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K. W. WEAVER S- n. S. OII.MOHE, EDITORS.
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pi fir in our paper of the same week. Alt orders
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mediately.
7l'i; JN'TJ CRM V or 'i'lip t .MOX.
Uig-bellicd men go into aliufniw; perspira
tions in these days about llio dis.-olufion of)
AroOiitoi vo.i i„n v.,.,!;., -o into'
hysterics about the dangers that threaten our ]
glorious confederacy of stales. Bar-room j
loafers become alarmed, and gassy politicians
grow eloquent upon the slavery question.
Snpttanralod demagogues call meeting® of !
the people to save lit a Union-, and the I Ins
urable Mister Fissh'then makes a big speech |
that ' does up the business," as the louiVta I
* say. Duels between Congressmen, and civ-1
il war, aro lalitetl of in cold blood in every '
ittle village of the laud; until theso Up'es
take the place or the cuirent town scandal,
and become the common ti a-'.alio el.ah
Now this is giving entirely too much im
portance to a mischievous subject. It is
familiarizing ourselves too Intimately with'
'•TREASON.'' Our sensibilities upon this J
subject become too much blunted by long i
wearing. We should only mention a disso
lution of the I" a ion with the same shudder,
ing that wo experience when wo Speak of
pstticide or the first groat crime of Cain.
It is said of a certain great man that when
ever ha pronounced the name of his Creator, j
lie paused to impro. s himself with a proper |
cotjscionsness of the solemnity of the subject. |
Indeed, wo feat that in our day we treat &e- j
rious tilings too lightly; and next to bias-,
phemy against the Almighty, ,TO T.ink the j
critno of lisping aught against the integrity |
attd perpetuity of our country.
Aye, let ihe citizen who wags his tongue I
against the republic, •stand more deeply I
cursed than lie who slanders and defiles the ;
fame of his parent for he is a parricide by !
wholesale. But let .not such awful things
he mado too common to us. Tho Union |
vftill not be dh solved, but will I less thixatid ;
many succeeding ages with the choicest of j
heaven's lili'.aiivjrj_ In- pflt it: innc mti. J
ject oo toyeil witTi Ttl folly or lightminded
ness. A wise lawgiver of old made no law I
against tie most detestable of crimes; say- !
ing, he hoped the iieinous offence would ne
ver be sjggested to his countrymen. j
We think better of the American people ]
thay to suspect the possibility of so many
of them committing "TREASON," for, in |
tho language of one of Ihe immortal dead, |
"disunion by armed forco is treason." The i
people, as even an honest Tory once said,'
always mean to do right; and, rtc believe
that no one but mischievous demagogues are '
causing the agitation of any dangerous sub ,
jeet. The slavery question i j eauglit up by
unprincipled political gamblers fur their per- j
sonal glorification. They agitato the subject j
to make tho people believe that they alone
have saved the country!
We say say lot tiie.e tueu be tnatked.
Let the first man who raises his parricidal 1
hand against the integrity of tho Union be (
hung as high as Human and let tho united !
voico of the American peoplo forever curse
tho memory of the first tfisunjotiist. So on
ly shall wo have peace, and the republic be
perpetuated.
UaPOur thanks aro due Hons. Lewis Cass,
I Itoinas 11 Benton, Win. Strong and James |
• X. "il'Latiahatt, of Washington, and Messrs. |
Beaumont, Mowry and Former, of Harris- j
burg, for valuable public dooumonts.
I i E'l ho president of Mexico nnnotmees,
in his message, that Pi us 0, Li order to mani t
lest his gratitude for the livpy interest taken
in his welfare by the high functionaries of
tho republic and its ecclesiastics, lias signi
fied his desire to confer on torne Mexican
bishop tho dignity of cardinal.
tyGov- \\ right, of Indiana, has invited
Governor Crittenden, of Kentucky, and j
I'rench, of Illinois, to him a visit, with their'
wives, in May next. Gov. Crittenden has'
accepted tho invitation. Gov, FrenchP re-
P'y has not been received.
*#o
OP On last I ridav was die auoual com. '
mpncemdnt of the Philadelphia College of
Mcdiein.e. I here wyte 22 graduates, upon
w hoi it trie decree of JlI, if, was conferred;
anil among these was Mr. Andrew burster of
this place, u goiulqtiiati who .merits all tlie
lionorof !iis now tilie.
E5 On the 25th tilt Mr. Fortner presented
a remonstrance against tho erection of Mon
tour county, and u asking to have
the place of holding the election in Fishing
creek township changed.
Too POLITE*. TOO TRIE.— "WeII, jdohn,"
- laid a doctor to a lad whose mother ho had
beeu attending during her illnoss, "how is
your mother.'!" ''She's dead. I thank you, a ire
E3T Senator Prick in writing to tho Milto
nian, aays about ,bo Montour county bill
"It is very doubtful wholher it will pa*?, itl
fact the chances arc against it."
■--, • - . • " el* .. ' Is, A, •' V
THE HEADING RAILROAD BILL.
Ttyj hotii -i people of Ibis county, are unan
imous in their condemnation of the bill lattly
•jiaesdd to favor he, Reading Railroad Com
pany. The indignation is warm against
lhoso who" voted f6r it, and there is'lmmivcr-
Sal demand for ItsirepeaU Wc are pleased
to see this healthy tone of public opinion,
and it gratifies tts still more to know that
this act is more fully discussed upon its mer
its than ever before any law passed by the
legislature.
We have done what wo felt jo be our du
ty ir. this matter, Wo have spoken the truth
ar.d spared net nor feared. This paper is the
only one in the county that has dared to do I
iisduly tb'the people in this thing. We j
I have u.ot been bribed to silence, nor awed by
I fear. We have not counted tho cost of our
i course, for we feel that we publish a paper
I for those who wish to hear the wliolo truth.
' There may be those who hotter love a linic
! serving course' that will sacrafico principle fo
' expediency, Who' pray "good Lord, good
' devil," anil believe that "all is fair in poli-
I tic?,'' but these are nut the persona who by
character, influence ar.d patronage sustain
I our paper as a papifr should be suppottcd.
I Those Who look for an editor to be silent
when one of the highest of constitutional
rights is smitten down by corruption or timid
l ivy may find some ono to do their dirty work,
! but tliay must not come to us. We have
| porsonably nothing at stake in tho bill in
i question, but if one outrage of tb;a sort shall
bo endured to day, who know,, p.,,) <hat we
| may be called upon to fwjrer to morrow ?
Wo look 't'pon this bill as a kin to tho eel- \
i cbrated national bankrupt law. That also !
i afibcted eidv tho remedy, but it took away !
| d.c remedy forever. This one only post
f pone; it for twenty years. The principle is
' all the same.
People laugh at the indulgences granted
by the Popes of the olden time, and speak
of such things as happening in tho "dark a
ges." But alas for tho bfcttm in tho eye of
the nineteenth century! Are there no shame.
I f'ul indulgences gratited in our day? Sin- |
' ners used to go to the Pope to get their sins I
i forgiven, (tut now fraudulent bankrupts run
to the legislature of cverj*petty stale to get
their debts forgiven !
The cry foi the rcpral is founded, and
will ring on till the servants of the people
! shall hear and obey. And wc say now that
j next fall we shall oppose the nomination of
i any man as a member of tho Lcgislataie
! who is not in favor of a repeal of this laiv.
j We desire too that our county shall not only
; give a cold still-born vote alone, but more
| than a vote is duo to the honest detcrraina
j liuti of the people.
Lfy the Lightning Line.
I Three Minutes Letter from Berwick.
UV The village of Berwick—or, as onr j
I friend tellings was pleased to call it, when j
Iwe wore sojourning there, " Gravel Hill," — 1
| bids fair to outstrip both Wilkosbarie and j
; Flouuisliursi in her improvements, Her en- '
f lerpnstng citizens have," at no fiiconsiderable
; expense, lately erected a beautiful reservoir
| and water works, and will soon be plentiful
ly supplied with water. On Monday last,
j too, their line of telegraph went into opera
j tion, and they wore receiving news from
j liastou, Philadelphia, Washington, &<•., £cc.,
iin an inconceivably shoit space of time.— |
j When will the citizens of Bloornsburg move
|in this matter? It is to be hoped that the j
I county (we bog pardon—we mean the conn- !
| ty seat) will shell out something towards this j
! truly great enterprise. Oh, ye Bloomtburgh- !
I ers !
I
. —, < 3-FTOS. l— 9
I NO. OFTAXABLESIN BttIiOUT.IIS. j
North Branch
Danville 758 Tunchannoek 121 j
Wilkes-Barro £O3 Athens 121 |
Honesdalc 342 Lawrence 112
j Towanda 256 Troy 101
Cattuwissa 255 Providence S7
Montrose 164 Bethany 61
Wellsboro' 144 Fricndsvillo 44
Carbondale, (Tp.) 1151
Bloom Tp.) and (Bloornsburg) 631
Pittston Tp. £O3
Briar Creek (and Berwick,) 316
I Vest Brunch.
Lowisburg, 428 Muiicv H6 i
Wiliamsport 301 Lock Haven 168 ,
j Mihotl 360 New Berlin 153
Bellfonte 283 Jersey Shore 140
I Sanbury 282 Milesburg 123
! N'orthutnberland 275 Mill Ilnll 07
; Mitfliubnig 207 |
, In estimating population from taxable?,
tome assume 4 J souls to be a taxable, urn! 1
(some claim 5.
£ y The Cumberland county Democratic I
convention passed among others the follow- (
ing resolutions.
Resolved. That tho roeent passage of a aup
| [dement to the Philadelphia and Reading
I Railroad Company by our Pennsylvania Lo-
I gislatv, re, enabling said corporation to repu
| diatc tire payment of its debts, is a high
I handed outrage, and a foul stigma upon the
i Democratic parly of this Commonwealth.
That party has expressed its opinions over
and over again in relation to corporations—;
it has denounced monopolies, and urged up.
on its members to restrict their power for j
avi! to the community; and yet this bank
rupt corporation is authorised by the votes of
a democratic Legislature, (a majority of
whom were elected Democrats) to repudiate |
its honest debts, laugh its suffering creditors ;
to scorn, and set the constitution and laws at
defiance. The passage of this iniquitous j
measure has placed the Democracy of tho |
Statu in a false position, and will bo a ro
proach and a stain upon the archievcs of the I
Commonwealth until it bo repealed.
dissolved, That Valentine Best lias betray- j
ed tho paity to which ho owe his election
from a strong Democralio district, and he will j
receive a traitor's reward.
MISSISSIPPI U. S. SENATOR —Tho Hon. Jef- I
ferson Davis was re-elected a U. S. Senator j
front Mississippi, lor six years Iron tho -Ith
of March uext, on the 12ih inat,'receiving on
tho second ballot a majority of 17 votes.—
The whole number of voles cuil aas 189. —
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A Letter from Mury,
WIRLOW GROVE, March 4.
To the Editors —You must make Mr. "Ex
perience stop that rant abouf his perplexities.
I know that the World is very full of annoy
ances, but parading these bgforo peoplo only
exposes us to ridicule, and does nothing to
alleviate our grievances. Thus I might com
plain to you of the ycnrly annoyance we
suffer from neighbor Trim's chickens. Our
garden is sure to look every spring as if a
professor of hieroglyphics hud been giving
lessons to a troop of his pupils. I might tell
how Mis. Jones is continually borrowing lit
! tie articles from our family and never roturn-
I ing them,
j —Yes, and there now, Pefer has gtme off
leaving the gato open, and the cows have got
into the garden destroying roy beautiful roao
bush. While Igo ,o call John to drive them
out, the batter for my cakes runs out over
tho floor. While I attempt lo clean up this, ,
little Lucy, tho be.'de, gets my inkstand and
upsets il over my new white dress ;—and
there, Oh, dear! what shall I do !—there
comee Afjfs. Burke, our most dignified and
prim neighbor, to catch mo in this plight.—
It any ono believes that ladies are not suffi
ciently "perplexed," they should learn that
fact from some more truth-tolling experience
than yottr correspondent.
Yours in perplexity, MARY.
ANSWER. —Arid don'l you think that wc
too have our 6harc of perplexities? One sub
scriber asks lor more politics, another for
more agricultural items. One old lady wants
us to publish more horrible accidents. A
| sentimental Mistyuks for tnoro poetry. An
I old rites to us (postage un
-1 paio) that a depraved son of his would no
doubt experience much good if we would
publish in our paper some moral lectures lo
young mon, for, the old gentleman adds, the
young profligate still reads the papers. II
lie pays for them lie will doubtless reform.
There is hope loft. Another letter before us
is a rich curiosity, and runs in this wise:
mister edeturs
i wish yu to print mi wedden witch i send
I yu now and i hope yu wil sa sumthing nise
bclo it jest as yu du sumtimes. yu mac put
it in vurses if yu like but donttake it from a
him F.ko it is sumtimes tolo a died yu rase
sa sumthing fun no if yu like an i wil tri an
du so mutch for yu sumtimes wen i kin
no more at present j
Of course wo wish our correspondent and |
his lady all joy. Another letter before us is |
in this strain:
gentlemen
i wish yu to put in yuro paper wat with
I ken kurc mi iiors Pete of the ringbone as
lies got it wcry bad also wat is gud for the
bols us my nabers hors is got it also wen is
tho best lim tu so Wele also how much lime
to put on a Aker also the best kure for ru
nietiz no more at present but i remane yure
I frend
n B. i ken se yuro paper at Squir ev-
I cry week it" yu print the abuv i liko the pa
] purwery mutch an as sun as i git married an
j hav a family of mi one i wil subskribe for a
I paper no more at present
n B I thot ide just mentiu yu tu print the
buv reeetes as i often seen suteh thing in a
uusepapo no more at present
Next comes an invitation to address a mue- j
ting, then Inky calls for "copy"—and, in
deed, Mary, we shall endure this no longer,
—the bail people aro waiting, and we mu.-t
I be off, to see the fair anil the witty glide a
| long in lite merry throng of tho dance ;
| where fair forms entrance, bright eyes make i
willing captives, and loveliness and youth
j make us forget Hot a time that care and sor
row have ever been the attendants of our
fife.
"Experience" closes his article today,
| and we hope his amiable and philosophical
- conclusion will make full amends to you for
j anything that may have been deemed a here
'sy in a ladys strict creed of gallantry.
Correspondence of the Star.
ITIO3I IIAItIMSUUHG.
Harrisburg, March 4, 1850.
GENTLEMEN :
The Montour county project is
yet in the hands of tho House Committee.
Air. Fortner continues to present some re
monstrances against a division, but the bill
| will not bo acted upon in tho Houso for a
wPtk or two to come. Tho Danville people
had a hearing before tho Committee on last
Friday, and those apposed to tho bill will be
heard to-day.
The Apportionment bill will take up tho
! time of tho House for two weeks', and w ill
J doubtless bo amended in a dozen ways.
I A bill will pass tho Senate to-day giving
j courts jurisdiction in all divorce cases. It is
j highly pesirable that those applications
I shot'M be kept out of the Legislature. There
arc now Aired .here which create quite asen
salion in high life. 1 mean those of Dr.
Witherill, Lioutenant Middleton and Edwin
Forrest the tragedian.
It is conceded that Senator Best is univer
sally despised, but, to the shame of human
nature, it must be confessed that he still ad
herents, long after ho has ceased to have
friends Whilo he has a vote he has power,
| and a set of cringing sycophants fawn about
I him, tremulously lick the liand that smites
them, and doat upon him as the filthy bird
feeds upon the mass o r corruption. A.
1 EC Tho correspondent of tho Philadel
j phia Times writes of Montour county as fol- j
! lows:—
I "The number of applications for now I
I counties this sossion are numerous as novel.
; Among them is tho county of Montour, 1
| which has already passod tho Senate: but
- whoso success in tho other branch I would
i not like to givo much for. In a word, 1 be
j liove it will be defeated. lam led to this
I conclusion, from tho fact, that its advocates,
both in and out ofthe Legislature, aro ob- j
| ttoxious to the majority in tho lower House" I
' £y The sketch of tho divorce caso in I
high life at I'liiladclpliiu, is furnished to us '
by a friend from that city, and will be founit i
of peculiar interest to our readers. The la- j
dy is ouo of tlie'fairest of fallen ungels.
'
| WriUcn for the Star of the North.
Perplexities of a Man with a Family.
nr "expEitmsc*."
chapter" VIII. t
Meanwhile these contradictory reports of i
my conduct flew around Bogstown liko a
contagion. Delicate hints of my error were '
given to my wife. The old ladies looked ,
upon with a upon horror |
—and I was in a to bo regarded as |
an outside barbarian — imetbing like a can- i
aibal from tho South Sea Islands, who would
have no scruples to roast human beings on a
spit over a flow tiro, or to cat them raw and ,
alive.
l'oor Ellon began to tool tho spirit of per
secution wreaked upon her lor, my offence.
Too iato she saw that ail this unfortunate &
mischievous tattle arose from a siuglo un
guarded and inadvertent word, which had
j bffen perverted and tortured to our prejudice
and sorrow A mutual explanation between
Ella and my self set all right. 1 as.tired her
hat tho Odd Fellow's secrets were unimpor
tant—in fact amounted to nothing, and with
this she was satisfied to release mo from my
perplexity. We are both wiser and happier
from the lesson, and laugh at tho world for
troubling itself about our harmless pecca- |
dillos. ]
CIIAPySR IX.
Amtime movecFon and our children grew
up, we had some more amusing illustrations
of the fickleness of human One of
our neighbors decided that our Edmund was
a most vulgar and boorish boy. Mrs. For
syth decided that ho was an insolent and o
verbearing young fop—that he wa haughty
and aristocratic to an intolerable degree.
Mary, our oldest daughter, by one half of
our neighbors was decided to bo stupid,while
the other half of Bogstown pronounced her
j artful and mischievous. Sarah, the next in
j age, Mrs. Prim declared was too slovenly &
| penurious in the taste of her dress ; and Mrs.
, jAray, per contra, was most positive that Sa-
J rail Poe of all young ladies was the most ex
travagant and proud of her finery. Many
thought me rich enough to do without their
patronage, and some again hinted that I was
no better to do in tho world than I should be.
Do not think from tlivt, kind reader, that I
had no friends among those around me. I
had such as the world gives. Do not think
that I wage indiscriminate warfare and en
mity against mankind. I cull the fair flow
ers of life; and am not frightened when their
thorns wound me for a moment. God has
made nothing that has not tho beautiful and !
llio good in it. The evil around lis, mail
has entailed upon himrelf by the frailty of
his own nature. Ho among us who is per
fect may reproach his erring neighbor, but
ono wiser than man has taught us to pray,
"forgive us as we forgive those who trespass
against us."
Wo aro not made to live for ourselves a
lone, but a wise man will find his enjoyment
in the prosperity of all'around him 1 know
that the world is very selfish, but I think
thr' only a maniac would propose for him
se.i the task of correcting every evil around „
him. When we aro young and enthusiastic,
we propose to wage an uncompromising, o
pon, life-long warfare against error. But as
I time rollson i: brings us new reer.ii cf pru
dence, and much of the time that our youth
allotted to teform others, we find it nocessa-
I ry to spend in resislingthe temptations to our
own ruin. Wo cannot of ourselves alone
I reform all the abuses that exist in the world;
and should be satisfied if we can do some
good and alleviate a little of the misery en
dured atound us. If each one will under
stand this to be his mission on earth, and act
accordingly, a life of this kind will lie one
continued round of worship to to tho Giver
of all good.
In concluding this article, indulgent read
er, you must endure this philosophizing. I
know that such tilings aro difficult to appre
ciate, to be taken in tho spirit in which
they are written. My perplexities ir. life are
not over, but from those which aro to come,
1 shall strive to learn wisdom. My aim
will be to profit by the ovenls that lite shall
bring, to enjoy its blessings and avoid its
sorrows. I shall find my happiness in see
ing my family virtuous, prosperous and con
tented. Their joy will bo my joy, and rheii
welfare my gratification. It the world be
comes too selfish, I shall laugh at it the more
heartily; but by works I will pray the more
earnestly for its reformation to Peace, Purity
and Charity. May you, dear reader, "goand
do likewise."
QTThe North Branch country is going a
head, and 110 mistake. At Piltston (mouth
of Lackawanna, and present head of tho N.
B. Canal) the Washington Coal Company
have nearly completed tiigir irou road con
necting tire Wyoming coal mines, by Car
bondale, Honesdalo, &c. with New York
city. $16,000 were subscribed in onh week
for a Bridge at Piltson Ferry—and the peop
le of New Troy on one side and the Washing
ton Coal Company on tiro other, promise a
Free Bridge at Mille.s Ferry, three miles be
low the other. -A town of 1000 inhabitants
is to be at the latter place this season, and as
it is the Terminus of tho Company's oppera
tions it may be.
tW It may be mentioned asono'of the im
' moral effects of usury laws, that the N. Amer- j
i ican Trust be Banking Co. of New York de j
i frauded tire A/brrissous of London of throe
| fourths of II million of dollars of their bonds,
by forfeiture utjder the law; those gentlemen
j having invested in tho loan very innocently,
| through their agent in tliia country.
| TY SAM LATHROP, the Circus clown, in
his stump speech the other evening, made a
hit, which fairly and significantly "brought
down the house." 110 promised, "il elected
to uso his utmost endeavors for various
reforms, and among others, to "abolish flog
ging in tho Navy and introduce it in Cong
\ MM." The shouts of applause at this hit
j were long aud deafening.
i FT" The Telegraph posts are put up as
i far as to Espytowu,
1 1
PENNSYLVANIA I.WISLATv itE.
1 "
HAiiaisßt RO, March 4, 1850. '
SENATE.— BiIIs atced on. —On motion of |
Mr Packer, tho bill relating to the destruc- i
lion of Relief Notes, was taken up and pas. I
sed final reading, as follows:
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the State 1
Treasurer bo and he is hereby authorized i
and directed, at the times and in the manner I
prescribed by die fifth section of the act of i
the thirty-first May, one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-four, entitled "An act to pro
vide for the ordinary expenses of govern
ment, repair of the catiuls and railroads of
the State, and other claims upon the Com
monwealth," to cancel and deliver to the
Auditor General to be dcslroyod such relio(
notes as may have been re-issued in pursu
ance of tho fourteenth section of the act of
the tenth of April, one thousand eight hun
dred and fortv-mne, entitled "An act to pro
vide lor tqe ordinary expenses of the govern
ment, the repair of the canals and railroads
of the Commonwealth, and the payment of
other claims due by the same," and are or
may be so much lorn and defaced as to bo
unfit for circulation.
A further supplement to the act concern
ing Divorces, passed final reading—ayes 22;
nays 4. The bill as amended, read as fol
lows:
Be it enacted, &c.,, That the jurisdiction of
tee several courts of Common Pleas of this
Commonwealth shall hereafter extend to all
cases ol divorce from tho bonds of matrimo
ny, for the case, of wilful, malicious and
continued desertion, by either of the par
ses. without reasonable cause, from the hab
itation of the other; and it shall be lawful
for either party to make application in such
case, by petition or libel, to the proper court,
in accordance with the provisions of the sev
eral acts of Assembly now in force, at any
time riot less than six mouths after such
cause of divorce shall have taken place;
but the said court shall riot proceed to mako
a final cocroo, divorcing the said parties from
the bonds of matrimony aforesaid, until al
ter the expiration of two years lrom the time
when such desertion took plueu.
Sec. 2. That it shall be lawful for the said
sjveral courts to entertain jurisdiction of all
cases of divorce from the bonds of matri
mony, for the causes of desertion us afore
said, or adultery, notwithstanding the parties
Were at the time of the ocburrence of said
cases domiciled in any other State : Provide.
I That no such divorce shall be decreed unless
! the applicant therefor be a citizen of this
State, and shall have resided therein at least
one whole .fear, as provided for by existing
laws.
HOUSE.— The apportionment Bill. —ln ac
coreance with a special order, the bill to fix
the number of Senators and Representatives,
and form the State into Districts, in pursua
ance of the provisioes of the Cor.stitution
was taken up.
Tho bill then came up on second reading,
when Mr Killingermoved to give Philadel
phia county four senators, which was agreed
to.
" Mr llcgo raovcil o take from Philadelphia
city proper one senator. Agreed to by ono
majority—yeas 44, nays 43.
Montgomery was allowed one senator,
Chestor „nd Delaware one senator, Rerks
and Schuylkill two sonators, Bucks one sen
ator.
Mr Baldwin moved to give Lancaster two
senators. Not agreed. Yeas 3S, nays 54.
Mr Smyscr moved to attach Lebanon to
Lancaster, pending the discussion of which
the House adjurned.
The "Act Regulative Bank"being the spe
cial order of the day. it was again taken up,
ahd a new section added, which compels
Eastern Banks to keep notes at par in tho ci
ty of Philadelphia and Western Banks at
Pittsburgh, uridm a forfeiture of charter.
This section was adobted after discussion,
by ayes 67, nays 19, as follows:
Yeas Messrs, Acker, Allison, Beaumont,
Bent, Biddle, Bowen, Brindle. Brower, Cess
na, Church' Conyngham, Cridland, Dodins-
Downer, Duncan, Dunn, Lspy,John C. Kv
ans, Feather, Fiuleller, Flowers, Former,
Gibboney, Crier, Grffm, Guffby, Hemphill,
Henry, Hoge. Huplet, Jackson, Jones, hlotz
Laird, Leet, M Clmtock, M Culloch, Marx
Meek, Meyers, JMolloy, Moms, A/owry,
Nickerson. Nissly, O'Ne'ill, Packer, Porter,
Rliey, Roberts, Robinson, Seoul or, Sliaffner
Simpson, Slrl'cr, Wm Smith, Win A Smith
Rnuder,Stewart, Storkwell, Walker, Watson
Wells, Williams, Zerby, M'Calmount, Spea
kcr-67- _
Nays-Messrs. Baker, Black, Burden, Da
via, David Evane, Ewing, George W Hart
Leiiert Hart, Herlord, Killinger, Lewis, Little I
McLaughling, Roid, Rutherford Smyster,
Steel—l 9.
Mr. Lair offered an amendment which pro
hibits the circulrtion of notes of Banks not
chartered by this State, under the denomina
of $lO, which was adopted by ayes 80,
nays 6.
Mr. Reid offered an additional section, com
peling new Bunks to deposit U. States stock
to the amount of the notes they issue, with
the Auditor General, for the faihful redemp
tion of their notes. Not ageed to yeas 23,
nays 63.
The bill was then read a, third timo and
passlid by the following vote—yeas 56, nays
37, Adjourned.
THE ORIGINAL STATES.— The following is
tho order of time in the dates of tho first eon-1
I stiuititms of the old states: New Jersey, July
2d, 1776; Virginia, July sth 1776; Maryland,
August I4lh, 1776, Pennsylvania. Septetnbor
28th, 1776; North Carolina, December 18 h,
1776; New Hampshire, December, 1776;
New York, April 20th, 1777; Vermont, De
cember 25th, 1777; Massachusetts, March 2d
1780; South Carolina, June 3d, 1790; Dela
ware, Juno 22d, 1792; Georgia, May 30th,
1798.—Ex. paper.
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rr- The Democrats ot I.uzcrnc last week
hold a county convention to express the sen
' timents of tho people upon tho subject of
the slavery difficulty. Excellent resolutions
wore passed against the Wilmot proviso, and
in favor of the Democratic doctrine of non
intervention. Tho convention was ably ad
dressed by Hon. Geo. Woodward and Ashcr
I M. Stotlt Esq.
1 j
Tlic .lliuki's.
We Krarn bv ffu steamer Ajncrica that tba
people of cParis were under a high pressure
engine of disquietude, of soma tjwo hundred
horse Bower, bicause the i'le.-itiunt-'ct the
Republic had raised some "jibi riy treco to
bo cut down, which had engendered an em
eulc, that ho had called out the military, and
had put down the riot Well, is that surpri
sing v. hen wo, the people of. the I . tjiales,
with no wrongs to avenge, no wants to com
plain of, the most -bountifully blessed with
abundance of ah the nations of "the globe,
well fed, wall nousod, self-governed free to
come and logo without question, unmolested
in any peaceful mid honorable means we
may adopt to pursue happiness, and often in
sane from excess of are disquie
ted, restlcSa, agitated, and full of trouble,
simply because we have little or no care.—
Hut lot us look into the cause of this. Have
wo squared and harmonized our free sys
tem? Liberty has produced partisanship in
polities, and partisans must agitate to gain
office. On one side we have politicians by
profession, whose business it is to get into of
fice if they can, and turn out the inns, as fill
ing places that are wanted by the outs. On
the other side we have the masses of the
people, who look on, and only act when 03-
casions call them to the ballot-boxes, so that
the agitations of the politicians are not the
agitations of the people. Talking with a
gentleman just returned from the South, a
few days ago, "Well, what did you hear down
South about the dissolution of the Union V
"Not a syllable is there said about it," he
replied. "I heard nothing of it till I reach
ed the city of Washington." This illustrates
the point. The politicians want to gel into
office in 18552, and Ihey have grown so au
dacious, having no Bank or Tariff to figlu
about, that they have even dared to elec
tiooner the Union, and put the Constitution
itself in place of those issues. This is de
plorable enough. But wo have not made
those organic castles of such frail materials
as to be penetrable to the shallow arts of po
liticians. The misses of the people will
take care of the Union, andthe politicians will
have to take care of themselves, if they can :
for many whfi may ride on the billows, where
they conjure tho storm, will, like Rubespieru
and Danton, find themselves engolphcd be
fore a calm succeeds. Tha masses of the
people are always sure to correct, if nut
promptly chastise the errors of demagogues,
as well asthecupidity of office-hunters. The
did so in 1800, and again in 1828, and they
will do it again in 1852. The heavy tread ot
the masses is now echoing around us, and
10, when that legion appears, like the rising
of the sun on Afacbeth's witches, who man
ufacture "hell broth," the hags of night will
"vanish into air."
PROCESSIONAL BKGUAHS. — The Italian Be
nevolent Society in New Orleans cautions
the public against the hordes of professional
peggats from Italy, now in the United States
They ay these solicitors cf elemoaonary aid
are impostors, who make an annual visit
froin Italy are professed beggars, and follow
it as a regular trade. The number is annu
al)- increasing, for at the close of the season
they return home with more money than
they ever saw before, and their success stim
ulates others to follow their example. The
brig Louisiana, which recently arrived there
from Genoa, brought as passengers seventy
of th6se characters, covered with rags, ver
min and filth, all of whom are now no doubt
following their vocation The police of the
eitie3 should pay their respects lo these im
postors, and rid the streets of their presence.
An Interesting Tex Party. —On Friday af
ternoon last, a number of aged persons, mem
hers of the Wharton Street Methodist Chunk
were present by invitation, at a tea party giv
en by Mr. Andrew B. Godshall. The guests
were nine tn number, eight females and one
man, whose combined ages amounted to 696
years, being an average of 77 year -1 mouths
Tho oldost was the man, whose was 89, and
tho youngest 59. 'I heir ages were as fol
lows—B9, 86, 83, 81/77' 76, 75, 70 and 59.
The table was spread with a most bountiful
repast, and the old folks highly enjoyed it,
as well as the reminiscences of " of auld
lang syne" which the occasion elicited. In
the evening they were conveyed to their sev.
oral homes in a carriage furnished for the
occasion.— Lcilgtr.
GTIt is reported that Barnum is exhibit
ing at his Museum, Baltimore a member of
one of the second family ot Virginia. The
genuineness of tho phenomena's pretensions
is inferred from his habits; he neither smokes
nor chews tobacco, nor swears, nor drinks,
nor breeds slaves; ho never held an office,
but always earned his living, and is not at all
ardont.
RTI admire your Wifo very much," said
one man lo another. "Very likely, was the
answer, "but I have only threo buttons on
my pantaloons."
C. W. CsnRtGAN has withdrawn
from tho Spirit of the Times — JAß. W. Coffroth
Esq. having puchascd his interest 111 the es
tablishment. Mr. C. who has been connect
| ed with i'ne paper for several years, posses
ses abilities which cannot fail to ronder ad
ditional interest to it.
THE STATE CANALS. — The Water was let
into the Easter Division of the Pennsylvania
Canal on Friday last, and there is every rea
son to believe that tho business of the canals
will be resumed on Thursday next, which
will give a new* impetus to the trade of our
city.— Ledger.
Accident in<t Quarry. —On Thursday last,
Jolm Campdell, while employed in a stone
quarry at Piltston Furry, Luzerne counly (
was shockingly injured by the premature ex
plosion of a blast His face was most awful
ly disfigured. He was brought to the city
for the purpose of receiving propel medical
attendance, and was admitted into the has-'
! pitaj on Monday.— Ledger.
.Kcrliitg
; 1J //■ ml ck unit Madison.
On 'jjici.tji rei ;c, March sih, the cilizem
it if jnfi.rt, an.t |jf-.'.i>oii tw!isbi|-i. met at Ike
•L, toijj.de .-<• .iK.-Pltoi.ki-, in 111 ID tuck township,
to . itV'- nrc. Lrur was organize >■ by chosing Mr.
■ ) \ 11' 85-itfll, of Hemlock President.
Jacob llvcbUl, Abiataun Young, of Madison,
Job . Liig, George lijilinaii, ana Piter Lcidy
o' Hemtnrk, were chosen Vice Presidents.
L VI Wri-dit, ol llemhck, all I Joseph Young,
of M r li-00 were elected Ri cn-tai ies.
Tho- following |or a--n were Ibeu chuscna com
mittee to prepare resolutions expressive of the
sense of the me> tin*.
Matthias Appleman, Elisha Hartmsn, John
ciiih, Richard Camp ad!, Levi Cox, James
itaiuplieli, Win. I'n 1 sell, Wrn. Wilson ol Hcip
luck—AbrnhUm Km u-o. Mortis Blccher, Wm.
Edgar ol M elison—Sn-1 George Walter of Volley
township.
R. \V. We over then addressed tho meeting iu
relation to the inconveniences and increased cx
penscs altemlinc a division <1 the county. He
proceeded to show- how I'in-li an event would be
attended with a hcevy increase of county taxes to
both tho oi l and new county.
Tie Committee than made icport of the follow
ing resolutions.
Ilcsofueil, That as citizens of Columbia
county wo are opposed to any division or
other dismemberment of this county, be
lieving that such division would heavily in
crease our taxes for entity expenditure?.
lieso/ved, That we believe our county
alrosdy sinaii enough to sustain a county
organizilion with case that the present
connection of its township', is convenient,
and natural, and that there exists no good
reason for severing those ties of amity and
neighborship which have bound us together
for so many years.
Itcsolued , we have now new
and convenient public buildings for county
purposes, at Bloomsburg, in a central posi
tion for the whole county, there can exist
no good rcas m for entailing on us the sup
port of a double crtinly organization by a
1 mischievous and ruinous division, to be at
■ tendcd.'only by expense, without a single
corresponding advantage.
Iteso/veil, That as citizens of Hemlock
: and Mad i.on,we arc opposed to luvingsny
part of cur totvmhip included in the bill to
- erect Montour c. unty ;ai we feel that in
such a connection we would soon be called
upon to support by taxation tho erection of
new fire-jirouf buildings and a County
poor house at Danville, besides increased
taxes for current county expenditures.
dies >lvsd. That the project to divide
Hemlock and Madison, by the new county
bill ; thus making us sustain donb'e town
ship organizations, is against the wishes
of the people in these townships, arid
would be to our serious idjury anil increa
sed expense.
The resolutions were read end unanimously
adrqVed
Oa motion, the meeting, then'adj timed.
Monroe Coiiuly-
We learn that the Democrats of Monroe,
at their County Meeting, held in Slrouds
burg on Monday evening last, appointed
CHARLES SHOEMAKER, their delegate lo the
Williamsp rt Convention, and instructed
him to support Col. JOHN 11. BRODUEAD,
•for Canal Commissioner.
MALL IIOBERY. A mail robery has been
committed 011 the route/rom Mnney, via
Danville, to I'lnladMphia. A letter con
taining 2500, mailed at Money, for Phila
delphia, is missing. An agent of the Post
Office Department lias been on the line for
several days trying to ferret out the robber,
but as yet has been unsuccessful.
TERRIBLY PROLIFIC. The Potlsvillo
Journal, of thc2S.li till., says that the wo
-1 man in West Branch Valley, who gave
birth to four chrldieii about sixteen months
ago, prescuted her husband with three more
last week, making seven children in the
. space cf sixteen months.
TIIE GAINES CASE has been decided by
the Circus County of the United States, at
New Orleane, again', her, on almost every
point, and dismissed the bill. It is sup
posed that the decision will be appealed
form and the case carried up to the Su
preme Court of the United States, which,
on a fromer occasion,decided certain points
in her favor.
ITUodcsJy
\V. like modesty wherever we find it. No trait
of character is more plea-dmr lo us. Talents, ac
quirements, beiuty—all tick in our estimation
wlicic heavenly Rv.iec and modesty are warns I.
S i females h v. ehauns to us, who are deficient
ia this respect. We are often led .to repeat with,
the amiable Cowper :
"Trita tr.oilody is a discerning grace.
And only blushes in the proper place;
Bat counterfeit is lilud, anil skulks through fear
Where 'lis a shame to he ashamed to appear;
Humility the parent of the first.
The last hy vanity produced arid nursed."
Thompson has also drawn a fine picture of
modesty
"The modest videos mingled in her eys.
Still on the ground dejected, (faring all
• Their humid beams into the blooming flowers."
Who would be love and respected must be mod
est No females can be really bgloyed without
" is ordinate trait,
''SOMETHING NEW."— Under this head, a eon
necticut genius advertises a patept "Bed clasp,
for ilie purpose if preventing children or adults,
white in bed, (Yom unintentionally uncovering
themselves." As a distinguished statesman ob
served, touching a'different sort of "annexation,"
we shall "bi< glad to see it." "Kicking the kiver
off," says the Boston Posl,"has long been a crying
evil in the best regulated families, and has had
much to do with those domestic ditquietudrs
which have Hotly been so prolific ol divorces."
gO-Sir Joshua Reynolds once asked Dr. John
son, by what means he bad attained his extraor
dinary accuracy and flow of lauguago Johnson
told him, that ho had early laid down as a fixed
rule In do bis best on every oeeasiornaiid inevery
company j to impart whatever lie knew in tho
most forcible lan^uigo be could put it in. and
that hy .constant practice, and never/suffering nny
' careless expressions to escape him, or 'attempting
to deliver his thoughts without arranging them
in the vie id manner, it became habitual to hi|n.