STAR OP pi NMITIKj K. W. WKAVKK, EDITOR. aiDMKktiqt, Thursday, March. 20, 151. I CATTAWISHA RAILROAD. The work or completing tho Ca'mwigsa raHread, WHS are mht Htm go on vi„xi illm mer in ornu. TWr Mock has Ullcn into the l)amls of men possessing requisite energy and enterprise and the city capital ist J •( awakening (0 importance of a iliiect railroad cotnmunioitloti with the North. Wrt our neighbor* to be within a hall day'* journey ol Philadelphia rauat work a vaat change in the business of this coitimu r.ity,and must totally revolutionise tho op-, prcreive credit system which has been such a .dull, dead ch>g upen business hore. A railroad communicatiod with Philadel. pbta w>U open a readjaeaah market to the -rest agricu luteal and lumber prodncts of tbie region, and the iron and coal interests here will find in it a most bou itiful and heal thy protection. Wo look with high interest JO see tho work in progress, and feel assured that nothing could more highly benefit this community, New Mall Ront. At the close of the late session of Congress the following new mail rout wns establish ed " From Blnomsburg; Columbia coun ty, via Uuckliorn, Jerseytown, Whitehal' and Bulla Tavern to Muncy, in Lycoming county. This rout will be of good service to lite towns west of us, and will furnish their best means of communication with Philadelphia. The travelling from the Wert Branch to the city will now in a groat degroe pass through Blnomsburg, and we •bail hereafter have a daily line of stages from this place to Potlsville through the whole year, at least until the new Cattawisaa Uailroad shall be ii ilshed. A Fancy BALL. —The merry ones of Hot lidaysburg enjoyed a fancy ball at that place on last, week, and the editor of the Standard rotes the personages and dresses with a happy gustorthat smacks of good old ''Fal ernian red," rucli ns is not interdicQd by the Temperance Society. He ia certainly in most merry mood and the fairy forms that yctdlit osaund-hie bewildered vision, attest that the company of wmiblaiiceil characters enjoyed tltemnelves to their heart's content— that they away till broad day light, and went net homn till morning. Among .other items of his chronicling, he tells that a rumple of wags, dressed in fancy costumes, in their researches after ' brandy-an'-water," on the nigblof the ball, fell in with a coup le of counuymen whom they induced to bo lieve that there was a circus in town.—They pursuaded them to the Hall and seated them among the spectators, where they looked on quietly, for a long time, when one drawled out— "Come Jake, let's go back—tl n such a circus—there aint no horses, nor no tumb ling" State IIOIK! to JUtporle. A proposition is now beforo the legisla ture for laying out n new state rond from this place to Laporte in Sullivan county, going byway of Kolirsbnrg, and avoiding the mountain which the old road crosses abovo the head waters of Fishingcreek. A bill for this purpose has been read in the Senate by Mr. Bucka.V.w. S3T We inrite Billion to the extract from General Packer's spJ >ec ' l u P on our rs '- psge to day. He fully unileisu" 0^8 | m porta nee of a-cai'road communica^' 011 w "'' Philadelphia, and urges the matter upon' 'he legislature and city capitalists with fot'pe and ability. The railroad if finished aocor ding to the survey .made would run along the edge of our town and make this the de pot forthe farmers of Columbia. The out let for'ihedumtmrmen will be at Milville for ibis county, and at Williamsport for <Lycom ing. X3T The uew. church lately erected near Iron s.reet by the American Primitive Meth odist denomination of thiia place will bo consecrated to religious worship on next Sabbath. There will be aervico in the mor ning at 10i o'clock, at 2 in the afternoon, and again at (4 in the evening- A Trne republican. Hon. William Bigler who it to be the next Democratic candidate for Governor last week went down the river on a rsft. He staid over night at Colutnhi*. and then won' on hia way with hia lumber. Mr. Bigler is u tiu'o republican and one 0 the people. THE DOLLAR MAGAZINE, (late Balden V) for April comes lrora the oharge of the brothers Duyokinck with a gladsome smile and a budget of well written talea and poe try to. ease lha tired mind ar.d lighten the •addnned heart of maid or man. jy One reason given why Londoners •Milled the use of wood in constructing the building lor .the World's Fair, is that there would be ao many Yankees there they were afraid they would whittle it down. TAX METHODIST CONFCIENCE has appointed Rev. J. S. lee and T. M Goodfellow on the Moamsburg.eircuit, J. A.Metiok and H. G- Dill.onjhe Berwick eireuit, J. France on the Danville.circuit, and S. L M. (looser at Northu u etland. Mr. Waring goes on the Carlisle distant. XT It was thought to have the North Branch Canal filled to day, but owing to the Hie snow sqnall we suppose we shall not yet for • lew days to come bear the echo of the boatman's horn. , r - ' ' or-. Newspaper Subscribers. Ws pake itgrtule in all esses to diteon tinue a paper when requested, if anaspages ■re panFup, but hot ntberwila, if the sub scriber nidney. We hake mpt with pMpns cj our list, likMhe nan ma tioned in ib'a following paragraph,,which we copy foc'/ae information of all such who are not ac quaiuted with the law on the subject: *.lr. Jasper Harding, of Philadelphia, not long since recovered a large sum, (about Si2o, we believe) fora subscription to the Pennsylvania Inquirer, of a man residing in 1 Rhode Island. The subscriber took the pa per for some simp, and then sent the pub ' Usher notice of discontinuance, without for warding money for payment. • The publish er took no notice of this, nor of several sub sequent notices ol refusal to take the papers from the post office. The result was, that, notwithstanding the Rhode Islander did not receive the papor for several years, yet ho was forced to pay Mr. Hardiug the whole a mounl up to the period claimed in the bill. Death of General McDuffie. By the Southern mail we have received the iiitelligenao that Gen. George McDuffie died at 9 o'clock, A. M., on Tuesday, the 11th inst., at the residence of Richard Sin gleton, Esq., in Sumter county, S. C. Gen- McDuffie had been an invalid for several years, suffering from a softening of the brain, or some kindred disease, which not only destroyed his physical strength, hat se riously impaired hia mental vigor. He held for many years a very prominent position in the South, and has served as Governor of and United States Senator from South Caro lina. New HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. A despatch from the Patriot office, Concord, datod March 12, 8 P. M., says it ia certain by returns from uearly the entire State, that DINSMORE, the Democratic candidate, will fall short near ly 3,000 of an election. The Democrats, it is ascertained, without much doubt, will have a majority in the Legislature (though reduced from last year) who will elect Dins more Governor.— ATWOOP, the repudiated candidate of the Democrats, received the Free Soil vote, and 4,000 to 5,000 Democrat ic and Whig votes. His total vote will be about 12,000. Messrs, Peaslee and Hibbard Democrats, and Perkins and Tuck, Whigs, are certainly elected to Congress. The netv Constitution has been lejecled by a large majority. THE TARirr —The idea that M. Hunter's bill increased the duties ou importations is evidently an erroneous one. The Rich mond Enquier, of yesterday, publishes a letter from Gen. Bayly, the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means in tho last House of Representatives, in which he Nays the only object, and the only effect of this new appraisement bill, is to give the tajiff of 1846 the efTect which ita founders design ed, but which he says was in part changed by a recent decision of the Supreme Court, fixing the time at which the value of the goods to be charged with duly was to be as certained. The Court decided ihat under the act of 1846, the value was to bo fixed at tho time of purchase—the new bill fixes it at the time of shipment. The National Assembly of Fra.tce have passed a law which concerns many French citizens in the United Slates. It is a bill ex tending the term within which French citi zens established in foreign countries must, Dy emancipation or sale, divest themselves of tho slaves of which they may have beeu owners at the moment of the abolition of slavery by the Provisional Government in 1848, upon pain of losing their citizenship. The time accorded is fixed at ten years. SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. —The Democratic County meeting held at Orwigsburg, on Monday last, for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Judicial State Convention, was weft attended and passed off with en tire harmony. The delegates appoinled w.erd instructed to go for the nomination of Hon L KUER, the highly popular Presi dent Judge ot" fbat District, and Hon. Ellis Lewis, who ha* preeidetl in Lancaster coun ly for some years, W.tlk gfeat oredit. Gov. Marcy and Gen. Scott have become good friends again, a coolness having exist ed in their sochd intercourse ever since ihe Mexican war. Ge.n. Scott forgave the fire in hie rear, and Gov. Marcy forgot the the quer elous complaints of Gen. Scoft. They shook hands, toasted each other, and a.* now on as good terms as ever. A Ncu> Way to Defeat a Bill.—A bill to a mend the charter of the Buffalo and Missis sippi Railroad Company pasted the House of Representatives of the Indiana Legislature, and went to the Senate, where it waa itolcn to prevent its final passage PLURALITY LAW.-— The Senate Committee in the Massachusetts Legislature have repor ted favorably on a ball for a plurality law to elect Representatives to Congress and 'Presi dential electors. It ieisaid that the bill will, in at.' probability, pare. THE CUBAN INVASION.—A despatch from New Orleans, dated, March 7th, says, tliat in the cases of (JAN. QUITMAN, Gen. Henderson and all other* charged ™<h participating in the Cuban Invasion, A no,'!* proeequi has been entered. ADJOURNMENT or THE SENATE.—THRF Uni ted States Senate, which has bean in aere.'on since the 4th inst., on Executive business, adjourned tint die on Thursday atteraoor.. MILEAGE— Dr. Gwiu's constructive mile age for the extra session of tho Senate a mounts to Hi,300. Wfoight and Gilbert, for their journey* to and from California, is $56- 00 each. W Our thank* are due to Hon. William H Seward of the U. S. Senate and Merer*. Cessna and Buckalew ef Har/isborg for pub lie documents PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. HARHIKBUHO, Maroh 14. HOUSE —The bill lor thq registration ot birth", marriageo, and death*, was made the special order of day Uftr Wednesday, March 28. I Ike Canal Board and Superintendent of Pub Ik Works. —The Bill to abolish tho County Boant, and providing for the electiou of a ( Superintendent of public Works, was con sidered and killed, by an indefinite dostpone ment. Tjie friends of the proposition voted agairtsj tke motion to postpone. The follow ing i the vote ; „■ Yeas—Messrs. Benedict, tfigelow, Blaine, Blair, Bonham, Brindle, Brewer, Joseph Brown, Cooper, Downe, Dunn Ely, Evans, of Berks, Feather, Fegely, Fretx, Gale, Gnf fey, Haldeman, 'Hemphill, Henry, Huplet, Jackson Lowry, Leech, I-ent, Lilly, MoKean, Mcßeynolds, Monroe, Mowry, of Somerset, Mowry, of Wyoming, Olwine, Parker, Pat ten, Reifsnyder, Rhoads, Riddle, Roberta, Scoullor, Rhugcrt, Shut I, Skinner, Souder, Steward, Thomas, Trune, Cessna, Speaker— -51. Nays—Messrs. Armstrong, Baldwin, Bent. | Bowen, Broomall, Alex. E. Brown, Cassiday, 5 Cowden, Demers, Dobbins, Dorian Dungan, , Evans of Indiana, Fiffe, Gi'obs, Gossler. . Griffin Hague, Hamilton, Hart, Hnnsecker, . Killinger, Kunkel, I.aughlin, Maclay, Mc I Cluskey, McCune, McKee, McLean, Morris, , Nisley, O'Neill, Penniman, Ceckhow, Reid, I Rhey, Robertson, Simpson, Slifer, Smith, . Van home, Walker—42. Bills pasted.— The bill to charter the Far : mert' and Mechanics' Bank, at Easton, was C taken up and passed finally. Yea* 45, nays . 40. The House then adjourned. HARRISDURO, March 15. SENATE— Free Banking— On motion of Mr. Walker the Senate resumed the consid" eration of the bill to establish a ays tern of General Banking, based on Slate stocks, the question pending being upon the adoption of the twenty-first section of the bill. Several new sections were then added to the bill—one relative to Bankers under the provisions of the bill keeping (heir notes at par in Philadelphia and Pittsburg, &c. The title was agreed to, and on tho ques tion, -'Shall the bill be transcribed for a third reading?" it was agreed to by the following vote: Yeas—Messrs. Brooke, Carothers, Canon, Cunningham, Frtck, Guernsey, Haslett, Hoge, Ives, Lawrence, M'Murlrie, Myers, Robertson, Savery, Walker and Matthias, Speaker—l6. Nays—Messis. Bailey, Buokalew, Crabb, Fernon, Forsyth, Frailoy, Fulton. Jones, Kon igmacher, M'Caslin, Muhlenberg, Packer, Sanderson and Shime;—l4. The bill was than ordered to be printed, as amended. HOUSE. —Mr. Penniman, on leave, moved j. that the Canal Commissioners be requested to communicate to the House the name of , each officor, mechanic or laborer on each lino of the public works, designaring the | otfice, the duties, anj compensation and lo cation, and the practicability of reducing the number; which was agreed to. Reports of Committees. —Mr. Bigham, (Ju diciary,) a supplement to tke 5300 exemp tion law; also a bill for tho appointment of three examiners of accounts in Philadelphia city and county, with negative recommenda tion. Mr. Cassiday, (same,) with amendments, the bill requiring persons taking transcripts of justices' dockets to pay justices and con- stables' fees. Mr. Rhey, (same,) with a negative re- commendation, a supplement to the act rel ative to the $3OO exemption law ; also, with amendments to prevent frauds in the putting up and sale of manufactured goods. Ruil Road Iron, 1 One of the items of freight at Danville, '< awaiting the opening ot navigation on the ' North Branch Canal, is thirty-five hundred tons of finished rail-road iron, in front of the ' Montour Works; and the pile is growing daily. Besides, there are large quantities of smaller iron, pig metal, hollow-ware, and 1 otner tonnage ready for shipment at Danville. —Danville Intelligencer. GOLD DUST. —A consignment of several ' hundred ounces of gold dust was received, a short time ago, at Philadelphia, for our 1 enterprising townsman, Mr. Louts LANO, who, with an energy peculiarly his own, has established about a year since a branch of hie eloro in San Francisco, California, 1 under the superintendence of Messrs. GA BRIEL BERNHEIMER and Wx. ZUBER- We are glad to hear of their success, which they ' have shown in such a tangible form as al luded to above.— Danville Democrat. r TV The members ol the Baptist Church ' of this place, hare been holding a protract ed meeting for several days, which, we are pleased to state, has been the result of much good. On Sabbath last, the Rev. D. A. NICHOLS immersed three persons in the River Susquehanna, opposite tbie borough— Danville Democrat. THE GIRLS— They think of Hymen and they can't help sighing. When their lovers forsake them they can't help crying. They •it at the window and can't help spying— They screw up their corsets, bring on con sumption, and can't help dyiug. OT New-York having sent one United ' States Senator Sea ward, have lately been 1 attempting, as an appropriate accompany ment, to send out a Fish. But so far we be liot withont success. ty A correspondent of the Centre Demo crat strongly urges John B. Button Esq. of Carlisle as the next Democratic candidate for Canal oommioeioner. OT To spin, to weave, to knit, to sew, . waa once a gtri'a employment; but now to drere and catch a bean, i all ehe calls en joyment ■ Correspondence of 800. Goorpe W. Woodward. LOOK HAVMT, Fetj.l2, 1881. How. GKO. W. | The undersigned, Demooroiio citizens of Clinton county, anxious to obtain the servi ces of the ablest jurists belonging to their party—of men whose abilities and integrity of purpose are above reproach or suspicion, and in whose character the whole people of the State can have the most unlimited con fidence. to as Judges of thi Su preme State, respectfully re quest l you to permit them to uao your name for that honorable post. As you have signified your determination not to be a candidate Car the Judgeship which you have filled for nearly ten years with so much credit and honor to yourself as well as ad vantage to the people, we hope you will per mit the use of your name for the more im portant position we have indicated. With sentiments of the highest esteem, wo subscribe ourselves John Smyth, Allison White, Jacob Brown, J.G. Quiggle, G. W. Halsnbalce, J. C. King, John If. Laverty, James White, Robert Crawford, G A. Crawford, TIIOB. Mahen, W. A. I'aoker, J. Moorbead, Lyons Mussina, N, L. At wood, D. K. Jackman, Philip Krebs, P. B. Kephart, George Crawford, B. W. Morrison, Thos. M'Ghee, Jas. Fearon, H. 1,. Dieffenbaph, Chae. Carskaddon, James Chatham, r and others. WILKES-BARBC, Feb 36, 1851. Gentlemen. —Your esteemed favor asking me to permit ray nsme to be used as a can didate lor the Supreme Bench, was received during my late circuit through the 4th dis inot and would have been sooner answered but for the multiplied and absorbing duties of a last term of Court which left me no time for correspondence. When I was at Harrisburg in tha early part of the winter, tha impression seamed to be general that I desired and expected a nomination for the Supreme Bench, and from all I heard and saw, I was constrained to think that my nomination depended on my own consent. To every individual, howj- VO i . with whom I spoke on. '.he subject I declar ed my dsiericiuation not to be a candidate. When I came in your distiict to hold my last Courts, the subject was daily pressed on my attention. The prevalent desire seemed to be that I should run for President Judge o( that district, but as it was pretty well un derstood that I was determiced not to do that, many people took pains to express ver bally the desire you have couched in terras of so much kindness in your letter. On all occasions I declared my determination to be a candidate for no judicial station. I feel obliged to repeat to you, Gentlemen, the an swer I have so often given before. My pur pose is fixed, and I cannot auticipate circum stances that would induce me to change it, to avoid all judicial office and devote my self, for a few years at least, to professional life. Every man must be his own judge iu such matters, and his conclusions when de liberately and distinctly expressed, are entitled to respect. Ido not wish to be understood as unwil ling to make a sacrifice of personal prefer ences for the benefit of the public. On the contrary I hesitate not to say that my reasons for declining jneicial stations, if ten times stronger than they are, should be cheerfully sacrificed, if I believed it were necessarvfor the attainment of any great public good. Personal interests and domestic considers tions must, when real necessity exists, give way to public demands. But this is not such an occasion. There are many Gen tlemen more competent and worthy than myself, who are willing and anxious to fill .ho places on the Supreme Bench, and whose circumstances oppose no obstacles to their devoting their time and attention to ju dicial labors. Indeed, according to my own estimate of my (pAliGcation* for that station as compared, with thoSe of some other men, I feel that I am promoting the public inter ests by deoiining a nomination and giving place to them. Pardon me, Gentleman, for a few words more. The expressions of opinion that have reached me on this subject from various parts of the State have been sufficiently flat tering, but those that have come from you, and your judicial district, have afieclod ma most deeply, and are moet highly prixed, be caose of the peculiar opportunities you have had, for ten years, for forming your opinions. It has happened to me in life to be greatly misrepresented on every point where a pre judice might be produced or inflamed, and for this reason it was consoling and gratify ing to my feelings, beyond expression, to bear, in my lata and final visit to your die trist, an almost universally approving voice. The esteem of those who know one best, valuable in Itself, is peculiarly so in contrast with prejucice successfully excited where one is but partially known. Accept, Gentlemen, my thanks for the honor you hnve done me and believe me to be very truly Your friend and obedient servant GEO. W. WOODWARD. To H. L. Diffenbaoh, Allison White, J. W. Quiggle, Jacob Brown, George W. Haler.- bake and others. TWe perceive that our friend TRAUGH, of tho Hollidayaburg Standard, haa been prosecuted for Libel, for telling the TRUTH about L. H. Williams, a Federal office-holder in Blair oounty. The Standard says it it "Au attempt, on a small scale, to revive the Old Sedition Lav, which punished with fine and imprisonment all Democratic presses that dared to tell the TRUTH or tptak there ipcctfullly about Federal office-holdert." . tW The following is good sdyics— When the grata is M T, Then put the: XW By the law of Fraaee no priest, doo ■ tor or attorney is allowed to accept a death | bed legaey. From the Mining Register. TEHUANTBPEC TREATY. * This treßy, conotaded between our gov ernment amjlhmt 01 Mexico, was one of the most important that came for consider*- lion in tho Senate. It was Miified but a few days since. By it, our eitixens are secured great advantages, being granted land 80 miles, in Width, from the the Atl;tntiu to the Pacific, which, however, at tbq same time, opens to Mexico it hew and magnificent route for the oommfrae pf Europe and Asia. The treaty reflects great credit On Gov. Let cher who negotiated it, and furnishes a strong evidence of the unlightened spirit and practical good sense of the Mexican government. We have been in a habit ot underrating the talents, tact, and forecast of Mexican statesmen ; bnt the treaty of Tabu antepec shows conclusively that Mexico un derstands her own interests now and re mains not a passive spectator of the world events, which must effect a complete revo. lution in navigation and commerce. Tito Tehuantepec treaty gives our citizens, it is true, a strip of land 60 miles wide, ex tending from ono ocean to the otber; but of what value would that land be to her with out the improvement* contemplated by our citizens, She gives our citizens a rich mine; and w-e work it and share the profits. It is the best investment Mexieo can make of her treasure, and the only means by which it can ever become productive. Besides our increased intercourse with Mexico will not only open new sources of wealth to our en terprising citizens, but alto serve to alloy the prejudices and ill feelings excited by the late war. We shall learn to appreciate the many excellent and high-minded qualities of our gentle neighbors; and they, as it is to be hoped, will become satisfied that we cherish no other sentiments toward* Mexico than that of a generous friendship, which it is the interest and duty of both sister Re publics to cultivate in regard to each other, and the common destiny of this continent. From the Penntylvanian. NEWS FROM EUROPE. England presents a strange R(J . 1 cording to the = ast by lh ~ Lord RUSSKLL, who is a free tra der, went out because of hit opposition to a measure for the liberalizing of the elective franchise, and Lord STARLET, who is a pro. tectionist, is invited by the Queen to form a new Cabinet, and fails to do so, because of a difference with Sir JAHES GRAHAM on the question ol the papal supremacy. Can it be that free trade is regarded a a fixed prin ciple of British polioy, that no notice seems to have been taken of the difference on that question between RUSSELL and STANLEY, in the attempt to form a new ministry! We can hardly think so, when we reflect that up to the last moment of the RUSSELL regime, the war between tho fiee trade and protec tion parties was waged with unceasing bit terness, and the London Times rejoiced in saying that the resignation of I.ord JOHN could not be claimed asa protection triumph. And yet, after he goes out, Lord STANLEY, Who is the head of tho Protection party in 1 England, is invited to create a Cabinet, aud fails only because of a difference on anoth er subject, and that not the Tariff question ! Would STANLET go in and support free trade! If he would not, could he survive the at tacks of the free traders in Parliament? The next steamer will see a Ministry formed, i ( is possible, with WELLINGTON in command . bnt it will be giving his name only to fuse the elements of a new administration, and o hide the inconsistencies of those who could not live if they tried to lead themsel ves. The Public Domain. A disposition is manifested during ever) session of Congress to grant away public lands for the benefit of the Western states, upon one pretext or another, and the final result of this policy of profusion bids fair to take tho form of an ultimate cession of the public domain to the States within whose limits it may lie. Such a specific appropriation of a common property in which all the Slates hare an in terest is palpably at variance with justice— unlets there be some equivalents which would be satir factory to the older States. The General Government has in its posses sion more than one thousand millions of a cres—a property to whidh the new States have only their proportionate claim. If this property is no longer to yield revenue to tho national treasury a fair distribution of its pro ceeds among all the States would be just and proper. Such a policy did prevail ooco for a short time. At present, however, the public domain is pledged to the redemption of the public debt, or portions of it—so that neither the polioy of distribution nor the policy of cession to the new States nan be fairly resorted to.— Mining Register. 0T Thomas M'Laughlin, convicted of the murder of his wife, was executed at Cum berland, Md., on last Friday. The Allsghe ni an, says: "At the scaffold the prisoner manifested a considerable degree of firmness. The at tendant clergymen thop spent about half an hour with him : after which, at three min utes past meridian, the drop fell, and after hanging eight minutes he was pronounced dead by a Physician present—the fall hav ing dislocated his neck- He died with the struggle scarcely preceptible, and without making a publio confession. After the body was ont down, it was taken to the Catholic burying ground, and there interred. The Washinton Union has been purcha sed by A. J. Donelson, who will lake pos session of It as an editor and proprietor on the 14th of April. Gen. Roberr Armstrong, ot Tennessee, will b* associated with him gae equal proprietor of the establishment Father Ritohie retires after forty-seven years, of partisan service. EF* Can't our Legislatura be invited to at tend the World's Fair J—free passage and bull-frogs included It would make a nice Summer's excursion , From the Ledgerr THE HntTiin MINISTERIAL CRISIS. The cnwtt*eent for a Tory leader, ancf- E gave liko full powers to form a ministry. ' He could do iti; It then requested the iftcum • bent Prime Jiliiister to form a new cabinet. He tried to select material.from Whigs and lories and failed. , The occepiers f middle ground, or Peelitet, then'tried, end failed; And whan the steamship sailed, the' old Prime Minister, Russell, was still in office, with only a minority of the House of Com mons to sustain him. Some circles and cliques were greatly excited about this ano ■ malouscondition of English politics, but the people generally were very quiet. in the mean time, the crown seems not inclined to dissolve the preseut Parliament and try a new electioh. This is a new phase in English politics. Horetofor a majority in the House of Com mons has always been regarded as a minis terial nucessity. Hence publio opinion, or rather the opinion of the ruling aristocracy, has always decided that a ministry must ro tign, so soon as it was defeated in any one question, however inconsiderable. And the non-voting, disfranchised population, six in seve.r, always took for granted that the min istry mutt resign upon a defeat, that, the government could not proceed till a now ministry were appointeJ, and that, without a ministry, revolution and snaroy were inev itable. But now the experiment of con ducing a government with a beaten minis try has been tried, at least for a few days or weeks, and without producing any mischief; and the English people have an opportunity of seeing that na'ional salvation does not depend upon a ministerial majority. Thus has one old conscrva live prejudice be-,, overturned. Thus has the English mind had an opportunity for seeing that the social and political machine oan move quietly in its appointed path, though its attendants are changed, must change their seats or their dresses. What if English ministers be beaten upon one measure ? Must ihfiy therefore neces -v osaten upon all ? Because they cannot carry through the Legislature a bill againit corse racing, are they necessarily poworless upon a hill to reform the criminal code, to reduce the army, to relieve a col ony from bad laws, to abolish sinecures? In other words, because they cannot do one thing, can thsy do nothing? This supposes that the English people lose all confidence in a ministry upon every thing, so soon as tney disagree with such ministry upon any thing. And to think thus, tho English pco -1 pie must entertain all their opinions in loti, according to pattern caids, and reject the whole of eaolrtot, upon discovering a (law in any one of its ''items." But the success of the late experiment proves that the Eng lish are growing wiser in politics, more en lightened upon the proper oporalibn of free institutions, more American in tit ir political philosophy. With us, a legislative majority against the Executive is no novelty. It is rather tho rule than the exception During the whole Presidency of Mr. Adams, the Senate were in opposition to him, while he was sustained by one House and opposed by the next. General Jacksor., in the Presiden cy during eight years, was almost constantly ' opposed by the Senate, and for half of the time at least by the House. "Mr.Tyler was 1 continually opposed by both House and Sen ate. Mr. Polk did not always find the Sen ; ate on his side, nor General Taylor the 1 Honso; and the prosent Executive seems to ' be opposed in some things by one, in some ' by both. Nor are disagreements!!! Cabinets uncommon with us. General Jackson re moved one Cabinet in the lump, and made sevoral changes afterwards. All the cabinet of Mr. Tyler excepting one, suddenly resign ed upon his veto of a bank bill ; and he : made several removals alterwards- Then the veto, that power practically unknown ir : England, is irequently exercised with us ' without producing anything worse than a little scolding from the disappointed party. And why ere all these things done so quietly in the United States? Becauso the people are enlightened enough to know that the stability of the government, or the peace and prosperity of the country, do not depend upon the agreement of tho legislature and executive upon every thing. The people of England are beginning to comprehend this American doctrine and practico. Let them live and learn. We see in their present quiet amid this ministerial crisit, an indica tion of their progress in Ameritaniems yet more irapcrtant. ll' they car. beat a minis terial critit now, they can bear an ecclesias tical yitit hereafter; then an aristocratic cri tit, and ultimate a royal critit. And the French too are quiet under a ministerial cri tit. They are beginning'.o learn that fight ing for liberty is unprofitable bnsir.esa. when they can much more easily and safely vote for it. The Americans have not fought for liberty since their revolution. Yet they have continually kept and improved it, simply by voting for it frequently. American sunshine is rapidly penetrating and dispelling Europe oil fogs. MAKBUOE. —A very singular and extraor dinary marriage took place in this oily yes terday. The names of the happy couple made man and wife are Mr. Thos. Shores and Mrs. Susan Anderson, whose united a ges number over one hundred and forty yean, or sevenly years each. What is still more extraordinary about thisyou/A/u/ and newly wedded pair, is that the minister who united them iu the holy bands of wedlock is the son of the happy bride. Verily, wonders wi 1 never cease.—Modison ( Indiana) Banner. Fire. We regret to leant that the large Foundry, Machine, Pattern and Blacksmith ahope, of Messrs. MUTER U l.rrN>tcorr, situated in ; White Havefi, Luzerne county, were totally . consumed by fira on Sunday night lat. The fire is supposed to havo been the work of •n incendiary. Loss about $15,000, little or no insurance— Carbon Democrat. QT "If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch " I Soars' New Monthly Fanily Visiter, t- Ftmtke /feme Circle. It pcrfinum, in advance, (inclu largearravlng of the City of sells alone for D to tjtisralurg, the Arts, Sciences, Agricultural, Education. Sec., fee. The first number was issued ia January last. 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IVO'I'ICE is hereby given to all logatece, creditors and other persons interested iu the estates of the respective decadents ami minors, that die following Administration and Guardian acuounts havo been filed iu the Olfico of the Register of ihe County of Columbia, and will be presented for confir mation ami allowance to the Orphans Court to bo held at Rloomsburg, in and for tho County aforesaid, on Wednesday the 23d., day ot April next, at two o'clock, P. M. 1. The first account of Jacob Garretson, acting Kxocutor of tho last Will and Testa ment of Alexander Garretson, lato of Ihe Borough of Danville, in the County of Col umbia, dccoased. 2. The final accouut of Henry Metz, Ad ministrator of the estate of Mary Bartul, lato of Roaring Creek township, Columbia county dee'd. 3. The account of Henry Mourer, Admin istrator of tho estate of Henry Juhnson lato of Madison township, Cohutbia county, dee'd. 4. The first and finnl account of Stephen M. 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The account of Abraham Mosteller, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Abraham Mosteller, Sr., late of Mifflin township, Col umbia county, deceased. 11. The account of Caleb Thomas Execu tor of the tail WilTand Testament of Eph 1 - rnim McCollum, late of Madison township, Columbia county, dee'd. 12. The final account of Charles and Ste phen Michael. Administrators of the Estate of Adam Michael, lain of Beaver township, Columbia county, dee'd. 13. The account of John Kelchner, Exe cutor of ihe last Will and Testament of Wil liam Kelchnei, late of Centre township, Columbia county, dee'd. 14. The account ot John Rants and Ja cob Christian, Administrators of the Estate of John Christian late of Madison towzthip, Columbia county, deceased. The account of George Hughes, Adminls trator of tbe Estate of William Holliughead, late of Cattawissa township, Columbia Co , dee'd. JESSE G. CLARK, Register. RXOISTEK'S Orricc, J Bloomsburg, March 18, 1851. ( " CAUTIOiV ~~ All persona are hereby cautioned against purchasing a note of hand given by me to Aaron Hess, dated about the last of May 1850, and made payable six months after date, for $5O. A credit of $3O is eodoreed upon the note as paid on tbe 11th of Metch 1831, and I have a legal defence to the bal ance on tbe note. JOHN THRASHER. Centre township, Maroh 14th 1851. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT of Lvlies Gaiters and Slippers just manufactured and for tale by W ARREN RD6SKL. I •
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