15381
M=MI
Miallga:ration of Gov. Pack6r
• ttiriClaiau:;.l: - ...t!_11 of Gov. PAcKI.::
tiockprime
on Tuesday last. The Con
course of people present from all parts
of the &ate was greater than usual on
aneh• oeelp.ions, and included some
twenty-five military companies. The
latter were under the command of Gen
W. M. Lam, of Reading. and of warm.
made an imposing display. When the
rooonion arrived qt the Capitol, the
oath ut office stag administered to the
tivvereor elect by the President of the
Senate, ,after which he delivered the
ruilewies
EVAEGICSAL •DIMEIII2I
PILLOW Orin:Nei-1n my appearing hr
tigrw to eater upon my duties as Governor
sithe Llastituouwealti, 1 consult my own it,-
edia.stions iu conforming to the usage which
slemetale a popular address ; and, in the first
phew, t gladly embrace this opportunity tore-
Inn ley protaand and grateful thanks to the
pimple of Pennsylvania, tor honoring me with
doe Mier Executive office iu gore:acacia-
Their kindness will never be lorgation„ our
will the confidence they-have reputed in etc
ever be intentionally betrayed. Duty to tlite:u
end t, myself will require that the u'oligation
which I have jolt taken to discharge toy pub
lic duties with Fdelity clial be faithfully ob
worrei end thus jostify, as far as po.ouble,
she popstaz decision. Doubtless 1 may coin
snit errors in a position involving so much of
innponsiltility : but I will hope that none of
them ;rill be of a grave caaiacier, or produc
tive of vital injury to the public interests -
- IF crave. in advance, a charitable judgment
*pm thy official cnnduct—that it shall be
inneetrued with kindness and toleration so
tots es it shall appear to be prompted by
isionene and honest tootives—and I here en
gage. is this public and formal manner, to
:nerd the will of the people, the public good
end the commands of the Constitution, as
ike guiding lights by u hid) toy course is to
lea directed. V% nth these 411114 constantly
in view, I shall indulge the pleasing hope of
doing seine good in the high station to which
j bare been called by the public voice, -sod
repressing N4/flit it its which may threaten
the public uelfare, or ou:individual righ.. of
the people.
reileerCiticens of the &Aare and Howse
frateltepreseehaines : It will he my ardent
to cultivate with you, as Itepresenut,
giro c ttalleoplie, the most ar,uitable rela
-44/ipi. sa4 t unite with you in the adoptioa
Alf all esch measures as the public good may
Semvaire. The different branches!' of the Goy
jwasuteot, althousli charged with distinct du-
Skiw, ace to Lie regarded as parts of one bar
aloottloas whole ; and it is well when all
thee parts move onward without jar, inter
innloca, or collision. .Neverthelmf. the chi
data dt ties of the Executive. whoa duly
mal
4on,attly performed, may occasion differ
awes with the Le-islature ; but, in such
fay, jt will be yip:heat to cultivate a spirit
4. B :9 l nproulibe and conciliation for the din
-1 of such differences, or, at least, for wil
ting the feelings of alienation to which
tend.
t is one of the duties of the Executive from
tine to time-to gile to the General Assembly
ialortoa4ott of the State of the Cotutuonwealth
sad recommend to their consideration such
,ffilisadayes as he shall judge expedient ; and
fiambtr mar) this is dune by messages in wri
tipp which are entered moon. , the public
reater t ii and remain a part of tl e e offkial his
tory of the State. Ido nut understand this
as puFer of dictating to the lieneml Assent
la/y tha measures they 811311 adopt, nor even
Mr a powpr of initiating laws, but as an in
'forst% anti suggesting power, in no respect
trenching upon th ju.,t and proper jurisdic
tion of the legislative department of a free
'State. In short, it was never intended to
fkive a Jagai control over the proceedings of
the arprrsentauves of the people in the enact
allait Of law a.. I i is, tlu:reture, a right of court-
inunication with them, which, while prudent- j ,
)5 sad reasonably ezercked, can give no just ;
vaosition kr jealously, objection, or complaint.
The Ititeuure, when exercising this right, ,
Is WI-performing a plain duty. and can ap- I
prebend no diffi,:ultj, in speaking with a re
spectful freedom even upon questions where ,
as eat t ire agreement of sentiment cannot be ! i
iirepested. But there is another and inure del. , ,
lostepower which pertains to the relations 1,
hetweles the Legislative and Executive De- 1 1
riens. By the twenty-third and Liven-
featrth sections of the tirst article of the l;
Lfeetitntion, all bills passed by the General
alAsignbif. and most, of the orders, resoluuons !
allek, r4Xent in which they may concur, are 1
aftheekttied to the Executive. and if disepprov.
taLl bybim can only be made valid by a vote '
op-thirds of each house. This power of '
ecal is among the most important :
the Executive, and is constantly ,
lag more so. ftom the operation of alb- ,
rift. sea natural causes. In my opinion it '
Seta akar and binding duty of the Eisen
'be litf return for re•consicisration every bill, 1
I rs. rcaoluuon, or vo:e preached to him
AreVIA he cannot approve—in other words,
Ow the ',went of his judguant and con
astiects shall be actually given to any measure
beim he permits I: to Like effect : unless,
Weed. it be pared against his objection by
a efirwtherda vote. 1 iie word* of the Con-
Minisition are. • if he approve, he slush sign it,
kra,, if he sha.l not approve. he shall return it, -
•mids his objections, to the house in which it
E.O bees originated." Words ouu;d nut
wey a power. and presente a duty in a
Lrischest end definite form. It is masuft,st •
d intention of the Constitution that the
end conscientious approval of the
1 -1681/1010" *bail be given to a bill before it be.
CHM a law, in Addition to the approval of
NIP IVO HAW/ that have previously passed
Rif MAW the majorities afterwards given to
open Iw-consideration iii each House, shall
EA
decisive as to clearly indicate the wis-
AMIIIG(thaI measure. It is true that upon
Wags trivial or indifferent, where no great '
beenento
ITS involved, nor constimuurial
priwuipies in question, nor private rights
tilticonsiderations of expediency may
l et isto:socount by the Executive: but
P1111*147 no substantial objection, whether of
Mror of principle . can Le waived by hint
el boa oath to support the Constitu
ting. Tas days iSuadays erchuicti,) are al -
11.114111/0 I; wive to ;minder s lull, and
Illtagpiare or re.o it, after which it will be
outs law without ids signature, if not pro?
- *WM" satimied. The pracuce of my pre-
Orrbes bean occasionally- to permit
/NOW lairs by this limitation of
ores • :VW, bars tak:p effect in the entire
i isiMs,et,[ gasentive union. !jut I believe
Vila bits wily incurred wltiere Lie X;etitatire
$s !mid it impossible to form a punitive
"14011011 111,rt . the measure—where, though
es' ippobretuonalsle, it was trivial—or,
Sit WM manifest that a veto would
Amill its defeat. This iliecutive pm
** is open to question For if the
! ' goes hells neetiree signed nor return-
UM do% shall become laws, was
0 • gerecii egginstExecuti re abuse,
. *use IC widow porrul, and wit as
#
Owwlooki the gpoutjvo might cause
alitot. without the responsibili.
these. it would mann clear
./ balding Aboin over for such
. -
be defended.
tilt Legislature by its adjournment
11111.
VAI tiTe o aAer the
f duet
. cl fu a t obi f l ur l,
1
it.
and buses it is provided that
-Om it *all bows* a law gale=
-- - •- -Attlee , sbrus days alter shy
- - practice a larip
aeat to the- (hoe
d)* Iwijoarsawat
is uspossibla for
the atboeriuneut
are ant to hint
' tie deeeiod.-e.
ii PP Sfadinii,
gama only ilm
Odays kr form.
barb* believes
L'. - in all ca--es
ne-; ' J. A as he dis. '
prov e s vi ill be hei I over to* returns.] '0 the
proper branch of the General Assembly with
in three cloys after their *eat meeting, accor
drag to the constitutional provision. This
will properly dispose of ail bills in h e hti•As
a: the adj unle,s indeed it be -.How
able to hold over hies and permit tl.:m to
As without his acti , in.
The vroi,r,,ty of siztinig b‘ls th,.. Goy.
ilr o hP115 , , , 1:3 the sc:b.irn, c: the Le.;l;.i:ure,
liar been triestioned. It does not accord roll
the old prsolicc, and tr certainly lia:,le to
abuse. During my term it will be strict:y
confined to the first ten days after an adjourn
meat. and all bills, not then approved, may be
considered as awaiting the next meeting of
the General Assembly, to be returned u i'h
tee Executive disapproval. The Executive
should not be subjected for lung periods of
time to the solicitations of those interested in
bills, nor storthl he be subject to the inTLita
tions of indecision or favoritism almo,t una•
voidable in such eases. fur is it right that
he should have in his hands the means of in
fluence which the holding open of LAI de , :sion
upon bills during a recess would confer.—
Besides a great wrong may be done to those
interested I:1 legislation, by Collhthillifl;J,' them
for an undue peri,xi in uncertainty as to the
talc of bills ia which their rights, their proper
ty or their business may be involved. These
are evils which an Executive may (rtiste, by
settling his polic; firmly in the outset of bis
administration. It would be well, also, fur
tile Legislature to so shape its action as to
avoid the necessity of sending many important
bills to the Governor iu the closing days ur
hours of a session.
Fc!low Caizeas:—Although it wail not be
expected that I should at this time discuss in
detail the particular questions which wiil
prob
ably come before the Government during my
term, I desire briefly to give expression to the
general views of public policy to which I hold,
in their application to practical issuas now
pending. The currency of the State is iu such
a disordered condition, that • general and
wholesome public opinion demands its reform,
and the establishment of effectual barriers
against future convulsions. This is a subject
winch will test the intelligence, the firmness,
and the patri , ..tism of the Representatives of
the people iu the Legislative departmeut, and
may impose grave responsibilities upon the
Executive. My views are decidedly hostile to
the emission and circulation of small notes as
a curreucy to the increase of Banking capi
tal under present arr'sngements ; and to the
issues of batik paper upon securities inadequate
for their redemption. The want of uuifortnity
in the legal provisions under which existing
ks operate, is objectionable. In the revision
and suiedment of our banking system, the
public interests in my opinion demand the ex
tension of the specie Willis upon which issues
are made; the suppression of the smaller de
nomination of notes heretofore allowed ;
thorough reports of the condition and Lusine.ss
of basks with their frequent publication; ad
ditional security, (other than specie) to consist
of the bonds of this State er of the triated
States, for the redemption of circulating notes,
including in all cases proper indiv:dual liabili
ty of stockholders and directors, fitted fur con
venient and actual enforcement ; with a su
pervisory and controlling power in some prop
er officer or department of the Government to
restrain or suspend the action of banks in case
of their violation or evasion of the law.
• When a specie currency shall be secured
to the people by prohibiting the circulation
of bills of a small denomination, it will be
highly desirable that the fiscal affairs of the
State govertintent shall be wholly separated
from those of the banks; in other word., that
the money transactions of the government,
both in its collections and disbursement..mhall
be in the legal coin of the country. When
ever a practicable, convenient and elf lent
scheme fur the operations of the Treasury,
upon such a basis, can he presented to me by
the Representatives of the people. it *ill meet !
with a cheerful approval. There are difftoul- I
ties in the case, however, far greater than
those surmounted by the general govern
ment, in the establishment of its indepen
dent Treasury system; but the of being
one of the first magnitude, and calculated
exercise a most salutary influence upon the
action of the government, and upon the
Lna
ness of the banks and the topic, it is well
worthy of earnest consider:tin:in:
In reforming the currency, a single State
can accomplish but a moderate amount of
good, however sincere, intelligent and earn
est it may - be, without the cosiperation of
other States, uid especially of those which
adjoin it. Bank notes are not stopped in
,their flow by imaginary State lines, our does
it seem possible fur a State altogether to
present foreign notes from circulating within
her borders, even by the most stringent en
actments. Wa must, therefore, invoke our
sister Suites to join with us in the repression
of small paps., and in such Other particulars
of reform as require for complete success
their co-operation. Meantime to the extent
of our power let us exert ourselves to furnish
our citizens with a safe and stable currency;
to prevent future financial convulsions similar
to that under which the community has for
sowe time been struggling, and to relieve the
government in its fiscal action from the dan
ger of depreciated or worthless *per, and the
embarrassments arising from dependence up
on corporation, of her own creation.
The People of Pennsylvania by the recent
adoption of an amendment to thei_loustitution
on the suls:e.:l of Public Indebtedness, have
imposed an imperative obligation up .n their
servants to practice ecionomy,to limit ex peni
ture., and to give their best efforts to the
gradual but eventual extinguishment of the
existing public debt. After eight years of
experience under the sinking fund act of
1549, we find our public indehtedneis hut
slightly diminished. The constitutional
amendment just adonted demands the estab
lishment of an eff'e,aive sinking fund fir its
payment, and I shall consider it one of the
lending duties of my administration to see
that that amendment is carried out both in
its letter and its spirit. I cannot regard the
reduction of the three mill tax on rope-ty
made at the last regular session of the Log's
'attire, otherwise than as inopportune. and
doubtless existing financial e uharras..mentv
will for a time reduce the amount dery tit
from other sources of revenue. Nor mill
any very large amount of the purchase nviney
of the main line of the public works be realis
ed by the Treasury fur a considerable prioil.
, It will, therefore, be necessary for the State
to husband her resources, and toincrease her
! revenues as far as is possible, without oppres
sion to any interest, in order to meet her
current and necessary outlays, the demands
I of her erediters, and the positive obligation
of the constitutional amendment.
There is a great lack of consistency and
principle in the laws passed during some
years in relation to inc, - )rporatinus. Tway
hare been crested upon no settled, uniform
plan ; are excessive in number ; and many of
them unnecessary to the accomplishment of
any 14984445ta purpose,. They have doubt
less euctr;raged speculation, awl in various !
ways contributed to the recant financial con-I
rutsion. Various and inconsistsneprorisione
appear ip acts establishing or extending the
powers of corplrate bodies of the same class
and general character. The tax laws relating
to them are in some emit:mien, and conse
quently taxes paid by them unequal, while
some wholly essrepc arty share of the public
burdens. In brief, unr system of incorpora
tions has become so vast, diversified and daft-
cult of compr:ehensiou, no reasopable in- '
dustry can master the whole su b ject, and
understand precisely where we are and whi
ther we are drifting, A. thorough revision of
Oar laws on this aubjeet, and the establi s h..
mo t of geoeml, nnifumn, regulations for
each class of corporate bullies, with the avoid-
WWII. as far as possible,. of special p rov i s i ons
fur pertiticlaz oorporations, are reforms inn
perm/414 demanded by the public interests
ut Ith/eh I shall heartily co-operate. I have
no hostility to express against incorporations
g o proper olkieets beyond the power of
visionl ass's' and akW • nor geousraliv against
Mira hoiiitiep fui: the epplysetion of lo
bo Mai ppltal to the ersnoun of wealth,
where individual unpAimpted action will not
go, But no one alin assert that ire hare
limited Jurselvcs to such a p 'Noy, nor that
&CU:tally rigs.
be eieteise of
vt • • C.•
Ijust,
But . n wiling all the topics of re
gra or ceiticiem in our public oare'r, Owed !
hich sh old bear their proper fruit in amend-
!
bent an I refer in,) we may w e ll b e e, rere e of
0.4 Insy:u a , uf —.4IJ rp • !e1.., her
,ns ICI I der .is tr., rieeom.,
i.rosrerons and p iwerfol; ranking
a 1 ei.r t c 1.-st of the SL•I:• . 3 ; acid l ice 1.1 , 11 -
1 ; 111.1:: and chary -ter abroad bear teas
tituouy t her merits, and promise for her a
des:meet:shed future. Besides her :Igrlct.l)-
. ur.sl r , s m.rees, which are grout and first in
iinpirtanee, she is cap tide of producing in
untAd quantities those two Articles of prune
neeessite and universal use, Iron atil Coal.
I Even ill timesof wide-spread calam
ity, when spe , .ulation and extravagance have
dine their worst to cripple the operatLois
capital, and stay the hand of labor in its use
ful
t uI, the I. eeli ire interests Jeer bi am may '
b.c test:see I among the first to rep lye and to
furnish a strong and reliable basis for the re
suntoti of activity in all the channels of!
employment, and in all the operations cofl
mile. That gevernineet would be unwise
and blind which would adminieter the public •
affairs el this State, ()there ise than in a spirit I
r f kindness and nrotectien to these great and
capital interests.
! From the earliest period of our history, it
has been the pol icy of Pennsylt /rude to educate
all her citizens ; and at this time our institu
tions of learning and educational facilities
are equal to those of any country. Our
Common School system is justly distinguished
as one of the most practical and efficient in
the Union. Let us then cherish this tradi
tional policies, ooming down to us front the
fathers of the Commonwealth, and by every
means in our power fester and etrongtheu
the measures now suceeeefully pretitteing the
results so ardently desired by the patriotic
men who have gene before us.
While our domestic attire and policy
naturally will occupy most of the attention
of the Government and our people, it is not
to be forgotten that Petinsylvama bears very '
interesting relations to the other S.utes of
the eenfederacy, and looks with au anxious
eye to the prsweediege and policy of the llen
eral Government. It is both our duty and
our interest to cultivate the most friendly re- I
lations with our sister States, and to frown j
upon all attempts to so.v wiping them feel-,
ings of alienation. We should exert our
whole influence to keep the Government of j
jhe !Juice; in its true position, as the common
agent of the States end the people, exercising
high p ewers in trust for their advantage arid
%/Afore, and deriviug all its powers trout the
written coustitution which carried it into
being. At this time we have strung reason
to cot.fide in that Government, as etc know
that its administration is in safe, able and I
patriotic hands, and that it may be trusted'
to dealjostly with all sections of the country. I
Insubordination--or utter disregard and
ovnterapt of just and lawful authority—has
heretofore produced difficulties in the Terri
tories of Kansas and Utah, and, in case of the
latter. has now precipitated a state of armed
hostility between the inhabitants and the
General Government. In the former, the
peaceful American remedy for the redress of
grievances, real or imaginary—the'
ballot box—has been for a long time abjured
bey a considerable portion of the population,
and a struggle between legal authority and
unlawful and irregular combinations contin
ued down to the present period. Meantime,
contributions of money and aid from the
States, have kept up excitement and turbo
' lence in the Territory, and enabled designing
men there to inflame passions, which ether- j
wise would long since have subsided. The
judgment and • pint of the country canny t j
be too strongly consolidated in favor of the
(laws, and age net all who ride up to oppose
thorn by unauthorized me:tns. lier can the
excuse for resistance to the Territorial laws,
and fur failing to perform the duties of citi- •
zenship under them, that wrongs and frauds
were perpetrated at eloetious. Le admitted as I
a justification. IYhere °lee:none arc se) fre
quent, and the rights ef 'euftraree so liber a l
as in this country, it it peenliarly the duty
of a good citizen to obey existing '
and even of jeetionablb laws, lc:lowing their ,
the former can he changed, and the !atm.'
modified or repealed, teTtin a eery brief pa
rind. And as to disput rd Piet:Liens, they
must be decidru . ree- tote Inrer legnl authority,
and not by indie ideal citi_ene, or irregular
self-constituted enseniblagee„
Insubordination to necessary and rightful
authority, instigated and encouraged by un
worthy men in the organized States, who de
sired thartlis/eord should continue, and were
willing to contribute to that object, is there-
lific fountain from which the troubles in Kan- I
sas have heretofore eiroceeded. It was natur I
al, perhaps inevitable, that this conduct by a
parte in the territory should provoke an op
posite party to many unjustifiable acts, and
to much imprudent and unreasonable cons
duet. Thus extremes set and re-act upon
each other, and when the laws are defied and
!individual action let loose, sarong, outrage
and violence are noes:vary results.
Te lan phase of the Kansas question,
which is upon the constitution framed by a
Territorial C invention, is peculiarly for the
judgment of Congress, to which the power of
admitting new States is oonfided by the Gm
stitution of' the Union. The representatives
of the people and of the States in Congress
assembled, will meet that question under all
the responsibilities which they owe to their
constituents, and which are imposed upon
them by their oaths of office ; and with full
information upon matters of fact important to
tho formation of a final judgment. Events
are constantly occurring in the Territory
wl•ich will afford matter for Congressional
debate, and may affect the ultimate decision.
To the people of Penneyls &lila the admis
sion of a new State in the Union—lnto that
confederacy of which she is a member--must
t.e at all times n suhjeet of high interest. And
I believe I express their sentiments as my
own, in declaring that all the qualified eslec
ters of a Territ,ry elmuld have a full and fair
opportunity to participate in selecting dele
gates to firma Constitution prepat story to I l i
admission as u Steps, and, if desired by them,
they should also he allowed an unqualified
right to vote upon such Constitution after it
is framed. Of coursethose who then fail to
vote, in either ca+e, cannot complain that the
proceeding goes on without their participa
tm. It is to he herbed that Congress will
make sure!' provision for other Territorial that,
the present difficulty will have no repetition
in the future.
In conclusion, permit me to obsorvs. that all
experience and reflection prose that the mor
al virtues form the only firm foundation of
public order as well as individual character,
and their ;support should therefore engage
the profound attention of Govertrneot, and
the cc-operation of all good men. Prail in
deed will be any structure roared for the reg
ulation of society, and the promotion of man's
true and substantial happiness, unless it
stand upon a foundation inure pernotneut than
paper arraagemeate, or the fleeting impulses
of the hour: The recognition of a Great Su
preme Power, which rules the affairs of na
tions and of men, is the only support of those
virtues which can make a people distinguish
ed and prosperous, and give to anvernment
duration and success. Sincerely imploring
the Divine guidance in the performance of
duty, I assume the past assigned me by the
people indulging the hope that at the termi
nation of my service I shall enjoy the appro.-
val of my own ennscieltice, and bebbld Penn
sylvania adrancol and secure in her position
as one of the great eornmunhiss of the New
World—her standard aloft, and proudly bear
ing, untarnished, her motto of ••Virtue, Lib
erty and Indipendence."
Lowell, Mass.—This modern Man
chester in miniature is fast recovering
from the disasters of the late panic.—
Prom the statistics of Lowell nutsufho
tures just published we leers that the
number of mills rtt Lmll is Ilftoptwo,
the espital stook of whirl, is 8111,900,-
000. TI. average wore of Mask%
clear of board, per w,sek„l ,- atimales,
per day, Wear of hearth. Masi TIM
inereaee in the potentates a ;Amen for
the lagt ten years was 12,, 10.
, , _ P4or
lESEE
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1111. J. Stabile, Editor sad Proprietor
GETTYSBURG, PA
Monday Morning, Jan. 25, 1858
Pik - Senator Bavvra, and Messrs.
WILL, 316 LURE and PICKING, of the
Ilonse, have again placed us under
obligations for Legislative documents.
air We may save no little useless let
ter-writing by stating that Ron. WIL
soN REILLY, the member of Congress
representing this district, has no Patent
Office Reports to distribute. Ho has
as yet received none—Mr. Robison,
his predecessor, having gotten all -or
dered by the previous Congress, and
the present haring thus far passed bo
resolution - for the printing of more.
lerAmong the documents in regard
to Central American affairs sent to the
House on Wednesday week, by the
President, was one from the Nicaraguan
minister, thanking the government for
Corn. Panlding's conduct in taking
away Walker and his followers. •
State Treasurer —ln the Democratic
caueas, held on Friday evening week,
by the members of both branches of the
Legislature, Mr. MAGRAw was re-nomin
ated on the first ballot. The vote stood
as follgws :
Henry S. \lngram, - - 56
Henry S. Mott, - - - 17
John J. Meant', - - - - 10
Mr. Workman, - - .; - 7
,
HENRY S. 3L%ORAW, having received
a majority of all the votes given, was
declared the nominee of the party—and
ho was accordingly re-elected, on Mon
day, by the Legislature, State Treasur
er for the ensuing year, by a vote of 90
to 43.
Official Vote for Governor.—On Friday
week both branches of the Legislature
met in joint convention for the purpose
of opening and counting the returns of
the election for Governor. The official
vote was announced as follows :
William F. Packer, - -188,84 a
David Wilmot, - - - 146,139
Isaac llazleh u r3t, - - 21,096
Packer's majority over Wilmot, 42,707
over buth, 14,611
stir - - It is generally believed that the
banks of Philadelphia will mums spe
cie payments on the Ist of February : —
This, however, is by no Means certain,
although nearly all of them are abUnd
anti.). able to resume. Some few seem
disposed to avail themselves of tho full
extent of the relief act, which allows
them to remain in a state of suspension
until the Ist of April. In the meantime
measures are in progress toscstablish a
clearing-house there, somewhat differ
ent from that in New York.
Iffir Smith, on trial for some weeks in
Philadelphia, for the murder, by shoot
ing, of Richard Carter, at the St. Law
rence Hotel, has been acquitted, on the
ground of insanity. He has been en
trusted by the'Court into the care of
his sister.
lerThe relief of Lucknow is fully
confirmed by the details of.the Indian
mail. The slaughter of the rebels has
been great. It was reported that the
King of Delhi's son and two nephews
had been shot. The correspondent of
the London Daily News states that the
rebels had placed a boy on the throne,
and keep him in a state at Fytabad, a
large walled city defended by a fort and
round towers. Here their last stand of
resistance may be expected, and they
had concentrated all their available
force at that point.
The Supreme Cuurt.—At the meeting
of the Supreme Court of this State, last
Monday, Justices Strong and Thomp
son drew lots for the priority of succeed
ing to the Chief Josticeship, as provid
ed by the amended Constitution. The
drawing resulted in favor of Justice
Thompson, who will accordingly be
Chief Justice next after Judge Knox.
Capital Going a Begging.--.lt, is stated
that one of the banks of Boston offered
to loan another bank on Friday at the
rate of five per cent., but the offer wan
refused. The Boston banks now hold
in deposit seventeen and a quarter mil
lions of dollars, an increase of several
millions within a month or two. The
amount of specie in the Boston banks
on Saturday week was $5,901,800, an
increase of 8303,100 from the previous
day.
Confession of a Afurderer.—Philip
Hawkins, colored, convicted of murder
at the November term of the Circuit
Court for Frederick county, confessed
his guilt to a gentleman of that city a
Pow days since, but the oonfession will
not be placed before the pubße until
after his execution, which takes place
on Friday, nth inst.
Walker Bonds.—lt is stated that Gen.
Walker has flooded the South with
bonds or one hundred dollars each, is
sued In his (Walker's) name, running
twenty years, payable in Nicaragua
Lands. Rather poor stock.
filer.
The en emies of the Democratic party
are every where predicting its disrup
tion, Dial rejoicing in the hope that it
Is soon to be broken up and destroyed.
Whilst we are in no way surprised that
such a hope should fill them with joy,
and can readily understand the grounds
upon which their predictions are based,
we do not entertain the slightest'fears
of their ever being realized.
It is true that prominent members of
the Democratic party have seen proper
to differ with the administration upon
its Kansas and Central-American poli
cy, but it by no means follows that in so
doing they intend to cut themselves
loose from the Democratic party ; and,
indeed, if such be their intention, it
would not necessarily, or even proba
bly, end in the disruption of that party.
The very idea upon which the Demo
cratic organization is based, and on
which it has invariably acted, will save
it from such catastrophe. With
measures, and not men, as the founda
tion-wall upon which it is built, it ne
cessarily follows that it can never be
destroyed so long as it adheres to this
as the fundamental doctrine of its exis
tence. Like all other parties it has its
'great lights—mun to whom it is deeply
attached, and whose lead it delights to
follow. ' But this attachment springs
less from any partiality of the party
towards its leaders than from admira
tion of commanding abilities, coupled
with a long and consistent devotion to
the great doctrines upon which it is
founded; and whenever, therefore, we
find one of these, no matter bow great
his personal popularity, deserting the
leading measures of the Democratic
party, wo will surely see that party as
promptly deserting him. "lien change,
but principles live forever ;" and im
mutably fixed as it is upon the unchang
ing rook of principle, neither the Dem
ocratic party, nor any respectable por
tion of it, can ever be made to follow
permanently those who, misled by error
or influenced by the prompt ings of am
bition, may choose to depart from the
groat political chart laid down for its
government. We are not without
many examples in support of what we
have said. The merest tyro in the
history of the Democratic party, re
marks the Washington Union,is familiar
with the fact that attempts have again
and again been made to destroy its or
ganization, by men who had enjoyed
its fullest confidence and occupied its
highest place of honor and trust. All
know the fate of those who deserted
their party and made war upon the ad
ministration of Gen. Jackson. Whilst
he,for adhering firmly and unflinching
ly to its great principles, was applauded
and sustained by the people, they, as a
consequence of deserting them, were
driven into political exile, and stripped
of their power and influence. And few
there are who do not remember the fate
of one who, after having spentthe best
years of his life in the ranks of the De
mocracy, and worn the highest honors
in its gift, ingloriously buried himself
in a bold attempt to bury his old party.
We might give other inst.:dices of a like
character, but these are sufficient for
oar purpose, and enough to show how
vain is the idea that any man, or sot of
men, no matter how commanding their
talents, or how high their positions,
can, by deserting the principles of the
Democratic party, destroy its organise
tlon,er materially damage its prospects
of continued and ultimate success.—
Such attempts have often been made,
and as often failed ; and such predictions
as our opponents arc now putting forth
have always ended, as these - will cer
tainly end, in idle prophecies and un
meaning boasts.
Colifesolim tile Tr.. (Janne.
In his message to the late special ees-
Sion of the Kansas legislature, the true
cause of the 'recent excitement in that
Territory is thus stated by Acting Gov
ernor Stanton :
" At the election for delegates to the
convention, on the 15th June last, the
groat body of the people refrained from
voting. That refusal of the majority
to go to the polls was too unfortunate
to he now denied. It has produced all
the evils and dangers of the present crit
ical hour. It has created the present
profound excitement."
The Kansas nor:ad of Freedom
unites in this admission, and does not
even lay any stress upon the disfran
chisement of fifteen counties, the new
feet dwelt upon at length by Gov. Walk
er. On tho contrary, it admits, with
Mr. Stanton, that the disfranchised
counties contained very few inhabitants,
and claims that the abotttionista could
have elected their own delegates to the
convention in every district. It says :
" Had the free State party consulted
their best interests, instead of standing
on etiquette, as they did in June last ;
they would have 'pitched in' and elect
ed every delegate to the constitutional
convention. Then, if they had wanted
the Topekaconatttution as their funda
mental law, they could have clothed it
with legal sanction, so far as appearan
ces are concerned, and now we would
have been oat of the woods, instead of
being surrounded with difficulties which
at times seem insurmountable. We
have a long chapter to write on this
subject some day that will pat a differ
ent face on this statement from that
now seen by many of our readers."
C7ielera.—This fell disease has once
more made its sppearanoe in England ;
and there can be no doubt, if it be true
to its antecedent*, that it will visit the
shores of America daring the course of
thb approaching 'summer. Should% do
so it will again find us unprepared, and
the usual mortality and panic' will be
the result.
Wessares, eel num.
Gov. rookorvo Adloalolvoratioo.
Gov. Pam= bas appointed lion.
Wm. M. Hums, of Borka, Secretary
of State ; 11. L. DIIEFFENBACH, Esq., of
Clinron county, Deputy Secretary; and
lion. JOHN C. Knox, of the Supreme
Bench, Attorney General. These selec
tions aro uncxceptionable—,bet ter could
hardly hare been made.
Gov. Packer's Inaugural clearly fore
shadows his official course, and know
ing him to be a discreet, sagacious sad
able man, we have no fears that he wilt
abuse the confidence reposed in him by
his fellow-citizens.
'fir Hon. Wx. A. Poarxa, of Phila
delphia, has been appointed to the Su
preme Bench of this State, in the place
of Judge Knox, resigned.
Mask sills Sidrnersi to &...m. Lawi.
Governor Pollock sent a message to
the Legislature, on Thursday week, an
nouncing that the ftillowing bills passed
at the last session of the Legislature,
and presented to him less than ten days
prior to the anal adjournment in May,
18571 and not having been returned
by hint with his objections, within three
days after its meeting, in extra session,
in October last, had become laws, agree
ably to the Constitution, in like manner
as if ho had signed them :
An act to incorporate the Octorara
Bank.
An act to incorporate the Mononga
hela Valley Bank at McKeesport, Alle
gheny county.
A supplement to the act to recharter
the Easton Bank.
An act to incorporate the Milton
Savings' Bank.
An act to incorporate the Bank of
Plmenixville.
An act to incorporate the McKean
County Bank.
Regulatima (Artie Basks.
Mr. Foster, of the Rouse, has intro•
(Need a bill for the bettor regulation of
the Banks of this Commonwealth :
The Ist Section provides that no
Bank shall purchase, or disconnt any
draft, or bill of exchange, at a greater
rate of discount than 1 per cent. beyond,
or above the legal rate of interest.
Sec. 2, Declares that no Bank shall
de are dividends exceeding 8 per cent.
.e. 3, No Bank shall set aside as a
contingent or surplus fund a greater
amount than 10 per cent. on the capital
stock thereof.
See. 4, That in any case where such
Bank shall hare at tho timeof the pas•
sage of this Act, a surplus fund exceed
ing 10 , per cent. on the capital thereof,
such excess shall be divided among tho
stockholders within six Months of tho
passage of this Act.
Sec. a, That in case the surplus, or
contingent fund, at any time, after tho
Ist of January next, shall exceed 10 per
cent. on the capital stock thereof, such
excess shall be paid into the State
-Treasury for the use of the Common
wealth.
Iltrlingtbllow.
This notorious Kansas "border ruf
fian" has written a letter in opposition
to the course of President Buchanan,
on the Kansas question. During all
the excitement in that territory no man
has boon more bitterly abused by the
Abolitionists than Stringfellow, and no
one has received less countenance and
support from the Democratic party.
Nov, however, he is a pet, a pure
patriot, in the eyes of his old maligners.
Striegfellow's motives are doubtless
as pure as those of the boat of his col
leagues, who are banded together for
speculative purposes. Beyond this, no
rollance . can bo•placed in him, for any
thing beyond a spirit of agitation and
disturbance.—Jeffersonian.
A Case la Palau
We have a few facts relating to the
several constitutions of the State of
Kentosky which are of interest in con
nexion with the organization of a State
governmentwin Kansas under the Le
oompton constitution. The first consti
tution of Kentucky was formed in 1792,
and existed until 1799. The second or
amended constitution, framed in 1799,
remained unaltered until 1850. Nei
ther of these constitutions were ever
submitted to a vote of the people. The
new constitution of 1850 was submitted
to the popular vote, and adopted by a
vote greatly less than a majority of the
whole number of voters in the State.
Yet no ono ever supposed that its adop
tion by a minority of the people render
ed it an illegal instrument, or relieved
those who omitted io vote from yielding
to it their hearty obedience. All bad the
opportunity to vote, and that was suffi
cient; it was the majority at the ballot
box that decided the question of its
adoption, not the majority who declined
to vote.— Washington Union.
skiirA Boston (Hass.) paper says a
gentleman who has spent the last two
months in the West, writes from Illinois
in terms by no means encouraging.—
He says that grain is plenty, but in no
demand. Wheat at 40 cents, and corn
at 20 cents a bushel, have no buyers.—
The farmers cannot raise money enough
to pay their debts, and almost every
day somebody's farm is pat ender the
sheriff's hammer.
vireo!. Johnston, the Commander
of our Utah army, is a Kentuckian by
birth, and graduated at West Point,
but resigned his commission, and be
came a volunteer in the Texas revolu
tion. He was a Colonel of a regiment
in the Mexican war, and shared the
honors at Baena Vista. 11, 1846 he
became a paymaster in the U. 8. Army,
and in 1855 was appointed Colonel of
one of the new regiments.
Deceased.—George Kenton Hairr,
Esq., who for nearly forty years' was
the editor of the Franklin Repository,
died at Chambersbnrg, on the nth
inst., aged seventy-nine years, -
Lwow ePanii.ffirikralltillholllllll.-
Wssimorrow, Jan 21,111. -
Dear Compiler: —ln the last Hotta of
Congress, the Black Republicans Ind Know Nothings had a decided mkjaity,
and " ruled the roast" to their or►a
liking. Corruption seems to have been
one of the'" orders of the day,"...... 0
much so, indeed, that the present
House has found itself compelled to ap
point committees to investigate the
charges of peculation and bribery made
during the recess. First, there le a
charge against Mr. Callom, late Clerk
of the House of Representatives, for de
frauding the Treasury of $25,01X1 in
the distribution of books to the mem
bers. Then there is a charge of bri
bery and corruption against certain Re
publican members of the last Congress,
arising from the item in the books of
Lawrence, Stone & Co., of Boston, of
287,000, for passing the amended tariff
act, to suit the New England nuninfac
torero. An interesting expose may he
looked for, and I shall endeavor to keep
the readers of The Compiler posted in
regard to it.
A number of reports from Standing
Committees are now 'before both
Houses, and I observe an earnest dispo
sition to go to work on the part of
the members. They are generally sick
of Kansas and Filibuster spegehos, and
desire a change of subjects.
Whatever may bo said by the oppo
sition, Mr. Buchanan is deep in the affec
tions azd confidence of the people, and
will be sustained hi and out of Congress.
It is said that Gen. Scott will go to
the Pacific to organize a force to march
against Utah from that side. Whether
or not the rumor has truth at the bot
tom of it, I am not prepared to say, but
it is certain that every possible meas
ure will be pipmjitly used to bring the
rebellious Moimons to their senses.
. The country would be in "a pretty
fix " in these troublesome times with
such a " statesman " as Fremont at the
head of affairs ! Just think of it.
A Ilhiilsobili, w...r.
It is known that there was a regular
split in the Free State party of Kansas,
in reference to the propriety of Voting
for State officers, under the provisions.
of the Lecomptoa Constitution, on the
4th inst. The regular Conventions had
been controlled by the impracticable&
under the advice of Jim Lane and his'
cronies, beta mass Convention had boon
holden, which was under the influence
of the conservative portion of the party,
and was addressed by Thomas Ewing,
jr., Judge Conway, Judge hrKay,
Governor Robinson and others, all of
whom advocated voting under the Le.
Compton Constitution as the readiest
and most practical means of-settling
the difficulties in the Territory. We
make the following extracts from the
speech of Mr. Ewing, and invite special
attention to the very remarkable and
startling admissions it contains—admis
sions which must triumphantly vindi
cate the course of the Administration,
and the policy recommended by t h e
Democratic press generally :
Thomas Ewing, Jr., of Leavenworth.
said he was not a delegate, but a looker
on. lie had differed radically with the
free State party in the spring, and hail
been for voting then, and did -Tote. Ile
was for voting now. Ile was for action
and opposed to inaction. The policy of
inaction will destroy us. It will lose
us our cause, and the respect of our
friends in the States. They , will tell us
wo should have fought through the bal
lot box.
The only policy is to go into the elec
tion for State officers. Every resident
can vote. Tho opponents of the Le.
compton party are in a majority of at
least 12,000. The plea that we cannot
have a fair election is pusillanimous.
The territorial officers, aided by a civil
posse, can arrest and punish frundUlent
voters; and, if the people are determin
ed, the laws cannot be overridden. It'
wo carry the State officers, and Con
gress admits us, the government can at
once assemble the Legislature, which
will call a now convention to frame and
submit to the people a new constitution;
and no power outside tho State can call
in question the validity of the oonstitn
tion when so framed, submitted and
ratified.
There is but ono course suggested
other than that of voting. It is toilet. up
an independent government. That is
rebellion. That man is mad who advis
es this as a mode of redress for griev
ances which can be redressed at the
ballot box. It would inevitably fail,
and involve us in ruin. Look at the
past attempts at rebellion in this WWI
- how the nullifiers
we down, and how the whiskey insur
rectionists were put down. Wa may
profit by their example ..'
e 0 The only
mode of opposing this mpton con
stitution from which we can or ought
to hope anything, is the lawful mode.—
Let us go into the election for State
officers."
Kassa. Electlims..oMallal Itirairms.
ST. Louts, Jan. 21.—The Democrat
publishes the official returns ef the re
cent Kansas electioos, over the signa
ture of Governor Denver, as follow* :
Constitution " with slavery" 6,1 ;
" without slavery" 5,069. At the elec
tion of the 4th instant all tho eras State
officers were elected by an average 'ma
jority of 415. The Senate stands 18
free State men to 6 Democrats; the
House 2D free Star,. Mall .10 pi pew>.
erste. The majority agaiestafeeonsti
cation at the same eleetioa was 10,250,
the alleged frauds irr Oxford, Shawnee
and Sicluipoo beini o ntiged.
Lynch Law is JaassiL--camtoo,
Jan. 20.—Two mem edialmd a tt e mpted
the robbery of a store at Levibser,
&SUS I Wen caught - 1a the set, and the
mob. that assiatoted hug item
They'wers, fir - cat demo -before
life maw imuila•t; and iberepts• by a
sided Ickihniar
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