JEFFE RSONIAN REPUBLICAN. St. TTCFFTCftSONTAN "RTCPTTOT JO AN troudsIur&, April 27, 1812. Terms, $2,00 :n advance; $2,25, Half yearly; and $2,50 if not j paid bctoic the end of the vcar. t n . r n'j- r .u r.. James Raflerty, Esq., Editor of the Monroe r . 1 1 u j ? ji T uu JJnmnor.it. niihli!hnH M Strmiri.hiir(r has been , , -, i u . troudsburg and the Wind Gap, in the place of Charles Mush, resigned. We wish our brother typo success ja his now undertaking. IScary Clay. This great Statesman left Washington, on Thurs- lay, for his home at Ashland, Kentucky. He had been in the service of the public during a period of more than ihirty-six years; and in every situ- tition proved himself to be the firm, steadfast and unwavering advocate of what he believed to be .he best interests of his country. In his retire- mer.t the nation has lost a faithful servant, and the cause of humanity and equal rights an able cham- pion and defender. .Terrible Massacre. By the arrival of the Steam Ship Britannia, at Boston, from Liverpool, information has been re- gress; as none but the rich could aspire to the ceived which confirms the account of the dreadful honor, or afford the expense. At the same time, massacre of 10,000 British troops, at Cabool, in however, we think the pay should not be permit AfTghanistan, India. Five native Regiments have ted to remain at $8 per day, but instead of it a been cut to pieces; and one English (the 44th) fixed compensation of $1000 a year, or any other entirely swept from the army list. This 44th, is reasonable sum, should be allowed. Such a the same Regiment which was engaged, under change would no doubt be productive of the most j ben. rackingham, at the battle ot iew Urleans. In consequence of some dereliction cf duty there, it was disgraced, and had its colors taken from it; and was afterwards sent to India for the purpose of giving it an opportunity of regaining them. Its men and officers have now all perished. Although the forces in this case were not so great as Napo- leon's arm) at Moscow, yet the overthrow of the British is quite as complete as was that of the French on that ever memorable occasion. Eng land had never before met with so signal a defeat. It was brought about by means of treachery on the part of the natives, who promised the British dreams and visions of the Jobber a"d money troops protection on condition of their evacuating changer and the rise and fall of the Delaware several forts and strong holds. But no sooner had have more lhan once overthrown the calculations they left their entrenchments, than the natives, re- of our thrift-Y raft and lumbermen. Every thing gardless of their treaty, fell upon them in a nar- row mountain pass and murdered them. Bankrupts, &c. We were mistaken when we supposed that the " Democrat'" had been selected by Judge Randall, for the Bankrupts of Monroe county to advertise in. It now turns out that that honor has been con- f1 and rise it is which, in the continuation of fcrrcd upon ourself; and the " Jeffersonian Repub- lhis article, will engage our attention. Having lican" made the official paper of the District Court, missed being appointed publisher under the Bank Let all then who wish to avail themselves of the ruPt Lai0 and having the Treasury of Monroe Bankrupt Law come on, ami we will do their adver- county closed against his enormous and most uti lising for them in our usual neat and punctual man- ner. We shall strive to bear this "blushing honor" w ith all possible meekness and humility; and hope thai our neighbour of the" Democrat," although he lias missed it, will show himself good natured and express his approbation of our appointment, as we did ours, when we supposed it had been con- ferred upon him. Come, neighbour, don't be backward, but do the fair thing. Kliode Island'. This Httle State, although possessing not one twentieth part as much territory and population as some of her Siste?s, has, what none of the others can boast, ttso Governors, and two complete sets . v . , ' cl Legislators and other Government officers. The New Constitution, or free suffrage party, as they style themselves-, held their election on Mon da3 of last week, and the old, or regularly consti tuted government party, theirs on Wednesday. Although in principles sympathising with those whom an aristocratic charter and policy have heretofore deprived of the invaluable right of free men, still we cannot suppress an expression of joy that the, as disorganizers, have been outnum Lered, and that the constituted government has- ' . . , , ? tv, . proved victorious. At the election on Monday, when every one over 21 years of age had a right rjrned out: in their strength, and polled over 7C00 votes for their ticket. This clearly proves that ihe disorganizers are in a minority in the State, They should therefore pause and consider before !,,,. rr ll,r rnrn1ir,r.,n. nlrinoc or. ft,- Thpy have every thing to gain by abandoning their present ground and returning to their allegi- ance; and nothing to hope for but defeat and ruin by liorserenng xn their unlawful designs. Their l rcttrcn nave oeen anu arc sun wjuing to extena them the right of suffrage, free and untrammelled Ly restriction, as soon as they express their inten tion legally to accept of it. The Rew Apportionment. It is likely that the Bill for apportioning the Members of Congress under the lato Census will fC.ortly be taken up in the House of Representa nves, and without delay passed into a law, so that the several Legislate es which are to hold Extra Scsis in June and July, may District their States according to its provisions. Reports have already been made to the House and the Senate, 'in which the Cominiuees have fixed the rate of representation at one member for every 68,000 souls, which will give in all 226 members, or 16 less 'than the number which compose the present House. If this number should be adopted as the basis of representation, Pennsylvania will lose tl,ree members,-'and some of the other Northern Eastern, and Southern Stales still more, whilst a few of the New States, Ohio, Indiana, and Illi nois, will reach get several in addition to their present quota. lo nave a lare or a limited number of represen ... , , , r tatives, has engaged the attention of the newspa B 8 " peT press, more or Jess, for Several years past, and h si?e has und man? ocates wlio have ably and spiritedly contended for their respective theories. The " North American," a paper print ed in the City of Philadelphia, has gone a step be yond our other editorial brethren, and besides wishing the number to be incieased to five hundred and nineteen, or one member for every 30,'60O souls, also asks the per diem allowance of $S to be abolished, and the situation, like that in the British House of Commons, to be made "one of honor. What will ultimately be done by Congress, we cannot pretend to say; but it is likely that in or- der to reconcile every section of the country, it will be necessary to increase the number. We do not approve of the suggestion to do away with the pay of members, because such a proceeding would be highly unjust and aristociatic, and effec- tually exclude every poor man from a seat in Cori- salutary and desired reforms. Members would find it to be to their interest to make the Sessions short, and not iemain at Washington, intermina- bly, as at present. Bills would be promptly acted on; fewer long speeches made ; and the interests of the Nation, in every respect, better taken care' of. Our "Inky IVeighfootir." The rise and fall of nations have engaged the attention of the historian, statesman, and soldier. 1 ne rise anu Iau 01 sl0CKS nave trouDed tne mgnt- anQ everJ ooav in inc wona are cnangmg, and have their rise and fall. Some persons, however, have such remarkable recuperative energies that no sooner are they frustrated or overthrown in one business, than they take to another with all the ambition of their natures. Of this latter class ls our lnkT neighbour," Mr. Kane'rty, and his conscionable drafts, he found Printing, after the system upon which he carried it on, to be a losing business, and not able to afford him a living. Alas hw were tne mighty fallen!!! But our "inky neighbour" has a spirit which is not to be kept down. He rises like some Titan power, superior 10 every difficulty. As soon as he found Printing, by itself, to be unprofitable, he turned government contractor; and now besides- acting editor, car ries the mail weekly between Stroudsburg and the Wind Gap. Jimmy Raflerty is truly an astonish ing manv Supreme Court. .. . . . . , , . J livered the opinion of the Court in the lmoortant i Ejectment case of Postens v. Poslens, a Writ of Error to this County, affirming the Judgment of the Court here, which was' given in May last. Each of the parties now have had a verdict for the property in dispute, the next verdict therefore must finally settle the matter. Befitting a Position. A Connecticut editor defines his position" to be the same as that of an animal which was carried trough the country in a menagerie.-" Ladies and gentlemen," said the polite keeper lo the company "Ladies and Qentlemen, this 'ere animal as you see here, between the lion and the jackass, is am biguous, lie can t live in Ihc wale"r, and he dies 4 L 7 1 M Great Walking Feat. George Washington Dixon concluded on Thurs- afternoon, at 4 o'clock, in Baltimore.- the extraor- binary feat of walking sixty successive hours with- u"l Ulhing XQSl OI SlCCD contains a letter from Brantz Maver, Secretary of ihe U. S. Legation at Mexico, which states that' our late Minister, (Mr. Ellis;). used his utmost ex- CoombSj on'e of gama Ffl jsoner JJauy Vhromcle. Case of John C. Colt.--The arguments of counsel in the case of this individual to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial, has been postponed until ihe May term of the Oyer and Terminer. The Postmaster General has sent a commu nication to Congress, urging immediate inter ference lo prevent the transportation of letters and passengers coastwise by the BrjtiMi'lino of West India steamers. WASHINGTON NEWS. Washington, April 20, 1842 Senate.- The journal read, memorials were received. Mr. Buchanan presented twenty-threo me morials from Merchants and Traders of the city of Philadelphia. Mr. B. also presented ten me morials from individuals engaged in various em- ployments in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Crittenden presented memorials from the Slate of Pennsylvania in behalf of protection. Mr. Allen, of Ohio, asked for the considera lion of the folio wins Resolution offered on Mon day. It was read and presented and an amend ment. proposed. Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to communicate lo the Se nate all information in his possession, or which has been communicated to him, either verbally or in writing, whether from the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, or from persons purport ing to act under his appointment, or by his au thority or request, or under the authority or re quest of either of the present authorities of thai btate, civil or militaryj or purporting lo act un der ihe authority, or by the appointment, or at the request of a convention of delegates of the people of that State, or of a committee of anv such convention, or purporting to net as the im mediate agent or representative of any meeting or assemblage of citizens of that Staio, relative to proceedings which have taken place, or are in contemplation in that Slate, with a riew to the establishment of a constitutional republican orni ol government for the people thereof, in the place of the Land Company charter granted by King Charles IL of England, and under which the State has hitherto been governed; and that he also communicate to the Senate, with that information, all correspondence, proc- amations, orders, and proceedings ol any char acter and description whatsoever, which have been taken on the part of the Executive Govern ment of the Unitod States, touching that matter. Mr. Allen moved to strikeout "verbally" and nsert the word "printed" in the fourth line in stead of ihe same. Mr. Preston asked whether the Resolution was now before the Senate. The Chair responded affirmatively, and the Resolution came up as a matter of course. Mr. Preston said he should be glad to hear what the Senators from Rhode Island had to say upon this subject. It appeared to him that there was no necessity for adopting the Reso lution. Mr. Simmbrids said? that he would prefer that the Resolution he upon the table until to-mor row. He wished time to examine it. Mr. Allen said he had no objections to post pone action, if the Senator would then call it up. Mr. Simmonds said that would depend upon the pleasure of tho Senate, and the subject, wnnout lurther remark, was passed over lor the day. The Senate then proceeded to the considera tion of miscellaneous business. Mr. Merrick presented a memorial from Cum berland, Alleghany County, Maryland, asking Congress to give to the Slate of Maryland the stock owned by the General Government in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Mr. Merrick pressed the propriety of the prayer of the peti tioners upon the attention of the Senate, and particularly commended it to the consideration of the Committee on Roads and Canals, who for some limo past, have had the subject under consideration. The memorial was referred to ihe Committee upon Roads and Canals. The general orders were taken up, and the first Bill was to incorporate the Washington Manual Labor School and Orphan Asylum of the District of Columbia. Mr. Merrick defended the Bill, and gave good reasons lo the Senate why the Bill should pass, and why it should not be amended. The Bill was then reported back to the Se nate, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Mr. Benton gave notico that he would re quire the yeas and nays on the final passage of the bill to-morrow. The Senate then adjourned. House. The bill providing that one term of the Circuit Court of the United States shall be held at Columbus, and the other at Cincinnati, Ohio, instead of both terms being hold annually at the first named city, as heretofore, was read a third time and passed yeas 100, nays 47. On the motion of Mr. Fillmore, tho House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the state of tho Union, (Mr. Allen, of Maine, in the Chair. Mr. Fillmore urged the necessity for taking up ihe bill making appropriations for the sup port of the army arid the military academy at West Point for the year 1842; and made a mo tion to this effect, but it did not prevail ayes 72, nays 73. Mr. Cushing moved to proceed to the consid eration of the bill to establish a board of the Exchequer; but the efibrt was ineffectual, and The Mouse then touk up ihe Apportionment bill. Mr. Stuart, of Illinois', moved to strike out 68,000, which was proposed as the representa tive ratio. The motion was agreed to and 58, 000 was inserted in lieu thereof. Should this bill become a law, as thus amended, the num ber of Representatives, we believe, will bo two hundred and sixty-one. The Committee rose and the Speaker, hav ing resumed the Chair, laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, inviting the members to visit the steamships Mississippi and Missouri. On the motion of Mr. Wise, it was ordered that the house will adjourn ut 12 o'clock on Sat urday for that purpose. T'hp House then adjourned. I Vashvigion, April 21,1 842. Senate. The Senate met a 12 o clock, and commenced the morning business with the re ception of memorials: but few were presented, Mr. Buchanan presented ihe memorial of 30 tailors of Philadelphia, stating that their busi ness has been materially injured by the reduc- tion of duty on foreign clothing imported into the United Slates. Another memorial nresented bv Mr. Bucha nan came from what he called an association, the name and existence of which he had never before heard of, and called the "American Free Produce Association." Mr. Smnrenn. of Penn.. nresented eleven 13 1 j r memorials from the city and county of Phila delphia, which askes Congress to protect domes tic industry, and especially the iron interests of the State of Pennsylvania. Th Hivil .irul Dinlnnmiir "Rill tvas received from ihp F'TmiKR nf R Rnrfiscntaiivcs bv the Clerk, Also. Mussnues nfan TCxflcntivo character from the President, bv his Private Secretary, John Tvler Jr. ' The Bill under consideration yesterday even- ing.for the incorporation of the Washington Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asy- luni, was passed by yeas and nays, 31 to 9. I he remainder of the day was devoted to ihe consideration of a Bill for ihe revival of ihe commission for the settlement of claims tinder the Dancing Rabbit Creek treaty. Mr. Hen- derson and Mr. Moorehead addressed the House upon the merits of the Bill until an Ex ecutive Session was moved. The Senate re mained a long time in Executive session. House. In the House of Representatives Mr. Everett, of Vermont, Submitted a Resolu- J . tion that the Apportionment Bill for fixing the ratio of representation under the sixth census should be taken from Committee of the Whole, on Monday next at twelve o'clock. The Maryland Memorial was presented in the House this morning signed by nine thou- sand and ninety-four citizens of Baltimore, with- out distinction of party. The petitioners ask for the protection of domestic manufactures and countervailing duties In our intercourse with foreign nations: Mr. Everett moved that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole upon the subject of the Apportionment Bill. 1d objec tions were made and Mr. Allen, of Maine, was called to tho chair. The ratio of 5S,000, adopted last evening, was stricken out, and by general consent the 0 . n umber of amendments, proposing various ratios, were then offered. The next number in order was 60,500; and on this Mr. Clifford asked that the question be taken by tellers, which was agreed to, and Messrs. Mcdill and Mathiot, who were appoint ed, reported Si ayes, and 66 noes. . . So the blank was filled with 60,500, which will maUe tho ilouse oi Kepresentatives con sist of 250 members. The committee then rose and the House ad iourned. niormonism. The following extract of a letter from Mr. Hyde at Jaffa:, is published in the Nauvoo Times and Seasons of the 18th: "On my passage from Beyro (Jaffa) night before last, at one meditating on the deck of the beating down against a sultry wind, a very bright glittering sword appeared in the Heavens, about six feet fn length, with a beautiful hilt, as plain and complete as any cut you ever saw. And what is still more remarkable, an arm with a perfect hand stretched itself out, and took hold of the hilt of the sword. The appearance made my hair rise, and the flesh as it were, crawl on my bones. The Arabs made aVonderful outcry at the sight. Oh, Allah! Allah! Allah! was their exclamation all over the vessel. I mention this because you know there is a commandment of God for me, which says, "Unto you it shall be given lo know the signs of the times, and the sign of the coming of tne fton oi Man." Yours in' Christ, ORSON HYDE. Yeast. Boil one pound of good flour, a quarter of a pound of brown sugar, and a little salt, in two gallons of water for an hour; let it afterwards stand until it becomes milk warm, bottle it and cork it close. It will be fit for use m twenty-lour hours. Jnc pint oi this will make eighteen pounds of bread. Lady's An nual Reg. Iflorris C:usa.l. We learn that the Receivers have leased the Mor'ris Canal to Lewis S. Coryell, Esq., who is now busily engaged in' completing the re pairs, and expects to have" it ready for naviga tion by the first of next month. This canal runs from Easton to Jersey City, through the immense iron region of New Jersey. It cost above four millions 6f dollars. The company became insolvent, and the property wenujnto tho hands of the Receivers, byordercjjhe Chancellor of New Jcrstiy. Tho notes issued by the company are not receivable for lolls on the Canal. U. S, Gazelle. Bill of Expenses. Port wine and oysters are items in the bill (if expenses charged to government by the Engineer Department, "for removing obstructions from the mouth i)f the Mississippi." Their own mouths cost almost as niilch as the mouth of the Mississippi. 22ytIaoiljoIsa. A number of cattle in Frederick, Md., have recently gone mad and been killed, in conse quence of being bitten by mad dogs. 'fJhP Pottsville Emporium mentions a case ofa rabid cat in that borough,, which1 did considerable mischief, by bilnig the children ofa family, and finally, havjng been confined' itua- wire coal screen, dicd biting, itself; bill was left blank, so as to be filled up as the ,n ine IssumS ine writ aim nuiu ng uie pns committee inisrhi hereafter determine. A creat ?ner ,() bail m. the .s.um .f twenty thousand dol- Ecpnouiy CItarcoal matt Ojija. InMhe exposition now being made nf ih penditures under Mr. Van Buren'd ad.u:i;iaira. tionare the following items : page 48.1 IJort Lea vex wo it rn, Missouri, ) fJay 12th, 1837. Captain ThmaSuwls. Assistant Qr. Mister, iW' . . - Lime.Yox furnishing and delivering at Fun Leavenworth, by the 31st bl July next, t!v0 mousaiid bushels ot goou siacueu i,ime, i.irii, sum of $23 73 per bushel. Boudj m 3600. page ou.j . Foiit Leavenworth, Missouri, July 29th, 1837, Captain Thomas Swords, Assistant Qr. Master withJ.D. Vllk. Charcoal. For furnishing and delivering at Fort Leavenworth, by the 30:h of September next, three thousand bushel of Charcoal, for the sum of 315 98 per bushel. Bond in S2jQ Hear that, ye economical Democrats nf Montgomery county twenty-three dollars aJ seventy-tnrce ceuis a uu.-nei tor nine : And what say yotf of the "Broad Seal" ,, the other side of the Delaware, to ge-tinj. ftf. teen dollars and ninclii-einkl cents fur a bu.slipl of charcoal ? That is father better than retail ing it for twenty-five cents a barrel in PhilaJi;!- phia, ringing the bell all day, and totiu the coal down cellar.- U. S. Gazette Inforuiiillois Wanted. A widowed mother, in circumstances of af fliction, residing in Mount Pleasant, Westmore land county, Pa. is extremely anxious to oh- ,ail information concerning her son SAML'FL I j-1 r a n 1 1 l t ft. CLARK,(colored man) who, she thinks, i, living somcwuere in mis riaie ra.; anu 10 ac- hl,amt h,m wllh her condition. She earnestly solicits me miiu omces oi any one who Knows said Clark, and who may see this notice, to i- orni 111111 ol ll ailu 01 ncr request to see lum without delay. YTj Editors throughout this and the neigh boring States will confer a kindness by giving this one insertion in their respective papers. We learn from the Miner's Free Press that the case of James R. Vineyard, who lately killed Mr. Arndt in a personal rencontre in tlm Council Chamber in Wisconsin, has been ar gued at great length before Judge Dunn, tho Chief Justice of the Territory, upon applica tion for a writ of habeas corpus ; which resulted lars that is himself in the sum of ten thousand as principal, and his sureties in ten thousand more. Nat. Intel. Election. Gov. Corwin of Ohio has issued his warrant for an election in Mr. ( riddings's dis trict on the 26th inst ; it does not -appear that there is any opposition to the re-election of Mr. Gidding3 Death bv Laudanum. An infant child was killed in New York on Monday, in consequence of its nurse administering eight drops.of laudanum to keep it quiet. Important Invention. The melancholy steamboat disaster at Baltimoro reminds us, says the Newark Daily Advertiser, of ect the most beneficial results, lie nas made a. series of experiments, and registered observations, which go to show that the generation of electrici ty constantly attends the generation.of steam, and that it is the presence of this agent which pro duces explosion in a majority of instances. The application of this-discovery to the' protection of boilers is, of course, perfectly simple: all that is necessary being a conductor to carry off the su perabundant electricity. His experiments, wo understand, are of a curious and interesting kind, in a scientific as well as in a practical and bene ficial light. JJTf3 A London paper gives an account ofa new invention by Mr. Jenkins. It was brought out by a 'skating club.' A large room was tastefully fitted up, to represent a frozen pond, lying in a nook ofa picturesque,, landscape, h is declared that to all intents and purposes the substa'r.'ce laid down may be regarded as ice, for rather moro than CO per cent, of it is water, held by chemical agency in a stato of congela tion. It' is not more than an inch in thickness, and yet its durability, il is calculated, is such as to be able to resist the efforts of from one to two years' incessant skating! It is also said tjiat il is renewable with the greatest facility, ff there is no humbug in lhis, the patentee may laugh at ice-houses and non-freezing winters, Visitation o American Vessels. Wo learn that Capt. Conway, of tho bnr Mermaid, which arrived yesterday at this pori, last from Rio Grande, was boarded Iwico on th Coast of Africa, from H. B. M. brig Brisk. II was treated, on both occasions, with great civ ility by the boarding officer, and no attompt wi made to search his vessel. The officer woiJ ' not even enter the cabin without a particii' r invitation. Captain C. was informed b lit.--' ish officers, at St. Helena, t I'm t their guvei raenl had given precise orders to abstain fto' proceedings of an offensive nature, such as th removal of hatches, and similar proceedings which have been complained or heretofore. Even in tho British colony of Si. Helenapuh lie opinion was strongly exprossep) against thi-1. former seizure of the barqup Jones, of lhis port Salejn Gaz.etto. Local Matters. Times hard, harder hardest. Money scarce, scaice.r, scarcest.--. Creditors mad, madder, maddest. Debtors sad, sadder, saddest. Duns plenty, moro. plenty, most plenty. Pockets empty, mqrj, empty, most- empty .--.Ifighlandj Messenger ote to this nlace an important discovery, claimed by an ingenious o'clock, as I was citizen ot iewartc, xs. j., wnicn, in me judgment vessel as she was ot scientitic ana practical juages, is liKeiy 10 ei-
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