rEMMaviiVAMia s-koislatirk.
SENATE.
MomdaT, Jan. H I85S
The Speaker announced the following
wending committee ;
Financt Mubleobere, Packer, Meyers.
Trailey, M'Caalin.. 1
Judiciary Kunkel, M'Murtrie, Guernsey,
AliAlenbeif, Crebb.
Accounts Forsyth, Evans, Slifer, Hamlin,
Haslett. ' ' i ' ' r ' : '
J'u6ii 5 uiJJmgi Darlington, Corolhers,
Slifer. ..
Estate! and JTsrAfcfi M'Murtrie, Guern
ay, Kankel, Hoge, Sanderson.
Pensions and Graluiliet Carton, Hamil
ton, M'Farland, Cinxer, Shimer. ,
Cororoiom Ilaoleit, , Mutthias, Jonea,
Fernon, Buc.kalew.
Lifcrarjf Malone, Corolhers, Carson.
JBanJb Crabb, Malotie, Frailey, Robe 1 1
on, Sbimer.
Internal Improvements-'-Packet, laslell,
Forsyth, Barns, Evan.
Election Districts--Robertson, Darlington,
Bailey, Buckalew, Hamlin.
Retrenchment and J?corm--Meyers, Ham
ilton, Carsor, Hamlin, Fernon.
Education Carother, Matthias, Dailing
ton, Packer, Hoge.
Agricult:nt and Domestic Manufactures
Kinzer, Meyers, Shimer, Robertson. Fulton.
Mititta M'Caslin, Packer, Muhlenberg,
M'Farlnnd, Fullon.
Roads and BriJges Guernsey, Baily,
Barnes, Hamlin, Jones.
Private Claims and Damages---Matthias,
Malone, Forsyth1 Evans, Frailey.
, Vict and Immorally Slifer, Carothers,
Carson, Sandersnn, Fullon.
Compart Bills Sonet, Kunkel, Hamilton,
M'Caslin Robertson.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Harrisbuko, Jan 13, 1852.
. The Speaker announce, 1 the following
standing Committees for the present ses
sion. , . .
Ways and Means Messrs. Bonham, Hart ,
M'Kean, Goodwin, M'Cune, Benedict, Blair,
Lilly, and Miller, of Allegheny.
Judiciary Messrs. Jackson, Broomall,
James of Warren, Bonham, Schell, O'Neill,
Gillis, Hubbell, and ShaefTer
rtnsions Messrs. Ely, Bigelow, M'Con
nel, Herbert, Fullmer, Froeland, and Mil'er
of Northampton.
Claims Messrs. Souder, Dungan, Shull,
Kean, Harris, Ross and Ringer.
Agriculture Messrs. Evans, Landis, An
derson, Blaine, Craig, Thomas, and Sharon,
Education Messrs. M'Kean, Wise, Reck
how, Flanigan, Rnbicam, James, of Chester
and Seltzer.
Domestic Manufactures Messrs. Demers,
tlunsecker, Wagner, Kingsley, Landis, Mey
ers, and M'Crannhan.
Accounts -Messrs. Gibbs, Maclay, Gif.
ford, Steward, Mott, Mo wry, and Rubi
cam. Vict and Immorality Messrs. Laury, M'.
Canuel, Walton, Yost, Brock, Gabe, and
Penny.
Militia Messrs. Black, Mowry, Beyer,
Hook, Pownall, Penny, and Torbett.
Election Districts Messrs. Laughlin, Den
6ler, Springer, M'Cluskey, Herbert, Merri
man, and Meloy.
Banks Messrs. Recklow, Hart, Leech,
Acker, Merriman, James, of Warren, Lau
ry, Hill, and Miller, of Philadelphia county.
Estates and Escheats Messrs. Schell, Ap
pleton, Broomall, O'Neill, Kelso, Hubbell,
and Smith.
Corporations Messrs. Shugert, Gossler,
Huplet, Sboads, FiiTe, Reily, Demers, Sheaf
for and Kilboum.
Local Apprepriations Messrs. Rhoads,
Freeland, Mylert, Mellingers, Kingley, Reif
snyder, and Meloy.
Lands Messrs. Blair, Appleton, Black,
Anderson, Gabe, Sharon, and Dungan.
Divorces Messrs. Fretz, Lilly, Reel, Mel
linger, Gibbs, Shull, and Flanigan
Keut Counties Messrs. Guffey, Miller of
Allegheny, Reiley, Meclay, Folmer, Boyer,
and Pownall.
Compare Ptlls Messrs. Huplet, Acker,
Evans, Hook and Harris.
Library Messrs. Steward, Crsig and
Leech.
Inland Navigation Messrs. Benedict, Gil
lis, Gossler, Hill, Maderin, Ross, Molt,
Chandler, M'Ciuakey, Kean, Mylert, Tor
bett and Hamilton.
Printing Messrs. Wise, Souder, and
Shtigert.
Public Buildings Messrs. Good win. Ely
and GufTey.
HiSRissonc, Jan. Iff, 1852.
Senate. Mr. Muhlenberg, from the Com
mittea on Finance, reported back, as com
mitted, the bill from the House, authorizing
the State Taeasurer to negociate a tempora
ry loan of $300,000 to meet the serai-anuual
interest on the dublio debt, falling due on
the 1st of Febuary.
. Mr. Kunkel moved that the bill be refer
red back to the Finance Committee.
The motion led to a lengthy discussion.
Hocse. The Speaker announced the fol
lowing committee to apportion the State into
Congressional districts : -Messrs. Schell,
Demers, Flanigan, Souder, Huplet, Broomall
Acker, Schaefler, Evans, Lilly, Benedict)
Reckhow, Follmer, Freeland, Mellinger,
Bonham, Blair, Hill, Hamilton, FifTe, Mer
iiman, Wise and McConnell.
The following nomination were mad for
f lata Tra'lr'r 10 b sleeted on Monday
next Jobu M. fi'jkel, George Darsia and
James P. Hoover.
The bill changing he name of the Squit.
able Lrfe Insurance and Trust Company, anu
extending its powers tha Company (a be
called tba KquitalU Mtul I naurance Com
fany, was lauwi up ud paed finally,
Tbe WW wing bills were read iu piaee :
By Mr, Gillis, a bill supplcioeaUry to the
aet taearporajint; the Sunbury and Erie, and
Piltmbwg and Susquehanna Rail Road Com
fwajr, sod also a supplement to the Act in
corporating the Callawissa, Wiliiamsport
and Erie Rail Boa J Company. Also a bill
relative to rail read eeoipeuiea.
Jtr. JInplet audieUusd a sriea ef joint
raMotuttenf ;eairre It) the partmoor pri
Mr. doornail offered a series of joint res
olutio. relative to a Congress of Nations
for I lie rnirpnse of enacting international
laws. '
Mr. Jackson introduced a supplement to
the act incorporating the Danville Rail Road
Company. ; . ' ''
It was then ordered that to-morrow the
House will proceed to the selection of a
committee to try the contested eleiio'i
case of Painter vs. Demers, from the county
of Philadelphia,
The resolution of Mr. Hart for the ap
pointment of a Joint special committee to
inquire into the expedieucy of removing the
seat of government from llarrisburg, was
taken up and passed, and Messrs. Hart,
Ross and Gaines of Warren, appointed on
the part oflhe House.
Mr. Madeira moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution was passed.
The orders of the day were called, and
the House refused to entertain the motion
yens 40, nays 44.
From the TUIa. ledger of the 17th inrt.
FltlGIITFtL RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT.
A Dwf.lling Iloi'su DcMOLtsiicD Sever
al Persons Sf.hiouslt Injured A most
frightful accident occurred, yesterday, on the
Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, at Bris
tol, t lie particulars of which nre as follows:
The 6 o'clock train from New York yester
day morning, on passing Bristol, dropped one
of its cars; those having charge of the train
ran the car off ihe main track into a small
car-house, nnd left it there, but wi'h a de
gree of carelessness totally un pardonable,
neglerted to turn back again in ils proper
place the switch lending to Iho car-house.
At 12 o'clock, the 9 o'clock train fiom New
Yoik reached Bristol, and Ihcre being no
passengers waiting there, was passing on nt
nearly full speed, when it reached the switch,
and a sudden jar and the crashing of timbers
caused quite a consternation among the pas
sengers. The locomotive had been turned
from its proper course by the misplaced
switch, and ran upon the track leading to the
car-house, into which buiidiug it plunged,
bursting through the doors and forcing the
empty cars standing in the house through a
biick wall in the rear, thence through a pile
of wood in a yard adjoining, nnd thence
again into the din'ng-room of the house of
Mr. William Stewart, in the middle of which
himself and family, seven in number, were
sitting around the dinner-table. The whole
interior of the back-building, which was of
frame, about twelve feel in width by sixteen
feet in length, was brought down in a mass
of ruins, the upper floor falling on to the la-
blo ami stove, with Ihe bedding and furni
ture from above. The passengers immedi
ately left Ihe cars to render such assistance
as might be needed. They found Mrs. Ste
wart and a young gill, who were in the room
at the time of the crash, were iu the yard,
whence they bad been thrown, frantic with
terror, whilst the father was struggling to
rescue his children from beneath the ruins,
at which a hundred willing hands were in
moment heartily assisting him. Their
screams could be heard, nnd for a few min
utes nothing could be seen of them, but on
the upper floor, which had fallen, being lift
ed off, the three children, two git Is and a
boy, were found covered with rubbish, and
rescued, when their injuries were happily
found to be but slight. The girls were
slightly bruised and scratched, and Ihe little
boy had quite a severe contusion on Ihe side
of his head. All of them were almost fright
ed to death, equally unable, as were their
parents, to imagine what had happened.
The other persons in the room were only
slightly bruised, with the exception of Mrs.
Stewart, who received a severe blow on the
head, and, being tnciente, tome fears were
entertained as to the result.
On returning to the car-house, into which
the head of the train bad entered, Ihe loco
motive and tender was found to be driven to
gether, and the running gear and frame of
the former crushed into a hundred pieces,
being, in fact, a perfect wreck. The end of
the empty car, or rather the shattered frame
of it, was driven almost entirely out of the
car-house, through the brick wall, and lodged
on the pile of wood in the yard, between the
rear of the house and ihe duelling of Mr.
Stewart ; a portion of it entering and demol
ishing the back pait of which, as before sta
ted, but still retaining its elevated position.
The truck of Ibis car was thoroughly demol
ished between the front of ihe locomotive
and the lower part of the wall, which, being
built against a bank of earth, did not give
way. The engineer, Mr. Peler Provost,
leaped off as soon as the head of ihe locomo
tive atruck the door, and succeeded in escap
ing with a slight injury to his side and back.
The two firemen, James Kiuley and James
Lexor, both of New Brunswick, discovered
the danger of their position too late lo jump,
and were found fast between iho locomotive
nnd tender; the first with his right fool
caught at ihe instep, the bones crushed and
protruding iu a frightful manner; and the
second with a similar injury to his left foot;
and, though not so severely crushed, amputa
tion is deemed necessary in both eases.
They weie soon rescued from their fearful
position by the passengers, and conveyed to
a publio house, where medical aid was
promptly in attendance, affording them tern
porary relief until they could be bright to
Ihe City Hospital, where amputation was
doubtless performed last night.
A messenger was sent by the conductor,
by horse express, to the telegraph station at
Trenton, and a message sent to Philadelphia
for another locomotive, which reached Biis
lol at 3 o'clock, and after a detention of
'bout three hours, the train was again in
ibotib;.' Pn its way to the city, where it aniv
ed at balf-p;?t o'clock.
Chitaum WvKorf; formerly the agent
of Fanny Rllsler, is said iu be in prison at
Genoa, with the prospect ef ben' sent to
the galleys, en the charge of attempting o
force a young French lady of wealth either
to marry him or make over one half of her
fortune to him.
M. La Rosa, the Mexican Minister at
Washington, bat resigned his poet on accouat
vf ill health,
SUNBURY AMERICAN AND SHAM0K1N JOURNAL.
THE AIORICJLIT.
SUNBURY.
ATIRDAV, JANlAHY B4, ISM.
II. B. MASSE It, Edll.r and Proprietor.
V. D. PALMER is our authorized agent to receive sub
KTiption and advertising itlusofliot, in rhilndetpliia, New
York, Doiton end Baltimore.
To Aovntviiafts. The circulation of Ihs Suiihury
American among tlie different town on Hie Susquehanna
i a imt exceeded if equalled tr anjr paper pubhahed in North
arn Peunerlrania.
KDITOR'A TABLE.
Buflneas Notices.
We call the attention of our readers visiting
Philadelphia, to the adTertiermr nt of J. Stock
man & Son, No. 60 Chestnut street, whom we
can recommend as perfectly reliable and honor
able in their dealings.
TIIR NEW POSTAGE LAW.
This law went tnlo operation on the first
day of Jul) iust , and will operate to Ihe fol-lowi"-:
effect upon Ihe Sunbury American.
1. Subscribers will receive it by mail, in
Northumberland County, fher or postaoi:.
2. Fur a distance not exceed ng fifty miles
at five cents per quarter.
3. Over Hfiy and not exceeding three iu.t
dred miles nt te cents per quarter.
4. Over three hundred nnd mil exreedinc
one thousand miles, at fifteen cents per
annum.
ftF.RMON TO VOt'KO ME!.
A Discourse In Ym'NO Men will b deliver,
ed in th Presbyterian Church of Sunhurr,
mlxt Sabbaih evening, J,m. 25th, at half-past
six o'cloek, by the P.istnr of the Chinch
Young Men are respectfully invited lo attend.
Ey"" We are indebted to Messrs Follmpr
and Crotzer of the Legislature for docu
ments. C To Delinquent SuBscRir.nits. We
have on our Hooks some subscribers who
have received the American for years and
have paid but little or nothing. We do
not wish to strike off from our list the
names of subscribers, simply because they
are poor, if they make an efl"it to
pay something on their subscription, but
common justice requires that we should
receivp some return. Those of our sub
scribers who find the above remarks ap
plicable to their case, will act accordingly.
"The paper mill has frozen op"
says Mr. Case of the American Intelligen
cer, nnd as per consequence, the lntelli
gencer is in the same fix. In the mean
time the democracy of this and adjoining
Counties, is called upon by hand bills, to
meet at Milton on the 31st inst., to form a
joint stock company for its revival.
tOLI) WEATHER.
The present winter will he chronicled
hereafter as one of the "cold w inters," and
it is certainly entitled to this distinction-
The thermometer on Tuesday morning at
7 o'clock, stood at ten degrees below zero,
At Northumberland, during the niht, we
understand, the thermometer of Mr. An
drew Hutton, who keeps a regular meteor-
olegical account of the weather, 'or the
Franklin Institute, the thermometer stood
at fifteen degrees below zero. The weather
is certainly too cold for comfort, but these
cold snaps never continue more than three
or four days.
bNOW.
We had another additional fall of snow
on Saturday night, of about five inches in
depth, which added to the previous fall of
about fifteen inches, gives us a bed of twen
ty inches of as good an article as evpr fell
in Canada or elsewhere, making the sleigh,
ing, when properly broke, most excellent.
The Susquehanna is again closed with ice,
about ten inches thick. A number of per
sons were engaged on Tuesday last, in cut
ting down and levelling a track, for the
purpose of crossing.
REVEME AMI EXPENDITI RES Or OVR
I'l ULIC WORKS.
According to the report of the Auditor
General, the Receipts ol toll from the Ca
nals and Rail Road, belonging to the State,
amount to $1,719,783 51, while the Ex
penditures of the puhlic improvemenU are
put down at $1,823,709 92, showing an
excess in the Expenditures over the re
ceipts, of 103,921 33. From these ex
pendituns, however, nsust be deducted the
following iten s :
Straitening Columbia Rait Road, $158,171
Rail Road to avoid Schuylkill
plane, 90,500
Avoiding Allegheny plane, 25,390
Western Reservoir, 20,765
North Cranch Extension, 443,169
736,995
103,921
Deduct the above excess,
$633,074-
This would leave a nett revenue of
$633,074. There are also other items
that do not properly belong to ordinary re.
pairs, included in the motive power de
partment, repairs of canals, &c, and also
about $50,000 for new bridges, and a de
pot at Columbia. Still the expenditures
appear to be enormously heavy in propor
tion to Ihe revenue.
Counterfeit relief notes of the
Harrisburg Bank, of the denomination of
$2 t'f in circulation. Tbey are taid to be
well executed.
B7" The fire at Barnum's Museum did
not interfere with the busJoeaa pcrations
of the Colombia House.
VALUABLE BTATISTICa. '
Our readers will find in another column
a valuable statistical (able, prepared for this
paper by T. S. Mackey, Esq., the late
Deputy Marshall, engaged in taking the
Census of this County. In this table
is condensed a vast amount of useful in
formation, obtained with great labor and
expense, and should be preserved. In
deed every subscriber to a newspaper
should preserve and file the numbers,
for future reference. By the table re
ferred lo, it will be seen (hat there ore
1,789 farms in the County, estimated at a
cash value worth over five and a half
million of dollars, while the value ol (ar
ming implements is nearly a quarter of a
million. The value ol Real estate inde-
pendant of Farms, is not quite a million of
dollars. The number of dwellings is 4-,-
035 ; while the number o! families is 4,-
111 making 29 families more than
houses.
The Real estate in Old Turbut amounts
to over two millions, or nearly one third
of the whole. Delaware stands at the
head, in point of wealth and numbers.
The farms in Turbut nre much the most
valuable. The 8!) (arms of that township
arc valued higher by om $3,000 than the
H9 farms of Lewis. Delaware, Shamo
kin and Jakson have precisely the samp
number of farms, 200 each. The Dorough
of Sunhury has within ils limits 13 farms
containing 931 acres, and 330 acres un
improved, valued at $59,950. The Ror
ough of Northumberland, 10 farms, con
taining 521 acres, and 90 acres unimpro
ved, valued at $2 1,350. Milton Borough
hag no farms within its limits.
Til E Sl'SQl-EHASNA KAIL ROAD.
The Mayor of Baltimore in his mesage
to the City Councils, strongly urges the
commencement and completion of Ihe rail
road from llarrisburg to this place and Wil
iiamsport. We make room for the follow
ing extract, not having sufficient space lor
the whole this week.
It would be deemed superfluous, perhaps
tor me in ack! mat I tie limn has arrived
w hen Baltimore, in justice lo herself, inns!
make extraordinajy e(rort In secure Ihe
great advantages of her geographical posi
tion, and contest wilh her eastern rivals her
claims In the trade of the West and of Ihe
great lakes.
In this work above referred to, she pos
sesses a powerful lever lo the accomplish
ment of that creat object. I have been
waited upon by some of our most active.
enterprising and intliiential citizens, who
Cive every insurance Hint steps will be la
ken lo immediately organize a company tin
der the act referred In, to secure the eatly
completion of this most important line of
communication.
These sentlemen further assure me, and
I cheerfully commend it lo your honorable
body, thai a subsrriptinn lo the woik on Ihe
part of iho city of S500,000, secured by a
mortgage on Ihe work, after nn expenditure
oflhe same amount by individual enteipne
would insure Ihe speedy completion of the
woik, and thereby place Baltimore in a
most happy position, w ith her great works
of internal improvement.
RAIL ROAD OVEn THE ICE.
The Rail Road Company, between Phila
delphia and Baltimore, in order to facili
tate the travelling, have laid down an iion
track over the ice, on the Susquehanna, at
Havre-tie-Grace. They will have to keep
a sharp look out about "breaking up" time,
or the ice rails may go down the river, to
keep company wilh a ten plate stove that
a neighbor of ours saw floating down the
flood during one of our freshets in the Sus
quehanna. K7 Pointing the Laws. An effort
was made last winter to pass an act author
izing all public laws to he published in at
least one paper in each County. In this
manner the people would become acquaint
en wilh the laws much better than by the
published acts of Assembly, almost a year
after their passage, and which are only dis
tributed among a few persons.
A hesoli'tion was passed in the
House for the removal of the Seat of Jus
tice Irom Harrisburg, on account of the
rowdyism permitted by the citizens in the
Capitol, during the ceremonies of the re
ception of Kossuth. Bring it up the Sus
quehanna. We will take care that the
b'hovs behave themselves.
K7" We learn from the Erie Chronicle
that the first train of cars arrived there
over the Ejjy and Noith East road, on Sat
urday the 10th inst. There was a great
crowd and much rejoicing. This puts Erie
in connection with New York, 475 miles
travelled iu 2 hours. When the Sunbury
and Erie roan is completed, the distance
will be from Erie to Philadelphia, about
50 miles less and the time about IS hours.
C7 Whig Almanac. We are indebt
ed to Messrs Greeley & McElralh, ol the
New York Tribune, for a copy ot this
work. It contains a vast deal of statistical
and other useful information, and all lor
121 cents or $1 per dozen.
E7" The New York Mirror has put on
a new dress, decidedly the handsomest in
newspaperdom. The Mirror is a lively
and piquant paper, but never coarse or
vulvar.
n?" Some of the New York papers come
down pretty heavily on Col. Forney of the
Pennsylvanian, on account of his letter to
Mr. Roberts of Borton, in regard to Mrs.
Forrest.
Mr. Wiiitmct, the Pacific Rail Road agi
tator, is in Washington again.
A raw days since in Cincinnati, twe men
cut up 1347 bogs in IJIjiunj.
GREAT aflOrV STORM.
The snow storm of Saturday night last,
seems to have been the heaviest that has
occurred for many years in our Atlantic
cities. In Philadelphia the now fell to
the depth of about ten inches. In Balti
more it was twelve inches deep arid in
New York about eight inches. The mails
have been delayed in almost every direc
tion by the stoppage of the rail way trains
on account of the drift o( snow, which in
the deep cuts some times fill up to the
depth of from ten to fifteen feet. The
Philadelphia Bulletin of Monday last says:
The rniliond lines nr nil interrupted. On
Ihe Columbia rtiilrnnd Ihe Superintendent
started out Ibis mornine with five locomo
tives for lh West, but the train has not yet
been heard from. We learn fiom Harri-din'ru.
by lelecrnph, that four nllempl have been
mwde lo get to Lancaster with four engines
anil I three rnrs, but each lime Ihe tiain was
obliged to return for wood nnd water befme
Vt'.ina two miles. Another attempt was to
b made nl I P. M. The Irnins from the
West nre nol in. but nre within ten milrs of
Harrislmrjr, wmkin.' iheir way. The len o'
clock line for New Yotk fmni this city, was
unable lo leave Camden. Three locomotives
failed lo builse the Irnin. The ferry bonis
have preat difficulty in ercssins the Dela
ware, in consequence of heavy Hunting ice
INAlTil RATION OF COY. RIGLl'R.
The ceremonies of inaugurating Gov.
Bigler took place at the Slate Capitol at
Harrisburg on Tuesday last. The town
was crowded wilh strangers. At a quarter
before 12 the committees awaited on the
Governor ond the procession reached the
Hall about 12 M.
Upon the arrival of the procession at the
Capitol, the retiring Governor and the Gov
ernor elect were introduced to the assem
blage, and took their seats upon the Speak
er's plat lortn the Speaker of the Senate
on the extreme right, the Governor elect
seated nexLL-) him, and ihe retiring Gover
nor and thpTspeaker of the House on his
left. The certificate of the election of
William Bigler, as Governor of the Com
monwealth, was then read by the Clerk,
and the usual onths o( office having bet-n
administen d to him by the Speaker of th
Senate, he vvai declared invested wilh the
office of Governor, and proceeded to de
liver his inaugural address, from which we
take the following most important extract :
Inaugtii'ul Adilrrss Addrrsa of fiuv. Win. Ilijjler,
DKL1VERKD AT HARIUSDVRG, JaN. 20, IS.") 2.
Feii.ow Citizens : The providence of
(Jod has prospered our greul Commonwealth.
Tim will of the people has called an humble
cilizon to the performance of Ilia duties of
her chief executive office. In accordance
wilh the requisition thus made on me, and
in obedience lo the provisions of ihe Consti
tution, I appear before you to-day, for the
pnipose of subscribing to Ihe oath of ofliee
and assuming Iho duties. I embrace ibis
opportunity to evpres Ihe profound gratiui le
1 feel towards llie people for this distinguish- !
ed maik of their confidence.
The Governor then alludes to Ihe fact of
his being the junior of nil his predecessors.
Speaks of the importance of the rijihi of suf
frage, the necessity of feneral intelligence
and free toleration of religious s.-ntiments J
The experienre of Ihe worl I seem lo
demonstrate that general intelligence nnd
republicanism nmsl go together. The suc
cessful government of ihe people is the pn.
vernmenl of intellect directed by virtue.
K Ihiirouoh education of the youth of our
country, will therefore tend (ar more In Ihe
security of our institutions ami the mainte
nance of our national honor, than all other
means. Besides common school education
high literary attainment, the knowledge of
the nits nod sciences, a comprehension nl
individual rights and Ihe principles of the
Christian religion constitute the very bul
wark of our republican government. Tlie
schemes anil machinations of the dema
gogue w ill fall harmless before a people thus
thoroughly educated
The dangerous tendency of monopoly nnd
the corruptitiL' infli-euce of money are met
and counteracted by the power ami virtue of
this knowledge. Liberal expenditures by
our government (or the purpose of education
may well be regirded as rii-i.l economy,
and thu payments of llie people for the sup.
port of thiii cause as pure devotiuu lo repub
licanism, li should be the fi si care of the
parent and ihn government, nnd its fiiiits
accounted thu richest legacy we can leave
to posterity.
I:: ihe dircharze of llie various dmies of
the office I have just assumed, it will be my
anxious desire lo do equal ami exact justice
to all men, of whatever persuasion, religion
or political, and rspeeially to advance the
interests of this gieut Commonwealth ; lo
increase ihe resources of her Ireasury, bus
b ind her means, diminish her debt and ele
vate the standard of her credit lo favor
such measures as maybe calculated lo .de
velop her vast lesomees, and stimulate like
her agricultural, mining, manufacturing, me
chanical and coinmeicial inteiesls ; ami
co operate most cheerfully wilh ihe legisla.
live brunch of Ihe government in the
adoption of such policy as may lend to
lessen ihe present oueious burthens of the
people.
Our vast debt should be reduced as rnpid
ly as practicable. Its iujniious effect upon
the growth of our population ami Ihe migra
tion of ihe tiiipiiol to ihe S.ate, is much more
potent than (lie casual observer would sup.
pose. This may nol be most readily ac
complished by ihe loo parsimonious use of
the mean already secured lo the treasuiy.
It may be wise to apply a portion of those
to complete public impiovemciiis now far
advanced in constiuolion, but yet unproduc
tive. The abandonment of such improve
ments would involve large amount of capi
tal already expended, and sacrifices entirely
ihe chances of future return to the treasury
from these source. Indeed, the speedy
completion or the North Branch Canal is, in
my opinion, consistent with the truest princi
ples of economy.
A thorough knowledge of Ihe science of
agriculture by oor people will have a most
beneficial effect if not quite essaulial to
heir prosperity. 1 am therefoie much gral.
ified wilh the effort now being made lo ac
complish this great object ; and our own
experience and the history of other countries
fully demonstrate the importance of such
scienlifio education. The study of this
science, combined with the practical labor
of tilling the noil, is no less calculated lo
elevnle and dignify Ihe farmer, than to re
ward him for his toil. This great, (list,
most dignified pursuit of man, so peculiarly
adapted to our Stale and Iho inclinations of
our people, should command Ihe foslciiug
care of government.
It will afford me I ha utmost pleasure to
favor all proper measures calculated to ad
vance, our great agricultural, mineral and
olher interests.
Thn Governor then alludes to the impor
tance of iIih mineral resources of Pennsylva
nia, especially her coal ami iron, also the ne
cessity of restiieling the currency of paper
within proper bounds.
Intimately connected with the great inter
esls of Ihe country is the subject of a cur
rei.ey. The proper disposition of Ibis que,
lion is tint a high, but one of the most diffi
cult and dangerous duties of Ihe govern
ment. The ertors of our system are of the
most seductivo ami dangerous character,
consisting mainly in the ciea'inn of Ion
mm h p ip r for Ihe amount of specie basis
provided for its redemption. The utniosl
care should be taken lo guard acninsl ibis
tendency, ami lo secuie the people in the
use ol this medium. This security may be
measurably afforded by imposinc on the
eoiporalors individual liability to Ihe fullest
extent.
Legislation should give to nil citizens an
qual opportunity of enjoyin-r iho natural
advantages which surround them. Curpn.
rate power and special privileges loo often
produce ihe teverse. result, ami should only
therelore be granted lo facilitate the accom
plishment of great public purposes, nol
within llie reach of individual means. Cap
ital nnd labor, co-operiitinsi in a proper rela
tive proportion, have made, and will contin
uu lo in.'iUn our country prosperous ami hap
py. Th" rights of tlm latter should never
be sacrificed lo iho interests of the foinu r.
Special h'i;i'iitioii ton frequently has tbi
leniency. Capital can iiKvaj command
emplnynifnt ami pioiit. I.ibir, less able to
command either, should receive the watch
ful care of government.
Tin; dangerous conflict touching the sub.
jeet tif slavery, which for a lime seemed to
menace the stability of the national govern
ment, has been most fortunately, and 1 trust
permanently adjusted, through the medium
ol what are generally known as ,;lhe Com
promise inensnie.1' The general acqui
escence of Ihe several Stall's in llii.i adjust
ment gives assurance of continued peace lo
the country Hud peiniancuve lo tlie Union
permanence lo that Union, Ihe formation of
w bich gave our nation early iol.uenco nnd
dignity of position w ith ihe otlter powers of
the ror.h.
The Union and thn Constitution nrn one
and indivioable. The former cannot exist
without ihe latter, nnd the latter had no pur
pose but to perfect and sustain the former,
lb', therefore, who is not for the Constitution
is against ihe Union; nnd he who would
sit ike at either, would commit political sa
crilege against Ihe ereal fabtie sanctioned
by Washington and Franklin. The Federal
Constitution must bn maintained and execu
ted in nil parts. It M th" paramount law of
each Stat!-, ami il is ihe imperative duly of
Iheir respective government to assist in the
just nnd full administration of all its provis
ions. To Congress undoubtedly belong, in the
first instance the duty of making provision
to carry in'o execution the intent of this in
strnment, but it is the riht and duly of the
Stall s, moving widiin Ihe limits of their
reserved rights, to co-operate with llie Gen
eral Government in this legitimate work.
They should rerlninly never attempt, by
melius of their legislation, lo enibnrtass ihe
administration of the Constitution. Such in
terference cannot fail lo engender hostile
fee-Una between the different section i,f
the Union, and, if persisted in, lead lo a
separation of the Stales. So far a the legis
lation of this kind can be found on the. sta
tue book of ibis State, il should rpeedily
be repealed. Of this character I legaid Ihe
greater portion of the law of 1 S-S7, prohib
iting Ihe use of our Stale prisons fur ihe
detention of fugitive fiom labor, whilst
awaiting trial. In lhat work I shall most
cheerfully parl'cipnte, n I shall also aid, ns
far n I may propeily do so, to suppress nil
Httempls lo resist the execution of llie law
of Congress, whether providing for ihe
rendition ol fugitive from labor, or fur any
olher constitutional purpose. Tin necessity
for such action is fully demonstrated by the
fatal consequence resulting from on at
tempt recently occurring within our own
border.
I need say no more, my fellow-citizens, of
Ihe importance of Ihe Union. Yon nie, I
am confident, abundantly impressed wilh it
magnitude; without Union our liberties
never could have been achieved. Without
it they cannot be maintained. With the
d.ssohtlion of this nutionul compact would
fall lha hope of the wnitd fur republicanism
lite cause of political and leligious liberty,
the peace ami prosperity of our people
Let unr habit of acting, thinking ond sp-ok-ing
of iho Union ben though il were in
deed Ihe pali idiiim of our political safety
and prosperity : watching for it pieseiva
lion with jealou anxiety, discountenancing
w hatever may sui'gest even a suspicion lhat
il can in any event be ubaudoned, ami in
dignantly frowning at ihe firsl dawn of any
attempt to alienate any portion of our coun
try from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred
ties which now link together thn various
parts. Then shall we have performed our
whole duty duly to outeelves, lo our sister
States, and to the cause of republicanism
throughout the world.
WILLIAM BIGLER.
The Savt. Ten thousand persons passed
the Saul last season, and it is said the want
of a ship caual has cosl S 133,000.
' Hat, in the vicinity of Auburn, California,
commands readily tlOO per ten.
Th following is an extract from a speech;
made by Hon. Robert J. Walker, at a com
plimemary dinner given la him by the met
chant of Manchester, England, on the 9th of
December last.
"The first gentleman lhat was ever dis
tinguished in my country as an eminent ad
vocate of free trade was a dislinguished Kng.
l.shman, ihe friend of Franklin and leffei
son, eminent as a scholar, a philosopher,
historian nnd a divine. lie came from ,h(,
v.cinity of Ihe neighboring city of Birming
ham, and hi nnme wn Joseph Priestley
' Hear," and applause. He sellled, he liv
ed, and d.e.l in my own native town of Nor.
tlinmlmrlnml, in the Stain of Pennsylvania,
ami, so far as my knowledge extends, the
hrsi essays lhat were ever written in my
own country in favor of ihe doctrine of free
trade cmaimted from his pen."
Three person w,-re recently fined S10
each, and the cost of court, in Boslo,,, for
throwing snow balls in the streets of lhat
city.
Mr. Chares L. Uracf, Ihe heroic pedes
trian who was imprisoned by the Aus
liian government, lectured in Boston on Ihe
I5lh inst.
John Bs.en.van, aged 40 years, wn i.
Rtantly killed iu one of the Schuylkill co.
mines, on Friday.
Western Texas, it is said, is preparing to
ask for admissioti into lha Union as a sepa
rate State.
StiiKNECTrr, S. Y., was lighted with
gas for tic! fi'gi time on lust Monday night.
Lnt.A Montcz nppeared at the Walnut
street Tneatre Ih s week.
VMV itrtl'l. f.... .1 . t
iit-rp can ue seen in
the vicinity of llollidaysbnrg
New Advertisements.
70T,TA1J?K was at the table one d.v, whrn
the company were conversing; on the anti
quity ol" the world. Hi opinion Iwing asked, ha
said. "The World U like an old coquette, who
dixjuisr her iir.M T,r. l,r,t way for mrn ,
disguise az'. i I" 'ir the clcRnnt, nnd I'ashion
:1 If) . Milling sold so cheap by Kockhill eV Wil
son. No. Ill I'brstmit street, comer of I'rut'k-
il.'l I'l.HT.
J hi.ii!cl l.ia. Jan. 21, J cri.
TN" pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court
of Northumberland county, will lie expose J
to public n. ou S'alurdny the Sist day of Fe!
ruarv net. on the premises, the following real
estate to wit: A certain
Tenet ol' Land,
ituats in Little Muhonoy township, County
aforesaid, bounded by land of Samuel Kotbtfrmel.
William Kakcr and llaniel Wagner, containing
about ill A CUES, whereon
is erected a
M FRAME HOUSE,
(Tavern Stand.) Bank Barn, Shed anj a
I.ARCE APPLE ORCHAKD.
siv or eight acre leinr? meadow land. Alio
a piece ol oodl.ir.il, unimproved, on the south
side of the Mhlionov mountain, adjoining land of
P. Kciitcicr and Win. Haker, coiAainiug
14 ACRES
more or !ef. Late the estate of Frederick Pa
ker, deceased.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock. A. M. nri,l
day when the term of sale will lie made known
hv JACOU I). HOFFMAN, Trustee.
Dv order of the Court, )
J. I'. ITIlfsKL, Clk, O. C.
Jan. 21, IS52 St. S
ORI'IIAXS' COURT
salt:.
I
N pursuance of an ordrr of the Orphan' Court
of Northumberland rounty, will be exposed
to public sale, on ThursJay the 2Gth day of Feb
ruurv next, en the premises, the following real
estate to wit : A certain
Tract of Land,
a'.lunlii in IVint township, County aforesaid, be
sinning ut a lurtttr in land of Kmc Vincent,
thence by s-iid l itul south 411 east -1:19 perches to
the, rivr. tltetiee north "fl enst 43 perches along
t'ic rivii, thence by iand of Jctiathan l'uisel.
North -It! J. west 42 J perenrs to a coiner on land
of Jocph Leiueii's heirs, thence south rDJ aast
50 perches to the place of beginning, containing
100 Acres.
Lnle tits cs!:ilc of Leonard rfoutr, deceased.
Sa to commence nt 10 o'clock. A. M. of said
dav, whrn the terms of sale nil) be made known
by' JOHN 1'1'OlTZ. ) , , ,
bENJ. 1'FOITZ, J Ad,nr
Pv ouler oflhe Court, )
J. 1'.' l'lKMII.. Clk. O. C.J
Jan. 21, IS32. 5t. )
J. STOCKMAN & SOU,
WAM.TACTUitr.ns anu Dr.ALr.ns in
GOU) AM) SIIAKU I'K.NCILS
TLiuililts, Mlvtr Wore, Jtwclrj, ic.
Al llie Old Eslabli-hed Stand, Sign of th
Cl'.ld Thimble, No. CO Chestnut Street,
Suuth side, betwien 21 and 3d Sis.,
PHILADELPHIA.
"ITT HE RE they manufacture and keep eor
etautiy on hand a variety of article, suit!
ble for city or country trade, among which a
Gold and Silver Patent and other kinds i
Pencils, Cold and Silver Thimbles,
Combs, FinccrHhields, Knitting She;iths, Need
Cai-es, Scissor Hooks and Chain. Purse C'laa)
Tooth slid Eur Picks, Tweewr, Nursing Tutu
Odd Fellows' and Sons of Temperance Jewi
and Emblems, Ac, also
Silrcr Spoons, Forks and Butter Knives.
In addition to which they keep a general u
ply of
Rogers' Superior Plated and German Silv
Goods
Of the first quality, audi as Sponna, Fork, So:
and 0 stcr I .adieu, Hotter Knives, Kieclacles, A
Jackson's celebrated Lead fur Pencils of
Mes bv the quantity, at the lowest market prin
January, 24, 185i.2m.
" TAKE NOTICE.
A LI. person knowing tbemaelve to 1
denied to Mrs. E. Fullmer, on book
count or otherwise, are requested In mak imr
diate. payment, on or before the 10th of Februi
licit, a the book will then pas into the uai
ef a legal officer for collection.
Those who wish to aave coat will find it
Iheir advantage to ralt at the old stand and set
their account as longer indulgence cannot
given.
ELIZABETH FOLLMEB
Sunbury, Jan. 17, 185. 3t
MITH S ESSENCE OF JAMAICA G
GEK, a fresh supply just received, and
ale by il. B. MA8SEI
Sunburv, Jau. 10, 18iV
riMSSl'E PAPER. Yellow Tissue paper
1 covering glaaaea, etc, for sal at the suit
lit American.
BLANK DEEDS printed on the beat qui
of parchment paper, sold at th 1 sweat pt
at this office, by whl4 aii rtjl ,