ADDRESS,
n'Tt DKJtOCIIATIC CKRTHAl CUIITT,
'JO THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
No 8.
Fxiiow Cm. The next veto message,
' i.teh w shall anelyt tot the information of the
:-pf6f Pennsylvania, will be that upon bill, enti
"An act for tht rtlef of certain contractor!
. tht Wetter extension of tht Pennsylvania
jtitilrtHid."
. Tht provision contained in this bill were ao
iiii!frt.y unjust and obnoxious, tbat it ia difficult
oonceive, what real friend of tbe Iniereate of the
wmroonwenlih can withhold ftom Got. Pobtxr,
i0 rneed of approbation, for having refund to let
tl.em become a law. Three provision were oolh
V lets, than to put THOUSANDS OP DOL.
J ARSinio the pockcta of the centractor on the
fm.nrja Gettysburg Railroad, In the ah ape of in-
ctt upon debts alleged to be due to them. The
' ' I even went ao far a to make liberal allowancea
? interest to tho who had been already paid the
'mount found to bo due to ihem, on re-measure
li.nnl of the work done. Tbia waa an entirely nor.
! end unprecedented mod of adjusting the claims
fhi class of public creditor, and received for the
' rut time in the history of Pennsylvania the sane
'ion of legislative enoclment. from tho first day
h.it Pennsylvania embarked in her system of in
d riml improvements, no contractor upen tnry por
lion of those works, had ever been allowed one far-!-ing
in the ahape of interest upon his claims, how.
wur long a time may have elapsed between the
j. iiodof finishing the work and the payment of
'.e claim. The' principle INVARIABLY acted
on in1 other cases, was, to allow no interest
; wi this species of claim, and tho hundreds of
''ntractor who have been engaged on the various
re her portions of public work, have never received
sjeh an allowance. Neither waa thia principle of
vtt'iement, understood as it wot b-forehand by the
yurtics to be ihe law of the contract, ever deemed
uorou by previous contractors. The terms and
manner of payment were ao well understood, that
i:cy uniformly run the risk of delay, and agreed ac-
'i Jingly for such compensation as wa just and
monaOlet We venture to affirm, that since the
vornmrnccment of the public works there has not
f.'en a tingle year, In which the stale, in conse
quence of the exhaustion of appropriation, or othrr
uses, was not constrained to withhold payment
J r u time fiom thoso to whom she waa indebted,
nnd yet they have never been paid dollar in the
ii-ipe of interest?
This principle, so firmly settled 'by the-practice
-f ycait, wmi violated and set at nought by this bill,
i.nd a new one attempted to be introduced in its
read, of the most disastrous character. Had the
j'xeculive sanctioned this new fang led "retrench
r.tnt" of llit; federal legislature, the certain conse
VUT.ce would have been, that it would have IN VI
II U to the public coffers a new host of creditor?,
' .cli bearing in his own hand a demand for monies,
' t which he had never dream't, until the provision
..! this bill reached bis ears. Our state debt, aires
y of such appalling magnitude, would have been
i Ul BLEL by the new claims, and the treasury of
'..e commonwealth ENCULPHED in iirctrievdble
t ji.Iiuj U-y an J ruin. All this, however, has been
t.appily frustrated by the fearless interposition of
.!.e VETO power, and the pockets of the people
rtotirted against such w hole sale plunder.
The people will here be naturally led to inquire
ltat were the peculiar ttcrila of the creditors, which
.nay have inducej the feJcral majority in the hgis
uiure to conblitute llicm tuch ppeciul FAVOR.
11 ES, as to grunt the boon of INTEREST upon
.heir lUmaiidH, while it has been uniformly WITH-iit-LD
fiu.'O o.'icr coLlractors, whose claims were
rtriclly identical. Why this unjustifiable discrimi
nation between nun standing on precisely the
same footing 1 Why extend to the contractors on
'hi Gettysburg road certain extra allowances, and
withhold them from contractors presenting claims
'ue for woik done on tbe Erie extension, the
North Branch canal, the Delaware division, the
Columbia rail road, or any other portion of our
tato wotksl Can ingenuity itself conceive a sin
gle valid reason for the dilTtrci.ee 1 Would not
Uiis UNEQUAL mode of treating public creditors
I ave reflected the utmost disgrace upon the com
monwealth in which we live that commonwealth
-.those reputation for justice, honesty, and fair deal
ing, legislators, above ell other men, should feel it
heir duty lo sustain 1
If any diffuience whatever existed in the merits
t.f these claims, it was lather against than in fuvor
i f the coularctor upon this useless road. They
rose under the CALAMITOUS ait of February
tS, 1836, incorporating the DANK OF THE
UNITED feTATES, the ninth section of which
' l (horned the Canal Cominitsioners'tosuivey and
locate the road in question, and to put not leas than
wiiity nor more than thirty miles thereof under
; .ntract, the sura of $2,000,000 being specifically
, pronriatrd to the work." The 12tn section of
:.e same deplorable ad, expressly provides, that
;he Canal Cummiu toners sltull not be authorized
'o incur any dtbt, on the faith of tht Common
wealth, IN ANY WAY OK MANNER BE
YOND THE APPROPRIATION AFORE-r-'AlD."
Here the original act, aulhorixing the
construction of this worse than useless road, ex
pressly PROHIBITED the expenditure of any
jiioney upon it, bey old Ihe pe.fi appropriation,
'ftoia ox pia eriacln.ent, part of their iU Uled ban
ling, the Hdrral majority in our Ji lgulaiuie
luund no difficulty in VIOLATING, if t! hi by
'hey could fiil the ruiata of certain fovuiu-s!!
And boctute IHviD R. Poitxh, iu ihe obaucter
of a pelriot and honest man. refuaed to Income ac
reskory lo this double violation of lw and justice,
they have the cfliontery to charge gpon bm an
"abuse" of thelo powei ! !
Nor is this all. On the 9th day of December,
1 b3T, sn art passed both brauchea of tbe Legisla
ture, appropriating f 45,000 towards tbe narce load,
- te l e ap li.d in pavmejil of work actuary done
prior to the 1st ol January, (tht ensuing.) and di
rttur.g the ( si.sl 1'in.uiiMivrins te give notice to
the eontraclors to CilTMPKN D their work tipon
said road, from and alK'r the said tint dny of Janu
ary. This act was intended to heoime a law, and lo
take effect the 1st dny of January, 1839, hut owing
to a miserable and paltry THICK, played off by the
then Executive, Josxr-n Kir km, doubtless at the
instigation of Thaddeus Stevens, the act in question
was not returned to the Legislature until after the
1st of January, by which me me ite operation waa
posfpo'iert fat OfiE YEAR. and the reasonable and
just expectations of the Legislature were frustra
ted. By the act of the 14th nf April, 183S, tho further
sum of $ 103,000 wse appropriated to thia rail toad
to be applied to the work ilrendy under contract,
and the resolution wlach had previously passed tho
Legislature as aforesaid, was repealed. But by the
6th section of this act, it wut provided, that "the
Canal Commisaioneia shall not be authorized to
incur any debt on the faith of the Commtntveallh,
in anyway or manner, BEYOND THE AP
PROPRIATION aforesaid,"
Instead, however, of stopping Ihe work on the
road, the moment the specific appropriations there
to were exhausted, the then fcdeial Canal Commit
sioners, incurred heavy responsibilities 6fyuM them,
in violation of the previous Legislative enactments,
and ii was not until Uovernor Poartn came into
power, that the woik upon the road was suspended,
and the consequent drain upon the Treasury cut
off. In accordance with Ai recommendations, the
woik waa ordered lo be auspended after the 1st of
March, 1939, and temporary loan of $ 250,000
authorized, for the purpose of paying debts pievi
ously contracted.
A single glance at these several acta of Assembly
must bring incsulible conviction lo the mind of
every one, that they did not invest the contractors
on the Getiysbutg rail road with claims to favor, su
perior lo those of any other contractors. They were
cognizant of the fact that the Legislature had or
dered the work to be suspended, and that this de
cree met with almost universal favor from the peo
ple tbey knew also, that the very act under whiih
ihey continued to work on the road waa intended
to have taken effect on the 1st dny of January, he-
fore, and that thia intention waa defeated by con-
temptible ARTIFICE they were also fully a
ware of the specific sums nppropiialid to the woik,
and that Ihe Canal Commissioners were prohibited,
by express law, from contracting any additional
debt on the faith of Ihe State beyond these sum,
and that they were co-operating with those offi
cers lo employ an extraordinary force on the road,
especially about the candidates in 183S and yit,
possessing all thia knowledge, the federal majori
ties in the recent Legislature gravely enacted a law,
to grant them EXTRA compensation NEVER
ENJOYED BY OTHER CONTRACTORS
and as unprecedented, as it would have been RU
INOUS and UNJUST to the Stale ! !
After thia undeniable statement of FACTS,
which will challange contradiction, we again
put the aelemn question to the honest, industrous
taxpayers of Pennsylvania WHOSE CON
DUCT DO YOU APPROVE 1 That of the fed
eral members of the legislature, who were anxious
to set the precedent for an unhtard nf species of
FAVORITISM, in the disbursement of public
monies, or that of Davio R. Porter, w ho wished
all the creditors of the state placed upon an xo.caL.
itt, and who ly this tingle exercise of Ihe Veto
iower, saved MILLIONS to the stale! To your
intelligence and patriotism we cheerfully submit it
to decide, who was right, and who was wrong.
In our subsiquint addreaes, we purpose analy
zing the scviral leiik-bills passed by the fcdrr.il
legislature, and vitocd by our patriotic enlightened
Executive. They will, we confidently piedict, ex
hibit his conduct in tho same pinions light, and
give him additional claims lo the gratitude and sup
port ol every truc-hraiud Pennsylvanian.
II. BEUHLEK, Chairman-
Rail-road Investments.
An English pper notices the inciease in value
of rail road property which his taken place within
six months past. Upon twenty lines of rail road
improvements in Great Britain the increase in the
value of Ihe aioik since December hvt has amount
ed in the agret-ate to eight millions sterling.
Tlte shares in the Great Western railway aince that
period have risen 52 per share that ia from lti
below par to 42 premium, iqual to 1,000,000
upon 25,000 original shares. The London and
Birmingham shires have in like manner risen
from SO premium lo 4 9 premium, equal lo 1,225,
000 upon Ihe 25,000 original ahares.
Wo find in the last number of the Jouin d nf
the Franklin Institute, a very excellent period. cjI
by the way, that tho piolila on tbe principal r..il
loads in the Uuited Slates for the last year have
been not higher than 15 per cent, and nut lower
than 6 per cent.
The Ulisa and Schenectady road real xed the first
named dividend. The Ulira and Syracuse road
divided fourteen per cent. The Camden and Am
boy rail road realiied 13 1-4 r cent The Phila
delphia Wilmington and Ballimoie rail road in
1639 divided 7 1-3 er cent.
From the statistics of rail road liavelling in En.
laud it is ascertained that the danger of lose of life
on an average rail load trip is about I to 4.000,
000. There is pei lisps no mode of travelling ao
safe upon the whole aa ..! road liavelling. The sta
tistics in this country as well as in England would
no tiauLtkhow lhi. B nit inure American.
lllHim tux A a it. The Parisian ladies, who
lesd i'av fashions of Ihe woild, aie discounlenancirg
i?ii only light lacing, but Ibt Use of corsets al all.
So do not, it appeaia, aonie of our ladies. On Sat
urday last, in ihe Second street market, near Urn.
bard street, in lb. m,lrt oflhe "pressure," a lady
fainted. She was car.iad iio Ihe open air. the usu
I lestoralivashad been apphrd wilhoul effect, when
some one perceiving aha had a very small uxtul, cut
the lacing. After thia, ibe lady rsvivrsL Ii W lo be
hoped thai her children, if she has any, will t
lesrncU lellr r. J'hilad. Ledgir.
t'tte Mormons,
Am a st op Jo. Smith. Uy the annexed exirscl
of piivste letter from highly respectable gen
tlenisn residing near the Mormon City, (Nauvoo,)
it appears that the scenes which few months
since were enacted in Missouri, are in danger of til
ing repeated in lows. There is a tract of 130,000
acree of beautiful land lylntf directly opposite the
Mormon settlement on Ihe Mississippi River. This
tract was given lo the Half Breeds of the Sac and
Fox Nations by the United Slates, and has been
purchased from them by the whites. Proceedings
have been had in the Equity Court of Iowa to par
tition these lands, and Commissioners appointed by
the Court lo survey and divide them among the
lawful claimants. Some months since, the title I,
ing then un-ettlcd. Jo. Smith received revel it ion
fiorn God to Ihe elf' ct that ihe Latter Day Sa nts
should go in and possess this fair land, and enj.iy
the liuits thereof. Accordingly there are ssid to be
now about 2000 of these people residing on said
lands who claim by the highest possible title, a
title direct from Ihe Creator; and they seem de
termined to set all human decreea at defiance. In
addition 19 despoiling (he land of muth valuable
timlier, they now forbid the commissioners and sur
veyors, on pain of death, to attempt a survey anJ
partition. The arrest or their leader, it is to be
hopid, will prevent the execution of thicr threat.
Kxtraet of a Letter from the vicinity nf. auvoo.
"The excitement on both aides of the river
against the Mormons is increasing very fast. The
condu h of Jo. Smith end the other leadcis w such
as no community of white men can tolerate. It is
the entire abseuce of all moral and leligijua princi
ple, that tendera them so obnoxious to the Gen
tiles of all denomination, wherever they reside.
"Jo Smith was yesterday arrested, between Nau
voo and Quincy, by the authorities of Illinois, on a
roqu aition fiom the Governor of Missouri. May
justice be im ted out to him for his villsny.
"Martin Harris, who was one of the witnesses t.i
the book of Mormon, and who haa been for some
time lecturing in Illinois against the Mormons, was
found desd last week, having been shot through the
head. He waa no doubt murdered. AVw York
Jour. Com.
Wild Cat's Kotlon of a Warrior.
On Wild Cat's interview with Major Pierce, at
Fort Pierce, the other day, he saw an iron pot
which he recognised as having once belonged to
him. "You call yourself a warrior," said he, "and
yet you took that pot from the old woman. If it
had Uen man, and taken in fair fight, it would
have been your pot, but you frightened the squsw
and captured the pot. That was not a warrior's
act. I would as soon lake baby linen from a picca
ninny, aa a pot from a squaw. But I am a wariior,
and I want my pot.'' The gallant Major could not
stand the force of ihe argument, Ihe pot was borne
off, to glsdden the old woman with the delights of
sof ky. Sf Augustine Sews.
The following anuke story is told in the Louis
ville Journal :
A gentleman from Bardstown has told us a sin',
gular snake story.
A wealthy farmer, named Field, near that place,
went the otl.er day to a sulphur ping upon his
farm, wlieie kc found some of his neighbors, who
pointed out lo him a hole into which they had just
seen a ground hog run. Mr. Field at once thruit
his arm into the hole, and, se.zing whit he suppo
sed le be the ground hog drew it out, when it pro
ved to be a tremendous rattlu-snal;e, having the
very extraordinary twenty., mo rallies. The neigh
bors, in alarm, retrejted from the spot, but
Mr. F. grasping the snake firmly in one hand
and drawing a clasp-knife from his pocket with the
other, and opening it with his lee'.h, cut off the
head of tho reptile, though not till he had been bit
ten in both hands. He resorted as soon as he
rould lo the utual antidotes, which wero effectual
Our informant saw him several djvs after the
incident in good health.
Tux Ixjciiru llt-dressed. few daya ago, a
young and handsome lady, whoe simple and al
most wretched attiie formed a wide contrast lo her
dittingue deportment, requested an interview with
M. L , o Pari ian At orney.
Sir," said she, "I have come to implore your
aasislancc if you withhold it, death will be my
only prosfiecl. About two years sgo I waa made
to murrr M. do R , and brought him a dowry
of 300,0b0f; from that lime aince, I have been
the most miserable being in the world. My hut
band, who is jealous, bru al, passiunale, miserly,
makes inn endure evry imaginable torment ; for
six months he has kept me confined in a room, of
which he had the key, and where he alone had
admitttnce, in order to bring .ne coarse and insuf
ficient food. Yrsterdny evening I contiived to ef
fect my escape ; I have spent the uighl in wumler-
ing wherever chance might guide rue, and have
now come to you ; with your assistance I shall
certainly obtain separation."
"All ibis iai xordingly whom, said Mr. L., and
if your statement ia correct, I maks no doubt of
success ; the separation will certainly be pro
nounced." Ah! sir, I shall owe you more than my life ;
I must confide to you all my immediate troubles;
I have no relations in Psris, sml fled without ta
king any thing with me. Thanks lo you, I shall
certainly obtain suitable provision from ihe tribu
nal, and prrrnis-iou lo retire into some religious
ealabluhment until the proceedings are terminated ;
but not till then!"
"Until then, madam," replied M- L., "you may
reside in my house ; my wife will, I am sure, im
mediately place at your disposal any articles uf
dross you may requite. Take confidence, and e l
will go well."
The attorney found himself overwhelmed with
torrent of lhanka. On the same day, the inno
cent, unfortunate, end persecaled lady took up her
abode in his r ouse. She was furnished in abun
dance with all thai was r.e'ewaiy in complete her
jtoilt,!, linen, shawls, gowns, and even jewelry.
The following day the young lady decamped, with
all ibe paraphernalia. Meanwhile the attorney,
who having drawn up his declaration was desirotrs
of obtaining further information, innde Inquiries
with respect to M. do R , who, to his great sur
prise he learnt, was exceedingly rich, and hid a
young and handsome wife, but the latter, happy in
the love and kind behaviour of her husband, had
nevei dreamed of complaining of him. En. paper.
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, July 3, !84I.
Democratic Candidate for Governor,
Uen. IUTII) It. PORTER.
fcj" See an advertisement in another column, of
a proposed amendment to the new Constitution.
tXj We refer our readers to a Bank Note List
on our last page, which will be corrected wetkly by
Bicknell's Reporter.
dj We refer our readers to the address of the
Central committee, published in this paper. It
contains an able refutation of Ihe charges alleged
against Gov. Porter by the opposition party. We
shall hereafter publish such extracts from the other
sddresses preceding it, that we may deem useful
and interesting.
tXj Graham's Magsxirre lor July has been recei
ved. This periodical haa greatly improved.
Cjr" "S. N." of Bahimare, who has sent us some
verses entitled "En Passant," is reminded that all
communications to insure attention, must be post
paid.
Jj" We perceive from our exchange papers a
long the valley of the Surquthanna, that the grain
does not look aa well as had been anticipated. The
ravagea of the fly in the wheat are too plainly per
ceptible to indulge in tho hope of even an ordinary
crop this season.
fXj" The Supervisor of the North Branch Divi
sion of the Pennsylvania Canal, haa given notice
that ihe water will be drawn off from Ihe Nanticoke
Dam to Northumberland on lhat division, from the
12th to tho 20th of July next, both daya inclusive,
for tho purpose of general repairs.
fXj "Did you hear our Serenade last night, or
waa you asleep !"
Sarah and Ned, is il that you call those noisy
In ata of yours. Why sir, I could have heard them
a mile.
8j The Inst Miners' Journal quotes the price of
Wheat, at l'oltsville, at 85 cents per bushrl. Grain
must lie abundant in lhat neighborhood.
iXj Twenty-Four dwclling-houMa were destroy- j
ed by fire iu Elmira, N. Y., on the 1 7th ull.
(f It ia said that by applying water in which
leeks have Wen soaked, the flies will be prevented
from 1. gluing on picture frames and painiing.
tXj" 'I he remains of Gen. Harrison were re- j
move J on Saturday last, and are now on their way,
in charge of his son John Scott Harrison, and a
committee from Cincinnati, to his late residence
at Nuith Bend.
Mr. Adams among a number of Abolition peti
tion", presented one from Baltimore for his own
expulsion from the house. He goes for the right
of petition to the fullest extent.
rXy" Maj. Generul M'Comb, commander in chief
of the U. S. Army, diej recently at Washington.
There will be some d fficully in filling his place.
Generals Scott and Gaii.es were both applicants it
the lime General M'Comb waa appointed. It had
been the practice before to appoint the oldest. Their
commissions bear the same dale; hence the diffi
culty of deciding between them.
The ncvl VeniliiT. I
The time is now fast approaching when the j
county convention will meet for the purpose of no
minsting some suitable person for the legislature.
It is all-impoitaut that the person selected should
unite in himself Ihe entire confidence and strength
of the party. It will be seen l y communication
in this paper, that John M'Kinney and Daniel Fly
mire of Turbut township have been recommended.
They are both good demociats honest and indus
trious farmers who would, doubtless, faithfully re
present Ihe interest of the people. We havo also
beard the names of the Hon. John Montgomery,
David B. Montgomery and Stephen (ilaxe spoken
of. There ia plenty of good material in the party.
Il will he, huwever for the convention lo make the
selection .
Xfwsjiavr Crrilit.
The Keystone complains, and not without rea
son, thai injustice is frequently done them by edi
tors of other paper, in taking extracts from tlut
paper without the cuslomaiy credi1, We regret
lhat the old and lime honored practice of giving
credit lo whom credit ia due, should be so frequent
ly oveilooked. Il ia but a few wieks since that we
called the attention of wiekly paper in Philadel
phia lo an article for which they gave us no ciedit.
They apologised as editors should do on such occa
aioue, but the very next week were guilty of the
aime negligence, ia exlracliuj auoihci article with
out credit to aay one.
Qtiartnijire Boston Notion.
The proprietors of this valuable paper will pub
lish, on ihe 15ih of July, 1641, "lu largest sheet
ever known. It will eooiain e printed surface of
! one bundled square fret. It wiU contain a seraioa,
poem, novel, Ac. entire. Price 20 cents for one
copy, or JSO per hundred.
War upon the Soap Lock.
It will t seen bt Ihe following extract of an or
der, issued by the Secrelsiy of the Navy, that war
of extermination is lJ be carried into Ihe camp of
the soap lochs. These dou'jhty champlone like
Sampson of old, are to be shorn of jl'ei' atrength,
and brought down to common level with the' r"t
of the human race. Whether or not they will
shake the columns of the cspitol about the ears of
the Secretary, before they submit to the degrading
operation, time must soon determine.
"No embroidery will herr-after be worn by cap
tains or commanders in the Navy, and in several or
the other grades changes are made in Ihe drear.
The aime button is prescribed for a l officers, and
none other than blue or white panlaloona or vests
are permitted lo lie worn by any officer in the Na
vy. When uniform is worn it mu-l be the entire
full dress or the entire undress, and uniform is or
dered lo be worn by all officers attached lo vessels,
navy yards, stations, the reciuiling service or hos
pitals. Strict ol odienre lo these older a ia enjoined.
The hair of all persona in the Navy is to Ire kept
short ; no part of the heard is to be worn long ex
cept whiskers, which shall nol descend more than
one inch below ihe lip of Ihe ear, and then in a line
toward Ihe mouth."
(" Communicated. J
Mh. Epitob Permit me lo recommend, through
the columns of your paper, John M'Kinney of Tur
but as suitable candidate for the legislature. I
would nlso add Daniel Frymire. If either of the
above gentlemen were nominated, we are confident
lliey would give entire aslisfaction to
MANY OF AUGUSTA.
Susquehanna and Title Water Canal Com
panies. The following notice hss been issued to the cred
itors of this corporation, from the President and
Managers, on the subject of the obligations of the
company in which they aay "lhat after every ef
fort to procure funds for (he discharge of tho cur
rent obligation of the companies, they have found
it lo be impracticable, unlets al rates that would be
ruinous. This sacrifice they do not feel justified
in making."
And going into the rmture of these obligations,
Ac, they make the following propositon for fund
ing them.
"The undersigned therefore propose to fund the
notes and debts (including the Tide Water Canal
small notes) in the bonds of the company, bearing
six M-r cent interest per aiium, payable semi anual
ly and redeemable in five yeare each creditor lo
receive at Ihe rate of $1 10 in bonds for evety $10(1
nf his cluims. And they trust that the character uf
the aecuritie offered and their undoubted va'ue,
as soon as a more regular slate of things shall be
made lo prevail in Ihe money market, will induce
the creditors lo act unhesitatingly upon the propo
sition. For the purpose of carryiug into execution
thia proposition, bonds will be prepared and lodged
with Thomas B. Rutter, Esq. at the Faimer'e and
Planter's Bank, in the city of Baltimore, and at
ihe Company 'a Office in Philadelphia, where note
holders can make Ihe exchange when it may suit
their convenience.
Or, as an alternative, Ihe undersigned offer the
post notes of the Company, (in form similar to
those heretofore used) at two years, with six cr
cent, intereat, payable semi-annually, at the rate of
?104 for 100.
The great object has been to complete the Canal,
ond the undesigned never doubted that it would,
when completed, furnish an abundant security for
lis ci.. The Canul is completed so far as the
main linn is concerned and is in fine navigable
order. Il ia a work of incalculable value lo the
country, end must from the great channel of trade
from and lo the Nnith and West, especially of the
heavy and bulky articles."
JAMES HEPBURN, Pie's,
JACOB H. HA I. DEM AN,
SIMON CAMERON,
IjtAAC LEA,
WM. (i. HARRISON,
JOHN C. BOYD,
V M. BOSE,
JOS TODHUNTER.
HU. BOYLE.
JOHN McKIN, Jr.
The American Navy.
Mr, Buckingham, the traveller, haa the following
paragraph relating In the American Navy ;
"The American Navy comprises at present, 1
three-decker of 120 guns, the Pennsylvania, built
at Philadelphia, and said lo be ihe largest aliip in
the world, capable of mounting 150 guns, though
rated at only 420, and probably carrying no more
at present; II two-tlcckers rated af 74 's, though
capable of carrying from 80 to 90 guns eich i 18,
fiigalca, of 61, 44, and 36 guns respectively j 16
sloois of 24 and 18 guns each; and 10 schooner.
of 12 and 10 guns each making altogether only
56 vessels of every cls-a ; and yet small as it is ,n
the number of its ships its sufficiency is o great,
and the skill of its officers and searf.en ao conspicu
ous, thst il is superior in actual foice to any other
Navy in the wor Id, jcept that of Great Britain,
and wou'd not shrink, aingle-handsxl, fiom a contest
with it, un for gun, and mas) for man, with a
probability of being victor."
It is believed ky genlleraen possessing extensive
means of information on the subject, ibal if ihe elate
got imeiM thai I I able lo obta n ihe fond ulhot
ixad ts be raided, by tbe last legisaiure, for the pai
pose of pay ing for Ihe work already done o Ike
public impiovemenla, thecenlraeiureand others, on
erme of the lines al least, will go on wilh iheir la
bor, and rely on the nexl legislature f.r compensa
tion. On same points the Norlh Branch Canal
for instance ihe wink is so near lis completion,
that il ia a subject of sincere f egret lo all iuteremed
in il, tbat the commonwealth was compelled, from
dire necessity , to pause for a season, and tha hoi
is still entertainer by them, hat some means will
yet be deviled to csrry il on le completion.
iHincari Sentinel.
Fatal and tUsfrwctlve Pit.
This morning, a lil'le la-fore 2 o'clock, the huge
wholesale grocery store of Mutford At Alter, on Ihe
north side of Market street, above Sixth, was disco
vered lo he on fire. The flames spread very rapid
ly, there being a large qantity of liqnor and com
bustible goods stored in Ihe bulding, and notwith
standing the prompt arrival and active exertiona of
the firemen, the store, with almost its entire con
tents, was destroyed the fire hevingbeen first com
municated in the lower story rendering il impossible
to remove "J monnl of property. Tbe atore
next adjoining On :,,e l P"6"1 "0CCUPi-J.
waa also destroyed. These were very huge,
extending through to St. Jamee at. Th fire ia
supposed to have been the work of incendiaries.
Messrs. Mulford & Alter are insured for 24.000
dollars, which is thought lo be ample 10 cover their
loss; their books and papr-rsy, In the counting room
which is fire proof, remained safe.
We regret, In additon to thia loss of projierty, In
record a loss of life, caused by ihe falling of the front
eave a massive piece of marble of the atore of
Messrs. Mulford & Alter. Geo. Eisenhrey, a young
gentleman in Ihe employ of Cave 5t Schaeffer,
Druggists, a member of the Phoenix Hose Compa
ny, wa killed, Francis Thomas, belonging lo the
samo company, had an arm braken, and waa other
wise badly injured, and Thomaa Hale belonging to
the Resolution Hose Company, was slightly hurt.
They were on a ladder at the time attempting to in
troduce an attachment of hose into one of the upper
windows. Philad. Nat. Gazette.
Referring to the loss of life which occurred at this
fire, the North American ssys
The interior of the building waa in full blaze and
the dense volumes of smoke, with en occasional
glate of flame, alternately darkened and lit up tho
Heaven. The floors of the building were cons
tantly giving wsy, and il was by no means certain
that the walls would nol fall outwarJ. At this cri
sis, a ladder was placed against the building, and a
fireman was seen aacending it high up as the thirj
story.
While calling upon those below him to pass up
the pipe, which he was intending lo direct into the
window, the stone cornice, which projected some
distance, fell with a terrible crash. Young Eisen
biey, who was near the bottom of the ladder, was in
stantly crushed. The ladder was broken and Tho
mas wss seen by the spectators to fall over back
wards from near the third story. They were both
immediately taken up and carried into the Market,
whero Eisenhrey expired. Thomas fortunately es
caped with only a broken arm and some other alight
injuries.
Mouteur Iron Work.
The second Anthracite Furnace of Ihe Mammoth
Twins, at this place, belonging lo Messrs. Biddh,
Chambers V Co. was successfully blown in on Sat
urday morning last, about II o'clock, under the
auperindence of Mr. Wm. Trego. She is of the same
dimensions as the other, the stack being 37 feet high
and 37 I eel square al the basement, and 12 feet a.
cross the boshes and she continues to work well,
yielding No, 1, the finest grey metal, which judges
pronounce to be equal if not sUierior to the !est
iron ever mauulaciuicd al a charcoal furnace. The
public al large and particularly the citizens ef our
own State, arc greatly indebted to the energy and
enterprise wilh which the proprietors have endea
vored and succeeded to place the Anthracite Iron
buisness on a solid and permanent foundation in
this country. No one can foietell the many and
substantial benefit w hich ihe w hole State nf Penn
sylvania and particulaily this neighboihood, must
and will eventually derive from (hi great and suc
cessful experiment of manufacturing iron with An
thracite. The iron and coal regions in England are
the most populous, weabhy and prosperous, and why
should it be otherwise here 1 Danville Intel.
Grain Shovels.
Amopgsl the costly and valuable improvements
recently made in Dunville, Messrs. 8TRAUP Sc
EVERETT'S Shop and Machinery Tor the manu
factory of Scoop Shovels, is novel and inlerestiHg
here, will be useful to the region, and we hope may
prove a source of profit to Iheenterpiising, industri
ous, and meritorious proprietors. Some of these shov
els are now finished, and ready for the market, and
we have no doubt but they will bear ihe test of use
better than any shovel heretofore sold in this region
of country. Vancilte Democrat.
The Pardoning; Power.
Loud and deep have bea n the reflections east by
the federal parly upon Governor PoaTS, for what
is falsely and maliciously termed his "ai'ise of the
pardoning power." Like all the o'uer fliii'j eh,!,
gea against Gov. Pobtxu, we ein however assure
the public, that ther i. not . MW, ,eaon fo,
the imputation, and Hut his conduct in'ihis lespeel,
as in every olhe.;,will bear the teat of Ihe most rigij
scrutiny, Gortasnn Pubtkb ncaiao ma orri-
r,tCARIta HSS GB4STSB HWkl rABOOHS, THIS
BAVB Bits WlilTIS IB THS TIMB Bf IS!
ExBCVTIVB THAT Has IVBB rBICKDSB HIM !
has giasrled bo kind of paidon, which haa not been
atrXATirar siistio airoas! These assertions,
we are instructed lo say, will be rendered undenia
bly apparent by a subsequent address of Ihe Demo
cratic Central Committee, who have the btcbbobsi
facts ia tkesr possession, and will in due season
spread them before the public. Yeoman.
flank of Ihe t'nlteal fttates
Tbe present officer of thia Institution have given
formal notice lhat an application will be read to the
next Legislature, for certain amendments and altera
tion in their charter, iy changing the Hame and
alyle of ihe Corporation and body politic, and of the
location thereof, and by reducing iha amount of il
capital, and If such other akerationa and amend
ments a may be deemed advisable, all of wh ch will
be ael forth in their memorial. That list Mine and
style of the said Corporation shall be "the State
Bank of Pennsylvania," to be looted ro lh cily of
Philadelphia, and lhat ils capital shall b reduced to
a aura nol t xceeding Fourteen Million of Dollar.
Bait. American.