JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Thursday, December 9,1847.
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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.