JE Ft'ERSONt AN IlfePUBLIOAN. mmm JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN -Sliroudsburff, April 13, i842. Terms, $7,00 :n advance; $2.25, naif yearly; and $2,50 if not paw oeiOiC inc cna oi me y ear. - Home Leagues. We have inserted, in another column, the Con dition, and some of the Resolutions adopted by "the Home League of Northampton County, 'in or der to give our readers a more practical idea of ilmse Societies which are working such wonders in favor of the depressed and dispirited operations of the United States. The object of the Home Leagues, as there expressed, is to bring about a proper protection for American Industry, and to secure reciprocal Commerce. This is to be ef fected by arousing the people to a sense of their piesent prostrate condition, and thus awakening a spirit throughout the land which will be felt in the Halls of Congress, and induce that body to enact laws to give protection to our manufacturers and laborers, by means of a good and sufficient Tariff. According to the existing Tariff, our ports are open to tire -ships of every nation, whilst theirs are closed to us by heavy and onerous duties. The productions of France, and other countries, -where the price of labour is but 10 cents per day, are imported hr.re, and our honest and hard-work-ingmen undersold, because they cannot afford to labor for the same -low wages. This is wrong; and we are called upon by every sense of right, to give full protection to our own industry. To show how we are affected by foreign labor, for want of a sufficient Tariff, we will state one fact in illustration of our position. It is this. A few days ago a Vessel arrived at Boston, from Havre, having-bn board, among other things, 6000 pair of Boots. These Boots, on account of the low rate of duty, can be sold for S2 less, per pair, than those of the same quality made in this Coun try. This is but one of many -similar importations, and the consequence will be that many hundreds of our Boot and Shoe makers will be thrown xut of employment, whilst we are affording a market for French 10 cent a day labor. It is pretty much the same with nearly every other article of Amer ican production the same ruinous policy is pur sued in relation to it, and our own industry is left to languish. On the other hand, those countries, who thus fatten upon our prostration, keep up the "duties on articles of our production, so as effectually to ex clude them from their ports. England, for in stance, although she pays but a nominal duty on all her imports to the United States, charges us ! S'3 for ever' barrel of flour, and the same price i for every barrel of sugar, we export to that coun try. We owe it to ourselves, and our people, to put a stop to these evils. If other countries will not receive our sugar, flour, rice, iron, coal, &c, in return for their productions, without charging us more duty than we charge them, we should ex clude them by such restrictions as will fully pro tect our own industry. In order to effect this, union is necessary; and therefore these Home Leagues are formed. We are emphatically a la boring community in this County, and therefore l ave a deep interest in the protection of American Industry. Let us then join together in an associ ation, and lend our aid in securing those benefi cial results. Who then, in Stroudsburg, will de serve the thanks of his fellow citizens by moving first in this rr,atter, and organizing a Home League for Monroe county The Bribery Investigation. The particulars elicited by tne Joint Committee of the Legislature, on the examination of George Handy, have not yet been fully made public. Suf ficient, however, has transpired to let us know that foul means were resorted to by the Banks of Phil adelphia to procure the passage, of Suspension Eesolutions in 1840 and that about 8120,000 (from the U. S- Bank,) passed through the hands of George Handy, into the possession of Daniel M. Brodhead, formerly of Pike County, afterwards Winnebago Agent, and now D. R. Porter's Com missioner of Loans. Mr. Handy produced abcut sixty letters before the Committee, the contents of which go to show that there was a conspir ary between himself, Brodhead, and others, car Tied on somewhat after the manner of the much talked of Pipe Laying Plot. Brodhead figures in the letters as a Lumber Merchant ; and whenever additional money was wanted to carry on Iheir design, he would writ that " lumber was very high " "rafts were scarce," and that "more bra cwg was required." In one of his letters, heays 'I will see the Governor to night and talk Indian to him." Others of the letters, iv is said, also make mention of the Governor visiting members of the Legislature, at, their rooms, in the night, upon the subject. The Committee, who had permis sion to sit during the recess of the Legislature, concluded the examination of Mr. Handy on Wed nesday. morning last, and then adjourned till the 9th of June- They will make their Report at the Extra Session. A number of articles prepared for this week's paper, which were unavoidably crowded out, will appear in our next. Executive Interference. On Tuesday of last week, just as the Legislature Was about to adjourn, and whilst the Committee on Bribery were carrying on the Investigation, Gov. Porter sent a most remarkable Message to both Houses, setting forth that a3 his name had been mentioned in connexion with the bribery bu siness, in a manner injurious to his reputation he had given instiucrions to the Attorney General to commence criminal prosecutions against Geo Handy, and all the others implicated by him in the matter. It is scarcely necessary for us to say that .hls interference of the Governor with the duties of the Committee, is calculated (and perhaps in tended) to stifle all further investigations, as no one implicated will come forward and testify when he is told before hand that his admissions will be used as evidence to convict him of participation in the crime. This act of Gov. Porter's, is a high handed stretch of prerogative. It was un warranted by the circumstances in the case. It is calculated to suppress all further developement, and thus permit the guilty culprits who were en gaged in the conspiracy to go free and unpunished. It looks very black for D. R. Porter, thus to en deavour to put a stop to the examination, as soon as his name was mentioned among those of the conspirators. Was he afraid to let the Commit tee go on and ascertain the whole truth 1 His act looks very much as if that had been his purpose. For the honor of Pennsylvania we would wish that the matters revealed in relation to the Gov ernor were not true ; but the course he has pur sued is the very one calculated to make the com munity think otherwise. Many of the Governors political friends, in both Houses, denounced the Afessage in unmeasured terms. Arrests. On Wednesday last, Mr- George Handy and Daniel M. Brodhead, were arrested in Philadel phia, on the complaint of Ovid F. Johnson, Attor ney General of the Commonwealth, and each held to Bail in the sum of S5000. It will be remem bered that a law was lately passed by the Legis lature, and signed by the Governor, which went to exonerate Handy from arrest and prosecution, on condition that he testified his full knowledge of the conspiracy; and that it was upon the faith of that act that he testified. Notwithstanding this, the Governor has directed the officers of the Law to arrest him, and although he has turned States Evidence, to include him in the Indictment with the others. Were they to go to trial this way, Brodhead and all the others would necessarily be cleared for want of some person to testify against them. Mr. Handy, however, has sued out a Ha beus Corpus, upon which he will have a hearing on the 28th of this month, when he will no doubt be discharged, and made a competent witness to testify and convict all the other criminals engaged in the Bribery business, whoever they may- be. The Legislature. This body adjourned on the 5th inst., to meet again on the 9th of June. During the three months they were in session, they passed upwards of eighty acts, all of minor importance, but did no thing for the people at large except to keep them in almost continual alarm and suspense. No Tax Bill has been passed, or other provision made to pay the Domestic Creditors of the State, or the August interest on the public debt. . They have already squandered over S 100,000 of the peoples money, without doing any thing to replenish the exhausted coffers of the Treasury, and in June will return to Harrisburg, and probably spend as much more. This is the Loco Foco Legislature which was elected to secure a thorough reform of all abuses. Unless the people of Pennsylvania show a more than Christian-like forbearance for wrong, we predict that but few of the present mem bers will return there next winter, again to dis grace themselves and their State. Texas. We were a little too fast, last week, in announc ing the War in Texas to be at an end. It turns out that the body of Mexicans, pursued by the Texians, were but an advanced guard, of the main army, sent out by Gen. Arista to allure the enemy within his power. The Young Republic is there fore invaded in earnest, by a force of 12 or 15,000 men. The Navy of Texas has blockaded the Mexican coast, and vessels from every nation are, after the first of May, to be prohibited from enter ing their ports. President Houston has also de termined to carry the War into Mexico, and not lay down his arms till the Banner of the "Lone Star" is planted in triumph over the ruins of Aris tocratic Tyranny. Impeachment. The Harrisburg Telegraph expresses the hope that Gov. Porter will be impeached by the Legis lature, at the Extra Session. The Right of Search. The right claimed by England, for her tessols of War to board American Ships, on the high seas, and search for Slaves, has caused a great deal of excitement lately, both at home and abroad yand unless it is speedily abandoned by that country, may lead to the worst consequences. England, Austria, Russia, Prussia, and France, the five greatest nations of Europe, held a Convention, a short time since, at which a- Treaty was framed, acknowledging the Right of Search. The ruling j' powers of the first four countries have already rat ified the Treaty ; but Francer in consequence of an able manifesto, written by Gen. Cass, our Min ister theier, had, up to the latest accounts, refused her assent. The object, of this Treaty, on the part of England, plainly is to forde us into the ac knowledgment of a measure wnich is to redound altogether "to-her own advan'tage. The Slave Trade is but an incidental object with them. Their great -motive is the destruction of'our Com merce on the coast of Africa, which is now en tirely eclipsing their own which they 'expect t6 do by boarding our merchantmen with the avowed object of hunting for Slaves, but Tor the covert and real purpose of delaying our vessels, and hunting for English seaman who may be employed in them. Thousands of dollars have already been lost to our Merchants by this illegal interference, on the part of Great Britain, for which no indemnity will ever be made. The United States is favorable to the suppression of the Slave Trade, and hereto fore submitted to having her ships boarded for that purpose. But since England claims that when her naval officers have once lawfully board ed a vessel to search for slaves, they have a right to detain it, and to seize and carry off all the Eng lish sailors they may find aboard of it, it becomes us as a free and independent nation, acknowledg ing supremacy to no power on earth, at once to check such arrogant presumption. Our old friend and ally, France, has acted nobly in refusing to sanction "the Treaty; and if she perseveres in her good resolve, will deserve the thanks of every true American. Our government, too, has acted promptly in the matter, by sending four vessels of War to the Coast of Africa, to prevent a recur rence of the evil3 complained of. If England, therefore does not desist, honor and patriotism both require that a resort to arms should be had to compel her. Should this, unfortunately be the case, our countrymen will display the same invin cible spirit and courage which distinguished their forefathers oh the two former and ever memorable occasions, when the haughtiness and pride of Britain became intolerable. HOME LEAGUE -of Northampton county. CONSTITUTION. Art. 1. This association shall be denomina ted The Home League of tho County of North ampton for the protection of American Industry and the promotion of reciprocal Commerce. Art. 2. The officers of the League shall be a President, four Vice Presidents, a Cor responding Secretary and a Recording Secre tary. Art. 3. When a Central League for the Stale of Pennsylvania shall be formed, this League will become auxiliary to it under the regulations such central League shall adopt. Art. 4. The stated meetings of this League shall be holden in the Borough of Easton on the first Thursday of every month. Art. 5. A majority of the members of the League shall bo competent at any staled meet ing to suspend alter or amend any part of this Constitution. TheComm iltec also submitted the following resolutions: Whereas there is in the mining, manufactur ing and agriculiural operations in Northampton County, a great amount of Capilal invested of which an exposition may be made by an enu meration of ihe following facts, viz: The in vestments in the coal trade in this county amount to seven millions of dollars. The invesimenis in sixiy flouring mills in the counly amount to one million and a half of dol lars. The investments in the manufacture of Iron amount to five hundred thousand dollars. The investments in tanneries amount to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars besides in vestments to a large amount in cotton, woollen and other manufactures. And whereas these products and manufactures are taxed on their importation into England and other European countries, with a duty that operates almost to their entire exclusion, while similar products and manufactures from these foreign countries arc admitted into our ports at a duty which af fords little more than a nominal protection to our own producers and manufactures. And whereas" the interests of the capitalists and laboring men engaged in the mining, man ufacturing and agricultural operations in this county are essentially dependent upon and in volved in the proper protection of the staple productions herein before enumerated, there fore Resolved, That the permanent prosperity of this counly requires the imposition of a discrim inating Tariff, that will properly proiect its vast and valuable iron, coal, woollen, leather, and agricultural interests against foreign com petition, which is destructive, because wanting in reciprocity. Resolved, That the enormous duties, impos ed by the British government upon American commerce and American products require the government of the United States in justice to its own citizens, so to adjust the Tariff that in raising Revenue, Amerrcan manufactures, pro ducts and commerce may be protected, and the industry of our laboring citizens be preserved from ruinous competition. Resolved, That we instruct the member of Congress from llri3 district, and recommend to the other members of Congress from the State of Pennsylvania, to use till proper means to procure tho enactment of a law imposing a discriminating and protective Tariff. Resolved, That we recommend to tho Tariff Convention' about to meet at Harrisburg lo form for the state of Pennsylvania, a central associ ation to be denominated the Homo League for tho promotion of reciprocal commerce and tho protection of American Industry. Which,, on motion, were adopted by the meeting. The vrhole number of bankrupts in the ndrth- orn diarist of -New York ihus farr-1.329. T til mn, i WASHINGTON NEWS. Washington, April 7, 1842. Senate. Mr. Buchanan presented memorials upon the subject of the Tariff, mainly in refer ence to the Iron interests The bill relating to the Apportionment of-Representatives among the several States, according to tho Sixth Census, some days ago reported by Mr. Tapp'an, and ordered to be printed, was called up to-day, and laid on the table. The following is a copy of the bill. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of ihe United States of America, in Con gress assembled, That from and after the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, trfe HOuse of Representative. shall be composed of members elected agreeably to a ratio of one Representative for-every si.xty eight thous and persons in each State, computed accoiding to the rule prescribed by the -Constitution of the Oni- tee States; that is to say- within the State of Maine-, seven; within the state ol JNew .Hampshire, four; within the State of Massachusetts, ten; with in the State of Rhode Island, one; within the State of Connecticut, four; within the State of Vermont, four; within life State of New York, thirty-five; within the State of New Jerseyj five; within the State of Pennsylvania, twenty-five; within the State of Delaware, one; within the State of Maryland, six; within the State of Virginia, fifteen; within the State of North Carolina, nine; within the State of South Carolina, six; within the State of Georgia, eight; within the State of Alabama, seven; within the State of Mississippi, four; within the State of Louisiana, four; within tho State of lennessee, eleven; within the State of Kentucky, teii: within the State of Ohio, twenty-two; within the State of Indiana, ten; within the State of Illinois, seven; within the State of Missouri, five; within the State of Arkansas, one; and within the State of Michi gan, three. Mr. Evans, chairman of the committee of Fi nance, at one o'clock catted for the orders of the day. The Loan bill was then taken' up, and Mr. Bu chanan proceeded with his speech in support of the amendment of Mr. Walker to repeal the Land bill and to pledge the proceeds of the sales of the Public Domain to the redemption of the Loan. Mr. Rives continued the debate, and sustained the amendment of Mr. Walker in a brief but ear nest speech. Mr. Evans made some explanati'ori while Mr. Rives was speaking. Mr. Simmons replied to the remarks of Mr. Rives, contending that if this land fund were taken from the Slates, all hopes of meeting their debts, except by resort to the most onerous direct tax, would be taken away. Mr. Smith of Connecticut, will occupy the floor to-morrow. The Senate adjourned. House Morning Business. The House this morning presented a much larger attendance than usual, and the business went on regularly and properly after the reading of the Journal. Mr. Kennedy of Md , reported a dill from the committee on Commerce, "to prevent the trans portation of passengers or letters, coastwise, by foreign ships or vessels." The House then went into committee. Mr. Thompson of Indiana was called to the Chair, and as soon as the House went into Com mittee, Mr. Adams moved that the Committee rise to report the bill considered yesterday for the erection of a war steamer. The Committee rose and reported, and again went into committee, and took up the General Ap propriation Bill. Among the first items proposed, was one in reference to the pay received by the District Attorneys, Marshals, Clerks, &c. A point of order was raised in reference to this amendment, which was overruled, and the amend ment was afterwards adopted. It operates as a restriction upon the money received by those offi cers, and limits the receipts so completely that for no purpose whatever can they be advanced be yond the term's of the law. Mr. Ingersoll moved to reduce the expenses of the Courts from S17'5,000 to $375,000. The amendment was debated until 4 o'clock by a large number of members. It was of a desulto ry charae'er and without public interest. Mr. In gersoll spoke quite at length and was followed by Messrs Fillmore, Adams, Pickens, Pendleton, Ev erett, Cave Johnson and others. David Miller, convicted of passing counter feit notes of the Berks County Bank, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Death of Adams, the Murderer. James Adams, indicted for the murder of his wife, died in the city prison about 10 o'clock ori Thursday night, after a short illiness, of typhus fever. He was attended regularly by Dr. Tonnelicr, the physician for the prison, and visited by Dr. Archer, the coroner. During his illness he appeared to labor under great mental and physical prostration, and refused to partake of the nourishing food recommended by his physician. He has thus escaped trial be fore an earthly court, and gone to appear before a judge from whose decision there is no appeal. Apples for Stock. Under this head a "Prac tical Farmer," in the Boston Cultivator, Bays: "Last year I butchered a hog- sixteen months old which weighed 500 lbs. For some time be fore bringing him to the tub, he ate frothing but boiled apples: Corn meal was offered him, but refused; the pork was of tho best quality, and though the moon was not consulted in killing him, the " Meat ne'er shrunk a bit i' the pot." Imposture. The Mormons haro found a now book called the Book of Abraham, h purports to havo been- written by rhat patriarch, and is said to have been found in the Catacombs of Egypt by an English traveller who brought it away with eleven mummies. Jo Smith is engaged in translating it for the "Times and Seasons," published at Ntuivoo. Cure for Rheumatism. Take one pint of brandy, 1 1-2 oz. saltpetre, 1 oz. camphor, 1 gill spirits turpentine, mix together, when about to use it,- shake it up well, Apply it by wotting a flannel with it and dry it in by a flat or other iron as hoi a3 it can be borno. Deaths in Now York last week, 182. LATE PROM CHI ft' A. ifphe ship Hannibal, Capt. Scott, auired Nv York on Wednesday afternoon. out l ... rlrfif.arul eleven days from Canton. briili!t:. . . in hiTbnrft Innrtenn daws Inter. oat . - o'i . .i i i. i. ,.. . . . t - : . . . . .. . rtiiivr m i i f f im i u i vr i iir ii i 1 1 ivii s lion had been pafdto . the interference ofi rt iitHnriin i .firiviiii ur inc it auci. uui ii in i'r tention of Mr. Edwards to represent the whoU affair to Congress. The Chinese continued to -'sink stones ati-l LI 1. . - .1 . . . I . ( 1 ' rw Y Ur..... . I UllILK lip IliC IIVCI Ul VSMIIiwii. ill nlaced suns in their newly erected ft tney are ueiermineu to stop iuh snip unit iras iruiu isiimuu iu uidtiiw, aim ui wuhuh iru;u ill n n n 1 tn I v. v i i n 1 1 nil i m nnri'i I rmniniiikiiiHiir lT'n o t meuse wealtli. Chekeaiig, has been disgraced by the E npc. ror. Tang Ting Ching has also been digrncnj. Lin, being" res'ored lo favor, is herraOcr m regulate the yellow fever, and to keep ii wnlj. in its banks. Hong Kong, the new British settlement, gan to improve rapidly in building and busine-s. Seven Chinese trading veseU had been seized by H. Majesty's squadron in the Chi nese waters taken to Hongkong, and condemn ed as lawful prizes. nr. i i i .t . r.i ..r.i. vve nave uenru noiuiiig lanuer in ihp report ed capture of Hangchowfoo, the capilal of the province of Chekeang. KJ I l liV.HI J L H'llll. lit 1 14 ilUUUIill KJtt ill. 1 1 1-1 1 1111 111 I1L.I 111, II fc II 1.1 1IUJ I I ITLl a 1 ' i . I. . l rfiCRH'KU. 1 1 he reports from Canton are various: one is, UUi, J ill liiui iiciiiiiiiun ui inc uihj.-i. uicau unreasonable; that if he gives them a chair, they then want a bed. Another is that Keshen anl two other ofneers have been deputed to Ningpo, to treat with H. M. Plenipotentiary. From Canton Press, Dec. A. Trade is proceeding as usual in Canton, al though upon unfavorable terms. By forcing -sales of manufactures upon an unwilling mar- Ket, tneir prices arc even lower now man no fore, and cotton also shows a tendency to de cline. Teas are ahoiit the same as last week, but it is observed that this year's crop is gene rally of an inferior quality. J Large qtianutiea of green teas are how being prepared in Ma cao for the American markei ; a considerable portion of these sorts of teas, as indeed of ma ny others, being how shipped from here instead oi irom ianin. i iw bvaivvy in me ttiv-mai-! t . "i.c ..:t i r m a 1 1 ft t-n film' iriirniciii: ) t i i .- tiu u wii . ai Will. willOb iJ r..iv-ail uunai -- aioui vaiii.ii" 'p difficult sale at 4 a 5 per cent discount. We were, we learn, misinformed last week, when partially attributing the present scarcity bf sil ver dollars to the shipment oT'the ransom mo ney of Canton, to Calcutta. The dollars then received were mostly kept fpr the use of the ex- must have again beicn circulated. The chief reason for thi3 sudden diminution of these dol lars may probably be sought in the present troubled state of the country, when Spanish dollars, as generally more current than Sycee, and, besides, easily concealed, are eagerly sought after in the province of.Cahton, Fokeen, and Chekeang by the people. Another rea son, which would fiowever not act with quite so sudden efecj, is the nearly total cessation of supply of these sort of dollars, and their rapid destruction in the hands of the Chinese, from their habit of stamping them; a measure resort ed to by them, as bills of exchange are endors- si ntr ne nM riinir inrir i' iimvm .m.iiiiiin 11111111 . them, responsible for ihe goodness of the metal. A singular incident happened at Washing ton, Pennsylvania, recently, he town Sex ton kefpt a depot at walnuts under an old tomb stone, which certain boys were in the habit of visiting during his absence. He sallied out al-' ter night to capture them, and found three boys regaling themselves. He ordered them to fol low hirrt to a constable, but the young fellows tnnned htm no. seized his less, and shded him to a new mauu anu very ueep grave, i ncy . 1 . M - -a nrst tiea ins arms neninu mm wiia nts suspen ders and then tumbled him in throwing after him the shells of half a peck of nuts. Tho "house of tho dead" was very deep.jhe even ing vory dark, and it rained in torrents. The sexton roared afoud; his screams were heard at intervals through the storm; the old women at the end ol the town began to shake theiVheads; tho waitings of the damned spirit could be dis tinctly heard; and at length it was whispered iii every street, that the devil had carried off tho sexton. The corporation collected, and ihe whole town rushed pell-mell to tho gravo yard. The voico vas heard and the "man "I the turf" was lifted out more dead than alive. The old wAmen were all disappointed at find ing him without tho "gentlemen in black' ami the gravo was soon tenanted by another, who "slept well" and complained not'. In tho Tate edition of his Dictionary, Web ster has added a new and comprehensive verb, ,f?Vus : "To Swartwout, va, to absquatulate, run away, evaporate, hack out, cufdirt, make tracks, take the Sabine slide and disappear." Cold Water for Infants. Dr. Dcwees says, that he has often seen infants, when seeming to suffer exquisite agony, rendereu perfectly quiet and easy by .a draught o( cool M -a -1 'jr
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