r . II morning, rtb. eo. 1 1 = EM3I2 I:TO1kt 6' S WY...—. We have perused Gov er's etoOtessage, rtdatiVe to the bill pro. the a l ipotntment of Canal Commissioners, 1 r gs o 'arnazement and wondermot -immix sgust. As a literary produition, it is al lath • c riticism; the style belhg low, coarse i r ' and in ono or two Instances, the Gover . 1 merits i;re• somewhitt nobatelligible frdm ° • ling ma ner in which hit sentences are " 1 ed. Mut t this is a ininor fault. It is the e sent=l nts, which The Govenioi unblush kws a ) ntl romulges id this Message, and not 1 , age in i hich they sin clothed, that we pr.,. ' viimailvert 'upon. ,t , or [broadly i y insinuatesovern that the I ,pgis. as sOaceteil wholly and solely by partizan n the ;pasitage of thbibill—that they wished &him of` i power—that the publia good was t of, end Pie futherance of politic al schemes .t in vie. The governor de es not stop . e conic ds that he could not well approve .ill lull it s clearly at :. variarte. with tho coil iv . of the . fate, and makes pretty liberal quo . Tort .•rnor Por aiding for with feeli etl witl► 0. most beu. and aulg nor's sen thi bun constru •iewr; t jeslY a tho lan: pose to The litate 'feeling . 1 dep lost sig only 'he , here of this vtitntio 1 1 c mm the Constitution in e apport of the posi lion w ich he hts assumed,. Vv hat will our read ers thi k—what Firill every lion 44 and high minded t man t ink, whe we say, that these quotations are taken rom the o d constilution„ which has been null and v td for yea a past ; end that the power, alluded to by t et Goverriiir,whien was not vested in the Leg- lalatUr by the'olil consiitutlitn. is now granted by our press n constitu n ion. Whatever of argument and l i tease ng that ay be fowl(' in the Message is based upon hise , eaid I . .igotations.; and now that the miser elle c cat, the contemptible tri , t, to hoodwink the peopl has been exposed, the Governor's constitu tional objectioni tumble to 'tines, and he stands con .l feast an ignor nt or a knavish polbician. Tile (.iovern r tells the Legislature , almost in so words, t at they are deeply imbued with a of corruption and intrigue; and as for treating or placing any confitience in them, that's quite *the quesilon. Amore wanton, cool or tieltb insult to k legislative body is not on recur 14ious man spirt the -out The governor eatrangely forgets himself, his place, and the people jay whose suffrages he has been placed ta in is present thigh position. lie forgets that we are piing und4 a republiCan form of government, anl that the 14gislature is composed of men who are ilir ctly the rtpre entaatives of the . people ; that to al) dge their mare , is, to abridge the power of the pe ple ; that t{ t ample upon flash : constitutional rig ts,isto tralnpl upon the constitutional rights of dial people ;. and th t to insult these representatives. in 'their official( cap acity , i 4 to place the popular iv% it scorn and dtti a, cc We much (*Mai if Governor Pirtel ethe character of Pennsylvanians is not Si2nAlsz aria ett.etually re ing inismnauet.. He has abtr:ed the peniile; and the same means use of to blintz him into p er, '0 bear, before the 13pse of many him a bitter, but a ealutary and I.3t l his to the eonft , feken :of which were will be brougiit . . months, to teach] wholemirne lerso • 1 iSLc' --illso Wyinan,the-lady ma. l' • ! Wyman, the Ventriloquial, have rtbis town with considerable atm Room, over lippineett's clothinz r erner of (...Tentre rind Maliantango brtormail l res ere really very clever l oeeing. %V understand that a per m given by these artists nt three o' oon, and a occiind one in the even , the celebrated Albinees, Will he the day , and evening at the above L so Ettnnr , i i irician, and 111tH been playing Lin cede, et store, on the; streets. Th p and wi.ll wo4lll torn:lnce will I clock this nfteri inn.. Miss Slia •eihisited durin, place., 5 . 5 Tait Feall o. i !—The Anthracite F urnace, in this borough, bleW n on Wednesday last, under the au. perintlence IN r. Chirles Render-ort, and continued to-work to the =atl.fictOn of all concierned up to the time our poPe i r W/14 pet to preen-4th a frirpros pect of rewarding the iiidu-try and enterprise of the proprietors . ; flllftsrs. Marshall 4- Co. The proprie tors are grauo ly'woriting her up to her full capaci ty: Sheis upped regularly, and on Friday morning produced 2 t no of [vat quality pig metal. _ ccl. If the Bank' go down, the two million of dol lars tinnuallb!rainctl from this source to support the credit of the state, must be raised by direct taxation. Farmers and Tax Payers, are you willing to be sad dled with this burthren; in addition to the present taxes, mercl . to,gratify s few lazy, brawling radicals RSiOUT iO7 TnE BoAnn orTnitoe..—The con tinued indisposition of the Chairman of the Board of Trade, to-cram was assigned the duty of preparing the annual report, has delayed the appearance of this dotomenteyiand the ustial time. We deem this notice necessary to satisfy inquiries for the report from abroa d .l Burrn-nsv.L-On Monday, the Military l i mpanies or this town will parade, in ho nor of the nlniveraary-of Washington's Birth-day. In the everting, a Ball will be given at the Pennsyl vania Halli.a l nd also one at Mr. O'Connor's Hutel. Awretil-jßocks and water ! what are we coming • to! k statement appears in the New York papers of Wednesday last; announcing the destruction of the Falls cif Niagara !I Can it be possible ? or, is; ! It another r r en i non hoax 7 A number of lives is said Ito have betel lost. . ling Newspapers from the doors of sub. e Penitentiary offence. We mention l e•informatiOn,of those who have been I ' in this specitis of theft latterly in this 80, ' aj•Ste' .1 teribers this for t.l rough.,. SCUVT MILT. NAVIGAI7II3. — WO Team from the Superintendent of the upper end of these works, that if no further' ,iiijUry is sustained by freshets, the na viption of tLe Canal will ho delayed very little, if any, beyrod the usual period of opentng in the Bpring. NENTVCIT —A committee elite Kentucky Le gislature[reeommend the p.sssage of a Bill to raise the tazeti in that State to 15 cents on ench hundred dollars of property, as necessary to preserve the cre• dit of the State, thAre. being a deficiency in• the re sources of the sinking fund of more elan $114,000, to meet fts ?flown liabilities for the eurront year. _ , «Pipe Traynro.,:%;--An atiiclerin !ha Portz2nouth Journalistateb, that there were east at the late elt lion. in ('is; Harniiikire, severst thousand mciiv sows than there ate polls in tho State, according to the retain of the Assessors. . 11. 19 Iliss..—This institution bas forwardeall a t mast ab y ritten memorial to, die Legi4oure. ii,re ire coupe led to omit its publication, owing to the .crowds ) • to ot our columns. 0k ‘lll'l l3 4a the-iiai dent elJc and Iniiieg I stop if h E Philadelphia North 'American, in alluding paid President Van Buren by the Prest says, that 'he has proved himself a breive tble soldier, by walking straight into the ertenaies,and making friends of tietnill. Tian Scao - ut Fusti.—lt will be recollected. that the 'States Bank, according , tole provision mite Charter, is compelled to,paY an,Annualsuntl of $lOO,OOO 'towards the. Common School Fund ni I this State.!for twenty years. commencing at the tithe the charter was granted to the Bank) Five years' hrivet;eireadj eloped and - the Bank has faithfidly met its obligations to the State. The School ;Fund in round numbers amounts to $300,000 'per annum, ~ f which one-third is contributed by the il. S. Bank. Now, wo!would ark., what would become of this School Fend, if the U. S. Bank was forcedto wind up--to go into liquidation 1 Is it not apparent that one-third of this sum would be lost? And is it not highly prohable that when this large slice is taken tram thi noble charity, that the balance will not be forthc..uning in the preicnt condition of the State I . roese are important considerations, and come hett.ne to nearly every family in the State. Our (-Lommen School I Fund is in a measure threatened ; and if at the presiMt tip' e the principles ofradicalism 1 should be in the ascendant in Pennsylvania, we pre dict that in less than five years not a ventage of the Common Schools will be left in this State. 5M.411. NOTE bit.r..—A very large majority o the people of this county, and of the State irrespective of party, are in favor of our Banks issu ing bills under the denominatiA of t. 5 ; and if our law makers at Harrisburg consult the wishes of_their constituents, a small-note bill will be passed at the .present session of the Legislii;ture, Governor Porter's oppositior. to the contrary notwithstanding.. Such a Bill is in operation in New York and in the East ern States, and Virginia recently has been compell ed toimitate the example of her Eastern neighbors. The advantages of such a bill are too obvious to re. quire a passing allusion ; the necessity of such a bill is evident from the fact that a considerable portion of the circulating medium of this State, is composed of the small notes of the neighboring States. Penn sylvonia now is floMied with f reign Book paper to the prejudice of her domestic in,titutions. HARTIISON . fi C 4 otsr.T.—The National in telligencer of Satur,lay last states, in a semi-officio manhrr, that the Cabinet of General Harrison wit be composed of the following distinguished gentle men : . Seerrtary ofState —DANIEL INEusrmt, of the State of Maßsachuprt I. gee'reta?y of the treasury—Ttiosue Ewma, of the S. nle of Ohio. • Seetetaryof Wur— .Tons BELL, of the State of Ten. EMI neroae. Sferetary of the Naey,- 7 -GEonGE E. ilaDGErt..of the Siute of North Carolina. Post'master General—Enacts GRANGER, of The Stale of New York. 4itorney General—J. J. CRITTENDEN, of the State of Kentucky. This is indeed a " strong team," and we weed haidly observe that the above annunciation has al ready met with general atiprobaf.on. Gen. Harrison has evidently consulted the great interests of the country in the. selection of his Cabinet officers. "The Lehigh and Schuylkill Cnal Reginrig mined and shipped in market last year about (100000 tons eirreial—this year they Cannot send to market over 300,000 tons." The abieve is from the Wilkesbarre Advocate.— Tbe writer is most egreg;ously mistaken in his cal eill,tions. We have asufficient number of mines 'alieady opened, and can . easily mine at least 500,- 000 tons of Coal in this. region in the course of the present year, and slip it %o market too if the Navi gation Company will extend the necessary encour agement to build a sufficient number ofboats to car ry it on their works. UNITED STATEN BANG -It will be in'recollention of our readers. that ten days agq Mr. Andrew Mil. ler cited the Pre:ideet- and Director ,, o f th e (3 s. flink to ~how cause why they would not pay him specie for. scve-al ten dollar bills which he held nn that Bank. Upon the case , being called up before the Court of Common Pleas, yesterday morning, 5. Cadwallader the Counsel Ph. the [Link, paid over to the Prwhonotary of the Court the amount claimed pieces.,--Standurd. We do not knoW the individual in question, but when we take every thing into consideration, we cannot come to any other conclusion then that An drew Miller must be a very small paurn of a man. A Ri-mon.— It is rumored that Gov. Porter wiil veto a Rill for the issue of small notes by cier Banks. If the Governor is daerntinrd to veto every Bill brought forward for the relief of the people, we mny as well dispense With the Legislature et once, and let the Governor legislate for the people. The fre quent ..xercifle of the veto power latterly, Which ac carding to the spirit of the Constitution, was only to be exercised in cases of. hasty legislation, and when acts were known to be unconstitutional, will soon call down the disapprobation of an insulted .and oppressed people. in a manner that will make our rulers feel their displeasure. A Wsarruso.—An Irish family, occupying a wooden tenement, owned by Mr. De Forrest, on the West' Branch Rail road..carne near perishing a few nights since.' It appears that tlio whole family oc cupied the came bed room, which was on the second floor. The- room was warmed by an Anthracite coal stove. On the evening in question. it is sup posed that the wind forced the gas generated from the eivt, back into the room, through the stove-pipe, and as the room wis badly ventilated,' the whole family was nearly; suffocated before their perilous situation was known, oi assistance' could be pro- cured. CACTION. - FOlkfl Cannot be too careful now-a days—there are so many scamps prowling about like so many roaring lions, seeking what they can devour. and seeking what they can steal. Our friend, Mr. Russel, on Mahantango street, on Tues day night last, suffered a ..few." His clothes-line was stripped of any quantity of valuable linen, &c., which had been placed there to undergo the opera tion of drying. As yet, no clue to the discovery of the thieve. has been made. Mns. H►nnrsov.—lt is stated in the Madiscinian that Gen. Harrison's household will not be complet ed until after the opening of the spring, when Mrs. Harrison, now at North Bend, is pspected to join the Goneral. Meantime the dornestie arrangements of the White House will be superintended by the family of Mr. Taylbr, the General's son-in-law, who will ho hip private Secretary. The general, conservative tone of the Penn sylvanian and American Sentinel, administration papers, meets the approbation of all parties. Penn sylvania feeling and Pennsylvania interests have tri umphed over party in the present emergency. In fact w•e learn that tut ono all absorbing question pervades all parties in that city, how shall we pro- tect the people of Pennsylvania and her Institutions trom one of the most unholy and inramcMs combina tions that ever raged war agalnat her interests? • Tyil the New York small note Bill was repealed, the Banks in that: State could not continue to pay s pecie one week. The Philadelphia flanks alone in len than two months, paid out in specie and specie (ands. double the quintity held-by all the Banks in the State of New York, according to their last report. Lora “Gn.:nritso."—The Committee on Ac counts in the floUse of Representatives of this state have reported unanimously that the Loco Printers of the Journals of talk session, had charged, and bad received seven thciusand fire hundred dollars more t h an t h e y we r e eitatled to receive by Jaw. gM=I=IMVI -iiii.iiii*,...l.4-41:.-iaiii.4*iii Cotcratina- CbuSTT...-The Democrats of Colum-: bia county. held a meeting vai the 6th inst. st Blooms burg. end selected Joshua W,,Coinly, ai" n del igita to the 10th of March Democratic Convention, With instructinos to support Judge Banks as the dent octattc candidate for governor, The meeting also• appointed George H. Winds. and RA?. Paxton, Esq'rs., conferees, to meet, conferees from Schuyl kill county, for the purpose of selecting dele;ates to represent the Sen.atorial district, and they recom mended Dr. D. Wilson es the delegate. In consequence heretofore of the democratic patty not, being perfectly organized in Columbia county, and -inasmuch as that county had not been repre sented in convention, for several years past; Schuyl kill county, at the last county. meeting, 4. took the responsibility" of appointing a delegate. ,As the gentleman seledted is favorable to the pretensions of Judge Banks, and as his views correspond with those of our friends in Columbia county, we Tiresome no objection will be made. Columbia county. undoubt edly, is entitled to the choice of a - cenatonial delegate in the present instance, but we hope that she will now waive her just claims; ind trust to the future to balance her demands against Schuylkill county. At the above meeting the following resolutions were passed . Resolved, That a judicious Tariff is necessary to develope the hidden treasures of our Ca mmon wealth_ Resolved, That the act releasing the payment of duties on Rail Road iron is injurious to the best in terests of our Country and ought to be repealed. Resolved, That the efforts already made by the Don. Dr. Petrikin, our member of Congress, to ob tain a repeal of the law exempting Rail Road Iron from the payment of duties, , meets with the hearty commendation or the citizens of the county of Co lumbia, without regard to parti, and he is requested tersevere until success shall crown his efforts. MR. PEN noses SCHEME.-1n the Senate, on Tuesday last, in the, course of a very able speech, Mr. Penrose gave the outline of a plan of, relief, which all classes of our citizens stand so much in need of. The following is a rough sketch of Mr. Pen'rose'e scheme —Five Onions of dollars of State Stock, bearing interest at five per centutn per annum, and redeemable in the year 1862, shall be created. The Stock so created shall be divided to and among the Banks of this Commonwealth respectively, in proportion to their capitals. Each :Bank shall pass to the credit of the Com monwealth the amount of stock so tratiiiferred to it, and shall be permitted to issue hank notes to the same amount, which notes shall be signed by the proper officers of such bank, and be further authen ticated by the signature of the , State Treasurer, or a clerk in his departmerit, to be appointed by him for the purpose. No bank shall be subjected to any penalties for the non-payment in specie of any notes so issued on the faith of such stock. Each bank to which stock shall be assigned by the Commonwealth shall, when required by any act or acts of the Legislature, pay to the Commonwealth any amount on the same which may from time to time be designated, and from the time when the same is paid to the Commonwealth so much stock shall hear interest to snid bank. The banks of this Commonwealth shall be permit ted to issue notes of the denomination of one, two and three dallars. No penalties shall be infli'cted for the period of one year upon the banks of this Commonwealth for the non-payment of their notes in specie. PnILAD KLentA BAN Ks.—The annexe') table, compiled (loin official sources. shows the amount of specie paid out by the Philadelphia Banks from the 15th of December to the Bth of February—a period of• fifty four days: Figures speak flr themselves, and it is evident that if the same premedatJed run had been made upon the New York or Massachus etts banks, as was mada upon the Plqadelphia banks, those boasted and boasting institutions would ere this have been ,compelled to suspend specie pay ments, Amount of Specie•nnd Specie Funds, paid by the &inks of Philadelphia, from Dec 15th, 1840, to Feb. Sili. 1541, inclusive rhiladelphsa, Permsy Girard, Farmers' & Mechanic", NO-rili A merin, Mechanics'. Commercial, 1410 - yamensing, Southwark, Northern Lihertie9, Penn Township, Western, Manufacturers' 3lechanies', Kensington, United States, Total, THE NEW SECRETLRY OF TILE NATT.—Wehove been often asked, who is Mr. Badger," the new Secretary of the Navy 1 The question is thus sat isfactorily answered by a correspondent of the Na tional Intelligencer Mr. Badger is justly regiirded as one of the very ablest lawyers in' the United States. He rarely speaks longer than one hour on any subject, and in that space of time he will do ample justice to his client, and often ilemoli.hes a three day's speech of his adversary. When that accomplished scholar and profound jurist, Wm. Gaston, was at the bar, Mr. Badger, though a much younger man, was his formidable rival. If i had a cau;te in any court in the United States, I would as !lion employ George E. Badger, as any lawyer in America. During the last war, when the British invaded the eastern shore of North Carolina, Gov. Hawkins, with a large num. ber of volunteer militia, marched quickly to the de fence of the seaboard. In that expedition, George E. Badger, then about 19 years old, volunteered, was appointed by Major General Jones one of his alai, and remained in the public service until the enemy retreated, took water, and sailed from North Carolina." CURIOUS Vnanarr.—l n the Court of Sessions yea tetchy, one John Snider, alias Seiler, wan tried for an assault and battery with an intent to kill Peter Haman. The verif a under the direction of the Court was "Guilty of assault and buttery with in. tent to commit man.slaughter:"—N. 3 . Standard. The above puts us in mind of a case that took place in the State of New Jersey, a few years ago. About 'that indefinite period, a man, whose na r e we do not recollect, was arrested and fully committed on a charge of having murdered one of his neigh bors. On the trial so many extenuating circumstances appeared in favor of the culprit, that the Judge, in his charge, half recommended the prisoner to the tender mercies of the Jury. The Jury retired,' but were soon at a loss what verdict to bring in. They did not wish to bring in a verdict of niurder, whether in the Ist., 2J, 3d, 4th or sth degrees, as the punish ment would be too severe for the nature of the of. fence committed. They thought he deserved some, purdehrnent, and, , therefore, in, order he should be '.served terved out" in small way, they brought in a ver dict of Guilty—hat guilty of what?. Why, '.guilty of stealing a horse !" We find the following in the N. Y. Atlas. Pass it round—it is too good to be lost. a Was you ever on the coast of Norway, Jack 46 yes." g• What de you think of the „whirlpool!" “Mhat! the maelstroom I thiok hi a yeipalu suck in ME DISGRACEFUL. RIOT ; INTIM ROME op [MPH ESENTATiIiES. There is evidently some great, startling, wonder ful,event at , hand—the *Minium, for instanre7.- judging from the signs of the times.' the social. religious, political and banking worlds are comfdetely out of joint—at sixes and seven- upsitle doctn-- knocked into. coek'd hats. Banks are breaking— wives poisoning their husbands—husbands licking their wives—Sub-Treasurers seartwouting—the Lynch law becoming the law of the land-4teamers are a busting"--stage coaches upsettang—locomo lives running off the track—the Seminoles wallop ing Uncle Sam's reglare.--new religious 'sects springing up like mushrooms—and big wbi,kered fellows deluding innoeetit young maidens. To cap the climax. there has been a regular, genuine, old fashioned fight in the House of Representatives at Washington. We have always thought that it would come to that at last, and are now glad that it is all over. The- subjoined graphic description of this never-to -be-forgotten riot, was forwarded to us by a correspondent et the seat of government; and we have every reason to believe that we are put into ex clusive possession of this important bit of intelligence. Read, perpend, and, if possible, try to prevent your hair from standing on end, i. like the quills," &c. In the House of Representatives , as soon as the morning business was disposed of, Mr. Pickens, the Vaairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sub mitted a report,' in whiCh our present ticklish rela tions with Greattßrnain were fully treated and dis cussed. The report was belligerent and bellicose in the extreme, and produced a great sensation among the members present. It was no, sooner read, and of course became a debatable subject, than at least fifty M. C's were on their legs, all talking at once, and as red as turkey cocks in their respective faces. Order !" order I." shouted the Speaker, and his mallet descended on the desk with - the force of a sledge-haremer; but the sound was lost in the gen eral noise and confusion. The members would not or could nut be checked. :peak they would, and speak they did. Some raved, some shouted, and some bolted out respectable sized oaths,well garnish ed with the most loose and indelicate expressions. It was a perfect Babel, mixed up with some of the choice elements of the infernal regions. 4.Mr. Speaker," said Dr. Duncan, •• we can lick the British the best day they ever saw. We have done it, sir, and we can do it again." •• You d— d liar, take that," said a fellow in the gallery, and a brick bat was hurled at the Ohio gen tleman with great violence ; it glanced off his left shoulder without doing him much harm. oWho threw that brick 1" exclaimed the doctor, turning towards the gallery, and his face pale from suppressed rage. "Mat Bank ruffian," continued the Doctor, ••what British Whig has dared to throw a brick bat at met The miserable blue-light federalist dasn't du hat agin." Bah !" cried several members. Shut up, you bullying blaguard," said Mr. Cost $ 1,141.820 1,137.164 1,056.009 1:402.028 25.000 ‘212,1)011 130.000 101.000 75.9R1 67.000 50.000 30,000 25,000 . 9,139 $ 5,122.732 6,083,321 S 11,206,053 =MO WASHINGTON. Feb. 12, 1841. Johnson. The Doctor looked at his assailants, and just as he had finished the operating of blowing his nose with his flop re, exclaimed, i• I don't value you that." give you Foss, Doctor, if you don't mina where you fling your —," said Mr. Hubbard, of Alabama. °Order !" cried the Speaker. This cry we responded to by a number of the Kentucky delegation crowing like game corks. This joyous outbreak had the effect of filming the' mem bers of the °booster state." They rose in a body and declared, tbat inasmuch as Mr,Pickens had re ported in favor of a °fight," they were for going the "entire critter," blast their pHers! They proposed, by way of a feeler, to lynch every John Bull that might be found in the country. Mr. John Quincy Adams said ttrat such a propo sition was out of order. &c. The °great petiti mer's" objections were complete ly %denied by Mr. Proffit's volunteering the follow ing verse, frOm the exquiSite. nation:'al melody o Satin on a Rail." Oh, my old misses dead and gone, The devil smg her funeral song, God bress her, luff her go, et c..&e. The chorus to the bong was full and effective, as a majority of the members joined in, without refer ence to party—the Speaker keeping time with his mallet. As soon as this agreeable interlude was over, Mr. Wise rose on his lean shanks, and endeavored to make himself heard, and heard to sonic purpose. He said that lie " should hold every member present personally responsible for their disgraceful proceed ings ; as they were not only amenable to civil law but to canon law likewise." The fiery Virginian could proceed no further. Cries of i•knock him down," "hustle him out," "turn him out," &c., &c., were heard from all parts of the House. • At this sta g e of the proceedings. Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, a tall, lean, lank, dried up, shrewd looking Yankee, mounted his desk, and proceeded to answer Mr. Wise's remarks. He said, "You poor, miserable set of squirts, it's actilly enough to drive a feller raviu' distracted to hear the way you go on. Where aid you Tarn manners 1 You couldn't act worse if you were.nasty, dirty, dis pisable niggers, no how you can fix it. Was the battle of Bunker Hill foughten to no purpose! If we are to make the tarnal English absquatulate, let us go to work like men. We all know that the En glish can lick the universal world, and that we can lick the English. But lam not coming to the pint. I have a word to say to the Virginny gentleman.— You think, sir, that you can come for to bully us full-blooded Yankees; hut I am darned if you paint woke up the wrong passenger this time. If any honorable gentleman will hold my bat, I'll engage to walk into that Virginny mummy's affections; in a pretty considerable awful manner. I dares him to knock a chip off my shoulder." Mr. Vanderpoel, of New York, offered to hold the h.. 1 of the Massachusetts member. Mr. John Quincy Adams, with great magnanimity, offered to bury the hatchet with Mr. Wise, and to do the amiable for him on this trying occasion. The preliminaries having been settled, a question arose as to whether the fight should come , off in the House or in the open air. It was decided by a vote of 112 to 68 in favor of the open air ; an si by a very close vote-92 to 88— it was also decided tat they should fight across a hand kerchief; Messrs. Adams and Vanderpoel to hold the respective ends, besides the hats of their principals. As the mail leaves immediately, it is impossible to give you the conclusion of this highly interesting af fair. As I am closing this letter, the members are pairing off, in order to proceed to the battle ground. It will be a fearful struggle. A conflict between Southern chivalry-and Yankee cunning. In haste, yours, 'ants. OLD Bor ii SpEcts.” BIM/KING A PrtEss.—The following recipe for breaking down a Press is from an exchange paper. We can assure our readers that it will prove effectu al in its :: operations, if they wish to try the experi ment Let a large number of its subseribers conclude that,because the business is good, the editor is not in want of the little sums they owe : let its friends habitually delay the fulfilment of their promises and contracts with the editor, and the most prosper ous establishment in the world , must come down at last." ALL SOBTO Ulu rrEss. The Chesnut street tennis, Philosltlo l3, emur nience3 their, spring season on the ... !I:1th inst., and• closed ogain, the same nighty Rather a short season. Bennet, of the N. Y. Herald, is now in Philadel phia. It is said that ohl "cock eye'` was barn in 1820, and consequently be is now in bis twentyBrst year'. --- . , Amos Kendall intends to take up his abode in New York—to accompany his master, Martin Van Buren, in his exile. ,Put that and that together. The N, Y. flowery theatre is offered for sale. . The ihmored defalcations in the U. S. Bank turns eUt to be° a malicious fabrication, emanating, doubt• less, from) New York. Asa Child, the egeut of the Norwich aodWorees• ter RaiWad, is a defaulter to the tune of $33,000. Thus we:go. • In the town of Chins, Maine, a few days since, a young, lovely end ocComplished lady committed sui cide by cutting her throat. Cause unknown. We are pleased to hear that Mississippi has de. termined to redeem her bonds. The New York money market is said to be in tin easy condition, and the banks discounting freely. Doubtful. The Hon:Charles Ogle is still seriously ittaisposetl at Washington. Harry Placide, the best comedian in the United States, is playing an engagement at the National theatre, Philadelphia. In the State Senate, this week, Mr. Spackman re• ported a bill for suspending, for s period of forty days, the enforcement of the ienslties incurred by the hanks, in consequence of their late suspension o specie payments. • The Baltimore banks only paid out $lOO,OOO, in specie, during the late resumption. $9 000,000 is the estimated cost of the New York and,Erie Railroad. Vantlehhoff has been giving Shakeperian lectures in the Atlantic cities, An exchange paper says that a letly , in stays is like Jonah in the whale's belly--"confined in whale bones." Did you ever linow o young lady that was too week to stand up during church time who could not dance all night at a ball. It is stated in the U. S. Gazette, as being highly probable, that the Hon. John Sargent will receive the appointment of Minister to England. John Jacob Astor has Inst $1,000,000 by deprec anon in value of the U. S. Bank stock. In Boston, no gentleman of the press is an opp cant for office under General Harrison. Resolutions in favor of the thstlibution of the pub lic lands, a National Bank, and the repeal of the Sub Treasury Law, have been adopted by the Legislature of Rhode Island. We don't receive the Sunday Atlae regularly Who le to blame? Peach trees in Mississippi and Lousian% are now 11=1 The Rev. Mr. Maffit is still.rnaking a great sen within in St. Louis hy his powerful and eloquent op peals to all classes. The state debt of Indiana is nearly fifteen millions of dollars. This week a huckster woman was pelted with rot ten eggs out of the Philadelphia market, by the other huckster women in the market. Cause—marrying a buck nigger We have had some delicious days in this region ately. Sufi. balmy, and beautiful. The Pennsylvanian has mode a lame defence of Gov. Porter's high handed conduct in pardoning the editors of the "Magician." It wont do. Fact! are stuhborn things. On Monday last, Gen. Harrison paid a visit to the U. S. Senate. The administration members were among the first to welcome him. tr-l• It would seem as if the editor of the Danville Democrat had not yet sufficient time or. inclination to answer our questions which appeared on the 6th inst. Like one of pool Goldsmith's heroes, he can keep up the conversation if he cannot keep up the argument. Our Danville friend probably recollects that most of the gambling houses in the large cities are in the habit of employing •stool pigeont4," for the purpose of decoying and then fleecing the unwary. .Such appears to have been the course pursued by several .`interested persins" in Danville. The ser vices of Miners from this region hare been engaged, for the purpose of endorsing all the idle and ridicu lous stories which are almost daily fablicated and put in circulation about the wonderful resources of Danville, and the delusion the Pottsville folks are la boring under in supposing that they are living in the neighborhood of coal and iron ore. 1 The editor of the Democrat, in all chanty be it whispered, is evidently the catspaw of one of these "stool pigeons." In the last number of his paper be is made to talk quite scientifically on a subject which he.is indifferently acquainted with ; but still be has made several silly blunders. What does be mean by Lining about Anthracite Coal veins without faults ' 1 The thing is absurd. VIRGINIA 111115KS.—WO learnia the Rich mond' papers of Friday last, that t f banks in that city continued to pay specie ; and as the small note bill had become a law, and the banks had already availed themselves of it by issuing a batch of very handsomely. executed ones and twos, which had been prepared for' a former occasion, but not then used, it is thought at Richmond that they will be able to retain specie payments. The Baltimore Patriot ob serves: The authority to issue small notes, for change, of known value and ready convertibility, is certainly an important eleinent of strength to the Richmond banks. And the policy of withdrawing their own 'circulation, and replacing it by notes payable at the distant, over-the-mountain branches, is also no tri vial one, as times go. With the help of both these, end a little tightening of the money market, the Rich mond banks may continue to pay specie for all notes of their own issue, which may be presented to them for that purpose. Barmen MODESTY.—The Colonial Magazine for Jun. 1841 has in an article on America containing the following tirade: " It is our duty to settle at once the boundary question. We aro now maintaining a large and expensive army an Canada and New Brunswick : let a powerful squadron of our ships of. the line, heavy frigates, steam ships and bontb-vessels be ordered to rendezvous in Halifax at the opening, of the navigation in spring, and measures be, in the mean time, taken, through our Slinister at Wash ington, to declare, peremptorily, that the boundary must be fixed within a given time. As the Ameri cans are always so ready to take advantage of the imagined difficulties of Engtand, let us not lose the present opportune period for the claiming and es tabliahing of rights which have been frauduknay withheld." The overage value of the annual produceof the mines of the British Islands amounts to the enor• mous sum of .0 2000,000: of which abotit £8,000.. 000 arise from iron and .C 9,000,000 from coal. The mineral produce of Cornwall and Devon alone has recently amounted to £ 1.340,000. In this es. tintate the value of the copper is taken in the ore before- fusion; and that of the iron, zinc. tin, and silver, after fusion, in their first marketable condi. lion—as pigs. blocks, and and ingots : the coal is vahied at the ptee mouth.--London Globe. 03. We have received tho following cummunica" lion. in reply to an article which appeared in- our last over the our of ..A Tax Payer. " It io contrary to our custom to publish articles of a perso nal or vituperative nature ; but inasmuch as the fol lowing does not appear in an anonymous shape, we are perfectly willing that Mr. Potts shoutd m u t4,9se of the columns of the Miners' Journal es medium to throw off such bile as be may bare accumulated during the last year. It is almost needless to say. that the opinion entertained - . 4 Mr. Potts that a A Tax Payer" is an officer in the Miners' Bank is Cr. roneous; however, . Mr. P. is as curled es usual in his assertions and conjectures. ...A Tax Payer "is neither an officer, director, nor stockholder of the Miners Bank. Our limits will not permit of a more extendedno. , lice of Mr. Potts' comidunication. Nexr:weekwe may notice it at length, and expose the attempts which Mr. P. has made to force us into a false -Po s shim. In conclusion, we would observe, from our knowledge of the respectability of .. A Tax Payer, e . we believe tLal he will not shrink from entering infer a discussion with ,Mr. Putts; and that be le bode ready and able to join issue with him on the score of veracity. (FOR THE MINER ' S JOURNAL.] Mn. B. Basystr—Sir :—lo the Miners' Journal of the 13th inst. under the caption of " the Banks— the Suspension," you say that it was yourpitentiot , to have prepared an article, but are induced to post. pone your remaras in consequence of having re ceived a communication , from a correspondent on the same subjecti then follows an article signed "A tax payer." I care not to enquire, by whom that communication was written, the tact of its having been published in your paper avowedly with your approbation, is sufficient to cast upon you the re sponsibility ; but it may be proper hereafter for a reason which I shall presently state to er.quire into its authorship. To that part of the communication which relates to the suspension by the Banks and financial condition of the Commonwealth, I have nothit.g to say. My object is only to advert to that. part which contains an exhibition of the acrid - feel• mg of the author towards Oe Treasurer and the Commissioners of the county, and which evinces en ignorance of facts and recklessness of truth which leaves the author without excuse,' and stamps. his counnuidcat ion as the ebullition of partisan phrensy or personal animosity. That such a euurr•e should be pursued in Unica of great political excitement. when the object is to elevate a favorite or to destroy an opponent, can well be imagined ; but that that course should be continued, now that the excitement is or ought to have subsided, can only be accounted for on the principle that having been so long habit uated to treating things under false representations' a regard for consistency requires its continuarce. The first assertion made in the communication referred to is, " that the County Treasurer with a' feeling inimicable to the Miners Whir. in an insid ious manner:endeavoured to thwi.rt i s usefulness. by drawing out on the 6,h inst. thtough an agent SISOO in specie." This tile Treasurer has in an= ewer to my enquiry pronounced to be unqualifiedly false. The character of this gentleman is well and extensively known for correct business habits and' gentlemanly deportment, and he would suffer such an assertion to pass unheelee, or perhaps with a smile at.the folly of its author, were it nut for an in jurious iffeet which it may have on the interests of' the county and to which I shall presently advert. Equally untrue is the assertion that the-county of Schuylkill is indebted to the Miners' Bank for an amount equal to if not greater than the amount sup posed to have been dra on in specie by the Treasu rer. Sir, the Cm 1111 l issioners of &hie. lkill county say to sou, ti the Miners Bank, and to the commu nity, that the county is not indebted to that Memo. • lion to the amount of one farthing. An the asser tion made by you is as silly as it is untrue, because a reference to the records of your county will show t he situation of the claim of the Miners' Bank against Daniel Christian, to which it is supposed you allude. it indeed you mean anything. I now come to that part of your tirade in which you endeavour to discharge a little of your supera bundant bile towards the Cornmissoners of the county. ou say "they have displayed the wisdom al Solomon, that from their last report it appears that there is upwards of $ 10,000 in the hands of the Treasurer, which gives' the officers, (the Tarosurer and Commissionrrs I suppose you mean) a chance dt specututieg on money for which the county es pying interest." Now let ue examine how this matter stands. The actual amount in the hands of the Treasurer at last settlemeet was $ 10,489 68. Inoue diaurly af ter the balance wile ascertained, the Commissioners resolved to pay off $ 6000 of the county debt, leav ing $ 4489 68 in the Treasury, liable to be drawn out at a moment's notice for the ordinary expenses of the county, in addition ton claim of $ 5000 made by the Directors of the Poor House for the current expenses of that institution. In accordance with this resolution. 5 bonds amounting to $ 2,896 98 were immediately paid. One other bond bolder re fused to receive his money unless paid in specie. At the same time 91,780 06 were immediately drawn m.t of the Treasury on orders of theCommis. sinners for the payment of Assessors, Court costs, $ 1000 to the Treasurer of the Poor House, Sic. &e. which would leave in the Treasury $ 9,709 62, and leaving the Tteasuty liable to:he drat of the Direc tors of the Poor House for $ 5000 and the ordinary expenses of the County, for Court costs, jurors, &c. Now, sir, this is a plain statement of facts which was as accessible to you as to any other person if your object had been the dissemination of truth in stead of a wanton attack upon gentlemen who hap pen to differ from you in their political opinions. With the same regard to truth and consistency which characterizes the singular produe:ion, you conclude that part of your remarks by saying" that as the treasurer has converted the whole surplus of 1310,000 in the treasury into specie, the public who have claims on the county will take care to'reeive nothing short of the real rhino fur their dues. " Wonderful, indeed! As a•little leaven leaveneth the whole lump, so the $l5OO supposed to have been drawn out by the Treasurer has by some chemical process converted the whole 4310,000 into the real solid rhino. I presume, sir, you are quite familiar with the story of the three black crows. I staled in the commencement that I cared not by whom that Communication was written. but that it might become proper to enquire into its author. ship. And I now say that it is duo to the Miners' Bank, and to the community who are so much ben effited by that institution, that you shad avow its, author. There are not wanting men who conclude that the author of that article is to be traced to the Miners' Bank, because it speaks of private affair. which might be supposed to be within the 'cogni zance of the Bank alone. If then the Bank has en tered into the political arena and filed her declara tion, let that fact bo distinctly announced. The Treasuier end Commissioners w ill at once join issue with her. But if the fact be nct so, which I can didly avow to be my opinion, then well mayAtte,. Bank exclaim, save me from my friends. It is csilij4' to arouse the passions of the many, but when epeer' aroused it is difficult to allay them. Proclaim, sir. to the people that the Treasurer has 810,000 in spe cie, drawn front the Yantis of the Miners' Bank. Urge them as you have dune. to demand specie for all moneys due them from the county, and you at once arouse a spirit which may crush to the earth that institution which by your misguided zeal you seem desirous to uphold. Fur be ossisted if claims are made on the treasurer for specie, the treasurer must remit to the Bank to a supply the demand, which if not complied with, he . may be compelled in nelfdefence to avail himself `of those resources against the Bank which the laws have placed with. his reach, in which event it will be easy to fore. see who will be the sufferer. And it is to avoid such a result that the treasurer' has deemed it at all proper to notice through me this effusion of malice and folly. In conclusion, I wish it to be understood ..that I do not desire to enter into a newspaper con troversy with any one, but deem it my duty to the Commissioners ea their/legal adviser to lay these facts before the publib, to whose judgment they are respectfully submitted. itgly Respectfully, your s. - WM. B. POTTS. Orwigsbur, Feb. 17.1841. o Przs.—Pien made of the red sugar beet are said in to be deliei s—somesinit resembling rhubarb pie in flavor. °ugh more rich and substantial. It is seasoned ith vinegar, sugar and spices to suit the palate. he root may be used without boiling, be. nig eho 6ftr. Prepare the crust and baits as you id a green apple pie. Try it. U
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