33ai1p ,Horning post.
THOS. PHILLIPS /Ir WII. H. SHITH, EDITORS
• PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
PITTSBURGH COAL HZ CacaD►.—The superiority
of Pittsburgh coal is known wherever the fame of our
busy and ,gmwing city has reached. The cities of,
Cincinnati, and New Orleans are lighted
with gas made from Pittsburgh coal, and the same un
equaled article of fuel is principally used not only in
*bone cities, but in all the river townaof consequence
from this city to the Gulf of Mexico. Vie are told that
at this very time arrangements are making to trans
port coal to Havana, to make gas for the purpose of
lighting that city. There Call be little doubt that the
pmieet will be sacw.safel.
But it is not only in the South and Southwest that
the rich product of Pittsburgh coal-mines is sought for
—even in Canada they have discovered that it will be
for their advantage, both as regards pecuniary saving
and public convenience, to use Pittsburgh coal in ma
king gas to light their cities. A respectable and intel
ligent gentleman connected with the Gas Company of
Toronto, has been in our city for some time making
arrangements to procure a supply of Pittsburgh coal
for the Gas Works in that city. The coal hitherto
used in those works has been brought from the Wes
tern part of the State of New York, and cost, when
deposited in the yard of the Gas Weikel, about 17 cents
per bushel. A bushel of this coal produces but about
250 cubic feet of Gas. The gentleman alluded to has
succeeded in effecting at: angements by which Pitts
burgh coal can be deposited in the yards of the Works
at Toronto, for - about 11 cents per bushel—and a bush
ed of it will make at least 350 feet of Gas, and that,
too, of a better quality than can possibly be obtained
from the coal brought from New York.
The coal is to he transported to Erie by the Exten
sions, and thence by ships to Toronto. We have no
aoubt that this will be but the opening of a new mar
ket for the sale of this great article of the trade of
Pittsburgh.
Tim POOR LAW PROJECT, we are told, was en
dorsed by the Common Council on Monday evening.
It will probably teceive the sanction of the Select
Council, and so will go to the Assembly. What a
pity it is That so much profound thought should have
been thrown away on this worse than worthless scheme
to take power from the people, and establish another
large corporation— for we feel confident that the pro
ject can never receive any countenance in Harrisburgh,
It is lucky for the city that the Councils can commit
no stretch of power, so grand as the displacement of
old Mr. GLEN N. The calibre of these bodies is not
Capable of attaining a higher mark. They are able
to mortify a man of 70 years, and to take from him his
means to live, under pretence that it will benefit the
nation ! But they are not capable of any higher
achievement.. We shall have more to say übout this
Poor Law hereafter.
ADDRESS BEFORE THE BALDWIN INSTITUTE
Some weeks ago, we noticed an Address delivered
before the literary society above named, by Agintew
Banat, Esq. Weave pleased to find on our desk, a
beautifullypriuted copy of the production; publiAed
by order of the Society. It was a duty which the
members of the Institute owed both to themselves and
to the talented author of the Address, to poblish it,
and we ate glad to see that they have performed then
duty so handsomely.
The Address opens with what seems to us to be
an uncalled for apology for its incompleteness, and w ith
pertinent and pleasing allusions to the nature of Anni
versaries in general, and the thoughts and feelings
they should inspite and call forth. The speaker then
dwells very happily on the powers and benefits of As
sociations, as well for literary improvement, as for CUM
mercial and literary advancement:
"Look," he says, "at the various religious, literary.
political and commercial associations, which we see
everywhere around us. See how readily they accom
plish stupendous results, which individual effort could
never achieve, and from the contemplation of which
individual enterprise would turn back frightened and
appalled. Observe the growth of wealth and pros
perity; how commerce darkens the ocean with its
sails; how trade speeds along the rivers end the rail
roads; hew manufactures flourish; how cities and vil
lages spring up;—it is by the power of association.
Observe how political measures are accomplished:
how the great officers of government are nominuted
and elected; the vast influence, for weal or woe, over
t,e nation's destinies, exerted through the instrumen
tality of organized parties;—it is by the power of as
sociation. Observe with what -rapidity intelligence
spreads itself over the land, how education is diffused,
and how quickly and extensively the literary treasures
done nation are presented to the admiring gaze of
auother;—it is by the power of association. Observe
how churches are built, how morality is diffused, how
Christianity is propagated. how Pagan nations are
converted, how the radiant light of a pure and mild
religion is illuminating the hitherto darkened places of
our globe—it is all by the power of association."
All will join in according praise to the follow- over a difficulty—it if the next step, and must bedone
ing beautiful and affecting tribute to the memory of the A man, for instance, is fucfishly attacked personally,
I sod recriminates—a quarrel ensues. It requites some
lamented BALDWIN. Nothing. perhaps, in the whole
fortitude and courage fur one to sit down patiently un
range of composition, is more difficult than to record, der unmerited insult, end rely upon the silent 'atr
ial becoming language, possessing at once a proper de- ence of a good life. The attacking pat ty is most like
gree of originality and freshness, the virtues and ly vulnerable, as he has shown himself impudent.—
achievarnts of the dead. We make an extract which Why don't you attack him—break his windows—he
lives in a glass house. Thus a good man may be
we tlalik, will show that Mr BURKE was singularly 'drawn into a very foolish business, ard may g ive an
happy in this branch of his subject: I example fora thousand rogues to follow.
"BaLnwtra is no more! Death has taken to hiscold There is no man free from some specious handle cf
embrace the good, the wise, the grent.—goorl, and attack, if the barriers be once broken down. The
wise, and grest, in all their true essentials. No migh- most viruous citizens may rise in the morning. descend
ty conqueror was be, frenzied with ambition and gorg- to breakfast, and open his newspaper with his usual
ed with blood, no truckling politician, whose slippery smiling face, to be speedily darkened by a portentous
path to office was strewn with hypocritical professions array of accusations fearful and startling as any that
and violated pledges; no mere darling of fortune, or , have peopled the penitentiaries. It is but to catch up
pet of power, rising to an unmerited elevation which the small talk of indolence, envy and scandal,and mag
be was unfit to occupy; no hereditary possessor o f nify it under the influence of a calumnious motive, to
wealth or title. No! The chaplet of his renown was produce a monstrous array against any man, we care
not wreathed by the hands of force, or fraud, or itc.. I not who he is—most likely they are matters of Bach a
cadent; nor are any of its green leaves withered by the nature, that as they cannot be proved, so neither can
'cabling tears, that are ever sure to flow from an act t they be refuted. In the end "public opinion" will set
of public or private wrong. He was the sole architect the mattes right, but what can restore the disturbed
and builder of his own fame: and the tools he used were peace of mind, the bon id doubts and perplexities
honor and probity, indnstry, perseverance and learn- i which have been sown in the breast of the good citi
ing. At the bar be was without a rival,—cool, prompt, zen. Verily, there is but one who gains in such a
sagacious, zealous, eloquent; on the bench he was with- contest, and that is the devil, who feeds on hatred,
out a superior,—calm, attentive, discriminating, pro- malice, uncharitableness and human misery.
found, thumaste and jusr, while no inconsiderable share Let no respectable man on any account, hereafter,
of his country's prosperity yet stands, and I trust will employ himself in idle retort or calumniation of any
long continue to stand, a cherished and et during kind, if for no other reason, for this, that be neutral
monument of his prudence, and wisdom, and foresight izes the force of honest evidence when it is brought
as a statesman and legislator, and to the rest may be to bear against the dishonest miscreant.
added his possession, to an unusual extent, of all The press hasgot to be such a bear-garden that any
those affectionate and endearing qu a li t i es , t h at ren d er - candid, clear speaking is set down as ei iderrce of per
ed him the idol of the domestic and social circle. sonal ill-will. If a critic condemns a book he is sup-
But !leis gone. stricken down in the midst of his use- posed to bear a grudge against the writer or publish
fulness,—his mind undimmed, his judgment uncloud- errs. If he praises it.he is supposed to be equally tin
ed, his heart unchilled by age. A aatiun's regrets der the influence of favor. What is more likely to
follow him tin the grave, a station's tear. bedew it." perpetuate this idea and put an end to all true writing
The speaker then takes a rapid and comprehensive than the continuation of a system of personalities which
substitutes any passing whim or prejudice for the
view of the distinguishing features of the age, and truth or the cause that should beeverythingl
the gratifying progress that is making in all that is
useful in art and science—and the rapid develope
went of religious and political truths. We regret
that time and space forbid us from following the
s peaker through his temaining pages as closely as we
could have desired. We can but say that the conclutl
)ng part lacked nothingof the interest which pervades
the portions from which we have given extracts, and
that, altogether, the production is high by creditable to
its talented author
Rev. CALVIN FAULEANK—Sentence for Negro
Stealing.—Tbe Rev. Mr. Fairbank, charged in cue
nection
with Miss Webster, already convicted, with ab•
ducting slaves in Kentucky, wu put upon his trial, at 1
Lexington, on the 13th inst. He at first pled not
guilty, but after a jou had been sworn, he entered a
plea of guilty, and threw himself on the mercy of the
court. He made a short address, in which he avow
ed himself an Abolitionist; but pled the force of edu
cationto palliate the enormity of his offence, which he
declared was more plain to him on reflection than
heretofore. He said, that were he again free, he
would neither countenance nor aid the escape of
slaves, since he was convinced that although the con
dition of some might be ameliorated, many were hap
py as they are, and that such a course only tended
to increase the misery and discontent of those who
were left behind. The jury after retiring fur about
half an hour returned into Court, with a verdict of
cu Ivry, and fixed his imprisonment at five years upon
each indictment (fifteen years in all) in the Penitentia
ry.
Ig9 7 ' The Nashville Gazette, a rampant whig paper'
furnishes the follum ing. We copy it by way of showing
the growing popularity of the President elect, in his
own state. It breathes a spirit of liberality rarely
to be met with in the ranks of whiggery:
"It is reported by the Cincinnati Chronicle that the
President elect declared emphatically, in his speech in
that city, that he was not the President of a pact, but
the President.of the whole people." It has been along
time since the United States had a President of that
description. Our Presidential elections are mere
struggles for power by the opposing parties, and the
successful are teo apt to regard their late adversaries
as enemies and use every means to proscribe them.
Hence the bit Leroy- s, which of late y ears, characterises
all our party contests. We doubt not Mr Polk goes
to Washington with a sincere desire and determination
to administer the government for the good of the whole
people. PlecLed to the one term principle, exalted
as high as mere office can exalt him, no man has had
a better opportunity than he now has, to gain the af
fections of the people, to root out party spirit, and re
tire from his station beloved by all. Difficulties will
beset his path. but by a firm adherence to justice and
the true principles of the constitution, he can success
fully encounter them all. That he may is our fervent
hope."
If the %hit; councils of Pittsburgh possessed collec•
tively one Liam of the kind and generous spirit mani
fested by the writer of this article, they would not have
wreaked their vengeance on old Mr Guests. It may
be that the ghost of CLAY'S political greatness, de
manded that sacrifice to appease its anger—but then
it was a very small business, ar.d looks ull the smaller
because of the gracefulness and generous spirit with
which a portion of the party submitted to - their defeat.
ANOTHER WONDER. -A sort of Thames Tunnel
has been discovered under water near Marseilles. It
is a submarine passage, passing from the ancient Ab
bey of Victorie, running under the arm of the sea,
which is covered with ships, and coming out under a
tower of Fort St. Nicholas. M. Joyland, of the Ponta
et-Claussees, and M. Matayaras, an architect, accom
panied recently by some friends and a number of la
borers, went to the abbey, were able to clear their way
over to the other rml, and came out at Fort St. Nichol
as, after working two hours and twenty minutes. This
title is deemed mu, h finer than that of London, being
formed of one single vault of sixty feet span, and one
fourth longer.
IFr We copy the following excellent reflections
front the New York Morning News, one of the best
conducted papers in the Union. It is no small com
pliment to the editors of the News to say that they
act rigidly upon the maxims they lay down in this ur
ticle—and the consequence is that their paper enjoys
the earnest respect of all political pat tic.:
P ERSON ALIT ITS.
The carelessness and indifference with which char
ges affecting personal character and condition, are
made by the press is a matter to be del bored and a
mended. There are many remedies that might be
proposed, but there is one, very simple and unfailing
that will set all to rights—one that is seldom invoked
hut that is continually interfering in balls of legisla
tion, matters foreign and domestic, public and private
affairs—the returning reig n of common sense after'
the occasional and momentary folly. The limit of
evils is soon reached, and more rapidly in the U States
than in any country of the world, where it does not
entrench itself behind positive inatitutian, and time
honored observances. Here there is no ••dignity" to
hedge it in. The public see it, feel it, and are tired
of it. We want no more of this folly, say they, and
though another may immediately spring up in its place,
that. at least, is destroyed. At ono time there is lynch
ing—it soon gets to be distasteful and a bore. At a
nother time, duelling, which is soon convicted of folly,
and all the emptinesses in the country could not again
restore it in respectability. The vituperation in which
members of Congress occasionally indulged of yore,
has grown less frequent slid is disappearing altogeth
er. now that the public feel it to be an impertinence
and cease clapping their hands and forming a ring a
bout the combattants. The personal attacks of the
press must follow the satne fate. They prove nothing,
they settle nothing. Why are they continued? Just
as the duel was long after the folly of the things was
manifest. There appears no other way of getting
Daring Outrage.—Yesterday forenoon as a re
pectable colored gentleman, a dealer in second hand
clothing, was passing down Brattle street to his place
of business some evil disposed person coining up be
him, threw n frozen carcase of a cat at him, in the back.
Instantly wheeling to the right about face, the insul
ted citizen exclaimed, in a voice half choked with the
indignation:
"I—l--I'd gib five dollars to any gemmao what
would point out de noxious individual what frow'd dat
frcczed cal at me.—Boston Tunes.
t ar The editors of the N. Y. News, one of whom,
Mr. O'SeLttv as, has pea tydisileguisbed biewellfby
his efforts to procure the abolition of Capital rade
ment, have thrown together the following interest
ing facts, intended to strengthen that benevolent theory.
If instanc• s are worth any thing in establishing &prin.
ciple,these striking circumstances will ao doubt haves
great effect in influencing the minds of men on the
subject of capital punishment.
THE HANGING OF INNOCENT MEN
The Herald, of this city, is one of the most strPnu
etts supporters of the Death Punishment. We there
fore take from its columns the following remarks on
the recent execution of Gordon in Providence, in pre-
ference to making any of our own on the subject it re
fors to• We let them speak for themselves. lt is little
over a fortnight, too, since a man (William Miller)
was hung in Troy, in our own State, who most solemn
ly rtresserted his innocence, at the very last instant,
almost in the immediate pretence of his God, with his
lips on the crucifix, and the Priest to whom he had
'List confessed standing by his side. In this case, too,
we know of a I'gal gentleman who attended the trial,
. .
and who came away from it with a strong conviction,
from the whole evidence, that the man was improperly
convicted
Hanging as Innocent Irisktnanin Rhode Island.
—The recent execution of John Gordon in Rhode
land, for the murder of Amassa Sprague, is now the
topic of exciting discussion and conversation. We
have received a number of doeumeuts bearing on the
case, which are of great interest, and appear to show !
beyond the shadow of a doubt—that the poor man who
wag hung, was entirely innocent of the awful crime
alleged against him.
It will be recollected by many of our readers that ;
the evidence on the trial against the prisoner was of
the moat flimsy character. It was altogether circum
stantial, but the facts proved as tending to criminate
the accused were few, isolated, and not conclusive.—
Unfortunately, however, at the time of the trial, the
"native" excitement was at its acme, and the awful
occurrences at Philadelphia, had stimulated almost to
a degree of frenzy the prejudices existing in many
minds throughout the country against the Irish. The
Gordon,' were natives of Ireland, and John and
his brother William had arrived in this country only a
year or so before the date of the murder. There is
now every reason to believe that the wicked prejudices
against the ciuntrymen of the ill-starred prisoner,
found their way into the Court room and the Jury box,
and pronounced his conviction contrary to the facts.
This opinion is quite confirmed in our minds, by the
evidence furnished in the documents now before us,
and which formed the substance of the petition forts
reprieve, which Governor Fenner denied. The pri nci•
pal circumstances, as developed on the trial, which
operated against the prisoner, was the ownership of
the gun, with which the deed was done, which was
traced to Nicholas Gordon, who told a Dr. Cleaveland
that he had a gun which he had bought at auction, end
and a negro swore that the gull produced in court was
the one which Nicholas admitted having purchased.—
Now, from the affidavits of William Gordon. of Mr.
Matthewson, one of the jurors, and of Mr. Chapman,
a friend of the latter, it is established beyond the
possibility of a doubt, that Nicholas' gun was not the
one found and produced in Court—that Nicholas' gun
was in the house at the time when the murder was
ccmmitttsi, and that it was unfortunately secreted by
William Gordon, under the;impression that if found,
it might somehow or other °pet ate against his brothers.
he recollecting that in Ireland, the possession of fire
arms by the peasants was always turned to their dis
advantage.
Thus the principal circumstance against.the ill fated
man, John Gordon; is entirely explained away, and
the evidence against him now stands so flimsy--
so utterly inconclusive, that no jury free from preju
dice, could possibly on it return a verdict of guilty.—
William unfortunately concealed the all-important fact
of the secretion of the gun, under the impression that
the discovery might operate against his broth-r's ac
quittal, and only communicated the fact before the
termination of the trial, to John, whose full perception
of the importance of the fact, u as evident enough from
his exclumstion, "it is you, William who have hung
me!'
Such are the important affidavits which were pre.
rented in the petition to the Governor. It is indeed
moo astonishing. that Governor Fenner of Rhode
Wand, did not at once grant a reprieve. His refusal
is utterly unjustifiable. We have no hesitation in de
claring, that Gordon has, acccrding to the evidence
new before us, fallen an innocent victim to prejudice,
excited feeling, and a want of just lenity in the high
est executive officer of the State of Rhode Island.
We subjoin nko from two exchange papers, of
which we have forgotten the names, the following
paragraphs cut not within a few d Is. We let them
also speak for themselves.
SLANDER o■ THE DEAD.—In order to cover up
the heinousness of the hurried execution of Thomas
Barrett, it is now said that he confessed the crime of
which he was convicted. The papers have it as Col
' lows:—
Thomas Barrett. convicted of the murder of Mrs.
Ruth Houghton, at L4nenburg, expiated his offence
upon the scaffold, in the jail-yard at ‘Voicester, on
Friday morning. About thirty persons only were
present. The criminal was attended by a Roman
Catholic priest, to whom IT IS SUPPOSED he made a
confession of his guilt before leaving his cell.
It is supposed he made a confession of his guilt.
That is, 'we know nothing about it: but we were de
termined to hang the man, and so we sent him a
priest, and WE surrosx he confessed his guilt.'—
This is said without the slightest evidence. It is
said to quiet the public mird; to conteract the im
pression which is so generally prevailing. that Ike
man teas hwng without sufficient evidence. There
is not the least proof that the man confessed the mur
' der, but the last thing he said to the Court was, that
he called God to witness that he was innocent of the
transaction.
The wrong man hanged.—Another man has
been executed for a crime of which he is not guilty.
Such is the danger of capital punishment.
A Liverpool paper says, that William Towns, a
soldier in the 21st Fusileers, now in India, has con
fessed that it was he who d stilled out the brains of a
game-keeper, in Essex, about 9 years ago, and that
a man named Chalker, who was executed for the mur
der was innocent.
Here then was a man deprived of life, by cruel and
inexpedient legislation: and what restitution is society
to make for such an outrage? J ust none at all. The
man was killed and cannot be brought again to life by
human power: and not the slightest effort was probe.
bly ever made by the government that killed him.
either to redeem his name ft om disgrace, or to provide
for his family, if he left one. And this is called jus
tice.
From the Florida Sentinel, Feb 12.
FLORIDAfIIE CONFERENCE
About forty preachers have attended this session,
which adjourned to-day. It has been marked by no
event of peculiar importance, but in itself considered,
is an epoch in the history of our Territory. We wel
come the establishment of this Conference among us,
as a harbinger of good. The Methodist denomination
must, especially at this part of the South, ever be the
most powerful agent of social and religious reform and
improvement.
They reach and directly Influence for good. a class
of our population which, but for their associated ef
forts, would probably receive little religious of other
instruction. The tenants of the remotest log cabin
are not excluded from the humanizing influence of
these self denying ministers of the Gospel. Year after
year, with constant and untiring zeal, they traverse
plain and forest, swamp and hammock, in the dis
charge of their benevolent vocation. Every philanthrc,
pin, therefore, no less than every professing Chris
tian, should feel bound to extend to them a helping
hand.
We hope hereafter to publish on extended notice of
the doings of this Conference. It affords us pleasure
to say, that a very general interest has been felt in its
deliberations, and that our public general, have exer
cised a commendable liberality in providing fur those
attending them. The public services have been well
attended. The venerable Bishop Soule, preached en
Sunday last to a densely crowded audience. The
house was filled to overflowing, and many were dis
appointed in not being able to gain admission.
Rica COUNT Y.—The real and personal estate of Lan
caster county, Pennsylvania, are valued at twenty-five
millions
'Puma* to notice, a public ammo* of the ahem
of Beaver and Allegheny county, was bidden Thum
day. the 20th or February, 1905, School N 0.7, of
Beenexay township, to take into -consideration the
chenges proposed in the laws of Pennsylvania for the
collection of Taxes, in certain resolutions submitted
on the 3d inst. to, and adopted by the House of Rep
resentatives.
The mesarg was organised by calling JAMES 14'-
ALAY to the Chair, and appointing WILLIAM M• as,
Secretes.
Jehn W brCiellandloof Allegheny, and James Mc-
Elhinny, Jr. and John Kahlraaa, of Beaver, were then
appointed a committee to prepare resolutions 'spree.
sive of the sense of the meeting upon the subject.
The committee, after a short time, presented the
following preamble and resuletions, which were woo
imously adopted.
Whereu, A resolution Alas been adopted by the
House of Representatives enquiring into the expedi
ency of so remodelling the laws in relation to the col
lection of the State and County Taxes, es that the
Treasurers shall receive and collect the taxes at desig
anted places, and the citizens required to attend upon
them and pay the taxes to them under a penalty of ten
per cent., addition to be collected off them and return
made by collectors within sixty days.
Therefore Rosolved, That we view with alarm and
indignation the proposed change in the laws relating
to the collection of taxes,
pawsuipmewumilwamomienupplmmumil
PUBLIC MEETUW
in Because it would increase the expense of col-
lecting the public revenues.
2d. Because, by enforcing the collection, in the short
space of two months, of all the taxes necessary to de
fray the county expenses of the whole year, it would
augment the responsibility of the county Treasurers,
and place the people's money in jeopardy.
3d. Because, by placing the collecting as well**
keeping of the public monies in the hands of said offi
cers, it would call for an increase of the amount of
security required of them, which is already in some
' counties so greatjas to be a subject of difficulty.
4th. Because the fees of collection of taxes, added
to the salaries at present enjoyed by said officers. would
render theit emoluments so great as to be at war with
rerublican simplicity.
sth. Because an addition of ten per centum for non
payment of taxes on a set day, falling, as it would,
upon the poor, the aged, and tha infirm, would be pe
culiarly oppressive, and, together with the summary
mode of collection, would be attended with consequen
ces inexpressibly distressing.
6th. And lastly, By compelling the people to carry
their taxes to the treasurer, it would equal in burden
a poll tax of a greater amount, per capita, than has
ever been imposed on the citizens of Pennsylvania; und
as it would fall upon a time when the farmers are busy
with their teams it would be felt heaviest by those en
gaged in that pursuit, a class of citizens, already bur
dened beyond all others.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to draft
a remonstrance against the passage o f the aforesaid
measure, and that the whole people of the State be
called upon to join with one voice against it.
John W M'Clelland, James M'Elhenny, Jr. and
John Kahlman. were appointed said committee, who
prepared and offered a remonstrance, which was unan•
imuusly adopted.
Resolved, That the editors of newspapers generally
be invited to publish the proceedings of this meeting.
and that a copy thereof, be furnished to the editors of
Pittsburgh and Beaver.
The meeting then adjourned.
JAMES McALAY, Chairman.
WM. M•as, Secretary.
From the New York Journal of Commerce.
THE NEW UNITED STATES SENATE
The Senate, as most of our readers know, is divided
into three classes, so arranged as that one or other of
them shall complete their term, and go out of office,
simultaneously with the expiration of each successive
House of Representatives; which occurs on the 4th of
March in each alternate (odd) year. The 28th Con
gress closes its existence on the 4th of Marcy ensuing.
From and after that date the Senate will be constitu
ted as follows :
Eighteen senators whose terms expire in 1847.
Whigs Democrats 6.
George Evans, Maine. Levi Woodbury, N.
I C Bates, Mass. D E lls.ger, S C.
J F Simmons, R. I. Dixon H Lewis. Ala.
J W Miller, N J. R J Walker, Miss.
T Clayton, Deluware, James Semple Illinois.
W S Archer,Va. Chesley Ashley, Ark.
W I' Mangum, N C.
J M Berrien, Georgia.
A Barrow Louisiana,
S 1 arnagin Term.
J T Morehead, Ken.
W Woodbridge, Mich.
Seventeen senate), a whose terms expire in 1849.
Itligs 4. Democrats 13.
Wm Upham, Vt. C G Atherton, N H.
J A Pearce, Md. J M Niles, Conn.
Johnson, La. John A Dix. N Y.
J J Crittendon, Ky. James Buchanan. Pa.
W H Haywood, N C.
McDuffie,S S.
IV T Colquitt, Geo,
A P Bagby, Ala.
William Allen, Ohio.
E A Hannegan. Ind.
Sidney Bre.ese, Illinois.
D R Atchison, Mo.
Allk Sevier, Ark.
Fourteen senators ithose terms expire is 1851."
Whigs. Democrats.
Albert C. Green, R. I. Thos. H. Benton, Mo.
Reuerdy Johnson, Md. Daniel Sturgeon, Pa.
John M. Clayton, Del. John Fairfield, Me.
Daniel Webster, Mass. Jesse Spright, Miss.
Thomas Corwin, Ohio. D. S. Dickinson, N. V.
Samuel S. Prentiss, Vt. Lewis Cass, Michigan.
Jahes W. Huntington, Con.
William L. Dayton, N.. 1.
The new senators for Tennesse, Indiana, at.d
ginia, are not yet elected. The legislature of Indiana
has adjourned, leaving the Senator to be chosen by the
next legislature, and Virginia will do the same. The
legislature of Tennessee is not in session, and will
not be until a new election, which takes place next
August
Recapitulation..
IVA; ga. Denwerala
12 6
Class of 1841-7
~ 1343-9
" 1845-51
Three vacancies
Hence it appears that the new Senate. as it will be
constituted at the commencement of President Polk's
administration, will comprise a democratic majority
of one. lithe new legislatures of Tennessee, Indian
a, and Va., should beof the same political cast as the
presidential elections chosen in the same states last Nov,
the full Senate will stand—whip 25, democrats 27.
Democratic majority, two; in addition to which, is the
casting vote of the Vice-Preident. The House of
Representatives will be largely democratic; so that af
ter the 4th of March next, it is pretty safe to calcu
late that the three branches of the government, viz:
the President, Senate and Hause of Representatives,
will be politically a unit. Since Mr. Tyler came into
power, no two of them have been of the same poli
tics.
GRA PEIIC.—The Red River Republican, in an arti
cle discriptive of a fox hunt which recently came off in
the vicinity of Alexandria, thus discoursetti :
"One of the fair Nimrodesses NIB from her pran
oing steed—great excitement—half a dozen knights
dismount in hot haste and tly to her assistance•—she
utters a few incoherent words and rolls her eyes about
like a guinea chicken in a fog—slowly she recovers and
faintly asks, "Who is James K. Polk?"
It is not stated whether she obtained the desired in-
formation.
lar A sale of a flock of through bred Saumy sheep
was recently made at Medina, Ohio; buck■ brought
from $lO to $5O each, and the ewes from $5 to $3O.
It is estimated that about 74,000 sheep have been ta
ken to the Western States the past season.
From this it would seem that the false and unscru
pulous efforts of the whip to pervert the opinions of
the President elect in regard to the wool-growing inte
rest, has bad but little effect• The election of Polk has
been equally as fatal to the wool-growers u it has been
to commerce and the cotton-factories--is it not so,
Messrs. Whigs?
A FACT pea Till WHlall.m-gf the whip, by say
accident Ile miechanen, shcitaid ever get into, powelritheY
ought to fellow the must* of the-ennoetnts, in the
-
matter mentioned below:
"To the credit of the party of which the Preei4nt
elect is the head, since be left his home on his
' to this seat of the Government to the present peri..
he has not once had an application for office. His
peace and quiet, and an obvious propriety have been
regarded by all. How unlike the circumstances in
which the predecessor was placed. There are, how
elev, many whip who were transformed into Tyler of
ece.hohlers, and who then by a mysterious "Presto,
quick, chaale.7 became Democrats of the first water,
here seeking to enforce their claims to a continuance in
the offices they hold. Of these there are a goodly num
ber of New York Postmasters and Agents.
Let us sing aW the Past, though Time be o'ercast
With the shadow that ages wear!
Stilt, the mirth that is known, when compared with
our awn
Should teach us to fly from care!
Our fathers were gay as the sunniest day,
As chronicles oft have told ;
And many • feat and merry conceit
Ant sung of the menu( old
In palace coca 'twas the same, I wut,
Content with the favour'd guest.
While love with its smile would the heart beguile,
And firm was the clasp of a friendly grasp,
For manly they were and bold ;
And scorn'd the ill deed of a wedding's creed,
The true bearted men of old!
WE WATCHED HER SILENTLY
We watched her breathing through the night,
Her ',teething soft and low,
As in her breath the wave of life
Kept heaving to and fru.
So silently we seemed to speck,
So slowly moved about,
As we had lent half our powers
To eke her being out.
Our very hopes belied our fears;
Our fears our hope belied;
We tboaglit her dying when she slept,
And sleeping when she died.
For when the morn came dim and sad,
And chill with early showers.
Her quiet eye-lids clescd:--she had
Another morn then ours.
Married,
On Tueaday morning, by the Rev. D. H. Riddle,
Jas. K. LOGAN. to ANN D. FINNEY, all of this city.
fatTHE Dwelling House, Garden, &c., now the
residence of Alexander Brackenridge, Egg.,
in Pitt Township, one mile and a half from the City,
will be let on accommodating terms from the first of
April next- Apply to the subscriber, or in his absence
to Mrs Brackenridge.
feb °6•d2w
No 76, Market, between Ike Diamond and Fourth st ,
ARE now receiving from Philadelphia and New
York, their spring assortsnentof Fancy and Sta
ple Dry Goods, to which they would invite the atten
tion of their friends and the public generally.
N. B. Their old stock will be sold off at reduced
prices. feb 26-Im.
Household and Hite.hea Furniture
AT AUCTION.
AT 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, the 27th inst
will be sold without reserve, at Davie's Com
mercial Auction Rooms, corner of Wood and Fifth
streets, a large quantity of valuable Household and.
Kitchen Famitere, the properly of a G..ntleman der ,
caning Howie keeping, which is nearly new. bevieg
been in use only a abort time, and among which are the
following, vie:
Dining, Centre and Breakfast Tables; Mahogany
Chairs and Sofa; Wardrobe Bureaus and Dressing
Bureaus; Work, Wash and Candle Stands; Bedsteads,
Beds and Bedding; large Gilt frame Looking Glasses;
Carpets and Carpeting; Chi na, Glass and Queeusware;
Fire Irons, Ash Drawers, Astral Lamps, Fanny and
Common Chairs, Mantle Clucks, Knives and Forks,
etc. etc.
Alen, a general assortment of Kitchen Furniture,
Cooking Stove, Pyramid Stove and pipe, Traveling
Trunks, 3 Baskets Charnpaigne Wine, &c.
J. D. DAVIS,
Auctioneer.
pLACES wanted soon for • number of first and
second clerks and boys, and fora number of
good expel leaned Warebouniemen,Shopkeepers, Agt's.
Laborers. House Boys. Farmers, &c. &c. Please
apply at HARRIS'. Gen . ! Agency and Intelligence
Office, No. 9, Fifth street. feb 26.
HOUSEKEEPERS, Cooks, Nurses, Chamber
motif's, provided for families. Please apply to
ISAAC HARRIS, No 9, Fifth street. - feb 26.
STEAM AND CANAL BOAT CAPTAINS
supplied with handset short notice, sedan mod
erate charges. I'leare apply at
HARRIS' Geal Agency
kb 26 and Intelligence Office, No 9 Fifth st.
The steamer CICERO, Psuarson,
Muter. will leave for Lafayette and
all intermediate landings, on Monday,
the 3d of March, at 9A. M. For freight or passage
apply on botird, or to JAMES MAY,
feb 26. Agent.
Cranberries.
G OOD Cranberries may be had at
A. G. RF:INHART'S,
feb 26. 140, Liberty street.
At McKenna's Arction Mart, corner of 2d and
Wood streets.
WILL be sold on Thursday the 27th inst at 10
o'clock A. M. A great variety of Dry Goods
Also at same times lot of made up Clothing, Boots
Shoes, &c.
And at 2 o'clock, P. M. New and Second Hand
Furniture, Trunks, dtc. Terms at sale.
P. MEICENNA,
Auctioneer.
24 2 ,i
LAST COTILLION PARTY OF THE SEASON,
Ai A DAME BLAQUE. begs leave to render to her
JL friends and patrons her respectful acknowledg
ments for favors received, and inform them that her
LAST COTILLION PARTY will take place on Fri
day evening, Febrairy 28th inst., the weather permit
ting, on which occasion, she sincerely hopes, they will
continua their kindness, fcb. 25-el4l.
Ceppsras.
30 BARRELS for sale orpbarc MARTlN, terby
fib 2.5. 66, Water street.
James Blakely, Alderman,
Office on Penn it., near the Market House, sth Ward
feb 25.
Lib sat Writings of Washington.
E Cor respondence.
of George Washington, being his
T Addressee, Messages and other
Papers Official and Private, selected and published
from the Original Manuscripts, with th.r. Life of the
Author, Notes and Illustrations, by Jared Sparks.
Webr ter' s Speeches.—The Speeches and Forensic
arguments of Daniel Webster, in 3 vole, Svo.
A few copies on hand and !of sale by
feb 25 C. H KAY, cor of Wood and :id eta.
Molasses.
20 BBLS. prime N 0 Moiness for sole by
fIAILMAN, JENNINGS & CO;,
THE MEN OF OLD.
ET WM 'OMIT.
•T T. HOOD
Country litesideaco to Let.
ALEX-. BRACKENRIDGE
White & Brother.
Per Wabash River, Direct.
Dry Goods, &c. at Auction.
•T
DUQUESNE HALL;
Tickets $1 50
RKIS Eclectic Arltbssotios, part 9d and 3d;
Mason's Sacred B*rp, vol Ist, 24th Whits;
joss rebsived and far sale by
J. H. MELLO*,
122 Wood street.
Infirsouttlets
i ERECTING lusts liETtannar, who
about the 18th of May hut, it is supposed Ow
Quebec. Any infoiniation concerning him will he
thankfully received by his brother, in Pittsburgh, rib .
(Quebec papers will pkasecopy.)
febt 25-113 t. - • '
Family Groiaripod and.chasp.
rILDISIocha, Java, Leeks, Nisi Rio Coffees Hy.
son, Young Hyson '
Imperial, Gunpowder aid
Black Tess, assorted; all kinds of Spices, ground sad
ungr3und, werranted pure; Brasil, Havana, N. A sad
Loaf Sugar, Boston Syrup, Honey dew Syrup,
0 Sugar House and Common Molasses; Raider, INK.,
Currants:Citron; Prunes; Lemons; Vanilla Balm Nets._
assorted; Ries% Rice Flour, Chocolate; Crietal Coals
paste; "Underwood's" Pickles, Sauces,
Catnip, Pre*
serves, Jams, Jellies, Syrups, Oils, &4. snouted; .
Raspberry, White Wine, Paoli and Cider Viewer;
Maccaroni; Vermicelli, Boston, Soda, Butter .and
Water Crackers; Godwin and Pa. Cheese; Family
Hams, Dried tongues, Beef, Peaches and 'POW
Sperm Oil; Candles and Soap, assorted; Salami*
Starch; Dye stuffs; Candies, assorted; Tapioca; Seim
Liquorice; Caraway and Canary Seeds; Sardinia; kis
chovies; Lobsters; Codfish; Saimaa; Shad; Macklast;
Herring; Table salt; Brushes: Brooms: Cords; Nails;
Glass; Buckets; Tobacco; Sugars, &c &c. In. abort;
every article necessary to make up the stock ofa ama.
rate "FAMILY GROCX,RY STORM. may be hid Asap
and good at wholesale or retail, of
A. G REINHART,
(late Reinhart & Strong.)
140 Liberty street.
New ♦ rrangeqweats.
THE subscribers having disposed a all their stock
of ready made clothing, have determined harm.
forth to devote their attention exclusively to the caste.
meittrstwb of the ?Aare. According to our present
arrangement we will be in receipt of goods manthb,
well mid carefailly bought, expressly for our house,
which we are determined (as our facilities will esaiplis,
us) to offer lower than the same goods can be furnished.
in this city. The style and finish of our garments shall
be second to none. The exclusive attention of one or
the firm is devoted to this branch, and the best bands
in the city employed by us in making our work, se
whom the highest prices are paid. The variety and
extent of our stack together with the constant *drib
lions thereto, will enable us to offer inducements to
all. We would respectfully refer those disposed to
patronize us, to any of our numerous customers.
A LGEO, McGUIRE & CO., "
Fashimable Head Quarters, 251, Liberty st.
feb 25.
Change of Firm.
THE subscribers having disposed of an interest In
their concern to a gentleman connected withal' ,
Eastern house, they will do business us future under&
the title of Alger, McGuire &Co. As we proposes..
tending our business considerably, we apprise all
those indebted to us in any way or to any amount, of
the necessity of making prompt payment, and all.
those having claims will please pretest. them home.,
dialed; fur settlement.
Green Apples. - • .
300 BARRELS an d
o c i t
of
different e g i t e P for le a s
r •
P. C. MARTIN.
66. Water meet.
/Shawls Alpacens, Cita!intense 600011641.
83. Market Street, Pittsbargi. 83.
SELLING OFF AT COST.
BE. CONSTABLE requests the attention dos*B .
• public to his stock of shawls; consisting of
Blanket Cloth, Cashmere, embroidered Tbibat and
Belvidere, and Broche, at prices ranging from 50 cents
up to $l2.
Alpeccas, figured and plain, Romelias, Zambia
Cloths. &c., at from 18} cents up to 50 and 62 14.
Cashmeres D'Cose from 2.5 up to 50 cents, the new
est imported styles.
Just received, another lot of 'Flannels. imported al
the only kind that is not liable to shrink. jan 15
Proclamation.
- 11 Q-Y virtue of a precept under the hands of the Hoe
Benj Patton. Jr, President of the Court of Cies,
mon Pleas, in and for the stb Judicial District of Pow
sylvania, and Justice of the Court of Oyer and Tenni •
net, and General Jail Delivery.in and for said District,
end John M Snowden and William Porter, Fsquirern •
Associate Judges of the same courts, in and fur the
said county of Allegheny, dated the 10th day of Jaw
uary, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Moe
dred and forty-five, and to me directed, for holding a
Court of Oyer and Terminer, and Gvneral Jail Deily.
ery, at tbe COWL House, in the city of Piusborlb, oa
the Fourth Monday of March nett, at 10 o'cicck A M.
Public notice is hereby given, to all Justices of the i*
Peace,Coronet and Constables, of the County of Ai.
legheny, that they be then and there, in their proper
persons, with their rolls, records, inquisitions, exami•
nations, and other remembrances, to do those 'Wogs.
whiCh to .their respective officers in their behalf upper
tain to be done—and also those that will prosecute the
prisoners that now are or may be in the jail ,of Amid
county of Allegheny, to be then and there to -promc.
against them as shall be just.
Given under my hand et Pittsburgh,this 23d of F*
ruary, in the year of our Lord 1845, and of the Eciatv:
monwealth the 66th.
feb 24. ELIJAH TROVILLO, Sb'ar.
Fresh Arrival
AT the cheap Morocco and Fancy Leather otos*. So
95 Wood at., next door to the corner of eft*
mond Alley, the folkorring articles six;
Curecoa boot Morocco;
do No 1 Kid;
do No 2 do;
do Rubbed off do;
Tampico boot Morocco:
do undressed du;
do dyed black du;
Madras boot Morocco;
do undressed do:
do Kid;
Fancy colored Morocco;
Cape of Good Hope boot Muroocce.
do do do Kid;
Pink and fair linings;
Black cross bar sheep skim •
Split sheep *lna; , • . •
Alum turned splits;
Japanned splits;
do sheep;
do muslin;
do velvet, &c., tSr:c. . .
' '
All of which will be sold at lower este* than &tiny
other establishment West of the mountains. StillUffilli
and others will do well weal' sad cumin. my Mock
before purchasing elsewhere.
feb24 JOHN H. IicKEL
airmdagluiss Drifts and 114101 may.
AGR EE A BLY to Act of . Assembly, palmed aday
of April, A. D. 1837, and revilrmi by Aet per
sed the 18th day of April, 11344, notice is hereby given,
that Books of Subscription for Stock to:said Company,
will be opened at the following places, from 9 to 3 o'.
clack, on each day, viz: At the house of Daniel
Shawban, in Birmingham, on Monday, the 24th of
March next ; at the Merchants' Hotel, in the city of
Pittsburgh, on Tuesday, the 25th day of March ; and
at the house of B. Acker, in Riceville, on Wednesday,
26th day of March next, where one or more Commis.
siooers will be in attendance. By order of tb•
Board of Commissioners.
JAS. PATTERSON, Ja., Seep.
feb. 24-d6t&swtd.
FOR SALE, RENT, OR EXCHANGE.
SEVERAL large and 'small farms, and one fins miU
and farm for sale, and a large fine 'MU and two
Isis in a town near Pittsburgh for minor partly for ass.
change for a farm property. Several large add soda
farms in the country for rent.
Or All kinds of Agencies attended to on modem*
charges. Please call at HARRIS' General
and Intelligence Office, No 9 sth at. fa' 244= 1
=:ss
ALGEO & McGIYIRE,
251 Liberty st.