JEFFBRSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Thursday, May 8, 1845.
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subscribers, and especially certain Post Mas
ters, to the following reasonable, and well set
tled rules of Law in relation to publishers, to
the patiotis of newspapers.
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out informing ihe publishers, and their paper is
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f. The courts have 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.
3Sore CriiaasiaEs.
At the April Quarter Sessions of Northamp
ton county, four individuals were convicted of
crimes, for which they have been sentenced
and sent to the Eastern Penitentiary. Daniel
Ward, for larceny, 2 years Daniel L. Otto,
for larceny, 1 year Wm. Vuughi, for larceny,
1 year and Nathaniel Snyder, for Riot, 2 yrs.
: ,
Jefferson K. Henkman, Slate Senator, from
Northampton and Lehigh, who was lately in
dicted by the Grand Jury of Northampton coun
ty, for Adultery, has been, afier a fair trial, tri
umphantly acquitted. Mr. Michael Werkhei
ser, the prosecutor, was ordered to pay the
costs.
Panics G. JSirasey.
James G. Birney, the Abolition candidate for
the Presidenc)-, is now in New York, making
arrongeincnis for a Convention, at which the
dissolution of the Union is to be made a prom
inent 'question. This same J. G. Birney, did
more than any oilier man in the country to
wards effecting the election of Mr. Polk but
now, that Polk is elected, he appears dissatis
fied with the principles he advocates, and goes
for a dissolution of the Union, because Texas
and her slaves are to he admitted.
Yit-giEiia Election.
The election in Virginia has resulted unfa
vorably to the Whigs. The locos have proba
bly secured a majority in both branches of ihe
State Legislature, which will insure them ihe
U. S. Senator in the place of Mr. Rives. They
have also elecied all the Congressmen with
Those persons who have not had their like
nesses taken, should not fail to do so this week,
;ts Mr. Thompson purposes leaving Strouds
burg on Monday next.
the exception of one or two.
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Tlic Warreti Couuty Ulurders.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey meets at
Trenton, next week, at which time Joseph Car
ter, Jr. and Peter W. Parke, convicted of the
murder of John B. Parke, will probably be sen
tenced. The second trial of Abner Parke, for
participating in the same tragedy, will com
mence at Belvidere on Tuesday the 3d of June.
Annexation.
The people of Texas seem beside themselves
on the subject of Annexation. Public meetings
.have been held in every county of that country,
and were attended by nearly every person.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed the people
appeared to be of one mind and the only cry
is, let us be annexed to the United States.
President Jones, in obedience to the popular
wish, has called an Extra Sessoou of Congress,
to, commence on the 20th of June, at which the;
subject will be officially considered, and passed
upon.
In the meanwhile Mexico is preparing an of
fer to Texas, to acknowledge her independence,
upon condition that she refuses our overture.
The Texian Secretary of State has also gone
to England, and as it is presumed, upon busi
ness connected with this subject. He will
shortly return, and doubtless bring with him
some -proposition from her Majesty's Govern
ment, which will also be submitted to the Tex
ian Congress. This will make exciting times
iii Texas; and as many of the officers of gov
ernment are known to be adverse to annexation,
.raise a strong opposition
lujwever, that it will be successful. Evil coun
sels have prevailed so long in that country,
that to gratify a whim, the people will barter
away their independence.
The Washington Union says that favorable
despatches have been received by ihe Govern
ment from Majoi Donelson, and that " his let
ters from Texas breathe great confidence as to
the ratification of our propositions by the ap
proaching Congress."
There are now in ihe progress of erection in
the district of Kensington, Philadelphia, 6,
three story and 23 two story brick houses, and
10 three storv and 9 two siorv frame buildings,
in ail 103 dwellings, which will add much to
the appearance, and speaks well for the pros
perity of that section of the city.
The semi-annual meeting of the Presbytery
of New York has just been held, and the an
nual report to the General Assembly shows
that the Presbytery Consists of 30 ministers,
and has under its care 17 churches, (with 4,
401 communicants,) 17 licentiates, and 8 can
didates for the ministry.
The amount of contributions and collections
for benevolent purpose?, raised by the churches
of this Presbytery ihe past year, was $40,330.
This is exclusive of sums raised for special lo
cal purposes of the corire!alioiis. besides the
We do not expect, f , nMsm,t Pmrm ,hmn)jna
Ileiary CJay.
The rumour that Mr. Clay's large debts have
been paid, proves to be true. This is a sub
stantial evidence of friendship, and the delicate
way in which 5t was done, must be intensely
gratifying to that excellent man. No money
was-'direeily proffered him, but the first news
he had of the fact, was the return of his notes
cancelled to the amount of $30,000. Some of
his connexions, for whom he was security, had
deeply involved him. He will now have a
competence through life.
An Oregon Meeting
The locos of Philadelphia, who are anxious,
to intrude themselves upon the favor and no
tice of James K. Polk, held a meeting in Inde
pendence Square, one day last week, to ex
press their opinions on our foreign relations.
When the hour of meeting came round, two ri
val factions, rushed to the stand, and she most
disgraceful scenes were enacted. On the fol
lowing morning two sets of Resolutions were
publihhed, each claiming to originate from the
legitimate meeting. It appears that the one
Taction was composed of what is called ihe
-'Old Hunkers," and the others of what is called
the " Young Deinocracj'.'' The whole pro
ceedings are described as having been most
shameful. Rather an unfortunate beginning to
sotile the Oregon question, we opine.
An article appears in the Houston Telegraph,
in reply to one in the National Register, in
which " the scamps who have fled from the
United Statps to avoid paying their debts" are
told that "the moment Annexation should take
place every such judgment will be in full force
in Texas." The Telegraph, after stating that
it rejoices " that this class is so very small,"
administers comfort to them thus :
" We believe, however that this class of per
sons have nothing to fear from Annexation, as
all questions respecting the present citizens of
Texas would necessarily be decided under our
'present laws, and if those laws now protect the
refugees they would be equally authoritative after
the admission of Texas into the Union as a Stale.
Texas, m merging her sovereignty in that of
he United Slates, will still retain a portion of
her sovereign aitrihutes in the form of State
Rights, and this is one : Her citizens will be
protected in every private right ihm they now
possess under the laws of Texas. These laws
protect them from the judgments of ihe Courts
of the United States; and afier her admission
into the Union, no Court of the United Stales
can exercise its jurisdiction to divest r.nv citi
zen of Texas of any right acquired previous lo
the admission of Texas into the Union."
HX Isn't there rich Tex:n law for you ?
, New Orleans Tropic.
Mr. Clay and the U:iion.
A large Convention of the preachers of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, from the slave
holding states of ihe Union, are in session at
Louisville, Ky., for the avowed purpose of ef
fecting a division of ihe government of the
churches of the South and Southwest, from
those of the North and Northeast. In view of
this Convention, letters have been addressed to
Mr. Polk and Mr. Clay, putting the following
queries :
" Will the division of lire Methodist Episco
pal Church, inlo two "separate organizations,
(slavery being the cause of the division, and
the dividing line) be lijiely to affect the civil
connection between the slave and the non-slave-hoiding
states I
" If so, will it strengthen or weaken ihe bonds
of their union V
Mr. Polk did not answer the letter, but Mr.
Clay has, in the following characteristic man
ner :
" Ashland, April 7, 1845.
"Dear Sir Our mutual friend, Mr. Mitchell
of Frankfort, delivered to me the day before
yesterday your letter, with several publications
under your name, in regard to the unfortunate
controversy which has arisen in the Methodist
Episcopal Church of the United Slates, all of
wh:ch I have attentively perused. You desire
an expression of my opinion on certain inqui
ries communicated in your letter.
" I have long enieriertained for that church
sentiments of profound esteem and regard, and
I have the happiness of numbering among its
members, some of the best friends 1 have in
the world. I will add, with great truth, that 1
have witnessed with much satisfaction, the
flourishing condition of the church, and the good
sense and wisdom which have generally char
acterised the administration of its affairs, as far
as I have observed it.
" It was therefore with the deepest regret
that 1 heard, in the course of the last year, of
ihe danger of a division of the church, in con
sequence of a difference of opinion existing on
the delicate and unhappy subject of slavery. A
division, for such a cause, woald be an event
greatly to be deplored, both on account of the
church itself and iis political tendency. In
deed, scarcely any public occurrence has hap
pened for a long time, that gave me so much
real concern and pain as the menaced separa
tion of the church, by a line, throwing all the
free States on one side, and all the slave Stales
on the other.
"I will not say that such a separation would
necessarily produce a dissolution of the politi
cal Union of these States ; but the example
would be fraught with imminent danger, and, in
co-operation with other causes unfortunately
existing, its tendency on the stability of the
confederacy would be perilous and alarming.
" Entertaining these views, it would afford
me the highest satisfaction to hear of an ad
justment of the controversy, a reconciliation be
tween the opposing patties in the church, and
the preservation ofns unity.
" I limit myself to the political aspect of the
subject, without expressing any opinion on ei
ther of the plans of compromise and settlement
which have been published, which i could not
do without exposing myself to improper impu
tations. " With fervent hopes and wishes that some
arrangement of the difficulty may be devised
and agreed upon, which shall preserve the
church in union and harmony,
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
11. CLAY."
Wa!ai:jgots Zrviuii.
Mr. Irving is beloved wherever he is known
for his simenity of manners and kindness of
heart, and his repu'fttion might be almost termed J
universal. He is hot only popular and admir
d in the gorgeous halls of palaces, but His
writings have reached the hearts of the common
soldier in his barracks and the poor man in his
cabin. We have hoard an anecdote which il
lustrates ihe truth of the latter part of this re
mark. Upon his last visit to thes ottth of Spain,
Mr. Irving look Gibraltar in his way. It is one
of the regulations of that military post thatjto
one shall be admitted within the gates after a
particular hour in the evening. The vessel in
which Mr. Irving was a passenger had dropped
anchor in the harbor after this hour; but, being
wholly unacquainted with the above-mentioned
rule, and anxious lo leave the narrow limits in
which he had been so long pent up, and tread
once more upon ihe glad earth, he landed and
asked for admittance of the soldier upon duty.
The sentinel politely hut decidedly rrfuaed ;
whereupon Mr. Irving handed him his card,
with ihe request that it might be left with the
proper authorities, mi thai in the morning no (!
lay might occur in admitting him. The soldier
looked upon the card, and then raising his hat, :
Pittsburg Affairs.
The following are the amounts already as
ceriained lo have been subscribed for the reli f
of those who suffered by the late fire:
By Stale of Pennsylvania,
" Philadelphia,
" New York City,
" Baltimore,
" Boston,
" York, Pa.
" Easton, Pa.
" Wilmington, Del.,
" Wheeling, Va.
550,000
25.003
1S,000
10,000
15,001)
1,000
576
1,030
2.500
e.oDo
1.030
23,00:)
! 157,89 1
" Cincinnati,
" Louisville,
All other places, in value,
Total
This sum will probably be increased i0 iWl
hundred thousand dollars or more before iH
subscriptions cease.
The Pittsburg American corrects an c.'timvc
now going the rounds of the papers, which oUPt
the loss by the fire at only $3.4?G.0j0, and
adds " Our estimate of the whole i)5S lva
$9,000,000, two-thirds of which was ptrsoiial
properly."
It is also denied lhat but SI 0,000 nr $15.
000 was insured out of ihe city of Piu.ijtir 3s
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Mr.
America are you ihe author of the
Book' and tiie Tales of the Alhambra?' "
Irving replied, in some surprise, " I am."
"Then," said the sentinel, "you may enter. I
know that I shall be pardoned for admitting
you."
$50,000 in the burnt district.
The remains of Mrs. Maglone, who ,m lf7
life at the fire, have been found aumnj. ijlC
ruins.
Jerome's Clock Factoiy, at Bristol, C-mn
was burnt on Weduexlay, through a spirk 'tm
the furnace. It comprised eight buiMiru, rinl
was the largest eMahlishment of the kiiulun,
country. Lns S25.000 "insurance in Mir-.
Fa tai.ity Mr. Elijah Launiug died in t!i
town of Ewing, N. J., a few days since, beinj
ihe fifth of the family who died ince Jan. lav.
a brother and three sisters, all in advanced life,
and of ihe same disease-a species of pneninot.ni.
HI ARK BSD,
In Milford, on the 3d inst., by F AI St-:,
Eq., Mr. James Camkro.v, and Miss Jcleju
Norton, all of Pike coumy.
The ediior of the N. Y. Evening Post esti
mates the population of lhat city at the present
time as follows:
New York City, 400,001)
Brooklyn, 60,000
Williaui!bnrg, Jersey city, and
Hoboken, 12,000
472,000
There-were erected in New York proper,
during ihe last year, 1210 buildings. Many of
these cost fiom S20.000 10 40,000; and a few
of ihem as much as $70,000.
Potato Ssigar.
We presume that it is not generally known
lo our renders that for several years past larire
quantities of potatoes have been annually man-1 ford, Etna ollice, $10,000
ulaciured into sugar m r ranee, Belgium and
Holland. Within the past two years this man
ufacture has been successfully introduced into
England.
The process usually followed by ihe potato
sugar makers is to extract the fecula. or starch
of the potatoes by rasping or grating ihem into
a pulp, which is afterward spread upon a wire
gauge screen with fine meshes, and then wash
ed with water until all ihe fecula is extracted
after which it is converted into starch flour by
the ordinary process. To 112 pounds of this
fecula there is added one. hundred gallons of
boiling water -and two pounds of the strongest
sulphuric acid. This mixture is boiled about
twelve hours with steam, in a large vat, made
of white pine.
After being thus saccharified, the acid liquid
is neutralized with chalk, filtered, and then
evaporated to the density of about 1-3. at the
boiling temperature, or exactly 1-342, when
cooled to 00. When left in repose for some
days.it concretes altogether into crystaline tufts
and forms an apparently dry solid of specific
gravity 1-39. If the syrup be concentrated to
a much greater destiny than 1-342, or if it be
left slightly acidulous, in either case it will not
granulate, but "ill remain a viscid magma, or
become a concrete mass, which may be pulver
ized, but is too deliquescent to be fit for use.
The sweetness of Potato Sugar is poor when
compared with the produce of the cane, being
only ubout 2-5ihs as much. It has a tolerable
blight and granular appearance, and is made
use of in England and on ihe Continent for im
proving ihe appearance of the dark brown su
gars of low price.
Cincinnati Atlas.
'A' Calculating Lover. A young man in an
adjoining town, says the Chicago Democrat,
waH mightily smitten with the beauty of a young
lady whose father had a suit at law which must
forever make or break him, and u popped the
qucstigii. She answered him in the affirma
tive, and was expressing a desire for immediate
marriage, when he thus interrupted her, u I can
have the refusal of you for six months, can't I ?"
Episcopal CoisvcaSioEB.
The Mated annual Convention of the Pro
leslaui Episcopal Church, in the Diocese of I
Pennsylvania, will be held in Philadelphia pn
the 20th iiiM., 111 St. Andrew's Church. The
most important business lhat is likely to come
before ihut body is the election of a bishop. ;
They have raised a rival Tom Thumb in
Tennessee, who is now exhibiting in New Or
leans. He is named E. C. Lowery is twen
ty years of age, and measures only two feet
Singular. A son of Mr. Rushion, apothe
cary, in New York, died on Friday evening the
25th tilt In relation to his death, the Sunday
Times says : He was born 17 years ago, on
ihe night that the first Rowery Theaire was
burned, and on Friday evening the 25ih tilt,
died without any previous illness or apparent
cause.
General Tom Thumb calculates that he hasj,'G,,t hu-Jies in heighth, and weighs about for-
t ...
Kissed two millions of ladies while in EmdandJ
which, al one shilling rach, the price usually
charged, would amount to near upon SoOOOO.
ty pounds. His head is of the natural size for
one of his age, vnh a manly and intelligent
expres.Mun of coun"ieuance.
IXscffal aaid C 3a cap.
A parlor stove has been invented at Baton
Rouge, La., with an attached Gastnmctrc, by
which as much gas can be extracted from the
coal during the day as will serre for liht dur
ing the evening.
Mr. Barnum, of the New York Museum, it is
said, has sent home SI 4,000, as the proceeds
of but six weeks exhibition of Tom Thumb.
Tho aggregate or profits made by him out of
that unfortunate I.ule monstrosiiyPis. nol far
from a hundred ih.ousand dollars
DIE,
In Milford. on Saturday the 26th April, Mr
RACHEL DEPUY, aged about 80 year...
At her residence near Siroudsburg, on Sun
day the 4th inst, HANNAH STAR BIRD,
relict of John Starhird, dec, and eldest descen
dant of Col. Jacob Stroud ; aged SI years, 6
months and 24 days.
The deceased was the possessor of some
naiural and moral qualities, which render her
worthy of note. She was remarkable fir 1
ready and retentive memory. All who wen
well acquainted with her will assent in tlr-
Events which occurred in her early yn':.
lived in her recollection with an eniireness?.:!!
vividness, in all their minute and circum'tan
tial details, which was truly wonderful to ibc
less gifted in this most useful faculty. Andm
her simple and natural narrations, there was ap
parently a total absence of desire 10 exci'e win
der by embellishment or exaggeration.
secret charm of her histories was their truv
fulness.
She was remarkable for candor. The
writer of this, though he was intimately ac
quainted with the deceased, does not recollect
a passage in hi. 4 intercourse with her, which
would botray the possession of a spirit of !
traciion. Whatever were her estimates of pet
sons, living or dead, she seemed to ad u,M!
the inspired injunction of the great apostle
" Let evil speaking be put away." It is not i"
be supposed that she was insensible 16 distinc
tions of character. But the assertion is inaJe.
and without any conscious intention to bet
vain commendation, thai the deceased was in""!
singular for ihe fairness with which she Jta
with the characters and the motives of others.
Happy for society could her spirit, in ilus '
spect, descend on all survivors.
Thus another link that connects the preser.1
with the dim past, is broken. Let us heed d.?
lesson which this, and every instance of mr
taliiy, is adapted to imparl. " So teach us t
number our days that we may apply our heat
unto wisdom." Cojlmu.vicatkd. -
iwwiiiiTi 11 in MB iiiihiwiii 1 r.
The Whig Almanac
Wo have received a few copies of this fJ'
cullont periodical for the year 18 15, which rw'
be had on application at this office. BesiJe
ihe usual matter of an Almanac, it coiiiam
Washington's Farewell Address, ihe Coii""'
tionofthe U, Slates, the Declaration of Im
pendence, lire official, vote of all the Slates, Jl
the late Elections.ihe Tariff of 1842, a Regi'rt
of all iho officers, civil, military and naval, i"5
the employ of the U. Stales, and much other
valuable reading. It is valuable 10 meinf
pariies, and no one should be without a c'T
Prieq only 12 1-3 cents.