JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Tliursday, March 12, 1846. Terms, $2,00 in advance: $2.25, naif yearly; and $2,50 if not paid befoiethe end of the vear. fX5 V. B. PALMER, Esq. is the Agent for this paper at his office of real estate and Country Newspaper agency in Philadelphia, North-West scorncr of Third and Chestnut streets ; Tribune buildings, Nassau St., N. Y.; South East corner of Baltimore and Calvert sts., Baltimore, and No. 12, State street, Boston. Mr. Palmer will receive and forward subscriptions and advertisements for alie Jeffersonian Republican. Messrs. MASON J- TUTT-LE, at 38 William street, New York, are also our authorized Agents, o receive and forward subscriptions and adver tisements for the Republican. i mmt mm mxt mm mmmt mat mm I n The British Party. Nothing has ever occurred to consternate the Loco Focos so much as the printing of Secre tary Walker's Anti-Tariff Report, by the Brit ish Ministry, for the use of Parliament. For years they have been endeavoring to hide their own foreign partialities, by charging the Whigs with being friendly to British interests. " Brit ish Whigs," " British Gold," " British Infiu--ence," &c. &c, are epithets which were con stantly urged against us by those incorruptible loco foco patriots. To read their papers, or Jiaten to their stump-speeches one would have teen induced to believe, that rather than do any thing which would be beneficial to Eng land, they would sacrifice even life itself. But alas how thin-skinned is loco foco patriotism. All the while they were secretly advocating measures which had a tendency to elevate Great Britain at the cost of the prosperity of the United States. We now have the unparal leled exhibition of an English Premier com mending the Anti-Tariff Report of an American Secretary of the Treasury, and recommending jt to the careful and deliberate attention of his ttrn Parliament. Comment ought to be unne cessary. The Report ought to condemn its author, and every Loco Foco who is bo anti American in his feelings as to sustain or ap prove of its contents. Congress. Things are progressing slowly at Washing ton. In the Senate, the debate on the Oregon Question has not yet been terminated, and still continues to occupy nearly all the attention of the Senators. In the House, considerable pri vate .matter has been disposed of, but nothing of general interest, except that the report of the Committee on Elections has been sustained in the New Jersey contested case, and Mr.Kunk, (the Whig member,) has been allowed to re tain his seat. Township Elections. The election, on the 6th instant, in Milford, Westfall and Dingman townships, Pike county, -was spirited and warmly contested. The fol lowing persons were elected. Milford. Supervisors. Samuel Dimmick, John Schoonover. Constables. Thomas J. Newman, James A. Combs. Assessor. John M. Williamson. Auditor. John H. Wallace.- Oversecrs of the Poor. Charles F. Mott, James E. Eldred. Inspectors. John B. DeWitt, John Cornelius. Judge. Horace L. West Toton Clerk. Edwin J3. Eldred. School Directors. John H. Wallace, Seth Williamson, Samuel Courtright. Westfall. Supervisors. Cornelius Mid tlaugh, Levi Vangorden. ' 1 Constable. Abram Westfall. Assessor. James Sawyer. Auditor. Benjamin Tan Inwegen. Overseers oj the Poor. Cornelius Westfall, David Vangorden. Inspectors. Samuel Y. Van Inwegen, John N. Sawyer. Judge. Elijah Rose. Town Clerk. Franklin R. Brodheadi; . School Directors. Benjamin A. 'Westbrook, Henry C. Middaugh. JDincman. Supervisors. Benjamin Depue, 4acob McCarty. ... Justice. William C. Crawford. ; ;: . Constable. John N. Brink. - , Assessor. Elijah Drake. Auditor. William Brink. Overseers of the Poor. Richmond Compton, Thomas O. Hazen. 'Inspectors. Elijah Doolittle, Will iam Qui.nn. Judge. Hobert Hanna. Town Clerk. .Darid Redman. SchoolxDirecs.y .Augustus , B.radly , uDa vjdj C. J)oty. Loco Foco Convention. The Loco Foco State Convention, which as sembled at Harrisburg on the 4th inst., aftor much .wrangling nominated the Hon. William B. Foster, the President of the present Board, for re-election. The delegates were divided into Shunk and anti-Shunk men, henco the difficulty. The Shunkites wero victorious. The Whig Convention. The Whig State Convention met at Harris burg, on the 11th inst. We have not heard of any of its doings. Rail Road meeting. Pursuant to public notice, a largo and respec table meeting of the citizens of the county of Pike, convened at the house of Jacob S. Sandt, in Milford, on Satuiday evening the 7th instant. The object of tho meeting having been stated in a fow brief and pertinent remarks by Wm. C. Salmon, Esq., the meeting was organized by appointing Hon. JOHN H. BRODHEAD, President, Solomon Newman and Hon. John Westbrook, Vice Presidents, and Horace It. West and David Vangorden, Secretaries. On motion of C. W. DeWitt, a committee of seven was appointed by the President, to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meet ing, viz: C. W. DeWitt, Wm. C. Salmon, H. S. Mott, M. Dimmick, Henry Hall, J. N. Brink, Richmond Compton. The committee, after retiring, reported the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted by the meeting. Whereas, a bill is now before the House of Representatives of this Commonwealth, entitled " an act authorising the Governor to incorpo rate the Luzerne-and Wayne Rail Road Com pany," empowering the corporation to construct a Rail Road, commencing at the Delaware and Hudson Canal, at any point within fifteen miles of Honesdale, to the neighborhood of Cobb's Gap, and thence to the Coal beds, &c: And Whereas, by an act passed in 1830, the Gov ernor was authorized to incorporate a company under the name of the Susquehanna and Dela ware Rail Road Company, to construct a Rail Road from a point near Carpenter's Point in this (Pike) county, o Cobb's Gap, passing, in part, over the road in contemplation, and as the time specified for commencing said road was limited and has nearly expired, and as the route has been surveyed at considerable ex pense, and as the prospect for its commence ment and final completion is flattering, Therefore Resolved, That our immediate representatives in the Senate and House of Representives be requested to procure an ex tension of the time to commence and finally complete said Susquehanna and Delaware Hail Road. Resolved, That in our opinion the Bill now before the House should not become a law un less with amendments and restrictions, so as in some way to protect effectually the rights and privileges previously granted to the former company; also limiting the quantity of real es tate to be held by said company within reason able bounds, and further restrictions with re gard to the lateral branches of said road. On motion Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the officers, and a ropy be sent to each of our Representatives, and also be published in the Jeffersonian Re publican. (Signed by the Officers.) Maj. Thomas Stockton, Governor of the State of Delaware, died suddenly on Monday evening last at New Castle, while silting in the Orphans' Court conversing on business. A company of United States dragoons has been ordered to Fort Crawford, to keep an eye on the Winnebago Indians, who are reported to be a great annoyance to the inhabitants of Wisconsin. Capt. Allen's company of dragoons has been ordered to Fort Leavenworth, with in structions to see to the removal to the Kansas country of all the Sac and Fox Indians who have not gone thither. Decision Judge Hepburn, of Carlisle, has decided that the Governor's pardon cannot lake effect in a case where a fine is imposed by the court, which fine is by law directed to be paid to ihe count)'. A clock pedlar had been fined j $50 for peddling without license, who obtained a pardon remitting the fine. Cancellation of Relief Notes. John N. Purviance, Auditor General of Penn sylvania, has given official notice, that in con formity to law, he had, on the 31st of January last again cancelled $50,000 of the notes is sued under the Act of the 4ih of May, 1811, commonly called Relief Notes. A Good Invention. A Yankee has invent ed a drilling machine, It is said it will not on- Jy, drill, iron, tin, rocks and wood, biitjt isalso- useful in.drilling military cpinpatiies.J LEGISLATIVE NEWS. Correspondence of the Inquirer und Gazette. Harrisburo, March 6, 1846. The Convention adjourned last evening, af ter having re-nominated Mr. Foster for Canal Commissioner, by a very large majority ; and after adopting tho most wordy and senseless set of resolutions ever adopted by a political body before. Resolutions against a Protective Tariff were reported by the Committee, and Mr. Hiunrna, a delegate from Dauphin, offered an amendment in favor of the Tariff of 1812, as a substitute, which being likely to prevail, the whole subject was indefinitely postponed and laid on tho ta ble. So nothing was done on tho only impor tant subject brought before tho Convention. The Democratic papers here, take no notice of the action on this subject. It is wise to keep it dark. In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Hoover reported the House bill granting the Right of Way to the New York and Erie Railroad Company through Pike county, with amendments, and on motion of Mr. Bigler, the same was ordered to be printed. Bill to authorise citizens of Chester county to decide by voto whether the sale of liquors shall bo allowed, was taken up. The bill was amended on the motion of different Senators, to extend its provisions to Wyoming, Susquehan na, Butler and Erie. Mr. Dunlop moved to extend it to the whole State, which was not agreed to. The bill as amended passed. In the House, Mr. Burnside, from the Judi ciary Committee, reported a bill for the relief of the securities of Robert Carson, of Chester, who was robbed a short time ago. Tho bill give the securities seven years to pay the defi ciency, without interest. It was considered, and after considerable debate passed--72 to 14. The deficiency is about $3000, and it was re- d ,hal ,0 Qn(mcQ ;ts m imme(iatelyj would ruin the securities. The appropriation bill was then resumed. Tho question was upon a section of the bill to authorise the Canal Commissioners to procure cars to transport passengers over the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad, and to regulate tho prices, provided the expense shall not exceed $26,400. Mr. Burrell spoke at length in favor of this change. Mr. Kunkle then took the floor in opposition. Ho went into a statistical argu ment against it, and had the floor- when the House adjourned. March 7. In Senate, after the presentation of petitions, a number of bills were reported from the differ ent committees. House. The discussion on the Appropria tion Bill was continued, during the whole of the morning, and the Bill at length passed the House. March 9, In Senate Messrs. Ross and Darragh pre sented petitions of citizens of Philadelphia in favor of the Right of Way to the New York and Erie Rail Road Company through Pike county. Mr. Crabb, one for a law allowing Foreign Insurance Companies to establish Agencies in Pennsylvania. Mr. Ebaugh read in place, a bill relating to the Recording of Deeds. This bill provides that the acknowledgement of a Deed before the proper officer shall bo conclusive evidence of the wife's being of full age, and therefore capa ble in law of exocuting such Deeds, unless it can be made to appear that the husband knew the wife to be not of full age at the time of such acknowledgment. Mr. Heckman read in place, a bill relating to the manner and mode of renewing charters. Mr. Bigler moved that the Senate proceed to (he consideration of the bill granting the right of way to the New York and Erie Railroad Company. The orders of tho day were called by Mr. Heckman. Mr. Bigler moved to postpone the orders of the day, which was agreed to yeas 22, nays 6, and tho Senate went into. Commit tee of the Whole, Mr. Sullivan in the chair, on said bill. After considerable discussion the bill passed Committee. House. This being petition day, so much of the time was occupied in their presentation, that little of importance was transacted up to the time this letter closed. At 12 o'clock, a Message was received from tho Governor, vetoing the bill incorporating the Conestoga Steam Mills Company, of Lancaster. The Cost of Fashion. It is said that five hundred millions of dollars are spent annually in the United States for such articles of dress as are subject to the fluctua tions of fashion. Of this sum, it is computed that 16 millions are spent for hats, probaAdy about 20 millions for caps and bonnets, and for. articles of dress not. less than 40.0 millions. FOREIGN NEWS. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND. Intelligence has been received by the To ronto, Capt. Tinker, which reached New York on the 4th inst., in ihe short passage of 22 days from London having sailed on the 9ih ult. There was nothing new of much public mo ment, but the intelligence is interesting ihe main feature being a continuation of the quali fied tone of the English press in relation to Or egon. The Yorkshire, which left New York, Janu ary 18th, reached Liverpool in fifteen and a half days, with the early proceedings of Con gress, including the postponement of the con sideration of the Oregon resolutions till after the next steam arrival from England (steamer of 4th February.) The London Time, in commenting upon the intelligence by the Yorkshire, says: " Wc may now ropcal our expression of a hope that the great difference between tho two countries is capable of a peaceful and honora ble adjustment. We have indeed read many hasty, many indecent, many rash, many irrita ting speeches during ihe agitation of the Oro gon dispute wo have also read fewer mode rate and judicious speeches than we should a priori have expected to hear from the represen tatives of a people whose polity is dependent for its full security on the continuance of peace; but the intelligence which reached us last night proves that there is more prudence in action than could be expected from the debate which preceded it, and a knowledge of the temper of the American constituencies and the relations existing between American parties, induce us to believe that the professed war-party are far more desirous of hampering their Whig oppo nents at home than of forcing their country in a rupture with Great Britain." The Times adds this compliment to Mr. Cal houn "The position which has been assumed in the Senate by Mr. Calhoun, has immediately improved the chances of an amicable settle ment of our differences with the Americans, and it has substituted the conduct and temper of a statesman for tho extravagant and ill-directed passion of the multitude. We expected no less from Mr. Calhoun. Tho Morning Chronicle speaks of a growing American appetite for territorial acquisitions and referring to the bullying spirit of recent speeches hero, wishes to be "clearly understood that the sword of England is not glued to the scabbard," and that there is a limit of forbear ance. The English funds were on the rise. The news from the United States was deemed sat isfactory, and tho money pressure in London had passed its strength. Consuls quoted at 95 1-2 for money. Large orders were in England from the Con tinent, Belgium and Holland, principally for barley and rye. The failure of the potatoe crop continued to bo the subject of general interest and remark. Thero is nothing new from Ireland. The country continues to be a scene of excitement and irritation. O'Connell was continuing his speeches be fore the "Repeal Association," promising that repeal was close at hand and assuring the rent payers thai next year they should have a Par liament of their own in College Green. Tho Liverpool cotton market continued firm and active. The sales on ihe 5th amounted to eight or ten thousand bales, at previous prices, all lo the trade. In the House of Commons the Exchequer stated, in answer to an inquiry, that orders had been given for tho purchase, by ihe governmont, of Indian Corn in the United States. On the same day Mr. O'Connell gave . notice that he should on the day following call the at tention of ihe House to ihe subject of the fam ine and distress in Ireland. A Bloody Battle has been fought in India according to the Overland Mail in which the English arms triumphed. The Sikh army 30, 000 strong, crossed the Sutlej, Doc. 21st,. but wero routed by tho British forces, numbering 55,000 men, after three days fighting. It seems now clear that the Punjaub will be annexed to tho British dominions. Lord Morpolh has been elected to Parlia ment without opposition, from West Riding of Yorkshire and as that is a great agricultural county, the Morning Chronicle triumphs in it, as an indication ihiu even the landed interest is giving way on tiic Corn Law. Mr. Bright, the celebrated Anti-Corn-Law Speaker, at a meeting of the League held at Liverpool on the 8th, said "a great-reduction of lho American tariff must follow, tho abolition of our corn law, and tho abolition of tho corn law will forever destroy all chance, of a war between this country and .the United States, (fjoud cheering.")t : r.-- -; - 5S Yankee Notions in England. Among the articles now exported largely to England, are clothes pins, (which are carried over by hundreds of hogsheads,) ivory and wood combs, augers, gimlets, and cut tacks. In all these things (says the Journal of Commerce) we supply the English market. Shoemakiiiff machine. We were shown, ihe other day, says tho Roundout (New York) Freeman, a beautiful Diploma, awarded to Mr. A. Winter, of Roun dout, for making a shoe out of one piece of lea ther and without seam, which was exhibited at a Fair of the American institute. We under stand Mr. W. has in contemplation a machine for the manufacture of this article of shoes. A report has been current, for some time, that ihere is a big snake in a pond, near Batavia, Ohio, and ihe people of that region are about to club together and drain the pond, which is not large, in order lo catch his snakeshtp. The shocks that were felt last October in Long Island, Connecticut, and various other places, are explained by late advices from thn East. It appears that repeated shocks of earth quakes were felt at Smyrna, Calcutta, &c. about that time, occasioning much damage and alarm. Eight houses fell at Ploumari and forty more wero damaged, as well as some twenty-five shops and warehouses. Only two of the eigh ty houses at Liskoli were left standing. At Assam there were three shocks, two of which were very violent, accompanied by great noises and undulations of the earth. At the latest dates continued shocks were felt at Calcutta. Great Land Sales. Geriut Smith, of Peterborough, (N. Y ) offers to sell his immense landed property at auction, in the months of June, July, and Au. gust next. The lands lie in forty-five of the fifty-nine counties of the State of New York, and comprise about 750,000 acres. The auction will be- held at fifteen different places, on as many different days. Death of a Mail Robber. Dr. Bradlef, convicted of robbing the mails, and imprisoned for the offence in 1841, died in his cell at Puts burg, a few days since. Previous to his death ho confessed his guilt. British Vessels for the Columbia Ri ver6 Tho Glasgow Courier mentions a report that the British ship "America," 50 guns, Com. John Gordon, with a steamer and brig, had been, dispatched by Rear Admiral Sir Georgo, Sey mour to the Columbia River, Oregon ; and the ship Grampus was about to be sent there im mediately on the alteration of her magazine. Another Jersey Blue Gone. Jeremiad Howell, died at Parsippany, Morris county, on-, the 18th ult., aged 98 years and 5 months. was at the battle of Monmouth, and participated in other scenes of strife and glory in our. gul den age. And Still Another. We learn thai-A f n r:-n U6f lll- ed, a few days since, at lho advanced! ag o! 96 years. MARRIED, On the 3d inst., by Simeon Schoonover, Esq Mr. James Smith, of Middle Smithfield. up.. Monroe county and Miss Jane Ho&v.er,, Delaware tsp , Pike county. On the 4th inat., by Frederick EylBnbergef, Esq. Mr. Charles Stroud, and Miss Kliz' iiETH Vanauken,' both of SmithfiehL tap., MB Novel Application of Phlebotomy The Georgetown (Ky.) Intelligencer, has th following singular paragraph : There has been quite a stir recently in New Orleans, in consequence of a marriage of a white man named Buddington, a Teller in th8 Canal Bank, to the negro daughter of one of the wealthiest merchants. Buddington, before ho could be married, was obliged to swear that ho had negro blood in his veins and to do this he made an incision in his arm and put some of her blood in the cut. The ceremony wj performed by a Catholic Clergyman, and ih bridegroom has received with his wife a fortune of fifty or sixty thousand dollars. The native serenaded him with such abominable imiSC that to get rid of their discord lie paid them $400, to be used for charitable purposes. Heirs Wanted. A pedlar, named McLancy, was precipitated over a precipice near Portage, Pa., with hU horse and wagon, and instantly killed. Hw horse made a mis-step and fell. He is worth some five thousand dollars, and has not a rela tive in this country. He came from Ireland. A portion of his property is deposited in the Rochester Savings Bank. roo.couniy.vi
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