nil 411orniil Post.
THUS. PHILLIPS NM. H. SMITH, EDITORS
PITTSBURGH, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1845
Tux Nxxv Banstino Law OF Onto.—This iniqui
tous enactment, granting monstrous privileges to bank
corpnraions. has at last got through the Legislature,
andhas emerged from their halls dragging along its
wondrous length of 75 sections. Next to We currency
of their own State, the people of Pennsylvania are
very much interested in the currency of Ohio. And
indeed, the people of this region are perhaps more
deeply interested in the currency of Ohio, than in
that of their own State. One thing is certain, they
have suffered as much from the failure of the Ohio
Banks . as they have from that of Pennsylvania Banks.
All well remember the pecuniary distress and anxiety
which was endured, and the losses which were en
countered in Pittsburgh and the surrounding country
as the slender threads of solvency by which the Ohi,,
Banks were sustained, were snapped one after anntli
er,forOldo paper formed nearly our whole circulating
medium. With this severe experience in views, the
banking movements of Ohio are of the greatest in
terest.to our citizens, and we propose to give a brief
review of the complex end unjust banking scheme
that has just passed the Ohio Legislature.
The new plundering machine is to be called the
"State Bank of Ohio,"—it is to have numerous
branches, and the whole capital to be employed is not
to exceed s6,lso,ooo—exclusive of the capital of the
Bank of Gestuga, the Western Reserve i3ank, the
'Columbiana Bank of New Lisbon, the Lafayette
Bank of Cincinnati, the Ohio Lilo Insurance and
Trust Company, the Banks of Wooster, Massillon,
Norwalk, Circleville, Xenia, Sandusky, and the Clin
ton Bank of Columbus, which are allowed to go on
with the banking business; and such of them as are
broken fin. e," are allowed a year to patch up their
concerns so us to make them "go," once more. The
Trust Company and the Lafayette Bank, at Cincinna
ti, may increase their capital to $1,000,000 each.—
In cosier to secure a "fair participation in the privil
eges granted by this act" (!)—or, in plain words in
order to render equal, all over the State, the influence
of Whig-bank rule, Ohio is divided into twelve Bank
Districts, and this six millions of capital is apporti nod
among them. There shall not be more than four
banking companies under this act in Hamilton county
—six in Cuytihegn-3 in Franklin nod Summit-2 in
Ross, Muskin,gum, Juffer6on, Lucas, Miami and Mont
gomery.
Three Commissioners are appointed to organize
the machine, and the Governor, at their Instance, will
proclaim what companies shall go on with their busi
ness. The companies formed under this act, may
either do business as branches of the "State Bank of
Oho," or as independent banking companies. If they
choose the first, they ore put under the direction of a
Board of Control, elected by each branch, which is to
have an office at Columbus. It is to have a president,
secretary, and executive committee, who are to be
paid for their services,by a tax assessed entire Branch
es—and they are to continue a body corporate for 20
years, tinder the style of the State Bank of Ohio. On
ly thirty per cent. of the capital stock of this Bank is
required in gold arid silver—and they are not to i,sue
more . paper than will double in amount their capital
stock!—they are also required to have 30 cents in
specie for every paper (Idler they issue. The Board
of Control are to have the Notes engraved and printed
fur all the Branches, and each Branch is to deposits
with the Board stocks to the amount of ten per cent.
on the sum it wishes to put in circulation—this is to
form a safety fund, but the branches are to get the in
terest on the storks—the Board of Control is then to
give the branch as many notes as it requires,—
to keep a record of them, &c. &c. Thestockholders if
any branch shall not owe it more than an amount equal
to one-third of its capital, nor the directors more than
one-fourth ! The notes of each branch are to be taken
at par by all the others while it is accounted solvent.
in cases of insolvency, Receivers,&c. are to be ap
pointed, and the deficit is to be paid out of the safety
fund. If a company wishes to do business as an in
dependent banking company, the State Treasurer of
Ohio performs the duties above defined for the Board
of Control, and on extraordinary occasions is to call
the State Auditor and Secretary to his aid. The Safe
ty Fund is to be formed by depositing stocks with him,
and insolvency in the case of the branches, is to be
found by a court and jury. Each independent banking
company is to take at par the notes of every other
which may be solvent. All these Banks are to issue
notes of 1,2, 3,5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 donut s—not
over ten percent. to be in one-dollar notes,—and not
over 50 per cent in notes of less than 10 dollars.
There ate other provisions, but we do not regard
them as important to the public, we have given all
that struck us as necessary toe right understanding of
the nature and scope of this most infamous enactment.
We might mention that a bank is permitted to let its
specie go down to 20 per cent on its circulation. The
condition of the Bank is to be ascertained by an ex
aminer, to be appointed by the Board or control, and
to be paid by the examined bank. It is unnecessary
to dwell on the miserable humbug of these bank ex
aminations.
It will 'be seen, that while the Lamers of this Bill
acknowledged, in their safety fond, and otherpretend
cd and pueril, restrictions, the danger that existed of
the bursting of the whole system, they will not give
the people the only reliable security they could have,
viz: the individual liability of the Stockholders. This
is the only way in which the public can be protected
—the bank corporators snap their fingers e. any other
kind of restriction.
We think that any one who reads this project must
adroit that the fabric to be built up by it, will he of the
most unstable and rickety description. And even if
confiding souls could place reliance in the plan
itself, they must remember that the Democrats of Ohio
have solemnly declared that they will Repeal the
oppressive and plundering law, whenever they get the
power—and that will be next year. If it should ever
go into operation, this fact will discredit its notes and
keep them from general circulation.
THE DEFENCE OF THE Lax EL—TI3O expOsed
and perilous condition of the immense and rapidly in
creasing trade of the lakes, in the event of a war with
Great Britian, bna at length excited public attention
and induced the suggestion of a feasible scheme fur
averting the danger. With the destruction of the
shipping of the lakes, and a trade already valued at
one hundred millions of dollars annually, would ensue
consequences to the States and Territories to which the
lakes access, disastrous almost beyond computation.—
It is much to be hoped that the attention of Congress
will bo drawn to this subject, and some efficient action
taken. There are many iu our national councils, who
if we may judge Crum their declarations, seem to con
sider a war with Great Britain almost desirable. Such
should, at least, be willing to provide against the dan
ger they so much underestitnnto and court.
TEXAS
ANNEXED TO THE UNION!.
I n t h e sen a te, on the evening of Thursday, Feb.
27, the subjoined resahnion fur the annexati on ofTexas,
passed by the following vote:
SFAS—Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Atherton,
Bngln• Benton, Blvese, Buchanan, Colrinitt.Dickinson,
Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Haywood, Henderson, Hu
ger, Johnston. Lewis, McDuffie, Merrick, Niles, Sem
ple, Sevier, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, and Woodbu
ry-27.
NAYS—Messrs. Archer, Arrow, Bates, Bayard.
Berrien, Choate, Clacton, Crittenden, Dayton, Evans,
Foster, Francis. Huntington, Jarnagin. Mangum,
Miller, Morehead, I'earre. Phelps, Porter, Rives, Sim.
mons, Uphim, White, and Woodbridge-25.
The 3d Section being an amendment by the Senate,
to the Resolutions as they passed the House, was acted
on by the House on Friday morning, when theamend
ment was concurred in by a vote of 132 to 76. The
following is the shape in which the measure passed :
JOINT RESOLUTION
Drclating the terms on %Thiel' Cung,rrus will udmit
Texas into the Union as a State
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of Anic ice in
Congress assembled. That Congress cloth consent
hat the territory properly included within, arid right
fully belonging to. the republic of Texas, may be e
rected into a new State, to be called the State of Tex
as, with a republican form of government, to he adopt
ed by the people of said republic, by deputies in con
vention assembled, with the consent of the existing
government, in order that the same may be admitted
as one of the States of this Union.
St•:c. 2. And be it flartlerr reso?vtd, That the
ion-going consent of Congress is given upon the fol
lowing conditions, and with the following pommies,
to wit
First. Said State to be formed, subject to the ad
justment by this government of all questions of boun
dary that may arise with other governments ; and the
coastituton thereof, with the proper evidence of its a
doption by the people of said republic of Texas, shall
be transmitted to the President of the United States,
to be laid before Congress for its final action, on or be
fore the Ist clay of January, one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-six.
Second. Said State, when admitted into the Union,
after ceding to the United States all mines, minerals.
salt lakes, and springs; and also all public edifices,
fat tifications, barracks, ports and harbors, navy and
navy yards, docks, magazines, arms, armaments, and
all other property and means pertaining to the public
defence, belonging to said republic ti! Texas, shall te
lain all the public funds, debts. taxes, and dues of ev
ery kind, lt hich may belong to ur be due or owing said
republic: and shall also retain all the vacant and un
appropriated lands lying within its limits, to be appli
ed to the payment of the debts and liabilities of said
Republic of Texas; and the residue of said lands, af
ter,discharging said debts and liabilities, to be dispo•
sod of as said State may direct; but in no event are
said debts and liabilities to become a charge upon the
government of the U States.
Third. New States, of convenient size, and having
suffieient population,mrsy hereafter. by the consent of
said State, he formed nut ofthe ter territory thereof, which
shall beentitled to admission tinder the provisions of
the federal constitution. And such States as may be
formed out of that portion of said territory lying south
of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes north latitude,
commonly known as the Missouri compromise line,
shall be admitted into the Union, with or without sla
very, on the people of each State asking admission may
desire. And in such State or States as shall be for
med nut of said territory north of said Missouri com
promise line, slavery, nr involuntary servitude (except
for crime) shall lw prohibited.
Sac 3. And be it farther resoirrd, That if the
President of the United States shall, in his judgement
and discretion, deem it most adeisable instead of pro
ceeding to submit the foregoing resolution to the re
public of Texas, as an overture on the port of the U
nited States for admission, to negotiate with that re
public, then
Be it resolved, That a State. to be formed out of
the present republic of Texas, with suitable extent and
boundaries, nod with two repiestentatives in Congress
until the next Repot tionment of representation, shall
be admitted into the Union by virtue of this act. on an
equal fooling with the existing States, as soon as the
terms and condition of such admission, and the ces
sion of tt.c remaining Texian ten itory to the United
States shrill be agreed upon by !he government of Texas
and the United State.; and the sum of $lOO,OOO is
hereby appropriated to defray the expenses of missions
and negotiations, to agree upon the terms cf said ad
mission and cession, either by tteaty to be submitted
to the Senate, or by articles to be submitted to the two
Houses of Congress, as the President may direct.
On Friday. in the Senate, by a strict patty
vote, the Senate refused to tahe up the bill fur the ad
mission of lowa and Flotida into the Union.
TIDE POOR Law Pao.ixcv.—We see, by the pro
ceedings in the Select Council, that this unsightly mon
ster of legislative creation, was strangled by the Se
lect Council. The following extract from the Min
utes of the Council will show how it was done. We
don't think the Council will do any thing for a long
time that will meet with so much of popular up
pi oval:
"Council went into Committee of the Whole, and
concluded the reading and amending of the bill for the
relief of the poor, and reported the same to Council as
amended, when Mr King moved that Council do not
concur in the amendments of the Committee of the
NVhole, which was carried. Mr Bakewell moved for
the third reading. Mr McDevit called for the yeas
and nays, which were as follows: YEA3—Messrs
Bakewell, Eichbaum, King and Lee-4. NAYS—
Messrs Algeo, Day, Kincaid, Laughlin, Lytle, Mc-
Devitt, M'Cracken, Ogden, Wilson. and President
-10; and tho act was not recommended by this
Council."
JUDGE GRIER —We learn that the name of the
able and learned President of our District Court, will
be presented to tho President fur a nomination to the
Supreme Bench. In addition to great talents, and le
gal acquirements of a high order. Judge GRIIR unites
industry and decision, two qualifies which are indis
pensable in eminent judicial stations. We know of no
man who is better fitted than Mr GRIER to occupy the
place so ably filled by Judge BALDWIN, and we ear
nestly hope that he moy be chosen to succeed him.
British claims. to Oregon.—Says the Philadelphia
Ledger:—We admit that Britain has repeatedly
claimed and maintained "rights" in that territory, if
right and aggression rre synonymous. It claimed by
virtue of discovery by Drake, who never saw the terri
tory, and, being a pirate whose life was due to the
gibbet of any civilized nation, could have conferred
no right if he had. It claimed by a convention with
Spain, which expressly reserved all territorial jurisdio.
tion, and subsequently ceded all such right to us. And
it now claims by a similar convention with us, a con
vention which expressly denies to it any such jurisdic
tion. And Britain has "maintained" rights in this
territory.
How? It mantained the convention with Spain, by
encouraging its subjects to settle there; end by force of
ms in its war with Spain, which began in 1803, and
continued till 1309; and by an alliance with Spain
against Napoleon from 1809 till 18,15, during which
period, Spain, contending fur existence at home,
had no leisure to examine and resist her encroach
ments of its ally in a distant colony; and by force of
arms against us in the war of 1812, and by the conven
tion of 1318, which merely allowed a settlement to its
subjects, has violated by a military occupation and le
gal jurisdiction; and by our careless, abort-sighted, un
statesmanlike, unjustifiable indifference to the charac
teristic perfidy and rapacity of the British Government.
In shalt, these British rights in the territory, which
are rather wrongs, have been maintained by British
force and fraud, and permitted by American blindness.
And now, when our eyes are at last opened, domestic
traitors set up these British aggressions as rights
against us!
IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE
ROUSE OF itZFRESiNTA.TIVFES.
Harrisburgb, Feb 24, 1845.
Dialers of the Demmer/tic Union:
Genttesseirt—The following letter was received a
few days since, in answer to one, which I addressed
to the distinguished writer, on the power of the Leg
islature, to tax the public stocks. The importance
of the subject. and the probability that it will soon en
gage the attention of the Legislature, induces me,
to avail myself of the permission, to give the letter
publicity. Very respectfully,
Your obedient seri't,
Niw /fort, Feb 13, 1845
DEAR Stn:—Yours of the Bth is jest received; I
em glad to see that young and active minds, are be
ginning to investigate the principles of taxation. _ We
have had literally no experience on this subject, yet.
During the last war we began only to look into it; but,
the occasion passed away, and with it all thought on
the subject. My time is much occupied, and I have
such a trembling hand that I can scarcely write, or I
would write you long letters. Much has been writ
ten on the subject, but I cannot now refer to the books.
You must, however, have books in your library. The
English system is the most pet feet; i. e.—it enables
the Government to get the most money with the least
oppression. Our system is among the worst, for this
leaven, that the taxes in the United States, have gener
ally been light, and the few who paid them did not
feel sensibly the burden.
In future, however, there Hill he great sensibility
on this subject, and the people will rquire a JUST dis
tribution of the public burden; nothing short of this !
will satiely, and if this be dcne, no people in the world
will more cheefully pay all they can. The basis ,
for taxation is production; one of its chief measures is
consumption. Until an article or item of value is
brought into existence, you can get nothing from it
by a tax. It would be taxing a nonentity, and if
produced or brought into existence it is still valueless
without somebody uses, or in other words, consumes it.
Follow up this idea in all the details of your system.
and it will prose an unerring guide. The power of our
State Government as to taxation is limited by the
nature of our confederacy, whereby a tax un a produc•
lion in one state, would be a bounty on it, in another.
Keeping this in view, you will discover What may and
what may not Le taxed. The income of cultivated
land is for all purposes of taxation a production, so is
the rise in value of wild land; also, the profit on labor
of all kinds, mechanical, commercial, &c.. and the
income of estates whether in money or in kind; and
the only limit fixed by the ~out paramount law of
justice and expediency, is that the tax shall never ex
ceed the income. You cannot tax a produc„Lion of any
kind higher than it will sell for, a reasonable system
must fall below this; but, to go beyond it, is tyranny,
as intolerable as that which seizes the subject's capi
tal and gives it to the state. Income, therefore, be
becomes the absolute and unerring measure of the tax
power.
Now, ns to the point on w birth you asked my (Tift
on. The tax power is an effectual attribute of soy
vreignty. It has no positive limit but what is fixed in
the constitution. The limits i have before spoken of,
are ploscritred by the laws of justice and expediency.
Yet, en unjust tax may be lawful, although it ought
never to be imposed. This soveteign power may then
impose any tax not forbidden by the constitution of
the United Stater, or of the Stare. These restric
tions ate the impost tax of the United States, at.d
certain officers in the state, viz: the Governor's salary
and that of the Judges, which cannot be reduced indi
rectly any more than rlirectl: for instance, an income
tax could include every species of McDnie notplohibit
ed by the constitution, includit g of rout se income de
rived from dividends on State debt as well as other
loans Cr stocks, &c. Is there any thing mere sacred
in the Bonds of the state than there is in state Patent for
land? Pennsylvania has sold her lands without con
dition tint they should not he taxed; they are of course
sub} ct to this power, which the purchaser knew when
they bought them; so of the state loan on the income de
rived from the interest.
If it we; stipulated in tie law which authorized the'
loan that its income should not he taxed, then you
cannot tax it, but, if not. then it is like any other pro
perly. It may be said that if such a power be consti
tutional the state may tax the loan to the amount of the
whole interest, and may not the state tax the land
to the amount of its whole income and thus re
ceive hack all they have sold. That such an art
would be a gross abuse of power, as would curb a tax
as above suggested on the bonds. This argument only
proves that the Legislature may comeitutionally abuse I
their power, which we know but too well they have I
fearfully done for the last 9or 10 }curs. We have ;
relied in our Representative System upon the r fficacy
of the organization to establish justice, without pro-'
viding all the guards that may lie necessary; but you
cannot make constitutional pros isions by construction
merely to guard its against abase. There ought to be '
a provision in all our state constitutions. that all taxes
on the same species of property should be uniform, and
in the absence of su ih a provisinn, that rule sh. uld
always be observed in imposing a tax. All incomes
would then be taxed at the same rates per cent. If
this tele be observed in taxing dividends or loans,
them will be no abuse of power. As a question of
mere expediency, much moy be said on this side.—
Any class of capitalists exempt from taxation become
privileged and like parasites may live by the labor of
others, without contributing a mite for the protection
they receive; what a system that would he to make the
rich richer, and the poor poorer! The money lenders
govern Europe, and would soon contrive to make all
other classes tributary to them in America, if such a
principle were settled. England taxes the income of
her loan holders, and no government in the world is
more scrupulous of constructive investment of rights.
Very truly yours,
S. D. INGI-1
Fiom the N. Y. Morning News
THE INFLUENCE OF ENGLAND UPON OUR
ELECTION.
During th- late elections our ears were stunned
with cries of "British Gold," sent over to buy up votes
in favor of Polk, and the multitudinous agencies as
cribed to England in attempting to influence the peo
ple of the United States. Singularly enough, however,
as soon as the results of the election were known in
England the disappointed wail of the English press
was loud and lung. The London Herald of 23(1 Jan.
contains a letter in relation to which it states editori
ally as follows:
"We have received from an intelligent friend in
New York the folowing encouraging account of the
state of parties in the American commonwealth."
The letter then proceeds as follows:
'• Now for a word about our defeat in the Presiden
tial elections. What though the field is lost, all is not
lost. The Whig party is neither few nor faint, but
fearless, determined, and indomitable still. You plain
ly see that the corruptions of the democrats were main
ly infused into the great State of New York and Penn
sylvania—which elect very nearly one quarter of the
Electorial College. All the small States voted for
Clay. Thus we shall maintain a preponderance in the
Senate, our conservative arm. It is believed the ag
gregate popular vote fur Clay exceeds that fur Polk.
I trust that in your correspondence with your fr iends
you will dissuade them front deserting vs. Tell
them their Saxon relations have fought bravely, and
that our armor is untarnished, while that of our ene
mies is naaseous with filth—hell in their hearts, end
hangmen in their faces. We will ride over them yet.
We have a host of limiest and talented men in Con
gress who will not slumber at their posts. Depend
upon it Polk 'will not sleep in down of the cygnets of
the Ganges.'
"I am as sure that we are now silently, steadily,
rapidly progressing in the curtailment of UN IVE
sAt survasor, that blight upon our system, and in
the consequent reform of our representation as I am."
The extract of the letter ceases at this point. Now
it must be remembered that during the past few years
the agents of England have been unusually active up
on this continent. In May, 1842, Lord Aberdeen
sent circulars to every English Consul and agent
throughout the United States, establishing a system
of espionge into our internal institution. In conse
quence of this, Mr. Walker in the Senate moved res
olutions suspending every English functionary in this
country from his duties, until that government disa
vowed those circulars. This was voted down mostly
by the staunch friends in the Senate, alluded to in the
above extract.
The Presidential election wan then entered upon;
and if ever this Union, with its institutions, encountet-
ed petit, it was during that furiouti 'struggle with un
scrupultauf opponents. SubsequeritdercloEmentsstat
tled us at the extremity of the dangers we had
through niumphantly , through the care of the = 1
5
of Liberty: The above letter discloses. theamonish•
iagfact that some of the whig party in actual corres
pondence With the leading Luttion journals and their
friends to solict aid in cuttoWng the right o suffrage.
We had recent occasion to notice the violentlyabusive
letters of a "Genevese Traveller" in the London
Times, denouncing everything democratic and repub
lican among us. His reward is a place in the Custom
House. These agents aro nuw at work, it seems beg
giog for aid in London, with the determination "to
ride over them (the American Democracy) yet."
JAS. BURNSIDE
Crimes to go to' prison for?--In looking at the
list of persons confined in the common jail, (of Bos
ton) we find that there was one for drawing a band-cart
in the street without a license; one for keeping a dog
without a license; four for smoking cigars in the
street !! ! and one for collecting offal. The discipline
of the prison is greatly improved, but still there is but
little of what would be called order here.— U. S. Gas.
BY the lit of April next, for a Gentleman with his
wife, two small children and servant; would pre
fer being in a tetpeetahle private family, where they
could make themselves at home,and if necessary would
furnish their own apartments. Address Box No 6,
through the Post Office.
m 3.-1 wd.
IHAVE always been averse to bringing my name
into the public papers, except in the way of adver
tising goods, and informing the public what I am do
ing in the line. of my business. But the good-inten
tioned kindness of one of my customers, unknown to
me, in writing a letter wherein my establishment was
favorably mentioned, has called forth some illnatured
strictures of which I feel constrained to take some no
tice. The strictures to which I allude appeared in
the American of Friday, over the signaturi of "An
operative in the business." This "operative" first
notices the statement in the article about the Three
Big Doors,that "one clerk is employed to wait upon the
Indies alone." He does not deny the fact, but says it
is necessary, fur it "could not be expected that an
Irishman was fit. for it." I confess I do not see the
point of this attempt at wit, but will merely observe,
that I believe all the persons engaged about the "Three
Big Doors," whether Irishmen or ceuntry-born, are
fully competent to discharge the duties of their calling.
An Operative does not pretend to question the state
ment cf the letter writer dint the Three Big Doors
"has 5 or 600 hands in its employment," but still
harps on the string so often played upon by those who
envy the success of my establishment.that they are nut
adequately paid fur their labor. If this falsehood
were not already worn entirely thread-hare. I might
be annoyed by it. But, as the chale has been made
and refuted before, I will merely repeat, that the prices
paid for work done for the Three Big Doors, are
equal to those paid by any similar establishment in
this city—mei of this assertion I defy successful con
tradiction.
The writer whose letter an "Operative" criticises,
says he purchased a Cloak at the 3 Big Doors, ••fur
" from $lO to $l5 less titan be could have bought it
"for in New York." This statement the "Opera
tive" does not pretend to controvert. And so he has
actually admitted the truth °fevery thingstated by the
letter-witcr, viz: That at the Three Big Doors it takes
one clerk to wait on the ladies hlonc—that from 5 to
600 people are employed by that establishment—and
that a cloak can be bought there for 10 or 15 dollars
less than the like article can be bought in New York.
The only matter in dispute is the prices paid for work,
and on that I have dwelt sufficiently. lam pretty cer
tain, however, that "An Operative" would be glad to
get work at the prices paid at the Three Big Doors,
and I am as just as certain that I would not have
him to do work for me at any price.
As I always have an eye to business, I take this oc
casion to say to my friends, customers, and all others
who wish to buy cheap clothing, that the Three Big
Doors is, RR ever, fully prepared to minister to their
wants, and to supply them on the cheapest imaginable
JOHN McCLOSK EY.
march 3,1815.
THE proprietor of the nhove establishment begs
respectfully to inform his friends and the public
in general, that herls just receiving from the Eastern
cities One of the
LARGE:ST AND MOST FASRIONABLE
English, French and American Cloths and
Casimeres,
Comprising the best fabrics and newest patterns,
adapted for the
SPRING AND SUMMER SEASONS;
Of every description, of Cotton * Linen and Woollen
Summer Sniffs, Stocks, Handercidefs, Cravats,
LARGEST, BEST, AND MOST FASHIONABLE
For Gentlemen's wear, ever offered in the city; all of
which he is determined to sell at the
All that is needed to convince, is a fair inspection,
which he earnestly invites, believing that he can sell
better goods, at lower prices, than are generally met
with.
Orders in the tailoring line executed in thr best
manner, and at the shortest notice.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS
Are particularly invited to call and examine the stock
belie purchasing elsewhere. mar 3-dim
A T Davis's Commercial Auction Rooms, corner of
Wood and sth streets, on Thursday next, March
6th, sale to commence at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
and continued from day to day until all are sold, (Sun
days' excepted.) the entire stock of an extensive re
tail Dry Goods Store, from a neighboring County, as
the owners are declining business; the greater part of
the stock was selected by one of the partners with care
and judgment in the Eastern cities; the articles are
generally of the latest style and patterns; the sale
must be positive, and the goods will be sold in lots to
suit dealers, comprising in part the following, viz:
Fine muslin shirts with linen bosoms, collars and
wrisbands; Gentlemen's and Ladies blue, black, and
white cotton hose; Italian and American sewing silk;
French cassimere; English Buckskin, do.; Plain Tweed
do; superfine blue and black sattinett; cadet and steel
mixed do; superfine blue, black, green, and olive brown
cloths; black galloon ribbon; bonnet and cap do; fine
indigo blue gingham; furniture chintz, Merrimac prints;
silk pocket hhdkfs; black silk cravats; Goodyear's su
per feather edged gum suspenders: 4.4 cotton shawls;
large woolen do. assorted; cotton flag hdkfs; Ladies
kid gloves; Gentlemen's woolen and cotton gloves;
twilled muslin; linen and cotton drilling; cottoned°
and summer pant stuff; fancy Marseilles and valencia
vesting's; figured moreen andmeus de laines; domestic
and imported blankets; super black muslin; linen cam
bric hdkfs., assorted; Do do figured corners; Ladies
night or retiringcaps; Ladies alpacca aprons; Clarke's
spool cotton 200 yds; women's fine morocco shoes;
women's white and black kid and satin slippers; col'd
cambric muslin; bleached and brown do; Gentlemen's
fancy cravats; best solid bead pins, assorted numbers;
black silk velvet; olive, scarlet and drab, do; bonnet
velvet, assorted colors; silk Florence, do do; fancy
crapes and gimp edgings, Silk drawers; patent thread;
Steubenville Jeans; fur and plush ceps; figured and
plain alp:terns; fine calf skin boots; coarse boots and
brogans; with many other articles too tedious to enu
merate. The above Goods will be ready for exami
nation on Wednesday the sth inst.
Terms at sale. J. D. DAVIS,
mar 3 Auctioneer.
Family Flour.
A FEW bids extra Family Flour, received and [or
sale by A. G. REINHART,
mar 1 140, Liberty silent.
Permanent Boarding Wanted,
To the Public
( A merica n copy.)
b".RESII ARRIVAL AT
WILLIAM DIGBY'S
CHEAP CASH CLOTHING STORE,
136 LIBERTY STREET.
ABS 0 RTMLNT OF
Together with o great variety of new owl
ti A NDSOM E STYLES,
Shirts, Drawers, and every article of
READY MADE CLOTIIING, &c
Making one of the
STOCKS
VERY LOWEST PRICE FOR CASH.
Dry Goods Store at Auction.
--
iisll4llllf Lots ro2lllatlotr •
TWO large lots on the Fourth-wises MM. bc"rthi l k
on the east said west bj Mr. Miller r 4 P
opposite to G. Outribert's,, One lot Is 45 Set fruit Pt
'the road. and 120 back, to s 24 foot alley; the other
,47 feet 11 inches. also fronting on the road. by 1 20
deep. These lots will be sold together or divided, to
suit purchasers.
Also, Four lots in Laceyville, fronting on Overhi:l
- 20 feet front by 100 beck.
All the above Lots are pleasantly situated, those on
the Fourth-attest Road particularly ao, having a beau
tiful sycamore tree, which would shade a house admi
rably.
The above property, if not sold previous to the 22d
day of March nett, will be offered at pitblic sale on
that day at 3 o'clock, P. M., on the ground, on the
Fourth-street Road, and in Laceyville at 4 o'clock.
The terms will be liberal. For further particulars
apply to Anthony Beelen, Commission Merchant,
Front street, Geo. L Rite, near the Toll-gatesf or to
David Beeler, Peebles township, on the Foorth-street
Road. mar 3448tw
New Oil Store.
JOHN I'VI'MASTERS, JR., AGENT.
DEALER in Sperm, Elephant, Seal, Whalo, Latd,
Tanners' and Linseed Oils. Sperm and Wax
Candles; Spirits of Turpentine, White Lead, &e. dce.
N. E. Corner of Hand and Lib.•rty streets, Pitts
burgh, Pa. mar 3-d3m
Notices
ALL petsrms indebted to 111, will please take no
tice that we have not got any collector or agent
employed in that capacity at present; eithet one olthe
firm is authorized to receipt or make setdenseau; also,
all orders must be signed by the firm alone.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Gene
ral Quarter Sessions of titt. Peace, in and for
the County of Allegheny.
The petition of Geo. G. & ‘Vm. Jarrett, of Fayette
township, in the county aforesaid, respectfully sheweth,
Thatg•our pet ttioners !lath provided themselves with ma
terials fur the accommodation of travellers and others,
at their dwelling house in the township aforesaid, and
prays that your honors will be pleased to grant them a
license to keep a public house of entertainment.. And
your petitioners, as in-duty bound, will pray.
GEO. G. & Nil. JARRETT.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Fayette tp. do certify,
that Geo. G. & tVro. Jarrett, the above petition
ers, are of good repute for honesty and temperance,
and are well provided with house room and conveni
ences for the accommodation of travelers and others,
and that said taw' n is necessar y .
Jon. Middleswurth, Christian Grick,
James M'Kelowit Patrick Dwdavy,
Robt. Boyd, W. Cumntins,
Goodman Y. Coulter, R. Hopper,
Sam. Kennedy, Sam. M'Kown,
Rob,. Thompson, Jacob Jordan.
m3-d3t.•
To the liouorabls the Judges of the Court of Gener
al Qarter Sessions of the Peace, in and for the
County of Allegheny.
The Petition of Magdalena Wilhelm, of the sth
Ward, City of Pittsburgh, in the county aforesaid,
humbly showed',
That your petitioner bath provided herself Kith ma
terials for the accommodation of travelers and others,
at her dwelling house, in the city and ward aforesaid,
and prays that your honors will be pleased to granther
a license to keep a Public House of Entertainment.—
And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will pray.
MAGDALEN WILHELM.
We, the subscribers, citizens of the sth ward, city of
Pittsburgh, do certify, that the above petitioner is of
good repute for honesty and temperance. and is well
prepated with house room and conveniences fur the ac
comodation and lodging of strangers and travellers,
and that said tavern i• necessary.
Christopher Oberlin, John Peter Buche,
Philip Fogler, H Hoeveler.
A nthony Pfraagie, M Forster.
Joh n. Kerney, Wm Seibert,
Philip Seip, Jacob A ckerman,
Jacob Schneider, John Farnan.
mar 3t'
To the Honorable the Judges of the Conrt.of Gene
ral Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in and for the
County of Allegheny.
The petition of Christian Lox, of the borough of
Manchester, in the county aforesaid, humbly sheweth,
That your petitioner bath provided himself with ma
tin ials for the accommodation of travelers and others,
at his dwelling honse 1,, the borough aforesaid, and
prays that your honors will he pleased to grant him a
license to keep a public house of entertainment. And
your petitioner, as in duty bound, will pray.
C H HIST! AN LUX.
We, the subscribers, citizens of the borough of Man
chester, do certify, that Christian Lox, the above pe
titioner, is of good repute for honesty and temperance,
and is well provided with house room and convenien
ces for the accommodation of travelers and others, and
that suid tavern is necessary.
Simon Snyder, lienrich Toldbusch,
James INFGoi,r,ge, Anthony Boner,
Ariel C Hodge, S C Felker,
Valentine*Short, Jr , John &Inviter,
Henry NrCune, Boyd Ge6un,
Valentine Shin t,
mar 3-3td
To the Honorable the Judges of lie Court of Gene
r.•tl Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in ant for the
County of Allegheny.
The petition of Nicholas Good, of Ross Township,
in the county aforesaid, humbly sheweth,
Thnt your petitioner bath provided himself
with materials for the accommodation of travelers
and others, at his dwelling house in the Tp. aforesaid,
and prays that your honors will be pleased to grant
him a license to keep a public house of entertainment.
And your petitioner, as Maury bound, will pray.
NICHOLAS GOOD.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Ross Township,
do certify, that Nicholas Good, the above petition
er is of good repute for honesty and temperance,
and is well provided with house room and conveniences
for the accommodation of travelers and others, and
that Said tavern is necessary.
Robert Hare, - JO3 :WKllight,
%VllWarn R Graham, John Scott,
William Rodenbough, Casper Reel,
Benj Ramage, Geo Quail,
William Wi,son, David Reel,
John Plankinton, Alex Neely.
ml 3td"
To the Honorable the Judges of tie Court of Gen
eral Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in and for
the County of Allegheny.
The petition of Peter Ivory, of Ross Township,
in the cJunty aforesaid, respectfully sbeweth,
That your petitioner bath prov ided himself with ma
terials for the accommodation of travelers and others,
at his dwelling house in the city aforesaid, and prays
that your honors will be pleased to grant him a license
to keep a public house ut entertainment. And your
petitioner, as in duty bound, will pray.
PETER IVORY.
We, the subscribers, citizens of ROss Town
ship, do certify, that the above petitioner is of good
repute for honesty and temperance, and is well provi
ded with house room and conveniences for the accom
modation of travelers and others, and that said tavern
is necessary.
Robert Hare, John Scott,
Wm R Graham, Casper Reel,
W Rodenbaugh, Geo Quail,
Benj Ramage, David Reel,
John Nelson, A ler. Neely,
John Plankinton, Jos M'Knight.
mar 11-d3t.
Figs and 11411111IIIL
r-,1"1 DRUMS fresh Smyrna Figs,
JV 50 Package.* Bunch Raisins, boxes and half
boxes, received this dny and for sale by
A. G. REINHART,
mar I 1:0. Liberty street.
S. U. 'Sol:uses.
SOBBLS. "Goodales" S. H. Molasses, just re
ceived and for sale by
J. W. BURBRIDGE & CO.,
mar I Water Street.
THOS ALGEO,
JAS M'GUIRE.
John Otterson
' Alpaccas t CesAbsenairea EVACAsene.
• 10. Market. Sired, Pittsburgh. 113.
SELLING OFF AT COST.
F E. CONS TABLE requests tbe attendee of the
st - •': public to his stock of ahawLu consisting of
Cloth, Cashmere, embroidered Tidbit and
Belvlifere, and Broche, at prices ranging from 50 cents
up 0412.
Alpaccas.figured and plain, Rosneliaa, Zambia
Cloths; &c., at from 181 cents up to 50 and 62 1-2.
Cashmeres D'Coee frons2s up to 50 cents, thence.
est imported styles.
Just received, another lot of Flannels. importestas
time only kie4 that is not liable to shrink. jai 10
Widts& S»ii.r,
No 76, Market, betimes th, Diamond end Fourth at.,
A RE now teceiring from Philadelphia and New
A
York, their spring assortment of Fancy sad Sta
ple Dry Goods, to which they would invitst the amt.
tion of theirfriends and the public generally.
N. B. Their old stock will be sold of at redo*
prices. feb 26-Im.
GLASS, STAINING,
Ay J. Newsom, FourtA street Reset,tettstr Tell Gate,
THE only Glass Stainer west cf tbo mountains.
specimen of this glass is to be Mon oaths slielml• -
boat Cambria. All orders promptly attended to.
feb. 19-wadtf. -
Dried Fruit.
10 0 BUSHELS Dried Peaches,
125 do do Apples, .
Jurt landed and for sale by
J. W. BURBRIDGE &Ca*
Water stmt.
Green Apples.
200 Barrels prime apples, fit for family ue
and shipping, for sale low by
P. C. MARTIN.
60 Water street.
Proposals nor Building Trucks.
AGREEABLY to instructions received free dm
Board of Canal Commissioners, sealed proposals
wilt be received at the Ake of the Buperintendast of
Motive Power, at the foot of Plane No 2. Allegheny
Portage Rail Road, until sunset, on Wednesday the
12th day of March next, for furnishing ten sets of
Tru tics, for carrying four section Boats over said Read.
It is desirable that as great a number of Trucks be
furnished as early in the season as possible. The
biddets will specify the number of Trucks they will
supply—the time when eaclv4et will be delivered on
the Road, and the price for each; and also whether
the Trucks will be new or such as have been used,
and if cf the latter kind, how long they have been in
use. Payment will be made out of the Motive Power
fund, in eight eral monthly instalments.
Superintendents Office, t DAVID WATSON,
Feb. 24, 1845. S Supt. Motive Power.
m I.td A. P. R. R.
A Purse Lost I
LOST—on Wednesday night last, somewhere is
the city, a Black Silk and Gold Bead Pan*
containing a five dollar Exchange Bank note s 4uwi
some small notes. The finder.will be liberally rewasilv
ed by leaving the purse and its contents at this eras
fob. 28—t f.
AN ORDINANCE
Relative to City Printing wed Stationary
JANUART 27th 1845.
SECTION Ist. Be it ordained and enacted * the
citizens of Pittsburgh, in Select and Common
Councils assembled, that from and after the passage
of this ordinance, that it shall be the duty of the May
of the city to contract with the publishers of two cif
the city daily newspapers, for the publication of all
public notices on busines of the city, city Account*,
Proclamations, Ordinances, &c., on fair and equitable
terms. And also for all Job printing and. Stationary
allowed to the city officers, and the persons thus con
tracted with. shall be the only authorized city printers,
publishers and stationers, authorised to receive com
pensation for city printing, &c., unless otherwise alder..
ed by a joint resolution of Councils.
2d. Be it ordained and enacted. that from and
after the passage of this Ordinance, all ordinances now
in force relative to the ciy printing, be and the mins
are hereby repealed.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Connally ads
24th day of February, 1845.
MORGA N ROBERTSON, Pres't. C. C.
E. J. Ronaays, Crk, C. C.
GEO. W. JACKSON, Pres't, S. C.
ALEX. MILLAR, Cl'k, S. C. ' 46.28
AN ORDINANCE,
Making Appropriations for £Ae year 1845.
BE it ordained and enacted by the citizens of ritkos
burgh in Select and Common Comas amientir:
bled, and it is hereby ordained by the authosity of this
same.
That the revenue for the year 1845, arising freer
Taxes, What fage, Rents, Fines, Forfeitures LiUeneas
and other lawful sources, together with all tk:e
now in the Treasury, and not otherwise appro=
be, and the same are hereby appropriated, for the pur
poses following, to wit:
No 1, Satariesof City Offers, to tri:
Mayor, seven hundred dollars, $lOO
Treasurer, five hundred dollars, 500
Solicitor, 2 hundred and eft, debars, 250
Wharfmaster on Monongahela, five
hundred dollars.
Wharfmaster on Allegheny, (Duques
ne way)three hundred dollars.
Street Commissioner, five hundred
dollars,
Clerk of Markets, two hundred dol.
City Constables, (3, $250 each,) sev
en hundred and fifty dollars.
High Constable, three hundred and
fifty dolls+.
Clerks of Councils, (2, $2OO escb,)
four hundred dollars. 400
Messengers of Councils, (2, $50,)
one hundred dollars. 100
Recording Regulator, t a ro hundred
and fifty dollars.
Superintendent or Water works, inclu
ding Engineer, twelve hundred dol
lars.
Assessor of Water Rents. four hun
dred dollars.
Assessor of City Taxes, seventy-five
dollars.
No. 2. Int'st on City loans, $36 885 90
Gas Wolk' stock, 5,073
No. 3. Public printing, three hundred
dollars.
" 4. Engine and How Companies,
thirteen hundred dollars. 1,300
" 5. City Watch, four thousand dollars. 4,000
" 6. City Water works, for current ex
penses,
5,000
" " extension of work. 5,000
7. Repairing paved cartways, fifteen
hundred dollars.
" 8. Cleaning paved cartways, fifteen
hundred dollar*.
" 9. Redemption of old Script, On.
hundred.
" 10. LOOM* and certificatmadebt, vizt
Bank of Pittsburgh, fourteen
thouand eight hundred dol
lars. 14,800
A. Horbacb. five hundred doPs.. 500
W. Barr, two thousand dollars, 2,000
Certf. of Debt due 1844, nine
teen hundred and forty-eight
dollar,
Cent
Certf. of Debt doe 1845, sixty
nine hundred and thirty-two
dollars.
" 11. Outstanding Warrants,
three thousand dollars.
" 12. Monongahela Wharf,two
hundred dollars,
" 13. Allegheny Wharf, two
hundred dollars.
" Contingent fund, feirr thou
sand dollars,
S/00,713 90
Ordained and enacted into a Law in COil=nll, - this
24th day of February, A.D. 1845.
MORGAN ROBERTSON, Preet.
E. J. ROZERTS, Cl'k. C. C.
GEO. W. JACKSON, Pres'4.
MILLaa, Clk. S. C. rub 22
41,95 90
8,932.26.180