JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Thursday, January O, 1845. Terms, $3,00 m adrance: $2.25, half yearly; and $2,50 if not .paid befoic thc-cad of the vcar. 05s V- Calmer, Esq., at his Real Estate smd Coal Office, No. 59 Pine street, below Third, wo squares S. the Merchants"' Exchange, Phila., and No. 100 Nassau street, (Tribune buildings,) N. Y.,is authorised to receive subscriptions and sidvertisements for the Jeffersonian Republican, smd give receipts for the same. Merchants, Me chanics, and tradesmen generally, may extend their business by availing themselves of the op portunities for advertising in country papers which "his agency affords. To all Concerned. Wo would call the aiteution of aome of our subscribers, and especially certain Post Mas ters, to the following reasonable, and well set tled rules of Law iti relation to publishers, to tlie jiatrons of newspapers. N THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS. 1. Subscribers who do not gie express no tice to the contrary, are considered as wishing io continue their subscriptions. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their papers, the publishers may continue to tend them till all arrearages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take iheir papers from the officers lo which they are directed, they are held responsible till ihey have settled their bill, and ordered :heir papers disconiined. 4. If subscribers remove to other places with out informing the publishers, and their paper is sent to ve former direction, they are held re sponsible. 5. The courts hare decided that refusing to take a newspaper or periodical from the office, or removing and leaving it uncalled for, is "pri ma facie" evidence of intentional fraud. Returning Honesty If the reports from Harrisburg, have any truth in them, there is every reason to believe that he interest on the State Debt, which will become due on tho first of February, will be paid. There is now upwards of $900,000 in the Treasury, which, during the present month, will be incrwased lo one million of dollars. The Harrisburg Argus, Got. Porter's organ, says, it has every reason to believe that the interest will not only be paid now, but perpetually here after. This is good news for tho numerous holders of State Bonds, who for the last two 3'ears havo been kept out of their just dues und if the promise of payment is certainly to he realized, it will be a bright spot in the char acter of Pennsylvania honesty. Death of a Member. We regret to announce, that Mr, Hunter, member elect to the House of Representatives, ai Harrisburg, from Berks County, of whose illness we spoke in our last, has since died. He departed ibis life, at his residence in Berks county, on Thursday the 26th ult. His dis ease was pulmonary consumption. Mr. Hun ter, was in his 27th year, and highly esteemed for his correct deportment and excellent busi ness habits. The vacancy occasioned by his death will be filled by a special election. Congress. The holidays hare materially interfered with the business of Congress, during the past two weeks, but now, as they are over, we expect both Houses will go to work in earnest. No thing has yet been done on the subject'of An nexation, and the opinion daily gains ground that no bill will be passed this session to annex Texas and this Country. There are no less than. eight different propositions, however, be fore the House, for that purpose. . . Tltc Warren Murder. The trial of Abner Parke, for the murder of John Casiner, was concluded at Belvidere on Friday a week. Judge Nevius, of the Supreme Court, presided. William Halsted and Wm. C. Morris, were counsel for the Prosecution; and Alexander . Brown, Alexander Wurts, and Wm. F. Clemson, counsel for the Prisoner. The Jury was from Somerset county. The trial lasted t hi ee weeks and two days; when the Jury, after being out about two hours, re turned with a verdict of Not Guilty. The Prisoner was then liberated, on giving bail, to appear when another Indictment against him, shall be caJled up. Peier Parke is now on his trial, charged with having participated in the same murders. Reforming Criminals. In Cincinnati, a chain gang is formed of criminals, and ihey are , compelled lo work on the public highway. During the past year there has been three hundred and ten buildings erected in Roches ter,.New York. , Sundfey. School Exhibition. We attended the exhibition of the Methodist Sunday School scholars, held in Stroudsburg, on Christmas afternoon and evening, and de rived a great deal of pleasure therefrom. The music, under the superintendence of Mr. Foust, went off admirably ; and the recitations by tho youth deserve much praise. We were panic ularly struck with one of the recitations, on the "Bible," and the performance of a hymn, enti tled, " We won't give up the Bible V Both gave great satisfaction, and afforded conclusive proof, thai the citizens of Stroudsburg, general ly, havo not yet imbibed the pernicious idea, that the Bidle may be used or dispensed with, according rto circumstances. They are nei ther Catholics, nor favourers of the Catholic doctr ine, that the Bible must not be used in schools. If there was one demagogue pres ent, who for the sake of acquiring popularity, has heretofore professed himself willing to yield tho Bible, we are certain his feelings were not to be envied, if he had any conscience left. Whilst listening to the performances, we were also struck with the importance of sus taining Sabbath Schools in our community. They are the nurseries of the Church, and have an important bearing upon the moral and reli gious character of the rising generation. Those who are engaged in the arduous effort to sus tain them, cannot he too highly commended. Communicated. The public are aware that an effort has been making, in this place and vicinity, during the past year to promote improvement in the noble science of Sacred Music. How far the effort has been successful, or whether it has been so at all, it does not become one that has been a learner, to decide. One thing is pretty evident, however, that a very important incentive to pro gress in that effort, due from an enlightened public that admits the claims of music, has been withheld in a great measure at least. The public have not bestowed lively sympathy upon the promoting of the praise-wonhy object of elevating Sacred Music to the rank it should hold as a part of the established worship of the sanctuary. They have looked on as though ihey regarded the whole business of singing, whether considered as a science or an art, as a mere pastime and amusement for the parties immediately concerned. And even the Church, with a few exceptions, has stood off, as if they would say let the praise of God take care of itself, notwithstanding the Bible teaches us lo sing " with the understanding," that is, under standing ; which can never be done without some cultivation of the art of music. I am not going to say any thing harsh of the public in general, nor of the Church in particular, on ac count of the apathy ihey have manifested in re lation to this siibjeci perhaps they have the best of reasons for the course they have chosen lo pursue. I should like to hear them, howev er. Perhaps ihey havo never bestowed ten minutes of serious thought on the strong claims which sacred song presents for their counte nance and support, and this is the more proba ble supposition. 1 bring forward the fact, how ever, as a thing to be lamented, and as a thing to be obviated, as effectually and as soon as possible. The public should look kindly upon every lawlul attempt to extend lhe knowledge of music then we may expect to see solid im provement, and not till then. It is not the object of the wiiter of this brief article, to bring forward at present the reasons that he deems cogent and perfectly conclusive to establish the expediency and duty of the general study and practice of this interesting art. The subject, however, is one that invites, and will richly reward, a close and thorough examination. To present it worthily would task a mind ; not only awake lo the ravishing harmonies which Cod has established in the world of sound, but one strengthened by ardu ous discipline, and enlightened by an extensive acquaintance with the ample domain of human knowledge. Waiving for lhe present higher considera tions, the capability of music as a promoter of innocent and rational amusement, is nut un worthy of regard. The capacity of learning music, and consequently of receiving pleasure from musical exercise, is possessed by almost every human being. It is the opinion of some who have reflected and observed much on the subject, that even in those cases which pass for hopeless, there is a latent capacity which which might have been developed by early cul ture. It may be true, however, that there are a few, here and there, owing lo sonio physical defect, 41 that have no music in their souls," and though, in the case of such individuals, we will hesitate in applying the startling and rather un charitable inference of the great bard of nature, that such are only " fit for treason, stratagems and spoils" yet it cannot be denied that they lack a source of pure and lasting pleasure, which ethers, more favored by nature, enjoy. Charles the -XII., of Sweden, gave it as his opinion that a man destitute of a knowledge of arithmetic was but un homme a demi half a man. With at least as good reason he might havo made that assertion in relation to the sub ject of this article. I will close this rambling communication by just stating that any person who wishes to avail himself of as good instruction as he may ever hope to receive; may gratify that wish at the present time in Stroudsburg. The gentleman who has been teaching classes here and else where for the past year, proposes to commence again shortly, should a sufficient number desire it. His experience, industry, tact and success, as a teacher of Sacred Music, are such as to satisfy any person at all competent lo judge in such a matter. The writer of this has no pe cuniary interest to be affected by the success or failure of this enterprise his sole desire is that a cause, essentially good, may not be left to decline, for want of a little of that energy and spirit, which the events of the past year have proved that men can muster up if they please. A. B. Rot Bad. By the laws of the United States, the impor tation of Slaves into our Country is a -flagrant crime, and lhe Slave-Trade is Piracy, punish able with death. Mr. John Tyler, in his last Annual Message, felicitates our People on the fact that we were lhe frst to deal so thorough ly with this infamous traffic. A correspondent wants a solution for this problem " If the needy rascal who brings one Slave into the Union deserves to be hung, what punishment should be meted out to John Tyler, C. J. ln gersoll & Co. who are exerting all their power to bring in Twenty-five Thousand Slaves at once by the Annexation of Texas?" Wil some Dough-face cypher it out? Tribune. To the friends of Mr. Clay. The editors of the National Intelligencer say they have been requested by Mr. Clay to ex press his thanks lo those editors of Newspa pers who have been so kind as to supply him gratuitously with their papers for some time past.. The Intelligencer further states, upon the authority of his friends, that Mr. Clay's pos tage is enormous swelled we are shocked to learn by exulting and insulting letters, trans mitted to him, as well as by letters requesting his autograph, &c, and by other correspond ents. Those who address him ought to reflect that he is not inrested with the franking priv ilege. We are sorry to learn that his pecunia ry condition is such as to make the practice of great economy an indispensable duty. Thomas W. Dorr. The United Slales Supreme Court, on Fri day a week, unanimously refused to grant the motion of Thos. W. Dorr's counsel for a writ of habeas corpus, on the ground of the want of jurisdiction. The decision was delivered by Judge McLean, who announced it was the unanimous opinion of the court, and further that the Courts and Legislature of Rhode Island, in the present position of the case, possessed the necessary power and authority and only consti tutional jurisdiction. XHj3 Large portions of the counties of Co lumbia and Rensselaer, in N. York, are covered by what is known as the Livingston and Rens selaer Manors, and these latter have been cut up into numerous farms, and occupied by ten ants, who. for a long number of years have paid a stipulated amount of produce for the use of the land. Latterly, an opposition to the pay ment of this rent has been organized by the tenantry, who, in the disguise of Indians, have on several occasions forcibly resisted the col lection officers mobbing sheriffs and consta bles, tarring and feathering them, burning their papers, Sec. These outrages were but feebly resented by Gov. Bouck; and the " Indians, emboldened by the impunity extended to iheir lawless acts, have gone on from bad lo Worse, and, within the past fortnight, have added mur der to the dark catalogue of iheir atrocities having shot down in Rensselaer county two un offending citizens (James Rysenburgh and Eli jah Smith) for no other offence, it would seem, lhan refusing to lake pari with the "anti-renters" in their violent proceedings! ! These appalling outrages seem lo have owa kened the authorities to a sense of the impend ing danger; and judging from the preparations in progress, we presume thai the rioiers will be rigorously dealt with. One of the ring-leaders a Dr. Boughton, of Nassau, Rensselaer county and three of his associates, have been appre hended, and are now in jail at Troy, strongly guarded by a military force to prevent a rescue which has been threatened. Dr. B. goes by thename of " Big Thunder," and is one of the prime movers in the outrages which have been cointniiied. VT ...im till lrlMMMi The Election Frauds in Pennsy lvania. The National Clay Club of Philadelphia hive issued an address 10 the Whigs of that Slate exposing the wholesale Frauds bywhich the vote for Polk and Dallas was so swelled at the recent Election. We have room for but a brief summary of it, but that cannot fail to be conclu sive. The Population and Vote of Pennsylvania are known to increase in the ratio of 1 1 1-4 per cent, every four years. The Presidential Elec tion of 1840 was a most exciting and equal con test in Pennsylvania, drawing out her whole role, and showing a very nice balance of parties.- That vote, with the legitimate ratio of in crease, shows how many votes were honestly polled in the late Election. The total vote or 1840 was 288,038 Add 11 i-4 per cent, natural increase 32,404 And the total vote of 1844 should have been 320,442 But the vote actually polled was 331,871 Excess over the vote of 1840 and natu ral increase Now the Whig vote of 1840-was Add 111-4 per ci. natural increase And it should be in 1844 The actual vote for Clay was 11,429 144,019 16,222 160,241 161.2C3 Excess over natural increase 962 The Whigs gained in Philadelphia (City and County) about 4,000, and lost in the State by Abolition about 2,000, and by hostility to Na- ti vism nearly as many. The Whig vole of 1 844 was just about what any thoroughly informed and capable man would have computed it with all the dala before him. Ii is well known that there were in 1844 many changes open, pro claimed, notorious to the Whig side, while there were certainly fewer lhe other way not a dozen that were announced in the journals. Now let us examine the Loco Foco vole: Total for Van Buren in 1840 Add 11 1-4 per cent, increase Legitimate Loco vote in 1844 Vote actually returned 143,676 16,103 159,839 167,535 Excess over honest vole 7,696 Now let us see how this was accomplished: There are twenty Counties in the State which gave majorities for Harrison in 1840, polling 125,169 voles. These Counties have now polled 138,848 votes, or just about 11 1-4 per cent, increase on the vote of 1840. But the remaining or Loco-Foco Couniies, (excluding Philadelphia from either list,) polled in 1840 126,585 votes, and now poll 150,461, having increased their voto 24,076, or about twice as much as lhe Whig Counties ! Thus was man ufactured the 6,332 majority for Polk. Early-in the canvass a Secret Circular was issued by the Loco-Foco State Committee to the initiated throughout the Stale, directing them to secure the Judges of Elections, (chosen in the spring) and ihey would have an easy vic tory in November! The order Was obeyed, and the result followed, Pike, Monroe, and several oiher wholly Loco-Foco counties, polled 25 to 33 per cent, more votes lhan ever before and n the towns where there are no Whigs at all, or next to none, they easily doubled "any former voto. They polled more votes in Pike and Monroe than the whole number of taxables in those counties, according lo the last enumera tion! Thus was swindled Pennsylvania made to roll Up a strong majority for an anti-Protec tive President. Tribune. Loco Foco Sympathy. We like the spirit of the following article from the Nashville Banner. It comes from no ble Tennesssee, the home of James K. Polk, where he has been thrice repudiated as unwor thy of the confidence and support of those who know him. Some of the Locofocos arc condescending to express their regret and pity for Mi. Clay. Let (hum keep iheir sorrow for themselves, and the disasters their course may bring on the country Let them reserve pity for incapacity suddenly elevated to a height where it will become more conspicuous. Henry Clay is no fit subject for their awa kened sensibilities. The robe uf Cecsar was folded gracefully around him when he fell in the Senate house? Ashland has become sa cred to genius, public virtue and devoted patri olism, and its illustrious inmate, reposing in the consciousness of uncorrupt integrity, of lhe hon orable principles which have uniformly direct ed his conduct, of the support of a vast majori ty of the most enlightened and virtuous, of his Countrymen, and private affections of troops o friends in every quarter of the" Union, in at peace. He can bear his destiny, and conquer it to his countrymen remains the disappoint tnent and the mischief. The amount of cohl transported from th Schuylkill region this season is 833,214 tons IMPORTANT. j . . Safita Anna Routed. Arrival of our ITIiaiisler, ITCr. dishing. Correspondence of the New York Morning Post. New York City, Tuesday, 1 P. jr. By the Eugenia, Mr. Cushing, our success ul Minister lo China, has arrived. The Eu genia sailed from Vera Cruz on the 12th ulr. Mr. C. departs for Washington to-morrow. I have seen and conversed with him. From China, Mr. Cushing brings news to the28ihof August near 30 days ahead of any other in- tellience ; but the information from China is I not important. The Mexican news is import, ant. Mr. Cushing arrived at San Bias after touching at Mazatlan, and passed rapidly to ifo, city of Mexico, where he remained six days. Santa Anna was at Quevetavo, at the head of about thirteen thousand troops. Congress call ed before it Rejon and another of the Minister?, and interrogated them whether they had sanc tioned an order which Santa Anna had issued for the arrest of three, members of Congress. The Ministers fought shy after two days de bate, Congress found, in the morning, that by order of Canalizo, (Provisional Preisdent in ab sence of Santa Anna,) the soldiers had taken 1 possession of the place of the meeting of Con. j i 1,1 l ...i i: gress me aoors wcia uumwuucu, aim amuicrp held the enirance. After three or four day, the garrison of the city of Mexico declared against Santa Anna and Canalizo, under the lead of Gi-tieral Herrera, around whom Con gress immediately rallied, and haxing taka possession of the National Palace, llerrcraua proclaimed 44 President of the Council of Goi ernmeut !" Santa Anna'a Minister of State fled the city. Canalizo is made prisoner in his own dwelling The populace destroyed the statute of Snmi Anna in the theatre, but Herrera maintained quiet and order in the city. Santa Anna is in a very critical situation: with Parados on one side, and on all other, States which had declared against the continu ance of his government. Could he relyonths fidelity of his troops, he could easily cut hu way to victory and deliverance, but the fickle ness of Mexican soldiery is proverbial. Indeed, Mr. Cushing states, that as he passed through Vera Cruz, he heard intelligence that the sol dier of Sania Anna were fast deserting hu standard. Mexican markets are in an unsettled state, and no improvement expected. Old Massachusetts. Old Massachusetts ; Rich in all that is great and good ; how many remembrances cho around thy cloud capt hills, thy fertile n!es, thy murmuring water falls, ihy deep embower ing shades, and thy calm clear skies ; hut mare than all, how richly must thy children's memo ries be freighted with thy hallowed names cr old, thy great names now, and lhat which gr and gives their first impetus to ambition and inowledge, thy schools, tby homes for all, t rich and poor, the strong and weak. Mark you. Virginians! You have had a bright star tbit has risen high above all, and shone bright han its fellows, once a century, but your row es are dark, benighted. Massachusetts has m srhnnl houses throughout her lenslh. All reii all think all are made human being', a0 heir souls are expanded for their duties here and hereafter. She elects no Loco toco.- Th name is scarcely known there. Yuuhi"i the lesson. Can it be well? Is it better t pay $1000 for schools than lhe same money fe udges, juries, and penitentiaries? M huh- (Va.) Times. A Venerable Bible. At the Anniversary meeting of tho Amend, Bible Society, an old divine from New Ha"? hire, called Father Robbins, held in his b the identical Bible upon which the members" President Washing were sworn into office, and containing names of all these old worthies written on V iges. These, said Mr. Robbins, were Bi times and these, Bible men, and God blsi and prospered their labor; and under these m! their country was prosperous. God grant, said he, that we may again hare such n and such times ! Curious, wasn't it? We have hear Btory, says the Boston Mail, of two, ya dies both courted amiable, and highly ac'- plished offering ta swap beaux, and the nf ciation being carried on for some time wi' even a suspicion of the conspiracy by ihep lies most interestod in the exchange. T 8 of the joke i, that one of the young lad' tually offered "boot" rather than uoi have1 bargain closed. If there be not u poetry in eating oys,Bl there it at least some in advertising lhe"1 dealer out West says he has the article fine as any ever kissed by ocean wave.
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