The Columbia Democrat. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, April 18, 1840, Image 2
Fioin the .Reporter. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT BILL Tho appropriation 11I, has passed by llic cwnmujcc m ure wnoie in trio House or rep resentmtves, for continuing the internal im. provemciils df the state, seems to hicct with jjenernl favor. It was not reached vestet day on second read,np. previous ordcro liar Ing occupied tho whole morning 5 but it is oelioved it will pass both houses this week by a largo majority, and without any mate ml alteration. ... The policy of suspending the works for .time, ami limning appropriations to repairs merely, has been seiioosly urged both by a portion of the pross and the legislature. ue naro umiormlv dissented from this proposition. Wo have gone and still no for a speedy completion of tha lines, as thu oest system of economy and finance. It i true the market for the sale of stocks is dull but that disadvantage is counterbalanced hv. the abundance of provisions, and consequent aneapness 01 laiior. Uesides Pennsylvania . never failed to obtain the means tc carry on ef inipfotaments, although every adminis ,tjon, siilce (hat of, Joseph Hieptdi.scemed times to have reached a fatal crisis in an vlwasted treasury and credit. She will not now fail.if sho is not abandoned to. des pondency by her statesmen. Her real es tateis worth $000,000,000 at the lowest ea tiraata. We believe it is worth double that snm, taking into account her minerals, her valuable timber, hsr salt, her water-falls. her numerous towns, her magnficent cities, and more magnificent internal improve ments. Stic therefore furnishes a basis for public credit, that entitles her to any a mount of loans sho may reauire. And her character far good faith and punctual com pliance with engagements never violated heretofore in a single Instance is a securi ty to her loan holders, that in the nature of things, must insure her the full confidence of capitalists in every country. If she has a fault, it is too bravo a spirit of enterprise inher population. That may load Iter to undertake too much at once, to trade beyond hsr present means, relying on her abundant resources to meet all" emergencies which m jy not clearly havo been forsccn. Bui if this be her fault, if accompanied by inflexi' ble integrity, and a courage that meets diffi culties when they occur, and never leaves till they etc overcome. t-Tho consequence is temporary embarrassment occasionally, but the.nd is clearly seen to be permanent prosperity, and power. . TJ,ere " no absolute necessity for halting in, the progress of execution in the linos of public, wprjis, on account of embarrassment in' tho money market, and in such case tho pojjcyk of doing so is ill founded, when it is aW.arn 1Hl a diiBr.l loss to the common wealth must follow, both on the unfinished actions, and the interest on their cost. We Una that the objection to the work is made thaUhe tolls are less than the interest orMhe public debt, and from this tho argu ments deduced that Sho whole scheme is but a source of indebtedness. But the prajniet and argument arc fallacious since a Ijjrge potion of canals on the North and Wf,st.branchcs and the Erie Extension sns wnfiniahed and unproductive whilst their esst isjncluded in the public debt. The Delaware Division is said to nay six ... ri.. a 1 , ' per ui. x nai is a nnisuea worK. The New York Canals are raid officially to pay, nine- per cent. They aro finished works. New York although successful in s great a degree is not content, but deter mined to onlaro her canals at a vciy heavy expenditure1, showing not only their utility but productiveness to tho treas.urv. Ours have already enhanced the real property of the State one hundred per cent. They have effected this advance on proporty whilst iu an unfinished state, stopping short of the Lakes; the New York line, and our own sea port as a water communication. .... uk uo uj.pucieu 01 mem bom as source ot rov.cnue and public prosperity when they shall penetrate Iho regions on the western waters, the States South and North of us, and tho fields of coal and iron in our own interior. What when we shall have opened up our mineral wealth, and lhrowii.it as freight upon our canals destin ed to the markets, anxious to give us value for it, tfnrlh, East and South of us ? What then will bo their influenro on real estate and on the condition of the people ; and what llirn will be tho state debt compared witli such ability to pay it without inconvo nieuce,; Me.n who have looked over our jlorious Pennsylvania and found near one half fraught with. bituminous coal andiron ore, tRfc moiiiitaius K3ei of tho Susquehau 113, full of anthracite, and iron, with abun dance of wood and limestone, and all the valleys fertile in agricultural products, do not hesitate about their answer. To finish the improvcmeni's without delay is the lead ing policy of the state in their judgment. It is clearly ao in ours, and therefore aio re joiced at the prospect of passing the bill be fore the Legislature, One thousand .bushels of wheal were sold at Bridgeport, Ohio, opposite WhnelinMhe other day. for twenty-five rents per bushel! Amidst all the accounts which come from the west.rcspeciing ,,u (M in prices of flour and gram, wo do not perceivn any great diuiinuiion in tho prices here. And in the general depression of business, we in this quarter wonld lika to receive some rf the benefit of the.ducline in prices, if wo are Obliged to-hear-eo much, on the subject. Morton 'Hinm, ' 1 lie Office of Clerk df the (Jottrt, nt Cin cinnatti.producing a yearly income of $10, uiiu, is in bo conilitiohally disposed of for lour years, tuo present incumbent bthitf promised a superior office, after the 4th .of ftiaten next, worth 25,000 a year, bosldes perquisites The conditions uppn which the clerkship will be disposed of are, first, that in fourjoars from tho said 4th of March next, tho office shall be surrendered back to the present holder ; and, second, that if he shall not obtain the new office promised him, at the time aforesaid, which it expend. ingly doubtful, then tho proposed sale of the sbiu cierKsuip slum be considered void and ot no clloct. l. IS. As tho expected office has hero .uiulc uorn irjicaiL-uiy promieeu to ono Henry Clay, and said promise has nover been fulfilled, it is but too ovident. thai liuln reiianco can be placed upon such promises 1 hu iruuauuiiy wercioro is, tnai tlio en- eagement, in tho present case, will not bo complied with. l'or puce, terms of sale, and other narlin. ulais, apply to William II- Ilarrisnn.-at hi office in Cincinnati!, sign of the pedicoat.or 1110 -log nouse," laisely so called, on hi farm al North -Bend. All letters, to him must be sent post paid, or franked, advertiser is very poor. The Alias and commercial Gazette aro renueaiRi! to rnnv this.and to sond in their bills to old Nick, ine lowii-piimp, or the chairman of the Committee of Public Safety, Boston IN. a. IN ono need apply, execot thor ough mudcrn whirrs. Dusncnilanix nf ii.n old revolutionary tones will be preferred, jooaion i 031. Whalis the Democratic Prinrinh? iv in a principle munueu in humanitv. innd. Ta : ; 1 r 1 ed by benevolence, and looking to the oth er progressive improvement and happiness of the wholo human family a minainlr. which ever seeks to protect the weak, m elevate the depressed, and til secure the just and equal rights of all a principle, which is 111 harmony with pure religion, that establishes the lo.ve cf God as the first aw of morality a principle.which bv lis- tening to tho voice of icason as it breathes through the people, bows reverently beforo tho dictatos-of justice, while it'snurns at Kin despotism of man a principh?, which gives the highest security to property, by giving security also to labor; in tho injoyment cT the fruits of his own industry a principle, which is free from envy and nairnw jcnl- ousy, and cheerfully acknowledges the encfitof cultivated intellifffnce and of experience, while it respects, as the para mount fountain of freedom and order, the collective will that includes all tho mtalli. gence of th$ community the wjlt of the people. Governor Morton of Mauachu. ultt. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. . A fire broke out between 1 and 2 o'cloc k is mornintr, in the build! Ill' ocROnlnil hv thi Messrs. Lanotree and O'Stir.i.ivw. ami Thomas Allen, as printing offices for the uemocranc ueview and tho Madisonian. Before tho fire companies reached there.the re nau maue such proere.is as to leave no ope of savinjr the buildinp. or anv i-nvA. rable portion of the nrintiiiir material in ii Messrs. Laxctuee and O'S most of tho stereotype plates of the Madison papers, and about 1,000 copies of the first volumo of the work; the other we believe, were entirely destroyed. The edition was 1,800 copies, three volumes to each, valued at from 910,000 to $12,000 They were insursed for 80,000; and their property destroyed is estimated at from 615,000 to $18,000. The materials of the Maihsoniap offico were all destroyed, and no insurance on them. They were worih, wo suppose, from $0,000 to $8,000. The roof and the upper floor of the Medical Col lege wcio burnt ; insured for $3,000 ; and 11 win require that sum, it is supposed to repair it. The Baptist Church was injured 10 uib amount 01 souo or 8000. A- frame soap lactory was entirely destroyed, worth, jimuauiy, Deiwcen vauo and 51000. It is not afcertiined Sow the fire origina ted. Some of the hands in the Madisonian omco were at work until after 12 o'clock ; and the fue had made great progress when uiscovcreu, about hall aiier 1 o'clock. But wio prevailing opinion is, that it occurred 111 i-viessrs. Jmnctuke and O'Sullivan's omce. ftammglon Globe Hard Ctde It is true that Harrison never lived in a log cabin. Ho never did rrom his birth he has been nursed in the lap of ease and aflluence born of ono tho most wealthy and most princely families, soiis and son-in-law have ever fattened in office, and at this lime Harrison is in one of the most profitable offices in tho State owner of one of the most princely estates in the West, extending for miles along the banks of tho beautiful Ohio. As to his liv ing, thero nover has been a day in his house when his cellars were not only slocked with well racked cider.but with the best of bran dies and old wines. As to log cabins, the only ones he has never been familiar with, are those of his tenantry, of whom he has a goodly number." Adv. and Journal. Law The N, Y. Evaning Signal is very severe on law and lawyer ; the first they consider a species of gamblingand the last a species of pick-pockets. One of the principle editors is a lawyer, and.by natural inference, may not havo formed his opinion from mere observation. Ledger.. A b(( - , corning mteimsrriafees b'etvcen blacks, being beoro tVo Wasoaclutsetts Legislature, ono ofthc mfmbcrs. rose and delivered himself as follows "Mr. Spuakcr-I fliaJ rote, ia favor of this bill, simply because! do not .wish to rlagc i iwrxii persons 01 uinerenJ" color, it is purely n matter of taste, aWiP nvy' fiierid irom waniucuet ivisjias to marry a black, blue or green wife, I am content that hd should have full liberty in ni'diilgo' his pref erence for cither colrfr. All I request of him is, that when I happen to pay him a friendly visit; at the' island, ho will not ask mo to kiss hit milk and molastes thil- drcn'i" More Steamboat 'fiiaaiteh-rThd steam boat'Selma, Capt. .Ulqbd, vas recently snagcd oii her way from New Oloans t'o St. i;ouisl The piiiscngcrs and crew weie savedj but tho iargq and .all" Jho baggage was lost. Tho scene wasono ofgrcat dis tress and peril ; and, many of tho famalcs eio compollcd to leave tho wrockeu'vesscl only half clothed. Several gentlemen wero still worse off. The party remained up to their knees in water all night, aud were taken off in a steamboat next morning The Itavel family were on "board and lost 111 cash.and dresses $20,000. 1 A Miss Car. cus lost all her oarninas for the sndson. n n aantcuse, by the disaster. Cargo estimat- eu nt iuu.uuu tyinV of the J imes, From tho'Tallahassie Star, 28th ult. J he Jndtans at work, Theie would seem to be ho end. t6' tiio'- incursions and lepredations of our savage, foe. Lot iho troops start a scout in Middle Florida, and '.he enemy at once takes fool for the West, and with a quickness ahnoat illusory, thev are scalping and butchering on the banks of me Jij-siacnicoia. Anon, mey return to the very etronc-fiolifs of our army, and in- vaucine sanctuary ol the cam o and lent! 11 - - - r Ourdatcst intellfcenca hs'Ahvi a tram of j;'ov crnmentwagonconsKnng'jjTTixTwas'can. mreu uy iwuive inuiaus, uetwcen Ports Mu comb aqd Baker,- a fgw days ago, and one sergeant mortally wounded.' A sergeant was fired on near Fort PIcasant.in the neigh borhood of Colonel Davenport's? camp, and Reaped barely with his Jifc; and also, that In Indian camp had been discovered witfiin nooutlotir milds of Colonel Robert Gam m'.. -m ... : . - . . wit; icauiL-uL-c, wiicio mey uau leu tnsir fires burning, and appearances which indir cated that some four or five cattle had been laugMered. These depredations havo all of where ihe troops are most thicklv station. ui-en CQUimiliea 111 l ie itntncr'lato. virinilir od in that portion of country which is con- siuereu as most securely guarded I How are those vagabonds, to.be whippedjaTtfd sub dired !.'VVW ask for inforraaiiofrTOV " - Hip Philadelphia .National G.i'zulln of v f i - w eancsuay ovenimr ?avs. a woman errtolov. . . . ' . - " - en as nurse in a cnlomil futnilvTiimnil G aines, nsidincr in Exchanie Place, is in wu?iuujr mr iui9oning uircc oi tue cniiuren. 'I'lin ...I., ... -f ! 'I . r. i i .. . .; . ,,iu Hiiminj ni mc lanuiy is ill, anu the woman yesterday brought her a custard, de siring that she would eal of it, which the mother declined. Afterwards the custard was taken to the children who ate of it One of thorn, an'iufant two years old is now lead, and a post mortem examination bus been made. It is believed that arsenic was put in the custard. Two other of the chil- uren are dangerously ilj, An xlra front the Austin (Texas) Ga- zeltu, recetved at N,eV Pflaaus, contains a letter written tq.liq,t;4jtf!r'.or tho Gazette by an American in Mexico, stalinn that he flow T)-,w.fl riinnl..li !M m juu.it. wiumniniiii; in h nunc j aiCX' ico. i ue circurnstauce CCtai ed rtven nn air of plausibility td'theliffeirients.nnd ren der it not improbable that the ito of the Alamo is stil.aive. At -any rate the tnrv mu:i iiuvu icci-ivcu cretin at muslin, or it I !..-.! H. ' . i would not have been published- as a coarse jest or hoax on tho .very .spot almost where thek heroic backwoodsman is supposed to nave iuiicii. , - A letter Irom New Orleans to the Hah. Patriot says: "There is some excitement about a curious transaction of our largest commercial nouses, it seems that on Fri. day Ust their notes laid over for the first time, and on that day ono of the members of the firm purchased about $50,000 worth of cotton, whiclrhe was to payforin a dav or two aficrwds;.ahd( as soon as the pur chase was made, the cotton was again trans- ierren ioj,anonier, at a low rate, for cash, and Iho money from tha broken firm to the orignal holder was not forthcoming. The report is that tho case will b brought before tue Criminal court. JMsut Iature,--Tha last Alton nn Telegraph gives an accounl of a couple of monsters, which were produced on the 2-1 th ult., by a sow belonging to a geht!cman of innipiace. u no was a curiously formed pig, with twd heads, the rest of ihn hn,U- beiug perfectly natural internally and exter nally. The other wa; a pig with ,ono head and two bodies, still mpHlrjousTy form-ed.- I he editor oflho Telegraph says he has seen them, and Jl.yv.-.wic. -.the greatest j """"," wniti, nave ever fallen under his tnspoction. unly two member of ilii Mi..i,!n,r .j.. see a taw on tho statue, BuoIt;jygjilaipg. a more mailer of aje,' (WafichJ consider to bo the wholo qiiesllgn 'oY ihlermarriar'e he- i3la.ure are uilim lo : SSS?5iii3ESW'- "TttOTH iTHbrr run '' S.'jTUltD.IY, .11' ft IX, 18, 184(1. PRESIDENTIAL ELEOTION 1840. Fon Prksidentv MARTIN VAN BUREPT. Fort Vice President, . RICHARD M. JOHNSON.' . AND Till! CONSTITUTIONAL TREASURY. ELECTORAL TICKET. Jameh CrUKi;, of Indiana, ? Gr.o. G. Leipkr, of Delaware, 5 Senatorial 1 Col. John Thompson IS Prcden'ck Smith 2 llcimmm Mifllin 13 Uhnrlc. M'Cluro 14 J. M Gcmmell 15 G. M. Hollenbnrk 10 Leonard i'foutz 17 John Morton jr. 18 William J'hilaon 18 John Morrison 20 Wcftly Froht 21 3cnj. Anderson 2 William Wilkini FrcJerlcl: .h'tocver Mm. II. Smith . John V. Stclnman John Donlin Henry My era Daniel Jacnby Jesso Jolinon Jncob Able 8 Goo. Cliristman Wm. Shoener 23 A. K. Wiinht 21 Jolin Fimllry 25 Stcplicii'Lturlow 10 Hcriry OchiilT 11 Ilciuy Logan I It is so seldom liiat wo meet in tho Dan ville Intelligencer, with an article giving praiso to any improvement out of that im mediate ricinity, that we: copy with pleas urot'the folfowing just and merited cooipli ment to our neighbor of tho Roaring creek Furnace. Although Mr. Best, in this case, does not refuse to .pay duo deference ta " lVaer Power" yet ho forgets to mention the fact, that tho ore used in this furnace is trausported from Bloom, nine miles, when the works are located within four miles of tho Danville ore, because our ore is so mucl richer that it will bear tho additional land transportation. ROARING CREEK FURNACE. On Monday last wo had the pleasure of a visit to this improvement on Big Roaring Creek, near the North Branch of the Sus quehanna liver, in Cattawissa township, The Furnace ;s to be drove by water, "and a better scito lor the application of water power could nowhere bo selected. The slack is tho most substantial and beautiful ono wo ever seen; it is founded on a solid rock, and the tail race is cut through rock. Tho buildings for the reception of ore, fuel, &c. are spacious, and well arranged for the comfort and convenience of tho workmen when engaged in feeding the Furnace. It is designed for thn uso of Anthracite as a fuel nnd is just ready for b!ast;Jit will there fore in all probability; bo the first Anthra cite Furnace in blast, in Columbia county. Thomas Bovlo & Co. aro the proprietors of this promising enterprise, and the works have been creeled under the Superintend ence and direction of E. Y. Farquahr, Esq. uiiu n .i uw aniiviiiy ungagcu in comple ting the final arrangemonu-for business op-- cratious. CONNRCTICU'lMSLECTION Has teruiinated.as was expected it.yrould, in favor of the whigs, by a small majority. Tim last Legislature of that state, passed a " Registry Law," and it is said that about 5000 democrats refused to Register their names and, of course were not allowed to voto. The Hon. Thaddiies Betls, United Slates Senator, from Connecticut, died at Wash- ington City a few days since, , A disastrous flood occurred at Johnstown R. I. a few days since. A stream passin" through town, upon which were situated seveial Factories, Having becomo swollen' by a heavy rain, a dam to a largo reset voir gave way, carrying with it two or three Factories, and several dwelling houses, and drowning about 30 persons. Twenty of the bodies have been recovered. THE LEGISLATURE, Up to Wednesday had not passed an up- propnalion Bill. Every proposition having been voted down. No action in the house had been had upon the small bill law, none upon tho apportionment bill. The Legis lature were to adjourn m Thursday last, as they had passed a resolution appropriating money toioav thcniEAlt'Rn. ? iinn -1 . Lih nnlv ii.,, l . . '- ; v Irimr ho ! V-ufl bhXK PO0.& J'h Wh.gs.notr, tthtti on iho (va nf fh clcciion, are very clwrnorous in thc.r Pro fusslon of friendship for tic poorf d M. tnhch of equality. They aie ready to take a poor man by tho l.and-asSl)ti8,0 with him fenst with him at . tho same table they do not oiler him. the fragments," for noihing is loo good for the dear p0r They work for .i good', aud for his ao'no But their whole course show that their pro fess.ons aro hypocritical, like the Croca.: u.,e s.iears, sued only to draw their victim within their grasp, as their acts..hnr,.,,r,..' . speak the language of the Pharh.ee, ''slamf hy, I am holier than Jljo.u." At any other time, they arc not worthy to ,i.i. .I.-. ruffle shirt gentry, when thev hav :,!,. ed the meat, the poor may pick the bon-,T um tragments" arc good enough for theirs We havo been led into these remarks. I- i jading the following accounts of theVnn., atation for a whisr festival. 1838,whichwo have clipped from a whh r. per publibhed in this county, that year. Af ter reading it, who can.dpubljtho regard the whigs have for the poor, when they' ttr8Vo willing that the bones left at choir foM.t should be picked by them. ' The Ifhisr Festival nt nrr.,u Wednesday must have been a m.Ur,.i!.i .r fair. The arrangcmpnls for the i-nUW,,.!,,. were of thu most expensive character.-i The feasting and drinking also was to be up on a grand scale. The following is aoartof the Bill of Fjic: 1 Ox roasted whole: 1 Black Bear. do. 30 roasted Pi do.; 2 ' Whole ho est" 100' do. Turftcya; 200 do. Chick, on ,it Goesc; 30 Rounds Beef, 1200 pounds; 20 Rumps do-; 30 Boiled Hams; 100 Ue"ef Tongue?; 100 pounds of Sausages; 200 do Head Ohceac 2000 Loaves of Bread- 40 Barrels-Beer, 30 do. Cider; Butler; Choa'sc. fee. in proportion. - Minute Guns were fired during iho time occupid in moving from the churches to tlio fluid. Al evening, there was to be a general illu mination of the houses, hotels, and stores of such citizens as pleased. Tho remains of the dinner were lobe re- moved to tho Whig Committee room to be bestowed upon the poor. 552 .."..uuiiiouia, i ue ucrnncraiie coq--vention of this stale, have placed in nomi-' nation For President, Manin Van Buron;' Vice Presidont, James JC. folk ; Governor,- Marcus Morton ; Lieut. Governor, Nulhan WII1I3. . Virginia, Tennessee hare nomiuuted Messrs. Polk. s- . , and Mississippi, Van Buren and Pennsylvania, New-York, Ohio, Ken tucky, New Hampshire, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri, have nominated Messrs. Van Bnien und Johnson. Al,viiama. Messrs. Van Buren .aud iting. Gkokoia. Messrs. Van Bu.en and For-, sylh. All these noninations aro to be submitted to the Democratic National Convention, which meets at Baltimore on the fourth of May next. In a suit to recover damages for ininrv. done to a pair of horses hired to a party oi, young men on the Sabbath, which was re nenlly brought beforo tho District Court,, Judge Siroud, Philadelphia, ordered a non- suit to be entered oq the ground that con- irans maue lor labor to be performed on, thev Sabbath w'e'ro illegal. T7r,i'n iMimwiPri The IlARRisnuna Chroniclk. has Hiss ed from the ownership of E. Guier, into . the hands of Henry". Montoomcrv. Mr Guycr has our hest wishes for his future good lurk, in any occupation he chooses to engage in. British Squadron. .There aro now on- the West India and North America station, one lino of haltlo ship, n'mo frigates and. -nineteen sloops, mounting fire hundred' and. twenty-two guns, and manned by five thou sand four hundred and ninely-six men. More Specks of IJ'ar.'Vho Buffalo AN vertiser stales "That instructions hasbeV ii- given for the immediate erection of a lino of black housep, extending from Fort Erie., oppoiite to that city; to Chippewa, dia tatice of about 20 miles. Definition. 'Lo2 Cnhin." A Ihrcei" elegant whits, framed honso, from 80" iV 100 feet in front with numerous otii-lionse in the midst of one of tho most beautiful farms in thu Stale of Ohfo. Phil. Stated ; man. Banks aro lo the commercial community What drains are to ' the individual. 'They sometimes may prevent a sudden failure ; bul, if frequently resorted to, and lonr per sisted in, they siimulate business only to hasten its destruction. - At s srile in Beaver .county, some days since, a lot of Oats was hold at fourconts per bushel ! Hay , at 50 cejiita per, ton Land ( Potatoes ot six. cent ner.Xusflei T-his, Tf si hoM'ov wo