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J E FFE RS 0 NI AN REPUBLICAN
Thursday, iTJay 80, 1850.
COURT commenced in this place on Monday
last, the pioreedings of which, will be given in
our next paper.
Raising of Salaries.
Tvhe late Legislature of this Slate became ex
tremely liberal with the people's money after they
voted themselves three dollars a day for the whole
session. They raised the salaries of the Canal
Commissioners from three to four dollars per day,
and those of all the heads of departments; but the
Governor being Whig, was deemed unworthy of
the liberality extended to others, and was there
fore left with the salary 3s it was cut down by the
reform bill.
Caitai Commissioner. .
A correspondent of the Ilarrisburg Telegraph,
proposes the Hon. William R. Sadler, of Adams
county, as a suitable candidate for Canal Com
missioner. Mr. Sadler, says the correspondent, represented
the Senatorial District of Franklin and Adams
with great ability for the last three years tnd is
regarded as a highly capable and intelligent gentle
man. His moral character beyond reproach, his
personal popularity great, and his capacity un
doubted. Mr. S. can poll a full parly vote if nom
inated, and the Slate has no moro worthy or com
petent gentleman, or one whose nomination would
be hailed with more sincere pleasure.
Enoch Lewis Lowe was nominated on Friday,
by the Locofoco State Convention of Maryland, as
their candidate for Governor.
Bankrupts' Promises. The Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania at Ilarrisburg, last week, decided
that a promise by a bankrupt to pay n debt dis
charge by bankruptcy, is binding, though not made
to the creditor or to his authorized agent.
The Home Journal. This deservedly popular
and widely chculaied family newspaper is progres
sing finely. To supply the increasing demand a
new series will be commenced on the 1st of July
next, by which new subsribers can be supplied
Jrom that date. Several new features of remark
able interest will enrich the series. Terms, for
one copy $2 ; for three copies $5 ; always in ad
vance. Address Morris & Willis, 107 Fulton st.
New York.
Later From California.
By ihe arrival of the Crescent City at New York
from Chagres, we have news three weeks later
from California. The amount of gold on the way
to the L'nited States, is estimated at Si, 000,000.
There is no news of much importance. Mining
operations were being prosecuted with vigor and
success. Business was dull at San Francisco but
reviving. Sacramento City had again been over
flowed and much damage done ; a firs had also
destroyed property there estimated at SG5,000.
John II. Peoples, editor of the first "American
newspaper published in Mexicp during the war,
Lieut. Bache, of the U. S. Navy, Lieut. Browning
and two others, were drowned in an unfortunate
expedition to Trinidad Bay.
At San Francisco, lumber and provisions are
very low; and frame houses brought on sailing
vessels would hardly sell for cost of freight.
The election at San Francisco resulted in the
choice of Col. Jack Hays for Sheriff, as the inde
pendent candidate, and a part of both the Whig
and Locofoco tickets. Orrin Bailey (late of Phil
adelphia, and formerly of Trenton.) was defeated
for the office of Clerk, by a small majority.
James Buchanan.
The Washington correspondent of the N. Y.
Tribune, thus defines the position of Mr. Buch
anan, on the subject of the next Presidency :
There is also a political movement connected
with the Southern opposition to the Report of the
Committee of Thirteen that it may not be out of
place here to notice. Mr. Buchanan is playing
not only a high, but desperate game for the Presi
dency. The ground he intended occupying in
the early part of the session as a bid for the South,
em Democratic support, and'which was foreshad
owed in a letter he had written for publication,
but was subsequently suppressed, was taken from
him by Cass and others, who anticipated his move
ments. He at length determined to become more
Sbuthern than any of his rivals, and vioited this city
and disclosed to the South that he was for the
Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific, with a
full recognition of the institution of Slavery south
of that line. He has made the Calhoun men be- 1
lieve that if every other Compromise is defeated, Surveyor General,
and the admission of California procrastinated, ! The Berks & Scuylkil! Journal names Tno
thev could secure the Missouri comororaise line tn I MAS Baird. Estl of ,he c,,y of fading as ihe
the Pacific as the price to be paid for the admis-
j t
, , ' . 6 ;
strength enough from the lree Slates to consum-
mate so great a desideratum to them, i his, from
what I have gathered from a Southern source fa- j
voring this project, exercised a large influence in ;
bringing about the demonstration that was made ;
by the South against the Report of the Committee ,
and the principles it embraced. We will see i
whether in the end this desperate game will add I
to the,chances of Mr. Buchanan for the Presiden- i
cy. I admit he has made the most advantageous
bid for the Southern vote that has yet been attemp
ted, but before it is accepted the South should as
certain whether Mr. Buchanan is politically sol
vent, or whether in fact he is not bankrupt even
in his own State."
A Mortpt j'pe..
A person in Baltimore hax discovered a m.eih
od of-daguerreotyping the features of a dead
pefon onMnarble, so that a tornb;"stono will give
an idea oflhe appearance in .life of him ho
bleeps beneath.
taeeous
coh. best at itomu. , . .
Great Vice ting iit Iaii"villc. ''
On the arrival of Col 13 est, at Danville, on the
ifith inst. the ritins nf that ulace. without (lis-
; linction of party, held a meeting, at the Montour
. House; Dr. Wm. II. Magill, presiding, John Coo-
per, Esq. Secretary ,-and unanimously resolved
to invite Col. Best to a public dinner. A com -
mittee often were appointed, who tendered him
with the following invitation;
J)anville, May IG, 1850.
Cor.. V. Best,
Sir : At a meeting of citizens of
Montour county, held at the Montour house, this
day, at 2 o clock, P. M. the undersigned wer'e ap
pointed a commute to invite you to a public din
ner, to be given you by the people of Montour
county, on Saturday next, or at such other time as
may be most convenient for you, in testimony of
the high regard which they entertain for you per
sonally, and especially for your ability and fideli
ty as a State Senator. Your acceptance h res
pectfully requested.
Wm. DONALDSON,
E. WILSON,
J. G. MONTGOMERY
" - Jas.D. STRAWBRIDGE,
. . ; EDWARD H. BALDY,
JOHN L. WATSON,
; ' 1. S. THORNTON,
' A. F. RUSSEL,
PAUL LEI-DY,
JACOB HIBLER,
Danville, May 16, 1850.
Gentlemen':
Vfnr invitation in n nnhlir. rlinnnr. tn ,
be given by the people of Montour county, has way t0 Mantanzas. On the 16th news was re
just been put in my hands. I feel grateful .for ceived that a large force was collected on " Wo
this manifestation of continued confidence and re- , man's" Island, near Catoche Yucatan. The Gen
gard in a quarter where I have been mainly sup- efal f . . h j d and aboul
polled by public opinion and patronage lor nearly I , .
twenty-two years pa&t. To know that a people, 3000 men s,arted immediately for that point,
in whose midst I have been raised and sustained, I Just before the Ohio left the Spanish steamer
are well satisfied with me as a Repre'sentative, is ' Pjzzaro came in with 105 prisoners, taken on the
a source of satisfaction that will enable me, for lsland. ft was said they were mostiv German and
the future, as m times past, to enjoy the good . . . fn, . . . .
opinion of my fellow citizens, and the comforts of ; hlsh- Phe rePort was lhal lhe' were 10 be shot
a cherished home. at 12 o'clock that day, at least every tenth man
Tiusting that you will cheerfully permit me to shot, the balance confined in the dungeons of Mo
indulge in my own views and feelings. 1 prefer the ! ro Qaste
omission of any public manifestation of the kind! r. ' , , . , .. , T
you simgest ' force on the Creole with which Gen. Lo-
Wiih sentiments of the highest respect for each ' pez effected a landing is only a small part of the
of your personally, I remain . expediton. It is known that some ten or twelve
Respectfully, your fellow-citizen, ;. vessels have iefl New Orleans and different parts
; BEbT. r . ,r . . ... t , , - ... J:r
AnntliPr mPPtinrr wns hll nt ihp Cnnrt TTnncn I
on the lSth, at which a series of Resolutions were
adopted, from which we take the following.
Resolved, That the late Speaker of the Senate,
our respected fellow citizen, Valentine Best, has
fairly earned our warmest thanks and gratitude,
for his ability, courage, integrity, and self-srcrifice,
in an honorable and just cause, and that we will, j
one and all; justifv, and so far as in us lies, sus-
tain him, for the means he pursued to secure a po-
sition, which mainly enabled him to attain an ob-
ject demanded by the.eternal and immutable pnn- '
ciplesoft
aver that he made no sacrifice of political or pri- '
vate integiity. that in all the relations of life, pri-
py higher ground than Valentine Best, and we
treat with the contempt they deserve, all the slan-
ders and falsehoods of his libellers and defamers.
ri nffemm n( !
ignorance, envy and malignity.
Mr. Cooper was then called upon, who addressed (
the meeting atsome length, relating: the history of
the local dissensions among the people of the dif-
ferent sections of Columbia county, for the past
thirty years. After Mr. Cooper concluded, Col.
Best was called upon, to address the meeting.
which he did, by briefly refering to the causes
which led to the establishment of Montour county, j
by relating and justifying his course as a Senator.
The meeting then adjourned, after giving three
hearty cheers for Gov. Johnston, three for the
late Legislature, three for Montour County, three
for Col. Best, and three for the outstandsrs.
Wilis Stale CosiTcntioEi.
Ai a meeting of the Central Commitiee, held
pursuant to public notice, at Congress Hall in '
. r At -i j i i - r i. -
me cny oi rniiaaeipnia, ine loiiowing pteam
ble and resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, by n- act of Assembly passed
since the last meeting of this commitiee, the .
Auditor General and Surveyor General of ihe !
bate are directed io be chosen by ihe popu
lar vote at the annual election in October.
Therefore,
Resolved, That ihe Conventiou of Whig Del
egates called for the purpose of nominating a
Canal Commissioner, on the 19th day of June 1
next, at Philadelphia, are hereby authorized to
place in nomination at ihe same time and place,
candidate fnr lhf nffirp rjrprMvl v rf An.
ditor General and Surveyor General.'
Resolved, That the editors of Whig newspa- '
pers throughout the State, be respectfully re- ,
quested te insert the foregoing Resolutions in j
their colums, or to make such other notice of ;
the facl as they may deem proper.
Resolved, I hat the hig Committee of Su- ,
perintendence of Philadelphia bo solicited to
make the necessary preparations for the euita
ble accomodation of the State Convention.
On motion adjourned.
MORTON M'MICH AEL, Chairman.
James Traquair, Secretary pro tern.
T"f 1 P . ITT
vvnig candidate ior surveyor general, we
concur with thai Journal in its iiews that Mr.
Baird'a peculiar fitness and qualifications for
a:A . u...u c
mo uiitto mc Ul ct ciy Ulll UIUCI. KJWIIJG J CUl s
gjnre hn rpnreRpntPfl f:hRti(r rmmiv in the
Legislature of our State, in whichsiiuation his
business habita and attention to ihe interests of
his constituents, and of the people of the State
at iargi gained him an enviable reputation
He- is a practical surveyor, and has been ac-
uveIy engzSed ,n llie duties of his profession
f?f a P?ri?? of.a.1 ,east for,y years- During, all
!lus ,,me 11,8 ,81ls ! U,Q Land 0ffice 00 bus-
iness, have been freqnent, and he is perhaps
belter 'posted up" in relation to affairs of that
Doner 'posted up
department than any other man in the Sta!,e.
Anart frtfm these consid crallOns lllti nnnailu
and worth, and devoted adherence to ihe Whig j
cause through evil as well as through good re-1
port, make up a sum total of 'claim,' which '
1 probably few men in the party can present.
1 a
Ihe party could not well choose a better man,
or the Stale, by his election, .secure the servi
ces of a better officer,.for this responsible post.
Harrisburg Telegraph
i eiPORTiWT tkom ciiba.
Arvivalof the Steasnsbil Ohio.
The very Latest Xeivs from Chagres -Late, from
i - Havana handing oj iren. iope- c
The steamship Ohio, from Chagres, arrived at
New York on Friday afternoon last, bringing the
; intelligence of the landing of the advance portion
. of the expedition against the island of Cuba. She
, brings.no later intelligence lrom i,aniorma. v e
copy the annexed summary of her news from the
Express.
General Lopez landed at1 Cardenas, about ninety
miles from Havana, on the 13th instant, with about
500 men, and took possession of thetown..
The garrison consisted of one company of about
GO men who made but a slight resistance, were
driven into a church'-, and after losing three men
killed, surrendered.
The Gen. landed, in the steamer Creole, which
left New Orleans on the 13th inst. Several other
vessels containing in.all some 1500 men left N. 0.
before the Creole. They had not arrived.
The greatest excitement existed at Havana.
The city is under martial law, and seyeral thou
sand military had been enrolled, and arms were
being delivered them. The resident foreigners
were all called upon to enrol.
There were 1500 troops at Mantanzas, and 800
were despatched from Havana, at 1 o'clock A. M.
of the 20th inst. to reinforce them and march a
gainst Lopez.
It was rumored that the force under Lopez had
; increased to 3000 and that he was already half
erent points
It was "reported that Gen. Lopez had broken up
the railroads to Cardenas in several places. The
merchants and bankers in Havana were removing
their money to the fort for safety.
The Ohio, Georgia, and Falcon, were compelled
to anchor at the entrance of the harbor.
(, Schflnk rotestedj lhrough lhe American
r , j . ,
Consul, to the Captain General, and demanded a
safe anchorage ; but was refused, and told he might
go to sea as soon as he pleased. None of the pas-
h h had passports, were
B - r 1
permitted to go on shore.
nassenners. not even between the officers, until a
nermit wag obtajned from lhe c tairf General.
. , ,. . . ,
lhe Ohio was obliged to wait more than 15
hours for a permit to transfer her passengers, af-
ter she was ready for sea.
From the Isthmus. The Ohio brings no later
intelligence from California, there having been no
arrival on the other side since our last advices by
the Georgia.
The Falcon, 5 days from Chagres, arrived at
Havana on the 18th, and the Georgia on the 19th
Both were to sail the following day, the Falcon
for New Orleans, and the Georgia for Chagro s.
She also brings S4 10,000 worth of gold dust
and specie, $200,000 of which is for Wm. Hoge ;
r n r XT -T J t . i-io nnr r .. .1 I
cc oo., oi n. x. ana aooui 3iou,uuu ior me
American Exchange Bank and others, and the bal
ance for M. O. Roberts, Esq.
Tn addition to the above, the steamer brings 10,-
000 doiiars worlh of Spanish doubloons brought
e vr c i . tt u l i u
from New Orleans to Havana, which she could
j not land, as all business was suspended in conse
quence of the anticipated attack on the city of Ha
vana. The Falcon left Chagres on the 12th, and Porle
Bello on the day after.
The Crescent City arrived at Chagres on the
12th, and was advertised to sail on the 15th inst.,
as the steamer Tennessee was hourly expected at
Panama with two weekslater intelligence from Cal
ifornia, she did not probably leave till next day.
The Columbus arrived at Panama on the 7th,
all well, 84 days from New York. She made a
very fine Passh?e oul her runn5nS timR bein on-
ly 61 da?s- She was t0 have SdiIed on lhe 13lh
or San Francisco, crowded with passengers,
Tne steamer West Point had passed the Straits,
but had not arrived at Panama.
The Ohio brings 147 passengers, 15 of whom
are fron Chagres. 71 from New Orleans, and Gl
fr0m Havana.
The barque Rapid, Capt. Ward, was going in
, to Havana when the Ohio left, the morning of the
j 20th.
The Spanish steamer "Cetro," which left Ha
vana on the 15th, was passed by the Ohio just out
side the Hook. She is on her way to England to
be repaired.
Itlorc of the Expedition.
From Savannah, Georgia.. the 25th inst. we learn
that the steamer Isabel touched off "that port from
Havana and Key West having left the former
place on the 22d. The despatch says The steam
er Creole, which carried that pari of the invading
force that landed at Cardenas, succeeded in es
caping from that port, and has arrived at Key
West, with General Lopez, the Commander in
Chief of the invaders, on hoard. Gen. L. and one
of his aids, Major Sahez Essnaga, arrived in this
city this morning, and have taken lodgings at the
City Hotel. .
The following information is obtained from him.
The expedition left the Islay del Contoy, on the
north east corner -of the Yucatan coast, on the
6th; and ianded at Cardenas op the 19th inst.
They lstl?ome time in landing, which gave tho
authorities lime f to send an express to Colozo, a-
bout ten miles distant. The expedition entered
the. town, and attacked the jail, supposing it to be
the barrack ! The jail guard, composed of fifteen
men, ..stood fire like old soldiers. Troop were
seen at this moment, crossing the plaza. They
were hailed, and ' answered by. firing- upon . the
troops. After this; some soldiers went to the Gov
ernment House, which was attacked. The House
was well defended, but it was finally burned.
The few troops surrendered themselves.
The town of Cardenas remained in peaceable
possession of the invaders. The troops, however,
being dissatisfied with their warm reception, and
having lost time in getting the wounded and fuel
on board of the steamer Creole, which was to re
turn for reinforcements, became disheartened,
and insisted upon going to Key West :
They were closely pursued by the Spanish war
steamer Pizarro, but escaped.
A subsequent despatch slated that Gen. Lopez
was in Savannah, May 2G, 4 .1-2 o'clock, says a
great excitement was caused here by the arrest of
Gen. Lopez and Aid, last night, by authority of a
telegraph despatch from the President of the Uni
ted States. They were taken before the Judge
of the District Court ; and no evidence appearing
against them, they were discharged. The deci
sion of the Court was received with much enthu
siasm by the immense crowd assembled. Gen.
Lopez made a speech, in which he declared his
determination to cairy out his project at all hazards.
Important Clause in an Omnibus Cill
Foreign Insurance Companies.
A supplement to an act "relative to the rights
of married women authorizing Amanda M. Rich
mond of M'Kean County, the Trustees of the
Church of God in Fredericsburg, Lebanon Coun
ty, and Thomas Ileyl, Jr. Guardian, to sell cer
tain Real Estate in relation to party walls in
West Philadelphia;; to the laying of gas pipes in
the district of Moyamensing ; to the state Lunatic
Hospital ; relative to the service of process a
gainst Sheriffs ; to the sale and purchase of cer
tain burial grounds," &c. provides that no per
sons shall hereafter act as agent for any Insurance
Company not incorporated by this Stale, without
paying a county license of $15, and in addition 3 per
cent, of all receipts into the county treasury under
the penalty of $500; and it is made the duty of the
Treasurer of each county to prosecute to convic
tion any person offending against the provisions
of this act. Agents of such companies are also
required to give bonds in the sum of 2000 to keep
a faithful record of all moneys received, and make
a true report, &c.
effects of .Free Trade upon the Wa
ges of Labor.
. The Locofoco advocates of Free Trade claim to
be the especial friends of the laboring mart, but
they have a very peculiar way of proving them
selves so by their acts. They do not seem to be
acquainted with the imporlantiact that in this mat
ter as in everything else, "the proof of the pudding
is in the eating."
The policy that creates a demand for labor, is
the best policy for the laborer. The poor man's
capital consists in his ability to work; and what he j
wants is, opportunies for its steady and profitable
investment, lie is altogether unlike cash capital.
That may be profitably sent out in a thousand di
rections; but sinews and muscles can only be pro
fitably employed in Labor. Those, therefore, who
wish to give practical demonstrations of the genu
ineness of their sympathy for the Laborer, can on
ly do so by advocating the policy which creates a
demand for Labor.
Now let us look at the practical effect of the lo
cofoco policy of Free Trade. Take, by way of il
lustration, the single interest of iron, in Pennsyl
vania. In 2342, there were 213 Furnaces in operation,
producing 151,885 tons of pig iron. Uefore the
close of 1846, this number has increased to 316,
producing 373,213 tons showing an increase in
four years, of 133 furnaces, and 222,346 tons of
iron. .
The value of the product ofl842, was in the
neighborhood of $3,000,000, and in 1846, over $7,
000,000. Two-thirds of this Pig iron was manufactured
into hoops, nails, bars, boiler-plate, castings, &c,
at livtce the cost for labor of the Pig Iron itself.
Consequently if we add to this the cost of tlie pig
iron, we will have the following results:
1842, value of iron manufactured $6,000,000
1846, do do do 14,000,000
Of these sums, four-fifths (but say 3-4ths,) are
expended in Labor. There was, therefore, expen
ded in Labor, in this single branch of industry, in
Pennsylvania in
1842, $6,050,000
1846, 17,500,000
It requires no acute knowledge of political econ
omy to perceive the benefit which the laboring men
of Pennsylvania derived from the policy which in
duced this vast increased demand foi labor. If
the same policy had continuity instead often mil
lions, in 1846, the iron workers of Pennsylvania
would have pocketed at least fifteen millions of
dollars, for their labor in 1850. But that policy
was superceded by those who profess the most
profound sympathy for the poor man. And what
is the result 1 Intelligent men estimate that the
product of the present year will not exceed one
fourth that of 1846. Consequently the money to
be paid for labor will be reduced three-fourths al
also even though the price of labor is not affect
ed by the reduced demand for it.
To place this fact distinctly before the mind of
the reader, we subjoin the figures :
1846 Money paid to Iron Laborers in
Pennsylvania, - - - -$10,500,000
1850 - - - 2,750,000
Price paid per annum by the Iron work
eis of Pennsylvania for Free Trade, 7,250,000
Here are SEVEN MILLION, TWO HUN
DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS taken out of the
pockets of the WORKING MEN, in a single
branch of business, in this State in one year. Ap
ply the same rule to the whole Union, and the sum
will run up to at least THIRTY MILLIONS !
This is the Iron workers' tax for Free Trade !
There would be a shadow of consolation for the
Iron wroker if he knew these millions went into
the pockets of his fellow laborers in other branch
es of business in this country. But he is comfor
ted by no such reflection. He knows that xohat is
taken out of his pockets, goes into the pockets of
FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS.
This is but a single illustration of the effect of
the policy so tenaciously adhered to by the Loco
foco Party. Constantly professing extreme friend
ship for the laboring men of tho country, they are
doing all they can to purtail the demand for la
bor,, and thus to-DEPRIVE THE LABORER
OF THE MEANS OF SUPPORTING AND
EDUCATING HIS CHILDREN!
V Important Discovery.
The Washington papers bring us a letter from
Prof.. Mi F. Maury, of the National Observatory,
announcing the discovery of a new rout to the
Equator, by which the passage for sailing vessels
can be shortened nearly one half. The discovery
has been made through his investigations of the
winds and currents of the ocean, and he furnishes
a statement of the passage of 88 vessels by the new
ronte and 73 by the old, taken promiscuously,
showing that, whereas the average of the old route
was 41 days, that by the new has been but over
20 days, and several vessels have made it in 19.
Of course, passages differ somewhat by the new
route at different times of the year, as the winds
and currents vary ; but iri no case has a pa'ssagei
by it taken over 30 days. - .
Jawv against Small Notes,
The following section in relation to notes utf
der the denomination of five dollars, are con
tained in the act regulating bank, passed the
16th of April 1850, and are to go into opera
tion on the 21th of August net. The penal
ties are severe.
Section 48. That from and after the twen-
ty first day of August, one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty, ii shall not bo lawful for any
person or persons, corporation or body corpo
rate, directly or indirectly, to issue, pay out,
pass, exchange, put in circulaton, transfer, or
caue to be issued, paid out, passed, exchan
ged, circulated, or transferred, any bank note,
note, bill, certificate, or any acknowledgement
of indebtedness whatever, purporting lobe a
bank note, or calculated for circulation as a
bank note, issued, or purporting io be issued
by any bank or incorporated cumpnny, or as
sociation of persons, not located in Pennsvva
nia, of a less denomination than five dollars -
every violation oflhe provisions of this section
by any corporation or body corporate, shall sub
ject such corporation or body corporate to tho
payment of five hundred dollars ; and any vio
lation of the provisions of this section by any
public officer holding any office or appointment
of honor or profit under the constitution and
laws of this state, shall subject such officers to
the payment of one hundred dollars ; and any
violation of this section by any other person
not being a public officer, shall subject such
person to the payment of twenty-five dollars,
one half of which, in each case above mention
ed, shall go 10 the informer, and the other half
iu 111c uuiiujr in tviiiuu uic sun is uruugiii, aim
may be sued for and recovered as debts of like
amount are now'by law recovered in any action
of debt, in the name of the commonwealth of
Pentuylvauia, as well for the use of the prop
er conty, as for ihe person suing.
Section 49. That in addition to tho civil
penalries imposed for a violation of ihe provis
ions of the last preceding section, every person
who shall violate the provisions of that section,
shall be taken and deemed to havo committed
a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction
thereof in any criminal court in this comnion
wealih, be fined in any sum not less than ono
dollar, and not more than one hundred dollars;
and the several courts of quarter sessions shall,
in their charge 10 the grand jury, call their at
tention to this subject ; and it &hall be the du
ty of the several grand juries to make present
ments of any person within their respective
counties, who may bo guilty of a viohaion of
tho provisions of the last preceding section; and
and it shall be tho duty of the several consta
bles and other officers within this common
wealth, to make informatiou against any person
guilty of such violation, and they shall be
sworn so to do : Provided, That it shall not be
necessary, in any civil suit or criminal prose
cution under this section, and the last prece
ding section, to produce, in evidence, the char
ter of any bank, or article of association of any
company, not located iu this State.
Flood in tlie Mississippi.
The New Orleans papers, receied on Fri
day, containes accounts of a flood inthe Mis.
sisstppi, and the inundation of iho country.
From Natchez to Milliken's Bend, it was esli
mated that at least 150,000 acres of land, which
had been planted in cotton, were under water,
and hundreds of the fnmst plantations entirely
ruined." The river extended from Natchez to the
Hills of Ouachita, a distance of 40 miles, and
every thing had been swept awny. Every knoll
and hilltop was filled with cattle, horses, and
other domestic animals, and even bears, pan
thers and dWrs were herding wiihthem, for
getting, in lhe presence of a common danger,
their natural ferocity or untidily. At Yicks
burg the river was fifty miles broad. More
than two-thirds of tho four parishes comprising
the old Concordia Distr:ct,.viz: Concordia, Ten
ses, Madison, and Carroll, were under water.
Wiihin a few years a dense population has
settled on lhe high lands bordering on the nu
merous bayous in the interior. These have all
been driven out. In Concordia parish alone it
is estimated that at least 30,000 hoad of cattle
have been drowned, and in like proportion in
the other parishes. In Pointe Coupee the des
truction is equally great. It was aloo certain,
that the water would not fall in time to plant
cotton. The plant is very small and backward
for tho season The deficiency in the four par
ishes will be at least 150,000 bales. The coun
try from the mouth of Red river to the Arkan
sas line, 150 miles in length and. 30 in breadth,
is the heart of the cotton region; it will not pro
duce one-fourth of a crop, even under the most
favorable circumstances, because not a fourth
of the land can be cultivated. The waters have
doubtless since subsided, as New Orleans da
tes, by Telegraph, to tho 1 1th, do nol memioV
any further damage.
The Cowardice of Despotism.
An American gentleman at Naples, says the
Evening Post of Saturday, writes us that on
his arrival there, his own luggage attd that of
his servant was strictly examined by the po
lice. In lhe aervant's trunk there happened to
be a freemason's apron, which he had brought
from the United SiateB. The authorities took
the alarm, and ordered the traveller to depart
in twelve hours. He protested against this or
der, and by means of his letter of introduction,
and influenco of the American officials resident
theret succeeded in obtaining its revocation.
He. found, however, that he was still under sur
voilance as well as his servant An old man
followed him aboul every where, and the only
satisfaction ho could take was in walking for
houra at a time, by which hfe succeeded in giv
ing hia persuer as much exercise as he could
poseihlo endure, and enabling him to earn hia
wages.