%CONSECRATION
4;t'vnen . Methodist Church, lately greeted in
will be consecrated 'to *the e ::;errice of
I
ty God, An-morrow, May 19 ; service
llhereiwths nest day. r
will be bald at 2 o'clock, P. ;this e
-1
and 7 this evening. --To-utorrowpuld Mon
tt) A. M., 2 and P. M. On to-diorrow af
, the service will be .in the Etigliski
'will be
tr.
ltemeo
-day at
rin
Slur aeltaorrioidmtsars are due to Charles
484, for furorel interesting ptddie doeu
r• :received
4Prai
- of " e ate Pleased to hear that atV Episcopal
isamgragaticin, has been organized et Schttylkill Ha
seen, wider the name of "St. James Church." They
/eve ii ciintemplation, the immediate erectioA of a
%anise ftworship, and we trust the liberidity of our
vitizeuirrshould they be called on for essiatance, will
:show gusective ei on ail former similar occasions.
NC/nat.—Our well esteemed host Jerry Si lver,
-served, up a Hal but on Tuesday last, which was
, delitOfdl. We advise in j who are fotind of good
•estingi, to be on the look out for the next treat of the
There is good cooking. and of course good
teeth' about his establishment at all times.
' Wednesday at noon. a fie broke, ont
one of the houses belonging to the Greenwood
Property, opposite Mr. Lyman's Filmset, on the ea.
mil, *bleb was promptly got under by our citizens.
The house-is minus past of the roof, bui not materi-
IRV allnined•
/When is the Union Fire Co. and the' , new Book
412111 40 . uider Co. to be provide i with' appaintus
Illomelame we shall lock the stable, after the horse
as st4en.
I
&nt faun lightning —We regret to team
r Wednesday week three fine horses attached
m belonging to Dr. George N. Eckert, of
1. ore, were *truck by ligntning. and instantly
The teamsters and others had taken refuge
la heavy shower, under the body of the flagon,
4urkately escaped without injury.
rthat
no a
'from
Sul f
71 , Vrainings.—On Wednesday next we
'tweet a Batallion Day here: - there will he all the
vastelimary military ardor and contramarchmg during
rthe Flay, and all the usual contradancing in the even
ing, idter •grim visaged war hes dlnoothed his
-wrinkled 'front,"
he H daefS. —Delegations from Philadelphia
.and IBalliznore have met at New York, to confer on
•
'the f ish pricis of beef.
Tltore. l has been no delegation from our Borough,
Ithat love !have heard •of: it is. meet however there
4hotild be. -
• e Mauch Chunk Courier, has passed'from the
/saki., of M. H. Sisty, to those of J. &. W. P. J.
miter. The proprietors promise, almost needless
ly, Oatinued and unremitting exertions to makellte
Kookier acceptable to its patrans.
w The Befits do Schuylkill Journal hill passed
elicinto the, hands of John S. Richards, Esq.
aria 1 • Com.missionent.-1 he appniotrnent o
officers by the people through the ballot, boa,
is "silts:tad in the Legislature. It wilt not be made a
Tert l Yluestion we think, from present appearances•
..Literortp—uThe Phantom Sbip,d by
. Marystt,
Chvelie," by Lady Bubeer, and a new edition of
..Fansiy2_ are among the novelties of the
Taal week.
ityrooper . .'s New Work.—We ere pleased to
lestin that Cooper is likely, in part to'redeent his re
putiation,' by hie .Naval History 'of the United
Stakes," --jolt published by Lea & Blancher.
. •
ri g i
Gentleman's fllLigazine for M • is on our
ni o. Ls principal gem is s, mezzotint engraving
wn • 'by -Sartain, from Edwin Landseer's cele
h painting of -.4 The Petri. " This was origi
maliy executed forthe Marquis of Abercorn, and rep
reatints the portraits of his two infant daughter., with
liktmesies of a large and rare stag hound, and a lap
spaniel. Mr. Sartain has certainly given as the u
napt mezzotint ever published in America, and Phil
adtdphiveliould be proud of such an artist. Anoth
..air Chapter on Field Sports appears in this number,
with cuts of the Mastiff, Bull Dog,. and Scotch Ter-h
-oar.. 'Two Illustrations of Morris' sketches of the
Times, and an extract therefrom are also included in
this embellishments.
, the letter press, 111 USUII is from the perm of tal
ented salters, and Gen. Morris has a.poetic morcesu,
which we admire more than his previous efforts.
Ltuador'ifienry Pultenay is continued in this,~and
and will be concluded in the neat number. We ere
happy to see every indicLtion of prosperity attach
4tielf to this work.
71st Lady's Book.—the circulation of this pop
atm p er i o dic a l has incileased 5000" within a few
months, and the first numbers of the present volume,
are to be issued in a second edition. We mention
Ibis to aecouni for the delay, which several of the
subscribers, in our Borough, have experienced, who
desire the back numbers.
German Church—A notice will be found 'ot the
head of our paper, of a consecration which :takes
place tomorrow, at the new. New tiennan
that Church, recently erected in Lyon Street.. This
is a neat and commodious building; about 32 by 45
feet, the basement of which is fitted for a School
house, and a dwelling for the pastor. The services
of the consecration will take place to-morrow, and
the Ref. Michael .Mess is the stationed preacher
for the present.
We take pride in saying, that no place in the
State, perhaps in the Country of equal population,
• can heait as many edifices erected to the worshp
Of God, as our Borough. They are all cornelY esti&
• ees, built by private munificence, and are indicative
eta tone of moral feeling...crettitable to our &netts
. and gratifying to the christian. . '
The Annual Convention of the Protestant
Val Church, in the Diocese of Pennssirtuni, will
e held in St. Andrew's Church, in Philtdclin on
4
Tueiday nest. •
Cod .Fish.—A down east editor, who num' be
• plate authority on the subject, says you tunst not
boil, but simmer this fish; buy some hciuseiritms, and
try it, until beef gets cheaper.
IMPORTANT TO BOATMEN.
We have jostlearned- that the Behuytkill Btevign
tion Company have passed a insfutiiin to charge
One Dollar per ton toll on all awl carried in Boats
without Tubes, shot the lOth or June next, The
Cothpany have also miwel &pay $2 min+ pat
;nen the Tubes in each boat, plaided thsCexpense
does ant exceed $4 pi. Beat. •i.
Lego Senate , , of monies' has
been truitiertaken they' have prePolud to Iny out
their Winn* by appoitning sr gounitiues 'to !sport
what may require intentionaritialli the exttllmission.
Tins bill for the payment of,* troops, hes beempost.
tponnd for .the present. :
In the Assembly; the . most artf u l, b o ld, and law.
km game has been etteMpted. to exclude Thatlckus
Stevens from his Seat.. Without quest i on i ng d m ' afx .
redness' of is -retern—!witheut a doubt as to his
qualifications, from age or residence to be elected—
with no other mauve than tear of his talent, and the
pe tty malice which small minds ever -entertain
towards-their inpatient - the loco majority have deter
mined by a party vote to exclude him. Bei, actu
ally brought to the bar of the house, or its Commit
tee, before he is sworn as a member, and his ene
miestetain All their po;rerw over him, as a member,
while they deny all his_ rights to a seat with them.
A committee hes been appointed , to inquire into
the case : and a party resalution carried, empow
ering the committee to send for persons and papers,
and should any one refuse.to attend before them,
- the:they may havesthe-power to compel his alit:-
th:one by attachment. This is particularly directed
to,Mr. S., who it is said will not so far sanction the
unprecedented and illegal conduct of the Rouse, as
tp appear before the committee.
The vote on the local appropriation bill, of $250,-
000 vetoed by the Governor, was yeas 40, nays 41;
en it falls.
=I
A new scheme.—The locos are moving earth, and
the depths of earth, to defeat the expressed will of
the people, and prevent the amended constitution
from going into effect. Their present scheme is to
involve so many useless discussions in relation to it,
as to occupy'ull the time of-the eine Session, and
thus keep the appointing power in the hands of the
Executive, tintil the nett general election. To ef
fect this,:they advance the doctrine, that the ratio
of representation must be proportioned not by pop
ulation, bdt . by territory. This bears upon its face,
so much of folly, that we shotild be surprised at its
being for a moment entertained, did it not originate
in a party, who are lost to every sense of patriotism,
and who care for nothing but their own political ad
vancement.
ne Allentown Trial.—This farce has been play
ed off, and Governor Porter has been founo pure as
innocence, or as his former white-washing. Mr.
Sage, the Editor of a whig paper, was among the
hundreds who heralded to the world, the story of
David R. Porter's fraudulent insolvency ; wlich ori
ginated from responsible persona in Huntingdon
County, where the tecords, papers and other eviden
ces are said to be found. Now if that gentleman
was anxious to clear his character, why dud he, not
commence a prosecution againit those in Hunting
den, who have challenged it, and who have so sell
emly asserted their ability to piove all the charges,
Why was the venue laid in a remote county, afar
from documentary evidence, and where the charac
ter of the witnesses could not be known 1 Why, if
an impartial verdict was wanted, did David R. Porter
demean himself . to heir testimony to his own char
acter I Why was an indicted counterfeiter brought
forward to defame the Stonebrakers 1 The answer
is plain : the trial could not with safety be brought
where the parties were known—a jury of Hunting
don would have bean able to discriminate from per
sonal knowledge of facts, and the case if tried on its
merits there, must have successfully substantiated
those charges which have been proclaimed in the
streets of Huntingdon. Mr, Sage was therefore so
lected to atone for the whigs who'clared to speak their
opinions—en editor was chosen, to hang over the
press in terrorem, the pains and perils of charging
a e democrat" with dishonesty, and all the myrmi
dons of executive appointment were•present to bol
ster up the rotten reputation of their party leader.
The trial is over—Mr. Sage has been convicted,
and when sentenced, will, we presume he pardoned
by the lenient Governor ! Oh, then shall we see
the large types and the pompous headings, of Clem
, eney, Humanity and all such subtertrirges! But
it will not answer—public opinion, has pet in judg
ment--its verdict is infalliable, and from it there is
no appeal !
Me Elwee, the sot of Bedford " has been assail
ing the moral character of Thaddeus Stevens.
From what we can learn of Mr. McElwee de
should think morality was as great a stranger to his
heart, as spring water to his lip. The Harrisburg
Intelligenrer thus plainly speaks its opinion of the
man and his demerits. Before he assails the char
acters of others, he ought to clear his own skirts of
some of the foul stains his , behaviour has cast upon
them.—Let him take back the abused partner .of his
bosom, who him-been driven by his brutality from
home and fireside ;—let him fulfil the duties of hus
band, father and citizen ; abjure the habits of a sot
and debauchee; retrieve his lost character; and re
deem his plighted vows. He may then inquire in
to the moral bearings of others with more propriety,
although the•unobliterated "records" •pf Bedford
county will still stare him in the face.
I 8 di J.ditia7 District.—The nomination of Al
mon H. Reed, es President Judge of this district,
made at the lad session, - has been rejected by the
Senate.
Tae objections stated againq this nomination,
were, that the nominee has not sufficient legal capa
city and reputation to hold the responsible situation
of a President Judge—that-he has been a party..poli
tician and not a lawyer, and that this nomination was
procured by party services, instead of long and faith
fid application to. acquire legal leering. Mr. Ful
lerton said his objections were, that Mr. Reed had
not moral qualifications—that his moral character
was not good.
New Officers.,—Gov. Porte is Administration is
prolific of new officer:. A gentleman from Clearfield
county, one of the many who bad, before the elec
tion been prop iised the office of Secretary to the Ca
nal Board, was very :indignant because Mr. Wilson
was ,preferred to the situation. He was kicking out
of the traces, when thi accommodating Governor, ap.
pointed , him - il f ortstanl Secretary to that board un
der Mr. W:hon; whose office is thus made a sinecure,
for the Clearfield gentleman attends to it, while Mr.
Wilson, as editor of the Reporter, praises the eco
nomical administration of David R. Porter, tells us
of Ritner's corruption, and lauds the loco u democ
racy "to the skies. :Bo we go: lima for reform !
“ The *oust kind of a sneak is a political sneak”
—Pennsylvanian. .
We think so too, ind therefore Butter the nomi
nal prosecutor . of Sage, in the libel suit, is the mean
est kind of politicatsneak. Why did not the dear
!friends of our Governor, take the trial to Hunting
don. where the &cis am known, and where the re
cords of the corrt are imperishable and indisputable
evidence f Why Was is man Indicted fur passing
counterfeit money, brought out to awear that be
would pelieve Staiebraker on oathl Oh rotten
Caur ,.. 6 require such support ! We could find
you many score "reputable citizens of Huntingdon
who would not believe David E. Porter under oath,
and that is thimasim why the trial was not held at
home, where 4is known ! •
Fire in Ike iltotoitain.' --The high grounds in
the neighbmhood of The • Cattawiess, between the
Basquehanneoand the head written ofiEtchuylkill have
been on ire for wine time 'past, 'occasioning hi
mews Amain to the timber. '
sommt
The Coal . ' , , - illaefei-p14.-. 7 z00r copper*
*Jena - Noah 4the-
, - t*:l44itietOr . 4 l 36o, . , i i iik:' lo ,-,
r
Artiele, heidedi, : s• ' - Of, Coal lietkel .
cirisseo* 4164 *illecieviii*Priii #3 lo'.'W
ileitis-the IfttisiZz • acintit, ittPtittialle.' Pis: in ',the
heart ofthe.o fftlitimuh 0 4 46 ) 4 =04 tha afdfied
i r
efforts of Mes a . B , ton 'crud'crud Stevemito protonpr oton
*charter ',fame - •th -legislature Ass facilitate their
pnprojectefftbef , ff ,
tuition of coal from %theme,
through Nes 1 mei, to'N. Ircalt city.
" We shookd forfeit at once our claim to what
ever portion of the sbove compliMent may be Meri
ted, did we permit the sophistry which characterises
the article from thsi Star to pass unnoticed or un
contratficte.d.. We have no ddubt , Major Noah is
convinced that his 'Arguments are correct, and is
hearted in liii wish to bring indispensable commodi
ties of life down- to their.proper, level, that 'the,poor
and middling elases shall not be oppressed for the
benefit of Sof-wealthy few. But he is mistaken in
the manner.of effecting this. It is . not by submer
ging minor incorporations. and individual operations
into one gigantic monopoly ! -It is net by ,placing
the Coal trade of Pennsylvania, within the grasp,
awl in the power of that mighty influence, which
has paralized the State of New Jersey, which has
made our two great cities of New York and Phila
delphia tributary to its will, which regulates their
comings and goings, and which has.prostrated eve
ry thing like public spirit wherever its baneful influ
ence is experienced. WM more surely does the
Upas tree bring its deadly blight on animal life, than
will all private enterprise, public unprovement, and
general accoinmodation be crushed in the mighty
folds of thisi Boa Constrictor, which has already
wreathed its coils around one state, and is striving
with wonted appetite to enfold two other; ! u Our
Coal trade should be as free as the air we breathe, "
says Major Noah; and is that to be effected oy trans
planting it to the very hot bed of monopoly 1 He
says main. u Every American citizen out of Penn
sylvania, we opine, has a full right to purchese'in
the coal mines, and to find the best and speediest
markets for its produce " To this we answer so
he may, but he is to be regulated by right and jus
tice. With as much propriety Major, might the pro
prietor of your Arcade Baths in Chambers street,
demand that the City Hall and public buildings in
the rear, should be pulled down, and his customers
have the speediest road from the forks of Broadway
and Chatham, direct to his door through the Park !
Why should they go twice the distance, when a short
cut can be made !
We are opposed to monop.dy : we have nailed
our flag of opposition to the mast head, and sink or
swim, it shalt be protected. We are influenced in
our opposition to the Black's Eddy outlet, from no
private hoittlity to those gentlemen, who are pres
sing it before our Legislature, but we feel that it
would be destructive to Pennsylvanian interests, with
out benefitung community at large. As to the coal
region of Schuylkill County in particular, it is per
haps matter of 019 moment, what market its pro
duce findra as long as there is an adequate demand.
Did we hold out for high pnced—were we anxious to
Combine against the interests of society, we might
have an otition,.but rt has ever been the unfortunate
policy of our region to part with its Coal on terms
too liberal for its welfare. We have been trammel
led and hampered, by •selling at bare clearing prices,
while after-holders reap all the profits.
But their is another view of the Subject, to be ta
ken—who are those who desire this outlet, and
what object have thty in view t ' A casual observer,
would imagine that some modern Poplicola had a
risen, who was about to tear down the proud edifice
of his pertician pride, to please the community !
One not donversant with facta, would judge from the
laudatory style of the Star, that some glorious ,phi
lanthropist, had arisen, who with 'stores of wealth
at command, was about to scatter it all, for the -dear
people ". ! --that the poor were no longer to 'hive'
o'er the Winter hearth—that the mineral wealth of
Pennsylvania was to be poured gratuitously into the
city of New York; and all might cart it off, and
welcomef! But the millenium of charity has not
arrived, dm golden age has not returned—private in
terest is . still the fulcrum which comes nearest to
the thought of Archimedes—it moves the world, but
not its Charities fielf, is still the star of the as-
cendant I
Who then are seeking this outlet ? and what gen
eral benefits will result 1 In adverting some two
months Since to this project, we stated, that our State
had never sanctioned it, but that it emanated from a
nest of apeculators4n New York and New Jersey,
whose concenOted operations, now present one of
the most dangerous and extensive monopolies in the
known World! Rail Roads, Canals, Bridges, and
Banks Ore alt consolidated with this Napoleon
Company," and they want to add the Coal 1 rode
of Pennkylvania ! Yet with thif fact, staring us in
the face; M4jor Noah contends that we We unjust
to withhold it, and that like good souls, we should
give up ; our all into their Mammoth gr Asp ! He does
not loot to the final consequences, but to the first
results.
And:here again we ask, what good will perma
nently Jesuit from thi, cams; if adopted I We will
confess: that for one or two seasons, the inhabitants
of Piero, York. may get their Coal a little cheaper—
but this will only lest until a complete control is ob
tained over all the limbs of the trade, and competi
tion briken down. Then gentleman, you must pay
for your Coal—then must-Mews. Stockton & ate
vens aid their associates, be remunerated for ad Or
dead snick they have bought up to sustain their mO
nopolyi and every ton of Coal you consume will be
taxed Most heavily to make up losses in speculations.
The Delaware and Raritan Canal, we all know is a
boughti up concern, bought for speculation—for the
impose of making money from the community, and
Coal ennounters are chosen as the victims ! It is
strange that.. so sensible a paper " as the Star, can
see thiS cue in any other light, than tine fisught with
dangel and treachery,.
enn
t
A ird more, and we finish : wit would refer to
P Iranian interests. By what moral rule, or
by VP international law, should we give up our
miner4l wealth to NSW York e Why should we tap
our gals, to enrich her citizens and ruin our own!
Uposilwhat principle of Equity is it, that because
Pennmlylvania has particular advantages, she must
perforce share them with her neighbors I—no not
shurejeven, butAive up all!
Could we believe that eventual benefit would ac
crue tram this courae—that it would have the e ff ect
to db he greatest good to the greatest number of cit
izens,i we "would advocate it with all our poor abilities
—Built . until you can prove mine own is not mine
own-p-en undertaking . somewhat perilous—mine
own tlanai maintain.' We assure the Star that
no n I Personal =dyes " actuate ns : we speak, for
our region; who mine the Coal, and sell it to the
best Custouier ; to many of them is a matter of no
pe ir esoll importance, what channel it takes to a mar
ket, hat to all as Pennsylvanians, it is ail-important
tolord ter interests, protect her citizen; and not
stiffher to be tied hand and foot, consigned m
the tca. der mercies of New York speculators, and
be sit yin the Delawani and Raritan Canal, there
to bei disposed of, crut of its natural channel, and
Jig those who would samillal her without coat
ion f:or their own private aggrandizement.
D on, a pseudo editor of New York is ou trial
fora libel.4 7 Thdlinsore Sun.
We know several editors Milo hay been sued—
Ole • Btitoriiati.*
TT . IQI4B on &eh gentyour pun is a complete
su - .
TRH MICNICIiiO4;:jorRNAIa.
EITS
:! 01 ( 0 1 ..1 : 74 44:fTiek07P--gerterals Meconto and ief—Aol irt; isktuier 'Lnisei ll e
Waifbni4iaarrialed @Await with' the Sendiude *an*Lash wine iTtty _nicercharge s whti ate totseithisoesolui , of no disputed LOirMetb*:Yoiki;rit thst - ceity. One, of them'
MtrittoyAitkaido , Scriblin niemSafg:ndfens, Isi!.thaellii:Otielaibit'nf enshrine from his
sidsdeligiag,the - .latmoiks with blood dike deriar;.hisitt*Pikikitir*Sithinfrtkeiroonat
briviDifumrs and Soldiers of oar arm y, the Oren of their es)arleiitqlese ha tilted up -with so&
mint
United Stain stociped to a treaty widro hind- sewers convenient to cover Kis own . defalcations;
fal of miserable ,IMitbree3e-ead runaway =groat. srims - of ennialsiger the - alba amount of the sala
ries paid or due, -
Thelma iwirenclat green, are like Sir John
Falstsfrs. men in buckaux4 they ineressernost
derfully. but rmfortanstely; there is no option.
How &ands New Jerse y , 7—The charter election
at Naar Brunswick rgsulted in the choice of the en
tire Whig ticket.
Cot. Page, Post Master of Philadelphia, we regret
to learn is seriously indliposed.
Uj Stocks hive improved in New York, but the
money market exhibits no change.
To Plumbers.—A new method of aolderinelead
has been invented in France, which promisarto do
away with the old fashioned soldering Irons. It
consists of alsortable apparatus, which the inventor
calli terhydrie pipes—from which issue the most
brilliant and inteuseliames, which rapidly melt the
lead, striking each part at the 'tame time, and com
pleting the operation in a remarkably quick and ef
fective manner.
THE LIBEL BVIT.—The %Caxton Whig informs us
that the argument of the motion for a new trial,
muse by Mr.. Sage's Counsel, has been postponed un
til the September Tenh of the Lehigh county court.
ANTUR•CiTS COAL FOR LOCOMOTIYIS.—The
Harrisburg Reporter states that the Board Of (anal
Commissioners have determined to comply with the
general desire of the people of Pennsylvania, and to
introduce, as far as practicable, the use of Anthra
cite coal upon the Rail Roads belonging to the com
monwealth.
The Presbyterian -ChurehCase.—The Supreme
Court of• this State has overruled the decision of
Judge Rodgers, and granted a new trial to the old
school party.
A new mania.—A hew vegetable has been'intro
duced in London, which bids fair to outdo the chi
riese corn, Morns Malden.:lis, Rohan potatoe and
cotton seed at fifty cents a kernel. It is a species of
clover from Bakhara, which -grows to
_the height
of ten or twelve feet, can be cut every, month, and
multiplies at the rate of 1100,000 seeds for each grain
sown.
W. G. A. Seherp, a German merchant, hereto
fore of respectable standing, htui been arrested for
antuggling and forging certificates of entry in N. Y.
The Cincinatti Repuhlican mentions a rumor
that Dr. Duncan, the Loco Foco member of Con
grass for that "district, will not be a candidate for re
election, after the close of his present term.
If this rumor be true, there will be less blackguard
ism spoken, and less whiskey drank at Washington,
next session, than there were the last.
Eggs from Trance.—The Charleitou Mercury
says that a quantity of eggs frcm France, imported
direct, had recently been disposed of in that mar
ket, and at a rate sufficiently high to afford the im
porter a profit.
More Slate hurolvency.—The Legislature being
again in sessi.m, we may expect another message
from the Governor concerning Bank Conspiracies,
as the-loan of $ 580,000, authorised by the last ses
sion has not yet•rcceived a single bid !
Frightful Accident.—. The Steamboat George
Collier collapsed near the mouth. of the Red River,
and forty-five persona were killed or mutilated.
The New York Whig states that William Leg
gett, Esq„ late editor of the plain beater, and form
erly of the Evening Post, has been appointed Minis
ter Plenipotentiary to Central America.
The funeral of the veteran Gen. Smith, at
Baltimore, was attended by the President, and sever
al of the heads of department
Female Wages.—The press in our large cities is
actively engaged on this important subject. It c^n
not be directed to a more praiseworthy obj e ct ma
ny females are compelled to pass days and nights at
the strictest application with the needles, to gain a
scanty subsistence, while their employers are-ma
king all the profits. Go on gentleman in your
laudable undertaking—many a prayer from a wid
owed heart, and many a tear from suffering orphan
age will sanctify your holy work.
Mauch Chunk—The Courier says, this place
has "no jail nor lawyers." What a dull set they
must be: they must be, as the wag said, like neces
sity, because they "have no law."
Lairyers.—The Boston Times complains of the
quantity of lawyers in the town, and talks of thin
ning them off by an auto de fe. it has however
been objeetedthat any kind of fee will only lucre. sae
the number.
al•The General Assaknbly of the Presbyteria' n
Church met in Convention at Philadelphia, on
Thursday last.
The Governeur Case.—The trial of the 'U. S. wr.
S. L. Governeur, formerly Post Master of New York,
is now progressing. The facts developed in this
trial, which we shall hereafter lay before our readers,
will show how unfit the general government has
been for the last ten years; to regulate the destinies
of our republic.
Swartwouting.—J. H. Holland, District Actor
nei at New Orleans, who is a large defaulter to the
general government,' luk ! followinfthe illustrious ex
amples of Price and Swartwofttp
Connecticut.—The Hon..Dennit Kimberly, S.
Senator from this state, has resigned on account of
; the vacancy will besntiplied by the pres
ent Whig Legislature..
Robert 7. Bicknell, equally known as a gentle
man of probity avid inthigente, and the Editor of
the Bank Note Reporter, died liw.t week in Philadel
phia, fat—
It is thought that the Morus Multicaulis fever
will have it tendency to cheapen ire-wood in the
course of a }peat or ft-G.—Cindy - mars Sun.
And all The Verrnifuge manufacturers in the
Country, will make fortune by destroying the worms
Iron &sits on the Pennsylvania Canal.—The
tiarrisburg Telegraph states that the introduction of
Iron canal boats on the public. works of This State,
formed so as to be transported upon the nil roads,
without the delay of transhipping
. the goods, has
proved so sitamessful that only five or six days elapse
between their; shipment at Philadelphia or Baltimore,
and their delivery at Pittsimig. •
Vieginiti.=The hopes and expectations of the
Whip are actively directed to the election which
takes place this month in Virginia. li th e does her
duty to the natal state of Wasruulton and JeffersPß,
she will &her duty to the Whig lame, and we have
every confidence in the result. • _
Linumger Murder.--Kobler and 'WOman,
arrested in Baltimore, for the murder of the pedlar.
&Herbal*, at Lancaster, are to be tried in Angtett,
the - GUEntl Jury baying found true bills agalnit.
both:
Dekaarrie Cana—The water is now let in thro
the wholeline, and boats are constantly plying.
V l egetation.--Delightful rains during the week
have reanimated all nattun'a work*, and our .gardeps
look delightful.
Proof Positive.—David R. • Porter, at the recent
Allentown trial, biers he was an honest min.--;
..The character that requires the law to mend it, is
hardly worth the tinkering."
A Weto.—The Govenior 'hos 'vetoed the local ap
propriation Bill, passed atthe last session of the Leg
islature.
A nice distinction.—The locos contend that Mr.
Stevens has forfeited his seat, not only as a non
user, but a mis-user. If all the mis-ustra of their
representative offices were deprived of seats, our
Legislature would not number more than 25.
The Keystone insists upon it that representation
should be apportioned by territory and not by pop
ulation.
To be sure—that is the loco Men creed, and then
the thousands of acres which Andrew Jackson
and, kis friends, and Martin •Van Buren and his
friends; and Woodbury and Kendall and their hiends
have speculated on in the western country, could all
be represented. Put a suirtreasurer in each district
and let him return himself.
The nottihm4on of Col. Stone of New York, as
agent to . visit Europe for the collection of Colonial
Documents, has been rejected by the Senate of that
state.
The recusants of the New • York Senate will be
remembered by the Whigs of N. Y. at the next e
lection, and they wilt obtain pet mission to remain at
home, and rock the cradle, for which they are better
adapted, than legislating.
Green Peas.—Our friends at a distance will con
fer an especial favor on us, by not mentioning green
peas for the next six weeks, or until we stand a
chance of a taste. Our nerves are weak and we can't
bear the thoughts of absent friends!
Moms Malticaati2.—We opine the time is not.
far distant when our farmers will'take their grain to
mill in silk bags. What think ye ?—Buda Co.
Certainly, prospects are briglit that way—a far
mer dressed in silk, with silk gloves, and, a mulber,
ry-leaf hat, may' take his corn to market in a silk bag,
if he grows any. 'But we fear before long, corn
will be among the things that have been, and Indian
meal will be %old by the ounce, as mulberry seed is
now. We would rather on a speculatioh give six
cents an ear for corn, than two cents a bud for morns
what-de-ye-call it I
The Kentucky Gazette says, that Colonel TL M.
Johnson will consent to be a candidate for the office
he now fills with so much honor to himself and ad
vantage to his country.
How kind I—we did not think, that like Crew
on the impercal, he would thrice left's* the crown.
The nett question is, which of the party colored
parties will elect him
Albany Ekdion.—The Whigs carried every ward
in Albany but one, and that they lost by fire votes.
All the but endere, loans, rowdies, &e., who.
voted the Slain Bang ticket in the city of New York,
went to Albany, but it was of no avail; principle
carried the day against them, and the expenses of
their transportation were charged to the offiee-hol
der's fund.
The Harrisburg Chronicle has been enlarged,
and otherwise improved in appearance, and contin
ues still the firm and uncompromising foe of•our pre
sent state usurpers.
Murderers.—There are eight persons, two of
whom are females, confined in the Moyamensing
Prison, on charges of murder,
Dod. Chauncey, concerned. in the case of mal
inuctici, which last winter resulted in the death of
a female; has been sentenced to five year's confine
ment in the Penitentiary.
SCISSORINGS OF NEWS
The papers of Robert Morris, she financier of the
Revolution, are about to be published.
' Mr. Webster's arrival lc England is . enteeted
with• eagerness.
ITT The receipts at the Sailor's Fair,. in Boston,
week before last; were about IPBflOO.
for Britannic Majesty's Sloop of War RINGDOVZ,
Captain Stewart, 7 days tram Bermuda, andpired
in Frampton Roads, on Wednesday, with despatch
es for the British Minister at Washington.
The Louisville Price Current•Of the 20th alt. states
that the whole number of steam boats enrolled on
the Western waters up to tbat date was 378. 01
these, 130, were built.at Pittsburgh, 83 at Cinch'.
natti, and 22 at Wbeelbig.
The steam boat Pennsylvania was ha leave Pitts.
burgh on the 15th inst. on a pleasure excursion to
the Falls of St. Anthony . The time occupied in
the voyage is expected to be about 25 days—the
boat remaining antis rana two or three 'days.
On, Stanley en, !e-Mr. Kennedy. the Van Buren
Congressional candidate against Mr. STANLEY', de
clines tilting a lance with the chivalroue young
Whig orator of North Carolina.
A reward of two thousand dollars hue been offer.
ed by the presidents. and agents of the different insu
rance offices in Mobile for proof, to conviction, a
eainst any person or persons engaged in the late in .
cendiary attempts at that city.
It is said that not only will Admiial Gaudin; with
-his squadron visit New York, but the British Corn.
modore Douglas, 'With tria . fleet will follow his amain:
pie.
The gate and front of Mr. Mariam's house in Port.
land street, Baotou, was tarred and feathered Wed
nesday night. Mr. Mariam was one of the witness
es at the Police 'Court on Tuesday, in the trial of
Cummings and Parmenter, for violating the 15 gall.
Law. •
It is stated on Brigg's BostalL_Bulletin, that a
gentleman had hie pocket picked of 14600 at the
Tranont Theatre.
A young man from New Jersey, named John
Robison, was crushed to death, ketweep a loaded
coal car arid. a atone wall, on the Delaware-Ondilud
son 'Ca nalrompants mil road, about five miles from
Honesdale,
An iged and respectable man named John Yon,
who resided near Wells' Valley in Bradford County,
Pa., was burned to death on khe 7th inst. He was
attemptibg to pull down it ranee which had taken
fire, but being old. and - fkible, fell a victim tw.the
&mew
Peter. um &late, Esq. of St. Laois, Alio, bee been
sawed by .Gov. Porte: be • Commissioner of the.
State of Pennsylvania, to take acknowledgment of
Deeds, Ake. is the State of Virginia., : •
Yir. Norris iif Philadelphia, shipped lut wiek two
for Hamblin!. They are intended jot
the iinvtgangovelinnent, tieing a pqrt of, .thoselor
dered wimpdupe since. • •
Gi4l. VVaddi - Mxn Pain • of t: 1 / 4 nlitb Caroligii.i# t
letter 04blished* ibeGreeinville (S. C.) WitcliOrn,
MI
annortiteeifila Ft . , tion not to be a candidate for re
election to Ceingveli.
pQ"pittgr mill OWN Peter C. Jones. at Wat er .
was tbtally destroyed by fire last we e k,
nippo od white bee n communicated by lightning,
property was' retuned for $5,300.
iibiesal'Cliiiiddenee,—As one intone other Oa.
ruler coincidences. there , iwat the present time g
m an named "Cah :Abel" the "'Aden' ant
Eve tavern in Norwich..
8
rut Taz Jottast..
_ A WMIIitING, VOICE,
'Ora Ittimistisceace of a ifigat.
'Twas bight. and !the ,bnert studded sky
Diuppeared, thetga.ering cloud
Vermantled the hies vault on high;
And the wattiliidog barked monrnful and lood-;.
When Ma
.object of pity, lit emblem of want,
Sallied . forth Nie l old baud's to-regain :
With hopes tow'ring bigh, for, a carcass so gaeat,
And determined no more to complain.
But alas: our fond hopes seldom ripen in joy;
Or support us through trials and pain,
And pleasure, to many, is brit a mere toy,
'Which shadow Pike leaves them again;
Thus it was with the object of wani, I describe,
Who had patiently looked for the hour,
When all weary mortals, whatever their prid e .
Should slumber—as equal, in power!
The demons of night, had invaded his rights,
And blasted thie evening breeze—
With a poisonomi mixture, which innocence blights,
By a stealthy mortiferous disease--;
Thus it is with ,the robber„.the murderer or kiln!,
•
Choosing darkness tb cover his deeds;
With goiltm hit; bosom, the cowardly slave,
. Destroys while humanity •bleeds
The clouds that had dimmed the effulgence above,
Like'the glooin oflife'sjourney, when run ;
Fled away, as the morning Mist shredding the
ground,
Was dispelled; by' the beams of the son,
But to him '.—the poor Ilictim of death dealing mm
Not a ray to the cold trlnssy eye -
Could enliVen hik heart, or renew him again:
He in innocence ate, and must - the.
As there is every reason to suppose,l"Death's n o ,
ings" will manifest themselves to the canine Race,
`ere lortg,'l have, recited the fate of my Dog Ceasar
—who was palsor.ed with many others, st ein
eighteen months ago.—lf the above lines should
cause the tear pf commisseration to flow, / sh. 4
have done some good I shall have caused ade
mend for Pocket Handkerchiefs. J. M.C.
FOR 7RE MINERS aoutisAt..
LINES WRITTEN DURING A VISIT 111
SUN BURY, PENN , A. •
Sweet is the rosy light that streams
From, vender bill at evening mild, •
When Plunbus lends his parting beams
To gild the mountain dark and wild;
And bright tetlected in the waves below, •
Th 4 crystal floods with richest colours glow..
Soft falls the milder, paler'ray,
From Bien's silver urn of light,
Whet evehing gently steals away,
And yields to calm and peaceful.night, -
While light canoes cmerging•from you wood,
Glide switl.and silent o'er the sparkling flood.
But !tweeter than the rosy tint • •
Which in the bright Krizon
And soflet than the paly ray
That Dian's silver urn bestows,
The beam that sparkles in affection's eye,
Th' approving glance, the sympathetic sigh.
A. B. G
roal THE xncans' SODBN•L
TAE BEDOUIN.
love the free And tearless Ida
Of the desert son au free,
TTiough his lot may be cast, mid war and strife,
Still an Aartre life for me •
They may talk of their, dry and . ayid Binds,
Of the savtv life they rove,
But with all the warmth their rough hearts . feel.
Their deserti home they loge. '
The.'desert child lives thoughtless and free, '
What reckirlhe of trouble or core,
With his Ira( and his steed and his wide desert let
All he wants is the sky and the air.,
He is chained to no place—every aptrt is hi; home,
From Hinge and from rulers he's free;
And the boundless waste where the dark Arabs road
Is the ; ;only jdaee for me.
The bursting +binds and the son-parched-wild
Is the only dome he loves, .
And the A rab!frce is nature's child,
For in all tier paths he moves.
They may say that good feeling neer dwelt in his
breast,:
Thathie heed against all men is•tuined ;
Bat the traveler seeking his tent for rest
Ne'er sway from it yet was spurted. •
I have seen him e'er now, on his fiery steed, -
As he rushed over the desert so tree.
And of all this lives that a man can lead
An Arab's lifer for me
The Turk in his palace may dream all the day
The Planter. may Me 'neath his tree,
But atilt lifels enjoyments, the bright-fair and Pr
The steed, spear, and desert for me !
• EL. ALM:II.N.
•
'At aMeeting of the members of Saint Patrick's
Church of Polqville, held in the church on Monday
evening litet.;arreeably to a general call of the Goa•
gnagation, AIITHUR ST. CLAIR NICHOLS, was
called to preside, and Patti F. Monist, appoints/
Secretary.
The objet ' of the Meeting having been stated
the chair, die following Preamble and Resolntl
were read by the Secretary and_ unanimously
proved and adopted as the sentiments of the Mt
iug, which kben proceeded to discuss the moc
most conchitilve tti attain 'the means necessary
satisfy the immediate and Urgent demands of a
chanics sndllabourers, and, to provide for the ear,
'completion nUthe building, in accordance with ti
original'deskii,of its intellizerit and Salons foiladei
Whereas, has 'please+l AJmiglity "God; in Hi
inscrutable but aliwise and merciful Providence,
remove front us our lemented.Pastor, Reverend
Mar Waimaright, in the midst °This usefulness I
shinirig exainole, to enjoy, as we trust, the rem
of hts piety and eminent virtues, in everlasting hi
pines: It :behoves us,. his bereaved flt,ck, to t
heart and hind to the assistance of his Revei
Successor,whom our Bishop has sent to supply
vacancy, taking off his_hands the care and label
the temporalities, that he may be left free {b the
charge of tiis manifold and heavy , spiritual
lions.
-- . .
Therrik,l,_ We, the Congregation here "eon i
0 such, Rsolved, that we deeply feel our i
loss, and can never forget the admirable vii
zeal and piety of our deceased. Pastor, friend.
spiritual benefactor, who taught us as'welliby ei
pie is 'by pr ecept the way of duty, temporal
spiritual,—d that we can -best express our gr.
tade and' veneration for him by a cordial- 1 m aye&
tion tows a the completion' of this Tempfe of Rea
gion, whic his . zeal sad industry so fat advanced
and 'whic now contains his i precioui tee
which wi ever preach to our hearts from the
lent grave.; beneath the Altar at which be offer.
I ns
the Holy crifice,m
with his prayers for our te
al. and et c - 1 welfare. .
-Resolve , That we feel great confidence in
teal and ittelligence of. our preient Patten, Br
end Jame} A. Miller, and sympathize with liii
his gre tt lind arduous charge—dispOsed to re'
.him as Intich as 'possible, ministerially, in the
poratities Of tine church—ihst he may the
attend to lsis more important spiritual funeticusa-
Reading, That we &sad ourselves onhir oe
being
.convened as a Ridigious Body, to rest
sincere I.ll,inko to all Our brethern and fellow el
.of this ftmlounita, who differ from us in reli
denornin4im, for their pecuniary cootribritio
thei erection M ., opr. church—:and for the
. weeds
Ind 'generous sympathy evinced_ on our Meat
1 teaventeo, which has caused our present meet
p
iirs
I Collect -in all the districts of the parish hi
1 been iti inted to upon all the congrete°
dividuall , and any , who may be willing yet
ltpbute,--iand all other business being
.the Meet?? adjourned. '
' • 'A THIIOIII ST. C. NICHOLS, Chairman
,
..! ravga i F. hlimrt,'Becretery. ‘ -
1 roll-trine, May 18th, 1839.
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