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TM JOURNAL.
CLEARFIELD, PA., SEPT. 23, 1857.
Lcran' came too late for this week's paper.
Host. Jakes T. Leonard, of this borough,
fcis come out as an' independent candidate fur
tbe Legislafnre. lie is now in the Held, as
will be seen by a notice fo be fouud ia another
column of this paper.
Robert Matson, of JeSl'iso county, ia also
announced a; an independent candidate for
the AstTubly.
The regular Democratic noniirccs are TV.
P. Wilcox, of Elk county, and Joel Spykcr,
Of Jetferson county.
StLECT School. We direct the attention of
the public to the advertisement of Mr. J. Bu
cl.anan, who proposes to open a school for
youth, on tire 12th day of October. Mr. Bu
chanan, we have every reason to believe, is a
gentleman in every way well qnalilied to con
duct a school of the higher grade, and we trust
lie will be liberally patronized by onr citizens.
Ho Bsc Stolen. On last Saturd.iy night, a
fine H.jre belotsririg to Mr. William L.Wilson,
of Boggs towns'iip," this county, was stolen
from bin pasture field. The nure is a dark
brown, in good condition, and Mr. Wilson was
ffll-rcd $200 for her a few weeks ago. The
thief also took a good saddle and bridle out
of the stable.
Om R eph kskxtative Distkict is composed
of McKean, Ebi, Jcficrson and Clearfield coun
ties, and v.e arc entitled to two members of
the Lcg:slatiii-e. The district was changed
last winter, and it may not be generally known
that we have now two members to elect where
as heretofore we hal only one.
7::r. Sale of the Real Estate of YYm. Clea
ver, late of Penn township, dee'd, should
l on Saturday the 2Cth day of September,
instead of Thursday, as it read heretofore in
th advertisement.
rr . .M
I backers Wanted. the Directors ot the
Public Schools of Carwen&ville borough want
to employ two competent teachers, as will be
eeun by a notice in another column.
Dhaiia o? the American Revolution. By
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$1,50 fancy binding. The author of this work
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culties, dangers' and hardships connected with
the struggle for our National Independence,
and an unmistakeable facility of versification,
are alike displayed by the writer in this vol
ume. The interest of the narrative in many
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men who pledged "thel. lives, their fortunes
and their sacred honors," to achieve the in
1:. rK-iace of liberty which we now enjoy. The
book canr.ot fail to become popular, and we
Lave no doubt; one ttf the standard works of
the age. We commend it to the public.
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By remitting the price to T. Ti. Peterson, S06
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works will be sent to any part of the United
State f'ttif jojig. -
. Kasbas papers to the 12th instant represent
that the resolution of the Free State men to
rot, if permitted, at the pending Territorial
Election, teems now almost unanimous. It is
hoped few will be repelled by their natural re
pugnance to paying the tax imposed upon them
by the Border Rufiian usurpers The ".Nation
al Democracy" are making de."p3rate exertions
atml will- inevitably have , some thousands of
Missourians orer the border on the day of e-
Ieetion.'v. Whether these shall vote or not; de
pends on the facilities for voting which shall
then bo found to exist- At Leavenworth and
Lawrence there Is not much of that sort of
thing to be apprehended ; but at other points,
wbcro the settlers are few and in good part
slavery wen, thej will hare little trouble to do
at they pleaee-- " ; ' .'
' Gen. Aniliaiu Walker suppose lie is oh the
of a frosh invasioc of Nicaragua, and has
tclecraiiied hU confaJerateu to join him at a
designated onthern port.!'- He gives out that
be is amply supplied with men, money an
munitions," and has assurances of the conni
ricce of t.e Federal Administration. If there
are aoy Z'U rt j et used up who want to lux
uriate on untivoiy mule steaks and horse car
rion, and He for week with a shattered ankle
unattended and unfed in a 6wampy chapparal,
iow Is -.heir chance. Don't all speak at nco !
Walker is out iu a new manifesto, purport
ing to prove that he did not purpose ttoe estab
lishment of Slavery in Nicaragua until obscr
Mm and study convinced him that "the pe
rn liar institution" was needed to develop the
resources of that coui'try. Unluckily tor kira
however, ail the arguments he adduces in favor
of Slavery in Nicaragua are I ased on altegedl
tacts in the history
of llayti,- Jamaica-, Sc.,'
which were just as well known to him atd as
conclusive five years since as they are nor.
But Walker wants money from the South and
dopes from th North, and will probably .ic
mar btb. -.V. Y. Tribune. , " "
CLIPPINGS AND SCHISBLINGS.
JjpTIome again, from the west Ocn. J. Pat ton.
V'Potatoes aro selling it Louisville tit a dollar
per barrel.
5rS"viho was it that died for warn of a wig?
Can anyone tell ?
J"i.'iep those radishe" presented ns by our
friend Hob ou .Monday
t?it id a degree of impurity in a woman to
love w sensual man.
0Finc the "hop"' at our friend Alien Mitoh
cll"s on last Thursday evening.
snook's wife loves to make bread, because it
cleans her banda beautifully.
i!2r"What utility is there in killing hogs, if they
are cured directly afterwards ?
L-JErPleasant to be caught in an 'ortur' rain
and wind storm on the way to a party.
iUDiwt forget that tic.i members are to be e
locted to the Legislature from this district.
'."Excellent that corn soup at tbe '-Mansion"
the other day. It id rather agreeable to be rovi-ed
in that way.
El?'An oven which will cost $40,000, and is to
hake 500 barrels of flour per day, is being erected
at Chicago.
OThe total population of India is stated, by
a Parliamentary return just published, to be
1SUSS4.7&7.
i-irThe man who was l;moved to tears" coin
plains of the dampness of tbe premises, an wish
es to be moved back again.
OPrepare the griddles The prospects for
plenty of buckwheat are good. Can't some one
of our subscribers bring us "a few?"
fj?There is a girl in Maryland who weighs o
verfour hundred pounds. A nice armful for some
body, but rather too much wuis: flush for us.
L'Sr-A conservative," says Douglas Jcrold, "is
a man who will not look at the new moon, out of
respect for that ancient institution the old one.'"
l""Xwo Chicago ladies went to a ball the other
evening in a furniture wagon no ordinary car
riage could contain the immense dresses they
wore
Uir'X Detroit paper mentions the arrest of a wo
man in that city "with nothing on her person but
a love letter and daguerrotvpe." Rather a cool
arningcm nt, wc should think.
IT" A late number of the San Franciso Advo
cate says that ex-Governor John Cigler and fami
ly left Sacramento, on tho 2Gth July, for Chili, to
which place he goos as American Minister.
IHjI t is estimated that the decline in the mar
ket value of I In i I road Stocks in the last 3 months,
amounts to an aggregate of sixty millions of dol
lars. And yet the country is no poorer for it.
LV'Correct the solution sent us by Mary W.
D. of an inscription in a Welch church, viz :
pasvRvrKveTvx, vrkpthsprcptstv. '-Persevcro
ye perfect men, ever keep these precepts ten.'
TOut Robert Matson, of Jefferson county,
for tho Legislature. '-Iiob" is a good fellow, is in
the squar i timber business, and will, if elected,
make a good Representative. S?ec advertisement
ITt-Call that a kind man?" said an actor,
sicakiu of an absent acquaintance 'a man who
is always from his family and never sends them a
farthing! Call that kindness T" ' ITur emitting
kindness," chuckled a wag.
t c"-Gen. Packer, the poor man's friend," is the
heading of an article going tho rounds of the Dem
ocratic papers. Judging the man from "his past
career, we suppose he wants to keep them poor,
especially in Clearfield county.
ffiAn ill-humored wife, abusing her husband
fur his mercenary disposition, told him that if she
was dead he would marry th d-l's eldest daugh
ter, if ho could get anything by it. "That is true,"
replied the husband, "but the worst of it Is, I can
not marry two sisters!"
SiCy way of Cleveland wc have the following
from Buffalo. The Plaindealcr says : "The break
ing of Backs, bankers, and business men in Buffa
lo, is terrible. Last Sabbath, two churches were
shut up, the officiating clergymen finding them
selves unable to meet their engagements."
I i'X. V. Jackson, of Coudersport, Pt tter coun
ty, Pa., shot a young grey eagle within tho bor
ough limits on the 4th. It measured 5 feet 4 inch
es from tip to tip of wings. A few weeks before,
Mr. J. R.ltandall, of the same county, after wound
ing, captured a young eagle'of the same species.
t l"A German priest was walking in procession
at the head of his communicants over cultivated
fields, in order to procure a blessing upon the
crops. When he came to one of unpromising ap
pearance ho would pass on saying, "Here prayers
and ingiog will avail nothing nntil it have ma
nure." -
. Ii' Gen. Haskell, a prominent politician of Ten
nessee, announces through the Memphis papers
that he intends assuming the character of s lito
rary lecturer, giving a portion of his proceeds to
the Mount Vera n fund. : If liberally encouraged,
he says he means kt lecture in England,' Austra
lia and the Sandwich Islands." ' , ,
Lx"Tb.c man who is living beyond his means,
and who is in fact squandering the money of oth
ers that he may gratify a silly vanity and keep up
appearances, is a foot, and a very nnhappy fool
into the bargain. The wretch knows that the
smash mustcoiuo that just no sure as he lives long
enough he will see his eastlo tumble down that
Le ht walking, in high style to be sure, to the poor
home. ' , . . ':,.!. V ' .
: Bloodt Tragedies ix Texas. Tho Pallas
Herald, of the 2'Jth August, gives an account
of John Robinson, of Tarrant county, on the
21st, deliberately shooting dead George and
James Anderson, brothers of his wife, then at
tempting the. life of his .wife, and failing in
that, proceeded to an Old man named Sublett,
a distance of 2 miles, and while the old man
was pleading for mercy, shooting hira dead.
Returning nearly home, he placed the muzzle
of the gun against his own forehead, and push
ing the trigger with the ramrod, put an end
to his own life.' The whole, tragedy occurred
in less than an hour. Boblason had previously
had a difficulty with his wife, and had agreed
to a separation, and her brothers were assisting
to remove her things, when he shot tbeni both
with a rifle and a musket. -
I The Washington, Arkansas, Telegraph, of
the 2d, says it learns by a gentleman from
Tevas, that in a difficulty which occurred at
Palestine, Anderson "count, Judge Reagan,
member of . Congress elect for the Eastern Dis
trict of Texas, his brother, and three other per
sons were killed. - -
Lettes from Syria report tli tetal destruo
tion in tbe Desert of & caravan. I be latter
consisting ot ww persons u.
laden with merchandize, started1 fron Damas
cus on tbe 2Cth of June, and by some mis
management lost its way. - :Tho entire caravan
perished, with tho exception, of some 20
persons.:.,--: J-- 1:
UP-RIVER SCRIBBLU
CPTim to see a 'Sicker' kill 'bumblebees.'
BS"Good with a whip the landlord who
drives the I'ale Horse ya Rock.
OQuery Where is the 'artist' that didn't
like to pay a 'levy' for a j;atch
Uyin for it tho man who bet ''fifty cents"
that Jacob wouldn't get his boot dune.
C7Swore some the 'fisherman' who gigged
at the "big black eel' on Thursday night.
rx7Left very suddenly, for Chest crock
the man n-of drives the 'Palo Horse ya Rock.'
CAfraid'of powder the man that "spir
ts" away his neighbois' wood. Verily, stoves
aint powder proof.
KyGetierous the man 'wot' went to camp
meeting, bought 4 pies, displayed them on a
log, and iuvited all to partake.
Poetry as is Poetry. The following pa
thetic poetical cfl'usion, which we received a
day or two since, we cannot refrain from giv
ing a place in our Columns :
M CRACKES S LAMKNTATIOX.
I once was happy, and owned a hound,
Who was ever at my side;
AVith head erect, and tail so neat,
lie was my only guide.
Now '-Driver's" gone how ead I feel;
.No more we'll be together ;
I dearly loved the dear old hound,
As ne'er I'll love another.
With him, when I went out to hunt
For ground-hoc; squirrel, or di-er,
He'd run before, but oft looked back,
To see if I was near.
In an evil hour wo ! be to me
lie howled just onre too often ;
When for two dollars nnd fifty cents,
I sold him to "Put ilcMahoa."
Hut now he's gone the dear old Pup
No more bis voice I'll hear;
How oft for mo he's shed his blood,
Now for him I'll shed a tear
(Buo-hoo-hoo .')
Oft times up to his old home he'd go,
And aa often as he went.
He'd find the landlord of the house
A craving for his re nt !
But one word more, now I must say
Although it ni y not bo proper
Had it not been for mother ,
"Driver" would'nt have been worth a copper.
DEEADFUL SHIPWKECK.
Loss of the Central America 100 Passengers
Saved 500 Persons Mi ssing $1,500,000 iu
Specie Lost.
Again, says the Tribune, we are compelled
to record one of those terrible marine disasters
which, from the immense loss of human life
they involve, seem peculiar to the age in which
wc live. After much anxiety, our painful
doubts are changed to a tragic certainty. The
steamer Central America loundered at. sea on
the evening of the 12th inst. Of all her orli
cers, only one survives. Of 52- passengers,
only about 100 are at this writing known to be
saved. It is impossible, until we obtain ac
curate lists of the passengers and of the saved,
to estimate the loss of human life. Secondary,
of course, in importance to this, is the loss of
treasure, which will amount to $1,500,000.
We are not yet sufliciently informed of the de
tails and particulars of this event to say wheth
er or not those who were intrusted with the
custody of so many lives did their whole duty,
and are wholly guiltless of criminal neglect.
The fact that so many officers were lost would
seem to iudicate that they were faithful to
their trust and stuck by the ship to the last.
The Central America is said though we have
heard grave doubts expressed on the subject
to have been in excellent order, and in every
respect staunch and seaworthy. The storm in
which she foundered was one of the severest
of a season unusually perilous to navigation,
and we trust it may be satisfactorily proved
that this was one of those accidents which it
is impossible for human reason, skill and fore
sight to prevent. A dispatch received just be
fore we go to press, says that all the Ladies
and Children on board the Central America
were saved.
At Glasgow, Maine, week tofore last, a man
named Tucker was confined for horse stealing.
A mob assembled and it was voted to hang
him. . Meanwhile the culprit, interpreting the
object, tried to hang himself with his hand
kerchief, which, however, broke, lie then
took a slrong linen towel and succeeded in
hanging himself before an cntrauce could be
effected.
A trunk containing $10,000, belonging to
the Worcester Count y Bank, Slackstonc, Rhode
Island, was stolen from the conductors safe ou
the East Thompson Railroad on the 15th.
Married On the 1st Sept.; by Rev. N. S.
Conklin, Mr. Samuel Hacerty to Miss Eliza
Asx Bower, both of Woodward township,
Clearfield county, Pa.
AMFNDMENTS TO THE CONSTITU
TION: PROCLAMATION .
Whereas, 1 have been directed by tho Gover
nor to give notice that a joint resolution, propos
ing amendments to the Constitution of this Com
monwealth, has been agreed to by a majority of
the members elected to each House of the Legis
lature, at two successive terms of tbe same, and
thaf it is provided by the Constitution, that any
amendment so agreed upon, shall be submitted to
the people for their approval or rejection. There
fore, for the purpose of ascertaining the sense of
the citizens of this Commonwealth in regard there
to, I, JOSIA1I R.REEO, High Sheriff of the coun
ty of Clearfield, do give notice 'and proclaim to
the qualified electors of said county, that an elec
tion will be held in each of the townships, wards
and districts therein, on the Second Tuesday of
October, A. D. 1857. for the purpose of deciding
upon the adoption or rejection of the said amend
ments, or any of them ; which said election shall
be held at the places, and opened and closed at
the time at and within which tbe Genoral Elec
tions of this Commonwealth are held, opened and
closed ; and it shall be the duty of' the Judges,
Inspectors and Clerks of eaeh of said townships,
wards or districts to receive at the said election,
tickets either written or printed, or partly writ
ten and partly printed, from citizens duly quali
fied to vote for Members of tho General Assembly;
and to deposit them in a box or boxes, to be for
that pnrpos provided by the proper officers;
which tiekets shall be respectively lvbeled on the
outside, '-First Amendment?' ,uSeeotvt Amrud
vunt,'" "Third Ame.ndttuut," and "Fourth A
vitnt" and those who are favorable to said
mendmentg, or any of them, tnny express their de
sire by voting each as many scperate written or
printed, or partly written and partly printed bal
lots or tickets containing on the inside thereof the
Words uFor tint Amendment." and those who are
opposed to snch Amendments, or any of them,
may express their opposition by voting each as
many seperate written or printed, or partly writ
ten and partly printed, ballots or tiekets, contain
ing on the inside thereof the wards,' "Against tks
Amendment." . t
. And further; I do hereby girs ntiee direct and
proclaim, that the election the said proposed
Amendments, shall be opened and closed at the
same time, and in all rapeets be conducted, as the
General Elections of this Commonwealth are now
conducted, as well as respects the qualifications of
voters, the time and manner of making returns, as
in all other parttcalars. . : -V v .
' Givon under any hand and sea, at Clearfield,
this ninth dar of September, A. I. !Si7.
JQSIAIi R REiilV Sheritf. -
X THE mrRT OF COMMON PLEAS 0
CLEARFIELD COUNTY.
In the matter of the application of the Cnrwens
ville Methodist Episeopnl chnreh fr incorporation.
And now, August 21 t. 1S57, nrfielc of P?soei.i
t:on tiled, and on motion of L. J. Cran. Esq., atf-y.
for petitioner, publication directed.
iE. Walters. Proth'v.
-All persons interested will t;ike notice that the
above application lor incorporation has been mad
an.l action will be taken thereon at November
Term. 1,. J. CHANS,
ep-' Atty. for Applicant.
4 DMIXISTRATOKS' NOTICE. Letters
-i w of Administration on the estate of James
M. Kelly, late of tilen Hope, Clearfied county,
Pa., deceased, having been granted to the subscri
bers, all persons indebted to the said estate, are re
quested to make immediate payment, and those
having claims or demands against the same, will
present them propcrlv authenticated lor settle
ment. MARY KELLY. Bell tp.
JKS.SK 111 TTON. liurnsido tp "
Anprust 19. J 857-0 1 ' Administrators.
T
MIE 10 AM) 15, SINGLE ANI
DOLKLE THREADED. EMPIKK FAMILY
SfEWINti MACHINE. An Agency for the sale of
these machines, for this and tbe adjoining coun
ties, can be secured by a personal application to
the subscribers. Cth A Arch streets. Philadelphia.
No one need apply without capital sufficient to
conduct tho business properly, and without reffer
ences as to reliability and capacity.
We positively assert that these machines, for all
purposes of family sewing, are in every respect
superior to any Sewing Machine in market, (no
matter at what prices they may be held.) and
wherever they are offered for sale they must com
mand a ready and unlimited demand.
JOHNSON A UOODELL.
Philadelphia. August 19. 1S:"7.
T
HIE TRUTH ABOUT KANSAS!
GOV. GEARY'S ADMINISTRATION IN
K A NU A S. Ijttre Vlmo 348 page WITH A
COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE TERRITORY.
UNTIL JUNE. 1S57 Embracing a full account of
its discovery. Geography, Soil, Climate. Products,
its organization as a Territory, transactions and e
vents under Governors llcederand Shannon, polit
ical dissensions, Personal liencounters, Election
frauds, battles and-outrages, with Portraits of
prominont- aetors therein, all fully authenticated
by JOHN H. GIIION, M. D., Private Secretary to
Vioveruor Geary. Carefully compiled from the Of
ficial documents on file in the department of State
at Washington and other papers in the possession
of the Author, with full account of the INVASION
OF KANSAS FROM MISSOURI ; the capture, tri
al and treatment of the Free State prisoners, the
character and movements of the Missouri ISorder
Ruffians, tbe murder of liuffum and others. The
Controversy between Governor Geary and Judge
I.ecompte. Tho proceedings of the Territorial Le
gislature, of the Pro-slavery convention, and the
organization of the National Democratic Party,
with a Sketch of Kansas during the early troubles
under Governors Keeder and Shannon. Its Inva
sions, Rattles, Outrages and Murders.
A copy will be sent to any part of the United
States, by mail, free of postage, on the receipt of
retail price. A liberal discount to the trade.
n? 1000 Agents wanted Price in Cloth SI.
Taper, DO eta. CHARLES C RHODES.
Publisher, Inquirer P.uilding.
July 23. lS57-4in. Thiladelphia, Pa.
EN I '.UAL ELECTION PROCLAMA
TION. Whereas, by an act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
entitled '-An act to regulate the general election
witbin this Commonwealth," it is enjoined on the
Sheriffs of tbe several counties to give public no
tice of such election, the places where to be held,
and the officers to be elected ; Therefore I, JOSI
AIl R. REED, High Sheriff of Clearfield county,
do hereby give public notice to tbe electors of the
county of Clearfield, that a GENERAL ELECTION
will bo held on tho Second Tuesday of October
next, (being the thirteenth day of the month,) at
the several election districts in said county, at
w hich time and place the qualified voters will vote
For the Amendments, or
Against the Amendments, and will elect
'One person for Governor of this Commonwealth ;
Two persons for Supreme Judges of this Common
wealth ;
One person for Canal Commissioner of tho Com
monwealth ;
Two persons to represent tho counties of Clear
field, Jefferson, Elk and M'Kcan in the House of
Representatives of this Commonwealth ;
One person fur the office of Commissioner of Clear
field county ;
One person for the office of Treasurer of Clearfield
county ;
One person for the office of Auditor of Clearfield
county.
The electors of the county of Clearfield will take
notice that tbe said Goncral Election will bo held
at the following places:
At the Court House in the Borough of Clearfield
for Lawrence township.
At the houe of William Hoover for the town
ship of Bradford.
At the house of John Goss for tho township of
Decntur.
At the house of Samuel M. Smith for the town
ship of Ucccaria.
At the house of Isaac Bloom, jr., in the Eoro' of
Curwensville. for Pike township.
At the house of Jacob Maurer, for the township
of Covington.
At the house formerly occupied by William C.
Foley, for Brady township.
At the house of Samuel Smith, for the township
of Penn.
At tho school house near Simon Rorabaugh's,
for the township of'Cbost.
At Congress Hill School house, for the township
of Girard.
At the house of Thomas Kylcr, for the township
of Morris.
At the house of John Young, for the township
of Burnside.
At the house of Ascph Ellis, for the township of
Bell.
At the school house in Ansonvillc, for the town
ship of Jordan.
At the house of Jesse Wilson, for the township
of Huston.
At the house of Thomas B. Davis, for the town
ehip of Ferguson.
At the house of John L. Bundy, for tho town
ship of Fox.
At the house of John Whiteside, for the town
ship of Woodward.
At the public school house for the township ot
Goshen.
At the house of B. D. Hall t Co., for the town
ship of Karthaus.
At the house of R. W.Moore, for tho township
of Union.
At the house of George Turner, for the township
of Boggs.
At Turkey Hill school house for the township of
Knox.
At the house of Jacob Ilublcr, for the township
of Graham.
At tbe Conrt House for the Boro' of Clearfield.
At the house of Isaac Bloom, jr., for the Borough
of Curwensville.
NOTICE IS FURTHER nEREBY GIVEN, That
all persons, except Justices of the Peace, who shall
bold any office or appointment of trnst, nnder the
government of the United States or of this State,
or of any incorporated district, whether a com
missioned officer or otherwise, a subordinate officer
or agent, who is or shall be employed under the
legislative, Exocutive or Judicial Departments
f ibis State or of tbe United States, or any city or
incorporated district, and also that every member
of Corgress and the State Legislature, and of the
common or select council of any city, or commis
sioner or any incorporated district, are by lw in
eapable of holding or exercising, at tbe same time,
the office or appointment of Judge, Inspector, or
clerk of any election of this Commonwealth ; and
that no inspector,' judge, or other officer of any
such election, shall bo eligible to aoy office voted
for.
And the Return Judges of the respective dis
tricts aforMaid are requesiod to meet at the ennrt
house, in the Borough of. Clear field, on, the !-7-t
Fritfay next after tie said- Second Tuesday of .Oh-"
tobcr, then and there to'do' those- things required
of them by law. ' '.
GIVEN under my hand and seal, at Clearficld.this
' ninth day of September, ia the year of our Lord
' 4n thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, and
of the Independence of the United States the
eighty-first. : i JS, REED, Sheriff.
15 V AUTHORITY.
I"ESOM TION TROPONINS AMEND
V .M CMS TO Til E CONSTITUTION
OF THE COM M O N W E A LT 1 1 .
Rexti-vl. by lUc iciU!t mid llott of Kepr.tf:
tfitive of the C'Uim-tiireiltJi of Pe-nt.-'li.iJjr t, iu
iieiitntt AnieiuA't met : That tbe following amnd
uieuts are profiled to the constitution of the com
monwealth, in accordance with the provisions of
the tenth article thereof.
FIKST AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said con
stitution to be designated as article eleven, as fol
lows : ,
ARTICLE M-
OV TUBL1C HERTS.
Section I. Tbe State may contract debts, to sup
ply casual deficits or failures in revenues, or to
meet expenses not otherwise proided for; but
the aggregate amount ofsuoh debt direct and con
tingent. hethcr contractod by virtue of one or
more acts of the general assembly, or at different
periods of time, shall never exceed aevenhundred
and fifty thousand dollars, and the money arising
from the creation of such debts, shall le applied
to the purposo for which it was obtained, or to re
pay the debts so contracted, and to uo other pur
pose whatever.
Suction 2. In addition to the above limited pow
er, tho State may contract debts to repel invasiou.
suppress insurrection, defend the State in war. or
to redeem tbe present outstanding indebtedness of
tho State ; but the money arising from the con
tracting of such debts, shall he applied to the pur
pose for which it was raised, or to repay such
debts, and to no other purpose whatever.
Secnosr 3. Except the debts above specified, in
sections one and two of this article, no debt what
ever shall be created by, or on behalf of the State.
Section 4. To provide for the payment of the
present debt, and any additional debt contracted
as aforesaid, tbe legislature shall, at its first ses
sion, after the adoption of this amendment, create
a sil king fund, w hich shall be sufficient to pay the
accruing interest on such debt, and annually to
reduce the principal thereof by a sum not less
than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars;
which sinking fund shall consist of the not annual
income of the public works, from time to time own
ed by tbe State, or the proceeds of the sale of the
same, or any part thereof, and of the income or
proceeds of sale of stocks owned by the State, to
gether with other fund1, or resources, that may lr
designated by law. The said sinking fund may be
increased, fronj time to time, by assigning to it
any part of the taxes, or ether revenues of tbe
State, not required for thi ordinary and current
expenses of government, and unless in ease of war,
invasion or insurrection, no part of the said sink
ing fund shall be used or applied otherwise than
in extinguishment of the public debt, until the
amount of such debt is reduced below the sum of
five millions of dollars.
Section 5. The credit of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, oe pledged, or
loaned to, any individual, company, corporation,
or association ; nor shall the commonwealth here
after become a joint owner, or stockholder, in any
company, association, or corporation.
Suction- 6. Tbe commonwealth shall not assume
the debt, or any part thereof, of any county, city,
borough, or township; or of any corporation, or
association ; unless such debt shall have becu con
tracted to enable the State to repel invasion, sup
press domestic insurrection, defend itelf in time
of war, or to assist the State in the discharge of
any portion of its present indebtedness-
Section 7. The legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or incorpora
ted district, by virtue of a vote of its citizens, or
otherwise, to become a stockholder in any compa
ny, association, orcorporation ; or to obtain money
for, or loan its credit to, auy corporation, associa
tion, institution, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said con
stitution, to bo designated as article NIL, as fol
lows :
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by a line cutting off
over one-tenth of its population, (either to form a
new county or Otherwise.) without the express as
sent of such county, by a vote of the electors there
of ; nor shall any new county be estab!ihed,-con-taining
less than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two of the first articlo of the con
stitution, strike out the words, k-ofthe city of J'ii
ladtl plita, and of each county rexyectivvt ,"" from
section five, same article, strike out the words, "of
Philiultljiltiit and of the nrvrrul coitutic-x from
section seven, same article, strike out the words.
'neither the city of Philadelpltia nor any." and
insert in lieu thereof the words, 'and no ,"" and
strike out section four, same article, and in lieu
thoreof insert tbe following :
Suction 4. In the year one thousand eight hnn
drcd and sixty-four, and in every seventh year
thereafter, representatives to the number- of one
hundred, shall be apportion!! and distributed
equally, throughout the state, by districts, in pro
portion to the number of taxable inhabitants in
tbe several parts thereof ; except that any county
containing at least threo thousand five hun-tri'd
taxable?, may be allowed a separate representa
tion; but no more than three counties shall be
joined, and no county shall be divided, in the for
mation of 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
of which districts shall elect one representative."
At the end of section seven, same article, insert
these words, the. city o f Philadelphia ahull be di
vided into single senaturial distrirtx. of eoutis-tc-ont
territory as nearly ey'tal in titrable pnpitlntion
ax possible ; hut no ward shall be divided in- tlie
formation thereof.''''
The legislature, at its first session, after the a
doption of this amendment, shall divide the city
of Philadelphia into senatorial and representative
districts, in the manner above provided ; such dis
tricts to remain unchanged until the apportion
ment in the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-four.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall he an additional section to tho first
article of said constitution, which shall be num
bered and read as follows :
Section 26. The legislature shall have the pow
er to alter, revoke, or annul any charter of incor
poration hereafter conferred by, or under, any
special, or general law, whenever in their opinion
it may bo injurious to the citizensof the common
wealth; in such manner, however, that no injus
tice shall be done to the corporators.
. ' -
Is Sex ate, March 27, 1857.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On the
first amendment, yeas 2 1, nays 7 ; on the second
amendment, yeas 23, nays 8; on the third amend
ment, yeas 24, nays 4; on the fourth amendment,
yeas 23, navs 4.
"lExtraet from the Journal.
GEO. W. HAMEKSLY, Clerk.
Is the nousK of Representatives,
April 29, 1857.
Resolved, That this resoluliou pas. On the
first amendment, yeas 78, nays 12 ; on the second
amendment, yeas 57, nays34; on tbe third amend
ment, yeas 72, nays 22; on the fourth amendment,
yeas S3, nays 7.
I Extract from the Journal 1
JACOB ZEIGLER. C7v-.
Filed in the Secretary's.office, May 2. 1857.
A. G CURTIX,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Skcretaiv"9 OrriCE,
Harbisbubo, June 22, 1857.
Pennsylvania, t ;
I do certify that the above and foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the original '-Resolution
proposing amendments to the Constitution of tbe
Commonwealth,'" with tbe vote in each branch of
the legislature upou the final passage thereof, as
appears from the originals on file in this office.
. ; Id testimony whereof I have hereunto set
l. s. my hand and eaused to be affixed the seal
of the Secretary's Office, the day and year
above written.
A. G. CCRTIN,
Secretary of the ComMonieealth.
Ix Senate. Mrck 27, 1S57.
The resolution proposing amendments to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth being under
consideration, . , ,
. On the question.
Will the Senate agree to the first amend
ment? ' The ysa and nays wers taken agreeably to ths
provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol
low, vii : . .
Yeas Mosr3 I'.rewer, Browne. Coney, Ll?r
vans. Fetter, 1'leuniVen, Fr-ief, If.grm Jordan,
Killingcr, Knox. I-mbach, Lewis, Myer, Si-t.n!d,
Sl!er, Shuman, Steele, Stracb Welsh, Vi ilkin,
Wright and Tagart. Zipmicr 21.
Nays Metsrs. Crabb, Cre?wclK Finney, Gfeg,
Harris, Penro and Souther 7 - '
So the question was dett-rrnict t In the araia
tH e. . . .
On the aacs':an. - . - -
Wilt the Senate agree to the- second anirnet
ment I
The yeas and nsys were taken agreeably ta the
provisions of tbe Constitution, and were as fol
low, yit : -
Yeas Messrs. BreWer. Browns, CreesweiT, fcly,
Evans, Fetter, Finney, Fleauiken. Ingram, Jor
dan, Knox. Lavbach, Lewij, Myer, RclUr. Shn
man, Sonther, Steele, Stranb. WeUh,- M'ilkius,
Wright and Taggart, Speaker ZZ.
Nas Me3rs. Coffey, Crabb, Frarer, Gregg,
Harris, Killingor. Penrose and Scoficld S.
So the question was determined ia the affirmative-
. . - , ,
On the q-ie;tion.
Will tho Senate agree to the third amend
ment ' ,
The yeas and nays wero taken agroeably to tho
previsions of tho Constitution, and were as fol
low, vis :
Y'eas Messrs. Brewer. Browne, CraMi, Crests
well. Ely. Evans. Flenniken, Eraser, Ingram, Jor
dan. Kiilinger, Kuox, Laubach, Low is, Myer, Soo
field. SMIcrs, Sbuman, Souther, Steele, fltraub,
Welsh, Wilkius and Wiight 24.
Navs Messrs. Coffey, Gregg, Harris and Pen
rose 4 .
Srt the' question was determined in the amna
tive ?
On the question.
Will the Senate agreo to the fourth amend
ment ?
The yeas and navs were taken agreeably to the
provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol
low, vix : -
Ykas Messrs. Brewer. Browne, Coffey. Cress
well, Ely, Kvaus. Flcnniken, Frarer. Ingram. Kii
linger, Knox, Laubach, l.ewi. Myer,- Scwfield,'
Sellers. Shmnan. Souther, Steele, Slraab, Welsh,
W ilk ins and Wright 2X
Navs Messrs. Crabb, Finney, Jordan and Pen
rose t.
So tbe question was determined in the adrma
tive. Is the Hoi s it of It etreet ti vks,
April 23, 17.
The teSo'lntinn proposing amendments to tha
Constitution ot the Commonwealth being nnder
consideration.
On the question.
Will the House agree tJ the first amend
ment !
The yeas and nays were talicu agreeably to the
provisions of tbe Constitution, and were- as fol
low, vis :
Yeas Messr. Anderson. Arthur. Backhocso,
Ball, Heck, Bishop. Bower. Brown. Calhonn, Camp
bell, Chase, Cleaver, Crawford. Dickey, tot, Ky
ter, Fausold, Foster. Oibboney. Oildea, Haiiiet,
Harper, Urines, lliestand. Hill, llillcgas. Ilvff
mnn. (Ilerks.) I in brie, liinrs. Jacobs, Jenkins,
Johns, Johnson, Kauliiuan, Kerr, Knight, l.eisen
ring. Longaker, Lovett. Manear. Maugle, M'Cal
uiout. M'llvain, Moorhcad. Mumma, Musselman.
Nichols. Nicholson. Nunetnachcr, Pearson, Peters,
Petrikin. Pownall. PurcHl, Itamw'y; (Philadel
phia.) Ramsey, (York.) llcamer, Heed, Roberts,
Rupp. Shaw, Sloan. Smith. (Cambria.) Smith. (Cen
tre.) Stevenson. Tolan. Vail. Vanvoorhis. ickors,
Voeghley, Walter. Weslbrook, Wharton, Williston,
Wilberu'w, Wright, Ziinuivrmaii and Uctz. Speui
rr 7S.
Navs Messrs. Backus: BenSon. Dock, Hamil
ton, Hancock, Jliue. Hoffman. (Lebanon. Lebo,
Strnthers, Thorn, Warner aud Wintrode. 12.
So the question was determined in ths affirma
tive. On the question.
Will tbe House azreo to the second amend
ment ?
The yeas and hays were taken agreeably to tbe
provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol
low, vis :
Y'eas Messrs. Anderson. Backhouse, Ball,B?ckL
Bower. Calhoun. Campbell. Cart v. Let. Fausold,
Foster, tiildea. Haincl. Harper, lleines, lliestand,
Hiilegas. Hoffman. (Berks.) Housekeeper, Ifnbri.
Innes. Jenkins, Johns, Johnson, Kauffuian. Knight,
: i i 1 .. & f u i
M'llvain. Moorhcad, Musselman, Nichols, Nichol,
son. Niinemacher, Peaison. Peters, Petrikin, Pow
nall. Pureed, Kamsey. (Philadelphia.) Katnaey
(York.) Reamer, Roberts. Ropp, Sb aw, Sloan. To
lan, Vail, Voeghley, Walter, Westbrook, Wharton,
Zimmerman and Oetx. Spenlei 57.
Navs Messrs. Arthur, Angustine, Backus. Ben
son. Bishop, Brown, Chase, Cleaver, Crawford. Ey
ster. libbouey, Hamilton, Hancock, Hill. Hi no,
Hoffman (Lebanon. Jacobs. Kerr, Lebo, M'Cal
inont, Mnrnma. Heed. Smith, (Cambria.) Smith,
(Centre,) Stevenson. Strnthers. Thorn. Vauvoorhis,
Vickers. Wagonsellrr, Wat-ncr, Wintrode, Wither
ow and Y right 31.
So the question was determined In the affirma
tive On tho question,
Will tho House agree to the third amend
ment ?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to tha
provisions of the Constitution, and wero as follow,
v'l:
Y'eas Messrs. Andet.iin. Backhouse, Rail, P.ck,
Bnson, Bower, Brown. Calhoun. Campbell. Chase.
Cleaver, Crawford, Dickey, Knt, Eyster, Fausold,
Foster. Oibboney, Haincl, Harper. Hoins. llie
stand. Hill, Hiilegas, Hoffman. (Berks.) Hoffman,
(Lc-baDon.) Housekeeper, 1 in brie, Inr.cs, Jacob.,
Johns. Johnson, Kauffmau. Kerr, Lebo, Longaker,
iAtrctt, Manear, Maugle. M'Calmont. Moorhcad,
Mumma, Mussulman, Nichols. Nicholson, Nune
macher, Pearson. Peters, PctriSin, PowurH. Pur
cell, Ramsey, (York.) Keatncr. Reed, Rupp. Suaw.
Sl ian. Smith, (Cambria.) Smith, (Centre.) Steven
son, Tolan, Vail. Tanvovrhis. Vickers, Voeghley,
Varonseller, Westbrook, W.iliiston, Witherew,
Wright, Zimmennan aud Uctx, Spctuter 72.
Navs Mcsrs. Arthur. Augnstine. Backus. Bish
op, Carty, Dock.Oildea. Hamilton. Hancock. Hine,
Jenkins, Knigbt. Leisenriug.. M'llvain, Barney,
(Philadelphia.) Roberts. Strnthers, Tbvrn, 'Walter,
Warner, Wharton and Wintridc 22.
So the question was determined in the affirms
tivo. .
On the question.
Will the Houed agree to tho fourth amend
ment ?
Tlie yeas and nys were taken agreeably to thv
provisions of the Constitution, and wero a- follow,
vis :
Y'eas Mccts. .Anderson. Arthur. Backhouse,
Backus, Ball, Beck, Benson, Bishop, Bower. Bruwn,
Calhoun. Campbell. Carty. Chasv. Cleaver, Craw
ford, Dickey. Ent, Evstcr, Fausold. Foster. ibbo
nr. Gifdea. Hamel, Harper. Heina, Hiost&nd. Hill.
Hiilegas, Ho?uan. (Beiks,) Hoffm.-ui. (Lebanon,)
Housekeeper, Imbrie. I hues. Jacobs, JenkifcS,
Johns, Johnson, Kauffnian, Kerr. I-Ho. lA-isuti-ring,
Lo'nrakur, Lovett, Manear, Mausle. M Cal
mont, M i I vain, Mum in a, Mosselman. Nichols.
Nicholson. Nuneaacher. Pearson, Peters. Pcirikin,
Pownall, Pureed, Ramsey. (Philadelphia.'
scy. (York.) Reamer, Kee l. Roberta. Kupp. Shaw,
Sloan, Smith. (Cambria.) Smith. (Centre.) i'taveu
son, Tolan, Vail, YanvoorcU, ick r. Yoeehley,
Wagonieller, Walter, Warner. Westbreok. Whar-!
ton, WillUton, Witberow, Zimmerman aad Gelsi"
Speaker S-l .
Nats Messrs'. Dock. Hamilton. Uaniock, Strnth
ers, Thorn, Wintrode and Wrig4il 7.
So the question was determined in the affirmative.
Se- ketarv's Office.
Harrisburg. June Zi, 1557.
Pennsylvania. . .
I do certify that the above and foregoiusrts
true and correct copy of the ' Yeas'' and "Nays"
taken on the resolution proposing amci.du;cnU- to
the Constitution of tho Coiumonwexltb. as tho
same appears on the Journaisof t'us tao Houses of
the General Assembly of this Commonwealth la
the session of 157.
Witness -my hand and the seal of said of
l. 8. fice, this twenty-eeeond day of Jane, one
thousuud eight hundred and fiff-even
AO .CURTIX,
Sccrttary of th Cotnmounxjjth.
July 1, 1857 3ia.
"1I,ASTEUING. The undersigned, havjng
a. enu-red into co-partnership in :tn- l'ia-::ering
OUDincv. U III, JWlUUpli , ..nt .,' ti mi, w.
n..unee to tbo nuh lie that thev are read V to do auT
work in tbeir line on the shortest notice and most
reasonable terms, and iwectfiillv solicit a ehsr-
of patronaa-e JOSEPH WHITE,
July 8-4m L. K. McC TLLOUfiTJ