Jcffcvsoninit Kcpubliran.
Tliiirdny, December 4, 1S5E.
TJieCitrist mas Brother JosintlKtia
The appearance of this elegant holiday
Pictorial will astonish every body this year.
Tt is really and truly the most spirited and
beautiful sheet of pictures ever issued in
America. The grand feature of the paper is
the wonderful Christmas Journey of that jolly
friend of good boys and girls known as Santa
Claus, or Saint Nicholas. This fine large
picture occupies two entire pages of the pa-
per. The latest report is that over 80,000
copies of the Jonathan were sold during No
vember. Well, it would not surprise us if
twice that number were circulated before
Christmas, at 12 cents per copy for it is by
far the best thing of the kind ever issued.
B. II. . Day (successor of Wilson & Co.) is
the publisher. Subscribers to the weekly
Brother Jonathan (one dollar a year) receive
tins beautiful pictorial free. j
Address B. H. Day; 4S Beekman st. N. Y. !
Corporate a3 Banking BeSin
iEeiEcie. A correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune,
writing from Harrisburg, says that owing to
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HIM f3 UIUtll.Il UI1U CUUUCll Will I lilt; VUI1U1
receits will fall far Ehortof the returns antic-
i pa ted. An increase of 200,000 over last
3'car was assumed as certain, 'and appearances
now indicate that it will scarcely reach half
that sum.
On the subject of the failing Banks he thus
speaks :
The approaching session of our Lcgisla-
ture is looked forward to with considerable
solicitude. Some of the delinquent banking
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carried devastation into several quarters by
its mismanagement are already betraying
anxiety at the prospect of an examination in
to their affairs. Many are coming forward
for recharter, and the recent stoppage of one
in the neighborhood ofthe seat of Government,
in Lancaster, will not tend to limit the sever
ity of the scrutiny.
The Reading Railroad will most certainly
become the object of scrutiny, and its course
of conduct can ill bear the light of investiga
tion. It has most lamentably failed in its ob
ligations to the public, and is of consequence
sinking rapidly from the estimation in which
it was once held.
The remarks on Bishop Hughes, in The
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Tribune of Friday, meet with a warm and
ready response in this meridian, where the
people are strongly wedded to the Common ,
School system. j
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Distnrlmi;: a Cbarcli. i
iuyWcUjUuMg.UB1, aim JSf wl-iC
arraigned before Judge Heister,!n Harrisburg ;
last week for congregating around the church,
of the United Brethren, using profane and j
obscene language, and insulting females and ,
,thers obliged to pass that way. These lads ,
were all found guiltv, after a regular hearing .
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and argument bv counsel : but as it was the
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iirst time they had been brought up, they
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were only fined five dollars a piece, and re-,
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quired to vay the costs of prosecution. . i
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What Pemthy IvuRsa has done for
Cotanttm fslaools.
We have received an address delivered by
Thomas H. Burrows, Esq., before the Lancas
ter county Educational Society, on the 4lh
ulL, which, among other matters of interest,
exhibits the magnitude of the Common School
system ofUbe StatP, which is highly credita
ble to the character of the Commonwealth, !
and shows lhe'deep interest taken in the cause
of general education. In the seventeen years
that the system has been in operation, the
people of Pennsylvania have expended over
Jijtccn millions of dollars in support of this
noble effort, exclusive of the large sums an
nually paid to sustain the numerous private
academies, seminaries and schools which are
also giving their invaluable aid to the cause
of general education. The number of schools
in the State has increased from 772 to 9200,
and the teachers from 608 to 11,500. The
pupils number half a million, and the annual
cost ofthe system is nou' 1,400,000. Few
States in the Union have done more than
Pennsylvania to dispel ignorance and qualify
its rising population for the duties of citizens
required under ils free Constitution.
OCrfn the Union of the 13th ult, says the
Washington Republic, we find half a column
of the foulest aspersion of the entire Metho
dist Church ofthe Northern States. It styles
them robbers and theives, and accuses them
of defrauding and stripping their brethern of
their goods. This numerous and highly re
spectable body of Christains are described as
"plunderers," and. the " perpetrators of a bru
tal outrage." The pretext of this wholesale
denunciation is the result of the recent con
troversy in the circuit court of the United
States for the circuit of New York involving
the property of tiie Methodist Book Concern.
We are not familiar with the merits of this
litigation ; but we submit that this violent in
discriminate abuse of "the Northern Metho
dists," as a class, is altogether unwarranted
and unjustifiable.
Hoos. -Thecerisns returns ilipAv tftejanr
r.ua.1 pro due1 hoss in Indiajina lo be 2,314-,
boa
TIic Christiana Riotct'R.
The trials of the Christiana rioters was
commenced in Philadelphia on Monday, the.
21th ult., before Judges Grier and Kane.
A large crowd of whites and colored asscm-
bled in and about the court room, and consid-
erable fcelinr was manifested. The trials
will awaken great interest as they progress. . said among other things I never told any 1 tion and news cannot be surpassed. In poli
Every one of the prisoners, twenty-eight, is to ( body I had withdrawn and gone up into tiro ; tics it is Whig, and has always labored zeal
he tried senaratelv. The District attornev ! woods before the firinjr commenced. I never ! ously and powerfully for the ascendency of
has been ened since the 12th of Sentem -
ber, in the preparation of the Indictments.
The order of the proceedings will be as fol
lows:
" First, they will be tried for Treason.
14 Secondly, should they be acquitted of the
crime of Treason, tiicy will be taken to Lan
caster and tried in the State Court for the
murder of Edward Gorsuch. And at the sug
gestion of the District Attorney of the United
States, the State's Attorney for Lancaster
District has already lodged at the Prison,
warrants charging all the prisoners with the
crime of murder.
'Thirdly, if they arc acquitted both of trea
son and murder, they will be tried in the Dis
trict Court of the United States for obstruc
ting the Marshal in executing the process is
sued by Mr. Commissioner, Ingraham, and
for aiding in the escape of the slaves."
The counsel who appeared for the United
States, were U. S. District Attorney John W
Ashmead, James R. Ludlow, Esq., and Geo.
L. Ashmead, Esq. For the State of Mary
land, Robert J. Brent, James Cooper, and J.
R. Ludlow. Counsel for Castner Hanaway
John M. Read, Thaddeus Stevens, J. J.
Lewis, Theodore Cuylcr, and W. A. Jackson,
, Esquires.
Of 116 jurors summoned from various coun-
tics in the State, SI appeared, and Judge
Grier ordered a. fine SlflO tr he imnnspr? imnn
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j tiie absent jurors, unless their failure to be
i present should i,e 6hown to have been una-
j vojjajjip
j Castncr liana way, a member of the Sccie-
,v 0f Friends, was the'first one of the accused
; arraigned The bH, of indiclnient rea(L
, Hfi pea( nflt guiUyi h;s wife cUno.
arm. iiie clerk asked him how he would be
tried, stating that it was a matter of life and
death. Hanaway replied he would be tried
by God and his country. The clerk wished
him a safe deliverance. The prisoner, who
is a young man of about thirty-five yean;, of
tall and slim person, displays much, self-possession.
The following is a list of the Jurors .to try
this cause: Robert Elliott, of Perry ; James
Wilson, of Adams; Thomas Connelly, of Gar
bon; Peter Martin, of Lancaster; Rob't Smith,
of Adams; Win. R. Sadler, of Adams; James
M. Hopkins, of Lancaster; John Junkin, of
Perry; Solomon Newman, of Pike; Jonathan
Wainwrir-hr. of Philndelnliin
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-renton, of Montgomerv, and James Cowden,
0fLancaQler
After the jury was seated, the District At-
ujicuku m uaae aim auGressea tue
jury at great length. He said the outrage
perpetrlted at Christiana was treason against
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in it were guilty of that offence. It was con-
cerled and combined resistance against a
statute of the United States, and as far as
defendant Lanarcay, was concerned, was
made with the intent to render that statute
void and inoperative. The proof aeinst the
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prisoner would be clear and convincing; and
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such as would satisfy every man of his guilt.
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ihe overt acts would be established by the
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testimony 01 more than two witnesses, and in
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This important case is now farly under
way, ana ine testimony is being taken. 1 he
first witness called was Officer Kline. He
related the particulars of his visit to the 'Gap'
near Christiana, in company with others, for j
the purpose of arresting the slaves. With a
guide, they approached Parker's house near
daylight, witness a little ahead; within forty
yards of the house saw Nelson, one of the
slaves, who ran and witness after him ; the
latter fell, but got up and ran on, reaching
the house after Nelson. Witness called up
stairs to the landlord and told who he was,
and who he was after. They denied that
such persons were there, and thrust a pitch
fork down at him. He went out and asked
Mr. Gorsuch to talk'lo them from outside.
They fired a gun and witness fired a pistol.
He read his warrant three times, and remon
strated with them. Hanaway then rode up
to the bars; witness asked him several ques
tions, to which he replied, 'it is none of your
business;' he also refused to assist, and advised
that the effort to arrest be abandoned, as blood
would be spilled said the blacks were armed
and had a right to defend themselves. Manv
blacks were now in and around the housej
armed with guns, scythes, clubs, &c. Fif
teen or twenty came up in the same direc
tion, and alter Hanaway. Elijah Lewis
(white) came in his shirt sleeves. Witness
begged these men to prevent the blacks from
firing, and he would withdraw his men. -Hanaway
said something to one of them.
Soon after they cried out "he's only a depu
ty," and fired. Again some of them fired
over the head of witness. D. Gorsuch being
wounded in the arm, witness asked for a doc
tor and was told one was at Penningtonville.
Lewis and a boy left the ground, and witness
did also, to go to Penningtonville ; did not
know old Mr. Gorsuch was shot then. Met
one of his men, wounded took him to a store
and washed his face. When the train came
up, put the wounded man in a car. Offered
any one five dollars to go back to the place-rr-
was advised toslay away; now heard that old
Mr. uorsuch was dead, and his hodv was
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Witness remained
where he was till next morning, and then
'started for Christiana; heard that two ot Ins
men were wounded, and in the woods; met a
young man,, who told him his friends were
: safe.
Witness was rigidly cross examined and
1 said I had withdrawn from the ground before
; the firing was commenced that killed Goreuch
There was not a soul said to me, at the mill,
that I ought to have come away before the
firing commenced. I knew more' of the
blacks besides Harvey Scott, who were there,
1 don't recollect their names. I did not name
them at Lancaster; I described them. Mor
gan was there, Henry Sims was there before
the firing. George Williams was there. I
can't recollect by the name that Nelson Car
ter was there. I have seen all the prisoners
in jail. All that I pointed out were there. r
I don't know whether all were there. I don't
recollect Charles Hunter by name.
Mr. Stevens, to the Court. It is uecessary
that these prisoners, now in jail, may be bro't
into Court. We deem this essential. We
wish to show that the witness has identified
most of these people and that his testimony
is entirely false.
Mr. Ashmead said he had no objection, as
it was only a collateral matter. ?
Mr. Stevens. Oh no. this is no collateral
matter. It is alledged that war has been
levied we want to see the soldiers. The
charge is treason let us see the traitors.
We will go on with the rest of the cross ex
animation and ask the Court to send for the
prisoners in the morning. Tin's was agreed
to, and ordered by the Court that they be
brought in at 10 next morning-.
Nov. 29th.-After some conversation among
counsel and with the Court, II. H. Kline was
called to the stand, and cross-examination
continued. fb new facts were elicited ex
cept such as tend to show that the prisoner
was a mere spectator of a portion of the drama.
Dr. Ihos. Pearce, nephew of Edward Gor
such, was next called. He testified to the
same facts nearly as Kline. He related the
proceedings of the fracas, the firing, beating
with clubs, &c. saw his uncle struck and
shot, and his cousin wounded.
Several other witnesses were examined,
but nothing new elicited. Court adjourned
to Monday morning.
Trcainscul of rehesusriiiE&an fcy
licuiosfi .Ernce.
Dr. Rees, of Gray's Hospital, London, is
of opinion that lemon juice is very excellent
for chronic rheumatism of the gouty order
By using lemon juice along with small doses
of the tincture of the scsquichloride of iron,
he has several cases, effected cures which
had ba filed every attempt made before for
that purpose. In one case, a lady who had
! been a cripple for several years, was eventu
ally restored, after persevering in the use of
the lemon juice for eight weeks.
The doses used are from one to two ounces
even six. hours. .
OtTAn enterprising gardener, near Cincin
nati, promises green corn on Christmas.
OT A State Convention of the friends of
! Daniel Webster in Massachusetts, met at
Bostm m Tuec(ay the 24th uJl Qnd
, te( the name of lhatdistinguishcd statesman,
as pre.eminently worthy of bei paced 5n
. nom5nation as the Union candidate for lhe
, ne;.t Presidency of thc United States. The
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(Convention was numerously attended, and
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its proceedings characterized by unwonted
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enthusiasm. Aothmg of a partisan character
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i was eaI(l neither democratic nor wing pnn-
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- ciplesweie invoked the sole platform upon
which the Wends of Mn Webster placed him
was the Union, its defence; and its preserva
tion. The Convention declared that they had
; the fullest conviction that " there is no man
! jn the country in whom the great masses
Lf the people have higher confidence." and
that in the estimation of the civilized world
the name of Washington alone was entitled
to stand higher than his.
It now remains for other States to follow
the example of Massachusetts .and Daniel
Webster will be fairly before the people as a
candidate for their suffrages.
California Sheriffs are pretty well paid.
The Jaw in regard to them allows $3 for ser
ving a summons or any other process, by which
an action is commenced; for travel, fifty cents
per mile ; for a bond, $2 ; for a certified copy
of the bond SI : for serving a subpoena for
each witness, and for every mile travelled
serving it 1.
It appears from the returns ofthe late cen
sus that Texas contains a slave population of j
fifty-eight thousand one hundred and sixty
one. The total free popularion is 154,431,
so that more than one fourth of the inhabi
tants of that Slate are slaves. So much for
the battle cry of "Pole, Dallas and Texas,'
shouted by Northern freemen in 1844, under
the plea of" extending the area of freedom.''
EZorribk; Catastrophe.
An accident occurred on Wednesday, at
Texas, in Baltimore county, Md;, a few miles
from the city, in the marble quarries whence
all the stone for building thc t Washington
Monument is obtained The section of an
immense shaft had been quarried, and was
being raised to thc side of the railroad, by
means of shears, when the tackling broke,
,and the immense stone, weighing not less
than twenty tons, fell on two ofthe workmen,
brothers, named Buckley. One of them was
ground into an impalpable mass, and scattered
on the clothing of his fellow workmen, whilst
the other had both his legs cut off above the
the knee, and cannot possibly live.
brought over for inquest
The Atow-York Tribiiue.
This extensively known and ably edited pa
per, with its seventy thousand subscribers, will
on'the first of January next, commence a ; 1 oou, au. "f15"."" "u ''7 T J
.nim tl ,,rt;nM1nMtlicelection in this State, their leaders
and most ably conducted political papers in
the United States ; and for general informa-
1 the principles ot the party. Its columns will
; be enriched during the coming year, by letters
; from Bayard Taylor, one of its editors who is
J now. on a tour to the lately discovered ruins
I of Nineveh, and through Upper Egypt,
i The Tribune one of the cheapest papers
in the country and eminently worthy of pat
ronage.
Terms of the Daily, $5. per year ; Semi-
Weekly, 6'3. Weekly, $2. for a single copy.
Clubs of 20 for $20. Weekly News.
T3a Mosne JoiBrEtaI.
This widely popular newspaper will com
mence a new volume on the first of January,
next. It is one of the very best literary ga
pers in America, and for ability in its edito
rial department is behind no literary paper in
the country. It is truly a paper which will
suit every class of readers, from the spright
ly to the grave, and never fail to interest and
instruct. Its editors, Messrs. Willis and
Morris, are not strangers to fame, and that
fame should be a suflcient guarrantee to the
public, that the paper is just such an one as
will be acceptable and welcome to every fire
side. Terms $2. per year, address editors, New
York. Ib.
Another bloody tragedy, the effects of rum,
occurred at about five miles from Albany, on
the Delaware Turnpike, on Thursday the 20th
ult. A man named Moore, aged aout 40,
and his wife, both of whom had became in
toxicated at a house-warming of a friend, are
supposed to have quarrelled on their return
home, and Moore look up a double-barrel gun,
with one barrel of which he siiot his wife,
blowing off the right side of her head and then
shot himsilf through the heart. Mrs. Moore
was found in the yard, her head lying in a
pool of blood, and her husband was discover
ed lying near a stove in the house, with the
gun by his side and his two little girls, 3 and
5 years old, standing over him weeping.
Moore and his wife are said to have lived
happily together previous to this last sad oc
currence. AE:trza WarHS&c Preparalsosss.
Tf is cfrforl thitt tlir mni'omonl rF 7 mite i
Napoleon, in relation to Universal Suffrage,
has alarmed the German Sovereigns, and
that as a consequence, not a man in the army
wdl be discharged until after the Spring of
1852. It has been decided, too, that the
troops of all German States shall be in readi
ness to take thc field earlv in the coming
year, and the garrisons 'of the West are to be
so disposed, that they may be concentrated
and directed towards the frontier at the shor
test notice.
These measures are said to be only pre
cautionary. " There is no reason," observes
the Vienna correspondent of the Times, "for
supposing that the northern, powers will ac
tively interfere in the internal affairs of France;
but anything like a propagandist or offensive
policy on the part of the French Govern
ment would assuredly lead to an armed in
tervention." :s(!ia:aa.
Fesialu Odd Fellows Daughters of
Rebecca. Grand Representative Colfax, of
South Bend conferred the new degree of the
Daughters of Rebecca on a number of ladies
in this place, in the Lodge Room, on Wed
nesday last. Mr.Colfax, as llepresantative
to the Grand Lodge of the United States, hav
ing received a copy, is enabled to confer this
degree. This new degree, as we have al
ready stated, was prepared and submitted to
the Grand Lodge by Mr. Colfax. This de
grce is a most beautiful and chaste production,
and the apropriate, clear and eloquent style
which characterized Mr. Colfax's delivery of
the charges, lectures, &c., connected with it
added much to its effect. It is truly a noble
production, and one which, by making the la
dies acquainted with the true nature and de
sign of Odd Fellowship and extending to them
its advantages by enabling them to recogizo
Odd Fellows and make themselves known
when needing any assistance, will do much
toward dispelling the prejudice which exists
with some against the institution. In this
I nflltlf nf tflfMW It Itrtll rf rrvnnt .1 4
to the Order, and must tend to increase the
number of its members and extend the area
j of its usefulness.-TheSentinel(Fort Wayne.)
Of fief n5 Cewsws ot Pesiassylvama.
The total population of the State is Two
; Million Three Hundred and Eleven Thous-
and Seven Hundred and Eighty-six, as fol
lows :
Dwellings in State
Families
White Males
" Females
Col'a Male's
" Females
330,216
403,497
1,142,803
1,115,000
-2,253,4G3
25,057
28.2G0
53,323
Total population 2,311,780
Deaths during the yr. 28,348
Earms in cultivation 127,577
Manufac'g. establishing '
producing 85000 per an. -22,030
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If girls would have roses for their
cheeks, they must do as the roses do go
to deep with the life mi gL, up with
the morning glories.
The Eorlli BraiicSi canal--Work
Hspea3clcd.
The Locofocos are proverbial for false
1 .1 n Tv 1QAA a-
and orators promised to sustain the Tar
iff of 1842, and as soon as they succeed
ed and were entrusted, with power, they
violated their promises, and Repealed the
bill they were pledged to sustaiiA, It is the
same with all their pledges, they are only
j made to be broken witti impunity, ana
may be repeated every election with the
same success. Instance the late election.
All through the region of the North
Branch Canal, where the people are u
nanimously in favor of the completion
of that improvement, their leaders, with
Col. Bigler at their head, promised to
stand by this measure, and to continue it
to completion without delay. How well
and faithfully they performed this prom
ise, may be learned from the following
article from the Bradford Argus of the
1st inst. It needs no further comment :
a As we predicted some four weeks
since, the work on the North Branch
Canal has been abandoned 1 When we
aid that Contractors would receive no-
tice to quit work immediately after elec
tion, wc were met by the opposition with
a plump denial, and all kinds ot maledic-
tionswere heaped upon our heads for
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The work may be resumed, but wc
greatly fear that it will not be, for yeara
to come. If its re-commencement de
pends upon such contingency as the sus
pension of the Sinking Eund Act, we
have not the remotest hope of its going
on j ior however free the party leaders
were, before election, to pledge that that
law should be suspended and the funds
arising from it applied to the North
Branch, there is not the most distant
prospect that they will redeem their prom
ise in regard to it. Nor do we 'believe
that a loan will be effected for any such
purpose. While it would do very well
to hold out as bait to catch votes, the
prospect of getting the money, even if a
law fchould be passed, is'to say the least,
far froin good. And if by any possibility
funds could be borrowed, the Portage
Railroad would come in for the Lion's
share, leaving the Canal in the same lurch
thatit was left by the Legislature last win
ter."
rise PeunssyEvaBfiia E2isltn jcai
Society.
This Society celebrated the 109th an
niversary ofthe landing of Pexn, inour Bo
rough on Saturday last. In the absence
of Judge Sargeant; William Randall,
Esq., acted as President for the day, and
uhj uibiiiubm oi mm
h,lghl7 re5?ectab e association, landed at
mt..i 1.1. .riL.i
j Methodist Evlsc Church, where
an abIc aud interestin addres3 was de
interesting address was de-
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nvereci Dy J!awara Armstrong, J&sq.
lne speaker gave a brier Instory or the
early settlement of Delaware countv first
by the Swedes and Dutch, and afterwords
by ihe followers, of Penn. He spoke of
tne private ana puoiic mo ot tfiat good different counties in the State. It speaks
man related many highly interesting for itself -incidents
connected with the establish-, To the Senate and House of Represe7ita.
racnt ofthe colony, and was listened to ; UvcsofVicCommonu-ealthofPcnnstjlvania:
by every one present with profound at-1 The undersi,rnedi resiaent3 of in
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tuuuou. v e are gum jo team mac our ; said Commonwealth, respectfully repre
readers may be enablod to peruse much sent :-That your petitioners assuming,
that cannot fail to be new to them, in re- that SQ&ct vernment has
ga ,? ,D r i , riSht t0 protect-iteelf against any great
After the nice ing had adjourned, the and al evil b the adoption of 'such
members proceeded to the spot ot land- fund?mental law's effectually
ing at the foot of Penn street and plan-! t it d thafc the fcrue blioan
tod several pine trees near the site of inci le is thafc all t and im
the venerable ones which our citizens so tant Jstions be submitted to
well remember the last ot which was ; the x in thdr onnt sov.
blown down by the same stprm that blew, erei it ncVthe same'ean be conve
our poh ical opponents up in Oc 1840. ffoneare admitted political ax-
received in 1702 by .obertWade, K
proprietor, and where doubtless, the pnn- j la tioQ of our co inunit in everv
ciples upon which the future government parfc of thc gtat becoming habitually
" C conducted were planned and interaperate, and -earlv canine utti
ToC F w Jn tJ tt Tm fr0m : ?uin in bod and in sul in reputation,
J n V fe, i tLt i nnd property, ofthousands'andtens
;n fi, a- At. a ai Vi i
hoi t tZ !t IT' fC fVTpWy
holly tree, standing at the foot of Penn
ouAuuu. wua fcueru ijuur io me livin'' 1C11C
nf fl, ,f. ia " ;.
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shadow never be less." From that snot
the Company proceeded to the National
Hotel and partook of a dinner, served up
in tlm tvin- i,:m, aL: f
nvn,0fjnfi t m, v; -i
WUYAVy AH 1I1UV.U U.UU 1UU UI, Call VMlffinn. ,1 A A 1. A M 1
do those things, and with which all ex- S n t?v M H
pressed themsdves highly pleased i ft ?r5b.,bnS wtence of
The Historical Soefety lias done much
toward collecting and perpetuating the fer remove' the ow alto'
data forming the early history of our v ' aa- i
great Commonwealth To their effort! i Your Pfers, pray that m accor
we owe the publication of the Col n ithe f013
Records," and the preservation of much ! SjTt'
fhif is infAr0fin. nA ,, a a a i qualified electors ofthe State, at the ear-
;tr t r ttzi 7i ! m riodf' piiohibt!ti -g ?e ?
matter of mJnriso l.n tl,t tho Stal0. of M intoxicating h-
have taken so little interest in enquiries
touching our first settlements. Until the
Historical Society took the matter in hand,
there were many persons born in Ches
ter and living here to a considerable age,
who did not know that here the illnst.rn.
tfous Founder of Pennsylvania first took
possession ot ins province here the first
courts of justice ofthe Colony were held,
and here the first Pennsylvania laws were
enacted. We reioice that thev Tin vn nnw
been reminded of those things, and we
hope thatfurthcr anniversaries of "Pmin's
landing" will bo celebrated whore they
should be, upon the site of that landing
Delaware Rejndlican .
2o Sudians Swear?
This i? a curious question, and the an
swer by Mr. Schoolcraft should put tho
win man to tno oiusti. This gentleman,
who has iot years closely studied the
SSXhL - rfS.
laracteristics ot tne race, says :
" Many things the Indian may be ac-
cused of, but of the practice of swearin,,
they cannot. I have made manv innm
ries into the state of their vocabulary
iiuu uu uuii jck uuu auj wurll WUlCh is
more bitter or reproachful than matchi.
anhcmQctsh, which indicates simply bad
dog. Many of their nouns have, how.
ever, adjective inflections, by which they
are rendered derogative. They have
terras to indicate cheat, liar, thief, cow
ard, murderer, fool, lazy man, drunkard
babbler. But I have never heard of an
imprecation or oath. The genius of the
language does not seem to favor the for
mation of terms to be used in oaths or
for purposes of profanity. It is the re
suit of the observation of others, as well
as my own to say that an Indian cannot
curse
Two Weeks Later from CaliJor
nia. AKKIVAL OF THE CHEROKEE.
New York, Nov. 29. The steamship
Cherokee, from Chagres, arrived this e
vening, brininjj dates from San Fran.
fiisnn tn tlir 1 cf nf Nntromfinr tVio Pni:
j fomin. mu A 9.nA BC si..
brings also gi 052,000 on freight, and
cioio,uuu in tne nantt3 ot passengers
The accounts from the mining districts
continue most satisfactury, and constant
j new discoveries of gold are being mad
The -ield from every section is larelv
on the increaae,
The weather continues as favorable f,r
mining operations as could be desiredr
ana should the rainy season not set m
for some weeks to come the yield would
; iar,rCy exceed all former estimates
The aggricultural interests in the va
rious sections of the State, were highly
prosperous, and the yield abundant.
The question of the division of the
State was daily assuming increased im-
i portance, and enlisting in its favor tta
influence of many permanent and irifit.
ential citizens.
The division convention met at Santa
Barbara, on the 20th of October. Don
Jose Antonio Carillo, of Los Angelos wa3
elected President, and the proceeding?
excited wide interest. There was great
diversity of opinion among the members
of the convention, and after a session of
three days, they adjourned, after adopt
ing, by small majorities, several resolu
tions, one of which designated the line of
division for the Southern territory, to
commence at a point farther North than
the North Western line of Santa Clara
county, nor further South than the North
ern boundary of Monterey county.
Thc Alta California says that the state
ofthe market is such that close quota
tions are out of the question. There is
a fair demand for Heal Estate at advan
cing rates. Stocks are firm and active.
Clean parcels of gold dust command 17
per oz. Money rates vary from 3 to 4
j per
j Jre
cent per month. Seamen's wagci
j are lower. Exchange on New York 2
per cent, premium.
jT!snpcin n ce movement.
The following is a copy of the memo-
' rlfll Timv 0mnaiaA fn-r clivnof nrnc in fljo
" v if V. UU.L.bUU A i klUUbUlbO 111 VUj
F-",ot thousands of our citizens, is a frrcat
U1 i-uyuaauus oi our citizens, is a great
moral social and Plitical evil:-That
, ' nf :nfnv:nff 1; .
l i i. i
eraSe)y Persons in hoalth-however
small the quantity is always, to some
aa-...1. ,S . J '
small the quantity is always, to some
; ; . i ii ii i
inJunous,( pnysicaiiy, morally,ana
TT Ta
ehl ?nd P
Clah aD(1 the only eff
never benefi-
effectual modo of
VUUAO, UO UUU. 1U1 u uciciajju, UUU auijui-
ring the Legislature at its first session
after the adoption of this amendment,
and from time to time thereafter, to pass
such laws a3 shall carry this provision
into offectual operation.
Desolation.
An immigrant just arrived across the
Plains gives the following description of
the memorable "jarnado del mucrto," on
which so many thousands of animab and
so many persons of the last years emigra
tion perished :
" If there is a section of country in
God's wide-extended creation that can
surpass that large scope of country lying
between Salt Lake Yalley and Carson ri
ver for sterility of soil, scarcity of tim
ber, and every thing that has.a tendency
to cheer up the spirits of the wearied
traveller, I am sure that I don't care to
seo it. Prom the sink of llurabolt river
across the desert to Carson river m5" uoar