the y savenswilearthey - m 7, -who
le falling not He profeithis
tear • childperf ,AiyhorktSr4-Do.'arau
►have ,your out its 4 ;lt, is
► for the irts thiathe b aebis master,: if
tee MASA&
,:irt4they persecute y ou
You luiSe caii,etettial salvititon
cans, and can you not trust him to take care
of. Tat press forward in the noble
whiehl you have enlisted. Let your
"Love, Purity
. arid Fidelity, * be
Neu ltearts, ,and mflenee your lives.
Tord , et.hope . to the dwadtel—raise
) . nriAge the desponding - confirm the
mii'diliginity, in public end in pri
-;youi fellow-being from the path of
Fer,= Itfjz redeemed - victim shall
Sind. laurels to your crown of
•
urizas t peAvere tn your work of mercy!-
rbentfing3'ou. It is - woman's holy
fallen. world,--10, raise up, the bowed
Aroublell spirit—to sytnpa
the sorrowful in • heart—to whisper
induces te the disconsolate.. Tour gen.
gs will fill like angel voices upon the
I to words of tenderness, and the -bless
ty ready to perish, will be upon
It ever be said of you, of a truth, " Many
are done virtuously, but ye have ex
it-41V
fulleAttaL our 4 eyes are turned with un
derest'upon you,'and as we behold you
eitthe armor and entering the field, we
. bid'-'l , you .113°d-speed. Unfurl:the broad
of "peaw. end good will to man." Extend
darnel han d, land bring-in the new recruits.
the shield of Virtue, Truth end Temper
aid let your determination be written on
;forehead, -., `f-Victory Cr death." Soon shall
theillad shouts of triumph, and
Ise gelid anthem of praise as it reverberates
Ilkopand villey, our country is- redeemed
is free. '
conclude, 'roast be permitted to offers word
planation of my course this evening. 'I ..ain
aware of the novelty of my position ; but I
icit. entered -Open it inconselerat elv. With
• solicitude, I have sought counsel of Him.
able to bless the humblest effort; And to
- :eireetual for the accomplishment of good.
sought counsel of many of both sexes in
judgment, and sense of propriety, I have the
• coefidence, and all bade me go ftirwarti.—
ne will be disposed to censure, is to be ex-
If sustained by conscious rectitude, it
hers little what may be said by those, who, with
tre fast passing away ; but, when my work is
when my eyes are dim in death, when the
of praise, or censure, falls alike unheeded
the ear, when my soul stands trembling up
verge of time. Oh, then, let me Veer the
mathings of Celestial love, whisper to my
„ " Well done good and faithful servant, thou
been faithful over a few things. enter thou in
.lo joy of thy Lqrd," and I shall be content—
will be well.
Next Preside nt.
have he Next
yet formally proposed for
dentin' candidate at the next Election except
TAVLoa, though there are thousands all about
won't be committed aforehand to anybody eke
HARRY CLAY, while he is alive. We happen
low.however, that Mr. Clay is entirely averse
to connection of-his name with-, the, subject of
Presidency. But what 185,2 may suggest' and
ire. who can say I " Sufficient mitt, the day is
hall thereof."
the side of the now rampant and confident
eep "Democracy" there are already several
midi in the field. Gen. Coss, though twice
l'efeated—once at Baltimore,-and again - all over—
titistill an expectant,. and we see that a Georgia pa
ter displays a flag inscribed :.For President, Lewis
,Olas; for Vice President, Licar4l -Cobb." It won't
'flo. Cobb is the stronger man, and, having never
.I,een beaten, will hardly run second on such a tick.,
L Beside, Gen. Bidler was a_good candidate for
' ;ice Presidnt and strengthened Gen. Cass materi-
Ily ; and if one of them is to be dropped, both will
k re to be—certainly the weaker of them. • ,
' ' Old Buck," as he is irreverently designated
t l -.710n. Imes BUCTIANAN of Pennsylvania—has been
r - some time hankering after a seat in the Presi
ential chair, and has twice had his wire pullers in
'he Baltimore Convention , bnt it was of no use.—
' uek is a frosty - hearted, sunny-faced, calculating
, 1 litician, and is just now trying hard to cut under
'Mil. Cass with the South, and has sonic prospect of
$-u
' ccess—that is, in getting nominated. We should
- Ike a word to say in one campaign against Cass or
ucbanan. Should the latter be chosen he will be
-
be first - bachelor ever thus honored.
t
`!• . Gen. A. 14104 LAST. now on his way home from
I • egon, whither he was sent as Governor by Mr.
f:l olk, has been formally nominated by a meeting
- t the, peominent Loco-Foco politicians at Indian : ,
k polis. He has been in Congress and in the Mexi:
..,' War, was a poor legislator but a very fa'r-fight
ler. -We should'ut wonder if there is a good run in
_
Gen. WOOL of our State (Troy) is not obstin ttelv
Terse to being a candidate if the Democracy" in
on having him, and is a man of valorous.
'=yements and respectable talents. He may
. titn - up President vet—who knows V
:GOT. WIIJ.JAM L. Maims Ofing State is thought
-fit man for the post by many .. of his Hunker
'ends.: In Executsve ability, be is ahead of any
•matt yet named on that side of the House.
?rlion. Lan Woonsurr of New-Hampshire has not
etbeen formally proposed, but is earnestly thought
taL Ile' has fair talent, . the confidence of the South.
and.= TraticuLir drawback that we are aware of.
,Beside," the partyl never vet supported a New
'aiglanalsandiciate for President, and it is high time
rixtrax ,
-> ..".4.:Bl.llte'whole, the priospct persuadingeome
bad* tOtindertaketle reipowibilities of the Presi
dency, from and after 1852 seems a fair one.—Nett ,
`York Tribune. '
= COWARDICE OP DESPOTISX-+An American
~ .tleman.nt Naples, says the Et-ening
,r , >o. of Sat
urday, writes us that on his arrival there, his otru
biggallv and that ofhi servant was strictly ertm
bled:oy the police. In the servant's tra;tl; there
• liappened to be a freemason's npron, which he bad
''broi,:ttr,ltt from the United States. The author
ities' mamediately took the alarm, nod' anlered the
traveller to depart in twelve hours. He protested
egoMstibliorder, and by means of h.slette, of in
,Ato-Aucuon,_and influence of the American 'ofEcials
resident there, succeeded in obtainingits revocation.
He found, however, that he was still under stuyeil
-,seee as as leis servant. An old man followed
brim about everywhere, and the only satisfaction be
' COuld . taire was iti-walkins for hours at a time, by
irlileiblm - sticceeded in giving hi.l pursuer as much
eercii=e as he could possiblyendure, and enabling
bin
tam his
‘
o,i ~ We 'tali:lt election :in Virginia has resulted in the
aMiice' - ofa'iioCoroco f4slature, as - usual--only a
little more so. The majority for a Convention to
revise the Constitution is about 20,000. 'A good
1:
-- riiove.bient.; Virginia 'certainly , needs an organic
inform. - She itinfohnly 'rotes-with the party which
- = Oilltitseit" ifiniociatic;" And is regarde:(l by t fi gt
iiattrii:iii :the:fjuntafn -bad of Orthodoxy ; yet, with
, t,lO itixnef4iott:of South Carolina. her COnstitutiecris
lc inore-ariebieratic; and- die berie.lits Ofrepi•ece. ntation
- iiiong,*ripletOs panopolized.underitiov the weal
' iby,:rnintiusti,,ftn in any other Stati itAhi - Union.
Plor:leilla.nee - ivkaitherihe will have the grace to
..liAtidt : therP'r§iercd sOius 6l , ' - . -
ehuaptttvaper not-to be trbind :bead
the - pilet - to' get up; eamethiet new,
‘lttilieteuld .461abiolgoit or the -Paticisin Murder,'
Ertvertt 01, : thiie6iejet that Prot Welicter &isnot
psk thAzysmabi "of the erzicir to he
&Cat , ealti : a:ATT av
T
' ACRAPE4F, Ildite?l%
--;
niu
say NIAT 1850,-* •
Thy Illialt‘act War and its Warttors.-
A very inteiviiting history of the late War with
Mexico, with a siltetch of the principal Generalsand
heroes engaged ;in it—a book of near 850 pages
neatly printed and bound, ititd illustrated with nu
merous rich eiginvings. 4->
Foni SALE AT THIS OFFICE. .
rg'Our aclu?owledgemente are due - to Hon.
Wu. M. Mritintru, Secretary of the 'treasury at
11 - nAington for a bound copy of Lis Report an the
Fituutces with Accompanying documents.
Scarce ever have we Llama such a backward
season a this his been thus far. Very little could
be ! done at planting or sowing or 'even preparing
the ground o f fo thin time in May, when planting
is usually nearly.done—so cold and wet has been
the greand. For several mornings within the last
two weeks the !mercury has been below the freez
ing point ; and on Monday Hight there was quite a
fall of ! snow twhich,whitened the ground in this re
gion.
Cowan' Dcsraorno!—A 'terribly destructive
Fire occurred ar,Conaing, N. Y., on Saturday last,
which destroiod:all the business part of the town,
including every stord and grocery in it. Loss esti
mated at $360,000. .
CONQUEST OF Cuba..—The long talked of eipedi
tion to take iinss:ession of the island of Cuba seems
to be now gohig 'forward hi earnest. It is said that
i.olue live or his thousand men witii anus, ammuni
tion and supplies 'have simultaneously embarked
from New 011emi4. Mobile and the Atlantic Cities,
chiefly underipretence of sailing for California, but
really, it is belici•ed, intending to seize upon Cuba
and wrest it from the Spanish gocernment.
In the'Vermoht Tribune of May 10th-, the very
first thing under!the editorial head is the question
in bold capitals, '!‘ SHALL WE BE UNITED r
By a notice under the bead Matrimonial in the
same -piper, it seems a certain fair one, Lrity bear
ing the name of i Miss Harriet L. Ellis, (now Mrs.
Rogers,) has tutsirercirthe'qeditiotinfatmativery.
-
Thilaga at Efattisbarg.
The Legislatuie finally ailjonrue,l on Wednes
day of last week, May 15th, making the session
135 days or within a Week of being twice the
length of the Whig Legishiture of 1847. Of course
the Apportionment, the Appropriation and other
I important Bills which were cliallied along till - the
last, were finplly pasedL and signed by, the
Governor. The t, rst mentioned Bill, however, was
after all passed i n such an objectionable shape that
the Governor fell constrained to give his reasons
for signing it, which will be found in another col
umn. It is much fairer in many respects than
the one vetoed spme time ago, and being the least
objectionable °filmy they could s get, most of the
Whig members 'finally voted for it, and the Gov
ernor signed it father than gratify the " rule and
ruin" spirits who seemed bent on breaking up and
leaving anarchy and confusion to take place in the
government of tim State, unless permitted to have
every thing, in their own way.
As we stated ih a Postscript last week, the House
after the disgraceful scenes of Monday, in which
the Lochs prevented a re-consideration of the Ap
portionitent by tefusing to answer to their names,
finally eri Tuesday came to tbeswork by voting to
re-consider. SeVeral of the Locos and most of the
Ivoted to adopt the Bill as reported by the
CormniUee of Gonfcrenee, which was carried by
48 to 43, and having been previously adopted by
the Senate, the Bill went to the Governor, and be
ing ‘igned by hiiti became a Iricf.
Among the doings at Harrisburg which we have
here tofsire overloiiked - , was thefinal passage through
both HOuses of the Bill to set Off the new county
of Mon our froth the lower part of Columbia.—
Danvill , which 'used to be the county seat of Co
lumbiaoras almost in one corner, and a contest
was had for ycsrs to get it retnoved up to Blooms
burg, which was finally accomplished. And now
by the fininstioni-of Montour county, Danville again
becomeii a county seat. This is said to have beers
fc
a darlinir measure of !dr:Senator. Best, for which
as e re • rit is elleged he has played sometimes
into the hands q one party and sometimes the oth
er—jus "as he Could make the most strength for
his net countp—he being editor of the Danville
Intelligincer, and of course identified With the in
terests 4 that place.
New SPEAKEII'OF ice Smi.trE.—The Best man,
who has been Speaker of the Senate during the
late wnwion;resigned according to custom on the
last dap of the session. so that the Senate might
eledt a flew one t.o stand over, whose term does Mot
expire this year. The Whigs 'voted throUghout
five ballottingrfor Mt% Crabb, giving him 15 votes.
Mr. McCaslin of Greene, also received 15 Locofoco
vetch ' , ar.d on the first cute 16. as he voted for him
self; bit Mr. Best as well as Mr. Crabb, voting
secateriltp, there was not a majority for either. On
the sixth vote; however,- Mr. Best voted. for Me-
Caslin4and tWo of the Whigs decliuMg to vote,
Mw axMeCaslin was chosen Speaker. Let it be
remembered by those who-so furit;usly denounced
Speakei Best for voting for himself that Speaker
Wens. has e the same thing . The difference
is that. done
voted for himself only the last time
and got eiertefi, while Me&slin did it the first
time- in d gavelJup afterwards when he found his
own, rot would noteffeet it.
Cotscums - cille Iv, big State. tventron in,
Ohio, has nemitutted -for Governor Hon. Wrt.r.”st
Joincsrctx (or JOhnson i as some of the papers have
it,) of Ceinnati. In wouhlite quite a remarkable
coincident if l'ennssivrwia, arid Ohio shciuld both
have Olvernori of the same rustle, all but the ini
tial F. , for a middle name. ' -- -
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-"
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's Livirm AG - E.—lathe prospectus for this
•
itai
valtiabl peri,odleal will be'found in our advertising
eoliunii ror-those who w4.nald store their . libra
rio jvit itteh:a variety of subslat/OA reading we
known ..whip*nor in what : wiTit-could be so ef
*.d.tillij ;:_i:iteeilli .: .aud edni,'eniently done. it is
Wi l t , ' .- 1 44:14 -. 4 ti t e i i ‘ diii k 4 ,a 6 f tbe
cOPl*l -*o.c.ati,Lot.,:irhieu:ixilauotts. with a
torngisriterfUoticejrota the late 1 4--Adims,
ere gOpeuded - t, ibelirastoettuas
• - Appostioament
A
4 The following 'lithe APportit ttuneni Bill:m it
1
7'11! agreed upon by the majority of
.t* .' Cm'
I. oo:Fes tif.amr(42, ce-slitagiof
and' one Loco on the part of: he Stria*, and three
tocOs on the pahLof the tome, and as it was As
nalli
,pitssed by both Houses. It contains some
Igm* inequalities which, the :Whigs tried in vain to
hat' amended, while the main body of the Loios
oppised it because it did not contain still More out
min to give then' the advantage.
'! 100 SENATOR&
:f . Taxable*.
Philadelphia city 2 22,730
- iDo. comity 3, 54,554
MoriWmunr 13,516
Chester and Delaware ' 20,034
Berke, 16,262
Bucks, . 13,151
La ter and Lebanon 9, , - 28,552
Northampton and Lehigh, 16,194
; Datiphin and Northumberland, • 12,338
I Carbon, Monroe,' Pike and Wayne, 49,102
Franklin and Adiuus, . . 14,087
Turk, ' 13,060
I Cunlberland and Perry, . 12,009
1 .Lyci:aning, Sullivan, Centre and Clinton, 13,449
Blair '
Cambria and Huntingdon, 13,403
Luzern C., Columbia and Montodr.
! 17,619
i . Bradford, Susquehanna and W7uming, —,16,827
i Tioga, Potter, M'Kean, Elk, CI ild & :la, 13,934
t
; Merper,Venango and Warren, 14,036
j Erie and Crawford. - . 16,564
' 'Butler ' Beaver and Lawrence,
1,7,658
1 Al legheny,
2, 28,547
WaShington and Green, 14,476
IBedford and Somerset. 11,210
Armstrong, Indiana and Clarion, 16,703
j Juniata, Mifflin and Union, 11,634
1 We4trnoreland and Fayette, 19.229
Schitylkill, 12,367
1 ( ' FOR REPRESEVTATIVES.
Con'Tities: No. 71z-rabies.
I Adams, 1 5619
Ant:gheny, . 5 28547
Armstrong, Clarion and Jefferson, 3 13795
BeaTer Butler and Lawrence, 3 17658
Bedford and Cambria, 2 9828
Blait and Huntingdon, 2 _ 9766
Berks, 4 ' 16262
Bucks, 3 13151
Bradford, . 2 8669
. ,
Clister, 8 14769
Cutt4berland, 2 • 7554
CmW -
ford, • 2 '' 8130
Centre, 1 4946
Cleirfield, 11•Kean.and Elk, 1 4729
Colambia, and Montour, ' -1 6721
Dauphin, 2 ' - 4683
Delaware, 1 52.31
- Eiiir •
t •
Franklin, 2 8386
Green, 1 44-47
Indiana, • 1 5530
Lycming, Clinton and Potter, 2 9080
Laii_ster, • 5 22844
Lebtinon, 1 4901
Lehigh and Carbon, 2 11028
I.omCnie, 2 10898
Monive and Pike, 1 3985
- Mercer, Venango and Warren, 3 • 11036
lifffiti, 1 3172
Montgomery, " ' , 3 13516
Notilinmpton, 2 8508
Northumberland, 1 4655
Percy, , 1 4455
Philadelphia city, 4 22730
'Du. county, 11 - • 59554
Schnyll.lll, 2 12867
Somerset, 1 4924
Susquehanna, Wyoming d: Sullivan, 2 902 7
Ting, 1- §237
Union and Juniata,. • 1 8462
Washington, 2 10029
Wayne; 1 4375
WeStmoreland and Fayette, 4 19229
York, 3 13060
It.!will be seen that the double districts for Seri-
atora _art abandoned, excepting where the taxables 1
of nue county alone required. it, and Lancaster, I
which without Lebanon Was insufficient for two.—
Buethe Locos themselves forced upon the Bill the
greatest inequalities that exist by persisting in at
taching Delaware to Chester instead of Moutgoin- 1
ery ; though clester had orer the required ratio
for .a Senatdr and Montgomery less—thus making
one district contain over 20,009 and the other ad- ,
joining it only 13,518. Cause wlirlittle Dela
ware might sometimes overact this:- . Loco majority
in Montgomery if put with. her. They also chose
rather to have Fayette and Westmoreland—two
heaTy Loco counties, in one district, making over
nineteen thousand, leaving Somerset with Bedford,
with a little over eleven thousand, than trust Fay
ette with Somerset and put Vestmereland with a
smaller county, making both much nearer the ratio.
In the Representative districts the unnecessary
clubbing together of counties to elect two, three or
four, members together, is carried to a great ex
tenti which the Whigs were unable to prevent.—
Armstrong, Clarion -and Jefferson are strung to
gether for three, when the first two would be bet
ter eff with one each, and Jefferson with Clearfield
Cr Pk would have made another. Beaver, But
ler mid Lawrence, might as well have one each, or
at least Beaver with one and the others:with two,
as to be strung together for three. Mercer, Venan
go and Warren make another unnecessary gerry
maader, as each would be better off with a single
member than with three togbther. But Mercer,
andOssibly sometitties Warren, might choose a'
Whig member if left alone; and though the ex
trernea'must be from 80 to 100 miles apart, Ve
nengo, a strong Len) county which lies between, is
made the connecting link to secure three Loco
members. But the moat glaring ,Locafoco outrage
forced upon the Bill was the piling Juniata on to
Un4ra for one member only, when Union shine had
near 500 more than the ratio ! The two together
have 8.102 taxables, which is more than feversl
other districts which have two. It is even more
I divat Siisquehanna and . Wyoming have, which our
neighbor thinks ought to have Iwo, without little
Sullivan attached. But Union is a Whig county,
suld!that makes the difference.
All the inequalities the Whigs labored to have
remedied, but the Loco majority would not let
them ; and now because most of the Whigs united
with the more reasonable; portion of 'the Locos in
pasising the Bill as it is, rather than to submit to .
stillfgreater outrages or have no apportionment at
allOhe Loco leaders are growling like bears with
soriii!heads at being prevented from inflicting great
er injury. ' .
An." t-REvr Tattaimt.—An important trial of Lima
Van Retusalaer, title to certnia lands in,tbe 'State of
Newt /roil has, recently been di:eked:by v irudge
Hand of Albany in favor of the people. Oreat
itn
ce teems to be attached-10 this decision in
Attie iputrteirr„ but whether it materially affects the
casn [ of . the Anti-Repiens generally,.we know not.
Idr . s. littchiusou'Of Atithison a fit
of -rnental , insanity- cut ibe_. throats:Of ber. three
- children and her own atsct; • ,
Wa
11 b ee f s . pus -a ;
amount of la/k ft. oirg ": " : ' ' ' in Con-
There but muili:doirrptgre of late, `..worthy of
r e co - r d. The - Report;and Spilech: of Isir:Xl4.- in
04ppor t ofhis plan of 4actinstrnent of the great`-eat i
flicting quixktions, Inv.-Impressed tnaririvitiCthe=
purity and patriotism of his designs who do not
entirely fall m to his plan, and the whole subject
is yet a matter of doubt. The House. however,
voted last week to close the debate on the Califor
nia question on the l tenth of June. A motion tirade'
to obtain a test vote on the separate question of
admitting California, failed in the Senate by a
email majority.
On Monday last, in both houses of Congress res
olutions were offered calling on the President for
information relative to the expedition to Cuba. In
the meantime President Taylor has been taking ac
tive measures by the despatch of naval forces to
prevent any acts of u,nreasion if. possible frorn
citizen's of this government against a power w ith
which we are at.peaei:
The Census Bill which ought to have been pass
ed two months ago has been finally passed—both
houses on Monday adopting the amendments of the
Comm it tee of Conference.
Most of the Southern members of Congress have
signed an address urging the people of the 'South
to support a new paper which they recommend to
be gaited at Washington under the editorial con
trol of Elwood Fislifr, to be the special organ and
advocate of Slavery. Pity if old Father Ritchie of
the Union is not ultra enough fur them on that,
score.
CONDENSED ITEMS.
The Passenger train of cars going cast on Tues
day night, overtook and ran on to a Freight train
about two miles west of Binghamton, smashing 2
cars, killing 2 oxen and doing considerable injury.
C. R. Buckalew and C. E. Wright of Doyles
town, are appointed as the committee to incesti
gs.te the affairs of . the Susquehanna County Bank
in accordance with the bill passed by the Legisla-
ture for that purpose.
Col. Asa Dimuck has the post of Chief Clerk of
the State Treasury under.the new Treasurer, Mr.
Bickel.
A fire occurred at Bethany a few days since,
which destroyed the store house of Judge Man
runa lib aro erocrrrea ret ilorstsearler that alLarrel
destroy the _building it caught in.
Female pickpockets are said to be getting preva
lent down east. No less than six ladies are said
to have had their packets picked by them to Bos
ton within a few days, and one lady was rubbed
of several hundred dollars while purchasing her
fitting out for a wedding.
A Slave insurrection planned in Monroe county,
Virginia, has beeil divulged by a colored servant .
girl, and sixty slaves concerned in it have been ar
.te4ted. They were to murdei the whites and es
cape to Ohio.
One Ralph Hulse of Freehold, N. J., has return
ed sick of California. He says as long as he can
get a roast potatoe and a bowl of buttermilk in
New Jersey, hell never go to California again.
Peter Hall ick was lately killed on the Railroad
between Carbondale and Blakely while removing
some obstructions from the track.
=11111:1
..rfr A corrotputuLtit of the North Aniericaii,
writing of th incongruous selection of Legislators
for certain duties, and of the closing scenes of the
Eession, say'
It can readily be imagined that a congregation
of one hundred sad thirty three men of -all ages,
characters and qualifications, forms as motley a
crew us the inmates, of a bedlam. Many are un
known to each other, either par-on:thy or by repu
tation, and ace placed on cointnittees, without any
reference to their fitness. It is not nati,ual to see
practically useful man in some unimportant posi
tion. and a popinjay assuming to financier for the
Commonwealth. I have knovru men to whom had
been assigned the pleaxiiig duty of originating law?
to punish and prevent crime, who were -infinitely
better skilled' in the science of "cock-fails an d
smashers." This is a misfortune and not a fault.—
One thing, however, is a fault. The first three or
four weeks of the season are really and truly idled
away. The first week is amply sufficient to get
familiar with their duty, and to inspire a zeal in
its performance. 't his however, is nut the case; and
the third or fohrth week is generally necessary in
steadying the nerves and brushing from the brain
the cobwebs of debauch and. dissipation.
• The closing scene of this farcical tragedy reminds
one of unruly school urchins at the approach of 'hol
idays. This betrayal into boyish joy, by "grave
and potent Senators' must be execused, or at least
pitied. A large portion of both branches have va
rious and prolonged duties to perform ; but they are
industrious, and in the morning take repeated
~ rounds" so that by ] 1 o'clock many have " forge
loads." Pea-nut orange rinds and paper pellets,
I m a k e the ammunition of these gentlemen, and and
a happy substitute for wit, sarcritsm, and argumein.
DELtitt of - 11 a. Pawaa.—The Pennsylvania
In
telligencer has the following just and appropriate
notice of the deceased.
" It is with more than the common feelings of re
gret which death causes by the removal of friends,
that we announce the death of James M. Powim.
An intimate intercourse of years made us well ac
quainted with his character and his virtues. Cour.
teous in his ntanner, generous in his dilmsitiim,
and warm in his attachments, he deservedly enjey
ed the high esteem and friendship of his acquaint.
ances. Called away iu the prime of his life, 'he
has left a void not easily filled, and a wound a lm ch
time alone cmi cure. To his friends there is lie
melancholy : satisfaction left that our loss is bis
gain, and th- the will of Providence, we bow! in
humble submission, while wo retain in lively 're
membrance the many generous traits that adorned
hint while living. w.
The Legislature.
This body adjourned sine die on Wednesday
(Isth inst.,),at 12 o'clock, after one of the most pro
tracted and stormy sessions we have had for manv
years. A large amount of legislation was (lobe,
upwards•of five hilndred acts having been passed,
most of them ptivate and unimportant bills, and'
amongst them, no doubt, many era very pernicious
character. Amongst the public and must import
ant acts, are the following :
The General Appropriation bill.
The Apportionment bill.
'The Revenue bill.
'The bill for the election .of Auditor General,
Surveyor Generat and County Stirveyors.
The bill for the election of Deputy Prosecuting
Attorneys.
The General Bank bill—a' crude and ridiculous
humbug.
The bill relative to the ansendment of the Ctm
strtuticin for the election of 'Judges by the people
These are the most inworhuatlaws passed - , - We
have not time or room to - refer AD them now in
jie
tail,butwill do so hereafter,ltusd Jrilt publish some
of them in full. The Apportionment bill is given
to-day in another column.—Pa. Intel '•
Thei.Whig lifembepi audit* Apporliw
- .menu 8111
~ Wil l i ar c received iii:aniatinTrom the Peonsylw.
aii Whig merk
.berivf therliouse4,RipreikwAtiils to the "peo n.
of the State, stating the - reasons which impelled
them to vote for the 4.ppiatimiment Ihlt'aeritimia
repoited from the'comilittee of ainfetenco, con
tainit!g,las they lielieve,, unjust and unequal provis
ions, giving as it does,' certain opposition, districts
great advantages, while it deprives certain Whig
districts of such representation seethe,' am in .0 1 1-
lice Intitled to. They my :
" The Democratic districts of Berle% 'York, and
Cumberland hive a represesitatire:eates than in
justice they could claim, while the W in g counties
of Union, Allegheny; Butler, dam, are deprived of
three members of the lionise, Which, by a fair iind
just apportionment, they would have. The Sena
torial , districts of Chester and Delaware, and of.
Montgomery are obnoxiona to the charge of• gross
inequality and injustice. The county of-Cheater
alone has more than a sufficient number of taxa.
bles to entitle it to a Senator; Yet:the strong
Whig county of Delaware with a taxable popula
tion of over five thousand is - littilelied toiler, whilst
Montgomery, which also borders •on Delaware,
without n sufficent number of taxabtes is, by this
bill, given a Senator.
Thd opposition palty resisted every ,attempt to
unite Montgomery and Delaware. The uniting of.
Indiana, Armstrong'and•Clarion in one Senatorial
district is another - feature of the bill, which, halts
political aspect, is, joeculikuiriobnexions to us as
Whigs, and we made every 'effort to furtn a district,
which would have been- less objectionable to the
people of tlie old district.; but wttliOut success."
But, without enumerating further. inequalities in
the bill, they proceed to state the embarrassments
and difficulties with which they were surrounded,'
one of the principal of which was 'a desire on the
part of some of the More desperate of the opposi
tion—after Governor Johnston bad vetoed the first
bill passed — that , the Legislature should adjourn
u-ithout passing any apportionnient bill, a course
which would have been fraught with the most dim
gerous consequences. In this statd of things, and
contending for-the rights of their constituents
against the designs of a powerful and unscrupulous
majority, it became necessary, in meeting their
obligations to the constitution, to accept the best
bill that could, raider the circumi,tances, be obtain
ed. The address thus,cckticludeib
" Under "a full sense - of the responsibility we I
have assumed by voting for a bill which we believe
has done great injustice to our party, and has
ed 'some of us most unwillingly to sacrificg,the
feelings of our own particular-districts, to subserve
the great interests of the party throughout thg
State, _and to protect our common constituency
against the inroad of a torrent of revolutionary disi
order. fatal to their peace and security, we throw
ow selves upon a. constituency for judgment -and
support, believing that they will appreciate our
motives in voting for a bill, certainly Dot such a
one as we wished, but the result of 'a compromise
—and probably the best under the circumstances
that could be obtained."
The Apportionment Bill.
The Governor signed and returned the Appor
tionment bill to the Legislature on Wednesday
morning, accompanied with the following i inessage:
To' the Senate and !louse of Representatives - of thc
Coulmonwcalth of Penusyleania.,.
GENTLEMEN —The bilp,entitled "An act to fix
the number of Senators and Representatives and
'form the 'State into 'Districts, in pursuance of the
provisions of the Constitution," has received my
approval, and, therewith, become a 1111.7. ~
Arlin I of
,the Steamship -llibeirda.
I have signed this bill with great reluctnnee, and
feel that a brief statement of the peculiar circum-• One 1 eek Later from Europe.
stances in which I bare, been placed• will furnish The -ste - hip Hibernia - arrived at Halifax st
satisfactory reasons !fur my action thereon. noon on W nesday; but. owing to the
The Constitution !requires the apportionment of state of the astern wires, an exceedingly briefest
die State to be mashe by the present Leglalature ; I line of her n Ts' did notreach this city until &nese
that dut y was the nierst important devolving upon 1 1 hour ves Mar morning. .
vour•honorabie bo-lies, and its omission would hare The lli rule sailed from Liverpool on the 4th,
been a gross wrong t o th e people, Whcr-e confi- inst., and th refore brings seven days later lliitelli
deuce in your wi.stlein and patriotism bad induced gene from he bad world. - Her advises are in ere
them to invest you with the powers and trusts of ry respect h ghlt satisfactory to o - ur'corninercial in-
Representatives. A failure to perform this oath- tercsts., A urt ter advance of + to 1 had taken
bounden obligation. would have produced wide place in gotrn, accompanied with heavy sales; met
spread excitement and - alarm, and would, if the it may , Bea ded, his a significant fact, that 33,000
voice of passion and prejudice was heard and o- bales were ken by speculators. •
hayed, have restified in great outrage to the peace An adra has aLso taken phice. in breadstafa
and. prosperity of ohr beloved Commonwealth. There was : fait demand kir proviainas at full rates.
It is fair to.presuhne. that fur sonic valid reason, American securities were still •ha -request, at a
a bill fur the purpin of districting the State was slight impr venient in united States, Ohio, and
delayed-in its pm.-entation to -me until the 4th'day Ilassachnse tslionde.
.. -- .- •
of April last, being! a period of three months and The most iniperhint political Remiss theeleetita
four days after therbeeting of the leg stature. ' This fof Eugene de,,the•secialist - candidate., ''
bill I could not apProre, and to prevent any uti- ENGLAND The Queen was safely delivered oft
necessary delay in the transaction of the public bu- Prince on, t e iit•of May.
siness, within five days, to wit :on the oth of. April, Beyond'. he! rait- that the Ministry - bare bees
I returned the same to the House of Representa- again left frit a.,ininoritY an'apolit of httle moment.
tires, in which it originated, with my objections de- tiie proceedrge••Of parliaent•poisess trio general
tailed in as succinct' a form as it was, possible furs i nteres t .-- -. • .-,
~ - . ,
me to put them. Flom that time until the 14th FRANCE. -- tligetie Sue received the votes of full
day of May, being a period of More- than one one-half of
,etartay at Paritcead beat hieoppeetat
- f
.!V -
month, tie other bill for a similar purpose was pre'. by 8000 co ei.,, • -
rented to the Executive Department. At 4 o'clock , The ek e - 6n..p... tesee l oif frue tly.
yesterday evening, within less than 24 hours offthe The soci feta are greatly elated with the result.
time fixed by both tortnchea of the Legislature for • G RxEc p . The G ree k diffic u lty i s neither Bottled
final adjournment, the act now under consideration nor likely t lai. •
WAS presented to me; thus allowing the- Executive
lest - s - ehan half a doh' for the consideration of a mea
sure, to the delibeiation and construction whercoi
a coordinate branch of the Government had dere.
ted, among other leis linportant measures, upwards
of four months,
I was thus suddenly called upon either to ap I
prove the bill pre , ented to me. or, by refusal, per- 1
mit the great constitutional injunction, requiring
the apportionment to be made at this session, to be
neglected and disregarded, or, as an extreme mea
sure, to call together the Assetribly by Proclain
lion, _ to enable them to perform a constitutions
duty, the obligation whereof they knew existed at•
the time of their adjournment.:
I believed that a refUsal to sign the bill -might
be productive of great injury to the Common- .
wealth, disturb the pence of the ixartmunity. spread
1 1
confusion and outrage over the ay& and possibly.
do violence to the great charter of our liberties.—
The re-assembling, by Proclam Hoe. of the present
Legislature, might, and inost pmbribly would, have
resulted in the adoption of no_ractical' measures,
while the moneys of a tax burti4cacti People would
be unnecessarily. consumed. 7 '.
I had most distinctly. informed the Legislature
of the inequalities of the former bill. I had sug
gested doubts of the constitutionality of its provis
ions, and had expressed a decided disapprobation
of the policy of connecting cohnties in forming
Representative districts; then, '.ll/3 now," believing.
that it was - anti-republican in its conception, and
• well calculated to romovQ the, just responsibility
.of the Representative; a fatal error in a Itepubli
con Government. That these suggestions had no
influence upon the Legislature-hi apparent by the,
unneees‘ry oonneetion, by the present bill, of the
counties, of Fayette and - Westmoreland, otArm
strong, Clarion and Jefferson, iiiidineny others that
might: be enumerated. .It is eitusillkmanifestthat
the remarks in relation:to' Comities 'created' since
1790 ; have produced nu impremion. - • - ‘: ...- -
hi that message, without•thel alightesti wish to
repird.the . preponderince of pOlitical parties; my
viewsiof •ii fair and equitableilippmiionmeint. were
ein
iven to'the Legislative: Froiri the apparently en
.
t isregard of my auggestione hr the Oma' ruction
of i t bill, I couldnot Mpect - to find, from
alcon ' zon of your session, my - change in the
°pinking 1 of , nsembersiand hence' was forced tb be.
- Bev° that all efforteon•iny pert, to emir- 11 f°' *V
feet the spirit of the Constituting, as tunewstoOd
it', would prove abortive in ieeetenli^g..
. 11 0.'dkoinii!
ler sentiments entertiw - limLnpentbir subject -'`,'
' brimmed with the'coovicition that it wattnealls:
to have no
_tagh.lation on the subject, a*d that:the'
swramwsi
nintintatioiv!' oartorint i gr your rliestnithiage
wall en% ,' illi . .,statett, ,m the enact
!Mint also - equitahis hitr thim the present, I
/1 0 6 f e!k_it t *l)OU* iildiEtb i aCUMsteac i ek
tolls* say - - t thsreto ;mg although it is far
fina Wig
,logiiilatke as Icouldhave desired,
ifia -intim* :Preferable to the infliction 01 the
Rig upwi , War institutions that mightramt
nmtigeb YVlTithir... have me_ sirtroaltior
separation 1 um pamago-of any law al the
i
subject.
.1 ',.
ur t;
•in m h blejnaginetA so gross imieractise
'of the tipnlywinutems the liras.- muta
tion aud iiro 1 4)14 h 41 citinin without th• iiro•
section and - : q .. lPlanugie4l-11161 4 14 11 4 114 1 -
L I*
i s neifOr the - Is'
This ste t'' ' t tiVetitiltittO theta , filing" 4 Uri Miasma that hal / figh na nd
me to sign a bi#whichi II
.. not w
to ah secti of : thi gtnhoOled muc cowry.
ice to the r iiia Vith*hoin. / lla, " 61 Imam
t° concur ilk -‘1 : i - iiwtrii., JOHNSTON.
=ens may ut
' ehaniber,,_ • . 1_ -
, May 16, /W. t
E.recuti,
Harrisbii
The ,COmprondse.
of, tbe , Coicinittee ofthe ;IJ., ti se w ,
dkleetapbm for the settlement of tin:
mil,' WhISOITI! 151441011 d to be ahem. -
e f dui people of the North eag le
.Within' t,,the seeds of dietitian, has
4 1 Med,the leading pointo an now
iderable. degree of public attention
tOf our readernire subjoin ! en eires ,
ttie'sicheme of Compromise. Th e
- . ~ **Weaves contained in the Be.
tl,tthasoi . ' .
milieu of soy new State„or Stabs
Temei to be postponed until they d e g
... _ntthemsolves to be received into the
I it Will be the duty of Congress fairly
MI azecute the compact ;with Tern
ilychl - new State •su States. •
Olt forthwith of California into the
e boMelaries "filch 'the has props.
blishmeht or territorial:tor imam*"
ilthot .Proviso, for NeW MeMCO rod
iniall,the territory recently acquired
. States from Dlexici . not contained isi
otCalifornia.
biiiition of these two last men limed
d, Mune bill. s - • .
blieliment of the- !astern and North
of Texas, and the exclusion from bee
f ail New Mexic3 with the grant to
iiiwesinivalemt ' _ And the wilco
'to be . i - ted in qui bill, ad.
,rnie and testa uslung territorial giv-
Utah and New lifikmom •
actual enactments of to seam
eliVei7 of Persona' boned to 'service or
to the laws - thereof, who op
ther.Stato,-
utaini*oui abalishiag Slavery ;but
* , prohibiting the slave trade
ct of Co u rribia.
:150'
The rep.
appointed to
vexed ;!test
ting the feel
South, and,
been public
attracting,,a
For the'bm..
ry
_Of the C
views and.-
port are tai
1. The
formed out o
hereafter.
Union, when
and faithfulli
admittint4
2. The a.
Union, with'
sed..
8. The ea ,
without the.
Utah, emb
by the Unic
the bOund,
4. The co.
measures in
6. The esi
ern bounda
jurisdiction
Texas of a
for that_pur
mitting Cal" ,
ernmcuts fo
6. More e
the prompt
labor in one
cape into
And ".7.- .
limier a hea
in the Dist
Tun Grs't
the appropr
propnation
of governmi
Old paymen
North Bran
surplus to
payment o
completion
the complet
There is als
the lodine
fur the pay..
.
i t
r at- AreaoratarioN Bni..--tAmonget
'Minns contained in the General Ap
ill are those - fur. the ordinary expensed
nt, repairs of the canals and raiVude,
of the semi•annual interest oa the
Also; towards the Completion of the
'canal. *250,000, provided th em ts a
t amount in the treasury after the
all other appropriations,. For the
f the Insane- Asylum *50,000. For
on 9i. the Western Reservior 845,000.
an' appropriation tor a survey to avoid
' Planes on the Portage - railroad, and
tent of domestic creditor&—Pa. /mei.
At the H.ter of Wm. K. Hatch, in Montrose, ce
han i r
the-16th `nst., by Rev. M. Tenney, Mr. WALLA
Sitiw of Leinon township, Wyouung county, to
Misti• liv -R. ILuivir of L 0110; Susqu,ehants
county, 41,,, . •
In Bing ton, N„, Y., on the 16th lust:, by de
Rev. Dr Paddock, Mr..Jusern 'A. Baca; fan •
erly of is village, to Miss Isaattaa C. dam,
of Lace vile -
At Silver ket on the 6th inetAky_Raa..-Mr. alteiy
Mr. M.;". SULLIVAN of Liberti; to Mies Moo
WARD. 0 the above place. • ..-
Lagrange ..,countY; bid, larch slot
Sir,..vAlcus routrorc, 111, the gt&l year of
for 50 yearalt resides!, of Great &od
I
.nnty, whenti 1i ria ipalt bon sid
AO. : --
I. , l6ringe-t0.,-10(1..*11 16.185
atTON.wife-of-Oliver. Hatch. dolt
t4O yeers-wgee-fonoetl7 of th is DV'
. , •
At 3tilford,
1880, Mr
bis age
in this
much Ms
At Chaffin
Mrs. Put
aged ottr•
to RuslrrM 'citi-Eluaday the 1!W Ind, Gimes E.
TAYLOR, 87 years. .
And•thu sdeath's residing lead -
same from a-Wifli and children dear,
A- h d sad tither. They mown the low,
Of him, but all iu rain : he's gone gem ; tha
t of
Grief. ;never call him lick iiplit to *AI
-.llil * epkri ascended up tiGati,..! ,
. PIOIR - W -it COMO. : in die - i--.
..-20beerl, grave bikelarmaet:auw . •
Repose tit the resarreetMe ataiik , •
Wfue s the eirantil• } o l l4a; iliti . 1
Meit'a wl' the *pa* Of %odic j.,-,
T 0 restwith Quist ffiirronsank ~ 1 - aa t .
if/ NSW ford ea ea ifitlait4 *.410 14 / 4 ..,.
of .El3OO 2 limil ObitiodR ► a Tikas4oll4; Mi d . '
weeks. d two dam -- •- -, • --1. -
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• The golden harptireimd ma TOO* ,
You Id MA abed 'anethirtear;
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