DINNER TO MR. MONTELIUS.
At the dinner gtveh by ho ciiiicns or
Mifllinburg Id John Montelius Esq. the re
presentative frotn Un'tbn cdunly, in the- Le
gislature of Pennsylvania, in honor of the
patriotic courso which he pursued dtirihg the
inti lUfTirultins nt Harrisbunr, a larcc hUtri-
bcr of democratic citizens from all parts of
tht. countv attended. After the clou
removed on motion. aS "railed to tho
jA-'aSkJ&VSK.' Joseph Stihvell,
Samuel Maclelland, dpt. Jacob Hummel,
Georgo Slear, Thomas Hummel, Abbot
Green, William Forstcr, Stephen Dresllcr,
Jacob Ready and Wm. Kleckner wero ap
pointed Vice Prcsidents.and Francis Frank,
5acob Reichly and D. G. Fitch, Secreta
ries. After the President had taken the chair.ho
stated in a brief, but very able manner some
of tho lata events at Harrisburg, and took
occasion to illustrate the noble and lioncst
course pursued by our representative, Mr.
George Driesbach read several toasts which
were received Avithatclamctioa by the com
pany. The applause having subsided, Mr. Mon
telitis arose and addressed tho comply in
substance as follows :
IIo said, he rose to return his sincercst
thanks for the honor which had been bestow
ed on him. He said lie disclaimed it, how
ever, on any other ground than that of hav
ing done what he conscienciousiy lelt to be
his duty. He asked permission briefly to
refer to some of the circumstances which
had occasioned this assembly, and the ex
pression of the sentiment just offered.
He said it was known to all present, that
lie was elected their representative by a par
ty, 1o which many, if not most of them have
been opposed. However desirous ho may
havo been to carry out the ptinciples, which
he had conceived to be the characteristics of
that parly, he could not consent to go with
them in a measure, which he could not look
Upon in any other light, than that of a itiost
flagrant violation of the constitution and prin
ciples nf our republican institutions. Al
though elected by a party, yet ho felt that
he was bound to be the representative of all,
and as such to do his duty to his country and
Tiis God disregarding the trammels of a par
ly, when that party was about to tarnish its
reputation by a most glaring usurpation of
power.
He had no sooner arrived at the seat of
Government, and mixed with his party
friends there, than he discovered that great
intrigue was going on. The object was,by
forciug the Whig candidates from the coun
ty of Philadelphia into the House of Repre
sentatives, to have the control, for a time at
ltasl, in that llmrsc. To effect this object
projects were proposed in his presence, dur
ing the first and second days, the iniquity
of which struck his conscience with horror.
Upon a mutual interchange of opinion, he
said, he found that the two members from
Luzere county, Messrs. Butler and Stnrde
vant, entertained tho same feelings he did.
That they immediately left tho meeting of
their party, and gave them notice, that, in
order to do justice to our beloved common
wealth, and to save her citizens from the
horrors of, perhaps, a civil war, they felt
themselves bound to retrace their steps.
That they stated their willingness to go in
to the Hopkins House to propose a new
election for Speaker, and compromise the
matter as speedily as possible conceiving
themselves to have been clearly in the
wrong. But the rest of them expressed
their determination to make no concessions
not to yield an inch, with a view to effect
a compromise. That they then kept the bal
ance between the parlies for seven days,
(neither having a quorum of undisputed
members whihout them,) using their utmost
endeavors, in the mean lime, with the hope
of settling the dfticulties. But all was of no
avail. The war-cloud he said was hovering
over their heads, threatening every moment
to burst upon them with all its appalling
consequences. They could see no other al
ternative, than to lay aside party 'spirit and
step out as patriots, to save our beloved coun
try from ruin. They thereforo came to
the resolution that tho Government should
be preserved and law and order maintain
ed. He said in order that they may under
land his situation the belter, and more duly
to appreciate hia feelings, as well as Ins mo
tives in the course he took, he would state
eomo circumstances Which he had not inten
ded to refer to, but they seemed necessary
to give some idea of the character of tho
proceedings he was accessary to, as well as
the motives of some of their advocates.
He said lie had received letters from some
of the leading men, who took an interest in
the proceedings identified with tile Cunning
ham House, some time before he started for
Harrisburg, requesting him without fail to
be at Harrisburg a few days belore the 4lh
of December, s'tatintr that sHch request was
made because measures of importance to the
parly were to be submitted to the members
; ... . .!.- T - l
previous iu inn organization or me jjugisiu
lure. Alter ihey had assembled in caucus
it waa proposed and aurced upon, that they
should organize the House without any rc
ference or regard to tho action of ihe other
party; that for the purpose of despatch, in
effecting an organization, Mr. Cunning'
ham the person agreed upon fur Speaker,
was to procure himself a small pocket Bi
Wo and have it in his pocket, in order to
swear the members, which ho accordingly
did. Ho said lie soon discovered that all
was not ritht, and began' to state his1 doubts
procaedinrtor the kind. No sooner did this
r .ol . , i .t.i 1aH. 4iinn
come to tho Knowieuge 01 uic ieauu, --;
hrs was beset wherever he went, and iK'P?,:
trtri'ed, and threatened in various WayjK AU
the heads of Department either ft. 10
M.u rtr.n-.1tv rii-sunt frir him. worming
iiim that tho party now depend ln his go-
.!,, 4l,milint tin darn libt think Ol
hoUlnjiUiack, jiBw. QQS?lhr "5Si
write to his district and liave him broken
down. After they left off meeting at No.
40, at Wilson's, and met in one of the com
mittee rooms, several took hold of him one
morning, and attempted to forco him along
into the room. He said ho told them he
lilt: mill uiwiii . . . . i
could not that his conscience told him that
it Was not right and would not permit him
to gd with them. Oil one occasion, he said,
when he made the same remark to Mr.
Stevens, hci (Stevens) replied that he must
go with them, and should lot his conscience
so to Hell : or words to that effect. He"
said ho called on the Governor one day, to
talk with him about it, when there, Mr.
Stevens had came in also or perhaps had
been there before. In conversation with the
Governor, as to what was going on, Stevens
observed, alluding to him as he supposed,
that there were some doubts as to somo of
their party eoing with them. The Governor
irepueu,inai u any,one uiu give way uc ougni,
I 1 . 1 . . ! I. - 1-a
or Je hoped ho would oc aamneu; or words
to that amount-
This, he said, was sumniary of the pro
ceedings so far as he was concerned in them.
For the course which his conscience had
dictated to him to pursue, ho had beed de
nounced in a most shameful manner, by a
party whose principles ho had supposed
purer than to permit, much less perpetrate,
such an outrage lipbii thb rights of tho peo
ple. He had charity enough to believe that
there might be an honest difference of opin
ion with respect to political measures. So
far he was willing to eo with a party, which
entertains tho same opinion he did, as to
maintain it as long as it is honestly enter
tained and by honest means. But when a
parly proposes measures) which are in fact
admitted to be wrong by tho very men who
propose them, and which are most obvious-
y unjust, then he must piotcst, he said, a-
gainst going with that parly any further.
Let them denounce him as they pleased, his
conscience should bo his guido as to the
courso ho should take as their representa
tive. He hold that "honesty was the best
policy" for any party, and that, wlion that
principle was laid aside for the purpose of
obtaining mere party ends, it was time for
every honest man to withhold his co-opera
tion.
In conclusion he said he must beseech his
fellow citizens, that they would hereafter
curb party spirit, ami prevent it from rising
as high as it had done of late. He said.you
have just witnessed a fearful example of its
pernicious eneois. uur heretotore ptacciul
commonwealth was on the eve of a revolu
tion. How far ho had any acenev in avert
ing this dreadful disaster was for them to
Judge. To know that he had done what his
coscienco told him was right, was consola
tion enough for him. Ho hoped that the All
wise God, who had hitherto so bountifully
blessed our country and government, would
always keep under tho control of men, whose
conscience would not suffer them knowing
ly to commit a wrong act, and all would be
well.
Prom tho New York Evening Pout.
THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDA
RY.
The London Morniner Chronicle of No
vember 22d contains the following impor
tant article in relation to this vexed oucs
tion :
"Settlement of the Boundary Question.
We have heard lodav.in quarters where in
formation on such matters especially may
uu iimy reueu upon, tnat the question ol
boundary between the possessions of Great
Britain in North America and tho United
States, is on tho evo of bcinir formally ad
justed, and in a manner, it is said, which
will give satisfaction to the public on both
sides; and be in accordance with the views
of the two Governments.
"It is, in fact, stated that communications
for somo timo past havo been going on be
tween Mr. Stevenson, the American Minis
ter, and our Government upon this point,
anu mailt nas ocen determined to appoint a
commission to decide upon the question,
the Government at the same timo recom
mending mutually for their adoptidn.that the
river St. John should form the separating
line between the two countriesj whereby
that portion of the province of Maine.
which tho Americans havo always claimed,
will bo ceded to us: and as an equivalent,
the coast and territory lying between the
rivers St. Croix and St, John, equal in size
to what is given up on the other side, will
be mado over to America.
" By this means Maine will possess al
most an entire water boundary, and the
country between Nova Scotia and Canada
will be laid open to us, a point in itself of
tho very utmost importance, more especial
ly at the present moment; and there can be
littlo doubt that the railway which has often
been proposed from Halifax td Quebec, but
as often put off in consequenco of the state
of the boundary question, will soon be car
ried into effect,' by Which means it is need
less to say a most important and favorable
chango will be effected in our Canadian
trade."
A million of Mummies, it is states, havo
been discovered in the environs of Durango,
jpcitmsylvania Eicffislfitui-c.
HOUSE OV hEPHESENTATlVES.
Monday, Jan. 14.
Mr. Walts announced the prcsenco of 14
members elect who had not yet been quali
fied; when thoy SrpetcU themselves and
were qualified."
A message was received from Gov. Rit
ner with his objcelion to tho bill postpon
ing the election of State Treasurer, and the
bill lb postpono the sale of, tho Nicholson
lands.
The Speaker then announced tho stand
ing committees of the housth
After the presentation qf a iargo number
of petitions for various purposes,
Mr. Love submitted tho following resolu
tion, which was read a second time, con
sidered and adopted.
Resolved That the committed bh the
judiciary be instructed to enquire into tho
expediency of bringing in a bill making it
a penal offence for any inspector, judge, or
clerk of elections held within this com
monwealth to make out fraudulent returns
thereof, and requiring the judges of each
district to prevent any person or persons
from voting, who are concerned either di
rectly or indirectly in bets on tho result of
any election.
On motion of Mi, Hill the house took
up tho bill in relation to the pdslponcment
of the election or State Treastner, which,
after some discussion, was passed by the
constitutional majority nf two thirds.
TP'cdnesday, Dec. 1G.
The Speaker laid before the house a
communicrtion front Francis II. Shunts, re
signing the situation of clerk of tho house.
Mr. Smith, of Franklin, submitted the
following resolution which was read a sec
ond time, considered and unanimously a
doplcdi . Resolved that the thanks of the members
bo tendered to Francis R. Shunk for the
able and faithful discharge of his duty as
Clerk of the house.
. The Speaker then laid before tho house a
letter from Jacob Seiler, soliciting the op
appointment of Clerk of the House.
On motion,
The house proceeded to the election of
a Clerk, and the votes being taken it ap-
pearcu mat
Mr. Sniler, had C3 votes.
Mr. Shock, 11
Mr. Foster, 5
Mr. Ramsey, 12 "
Mr. Boon, 4
Mr. Buchlcr 1
Mr. Hastings, " 1 . "
v.u. .jv.no. llUTlllg tlllIUlUlUt IVlCtVCll il
majority nf the whole number nf vntps. wn
declared duly elected, and appeared, took
me requisiio oauis ana entered upon the
duties of the bfiice.
Thursday, January 17.
Mr Colt presented a petition from citi
zens of Columbia and Schuylkill counties,
prayinrr for the erection nf n lirinVn nvnr
tho Susquehanna river.
Air. I. S. Smith presented the petition
of James P. Esnev. nravino- thai lm mnv 1m
compensated, in case he succeeds in pro-
uucing rain in time oj drought referred to
usuiuui committee.
Mr. Colt onet for the erection of an acad
emy in Columbia county.
The Speaker presented a letter from Gov.
Porter, informing the house ihat he had ap
pointed F. R. Shunk Secretary of state.
'IMlft limlKn tlinn tvnnt itifn rt..mm!tinn Mr
the whole, Mr. Smith, of Franklin, In tho
chair, for the continuation of tho North
Branch division and Erie extension of tho
fennsylvania canal.
This bill annrnnriated fill fin. nnn in ilm
Susquehanna lino, 9150,000 to ihe Tioga
uiu, aiinoauu.uuu to me lino extension.
Mr. Butler, who had rnnnrlpil fliialiill
explained that it had been reported before
we Htanuing committees were appointed,
and before Iho canal
had been laid before the house, with a view
oi carrying on tho work until the regular
appropriations were made. Tho appropri
ations wero intended merely to carry on the
wurtt which must stop ii iney were not Im
mediately made ; and ho hojied the bill
would pass speedily, as the funds for car
rying on these works was entirely expend-
ou, mm uiu contractors wero carrying on
the work on their own'mcans,
Mr. T. S. Cunningham thought tho ap
propriation for the Erie extension was en-
ureiy too smau. j rom the last information
lm linrl lifnn nliln In nhtni'n donn nnn ...... .1.1
" ". ' uu.Mtu, VUUVUUU WUUiU
be needed Id carry on this division to July
next, anu mat montn would, arrive before
any means could be provided for the work
by the general appropriation bill He there
foro moved to increase thia appropriation to
$300,000.
After a brief discussion as to the proprie
ty of having this bill referred to the internal
improvement committee,
Mr. Laverly moved to add 8350,000 for
the Sinnamahoning extension.
Mr. Spackman then moved that the com
mittee rise, with a view bf having tho bill
referred to tho committee on internal im
provements, which motion was agreed to,
and the committee was discharged from the
further consideration of tho bill, and it was
referred to the committee ori internal Jin
provemcnhJi Priday. Jan. 18.
The house nroceeded to tho
tion of tho bill to repeal so much of the act
in relation to election di Strtcts nn nnnovnt
part of Franklin to Adams, which, after
some icw remarks by Air. Smith of Frant
in it was passed 'id a third leading by a
votpof80tq 3;
Tho rcsdiution front the Sepatc provid
ing for the appolhlmeht bh the 24th of
Stato Treasurer, was cbncurred in.
Saturday, Jan. lB.
Mr.Park.from the cbmm Ueo on accounls,
mle a report accompanied liy, resolution
or Ajio paymcntofa number of pcrSoris em
ployed by tho Sergeant at Arms during tho
first weeks of tho session to preserve peace
and order.
The names of the persons employed, to
gether with tho term of their service, was
read by Iho clerk.
A long and animated debate fli-o'so in the
house upon tho subject of this report, in
which Messrs. Spackman, Pray, M'EIwee,
Speaker Hopkins; and several others, took
part. Tho whole grounds of tho late diffi
culties at Harrisburg wcro gone over.
The hoUso adjourned without coming to a
dccisidh.
The Harrisburg Reporter of Tuesday
saysiTlie Seiiaic yesterday, was engaged
tho whole day, in (idlrimittee bf thb wlirile,
on the bill to repeal that portion of the act
of last session, regulating Election Districts
which annexes a portion of Franklin to Ad
ams county. The debate was not confined
to the merits of tho bill, but digressed into a
discussion of the cause and effect of the late
excitement in Pennsylvailia. Mr. Penrose
made several speeches, in which he at
tempted td defend the conduct of himself
and friends, and attributed the defeat of his
party, in the late Election in the Adams
Senatorial district, to the inclemency bf the
woathen Ho was replied to in art able rind
triumphant manner by Mr. Brown of Phila
delphia county. Mi-. B. said that tho Sen
ator frdrh Cumberland paid but a poor com
pliment to his (Mr. P's) political friends
when he accused tlierh of apathy on such
an occasion. Was it tile snow storm, ask
ed Mr. B. that gave the Democratic candid
ate a majority of 41 votes in the borough of
Carlisle, the residence of Mr.Penrose? The
vote was a full one, yet tho Democratic ma
jority had been more than trebled since the
October eleetidn, and that, too, in a borough
where In 1837, Mr Penrose himself had
received a majority of 150 votes. Mr. B.
also referred to the fact that at the Gover
nor's election, Joseph Ritncr received near
1100 majority in Millcrstown district. Ad
ams county, whilst at the lato Senatorial
election the Federal candidate received a
majority of only about 310. Ho denied
that the Federal defeat was caused by tho
snow storm, and showed conclusively that
it was the effect of a higher cause a settled
conviction on the public mindtthat the late
excitement throughout ihe" Stato resulted
from the unjustifiable conduct of those who
had entered into a conspiracy to defraud
tho people of their rights.
After the termination of the debate, the
committee rose, roporlcd progress, and ob
tained leave to sit again.
In the house of Representatives, yester
day, several bills Wero rfinnrtorl. Amnim
' - ""6
them ono authorising a loan on behalf of
the Stato of 91,200,000.
The debate was resumed on the resolu
tion to pay the individuals employed by the
Sergeant-at-arms to prevent any improper
occupation or tho Hall at the commence
ment of the session. The report and reso
lutions wero recommitted to the committee
on accounts, for tho purpose of striking off
the names ol several individuals who re
fused any compensation they having
obeyed the request to servo without any in
tention of receiving a remuneration.
iho following nominations for Stale
Treasurer were made by tho house;
By Mr.Hillf ofWestm'd, Daniel Sturgeon,
" Mr. Walts, Benj. Weaver,
' Mr. Morton, Jos. Henderson,
" Mr. Penniman. j. B. Butler.
Mr. Smith, of Franftlin. was anoointed
Teller on the part of the house.
Evan O. Jackson, Esq. of Berwick, has
been appointed a Clerk in tho ofiice of the
Sectary of Stale.
SS5 -"iJBSj;
Showiiig the Boys A Mr. JamcsNalch
residing iri Jacksonville, Illinois, had sold
some powder7 crackers to some boys on the
29th ult. and in showing them how to flro
them, he took one, tired and threw it over
his head; a spark from it falling into a keg
of powder, sitting on the floor behind him,
operi. Tho front of the building was" blown
out. Thero were several persons in the
house at tho time, but no one wa3 severely
injured. It Is a pity that all stores in
which crackers arc sold to boys, do not
get thus blown up. The venders would
then get a specimen of tho inconvenience
such traps in children's hands occasion the
public.
MEXICO.
Tho news frbm.thb Gulf is Important; al.
though some Uoubt h thrown ori Ihe corrcc -ness
of the captdre of ihb town a Vera Cruz
by the French. A
By an official Jotter received at Tamhti-r.
on tho 15th December, from" VicSS It
seems that that place had declared for "Fed'
eratlbjn," and that 1000 rnen Were in rcadU
ness' io join General Urrca at anv time .
Little hope appeared to be left for' tho Gov
eminent party. No American vessel or war
had been there since Nov. 14 when lha'
Erie looked in, but soon left, owing, it i
behoved, to the orders given by Generals1
Cos and Piedras (ihe former since fled, iho
other shot) that no American officer's" iliould
come op shore. There is published a
respondente between ihe federal General;
Urrea, mid tho Government chief Canalizo
from which it appears that both parties irt .
Mexico arc equally resolved Id resist arcsl
sion or invasion from France. FibinVerj
Cruz we learn that Santa Anna was station"
ed within three miles of tho city; and had
10;000 men under his command. Ho had "
issued a proclamation to tho effect tliht ho
would support tiio government at all hazards;
and pufdowii thb French. Tho malls were
stopped, and no comihunicaiioli with' the
towns in rebellion.
Since writing the abovei the combat at
the town, defeat of the Mexicans, wouudinr
of Santa Anita add narrow escape of tho
Prince do Jomville, havo all cOiifirmed.
Alsoj ihat all thb French residents had been'
ordered ont of the Republic of Mexico, at
too short a notice to enable them to seenro
their properly. Santa Anna and his army
were still within three miles of Vera Cruz."
TEXAS.
Ad vices from Texas to Jan. 1, inform os1
that a union between tho adjoining Mexi
can Stajcs of Coahuila; and Tamau'lipas,
and Texas, may be no impossible result of
their juxtaposition. Tho Mexicans along
the frontier have manifested lately friendly
sentiments, and having cast off iho central
authority of tho capital, these States havo
no disposition for hostile relations with Tex
as, but are interested on the contrary in en
listing tho aid of iho young republic in the
probable conflict to which their position to
wards tho parent government will subject
them. Such an array of power as tho union
proposes will set at defiance any attempt of
Mexico to resume her possessions in that
quarter. Wo learn too, that complete tran
quility has been restored to the North Eas
tern frontier of Texas, the lato theatro of
Indian depredations, and thb families havo
returned to their homes. It is in iijritaiion
remove the scat of Government from
Houston, but it seems difficult to bring a-
bout an agreement as to where it shall bo
transplanted. The Texas Journals speak
warmly of the necessity of rcducinc the
tariff laws; Policy and expediency, says
the Telegraph, require that our norls should
be thrown open to thfc commerco of the'
world. It is probablo that the tariff duties
will bo abolished by degrees,. With regard
lo a national bank, an institution recomen-'
ded by tho President in his inaugural it is
justly regarded as a question of extreme im
portance and to be! vidwed with the deepest
solicitude. Saturday Chronicle;
I will givo you my experience and opin
ion upon tho manner of keeping hogs in'
health while they are fattening. I havo,
lost in yeara back a great many hogs and'
others sick and languishing, so Ihat they
would not fatten and havo been obliged to
turn thorn out of my pen. I always ob
served that when I did so they either diod
immediately, or if they lived, in"a few days
got well. 1 always observed too, that my
hogs in the pen would eat all hard substan
ces, with eagerness, such as peach stones,
bones, and even small stones; and that they
were particularly fond of coals, such as had
by accident got from tho fire info their food.
I had also observed, that whenever I let a
sink hog out of my pen, lid would go to
eating such things, even the ground itself.
I then thought of trying the experiment and
collected a pock of coals from my ashes,
and then put them into my pen. They
were immediately devoured. I gave them
more until my hogs had oaten at least two"
quarts each. I thought it did them good,
and continued to supply them daily with
them. I havo since that timo (two years
ago) rattened more than fifty hogs, and nev
er had a sick ono, nor ono whoso pork has
been meanly or affected with any disease.
I believo it to be an effectual remedy for a
very serious difficulty with farmers. My,
neighbors to whom I have communicated
my plan.and have tried it with the same sucr
cess, and if you pleaso you may givo it a
place in your paper. Penn, Farmer
No man spirits were ever hurt by dotnrj
duty. On tho contrary one good action,
one temptation resisted and overcome, ono
sacrifice of desire or Intere8t,purly for con
science sake, will prove cordial for weak
and low spirits beyond what oitrrtf.lndrjl
gonco or diversion of company can 4o fot
them