T,TT o,-v TTir-n: nTrnT t a tvt JEFFERSOIgAN KEPUBLICAN : Thursday, April 23, 1816. Terms, $2,00 in advance: $2.55, naif yearly; and $2,50 if not paid bcfoicthc end of the v?:tr. OC r. B. PALMER, Esq. is the Agent for this paper at his office of real estate and Country Newspaper agency in Philadelphia, North-West corner of Third and Chestnut streets: Tribune buildings, Nassau st., N. Y.; South East corner) of Baltimore and Calvert sts., Isaltimore. and No. : more and Calvert sts., Baltimore, and No. : 1C, btate street, uoston. Mr. raimer will receive conspiracy had extensive ramifications in Pros and forward subscriptions and advertisements for ! . ' ; the Jcjfcrsonian Republican. ; sia, Russia, as well as Austria. In the wes- Messrs. MASON $ TUTTLE, at 38 William j tern part of Russian Poland there was a deter street, New York, are also our authorized Acents, ' m: r... w i. r , to receive and forward subscriptions and adver-l liseraents for the Republican. Democratic Whig Candidate. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, JAMES M. POWER, OF MERCER COU.VTV. The Monroe Press. We shall endeavor to pay our respects to our " free-trade" neighbor of the " Press," next i week. His last article on the Tariff &c. J decidedly rich, and deserves a more particular j notice than we can give it at present. ' Oregon. j w,,e"irom a,n.ng.on state, tnai me ur ; epon Jurisdiction bill has na;srf ihn Rnnco lv 1 , a vole of 103 to 61 also that the Notice reso-1 - o I """""I " ' lution from the Senate, has been amended in the House, so as to strike out "at his (the Pres ident's)) discretion," and agreed to by a vote of 144 to 41. The resolution must again go be fore the Senate. Santa Anna Recalled. The Baltimore Republican says that Capt. Band, who arrived at that port on Friday night, in the fast sailing schooner Galena, seven days from Havana, reports that Santa Anna had been sent for by the Mexican Government, to come to Mexico immediately. Senatorial Term. The Senatorial term of the following gentle men will expire with the present Legislature: Henry Chapman, of Bucks. James D. Dunlap, of Erie. Adam Ebaugh, of York. John Foulkrod, of Philadelphia county. Jefferson K. Heckrnan, of Northampton co. Joseph F. Quay, of Clinton. George Rahn, of Schuylkill. John B. Sterigere, of Montgomery. Daniel L. Sherwood, of Tioga. Charles C. Sullivan, of Butler. Samuel Fegely, of Berks. Of the above named gentlemen eight are Lo-; cos and three Whigs. .r. eosier. The following statement, says the National Intelligencer, which we find in the regular Washington'correspondence of the New York Tribune, agrees substantially with what wo hare heard related here, and have reason to believe correct: " When Mr. Webster left the State Depart- mem, in place of being a defaulter as has been j charged, it appears that there was a balance j paid over to him long after he left. When Mr. Webster left Mr. Tyler'a.Cabinet, he requested tho clerk, who has the care of the contingent fund, to settle op the account and see how it Etood. The clerk wrote to Mr. Webster that there was the sum of $1000 for which there was no voucher. Mr. Webster said the proper voucher wound yet be found, but in the mean time he wished the accounts of the Department fully settled upland for this purpose be sent on $l,000,nnd the accounts were settled. The fonunate enough to survive his wounds. He proper certificate afterwards appearing, the ! haii spread 0ut a large number of wet percus thousand dollars were refunded to Mr. Webster. ! fc;nn rnnfi ;n ,, ,;,W i ,?r r.nmmnn. So that, in place of being a defaulter, he had actually overpaid the Department, and this over pay was refunded." The New York Directory contains a list of 2154 groceries, 1080 importers, 966 lawyers, 782 tailors, 727 dry goods dealers, 6S6 dress, makers, 650 commission merchants, 650 board ing houses, 604 physicians, and 516 butchers. Wo, are continually reminded by statistics how powerful and rich the state of Ohio is be coming. There are 500,000 horses in that State; average their value at $30 per head and it amounts to $1,500,000. The hogs alone, are valued at $3,000,000. The Now York Courier describing ono ofhn the furniture bhops of that city, fpeaks of carved rosewood beadsteada worth $800; and sofas, tho carving on vhUh'a!o"ifc cost sotno $300. The Foreign News by Hie Unicorn. THE CHIEF POINTS. The news by iho Unicorn, inserted in our columns of ihis morning, will be read with in terest. The chief points may be briefly sum mod up. The intelligence is to the 19th ult. eight days later. The tone of the British Go- mmne,u ia pacific, but decided anxious for peace but for wafi wh51e ihe popu,ar ; mind is evidently much irritated. The Cotton j market had improved somewhat, and money was easier. I3ut little activity in the Provision I trade. The insurrection in Poland has been crushed. Alas! for the poor Poles ! The lit tle Republic of Cracow, which is now in pos session of the Austrian troops, was the head quarters of this unfortunate movement ; but the remise .ue uream 01 inuepen- dence, but hundreds of nobles, in urging the peasantry to join in the revolt, were either as sassinated or given up to the authorities. The Augsburg Gazette contains a letter from the frontiers of Gallicia of tho 3d ultimo, stating that sixty noblemen of the neighborhood of Lem- berg, armed with pistols, swords, and double-; barrelled guns, had determined to attack the Posl 01 nussars al ajarow, six leagues Irom j z,oczow. aJ had met for that purpose in an! inn' s,,uate wi,hin a short distance of the town, Some Peasants having cautioned the officer, the hussars surrounded the inn, and the insurgents were ei,ler killed or made prisoners. A letter from Western Gallicia commences thus "There is not a single nobleman remaining in ,ue courUrv The German papers and private letters (says the Journal des Debats) bring no precise ac counts relative to the body of insurgents which proceeded towards the Carpathian mountains. ! One of those journals estimates the number of the insurgents of Cracow, who had gone to the mouniains situate between Gallicia and Hun gary, at 2,500. The Austrian and Prussian Government are extending a double line of troops upon iheir respective frontier.", as well as upon those of Russia and the little republic of Cracow. In all the towns and places of any strength in the duchy of Posen and in Gallicia, the authorities are adopting the most severe measures for the maintenance of public order and tranquility. No later India mail, says the New York Ex press, had arrived in London, but nevertheless, we have in the Paris Journal des Debats fur j ther and fuller news. It is authentic, and soes j'o show that British affairs in India are really in a critical position. The London Times in- timates ihat the East-India Company and the English government have like news, but that they withheld it. It is agreed on all hands, I that after the severe actions of Moodkee and Ferozeshah, the British generals were not in a condition to follow up their success and drive Itha enemy into or across the Suilej, principally from the want of heavy guns, horses, ammuni- t . , , , , I Un' a" CaVa,ry Ihe S,khs ,hereforc' re ) maned a w"k unmolested between the Brii8h army and "rers and when the? re,ired on 'he 29h of December to the right bank, they i had' ln Sp,,e f ,h check ,hey had received in j Je fie,d of bal,le' accomplished an important manocuvre and Bki,fl,jl' Pened lheir operations " 'V . 1 uo au s 1 lw armieB remained in presence of each other for 8 days, on the left bank of the Sutlej, and it was " h29lh 0f December ihat the S.khs recrossed the river of their own accord, quite leisurely, and without the least molestation. Phila. Inquirer. Explosion or Percussion Caps. A most lamentable accident occurred at New Orleans on the 25th ult., by which Mr. Thos. J. Spear, of the firm of Whitney & Spear, brokers, will I probably be made blind for life, if he should be stirring them up without reflecting upon the consequence The friction and the heat com bined, caused a terrible explosion the cops were blown with great force into tho face and eyes of Mr. Spear, The windows were blown out, and a partition was blown down by the force of the explosion. Frauds in Flour. Wo perceive by ihe Annual Report of the New York Inspectors, ihat 26,860 barrels of flour were weighed in New York city, and found short 159,836 pounds equal to eight hundred and forty barrels! Of the flour inspected at Albany, there were 98 barrels " light weight," and 59 barrels with " false tare." Tbero were inspected last year tho cities of New York, Albany, and Buffa- lo, 2,266,785 barrels of flour, valued at $11,- 905,037. Of the whole number, -15,531 were ;t,b'S8." a - '- - -w Late from Mexico. Return of the American Minister Meeting of the American and Mexican Armies ! From the extras of the N. O. Picayune, we have ten days later news from Vera Cruz and the Army of Occupaiion in Texas. The Hon. John Slidell and Secretary had 1 1 TVT . .1 . I rcaeueu new uneans on tneir return nomc from Mexico. The treatment roceived by Mr. Slidell, at Mexico and Jalapa, was extremely cold, but upon his arrival at Vera Cruz he was received with a salute, waited upon by the high est official dignitaries of the place, and again saluted when the Mississippi left. Mr. S. will remain in New Orleans for some time, but Mr. Parrott will proceed immediately to Washing- lon- The arm' of Gen. Taylor had met many Mexican threats on their way to Matamoras, but no open hostility. On arriving in front of that place, tho Mexican forces were drawn out on the opposite bank of the river, making a great display of martial music, with trumpets,' bugles, &c, which mode of salutation was du-j ly reciprocated in kind by a similar sounding of. trumpets and drums in the American lines. j Thus ended the first day's rencounter between the two armies, on the opposite banks of the i Rio Grande, and within two or three hundred yards ot each other. On the next morning, 20th, tho American troops discovered the Mexican artillery of eigh teen pounders lining the opposite bank, and pointing directly into their camp, whereupon the American army moved iheir encampment four miles below. This step was doubtless ta ken by Gen. Taylor, in order to avoid every appearance of any disposition to commit aggres- sions upon the western bank of the river, and j ately upon one of the banks. The writer add: to maintain strictly ihe defensive character ofj"Soon after reaching the river, General Taylor his operations. The most reliable statements gave Gen. Worth some written communications represent the regular army in Maiamoras to and verbal messages for Gen. Mejia. General consist of two thousand soldiers and five hun dred rancheros. The Mexican citizens of the Rio Grande are said to be quite disaffecied to wards their own Government, and secretly friendly to the American cause. Late and Important from Mexico. ANOTHER REVOLUTION. The barque Mandarin, Capt. Colley, arrived tn's niorning from Vera Cruz, which port she j'e1 on 3o" ,ns,- al noon. Capt. C. reports that just before he left, he met Mr. Dimond, U. S. Consul, who said to him that if he wanted to see fun," he had better wait until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at which hour the Republicans and Santa Anna party, united, were to declare against the Government. Captain Colley fur- 'her reports, that Mr. Dimond informed him that the Government troops were so disposed of that they could not act against the insurgents. Further news will be anxiously looked for.- AT. O. Tropic Extra, April 1 1 . Distressing Suicide. The Tribune of last week has the following; A recent distressing suicide at Harlem adds another to the victims of brutal libertinism. The sufferer was a young woman of irreproach able character, upon whom a licentious assault was made by a much respected citizen of ma ture years, a loading member of the Methodist Church, who has plunged an estimable wife and family into tho deepest distress by his letchery. Mis purpose was defeated, but the young wo- man was so distressed by such an attack from one whom she loved and venerated, that though in her waking hours she kept a seal upon her lips, the atrocity haunted her dreams and sho raved of it in her sleep. A room mate over heard her, and communicated the purport of her revelaiions to the clergyman on whose min istrations the family attended, who at once pro ceeded to call the offender to account. The conversation between the clergyman and his parishioner was overheard by the girl, who now for the first time learned that the outrage had ' been revealed in her slumbers. Shrinking from " the painful notoriety which would necessarily follow, and abhorring every aspect of the re volting affair, she rushed wildly from the house on the instant and cut her ihroat! This was on Thursday last, and though she lingered un til yesterday morning, the wound was fatal. Tho Coroner held his inquest on ihe body yes terday, and the resuli is given in another column. Infanticide. Miss Sarah Loveless, of Pal myra township in this coun'y, was arrested on Saturday last, on a warrant issued by Mr. Jus tice Bidwell, of this village. Sarah is charged with killing her illegitimate infant, whoso. body was found in a well near-the house in which she lived. Robert Loveless, the father of Sarah, was arrested at tho same time. He is implica ted.noi only as accessory to jhe infanticide, but as being the father of his daughter's child. As ihe investigation is Mill progressing wo refrain from any expression of opinion as hi illQ real facia of the case. Iloncsdalc Democrat - MEXICO. THE ASPECT OF AFFAIRS. The Southern mail of yesterday brought us a few further items of news from Mexico The Washington Union, alluding to the return of Mr. Slidell, says : 4 Our government will, no dmtbi, itr its own good time ascertain all the facts, ol the transaction from Mr. Slidell himself, wigb its duty to itself and to the world, and decide what course it owes to its honor, and 10 its rights. The Executive will take all proper time to make up its opinions, and recommend the proper measures for their adoption to the Congress of the United Slates.' A late Mexican paper says that the troops under Mejia and Vega have certainly been or j dered to cross to the left bank of the Rio Grande. j The President of Mexico has issued a stringent decree, taking out of the hands of the Depart- mental Assemblies any control which they might havo in the choice of Governors of Departments, by making nominations for the President to se lect from. He has further eiven to Governors purely of his own appointment the sole power to appoint members to form Assemblies in those Departments where the late Asssemblies were dissolved in consequence of dissatisfaction with the present order of affairs. There Governors have like control over Municipalities which havo been dissolved, and the Governors are held to the strictest responsibility, and, "in ex traordinary cases," are clothed with the most dictatorial powers, to preserve the integrity of the territory and domestic tranquility. A letter from the Rio Grande, under date of Marth 29th, received by the Savannah Repub lican, says that the river opposite Matamoras, is 200 yards wido, the city being built immedi W., accompanied by his Staff, rode to the cros- sing place, a few yards from our camp, and, by calling, expressed his desire for an interview with Mejia, (bearing at the same time a while flag.) Two Mexican officers came over in a boat ihe only way of crossing and after a conversation with Gen. W., returned to Mejia's quarters. They soon appeared again, and came over with a message from Mejia, saying that he would see Gen. Taylor, the Commander, but that he would send Gen. La Vega, his sec ond in command, to receive Gen. Worth. Ac cordingly, Gen. Worth- and Staff crossed over, and La Vega met them on the beach, as our General and officers were not permitted to' go into tho city. The result was, that all argu ment and reasoning failed in effecting an ad mittance to Mejia. Gen. Worth told them-that we were here by order of our Government, and that he hoped every thing would be conducted peaceably and amicably, and that the whole matter would be settled without difficulty. La Vega said an occupation of this territory was considered as an act of aggression. They ap peared a great deal offended at our advance ; and, particularly, at the American flag being hoisted on this soil. The flag was raised at 12 1-2, P. M. yesterday. "Gen. Worth did not deliver his despatches for Mejia. Last night some changes were made in their battery, and our gun was mount ed. This is exactly the state of things we are in. Tho Mexicans are greatly frightoned, and al) the preparations they are making are for defence, not to attack us." Grain from the West. The St. Louis Now Era of the 8th Bays "Tho steamer Herald arrived yesterday from the Illinois river, with 7,000 bushels of wheat, destined for Cincinnati. Large quantities of grain are daily arriving from that 6tream, and in much larger lots than were ever known be fore; the increase of many articles of produce raised in II,inoi8' has facen Crushing; her wheat crops already amount to more than one- fourth west of tho Alleghenies; and in a few years more, she will doubtless export as much more than any State in the Union. Births and Deaths. Tho births in the Uni ted Siaies, yearly, are from 400,000 to 500,000. Of this number of children, ono in fifteen, 'or more than 25,000, arc still-born ; more than 30, 000 inherit from their parents a diseased con stitution, atid a majority die young. Human Glory There arrived at Hull England, not long sinco, a Dutch vessel, navi gated by a man, his wifo, and four daughters, laden with bones raked from the battle-fields of Napoleon, to bo sold by tho bushel for manure io grow turnips. It is said thm M. Liebig, ihe celebrated Ger man chemist, has discovered that champagne wine, imported into Germany, is cxiensivoiv j adulterated bv means of carbonic acid nac nml the laughing -jas, or protoxide of nitrogen. Our Candidate for Canal Coumiis sloncr. The nomination of the Convention for Canal Commissioner fell on the third ballot iipon JAMES M. POWER; Esq.,.of M ercer county. This gentleman is spoken of by mombers of political parties to whom he is known in the iry highest terms for intelligence, integri'y and capacity to fill the office to which he ha been nominated. He is an active, upright bu siness man he belongs to that valuable clas. of citizens emphatically called self made, and has experience as a contractor upon Public Works, where he has also acquired knowledge requisite to constitute him a competent praiica ble Engineer. Such is his esseniial rharacit-r, io which we may add that he poseses th ex trinsic quality of popularity, being always de scribed as a liberal, affable and clever man, We have no hesitation in adding too ihat it h altogether in the power of the Whigs to elect him. York Republican. The Candidate nominated for the office of Canal Commissioner, James M. Power, Eq , of Mercer county, is said to be a gentleman possessing extraordinary qualifications for that station. His character for integrity is unim peachable, and he is represented by those who know him Locofocos as well as well as Whig to be a man of distinguished abilities, and thoroughly conversant with the internal im provement system of this Commonwealth. He is a decided Whig, without being a violent par tizan, and possesses a large share of the es teem and confidence of his political opponent. In a word ho is just the man whom Whigs and honest Democrats can unite in supporting, in opposition to the candidate of a corrupt and ve nal clique, who desire to ride rough shod over the voiers of Pennsylvania. Reading- Journal. It will bo seen that the Convention placed in nomination James M. Power, of Mercer co., for Canal Commissioner. Mr. Power eujov an unimpeachable reputation for honesty and integrity, and is represented to be, by ihone who know him, peculiarly qualified for the of fice, having the advantage of much experience in the construction of public works, &c. His nomination will be heartily responded io by Whigs throughout the Sale. We can assure our friends abroad, that our friends are indulg ing strong hopes of his oleclion. Several of Mr P's. acquaintances in this place, members of tho opposite party, have borne the most flat tering testimony of his qualifications, intogrity and gentlemanly bearing. Hollidayslurg Regtster. From the Morristown (N. J.) Jersey tnan, 5th. Itgorris and Essex Rail Road. The formality of breaking ground at Dover did not take place on Wednesday last, owing to tho inclemency of the weather. Despite the storm, Gen. Dickerson, and several niher friends of the extension; met at Mr. Hurd's Hotel and awaited several hours for tho rain to ccaee, but waited in vain. The Contractor, (C. S. Dickerson,) started for New York in tho afternoon to obtain a greater number of laborers, fully determined to prosecute the work with the greatest expedition, and thoso convened on the occasion returned to their homes, expressing their hoartiost wishes for the prosperity of the enterprise. On Thursday, howover, the atmosphere was clear, and the air pure and bracing. Several persons mot at Dover with a determination o make a beginning, although the contractor wat not present, and Gen. Dickerson was under ih necessity of fulfilling a previous engagement. He was however represented by Mr. Canfirld hia nephew, who is deeply interested in tho prosecution of the work. After dinner a good ly number proceeded to the spot where the first' section commenced, under direction of Major Beach, the Engineer, when the Patriaroh of that thriving village, Jacob Losey, Esq. threw off his coat, and with the pick-axo and shovel made a commencement amid the cheers of villagers : A furrow ploughed along thq ljna of the road for some distance cloiedfi ?c- monies. The continuation of the Morris and' Essex Rati Road to some point to. connoct w.iih ilm Erie Rail Road, or to th,e Water Gap, n hurt! it will be connected with, ono chartered by 'U Pennsylvania Legislature, leading to the itn menso beds of bituminous and anthracite coal in Northern Pennsylvania, is now certain. It is tho most feasible route yet explored, although but littlo has been said on the subject, nor havn the city papers been feed by interested persons to crack it up, as has beep ijio case wiih many which will probably never go into, operation. Although not personally interested, yet for tho benefit of the Stockholders, the numerous Iron manufactories in tho region through which n passos, and our whqio country, wo wish it 3ll success.
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