slaveslto a new country , and giving them a la rger space to occupy . I say this in the event of the extension of slave. ry over any new acquisition. But can it go there? This may well be doubted. All the descriptions, which reach us, of the condition of the' Cantor nias and of New. Mexico, to the acqisition of which our efforts seem at present directed, unite in repre• sentihg those countries as agricultural regions, similar in their products to our middle States, and generally unfit for the production of the great staples, which can alone render slave labor valu able. If we are not grossly deceived—and it is difficult to conceive how we can be—the inhabi tants of those regions, whether they depend upon their•ploughs or their herds, cannot be slave hold ers. Involuntary labor, requiring the investment of large capital, can only be profitable, when em ployed in the production of a few favored, articles confined by nature to a special district; and paying larger returns than the usual agricultural products spread over more considerable pos. lions of the earth:. In .the able letter of Mr. Buchanan upon this subject, not long since given to the public, be pre sents, similar considerations with great force. , 'Neither,'! says the distinguished writer, uthe soil. the climate; nor the productions of California,south of 313 deg,so min., nor indeed of any portion of it, north of south, is adapted to'slave labor; and besides, etlery facility wouldibe there afforded for the lave to escape from his master. Such proper. ty Auld be entirely insecure in any part of Cali fornia. It is morally impossible, therefore; that a majority Of the emigrants to that portion of the territory '!outti of 30 deg. 30 min , which will be chiefly composed of our citizens, will ever re•estab bull slavery within its limits. In re,, ,, ard to New Mexico, east of the Rio Grande, the question has already been settled, by the idmission of Texas into the Union. "Should we acquire territory beyond the Rio Grande and east of the Rocky mountains, it is still,rnoreimpossilde that a:majority of the people would consent to re..evablish s l a v er y. They are thethselves g colored population, and among them 'the negro . does not belong socially to a degraded race," With this last remark, Mr. Walker fully coin cidea in hia letter written in 18•14, upon the an nexation of Texas, and which every where produ. ced Jo favorable an impression upon the public mind, as to have conduced very materially to the accomplishment of that great measure.' Beyond the Del Nprte," says Mr. Walker, ~slavery will not pass ; not only because it is forbidden bylaw, but, because the colored race there preponderates in the ratio of ten to one over the whites; and, holding, as they do, the govarnment and most of the Offices in their posseision, they will not permit the enslavement of any portion of the colored race; which makes and executes the of , 61 the country." The queation, it will therefore be seen, by ex amination, does not regard the exclusion of sla. very from a region where it now exists, but a pro htintion against its introduction where it does not exist; and Where, frouLthe feelings of its inh4bi• tants and the laws of naltire," it is morally lat. possible," I;ie Air. Buchanan says, that it can ever re establish *nor!' well for the permanence of our con fcdeFation; that during, more than half a century, which has elapsed shire the establishment of this government, many serious questions, and some of the highest importance, have agitated the public mind; and more than once threatened the gravest consequencei; but that they have all in succession passed away, leaving our institutions unscathed, and our country advancing in numbers, power, and wealthi and in all tbe other elements of taa tionaf prosperity, with a rapidity unknown in an cient or in Modern days, In times of political excitOment, when difficult and delicate questions present themselves for solution, there is one ark of safety; for us, and that is, an honest appeal to the fundamental - principles of our Union, and a stern determination - to abide their dictates. This course of pr&eedingt, has carried us in safety through many' a trouble, bad I trust will carry us safely through many more, should many more be destined to ass'ail us. The Wilmot Proviso seeks to take from its legitimate tribunal, a question of domes tic policy, Batting no relation to the Union, as inch, ilnd to transfer it to another, created by the peo• pie fora speCial purpoee, and foreign to the subject matte involved in this issue. By going back to our tine principles, we go back to the road of pe.,cciand safety; Leastt to the people, who will be affected by this questron, to adjust it upon their own responsibility, and in their own manner, and we shall render another tribute to the original' , principles of .our government, and furnish another guaranty for its permanence and prosperity. I am, det - sir, respectfully, your obit servt. LEWIS CASS, A. 0. P. ncuotsox, Nashville, Tennessee. I Xt.:RANGE AT SIGHT, for the Steamer ofthe 1:4 4 15th, must he closed on Monday the 10th just; also passage Certrlicates granted as usual. JOSHUA 'ROBINSON, jans Fifth street. Dividend; OIT/CE or TIDE HAND ST. BRIDGE , Co., • December 31, 1547. Yr HE President and Minagers of the Hand street 1 Bridge Company, in the County of Allegheny, have this day declared a dividend of One Dollar and Fifty Cents gn each share of the ca pital stock stand ing in the intuit, of individuals, on the books of the Compa,y, out of the profits of the last six months; which sill be paid to the Stockholders, or their le gal representatives, forthwith. jann-3t. W.M.LARIMER, Jr. Tress. 71 YE IE WOODS-425 Libls Chipped Logwood ; 75 " Ground do; 100 « Chipped Fustic; 100 " Ground Camwood ; Just reed and for solo by • B. A. FAHNESTOCK and Co. jans . corner of lot and Wood sts 'lt hi the Loot Cough Medicine I evor HEW. , RI AD the following proof of 'the superiority o. Dr. itigiard's Oriental Cough Mixture, from a respectable citizen, who Iwo tried it. PITTIOURGII, Doc. 15, 1847 MESSRS. HAYS & BROCRIVAY: After laPoring for several weeks under the disad vantages of a harrassing cough and most distressing cold, Which had thus far resisted the effects of seve ral of the "inhallibles," I was induced to purchase a bottle of your Oriental Cough Mixture, and give it a fair rrial. To my great surprise, after using only one ballof the bottle, I found myself , t#tirely " well. "It is the best medicine I ever saw.' True copy. JOHN HI DS. Sold by HAYS St; BROCKIVAY, Druggists, Com mercial Row . , Liberty street, near Canal. jan4 LARD --14b Kegs Leaf Lard, received per steam er American, and for sale, by T.. S. WATERMAN, jan4 No 31 Market,.and 62 Front at. Q Tibia Lard,; 5 " Fresh Roll:Butter; 0 tt Dried Peaches; 2 .g Clover Seed ; just rec'd for sale,by L. S. WATERAN, jand No 31 Market, and 62 Front at. 60 bill Small White Beans i in store and , for sale, - rIVATERMAN, jan4 No 91 Market, and 62 Front. sts. • =lll ;...., ...,. .. .„ ~..,... ......, .. „. --T...t.i.'. 4 ..I,t. 17 ,-_'.<.''''' if '-• .--1'..,,,-.'",'''.,..T1--", ~- _- _; tr,~ ENE , • ..;-,,,-. '.',,,_!%:7.,,.-.:,..7,e,,,,,,,, ~" ~.;::, ~, ' :!:)•'_, - '.:- , - . ,i.7,- ; :*-•,=. Elici=EM ? -,..'1:-'..1.:.;',. =PM MBE __ ~.~~. The. A. t Jobison. ..When we were put in possession of the facts given by ui . yesii•rday, in relation to tballtfileflen On board;thfe boa!; W , e were unable to: procure a list of thoke wiie were , Bayed ;and'of th*-who are known tobe dead or "injured. From‘ the cinnati Ennniter of the 2lst ult:, we gain the fel lowinff additional particulars:— One of tliebeilers was thrown about 200 yards from the'boat into a corn:field. and one.half of an. other, 250 yards ahead of 'the boat, on shore.— There were supposed to be about 95 cabin, and 65 deck passengers on board, at the dine of the ex- plosion. All tne ladies and children in the cabin were saved. Of 27 head of horses, 6 Were saved. The'Peniel BOorte left 37 of the passengers at Maysville, and brought 8 to this place. Five of the wounded, lift at Maysville, were not expected *fOlive. . Sixty or eighty are supposed to be missing. Slime of the men took a skiff, went to Mays: ville;and got the Daniel Boone to proceed to the place of the disaster, where she rendered all the .assistance in her power. The wounded 'were dressed, and after attending to the wants of the sufferers, as far arrpossible, the Boone proceeded to I!daysville. The different charitable societies of that town appointed committees to attend to them, and relieve their distress as far as possible. At the time of the explosion, the A. N. John son bad lauded to put off some passengers. 'As the books of the boat were all lost, it is not probable the entire loss of life and property will be ascertained. A trunk was brought to shOre at Maysville, which belonged to C. Walker, N. Y. It contained a pack age for delivery in Philadelphia, from J. Draper, Cincinnati. Mr. W. was a Son of Temperance, and from his regalia, a past worthy Patriarch. The Boone returned from the wreck, bringing with her thirty-four of the badly wounded. Moats - WI them must die, and two dead—tittiClerk and Mr. Fairchild. ,It Is said by those who bre escaped,, that there must have been upwards of one hundred lost! Our citizens are actively enaged in relieving the distressed. Mr. Walker is not dead; but amongst the badly wounded.. S. S. Sanders, Cincinnati, badly.scalded. J. Kirkpatrick, Massillon ' 0, scalded. Wm. Eberhart and son, Pa., scalded. G. L. Weatherby, Philadelphia, Pa., scalded. D. Rutlidge, Ohio, scalded. N. Wheat, Baltimore, Md., scalded. Samuel Fisher, Warren, Ohio, scalded. Samuel Philson, Baltimore Co., Md , scalded. Henry Shade, Cincinnati, saved. ' • Arthur Foal, Pittsburgh, saved. A. N. Johnson, wife and child, Wheeling, saved. Conway, Graham's Station, saved. Cyrus Roll an, Letart Tells, saved. Jacob Shafer, Ohio, scalded. Alexander Baily, Ohio, badly scalded. 'Robert Russel, Ohio, saved. John Clancy, Cincinnati, saved. John Hanley, Cincinriati,'saved. John Kaoline, Ohio, saved. ' H, J. Bonner, Hanover, Is.„saved. C. Harden, Guyacdotte, Va saved, John Boyd, Warren, Ohio, saved. Wm-Beard, St. Louis, Mo , saved, . . F. Platter, Ohio, saved. S. Cunningham, Cumberland, Md., saved. J. Swigart, Belle Air, Ohio, saved. J. Barnet, Dayton, Ohio, saved. T. McDonald, Pittsburgh, saved. Wm. Knight,' Va., saved. John Fowler, Ohio, saved. Wm. Miller, Cincinnati, saved.' M. R. Hayden, saved.- James Wickersham, Pittsburgh, saved. I'. A. Horn, Ohio, saved. James M. Sirron, Ohio, saved. Reid Hickson,. Cincinnati, saved. Augustus Marsh, Cincinnati, slightly scalded Henry Ladd, Randolph, Ohio, saved. Wm. Ladd, do do John Borran, Clarington, Ohio ; saved. Wm. Parker, Dilley's BottoM. Oltio, saved. 11. Davis, Captine, Ohio, saved. Tiger, Parkers burgh, Ohio, saved. McCullough, do do Lamb, do - do - All, do do James Brandon, Belle Air, Ohio, saved. Dimond Swagert, do do John Gil oreath, Pittsburgh, badly scalded. Hamilton Beirbout, Warren, Ohio, saved. John Williams, do do James Sprouts, do do A Bacon, do do Wm. Allen, Wheeling, Vs , saved;- Anderson Boner, Cincinnati, 0., saved.' • Berjamin Boner, do • do G. Baker, Pittsburgh, saved. -. C. 4 h'eaver, Wheeling, Va l saved. James Henderson, Belmont Co., 0., saved: E. Cole, Athens_Co.. 0., saved. John R. Deary, do do Palliser Flechir, Doddridge Co., Va., saved. Jacob Shawalter, Warren Co., 0., saved. CREW, Redman, Pilot, Pittsburgh, Pa., Killed. Capt. A. Bennett, Wheeling, Va., saved. A. Fairchild, do., fat 'dem, dead. Jacob Johnston, do., 2d cleric, missing. James Belville ' do., carpenter, missing. James Venom, do.,lst engineer, saved. John Loyle, nd engineer, dead, Wm. Fry, d0.,:3d engineer, saved. Matthew Wilson, Ist mate, Pa., leg broke., Junes Fennell, bar Keeper Cin, slightly wounded. John Fennell, Ist Stewart, Ky, badly scalded. ' Alfred Burrows, 2d Stewart, Newport, Ky., badly scalded. Join Ferguson, let pilot, Pittsburgh, saved. Wm. Dorsey, 2d pilot, Wheeling, Va.,- badly bruised . Saw!. P. Harlin, lit cook,Ciseinnati,saved. Alexander Irwin, 2d cook, saved. 3rd coots, na ne not xnowil, saved. Steele Bennett, pantryman. saved. George Brown, cabin boy, saved. C. Weaver, cabin boy, Wheeling, saved. Mrs. Sutton, chambermaid, saved, Wheeling. • Porter and barber, both badly scalded. Three firemen saved, out of nine. Four deco hands, all saved. Jackson, watchman, saved. Two round dead, names not known. INSURANCE AGAINST NIKE. THE AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COM PANT—Office, No. 72 Walnut street, Philadel phia: Incorporated A. D. 1810—Charter perpetual. Insures Buildings, Furniture, Merchandizo, and property generally, either in the cit.) , or country, against loss or damage by tire, perpetual or for lim ited periods, on favorable terms. DIRECTORS: John Sergeant Samuel C. Morton, William Lynch, Adolphus Peries, Thomas Allibone, Georgo Abbott, John Welsh, Jr., Patrick Brady, John T. Lewis. .S.IMUEL C. MORTON, President. FRANCIS D. /MCIVER, Secretary. Orders for Insurance by the above Company will he received and insurances effected by tho under signed, agent for Pittsburgh. GEO. COCHRAN, jan4-3in 26 Wood M. Ma. DUFF'S , r AND WRITING d atS t S . E ts S, 11 \\ Re-op e on Monday next: MERCANTILE and STEARIN/AT Book-keeping taught on the most eflective and ex peditious manner. In addition to the usual course of instruction and practice, Mr. D. will on Monday next,"commence a course of practical Lectures, in which the application of the science of accounts to all the details of business will be minutely explain ed. No extra charge made for these Lectures. Hours of business 10 to 12 A. M., 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 P. M. Janl READ AND RE1111011;ER T . BAT the restoration of the Digeative Organs to their healthy and natural condition, and thepre. serration of that state, is the GREAT OBJECT of the celebrated medicine, Dr. Ralph's Vegetable Pills, which consists of two 'kinds in` one package; No. I, a purgative, and No. 2, a gentle laxative andistrength ener. These pills not only effectually cleanse the, body of every vitiated and offensive humor, but•also maintains a healthy 'condition of the digestive or gans, and gives the constitution power to carry on its NATURAL' MEANS or cunt. Dyspepsia, in all its various forms, as well as every complaint which originates in constipation of the bowels, have been cured in THOUSANDS OF INSTANCES. For Sale by S. L. CUTHBERT, No. 50 Smithfield' et., near 3d, Wholesale and Retail Agent. Also, by T. G. SMith, Birmingham; 3: , WCracken. sth Ward; Wm. Cole, Allegheny City; P. Renter,. Freedolo, Pa.; J. - I.,,,Ruaselli Washington; Pa.; Craig Ritchie, Canuonsburgb, Pa. - • janl ;w,~,,~~ -~ ^~.2a.r"'l2;?Ki tea '.~ms,~',~"aK~'r u '3 - .i'~'t. = "s'f ~FI~~ ~,~i'~~~,..~~. - - - ,.- 7:7':" .,- j , '. :`:-z'-'..i.A.:, MEE 'LOCAL MATTFIS. ;`;-a:1. We , have no such times here:as our fellow Mortals in New 'York stiffer just! now, 1,. Well 4'iir li left that vi.e itri , Pittsburgheis ' arfthat Pitt a . • burgh iii in the west. Such c onvulsions; n such -Panics, 'and , snih frightful distre6 as bankers and' money dealers can `' ,_ create by a f w dashes of their i t, pens, are sad commentaries u ° on the monetart systent of our great countr7. Still'our business 'men ' feel '2l slight touch or the' ,, want of confi dence," and it may become worse with us., • Oh for the Benton mint•drops in profusion; oh' for the time when the masses of this country will awaken to-the realization of the enormous swin dle that the whole paper money) system -ie.. OUT schemes of government, and of society, cannot he fairly tested while the bread ani butter of the poor laborer and his fimily, and thesuperfluous wealth of. the rich ie constantly in idaliger of., being grasped by legalized in.stitutione, and their ~ appen ieges," without performing a single benefit the necessity for which their existehce does not create. A New York Bank Note List gives the names of eleven brinks, about which la panic has been raised. We will not nacre them, -for, we Consider it a scheme - of-the Wall street t windiers, to make a raise fronithe pursessetheurary. ThifraPks . named are doubtless as eavent as any others. -- Should :any , of our friends _have notes on Banks which_have been denounced a "failed,l' ,ad vise them to be in no hurry about selling-them : at a sacrifice . : They will loose no;thing' bY'wedting a few days or weeks. . - - Inox Onx.—An experiment!was tried with the ore from the Iron Mountain in , Missoul a day 'ox two ago, in one of our large Fcl i andries. About a ton of the ore, which it was supposed would yield about ninety per cent of pure metal, was put into an air furnace, and when it was' believed to f* melted—it was found that the iron hid all evapo• rated! There was nothing in the furnace;—to the astonishment of, all concerned, the iron had gone up the chimney! f 3-3. Thete was a Bailin Hog alley on Monday evening. Not having received a ticket, we were not present; and indeed it is 1i rely we should not have been, had the usual cour esy been extended to. us. It bloke up at an earl • hour, say eleven o'clock ; principally on accotnt of the fuddled condition of some of the. ladies and gentlemen, and the interference of the watchmen ; who, after a great deal of tapping, were wakened, up. The peace of the neighborhood of t'fifth street was very seriously disturbed ; the turmoil lasted for near two hours; and was ended at Ilast by the confine ment of one or two"ringleaders in the Tombs, and the hasty dispersion of the others of the party. These negro balls.are great nuisances; invaria bly end in drunken rows, brolcpn heads, and black eyes. We do not know that t l bere is any remedy (or the evil; unless the councils pass a law making it a punishable offence for the blacks to dance at all. Mous EXCITZMENT.—We have a letter frorn Mr. E. M. S..S.paxcza, (a- gentleman who has gained great notoriety as a lecturer on Magnetism and Clairvoyance,) who says 'that he expects to visit Pittsburgh on or about ithe 20th inst. We anticipate great excitement dt?ing his lectures, as all Mesmeric lecturers and experimenters _have heretofore been instrumental creating anxiety among certain classes of ourcttizens. ' • —The celebrated Philologial committee will begin their great work of inveOgating the subject again, we presume. Their' iteport may be-forth coming after the departure of' Mr:Spencer. We have been eagerly Watching fof it,. as .Visclosures ' are expected to be made through it td the public that wilt startle the conservative , world. AvvracvLso.—We vvere . yesterday visited by fir. Ransom, a member of Er4elsior, a community about forty miles on this side of Cincinnati, whose large building was totally destroyed by the recent flood. Mr. R. was unwelldand has' been at a water cure establishment in Brownsville for the past three months, and was tairly recovered when to news reached him thithis'wife, a daughter, about 17 years of age, and t 4 sorts, werewashed in the river. He is now on his way home, and will find an infant child alonelto welcome bim= the only relationsaved., _ _ _ "Tam HAN MlNGsiz,"" of fait week, is an excel• lent number. The leader is ISound Doctrine in a High Place," an article of great spirit, highly commending portions or The able Report - of , Sec retary War.r.art, along eictra of which is given " Pictures from Civilization "'is very good. "An Hour at the Phalanztery," a translation , from Brain count, is an article of intense' interest.- But the paper is filled.with the most readable and instruc tivel matter. _ c• - •Eststs's BALL.—T 4 ,gallant membersof the Vigilant are preparing tor a Ball, in the La. fayette Assembly Rooms, which ,rill come.off in a week or two. - 1 - I SIXPATUT TOIL krat.r.—A meeting is talked of by some of our citizens. We I, this is rigti; but will they act, quickly and ffectuallr Other cities are ahead of us in this'i l ratteri'but;-%ibetter late than never." CagWe have had another tiOod; but-not one of the sort we readabout. The river was'seVenteen feet high—within six feet of tile last freshet. No damage done. cc - I. Another fortune teller meuced business in this city. will not call upon her;. as we tore tar enough already. (cj- A lady complained on Monday, before' an Alderman, that her husbandfrequently whipped her. A ft er hearing the whole case, the Esquire decided that he "served her right." She got tip sey, neglected her children, and behaved badly 'on various occasions. Tnisrxsa—We yesterdayi beard a man .com plain of a system of. petty stealing that has been practised on the steamboat buiding, by boys: • EAGLE Knease, Mrs. Shark, and Miss Bruce have arrived and made their fit st appear ance tor tbescaeon last evening at the Eagle, Of course they were well received. - The Grand Jury was discharged last week after finding forty one true bill's. This is a small return. - 1 - • _Ty The Athenaeum Suppert on Saturday night, Was "all our fancy painted it." & richer tabie was never before set ',before crowd of mouth watering epicures. May the proprietors give a thousand more such feasts. (1:::r There is another“Teas4ale case" in the Dia. trict Court,in which a Inn of. Rev. Teesdale is the Plaintiff and Oliver Blackbu i rn,Detendant. The Court House yesterday had the usual :'supply gf ladies. ' - - • THE Vraorrtri friene Thompson appears to be doing his share of the imiiness in the city. We ace glad; for he deserves'patronage, he, keeps'an excellent house. • - (:).The Democrats succeeded in the third and fifth wards`yesterday. The whip succeeded in all the others. There was hUt. a small turn out.' ; ,,,,., : :.. '' ., . 1,- ; , ;::. :,. :.i.:•::; - ...' , ,-' , . , .,_,,. 1,:,*:,.;,,_:,.._A-:..7j,..:!:,,,,„k1t-.-,-,Ti =MI , , , _ . •. . • • • . i(a .lady) has corn -1 For our part, we ican see into our to -, , • ~ ~7 5 , . i:.:: - ., .-' , -4' - :.:' , :,.. 7 .;,}i", , ::-: , '.:-.. , 7! , ..f... . _, . - - .---.. , =EI =EN . ~..,.. 4 - . t.;,',:',';. ' . y i ~' ;j ., r~ r ~.`~ :.. .. .:T. - I.IIS.SPA 'BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. - TOR 7116 111011111114 SORT • ' BALTiMone, Jan. 4 SP. M. The Southern nail is in, but contains no news 'from the army. Gen. Taylor arrived in the city of Natchez, on Wednesday, the]oth ult. Grent preparations were made for his reception, and he gave quite an . eloquent and modest reply to the speoch delivered on behalf of the city and surrounding. country, welcoming and tendering to him the hospitalities' of the city. The exercises were highly interesting, and the cheers in: honor of the hero of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, and Buena Vista, were loud and oft repeated. • Thirtieth Congreu.--tirst Session. w~eat icirron, Jan. 4, 1847. In the Senate the all.absorbing mitter was the discussion on Mr. Calhoun's resolutions. The galleries were•6lled at an early hour to hear the discussion. . Mr. Calhoun ;refilled to his remarks - in opposi tion to the war at the Close of the last session; ind said he was opposed to it pot only because it was unjust, but beca,ute he beliei-ed it was unnecessary, and might haie keen avoided; but from high considerations of national policy, he believed he had reason to-predict that serious consequence s would result to this Union. To avoid, as far as possible, these evils, he had offered his resolutions. Several other Senators advocated the resolutions and after a desultory discussion of some length upon various points suggested, the resolutions were postponed, and . the Senate went into exeett five session, In the House, .Mr. Botts called up the joint resolution relative to the Richmond mail route, and after some alight discussion, they wee post- poned for the prssent, The House then went into committee of the whole, for the purpose of resuming the considers. tion of the ‘Fresident's message. A motion was made to refer certain portions.to a select commit. tee; and upon this quite an animated discussion arose, which resulted in the prevalence of a mo tion for the commit tee to rise, Bills were reported for the construction of-a dry dock in New York, and for the payment of French spoliations prior to 1801, and for making futither provisions for the widows of revolutionary soldiers. MORE COUNTERFEITS. BALTMORN, Jan., 4, 5 P. M ConnterPit $lOO Treasary Notes, well etcecujeti, have been detected in circulation in the city. , Mobile. The public should be on their gulq, of they are well calculated to deceive. - BALTIMORE MARKET. .• • JanuarY* 3 P. • Flour—No change in . .prices. Salim Howard street at $5,53: City Mille eit Groceries—Coffee is down a little; more ac- tivity. Molassas and Sugar are ,witbeut change. Wheat—Sales prime Red at 5t,32.1,35. Corn—Prime White' at 36(a38 ; prime Yellow' at 39062. Provisions—Pork and other bog products is downward. . , Stocks—More activity, with upward terulec . NEW YORK MARKET. Januaty . 4, -3 P. M. Flour—Market quiet, with downwird tendencyc Grain—Lesadoing in Corn, with a.downwani tendency. Rye, inactive. New prime White Corn it selling at G5g667 Provisions—Better feeiing in Pork; an improve. ment in prices, on account of rise in New Orleg - wr• Dealers are waiting for foreign news. PHILADELPiIa. MAILKET. • . • • •January 4;4 P.- , .• Nothing doing worth:repot-ling ; no change in market. . • Dissolution of Partnership. THE Partnership of Parke k !lumens is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business of the concern will to closed at the counting rooms heretofore occupied, No. 116 Wood street, by John Barmen and Henry Rumen. Coi)arlha!ishlip. JOHN HANNEN & Hatt!) . KRIM! have this day associated with them Btvo..L. Waza.4r. in the man ufacture oPFltht Glass, is. all its sifietias; under the firm of Hanruns and Wallace, at tte old stand of Parke and Raiment! where they are prepared to serve =their old friends and those who may favor. them with a call, at WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. A large stock of the leading articles in our line on hand. Terms as good as any other house. • JOHN HANNEN, • • HENRY HANNEN, B. Jr WALLACE. In retiring from the busineaa of Parke and Ilan nes, I most cordially recommend Mcsars Barmen. +- Wallace to the patronage of my former friends. JOHN E. PARKE. Pittsburgh. Jan. lat, 1849. jan4-1m PRO() LA. RATIOS. CITY OF PITTSBURGH, SS. N rccordance with the prOvisionis of .an act - of I the General AsEekibly of the State of. Pennsylia nea, providing for the °incorporation of the City of Pittsburgh, and, of the .Supplements to said Aet,:. I, Grimm. ADAIISI Mayor of said City, :do issue this, 'my Proclamation, declaring that ere- the SECOND TUESDA YofJanuary, A. D., MS, going the 11th day of that month; "the freemen of each ward of said City," qualified to vote for members of the House of Representatives of. this Common- . wealth, will meet together at the several places for holding elections in their respective wards, and' . elect by ballot, a citizen of - the said City, qua lified to be elocted a member of the .I.louse of Represen tatives of this Commonwealth, to be Mayor of said City. And that on the same day, in conformity to the before recited authorities, and also, to'an ordinance of Councils, districting said city, passed the 10th day of November, A. D., 1847, the citizens of the First ward will elect by ballot Titgr.z persons: of the Second ward THREE: the third ward Sir: the Fourth ward THREE: the Fifth ward Sievert: the Sizth ward THREE: the Seventh ward Two: the Eighth .ward Two: and tee Ninth ward One,— each of whom shall be qualified to serve as a mem ber of the House offtepresontatives of thietCommon. wealth, to be members of theComman Council. - • Given under my hand and seal of geld city of Pitta burgh, the 80th day of December. A, D. 1847. - janl-te GABRIEL ADAMS, I,L. $.3 For New Orlesale.-• The new and substantial steamer AN DREW FIJI.TOIg, W. H . :Forme, Mu- . ter, wi eave for the above and intermediate ports, on Saturday, January Sth, at 10 o'clock, A. M. For Freight or Passage, apply on board, or to .dec3l ._. ...JAMES MAY. MELT: OYSTERS. ACONSTANZsuppIy of - superior Shell Oysters,' roasted or in tho shell; also Game and every delicacy of the season., served up iusuperior 'style s at the shortest notice. • - BAITIC.EXCHILNGE; dec6-tf Third - at. bet Wale and Alatket it, RAISINS—Yo Boxes M. R. Raisins, in store and, for dec22 MILLER ac RICICETSON, CIIIEESE-10 Cansand 20 Boxes Chilaw, is Moto j and for mile. dee.22 • MIL/Alt St 14CPTSON,.. . . . . . !t l 7 — r .Busil '' sb P en "lsere 1170rieby cjyalitj, 1q dec2l . ipatiti sipiculat.. WRENCH TWILLED CASHMERE3--Eepeire4 per Express, at A. A.Masori & Co.'. 62 Market street, one of sup. Twilled Cashmeres. ?dulcet ENCEE MERINOS--Recoired per - expresFs, ;a 82 et street, anotheativoice. of 10 piecen French Alerisos, choice colors. • ; decl6 4 . -41.151A6brit Ic Co. .• • smima EMI -. ..• . !'].7 . .: . : , Uf . '':11' . . -.': LEM '~ ~;': ill -„. I • • • t • i ' ! t ' -•-• • ,..:, „...... 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