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JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Stroitdlmsrg, ITXarcli 8, 18-13.
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paid befoic the end of the vcar.
End of the Volume.
The present number of our paper concludes the
thtrd volume of "the .itiiTcrsonian Republican. It
also brings to a close the second year of our con
nexion with it as Editor and Publisher. It is cus
tomary, in almost every business, at the end of the
year, to -overhaul the books, settle up accounts,
pay off old scores and begin the new year on a
new scale. Of all businesses, that of printing
mora particularly requires that the old rulo should
be adhered to. There is no trade or occupation
vhich requires more outlay upon the capital in
vested, whilst there is none in which there is one
third so muclt credit given or required. Where
another business man has one account outstanding,
the publisher of a newspaper has at least three or
four. What is more, every thing he buys, types,
presses, paper, ink, &c. &c. must be paid for in
cash, or what is equivalent, and no trust. Instead
of squaring up with us at the end of the year,
however, upon looking over our books, we sec that
two years have gone by and that a great many of
our subscribers have not yet paid a cent on their
accounts. Most of the others owe us for eighteen
months, or a year very few having paid up the
full amount of their subscriptions. To them, in
dividually, the amounts are small, but to us collec
tively, they are large. In consequence of the ir
regularity of payment by our subscribers, we have
often been put to great inconvenience during the
last eighteen months. Wc hope our subscribers J
will see the propriety of complyingvith this ap- j
peal, and at once put an end to our cause of com
plaint. In fact it is absolutely necessary that all
our claims should be settled. We are making ar
rangements which positively demand it. With
our next number wc intend to open a new set ol
books and once more wc say ice must have our old
ones settled up.
To the Patrons of the Jeffersonian
Republican.
Dear Patrons, two years have now glided by
since I first made my bow to you as Editor. Du
ring that period (with but one or two exceptions)
we .have held weekly converse together. We
have discussed the affairs of State, speculated
upon ttie prospects of the country, read the news
of the day, and looked anxiously forward to the
future. Nothing has occurred during all this time
tn mar ilip gool fol inga which have uniformly
existed between us. It is true that on more occa
sion than one, pecuniary pressures have been felt
by me in consequence of some of you forgetting
that the Printer is icorthy of his hire, but I Have
always attributed your neglect in that respect to
any thing but bad hearts. My duty as Editor has
consequently been a pleasant task a task which
was performed singly, and the recollection of which
can never be forgot.
Hereafter that duty will no longer devolve upon
nupc7one. I have made arrangements to associate
wUirae in business, Mb. Thomas L. Kollock,
nd his connexion with this paper will begin with
the next number. Mr. It. is a son of the Rev. S.
K. Kollock, of Burlington, N. J. and is a young
man of good education and line talents. He ser
ved his apprenticeship at the office of the North
ampton Whig, under the superintendence of Mr.
Josiah P. Helrich, the ble and gentlemanly Edi
tor of that paper, and is a thorough printer. He
is a Whig in principle.
By this new arrangement, the political complex
inn of the paper will undergo no change. It will,
as heretofore, advocate firmly and fearlessly, but
at the same time in a mild and conciliatory manner,
the cause of correct principles. The literary, ag
ricultural, and miscellaneous departments of the
paper, will be well attended, and every effort made
m .render the Jeffersonian Republican an interest
ing and instructive family visitor. By strict atten
tion to -business, and with our united energies de
voted to the improvement of its columns, 1 trust
wegshafi be able not only to retain the former pat
ronage of the paper, but also greatly toincrease it.
THEODORE SCHOCH.
.Stroudsburgh, March 8th, 1843.
JShd of the World.
The liidmght Cry," a Millerite paper publish
in the -city of New York, notices an article
published in the Jeffersonian a few weeks since,
in which we repeated the common assertion that
".father Miller had prophesied that the end of the
or!d would happen on the 23d of April 1813'
The MidnigJd Cry says that the assertion is a lie.
That Mr; Millcrrever fixed upon the 23d of April,
r.s the time. That he has always believed that
the dajas not revealed, bni that it would hap
pen during the present Jewish year, which began
he first new moon after the venial equinox.
'Wc cheerfully make the above correction, and
iue -sorry that we were led into the error of making
FcUtcr btiikr fix upon any day certain for the de
struction of the world. But in our opinion, he ii
just aa mucli in error in placing it within the Jew
ish fear which corresponds with Anno Domini
1 843. We gxe j Miilerites about here, according
to either jnterpretaUoti offctheipfdphecies.t
Atljoimmciit cf Congress'
The labors of the 27th Congres3 were brought
to an end ai aft early hour on Saturday morning
last. Bothiloascs met 10 o'clock on Friday morn
ing, and remained in session all that day and night,
transacting a large amount of business. Many
Bills were finally disposed of, but a great many
more were lost for want of time to act upon them.
All the Approprihtion Hills were got through
both Houses, andreceived the signature of the
President. They encountered severe opposition,
in consequence of several objectionable items, and
their fate for some time was considered very
doubtful. Committees cf Conference, however,
adjusted all the difficulties. Bills were also passed
for the Protection of Commerce on the Western
Shore of Lake Michigan. For Experiments in
Electro Magnetic Telegraphs. To Protect live
Oak timbei in Michigan. And to Provide Means
fqt Future Intercourse with China.
Among those which failed for want of time,was,
first, the- Bill for retrenching the pay and mileage
of Members of Congress, and the salaries of pub
lic officers who receive over $1000 each This
Bill had passed the House by more than three to
one, and would havo passed the Senate by an
equally large majority if it had been brought to a
vote. The Postage Reduction Bill which cut
down all our present heavy rates of postage to 5
and 10 cents had also passed the House. The
Senate were fearful that the reduction was too
great, and would not therefore act upon it. The
Post Office Monopoly Bill (as it was called) which
forbid the conveyance of Newspapers, Pamphlets,
&c. otherwise than through the Mail, had passed
the Senate, but was left asleep upon the table of:
the House.
On the last night of the Session, the Senate were
engaged mostly in acting upon Executive nomin
ations. Captain Tyler had nominate! Henry A.
Wise, as Minister to France, Caleb Cushing, as
Secretary of the Treasury, and William W. Irwin,
as Charge d'A flairs to Denmark. Those three
gentlemen belonged to what was termed the "Cap-
tain s Guard," in Congress, and formed just one
half of that important body. They had deserted
the Whig ranks, and rested their hopes of ad
vanccment on the fortunes of John Tyler, who
thus tried to pay them for their treachery to their
party. 1 But they found a Constitutional barrier
standing between them and the wages of their
apostacy. The Senate rejected the first two by
decided majorities, and confirmed the latter out of
mere pity. Wise was rejected by 24 to 12, and
Cushing by 27 to 19. As soon as their rejection
Uvas communicated to the President, he immedi
ately re-nominated them to the Senate, urging
their eminent fitness, and hoping the Senators
would re-consider their decision. They were
however again rejected by a vote ofO to 10, and
the fact communicated to the President. In a few
minutes he re-nominated them again in a very
crabbed manner, and this time they were again
rejected by 40 to 2 ! This was a clincher, and he
knocked under.
John C. Spenccf; the Secretary at War, was
then nominated and confirmed as Secretary of the
Treasury, and Washington Irving, our Minister
to England, was nominated and confirmed as Min
ister to China.
Thomas S. Smith, who superseded Jonathan
Roberts as Collector of the Port of Philadelphia,
was also rejected, and afterwards the Hon. Calvin
Blythe was nominated and confirmed for the same
office. Mr. Blythe was collector, under Van Bu
ren, and was turned out of office by Capt. Tyler,
whilst he was yet a Whig. But now since he has
become a loco foco, he is taking to his embrace
and councils, all the old train bands of the little
Magician.
No Appointments were made to fill the vacant
Missions to England and France, and the office of
Secretary atVVar. Tire 4 th of March having arrived.
Congress therefore adjourned. Wc shall take an
other opportunity of speaking upon the character
and proceedings, of the late Congress. Of the
principles, which they were elected, in conjunc
tion with the President, to carry out. And of the
cause of their failure to fulfil public expectations.
Tlie Bankrupt Act is Repealed.
The President signed the Bill to Repeal thej
Bankrupt Law, on Friday night last. All applica-
tions made before that time, and filed in the office
of the Clerk of the District Court, are trood. and
the individuals making
declared Bankrupts:
them can proceed and be
livisiou of tlie Cotisily.
The Bill to form a new County out of parts !
f Northampton and Monroe, has ssed-.econd j
reading in ihc Senate. It paed the House!
sorao weeks ago. TJiis looks very much as if j
it would become a law.
KJeeliosi Districts.
The Legifclaiure is busy in trying to divide
the State into Election Districts, for various
purposes. Each House has passed a I3ill to
apportion it for the Election of Members of
Congress, both of vhich.havo been given in-'
to the hands of a Committee of Confereiice-for i nu"; . , , ,T
settlement ' i We -have also received a sup from the Mor-
' j uing .Message, which states that the number
Bills havi. also been introduced to apportion ; killed js between 20 and 30, and those wuuti
the State for electing State Senators and Rep-'dcd from 50 to 100, many mortally.
resentatiyes. Monroe. Wyne, Pike and Lu- j TT- :
rm nr.. t 1. im.m.i .,! ,.!... ..... c The Portsmouth (JJ. .11.) Gazette, for a lung
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and "Monroe- ami P(ko-aro lc) forma 'DUirictl
and elect one ltepreseufative.
f Mr K'idder of l he Senator has ilhrlhfiiiL-c f.tr
HumerousublicocumWs.f
Appointment.
By the Philadelphia papers of yesterday we
learn that Jcuncs M. Porter has . been appointed
Secretary at War, in the place of John C.
Spencer, resigned, and that he has already
gone to Washington to enter upon the duties of
his office. . v
We can all therefore set down quietly and
tako no heed for the welfare of the country.
Jimmy is at the head of the War Department,
and in his hands of course every thing is safe!
Sad Casually!
This morning, about 1 o'clock the. house of
Peter Brell, of Pocono towrrship, in this Coun
ty, was burned, with four of its inmates a
married woman, aged 23 daughter of Mr.
Brell, a young man aged 20, and two children,
one aged 10 years;, and the other 8 months.
The wife of Mr. B. was very badly burned, so
that her life is in imminent danger. There
were four sleeping on the second floor, all of
whom perished; and four slept below, who es
scaped without any of their clothing except
what they had upon them. The fire, it is sup
posed, originated from the stove pipe. The
survivors are left, it is said, in a very destitute
condition.
New .Post Office.
We learn ihat a post-office has been estab
lished in. this County, called Spruce Grove, and
John M. Meyers has been appointed Postmas-
ter.
Great Fire and Jkcss of ILifc.
Wo are" indebted to the Cincinnati Daily
Times for a slip, dated Sunday morning, con
taining the following particulars of a sad catas
trophe which occurred in that cit y on Saturday
morning.
' Yesterday, about 5 o'clock, p. m., the exten
sive Pork Packing establishment of Messrs.
Pugh & Alvord, corner of Walnut and Canal
streets, was discovered to bo on fire. The
firemen repaired to the spot with their usual
alacrity, and while engaged in combating the
destructive clement, many were on the roof of
a smaller building connected with the main
one, when a dreadful explosion took place: oc
casioned, it is conjectured, by the combustion
of gas, generated by the fire inside the build
ings, which was very close.
The roof of the small house was blown off,
and the walls of the other thrown outward,
burying many ol the firemen and spectators
under the ruins, while some of those on the
roof sunk into the house, or were precipitated
to the ground, some few without material inju
ry. At this moment, the flames for the first
lime burst out. The concussion of the air was
so great, that persons on the opposite side of
Walnut street, who were standing on some
tiers of barrels of pork, were thrown down,
and part of the upper tier of barrels were
thrown upon one or two, whose limbs were
broken by them.
Such was the consternation created by the
shock of the explosion which was heaid and
felt in distant parts of the city that several
minutes elapsed before the spectators recover'
od from the panic. Assistance was then given ; TT.,Ca a,
to the sufferers, some of whom ware dead J
some so dreadfully mutilated and wounded that
they can scarcely be recognized, many of
whom died in a short time, and some may pos
sibly recover.
A deep, appalling and mournful feeling per-
vades the city ; thoserescuod from the ruins
are amongst outmost respectable, intelligent
and enterprising citizens, in the prime of life,
with families, and noted for their public spirit
and social qualities. So many conflicting
statements are afloat in relation to this great
calamit)"-, that at this time it is impossible to
speak with anv degree of accuracy cither of
the extent or effects of this afflicting dispensa-
lion,
The general appearance of the ruins shows
that an immense force was operated. The.
upper part of the building down to the first
siory was thrown into the street, covering Wal
nut st. ami Canal st. with bricks and heavy
timbers, kegs of lard, &c.
No such heart-rending and tragical event
has ever occurred in our city, if sve except the
'explosion on board the steamboat Moselle,
some years since.
I Those who wore killed and soon 'died of
! their wounds U.S. Edmands, Joseph Ronsall;
Caleb w- Taylor, of the firm of Woodnut &
M.CM'" a Ca'hlic. H,
Chamberlin.
(jt.0. Shillitto, badly injured,
The following persons, mem!
norcMii mnmhflrc nl Inn InIn-
nendent Fire Eimine and Hose Comnanv. are
i ascertained to have been hurt.
Abraham Oppenheitner, slightly hurl.
Joseph Trefi, right arm broke, and injured
in the hip.
Jas. Wilson, ancle malted.
Joseph Thornton, badly hurt.
Alex Guthrie, slightly do.
J
Powell, blown into the canal, slightly
time a stauiifh defender of Locofoco doctrines,
i, , t. i.,., r r-i...,r oi..',....i t
i'il 1 1 1-1 HI
II fight under it.
uk' CYiti :Ti, r .w.ttni,;, ..r it.:- if
passed a law abolishing imprisonment for debt;
IIARRISBURG NEWS.
Correspondence of the Daily Chronicle.
-: liqrrisburgi March-2, 13-13.
House. Much time was occupied as usual,
on petition day, in the presentation and refer
ence of memorials, &e. ftom the people.
Impeachment ofthi: Governor. Mr. El
well, from tho SeleerGommittee,"appointed to
examine and report upon certain memorials
presented to the present Legislature, asking
that articles of impeachment might be prefer
red aga-nst David II. Porter, Governor of this
Commonwealth, fur alleged crimes and misde
meanors of which they (the memorialists) be
lieved him to bu guilty, made report, exonera
ting the Governor from every imputation of the
kind. This report comes from the majority of
the Committee, to wit Messrs. Elwell, Kerr,
of Mercer, and McCatlin, who are all political
friends of the Executing in full communion.
No testimony was taken by the committee, and.
the whole report is based upon the celebrated
" lumber investigation" of last session. The
committee conclude by asking to be discharged
from the fuller consideration of the subject ;
which request was postponed for the presei.t.
Mr. Parke, from the minority of thejsafme
committee, made a report on behalf of himself
and Mr. Robinson, the oilier members of the
committee, canvassing the testimony taken be
fore the investigating committee of last session,
in a very able manner, and arriving at He con-
elusion that, in justice to the memorialists, in
justice to their constituents, out of regard to
the honor of Republican institutions, and in
justice to David R. Porter himself, he ought to
be put upon his trial at the bar of the Senate.
Wherefore they oiler the following resolution,
to uil :
" Resolved, That a committee be appointed
to prepare and repoYt articles of impeachment
against David R. Pur.er, Governor of this Com
monwealth, for bribery, md other high crimes
and misdemeanors," which resolution was post
poned for the present.
The reports are both of considerable length.
After they had been read, Mr. Morris moved
that 1000 copies of each be printed for the use
of the House, and that both be stitched togeth
er for distribution. This motion was opposed
by MrLowry, who is the organ of the Execu
tive on the floor of the House, on the ground
that it would be an unnecessary expense, and
that the report of the minority was a mere re
iteration of the testimony taken at the last ses
sion, mixed up with newspaper slang, and par
ty whang. The motion to print was debated
until the hour of adjournment,, involving the
merits of the case.
Senate. Nearly the whole day was occu
pied in discussing the propriety of granting the
privilege of constructing an out let lock at
Black's Eddy, in the Delaware canal. It bids
fair to consume considerably more time yet, us
it is advocated with great pertinacity. Several
remonstrances were received against it.
The Senate concurred in an amendment in
troduced by Mr. Minchman, in the Housfc, to a
local bill, extending the privilege of auctioneers
in the city of Philadelphia, or rather repealing
certain restrictions upon the extent of their au-
lhori tQ ,h ()f seHi .
. An'MaociaIO Jm in Green county,
in Washington Were confirmed.
and one
A bill of election districts passed to a third
reading.
No afternoon session was held in either
Yours, &c.
March G, 12 o'clock, M.
. The House was engaged more than an hour
and a half in the presentation and referenee of
petitions, memorials, and remonstrances, prin
cipally on subjects heretofore noticed, or per
' taining to local matters.
A remonstrance was received from Logan
Fisher, of Germantown, against stopping Canal
Boats on the Sabbath day. Ho says Sunday
! don't begin at the same time on every man's
j calendar, andil is a great hardship to keep boat
captains away from their families,
A number of petitions were received from
Philadelphia, asking that the tolls may bo re-
duccd on the inaiti line of Improvements
The Speaker presented the proceedings of a
meeting of the " Democratic Union Associa
tion" of Philadelphia, approving of the bill
which passed the House, relative to the 'elec
tion of Canal Commissioners protesting
against the issuing of small notes by the banks,
, and appointing a committee to come here and
, bore against tho measure approving of the
I democracy of the county members, and espe
cially the (earless character ol ben. renniman.
Mr. Kerr, of Mercer, did not like tho doc
trines, and moved that tho memorialists have
leave to withdraw their communication; after
which, when ho had expressed his sentiments,
he withdrew his motion.
The'IInuse concurred in the disputed amend
ments to the bill incorporating. the Erie Canal
Company, and the bill has passed in both
Houses finally, and will go to tho Govecnor.
A bill for the sale of the stocks owned by
tho Commonwealth, and for the payment of do
mestic creditors, was described a short time
on second reading, and then postponed.
In Senate, but little was done. A few bills
were reported, amongst which was one by Mr.
Penniman, relating to. the county of Philadel-
! phia. It requires the Sheriff' to make monthly
returns oi ins aeeuiiiu uuuuui m iwu i leusurer,
makes provision for the payment of expenses
of county ballots in contested election, for the
payment of a claim for work done on Broad
street, and provide for the dismission of deputy
sheriffs where they lake illogal fees. .
Mr. Kline introduced i
'mminnf ,.h,,w ihnnaa
Mr. Klin introduced a bill, changing the
es oil opening public
roads.
The bill Tofjhtt sale ofiilio Delaware Canal
. Yours, &c.
Public Expenditures.
The Secretary of the Treasury it p ru ij, ,
the receipt into the Treasury from ail mm.
for the current year, are estimated a: 23,,p
400 includsive of $',480,051 in the Tre'
on the first of January last. The Seerei4rv
makes the following estimate of cxpem!,-,.
or the Jainc time -r.v4-trm.i.
Civil & miscellaneous, $ 1,445,122
Military service, &c. 9,286.428
Naval sen ice 7,881,223
Interest on Loans and
Trcasurv Notes 1, 320,(500
,032,73 CO
- --. - -or""..'.- S' ' S'tte'--'-'
Estimated balance on 1st Jan;
1844,- - '
90,627 00
Fejnale Conraijc.
We find the Mihjoined account of preset r,., r
mind in a female, in the last Crawler.! (pa..)
Democrat:-,'During the early part of In-- tt,v,
a couple of men -came through Mt-.nhi!:,. ,
search of a fellow by the name of B!;nt i;!r.t
who had stolen a horse somewhere tn 0.,
j Failing to catch Blanchard here, they M,.:
on towards Erie, leaving.iiffoynation, huv.fM:r,
respecting the rogue and his crime. 0i , .
ncsilay last, a man stepped into the Jail in
place, and inquired of Mrs. Thronp, the .!,,;,.
oress, for one of her sons. Mrs. T.ren;niM. j
him at once as an old boarder, ho had 1 em
, ,hp p,Mlilentiary ,mne lhree v.r n,r
for horse-stealing, and who-was no other ih,i;1
the lh:ef Blanchard. Without expres-in L -knowledge
of his recent offence, she eiitt-rs,
into conversation with him, and soon aOet asi !
him if he 'wouldn't like to see his old q.iarev
He replied in the affirmative, nud Mr-. T.i
inediaiely ushered him into his former pi u e f
lodging. No sooner, however, had he entered
the room to gratify his curiosity, than Mrs.
Throop quickly closed ihe door, and iu'uii!
the key, informed the out wilted thief that i.u
was her prisoner!"
Fire.
A very destructive fire occurred at Goshen.
N. Y., on the 24th ult., consuming property to
the amount of about SJ-2,000. Among others,
the building in which the post office was loca
ted, was burned, and all the papers, accounts,
&c, belonging to the office.
Age of tJ:e European Sovereigns.
On the first of January, 1843. The King
of Sweden, 79 years ; the Pope, 77 ; King of
theprench, 69;, the King of Wurtembnrg. Gl;
the King of Bavaria, 56 ; the King of Den
mark, 56 ; the King of Sardinia, 54 ; the King
of the Belgians, 53; the King of Prussia, 43,
the Emperor of Russia, 56 ; the King of Sax
ony, 45 ; the King of the two Sicilies, 33 ; th
King of the Greeks, 27 ; the Queen of Portn-
t,,r,.l OQ . fl... R ,t
tan, 19; and lastly, Isabella of
:pain, 12
years
Speal;ing"of politics aii old lady of nnr
acquaintance said " she liked the idea of a Home
League so much, she hoped her husband uoulJ
join it; for the Lord knows," said she, u he has
not been at home three nights in a week lor
nine years."
JKollow Shot.
From recent experiments made at Albany,
N. Y., in presence of Gen. Wool and Major
Baker, of the U. S. Army, the hollow shot attJ
shells invented by Scott and Bardick, of thai
city, were found to be terrible missiles, an.l
fully answered the expectations of the inventers
and the gentlemen present. The shells nru
loaded with a composition designed to explndo
them at the instant of striking any object a:
which they are simed, and the effect of a sin
gle shot upon a large ship would be to sink her
almost instantaneously, and exploding tn or
near a bddy of troops, it would prove awfully
destructive. Chronicle.
South Carolina Congressional
Election.
The Charleston Courier of iho 27ih K
states that the Hon. R. B. Rhett, is doubtless
re-elected to Congress. All the returns are not
in, but enough to render certain the success of
that cenileman. The Hon. John Campbell has
been re-elected to Congress from the George
town and Pee Dee District, without opposition.
Emigration.
The following'rs the comparative number of
passengers who have arrived at the port of
New York 80,1835 ihe number for the last
year, il wiil b seen, is much larger than for
any previous year.
In the year 1835 the number of passengers
was 35,303 ; in 1836, 60,541 ; in 1337,57,975;
in 1838, 25,581 ; in 1839, 4S.153; in 1S40,
62,797; in 1841, 57,337; in 1842, 74,919,
making a total, in eight years, of 422,636, for
the port of New York alone.
Land Sales.
The Chicago (ill.) Express, of tho 16h ult.
says, that land to ihe amount in value of $S6,
215 36, was sold at the recent land sale in that
city. The tracts were situated in the counties
of Kane, De Kalb, Kendall, Du Pago and
Coolf, and they compisc some of the finest land
in the Union. Of course much had been pre
viously entered by pre-emption. About 600,
000 acres were offered at the Land Sale, hut
70,000 only sold. This result is to be attribu
ted" mainly to the extreme scarcity of money.
Fine, well improved farms remain unpurchased,
but no one will have the hardihood, we suspect,
to interfere with the rights of claimants.
Manufactories in New England are making
ichinjzes, equal to the best French, which are
Isold at ;1'2 l-2Tcenls perTyard , iic French be-
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