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®'There was nothing of importance trans
acted in Congress during last week.
New County Prctjeets
New county projects are beginning to be rife
and ere the sessipn_it) over, the best of them wir
.no doubt compare in length with that of any
preceding winter. Here is the state of the ap
plicants at present :—Caroll county, from 'parts
-of Washington, Allegltany, Westmoreland and
Fayette, adjacent to the Alonorigahela river:
Monongahela city the proposed county seat.—
Lawrence, from Beaver and Mercer; county
seat, Newcastle, a thriving tnanufacturing, town
in Mercer. Tionesta. frnmVenatqgn, Crawford
and Warren. Pine, from Clearfield, Cambria
and Indiana. Lackawanna, from the upper
part of Luzerne ; Carbondale, the great coal
town of Northern Pennsylvania, will be the
county scat. Madison, from Berks, Montgom
ery and Chester; Pottstown, in Montgomery
county, is the probable county seat. Conestoga,
from Lancaster and York ; Columbia the county
seat. Three Indian names out of the six ap
plied for. Some of these new counties may
get through this winter, but it will take, as the
boys say, some " scrouging." •
Bank Reforms
In the Senate, on the 20t h instant, Mr. Crabb
reported, from the Committee on Banks, a bill
Which was taken op and passed. As, doubt
less, all having the least interest in the Banks, !
will feel a very natural curiosity to learn the 1
treatment those of them may expect at the hands
of this Legislature, who may be applicants to
obtain a recharter. The followine• is a copy !
•of the above mentioned bill :
Section 1. That all the facts or information ;
which may be elicited by any examination
which may be instituted by the Committee on !
Banks, of either the Senate or House of Rep
resentatives, into the atiairs of spelt Banks or i
Savings' Institutions, as shall apply to the Legis
lature for a re-charter or extension, or restora
tion of capital, shall be recorded in the form of i
•interrogatories and answers on the Journal by
the Clefk of the Senate or House of Represen
• tatives, as the case may be.
Section 2. That if any officer of a Bank or
Savings' Institution, appearing before the Com- I
mittee on Banks, of either the Senate or House
of Representatives, shall, after having been
"sworn or affirmed by the Clerk or any mem-
hers thereof, to make true answers to the (jug'.
tions asked him, wilfully state any thing that
is false respecting the condition, resources, or
liabilities of such institutions, or shall wilfully
misrepresent any fact concerning their organi
zation, indebtedness, means, or the adminis
tration of their aflairs, he shall be deemed guilty
of . perjury, and be subject to prosecution and
punishment therefor.
Section 3. That no fees or expenses shall be
allowed to any President or Cashier, or other
officer appearing as a witness before either of
the Committees as aforesaid. I
Moral Character.
There is nothing which addS so much to the
beauty and power of man, as a good moral
character. It is his wealth—his influence—his
life. It dignities him in every station—exalts
Homestead exemption BIM him in every condition, and glorifies him at
p
The following is the bill presented by Mr.
every period of life. Such a character is more
t
Small in the Senate of this State, on Friday,o be desired than everything else on earth.—
It makes a Man free and independent. No ser
to exempt the Homesteads of Insolvent Debtors
vile tool—no crouching sycophant—no treach
from levy and sale, when the yearly value of
mous honor-seeker ever bore such a character.
the property does not exceed three hundred
The pure joys of truth and righteousness never
dollars: .
spring in such a bosom. if young men but
An Act to Exempt the Homesteads of Insolvent
Debtors from Lei y and Sale.
knew how much a good character would dig.
Whereas,lt is the duty of a free and enlight-
nify and exalt them—how glorious it would
coed Commonwealth to provide by law for the
make their prospects, even_ in this life, never
relief of Insolvent Debtors; to present er should we find them yielding to the grovelling
and base-born passions p 1 human nature.
gate extreme social inequalities arising front
an uneven dititribuiloti of property, and to secure I
its citizens alike, against the exactions of ava
rice and the humiliation of pauperism, therefore 1
Section 1. lie it enacted by the Senate and :
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth I
of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met. and 1
it is hereby enacted by the authority of -the
same, That from and after the 4th day of July, I
1849, the real estate of every citizemfcmc sole I
trader, or widow, residing within this Com mon-1
wealth, which shall be owned and occupied by I
him, her, or them as a family residence or home
stead,
shall be exempt from levy and sale, lien
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and sequestratioi fr o m . any debt contracted
by him, her, or th , subsequent to the pur
ehase or erection thereo . .r Provided, That such
real estate shall not exceed, in -clear yearly
valu-7 , , the sum of three hundred dollars, and
Provided further, that this act shall not be so
construed as to divest or impair any lion or
mortgage.
henry Clay and the IT. S. Senate— The Whigs
of both branches of the Legislature of Ky., met
in caucus on the 22d instant, and after several
speeches, remarkable for their cordiality of feel
' ingr unanimously nominated Henry Clay for
the United States Senate. ' A letter has been
• received from Mr. Clay, in which he expresses
his willingness to accept the nomination. It is
understood that Mr. Clay will accompany Gen
eral Taylor on his route to the a.t of Govern;
anent; taking Frankfort in theirkpgress thither.
The Mecklenburg Declaration.
• A letter from the Hon. George Bancroft, our
Minister to England, which was laid before the
Legislature of North Carolina a few days since, '
fully diosipates the doubts which had previous
ly been entertained as to the authenticity of the
declaration of Independence made at Mecklen
burg, North Carolina, in May 1775. This, con
sequently, was the first declaration of Ameri
can liberty. Mr. Jefferson always insisted that
this document was spurious. It was brought
to light by the Raleigh Register in 1819. The
evidence produced by Mr. Bancroft, is a letter
sent to England by Sir James Weight, then
Governor of Georgia, dated June 20th, 1775,
which says:— .
" By the encloSed paper, your Lordship will
see the extraordinary resolves of the people of
Charlotte Town in Mecklenburg county; and
I should not be Surprised it the same should be
done every where else." •
The " enclosed paper" was a copy of the
"South Carolina Gazette and Country Journal,"
of Tuesday, June 13, 1775, containing a copy
1 of the resolutions which constitute the Meek
lenbn r* declaration. This letter and paper were
founc by M. Bancroft in the British State Paper
offi e, where he made a search for them. The
amour declaration written by Jefferson was
adopted on July 4th, 1776, more than a year
after the Mecklenburg resolves.
Col. Baker.
The Whigs of both branches of the Illinois
Legislature have followed the example of lowa,
and addressed a letter to Gen. Taylor, express-
in a hope that a member of the Cabinet will
be taken from the North WeKt r and that the se-
!colon may fall upon Col. E. 9. Baker, of that
State, in whom they express their unwavering
confidence us a, distinguished member of the
Whig party, as also in his ability to meet and
discharge any responsibility that might devolve
upon hint in so elevated a position.
" Tliis letter (says the Springfield correspon
dent of the St. Louis New Era.) was biped by
every Taylor man in either branch of the Legis- Vote of Franco.
lature, and as. Wisconsin is expected to do the It may not be generally known, says the New
same thing, the expression w ill b e such thy, York Herald, that the popular vote of Trance'
should Gen. Taylor come to the North West for-has been brow. in force, four times, in the .
a member of his Cabinet, it is by no means im- Ilast tiny ye .. We : therefore, give the time
possible that such unanimity of sentiment : and flambe of voles at each period. •
Co Mate in the Congsbite
among his friends may exercise its influeqce 1
r FILL Jro We.
with him in the, selection he may make.''
i • I Whole vote, 3,012,569 hole cite, 3,577.259
, ---, In favor, 3,011,936 In latron, 3,568.688
Against, 1,562 Against, 8,304' ;
hereditary Presidential Eke-
Empire. hen in 1848.
Whole vote, 3.524.244 Whole vote, 8,030,000 i
In fa vitt, 3,521,675 ',Napoleon, 5;800,000 ,
Against. 2,579 All others, 2,300A0 ;
The-e were all Napoleon periods. They ;
were Napoleon, first, for the Cansuha cn Can
1111; second, for Constdat u vie; third, for the
Empire Bereditaire ; and now, a grandson of the
Empre:a Josephine, and nephew of Napoleon,
steps in, forty-It:Ur years aher. the vote on the
hereditary empire. and is elected President by
un absolute majotity greater than Napoleon's
toll vote at any one of his three periods.
California Gold
The gold excitement is as strong as. ever.— 1.
In one day last week ten vessels sailed from
New York. In some the accommodations were
indeed miserable, but the emigrants all appear
ed to be in high spirits. Among the myriads
bound for California ther . e area great many Very
reckless and unprincipled men, but the majority
we btleve aro • well behaved citizens, in fact,
ncrp .son can get there without having been
able to lay up a tew in the dollars and cents.-
There are some of the most respectable of our
citizen; leaving for San Francisco, men of
known character, intelligence and enterptise.
These are just the class of men to prosper there
and do good to themselves and others. flaid
ships will be experienced for awhile, hut it is
to be hoped that they will be remunerated for
their pains.
Throughout the Southwest, in fact throughout
all the States, the accounts that reach us con
tain evidences of the gold feyer raging in almost
every hamlet. It iscalculated that no less than
150.000 emigrants iv ill be on their way to Cali
fornia from the States in two months. What
an army to support, yet every vessel is well
stored with provisions. If the mountains and
valleys of old California don't get a raking by
next January, then it won't be for want of ilig
gers.—Scientific American.
•
A Gold Washer.
A Mr. Raymond, of St. Louis, has been ex
hibiting in that city a model of a machine which
he calls a " Gold Washer," intended fur use in
California. lie has as yet only built a model
upon a small scale, but from the principle, and
the certainty with which this model works,
there can be no doubt of the success of a larger
machine. The Republican says, " We saw fine
filings of lead, mixed with several hundred
times their bulk of clay, run through the ma -
chine; and when the operation was through,
the lead, to a particle, remained separated en
tirely from the earth. The same result was
obtained-WA some brass filings. These tests
satisfied those present of its entire success, and
adaptation to the purpose. It will require three
men to attend itone to keep it in motion, one
to feed it, and one to supply it with water.--
The application of horse or steam power.would
obviate the nopissitrof more than one person.
It is an ingenious contrivance, but•so simple in
its construction that any one can keep it in
repair.'
The Southern Conrention.—lt is said thit five
members of the committee of 15, to which the
address reported by Mr. galhoun has been re
committed, have resignetAiz: Messrs. Clayton,
Chapman, Morehead, Strphens, and Rusk. It is
expected that others will follow their example.
rir The Oregon Legislature has refused to
license taverns.
The State Central Committee.
The Democratic State Central Committee mat
at Buehler's Hotel, Harrisburg, on Thursday,
the , 11th instant, an werecalled to order by the
Chairman, E. If'. Hatter.
Hamilton Alricks, Esq., submitted the follow
ing resolution, which' was adopted:
Resolved, That we recommend to the Demo
cratic Citizens of the 'several counties, to meet
according to the usages of the party, in the res
pective counties and districts throughout the
Commonwealth, and appoint the usual number
of Delegates to meet in State Convention at
Pittsburg, on Wednesday, July 4th, for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate for the office of
Canal Commissioner, to he supported by the
party at the ensuing election.
On motion, the committee adjourned. -
E. W. NUTTER, Chairman.
1. G. llFKinley, Secretary.
Pre-emption Rights—Gold Hunters.
Dr. Jett, who has recently arrived at Sr. Louis,
from California, gives some information respect
ing the travelling facilities in that country, and
confirms the statement of the quantity and qual,
ity of the gold in that country. He mentions
one circumstance that is rather ludicrous, and
shows the nature of the claim advanced by
some of the gold hunters to riches which, as
yet, we believe belong to the government. A
party of some twenty or thirty were exploring
a dry ravine that led to a mountain supposed
to be rich with precious ore. When near its
base, they came suddenly upon a spot which
glittered like the firmament in a clear night
with gold dust and ore, caused by the washings
from the mountains. In an instant every man
threw himself upon the ground where 'lay scat
tered the treasure, and sprawling nut his arms
and legs, claimed a pre-emption to the surface.
Lt hat he could cover in this way. The title was
regarded by each a5 . ,,, ,, 00d, and the average
to the whole party in a very shurt time wa
' upwards of three hundred dollars.
For Croup or Quinsy.
For a sudden attack of quinsy or croup, bathe
the neck with bear's grease, mid pour it down
the throat. A linen rat soaked in sweet oil,
butter or lard, and sprinkled with yellow Scotch
snuff, is said to have pet formed wonderful cures
in cases of croup; it should be placed where
the distress is urealest. Goose grease, or any
kind 9f oily grease is as good as bemr's•oil.
Equal parts of camphor, spirits of wine, and
hartshorn, well mixed, and rubbed upon the
throat, is said to he good for the croup.
Severe case,‘ of croup have been cured by
the liberal application of cpid water to the neck
and breast, then rubbing with a coarse cloth,
till a glow is produced.
Banks in Illinois
Notwithstanning the opposition of the Gover
nor of Illinois, in his message to the Legislature I
of that State, there is a settled determination
on the part of members of both political parties
to adopt, if possible, some system of Banking
that shall be least objectionable. and will afford
accommodation to the growing commercial
wants of the State. In anticipation of the ac
tion of the Legislature, the Board of Trade of
thecity of Chicago have prepared and published
an act to authorize General Banking privileges
throughout their State, which, it is said, not only
received their sanction but meets the general
I approbation of the people, without distinction
of party in that section of News.
Theitleeting between Gen. Taylor and Henry
Clay—The New Orleans Delta has the details
of the first meeting of Gen. Taylor and IVIr. Clay.
They met on board the steamer Princess, and
while at dinner, the General recognized Mr.
Clay, without the latter knowing him. After
the first salutation, Mr. Clay remarked, " Why,
General, you have grown out of my recollec
tion" " You can never grow out of mine,''
replied General Taylor. Mr. Clay then con
gratulated him on his election to the Presidency,
and hoped that his administration wotrld be as
successful as his military career had been. The
'General thanked him and said, "I am not Presi
dent." The interview was most social through
out. Mr. Clay appears to have recovered his
health.
Cofifornia.—ln a private letter from Califor
ni, mention is made of the death (by consump
tion no board the U. S. ship Ohio, while at La
Paz, in the month of October) of a Mr. Han, a
volunteer from Philadelphia. The Surgeon of
the volunteers having left, he had been taken
on board to receive medical aid, and had only
been there two days, when he expired in five
minutes, while coughing.
Affeds of Cheap Poatage.—The New York Tri
bune states that the steamer Europa which sail
ed for Liverpool on Wednesday, took out about
thirty-six thousand letters. The largest number
ever yet forwarded in any one vessel, is said to
be thirteen ,thousand-
The Inauguration
At 12 o'clock, on the 16th, the Senators were
introduced, and in a few minutes after the escort
arrived, and at ten minutes after 12, the Governor
elect was ushered into the Hall. The certificates
of his election were then read, after which Mr.
Darsie, President of the Convention administered
the oath of office.
Mr. Johnston then rose and read his inaugyral
address as follows :
FRIENDS ♦ED. FELLOW CITIZENS
The kindness and confidence of the people
having cast upon me the Executive functions of
the government, and the prescribed oath to sup•
port the Constitution having been administered,
I should be false to the sacred trust reposed in
me, and unworthy the confidence manifested, did
I not deeply feel the responsibility of my position,
and firmly resolve to merit your support.
Profoundly sensible, however, of my own
weakness, and fully conscious that without the
encouragement and assistance of the people, the
Chief Magistrate is unable properly to discharge
the high duties of his station, and instead of the
substance of popular power', becomes the empty
shadow of Executive authority, I would earnestly
invoke at the hands of the citizens, the efficient
aid of the same spirit which called• into existence
the free institutions of our country, to assist me
in supporting and defending them.
At the commencement of an administration, it
has been a custom with the Executive to indicate
the principles which will govern his councils,
and the measures he may desire for the benefit
of the people. The annual message delivered
at the opening of the present session of the Legis
lature. has superseded the necessity of a strict
compliance with this usage, and on this occasion
it will suffice to refer to a few general views of
the public policy that shall receive at my hands
the fullest and steadiest support and considera-
At all times and under all circumstances, the
hialirst obligation of the public servant, is the
maintenance and defence of our Republican in
stitutions. That these shall receive, in the ex
ercise of Executive power, a sound interpretation
—that no impediment shall interfere to prevent
the salutary influence of their principles—that
the popular mind, when understood, shall be o. • -
rd, arc indices which no public Oirlecr will dis
regard.
The founders of the Republic, inspired, with
profound wisdom.declared that all men are born
equally tree and independent; that the, right of
defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possess
ing. and'protecting property, and reputation, are
indefeasible ; that all power is inherent in the
people, and all free governments are founded on
their authority ;-that no preference shall ever be
given by law to any religious establishments, or
modes of worship; that no one can be deprived
of his life, liberty, or priqierty, unless by the judg
ment of his peers, or the law of the land; that
no man's property shall be taken or applied to
public. use, without the consent of representa
tives ; that education should be prrimoted, and
• the blessing of intellectual culture placed within
the reach of every citizen. History and experi
ence have demonstrated the justice of these prin
ciples, and.private feelings, as well as public. .
duty, demand fur them a cordial support. •
It is said of a venerated max'.in, that the object
of all just government is the greatest good of the
greatest number. In reducing this theory to prac
tice, it shall be a constant endeavor to procure
such legislation as shall' promote religion and
morality, and encourage science and literature.
It will also be deemed a duty to elevate by proper
means, the condition of the laboring classes of '
society.; to advance the act;ve industry of the'
citizen, and foster commerce, agriculture and
Manufactures. Measures f.,nr the'reduetion of the
public debt, and the consequent relief of the tax
paying and burthened people. shall at all times
receive a most cordial support.
An indebted nation cannot command the full
measure of its independence, nor feel the entire
blessings of its institutions. Whatever may be
its desire to promote active objects of general
benevolence, its resources refuse a compliance
with its will, and national justice is thereby fre
quently delayed. With a deep conviction of the
importance of this subject, and a settled confi
dence that the people will sustain any safe tnea
sures having in view the payment of the debt of
.the State, it shall be a constant aim to place bur
finances in a condition to discharge every public
obligation,to maintain unsullied the honor of the .
Conyalth, and to preserve unspotted, its
siNrtue, Liberty aryl Independence."
4le are pure, and are
tnotto of
t ntions of the pe I
The inh
uniformly'
perity. When, therefore, they believe a public
functionary feels an anxious desire in unison
with their own, for the public welfare, they will
willingly pardon errors of judgment, and sustain
him in his public course. It is hoped thg same
generous and manly sentiment, the same con
struction of motives, the seine appreciation of
public conduct, Which have been extended to
others in similar positions, will shield the admin
istration abciut to commence, from at least, un
merited censure.
• An evil spirit is at work amongst us, against
whose malign influence all should be on their
guard. It is that spirit•which creates a wrong
where none exists—which in advance condemns
the public servant, and labors to destroy confi
dence in the honesty of his designs—which, un
willing to judge of works, draws from its guilty
imaginings the sceptres of a corrupt heart, and
holds them up to public gaze as substantial truths.
It is the same spirit which would array in hostile
position the classes into which society divides—
, that would place capital and labor, the rich and
the porir, at variance with each other. •It is the
spirit that animates the bosom of the Catalines of
every age.
In Europe there are noblemen and peasants,
political and social distinctions,created and sus
tained by law and sanctioned by prescription.—
In this country all„are equal under the laws and
no politician, no party in our country, would de
sire a change in this fundamental principle of
our constitution. Factitious distinctions
have no residence where they are not sustained
by laW, and such are the sudden transitions of
wealth among the citizens, that the rich man of
yesterday is the poor man of to-day, and the poor .
of to-day the rich of to-morrow. Where property (substituting the inquiry into the expediency in
is not secured by 'legal enactment to' particular I stead of instruct) was lost—yeas 45, nays 51.
classes, and wealth is unguarded by immemorial I A resolution was adopted, , directing the Cones
privileges, an enlightened self-interest will teach I mittee on Vice and Immorality, to report a bill
the rich to hold in reverence the rights of the I imposing a tax upon all venders of malt liquors,
poor, for their condition may be changed in them- I except those who have tavern licenses.
selves or their offspring: Messrs. Marx and Klotz presented several pe-
The rich and the poor are equally dependent titions from Lehigh county, for the incorporation
on each other for the comforts and luxuries of , of the , Bank of Allenthan.
civilized life—separate them, and the interests of Mr. H. S. Evans, on leave, read a bill to abolish
both perish—the capital of the rich is valueless militia trainings, and diininish the cost of col
without the assistance of the capital of labor. • lecting the State taxes, and provide a sinking
The most dangerous, because the most inside- I fund for the payment of the State debt.
ous enemies of the Repnblic, are those who prowl Mr. Klotz presented h petition to incorporate
among the honest, utisuspectirig citizens, whir . the Mauch Chunk water company.
pering insinuations against men whose every in- Mr. Marx one supplementary to an am In itt•
terest is connected with the welfare of the coon- 'Corporate the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
try. Such men should be rebuked as dangerous of Lehigh county.
to the well being of society, as sacrificing at the I Mr. Eshelman, from members of the Bar at
shrine of party, truth, honor, patriotism, and as Laocaster city, for repeal of act of '43, reducing•
tearing the confidence which 'holds us together ' salanes of Judges of this Commonwealth.
as one people. Mr. Thorne, one for a change in the Constitu- :
In the dis Charge of my facial doties, I shall lion in regard to suffrage, so as to extend to men'
ever bear in mind the oath of fidelity to the con- I of all color.
stitution, and shall endeavor with my ntmost -
ability to perform the sacred trust 'commited to ' Poisonous Phenninfß.--In New York a gentle- .
m char That I shall err in judgment when man came near losing his life from eating a poi- '
most
most anxious to do right, must be anticipated, for I "waera pheasant. Such cases have frequently
I happened before, in various places, and are re
erringhuman intelligence is incapable of reaching nn
corder/ in the profeesional books ; and the cause
truth, and the hope that a generous for-1
giveness on your part will accompany honest is perfectly well k•II4VVVIL Pheasants are liable to
intentions, will sustain me ; and if, at the end of become poisonous. when the ground where they
my term of service, it shall be my fortune to leave ; fee d has been covered for a time with snow.--
the people of my native State happier and more I On such occa•ebeet they resort to the berries of
prosperous than I found them, I shall ask no the cominove rawest, or ivy-bush (Kalinin Lalifii
prouder inscription over my grave. fur) which , 'es a rursions plant, (sheep often die
With a firm reliance that the GO of nations limn browsing , it,) and without killing the phea
,ant, nova rte a poisonons quality to its flesh, only
will preserve our happy 'country as the home of
his people, and will lend his support to an anxious inland in hon inc h " Casio "'
endeavor to promote their interests, and perpet
uate their civil and religious institutions, I enter
on the discharge of the duties of the Executive
department of the State.
Jan. 16, 1849. VV M. F. JOHNSTON.
After its delivery, the band in attendance struck
up Hail Columbia," and the ceremonies being
completed, the Convention adjourned, and the
spectators gradually dispersed.
When the Governor and Senate had retired,
on motion of Mr. Frick 5000 in English and 2000
in German, of the Message, were ordered to be
printed. Adjourned.
Legislative Proceedings.
11 Annisntmo, January 24, 1849.
SENATE.—Mr. Boas presented a petition from
members of the Northampton bar. aAttirfor the
repeal of the law reducing the salaries of the
Juts of this Commonwealth. Alsoowo fur a
bank at Allentown.
Mr. Matthias presentctta petition for an amend
ment of the Constimtion so as to extend the right
of suffrage to all citizens,of whatever complexion.
Mr. Cunningham from the Committee on Cor
porations, reported a bill to divide Allentown,
Lehigh county, In two Wards.
Mr. Cribb, from the Committee nn Banks, to
whom was recommitted the resolution relative
to investigating the condition of the Banks, re
ported the same as committed. On motion, the
said resolutions were taken up, considered and
adopted.
Mr. Crabb reported, from the Committee on
Banks, a bill relating to investigations into the
affairs of Banks or Savings' Institutions applying
to the Legislature for a re , charter. It was taken
up and read twice and passed.
Mr. Stine moved th . nt the: Judiciary Committee
be requested to inquire into the expediency of
reporting a bill for the election by 4 the people of
the President and Associate Judges, and prose
cuting Attorneys, Surveyor General and Deputy
Surveyor Generals; passed..
Mr. Overlield presented a petition for the erec
t tipn of a bridge over the Lehigh, in Carbon coun
t ty ; also, one for the establishment of a Bank in
Tamauqua.
Mr. Mason read in place.a bill authorizing the
payment to Mrs. Shook of a certain sum, heing
the balance of the salary of the Executive, was
taken up and passed.
HOUSE.—Mr. Evans (of Chester) offered a
resolution requesting the Committee on Ways
and Means to enquire into the expediency of tax
ing old bachelori for the benefit of the common
school fund.
A motion to postpone indefinitely, by Mr. Klotz,
was negatived—yeas 37; nays 56. •
On motion of MY74 l cick the resolution was
postponed for the present.
Mr. Evans, of Chester, read in place a bill to
abolish militia training; to diminish the cost of
collection of State taxes, and providing a sinking
fund to extinguish the State debt; which bill was
read and referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Mr. Cooper (on Banks) reported a resolution
that the Committee on Banks,in the investigation
of the affairs of banks that are applying for char
ters or additional capital, shall have power to
send for persuns and pa ers, and to take 'testi
mony if necessary, wh it as read twice and
adopted.
Mr. Swartzwelder offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on the Judiciary to report a
bill providing for the election of Judges of the
Supreme Court, District Courts and Courts of
Common Pleas by the people.
Mr. Pearce moved to postpone the resolution
indefinitely, which was negatived, 60 to 32.
Mr. Evans, of Chester, moved to postpone for
the present, which was also lost.
Mr.McCallmont moved so to amend as merely
to request the Committee on' the Judiciary to in
quire into the expediency of reporting a bill as
proposed; which was agreed to-50 to 46. •
Mr. Laird oved to amend by adding to the
end of the res lution, the words" and hereafter
that the ter s of o ffi ce of all judicial o ffi cers
hereafter ap inted by the present Executive,
shall cease an expire, if the Constitution should
be amended."
Mr. Evans,
words" here]
vance the general pros-
es I
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li . es,
s si Chester, moved to strike out the
her appointed by the present Elxecu
' was lost. Mr.• Laird's amendment
was also negatived—yeas 47, nays 49.
After considerable discussion, in which Messrs.
Little, Roberts, IL R. Smith and others opposed,
and Messrs. Skartzwelder, Craig, Biddle and
. others advocated it, the resolution as ameirded
Fuchints. Atude.—We understand that
Lieut. Frisby, of the Albany Company attacheds t
to the Nets Yoe)" regiment, has written to his" .
family I lat.he accumulated $200,000 worth of
gold deist. 'Lorin he remembered that the whale •
ship Washington, of New London, which put
into Monte rey at the time of the first breaking out
of the gold fever, was deserted by all her crew.
A letter has been recently received at New Lon
don, from one of these runaway gold seeker,.
stating that 4- the shabbiest sheep of the Wash.
ington's crew has got $150,000 worthof guld,and
I have got mach more.—N. P Tiiifinre.
Items of Fact and Fancy.
t7ir There was a ton and a quarter of mail
molter received at Milwaukie, a few days since ;
the moat of which was franked &cameos..
re' It is believed that Fiore than 2,000,006
dozen of eg:!.s have been sent friim Maine to
Boston this season, and have been sold fur some
thina like ;310,000. 41
Vague hints are afloat that Senator Ben
ton has determined to take a bidd and decided
stand in favor of Free Soil.
cir The Legislature of New York has passed.
by a very lar,ge vote, resolutions against the ex
tension of slavery into the new territories.
i:7* The Whig Congressmen of Pennsylvania
held a meeting in the Capitol, on Saturday, and
adopted resolutions, asking from Gen. Taylor the
Treasury department for Pennsylvania. They
also fixed on Andrew Stewart, for Secretary.
. .
The City Council of Baltimore has passed
a resolution inviting Gen. Taylor to visit that city
on his way to Washington.
New .lerFry State Prieon.—The annual report '•
'Of the New Jersey Stale Prison; shows the num
ber of convicts on the 31st December last to •
have been 176, while 83 have been discharged, •
and two died, so that the whole number of inmates
during the year was 261. The prison has paid!
all its current expenses and at the olose of the
•
year bad on, hand, in addition to the full supply
of fuel and stock of furniture, clothing, &c.,
$6,338 05. There has also been paid into the
Treasury, from the surplus earnings of the con
victs, 5,160 39.
Nur Gold Coin.—We learn 'from the Wash- •
ingom Union, that some of the gold received ,
from California has been coined into quarter
eagles, at the mint in Philadelphia, with "Cal." '
in*cribed over the head of the eagle.
Gov. Crittenden's Message.
In reference to the election of Gen. Tay
lor to the Presidency Gov.Crittenden in his
tuessage speaks in the following eloquent
terms : •
"The veteran patriot who has been just
chosen to adtttinister ithe government of the
United States was brought to Kentucky an •
infant in his mother's arms. He was here
reared to that vigorous manhood and with
those sterling virtues that have sustained
him throneh a long period in his country's
service. There is, therefore, a natural rea
son for our confidence and attachment. But
he comes into his high office with the avow
ed purpose of endeavoring to carry out the
principles and policy of Washington, and
this should commend him to the affectionsor
the American people. It will be his Ethan)
I soften, if he'cannot extinguish, the asperi
ties of varty strife—to give to the govern-
I ment its constitutional divisions of powers
as they were designed to be exercised by its
States eed the ta I a
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of their constituents.
Under such an administration, guided by
such principles and motives, the people, of
the United States seem to have the best as-•
surance of their liberty, and of all the bles
sines that gtiod Government can bestow.
These relations have been alluded to in
no partizan spirit, but in the hope that *eat.
last see the dawn of an era ardently desired'
by every loirer of his country—when the
discordant elements that have so long dis
turbed the public repose, will give place to
more fraternal feelings, and the pure patrio
tism of the Revolbtion prevail in every Amer
ican heart. . ..
But in the till& of our bnght prospects
and high hopes, it tecomes ns to acknoWl
edge our •grateful dependance upon that
I Supreme Being hbut Whose favor all
schemes of human appiness are vain; and
i without whose be edietton the Wisdom and
i exertion of man can aceOmplith nothing truly
great.and good."