The Columbia Democrat. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, January 05, 1839, Image 2

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    ifudgcs was noijrmlccd in tho posl-ofnco,
)ut sent by a special messenger, ami there
fore if tochnicni nicely is to bo regarded,
could not bo a legal return:)
That Vhn return, signed by ten, a majori
ty ofthe Judge of Philadelphia county,
tva3 rnado but in due form put in the near
est post office', and recelVed by the Secreta
ry but was kepi back, suppressed, and
hot handed In to Wife members assembled
for organization: That the Secretary is en
trusted neither' by tho CqiiBiUiUioii law,
nor usage, with any judicial or discretiona
'rv'fcftwer'bv'er die l'p.hmis nnv more Iriah
the postmaster ox mail carrier through whose
Jianda they pass:
That if the Secretary may decide which
ore nroner Returns and which aro not
sending in as a return a paper signed by
ono or six judges out of 17, and keeping
back, under any pretence, at his pleasure,
returns signed by a minority of Judges; and
)f those produced by him are to bo takeli as
the sole ami exclusive proot or who are en
titled to their seats, all other testimony be
ing excluded till the House is organized
then it follows that an executive ollicer may
fiivo to the party he favors, at all times he
organization of the Assembly the election
of Speaker, Clerk, Doorkeeper. Sergeant
nt-Arms, Primer of the Bills. Printer of the
Journals, State Treasurer, U. S. Senator,
he: That this is not the Constitution and
Law of Pennsylvania wo db most solemnly
protest :
And therefore wo derla'rc our clear and.
strong conviction: That it was the d ity of
Mr. Burruwes to baud over lo Jhe assembled
members all the returns, or papers pur
porting to be returns of ekcliofi, that they
might judge. It Is a pity lie did not du so.
Tlu-re ItVs the fatal error. The members
Bssernbled, in our opinion, Were entitled to
have all the returns beiurc tliem.
Butarain: The returns in the Secreta'
ry's office are Hot tile" duly legal evidence
-of what the' people have done ol who is
elected. For greater security to prevent
fraud or collusion, three mode's of pru1
Ving the fact of election aro provided by
Law. One.Uhe returns made and deposit
ed with the Secretary. Another, that the
members chosen shall be furnished with
certificates thereof. Another, that dupli
cate returns be deposited in the Prothunta
ry's office" For common convenience those
'in the Secretary's office are generally taken,
but are entitled' to inure respect and ere-
dence than the certificate) or a certified copy
frorft the Prothonotary. Now, in this case
the 'democratic members appearing and
'claiming seals produced first, certificates
of election secondly, certified copies from
the'ProThonotary's office shewing their e
lection they alledged, and their allegation
was entitled to respect that others returns
than th03e 'produced bythe Secretary , were
known lb be in His office. As whigs, act
ing on whig principles, avowing justice for
our motto, and the "Will of the majority for
'our guide this appears to be very strong
ground on their part1
And whf'ri put 'ihcompetilion with the
aitigli paper oh iho'face'bf'it no legal return
signed by only "she 'nut of seventeen
judges, on wh'ch the whig members relied
it seems to us irresistable a case to our
understanding so clear, that ive stand amazed
to see our whig brethren below acting on a
different view 'of the malter. Good cannot
come of it. It will not "bear the test of
scrutiny and lime." It strikes at tho root
of all those principles which we have been
taught to hold sacred in Whig policy. Wlfat
should we have said, or rather, what should
we ntt have said, had our opponents done
BO I
In conclusion : At the commencement
"of'the session, every member was present,
'without the eight Philadelphia county ihem-
bers, 'parties stood 44 Whigs, 48 democrais
"-so that the're M-as a majority of 4 in favor
nf admitting the democratic members from
ine couniv, ami did admit them, yet our
44 whigs, ndw 41 persist in acting with
tho Whig members from the County. Are
majorities no longer to ruleaiiV wherei
Therefore we do express our clear and
decided Opinion that Messrs Butler and
Sturdevapt, in leaving the six return judge
party, and joining with the majority, con
'sliUtiing thereby (even without the Phlla.
county members) a clear majority, incriri
testably cniiiled toseatsi and forming a nun
rum for tho despatch nf business which
cannot rightly be denied or jdstty disputed.
liavo u Uei with honorable fidelity to justice
tne prlr cipie-i ot itefiiblinanism, timelier
ished doctrines of the Whiffs and the inter
cits of the Commonwealth. That they are
cnluled to our highest praise and most earn
est co'inmendation. In our estimation, the
performance of this painful duty on their
part, jn despite of angry denunciation, evin
ctt Hie moat laudable firmness and patriot
ism, and ut.der the auspices of virtuo. lib
crty and iudupendenco," the siiblime mottd
of tho Pennsylvania Amis we earnestly
nope weir example may he followed by th
owor momoera oi the Whiz party.
ASHER MINER, .
NATH'L RUTTEI,
LEWIS WORRALL.
JOSHUA PETTEBfJNE
;HAliLES MINER,
DELIAS HOVT.
THOMAS PRINGLE,
SHAltP D. LEWIS.
Fedtrtit Logic Separating the public
taxes from' bank frauds and tank specula
lion, is according to Federal logic, uui
'ing the purse and the sword,"
r.ooM3nund, pa.
SATURDAY, JANUARYS.
GOVEti Ott'S MENAGE
The annual messago of Governor Rttncr
was laid before both houses on Thutsday,
(he 27th tilt. Its extreme length will not
allow us to publish it entire. We give
helow a syrtnpsls of, and extracts from, its
most interesting portions. By this course,
our readers will not loose much, as it is in
ihe main, a dry uninteresting document, so
much "so, that before it was read half thro
by tlie clerk 6f the infuse, a motion was
m&dc by a whig member to suspend the
reading.
It commences by giving a statement of
the transactions at Hanisburg since the
meeting of the Legislature, condensed from
the niistatemenls published in the govern
ment organs at that place. It denounces
the democratic citizens who assembled at
Hurrisburg to witness the opening of the
legislature, as a riotous mob, arid throws
tho whole blame of the recent disreputable
transnnclions at the captol.upon our friends,
notwithstanding the senate's condemnation
of tho course of the whigs. He then re
commends a general revision of the election
laws, and proposes the following amend
ments: 1st. The one year's residence in the
state, required by the amended constitution,
to be proven by tho oath of the party bffei
ing to vote.
2d. The particular residence of ten
days within the district where the vote shall
be oiTcred, to be proven by a competent
witness.
3d. Persons claiming to vote upon tax
aiscssed and paid within the current year,
ihe assessor's corrected list to bo tho dlily
evidence, a copy of which to bo posted up
at the house where the election is held, at
least nine days previous to the time of hom
ing the election.
4th. Persons claiming to vote on tax
paid nut ot the district, to be requited not
only In product: a certificate of the payment
of t':e tax, certified b'efdre a Justice of the
Peace, biit to give their ndtnes to the asses
sors at least nine days before tlie election,
and a list to bo put up m the same manner
is of those payinsr witniu the district.
l1hus virtually'extcnding Ihe odious registry
law of Philadelpliic city, throughout the
siaie.
Upon the subject of betting on ejections
he makes the following just recommenda
tion, which we hope to see adopted by our
legislature, or something quite as severe;
And to secure, as, much as possible, the
puriivoi elections, 1 would strongly recom
mend the passage of a more effectual law
against helling on elections, which practice
lorms tne very worst and most penurious
species of gambling. Uniting and gaming
of other kinds only injure the parties them
selves, nut tins inllicts a wound on the rights
of all, and destroys that confidence1 Which
every citizens should feel in the decision of
the ballot-nox. I would therefore uraii that
whenever thereto required by any voter of
me ivistrict. or wiieneer ho shall think it
nrciissary,' the Inspector of each a t i i ii
shall cause any person offering to vote, to
declare On oath or aflirmation. whether he
is or is Tint directly Of indirectly interested
either as principal, partner or stake-holder
in uy uet, ou ine resuu oi any election to
be held oil that, day; and" If he admit that ho
is, or if ho decline to arts wer. then t refuse
such person his vote, antHii baiise the clerks
ol theelection to make a minut'd Iheroof on
the lisl of Voters-.
Alter rec'oo'fflnienuihg he passage of such
laws in relation 'to tho appointment of such
officers as are unprovided for in tho amend
ed constitution, and the ele'etion of Justices,
fcc. he makes ihe following ternarks in re
lation to the progress of the school system.
The condition of the mean's 'proved by
the Slate toe General Education, is "so flour
ishing that little is required to be ddi'ie by
the present Legislature. Within three years
tho perrnauunt State appropriation-id this
object has been increased from seventy-five
thousand dollars annually to four hundred
thousand dollars, for the "latter sum will ha
required next year to meet the increase of
taxable citizens fronl three hundred and
eight thousand nine hundred and nineteen
to three hundred and fifty thousand which
will probably bo the number returned,
(though probably not more than three hun
dred thousand dollars will.be actually called
for",) and to pay the annuities to Colleges;
Academies and Female Sen Inariea, whic'Ji
will not be less, less than fifty thousand dol"
lars. Nor will this. large outlay have been
without its fruits. Iiistead of seven hun
dred and sixty-three Cniilhjon Schools in
operation at Ihe bnd of 1835, and about
seventeen Aed2irties, fills latter in a slate
of almost doubtful existence," with no Fe-
i.. c -.' i -r. .
iiiiiiL- ociiiin.iries losicreu uy me oiaio, sue
now has five thousand Common Schools,
thirty-eight Academies and seven Female
of wjiuuhcb in unlive anu permanent opera
tion disseminating the prin ip!o9 of litera
ture, science and virtue over tho land. In
addition to thefie. there nro many Schools,
1 , . - V i V, I n I J: -.C !
Acnuenucs anu remaic oeiiiiiinncs oi u jm-
vat'e character, eqtmlly useful and deserving
in their pioper sphere'. . ,
Of the. one thnusaud and twenty-seven
townships, wards and boroughs now In ihe
State, cacli intended in form a Common
School disliici, night hundred and Bovqnty
five have accepted the Common School Sys
tem, mid nave ri in operation, aim seven
hundred ami eighty six have rereived their
portions ol the Slate appropriation lor ine
present srhool yeai, couiinenring on the
first Monday of 'June last. The number of
accepting districts goes on steadily incrcas
iniV. and iho usefulness and economy of the
system where fairly tested, aro bccoultilg
evtty day more apparent.
All that now seems requisite to tlie com
plete success of the system is, that some
immediate and. rfticierU means ho adopted
for the preparation lirbdminnn. School teach
ers, i tits suhieet was Itniy rxpiniueu m
ihe last annual Report of tile Stljferintend
cnt, and will ho again embraced m a rcvis
eJ draft of the whole School Law which
that officer will shortly lay before ynti.
Permit me to bespeak fur il our favorable
consideration, and to hope that this last want
of the system may be supplied.
1 would also recommend that the power
(if School D rectors on the suhici'l of taxa
tion, be ciihaileil. Wlicii thev were by
iw authorized to assess a school tax, equal
to thrice the amount of State androtiriation
coining to the District for the year, the whole
amountiif appropriation was only half what
it iinw isi Perlinps absolute pow of taxa
tion in Directors to that amount, was then
necessary: but ii is n'oiat present. I would
ihrreforo rpcoinmeild that Directors shall
not, hereafter, in anv case, Impose more tax
on their District than a sum equal In its por
tion of slate appropriation, unless by con
sent of tile people, in the same maltncr as
uldlthnal school tax is authorized, viz: by
vole of the ulajority of the citizens.
Of the canals and railroads he says :
The Canals and Rail Roads in operation,
vielded, under the most disadvantageous cir
cumstances, nn increased revenue during the
fiscal year just closed. The amount nf tolls
was niui! hundred ailil niiietv-one thousand
two hundred and liftyHwo dollars and foity
two cents. This income is a most decisive
proof that her chains of improvement arc
on tho eve of amply remunerating the Statu
lor llieir vast cost, f he amount ol tolls lor
O'o year, would, under ordiilaiy circumstan
ces, iievond a doubt, have boon a mi lion
and a half of drihars. Tin will be credited
when il is borne in mind that fo'.lv .one half
if the regular trade of tiie main linn was
lost to the State during two-thirds of the
navigable seasilii; In consequence of the
breach on tile Juni i.ta, ih.it. lo reinin the
balance, the Canal Commisiourrs fmlnil it
necessary lo lake the lolls" off ninptv mitia
of the most profitable part ol the remainder,
viz: between Huntingdon and Duncan's Isl
and; in which, if this distance from Ilti'i-
tingdou to Hollidaysburi: bu added, the dis
thus unavoidably rendered wholly unpro
ductive, was one hundred and twmitwiine
miles. Still the works yielded, and it is a
triumphant proof of their valun and produc
tiveness, little short of a million of dollars
within the fiscal voar, may, in view of theso
facts, with perfect f-afuly he estimated at
one million six hundred thousand doilurs,
with a favorable season.
He then adverts to the fact, that the trial
10 use aninraciie coal a3 a fuel to generate
steam in the Locomotive Engines, had
proved entirely satisfactory, and that by iti
use, a largo amount will be saved to the
State annually. Of thebreach in the canal
between Huntington and Ilnllidayshtirg, he
says that the repairs are nearly completed,
and will cost 3380,000. The progress of
the new works, during the year, have been
steady and satisfactory. Tho additional
distances authorized to be put under con
tract on the Erie extension, on the linns up
on the North and West Branch of the Sus
quehanna, and the Gettysburg railroad have
been let.
Of the situation of the finances of the
State, he makes tho following remarks
Which show conclusively .that the statements
which have been made by the1 democratic
party, of their wretched condition were but
too (rub.
j he whole amount oi the receipts into
the Treasury, durincr iho year eniliri!r with
ihe 3l6l.nf Oct'r lasi, including the balance
front 1837, was four million nine hundred
eighty nine thousand two hundred twenty
three ddllars add three cents, and tho whole
amount of payments for all purposes, was
lour millllons eight hundred eiulily nine
thousand eight hundred sixty-three dollars
and seventy-tnreo cents showiuir a bat
anre that day of hin:pino thousand three
hundred Iiliy-nino dollars and thirty cents.
Among tho. disbursements aro included
ono hundred nfty-sevcii thousand six bun
dred twenty-two dollars si'iid eightv-uiiio
cents paid as expence, in part; 'of iho Con
venlion to pVopOhe amendments Id the Con
elitution. During ihe nieceediUg Vear sov
qilty.ono thousand seven hundred lldrly-nine
dollars and sixty-seven cents had Weil paid
on the same ac'cditnt, and it is snprlosed
that a balance of fifty thousand dollars is
still or will become due, so that the whble
expenco of tho Convention, and its inci
dents, will b two hundred Bevcnty-nlne
thousand three hundred sixty-two dollars
and fiftysix cents.
The probable amobpt of incomo from nil
soifxccs, dul;ihg the .present year;, will bo
three inillioli'four lluijdrcd llfty-threo thous
and eight hundred thirty-eighty dollars,
viz:
Canal and Railroad lolls, 1,000,000
Bank of United Stales for Com-
. moil Si'IimmIo inn.nnn
Land and Latid office fees, fl3,000
Auction duties and commissions', . IHUKlO
DHidcnds tin Bank stock, 1 00,000
Tax on Bank dividends, 115,000
Dividends on Turnpike, Bridges Si
Navigation stock, " 45.000
Retailers licenses, 80,000
Tavern licenses, 50 000
Collateral Inheritance tax, 23,000
Tax On writs, 25,000
Tax on cerium officers, 8 000
Tax on Loail ijnmpanics, 4,000
Hawkers and Tin atlU Clock Pcd
lars licenses, , . 0,000
Fourl Instalment Sum lis Reven
ue, 055.938
Balance nf Loan per 3d section act
14th April, 1838, 125.000
Miscellaneous, 5,000
, , S3,453,838
The probable demands on tho Treasury,
exclusive of appropriations, to he made dur
ing ihe present sessionj and of hiiiiis which
will be due durum (Ho. veiir, will be three
million tlnee hundred twenty-three thou
sand nine bundled twenty-seven dulliira and
ninety-one cents, viz :
Balance of appropriation for Inter
nal Improvement purposes, by act
, (if 14th April. 1838, 532,057 01
Do. do. to Turnpike State roads
and iir'nlges, 05,070 00
For motive power, 240,000 00
Interest on Statu debt, salaries'
of Collectors! Ldek ke'ehcrs'.
fce. 1,190,000 00
Expenses of Government, 290,000 00
Balance of expense of Reform
Convention, 50,000 00
Militia expenses, 25.000 00
casinos and Gratuities, 50,000 00
Education, 350,000 00
House of Refuge) 5,000 00
Penitentiaries, 21.200 00
Geological survey, 10,000 00
Interest on Treasury loans, . 09,000 00
Cost of repairing Juniata Cal
mil, . 380,000 00
Ineterrst of Tmporary loans, 4l),(job 00
Miscellaneous, 50,000 00
83 323,927 91
This will leave a balance at large during
the year, of only one hundred and twenty
nine thousand nine hundred dollars and
nine ct'nts; which would have been two
million bnc hiindretl thousand ''ollars
least, if your prcdect'Ksnrs had not been so
liberal of iho public funds, and if the yield
of tlits public works had not been reduced
v the breach on the Juniaia. But it is loo
late to remedy past profusion or misfor
tunc. The future is now tb' L'e proviJed
lor. . ....
He recommends Ih'e following np'prb'pri
itions to continue the public improvement?
The Erie Externum will need live huu
drcd thousand dollars; a similar sum will
be requited on the North Branch Canal
three humldrcd tltmirtaiiti dollars will he
the least that will rffeclually commence lav
ing the rails on the graded portion of the
tieltcslmrg Kail Koad and continue the L'r:
ding of the remainder two hundred thou
mil dollars will he nrcessaarv on the West
Branch Canal; one hundrjd thousand dot
lars on the Wisconisco Csnal and Allcirhc
ny fecdcr.eachjthree.htindrttd thousand do!
lars for ordinary repair, and one hundred
thousand dollars for dainaires. Locomotive's
c. together with one million to pay. tern'
porarv loans, making in iho whole three
million ono hundred thousand dollars.
. The only means left for obtaining tbi3
large sum, is that of borrowing; ai tl th
only source", without paying an unreason
bio interest, is the Bank of ihe United
states, which, under tin charter, may bo
compelled to' lend iho money at four per
cent.
Afterdating that a most healthy change
had been ace.ompltohed in 6nr currency, ba
ilie resumption of specie payments bythe
banks, ami justilying their suspension
full, he refers to iho late insurrection
(aiiada, and charges the masonic instilu'.
lions in Ihe States bordering on those pro
vinccs, with being the instigators and prin
cipal actors, and to prevent like acts in fu
lure, he reiterates his former recommend
(ions for an actio prohibit inch associations'
The following extract relating to success"
lul experiments of smelting iron witlubitu
minods mid nnthraeito coal, and those re.
lating lo the coal and iron trade, will ho read
with interest in this scotiofi of the State.
i no succcHstin experiments that have
necn made at Knrlhanse and FarramUvill
to smelt iron with Bituminous Coal and at
rtianayiinii, Maueli uimnk and Eastnn with
auiiiracne, auu new interest tu th h snliic
So perfectly Sitislaetory havo they proved
tiiai largo furnaces in which Auihracito
vo..i amno m io ne used as fuel aro now
nniirrnDh .,(" .imtn. ... ...t .
i""o"'" -"iiiiin:iioii iii several points
imu umid, una Bitccessiui union
stone coal and iron ore in the arts is an ov
of .)..;. la.ll.. ... . . ..
uwwwvu.j Kiuaicr iiiuinem in tne pros
penly ofourSutc, than any tint tws- o
curred since tho application of etscrn in &li
ftf hitman Mlinttf
Tho Trade in Cool and Irqn will nndoubt-
vet only half accomplished 'system of
I;r in which tin- Stdtn
" "k "win uusmcss oi the vast)
thochtel hope of paying off l.ho dn.bt 0r
Irom the interior and merchandize from the
nooarii win, no uouoi, ne great, and Penn-
ll'llllia will nlvvni'c niuiMi h.. .
........ ..... ..... t, uuu
linn ill It. Mill it id tint nnrat.n.i. r. I ' .
tur tier to
desire 113 iribnnpcly. Her people ns thi.
zens oi ine nation, are saUsheij. to s.co hj.
teriStales embark in tho nobl'ti rivalry, anj'
" luiniiitcu iii inu many, adt
anlages of their own routes: can rci,ii'M
to know that there is room for the full ...
PSJIlfllll. Hilt ivliui, Imp nn.,1 .-.I I
; , - mi iter
iron defceml from her Mountain regions in- v
to New Yorkvand.tho vast Lake coiiniryA i
from the Ndnli Brant;h. Camil are iis.
charged at Erie and ClcilvJand, as well ni
ittsbura and Beaver from the
boat. Wl. It'll I. I:lls lit tllf lllino mi m,. 1.'
- " ... im.mi nuri'
are poured through (he widened locks n(
ihe Union Canal, and the conmlmed i'i,u
tVnii.i. n..i..,l ..ll n.!i "
.unnius vrn .is inu lyciiiwarc :iii(j
ihuylliilt canals, unoii ihe whartno r i.
own eomnicr&uil motropolis the carrvin
nf llfllltlll.n Mw.r,.l,.)i,.l;.. ..Ill it.'LlJ :,n
lully appret iali d; If to tlie eiannels nf
wealth he added continuous rail roiids of
from the Eastern and Wontem Emporiums
travelled by ai least one thousand-busy pas.
oengers daily, ami an iiniuierrupied "water
I.!...:.. ..:.... u i i
MiMiiiiiiiw.iiiuii iiciwi-eii me i;eiewafe nnd
.ake Erie for ihe heavy irade," tlie cause
i:lieh enables K-nnsylvaiiiH ib. look with
ut I'ear or jealbiisv on the works of other
states, is apparent.
In such view of the subject, the iirceisi
f.ir opening, widening and duei.niiiir ev
ery channel, anil the policy of retaining the
great leading avenues and outlets in the im-
... ...i:... ...i.! i .. . . .
iiiuui.iiu u iiuioni ji .tun coniroi oi the Lorn
monvVealth; become evident. Hence tlis
arly enlargement of the Union Canal to tlie
zeand capacity bfihose of tile State, is a
project of much Interest to the piiLIir.
Hence also ihe ultimate possession of tins
anni irom wommiiia to the. Maryland lino
lloillll never bit lost eiiitit nf. :i ., nicamm
iiuli-jpe'nsalde lo ihe perfection of the grand
s oil-in, i iiu otatf now utisscFS n e limn
to ilcQllire lllis work it t a limit anil nrii-n
fixed in iho law niiihorizing its conjunction,
and the Lci!ishituic should be cautious not
tn grant any privileges that may postpone
tho one or add to the amount of ihe other.
Of the mantifiiniure of silk ho says:
Tlie encnuragem"nt given by the Legis
lature of last session to the .growth of the
mulberry tree and the production of silk,
has- thus far proved efficient, and promises
lo include the silk business iimo:irr our chief
suljncls of industry and so'idcea of wealth.
Madv hundred thousands . of inulhurry
plants have hetfn set out, and a largo quan-
t'ty ofcocoons prodiired. The reeling of
silk has heed regular y prnctired at many
p aces, and silk loon: established at I'linn-
dcl)hia, and Economy, in Beaver county.
This business seems to have gained such a1
fooling among us as o pruniso ic-ma-nance
and profit. It seems tn be a branch
of industry admirably adapted to the haliiia
and strength of the inmates of our county
poor houses. It is worthy or inquiry,
whether a slight cr.ro lrageinent, fay
small donation nnnuillv lo tlie stew
ard of each institution who shall prii'hico
a given number of pounds of cocoons, might
not have the efiect or substituting a lurid
and pleasant employment for tho more la
borious occupations in which the paupers
are now engaged, and aceellcratc the per
manent establishment of the business m lbs
Sut-;
lie then, after making s'nm'o Tr-marto is
relation to. a now map of the State the law
re'ativc to weights and nieasures, and re
commending a law authorising the clerts
of the Legislature, to give certified copies
of papers in ifs possession, under seal, to ba
used in courts, and for other purposes,
closes his message with the following eulo
gy d'f his administration,.
,llaving thus presented the various objects
of present interest that occur to mo; il will
not be out of place briefly to recapimlats
the changes produced during the official
term now drawing to a close.
Three years ago their were 32 514 chil
dren in the common schools of the state.
There are now aboui 230.00. The schools
wero then kept open notrjtiilo three and s
half months. They are no'w open about
seven months iti the year. The whole a
mount of stntrt appropriation, was then 875,
000 annually it is now equal lb one dollar
for.eaeh taxable, which will amount W
Rim (rn'nV.ii. llm nov, rln,nl I'Mf
In 1831 the puljic. works yieidrd 8C84
J57 77, alter a most fayorable season, uu
ring ihe season just closed, they prodncJ
$991,252 42, under the disadvaniaprou
eirciimBiaucec; and. with good manngeincnt,
and no usual accident, will the present year (
pay 51,000,000.
Sincn 1835 S2.500.000 have been ex
pended in completing works then said w
bo finished, renewing detectivp parts, niw
keeping iho whole in repair: and one hun
dred and ninoty-cigl l miles of canal, so'
twenty-nine miles of railway have been
commenced and carried to n consider '
Bintci nf forwardness, on which SSjOOiOO'
have been expended. .
The completed rail roads have been pi"'