docs not, however, exhibit near the whole amount There is much for the good man to admire, in the
of our internal trade, as a very large proportion j variety, comprehensiveness and beautiful arrange
of the products of Agriculture and Manufac- jmentof her benevolent and charitable institutions,
turos, find their way to markets through other , mid to warm his gratitude towards the men who
founded, and who now direct them. But, there
is a moral grandeur presented to the patriot, in
her public schools, that surpasses them all. By
the former, which cannot be commended too
strongly to the continued favor and fostering care
of the "Legislature, comfort and instruction are
provided for a few, who are excepted trom the
:her channels of communication, and by far the
; reatest amount of our coal is transported upon
mpany improvements.
By the statement referred to it appears that
t(,2yi tons of iron in its varioifs forms, passed
over the canals and railways of the State during
the season. How much found its way to market
Hixm our rivers and comnunv works. I have no nviss hv snecial misfortune. But the latter are a
means of ascert-iiniug with accuracy; but most i blessing to all; they provide for improving and
probably an amount equal to that which was elevating the whole body of the people, and for
carried on the Slate improvements. j qualifying every child in its onward way to ma-
From "the best information 1 have been enabled , turit by sound mental and moral instruction, for
to obtain, not less than two millions of tons of ! filling1 up its measure of usefulness, and accom
;Anthracite coalwere taken out of the mines, and i plishing intelligently, the ends of its being.
carried to market during the last year, the greater '-That community is happy, in which the system
1rtion of which washout to the Eastern and j of general education is so widely diffused, and so
aioighborinar States, bomr an increase of abojtpvell administered, as I have seen it in the City
X'i per cent, over the operations of the preceding anu lyomuy oi i-nnaueipnia.
Tear, and it is believed that the trade in this ar
licle will increase in even a greater ratio the
present year. Of the Bituminous coal, a very
lirge amount was also mined and sent to market
Jt is estimated that not less Uijui thirteen million
bushels were consumed at Pittsburg and in its
vicinity, and about six millions of bushels were
Mlow me gentlemen, before closing this com
munication, to tender to you assurances of my
hearty co-operation in your efforts to maintain
the faith of the Commonwealth, and advance the
welfare of our constituents. To secure the great
objects, with the more certainty, it is desirable
that the indispensable business of the Legislature
1.ransKrted from that point down the Ohio river. should be acted on at an early period, and that no
I advert with great satisfaction to the growing ! important subject of legislation should be defer-
confidence of tiie people in the success and man- ; red to the closing days of the session
aigement of our State Improvements, which has
liaen secured by the vigilance and economy of
the Canal Commissioners.
The practice which has sometimes obtained,
of affixing the Executive approval to bills during
the recess, seems to me to be opposed to the poll-
The importance of these works, as a contribu- ' cy of the Constitution, while to act on them in
tion to the National defence, and their value to j the crowded hours that precede a final adjonrn
thc citizens of other States, as well as our own , ment, requires a decision without affording time
cannot be too highly appreciated. The are now J tor consideration, hence, a rule securing reas
vielding a considerable portion of the revenue to i onable time for Executive deliberation, on hills
meet the claims upon the Treasury. The sccur
i y of the public creditors, and the faith and hon
or of tiie Suite are most intimately coimocted
v.'ith their productiveness. The-, therefore, de-
presented to him, near the close of the session, is
most desirable.
Since the last session of the General Assembly
it has pleased Almighty God, to withdraw from
mand the special care and vigilance of the lie- ; the view of the American nation, its most emi
tislature, by which the income they are now ' nent and best loved citizen. Altera life devoted
yielding, may he secured and advanced with the ! to his country, the defence of her soil, her insti
increasing business of the country.
tutions and her honor, Andrew Jackson has
In this connection, there are few objects of na-! passed to his rest, leaving to the friends of lib
tional concern, in which Pennsylvania has a j crty throughout the world the precious inheri
deeper interest, than in the appropriation for re- j tance of his example, and the consecrated mem
moving the ob.-truclions to the navigation of the j ory of his services. His last moments were se
Oiiio river, to tiie city of Pittsburg, which is a Irene and admirable. Death found him awaiting
port of commercial entry. The claims upon
Congress, to expedite the completion of tills
work, long since commenced as one of national
JEPFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Thursday, January 15, 1840.
Terms, $1,00 in advance: $2.25, Imlf yearly: and $2,50 if not
paid befoicthe end of the year.
We are indebted to the Hon. Andrew Slew
art for a copy of his speech on the Tariff.
Col. Peter Snyder will please accept nnr
thanks for a copy of ihe Governor's Message.
The Governor's Message.
We this week present our readers with the
first annual Message of Governor Shunk, to the
Legislature of the Commonwealth. It is com
mendable for its brevity but as an Executive
Document, ranks lower than any Message we
have ever before read. Moreover, (he Gover
nor has had the misfortune to pleaxe neither
friends nor foes, by the topics introduced but
has run counter to the wishes and feelings of a
large majority of both
A number of the members of his own party,
have already declared against his notions of a
" Protective Tariff for Revenue." They see in
his remarks upon this subject a servile adhe
rence to the anti-tariff opinions of President
Polk and Secretary Walker, and as they are in
the teeth of all the great interests of Pennsyl
vania, declare against them like men determined
to do what is right.
The introduction into the Message of the
" Buckshot War," and " U. S. Bank" questions,
is in very bad taste, and shows how terribly
lived, has been the long extended theme of pa- j topics to spin out his short yarn to its actual
triotic gratulation: that he so died, must crown t .
.1... .i...i. I length.
the devout thanksgivings of the Christian.
ERANCIS R. SHUNK
Executive Chamber, )
Harrisburg. January 7, 1846.
His covert recommendation for an increase
Summary of Receipts at the Treasury in 1845, . ever we do not see wal e,8e can be dne to
and an estimate of Receipts for 1846. preserve the honor of Pennsylvania, and prevent
1. Lands,
2. Auction Com'ons,
8. Auction Duties,
4. Tax on bank div
idends, 5. Tax on corpora
tion stocks,
6. Tax on real and
Rec'ts 18i5.
12,457 66
18,900 00
71,208 03
86,675 83
80,147 50
for 1840.
12,000 00
25,000 00
75,000 00
repudiation.
his approach with a heart expanded in universal
I charity, and a snirit brighten in or nc it flrnw nearer
to the Saviour in whom he trusted. That he , his Excellency was pinched to rake up a Jew
interest, derive great force from the communica
tion it would facilitate between the Western and
South Western states on the one hand, and those
of the Atlantic on the other, by means of public
improvements.
'The legislative enactments of the last few
years, have introduced numerous improvements
in the system of levying and collecting the reve
nues of the State, and have guarded their expen
diture with more care than formerly. I have
ever' reason to believe, that these laws are
fctrictly and honestly administered by the Ac
coimtant and Treasury Departments, and that the
influence of their authority and example, has had
a salutary effect upon ail the public agents.
Much, however, remains to be done, to perfect
our system of taxation. Complaints are made,
that several of the taxes now levied are rendered
unproductive, as well as oppressive, by imperfec
tions in their assessments. Personal estates that
should bear a share of the public burthens, es
cape altogether, by the interposition of a trust,
between the ostensible and the beneficial own
er.. The property of many corporations, is ex
empted from taxation by special laws, while that
of others of the same classes, and equally merit- 11. Pamphlet laws,
orious, remains bound, securities tor the pay- 1 12. Militia fines,
"ment of money, are by the words of the law, 13. Tax on writs, &c.
made taxable, which are, in fact, the mere evi- 14. " on certain offices, 2,590 13
uence of passing transactions, and can, in no de- 15. Collateral inherit-
gree, be regarded as even temporary investments ! ance tax, 33,650 SO
of .those in. whose hands they are found. The 16. Canal and railroad
simple exhibit, by tiie citizen, of his personal es- fells, 1,154,591 55 1,275,000' 00 v,z
tate, made without any other sanction, is substi- 17. Canal lines & sale
KOR THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN.
Great Exeitemcnt ! The Mormon
" rSJ1 alive The regeneration of the
I'rophet Joe Smith The ' Nauvoo
(nazette" has received a new lot of
Type The Ifolatoe Crop an Ireland
a failure, and the Smut machine re
established, &c. &c.
The above extraordinary announcement is
in consequence of the great miscalled Demo
cratic meeting, which came off on Monday
evening, Jan. 5th. Not being present myself,
I would respectfully ahk you to give an inser
tion to a few remarks of a poor " Redfin Dem
ocrat." The following, amongst other resolu
tions, was adopted by taid meeting.
" Resolved, That although we deeply regret
the defeat of the tegular nominee for the Legis
lature at the last general election, brought about
by an unholy alliance of the Fedetal Coons
and renegade Democrats," &c. And I have
understood some of these " Mormons" have
gone so far as lo call upon our worthy Repre
sentative, Peier Snyder, Esq , to resign his
seat in the Pennsylvania Legislature, and on
making enquiry for what purpose, was in
formed to make room for that renowned, learn
ed and consistent Democrat, Sam. Meyers, to
take his place A part of the above mentioned
resolution goes on further to stale, that "the
respectable majority given for the regular usa
ges of the party clearly proves that the honest
yeomanry of gallant Monroe cannot be swerved
from the true and beaten track by the intrigues
of a few designing aspirants and would-be dic
tators who wear the outward garb of Democra
cy while their hearts are-infected with the poi
sonous cancer of Whiggery ; and we feel Bafe
in venturing the prediction that the time is not
far distant when these corrupt demogogues will
be brought out from their hiding places, and ex
posed to the scorn and derision oi the public in
all their naked deformity."
The question being put upon said amend
ment, it was carried by a triumphant majority,
The Legislature.
The Legislature of this State met at Harris,
burg on Tuesday the 6th inst. Daniel L. Sher
wood, Loco, of the Bradford district, was chu
sen Speaker of the Senate, receiving 16 votes
against 13 for Charles Gibbons, Whig, of Phil
adelphia City, and 2 scattering. Mr. Findley
Patterson, Loco, of Armstrong county, was
chosen Speaker of the House of Representa
tives. He received 65 rotes, to 33 for Thom
as Nicholas, Whig, of Beaver county, and 2
100,000 00
7. Tavern licenses.
8. Retail'rs licenses,
9. Pedtars licenses,
10. Brokers licenses,
36,112 65
72.908 18
1,027 60
1,712 50
99 45
7,838 17
30,820 10
36,000 00
&5,000 00
1,800 00
3,000 00
200 00
: as I was informed the ex-Representative (who
of the State Taxes, will be very unpleasant was cul 0, for tlu legislature, but spoiled in
news to a large majority of the people of the tne making up) stamping the loudest. The
State. If his figures and data are correct, how- facta in the caSe are these. The Mormons.
notwithstanding their defeat last fall, managed
to choke the aforesaid resolutions down the
throats of the Democracy ; but that they are
palatable to the real and long tried Democra
cy of the county, I pronounce to be false. And
the people, the honest yeomanry only want cor
rect information who this corrupt cabal of self
styled Democrats are, to mete out to them what
they so justly deserve.-
And who, I would ask, that i3 acquainted
with Col. Peter Snyder, -would doubt his De
mocracy ; and because the sovereign people of
the district saw proper to elect him, they have
raised the ire of the defeated clique, and the
veritable would-be Representative foams again.
scattering.
A Name for our Country.
The New-York Tribune proposes that our
country shall take lo herself the name Colum
bia, in honor of the great discoverer of this
Continent whose name it should have borne,
but who has been defrauded of his just due by
the ignorance of his cotemporaries and the in.
difference of succeeding generations. The ob
stacle which at one time existed in the Repub
lic of Columbia, South America, has been re
moved by the severance of that Republic into
three distinct nations, no one of them bearing
the name under which they were united nor
any thing like it.
Cheap Ornaments.
When Dr. Franklin was in Paris, his daugh
ter, Mrs. Bache, wrote to him for a supply of
feathers and thread lace. The Doctor declined
it in the following characteristic note. " If
you wear your cambric ruffles as I do, and take
care not lo mend the holes, they will come in
time to be lace; and1 feathers, my dear girl, may
be had1 in America from every cock's Jail."
The Lady's Book.
j The January number of the Lady's Book,
96,000 00 which begins a new volume of this interesting
periodical, has been received and is rich in good
things. It contains several engravings, among
personal estate, 1,318,332 02 1,300,000 00' which is a capital likeness of the Editress,
Miss Leslie. Now is the time to subscribe.
I. O. of O. F.
A lodge of iliis Order, entitled the PortFenw
10,000 00 r.nnnp. Nn. T34. was nrtiani7.pd in Strninlshiiro
40,000 00 1 , ' . . . . .
5 000 00 nn uesday evening last. A large delegation
from the Borough of Easton were in attendance.; But, although onre when excited with either
.30,000 00 The following persons were appointed officers, ' Democracy or something else, he declared if
his nomination was defeated he was a " repu-
of public property,
18. Enrolment of char
ters,
tuted, generally, for a less equivocal mode of as
certaining its amount and character.
Jt should not "be forgotten, that the tax which
one citizen eludes, or is legally relieved from, is 19. Tax on loans,
distributed among the rest, and forms an addition 20. Loans,
lo their burthens. Justice to the tax-payers re- , 21. Dividends,
cuiiresthat tli is should not be suffered. The whole 22. Accrued interest,
subject, however, is one peculiarly within your 23. Refunded cash,
province, and I commend it to your prompt andse- 24. Escheats,
rious consideration. ; 25. Fees of Secretary
The report of the Adjutant General, exhibits! & Ami itor'u office,
the condition of the Militia and Volunteers, and 26. Miscellaneous,
iha A raonals nnfl tnilit-rir irnrrrtv riF tbn mm- I
5,639 46
1,600 00 1,500 00
55,783 50 100,000 00
2,150 00
1,199 00 1,200 00
2.335 06 4,000 00
8,577 34
909 81 1,000 00
835 65 1.000 00
1,453 95 15.000 00
SAMUEL HAY DEN, N. G.
B. S. SCHOONOVER, Esq., V. G.
HENRY M. LABAR.fc-
M. G. GRATTAN, K
J. J. POSTENS, A. S.
The murderer of Frank Coombs, (O'Blennis,)
has succeeded in procuring a third adjournment
of his trial.
monwealth. It contains, also, judicous suggest- $3,010,002 31 3,217,700 00
ions in regard to the care of the public property,
and the improvement of the Militia system. A
As the nations of the world have not united in eIimmn-,. nr p.Vnm,t;t..roc r,n tt,n Tm-cn. n
1 ! . 1n... 4V. 4 1 . n r-i.. w. f . 1 ...I . " .'1 . '
juuviumy iiy paj tmiuuuiL jaw jui tut; jiua-uiui ou-
justment of disputes between separate govern
ments, a military organization is essential to repel
aggression and maintain the rights of the republic-
In a nation of freemen, capable of self gov
ernment, a well organized militia is adequate for
these purposes, in all ordinary contingencies.
Evjery man feels the conscious dignity of being a
part of the national sovereignity, and the proud
tntr nf i1tfp?ulitifr hies own rlirlitvs. nml t.liR rifrlits : 7. Loans,
"rv.. ' s, o 1, a Intcresfon loan?,
nt nil I fi rr.....
or;
Various opinions are entertained, as to the best o. Domestic .Crwiitor.
- a t . I , Cancelled Uelief nnU-9,
ganizauon Oi UiU iimitio, aim x wuuui uuwc wmi. 12 naniaircson the Public Wnrkri. 2G :m 40
21 discussion of tliem here, will lead to any profit-; w. For Eastern iteservoir,
i rv.. trl. ..f.mn. ,.n,l . 14. Trucks and Locomotives,
siuie rebuiu vui . uiumkuo, i 15. Extrai.nlinary br.-actieKoii canal,
talents have been largely given to the acquisition . ig. Revenue Commissioners,
of military knowledge, present a formidable force, ' gwciai commissions,
which may compare advantageously, wmi that J9 pi,hc HuiMings and ground,
of any other State. TJieir conduct and discipline, 20. Penitentiaries,"
nave secured the public confidence, and they z "o?y"ni fflivw,
merit such well devised legislation, as will secure 23. Nicholson lands,
their continued efficiency and increasing num- j KHn'lia Rio,St
The Tariff, it is said, is undergoing a thor
ough revision in the Treasury Department.
What a pitiful scene is here ! the punv intel
lects of Jemmy Polk and Bobby Walker busied
1845, and an estimate of Expenditures for in mutilating a ystem approved. by a YVash-
ington. a Jefferson, a Madison, and a Clav !
expenditures tv u wuuiu nave iiiougui ine euiuee 01 our
f
prosperity, reared by our best and mightiest
men after long years of patient study and toil,
would at this early day stand in imminent peril
of being undermined and toppled down by mice?
Bchidere Apollo.
of ifrjj.
1. Public Improvement,
2. E.xiKjnses of Government,
3. Militia Expeuses,
-1. Pensions and gratuities,
5. Charitable Institutions,
0. Common Schools,
j 9. Guaranty of Iiiter.;st,
2.'W,:i04 20
1S,K?1 !I2
II, aw 2!1
14.G14 :
231,XH fld
2i;,o: 01
J,7U0 :) 2,11-23,'HW)
),125 42 45,(XXJ
85,000 00
for IBlti.
577,000 00
2W,000
10,000
40,000
2i,(M)0
200,000
26. City of Pittsburg,
0. 035 P2
LIMIT 2
1,210 00
1. J37 H5
13.072 00
4,000 00
711 M
222 50
7!IUj72
45,252 32
:o 000
17.0V5 83
Iri 00
4,027 87
200,000
20,000
:w,ooo
20,000
15,000
1.000
1.000
14,000
4,000
1,000
500
12.000
20,000
10,000
S.lite'fl.OSS 13 313,W0 00
The invaluable benefits of our system of Com- gr. aJ'nne"l0R?1tte Tax-
0-1 1 - . 1: ulc- 5-miums on siiiK,
-jnouacuooi msirucuon, axe e.vteuuuig uicmocin-o Miscellaneous,
.throughout the whole Commonwealth, strength
ening, improving and elevating mind, and prepar
ing the generation which is to succeed us, for
usefumeo and just apprehensions ot duty, in jn Qape county ,"N. J., there is not a
-CU alibi V uiowiuta, wiidc i-u; w mittuuu xa t . . . mi r r
lindalanreDortumof the children find active 9Ingle lawyerlf any can be spared from this
enulovment for near half the year, the system ' place, there is an opening but it should be
cmnot reach all the ends that are accomplished ! aI(jd ,hal a( he ,a8( c M Cmrt ,here
in cities and towns. But the signal and exten- J .
'tve advantages resulting from it, throughout the were no luuicunems aim mue cmi uu
ttJtte, as shown, m the comprehensive report ot Uiness.
the Superintendent of Common Schools, give
assurance, that Pennsylvania has laid the broad
and deep foundation, for the perpetuity of her,
institutions, by securing a sound, intellectual and
jnonl'education, for all her children.
J have 'lately, with the Superintendent of the
TuWtc'ScliooIs, visited the city of -Philadelphia.
diaiion," some of us old Democrats know how
liia democracy stands. They recollect the
promises made to ihe Whigs for the little petty
office of Justice of the Peace, when he lived
in Hamilton township ; of the promises made
by him, if ihey (ihe Whigs) would get him
commissioned, what influence he would exort
in order to secure the election of Jos. Ritner,
&c. &c, and where, 1 would ask, is the Dem
ocrat who knowing these circumstances would
prefer such a renegade Democrat, to an old and
respectable citizen and long-tried Democrat,
such as Col. Peter Snyder. Why all good
Democrats acquainted with these facts would
spurn such a traitor from the ranks. After of
fering to turn traitor to his party, and asking
favors of his old opponents, (those treacherous
Whigs,) the same veritable ex-Representative
comes tint with a resignation, just on the eve of
an all important election, to the man who had
appointed him to office, and for which appoint
ment he had offered to sell his Dariv. The
KJMr. Adams and Mr. Giddings have both f good sena0 of Monr0b c WM insuhed jn
placing such a Democrat on the regular ticket.
And you have found out toyour cost that the good
people of Monroe county consider ingratitude
an unpardonable sin. I have spent too much
time upon a small subjoct and will conclude
with this advice to the ex-Representative, to
keep cool, or perhaps that letter may he shown
up to ihe citizens of this county. I will notice
in my next who this corrupt cabal of Democrats
are, who have duped the ex-Rep. and made
him the scape-goat for their defeat. Whilst on
this subject, I wish to give the Commissioners
of this county warning that their conduct has
been noticed, and unless they conduct them
selves about right, they shall hear from a
RED-FIN DEMOCRAT.
Something to Fight with. It is esii
mated that there, are at least .one milion fin.
iehed muskets in jhdifferent armories and
arsenals-of the. .Union.
made the avowal, thai in their course in rela
tion to the Oregon question, they are governed
by a determination at every hazard to prevent
the pre-ponderauce of the slavo power in the
councils of the nation. Thai is, they want Or
egon as a set off to Texas, the Canadas lo
counterbalance Mexico and California, &c.
Where they are to find their counterpoise for
ihe slave states hereafter lo be added to the
Union from the country lying between Darieu
and Cape Horn, does not appear. We observe
that re&oluiioiig contemplating the annexation
of Ireland have been introduced into the House
ef Representatives. If that Island is to be ad
mitted as a free slate, nhe will weigh against
Cuba and the rest of the West Indies. This
annexation mania was mischievous enough
when it had only mmii the wits of fools wool
gathering; bin when men of sense, like Messri.
Adams and Giddings, have iheir brains addled
through its operation, it is impossible to forsee
j ltd 'ultimate consequences, J)t
To cure a Wart. Scrape a carrot fine
and mix ii with salt, and apply as a poultice
five or six nights.
Tnerc were 22 deaths by small pox V Phil
adelphia during the week before the last.
ILrsxus Natnra;.
The Detroit Advertiser has a letter from
Brownstown, that gives the following curiou
facts : " A Mrs. Cotter has just been delivered
of a female child, "whose body is perfect; but it
is entirely and completely without arms not
having even the appearance of any ; it has
shoulder blades, and at the place where the
shoulder joint should be, there is a small cica
trix or scar, about the bigness of a small pea.
On the right side it has but half a leg ; the
foot is where the knee should be. It has com
plete control of the fool and ancle joint, and
moves its thigh and leg with ease in any direc
tion. It has but four toes on the foot.
Its left leg is perfect; but it has a club foot,
with this difference from the ordinary club foot
the foot turns outwards and upwards, so that
the toes point upwards to the child's face; and
it also has but four toes on this foot.
Extraordinary Longevity.
Died, in Balden county, N. C. on the 14th
of October last, Mr. Wm. Pridgen, aged 123
years ! He entered his 124 year in June last.
He volunteered to serve his country in the Con
tinental Armv of the Revolution, and though
then exempt by reason of his being over age,
he served a full term in thai war, and has re
ceived a pension for many years past. He
has lived to follow all his children to the grave,
except one, an aged daughter. His grand-children
are aged people, and he has left great
grandchildren upwards of forty years of age,
and great great grandchildren about twelve years
of age. He retained his faculties till his death,
except his sight, which he lost a few years
ago. He was able to walk until a few days
before his death, when attacked by fever, of
which ho died. Fayetteville Observer.
An Eagle was killed in Alabama, a few days
since, measuring over 8 feet from tip to tip and
weighing 67 pounds ! He had carried oh""
sheep, hogs and young negroes ! A reward of
$50 was offered for his scalp.
A Large Ox.
A mammoth ox named "Distribution," is cre
ating a great sensation in Cincinnati. Thin
extraordinary animal is now about seven and a
half years old, measures ten feet seven and a
half inches in girth, and weighs about 4 thous
and pounds. He is of fine form and excellent
proportions.
Eclipses iu 1840.
In the year 1846, there will be two Elipses,
both of the Sun. The first is a partial Eclipse
of the Sun, April 25, visible in all parts of the
United Slates. The second, an Anular Elipso
nf the Sun, October 19, invisible in the United
States.
A Big Business. The receipts of the bar
of the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, pay the
expenses of ihe entire establishment being in
the middle of the day at the rate of one hundred
dollars an hour, and from six to eight hundred
dollars a day: So Bays the Picayune.
A Large Hog. Col. Daniel Horr, of Co
lumbia, Pa., has a hog which weighs near one
thousand pounds. It was raised by Mr. John
Dandis of Marion township. ..
Wood sells in St, Louis at $10 a cord.