t. re in fad, the pooplo'bf; Pennsylvania',; when it' too often happens theynre qiitto difTeicnt things. Unfair "apportionment bills accidents APOSTACY or decep tion may fill the legislative seats with mem bers who do not represent the wanta, and opinions offlhe people.' Sir. what Governor o( Pennsylvauia.ever before charged the representatives of the people with usurpation? It has been reset v. d for tho ignoniinous closo of David ft. Porter's administration. Usurpation! would, that for the dignity of his station he had reserved .that word, If this Hall be not the niece to carry dut tho popular will alien sir, where is it? In the Executive chamber? The Executive sits in his cham ber and lo retain his political ineiwmenis, charges 4ho peoples lieprcsenlaiives with usurpation impugns.ll;eir motives i Yee, sir.and in language that cannot be mistaken. Who, sir that is familiar with English His tory does not know thai the .corrupt the .imbicile the weak the .degenerate King .John was forced by ihe commoners of En- j gland to sign the great charter of English liberty, whin he was encroaching on the popular rights and usurping power to him self? What, sir; are we to look for next? What will bo the next step towards popular encroachment? Does the Executive mean, . that by this course we arc to understand. that he,is"o protect the rights oj the people.'' God save the people from such protection. It is tobbing them of their fieedofi. We, the immediate Representatives of the peo ple charged with being t'usurpcrs." Is this all? No, sir; we are charged with apostacy' that's the word ! Let us see who is the apostate. Let us see who has deserted the cause, and is carrying on con traband trade villi the enemy. Let us see who has dragged the great (lag of democra cy in the dust, end deserted tho principles of the parly. Sir, on the 11th day of last February; as I have before said, I occupied this floor. I then charged the administra tion with a coalition with John Tyler. Since then, most, if not all of my pre dictions, have been most fully verified. A new paper has been .established here James Madison Porter made Secretary of War and the Uovemor. of Pennsylvania of democratic Pennsylvania gone over lo the enemy's camp! Who, then, is the a- poslalesl The people, or the man. they ive clothed with power? Sir, they have reniMned (inn and undaunted bv the brinci pie's ofShe. party, while the Executive has ueserted his post. I hold. in my hand ths 'Keystone the executive organ the organ, or the demo xsralic parly. Look sir, atits columns! What do they disclose? An, attempt bv the liXeciltlVe Ursu&m?jJia, .prflni--. in. kcU. and transfer the democracy of the State to a man; who, by accident, holds the exalted station of President of tho Union( but who jirrfot one impulse of feeling with the great democratic party of the country, What was the price of this breach of faith and desertion of principle? Let the tenant of the Executive chamber speak. Who is -the apostate? David R. Porter or the pco pie's representatives in these halls? Here js the evidence (holding up the paper;) it speaxs in tones 01 inunu.er, and U the JSxe cutivo has. one spark of feeling about him he 'will quake at the prospective indignity -that the people will hurl back upon him. 1 read from the paper. We shall continue lo support that ad ministration in an its democratic measures but we wilt lepel all efforts to make the -columns of the Keystone teem with TY LhKlbJl! Communications glowtn with the beauty, and power and majesty, and glory, of John Tyler, have been presented to us iu manuscript; directly by the hands of David ItfUenhousc Porter, which we fell .called upon, by eveiy consideration of duty .and of patriotism, to reject from our columns .Although we were teady to serve his excel lenuy, in every thing which would advance 4he cause of democracy, we never could submit to having our paper used as a vehicle lor distracting llio democratic party, with a view of making capital for President Tyler. If wojiad done so, our press would, indeed have been subsidized, and wc would have been regarded as traitors and minions of Executive power. Cut that the democracy of PennsylvamVand of the Union may judge for themselves, we publish below one ot the communications relerred to, which communication cime lo us directly from the hands of the Executive of this Common wealth. We do not charge him wi)h being tho author of it, as it was not in his writing and we arc not able to say who was the author, but we do charge him with attempt ing to lead us astray from the beaten track of democracy, with a view doubtless of binding as to the desperate fortunes of Presi dent Tyler. Our position is such, and the position of tho party is such,that )he whole truth is demanded at our hands, and we lay it before the public regardless of conse quences, We place ourselves at the bar of public opinion, and will abide the unerring decision of that tribunal." 'Dear Sir: I see with pleasure thalsev cral of the leading journals of the day have hoisted the name of John Tyler as a candi date for llio next Presidency, and have as sociated with him some of the most distin guished names in the democratic party for Vieo President. "I cannot but with pleasure look lo these movements in favor of a man who deserves in an high a degree, not only the confidence but Hit dmp trrsiilude of a free and inde. unidtui people. I am hero at (he seat of e'nvnrhmehl. fiom.rtio northern counties of rennsyivania,,aua n pieases.me loooscrve that even the hot POITICIANSprc, sent assembled at llarrinburg, cannot deny, to President Tyler that respect which liis' ntetn and unflinching patriotism has a right to claim. Pennsylvania doubtless feels a preference or her 'favorite ssn,' and will most assuredly cast her first vote in liis favor; but I hope the democracy of Penn sylvaniu will cheerfully cast her vote for Kir. Tyler, should Mr. Btudianan fail lo receive the support of any oilier State be sides his own. The very attachment to the person of James Buchanan, is a strong pioof of the high esteem in which Pennsylvania holds iho Ptcsidenl. The similarity of mnnv traits of character between the Senator and the President with which I will prove the truth of my assertion, there is the same pri vate honesty and virtue, tho same spotless character as gentlemen and chiistians, the same noble spirit of kindness and fiicndship so familiar with the sous of Virginia and Pennsylvania; the same esteem and rover mice fur our constitution and of the rights of our citizens, and the same Ipve for coun try and honor, not stained with unbecoming desires for party strife, and exclusive party elevation. (No impartial man can der.V tho (act ofsieli being the case, and for their vc ry similarity of character both geiitlenion nic. beloved jnd esteemed in Pennsylvania. IJul there are other reason, a, Hi far more mnortunt ones why President J tiler should be elevated by the people lo the place which he now holds by the wise commands ot a never emne provi dence." Here we have it sir. The democratic Governor of ihe old Keystone loud in his professions of democracy ardent in liis attachment to the men who elevated him to power and place if we are lo believe the loctrinc ot his (stale papers, hamuli? articles lo the organ of the parly the democratic ptess commending John' l yler to the peo, pie "f Pennsylvania's their second choice Next lo their favorite son? bit; when 1 first read this article the blood boiled in my veins. 1 o see ttcason 10 me cause 111 me executive hand- To see the evidence in letters not to be mistaken moving on the executive a coalition with whom? An ad ministration with Daniel Webster its great High Priest. Moved sir, by the men who disgraced the country in the Ashburton Irea ty. An administration sir. that yielded up to Great Britain in that treaty, the right of British cruizers to enter American vessels, protected by the American flag. An open concession of the, very principles which led to the last war. i hat yield, to Great un tain an imposition on the American Govern iTiient, to Support aufi ' malnbtif an armed fleet on the A mean coast, to a heavy dram on our treasury, and the exposure of the health and lives ol American seamen. A t.icaly that leaves the question of the right of jurisdiction of the territory of the Oicgou open. This sir, is the administration t0 which the democialic Governor of'Pennsy vonia, joins allegiance and these ac some of its measures ! Let the world decide who is ihe 'apostate,' ihe House or ihe Govern or. The message charges us we bring home the charge on the Governor Sir, the old 'Hero of ihe Thames,' has some menus in this House. 1 call on them lo vindicate his claims against this transfer and sale. Where is the gentleman from Bradfpril, (Mr. Elwell,) and where the gendeman from Crawford, (Mr.Lowiy,) his champions in this House and defenders. Will ihey sit bv and hear ihe evidence of the coalition, Ss not me in their places with honest indignation, or will tiiey abandon the hero, and kneel to the executive wili? Wilt they see their candidates and princi ples sold lor a mess ol pottage, and not resent il. I spoke of this transfer of the Johnson party on another occasion, and was not understood by the rouniry. Let me now explain. In the transfer of the Johnson party ol Pennsylvania, and to which I alluded, I never intended that the people who were the friends of the gallant colonel, rould be assigned and set over to John Tyler. No sir. I know their honesty their paltiotism and virtue. They cannot be bought; but some of 'their meteenary leaders may be. This was the sale in which I alluded, and so desire to be un derstood,- 1 am fully convinced of the honesty of the gentleman from Bradford and Crawford in their attachment to John son, and it is this reason why,I now call on them lo defend their candiduto from the contract, They cannot be made Tyler nien. And I know loo well that the Johnson men ol the Stale, who are honestly so, cannot be. Mi. LOWRY. Is the gentleman favor able to Col. Johnson now? Mr. WRIGHT. I have Mr. Sneaker lime and lime again, defined my position of the presidency. I am lor Buchanan. Be cause I admire the Statesmen and more than this he is Pennsylvania's son. Stale pride sir.wottld have directed me toward his nomination, Anu tuts would make me a friend of his, if no other reason. And what lil'lo influence I have, shall be vigor ously used lo promote his interest. After an honest, and impailial trial, I will then join hands with the friends of Colonel Johnson. He; sir, would be my second choice and in tho elevation of him, I would regard it as doing service to my rouniry; because ho has served her in the cabinet and the field a bravo soldier, and en honest statesmen. And if I lie not rnis taken, I did more service for him in bus taimng the eautus nomination for printer of tne House wan inougn i uau casimy.TOio i for Peter Hay & Go who. it is said here, are In the Tyler Interest. But as lo this, I have no doubt oh' the part of my friend from .Crawford, (Mr. Lowry,)lhat in voting for Peter Hay & Co he was not even aware that there actually was such a firm in exis tence. So he says, and he Is a man of honor and irulh, 15 ut sir, lei me come uack to the provi- sions of the bill. If I reeded aright when the Governor vetoed a similar bill to this one, in the session of 1641 he then put it on the ground of tlio expediency of the measure, and said nothing about his con stitutional scruples. Mr. KL.WEI.Ii: Ho did,and I refer the gentleman lo (he veto. Mi-. WRIGHT. It may be so, sir; I speak only from recollection: but I do know that llio question of expediency was the theme of debate in the House when the veto was under consideration. What was the vole oimIic final passago of this bill? In the House, "j02 ti 32; in the Senate, 20 lo 100. In all, 82 gentleman vole, for the bill, and 42 against it. One would suppose that this should have some influence. But the 82 gentlemen who were the friends ol the bill may all have been mistaken, and the Executive light. Their will is a small matter, if it happens to conflict with the Governor's own views of'Whai ho is nleas- cd lo call constitutional scruples; and the fi lends ol the bill might have been content, il that veto had not al'eged legislative en rroachmcnts or. the people's risht, and spoke of iheir sovereign will being defeated through apostacy anil other causes. Sir.lot Iho people decide between us. The Gov ci nor knows of no reason why the Com missioners, should be removed;ihey have done nothing worthy, of it, in his view The records of the country shew a different stale of things. The contract oil the Co liimbia railroad shews a loss of some fifty thousand dollars in the manner of ihe allot ment of ihe passenger cats the Easlon dam and basin as' iiiu;h more: and if the worthy incumbent of the executive ohamber had but turned his constitutional eye to the journals of the day, he would have fouud what he prolcsses to, be ignorant of the popular will clearly and .positively defined 1 know, sir, il lhc bill had met his approva a few Tyler1 props would have fallen from tne new.'coaiiiion. uul, sir, 1 suppose, with ins. jcxpelleiicy the saving ol some hundred of thousands to the peple, was a small matter indeed, compared with the splendid prospect abroad in the election of John Tyler. The three public journals of this place, are no index of the popular sentiment? No, 110; if his Excellency donH rind th3t.thev.JiaveanJnrluen.ne befcje lie 1 eli res from office, the numbers of the last week ale no evidence of the rotlencss of the tunes. Poor prostrate Pennsylvania! Forty three millions of debt! Is there 110 project of legislation by which she can be . -i : 1 icueveu. i-ennsyivauia, .wild her moun tains of iron and coal her fertile fields het commerce and manufactures doomed lo ihraldom by the misguided aod selfish vipws of the man who holds her destiny 111 then hand. Who first thought of ihe veto power! Well enough, pet haps, if used, by the dictates of a sound and discriminating jiiugmcnt, out 10 ne made the vehicle lo 1 , , . . o carry out parly views and political advan cement.it is intolerable. How humiliating to an already tax-ridden people, that their lepresentalivps are not permitted to carry out their views and wishes, because (he power lodged in the Executive must first be ade subservient to his notions of noli- 'i''2' advantenient.al their cost and expense. 1 he people, represented in these halls. coutu ue served, unless the combined in ttuenco of John Tylei's and David R. Porter s adminisliations did not defeat it, 1 he power of ihe Geneial Admistration alone defeats reformjtlie Slate Administration has become loo weak and imbecile to be dreaded; but let il alone, and crumbles lo alomsj I he Wave, the mountain wave of popular opinion well sweep over it, and there will be no honorable trace lo lell of lis farmer existence. oir, mis uiii is nie. oili ot the session O ' .I,,,. j. Pass this, and ihe millions of Executive power will be hushed. Tho hanoers on ot the treasury will be banished, and better nays win be at hand. It is hue thai John 1 ylcr will nol be served, but the people win. J.et me take this bill in one hand, .. .1 ......... . . . . ouu huh veto 111 tne other, and annear at Toe bar of public opinion and see which' of 1110 iwo, will be sustained. 'Corruption stalkp abioad at noon day iis citadel is ihe public tieasury.' The snbslanre of the people is eaten out; and the name of the hungry brood of official patronage is 'legiiin.' If the representatives arise their voice, it U treason. How often, sir, is it treason. How often, sir, is it proclaimed in this very hall, that time is a want of of moral woith in this body. That the character of this Legislature is debased, Ilardlw a day passes, but that we arc re minded of onr own weakness, and baseness, Where uors 1 us come from! I hope not from the Executive chamber. The legi latiire must be stigmaiizeil, nay disgraced, thai the iLxcctitivc may be glorilicil How long is il since a member of this body, was offered a fcn'iic lo sustain the sinking and desperate fortunes of the Ex ecutive? A man high in office, and who claims for himself the proud title of re spcctabiiuy ana honesty, approaches a member of this House, with a bribe on his tongue, ihat if he would help him out of a tieht place, and sustain the veto of this bill I by his vole he might name a man for pre letmeni, or lane omciai uauon nimseii., is this the mode and'mannor of sustaining tho nnwo'rof the administration! ' Arrainst such an usurpation of power, I ihrotv 'myself as he shield between my constituents and the Executive I will never yield lo Ins prom ises, or be intimidated by the threats of his friends. I have planted my foot against Executive encroachment, and there it shall remain firm. Sir. if I know my own heart.and in all 'sincerity I- lay my right hand upon it, il 13 in this great mcasuro of refdim 10 serve the people. To save if possible, some small portion of iho four millions of revenue, raised out of, their hard earnings. What do I care about such men as Levi Kevnolds and William Over-' field? I would not do those men a personal. injury, if it were in my power. No in deed? far from il. Bui . in putting them out, il w-ill make room for men of abiluy and who may have the public confidence. It will be the means of closing up a huge avenue that now leads lo the tieasury, and is always open. Il will be the means of placing, agents on the public works who will serve the people more and j yier,tess, Il will be the means of creating anew stale of things, and throwing money into the treasury, in place. 01 draining it out. I hope gentlemen will vote on this bill with Indcpendence.and will obey the public will when so lotidlv proclaimed throughout 'litis Commonwealth! This legislature has done 'much in the way of reform; but more remains, to ue done; and., why s:r, 1 ropcal, shall the public expectations bo thwarted bv the Executive? We are told in the vein that psccious document thai the veto of the Canal Commissioners bill of 1S41, was submitted to the peo nle and that was the issue, aflinnod bv a mniorily 0123,000 of the Democracy of the blate! Who, prav, ever hcaid of the veto at 'the- polls in 1841? What public journal ever adverted to lit SSo, sh, the majority in thai' campaign, was a contest for the, supremacy of ihe republican do t lines. The voles were not polled for David R Porter or his Canal Commissioners! But for thepaily tho success of the Democratic party! What arrogance to assume on the party of the Governor. He knows that party organization and discipline, elevated him to the post ho ow holds not foi the love of the man; but for the maintenaucc of principle! Why should he abandon the men who lought his uaiilesi Why attempt to transfer them to a President, who holdi the vast paltonage ol the station up io pub lie auction When will the people of this Stale and the Union, witness two such administrations? I am tnld his excellency denie's any nari'cjpa(ion or lot in the "sncrai auniinisirauon. 11 ere is the evi uencc (putting ins linger on the article in lie Keystone, (&1 can direct his notice to his own letters on the file in the office of the Posi Master General at Washington, inter lering 111 the appointment ot a I tile post office in the borough of Wilkes-Banc! The gentleman who rcorcsenis my district in Congress told me he saw the Governor's letter on file, iu the Posi Master's depart in cut. Why did the Executive deem it hjs duty to condescend, to interfere in this local appointment 111 which the people of mat place were only interested! It w to assist to carry out the establishment of a line of outposts (0 strengthen, John Tyler now mil eh that appointment will slrcngll en him or John Tyler, remains to be seen These mailers I allude lo, show that there is a 1 ojlition and thai coalition i brought to bear on the bill under consideration. Sir I care but litt'o whai the vole may be. have done what little I could lo redress ihe wtong the people have sustained and when ihe next legislature shall convene here these seats 'will 'be filled with men who will date lo express their own opinion, and on that question they must be elected. I hope there is moral courage enough left in this House to pass the bill, and as for one 1 shall tegcru that day a proud day in my history, in which, I fought ngainsl Execul tive usurpation,and contended for the lights of the people. When in the pursuit of measures ol rclorpi.l did nol not hcsiiaic to expose the cobweb reasons ofa Governor of Pennsylvania, who attempted to retain now er in his hands at the expense of an cx hausled tieasury, Here sir, I leave ihe sub ject, it is the last effort I shall probable ever make in this hall. As 1 have nut the re motesi idea of again being a candidate for seal on this floor, and I can assure the tiouse ana tne country, mat i l have nnl been pursuing the true policy for the public gouu men inueeu nave i ueen IIHSlaKcn. Proper investigation. A resolution authorizing the Governor to employ George M. Dallas and William M. Meredith, as counsel for the of investigation 'the Brod head corruptions of 1840. passed linth houses of the legislature on the last day of ihe session. In the House, where it oigin aled, by a largo maioniy and in the Senate by an unanimous vote. Willi counsel as able as the gentleman authorized to he employed by this reiolution, there may exist some degieo of probability, that the deccived and plundered people of Penn sylvania will now have this mailer fully impartially and satisfactorily inves'tigated in defiance of 'conversations in the In d,an language ' or 'arguments' of any soil, from persons high in political or financial - 1 office, or any of their corrupt employees. sjirvnnjiY, Jivnxi, 20, lsis. ' FOnrilESiDENT, ,,. JAMES-.BUCIXAiVAIC. (Subject to the decision of a National uonveniion.j PAY THE PRINTER, We have a large sum due us for papers. advertising and job work, and we would lake il as a gieat favor if those who owe it would givo lis grain and paper, or some thing lo buy ihem with. Wc could mako use of a few bushels of potatoes. Lotus hear from you As the Removal Question has again been dofealed in the Sciiaie.by.llie treachery of our Senator, lis friends must now again bilckle on their arm 0111, and sound the ba le of war, for another contest. Mr. Sny der lias twice procured the passage of the removal bill through the house, and both times, had our senator fulfilled his solcilm pledges and sustained what he knew to be the requirements of his constituents; it would have passed the senate. He bas no longer a vote in that body, and being con necicd, as we are with Luzcme,for senator. wo shall hereafirr Inive a friend there. rhen all thai in tc(it'ned,is for the friends of removal lo stick together ay a parly, without tegard irpol licoli association, and victory will soon crown our efforts. Our enemiea, will attempt. to sow (he seeds of conten tion among u,by creating a jealous feeling here, and a jealous- feeling there; well knowing that if the friends. of removal are united, that they must sooner or later suc ceed in their righteous cause. Then let no consideration divide us. .So fur as. we had a representative who was-true to us, we have been heard, Trust 110 man then. hereafter, unless you know him to be trnc- to your nttcres'. 1 lie Danville faction will bring out their candidates, and they will be men whom they can use, none other Mill they touch. Let the tho friends of removal profit by their example, sustain thosor whom you know, will sustain your eatiser and all will be well. SENATOR S. F. HEADLEY, Willi the lalo term of the Legislature expires the senatorial duties of Sunucl Hcadley. He procured his election through' deception and false-hearted promises, and his whole courscln the senate, has been that of a treacherous and ungrateful officer to his constituents. In every instance where they were concerned he has allowed! self to conirol all his actions, without any legard to their interests, as expressed or implied; lie has opposed removal and ad vocated division He has opposed such senatorial and congressional districts, as Were aslied lor by nine-tenths qf his constit uents He has opposed and defeated eveiy lnol liill tliil ,t.na nnl n.l.n.l Cn.!... ll.n ft,. u. u i t,ut iiu, iju uqittu IUI uy llio xsuij villefrfction,or thai was not for the benefit of Berwick village oven descending lo defeat the election of election districts, and bills creating, streams public highways, lo die passage of which there was no opposition from those interested, but were intended wholjy for public benefit. ' By these, and oi'hc? acts.he lias forfeited all the confidence that was reposed in him, bv those who sus tained his election; and he retires fiom tho seriale.as' politically disgraced for hi.' ticach cry, as ever Benedict Arnold was by Id' irailorism to the American cause. He will hereafter be heard of, and remembered as a politician, only l6 be shunned and avoided as an object neither to be tasted or tottchti Sic transit gloria mundi. Thanks to Col. Wright, of Luzerne, and our Representative, Mr. Snvder, the o erecting (lie new county of Madison It" been defealed in the house of Represent" live. On Friday the 13lh insl. a molioit was made to proceed lo its consideration, which was defealed by a vole of 20 lo i0 On Monday following, another tiDsuccess ful auempt was made, the vole being 26 lo 51. JThus has been consigned to llie tomb of ihe capulels this monTler, in the sliap ofa new county, conceived in sin, brought iortlt in iniquity, and sustained during fhort existcnce.by treachery and infidelity tel its authors be long remembered by ttt viiwh9 vi wviuiuuia vuuuiy
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