JJflFFERSONTAN REPUBLICAN. JEFFE IIS ONI AN REPUBLICAJN j Stroudsbarf, January 25, 1843. Terms, $2,00 :n ruivnnce; naif yearly; anil $2,50 If not paid bt'foic the end of the vc-ar. rev Judges. The following gentlemen have been recently ap pointed and commissioned, as President Judges of this Commonwealth, for the term of ten years, by Gov. Porter. Hon. Ellis Lewis, for the Second Judicial Dis trict, composed of the counties of Lancaster and York. Charles G Dotmell, Esq. for tho Eighth Judi cial District, composed of the counties of Lycom ing, Columbia, and Northumberland. Hon. Anson V. Parsons, for the Court of Gen eral Sessions of the City and County of Philadel phia. In addition to these, the Senate, at their present Session, have already confirmed the appointments of at least twenty persons as Associate Judges, in the various counties, who will be commissioned, respectively, for the term of five years. Another Previous Pardon. When tho Defendants, on the I2ih inst., were called uon to plead to tho Indictment found by tho Grand Jury of Huntingdon county, in the case of tho Commonwealth vs. Wood 4 Hildebrand, for fraud practised by them at the last falls election, in that County, they produced a Previous Pardon, with tho Great Seal of tho State, and the sign manual of David R. Porter, attached to it, and were discharged. PtsII Another Pardon. They come as thick as hops. Gov. Porter lias granted an unconditional Pardon to Chaulkley C. Shee, who was rnnvxeted a short time ago, in con nection vi:h M. II. McEwen, in the Criminal Ses sions of Philadelphia, of one of the most infamous conspiracies on Record. Poor times these for jailors and penitentiary keepers. A Whis Triumph. Tho Special Election, in Georgia, for a Mem- j her of Congress, to iiil tlie place of the Hon. Mr. Habersham, has resulted in the choice of the Whig candidate, Mr. Crawford, by 4000 majority. This is a glorious triumph. At the two previous elec tions, tho State was largely loco foco. ITtovcmciit anions tho People. Wc notice by the Easton papers, that the citi zens of Saucnn township, Northampton county, held a Meeting on tho 14th" inst., at which they passed a set of spirited Resolutions in favor of re trenchment and reform in the expenditures of the Slate, against the increase of the Public Debt, and in favor of short sessions of the Legislature. This is a good move, and should bejbllowed by the in habitants of every township in the Commonwealth. If tho people only make their will known in a po tential manner, their servants will not dare to dis regard it. The Vomers JlKuiiny. The Court of Inquiry, which was engaged for several weeks in examining into iho partic ulars connected with tho Mutiny on board the SoiDflrj, n nd the subsequent execution of Spen cer, Cromwell, and Small, tho alleged ring-! ieadr, have concluded their labors, and trans miued their opinion upon the subject to the Secretary of the Navy, at Washington. The Ciwrt finished the examination of witnesses on Thursday last, and drew up their report on Sat urday. What that is, nobody has yet been iriaoe acquainted wtih. Public opinion has un dergone a great change since ;ho whole of the testimony has been published. Previous to iho trxainina-ton, so many exaggerated stories of :h mutiny were circulated, that there appear ed but one opinion, and that was in justification of Cnmuander McKcnzie. The testimony, however, by no mean make out a clear case for him. He has not succeeded in convincing large portion of the community, that tho safe ty f h'p vessel, or the preservation of the lives of the officer", required the execution of the prisoners;, w ho were already secured and ironed. In consequence of this, several efforts have ntreativ been made to induce the Judge of tho District Court of tho United States, for New York, to issue a warrant for the arrest of Mc Kenzie and Ganzevoori, the Lieutenant of the 15ii. on the chamo of morder on the high seas. Judge Urns refused to proceed in the matter, ;.. - r ilm ovnniinaiinn bv the! J 11 tlI!-.l.-lli;ill. U VJI mv u.... - j --- Jjoard of inquiry then going on. McKenzie, fearing ihat thc'Couris of tho U. Slates might lake rognizaticc of the matter, applied to Pres ident Tyler for a Court Martial upon his con due!, before, the Conn of Inquiry b.3d finished Jler duties, or expressed their conviciions, ei ther in his favor or against him. Tho Presi dent has acceded to his requeM, and a Court Martial hss bwn ordered to try him and Limit. Ganzevoori for their acts on board tho Somcrs. Which ever way this Court may decide, it will iiui"h the affair judicially. The Civil Courts of tin' I'nion wili then no longer hav jurisdic tion in the matter. The people, however, will Lne a nght to their own opinions. We shall ba more upon this subject next week. Public Spirit. A number of patriotic citizens, in Philadelphia, jafc circulating subscription papers for signatures, pledging various sums towards the payment of the Slate Debt. The gentlemen having charge of the matter, intend to call on all patriotic citizens for their mite. So far they-have met with unexpect ed success, and have the most sanguine hopes for flin fntnro. Thii id pprtninlv a rmvp nrnr-nprimrr. but it is ti,e only one which under existing circum stances can bo made available towards raising suf ficient money to liquidate any portion of our State Debt. Ileietoforo the Legislature has been una ble to make provision for raising money enough to pay more than the interest, and when they failed in borrowing they could not even do that. If the present Legislature makes provision for the regu lar payment of the interest, it is quite as much as we can expect from it, and probably more than it will do. Voluntary contributions, therefore, con tinued for a number of years, will be the only thing which can free us from our present financial embarrassments. A New County We learn that a Bill has passed the House of Representatives to form a new county, to be called Carbon, out of the upper Townships of this Coun ty, and tho Townships of Northampton, which lie about Mauch Chunk. Tho Bill, it is said, will be kept back in 'the Senate until the people interested in the matter can have timo to express their opin ions upon tho subject. We trust therefore that the people of Monroe will be up and doing. Our County is small enough now, and our taxes al ready sufficiently high. The people of Strouds burg arc particularly interested in having the Coun ty remain as it is. To cut off two or three town ships would be cutting oft" just so much of its bu siness. The people of Easton and various parts of Northampton are remonstrating against the di vision. Let us not be behind hand. The Legislature. Individual members of this body are hard at work endeavouring to do something to suit the times. A number of bills, to reduce the expendit ures of government, and to introduce a rigid sys tem of economy into all its branches, have been presented for the consideration of both Houses. What their fate will be, however, it is impossible to telL Among others, we notice that our mem ber, (Mr. Ilcckman) has introduced one to reduce the salaries of the Governor, and tho heads and clerks of the several departments, as well as the j pay of the members of the Legislature. The Bankrupt Law. The Bill for the repeal of this Law finally passed the lower House of Congress on Wednesday last, by a vote of 140 yeas to but 71 nays. It contains a proviso, that all pel sons who shall have applied for their discharge as Bankrupts, previous to its passage shall not be affected by it. It is the gen eral impression that it will pass tho Senate in its present shape. If it does, the question arises, will John Tyler not Veto it? We shall see. U. S. Seoul rs. The Hon. John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, and the Hon. Alexander Porter, both Whigs, have been elected United States Senators for six years from the 4th of March next. Mr. Crittenden at present occupies the seat which was vacated by tho resignation of Henry Clay in March last. 11c is one of the most able and dignified men in the Senate. Mr. Porter, is also an able man. He formerly represented Louisiana in that body, and will be cordially welcomed back by his fellow membcr3. A SlacJi Affair. Two negroes were arrested on Thursday last for having robbed a traveller of his Pocket Book, near 01er.mes Tavern, in Chesnutlnli tsp. The Pocket Book, contained, among other things, Fifteen dolfars in money. Tho culprits were taken before a Justice ot tho Peace, and on the stolen property being found upon them, committed to Jail to await their trial at the coming court. 1 Whifj S:aSe Conveniioi-. We call the attention of our readers, to the proceedings of a meeting lately held by the Whig Members of the Legislature, at Ilanis burg, insercd in another column of to-day's pa per. The Preamble and Resolutions are well drawn, and breathe the proper spirit. The sen timents, contained in then!, also, wtllvno dotlbi meet with a proper response in the breasts of a largo portion of the citizen?, of Pennsylvania, The reconmiemlution for a State Convention, to assemble at Harrisbur on the birth day of tho immortal Washington, meets with our hear ty approbation, and we trust it wilt be respond ed to in every County, by sending large dele gations. Henry Clay, is the man of the peo ple, and we hope to see him elevated to the Presidency in 1844. Tito La5''H Book. The February No. of this old and ftvorito periodical has already made its appearance, and claims our particular notico and admiration for tho beauty of its execution, and the richness of its contents. It is a capita! number, and must do every one's eyes good that looks upon it. Thoso who are not already subscribers to the Book, can convince thciiif-elvcs of the correct ness of our opinion, by calling at this oflice and examining i for themselves. While upon this subject, wo will jyst call the attention of our readers to tjie small advertisement of the Lady's" Book inserted on iho opposite page, an.l &ee what capita! ftidncomnnts are there held out fur persons lo bet'go tubagnben. A Sign. Loco focoism is evidently in the descendant. Events both great, and .small give manifest token of it. The members of the Democratic Artillerists, a military company of the loco foco stamp, which was got up during the political excitement in 1840, in Easton, and flourished for some time under the j command of Capt. A. II. Reeder, have petitioned the Legislature to change the name of the corps to that of tho Delaware Greys. Geaa. Cass. This distinguished individual, according to in vitation, visited Harrisburg last week, and was re ceived in a very handsome and complimentary manner. A civic escort met him at Little York, and on the outskirts of the Boronrdi the militarv received and conductcdlwm into Ilarrisbun.. He was visited by both branches of the Legislature, and splendidly entertained by Gov. Porter. Exchange Bank, Pittsburgh, Pa. 2's, relief issue, letter A., (which is smaller than in the genuine, and has no period after it.) May 15, 1.941. .1. M. iVlnrrnv. Clerk. 1 he einime have a flourish at the'end of the word demand, whicli, with the comma alter it, is ommeu m the counterfeit. Engraving poor. Paper thin and greasy. State Bank, Newark, N. J.S's spurious. May be detected by the vignette, and Indian, and ullage in the back ground. On left end, a Locomotive. Engraved by Jones, New York. Freeman's Bank, Bristol, R.I. lU's, altered from some worthless concern, signed Grimes, Prest. Tho genuine hilis are signed L. C. Richmond, Cash., Nathaniel Bullock, Presl. Tho title of the Bank is very faini. Farmers1 and Planters' Bank, Baltimore. 20's, aliercd from Vs. Genuine ones have for a vignette, threo females, ship, &c. The al tered bills have ofcourso the same. BickncWs Reporter. Rovoliilioiiers. There is in the United States just one hun dred soldiers of the revolution on the pension list over one hundred years of age. The old est man on the list is Michael Hale, of Union county, Pemia., who is in his 115th year. Reduction of Postage. A reduction of letter nostase, as far as two trades are concerned, has been, it is said dc - cided upon in Washinton, viz: to five and ten cents. 1 he several departments ot govern ment will pay their own franks. The law of 1825 imposes the following rale of letter postage: Upon single letters sent through mail, any dis tance not over 30 milos '6 cents. Over 30 to 80 10 Over SO to 150 12 1-2 " Over 150 to 400 18 3-4 " Over 400 25 " The Postmaster General proposes the fol lowing scale ol prices: Upon all single letters sent by the mail any distance not over 30 miles, Over 30 to 100 miles, Over 100 lo 220 miles, Over 220 lo 400 miles, Over 400 miles, 5 cents. 10 " 15 ' 20 " Two Locos, standing ouside of the bar of the lenate, yesterday, were carefully observing ihe ' motion of which objecis this meeting conndeut roceedirtgs of that hody, with the august Pres- j ly relies upon the known zeal of those to whom lent at its head. "'Pears to me," savs one oft " is addressed in favor of Harry of the We', toent the two, "that ihem Whigs are tning to make a fool of our President." "Faith," says the other, "I think they'll have a hard job of it. Na tures got tno start on em. Bosion Atlas. A woman of this name, is exciting quite a sensation among the fanatics of New York. She is 45 years old, large and fleshy, and dor ins a discourse delivered on Sunday she said: " The end of all things was at hand; and gavo as reasons that world had been dcoply engaged in politics and religion for the last twenty years, and that it was the Holy Spirit that was now prompting so many to attend to preparations for ihe approach of the Saviour. That she ia possessed of the Spirit, she does not doubt. She does, not expect to be crediied as a prophet, and is quito indifferent about it, saying that the Jews wouid not, and do not, be lieve m the dh inity of Christ, and that she could not expect to bo better received. Her theory of the Second Advent is, ihat when all created thing3 have been restored to their ori ginal purity, and as before tho fall of our first parents, it will ihen take place, and that all will immediately return and live upon the earth in their present shape. This doctrine she stoutly defends by apt quoiaiions from Scripture, which she uses in so many shapes, that lo discern iho fallacy of her arguments, she has only to be heard. The Locofocos of Kentucky havo nominated Col. R. M. Johnson, for the Presidency sub ject to the decision of tho National Convention. That won't do. If old Tecum&eh intends to run at all, ho must not cling to the skirts of ihe Convention. That body is lo bo got up ex pressly for i he benefit of Mr. Van Duron; and no other man will have the ghost of a chance in the "packed" conclave. That i'i seitled; and we rejoice that Maily is to be the man. We can beat him with far more ease than we could John C. Cal!ioun.---Sus. Reg. A Shariff's sale was held at Harrisburg a few days since, when newly built hou&e sold for prices w inch could not pay for ihe lumber used to their ctiiirucMoti, anil houses ami lois i sold for Ics ihuii half tl.u puce they would ri:; o urougm two urano. V HARRISBURG NEWS. llarrisbvrg, Jan. 20, 1,84 3o The Speaker laid befor ihe Sen At a oni inunicaiion from the Sueiaiy o :h'. Cmu-i.-wealth, with a ol t he iierk employed ii. n office, the duties and salaries of each, and sta tin" that the business of the office cannot be performed with a less number. Mr. Farrelly reported the bill from site Huti.se, to abolish the Nicholson Court, with amend' meuts. On motion of Mr Darsic, the Senate procee ded to the consideration of the resolution rela tive to the canceling of the Relief Notes. The resolution provides that the State Treasurer shall nroeeed to cancel one-fourth part every ! six months, ns provided for by the resolution oi ! the 2-1 ill hmc last, without regard to the ; act of 27th of July. This subject was tinder discus sion when "ihe Senate adjourned. The con struction laid on this last act as repealing tho former, by the Attorney General, was not sus tained by any Senator, though it is possible the resolution will pass. In the House there was little, of importance done. Ilinchmau s hill, providing lor tho ap ! poiniment of an inspector of leather in Phila- delnhia. nased second readiii'r. Incidentally tho subject of appointments by the Governor came into discussion, when Air. Morris advert ed most eloquently to the appointment of young Mr. Porter by his father, as Sheriff. That appointment has given great dissatisfaction, and is fatal to the popularity of the Governor. Cor. of the Inq. cy Gus. The Wiiijj Slate o3ve23is3i. The Whig members of ihe State Legislature held a meeting on Monday evening, lGih inst., when Thomas Carson, Esq. of Franklin coun ty, was called to the Chair, and Messrs. C. B. Trego and William McDaniel were appointed Secretaries. The following preamble and resolutions were offered by Mr. Cochran of York, seconded by Mr. Brooke, of Delaware county, and unani mously adopted. Whereas, the Whig citizens of various sec tions of Pennsylvania have, in their primary meetings, suggested the propriety of holding a State Convention at the seat of Government, and have elected delegates to attend the same, whose object it shall be to avow the high re spect for, and confidence in the integrity and j ability of Henry Clay, of Kentucky, entertained , by a large portion of the people of this Com monwealth, as well as their preference for him as a candiaate for President of the U. States a station which he is pre-eminently filled to adorn by his long experience in public affairs his comprehensive system of policy, adapted to restore and maintain the prospeity of the country his exalted virtues and great talents: And whereas, it is -necessary that a day should be fixed for the assembling of such con vention, delegates to which have not yet been elected by some counties: Therefore, be it resolved that it is respect fully recommended bv this meeting of Whig Members of the Legislature, that the proposed Convention of the friends of Henry Clay, be , held at Harrisburg-, on Wednesday the22! y of February next, and that thn Whir '. stun. of the several counties who have not yet acted upon the subject, meet and elect such number of delegates as they may deem expedient to represent mom on that occasion; tor tne pro and the high appreciation entertained by them of his character, and ihe indispensable neces sity of his services lo the welfare of our coun try, Resolved, That the Whig papers, throughout the State, be requested to publish the proceed ings of this meeting. THOS. CARSON, Chairman. Charles B. Trego, ) o . Win. McDanii j ocr;uaries. lei, S Bcacla Col. glepinirn. Lellers received in this city contain intelligence of the death, of Col. Hepburn, who will be re membered in this city from his speeches in Tam many Hall, and other places, during the last sum mer. He was an ardent politician, and the last timo wo saw him ho was violently preaching Free Trado from the steps of the Exchange, in Wd! street, to a number of Sailors who had been induced to get up a strike. Wc learn thai difficulties had for some timo existed be tween hint and Gen. McDougald brother of the Locofoco candidate for Congress, from Geor gia, who has just been defeated by Mr. Claw ford gro wing out of a cotton speculation which proved to. he a loss. Col. II., it seems had o verpaid his share, and in the hitler feelings that the transaction engendered had threatened to lako tho life of McDougald upon the first op portunity. Col. II. on the 5th was in the In surance Bank at Columbus when Mr. M. en tered. As ihe latter approached, Col. II. put his hand into his breast pocket to take out a letter. Gen. McDougald doubtless supposing ho intended lo draw a pistol instantly fired up on him and .shot him through the heart. JV. Y. Tribune. IRON. The Rochester Democrat stales that " iron wa3 first made in this country in 1715, in Virginia. In N. Yoik, Orange coun ty, a furnace was erected 1751, and 1500 tons of pig and 1000 of bar made annually. The great iron chain that crossed tho Hudson du ring the Revolution, each link of which weigh ed 140 pounds, was made there. Peter Town send mado ihe first cannon there in 1816. In the United States, 1840, there warn made : j I , iuy ton. o! pig iron; lwtny years ago j Groat Britain omy made 4Qfl,Q0Q tons; now anomalies tons. i WASHINGTON NEWS Washington, Jan. 1?. . Senate The Senate had a very hi: v :trig to-day for the public but a gn nt d . ime was devoted- lo tho Exeeutiic huui, S3 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSAGE OF THE BILL REPEMjv THE BANKRUPT ACT. In the House of Representatives, ?.Ir. I) r . ard, Chairman of the Committee, on the J. ciary, mado a report, in conformity wi i, t instructions which were given by the H.,, , that Committee yesterday ,---a Bill to rtp, 0. , Bankrupt Act, embracing a provio, :h o , peal shall not aSteud to, nor affect any which at the (ime this act oes in'o" . :7 shall be pending before any Court, m; t-, , ' proceeding which at the said time shoi !, been legally commenced, and which sSil: ,. , be in progress under and by virtue of ilK- ;,ct The bill w as read a second time. Mr. Wise, "said I mo7 the previous q lion. 1 am in lavor oi too proviso. The Speaker decided that ihe ell ;.? , ; .. Previous Question wuuld he to brin the I ". , to a direct vote on the Bill. The Uoix lained the call for the Previous Questim,. (; . just at this point Mr. Barnard asked uli;, the morning hour had not expired? Speaker said it had. "Then," said Mr. Barnard, " I call fm orders of the day!" The effect of this was to thrust aside iIimiS ject for the rest of this day : but the order wn . it-It 1.1 Tkt i Hie lormcr 1J.UI to repeal me uaui;rmt .u t ; n A pon which the party harangues tha:lu;e ae much miere-ted the public arose. Mr. Marshall moved the previous qtieMixn and it was sustained by a large vo'e. The House then proceeded to vote on tie several amendments. The amendment offered by Mr. Cushing, t the same effect, as the proviso above mention ed, lo secure pending cases from the operat.ii of the repeal, was adopted by a large majority. Mr. Barnartl moved to strike out the ulwL of the bill, and insert provisions, simply re pealing that portion of the act which refers t. h voluntary Bankruptcy. This motion was u-1 atived. js The question "then rose. When shall thofi bill receive its itnru reading s ana toe nonti decided ' AW should be the time; and the !; ,1 was read accordingly, and the question be:: on the passage, it was decided in the afiixim live ayes Ml, nays 70. So the bill to repeal the Bankrupt act was PASSED. A Simple Kcanctfv. Mrs. Child has published a communicat in the Newark Advertiser, in which, after J scribing-an offensive breath as a most unp!c-. ant thing, she says that a careful removal substances between the teeth, rinsing the ran, after meals and a bit of charcoal hdd n mouth, will alicaijs cure a bad breath. Cl.ir- coal uspu as a dentifrice, (that is, ruboed on i powder with a brush is apt lo injure thofra.- t!; but a lump of tt nehl in the mouth t i -tnree limes a week and slowly chewed '. a wmi."rful power lo preserve the teeth ai.l f -rif'y the breath the action is purely chcr ca.. It . ounioracts the acid arising from a tti'd stomach, or food decaying abou 3 smns, and it is this acid which destroys teeth. She adds " A friend of ours had w'.t a- bout twenty years of age; a front too"'i turned black gradually, crumbled and I 'k off piecemeal. By frequently chewinj i' coal, the progress of decay was not o:.Iy rested, but nature set vigorously to work to r etore the breach, and the crumbled por urniv nt.nn till !h( vhnl tfintll was SOUC. b" w "o before. Every ono knows that charcoal in anttputrescent. It thus tends to preserve teeth and sweeten tho breath." Aaaollicr Case of Cossscience. The Philadelphia Inquirer tells this incuie.i: Men should be careful how ihev do violet.; lo that principle of their nature over which :h have no control : A man. who admitted that he had reccntiv re alized the happy influences of religion, call U upon a clergyman, a day or two ago and sst that ho desired lo place in his hands abou; litj tv dollars, to be distributed among the poo inasmuch as in the course of his busincs he had taken unjust advantage of various in viduals to the oxtenl of tho sum named. Beiti unable to find the persons he had directly inn red, he desired to repair the wrong as far m possible as he had been much troubled upon tri '.. . ... .. .L Vi& suojeci, witnm ine preceding monin. u clergyman approved his determination, chce fully accepted tho amount, and appropriate it to tho benefit of somo of tho sunering pot Choked Cattle. A friend from Wrentham informs us that he succeeds, with great ease, in relieving chokeJ cattle tn the following manner: Raise tho animal's head, with a rope or ch-n attached to some convenient beam. Procure n old cart-wheel box, through which a man vJ thrust his arm. With the aid of one on t side, place this box in iho animal's mouth a'-j; keep it steady. Then tun ihe hand through yond the potato or apple in tho way. Drav; out slowly and carefully and relief is exr- enccd immediately. Our informant has tn1 J repeatedly, and ihinks every larmer out' j havo. a cart-wheel box or something o! ihe k.t always ready. Mass. Ploughman. A preacher discouraging the present fai.toi rrMTinrkfid that thri wprn nmrp rnrset bt Ji in the assombly before hin than would shiA .c hen-roost. 1
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