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It i with no ordinary pleasuro we publish
the subjoined correspondence, touching the
question of protection to American laborViWe
hesitate not to acknowledge that we have T
freshed our ?eal find dcVotfon to Pennsyb
vania interests by a perusal of thoso letters.
The opinions and argument of mich emi
nent citizens as General Camsron pnd Judge
Shaler, upon a subject to which those states
men have given their attention, jit View of
roat national intents, cannot fail to dispel
the idle cant of those who have endeavored
1o make it appear that the advocacy of a fair
protection to our manufacturing intorcsts was
inconsistent with the maintenance of the prin
ciples of pure Democracy. Pitlshui gh Morn
ing Mercury, ,
HON. CHAS. SHALEIVS LETTER.
To the Editor of the Mercury :
Sta : The course you have pursued in re
lation ' to the tariff, however obnoxious to
those who are disposed to make the subject a
paity platform, has been such as entitles you
to the gratitude of the Democratic party in
Pennsylvania. The true cause of many of
our failures in this County is that a branch of
the party are obstinately bent upon making
the tariff a political question, and upon ad
hering to the tariff of MO, a though it were
the only system of duties suited to the con
dition of the country. Even many distin
guished Democrats, who opposed that mea
sure with the most pertinacious obstinacy,
seem now to be convinced that it ought to be
come a matter of principle to support it.
Surely democracy is not so inconsistent with
itself as to pin its determinations upon any
view of this limited nature. To talk of the
tariff of 1846 as an undnvinting rule, a fixed
principle, a platform of the Democratic party,
is to be guilty of the grossest absurdity. It
:is, in fact, an innovation upon our professed
'doctrines, which in matters of policy open
and expand, and suit themselves to the exi
gencies of the government, and the necessi
ties of the country. If the great interests of
Pennsylvania, the interests of the mining re
gions, whether of iron or coal, require for
their support a change of the tariff of MO, or
any tariff, it would certainly not be warranted
by any Democratic principle that I am ac
quainted with to refuse them suitable pro
tection. If it could be demonstrated that
without an increase of duties, our laborers in
the coal pits must suffer from want of ade
quate remuneration or the business stop al
together, or that our furnaces, forges, &c,
must cease to work except at wages so much
reduced as that the workmen must be pla
ced on the same scale of wages with the la
borers in Europe, certainly no one will pre
tend that it is a violation of Democratic prin
ciple that the government should by an in
crease of duties better his condition.
During the campaign which resulted in
the election of Mr. Polk we undoubtedly as
sumed the true ground ; we declined discus
sing the question of n Tariff as a principle,
contenting ourselves with considering it a
matter of policy upon which men of nil par
ties might differ, and which must be settled
by the exigencies of the country. We never
committed ourselves upon the question of the
increase or diminution of duties, but, alle
ging that Mr. Clay was bound by the com
promise bill which limited them to twenty
per cent, advrilorem, we contended that in
this particular Mr. Polk was as safe a Tariff
men as Mr. Clay, and that the former would
be governed by the principles of General
Jackson on the subject That a judicious
Tariff, in the language of that sagacious
statesman, meant a Tarilf of duties sufficient
for the support of the Government, having an
eye to incidental protection of the manufac
turing interests of tho country. Wo advoca
ted incidental protection as being sound in
policy, and Democratic in principle, whilst
we opposed a merely protective Tariff as a
solecism not worthy to be entertainod by any
party. Under that sign we then conquered ;
and had it not been for the great anxiety to
form a platform inconsistent with our princi
ples, we should still have been successful.
Upon the subject of platforms, the invention
of the modern schools, and which break down
before the inventors are well off of thorn, let
me say this; that on no other foundation can
a Demucrat build than the foundation laid
by Thomas Jefferson and his noble compeers,
supported and sustained by Madison and
Monr.oe and their patriotic cotemporarics, and
brought to a final and permanent consolida
tion by the illustrious Jackson. And he who
attempts to improve upon them to compose
Democratic principles out of other materials
than they have furnished will find his task
both a thankless and a hopeless one.
We are now remitted to this slate of the
question. Pennsylvania is largely in debt.
The very interest upon forty millions of dol
lar is onerous and almost ruinous. Our tax
ation amounts to more than one fourth of our
income. Can the agriculture of Pennsylva
nia bear the lax anil still compete success,
fully in the markets with the agriculture of
more fertile regions, subject to comparatively
no taxation; It is evident that the agricul- I
hire of Pennsylvania is now staggering under
a burden too heavy to bear, and that the
valua of property must diminish unless llieio
is something to diminish the taxation. We
have that something in abundance. Our iron
mines, our coal-tie Ids, supply it. We must
dig from the bowels of the earth what the
surface cannot supply. But here wa are met
by insuperable difficulties. Tim iron mine
of Wales, Jhe coal-fields of England, are
worked at prices so moderate, that at the
doors of our very factories, for the purpose of
our railroad construction, for ull for which
jron is used, and for the coal used in its
smelling and its ulterior operations, wo have
a rival article with which we cannot com
pel. Under onr very noses, the raw mate-
rial is sold, which we have abundant means
of supplying, but are paralyzed in our exer
tjotis and ruined in our attempts, bv foreign
competition. Now, put the question If the
Tarilf of '46 supports British labor, mines
British iron and digs British coal, whilst we
are compelled to stand every man idle and
to derive no benefit from our vast resources,
is there any thing in Democratic principles
or innovating platforms to prevent its intro
duction so as to give life, vigor and activity
to our own people T I trow not.
But it is unnecessary to say more, as the
subjoined letter from an eminent statesman, a
sojnd Dimocrat, and an incorruptible culhtrent
to l'ennhjlvania interests, puts the subject in
a light, that will, bo satisfactory to all. 1
should not have, indeod, Mid as much, but
that fcbloquy has been enst by some upon the
fidltor of the Mercury, for pursuing the course
dictated by a duo sense of Democratic prin
ciples. , Your labors yv-ill bo appreciated
indeed, 1 have no doubt that their utility
will be evinced in tho result of the next
election. That the Democracy will have an
increased majority here and elsewhere in
Pennsylvania seems unquestionable, and that
it will be chiefly owing to tho honorable
stand you and some other Democialio papers
have taken in favor of protecting the great
interesls of Pennsylvania is beyond dispute.
. Respectfully, Yours,
CHARLES SI1ALER.
Pittsburgh, Oct.
2, 1849.
GEN. S. CAMERON'S LETTER.
Minm.F.TowN, Sept. 26th, 1849.
' My Dear Sin : Very cordially 1 thank
you for your friendly attention in the trans
mission of tho "Pittsburgh Mercury," where
in sumo notice is taken of Pennsylvania in
terests, connected with my name, while a
member of the U. S. Senate.
I avail myself of the occassion to express
the hope, that as "the signs of the times"
portend a discussion of the tariff, during the
approaching session of Congress, there may
be no e xcitement, no party prejudices, or
other false issues raised to influence the le
"islntive mind of the country towards the
adoption of measures adverse to the general
interest.
The tariff policy is of momentous impor
tance to all the great industrial pursuits of
our country. The ptiblfc good is tho rule by
which wo should be guided in the perfor
mance of relative duties ; and to this central
point the legislature should invariably direct
all its deliberations. At an early day, 1 took
lessons in the school of Simon Snyder on this
very question of protection to the infant man
ufactures of the Union; and time has had no
effect to change my views and wishes, which
have been expressed in the Senate, in favor
of the permanent establishment of a home
market, as the only solid basis of national
prosperity. And here, I may add, it is very
remarkable that all tho Democratic gover
nors of this Commonwealth, down to Gov.
Shunk, have maintained ground in favor of
protection to home labor. Nine consecutive
messages of Gov. Snyder are text books to
sustain and cheer tho sound portion of our
Democratic fi lends, who will not surrender
to the free trade doctrines of British capita
lists. "We must command onr own consump
tion and the means of our defence," has been
tho sentiment of Pennsylvania from the dawn
of independence. And as a freeman, bom
upon the soil, I may bo permitted to regard
with no ordinary solicitude, the onward pros
perity of the iron, coal, and agricultural in
terests of this State.
The new settlements being opened up in
the far West, embracing tho Territories of
Texas, California and Oregon, must of neces
sity increase the surplus produce of the soil.
Upon foreign countries our farmers can never
depend with certainly for a permanent profi
table market. It is therefore tho safe st and
wisest policy to create a homo market for the
fanner, by encouraging domestic manufac
tures, under such revenue laws as shall se
cure to the American mechanic iho rewards
of his labor in his own market. Let the pau
per labor of Europe continue but a few ypars
to flood our country with tho productions of
foreign workshops, and if the p;ist history of
the world furnish facts by which we may be
guided in our deliberations on this subject,
thou I venture to predict that all tho loading
interests of Pennsylvania and of tho Union
the iron, tho coal, the salt,the wool, the flax,
the hemp, the papei, tho hat, the sugar, and
the gunpowder manufactures, with others loo
tedious to mention, will be entirely ruined
through the length and breadlh of tho land.
The doctrine of "let trade regulate itself,"
is beautifully illustrated, if it were not de
structive in its effects, by the present condi
tion of the country imporline immense quan
tities of British iron, although, we have nt
home, the raw material in abundance, indus
trious and skilful mechanics, and ample capi
tal to command onr own consumption in this
respect. With these facts staring us in the
face, is it any thing short of an insane policy
to preach up free trade, to benefit the over
grown money changers of Great Britain,
thereby working injury to American labor. I
feel a lively sensibility on this subject, and
whether I urn in error or not, I fiuely state to
you, that I look upon the perninnent and pros
perous establishment of free labor, in this
country, as the most effectual means, in the
mysterious operations of political events, to
subvert the thrones of hierarchies and des
pots upon tho continent of Europe, and to
elevate tho masses to equal rights and ra-
I tiurial liberiy, the destiny of mankind,
j These view incline me to hope, that every
man who is anxious for the welfare of our
I old Commonwealth and for the integrity
of the union, will stand up for protection of
merican industry, on grounds of patriotism.
We must bo wholly independent of foreign
supplies; American labor must not be sacri
ficed to feed the squalid operatives of (rent
Britain.
Accept assurances of my sincere regards.
Your friend, AlC.
SIMON CAMERON.
Hon. Chaki.es Shales, Pittsburgh..
Death or Eduar A. Poe. Edgar A. Poe,
Esq., the distinguished American poet, scho
lar and critio died in Baltimore on Sunday
last, after an illness of four or five days. Mr
Poe,. we believe, was a native of Marylundi
though reared by a foster-father at Richmond
Va., where he lately spent sometime on a
visit. He was in the 38th year of his age.
He was one of tho acutest critics of the day,
and a man of remarkable talents, though the
possession of them did not save him from
some of the infitmities of genius.
Ths Maryland Election. Returns of
the Legislature for the entire Slate give the
Whigs a majority often in the House. Last
year they had thirty-four majority.
jvY';v SUNBUHY AMERICAN AND SHAMOKIN
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fUTURDAY, OCTOBEIl 13, 1949.
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Eisoly was dissolved In March 1848, and the
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ser any balance duo for advertising or sub
scription to the American.
rniTOll'S TABLE.
Bnhir NoticM.
Cmnr.ts Lady's Book, ao rnr. Amkhican.
Tlioso of our rentiers who would like to tutorrilie
for this elojrnnt monthly periodical, enn now do so
t a very suinll cost. The Lady's Book is pub
lished at $3 per annum, but in sn inducement,
which we arc enabled to hold out by means of sn
arrangement with the publishers, wo will furnish
the Lady's Book and the rjunhury American, one
year for $3,50 cash in sdvnnre, to thoc who may
wish to subscribe.
HISTOnV or BABYLOX.
Mr. Lewis Davis' lecture on Babylon, at
the Court House, on Wednesday evening,
was highly instructive and entertaining.
He cxhibilea, to illustratc(his subject, a num
ber of very superior paintings of the glory
and ruins of Babylon, of ancient Tyre and
Thebes, &c. The exhibition is well wor
thy of patronage.
Mr. Davis will lecture again on Monday
evening next, at the same place.
GZ7" BnoKE Jail. On Tuesday evening,
two prisoners, taking advantage of the ex
citement of the election and the Sheriff's ab
sence at supper, dug a hole in the jail wall
aud effected their escape. They were
traced ns far as the batiks of the river,
where they entered a boat provided for
them by an accomplice. Both were hea
vily ironed and carried away their chains
with them. The one, Lewis Kelchner,
was committed on a charge of house break
ing. He is about 6 feet high, with black
whiskers, dark complexion and black eyes.
The other, Ralph Martin, confined for horse
stealing, is about 5 feet ten, with light eyes,
light hair and complexion.
OCt"" Tiik Mails. The mails between
this place and Pottsville have been exceed
ingly irregular for six months past. Our
mail pays a visit to Cattawissa or Danville,
and the mails of the aforeseid places recip
rocate the courtesy, about once a week ;
and this eccentricity invariably occurs
whenever the mails contain any important
news. We do not know where the fault
lies, but have been informed that at the dis
tributing offices between here and Potts
ville, the bags are thrown out promis
cuously, and each stage driver seizes, in the
same impartial manner, the one nearest
him and carries it to the place of his desti
nation. It is time there is a stop put to
this carelessness, and we hope the Depart
nient will take notice of it.
rilMVSYLVAMA AD PltOTECTIO.N'.
The Pittsburg Morning Mercury, of the
4-th inst., contains two letters on the pro
tective policy, from the pens of distinguish
ed democrats, which we transfer to the
columns of the American, confidently be
lieving that we are not only acting in ac
cordance with the wishes of the editor,
who is now absent from his post, but in
obedience to the will of a large majority of
the people of this State. Coming, as they
do, from such prominent citizens as Gen.
Simon Camkkox, and the Hon. Chas. Siia
i.i:it, these letters will be read with that
deep interest which the subject they treat
of demands. They deserve the heartfelt
thanks of the toiling classes of Pennsylva
nia, for thus boldly defending their dearest
interests at such a time as this, when others
if not actually deserting them, have not
the independence to espouse their cause.
The perusal of these letters, we must con
fess, if such a thing were possible, have
made us more ardent in our attachment to
the doctrine of protection. In fact, we do
not see how uny intelligent reader can re
sist the deductions o( these able men.
(Jen. Cameron and Judge Shaler could
not have given their opinions on this vital
question at a more appropriate period True,
their fidelity to the cause would never have
been questioned had they even remained
silent ; (or the proud and bold stand that
the former gentleman took for the manu
facturing interests- of Pennsylvania while
acting as a United States Senator, forbids a
doubt of the kind to arise in the mind of
any one, and the uniform adherence of the
latter to the sentiments that he has expres
sed would have been a sure guarantee for
his steadfastness in the future. But, know
ing as we do, how high these persons stand
in the confidence of the people of this
State, we feel satisfied that their timely ap
pearance before the public will have the
happiest effect.
The platform of equitable protection to
all o( our great interests, indicated by them,
every citizen, without distinction of party,
should be able to stand upon. Far higher
and nobler considerations than those of party
should control us in matters that are close,
ly identified with the happiness and pros
perity oi the people of our good old Com
monwealth. Ia th discharge of our duties
we have ever endeavored to inculcate this
liberal spirit. This sentiment, too we are
gratified to believe, prevails with the hot).
est masses, whose only aim is the public
good. In a country so extensive as ours,
with so many conflicting interests, It is
hardly possible to devise a system that will
be satisfactory to all the States of this Union.
It is not to be expected, therefore, that
there will be harmonious action on this
question in either of the great parties which
divide the country. How impolitic, then,
is it to drag it into the political arena 1
Pennsylvania has always cherished the
doctrine of protection. Ever since the
formation of our government,' this has been
her policy. Her people have remained
firm and unyielding ; but we are sorry we
cannot say as much for the press. The
timorous andservile, who neither "see with
their own eyes, nor speak with their own
tongues," immediately after the passage of
the act of 'ff, became its warmest friends,
and extolled that which they had but a
a short time before deprecated. This class
of sycophantic editors now wish to pin
down the democracy of this state to a law
which they had not the independence to
oppose. However much we may incur
their displeasure, we will continue stead
fast in the advocacy of such measures as
we believe to be intimately connected with
the well being of the State.
It is gratifying to know that our course
is endorsed by such distinguished indivi
duals as Cameron and Shaler. The peoph
of the State owe them much for the interest
they manifest in its welfare. It is to men
like these that we must look for such a mod
ification of the tariff of '445, as will enable
our great manufacturing interests to flour
ish. The arguments they adduce must
sat i fy every tariff democrat that he enter
tains the sentiments of the fathers of our
political faith.
John A. Gamulf. at Home. Jersey
Shore, the home of our candidate for Canal
Commissioner, gave Mr. Gamble 2-1-1 votes
and Mr. Fuller 55. This flattering and
complimentary vote is not more gratifying
to Mr. Gamble than it must be to his many
warm friends throughout the Slate. When
a candidate is so well endorsed at home,
the people abroad, without the benefit of a
personal acquainiaince, feel satified that
they have not misplaced their confidence.
IT Coi.omiA Coi-nty. The candidate
of the democracy of this county for the
Assembly has been defeated, we learn, by
4- or 500 majority.
sr.itioi s moT in riiii.ADrt.piii .
On Tuesday night, the rowdies of Moya
mensing, taking advantage of the absence of
the police at the election polls, made an
attack on the California House, a tavern
kept by a colored man, in St. Mary's street.
This street is principally inhabited by blacks
of the lowest and most degraded class. The
House was defended by the blacks, many of j
whom were armed, and several sallies were
made, but the assailants finally gained an
entrance and fired the building. Tlietlarm
was given and several companies o( firemen
came upon the ground with their apparatus,
but were stoned and fired upon by the rio
ters and forced to retire. The fire spread
to several adjoining buildings. In the
mean time the police assembled, but were
driven back by volleys of fireams and stones.
The Hope Engine was taken by the mob,
and partly destroyed. A fireman, named
Himmel wright was shot through the heart!
and a number ol others seriously wounded.
At 2 o'clock the State House bell struck 8
taps, the signal for the Military to be called
out, which frightened the mob, and they
gradually dispersed.
Second Riot. At 6 o'clock on the fol-
lowing morning the State House bell an
nounced another riot. The Morris Hose
Company, who were in service, were at
tacked with brick bats and firearms and
several persons wounded. The military,
who had been out during the night, again
assembled at the State House yard, marched
to the scene of action, and were assigned
positions commanding every avenue of ap.
proach.
George I losey, negro, one of the leaders
has been arrested. Two persons are known
to have been killed, and fifteen wounded have
been brought to the Hospital, three of whom
will not survive the day.
These continual outbreaks in the districts
adjoining the city, are disgraceful and reflect
anything but credit upon the authorities.
X 1) c Election.
We have given all the election news up
to the time of going to press. The demo
cracy have come out of the contest victo
rious. John A. Gamble has received a
larger majority than was expected. His
opponent's tour through the State, did not
effect much. We have also gained enough
members of the Legislature to have a ma
jority on joint ballot, which insures to us
the election of a democratic State Treasurer.
Of the Senators whose terms expire this
year, seven are whigs and four democrats.
The democrats have, as far as heard fromf
gained three, which gives them a majority
in the Senate. Philadelphia county has
been redeemed. The democrats have elec
ted a Senator anJ gained eight members of
the Assembly. They have also elected
their Mayor, Hon. Joel Jones, by a small
majority. The candidate for Sheriff, Wm.
Deal, has been elected over Rothermal, by
920 votes, which post has not been filled
by a democrat before for some 20 years.
JOURNAL.
ELECTOIN
RETURNS OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Held October 9, 1849.
We give below the official returns, of
this county. The whole democratic ticket,
it will be seen have been successful. The
majority for John A. Gamble, for Canal
Commissioner, is 763. The democracy of
tho county, in achieving this victory, with
the small turn out, have' just cause for re.
joicing. It exceeds the majority of last
fall, when the party had the benefit of a
larger turn out, 159 votes. If all other
counties have done as well in proportion to
the vote polled, Mr. Gamble will be elected
by fifteen or twenty thousand.' John
B. Packer, Esq., our candidate for Assem
bly, has received the largest vote in the
county, having no opposition. He is a
young man of fine abilities, and will repre
sent us in a creditable manner. John P.
Pursel, for Register and Recorder, and
George B. Youngman, for Treasurer, who
had volunteer candidates in opposition to
them, were run more closely than any
other portion of the ticket. Mr. Wilson,
for Commissioner, has a handsome majority
Wm. Cook, for Auditor had no opposition.
He will make an excellent officer.
CANAL COMMISSIONER.
1849. 1848.
i J f
g I
S S 5
Districts U -s 2
s
5 e t
A g &
Sunbury 115 101 104 101
Northumberland 108 70 125 77
Milton 5)6 137 106 189
Turbnt 79 57 87 73
Lewis 174 67 180 172
Delaware 155 114 167 140
Chilisquaque 119 67 139 99
Point 72 71 78 90
Upper Augusta 46 83 43 93
Lower Augusta 189 41 183 33
Shamokin 170 63 184 129
Rush 121 38 157 50
Coal 41 41 71 40
Little Mahonoy 41 8 24 17
Upper Mahonoy 134 1 178 7
Lower Mahonoy 60 103 48 173
Jackson 154 49 169 103
Total, 1874 1111 2088 1484
ASSEMBLY. AUDITOR,
J. B. Packer. W. L. Cook
Suubury 201 194
Northumberland 157 156
Milton 172 157
Turbnt 114 113
Lewis 223 221
Delaware 255 251
Chilisquaque 171 133
Point 133 132
Upper Augusta 124 113
Lower Augusta 226 225
Shumokiu 821 225
Rush 158 35
Coal 109 ' 06
Little Mahonoy 51 " 43
Upper Mahonoy 129 135
Lower Mahonoy 162 139
Jackson 200 99
Total, 2806 2619
FOR REGISTER & RECORDER.
: Upper Augusta
Pursel, Rockefeller, Mii.es,
Sunbury 107 105 5
Northumberland 51 46 81
Milton 83 121 25
Turbut 49 58 22
Lewis 141 80 18
Delaware 123 135 7
Chilisqnaquo 69 78 34
Point 59 53 26
Upper Augusta 30 95 5
Lower Augusta 124 82 IS
Shamokin 151 87 5
Rush 101 45 12
Coal 43 79 7
Little Mahonoy 16 30 5
Upper Mahonoy 122 12
Lower Mahonoy 55 107
Jackson 111 54' 2
Total, 1478 1267 282
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
G. B. Youngman, J. Young.
Sunbury 54 157
Northumberland 97 77
Milton 60 158
Turbut 67 59
Lewis 160 79
Delaware 150 102
Chilisquaque 97 73
Point 74 68
lTpper Augusta 33 99
Lower Augusta 148 80
Shamokin 154 90
Rush 116 46
Coal 66 55
Little Mahonoy 29 19
Upper Mahonoy 93 42
Lower Mahonoy 58 91
Jackson 95 108
Total, 1551 1403
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Wm. Wilson. D. C. Can
Sunbury 105 104
Northumberland 111 63
Milton 49 173
Turbut 102 30
Lewis 202 35
Delaware 171 81
Chilisquaque 87 93
Point 86 53
Upper Augusta 48 77
Lower Augusta 188 40
Shamokin 170 60
Rush 125 35
Coal 99 23
Little Mahonoy 41 8
Upper Makouoy 123 13
Lower Mahonoy 39 118
Jackson 154 49
Total, 1S95 1075
YOTR ON THE POOR HOUSE.
For. Against.
Sunbury, ; ; 04 ; 33
Northumberland, 1)5 ' ' 3 .
Milton, 204 fl
Turbut, I 5 19 98
Lewis, V " 8 v 2i4
Delaware. 29 ' ' 184
Chilisquaque, 32 101
Poto'i , I , ! 36 , ; . . 30
Upper Augusta, 12 '63
Lower Augusta, .15 205
Shamokin, 7 208
Rush, , 8 ' 136
Coal, 47
Little Mahunoy, 1 49
Upper Mahonoy, 132
Lower Mahonoy, 1 141
Jackson, 173
I 662 1840
C" Ki.mber Cleaver received for Canal
Commissioner, in Coal, 51 votes; in Shamo
kin, 9 ; and in Upper Augusta, 2. Total 62
votes.
VOTE FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER.
nfo.
1849.
CoCNTItS. i- fi Jj;
.5 ? IS'
Armstrong 2013 1864 0000 0000
Allegheny 6130 8245 0000 1100
Adams 1785 2314 0000 0000
Butler 2310 2303 0000 0000
Beaver 2329 2591 0000 0000
Bradford 3700 2992 0000 0000
Blair 1424 3282 0000 400
Bedford 2736 2610 0000 0000
Rucks 5204 5063 60 0000
Berks 8390 5113 4000 0000
Cumberland 3085 2968 250 0000
Clinton 997 792 000 000
Columbia 3134 1922 0000 0000
Centre 2540 1636 0000 0000
Crawford 2778 2398 0000 0000
Clarion 2209 1134 0000 0000
Clearfield 1105 603 0000 0000
Cambria 1440 1118 0000 0000
Carbon 1000 746 200 0000
Chester 5101 5898 0000 800
Dauphin 2887 3263 0000 688
Delaware 1480 1974 0000 400
Erie 2096 3305 0000 0000
Elk 277 116 000 000
Fayette 3273 2710 0000 0000
Franklin 3004 3737 0000 400
Greene 1350 1297 0n00 0000
Huntingdon 1864 2277 0000 0000
Indiana 1568 2258 0000 0000
Juniata 1190 1108 200 0000
JefTerson 926 643 000 000
Lehigh 2966 2521 275 0000
Lycoming 2267 1831 0000 0000
Luzerne 3683 2899 0000 0000
Lebanon 1807 2622 0000 700
Lancaster 6519 9706 0000 2500
Monroe 1635 372 1200 0000
Montgomery 5337 4522 1200 0000
M'Kean 406 362 000 000
Mercer 3102 3162 400 0000
Mililiu l")S5 1402 ISO 0000
Northampton 3007 2450 900 0000
Northumberland 2038 1 136 1874 1111
Philad'phia city 4972 8955 0000 2784
Philad. county 16005 16994 2606 00000
Pike 598 119 000 000
Potter 600 277 000 000
Perry 2055 1243 0000 0000
Sullivan 801 172 000 000
Susquehanna 2375 1505 900 0000
Somerset 1077 2703 0000 0000
Schuylkill 3534 4l81 100 0000
Tioga 1980 1124 0000 0000
L'nion l58d 2941 0000 6fl0
Venango 1523 935 0000 0000
Warren 1136 901 0000 0000
Wayne 1402 744 650
W-strnorelahd 4983 2689 2300
Washington 3952 3806 0000 0000
York 4319 4122 60d
167,461 165,314 000,000 000,000
members of the legislature.
1849. 1848.
Dem. Whig. Dem. Whiz.
Allegheny
Berks 4
Bucks
Chester
Cumberland 2
Columbia
Dauphin
Delaware
Lehigh & Carbon 2
Lancaster
Lycoming ko. 2
Montgomory 3
Northumberland I
Philadelphia city
" county 8
Schuylkill I
Union k Juniata
Cambria, 1
Bedford
York 3
Milllin 1
Lebanon
Northampton and
Monroe 3
Mercer 2
Wayne, ke. 1
4 4
4
3
1
1
tU"MARYLAND ElectIon. The Demo4
crats have gained one Congressman In this
state. The Whigs have a majority on joint
ballot in the Legislature, which secures to
them a United States Senator.
(17" Georgia. Democracy is trium
phant in this state. The Democratic Go
vernor is elected by a large majority.
Los or a California Party. A letter
from Santa Fe, dated Aug. 16th, mentions
the loss of a party of emigrants from New
York, under Cildersleeve, the foot racer,
numbering 50 or 60 men. Their oxen bad
died, their provisions were exhausted, and the
men were scattered. Two men who had
gone after another party were lost but the
account docj not state whether or not the rest
were lost.
ONE MONTH LATER FROM CALIFORNIA!
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. B, 1849.
The steamshji) Falcdh, tapt. tiartstein, ar;
rived at this port yesterday morning; having
ma le the passage from Chagres ill 5 dayi
And 18 hours. The F. brings 47d,000 in gold
dust, a large mail, and 49 passengers for New
York.
The steamship California was to have imill
from Panama for San Francisco in the 27th
Ultimo, the steamer Senator on tfie 1st, thd
Union on tho. 8th, and the Panama on the ....
13th instant.
The Isthmus was healthy and trafelling
easy, the roads being irrea'ly improved. The1
Falcon brings dales from San Frarieisco to i
September 1st.
Gen. P F: Smith, had gdno btl a Bxpedltforf
to the mountains of Sierra Navara.
Cob Fremont Was at MonteraS;
The ship Milnor, from New ifOrk, had ar
rived at San Francisco, having made the pas
sage in 120 days.
While Lake, Vice Consulate at the Sand
wich Islands, died nt San Francisco, on the'
26th ult.
Lieut. Beale, bearerof despatches from the
United Slates had arrived at San Francisco,'
and proceeded immediately to the head-quar-
rs of Gen. Smith
Thomas Butler King had been seriously ill
with the billiuus fever, but was considered
out of danger. Gen. Riley was sick at Mon
terey, but nt last aerotmts was improving.
The Convention for forming the constitu
tion met nt Monterey on the 31st August. It
is said to be composed of men of intelligence
and integrity.
The steamship Empire City left Chagres
on the 28th ult. for New York. The steam
ship Panama arrived at Panama on the 22o:
ult., bringing half a million dollars in gol j
dust and 150 passengers.
A very late letter from San Francisco says
that tho Coiibtution will be formed am! Legis
lature elocted by tho 1st of November.
TIip t'rrahli-iit fuming to rilllnitxtpliln.
Washington, Oct. 8.
Geneial Taylor, accompanied by the Sec
retary of the Navy, will start on his piopo.ic
Northern lour on Thursday morning. He
wil stay in Baltimore ove nisht, and leav
the following mortiin!; lor Philadelphia. lie
will remain in Philadelphia until 9 o'clock,
New York.
The President contemplates being absent
about one week.
DiiEArrvct. OetriniKNCE A correspon
dent of the liilliniore Sun states that the Rev.
James Nicholas, of Caroline comity, Md.,
who has for a long time been laboring under
an aberrnliou of mind, on Thursday last, shot
dead Mi.-s Juliet Nichols. She and several
of the family were up stairs at the usual
time of Mr. N. holding family prayer, when
he summoned ihem to this room. Upon tho
unfortunate lady opening the door, Nichols
levelled a gun nt her and shot her dead. He
then, in his murderous innsnnily, dragged her
out of her house some distance lo a hoc pen,
and attempted to throw her iulo it. Failing
to do this, he fled, and has not since been
heard of.
TilK Last Fashion. Tho fashion hasbeen
introduced into New York of wearing gentle
man's shirt bosoms of fine linen cambric,
laid in broad plait", niuf ornamented with
three tows of rich French embroiilciy. It
is somewhat expensive, each bosom costing
from ten to twelve dollars.
Mil. Cai.iioi:n. The South Carolina pa
pers which have come to hand, make no
mention whatever of any determination on
tho part of Mr. Calhoun to resign his seat in
the United States Senate. We do not be
lieve ho has at present any such intention.
I Tho "peculiar institution" will require all
j his talent nml power to uphold it during the
I next session ol Congress, and his constituent
will not allovt him 10 withdraw from the
field at the very outset.-.Vf w Haven Jonr.
Pt:iu'oRiAStE lvxTRAountSARY. On Fri
day evening about dark, n woman who pas'
sos for respectable, dressed herself in men's
clothes, smeared her face and arms with
blood, and then amused herself wilh going
iutu the houses of her neighbors, and frigh
tening them half out of their wils. by her
strange and ghastly appearance. The neigh
borhood got alarmed a report was spread
that some man had murdered his wife and'
all his children, and the whole of Temper
anceville was for a time in an uproar. The
matter was at last explained, and quiet was.
restored.
What could have induced the lady to en
gage in this singular and unique freak, we
cannot say. Pittslnirg Chronicle.
The late Rev. Henry Coluaan, who died at
Islington, England, was buried with much
pomp by his English lriends. Th place ftf
iuierineiit was the jilt of Lady Byttn, w
has also undertaken lo erect a monument to,
the deceased.
SiKoi'LAR ObitVary. The following singu
lar obituary notice appears in the Athena
(Ga.) Messenger i
"He was the father of yleven sons- five of
the sons having married five sisters. He had
also one hundred and eighty-nine great-gram)
children and at his funeral, two weeks ago
last Sabbat hj tieo horses were stttng lo death 6y
bees, bad anotlter tame near lottng hit life tiy
the samel''
Tub late Lexington Observer lemarks, thai
it is not an over estimate to say that property
to the amount of $200,000 is advertised for
sale in that paper. This results, principally,
from the number of deaths caused by tho
cholera, rendering the settlement and division,
of estates necessaiy.
In 1770, the King of Portugal issued on
edict, by which widows above fifty years of
age were forbidden to marry: "Beeaose,"
says the edict, "experience has shown that
women of that age usually marry young men
of no property, who dissipate the fortune
which such marriages put them in possession
of, to the prejudice of the children and other
near rcuiioiis of their wives.