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VOL. 12'.-. - . a ' .
STJROUDSBUKG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1852.
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No 15.
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published Iy Theodore Scliocli.
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AT THE OFFICE OF Tli:E
Jcffcrsoui;tn Republic;iS3.
TEie Fli'slit, o$ Tansc.
Restless Time! who ne'er abidest
Driver! who life's-chariot guidest.
O'er dark hills and vales thatmile
Let me, let me breathe awhile : . . r.
Whither dost thou hasten? say J ? f
Driver! but an instant stav!
What viewless distance thou, ,.i
Still untired, hast travel'd now ! ;
Never tarrying rest unheeding
Over thorns and roses speeding, .
Through lone places unforseen
ClifTandvast abyss between.
Five and twenty years thou'st passed,
Thundering on uncheck'd, andt&st;
And, though tempests burst around, ;
Stall nor stay thy coursers, found.:
I am dizzy faint opprcss'd . ...
Driver! for one moment rest5! .
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Swifter than the lightning flies,
All things' vanish from my eyes;
All that rise so bright v o'crme,.
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Like pale mist-wreathes fade before me:;"
Every spot my glance can find, - '
Thy impatience leaves behind.
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Yesterday, thy wild steeds flew i s " or1
O'er a 6pot where roses .grew T
These I sought to gather blindly '
t... .i i t -i I::' ji.... '
jjui iiiuu jiurrjtjbi on unixinuiy, ..
Fairest buds I -trampled, 'rh,.
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And but grasp'd the naked thorn!, Ti
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Driver ! turn thee qnic.kly back
On the self-same beaten track !
I of late, so much neglected,
Lost forgot contemn'd rejected .
That I still each scene would trace i ;
Slacken thy bewild'xing pace I t
l)ost tliou thusimpetucu'drivc, "
That thou sponerhiay'st arrive - '
Safe within the liaJlow'd-fences - .
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Where delight, where rest commences I-
Where then dost respite crave 1
All make an answer, " At the grave !"
A True Story.
Col. C. of Mansfield',' Ohio, "was lawyer and
merchant of that place some twenty-five years
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ble and high minded irf all his transactions in
life. He purchased goods at-Pittsburg, and
had occasion to repair, to .that place, ut-n cer
tain time', and forir over 'aM buy more foods. !
rk u' -1 ; n -i .Thjjh- ' v. !
On his -arrival at P. he cdldd'his creditors
together, and Itolc I them he .would not be able
to pay them but fifty cente on Uhe dollar, and ;
it fhpir urniim nrnorit of t hit- nrnnrtinn tip
- ir. : I
was ready to do it; , if not, thqy .might dispose .
of him as they pleased. They would not ac-
cept of his olfer, but had him immediately ar- of a host of negro slaves, and thought it ' monwealtb, if properly guarded, are adequate
rested and Dut in Drison. On arfivinn- at the possible to obtain from them information ' ly sufficient for both objects the payment of
rested and nut in Drison. On arrivinir at the ,
jail he foundthree hearty .looking men, who of lhe unknown parts of the African Con-; the debt and the completion of the public im
ivpro ,.fifrta fnr Vol Rittinr nn ti.pir hWbs tinent. Ho soon discovered thatthc Ma- , provementsI again and earnestly, press on
or stools, in rather a desponding tiilude. I
" Well,". .said the, jCol. J.o,thc; one nearest
him, "what are you liiere'forV'v
"For debt, sir," replied the prisoner.
"How much is'itT' asked CoL C.
"Three or four dollars," was the rep)'.
(The Sheriff being present,) "liow much
is it Mr.; Sheriff?" ' ' ? ;
"Four dollars and seventy-five cents."'
"Well," said; 'the Cpl. )'here is the. money,
but don't let-me catch you here again for that
amount." u
The JCol. addressing- the'next one, " Well,
sir, what are you he'r.e for i"
"For debt, sir." ...
"How much is it 1" ,
"Twenty:fi.ve d.ollars 'ormore."
"Yes," said the Sheriff,-" twenty-five dol
lars and seven ty-five."
"Well," said the Col. " here'iVthenoney,
and now, -clear yourself, "and do not- let me
6ee-youhere again." jk
The Col. put the same question to the third,
one, and .paid twenty-five dollars for his lib-'
eration.
"I have nowj" eaid the Col. 'vacated the,
coop, and am copk of the walk. No,v, Mr.
Sheriff, Jock me in, and go and engage, me a
good, trusty servant, man, at a good price.
I've got the money to pay him and you also,
for pour trouble, .and one with, whom you can
entrujtdhe keysf theiprison.",.,,
"Veryi Vell;saldthe'- Sheriff; " I will. do,
o.,fT .Accordihgly.itiieiihan appeared with
the key ofthe prison in himband.
"Well," said the Gol. uyou have come, I
suppose, to work- for mc while I remain in
this solitary abode of justice!"
"Yes, sir," was the reply.
" Now," said Col. get all the help you
want, to renovate this room by washing,
whitewashing, &c, and in the meantime,
purchase one table, six chairs, one bedstead
and bedding, one washbowl stand, a two gal-
Ion jug of the best brandy in the city, one
loaf of sugar, pitcher, tumblers, decanters, and
all that is convenient and comfortable for a
gentleman to keep house with, and put them
in as soon as the room is cleaned," and' the
Col. furnished the necessary funds. All these.
requisitions being complied with, his hired tranquility. The citizens of the State, aside
man was employed from day to day, in at- j from other sources of contentment, have at
tending to visiting, gentlemen, and also to ( last realized that a cause of disquiet, which
seethe Col.xfurnished with all the luxuries i)as for the last twenty-five years oppressed
of life, j them, is about to be removed. A beginning
Gentlemen and ladies, and creditors, came j l,as been made in the practical liquidation of
to visit the Colonel; the latter were surprised 1 the public debt,
to sec the expense incurred in fitting up a 1 On the 1st of Dec. 18-18, the amount
room, and furnishing it with such costly fur-j ofthe public debt -was 640,842,379 31
niturc, - j On the 1st of Dec. 1S51, the amount
"Well," said the Col. to his creditors, "I
was raised to live decently and comfortably,
and when you had me conveyed to this horn- been effected a reduction of upwards of seven system, to create professional teachers. The
ble place of justice, I found it in a filthy, un-' hundred thousand dollars of indebtedness, ability to impart knowledge to others, partic
comfortable condition, and I was determined without impairing the efficiency of the public ! ularly to young minds, is to be obtained only
to make it more comfortable during my stay 1 works or retarding any plans of practical be- J after long and patient study, assisted by all
in this unholy abode. And further said Col. ! neficence, such as the Legislature, according ' the facilities which science and learning can
C. call on me to-morrow at 3 P. M. and dine t0 a policy of wise economy, have thought' afford. The future greatness and happiness
with me on fine roast turkey, and although !
my conveniences to entertain gentlemen are
not very good, as I am confied to this room
alone, I will endeavor to make you as com-
fortable as circumstances will permit." j
"Very well," said his creditors, "we will
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dine with you on the morrow.
At dinner, Col. O. s creditors said they did (
not feel disposed to keep him in prison; if he ;
could not pay but fifty cents on the dollar, ;
they would take it and give him a discharge. !
"xui, saiu uie oj. -i nave incurreu some
necessary expenses that must beducted out ot While there can be no precipitated cancella- j vauc and iraportancc to this great interest, it
that fifty cents." j tlon of public securities, such as would de- ia jloped wH1 meet favoraWo action at your
"What aw they?" asked one of his credi- range and disturb our monetary relations hand& These exhibitions should be repea
tors neither can there be, under the present law, , ed in other parts of lhe State and cherished as
"One hundred and five dollars and fifty -any such accumulation of stocks in the hands? thc bcst means of diffusing a practical and
ouiu w,. v. ic nuuiaiiuM ui iiu co-
prisoners, which 1 conceived to be an act ol . the application of the fund, under any acci
charity and humanity; and then again pay ! dental emergency, to other purposes than
expenses of fitting up the prison room, a duty tbat for wich it is set apart. Pledged to the
I owed to myself, treating friends,, hired help, J payment ofthe public debt, it must be sacred
&c. and six days imprisonment at $3 per day ly regarded. The creation of the fund, and
will amount to all $181, and I will pay the j the adoption ofthe system of making no loans
balance after deducting this." j uniess provision for their liquidation be made
"Very well," said his creditors, "we will ' jn the laws authorizing them, have already
do it. We do not want to see you absent from
your family for the paltry sum of $4,000,
when you say honestly, you are unable to ;
pay the whole."
"Very- well' said the Col. "I have told you :
what I would do, and I will do nothing else.
Let us make out an estimate of the amount j
you are to have."
All being done, Goh C. purchased:a lot-of .
goods, and returned again to his residence ni
Mansfield, Ohio. ' ' '
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A vVciscieriE'I T;ti. i
i year or two since! some Frencli-tray-
,.! clers in Africa reported the existence of I
"6" "u taua
Cusielinan, the explc
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Lately, Count
tr of South Af-1
i f-"n rrVO Till! r fl!
Societ of Pari the resultof some j
pcrS0Dal inquiries afc L,ahiaj SQQm !
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lu H1 co.oiiii- oi
truth to the former report. The count
buiq he found himself there m the midst
P0SS1
mmedan natives of Soudan were much
farther advanced in mind than the idol
atrous inhabitants of the coast. Sev-
oral blacks related to him that they had . n , ,. . fi ., - .:.!,
, , ,. .... . . . J .. t Branch Canal ought to be finished without
taken part m espeditionstmainst a nation . , , . r ...
ii l v vr i ii -i wi : further delay. Its completion would insure
called raara 2siams, who had tails. I hey J , m
traced their route, on which thay encoun-1 "greased revenue to the Treasury, and would
tered tigers, giraffes, e ephants ad wild j be a siinPlc act of JU6tlce t0 a lar&c PortIon
camels. Kine days were consumed in ' of the people interrested in its construction,
traversing an iuimenoe forest. TheyJ The propriety of calling upon the National
reached at length a numerous people of Government for a portion of public. lands in
the same complexion and frame as them- ajd 0f the several great lines of railway com
sclves,but with tails from ten to fifteen muniCalion within our borders, is again sug
incb.es in length. This organ of excrcs- ted and u d on yoUr,favorableconsid
cence they described as smooth and mo- j eral;on
tiouless. The LToussas massacred the!
greater part of the tribe ; among the I To l,,e existing arfd completed Internal
bodies were some females with the same jlmprovemcnts of the State, or rather to the
appendage. 13oth sexes were entirely ! mode oftheir administration, I invite special
naked. Some lived in straw hovels; but ' attention. There is in' it some radical defects
the greater part lived in caves. The f which need reformation. It is wantlncr in
only article of furniture seen among them j proper cljecks antl hc enforcement of proper
was a wooden bench, pierced with a hole j respousibiIitVj to sccure which it isrespect
for the accommodation of the tiul. L ,, .1 T -i. . i
A GREAT HEAD.
"Did you ever 3rnow such a mechanical
genius as my sou ?" said an old lady.
He has lhade a fiddle all out of his own
head, and he has wood enough for anoth
er. A miserly old farmer who bad lost one
of his best hands, in the midst of hay
making, remarked to the sexton, as he
was1 filling up the poor fellow's grave,
'It's a sad thing to lose a. good mower, at
a time like this but,,after allj poor Tom
was a great. cater,'' f . ' . ' :
Covernor's Message.
7To the Honorable the Senators and Members
of the House of Representatives of the
General Assembly :
Fellow-Citizens: In the abundance of
our harvests; the universal health ofour people,
and the maintenance of peace, and individual
1 and social prosperity, are to be found new
j motives of gratitude to the Father of Mercies,
j who holds our destinies in his hands. That
j grateful homage, the acknowledgement of
our dependence on his Almighty Will, it be-
becomes us most cheerfully to render.
Jcver, in the history of the Comwonwealth,
has there been a period of more prosperous
of the public debt was . $'40,114,230 39
Thus within the last three years, there has
proper to authorize.
I do not hesitate to attribute this important
result to the successful operation o the effi-
cient and real sinking fund system, establish-
eU by the act of the 10th April, A. D. 1849-
The detailed transactions of the commission-
ers of the fund will appear in their report, to
be submitted to the Legislature.
This system, copied in its leading features
from that which was established in the early
years 0f our history, for the extinguishment
0t Hie national debt, lias worked admirably.
oi uie commissioners as io tempi or permit
exercised a moral influence on public policy.
Like the protective system in national le-
gelation, though by another process, they
prevent the Representatives of the people
from headlessly incurring new debts; they
raake the payment of the public debt a part
0f thc fixed policy ofthe State, which no one
wjjl be willing to disavow or disturb ; they
interfere with no extension of public improve-J
ments 0r expenditures for beneficent purposes.,
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l he first application of surplus revenue is to
pay a portion of the Slate debt, the next to
cxtcnd and raaintain ch objects of Public
improvement as will when completed, increase
actual revenue and dihuse the greatest good,
To maintain that system of financial policy,
n1iiyJi tirie? 4f itc r-vliir-f iVn rTrn 1 nnr.
tain extinguishment of the public debt, is as
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, d - f ,h GeneraI Assembly.
Believing that the revenues of the Com-
the attention ofthe Legislature the cfaims of
that great section of State lying on. the North
"Rrnnr-li nf tlir Susnnnlinnnn . Tllf iVnrl.Il
IUliy urgeu upon uiu jygismiuru 10 nmu.u
such cliangc as will authorise .the election
of one Canal Commissioner by the people for
a term of three years, to-whom shall be en
trusted the whole supervision of the system,
and the selection by the Legislature of an'
Engineer, to serve for a similar term, to whom
shall be committed the duty of making the
necessary examination and ostimatcs of the
propriety and cost of construction and repair
of the public works. That a commissioner,
or agent for payments shall .be selected' by
the Internal Improvement Jjammis8ioners,.lo
be charged with the disbursement of the pub-!
lie funds annually appropriated to these pur
poses. Officers thus selected, owino- their
appointment to different powers in the Gov
ernment, would, from the fact and the nature
of their duties, act as checks upon each oth
cr, bring responsibility directly to each de
purunem oi me system, anu secure a more
active and energetic discharge of duty.
It cannot be doubted that the revenues de
rived from, the public works ought to be very
j greatly increased. These improvementsshould
now bring a clear revenue to the Treasury.
In other States, canals and railways have
rarely failed to become sources of such reve-
nue within twenty years from the period of
their construction, while with us, from caus
es heretofore suggested for legislative action,
and still within legislative control, thejjgsult
has been widely different.
Our system of public education is far from
that perfection which is desirable. The de
fect appears to arise from insufficiency of
funds, and the want of proper teachers. It is
manifest that competent persons, In sufficient
numbers to supply the demand for their ser-
. vices, cannot be had, unless some practicable
; plan is adopted;aspart of the Common School
of the country depend so much upon the en
lightenmentofthe public mind, that the states-
j man and patriot cannot devote his time, en
ergies, and talents, to a more worthy object
than its attainment.
The recent agricultural exhibition was so
o
numerously attended, and so creditable to our
people, in the display of works of skill and
home industry, as well as of agricultural im-
' plements and stock, that I am convinced great
public good must result from it. The urgent
requests of a former message, believed to be of
i c;nr.t;r, i.,i0,io.Q np,m.,ifn
tablishnient of a State Society for Western
Pennsylvania, would be highly advantageous
to the people of that portion, deprived as they
are, by the difficulty of transportation, of a
full participation in the benefits of the pres
ent society.
Contracts have been made for the publica
tion of the Colonial Records, and of the maps
and other documents Connected with the Ge
ological Survey of the State. An interesting
report from the gentlemen charged with the
arrangement, for publication, of the Pennsyl
vania Archieves, accompanies this message.
I invite to it and to their important and in
teresting papers your favorable action.
The supervision of the publication of these
papers should be entrusted to the gentleman
who has arranged them. The labor performed
has greatly exceeded the amount contempla
ted by the Legislature, and hence demands
additional compensation.
The Insane Asylum, as well as the other
charitable institutions in which the State is
directly interested, arc in a prosperous condi
tion. The kindly regards of the Assembly
are solicited for these institutions.
It is a pleasant reflection now, and will
be a greatful reminiscence hereafter that in
the promotion of all these interests, the Ad
min'stration of public affairs, while under my
control, has faithfully and to some extent,
effectually directed its labor3. It is to be
regretted that more was not accompVshed ;
but it is still encouraging to know that so
much of practical good has been done.
In tlio enactment of the revenue laws of
the .National Government, much injury has
resulted to many of the industrial interests
of this State. Their alteration in such a
manner as wjll protect those interests, all
must earnestly desire, I have, on former oc
casions, most fully expressed my views on
this'subject, and have urged upon lheLegis-j
lature th propriety of such action as would
influence favorably the National Congress'. 1
The great manufacturing, miniii and agr
miitnrnl infoi-ottj nf Pnnnsvlvnn'n rrrmirn
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ami uemauu a uuungu ui uiu iiteuni. nyeicui
of tariff laws. The ill success attending for-,
mer efiorls, furnishes no excuse fpr any o
mission again to call attention to the sub.
ject. In the confederacy of States, we hold
an important posit.on. Pennsylvania-, "from
the numbers of her population, and their ac-
knowledged patriotism, has a right to de-,
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ipand for h r industry that kindly legislation
which it deserves and should recem It is
not the port of a highminded reop'e to make
bargains for the security oftheir rights, and
it is" equally unbecoming, tamely to submit
to oppression and wrong. A firm and manly
demand for a change of the policy which is
rapidly impoverishing a portion of our citi
zens, retarding the growth ofthe State, and
preventing the development of ita mineral
resources, would have an crforl of sex-tiring
from our iNatioiial Government, such mcdifi
cations of its laws, as would protect", Ameri
can labor against the ruinous competition fit-
meets, in our markets, from the labor of;
ioreign countries.
It is most sincerely to be hoped, that the
present Assembly will determiue, in its
action on this subject, to be faHiful to Penn
sylvania. A communication from Mie Inspector of
the Western Penitentiary has been laid be
fore me. Its statement shows that the num
ber of finished cells is inadequate to the ac
commodation of the convicts. To secure
punishment by. separate confinement, it is
proposed to finish another tier of cells already
commenced. While concurring fully in the
recommendation of ihe worthy Inspectors,
I desire to call your early attention to. the
letter hereto annexed.
ily attention Iras been directed, by the
occurrence of fearful accidents in the cities
of our Commonwealth, to the necessity of
paecautionary legislation -on the subject of
the construction of private and public buil
dings in crowded communities. I respectfjl
ly ask your consideration of this matter. It
is idle to say that a sense of individual self
interest is a sufficient protection on this sub
ject. All experience sho.vsit is not so; and
thai in localites where ground is very valu
able, space restricted, and competition for
position active, everything is lost sight of but
temporary advantage. The public is not
roused to the sense of impending danger un
til some frightful casuality, involving the
loss of innocent human life, startles it from
false security. Legislation in prevention of
the recurrence of these casuaiities is earnest
ly recommended.
The laws in relation to small note
issued
by banks ot other btates have failed to real-
iz2 the rest.lts intended by the Legislature.
In many counties they are entirely disregar- TlIE Bexefit op Advei-tisixg. The Bos
ded. In a former message reference was . -rn, , ,, ,
made to the evil consequences likely to result ton limes of says:" The gentle-
to the morals of a community from open dis- man who advertised for a wife in the Times
obedience to law. It is clear that the pres-1 about a fortnight since, called on usyesterday,
ent law is not, and will not, be executed. : and said that through that advertisement he
The circulating medium it proposes to banish! had been able to select one ofthe best women,
should not be permuted to oxist among us in 1 and that he was the happiest of men. In ad
its present condition. Authority to banks of dition he handed us a ten dollar gold piece,
the Commonwealth to issue this denomina-! and insisted on our accepting it as it was a
tionof money would speedily driva fiom present from his better half."
circulation this depreciated curency, by the
sutslitution of notes issued bv institutions
under the control of the Legislature. In re
lation to this subject, as well as to a system
of free banking, based upon public securities,
the recommendations of a former message
are respectfully referred loyonr careful con
sideration? I would refer you to" the Report of ihe Ca
nal Commissioners for a detailed statement
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of the piocecds on the public works during
the p.ist year, and to the Reporis ofthe Au
ditor General, State Treasurer, Surveyor
General, Superintendent of Common Schools,
and Adjutant General, for information in re
lation to the operations, and condition oftheir
several departments during the same period.
The following estimates of receipts and
expenditures for the current year are duly
submitted :
ESTIMATED UECEIPTS.
From Lands, 820,000
" Auction Commissions, 22,000
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Auction Duties, oO.OOO
Tax on Bank Dividends, 220,000
" Corporation Stocks, 160,000
Real &. pers'al estate,!, 350,000
Licenses, Tavern, igu.uuu
Retailers,
170,000 :
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Pedlers, 2,000
Brokers, . 8,000
Theatre, Circus and
Menagerie, 4,00U
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Distillery and Brewerv, 3,000
Billiard Rooms, &c. 3,000
Eating Houses, &c, S.000
Patent Medicines, 3,000
Pamphlet Laws, 500
Militia Fines, 9,000
Foreign Insurance Companies, 3,000
Tax on Writs, &c, 45,000
on offices. 18,000
Collateral Inheritance, 175,000
Canal and Railroad Tolls, 1,700,000
Canal Fines, 1,000
Tux on Enrolment of Laws, 5,000
Premium on Uharcrs, 20.0C0
Tax op loans, 140,000
Interest on Loans, 20,000
Sales of public property, 10,000,
Tax on Tonnage, &c, 25,000
Dividends from Bridge Tolls, 500
Accrued Intfcrest, 2,000
Refunded Cash, 1.0,000
Escheats, 1,500
Fees of public officers, 4,000
Miscellaneous, 5,000
81,317.500
ESTIMATEII EXP.-.xriTUUF.S.
Public woiks-snpervision & repair, .-!5UU,UUU
Expenses of Government,
240,000
jlilitia LxpenSQS,
5,000
15,000
100,000
200,000
233,000
2,020,000
30,000
5,000
20,000
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10,000
40.000
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1,000
8,000
5,000
45,000
2,500
5,000
350,000
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Pensions and GiaUnties,
Charilable fntitutiohs,
Common School?,
Coniaiissioners of Sinking Fund,
Interest on Public debt,
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Domestic Creditors;
Damage on Public Wurks,
Special Commissions,
State Library,
Public Grounds and Buildings,
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House of Refugp,
Nicholson Lands,
Escheats,
Geological Survey,' v
Colon i.d Records, ' .itt.
Abatement of State Tax,
Relief Notes, ,
Counsel Foes,
North Branch Gan'ul
Miscellaneous, . ' . i.1 'a-r,
i:!:A::' 4,253.500
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passed the lOthday of April, A D. 3835,
expired, by its own limiliation, on the 10th
day of December last. Its re-enactment
would secure to many the advantages of its
provisions, who, frou pecuniary inability,
or other causes, have been unable to avail
themselves of its provisions.
It will devolve on the present Assembly
to make an apportionment of the State, for
the election of members of the House of
Representatives of the United States. I
feel confident the greatest care will be. ob
seived, to give to every portion of the
Commonwealth its just c'aims, and to make
the arrangement of the Congressional Dis
tricts strictly conformable to those consi
derations of population and locality which
should apply to them.
And now, gentlemen of the General As
sembly as this is the last occasion upon
which I shall formally by message, address
you, I beg to present to you, at parting,
assurances of my highest esteem and re
gard., War. P. Jousstos-.
Executive Chamber, 7
Harrisburg, January 5, 1852. 3 -
0i7"A stove has been invented for the
comfort of travellers. It is put under the feet,
and a mustard plaster upon the top of the
head' which draws the heat through the whole
system !
John,' said a pedagogue the other day,
' what's detained you !' 4 Well, sir, I had
, hot soup for dinner, and had to wait for it to
cool.' Take your seat, your excuse i3 suf
ficient' The man who had to lower hi3 shirt collar
to pass under Wheeling bridge arrived in
; Cincinnati last week. He was laboriner un
' der a slight attack ofrnllrtru morbus
Diet aisd Liberty.
There is no writer that says more
pointed or piquant things than Mrs. Swiss
helm. Her views on revolutions are
somewhat different from those of many
able and. distinguished individuals, bufc
are certainly ongnal. She says that tho
t reason one nation conquers another, is not
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owing to the Jvind of arms they use, but
the kind of food. In her opinion, meat
will triumph over cabbage. So long as
cattle and Hindoos feed on cauliflowers,
so long will bull-dogs triumph over the
one and the Tartars over the other.
When Ireland frees herself from England,
it will be when Ireland swaps off her po
tatoes and takes to pork To expect
freedom to come from buttermilk, is as
absurd as to look for ballot boxes in Rus
sia. Advice to Girls.
Dr. Beeswax, in his admirable- "Essay
on Domestic Economy," talks to the. young
ladies after this fashion :
"Girls, do you want to get married
and do you want good husbauds 1 If so,
cease to act like fools. Don't take pride
in saying you never did housework ney;
er cooked a paii of chickens never
made "a " bed, and so on. Don't turn up
your pretty noses at honest industry-ncv-er
tell your friends that you are not ob
liged to work. When you go a shopping,
never take your mothor with you to car
ry the bundle. Don't be afraid to be
seen in the kitchen cooking a steak or
over the wash tub cleansing the family
duds."
UmiMc to Decide.
Parker's Journal says that one of the
editor's interesting female friends stwoko
one night just about the witching time,
and in a state ofdreadfnl doubt and anx
iety, informed her alarmed sistec-that she
did not know whether she was going to die,
or only wanted to take a walk. This re
minds us of a very uninteresting old maid
we once saw, who during a religious revi
val was induced to go forward to be pray
ed for. One of the ministers asked her
if she felt herself under the influence of
the Holy Spirit. Placing her hand on
her stomach, she replied, 11 1 feel sorae
tbing herc, but '. I 'don't know whether it
is wind or religion."
A few weeks ago, a-youth of six.te.en
arrived in this city to prosecute his stud
ies Avith a view to professional life. He
came from a distant State, and was to re
main here for some years. A week or
two after his arrival he was seized- with
a paralysis in both legs, which advanced
upward till nearly the lower half of his
body was benumbed and apparently life
less. The most distinguished physicians
in New York attended the case, but no
relief teing afforded, the unfortunate
3routh bas bean taken on his way home,
and there is but little hope of his recovrj.
The cause of bis disease 13 stated by the
physicians to "be tolacco-cheiringVL hab
it which he early-aefuireif,-anu-persisted
in tp tbetinie oflu$ attoir4fl HMo
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