JEFFKRSONIAN REPUBLICAN. Governor's Message. To the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Ccmmonzoeallh of Pennsyl vania : Fellow Citizess: Having, in my former messages, enteredverv fully into the finan cial condition and other general interests Jof the state, t deem it unnecessary to repeat the views then submitted to the Legislature, but simply to refer to them, and say, that they re main in all respects substantially the same as iieretofore expressed. I shall proceed at once to call your attention to those matters of pub lic policy, which seem to require, in the grea test degree, the attention of the Legislature, in common with every state in the union, and with all parts of the commercial world, the citizens of Pennsylvania arc now undergoing the severe ordeal of pecuniary embarrassment Business ot all kinds is crippled and paraly zed: private and public enterprize has been arrested; the timid alarmed, and even the bol dest staggered at impending evils. But it is some consolation for us to reflect, that these difficulties are the bitter fruits, so far as Penn sylvania is concerned, of the rash and impol itic legislation of a single year, and that none of the responsibility rests upon us. For upwards of ten years Pennsylvania had been gradually improving her condition, and enjoying all the advantages that can arise from a substantial currency, and the entire confidence of all parts of the world. At an unfortunate period, the banking capital, which had been, during this flourishing season, about twenty millions of dollars, was increased to near sixty; and, as one of the most fatal con sequences, many unwise and impolitic public improvements, undertaken corporations cre ated for purposes far beyond their means to accomplish, individuals contracted responsi bilities and entered into speculations, which they were totally unable to bring to a success ful close; and finally to render the catastro phy more destructive, the explosion of this -enormous bank bubble has crushed all these cnterprizes, public and private, and left in every quarter of the state some monument of Wasted hope and public folly. It will require a little time to recover from" the panic, and to estimate, with precision, the extent of the mischief. It will probably be found far less than has been generally supposed. The vi gor and industry of the community, sustained as they are by our immense natural resources, will soon overcome this temporary repulse, j and go on, as if it had never happened. Some will be unfortunately ruined, but the great mass of the community will in the end be lit tle affected. 1 hat portion of the community engaged in agricultural pursuits is compara tively Tree from debt and embarrassment, and possessed of all the benefits that arise from iavorable seasons and plentiful harvests. 1 can myself see no just ground for that des pondency winch seems to pervade, so general ly, the minds of the people. The injury to our credit abroad, although productive of much temporary inconvenience, will ultimate ly be serviceable to the community It will teach us to rely on ourselves, to turn our at tention to the developement of our own resour ces, and to obtain that, by our own labor, "which we have hitherto bouglit upon trust. Whatever may be the fears of that portion of our community, who arc always predicting ru in, and bemoaning the effects of causes which they do not understand, time will soon prove, that the resources of Pennsylvania, her ability to meet all her engagements, and the respect of her citizens for the plighted faith of the state, have not been in the slightest degree shaken, by any of the misfortunes under which we are now suffering, in nearly all in stances, these fears will be found to haye had their origin in the croakings of unprincipled demagogues, who are willing to undervalue her means, and the integrity of her citizens if they can thereby promote their own selfish enas. it tnere be any of our citizens, who honestly believe, that Pennsylvania will prove unable to perform all her engagements, they will be found to be neither very deep reason ed, nor very accurately acquainted with the. nDuuaance ana nature of her resources. If there be any of her citizens, who think that she will prove faithless and unwilling to dis charge her obligations, we may safely say, they know little of her true character, and meet with no encouragement, or favor, from any considerable portion of the community. To do what she agrees to do, and to pay what she promises to pay, are two of her distin guishing characteristics ; and he who would seek to induce her to forfeit either of them, will find, that he gains neither the confidence nor respect of her citizens by the attempt. She may be temporarily obliged to postpone the discharge of her engagements until a more convenient season; but to deny the obligation itself, or to refuse to comply with it, would be a reproach upon her integrity, which no public man dare advise or sanction. However great her public debt may seem to be, a tax of a few cents per ton upon her coal and iron, which are scattered in every hill and valley throughout her borders, will at some future day not only pay the interest on her public debt, but the principal also, probably within the lifetime of many of those who are now upon the stage of public action. This tax would be paid in a great measure by the consumers of those products in other states, and would be scarcely felt by her own citizens. Cut off as this country now is, and must con tinue to be, from the European bupply of coal and iron, on which it has hitherto chiefly de pended, the day is not far distant, when Penn s lvania will supply more than three fourths tf the other states of this Union with coal, and a majority of them with iron. This is a position trum which no legislation and no hu man power can remove her. Her geographi cal position, and the favorable relative loca tions of her coal and iron deposits, put Penn sylvania beyond the reach of all rivalry from anj quarter. She seems to have been destin ed, by nature, to be the great work shop of the American Union ; and, if her citizens and her legislature are true to themselves, and will a oid catering to the views and interests of other sections, regardless of her own, her pub ho debt will hereafter occasion but little in convenience ; and they will have no cause to regret the construction of her public improve ments, which have contributed to the devel opement of these advantages. This is not the language of sanguine hope, or blind confi dence, but of clear-sighted, practical experi ence, .f the truth of which every unprej udic- ed man must be convinced, who will carefully investigate the facts relating to her condition. At the close of the last war, the pecuniary embarrassment and distress pervading our country, were far greater, than they are now. We had just emerged from a protracted, ex pensive, and harassing war. The national debt was nearly one hundred and thirty mil lions of dollars; business of all kinds was bro ken up; confidence was entirely destroyed; all classes of the community were in debt; our banks broken and worthless; public feel ing weakened and shaken to a degree infi nitely beyond what is now known; and, worse than all this, the rankling political animosities against the then administration of tho general government had created, or raised up, a pow erful, unscrupulous, and violent party, under the plausible name of the "Peace Party" which threw in the way of the administra tion overy possible obstacle, in the triumph ant prosecution of that war, or tho correction of the evils which it inevitably entailed upon the country. But notwithstanding all these formidable discouragements, the good sense, the enterprize and the patriotism of the peo ple, seconded those then entrusted with tho administration of the government, who per formed their duty with Roman firmness and integrity. Taxes were recommended, levied, and paid to sustain the credit and honor of the government confidence was restored, business resumed its accustomed channels, and one of tho most flourishing seasons in the history of our country succeeded. That enormous debt was, in the process of time, entirely extinguished. Those who recom mended the necessary measures to tho at tainment of this great end have been reward ed with respect and gratitude. Tho same honest and fearless discharge of duty, will be attended with tho same results now. Our history has never yet recorded a single in stance, in which a public man, who stood by the honor of his country, in critical emergen cies, was not fully sustained in his efforts by his fellow-citizens. He may be traduced and villificd, but a manly and faithful dis charge of duty outlives the efforts of his tra ducers. The proudest monument that a pub lic man can desire to leave his children, is one inscribed he knew his duty he dared perforin it he never flinched from his post.. Tho whole amount of the present funded debt of the state, exclusive of the deposite of jhe surplus revenue, is $37,937,788 24. This debt is reimbursable as follows. Balance of Loan per act of 14th April, 183S, $15,000 00 In the year 1841 56,022 60 Do 1841 02,500 00 Bo 1846 4,194,242 08 Do 1847 72,335 06 Do 1850 1,000,000 00 Do 1853 2,000,000 00 Do 1854 3,000,000 00 Do 1850 2,763,161 88 Do 1858 7,070,661 44 Do 1859 1,250,000 00 Do 1860 2,648,080 00 Do 1861 120,000 00 Do 1602 2,265,400 00 Do 1863 200,000 00 Do 1864 2,515,000 00 Do 1865 2,750,010 00 Do 1868 2,524,000 00 Do 1870 1,957,362 15 At the expiration of certain Bank char ters, 575,737 50 luterestdue 1st Aug last, for which cer tificates have been issued, redeemable -" in August, 1843, 871,075 53 $37,937,788 24 This debt has been contracted for the follow ing purposes, viz For Canals & Rail ways, $30,533,620 15 To pay Interest on public debt, 4,410,135 03 For the use of the Treasury, 1,571,6S9 00 Turnpikes, State Roads. &c. 930,000 00 Union Canal, 200,000 00 Eastern Penitentiary, 120,000 00 Franklin Railroad, 100,000 00 Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal, 50,000 00 Insane Asylum, 22,335 06 $37,037,788 24 The value of our Public Im provements, estimated at cost is $30,533,029 15 The State owns Bank Stock, which costs at par, 2,108,700 00 do do Turnpike & Bridge Stock, 2,830,292 45 do do Canal and Naviga tion Stock, 842,778 66 do do Railroad Stock, 365,276 90 Money due on unpatented lauds, estimated at 1,000,000 00 $37,680,617 10 The foregoing does not include the amount due to Domestic Creditors, entered on the books of the Auditor General, per resolution of 7th April, 1812. These internal improvements, for the con struction of which the principal amount of tho State debt has been incurred, consist of 793 and a quarter miles of canals and railways completed, and 140 3-4 miles of canals in progress of construction, and nearly comple ted. The finished works are the following: miles. The Delaware Canal, from Easlon to tide at Bristol, 59 3.4 The main line of canal and railway from Philadelphia to Pitsburg, 395 1-4 Canal from Beater on the Ohio river to the mouth of the French Creek feeder, in the direction of Erie, 97 3-4 Canal from Franklin on the Alleghe ny river to Comieaut Lake, 49 Canal, Susquehanna & North Branch from Duncan's Island to Lacka wanna, 111 1-4 Canal, West Branch from Northum berland to Farrandsville, 73 Several side cuts & navigable feeders 7 Total canals and railways completed 793 1-4 Canals in progress and nearly completed; miles North Branch extension, from Lack awana to York line, 90 Erie extension from the mouth of the French Creek Feeder to Erie har bor, 38 1-2 Wiaconisco Canal from Duncan's Island to Wisconisco Creek, 12 1-2 Total Canals in progress, 140 1-4 The state has always met the payment of the interest upon the public debt with punc tuality, until the semi-annual payment due on tho 1st of August last; when, for want of adequato provision for that purpose, certifi cates of the amount due to each holder of the stock were issued, bearing an interest of six per cent, payable in one year, agreeably to tho Act passed the 27th day of July last. It now becomes the imperative duty of tho Legislature to make provision, as well for its payment, as for the payment of the interest falling due on the first of February and Au gust next. Until some mode of raising the amount ne cessary for the payment of this interest, less burthensome to the people, is devised, the taxes imposed by existing laws seem to be indispensable. It may be worthy the con sideration of the Legislature, however, wheth er the present defective system of making as sessments, and reaching the objects of taxa tion, does not require revision. It is believ ed, tf such revision be judicially made, that no increase of the taxes now authorized would be necessary, to produce an adequate amount from that source, to cover the press ing demands made upon the Treasury. You will observe by a report accompany ing this mesaago, that in pursuance of the Act of Assembly, passed for that purpose on the 27th day of July last, proposals were in vited for the sale of the public improvements of the Commonwealth. No bid for the same, that can possibly be accepted, was received. This measure was suggested in my last an nual message, believing that, in our present embarrassed condition, it was an experiment, which might be productive of relief, worth trying. It has been tried and has utterly failed. The truth is, the amount of money necessary for the purchase of any considera ble portion of our improvements, is far great er than any citizens of our country are able to raise for that purpose. Were they to be sold at all, they would necessarily, either di rectly or indirectly, fall into the hands of for eign capitalists. The people must, in a great measure lose the control over their manage ment, and they would necessarily become private monopolies. This would seem to be a measure, as dangerous to the public inter est, as it would be humiliating to the public pride. CONCLUSION NEXT WEEK. JLIBRARY iTSEETIIVG. Notice is hereby given to the Stockholders of the .Stroudsburg Library Company, that the annual meeting of said Company will be held at the Library Room, on Saturday evening the 6th of January next, at early candle-light. All are requested to attend, as much business of importance will come before the meeting. J. H. WALTON, Sec. December 14, 1842. NOTICE. The Treasurer of the County of Monroe is now ready to receive subscribers for the Pam phlet Laws of this Commonwealth. FREDERICK K1SER, Treas. Treasurer's Office, Strouds burg, Dec. 12, 1842. SEE FEMALE SEMINARY. The Autumn Term of this Institution com menced on the seventh day of November, under the superintcndan.ee of Miss A. M. StoIiCS, and is now open for the reception of pupils. Tho branches taught in this Seminary are Reading, Writing, Geography, Grammar, Rhet oric, Composition, History, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Botany, Logic, Mathematics, Draw ing and Painting, the Greek, Latin, . German Languages, tye. The Seminary being endowed by the State, instruction is afforded at two dollars per quar ter, inclusive of all the above branches. Board can be obtained in respectable fami lies on reasonable terms. The Trustees with full confidence commend tho Siroudsburg Female Seminary to the pat ronage of the public. JOHN HUSTON, President of the Board of Trustees. , December 1 I, I8l2.tf. BAR IRON DOUBLE AND SINGLE REFINED, Bar Iron, Car, Coach & Wagon Axles, CROW BAR, SLEDGE AND PLOUGH MOULDS, Axle and Gun ISarrei Iron, And a general assortment of WAGOIY TYKJE & S5UAKJC IKON, constantly on hand and will be sold on the mos. reasonable terms, by MORRIS EVANS. Analonmik Iron Works, April (j, 1642, BANK NOTE IilST. . Corrected weekly for ttie Jeflersonirm Republican. The notes of those banks on which quotations are omitted and a dash( Substituted, are not purchased by the Philadelphia brokers, with the exception of those which are marked with a atar() City Banks. Name. Bank of Philadelphia Bank of North America Bank of Northern Liberties Bank of Pennsylvania Bank of Penntownship Bank of United States Commercial bank of Ponn. Farmers and Mechanics Girard ' - Kensington Kensington Saw Ins. Merchants bank of Philada. Manufacturers and Mechanics Mechanics Moyamensing Philadelphia Philadelphia Sav. Ins, Philadelphia Loan Co. Penntownship Sav. Ins. Southwark Savings bank Schuylkill Savings Ins Schuylkill bank Southwark bank Western bank Country BanKs Agricultural bk, Great Bend Allegheny bk of Pa, Bedford Bk of Beaver, Beaver Bk of Swaria, Ilarrisburg Bk of Washington, Washington Bk of Chambersburg, Chambers. Dis. fraud par par 12 5a8 GO par par 50 par fraud 7 par 7 par failed failed fraud failed par par par no sale closed closed failed 8 Bk of Gettysburg, Gettysburg 8 Bk of Pittsburg, Pittsburg 1 Bk of Susquehana co. Montrose 1 1 Bk of chester co. Weschester par Bk of Delaware co. Chester par Bk of Gcrmantown, Germantown par Bk of Lewistown, Lewistown 17 Bk of Middletown, Middletown 5 Bk of Montgomery co. Norristown par Bk of NorthumbcrPd, Northumb. 7 Berks co bank, Reading Centre bank, Bellefonte closed City bank, Pittsburg no sale Columbia bk & bridge co. Columb. 1 Carlisle bank, Carlisle Doylestown bank, Doylestowjt Easton bank, Easton Exchange bank, Pittsburg Certificates Do do branch Hollisdayburg . Certificates Erie bank, Erie Farm. & Drov. bk, Waynesburg Farm. & Mech's bk. Pittsburg Farm. & Mech's bk, Fayette co Farm. & Mech's, Greencastle Franklin bk, Washington, Farmers bk Bucks co, Bristol Farmers bk Lancaster, Lancaster Farmers bk Reading; Reading Harrisburg bank, Hartisburg Harmony Institute, Harmony Honesdale bank, Honesdale Huntingdon bank, Huntington Juniata bank, Lewistown Lancaster bank, Lancaster Lancaster county bk, Lancaster Lebanon bank, Lebanon Lumbermen's bank, Warren Marietta & Susque. Trading co S par par 1 1 1 7 1-2 6 10 failed failed failed 3 par 1 7 9 no sale 1 no sale 15 10 5 5 failed no sale 1 fraud 9 Merchants & Manuf. bk, Pitttsburgh Mechanics bk Pittsburg, Pitlsbg Miners bk of Pottsville, Pottsville Monongahela bk of Brownsville, Browns 3 Northern bk of Pa, Dundaff no sale Northampton bk, Allentown 20 New Hope Del. Bridge co. 15 Northumberland Union Columbia bk, Milton no sale N Western bk of Pa, Meadville closed New Salem bank, Fayette co , fraud Office Schuylkill bk, P. Carbon failed Pa Agr & Manuf bk Carlisle failed Silver Lake bk, ilTontrose closed TayIorsville Del Bridge co, . 10 Towanda bk, Towanda failed Union bk of Pa, Uniontown failed Westmoreland bk, Greensburg closed Wilkesbarre bridge co, Wilkes. no sale West Branch bk, Williamsport Wyoming bk, Wilkesbarre 17 York bk, York 8 Youghany bk, Perryopolis no sale Note. It may be proper to remark, that the notes of nearly all the country banks are re deemed in specie on presentation at their coun ters; and that the cause of their depreciation in the city, is owing to a resolution of the city banks to receive on deposit the notes of those banks only which have effected an arrange ment with a city bank to redeem their notes when presented. Those country banks there fore, which are quoted at par, have an agency in the city where their notes are paid in specie on demand. LUMBER! LUMBER!! The subscribers have at their Mill situate three miles from John Fleet's Tavern, which is on the Drinker Piko, and only half a mile from Henry W. Drinker, Esq., a large and general assortment of seasoned White Pine Xitimbcr of the best quality, which they offer at. very low prices. Purchasers wotdd do well to call and examine their assortment, it being from 3 to 10 miles nearer, and a much better road., than tp any other Mill in this section of country, where a general assortment can bp had. PHILIP G. READING & Co. September 21, 1812. 4m. Brillxanee, Utility and Economy Cutnl TEN COPIES FOR TE.V DOLLARS ! MISS OR THE HOME The First Number will be issued in JAL.pv 1fl.fi nnrl twill ranfiin k FIVE SPLENDID PLATES. Embellished with the most exquisite Ale7r,ti 1 r.. I rl.- 1 1-1 ....1.... 1 'Ml ano oieei naies, aim .juuuuiu cuiuurcu Hates .f the Fashions. 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As the writer of various books, and a contnv,. tor to Godey's Lady's Book, Graham's Maga,. and other periodilals of high reputation, Mi r.." lie has done much to enlighten and entertau the public, and in the Magazine now presented, whi, bears her naine, she will make her eminent ta!?,, still more available for the general good, llei a series of Nouvellettes, in her own immm'. ,. style, in which, under cover of amusement, smw beneficial design will be promoted, she u;!l t,,r hislt from her observation, reading and expense t a succession of Essays on llousehuld Kconoau embracing general suggestions for the reguuitJ-l of domestic establishments, hints and rcllectioas useful to housekeepers, practical advice, numer ous receipts never before published, and all other things that 'may be made subservient to the pui pose. 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To any person forwarding $00, 23 copies will be furnished, and eight of the fore, named works- To any person forwarding $40( U copios, and tho whole of the fore-nantpd works,. I AWING, SURGEON DENTIST, Has located in Stroudsburg. Office one dool west of Dr. W. P. Tail's. August 3, 1842. tf. JOB AYORK " Neatly e$eotfeil tlus OTics, BOOK OF LITERATURE. KAMIif.v . ' DOMESTIC ECO.NOMV. ' Edited by Misa E. LESLIE, author of "v Washington Potts," &c. and T. S. AHTlin a thor of "Six Nights with the Washingtonmiis "'.v a" 3