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S. B. ROW, Editor ad Propkiktob. -CLEARJIFJLD.
PA., JTLY 0, 1856.
- Bnion State Hominattoaa.
CAXAL CONMISSIOSEB.
THOMAS E. COCHRAN, of York Co.
. irtTO 6E5ERAL,
DARWIN PHELPS, of Armstrong Co.
SCBTETOR GI'tBIL,
BARTHOLOMEW LAPUKTE, of Bradford Co.
FEEM0ST3 VOTES.
We are met with the assertion, nearly eve
ry boar ia the day, that Co!. Fremont, when
in the Senate,voted universally with the South,
and that the record proves him to be anything
eke than a Bepnblican. Atter a careful ex
amination of the Congressional Globe, we find,
that these assertions vanish into "thin air."
Among other things it is charged that he vo
ted against a proposition to abolish slavery in
the District of Columbia. An examination ol
the official Journal of the Senate shows that
but fire Senators voted in its favor, and that
it was evidently not a test vote. The circum
stances are as follows : On the 12th of Sep
tember, the bill to suppress the Slave-trade in
the District of Columbia was pending, when
Got. Seward, to show by his record that he
preferred to strike the institution out of exis
tence altogether in the District, moved to
strike out the whole bill from its enacting
clause, and insert the proposition above refer
red to. It was rejected, as it was expected it
would be, the vote standing Yeas 5, .Nays 4-5.
Among the nays with Col. Fremont were such
Northern men as Roger S. Baldwin of Con
necticut, John Davis of Maasachusett?,Thomas
Ewing of Ohio, II. Hamlin of Maine, Truman
man Smith of Connecticut, and R. C. Win
throp of Massachusetts. They all preferred,
doubtless, to bend their energies toward ob
taining what was attainable the breaking up
of the slave pens and the slave auctions in the
natioaal capital and on the 16th of Septem
ber the bill passed remont and Dayton voting
with all the Northern Senators in its favor
Atchison, Jeff. Davis, Butler, and the rest of
that stripe, in the negative. Fremont voted
against another proposition for an absolute,
unconditional abolition of Slavery in the Dis
trict, which was overwhelmingly rejected, and
the success of which was expected by no one.
But during the pendency of the bill suppres
sing the District Slave Trade, several votes
were taken which proved plainly enough where
the yonngCalifornian's heart waa,and to which
aide of the Senate Chamber his principles of
humanity led him. On the 14th of Scptem-
ber,an amendment was pending providing that
if a free person should entice or induce a slave
to run away, or should harbor any such, he
should be immured in the District Penitentia
ry five years. The vote was a close one yeas
22, nays 28. But Fremont and Dayton, voted
No, and turned the scale against it. Among
the Teas were Barnwell and Butler Of S. C,
Dawson and Berrien of Ga. (the State in which
Fremont was born,) Jeff-Davis,' Soule, Foote,
Hunter and Mason of Va., VT. R. King, Rusk
and others. , Among the Noes were Fremont
and Dayton, Baldwin, Chase, John Davis, Ew
ing, Hale, Hamlin, Seward, Wiathrop and oth
ers. On another amendment to authorize the
Corporations of the District to prohibit free
negroes within tbeir limits, under penalty of
imprisonment and fine ; which also failed by
Ayes 20, to Noes 28 ; Atchison, Butler, Soule,
J elf. Davis and others in the affirmative ; Fre
mont and Dayton, Hale, Chase and Seward
were in the negative. The record is a signifi
cant one. Avoiding extreme votes for hope
less propositions, he was found on all real
test questions with the friends of Freedom.
We were not at all surprised (page 691, Sept.
20) to find that when Mason of Va. moved to
strike ont the clause in the Navy bill which
abolishes flogging in the navy, Col. Fremont
was found voting an emphatic No, with Hale,
Seward, Chase and other Northern men, who
believed that sailors could be better disciplin
ed in some other way than by the cat-o'-ninetails,
administered in plantation style, at the
whim of their superiors.
Slctiohalism is as much complained of a
though it were first introduced into our nation
al politics by the Republican party. This is
not true. In the year 1828 Andrew Jackson
of Tennessee, was ran for . President on the
game ticket with John C. Calhoun, of South
Carolina, for Vice President, and both were
elected. John Qnincy Adams, of Massachu
setts, ran for President in opposition, on the
same ticket with Richard Rush, of Pennsylva
nia. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice Pres
ident at the same time that the South had three
proainent candidates running with him for
President, viz : Andrew Jackson, of Tennes
see, who received ninety-nine electoral votes;
Win. H. Crawford, of Georgia, who received
forty-one votes ; and Henry Clay, of Kentucky,
who received thirty-seven votes. Every Nor
thern State at that election which voted for
Mr. Adams voted also for Calhoun; while at
the South the same States which voted for
him voted for Southern candidates for the
Presidency.
Sxitch or Cot. J. c. Fa em out. "We pub-
8kctch of CoL Fremont's
Ufe, written for Sanaa's Magaaine ia 1850
At that time Fremont was not a candidate for
the Presidency, nor was there any particular
end to be gained by writing a flattering ac
count, except to do justice to a meritorious
and brave man. We commend it to the care
ful perusal of our readers.
BTCHAVAV ASH LOW WAGES.
On the 22nd January 1840, Mr. Buchanan
made a speech in the - United States Senate,
(vide Congressional Globe, for Jan. 1840, pp.
135-6, or Niles' Register vols. 67 and 68,) in
which the following passages occur :
' In Germany, where the currency is purely
metalic, and the cost of everything is eedcc-
EO to a hard money standard, a piece of broad
cloth can be manulactnred for fifty dollars, the
manufacture of which, in onr country from the
expansion of paper currency would cost one
hundred dollars. What is the consequence T
The foreign French and German manufacturer
imports this cloth into our country and sells it
for a hundred. Does not every person per
ceive that the redundancy of our currency is
eqnai to a premium oi one hundred per cent
in favor of the manufacturer. - .. .
"No tariff of protection, nnless it amounted
to prohibition, could counteract these adran
tares in favor of fore i en manufactures. J
would to heaven that I could arouse the atten
tion of every manufacturer of the nation to
this important subject.
"What is the reason that, with all these ad
vantages and with the protective duties which
our laws afford to the domestic manufacture of
cotton, we cannot obtain exclusive possession
of the home market, and successfully contend
for the market of the world T It is simply
because we manufacture at the nominal prices
of our own inflated currency, and are compel
led to sell at the real prices of other nations
ItiPCCE Or XOKI.TAL STASDABD OF PBICES
THROCHHOCT THE WORLD, AKD TOC COVER OCR
COCSTHT WITH BLES9I5GS ASD BEXEHTS.
"The comparative low prices of France
and Germany have afforded such a stimulous
to their mannfactures,that they are now rapid
ly extending themselves, and would obtain
possession, in no small degree, even of the
English home market, ir it were sot for
tbeir protective pcties. While British man
ufactures are now languishing, those of the
continent are springing into a healthy and
vigorous existence.'
Having thus given Mr. Buchanan's own
smooth and polished language, let ns sec what
is the meaning of it in plain English, when he
says "reduce our nominal standard of prices
throughout the whole world, and yon cover
the country with blessings and benefits."
Now, what did Mr. Buchanan mean by this
language, if be meant anything, but that our
standard of prices should be reduced to that
of the hard money currency of Europe J And
what is the European standard then, to which
he desired oar . own to be reduced T Accord
ing to the best authorities on that subject,
Porter's Progress and Wade's History of the
Middle and Working Classes, two recent pub
lication's, containing statistics collected by
the British Government, the standard of pri
ces for labor in Europe, is as follows :
Wagti in France. Calais common laborers
7d, per day, with board, and without dwel
ling ; Boulogne, od. per day, do. do. ; Nantes,
8d, per day, without board and without dwel
ling ; Marseilles. 4d.to 7d. per dar,with board
and without dwelling. The food in some dis
tricts "consists in rye bread, soup made of
miuet, canes made or Indian corn, now and
then some salt provisions and vegetables, rare
ly, if ever,butcher,s meat." In others,wheat
en bread, soup made with vegetables, and a
little grease or lard twice a-day, potatoes, or
other vegetables, but seldom butcher's meat."
Sweden. "The daily wages of a skilled ag
riculturist are 7d. or 8d. ; while the unskilled
obtain no more than Jkt. or 4d. and board
themselves. Agriculturists in the southern
provinces live ujwn salt fish and potatoes ; in
the northern provinces, porridge and rye bread
form their'food."
Bavaria. "Laborers are paid at the rate of
oa. per aay, in the country," without board.
Belgium. "A skilled artizan may "earn, in
Summer, Is. 2. to Is. 5d. ; in Winter, from
lOd. to Is. 2d. ; unskilled, half as mnch,with
out board ; live upon rye bread, potatoes, and
milk." Agricultural laborers have less.
Germany. "Dantrig, laborers, 4d. to 7d.
per day, without board ; Muhlburg, 7d. per
day, without board; Ilolstein, 7d. per day,
without board."
-Netherlands. Sonth Holland laborers, 3d.
to 4d. per day, with board ; North Holland,
20d. per day, without board ; Antwerp od. per
day, do. ; West Flanders, 00s, to lMs. per
per year, with board."
Italy "Trieste laborers, 12d. per day .with
out board ; do. 6d. per day,with board ; I stria,
8d. to lOd. per day, without board ; do. 4d. to
od. per day, with board ; Lombardy, 4d. to 8d
a day, do ; Genoa, 6d. to 8d. per day, do, and
without lodgings ; Tuscan y, 6d. per day,with
out either."
Saxony. "In 1837 a man employed in his
own loom working very diligently from Mon
day morning to Saturday night, from 5 o'clock
in the morning until duk, and even at times
with a lamp, his wife assisting him in finishing
and taking him the work, could not possibly
earn more than 20 prose hen (about CO cents)
per week. Nor could one who had 3 children
aged 12 years and upwards, all working at the
loom as well as himself, with his wife employ
ed doing up the work, earn in the whole more
than $1 weekly."
These are facts which speak for themselves.
This is the doctrine of James Buchanan, in
1840. Ten cent is about the average stand
ard of European labor. And it is to this
standard be wished ours to e reduced, now
do you like it, ye honest laboring men ol
Pennsylvania?
"Niogerism." There is a blackguardism
in politics specially In vogue among the loco
focos, which induces them to denominate all
efforts against the extension of slavery as
"niggerism." In our city, it was not indige
nous, but was imported here from Virginia by
a miserable spiritual rapping, vagabonding fel
low, who is now telling Pennsylvania demo
crats how they must vote to please the slave
power. But the only real specimen of "nie-
gcrisra." or negro worshipping we have seen
is to be found among the laws framed bv the
Border Ruffian Legislature of Kansas, one of
which enacts that any person enticing, convey
ing away, or kidnapping a white child from its
parents or guardians in the Territory of Kan
sas, shall suffer the penalty of $ix month im
prisonment in the connty jail, and bo further li
able to such fine as the discretion of the Court
may suggest. Another law makes the penal
ty for enticing, conveying away, or kidnap
ping a negro child in said Territory Death !
So, for stealing a tchile baby, six months im
prisonment is the humane and just extent of
the law.' For stealing a negro baby, Death.
PkH'a. Snn. -
The United States Senate have passed a bill
appropriating $300,000 for the construction of
a military road from the western boundary of
Missouri, by Salt Lake City, to the eastern
frontier of California.
TEX KAJTSAS QTTESTIOY DT C0VGKES3.
Last week, Mr. Douglass made a report on
Kansas affairs, which proposes a new bill, pro-
Tiding for the appointment of five Commis
sioners by the President, who are to take a
census of all the legal voters in the Territory,
and make a fair apportionment of the dele
gates to be elected by each county to form a
Constitution. No person is to be allowed to
vote whose name does not appear on the list
as a leral voter. The election for delegates is
to be held on the day of the Presidential elec
tion, and the Convention is to assemble on the
first Monday in December, and decide wheth
er it be expedient for Kansas to come into the
Union at that time, and if so to preceed to
form a "Constitution and State Government,
which shall be of Republican form. ' The bill
provides further that no law shall be enforced
in the Territory infringing the liberty of
speech or of the press, or the right of the peo
ple to bear arms ; illegal Toting to be punish
ed, or fraud and violence at elections ; all
white male inhabitants of 21 years of age are
to be allowed to vote if they have resided in
the territory 3 months previons to the day of
election, and no other test shall be required.
No law shall be made, or have force or effect
which shall require a test oath or an oath to
support any act of Congress or other legisla
tive act, as a qualification for office, or as a
juror, or which shall restrain or prohibit the
free discussion of any law or subject of legis
lation, or the free expression of opinion there
on by the people of the Territory. This bill
passed the Senate on the Sd, by a vote of 33
yeas to 12 nays.
In the House, on the 30th June, the bill to
admit Kansas with her free Constitution, as a
State, was rejected by one majority. On Tues
day, Mr. Barclay moved a reconsideration of
the Tote, upon which a warm debate sprun
np, but pending a motion to lay Barclay's mo
tion on the table, Mr. Howard presented the
Report of the Kansas Investigating Commit
tee. The Committee report the following,
facts and conclusions established by the testi
mony :
1. That each election in the Territory held
under the organic or alleged Territorial law
has been carried by organized invasion from
the State of Missouri, by which the people of
the Territory have been prevented from exer
cising the rights secured to them by the or
ganic law.
2. That the alleged Territorial Legislature
was an illegally constituted body, and had no
power to pass Talid Iawj, and their enactments
are, therefore, null and void.
3. That these alleged laws have not, as a
general thing, been used to protect persons
and property and to punish wrong, but lor un
lawful pnrjoses.
4. That the election under which flic sitting
delegate, John W. Whitfield, holds bis seat,
was not held in pursuance ot any valid law,
and that it should be regarded only as the ex
pression of the choice of those resident citi
zens who voted for him.
5. That the election under which the con
testing Delegate, Andrew II. Reeder, claims
his seat, was not held in pursuance of law, and
that it should be regarded only as an expres
sion of the choice of the resident citizens who
voted for him.
C. That Andrew II. Reeder received a great
er number ot votes of resident citizens than
John W. Whitfield for Delegate.
7. That in the present coiftlition of the Ter
ritory a fair election cannot be hel l without a
new census, a stringent and well guarded elec
tion law, the selection of impartial Judges,.
and the presence ot United states troops at
every place of election.
8. That the various elections held by the
people of the Territory preliminary to the for
mation of the State Government, have" been
as regular as the disturbed condition of the
Territory would allow ; and that the Constitu
tion passed by the Convention, held in pursu
ance of said elections, embodies the will of a
majority of the people.
As it is not the province of your Committee
to suggest remedies for the existing troubles
in the Territory of Kansas,tbey content them
selves with the foregoing statement of facts.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM "A. HOWARD,
JOHN SHERMAN.
On the 3d inst., Mr. Barclay's motion to re
consider was carried by a vote of 101 to 97.
The bill then passed, yeas 100, nays 99.
The Mormons. The New York Mirror toy
the atrocities, cruelties, and domestic habits
and manners of the Moimons in Utah, as de
veloped in the proceedings now pending be
fore one of its city courts, are disgusting be
yond all precedent, and yet theso infatuated
people are hurrying to our shores by the thou
sand. Intrizninir. emissaries from Utah have
penetrated into all parts of England, making
proselytes, and sepcrating husbands and wives,
mothers and children, and despatching their
infatuated converts to the Paradise of Lust,
on the Great Salt Lake. The English news
papers represent the state of things in some of
the Tillages as truly deploring and alarming.
The Preston Guardian says lt is not unusu
al for workingmen to return home at night,
and find their houses deserted, the furniture
carried away, and a long list of debts unex
pectedly incurred. Tradesmen, too, in seek
ing after debtors, are astonished to find those
who had promised to pay, on their way to the
land of promise." And theso are the kidnap
pers and ruffians who are asking Congress to
admit their political theocracy into the Union
as a sovereign State.
FURTHER FR0X XAHRAS.
Chicago, July 2. Passengers from Lexing-
ington bring intelligence of the capture of the
Ottawa company of emigrants, on board the
Arabia, June 27. The mon were robbed of
everything, and kept close prisoners, " It was
resolved to take the Massachusetts men np the
river, to hang their leader, Mr. Decatur, and
keep the remainder as prisoners confiscating
tbeir arms, money, provisions and baggage to
the use of the mob. .
On the 1st inst.. the wharf of Merrick &
Sons, at the foot of Reed street, Philadelphia,
gave way, causing a dreadful loss of life and
seriously ininrinsi many. 7 The wharf -was
crowded with over 100 children at the time,
some 25 tf whom lost their lire."- Thn n-V.-i.-r
was a dnnhln utrnctnr. rpiKni. nn nim-a In h
- , o - ... .av
water, connected by a bridge some 30 feet in
ibu(.u, mi me outer portion oi me wnari giv
ing way, this bridge was crushed down.
cxirrnrGs and scsibblixgs.
' Herbert, the murderer of Thomas Keating
has been indicted at Washington, for the of
fence, and committed to jail to await his trial
The Providence Pott sneeringly calls CoL
Fremont a "bear hunter." The Pott will find
before next November that he is a "buck."
hunter also. Boston jStlat.
Coxgress has just passed an act granting to
the Hebrew congregation in Washington, all
the rights and privileges enjoyed by theChris-
tian churches in that city.
: The Albany Times states that a pistol has
been invented in that city, which will fire 90
times per minute, and carry a ball 40 vardi
farther than any pistol now in use.
We of the South know President Pierce ;
we have tested him. Richmond Enqnirer.
We of theNorth also know PresidentPierce ;
we have long de-tested him. Leader.
Fair Exchange. While Canada is receiv
ing many of our colored population,the French
Canadians are migrating to the western st-ites,
and find our lands, markets, and institutions
far preferable to Canada.
A letter in the St. Louis Democrat, of July
1st. charges Governor Price with having sent
twelve cannon, and twenty-two boxes of mus
kets from the Arsenal to Stricgfellow, to as
sist in the conquest of Kansas.
nocker, the man who murdered Davis, at
Williamsburg, Blair county, was arrested at
Germantown, in Philadelphia, on Sunday
morning last a week, and taken to ' Hollidays-
burg and lodged in jail.
Tbs Legislature of Iowa has passed an act
compelling all railroad trains to come to a full
halt, at crossings, and if any life shall be lost
by a violation of this act, from $10,000 to
$50,000 shall be forfeited to the heirs of the
deceased. .
The factory gibh of Lowell presented the
gallant Brooks with 30 pieces of silver (three
cent pieces,) a rope and a winding sheet, and
counselled liira to follow the example c-f Ju
das, his illustrious predecessor, and hang
himself. -
Wasted to esow what has become of Jim
Conrad's "three inch Pollock borer 7" Want
ed for the next campaign. Any person leaving
information of the same at the store of Conrad
& Walton in Philadelphia or at this office will
be handsomely rewarded.
The Whisket Bisises. TheCincinnati (O)
Commercial states that the increase in the
whiskey business, within 50 miles of that city,
during the last four months, is equal to 13,000
bushels of corn er day, or nearly 50,000 gal
lons of whiskey.
Melascholt The Locofoco presses are in
despair at the loss of their favorite arguments
ia political campaigns, the "Hartford Conven
tion" and "old federalism." Having norui
noted for President almost the only oi l Fed
eralist remaining ; they are in a sad quandary.
The Boston Pal says it can't see much in
Col. Fremont's running away with Mr. Ben
ton's daughter. Whereupon the CUroniclt re
torts that Mr. Buchanan ran away from every
body's daughter, and no body's grand daught
er is so poor as to do him reverence ! ne is
bound for Salt Lake city, and the broomsticks
of the Saintesscs.
The Americans of Jefferson county met in
Convention at Brookville on the lt or July,
and nominated W. W. Wise, for Congress;
M. n. Shannon, Assembly ; Joseph Hender
son, Associate Jndge ; John P. McKee, Com
missioner; W. Reynolds, Auditor; J. J. T.
Thompson, Surveyor, and B. F. Lucas, Pros
ecuting Attorney.
Ma. C. S. Baowx, of Trumbnll county, O.
who was some weeks ago delegated to convey
the Kansas fund raised in that county, to the
Free State men of Lawrence, has executed
that perilous trust, and arrived safely borne.
He reports the most deplorable condition of
things in the territory, especially about Law
rence, and says the outrages have not been,
cannot be, exaggerated.
Voting asd Pratisg. A clergyman in
Newark; on a recent Sabbath, said to his con
gregation : "My brethcrn, I wish you to vete
just as you pray. If you pray for slavery and
intemperance, vote for them ; if yon pray for
freedom and temperance, ' vote for them."
The truth is, in this respect as well as in others
we may very often have a great deal to do in
answering our own prayers.
The widow uf Keating, the servant at Wli-
lard's Hotel, Washington, who was shot down
by Herbert the Locofoco Representative in
Congress from California, is dead, leaving be
hind her several orphan children. The shock
of her husband's death, and the preyin of
grief at her loss, have hurried her Into an un
timely grave. Thns the double murder is com
pleted, and the murderer was shielded from
his crime by the votes of the T.arafnm
bcrs of Congress.
A Methodist Preacher Mobbed. The bor
der ruffians of Mi SSOnri know nn itnnr.ini.
. ""6
puce in their efforts to introduce slavery in
Kansas. A Methodist Conference which as
sembled at Rochester, Andrew county, Mis
souri, on the 14th ult.. received orHr r.m .
number of proffavery men to adjourn imme
diately, and leave the State. Not complying
with the order, a mob assembled, entered the
church, and took tho presiding officer and tar
red and feathered him. An old man who at
tempted to prevent the outrage was shot.
Interrupting a Preacher.
Is the Epiphany Protestant Episcopal Church
in Philadelphia, on Sunday morning last a
week, Rev. D. H. Tyng preached a sermon
against slavery and the Kansas outrages. In
the midst of it Dr. Casper Morris rose in the
congregation and protested against such a pro
ceeding as a desecration of the day and place.
Mr. Tyng paid no attention to the interruntion
until he had concluded his discourse, when he
uvueu Ar. .atoms to state wherein he done
anything wrong ; but the Dr. did not attempt
it. The occurrence raised
We see it stated somewhere thxt TrMm-riI
is a slaveholderr ' -
New Advertisements.
DOCTOR J. S. tOVE. baring located at Vt
Irwin 4- Hnum t Start, (Pine Swamp P. O.l
Centre Co., respectfully tenders his professional
services to the pablie.
- References.
The Faculty of Jefferson Medical College, Phila.
Dr. W. J. Wilson. Potter's Mills, Centre Co.
Ur. J. P. "Wilson. Centre Hall, Centre Co.
Dr. Jas. Irwin and Ir.M. Stewart, Pine Swamp,
Centre Co. Jnly-Jin.
TESOLFTIO.. PROPOSING AMEND
IV ME -NTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE COMMON WEALTH.
' Reolv4, In the StnaU and Home of Ktprntrt
tatives of the UommomcraJtk of Penmilmtnia in
Umrrai AewUMy met, Tnat tne following amend
ments are proposed to the Constitution of the Com
monwealth, in accordance with the provisions of
the tenth article thereof.
FIKST KDtMT.
There shall be an additional article to said con
stitution to be designated as article eleven, as fol
lOWt: ARTICLE XT.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS
Sectios I. The state may contract debts, to sup
ply casual deficits or failures in revenues, or to
meet expenses not otherwise provided for; but
me aggregate amount of cucb debts, direct and
contingent, whether contracted by virtue of one or
more acts oi tne general assembly, or at different
periods or time, shall neverexeced seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, and the money arising
from the creation of snch debts, shall be applied to
lue purpose lor wnicb it was obtained, or to repay
the debts so contracted, and to no other purpose
wuaierer.
Sectiox 2. In addition to the above limited
power the state may contract debts to repel inva-
ion, suppress insurrection, defend the state in war,
or to redeem the present outstanding indebtedness
of the state; but tbe money arising from the con
tracting of such debts, shall be applied to the cor-
tvi huku it wu niKa, or io repay suca
.1 L. - .1 . -1 , -
situs, uiu iii do uiatr purpose wnaiever.
" T- - . 1 1 1 i . -
. n i iu. ticepi in acou above spceibed, in
sections one and two of this article, no debt what
ever shall be created by, or on behalf of the state
becrio 4. To provide for the pavment of the
present debt, and any additional dbt contracted
as aforesaid, the legislature shall, at its first ses
fcion. after the adoption of this amendment, create
a stating land, wbica ft ill be sufficient to pay
the accruing interest on such debt, and annually
to reduce tbe principal thereof by a sum not less
man two nunared and any thousand dollars;
which sinking fund shall cousist of tbe net annual
income of the public works, from time to tima
owned by the state, or the proceeds of the sale of
me same, or any part thereof, "and of tbe income
or proceeds of sale of stocks owned bv tbe state.
together with other funds, or resource, that nil
be designated by la w. The said sinking fund ma V
be increased, from time to time, by assigning to
any pan oi ine taxes, or otber revenues of the
state, not required for the ordinary and current
expense! of government, and nnless in case of war,
invasion or insurrection, no part of the caid s:ck
tng fund shall be a ed or applied otherwise than
in extinguibmant of the public debt, until the
mount of such debt is reduced below the sum bf
five millions of dollars
Sccriosa. The credit of the commonwealth shall
not in any manner, or event, be pledged, or loaned
muj iniinaaii, companv. corporation, or asso
ciation ; nor shall the commonwealth hereafter be
come a joint owner, or stockholder, in any compa-
u , nswimun, or corporation.
Secriox 6. The commonwealth cliall not assume
the debt, or any part thereof, of any county, city,
uviuu,u. or lownsmp; or oi anv corporation, or
association ; ntcf such debt shall have been eon-
iraciea io enable the state to repel invasion, sup
press domestie insurrection, defend itself in time
oi war. or to assist tbe state in the discharge of
any portion of its present indebtedness.
i-ECTiox t. The legislature shall cot tntboriza
any county, city, borough, township, or incorpora
ted district, bv virtue of a vote of it. ritizor.s r
otherwise, to become a stockholder in anv compa-
C. 1 jr. . .
j ciuon, or corroratlon : or ta nhlun mnnov
""i or ivio in crcuu io, any corporation, associa
tion, institution, or r-artv.
SEC65D AXE5&VENT.
There ehaTl be an additional article to said con
stitution, to be designated as article XII, as follows :
article xi i.
OF XEW COCXTIE?.
rvo county shall be divided by a line cuttins off
over one-tenth of its population, (either to form a
newconnty or otherwise.) without the express as
sent of such county, by a voto of the electorJ there
of, nor snail any new county be established, con
taining less than four hundred square miles.
TBIRO AVEATtVEXT.
From section two of the first article of the con
stitution, strike out the words, "ofthr city of Phi
laddpltia, and of earh county re-prctirly ;"' from
section bve. same article. str;ke out the words, "of
-i itiiatijnia ana of tbe srvrraf eouutin ;'7 from
section seren, eame article, strike ont tbe vnrrii
neither the city of Philadrlpkta. nor amy." and
juocri in iic mcreoi tae words, 'and no and
strike ont section four, same article, and in lieu
thoreof insert the following :
fcecnoa 4. In the Tear one Itinnun v M n
dred and sixty-four, and in everv ir
thereafter, representatives to the number of one
hundred, shall be apportioned and distributed
equally, throughout the state, by districts, in pro
portion to the number of taxable inhabitants in
the several parts thereof; except that anv county
containing at least th ree thousand f! K nrl r.l
taxables. may be allowed a separate representa
tion: bat no more than thr mnrti.1 .n w.
joined, and no county shall be divided, in the for
mation oi a district. Any city containing a suffi
cient number of taxables to entitle it to at least
two representatives, shall have a separate repre
sentation assigned it. and shall be divided into
convenient districts of contiguous territory, of
equal taxable population as near as may be. each
vi wnicn aisrricts scan elect an mr.ui.in;.. m
At the end of section sern Km ptu. ;
these words, th eitp of Phila4!J,ia ihnl'l bf di
vided into tingle tenatoriat districts, of eotiirti-
ottf territory as ueary rpt,U in taxaUe population
tr possible : but tin t.irJ .111 t ,1.
formation thereof."
ine legislature, at its first session, after the a
doption of this amendment.- shall divi.tn tho
f -Philadelphia into senatorial and representative
districts, in the manner above provided ; snch dis
tricts to remain unchanged until the apportion
ment in the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-four.
rOURTH AKEXDKEST.
Tote section xxvi. Article t.
The legislature shall hare th iw tn Un
revoke, or annul, any charter of incorporation
hereafter conferred by. or uaJer, any special, or
general law, whenever in their opinion it may be
injurious to the citizens of the
such manner, however, thai .v-i'i v -
done to the corporators.
r i 3 .. Is 'A". -April 21, 1556.
Heaved, Thatthis resolution nass. On On. flrt
amenameut, yeas 2, nays . On the second
luenamcni, yeas IV, navsG.
On the third amend-
ment. yeas Ti. navs 1.
On the fourth amendment,
yeas S3, navs 4.
Extract from the Journal.
THOMAS A. MAOCIRE, Clerk.
Ia IIorsEor Represkxtattvu, )
, April 21. 1856.
AVto.'rW. That this resolution n n
first amendment, yeas 72. nays 24. On the second
amendment, yeas 63. navs 2b. On the third amcni
ment, yeas 64, nays 25 ; and en fourth amendment,
yeas 6!), nays 16.
tx tract from the Journal.
. WILLIAM JACK, Clerk.
Sr.citETABT'a OrriCE,
1 A. G. CCRTIN,
I Secretary of the Common-
Filod April 2J,4S66
ietaltk
Secet art's Orricw. 1 '
, . Harrisburg, June 27, 1S66. I
Penn loo-nut, ts. '
I do certify that the hnn mA r 1: .--
trae and eorrect copy of the origioal "Resolution
relative to an amendment of the Constitution." as
Mio mil remains On Bio in
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my ana and eaased to be affixed the
al of the S4Mr.f-wa nm.. - ,t.
and year a We written -
' - A. G. CCRTIN.
Secretary of the CommontsealtA.
r lx Sehate. April 21. ISifi. .
soUuon proposing amendments to the Cen-
, ititution of the CoiamonwsJJi: being aader eoa-
Oa the aaestion.
Will the Senate agree to the first amendment'
The yeas and nays wero takes agreeably to t
provisions of the Confutation, and were as fol.
low, ris:
Yeas Messrs. Browne, Baekalew, Cressw;i, .
vana, Ferguson, Flenaiken, Boge, Ingram, Jani
son, Knox, Laabaea, Lewis, M'Clintock, Price. Sel
lers, Shaman, Souther, Straub, Taggart, Walton
Welsh, Wherry, Wilkins and Piatt, SpealerU.'
Nats Messrs. Crabb, Gregg, Jordan, Mellingr
and Pratt 5.
So the question was determined ia the arma
tive.
On the question, -
Will the Senate agree to the second ama4.
ment? t
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to tbe
provisions of tbe Constitution, and were as f.l
low, vis :
Yeas Messrs. Browne, Baekalew. CresswelL .
vans, Hoge. Ingram. Jaaiin. Knox, Laur&eV
Lewi. M'Clintock, Sellers. fc man, Souihc:,
Straub, Walton, Welsh, Wherry and Wilkins U
Nats Messrs. Crabb, Ferguson, Gregg, Prau,
Priee and Piatt. Sptairr6.
So the question was determined in the sensi
tive. -
On tbe question.
Will the Senate agree to the third amendment'
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
Constitution, and were as follow, vit:
Ya iftssrs. Browne, Buckalew. Crabb. Cre
well, Evans, Ferguson, Flenniken. Ho re. Inrram.
Jamison. Jordan, Knox, Laobach. Lewis. M'Clin
tock. Mellinger. Pratt. Price, Sellers. Shaman,
Souther, Straub, Tasgart, Walton, Welsh, Wherry,
Wilkins and Piatt, Zpealer2S.
.Nats Mr. txregg 1.
So the question was determined in the affirm
ative.
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the fourth amend
ment :
The yeas and navs were taken aereeably to the
Constitution, and were as follow, vis :
Ya Messrs. Browne. Bnckalew. Creaawell. E,
vans, Flannikea, Hog, Ingram. Jamison, Jordan,
Knox, Laubach, Lewis. M'Clintock. Price. Sellers,
Sbuman, Souther. Stranb, Walton, Wetsh, Wherrv,
Wilkins and Piatt, fpeler 23.
Nats Messrs. Crabb, Greg?, Mellinger anl
rratt I.
So the question was determined io the affirm
ative.
JoraxAL of the Hou of Representatives,
April 21, 15a6
Tbe yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisions of the Constitution, and on the first
proposed amendment, were as follow, vis r
Yeas Messrs. Anderson. Backus. Baldwin. Bat!,
Beck. (Lycoming.) Beck. (York.) Bernbaxd, Boyd,
Boyer. Brown. Brash, Buchanan. Caldwell. Camp
bell. Carty, Craig, Crawford, lowdall, Edinger.
Fausold. Foster. Gets. Haines. Hamel. Harper,
Heins, Hibbs. Hill, Hlllegas, Hippie. Holeomb,
II on seeker, I m brie, Inzham. Innia. Irwin. Johns.
Johnson. Laporte, Lebo, Locgaker, Lovett. M'Cal-
mont M earthy, M'Cetab, Mangle, Meeear, Mil
ler, Montgomery, Moorhead, Nannemacher. Orr,
Pearson. Phelps, Purrell. Kamtev. Ki ed, ReinhoU,
Riddle. Robe rts.Sher,k, Smith. (Allegheny.) Smith,
(Cambria.) Smith. (Wyoming.) Stronse. Thompson,
VaiL V.' ballon, Wright. (I'auphin.) Wright. (Lu
xesne.) Zimmerman and Wright, Speairr 72.
Nats Messrs. Augustine. Bairy. CloTer, Co
bourn, Dock. Fry, Fniton. Gavlord. Gibboney, Ha
milton. Hancock, Housekeeper. Uuneker. Leisen-
rin. Magee. Manlev. 5Iorri. Momma. Patterson,
Saiisbnry. Smith, (Philadelphia,) Waiter- Wint
rode and Yearsiey 24.
So the question was determined in the afSrc-a-
Uve.
On the question.
Will the House agree to the second amendment'
The yeas and nays were taken, and were af
follow, vis :
l eas Messrs. Anderson jEarkus. Baldwin. Bail,
Beck. (Lycoming ) Beck. (York.) Beruhard. Boyd,
iirewn, Brush. Buchanan. Caldwell. Cympbcll,
Carty. Craig, Fausold. Foster. Gets. Haines, Ha
mel, Harper. Ueics. Hifcbs. Hill. Hillegas. Hippie.
Holeomb, iiunsecker, Imbrie, Ingham. Innia. Ir
win. Johns. Johnson. Lanorte. Lbo. Lonzaker.
Lovett, M'Calmont, M'Carth v. M Comb. Manale.
Menear, Miller, Montgomery, Moorhead, Nanne-
macner. Urr. I'earton. 1'ureell. Eaassr, iteed,
BeicholJ. Riddle, Roberts. Shenk. Smith, (Alle
gheny.) Strouse, Vail, Whallon. Wrieht (Luterne)
Zimmerman and Wright, SpeaJr 63.
-iir -Jiesirj. .Augustine, i;arry. Clover, t.l
inger. Fry. Fulton. Gaylord. fJibboney, Hamilton,
nancock. Hnneker. Leisenring. Magee. Manley,
Morris, Mum ma, Patterson. I' helps. Salisbury.
Smith (Cambria.) Thompson. Walter, Wintrode,
right (J-'anpbin.) and Yearsiey 25.
cn tbe question was determined in the asrma
ive. On the question.
Will the House agree to the third amendment ?
The yeas asd navs were taken, and were as
follow, vis :
Ycas Messrs. Anderson. Ttarkna TUI.Iwim TtolT
Beck. (Lycoming.) Beck (York.) Beruhard. Bovd,
Boyer, Brown. Buchanan. Caldwell, Campbell,
Carty. Craig, Crawford. Edinger. Fausold. Foster,
Fry. Gets, Haines. Hamel. Harper, Heins. Uibb?,
Hill, Hill teas. HioDle. Holeomb. Houstk encr.
Imbrie. Ingham, Innis. Irwin. Jebn. Johnon,
Laporte. Lebo. Lonraker. Lovett- M Ctlmmit M"-
Comb. Mangle, Menear, Miller, Montgotnerr. Xun
nein&rher. Orr, Pearson. Fhelps. Purcell. Ramsev,
Reed. Riddle. Shenk. Smith. (Allegheny.) Smith
(Cambria.) Smith (Wyoming.) Thompeon," Whallon,
Wright (Banphin.) Wright (Luzerne.) and Zim
merman fi-l.
Navs MessTt. Barrv. Clover. Cghnm. Dock.
Dowdall, Fulton. Gaylord. Gibboney. Hamilton.
Hancock. Hnneker, Leisenrin?. M'Carthy. Mag,
Manley. Moorhead. Morris- Patterson. ReinhoU.
Roberts, Salisbury, Walter, Wintrode, Yearsiey
and Wright Spealrr 25.
bo tbe question was determined in the affirma
tive. On the question.
Will the House agree to the fourth amendment?
The yeas and nays were . taken, and were as
follow, yii :
Yeas Metrs. Anderson, Backus. Ball. Beck,
(Lycoming.) Beck (York.) Bernhaxd. Boyd. Boyer.
wowu. urusa. ifuonacan, Caldwell. Campbell. ts.r
t v. Crai j. Crawford. Iowdall. Edinrer. Fausol J.
Foster. Fry. Getx. Hamel. Harper, Heins, Hibbs,
Hill, Hillegas. Hippie, Holeomb, Housekeeper,
Iiunsecker, Imbrie. Innis, Irwin, Johnson, La
porte. Lebo. Lonsaker. Lovett. M'Calmont M.
Carthy. M'Comb, Mangle. Menear, Miller. Mont
gomery, Moorhead, Nannemacher. Orr. Pearson,
Phelps. Purcell. Ramsey. Reed, Reinhold. Riddle,
Roberts. Shenk, Smith (Cambria.) Smith (Wyo
micg.) Thcmtwon. VaU. W" alter. Whallon. Wrirha.
(Luzerne.) Yearsiey, Zimmerman and Wright,
Speaker &9.
Messrs. Barry, Clever, Ceboora, Fol ton,
Gibboney, Haines, Hancock, Huneker. Ingham,
Leisenring. Magee, Manley, Morris, Patterson,
Salisbury and Wintrode 16.
the question was determined in the affirma
tive. : '
SrraiTT'a OrncaT I
Uarrisbarg, June 27, IpoS. J
jPrnly7iraMi. ss.
I do certify that the above and fore?oinr is a
true and eorreet "pv of the -Yeas" and "Navs"'
taken on the Resolution proposing amendments to
tbe Constitution of the Commonwealth, as the
same appears on the Journals of tbe two Houses of
the General Assembly of this Commonwealth for
the session of 1356.
" 1 Witness my hand anl tbe seal of said of
L.S. fice, this twenty-seventh day of Jane,
) one thousand eight hundred and fifty-
ix. A. . CFRTIN.
Secretary of tke Comotontrcalth.
July 9. livftSm.
IRON ! IRON J! The aadersigaed has just
received, at the chop of T. Mills, oa the corner
f Lnrnst and Third streets, in the Borough of
Clearfield, a large assortment of Ron J, Sqnar
d Flat BAR IRON, of all sites, which he will
sell at as kw prices as it ean be purchased any.
where in this coautv.
jell- &S-3m ' BENJAMIN SPACKMAN.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
The subscriber offers for sale his valuable
farm, situate twe miles front Curwensville, oa tbe
River road leading to Lumber Cily; said farm eon
tainicg 105 aeres. sixty acres cleared, under good
cultivation, the balance well timbered; with a
good barn, new plank dwelling house, and a gnoi
bearing orchard thereon, and is well watered. For
further information enquire of the subscriber liv
ing on the premises. SIMON THOMPSON.
February 20, ISM 6m
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