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JL. W. WEAVEK EDITOR.
Blooiusburg, Thursday, Jan. Jf, 1
DEMOCRATIC EOMKIT/f EE.
•Th DerowMatic Standing Committee of
"Columbia countyare req- jeßte j t0 meet a ,
the Court-house in 810 jfiisburg on Saturday
tho 25th day of Janv, ary nextj nt , o<c|ol.fc 0 < c | ol .fc
-P M, for the purpose of electing delegates
To represc. i thia county and Senutoiial dis
triot in the Democratic Judicial convention ol
the Slate to be held in June next, and for la
king suoh measures as niay be deemod best
fot the permanent success of tho Democratic
party
HIRAM R. KLINE
Chairman.
Bloomsbuvg, Jan 20th, 1851.
Another Speck of Camsronlsm.
At the regular annual Democratic conven -
tion ot Berks county held last fall, a resolu
. tion was passed instructing the mbmbers of
the Legislature then nominated Tto voto a
gainsl J-'iraon Cameron for United States Sen
ator in the Democratic caucus. A few
•' reeks ago a little town meeting gathered in
Reading to make provision and arrangements
for holding the State Convention there. Hon.
E. B. Hubley presided, and the names of
eleven other persons appear as participants
in the meeting. At the close of thft procee
dings a resolution was adopted declaring the
anti-Cameron resolution" of last fall's con
veh'.ion "unwise and unpolitic," rescinding
the instructions, (modest indeed!) and au
thorizing the Berks county members to vote
as they plcasea.
This little incident needs no commentary
from us. Our readers will remember that a
yenCago we repeatedly declared Mr. l/übley
was the Cameron candidate for Canal Com
missioner, and proved tho fact by
inents at Williamsport, where Cameron,
Best &Co , were into the dirty work of a
gain deluding the people. The proceedings
of the Beading meeting bring new proof.
CHEAP POSTAGE. —There seems now to be
every probability of tho accomplishment of
this desirable objec'. The bill passed the
House of Representatives, at Washington,
on Friday last, by t vote of 130 to 70. There
is no doubt but that tho House bill will be
sanctioned by the Senate. The bill directs
that the postage hereafter shall bo as foliow:
—Ou letters, irrespective of distance, weigh
ing half an ounce, three cents; and every
additional half ounce, or fraction of half
otttieo, to he charged three cents additional.
On primed matter of no greater weight than
two ounces, one cent is '.o bo charged;
bound books, weighing no more than thirty
ounces, to be deemed mailable matter.
Newspapers, delivered within the Slate, are
to pay Halt of the foregoing rates. No pos
tage is to be charged ou newspapers deliver
ed within the couuty in which '.'nay are pub
lislicd, nor Within thirty miles of the place
of publication; aiul a deduction ofnifty per
cent on the postage of magazines is to be
mado when it is pre paid. Tr. order lo fur
'nish convenient corn "for post office purposes,
•three cent pieces, to bo composed of three
fourths silver and one fourth copper, are to
bo mado at tho mint, to counterfeit which
will be putrkhed by fine and imprisonment.
United Statea Senator.
The following was tho vote for United
States Senator iu the Legislature on joint
ballot.
Richard Broadhead 76 Townsetid Haines 1
Alex. E.Brown It Dr Win Darlington 1
A W I.ooinis 12 Thos While 1
Geo Chambers 3 John Dickey 2
John Sergeant 4 A Stewart 1
James Pollock 2 David Wilmot 1
S A Purviance 4 C W Pitman 1
T. M'Kennan 4 John Allison 1
Samuel Calvin 1 I> M Smyser 1
Necessary to a choice, 66.
Mr. Proadhead was then declared duly
elected United States Senator from the 4th
of March nsxt, when the Convention ad
journed.
PHILADELPHIA COUNTERFEITERS. —Six wo
men and two men were arrested in New
i York, on Friday last, for passing oounterfeit
10's of the Miners' Bank of Pottsville. They
ore supposed to be Philadelphians, and their
names of Sarah Wood, alias Green, Ann
Kelly, Jane Wilson, HavannaMower, Mary
McCready, Et.ieline Wiener, Charles Wis
tier and Manefie.'d Wood. A man calling
himself Benj. Drafie, supposed to belong to
the same gang, was arrested the same night.
SHOCKING DEATH.—MR- Ludwick Albright,
iu Alamance-county, Va., came lo a shock
ing death on the 24tii Hit- He had been
drinking frosty, and was left seated before
the fite. After about an hour, one of his
eons returning, found him lying upon his
face, with his head and shoult-'ers in the fire,
and dead. His head wae nearly consumed,
and his liandf dropped off at the wrist upon
his being lifted up.
READING- —Tho Reading Gazette is urging
tho necessity of providing a night police in
that oily. Reading contains 16;000 inhabitants
and io:no such sstablihuient seems necessa
ry to preserve the p-ace of tho city and prop
erty from pi'lage.
fW In the Ohio Mr, Pardee
gave notice of his intention 19 introduce a
bill authorizing eaou ami •very pe.'son in the
State to beoome incorporated to oarry PO any
.and every lawful business.
XMT Notice is given that a Union meeting
-willbe held iu New Berlin, Union county,
on Tuesday February 18th. Gen. Woi. F.
Fpcker and Hon. James Pollock aro lo be
present.
LAGER BEER.— Mr. Charles Malchin of
Danville is about to commence the manu
facture pf the celebrated Ledger Beer.
Corrupondence of tie Star.
FROM If ARRISBTJ KG.
Harrisburg Jan 15th, 1851.
The smoke of the Senatorial contest has
now so cleaned up that we can begin to see
'ho scorobed and wounded. It is hard to
ted 'who is licked for nobody seems to .con
fess a discomfiture. The fishy fellows who
smell much of the stench of legislative bo
rers hic-cup and swear they are satisfied so
that Woodward is not Senator, while the in
! tlexibles are content to see Simon of the
Bank defeated. ~
The result was brought about by the tin
fortunate indiscretion of some of Mr. Fos
ter's friends. They went to Philadelphia
and procured a heap of abusive handbills to
defeat Judge Woodward, which thoy laid
tipon the members debks on Monday. It
was tho old stale charge o' Native-Ameri
canism, from which that faction itself best
vindicated Judge Woodward in 1845 when
the representatives of the one idea refused
to vote for him, and when he declined to ac
cept a nomination from them which would
huve elected him. It seems Btrangu that
men of confessed intelligence cannot dis
criminate between the honest annuticiatiou
of a correct political idea, and the distortion
of it to base, fanatical and partizan purpos
es. But it ig enough to say that the mem
bers from Philadelphia generally feared to
vote for Woodward, although he was in
fact the first choice of most of them. Mr.
Souder, after the fourth ballot, did vote for
Woodward.
The indiscretion of some of Mr. Foster's
friends no doubt defeated him, for he him
self is a gentleman of high character, and
deserved-a better fate.,
Judge Black conducted himself finely
through the contest. But the fray is over.
The principles ard wholesome usages of
the parly are vindicated, and a good man
elected over tho plots and corruption of bold,
bad men. Allow me to add that when '.he
committee from the caucus went after the
absentees they found several closeted with
Cameron in a pitiful little caucus of disor
ganization and mischief. It is every where
here cpenly declared that 8-6,000 wars on
Monday evening offered for one more vole
to bolt from tne caucus nominee. A Dent
ocrat of good character who; it was sup
posed, could carry a few more Temocrals
than Cameron himself was appealed to be
a disorganizing candidate and promised
Whig support, but he scorned the offer. On
ly otte man could be found in caucus who
ventured to vote for Cameron—Mr Dobbins
of Schuylkill. But tho game of the trick
slers was all iu vain, ami yesterday the re
creant and reckless minions of the money
charges sneaked to their seats and obeyed
tho voice of the party which they had des
pised.
The members from Columbia voted for
Woodward throughout, and be in fact re
ceived the solid vote of the North. *
10-day the Governor sent to the Senate
the nomination or James Po Hock to be Pres
ident a.idge in your District, and ou motion
i ot Mr. Packer it was confirmed.
Mr. Buckaiew presented a petition from
John L. Watson of Danville an J others for
damages sustained on the North Branch ca
nal, and read a bill to authorise the Canal
Commissioners to assess the damages. The
bill passed at the present session iu relation
to the Danville Bridge Company is one au
thorising it to borrow money.
The repeal bill will pass the House seme
time next week. VINDEX.
I A WESTERN WINTER SCENE.— At St. Paul,
Minnesota, the Mississippi Iroze over on tno
4th of December. On the sth, says the Pi
oneer :
"From snnrise until almost noon, the peo
ple of St. Paul witnessed one of the most
superb solar exhibitions ever seen. Three
buns of brightness, and too dazzing for the
naked eye, apparently rose at once, in the
horizon, and the ground being covered with
•now, poured forth a dalugo of light, the
most intense wo ever beheld.
A stream of powerfully refracted rays was
blazing downward from the real sun of the
centre, like lite blazing beard of a fiery com
et, while on each side of the sun, like the
segments which forma parenthesis—thus( )
—hung a brilliant sun fog, with a focal
point in the centre of each, iuteusely lumi
nous, so that these two sane, the offspriug of
the true sun by refraction, shone in equal
splendor, ail in a row with their great father
of light.
NEW COUNTERFEITS. —There are counter
feit s'e of the Bank of Pittsburg, and also on
tl e relief re-issue of the Harrisburg Bank
iu circulation. The former is well executed
and well calculated to deceive, although the
signatures and filling up are badly done.—
The counterfeits ou the Harrisbujg differ
"re-issue" and the line above it is only half
as wide as the genuine. In the latter there
is an open space between the horns of the
cow on the back ground, whieh is not in the
counterfeit. The words behind the milk
maid are rough in the counterfeit—the me
dallion heads on the right are indistinct; but
those on the left are unusually good.—There
is in the genuine a space between the flow
er on the left hand and the line of small TIVE
—FIVE. In the counterfeit the flower touch
es both above and below. The bank issued
but SIO,OOO of these s's.
PHILADELPHIA DELEGATES. —W. L. Hirst,
Dr. T. J. P. Stokes, Francis Cooper, Cham
bers M'Kibben, Wm. A. Porter and Daniel
tlaviland have bean chosen Democratic del
egates to represent Philadelphia city in the
Harrisburg convenliou, with instructions for
Judge Campbell.
or \v e invite atteetion to the work upon
American History advertised in another col
umn of our paper. A eopy of the bonk
be in every republican family in A
mb'rica. <[<|
A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.— John B. G.'tUria,
Esq., the fjeiriocralio candidate for Mayor of
the city of Pittsburg, was elected on Monday
last, by about 400 majority. We congratu
late the oilizens of Pittsburg upon the selec
tion of so competent aid efiiciont an officer.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Conrt opened on last Monday afternoon.
The commission of Hon. JAMES POLLOCK as
President Judge was read by Mr. Comly
There was a full court and of course every
body was anxious to see the new Judge. So
far, ho has presided with a creditable digni
ty, and a manner that gained him many
friends in the public voice. The afternoon
was taken up in motions, reading petitions,
and matters of minor in teres!. But few ca
ses on the civil list were found ready for
trial. I.evi L Tate was appointed Foreman
of the Grand Jury. Eli Thorntqn court crier.
The report of viewers dividing Sugarloaf
township and erecting a new township to bo
called "Benton" camo up for final confirm
ation, and elicited some discussion. Com
ly and Weaver for the new township—Hur
ley and Montgomery against the division.
TUESDAY.—The business for the morning
commenced by the argument of an applica
tion fot the continuance of the case of the
Commonwealth vs Charles F. Mann et al.
at the head of the civil list. The case was
finally continued to April Term.
In the matter of the appointment of a
new county Commissioner in the place of
Mr. Yetter deceased, tho Court announced
that the Judges of the Quarter Sessions and
remaining county Commissioners had ap
pointed ISAIAH JOHN of Catlawissa township.
Ihe Grand Jury reported a true bill on an
indictment for larceny against John Adams.
In the matter of dividing Sugarloaf town -
ship, the court unanimously decided to con
firm the report of the Commissioners, and
to erect a new township out of Sugarloaf to
be called "Henton.''
AFTERNOON.—A jury was called in the
case of the Com. vs. Matthias Klino for for
nication and bastardy. Tho defence ftlied
upon the proof of an alibi. Tho prosecutrix
was very definite in fixiug the time and
place of the offence, and was contradicted
in portions of her evidence upon incidental
points. The jury on Wednesday morning re
turned a verdict of not guilty.
John Adams who was indicted for larceny
was called up for sentence. He plead guilt
y, and tho court Bantonood him lo a fine of
one dollar, the costs of prosecution that the
stolen property be restored and that the pris
oner undergo an imprisonment of 2 raonts
in the county jail.
WEDNESDAY. —Upon the two iudictmeuts
against Wni Robisou for assault and battery
with intent to kill and another indictment for
assault and battery, Mr. Bancroft asked for a
continuance of the prosecution to tho April
sessions. Mr. Comly resisted thj applica
tion quite stoutly, but after some argument
the cour decided to postpone tlic '.rial to the
April Sessions.
A jury was then called in the case of
James RiUenhousfl and John Thompson vs.
Barney Hole. This is an action of eject
ment for about 400 acres of land. Hurley
and Pleasants for plarntiff, Comly for defen
dant.
The indictment against the boys for a riot
at Mr. Rubison's in this town by boisterously
serae ad ing a wedding party was returned
not a true bill and the county for costs.
A new application for a quo warranto a
gainst Treasurer Levers has been made and
the writ directed to issue. It is upon the
ground of bis ncn residence in Columbia
county. •
PAINFUL APPREHENSION, —The newly elec
ted and popular Sheriff'of this county, left
home on Satu.day last under circumstances
calculated to increase th s fear that at the
lime, he was laboring under a temporary
aberration of mind. Hie numerous friends
would be much relieved lo learn that noth
ing serious has happened to him, particularly
as he was last heard of on the road to llar
risburg, a place at this season of the year,
dangeious to the constitution of the most har
dy.— Lycoming (Jazctte.
Missouri u. S. Senator.
Jefferson City, Jan. 20—We havo had
now altogether, 29 ballottings for U. S. Sena
tor, without a choice. Col. Thomas H. Ben
ton has been abandoned ; and Mr. Sims has
nominated a new candidate, Mr H. Hough.
The last ballot stood Hough, anti-Benton, 50
—Geyer, whig, 66—Benton, 38.
Election or State Treasurer.
Harrisburg, Jan. 20.—The members of the
Senate and House of Representatives met in
convention this day at noon, for the purpose
of electing a Slate Treasurer. The follow
ing iwthe result of thd first ballot: —John M.
Bickel, democrat, 73. Ner Middleswarib, 50-
Mr. Bickel was declared duly electod.
AN ADROIT THIEF.—A man residing near
Hulmeville, Bucks county, Pa., while travel
ling on the Milford road to market, a few
mornings since, before daylight, had his tail
board let down, and six bags of oats stolen
out of the back part of tho wagon, without
his boing aware of it.
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS. —Mr. Isaiah Jo
lin was yesterday sworn in as one of the
County Commissioners. He is a gentlemau
of the propor practical knowledge for the
office, and will make a good Com mission er.
OT We had a report a few days ago that
the repeal bill had passed tho House at Ha:-
risburg, but this has since been contradicted.
We suppose the bill has passed first reading
iu Committee of the whole.
EF (he appoin'roentv by the Canal Com
missioners at Harrisburg will bo made in a
few days more.
OT Sardinia would be a capital field for
the labors of our advocates of Women's
Rights." The women there are Allowed the
priviledge of doing all the work on railroads
—pay, fourteen cents a day.
GENTEEL PEOPLE.— The young lady who
lets her mother do the ironing, for fear of
spoiling her hands. The miss who wears
thin shoes on a rainy day; and tho young
gentleman who is ashamed to be seen walk
ing with his father.
A—l. ';„. i If. . A • ..
PROCEEDINGS OF DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS.
Held at the Capital on Monday afternoon and
. evening, Jan. 13 th, to nominate a umdidate
for United Statee Senator.
Caucus met at 2P. M. On motion of J.
Cessna, W. F. Packer, of the Senate was
called to the Chair, C. R. Buckalew of the
Senate, and R. jybpson)* of the House, Sec
retaries. The lOT was sailed, and sixty -aev
en members answered to their names, 14
from the Senate and 53 from the House.
SENATORS PRESENT.
Messrs. Bailey, Buckalew, Fernon, For
syth, Fulton, Guernsey, Hoge, Hugus, M'-
Caslin, Muhlenberg, Packer, Sanderson,
Shinier.
SENATORS ABSENT.
Frailey and Ives. Ives was reported sick.
MEMBERS PRESENT.
® Messrs. Benedict, Bigelow, Blair, Brindle,
Jos. Brown, Cassiday, Demers, Dobbins, Dor.
Lan, Dower, Dunn, Ely, Evans, (Berks,)
Feather, Fegely, Frctz, Gage, Gibbs, Good
win, Griilin, Guffey, Hague, Het.ry. Huplet,
JacKoon, Laughlin, Laury, Leet, Lilly, M'-
Curdy, M'Kean, M'Kee, M Reynolds, Mor
ris, Mowry, (Wyoming,) Olwinn, Patten,
Penniman, Reckbow, Reifsnyder, Rhey,
Rhoads, Riddle, Rißierts, Ross, ScoAeld,
Shull, Simpson, Skinner, Souder, Steward,
Thomas, Cessna, Speaker.
MEMBERS ABSENT.
Messrs. Freeman, (Independent,) Halde
mjin, Hemphill, J. B. Packer, Shugart
and Trone,
On motion of Mr. Leet, the following res
olutions were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, "That the members of this cau
cus hereby pledge themselves to sustain the
nominee for United States Senator, whoever
he may be."
Yeas and nays were taken on this resolu
tion.
On motion of Mr. Sanderson, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That a committee of five be ap
pointed immediately to invite those absent
anil entitled to be hew, to meet with ÜB, and
participate in making a nomination.
Mr. Pcnniman could see no necessity for
the tesolution ; sufficient notice had been
given, and those absent knew it.
Mr. Sanderson said that he was aware
that the usual call tnd notice for this caucus
bad been given, and did not suppose that
any Democratic member of the Legislature
ignorant of it. But the occasion was distin
guished outside, by extraordinary efforts to
defeat the elective objcot of the meeting—
that he need not alludo moro particularly to
these circumstances. He desired that the
absentees should know the earnestness he
felt"for our successful aud harmonious action
and our dependence on them for this result.
The course he proposed was conciliatory. It
would leavo no opportunity tor cavil; and
in the event of a defeat of our nomiuee, the
responsibility weutiUbon, b**yoml doult, re it
-,. i them
The resolution wes then agreed to, and
Messrs Sanderson, Baily, Cessna, Jackson
and Brindle, were appointed the Committee.
The Committee then proceeded to the dis
charge of tboir duties, the caucus suspend
ing business until their return. After some
time the Committee relumed, and the chair
man, Mr. Sanderson, reported, that the Com
mittee had an interview with Messrs. J. B.
Packer, Shugart, Ifemphil! and Ives, that Ma
Ives was confined to his room by indisjgJik
tion. The others declined participating in
this caucus—that diligent search and inquiry
was made for the other abseutees, Messrs.
Frailey, Trone, Leecn, Freeman, (indepen
dent,) and Ilaldeman—but none of them
were found.
Mr. Buckalew presented a communication
to tho caucus from Hon. Geo. W. Woodward
which was read.
j A motion was then made that tho caucus
j proceed to ballot for Senator, which was
! agreed to.
j Mr. Leet withdrew the namo of Hon. W.
M'Candlass, who declined being considered
I a candidate.
i Tho vote of the Members were as foll
ows :
FIRST BALLOT.
Mesirv. Joseph Brown, Muhlenberg, Shi
raer and Lilly, voted for Brodhead—4.
Messrs. Buckalew, Guernsey, Benedict,
Blair, Brindle, Dorian, Dunn, Gibbs, Packet,
| Sanderson, M'Kean, M'Reynols, Mo wry,
i (Wyoming) Patten and Beckhow, voted for
i Woodward—ls.
j Messrs. Bailey, Hugus, Feather, Jones,
! Laury, I -eel, Riddle, Steward, Cessna, Spea
i ker, voted for Black— J.
j Messrs. Fernon, Huplet and Simpson, vo
I ted for C. J. Ingersoll—3.
Messrr. Forsyth, Detners, Olwine and Pen
nimau, voted for 11. M. Philips—4.
Messrs. Fulton and M'Curdy, voted for R.
I J. Fisher—2.
Messrs. lloge, Fegoly, Laughlin, Ross and
Scofinld, voted for A. Plurner—s.
Messrs. Bigelow, Evans, (Berks) Gabe,
Gufley, M'Kee and Rhey, voted for 11. D.
Foster—6.
Messrs. Cassiday and Goodwin, voted for
J. T. Smith—2.
Mr. Dobbins voted for Mr. Cameron.
Messrs. Downer, Griffin, M'Caslin, Reif
snyder and Roberts, voted for Sturgeon—s.
Messrs. Ely, Morris, Shuli and Thomas,
voted for Chapman—4.
Mr. FrcU voted for J. S. Yost—l.
"Messrs. Hague and Sutder, voted for Mr.
Dallas—2.
Mr. Hsnry voted for Mr. Sterigera— I.
Mr. Jackson voted for E. Vaux—l.
Mr. Rheads voted for H. B. Wright—l.
Mr, Skinner voted for R. Patterson—l.
TWrUTH BALLOT.
Messrs. Fernon, Forsyth, Fulton, Jones |
Muhlenberg, Shinier, Joseph Brown, Cassi
day Demers, Dobbins, Ely, Evans of Berks,
Feather, Fegely, Fretz,Gabe, Goodwin, Guf
fey, Hague, Henry, Huplet, Laury, Loot, Lil
ly, M'Curdy, Morris, Olwine, Penniman,
Reifsiyder, Riddle, Shull, Simpson, Skinner
and Thomas, voted for Broadbea J—i 1. !
Messrs. Bailey, Buckalew, Guernsey,
Packer, Sanderson, Benedict, Bigelow, Blair,
Brindle, Cessna, Dorian, Dunn, Gibbs, Griff
in, M'Kean, M'Kee, M'Reynolds, Mowry,
(Wyoming,) Patten, Reckhow, Rhoads, Ross,
Souder and Steward voted for Woodward—
-24-
Messrf. Hugus, M'Caslin, Downer and Rob
erts voted for Black—4.
Messrs. Hoge, Jackson, Laugblin, Rhey
and ScoAeld voted for Plumer—s.
On the 12th ballot, Hon. Richard Broad
head was declared duly elected by the fol
lowing vote:
Broadhead, 34; Woodward, 24 ; Scatter
ing, 9; Total, 67.
Senator Bailey then made a motion that
the nomination of Mr. Broadhead be ratified
by the unanimous vote of tho caucus. The
yeas and nays were called on this motion,
and every member of the caucus pledged
himself to voie for Richard Broadhead for U.
S Senator.
SENATE.
Thursday, Jan. 16, 1851.
Mr. Buckalew read a bill in place to incor
porate the Wilkesbarro and Scranlonia rail
road company; also, to erect part of tho
township of Denison, Luzerne county,
a road district, &c
On mo lion of Mr. Buckalew, tho bill au
thorizing the trustee under the will of John
Baptiste Dumonlel, to sell and dispose of
certain real estate, was taken up and passed
Anally.
Thursday, Jan 16, 1841.
HOUSE— Mr M'Kee read a bill in place to
erect the new county of Mahoning.
Saturday, Jan 18
SENATE— On motion of Mr Buckalew, the
bill to re-annex the county of Montour to
the county of Columbia, was referred to a
special committee of three.
JUDICIAL APPORTIONMENT.
In tha Senate, on the 14th inst., General
Packer introduced a bill in place, making a
Judicial apportionment, dividing ttie State
into twenty Districts, entitled "A supple
ment to 4he Act, entitled au Act relative to
tho organization of Courts of Justise, passed
April 14, 1834."
Ist District, to consist of the city and
county of Philadelphia, to haws three Law
Judges.
2nd District—Bucks, Montgomery and
Delaware.
3d District—Lancaster and.Chester.
4th District—Berks and Lsliigh.
sth District—Dauphin and Lebanon.
Cth District—York, Adams and Cumber
land.
7th District—Juniatta,lPoiry, Union and
Northumberland.
Bth District—Schuylkill and Carbon.
•th District—Northampton, Monroe, Pike
and Wayne.
10th District—Luzerne, Wyoming, Sus
quehanna and Sullivan. „
11th District—Lycoming, Columbia, Mon
tour and Clinton.
12lh District—Franklin, Fulton, Bedford,
and Somerset.
13th District—Ceritro, Clearfield, Jefferson.
Forrest and Elk.
14th. Huntingdon, Millliii, Blair and Cam
bria.
15th. Bradford, Tioga, Potter, and Mo-
Kuan.
16th. Westmoreland, Indiana, Armstrong
and Clarion.
17th District—Washington, Fayotto and
Greene.
18th District—Allegheny.
19th Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Sulli
van.
20th. Erie, Warren, Crawford and Venan
go-
Section 2.1 provides that after the first day
of December 1851, the salary of the Chief
Justice of the Supremo Court of Pennsylva
nia, shall be 52,200, and (he salaries of the
Associate Justices of tho said court shall be
$2,000, and the said judes shall also be enti
tled to receive in addition to their respective
salaries, 53,00 per day whilst on the circuit,
and necessarily employed in holding courts,
or in travelling to and from the same to their
respective places of residence, as a full al
lowance for travelling expenses.
Section 3d. provides that tho President
Judges of the courts of Common Pleas and
of all other judges required to bo learned in
the law shall be $2,000 per annum except,
those for the judges holding courts in the cit
y and county of Philadelphia. and ti-e coun
ty of Allegheny, which shall bo ; 2,500 per
annum.
This is a very important bill—in fact the
bill of the session It was laid upon tho ta
ble and ordered to be [friii'ed
STATU TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. —TiIe
General Convention of tho State Temperance
Society, meets at Harri iburg, on Thursday,
the 22d inst. It is said that strenuous efforts
will be made to have the present License j
law materially amended.
Trie man who spits tobacco on the parlor '
earpet has quarreled with his landlady be- j
cause she objected to his going to bed with |
his boots on, and threatens to leave the boar-/
ding house if she is not moro reasonable in '
future.
The North Carolina Legislature has adopt- I
od resolutions opposed to any protective tar- j
iff. It regards the present tariff as sufficient- !
ly high, and as oarryiug out the proper ob- |
ject of government, in raising revenue.
Application is soon to be made to the ,
Legislature, foi a charter to conslruot a new
Rail Road from Pottsville to Philadelphia.
The high prices charged for transportation
on the old road, it is alleged ie the reason ;
for this movement.
OHIO.— No U. S. Senator will be elected |
in Ohio, it is said, aud no resolutions passed ;
against the fugitive slave law.
ASSOCUTI JUDGE.—Solomon Foster ha*
been appointed Ateooiat Judge for Schuyl- j
kill County. The Senate has confirmed th* j
appointment.
MORE MADNESS.
The abolitionist* on the Tth held a
contention at Syracuse N. Y. in opposition
to the Fugitive slave till. The gathering
consisted of whi'ea, blacks and women.
Fred Douglass was among the speakers,
and among other things gotf*off the follow
ing remarks "This Convention
ought to say 19 Slaveholders that they are in
danger of bodily harm if they come here,
and attempt to carry mjan off into bondage.
I say to any Fugitive, that nothing short of
the blood of the slaveholder who shall at
tempt to carry him off, ought to satisfy him.
If any one should attempt to take tne into
Slavery, I should strike hira down—riiot with
milignity, but as complacently as 1 would a
bloodhound, and think I was doing Uod ser
vice. The slaveholder has no right to live.
We must keep them away. They fceep us
away from the South. They say they will
hang us if we go there—and we keep away.
We must make them understand that it is
equally important for their safety that lltey
keep away from us on errands of this char
acter. He referred to the case of Hughes,
in Boston. He did not deem it safe to re
main, and he left. A few cases like that
would make the law a dead letter. Make
two or three dead men—that will make the
law a dead letter. These men have thrown
it in the teeth of the black men, that they
are unfit for [freedom —that they have not
the spirit to revolt against any degree of op
ptcssion. Are we not invited to the work of
slaying kidnappers by this theory in regard
to omselves I
When any human being will so far sink
his manhood as to become a wolf, a tigor, a
bloodhound, he is not fit to live. I do be
lieve that two or three dnad slaveholders will
make this law a dead leUor. I have said
that the Souih know how to keop Abolition
ists away—they Bay tliey will hang them on
the next tree—and in that way, and in that
way only, can wo keop those bloodhounds
from their errand of robbery at the North.
He believed the framers of the Constitu
tion enacted the Fugitive Bill in effect. But
he abjured tlio Constitution and the Union
under it. The Union was dissolved, or fast
dissolving. If you cannot have national par
ties in Church or State, where is your U
nion I—We cannot go on without destroying
all the rights and liberties of the North. Ev
ery step thus far, has been downward. Ho
had made progress within one year, as to
his views of Iho manner in which slavehol
ders should bo treated. Ho once thought
human life of moro value than anything
else. Bttt he now thought Liberty of moro
value. And he who would so far sink his
manhood as to turn bloodhound, ought to
die. He is not fit to live. If these blood
hounds were on the trmk of a man and I
know bis place ol concealment, and was re
quired to reveal it on pain of death, I ought
not to reveal it—l ought to die. Brot her
Chaplin thinks sutth meetings as these held
all over the Sla'e of New.York, wouM make
the Fugi.ive Law a dead letter. That de
pends upon what should be said and Jone—
what is determined upon—at those meet
ings. If they determined to resist they do
good."
i THE DEMOCRATIC Review, for January,
1851, is a capital number. It is embellished
| with an elegant portrait of Major General
AAUOS* WARD, ex member of Congress fur
| tne Tib New York district, accompanied with
an interesting sketch of this distinguished
patriot's life. Among its many deeply inlet,
esting articles wo may mention ona on "Brit
ish Aggression in Central Araeilca;" "The
Philosophy of the American Union ;" ''The
Treasury;" "Law Reform m England; &c.
Published moulhly by Kettell & Moore, No.
170 Broadway, New York, at Three Dollars
per annum.
■ LEBANON VALLEY RAILROAD —The Engi
, neers who made a survey of this route have
I made a report, and given an estimate of its
j cost at 81,462,675 70. The road will be
| 56J miles in length, making the distance
| from Harrisburg to Philadelphia 1111 miles,
| or 7J miles longer than the route byway of
i Lancaster. The ruling grade is 1 inch in
200 or 26 1-lOtb feet per mile, against 46
feet per mile on the Lancaster route. This
is an important improvement, and should se
cure tho attention of capitalists along the
: whole valley of the Schuylkill.
I Tin Nsw JERSEY LEGISLATURE.—The fol
j tow'ing are the measures which it is behoved
! will come before tho New Jersey Legislature
! at its session which commenced yeslord ay:
• The abolition of Railroad, Banking and
j all other exclusive privileges.
A free Railroad law and a free Banking
law.
A Homestead exemption law.
A household and furniture exemption law.
The abolition of all property qualifications
The limitation of the hours of labor.
The equalization of taxes.
The reduotion of the expenses of the
State.
| SUNBURY EMBANKMENT. —We learn by tho
| last "Suninry American," that the Grand Ju
/ ry of Northumberland county, at the late
' session of the Covrt, recommended to the
Commissioners of the county to subscribe
#3OO for the erection ol tho embankment
j above the borough of Sunbury.
I BP* Gambling in Washington city is very
' lucrative. One firm of fare dealers was
j able to buy a property which sold at #48,000
out of the profits realized during the last
; session of Congress.
I A Special Court was Held in our borough
| on Thursday of this week, at which Sheriff
Covert acknowledged the deed f or the Dan
ville and Pottsville railroad. It was made
to Moneure Robinson and George H. Thom
son.—Sunbury Gazette.
KW A Convocation of the Clergy of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, within the
bounds ot the Susquehanna Convocation,
commenced in Christ Church, Danville, on
the 17th insl.
TIIE REPEAT. BILE.
The following is the repeal bill as read in.
place by the Senator and member from this
county.
An Act to re-annex the county of Montour to
the County of Columbia.
SECTION 1 Be it enacted by the Sonato
and House of Representatives of tho Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General As
sembly met and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the sutne That the territory
composing tho county of Montour be anil
the same is hereby re-annoxed to the coun
ty of Columbia and shall hereafter compose
a part of the said coanly of Colombia in tho
same manner as if the same had never been
erected into a separate county.
SECTION 2 That all records and public
documents in or pertaining to thftpublio of
fices of tho said county of Montour shall
by the respective officers of the said coun
ty be removed to the county scat of Colum
bia ccunty and deposited with the proper
officers thereof and thenceforth the said rec
ords and documents shall have forco "and
effect as other records aud documents of
Columbia county and may bo recited and
used as such in all judicial proceedings and
in case of tho neglect or refusal of any offi
cer of Montour ccunty so to remove and do
posite the said records and documents in
his possession or under his control or in case
any other person in whose possession tho *
same may bo shall refuse to deliver the same
upon demand to tho officers of Columbia
count)- entitled to the custody of the same
the Court ol Common i'leas of Columbia
county upeu complaint made may make an
order upon such officer or other person lo
remove and deposite or deliver the said
records and documents as aforesaid and en
force sucli order if necessary by attachment
Provided lhat the linn of any judgment
mortgage or recognizance in the courts or
offices of Moutiur county shall not be do
stroyed or affected by anything contained i i
this act but the same together with all ac
tions ponding and all proceedings whatsoev
er begun in any of the courts of Mootn t
coumy upon removul of the reoouls and
documents relating thereto as aforesaid may
be proceeded in by the courts and oflicois of
Columbia county as if the same had been '
entered recorded taken or begun in the sunt
county of Columbia and in the public of
fices or courts thereof
SECTION 3 lhat all taxes heretofore asses
ed within the limits of Montout county shall
be collected and paid in tho same miimer a
if the said county of Montour had never
been elected and all debts and engagements
of the said county of Montour heroiorc con
tracted or incurred by the authorities thereof
shall be settled adjusted nnd discharged by
the county of Columbia and by the authori
ties thereof.
SCCTION -I lhat tho commissioners of
Montour coanly are hereby authorized nnd
enjoined to re convey by deed or deods ti
the borough of Danville atl U ie real estate
heretofore conveyed by the said borough to
the said oounty of Montour and ihoneolcrtli
tho said real estate shall become and bo tho
property of the said borough of Danville in
in the same mariner as if the same had nev
er been convoyed to tho said county of
Montour.
SECTION 5 That tho sum of five hundred
dollars the enrolment lax upon the net erect
ing tho saiil county of Montour together with
the interest thereon since the payment there
of be refunded to those contributing the
same and that sum with tbe said interest is
hereby appropriated fur such purpose and
to be paid by the State treasurer out of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise appro
priated by law.
SECTION 6 That so much of an act passed
tha third day of May one thousand eight
hundred ami fifty entit.ed' An Act for tho
relief of David Clark and Andrew Clark of
Columbia county and to erect a new coun
ty out of parts of Columbia county to be
called Montour" as is horeby supplied or in
consistent with the provisions of this act be
and the raitie is hereby repealed.
NEW RAILROAD I'ROJETJT.
Tho Miner's Jouen-il says that "prepara
tions are now making to apply to the Leg
islature for a charter for a new Railroad from
Pottsville to Philadelphia. It has been as
certained that an excellent Road can be
made and equipped for about seven millions
of dollars, which can carry coal tor $1 per
ton and pay a handsome dividend to the
stockholders.
taT The North Carolina Senate navigated
by a vote of nearly two lo one, tho principle
of right of secession. It was subsequently
brought up again, 3tld deferred by the cast
ing vote of the Speaker.'
A "GENTLEMAN.''—Wo consider every
man who evinces a proper regard for tho
rights and feelings of others, a gentleman.
" Benj. Pomroy Associate Judge of
Schuylkill county, has tondered his rcsigna
tion, and has removed to Philadelphia.
W Tho Wilkesbarre Advocate is ont for the
re-nomination of Gov. Johnston as the Whig
candidate this fall.
ty To make an enemy, loan a friend 85.
MARRIED.
On Thursday ovening, 16th inst, by the
Rev. Joseph E. Elsegood, Mr. AMIEI. MUR
DOCK, to Miss LUCREI IA M. HENRIE, both of
Danville.
In LawUburg, 2d insl. by Rev. Mr. Bliss,
Mr. J. SEED, to Miss C. KENNEDT, both of
DanviUe. ♦
DIED.
In Bloom (awnsbip on Wednesday of last
week, Mr. JOHN LONG, Jr. aged about 30
years.
On the 13th inst., at the residence of her
eon, Mr. W. B. Robins, Mrs. EIEANOR' ralict I
of the Ijfif John Robins of Madison towns A
shf?. J