"TCT lTBOCT '! Ittiuciuhtr tltv rriuU-r WHEAT. CORN. KYB. BUCK WHEAT, OATS or WOOD, will be re ceived fur debts due us for suhwrripiinn. Also a lew bushels of I OTA'I OLS if drliveicd soon From ilioao who have promised Lumber inch and inch end a quartet pine boards will be received if delivered soon. APPOINTMENTS BY THE 30VER NOR lion. Jcne Miller of Perry touniy to be Secretary of the Commonwealth. John K. Kane, Esq, of Philadelphia 1o be Altoniey General of the Common wealth. Appointed by the Secy of the Common th Henry Peiriken, Esq to be Deputy Sacreliry of the Commonwealth, Appointed by Hc Canal bonrd. Edward F. Gay. Superintendent ol Motive Power and Supervisor on the Colombia Rail Roid. SuBERVISORS. Everard O'es, on the lower portion of the Juniata Division, Fa. Canal Casper Dull, on the upper portion of eme Division. Samuel S. Jamison, on the Western Division of the Pa. Canal, from Pitts burg to Dam No. 3, on said Division. Samuel Holman,on the Eu-tern Divi ion of the Pa. Canal. Jackson M'Fadden,on the Susquehan Division of the Pa. Canal. William R. Miffii, on the North Branch Division of the Pa, Canal. Collectors. John S. Cash, at Philadelphia. Ardemus Siewart, at Paoli. Hobeit Liveity, at Parkesburgh. Thomas J. Haines, at Lancaster. JjmesG. Given, at Columbia. John AMI, at Htrrisburg. Peter Orwan, at Newport. Joseph B ShUjjert.at Lewislown. John S. Patton, at Iluntingdor. William C. M'Cormick,at Hollidays- "Jffiinony VV. wesson, at uutiiieiuwu James Gillespie, at Freeport. John Fleming; at Pilisburg. Weighmasters. William English, at Philadelphip. John 0 Conner, at Ilollidaysburg weigh scales. C. C, Hemphill, at Johnstown Weigl ihock. William Philson, at Johnstan weigh scaler William B. Foster, at Pittsburg. Myron S. Warner, at Norlhiimber land. Toix Gatherers. James WT8gongelIer,at SchjylkUl Via duct. Alexander Siewart, at Swatara Aquc iluct. Jeremiah Murphy, at Freeport Aque duct. Sjinucl Vt hitc, et Duncau's Islam Bridge. Joshua Fackler, at Por'sno'int Out lei Luck in the Place of Black, lestgned. iKEVENUE COMMISSIONERS. We have learned the appointment of the following gentleman as members ofth Uoarduf Revenue Commissioners, for tin cfjua'izuion fo Statu taxes. The Board is in m et it Hatrisburg on Tuesday, February 18. 1 Samuel Wherry, Cumberland .county William N Irvine, Adams lid ward A Reynolds, Crawford '.,. A. 'Douglass, Mercer The following is the offirial volo for Governor, as counted before both houses ol the Legislature, January 1 Gih. Francis R. Sli o nk had Joseph Marklc F. J. Lemoyne Julius Lemnyiie John Haney James Pags Scattering 1G0.322 l 50 010 2 500 10 ) .1 1 James R. Snowdin, Iws bcesi electeil State Treasurer, by the Lcgi.lature, the aoies were, James R. Snonden 71 John Gdmore 48 .Joshua Bcihtl 0 :'J'bc buildings and propeiiy at the lie Ui odiBt I'.pincop-ii Mission, in the Cherokee Nation, were damaged to the amount ol U'irce hundred thriuiind dollars, by ihc tor njil.i on llic '! l h cf U .toLt r I jm. COLUMBIA COUNTY TEM PER A N CE CONVENTION. The rommiltee appointed to arrange the statistic s.rontaiucd in reports of the several societies re presented in said convenlion.beg leave to piesent the following report Number of members 3218 514 2 32 25 24 123 ncreascd last year Number or Temperance Taverns Number of Liquor Tavern Number of Tempoianre Stores Number of Liquor.Stores Number of Drunkards No. of Temperance men.not members 196 Number of moderate drinkers 483 Number of distilleries Number of delegates appointed 315 Number of delegates present 177 Number of Drunkard reformed. 20 From the features of the minus report submitted to us, we pciceive the Temper ance cause is still onward, but not progress ini? with that rapidity which former characterized its movements; Si woald sug gest that more vigilance iz energy are neces sarv in the Temnerance ranks. Various j i causes may have tended to retard its pro gress, but it evidently requires renewed effort: A suggestion has been made by some of the societies that the number of un authorized Temperance lectures.who travel the county, takings collections, peddling books ko; ha produced an injurious effect upon the ciuse, and begging the society to take some action on this subject, which this committee think deserves the attention of this Convention PAUL I.EIDY, ") C II. BOWMAN Committee. JF MURREY. J The foiegoing report was read and un animously adopted. On motion it was resolved, thaf the report be published in all the papers in the county favourable to the Temperance cause. !U COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM. The annual report of the Superinlenden of Common School in tins stale, with the accompanying statistics, are contained on the tirstcfc fourth paged of todays-pape". We gather from the report, that the no. district in the state is 1,172 of which numbe 939 have accepted and received their re peclive portions of (ho State appropriation Reports have been received from 818. Thi number of schools in operation is 5939 -6 " -0 - i i months and fifteen days. Th numbe of schollars 208,102, a considerable increase ovei last year, in proportion to the numbei of reporting districts. In 1835, when th system vas inroductd, there were32,Sll scholars, and an expenditure of $193,972 now there are 288,402 scholars, at an ex pense of$170,288,a very gratifying exhibi of the growth of the system. The amount paid to the city aud count) of Philadclph a for the school Tumi thf year, was $37, 674. The amount expen ded by the Philadelphia Controllers during the year was $219 730. of which $16. 42a was for real estate, $2091 for school .luiui wre, $4375 for books & general contingen expenses, ar.d $138,484 for the salaries o teachers The property of lie sehoolar is worm over ouu,uou. ine number o schools in these districts is 217, of wind one is the High School,42 gtammer school 19 seoondary, 78 primary, and'77 unclas nlied. Whole numbei of teachers 526 if whom 442 are women, and 81 mem, scholars, 33.299,10,061 mule and 16,335 female Aggregate amount paid for tuition $138,481; contingencies, $62,728! averagi cost ot each scholar. $4 '15; average con tingeni expense, tt vv increase ovei last report, 100 pupils, 27 te&cheis and 3 schools, Dent. Union. V. S. SENATORS. Hon. J. M Clayton, (whig) lias been elected to the U.tJ. Senate, by the Legisla line ol Delaware Hon. Reverdv Johnson (whig) has been lected to the U. S. Senate, by the Legisla ture of Man laud. Hon. Daniel Webster, (whig) has bcei. t lected to the U. S. Seiuie, by the Legisla urn ol Massachusetts. Hon. Thomas Corwin, (whiff) has been elected to the U. S. Stnale, by the Legis lature of Ohio. Messrc. Samuel Dickenson and John A Dix, demncrais, it is supposed have been elected to tiie U. S Senla by the Legisla lure of New York. ft is supposed there will be no election lor U S Senator by the Legislature ol Virginia this year, and the Legislalute of Indiana has postponed a resolution i idifiniie !y to elect a Smaior Albert (J (iieene, ( whig) lias been e'eel ed to the U S Senate, bv the Rhode Island Legislature, During the 17th century, 40,000 women are f aid to have been put to dejlli for wil-Ji- 'i. if; mi Logluiid aluiu! INAUGURAL ADDRESS. FRANCIS It. SIIUNK. GOVJ3KNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, UE. LIVERED JAN: 21, 1848, I Friends ako Fellow Citizeni:-- I appear before you in obedience to the' will oflhe Freemen of Pennsylvania, to give the solemn pledge prescribed by tho Constitution, andlo enter upon the ufRce of Governor. When I contemplate the interests of our Commonwealth, as an independent sovereignty, and s e member of the community of American mate?, the mul tiplied relation over which it exerts a supervising guardianship, and the pecu liarly weighty obligation that pres. upon it at lhepieeni moment,! feel how impeifeclly I am qualified to discharge, and even to compiehend aright, the r- Ittous and complicated duties to which 1 have been called, lo Him who watches over the destinies of Slates as well as men, and whose favor is liihi and srei gth, I look upwards with hum ble trust, that lie will overrule tny errois aud give efficiency to my honesi elforis for the public good. Happily the principles which shotld regulae the adminsiralion of the Slate have bffcn longsino declared and es'ab lished by our republican fathers. They are few and clear. That equal and ex act justice should be administered to men of all parties in politic.", and of all per suasions in religion that our public taith should be kept sacred under all cir cumstances that freedom of religion of suffrage, and of ihe press, should bt held inviolate that general education is essential to the preservation of liber ty 'hat the seperate rights and poweis ol ihe executive, legislative and ni'li cial departments of the government fhouU bo atriotly mumunod tint tin government should be faithfully, bu frugally administered, and to whom i is entrusted held lo frequent and slrici accountability -thai particular mischiel ihould be corrected by general rather man special laws that the grant of ex elusive pnvileg'fio )ine is repugnant to our whole system the intent ol which is lo make fu m the equal rights of all hat men associated fir gain should, in commoo with others, oe liable individu ally for all their joint engagement md that the obedience of iha public igent lo the will of his constituent is 'ssential to a right administration of the government, audio the preservation of 'reedo n. These are Ihe leading principles by vmcii J iuiw,ii; iu ue gfliueu 111 lnfc lerformance of my official duties. They ire all of them primary truths, aff'dir.g ne ciiSts ol our govemmen'. and need- ng no belter confirmation of their value than isio be found every wherein ne hutoiy ol our country. Thus far the action of our syslem has illustrated Ihe capacity of man for self- government, and has shown that, en rusted wiih his own political destinit ind unincumbered by bad law.s he ad i-ance steadily in knowledge and true tnppincss. I lie doubts at fust enter Uiod of il adequiey to meet all th contingencies which arise in the atfarii of nation", h ive been dissipated by ex perience. The practical operation ol t ie governments ol Ihe ivaies and ol he Union, in advancing the wtltan of the inhabitants of our extended and iill extending country, demons'ra't their utility. This is the result of that imple and natural organization, (ounde upon the assent of the people, by whicl heir sovereign will rules in their luca iffairs, is extended to ihe Stale govern menls, and by a happy combinatioi gives direction to the government u ihe U nion. 1 heir comijftcnry to gov rn themselves is confirmed by th peice, happiness and pinpptriiy whicl heir government has secured to lit. citizens of these States, and is an a.sur ........ iUnt in I .1 . . 1. ... I t iiirti in men iiuiiua uic WCIIaM of all will be, as it has been, guaided and advanced. Fellow Citizens of the Senate and Hume of Representatives. It has r.ot been my iiui pose lo enter at this timt- upon Ihe consideration of narticulai topie?, which may more properly be re. nerved lor other communications. There however, oi e u'uVci of Mich vita miercsi io ine honor anil well oeinu iflhc commonwealth, as lo challenge he very cailiesl expression of my view- respecting it. 1 allude,':! course, lo tin condition of our public debt. If there is one 'distinguishing trait ol character in-our citizens, it is that of living within their means, and honestly paying their debt.-; and il mere ;s out certain result in the vroikiug of our iep- esenlaiives system, H is, that the chai- actf r of Ihe Covermenl ig identical with that of the people. Uy ihe application of ibis truth, which is Kpully simple nd certain, our du'y undt rex sling cii- cuuisiances, is rendered bs plain as it is obliuatoiy. The credit of our Stale ciusi bo inleemed. We are urwed lo fie pf-iform tnce of this du'y, not only by.onr fidelity as rcpresentaii ves, but also Dy the principles ol sound moialiJa j')') by our honest pride as Peiinsylva niaQ. snJ by our obligitions to tho Union ( maintain and elevate the National character. , , r I shall of course not be understood in these remarks as expressing any opinion on the quit-lion of ihe immediate ability ol the Siate Treasury lo resume its pay ments of interest, Jilts question is an extremely grave one in its consequences not lo the ciedito; only but to the fu ture character of the S ate; and it re quires for its safe decision a cartfu examination of our fiscal condition in cluding our prospective income am liabilities, which I have not had the means of making. The consideration 'if this whole subject will be amont ihe earliest snd most interesting ol my official duties, and 1 shall hasten to sub mit to the Legislature the views to which it may conduct me. Meanwhile gentlemen, I pleJge myself to you, to the good people of Ihe Stale, and to all its creditors that on my put nothing thall bo left undone within the constiiu tional competency of Ihe Executivoto ensure the prompt, exact and full payment of all Ihe dues of Pennsyl vania. I congratulate you, gentlemen, on the general piosperrty of our conniiue its. Il is impossible io look out upon our Lomtnonwe ilth without recognizing our indispensable obligations to the Authoi of liood. A genial and healih- lulclimite a soil ferule of aci icu!' u at productions, yet pre-eminently a bounding in mineral wealth hardy and intelligent population a govern ment of ihe people themselves that secures lo industry enterprise and skill their appropriate rewardu: these by His lcntgnant care,!) Yd borne us up under oncentrated trials, which might hav crushed an older but less favored com iHUnity. Lei us be Irue lo ouiselves hat his blessing may abide with us, FU U. SlIUNK. The Defalcation of the Clerk of the House of Congress. The rumor of the alleged defalcation of Mr. McNulty has been confirmed by a report made iu the .louse of Representatives on Thursday The report states that after proceedings had been commenced m mailer, Mr McNulty had been twice summoned to ap pear ocfore the committee on accounts anil that ho refused lo obey the summons in both instances. Il stales further, that a deficit of forty five thousand dollars had been discovered in the contingent fun J oi the House. i ok w:ioie amount in ine Clerk's hand'- had been Uo hundred and thirty two ibou sands dollars. It was discovered that be had disb.i red one hundred and seventy two thousand dollars, leaving unexpended sixty thousand dollars. It was also fin thei discovered that the whole amount of the fund had been drawn from ihe Treasury. It had a credit of til" teen thousand dollars, leaving an actual di fu-ency of 43 ibuosatid dollar Of this deficiency there were twenty thousand dollars secured by ihe clerk's bonds, and for the balance, twenty live thousand dollars, there was no securi ty. The committee state liiat they had ascertained that he had loaned to L. J Woodward, of Ohio, S30. 000: lo L. I) Slaiiim. of New York ,83000, and Tnornac J. Ntirdy, cashicrof the Coulumbus (OSioj Savings Inslitutian, $2, 750. The com uiitteo slate that they are unable lo deter mine whether (hose sums had been thus used for his own use, but the account was obviously wroiijf, and in violation of his duty, The government, il is said, will sustain no loss. I he securities are not only able and ready lo pay the penalty ol die bond, but all the deficiency that might be found lo exisi. I'he II ouse on Saturday unanimously ex celled Mr. McNuliy, and directed suits to be commenced for the recovery of the money, and criinnal proceedings against he clerk and all who participated with htm. fhe Madisonian of Fridiy contains caru irotn M(. oiamtii exnlanini; (he mat i f . . . . . . ler as far as he is concerned. He says the cliei k alluded lo v.ts presented by him at die Dank of America, tome time last Julv e Mr. McMnlty was in New York city, ihe money drawn and immediately paid over to hi n . It was at McNulty 's request for his convenience that Mr. S drew ihe nionev which was not in the possession oflhe latter ten minti'es. The Treaty Negotiated by Mr, Pushing with China: secures to Americans the privi lege of erecting hospitals and temples of woislnp at each of the five froe ports- indulgence never befoie allowed tu forigneis and a moil honorable expression from the Chinese in favor of our missions The Dcmotratsof New Hampshire in consequence oflhe Anti-Texas leiier of ihe (Ion J. P Hale are about to call a State Convention for ihe purpose of nominaiini; candidate for Coimrrss ill the nlacc that gf n lewHi; ol FOU TUB COLUMBIA DEMcCRAT. The eigh'h of January 1815 or thiiiy yeari agn.'llow ditlerent is the prosper of these Stales from what it was thi Jay thirty years ago? Then we were "en gaged in war with a nation who claimed o be mistress of the sea. A war w'.iich had lasted for near three years; a wai which had cost not only much lieasure; but the lives ofmanv valuable ciiiz-ni,; i war, in which an army had b.?ei. gnominiotisly surrendered to the eoem i war in which important posts bait been abandoned and even the Ciptlal oi oflhe nation sacked by ihe invaihr-. Such was ihe character of this war, md ihe variety of success and d. fats had rendered many undecided in ihcir move ments. Such was the statu of ihing,& ihe crises had now arrived. The eigh h of January, was ushered in by ihe 'hun- lenngoflhe enemies cannon, tout- teen thousand stiong, he numbed to the comba with all the promp',ind silund- our of a conquering general. Lvit thi mposmg array of martial splendor, vioso watchword was'heanty & booty' was met bv the undaunted and heroic Jackson it (he head of his six thousand buck kins. The plains of New Oilearjwen then enshrouded in smoke aud the very earth trembled tinder ihe discharge ol ni. . i i. . . i t i cannon. i n is memoraoie name cioei the operilii n-of the war upon land, and he venerable sage & hero under whosi eye this glorious victory was achieved, by whose skill ihe plan ol delence wa marked ouijand by whose courage INew Orleans.with her booty and beau'y, wa- saved, slill lives I he changingseasons of thirty years have rolled aiound, and the debt of one hundred & uhy million. which had accrued in consequence ol war, one hundred millions ol whicl had accrued in consequence of the wai which this battle closes. litis debt ha all been paid off; and that too under iln administration of the venerable sagt whose general ship put an end to th war. The page of history records n greater achievements either civil o military. General Jackson was calleo lo take ihe command oflhe army, wht- our prospects were clouded and undei the shadow ol military mgM, he ad vanced to the protection of New Or leans under the most dishearlning cir cumstances, but his courage and hii presence of mind never forsook him And history ancient or modem canno' produce an evidence of so complete and glorious a victory a that achieved oi the eighth f January, one thousand eight hundred and iilten by the Ameri cans undei Gen. Jackson over Ihe Lug nsn unoer facUcnliam y Gibbs. Whih lit . ine iMigiiSi) wan louiieen thousand choice noops advance to Ihe charge, on by veteran generals who had Ion,, beei cccusionitd lo see thur enemies shik their colours, or letire with great lo.-s (Jen Jackson wi'h his buckskins con sisling of about six thoti.vind, composed of Alllilia and v cluntct rs, lay leadv t. meet the approaching loe. At last Un hour arrives when these two hostil. foices meet, and notwithstanding th. iMigiisii ioiccs weie more man two li. one of the Am ricans.t e ihundcri g ar lillery begins lo Vomit smoke, fiic. and lead and ilia'h; :htj bailie races win irnnendoii fury, and era it close seven hiinilaed liiitatns, are sirelrhei iH and cold upon the ground, four eci liundt ed more have been wounded b the American charp ihoo'ers-, and fivi bundled aie made prisom r. makinif i, ill, killed; wounded, and prisoners two thousand six bundled. While the loss il the Americans was thirteen killed hilly nine wounded, and ninelecn missing.nihking in all, killed and wound ml, and missing; seventy one. Thei the population ol these states was onl about tighl millions. As a nation wt were then in our infancy. Our com mercej and manufacurits were on small scale; our agt icultuie was yet ii tho cradle if I may so speak. Who ri look back to thai day, and then lo tin present stale oflhe American penple.nnd say Ihrire has not shooo fiom tiiai cl lo lhis,a halo of glory around ihe Ann r ican name? What greater evidence can be conveyed lo the mind of thai giea man, who led on the son- of liberty, 'bar lo know, and feel that his countivmen duly appreciate Ihe blessings flowing fiom that day's achievements? How many days (,f trial, and privation how many nighls of sleepless anxiety must such a n fi 'ction out weig'i? Lei the tongi u of malignity burn, and rage; he pen of slander, 9 and detraction be lipped in gaul lo ameise ihe character of Jackson, there lives not that man, who is dealer lo ihe sen ol liberty than he. And while Ihe stars, and strips, of America wave from the dome of her Capitol, Ihe eighth day of January 1815 will be remenibeied,a a day thai chasr d he clouds, and mists of war, and dread Irom our national kv, and unveiled ihe gloiious sun of libei'y iu full meridian deiidor, NUMA. among me ancient Komans there was a ' aw kept inviolably. That no man should make a public fraM, rxccpl he had before prnvnlcil lor all the pour of hiu neighbor- iou I. 1 Purgation of the Epiuopal Theoloi cat Seminary We leajfi) from the New York Jjurn4 of conioierca that the exam ination of, the sludnRls in the Seminary ' in Dial cily, -relative to the charges alleged igainst certain. ; members, of entertaining views of adecided Romish tendency, rrstilted in lite dismissal of to ol their number, Messrs. Donally, of !cw York, and Walson, of Delaware, and m the re primand of Mr. Henry MeVickar. Mr. I'ayloi, of Connecticut, likewise inculpated has not yet received his sentence. Previ ous to lids movement on the part of the authorities of the Seminary, it was rumored that some individuals in the institution were in constant intercourse and correspon dence with Roman Catholic priests, with whom they assimilated in all essential pointi of doctrinal belief; and that after fin- s'nng their course of study, they had resolved to manfeet their faith by entering the priesthood of the Romish Church. The Journal is not informed to what extent the recent trial established these charges. Dr. Duncan' bill esMbiishing a uniform time for holding ihe Presidential election to all the States of tho, Union, passed the Senate on Thursday last having firsl been unended by fixing Tuesday next after the first Monday of November as the day on which lo hold the election. N )T HAD. Il is slated that Governor Porter, befo the election for U. S Senator, sent for prominent whig representative, and askm. him for his ihlluence to unite the totes oflhe Whigs in ihe Legislature upon him self, (Porter.) The worthy Governor alleged thai n ws a good Tariff man thai I e would, if elected, serve his fi ietuls and that if the fifty Whigs united with tiis eight or ten friends, his success would bo certain. The Whig eyed the Governor very shrewdly and at last said, by way of repU : 'As your friends are ihe weaker par iy Governor V , how would it do if ilicy were to unite with the Whigs, aud vote tor Cooper? Let us try how that will work!' The Governor saw he had one lo leal with who was at least, as cunning as nimself, and said no more NEW DAMP. HIKE MILITIA. A bill was passed by the New Hampshire. House of Representatives at its late session (bnlishing mili'ia tnininus except of vol un teer companies, and these are lo be paid three hundred dollars each per annum for iheir services All able bodied persons, however, are lo be enrolled every year, & return made lo the Adjutant General. The Wakrun Tkagkdv. Jim ther Con viction P-Jter W, I'arke has been convict ed of the murder of Castner family Th:a is l!ie fifth trial upon this shocking affair and two convictions. Abner Parke, who was acquitted a few weeks since by a Soin ersetjury, has been again imprisoned on me of ihe indictments which stood ag.insl 'inn. Joe Smith's widow is idlest Lady in Illinois. im,B ilium ii said to bu the A SEN A'l OR IN TROUBLE. The Hon Jacob O Davis, an Illinois Senator, was arrested by the Sheriff of II an ock county, en an indictment charging liirnjwiih the murder of Joseph and Hiram Smith. Ho claimed the protection of ilia Senate, and ihey issued an order for his ar rest. Trofessor Espy reports of the several successful experiments made under his dneciion for producing rain by burning prairie l;md and fallow ground. Copious showers were produced iu August, in a time of drought, by rue-ins of these fires. I CANNOT SWALLOW ANY More Nauseous doses ol medicine' the very sight of the spoon makes mo sick I know it is bad hut Ihe oilier day I was M k and had occasion lo lake something, ami like yourself had become weary oflhe sight of pills, powders and uiixtuies so I restroed to Sherman's Lozenges, and I can assure you it is a very gieat impro-e-mem for they are as pleasant as a common ppppciininl, and act as powerfully and cllicaciously as the most diasttc medicine in use. The Dr. has always on hand L02 enges for coughs and colds for worms, for sea sickness and headache, for bilious dis eases, fever and ague and most of the ills which flesh is l.eir to, and thev are so judi ciously compounded that they are derided-, ly the best pieparation now belore the pub lic, Although il may r.oi serin possible. that a sug'.ir lozenge should contain the re qnisiie quantity of rnedii ine for dose, and ai the same lime be perfrcily plpasr.nt in the taste, yet such is ihe fact and not only so, but it is proved beyond doubt that mpi ipiiipb in ihi& riirm net murri ninrp form act mucri ,r1aP1,.. , ; anv other and in iii:ini .,, ril,.;. ..i,t, 'r.n-i1loin r....i- )lwm w art,o'use is al 1 Oil Nassau Mrn t, N Y. pur sjle bv J. I!. MUVL'U, B'ooinbuij.
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