Hero, 100, let the monument of this man be built. To carry out its expression and appropriate associations, this is tlio placo for it. Tho monument of tho Swine who fell ati Paris defending tho King in 17°0, is in tho'very heart of the land whose children tliey-wore, sod in whioh their faithfulness was taught sod cherished. It is cut out in Iheir native crags, in tho midst of their bo lovetl mountains. The same law of associ ations locates Shunk's monument here. While its shadows fall softly on his grave, let'it mark also the place of his nativity, ami where ho imbibed thoao noblo sonti tnenls and affcotions whioh ao strikingly il lustrated and adorned his life. Undoubtedly Govomor Shunk's German blood and language helped his advancomont in publio favor. Germans, attracted at an early day by tho fame of Ponn, came in great numbers from tho fatbor-lsnd, and sot tied in Pennsylvania, and have always for med a large and most respectable potlion of our population. Though mixod with ppoplo of different habile of thought aud action, who havo displayed in Pennsylvania all tho activity, energy and enterprise that belong to the Seolch-lrisb and Yankeos, yet the Ger mans havo maintained their ascendency both in wealth and in social und political in fluence. hove of country—patient industry sound judgment, and inflexible integrity, .ttm characteristics of this pooplo, and how •theso qualities havo impressed tho people of other extraction in Pennsylvania, may bo lioun in the fact that our chief oxecetivo .of fice lias been entrusted to a German for more than half tho time since the adoption of the Constitution of 1790. Snyder, Hies lor, ShultJ!, Wolf, llitner and Sliunk were all Germans, and so is that estimable man re cently nominated by acclamation, Col. Wil lium lligler. In our Legislative halls and in government departments, the Germans havo always had a largi representation. In tho developcment of tho agricultural resour ces of Pennsylvania, they have led the way, und dono more to demonstrate the wisdom . and profitableness ol good farming than any other class of our people. Thov love good . land, and they know how to make good use .of it. Where on our cor.tiucnt—where in siur world, will you find moro indopoudonco, contentment and solid comfort than in the German families of our limostono valleys? It is a pleasing thought that a race of Gover nors lias been nurtured amid tho rich luxuri anco and tho exemplary virtues of theso valloys—a pleasing thought it is too, that we have come, at length, to erect in the bo som of ono of tho lovolioßt ot these valleys a monument to ono of tho noblest of those German Governors. That pooplo nl!*y well love Sliunk and honor his memory, for he was an exponent—an embodied expression ■of tho characteristics of his race—and they i may look on this monument as peculiarly i theirs—as a memorial of what they havo dono lor Pennsylvania—a comrcto tribute to tho virtues, tho manly independence, and tho stora republicanism of Pennsylvania Her man 3. 11l tho death of Governor Shunk, there was Iho same conscientious regaid for tho public inlcroats that marked his life Iti tho hour of his mortal agony, ho forgot not tho .posplo whom ho hod long sorvod, and who had confided important trusts to him ; but, •in a beautiful and touching letter of resigna tion, ho said, "1 restoro to you tho trust with ■ whieh your suflragos buvo olothod mo, in • order that you may avail yourselves of th e .provision of tho Constitution to chooso a successor at the next Clonorul Modioli." Ho most havo resigned then—July 9, 1848—or his 6ucrcsjor could not havo bcou elected until a year and a quarter after his flealh; and to havo loff tho people so long without a Gorornos of their own choosing, would, in his judgment, havo been unjust and inex pedient. Had tho dying patriot forgotten this last duly, or neglected to perform it, • whose lieart is so callous that it could not have forgiven him ? But since ho noithcr i forgot nor neglected it, but performed it .as the last act of mortal life, whoso hoart lis so insertsiblo as not to honor his devotion .to duty and country ? Somo strange misapprohonsions grow out of this transaction, tho motives for which are plainly expressed on its face ; and thu upright men with whom Governor Shunk had surrounded himself as Constitutional in our political annals, has, liko his Groat (Chief, j>aid the debt of nature—woro charg .od withiiiidelicate intrusion to obtain a res ignation.at.that,particular hour; but they were unjustly cliargod. Tho Bov. Dr. De Witt has abundantly vindicated them and Governor Sliunk, from all sinister motives jnd indelicate conduct. I.et calumny and -reproach bo hushed ill tho silence of the gravo ! Governor Shnuk died, as he had lived, a firin believer in tho groat doctrines of Chris tianity. Ho was a Lutheran by education, and remained through life strongly attached to the doctrines, the polity, and tho disci pline, of tho Lutheran Church. Ho road Luther's Bible, in tho German, daily, and ho learned from its sacrod pages how to livo and how to die. And now wo sum up tho proportics of this character—a character as solid as this granito base, and as pnro as this white mar ble—in the words that this beautiful slruc lure is to boar down to posterity : "Erected by the citizens of Pennsylvania, July 4th, 1861, as a testimonial of high re gard for tho public charactor and sorviees of Francis R. Shunk, Governor of Pennsylva nia. Bom at J'rappo, l'a., 7th August, A. |). 1788. An affectionate son, brother, hus band, parent—a sincere and constant friend —a virtuous, humane, and upright man , AT ho exhibited the beauty of tho Chrisliun character ir. bis life, and tho triumph of the Christian's faith in death." Fellow-citizens, beforo wo part from this hallowed ground, lot us rovivo a few recol lections appropriate to the time and place. Theso trainod bands, this martial music, these floating banners, and tho Declaration Of Independence to which we havo just lis tened, remind us of tho Revolutionary strug gle! of our Fathers. Had ovor a poople such an ancestry to chcrisly in proud and grateful /•ernetnbraiioe? Theij itatrjcs and ibeir deeds, writton in the chronicles, aro recorded for our instruction and that of our childron. Wo claim no descent from tho fabulous dei ties of antiquity ; but wo blush not to con trast tho founders of our Kopublic with thoso of any kingdom, realm or nation, nn. ciont or modern. Wo challongo Kartli, end say : "None but thomselvcs can bo thoir parallels." And IB not that Eaglo, with oatsprcad wings, suggestive of momorios which wo should delight to cherlSh ? Ovor tlo field, from LoxingloTi to Chapullopeo, that king of bird has presided as tho gonius of tho placo. Toworing in his prido of hoight, he liae witnessed, clas'i of arms, and heard tho roar of Wle. Proudly has ho soared in tho frequont hour of victory, and bravely has ho borne tho cal amities of occasional dofont. Mounting to his place in mid-air, on the Fourth day of July, I77<J, lie hue seen our country rise from prostration and poverty, to giant strength and aillucnoe. 'Our pooplo increase from threo mitlionsdo twenty-throo millions; our revenues grow up from nothing to forty mil lions of.Uolhira annually; our Thirleon States multiply into thirty, and our territory expan ding from tho Atlantic, westward, over mountains, and rivers, and valleys, and jirairios, to tho shores of the Pacific, and then pitching into majestic flight, he has borne the Bsnner of Freedom ovor overy sea and into every climo ; ho has unrolled tho charter of human rights, and taught tho oppressed of all nations to conquer freedom, or, failing, to come to tlio land of the froe. And now, he spreads his wings peacefully over us—a shelter from tho hoat, and a ref uge from the storm. Tho Stars and the Stripes arc many ; but that glorious bird is one. —They Rpcuk of Slates, sovereign, solf oxisting, independent; ho is tlio emblem of UNION —the unity of a multitude— Eplurilmi (/num. Theso States aro glorious in thoir individ uality, but their collocted glorios nre in tho Union. By all menns, at all hazards, are thoy to bo maintained in their integrity and tlio full mcusuro of their constitutional tights—for only so is tho Union to bo pre served—only so is it to bo worth preserving. It is tlio porfoctness of the prismatic colors, which blended, produco tho ray of light.— It is tlio oomplolenoss of these assembled sovereignties, lacking nothing which they havo not lent for u purpose, that makes tho Union precious. This word Union is a word of gracious omen. It implies confidence and affection—mutual support and protection agailfet external dangers. It is tlio chosen expression of tho strongest passion of young I hearts. It is tho charinod ciido within which the family dwells. It is man helping his fellow man in this rugged world. It is < States, porfcct in themsolvee, confederated fpr mutual advanlago. It is the people of Statos separated by lines, and interests, and institution", )nd usages, and laws, all forming ono glo.ioud nation-all moving onward to the sa.no subJiii:* and all -instinct with a common liio# falUorß pledged thoir lives, ihcir foilunos, atiu jhTu eoorod honors, to form this Union—let ours bo pledged to maintain it. Ilcro, in tho shadows of this venctabjo temple, amidst i tho graves of tho Mulenbcfg*, and ovor that j ! of Shook, lot us renew our vows of ullegi- j [ nnco and dovolion—lot us look yonder to Valley Forgo, and yonder to Gexmnntown, and yonder to the Brandywino—let us recall' tho blood poured out on all the othor bottle fields—lot us think of tho treasured dust of our horoos, and patuots, and martyrs —lot us romo niboc tho achievements of our arms, by land and sea, and the growth and pros perity of our country-, and thon, looking forward to tho exalted position among the nations of (lie earffi to which we aro hasten ing, lot us swear, one to onothor, by all the memories of tho past, by all tho glories Ot tlko prosont, by all tho hopes of the future, that tho States as they are, and the Union as it is, MUST AND SIMM. OS RURSERVED. FIRST IMURESSION.—Mr. Greeley, writing Irom Civita Vccchia, 6ays: "Aside from those engaged in fleecing us, I saw but throe sorts of men in Civita Veoehia, or rathei men pursuing threeeevcral avocations those of priests, soldiers and beggars. Some united two of these callings. A number of brown, bare-headed, wretched looking wo mon wore washing clothes in the Uot sun of tho sea-side, but I saw no trace of mascu lino industry other than what 1 have descri bed, and the (lUce contains 7000 inhabi tants." Tho Geographical Centre of tho United States, at the present lime, is ia the Cadian Territory, 120 miles west of Missouri. Tho present centre of our representative popula tion, which is constantly moving Westward, is ascertained, by actual calculation, to bo just about at tho uity af Columbus, Ohio. tST A numborof gontlomen of Reading city, are about forming an association for the purposo of emigrating to ono of tho Ter ritories. Their object is to start a settlement for farming purposes. Within tho last yoar a numbor of mechanics havo loft Reading and takeu up their rosidenco in the northorn part of Pennsylvania. Others, including merchants, mechanics and bueinoss men goncrally, talk of "pulling up slakes" be fore long, unless the business of tho town improvos. IW The Now Company of Associated Labor and Capital, for making nails, at Pliucnixvillo, aro packing upwards of 100 kegs of nails and spikes per day. An unu sual degroo of onorgy, harmony and chocu fulncss porvades tlio whole establishment; which would givo omploymont to fifty-five -non and sevonloon boys, and turn out 1000 kegs of nails per week, if the market would justify the working of tho machinery to its capacity. rr Wo are glad whon good luck bofalls onr friends so fust that wo can not keep tho record of it bookod up to proper lime. Last week wo should have noticed that F. I). Stewart Esq:, lias been appointed Aid-de camp to Governor Johnston with tha rank of Lieut Colonel. N. W. WEAVER, EDITOR. Uloomtibwrg, Tkurtdny, August 7^inrl. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION; FOR GOVERNOR, WILMAIN BIOIiER, OR CLEARFIELD COUNTY. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, SETII CLOVER. OR CLARION QOVNTY. FOR THE SUPREME BENCH. JOHN B. GIBSON, OF CUMBERLAND ELLIS LEWIS, OR LANCASTER. JEREMIAH 8. BLACK, OT SOMERSET. WALTER H. LOWRIE, OK ALLEGHENY. JAMES CAMPBELL, OR I'IHLADELFIIIA. Democratic County Convention. The Democratic electors of Columbia County ure requested to meet at tho places of holding tho geueral oloctions for their ros poctivo townships, on Saturday the 30th day of August next, between tho hours of 2 and 6 o'clock P. M.. to elect two persons in each township us Delegates to represent them in a Democratic county convention to be lield in tho Court House in Blooinsburg on tho following Monday, the Ist day of September, to nominate candidates for del sovoral offices of this county, aud this representative ami Judicial District. ITIRAM R. KLINE, CHARLES HAULER, ISAAC YBTTEII, m JOHN H. QUICK, JOHN KELLER, ISAAC S. MONROE, FRANKLIN M'BUIDK, Standing Committee. MASS MEETING At Bloomsburg. j Col Wm. Big lev, The Democratic nom inee for Governor,will i •meet and address his! I icik>w citizens at Bloo mshurg on : JVcxl Monday AUGUST "llth and on that day there will be a JMass Jflccl- j ing in this town, to I which every voter is invited. The meeting will be organized at 12 oclock M. Bloomshurg, Aug. 6 Wanted A journeyman printer at this office, to ootranor.ee work on tho Ist of September. A good, steady hand will find a good situa tion. % Mr. Uiickalcw'g Speech, In rebuke of Pennsylvania abolitionism comes most appropriately at this lime when Win. F. Johnston is a candidate for Gover nor, and when tho kidnapping act of 1847 and the Fugitive slave law aro occupying such a largo share of the public attention. Tho speech we publish to-day was highly commended by all who heard it, and was spoken of by muny as placing tho Senator from this -district among the first of publio speakers in the state. Tlio version now published, though abridged and an imporfect transcript of tho speech delivered, may oxert a salutary effect by its correct views, and servo as the basis of many a spocch and sound thought m the political-campaign now opening. Judgo Woodward's Address Which we publish to-day from tlio Nor ristvwn Watchman will be read by hid many admirers with eager intorosl. It is a pro duction which does honor to Ito high intelli gence and finished scholarship of its author, aud Is just such a Iributo to tha memory of a great good man as his stern republicanism and trusty virtue morited. Tho address comes most fitly from Judge Woodward, for who better than bo could illustrate tho lifo of the illustrious Shrink ? A LARGE DEMOCRATIC MASS MKEIINU WAS held at tho "Eaglo" Hotel ia Deliwato couuty on last Saturday, Spoechos wore made by Col. Biglor, lion; Charlos Brown, Col. Jno. W. Forney, R. K. Young of Phila delphia, and Hon. John McNair of Mont gomery. It is said that 2,000 persons parti cipated in tho mooting. Tho spooch of Col lligler wo shall try to publish next week. TsLCGaAPH.—Tho Wilkcsbarro and Phila delphia Lino of Tchlgraph has opened nn oliico at Beaver Meadow, and Mr John Jlu worth appointed operator Tho Cry of Disoifnnlzutloß Is every now and (hen raised by unscru pulous demagogues whoso wholo political life consists in a slavish devotion to |ho men and movements that havo broken down regular Democratic nomiuartiona. Whenever tho ticket does not >uit them they slyly deal out bunched tickets including ono or inoro for a volunteer or Whig ; but whon, in the turn of fortuno's wheel, thoy or their spocial friends aro nominated, they bawl vallianily for " tho ticket, tho #bolo tickol and noth ing hut tho tickol." The trtto question for tho people then is— who first opposed nominations of tho parly which woro regular beyond question ? and who is banded and leagued with the guer rillas that do this work I It is dono coward ly and in tho dark, like every othor nofarious act of which evon desporato men aro asham ed; aud hence, as all the active participants are not branded in opon day, tho peoplo can best judge who are all tho actors from the natural character, associations and affinities of men. Whes theso conspiracies nro form , ed no witnesses aro cailod in, and it is only once in a long whits that tho gabbling of geese on tho CtgNtolino hill gives notice of treason before it is consummated. The men who in 1846 defeated William B. Fors tor under tho spacious guiso of Democracy did it secretly, and Felty Best's vole for Wm. F. Johnston this fill wilt not ho openly given. A few facts iu the political disorganisa tion of this region may bo instructive rom iuttcenses In 1843 Chailes F. Mann was defeated for Treasurer in Columbia. J. Gillingham Fell was defeated by Chester Butler for Assem bly iu Luzerne, ami General Brindle was de feated by John Cook, a Whag, for Assembly in Lycoming. In Lycoming also Con. Wm. Fetrikcn was twico dofoatod uftcr being rogulaily nomina ted fot Congress. In 1846 tho Democratic nominee for Con gress was defeated in this district, and tho Democratic noruinoo foe I'rathouotery in Luzorno. In 1848 tho regular Democratic nominees for members, Register and Treasurer in Lu zerne wore dofoated, and also tin) regular nominee for Register in Columbia. In 1849 tho Democratic candidate for Member in Columbia was defeated. In 1850 the Democratic nominoo for Dis trict Attorney in Columbia and for Sheriff iu Luzorno wcro defeated, and tho Democratic .nominoo for Congress returned by the judges 'as defeated. Tho ntanuor and motives of such an alar ming state of disorganization, whore nomi nations woro regular and unquestionably ] fair, and binding bocattso made in accord anco with the rules and usages of the party, ' ts well pointod out l>y Col. Jno. F.Carter of llto Lycoming Democrat who says : Now let us catch hold of ono of those ca -1 ual-loving, offico hunting, job-scoking, dom ( ocrata, aud submit him to u little wholesome ! cross-examination. Ah, hero is ono : '•Well, sir, wTi&t is your ureas or pare ami uudefilod democracy V "Why, I am for regular nominations, aud I go tho wholo hog for tho wholo ticket." "ifo you think that nominations uto biml i ing where improper and corrupt moans have ; boon employed to procure thclfl 1" "Now, you uro talking liko a black heart | od federalist as I always suspected you to be. I You aro a wolf in sheep's clothing. Thoro is no such thing as corrupt nominations ; and nono but a disorganize! would havo tho im pudence to ask how nominations have been made." ."Do you think that tho delegate system in this country is as puru and porfoct as it can be made ?" "I do." "You really think, then, that tho ticket has always been formed upon fair und square principles I" "I do." "And so Blinking, you havo always sup ported it, without winking and without scratching I" "I havo." "How comes if, thon, that with all your love for regular nominations, you opposed General Packer fur the Senate some ten or twelve years ago V' : "Because he defeated my application for foremanßhip on the canal." "Why did you help to defeat Gen. Briudlo whon he was fairly placod on the ticket in conjunction with Major Boul!" "Because all our friends woro opposed to him ; and he had not acted fairly towards us some years before." "Why did you assist in defoatiug General Potrikon, whon on two occasions ho was fairly nominated, for Congress, and in strict acccwdanco with tho usages of tho party V' "Because, at that limo, I had no oonfi d cnco in him." "Why did you oppose tho olection of that pure democrat and kouost man, Francis lb Skunk 1" ''Becaoso I regarded him as the tool of JOBSO Miller, and you know yourself that none of our friends had tho sbgiitest chance with Josso." "Why did yen oppose tho oloction of Wm. R. Foster I "Because wo all knew him to be Jesse Miller's candidate. "So, my wotlhy friend and patent demo crat, according to yotu own showing, you and your associates ViaVo opposod the tickol overy lire.ij 1\ did not suit you." "Oh— ah—yes—what's tho uso of talking about ull that now ? The parly is now Uni ted, aud nono but a traitor would seok to sow dissensions just at a moment when wo are going to hold a delegate election, and comfortably fixed." TUB NOKTII AMERICAN MISCELI.ANT for last week is full of good things, and furnish os as much- miscellaneous reading as any person could bo expected to digost in a week. This number of tho Miscellany completes the socond volumo, and wo can not think of any work which has acquired so wide and cieditahlo a reputation nn this >u the short luuu of six mouths SPEECH OF C. C. BUCK A LEW. ' Delivered in the Senate of Pennsylvania, March 1 25fk, 1851, upon the bill to repeal certain i sections of the Slave Act of 1847. i Mil. SPEAKER :—While listening to the r remarks of tho Senator from Erie (Mr. i I Walker,) it was natural to rocal to mind the ) colobratod exclamation of Madam Roland > before execution 1 "Oh Liberty I what oriuios are committed r in thy name!'"—For ran a politics) crimo of - greater magnitude bo conceived than the tending of those bonds of uffection and fra ternal kindness which havo hithorto hound r togethor tho States of tho Union, and which I havo at all times rendered that connection ono of harmony and .choice? Our states . havo not boon kopt together by force, but by i ■ inclination and interest. In nry judgment, ■ if there is any work in which a public man s can bo ongaged which is peculiarly mis i chievous, it is that of inilaming the pas i sions of the community against neighboring i and independent communities, who bear to • us tho relation of sister states, and a bar f monious connection with which is required f both by our interests and our honor. Tho f tendency ol the doclrinos advocated by the i Senator from Etie, is to rupture tho harmony - soot weaken the ties existing between Penn r sylvania and ether Males of tho Union, upon . a mawkish and sickly pretence of philan p thropy. It is with u-kollow cry of "iihorty" upon our lips, that we are invoked to ox-' - tend oar action beyond our slato limits and . people, u 1 assail the institutions and people of neighboring and independent r states. Dux state is to bo soducod into ag-' I gressivo legislation by appeals to that sett - lirneut in favor of freedom which is an orai . nont characteristic of our people. For one, |r I refuse to have any part in this work of folly and wrong, and shall steadily resist it, s from convictions of public duty as deep and . earnest as tbey aro unselfish and sincoru. llow king sir, can our Union exist with . out mutual kindness and concord among its a members ! Can united counsels continue i in connection with cxasporatiou and onroity! The uot of 1847, which it is proposed to rc e peal acts harshly upon tho citizens of other . states; assails rights guaranteed to them by ( the constitution, and insults them by tho studied malignity of its provisions. It is , unneighkorly, unconstitutional and unkind. and yol tho Senator from Erio rises in its dc . fence I , I boliovo 1 know what are the sentiments , of the people of the 16lh Senatorial District B upon this subject. A short time before tho commencement of the present session, a . largo mooting held at Dativilla instructed my . colleague ot the House and myself to sup f port the repeal of the not of 1817. A pro- ' vimis meeting nt Wilkcsburre was to the same purpoto, although the proceedings I did not take the exact form of instructions. I Those meetings I believe indicated truly j public sentiment in that section of tho Stnto to bo in favor ol striking the act ol | ( 1847 from among tho Statutes of I'ennsyl- , van in ; ami in accordance therewith, my , j vote shall be given, both as alt act of duty ! j and inclination, m the direction desired by I | the people, i But, tho Senator frotn Erio asserts that i tltoso who veto for tho repeal uro actuated by a spirit of subsorviuney to tho South. Sir, this sneer has beou beard before, and it is as unjust as it is stale. Whence does the Senator derive his right to pronounce such judgment upon tho motives of others! His position in this debate is that of a partisan atid not of s j idgc, and ho car\not impartial ly por'orm the functions of the latter. No ono upon this i\oor has aught to expect or four from tho pooplo of oilier stater, Sqpth or North. Wo owo ullcgianco to our own peoplo and our conduct is opon to their judgrnont and must conform to their will. Wilt tho Senator from Krio accuse the poo* pie we represent of subserviency 1 They are 1 subservient, but in a different senso from that whicn tho Senator intends. Tlicy are subservient to the constitution nnd laws of tho Union—to tho spirit of the compact formed between the States in 1788—and to those principles of good faith upon which the perpetuity and prosperity of the Repub lic depend ! l.ong may such subserviency as this exist in I'ennsylvania, connected as it is with her interests, her welfare aud her honor! Mr. Speaker: It is desired to repeal the act of 1847 from tho third to tho seventh soc ( tions, inclusive. Tlra third section has been already spoken of by others, und tho , objections toil stated. Tho fourth section is , said to be but u re-enactment of tho com mon law upon tho subject covered by it. It I is truo thut no man can cxcrciio or enforce , even a legal right, in such a manner us to t disturb tho public pence. For tha public i interests must always bo superior—bo held . superior—to any private interest; und where. tho alternative is, that a riot bo created, or a , private right bo yielded, tho individual must waivo his right, or refrain from its immedi ate enforcement. But obviously tho intcn r tion of this fourth soction, was, to cast an , insult upon tha claimants of fugitive* from ' labor; and to express a fooling of ill wife and hostility toward tlieru, as well us to tho institution of slavery vyliieh ovists in, end is sanctioned by ( no laws of tho state* in which C.ey reside. If tho section imposes obstructions in tho way of the reclamation of fugitives from labor, it is of curso un constitutional. If it add nothing to tho law as it previously existed, in relation to the riotous enforcement of a right, it is usHoss and insulting. In that case it singlos out tho | claimant of a fugitive frotn labor, as an ob- , joct of special suspicion, while no notice is 1 taken of any other person or class of per sons, who m*y causo a riot in the enforce ment of a tight. For instance, no penalties are levelled against persons who, in the ar rest of a fogitive from justice, may bo tho 1 occasion of e disturbance of tbo public 1 tranquility. The fifth section will boar a similar course of observation with tho fourth. It 1 gravely provides that tha writ of kaptas 1 corpus may issue in all cases of arrest or 1 imprisonment. Why sir, tie one proposes 1 to limit this writ, either as to its operation; or tire cases wherein it may issue. It is a remedial writ, however, only applicable lo catcj of illegal arrcat or imprisonment, and ] this suction of the net ol IS 17 confers upon it no additional torco or effect. The regu larity of a warrant of sweat or commitment, ; is the ouly thing lo bo inquired of in n case arising under this section, as it would have been the only thing inquired of, nnder the law, as it existed before. (1 Watts G7. 4 Dallas 413 ) The morita of the ease arc not involved in tho inquiry, but only the formal legality of tho proceeding. It seems conceded, in this chamber, that the lixtk section, tho repeal of which is the pending question, is ono of a highly objec tionable and offonsivo churaeter. But I urn disinclined to givo u final r oto for its repeal, unless stich vote bo absolutely necessary, so long as all the other sections remain un touched. Tho refusal of our jails, and the imposition of penalties to enforco such re fusal, exhibit u churlish and disloyal spirit upon the part of our State, which is unwor thy of hor, and against the spirit of tho covenant which oxists between her and the other States. But is this section more offon sivo and more deserving of condemnation, than other portions of tho same act, and ought they not to bo all swept off tho statute book together 1 The repeal of this suction is a, good work as lar as it goes, but it doos not completely vindicate our legislation from reproach. Tito Senator from Erio has pronounced an eutogiam upon tho " old abolitionists of l'euusylvania." But, sir, so lar us they wore connected with the legislation of tho state, did they stand where tho Senator, and thoso who net with liirn, now stand 1 Look at tho tcvtnlh section of tho uct ol 1847. It repeals that portion of the act of 1780, drawD up by Dr. Franklin, which provided that porsons sojourning in Pennsylvania, might hold their sluves here, for a period not ox ceoding six months. Such was tho provis ion put upon the statute book by thosa who passed tho act for tho abolition—" tho grad ual abolition''—of slavery in Pennsylvania. They were actuated by a very different spirit frotn that which actuutss thoso who oppouo the repeal of tho act of 1847. As wo had comparatively fuw slaves in this statu and as our soil and situation were not adapted lo slave labor, tho men of 1780 did wisely to abolish it as a domestic institution among us. But this was dono gradually, and under arrangements that were as just to tho owner as thoy wore cxpodienl for tho public. And tlioy—tho mon ol tho era of the Revolution—intcrdcd to confine thoir legislation eololy lo citizens of tho Stuloj and as tfio tost of citizenship, so tar as this question was concerned, inserted tho six month's provision already mentioned Poi sons from Maryland, Virginia, or any other State, might sojourn hero a reasooublo time, before tlioy becaiua subject lo our emanci pation act, intended and applicable as that act was, solely lo our own people. If tlioy remained longer than six mouths tho pro sumption ot citizenship arose, and tho law free an IO operative upon thorn. Tho uct of 1817 icjieaU this provision, and lo some extent thcrcluix: operates as a pro hibition Upon iulorcourtut between our own and adjoining states. A eilizon of a south ern slate cannot come to sojourn among ns, without u saotiliee of those social arrange ments which are sanctioned by law whore bo resides, and conlioctcd with Ids habits, convenience and interests. A lady of Bal timore cannot oven visit in Philadelphia, ao i far as our legislation, is concerned, without ' leaving behind her tho servant which sho holds, of unquestionable right, under the j laws of Maryland. Now, sir, our fathers—" tho old abolitiou- \ Ists of Pennsylvania"—did not legislate iu ' this lashion. Tlioy did not erect a legal barrier against visitors and travellers along Mason and Dixon's lino, as Is done by the act against which my remarks are directed. It is gratifying to know that this act of 1847, is not u Pennsylvania production. Its main provisions are copied from an act of Massachusetts ; and it was enacted here without a proper consideration of its char actor. It becomes us now, by its repeal, to manifest our doiestuhon of it, and of tho un constitutional doctrines with which it is al- i lied. Let us place our Common wealth whero she stood before the importation of Aboli tionism from Massachusetts. It is absolutely necessary that l'oiinsylvuuiu retain immovn bly tier position as u luynl stuto in *ho Union If sA yield whero shull a stand be mado against fanuticism ! Her position—her ctntrnl position—among the St ties, is pecu liarly fdaptod to the exhibition of wise connsots and a patriotic spirit. Her voice should always go out, full toned, ir. favor of thoso principles upon which the Union was founded, and by the rigid muintcnunco of which, alone, it can be preserved. And her blows should fall honvily upon nil such as labor to undermine or injure '.hut fabric of government, which is ussenlial to her wel fare, and connected with all her hopes ol j the future. This kai beon the mission of Pennsylva ■tin. In tho struggle of tho Ilofoliition, she contributed, willingly, her blood and treas ure to tho common cause. Through her Icuding patriots she assisted in framing tho constitution, and after it WIII frumed, eho ac coptod it, slave clautt and all, and pledged her devotion and faith, to maintain it invio late and unbrokon. And since, in no na tional emergency has sho boon wunling. To the Indian struggles, sho contributed troops, and a general to command thorn, in the por son of Anthony Wayne. In 1812, she hold uo Hartford Conventions, but she gave the blood of her people to sodden tho soil by Cake Erie and in the solitudes of-tho west. In a more recent straggle, volunteers from her ei'.iea and inland districts, were found in the front rank, whore the causo of the Urn o was (ought foi, upon strange balilo-tields and foreign soil. And upon other occasions, in tho history of tho . oounUy, wbon peril threatened or commotion raged. Pennsylva nia has placed herself in a patriotic attiludo. and maintained her position with steadfast and unoatculaiing devotion. In view then of her history, is it not worth whde to strike from her slutulo book, the only act upon it, which impugns her integri ty and character ss a m em ber of tho Uniou ' Shall wo not place her where she stood of ol<l ; iu the position marked out for bar, by Franklin and bis follow patriots? The po liey which I, and those who think with mo, advocate, is ono cnlculatod, in ev ery way, to protnoto tho true intorosts of the stale. In this, as in other cases, tho cause of duty, will he found to be tho causo of interest also. Independent of othor consider ations, our legislation should tend to the ex clusion of the colored racu, from our bor ders, upon tho distinct ground that their prcsonco among us is injurious to ourselves. Thoir introduction imposes a burden upon our poople, which does not justly pertain to them, aud to which thoy ought not to be subjected. Is there uny good ruasor. for en couraging the introduction among us of the degradation und pauperism of other com munities t Already our poor laws arid crim inal laws find a considerable part of their subjects among the Waoks of the state, and it will bo so hereafter in a largely increased degree, if the policy of tho act of 1847 is adhered to and upholJ. Tho spirit of that act is, to encourage the immigration into the state of the colored TOCO of the south, und to discournge thoir reclamation and re turn lo the states from which they come Bui, oar truo policy ovidontl/ points in a contrary direction, and that polioy is recom mended to us more strongly, inasmuch as it is in accordance with the letter and spirit oty tho national constitution. I.nckiiwunnn Cnnl Field- A writer in the Wilkesbarre Fanner, dots down tho following : "We have pleusure in staling that the Grand Traiujioi hition Company ha'va comple ted thoir arrangements with tho Lehigh and Morris J'anal Companies, to oon'imio lor ton years. Tho Company are bound to lako over, i unavoidable accidents excepted, not lose than 200,000 tuns of coal, tho first your, from Wilkes-ltarro to New York, —300,000 tho next—a id not less than 400,000 thereafter i To tho two companies jointly thoy pay one dollar a ton toll; lon por cent, deducted oti 1 all c.vor 400 000 : A further agreement is understood to havo boon utadc, with Mr. Gray, of the Baltimore Company, to furnish 50,000 tons—Capt. Bowman and Mr. Ilillard, and Mr. Bowkloj, 20,000 tons each, tho quantity to bo increa sed until 400,000 tons shall bo ptovidod for transportation. Tho Transportation Company take it in sui'.ablo cars at tho depot in South Wilkes- I llarro, and dolivor it in Now York, or at the J proper points on tho Hudson, opposite the city, for two dollars fifty cents a ton. So it is calculated that coal, being estimated in j tho mine, at 80 60 liaising and placing ill cars 0 50 Transportation and 101 l 250 Cost in New York 83 50 Where the general wholesale piica is from SI to 85 00. ! We learn further thut Messrs. Gray, Ilil lard, Bowman am'. Murdccai, are forthwith about to oxtend a branch ltailroad, on tho j principle ol tho inclined planes, so that the cars will descend by gravity to South j Wilkes- Barre, ths return cars being elevated so as to return on a lighter track in a like manner. And that Messrs. Hillman and Uowkloy, are preparing long, ivido and fiat i boats, with a double Ituilroad track that will hold 20 cars, adaptod, of course, to tho Wbito Haven truck, oach holding 2 1-2 tons, I to run to tho lock and thonee to South Wilkee-barro, by a short Railroad, where ; tho transportation company will receive thorn, unload tliern, (as they will the olh ; ere,) ul While llaven, and return them. | Everything will be done systematically, In j order—without hurry or contusion. An am- I plo supply ol boats will bo provido.l, and ; Iron Ore and Plaster, I.inic, with othor arti ' clcs of uso or commerce will be brought back iu return, and numerous Iron woiks be established. Judicious meD ostimate that without inter fering a boat-load with the trade down the llivor, or up the North branch, there will soon, by this now arrangoment, bo sent from tho miuo indicated—from tho Jameson mine opening by Mr. Hibler, and tho rich dopos itos on Hanover and Nowporl, 500,000 tons ; at a very oatly day to be increased to a mil ion." Export of Npccls. Tho amount of specie exported from Now York, remarks the U/rleuid Union, frem the first of January last lo tho 20th of July is 822,000,000, and mostly to England. Large amounts of specie have also gone frotn Rus • sia, South America, Mexico, and California to tho same destination. Tho amount of -specie at Now York, Decombor, 1848, was less than six millions, now after (Ire largo oxports, it is nearly 811,000 000. Tho ex port of specio has boon an item of profitable trade to rtie United Statos; and tho general concentration of spocie in England and Franco haa cheapened money, and will in flate prices, and tho result will bo highly advantageous to American commerce and agriculture, which spur into activity all other branchos of industry. Thoso glorious re sults tho tariff robber . denounce, and prizo tho tariff of 1812, which admitted free of duty tho raw material of the manufacturers, while it taxed iinportod goods mado of the same materials from 60 lo 150 per coat. This was double robbery, first depriving tho homo producer of a sale of raw material, and next, making him pay doublo price lor whal ho purchased. Ou this principle reels tho tariffiles' lovo for tho dear pooplo, an shown during their oloctinnooringcampaigns. Their designs nro so bare-faced that thoir deluded supporters are every where leaving thorn. Johnston slumped thin Stale at hin last election, to tell the people tho tariff of 1816 had nearly ruined thorn, and if contin ued would romplote thoir ruin. Alt the do nouncod measure of Bulk's administration being still in o.xistcr.ce, and tho country prosperous hi spite of Ualpkin plunderers It is more limn likely Johnston in his stump speeches will tell his stolid supporters that he has mcsmeiiecd tho Ijco foco policy, and claim a re electren'on dial ground.
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