(iOVKRXOIt SIIUXK'S
iwii it u, a duress.
Piuknos ani Fkixow-mtiiesb : I appear
before you in obedience to the will of the fire
men of Pennsylvania, to give the solemn p'cdge
prescribed by tlie Constitution, ami lo enter up
on the office of (lovcrnor-
When I contemplate the interest of our
Commonwealth, aa an independent sovereignly,
mid as a member ol the community of American
States the multiplied relations over winch it
exerts a supervising guardiansliip,and the pecu
liarly weighty obligations thnt pros upon it at
the present moment, I feel how impeded I am
qmlified to discharge, and even to comprehend
aright, the arduous and complicated duties to
which 1 have been called. To Him who watch
es ovpr the destinies of States, a well a men.
and whose favor m light and strength, 1 look
upwards with humble trust, that he will over
rule my errors and give efficiency to my honest,
efforts for the public good.
ILippily the principles which should regulate
the administration of the Stite, have been long
since declared and established by our republican
ttiihers. They are few and clear. That equal
H'-.d exact justice should be administered to men
of all parties in politics, and of nil persuasions
in religion that our public fiiillt should be kept
sacred under all circumstances that freedom
of religion, of suffrage, and of the press, should
be held inviolate that general education is es
sential to the preservation of liberty that the
separate rights and powers of the Executive, le
gislative and judicial departments of the Go
vernment, should be strictly maintained that
the Government should be faithfully, but fru
gally administered, and all to whom it is en
trusted, held to frequent and strict accountabil
ity -that particular mischiefs should be correc
ted by general, rnther than by special laws
tint the grant of exclusive privileges to some,
is repugnant to our whole syslcin, the intent of
which is to make firm the equal rights of ail
that men associated for gain, should, in common
with others, be liable individually, for all their
joint engagements, and that the obedience of
the public agent to the w ill of his constituents
is essential to a right tdmini.-tration of the Go
vernment, and to the preservation of freedom.
These are the leading principles by which I
prormse to be guided in the performance of my
official duties. They are all of them primary
truths, affecting the basis of our government ard
needing no better confirmation of their value
than is to be found every where in the hiftory of
our country.
Thus far the action of our system lias illus
trated the capacity of man for se'f-government,
and has shown that entrusted with his own po
litical destinies, and unincumbered by bad laws,
he advances steadily iu knowledge and true
happiness. The doubts at first entertained of
ltd adequacy to meet all the contingencies which
arise in the affairs of nations, have been dissipa
ted by experience. The practical operation of
the government of the States and of the Union,
in advancing the welfare of the inhabitants o!
our extended and Ftill extending country, de
monstrate their utility. This is the result of
that simple and mttirdl organization, founded
upon the assent of the people, by which their
sovereign w ill rules in their local affairs is ex
tended to the State governments, and by a hap
py combination gives direction to the govern
ment of the Union. Their competency to go
vern themselves is confirmed by the peace, hap
piness and prosperity which their government
has secured to the citizens of these States, and
is an assurance that in their hands the welfare
of all will be, as it has been, guarded and ad
vanced. Fellow-citizens nj the. Senate and Ilmttte of
Rrprmentntitr : It has not been my purpose
to enter at this time upon the consideration of
particular topics, which mny more properly be
reserved for other communications. There is,
however, one subject of 6iich vital interest to
the honor and well beingof the Commonwealth,
as to challenge the very earliest expression of
my views respecting it. I allude, of course,
to the condition of our public debt.
If there is one distinguishing trait of dime
ter in uur citizens, it is that of living within
their means, ai.d honestly paying their debts;
and if there n one certuin result in the work
ing of our representative system, it is, that the
character of the government is identical with
tlut of the people. Ily the application of this
truth, which is equally simple and certuin, our
duty under existing circumstances, is rendered
as p'aiu a it is ohliga'ory. The credit of our
Slate must bu redeemed. We are urged to
the performance of this duty, not ou'y by our
fidelity as representative but also by the prin
ciples of sound morality, by our houcbl pride as
1'eunsylvaniana, and by our obligations to the
Union to maintain and elevate the uut.oual
character.
1 shall, of course, not be understood in these
remarks, as expressing any opinion on the ques
tion of the immediate ability of the Shite Trea
sury to resume its piymcnt of interest. This
question is an extremely grave one iu its con
sequences, not to the creditor, only, but to the
fill in u clmracter of the State; ond it requires
for its sufe decision, a careful examination ot
our fiscal condition, inclodingour prcwpeclive in
come and liabilities, which I have not hud the
means of unking. The coiitideruiien of this
whole subject, will be among the curliest mid
mot interesting ul my official duties, and 1 shall
lusteii to snb.iiil lu the Legudulure, the views
to which it ni-j cuiiduct me. Meanwhile, gen
tlemen, I pledge myself to you to the good
people ot the Suie, ami to all its creditiors, thut
on my pad nothing shall b left undone, wiihio
the constitution!)! competency of the Executive,
to ensure the promnt, exact and full payment of
all the dues of'l'enn-'ylvania.
I congratulate ymi, gentlemen, on the gene
ral prosperity of our constituency. It is im
possible to look out upon our Commonwealth,
without recogni.ing our iudispcnsihle obliga
tions to tl io Author of Good. A genial and
healthful climate a soil fertile of agricultural
productions yet pre-eminently abounding in
mineral wealth a hardy and intelligent popu
lotion a government of the people themselves,
that secures to industry, enterprise and ski'l,
their appropriate rewards these, by 11 she
nicnant enre, have borne us up under concen
trated trials, which might have crushed an older
but less favored community. I.et lis he true to
ourselves, that 1 1 is blessing may abide with us.
FITS.' II. SIIUN'K.
llarrixburg J,,n. 21, 11").
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, Ja it. 2S, (815.
V. It, i:it..WEIt, Eq., at lil Heal f
ff awl foal Oti;ee, 59 line Street, -Intlrljihla,
1 author! ltd to act a Jlgent, at d
receipt lor all moulet due this office, for sufV
tcrtptlon or aitcrrtinluf,
.lino, at lila OfTtct ,Vb. 161) TOmmn Street,
I.atrr from Mcllco.
Vn-rrs. of the. Revolution Reported Re.
treat and Defeat of Simla .Ann 11 it Ic Iter of
thr (Sovnniir of Monterey
An arrival at New Orleans, on the fith in-t.,
from Galveston, snys the l'hila. ledger, brings
later reports from Mexico, which, however, do
not agree, in all things, w ilh former reports
from that country. The most important intelli
gence in thess journals is that of the progress
of the Mexican revolution, and retreat and de
feat of Sunt a Ana by General I'nrrdes. It ap
pears that the sloop II. I.. Kinney, ('apt. Lev
is, arrived at Galveston on the 4th, direct from
Corpus Christi, bringing the news which had',
reached the hitter place from Matiunoras through
letters These communications state that Gen.
Paretics, at the head olXKM) men, marched a
gainst Santa Ana, who, at that time, hail Ul.fKKI
troops under his command i (the hist accounts
said but POOO, and constantly diminishing by
desertion ) On the approach of Paretic S:mta
Ana immediately retired, great numbers of his
soldiers deserting his cause. Ilis retreat ex
tended to the city of l'uebla, where he was at
tacked by General Pa redes and defeated. Gen.
Santa Ana, who made his escipc, was compel
led to disguise himself and take conveyance iu
a common coach of the country. The particu
lars of this battle were not given. Some doubts
are expressed of the truth of these reports. It
is believed that Santa Ana, instead of attempt
ing his retreat towards the sea coast by way of
Pueblo, where the inhabitants are opposed to
him, would have endeavored to force his vay
directly towards Tampico from Qorrctaro, or
else have attempted to form a junction with the
army of the North under Gen. VYoII. The ac
counts previous stated that he hnd marched to
wards Celaya or Salamanca, small cities north
west of Ciueretnro, and in the direction of Gu
anajuato, l'uebla is about 2"0 miles southeast
of tlneretaro, and the road leads almost direct
ly by the city of Mexico. Had Santa Ana
taken that route he would doubt'css have been
defeated and his forces routed long before reach
ing l'uebla.
The following extracts from the i-ame papers
show the progress of the revolution in Northern
Mexico :
"lu Northern Mexico the revolution has been
general throughout the country : at the l.it-t ac
counts (ten Canales, iu conjunction with Aris
ta, were marching at the head of a large force
agniiiNl (ten. Woll, who fctill held out in fuor
of centralism.
The Revolution broke out in Matomoras on
the l!)th ult. On the reception of the news in
Malnmoras of thet-uecess of the IVderal parly,
the citizens oposed to centralism and in favor ;
of Federalism assembled at the most public
places and immediately denounced the Tyrant
and publicly proclaimed for the Federil cause.
Great excitement prevailed in the city during
the outbreak. Gen. (Via, the commandant of
the city, was seized and imprisoned the shout
for liberty and down with centralism became
general iu all quarters, until the revolutionists
had proved triumphant.
''In Monterey the same scenes were enact
ed as in other cities, but of a more siiiiirnit ary
character. The particulars we have not re
ceived, further than an account of the death of
Gen. J se Ortega, Governor of the city of Mon
terey, who was publicly lutchered lor his faith
ful adherence lo the cntise nfS'iuta Ana."
AnkxaTion is Ami'iiii ii (Ji .i:ri;n The
Philadelphia Ledger says a petition to Cutigieas
is in circulation in the Dist i ict of Michigan, said
to be signed by the moat influential and re-p-ct-able
citizens, for the acquixition of Cinada ex
temporaneously with Texas. The player of the
petitioners is, that nenoliutions forth" reunion
of Canada may be opened with tie UritifhGo
verniiK i,t, and that in any proceeding for the
annexation of Texas, a piovisioii may be inseit
ed, that the sanif shall not take elfert until Can
ada has also been annexed. The reaoiiS set
foith are two-fold. First that the addition ol
Texas to the South deinain! the like i'ddit'.oii of
t'unai'a to the Nui th, in order to piesei ve the
ju-t balance an I equipoise of the Union. Second
that ( uiiaila is iu itself a most de.-iiable acquisi
tion fur the U. States, w ith a view both to rnili
taty deli nee and to commercial intercourse.
Tl.ik project is for the purpose of ridiculing the
Texas annexation measure.
MiiMtoR Ft.WAKii. Col. Monroe Kdwards,
now of Sing Sinn, it in said, politely sent hit
compliments to Ins council, the 1 Ion. (aeorge M.
Dalian, while the latter was ill New York, and
regretted that ''unavoidable circuuiklancei, over
which, unfortunately, he had no control," pre
vented him from paying bin personal rctpectn to
the Vicu Tifiideiit elect.
Motu.ity in Hoston Last year there were
S'-Jl death Population, 1L0 UUO.
17 The absence of the editor from home, for
several weeks, will account for leanness of our
editorial columns.
The communication from "Lycoming,"
came too late for insertion this week.
K7" The Inaiu'iiral Address of Gov. Shunk
will be found in another column. It is short and
explicit. The Coventor is determined to pre
serve the credit of the State unsullied.
CI7" We are indebted to the Hon. Jsse C.
Ilorton of the Senate, and F.. V. Bright, I'nq , of
the House, for public documents.
C7" I'kokk it. The Ice on the Susquehanna,
at this place, broke upon the 10th inst. A con
sideralde quantity of fine timber drifted down
the river.
0J7" lien. R. II. II.i.vmomi has been appointed
one of the Hoard of Revenue Commissioners, foi
the equalization of State Taxes.
CT" Gov. Shunk has appointed Jesse Miller
Secretary of the Commonwealth, and J. K. Kane
Attorney General. Henry Pctriken has been
appointed Deputy Secretary.
ArroiTtr.Ts nv the Canai. RoAtin.
Sm-kiivisok. Kdwaid (lies, on the lower por
tion of the Juniata Division, Penn'a. Canal.
Casper Duli, on the upper portion of the same
division.
Samuel S. Jamison, on the Western Division
of the Pennsylvania Canal, from Pittsburg to dam
No. 3 on said Division.
Samuel Holmaii on the Fas tern Division of the
Pennsylvania Canal.
Jackson McFadden on the Susquehanna Di
vision of the Pennsylvania Canal.
William R. Maflit, on the North Branch Di
vision of the Penn'a. Canal.
Myron S. Warner has been appointed Weigh
matter at Northumberland.
A new Post Office has been established in
Schuylkill county, Pa., by the name of "yjrar.
moiit," and F.dwiu Ames, I'.sq., has been apoiut
cd Poat-maer.
The concourse at Ilarrisburs- at the In
angulation of Gov. Shunk, was probably the
lamest ever a-senilded at the Capitol. Nine
teen military companies were present, amount
ing to upwards of eight bundled men.
L? A bill was brought before Congress on
the 171b in-t , to piovidefur the payment of the j
rassaze of General Lafayette to the F. States in '
the year lv.il. A compensation of four or five
thousand dollars is aked for the utssage.
LtT" Pemnsvlvamia Law Ji dok. The fol
lowing statement of the number of Law Judges
holding commissions in the Courts of Pennsyl
vania, was furnished by the Secretary of State,
to the House, with the dates of their commission
affixed :
1st District Composed of the city and county
of Philadelphia, I'd ward King, commissioned
2Sth February, 1812.
2d District Compned of the county of Lan
caster, F.llis Lewis, commissioned 14th January,
181.1.
.Id District Composed of Tlerks, Northamp
ton and Lehigh, John Ranks, commissioned 1st
April, IS.)'!.
1th District Composed of Centic, Clearfield
and Clinton, George W. Woodward, commission
ed itth April. 1311.
5th District Composed of the county of Alle
gheny, llenjnmiri Patton, Jr., commissioned 20th
March, 110.
Cth District Composed of Frie, Crawford,
Warren. Venango and Clarion, Gay lord Church,
commissioned 3d April, 111.
"7th District Composed of Rucks and Mont
gomery, vacancy.
Mh District Composed of Northumberland,
Lycoming and Columbia, Joseph 11. Anthony,
commissioned 25th March, 1811.
9th District Composed ofCumbei land, Perry
and Juniata, Samuel Hepburn, commissioned Sth
March, 1S39.
10th District Composed of Westmoreland.
Indiana, Armstrong and Cambria, Thomas White,
commissioned 7th April, 1S3S.
11th District Composed of Luzerne, Wayne,
Pike and Wyoming, William Jessup, commis
sioned 7th April, IV!.
Extract of a Letter U the "Amrriran," dated
ItARRisn'iRo, Jan. 23.
Yesterday was a great day at this place. The
Inauguration or Gov. Shunk had brought together
a larger concourse than had probably ever assem
bled at the Capitol, for a similar purpose. The
military looked extremely well, and made a
handsome and impressive appearance. There
were nineteen companies, numbering probably
about eight hundred men, from Philadelphia,
Lancaster, Carlisle, Chanibersburg, Lebanon,
Germantown, llarrishnrg, &c, commanded by
Gen. Roumfort. About the centre of the pro
cession Governor Torter and Francis R. Shunk,
the Governor cler t, walked arm in arm. Mr.
Shunk's tall form towered above all other, bo-
iitj at least a head taller than Gov. Porter, who is
himself a man above the ordinary stature. The
Chamber of the House of Representatives was
crowded to its utmost extent, and probably not
more than a fifth part got in.
To-day the crowd has thinned off, and there
is now a little more elbow room for the remain
ing. The applicants for office are numeious.
The (iovcrnor, however, has comparatively but
little patronage to bestow under the new con
stitution. The greatest rush is with the Canal
Commissioners, who are every day beset with a
host of honest and disinterested patriots, willing
to serve the country by taking office. Last even
ing a large party was given at the house of Win.
R. Foster, F.sq ,one of the Canal Commissioners, j
WAIHI.XOTOJI OOnnKSPONUKKCK.
From the Phil. Ledger.
Washington, Jan. Id, 1815.
A Magnificent Pno.iF.cT. The project of a
work, by far the most stupendous and grandest
of ancient or modern times, is soon to be sub
mitted to the attention of Congress and the coun
try, by Mr. Whitney, a distinguished merchant
of New York, who, from a very high order of in
telligence and experience, and the investigation
that he has bestowed upon the subject, deserves
to have his opinions and representations treated
with more than ordinary deference.
The enterprise contemplates the construction
of a railroad from the western shore of Lake
Michigan, in a direct line through to the Colum
bia River, covering a distance of some 2100 miles,
which shall be the point of debarkation for China.
The cost of the road, when completed, is esti
mated at fifty millions of dollars, and twenty
five years would be required to perfect the
scheme. F.iuht days would be altout the travel-
ling time from New York eity to the terminus
ol the road, and if steam facilities were employ
ed, some twenty-five more would convey one to
Amoy, in China; so that by this short cut, a
journey across the ulobe might be accomplished
within the narrow limits of a single month.
Fy the establishment of this means of com
munication, we should be enabled to command
the Chinese market, and to extend our commerce
with South America, Mexico, India and other
The house was crowded from the first floor to ! Par,''
the attic. At these parties there are no chairs,
or s-ats of any kind, as there is no room to set.
The company amuse themselves by talking, pro-
( nienading, or rather edging themselves through
I the crowd. Governor Shunk was, of course,
j.'tn nismei i ompoei ol nanpinn ami i.e- j prog,t) Bnd was the "lion- ofthe evening. A
banon, Nathaniel C. Kldred, commissioned 30th j iong the ladies, none attracted more attention
March, 1M3. ( t ti a n his daughter, w ho, whatever may be said of
13th District-Composed of Susquehanna, Rrad- j thc personal appearance of honest Old Frank, is a
ford and I ioga, John N I onyngham, commission- ' handsome voune lady of a lame, decant and
tr7Si.r or hik Mm Lim:. The 20th
inst. was the day v. pointed for the sale ofthe
Main Line of the Pennsylvania Improvements.
Not a single bid w us oll'ertd. The sale will Ltf
continued V0 days.
ed 2.1th March, 1K.T.V
1 I th District Composed of Fayette, AVash-
ington and Greene, Nathaniel Kwing, comrnis- ,
sinned 1.1th February, IV). j
l-1th District Composed of Chester and Did- '
aware, Titos. S. Lei I, commissioned 5th Febru
ary. 1K'1.
lHh District Composed of Franklin, 1'ed ford
and Somerset, Jeremiah S. lllack, commissioned
Kith May, lVW.
17th District Composed of Reaver, Puttier
and Mercer, John Rrelin, commissioned 2Sth
February, IS 12.
ISth District Composed of Totter, McKean,
JelTerson and Flk, Alexander M'Calmont, coin
missioned 31st May, 1ST.I.
19th District Composed of York and Adams.
Daniel Durkep. commissioned, -lth of May, ls.'t.l.
20th District Composed of Huntingdon, Mif
flin ami Union, Abraham A. Wilson, commis
sioned 3d of March, 1S 2.
21st District Composed of Schuylkill, Carbon
ami Monroe, Luther Kidder, commissioned 22d
of October, 1SI1. until the end of the next ses
sion ofthe Senate.
Dimkii'T Co i rts. District Court Compo
sed ofthe City and County of Philadelphia, Tho
mas McKean Petit, President, Joel Jones, Gcorne
M. Stroud. Associates, commissions issued aaJ
April, IS'J.'t, for ten years fiom 30th March, lH.I.
District Court Composed of the City and
County of Lancaster, Alexander Hays, commis
sioned 1st of May, I M0.
District Court Composed of the county of
Allegheny, Robert C Grier, President, commis
sioned o ,h .March bin; Hopewell Hepburn, h.nizing, and importing of votes to carry an e
Assistant, commissioned HUh of September, I ,.ctjoni which has lately been so largely and so
1M I, till the end of next session of the Senate, j injuriously practiced. Whatever has a tendency
District Cotut Composed of the counties of i to produce such a result, deserves, ami must re.
Mercer, F.i ie and Craw ford, James Thompson, j ceive, the approbation of the w hole country. Dr.
imposinj figure.
The Coventor has appointed Jesse Miller, late
Canal Commissioner, Secretary of the Common,
wealth. Henry Petrikin, F.sq., has been ap
pointed Deputy Secretary. John K. Kane, F.sq.,
the New Attorney General, left this plarp to-day
for Philadelphia. His appointment seems to give
general satisfaction. Mr. Kane, though an ac
tive and efficient politician, is, nevertheless,
what is called a moderate man. His character,
as a gentleman, is irreproachable. as a lawyer
he stands high among the members of his profession.
On Monday last.. Tames R. Snowden, F.sq.. of
Venanso, was elected State Treasurer. The
vote stood as follows :
Snowden, (dem.) had 71 votes.
Gilmore, (whig.) " 4S "
Pirthel, (native,) " 9 "
It is rumored here that Mr. Rurhanan has been
tendered an appointment in the Cabinet of Mr.
Polk. In that event another Senator must be c
I ected this winter. I trust some man of com
manding talent will Im selected to fill the place
which he filled with such distinguished ability.
O P. Q.
F.i.rnioN on tiik samk DaV. The bill in
troduced at the last session, by Dr. Duncan, of O
bio, fixing a uniform day for holding the election
of President and Vice President, has now become
the law of the laud. Such a law hashing been
demanded by public opinion, to insure, as it w ill
do, something like fairness in the casting of the
Presidential vote. It must have a tendency to
check the fraudulent system of pipe-laying, co-
Umteu Si aTks Senators. The follow
ing gentleman have been cliusen members ofthe
United States Senate, by their respective states,
during the past and present week :
Keverdy Johnson, (whig.) Maryland.
Daniel Sturgeon, (dem.,) Pennsylvania
John M Clayton, (whig,) Delaware.
Daniel Webster, (whig.) Massachusetts.
Albert Gicene, (whig.) Rhode Island.
John Fail field, (deiit .) Maine.
Z7 Mi nio.R ai I'.ai.timohe A person by
the name ot Paul Roux (pronounced limt) was
murdered in lioltimoro city last week. The
supposed tuiiid ret, McCuiry, was taken prisou
ei in the city of New Yoik, and lodged in jail
He uttempted to coll. lint suicide, by making
several gaahes in his throat with u knife.
C7"( i niin Dor.p. ami hik Rum f. 1i.ami
I.fi.i- i.ati cf The House of Representatives of j prrssion fr itn the Chinese in tivor of our mis
It... f.i, ...!.. lsl:,ll I e.rU':ilille fll.l.lV W , I, I 1 0 11 .
commissioned April 2S, IS 1 1 ; for one year, to be
computed from April, 2 -1th. 1MI.
Asiociatk Ji im;f of the Couit of Common
Pleas, for the City and County of Philadelphia:
John Richtt-r Jones, commissioned 12th of
March, lvirt.
James Campbell, commissioned 2d of April,
1M2.
Anson V. Parsons, commissioned 13th of Feb
ruary, is 13.
On Saturday, the Legislature of N. York ap
pointed John A. Dix and Daniel S. Dickinson
U. S. Senators, to supply the vacancies occasion-
Duncan deserves great credit for his 'efforts to
carry through this bill, and well merits the suc
cess which has attended his exertions. Times.
Hor.Riiii.E Catastrophe. A mysterious affair
took place in Norfolk, on Tuesday last, which
resulted in the intentional or accidental death of
Miss Sarah l'iouton,a young girl about thirteen
years of age, a niece of Mrs. Collins, who re
sided in the vicinity of Fort Harbour. Mrs.
Collins and her niece called in at the residence
of Mr. Hardison, whilst on a visit to Norlolk,
I w hose w ife is a relative of Mrs. Collins. They
I found llardisou and his wife at dinner, and w hile
. ,if 11... t ..1.1.. Il-.r. !... n wV, nmi.-nrn, tr. I... mi.l.
ed by the resignations ol Silas Wright and Na- i -. , , . . , , , ,. ,
. , excited, ilrewa pistol, anil saul something about
thaiuel P. Jalmadge. . . , . ... , - ,
the intrusion ol cats upon his premises, anil
The Treaty made by Mr. C.islong with Chi- ' "'r"a',,'i"e " h"l then cocked the
na secures to Americans the p.ivilege of erect- P'stol, which in a few minutes more was fired,
in hosnilals and temoles of w nr s), i n u t e ,el. of ' ,", the ball took effect upon Sarah, just lielow
,i r ... :ti r ' the left eyebrow, passing entirely through the j ney all the hid n that he needs lor
the live ree ports an indulgence never before i ' 1 ' e i . 1 . i.
. ti ...i i . .i .. i head, and causing almost instant death. Harai- " ions plan tit:o execution. Let
anu"i-u hp iui ei'iiei s. (ill, a lliosi IHIIIOI UOI1 es-
son went immediately to the Mayor and deliver
And 1n addition to the vast results that would
necessarily ensue from such a woik, by the force
of circumstances, we should secure the transor
tation of the Knglish trade, on account of the
great shortening of time. The shortest voyage
on record between England and China was made
in eighty-five days, and the passages average
nearly four months. Adopting the premises laid
down, a cargo might be shipped from China via
the United States, r.iul launched at the Liverpool
docks within fitly days.
The long discussed project of thc English Go
vernment, for constructing a railroad across the
Isthmus of Suez, will in all probability be a
bandoned, inasmuch as it would not shorten the
dimnnre of the overland route to China, and only
lessen the lime of communication some twenty
two hours, which would not recompense the
heavy outlay that would be necessary. England
has then no means of curtailing the route to Chi
na, but through Russia, which, from the nature
of the climate and soil, would at least be a ques
tionable enterprise, were there not the insupera
ble difficulty of obtaining the assent of Russia,
and the jealousy of the increase of Rritish powei
and dominion. Necessity w ould thus compe1
England to follow in our tiack, asbeing the most
expeditious and certain, and to employ our rail
roads and vessels for transporting her commerce;
or else she would b" driven from the richest and
most unlimited market ofthe world.
All the co-operation and assistance that Mr.
Whitney asks of the Government, is a grant of
sixty miles wide of the public land, from one ter
minus of the contemplated road to the oth T, for
which a full consideration would be given, ir
carrying the mails and transporting ammunition
stores, soldiers, and all public matters, free o
cost.
Such is a general and imperfect outline of the
vast and comprehensive scheme, which I havi
hastily submitted, that the views of others mori
competent to the task may be elicited. Sofa1
as the destiny of our country is concerned and tin
perpetuation of free institutions is to be regard
ed, the accomplishment of such a work would di
more to elevate the fust and to rivet the other
than the united efforts of our whole people for :
century to come. It would not only give us thi
command, but place us five hundred year in ad
vance ofthe civilized world, with the various re
sources of science, genius, energy and intellect
that would be evoked under its operation. Witl
the arms of a bold and enterprising people lilt
ours, stretching from ocean to ocean, ami a week's
jou-ii'y from one shore to th" other, with a suf
ficient Navy in th-s Atlantic and Pacific, and thr
great markets of the world inviting us to enter
with the facility of procuring information from
India and China sixty days in advance of all that
part of F.uiope w hich competes with our trade
an I manufacture, what nation on the face ofthe
earth has the power to resist our onward march!
And who is there rash nongh to prescribe the
boundaries of American power or to measure the
length of her destiny ?
This narrow compass forbids me from speak
iug more at large upon this magnificent idea, am
I commit it to your abler en and lo that of th'
! whole press, in the hope that there will be bu
! one voice in urging Congiess to grant Mr. W h.
putting his gl
our governtliel
lor once inanif tt something of thi public spir
single act ol gem
passed an act to libeiate Thomas W. Doir, on
condition that he should go befoie the Supreme
Court und take the oath of allegiance to the
Mate. The vote stood on the passage of the act,
I'.) in favor, I'lagaitict The Witldcn of the
State Prison was empowered by the act, if he
signified his willingness to take the oath, to con
duct him before the Court The Supreme Court
meets nt Kingston on the 3d of Fcbiuaiy. and.it
Providence on the Hth of Match. Theactwtll
probably be concurred in by the Senate.
Sine e the above was in type we have learned
that the resolution of the Legislature, proposing
to release Gov. Doi r from prison, is so framed
as not to restore him to his civil rights, nor re
animate 'null from that civil death which is the
legal effect of his sentence. It thus becomes a
mere extension of his piison bounds.
Tnr Srrtdi of Mr. Cmnkmam, which drew
out thd personal remaiks sf Mr. Yancey, and led
to the duel between them, has been published.
Such speech is not only an insult to the coun
try but to the House in which it was delivered.
It is shameful that such libels upon the people
should be litlriied to in Congrrt
! ' ( ol other countries, and uy a
ed Iniiisell up, declaring that the all.nr was en- rosity to noble individual enterprise, erect lo
- . - tirely accidental. 1 he coroner's iniiuest. how- I 'tsell u name that will endure lor ages,
i
Ix Ci-sTnnv. John Rice, the ex-President of ! ever, found the follow ing verdict : "That the
itsell a name that will endure lor ages, and a
the same timea national woik, which will com
t mi:iiiiI tt... u.litiii.iti.iii mill ri.kit.-et nfnll Christen
t lie exploded Noilhampton Rank, passed thiough ' deceased came to her death by the inlendtd ilis- j j f Viator.
Faston, Pa , several days ago, in custody of sc e- i charge of a pistol held by William Hardison,
ral constables, who committed him to the I.e- : while in a room iu his own hoihe."
high county Jail, to stand his trial at the next
Fc binary term for conspiracy to defraud the
I'ank. It is said he was taken in New Yoik,
where he was engaged in a candy manufactory.
A Vai.i aiili Work. The Hon. Charles Hus
ton, the venerable ex-Justice of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, has in progress a work,
which, when completed, will doubtless prove a
valuable acquisition to the library of every pro
fessional gentleman in the State, viz : ''A Per
fect History of the Nature and extent of Land Ti
tles in Pennsylvania."
The one day Presidential election law, name s
the first Tuesday after the fust Monday in No
vember for the choice of President and Vice Pre
sident of the U. States
Counterfeit dollars, pertaining to be of the
coinage of lht3, are in circulation in New York,
o well executed that they are difficult to detect.
Mr. Ruchanan addressed the following senti
ment to the party celebrating the Nth of January 1
in the 3d Congressional district, ot Philadelphia: J
''By James Huchanau. The memory of Hen- I
ry A. .Muhlenberg. He left ftw abler and no
better men behind him. Pennsylvania will long
deplore his loss.
Governor Mouton's meassage to the Louisiana
Legislature only occupies two-thirds of a column.
He predicts the speedy extinction of the State
debt, and thinks the majority ofthe people ofthe
United States are in favor ofthe annexation of
Texas.
Prof. Maflit is delivering lectures upon Roz
and the English Tourists, at the new Methodist
Church ir. Hudson st , Albany.
Railroaps ft tiik I'. S There are nine thou
sand three hundred and seventy-eight and a half
, miles of railroads in the United States.
Wasiiinuion, January, '20, 115.
The most iriU'reMin! and Fought after docu
ment ol the times, lit this criticnl stage of the
linn xstioii epilation, reached here this inorn
inir, and I don't know how I can as well em
ploy portion ot my letter than by submitting
to Ihe public the extracts that will be found be
low, and for w hich I am indebted to the cour
tesy of one of the very high authorities in the
negociations. The document is entitled "An
nual Keport ot the Republic of Texas," da'ed
"Washington, December 1st, 141," and sign
ed "J. It. Miller, Secretary of the Treasury."
The year ends on the !Ust July IM 1.
13(1 vrMeU were entered from foreign ports
or w ith cargoes subject to duty.
Amount of Merchandise imported, $0SC,503 03
Total of gross amounts of
Revenue, 201,113 30
Expenses of collection, 23,5.11 45
Nett am't of Revenue, $177,861 85
The sum of the Merchandise impor
ted from the U. S of America, $jf)3,225 1 1
From other countries, 183,277 8'J
Total,
C8G,S03 03