RATES OF ADVERTISING.
your lines or less constitute half a square. Ten lines
or more than four, constitute a square.
o a lfsq, one day 4%0.25 One sq., one day 5 0 . 50
• one weea.— 1.00 " one iseek.--.. 1.20
.' one mouth— . 2.00 " one month..-. 3.00
• three months. 3.00 " three months. 5.00
• six months— . 4.00 " six months.— B.or
one year— . 5.00 " one year.-- 10.00
Business notices inserted in the LOOLL COLUMN : or
b e fore marriages and deaths, FITS OIiNTS ren LINE for each
insertion. To merchautsand °theta advertisingbytheyeas
uheralte , Is will be offered.
lir The numberof insertions must bedesignatedon the
dvertisement.
v. m a rriages and Deaths will be inserted at the same
a tm as regular advertisements.
•
ikoks, etationerp, Szt.
-2CHOOL BOOKS.--School Directors ,
Teachers,Parents, Scholars, and others, in want of
School Books , School Stationery, &c., will and a complete
assortment at E. M. POLLOCK & SON'S BOOK STORE,
m a rket Square, ilarristeirg, comprising in part the follow
kEADEßB.—MCGUffey'fl, Parker's, Cobbs, Angell's
SPELLING BOOKS.—McGuffey's, Cobb's, Webster's,
Town's, Byerly% Combry's.
ENGLISH GRKISIMAES.—BuIIion's, Smith's, Wood
bridge's, Monteith,s, Tuthi ll 's, Hart's, Wells'. •
HISTORIES-- - Grinwhaw'a, Davenport's, Prot's, Wit
eon's, Willard ' s, Goodrich's, Pinnock% Goldsmith'a and
Clark's.
ARITRAISTIC'S.—GreenIears, Stodd.ard , s, Emerson's,
Pike's, Rose's, Coburn% Smith and Duke's, Davie's.
ALSZSBAB.--Greenleat's, Davie's, Days, Ray's,
Bridge's.
DICTIONARYB.—WaIker's School, Cobb's, Walker,
Worceater's Comprehensive Worcester'S Primary, Web
ster's Primary, Webster'e High School, Webster's Quarto,
Academic.
NATURAL wHILOSoPHIBS.--Comstock's, Parker's,
Swift's_ The above with a great variety of others can at
any time be found at my 81910. Also, a complete assort
ment of School Stationery, embracing in the win le a com
plete outfit for school purposes. Any book not in the store.
procured at one daysogotice.
Ejr Country Merchants supplied at wholesale rates.
A L MANACS. .John Baer and Son's Almanac for gale ai
11. M. POLLOCK & SON'S BOOK STORK., Harrisburg.
trr Wholesale and Retail. myl
JUST RECEIVED
AT
SCREFFER'S BOOKSTORE,
ADAMANTINE IS La TEAS
OF VARIOUS SIZES AND PRICES,
Which, for beauty au& use, cannot be excelled.
REMEMBER THE PLACE,
SCHEFFER'S BOOKSTORE,
NO. IS MARKET STREET. mart
B OOK AUCTION.
BEN F. FRENCH
win supply his old friends and customers with the
folloWing Books at Auction prices
Pacific lisilroa4, 10 vols., complain, 4 illustrations
$24.
Japan Expedition, 8 vole., complete, illustrated and
illuminated, $l2.
Emery's Expedition, 2 vole., complete, illustrated
$lO.
Congressional G - IoW, $1.50 per volume.
Waverly Novels, complete, 12 vole., cloth, $lO.
SS CS ic 27 vols., half eslf, $B4; Ito.,
&e., &e.
All of the above Books I will deliver in Harrisburg
free of charge. BEN F. FRENCH,
278 Pennsylvania ATOMIC', Washington, D. 0 -
feb&dtf
N E W B 0 0 K. 8
JIIST RECEIVED
"BBAI AND SAY," by the author of "Wide, Wide
World," "Dollars and Cents," fro.
"HISTORY OF METHODISM,"by A.Stevene, LL.D.
For sale at BOHP9FERS 7 BOOKSTORE,
ap9 No.lB Marks et.
JUST RECEIVED,
A LARGE AND SPVKDID.ASSORTMENT OF
RICHLY GIL2AND ORNAMENTAL
WINnIW
CURTAINS
PAP EK !$l.liN
Of various Designs and colors, for 8 cents,
TISSUE PAPER AND CUT FLY PAPER,
Disr24l SCHEFFER , S BOOKSTORE.
WALL PAPER! WALL PAPER I I
Just received , our Spring Stock of WALL PAPER,
BORDERS, FIRE SCREENS, &c. Itig thelargest
and best selected assortment inthe city, ranging in price
from six (6) cents up to one dollar and aquarter ($1.25.)
As we purchase very low for cash, we are prepared to
sell at as low rates, if not lower, than can be had else
where. If purchasers will call and examine, we feel
confident that we can please them in respect to price
and quality. E. U POLLOCK fr. SON - ,
ap3 Below 3onea' House, Market Square.
LETTER, CAP, NOTE PAPERS,
11 Pens, Holders . , Pencils, Envelopes, Sealing Wax, of
the best quality, at low prices, direct from tile manu
factories, at
mar3o SCHEFFER , S CHEAP BOOKSTORE
LAW BOOKS ! LAW BOOKS I-A
general assortment of LAW BOOKS, all the State
Reports and Standard. _Elementary Works, with many of
the old English Reports, scarce and rare, together with
a large assortment of second-hand Law Books, at very
low prices, at the one price Bookstore
OLL of
B. M. POCK & SON,
Market Square, Harrisburg.
myB
alistellancous.
AN ARRIVAL OF •
NEW GOODS
APPROPRIATE TO THE SEASON!
SILK LINEN PAPER
FANS! FANS!! FANS!!!
ANOTHER AND SPLENDID LOT OF
,SPLICED FISHING RODS!
Trout Flies, Gut and Hair Snoods, Grass Lines, Silk
sad Hair Plaited Lines, and a general assortment of
FISHING TACKLE!
A GREAT VARIETY OF
WALKING CANES!
Which we will sell as cheap as the cheapest!
Silver Head Loaded Sword Hickory Fancy
Canes! Canes! Canes! Canes! Canes!
KELLER'S DRUG AND FANCY STORE,
MO. in MARKET STREET,
South side, one door east of Fourth street je9.
10P„J. HARRIS,
•
WORKER IN TIN,
SHEET IRON, AND
METALLIC ROOFING,
Second Street, below Chestnut,
HARRISBURG, PA.
la prepared to till orders for any article in his branch of
business ; and if not on band, be will make to order on
short notice.
METALLIC ROOFING, Of Win or Galvanisod Iron,
oonatantly on band.
Also, Tin and Sheet-Iron.Ware, Spouting, Ico.
He hopes, by strict attention to the wants of his custo
mers, to merit and receive a generous share of public pat.
renege_
.Franl promii strictly mollified.
B, HARRIS,
lan7-dlyj Second Street, below Chestnut.
I S II ! I
IlkeilErtEL, (Nag_ 1, 2 and B.)
SALMON, (very ettperler.)
SHAD, Mess and very fine-)
HERRING, (extra large.)
OOD
SMOKED HERRING, (extra Digby.)
SOOTOU -KERBING
-6.911.D1NES AXP ANCHOVIES_
Of the above we have Mackerel in whole, half, quarter
and eighth bbls. Herring in whole and half bbls.
The entire lot new—luster FROM THE FISHERIES, and
Fill sell them at the lowest market rates.
0.04 WM. DOCK, 7R., & CO.
WALLIN BIBLES, from 16 to -$lO,
x strong and handsomely henna s printed on good paper s
with elegant dm new type, sold at
meh3l BOHRFFEIIII Cheap Bookmt we.
CR,VIBERRIES ! I—A SPLENDID LOT
kid reeelved by
*al°
FOR a superior and cheap TABLE or
SALAD OIL go to
SELLER'S DRUG STORE.
TilEfruit Growers' Handbook—by
WARM—wholesale and retail at
maim SMIIMPIEWB Bookstore.
RPERM CA.NpIiES.—A large supply
s vi st Nmisti4l4
saps WU. WOK. &
YELLER'S DRUG STORE is the placie
11. to and the best assortment of Porte Melinda.
F I S H!!!
WM. DOCK, 3a., & CO
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TO THE PUBLIC)!
JOHN TILL'S
COAL YARD,
SOUTH SECOND STREET,
BELOW PRATT'S ROLLING MILL,
HARRISBURG, PA.,
Where he has constantly on hand.
LIKENS VALLEY BROKEN, NGG, STOVE AND
NUT COAL
ALSO,
WILKESBARRE STEAMBOAT, BROKEN, STOVE
AND NUT COAL,
ALL OF THE BEST QUALITY.
It will be delivered to consumers clean, and full
weight warranted.
Eg- CONSUMERS GIVE ME A CALL FOR YOUR
WINTER RIPPLY.
El:r Orders left at my house, in Walnut street, near
Fifth; or at Brubaker's, North street; J. L. Spool's,
Market Square; Wm. Bostick's, corner of Second and
South streets, and John Lingle's, Second and Mulberry
streets, will receive prompt attention.
jyl3-dam JOHN TILL.
COAL! 00AL!.!
ONLY YARD IN TOWN THAT DELIVERS
GOAL BY THE
P A TENT WEIGH CARTS!
NOW IS THE TIME
For every family to get in their supply of Coal for tke
winter—weighed at their door by the Patent Weigh
Carts. The accuracy of these Carts no one disputes, and
they never get out of order, as is frequently the ease of
the Platform Scales; besides, the consumer has the
satisfaction of proving the weight of his Coal at his
own house.
I have a large supply of Coal on hand, c0n:17; 4 . 4 n of
S. M. CO.'S LYKENS VALLEY COAL all sizes,
LYIEENS VALLEY do it t 4
WILKESBADRE do. • ``
BITUMINOUS BROAD TOP do,
All Coal of the best quality mined, and delivered free
from all impurities, at the lowest rates, by the boat or
car load, single, half or third of tons, and by the bushel.
JAMES M_ WHEELER.
Harrisburg, September 24, 1860.—sepre
U P TOWN!
PATENT WEIGH CARTS
For the convenience of my numerous up town custom
ers, I have established, in connection with my old yard,
a Branch Coal Yard opposite North street, in a line with
the Pennsylvania canal, having the office formerly occu
pied by Mr. R. Harris, where consumers of Coal in that
vicinity and Verbeketown can receive their Coal by the
PATENT WEIGH CARTS,
WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE FOR HAULING,
And in any quantity they may desire, as low as can be
purchased anywhere.
FIVE THOUSAND TONS COAL ON HAND,
Of LYKENS VALLEY and WILIKESBARRB, all sizes.
Wilding to maintain fair prices, but unwilling
to be undersold by any parties.
irr All Coal forked up and delivered clean and free
fre/143 11 . 10 uwbTf nLßltliFr l'ard will be protoptlrlined
nd all Coal delivered by the Patent Weigh
Coal sold by Boat, Car load, single, half or third of
tons, and by the bushel.
JAMES M. wunnimß.
Harrisburg, October 13, 1860.—0ct15
TyKENS VALLEY NUT COAL-
For Sale AT TWO DOLLARS PER TON.
All Cwi digiVered by PATENT WEIGH CARTS
JAMES Di. WHEELER
Mr Coolielivered from both yards.
flrMcal.
HELMBOLD'S HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'SHELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S HELMBOLD'S
H ELM 130.1 LIPS HELM/Solars
HELMBOLD'S • HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S HEIALBOLD's
Extract Buchu, Extract Bach%
Extract Bachu, Extract - Bitch%
Extract Bucbu, Extract Baehr",
Extract Ductal, Extract Bach%
Ext - act Buena, Extract Dacha,
Extract Bachlr, Extract Bncha,
Extract Buchn, Extract Bach'',
_ .
FOR SECRET AND DELICATE DISORDERS.
FOR SECRET AND DELICATE DISORDERS.
FOR SECRET AND DELICATE DISORDERS.
FOR SECRET AND DELICATE DISORDERS.
FOR SECRET AND DELICATE DISORDERS.
FOR SECRET AND DELICATE DISORDERS.
FOR SECRET AND DELICATE DISORDERS.
A Positive and Specific Remedy.
A Positive and Specific Remedy.
A positive and Specific Remedy
A Positive and Specific Remedy.
A Positive and Specific Remedy.
A Positive and Specific Remedy.
A Positive and Specific Remedy.
FOR DISEASES OF THE
BLADDER, GRAVEL, KIDNEYS, DROPSY,
BLADDER, GRAVEL, KIDNEYS, DROPSY,
BLADDER, GRAVEL, EIDNEYS, DROPSY )
BLADDER, GRAVEL, KIDNEYS, DROPSY, I
BLADDER, GRAVEL, KIDNEYS, DROPSY,
BLADDER, GRAVEL, KIDNEYS, DROPSY ,
BLADDER, GRAVEL, KIDNEYS, .DROPSY,
ORGANIC WEAKNESS,
ORGANIC WE&KNES B ,
ORGANIC WEAKNESS,
ORGANIC WEAKNESS,
ORGANIC WEAKNESS,
ORGANIC WEAKNESS,
And all Diseases of Sexual Organs,
and all Diseases of Sexual Organs,
And all Diseases of Re 24141 Organs,
And all Diseases of Sexual Organs,
And all Diseases of Sexual Organs,
And all Diseases of Sexual Organs,
ARISING- IBM
Excesses, Exposures, and Impradencies in Life.
Excesses, Exposures, and Imprudenciea in Life.
Excesses, Exposure:, and Imprudenaina in Life.
Excesses, Exposures, and Imprudencies in Life.
Excesses, Exposures, and Imprudencies in Life.
Excesses, Exposures ,
. and Imprudencies in Life.
From whatever cause originating,and whether existing in
MALE OR FEMALE
Females, take no more Pills ! They are of no avail for
Complaints incident to the sex, 'Erse
EXTRACT RUCTM.
Helmbold , s Extract Buchu is a Medicine which is per
fectly pleasant in its
TASTE AND ODOR,
Bat immediate in its action. giving Health and Vigor to
the Frame, Bloom to the Pallid Cheek, and reatoring the
patient to a perfect state. of
HEALTH AND PURITY.
Relmbold , a Extract Dualist is prapared according to
Pharmacy and Chemistry, and is prescribed and used by
THE MOST E/1/1/1117/PIi''PHYSICIANS.
Delay no longer. Procure the remedy at QUO.
Price $1 per Settle, or six for iita.
D,pot DK South Tenth street, Philadelphia.
BEWARE OP UNPRINCIPLED DEALERS
Trying to palm off their own or other articles of RUM'
on the reputation attained by •
DELDISOLD'S EXTRACT RUCRU,
The Original and only Genuine.
We desire to run on the
MERIT 010 OUR ARTICLE!
Their's is worthless —is sold at much less rates and corn
missions, consequently paying a much better profit.
WW PENT COMPITITIQN
Ask for
EMLMBOLD'S EXTRACT DUCHII.
Take no other.
Sold by JOHN WYETH, Druggist, corner of Market and
Second streets, Harrisburg,
AND ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
nelt d&wBnt,
E XTRACTS! EXTRACTS!!
wooDSWORTH & WUNNEMS
SUPER/OR FLAVORING' EXTRACT'S
BITTER ALMOND,
NECTARINE
PINE
STRAWBERRY,
noaE MON AND
VANILLA,
just received and foreale by
1029 WM. DOCK, Jx., & 00.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1861.
qt
Vatriot Union.
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 4, 1861
PEEN'A LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Jan. 3, 1361.
The Senate met at the usual hour, and was
called to order by the SPEAKER.
The Journal of yesterday was read and ap
proved.
Mr. PENNEY offered a resolution that. Tues
day and Friday be set apart for the presentation
of petitions, which was agreed to.
The SPEAKER laid before the Senate the
report of .the commissioners appointed to ex
amine the claim of J. J. Dull ; which report
allows him a balance of $2,522.38.
Reports on several other claims were otib
mitted, the reading of which was dispensed
with.
BILLS IN PLACE
Mr. PENNEY, A supplement to an net in re
lation to bridges over the Monongahela and
Allegheny rivers, opposite Pittsburg.
Mr. CLYMER, An Act to authorize the court
of common pleas of Berks county to appoint
auditors to re-audit the account of George
Feather, late treasurer of said county.
Mr. SMITH, An Act to incorporate the
American engravers' company.
Mr. IRISH, A supplement to the act incor
porating the borough of Birmingham.
Mr. YARDLEY, A supplement to the act in ,
corporating the Doylestown and Dunborough
turnpike company.
Mr. LAWRENCE, An Act, entitled "Joint
resolution authorizing the State Treasurer to
pay the expenses of the late electoral college."
Also, a joint resolution relative to the pur
chase of Purdon's Digest.
Mr. GREGG, An Act, entitled "An Act to
enable eitzens to hold titles heretofore held
unlawfully by aliens.
REPORTS OP COMMITTEES.
Mr. HIESTAND, from the joint committee to
whom was referred the resolution of printing
a Daily Record, reported a contract made with
George Bergner, at $7.00 per page.
Mr. WELSH moved that the Senate adjourn
at 12 o'clock, m., to meet at 3 o'clock, on Mon
day. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. SMITH, the Senate pro
ceeded to make nominations for United States
Senator.
Mr. SMITH nominated Morton M'Michael
Mr. PENNEY, Thomas Williams.
Mr..WELSH, Henry D. Foster.
Mr. FINNEY, J. IL Walker,
Mr. HIESTAND, Thaddeus Stevens
Mr. IRISH, 3. P. Penney.
Mr. MEREDITH, Edgar Cowan
M. FULLER, James Veeeh.
Mr. BOUND, James Pollock.
Mr. LUBRIE, Daniel Agnew.
Mr. LANDON, David Wilmot.
Mr. SCHINDEL, Richard Brodhead
Mr. NICHOLS, Charles Gilpin.
Mr. SERRIL, John Hickman.
Mr. BENSON, C. B. Curtis
Mr. MATT, William Bigler.
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Mr. Cb.figfLL, J. K. Moorehead.
Mr. SINIITH, A. H. Reeder.
On motion, the nominations were closet.
The SPEAKER appointed Mr. KETCHAM as
Teller, on the part of the Senate.
Mr. SMITH'S resolutions, relative to the
maintenance of the Union, were taken up in
committee of the whole, and passed first read
ing.
Mr. SCHINDEL offered a resolution inviting
the clergymen of Harrisburg to open the daily
sessions of the Senate with prayer. Agreed to.
A number of Veto Messages - from the Gov
ernor were read by the Clerk, as follows :
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
HARRISBURG, January 8, 1101.
To the Senate and House of RepreStif Mates of the Cont.
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
GENTLEMEN :---On the day preceding the final adjourn
ment of the last General Assembly, a bill was presented
for my approval, entitled "An Act relating to the dis
tricts of the Supreme Court, and regulating the issuing
of process therein."
The first and second sections of the bill provide for the
abolition of the Northern District of the Supreme Court,
at Sunbury, and for transferring the counties now em
braced in that district to the Middle District, at Harris
burg. To this proposition Ido not object. The third
section, however, after Changing the time for holding
the term of the Supreme Court for the Western District
from the third Monday of October to the first Monday
of September, provides " that hereafter it shall not be
lawful for said court, or any of the Judges thereof, to
issue any writ or process of any kind. commanding or re
quiring any person or party to appear before the said
court, or any Judge thereof, at any place not within the
district of said court, wherein such person may reside,
or such party may be located."
After a careful consideration of the question involved
in this latter proposition, I am clearly of opinion that
the Legislature cannot awfully limit the general pro
cess of the Supreme Court to particular and specifiel
diatrietS,Within the Commonwealth. The fourth sec
tion of the fifth article of the Constitution of Pennsyl
vania provides that " the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court shall extend over the State;" and under this pro
vision it has been repeatedly decided by the Suprene
Court that it had jurisdiction to hear arguments, pro
nounce judgments and decrees, and to issue orders and
other process in one district on causes originating in
another. It has also been held by the saute court, thst
as the extent of the jurisdiction was fixed by the Coa
stitution it could not be limited by an act of Assembly.
It is true that by the Constitution the court has but a
limited chancery jurisdiction, which may , be extend d
from time to time by legislative enactment; and it has be n
held that the oxerolss of this spaeial jurisdiction mig t
be limited to particular counties by the act Coolant g
the jurisdiction. The decisions in the latter case, ho ;-
ever, do net affect the question now under considerati n,
for the bill does not give to the court a new jurisdicti n,
to be exercised in a particular manner, but proposes to
limit and restrain the general power of the court to s
sue writs and process of every description to the par.
ticular districts wherein the defendants or respondents
may reside at the time the writ or process may be issued.
It is not to be doubted that the Legislature may divide
the State into districts, and require sessions of the Su
preme Court to be held in each, for the purpose of bear
ing arguments and deciding cases; but it by no means fid
lows that the general jurisdiction throughout the &ate,
given by the Constitution, maybe limited and restro alod
so that it cannot at all times be so used as to meet the
exigencies of any given case.
Whether the Supreme Court has power and jurisl c
..
tion to issue process at all times throughout the mt.),
State, and whether this power can in any degree be
paired by the Legislature, are judicial questions; d
as the decisions of that court upon these questions Aro
absolutely conclusive in the cases in which they ads,
it is vain for any other department of the goverundnt
to deny their binding force, or to attempt to establi 4. a
rile differing from that settled by the court itself. lat
this bill, should it receive the Executive sanction, wa ld
be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court,lad
its provisions utterly disregarded, is perfectly manfest
from the decisions heretofore made; and consequelily
the only possible result of its approval would be th€l,n
-dication on the part of the law-making power that the
hisheet judicial tribunal of the State could not ilafebe
trusted with the performance of its own legitimatelu•
ties in its own way, and thus perhaps indirectly inite
disobedience, on the part of the citizen, to the pro:ess
of the court. As Ido not distrust either the wisdooior
the disposition of the court rightly to exercise its slot
ted jurisdiction, and believing that any impression Ant
may have been made on the public mind averse to isti
dertng prompt and cheerful obedience to the decisana
of our courts of justice should be at once and for.yer
removed, as utterly subversive of all order and ;god
government, I cannot willingly aid in producing remits
which, although not so intended, are in my opinion prg-
Rant with mischief.
But if there were no coustitutlonal objections tc the
bill under consideration, I could not give it my apprcfal;
for, in my judgment, it would be equally unwise ant in
expedient to prohibit the Supreme Court, or any onetits
Judges, from issuing write or other process comman ng
the appearance of parties or persons at a place otb of
the particular district where such perziOno Or partied
reside. Can any good reason be pelliably assignedwhy
the Supreme Court of the State should have leas purer
in issuing write than our inferior judicial tribunae ?
Every court of common pleas, as well as every district
court in the State, may send its writ of subpcena asd its
Writ of attachment to any. oennty within the State, to
notify and compel the atecadanoo of witnesses it any
ease pending in such court ; and yet this bill propelled' to
withhold this power from the Supreme Court or either
of its Judges. How would this work practically? The
Judges of the Supreme Court are ex officio justices of
the oyer and terminer and general jail delivery in all
the counties of the State. Suppose one or more of them
to be holding a court of oyer and terminer. for the trial
of capital cases, in the city of Philadelphia. Under the
provisions of this bill witueSSeS could not be subpatuaed,
nor attachments issued to compel their attendance, front
ijte counties of Decks or Lancaster, for neither of those
counties belongs to the Phi ladelphia district . The court
of Nisi Prins ' which holds its sessions for several mouths
in each year, for the trial of issues of fact, in the city of
Philadelphia, would possess no power to summon wit
nesses from any county not included in the Eastern Dis
trict of the Supreme Court. And iu other CIISOF, as well
as in the instances referred to, this prohibition would
seriously interfere with the due administration of jus
tice. The Supreme Court holds iis terms but once a year
in each district of the State, and in some of them the
session is for but a few weeks. It not unfrequently hap
pens that a proceeding commenced in the court in one
district, where the personal attendance of the party is
required, cannot be terminated before the session ends.
The case must therefore either be postponed for an en
tire year, or the attendance of the party required in
another district. Surely the power to hear and termi
nate iu one district business which may have been com
menced in another, leaving to the sound discretion of
the court the propriety of the exercise of such power, in
view of all the circumstances of the case, is not only
highly necessary, but is eminently proper. and should
not, in my opinion, be molested by the Legislature.
Being, therefore, clearly of opinion that the proposed
legislation is alike unconstitutional and inexpedient, I
am constrained to withhold the Executive approval from
the bill under consideration, and to return it herewith
to the Senate, in which it originated, for re-considera
tion, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitu
tion. WM. F. PACKER.
• EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
HARRISBURG. January 3, IS6I. )
To the Senate and House of Representatires of the C0m
....
monweadth of Pennsylvania.
lauzimv,ittau :—Within ten days of the adjournment of
the last general Assembly, a Lill was presented for my
approval, entitled “A supplement to an act relating to
the collection of State and county taxes in the county
of Bucks.),
The second section of the act provides "that the fees
to be received by the constables and collectors of taxes,
in said county, shall be ton per cent, on the amount of
all county tax, and five per cent. upon all state tax col
lected by them prior to the first day of December in each
year, and ten per cent. on all State tax collected after
said date."
By an act approved the 29th day of 141 arch, 1559, the
eountyof Bucks has a system for the collection of State
and county taxes differing from the general law of the
State. Under that set it is made the duty of the county
treasurer to attend in each township and borough for the
purpose of receiving taxes, and, after the .28th day of
September in each year, to issue his warrant to the sev
eral constables of the respective townships, for the col
lection of the unpaid taxes, who are allowed months
to collect the balances outstanding.
The proposition in the bill before me is to give to the
constables and collectors five per cent, for all State
taxes collected by them before the first of December,
and ten per cent. for all collected after that date. It
will be remembered that the time allowed constables
and collectors to settle their warrants and duplicates is
until the 28th of January of the succeeding year, and,
as they are not bound to make collections before the
first day of December, it is evident that this bill would
give them a premium for negligence, by doubling their
commisions if they do not make their collections until
after that date. In my opinion, the rule should be re
versed. True policy Would dictate a premium for
promptness rather than for delay.
The bill is also subject to the objection that, under its
provisions, the per centage allowed for collecting thb
State taxes, in Bucks county, would be considerably
greater than that authorized in other counties of the
State, for similar Services, under the general /4W. The
compensation allowed to collectors for collecting State
taxes is five per cent., and to county treasurers one per
cent.—thus making the cost of collecting the State tax,
on real and personal estate, six per cent In the county
of Bucks,
by the provisions of the special law before
referred to, the county treasurer receives six per cent.
commissions (four per cent. of which goes to the county)
on all the State tax accounted for by him, and for that
portion which may be collected by the constables five
per cent. additional is charged. It is now proposed to
add five per cent. inure on all sums that may be collected
after the first day of December in each year. Should
the bill under consideration become a IttW, the expense
to the Commonwealth for collecting her tax on real and
personal estate, in the county of Bucks, would be six
per rent., besides the abatement for all taxes collected be-
.
first of December, and sixteen — p per cent. tOr all (Tcateeted
after the first day of December ; while, in nearly every
other county of the Commonwealth, the entire cost of
collecting the same tax is but six per cent. I con not
able to perceive why the rule sluald not be uniform,
and the same commissions allowed in allthe counties of
the State.
With these, my objections, thus briefly stated, the
bill is herewith returned without my approval, to the
Senate. whore it originated, for re-Consideration.
WIC B. PACKED.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
HIREJSBURG, Janua,..y 3, IS6I. }
To the Senate'and House of liepresentatineo of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
(1•:•141.1.EMPIT!—On the 3091. of March last, a bill was
presented for my approval, entitled ‘, An act for the re
lief of John Moog. of Somerset coup y."
This bill directs the State Treasurer to refund to Tohn
Mong the sum of eighty-four dollars and fifty cents, paid
by him to the Treasury on a warrant for three hunched
ac es of laud, which it is alleged, in the preamble to the
bill, had been previously appropriated.
The amount of money which this bill directs to be re
funded is so small, that, of itself, it would scarcely justify
Executive interference ; but the precedent it would es
tablish woald, beyond all doubt, prove moat injurious to the
interests of the Commonwealth. Other par ties simile:ly
situated would be equally entitled to relief, and would
not be slow in pressing their demands upon the Legisla
ture. The result would be, if they were auceessful—and
there are thousands of similar claims as meritorious as the
one under consideration—that the Treasury would be
drained to the extent of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Where the Commonwealth grants to an applicant a de
scriptive warrant, and, before the survey is aetutilly made
end returned, the holder ascertains that the land described
has already been surveyed upon a prior warrant, he mu
shift his location acd appropriate any other vacant land
within the district of the deputy surveyer to whom the
warrant may be directed. But whether the warrant be
descriptive or otherwise, there is neither an express nor
an implied guaranty of title to the land surveyed under
the warrant, The warrant is issued at the land office at
the instance of the applicant, and the location is made at
h.s risk. If he causes it to be in ide union land already
appropriated, it is his own fault and he must bear the loss.
Bo has no claim, either legal or equitable, upon the Com
monwealth for remuneration. This rule has been invari
ab'y followed in the disposition of our public lands, and
its tendency loss been, in some degree, to restrain specula
'Lye purchases, and to prevent disputes arsing ucon con
flicting surveys. lam entirely satisfied that any innova
tion upon this long est ibl.shc d prdetice of the government
would be fraught with mischief, and that, consequently, the
legislation proposed is tireviis and inexptdient. For the
reasons thus briefly stated, I have withheld my approval
from this bill, and herewith return it to the Senate, where
It originated, for re-consideration. WK. F. PACKER.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
Hanaiselita, January 3, 1861.
7 .„ t h e ,s'p t ate and .1-16n.44 of Rgpresgnilltices of the Cora
montvea/th of Pennasteasia.
CIEITTLEDI9N :—On the day taut, the adjournment of
the last tieneral Assembly, a bill was presented fin , my
approval entitled "An Act to incorporate the Society
Buildings company,'
This bill proposes to incorporate a company with a cap
ittil not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars. with
power to purchase, hold and self real estate, and to erect
buildings tberecn for lodging a , d other purposes, is the
city of Philadelphia, and to rent the same from time to
time as may be thought advisable.
My objsetions to toe bill are :
First—That it is wholly unnecessary to incors.orate
MIME, ins to erect and MI or lea% buildings as that ob
ject stn be better aecompliahed by individuals or co-pett
netaatia,
Second—That the creation of irre-possible corporations
for such purp , ses is net only unnecessary, but is calcula
ted seriously to intalere with the legitimate business of
private individuals.
Third Thai lodging or tcovroVat h...torss, erected and
controlled by such corporations, without the guaranty of
the individual reputation of the builder and owner, would,
in all probability, b, so constructed and managei a- to en
danger the health if not the lives or their occupants.
• For the.o refigins, as well as fur the i.ddirional one
that corporate p were ought nircr tv by grouted to indi
viduals, except in cases of plain public necessity, which
necessity most manifestly does rot exist in this c Ise, I am
constrained to withhold my approval from the bill under
con-ideration, and to return it to the Senate, where it
originated W3I. F. PACKER.
EXECUTIVE CRAMMER,
HARRISBURG, January 3, 1861.
To the Senate and /Ouse of Representatives of the Com
ntonwealth of Pennsylvania.
GENTLEMEN :—I herewith return to the Senate, where
they originated, without the Executive approval, bills
Timbered and entitle) as Mims, "it :
No. 660. An Act to incorporate the Duncan's Island
iron company.
No. 859, An Act to incorporate the Allegheny oil com
pany.
These bills were presented to me, for approval, imme
diately preceding the final adjournment of the last tleneral
Assembly and nay reason briefly stated for &alining to
approve them is, that both companies may be chartered
under the general manufacturing law of the 7th of Ap
1849, and its various supplements. During my entire
Executive term I have Invariably refused to approve
bills incorporating manufacturing, mining and other com
panies of a kindred character, Which were amply rrovided
for by the general law. For my views on tokia subieet
detail, I iespectfully refer the attention of the.Oeneral
Assembly to a communication addressed to the last Legis
lature, in returning With my objections the bill r entitled
c , An Act to incorporate the Packer iron company," to
be tonsil torthe Journal of the Senate, page 30.
WIC PAOHXII.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THURSDAY, Jail. 3, 1861
The lioue met at 11 o'clock, and was called
to order by the SPEAKER. After prayer, a
communication was received front the superin
tendent of the State Lunatic Asylum, inviting
the members to visit the institution; also, sev
eral communications from the Auditor General
in reference to the claims' of Israel Grafius, of
Huntingdon county, Jas. J. Dull, llero-atis
Grim, anti Shem Thomas. They were all s laid
on the table.
Mr. SHEPPARD presented a petition from
the First representative district of Philadel
phia contesting the seat of Jos. Coldwell, and
offered a resolution appointing Wednesday
next for the selection of a committee fo try the
case. This was agreed to, and that clay was
fixed.
A message from the Governor was received,
informing te House that he had signed cer4
tats acts of the Legislature of 1860, among
them an act incorporating the Dime Saving
Institution of the city or Harrisburg ; also,
an act vacating a certain alley in the same
city.
A number of veto messages were received
from the Governor, as follows :
EXRCUT/Vg CIwIBER,
HARRISBURG, January 3, /MU. 5
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com
monarealth of Pennsylvan2a. • .
_
GENTLEMEN :—On the 31st day of March last, a bill was
presented for my approval, entitled "An Act to extend
the charter of the Columbia Rank. 77
The bill provides "that the corporate duration of the
Columbia Bank be, and the same is hereby, extended and
continued for and during the period of fifteen years, from
and after the time limited for the expiration of the pre
sent charter of the Bank.',
The existing Charter of the Columbia Bank will not
expire until the first Wednesday of May, 1864—there
can, therefore, 'be no necessity for legislative action on
the subject at this time. But my principal objection to
this bill is, that it does not conform to the general law
of the State on the subject of banking. On the 31st day
of March last, and act Was passed by the General Assem
bly establishing a general system of banking, changing
very materially, and, in may opinion, greatly improving
the system which hitakitherto obtained in this Common
wealth. By that act*Mple provision is made, not only
for the establishment of new banks, but for the contin
uance of those now in existence, having special charters.
Any banking institution, by a vote of its stockholders,
and by complying with the provisions of the act, may
continue the business of banking, under the general law,
for a period of twenty years. The renewal of the char
ter of this or any other bank is therefore wholly unne
cessary and improper, unless this Legislature shall deter
mine to abandon the system so wisely inaugurated by i is
immediate predecessor. Indeed, if new charters are to
be granted by special .enactments, or if those nOiV ex
isting are to be renewed from to time, and the attention
of the Legislature is to continue to be engrossed with the
passage of bank charters. conferring special privileges
upon the favored few who may obtain them, one of the
great objects aimed at by the framers and friends of the
general law will have utterly failed. Pennsylvania, by
the importunities and controlling Influence of interested.
parties, was the last among her neighboring States in
establishing a general system of free banking. Having
advanced a step in the right direction, giving to every
man the privilege of banking if he has the means, and
effectually closing the door against all others, it would,
in my opinion, be a public calamity if she were, under
any pretext whatever, by a retrogrademovement, to lose
the advantage of the position she has gained . If, on the
contrary, all attempts to obtain new acts of incorpora
tion, or ,to renew old charters. are sternly resisted by the
Legislature. it will be but a brief period until all our
banking institutions will be organized under the general
free banking law—the law itself will be improved and
perfected, if it be defective—our paper currency will be
secure beyond a peradventure, and the interests of the
public, lu their relation to the banks,, abundantly pro
tected:
Experience hat satisfactorily demonstrated that the
laws under which the existing Banks of this Common
wealth were chartered furnish little or no protection to
the community when protection is most required. Ilia
perfect, or that ft - inay Etil[bEttnietin - etqtrts unatmoscr.
a vast improvement ou the old system, and should not,
in my judgment, be abandoned by the Legislature before
it has gone into full operation. Free banking is work
ing well in other States; why should it not succeed in
Pennsylvania? So far as the present Executive is con
concerned, he feels himself iu the discharge of a high
public duty, in determining that it shall have a fair trial.
The bill under consideration is therefore herewith re
turned, without my approyal, to the louse of lepresen
tatives: where it erlglnated.
WILLIAM F. PACKER.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
HARRISBURG, JANUARY 3, IS6I. 5
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania
GENTLEMEN :—Within ten days of the final adjourn
ment of the last General Assembly, a bill was presented
for my approval, entitled •' An Act relating to the sheriff
of Lancaster county."
The bill provides —•that hereafter the term of office of
the sheriff of Lancaster county shalt commence on the
third Monday of November nextsacceeding his election,"
and repeals all laws inconsistent therewith. Upon a
careful consideration of the bill, I am of opinimithat it
is in conflict with the first section of the sixth article
of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which declares that
" sheriffs and coroners shall at the times and places of
election of representatives be chosen by the citizens
of each county. One person shall be chosen for each
office, who shall be- commissioned by the Governor .
They shall hold their offices for three'years, if they
shall so long behave themselves well, and until a succes
sor be duly qualified."
A person legally . 011oSen and commissioned as sheriff
has a constitutional right to his office for three years,
and until his successor is duly qualified, if he shall so
long behave himself well. Ms term of office, except
when appointed to fill a vacancy, cannot be for alese pe
riod than three years ; but it may be increased in du
ration if his successor shall not, at the proper time, be
duly qualified, To constitute due qnalification there
must be—first, an election by the people or an appoint.
went by the Governor; second, bonda and recognizances
must be given and duly approved ; and third, a commis
sion must be issued by the Governor, and duly recorded
by the recorder of the proper county. Until these re
quirements are all complied with, the incoming offi
cer is not duly qualified, and consequently the sheriff
in commission 1b1 ; by the constitution, entitled to the
office.
The bill under consideration proposes that the one
term shall expire, and the other commence, on a day
certain, whether the newly elected officer be duly quali
fied or otherwise. This clearly cannot be done. Until
a successor be duly qualified, it is not in the power of
the Legislature, by any enactment, to limit the term of
office of the sheriff in commission. The statute now in
force throughout the Commonwealth meets the case, not
by fixing a particular day for the commencement of the
term of office of a sheriff, but by providing that no one
elected or appointed to the Mime of sheriff shall enter
upon the duties of hi...iliac until - after his oeminietli9n
shall have been duly granted and left with the recor
der of the county fur recording. This is. in myopiuion,
a wise and proper provision, and ought not to be marred
by special enactments for particular counties, even if
such enactments were free from constitutional objec
tions.
The sheriffs of the several counties are commissioned
for the term of three years, from the second Tuesday of
October, the day on which they are elected. If the ob
jections to this bill already urged were not to my mind
conclusive, it might not be amiss to enquire into the
constitutional power of the Legislature to prevent, even
for a limited period, a person chosen by the people, in
eeeerdimee with the eelletitution and laws, and duly
qualified, from entering upon the discharge of the duties
of his office, and thus extend the term of his predeces
sor. If the time at which the incomiug sheriff shall
enter upon his official duties can be postponed by an act
of Assembly for six weeks after he is duly qualified, what
is to preYent its postponement for a much longer periodsta ?
And then what Is to prevent the repeal of such it -
tute ?—thus rendering the term of the sherinoniee the
subject of a Legislative scramble. This surely was not
contemplated by the framers of the Constitution.
With these, my objections, to the passage of this bill,
it is hereby returned, without my approval, to the House
of Representatives, w h ere it .r.tainafed, for re, consider
talon. • WM. F. PACKER'
irmot tx. u tf ut u o n , l an C a n a e r m y ß 3 7 l , B6l.
To the &hate awl House IlßePreSCitatiVCS of the Com•
Permay/vania.
the final adjourn-
GaurLEara;:timulelllll7 preceding
ment of the I..st General svinbly, a bill was presented
for my approval, entitled "An Act relative to the regin
ter of sills and clerk of the orph.tis' coact of Dauphin
county."
De T ee t lign, b e il r l .o
provides, isohte "that from end after the first of
register of wills of the county of
Dauphin shall also be the clerk of the orphans' court or
said county and shall perform the duties of said office and
receive the fees as now prescribe Iby law." The term of
the present register or wills flees not expire until the
first day of December, 1861, and the bill proposes to ap.
point him by legislative enactment clerk of the orphans ,
court from Dec , indsle let, 1860, to. December let, 188/.
This clearly cannot be done. The Constitution of the
State interdicts each an exercise of legislative , power. No
min can legally till the odlce of clerk of the orphans'
cowl unless he shall have been elected as each by the
people and commissioned by toe Governor, or appointed
by the Governor to fill a vestries. The Legialatore may
provide that one person shall be elected as regist , r of
wills and clerk of the orphans , court; bat it cannot take
from the people and the Governor the power of appoint
anlirt, and declare that a register of wills, elected and
I commissioned as such only, shall also be the clerk of the
I orphstop Wart. I have heretofore stated) at Bornsitmeht
the emuititutionai objectival; to le g klatien of this charac,
dished as heretofore, semi
' the Legislature, and once a
rear, ior two dollars in ad
expiration of the year.
,blishment is an extensive
variety of plain and fanny
type, unequalled by any establishment in the interior of
the State, for which the patronage of the patinc is so
licited.
NO 106.
ter, in returning to the General Assembly, without the
Ea•-cutive approval, bills sirnihr to tne one now under con
sideiation, The t-intion of the Legislature is respectfully
referred to COMl22l2nications from the Executive returning
hills, to be found on page 949 of the Journal of the
ELWIN° of Itepresentatiees of 185 S, and pege HD of the
Journal or the Senate of 313 9.
Ihe legistitiou proposed by this bill. being in wpyjudg
meet 'breiiiiien by the eonsti ution of Pennsylvania, I am
compered to witohold from it the Executive approval ; it
is B.7.eordlngly hrrowith returned to the Rouse If Repre
sentatives, where it originated, for re-considcraton„
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
I lanmiseoac,January 3 P 61.}
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com-
monwealth of Painsyltania.
Goyrtxtics :—Un the day premmng the final adjourn
ment of the lest General Mooting, a bill War presented
for my approvit. entitled " An act ftuthor:zi ng the opening
of Drum street, from Buttonwood street to Noble street,
in the city of PliPadelphia."
The bill authorPes and directs the city councils to open
Drum street, in the city of Philadelphia, from its present
terminus to Noble etrett—directs Ihr. Court of Quarter
Sessions of the city to app int a view to waist si the damn_
gee--and requires the city to make an appropriation to
pay the demeges when ascertained
Adequate provision haiing already been made by law
for opening streets in the city of Philadelphia, throuab the
action of its own local tribunals. I am clearly of opinion
that it would to unwise and ir;expedient to provide by
speciel acts of Assembly for particular cases. 1 4 bother
Drum street should or should not be cpened to Noble
street can surely be better &term fled by the proper an.
thorities of the city of Philadelphia than by the members
of the Legislature and the Governor, In this andliStaDar
cases the fair preemption is, that if the application be a
meritorious one, it will be readily granted by the proper
local tribunal having jurisdiction of the subject, an, if re
fused there it should meet with no favor elsewhere.
It the proposed street is already laid out on any of the
public plans of the city, it may be opened-by order of the
city councils. If it has not been heretofore laid ontv_a
polio street, it clearly should not be opened until proliftir
proceedings have been bad in the curt of quarter ses
sion for laying it out and dedicating it to public use. The
interference of the Legislature, in reference to particular
streets, can only be justified in caseswhere no other power
is competent to do that which should manifestly be done;
and as no such necessity exists in this case, I have deemed
it my duty to return it, without the Executive approval,
to the House of Representatives, where it originated, for
reconsideration. WM. F. PACKER.
EXISCUTIVE CHAMBER,
HA.RRIsBURG, January 3, 1861. $
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com
.
monivealth of reumylvania.
GENTLEMEN :—I herewith return, without the Execu
tive approval, to the House of Representatives, where it
originated, the bill. entitled "An Act to incorporate the
Parham Sewing Machine s manufacturing company of
Pennsylvania."
. _ .
This bill was presented to me on the day preceding
the final adjournment of the last General Assembly, and
my approval was withheld from it for the reason that
the proposed company may obtain their charter under
the general manufacturing law of this State and its va
rious supplements.
Haying heretofore, on several occasions, presented to
the Legislature my objections to legislation of this char
acter, it cannot be necessary to again repeat them
They will be found in detail in a communication which
I had the honor to lay before the last General Assem
bly in returning, without my approval, the bill, enti
tled "An Act to incorporate the Packer IronCoropany."
WM. F. PACKER.
They were laid over one day.
The House then proceeded to select a com
mittee to try the contested election case of
Lewis Pughe, sitting member from Luzerne
county. The usual formalities having been
gone through with, the following committee
was chosen:—Richard Wildey, Asher Reily,
Amos T. Bisel, John A. Hopper, Thomas
Hayes, Andrew Craig, Robert Anderson, John
F. Preston, William H. Armstrong.
Mr. PRESTON moved that when the House
adjourn, it do so to meet on Monday next at
3p. m. This was agreed to.
Mr. SELTZER moved that the House pro
ceed to nominate candidates for United States
Senator, and to appoint a Teller. Agreed to.
4 , 1 ) ert f ti c k - —Ed- _
James Pollock, Thaddeus Stevens, John IL
Walker, Samuel E. Dimmick, Richard Brod
head, William H. Witte, H. D. Foster, Joshua
B. Howell, James Thompson, Daniel Agnew,
Andrew Stewart, Robert M. Palmer, Geo. W.
Woodward, Sam'! Calmont, Jacob Ziegler, Thos.
Marshall, J. W. Killinger, Andrew 11. Reeder,
.), K, Moorhet d, John H. Seltzer, Jact)b Fry ?
Jr., Win. M'Ferry.
Mr. PATTERSON, from the committee ap
pointed to contract for the publication of a
Legislative Record, made a report, which was
read. The report set forth that the committee
had made a contract with Geo. Bergner at the
rate of $7 per page. The said Bergner agree
ing to publish notices of the presentation of
memorials, remonstrances and petitions, and of
the introduction of bills, with the action upon
them, and their reference, together with
sketches of debate. The Record to be published
daily, and the said Bergner having authority,
whenever necessary, to use one page of matter
which bad before been printtd to fill up any
number. The report was accepted by the
House, and the contract was confirmed.
On motion of Mr. WILSON, 7,000 copies in
Englieh arid 3,000 copies in German of the
State Treasurer's Report were ordered to be
printed.
Mr. THOMAS prsented the petition of 11,000
citizens of Philadelphia for the repeal of the
objectionable passages of the Kidnapper's law
of the State, and moved its reference to a spe
cial committee. This the House refused.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS RELATIVE TO THE PEBPETUA-
Mr. SMITH offered the following resolu=
dons:
Resolved by the Senate and Rouse of Represen
tatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
That the Governor of this Commonwealth and
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of this
State be, and they are hereby, appointed Com
missioners, to meet like Commissioners from
the several States of this Union, in Independ
ence Hall, in the city of Philadelphia, on the
twenty second day of February next, at twelve
o'clock, for the purpose of proposing such
amendments to the Federal Constitution as will
secure to all the States their just rights and
give peace to our now distracted country; such
amendments to be submitted to Congress, and
by Congress l the Legislatures of the several
States for adoption.
Resolved, That the members of the Senate
and House of Representatives of this State will
meat in joint c%nvention on Monday, the 4th
day of February next, to elect a. third Commis
sioner, for the purpose and intent Oentained.
in the first resolution.
Resolved, That the Governor of this Common
wealth be, and he is hereby, authorized to trans
mit copies of these resolutions to the Senators
and Representative, in Congress from this
State, and to the Governors of the respective
States.
The resolutions laid over for one day under
the rules,
Mr. WILLIAMS offered the following reso
lutions, which also laid over for one day :
Resolved, That the present attitude of the
people of Situth Carolina, in armed rebellion
against the constitutional laws of this Union,
imperatively demands the prompt and efficient
application of such means as may be required
to compel her submission thereto ; that the
powers 40 the Federal Government are abun
dantly adequate to its preservation by the en•
forcement of its laws ; that it is the duty of the
President of the United States to see that these
laws are executed ; and that all the power and
resources of Pennsylvania may be commanded
by him, if necessary for that purpose.
Resolved, That if there be any grievances of
which any portion of this Union has any just
cause to complain, the remedy therefor is in
the 1:4419n, and the means of redress are ample
and 04.3411ftte under the Constitution of the
United States; and that the assertion of a
right on the part of the community , supposing
itself' O be aggrieved, to upset the arbitrament
of the eozojtuted authorities, and to determine
ERY MORNING,
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