HE POUT, Of Ike Committee of Account , to whom urn referred the Account ofWM. J. B. AN DREWS, late Clerk tf the llouteofRc prf tentative!. Mr. Connor, from the Committee of Accounts, to whom were referred two certain preamble am! resolutions of the House of Representatives, instructing said Committee to make inquiry for what purpose the item of $4,980 22. inserted in the account of pay and mileage of members of th last Legislature, on page of the Journal 857, i?cond volume, had been expended or appropriat ed ; and further, to make report of the facts con tacted therewith to the House, made report : That your committee, in pursuance of authori ty given, entered upon the discharge of their du ty, and caused sifbprrnas to be issued and served upon such persons as would be most likely to af ford information respecting this extraordinary item, which constituted the principal subject of the inquiry with which yonr committee were charged. From the evidence herewith reported, it appears that a large bill was contracted upon credit with Dr. MThcrson, during the last ses sion, by Wm. J. B. Andrews, then Clerk of the House, and by other officers and members. From the evidence of Dr. MTherson, it appears that this bill consisted of candles, sealing wax, wafers, steel pens, snuff, segars, canimotnilo flowers, ra zors, washing soap, hair brushes, clothes brushes, shaving brushes, shaving soap, razor strops, pen knives, ivory folders, tooth brushes, hat brushes, medicine, articles of jewelry, perfumery and canes. From a copy furnished by this witness, the bill for the above articles amounted to $2,690 20, and was kept by this witness in a most extraor dinary manner, for any one who had any just pretensions to propriety in keeping his books of iieoounts. It is, indeed, on the face of it, cover id with suspicion, and kept in a manner so ir regular that it could not have been enforced in a court of justice. It is made up of lumping charg es, under vague and general heads of "sundry merchandize," each charge amounting to large sums : some of them fifty dollars, some seventy dollars, and some one hundred and fifty dollars, and so on ; so that it was only from the testimo ny of Dr. M'Phcrson, that your committee could :rertain any information as to the kind of items that composed this account, charged to the House of Representatives, and respecting the persons who had been the recipients of that mnchandizc. Your committee will forbear comment upon the state of facts here disclosed in relation to this ac count, and leave them for the appioval or con demnation of ati impartial public. Thus much as to this account, which will be found from a rareful examination of all the facts, to constitute a part of that large item respecting which your committee are on search. This large item of St.PSO 22, it must be re membered was inserted in the account of the pay and mileage of members, under the head "Accounts due for receipts," on the isth April, 1813; and that at this date the House had no power to draw a warrant on the Treasury, ex cept for the pay and mileage of members. Still it appears from the warrants in the Auditor General's office, that ou this date the Speaker of the House drew two warrants, oue in favor of Dr M'Phcrson for $1, 80S 9-1, and another in favor of Wni. J. B. Andrews for $3,111 23 These sums added together, make up exactly the amount of the item S 1,980 22 ; and thus forces your committee to the conclusion, that these two war rants were thus drawn without authority of law, and against a positive enactment contained in the Act to reduce the expenses of the government; and that this course of illegal procedure had been resorted to by that Clerk, and others, to help themselves out of the difficulty in which they were placed in relation to the payment of this shameful account; and the wear and tear of re putation which threatened them into its exposure to the judgment of honest men. The Chairman of the Committee of Accounts, Mr. Packer, who reported this account of pay and mileage of mem bers, can give no satisfactory information respect ing the inscition of th'iR item into that account ; mid your committee are forced to the conclusion, that this item was inserted by Win. J. B. An drew without tho knowlcdgeof that committee. The evidence of Mr. Jack states it as Lis belief, that the insertion is in the hand writing of Wm J. B. Andrews; while the whole of the report for pay and mileage of members, is in the hand writing of that witness. But this abuse of draw ing warrants illegally upon the Treasury, does not stop here. On the same date with the war rants already referred to, three other warrants arc drawn by the same Speaker, II. B. Wright, Esq.. in favor of Win J. B. Andrews: one for 12,000, one for 3,007 30, and a third for 2.500. The second of these warrants, although illegally drawn, has, for its mitigation, a reso'ution of the House authorizing the Speaker to draw the same ; but tho other two have not even this color of au thority to mitig.it'! tho circumstances under whicU the same were drawn. It is impossible to review the conduct of these public officers in these transact ions, without placing upon it the strongest brand of condemnation. These sums, thus drawn on the ltsth April, 1813, added to gethermako the sum of $13,0H7 53 and from this sum d.vluct the amount of the warrant a- warded by the House on that day for $3,607 30, and there would st ill remain 9,490 22, for which no account Las Weu rendered, unless the war rant to Dr MTherson, already referred to, should be allowed, uuio'inting to 1,868 04 If this sum be deducted therefrom, it would still leave of the amount drawn upon that day, and unaccounted for. $7,M 1 C This examine- members ; and beyond this your committee were not instructed to inquire. v A rcpoit, however, made upon this subject by a standing committee of the Senate, shows that the amount of the default of this officer is swell ed to still larger sum; taking into considera tion the entire amount of his receipts from the Treasury, and the entire amount of his accounts, settled during his continuance in office. Your committee consider it of vital importance that all public officers should be held to a rigid ac countability in the disbursement of public mo. ney, for upon this depends to a great extent the safety and purity of our free institutions; and therefore recommend that the Legislature will take prompt measures to secure an accurate ad justment of the defaults of this officer, and a speedy restoration of the money illegally drawn from an embarrassed Treasury. Resolved, That the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. The Committee of Accounts met, February 25, 184-1. Present Messrs. Long, Ireland, Cummings, Bright and Conner. The Chairman rend the resolution of the House of Representatives, and stated to Dr. William C. M'Phcrson, that he was called upon to state what he knew respecting an account in the sec ond volume of Journal of the House of Repre sentatives, page 8,')7, and session of 1813, respect ing an account of S1.0S0 22. Wm. C. MTherson, affirmed. Q. What time was the warrant for$l,8G8 28 drawn in your favor ? A. In or about the 18th April, 1813. Q. Was this the only warrant you received upon the State Treasurer for articles furnished to Wm. J. B. Andrews, for the session of 1843? A. I received a warrant during the winter for five hundred dollars, balance in full for articles furnished at the prior session. Q. Please to furnish the committee with a copy of the bill, or a transcript from your books, of the articles you furnished to Mr. Andrews, contained in the account of $ 1 ,8C8 28 ? A. I cannot furnish the items for the reason that they were not charged ; that I was directed to charge them as sundry merchandize when they were got Q. By whom were those directions given, that you were to charge them as sundry mer chandize ? A. By the Clerk, Mr. Andrews, and some members of the last Legislature. Q. Please to state to the committee, so as you know, or can recollect, what were the items furnished in that bill, and who were the persons that got them? A. I furnished candles, sealing wax, wafers, steel pens, snuff, eammomFe flowers, razors, washing soaps, hair brushes, clothes brushes, shaving brushes, shaving soap, razor strops, pen knives, ivory folders, toothbrushes, hat brushes, nail brushes. Q. Did you furnish any medicine and charge tho same in that account ? A. There was some medicine charged. Q. Can you recollect any jewelry being fur nished to the Clerk or members of the Legisla ture of 1813 ? A. I do recollect of having furnished artie'es of jewelry. CJ. What were those articles of jewcly, and to whom were they furnished ? A. They were got by the members. Q Were they breast pins ? A. They may have been. Q. Where they gold rings ? A. There may have been gold rings ; I am con fident the amount of the jewelry was very small. Q To whom were the articles furnished ? A. They were furnished to several members of the Legislature. Q. Did you ever furnish any of the members with gold watches, or any member with a gold watch or gold chain of any kind, or spectacles? A. I never did. Q. To whom were the articles charged i the bill of $1,R08 28 ? A. To the House of Representatives. Q. And by w hose order were they got ? A. Some articles by orderof the Clerk, others furnished to the Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeep er, sent by members of the Legislature, as they said; and others to members in person ; some times 1 received written orders, and sometimes verbal. Q. Have you any knowledge of any members of the Legislature being furnished with go'd watches or jewelry, by other persons. A. I have not. Q. Did you furnish any dressing cases for ei ther House of the Legislature, or any of its mem bers? A. No, sir. Q. State whether you had any general orders either verbal or written, to furnish articles to members of the Legislature ? A I had. Q. Whether upon receiving this warrant it was filled up with the amount of $1,808 28, or whether it was in blank, or filled up after you received it ? A. It was filled up with the amount of 1, 808 28, at the time I received it. Q Please to state whether those things were got by members generally, or by a particular number; and if the latter, please to state who they were, so far as you recollect ? A. I will furnish the committee with a tran script of the whole account. The Committee of Accounts met, March 2, 1844 Present Messrs. Long, Ireland, Cummings Q. What was the, greatest amount you fur nished to any one member of the House of Re presentativesf charged in this bill, now before the committee ? A. I cannot possibly tell, because I did not keep separate accounts. Q. Did you furnish to any of the members gold or silver pencil cases ? A. I cannot recollect having furnished either of those articles. Q. ricasc to state the articles of jewelry you furnished members ? A. I cannot recollect any specific article. Q. Were segars furnished to all the mem bers ? A. No, not to all ; but to some of the mem bers. Q As you have already stated, that you fur nished each and ever member of the lute House of Representatives, except Mr. Cra-g, of Alle gheny county, with articles, please state what those articles were specificially ; and how do you know that you furnished members with those articles? Did you deliver them yourself to the members, or were they delivered or furnished by sending them by ony other person, and were the members present at the time they were deli vered ? A. I furnished each member with a razor, a pot of shaving compound, hair brush, nail brush, washing soup. The only means I have of know ing that the articles were delivered is, that they were made up in seperate packages tor each member, directed and sent to their hoarding hou ses. Q. What was the probable value of each package ? A. It would be from $100 to $150, each package. Q. Did you send any other articles, charged as merchandise, to the rooms of member, and if so, what were they ? A. I did. I sent perfumery, but not to nil , what other articles I cannot recollect. tj. Please to stnte the names of the persons employed ns clerks in your store during the year 1813, and up to this time ? A. I'lfinkliii Mehaffey anil Samuel Stehley. A. Did any of the members, in particular, draw largely on you for articles charged as mer chandize ? A No. Q State whether you furnished members with canes : if so, to whom ? A. I did, but'eannot recollect to whom they were furnished, nor have I any idea of their pro bable cost A motion was made by Mr. Ireland, that the witness be discharged. The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Con nor and Mr. Cummings. and were as follow, viz : Yeas Mr. Long, Mr. Cummings and Mr. Ire land 3. Nay Mr. Connor 1. THE AMERICAN. Saturday, April 27, 1844. Democratic Nomination. FOR OOVFRNOR. II E X It Y A. M U II LK XBEB G FOR CAM At. tOMMISSIONFR, JOSHUA IIAItTSIIOItNK. ELECTORS. For Prnidrnt and Virr I'rmUh.nt of the V. States ASA DIMOCK, Senatorial. RF. tKF. SJEMTATtVK. 1. Cko. F. Lfhman, 13. Gkoiioe Sciinahi.r, Christian Kif.ass, 14. Nath'l. H. Em-red William H. Smith, 15. M.N. InviMi, John Hill, (Phila.) Id. Jamks Woopbirn, Sauiki. E. Lkscii, 17. Ilroi Montgomery The Presidency. As the time for holding the Baltimore Conven tion approaches, the opinion is daily gaining strength that Mr. Van Buren will not be nomina ted by that body. Causes every where in opera tion, plainly show that he is not the candidate of the people, and that, if he is put in nomination, he must expect to draw his support from those who are alone interested in his election office hunters and his old office holders. We are aware that it is a delicate subject to dwell upon, but it is a subject which does not and ought not to enjoin silence. It is the duty of every Democratic Press to speak out plainly. The party should not be permitted to suffer an overwhelming defeat, a second time, to gratify the ambition of any man In this State Mr. Van Buren cannot and will not succeed, and it is useless to disguise the fact. The editors of the Democratic Union hav discovered another fraud in Gov. Porter, which they attempt to expose in two parallel coli.rns, by showing that Ovid F. Johnson, who wrote the "opinion" on the State Printer's election, also wrote the Governor's message, on the same sub ject. This, they think they have proved most conclusively, by showing that the Attorney General used the words "Let them understand," and also the words "and therein," and then quote from the Governor's message the words "Let it be ftnntvrt," and the very same English words, "and there in," to show the striking similarity of their language. Our readers, no doubt, will be as much surprised as we have been, to find that because one man uses the three words "and there it," w ords of common occurrence, that he must necessarily be the author of every document that He has always been unpopular in Pennsylvania, ' contains these same caba'Utic words, for with Sa mi-el Camp, Ji:ssf. Siiarfk, N. W. Sample, Wm. HEirENRK!-, ( ON R An SlIIMER, 11. Stephen Balmy, 12. Jonah Brewsier, IS. I-aa: Ankney, 19. John Matthews, 2. Wm. Paitetro.v, 21. Anprfu- lil RkK, 22. John M'Gitt.. 23. Christian Mykks, 21. lvoiiLHT Orh. ! whether justly so, it matters not, while his short j but pithy letter to the editor of the Richmond I Enquirer on thesubj-ct of the tariff, has complete- j ly unhinged the doubtful and wavering, who will j now cast their votes against him. "Justice to ! Mr. Van Buren," is the cry of his peculiar friends. ! And what injustice hasbeen done him ? Suppose I they should be found euilty of the same act of in- tion, it will bo psreeived. does not embrace other and Conner. sum of money drawn and disbursements made by Wm. J. B. Andrews as Clerk, during the set- lions of 1812, H II, and u twit of the present ses sion ; but is confined to the. account settled and the warrant drawn ou the 18th April, 1813, when this item, which has been the principal subject of inquiry, is alleged to have found its way into the account cf the pay aid mileage of Dr. M'Pherson's examination resumed. The witness, holding a list in his hand of the yeas and nays of the members of House of Rep resentatives.of the session of 1843, said : A. This is list of the yeas and nays of 1843 I furnished every person on this list, with the ex caption of Mr. Craig, of Allegheny county These articles were ordered by the Clerk Statistics of M ANt'F.vcrtuEs. We learn from the Boston l'ost, that the "Statistics of liowcll Manufacture" for January 1st, Isll. inukethe total capital employed !$10,00(MKK, inclini ng the Middlesex at Sl)."(l.(tX), which is ts present capital, with athltd profits-, and divi dend of surplus. The number of yards of cloth made in Lowell, is now Mated at 71 1 11 liOO, am! the Consumption of cotton 'J.O.IKMJ lbs., or j,Cl(l bales. A pound makes y l-. average yard:. The consumption of wool by the Mid dlesex Company, is a million pound. Average wages of inalis 70 cents per day, besides board, and females &1 ?.", clear of board, per week. I he number of hand employed is females, Nnd iM l"i males. A luhle of tho profits of the Wallhriui Manu'iicturing Company since its for mation in l I,, show that the avenue divi dends have been 1 1 v!S per tent ; deducting ji&V) tor loss iiidcpreciatinn of slock, it is 1(1.117 per cent, per annum. The highest dividend was in l4?','-, ol 'J.'J per cent. The Watfr Siopfid Yesterday after noon, the water in the lower section of the Moy- ninensing Prison suddenly stopped, while to (lie other sections it flowed freely. Thin singular circumstance excited surprise, and led In im mediate investigation. On taking up the floor at the point of supposed obstruction, sn enor mous eel, I hree feet two inches long, eight in ches in circumference, and weighing over three pounds, was discovered, dead, though quite fresh, it head forced about lour inches within lie of the small pipes. This fish must have passed more than six miles through the pipes, under ground, even admitting that it took a di rect route trom the water works, and, it is pos sible, may have been within its confined lim.ts for years, and have made the centre circuit of the city in search of an outlet. fhil. Ledger. Important Experiment in Mesmf.rism. We are informed that on Saturday last, Dr. Wilkinson, No. 1(13 North Fourth street, ex tracted in rapid succession thirteen let th, from the mouth of a lady, while in the Mesmeric slate, with slight inconvenience, either to the patient or the operator. Tho amount of pain endured by the lady may tie judged from the fact, that slier Jho eighth tooth had been extrac ted, on being asked by the magnetizer how ma ny had been drawn, she replied, three ; that after losing the truth, the organ ufmirthfulnest, wis excited, and that, during the manifestation, din question being put to her, "What is the most ridiculous thing in the world !" She an swered, "Tooth-drawing !" The magnetiier was Professor Shaw. Phil. Ledger. cry V. U. I'almi.h, Ksh. st his Renl IOslnle and Coal office, No. 59 Pine Street, Philadelphia, is au thorised to set as Agent, anil lo receive and receipt for all monies due this office, fur subscription or ad vertising. C!7" The Tariff ani Distriiiction. It will be seen by referring to the proceedings of the ! 'Northumberland Democratic Club,' which mee- : ting we have been informed was large and cnthusi- j astie. that resolutions, strongly in favor of the Tariff and the Distribution of the Proceeds of the j Public Lands, have been adopted. This is the right spirit, and it affords us no little gratification to find our democratic friends reviving old and well established democratic principles, which i have almost been lost sis;ht of during the preva- lence of other cxictiug topics, and for which we have contended, almost single handed and alone, lor the last four years. CrT In another column will he found th repoit of the romnuioe on the arc iunls of Wm, J U An drews, ihe late Cleik of ll.e Hou-e of Keprcscnt-i- lives. It shows up the would lie relj mers ol la-i sicinn in a haml-Mim-' niinn-r. Dr. M'l'lu-r on like ihe m st of ih i-e who hnve bad their hiiiuif in llie public Tre.isury, has an excre.lingly conveni ent memory. He cm rec-d'ect the amount of hi iicc uin', but ha no recollertimi. wh:itcer, nf the n-imes of the memler wh- ordered Ihe tnerthan dize. There is vet a halance due the Decl r of a. bout JI00, which the LeRulaturrt have agreed to piy, prnvhled he will furnish lit of the names of the m rnl-eis who ordered ihe anicb-s. Tlds nuy prehnhly serve lo refresh Ihe D.. dot's memory. K7" The Siiamokin Anthracite Fi rnace. these words the similinrity ends. Now, we think the editors of the Union must, indeed, be Argus-eyed, as well as Lynx-eyed, to see what proliably no one else can discover. ''For he hath optics sharp. I ween, Who sees, what's not to be seen." The editors then gravely conclude as follows : t "iSow, if Ovid I. John-ion. or anv other nun. : writes tlm futfi..a ..r1Y..,;.l l II. .,.. .. .1... justice again, bow lone is Mr. Van 1'uren to keep . xu am ,V. llll(.r p!,s 'then. p ,10 up his "continual claim" on the Presidency ?: p, 0ple as Ins own compniti n, he commits a Or is he to be a life candidate ? Justice, indeed ! j fraud. If lie be iimibhj to write a message And is there no justice for the part v who suffered j P' rt irrula rly such n one as Ins Inst hi: commit a disastrous defeat on his account.' in 1810, and I tHr'' " i":!'1 00 1,10 '" Hie chair who have sustained him for the last 12 years 1 c. , i i . i i . Suppose it were even true? A hat a terrible through good and throuch evil report ' ' Pnn-' , , , . . . ,, . .ii ii , , : ifauo on the people! It is rjenerallv conceded cijiles not men." is an established maxim of the I ., . ,, . . . . " ,.,.. , i .i ,x ",at v,r- Livingston wrote f,.-n. Jackson's ccle- iiur-ueiiitii iuiic cri-t-o i niio ii ine irernoeracy cannot succeed in carrying out their principles ! I with Mr. Van Buren as their candidate, or if his linniilintintl cl.r.itl.1 mmn tl... ... It .1A..l.t ....... ....i , ...ii ftiuuiu iiiii . ii.if , iiiij ll'mill lil-lltll- ful. it is their duty to select another on whom all can and will unite. Let the Convention put in nomination Gen. Cass, and the result can no lon ger be doubtful. His acknowledged abilities, his integrity, nnd the high character he has ac quired as a statesman, would ensure success. brated Proclamation to th Nullifiers. an 1 that Mr. Madison wrote Washington's Farewell Ad dress, the rough manuscript of which was found among the Madison papers. What a terrible fraud these distinguished men have committed on the people ! '. ! We eare very little almut the matter, and presume the people are equally us indifferent, and only refer to it to show the in dustry, vigitaneeand critical acumen, manifested by some of our 1 Ian isburg cotetnrHiraries, in pro moting the interests of the democratic party. JT7" Tariff anp Distrirftiom. We are glad to perceive. I'rom numerous indications, that these ; " " will be the watch words of the Democratic par- j Th" (i"'-h"i Kepulriem. published in ty at our future elections. That the people are ' (!,n' M "w" coun,,r' in ,he f l,",vin,' in favor of a protective tariff, and the distribu- c "h"v" ,,,e pupur stindnni of Cm. Murk'e, tionofthe uroceeds of the nul.lic lands, is nn ! the whig cind.dnte. at home. It will d,. well to longer doubted, and cannot be denied. They are i not only just und reasonable measures, but are truly democratic in principle ; such as have been sanctioned by (Jen. Jackson and some of the most i distinguished democrats of the day The wl.ias. j contrast this with Mr. Muhlenberg's vote in old llerU: "'(Ifn. Makki.f.'r Popvi.ATtiTV.' The last week's Int.'ll ijeiieer dues not s.-em to like our remarks relative to the (leneral's popularity in this county. I Ins we cannot help, for we in this State, having adopted and urged these staled nothiti'.r but the facts, which we took These works, under the management and control I of the Messrs. Postleys, are now ready for blast. I he stack was fired on Monday last for the pur pose of heating it. On Monday next it will be filed with stock and put into operation. We have every reason to believe that the result will be satisfactory, as the Messrs. 1'ostleys are en ergetic business men, and of considerable expe rience in the iion business. (Xj A Mam Shut in th k H h.is nr't-Nr.REss. On Ti esday, during (In del s'e of ihe Tariff, Mr. N h le i-f K. ntucky denied some ch-.tge in rel .- ion to ihe I srgain and side of Mr. Adams and (Jay. Mr. H .ililnin ic lied that lie '-could prove it." Mr. While rtioiied, "yt.u can prove a lie iben w all.-w that you." Mr. It. iske.l, "do you apply ihe lie lo me perantially V To which Mr. hue r. plied,"! do you." Wows then psss.-d b. tweeii iht-iii. A Keuluckiau, n .med Moore, nol a inrinhcr, lusht d in and inlerfeird, and while Mr. McCauslin, a nie:iiher from Ohio, was pulling him out of Ihe door, Moore fired a pwlol at Mr. McCautlm, the hall of which pis-ed through Ihe i h.gh of Mr. Wailes, a pol ice ofiicers, just co ming in. PaiticuUrs neit wt k. C7" Counterfeit half dollars, well executed, arc in circulatirn The best way lo test them, is to sound them. K7" Spurious notes, pui (Kilting to be on the Farmer' Hank of Otnewre ttmuty. A'. V" are in circulation in this State. There is no such Bank measures of late years, as peculiarly their own, an impression has been created among some, that they alone were in favor of a tariff and distribu tion. This is an error that ha arisen in conse quence of a few pretended leaders of our party having, for the last few years, vainly attempted to stifle public opinion upon this subject, for the purpose of manufacturing political capital for the Southern market. The attempt has not only recoiled upon their own heads, but has. in many instances, enabled our opponents to acquire the ascendency in districts strongly democratic. The result of the Congressional election in this dis trict, is fraught with much useful instruction, and should teach politicians how exceedingly dangerous it is for designine men to tamper with the rights of the people, in the vain fi'ort to b-nd their sovereign will in accordance with their own selfish purposes. CT7 V. B. Palmer, I'sq , has established a Country Newspaper Advertising Agency in New York, similar to the one he has in Philadelphia. Mr. Palmer orignated the plan, and first establish ed hisairency in Philadelphia, about three v-ars I of this lhimlr, nnd wax tlmtmrd In a since. The business. thoUL-h not vet verv wo- I T ''"'',""''"' " " ' John 11. U'ise from the officii! p-turns. Tin! Intelligencer still persists that the (leneral and his friends made no exertion to secure his election in 1SW and t iat "Ar wax runniiifr as a ih.ank !' This story may do for foreiijn consumption but it is too rank to be pulped down here, particularly whilst most of the occurrences of tli election of that yenr are still fresh in the memory of the people. The Intelligencer compares some of the returns ol the different townships, hut does nut attempt to explain the reason why (i F.N. Mark if could not run his own party vote in the county. We will now st'ite some additional fuels rela'ive In Gen. Makki.es' popularity, and then we hope to be done with this matter. As far as we understand, by reference to the old files of newspapers and from other sources, the (ieneralwas TIMER time before the peoplo of this county fi.r tlp-ir popular suflrarre. The fir-t t ine in l-v!tl, on the Federal ticket for As sembly, when lie was defeated, one of his col leagues. Mr. Cocltfr. beinjr elected, runmnrr ahead of him even in Ins own township 20 votes, and in the whole county Mr. C. lending him H.'ill vote-; Rt the same election three other Fe deralists received majorities over their Ib-iiio-crnt e competitors 7Vir tcnr fntloirinx, 1'J1, the (Si niral ran for the office of Hrigade (It. and is already widely extended. Mr. Palmer who has himself been a roller boy, printer and editor, is a practical business man, obliging, at tentive and correct, in the discharge of his duties. The plan he originated, is an excellent one, and enables merchants to advertise with but little ex pense, and where they can be certain that their advertisements will meet the eye of those for whom they are intended. Country merchants seldom, if ever, look into the city papers for ad vertisements, and if Philadelphia dealers expect 'J l .,.;.,,.,.,.. ti.,. ....ft t;.n i.o u.u Kr..n.ti. fitable to himself, he says has rapidly increased, j frw7,r, Wili 'in ls'ts, on the Whifr ticket 'for Cnnifres, when he was ilef.-jleil in the county by the overwhelm nir majority of over S.rKlO votes. And if we may indue from present in dications tfirniiohnnt the State, another st 11 more disastrous defeat awaits him in October, 111." The following from the New York Stan dard, shows that even New York is likely to cast her vote upon (Jen. Cass, in preference to throw ing it away on Mr. Van IStiren. If the Demo cracy are only true to their principles, Gen. Cass : 1 1 - 1 . . . . .1 todiawtheirattention it can only be done through i ""'V'1 nominal.-... the medium of their own country papers, where j , "N, V,,"K " V"?'?.?. . , ' 1 , . heie where Ihe doctrine that "all is settled the advertisements are lew, and always strike the . i,,.,.,,,,,,.,. ,.,.. first star ted, and most sedulous y and dictatorially pro mulgated, we daily and hourly meet Democrat Some have said that no lady would acknowl edge herself locofoco. Here it what one ays "Though his locks may ! brilliant as morning, Ills countenance fair as Hi moon, In my hi art there's no place for lory Ioyou think I would marry a eoom f C7" Money is still abundant iu the city The rates of interest averaging about live per cent, notwithstanding the Panks have been making di vidends from 0 to 8 percent, per annum. The discount on Relief notes has increased from 1, to 1 j a 'J per cent. Country Demand notes are al so at greater discount The Post Offtcn bill has Iwen considerably amended in the Smate. The am. nd in nl in regard to postage establish four rates, it ; 3 cents tor 30 milrs, 5 rents fur 100 miles, 10 ctuit. for 300, and 15 cenls tor all above. Tho franking privilege is limited to the sessijna uf Congress and 30 day be. for the meeting of Congress and 30 d-tys af e r. It has Keen taken from deputy Po.tinasiem altogether, and members of Congiess, while liny may receive anything as at present, are allowed during the ses sions of Congress five blank franks day, at the highest rales of postage. It is prohahla that this bill may pass the 8enate. The Poat-offu.e Department opposes it, and Ihe Peat-office Cotnmiitee in the House have reported bill recommending entirely different piiuciplcs. tT The treaty for the annexation of Texas was sent to the Senate on Monday last. We are inclined to believe that Mexico has yielded her as nt to th treaty of annexation. It is rumor- d that Mexico is to receive six millions of dol lars from ths Unitrd States, for Ttxas, andcede to us California attention. We w ish Mr. Palmer all the success he so justly deserves, for thus opening a new medium of communication between the city and country merchants. (J3 There ate some rumnii.s thai Jndjre Ribsnn is lo fill the vacant seat of the late Judge liallwiu ; that lie is to be succeeded in the Presidency of Ihe Supirme Court eflhist.ile hy ore of hi associ ates; thai the varancy in the Supreme Coutt i to lesupplied by the pr ino i m of Judge Ki. g ; that Judge Pan. ns i to succeed the Liter as President of ihe Common Pleas. C7 Errors of the Press. Amusing blunders olten occur by the transposition of type. In the proceedings of a meeting in favor of Commodore Stewart, published in the Philadelphia Sentinel, it is resolved that the gallant Commodore "can untie all the elements of the Democratic party." The word unite was, of course, intended, and is just its opposite in meaning. Had the blunder occurred in connexion with the name of Mr. Van I3uren.it would not have been at all inappropri ate. The Philadelphia Sun, in a notice of the death of Cen. Morgan Lewis, makes the writer say, "that he attached himself to a company of Penn sylvania riflemen that marched through New York to Boston, after theeaf.fe of Bunker Hill " 03 Tut Tax Uiu The Senate have amen ded the tax bill pasted by the ILiuse, by reducing the tax from tlirte mills lo two mills on the dollar, by a vo of 19 lo 13. Il is prohable (bat no lax bill will .as. If ihe public woiks are to be sold, Ihe j lax bill hid bettei be postponed, who ate tumble to tell whence Mr. Van Ibiren is lo gel Ihe strettL'th to overcome the majority that overwhelmed him in 1M0. They tell US that they begin to think we mutt have a new viaii or be In atfii. They look at the recent elections in this Stair, and have gloomy forebodings;. This ve ry suggestion of the A-bstiy Atlas, that it will le necessary to run the I lon'ble Sins Wright J tor (iovernor, in order to sote the Slate in the Jtlll, IS OrIIIIO!', ailll llfllKH-r.US S.O- pi'imc 1113 upon the condition of'lie party. Let the friends of CASS stand by their arms, lie must vet bo nominated and elected, lt conventions and siimllei meetings he held every where, for the time for action is at Imnd. The result in Connecticut puts an end lo Mr. Van Huren's prospects in New England, even if the Plebeian's sneers at the heroes of Bunker Hill and ihe "snuffling Yankees," were not enough for that purpose. The result in ibis city trill be felt all over the Union, so said the Plebeian before we losl the election, and so say we now. It will be felt as Ihe death-blow to 'Mr. Van Buren. The CON VENTION WILL NOT NOMINATE htm. A MAJORITY OF THE DEI.MiATES ARE UNPLEDGED. MARK 77A7V liy The bill for ihe sale of the public improve, menta, for 20 millions, has passeJ the House, with the clause that it be left lo a vote of the people. The lax bill, which increases the Slate tax lo three mills on Ihe dollar, ha also pas-ed the lower House. Another Prophet ha arisen in Ohio, ty the nam of Keyl, who declares himself lo be the Christ." He ha already number of follower,, wbom be calls bis witnesses snd sends out lo preach.
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