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_en lololl 41,11 . 1 11 .Alth:1 1111 FAavornso Pow-
Sa./-Coitsiderittle eiCitement prevails in this cora
ttlitlity, (twist* the condo which Governor Porter
itai seen !fit to Ppreue in rebttion to Messrs. Hatter
and Cautine; t I editors of that most infamous an)
nearrilous she ti, " the Magician, " which was is
. et Harris nrg during the late Presidential con
test. kgroskand wanton',lihel, both upon the pull-
lie and r Private H ' Character of, Thaddeus Stevens Esq' y
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appeared in that paper in Aug ust last.' and the Edi.
tors 'Of dm Mtiiician accordingly, were indicted fcir
libel by the Grand Jury c r ki. Adams county. In the
1 4anuaryl i terin id the Sessions of that county, the cue
•was set doarnifor trial; and on the appointed day,
Mears: iHuttei sad Cantina walked into the Court
Roam, and through their counsel produced a free and
unconditionalsPardon front ;the Executive,:which hod
been granted Uen before the merits of the' case had
tmentosteduo : •
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Mueb!hes . 1
—nsaid abo ut the liberty of the Press
-..;. the pallsdi4 of our liberties—and the bounden
and sacred duty of all goad citizens to uphold it in
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all its sacredness and purity. The liberty-'of th e
press, seeerdiig to Hamilton, consists of-the right
to publish ..the frislh, whethet it .respects states Or
individuals; provided it is fur the accomplishment of
ustifieble mai The lib;ity. of the press is one
thing, and tht i lagnardiini; scurrility and depravity
of,theopietai ir.,
nothe.r. Here we have the case Of
two inditridualsi, Who have teisailed the private cher
eater ofi. it ge, demon :in ,the most bitter, abusive,
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virulent, end e trno manner , without even the col
or•or Shadow 4 tr th, and evidently from motives of
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pique and mincel l
They' are indicted by a grand
jary, and yeti j ii the face(ef 111 this, Gov. Porter
steps fortrard,f l an -.-without having the smell spot°.
or of precedent
i n his side—grants these defamers,
theist libellerti,lthese worse than midnight assassins,
a free end iniOnditional Orden ; because, forsooth,
the liberty lofit4telpinss is in danger ! Here are the
Gowen:ol'S oWn t ores :--,:: ,
NOW; KNOW. ALL MEN TO WHOM THESE
PRESENTS,t p4ALL, COME, that I DAVID R.
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PORTE Gaiernor 'gibe said Common wealth of
PenneyPenia,lbilieviri that the freec:om of the
Press, rinks honing tlr et *t invaluable safe guards
of our rept:adMan ins itutiens, and that, howeier
much its lieentiousnee into be deplored, all efforts
for the imp*. re traint of its independence
springing friar') privet °malice, should be disconn•
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tenaneed antoOdempek do, therefore, in pursu
ancel
of the a horny +/ t ested in me by the Constitu.
tires of the sa 4 co, mm ncitalth, hereby PARDON
the said .Abiiti W. Elttekiand John J. C. Cantine,
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the defendants above mined , severally i—and do
hereby fully kit& once dithmally pardon and remit
the tilletied t haie been committed by
them or either : ell them. its the oath and indictment
aforesaid. and fut. wht6h Said prosecution has been
instituted ';,,atui also L 1 OTHER MATTERS
published or of eied tohave been published by the
Ifsaid Edwin W. !June and Juhn J. C. Cantineor
either of thent; throng the columns, of the said
Meeieum. in' the cog tv. of Adams, OR ELSE.
WHERE. al!ey,d to aye heen libellous, to answer
which they may he he d ..in recognizance as afore.
said: and the Said all Eed offences ere hereby an
enrdingly PARDON D Old ,EMITTED,
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' This, ere behave, is the first case on record in tins
country,' of the pardonng - power being co far proati
lured es :to shield the a cured before-the usualjdnxial
i.
ides of a trial. In Eu oie, to be sure, we'have in
stances of monarchs s.epping between / their faior
hes and ~ ' ,the die course of justice, anal thes shielding
them Gam pithiehment ; -
le hitherto
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sup
posed that w e were liiir and enlightened
country whSre the ri h !TO equally res
pected and guerded. _
Gov. Portirr has•set en alarming precedent. He
has plaisly,pa intelligibly invited his partizan pres
ses, during.the coming gubernatorial contest, to li
bel, malign, and abase Our citizens unhesitatingly
and unshrinhingly,, for his countenance and support
can be relied ursin. He has told the public that the
ermine is hi longer a suOcient psutection to them :
end our cittr.eue new moat either suffer themselves
to be traduced and vilified; with impunity. or to rise
in all the fo r me. and power Of insulted majesty, take
vedresC;intrii their hand% and crush for ever the
pendent and' minions of executive favor.
' Taos, Wcinxs---We are pleased to learn that Mr.
Sahertan,'oe t New York, has leased the Valley Fur
nace propirty, - on which a stack was erected by Mr.
Geisenhamer,i of New York, a few years ago, (or We
porpoM of establishing an anthracite iron establiab.
merit. He tti expected ii this town some time next
week, and rill commerire operations immediately.
There is an abundance of coal and iron ore within
a fete Yardsof the Furnace.
Wel understand that 'Mr. S. is practical iron
man, and dial after having visited and thoroughly
inves4ated and exam Med -the different loestiOns
of,ioon works, he was -induced to locate himself
in the. Schylkill coal region, owing to its,supe-
Tier adirintages, and behoving that it was higgly ne
cestorVl to an,establishment of iron works to be sur
rounded by [both contend iron ore.
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'•PI AT. Onstrrtastostt s.—The Governor has re.
appein' . Hdward "It e llubley, William F. Packer,-
and H gh Heys, Canal Commissioners for the term
"of one , year! from the 12th inst.—censeguently he
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will v .l to t*ltlilirecently passed by the Legislature
-changing the ' i ntode of. selecting these officers. There
' is time one alternative for the Legislature le ft ,
and t is, ' pass a law making their election direct.,
- ly by ' the ople—antr 'withholding all approPria.
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' tiona excep for repaint'. the ensuing- year. Boon.
_sr than ha ',Abe public ; money squandered in-the
manner in inch it has been for the last two years, by
the pretsentitaard, we would prefer seeing all the pub
lic wcirks 4ep until:i ciiange can be effected--and
, thitir; beliim to be the opinion of nine-tenths of
' • - thettirir.pats in this section of the State.
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Ts ii r 4. Covirrx;-- Eighteen petitions were
prasented in the Senate on Monday last in favor of
forming a new County: out of parts of Schuylkill,
'Dauphin, end Northumberland. Is it not time to move
in this; mat #in Schuylkill I By lopping •off the
two Moboottslo,P ll l it will probably be the means of
preventing I l tbe Seat of - i:mum from being removed
' to Poitsvill .1 wine!gyareilf curled into effect, would,
in ou t ' on, prove to,be a great nuisance. ,
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0-i. The Legislature has appointed a Committee
to inristigete the Conduct of the Canal Commission.
WS. 111rtt. The gross abuses on the line of
the public t orks require an investigation into their
coed. t. I. 1
lisiaat;t .=
nvirso.A meeting in favor of the Re
peal of the g' . l s Blative Union between Giese Britain
and Ir'ela . will be held nt Mr. O'Consior'a Mite,
'en T9' eels: evening next. See notice in another
, column. , 1 -- -.-: ,
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allhe ,nited Suttee Bank Agency in Landon,
itssW: n traniferred from the hands of Mr. Jeuilon,
to thi.opuldtit house of Morrison & Sons.
Crre'4re indebted :to the Hon. E. Hnb lep
Eor 0f47, , the Oorrel C s contoissicmere Report.
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Tua Tiantr...-T , • mode or dinner.; of nistng
revenues' for aiov ;runt fs'a question 9( no easy
l in
solutionw the people sb.all be toted &redly
or indirectly. illioatyolitiesl economistsigree in the
opinion that !feet, tixation it the, most tonest and
the Most sim4Mode of creating revenne , and that
iris the chea : tin the end. This opinion, though
not hostile to npublican institutions. is magi:motto
the feelings or a vest portion of the citizens of tie
United Stites i and it is questionable whether direct
taxation will ever be resorted to by our federal gov
einment. As it is now, we are almost wholly in
debted for our revenue from the duties laid on cer
tain goods imiorted into the United States from , 6-
reign countries. The advantages of thi3.system ere
two fold : it creates for us a revenue and it the same
,time protects - American manufactures. 1
The " protective system," as it is called; has been
latterly warmly . opPosed'and strongly dehouneed by
osiersl of the southern States—particularly by South
Carolina, through her organ, John C. Callrun.—
Mr. Calhoun !seems to believe that SoudrCatolina
is the only State inihe Union, and diadier interests
should be protected even ifthe bdance of the Con
federation should suffer. Heriancies that the inter
ests and prosperity of the4outitry ore wholly idea.
tided, with the,C,orrinale. We know; that there
are many whohonestly entertain the same opinion.
t is, howayer, an erroneous one. From a state
'meat .pliblialied in' a late number of Hunt's Mer
emit's' Magazine—which, by the way,' is standard
authority—it appears that the grain crop of this
country, at a fair and moderate valuation, is worth
one-third more than the Cotton crop; and, further
more, that the Manufactures of a single State (Mae
sachusetti,) for the year 1839 was more valuable
than the entire Cotton crop for the same year.
A few years since, when the revenues of the Go
vernment were more than the expenditures, and
when lisitrong feeling of hostility towards the pro-
tective or tariff system was evinced by most of the
Southern - members of Congress, from a just and com
mendalde spirit of compromise and concession, it
was deemed advisable to reduce the rates of duties
imposed on certain descriptions of foreign goods im
ported into this country. The duties were reduced,
and now, in 41841, we find r that the revenues of the
coming fiscal year will not be sufficient to cover the
current expenses of the Government. In this delem
ma what shall, or rather, what tqill be done
In our opinion, we believe that an extra session of
Congress will be called: and judging from the tone
assumed by many of our leading Statesmen, we fur
ther believe, that a law will be passed by that body,
laying a tax on several articles of luxury which nog!
pass into this country free of duty. We alluee mere
particularly to the' articles of Wine and Silky That
Such a measure will relieve the neccssiiieti of the Go.
vernment we have no doubt; and tbat it will meet
with the cordial approval of a large udijetrity of our
citizens, we do not, for a moment . estion.
SADBATU Div.—To}morrowis the litly Sabbath.
A day on which all are suyi?escd to rest; from their
various labors ; and a day, too, which' should be
spent in proper and wft lesome meditations, if not in
works of prayer an d
praise. We like the Sabbath,
for we know on atday, at least, we can forget for
a time the caps, the troubles, the wiles and machi
nations of,.this wicked world. Business, politics,
the everyday realities of life, and even love itself—
that/mikes existence tolerable—can be .east aside,
and'we are then in the mood, and ,• e the vein." to
„ pit a just estimate on the fleeting and transitory
pleasures vouchsafed to us in our probationary state,
and to look with feelings almost of pity upon the
objects, ends, and aims, of a large moiety of our fel
• low creatures. ' , • •
There is a strange mixture of good and evil in our
composition ; but, unfortunately, the latter prepon
derates. There is nothing like an illustration, and
we shall therefore give our own case as - an example.
_Last Sunday we intended to go to chura, end pass
a portion of the day as all persons should who live
in a christian community. At church hour, we were
washed, dressed, and closely shaved; but we did not
move a peg, not a jot, from the street door. There
we stood, there we looked, there we gaZed at scores
of lovely Pottsville girls—decked uff in their hest
bibs and tuckers—tripping it gaily, witli light and
innocent hearts, to rho sanctuary of the Lard. But
that is not all ; we committed a still more grievous
offence. As soon as the bells had ceased tolling, we
retired to our sanctum, lit one end of a 'cigar, placed
the other, end in the left corner of out I mouth, and
very deliberately sat down in front of the blazing an
thracite, and there and then read Mr. Webster's fa
mous speech on the Pre-emption Bill.. Well, well,
it was too bad, and we must make amends foi it some
of these days.
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cE::? The Editor of the Danville Democrat is sin
gularly dull in one respect ;• for he can't or wont
understand the article vhict , appeared in our paper
of the 16th ult., and at which he has taken so much
exception. We asserted, and still assert, that if the
proprietor of a furnace is the owner of =the land, he
can locate his works so as to run his Coal from the
mine into the tunnel-head of the furnaCe, and with
the use of the small refdse coal for this engine and
hot blast, which is now a great incumbrance at all
our mince, smelt a ton of iron at a cos Oaf not more
than $2 for fuel. These are facts which are almost
too notorious to admit of dispute ; and if our worthy
cotemporary is still incredulous, let hiin purchase a
good tract of coal land in this region, open the veins,
and we will guarantee to deliver hinareny quantity
of coal at the drift's' mouth, for $1 per.; ton.
We have no wish to enter into a long discussion
with our neighbor of the Democrat; and, therefore,
shall conclude our remarks with a question, which
friend Cook may answer as soon as he his " sufficient
time or opportunity." Here it is. Ifs ton of coal
costs $2 at i Danville, after being transported,;some
fifty miles over canal and railroad, and : paying a ren
tal or profit to the miner, what would be the proba
ble cost of the same quantity of coal at ;the mouth of
the Mine
I ORR. IND Land BERLAND RAI L-lIOAD.—It, is stat
ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer that a memorial is
already in circulation, to be presented to the Legisla
ture, praying the rejection of a bill to authorize the
construction of the. York and Cumberland Rail Road,
which if completed, will connect the:eity of Balti
more with the Pennsylvania improvements at liar
fishing by a Rail-road, 24 miles shelter than the
one from there to Philadelphia. The opening of the
Tide Water Canal has seriously injured the domes
tic business of Philadelphia, and deprived the Col
tiMbia Road of transportation which; would have
yielded mote than $lOO,OOO of Should the
Legislature, authorize•the construction; ,of this Road,
the diffeience of distance In favor of Baltimore would
divert to that port in the winter the prciduce. of Cum
berland valley and the adjoining region, thus still
further reducing the income of the State road.
GET. Hsnatsos.—After leaving Pittsburg, Gen.
Barrio= will pass through Harrisburg and Phila
delphia on his way to Washington. A joint con.-
mittee of our Legislature has been appointed to ten
der the hospitalities of Harrisburg tO 'the president
* elect. and to make ill necessary arrangements for
his reception.. .
fisantecies MATS Da:.—We gqie requested to
state; that the Anniversary of Genet* Harrison.'
Birth Day, to celebrated at Mr.. Broom's Hotel,
in this Borough, on Tuesday evening lint. A. sup•
pre will be tiarved up on this occasion,;
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, Tea t Exalts illesuosr , We corifeas !IR were
a mong those who thought that anent! &mien of
Congas, as soon after the insiert of ?peskiest
Harrison as FactiCable, was both Onermetary and
injudicious, as calculated 1 0 entail a heal,' I ,Peasec
imam` people, without any good roitd!ing from it.
We have since seen just and•surMitatt Mume,
chimp our views. r
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In the fine pie* we, would tenths tittet r of the
reader to the hostile attitude assumes ,10 Glut Bri
tain towards thiacountry. Oa the - Coast of Africa,
the Stars and Stripes hareininiffedenit proem-
Lion to ear commerce ir . r r that quarter.! On ,tlll most
frivolous pretences , B ritish cruisers have most stiri
rrafily seized American vessels, sodded lhem on
the pretextoftheir containingslavesi placed a prize
muter aa crew on board of them, and then des
pltelted them to the Cape of Good Hope, add in one
-or two instances, to ports of the UnitA States. The
right of search alone we bare Ow* most arena.
ously opposed, and it will be recollecied that it was
the immediate cause of the late wat between this
country and Great Britain. Apart from this, the
Boundary Question is far from being: m a lair train
for peaceable negotiation. The anangemeat enter
ed into by Sir John Harvey and Major !General
Scott, in reference to the 4' disputed; territory" bas
been most shamefully and wantonly violated by the
Governor General of Canada, who has literally tak
en forcible possession of a territory that rightfully
belongs to the United States; and we have too much
reason to believe that this step on the part of the
Governor General has been sanctioa4 by ;hie gov
vernment.
Such is the state of our foreign relations.' Let us
look at home. Owing to the wickedness land ex
travagance of the present administratien, this nation
al treasures have not only been wastes], but i the Go
vernment is emphatically bankrupt . Disguise it as
mach as you please, or call it by any other name,
we have now imposed upon us a National pat,
This debt in round numbers will not fall short of
twenty millions of dollars. To make the matter
still worse, while the expenditures of the Govern
ment have been increasing from year to year, the
revenues have been decreasing in Ccorresponding
ratio ; and without some provisions are made, daring
the coming fiscal year, there will not be sufficient
money in the treasury to keep the wheels ofigovern
ment in motion. . ;
The situation of the country is indeed a critical
one, and demands the serious consideration of all
true patriots; and we cannot well see, if en extra
Session of Congress is not called, what course Pres
ident Harrison coulkpursue, to relieve him from the
difficulties and embarrassments, by ;which
most-assuredly be surrounded. That Genetal Har
rison will call an extra session we feel most confi
dent; Enid in that measure we feel equally confident
he will be sustained by all who have thq welfare
and the honor of the republic at heart.
CANAL Comusszossas.—The bill in relation to
the appointment of Canal Commisairinens of this
State, finally passed both Houses of the Legislature
on Saturday last. The Federal Locofocos did all in
their power to retard the passage of the bill, by mak
ing motions to adjourn, calling the yeas and nays,
&c. &c., every ten or fifteen minutes well knowing
that if the bill was kept before the House until ofter
the adjournment of the Senate, it would render the,
bill nugatory, as the Governor makes his appoint
ment of Canal Commissioners for the ensuing year
on the Ist of February.
An amendment to the Bill was introdifeed it.to
the House, providing that no member of the Legis-,
!elute should be eligible to the office bf Canal Com
missioner during the term for which', he shall have
been elected. The Senate refusrd tcp4olltift, and re
turned the Bill. It finally, however, passed both
Houses in its original shape. The; Bill now only
wants the signature orthe Goventin to become a
law. It is intimated by those most in his confidence
that he will veto it.
The following is the vote on this Bill—it will be
seen that it is strictly • party one, with the excep
tion of Mr. Johnston, of Armstrong, Who voted with
the locofocos
YEAS—Messrs. Andre We. Banks ' aid, Bell,
Brunner,Crisman, Clark, Corry, Co :,s, Cummins,
Darsie, Dilworth, Dunlap, Evre, muse, Foreman.
Funk, Futhv, Gratz. Hanna, Higgins, Hinchman,
Kennedy. Kerr. Kieffer, Law, Letheiman Ightner,
Livingston, McClure. McCurdy, Middleswarth,
Miles. Montgomery, Musser, Myer: Pearson, Pen.
nell, Putnroy, Rush, Smyser,Snively.Sprott, Steels,
Titus, Von Neida, Washabaugh, Crabb, Speaker.
—4B.
NAYS—Messrs. Anderson, Apple, Barr, Bean,
Boal, Bonsai!, Brodhead (Pike.) Brddhead (Nth'n,)
Church, Cortright, Croutsillat, Douglas, Felton,
Fenton, Flannery, Flannigan, Flick, Fogel, Fuller,
Gamble, Garretson, Gillis, Haas, Hithn, Hill, Hole.
man, Horton, Johnston, (Arms'g,) Johnston (West.
moreland,) Kutz, Leidy, Lusk, M'Kinney,
Moore, Painter, Penniman, Pierce,Tullock, Scott,
Snyder, Trach, Vanhorn, Weaver, Wilkinson,
Wright-46.
Ova Ltoistartrus.—The Harrisburg Correspon
dent of the Philadelphia Standard, in ono of his last
letters, gives the following account df the occupation
and place emotivity of the various !members of our
Legislature. He says that he to afriiid to make their
ages public, as there are so many crusty old bache
lors in the House, who would not for any Considera
tion permit their ages to be known 3o the world :
Oceuparien.—Farmers 37 : Merchants 12: Attor
neys 15 : Carpenters 5 : Gentlemen 4 ; Physicians
3 : Printers 2 ; Iron Masters 2 : Tanners 3: Me
chanics 2 : Millers 2 ; Cabinet Maker 1 ;!Bricklay
er I ; Millwright 1: Stage Proprietor I :llnnkeeper
I ; Hatter 1 ; Ship Master 1 : Coach Maker I ;
Founder 1 : Wheelright 1 : Coppersmith 1: Lum.
her Merchant 1; Brewer 1. ;
Places of Nativity.—Six of the members are na
tives of the State of New York—One of ,the North
Western Territory—one of Maryland—tWo of New
Jersey—two of Ireland, and one of England. The
balance are all natives or this State. The oldest
member iG the House is Mr. Steele 'of Chester coon.
ty, he being 67 years of age—the ,youngest is Mr.
Smith of your city, whose age is 26.
Resusirvios.—Tho Baltimore banks !nominally
resumed specie, payments on Monday last: We say
nominally, for the Baltimoreanscannot very well lay
their hands on the specie belongiig to their banks
for a good and sufficient reason ; because the greater
part of the circulating mediuin in that city Is, or will
be. the Railroad notes, which, accoiffing to a late act
of the legislature of Maryland are not redeemable in
specie, and which the Baltimore banks are compelled
to receive on depilate.
Oun Berntseraennet, of the N. Y. lerald, inti
mates as much that any quantity of our Banks Mus
suspend specie payments and go into liquidation du
ring the coming summer. Bennet is as:great afi
nancier as Levi Woodbury himselfi.
j'The Columbia furnace at Danville, blew in
successfully about a fortnight sines—under the Su
perintendence of Mr. Benjamin Perry, and run out
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about 40 tons of Pig metal the first= week' -
O" The Harrison Democrats of Wayn township
erected a splendid Liberty Pole at i'riedensburg, on
Tuesday last, on which is inscribed, 44 Ha l rrison, Ty
ler, and Democracy." •The Democracy I l e Wayne
is sound to the core.•
pi. Congress appears to be deterrnin to render
an extra session under the new adatioistrilion neces
sary. They have been in sessionf, two. i rut of the
three mantle th ey ere _ permitted to sit, and not e
ming% aet of o put& nanny has Ilion pees& -
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-t vapors% or c#..., 141ralstere-MliThitralsi
tikatti . l3 'this iteiillan buy General liani . - lei
I,g i .. 0
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- Ciacloatfq.:Witthlgtens' In. the staid; Dew
! nit' roeo Pranklin. ' -
Several, mpsnies,
, itri,nut 'piny previous ooderatandiog, ;afire . of the.
,
;ground tai escort him to , ths Btetunboat. I 'eacted
on the lOWA is said to hsee been
_immense upwards
of np `thourand had as s embled to take leave of
.their
fr 7 rti
•td and benefactor. Ind of the n ation's Pee.
trident. a' Cincinnati papers represen the scene
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as !mint: been touching and sublime in exta:.:Gine.
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The. , Rpablican” says:— ; -
“We neve r saw the General acre deeply affected.
than whin from the deck of the boat. in a short ad
dress he book leave ,of the assembled, thousands.
He spokc.of the difference of his feelings, hen, from
the time: when he had landed at that pot in his
youth: iti humble ensign in the array , of his eoun
try. Heliriefly contrasted v ibe appears ee of the
Country Then. when , all around was a owe end
dark fores! except where occasionally the humble
log cabin”, varied the scene. The panther's scream
and the !Wive yell of the savage were/ en almost
the only _round that broke upon the still ess of the
night. - The hardy pioneer who at that, day had
thaw far penetrated the Wilds of the West. • was ex
posed to danger of every kind in establishing a
home acid procuring sustenance for hr's family.
He spoke.briefly of the condition of this rich valley
now—of the highly cultivated fields—the( beautiful
cities that bad sprung up as if by magic—of the
security, peace and plenty—that "everywhere pre.
vailed—cif the noble ; steamboats, which had in so
short a priri,rd taken , the place of the rude canoe of
the pioneer—of the almost incredible speed with
which they waited to our doors the comforts and
luxuries ,of every cline.
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",Whea he spoke of the part he had bprne in all
these ch.inging scenes, of the interest he had al
ways felt; in the loved West—of the slanders that
bad beenleaped upon him, and of the proud vindi
cation by his countrymen from all these charges by
the recent triumphant verdict of a nation of free
men, theta was no heart in all that vast crowd
,un
moved. . i , - .
" Whels he spoke: of the vast responsibilities of
his statiob—,of the importance of the duties that
awaited ltim—of the anxiety he felt to discharge '
them aright; no one unsteeped in the poison-of pre
judice. cciuld not for a moment doubt. that honesty
of purpose and the nation's weal would be his corn.
pass and his polar star;
" He asked that his opponents would cease their
railings against his measures in advance--, thatthey
would judge him by his acts ; -and it they found
hid varying from the course he had promised to
pursue—lf they found him deviating from the high
road of genuine democracy, he felt that he would
merit thaw condemnation and rebuke.
" His address was brief, and we heard him but
indistinctly, and therefore cannot pretend to give
any thing but a brief outline of his remarks.
The Stleamboat left the wharf about noon. She
was crowded with citizens of Cincinnati and Louis
ville, whO were to have accompanied the General to
Pittsburg. Some half dozen of his-intimate friends
will 'accompany him throughout his journey.
Owing to the numerous and pressing invitations
which General Harrison has received, and the great
anxiety el' the people on his route to see him, it bt not
probable that he will reach Washington much before
the middle of this month.
Since the above was in type, it will be seen from
the following extract of a letter addressed to the ed
itor of the Philadelphia Inquirer that General Har
rison has arrived" in Pittsburg
Pirrsauao. January 30th, 1841.
General Harriman arrived in our city about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was received with ,
a degree'of warmth and enthusiasm, which must
have afforded him the highest gratification. At a
public meeting heti the day before yesterday, a
committee 01'343 was appointee to make suitable
arrangements for his reception. Indeed, our whole
population turned out. or the greater proportion of
it—and the "Ben Franklin" %vas greeted on her ar
rival at the wharf, with acclamations that made the
welkin ring again.. Walter Forward. Esq. acted
as Chairman of the Committee. It was understood
that the President elect will address the people at
II &eines this day. from the front of Iron's Hotel.
The old Hero never looked better.
' Coximessiorrsi.—The long agony is over, and
after a war of words of about six weeks duratiim,
the Prospective Pre-emption Bill passed the Senate
en Tuesday last, by a vote of 31 to 19—of counie,'
it is all labor last,-for it will receive its quietus in
the House of
. Repie.entatives. Mr. Buchuanan, al.
though voting in favor of the pre-emption bill, has
agreed of obey the instructions forwarded to him by
the Legislature of this state. His colleague, Dr.
Sturgeon intimated that he did not regard himself
as b manta to obey legislative instructions, bu(believ.
ing that the instructions which he had received were
collateral evidence of the sentiments of the people,
who at this time, might vote for this bill, he should
so far conform to the letter of the resolutions, as to
cast his vote in favor of Mr. Crittenden's amend
ment.
Now that the pre-emption bill is disposed of, a
bill for a uniform system of bankruptcy will be
brought on the tapir in the Senate.
ut
The House of Representatives, for, the past l vveelt
has been principally occupied with the Treas ote
Bill: It has elicited any quantity of wranglin , bard
words, and hint'. recriminations. Duncan, Wise,
and Hubbard have been the conspicuous speakers.
LOVELY WOMAN,—Lovely woman is a strange
and singular compound.—A mixture of beauty and
ugliness, pnde and humility, generosity•and avarice,
innocence and cunning, affection and hatred. Some
times a harmonious whole is lamed. Some weeks
since we had occasion to take a tnp from the flour
ishing town of Pottsville to the flourishing city of
Philadelphia. In the evening of the day on which
we arrived, we took a promiscous sort of stroll
through Chesnut-street. In the neighborhood of
the Theatre we encountered a figure which we will
not soon forget. It was a young, blooming, lovely
giil—just in the first blush of womanhood. She
was in the hands of two '4 leather heads,n. otherwise
known as watchmen ; and—tell it not in Gatlt- 7
she was beastly drunk !
ANTreArniss.—Occasionslly we fall, in with a
good scrap of poetry, and - when such a car happens,
our readers invariably t. havo the benefit of it. The
followirig lines we chased up in an e t ch age paper,
and all must admit that there is more ruth than
poetry in them. It is entitled 4, Antipathies."
I hate long stories, and short ears of corn, '
A costly farmhouse and a shabby barn ;
More curs than pigs, no books, but many gem
Corned toes, tight boots, old debts, and paper d tins.
I hate tight lacing and loose conversation,
Abundant gab, and little information ;
The fool who sings in bed, and snores inmeeting.
Who laughs while talking and who talks wbile eating
BLACK BILL.—A Bill has passed the House of
Representatives of this Rtate, prohibiting, the
ie.inter
marriage of blacks and whites under a h ivy penil
ty—and sent to the Senate for concurren While
the Bill was pending in the House, an
,mendment
was offered fixing the penalties according to the
grades of color. Is the penchant for thq ii ladies of
color" ;so strong among our legislators that they find
it necessary to pass laws prohibiting
t heir intOr
marriage I
gYrhe Baltimore American states that the re-
Gumption of specie payments by the Banks of that
city on the let inst. passed off very quietly—only
about twenty theuSed dollars in gold and silver hav
ing been drawn out of all the Banks on that day,—
whilst on the other hand nearly that Kim was re
ceived from depositors. • - 6
Luton Comearts.—The, Philadelphia Standard
states On the mitharity of Josiah White and the
Engineer of the Lehigh Company, that ' ! t he Canal
call • be repaired by the first of lee lox at en
lammed cost of $300.60c
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A Riot. 7 4,moirt,diigful riot ocettinvl among
the Baltimore Bream on ticinday night. - when' a
numbered' the ringleader) were ariestedinni (illy
committed.'.' : '--- I.
271eafricabh—Thistricals In New York were never
in a worse state them at the present time. AU the
large theatres are closed. ki r
Citicinnate.--Plour 'at. Cincinnati, on the kith
ult.. was selling at $3 37 to $3 6O -rather cheep.
Whiskey. 16 cents. -, 1 i •
' sTorribk mutitation.—r feet days since, a son of
A I
Mrs. Piper, about ten yearn of age, residing at the
Rising Sun, Philadelphia, very narrowly escaped
being killed by three or fou l dogs, the whole of them
having attacked him end another lad, and mutilating
them both in the most shocking manner. -The dogs
are said to be of the bull-tOrtier breed and exceid
ingly vicious. ,
Shocking 4ceident.-4 the railroad ears wire
entering Newark, N. J., bn Saturday night, the
proprietor of a cab, named I Benjamin Whitesall,. in
attempting to jump on the dare, fell under the wheels
which passed over hie breait. He was not expect•
ed to live through the rugh.
A Ba/L—The birth day !of Washington is to; be
celebrated at Trenton, N. J., by a splendid ball.
Whipped.—Dr. Hines, on his snivel at the Baton
Rouge Penitentiary, after is capture, was severely
whipped. Poor fellow !
What next P—The French residents of New Or
leans are making preparations for a funeral service
in honor of Napoleon.
Doubtful.--It is slid that. Mr. Wise has engaged
a suit of rooms at Brown'e Hotel, Washington, for
General Harrison.
An Explinion.—A seriSus accident occurred at
the close of last week, at ttia India Rubber Factory,
in Providence, where steam power was employed.
It appears that whilst the engineer was at breakfrist,
the boiler became red hot, and instead of allowing it
to cool, he set his pumps in motion to fill it with
water, upon which it exploded, and was blown to a
considerable distance from' the premises. By the
accident a fine young girl was killed and eight men
dangerously wounded.'
State Loan.—The interest on the State Loan was
paid on gonday last at the Bank of Pennsylvania.
The Next Campaign.—The St. Louis New Era
says, a meeting of the locofoco members of the Le
gislature of Missouri was to have been held at Jef
ferson City, on the 18th ult., to nominate Mr. Van
Buren for the Presidency four years hence.
Gov. Rttner.—Ex-Governor Ritner has had an
operation performed on his eyes most successfully,
by Dr. Burrowes of Lancaster. The result has
proved most satisactory, having been accomplished
without pain, and proved a perfect cure.
Small Pos.—This dreadful disease has again
mode its appearance in the city of New York. It is
said to be very fatal.
Abolition Riot.—M.the last accounts, the great
est excitement prevailed in Dayton, Ohio, owing to
the fanatical movements of the Abolitionists.
More Divorces.—lt is stated in the Charlottesville
Jeffersonian that the Legislature of Virginia is liter
ally flooded with petitions for divorce. One paper
in the state suggests that• the Legislature pass a
general law, divorcing every couple in the state, with
leave to such as are disposed to re-marry."
Stocking Calamity.—Tho Kalamazoo Gazette
says that on o Tuesday evening last, while Elder
Mack end his wife t of Prairie Ronde, were from their
home, their house, with five persons iu it, was en
tirely destroyed by fire."
The Gkneworth Affair. --The N. Y. Journal of
Commerce.says, that of the grand jury who broupht
in the seven true bills against Glentworth, a majari
ty are whigs, and some of thent leading whip ; yet
the vote was nineteen to two inlavor Of all the hills.
Party spirit seems to have had very littl e t o do with
the matter, the gentlemen of both sides being desi
rous that it should be thoroughly silted and investi
gated. The trial, doubtless, will be one of no,orili
nary interest.
Florida.—Tbe accounts, from Florida are very
avorable, and there is every reason to believe that
he Florida war is at last near jis termination.
Fire Damp.—By an explosion of a fire damp in
a coal mine' at Rive-deZier, in Missouri, thirty per
sons were killed.
Executed.—Three Slaves were recently executed
at Opelousas, (La,) for the murder of Mr. John P.
Moore, an overseer, who had threatened to punish
them for some offence. They first strangled their
victim, and then fractured his skull with a billet of
wood. After the murder, they saddled Moore's
horse, and throwing him across the saddle, carried
him about a mile into the woods, and left him 'tear
the road, with his coat off and one foot in the stir
rup, in order to induce the belief that his horse bad
thrown him, and had caused his death by draggiug,
the girth being broken, and the horse standing not far
off from his master. All the ahove facts were elicit
ed on the trial, and were confessed by the criminals
after they were convicted.
U. S. Senator from Maine.—We rejoice to learn
from the Boston Atlas that George Evans has been
bnanimously nominated by the Whigs of the Maine
Legislature as a Senater for six years from the 4th
of March next. He will, of course be elected; and
the country, not less than his own State, may justly
rejoice in the selection.
An Important Movement.—The New York Her
ald says—" We understand that preparations are
making to call a great mass American meetinein
the Park, for the puipose-of taking into considera
tion the conduct of the British' Government, in rela
tion to the burning of the Caroline—also on the
North Eastern Boundary question—also on the
North Western territory- 7 also-on the recent seizures
of American merchantmen by British cruizers in he
African seas.
Cunard Sleamere.—The Cunard Steamers have
now made nine trips frour Liverpool to Boston, and
deducting the time spent at Halifax, the average
time spent at Halifax, the average time of their pas
sages has been thirteen days each, between the Prin.
•
cipal ports. •
Mr. Welater's .Successor.—A Boston paper, ex
presses the opinion that the Hon. Rufus Choates,
will succeed Mr. Webster in the Senate.
Bank Convention at Louisville.—The Louisville
Journal of the 26th ult. says—o The Convention of
Western Banks took place in this city yestefday.
The Bank of Indiana anti her branches, four Cincin
nati batiks, one of the Banks of Columbus, Ohio,
and the banks of this State were represented. ' We
were not able to ascertain) the result of the delibera
tions of the Convention. I They will adjoum with
out fixing a day far the resumption, and will piobs
bly recommend another convention. Letters were
read in the Convention frOm New Orleans and Tear
nessee, expressing the opinion that the resumption
Of specie payments. would' not be proper nuclei ex
isting circumstances." '.
Harrison Ball.—The Ball given at the National
Theatre, Philadelphia, last week, in honor
Tip
pecanoe and Tyler, too.!' is represented as being one
of the most splendid Ball:vet given in thisconntry.
All the beauty and fasbio of the city of '.brotherly
love,". were present. The,Ftce of tickets were $lO
quite s sting sun for time hind limn.
MEI
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Lain atm latrunearri ono* Eonati.--ili
arrival of the packet! ship North America at New
York, on blatunlay la tt: from Liverpool, whence shi
sailed on the 7th of ,lanriary. we have two days biter
intelligence from England. The news is highly I.
portant so for as relates to affairs between POO
Britain and China, shin:nigh many are disposod,l*
question its genuineness.
The overland mail from India had Arrived in Len;
don, bringing intelligence of the subrainion of CI&
nato the demands of Preat Britain.
The Emperor of Clans has agreed to pay .1.3,000,.
000 for the espensesincurred by the British in utia ,
king war ; other authorities state .R2,ooo,ooo'sterl•
ing as indemnity for the opium seized, and £1,000,•
000 for ail the expenies of the war. The Emperor,
either himself or through his officers, has expreseed'
pacific intentions to the Adwiral, and he disavewr
the actions of his conimiesioner Lin. This latter,
indeed, has fallen into
,ffiagrace, and the Emperor
offers to surrender hill into the hands of the British,
to be dealt with as they may deem proper. 1
The news from India is also important. Thrt
bool and Affghanistan war has terminated in favor of
the British arms. ,
The revenue of Great Britain for the year ending
the 10th of October, bas fallen short of the expendb•
tures by over .£l-,560,000.
On the arrival of the Columbia, a report was; le*
ceived that the packet ship President had been ashore
on the Noresand. The London Shipping Gazelle
states that the vessel sustained no damage. -,
The advances in the prices of Liverpool =Urn.-
appears to be sustained. Sales on the 6th, the latest
date, 4500 bales at tull prices.
There is no news ,from Egypt or Turkey, except
an official notification , that the y..
blockade of the S
rian coast is raised, and a vague rumor that Admiral
Stopford's treaty with the pacha is likely to be
disallowed by the Porte, as Corn. Napiees was by
the Admiral.
Louis Philippa's assurances of peace on New
Year's day continue to act favorably un capitalists,
and very unfavorably on the temper of the opposition
journals, which continue to prognosticate dire event"
to Europe.
Brucirsan Discovsay.=The New Orleans cor
respondent of the Baltimore American says thattho
Crescent City" is id a perfect fever of excitement
at the strange discovdries lately made in regard to
the disposition of a portion of the property of Mr. N.
Girod, an old Frenchman, who died. a few weeks
ago in New Orleans unusually rich, and as was sup•
posed, intestate. At u sale ofsome of his furniture,
a Mr. Dejereux. an !auctioneer, purchased an old
secretary, on rummaging which he discovered a ni3m
t7er of exceedingly valuable bequests—some to pri•
vote individuals, others to the first and third mould.
polities, and others again for the erection of chaiita.
ble institutions. The amount of legacies is nearly
$700,000. The bequests are all couched,-in the form
-l of simple notes, purporting to be good for so much
to an individual, on the settlement of his estate, 611
signed and dated in the hind writing of the deceits.
ed. Among those who will reap handsome &nutlet
from these legacies, are the Postmaster, Mr. Monts
mat ; his old barber,: Mr. Fournier; the Collector,
Mr. Denis Priem, arid u number of others. The
only question in doubt is the validity of these infor.
mal bequests. If the 'nearest of kin choose to con
test, much vexatious litigation will of course neces.
sarily en•ue.
Facia FLORIDA.—We find in the Savannah Gem.
glen of Thursday tact , 'the subjoined extract from
tho St. Augustine NUM of the 22nd ult, cobveyiag
the result of Col. Harney and Major Child's excur
sFon against the Semitic)les.
MORE GLORIOUS NEWS :—Tho schr. Frances.
Capt. Cooper, arrived this morning . . bringing the
glorious news of additional success in the capture
and destruction of the enemy South. On the Eltb.
COI. Harney captured; and killed, in the Everglades
12 Indians. On tfie 10th, at Indian River, the
command under Major Childs, Lieuts. Taylor, step.
toe, Van Vliet, and Dr. Simmons, captured 34 In
dians arid neftroeP, killing 4. On the llth, on the
St. Johns, Lie.tp. Taylor and Van Vliet captu:ed 5
Indians killing 1. Col. Harney had to return for
additional force, and is again in pursuit of the one.
my.
he news from the South i+ truly cheering and the
gallant conduct or Major Childs, and officers otlif
'Artillery, are entitled to all praise. Major Childs
brave officer. and . alreuly distingui4lied for good
conduct at Fort Drape. We say God speed such
Inez ea arc operaCng'South ; they have large claims
upnn the gratitude of: the country.
[The'Official repoyt of Major Childs, detailing
the proceedings of the detachment tinder his coma
mend, is' all published in the Georgian, from the St.
•
Augustine ficrald.l
Mn. Clay has been attacked on the
floor of the Senate "the dictator of the new par..
ty." A correspondent of the Journal of Commerce
reports that Mr. Clatsaid in reply 'hat ""he had not
heard a word from d f ,meral Harrison, had never
wntten a line to him since he bad left home, nor had
ever recommended niortal soon to his consideration.
All that ho had ever said was:in reference to the dist.
nitinguished Senator from Masachusetts, Mr. Web.
ster, and that was that had be, Mr. C., been elected, be
could not have overlooked a gentleman of such sig
nal service to his country,—this much be had said;
and would still say.: I mean, said Mr. C., to be an
American Senator as long as I em a Senator, and
shall give my views of public policy regardless of ell
consequences, and I*sire that no man will assume
that I am the organ of the party."
The Crawford Messenger states that if Judge
Banks receives theqmmination of the Democratic
Convention which is to assemble at Harrisburg; on
the 10th of March next, he will receive at least 3poo
more votes than Qen. Harrison did in Western
Pennsylvania.
HARRISON'S INAUFIURATION SUIT.—The Luisa
(Mass.,) Courier says :—We'were yesterday shown,
by Samuel Lawrence, a splendid, piece of Mack
broad cloth, manuftictured by the Middlesex Co.,
in this city, to the order of the Baltimore Tippeca
noe Clubs, and designed for the inauguration suit
of Gen. Harrison. The cloth is made entirely trout
American wool, a part of which was from Mr. Law.
fence's flock of sheep in Connecticut; and it is pioto
ably the finest article of the kind ever manufactu.
red in this country Ills precisely such cloth as
the President ought to wear at the time of his to.
auguration, and (such as is an honor to American
skill to have produced.
HOMICIDE —A faint affray moored at the house of
Mr. Friley Jones, near Meridianville, in this coon.
ty, on Sunday, I6th inst. betacen Col. B. F. Rick.
ells and Mr. Robert J., Clopton, which resultqd in
theadeath of the foriner. We learn that the patties
were- quarrelling. Ricketts drew a pistol end shot
Clopton in the thigh and then struck him several
times with it, whereupon Clopton drew a Bowie
knife and plunged it into Ricketts, killing him in.
stonily. Mr. Clopton has been examined before
two Justices of the Peace and discharged—it being
a clear cue of justifiable homicide.—Hunttidite
Ado.
FRENCH Gtoar.-According to French accounts
the armies °errant° obtained from 1789 till 1813,
through 220 Gencrela, 616 victories. or these Jour.
dan obtained 27. Denis 19. Moteau 18. Perimm
Dumouriez 12, Bogen 12, Pichegrn 10, Brno° 9.
Kellerman 8, Deletre 8, Sonfiam 7, 'Dameriiun T.'
Hoch° 7, Devout 7, Lanai° 6, Lamartiere
her, 6. Suehet 6. Mammy' 6, Ney 5, Bessieres 5, 'Ens.;
tine 5, Labourdonbay° 5, Miranda 5. Delange
Weemenn 9, Salingues 5, Dogommier 5, Champs.
onnet. 5, Lefevre s,Soult, 5, Bonaparte 27, Napoler .
on 49.
v. One thousand shares . 0.8. Bank stock eatO
in New Yeah on Tuesday st 471 • 4810 .