JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Thnrsdav Ularr.Ii 29, 1349.
Den iirciatims.
There is a great lack of harmony in the Loco-
iocb rahl;s. The Lancastcrian, Carlisle Volunteer,
and other of tho more radical joarnals, censure
rertain members of their party in tho House of
Representatives, who have not exactly " toed the
mark" on the Bank question-.
. The following extract from the Carlisle Volun
teer i3 decidedly rich.
Traitors in the Camp
In the House of Representatives on Wednesday
last, the bill extending the Farmers' and Mechan
ics' Bank, of Philadelphia, passed that body by a
vote of yeas 53, nays 39 foe professed Democrats
voting with the Federalists. The bill, as passed,
is' in accordance with the wishes of those interest
ed it contains no individual liability clause, and
indeed no restrictions of any consequence what
ever. It is not often that we have occasion to find
fault with the public acts of men known as Demo
crats. But when there are traitors in the. camp, it
is-the duly of every Democratic editor to expose
them, and point out the guilty
When our State Legislature assembled, the fifty
Democratic members of the lower House acted in
concert union and harmony appeared to prevail
in all their councils. By thus acting to-gether
they secured the election of a Democratic Speak
er, as well as all other officers of the House.
For many weeks every thing went well the 'glo
rious fifty" continued true to themselves, true to
their constituents, and tTue to the great principles
of the Dremocratic party. For their fidelity they
received the congratulations of every true Demo
crat within the borders of the State the Demo
ciatic press, with unanimous voice, were loud in
applauding their noble efforts to sustain the honor
and the principles of the Democratic party.
But, alas, what a change ! The tempter, with
Stealthy step, appeared within the halls of the Leg
islature. Bank borers and bank minions flocked
to Harrisburg, and, with falsehood on their lips
and treason in their hearts, approached those
members who were most likely to listen to their
corrupt and dangerous propositions. Still the
iifty Democratic members appeared to stand firm,
and it was hoped and believed that " bank influ
ence" could not sway their minds or corrupt their
hearts. But, in these sanguine expectations the
people have again been deceived. Five mem
bers of the lower House have been seduced from
their political faith, and in the hour of danger
joined the enemy ! We hope to see every inde
pendent Democratic press in the State speak out
in bold denunciation of these faithless, venal, cor
rupt, and self-damned traitors.. They have dis
graced themselves and their constituents and the
finger of scorn will point them out, as those de
serving the contempt of all honest men.. They
may consider themselves amply rewarded for their
treachery and black-hearted hypocrisy, but their
consciences will upbraid them to the last 3hour of
life. We envy not the feelings of the five repre
sentatives alluded to they will be similar to those
experienced by Burr, Arnold, and other traitors.
New Hampshire. The election in New Hamp
shire resulted in the choice of a Locofoco Gov
ernor and legislature, and the following members
of Congress: 1st district, Amos Tuck, Free Soil;
2d, Charles H. Peaslee, Loco; 3d, Gen. James
Wilson, Whig; 4th,.Harry Hibbard, Loco. Same
as last year.
The Senate of the United States, having, com
pleted the business before it, and having been in
formed by the President that he had no- further
communication to make at this time, closed its
special session on Friday, last by an adjournment
sine die.
, Iealft off a member.
, Hon. Rudolphus Dickinson, a member of last
Songress, and elected to the next, from the state
f Ohio, jed at Washington on Thursday last.
iiis disease was congestion of the brain, from
which he was confined to his bed five weeks.
ID' James M'Shcbuv, Esq., the Whig candidate, j
has been elected to fill the "place of James-Cooper, ;
m the Legislature by a maxoiity of'1800;
-fL? Thomas M'Elrjltit, Greeley's partner in
the Tribune, has purchased a farm near Lancas
ter; of which he will take possession ahout the
1-Sth of May.
JET. The Poughkeepsie Journal considers it a
favorable sign that a number of the Loco Foco
journals growl, pretty severely at the Administra
tion at Washington. They evidently do not. con-,
fsjitier Gn.. Taylor so-good a democrat as they did
SBine eighteen months ago, when many of them
jo& effect .placed his name at the head of their pa
pers. TTo clean Mack satin.
In a quart of water boil three pounds of potatoes
tp ajjulp. Strain the water through a seive, and
brush the satin with it, upon a board or table.
The material is not to be wrung, but folded down
jndoths fprthree hours, and then -Ironed on the
t&Kpng aidei a . . " -
The' Scholars connected with the Bark Street
School under the supervision of their teacher, Olis
B.Gordon, favored the'-palro'ns of the School with an
exhibition on Saturday evening last. At an early
hour, delightful strains of vocal music was heard
swelling upon the evening air, giving elasticity to
the steps, vivacity to the eye, and buoyancy fo the
finely wrought hopes of each little boy and girl
that was to essay his or her debut, before an in
telligent and admiring audience. When we were
initiated into the room, tastefully decorated as it
was with wreathes and festoons of evergreen, and
surrounded with fair haired children, with faces
radient with sunny smiles, cheeks glowing with
health, and hearts elated with youthful hope and
beating high with joy under the dulcet sounds of
music, we imagined ourselves in the company of
nymphs from some fairy land, and indeed when
some pretty girl would recite with becoming grace
and modesty theDoetic effusion of some favorite
author, we could scarcely prevent ourselves from
being carried away in a delightful phantasm to the
height of Parnassus, to enjoy the presence of the
muses in their own favorite haunts. We cannot
notice minutely all the exercises of the evening,
but will merely say that the recitations from be
ginning to end were characterized by a distinct
ness of enunciation, a tasteful propriety of em
phasis, and a proper regard for the power and
force of gesticulation, that elicited warm expres
sions of pleasure and satisfaction on the part of
the hearers. The boys bore their parts to the ev
ident satisfaction of- all while it is needless to
say that, those who are as
" Beautiful as sweet,
And young as beautiful and gay as young,
And innocent as gay, "
acquitted themselves with honor.
Godey's lady's Book.
Godey has favored us with the April number
of his excellent Lady's Book, which is richly
embelished and stored with excellent reading.
It has a beautiful mezzotint engraving, two
suburb fashion plates, an admirable line engra
ving of Titian's Studio, two pages of music,
and twenty-two other engravings. The con
tributions are from the best pens, and worthy
of Godey, which is saying much.
Civil and Diplomatic Appropri
ations. The following are the aggregate sums appro
priated by the recent act of Congress making ap
propriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses
of Government, for the year ending June 30, 1850.
Legislative compensations,
mileage, &c. Si, 165,506 50
Library of Congress 13,300 00
Salaries of President and V. President 30,000 00
State Department 476,128 25
War Department 190,8-16 39
Navy Department " v - 9I,97tf 00
Post Office Department 181,470 00
Surveyor.General and Clerks . " 72,710 00
Mint and .Branches 124,746 00
Government in Oregon 32,600 00
Judiciary .586,300 95
Miscellaneous - 1,293,404 00
Light House Establishments 558,201 70
Hospitals ' 131,001 00
Surveys of Public Lands 123,050 00
Intercourse with Foreign Nations 504,495 92
Purchasing Washington's and
Monroe's papers ' 40,000 00
Total
: $5,9070,330 71
Including $29,802 61 for completing the light
house1 on Brandy wine Shoal", Delaware Bay.
The Navigation.
A Iarga number of boats passed the locks of the
Collector's office on the Delaware Canal at this
place on Saturday last and since that time. A
slight interruption may be occasioned by the fresh
et in the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers, but the
navigation may be considered now fairly opened
and a brisk spring, business will follow immediately.-
The enterprising proprietors of the Lehigh
Transportation.Company have made arrangements
to prosecute their extensive business as transporters
of merchandize during the season. They have"
a large number of fine" boats, and the public will
be pleased to see the old " Red Line" moving
along the canal again.
On Saturday last the boats Oregon, Robert Mor
ns, Hepry. Clay andDaniel Webster arrived at the
Companies wharf in this place, from Philadelphia.
They were the first this season, and came in fully
laden with merchandize. Easton Whig.
Perilous Balloon Ascension.
The New Orleans Bee says that on Sunday,
the Ilth instant, Monsieur Yictor Verdalle made
a balloon ascension from the corner of Poydras
and St. Charles 3treet. When he had ascended
about a mile, and when over the Pontchartrain
Railroad,- tho balloon expl'oJed, and precipitated
him to the earth from a distance of 7,000 feet! and
what is. more astonishing, he was not the least in
jured. He owes his miraculous-escape to a rose
bush in the garden of F. T. Lerrion, Esq,, in
Moreau street, where he landed The wind be
ing very-strong-, the balloon wasin-a measureikept
up in such a manner as to break tho fall.
JBabies.
The editor of the Milwaukie Sentinel dues not
boast-' of the size of 'Wisconsin ' babies,' " but
says " they are an uncommon sure crop;"
The. Offices Tiie E.osers.
Whether Gen. Taylor and his' Cabinet. -will rer
move many or few of those theyrfihdm offices:un
der their control, we do not know.; nor "do we
greatly care. There are some incumbents of de
cided worth whom we shall gladly see retained ;
there are others who ought at all events to be put
out, altough their places were to be filled by men
of precisely similar politics : Many because they
have prostituted their offices to the lowest partisan
uses ; others because they do. not possess the ne
cessary qualifications of integrity, capacity and
industry. Tf there were no remaining grounds of
Political difference, we believe the Public Inter
ests demand very considerable changes in'the in
cumbents of Federal offices; And beside, it is
unjust that the half of our people who have held
nearly all the desirable' offices for twenty years,
should retain them for an indefinite period yet fu
ture. We are opposed to all such monopolies.
If a highwayman were to meet you with a load
ed pistol and the usual demand, and you were to
knock aside his weapon aud take him under your
arm, he would naturally beg off, for the sake of
his famishing wife and children, &c. &c. You
might'Very well dismiss him with a kick or a cau
tion against asking alms in future in that per
emptory manner. But suppose he were to turn
around and say, " My. good sir ! I tried to take
your puise by the law of the strongest, but you
4 were too much for me at that ; so please give it
4 to me ! I f you have a hundred dollars about you,
4 give me ninety ; I will do without the other ten,
4 seeing 1 failed to get them by my pistol. Be
4 clever now, and make me a present of the nine
1 ty," what would you say to so mean a being 1
Would your loathing allow you to say anything 1
The great majority of the present incumbents of
the offices in question have been all their lives the
boisterous champions of the doctrine that 'To
the victors belong the spoils of the vanqdished.'
They got in on that platform, did all they could to
make their offices keep them in, and if Cass had
been elected would have stayed in upon it. Hav
ing been handsomely beaten, they want to be kept
in on the strength of Gen. Taylor's clemency and
kindly feeling for all. It may be best to retain a
good many of them, and it may not ; but the whin
ing appeals for them through The Union, Herald,
&c. are absolutely sickening. A man that is a
man would sootier saw wood for a living than gain
it by an office thus clung to. Tribune
Row in the N. Y. Legislature.
There was quits an interesting plug mus in the
House of Assembly yesterday, the whole caused
by Mr. Speaker Hadley issuing warrants for the
arrest of some twenty-five or thirty members the
day before for non attendance. Of the justness of
this movement there can be no question. Almost
every day the business of the Legislature is re
garded or postponed for the want of a quorum to
carry-on .the ordinary -affairs of the House. That
the 4 prisoners at the bar' were somewhat excited
by this summary mode of filling'up the seats might
be reasonably expected. One of them threatened
to eat the Sergeant-at-Armsr and pick his teeth
with his sword. We are happy to say however,
that our friend, Blanchard is still spared to his
country. That this decisive measure of Mr. Head
ley wilL have the most salutary effect on the tru
ants, admits not of a qnestibn...all we regret is
that it was not resorted to earlier. The idea of
paying three dollars a day to men for playing nine
pins, is- ridiculous. To show the extent fo which
this dead-head system has been carried, we would
state that eleven of these delinquents were found
at home fast asleep ! Nice men there to look to
the interests of the state. Well, they are.
Albany Knickerbocker.
liatcr from Mexico.
Later advices from Mexico have been received
at New-Orleans. The Mexican papers fiercely
denounce Santa Anna, whose name is used as a
rallying cry for all the disaffected
An insurrection of one caste against another,
similar to-that in Yucatan, has broken out in the
southern part of the State of Mexico. The Gov
ernment has taken steps to put it down.
The Indian incursions are still continued. The
American deserters, who had been incorporated
into the police force of the capital, gave great
trouuble by their insubordination.
The Monitor Bepublicano of the 21st invokes
the attention of the government to the propriety
of diverting the travel from the United States to
California, as far as possible to the Tehuantepec
route, in place of that of-Panama. It advises that
Government should close with the offers of Man-
ning & Mackintosh to open the communication,
which shall make Mexico the highway for the
commerce of the world between the two nations.
Carthqaakes in the Western Island.
The Azoras have been kept in a state of con
stant alarm for nearly two months past' by a sue
cesion of earthquakes, which have thrown down
many houses and churches on those islands. The'
alarm was hfghtened to an intense consteration
one night in December by the appearance of bril
liant Aurora Borealis in tho west ; such a phe
nomenon is without precedent in that quarter.
A rogue asked charity on pretence of being
dumb. A lady having asked him with equal
simplicity and humanity, how long he had been
dumb, he was thrown off his guard aud an
swered, 4,from birth, madam." "Poor fellow,"
said tho lady, and gave him a dollar,
The laM discovery is a cure for dyspepsia,
viz, saw dust, now used extensively in Gra
hainiie eatablihhmems, and proimnnced by their
customers to be very fine board.
-SS. - A..
But little of-interest was done at Harrjsbuig,
last week. Both houses have agreed to adjourn on
the 10th of April.
The bill to extend the charter of the Chester
County Bank was passed in both houses.
The North Branch Canal Bill was defeated in
the House by a vote of 39. to 46 ; but the vole was
subsequently re-considered. ,
The Senate passed a bill to extend the charter
of the Farmers1 and Drovers' Bank of Waynes-.
burg; Joint resolutions, authorizing the Governor
to appoint a Commissioner on the part of Penn
sylvania, to act in conjunction with Commission
ers similarly appointed by the States of Delaware
and Maryland, to settle the boundary line between
such States ; The bill to extend the charter of
the Bank of Northern Liberties ; and the bill to
reduce the capital of the Girard Bank. The lat
ter was also passed in the House. The House
concurred in the Senate amendments to the re
charter of the Commercial Bank of Philadelphia ;
and passed the bill (previously passed in the Sen
ate,) to re-charter the Bank of Chambersburg.
The Senate passed a bill regulating election
Districts ; a bill regulating the carrying of passen
gers on the Philadelphia and Columbian railroad ;
and a bill to erect a new county out of part" of
Columbia, to be called Montour.
Some time since the house adopted a resolution
calling upon the Canal Board for certain informa
tion ; Mr. Painter had a report prepared and Mr.
Power refused to sign it or examine it, and Mr.
Painter sent it in with his own signature. Mr.
Power informed the House that the resolution had
been taken fiom the files in the Canal Commis
sioners offiice; and the report made up, out of the
office, without his knowledge ; and he considered
this course insulting to him. Hence his refusal.
The House refused to receive and'print Mr. Pain
ter's report, which could not be considered official;
but directed the Board to furnish the information
called for by the resolution.
Women in California.
If the thirst for gold seeking has been, unfortu
nately, strong enough on our side of the conti
nent, to cause the disruption of domestic ties, eith
er positive or contemplated, it would seem that in
the gold region itself the feeling is reversed, in
some degree, for a lady writes from San Francis
co to her friend in Massachusetts, after the following
fashion
The demand for marriageable women seems to
be as great as for goods. This is the only coun
try in the world where women are properly appre
ciated. The proportion of males in the territory
is five to one of females, and the labor of females
is as much needed in cooking, &c, at-the gold
region, as the males. There have been more,
marriages the last few months than in ten years
previous, in this country. The squaws, before
they will go to the gold region," make efforts to get
whitO husbands,- which they soon obtain in the
present state of affairs'.
Father Manaque, the Catholic Priest, has in
formed me that he married the last month, 110
white men to squaws: The consequence is that
the poor Indian will soon be left without any class
of females from which they can choose as cer
tainly no white woman will marry an Indian, when
she can readily marry a-white man of some wealth
and prominence. Some of the most' ugly and slo
venly servants here marry traders who have accu-
The Mormon Temple.
By a letter received from our brother, P. W.
Cook, who was one jvho left Council Bluff last
spring for the Salt.Bake, dated Aug. 2d, written
while encamped oft the' Sweet water River at the
South Pass, (inf sight of Fremont's Peak,) we
gather some information which may not be unin
teresting to- our readers.
The new Mormon Temple at the Salt Lakeis
to be a' splendid building. They enclose a lot of
17 miles longhand 12 miles wide, with a mud wall
8 feet high arid 4 feet thick. There are to be four
cities inside.. They have discovered mountain
rock that resembles Cornelian stone, which the
writer says is. beautiful for temples ,and pillars.
The size of the temple is not stated, but its high
est point is to be 600 feet, and can be seen eighty
miles either way. The party that went out last
season lost many of their oxen having died with
what. they called the 'swell head.' Many of the
streams which they crossed were so strongly im
pregnated with alkali that they dare not let their
cattle drink. On the shores of many of the lakes
a crust is formed an inch and a half thick. They
break up this' crust', scrape off the dirt on the bot
tom and top, and find it pure saleratus. Strange
as this may seem, it is nevertheless true, and the
writer collected in a short time 75 pounds. A
mountain of pure rock salt has been discovered
near the Mormon settlement. The Mormons' have
discovered a rich gold mine 150 mile3 southwest
from the Salt Lake. The last end of the journey
to the Salt Lake, say 200 miles, is attended with
little fatigue. Nearly all the way the roads are as
good as on any prairie in Michigan. The writer
was living on the meat of bears, antelope, and buf
faloes animals very numerous on the route. Ho
recommends mule teams instead of oxen, and that
cows be driven along for their milk, and for beef
if necessary. Nilcs Republican.
-
Yankee Sullivan has gone to Havana 'for his
health. The New York-Sun sayq he was accom
panied by Bill Wilson, ono of" his seconds in the
late prize fight. Before leaving he sent to Tom
Hyer for a donation of $500 to carry him away.
Tom offered $100, but declined advancing alar
ger sum. '
From Harrisburgr.
Fnr(i?ii -If owcTtva IVonlr. r
iucr.
The steamer Cambria arrived atNew Y0 1
on Sunday morning from Liverpool, wii
following intelligence, two weeks later; B
The terrible account from the seat of vvari
India, united with tlue decided tone of defian "
lately assumed by Russia, and the attiiudeift
Czar is evidently preparing to assume in &
warlike operations in Itily, Austria, &c., jJ
caused an uneasy feeling, and has operated in
juriously upon the business of the country
Bui trade, notwithstanding, continues stea!?
and prices for most articles of produce, are veil
ry satisfactory.
During the week ending, March 2d r,;r
ivmertcan uotton not oniy muimamea its ground
but was a point higher than when the Amerj!
ca sailed. The sales amounted to 50,I7q
bales.
The importations of breadsuffs from the U
States during the last fortnight have been unu.
sually large. Prices for all descriptions 1T(5
been in favor 'of tho buyers. There is a laro, i
supply ot wheat and flour, Indian corn ami
meal in the market, and large quantities ar8
being warehoused. Purchases are made mere,
ly to supply immediate Wants. These remarks
will apply to all the leading corn markeij
throughout the kingdom.
At Liverpool on the 9ih, white wheat wa,
sold in small quantities at 6s 10da7s2d
Southern Flour 25s 9d a 26s ; Western Canil
25s a 25s 6d ; Philadelphia and Baltimore 24,
6d a 25a 3d. Best Northern yellow Corn 29j
6d, and mixed 28 a 28 6d per quarter.
Meal is quoted at 13s a Ms per barrel.
That tho Pennsylrania dividends have been
paid onehalf in rihef notes, has been a source
of unmitigated disgust to the holders, who con
aider that Pennsylvania could have paid if flS
would, and they point to the reverse emiduci
of Maryland, wfyich, with more or less re-tour,
ces, does not avail itself of such paltry sub et
fuge, to plunder foreign crt-ditora. Pcinisyva.
nia 5.- 76 a 77 ; Maryland, 83 a 85.
The frightful wreck of an emigrant shtphm
taken place on our coast, off Hardwich. Ths
barque Flouridian, of 500 tons burthen. F. D.
Whitmore, master, from Antwerp, for N. York,
the property of Messrs. E. D. Hurlbui & Co,
chartered by a German company, to conrey
emigrants, was wholly lost on the 28th uhimo,
and, horrible to relate, all on- board perished,
except three individuals who were miraculously
rescued from death.
The Bombay Telegraph says another mur
derous conflict with the Silkhs has occurednn
the left' bank of the river lhelm, between ths
army of the Punjaub, -under Lord Gough, and
the Sikh force ; the Sikhs under RajAb Sch-
were Sinsh a struggle in which the Bribh
have to deplore the loss of 93 officers, and 2500
men killed and wounded four guns captured,
and four or five regimental colors taken
The struggle terminated in victory, but was
disgraceful by the flight of the Bengal Cavalry
Regiment, and the retreat, as yet scarcely sat-
!5factonll explained', of two British corps of
Dragoons'. A! struggle which left the contending
host so weak and scattered',- that it was doubi-
ful which had sustained the greater injury from
the conflict, and which yielnjad so few of the
badges of triumph for the victors, that the op
ponents took a new position and fired a aalu'6
in honor of its termination.
Though masters of the field, our laurnls ar
drenched wjth blond, and it is the universal
opinion that two more such victories would be
virtual ruin. No attempt is made by the hn
glish press to disguise the fact, that the news
from India is of the' most disastrous character.
Lord Gough has been promptly superseded
in the command by Sir Charles Napier, who
was to have proceeded to the sceneof hostih
ities on tho 20th ult.
France. The French government continue!
to gather strength, and there is evidently!
growing disposition on the part of the nation to
crush any attempt at public disorder upon
the whole, the prospects of tranquility are mote
favorable than they have been during the past i
year.
Letters from Califoria to a mercantile
house in New York, extracts from which ate
given in the Tribune, repeat the recent reports
of unwholesome state of things there, with per
haps a degree of exaggeration though that
were needless. According to these extract!
prices wero still quite proportioned to the abun-1
dance of available means:
San Francisco, Dec. 23, 1848.
Real estate has gone up here, as wellai
every thing else. A store and lot I paid S17,
500 for yesterday. Lumber is worth SI 50 pet
ivl., and the carpenters can earn $10 per day.
Mr. , founerly Consul at , inform!
me that two of his servants left him when tbi
news first came. They have just returned, vxtta.
S75.U00.
Capt. , of the Navy who returned
evening Irom the mines, informs me of one io
cality which has been found where gold is s
abundant that thera is no necessity for wahm?
the earth: $700 per day is the amount obtained
by each man.
Sheath knives are used to-dig the gold3
have sold at the mines for $50 each.
Although this country and town are fill!
with gold, no vegetables can be had. We eat
but little else than beef and bread; all agricul
tural operations have ceased-eniirolv-
Emigration is pouring in from all quarters of
the Jfacinc, and it is quite impossible to find
place to put one's head in. A room at a hotel
rents for $200 per month. The commonest
hovel or shanty you can imagine brings $30 w
$60 per month.
Tho cargo I brought cost $J,000. The
gross amount of sales from it has been $31.'
000, My partner came. with two cargos?, aoJ
wo hava cleared over $100,000,