Ureat Rattle In tha Indian Country.
The Si.- Louis, Mo. Argil contains l lie foilow
i"g notice of a recent event in the Fur West
Lai ge number of In Jinn, negroes end inon
nr la, from Florida, havo been placed upon the
riders of Arkansa and Missouri. By gentle
mnn diiect fiom Fort Leavenworth, we learn thai
0 mo 600 negroc from Florida and runaways
Iromtho Choctaw and Cherokee and from the
vtiitM, united with a few Indian, and peihnp a
fw white men, have been gradually associated in
be fastnesses neat of Arkamaa. Mot long ciuce
hoy marched high op Red River and camped for
-ilia purpose of hunting buffalo, They built a very
lulrrablo Fori with log, aurrounded with a ditch,
to protect themselves againat all danger. They
ought but few buffalo, and therefore, to supply
'!) ir want invaded the possession of the Choc
laws and carried off cattle, poultry, grain, ic The
. I hoctaws followed them, but finding their number
m.1 foitificntions an overmatch, they retired and
. ut to Fort Gibson for the U. Stale Dragoon.
dipt. Mooro, of Company D. wa ent to capture
tfn'in with three com panic of Dragoon, but after ar
ising upun the Red River, h found their entrench
lin n too strong and their number too great to von
t.ue an attack. Ho accordingly aent to Fort Tow-
in and Wh rrcnforced with a fine company ol in
fantry and a couple of piece of cannon.
The cannon were shortly brought to bear upon
lio works, and soon made the aplintera fly and the
' s move so queerly, that the refugee, at a sig-
.'. rushed outside of the fortification and began
f form upon the Prairie in front of thir works
le thry fully succeeded in djing o, Capt. Moore
i itl hi gallant Dragoons charged upon them at full
t'nllop.
The carnage that ensued i represented a terrific
the Dingoon routed them in all directions, and,
jr.rr putting large number to the aword, succeeded
In capturing te whole body ! The conduct of the
Dragoons is represented a worthy of all common
'tion as regard both skill and bravery. The
- In-.ivery and number of the refugees availed abso
lutely nothing against the irresistible chargo of the
mounted Dragoons.
This decisive blow will glre security to that ex
pocod portion of our frontier, and convince therefu
rrrgrocB and Indians that out Dragoons may
tiot be trifled with. The loss of the "Dragoon was
unknown to our informant he said an -express
brought tho news to tho Fort. Argut.
A rare Instance of Intrepidity
Wo do not remember among anecdotes of duelling
i.i have met with one displaying more hnrd.hood
ilirtn the following, which though it happened many
i earn ago, and wa related by an eye-witness, we
have never seen in print:
Mr. Spring had a farm on an island in Baco Riv-
i r, from whieh he, wished to build a bridge to the
main land, where it would encroach upon the land
.Hub neighbor, Mr. Dennett. Tho channel was not
ury broad, and a few rods below weie aame consid
er uMo falls. Spring built abutment and laid tho
tiring piece, but Dennett came in the night and
loru them down. ' Spring naturally enraged, threat
ened that if he did so again he should answer for it
10 him personally.
Unawcd by his threat, no sooner were the beams
lin laid on the abutment than he destroyed so
much of (he work as to loive but one string piece
icnvutiing, and that a beam eight inches square o
r the river, where a fall would lie certain death
a from the Goat Island bridge over the Niagara.
According to his previous threat, 8piing chal
lenged Dennett to mortal combat.
'I won't fight," said Dennett, "but I'll tell you
what I will do."
-Will !"
I'll tuko a keg of powder, with a lighted candle,
and carry it on tho centre of that string piece,
You shall ail down on one end of it, and I on the
i.thi r, till tho candle burn down to the powder.
That will be a tent of our courage."
This terrible proposal was agreed to. The frail
timber bent beneath them as they cooly walked out
and placed tho cask of powder in the middle, over
the roaring flood below, stuck the blazing candle in
to it, and then sat down to watch ita burning.
Hundreds wire gathered on each side, awaiting in
breathless ailence the issue.
Spring win a large fat man ; and as the candle
burned slowly towards the powder, he was observed
to grow mora and morn nervous, wriggling on his
wut, nnd looking one way, and then the ether. At
Ust, w hen the fluino was but half an inch from the
surface, he could keep still no longer, but inconti
nently got up and made hi crcape.
Dennett, who had throughout displayed the ut
most coolness, now very carefully look the blazing
candle out of the cask, threw it into the water, and,
with the powder as his piize, went off in the oppo
site direction. The building of the bridge wa for
ever abandoned. Buffalo I'ulriot.
A rare Krapa Vine.
A correspond) nt of the Boston Post, writing
fiom London, givea a lively description of Hamp
ton Court, and its appendages. Among the things
noticed is a gra vine. He says, "In a erperate
house i a grape vino, supposed to be the largest in
tha world. It is thirty inchra in circumference at
the root ita lonRrst branch is 1 10 fsot, and it has
borne 200 I'Unehes of grapes."
The same wnu-r, thus remark on another curi
osity of London, ibe Bank of England : "Among
cither large tilings, is the Bank of England, which
eovsrs fne acre of ground, and employe over bine
hundred clerk. Entry thing for the use of the
bank ia made on ita ov n premise 4 and the prining
of ita note i a large item. A not once returned
to tha tank ia never re isaurd, but is filed away,
and at tha end of ten year 1 buiuL The work
men are busily at wok every day of tha year, save
Butidny in printing notes. At the annual burning,
two dry a are required, with a large fire, to deatroy
the old nntr , and it employe two men constant
ly in fetd.'cg th fires."
A Goon flex. A cotton rn U at Lockpoit, long
utcccijpt.J, is sg til. in operation.
Trade between flvstla and China.
A great irade i carried on every year between
Russia and Chh a, consisting chiefly, on th prut
of I lie. Chinese, in the barter of tea f r vnriou
kind of Russian produce and manufactured at ti
tle. The value of Ruian rn rchandise sent last
yen to Kiachti, a small frontier trailing town, ex
ceeded 31,000.000 miles nnd the quantity oftes
imported amounted to 80,000 chest, of which 36,-
000 were of the finest sorts, the remaining 43,000
being of inferior quality. There ar about thirty
differ) nt specie of tea. t it the green, which i dis
tinguished from all the other in form and taste,
only from 100 to 200 chest are imported.
A kind of tea is imported by the Russians, which,
we believe, has never bicn introduced inte this
country, called tile ita, the leaf of which resemble
a tile in firm, and his also much solidity. It i
prepared in quite a different manner from common
tea, bring stewed with milk, butter, salt, end heibs,
and served up as a dish. It is accordingly rather
an article of food than a beverage. The Russians
do not use it themselves but sell it to the Armen
ians and Tartars, who distribute it to the Caucasian
provinces, and Eastern Silioria. The Cuhnucks,
Kirghcses, and Burats, consume the greater part of
it. Desides tin, the Cninese bling other articles to
Kiarhta, the chief of w hich satin, crape, toys, cake
of ink, and colors ; but the value of these d. es not
amount, altogether, to 30,000 tubles banco. ZJoj-
fort JuumuL
Specimens of Female Industry.
We were shown yesterday (say the Georgia
Messenger) five beautiful silk shawls, tusJo of
doubled and twisted sewing silk, which in texture
we:ght and color will compare with any India
shawl of the same material four of them were a
yard aquare, and the other, black, about a yard an I
a half square. The twist was even and free from
all knots, and the whole, skillfully and beautifully
put together. We take pride in the fact thry were
made by a native of Genrin, They ate the handi
work of Mrs. Oliver W. Cox of Henry county,
Georgia, who raised tha worms, reeled and twisted
the ailk, and knotted tho shawls. She is a pattern
of female skill and industry to her set, which f
generally imitated, will bo the means of making
the fair of Georgia useful as they are attractive, and
helpmates in very deed to their husbands: While
speaking of domestic industry, we saw yesterday
our friend Button, of Hazard district, in this coun
ty, dressed in a full suit of domestic Nankin scarce
ly distinguishable from the article of I'tkin. He
raised the cotton, his wife and daughter carded and
spun it, his wife wove the cloth, and cut out and
midy the coat, pantaloons and vest. Here is an
example of good housewifery worthy of imitation.
The Ilea Iluslncss.
Mr. Rice, of Ripley, Erie county, Pa., has an ex
tensive establishment for keeping bees. Twenty
years ago he had one swarm from which in 12
years he hud 390 swarm. The Erie Gazette states
that they had then become o powerful, that they
commenced depredation on the neighboring tribe,
going out on predatory excursion to tho distance
of two or three miles, much to the annoyance of the
unfortunate neighbors. lie. then killed ofl a num
ber of swarm", and obtained ovi r two ton of
honey for the New York market. He has now a-
dopted the patent hive for a part of hi bees, in
which smnll glass drawers are placed in the upper
part, with email apertures for access from the main
part of tho hive. In this way, by drawing the slido
the bees can be aeen ot work, and the amount of
honey ascertained. "When -filled, the drawer can
bo removed, and the pluce supplied by another, with
out destroying the industrious insect.
The intelligent editor of the Cincinnati Chronicle
has been examining tho aix returns of the census
taken at intervals often years each since the adop
tion of the Constitution. The investigation show
some curious f.cts:
1. The population of the United States increases
exactly 34 per cent, each ten years, and which
doublet every twenty fuur heart. 'J his law is 10
uniform and permanent, that when applied to the
population of 1700, and brought down to the pres
ent time, it product nearly the very result a shown
by tlu census of 1840. And thus we may tell with
great accuracy what will be the ecnsua of 1850
It will be nearly twenty -three million.
2. But though this is the aggregate result, it is
by no means true of each particular pait of the
country : for New England increase at the rate of
15 per wnt. each ten years, while the North
Western State increase 100 per cent, in that period
9. i lie uie population increa eu at 30 per
cent., but since at less than 25 per cent. The
Free population have, however, increased at the
rate of 36 per cent. At this rate therefore the
difference between the fee and slave population is
constantly increasing. 4. Another fact is, that the
colored population increase just in proportion to
tho distance south ; and that alavcry ia certain'y
and rapidly decreasing in the State bordering on
the free States.
This stste of things continued would in half
century extinguish slavery in these Slates, and
concentrate the whole black population of tha Uni
ted Statea on the Gulf of Mexico, and the adjacent
Slates on the Southern Atlantic.
Fan or Mahha. Despatches from Turkisl
Armenia, leceived at Constantinople, stated that
Copious fall of manna took place at Aleppo an
tie neigtitiornoou on ine ju 01 .May. 1 lie manna
which ia in fact a tasteless seed, that becomes
white like flour after being kept a while, fell to the
depth of two inches. Samples of it were to be
chemically analyzed at Constantinople. What adJ
to the singularity of tha ctrcumstai ee ia, that
great dearth was prevailing at tha lime.
A VrMAiE M 1 1 tk a. The eJitor of th
New Yoik Baptist Register says ha listened to
discourse a few 8abbaths since from Father Harvey
now in tha 107th year of his age. I still retains
tha possession of his menUl faculties, his enuneia
lion i dutincl, and his physical powers vigorous,
and he appears to Ir not more than 60 years old.
THIS AMERICAN.
Saturday, Jlugutt 14, 1841,
Democratic Candidate.
ron oovkrbor,
DAVID II. POUTER.
Ocn,
FAB AMKMBLT,
Iavll II. Montgomery.
ron coMMiKioKn,
IMillIp Wt'lMcr.
ron TnzAscnca,
George Wclser.
ton icniTon,
Hugh Iravlsoii.
Wuie Caoidatks.
I'ur Governor,
JOHN BANKS.
For Assembly,
Gzsr. HENRY FRICIC.
For Commissioner,
DAVID McWILLIAMS.
For Treasurer,
l'ETER LAZARUS.
For Auditor,
JACOB PAINTER.
No paper was issued from this office last
we. k, in consequence of the illness of seven.! of the
workmen. This, although unavoidal le on our part,
will not be any loss to our subscribers.
Cj We refer our readers to an excellent tale or
ketch, on our firt page, from the U. S. Gazette.
It is from the pen of tho editor, Mr.Chondler, while
on a visit at Cspe May, a fashionable watering
place, wheie many of the Philadelphians congregate
during tho warm summer months.
Wo refer our readers to an advertisement of
Mr. Hiram Price, in another column. The tavein
land now in his occupancy is well known to be
one of the beat in this section of the country. Mr.
Price will give any person wi.hing to rent immedi
ate possession.
On Monday the 21 inst., on motion of U.
W. Hegins, Esq, Wm. J. Martin wa admitted 10
practice in the several courts of Noithumbcrland
county.
Mr. Wise, the succcWul aeronaut, will make
his thirty-first ascension from lewiahur, to-day.
A vast nuiiibt r of persons will no doubt be assem
blod, to witne.-s the ascension.
(Jj "Wim ansroBT Enpontc" is the title of
a new psper, ju t started nt Willi imsport, IV, by
J. R. & W. P. Coulter, they having purchased the
establishment of the Lycoming Freeman, formerly
published by Mr. John R. Eik. The Emporium is
Whig in its politics.
The one hour rule in congress seems to work
very well. Windy orators are frequently cut off .hurt
at the expiration of the hour. A member, if he
speaks to the point as he should do, can generally
say all be ought to say in an hour. Franklin, Jef
ferson, and other Revolutionary patriot seldom
poko more than fifteen or twenty minutes. Their
speeches then probably produced a greater effect
than the three day speeches of modern patiiol.
q3 Graham's Magazine for August is more than
usually attractive. Each succeeding number seems
to be an improvement on the last. The proprietors
aiy that the emliclliabments of iha pre-ent numlier
cott no less than thirteen hundred dollars. Seven
copies of the woik.yeaily, will be furnished to clubs
for $15 cash, or nine copies, from July, 1841, to
January, 1812, being the current volume of six
months, for f 10 cash, free of postage.
(Ej The Susquehanna division uf the New York
and Erie Railroad, one hundred and seventeen miles
long, is now nearly completed, and will be ready
for the cara this autumn. A branch only four miles
long will intersect li e Pennsylvania West Branch
Canal at Tioga Popit. The Eastern aectiou is
finished from Piermont to Gotdien, and in in rapid
progress beyond.
(rjj A house in Philadelphia fell down on the
6th inst., in consequence of being undermined by the
digging of a cellar adjoining. FiAcen or sixteen
persona were in and about the house when it fell,
but no niateiial injury was sustained by any one.
C- The United States Bank bill has passed both
houses, and s now in the hands of the President
What its fate may be is wholly uncertain. Our ad
vieea from Washington ate, that P resilient Tyler
will most certainly vetothe bill. Many of his fiend
say that his opinions upon the subject are unknown,
and that all thai has been said is mere conjecture
without any fouudaiion. Some few of his friends
are fi a ful, however, that a veto will be forthcoming,
aud are already speculating what will be tha result
in such snivrnu The Subtrra.ury waa repealed
on Moi.duy last. The question now atked, is,
What now is to ba the effect, in case of veto of
the Bank Bill. Are we lo fall back to th law of
1798, or must we again resort tba tha pet Bank
System 1 The pet Bank Systeu we are confident
i will never b adopted.
Dnnorralie Nominations.
The County Convention, held at tho Court House
on Monday Isst, for tho nomination of candidate
for ollice, was more numerously attended than for
many year previous. Mr. David B. Montgomery,
it will bo seen, was nominated on the seventh ballot
for Assembly. ' Mr. Montgomery Is a practical far
mer, and a plain unassuming democrat, fresh from
the rar.ks of tha people, without any political sins
of commission or omission to answer for, and on
whom the Democracy of Northumberland county
can cheerfully unite.
These are considerations that had undoubtedly
great weight with the delegates. The approach
ing election is one of giest interest to the people,
and will be strongly contested by the opposition.
It was therefore incumbent that some person should
be selected who could receive the unanimous vote
of the party. Tha candidate for Treasurer, Com
missioner, and Auditor aie good men, unexception
able in character, and well qualified to discharge
the dutiea of the respective offices. Tha election
of the democratic ticket in this county is always a
matter of course.
Life of Martin Luther.
Mr. Michael Kelly, No 21 1 North Second street,
Philadelphia, ha published an octavo volume of
upward of five hundred pages, entitled "History of
the Life, Writing and Doctrine of Martin Luther,
by J. M. V. Audio, translated from the French.'
Mr. Audin is a Catholic, and ha visited, it is aatd,
nearly every city in Europe, and devoted much
time air-J learning to the woik. We do not know
the character of Mr. Audin ; but it is hardly to be
expected that he should impartially pourtray the
character of the great reformer, through whose in
strumentality the power of the church to which Mr.
Audin is attached was almost -entirely overthrown
The indomitable energy of hi character his bold
and fcarleta conduct, qualities which were essen
tially necessary to csrry on the great work of lefor
mation, has laid open the character of Luther to
many unjust situ ks. A mind less bold, daring and
vigorous, would have shrunk in dismay from the
contest. The most faithful delineation of the cha
racter of Luther is probably found in Robertson's
Charles V. That great historian pnurtrays in most
eloquent language his life and character, and proves
most conclusively (he purity of his motives. Hume,
who calls him a noisy polemic, waa too much of
a skeptic to appreciate Lis conduct, or to do justice
to his character.
Dunorratic County Convention.
The 'Count Convention to nominate candidates
to be supported by the Democratic party at the next
general elect ioo, met at the Court House, in Sun
bury, on Mondey the 9th inst. JOSEPH RHOADS
was appointed President, and Airaiia Shifmik
and FaanzBicK Nr.mii jiosa Secretaries.
The following persons appeared as delegates from
the seversl townships, viz:
Turbut. Jacob Doebler, Wm. Reynolds, David
Wilson, Daniel Fullmer.
Milton. Joseph Rhoads, John Wilhelm.
Cbilifquaque. Frederick Fox, J. B. Heller.
Point. Daniel Robins, Benjamin Pfoutz.
Northumberland. Wm. Foisyth, John Lcisen
"ing. Sunbury. Hon. George Weiser, Charles W.
Hegins.
Augusta. John Yordy, George Savidge, Abra
hsm Shipman.
Rush Abruham Hoffman, Charles Gesrheart.
Shamokin. Jacob Haas Michael Taylor.
I'pper Mahonoy. Major Felix Maurer, Jacob
Kaufman.
Lower Mahonoy. Frederick Neidlinger, John
Smith.
Little Mahonoy. George Swinehait, Conrad
Reaker.
Jackson. John Hamilton, Jacob Weiser.
Coal. Benjamin Katerman, Samuel Eisenhart.
The convention then proceeded to ballot for a
candidate for the Assembly, which resulted aa fol
lows :
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S- 5-
David B. Montgomery, 4 4 5 G 9 10 1G
Jesse C. Horton, II 11 II 11 11 13 13
John McKinney, 8 9 8 7 6 8 2
Jacob Gearheart, 8 7 7 7 5 0 0
Whereupon David B. Montgomery was declared
duly nominated.
The convention then proceeded to ballot for a
candidate fur commitsioner of the county.
S tO
c zz.
pr
il 12 15 10
10 13 14 11
7 & 2 0
2 0 0 0
Philip Weiser,
l avid Marlz,
Christian Boushtag,
Frederick Haas,
Whereupon Philip Weiser wa declared duly
nominated.
The convention proceeded to ballot for a candi
date for treasurer.
George Weiser had 21 vetea
George C. Welker had 10 -
Whereupon Giorge Weiser was declared duly
nominated.
Hugh Davison was nominated as the candidate
for Auditoi.
On motion of the Hon. George Weisei, it wa
unanimously
Rtsolvtd, Thai the dt-legstes pledge themselves
to support the candidate nominated.
On motion of Msjor Felix Maurer,
Resolved, Thai hereafter the county contention
of delegate lo nominate candidates for the support
of the Democratic party of thia county, shall meet
annually at the publie buildings in Sunlury, at such
time a shall be designated by the Standing Com
mittee. On motion of Charlee W. Hegins,
Resolved, That we heartily approve of the nomi
nation of David R. Porter, aa the cand.dat of the
Democratic parly for Governor of this Common
wealth; that we hve entire confidence in hi ra-
pacify, Integrity and republican principle, and that
we pledge the Democracy of Noithumbcrland coun
ty to use their most strenuous exertions to secure
his election.
The following persons were appointed the stand
ing committee for the ensuing year, to wit :
A. Jordan, Exq., Gideon Leisenring, Wm. Fa-
gely, Wm. Forsyth and John F. Wolfinger.
The proceedings were directed to lie signed by
the officers, and published in the Democratic pa
pers 'in the county.
JOSEPH RHOADS, I'rr.7.
Abraham Snirii.
FnaukBica Naionitoaa, $ ,S"Tf'ar,f'
Prraocrntie County Meeting.
At a meeting of the Democratic citizens of Nor
thumberland County, rield in the Court House in
Sunbury, on Monday the 2d inst , Gen. R. H.
HAMMOND ws chosen President, Petx Bix
tta, Px-rrn Punsr.T., Hon. Jong MoitTooMzar
and Samdtl Awl, Esq. Vica Presidents, Capt.
W. L. Dewart and J. F. Wolfinger Secretaries.
The object of the meeting was stated by C. W.
Heglns, Esq.
J. F, Wolfinger moved that a committee of one
from each borough and township be appointed ta
draft rsnliitinn etrvpssiva nf the censf of till mpp.
,,,, , , . ,,.,,,!
ting. hereupon the Chair appointed J. F. Wol-
fincer. H. Reader. Wm. Forsvth. Wm. Lemon. J. 1
C. Caul, C. W. Hegins, John Smith, John Malick,
Conrad Reaker, J. Wetzel, G. Leisenring, H. H.
Teats, Wm. Fcgcly and William Johnson said
cominittee.
After the committee had retired for a few min
utes, they presented the following proamb'e and
resolutions, which were unanimously adopt, d, viz :
WusaKAs the time has again air.ved. when, ac
cording to long established usage, the democratic
citizens of Northumbeiland county avail themselves
of the constitutional light of expiessing theii senti
ments respecting public men and measures, both in
our National and Slate administrations, therefore
be it
ltesulved, That we continue to have the fullest
confidence in the patriotism, energy and political
principles of David R. Porter, Governor of the "Key
Stone state," and pledge ourselves to use all lawful
and honorable means to secure his re election aa
Chief Magistrate of our state.
Resolved, That we consider David R, Porter as
now possessing powerful and unusual claims to our
confidence and support, inasmuch as he is one of
the veiy few who have in the hour of perplexing
excitement and trial, remained firm and faithful to
their principles.
Resolved, That we are uncompromisingly oppo-
sed to the election of John Bank as Governor of
Pennsylvania, not only because he is a Bank man
and a candidate of the Banks, but because he is a
member of the Old Federal Party of 170U, and
supports all their measures.
Resolved, That the whig talk about the "one
term" principle for Governor is all an electioneering
humbug; for if they are in earnest, why did thiy
not show us an example of it in Rimer's adminis
tration 1
Resolved, That we have no confidence in the
General Administration, because it is in favor of a
National Bank, an institution which has often been
strongly denounced as not only unconstitutional,
but highly dangerous lo the lilierties of our country.
Resolved, That names do not alter things or
rights, and that Congress have no power to esta
blish a "Fiscal Agent," or any other agent" with
power to issue bank notea. But even laying the
question of unconatuttonulily altogether aside, the
old United States Bank has acted so badly that we
never want to see onother.
Resolved, That the present txtra session of Con-
gree is a useless waste of both time and money,
and that the evils which its acts must bring upon
our country, will more than counterbalance any
good that can possibly flow therefrom.
On motion,
Reiolved, That the proceedings of the meeting
be signed by the officers, and published in all the
democratic papers in the county.
R. H. HAMMOND, President.
PZTK BlXLZR,
Pktkb Punsat,
John Montgomibt,
Samvel Awl,
l". Presidents.
U. .. Drwart, 7
J. F. Wolfinger, $
Secretaries.
MARK TUB DIFFERENCE
(ITWttl SIMOCBATIC Vlt AMU rr.OLBAl MIS-
MVLX !
It would present a very nice inquiry to the peo
ple of Pennsylvania, lo ascertain as near as possible
the sums uf money that have been actually LOST
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any lather, ouch an array ol figures as would be
presented by such an inquiry, if carefully conducted,
would fill the mind of the people with well groun-
ueu aiarm. e nave no. in. leisure ,0 prosecute
sucu an examination minuieiy, oui win nere pre
sent a few items by way of example.
RECAPITULATION OF LOSSES.
In contruuenct of the mis-management of Federal
Rulers.
Loss upon Stevens' Gettysb. R. R. f fiOO.GGG 66
Huntingdon Breach 220.000 00
Buckshot War 147,000 00
Depreciated Bank Stock 600,452 28
Lightner'a Investigation 20,000 00
U. S. Bank Bonua 1,000,000 00
f 3,tSS,l 18 91
Here then we have aix items, upon which
THREE MILLIONS, ONE HUNDRED and
EIGHTY EIGHT THOUSAND, ONE HUN
DRED AND EIGHTEEN DOLLARS, and
NINETY FOUR cents, have been foolishly squan
dered and lost by the misrule of Federalism, Thia
too is iriespective of lhe vast sums of money paid
by the slate, and jet f lying, in the shape nf inter
est upon loans, contracted for the puqtose of pay
ing off some of lhe above foolish and disreputable
I debt. Add to these lots the inlcieat thus paid,
together with the sums squandered in and about tho
legislature, w henevar it has been in the hands of tha
federalists, and the sums thus LOST to the com
monwealth can be easily raised to FIVE MIL
LIONS ! ! ! Is it to be wondered that the lax-payers
of Pennsylvania complain of the magnitude of
their State Debt ! Now let us look upon tha
RECAPITULATION OF MONIES SAVED,
In consequence of the wtoetof Governor Porter.
Veto of Gettysb. Tateworm
J, 1 ,500,( 00 (JO
2G8 200 00
2,000,000 00
11,000 00
80,000 00
20,000 00
20,000 00
2.000.000 00
200,000 00
$6,047,200 01
Local appropristion Bill
Union Can il Bill
Local Bridge Bill
Gettysb. R. R. Extra All.
Col. Rcc. printing
Phil. Ice Comp. approp.
Allowance of Interest to contr
Hunting.!. Breach Bill
Sum Total
Here then, on the other hand, we have a grand
sum total of about 67 A' MILLIONS of dollars
which h&vo been actually saved to the state, ti
the firmness anJ independence of Governor Porer
in vetoing the extravagant and squandering bills o
federal legislatures !! How infinitely better would ii
have been for the commonwealth and her interests
if the exercise of this much denounced Veto powe
. , .... . .
had commenced under the reign of Joseph Ritner
upon such works as the Gettysburg rail-toad, Hun
tingdon breach, Buckshot War, &c&c. etc. Wha
a noble contrast do not these facts present to th
People of Pennsylvania between Democratic nil
upon the one side, and Federal mis-ruk upon th
other!! Ye tnx-payeig of Pennsylvania, whor
will ye choose ! DAVID II. I' OUTER, tho hon
e.-t and economical " Veto Governor" or John Banki
the ally of Joseph Ritner in every species of coi
luption, mis-rule and extravagance 1. Yeoman,
From the Baltimore American.
Twenty Seventh Conprrss.
WAnmc!TO!r, August 9, 1841.
tMTEl) STATKS SKN ATK.
THE LAND BILL.
The consideration of the Land Bill was resume
several amendments of the Committee on th
Public Lands being first proposed.
One of the amendments agreed to, was a grai
of land, 500,000 acres to each of the new States.
The f. dlowing amendment was discussed :
"And so much of the proviso of the act of twenh
second of June, 183S,or any order of the PrcuJei
of the United States, as directs certain reservation
to be made in favor of certain claims under the tret
,y of Dincing.rabt,it crrrk, bfi and tUe ,-.me i. her.
by repealed. Provided, That such repeal shall in
affect any title to any tract of land secured and veste
in virtue of said treaty."
Mr. WALKER proposed to amend this amem
ment, by applying tho two per cent, fund for tl
purpose of making Rail Ro ids.
The two per cent, fund, it is understood, I bt
lieve, is reserved to the new States for the purpot
of making roads in the States.
Mr. EVANS asked how much money would I
taken from the Tieasury by this amendment.
Mr. WALKER said between three and four hut
drcd thousand dollars.
Mr. CLAY of Ala. said the claim of Alabarr
would be about two hundred ami fifty thousai.
dollars.
Mr. EVANS said he believed the Treasury w;
not in a condition to admit the taking of this mom
from the Treasury. He would not oppose the p)
ment or spplication of the fund, but wished it migh
be postponed until the next session of Congress.
The amendment proposed was further discusse
by several Senators-.
The vote was taken first upon appropriating th
two per cent, fund of Mississippi, and concurred i
ayes 22, noes 21.
The two per cent, fund of Alabama, embracin
(he same piineiples, was then carried, 22 to 20.
These votes being announced, Mr. CALHOU?
then introduced an amendment that nothing in thi
act should be construed into a want of power t
prevent the repeal of the Act, or construed as a del
due the States.
Mr. PHELPS considered the amendment unne
cessary, provision having been made in the Bill tha
it should remain a law, until otherwise provided b
law.
Mr SMITH of Ind. opposed the amendment, an
the yea and nay were ordered. The vole wa
aye 21, noea 25.
Mr. McKOBKUTS proposed an amendment fo
the puipose of including the Territorie in the
lion of the bill. Thi amendment was discussed a'
some length by Mr. CLAY of Ky., Mr. HUN
i TINGTON.Mr McROBERTSand Mr.REVIER
y " '
1 1 ho deed of cession entered into the discussion o
1
. ,memWl)t. l, WM contended ,h. the lind.
were ceded lo the Statea, and could not, therefore
be given lo the Territoties.
Mr. SEVIER considered that deeds of cessior
; haJ mofe ,0 Jo wilh lhe iuljcc, ,, ie hi0
ry of the confederation. Deed of cession were 1
good matter for antiquarians, but not for legislators
Mr. WRIGHT contended ihat the right of Con
gress to appropriate l.md lo lhe Statea was mon
doubtful than the right to give lands to tho Territo
ries. The Trrritor.es too, paid taxes, and were eu
titled lo all the benefits nf relief.
Mr. WOODBR1DGE made some few remsrVs
when the vote was taken, and the Senate decider
not to add the Teiritories, for lhe reason Ihat thry
would receive lhe benefita of the Bill when thry
became states. The vote stjod upon the amend
ment, ayea 20, noea 20.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF RE PliF.SE STATUES.
PETITIONS.
Mr. ADAMS proposed a resolution, that tha
Cleik of the House be instructed to make out a
list of all the ietitins in the possession of members
to be reported at tha neil session of Congress. Tbe
Resolution bring liktly lo errata some discussion.
and regarded as out of order, it was laid upon the
j table, yea 124, nor 62,