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L. lIARPKR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR,
p | y . y § g y g q #
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1848.
VOICE OP ALLEGHENY COUNTY I
' FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMES BUCHANAN,
Suigect to Ike decision of Ike National Convention.
IN THIS PAPER. THE LAWS OF THE UNITED
■STATES. TREATIES. RESOLUTIONS OF CON
CRESS. ARE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
-\q- "Adrtrtisers tire rrtjucilrd to hand in litcirfavors bfort
4if£t6ck, P. il f. • Thix must be complied trith. in order toin
xun'AJi insertion. Ifften it is possible, an tnrlier hour would
be preferred-. -
W. ’CARK.-L'nited Stnit** Newspaper Aprncy.
Siui HtiiidiifgA. N. K. corner Of Thin) and Dock streets,
and 400 North Fourth street —is our only authorised Agent
■in Philadelphia.
The Legislative Convention.
We would call the especial attention ol our read
er*, to the proceedings and Address (to be found
io another column,) of the Democratic members of
oaf Slate-Legislature. The address isa most able
and honorable assertion of the claims of Pennsyl
vania : *tid her “favorite son;” and wii!, we are
eare>’produce a favorable impression upon the minds
of. our ■countrymen j and then, too, in all its senti
ments it it patriotic. Like all emanations from the
Democrats, it contends for the great principle* of
oarparty as the ultimatum; and recognises the
claims of nto mao as paramount to those.
Legislative Proceedings.
Since , our last report of the proceedings in our
StileXegiilaturv, much private business has been'
reported to both Houses, and a considerable amount
has been disposed of. Petitions continue to come
iif, tor the abolition of the death penalty; for'secur-
th® property of married women ; for a general
bunking law; for new banks; for the extension of<
baht charters, and against all banks. One or two
have been presented against abolishing the death
penalty; and several for a law regulating the sale of
corn meal*; one from the Coal Hill and Upper St. i
.Clair Turnpike Company, for authority to put up a
gate on the road; from the Society of Friends for
an; alteration of the Coustitution permitting negroes
to Vote ; for establishing the ten hottr system ; seve
ral praying that Jacob F. Brant shall be permitted
tedigqoal bcnealliVhc Mohonga'hcla river; and one
agmosttlie repeal of the law of the last session, lo
cating a certain r<&& in Washington and Allegheny
.counties, bills have been passed in the Senate, to
continue the charter* of the Farmer 7 * and Drover’s
Bank of Greene dounty; the Columbia Bank and
Bridge Company*; the Bank of the Northern Liber_
ties fn Philadelphia ; and the Farmer’s Bank of
Bocks County; snd bills have been reported, to in
corporate the Western Pennsylvania Hospital, and
to provide for the expenses of roads and the Poor,
ill Reserve township in Allegheny county.
- The bill to confer on the Governor the power to
commote} the penalty of death into imprisonment,
bar been under consideration ; and the bill supple
mental to the act incorporating the Monongahela
Navigation Company.
The resolutions relating to the Mexican war hav
ing been called up, were under discussion for some
. time, and finally postponed. Several Federal mem
bers proposed amendments, in accordance with the
views of their great party leaders ; and, among the
number, Mr. Darsie, who proposed an amendment
the same in substance as the “ Wilinot Proviso.' 7
Taylorism on the Decline!
General Taylor tetm* to have had little or no
support.in Chester county, in this State; the late
Federal convention in that county preferring Clay
ta its first choice, and Scott as its second. At
least so says the Lancaster Examiner , a'federal
■paper. And here is more comfort for the Gen
eral. .'The Pennsylvanian says: The Chambers
. burg .Whig, a very able federal paper, heretofore
for Taylor, has hauled down the flag of the here
ofrßuena Vista, in obedience to the will of the
*‘,Whigi” of that (Franklin) county. It is diffi
vcpjt which feat more to admire, the enthusiasm
with which this war flag was hoisted, or tho alacn
.ty with which if was withdrawn.
Brio Connty.
The Democracy of Eric county held their Con
vention on “the 7lh instant. The Hon. John Gal
beaitk was elected President, and David Olin,
The lion. James Thompson and
JtftTUAY Whallon and Smith Jackson, Esq*.,
were appointed Delegates to the Harrisburg Con
vention. Wc select the following from the series of
resolutionsadopted by acclamatiun :
Resolved, That “ idolizing truth as we do,” the
.Democracy of Krie county cannot forbear express
ing their utter detestation and abhorrence of the
course of the leaders of the Whig party in regard
.to the war with Mexico. That the unsound argu
ments and unwarrantable statements put forth by
the most prominent among them at Lexington, and
eehoed and responded to by the press throughout
the.country, is a painful exhibition ef imbecility and
want of patriotism, and clearly proves them guilty
oTaffording “ aid and comfort” to the enemy.
Resolved, That the Constitution of the United
,States is based upon the principle that the people
are caiab’e of self-government, —therefore, we
finnty believe that if any territorj should hereafter
be acquired, the best interests of the Union and ot
this people of said territory will be subserved by the
• non-interference of Congress in their domestic in
stitutions—nence, we arc utterly opposed to the
vWiiraol Proviso, or any other schemo calculated to
array one section of our common country against
r the other.
ii«o/t>rd,That we highly approve of the wise,
' judicious and consistent measures of the present
State and National Administrations, as bcueficial
in their tendency, and equal in their application,
and prosperous in their results; and we hail with
'admiration the statesmanlike and patriotic course
' pursued by the present Executive of this Common
'’wealth, and the Chief Magistrate of the Union in our
aJffoirs with Mexico.
; Resolved, That thc'present prosperous condition
?,.of the Nation,‘is in a great measure attributable to
" flatwise and liberal commercial policy ofthe Dcmo
rycratic party, displayed by the Tariff of*46, and is a
sure test of its wise, equal and beneficial influence
; upon the manufacturing, ommercial, agricultural
andmechamca interests ofthe Nation.
- ; ' Resolved, we are proud of the statesmanship,
:ability and firmness which have characterised the
course of our distinguished representative in-the
Cabinet ofthe Nation, Hon. Jajceb BucHkNAN,nnd
hereby instruct our delegates to use ail honorable
; meaos to secure his nomination for the Presidency.
r.; . Bedford County.
.The Democracy of this sterling county, having
declared thernsc)ves favorable to the s nomination
ofthe Hon. James Buchanan to the Preiidcn-
cy,.the Editor ofthe Bedford Gazette, Gen.Bnw-
V ‘IIAN, halt taken down the name of Mr. Dallas
_ fio m the head of his paper, and placed
- stead that of Mr. Duchanan. This act will cn
dear the General to the Democracy of the Stale.
A* a* : good Demecrat, favorable to the majority
ruling, he could not, honorably, take any other
course.
-7 PoTTES County. —Wc learn that at the Democrat
rip Convention, held in Potter County, on the 3d
tost., Hon* Chas. Lyman was designated as the Sen
atorial delegate to the 4th of March Convention,
•ttlyect to the concurrence of Warren, McKean,
Elk~ind Jefferson, Miles White, and C. B. Cotter,
v Eaq. were chosen Conferees, in conjunction .with
two' Conferees, from Clinton county, to elect a rep
raaentalive delegate to the 4th of March Convention.
/ The.tnccting, to Potter .pouniy passed resolutions
instructingtheir,delegates and conferees to sustain
Jakes Buchanan for the Presidency, and the Hon.
'TgyoxHY Ives for Canal Commission#.
.Columbia County.— Colonel Joseph C. Levers,
JiM bffcn chosen by the regular Democratic County
.. Convention‘.of Columbia county, which met at
'•Btopmibjiftl!, dji,»lic7Ui, yjr«prc«ent»tive deleffile
f o^a^ifd/jfljrchlioarenttoiiiwithputinrtmeUonß.
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Tho Bmton Time., in the coarie of a length,
article on the subject of a National Democratic Con-
vention, says
“Now that the time and place for holding the
Convention have been* decided upon, let us all do
our best to have that body one which will have full
weight with the country, and so order matters as to
ensure Tictory to the democratic eagles. W!e do
not hesitate to say. that the Baltimore Conventini
will hold the decision of the next Presidential \con
venton in its hands. If its action be wise, discreet,
and equitable, it will command confidence, and re
move all grounds for coinplaint. It has a great
band of eminent men, from among whom to select
a candidate; almost any one of whom would rally
the general strength of the party ; but we are to re
collect that the limes are peculiar, and that u judi
cious choice alone can enable us to sustain our
position as a dominant par v.
The Hnrrisburgh Union, of Saturday, says t “Wc
are pleased to learn that Gov. Shunk is rapidly re
covering from his late attack of sickness.
Wc sec, by a call in one of the Nrity papers,
that there will be a “ Rough and Ready ” meeting,
at the old Court House, this evening, at 7 o’clock,
The signers of the call, we belie vs, generally, belong
to that exceedingly liberal and influential branch of
‘he federal party called Natives.
The federal papers of Ohio, are in the midst
of an interesting controversy, respecting the merits
of Messrs. MvLfeAir and Coßtvitr, as Candidates for
the Presidency. \Ve presume, the one who enter
tains the most treasonable sentiments, in relation to
the war, will be selected worthy of federal
honors.
The Assembly of the Ohjo Legislature have
refused to make adultery punishable as a crime,
thirty-two to twenty eight. Such is the way of the
world. A ptrtsr fellow, who steals a loaf of bread
to save himself from a horrible death by starvation,
is imprisoned as a felon ; and the genteel scoundrel,
who invades his neighbor’s sanctuary, and forever
dwftroys his hsppincsa, is only regarded hr the law
afc a brexxpasser /
The process of hanging a cable scros< the
gorge,below Niagara Falls, where the “ Internation
al Bridge is ta be suspended, was, as we learn
from the Lockport Courier, accomplished in the
following manner :—A twine was first sent across
the channel, attached to a kite. This done, tho
process of drawing over cords of increased size and
strength was ao easy and simple task.
ES" We perceive that the Senate of Virginia still
defers action on the bill giving power to the Banks
of the State to issue notes of a smaller denomina
tion than $5, and it has now been made the order
of the day, for the 18th instant.
Wf John \an Burcn, son of the Ex President,
has been nominated by the Democrats *»f Erie coun
ty, New York, as a candidate for the Presidency.
E-D* The Legislature or New Jersey has passed
resolutions favoring Mr. WhitneCS* proj et, of a
Railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific. This
is the fourteenth Legislature that has declared in
favor of Mr. Whitney's plan.
&& We understand, says the Washington Union ,
that Gov. Towns on his return to Georgia, appointed
Herschell B. Johnson, Esq., a firm, able, and elo
quent republican, to fill the vacancy in the United
States’ Senate, in the place of Mr. Colquitt,resigned
The U. S.Steamship Allegheny. Com. Hunter
built at this city, sailed on the 11th inst., from Nor
folk, Va. She is bound to the Coast of Brazil.
learn from the Carlisle Volunteer that th
Board ofDirrctor* of the Cumberland Valley Rail
road hare determined to lay the enti*e road, from
the Susquehanna, opposite Harrisburg, to Chambers
eraburg, with a new track of T rails.—
WT The Senate of Mississippi, rerenilv nansrd
a bill aporopriahng $5,000 for the benefit of the
Volunteers of the State now in Mexico. The House
ha* amended the bill by increasing the sum to $15,-
noo.
Quitman ha* he*n most handsomely
entertained at Albany. On Vt he
wtth the Mayor, and in the evening risited the Ms.
sonic Fraternity. On Thursdav he was to dine with
the Governor, and yesterday lie was to leave for
New York.
Among the regulations of the Mexican army
hereafter, says the Pennsylvanian, it is stated that
the soldiers are to be provided with pocket edition*
of the anti-war speeche* of Clay Coawisr, »nd
WEBSTER.
Wavke CoinvTT.— The Democrats of Wayne
county have declared themselves favorable to the
nomination of Mr. Buchajtaf, nnd have appointed
Rufus M. Grenne), Senatorial Delegate to the 4tt
ofMarch Convention.
The Harrisburgh Intelligencer mfurls the
name of Hen. Andrew Stewart, {Tariff Andy,) a* a
candidate for Vice President. Where is Santa Anna ?
For (hr Morning TWf.
Mr. Editor! —There seems to be considerable
interest awakened of Jate on the subject of our
Public Schools. AH agree that nothing will elevate
the character of the Public Schools as much as the
establishment of a high school. Your correspond
ent “Unity,” however, seems to take a strange view
of the subject, in recommending an arrangement
to bo made with the University, instead of estab
lishing a high school in a central situation uifderthc
direction of a board of controllers, formed from the
Directors of the different wards of the city, or of
the two cities, and districts ofthe count*. He seems
to think it would be more economical, it would in
sure a respectable standing, and prevent the idea ofa
school/or the poor, and hence secure unity of action
in the city, Ac. Ac. All this may appear very well
on paper, but it will not bear close scrutiny, for,
to use a homely or vulgar saw, «« Every tub must
stand on ita own bottom, and if it has no bottom,
then it is no tub, anymore than “Unty’s” universi
ty high school would be one or the other, in its
borrowed respectability. Is the “ Central high
School” in Philadelphia looked upon as a school lor
the poor, and the Un versity for the rich? On the
contrary, the “High School” is :hn pride of the city,
and second to no institution in the Union. Then
why should we ask the patronizing countenance of
our university to give respectability to our high
school? As to economy, of course it will cost some
thing—and our citizens would rather save the cost
among themselves, than give the avmngs to the Uni
versity to be divided for the benefit of the young
gentlemen, the tt othcr students ßesides, who
wishes to save any thing from it ?—it is not a dollar
and cent speculation, 1 hope. If saving were the
great question, the less we have to do with univer
sities the better, as they are ail notorionsly expen
sive. He says “the sons of all our citizens would
be placed on a common footing, by using the univer
«ily.” , On the contrary, a wide distance would be
made between the pupils from the Public Schools,
and the **other students ” for the very reason ol its
being Jreeqf (barge to the one class, and paid for
by the young gentlemen, the “other students ”
No, Mr. Editor, the day has passed for such rea
soning to suit, even in these parts; and 1 would say,
that having considerable 'to do with tho Public
Schools and Central High Sehool of Philadelphia,
(than which there are none superior,) true economy
would be to establish a high school on a liberal
scale, without reference to any established institu
tion, where the pupils of our Public Schools could
receive a finished classical and scientific education,
by accomplished professors,'selected by tbc Direc
tors of the Board of Controllers, T.
For (hr Morning Fosl.
Miu Edjtp*:—lnyourpaper of Saturday last, you
ask “ Whero is Southport, the new borough in this
county, which has been or.will bo, chartered by the
Legislature. •
Jf you mean IVorthport (and it is probable you
do) i( is a Town now called West Elizabeth, situated
on the MonongaheJa river, in Jefferson township,
-containing a population oP about 350, which is rapid
ly increasing. Init are thecoai works of Messrs.
Owens &£<>•, a Boat yard and Steam Saw Mill, car
ried on by Messrs, Hamiuilt A Coy.m.
A NEIGHBOR.
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.Words Well Spoken.
Governor Skunk’s Health
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From the Harrisbxtrgh Union , Feb. 9,
Nomination of James Buohansn. ’i
A meeting of the Democratic membero of thy jLkg-'
islaturc, was held in theeast comraiiteerbomofthe
Capitol, on Wednesday evening, February 2d, 1848,
with a view of giving an expression in regard to'the
important question of the Presidency. ' ]
On motion of Mr*; ’Beawley, of Crawford,' the
meeting was organized by the appointment ofine
following officers; j.
President —WlLLlAM F. PACKER. I'
Vice Presidents — Jaues L. Gillxs, Joseph Laugii
bauoii, John B. Gordon, Thomas Grove. ~
Secretaries— Alonzo J. Wilcox, B. S. SchoQno
ver.
The object of the meeting was stated by Col. Joins
C. Myers, of Berks.
On motion, the following committee was appoint
ed, to prepare an address expressive of the vioWs of
the meeting, to be submitted to an adjourned meet
ing, io be held on Tuesday evening next.
James Potter Brawly, of Crawford; /
John C. Myers, of Berks* <
Georgo A. Frick* of Northumberland,
David F. Williams, ef York,
John K. Laughiin,of Philadelphia county,!
George Walters, of Clearfield,
John Keatiy, of Clarion,
John Kane, of Cambria,
Pope Ba»linell,of Wayne,
E.G. Creacraft, of Washington, ;
Abraham Lamberton, of Cumberland, ; <C
Benjamin Hill, of Montgomery.
Addresses were then delivered in favor dr the
Hon. James Buciianak, and in support of the claims
of Pennsylvania, by Mr. Packer, President,; Mr.
Schoonover, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Uushnel), Mr. Myers,
Mr. Kerr, and Mr. Hill, of Montgomery, when
The meeting adjourned until Tuesday evening
next at 7 o’clock. •
Tuesday Kvenino, Fed. 8, 18*1$.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Democratic ihem
bers of the Senate and House of Representatives,
again met in the East Committee Room, whefi the
President took tho chair, and called the mc£ti|ig to
order.
Mr. Brawley from the Committee appointed at
the forme meet ng for that purpose, reported the fol
low.ng A dress ; which was read, and on motion
unanimously adopted : v
To the Peoplo of the Vutlcd StateL
Fellow Citizens Tho duty of choosing'the I'* 1 '*
Chief Magistrate of the United States ta never de
void of interest. So intimately are his policy ; ’an>l
acts interwoven with the common welfare ; and such
a controling influence do they exercise on t*he‘:prcs
enl ami prospective condition of the American |'pco
ple, that every citizen has not only a deep cdlicern
in the choice of that high otficer, but an unqtf&tion
ajjle right to submit his views with entire freedom to
the public cons.deration. It is this proud feature of •
our poliucal organization, which distinguishes the in
stituiions and government of the United Stales from
those of every other nation on the face ofthclgjobe,
and which has so! ved the problem, so long .contro
verted by Kmperors and King?, the capacity of man:
for self-government. Most heartily would the -
trodden and oppressed subjects of the old world re- -
joice, in thegratelu* privilege which is now tinfor’UrV
ualeiy denied them, by forms of envermnent eyected
on the ruins of popular sovereignly and freedom*.—
The right of choosing our Liecutivc Magistrates,
from the lowest in rank, to the highest 4 is
we prize above all price, and we rejoice, therefore,
that among our constituencies at home, as vvelj as
among our representatives, public atteulioq* is so
i powerfully directed to the Presidential succession oli
t the nezt term. !,
If the selection of a candidate for the Prcj’idenc/i
of the United States is important under ordinary crr-j*
cumatancc*, how pre-eminently fraught with
at this critical conjuncture, when our country,!*
gaged with a foreign.republic in a sanguinary,:though
a jußtand righteous war— forced upon our govern-*'
uient and people by a series of wanton injuries and
accumulating is atroci y as our magnanimity and
insults extending through a long course of tilde, anti:
forbearance hate been most signally manifested!—'-
Although, by the dauntless patriotism,cool courage,
and exhaustions energy ofthe brave Amencaittroops,
our starry banner has been planted iu triumph on the
very wallsofthe enemy's capital, yet the wjr is not
ended. *
Other grave and momentous questions, scarcely;
inferior to importance to a bombardment or a[baltle£
have resulted from the war, aud may yet 'rrsulL ? .
which will require ail the wudom and foresight of
our most distinguished civilian* so to adjust as tip
strengthen, not weaken,to perpetuate not endanger,
the bond i f our great and growing confederacy.
The mode of conducting the war, and of disposing
the fruits ofthe associated valor and spent blppd and
treasure of our brnvocountrymen, are issue sjof such
vital magnitude, as to be intimately and essentially,
connected with the best interests of our cmiirtry
home, and the honor ofthe American name •abroad,-
Wf intend no disparagement to other distinguish
ed Democrats named in connection with thp Presi
dency, when we affirm, that among thetntfall w;fc
discover none, who, in our opinion, more p(e emi
nently unites the qualities ol head and heart, x d&>;
manded by the existing crisis, than doesj-AM£s’
BUCHANAN, the Favorite Son of Penns lVaniA.*
His nomination by the Democratic Natiouai Olbnven
tion, would propose to the American people, not
only a firm and uncompromising stand against
co, until that misguided republic shall consent to
guarantee (o our government and pcoplej-jifiill in
dttnnUy for the past and security for the
but it would also so unite and harmonize conflicting
sectional elements at home, as to hind the Ajmrericsif
people still more closely in the bonds of* a sbfc arffl
enduring national brutnerhood. His qualities, as
proved by a long and eventful trial in public liffjj
would assure us of an able, upright and patriotic
conduct of our national affairs, and secure to tHo
country a t hief Magistrate, who would steer the
ship of State in safety through every doubt, apd feat, '
and peril. And should that most deplorable event:
ever occur, the dissolution of the AmericarilUninn,
against which the Father of our Country warped iU
solemnly, we feel convinced that it could and
would not be, whilst we would have at the* helm,*
pilot so sKiilfpl ns James Buchanan. On the con*
trary, the sacred ti6J, which now link together the ’
various parts, would be rendorod a chain of
never to be rent asunder.
The elevation of Pennsylvania's choico fto tile
Presidency, would not only, however, secure d
sound and safe policy, on the engrossing subject of
war, would not only strengthen and perpetuate thp
national Union, which ho regard as the vcry’corner
stone in the edifice of our national, independence,'
but it would, also, secure to the American
racy the continued ascendency of those principles oY ,
domestic policy, which have characterized, cyery
Democratic administration, from that of
Jefferson, to that of the proscnt,able and .Atrtotic*
incumbent Jambs K. Polk. So intimatcljrrhas tlm
name of James Buchanan, been connected with
the legislative and diplomatic history ofthe'eouh
try for the Inst quarter of a century, that detail woultf
seem superfluous. He is the uncompromising ene
my of any National Bank in all its protean!shaped
and guises, tic is tho first Secretary of an acltnims
trniion, that has fearlessly and wisely adapted thfe ;
revenue to the wants of the government espnonil,- ;
cally administered; aud by this continuance in ths
cabinet he stands pledged to the preservation of it?
policy that has so fully realized the hopes of ita
friends, and so signally falsified all the lugubrious
predictions of its opponents. He was the early, at
he has been the consistent and steadfast, supporter
of the Independent Treasury; and by his elbquent
and unanswerable speeches in its favor, on tliefloot*
of the United States' Senate inopposition to such in
tellectual giants nsClnyand Webster, he
ted most powerfully to its adoption. On ail lhese ;
vital issues, which our opponents have
ed to cherish, and probably never will, no itian in l ,
the Union is truer or sounder in bis adhesion to the!
Democratic faith than is James Buchanan, From
the period ofhis entrance into the Congress of the* (
United Siutcs, up to the present moment, he has 1
been one of the chief pillars of D» mocratic strength;,
and by his speeches and Slate papers, has edritnbur!
ted as much to the elucidation and defence of rc+F
publican tneisurcsas has any man now on triS.stage
of political action. His private life, too, is .as unfi?
sullied as his public career has been successful and ';
brilliant. In a word, we esteem him the ifonn foK
tho crisis; and we, therefore, reflecting theiwisheS-;
and the feelings of our respective constituencies; '
hereby earnestly recommend, to the supporrof our!,
sister States, as the worthy successor of our presentt
patriotic and enlightened Chief Magistrate, JiAMKS:
BUCHANAN, of Pennsylvania. *> *5
Whilst we repose proud and confident reliance in;
the une*xceplionable qnd lofty character of opia can*
uidatf., we feel that we may, with equal
direct an appeal to the Democracy of the Union, in
behalf of our State. Pennsylvania occupies a po
sition in the American Union, politically and geo*
graphically, wh ch we esteem of sufficient eonte*/
qtiencc to warrant her in advancing her nghtfuj.
claim to furnish the Democracy tho next president
. tial candidate. By the natural advantage of Ideation,;
she may be said to hold the balance between the op*L
poeitc extremes of disunion and consolidation, and
thus sustains the glorious arch, of which she itjust?
ly termed the Keystone. In her resources of Wealth
and enterprise, and in tho patriotism and intelJigenc'b
of her teeming population, she stands in this- frodt
rank of the national confederacy ; whilst in her po-,
litical attachments, she rejoices the hearts of the"
Democracy of other States, by majorities which are
counted only by thousands. And yetshe has?never
from amongst herowndistiuguished sons, furnished
to that Democracy whom ,she has served so long, eo
Faithfully, and so well, a candidate for the first hon
or of the Republic. We do not utter this inj a spirit
of querulous repining, for the Democracy 1 of this
■*vVv
State ore ever proud tb esteem the post of hardest
service, as the post of highest honor* But if ever
there existed a time, When the Democracy of the
nation had an opportunity to testify to their breth
ren of this State their ..appreciation her long,
ij(l&dfast and patriotic. devotion to tbc great and
good old cause,'by the recognition of her just and
well-earned title to the Presidential office, in our
Wptnion, that time is now—now that she has sent
regiments of her brave sons to distant fields
bii.danger and of battle—now that she again inter
poses her potential voice in behalf of the integrity
and preservation of the Union—now, that we have
arrived at a crisis in our history, which demands a
frtfn, steady, patriotic and enlightened statesman at
the helm —andabove and beyond all, now, that by
the well ascertained wishes of her Republican frec
m'en, she presents a candidate, whose eminent
sound Democracy, and irreproachable per
sonal integrity, are so welt established in the minds
and hearts of the American people, as those of
Jakes Buchahan.
V Hoping and trusting, that the deep solicitude,
; which, as representatives of the Democratic freemen
•of Pennsylvania, wo naturally feci on this subject,
may be rightly appreciated by our'co-laborers in
other States—and duly responded to by the Demo
cratic National Convention, which is to assemble on
•the fourth Monday of May next, in Baltimore—we
commit our candidate and ourcausc,to the wise and
patriotic deliberations of that tribunal, pledging our
fsfoes, one and all , to abide by Us decision.
' On motion of Mr. Schoonover, the following re
solution was adopted:
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the officers, and published in the Demo
i'eratie Union, Pennsylvanian, Washington Union and
: itll other Democratic papers throughout the State.
[Signed by the officers.)
From the Washington Union.
• ; The whig* of 1848 are pursuing nearly the same
game as was pursued by the federalists of 1812, in
opposing the war. Tbt£y opposed the raising of
more men—they threw difficulties in the way of rais
ing money by loans—they cried out that we did not
want peace, but upon the most exorbitant terms.
•Just so is the clamorous opposition of 184 S. We
jsrhall make extracts from the chronicles of those fac
tious times, and apply them to the present. In the
.mean time, we are forced to confine ourselves to the
‘following passage from “The Olive Branch” ofthnse
times, to show that the design of the federalists then
is pretty much the same with the vvhigs of the pres
ent day :
j “There is one point which cannot be too much or
too frequently enforced. The federalists have been
divested of the powers of the general government for
thirteen year* and upwards. That entire period they
have spent in an unceasing struggle to regain the
power they had lost. They have spared neither
.pains nor expense. They possess large numbers of
men of poworful talents, which are in constant re
quisition for the purpose. They have greatly the
superiority ofnewspapers in perhaps all the seaport
towns, owing to mercantile influence.* They have
ftruggled in peace—they have struggled in war—
they have struggled under the presure of taxes of the
, most oppressive kind—they have struggled while we
were covered with disgrace and overwhelmed by
•disaster—and they have struggled when a halo of
glory surrounded the nation. They have struggled
under every possible variety of Circumstance. They
'have left nothing uncssaycd. In this struggle, the
country was brought to the jaws of perdition. In
this struggle, they were placed in the mortifying pre
dicament that their views were likely to prosper by
the defeat and disgrace, snd to he uttcrally disap
pointed by the success, of thoir country. And in
ibis struggle, some of their leaders committed sets
in ading and betting the enemy, which, under any
other government, or in any other nation, would
have forfeited their lives After all these struggles
and efforts, they are as fitr as ever from the attain
ment ofthe prize which they have for thirteen years
been devouring with their longing eyes.”
• lu Piuluibdphin. there arc six federal and two demt
crane paper*. Tho proportion u pretty nearly ibe *;nn
in other cities.
Ma. Editor The numerous and dreadful disas
ters that have recently occurred on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers and elsewhere, occasioned by the
explosion ofthe boilers of steamboats, has given to
the subject a fearful interest. These calamities have
awakened Cangrcss to the iccessity of remedying
the matter, so far as can be done by legislation, and
at all events to amend the law of 1842 on the subject,
which has been found trrtfe not only defective but
inoperative. I desire to call the attentiou of the
public to an association of practical Engineers and
discreet and sober mon, which has been recently
formed in this City under the name and style of‘-The
Pittsburgh Mutual aid Society of Steam Boat Engi
neeiy.” —The members of this society are bmctical
Engineers, and have been fora longtime engaged in
iho management of Engines on boats navigating the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers—none are admitted to
membership bul men ofintegrity and mnrral charac
ter. One of the objects of the society is mutual im
provement in the practice and science of the steam
engine; another is aid and relief to those of their
brelhern who from sickness, or disaster may require
it; but, the main object is one worthy ofevery en
couragement fVom the public, because it is to the in
terest and safety of the travelling people that it is
mainly directed:
Ist. The members of the association arc eipcrien
enced practical river engineers.
2<J. Those to be admitted arc to be engineers, and
aAer examination by a committee of competent per
son? are to receive from the society a certificate or
diploma of their competency, as Ist, 2d or 3d Engi
neers, ns also of their morai character.
3d. If the constitution of the society is regarded,
these certificates will and can otfly be given to wor
thy and competent persons, and the owners and mas
ters ofStcam boats will know where to procure'faith
ful and skillful engineers.
It is well known that the most fruitful cause of
steam boat explosions is the utter incompetency of
many of the enginers. It is slid that young men
have gono down the river as firemen and returned
as Engineers, knowing of course no more sboutthat
wonderfnl machine than to “start her or stop her.”
Such Engineer* expect and demand but low wages;
nad to save wages they arc employed at the r sk ofthe
boat and the lives ef the passengers. It will bo
found that the travelling public will not patronize
any of the boats, not having certificates of the abil
ity and faithfulness of the engineer.
At present the pnblic have no protection except
what is given under the law of Congress of 1842,
•appointing steam boat Inspectors. Every body
knows how futile this has been. Tcrsons appoint
ed Inspectors are either themselves unacquainted
with the steam engine, boiler Sic 9 or their inspections
are made in so careless a manner, that their certifi
cate is not worth anything to the passengers, or pub
lic.
But an Engineer having a certificate from an as
sociation of practical Engineers accustomed to the
navigation of the Ohio river, will present the rarest
evidence of safety- Such a certtneate will be worth
all the certificates of inspectors and others who de
pend on them for pay.
It will be found thatthc travelling public will not
patronize boats without faitWhl and competent En
gineers, and they will ho sure of such when they
find the certificates of “The Pittsburgh Mutual aid
Society ofSteam Boat Engineers/*
Tor Putt.
JOHN DUNKEY OF THE CHRONICLE.
The genius of the Chronicle, John Dunkcy, has
uttered the following lachrymose lamentation over
the state of Ireland, which should bo embalmed"in
amber for the benefit of posterity : “Ireland’s cup of
misery hus been forages overflowing,and it seems to
be nof yet full ” !! / /
John Dunkcy, though a geniux, did not exactly
catch the idea of the British poet, who sung of the
Tha tnes—
“ ’Tis strong, without rage;
Without o’erflowing, full. ”
John Dunkcy may bn overflowing with genius,
but he is not yet full of that rare quality, to be met
with in common folks, called
COMMON SENSE.
S®*Many honest people, having heard of Bell’s
prediction that the war will be voted down if sub
■ milted to the country, have come to the conclusion
that he is certainly cracked,'—Pennsylvanian.
ft#-By a census just taken, Buffalo appears to
( have a population of 40,521—-being an increase ol
*lO,OOO in one year.
Doctor Duncan ’* Expectorant Remedy, foi Con
vmption, Cough,&c.—Whatever will have a tenden
cy to mitigate suffering, and remove any one or a
part of the many diseases which are now prevalent
in the United States, is truly a great blessing toman
kind. When a medical preparation has been tried;
md found to possess the virtue to Zealand cure dis
ease, it isan.act of imperative justice and benevo
lence which we owe to our fellow beings and the
f world to make it known. We havejmade use of Dr.
Duncan’s Expectorant Remedy in our faintly, and
believe itto be among the very best of the many
nedical preparations, to remove Coughs, Colds,
spitting of Blood, &c. &c., now in practical use. -
! A. WHITING AVERY.
Coshocton, Sept, 3, 1845. ; -
Eor sale by WM. JACKSON, 89 Liberty st., head
of Wood -at* Pittsburgh. febl 1
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& 5
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. A I*,: J.
From the Commercial Journal.
A PRACTICAL ENGINEER
LOCAL MATTERS.
FEnrrEirriAEY Report:— The Report of the War
den give* us the following information in relation
to the number of Prisoner* reccivedj dUcbargedj &c.
during the past year: . *
’ “ On the Ist day of January, 1847 j we had in
confinement one hundred and twenty six convicts,
viz: One hundred and twenty-one males and five
female*. We have received fifty-six within the
year, and discharged seventy; fifty hy expiration of
sentence, seventeen by pardon, and three by death
—leaving in confinement at thU date one hundred
and twelve—one hundred and six males and six fe
males—showing a diminution of fourteen from the
formeijyear; ail manifesting as cheerful and con
tented submission to the necessary -discipline of
the prison, as could reasonably be desired.
“ The whole number of prisoners received, since
the opening of the prison, July Ist, 1826, to tho Ist
day of January, 1848, is twelve hundred and thirty
one—ten hundred and three white males and twen
ty-two females, one hundred and sixty-nine colored
males and thirty-seven females.”
From the Report of the Moral Instructor we
make the following extracts :
“ Of the fifty six'prisoners committed during the
year, forty-two admit that they were men of intem
perate habits. They became drunkards, and then
thieves, or burglars, or murderers. How fearful
arc the evils which follow in the wake of drunken
ness!! Twenty-eight were able, at tho time of
their imprisonment, to read and write. Seventeen
could read only, and eleven could'do neither. Of
these cievcQ, four have learned to read, and the
others, who came later in the year, are learning to
spell, and I trust will be able to read before the ex
piration of their sentences. It is proper for me,
however, to state, that the majority of these eleven
arc naturally of very feeble intellect, and can never
make much progress in learning.
“There are five prisoners here under eighteen
years of age, one of them not much over twelve.
These juvenile offenders show a disposition to im
prove their minds. I trust the lesson they are learn
ing in their youth, will tell to advantage in their
after years.
“ Thirty-four of those imprisoned during the
year, have been married. Twenty-nine say they
have wives at this time. Only twenty-two are
single.
“ The prisoners have had the privilege of writing
letters to their friends, and receiving answers in
three months. This privilege has been tbe reward
of good conduct. It has greatly contributed to the
happiness, contentment of mind, good behavior and
improvement of the prisoners. It has made them
feel that between them and the outer world there
is yet an unsevered band of union. A letter of
kindness and encouragement from a father or moth
er, or wife or sister, to an isolated convict, is in
deed at cold water to a thirsty soul. It refreshes
and improves. >
“ The library connected with the prison has been \
an important auxiliary in promoting the improve-]
ment of the prisonersJLA good book is society to[
the mind that loves its instructive pages.'
Such have good books been in this prison.
“ Kach prisoner has in his cell a Bible, a book of
common prayer, a slate, an arithmetic, a spelling
book, or small dictionary, and one or more of the
books of the library, according to his taste and dis
position for reading.
“ All «*f the prisoners discharged during the past
year could read, with- unc exception, an old man
who refused to learn. Some have left this region,
andbutlhtlc is known of their history, ‘others
have settled in and about our city, and are earning
a living by honest indu6trv. The good seed sown
in the soil of this prison, is not nil lost. There are
examples of its power and efficacy, seen around us
where wc live, in the good conduct of discharged
cohvicts.
** Only three prisoners have died within the year.
1169, who died in April, was a very intelligent
ma,n ;he was in prison bnt a few months; he pro
fessed to be penitent and seemed very confident of
salvation. 1011, who died in the same month, was
naturally weak-minded ; beware some evidence of
concern about his eternal interest. 1075,. who died
in May, was long ill and devoted himself with great
earnestness to prepare for the realities of death.
11 is cate was more hopeful than the other two.
** In prosecuting an inquiry as to the origin of
their criminal course, as given by the prisoners
themselves, the same story is told, in its general
outline, by the present, as by former inmates. Bad
education and example at hornet prepare the unre
strained boy to become the felon-man. Disregard
of the Sabbath—then drunkenness and gambling
then robbery and the prison-house.
“ One convict here, (1200,) whose career of crime
has brought him through various penitentiaries, and
once to within two and a half hours of execution—
who has been condemned to imprisonment in differ
ent prisons, for more yoars than his whole past life
—told me he first learned to steal and to love it, by
his master instructing him tor take small things be
longing to others, for his benefit. Thus he was
taught in his boyhood, and his whole life has been
a commentary on his early teaching. How careful
should parents and masters be, to instil honesty and
truth into the minds of those intrusted to thetr
guidance/ 1
We make an extract from the Physician’s Report,
as follows :
There are at this time within the prison, two con
victs decidedly insane, and who were so at the time,
of, and long before, their reception. One of them,
is a very hard and pitiable case; a foreigner, (whose
father, and one or two brothers, committed sui
cide,} who was sentenced, during the past summer,
1o sixteen years’ imprisonment!
“It is a disgrace, a burning shame upon our
commonwealth, that no State Asylum has been pro
vided for such unfortunate and diseased ones. It is
impossible that he can be properly at.ended to in
die prison. It would be unsafe to permit him to
range the yard; it is cruel and inhuman to confine
him constantly within a cell, and would be highly
improper to turn him loose, by pardon, upon socie
ty, with nono to watch over or care fofr him. Penn
sylvania, on this subject, might learn a lesson o
humanity and duty from some of her Eastern siste
States.
“ The well aired and spacious rooms of the hos
pital erected by your direction during the past sea
son, will afford most comfortable and suitable ac
commodations to die sick convict who may need
additional attention, to what could be extended to
him in hit cell. It has not yet been necessary to
occupy the hospital.”
Sl®- The valentines are beginning to fly around.
i n *ll directions. There is much pleasure expv
both by the receiver and by those who send
the little danbed . messengers. But we dare say
some pain is the result in some cases. We he£td,
last year, of a suicide of a young lady in New
York, caused by the laceration of her feelingr on the
receipt of a valentine. Probably it was sent“ only
injcsl but thousands of deaths have been caused
by jest. The boys who committed die fiendish out
rage at the cokc-pit, a few weeks ago, say it was a
‘jest.” But a poor, half-idiot woman, near sixty
years of age, was murdered, by their “jest,” We
mention this merely to suggest that our youpg folks
should be cautious how they crack joke^,
Cool. —Carts, wagons, &c t , have been busily em
ployed for some days past dealers with
ioo. This looks encouraging; though it is still
feared that the supply will be limited, There is no
article annually brought into market more desirable
and necessary to city folks than ice. Of late it has
been brought into common use ; all classes of peo
ple indulge in it more or less. Tho expense is not
great; and the pleasure is intense, oh a hot day par
ticularly. It is the fervent prayer of all that we
may have enough—and seme to spare, if need be*
The Hats Case.— The verdict of the Jury in this
case was rendered yesterday morning. It was in
favor of the Plaintiff; that for the validity of the
will. There will be rejoicing on tho one side, and
heart burning on the other ; but in a thousand years
they will be all straight again, and perhaps in less
time/ O, this law! what foolish, wicked things men
are tempted to do. by it.
ft#- The city is well supp lied with evening enter
tainments just how. 'Hudson’s Panorama opened
last evening to croyvds of visitors. Mr. Spencer wss
well encouraged m the Odeon; and the company at
the Athensum, with Barney Williams at its head,
has been doing well. Then the Crosby family are
coming.
IrrqcEsr.—An Inquest was held yesterday by
Coroner Richardson, upon the body of a man named
Samuel Jorden, who wis found in the Allegheny
river, oppositethemouth ofthe canal. He has.been
drowned about six weeks. Hit. wife was present,
aud identified him.
ft®- Mr, Al)«n preached in Cincinnati on Sunday,
lie will leave his mark in that city; as he surely did
here.
The St. Cxjuh Towmsir
Richardson ye»terday .viaiUd~the Baw Mill Run
community, Tor the purpose'; of ascertaining *ora«-
thing in relation to the woman whose person was
so outrageously abused on the night of-ltte 22d
January. From all the information~that he could
glean, he thinks she is still -one has any
knowledge of her death. She left thereabout a
week after the occurrence; said she was going to
Pittsburgh 'to; get’ her trunk, and would leave for
Washington atonbe. She has not since been heard
from. She did not look in a dying condition when
she left; had been at work the day previous for a
family, and on the same day made quite merry over
a pint of whi key.*
Whatever may have been her fate,.the enormity
ofthe offence committed by the persons charged,
can not be lessened. We understand that- they
have at different times made full confessions to the
worst aspect of thp case.
One of them, as we have already noticed, has been
arrested, and is now in prison. Op Sunday night, a
posse left for McKeesport, (headed by Fox,) in
search of tbem; news having come that they were
all secreted therel It was ascertained that four or
live of them had been there on Saturday night, one
of whom returned;
They will all get their deserts yet, for they cannot
long escape the ! vigilance of the officers. Their
crime is too horrible for chance of impunity.
Distressing. —By a private dispatch, we have in
formation of the dbath,by drowning; of Mrs. Eliza
-Sharpe, the vocalist oi the Eagle Saloon. She
foil from a steamboat, a. short distance below Cin
cinnati. We havo;hcard no particulars. N
SESTThere are jso many rumors about Mana
gor Porter and bis company, that we don’t know*
what to believe. | They are either in Jackson, or
on their way to„this city. At all events, they may
be expected herej in p few weeks. The Theatre
will open about the middle of March.
tiST Mr. Spencer had a very respectable audience
in the Odeon, last evening. He gives another Lec
ture this evening. ;
XT We understand that Mr. Jones has retired
from the Sunday Mercury.
Athenjevr.
•! Acting and Stage Manager.
C. J. Surra.
Last night of Barney William*.
CD-TUis evening-, February 13th, will be presented, by
request.
TIIE ROBBER’S WIFE.
Lurry O’Gig j ' Mr. Barney Williams.
After which ihc laughable Inlcrlude-of ihc
f HAPPY MAN. >
Pat Murphy A •Mi*. Barney William?.
To conclude witli the laughable Farce of
THE RENDEZVOUS.
Simon. «' : Mr. Saunder.
Jaynes’ Family Medicines.
Dlt. S. S. COOK. Piqua, Ohio, writes, March. 1846:
•• I have used your Vermifuge, Carminative Balsam,
and Expectorant,,in my practice, for the last three years,
and have been exceedingly -well pleased with them, and
never, as yet, 10-my recollection, failed of realizing my
fullest expectation in their curative properties. Your
other mcdioincsjl’cannot speak of from experience 5 but.
judging from thdse I have used. I doubt not but that they
claim, and are entitled to all the confidence reposed in
them, by thosgwho have, used tnem. I was formerly
very partial to ***** Vermifuge, until I became acquain
ted wtdt.yoursv which has niy decided preference to any
oilier now in use.
Resscctfully; yours, S. S. COOK, M.D. M
ID“ For sale in Pittsburgh at the Pekiu Tea Store, 7
Fourth st. • , • . feM5
GEO. V. R.UIAU3ER. ROBERT DUFF.
ttAHAUSER *. IJT7FF,
No. 130, ronxEß of Wood street and .Vutoix alley.
MANUFACTURERS of all kind* of Saddles, Bridles.
Harness? Rawhide and Stock Whins; Hard Leather,
Imitation, and'Common Trunks; Saddle Bags, Carpet
Dues. Valises; Draft and Buggy Collars: and will.keep
on hand a good assortment ofall article* kept in Saddling
Establishments, which they will sell cheap for cash.
J‘ebls-w
ORANGES! ORANGES!!—IOO ■ boxes'Oranges, in
prime order; . '
100 boxfes Raisins;
10 bags Filberts;
8 bales Bordeaux Almonds ;i for sale by
: JOSHUA RHODES,
fcblo-dflt : comer of Fourth and Smithfield sts.
. For Sale,
NATIONAL HOTEI*, on Writer street, above the'
JL Moitongahela House, nnd tbo stable on Front street,
being a leasehold for the term, of 21 j years, from the first
of April, 1645, subject to the payment of 840 Q per anmmv
If desired, the fee simple in the lot, which is 60 feet front
on Water street, extending through to Front street, cah
be purchased. Enquire ot j . ; *
fehl4-daw|w WM.M. DARLINGTON.
the Honorable the Judges of tho Court of Quarter
JL of the Peace, in and for the Couuty of AJ
leuheny. 1
. .The petition of Joseph Allendcr, of the Second Ward.
City ot Allegheny, humbly sheweth, That your peti
tioner hath provided himself with materials, lor the ac
commodation of travelers and others, at bis dwelling
house in the Ward aforesaid, and prays that your Hon
or* wall be pleased to grant him a license to keep a pub
lic house of entertainment; and your petitioner, os in du
ty bound, will pray. JOS. ALLENDER.
\> e the subscribers, citizens of the City of Allegheny,
do certify, khat the above petitioner is of good re
pute for hondsty and temperance, add is well provided
with house rbom and conveniences j for the accommoda
tion of travelers and others, and that said tavern is ne
cessary. {
James Carson, John M’Cletland. F. Dill. A Vcndinglor,
Hugh Hindnian,' J. Boyd, W. Patterson, S. A. Walker. H.
Bonds. George Guth, Alexander Smith, T. Hill*-
feM4-3ld f
TO Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, in and for-the County of Al
legheny : 1 .
The petition of Win. Nicholson, of the borough of Bir
mingham, inlthc county aforesaid, humbly That
your petitioner hath provided himself with materials for
the accommodation of travellers and others, at his dwell
ing bouse in thefboro 1 Aforesaid, and prays that your Hon
ors will be pleased to grant hima license to keep a public
house of entertainment. And your petitioner, as in duty
bound, will'pray. WM- NICHOLSON.
We, the subscribers, citizens of the above borough,~do
certify, thntjthe above petitioner js of good repute for
honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house
room and conveniences for the accommodation of travel
ers and others, arid that said tavern is necessary.
J. P. Westennan, Thomas Clark, X, John N. Nicholas,
D. Shawhonv Adam Winkold, James Maguire. D. Berry *
M. Skclly, Isaac .Wallaco, G. West, Wm. Mulhollaud.
Jacob Geib. ; fcM4-d3t
TO the Honorable the Judgcs'of the Coun of Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, in and for the' County of Al
legheny. (. ‘ i
Phe petition of D. R. Miller. Second "Ward,Pittsburgh,
in the county aforesaid, humbly *heweth,That yoiir pe
titioner haihjprovidcd himself with materials for the ac
commodation of travellers and others, at his dwelling
house in the county aforesaid, and prays that your Honors
will be plea*jed.to grant him& licence to keep a. public
bouse of entertainment. And youn petitioner, os in duty
bound, will jiruy. D. R. MILLER.
\\c, the subscribers, citizens of the Second Ward, do
certify, that the. above petitioner is of good'repute for
houcsty and temperance, and is well provided with house
room and conveniences for the accomodation of travelers
und others, uml that said tavern is necessary.
11. Bollman, J 5. W. Lvud. T. B. M’-Grcu. C. Arbnthnot,
C. ftPKibbin, John Amlerson. James Crossan, C.
M-'Kibhiu. F. G. Kav. M. Or win. Wm. M. Sinclair. Win.
McDonald. i *.febl4d3l*
; Mammoth Painting.
Hudsons great panorama of the hud
son RIVER, will open ,for a.short time nt Philo
llollj commencing oh'Monday evening, Feb’y 14th, and
continue every evening during the; week, except Satur
day. This iuiraensc painting, on over 12,000 feet of can
vas, reprcseiits, with wonderful oocufacy. every city,
town nnd lauding, from New to the mouth of
thd Mohawk River. From its Geographical nnd Histori
cal importance* it is considered an extremely useful
lesson for schools,'over 6000 of which visited the exhibi
tion in Cincinnati. Schools in bodies admited any after
noon during die week, on. liberal terms, byapplying to
Mr. Johu 11. Mellor, No, 81 t .Wpod street. Doors open at
0J o'clock, cxliibilionto commence at 7- ..Tickets 25 cts„
to he had at the Monongahcla' llohso, St. Chuxles, Ex
change, nnd Merchant!* Hotels, and at the door,
febli • r ■
OkA OF Harris’ lust Pittsburgh and Allegheny city
OtJV/ Directories; IUO old or former editions of do.; 6
setts of the American Pioneer, in 2 yols. j.7vols. Journal ■
of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Stole
of Pennsylvania—l79o to 1800. A. lew School Books, and
writing, wrapping, and letter paper, a variety of figured
and colored paper; handsome pictures j: blue, black, and
red ink. and inkstands; wafers, sealmgwax,isahd. patent
and English ouills; late Counterfeit Detectors; the lasi
Great Fire at Pittsburgh; all the Pittsburgh Dailies, and
most of the Weekly Papers; .a few German School Books,
Testomonts, Almanacs, Ac.; 250 cuts Carpet Chain; 150
Wooden Bowls; White ImnisviUe Lime; Window Suit;
Bed Cords, Twine, Fishing Lines, &c. Ror sole low for
. ISAAC HARRIS- Agency-ond v- ,
feb!2-4t . j p Commission Su>re v FiAhaL
i' To Rent*;.',
ONE TAVERN STAND and Store room with good
om buildings, and 20 acres of ground, or separate,
to suit the tenant - Also, one brick cottage, well finished!
suitable for a' private residence, sitnated on Aa *•Nobles
town, road, 5 nules Aom the city; and ocotmied at present
by James Robinson. Possession given on the lit of
April. For further particulars enquire of Jacob Doo
hule, Robinson township; George Beale, No. 74 Wood «u
. or A. Nicholson. . . febl 2-1 wd6iw •
Window Blind Psner.
Of? INCHES! WIDE. “ a P* r4
OU 1300 pieces Beautiful Rainbow.
en or J.l“ e P a,,eni! >.« l “ l plain i by the doz
.t.Nv’il n° do . Z 0 BAN ? BOXES, VARIOUS SIZES, at
of. ' J.SHIDLE,
Xebll. 1 : . Smithfield at., Pimhiirgh.
|.’'EATHERS..on consignraent.and foT sale by
X febl, . I GEO. COCHRAN, 26 Wood st
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News by Telegraph!
Reported for the Morning Post.
C orrapondence qf the PUUtmrgh Morning feet.
Thirtieth Congress.—First Smion.
Washington, February 14,1845.
Senate.— After the morning business, Mr. Ber
rien presented the credentials of Mr. Johnson,the
new Senator from Georgia, *ha was sworn »h. J
Mr. Yulce moved tCTake up Mr. Dickinion’i
Resolutions, and spokeinsapport of hisameod
me'nt. ' V. .7! .. V •
Mr. Brceae has the floor on the Ten Regiment.
Bill to-morrow. After executive sesaTon, on motion
of Mr. Upham, the Senate adjourned..
Hausz.—The Speaker called npon Petitions from
the members bv States. Resolutions of varioue
kinds were offered.
Mr. James Thompson’s .Resolution, expunging
Ashm&n’s amendment,, was taken up. : Several
members claimed the attention of the .Speaker, who
called loudly to order.
Mr. Ashman moved to lay the Rcsolation on tho
tabled which was lost*—yeaa, 95; nays, 105..
After the morning business, the House resol
ved itself into 7 a Committee df .the Whole, and
proceeded to the consideration of the order of tho
day,4he Loan Bill; upon which Mr. Dewey, of New
York, made an.eloquent speech in opposition to the
Administration. His speech was fluent and very
well delivered, and commanded attention.; • •
Mr. Sims, of South Carolina, next spoke> and de
voted his best energies to an elucidation of-the Brib
ed. He sustained the Administration in a speech
of some length ; and was extremely apprehensive
L hatthe other side of the House laid under a mis
• ake.
Mr. Cocke obtained the floor, when the House ad
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
'Baltimore. Feb. 14, 3 p. m.
Flour.—Tnc market is steady, but not .active; we.hear
of moderate sales at 85,87 i. for Howard street:
Wheat. —Sales of Prime Red at . •
> Corn. —Market dull, witU moderate soles of prime wluto
atGHt?G2.
Groceries. —Market quiet, with no.changein prices.
Provisions.—Market quiet, .with no sales worth ro-
No change in any other articles.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
- Piuladeu’uia, Feb. 14.4 p. m.
Flour.—Moderate sales at 85,75; at which -figure' there
are more sellers than buyers. .
Com Meal.—Sales at S2^o.
Com.—Prime Yellow* is offered at Go, without sales.
Wheat—Prime Red sells .at 81^301^25.
Provisions.—The market is quite dull, and nothing hus
transpired worth reporting. Prices arc.chtircly nominal
Groceries.—Tlie Sugar market is active, with sr.l s < f.
N. O. oi4£^sft.
Whiskey.—Sales of Jamestown at 250. : -
NEW YORK MARKET!
Flour.—The market is quiet, with moderate sales of
Genesee at 8606,0R5c. Western at $5,B7J©
5,93 f. ‘ ■■ * -• j ....
Dealers are holding off for the foreign news, 1 and every
thing remains as last week.' *
NO. 5.
MORSE’S WEEKLY BUDGET,
OF NKW BOOXS FOR 1848. :.
THE Xazarine, or the last of the Washingtons, a rcvc-N.
lotion of Philadelphia, New York and \Vn*hmgtnn,
in the year 1844: by George Lippard, author of the Qua
ker City. Vol.l.
Tlie First False Step, or the Path of Crime—a romance,
of Life in London. ..
James the Second, or die Revolution of 1089; ait Ilm
torical Romance: l»y \Y, Harrison Ainsworth:
Living Age, No. 95.. '
HuuLVMerchant’s Magazine, for February.
Animul Chemistry, or the Organic Chemistry; in ii« -
application to Physiology and Pathology: by Justin !«*•
big, M. D. .
The American Cottage library, or Useful-Facts. Ft
gnres and Hintsfor everybody—containing General Viqw
of the World, Statistics of States arid Cities. Political
Economy, Agricultural and Miscellaneous Items. Ac.—
Edited by A.>V. Franklin. ! 1
. The Drama at Porkerville, Bench and Bar’of Jury
Town, and other Scenes and Adventures': by Everpoint
(J. M; Field; cditoi.of the St. Louis R«r«Ue;)' with eight
original engravings, from designs by Darlcy. =
-Chambers’ Miscellany of. Useful and Entcrtoimug
Knowledge. . No. 19. 'Edited by "Win. Chambers.
Flirtation in America, or High Life in New York and
Saratoga. .By Scatsfield, author of Life in the New
World. North and South, Ac.
The Mysteries Mid Miseries'of New York* By Ned
Buntlinc, Part 2—illustrated. . *
The American Review for February,
American Phrenological journal do,-
Chapman’s Drawing Book, No.
The Playmate for January. . »v:. 5 ;
The London Laneet do. i
The Wayeriy Prose Works, by Sir WalteriSeott. •
Jack Hinton the Guardsman, by Lever. New lot. *
Charles O’Malley, do I do
Tom Surko, do ; da
Confessions of Harry Lorcequcr. do ■ do.
Hector O’Hallcran, by Maxwell/ 1 do.
Ellen Monroe. b Sequel to Lifc in Loudon do
- A Course of Six Looturca.oti Astronomy, delivered in
the City of New York; by Professor C. M. Mitchell:
Taylor’s Counterfeit Detector for Pebraoryi
Brian O’Unp, or Luck Is Everything: by W. H. Max
well, Esq., author of Wild Sports of the West, Hector
O-JlaUeran, Black Lady of Doonab, Ac.
JancEyre. an Autobiography, by Currcr Bell. ; ;
p Rcmarkuqle Events in the History of America, by John
Salathiel, or the. Wandering Jew—a Story !of the Past,
the Present and the Future: by Rev: George Croley,
author of Life ana Times of George the Fodrtb, Apoca
lypse of St. John, Ac. - !;• v
Charcoal Sketches, second scries. By the laic Joseph
C. Neal. •. - |;■ .
Mysteries of Paris, ne\yedition. ’ !'
Beauchamp, or the Error, by James, now supply.
Arabella Stuart, a romance,- do do^
The. Convict do do
Russell, atale, *' do do-
Agincoort, a romance, do do
The Smuggler* a talc, do do
FalsoHeir, do do
Rose D’Albert, , . , do , do
Heidelberg, a romance,- •; • • do > do
The-Last of the Barons, by Bulwcr, do
. Lucretia, do do
Ecvercux,...... .do di> ■' * *
Rienza. a.tale, do do
Pan] ClifTont, a talc, do do
, KugcncArara, do do •
ErnestMaltravcrtk do’ do
Prairie Bird, by Hon. Chas. A Murrv. do
The Grumbler, by Miss Ellen Pickering, do
r Tbc AVbitc Slave, do ‘ 1 ’
The Jilt a romance, <j 0
■ Alice, or the Mysteries; . d 0 :
HARPER'S FIRESIDE LIBRARY.
1. Alice Gordon, or Uses of Orphanage, by Aldisu,
2. Arthur Martin, or the Mother’s Trials, by Burdit
3. Lawyer 1 * Daughter, by-Alden. •
Mnyhcw t * uecn tlml l «riied every thing into Gold* by
5: Young Schoolmasters, by Alden.
2- Tite Hertejrt, or Family Change* ‘
7. \\ilham the Cottager. 9
Pictorial History of England, bound or in: numbers ta
complete setts. ' • - :i
The aboyc, with nil the current light literature of the
tlay, can be had at S 3 Fourth street. :: *•
‘ Any one wishing to subscribe for any of;the eastern
Magazines or Newspapers, can do iso by applying at 65
Fourth street. As persons arc often. m want of sotne
particular book that cannot be procured in 'this city 1
would inform them tlmt any work they may wish I will
onler from the cast, and procure for Jbetp, m an avemeo
of from fl to IS days. tfeblgj M. P./MORSF.
~~ To Xiet, ~ . ’-. V
A NE\\ r two.story Brick Dwelling Ilnuse, situ
grj2B ated on the East Common, Allegheny city, (near
the residence of Judge Irwiu,); and fitSshpdl in best
modern st>de, with handsome portico in frobt,4ouSle parr
lore, ftirmshed with marble mantels and improved sliding
doMs: dmmg room and kitchen on the first floor, aalfoui
good bed rooms on the second story: with Wi
E r2b 5T mc jAMFs G^'u B 'i lhe
fcbll-tt JAMES PARK, J r .'t CO, Second *l.
A,. . . Final Notice,
LI. persons indebted tp the estate of Jnm« M’l,ai«rU
lin, dec tLare notified to eoU end settjo!wi« betore
S®'!* ”W«cpunis tmse\UedM\dr
1 pkcjd "! '6c Of an Alderman, f,r
immediate action. The.-above will be enforced, .without
distinction of persons, JOHN J.MITCHF.I.
febll-td [Telepniph copy.] Attorney at l.nw
o L^S'r^<F^™^"EVEßVVAlilßr¥
18.U00 pieces Superior Glazed Paper.
5,000 do do unglazed' do
FOR BALLS. PARLORS AND • CHAMBERS ■ ~ Thnv
wllbe jfddffltCASH OR RAGS, AT LESSPRICEihau
PsL?*” b ° l ’ Ulchascd m NB'Y TfORK OR PHILADKL
\Thosc haringhooses to poner,aiid AlEßGljrANTfTbiiv
idg to sp again,-will find a better article of \YAL! "p A '
C,Uand ® «“
-ft!?* 1 ■ Smitlifield «t. v PittalmrSh
WANTED to boirowsoon, 81000; and several «mailer
ennw, for one. two, or three years, ouimeiesLwhb
tne oest security and a premium. Warned, ; a JoSj
nurse, lo go to Birmingham to suckle a cluld
one or. two good honse-keepers, and several rL,w
bcrmaids, and girls for.alfwork. PlH£«* Shft'*
STte 6 " 1 To rent,
i fljT'Penions who hnvc booses, niorpi IA .„ ’ '* i
I to rent, can record the same; and perronsw^ds”, l '"™’
can enquire. • . Persons warning toxent
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