JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Thursday, February !, 1847. Terms, 2,00 in adranrc-: $2,25 half yearly; and $2.50 if not paid before the end of Uic year. FOR GOVERNOR, PETER S. MICHLER, OF NORTHAMPTON. Subject to the decision of the 9th of March Convention. WZAs State Cosaveiiliois. A State Convention, lo be composed of Del egates from the cit' of Philadelphia and ihe M'.veral counties equal lo their representation in the General Assembly of this Commonwealth, will he held at Harrisburg, on TUESDAY, the Dili day of MARCH next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purposo of electing candid ates for Gorornor and Canal Commissioner to he supported by the Whigs and the friends of the Protective Polic at the next ensuing elec iioii, and to transact such oihcr business as may he deemed important to the success of ihe Whig cau.-e. J. P. SANDERSON, SAMUEL D. KARNS, JOSEPH ICON 1GM A CHER, MORTON McMJCH AEL, , . . GEORGE ERETY, . H. JONES BROOKE. THEO. D. COCHRAN, JAMES FOX, JAMES MARTIN. WILLIAM BUTLER, ; J. J. SLOCUM, JOHN R. EDIE, EDGAR COWaN. JOHN B. JOHNSON, Wm. J. HOWARD, Whig Slate Committee. The Coiiiaty Electa tiff. vWo call the attention of our Whig friends to the meeting which is to be held at the Court House, on Tuesday evening next. We hope to sec as many of our little band of Monroe Whigs ihere, as can possibly make ii conveni ent to attend. It is noi often thai they are call ed upon to give their attention to matters of so much importance as at present. The Conven tion which is to assemble at Harrisburg, on the 9th of -next tnonih, and to which a Delegate is to be appointed by this meeting, will have to nominate candidates for Governor and Canal Commissioner, to be supported at the ensuing election, besides transacting other interesting itutines?. We, therefore, once more call upon our friends to turn out. Several distinguished i-peakers from a distance, it is understood, will bo present and address the meeting. Siidclczr Death. A stranger died in Stroud.sburg, on Thursday afternoon last, under ihe following peculiar cir cumstances. He left Milford on the morning of thai day in the Stage, in apparently excel lent health and spirits, and ate a very hearty breakfast at Bushkill. When about four miles from this place, he complained of feeling un well, and requested that the curtains of the Stage might be raised. He then attempted, with the assistance of a passenger, to take off his coat, but whilst doing so he fell down in aensible, and never spoke afterwards. As soon us the Stage reached Stroudsburg, he was ta ken into Hollinshead's Hotel, where every care and attention was paid to him, but without avail. The physician who was called in de clared his case lo be apoplexy, and declared it to be hopeless. From letter, on the person of the deceased, it was found that his name was Joshta L. Wentworth, and that his home had been at Pori Jems where he has a wife li ving. Some friends of his, at lhat place, on receiving information of his death, came here nnd took his corpse home on Saturday. When those friends reached Stroudsburg, they made it known thai the deceased had been a member of ihe Order of Odd-Fellows; whereupon, the Lodge here, immediately convened, passed ap propriate resolutions, and made the necessary arrangements for performing their last sad duty to a departed brother. They accompanied the corpse out of town, in procession, when it left. It was the intention of the deceased to spend ome time in this place, in taking Daguerreo type likenesses. Mr. Hollinshead and family deserve great praise for their kindness and at tention to the stranger previous to his death, and for the preparation for his funeral, which lie made before it was known tlfat his friends uould come to claim him. Such disinterested conduct will noi soon be forgot ten. We see tharthere Is a religious donomina lion'in Boston, the members of which are call ed the "Come-Oute'rs." 'Ori the 4th of March, 18. 'there will be a political denomination fimnigliout the country ,-having'a first-ra'te claim io the title of the Go-Outers. Louis.' Journal.' Matters at Washington. The three million Bill, to enable the Presi dent lo purchase a piece of Mexico, was dis cussed in both houses without final action. Mr. Calhoun, on Tuesday, delivered his views in relation to the Mexican War. He is in favor of abandoning all offensive operations, and es tablishing a lino from the Rio Grande up that River to El Passo, and thence to the Pacific, near the head of the Gulf of California. This he would hold subject to a treaty of peace. This could be held with five regiments-; and by establishing custom houses at the Mexican ports, he would collect enough revenue to pay the expenses of this plan. In the House an effort was made to expel the reporter for the Union ; bul failed by a vote, of 1 1 to 131. He had reported the remarks of members incorrectly, and it was believed by some iptcntionally so. On Saturday, a resolution lhat had been pend ing for several days, in the Senate to expel the editor and reporter of ihe. " Union," for gross abuse of Senators in the columns of lhat paper, was taken up. Mr. Westcoit addressed ihe Senate at great length; and gave as his impression, thai ihe ar ticles in the Union were ihe result of a precon certed attack by the administration upon Mr. Calhoun. The attack of Mr. Turney yesterday confirmed this impression, and it'was Mr. W.'a belief that the democracy of this administration consisted in nothing more than 11 loaves and fishes," from Lieut. General down to a mere second lieutenant. If the people of the United States were only aware of the corruptness which exists at the seat of government, they would tumble the President and his depart ments, the Congress, and ihe whigs and demo crats, heels over heads, together, into ihe Poto mac, and they would do right. Mr. Mason opposed the resolution, as abridg ing the freedom of the press and as a violation of the constitution. The debate was continued pro and con, by Mr. Butler, Huntingdon, Yulee, Hannegan, Archer, Calhoun and others. It was finally decided by a vote of 27 to 21 that Mr. Ritchie be expelled. The reporters were spared by the withdraw al of ihe resolution relating to them. In the House, the venerable John Quincy Adams appeared, and was introduced lo his seat by Mr. Johnson, who has occupied it since the commencement of the session. Mr. J. con gratulated Mr. Adams on his ability to resume his seat in the House ; and exprossed a gratifi cation at complying with the declaration made at the time the seat was selected, that he would surrender it immediately on the appearance of the venerable member from Massachusetts. Mr. Adams replied lo the courtesy of Mr. Johnson, and expressed a high sense of pleas ure at the manifestations of respect and esteem bestowed upon him by members of all parlies, who were crowding around to welcome his re turn. A message was received from the President asking provision to be made for the appointment of field officers under the ten regiment bill. Mr. Polk recommended a tax on tea and coffee, and a reduction in the price of public land", in order lhat liberal provision might be made for ihe vigorous prosecution of the existing war with the republic of Mexico. He likewise re commends the acceptance of the continued ser vices of ihe volunteers already in the army in Mexico, whose term of service may expire prior to the cessation of hostilities. He refers to the protracted refusal of the Mexican Government to accept proffers of an honorable peace, and to the measures general ly which have been adopted, and remarks that it is necessary that our arms in that quarter k should be reinforced to their fullest extent. The message was long, and on various sub jects, all tending to forward the prosecution of the war. On motion of C. J. Ingersoll, the message was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Bucks Co. Intelligencer. Comparative View of the Common ! Schools of Pennsylvania 1S35 and j 3LfG. 1835. 1-846. j 807 1 ,225 ! 536 1.067 762 7,096 808 8,464 32,514 338,805 1,13 1,23 84 101 No. of District Accepting Districts No. of Schools 1 ' Teachers ' Scholars m Cost of teaching per quarter No. of rlavs schools open Appropriation for 1847, $200,000. Theue results are indeed gratifying, and can not bul gladden the hearts of all true friends of education. But a few years will elapse ere tho reproach of ignorance will be wiped from off the Keystone' State. A bill to abolish capital punYshmpni has beenJ postponed by ihe Legislature of Ohio, I. O. of O. F. . At a special meeting of Fort PennrJLodge, No. 134, of .the . 0. of 0. F. held at their hall in the Borough of Stroudsburg, 12th itist., the following preamble and resolutions were adopted, and or dered to be published. Whereas the N. G. having announced u) our order the sad intelligence of the sudden deaih of Joshua L. Wentworth, a member of the I. 0. of 0. F. of Middletown Lodge, N. Y which happened on the llthinst. at this place, who whilst on his way from Mil ford, travelling by stage, and within four miles of our Borough, was visited with an apoplec tic fit. He was received at the Hole! of Mr. Hollinshead, in a state of insensibility, in which he remained, notwithstanding all the efforts of medical skill and the kind attention of Mr. Hollinshead and family, until ho expired at 2 o'clock p. m. In his" death we are furnished with another instance of the mournful truth "that in the midsi of life we are in death " Therefore, Resolved That although the dee'd was an entire stranger, still he was our Broth er, lhat the members of Fort Penn Lodge, No. 1 34, do most sincerely and deeply regret ihis dispensation of Divine Providence in the sud den death of a worthy member of our order, and cannot refrain from an expression of our sympathy for the widow and relatives of the deceased. Resolved, That a committee of four of our order be appointed to render every necessary assistance in conveying the remains of our de ceased Brother to his family and friends at Port Jervis. Resolved, That ihe thanks of this order, are due to Stroud J. Hollinshead and his family for their kind attention and particular regard lo the deceased, in administering every comfort that humanity could demand and sympathy sug gest during his brief and mournful illness and ii is a source of gratification to assure his be reaved relatives and friends, though he died among strangers, his last moments were visited with all the considerations' and lender care that -could be desired, had he have been in ihe bosom of his family. Resolved, That the thanks of the order are due lo our townsman, George Malven, for his kindness in promptly carrying the sad intelli gence of the death of our brother to his rela lives ai Port Jervis, and his perseverance in doing the same by night, notwithstanding the obstacles he had to encounter by fording high water-and he badness of the road?. r . Resolved, That a committee of three be ap pointed "to correspond with the Middletown Lodge in reference to the sudden death of our departed Brother ; Committee, Bro's Gray, Staples and Miller. Resolved, That the officers and Brothers assemble to-morrow morning at precisely 7 o'clock, and accompany, in procession, the re mains of our friend to the limits of our Bo rough. Resolved, Thai a copy of the above resolu tions be forwarded to the widow of our de ceased Brother, and also a copy to the Mid dletown Lodge. The N. G. appointed a committee of six lo take charge of and waich with the corpse during the nightf Committee, Bro's Clements, Staples, Franke, Wintemute, Huston, and Phares. Saturday morning, 7 o'clock, the officers nnd Brothers assembled at the Hotel of Mr. Hol linshead, and proceeded in procession with the body of the deceased, as far as ihe bridge across Brodhead'a creek, when, after a most solemn and impressive prayer by ihe Rev. Mr. Gray, the friends of the deceased, with the body, moved on with sorrowing hearts io their destination, and the members of the Order returned to our village. A Harrisburg correspondent of the North American says : It is pretty well understood within the precincts of the Executive chamber, that a treaty is in progress between Harrisburg and Washington, having for its object the union of the Locofoco factions of the State, the settle ment of family jars, and the consequent reten- lion through the Odober ejections of the power wwicn ,hey now h(,ltl- The ,erms of ,re: iy, so far as they have transpired, are very sim- pie. Governor Shunk is io withdraw his name for re-nomination in the State Convention on the 4ih of March. For this pro hi quid is to be Mime honorable and profitable berth in the gift of ihe President a foreign mission if pos; i51e. Thus the Shunk faction, the only really formidable one, is to be accommodated, and the Convention is then to throw overboard all nota ble, aspirants, and take up, a la Baltimore Con vention, some Pennsylvania James JC. Polk, whose political vices, virtues and history, being equally negative, may be presented in any and every light, most acceplable to varied views of the. Democracy. The Mayor of New York has remitted .$800 by the Hiburnia, in aid of the Irish poor.5 FOREIGN NEWS. Arrival off the Sarah SaiifSs. X Phis new-Steamer left England on the 20ih "tilt, and arrived on the 10th inst. making her passage in 21 days. Parliament was opened on Tuesday, Jan'y 19th, by the Queen in person. The speech from the throne is chieflydevoted tothe 'sub ject of Ireland. The European Times say : The ports are' probably to be immediately o peued for the free admission of foreign corn of ever' kind, by which the duty of four shillings sterling will be abolished. The -navigation laws are to be suspended, by which corn will be admitted in vessels of every na'ion : and sugar is to be allowed in distilleries. These measures will be carried, as the pro tectionists have prornised to gTve them their support. They have been forced from the Government by the awful condition of the peo ple of Ireland. The advices from Scotland are of a tomilar character to the reports from other parts of ihe kingdom. Not only wheat, bul all spe cies of corn, is rapidly rising there ; and it is certain that no supplies of oats (the staple arti cle of the shipment lo the South) can be ex pected that article being worth quite as much, if noi more at Edinburgh, than in the London market. Food of every kind is scarce and dear in England, Ireland and France, notwithstanding the immense quantities shipped from the Uni ted Stales. The corn and provision markets in England and Ireland are exceedingly animated, and pri ces are still keplupat the extreme rates quoted by previous arrivals. In consequenceof the high price of malt, the London brewers have raised the price of malt liquors; and gin, rum. and whiskey have also advanced considerably. Bread has also ad vanced lid being charged lor the 4lb loaf. An office has been opened in London to grant letters of marque and reprisal, according to decrees of the Mexicatr Government against the United States: Three privateers have, it is said, already been despatched. The rates of Insurance on American vessels have in con sequence been increased. Trade in the Manufacturing districts of Eng land remains in a very dull state. Most of the mills were working short time, on account of ihe very high price of cotlon. Main field Bank Charter Repealed. A slip from the Trenton Gazette informs us that the charter of the Plainfield Bank has been repealed, The committee of the Legislature appointed io investigate the affairs of the Bank returned at noon on Tuesday. When the House met, at three o'clock, Mr. Mc Lean presented a brief report, stating that the committee had not ascertained that tho Bank had ever been law fully organized, and that in their opinion its af fairs were managed improperly, and in a way inconsistent with the safety of the public. The Committee will make a detailed report as soon as they can prepare it, accompanied with the evidence given by the persons they examined. Most of the persons to whom they applied for information, gave it readily and ful ly. The bill to repeal the charter passed unan imously in both Houses. Joseph C. Horn blower, John S." Darcy, Daniel Dodd Jr. and Joel Dunn, are appointed Receivers or Trustees for the creditors and stockholders, and are in vested with immediate legal control and pos session of all the monies, properly and effects of every Jdud of the company. The accconnts, says the Newark Daily Ad vertiser, as given by the officers by- the com mittee have not yet been reported but are about as follows : assets. Specie, $9,000 6,500 85,000 .100,000 Specie Funds Notes receivable Oiher Assets, ' ? $200,500 Ut LIABILITIES. Circulation ; ' $115,000 Capital stock . . 100,000 Depositors and interest accounts . about ' 2,000 $217,000 Excess of liabilities, $17,500 S This statement does noi indicate a very 'rot ten institution,' hut tho Committee wore not satisfied thai the assets really belonged to the bank, It is also ascertained that not a single share of the Stock was owned in the State, and that ihe Directors who are required by the charter to own five shares at least just before their appointment had five shares assigned them, which were afterward surrendered to the owner again. Two of ihe Receivers took a private conveyance at Railway in the night for' Plainfield, and are now probably in possession of the funds unless removed before'they arrived.. IMPORTANT FRO.TI MEXICO. Hypothecation and sale of the Church Property , Santa Anna reported to have been shut by his Soldiers Distress in the Mexican Army Great Excitement. Telegraphic Correspondence of the Ta. Inquirer. Washington, Feb. 9.-8 p. . The Southern mail of this evening, brings tho Picayune Extra, of ihe 2d hut., containing news from Anton Lizardo to the 20ih tilt. Jitters received stale that the Mexican Congress on the 9th, after a stormy debate, approved th first section of a hill authorizing the Govern ment to raise fifteen millions by the hypotheca tion and sale of certain property belonging to the Church. Santa Anna opposed this, and h is rumored that his opposition ao exasperated his soldiers, that they had shot him. This report needs confirmation, but many circumstances render it not improbable. Tho army was in great distress. The passage of ihe law created the greatest excitement in Mexico. The churches wero closed, and every indication of mourning and resistance evinced by those who support the religious establishments. The. Mexican Con gress and Mexican press everywhere appeared thoroughly aroused. The issue they make is Scr O no ser" " to be or not to be." It is stated on the authoriiv of dates not so late as contained in the Picayune extra, that Santa Anna had withdrawn 15,000 men from San Luis and'marched wilh them towards tho city of Mexico, affairs there requiring his presence. Public Plunder. We learn that Mr. Power, tho now Whig Canal Commissioner, has discovered the most enormous frauds upon the public works. Tak a single item. The collectors on the Columbia Rail-road have returned about $2,600,000 bush els of salt, as western freight. Salt pays iei toll than almost any other article, and dry goods and other articles, paying double toll, artf weighed and returned as sail. Now the whole amount of salt actually transported" from Phila delphia does noi exceed 600,000 bushels the balance returned is a fraud upon the Common wealth. " - - . . Pain or distress of any kind, whether of gout, rheumatism, Headache, toothache, or any other kind of ache, is in all cases caused by impure hu mors of the blood, which nothing save vegetable purging, (purifying) can remove ; because by no other means' can said impurity be driven from the body. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills have no supe rior, if indeed they have.an. equal, in removing eve ry description'of pain; because they carry off, by the stomach and bowels, all morbid and corrupt humors, (the cause of disease) in so easy and na tural a manner, that the body is actually restored to health as if by magic. Four or five of said In dian Vegetable Pills, taken once in twenty-four hours, on going to bed, will in a short time not only drive pain or distressof every kind from the system, and restore the, body to a state of sound health, but the blood and other fluids will be siv completely purified, that rew life and vigor will be given to the whole frame." Beware of Counterfeits. The public are cau tioned against the many spurious medicines, which, in order to deceive are called by names similar to Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. For sale by George II Miller, Stroudsburg, who is the only authorised agent for that place; see ad vertisement for other agencies in another column. Office and general depot, 16!) Race St., Phil'a- WHIG COUNTY MEETING. The Democratic Whig citizens of Monro county, are requested to assemble in general County Meeting, at the Court-house in Strouds burg, on TUESDAY ihe 23d of February ist., at half-past six o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of appointing a delegate to the 9th of March Gu bernatorial Convention, and attending to such other matters as may be considered of advan tage to the Whig cause. February 4, 1847. NOTICE. The subscriber will attend in Stroudsburg, at the house of S. J. Hollinshead, on Wednes day and Thursday, the 17th and 18th of March next, for the adjustment of unsettled accounts. Should he be prevented from attending on those days, he will be there on the 24th and 25' U of the week following. WM. P. YAIL, February 18, 1847. Office of the Lehigh Coal Navigation Co. Mauch Chunk, Febvuazy Sth, 1847. WANTED, 300 Good Steady flttcil can find con siant employment1 ai Boating Coal during ih'ft coming season, at liberal prices. Apply at this Office. E, A DOUGLAS, Sup't. cj- Engineer, In the -mailer of the Estate of Francis AI. Smith, late oj Milford township, Pike county, deed, NOTICE is hereby given, that letters testa mentary upon ihe above mentioned Estate, have been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebted to the said Estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having demands to present them, duly authenticated, to John B. LaForge, at his office in Milford, Pike county. HANNAH S. WELLS? ExVcutrh, J. B. LaFORGE, Exetutor January 18, 1847, ' ' v-"
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