STAR OF THE NORTH.
R. W. WEAVER EDITOR.
Bloomsburg, Thursday, Dec. 12, 1800.
THE PKESIPBN PS MESSAGE.
This document, which we gave entire to
our readers last week marks an ora in the po
liticnl history of our couutry. It is a conces
sion on the part of ultra Federalism to the
-truths of Democracy, and lays bare the hol
low roenningless cunt of demagogues ab/ou,
"high tariffs" and the "veto." Tho Presi
dent frankly says that a high tar-.tf can nev
er be permanent, and plainly evinces how
tho boisterous monopolists break down their
business by making it 100 good, and thus
too urgently inviting competition at home
in their frantic rage to keep out a foreign rt
val. But when a Whig President argues for
spocific duties and against the ad valorem
system thoeo Democrats of that turn of
thinking can see upon what pi atform they
atnnd. It has ever been the policy of Fed
eralism to ask foronly a "little more" pro
tection, and as soon as this was conceded 10
cry again f or "just a littlo more." From 17-
90 to this day—from a tariff averaging S per
cent., to one averaging 30 per cent—the mo
nopolists have been snatching finger after
finger for the whole hand of prorecting gov
ernment. They again raise the leech cry of
"give,"and now ask for "only a little more.'
But let the post warr. for the future, and let
the Democracy stand firm to the faith now
so triumphantly vindicating itself.
L OUR TABLE.
IlAitrElt'l NEW MONTHLY MAOAXINK. —The
Decern her number commences a new vol
' ume with the fair prospect and promise of
Btill higher success and further improvement
in its excellence. It contaius the cream
from the literature of the English Magazines
and gives every token of satisfaction to its
50,000 subscribers. Tho present number
conteiaa Goldsmith's Deserted Village with
a series of pictorial illustrations.
THE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW for December
sustains the character of a text book upon
tho current questions of political economy.
It has a fine portrait and a biographical
sketch of Hon. Alexander W. Buel of Mi
chigan, and articles of interest upon the sub
jects of Jamaica in 1850. The Higher Law,
The late election, Military Rank, New York
politics, Pacific Railroad, &c.
TIIE Student is the monthly publication of
Fowler & Wells, New York, which shonld
bo 111 the bauds of every young scholar, as
calculated alike to inteiest and instruct.
Terms $1 per annum
I#" We can say nothing better for Gra
ham's Magazine, than the fact that last week
we sent him twelve adva paying subscribers
from this place. He no doubt has clerks e
nough to enter a few more of the same sort
if any are left. He and his deserve a gen
erous patronago and the public seem to ap
preciate the excellencies of his Magazine-
COSORESS.—As yet, nothing of the slight
est public importance has been (lone in Con
great, nor do we look for any thing until af
ter the hilidaya.
In the House Joseph R. Chandler announ
ced in form the death of Chester Butler of
t bia district with appropriate eulogistic re
mark!. In the Senate Mr Cooper paid a simi
lar respectful notice. Both Houses passed
the usual resolutions and then adjourned.
The Speaker of the House will now inform
• Qov. Johnston that a vacancy exists, and
the Governor will then issuo his proclama
. tion for an election.
■ ■ 4m
Does this mens you.
It is alwajS unpleasant to speak of our
selves, and still much more unpleasant to
be dunning people ; bnt then it is not to be
supposed that the printer can do forever
> without money —there you understand that,
dqn't you ? Well ''nulT ced." We desire
especially that all business connected with
.the late firm of Weaver & Gilmore should
be settled up.
iy To relieve our friends of the Danville
Democrat and Lycoming Gazette from their
mental perturbation about that watch, we
have the pleasure to note that the repentant
rogue returned it at the office window inside
. the shutter. His conscience was not suf
ficiently seared to endure the agonizing re
flection of having robbed the printer boy
who owned tt.
•(y We loam from the Lycoming Gazette
that the merry blackeyed damsels of Wil
liamspoit sometimes sell fat babies to the
editors who attend fairt in the "everlasting
atate 1 Who wouldn't be an editor.
HP" Josiah White who lately died at
Mauch Chunk has bequeathed $20,000 to
the establishment of two inanuel labor
schools in the Freo states of the West. The
'.schools are to be ol the Quaker tilth.
IST John Case advestises in the Miltonian
for two journeymen printers to help him
s.art his new paper at M Ewensvills 1 Don't
jdl speak at once for so fat a chance as that
Joget money.
MAOBETIO TSLEORAI'H.—It ia intended to
extend the Telegraph from Danville to North ■
umberland, and thenoe through the West
Branch Valley, probably to Klmira, where
several lines will terminate.
QT Hen. William Strong hat our thanks
for Ms friendly favor in the shape of a val
uable peblu*dooument.
' ..1..
HP Danville court begins next Monday
There wijl tip ne jury trials at this term. > ,
For the Star of \he North.
Dottlngs of a Sentimental Jonrney.
That you may receive my hasty penoil
ings with an appreciating apirit, imagine
yourself loaded into a crowded coaoh at
V\ ilkesbarre, and booked for a night journey
over the mountains. It is 8 o'clock in the
evening, and we have 30 miles to make be
fore we can enjoy rest. There is nothing to
relieve the monotony of jolt and jar and a
semi-dose, except, as now and then about
midnight our Jehu stop? a moment at some
rural inn (as a boejrdirtg school miss would
call ii) and yells out for the "snakes to wake
up the lizards," The moon had sunk, like
a blur.niog bride into the arms of night, as a
"'jvoi writer would have it, that is to say, in
plain English, it had gone down as it gener
ally does, when there are nine passengers in
the coach and three outside—when you suf
fer severely from the cold, and still more
from the apprehension of being every next
moment thrown from your perch down some
dark precipice. Day light and Tamaqua
burst upon our aching vision about the same
time, and we saw the smoke of the cars in
the misty distance as they were just about
leaving the town.—A pleasant redaction it is
after a dangerous and disagreeable ride, to
find that, like SherilT Kitchen 011 one occa
sion, we were ''a leetle too late." "Too late!
How much, how very much is in the words.
Now don't be astonished at my saying this
much of my perilous journey thus far, for
know that only two nights, after we came
the way, this same coach gotjan astronomical
fit and in its revolutions fixed somo of the
passengers as we expected to be served—
that is, broke some of their bones. Thanks
to Mr. Anderson, the gentlemanly agent, the
cars came back, and while we were loading
ourselves and baggage, we had just time to
glance around and note how vastly changed
Was the place, and how great its increase of
business and population, since we last rusti
cated there. The flood of last spring made
"sad havoc in the town, and its marks are still
to be seen along the Schuylkill. We would
gladly have called upon our friend and host
of the olden time—Mr. James Taggart Esq,
who is now one of the town fathers ot Ta
maqua.
Next we note the capital ot the Democrat
tic &tate of Berks, upon the hearthstones of
whose hospitable Gormans the fires of Dem
\ ocracy have been kept alive by such men as
the venerable John Ritter of " Adler , the late
lamented Muhlenburg, and the worthy sons
of these illustrious stres. It was my good
luck to witness an argument of Wm. Strong
in the court, and I can say of a truth that
few men possess more gift of finished ora
tory than ho. Hon. J. Gluncy Jones who
succeeds Mr. Strong in Congress, is also a
man of talents and sterling radical Democra
cy, and resides in this city.
Next we roach the Quaker City and least
at the fare of McKibben's Merchants' Hotel.
The city, as all know, contains more of
wealth and wretchedness, charlatanry and
cleverness, baseness and benevolence, piti
ful, quakery and pretty Quaker girls than a
casual visiter can describe. I was pi eased
to attend the great Union meeting, and every
true American must have enjoyed the pro
ceedings, as patriotic and appropriate
The project of consolidating the City and
county Districts scarcely fiuds as much fa
vor as at first. At present the Democrats
feel sure of carrying the county which gives
them 11 members of the Legislature, and
two Senators, while the Whigs feel equally
as certain of the rule in the City. If the
two are consolidated, the politics of the whole
will be doubtful. Besides, it is now said '
that the police bill of last winter will secure
about as much salely to life and property as
can be insured to that great festering sore of
the body politic—a crowded city.
The Democrats of the county are a gal
lant and well organized party. They have
manifested this in their selection of such.
Senators as Messrs. Fernon and Forsyth,
gentlemen who do honor to their station and
parly rather than drew lustre fiora them.
The members of the lower House 100 are
good men, and of such practical minds and
habits as best fits men for legislators. Moet
of them are mechanics.
If you go with us on a rural excursion,
you will find a little in each town which is
worthy ot note. Norristown can boast of its
venerable court-house, and of a steady, se
date people Mr. McNair, the new mem
ber of Congress m this District resides here,
at his otium cum dignitate. lie fully illustrates
the American character—a self made man
who has arisen to the enjoyment of popular
ity and respect, and now, in middle life, has
turned his attention to the practice of law,
and is preparing for his admission to the bar,
of which he has every prospect of soon be
coming a prominent member. His election
to Congress in that doubtful district is cer
tainly a handsome and merited compliment.
We come next to Wdow Grove, a beauti-1
ful watering place between Philadelphia and
Doylestown. Mr. Heck's new Hotel, now
being built, illustrates tho business done
here, containing some 60 rooms. The place
is at least one ot sufficient note to have bad
honorable visits from Mrs. James Gordon
Bennett of New York ; and the peculiarities
ot her habits will long be fresh in the mem
ory of the good people here, and furnish
fine gossip for the ladies.
Travelling from here westward into Upper
Dublin, we come into a most beautiful
country—fertile soil, magnifheent scenery,
and country-seats of splendor and fine taste.
Among the substantial farmers of this region
is Dr. Jones the repulican Senator from this
district.
On our route toward Doylestown we get
into the beautiful iittle village of Hatborough,
and here we may tarry for a moment to
enjoy the friendly hospitality of O. P. Fretz
Esq., a gentlemanly and energetic young
merchant, who has now become a member
of our stale legislature. You see that peo
ple here don't send quite as many lawyers to
make laws for tkemttlvu as do some regions
of the state.
What Doylestown lacks in sizo, it makes
up la the beauty and neatness of its build
ings, and for a Pennsylvania village, none
can boast of more attention to ornamental -
gardening and shrubbery. The Court house
of stone is a handsome and convenient
building, considering that it was built, as
long ago as 1812. Doubtless the ablest
member of the Doylestown bar is Hon.
Thomas Ross, the present member of Con
gress from this District, whose fearless stand
in favor of the Fugitive Slave law best il
lustrates his character. Judge Chapman of
the Delaware and Chester District also re
sides here, and his name is now prominent
for '.he Jttdgship in this District if he desireß
it. Miss Emma Pike was lecturing upon
her favorite science of Mnemonics, and she
taught the natives here as much as she a few
years ago instructed those of your town.
Whether her profits here were equal to those
at Bloomsburg deponent sailh not. Certain
ly, she created quite a sensation.
The country around Doylestown is filled
with hospitable, substantial farmers, and
this agricultural character it is which keeps
the town from growing as rapidly as some
manufacturing places. So it is not the popu
lation of 1000 in the town, but the farmers
of the neighborhood who support the 6 well
conducted newspapers of Doylestown. But
the farmers of Bucks arc of far different
energy and industry from those of your
neighborhood, and the latter might learn
many a valuable lesson here. At this point
then lot us rest our pan.
PLYMOUTH.
A sample of the Western Towns.
Ohio is hardly now to bo included in
what is known as the West, since the Yan
kee pioneers have gone so far beyond what
was a few years ago the utmost borders of
Wgiterii civilization. But to show how en
lerprize is at work even in Ohio, we give
the lollowing statistics of the business done
within one year in a model town, Plymoth.
Richland county, Ohio, a place of 1000 in
habitants. Iti three months, from Ist Au
gust to Ist November, 165,500 bushels of
Wheat were shipped from the place, a
veraging 72j cents per bnshel and so
worth $119,987,50. Wool per year avera
ging 65,000 lb. avr. 30c $19,500,00. Pork,
per yer averaging, 200,000 lb. avr. IJc 5,-
500,00. Beef, per year averaging, 100,000!b
avr. 2£c $2,500,00. Clover Seed per year
averaging, 2000 Bush. s3} $7,000. Timo
thy Seed per year averaging 2000 Bush. S2J
$5,000,00. Dried fruit, per year averaging
3000 Bush. Si $3,000,00. Flax Seed per
year averaging 500 Bush., $1 $500,00. But
ter per year averaging 60,000 lb. avr. 9c $5,-
400,00. Total $168,387,50.
Tho above named Town contains 6
Stores, which sell about $125,000 worth
Merchandise per year. One Drug Store, 2
Shoe and 3 Clothing Stores, 3 Groceries, 1
bakery, 1 Public House, 1 Presbyterian, 1
Methodist, 1 Lulherian and 1 Baptist Curch,
1 Academy, in which all is taught prepara
tory to Entring College, one Odd Fellows
Hall, one Hall Sons of Temperance, 2 large
Tin Ware factories, one foundry, one Car
riage maker shop, 2 Butchers, 2 Cabinet
makers, one Silver Smith, 4 Tailor Shops,
one Candle factory, 6 Doctors, 2 Dentists,
and two Lawyers. These statistics, are kind
ly furnished us by an emigrant from this
region who our thaeks for his friendly at
tention.
U. S. Senator in Northern t'enneylvanta*
R. VV. WEAVER Esquire.
SIR. I have noticed in your valuable
sheet of December sth an article, which
goes to show the number of United States
Senators, and their locations in the different
Sections of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vaoia. since the organization of our nation
al Government, which plainly proves that
Northern Pennsylvania has not had that
justice meeted out to her which she deservs
es. Northern Pennsylvania, one solid Dem
ocratic field em bracing gallant little Mon
roe on the east Centre on on the South west,
and Warren on the North west, wherein is
included, Wayne and Pike, almost unani
mous in their Democracy, and not a spot in
the whole-territory darkened by any thing
but Democracy. Now if we bad not the
man there would be some excuse for such
injustice, but was it not Northern Pennsyl-y
vania that saved (he amended constitution
of 1838 ? VOX POPULy
Important I.aw. /
The following section of an act plsfeed
April 26, 1850, exempts monies at interest
from taxation for township aud borough pur
poses : A
"That hereaftor no law of this Commdn
wealth rendering monies owing by solvent
debtors liable to be assessed and taxed for
any puipose, shall be construed and held to
make the same liable to be assessed and
taxed for borough and township purposes;
but the same shall be exempt from any
charge, tax, or assessment, for any such pur
poses: Provided, that iiothing in thisact con
tained shall be held to apply to any case in
which such taxes have been heretofore actu
ally assessed and paid."
THIEF.—A tall, good looking black whis
kered man, who registered his name as "E.
C. Smith, New Yoik," slopped at Craig's
Allentown Hotel, one day last week, and re
mained over night. The next morning sev
eral of the boarders missed small sums of
money, aud suspicion fortunately resting up
on the aforesaid worthy, before he had time
to decamp, ho was caught in one of the
chambers by Mr. Craig, who compelled him
to deliver up the ill-gotten change. His
mode of operations must have been to go
round the rooms after the boarders had got
asleep, and pick their pockets. In one in
stance, a gexlletnau who stopped over night
had about S3 taken from his pantaloons poc
ket, and three centi deposited in their stead.
Not a losing exctiange for the thief I—Allen
town Democrat.
Incendiary Sentenced.
Harrisburg, Dec. 6,—Our Court of Quarter
Sessions to-day refused a new trial to young
Milligan, who was convicted last week of
burning the Bridge over the Susquehanna at
Clark's Ferry. He was then sentenced to
three years hard laboi in the the County
Prison, being the extent ol the law.
Meeting of the Standing Committee.
IN pursuance of notice, the Democratic
Standing Committee of Columbia County,
met at the Court House, in Bioomsburg, on
Monday the 9th of December, 1850.
JOHN H. QUICK, Esq., was called to the
Choir, and Col. H. R. KLINE, chosen Secre*
tary.
On motion it was Resolved, That we deem
it highly necessary that an early nomination
should now be a Demooratio can
didate for
the deceased member, who lately represent
ed this Distsict: and that we recommend to
our brethren of Luzerne and Wyoming to
send Conferees to make such nomination at
such time and place as may be hereafter
designated.
Resolved, That Charles Kahler and Issac S.
Monroe, Esq's., be Congressional Conferees
to represent Columbia county in the Confer
ee Convention, which shall make the Dem
ocratic nomination for Congress for the short
term, and that they have power to delegate
substitutes.
Resolved, That these Conferees are hereby
instructed to support by their vo'e and influ
ence, the nomination of WESLEY ROAT, of
Columbia, as a reliable and firm Democrat,
devoted by every energy to his political faith
and meriting, by his fixed political character
the full confidence and earnest support ot
the true Democracy of this Congressional
District.
Resolved, That the Fugitive Slave Bill pas
sed at the last session of Congress, is a pa
triotic adherence to the letter and spirit of
our National Constitution, and an act of
wisdom and sound goliay, which the people
of this county, in ouf sense, desire to see
sustained, and wo therefore, urge, that ouf
Congressional Conferees aid to instruct the
Democratic nominee for Congress to sustain
that law by his vote in the National Legisla
ture.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the officers and pub
lished in the Democratic papors of this Con
gressional District JOHN H. QUICK
President.
Attest, H. R. KLINE, Secr'y.
What Pennsylvania Wants "Repealed."
The following was one of the resolutions
passed at the Philadelphia Union Meeting :
Resolved, That so much of the Act of As
sembly of Pennsylvania as forbids any otfi
cers of the Commonwealth from giving ef
feol to any act of Congress respecting per
sons escaping from service in other States,
and provides penalties for taking cognizance
or jurisdiction of the case of any such fugi
tive, ought to be at tire earliest possible mo
ment repealed.
The same subject was agitated in the
Pennsylvania Legislature last session, and
strange to say was allowed to remain in slat
ue quo. We cordially and heartily endorse
the recommendation of the meeting, and
hope one of the first acts of the coining Le
gislature will be to REPEAL all laws, in any
way conflicting with the practical operations
of the fugitive slave bill They are clearly
unconstitutional and never should Ifave been
passed. Repeal them, we say, at once. So
says the Easton Ajgus.
IBPORTS AND EXPORTS. —The following
gives tho aggregate of imports and exports of
the United States, for the fiscal year ending
June 30th, 1850:
Total Imports including $4.628.792
j specie $187,217,575
Exports (Domestic) including
$2,046,679 149,946,912
" (Foreign) $5,476,315 14,951,808
Total Exports, exclusive of specie 144,112 169
Imports ofspecie from California 9,081,250
i " " Foreign Countries 4,628,791
The increase of imports and exports over
the previous year is equal to $43,000,000.
I WHO SHALL DECIDE WHEN JUDGES DISAGREE 7
1 —ln the Supremo Court of Pennsylvania, at
Pittsburg, Chief Justice Gibson delivered an
opinion in a case where a Railroad Compa
ny took a man's house from him for the pur
pose of laying the rails on it? site. The de
cision was in favor of the power assumed
by the Company. Judge Coulter dissented
from this opinion, and said that a man's
horn* should be and should not be
taken by a private corporation against the
owner's consent, unless where the public
safely rdTTTTuti-ly rrfjTtmd
/ Fire at Ilazletom^^^.
The large fine Hotel of Mr. Brittain, >al
llazleton, that oost we understand about
SB,OOO, was entirely destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night of last week, together
with several small buildings adjacent. The
property was insarfd in the Lycoming Mu
tual Insurance Company. A gentleman of
Beaver Meadow, informs us that the Furni
ture was nearly all burned, or destroyed in
theVttempt to save it.— PotlsvUh Emporium.
ev. if. Kuthrautl, late Castor of the)
Lutheran Congregations in Lewisburg and in
Milton, we learn has changed his residence
to Andesville, Pesry-eounty, Pa., in which
neighborhood he has taken charge of sever
al Congregations.
tJV A young man named John Lewis, ar
rested by tne Sherift of this county last
week, near Easton, charged with horsesteal
ing and jail breaking near Binghampton, N
Y. recently, broke from the jail of this coun
ty yesterday morning. He was promptly
pursued, caught and re-lodged in his previ
ous quarters.— Wilkesbarre Farmer.
The Georgia Election.
Augusta, Dec. 3.—The results of eighty
five counties*tn the State have been ascer
tained. Only twenty disunionists have been
elected to the Convention. They are from
four counties.
The Fugitive Slave Law.
Honesdale, Pa. Defl. 3.—A number of pe
titions are being circulated here for signa
tures, praying Congress to repeal the Fugi
tive Slave Law. They are very freely sign
ed. •
BP* In the Diary of John Adams, just pub
lished, ia I the following entry ."27—30.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. All
spent in idleness, or, which is worse, gallant
ing the girls."
W The Sujjivan Eagle is to be revived.
From the Danville Democrat.
CENSUS OF MONTOUR COUNTY.
1850 1840
■I
Danville. (new) 3302 ) 1097
Mahoning, 867 ltf *'
Valley, 760 * 638
Liberty, 1232 1329
Limestone, 763 646
Derry, 853 )
Anthony, (new) 956 J
♦Franklin, (new) 1000 (estimated)
tßoaiing Creek, • 2000 " 1842
fMadtson. 1255 1700
fW. Hemlock (new) 193
1 Cooper, " 312
13,493
* Frank'in township, in 1840, was a part
of Caltawissa township, in Columbia co.
t P art of Roariitg Creek forms a new tp.,
in Columbia county.
| Madison has been divided since|lß4o, by
the new county act, and a part of it still re
mains in Colnmbia county.
f West Hemlock is part of Hemlock in Col
umbia county.
If Cooper is part of Montour township.
CENSUS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
1850 1840
Bloom. 3122 1774
♦Cattawissa, 1143 2160
Maine, (new 581
fMiffiin, 1024 2143
Beaver, (new) 672
Briar Creek, 1091 1
Berwick, 486 j
JCenire, (new) 1019
Orange, 1077 843
Fishing Creek, 1110 902
Sugarloaf, 1316 934
Jackson, 374 265
Greenwood, 1260 1217
Mt. Pleasant, 708 609
(new) 712
1 Montour, 399 809
H Hemlock, 1087 957
llßoaringcreek, (new) 519
17,700
* Franklin township, in Montour county,
has been taken from Cattawissa since 1840,
also parts of Maine.
t Beaver township and part of Maine have
been takes from Mifflin since 1840.
t Centre in 1840 waa part of Bloom and
Briar Creek.
i Madison is a portion of Madison in Mon
tour county.
I Cooper township, in Montour county, has
been taken from Montour.
{} West Hemlock in Montour county, was
part of this township in 1840.
II Part of Roaring Creek in Montour co.
The whole population of Colum
bia and Moutour counties in 1340
was 34,246
Present pop. of Montour 13,493 ) „
do do Columbia 17,700 J Jl ii9d
Making the in. in Col. co since 1840, 6,947
The increase since 1840 in Mahoning tp ,
which then comprised the botough of Dan
ville, is 2242, and that of Bloom tp., 1348,
making an aggregate of 3590 in these two
townships alone, which comprises more
than one half of the increase of the whole
county.
The only tp., in the county, which has de
creased since 1840, is Liberty. This is ow
ing to the stoppage of the Liberty Furnace.
Population oi Towns In Columbia Coun
ty June Ist, 1850.
Bioomsburg, 1524
Cattawissa, 565
Light Street, (abont) 500
Espvtown, 247
Buckhorn, 132
Berwick, 486
Orangeville, 368
Mitfiinville, 297
Rohrsburg, 80
Population of Towns in Montour Coun
ty, June Ist, 1850.
Danville, 3302
Jerseytown, 131
Wasningtonvilie, 178
Moorsburg, 103
BP" Montour County is now in full blast
for all practical purposes. The P.othonotary
and the Register and Recorder opened their
Books on last Monday. The bond of the
sheriff has been taken, recorded and for
warded to Hariisburg, and his Commission
expected every day. The Commis
siotiers Board has been organized for some
time past. The new Treasurer will enter
upon the duties of his office on tbe first of
nexl January—so that the whole machinery
of uie new County is now in full operation
—bamvxlle Democrat.
THE Danville and Pottsville Railroad, is to
be sold by the Sheriff', on the 28th inst., at
the Court House in Sunbury, in accordance
with an Act of the Legislature, passed last
winter. This road will doubtless fall into
the hands of a new company, and will be
extended to Pottsville in a few years, which
will be an important connection with Phil
adelphia. It will also be of great advantage
to those owning coal beds near Sunbury.
17 Col. W. H. Huttor, the able editor of
the Easton Argus, has been appointed by
the United Stateß Circuit and District Jud
ges, a Commissioner under the Fug live
Slave Law.
ROBBERY. —We are informed that the
Woolen Factory of Messrs. Rogers & Broth
er, in this vicinity, was entered by thieves a
few evenings since, and cloths, &0., to the
amount of some 275 taken therefrom.—Ber
wick Telegraph.
17 A jury in Montgomery county were
out four days and three nights, without be
ing able to agree, upon a verdict.
17 Hon. Alfred Gtlmore, M. 0. from th e
Butler district in this sta'e, has married a la
dy in Maine.
17 The Wost Chester Republican lakes
ground in favor of Sam Houston as the defti
ocratic candidate for President.
StuNoa BLITZ, the unrivalled Magician is
said to be worth 245,600.
Meeting of the Democratic Standing Com
mittee or Wyoming Co.
At a Meeting of the Democratic Standing
Committee of Wyoming county, held in
pursuance of Public Notice, at the Court
House in Tunkhainock, on Saturday the
17th inst., the following named members of
the Committee were present:
Tunkhannock borough—Samuel Stark, 2d.
Chairman.
Tunkhannock township—Washington Stano
bury.
Lehmen—Joseph L. Meeker.
! Braintrim—T.Thornton.
Windham.—Thos. J. Wright.
Mehoopany—Jno. W. Dennison.
j Monroe—J. W. Bishop.
Eaton—Forbs Lee.
Exeter—Thomas Hadley.
Northmoreland—Wm. T. Terry.
Falls—Daniel Dailey.
The Committee being called to order, W.
Stansbury was chosen Secretary, When on
motion, the following persons were substitu
ted in the place of those absent.
! Nicholson—Andrew Gordinier.
Clinton—Chas. L. Jackson.
Forkson—John G. Spaulding.
When on motion of C. L. Jackson, it was
Resolved, That the Committee proceed to
nominate a candidate for Congress, to supply
the vacancy caused by the death of the Hon-
Chester Butler.
Dr Jno. W. Dennison, nominated Jno.
Brisbin, and on the vote being taken he was
unanimously nominated as a candidate for
Congress.
On motion of Andrew Gordinier, Esq.,
Wm. M. Piatt, and R. R. Little, Esqrs., were
appointed Congressional Conlerees, to meet
with the Conferees from Luzerne, Columbia,
and Montour counties, at such time and
place as may be fixed upon, for the purpose
of putting in nomination a candidate for
Congress.
On motion of Samuel Stark. 2d., the fol
lowing resolutions were unanimously adop
ted :
Resolved, That we deeply deplore the e*
istence of the divisions and dissenlions in
the Democratic Party ot this Congr essionaJ
District, which have repeatedly defeated the
candidates of our party, and thai we earnest
iy entreat our brethren in the q;hor counties
of the diftrict to forget the pasA differences
and unanimously unite i:i the election of the
Democratic candidate.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
Committee, the candidate at this time, should
be conceded to this County. During the
whole period of our connection with this
disrrict, we have not had a candidate, nor
have we claimed one, and having on all oc
casions, acted in good faith towards our sis
ter counties, we trust they will have no hes
itancy in giviitg the nomination to tho man
of ourchoioe.
Resolved, That in presenting lo our sister
counties, the name of John Rrisbin, Esq.,
we do it with perfect confidence, that it will
meet th-eir approbation. Fresh from the
ranks of the people, never having sought for
offioe--a working democrat, and a man
whose ability to fill the station for which we
have nominated him with credit to himself,
an d advantage to his constituents, no one
can question.
Resolved, That the Conferees this dhy ap.
pointed, be, and lb oy aro hereby instructed
to vote for, and use all honorable means in
their power, in the Congressional Confer
ence, to procure the nomination of John
Brtebin, Esq., as a candidate for Congress.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the officers,, and pub
lished in all the democratic papers of this
Congtessional District.
SAMUEL STARK, fctCK'n
W. STANSBURV, Sec.
From the Eatton Argvt.
The Tariff.
We have no hope that the granting of any
favors to the federal iron men,, by the demo
cratic party, would at all soften their feel
ings towards its measures or its candidates,
and in recommending any change, v\*e would
be governed by higher and better motives.
The democratic party has never had the
least desire to injure any of the great inter- j
ests of Pennsylvania, and the opposition
that those interested in the iron tiade, have
encountered, was brought upon them by
tbeir own injudicious and we may say, infa
mous conduct. The policy of our party has
always been lo extend adequate protection '.o
all branches of industry—Commerce, Agri -
culture and Manufactures—unequal pririli
ges to none. And this is our policy still.
We would not consent to depart one iota
from the stand we have taken, if every fed
eral lion master in Pennsylvania would
promise to turn democrat. The day for
h.'h tariffs has gone by. The people of
this pge of progress have decided, repeated
ly, that no such an anti-republican and anti
democrat measure shall over again disgrace
our statuto books, and the manufactures
must not expeot it. The tarifl* of 1846 has
proved itself an efficient revenue measure,
and the receipts of (ho United States Treas
ury from customs alone, have increased to
the enormous amount of $50,000,000. When
such are the facts, known to every body,
and when there is a growing disposition
among the mass of the people to favor not
ouly a low tariff, but free trade itself, we
Would not for one moment consent to an in
crease in favor of one branch, at the expense
of the other.
COOGRESSIONAI.. —We publish to-day the
proclamation fcr a spocial Congressional
election, and also the proceedings jf the
Standing Committee choosing conferees and
instructing for Mr. Roat of this county. This
is fully merited by that gentleman's political
steadfastness; and those of his frienda who
remember his participation iu the Williams
port convention, and his efforts therefor the
nomination of Mr. Morrison will be well
gratified with this compliment. ,
MRS. WEIMER, we understand has been
appointed Post Mistress at Northumberland
in tho place of Mrs. Boyd, resigned.
BERKS COCNTT. —The census returns of all
the boroughs and lowaships, except Earl and
Pike, and including the city of Reading,
show, in the aggregate the following popula
tion;—77,lßß. The whole county had in
1840 a total population of 64,869.
The late Mrs. Glcnny, of Cincinnati, a
great wit as well as a very lovely woman,
being asked by one of her numerons admi
rers, why she was called the Great Western,
ropliod, "Because I have so many flalt in
toyr."
TAXING TUB NORTH. —The Governor of
Virginia, in his message, recommends a tax
upon all products of non-slaveholding States
offered for sale in Virginia.
THE MARYLAND STATE CONVENTION.—An
napoIis, Dec. 6 —Nothing of moment trans
pired before the Convention to-day. A res
olution in favor of the Legislature holding
biennial sessions, was adopted.
j 0T The Republic is out with an article in
favof pf reducing Postage to two cents, for.
all distances— ui? same ? be pre-paid.
The lately arrived steamship from" Califor
ma brought letters from the emigrants known
here and among others, one from ouryoung
friend John D. Petriken, Esq., bringing some
of "the dust," to attest that he is yet in the
land of living.
W Gen. McDowell's stolen goods are '
not recognized among those lately found in
the western corner of this country in the
hands of suspicious character.
ANOTHER SCIENTIFIC WONDER ! PEPSIN,
the True Digettive Fluid, or Qaetric Juice / A
great Dyspepsia Curer, prepared from Ren
net, or the fourth Stomach of the Ox, after
direction of Baron Liebig, the great Physi
ological Chemist, by J. S. Houghton, M. D.,
No. 11 North Eich(h Street, Philadelphia,
Pa. This is a truly wonderful remedy for
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver Com
plaint. Constipation, and Debility, curing
after Nature's own method, by Nature's own
agent, the Gastnc Juice. See Advertisement
in another column.
MARRIED.
At Mauch Chunk, on Monday December
9ih, by Rev. Peter Russel, Mr. JACOR M.
ARMSTRONG ol Philadelphia and Miss
EVELINE THORNTON of Bloomsburg.
I F The happy twain have our best prayers
for a long and uninterrupted enjoyment' of
their new lifes happiness.
fn Berwick, on the 23d of October
the Rev. J IF. Worrell, Mr. MARCUS HOCH, to
Miss ANNA ROMICH, both of the abovo place.
DIED.
Near Cattawissa, on Wednesday night of
last week, ANDREW CLARK M'KELVY
of this place, aged about 23 years.
IT IS with sad heart we note the death of
this esteemed friend of our youthful cortt
i paniotiship—a young man of alt the most
generous and modest virtues of life—but
nay, we cannot write those now—and can
never tell (horn half so well as they are in
delibly written on the friendly remembrance
of every one around us. Even now as we
write, a letter is before us from one of the
friends oi those other mere joyous years,
who ih his busiest, hour does not forget to
ask in merry mood to hear of "CLARK."
Little will lie think to heai that one of those
fond familiar faces he shall see no more
when he ooraes to see us "all" as he prom
ises —Many of the choice young friends of
( those days have gono from here, but this
one has gone to his long home never to re
torn. This the first decease in that fra
ternal band of halcyon yore, and now who
shall follow next, and who bo left to tho
last ?
Knowing the deceased as it was our good,
lot to know h we cannot refrain from this
humble tribute to the memories of his vir
tues and worth. Of him it may of a truth,
be said
"Nono kuew him but to love him,
None named him but to praise."
When the friend of all men dies these are
many mourners; and now the family of the
deceased'can only be consoled in their sad
bereavement by the great Ja good Ali-father
above who tempers the wind tu 'ho shorn
iamb.
In Greenwood tp., on the 24ih of Novem
ber, Mr, ANDREW IKCLER, in the 7.Bth. year of
his ago.
In Valley towußhip. Montour county, on
Tuesdav Dec. 3d, of dropsy, Mr. JAMES PHIL.-
IPS, in the 25th year of his age.
In Mill Hall, on the 25th ult, at the resi
dence of hei son, R. G. Hutchison, Mrs.
JANE HUTCHISON, aged about 80 years.
On Saturday, 30th of November, in Hol
leuback township, Luzerne co., Mrs. ELIZA
RETII SOMBER, aged 35 years.
On the night of Saturday the 30th Nov., in
Centre townshipr Mr. JOHN HESS, aged 74
years.
On Monday evening, Dec. 2d, in Beaver
township, MARV, infant daughter of Charles
Fisher, aged 2 mouths.
PUBLIC SALE.
In pursuance of an order of the Court of
Common Pleas of Columbia County on Sat
urday the Eleventh day of January, next, at
10 o clock in the forenoon, Hiram U. Kline,
Committee of Mathias Kline a lunatic ot
Orange township, in said County, will Ex
pose to sale by public Vendue, at the house
of Richard Brewer in Orangeville, certain
OtfE HUNDRED ACRES
of the Real Estate of said lunatio, to be cut
ofT from (he East east end of the hill farm
in Orange Township, (by survey prior to the
day ot sale) to adjoin lands of James Ever
ett, Hedry Delong, Jesro Brunstetler and
Joseph Richart, now of the Estate of said
lunatic, situato in the Township of Orange
and County aforesaid.
Terms made known at sale.
JACOB EYKRLY Protk'm.
Dloomsburg, Dec. 6th 1850.
CAUTION
ALL persons are hereby cautioned against
paying any money due me to Benjamin S.
Gilmore as he is not authorised to receive
any claims, due either to me on iudividual
account or on the late firm of Weaver & Gil
moro, the hooks of the firm having been as
signed to ma. R. W. WEAVER,
Blootnsbuig Dec. 12th 1850.