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,-.hßeal'Estare and Coal - Arai:cies,
• • Corner o t Third & Chesnut Streeth, Philadelphia,
N 0.160, Nami' Street, New York, ' - • , •
No. 10, State Street, Boston, and
Southeast corner of Baltimore, & Calvert Streets,
Baltininre, is our Arent tocreceivina stibscriptiona and
advertisements for Journal. .•
S' PROTECTIVE
.77ietrue and only polity of the Country,'
which gioeo labor ifs reward' and slim.;
• lexica, industry.
Otir•owd icotkshops in preference,-to those.
of Europe. •
NOW AND- FOREVER !!
ocZ An interestingletter from Virorbingrpo.will
otitride:of to-day's Jowriai.
AND ERIE
,Rali. ROAD
- - -
We, learn that a .f.lonvention of the lricrithr . of
the Sunbury and Erie Railroad will lie 'heid in
Philadelphia on the I sth of Jar: neat. for the pot;
Top if ta.tinz meitirea to prosocute the rpterprise
oraiNorthern Raifread , route bettvCett
phis and Pitttburg. A Epecial merthig of tlic;
Erte board a Trade was held a art time i•inre'.
rind Hon. PneaThoihpeon, Oert:lC. M. Reed,
W. Milner Roberts; ,Civil 'Eilgtneer, J. B•
Johninn. Eriq., State Senator, anti Illebimft: Gould.
and Sanborne, Represebilitiyei, • v'ere a;qminted
Delegates to the Philadelphia Orinverviqn: •
We have longjineeexpresged'isur pr,fienh-for
'the northern 'Tillie over both thin &Oral Jrli: - .4! wit
• ein .. •
.) We believe it to be r the most eligible f.' ! i : inatly
restons.,..lt surveyed several years.i.itice, obeli
the State Canal waa in' eonteuipltion, end was
abandoned fur the preseni: route, only' lieraitse it
waa thought That from its ;note northern latitude.
the cinal -wnulAVit eariioi, in the seasnn. it
has been ascertained that there are 2000 feet les,
(rise and fall en the northern route than orr 'either
of the others, whiff in.thc opinion 'of exp'erienet rt
engineira would make it ,preferable to a route
which might be afeW Miles aiorter, but in tOtich
- there would be heat:) , grades to 'oven...hue. The
long and troublesome ~, a Ssage .of the ,)Ileglierty
;Mountains would be avoided, 11.3 thew isN' gap at,
the head of Bennett's Branch, thiouglt 'talk"' a
railroad could-be laid without The
• cilities offered fur the constriiction..of Abe northern
road are fargreatcr than those on either of the
other routes, and there are few& obstaelcs to over-
Come. •is
• ' i!' The niute!of the proposedroad would he from
. Siinburyl.to -‘ , , , !illiarhsport; thence up the' WeA. I
Branch df the_Sti;sguehanna and the Sinnerriahom I
jog erp ,Bennettfos Branch. From this polio i
. _
?", two lir nch loads would lin. constimiletl,Alic on:
_leading to Eriii, the oilier passiiig diivin the Cla- 1
,;•.!. rion and Allegheny risers to Piitshurg: The road 1
. would 'pass ! throo;11 the rich M
iron
.!: teciis
, of yennsylsania, and would. ! ii,- is e,videto.
' - -ilerise al
,heavy trade fro s m thiS sour'ee - shine. B$
• --,_ ~
$ means of the Williamsport mid Elmira Railroad.
it - would ,ti - p-ilic New Yoik and Erie road of a
' point. Dearer fo - Philadelphia tire.n New }',irks .
'and ,if :.8 raft rtlar comMunication was sevuic'd
. . from that pant to Philadelphia, an tryfieti.e Viy•-
• tern trade would lie st•Cur..4to that ci'y. ,
- , We, hope that the friendi; of the Sunbury anti
..!
Erie-Rail Ro'ad in all the counties which- are in
terested i;tfits construction,_ sill not foi to!appoii t
, . id i e x l a e m ga in te i a ng eo t t h l e e !su P: j i e il c a i ii , e c ` a p r hi e : l l l ;:n: v : l i , i i m i . ,,,, : , : . •
.. . . . t v h in in c k ea. .th t a l t i " a t t he in f si i e e a n: s or .::: ra i r c il e: i i i r , : a lla n i .. r i ,:ft i t;
the aide of .the State catial, it would he the; best
I !
"policy to alter the route r By making a rail road
r ! from Harrisburg to Siiribury, Piii:ailefpliin ivetti:.
' be unitell'io Pittsburg . iitid Erie by a route which
: I . possessed great and decided' ady'ar.tac!er• over
- the central route. The canal forni.lies still-41;4
~
I facilities for transportation' thioueli! - the centrei•ol
• the i3tiite,, while the rich Mineral region in !the
northefn part•has no eatty - iiii'd ; dirge: einninuniita
" t.ioll with Pittshurg.and Philadelphia. !We think
..
.• ! every intelligent man tipoit ‘.-...ian;fttl itivt•t?tte.s
- . tion of thi'subjetzt, - Wouhl tia sati T fleil that the pro.
• - :per course of !the 'business rmm of Philati• !Phis,
would be to ebindon. the proiect of a r,iilr.t.t , l final
.-• lia,frisburg to Pittsburgotrothe bide of the e;Ual,
rind use all their effurt4 to Ettrict VIC Fpqlfjy , ;COnr
...- 1 • - •
. Sttuction of the northern 13.6.1rtial : .
As INTELLECTUAL ENTETO
learn that it is the intentilm ofiltlr.,T. 1 . Kutch
s.,n,-to'deliver ano th er lieture n eloquence. illu--
trated yy recitaiions, at the Town IL.III 'on Cioiro-
Wins night. Mr. ic'e't former lecYFure•was spoken of
- very highly .-those 'who were pre'sent,,and we
floubt. not, that.'4hos,e. who attentl. this entertain..
merit will be rituch plerrZN Ott.this occation M.
assisteil bY I .IMr. John M Oro:timid. who
will recite an ori;inal "patriotic ode.' 'Those of
our read* who naly wish to be . agreeably enter
ttaiyoLon Christmas night, -ought to go to the
Vor particulars see. Small bilk.
,c 0: The . Pottsville Brass Band .II give a
Concert at the .Town Ball, on christina Eyyas
sisted by R . ow i botharn of ot.i:ailelpisia. their
Teacher. Tickets 25 cents. Giive them crbumEr .
BIBLE Pnsiiei•irroar.—On Christmas 'tiny a
Bible Will be pre4nted to the . Pulaski
140; S. of 157'11 the ladiei of pottAvilte.—
' . The presentation .liddreis will be'rnsde on behalf
of P 3 ladies, by Mr..Chatles Leib, and tlle bible
will ho received by Mr. Charle4 Gteim .The
exercises will . withont,douldt, be very.intereating.
The bible itself is a splendid affair. It is one
• 'of Mt/pees
,Bibles, and is elegantly
bound io'cririneort velvet, and gold. T111.1:4C who
desireto see it, will have rin opportunity, by 100k
.0,11f now show window on the day before
Christaias. •
full proceedings of the carious Mili
tary Mittingii held in the, Town Hall, previ;ius to
tho departure of the will. be fount in
Another column, togetficr with n reporof the finan
.cial COmmittee. A _
•
Tux Fslsrivar...—in another column
wilkbe found' a ii caLd'fiMn t h e ladies who. superin
tended the Militatyl restivid given last' week in
the Town Hall. I.tro understand that the - total
amputate/eared ; , itfte Feeiival 'lives $2.37, a muctt
largei's l urn than could have Veit expected under
'the circumstances. Too much praise -cannot be
awarded to the ladies for their generous exertions
in behalf of the families of the volunteers.
: 0 :7';A :Policy' of insurance, in the name: of
George W.Farquhar, &if; for $4OOO was drop.
I
ped in the street last week.; i-A . ny person finding
it, and leaving it at thismflice,:will receive the
kthanke . Oftheonmer, :: - • ' ..
in
CONGRESSIONAL , .
DECENDSIt 113t&—Irring Bxxi.Tx,
—The ter;tlialion: Jesteiday - offered 'by General
Cameron,, instiocfirtiltheicommitteet or Military
affai i r e s to inquire into ilitt-Innpriety of granting
166 acres of hod to each coMmitssioned officer-,
musician and private soldier, who trill,ttlr shall
hive voltinteered to serve the. couMry duri4,,the
' ;resent war with YrxiitO, and of, inensising
compensation 'now allowed by the, War Depart-:
meat for the transportstion and suhaisten‘ of the
volunteer troops from their home' to the place of
ra ndeprous 'in their:different States, Were taken up
and agreed to;
;lir-Crittenden gave notice that, 'stun early...a/is ,
I,c rhonld. introduce a bill! to purr:Wefor thelm
provernent of the western rivers , the Ohio,Missis
stip*, rte. • . .
On motion of Mr. Archer, the :Senate went in.
to Executive sessidia„Stid after time /pen'
thelein adjourned\ !
. -rue Hoest.. l --The discussion upon the pro.
-
priely of 'establishing civil GoVernments 'in the
completed provinceSOf Mexico ticiipieti the geitt r •
• l.
• r.:, part of the session. , Mr. Darragh contended
that the esVili•iment of Civil governments in the.
corptered provinces was a violation of • the laws
'of nations, and that neither the Executive nor the
kmilitary or naval officers had any, right to estate
fish such governments. alsol eritcred into an,
aruntetti to prove. that no necessity fur war had
ever existed. and that all our difficulties With Mex
ico could have been amicably sett'ed. :
Messrs.. - §tlnton, of Ttllll'. ShetlOn.‘ V 3..
end Woodward of N. C. 'liefentled the President,
aria ufter the distot‘sal of Funifti executive docu
ments. the !louse adjourn'Pd over until Monday,
to afford time io the Speaker to appoint the stand.
ina cointnit!ces. •
D6cE3l DER 14th—Tn the Senate Mr.
Benton offered a resolution instructing the Niii;
tary Cdthprittee to iniluire into the expediency of
allN!.ving three mohps extra pay to the oil - mere and
soldiert6egtitars and 'voluhteek, and Place them
no tiie oaine footing Aith the Navy in regard 'to
prize money.
Senate proceeded tn ballot for standing ctimmit.
Chairman; Indian Affiirs, Mr. Bag ;
Cl:diM., Mr. : Perinyl!selier; Pertrions, Mr. Jobn•
I.a ; . -13.arttiehment. Mr. Turney; Public
13'oiIllingeMr. - Might—the only - ch.ingei from
13 , ..1 year. F • • •
Thti committee on ftnances,outhorized to employ
a dirk
IN THE —ThO Speaker ankpunccil the
:Standing Conintitte'?oi. The only ;4harigelg. in
Chairmen are-:-Joseph
' ante, Ohio; '(~uttinlitteo
on :Manufactures; in place of John ;
JaMed M,Dowell, Va., District of Columbia, in
place of R. M. T., fronlci Jantea Farah. Public
Built:lingo, and Grounds; in place of Orrando Fick
tin. 'l'fie other changes ware tiniraportant. '
Bowden of Al.ib'ama announced tnedeath
_of Hon. Felix G.McGonnell, and after p o tte:ing
their, uioaal iisolutiun to vicar crape for3o days:
the H °use snijourned. -
TXli.Sll\ r iSth.-r-Np
,business o
impoitat ce wasiFansacti.d in the"'Senato toolay.
A rness:tge' was received front the House an
nouneing 'the p a ssage of iho resolution in .relatinil
to the Ekren.° of Mr. McConnell. Mr. Lewis
thie'e - a feve,oppiepriate remarks' in relation to the
,i;er,ift4!,‘ andinoied the ciptorilary resolution.—
A fier: which .ifie Senile adjourned
IN "en s. Hoes:—The resolution of Garret pa
haii'ita. first in order came up far-discussion.—
After, considerable debate the resolution watt Me•
ditiod on motion of Mr: Hopkins, so as to re;
qua! the President, instead of directing litn,to
`- communicate 'the ipstrnctions•,to Commodor es
Stoat and Kearney. Adopted. I * •
Co Motion the House went intOo .committee of
the Whole. to refer the several 'topics contained
in the,Presiderit's Message to.ttio oppropriate;iii
mittees.
-I:VEIIN}:iIIAT, Devlin arm Tde
Woot!bridge asked leave to . bring in .
bills to grant public Janda in Michigan fur pur
poves of internal improvement, and in cell miner
.,[
lands on Lake Superior.
On 711;. Turney's inntinn the Military Commit
tee was instructed to enquire into the expediency
of alloirring the %'oittilteers ) ierchargerl. from th'e'
'set.% ice, on acenunt of sickner;a to drMv thekfuld
pay for the term of their enliStMent,
The President'ii Message was then taken up
and referred to ilie appropriate committees, sonic
sparring
,too:s playetaveen Senators Benton.
-Weracott, Archer, atird others in Mexican affairs.
•
The tierstic then Proceeded to the election of a
Chaplain: On second billet, the Rev. Mr. Slicer,
sk-- •
31. elected. lie received 41 votes, the Roy. Mt.
'Tustin 9, and "1" scattering..
The Senaidwent into Exeentive.sesssion, and
Aprtvnrds ndj,iurited..
is Tit h Ilia:SE.—Fetitionti and memorials were
. .
prescn'rd.
C ,Mr„ Pollack inoved to suspend the rules, so as
to etiable-him, ,to introduce-a resolution instruct
ing the .camitiittee of .Ways and Means to bring
in a Gill for the repeal of the Tariff of 184 G and
to revive the Tariff of 1842.. His motion was .
last by a vote of-73 to HO.'
This don't look much like getting o Protective'
Tariff from this Congress. ' -
The House won't into committee of the whole
and occupied the morningdn discussing the mes-
193
THE 'COMING, SESSION OF 71K
'rho L egislature meet on Tuesday the sth of
:January next. The Whigs hove a mejority in
haththanthes, end uniemi the Governor
intet,pose to prevent it,. We expect :to ace more
wi:te laws enacted at this 'session than have been
passed during several preceding years. The
press call loudly fir a short-session, and
the people are heartily ncki of too much legialagum
We hope that some law will be passed thre win-
ter which will have the effect tri threw' out of cir
culation, Ith° ragged chin 'plasters with which our
State is flooded, connoting of almost every variety
and . quality of flnall notes of other States, ',end
worn out relief notes issued in Pennsylvania un
der the prpvision of the act of Ast.embly..,.We
would suggest the propriety-of passing a law
thorigkr the banks by which they were issued to
call in the relief notes which are still in circula
tion, and on condition of taking State Stock the
amount of relief notes reditemed,to have the priv
ilege of iseuing small notes of thsirovro, payable
on itcrizipui, fur a limited period—say ten leers,.
If this plan were adopted,Wo think it would have
the desired effect. At 'all events come means
ought to lie taken to:prevent
.the "circulation inl
Perms) ['lonia of small notes of other atatds. We
hope the Legislature will look to this. .•
REII4IIIIABLI Uauco.—A vested arrived at.
Liverpool from • Ifie Rip Prando..Aviismern coast
or Africa.) had a cargo comprising 9460 ox and
.cow bidet, and 13,52.1 ox:agd cow hams, without
any other description of merchandise..
- •
ANOTNEM '.
REGIMENT COI VOEIINTEEUS FROM'
Psuisirtmaixa.—On Wednesday nighti Tette.'
gropyie liespatch - from \Washington to Philada.,
conveyed the news that the President :had made
a requisition on Pennsylvania for another yogi.
merit of Volunteers to serve to the end -of the
war with Mezico They are to rendezvous at
Philadelphia. Prom the spirit 'Manifested by
-tlie l i volunteeta in Philadelphia, 'ard in fact
tiirogttont the , State, we preen*, plat there
will be 0U - difficulty in fi lling up the 2d' regiment.
It appears to 'ficl-the , general impression that
, the
Pennsylvania troop . ''sOilLhe cent to Tampico:
" War 111te1illgs:39
.
At an alijourned meeting of the citizens of Polbvi ll e, g
orf Wednesday evening, Dec. 2, '46, at tlinSown Hall, .
Major JOHN C LESSIG In the Chair, SAititzkiluttz- '
ZUSGEIi. Secretary. . . . , ...„.
On motion, James H. Campbell. req., was called crp-:
on to address the uteet Mg. to which he resnded Matt
eloquent and patrintic addresssAteing freq ue n t ly t inter
rupted by applause from the citizens assembled. At the
conclusion of his address, he presented on behalf of
Mr. James 11. golly. a Revolving pi tel to Capt. James
Nagle, and Santa Anna's Bowie knife to.Lieut•John K.
Fernsler.-
On motion. a•ioniMittee of thr, a were appointed to
call upon ihe Totvn Council of the borough of Pott,ville.
and solicit an appropriation, inwards defroing the ez
pence ,of equipping the Wa• hington Artillerists. and
pnica'lltpuniforins for the recruits. The Chair appoint
edlimi. S. N • i'almer, James 11. Campbell, E.q., and
Samuel Huntzinger. • ; _•
• Erse/red, That LI. ;I'. Taylor and James It. Camphelt,
be a cautinittee to call upon the citizens of Otwigsmirg
amiantlers, end soli it aid in favor of the Wifshington
Artillerists. - - . .
Mr. Benjamin Haywood. President of Town Conneil
- Of the horuagli of Fott.ville. having-been waited upon
by the committee, announced to the Meeting, that he
would call a special meeting nf the Comm% nt Oo'cloek
to-knorrdw morning, and lay before it the call made up
on them for aid.
Resolved. That the War Committee" anpeinted last
evening, have discretionary power iti distributing the
funds raised by the citizens. ~ .
. . .
Col. John M. Crosland, tin behalf or a nuinher of citi
zens, presented to Lieutenants Simon Nagle and Flank.
lin B . K :ercher, - each a Revolving - pittol. Ilatitiltnn
Adam: , presented a Revolver to private Bernard Barr.
1,, Fisher presented ;.Revolver to private Elthitard W.
-Masson. C. W. Pitman, Req.. on behalf of citizens,
presentedua Revolver to Col. F. Ilf. Wynkoop. J. M.
Crosland. lin behalf °fa friend. present ed,a Revolt?, r to
private Samuel i'.lnutnian The meeting was ably ad
dressed -ti the presentation of ifie Revolvers, by Messrs.
Crosland, Campbell, Neville; and replied to by Col. F.
M. Wynkoop a nd others.
The collections this even'. iv amounted to 842 CO.
Adjourned untiri o'cicck tomorrow evening.
•
•. DECEMBP.R. 311, 1840-
CoI.I.3I.CROA.AND in the - Chair, and D. W.DVOE
Secretary , •
C. W. Pitnian.on - belialfof the Mechanics in the shop
of C W. McGinnis, pees , rated a Revolver to their
low Mechanic. IttlitiKepple. j•The Roardera at Fox ij•
Mortimer's Hotel presented a'Revolver to Valentine. K.
Mills. The 0.111113ill(T to Wait upon citizens of Ortvig—
burg Sc., report that thzy collected at
Orwigsburg. $93 00 .
Scli Okill Haven,; ' . 13 00
West Branch Valley.
' 10 00
Hazzard pre. - ented n Revolver to private
Gen. W.Garret. Major-E. E. Bland presented a pair
Mstols to Cal. John ticker. TIM:. D. Pitman, on be
half .4'114 young friends, presented a Revolver to J..
Egbert Fannin'. Lewis Reese piesented a Revolver to
Robert Welsh. A number of friends prefented to
hennas , and Elias F Hinny, each a Re
volver. John M. Crosland, on behalf - of the Milks,
presented five Revolvers to different members of the
Washington Artillerists. E. T Taylor presented a
splendid (ink to J. Egbert Farnum. A. D. White pre
sented a 'Revolver to C B. Kaercher. The Pottsville
Band prep rited'.l Revolver to Daniel Nagle Jr.
The committee appointed lap[ evening to wait upon
the Town Council and solicit .nn appropriation. report
that the Borough Council have . appropriated' the sutra
ti of two hUndred•duEars.
DECEM HER. 4th, 1840
lion. STRANGE N. PALMER'in the Chair,l). W.
HIDE,. Secretary • •
Mess s. Charles W.-Taylor, Jeremiah Wilhelm, Wil
liam Christian, M. S. Gebler, and Evan Evans, were
ntiounced by N'ir. Nov lle as a committee from the cit
izens of 'Miner.; -ilk : ihe committee reported that the
citizens of Millersville had contributed the sum of
*IA 50 to lie appro priated for the benefit of the Waal
nn Krtilleri-ts of. Pott svtl:e.
On Motion or r Neville, the thanks of this meeting
were tendered to the citizens of Minersville for their
liberality.
Itevtivers were presented to Mr. Price, Chas. Crim
shaw, David Jones. Enos &ganger, Abel C. Macy,
JMni Me) erg. John Mooney.
t. Ilutazinger announced In the. meeting that in
formltion had been received, that the l'hi adelphia and
Reading Rag Road , Company. offered to Reflection the
Washington Artitkri,ts. from Pottsville to Philadel
phia, on Saturday Morning. free of charges.
On 'tuition, the thanks of this !fleeting were unani
militiay tendered to the Officers of the Philadelphia and
grading Rail Road. with nine cheers, •
On motion Resolved, that the thanks ofthis meeting
are due to the citizens of Orwittsburg, tar their aid.
liesslred, Thai shOuld the inning collected - this even
ing I. supply every - member of the Washington Artil
lerists with a Revolver be deficient, it be supplied from
'the general fund. •
• The amount collected this 'evening was 858 00.
- .
At a meeting of the . committee appointed on the let
day of Dec-
It tt as Resolved that the follnwing persons he ap
pointed to nerompany the Washington Artillerists to.
Philadelphia toilet in conjuntt'on with Maj. John C.
I.essig. in providing uniforms and intending to the
wants of said Company :—Sanmel.Thintzineet. Gen.
John M. Lient. Johrfr.AVhitney, 8.. T. Taylor
and John T, Hazzard.'
'Reselred. That the above subcommittee have dis
cretionar 7,power.in the premises.
REPORT OP THE SiTH-COMNTITTEt
Ynnr committee left l'ottsvllle On Saturday moraine,
the .56 met., with the Washington Artillerists, for
Philarielplita. in care, provided expres-ly for the volun
teers and your committee, hv the officers of the Phila
delphia and pending Hail Road Company, and arrived
in Moid £ treet at :1/ o'c lockM without accident to
mar the plea ore of the trip Your committee cannot
bestow sufficient praise upon Mr. Kiddy the gentle
manly conductor of the long train of cars containing
the many lives placed in his charge, and in that of los
,ogineer and assistant, for the care and enxietygilnWll
for the safety of n'i. Arrived at firoad,str et. your
committee and Volunteers were received by Captains
Itennettand Binder, with their Companies. in their new
fatigne dress, and escorted to Congress MIL where
the volunteers received (through the, hands of a gen
tleman unknown to your committee.) refreshments;
fron;thence the volunteers were escOrtml to their guar
tern nt Mr. Jacob IL drines;• Red Lion Mill, Market
Street, whose generosity pith is spirit prompted
hint to offer hit house and table m the volunteer , free
of charge; and your committee cannot use language
Strong enough in pricier of Mr: Jones fur hie liberality
and gentlemanly deporanent tower& the volunteers
and rontoditee Mr. Jones deserves to tie long remem
bered by the citizens of-Pottsville, and tier citizen sol
diers who shared his hospitality.
IThe committee acknowledge with pleastrre.the kind
ness and attention they received from Edward Y. Far
unbar Evq.. C. pt. Wm. F. Wan. Lieut. J. J. Shoema
ker, Col. Wni. B. Troup. Major Sitting and other chi
zrns of Philadelphia. Ilia excellency Francis It. Shrink
I Grivernor and commander-in.Chlef. visited-the silen
tteem at their Qnarters and on their departure.addres rd
them, and applauded them for their \ patriotic illicit
which prompted them to cerve their country in a ills
tact clime at a moment's notice.
Your cmittnittee elan state that the sum of overhear
and Member:deed and ninety one darters anderrenty nine.
-Icent.g, were collected exclusive of revolving pistols.
• - dirks, blankets, flannel shirts. overcoats. and other
matters. for the comfort and convenience of the Volun
teers, distributed by their fr ends, amounting to no
, less a sum than from $9OO to LIIIOnO.. Front the Treas
urer's account hereto annexed you will see the manner
in which the funds have been appropriated. -
Your committee would state that the Washineton
Artillerists expressed their' kindest feelines towards
their fellow citizens of Schuylkill county, for the liber
ality PO che-rfully extended to Iliem.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
CHARLES W. CLEMENS, Chairman
Ions; T. HAZZARD. Secretary. '
CiLl'apers ut the county will please publish
Dr.. • j
SAMITCI, HUTZINGER, Treasurer of the, fundi Col
lected In old of the Weshington Artillerists, who
have been called intotheserviceof the UnitedBtates,
maid in the War with Mexico.
1846. • ,
Dec.l To cash received from contributions,
' . . Ist mectieg end subsequent, *203 79
Do Clemens and Pollock's collection 180 90
Dn Major J. C. I,eseig. do 64 00
Do fill? & Lerch, do 1.28 25
Do B. T. To ylar * others from Orwlsburg, 98 00
Do - do Schuylkill Haven. 13 50
Do . do Wesi Branch Valley, lO 00
Do , do St Clair, .11) 00
. Do committee from Millersville, . 150 oe
Do from Town Council borough of ,
' - 'Pottsville, . 200 00
Dec. 2 Do Val merlin! - Contributions, 42 00
3 Do-ad meeting do . 21 00
• 4Do 411, do per J. 1117-Croilond„sB. 00
Ito B. T. Taylor collection, 44to
• Do Tnylnr, Muzak! and Lessig collection
- • in Philadelpktai '- . .. - :82 00
Do C. W. Clemens collector, __
" Do tor 3 Revolving Pistols returned,
- I
Whole amount,
. .
. , . . Cr. . • •
. ,
By disbursments per orders of Com. - to wit :
Order in favor of Jeremiah Wilhelm for
. blankets, .• 05 00*
" ;Capt. James. Nagle, use of '.•85 00
" - A. T. Taylor. horse hire,' 480
n.
" Capt. .1. Nagle support of recruits, • '23 09
Wm Lerch, horse hire, 10 00
.45 Revolving Pistols. 149 50 , 427 60
12' Pt& Blankets. $1 75 • . .. 21 01)
4 Officers Swords & Belts, ' ' 69 00
-
• EQ Cloth Lams. - : 79 12
€3 Uniforms for °dicer, de privates, ' 616 25
Refreshments for Volunteers at Reading. ' 425
I. 11. Jones for refreshments Votunters and
(' servants to clean rooms.oectipled by the
Volunteers, - • ' : 14.75
Porterage of Knapsacici & DnifOrms to O. Q.
' Arsenal, -
. 2 ON
Broken hank not e among collections. 1 00
Daniel 11111 boarding recruits in Pottsville, 15 00
J. 51. Beatty for Blankets, • It 25
Balance in bands of Treasurer, • ' 475
Dee.
13,,
1818.,
SAMUEL HUNTZINCIER:Tt I eII4 I 7 rer!
8
THE WAsulooToi Aurnriltaolre.—ThOfinst
detachment of Vluituie l oi r ,.Fomprisini' four corn-
•
parties from -Pbiladelphia,and the.. Wisbin :ton
Artillerists of this - Bnietagt. arrived; in Pni‘inng
.
on Saturday evening lastpaying been sit days_
on their journey. The Ift dowieg preeeedings,:at
a meeting of 'the . Anil re". bald the c anal
. --
boat before reaching ' pit rehave,beeit tarnis'h.
ed us by the Seeretariet "'hey will briread with
interest - by our citize n, feel ;more th en
.
•
ever satisfietL.that the y hate bestowed 'theii.gifts
upon worth Tmen, ei en. ey learn that Itt6 Ars.
• -1 4
tillerists are deeply gratetti to them for their gen..'
erosity.,
" 4
4."4- •
Att meeting , held onqoar the - boat
irl
a set,
der on the Penn..yivanitillinal, between 'Johns.
town and Blairsville. n r i.l.anirday . morning, Dee.
'th e 12th, the following
,!:rolntions were; nnani
-mously. adopted 1 4,theEyreshingtrin Artillerists,
-of'Pottsville.k, .
The - meeting was rorgnized by . Calling , Cape..
James Diktat° the Chin. and appointing
tenanteNagre; - Kearchie and Fenster, Vice Peer
sidents. .
On. motion of Col Wynkaop, a commit!
tei of five pentons ,- ivati,erpointed to drill - tie:ad u .
lions t xpressive of tt,e' ot-e-of the meeting. Said
committee was composerlif Col F. 91. W nkoop,
Mrij. 1. i 4. MgMicken, Edr ard Nlairson, J.C.
tiil
rind and David liewellyn ,
The committee tdreiedtlia following preamble
and resolutions: ." •
Whereas the WaeliirOn• A rtillerists of
:Potts
ville feel themselves gretai, indebted to their fel
-low citizens of Schuyl4l 'Fount.. for the many
faVvra and benefits heft bestowed upon them
on the eve of their •rigprture fir Meade.; and
whereai gratitude is'n vote which they are con-'
.
scions of possessing. iltirfore.
-
Resolved. That: as tt venk testimonial 'of We
thankfulnisi we rintertat towards our friends at
home, we assure that ill one and all peyarling
sentiment of the comp n feeling of deep gra-,
tit nth. towards our felloyt cHtizetts44
Resolved; That we ?dive received • mutlit kind
mud generous attentiorktt the hands of Messrs.
Lessin. Hazzard, Wytilaop, Bi;kel, Taylor and
Huirtzinger. (the commtee.) duritig our soiturn
nt thin the company. reckgrnze
their kindnes.s , gratefuliy
Resolved. Thiel: the:,tairks of the company are.
respectfully Web red fr!tyrj. John C., Ires Ar. the
chairman of the eornrunee„ fir his untiring exer
tions in our behalf befer leaving the city.
Resolved, Tnat weitert never forget the Ayr-a
pathies evinced towardais by our friends at home,'
and that whether in Ktil, or woe, in the camp or
on the hattle field, thmigh all the vici-:situdes of
-the changeful career at have entered uisin ; the
recollection of all thei hve donefar us will cling
to us; and cheer us, ,bring the am and strength
ening the heart in thii_bur of trial and o f airife,
Resolved. That we !member with set - Orations
of the moil respectful, riditude, the carrtiMis of
the Ladies of Pottavillein our behalf, that, the re :
collection of then shailnever fade in our', hearts,
but as a beacon of hour will always beam bright
ly and warmly, a clieerig light-to the wearied sol
dieri, an unchanging wanting to • the falttiring
heart.
Resolved, That ther : roceedinu of this meeting.
be transmittril to Poifsile. and alba be published'
in all the papers of Pittinra.
•I'• F. POINT:NI, ? '
r ec curies
• - A. 0. 4ACEY. i :
. ' FOlt THE. trot Ens ' JOURNAL..
• •
Fedcalism. , .• .
Why is - it that' olio Pennsylvanian, , a paper
edited*one - of the niters of the Cu-anni• noose,
continues to designate to opponents of the Free •
Trade. t;ystem ae Fedtalists 1 - Is it firthe lair
pose of strengthening '?'e patteot democracy of its
friends, or to exhibithe fidelity of %Ink who
have recently taken tb lead in the parfyl In . a
-speech delivered by theelebrated Croekei, he Said
..
“itlwas her custom inhis part ()Utile Country,
whest .8 man joined thichurch to e hibil the ev,
ttlenees of his conyeepn by curse g the grog
shop.. and singing Oder than th rest of the
`could ' appey : that some
ary to,exhibit the sincer
!tew-fashioned rlentruira
atY t rty h i er.
t i is n k t„ n ;e7t n ie r ; n„t i le f r r ! e ( e l '
tsitles„ their oprisitionr to
'it attempts : la oppressing
. —now it appoint the et
ri4 40 mer. of that party.
are the leaders and . cheri' in this new Demo- .
coolie school, and inn w thiar imperiority °fleet
—their make•believellow of reform, they sing,
through their, (i.usfonitouse nostrils—their Post
Office drummers, andheir Printers by autliority:'
fie old ..denriocratic'xngs fir the people." I But
it won't do— they rtrOtt wolves in .Iteett's Cloth:.
intr. The tears, theiy;shed; as Dallas sayir. for
the industrial trinssea are of the crockodite:breed
--and while they arelennunring the federal par
ty. in Whose ranks ity recently stood tontipicu
ous, they aie . but fitting -their obnoxious ':.creed'
upon the peopfe. : ,
In Pennsylvania. Yen ever heard of Free 'Fratle
Democracy 1 —of opiessioi th e f a r me r by pro
tective duties?.—serf Owing the ports for foreign
merchandixe? —of spina our produce 'in Europe •
wheriehe crops are abnliant ?—of lowering the
/.
duties to rake revenu —of building warelniuses
for the exclusive hens of the 4.reign merchant 1
—of Inking up the c ency for the benefit of the
enterprising I—of car ng on a war • for the sake
of territory 1-=of maki a taritT for the . ex elusive
benefit of the ti'onth l r or of: calling people-Fed
!
eralists who are oppos to all these doctrines 1—
was not the first law o ;on'gress•rt law Inc the as
.sessrmnt of duties?— a not every Legislature of
Pennsylvania passed olutinns in favor of Pro
tection I—did not Ihatlld Federalist James Buehs
arum vote for the Teriof '42 because hi s legisla
ture instructed 'him I In
_so 1 --did ntit the i n De
mocracy of Pennsylv ia' sustain the afriresattl
tariff. because it wits tie wish of the people 1—
and did not Dallasin 1132 sOttin the democratic..
principles which to opposes in . IR46l—did not
Webster in 1 . 920 Supiii the federal principles
which are .now Ell-tined by Polk, Dallas and
Walker, and all .tip newly converted democrats
of this 54. 40 achod:, These facts; while they ex
hibit the tricks of ii party, it is thought they will
sustain but poorlythe in.ienitienrt sneers of the
1 • CI.IBTONI HOUSE.
Fon To'
ChrL
J. M. C. would i
the holidays are al
tains of human no,
and generosity! , • .
It is important en, that three things be re
membered : First, ,at there lie continued among
us, a lively . and Ir=evolent regard for the wants
and gratification of e families of our Volunteers
for illexico=they tit ; should - have the'r sea,on of
refreshing from fin ~_hundance of Go t 4 earth!— ,
Let , that be held it lictive reinembr" e daily:
Second: Our I. Tsvit.i.r. BILI,Bs . BANI); are
hard working meri. tout young men. enterprising.
and, pirited to a failt—going beyond their means,
to arrive at perfec'''n in their Instruinehtal Pro.
fession of music-:—ey too. should have their sea
sand refreshing f m the atom:awe of our pre.
ohms metal s! I,e that be held in active reinem•
brance on Christn a Eve.; ~-
1
• Third, there .101 other little matter to cinne off
at the Town Hall, to whieli, myself, and another
eccentric genius eel to turn the - tables on the age
of humbug r and at up - a "March of Mind 1 "
It is hopFirtheir sill .be . sir almost unanimous
manifestation of ercourtigernent for
... H o ih e Pre.
dion
front
ties
seats,
.o w nd ili tt i s o I adi
doubtes, who al
'enter
i e n t t o o s , e , l a rr i t zo t i h n e e
league" toeffect it 4 Let that beleld in active re
membrance On elstmaa night. The terms are
fair, and the pro sed entertainment .s. xtraordi
nary !
1 '' ' \
3200
SS 50
.1,39 i 71
. .
Triortatm riinomii, sue Imeziris OF TEX A El.• • ••••
Adviceis hive been' received at Galveston statiug
that about 1000 Indiani of the 'Baum; tribe's bad.
collected at Turret's trading house, expecting to
meet there ihe United States Commissioners with
presents, as had been protrised.them. !cut meet•
ing them, the Indianywere Much exaspeiated, and
it was feared that mischief would follow. Gener
al Houston had sent Wordbi. the.Messts. Torrey.
to distribute $lO each to
,them on his responsie.
'• ' ' • - LATE' FROM 'MENICP. ~..
, . .
.'- Later accounts from Maiieo .stata-Illat great- •••• ''' ' •
..,
,iffivention prevailed at 'San Luia,.PotoSl.: The S 'Massacataisris'Viaturrusns-.—The quota of
)iiimy , was about ', 16:000 strong - , batikti state 'of i v o l oot , ot e t ut the war, from hisereonsou,,,,win,
'itaivation.. There were.--fear different Ilier.iaria• Iho brought into service by companies. - One cern-
rheienliPotlers of Santa Anne,Arista, Paredert and , pony is now full. and is commanded by Captain•
Hemet. ::, . _ .s_... _ . ~..- 1 Edward Webster, a 601) of Senator Webster.
' .
Cho state Of - Mexico is;:representtilta be even.
1.1
, , ~.,,,
- ELICATE V; l omt3.=-A quaint writer says:—'
irtrircirsi than ever.'.
_Sawa. Anna ~ lately:, mode !in
.I.have 'seen a 'wstnan so delicate,that they were
'„addiess to his icoorsi, tippareptly to extract from
. afraid to ride, for fear of the horse running away;
theta an invitation to reinstattiAintself at the hee d
afraid to sail, for fear the boat should overset;
Of the government. Me was disappointed. how
afraid to, wa l k, f or fear the dew might fall ; but 1
ever, as his 'oration :was received with profound
never saw one afraid to get Married.
silence, and ithmediatelt afterwind started with
,all his cavalry on a secret exPedition some thinks ' Porct.ta DEtusiow.—To believe that because
to cut off one of the diCisiOni of Our iarmy. whir h a dandy's straps are drawn, tight! upon Ws trow.
be Will not be likely , to fiFd. ' ? •ri.i ,- ,iiipast Probable sere. that they are . going to lift himinto respectable
conjecture is that he has gone to• eve° to con. society. .
trodihe action of the new' CongreSii.°.. .. berst..tir Burrito:7A duel Was feught at - 1314410
.i -Later inteiliiience from Tamplea gives accounts N.J. a few. Sundays since, in I.;ffii ch one of the
irf the lose of the "steatner:' Neptirno 'whiz-ft:sailed panics was: seriously (wounded in - the bead.=
from Tampico On the 24th ult.,and encountering a Ftiere is no account of his brains having receiv
norther, waallii.ert back and wrecked 'on the bar. cd. injury ! • .
An hands were,saved, but thevesael is a total loss- Noma. o.o:4x.—The officers or our gallant
( A Blip from the office'ol`, the
. ricayulte, dated little Navy atnelted to the Gulf Sqdrulron, nave.
9th inst., saga' that: on thefiight OF the 26th, the 'determined tO present all the' prize moire) now
Somers then lying at, Green' Island; five miles due them to' the widow of Lieut. C.IIIARLES W.
•rt.llll Vera Cruz. sent a• boat 'yiith -Li f ul. patkil,
Passed Midshipmen Rogers and Hytnion. with Mounts, tho' officer who fell 7at the attack on
Teti:Wert. •r' : I , , •
five' men itbd burned the Mexican brig Creole, pov__ _Ka-cv _I V
l AM/ AIIFECTION —The least fault
t t? l , l o , !,, a ti ted ..,e t o .re . e n s.4 l, ll l 4 ,. o i i i, : n dn :
pt Joint e ri4 : n,.. ll.l ; ll ,. .. ° s l; it 'V i i i i i p c n a t !' n . a for ta iii 3 l e l i ri l ch il i gt i r o ess et ,c ,f , u ii in 'i s
binsis 0
_l a ctz_
assistance'. they
Hyrivon is the only otie injufred, and not.serieu4ly.
would have the unfo t nate entirely perfect.. , -)
WWI' Ft ET AND( ONNUMPrIti.N.—Wet feeeare'
• . A FOw Fliers 'rott FartsrEns.LWe have no
. ,
rna. i the;most effective wears death has in,: the field
diced several of the free trade jous. quoting the
1 . • It has peopled mote groves gory . than all the en-,
lattr "advances in !he ?rice
,of flOtir as trintriphsnf I signs of war. Those who neglect to keep their
l j the free trade policy, and using these statements ~ feet dry ore suicides„ i •
as arguments to. persuade fa'rrners that the Whig . A H I NT.--r A AtViii(llol" ,111 London havkng•, , ofsrs
„tamed 'the check of . a merchant for eight pininds;
Protectiee Tariffof 1.842 Was calculated to injure
presented it at the Nulls and obtained eighty sov
their interests. The followich coMparison of pri- ereigns for iLwithoutlarther trouble than the simple
ces under the two Tariffs will.' we hope, open'.- he addinon of the letter!' to the word, and a cypher
. r
eyes of our farmers. to the deceit which unprinci - toohe figure. Those who are forronare enough
to keep hauking accounts May, learn soMething by
pled politicians ale endeavOring to practice upon :it . hint. - ,
them:., . , .
~. • . . ',, 1 iiitzt;Y in DEATH. A Man was frozen .lo'
, . ,
- Today. December ISt, the'new t‘ Free Trade" dealt near Worthington, Mass, on the; 25th of
Tariff goes into iMerritiriti. If we are to credit last inonllt..
the Free- Traders we are to see our farmers and Goon Abv icr . ..—kshrevril.old 'gentlemen once
our merchants gm* . wealthy 'more rapidly than said to his daughter: •Be t-ure.• my dear. thdi you
-ever: , For a long time, we have been told" that jlevtir my,•rry - a poor man. but remember, the poor.
the Tik.ir• of 1846,' (now just commencing its est man in the world is one that • lies money end
work.j.has made the hornets richer by extending nothing else.'''.' ' . - ,
his market where he sells, dud ley opening markets t;
Ilas ' Acit Or.Puomisc.—A jiiry in Rhode I-land
Wheie he can buy to better advantage than he - cari
gave $262 damage in si - breach of 'promise case re-,
now of his netglibors,i who make nvinufai tufed
tatly - . The plaintiff was a tailoress aged 21,
goods such as tie waidS t , . The elect of the T4rilf ,
the ... , et ,
endrint a fernier aged 60.
upon the' articles he Inlys' Wt.: snail riot exatirine
Len., but: wiy9sliall 10014 a , little 'at these fannies ATA I.T. 'T.7,N•••••- boy only thirteen years old,
stones abaut ; extende:k. markets , ' improv'ed poi- and said to be upwards of seven fr et - high, is be
,• ; ing 'extuti•eil in the Western, eclks and • towns
c.c.s. Sze. • i t:;- •
, 1 . ,
of New York.': , tate• - .
' The folloWing table i-,&04/s,the price .of certain
articles upon the day, the l'arilf of 1816 goes into • A 8 roam B KY:W . I a q.— Pro iriolhing %aye been
op-ration. and the prir 0 'of the same articles ;old, m 4-le in 11'9C/311 11th Army and Navy to an un-.
o h
. tisual_ex rent, and may be viewed as an indioatio n
for ; One year ago, under% the • ...High 'Farrar
_
1842. ,' of the apprehensions now entertained of some se
.
P ' F
Lilack. Tar (f P ar e.. !F ree Trizili - Pi•iees. - ' I ini4 ht the r coven( 'ro r
nous ca : „ _ iLll Ie•
- - , Dee. t 345. T ! Dec. 1846 _______
Ex. eueisc.—Those ext r - Cises - --whieh - engage
Flour Genessee, $6 75.tibl. ; • $5, 31 a 5.37 loth hotly and mind,.. are the most conilneive -to
' .:111telligan, • 6 62't!' . , : 6.18 a's.'::s' health. • , . •
. .
, .
" .•- Brandy u one. 7up 0' ~• • - - - -
• . 559 A Giniurisro: Cotix•rnr.-4 vessel cleared at
" Rye. 4 2:i a 4.50 - . 3:75 s 4 00 -
the Netv York eusitito House yesterday for l'itn-
W'heat,N.Y' 1,40 a 1,45 ;'t ..
',.. 1 . 12 a I • 15 Pico.con4wie. This implies that Tampico is
.
R.Ye- ' 83 a 81f - 79 a 79 reaarded as pa'rt of Ole United Stat - es.-s-Jaa,-. f t /
Barle,y. 60 a' 68 59 a 62 CoMmerce. •, .
Comment upon this bible is useless. Arty one
can see' that the blorte. tit in'creased prices ate all
false. as' are all' the a . st4borts made that the new
tear has advanced ille;prices of produce. -Ttte
table's show, that, if the link tariff has of
prices, its etr;ctshavti— , .
I).'een ; agairi-t the
.7
and nut in their_ favor. Went York Express. '
. .
[MixEns' IounNAL
nias,
ply remind our citizens, that
.posed to,,pfn up the (nun-
Fity—hospitaity, benevolence
N
' SECiSSIOF OF f F.t%(ANCATIOLICS.—The
Courier Regaiireli large,and tfrop
ly mteresrting meeting 0 , : i413 11;14 , on. Sunday after'.
Mutts nt ihh Titterroaclet' l at Which some huh
dretl Gelman Catholic pub iclir wi'hilrew from
the R o man Catholic, k.lhureh, wits. whom they
have hitherto been •ected. The mOveinent
has been in proeres4 for soine' months:—but
this • was its first pult4. manifestation. 'I be
g,rt•gationWits c'ery large. and 'the pri , .
et-dings %vele attentlN wit deep anti absorbing
interest.. •t .
The pastor of the 01,cedipg Chtwoh - made two I
addresses, one in Fngllsh Otd the othr4 iii Ger
manboth setting-fort the reuses which have led
to this step and the ar i ticle.S l;.f faith: tirythich they
now adhere. "They ~ treject the preteri-iona of
the Pope, the tenet ah-olution, and
generally all the diiiiinetive features of the R.i
man Catholic helief:ViThe 'pastor said they bail
met the hitter hostility, 1.1 the Catholic priests and.
jlurnal4 in this city, -ow that he had even hc'ri
threatened.tin rtnonvitifue. letters, withassassina
thin. He spoke with great earnestnesstand efre'rt, -
and wart listened to with th 4 most intense interest.
Our reporter has mad! ar.' cxtvitled sketch of his
rerniuks. le:t, our linute willlnot permit us to print;
it. It• was remarked!' Tat her by enines , foess 'and
feeling than by, original and profound
Ile - §polce of thei en4etnesit ari a enunterpari to
that of Range, in Geitnanv arid said that he him
'self had forttefly been a i"rattrCiscan mOnlr. In
his German iliseinars4, denonneittg the Ro
'rui-h doitrine of the celilawyja the Clergy,
.he
exposed the loi•ositiry of the Pope's claim to
be the:siecessos of P. ter, tvltil.hitit•it wife, as was
_Oat
. Peter's w!fc's
mother once laid skit! of fever.l
I•I • ,
■
--
A 3 rnAsioe. Tei.r.,--.The Is;:. 0. Delta says thin
a few years since. a „ ergelitit in the army at Fort
lAaveriwortly was arrested en ;a charge of having
10010 money Loin Lieut. T`.4. an officer of that
station.. He ran away, was' fof i lowed, forested and
money fm. d upoiA him. I The Lieutenant* on
hearing of his arresl, disaiMetired and' was sup.
'posed to have been rourde.ed.. • ,- • .
The Sergeatit waslbrought tip for examination.
i l'he proofs were extdbiteil to Il9:11. the'money, hiS
a iv io. &e.l- • his en! y. reply .teas,'”' Where is my
tCrt)4l . l Bring loft before nip and you shall see
.who is the thief." , BuiLieut.friant 'l'. could not
'he found.. The Seritlant theti cfinfe-sed that he
had been bribed by Lieutenant 'l' .to desert and
take open, himselt the infamy which justly . . be
•longed to, the Lieutenant nitOelf who Was a de•
fruiter to , the Goveritment.' anti wished •.to cover
his crime by the alliged . robbe:ry of the Sergeant.
ThaQfb, fled given: him two lf,undred &Afars a'ritl
a horse, to fly time the fort. Which, after 4 severe
conflict with conscience, he . at last consented to
'dn.), but that before be had gene many Miles.iiis
horse broke down, &Oho was Altus overtaken and
arrested.- - : . . • , . .
,
On the Ist of October last, as the Mexican
force was . marching iiiiit of, M . ,o nterey . one of the
offi u
cers nder Gen.[Wouzit, ;Whose troops were'
drawn up to salute.them, recognized in one of the
Mexican Colonels l familiar pee, whicn proved
to he that of . ,Lieut.' ': ! The ,Delta says i--
ri i
As soon us the IgXican's teye fell upon the
faces of the two Armgricani,iie was observed to
grow deadly pale, and fo . pull his cap over his eyes
and turn away. But the Americans had seen
enough to satisfy th em that:tlie Mexican colonel
was no other than ate renegade - Lieutenant T—,
fir whose crime Linter man inuw su ff ers the in.
' limy of imprisionn mt in the penitentiary , ,of Mjs..
e souri. An - inspection of Al Mexican military
roll,-an inquiry aniOng the M xican officers, con
fumed the truth of the personal.ohlervatiun
- of our
. ~
uflicerit. .-i- , ,*- ' 1 _.,
.'• - We understand !hat this 'evidence will lie laid
bebop the :xecutive for 'the pUrpose of o btaining
&commutation of the punialitnent of the u.ifistit.
'hate sergeant, the victim of the infamous treache:
ry 'and villany of this base .killicer;• who,t-to the
crime of having•di i gracett his country's uniform
and betrayed its confidence, adds the eternal in
famy of the parricide and the traitor. - - , •
Tiff` ADM I'S Itirt ' ram" Ltiausas IN Mt SEN.
JITE.-1 CIA a gist ce 'at the ; reat chiefs of i the
Democracy—Mr. alhoun. Mi. De‘nton, Mr. Cass,
and Mi.. Allen—and wondered,"in• my own, mind,
which tine ofihe loin was destined to swallow up
the other three., they are all' leaders, not follow
ers, and have a ni teal hatred for each other.—
They say that six I , ides weniassociated together,
by wa y of experim fit, to see Whether they would
1 ,
not assist each oth r in weaving,' nn the prineipte
of division of labor. ' But, before: long, the 'strong.
'est spider bed eater! up'all 'Wei others. - Now it
will he - just ne idle for ',the administration .to at.
tempt (opt:Obese tour strong and shtiwd pull-
Alcune in the itamelteam. . Toey will never pull
together.—. Com. AO. f
'2llsol'ts',:of ,lelrti., -
.;
A Scow Sronw commenced at '33 , 4t0n on
Thur-cfiy .flight. The Wire' , of dr 'Electric Trilc
orajili between tii:at city Ind and Wrireesier. were
broken in • ',miring jilitc•i4 by the weight 'of . the 9llol.V which lodged on-them. 360 the force/6f; the
wind to;:etber.'
THE 131-irAto Earnrss chrnnicb•s a =peci:tl etre
t'oa in E.len, where a lord w,14 elected. •it evi
dentiy is not the origitial=Eden.
. ,
lowa.-oflicial return.; Iron ftiwi anrinurire
the election of Ole Demoeratis: cantitd.rte I it Gut/-
tumor by 101 pluraltt. • •
H trtn.-Cvn:4:l.t—«'r learn f ',Mt the D
/onr•ga «idch rihan of the `.:llint.t.. that the ationini
vottied at.the • Branch Mint at that plant, tittrip. ,
the month or W:l4 5 2 19,140;..t:5T00 hull
eaglet, and 2;2.57 quarter eagles.
Cussni.vroitr c0ne..114.:7). within
some cireutnitaalice•;,, to know' that ttiou4ll
'lx.n.ten; do trirrrife W rat:t. '
Mice ran never groti,
(Y:: W Grand 1..1:ie . of Lonis--I
iana. 1. 0. 0. F., have M3CIC- Fieriplinh for. a
public reception of Atie remains of col. IVatson
on their arrival, ill Nev Odeon:.
I •
Pitt nr...... 7 .0ur ,pride rests, not so much' upon
whaVwe are, have beim or have ncenorph,;hed, a.
upon what 'we fondly intaglio' we will he, or will,
'at some future time, accomplinh.
~••• • -•
11.;:sr.rat.v. , :c . r. —The Bre•tott Journal ;says:-
I,l7'n' are Informed that a grocer in (Ii coy has
received a huge order frorn'a
•liko iiesichtig and praeti-ang in tlti. rity' 4 for gr.,•
eerier; of thlrerent kind., to be ilii.trMuted among
number of poor fantilies. •
(..I;;;lTENr4r.rur.-- 'B'e are alwies thinking we
:hoof& Se hon.r with or without such a thing,
hut tf we do not steal a hule content in present
circumstances, there as . no hop if any oilier.
thiNtErIIING tip ax r••TATE.--Charles A. Mar
ray. son of an Ettith,h l'et , r, owns, it is said, .30,-
600 , ier ,. 9 . ‘ g d ! ow l in Wisroinain,
which li© jnii
chased at ii`govertrinctir sale.
R EN COI ENT AND r , ZxFoirir bowel
Courier makes the follpwing• excellent sugges
tion :
"The tiezt Presidential candidates ought to be
iriterroiated in regard to the length of their mcs
sages. Yo, man should be eleete I 'tvtio::e nye-.
sago wouid .exeeed' three ,or four columns. Of
alLpuGlic nuisances, the most , ,superistive is a
rziessage•Of the leng t h we published. yesterdsy.
SEssio;:s.—The Governor of Flo
rida, in as message tothe Legislature; recommends
bienniat iessions of •the Legi,litute; • °
INTOL6ElliNCE.—TheGerrnln flerormer,ROnge,
has reeei,,tly petitioned the King of f,PrusSia for
Onmksion to preach, but was`pertmaptorily order
ed tOleitse Berlin for (dream. and two geriddrines
were cent to conduct him to the .railrodd eta,
tiun.
~,
MU. BUCIIAN N. — The 'Washington correspon
dent 'of the Philadelphia North Ameriron makes
the following statement, of factS concerning Mr.,
'Buchanan's conduct in the last Presidential
can
vase: --.
"Ddring the Prtsidential canvas's, varinus mn-.I
lignant imputation! were civt upon the reputation'
of Mr. Clay by the.press in Pennsylvania and (oh.
cr. qbarters, some of which were alleged to have
• been on the authority of Mi. BuchaUf.—
What was his course on' that occio.ion I Instead
of demanding an immediate retraction of these
fa
bricltions and denounCing their authors, Mr.
Buchanan Felts himself in his Senatorial ch iir
and addresses Mr. Clay; assuring hint that the
..kßernogratie, Journals had fa6l6tii in u-ing
relferlia autbority andAhat he was innocent...of any
krtrledge Or participation in the siateinimts.—
Meantime the slanders vrre multiplied and des.
sendinsfiql nut of doors. Buchan In petrinttcd
all ilbei'public injury that, could result from such
calumnies, to affect Mr. . Clay, while seerely. he
endeaflored to deceive him by protestations of es
teem. 114 fulsome as they were false. Thai litter
is now, in posNession of Mr.' pat/.., Will Mr.
Buchanan cull for it? There are•facts which
have reached‘ rite twin a source that nines Buch
anan dare ill): confront. •
CLATTIIE SITAATX:We have noticed
in sundry . Kentucky papers the proposition tore•
turn Mr. CLAY to the Senate, and in other-pavers
'speculations nn the !subject. .11 é think- it very
certain that the proposition has been made
witti
out the least knowledge or 'desire of that dietin7
guished statesman; for we have strung giounds
for the opinion.' that his viers and ptypo4es
in
'ermine to his return to that illustrious hotly, are
now piecisely whet they were when. Onir years
ago, he twitting and solem!,ly bade. farcwell•ta
that theatre. of his former renown.—Frankfurt
Commonwealth. 7 • -1
. .
SPEt itassi.artos.—The President's Wier-
T
sage Was' translated into the German language,
acid i.aued in an extra from the office of the Ger.
Mem torrevandenf,'ln Wiltimmo, in about seven
hours after it was received by express from Waslt
..tngton. • . .
•
El- 'aTttarrit's ri itta..--The Btandketh PIUS . - osi
strength for weakness—they are liked beet by. flum e
who have taken the most ot - them. Vt. Etrandreth can
give personal reference. tn thlinsands 1 who have been . '
t.
restored - from ahe of sickness by their use, when er- .
err flitter Means. tad proved entirely anasailing.—
These rases are c ntiouitlly ocenrnnOn ihiacity and
in every.part of rte Union. Get Braudretles. Pills if
you are not perfectly healthy, and they. will restore
you—if Medicine tan do it—because they expel those
humors which are the Cause of impu r ity -of the blood, -,
and at the Same' time the body is sir , ngthened by_ the
'operation of this most excellent med cine.
Z} poll at Gratidreties Principal 0th4e,211 Broadway -
N.Y., and by the following authorized agents In ?chug I.
. kill comity. - ' - ; - ! I 1
Pottsville, Vl' 4 : Mortimorc • Nett/ Castle, Geo4o
n..ir m yd e t ; Port Clinton, J. R . ohinhold & Co.; OrtVics-'.
htlie, EL 4.. E. liammer ; , Schityikill ,flaveu. Charles
Iluntzinger—and by one :tient in every place of import
wive throughinit the world:, . l
, ;
WET FcrT.7-It should be, remembered thats colds,
coltr.hs, constinuamn, intlamtuni inn a the lung , plen
rt.y, rind tunny other fatal dhmrder:,' bre °Oen the re.
Cu t cif catching cold,-in com.equence of wet feet', diunp
clothes -night nit, &r.
`Vriglit's Indi•in Vegetable rills are the hest
'rine in the world Cro carrying utf 1 cold; because they
purge from the i.vstent those morbid !rumors which,
when lodged in the cation: parts,of the body, give rise
to every timl,:dy incident to man. A single twenty-five
cent box of said Indian Vegetable Pitts will not only
always atrord relief. but a 111, lit a majority of cases,
mike a perfect cure of the.most otntionte cold ;,at the
same time, the digestion avill he inthroved, and the
Mood sti contpletely purifiedlhat all 1141 ronsrMiences
reuniting from catching cold iw ill he entirely prevented
and the body will be restored to even Sounder health
than befiqe.
-
Iteweee . OF CoraTettrtiTS--The public are can
-tinned iigainst the spit lons'medicines
order to deceive. N itre called by. names similar to-
WriiihiSs Indian Vegrtable
I . E. or AIIC in Pottsville,by T:D. BEATTY; fiiripther
agencies, see advertisement in another; coluiim. -
The onlyoriginal and genuine Indian Vegetable tills;
'have tie written signature of Wei. Wright on the label
-nt tech hox. To counterfeit this. Ia fiirtery, and all
others. siMuld be shunned as poison.
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Dn• WLS'TAR'S BALSAM OF WILD canna' —THIS Is
a chemical extract of Wild Cherry' and 'Tar. Every
body knows that Wild Cherry pesoesies important
medicinal properties.and 'I a r-Wat er hai always been .
administered In Consumption. -and Ltink s affections
gene ra 14F: by our oit-st and safest physi'cialts—,: .
Vaimusietnedies, -it is true. tiove been ofil.red and
puffed into notice for the cure of diseases of the MORS, _I
and some have been found no doubt ve-y a p, usi•ftil, : but
all that have-yet been ihscovereq, It is admitted by
physicians. and all who have witileSSell kis effects. that 1s
none has proved as; eticcessfol as this. IFor Asthma, I
shortness of breathond- similar affection', It may -be
pronounced a posit iilycure. It has xprld Asthma in
many ra Sell of ten rind twenty 'Yea rs'_ stamlinz. after
PliySicians,liaddeclared the case, beyond the reach of f'
medit ,
I '
'This Balsam is made front tnaterials.which.Nature
has placed in all non Korn htlituttes, as ate antidote fel'
diseases caused by c.thltlinettes'.
...Nature is hni the uanie for an effect
Latise is Grit "
Let us not neale,c,t- bet nlalnetit dictates.l
'For sale by "John S.. C. :Orlin. Drug . aisi, Pottsville;
W. *l'ar. , ,i.trl. Aramaqual I Dirk'el k Medlar. Orwlts-
Illitg ; J. IL .$. .1 A. Fall'o, Alineraville 1 'and Caleb
Waverer, l'ineorove. . - •
. , , .
RtFLES AT,TF.NTION I .—A . npeciaI
Ineetilllortne Ct , nlitany will he jn th sir new
Room in C II Stichter new . buildine.lon Alonday
remitter in I. at 7 o'cl.rk. Vnia-are teques
led (oat end. TIIOS JOHNSON. IstSeriet.
'THE Mombrrg of the Puli4i Prol2e. Nn. 216,
tvill the Hall MI Sunday. Dee '271.1t..-181 6 ,
at o'clock, P. M... and Iltoheel been of the Order In
genorlt, are invd din attend tho moqinel.inil form a
wore sum to primed to the 2ml 'Me horliit Chttrehrti
hear an oration on Masonry to be delivered liy Brpther
Elseeond. •
Tile iodular sta'ed mootine will. lie he'd on Monday
evening., dotal hour.
13ItOTIIElt JONATHAN:7-4(3a othei
papers far 1537, jii.t.ree.ejvcd and s for, eale at
4AN NAN'S Cheap R:ankslore. t f
P VTR:NI', WIRE RO.PES.— . One of these Ropert
can he. Sten at work. at' .1. q: Law,ton's .11reacl
Mountain (71iliery., The so locrihet is Age,nt for these.
Roy Schiylkill' Cloth' y, Avho Will 'receive nrglers.
for I lie airw. • B. BANNAN.
Pottsville, (Ill.:41, 1.916.
REiYGIOUS OrOTI
fllE7l.!llicat inn of the' St• ; Evangelica
I.l:theriitChuri h of l'inegrnve,hav ‘ ititt been post
pont-11 fr•ait the fir4t•of . 'Nov., to consertherice of in
f:inent weather. will take. Divine
o rhri4bias morn int!. t he:nth Dee Ino'cloCk.
Several able eler Iwo (rout n ili4intirel will partici
pate in the exer.:l-est of the ocen, , ion, wlAch twill :enqq
none throuz• out Fthlay. Saturday, and - siijulay. In hoth
1•:u2101 and Gentian la ngtiageg. ln_cagethe weather
t•h mid it di•a - rr ee, I.le on.-Friday, the 25tH, the dedica
tion will take place for rerthiit, n the , Sutidav
ly fllowiettr, The (fiends and the bile ore re
"Fp,: 1. illy, invited to nneud. Dec 12 I ' 50-2 t
The ittw. Wit-on I.lnnnell nf,tbe PreFhyierinn Church
(o:ti littuiL by let,vc Prnvidtfnt:v. wiill . rench on next
tz .tbnalt tub [OOOO at 3 o'clock, in the rnive sitliFt Church
in Gl', Owe ; nud.ort eycre,itttn.ttittent titthhath, at the
hour. mull farther :Ace. I r
W2IMR2
flp 1- , T of fle , .r.m . tp,r. by lli new. Pi F. Oberfield,
Mr. I . I . IIINTIAN BLOSS, to LYDIA K I EOSCIINEIt all
o r.l :il,l • 1:1 1 .
On-the a •Thlt - trist. by tint saw. Mt. Wit.i I (lit SNYDER . .
to Mnss 11nssiNs KEPNEki. Of the Fame place.
On the same day' by the sult•• Mr. Ss NTEL
to lli=s M ny`i :411TE11. Of s tlle same nlare.•
- •
On tin: 13th in,t. by Rev..l. NOII. Mr. Wibosx.,Ws
i•trts Jr to Ali-? BELL JANE;QUINDLEN,I).I.II or POttl
• . . •
On the.same clay by the same, iscott SnE.Lior
to Mi:s M.m nY METZ, 1101110 f Pothitille.
- .
Frinar4lo.ll.llEillinftri i t son of
tit ,
, Tbr n f3nii , in v atte,nd the
to•unirfow 'Aftemo.iniat :7. P. M.
•
In the nn S'altifrday Ingt. i ry iiuddenly,
r.v.rn IIiNIA.NWToNi. of NVilliani If. and
NV.. Nlann in ih lit Ii yen r nf,ttit . are., I
1) £ TIIS.
10 If it
,J,PII.IIC. di ler
CORRECTED CAREFI;
CZ
Wheat Poor,
Ry'd do
'Wheat
Rye -
Corn
()ate
l'ofainC'S new,
CitnnJtt Seed,
(Inver "
Dcz.s
Bolter
Bacon •.
Mins
Plaster -• To'
INV
Dried Pencliesp:iredtu.
D. , inpared
.Dried trtreof
Doz
jh
DAILY PACkAGE EMI - MSS
-., . 1
petween Polsville & P i hll.da.,
1:0R N,v.Voik. 80. ton, Albany, Minh). and the
J. CanatlaA, B .11 imorei : -Wa,hington and 'the Smith,'
. per pas4enger train. I • .
Li viNns•roN & en.; ExpresS Forw4eers. tft New
York, and thence to Millie Northern and :astern cities
and towns, have made iramtements to r(ceire and for: :
ward from their othte. :it Pottiv ille.-daily.l at ei o'clock
.A. Al—wick:tees, ha ndie l s, specift and merehandize,cok7i
lett tills. drifts and ac mains, and atttnia to all tra*l •
shalt and express loam-i s. I 1 ~
..
Offices, LIVINGS ro v &- eo 43 Smith Thirl - St4,
Philadelphia and B. BA,N N AN. E:nttsvillo. • L
Goods delivered at these offices will be forwarded '
promptly. LivltiLstim &To's wagons will call foe goods '
ifili., direction is left attheir i office. .rbrliers attended
tod promptly.: ,„ . ) .. • --.. .
N. Eh—Mai/attic Mater, Can powder, Frgeian Mucha,
and like Combustibles,posilicefs not teen ved. •
~
LIVINGsT( N & CO..
• 43 Souttal hirdstr et, atta.
Phila..Dec. 10,1810 ' • '`. - - - . -MSt.
ST. NICIIOLAS IS CO2I
TO.IIOLD HIS LEVJ
CHEAP BOOR; STA TIO.VERT:4- F.,9
f).N ,ilotidlay will he opened at Hanna
.lliYininni:l4 above his old sland, •
All the Annual for 1817. from 14 ne4ti.
Alm!. IMO luyenile Works, ern'uacint
pahlicat ions. s, Iseted with areal ei
Spit:mildly illustrated Works. anions tv
• itoo'ch. 'Lady of the Lake, Stud
Child° Harold, Gems front Shakest
Modern Poets. Scenes in the..l.lret
Iles. fle;idley's Sacred Mountain.
Gems
of
Gems Scenes in It
Savihur..l-c., Ste. ,tc l
Elegant Card Gases fur, Ladie3, now sit
ttfut.
Gold and Silver pen ar<d Pencil eases ii
very cheap '
Ladles' Satin WOod Work Boxes.
Satin Wood Toilet hoses. •
Cut Glass and "Ctrina;totlet Bottles... !
Fancy Bottles..
Perfumery in Fancy Braes. _
Fancy noses inxreat.variety.
Games, a, lar" ' ea...sortment.
. Hoick Knacks of ahnost every deseripi
Fancy -Roses, do Fancy Toilets.
Fans, Pen Knives, &c.,
Tot:other with a variety of other article
take two or three columns toenumerate'.
denary low rtes, to please-every taste
and ace for yourielves. Dec 19 •
MARKET ST REET PR
Fall. S.4OLE.
•
THE sidisciiher •will elre at public sale,
,on Tuesday, the f2th day fins uary, Itif7
•• • • - at fl: Pennsylvania Mali, the ,two stoiy
01 t t v c brick house and premises how occupied by
• ..a... John Jennings, sititate ifs Market street.
. .
Tonsy Ole. end !crown us the.Ntarket fitreet.Tavern.—,
Tpe s3iii to mum -nee at 10 in the forenoon ;
when th 4 terms of payindnt, will be mide Mime.
ii3EN4; POrrt,
L.
!.
Pee 10,1810
MI
JOURN AL '
i.LY .FOR TI!
Plenty
Scarce
Scarce
h. AJOO
3:50
at 1 OS
0. 50 -
4 50
n •15
16
1 • Ito?
10
000
$l6 00
It. 1 57
• 1 50 '
100 •
Scarce
Scar&
Scarce
Plenty
do
'EE AT
iArg STORE\
Xccv Stgic.
CM
all the lateft
. re.
•,hich are Gila
ihey's l'oejne,
Oe.re, Gems of
LL of the Atm
'A, 'laminated
the Life. odour
tyle end
'n
great variety
which would ,',
;ail nt nursor•
nd %tiny. Call 1
31-
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