: "T ; tv rapgic Y...: Pennsylvania Lrajlalalnr. llAKnurpno, Fkb. 27. Smati. Met &t 10 o'clock, A M. Journal read. Tho Speaker Inift be Tore the Senate th annual report of tlie Pennsylvania luttitu tion cf (lie Ulind. Mr. C'reisw. It, sums ni commit la J, tho 111 to' mVso the s?imi of tli 4 Supremo Court permanent at Harmbnrg. Mr. Bell, tamo with a negative recommen dation, tho bill to alter tie District of the Supreme Court. '" - Also, as committed, th Supplement to tbe act relative to Executors and . Administra tors. ,. - ' - - Also, as committed, the bill to Authorize the eul of property of insolvent corpora tions. Mr. Schofield, same, as committed, tbe bill to attach the couutie of Eii and Crawford to tbe Eastern District of the Supreme Court. . Tbe supplement to tbe acts liuii'.tnjf. ae. tions against tval estate cam p on third reai'injr. Mr. IWH explained the object of the bill, when it puMwl fin)ly-yeas 15, nays (V. Senate bill 3 a further supplement to the act for l ha prevention of frsads and perjuries tame op iu order on second reading, 1'ussed on second reading, and oo (notion of M r. liell. laiJ OTor for the present. Mr. II mkaiew called up Senate bill supple men t to tbe act iPCor-ionitiRtf tho Dauville and rotlsvilleanl'biladelpbia and Sunbury Railroad Company. Dossed committee of the whole and laid over for tbe present. AEKIVAL OP TUB HALIFAX. LATin rnoM tutor;. Tha British government bad declined to interfere in regard to Mazr.ini, Lodrti Kollin, end others, the evidence of their complicity with the recent attempt to asaassiniite tbe Emperor Napoleon not being tullicicut. GREAT BRITAIN. In the llooso of Commons, Sir Geore Orny.lin rcsponso to inquiries, enid that the evidence offerod by the I retich government or tho complicity of Mazziui, Ledru Kidlin, and others in Oreini's attempt on the Emperor's life, was insufficient to justify proceedings against theso parlies, and that tbe British government had declined to interfere. Lord Polmerston explained that, so fur from Louis Napoleon having paid tho legacy bequeathed by Napoleon to Contillion. fur oo attempt to assassinate tho links of Wei Iin(:ton, an application for it bad beou re jccled, on the ground that tho testutor must have been in a state of mental aberration when be made tho bequest. A part of the beqocst was paid under tho Bourbou regime. Tiik Kirkpatrick poisoning case, has occu" pied attention in Philadelphia Tor soma weeks. .Mrs. Robert P. Kirkpatrick is charged jritli conspiring with her husband to poison tho family of Edwin Kirkpatrick She is held to bail in 01)00 to ouswor tho charge at Court. Tba following outline of circumstances, given by the Eienii.g Journal, which trans pired prior to tho attempt to poison, will be read with interest, and may throw soma light upon tbe matter : Robert 1 Kirkontrick was la business with hie father, as one of the firm, wheo his brother Ehwin was admitted as a partner. There is reason to suppose that jealousy was instant v aroused ou lite part ol uoonri, This, it must be borne in m'tud, was at least teu years ago. The two brothers were en iTnuud to be married to two sisters, both la din of undoubted respectability and standing iu society. The betrothed of Edwin was iu Cucnced by reports which were studiously cir culated in her bearing, relative to his charac ter. Whether these reports were instigated bv tba malice cf a brother, wo do not toel at liberty to say, but their ollect was to break off IUO maicn. rumen mariiuu mo inn '6 sister, and lived with her uutii her death, which took ulace. wa believe, iu about odo Tear after she became a wife. Tbe medical doctor who attended her. is of tbe opinion that her disease was entirely from nutural e U3U3. Rumor states that her married life wns not a bnppy one, and that her claim to the rights ot a wile, was disputed ny strange women. Be this as it iiihv. she died. Kdwin married his present wife. Kobert became inti.nute with the woman who is now styled M rs. Robert P. K irkpatrii k. This in tinncy ws extremely distasteful to his rela tives, but it was not ruptured on that ac count. In fact it teemed to grow stronger by opposition. A co'dneM ensued between tiio couple and the family ot largo. Kdwin especially sec-mod to incur the hatred of his brother, and tho plaintiffs in tho present suit allege that it developed itstlt" in u systematic attempt to destroy their lives. 1 Luoroia Borgia, if tba charges which have been brought can be substantiated, was uot possessed of a mora diabolical disposition than tho ctiminnii in tho present case, who. ever they may bo. Hut it is believed that Robert i Kirkpatrick nover oon attempt ed any such plot, lie is) evidently cot pos sessed ef a mind sufficiently strong to prose. cute such a desperate scheme witn success. The Washington correspondent of the Bos ton 1'att write the following amusiiirr apple feat : "I cannot help telling you ft little in cident of Secretary Toucoy's reception. One of tho guests, a gentleman, huving a lady on Lis arm, took from the table a largo, fine apple, probably for the litllo ones at home, end his coat sleeves bung large, bo secreted it in the sleeves of bis right urm. Uofurtu nattly he forgot the circumstance just at tbe tn tiuiint he Mould not, for iu making his re. tiring bow he give a flourish of bis arm and pitched the apple almost in the Secretary's face! It bounded and rolled away ttll'it lodged under somo lady's crinoline, while tbe poor gentleman looked as much mortified und astonished as if he had iiecideutly fired a bombshell iu the parlor. This incident wul too ludicrous for gravity, and even the gravo and dignified Secretary was forced into a broad smile, which expanded into a grin all around the parlor. Some wag scrambled to ftl tbe epple, and restored it to tho discom iitod gentlemau, who theu incontinently took himself off." - .-..' ln i '. '- -- - 11 2 Coffkk. This beverage, so popular all over tbe civilized world, is made in a su- porior stye in iue -inu nonunion couee Pot," manufactured and sold by Arthur, Buruham & Uilroy, 10th and George streets, Philadelphia. A Si'Bi.ma IVtum Aluvnl every houso Vo'dntlie laud pieeuts pictures that are not exceeded ia sublimity by any thing in na- tar. Tho plient toiling of a women with1 a needle is a sublime, but sad picutre indeed ; ooa that it would bo well for humanity to have removed from every home circle, by the introduction of UhovkrA IUkku' l-'amily Bswiug Machine, which does more beautiful and belt -r sewing th.iu Can be done by hand. It is, unquestionably, tha best in the market (or family uj, sud arery family should have on. THE AMERICAN. - SUNBURY. -SATPHDAY, MARCH 0, 1858. " II. B. mAsSER, Editor and Proprietor. To ADnHTum.. .Tk irBttlstloii of the Sunhurj Aintrimn nmonj tht diSrent towns en th PofqarlMnii ln.itxccelH ifeqnalleJ kjr anjr paper paUi'hrdia Noitk ra renniraRia. v i i i ii iii iMiiirftwyjjj..., !! CaTFon Rfnt. Two looses In Market trcet. Apply at this offic. , BT Th list cf applicants for tavern licen ses appe st in this week's aper. Th Lpgis. latara will, no doubt, ltr tha sysleut th present session. C3T Urnrrs- roa lltottra Wsoits. The hands on lh Northern Central Railroad struck for higher Wage on Monday. The matter bus been arranged, and all went to work. OT Y asniNGroM Horsa. Mr. Covert, th proprietor cf the Washington lions, bss commenced th building of an additicn to his Hotel. This will be a desirable, improve meat. Cy Siiamokih Bawo. Our young friend Thomas D. Grant, leader of tho Bund in this place, is engaged in giving instructions to the Shamokin Bond. Mr. Grant is a One musician, and fully competent.. (3 Msasi.es. This disease, peculiar to children, is prevailing, jn our Borough, to a very great extent. It has in several instan ces, attacked adults from fifty to sixty years of age. t a g a t I, tiP Tiif. Lost I)ai;oiitkr, by M rs. Caroline Leo lleutz, a new publication, noticed by us some time since as forthcoming, is now pub lished and highly commended. 6y The sale of tbe Sonbury Ferry to Im T. Clemeut, on the 20th inst., will secure a steam Ferry at this place. The price, 190 per annum, is n hick figure. For a number of years past it was sold frcm $40 to 75. Should Mr. Clement's steam Ferry prove successful, as it no doubt will, the Borough might well ufford to give it to bim at a nomi nal price. $3" Board Wale. Some of onr citizens are collecting a fund to make a board walk from Market street to tho grave yard. A walk eight feet wide is suggested by some. We think five feet is wido enough for all pur poses. OT nouses in this place are in demand, and rents have advanced almost on hundred per cent, within tho last five years. A num. ber of new buildings ore projected and in process of construction. C3T While some of tbo workmen on the Railroad, opposite Mr. Hendricks' House ia this place woro blasting tho frozen earth, a few days sioce, some heavy pieces fell on and crushed in the roof. . CS Boitocnii Charter We understand that the Borough Councils have appointed a committee in relation to making an applica tion for a new Btrough Charter. This is a very necessary measure. CSrTuu Miners' Journal,, of last week, coutaius an important opinion delivered by Judge Ilegins ia a case of equity, on an application by tho Scbuylk;!! Navigation Company, for an injunction to restrain Tbos. Shillctibcrger from placing his coal dirt in such a position that it may be woshed down tbe stream, to the injury of the holders of property by the overflowing of the stream, by which the company are rendered liable for damages. Tho Judge granted tha injunction on tlie principle that a man must use hi property so as to do the leabt injury to others. CF" Tub Cosmopolitan Art Association. The award of premiums of this association has been postponed nclil tho 25th of March, inst. IVrsoos wishing to subscribe can do so by culling at this office. - ... , . THE aCRBt'RY MACMIMfc SHOP AUD FOUH DRY. Wa are pleased to learn Hint th Machine Shop and Foundry of Mr. 15. Y. Bright, of this place, will b put into operation next month. Mr. James I'een, cue of the propri etors oftba Selinsgrove Machine Shop, has sold ont his Interest there, an will become the manager and foreman or Mr. Brig h t'a establisLmoot. There Is, perhaps, nO better location than Sunbury in Northern Fcnusyl- vania for an establishment of this kind. Thero are now thrco important Railroads torminsting at this place. The Sunbury A Krie, the Northern Central, extending Trom Baltimore to Sutibu-y, and the Philadelphia & Sunbury t-xlending throng li the Sbamnkin Cost fields. Tho rolling stock on tlms roads will require an immense amount of work. Tbe Machine Shop k Foundry, which was erected by Mr. Bright, a few years since, la One of the oiORt complcto and well designed establishments or the kind iu Ibis section of the State, and docs great credit to lis enter prise and liberality. Immediately opposite the Mschino Shop. Mr. Bright has put a handsome row or brick buildings on the lots extending to the Railroad. Through no or those lots-a Railroad will bo laid, connecling the Machine Shop with th rood. With such advantages there Is no reason why this es tablishment should not bo eminently success ful in its operations. ty Politics avo Mkasels. Wo regret to lenrn that onr neighbor, the editor of the O'utetle, who is th Representative delegate to the 4th of March Convention from this county, is confined to his room with the meu sels and could not, therefore attend tho Con vention. We sympathize with bim, and trust he will soon regain his wonted health. Yet perhaps, we should look on tbe iufliction of this infantile malady, as a kind of providen tial interference. From tho appearance of things, we think onr neighbor, had ho been present in the Conventionale would have been constrained to endorse the I.ecompton Constitution. Now, we havo only to soy should wo be compelled to make a choice be tween the two evils, we would certainly pre fer "having the measels." 2 The editor of the Gazelle is evidently not pleased with o ir notice of bis comments on Major Bewarl's voto on tho Harris reso. lution. It appears our commetidutions are quite as palatable to tbo "Gazette" as our censures. . f3" New Portm Asrrn. Wm. P. Dalesman hits been appointed Post Master, at Dvwtrt, Northumberland county, in place of A. T. Ludwig, Ksq., i JT Trrvorto.v Coal, amd Railroad Com. pant. This company have suspended opera tious for a time. The cause, we understand, Is that the company have a largo stock, some (iO.000 tons of coul now on hund, and thnj the mild winter has greatly lessened the de mand, C3f Pf.terson'8 Philadelphia Cocsthr. ff.it Pktecior and Bank Note List. The March number of this oxcvllent work U on our table. Fifty six new Counterfeits have been delected since its last issue. It is the cheap. est detector published. Address T. B. Pe terson & Brother. Subscription on $1 er year. . Tu .4iifrican Agriculturist for March is, liko its predeevssore, a valuable number. It is a useful and an excellent publication, well got up. that authorized or permitted tn tbe instru ment? If tbe Lecomplon constitution be the act and deed of the people of Kansas ; and ir it lie accepted by Congress as such, and th Slate be admitted into the Union under it, I hold thut there is no lawful mode on earth to change or amend it, except the one provided and authorised iu the constitution itseir. I agree that "the wilt or tbe mnjority is su preme and Irresistible when exprcsred in an orderly and lawful manner." But the ques tion is, when a constitution hdl nnce become tho supreme law of a Stale; what "lawful manner'' is there of chatiRiLg it, exeepl the one provided and permitted liy tbe roimlilu linn ? 1 acree with the President, also, that "the people can make and uumake constittu tinns at pleusure." But how in what man ner is this to be dona T There are two moites the oiieriMn, and thottlior revolutionary. When a cuostitution bus euro become tse fundamental law of a State, there is no "law ful manner," there cun be no lawful manner of altering, clr.iiiu.iiig, or abrogating it exeepl in pursuance of its provision. It is true thut the right of revolution remains that, great inalienable right to which our fathers resorted when submission wus intolerable, and resit-tiiiico a less evil than sobu.ivsiou. Hence, if the Lecompton ennstitutiou be accepted by Congress aud the Stole admitted umler it, wbilx there will ha no "lawful iih.ii net" of amending or abrogating it until Hfier the year IBCt, and then only by the concur rence of tn'o-tliirds of each brunch of the legislature, in thu iirst im-tance, followed by a majority vote of all the citizens of the State and tho concurrence of the two houses or the next legitilulure, all prior to thu eb C tion t f deb-gates and tbo assembling of a cuiivculioii i yet tbe revolutionary rigbtwill remain to the people or Kanfas, to be resoit rd.toornot, accordinir as they thall deter- mine, for themselves, tbnt it is a less vd to reMst tbun to tubiuit to a constitution which wan never tbuir act und deed, and never did emlKidy their will. It may be -true that, under thia terrible right of revolution, "if a mnjority of tho people desire to abolish do- line tic slarery in the Mate, there is no bluer poihiblo mode by which this can be effected fco epeedily as by prompt udmission ;" bnt if this "niodu" be resorted to under the impas sion that it will bIioIimi tltvery in Kaunas more "speediiy" tliuu uuy otlier ptsiblo mode, it must be understood '.o meuii I evolu tion if succesal'til, aud rebellion in care of failure. Hut suppose the hue of policy indi cated by the i'reaident should bu j.uiKUid; that KhiiSHS be admitted UHiIer thu l.ecouip tou constitution ; that Cougres, -in the act of udiiiin.iou, recognize the. right f "the legislature already elected at it very (irl Session to submit the question to a vote of tho people, whether they will or will imt have, a I'ouveutioii to aim ml their cnii-litiiUuii, and adopt all necessary meahurea to give effect to tbe popular will.'' 6n'io-o all this to have been done, of what relict will it be to tho oppressed people of Kuuvas. unlet Mr. Calhoun shall vet aside the fraudulent returns Irum Pchiware Crossing, or po betiiod tbe returns and reject the Irumlulcul votes at Kickapoo, Shawnee, or U.xlorJ, or nl other preeinctK in order to insore a mnjority in both brunches of tho h gUtulnre oppom d to the Lecompton coustilutieti, and iu favor of an immediate chaise 1 .Unless the President is prepared to inform us that this is it Jbe done, it is worro thau mockery to talk about the right of the legis lature, "at its very first session," to submit the question to the people, end to insert a void clause in tho act of adiuisMon deetmntory of a ric.lit which can be exercised ouly in vio lation of the constitution, end by (evolution ; and especially if it is understood that, by dMiimmntcntA. rP" Judge Douglaa' Report on the Presi dent's Lecompton Message is an able docu meut. It is too long for our columns, but the following extracts are conclusive : "Iu accordance with the provisions of aa act entitled Au act submitting the constitu tion framed at l.ecomptou under the act of the legislative assembly of Kansas Territory entitled 'An act to provide lor taking a cen sus aud election of delegutes to a convention," pasted February 19, A. i. 18j7. tbo under signed announce the following as thu cCiciul vote or the people of Kansas Territory on the questions as therein submitted ou the 4th day ot January, ISotI : TBI noMttorATnto Cohiunvemb.nt The comment eaieut or the Uomifopulbiu Medical College took place this afternoon. '1 he disci nleta.l iiii!ii Siiitilitus eurautuia, tUUued la the Valedictory with marked ideainre, and nvtry oue of th yraduates declared his inten tion to follow th sjjigt-fctiou of Profostor lined, and before leavir.u tbo city iiroc jre for . iimself a cew suit at the Browu Stou Ciolh- 4 'it Hall of Uockbill & Wilson, w p. u3 and L ... . s . a c:L VII . I . i I U 6 tTWVBXrt HUW, iww dixib, uneuui C5" Ivi'rovemrnts. We intended noticing several weeks since, tbe improvements made In the Prothonotary's office by Mr, Beckley. These improvements were much needed, and will add greatly to the cocvenier.ee, not only of the officers but of those having business in tho office. Ou entering upon the duties or this office, Mr. Beckley had tho good reuse to procure thu services of S. 1). Jordun, K?q , whose experience and good judgment in mat ters pertaining to tha duties of this office, are well known to the bur and the commuuity. There is, however, another improvement needed of much more Importance, not only to the bur, but to tho wbole people. Tbe fire-proof is not Only too small to contain the records and papers, but is not safe ic case of a fire. A new fire proof for the differ ent offices in tho rear or the present building should be erected, aud the present Cre proofs used by the officers for different purposes. When these offices were built, the business of the county was comparatively small. The office room is now entirety too small," and would not be any too large with th addition of tbo present C re-proof room,' - i .mi m v t2T J udgo Douglas' Report on the Presi dent's Lecompton Message completely de molishes all the positions assumed b Mr. Buchanan in attempting to Sanction tba Lecompton ' Constitution. Mr. Buchanan himself disapproves of the high handed vil. lainy that brought forth tbe lcomptoa Constitution, but thinks it ought to be adopted ty Congress on tlie grounds of expediency, aud state that Congress can annul that part of the Constitution which declare that it cannot be altered until 1864. Mr. Douglas prove conclusively to our mind that Con gress has no such right, A well might Congress attempt to interfere witk th Coo UtotioB of PwosykMta. - Leavenworth, Atchison, Douiphau, Brown, Nemaha, Marshall, Riley. Pottawatomie, Calhouu, Jeflersou, Johnson, Lykius, Linn, Bourbon, .. Houglas, Fraokbn, Anderson, Allen, Shawnee, Coffee, Woodson, Richardson, lire-jkiuridge, Madisou, Davis, Total,'; if 1,1)9" o;;g 6G1 W 238 (iS 2S7 207 219 377 3S2 353 - MO 2U8 1.647 304 177 191 ' 832 4(13 00 177 191 - 40 21 m i n Is 10 4 1 2 1 7 2 1 2 1 ft 5S 21 1 28 HI 3 138 24 10.22Q "Some precincts Lave not yet sent in their ret until, but th above is tbe complete vote received to this date. "J. W. DICNVEK. "Secretary ami Actinq Oovernor. "C. W. BABCOCK, "Pretitlent nf the I.'ouhlU, "G W. DKUZLKlt. "Spealtr of the lluutt of' Jlejirt seutatiee$. "Jau-aby 2li, it)oi." Tho President rau perceive no objection to Congress insurtibg a provision in the act ediiniuiig Kansas into the Union, which ab rogutes and annuls an imperativu provitdou of the constitution, aud declares the rijilit of tbe legislature already elected, to take tho initiatory steps to cuange it by a majority vote, iu the lace of tbe provibiou in the con stitution that such Steps shall uot be taken unless tKO-thirde nfthe members uf each house concur, and uot even in that case until after the year 1804. What right has Congress to Intervene and annul, alter, or even construe the provisions or a State constitution, aud license the members of the legisluture to dis- n-garu vuair sworn ootigatiuu to support the constitution uuder which they bold their oflicest Where does Congress oblaiu it au thonty to tail tbe member of a Stat legia lator that they are uudei oo obligation to respeol and obey the coostitalioo w;th which such State was admitted into the Uuioc, and that they may proceed to alter or ebrp fwt it in a tuode aod at a time different frow lorged returns and fraudulent votes, a major ity of members are to bo declaied elected in both branches of the legislature who aro de termined to maintain the L comptoo consti tution, and resist any aud all i flirts torh:nge it. By the express command of the constitu tion, the returns or that ehctiun were to bo made to the presideut or the convention "within eight days" alter the election. Un tho ninth day after the election, to w.t: ou tho 13:h day of January, the returns were opened and couutcd by Mr. Calhoun, as ap pears by tbe proclamation cf the presiding officers or thu two bouses of the legUluture, who were present, by his invitution to witness tlie opening and counting ol tbe votes. More ibau a month has elapsed siuce tbo returns were opened aod votes counted, and Mr. Calhouu being in this city, we are not per milted to know tho result of his deliberations ; whether the rumors of yesterday that the anti-Lecomplon members were elected, or tho ramor of to day that the Lecompton party havo triumphed, or whether tho policy ii to withhold tho decision uutil the Slate shall havo beeu admitted, and, leaving eucii party to infer that the deciaion is iu their favor, compel Congress to act in the dark, and wait patiently to Cud out the result of its uction. But suppose there should be a ma jority in both hutises of the legislature op posed to tlie liecompton constitution and in favor of a chance, what can they do towards relieving the people of Kansas from a couxti lulion they abhor, since it is well understood that in consequence of a large number or votes cast fur the auti-Lecompton ticket having been returned to Covet nor Denver instead of Mr. Culhonn, tbOj Lecompton ticket for governor aud Statu officers is to be declared elected, tbos rt-udcring it morally ceiluin that auy bill which the I guletme might pass, having for its object a change in the constitution, would be deteated (y the guveruor's veto, it not being anticipated iq any contiugcucy that the oppouentB of tho Lecouiptun convolution would have a major ity of iwo-lliiroa iu each branch of tho legis lature? iience, it must be apparent to all that, in tho event that Kansas is admitted uuder the Lvcomptou contlitulion, every ar gument or proposition founded oo thu idea that the people of Kausus will have the op portunity of chauging the constitution by peucel'ul means through the iiiBtiuuieutality of the legislature, must, iu all probability, prove deceptive aud delusive. lu the event that the deed shall be consummated, their only alternative will bo submission or revolu tion. Revolutions aiftt sometimes, peaceful aud bloodless. Constitutions and govern ments have been changed by revolution, Without violeuce or bloodthed i but this is the case Ouly where the public sentiment in for of tbe change is unanimous, or el proaches su clutcly to unanimity aa tosilcuce all opii.-niou. if this should prove to be Case lu K minis, the iieoiile will be aMu to reassert their violated rights uf self goveru inenl and form a colihlilut.uu which will un body their will,' without rioleiicu or force but if, IU the progress (if the revolution, Ibey should meet with determined reactance, civil war or unconditional submission must be the inevitable cuusequeui e. . , ' Does the btstory of this Lecompton consti tution, aud the charucler and purpose s bf thu leeo eugsgtd in the movement, aod the means employed to force it upon au uoailliug people, furuUb au assurance thut, after they have realizud all their hopes by making the constitution tho fundamental law of the Slate, uuallerahle uutil after ItfCl, aud theu except by a two-thirds vole, they wi.l, oo the day they come into power uuder it, permit it to Oe subverted and auroguted oy a revoiu tiouary movement, wheu they will have ac quired the riubt, under the con.iitulioe of the United Stales, to demand of the i'resi dent the use id' the federal aniiy to put down the insurrection, - aud pruuet the Slate "gaiut domestic violence T" :'. .(PoMkstaubarT Aoierlem H..B. Mamxi, T.vi; ' - . i Pii Wr: I ilnir thfejll h enlumm of jm' pnp'T, tn iiivilc theKlicntina uf all III own'rs wt hinds In th't FRntnokiu Cm I Rntiu, to subject, whieh any ptf bupipteilf itraerally he mlrallf-e i fif impnrUiw whn fulljr ci'inprclwnrtra. To pramt und diK'ialli tubject In oil lt datnlli, will rrulre ami tma than I can, aud tiipptwc nvue iiFAea lliun jr-io eoud devote oilha present coiriniiiiifofltiiTii, .y aim at rreMiit being to present a gniertil idm and koiIiim nf tlie Solum, truethig Ikal op pot- unity will offer to ar aiige tlie details bereaflrr. 1 is ceiieiallv eVmredrd tu be Un part uf witdora ia those whn eome after, U pmfil by the experience of th ise who bnve tone befura. 1 propose to aprlr this rata to the coul mining nperMioiis of this region, which are eiimpura lively new and have "come after" those of Schuylkill and other rrainns ,- nnd it ia certainly both our tight ami doty to profit by the experience food or bad maageteal- of ili-ise who have "guue before," und it is in reference to llieir ri perienre in draining of water fn-a their Collie, ief I whth ti call atlrntion and aee whether wa canaol escitpe inuny uf the drowsikos wliieh have fallen to their tot. . dial mining was a "very new thing" in thia country, Hiiro the nwratur of the Schuylkill legion, erected hie una hmau gin mi the tops of tha hilar and sunk hia tiny li il'l Into the nutcointiing of tha vejt from which ha raised the Coat by means of a horse, gin, tope and bush imnsure. Thry tuluh-,nrnt1y discovered au nnrroved method of diiving Uorizontallr, a "hole" into the vcis at die foot of the hill and mined the Coal above that level up tba slop uf the liver, down w Inch It readily alid into th whee bar. 1 1 w, no which it was conveyed out oa tn lbs bank. Au di. it great brnflit experienced by this arrangement was, lliai the water (lowed nt at l lie ehuto" and they were in no danger of being drowned. Still nunthei advance atrp, nnd tha '-hole in tha ground" wus eulnry-il, t-i which a-as given the nor dignified ap pliratlim of '-gnngu-ay" into winch a rail r wd wne laid Tlie first one thnt hid the temerity to tak thia bold stride I believe was Ahinham Poit Usij , in a cnlliery near Port Caihoa. If memory serves nia correctly, the eolnl di mriitl'ms of his coul car were smiewlist as follows:- Axles of wrought iron one inch In diameter, wheels about six inches diameter wilkout flanges, but guided un the nnd by a sort of tnim rail, capacity, three bushels of cat. This system of gangways, lai'ro,U and enrs, rapidly uUniuud general favour, end weie adopted throne Iwut the mil iiiar legion with "enbirgcJ and improv ed rdrioi-s." Andes the con! was mined out, and the collieries tici aine exhanstcd b-ive the level of the strcnm or natural drainac in Ihe iuiaieuiat vicinity and it be- cum iwcesmry lo otilniu the cool from below that level the opemtoi b id recouisc to sinking shafts or slopes ami erecting srenm engines and nlV-r henvy and expensive ma chinery to pump tbe w:ilernJ raict he eual fr-im bis cill ery, until nt this lime it is pro!) il ly antiirly safe to any that ninety per cent of the oal pr.kUct of the Schuylkill basin is from collieries below tlx level of natural drniunge in the imnii.ite vicinity f And the ntmoer here of tha whole regi'-n ii cl ludcil with the heavy breathing of steam engines niciid'ess toil raising water from the mines. Although such a large perrentnge of the eoal ia raised from cilieric s below tl.e level of streams In their ItP.meiti nle vi?inity, yet 1 think it cjui 1c readily shown, thut lint a tcry stnull percentaiie of ihe coal mind from the entire region is ironed frm below the level nf the natural drain' age of the Coal B isl'i ihe level of Ihe Schuylkill rirer iu Ihe Gap f Hlmrp Mountain, the south tiariier or l!;e basin. Thrici' ire I rupposa (mid bi licvu siatislicis and flgnres will hcur me out) that if the money expended iu erecting the pumping machinery throughout til Schuylkill rcgiou had been jmlicii usly expended in drivings water level tun. net at right nugles with the coal liakin, at tbe lowest nb Udirihle natural drainage, and from (his tuunsl, gnngways East and West in the conl veins, for the double purpose of water drains and mine gangways, that mora cool woalt hare heeu drained of water tlmu iais been done by all the lUuru engines and pumps yf Ihe legion erected for that par pose. Now I suggest to tlie owners of lam's in die Plisin kin region, the propriety of "preparing for war iu time ol pence," and while tbe above-water-level operathuis ar going on, th appropriation of a antall percentage of the mine rents, or the assessment of a tnx per acVe auunaUy, to constitute a fund to defray the expense of driving a tunnel across lhec.nl Uisiu at Ihe lowsst untamable natural drain age Wo level of sbainokiii creek in the Gap nf Big Moun tain, and from this lunuel, gangways Last and West in die 4il veins, to seive the double purpose of water drains and mine gangways. Betwecu the Big Mountain on tin North and Ihe Locust Mountain in the S uth (ihe Ixmnillirie of the Sluunoklil coal Initio) there ure three principal anticlinal axis vis:- Osd Run Hidge, Ited Kiitgeand Green Ridge. Opposite or South of lha gnuraokin Gap iu Big Mountain, where the c alluitiu idituina hs greatest depih, the principal white ash vein No. P, in iu crowning over th two first nsmed axis, ia supposed to be hut .ittle if auy above the level o' Ihe .oet nntuial dm nuge nf thelnsln) but the crests ol these two axis rise rapidly both lo Ihe Gust and West of a point opp, -itc the gap, ai d the hit ash veins crop out high alaive ti cjtvcl ol adjacent streams. Th axia of Green ltidfe niuiutiiiia a nioie anilona deration above the streams ihrunehaut the region. Hence, in driving the .rop,ed tnimct, no e aif lomerate rock would b encoan ten d hi passing cither the axis of Coal Run Ridge or Red K idge. and not until the tunnel per.etialrd Oieen Ridge, would tlitre be any vary hard mil! eual snenuiiKred. Aud as the crests of t.ie anticlinal axea are known to risa b Ih lsi aivl West nf 6hamnkin gap, it necessarily f4- lows, that tlie intervening siuclina' axes liaeaawi ; aod aa I find tl.e d:a"erfuce ol level or fall of Mi;imokin Creek from Mt. Cantiel U ihe gap in fTig M -ntain (lowest natural druinago of the tiartii) is three hundred and fifty (330) feet, I suppose tha entire bo-.O-m of the coal basins at Meant Ami Lf.i'omptoji ie Wasiiikotoh Covkty Pa. The lloinociatic County Convention of VVashioutoD, has tmssed a strong series of resolutions daiinanciug ihe artempl to admit svanaas uuder the Lecsnilou Constitution, and sustaining Mr. Montgomery, the M. C irom tuai county wno ruled for air. Harris resolution. Mr. Samuel cSaruett prwidet-. Taaeote was 0t , '. . funnel aud Ih Kust of lhat place, csu be druii.ed of water Ihiouuli the raiicwars and tunnel I propose ; and the same principal will hoid good wcstwaid fro . lb gap. Tho work uf driving Ibe tunnel, aud tha gangways in sums prominent coal vein, spy, No. , or subclinal as the tunnel progressed, could be carried on with a moderate an iiu.il expcmlitur and by the tint the pieaeni uuova water level collieries were mined out. the low water level drain wo.ld be completed, from which tbe civil could be mined aud raised with light machinery, thnwg: shafts, to the pre sent bretk-rs or fi.Muies fo pic, Bring. Th c of driv ing tbe gangways i i the coul veins is a t properly dutia ble to the syiiciu of diuiiinge us rroj'TXed, ss they serve the pn rpoee of mine gai gways which are indispsusul'le iu the onerutiuu of the ciliieiy j and I believe it can readily be show n that Ihe cost of pumping irracbinery required Ui sl ausi the wuur flora the amount of coal here p reposed to bo drained, will much more llnin pay th cost of tunnel and interest on Ihe investment until available. Th impor. tatiee of the subject makes it one at least woeihy of thorough inveatigaliou before being filially dismuwcd j andbopa the binlsl have given Mill elicit examination. Bespectfully submitted, KIMUIill CLEAVER. BhamokUi, Fd.runry 18, 1658. For the American. Fbikkd Masser, 1 recret lliat I am acain com relied to Intrude noon your columns witn an other communication, hut. not wishing Jo b mif.reiresented lv vonr Shamokiii corresnou dnil. I beliove that I am instilled in so doing It was honed, that, tlie reoly tu the comma mention, iiuhlished iu the ''American" of tbe l.'Uh alt., would tie satisfactory to all cou rei ned, utid with ibe explanations given there- iu the controversv Would end. II was not hiv intention, however, to reply to It notailh alaiidliiK il duced me iu an awkward positior, before tlie ijutdic, lv asserlinir that tlie Pee rotary had published iu the report of the late Te.iclier' Institute, tlut wlncli wa Ool cor rect, aimpty because he lacked ordiuary com prelieustoii, or iu other words, had not enough sagacity to comprehend the gentleman argu ments, until solicited to uo so tiy several per sooal friends, and 1 believe that it was talis factory lo the President of the Institute and to the "ijentlemau referred to," if so, it effec ted my desire, however, it was not wriltetioto please either of them ; but to justify and ui fend the course of the Becretury. liul judging from your invaluable journal of the iota ult , it aisoiiaJ llieerieci oi toucn ing I ho teuilr Sbusihilitiet of some person at Shumnkin. for in it 1 observe a commutnea lion over the signature of "J. J. J." 1 Why thia rent emau suek to euter tbe arena aud become a cousptcuous character, astonishing the "whole wurld and the rest cf maukiod"by bit critical ratiocination, I am unable to con jecture, nnlea il be to enter into a triangular tight thereby luipiug to faili a liewspuper 0' loriely uuder a cowardly, abreviated tiyna tura. 1 eau uive arise no olbr eclairciseemrot. can b T il b wishes to enter th rioj and aasuss the character of a critic, why dee b not tell .yxr oumroo class ( reader w-ba he if; Is ha loo honest, or does ha wish to leav a hole by which crawl ont at. W W -w..w.- T admit that the Secretary has a right to explain and defend his coarse. Megtiani mout magnanimity I lie admits it one mo ment and the next criticise it, well may he exclaim, "Oh consistency what a jewel I Shame where is thy blush l" ' "Hut" says he " I wa strneV' (hU m-1 mr wishes to know whether be wa knocked down or not) witll (treat surprise to Bud him depart from the legitimate object ol his com- inomcatinn, tn criticise aud ridicule tlie gen tleman who differed with bim In regnrd to tbe disposal of a certain class of verbs. 1 hat tbe Secretary criticised or ridieuleg the gentleman who rii'ffored With him in regard to a certuiu class of verbs is not the fact and no one but a detrai tionist would have tbe au dacity to mako I h assertion. It IheShitmokin coi respondent understands hit "vernacular tonguu" as be boastingly says be does in the close r,f his commnuication he never conld have made it, and we assort, that no man hut a detraotionist, having tbe reply before bim, could make the assartiou, for any school boy can see at a glance, that the "gen tlemen referre I too" means no other than Messrs. Ulp and MrFnrland, the Shamokin correspondent'' scord was not included, "Hut" ays he "the Secretary could have particular ized the eentle mun but little more had he given iheir nimex," he did not give th names or the "gentlemen reared to" id the report and in the reply to J. 4. R.' attempted "pub lic cou vein ion ol ' the statement." men tins leaves only tha gentleman' ward and why he uses tbe plural noun and pronoun (geullemen and their) I confess I am unable to compre hend. Perhaps J. J. J., seeing bis ward left alone, includes himself in the tiombnr to hide from your readers bis meddlesome prepense ties.' 1 did oot ifivs that gonllie.an name then, nor do 1 see fit now, but 1 can safely assure J. J. J., lhat it was not him, for he aud all others, lhat lay claim to classical abil ities took tlie nrgi.t vj side oi tae question leaving the centleman to advocate "was struuk" as an active transitive verb as best he could. He labored to prove that in the sentence, "James was struck by John," that "was struck was an active transitive verb. Iu this discussion I did not participate, I however solicited the privilege of asking the geuilemsn one question, this he perotnptori ally denied. It was then discussed by the elite, whose astute erudition is like L'uuars wile's virtue beyond suspicion. Has J J. J. become a convert to the theory advanced by his ward and Dr. Bullion? Nor diJ tli Secretary suppress the "egre-iriuus- error" from the minutes as he asserts "only to give il creater notoriety by placard ing it to the world under the head of a special communication," thia the writer knows to be libellious aud false. Tbe Secretary euppres aed it, uot wishing to give it uny notoriety and wus only forced to do so by the forco of circumstnuces, it was the ouly isolated case ofpartiulity in the report as published, ami was inserted in the reply t prove that Hie Secretary was actuated toward Messrs. Ulp aud Mcturlaud by honest and honorable mo tives, and any schoolboy with three months knowledge ofgiammer and ordinary liicnlues will perceive this at a glance. Had he pub lished it first und without being necessitated to do so. thau indeed would J.J. J.'s render ing be correct, but as it was not, it carries its own reputation on its fuee. and needs no fur tber vindication from me. Ileuce the golden rule is not an object ionsble one. If J. J. J , is able to prove from the reply, that the Secretary included his ward (up stairs) in tha a-sarance, which he gave the "gentlemen referred to." be must have an ex CeediiiKly fertile brain, he certainty is not in his i-piu re while acting 'iu the capacity or "teaching young idea bow to shoot. it is said, and on good authority, that Secretary Cass duvs not like diplomacy, 1 would adviae bis Secret. rjsl.ip lo secure Ibe great abilities of your correspondent J. J. J., for he uu doubtedly would prove an invaluable arquiai- tiou to that department especially in consti oe ing aud expounding tha "Uullwer Clavton Treuty or, perhaps, hn might assist the Pre siJciit, iu his explanation of the right and jus tice or Ibe Lucoinptiin Constitution. At all event it is a pity to let hi gigantic iDUllnc-t and classic il abilities wither and droop, from sheer want of a wider Geld wherein to range, to show Ihe lofty soaring of his mind, aud astonish th wor d by its metiric glare. " Uut be not nun the cruel task To pierce hia lender mind With the iron barb of keen reproach " Will the geetleman inform me whero he gels this definition of the word "egregious T" In regard lu the gentleimtu's wish I would l.ke to gratify bim, but I sought to do so once and was refused the privilege, thereforu if bo wuuts to discuss it, he muet laud oil, lor 1 de cline t do it. but 1 will reply. Ilia not my wish to enter into a newpiper combat witn ill tho members of tli" Institute, but ir J.J. J.'s ward feel agrieved be has his remedy. but why J.J.J, barks for upper tendom is n question. 1 bare toe honor to be yours dec.. J. V. WKLIKS Stata or th Bank of If orthnmfceilsxd,' on Afternoon, March 2d, loOo. L1ABILIT1E". Capital Stock, . Notes in cliculatlon, Pmht and loss, . liwi.l...; tinnMii! , Disowns. Kxelmtif e and tnlarest, Due other liauss, - - Depositors, - - . 900,0110 Of) i UP.BI-7 67 7,31 S 734 1 0 . I'.'l 40 e,iu4 su Oo87 M B37S,K7 03 313.111 4A 31.710 19' . 4 VII OJ I Sill 00 . e,! 09 K s,;i vu 61,lt-U 47 I3,U7 19 H.I--S UO 179 II 41. SSI 4 ASSRTS. Ditts Ptsmuntrd Ioaus I'enitsrlvnnni Slole Ijmn, NotihiinilK'rland Hank Stock, ' Other SUHks, Heal KMnle. - Current expense and rnrtsst account, Due bv City Banks, Country Bunks, " Notes nf other Banks, . . Cash Heine. ttpecie in Vaults, - J76,6I 7 03 I Crlifv Ihe above is a ttua exhibit from th Book uf tli Dunk uf Northumberland. ' J. It. PBlErfl.EY, Cashier ftwnru and subscribed before n. this 3d day of Match, A D ISSc. ' t n (!ignoiJ ion.i,o..... March , 1858 fttale l SHumoklu lluak. on Tues day Blornlur, ItlnrcU aud, IMS- assets. Due from City Bankers, fpecie hi Vault, learns ano iiiacooiua. ... Notes nf oilier Uanks, . . . Cash items N . Y . sight drafts, , Flout snd Loss, . . . , So BIO I' ,77l p ii OO VI 10 3U.U0O 00 I 7 73 90 33 77S CO MS Ii 38,350 00 LIABILITIES. Notes in Circulation, ..... Due Dep- air rs, . - , Dn other Hsnks N-thiug, . . . Cspibri Stuck, 79.S73 s I cert if v the slwrre Stateroant to be correct as taken from the Uauksof the Bank DAM,, a. buui.ijuji, jr., cashier. fworn and subscribed before ina, this Und day uf Maich, ISM. CASi-EK BCHOIL. A J. March , 1959. CUOT t.It & BtliLk'S CELEBRATED FAMILY SEWIKO MACniffL3, 405 BROADWAY, ffEW YGltK. t7J(i CHESNUT STREET, PIllLADEI.l'HIA. DU V ALL'S JALVAXIU OIL. Will remove all pain from Uiirns and Scald1 in Irom 10 In 26 minutes, by mukin a free aptilic-tlioii to thn ptrt elTectud. I'ainfill burns and bweilinu will tie relievetl in a short time by the use of thia Oil. Aaixrs roa Da Vsll's GtLvaaic Oil Friiinr k Grant, A. W. Fuhcr, W. Weimer, V. Weak, H. ti MaUe, Bergslrcasel X liull. MARRIAGES On tlie 18th inst., at the house of Mr. John Iieckly, by the Uev. A U. Dole. Mr. Fkedk kick A. Wiiilluklh to Mis Abigal Stu'kkk all of Milion. DEATHS In this nUce.ontb 2Clhnlt., EDWARD ROIIUU AO II, sou or Geo. Hohrbicb, aged 17 years ii motiihs and 9 days. On the 6th inst.. in Delaware two , Mr. JAMEo Kl UK, aged about 84 yar. lu Milton ou Sunday last AUGUSTUS ADAMS, sou or Jam Adams, aged about 15 years. New Advertisement. w A Farm nnil MsW-91111 ITH CIRCUl.AK SAW. TO BE RENT ED ON Kll AUCS. iu possession ol Allien W ynn, on I enn creek, l.iinealoue lowulili. fuioii county, with 2-0 acres tine limber laud ailioioinc. i'lie saw-mill U-w brer much lentli etied and im roved, and can saw 1500 feet or mire per day. Hi farm la rated loO acres. witlt one on hard, and field all vacant but 4 seres. To manage the whole well, lb tenant should hiv 3 or 4 good hands Inquire further ot John Htre Tunner, a.ljoin lug the premises, 4 mile front M ilHinl utg, or uf lit uu or.i.i,.M, owner. Sunbury. March 6lh, 1858 3t Estate of GEOEOE DEWALT, Deceased. rVTOTIt'U lo the hens sud legal n-picscnutives of Ueorge lwall. lale uf l)laware town- ship. Northumberland couuty, deu-caard: Tak uulic lhat by virtu ot a rula granted hy tha Oiplian.' Court of said caunty. at January Term. A. D. 6. you, aud ea.hofyoai a. required to be and appear at an urpnait vuum, to l.e held at Biinhuiv. in and for said couiny. en Ihe flisl Monday ul Arit next, and aeiit or lafuse the real ' 'J d'J '" valuation thereof, filed by ai. mquc.l. hIA epai. tbeam.Uth4lidavof D.ir. - w abow caua. why the ma swai ; - - J M Til i jii'v' r U percent of integrity, rriuhinty, and li:ivit rite! I tut (-clinic fur ttitniK w.iieu. 1 Ury ui u at br iurtlreirtl ti (iBuviut h Uiita. M. Cj..45 UruHtiway New Vurk. NOTICK is hereby ijien that the follow ing named pursous have filed their petition; ill the t rotuonotarj a Ultice, and tout tile w ill utility to the uexl Coart of Ouurter Set sions of the l'eacu of Nurthtiniberlai'.d count fur License for Taverns and liestaurunts. i-'i Bimou Snyder, tietition for tavern licer.s iu Lower Muliauoy towubhip at his old blunt Charles llfiiniiiL'ir, iietilions tor tavern 1 CCtise in Shamidiiu lowubhip al bis old stuui Johu Uoweu, iieli'.iuns tor tvetn liccunui ShauiokiU township nt his old stand. r rilinir dc uiaut, petition lor lic -use tor Sf ling spintuouii, and vinous litjuuis iu tbu li rough ol bnnbury. Ldwaru Oass, petitions lor restaurant cuiiaf in the borough of Sunbury al bis i Stand. l'eter Ycaper, petitions for tavern liceu in Coal township at his old stand, William S. Snyder, petitions lor tavern eense, in Jordun township at bis new staud Win. A. Coveit, petitions lor taveru net iu Sunbury an old stand. Daniel Kramer, petitions lor tavern i.ec in Cameron township al his old stand. Daniel llcnn, petitions Tor Mvern lice iu Upper Muhonoy at his old stand. Abraham Itollnruiel, pulititms for lav license iu Lowor Mahauoy tovtutihipal hit Stand. llenrv B. Weaver, petitions for taven Cense in Trevortou al ins old slaud. Paler Weikel, petitions for tavern he in Cameron towniihip at his old stand. Henry H. Uopp, potitioon lor t.vet cense iu i'oint lowuahip au old stund. John II. Weml. net.tnu.s for laveru l:i in Joidan township at his old staud. Johu Nesbil, petitions tur tavern In iu Shamokin towuehip al his old rlutid. Klias Weist. petilitins lor tavern iicm Lowtr Mahauoy township at his old su J O. luce, petitions lor tavern lieci Mt. funnel township al his old slund Hubert H. rorter, petitions for lave cense iu tbe town of Shamokin ul h tend. C S. Brown, petitions for tavern lice Northumberland ut his old slutid. Johu M. lteppetlintr, petitions fur re unt lictiusc iu .Norlliuinbeihiua at u stand. r' Charles Weaver, petitions for lav-t-n,j in Sunbury al his old staud. Mary tiuoilitiuu, petitions fur restau cense in Ttuliul townaliip nl lier old St Charles Culp, petitions fur lici uso liquor in tuatitities no l-cts than a gu Mt. Carmel township ut bis old stand. Kl.zabeih Sticlti-r, petitions for ta cense in Miltun al her old stand. Sarah J. Davidson, petitions fur ta cense m Turii it township an obi stin. Klias SclmflV r, petitions for tavern in Jor-lii'i lnii-li'p at Iih oM sl.tml A. II. Uliir, petitions for luvnu l; Miltun ut liis i l J stand. Heury V. Uimsh, petit.ms for t: tense in Mt Ciirmet at Itirt new stun,! Win. II. Lercli. lietitioiis tiirlicens spiritous unit vinous liquor iu Mt. Cu In old slatiil. Daniel Herb, potitini s Tor tavern I Upper Mahauoy luans-hip ut his old John SchiiiiiihoV. neliti.ius for t. censa in Upper Mulninoy ut his old f Abraham Lercli, petitions tnr n ceneaj in Mt. t'aruil.l at his old statu! Klias Kmerick, petitions ror taver in Lower Aucusta ul his old etainl. Beojamiii Kuauss & John McWil ittious for taveru license iu Trevorl old stand. Elizabeth Rulter, petitions for cense in LittU Mahauoy at her old l'eter llaiiselinan. ptlilit ns for cense in the borough of Noithuuib h:S uld staud. John M. llufT. petitions tot lave in Milton at his old stand. J. O. Smith, petition for tavern Jackson township at his old stand. Jacob Leisenrinc, petition for cense so Shamokin tuauship, c stand. Michael Wilvort, petitions Tor cause in Sunbury at his old stand. Mathias D. Hmicr. petitions rr cense in Little Mahunoy towuship stand. . . Samuel A. Buikenbein, petitio taurant license at Nof.humbt clan Godfrey II. Hebock, petitions ft cense in Waahingtou township I stund. Henry Haas; petilimi mr taver Northumberland at his old stand. William Farrow, petitions lor cense in Sbamnkin townfhip at hit John II- A-luui, peliiionsf. rta in Upper Mahuuo), tl his old sin David llerr petnioos for taverr the borouKh ol Milton. l hii old Jacob H. I "roit petition for t in Tutbul township, at his nrw Thnnw Search etition foi ta in (.'hdisqnarpie luwnship, at bi Joseph llitrri i utions for r the Itnrqiign of Milton. William Fishar petitions for r tho Imrotitih of Milton. William A.- Dinner retitioni to led spirit t oe end viuoui II lowu of Shamokin. , DANIKL BECKLEY Prothonotary'a Office, I i Suobury, March 6, lt3.
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