04.. ma ut:tfully k, pit alive as the pretext of our pleaent
ehubjegatirm,and theinstrumentrifoughwurethraldonii a "
'That is Lord Piunkte'k . deettiptinc of the. reenrw - mXI
which the Union was carrel; anew% it is en!) , a perfal
account. One Million two hundred-and seventy4bte
• %hummed 'went ) ! were spent in pinchasin rotten bor
oughs. - . g
•
Three million, besides in` bard cash were pai s d
direct and actual bribery . to persons who voted fur
• their coturesioas. There was no office, sv . cp from the
sOkititifograapis; tisitssaokeest - 11; ih;ernstabniti
sy—ett/ thet!fortieritd nisithen.intletLeehat there was no
niikti.9o from the highest to, the lowest, sacred ur pi te
false; tettiewastuil in the market; There was noth
ing of tisestreants4ositritgasfinitmient fettle carrtinglf ,
the Unkin, - all tees' shnmeless fraud end undisguised
.
creaategeseAttribeitegfusers-of moral intiptitreheit eve
of accumpanied arty public aransuction. gentlemen
'et.theAry, you ran enmity imagine-what were the le
ipit,,rif such a measure, us carriadt you ice! them in
- "yew dairy avocations of &nine tte'You see them in the
stateefyourstreetre you loath tbeinfrom the position
of ydur 'redeemd cutetnelek I have showen whet
• has been tius expend:4*dt afthe English goverument,
Witesteevii pe'e'eri• froth ,date of the first settle
- teeirt,,lll,7Bq.e' ; - Neve established that there was an
-extelOPOneg Advance in propertyunderthe/rish Pat
- shortly described the means by which
• thettarse wascarried. ao4 I shall now proceed. with
'lt? *4abrevity, as I cote but I fearttte ;renter length
of
:wish to lay heft:Helen evidence of the evil
resale( Craws as effect bee Ireland In 1794. the Irish
.44 wasunly seven milli DOS. the debt,uf England at the
-same tirne3do millions. At the time of the Uuion the
j r ,hai . dib t „w a s twtnty-one million.. I know it Las been
sicapsel that it was 23 millions, but that was by a
I+4olution,ef the liouscul Commons of England. Pass
'ell.44 which it, was r solved that the separate
tieht,„ 414e:herd shouldhe cherged with nll the expert
-awl( carrying, the IJuien. ,Well .he Irish debt was
the English, 446 millions, Of the 17
rt4l ... heps of animal interest upenthis sum, it was agreed
-nrekkiligtolehertl4, not be elutrzed any. bing fur prin.
• glad. Were those elane complied with? No Ire.
Atolkikelertgrel with every penny of that 446 millions,
lifter3ealella interest, in spite of,the promises of Lord
~cas ti e reash ; an d the lends, the industry, the labor of
'lhe r testion are MOlgaged for its payment.
proof of tbe total mismanagement of our finan
ces, detrimental te Ireland, audio show the progress
ivellietenpletjan of our dale, I will read err extract—
inilnit>o ()Fir:lore- wer6 expended some years
sinesq.e Isreuk au orantsitjae-ethe 'eame, or Reenter
sum, may be necesenry new,' had Grattan added, 'that
Leed•Catelereagh lied said so in the most extensive
setrec_of bribery, and cut ruption. The threat was pre
erstaleaor-ethe peerage sold—the caitiffs of corrupt-
ion were every w here--in the lobby, in the streets, on
t h e aups,and.sit the door of every parliament leader. I
reTering titles to some, (Awe to others. corruption to
all.' This is the way in which our affairs have bevel
managed. The Irish Parliament had an interest in ;
keeping the Irish nation out of debt. The best proof
of this is, that Ireland (rued bvt 14 millions when En-
elera4,et_yed 360 millions. The Irish Parliament Tess '
Irefus orien assailed; but I karleislc ask, could am- '
thing have been Inure protective then to keep the peo
ple out of debt Whilst the English were erinitialer
fag profusely, the Irish were thrifty; but from the mo.
meet, they were placed under England, the proportion lr
of humans went on in such manner that whilst it was
fer,Eugland as 16 to 10, it was fur Ireland 43 to 10.
Ittettoow the language. of Sir Juba -Newport in 1822: ;
'Ever since the Unimak. Imperial Parliament has la- I
bored to mitre the scale of taxation in Ireland as high I
as it,Was in England, and only relinquished the attempt
whey they Found it was wholly unproductive. For
twrbew.yearshe had remonstrated against this Scheme;
atuidesd-Owseen the evils resulting from it, of a beg.
g nO k gentey unii a ruined peasantry. Ireland had four
milthms• of +seminally increased taxes, while the whole I
faiindsgsa.system of revenue, and the people were bur- 1,
Helmet prides= any relief to the treasury. (Hear;
belq-). • -
.I.twould bq found, as-in some other countries, that
the. irongrasp of poverty had paralysed the arm of the 1
taxegatherei, and limited in this instance the omnip
eteoceof Parliament. They had taxed thepeoplethrit
nos,tsagnmated- the .supplies; they had drawn capital
---eotinctnne; and they, in eansequenee, reaped the
har,vest of diseTttere, and failed to reap the harvest of
layouts.' It wateobjected to Lin I Lansdowne that the I
effect of his proposition would be to makt. Ireland the
rival .in trade and manufactures of England and
+Scotland- He was accused of this. He disclaimed
any seat intention, and now 1 ask.you, could this be in
an frills Parliament/ What must have been the spirit of
theatteerohly whernit becam.t necessary to disclaim,es
*something outrageous, atrocious, and abominable, the
idea of making I retied the rival in trade and mann- ,
factures efEnglend and Scotland 1 Do y.m not. gen-1
Ocean, perceive the fatuity, the folly of leaving year !
e..Tairs to themoungernent of those amongst whom it
ileoesidered 'a reproach to seek a rivalry with other
comesieW, °habit declaration speaks trumpet-tongued.
I:iwset it-will thunder in yew ear's and excite in your ,
mimeses spirit of just indignation that nay attempt
should be made, through the Medium of a court of law,
toprevent !be uprising of thataseaceful power of pub
licaspioian which widprocure for our country a Perlin
meat. to legislate fur ter interests. I shall now read
tteexterct in reference to the propmtionefthe English
Lind- Irish debts. Yoe have seen how the Irish debt I
*tat kept down by the Irish Parliament; but in sixteen
yeas afterthe U/11011 the Irish debt hod increased 230 I
perasent. whilst the British in the 'same time only in
creneed 60 per cent. These filets are so little known.
arta- se-much intervenes to prevent a knowledge of
thee-that 1 feel delighted at the opportunity of again
chetiating them. (Laughter.)
!The enormous excess of British over Irish debt at
the Ermine, leftthe British minister no excuse for their
complinatien, aial. aceordingle it was arranged that
the thoudebts should besdperately provided'for. The I
active eepencliture of the empire, (i e the expendit u re I
cleneof charge of debts) was to be provided for in 1 ,
tixt proportion of two parts from Ireland to fifteen fur I
Great Britain.. These proportions were to cease, the,
debts were to be consolidated, and the two countries
to cuntritetteindiscriminately by eine! taxes, so soon as
the respective debtashould be brought to bear to each
other the proportions of the contributions. V 17.: as 2 to
15; previded also that the fiscal ability of Ireland should
he.futtexi to have increased. 'Neer, the 2 to 15 rate of
ceatrihution was denounced at tlfe time by Irishmen!
us 100 high fur Ireland. and afterwards se admitted by
the British, ministers themselves. Its consequence
waste exhaust and impoverish her to such degree that
beerier' in sixteen years increased ° reent, while i
rho, British only increased 66 permitt!°' This diepro..
pineleecte ana unjint increase of the Irish debt brought
the 2 told proportion between it rind the British debt.
Advantage was taken cf that single brand of the
contingency c:intemplattd in the Union act, ulthdugh
the other branch of the contingencee viz; kite increase of
Ireland's ability had uot only occurred, I tat, by the con
fession of the English ministets themselves in 1816,
the very contrary hod occnred, namely—lreland has
become ktoonv thin before. Adrantage,, we say,
was taken of that singlehranch of the contingency to
coesolidate the. debts, or 10 do away with all measure of
p ro po r tionatartomehatiouend to place t he purse of Ire
land, without restrictien or limit, in the hands of the
British Chancellor of the Exchequer. thenceforth to
k ago , i t , wa d apply as he liked, every penny it did
then and migbt.at any future time contain, and rob
Ireland of all abanbe of benefit front any surplus of
reveuue'thesterfarwarci, and forever. •
Gaiters/ Aietraet of .Taxes Repealed or Remitted
la . Great. Britain. and Ireland.
°MIA? BRiTALW. , IRICLAND.
Customs, £.429;567 £635.200
End a.. 14,093,638 365.530
Stamps, 443,634 • 152,609
139.000 13,193
Property Duty, 14,617.893
Windows. 1,577.778 179,408 •
Houses, 250,000 53,673 Hearth.
Servants, 472,061 42;988
Carriages. 391,796 71.086
biomes, 1,172,034 77,524
Dogs, . 6,876
44.t.085,202
The taxes retimled fir remitted in 'reknit being nne
twierpsittat rut Afitiode repriAxi in Great Britain.
These:Agorae, geasiwnen: will tel Stint that England in
creaseet-theiettatien of Iraistici by fear millions, and
what etas the restiltl-,•14 . 1ras to be expected.
the *mei eavertsse-filll **etude of £508.000, so that
thipatertpticrtex iti hisir editions actually coat Eng
land COW half a ruiliiterl They increased our deb t
. 235
PO/ ono, while tter itemised - their own only 60 per
react -Now. gentiennen. allow m 1 to abk .au 'what
PrelPerit:fennVertweet, %Ant worperity ten we have
•
while. we allow the r geatiot. of our monetary of
fairs to he invested4he of strangers? Can
tct,llett_proslonssor , _the management of instrecr . ,
emu' in ; fee *end* , of the': 'English government?
4 V4NextAnt-ssf yen the: — nagenient of your
!sirs rtribeltandstif r would you not eat
sect that any mad- dordeto *soli soon find hinted!' a
liegger? As it is twi t itndivtJtt s, so it is with nations.
I maa be told that there has been a diminntiori of aim—
.
at it'll. Yes, genAMaten, there has been a.ditainutiOn of
netheen since the peat"; but in what way hap it been
dono England his been . relieved to -the amount of
£41452,400, while Ireland has _obtained a dianinu-
Sian after nisei - to the attumnt of only £1,584,000, or
eta tre proportion of one half to 41. That, gentlemen.
is the justice with which we have been treated. But,
'aiendsinseo.-able is not bristsehange Whitt was
made in 1826 in the curie:lel of the country; they add-
ed at least coo bifteleal,W to the rlebta of 'Matta. So
much, gentlemen, for the justice with which we have
been qrented. I.,,etme ask you,,.,Tenstroen, how can
we prosper while We allow the hands of others to
rumlrage in our pockets? An Irish Parliaineet, while
it would pay every thin. is hooesitly due, it would
at die same titne'say . e ns from the folly of paying that ,
which is due by England alone.
`folly
gentlettiee,
mean to leave this:part Jf die case trusting that I have
shoals you tho evil mercantile effects which the Unitm
had oh our common country.
I will now, gentlemen, call your attention to the I
protest of the. ag,nitist the Union.. I will not
weary yciu •
rending all the documents. I will con.
tent Myself with citing the 10 h reason of the noble
lords. which says:—" Because when we consider the I
weakness of this kingdom at the time that the measure
was brought finward, and her inability to withsta.nd
the ,d •strtictive designs of the minister and coupled
with the act itself, the means that we have employed
to actomplish it, such as the abuse of the :deco bill,
for the purpose of corrupting parliament, 0 . 13 appoint.
ment of sheriffs to prevent county moorings, the die- 1
missal of the old steadfast friends of constitositputi
goveinment. for their adherence to the cOnstitution.
and the cetprit of persons ON parliament who had
neither ounnexitin nor stake in the country; and were
therefore selected to decide upon her fate—when we
consider theurmed f6ree of the minister, added to his
inmver and practices of coneption—when we couple
thew things together. we' are warranted to say that
the basest means have been used to accomplish this
great innovation, and that the measure of Union tends
to dishonor the ancient peerage for ever—to di mem
ber both houses of parliament, and subjugate the peo
ple of Ireland fer'ever. -Such circumstances, we ap
prehend, will be recollected with abhorrence, and will
create jezdonsy'between the two nations, instead
that harmony which fur so many centuries has been
the cement of their union." This protest, gentlemen.
was Signed, Leinster, Meath, Charlemont, '&c., and
by the Bishops of Down and Lismore. This lithe Ilil•
tfiemic declaration of the peers of that day; end I feel
certsin that th . eir descendants of the present day must
be proud of the deed of their ancestors, and that they
will2ret nssi4 in carrying out the intentions of their a n
cestors, and yet take their seats in'their places at Col
lege-green. Amongst the other evils to which the Union
cave rise, none was so oppressive as the total inade
quacy of the representation of Ireland in the Impede l
Legislature; and the great deficiency of voters created
by the state of the registry. lam the mere antious
to point not this defect, because I find that there is now
a disposition to coaccale upon the paint. They are now
willing to do something in respect to the franchise ;
but let me ask how lung hostile injustice been allowed
to euist? Let me call your attention to the following
document, and is speaks trumpet-tongued of England's
injumice:—
FIRST REPORT OS TOIL FRASCHISC IN COUNTIRS
" The result of the injustice done to the people of
Irelttnd by the restriction of the elective franchise, is
made manifest by n' contrast between the p,optlation
of tliit severalcounties' in E•tcland and the number of
regi.itered voters therein, with the population and num
ber oFregistered voters in the difierent" Irish counties.
We take our statement of numbers from the parliamen -
tory pnpertt, and by comparing the least populous coon
ties in England with the mast populous in Ireland—
Wean:m-eland and Cork, fur instanre—we find the
folio wins' result :—the.rural population of West motP
land is 13,461, and its number of registered votes after
the reform act, amounted to 4,392. Nearly one out
of every ten inhabitants. Whereas, itt the county of
Cork the populations is 701 716, and the cumber of
electors registered after the Irish reform art, was only
3,E35. bring scarcely one out of every two hundred
of the inhabitants.
4 " We ask. therefore. is this to be endured ?
" !I ere is Westmorela nd ,w ithl ass t! an one-fourteenth
of the population of Cork, and vet it hu an obsolote
majority of 257 registered vote i s! is this to be called
eform ?
"Again, take the county of l3edford, with a rural
population of i 8,5 1 inhabita n ts; its registered voters
unchir the reforin act were 3,960, 'Whilst Antrim with
a population of 316,000, had only 3,4fi registered vo
ters . 7 ;that is Bedford had au absolute majority of near
500 votary over Antrim, notwithstanding the enormous
disptoportion in the number of its inhabitants
"Hertford. whit a papilla-inn of 95.977 inbahitanta,
had 5.013 registereAl voters; while Galway, with 381,
564 inhabitants, had only 3,061 electors.
"Rutlandshire, the smallest county in England, with
only 19,385 inhabitants, had 1,296 voters, while Long
ford had only 1,294; absolutely two less than Run
lund.hirr.
Again, Huntingdon,witha population of 47,770 in
halittants, had 2,694 voters; while Donnognl. with a
popidation of 389,149 had only 1.348 voters; and
Limerick, one of the wealthiest counties in Leland,
with au opulent agricultural population 01248,601 in
habitants, had only 2595 electors.
"Nay, even the lski of Wight, with only 28.732 in.
habitant's, had 1,167 voters, while Maya, with 351.-
3'28 inhabitants, find Only 1,g40 voters' - und Protestant
yrone, with a population or 310,000 inhabitant . ;. hna
1,151 electors, absolutely 16 voters less than the Isle of
Might.
'The inland of Anglo:en, also, with a population of
only 33,503 inhabitants, had 1,137 voters; while Kil
daro, with 108.428 inhabitants, had only 1,112 voters;
and' Derry, with 235,126 inhabitants, had only 1,164
voters less than Angleneu, and six less than the Isle
of IVight.
"Even if we compare the largest counties in hoth coun
tries, Yorkshire, with the agricultural population of
j 711.738 inhabitants, and Cork with a population of
j 901.716. we will find that the English county had 33,-
1 451 electors, while the rtish one had only 3,386.
“We find. therefore:that England in her rood popu
j g. 336. 00 had 314',674 county
voters; while Leland, in a similar proportion of 7,-
127,509 inhabitants, had only 60,607 registered elec
tor..
SECOND REPORT ON THE FRANCHISE: 111 CITIES ♦ND
"The consequence of all these defects in the Irish
reform act is, that thi: disproportion between the num
ber of electors to the English and Irish cities and bor
oughs, when compared to the relative population is as
creates in the counties. 'or we find Flom the same
return, flint after the reform act. Exeter, with a popu
lation of 27,932 inhabitants. bad 3,427 electors—while
Writerford, with population of 28,82 1 . inhabitants,
hail only 1,278 electors, being in ratio or 3 to 1.
"Again, comparing the largest cities and boroughs
In Ireland with the smaller ones in England, wo find
the following results:
"Worcester, with a population of 26,313 inhabitants
has, 2,608 voterst while Limerick. with a population'
of 116,5,54 inhabitants, has only 2.850 electors.
"Chester, with only 21.363 inhabitants, has no less
thin 2,232 voters; while Belfast. the wealthiest and
Meet commercial city in Ireland, with 53,000 inbabi-1
tints, bud only 1,926 electors.
"The city of Gunk, with 110,000 inhabitants, had j
only 3,650 electors, including the nun-resident freemen;
• while Nowcastle-upon-Tyne, with a pcmilation of 49,-
26D inhabitants, had 4,952 voters; Preston kith a, rop
tilictioo of 33,112 inhabitants, had 4,204 eTectin.s.--
both of thorn more than Cork, which last city has mine
than treble the number of inhabitants. of either of the
other two;and Bristol, with 104,338 inhabitants, not
equal to tho imputation. of Cork, has 10,3 i 7 voters.
being tbieetiates the constituency of the Irish city.
"If. too, we compare the smaller boroughs in both
countries together, we find that those which barely
escape schedule with !stipulations varying f irm 2to
3,000 Initah:tanti, have ritereetectors than the her
ricksha in Ireland retained by t' le Act of Union, with
from 10 to 12,080 inhabitants.
"Fur example, 'Wallingford 'Lutinoludont Ware
hum, Arundel, have all under 3.000 inhallimists, while
the electoral constituencies in ell exceed 300 voters
1-loweverin Attakme and Bat don, with over 10,0001 n.
habitants in sash, the voters do net exceed 250, and in
£1,584,211
many others, such us Kinsale, CoMillie, and Newliilasi
the available constituency falls far short of 200 voters.
Pif also we cotaitarelbe - IttetrOpolitaif eonstituen
cite of both countries, *lire en eipalky in household
value limey be expectsed„ . we will Bad ttbit Diblin, With
• poptslation,of 210,000lithabitents,lbed Only VIIIII
voters, Including all tbusbed freemen lately mannfac
tuiwd by the corporate m, while the city of London, with
• population of only 1 2 2,000 inhabitants. had 18.514
electors, and only 17,314 houses above ,C.lO saints.
Nothing can mare clearly illustrate the disadra.n
loges under which the Irish cities labor, with respect
to the .£lO household franchise, than the comparison
of the numbe.f of Ivioses of 10 a year clear value in
London, and Am number of the •loitar." upon tinter/nal
ification, which the number of riwilar bowies io Put:-
lin, and ofslinilar electors.
"These facts appenr from parliamentary returns.—
The uttrober of 10t.hooset in the city of London_ are
17,315, end the number of electors appear to be 18,-
584; whilst in Dublin, the number houses of 101. value,
according. to Sherrard's valuation, omouoted to 14.105,
while the number of electors only amount. to 9,081.
Thus in the &y of London, there are mere electors
than 101. householders, whereas in the city of Dublin
the aggregate of electors does not arimlunt to %..rithjn
one-third of the number of 101. hottothoulderg."
"nr•tra COMPARED WIER IRELAND.
. .
"%Vales has a population of 800.000, In Cork the
rural poputut Mu is 713,715. How are they respec
tively represented! Wales has twenty-eight members;
.Cork. with nearly the same population, has but two
"Here ill a parliamentary paper; it, was published
in 1832, scathe sessional somber iji 206. It states
the relative stuffings of thel:tglish. Scotch, Welsh,
and Irish revenue in th.:t year, and there is no similar
paper of a latnr date that I am aware nf—
The Irish revenue was £4,392,000.
The %Velsh revenue was 348,000.
This is the exhibition which tlit return makes of
what the MN) member considers the superior wealth of
the principality of Wales. That principality in point
of fact, falls below Ireland in any of those pretensions
to representation founded upon wealth. 1 have looked
into the nmonnts of the rovenue collected in thesingle
port of Cork, and they exceed that of the principality
of %Vales. There are noannual fecordi to be referred
min etch a case, but I find that in one year the customs
of Cork amounted to £263.000, and in Aother year
the excise amounted to R 272.000. These amounts
give, I believe, a fair avetage vier of the revenue col.
Meted in the port of Cork, mid their total is £535,000.
The receipts of %Vales are only £348.000. Cork,then
is entitled to Mom' members than the entire principal•
ity of W mks, on these very grounds on which Great
Britain justifies her overwhelmmg numerical superior
ity in the House of Commune. If Wales have not a
representation displopurtioned tu her wealth, Cork
ought to return 43 members of Parliameht!
The honorable and !earned gentlemen having closed
his Speech. the Court adjourned to ten o'clock to-mor
row.
Q - . l)e latl lorning post.
H. A. MUHLENBERG.
TH E GLIEIERNSToRIAL I PItinrECT.—We are gratified
to find that the strong felling of disapimintment which
was evinced in this part of the Mat, at the result of
the State Cutiventien is gradually subsiding, and nil arc
settling town on the nominee. In the west, the desire
for the nomination of Mr Snot: was almost unani•
molls, and the disappoititment of hopes so fondly cher
ished. was extremely vexatious to many of the best
members of the party. But reflection and the "sober
second thought" have made all things right; although
they have out their first chuicts„ vet the nominee is one
to whose support they can rally with the consciousness
that they are bestowing their suffrages on a democrat
of undoubted honesty, and eminently qualified to man
age the affairs of nor state, in her present embarrassed
and critical position.
The position of Governor of Pennsylvttnia at the
pres ut day is no sinecure, nor will the Executive who
has the will and :Utility to discharge his duties proper
ly, 6:nl his high position one of ease arid repose. None
btu a statesman of enlarged experience. sound princi
ples, and unswerving firmness, is competent to the task
of directing our burdened and embarraAsed affairs at
the present time, and none other should be entrusted
with the duty. It is not alone necessary that the incum
bent of the qubet natorial Chair ahoy,' be honest; he
should also be capable to perform the duties of the of
fice, without having to consult a •'power behind the
throne," which is often far greater, and much less ho
nest than the throne itself.
It would be a mockery to institute a comintiison be
tween tho democratic and federal nominees for Gov.
ertmr. HENRY A. Nictit.etineno, tho candidate of
the democratic party. is a gentleman possassiug fine
natural endowments, which have been improved by u
finished education; a mind stored with a mast extel awe
knowledge of public affairs, acquired during a long and
brilliant career in the service of the country; a pahlic
and private reputation unsullied by a single Binh] or stis
pici , ar. and a firmneas as unwavering as thi democracy
or his owe indomitablii Pterka, he would restore the
go sd old Keystone to what she was in the days cfSny
der. Such is the candidate the denaocrac.y offers to
the people, and Witlrcut assuming the gift of grop . httty,
we may safely predict that he will be triumphantly
elected.
But what can be said °lbis opponent Gen MAIM'S,
that should induce a vrer of any party who has a sin
gle feeling for the welfare of the State to vote for him
in preference to the clemocrati:. candidate. Granting
that all his partizans say about his honesty and patriot-
ism is literally true, has he one single gnalifiea ion be
side, that would enable him to discharge the duties of
the office for which he has foolishly permitted a band
of political adventurers to nominate him 1 His bold
est advocates will not dare to say, that he Ills either
the talents, acquirements or experience so necessary
for the steam; all thy can say is, that he is n good 01.1
man whose iritenlions are honest. The wings gave
to Penasylania a governor of this description once
before, and the people will long re member the fraud,
corruption and tyranny that characterized that adminis
tration. The evil consequences that followed the elec
tion of Rim cif in 1835, 13 0 sufficient warning to the
pe o ple not to permit the Gubernatorial choir to be hi
led again by a person incompetent to discharge the du
, ties of the office, and who wmld be a mere autcma : tno
in the hands of unprincipled politicians, to move as they
might pull the wires.
The people have had ennugit of such Governors—
they do not desire another STI/V . I.:Ns dynasty at Her
tisburgh, and the surest way to prevent it will be to
elect the rr an that is honest and capable to perform the
duties of his office without the aid of a thialting, com-
=:=I!IME=EI
THOMAS PIILLIPS,TOII.
PITTSBURGH. FRIDAY, MARCH 9.9., 1844
FOR GOVERNOR,
•
THE our Joint: or THE SF.sson.--•Thet editor of
the Gazette . declares in the most pompous manner
imaginable that NEVILLL: 13. CRAIG is beneath his
notice. This is an eafv wuy to get over the charges
of an "ugly custuiner," but we doubt if the public will
con &ler it a very conclusive justification of Mr White's
conduct.
A F (atm t '3 Riot occurred in Baltimore 013 Mon
day night. In attempting to suppress it the High
Constable of the city was struck with a stews, hulled
at him with great violence, end which produced s se
were contused wound. He succeeded, b6eeck . bl
quelling the riot, and arresting the ringlveclw s.
10 the course of a very gees attack on N. B.
Cisto, Esq. that appeared in the Genetic 4yeal4o,ay,
the editor itihi,les to our exp#urea imik"btOgitin
rile" with the "masonic white," "fit a rime q injurt4
iimmertee•which is quite uniting? le dime who him*
the extent of his guilty negotiations it :that matter:=
How he can have the impudence to irov 2 ira that cor
rupt tnuteaetion we caonot imagine; therels.notantert
in the city of any party, who does not believe him gull.
ty, and we doubt whether his everlasting re&rence,
"my late partner, Mr Grant," would
,be willing to cur
till, 1 o Ids innocence.
lf his negotiation with the Clay whip was a fair
business transaction, why did he not get s,nue of the
signers to the $3OOO fund to clear him of all unjust
suspicions? .They are all men of standing in this com
munity, and the word of any one of them will have more
weight with the public tban all the protestations that
WHIT/ can make, even if they should bo backrd by a
leferenee tohis "late partner, Mr Giant."
The editor must understand that insolent abuse of
other men is no refutation cf the charge made apinst
himself, and until the 15 whigs who subscribed to the
purse will deny their signatures, it is vain fur cur lit
tle cotemporury to endeavor to extricate himself from
his unpleasant position, by hurling his slang at those
who have esposed, and those who despise, his corrupt
bargaining..
THY TEXAS QUESTION is becoming the all import
tont topic of conversation, and all eyes are turned
to Washington City to ascertain what policy the
government will adopt on this important question.
The latest that we have from Washington on the sub
ject is the following portiun of the proceedings of the
nth:.
Mr 1V inthi op then rose and moved to suspend the
rules so as to allow'him wader what he deemed a very
important resolution. It was this:
"Resolved, 'That no proposition whatever for the
annexation of Texas ought to be reads or enter
wined by the guveitiment, ' And he moved also. that
this resolution be made the special order of the day fur
nest Wednesday, and every day afterwards until it
was disposed of.
The ayes and noes were taken on this and resulted
ayes 40, noes 122.
Su the rules were not suspended.
Voltaire sold. "I have a friend %vim is a director in
the Bank of France, who *rites to me when they are
going to make money plenty and make stock rise, and
then I . gi‘'e ordepto my broker to sell; and he writes
to me when they nre going to make stock fall, and
then I write to my broker tolopuy ; and•thus uta hundred
leagues from Paris, and without moving from my chair,
I make money."
TS3UIiGII NIARKEI
YoR TH g Pi/ST By ISAAC HARRIS
Friday Morning, March 22. 1844
Since our last, we have had sumo cold, wet weather
and high waters. Our rivers and canal urn all in good
order,and a good deal of business is daily doing 'anthem
all, and a good many goods are arriving and departing
daily. The cold and disagraeuble weather has checked
business a little out of doors, but a good many heavy
goods and Pittsburgh manufactures are selling daily
to merchants. Of cotton yarns & leather,a good deal
has been sold luring the week to western Merchant . '
on their return. Our mills and our manufactories ore
all kept very busy and n great deal is now doing by
them all, and from the preparations made fur the
spring trade and the la, go, cheap, well assorted stocks
on hand, we expect a groat deal will be done in the next
sixty days.
Flour—The stock is not large and salts are daily
made, from boats and wagons of all that arrives at $3,
G 2 to 375 generally nvernging from $3,68 to 3,75
per bbl.
Grain—Whem.72a7s; Itye 33; pats 20; Corn 371
a4O; Ehrley 56.1n621 per buil:tell.'
Grain—Clover Seed, sales of 70 bushels at $4 ,87,
50 du at 5,12; and generally sales from wagon and fir•t
hand: , m 51.75 to 5 per bush Flay per ton of 2000
lbs 7.5 0 —.
Ash s tlos, 3.1a3,1; Pots, 3,621 to
3,75, and Pearls, 4.64 t 4,75 par 100 lbs
Dye-stuffs... Alum, in bls 31a 40 a Ih: C.tmwood, 6
a 7; FLve ie. 21;3: Lnwoo,l, chap'd, 2,1-13 per lb
Yarns—Cotto.l yarns ate selling in largo quantities
to nv,tch vas on their return from the eust,at our facto
ry priors, viz No 5 to 10,19 c: 11, 13a20; No 14,20 cts
a II'; Candlewick 19c a lb
Deerskins—are good sale and in demand. 9a121 lb
Feathers—Scarce; Kentucky and Ohio 25627 c lb
Fruit—Plenty; and sales of apples by the bbl from
B ntts a 8711,25: dried peaches, 1.25 to LSO: dried
app1e5...56,1421; Raisins, 2,121,12,371 per box.
Groceries—Stocks very large and well assortedoind
prices low and firm with few changes. Coffee, St. Do
mini, 61174; Rio, 701; Humus. 7452; Laguira 8
u 9, end Old white Java, 13c a lb. Sugar. N. O. sales
of goad at B.fac. in hhds at 7 to Tic in bbls. Mo
lasses, N. O. sales in lots at 31442. cents. Teas. Y.
H. 40 to 75; Imperial, 50 to 75; Gunpowder, 50 to 70;
Yonchnag, 50 to 75 per lb
Iron—Common flat and round, 3i to tit cts a lb ac
cording to size.
Brooms—Juniata. $6 . 0a562,50 a ton.
Pig Metal—Allegheny, hard, $27428, soft $2/1.129,
and choice at $3O a ton.
Lead—Sales of Pig per 100163 $3,50 and bar $4
per !Nibs. White Lead, dry, 61117 c lb in kegs 1,65 a
$1.75.
Leather—Baltimore sole, 20; New York, 18a20;
Slaughter. 20u24c.
Provisions—Bacon hams, .51; shoulders, 3 a 31;
sides, 41; Hag round, pity cured, 41. and cuuntry,
41c a lb. Sales of 100 hhds for the East at' tho above
prices. Sales of 313 kegs Lard, Na. 1 Cincinnati
rendered at 5i per lb.
Cheese has become scarce and is enquired for and
sells at an advance; choice Ohio readily brings 41a5c
a lb. Mercer potatoes, sales 1000 bushels 45a500.
Cattle—Sates of good beef at 3u3i per 16; Sheep,
$1,12.3u52 each; Hogs, sale* at $3.50 per lb.
Soli—Plenty, very• dull; sales at the River and Ca
na1,8144374 per bl.
VALUABLE PROPERTY AT PUBLIC SALE
BY ORDER of the Court of Common Pleas of Al
legheny county, merle the 18th day of March,
1844, in No 42, December 1 erm 1840, 1 will sell at
public sale, at the Court House, in the city of Pitts
but gh, on Satuiduy, the 13th day of Apel 1844, at 1
o'clock A M. lot cash, all Ilya certain tract br parc'el
of laud, part of the estate of Thomas Sampson, con-.
titinin.; ten acres and twenty four perches, situate in the
bend of the tut npilie, at the folks beyond I.Vilkinsburg.
in ‘'t ilkins township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania,
and bring the smaller lot, or purport No 7, in the par
tition of thu estate of Thomas Sampson, deceased, and
particularly bounded and described in the plan of said
It trtitiuu, as Of record in the Orphans' Court, of Alle
gheny county at No 37, IVltuch Term, 1837.
GEORGE JOHNSTON,
m22-3t Committee of Thomas Sampson.
lirqoms.
40 DRY Corn Broorris.
10 .' Biusbes.
just received and for sale by
.1. W. BURBRIDGE & CO.
m 22 Water st.bet!oen W o , xl aad
Limit
e BBLS. LARD on,. -
u just received and for 'l'loll
J. W. BURBRIDGE & CO.
inc? Nr4ter at. between Wood and 511n9thIlo'“!
NEW AND CHEAP TEMPERANCE FtUB L t
. CATIONS. .1
TXl . STlecornta ft m the Ames tcan reave re at o Eh*
(Ness aud ftiesalesit th* prices, 311.6
"awe stAial.itod onndeonattou orjr.ingpilcohal: diS
Ng= L'Oillle4tistiliery;4oo TimperEince ;Hyrdlisi
Books; '5O Definite's Enquirers (with' Sind without
plates of the stomach); 2500 Youth's Temperance Ad
vocates. fur March:so Journals for dc; 51` "Old Fort
Dmidesue AlttritiqTempelituten ftles,tomplete;vrith - '
a good assortment of Fnmily, Pocket and School Bi
bles and Testarrients; with a variety' of-Religious, His
tot ical, and Schciol "books: Also, a few
reams of the best letter paper, ink, quills, &c., which
will be sold low fur cash. ISAAC HARRIS,
w 22 Ag't and Coln. ?demi*, Ng. 9, 5111 st.
VALUABLE BNAL "ESTATE
FOR SALE
UNDER the authority of a decree of the Orphans'
Court of Allegheny county, the executors of the
last Will and Testament of Hugh McMaster, late of
the city of pit.t* t r g h, deceased, will offer for sale that
very ceqtrally situated, and very -valuable piece of
Real Estate, situated on Fifth street and Diamond al
ley, bet ceen Wood and Smthfield sts. Said proper-
ty has a fronton sth surer of3o ket,and.extends beck
to Diamond Alley, on which there is a front of 60feet.
The lot fro.ning on sth street 30 feet and extending
back half way to Diamond alley, about 150 feet, will
be offeted and sold by itself. The larger lot of 60 feet
on Diamond alley, adjoining Mr Matthew Stewert's
will be divided into three lots of ?i feet each on Dia
mond alley, and extending half way to Sib street,about
I 20 feet, will be sold separately to the highest and best
bidder. Another lot lying between Diamond alley and
sth st., imm e diately adjoining the rear of Wm. Barr's
lot, and the lot fronting .on sth street, being 30 feet on
Barr's line parallel with Fifth street, and 40 feet
along the line of lot formerly or ut present belong
ing to the heirs of John Sheldon, deceased; this
lot being t h e same lot which Lewis Alton and wife,by
their deed dated I'2th April, A D 1830, and recorded
inthe proper office in Allegheny county, in Book 0 2d,
page 987. &c., granted and conveyed in fee sins* to
the said Hugh McMaster, his heirs and assigns.
The above described five lots lie in a body, and
would be a splendid situation for a very extensive
warehouse or a church, or fur ample and convenient
courts, such rts:Prlr Scholey'S, or Mr Peorson's. The
t i t l e is indisputable, and the property is clear of all
rents and oilier inctimbrances. other than the debts of
the Testator, for the payment of which ibis sale has
been decreed by the said Court.
‘Vill be sold under the same order, one lot on Smith.
field street, next to Thoinas O'Neill's lot, haring a
front on Smithfield street of 20 feet and extending hack
60 feet, fbilojoct to an annual ground rent of fifty-two
dollars, payable quarterly.
Also—a lot on Strawberry alley. in the rest of Mrs
Denlil% and Mr O'Neill's lots. Said lot has a frail..
on Strawberry alley of 23 feet 6 inches, and extends
to the above described lot 40 feet, subject to a ground
rent of $3B 3.16 per year, payable quarterly tinting the
existence of this world. Sale on the premises on the
10th day of April next, at 10 o'clock A M.
a pTerms find Title exhibited et the sale.
THOM AS tIAMILTON,
G. ADAMS, Executors
m22-2uwts
BBLS FLAXSEED OIL,
10 .‘ Old Rye Whiskey,
Received oh ctetigiiment, and for sole by
GEORGE COCH RAN,
m 22 No 26, WOod street
IN the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county
of October Term, 1341. No. 330.
[ L. S. ] In the matter a the voluntary assignment
of Wm. Bishop to Thomas Pollock.
And new to wit, March 9, 1844. on motion of Win
Dailington. Esq., who appears ftr Alexander
Hetulerson and other creditor:, the Court ammint
Francis It Shrnk, 11 H Van Amiauge, • anti Joseph
Knox, Auditora, to audit the account.
From the Record.
GEO. R. RIDDLE. Prosily.
The Auditors app.iiit the 16th of April. 134 1 , at 2
o'clock P AI, at the office cf Francis R Shunk, in the
city of Pittshorgh, far the hearing. in the above ease:
a. which time and place till persons interested will at
tend. FliS R S'HUNK.
II H VAN AAIRINGE, Auditors.
m22-3t JOS KNO X.
ISAAC CRUSE.
No. 37, Sm4lt's Wharf,
COMMISSION AND FORWARDING
MERCHANT,
BA LT MORK.
WI LLattend to the pnre be of Groce H and
etherirteeendfei n thesaee% z e
patch
ns directed. Merchants and others wnntinz
Fah, by forwarding their orders, accompanied with
the money, may depend upon their orders being filfeLi
at the very lowest price, and care taken to select the
best in the market mar 22-2 m•
NOW PUB LISHED,
OLD FORT puctupsNE,
A Tale of the early Toils, Strugg'es, and Adven
tures of the first settlers at the Forks of the Ohio.
An original Novel, written by a Young Gentle
man of this City.
THIS is a %volt written and highly intere.ating tale,
the scene of which is laid et the time of the first scule
ment of Pittsburgh.
The writer has portrayed in faithful and vivid colors
sow of the adventured of the Garrison of the Old
Block HOU4iI.
by J w COGK, and sold by the book
sellers itt the principal citie4: Price 25 cents.
m2l
3000 LBS rt. CHEESE,
1200 lbs Spanish Moss,
1500 yards Kentucky:Janos '
200 boxes 8-10 and 10.12 Glass,
In store and far sale b J D ‘VILLIAMS,
m2l No 23, sth street
Lit Spring Fashions, ir
No. 93, Woori
Third Door below D,iramond Alley.
AVING reeviveci from New York, the Spring
JI_FoI on for thus, I have now on hand, and
will continue to manufacture, every ratio) of the most
fashionable Hats,'lst the lowest prices.
Psirsons wanting to purchase neat. cheap. fashiona
ble Hats, wholesale or retail, are respectfully invited
to call. S. MOORE.
m2l-d&wlm
1104112ZIEDIR.HOUSE.
. .
THE suLrAcriher respeetially Winans big friends
and the public t hat he will open a Boarding House
on the first dayof April next, in the House now OCCO•
pied by the Miss Lloyd's on Little's Rn,V, Liberty
street, opposite Third. From his long experience es
proprietor of the Union Hotel he hopes to give gene
ral aatisfaction. Terms moderate to Suit the times.
ml9—tul MATHEW PATRICK.
SDELITANT GOODS.
THE subscriber respect fully informs
the public that he is prepared to
flit orders for Military Goods, such as
CapS,Sworris,Belts. Epaulettei,Vierne
Sieihes, Trimmings. &e. Ordeis re
spectfully solicited and promptly attend
ed to, on very moderate terms
Companies about organizilig will be
furnished with, emery article complete,
o n as Eavoyabielerma as they can pro,
cure them from eastern cities
W..-W. WILSON,
corner of Market and 4th as
Watch and Clock repairing done in the mnAt supe
rior montter. A goat iisortmeat of _fuse Watehee,
Siletsr ware, doweliry. Spectacles, Thimbles, igroa..mari
viuctured nal fur sale. W W.W.
ml5-1w
JOHN PARKER,
.(Of ilte Late jinx of I 4..7. Parker.)
Whotesalle Grocer, Dealer in Produce, and .
PITTSBURGH MANUFACTURES,
No. 5, Comititcw. Row,
mar 20.tf I...;tArty stmt, Potaborgh, Pe.
'PRINS DRY GOOD11:44. 4
•
SEMPLE & BARKER,
No. 50, Woos/ STRUT, PITIMICIROS,
IVE 'opening a splendid assortment of sessoughl.
DRY GOODS, to vilhich they would reopen.
fally tiivite the attention of purchasers . They
,will all
be peered at prices thiat will compete with the Phil;
1 / 4 4Philtalui.Aldtiasoratasilsett,
Among tier stuck wilt • 7
15 CuSes Brand Cloths, blacks, blies, grasits,
_ brawn', cadets, &c. • .
23 Cases Sattinets and Cassimeres. 'farina, stylise
6 Cases _ Kentucky „leans, Truudi;, and 'Blasius
Cagghtteres, assorted.
25 Cases Cotton Pantaloon Drillings, assorted.
7 " Linen and Union - u
4 " Plaid, Linen and Gingham Coatings, de•
suable for city tailors
3 amiss brown Hollands,
5 " 'lrish Linens and Lawns,
3 " Linen Cambric Hdids,
10 .• Jaconets.Cembrickl. Mitts.&e.“
4 " N i lttind & Domestic Gingham*.
75 " Prints, Chintzes, and Motu de tonnes, a
fttl tts,mment of new and choice panning.
G Nur., and colored Alp-aces Lairs*
na pr..-nnd Cloatitt• . • -
c . lAl.$ VeriiiES, assorted.
4 - " " -
5 " black nod colored cambrics, assorted-.
25 " 3-4, 4-4 and 5-9 bleached shirting, sad
sheeting=. &c.
100- bales 3-4,4-4 and 5-4 brown do and do.
25 " 3 4.4-4 and 5-9 tickings, assorted. ,
4 " red pudding stud canvass
65 boxes ribbons, comprising a full assortment of
newest styled and best qualoirs,
Together with' a full assortment of Hosiery. Threads,
Sea ing Silks; Silk. Gingham and Cotton Htlkfo, But.
toils. &c, &c. m 15-2 w
TO the Honorable the inages of the Court of Ge.
usral Quarter Sessions of the Pence, in and . fer
the county of Allegheny:
The petition of Francis Tuhen, of Robinson town
ship, in the county aforesaid. respectfully RI/ewe:it--
That your petitioner bath provided - himself with
moterial+ for the accommodation of travellers and - o
thers, at his dwelling house in the township aforesaid,
and prays that your honors will be plensrd to grant
him a license to keep a public house of entertainment
And your petitioner, ns in duty hound will pray.
FRANCIS IdBEN.
We the undersigned, citizens of Robinson tp., du
certify that the above petitioner is of good repute for
honesty and temperance. awl is well provided with
house morn and conveniences for the accommndasion
of trvaelters and others, and that said tauern is neces
sary.
%Vm Brume,
Parker
Hugh Comm,
Michael Moore,
Cho:.les Moss,
Wilson Robertson,
ioscph MrEllhessen,
John M Doyle,
JaMes Crvuks,
Sumuel McFarland
==:!1
David Banks,
m.9.0-31.'
READING FOR TIIE BULLION
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE FOR APRIL
Embellishments.
4 T ADIES NATIONAL MAGAZINE for - April.
containing the following boautiftil engravingat
Ibe Rnsy More; the must magnificent mezaotiut
ever publislien a magazine, engraved by J. Sartain,
after the ...deg.:Lied picture by Lumley.
Fashions fur April. engraved from the latest Paris.
inn designs, by J J Pease, and colored by Mad
.Quirre
The Orphan Girl; Or Seeking a Plnee.—a splendid,
0.,4 engraving. executed expressly for this work by
Rawdon.,Wriglir &
The Rector's Datighter--enrguved fur Graham's
Magasine, by A L Dirk.
Portraituf N P Willie—from an original drawing,
made expressly fur the proprietot Graham's Maga.
Mwic—an oi igival song by Cita r'os Vomit) Hoffman,
set to music for Gt sintru's Magazine., 1 y Giorgio Ito-
Lady's Book for April. beautifully embell.shed, con
tab tog the following:
The Promenade, painted by F Corbatot. engraved
by A L Dick.
The Pastoi'a Visit, painted by Dural Le Camna,en
graved by A L Dirk.
Sketches of Faris—twn engra%
Fashions. three figures, elegantly rolon•d. 'Figures
1 and 2—Promenade dresses. Fig 3 Morning Cud
:
wine.
Figures illtimnning. Ancient Fashions.
HERBERT TItA CY, or thr Legend of the Muck
Rangers, by Goorge Lippatd, F.sq , author of Laiyu.
Annabel.
SnbArriptions receivAl and single numbers fur salts
at Cook's Great Western Literarp D pm, 85 Fourth
street. wheio can be had 211 the varioui cheap publica
tions of the dny. m2l.
The Lippincott Mills for Salo.
I rHE subscriber proposes to sell one-third, oar•
1 half, two thirds, or the whale of this property.
situated in the Fifth Ward of the rity of Pittshurgh,to
any person who spay wish to obtain an interest in the
same, or• who desires to purchase the entire property.
This property consists of the main Rolling Mill, oc
cupying a piece of gr mod extending 100 feet on Etna
street, by 150 feet on Walnut strait to the river. The
Machinery comprises one line of bar, and one stand
of smooth rolls, with an engine and all necessary fix
tines in complete repair. It has three bloom furna
ces, and one plate furnace complete—also, four ped
dling furnaces nearly finished.
The Nail and Shovel factories are erected on apiece
of ground oppnsite, and extending 158 feet on Etna
street by 100 feet on Walnut street.
The machinery comprises one engine and 14 nail
machines, with S plate furnaces. Aso, ono line of
small rolls with a suitable furnace. Also. I turning
lathe, 1 tilt hammer and .hove! press, with all the
tools and fixtures necessary to operate the machinery,
mast of which 6 new.
Thi. property +c ill be sold on liberal terms. and pre
sents a fair opptuquaity for a - safe and profitable. in
vestment. For further particulars intpthe of the sub
scriber, at his Warehouse, No. 23. Wood street. hear
First.
MPThe hem Juniata hits of all sizes constantly
fot sale, at No 23, Wood street. near First.
DR MCI. ANE'S C F:LE BItAT ED LIVER PILL,
for the cure of Hepatites or Liver Complaint,.
Dyspepsia and Sick Ilenclache.—This remedy having'
been for several years employed by the proprietor in
his praetiee, on a very are settle, in Mononealia
Preston,- finrrisim, and Randolph comities, in Virginia.
besides "severtsl other places, and havingbeen attended,
with the 11147 it I happy effects, he has been, from time to
time. soliatectin adopt such n course as would give
it a more exintiitivu circulation, with a view to lessen
the amount of human suffering. Awute of the fact that
many useless nosttuths bare been palm...d upon the
public, he hesitated fu . r several years. until thoroughly
convinced that the above medicine, pmperly used,
would not fail w effect mires in a great many instances,
oral even tu alleviate those CAM'S which are quite Mete..
table.
Tho proprietor is happy to state, that the above re
medy gives ;reat and prompt relief in that afflicting
disense„sink headache. Indeed, if it is used accord- -
ing to the direr-dustcart:mope:lied with the use of lime'
water, taken twice a day in doses of half* gill, in a
gill of wa-m new milk, the attacks will occur . at longer'
and longer intervals, till they entirely disappear.
Sold by J. KIDD,
ors2l corner of 4th and Wood atreets.
NOTICE TO PITTSRUI G . II Ivl EftCHAN TS
AND - MANUFACTURERS'
ESSRS. KIMBALL & - J ANIESeof Cincinnati,
Nan about publishing; early this spring, a Bu
siness Directory of Cincinnati, Louisville. and almost-
all the cjties from Pittsburgh to Neliv Orleans. ea- .2
copy, and with card 5 to $& basins been in' Pittsburg •
and got a good many canits with the promise bf many
more the merchants, manufacturers, arid all classes of
citizens who wish to subscribe for the wont or put in
their card...are respectfully invited to do so before Sat-
Inds) , weaning, the23d, and leave their names and card.
et Benin' Intelligence OfF , ,,e, or with L: Y:thtrit. at
the Age °See. nll.l.
aim orsevL
JAMES ANDERSON