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LEVI L. TATE, Editor.
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"TO HOLD AND TItIM THE TOUCH OF TItUTII AND WAVE IT O'Ett THE DARKENED EARTH."
62 00 PER ANNUI
VOL. 15.--NO.
2.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA-, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1801:
VOLUME 25
MMMBIA DBHOCRAT,:
1'unLisnr.n kverv satukday, uy
LEVI L. TATE,
IH SLOOMSBUna, COLUMBIA COUNTY, FA,
o rile e
f.l Iht new Crl tlMditg, cppotllt Iht EitUnil, ty Mi
tf tht CVurt Jliiu IHmttrUic Head iuartcri."
terms or sunsenirriorr.
51 00 In aJvnnco, for one oivy, for tlx months.
1 7.1 lu n'lrftnce, for one cni'V, one yrar,
t 0) If nut paid wlllilii tho lir-t tiirco innnUia.
a S3 Iriiot paid nlllil" tlio lira! lit mouth.
2 20 If'not paid within thy car.
s'ifo.eriptlon. talien fur lese than six months,
cud no paper discontinued until oil arrearagi-aahallha.u
been paid. &
Ordinary AnvFRTUEMSSTalnaftteil, and Job Work
executed, ut Ilia Chtabitaliodprtcva.
a araajjfKaaaaaaaataox3rMaa3wrwJ-rrki vsa
' BALTIMORE LOOK HOSPITAL.
I) It. JOHNSTON,
rrMIE founder of thle l.'tleliratcd liutiiutlnn, offers Mm
JL inuit wrlaiii, apoi'd)'. acid only illVclual remedy in
Uia world r.rell'ecl'fr (.'.Wei; Strliturea.Hemimil v.enh.
naaa, 1'alnaln tha l.olna, Umio1itullnii.il Debility, liiin.
temr. Weakness or the llaik bud l.lmha, Alicrlioin r,i
the Kld'ieis, lMlit itlon ut the Iliart, llnprpdl, Ner
vous lrritaoilil), Ilioo of the Head, Tlmmt, Nrsc or
Hkin, a-id all thoao Bullous-an I melancholy Disorders
Htlnnslroiulludealrniluc lu-bit-a or Yuittli, tthlcli do.
alloys both luly and mind. VUr-,c sc-cn t and Miliary
raitlca.. nrc more fatal lo lhlr t ictlms than lim rongnf
llie Hi ten to tha iiwrlnela UlysaO, (.lighting their moet
briliiuiillwpea iiuJ antieipationa, tcndctitic marriage Uc.
"''i""'""-'- MAnnnou.
Martial nvnns, or uniig .Mm eruitemplaf in,: mnr 1
rlue b''ln aY.iroi f phjdul makum. organic ilwiliilJ
ly. (Jtfirmill &c, clioul-l iiimi'MlluK-ly tunsuli l)r
Johnston, anJ b- r??torci, to perfect !i 'Kith.
lie w !u place himm'lf tiit-ler the turn of lr, Jolinunn,
way ritlffluti'I' conliile ftiliit honor as n frcutleiuoii. ami
uuiiitciitly tclv npou hi fkfll ni n phyi-Ulan.
oikjamc wr.AKM-.tfrf
iwmj'laulr rure-1 itud fall $ot rcturcd.
r.iis (tcB.aauls tlu prnaliy mu-t frejiioiit)y pniilljy
fiofe wlioliavo become tliJ ktiti. crlinproi'f r muulpru :
ten. Young peroni nw too npt tu (onmiii ricrn Iron,
uot b;lnp tware of the c'r.i.!ful cointeijiifiico Unit ii.oy
nK'i(. Now, wholtutt uiKlPrKt.iiiiln the nuliji'U w ill pr1
t irl ti tlciiy tli.it tliu power of prm rcatiutt is lost imjuiut
by thojc falhiiK mtM impr-ip'-r lA,H Vuin by tliv prudent,
lumik'ri biiitij dfpiicila Ihf pL'Obiiru ul bfoltby ml
Kpriujn, ilia iiiit Fi'timis mill fifclruitivo i inptnuiH tu
liuih b'ldy nud mtud ntlbi-. TIiu fjhtem bcrfin- derails-
t ; the I hyiicftl and ni'-ntal miw( rn ul aliened. mrcin
il-bilit), tJ)spppin, paJ pi tut ion ot the htnit, indl(fitin.
a wa-tiug oi the frame, Cuujtli, b)mi tuma f Cont-umi-tion,
Ac.
l o Ti re. No. 7 pocrn 1 nrtimrK f-TcrKT, Fcvrn donrn .
from ll.iltimorc Unut, lht ti k, up tin Hep?, lie par
iiralar in cbwrmS theNA.MlI auJ MJMHi:K, rr jcu
w Ml iniln1:e the place.
A Vurc H'urrcnttit, or va Charge Jltde in from Cue to t
Tt'o .ov.
no MnncuuY ou nai'kwm'h druuh usi:.
M'mtior of the Ttojnl Collegn I HurgrniH, at loin1fm.
(Ua hmtJ from one of tin nmtt rninitiut 'llen;oH .f the'
Unitod r1 tailed, nud t!ie great r pnrt if whofelifi lias
bifii pp 'Jit tnthe firft Hi5pitnl vfl.i tnloti. rarif, I'lnl...
d.'lpbi i.in 1 clscwhfre, hoi I'llVdfd ynmf 1 1' tlio mutt uh
lihiiiic curi'Hthit w. r. lVit Known; many trf.'iMrd I
with rinsmg l:i tlo: ha-l nnd par when ntlcej.. en-at
iit'rxuiitiu'H-i. b inR iilariiicil nl MidJtu hnundf". and bith
1 j1iivi, w Hit fr. picnt blusluni,', att it.lc-J hoj-.k tituts with
iltfraitaemciit (.f mind, sxre cured linnn'i MIlIj.
, ;j..niv msiJAi;.
tlmnl-'irtiided al iinvfuih-ntvutary cf 1 1'r.siire
Aids hi! has imbibed th'- perdu of tins painful oisi-jhc, it
no on it li.ipp.'umhat nu ill timed tn-inu ofiame or
J real f dincovery, diteit dim from npph Inji to lota
whofrom educittnri nn-l renpi'duhilit J caiiitlfin b'lnend
him, dclnyiac tdl th-i rimr.titution.iry i-)in limit i f tlug
horrii dtHi'.ino makes th'-tr appenranre. touh an tilcerati d
r.r ihrnit, die.ifed ihim. nocture.', pinn- in lln licnd
nn I Ilmlifl, dimiiL'hH fif piht. dnnfiicp-i, ihkIcs on tli'j hkin
liotitfi, and ami'. Iduttln u.i the hpint, f.icnud rxtrvine
li-s, protfressingwith rapidity,til I at last il)3 palate ot
lliu miiulh and bn t of tin- not.e l.ill hi, ami tha irtim of
itiix dtfiiMtL' becomes a horrid uljert' f tomnii'-pi ratnm
till death putn a perimi t hi di-;tt.fut bUllVriujii, by in u
dinx hini tu "ih.it botiriii from wlifiu-c no ImkILt ru
Iiinm." T. hitch, th r. tori., Dr J button jdfdppi. him
hi If to preserve tlu niot.t i in ioaM.1 foc rrc', au,l iron lij
I'xteimivi! prnitice in the li ri-i ilopitalri 1 1 lliiropr n.id"
America, U ran confideiitly rtTOiniuend pitlu nud fpeprij
cure lu tlie iinfortuiuitb utuit 1 tin- horrid du asu.
TAKIJ rAKTlVCLAU NwrKT.
Dr. J. ail'lrestLB till thus.' w holme li J ire J linns'-lvta
W pnvaW and Improper iiululgcn-SB.
Ill a are nome of tlio nA and nn lanrnoly cflWtF fra
m.eA by early habit ofouth, (7. YenkttPi of tin
Hack, and laiiubH, I'.iiu in Ihu Mend, Dunuesx oT iglit
iu of MukfuJar I'owpr, r.tlpitatioii f f thr lit art. l)n
jvpaia, Nurum JrrataloUly, lurau;t meui et the Uippa
tivd ruuctumi,(plieral IKbillt), fjmptn.ut of (-onhump
tifii). Ve.
MKNTAMY.- Th f.-nrful flVit" npnn the mind are
much to bud Traded, Ius of Mrmor, oiiftiitiuii of Hp.if
1) 'prehtion of thu Spirit. Va li Ton bodi'iffp, Avprcimi
uf foc !, Timity, -r., ar soiuc of the ruin pioilue -.1,
TIi oust ii U of ptrhous of nil airr ran now judge what
in the causo of thrir il.Mliniii: health, l.nu'-iiig tlnlr
vijor, beromiiig weak, pale and emanated, imhig iu
(jular apjirarauc about the: ejee, rouh and n;mptonis ot
CoiiRUiuption.
0fl INVIUOUATINO llllMKUY I'OR
OlttiAMU U'KAKNKrf.S.
T!y tlUd treat and iniport.int rt-ineily, wraknesn of the
rtrfrand are sneeilily curd, ami full Mjmr rrturcd.
ThoiHiudti ut the mot iiervoim and dtlnlitated, who
had loil nil linpe. have been imninli.iflv rtliei rd. All
imp-'dim-nts to Marrbiac, I'hyncnl and M nial lii-'inali-iMrution.
Nervous Irrnt'ilnlit),Tremldiucsind U'p.ikiK
nr esll.1UtatlOIl of the most fearful kind, frpeUi!) curoc
by Uottur Johiuton.
Who have injured tbum-Ives by a certain rmrlice,
induljedin wIimi alotiu a habit frept(ntl li-arued from
iil coinpiuiorts, or at Brhool-th'3 iilVctsot wliicharc
nightly Mt, ccn when alyep, ami if not rur'ri rt'iulers
iaitrn.ig) imp(pMble, and destroys both nu ud and body,
Ehoiild apply iininrdintely.
Wlrit -i pitty that uiins man, the hope of bin f rnntry,
nnl th) darling of his parent, fIhhiM be biintched from
iill prmpecl and enjojments of lifj, by the rotiso'iucit
res of deMiiiug from th path nf nature, and indulging
in a net tain m'crfl Inbtt. tiuch persons bt.foru ton
tviupUtin;. MAlUtlAfJn
flhouU reflect that. i sound tuind- and boJy are tho moa
natensary rii'pin-ities to (Totiuitj tonutibial IiappiuehS
Indeed, without these the u'triic 111 rtMijjli lifo becomes
u wenry jil?rima?e, the prospect hourly d.irkt urifo
view ; Ho mind becomes bhadowed with dci-iair&
ailed witn the mMaachHy relief lion that the lnppinem
lif another become Iduhted with irir own,
jJFri(B N'O. 7SUUTIirUi:iti:Hll'K tST,.nntlimretXd
alu hvvmuwu ori:u.vno.s n;iiroiiMj;i,
N. It. Ipt no i'aUJ modcety pnitnt joti, but apply
imitmdi.itpy either personally or by letter.
fc,KiNDir'i;AsiHni'i:r,i)ir.YLL'i:i:i).
ru briuxuuiit.
i The many thousands cured at tin institution willtin
. fii3 UH )5 ears, and thu immeroiu important Hurvical
1 Opfriitin- peifurmcd b Dr. Johiibtuu, witueMed by
th rn.nii'rrf nf th.! nanors auJ in my other t'eri-ons. tut
public, b'Jtiaioi his btauding as a KeiitUnian of charattir
, . i ,....,.i.i-Iii.liti' i j n aiitlirh lit ciiiirniitt-L-to II.b allhi It-1.
TAKB NOnt'K,
n. There nre bo many ignorant nud worlliU'iu
Quacks aavertUiug th-mclpf rhticiann, ruiniufj thu
i health of tha already aftlicted, that Dr. JihnFton tleenis
t it uec-'tftury to say, especially tu those uiruuauited
i villi his reputation, that Ins ere dt ntiala and tiiphmis
Alas ban; In bis oilier.
I TittK NcTtcn. All letters iniul bo pnit poi.l, mid
mutain a postage etaiup for the reply, or no answer will
be nnt.
1 aiarcblT. lPfO.
"lATIOWAL H0THL,
1 (Late YTluto wbp.)
RACE STREET, AUOVH .'MILD
riiiL.Am-'.M'iiiA.
iir.NnY orii.l.M.w,
JOHN r.ovuit,
C1IAS. A. STINK, Clerk.
MaldlS, Itfil l-'in.
I'ropiictori.
JOSHHII GREEN, SON As CO.
Wli.nn1n ami TTnlnit Tl.nlcro In
OIL t'Loill!), tilMIOtV SIIAIU.S. &c.
Tojcther with a rnmplete variety of Q- UABUJUT
it ,ma, a Illtl ion on i. u ait pros.
NO. 45 NOHTH SECOND ST11EET,
JOJEIMI CilinUN,
I rnu.ADEi.ruf a,
V. JCWUS IX3TER
.MatcU UUl-Llm
WALL PAPEIt, WALL PAPER.
Jn.l received from Vow York a tar-o rJ fn
Iftffl&Xi!'"
II C
IIWMAN
tloolliltui? H'li
ea, iai
Select Moduli
Tnc ri.iaiix or aqraiiam.
Tlirrecent escapade of .Mr. Mnrnln U ilrtinrd with
nit itnliiilirrmm and huti.lltt.itlng incidents, to n plnrc In
history and, aftfr Ihc fiiFbion ef the olden time, it will
no naiHini uown from ncn to ace fn tmmr, and ballad
The following froiuthc N'nv York Dav Mnr.k will ndnit
rablr rnniniire In itivR reritntlvo. with nlmriBt nnv nr
the o'd HcniitlJa Ian legend 4
yh rjA'&UT or yi: nAYii Bri.iTTiin.
A II VLtAD,
Of nil ye fiihls that ever were flown,
liy s4vtral pcrsonp, orono alone
Of Science, or Dr. Franklin' kite,
Of "Mlncio," llDymontt, nwny from tha night,
Of the flight of Trof, t.owe'p balloon,
Trout Jito to nngland one day at noon ;
The funniest flightof iho Orearlcpt bort
Was Abralnm'a lliijbt tlirnuh Haiti mort-1
Thru au.ldenly (n from thr murky night.
Tiierc came a'mCfBcngor, wild with fright,
And lie fried to Abraham, where Iin ,iy,
' (lit up, old fatlow, and Brnrry away P
Pi the ilimnal phantomn of sleep gave plaeo
To a very practical icw of the nse i
And the Hail Pplrttcr sai J,as he looked at Mm, 'John,
Just wait till I 3ft my trowsers on I'
So U swore an nr.tti, by the ICIngdim come,
That Satan was (n that glass of rum I
And he said, "may I nevrr rplit rails agnin,
If I don t run otTby n fpecial train 1"
Then, shrouded closnly, up to tlieeyrr,
With a cloak rml a PcottUlt rap likew 10,
Hn left hi prrpla i'isnlvcd iithrine,
And ran away as the clwlc ttruck nine.
Pw (ft along the Central Read
Went tli fi 'ry horse w itlt his precious tond ;
And at every snort he seemed to say,
"Tis a Wetrrn gentleman, rumtiiig away I
Tbc preatcf t liegirn under the puii I
Pee if it isn't a plorious tun !"
Tims lloneet Alirain, sefe and sound,
Stood at last on the Capitol grnunJ.
Ah, very nobly it perms tn In
This modern standard of lna'ry t
,nA very itoble and erv prjnd
Is th.irlilcf.'ft magnati in tli" laud
Aliralnm I.iiirolii.Fnilwart and tilt,
Who ran away taking from notiiing at all 1
The "Honest I'ntl." in 'fit,
Who pkulled in Ihc ni-hlto WnFhintoni
Tbc nuvtoit rost Ins (his:
ttXCOLS'S POUr.OqtT AT IIARRISUCItd.
Itr vilia speakt ami runs away.
Will live to speak another! ay.
tor the Columbia Drmonrat
Educational.
Cor,. L. L. Tate.
Drur Sir :
Your paper, tlm oldo t in tlio coun
ty, I bill 'vc, Iirs uhvajf loon a devoted
champion in the cause of Education and
of tho educational iritcrrMa of f'oiuinljia
County. Hence, I tliink it must bo with
much gratification tliat you look on, seeing
tho gloving interest and good results that
arc rapidly develop' ng in our good old
County, vhich, it must bo taid are rather
low to imbihe tho true pirit. Tf wo but
look at our common fchools, as they are at
present, and compare thorn with witat they
were a few years ago, we sec that tho Ed
ucational Standard has been elevated in n
con-idcrable degree. The increased num
ber and supciior grade of our school hou-
-es ono of which may bo seen at almost (
every eioss-road ; tho well conducted As-j
iocititions and Iuititutes nf our teachers ;
and, best of all, tho augmented and still
iiicreaing interest evinced by tho people
themselves, are all evidences of tho ad
vancement wo aro making in the noblo
cause. Where our common schools havo
not been found adcijunta lo tho aspiring
wants of tho people, wo find they havo cs
tablishcd piivate-Fchools and academics, of
which, wo havo a respectability, both in
number and standing. Uut the noblest
tributo Education hai received in our
couuty,was paid by the citizens of Orangc
villo, who havo founded an Institution that
reflect? much honor upon their publiegen
erosity, and docs a great credit to tho
State, It i to this cntorprio that I wish
to call your attention in this communica
tion. While at Orangcvillo a few weeks rinco
I had the pleasuro of visiting tho Aoado
my of width, Prof. J. A. Shank, is l'rin
cipal which, though it is yet in its first
YCflr, IS ft capital Institution
Tho build-
ing is decidedly tho be-t in this region,
and equal to any in tlio S.ate. The citi
zens of Orangcvillo havo long felt the need
of a good institution of learning at their
place, and, I believe, a few years ago they
weut far as to take out a chatter for'an
academy ; but, at that time, nothing far
ther was done, Last spring they opened
a.rchool under tha supervision of tho Kev.
P. IJvjrg'tresaor, which became so promis
ing and seeing tho natural advantage?
wcro inviting they determined lo erect a
suitablo edifice, and, at once, establish a,
first-class institution thoy can now aik
', or not they
havo succeeded. A splendid building was
Boon in process of erection, and is now
completed, excepting some external work,
as painting, &c, No bettor sito cculd
' havo been found than the ono selected j a
'beautiful cir.inenco overlooking tho town
, and commanding a good view of tho coun-
h.ir o.i'vnnnrt . n.f itlittf nnriiit.1, fi-nm
V ' . D" 7 . i T V
tho main part Of tllO tOWH to bO pleasant,
and. F ncar 10 1)15 convenient.-
lit UUItutllQ .9 V. IIIVV.I..U R.J'.U U.iv,
modious in every department. 'Tlio main
class-room, unsurpassed in its beauty of
arrangement, cannot fail to elicit tho ad
miration of every ono who bcos it spa
cious, well lighted and ventilated it is ev
erything, in short, that taste would dictate
or miiid desire. The remarkably finished
appcaranco of this room is owing mainly
perhaps to tho elegant Mylo of furniture it
contains. The recitation-rooms, and the
largo hall in tho second story aro also
worthy of nolico ; the latter, 13 intended
for a lecturo room ; and it is tho largest
and best in tho country. Tho whole build
ing gives evidence of the undoubted clfi
riency of tho Committee who projected and
executed tho plan ; and they seemed to
havo been determined that nothing should
be wanting, that would facilitate tho work
of profefsor, or students.
Jiut tho raal worth of the Institution is
not tho facilities offered by tho excellency
of it building arrangements, but in tho
superiority of its management. The board
of Trustees is composed of gentlemen who
aro all practically qualified for their offico,
and being earnest friends of Education
they labor zealously for the welfare of
their charge. They most happily mani
fested their sagacity, in securing the valu
able services of Prof. Shank, as Principal
a man emincnt'y fitted, in every refpeet
for tho rcpon-ible position ho so well fills,
a truo gentleman one of "Nature's noble
men;" a proficient scholar; and a model
teacher. His method ol imparling instruct
ion, is. judging for what 1 havo seen, an
excellent oi.e, being, at th same time,
thorough and progressive containing two
essential qualities that should nev. r be
separated in the citucat..n 0f youth.
Tho respectable nuiu'jcr of students at
present in attendance will, I understand,
be greatly increased, at tho opening of tho
next term ; and tho Academy prom
ises to enter upon its second jear under
encouraging au-pices. The increasing num.
ui nuuiius, num wious quaiters
must be regarded as an attestation of the
grow in;: popularity of tho Institution. In
tlceil, J know ot no tn-titutioii 01 tho
kind
more woilhy of tit" p.iblic patronage, than
the Orangoville Malo and Pcmale Acade
my; and tho-o who havo children to edu
cate, and ure under tht iieecsity oi'sen"
ing them from hour, cannot do bcttcrthaii
to send them there; while- they can rest
assured that in the caro of tho gentleman
ly Tru-tecs and worthy Principal, thoy
will bo under excellent guaidiatiship.
Eat there is ono feature that is too often
neglected, which, it is to bu hoped the
Trtt-tses of the Orangcvillo Academy ,now,
that everything else is in excellent order
will give duo attention I mean tho work
of properly improving aud ornamenting the
Academy grounds. A little labor and
money expended in this way will ylfcbd
a larger interest, by beautifying the plaej
and making it attractive, than in any oili
er manner tho tamo amount can bo invest
ed. The ground should he graded and
trees and shrubbery planted immediately,
for the soon.-r it is done tho sooner tho
bent'lith will bo enjoyed. Bjsides greatly
enhancing tho btfau'y of the place, it is
due the student that this should bo done
for tho development of the mind being tho
object to bo attained in tha pursuit of edit-
cation, tho conformity of circumstances
should be such, that the associations Ly
which the expanding mind is surrounded
would bo of such a nature as would cast a
salutary infiuenco ovor it, for it is a well
known fact that associations give cast of
tho mind
Citizens of Oranfeviile. von nam nnm
0 ' '
.neneed a glorious work. ou have plan-
ted weds that are already germinating,
aim soon you win gamer 1110 nun. j,oi
Let
it contiuue to receive your caro and claim
your enterprise, and is will grow up an
eiiduiing monument lo your public spirit;
and when you will havo passed away, your
children will look ou it with piitlulossing
its noble founders, their benefactors.
S.
llloomsburg, March IS, 1801
Good Advice. -Girls, lot m toll you a
stuuljorn irutli. Xo young woman ever
looked so well to a sensible man, as when
dressed iu a plain, neat, modest nttiro,
without a siuglo ornament about her per
son. She looks then as though tho poss
scesed woith in herself, and needed no
artificial rigging to cuchanco her value.
If a y oung women spend as much timo in
cultivating her mind, training her tein -
J per, and cherishing kindness, mercy, and tlio purpojo of diyorcii.0 the State fiuiu all
. other good qualities, as most of them do , inienialiiupm.viu ntj.jliey whahcxpuri
I in extra dress and ornament, to incrcaso eneo had fu y Jnuu t i and ever
1 their per onal charin, sho would, at a had been a ure oi t eubiiouanl
' glanco, bo knoyn among a thousand her orrupiu-i el u n uid be maiiafc d
I character would be read in her counts- byiiu.- ail .r i , r tiu.. : rpr-jo,
nanoo, aud thero her beauty wll bo found. much be ut - 1 . .i, iietuu i , tu-in by
REMARKS
or
DR. CHARLES II. HILL,
OV MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
Dolircrcd in tho House of Representative!, Tcb,
on the mm, nvnrLr.n
Commutation of Tonnago Tax
Duties.
Tim hill (0 relieve lite IVtitisylvanin
Jlallni.Td fonipany from tlirpajinciit
of Timnago Taxdntiis being before
liic Uausc
Mr. Hill said : Mr. Speaker, I proposed
making an argument against this bill be
fore it progressed to its final passago I
could not hope to change what appeared
very plainly to bo tho inevitable final
result. No ono could fail to road that it
was a foregono conclusion that tho bill
was to pass, and that any effort in tlio
shape of argument again t it would be
entirely futile, mid worse than , futile
time and effort thrown away. Tho call
ing of tho previous question has deprived
1110 of that privilege. D-bato has been
cut oil'; truth is stifled ; and the seal is
j with tyrant stamp placed upon our lips.
1 he calling of tho previous question is a
measure that should, in my judgment, be
rarely put into practice, There are times,
perhaps, when it would be propel when
a refractory minority refines, by captious
opposition, to allow a bill to come to a
direct vote, and continues to waste time
w.th useless debate and fiivolous amend
ments and motion?. In this case the
majority can claim no such excuse.. They
have not, in my humble opinion the ghosl
of an apology fur this tyrannical, unjust
measure. 'When they reflect upon their
course their cou-cicnces must condemn
them, and must be filled with shanio and
confusion. It has been urncQ ;.i. :...1
cci. I haste and truly railroad speed, jil
liiae remains, tueiuuue, .r, cpe.Kcr, 1.
s'unply to claim my privilege as a niembei
of the House, and a ri prc.-cntativo of tin
people, to enter my formal proUt ag:iin-l
the whole proceeding, and express in r.
1 brief manner my r.-a- ms why I am opposes
I to thia bill. 1 believe, sir, in tho (ir.i
plaeo that tha bill contains provisions
which are clearly in opposition and foi
bidtlen by the Constitution of tho State.
Iu tho amendmei t of tho Cefiistution.
adopteditl l'-iOT, being the eleventh airiajje.
it provide? in the foatth .lection for the
creation of a Sin '.ing h'und for thu pay
ment of interest, and tho gradual extin
guishment of the funded debt of tho State.
It provides, also, in positive terms not to
bo misunderstood, or by any sophistry
misconstrued, as follows, i : "No part
of tho said Sinking l'tiiid shall bo used or
applied otherwise ihati in extinguishment
of tho public debt, until the amount of
such debt is reduced below tho sum ol
fivo millions of dollar?. " "'his is a posi-
j tivo injunction at all times aud under aH
keircumstaneos, except only in "case
so cat
Tea. . ,, . ,
I wir, invasion or insurrection ; noitli
which cast's aro urst-d at this time
111
excuio or justification of thii remarkable
proceeding.
j Among tho moneys set atidc and appro
' priated for this puiposo, is the money duo,
j aud to bo due front tho Pennsylvania
Jtailroad, known as tlio tonnage lax.
I Xow, sir, wo aro informed by 'tho State
Lexers that there is due .from this com".
! 1rniy, as near as I remember, about eight
j hutuUed and twenty thousand dollars,
I wilicIl) t!l0 compaI1J. wai0 acknowlcdg.
i monti ,as i,con collected off tho pcoplo for
j ,,!., verv mnposo, and for which tho Stato
'ia, obtained judment.through tho proper
I Courts aud tho higlievt Stato tribunal,
. . ... , ,
! And tins being a claim vaiui and due, is
n,rcad n t ,on Ql 10
j AM cxm.0!ob,sa asiJo b
; Constitution, in the article and section
' I havo quoted, and appropriated to tho
' purpo-e of paying the funded debt of tho
State ,n net lor no other purpose whatsoever ,
and canniit he abstracted, appropriated or
u,cd in any other i,iai.ner, w thout a gross
hiolation of the Stats Constitution. And
1 yet, Mr. Speaker, Ibis bill provides to do
1 this very thing to tako this money and
appropiiato it to other ptuposcs. This, of
llscil, is butuetcm 10 eumieiui. uiu uiu, .11
my opinion, in tho eyes of all honest men,
who profess to support and hvo up to the
Constitution. Hut there is another reason,
Mr. Speaker, why I disapprovo of this
bill. It is well known and understood,
that when the Stale parted with her public
i works, aud sold them to this compauy tit
! an immeuso loss and sac. i je, it was for
tho Stato at largo. This, sir, moro than and sooner than fall iu ths dischargo of
any other reason, reconciled tho pioplo j my duty on this oecaision, I would tuffer
to tho disposal of their property', with all ; my right arm to bo severed from my body,
tho attending circmmslanccs, of suspicious, I know my pcoplo will sustain me I fear
corrupt and fradulent legislation. Now, no consequences. And if it is lo bo tho
sir, does this Legislature, so strongly lo-' last political act of my life, I am assured
publican in character, the representatives 1 'hat thoy will welcome mo homo with the
of a party who wcro so clamorous for this J plaudit, "good and faithful servant."
principle, and so loud in their denuncia- Upon other heads must rest tho rospon
tions against tho peculations and cheats ' sibility and the fatal consequences' of sun-
which they charged agaiuat tho system, (
intend to launch into tho very same chau
ncl ? Do they not know that tho sover
eign pcoplo havo already pronounced
against such a policy t Aro thoy deter
mined, noltns volrna, that they will run
the hazard of tlio die I I profess no pro
phetic wisdom, Mr. Speaker, but I -will
rik my imputation in pronouncing that
the party passing this measure will be
denounced by tho pcoplo, and will bo
hurled from their present .high p'aces
This, bill, sir, has engrafted upon it this
very feature. It is eunnincly prepared I
know. Ity extending aid to the building
up of tlie-o differcjit railroad., running
through different counties and enlisting
the sympithy and co-operation of mem
bers interested in various counties, with a
plea of enriching their own particular
sections and-dovoloping their resources.
I say, sir, it was well conceived and cun
ningly prepared ; and a more successful
project could not have been framed. Uut,
sir, depend upon it, it will not answer or
satisfy tho people at largo. No member is
justifiable in robbing tho Stale Treasury
for the special benefit of his county treas
ury. No member will bo sustained, who
sacrifices a great principle at tho Khiino of
mere personal or local aggrandizement.
Principle honejt principle alone will
utaiu ; ,im r, i
.Another rca
ion, sir, why I object to tins Ijill is igS
The terms of sale under which tho Pcnn
oylvania Ilailroad company bought the
public works, expressly provided for tho
payment of thi tonnage tax. They were
offered to tho company on two conditions,
viz : That if they would agree to pay
nine millions of dollars, they should, in
that cac, bo exempted from the tonnage
tax forever. Or if they preferred to pay
the tax, and tho minimum of seven million
fivo hundred thousand dollars, at which
they cou'd bo purchased, that then and in
that case, tho Slate wou'd transfer and
assign all of this portion of her works
over to them and their successors forever.
Thoy chose the latter proposition they
en'ered into the contract, with a full and
explicit understanding. And now, sir, in
a few short years, the bargain hardly
consummated, before this company:, comes
back and asks an abrogation of tlio mo-t
important provi-ion of tho contract, which
was of their own choo-ing, and of their
own making. I for one, ir
will not
consent to any such pioecding or abroga
tlon" fifty year that he had officiated therein,his
Another reason, sir, why I object to ral;ty had never been but ouce disturbed
this bill. The revenue, ari-ing from this , j tlis tlipit. jn that occasion he no
s-ouree, amounting to fomo 0.100,000 ticod a man directly in front ofhim lean
yearly, aids vcry-nnterially towards the ; fog ovcr tuo railing of tbc gallery with
liquidation of the Stato debt and the tniucthing in his band, which ho soon dis.
diminution of taxes, and if it is cut off or
aboli-hed, muH neeessaiily bo supplied
from seme other reliable source. Tho
ut-m, ineuweu i,y tno ounu, amounting to
.1.1. . 1 t 1 1 tl a .
'"" "-.u,s, ... -m
great degree contracted for tho buiM.ng of
"'"u """"
aro now consigned lo this opulent railroad
company. They aro now reaping all tlio
benefits and inermo arising from then:.
They are valuable, and at thu prico they
contracted to p-y lor them, they are very
profitable. Now, sir, cut off tho -revenue
arising from this sotirco, aud I ask gentle
men, where is the deficiency to be supplied
fiom. Why, sir, tho answer is plain ; tho
people muit bo taxed they niu t bear tho
burthen. There is no alternative. You
cannot disguise tho fact. Is thero not a
t.. L- 1 ...1 !.. f f
M'fc ", ' ""l''"o
tuese uiu lue.isuiuu iiuu uiei easeii iu canons
that forbearaneo will cease to be a viituo ?
Will the people forever submit ? Repudia
tion, sir, is distasteful to the Amciiean
citizens ; but, sir, if thero is anything that
will diive them to it, it is this very tiling
of squandering their treasure, cuttin" oil'
their resources, aud piling, on, licapTipon
heap; bmthensomc and unjust taxation.
For these reasons, sir aud others, which
1 could urgo, if spaeo permitted, I am cp-
posed lo this bill. I look upon it as
most nefarious project, a mo-t iniquitou
measure. And I confis, sir, lam a -touuded
ill finding it has so many votes it.
iu favor. I still lnp'e,bofcro it shall I
como a law, that it may iu- a with a death
blow, llirre novcr was a time, sir, in
which I was moro influent -1 by a con
t cic.i.ious conviction cf truili and justice
porting and cherishing this hydra-headed
monster.
On the final pessago of tho bill, tho
yeas wcro 57, nays 41, as follows j
Yi:as Messrs. Abbott, Acker, Asehom.
Anstin, liall,I!artliolomow,!5lair UrcssUr,
Brswstcr, Hums, Uutlcr, (Caibon,) Hutler,
(Crawford,) Ilyrno, Caldwell, Cowan,
Craig, Douglass, Dufficld, Lunlap, Eilcn
borger, Ga-skill, Gibboney, Uochring,
Graham, Harvey, Ilillman, IIofiu, llulin,
Koch, Lawrence, Leisenriug, Lowthcr,
M Donough, Marshall, Moore, Monison,
Mullin, OLcr, Osterhout, Pciieo, Preston,
Pughe, Ilandall. Jieily, Hidgwny, Itobin
son, Holler, Seltzer, Shafer, Sheppard,
Smith, (Philadelphia,) Teller, 'I homas,
Walker, Whito, Wildey and Davis, Speak
rr 57.
Nats Mossrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Armstrong, llarnslcy, llisel, i.lcr,li!nn
chard, li i.-s, P.oycr, llrodhead, C'ark,
Collins, Copi, Duncan, Disinant, Donley,
Elliott, Frnzicr, Happcr, Hayes, tllcck.
Hill, Hood, Irvin, Klino, Lichtenwallncr,
M'Conigal, Manifold, Myers, Patterson,
Ifciff, Ithoads, Schroek, Smith. (Porks. 1
Stchman, Sioncback, Strang, 'I racyfay.
lor, Williams, and Wilson 41.
Tun UitiGiiT Sinn. Look on tho bright
sido it is tlio right side. , The times may
bo. hard, but it will make them no easier
by wearing a gloomy countenance. It is
tlio suiHhino and not tlio cloud that makes
tlio flower. There is always that beforo
or around us which should Cheer .nn.l fill
t10 iieavt warmth. The sky is bluo
ten Umcs nhero It Is black onco. You
have troubles it may be. So havo others.
None aro free from them. Perhaps it is
wo'.l that nono should bo. They give sin
cw and tone to life fortitudo and courage
U man. That would boa dull soa, and
the sailor would never got skill, where
there was nothing to disturb the surface of
tho ocean. What though things do look a
Ut'Iedaiki Tho lano will turn, and tho
night will cud in broad day. In the long
run tho groat balance rights itself. Men
are not mado to hang down cither heads
or lips ; and those who do only show that
they aro departing from the paths of truo j
common-sense and right. There is moro
virtu,; in ono sunbeam than a whole hem-1
isphore of cloud and gloom. Therefore '
lojk on the bright sido of things. Culti-'
vatu what is warm and genial not the i
cold and repulsive, llio dark and moro:e.
gy An aged clergymen in the western
part of this couutry, speaking, of tho sol-
cllltlity-attached to tho ministerial office,
s'tid that during tho whole term of forty or
, . , . , .
mgho quid of tabacco just
' -
covered to ha a
taken from las mouth.
illUUV UCIOtf Bill I
a man asleep, with his head back, and, hU
j moutl wi(k opcn- Th(J W!m ;n th(J g3,lo
ry was intently engaged in raising and
omi.-w Lu h;ln(1( ukng a esact oW
I yation, till, at last, having got it right, ho
; ,. f , tLo ,lu;a. and it Wnr nl,.,n int,,'
j tho ,nouth of 10 feopcr bolowl T1e
.,.,.,1.. c,m . c :,i;Br!i,nU,.
j tliat tor tlio urst and Jat time 111 the, pul
pit an involuntary smile forced itself upon
tho countenance of the preacher.
Our. OiiiLniiEx. Our Children aro to
fill our places in society in church and
j Slate, aud the manner in which they fill
them depends upon tho manner in which
we educate them. If wo train thorn up in
,iu Sabbath Schools, for God and Church
th.y will amply repay us for our caro, but
if they aro trained up for tho world in
tho streets in tho gambling and tippling
saloon in Sabbath breaking, profanity,
iiesntiousnois and intemperance in id'e.
n;ss in sin, they will dishonor our names
and repay us by-and-by with a vciigoauce.
Goodnkss. Tho wind is unseen but it
cools the brow of tho.fevercd ono sweet
ens tho summer atmosphcro and ripple's
tho surfaco of tho lako into silver spangles
ot bqauty, t-'o goodness of heart, though
invuiblo tJ tho material eye, makc3 its
prcseneo fe't; and, from its eff cts upon
surrounilh
things, vo aro turc of its ex-
istcucc.
I "Sava tho pence and tho pouuciriU
take, ere of theinselve".''
Duck!? In Summer.
There is no doubt of its being truo, ani
it's a good ono, if I can hit on tho right
way of telling it :
Aaron was .1 tall, strapping fellow, near
seventeen. You never saw a more suscep
tiblo youth. Iieing good looking, the
girls wcro all easily smitten with him.
Thoy used to flock out to tho country
ou Friday evenings. Talk of a colt 1
Th'ero is no such romp as town girlt
turned loose in tho country. She races
she jumps, she climps tho trees, shaking
tho wild berric3 down upon the timorous
beaux beneath her. Oh, she is tho most
beautiful, winning, delightful oranturo iu
tho world.
Moso was much younger than his cous
in ; he know Aaron was talking on about
that haughty lass, May Stclton. And
May was iu love wirh Aaron. May, and
Troup and Sue, and Kate, all camo ou
on Friday evening, with Moso's sister An
gelino. Moso got off early Saturday to lot
Aaron know. Aaron was fur running ovor
to his r.utit'a.
"No," says Moso, "bring tho gun : tha
woods aro full ofsquirrils. Wo might kill
a dozen walking tlio two miles."
Tho road led along tho creek bank,
Aaron was in a brown study thinking of
May. Moso was looking up in tho treo
tons and among tho bushes, anxious for n.
pop at soin.thini. It was the shadiest aud
(piictest of places. So far and no game.
"Let's leave tho road a bit, and go to
tlio head of the creek," said Moso. "It'
so out of tho way nobody ever disturbs it.'
'We'll see something there I '
And thoy did. Let it bo July 24
"What is it!'1 asked Aaron, aroused &
little.
Moso put his hand to his car:
"Ducks-rthe biggost kind 1"
"This timo of year?"
''I see 'em."
"Give mo llio gun."
"No couldn't think of it."
K ick, klaek.
'Well, blazo away; tkcyllfly if you go
nearer."
"Tho bufhes aro in tho way," said Moso
bringing tho piece down with his shoulder.
' Shoot anyhow I" insisted Aaron run
ning up.
uJts the girls in a riciinmii.,'J
They sat down like snow-flakes. Thoy
were white as tho petticoats strewn on tho
pebbly beach. Their teeth chattered. A
ions Silence. At last Aaron looked slow
ly around at Mo'.o with tho meanest sort
of a countenance. Mosc's face, as ho re
turned tho glance, was a regular sheep
looking ono.
"Can they find it out!"
"I reckon not, if wo are sly.''
"Let's climb up tho treo ; it leans right
over them."
They crept along liko snakes. Thoy
rjached tho tree. Moso being tho lightest,
, gave the gun to Aaron, and climbed far
j oat ou a tree over the creek, and got into
a squirrel's nest. Aaron wasn't so high.
I It was a pretty sight of course. You
; havo rcaOof nymph's syrens, etc.? They
couldn't compare. Hair I0030, acd float-
iu" uu iiiu ai.ei , .11 ins, etc., trusieuillir ill
I , ' '. b h
Sue was plump as a patridgc in pea time,
and sat in tho waves like a bird in its nost.
Troup wps slim all o'Vif, with a few ex
ceptions. Aaron nromised not to look ntVnwlirfrt
'if Moso woublu't wiul: at May. InSjwssi-
blo ! Angelina sported gracefully liUeVf.
native of tlio element, and May was 5V
Mack-eyed bouri, coitur Jc rose, from top
to too. Thoy splashed and paddled, ant'
chatted liko mad,
Tho tree began to shake. Aaron had
terrible back ague, and Moso began to
smoke and burn, commencing at tho cars.
There was a louder noiso than usual
among tho uncouicious bathing beauties.
Aaron ciretehod his elongated neck, at tho
same timo bitching tho gun forward. Un
fortunately the trigger caught in a vinc,and
it went off with a deafening report. It
was tho climax of the adventure. Moso
tumbled, from excitement, into tho crook,
plum right between Sue and Kato. Tho
gals they dove badly, strangled, and np
tho bank, their whito retreating forms
gazed at by tho eyes of tho fish hawk that
had pounced among them. Thoy aro robed
in a twiukling, but net ono with her right
dress ou. Aaron dashed into tho woodf.
Thoro was a terrible scream as he rau iuto
their midst. All rau in different direc
tions, aud eamo dropping iu one after an-
ot'hor at 'os3 lnotln r's.
Tho be." took a 1-r.g turn into tlio
woods, and did no, get back boforo night.
Tin v sail they had t n deer huntiug,and
1
badiVt " u ihe creek. J
T girls arxrei 'a cViT t'lm f