jAtf ACT to aulhorjslht ptcpU of Co-
of the rihioval of their seat of Juttkt
j jrom uanvuie to uiwomsourgi
t Xtrtinn 1 ttn tl umirlnt K liulliafian.
nte and House of. .Representatives of the
"Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In General
Assembly met, anil it in hereby enacted by
the'fiulhorily ofiho same. That it shall,
ard may be lawful, for the qualified voters
who shalt bo residents and inhabitants of
; the'ebiiniy of Columbia at llio time of the
(passage of this act, to vote at lite next gen
jeral election upon the question of the remo
val of their 'isoat'of justice from Danville- to
. UlnAmiKiltiT In at3rl innlu tin ilia miflnpf
"-6T "V"," VI ' "
.'following to wit: Hiose 'in lavor ot a
lYenforal shall votea written -or printed tick-
' . , . i ; i . . ?
fi. iubi pn inirm ubi nc. nnti cimiaiiiiiiir
the word1 'for a removal and those oppos-
(CU'lD a removal miau yuic a wiiiicu ur ijiiii-
. jbii iickci laoeieu is aiuresaiu.cu. uuiiiumiiii'
thif words, Against removal, the eaid
4i.1rata in a AnritttitpA'-in a hrY. urliii-li cttntt
V'ViAlri-rnviHnn fnr haf ftl,rnin. at finnh nnH
ery ot the electron polls or tarn count'-,
Vnd the returns'df said election shall be
-made-in'lhe' same manner by 'the tetutn
iudees ai ts' case of the t:!clion of members
of the assembly, and if on the meeting of
the return judges, it shall appear that a
snaiorHV oi the votes 'Have ueen iriven in
- I ' , i " a
lavor-oi a removal, men me tonowinc sec-
4if4f44.M thi-m 'ffnl tm1l ha nf f..ll Cm nml
effect, biitiiC;it shall appear that a majority
if Votes have'been given against a removal,
then the followingsections of this act shall
be null and void, 'Provided, That if with
in fifteen days after the result of said elec
tion shall have been known and officially
vubliahed. Iwanlv nrihinre rtnalified voters
BIVIKrCIUl Ul DHIU UVUIllVt OIIHll UKG H1U
subscribe an oath or allirmallon, telore a
ustice of the peace of the said county, that
thev' believe the result of said election to
havo been produced; by fraud or illegal
means, then -it -shall -be the duly of the
cruiaty, upon being Jfurmsheu with a copy
anW Artillnttljw 'it!,Mn( ml it... I nm nan.
w. " 7 .wi...... Mivitiui-niiu 111 u w. v uunu
oia a special court tit Uanyille, at such
eeding two months after he shall have
matters of 'dispute growinc out of the
olding, conductir.g.or returns of eaid elec-
i inn u m urii nn i ii m ipiriinn iiiarrani .-i i
any votes given at said election, and tf the
aid court, after a full hearing' of the case,
hall bo satisfied that the said election h
.been illegally or fraudulently conducted, it
o hold a new election within sixty days
hffrftafi!-. tinnn fftuintf ot lof fi fuan ilmre
a nnrinitafl In oil rniinl Hn !.... ...(..
- . ........ ... .....V.
at least two newsnaners nnhlishprl in
am couniy, ana snail also notify the cili-
u . .. -. '
r.l!ll rl ol I h ti . i .i
-W.taa IV UD 11C1U II II
ame manner that notice is civen of thn
. , "UIUU 'III11D all U III 1 II n
nlrlinivVif tnn I ' .
Section 2. If a maioritv of ih nnni r
aid county shall decide as above in favor of
e-reraova' ol .the seat of justice, it shall
s Ihe duiy,of the eovernor within thrP
icuciiizeni 0,.lnl8 siaie, none oT w,om
imi uo-Tesiueuis oi tiiepunty of Columbia
hose duty lit shall be, ft soon as conveni-
lviiiv in saiu roupiy, and after being
! 'I . . "
iv iwnin nr ainimof( t.nii i
lue and appraise the court house, jail.and
1 other buildings belonging to the said
unly, situate in the town nf rmnuill-i
oiesaiu, at a price which they shall deem
u uuiuiiiK worm ior county purposes.
u hiiuu inaKe nut minii-, -c
on valuation under their hands and seals,
unqer tne nanus and seals of a majority
them, pae of which reports thev shall
liver to the prothonotarv of Rant rnnmv
ho Shall file tha m in nio ntnn. .1..
nerenaii oe uenosited in ilm rmnmi..mn.
.... WIMHOIIU lU
I omee ol said county.
Section 3 That as soon aa it ran hp
nveniently done afier the valuation of the
blic buildings of the countv of Coin nhin
iualo in Danville aforesrid, shall be made
a me report filed as aforesaid, it shall be
auty ol the board of commissioners of
county of Columbia aforesaid, 'ami iUev
j hereby authorized and required to take
..ww..w uu uuuus vi inoemnity;
j other securities, payable io them and
jpir successors in oflice, for the use of the
,linty of Columbia, aforesaid, from such
?! I. ll" "-iu,ib aa uiajr ujior
- ...i.uii; lo ub UOUno 111 I lensiiiip. mn.
oneu, that upon sale of tho public build
s afoiesaid, as heieinafter provided fer,
full amount of the valuation h
ntioncd shall be realized for (he use of
aaiu couniy oi Uolumhia, and in default
teoi .tiiat they, the said obligor, or obll-
lit a maun in nnii ni min
. (. t.UJ ,,u WUU,y
mid iuii aiuiiuiH 01 SUCH Osliciennv-
. . ,lu, , ,Ui, ,,3 ule lOreffO'
proceedings shall be Tully compleied,
coinmissioners for the county or Colum
for the time Leine. be and ihe.v nr
by authorized and reouired. to
receive a deed or deed of convn
ie made to them and their
e. ofany quantity of land not exceeding
acr, in the .town of. Ui.obmsburg, in
fur the use and purpose of accoinmo-
) Hie public buildings to be creeled
thereon and for such oihet purposss aa tha
grand jury or juries of "saia couniy, with
the approbation of the court, and concur
rones of the commissionersjof the county,
may and shall from time to time order and
direct, for the use and benefit of the said
county, Provided That said land shall be
furnished without charge to the county.
Section 5 The safd commissioners, when
the site aforesaid shall be ascertained and
fixed, and the lot or lots of ground shall
be conveyed as aforesaid, shall make an
estimate of the probable expense, of erecting
suitable buildinps to bo of brick ot stone
for n court house, prison, and county offices
and the said commissioners ate hereby
authorized to receive subscriptions from
individuals that may be offered, Tor the
purpose of erecting the public buildings,
and also Id increase the county rates -ind
levies from time to time, so as to enable
them to make up any deficiency in the same
necessary to erect said buildings.
Section 0. The said county commission
cts are hereby authorized and required to
erect, or cause to be erected, on the lot or
lots so fixed upon, as aforesaid, suiitble
buildings, to be of brick on stone, for a court
house,, prison, and house for the safe keep
ing of the county records, and causa the
same to be built and completed within the
space of three years from the time of the
passage of this act, and as soon, ss the
buildings are elected and completed as
aforesaid, the said commissioners and shcr
iff of the county, shall cause the prisoners
(if- any) thefa confined in tho old prison, to
ba safely Temoved to (he new prison, and
the public papers and records then remain
ing in the public offices at Danville, to be
safely deposited in the new building built
and .prepared as aforesaid, for tho reception
thereof, and from thenceforth the seat of
justice in -and for the county of Columbia,
shall cease to be at Danville, and the same
is hereby removed and fixed at tho town of
Bloomaburg, in the said county, and the
publicoffices heretofore kept, and the courts
of justice heretofore held at Danville, in and
for the said county of Columbia, shall be
kept and held at Bloomsburg, in tho build
ings erected for their accommodation as
-afoiesaid.
Section 7. The said county commission
ers and their successors Yn office, be and
they are hereby authorized and required to
sell at public auction, after due and public
notice given, to the highest and best bid
der;, the old court house and prison, and all
other real estate in the town of Danville,
belonging to or held in trust for the eaid
county of Columbia, and on the sale there
of to make and deliver good and sufficient,
titles for the same to the purchaser or pur
chasers thereof.and to pay the netl proceeds
thereof into the county treasury, to be ap
plied towards defraying the expenses of said
county.
Section. B. So mucji of the existing laws
sojjprreu-uy-iiiis act, be and the same
hereby repealed.
are
The Canal Commissioners bill, which
provides for the election of those important
officers by the people, has passed ihe
House by a majority of nearly two to oii6,
and it is expected it will nasi tl,P Sn,-
by a very decisive note. What Will llA lit)
fate with the Executive, is uncertain.
i his important measure of reform, prom
tses to be one of unbounded popularity, and
its movers merit not only the gratitude of
their immediate constituents, but also of
the whole people of Pennsylvania. Elect
the Canal Commissioners by the people,
and you dam one of the most prolific sour
ces of corruption in the Government; and
the tide of Executive influence, which now
sets so strongly through the Canal commis
sioners, polluting in its course every line of
our public works, will flow back to its le
gitimate source, the people, frm whence,
as from a pure fountain, it will return to
shed its purifying influence over a most im
portanl branch of State expenditure.
This imporlant measure of reform was
no carried through the House without de
termined opposition, and on pur member.
Col. WRIGHT, its principal projector
and mover, fell the whole weight of the
influence'broughl to defeat it; but thanks to
his spirit and energy, he stood firmly, and
ably, efficient coadjutors came to his sup
porl, Of these, Gen, Roumfort, member
fiom Philadelphia couniy, stood the fote
most, and his able; manly" defence of Col.
Wright on the floor of the House, merits
the gratitude of tho Democracy of this dis
trict a feeling they will not be backward
to express, whenever .opportunities occur
to do him honcr.joniig Patrol,
Tho National Intelligencer says, ' that
among the Executive proceedings In the
Senate, towards the clo.e of tho session of
Congtess, was the ratification of a conven
tion lately concluded at city of Mexico,
between the diplomatic representatives of
the United States and that Government, the
terms of which are said to be honoiable
and eligible to both nations. All the bills
and joint resolutions which' passed boih
IIiillaeH. anil rnaxlinrl ido r...:.l...
f --"'1-1 n i n icbiuuiii, aiv
believed to have received his m'gnalure,
except the Joint Resolution directing pay
ment for the cerlificatcs.or awards issued by
the Commissioners, under the treaty with
in. ri. i.ii J
A'cnicri.-.The Senate of Kentur.ky.by
a vole ol' in M li-.un .uiii.,1 .i.-i .i -
law. or that State, prohibiting the .importa
tion of slaves, shall not be anuulled.
The tal Lycoming Gaselte, in reply to
the article in our paper; relative to tho pro
fits of the Canal ind Railroad, hasvthe fol
owing.
In common with nearfy every demoera
tic paper in Northern Pennsylvania, we
have attempted to vindicate the. character of
the Canal Commissioners, lrom the unjust,
course, ruthless, and indecent attacks of
Mr. Speaker Wright and others, and have
published such statements which must have
convinced every honest, candid, and reflec
tive mind, that our public works, under
the present efficient' lloaid.pf Canal Com
missioners, have been managed with greal
ptiidence and economy; and, 'for the first
time, been made to yield a revenue to the
State, and that, too, in a year of unexam
pled .pecuniary distress and embarrass
ment.' We admit that a number of democratic
papers have .stood forth as champions of
the Canal CommissioDcis, and have made
'unjust, coarse, ruthless, and indecent' as
saults upon those who have been advocates
of the. bill providing for their election. Dut
that nearly every democratic paper in
Northern Pennsylvania.? has been guilty of
such a foul proceeding, is false. On the
contrary, the reverse in the' case. The
bill which has passed tho House has been
approved and advocated by the Wilkeabarre
Farmer, Easton Argus, Columbia Demo
crat, Perry Couniy Democrat, Newport
Standard, Sunbury American, Monroe
Democrat, Wayne County Herald, Mon
trose Volunteer, W-yoming Patrol and"
Lycoming Sentinel, all of the Northern
Pennsylvania, while the Berwick Sentinel
and Lycoming Gazette, whose editors are
Collectors of Tolls, and Danville Intelli
gencer and Bradford Porter whose 'political
streak' corresponds with a majority of the
canal Board, arc. the only opponents of the
bill that we have seen or heard of in the
North.
It appears to us rcaly strango, that the
friends of the piesent board of Canal Com
missionera, in their zeal to defend and pro
tect them, aro constantly -throwing out the
foulest insinuations against the honesty
and integrity of every previous Board! If
'in a year of unexampled pecuniary dis
tress,' the present Board have managed to
make the public, works yield a revenue, to
the State, what, in the namo of all that is
honest, has the old Board of Commissioners
done with people's money? Honesty in
public officers !seems to be .such a ure
jew el in the eyes of jome people, that if
they convey the impression that some
officers arc. honest, they .will have them
kept in office during lifel
It is argued by the Commissioners'friends
that frequent changes in. the Canal Board,
arc detrimental to the public interest! If aw
banks, ignorant of the manner of doing
business unacquainted with our improve
ment system, would destroy more than
Xet arte-nr u ,u":
W. F. Packer and, Edward B. Hubley
were threeyears in the Canal Board! Did
they save any thing to the Commonwealth!
Did they make the improvements yield a
revenue to the Commonwealth.' Not a
dollar! But the first year of a new board
even though 'a year of unexampled
pecuniary distress and embarrassment'
when trade was at its lowest ebb, and bus-
mess wag nearly paralyzed the improve
ments were made to yield a nett revenue,
as is claimed, over half a million of dot
larnl Thus are ihe friend.- of the prssent
Boird, in order to sustain them, and save
them from being 'legislated out of office'
preferring charges of ihe grossest rascality
against the former Board of Canal Com
missioners! We again repeat, that if a new Board
have saved half a million in one year
another new Board may save 'million
therefore we go for an .entire new Board!
The idea of the Butler Herald is an ex
eel lent one, and in our mind, tends to ex
plain how it is that we are presented with
novel and extraordinary spectacle of our
internal improvcments,yjelding a revenue to
the state! It was dono to .prevent their
being sold at auction, as was like to be
done, unless they would be of some service
to the state. And rather than lose their
places, and further chance to feather their
own ;ifi,' they concluded it was best to
allow tho slate part of the proceeds! They
concluded it was fair and politic to divide!
And to make it appear that the dividend
was even far greater than they intended
it should be, they made a report of all the
receipts of the whole year, and the expen
ditures for only nine months!
Verily, it would be a wrong a most
grevioiis wrong, to legislate such men out
of officp! .Twere a piiy that state should
be deprived of the services of such 'honest
Ingro'ol' Reporter,
Jl Miser.Qn 'Vednesnay night last a
fire consumed a hut near Doyleslown, Pa".,
wherein resided a person named George
Hann. The occupant was a poor feeble
old man, and depended upon the charity of
ihe neighbors for supplies of the necessa
ries or life, and on the night uf the fire,
made hi esgppe and finally was conveyed
to the Bucks couniy Alms houre; where
eighty four dollars, and seventy five cents
were found concealed in vaii'ous poitions
of his clothing,, T.liii fact induced others,
to search among the ruins nf tho building,
and the sum of seven hundred dnllnis, in
specie was found and deposited in the
Doyleslown Bank. Tho miser is not
knownHo possess any kindred, and. in his
younger days was a teacher of a school in
Northampton county, Pennsylvania
mttn i-i yi , , m
As Ihe novel appearance of a comet has
been discovered and wondered at a great
deal here, we give the following from, Ihe
New Bedford Mercury, which' is tho fullest
discription of it we have seen:
'Its brilliancy was almost equal' to that
ofVenusi Its situation is very near, the
limbs of tho sun; its tail appears about 3
degrees in length. It may be the comet
announced some thiee months since in
Europe; it was then traversing the constell
ation Draco; be it that or another, .it is of
rare brilliancy. There are but three on re
cord, of sufficient briiliancy to bo seen in
the day season. The first was seen forty
three years beforo Christ, and is called a
hairy star.' It was seen with the naked
eye in the day time. The second was
seen in the vear 1402. and ws n brilliant
that the light of the sun, at the end of
March, did not hinder people seeing it at
mid day, both its nucleus and its tail, were
to use the language of the day, Hw.o fath
oms long,'. Third appeared ion February
18th, 1744 and nearly equalled Venus in
splendor, and many persdiiVarW' it at rhfd
day, without 'glasses, It' rriay- yet 'prove
thai the comet of to day-vis the same as that
of 1402.' .
77ie Recent Congress, Tho N. Uf.
American states of&lhe recent session, that
it sat four hundred and fifty ' days',' passed
more than four hundred bills into ads, made
more than two thousand reports, ,rejectei
more bills,, had more bills, vetoed, lost more
members by resignation, lost more ,deaih
than any previous Congress. Tllirteen
have died; seven have lost their wives by
death during this Congress,, nine have mar
ried since their election; twelve or mofe
have! lost their children by death during
that time; seven Senators, and twelve
Representatives have resigned, one had
his leg broken; one had his eat bit
off in a fight, and one shot and editors. calf,
as he supposed, for the common-veal.
According to the Mailisonian, tho appro
priations it made for the support of its own
members, amount to $2,031,039 00. The
expence to the people has been about five,
thousand dollars. a day, or, estimating" a
Congressional day at five hours, about a
thousand do.lars an hourl all this for no
thing! All expended in a series of attempts
to 'head' Mr.. Tyler: and put the thrice,
defeated' Henry Clay in his place!
The End, Parson Miller lately des
cribed, in a sermon at Bennington, Ver
mont, appearances that will probably be
presented when his doctrine is realised by
the sudden destruction of this world :
"A small bright spot will first appear
in me east, wnicn will gradually expand
as it annroaches Ihe earth. Ilv nml hv a
i i j . ------ j
fmall cloud will appear before the luminous
tl I s-tt1 (I imiII 1. a I fa m
MUU" ""' "coeen meoon 0, ftian, standing
uicn, ins ugure piamiy visible lo llio spee
lators on Ihe earth. At the sound of the
trumpet (or some other airmail ii, i,fni.i
spot having gradually illuminated the whole
iic-vciis, me riguieous Ueaii shall rise from
their rcslincr nlaee. nml
living saints shall logothei be caucht up
-nl m.al fl.A .1 . '
..... ,D oi.iuur m me air, when thev
will bo instantly changed and clothed with
immortality. The Saviour will then pre
sent them to the Father, whose presence is
denoted by this luminous mass, perfect,
without spot or wrinkle. The Father will
u.uii givo me oainis, by the marriage cove
nant, as a bride to the Son. They will then
be constituted the New Jerusalem, and,
together with the Saviour, will .io,..wi .
he earth, which, during their absence, has
urcu j.uuucu, anu ine wioKed burned up
where 'the Saints will dwell with Christ fn,
ever.
The following remarks of the Philadnl.
phia American Sentinel, are worthy the
head and heait of itu talented editor. Nn
wan. has !cen more foully aspersed by his
political enemies, that Mr. BUCHANAN,
and this noble vindication of his chaiarir J
a public map, by one who has watched" all
ills movements far a quarter of a century,
is peculiarly gratifying to tho frienda of
distinguished statesman;
Senator Buchanan. Somi. nr ii,
aretryinir to aiicstion the
course of the Hon. James Buchanan durinc
thn loin un AT I. ... .'. . n
. .w ,,u.. ,vu Miow something .about
the early historV of ilin Snnntnr
his present Ijigh Minding jn (the country;
mill IV lnK Ivillli In .. !... .1 . . J..'
the stations he hait fifihl rrnr,ifciil. .i.l-
entered the legislature of Pennsylvania; up
... ..... uiiic.iic nas, on. nil occasions,
proved himself jo ho a patriot of pure ninr-
a s and of the first nrtlfir sf -!.... i- til
l 1,1. " '"icilio. tve
have watched his course for the last iwentv
.. i, hum inhume iiui rosay, that wo
know of no public man in Pennsylvania
who has more thoroughly met theexpecla
lions of his friends tlHn Alr.B Asa Senator,
he stands in ihe ven Cmm nni, 'w..
I'ennsvlvanian visits Wasliin,...
does not felt himself delighted, when he
sees for himself the distinguished position
hat AJr; Hiichaiiau occuiiiea amonp the
benators of the llupnblic. '
Churches in T'irFina.U nnneam r,,.m
statistic., rorcnily published, tlal ahout
twenty thousand members were added.to
",D..l""T', eu.oU.s. Presbyterian and
"XJIUTB VUTHOCC FCAB '
SJlTVilDJiY, M.IHCIt 18, 1843.
FOR I'ltESlDIiNT,
JAMES BUCHAWABr.
( Subject to the decision of a Jfqtiona
Convention.) ' '
NO APPORTIONMENT BILL
Ilapi yet becomo a jaw. The house, a
few days since, passed a bill, which went
to the senile and was there amended. It
returned to the house and was again amend
ed. The senate adhering to their amend
mendment, it, wili "go'To la committee of
conference, What" the . result will be it is
zerneand Wyoniir.g constitute a district, in
all the bills, as thev stfbufd do.
. SNOW STORM
March has thus far been a winter month'.
Om Monday last, snow fell throughput
the day to the depth of six inches. rOa
Thursday morning it again commerced
snowing and continued until "Friday morn
ing, when there was nearly two feet in
addition to-the old slock. 'l!hewtnd ilow-'
ing hard and the snow light, it has rendered
the roads almost entirely impassible. The
snow in the woods must now be at least
three feet, deeper ' llian it has beer beforo
this season. .' . ,
U. S. MAILS.
It is seated thai the U'. S. mails,1 during''
1842, traversed 1 1,644,694 miles on horse
back, 18,757,036 miles in coaches and 4, ;
424,282 mites by railroad and steamboat'
during theyear ending the 30th( June,1842
total, 34,845,091 miles; equal to 145
voyages to the moon, or 1393 voyages'
around the world. To go this distance
would have, occupied a locomotive for 154
years, running at the rale of 30 miles an
hour, night anil day, Sunday excepted.
Who made all these calculations we are
not advised, but recommend him to ascer
tain, by figures, how much njore may bo
made by driving peopje to cheat the mail,
than by inducing them to pay it their pence
chacrfully.
There are over twelve hundred appli
cants for situations of the Custom House
under the new Collector already. We aro
much mistaken if tho Judge can remain
Uhjthe under such a boring process.
The whig members, of Congress have
had a meeting and fixed upon the 3d of
May, 1843, for a Whig National Convert,
lion, to be held at Baltimore.
The number of persona who applied for
me benefit of the Bankrupt Art in the Eas
tern district of Pcqnsyivcnia, frm mo
passage of the law, to its repeal, was seven
teen hunred and ninety nine.
Tho Massachusetts House of Repersenta'
lives have.by a vole of 150 lo 141, request
ed Governor Morton to remove Adiutant
General .Dearbour, for his conduct in loan
ing the arnis of the State to the Rhode
Island authoiiiies durine the late civil war-
in that Stale.
U. S. Senator. Governor Fairfield wa
elected to the United Stales Senate on
Saturday .last, by tho Lecisiatuio
of Main. Tho Whigs run tho Don. WP..
l-ossenden. lato M. C. from Cumberland
district. . ;
Tile' New' Hamshire Gazelle. -Ports
mouth, the dfdest Democratic'iodrnal' in-
the State, carries at its head the names of
John C. Calhoun for next President, and
L.evi Woodbury for Vice President.
Messrs. Wise and Cashing both intend
to return to their districts, and start for
Congress immediately. The election como
op in April.
Girard'i Will, The Sunreme Conn r
the United Stales oidercd a re-irlument in
the Case of Guard's will. This will doubt'
less cause excitement in PliiUriMnf.;',' '"W
. - ..,...w...,,i,, f
makes tho question of the right of the'eity
io me wioip oi irard's estate doubtful;
whereas, before it appeared absurd to ques
tion the righl of tile rity to tho estate; '