JEFFERSON! AN REPUBLICAN. Hi .ni mill f-tr " 1" ' - "" "..L'SX&ZK JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN SlramlbMirff, Marck 3, 184. Terns, ta advance; S2.M, naif y early: t- ir 881 paid befoie the end of the vcar. . Tfcc fllitricr Case. The trial of young Mercer, the murderer of Ifeb crton, for the seduction of his Sister, of which we gave an account last week, will commence on Tuesday the 21st of iMarch iust., at Woodbury, Tiloucestcr county, N.Jersey. The Hon. Garret t). Wall, late U. S. Senator, William N. JefTers, Esq. and John .Mattock, Esq. of New Jersey, and 1'eter A. Browne, James llanna, and William A. Price, Ksq. of Philadelphia, have been engaged to defend him! Mr. Molleson, the Attorney General, and Mr. Carpenter. Deputy Attorney General for Gloucester county, will conduct the prosecution, on behalf of the State. Chief Justice Horiiblow cr, it is expected, will preside. Great sympathy prevails every where for Mer cer. The press of New Jersey, speaks strongly in his favor. The fate of Hebcrtown, although an awful one, is regarded as a lesson to those who make the destruction of female chastity and vir tue an object and boast. Numbers of persons have visited Mercer in his confinement, and it is said that the ladies of Woodbury have carpeted his cell, and furnished him with a. suitable bed. A IVatienal Ceaventieia. The Whig members of Congress held a meeting tn the Senate Chamber at Washington, on Satur day evening Use 18th of February,. and passed a Resolution recommending to the Whig electors throughout the Union, the holding of a National Convention at Baltimore, on Thursday the 3d of May 1844. to nominate candidates for President and Vice President. This is what we have long conceived to be the duty of the Whig Members of Congress, and now that a Convention has been 'agreed upon, we think we can see our way straight and clear through the contest. The Whiff Staid CnvcntiK. The Whig Convention, which assembled at Har rtsburg on Washington's Birth-day, was attended by upwards of one thousand Delegates from near ly every part of the State. The true spirit ani mated its members, and every thing passed off in the happiest manner. The Hon. Abraham ft. Mcllvain, of Chester county, presided, assisted by thirtytwo Vice Presidents, and nine Secretaries. Joseph R. Chandler, Esq. the able editor of the U. S. Gazette, presented a scries of spirited Res olutions which were unanimously adopted. They warmly urge Henry Clay, for the Presidency, but submit his claims to the National Convention, to be held at Baltimore in May 1844. During its sittings, the Convention was eloquently and im pressively addressed by Judge Conrad, Morion McMichael, Senator Cochrane, and other enthusi tic friends of the Whig cause. The Buiirupt Law. The Bankrupt Law is at last Repealed, at least fts far as Conpres3 is concerned. It passed the Senate on Saturday by a vote of 32 ayes to 13 nays, having before passed the house by 140 ayes, to 71 nays. The Repeal Bill contains a proviso, which exempts all who have applied for the Bank rupt Aid at the time of its passage from it dpera lion. We are sorry that Congress has thought proper to annul this Act, especially now that it has lost its power of doing harm by effecting debts which were contracted prior to its passage. Nearly every person who intended to avail him self of its provisions lias done so; but the poor debtor, who may hereafter become embarrassed, must continue to have his misfortune hang over him. and prevent him from doing any thing to ad vance either his own or creditors' interest. In "our opinion his a mistaken poKcy, which allows m hard hearted creditor for ever to oppress an - unfortunate debtor. When he takes his land and his personal property, he should not be allowed to prevent him from trying to accumulate more, which to support his family, and if possible to pay off the balance of his former debts. With a good Bankrupt LawHhe-intetest-of -both creditor' and debtor, would be advanced. If Congress had permitted the law to remain in force two years, tho truth of thu would have been apparent to eve ry body , and but few could then have been found to clamor for its repeal. As it is, it has been de stroyed untried. We presume the President will sot veto it. Another Tet David R. Porter, the Veto King, ha interposed his royal edict to the Bill districting the State for nsembers of Cong res, of which we made mention last week, becomj a law. The principal rea--son which he give for his conduct is, uthat the B'dl does injustice to the Democratic party." As Jfji loco foco Legislature could not lake care of ' tlseir party without the aid f .Porter! Another Bill, rerlBtlejaffieTentfrom that which lias been vetoed. Jaij5a3cd the House by a large majority, a nd vl shortly , it is supposed, pass the Senate .Wonder if the Governor will also viio Jkat! i&cr. new bill in, anfeer cttksin. Thxpenses of Montgomery county, Pa., have bft'rduced 7000 dollar less than iut year. ICnmrs. The latest rumor from Washington- is that Walter Forward, Secretary of tho Treasuary, will resign: thai John C Spencer, will be'pro moted to his station, and that James M. Porter, of Easton, will succeed Mr. Spencer as Secre tary at War. - 1 The Legislature. Things at Hairisburg are pretty much the same that they were this day week. Nothing of public importance has been accomplished. The Canal Commissioner's Bill is not yet disposed of, but our information is that it will certainly pass, and the. election, of those officers be given to the peo ple. A proposition has been made to apportion the interest of the State Debt among the several counties, and and make each one raise its proper quota. This is the most feasible proposition, to raise money for the payment of the interest, which has yet been started, but if it should be adopted, alas hew the dear people would have to bleed. The Lady's Book. The March number of Godey's Lady's Book, has already reached us. It is a beautiful speci men of the perfection to which the fine arts have been brought in the United States. The plates are splendid and the articles of the highest char acter of light reading. Another Tragical Af f ftir.'-Sctfrtctiou ant Death. The publisher of the Evening Journal has received a letter from a friend in Bradford County, in this State, dated 20ih inst., detail ing the particulars of an act of seduction, the most atrocious iu itself, and in its consequences the most terrible of any within our observation, li is as follows : Some eighteen months ago a Rev. Mr. Le ferre came to a quiet valley of the Susquehan na, in quest of a congregation, over which to exercise his ptrstorat charge. His clothes were somewhat thread worn, and the wig of his re verence had evidently seen better days. His devout appearance and exceeding zeal, accom panied by considerable talent, soon ingratiated him with the people of a most respectable church, who after some attention to the outward man in the way of a coal and wig, placed in their pulpit a man who for months was the ad miration of the surrounding country for his el oquence, zeal and piety. It is now discovered that the wig covered Reverend has made a young member of his Church a mother, without its rites. The young lady is of a plain but highly respectable family, herself young, beautiful, unmarried, and re markable for the purity of her previous life, and the exemplary discharge of her filial duties. Her mother's health had been such for some years that the daughter in a great measure sup plied her place to the younger children. In this relation she won the especial regard of all who knew her. Father, mother and daughter were members of the same Church, uniting their hopes of the next world, as well as the enjoy ments of this. This peaceful fold was invaded by the pastor. It is unnecessary to dwell npon this atrocious abuse of the pastoral relations. The consequences hold forth a fearful warning. About a week ago the daughter's situation was known, and the guilt brouglit home to the re'. erend father. Her mother was thrown into convulsions, in which the was yet lying when our informant wrote, and still more dreadful, her father, who had through life cherished a opotless reputation for himself and family, on hearing his daughter's shame, and his pastor's .villainy, " pressed both hands to his breast gave one groan and died V Thus writes to us a friend who may be impliedly relied on. The Rev. Mr Lefevre was lodged in the jail of Bradford county, on Monday last. Another miraculous Shower. Some of the papers in the upper part of Missouri, notice the fall of a dark substance, resembling steel dust, immediately after a hea vy snow, three weeks ago. The light of the sun was obscured ail uay by dense clouds of Hits substance, and it is known to have extend ed to several counties. The editor of 'the Talleduna (Alabama) Southerner, has found out a way to beat his wife in the kindest and most considerate man lier. He has her mesmerized, and then flogs the operator like vengeance! As feeling, taste, &c, are transferred, she catches a licking.and the world wont call the husband a brute. ' It grows dark," as the negro aid of his youngest child. The soldiers who recently visited the Rio Grande, found apecies of phtnt which answer ed the purpose of soap, it is said that the Mexicans make great quantities of oap from the roots of tbi plant. AKotHer Victim to iUillerism. In Jttlianna street, there Jives a poor woman, who has betm deranged for some time past, and her family has been under the necessity, at times, of tying her to prevent any serious inju. ry t what is sill more strange, is, that a little girl named Anne Peke, about two years old, has lost nearly alt ihe hair from her head, by ihi unconscious woman having in her frenzied mo ments, caught the child by $t hair and pulled it out by the handful. Il appears the woman was,credui(ttM, and believed aomewbul of the doctrine previous to Miller arriving in ihis city, but sfter he came, she was made a convert, and one evening while paa.-inga treet, ie imagi ned a star had 'fallen, and from that time to tin present, has hern ni the most deplorable con dilion. Dai'hr. HARRISBURG 'NEWS. Correspondence of the Daily Chronicle. Harrisburg Feb. 23, 1S43. Senate. After the presentation of sundry petitions. Mr. Cochran introduced a bill to incorporate the York?county Mutual Insurance Company. Mr. Sullivan a bill to punish Seduction, and to afford better security for the civil injury. It makes the crime punishable by indictment, with fine and imprisonment, and gives the injured parly n civil remedy for damages. Mr. Penniman's motion to print 1000 copies of the Veto Message, was this morning modi fied, so as to make the number 160, and the same was then adopted, 22 to 10. Messrs. Headley and Kidder this morning declined serving on the Investigating Commit tee, appointed yesterday, in relation to the per sonal dispute between Messrs. Sullivan and Crabb, and the speaker said that the names of the committee would appear on the journals to morrow morning On motion of Mr. Craig the Judiciary Com mittee was instructed to inquire into the expe diency of repealing all laws of. this Common wealth in relation to fugitive slaves.-(I believe that the Supreme Court of the U. S. has deci ded thai ihe same are void.) Mr. Black introduced a resolution instructing the committee on Congressional Districts, to report a bill on to-morrow ; which after being modified on the motion of Mr. Penniman so as to require the report to bo made on Monday, was adopted. Mr. Kidder offered a resolution that the Le gislature will adjourn sine die on the 20th day of March next. This resolution was consider ed hy many as a mere ad capanduro, because of the number of strangers who are in town, and some Senators told Mr. K. that it waj a Buncombe opinion. The sensible portion of the Senate, contended that it would be time enough to fix on a day for adjournment when they had a prospoct of getting through with the business for which they were sent here, and that wasting time on premature discussions upon resolutions fixing a day, was the very way to prevent the realization of that event, "so de voutly to be wished." The resolution was at length passed, fixing on the 28th of March, and sent to tho House. On motion of Mr. Fegely, thb Senate took up in committee of the whole, the resolution to suspend, for a period of five years, the state appropriations to colleges, academies, and fo male seminaries, and the same was supported by Messrs. Fegely, Gibbons, Hiester, Darsie, Huddleson, McLauahan, and Hill, and opposed by Messrs. Penniman, Headley, Craig. Mr. Champneys was in favor of postponing the bill and the subject was under consideration when the morning hour of adjournment arrived. A message was received from the Governor, nominating John Grayson, of Washington coun ty, and James McDivit, of Adams, to be asso ciate judges within their respective counties. A communication was received from the Se cretary of the Commonwealth, in reply to a re-1 solution from the Senate, from which it appears that the following number of pardons have been granted by the various Governors of this Com monwealth, during their respective administra tions, viz. Thomas Mifflin, 9 years administration, 511 pardons; Thos. McKean, 9 do., 1061 ; Simon Snyder, 9 do., 990 ; William Findiuy, 3 do., 431 ; Jos Hiester, 3 do., 303 ; J. A. Schuliz, 6 do., 724; Geo. Wolf, 6 do., 424 ; Jos. Ritner, 3 do., 79 ; D. R. Porter, 4 do., 239. In the afternoon the Senate took up the bill from the house for the remoral of ihe seat of justice of Columbia couifty, from Danville to Bloomsburg, tho Senate commiitee having amended the same so as to submit the question of 14 removal" directly to the people of the county, ai the ballot box. The bill was advo cated by Mr. Crabb, and opposed by Messrs. Darsie, Stewart, and others, after which it was negatived 24 to 8. Is the House, lots of petitions were pre sented, but there was nothing new amongst them, unless it be petitions for a tax on sheep and dogs. Mr. Sharswood presented one, asking that articles of Impeachment may be preferred against David R. Porter, and the same was referred to the committee already appointed on that subject, with instructions to report on Monday next. Amongst the bills introduced, were the fol lowing: Mr. Barrett (Judiciary) a bill relative to the Recording of Deeds. Mr. James (in place) one io compel the Banks lo resume, and continue the payment of specie. Mcssr. Lin ton and Hinchmah, " each a bill dividing the State into Congressional Districts. Mr. Bamjt, (Judiciary) an adverse report on the petitions asking for the mixing of colors in our State Constitution. A set of long speeches were delivered on the subject of limiting the speeches of mem bers to twenty minutes. The ihing was then dropped. Mr. Rockhill submitted a preamble reciting thai the State Treaanrei could not understand the resolution of the 6;h inst., and also: that he has received $60,313 27 from the General Go vernment on account of the sales of the Public Lands ; accompanied by the following resolu tion, viz : Resolved, &c. That so much of a Joint Re solution passed the IGth day of February, 1843, as directs ihe State Treasury lo retain and hand over to the Auditor General to be cancelled on the last day of every month $100,000 of the Relief Issues, which may remain in. ihe Trea sury, shall be so constructed as to require that at the end of each month S 100.000 of said notes be cancelled, provided such sum remain in the treasury, after the payment of the ordinary ap propriations. And the Slale Treasury is hereby directed to place the sam of $60,313,37 0w in his hands as agent of the State) in the T.rtea sury, subject to ordinary appropriation. Laid on the table. Tho amendment of Senate to the bill rela tive to the Nicholsou Court and Lands, were concurred in, with farther. amendments. The bill from .the Senate, relative to the. payment of interest, was debated ob first read ing until adjournment. February 25. House. Memorials were presented by the Speaker on both sides of the West Philadel phia question. Also the annual statement of tho affairs of the Chestnut Hill and Spring House Turnpike Road Company. The Yeio of the Apportionment Bill was sustained this morning by a vote of 42 to 41. The Bill passed before h went lo the Gover nor, by a vote of 51 to 40. A powerful reas oner that Governor : On motion of Mr. Beford, the Committee on the Judiciary system was instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing the laws au thorising the Courts to create Corporations. A bill regulating the places of holding elec tions, &c, passed, and was sen! to the Senate. Messrs. Frederick & Snyder moved io re consider the vote given a few days ago, by which the clause of individual liability was at tached to the bill extending the charter of the Farmers' Bank of Bucks county. The motion was then postponed. Mr. Roumfort submitted a preamble selling forth that the Canal Commissioners, in trans mitting to the Legislature & statement of their accounts for the year 1842, had omitted the first quarter's expenses,, while the whole year's receipts were exhibited, and requesting ihcm, by resolution, to communicate the account in full ; which resolution was adopted. Mr. El well read in place a bill relative to the attachment of legacits Mr. Hiuchman, a sup plement to the auction laws Messrs. Barrett,. Russell and Goodwin, severally, hills to divide the Stale into Congressiosal' Districts--Mr. Skinner, a bill to authorize the State Treasurer to receive certificates of Slate indebtedness in payment for lands The bill from the House authorizing the State Treasurer to issue certificates of indebtedness to loan holders for their intctest, which fell due on tho 1st inst., underwent considerable debate on third reading, and was finally passed, and returned to the Senate for concurrence in some, not very materia, amendments made by the House. It passed by a very large vote. Senate. Mr. Headley reported a bill from the committee appointed on the subject, divi ding the State into Districts for the election of Senators and Representatives to the State Le gislature. Mr. Penniman submitted a preamble and resolution requesting the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, to issue an or der to the Cieik of the Court of General Ses sions, requiring him to transmit to the Senate certain information asked for by a resolution of the 23d ultimo, relative to the number of nolle persequi entered there by the Attorney General, which information has not yet been received. The resolution was adopted. The new county of Madison," which is proposed to be made out of parts of Luzerne and Columbia, was up on thitd reading a ahoit time, and was then committed to the Senators from those counties, fur revision. This Bill is gotten up by the " anti-retuovalista" in the county of Columbia. The bill to suspend the appropriations to Colleges and Academies, was again under consideration. Some excellent speeches were made on both sides of the question, particularly one by Mr. Champneys in favor of continuing the appropriation. The hill had not been acted upon definitely, s hen the hour of adjournment arrived. Yours &c. A Horrible Attempt. The family of Mr. Chester White, constating of himself, wife , three sons, and five daughters, restdmg about a mile east of mtavia, N. i ., were all poisoned on Sunday of last week, by one of the sons, who put an ounce of arsenic into a bag of flour which he brought from the mill the day previous. No causo can be as signed except that his family have lately be come pious, and united with the church, and have made great efforts to induce him to attend church and family worship, but he would al ways absent himself during family exercises. They ail narrowly escaped death. Another Victim. The Providence Chronicle of Sattfrdavsays: Within the past day or two a very industrious mechanic, and withal, scientific man, whose name we are not at liberty to give, has been taken to our Asylum, a maniac, made so by tho Miller excitement. lb. The Editor of a Miller paper, (Midnight Cry.) on issuing a new volume, thus ludicrous ly commences : 14 Wo this week commence a new volume, but whether the Lord toil I wait for us to finish it, we know not. We hope to be found in his work when he comes, and have no doubt that our readers will wish to continue readers, as long as they " remain in this tabernacle." The terms are 50 cents for 13 numbers, and, as we send great quantities gratuitously to new read ers, we shall dwell mostly on the first principles of tho subject. Wo have a great amount of interesting matter on hand for future numbers. All who receive this are reqnusifld to make spe cial rjfbrts to circulate it, and forward' the money, which will enable us to increase io already large circulation of ihe Midnight. Cry. What u)c do must be. done -quickly. OF TAXABLE8 -AND OF DEAF AND DUMB, BLIND fKRSOX.t, A SLAVES, IN THK SEVERAL COUNTIES Or Ph.N. SVLVANrA: FROM THE RETURNS MADfc TO tii GOVERNOR, IN THK YEAR. 5 1842-3; READ ; THE HOUSE OF JtEPRESENTATlVE, J.SVnv 12, 1S43. -COUNTIES..- Tax- DeatJb Blind bles. Dumb. Adams " 5212 9 Allegheny - 18610 ' 14 u Armstron 43'J3 v Beaver 5670 li 13 Bedford 6763 12 i Berks -l370l 15 24 Bradford - . 7197 10 3 Bucks v ;4 -12027 18 9 Butler 5335 15 Cambria 2433 6 l Centre -: 4481 12 Chester 13133 Clarion 3311 6 2 Clearfield ' f 2230 3 3 Clinton v. ' 2019 Columbia A 50 It It D Crawford 7516 Cumberland 0177 ,11 12 Dauk&i . J5652 1 1 7 .Delaware . .4162 12 . Erie ' i "7285 25 14 Kayctte " rf . 7003 11 25 Frailkhn :. 7766 4 9 Greene ,r , 4277 1 Huntingdon 7130 T8 7 Indiana . 4538 6 8 Jefferson " -1 1789 Juniata 2159 Lancaster . 48967 26 31 Lebanon ' - 4901 10 is Lehigh .. 6175 19 3: Luzerne 765 1 Lvcoming 5101 3 Al'Kean ' 1089 j Mercer 7356 7 7 MtfHin , 3122 3 5 Monroe 2374 2 2 Montgomery 11697 6 2 ; Northampton 9601 11 8 Philadelphia City 17559 150 82 PhiladelDhia County 33562 59 79 Perry 39S9 13 14 Pike 889 1 Potter 917 Schuylkill - - 808r Somerset . 442r 3 Susquehanna- 494P 6 12 Tioga 4091 21 3 Union 5052 12 10 Venango 3157 9 4 Wane 2593 1 Washington 9079 22 28 Wayne 3076 Westmoreland 10353 26 Wyoming " ' 1510 1 York 10698 87646 69t '400 t5 24 KpWe note in reference to the above tabla, that Mifflin county is put down correctly, as only containing one slave, whereas, in the U. State Censuu, that county fs stated as holding within its borders, no less than tuelve hornan beings io bondage. Il is complained, jpo, that. Philadel phia city is put down at a decrease of over 800 taxables, when by the census, and beyond a doubt, there is a large increase. It is insinuated, we know not on what good ground, that fraud has caused this tcuh fraud for the purposo of de priving the city of her fair share of representation in the legislatuie. Pa. Tel. Review I the markets. Philadelphia, February 25, 1843. FLOUR Sales have been effected during the week of about 4000 barrels, principally or . ' . - domestic consumption, ai prices ranging irom $3,75 to- $3,8) 1-4, for good fair brands, and , $3,87 1-2 fur extra ; buckwheat meal iu hf.bbU. at $3,25 per pair, Corn Meal, Brandywino $11,50 per hhd. $2,50 per bbl., Pcnna. $2,25. G11A1N Sales of Wheal have been effect ed at 7S io 80 cents per bushel. Rye 46 a 4$ cents. Corn, scarce and in demand, at 41 ai 42 cents. Southern Oats, 23 a 24 cents. j ruUVlSlUiMJs there is a steady retail j demand, and sales have been effected winitii the following figures, viz : Jersey Mess Pork $a a $y,50 per bbl.; western do. $,au a y ; Prime $6,75 a 7,25 ; Philada. Mess Beef $7,50 $8 Prime $6 a $6,25. Sales of several hun dred dressed Pennsylvania Hogs at $4,12 1-2 j a o o t inn n. . J.:.l l. c t o . .. ... i.io ucr iuu iu.. uiicu ucci I a o cia. i' lh huttnr KrL-in A ! K 1.9- uTtn Mn 1 in hr- . .1 - . -w . a. .11 cents per bushel. ocj CjL--oaies ui isiover ai prices raiiymj fl 19 1-9 in tlOT -9 k.i.l.ol n I', IllIll VWJ W IU vv.tf f mt IS 11 -7 1 1 1 1 u quality 100 bushels sold within our quotation. Timothy, $1,50 a $2 ; Herd Grass, 40 cent.; Orchard do. 75 cts ; sales of Flax Seed it $1,35 a $1,40. CATTLE MARKET 702 Fennsylraiu I- : W.' . . i ' r i i e c C 1 I i-aiiie in uiarhci ; sates irom in j u u . cents per lb.; and a few extra sales were oflrf ed at 6 all sold ; 220 of the above wero hnnolii frr iIia Nnw York marknt. 136 nf which warn J O I " iihhi.wii i.i . . 1: i . .u T..ii-li cia iui viii, uia ui n tutu ia nam iu - " - . C . -TC t : I- r.l L. til fattASf that ftvpr wn aunn in lhv: rmin!ri 21 Cows in market, sales from $18 a $20 a $23 extra, szn a anisntiois. i.u s.t. : u r-. A a a . . . m . " , 1- friim A tn A 1 .A rfnl rfr Lh arlr:t A 1-1.4 lefi over. 1070 Sheep, sales. aA $.1,50, $175 2,37 i-2, 2,75 a $3,50. MARRIED in amiinneta, on me am. uy. oy tpjetTp-" I IS .1 r . 1 t. t TV .HNti V. Bush, Esq. Mr. Henry L.. vs, io Elizabeth Michael, all, ot the humor pia In Pocono, on the 12ihu uh. by Simon G her, Esq. Daniel Ostrandcr to Miss R.ci Flowers, both of Streud township. In Stroudsburj, on the 26th ult. by the R' David E. Gardk;, Daniel W. Butz.oW' consin, to EtUN1ici I.unnell oC PahauafJ New Jca,tj
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