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jurityona rcdDndoncyin onrimnunl ytir
V. 2 " , siiVV;Vi , F'iyv.<i exatious inroads npon private lJ|*jMt;:
a®4 *1 **’;•- 'f?,i mrpation of power and coneejaentstorinjo.
**i*s , «? t 1 -VJ-.t«;tailw optotoft tt«-J«riamrt#
eialand ptnnibnsloglslotion.:: Indood,tho
itinj?.*'sa rivjt us<*BVt-ViV'yaa!* &*■' lOsStions Is teo palpatio to admit of argu
<*,&& >%%£'*&'!itostod;ia everyyoar'sexperiencei andln
'ifiSii: v7j!. i‘i’4 »1 v: ' mvornment t as acenscquence,-has been
4 ~'* ‘i ' .<*; ' imiliatingposition of becoming a litigant.
* creatures. Its domoralizinß Inlluonco 1}
itted on all baiids, and impcrionsly do-,
■ remedy. -That tiio 'present GonorabAs- j
languished and Idossad for applying: t!io
it -*H a.K*i>. r J>. i! !( S* >~ ': ■ the ovit, and marking the era of its final
lypinceiehope. 1; ' . . - .
■> '•fc *U a of mischief. cot»I«tB in tho
4-W|f^Ki|r<o2l <!!• n4>m3-‘: -of lairs. entirely dissimilar in theirjdiar-
C‘ **^ *’th * 4?'* »*■ ♦* jijfi* fiamß 1)311, Or In what is famlUarfy known
■ System.” .Theinevitable, andindoojthe
><»<<«• f/ii^.si{:‘42. , ited effect of this mode of; legislation, has
" ttpVJ«i f N,yjL 'the passage of hills Gonoral
to soenro the sanction of the EaeotiUyo
il’yCiiwf* ir-.WBmaMidrt.iai :eaamlnation so indisponsahlo to^n
#SV*?A^,Viy<*y.O-1; <,»;j< ftr^SWffSwDof-amftnw import..' In tHustration.
.s'£x!il?syA jA which the praoliw imposes upon this
|iV -> f p.a- •&■ & >4. * f ;T* C' 4 ,4 Hivernment, it Is only nocosaßTy to stnlc,
*W •«> n l ' o- Jdays preoceding tho final ndlon,niinent or
itaSUmMi-iAft:ns SCf ,^ n »V 4 1. 5; 1«W Uxm onehnnarod and six bills
ys.if/V, ev. nfv ~‘i f - c‘v Mi fO, -'il' -it i y .... for KxecuUvo consideration, containing!
"il J- f » t; ie- 1 t 'L,vJ.' subjects. Some of,
of comprehending the im
fit t tvf'j.”:,,-’v.t-'.t.,;! s judgment rejects, or returning another
.’j-' V’v.f 'f' fy’cV,f f 1 f i t'ri r"" r '- ; '-l rf ! ,’ ! v approves. ■ lieitlier alternative you will
4pi'dteki'^.^;.Cf**?iJ/ : Hi Vu t> J£'i uln strict accordance with tho mandntcsof
■y,k •*£?'« ni'iPVf*>• Q «« inconvenience valm results to the
;ja*4'*L<V) . w r r ?* * I system, in the payment of thoenrolment
W4-h*;.S'«g , »«fttetow». In bills, sudi as I have nlnudyde-
/ r'V ' found a number oritemßi some taxnbl«,and
SiSiil l byWtWt , tlJ>W 'fctJ ! ; : tSVi!® tr f t dP's'-We,’ i the hill ninst bo enrolled under Its proper.
; le- and the US ho first paid Oaepartyin
!’i‘ --U \ '•? legislation,may pay Ids share, another will
f .Tfh, and a third, on seeing the amount ortho
* A { » .A* J that he can live without the law ; and thus
iw.i J *-*; J * 1 ' %o V ihinc for to K 1 forced to
»)S{ t,Ss in whitdi they have no interest, in order to
* "Mos of'What the Legislature had oxprossly
'|j3««kter'(?(sfi‘ *- of aTalrs Is scaroely consistent wiUi
and certainly demands an effl-
* 1
WSwee^Ci^sftStW 5 * Of# c <fffis < t^?>
WMs&Kksoms*
‘ practice that Tec are mainly imiobtpd for anannunl volume
_WZ-1i....0 c ;.^. l r^ i _.;i;‘^ i^:( "K'JtM; . toM»wbof moat unseemly dimensions, aodforaecjmiatc
j ‘-WjK- coJ» lor nearly every locality In the State. Thoremody for
Kil; • thfolmaft ho found In tho adoption of a few more general
r-.e A. ... l*vrj, and the administration of those already in os
; :i .iatesac. • Special acts, you will afereo with me, should in no
'Ttvj lrodimre be passed where the object can he reached under
r~y r ; ; 'general lavra. ■ ■
» ■■ -*}»» law. of: 1701, and Us several supplements, make pro
and amendment or corporations for
: )itetary.charitaUo and religious purposes, and to create
f r .hontfleiary societies and fire angina and hoso companies,
-' .throuirtelho.instrumcotality of tho AUoreioy General and
; : ithoSuprema Oonrt. Tho art or tho .thirteenth or October,
S«bv4j«JSitElStsP t r<**«C«>SS' s ?a^4 r TO», extended' IM* power urOio courts of tho several coun
. ties; Tho acts of 16SS and IS3S make provision for the av
. - aOctatlon orindivldnii*. through tho instrumentality ortho
\. -AtthmeyGencral andtheGovornor, (orlhepurposoorman
’*cturjp*lron from tfilneral real. In addition to ibepu
'b- ’nauufactnrioi;, pasted in 1810.
thrawodaUensfor the purpose
,^r.S,.. cotton; flax and silk goods, or
sa paper, paper, Inmher, oil from
artificial slot*, and for prinUn? and
anrswui. n pnnlichlng; and the rapplmnedtor 1803
it*.provisions, in a modifled form,to the burinossof
■ Jaininß of almost every description.
- On the subject of crerUngncu townships and incorpora
- .ling boroughs, the courts hare msllmitad power; and in
«?(•:, ;rJ“ ■.. tboWter of mdlimt real estate, tho property of minors, by
golrdians, executors or others, acting inn judiciary capa-
Vfv!Pr44>W,.V-; , St}; the act of last session on this subject will in tny opm-
* .Jon, reach every imaginable cause. Its prortsions should
K;.rmtWin«nEod, for the subject belongs most legitimately
:^TSg%UTp>:Sf!lftV--h,.'.' : ,y’f;>r'.,,!to;-t;C‘- • -. I can see no reason why tha power to dodgnato dertion
•,'? S-honscs should not ho confided to tho commissioners of tho
StHl|W®»W*Vifl >..immal counties.: Theseofllcero are usually familiar with
"tha localities, and readily determine what nrrangement
iiwoWS best subserve .the eottreolenee .of the electors. In
f addition ta tho foci*-.which will not be disputed, that tins
Jri%^?Lr4sftf/raSP I fwr*in**s but psrtial conrfdenuion m the Legisla*
«anuble, because of tho great space It anira
• 3n»li and lavra. I am aware, how
ip;rß,*l that the lawn of the United
places for held.ng tho olretions of
f jtV-j’tiby. Ifl i 'fftvi jongress shall bo fixed by the Legislature of
iSgiyS•i'vt.'i?,i3 frS'SkjSASSi 5 ■ ; mo severoi jJtalcs. and that, therefore, the end in viewron-
WF&Zrl?< pot be attaimvl. In answer to this objection, it may bs re-
. :iairk«l. that.tlio.Legislature having in other instaneesdete-
doubtful powers, such aa the right to makePNnsr
sii*J -K\ ; i'. .' ,-money, it is,scarcely necessary to nuso the question or the
rieM to delegate olnnctnn so expres-dy conferred.
- M number of the laws of the lastsession ppnsut of
--** to Incorporate companies to construct plank
, JS’a''4l%.<if S K S.L S 5 .right and proper in itself, might it seems
v a general taw, authoridog tho assoeia-
ep; aumoerof dtilena toeonstruct these highways
xmditions. ■
L*Sa .rmercommu-nimtions I bore held the doctrine, that
attio legislation of any kind was essential to tho ends
erobiSnessentoTpriso-to promote objects understood
loud within tho renrk of moderate means: and that
srtainly,’whatever might bedeem hi expedientsheuld
{encral in its character. That Uie Legislature, had no
yfcal,right to grant special adrnntegM to ono diten and
another; and mare declined to approreooy
set on this subject, where tho corporatora . were; not mode
•-'■leiin theirlndivldnal estates for tho debts or tho corpo,
vclearer evidence, it seemß to me, can be
< »«4 to show that much, of this special lo
’ is sought and is valuable only because
" *han is found in its own history. It
'ed by many of you that during
1 of Governor Shunk numerous
bi’ p; AJ'n?vi* *!X'*i -uus wero made for special acts to incor
s ! manufocturiDg companies, and that tho
sifio* refused to give his assent to their pss-
I. In 1840, a general law to cnconrage ma.
.disctaring, liberal in its.provisions, was adop
'ad, Bnd you will bo ostonished to learn that at
iua lima there are not a dozen companies in
Utencc under it. Daring tho sessions 0f!852
1853, much time was consumed in the con
-ntion of special aots to incorporate mining
mies. Near the close of tho last session a
* law'on the subject, applicable to all the
• in the State except six, was passed, and
this law is ns favorable in lts terms ns
kl ncU Eol!c!telJ ' bnt a s ‘ D S lo tPPlien
jeen made under it for mining purposes
, in in this instnneo operations have not
ncnced. These ore significant, foots,
, opinion will folly justify thorejcction
u octs on ,hc subject in the fntore.
oo reason why this goneral law should
: Ucnded to the balance of the State, if
lo.desire to.have it; bnt no special not
« companies within the counties not
'• d J&‘ ■%H' .• , in the general lnw can receive my op
and such as -are now in my possession of
<*’■. iracter will bo returned without the Ex-
J»date of my last annual message, pro
fwero pending in the Supreme. Court of
> vania, to. test the right of the Franklin
oonsTrucl tt'PUrfrottd from tho
the Ohio State line. The decision
was against the Company on the
ond tho OP* O5Oll of Chief Jnstiee
u'i} r* 1 -;!>! ■' most clearly that the construction
I '-ISr' r ;v--v l3a[i waß without the authority of law,
injunction prayed for by the
refused on the ground that the
*S*tj|lWS3fi^^^^^»s^ffis^Sa^6^A?#blthcouM»ol l under the law, give
Tha eff®a‘ of this decision
privileges cloimod by the Com h
tho Legislature. In
1 bad «W*tad to the
jibly the prop.iety of taking charge
rights, and SO far as might be
? ''‘''•'nht the exercise of an illiberal
' important link of comma
-.seaboard and the Great
le interests of the people
red a communication from
impany, covc-nng the pro-,
of the hoard of directors,
n to the action of tho Su
legislature, a number of
nltted, indicating the will
-5 S-'-C >y to pay certain rates of
;strained übb of the road,
; session of the Legislature,
;yi T of government shonld act
ving that I had no right to
th ° ?° mpaoy ’ oT .,v ea !°
vi r -Kich they wero willing to
■; irtaiu the preposition. The
v-:-; pany toward tho State,
»gon4 no change since the
r ■'&'&? it Legislature, except that
has Teccntly taken mcas
decree in the plea for an
i''.r*V'iri;iV^'Sb y -rvl*7 ,^^^‘yv>lli,! Mr. it of quo warranto to rc
: ? limed by tho company.
1 2r*X?.-'e-:iat the city of Erie evince
>’ ~*■ v :!; amongßt the people, sel-
£ ition of this kind, indicate
, bntnecessity, forprompt
! '« notion, as to the rights
16 impartial observer, that
intended, by any previous
eonstructien of a railroad
the mty or Erie andtheGMolineln
‘Z<-> |V S'f'.'i highest judicial tribunal in tho Stnto
aw -.y o;>?r.M -'v rl.’.Si>sge g d the opiniop, that no snoh anthor
charierv)f the Franklin
\V’.v'*’r; riy rr--y q;4 - '< the grant
*. 'yh- hy<l~ 'r ; (-^P ; on such conditions on
%v >-y and advance thejnteres.s of
ti-’-viS-illSCvSj-v Ivt I '* ~,vj..-'--V' vs'f
i,''r^'; gj -'yy ■' n -*' ■•'-••_' v n v.iw•-----'- .• V - •■--• jf ■■■■■ .«.•'.. .'-r
' '^- : - ■ . v
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wiCAf^ip^^/ijS^-rs’i ytLi.h: :> *} a • ;y: v - v
tm
m
I m
,iavo urged tlio General Assent- i
fOnl/u several previous corninu* :
.ed propriety and justicoof
jparataly, at least so far as the
uilbaovil still exists, nml I am
dty ’which the application of a
ly must always: pTcecnt to the
luch reflection the niognitude
iroadsupoo private Tights, and
ipon the interests of the people,
obcs of legislation, I have deter*
> General Assembly in the ap
it means which their ■wisdom
hut in the mean time, as aren
iklng power, I must-beg to b©
Iviloge of considering cnch sab*
, and on its own merits, as coo
tlie ConstituUon* .nenteforth,
_ . variety of ibe subjects oflegis
■t l&lkm; dissimilar in their character and purposes, cannot
• , rw@ve the sanction of the pretent Executive.
; ”■ pother branch of the evil, and if possible a still greater.
•>'Cna» consists of special and local, legislation. It is to thla,
Mho bincflt of UiaUnronUro to «sml,
men -where character, position and cniol-
Of CJUITO, mj nuggwUtrai In reM
*neo of-experience, will notjxs
the azents on thcpwotfcFi. for it
cxportanco to make &crllector,but It ha a
mire this In render on agent .efficient In
nd repair of rail mads and canals, to foro«
< jrlvo harmonious direction to the cnncnt
roinpl icatod branch of public wrrlco* In
jment wants tho application of bnsmcsa
principle?. Asystera of bupks should
of chock rolls, and the operations be so
. the receipts and expenditures ofeach
season passes by, could bo announced, to the.
the people of Pennsylvania, so far as they-may.
be involved in the eubjeqt/"lt *6: happens that
Penhsylvania*holcls; the hey tasthis important
lint ofoonßexlqn between tbo Eastand theWeßt,
and I-moBt: unhesitatingly say. that where no
principle of amity or oommeroe iajo be violated,
it is the right and the dnty of the State tq turn
her natural advantages to the promotion of the
views and welfare of her own poople.: - .
It may be that neighboring states, possessing
similar natural advantages, would give them
away for our benefit, but I have not been able
to discover any fact in .tbeir former polioy, to :
justify snoh a conclusion. I shall await your
actiou-witb anxiety. . ■
The subscriptions of the oities of Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh to the Btook of the Pennsylvania
JRailrood- and tho prompt payment of the .in
terest orr'tho'same, together.with the flattering
prospects of that improvement, had.the effect of.
extending the belief that munioipnl subscriptions
could be safely made to any similar enterprise—
that such subscriptions were in truth, what had
been alleged by some, a mere loan of the credit
of the respective municipal corporations, and
that neither principal nor interest would over be
demanded. - ~v • ,
The consequences of this plansiblo and seduo
tive doctrine: were promptly manifested _in the.
form of numerous applications for legislative
authority to municipal bodies to subscribe .to
railroad stocks in various parts of the. State.
These applications were invariably pressed on
tho plea of promoting public convenience and
general prosperity, and a number of laws of this
character wero adopted. So far as these apply
to oitleß and boroughs, their operation has beon
rather suoooBsful; hot when applied to counties
i it has certainly been -much loss so; failing on- i
tirely in samo instances, and in others loading
to violent controversies amongst the people,
destructive to the value of municipal bonds thus
created. Viewed in every aspect, ns a . moro
question of expediency, the experiments already
made would seem to weigh heavily against the
polioy of such subscriptions; indeed,: I hove no
hesitation in saying that tho aversion I have al
ways entertained towards this principle, and
especially its extension to counties, has been
greatly strengthened by this. experience; and
wo should now, it seems to mo, ns a prudent
people, profit by this lesson nnd nvoid tho prac
tice in tho fnlnro. Always doubting tho polioy
, of such subscriptions, and declaring my views
freely against them, I have not felt required to
interpose the Executive prerogative egairmt the
judgment of the people directly interested in the
question; or in other words, to judge for citi
sons of a particular locality on a subject relating
merely to their pecuniary interests, or to resist
tbo wishes of their immediate representatives.
In a communication addressed to the General
Assembly inMarch, 1852, on this subject, I re
marked, “ that the power to subsoribe should
never be exercised by municipal corporations,
unless the interests of the people represented by
6ueh authority are directly and certainly identi
fied with the project on which the money is to
bo expended. The operation of the principle
may be equitable, when applied to the people of
a city or town, whoso interests are identical,
but when applied to the people of a county, it
may not be so. On the contrary, it may provo
most unjust and oppressive—subjecting the peo
ple to burthens in the shapo of taxes for the
construction of pnblic improvements, from which
they may never realizo benefit, direct or remote.
The people in oner section of s county may de
rive valuable advantages from the construction
of a public work, whilst thoßO of another section,
equally taxed for the payment of Interest and
principal of the debt, so contracted, may poß
sibly realize no benefit at all.” It Is to these
effects that may bo attributed the violent con
tests tbathave grown up in certain aountics, to
which the principle lias been extended.
In the Stato of Ohio, whero this dangerous
practice -also prevailed, a constitutional pro
hibition hns been deemed necessary by the
people, and municipal subscriptions cannot now
bo made, even with the 0330nt of those affected
by tho measure. The experience of that State,
ns I have learned, was alike against the prnotice
of making-improvements in this way, and that
in the end, it beenmo inefficient, through the
disposition of capitalists and others to rely alone
upon municipal corporations for tho means of
constructing pablio improvements. 1 am de
cidedly of opinion, that n similar decision would
and should be mode by tho people of this State,
when the proper opportunity is presented. In
the mean time, this insidious and dangerous
mode of contracting tho debts Bhould be guarded
against with the utmost vigilance. I shall in
dulge tho hope, that ail fntnro applications for
legislation of this character, may be rejected by
tho General Assembly.
It may be said that a restriction that would
require a break of railroad gnago at the harbour
of Erie, would be tbo use of an illiberal princi
ple. Tho answer is, that the necessity for a
break of gunge between tbe Ohio lino and the
seaboard exists, as a consequence of a difference
in tho width of tho New York and Ohio roads
The only question to settle, therefore, relates to
the point at which it shonld occur. I hate been
able to discover no reason, founded in publio
policy, why tbe break should bo fixed at Buffa
lo, that do not apply with equal force In favor
of Eric.' Tonnage and passengers can be as well
transhipped at the latter, as at the former city.
So far as conoems the benefits to either city,
incident to a transhipment, the idea is unworthy
of notice. Bat tho effects of a break of gauge,
and consequent transhipment east of Erie, upon
the bnsincss Of that harbor, must be paralyzing,
if not fatal. It would virtually require ship
ments to be made cither at Cleveland or Buffalo.
Scarcely less embarrassing would thts arrange
ment be upon the interests of tho Sunbuty and
. Erie road, or any other avenue that may here
after connect the lakes with the city of Phila
delphia.
It iB my duty to inform yon that §528,851 ol
the relief issues of May, 1841, aro still in exist
ence, and continue to polluto tbo channels of cir
culation. Under the provisions of tho net of
- April last, §121,812 of these notes, of a less dc
, nomination than five dollars, have been eonccl
i led, and the whole amount can, under this law,
> be ultimately extinguished. But the process
has not been so rapid as was anticipated, nor is
. it sufficiently so to meet the demands of tbo
i public weak I respectfully suggest, therefors,
that tho law be bo amended os to make it the
duty of the State Treasurer to retain from time
to time, os near as practicable, the amount, in
relief notes, necessary to meet the entire de
mands of the sinking fund, I also recommend
’ tho repeal of the act of April 10, 1849, authori
zing the re-issue of this currency. -
The occurrences of the past year greatly
strengthen the views I expressed in my Inst on
* nual message, on the subject of the currency.—
The dangers of an inflated paper syßtcm havo
been most strikingly manifested in the experi
ence of a number of the surrounding States, and
■ nothing, in my opinion, saved onr own meiropo
lis, and possibly other parts of tho Stato, from
the oonsequenoes of. a Bevere contraction of tho
currency, bat onr vast ogricnltural and mineral
productions, and the übnsnally high prices
which theso commanded in foreign markets.
I havo always held tho doctrine that ourcoun
try, like all otherß, must have a Bystem of cur.
i. renoy; and whilst, therefore, I have resisted the
i eiccssivo increase of banking capital, I have not
i sought to uproot, entirely, the system wo have.
. That it is the best that the wit of man could de
vise is not to bo believed, nor is it probable that
the authors of this paper system, enjoying tho
i experience of the present age and possessing tho
i vast amount of coin now in existence, would have
i entailed this evil upon us. But we have it, and
: the best wo can do is to mitigate its consoqnen
. ess whilst it endureß. and throw it off by de.
: grecs. I believe that the Pennsylvania system
> of paper money, resting on a speoie basis, small
. as it is, and the individual liability of the stock
holders, is as safe as any other. I prefer it vast
i ly to the loose plan existing in some of tho
- neighboring States, or to tho system of free ban
king adopted in other sections of the Union.
That any Bystem of banking that authorizes
r the emission of small paper as a medium of oir
- eolation, must entail evil oonsequenoes upon the
' country, has been ton dearly demonstrated by
onr own experience, to need elucidation by ar
, gument. It is believed, therefore, that it is the
t true polioy of this and of all the Statos, to re
i strict the paper circulation to' notes of a large
i denomination. Those of a small denomination'
> should bo gradually withdrawn from circulation
i in order to moke room for tho vast aooesslons of
the precious metals from California and Anstra
i lia. In vain shall wo seek to dissominato ooins
: throughout the country, and induce their circu
lation at points remote from tho Atlantio cities,.
bo long as small paper is permitted to exist. If
notes of the denomination of five dollars were
withdrawn from circulation, the vacuum tbuß
created could be rapidly supplied with gold
and silver, ’ and so also with those of a great
er nominal value. But so long as this paper
medium is permitted to oiroulate, it will ho im
practicable to induce tho general diffusion of
coin. The people inquire why it is, that with
, the vast increase of gold so little is seen. The
answer is, that bank notes always intervene.—
Tbatradcr, merchant and others retain the coin,
and pay out the paper, and l the only remedy is
to be fo.und in the removal of the latter. . Thero
is, perhaps, nu principle applicable tothisqaes
tion better eettled thau that which proves that
two kinds of currency, differing in value, will
not circulate together. Tho least valuable will
Constantly be obtruded, whilst the more precious
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■will ba displaced. The gradual withdrawal of
the smaller denomination of paper, presents to I
my mind the gtfcateat reform. thatcaul
be applied to our systenrof cntreiicy.v j
change of one paper system for another and'the
incorporation of restrictioUs on this or that point I
of the one wo havo,?although of ten. right and ne- |
cessary, can never eradicate the evil.vV |
I would however, be understood as favor-1
ing a very sadden alteration in our Bystem of
currency, regarding os I do, all violent changes
in the policy of government jas, unjust,and op-.|
pressive. AU tho business arrangements of the ,
I country are based upan our present plau, and it
is so interwoven with tho general affairs of life
as to forbid its rapid 'withdrawal. * But ihc be-
I ginning should be made, and- wcvShould-propdre
to throw off a system which will in -the future,-
to a greater extent, perhaps, than inthepast,
render our country tributary to her rivals," and
make our pcoplo of wood and drawers
of water to other nations/’ No other reform in
tho political policy of this nation, I sincerely bo
lieve, would have such a direct tendency to pro
mote all the great interests of the American peo
ple. A practical, safe and efficient mo3o of car
rying out this work, is to be found in the grad
i ual extinguishment of bank notes of a small de-
I nomination; v
. This reform, however, to bo: complete, nnd to
givp tho people the fall benefit of its salutary
effects upon • our 1 commercial operations with
other nations, must be common to. the whole
oountry. The efforts of a single member of the
Confederacy, however thorough autl wcll direot-:
ed, can achieve but partial success. Even in a
local point of viow thoy can soavoely excroiso a
controling influence. For instance, vacuums in
tho olianncls of paper circulation in one State are
too liable-to be supplied by the issues of others,;
interdicted, though tho circulation of the latter
may be, by positive law. These considerations
have suggested the importance of a simultaneous
actions of tho States on tho subject, and it has
occurred to my mind, that a convention of dele
gates from each, appointed by tho respective le
gislatures, might bc:n‘ good mode of directing
public attention to tho subject, and. scouring of--
fleient action.
Inthomcan time, ourStato can take tbolcadin
this wort as she can also carefally reslriot tho evil
tcndcncios of the present Bystem, by requiring
tho institutions now in existence to mnko more
frequent settlements, and render more efilcient
i her present system, by confining the amount of
I banking capital, as a basis of paper issues, to
r the lowest point consistent'with the demands of
legitimate business. I heliovc tho amount wc
new have comes up to this standard, and that
the best interests of tho people require that: it
should not be increased.
Efforts, oxlcnsivo, energetic, and - highly com
mendable, aro being made in all parts of tho
country to advance the interests of agriculture,
by the dissemiuntion of correct information con
cerning this great pursuit, and In this way be
stow upon the farmer, the blessings of a sciontiGa.
as well as a greatly refined practical understand
ing of the noble work in which be is engaged.
Pennsylvania, so eminently air- agricultural
State, and therefore so deeply interested, cannot
bo indifferent to tho merits of this enterprise.—
Iler best energies may wisely be exercised to so
euro its success. Already much has been ac
complished ia tho way of removing prejudices
heretofore extensively cherished against any sys
tem of agricultural education, nml by the extin
guishment of doubts as to the utility, or even
tho practicability, of applying tho principles of
eeieuce to the business of fanning.
Tho belief that these principles can bo so ap
plied, I am gratified to perceive is rapidly gain
ing popular favor. Indeed, tho experiments
which have been made in this country, nnd in
Europe, clearly establish the utility of scientific
farming, and in both, the necessity for such a
system iB manifest. '
A proper understanding of tbo constituent de
ments of the soil-—the Influence of these in the:
production of vegetable matter—the means of
maintaining these elements ia their original
strength—the nature of stimulants for the soil,
and their proper nae—tho quality of seeds, and
the breed of animals, make up the main fe-itures
of this system. These subjects wili constitute
an agreeable, nnd I have no doubt, n highly ad
vantageous study for tbo farming community.
In my last annual message I suggested the
propriety of appointing an Agricultural Chemist, ,
to bo paid a moderate salary, and whose labors
should be given to tho Slate and county socie
ties. , I still entertain tho opinion that such an
officer, surrounded by proper opportunities,
could render great service to the cause of agri
culture.
Tho utility of establishing an agricultural col
lege, with a model farm attached, wherein.the!
principles of a scientific cultivation of tho soil
and manual labor in that pursuit would be joined
to the usual academical studies, has been strong
ly urged upon my attention. Such an institu
tion and system of education, it is believed,
would ot tho same time improve the physical
and moral condition of tho professional and mer
cantile classes, and promote the serial and iutri
-1 Jcctusl attainments of the agriculturist, mecha
nic and laborer, in addition to the vast benefits
it would confer upon the pursuit of tho farmer.
These considerations, and others which will
' doubtless be presented by tho advocates of the
proposed institution, will commend tho subject
to your favorable consideration. It is believed
that such an Institution can be successfully or
ganized under the auspices of the State and
County societies.
A highly useful institution has recently been
organised at Philadelphia, under tbo auspices of
■ liberal and patriotic citizens of that city, and vi
cinity, in pursuance of an act of tho lost session,
■ named “ Tho Polytechnic College of Pennsylva-
I nin," in which the education of youth in a prac
■ tied! knowledge of mining, manufacturing and
■ the mechanic arts Is united with the ordinary
literary studies. Surely as much can bo dono to
I impart a practical understanding of the parsuit
of tho farmer.
Within a few years past tho general govern
’ ment has expended a largo sum of money in the
■ construction of a dry dock ot the Philadelphia
• navy yard, with a railway attached, to facilitate
the operation of raising and repairing vessels.—
i A survey of tho Delaware river has also.been
i made, which justifies the opinion that there is n
1 sufficient depth of water in its channel to admit
vessels of a largo olaos with entire safety. Tho
' location of this yard on the bonk of tho Dcla
-1 ware, in tho southern part of tho county of Phil
adelphia, accessible from nil points, surrounded
by a vigorous nud flourishing population, and
bicsßed with a healthy climate, gives to it advan
tages not surpassed by those surrounding tho
navy yards of any other section of the Union.—
There is, then, no reason why it should not re
ceive a full share of patronage from the govern*
ment. Why it has not boon so favored ! shall,
not at this time attempt to learn, but that tbo
fact has been tho causo of regret and complaint
among the peoplo of Philadelphia and other parts
of the State, is a circamstanco which cannot bo
disguised. Ho considerations of publicintcrcSts,
which I have been to discover, would seem
to demand this policy. Nothing, in my opinion,
is gained by it In economy, efficiency or Bklll in
tbo construction of vessels, The materials for
this work can be as : conveniently and cheaply
procured at Philadelphia as at any other point
in tbo country, and her mechanics stand ns high
as any others ia point of skill and efficiency in
nil the branches of this business, and pre-emi
nent in the construction of stoam machinery. I
feel justified, therefore, in entertaining the hopo
that a more equal distribution of patroaago
shall hereafter distinguish tho action of tho de
partment at Washington.
The consolidation of tho .city and county of
Philadelphia into one municipal government, ia
a subject that will bo pressed upon your consid
eration during the present session. Without do
siring to express nu opinion on tho policy of tho
measure, I may say, that I regard it as involving
vaßt considerations connected with tho welfare
of oar metropolis, and consequently to tho State
atlnrgo, and ns such it Bbould, as I have no
doubt it will, command prompt and anxious con
sideration. .
I have long believed that the loans of tho State
should bo consolidated into threo or four classes,
and be under tho direct control of tho treasury
department at Harrisburg. Tho bookß are now
kept at tho Bank of Pennsylvania, where the
loanß are transferred, re-isßucd and out up into
any shape to suit the wishes of-tho holder; for
wbioh service that institution is claiming a heavy
yearly .compensation. Thoro would be no diffi
culty whatever, I am confident, in exchanging
new coupon bonds for the certificates of loan
now outstanding, without any avorago extension
of the maturity of the loans, at a cost of a few
thousand dollars. Indeed, on this point, I am
entirely certain that tho exchange can be rnado
a source of profit to the State above all expensos.
This accomplished? and tho mtcrost can bo paid
at tho Treasury, and the whole business of that
department rendered the moro simple and safe.
: The financial year commences nnd closes on
the last-day of November* and tho appropriation
and school year on the first of June. - The effect
of this arrangement-is to beget confusion in tho
business of the several departments of govern
ment. Indeed, so completely is this; the case,
i that It is quite impossibleforn person not fami
liar with-the subject,- to comprehend their opera-?
tion; ; I SuggOßt the -propriety of comtnenoing
tho fiscal year for alb purposes on the first of
December. This would bring, the Canal, Trea
sury, School and Auditing -Departments vhto
harmonious action, and render their operations
concurrent and simplo.
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I have never folt.w'riliugdo-see our fundamen- I
till law ohanged fdr>-'li&hf/or)‘doubtrul reasons, 1
but! sincerely believe (bat when the,proper time j
arrives itwillbe wisosoto-amend thoConstitu- >
tion oB tef require that oioh law. shall be passed
ia>a separate billi.and ■ reeeive “Hot less than a \
majority of,votes p/eneb House «n,a.caU of tho
yeas-and-nays,; to provide that all -laws of o
I pnblio nature shall bo general in their character
and apply to the entire State; that municipal
corporations, vested, with all tho power tho
I legislature.could- oonfer, should not-havo the
] right to become subscribers to or holders. of the
I stock of other corporations; to interdict ■ the
I creation of debt fqr any purpose except war; to
l-unite some-other functionary. with the Governor;
id tho exercise of.the pardoning power. -i. -
. .In compliance with tho.provisions of the 55th
I section of the laßt general appropriation law,.
directing the Governor to “sell and convoy the.
State arsenal property in Juniper street, in the;
oity of Philadelphia,” conditioned that the sum;
of thirty thousand doltare should bo obtained for,
| the same, I caused notico to. be given,, through
the press, that, sealed proposals wonld.be re-,
oeived for.the same; and-naming the minimum
I price and terms of sale; The highost. and only;
-1 bid received was that of the Pennsylvania Kail-;
; road Company, naming the anm of thirty than-;
i [ sand dollars. There beingno-olher .bidder, the
■:| property was accordingly:conveyed to that Com
jany.
Tho purebaso of another saitablo lot and the.
erection of a. now bniiding, presented a service,
of greater difficulty, the law restraining the
entire cost to the price obtained for tbo old,
property. I deemed it proper that the military
gentlomen of Philadelphia should bo -consulted
as to tho location of the new, building. -Tho;
general wish appeared to bo tho selection of a
contrnl site, and at the same time tho ercolion
of a building of greater dimensions and cost.
[ than the act seemed to contemplate. Recently,
however, negotiations havo boon started for the
purohitßO of a lot of ground, which it is believed
will answer tho purpose, and give general satis
faction ns to location.
The Attorney General, ns required by the net
approved the 19th of April last, and line made
diligent efforts to close the claims of the Com
monwealth against defaulting agents and public
officers. The result of his labors ■will, be com- i
muuicated to you at qn early day,
In accordance with the 85tb section of the ap
propriation law of last session, I appointed Geo.
Blatlcnberger, Esq., to superintend-the removal
of certain obstructions oht of the “raft channel
in the Susquehanna river, at Brubaker’s island.”
lie has caused the work to bo completed in a
satisfactory manner, at a cost of $217 60, leav
ing $102.50 of the appropriation unexpended, in
the treasury.
I deem it proper to remapk, la this connection,
that there are obstacles ip the way of tho de
scending navigation at canons, points in that
stream, the removal of which, by tho State,
would be bnt an act of justice to those interested
in thonavigotion, in view of what they have suf
fered in personal comfort and pMubiaryprofit,
as a consequence of the construction of tho pub
lic works. .. ~
The numerous accidents that havo occurrcd on
tho railroads of the country daring the past sen
son ; the consequent destruction of hnman lift
and property ; the difficulties’ that have sur
rounded nil efforts to trace these casualties to
their true cause, and to impoßO upon the delin
qnents just responsibilities, bato suggested tho
necessity for more specific laws on the subject;
and 1 respectfully recommend the measure•: to
your favorable notice. ■lt is believed that much
could bo accomplished for the security of railroad
travel, by additional precautionary measures in
the direction of passenger trains. Oar State, it
is true, has not been the scene of so many of
thcro disasters os some others; but this may not
i be the ease when speed shall bo greatly increased,
os is contemplated by some of our railroad com
panies. *•
Whatever relates to the caußS of education, to
the moral and social condition of the people, or
to the amelioration of human suffering, should
command deliberate consideration, Alt our ed
ucational, benevolent, charitable and reformatory
institutions nre, therefore, commended to your
special care, ,
The State Lunatic Asylum, situate within a
mile of tbo capitol, is now in successful opera
tion, and in a most.flourishing condition, rcalix
iogtethe fulleet extenttha sanguine expectations
of its amiablo and benovoient founder; and it is
bnt just to its accomplished superintendent-to
say, that Mies Dix regards Us present organiia
tion and management as eminently proper and
skilful. Upon this institution the .Ststo has al
ready bestowed tho sum of $200,400, and aeniall
sum may still be required to placo it in a condi
tion-of perfect eelfrelianec.
By 'the actof April 7.1853, was Incorporated
tbo “Pennsylvania, training ecboo! for Idiotic
and feeble-minded children.!’ To this humane
and benevolent purposo the Legislature, with the
liberality which has ever distinguished the State,
since the time of her UlustrionaUnd pure-minded
founder, has extended a helping hand. The ob
ject of this institution is to discover humanity,
in its lowest condition of mental and physical
weakness and defemity, and elevate it to tho
dignity of intelligence, order and usefulness.
Us disinterested and beaeve)cnt founders have
merited tho thanks of tho Christian and patriot.
The Housa of Refuge, in Philadelphia, may
possibly require further legislation. Tho board
of managers of that truly charitable institution
are now erecting a spacious and costly buitding,
into which they expect to transfer the inmntesof
the old house nt on early day. Of all schemes
for the amelioration of human distress and suf
fering, or for the reclamation of erring humanity,
there is no one which more forcibly commends
itself to Christian sympathy and support than
the House of Refuge. Having for its solo aim
the reformation rather than punishment of tho
young, whoso offences ore often the result of
misfortune rather than criminal intent; who sin
through the weakness of moral perceptions, or
from impure associations, which so fatally attract
and mislead tbo young and thoughtless, 1 cheer
fully and earnestly commend this admirable in
stitution to your fostering care.
The report of the superintendent will exhibit
to yOu tho condition of the common schools of
tho Commonwealth. No department of the gov
ernment has greater claims upon the General
Assembly than this, and it affords mo the great
est satisfaction to be ablo to assure yon of the
flourishing condition of the common school sys
tem, and of tho unusual interest manifested in
every port of the Commonwealth in tho causo of
education. Wo should look forward with lively
interest to the day When ouy great Common
wealth, freed, to some extent, from the shackles
of debt, can, os ebo doubtless will, contribute an
adequate snm to this cause. ■:
My attention has been called to the condition
of the State Library by tbo officer having charge
of it at this time. It is alleged, with evident
reason and truth, that tbo rooms now in nee are
too small for the purpose; that many of tho
books arc stowed away in boxes; and also that
the laws providing for their security, and impo
sing responsibilities on tho Librarian, nre quits
insufficient This highly interesting and useful
institution will doubtless rcceivo your special
care.
It is proper that I should mako known to you
the progress that lias been mads on the subject
of the erection of ja monument at Independence
Hall, In Philadelphia, commemorative of the
Declaration of Independence. .
In October, 1852, the councils of Philadelphia,
by unanimous consent, passed on ordinance ded
icating thd necessary ground in Independence
Square to this patriotic and sacred national pur
pose, and proposing to giro possession of the
premises to the representatives of nine or more
of tho original States.
By an not of tho Legislature of February last,
confirming this ordinance of the councils, the
Governor whs authorized to appoint a trusted; to
not in.oopjunotiou vrith tho trustees of tho other
States, in tho creotion-of tho monument, I ac
cordingly appointed Albert G. Waterman, Esq-,
: of Philadelphia, the trustee on behalf of Penn
sylvania.
Tho States of New York, New Jersey, New
Hampshire end Connecticut have adoptod laws
similar to that of this State, and trustees have
been appointed,in eactn Under tho terms of
these laws, no notion can be taken by the trus
tees, until at least nine of the thirteen original
States shall have signified their willingness to
participote in tho enterprise. Thoro aro still
four Stales wanting, and with them the issue
must rest for the present .
I am unwilling to boliovo that an object so en
tirely proper in itself—so congenial to the feel
ings of tho American nation—so significan tin its
historic and moraljbcaring, and so touchingly
interesting to every American heart, can even be
long delayed, much less defeated. It was the
magic power of tho declaration of independence
which bound together thirteen sparsely populat
ed, tax ridden and oppressed colonies, and erec
ted them into an independent nation. By it was
first proclaimed to tho world the equality of all
men, and their capacity for, and right of self
government. Under the auspices of this great
instrument our liberties were achieved, and the
thirteen feebld; colonies,.acting on its benign'
principles, and guided at every step by an over
ruling Providence, have grown into thirty-one
•Sovereign States—-all teeming with .the elements
of national wealth—all prosperous and progres
sive-members of one vast; confederacy, whose
boundaries are marked by the Atlantic and Pa
cific, and enjoying a commerce co-extensive with
the civilized world/. Honored, feared, and patro-
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nizod by all nations; nlreudy sustaining wpopu
lation oftWontysiSe nmlious of inhabitants, re*'
joining la the blessings.of civil rhligioutilih* : ,
' erty, aod .in - a high dogreo of moral and. social
happiness., .And shall we not have a monument
to perpetuate tho event from which these rnanl-
Told blessings, havespruog t Some inif ermhable
i memorial of our gratit ude,un evotiaatingwitneßs
of the great things’ done amongßt, and for,ns—
soma visible sign to perpetuate tho memory of
the Declaration of independence-—the Revolution
the heroes who participated in. the mighty i
struggle, and.the Constitution that otoweed and.
defined’the privileges so'nohly achieved. If these'i
deserve hot a-biooument/then nil othors have
been erected in vain, t • : •
: A structure. commensurate with the moral
grandenr of the cyonti'its world wide consequent i
ces, is not contemplated;-butdshatpan bo .and;
should be accomplished, is tboereotion of a
strnolure after the plan indicated by the Com-
beantifhl and .ever enduring embodi
ment of tbo Nations (latitude to tbo authors of
the Declaration ; ah\imperiehable personification
of our fidelity to itsprinciples and their natural ,
offspring, the Constitution and tho Union.
The location of tins political Mecca will he
most fortunate. Centtyido thooriginal States—;
eligible to the younge* members of the Cohfedo- 1
I racy, and planted on the soil of the old Keystone
who never has, and by tho- blessings of God,
; novorwiU falter, in her sdelity to the. national •
; compaot, to all its forms and conditions—aain
, times past, so will she in thofatnro, shonldthe
occasion unhappily: arise,frmm upon the first
; dawn of dißoontent against.tsa ihtogtUy of , the
•; Union, come whence it may.'or by whomsoever
; instigated. The weight of her vast morel and
:.political-power; I firmly believr, will bo wielded
; to reeist the tide of dissension and dissolution,
and to keep the political atmosphere around tbo
monument, when erected, purely national. ~
: The present is nlsoannuspiobus time for this
work of notional fellowship. The compromise
measures, recently adopted, aid s&netified by
the approval of Clay, of King, md of Webster,
have quieted the elements of nUiprialdiscord;
and to prolong this peace and quiet, it is bptne
cessnry to -maintain: these measures and the
requirements of tho Constitution; to discoonte
-1 banco in future the agitation of questions settled
by the federal compact, and disdiih the actions
of those-who would hazard tbe .peaoe of the
country to gratify prejudice, or to accomplish
the ends of personal ambition. • i
Wst BIGEER.
EXECUTIVE CIIAItBEB, 1
Harrisburg, January 4, 1851. j ,■
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PhiUipa S Gillmoro, Editors ft Propriotom
THURSDAY. MORNING::::::::;:
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS,
wit hatch op Pironcuon,
JAMES C. PETTIGREW.
im 51AVOU OP ALIKOUENY,
JOHN 11. SAWYEII.
Demooratie Connell Nominations*:
. Thefo-Jlowlnjc Ua lUiof Um nominalwa* made bribe
tVmxvTttc? of lbu different Wauls, for cumber* of fleltct
aaiOonnaoaCouocUt
Se\rct CbimriJ—WM. BENNETT.
CxHmun.GmtKH—XMS U. BAILEY. JAS. DtJNLIiVT,
WM, IBTIN, JAS. J*. BABIL
; Setect.Qmnca—VAXtn CAttPRKLb. - -
Qmmm tbunnl—JOHN M. tItWIN, W.J. ANDERSON*
sad AKTHUU McGILL.
&UH <liti«c*T-T.,J. OALLAHKIL
OwfewaGwictf-JOnN BARTON. Tlf. UMBBTAKTTKR,
JOHN QUINN. KDWAUDS. WATSON, and CUKI3TOPUEB
mao ns, :■■•••• ' ” v. ■ f
■SuVvl Gmnc3—' WlLLl AS! WILSON.
Xbames Grtmcil —WILLIAM l>. HAMILTON, JOHN
MAGKIN* ANDREW. SCOTJ\ FRANCIS FELIX. and
JAME 3 TUCKER.
Stef ChauX— WILLIAM WARP.
' fJbrAvm OmridT-JAJIKS CHASIpimS, ALBXAN7)¥ft
Vn?i3St£&, TUOSIAS T. BIGIUII9, and JAMES BUUiLfc.
JLtTCMWHY; '
aißffliwiCbuudT-J. K. MOORHEAD, Z.. TOMER...
fi-wi awitx~&xm;r.i, arounow.
- Cbwmon CfeimeO-JOHN- S. KENNEDY, COXRAD 11.
BIERMAN, and WILLIAM ALEXANDER.
£3* REAPING MATTER WILL BE FOUND OX EACH
PAUfi OV THIS PAPER.
JOB PRINTING.
We have one of the best Job Printing Of/Ues
in the city, and we would respectfully. osk mer
chants and aU Others, who want Cards, Circulars,
Bills Of Lading, Bill Heads, Blank Checks, Handr
hills, etc., to giro us a call. All onr Job Typo
ore of tbe most modern manufacture and can
not fall to please nil oar customers. Our work
men arc perfect masters of their business, and
will labor assiduously to plcaßO all who will fa
vor us with au order.
CAIUUEIIS FOB. OBU EVENINO DAILV
We want twenty more carriers for our Evening
DaiSy. The Governor's Messago delayed its is
sno yesterday. But hereafter it will bo out
promptly at 2 o’clock; and supplied to tuen and
boys at that hour. No delays need bo expected
hereafter. Boys who will bo active can make
from seventy-tiro cents to a dollar per day, at
this work. Come to,morrow at two. Bring cn
your dimes, and you can make money.
We got out tho Messago yesterday afternoon,
in advance of all our cotemporaries. We are
much obliged to onr worthy Postmaster, Robert
Andekson, and his accommodating chief clerk,
J. C. Dune, for their attention in famishing us
with early Copies.
Tho Ohio Statesman speaks of the blackguard
ism of tho Cleveland editors very much ns we
have done. It says tho Brians onght not io bo
ovor siaughed by railroad presidents and direc
tors; and it might have added, hired and bought
up editors. ' ■ „ '
The Baltimore 2Vm»dcclarcs Erie in the right;
and says public opinion will soon come right,
and in favor of tht Erians. Tho vilo blackguardr
ing of the Buffalo and Cleveland editors is rapid
ly arousing public sentiment in favor of Erie.
From various quarters wo boo similar evidences
that this hired abuso of tho people of Erie, uud
of Pennsylvania generally, is receiving robuko.
We justify no one in violating law. But when
a manifest ouit baso conspiracy against Penn
sylvania interests barsts forth sa openly, we will
throw liberality, liko physio, *‘to the dogs,” and
stand by Pennsylvania. We hope onr Legisla
ture will net promptly in thiß matter; and let
the" Franklin Canal Company know how much a
railroad built without a ehartor, is worth.
Wo bavo heretofore shown every possible dis
position to bo liberal in railroad matters. But
when it is sought to frighten and oocrca all Penn
sylvania into measures thatenit Ohio and New
York railroad Presidents, then we say wait till
the bailies learn manners.
: More lies havo been told about that Erioquar
rcl, within tho Inst six weeks, than were ever
told dnrifig Presidential election; and the fern
editors who havo told the falsehoods aro doubt
less well paid.
, The Pennsylvania CentraV road is likely to
“ use up ” the Bake Shore road; and tho whole
West is to jjefloqdedwith falsehoods to prevent it.
The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian.
’ If Mr. Pennsylvanian chooses, it can -credit
All onr nrtioloß to other papers. See the follow
ing from the Pennsylvanian:
The Lawrence Journal thinks. it more, than
likelythat the candidates of the Demooratio pnrv
ty in the next campaign- in this Slato, will be
William Bigler for Governor, J, 8, Black for.
Judge of the Supreme Court, and Henry S. Mott
for Canal Commissioner. We.should not won
der if the Journal turned out. to be n true pro
phet.
- It was the Pittsburgh Tost that prophesied as
above slated. And the Pennsylvanian probably
knew it.
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. The Daily Morning Post,'" published gt’.PitlS-'
burgh, Po,, by Phillips & Gillmaro, is - another
of onr dailies whicbwe look over with a good
doSl of interest;: and- feel becomingly--grateful
for the exchange; -We judge from the immense
advertising extended to the Post, that the pro
prietors meat be getting rich;, andwedoubtnot
the intelligent hnsinesß men who make them
selves heard tbrongh its columns, aro reaping
their reward also. So mote it be. Enterprise
seeks a channel, eery properly, through the me-,
dintn of . the newspaper particularly,. and this
undoubted fact ere would impress upon the live
merchants and traders of Lawrence. The Post
is finely printed, and the advertising columns
are very legible and neat, without being gaud; I
or gawky. —Lawrence Sentinel. -
,The Lawrcnoe Sailincl, publishedat New Cos
tle, Lawrence county, Pa., by John By an, is one
of tho handsomest and moßt ably conducted of
ottr exchanges!. Onr. merchants and manufac
turers, who have or want customers in Lawrence
would find it. totheir ucivautugo to ad
vertise in' its columns....
As to our getting rich, however, that is rnthor
a mixed question. Wo spend so mtich in trying
to make others rich, that our own interests snf
fersome. Bat it tce are getting along” some.
AIiXKGIIEHY CITY*
The Democratic Exeautiye Committee met on
Monday evening, at the hooso of Adam Bepler,
in the First Ward, and elootod as officers to serve
daring tho year 1854 : ■■-■■■ '
President— L. Wilmarth.
Vice Presidents—Snmnel Smith and Samnel
Snowden: .
Treasurer —Charles 11. Paulson.
Secretary —Morrison Foster,
i The following were appointed ns the Commit-
I tees of Vigilahoe for Tuesday, 10th January : ...
ELECTIOK roK matoh. I
- First Ward.' Third Ward. I
tee A. Beckham, William Stewart, I
Edmund Snowden, J. J. Binning, • I
Jacob Whitsell, Aug. Hnrtje, ■>: I
Samuel Bennett, . , Daniel Qeycr. I
John McGratty. , ' . . . . . I
'Second Ward. .. Fourth IPard, I
Joseph Beckham, William Blakeley,
Daniel Dill, Charles Lindsay,
[ James MeDonald, Henry Aughinbaagb, !
William Haelett. Philip Weisenberger.
Resolutions wore adopted approving tho nomi
nation of John It. Sawyer, Esq,, as the Demo
cratic Candidate for Mayor of Allegheny, and
j pledging the hearty 06-operation-of the party in
I his favor. ’Adjourned.
CospicTiOHAnT.—Wo would call the attention
of the puhlio to the advertisement of onr dear
friend P. H. Hcnkeb. Wo can commend his
bonso as one of the best in tho city.
Dnuos, &o.—Oar readers : will please observe
the advertisement -of onr friend Jobs F. Mob-
DiS, 93}Wood street. Thera is nothing in his
lino that he cannot furnish.
MoCobd & Co., corner of Fifth and Wood
streets, have on hand a splendid stock of hats,
caps and furs, for all sorts of customers. Beo
card. ■ . ■
: Jobs G-Mbhtx, cor. Liberty and Market sis., I
has an excellent stock of dry goods, for sale
Cheap, Ho is selling out, and will give great
bargains. Beo bis card. Wo wish our friend
Musts every kind of success, and a constant j
crowd of paying customers. Ha deserves it
Removal —Clothino Stoke.—Wo would Call
attention to the hew establishment of onr friend
John E Downing, 294 Liberty street. . His stock
is a most choice one, and will be sold at very
reasonable terms.
■ Hugh Kelly’s Clotpixg Stoke, No. 4 Sixth I
Steeet.—llis house is suplied with a fine supply 1
of ready-made clothing, which will bo sold at i
tho very.lowest prices.
Cosvectiosabt.—We would call the attention
of tho puhlio to the advertisement of Mr. Jacob
Hcskeb, 92 Wood street. His stock is one of
the most choice in the city, and will bo sold at
very rca3oonhto prices.
To Hoese-Keepeks.—We would call the at
tention of the public to the advertisement of onr
friends Messrs. Bailey & Rehsiiaw. Their
stock is one that cannot fail to commend itself
to every purchaser.
Aechbishop Btmosr.n asd tub Soerera or
Fuubmks. —Oa Saturday evening Bishop Purcell
sent a letter to the Freemen’s Society, enclosing
ten dollars, denoting the Bum to the aid of the
suffering members of their Society who were
wotinded during the unhappy occurrence on
Christmas night The Freeman refused to re
ceive the donation, but returned it to tho Arch
bishop. Wo give below tho correspondence which,
passed between the parties;
to the Boci*ty or “ Fbbesibs; ”
Men, Srethren .’—When there is a question of
relieving those who Buffer and are poor, ail dif
ferences of faith and opinion should bo forgotten.
I sincerely sympathize with those of your Socie
ty, as well oa of the Police; who were hurt on
Sunday 'night. Please accept tho enclosed note
of ten dollars toward the fund for which, ns I
learn from the morning papers,' yon havo solici
ted; from your fcllow-eitizens.
JOHN B. PURCELL,
Archbishop Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Dec. 31,1853.
To Jobs B. Pouceh., Archbishop Cincinnati .*
gxn We have received yonr note dated this
31st day of December; enclosing a tea dollar bill,
which you, as a fcllow : citizen, have dons the
honor to send to us; Sir, the blood of o broth
er, barbarously murdered, stands between you
and us. Our honor and oar oouseienoo forbid ns
to accept of it; oar honor and our conscience
forbid us to accept a gift from a hand which,
while it pretends to shake that of his brother
under the garb of humanity, oh a token of friend-;
ship, seeks with the other to annihilate him, ma
king the noble feeling of humanity subservient
to private views. And, persuaded as wo arc, by
a long train of historical facts, and bythe late
occurrences, that a Jesuit under tbo/guidanee of
the despotio King of Borne can nevermoan good,
nor deal with sincerity towards men known to
cherish repnblican opinions; and sentiments of
justice, and brotherly affection for mankind, as
we do. We beg to return tho ten dollar bill to
you, which you will find horein enclosed.
We have the honor to remain, Sir,
Tbe Pbesident FhEEHEs’s Societt.
Cincinnati. Dec. 81,1853.
—Cincinnati Unionist. .
ggy* According to the Baltimore-American,
tho product of. the oyster trade of the city is
equal to or greater than the product of all the
wheat and corn raised in the Biatoof Maryland.
The whole shores of the Chesapeake Bay and its
tributaries are adapted to the growth of the
oyster, and as but one year is required for their
full growth, an immense profit accrues to those
engaged ia the business—a profit which is
estimated at some three hundred to six hundred
per cent. There are 250 vessels engaged in the
business, which average about-900 bushels to‘
tho aargo, and require nine or ten days for the
trips. These vessels, making in the aggregate.
GOOO trips daring the: eight months in the year
ia which they are engaged, give a total of 4,-
800,000 bushels per year sold in tbo Baltimore
market. The oysters bring in average price of
50 cents per bushel, which give a grand total of
$2,400,000per year, paid for oysters hy" the
dealers in : the city.; S ome of the houses send by
tbo Baltimore and Susquehanna railroad, to eay
nothing of the other means of transportation,
from eight to twelve tons of ** canned” oysters
per day. Tbo shells aro carried, for manure, to
all parts of Virginia and North Carolina.- In
the “ shocking” of oysters, the shells will In-;
crenso abont one fourth,-whieh would give a
total of about 0,000,000 bushels of shells, which
sell for. two cents perirashel, making a return
of $120,000 pier- year for the shells alone. .
E®“We publish tho following Established
weights of various articles of produce, and the
a tea by which they, should be bought and sold :
A bushel of wheat, sixty pounds.
Of shelled corn, fifty-six pounds.
Of corn on the cob, seventy pounds. - ,
Of rye, fifty-six pounds.
Of eats, thirty-five pounds.
Of barley, forty-eight pounds.
Of potatoes, sixty, pounds.
; Of beens, sixty pounds.
; Of bran, twenty pounds.
Of clover seed, sixty-two pounds.
Of timothy seed, forty-five pounds.
, Of flax seed, fifty-six pounds.
. Of hemp seed,- forty-four pounds. -
; Of buckwheat, fifty-two pounds.
Of blue grass seed, fourteen pounds.
Of castor beans, forty-six pounds..
- :Of dried peaches, thirty-three pounds.
Of dried apples, twenty-four pounds. ■ 1
Of onions, fifty-seven pounds.
Of salt, fifty pounds.
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Death from a Boptnre.
O-Thero ore thousands of persons who are afflicted
with a Buptaro of the Bowol*, who pay tmtHttle.attentton
to the dlsoaso nntll the torch bccono strangulated, wbn
In all probability It may bo too late. How lmporta»t«
thon, for all those sudoring with any fcrm ® f
tbo Bowels," to call at once upon Dr. KEYSEB, at Ws
Wholesale and Befall Drug Bloro, corner cf Wood street
and Virgin alloy, and procure a TBHSS, to -retain the pip
trading portion of tbo bowels. Dr. KEYSEB hoa an office
bark of his JDrug Store, whore Trusses are.applied r and
warranted to give satisfaction. ITo also lias oTCiy taricty :
of Trusses that you cannamSyand atanyprlceytofitjihtha 1
means of every one in need of the article. lalso..keejf
ercry kind of Supporter*,' Body Bracts, £utpen*ary.&&d- •
ages } Elastic StockingSi fbrenlargcd.Tcina, ond of
mechanical appliances nsedjn the care of diieaso., >.. i; ,
, I would rospectfuily.inTite.the attention of tbo public tt>
on excellent TRUSS KIR CIULpItEJf,. which Invariably cf-
I feet? cures in a.very short time. ; •. —.•.-i
*3- DR. KEYSER’S DRUG STORE AND TRUSS DEPOT,
corner of Wood street and Virgin alloy, sign of. the, Golden
■Mortar, .. - • decSG .
VeiminxgOiMAsoiuia Mcp*.:
ioai* Wrnlcss/—lt is no small oTidenee of the intrinsic.
Tolno of this great Vermifuge, when cron phyriciuna, who
are generally prejudiced against patent medicines, volun
. torily eomoforwarfl. and testify to its triumphant success
in expelling worms. Road the following: . ■ ■
■ ■ irAanreosvuxE, Shelby Co . April 2,1843,.
. J. Kdd <£ G>.~l am a practising physician, residing per
manently in this place. Xn'the year 1813, when a resident
i of tbo Stato of Missouri, I hocaue acquainted with: the su*
fierior virtues of. Dr. M’Dano’s Vermifuge. Afc come more
elxuro moment, t will send yon the . result of an export
l mcntl mado.with one vial,ln expelling, upwards of.nino
I hundred worms. L. CARTER, M; D.
Purchasers wjlibe carofal to ask for Dr. M'Lana’e eulc
brated Vermifuge, and take none else. All other Vermi
fuge«, in comparison, are woTthlPSs. Dr. M’Lano’s Vermi
fuge, also his celebrated liver Pills, can now bo bad at nit
respectable Drug Stores in the UnitedStalcs. Also for sale
by tho sole proprietors, . . > FLEMINQ. BROS., v 1
Successors to J.KTdi k Co„
60 Wood
dccS&daw
w Costly thy baMt as thy purso can buy, ‘ ...
But not crprouttd in fancy; rich, not gaudy—
For tho apparel oft procTalms tlio man.’*.
‘JSS 5 * Every well dressed manJenowa how difficult His to
find a Tailor whtf thoroughly understands Iho peculiarities
of each, figure, aqd can suit its requirements wUhnwolL
cut, gentlemanly fitting garment. Renee it is that so few
feel u at home** (luring the first day’s wear of any new aril*
rlo of dress, and however costly, notor become adapted to
their forms. To remedy so manifest a deformity,E. GUTB*
DLK has practically studied both form and fashion, always
adapting the garment, weather, vest, or to
the exigencies of its wearer—iboroaghly attaining that elu<
k gancobf fit which tho spirit of the age dictates.
tfor.&O. Liberty street, head of Wood.
formidable disease,'..which
enema to baffle the skill of physicians, yields ilkemsgio tp
Oabttb’s Srunan Muctotb.-
: Mr. K Loydeti,formerly of the Astor. House, Kmv York,
andJoteproprieWroftbeKxchflngo Hotel, Richmond, Va.,
is ono cf tljo hundreds wbohare been cured of trorero Jfou
raluia by Carter's SpankhMlxtuTe.
Sites his cure, he I1&3 recommended it to number* of
others- who were FUffering'n ea rly every form of disetiao,
wiihlhe most wonderful sucreps,,--.. - .
Qo says it in the most extraordinary nredjciuo ho has over
khd used, and the beat blood punter known.: • : c
*** Bee advertisement in unothar cclumu- fnorl7:d4Wlm
On Sunday, January Jstvby Rev. ,T. Kaartey, Mr. JOHN
KENNEDY to Mis* EH AN CBS t. REDPATU, of this city:
• Oil' Monday, the 2d instant, at New. Castle.
SARAH P., wife of Pollard McCormick, and daughter of
Dr.P,Shoenberjrer.. - , ; V.
■ The funeral wUI toko place on Tmjßfjuv xo&vma, at 11
o'clock, from the. residence of her-brother, Ji ILghoen
berger, onPenti street, to proceed to the Allegheny Cemcr
cry; The friends of the family oro incited to attend.
On the 34 insk, of connunpHon, MARGARET CECILIA,
yomgcat danghter pf P. and Elcanor-Mulrany, aged 10.
:yearssmidjnonths.; ’ ,
Tbc foueral wlB take place from her father'd residence, in '
UirmiDgham. on Tguasmr. uoebitm, (Mb,) at 9 o’clock, to
proceed to St Mary’s Cemeteiy. The friends of tbo family
i nto rcspectfaUy Invited 'to attend, without farther uo-
I tice. ■ ; - &
Attention, L>ee Democrats—-A meet
trr£r log of tfio Free Democrats of the city.of Pittsburgh
will be held CARGO’S Fourth street, THIS EV3W
IXG, at 7 o’clock.for the purpose of putting in nomination
a candMato for tbeofSco of Mayor. - .■■ f jas:ltm*« •
Br Tmrufi of im order of ihe .Orphans*
Court of Allegheny county, ibrundereteued
administrator of the estate, of MICHAEL
URINIIA ILD, ■ late of Allegheny county,d&-
ccarcd. will expose; to Public Bale. At thn
COUbT HOPSii io the- city’ of-Pittsburgh.
• ***. on. [MONDAY,.the 30th. day of January, A.
R. 1854, at 10Vdock, A- M., the following described Lota
or Pietesof.Grotmd, tlx; . .
All that eertal£ : Lot'or Piece of Ground situate in the
Seventh Ward o£4he city of Pittsburgh, marked and desig
nated in the plan of. Lois laid out by William Llppenrott,
os Dot'iinniberoii “Nine,” {No..9.):;a3:d..fronting on Din
widdte street twenty-two foet>ix inches, and running back,
lotbellneor U>f No. 11 eighty feet; •.#; ’
Also, all those iwo certain'liOtir of Ground, numbered.
{No. 94,> and“ Ninety-five” (Na. 95.) in
DUhrldge & Reis’Plan of Lots, entitled u East Httaburgh
recorded In PUn Rook No. 1, pagOr-T-yin the Recorder’s
Offkoof Allegheny county; bounded and described nafol
lows:—Lot •* No 94,V commencing at. the corner-of lot'
“ No. 95,”; runs forty fiwt along Wtbrtdgo strict; thence
; along the lino of Lot “Nol 93” ohQhnndred andflfty-fivfi
; feet audfivo-eighfs of ah‘iuch-to. a private road, thence ‘
■long said road forty-one feet and onodmlf inrh, thence
along tbe Hue of Lot M No. 95 ,T oiio hundred and sixty-four '•
. feet two and seven-eighth* inchesto the place of be ginning.
‘ Lot “N 0.05 ” commences on the corner of Fillmore street •>
: and tuns along Pithridge street forty feet; thence along the’
' lino of Lot ,{ N0.94 "one hundred oxulalxty-fcur feet two; :•
and seven-eights; inches to,ft private road; Uicnce along said..
roadfurty-one feet and ouc-baif inch* thence along Fillmore : •
streetonohundred and seventy-three feet five and ono
■ quarter lncbca to the place of-bcginnlng.‘ * T >
I Terms made known-on day of tale.
; \ GEORGE OERST,'.
[, ; > Adm’rofthaEfltatoof Sljchaelßdnhard, doc’d.
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Choap Sales,. aVSB Market sfc, bet. 3rd and 4th.
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• TS NOW selling cffraftock ofRaADT Made Cunnnra, by-
L retail, at wholesale priceis for the: pnrpaso" of-making
room for as ENURE NSW STOCK. JAU who desire QOOIJ
. BARGAINS should call at the earliest moment,
FOUND, on Wednesday morning, on Fifth ftrcet, near
Wood, a small POCKET BOOK, contalnlog.a. ftnlall
sum of money and papers of no account to any pmnn but
the owner. The same can be had by applying at THIS QP
PICE, proring property, and paying for this notice.
: J*&2iro*lto -.v-.y-',
CHOICE TKA&—We bavutida day receiveda frc«h sup
ply of strong fine flfirored Oolong and Congo Teas, at
60 and 75 cants per pound, new importation; which wo will
guarantee equal to any thing in this market at the earns
: price. Wholesale hnd retail by :
' ' • '" v - BAILET* KERSHAW. - ;
; I*s ] . ; : - 253 Lll>erty afaroefc. ••'
OAHNY~Beceived by railroad. 4 bbla Pilot
for sale by .
ja* J* KERSHAW, ..
A PARSIOF 200 ACRES, riiuatedin'Armstrong county,
XX on the Mahoning, and 20' miles from Kittahing, witik
a good House, Barn, Aa; 100 acres cleared; for’sale by ■
- - S. CUTHBERT Jfc SON,
■ r ' •• ' '' •. 140Thirdstreet. *
' - Watchea and Wnich Kepaitlncr. •
1 \l/'ATOII PURCHASERS ftni&Tited to call aztd
[ T f mylarge omltmeqtmßedftjsortmcnt of-EngHshaiui ■
Geneva Oold and Silver Watches..;We offer.superior In
idacements both as reff«Tdsqnaiity) price, andithe’adraa-
Ujco of.a fine assortment and a responsible gnnranteK - -
• WATCIf REPAIRING, 1u ell varieUcs,doneiaihebest
manner. SolUng'of Watches and. Watch Repairing being
-ourl«ilinffhasine»i,cn»tomersmay relyonratlsfaction. •
JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, and,other-;Goods in tbla '
Unefor sale, of the best bhaliOes, and at the lowest prlcoa
, • ; - V -W.W,WILSOSf,
' -- 67 Market st, corner of-Eonrth-
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a OPS—&. talas first sort Western sY. Hops just m:U
JL and for sab. by ■* •r ' -
Jan* . KIRKPATRICK 4 HKimoSB. .
Y'IOFFEE —350 bags prim© Rio. for relo by
\J jfti ‘ - SMITH £ BINCLAIB.
rAUD— I0halfbb»«:
J 0 kegs, for rale by ■
Ja4 ~ SMITH & SINCLAIR.
PAIUd GREEN—IOCOIbs best brands, for sale by '
3»4 B. A. FAHNESTOCK £ CO.
RIKD AFPLES-20 packs, for sale by *
ja4 SMITH £ SINCLAIR; ?
; 't?LOUß—7#bbls, fo* sal© by . '~ r T~~ r^ TTT
Ju ja4 SMITH & SINCLAIR.
; /~IIIES3E—100 boxus/prlmo, for salo by . :. ”
V/ ja4 .SMITH £. SINCLAIR.
Wanted to Rent. •
1 1 COMMODIOUS DWELLING, with ten to sixty acres of
ajl Land, on a good read not more thatrlWesrilesfroin
the city. Apply to GEORGE W. SMITH.
: Ja4a* . Fittstreot
THE Partnership heretofore existing trailer tho. ftjlo of
Neolky, 510R4H & Co. tu teen mutually tlffteolred..-
Wm. Dawbon, of the lato firm, having purchaaed the into*'
restof J(u», 8. Negiey, tha business willbe continued as'
usmU,undertbe style of DAWSON, MOHAN A C0.,.wh0
hre authorized to. use the some-of negley, Mohdn A Co, in ;
roUllng up the old burinesfl. J. S. NKGLEY,
W. DAWSON,
MOHAN.
Pittsburgh, Jan. 2, ’64.
: Having disposed.of.iny Interest rn tbo lato finn of
Negley, Mohan &,Co.toiny former partner, Mr. Dawson,
Who with Mr. Mohan will continue the/burihessns hereto-"
fore, I have the. honor to recommend and. request tho lib©-*
ral patronage of my .friends and business acquaintances.
; jail KeVpectfqUy. > • . JAB. 8. NEGLISY;
BABQAim
, IJAVING determined ta close my business within tho
XX next sixty days, I will sell off my remaining stock at
greatly reduced pilces. The stock comprises many desira
ble Goods; amongst thorn are 30 ps.' Bar’d Country-Plan
nela, soiling at 50cents o yard. J. G. MUNTZ,
js4:tf . . , - • Markot street, near Liberty.
r Pimßoaou, January 2d. 3SC4. t
TUB Prcsldentand Managers of the “Company for erect- -
Inga Jlridgo over tlio Allegheny TUvor, opposite Pitts- :
burgh, in the County or Allegheny , u havu this day declared'
a Dividend of Two Dollarson each aharo of the Capital r
dtock of said Company on -which. Dividends ore paid,*out of
tho profits of the last six months, which will be paid to'
Stockholders or their legal representatives, forthwith; •
,jw3:lw& , r . . JOHN IIAKPEB, Treasurer:^
SEMI-ANNUAL SALE.
A. A* MASON & CO.
CaailENCB Slltltt ......
FIRST GREAT SEOT-ANNT7AR SAXE}
; THURSDAY, JANUARY 1854,
.ja3jltg . • v- A*. N0;25 Ecwn gmq.
Co-Partaerßtilp.
VKTE.have this day taken JESBB CABH and W. Q.
mf , CUirnCK Into .oar firm, which will b* continued/
as heretofore, ander the soma and stylo of
HAMPTON, WILSON A 00.
Pittsburgh, January 1,1854.— £j&3&t}
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Qprpbauß’ Court Sole*
RE&DT lUDB CIiOTHISG X
Pocket Book Foand.
Dissolution.
Dividend Notice.
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