JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Thursday, December 9,1847. Terms, $2,00 in adrancc. $2,25half yearly ; and $2,50 if not ' 1 paid before the end of . the jrear. I" BARNES, at Milford, is duly author ized to act as Agent for this paper; to receive sub scriptions, advertisements, orders for job-work, and payments for the same. Congress. Congress met at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday last, the day designed by the Con stitution for the assembling of that body, and elec:ed R. C. Winthrop, (Whig) of Massachu setts, Speaker. The first day's proceedings will be round in another column. We will publish the President's Message in nest weeks paper. Harrisburg Papers. The Harrisburg Telegraph' will be published daily from the first of January next, at $3 per nnnum, or $2 for the legislative session. It will also be published semi-weekly, on a mam mouth sheet at the same prices. A weekly Telegraph' for $1 a year will be commenced on the first of January. Address Theo. Fenn. The Harrisburg Intelligenger' published by C. M'Curdy, will be issued daily during the session, and weekly the remainder of the year, for $3. Three copies of the daily for the ses sion, S5 ; seven copies $10 ; or fifteen copies $15. Weekly paper $1,50 per annnm in ad vance. Mr. Clay' Speech. The following just remarks upon Mr. Clay's Great Speech, are taken from the Albany Eve ning Journal : We rose from the perusal of Mr. Clay's speech more deeply than ever impressed with regard and veneration for the statesman who possesses the frankness and the courage, iri a crisis like this, to freely declare his whole thoughts upon the momentous question which claims the attention of the American people. It is the just, truthful, and clear exposition of the origin, character, and consequences of the Mexican war. And it is as commendable in tone and temper, as it is honest and forcible in sentiment and argument. No intelligent, right minded American can read this speech, what ever may have been his opinions or preposses sions, without assenting to the truth and justice uf most of its positions. And most men will be carried along with the speaker, by the force of his reasoning and the power of his appeals, from his premises to his conclusions. "This speech was made for the people. It is the voice of a statesman who enjoys the ben efit of forty years experience, in their service, to his countrymen. It is the appeal of a patri ot in whose favor nearly half of the votes of the Republic were cast, in 1814, for President, a sainstthe Administration of his successful com petitor. "Three years ago, in a letter from Raleigh, North Carolina, Mr. Clay warned the Republic of the consequences of the then scheme of Tex as Annexation. That letter was prophetic. But the prophecy and prophet were rejected. The people preferred J. K. Polk, with slavery, war, and national debt, to Henry Clay, with peace, prosperity, and happiness. The appre hensions, therefore, of 1844, constitute the his tory of J 8,47. "If the American people, with their sad ex perience, of the last three years, were now en abled, by the deposit of a ballot, to place the country where it stood in 1844, how many would refuse to do it ? Or, if the contest of 3844 were to be reviewed to-morrow, and the success of Mr. Clay would wipe out all the memories and retrieve all blunders of the pres ent Administration, how many votes would be given for James K. Polk? "YVe have our own crude thoughts regarding the course whicfe ought to be pursued, by the Whig parly, in relation to the war, but we will not now set them up against the well-considered and deliberate judgment of an enlightened, experienced, and devoted statesman and patri ot. Mr. Clay has uttered the honest sentiments and convictioRs of his head -and heart. He has done this that his countrymen, may know, now that they are aboyt to eject a President, upon what principles he could administer the Gov ernment. It remains for the people to say -w hether Jiese views .are in accordance with aheir own." .HejsiryCttiF EN 'S UjF A person being acked what was meant y the realities of life, answitfed i Real es- &te,.real siofte trttf jt real geW dinner, none ot vuicu cat rii4 .wtinvt 4ii)P wont." $We learn from the National Ff,1ha? ry Clay burodses to visit Washington this win tfr, and; that he will probably arrivestheresabout the 23d inst. . - He comes, says the National Whig, in the hishest of all characters, that of the private citizen and he will receivet the hands of tho people such a welcome as will make hi heart warm form joy on revisiting the scenes of his former triumphs. Mexican Whigs." Senator Miller of New Jersey daguerreotypes- in the following words, those Iticofocos who talk about " Mexican "Whigs "But who are the men who make tins charge? There is nothing Mexican about them': 'No ! you can't get them within gun shoT'dPariything having the name of Mexican.-i-They are the stay at home locofocos. They hang about the white house begging for contracts and for spoils they stand out of harm's way and talk of sacking cities, robbing churches, and dese crating altars. They can tell you how many square miles there are in New Mexico how much Jmbney can be made by land jobbing there, and what a glorious, freo christian coun try they will make of Mexico, if Gen. Scott will only render it safe for them to go there, by killing off all the' rascally natives who incumber the soil. These are the men who call us Mexican Whigs.'" License Law. A week or two ago, we mentioned that the Supreme Court of this State, sitting at Pittsburg, had decided the law to be unconstitutional and void which authorized the electors of certain townships and counties to determine by direct vote whether or not the sale of intoxicating li quors as a beverage should be licensed within their respective limits ; but, at that time, we were unable to state upon what grounds the Court rested its decision Since then, the judgment of the Court, and the reasons assigned for it, have been at large in the newspapers. The Court declares 1st. That, by the Con stitution, ail the Legislative powers of the State are conferred upon the General Assem bly ; 2d. that that the General Assembly can not transfer its legislative powers to the inhab itants of particular districts, or to the citizens of the state generally ; 3d. that authorizing the people of a township or county, or of the entire state, to decide a question by ballot, is confer ring upon such people legislative rights, and is, therefore at varience withhe constitution. Undoubtedly, that is law which the highest tribunal pronounces to be law ; and the Legis lature itself, as well as the people of the state, must conform to the decision of the Court in this case, as in all others. But, does it not ap pear exceedingly strange that this principle of constitutional interpretation was never applied in any other instance, if, indeed, it was ever thought of before I In New York, Connecti cut, and Massachusetts, laws, substantially a greeing with that of this state, have existed upon the statute books, and been adjudged by the Courts to be constitutional and valid. An appeal was taken from the Court of Massachu setts to the Supreme Court of the United States, and by that Court, the highest and most re spectable in the country, the law was sustained. Yet, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has decided a law, differing from the laws of the states referred to in no essential particular, to be contrary to the constitution. It is no novelty in this state for questions to be decided by a direct vote of the inhabitants specially interested. Questions of the division of counties and the removal of county seats, have, in almost numberless instances, been submitted by the Legislature to the electors of the counties concerned. At the late election, the citizens of Delaware and Schuylkill coun ties decided by a ballot upon tho removal of their seats of justice, respectively. Are all these proceedings illegal and void? They in volve the same principle, and must stand or fait with it. So to. the people of this state once determined by ballot to sell the main line of public works, on certain conditions. Had they no right to do so ? According to the principle now laid down by the court, they had not. We apprehend the principle reaches much farther than the Court, at the moment supposed it did, and that the application of it to the case in ques tion will lead to serious perplexities in other matters. Still, it is better to have the question of the validity of the law settled, than to have it re .main in incertitude. .Both the friends and en emies ef temperance now 4i now what to de pend upon, and can, intelligently, take such measures as they may deem proper. Honesdale Democrat Oorrcsdnce of the New York Herald. THIRTIETH CONGJREfS. FIR ST,fiE8 9IO N F I R ,T :!A TL St Organization of both Houses, THE ELECTION OF SPEAKER. wasningwn, uv. w, wf. v' ; ' 'SENATE.- Hon. George M. Dallas, Vice-President of the Unjted States, .called the Senate, to order at noon. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Slicen ' The names okseveuteen SenatorS;verevcalJed, who went forward and were duly qualified., The following Senators were absent, yiz Webster,, .Bald win, Clayton, Pearce, "Calhoun, Berrien, Colquitt, Lewis, BaglVy, "Bel), Benton, Yulee. . ' The new Senators having taken tlieusual oath of office, on motion of Senator Breese, of Illinois, a message was sent to the House "of Representa tives announcing the organization of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Fairfield, of Maine, the hour of meeting daily was fixed at 12o!clock,noon. On motion of-Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, each Senator was authorised, to, order four-daily newspapers. Adjourned ,at a quarter past 1 o'clock, P. M. 1I0USE-OF REPRESENTATIVES. The, House, of Representatives was called to order at noon, .by Mr. French, the Clerk. Two hundred and twenty members answered to their names. On motion of Mr. Adams of Massachusetts, the Honse proceeded to ballot lor a'Speaker. The'1 whole number of votes on the first ballot was 220, viz : 1st Ballot. 3d Ballot. 3d Ballot. R.C. Winthrop. (V) of Mass 108' 109 110. Linn Boyd, (D) of Lcntickv Gl ,82 tC4 J. A. McClcrnan(D) of Illinois Jl R. McClelland, (D) of Michigan 23 .13 14 Scattering 17 ' 15 30 Mr. Winthrop hiving received a majority, was declared elected. He was conducted to tho chair by Messrs. Vinton and McKay. Having return ed thanks in an able, eloquent and patriotic ad dress, he Was sworn in by Mr. Adams. In conclusion of the third ballot, Mr. Levin (Native,) of Philadelphia, who had twice previ ously voted for J. R. Ingejsoll, (whig,) changed his vote, and supported Mr. Winthrop. Mr. Holmes, (dem.,) of South Carolina, refus ed to vote, and another member retired from the hall, thus reducing- the whole number to 21S votes. A resolution was adopted, authorizing the ap pointment of the usual committees, to inform the Senate of the organization of the House, and wait on the President. The rules of the last Congress, except the one hour rule, were adopted, until: the third Monday of this month. A committee was appointed to retire and sim plify a resolution brought forward to re-appoint Mr. French Clerk of the House ; when, on mo tion, the House adjourned until 12 o'clock, M., to-morrow. Silence is the softest response for all the contradiciioothsarise from impertinence, vol f ?TPy vr envy. Lawrence Tear lie y. This unfortunate man, whose career and des tiny has excited such a remarkable interest in this community, was, in obedience to the man dates of the law, executed at Easton on Friday, the 3rd inst. He died protesting to the last, is innocence of the murder of his wife. Through the politeness of Friend Hutter of the Argus, we have been favored with a copy of his confession or rather his history of his life, and account of the death of his wife : Monroe Democrat. CONFESSION OF LAWRENCE TEARNEY, Made in. the presence of his counsel, and Sher iffs Hillman and Adams. I am about thirty-five years of age and was born in Ireland ol respectable parents. I em barked at Dublin in A. D. 1831, and landed at St. Andrews,Canada,adjofning the State of Maine. I left my native home in early life, not in conse quence of crime, but with the hope that in com ing to America I could make an honest living; nor was I ever guilty of any crime whilst a resi dent of my native soil. I left home against the consent of my parents. I also married against their consent, as did my wife against that of her parents ; our families were not on good terms. I never had any difficulties but what was owing to intoxication. We often quarrelled, but it was all caused by liquor: after moving from one place to another, we finally took up our abode fur a while at Newark, N. J. While residing there, I separated from my wife,- in consequence of her frequent intoxication. I left. Newark, and com menced working in a Coach Factory at Rah way. My wife followed me ; I told her that I would not live with her unless she abstained from drinking. I then gave her some money and bought her some clothes, left Rahway and commenced work on the Somerville Rail-Road. During this time my wife lived at Nawark, and did well for a while, in consequence of which we commenced house keeping, and lived at Elizabethtown Point about two years. From there we moved to Easton ; 1 worked sometime iri Easton and then moved to Wilkesbarre, where I commenced working on the Wilkesbarre Rail-Road. We drank pretty hard while at Wijkesbarre it was a dreadful place ; we then moved to the North Branch of the Sub quehannah, and in 1841 I returned to Easton and commnced working for Barnet and Midler on the dam. During the summer of 1841, my-wife and myself signed the temperance pledgeand,1 kept temperate until February following , -when shelbecame sickariaicpmmenced driakmgjfain; X drank untH theyew 1844, whin I again sfghed'the pledge,! finariyrsurfedmyrwife do the same ; previous to this she drank very hard, and at times I Temained oh a spree for sometime: it was horrible - alter signing the pledge. "We howbvednbGIerrdoir- Furnacer and there we recommenced drinking. I could not hold out without drinking liquor; the work was too hard, and we moved to the shanty. I bought the 'shanty during the spring bf 1&45, and we continued on-drinking. untjl her death. , In Moy 184G I bought her some clothes, in .hopes that she would lead a temperate life;, and in other respects provided for her. i leu me snanry on r nuay auer ainner, me 20th of November, 184(3, and went oVer to Eas ton, for the purpose of hearing Donnelly's trial at the Court House. I did' not leave the Court House until about candle-light or after, and theft : Went to Patrick Dwyer's and stopped there; awhile, had something to drink, and went from. there to Sletor's, where. I drank several times. I don't recollect anything further until I found my self at the Wi.Uiamsport Rock: I do not recollect that Aaron Troxell led me from Sletor's to the Lehigh bridge, or at what time I left the Bridge. ;I recollect going Irom the KocJ; home. A' Pather kiUccTin Bucks conntr- OnJFnday lasf;vsays the Buck County lu v . . . . . .. ha! 3hi lellieencer.- as'CHa;. Jackson and Lewis Mur ray were passing jhjowgh BelbifbVghadjoinirTcihe ihe woods of Mr. farm of our friend Gko. W. Soutlr, Esq., in Besalem township, they disrovered an animal lying in n brush heap. As they approached j, it rose.asJQp sprjngi them, when Jackson leveled his gun and shut it through the head. Upon examination it was found to be a young Panther; and is supposed to hate escaped from a cage of wild beasts thai weretconveyed alonghe .Bristol turnpikeva.fe days before.: lt measured, from tall to itO'e,,., five feel three inches. It was conveyed to the :HalfrWay House, where hundreds of citizens called to see it.- A Large Verdict. A verdict of $47,433,67 has been awarded by a jury, against the county of Philadelphia, for damages in ihe burning of Si. Augusiine' Church, by the ribtersj in? 1844. 10 Cnptain Henry, the army correspondent of the Spit it of the Times, is of opinion, that. When j ',e ,nve" Europe will begin to think, since- ihy have seen our prowess in the Mexican war, thai the Americans are same pumpkin's? We have no doubt of the faci, and since limy have witnessed the exploits of our Cabinet in the conduct of the war, we have no doubt, also, that they will begin to to think the Administra tion are "some squashes!" National Whig."' JJj33 A Reverend Clergyman in a sermon preached to his people on some particular oo ' casion, said that they had always acted wilh grrat unanimity and candor ; 1 for,'' says' he, as often as I have chastised you from the desk, you deserved it, and when 1 have asketl for more salary, you have unanimously refused iY.' JJj3 It is said that the next Legislature w:ll be applied to, for the purpose of passing a law to fix the length of time that sha- ciiitiiuie a. ', legal day's work, and that the application will, be in favor of the ten hour .system. arrived at the house, I found the door merely closed ; I put my hand on the door and opened it. There was no light or candle in the house, at this time ; .1 siw something'burning in front of me. I made a charge into the shanty and made an effort to get to the burning, but I fell on the floor, I was smothering and endeavored to get to the door and finally succeeded. I found water in some vessel nuar the door. I cannot recollect whether it was inside or outside of the door: I obtained a bucket or washbowl and threw water in on the. floor. I don't recollect whether I went in again or not, but went to Glasner's. I knock ed or hollowed at Glasnei's and said something, but don't remember what but remember the an swer I received, Henry Glasner's wife put her head-out of the window and hollowed tome that my wife was not there. Whether I went to any other house at the time, I cannot tell, I don't know what time it was when I returned to the shanty, but when I returned, I looked in the house for my wife, and remember that there was a chair in the way. I found, her body on the floor the burning was all done before this time. I laid my hand on the body and found it wet and naked. I think I put my hand on the head and found the hair short. Then the thought struck me that it was a drowned man that some of the boatmen had carried into the house and I thought this had scared my wife and that she went to Mr. Young's to the old mill. After this I came out and started for the old mill, where my wife was in the habit of visiting, and what expressions I made use of there I don't know, but recollect finding myself in the entry of the old mill ; I then returned home and went into the shanty again. I went to the body and picked' it up ; it was cold and I carried it out In doing so I fell backwards and the body fell over my head. I again picked itupandsnoveu or tnrew it over me oanir; 1 j ZIOLDS, COUGHS AND CONSUMPTION. win i caneu 10 ine ooaimen 10 iaKe me ooay on V Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are a most their boats. I felt confident that was the place delightful medicine for carrying offa cold, because it belonged to. After that I went to Glasner s they expel from the s tem all morbid and corr , and hollowed, I think as follows: "that some of j humors (the cause of every kind of disease) in so the boatmen had brought some drowned man m easJ and nalural a manner t!m the body s relieved all its sufferings as if by magic. Four or five oQr said Indian Vegetable Pills, taken every night on f going to bed, will in a short time remove tho i most obstinate cold. at the sama limo thp. rliops. cumstances of the evening, and was confident tive organs will be restored to a healthy toneand that it was a man that I carried out. the blood so comnletelv uurifieri. that ir,flann..ntinn The door was opened the next morning before 0f the lunns, consumption or any other form of di sease will be absolutely impossible. Beware of Counterfeits of all kinds! Some are coated with sugar; others are made to resemble in outward appearance the original medicine. The original genuine Indian Vegetable Pilb have the signature of William Wright written with JJj3 The Boston Post say, Santa' Anna let loose 2,000 scoundrels from the pion,'" when our army entered Mexico. ITIAIUIJED, In Milford, on th'e 2d inst., by ihe Re.r Charles Milne, Mr. William Vanauken. Of Westfall township, Pike county, Pa., and Miss Mary Dunning, of Milford, Pa. my shanty." What I said after that I do not re member, but I went home, went in the shanty, put the broomstick in the door and went to bed. I recollect while in bed of thinking over the cir- I knew what was going on outsiJe of the Shanty. I think it was opened by John Malone, Jr., there was no light in the house when I came home nor afterwards. I had only one wife, I had two chil dren by my wife, the one, (the youngest,) died when it was but nine weeks old the other is still living, a boy. The one that died was buried on a pen on the top label of each box. None other of Newarkttended it ; it died at Newark. The oldest one now living is about 15 years old. I was convicted by erroneous inferences, frpm circumstantial evidence. Iforgive both Judge and Jury, as I expect to be forgiven and I also forgive those Editors who have charged me with the murder of my wife. I DIE AN INNOCENT MAN. LAWRENCE TEARNEY. Easton, December 1, 1847. I have nothing further to add to the above Con fession, which was made, I think, on the ,28th of September, when I surely expected to be execu ted on the 1st of October, but I now again de clare most solemnly before my God, that I am en tirely innocent of the death of my unfortunate Wife. I forgive every human being as I humbly hope to be forgiven, through the merits of my Divine Redeemef. I hope I shall have a happy exchange out of this miserable world of sin. I am deeply grateful to my Clergyman, the Rev. Thomas Reardon who has taken such pains to prepare me to Sheriff Adams and to Sheriff Hillman, who have treated me with kindness, and to my noble advocates, Mr. Porter, (who did all he could for me) as also Mr. Baldy ; and to Mr. Patrick McGIoin, and ail other friends, who tried to save me. I pray that God may reward them and that he may forgive all who have wronged me, or had a hand in my death". LAWRENCE TEARNEV. is genuine, and to counterfeit this is forcerv. For sale by George Jf Miller, who is the only authorised agent for Stroudsburg; see advertise ment for other agencies in another column. Office and general depot, 160 Race st. Phil'a. Mexican News. Gen. Shields and Gen. Quitman arrived in j New Orleans on the 23d inst., from tho armyi to gether with many other gallant officers. Their principal object in returning is to recruit theif: health. Gen. Taylor is daily expected to arrive at New Orleans. Gen. Ampudia. has been killed by hut ;pwn .countrymen, in an insarrecticra which broke out at Guadalaxra. Paredes has openly proclaimed his monarchial project, and was seconded by the garrison at Ma zatlan. Santa Anna was at Iriseatra, with a single bri gade under his command, intending to make an attack upon the'uextUrauf, NOTICE. An Introductory Address will be delivered by the Rev. J. W. Mecaskey, at the commence ment of ihe " Lena Lenapee Literary Institute? at the Court House in the Borough of Sirouds burg, on Friday evening, (December 17th inst ) commencing at 7 o'clock. The public are respectfully invited to attend. SAMUEL S. DRKHER, Sec'y. December 9, 1847. Notice is hereby given to alL legatees and other persons interested in the tHtare of the re spective decedents and minors, that the admin- . utratinn accounts of the following estates havo been filed in the office of the Register of Mon roe county, and will be presented for confirma tion and allowance to the Orphan's Court to be held at Siroudsburg, in and for the aforesaid county, on Monday, the 10h day of January next, at 10 o'clock a. h. The final account of Mary Hulshiser, admin- isiratrix of the estate of Peter Hulshiser, laie, of Chesnuthill township, deceased. The account of George Buskirk, executor of the last will and testament of Margaret Fiaer late of Slrqud township, deceased. The final account of Joseph Frable, andmin trator of the estate of Jacob Dotter, late of Ches nmhill township, deceased. The final account of Andrew Storm, admin-, trator of the estate of John Storm, late of Ham, ilton township, deceased. SAMUEL REES, Jr. 'Register. Register's office, ) Stroudsburg, Dec. 8, U47. j ; FOR SALE, A TWO-HORSE SLED Enquire of LEONARD LABAR, h Suriudsburj, Die. 0, J47. - ?a.
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