• -...
.'pikes and other roads of countie s heretofore
• little benefitted by the_public•works, will be
•rin-act=of-bare justice; and is therefore recom
: - • .
r mended for the present year. ' ..
- .r.
It will -be pereeived that in allotting the
faregoing aPpropriotions,..tlic_ctiitimatea . cfthe
. ~i , Carial..Comthissioners have not, been tkionglt-•
.. :" --'..
~.--.ont.ndhered to. If the state of. the Treasury
, ' •wi'JUld permit it, I should not undertake to tiff-,
- for from the'Rublic agents, on a matter con
.: ..-: -... Mitted - to - their charge. - - But - taking - into view
. ~ . the whole was of Ale' State in- connexion
• with .the preTnt:Z,Conditiowof the - Treasury,
-...- I find it itriposiiihle zfhlly to concur in their re
, ' :coinniendations; Without a permanent increase
of the public debt. I have, therefore, been.
-• ' - compelled to reduce. the:various' estimates. • I
- . know that they are generally less than have
, - been expected by thoiie connected,-with ilio•
• , ... : . different. porks . „ rind the-only . reason . wbich
- ---- ~---- -'.; - ca n-or-gded - he - assigned t . is. the- inability of-the ,
zrreusury to. afford more.. If the Legislature
shoo ll) however', think limper to increase the
~ • , - appropriationfilo the•Erie.od - North Branch
•vanils, Enid
.the Gettysbprerailynad, and to.
the tut:ain't:es; by_ . autliz.rWii,g a teniporary ‘ loati .
- - • - hien thellaufi t- thiTUnited States, tinder its,
.___
charter, ct pi cent. to meet the ,:ifference
. . iwlien th fund in, t( in Treasury \shell to ex
• • . fau
sted,-1 shall .ha e .no. hesitation" to concur;
- .. Perhaps under all he eircurnstatices -- Ofthe
,_. ease , this measure may be right in another
'point of..vjew. It may be that cur reasonable
. :. culculations . on a resteratiou:Of the usual.pfo,s-,
_ eerily of the.country will - be:again disappoini;
, .ed, and that the receipts,- into the treasury
• . -.. , will not be stifficießt_to_meet_the-appropria,
',tons recommende d- . Authority. toutegociat e_
• a temporary. loan of a limited amount, to"
• . guard against ; this contingency,
M ight impel',
promote the public interest, and .can de no
evil. .1 have no doubt bat that the am um. of
will be re- - Paid - out of - the - ordinary
Aresonrce s .or. the . follow ng_year.. The.,geed
•f et of - the - 'ternpurary - loan, which saved--the
'character of the State - during last summer;
. Axil! prove thewisdom of the measure.
Thelion-payment of • the fourth installment
of the surplus revenue. of the United prates)
• • on which our citizens justly counted, has put
it out ot my pOwer to recommend'appropria
tions to other important_ and deservin objects..7'he locks it.Ohe" - •..eanttrorri'Dunean's - Island
-she - aid be doubled, as a safe means.of repair,
and to .prepare for the inerease.of business,
which must Scion take place, on that pait - ofthe
public - works. - .The_capacity . .Of those on 'the
Delawato - DiVision - slieuld•bel creased,so As to
_adapt them b) the sii - vof thel son the Le- .
- high company's works: The ion canal has
- also strong claims on the . State for aidin_the_,
contemplated_increase of the size..ofthe.locks
• on_that - wo - tle au as•to. pints the-large boats ,of
the dQc>lyett_wooda
en locka un the North Branch should be re
... mewed. The Beaver and French Creek -divi
alone, lheugh their productiveness to the State
• ,is yet inconaiderable, should not be permitted
• logo to rain: These and other similar cla ms,
/- "wild now be pimponed till a period -when the.
/renewed prosperity of the - country shall
the--stata--torbe , more;generous. - ---
1 have presented -this particular - estimate
And plan - lif•nporopriations,not with the exp,ic
tation that the Latter will- be adopted through:.
• cut; or with:the determinatuM to concur in no
• , ether, but to spew that the indispensable
wants Of.tbc_co:tfloonwettltii, may _sup-.
" Atod frmn her own poborrowed resources. It
=7.97. II , ne rcet p r , ,e fro to utt rn-groin_
efficacy, to ariy , better project , which the wis
- • il l on of the • Lei4islilture zany .deviso. But,
' bfileadirrewle - do.
so, wish it to be. ditOnetly understood that
no force of eircuttis:ances will compel me to
courent to a peringperit_increase of the State
•
debt. All our enegive should now be devoted
to such measures ae willi.reurenud:liustt.n its
decrease: • •
The accompanying correspondence between
:the foreign_ur of _the_hulders_of_Pennsyl-
Imola State Stock and therTiiiik of Peiin•Syl
'9====vanfir'rwiltribew-that-corpiderable-diseatisfac-
An now exi-ts, because this Stare has not:la
m measures to pay the interest of her
• in specie, or its equivalant.,lt isSaid that New
York, Ohio and Indiana have done so,and the
• creihtors - af Milk demand t[he same
justice. The whole mater is, reipectfully
,submitted to the Legislature, that such ord'r
, may be taken upon it as.the honor of the
' State and justice to, her citizens •and creditors
. •may require.. 'file milli et' is introduced in
• Allis connexion as exhibiting an ;Additional.
.
strong .
1".180t1 for avoiding, any int:raise of the
debt, and for confining all our present ener
gies to the single object of making the expen
diture, already incurred, as speedily produc
• • tive us practicable. . .
• On the last day of the last session of the
'Legislature, a joint resolution was presented
---.' ,to me, authorizing a loan by the, State flit. two,
$l.
yeais, of 50,1100, at 6 per cent. interest,.tcr-c
the Ilarrisburgand Lancaster Railroad Gun
play. it was . not then, nor has it.been since'
- - signed. -- I new: n - ssitio*ik.Lif,ilron-irig-r•--31•=ons
_ for withholciing_tire_ExecutiveopprohatiOn.----
L Because, just before the re. , olution was,
. presented to me, I had refused to sign the - ge-
literal improxement bill of_the_s_esiiien„chiefly,'
'on account of its containing a large anionnyOf
appropriations rnd aids to company works; to
the injury of_the-publicworke_of the Common : ,
wealth, and to the entire prostration - of her
•
suture resources, if.the bill should' succeed.—
"the subject of the resolutinn;in question had
• nostril - tiger-- claims than 9,ey, and 'could not
have beep, approved if ;embraced in that bill,
..,_„ ... , . Aar can_ it„ now . be apprOteil separately.
.' • 2, Becapse..l . iitiolly disapprove of the prac
' - trie..of commencing extensive works by com
panies or otheivrivate means, without full ar
talky and-preparation to complete them. The
. _ practice_of doing so, . and .of then throwing
(heal on the Treasury
,al. ? ,the - Commonwealth
fiii erimplefieti,'-hasteen'esr-exeensireiribl
. lowed, and should be disc ntenaoced It is un
• just to the citizens of •
te 'State f gericrally, in
--",--Jurinuip,ithe:citttens-through *hose-property
they pass, and ruitanis - . teitlici — utiflnishedlsys--
tem-of State works.
. 2 - .S..Because, almost the my business which
' can, be transacted on the roaa ..... question will
he abstracted frimi the public w01t.,, of the
'tate, at Lancaster and_tlarrisburg. "I'm.iq, s
the State, by the transportation - of
.patisen
.er' — ttlone - on this - rodilnis befn. already-con
g—.':' • ' • - • ' ' ':
eiders le, and when_ it shall , be cornett,.'-ied and• •
used for the - transportaticeight, will, in
all likelitioqd;ainount be-406,000 per'annum.
It therefore has no very strong claims emthe
liberality of the Pornmonwealth. . ...
4. Ilecause; even if the claims
,of this toad
for aid, were strong*as. they are not, the .con-.
elitimatiftho State Treasury will not aftnol the
Printeaetl loan., A sufficient amount to carry
ett - tk - e‘ — ` .. piolfer uridertakings - c of - the'Cotnmon=
' ' wealth 18. , 118reiy oiThlitTd; and even if i more
Were poesessed„their wants would require .1t
'r'illt..'
. ,6.''And finally, heauart I wish tomakerity
itOposition to ; this resolution hidiCate the, iiieci
stlUd• objcctions' enterictinegainet the: ruin
c.lo
etre - polioy:of ;chartering crimpantes to.maka .
reilioadearid'cinals,para lel - With the ..putilic
' iaiirei(emeata. If this course be pursued, cud
. particularly if the companies be• also aided,byi'
. the State iu thus setting the State'works Idle ' ,
• the- latter had better at once be abandon.M.
..Oil the same day there was alio presented
tp me for Signature, a bill entitled 1 ! An, act
incorpor,,ting, the ;Beek, Ridge Railroad and
- 14
fining-C , OutPat4. - 0 na;f 6 r, 9theia*POSe 6 : l • :
Oki bill, it itliscome e law, ,will 'incorporate .
• ,pr'eitea frhe.privilegssOf 'eleven companies,
'with power to, purchase and ! t old ap,opg:riprbs
of litod,.oild:OpetuteWith.atraggregate capital
of ca zao MO • all qf them tO to end trans.
. .
port coal tdritarket, a_ett some. with pointer le l Ty to supersede the commissions of the agents_
construe). • railroads. The contemplated corn- [as , the only quieting measure-in My power.
panics, whose priviler eVare generally to coif.; s-Duringth.e past seaemithe.Geological Stir
tieuelbt -20-years; are: ."The Buck Ridge i Vey. of the State, commenced in thelliting of
Toad-and Milling tonapant,',' - toqperate in - the i. 1.838, has becn regularly 'end rapidly pregres
'county Ot,§cbsi.4lol_l, with a capital of $350,-; sing, in - consequence of the additional aid giv
-0011V.--" Thelhitiphin and Coat `enby the Legisfeituilititt session.7Thi.
company," continued and extended for 20 field om-detailed Operations has been chiefly
yenta, to operate in Dauphin, with a capital of confined to the portion of the State lying be
-8500,000. " The . Union. Railroad - awl 111 ming IW•een. the-South Mountain, end..the. New
company;'' teoperate in S'ohoy }kill: and Dam - York state lino, and the Dela Ware --ue
phin, with a capital of $350,1/00.-" The got- ; . lianna rivers. Other portions Of:The - St:it •-
ris Run Coal company,'- to operate' in North-- havq.alse_been explored in dgeneral manner,
ainpten,, with a cupitattof $250,000. " The", 'preparatory toe more Minute survey.. It will.
Westein Pennsylvania Coarcompaiii," to Ope- be perceived that the - operations of the season
rate in Warren and M'Kea.n, with a capital embrace • a11....the Anthracite coalii .beds,.. and
of $100,600. .Pine ,Ridt ' e.Coal corn- many . of the ri Chiron . eeposites of.the State:
'pally," to operate in Llizetne and -Northamp-. When. the information thus acquired bystlie
ton, with a capital of
novel COnlcompanY s if to operate in Luzern° which will he - ne.srioli as frill certainty of - re ,
Anll4,orthampterb.:_with_den pi ta Lof $300,000;1_ _s_llles_alitt, the gerieral_intereats Ofthb.suryey
The liarleigh Coal conipany,"to oPetrateln 'will admit, it will beyond a doubt, .amply. re
-ILUzetne• and -Noithainpton,. with a capital at - wahal • the patience and support-of this friends.
$250,000, " Tho . .. Bradford Coal comPanY," of the measure.. - • • .
to.operate in Bradford mainly, with a capital •No feature in the rich mineral forrhation of
0f , 5230,000, , Anil. " The Franklin Railroad this Stateis more retriarkable; than - the vicim
company," with privileges and rights sitnibit ity to each 'other of,,real . and iron. Frequents
to the al eceeding Coal. eemparries, to operate. ly they - forni'different, strata of: the same hill.
in the county of Bradford, with a -capital. of Adinittcd-as they-are. by all, to be the main
s3oB,ooo.elementsOf our: wealth, it is at.preseliehtirdly
am;cengtriiiined - 2 - fe refuge the Eieentiiirs - possibleto estimate ihe - adyantages Which -we
apprtition and signature to'this•hill by the shall derive •frorn the same union of, them in
fullowing'reasons : • • , . the arts which Providence has thus formed in
1. • Because the incorpotation of .-compatiies their position. When die t attempts now itth•
Ofanyz.kiint, - _thaccemptish - ohjects - withinthe -, ltinginrgearfield Lycomings=Sehuyikill - arid'
reach of private enterprKe, ia_a :departure other counties, to stneltiron with mineral coal
"from the good'ulfl_atfsafe_rult OLLegt• shallbe_s_uccessfuf, ns_they-will-lie r neeertaiM
ly as it iS true thntAmerican ingenuity is equal.
- to that otany other coultry, theeflitct.will be •
immensely advantageous pver the whole State.
Not only will the Ijithertt barren hills and si
lent valleys of our Mosntain. ranges teem
with useful-imputation, but- the.. whole. agri
ettlturril. portion Of the State will acquire arl
•ilitionalsvalue, from the consequent. increased
demand - Air proViSions to sup - ply the-rnirling
and smelting districts. The public works will
',find ample employment, and a Npulation four
'times our., preset) t,-. numberovill_lie. supported
in happiness, because in: the enjoyment -of
competenceproduced by honorable and profit
-able industry.
Eery
,attention should_ be-paid-to the full
developenient of the resources of tIM State.
In, this point of view, permit me tribe-Oak.
your favorable reception of the.nemorial of the
Franklin Institute ; which will be laid befok
you on the sUbject ofa school ()farts arid mince:
The Mired is to establish art institution to af
ford instruction in the typplication'of the sci 7:
emos and. arts - to the practical business of life,
particularly. to . agriculture, - and to tench the
..orrect'theory and-practice - ofinining;witls - he
- ciencea s thereWith-connected. ---The-project
is of the deepeß importance to the future pros
perity •of the Commonwealth. :. -
It is necessary to-invite the attention-of the
Legislature to the act of 15th April, 1834, re
lative to the standatds -and
That
of
weights and - mrasuree. That act expired by
its own limitatkin on the 15th of last April,
bole_r_e__any_of_the___duties_enjoinedsupondas
'Executive, - were - perfiamed.- The-agency-OT
,
.:e 'all
,that the Franklin Institute had. been requested and
to .olasinee_-by any preileitessor, and - the matter
mem to grain curial - & has been' sloe° :continued iirthestime•
_well .
..,tons, the privilege of,eniering qualified hands.
_
coristrimting theiyeworks•throegb letter = fromthe Chair
...,,e- property, witheitt i first ascertaining .man ortlie.Committee, to Whom thessibiet is
pescomperstion or damages to he, paid to - -now=entruated=bytrlie-litatitutzilkesp
Persons injured nand - in - some cases, the the cause-of delay which has occurred; and
"sr assessing and recovsring the damage?, the proposed cost and manner ofaccomplishing ,
unjust.'. Per mit me, the otojedt.' But-liS nothing can be done unless
iid`LeilsEletir,'Welittiprietysof thes-laws,here7enacterf,,Rerfe4,l.!:Sq:tostiggest,
sts of incorporation hereafter • die propriety of that measure. -
- s private propepy shall . It lauski t t ik en fry quently a reproach to Penn
ti
'nt of damage sus- bpi/m . lin, • rat her great staple, Coal, is not
L,Il have been
,first used on her public works. 'while-neighboring
it were even States hove it in successful operation. Though
It is not by any means• certattttliat mineral
on the coal-, particularly of the Anthracite kind, has_
ling: been successfully. used, to generate steam any
where on rail ronds,_a_t_least to any_profitahle,
extent, fet the object is one of paramount im
portance here._ - A few years more will eo thin
our forests thatwood_to supply_our__Locomo
_tives and other Stearn.:Fngines.,tuust_becurne_
Scarce. Now is the proper time to provide
substitute. All see that it must be coal. But
the.use of it fur this particular purpose/is-not
yet sufficiently' understood, net can the requi
site knowledge ever be acquired by State
-experiments, except at greatly increased ,ex
pense: • I would thereliireadvise that induce.
Tents be held out by the State to encourage
' individuals to embark in the. undertaking.
Such a stimulus will - soon effect the-.ohltot•---
..Thi ctfitoreof the Mulberry and the' pro
duct Mil. ofsilk, are nowknown to be well adap
ted tothesoil and climate of thiS State. The
case of the silk worm is also suited to the other
employments of .the inassiof - our population,
and' the umniulacture of .flit article will add
greatly
I to our wealth.. -The legislaturA
deavo:kreiito promote it, by the act of 1832,
sisistgOritZg the estdhlishmenrof one silk-com
pany-mouth - esurity. --- But. the means adopted,;
i
seem net ) „6 have produCedtheile - sired result.)
A company has been chartered- itr each. of the.
counties of BeaversChester;Cumberland,Lan
caster, Lebanon & Philadelphia, but without
much apparent emcees. Nor is it perhaps de
sirable that they shoPhl succeed. The silk
-business.avillondoubtedly become-one of first
rate importarme among us, and.will probably
be the sooner fairly, established.iNell to the'
unrestrained 'exercise of private • enterprize,.
properly . encoUraged by the Legislat Ore. With
this.view, I".would= recommenthluit - e'sniall -
-
premium be offered by the State, for a limited the 'State' are recommended,, to complete the
time, on specified - quantities -of the article, unfinished portions of them.
when the production of ottr_ewn soil and in- An increase to die Commiin School Appro
dustry.'
•nation is advised, and the system is exhibit
__ The accompanying memorial from the 'gib-
Cieti for•alleviatirig the miseries of publiced as gaining : strength and increasing in
.
-prisons,.."lvill.-be-read...with.interest,ati-coming..firiness.
from a body that has accomPlished.so much A law against extra judicial Oaths is recom
for humanity, - in theptlirfeetion
_of the - Peni- .
• •
mended.
tentiary_ system .. of
• Pennsylvania. Their ob- •
he-tax-on-writs.is - advieed - th-be repealed
ject now, is --to - ,carry .. that SisteMsinto . the
'-
county prisons, with the view of obviating the and means for the protection of the owrters of
deincifilizingieflect:produced-by-throwing_the :private property agaiiiit 'damage by railroad
mere debtor or the new and comparatively
-and Canal companiciaie sugg . este - d--- - together
guiltleds culprit,- into- the.aamo den- of vice
with tlie old rufd hardened offender. It ap- with other ------ airy and- most useful subjects
pearathat.thef,eaals ; of many_sif the counties of legislation-; _which, . ~ acted:o pen :by. the_
are very-old•etratuies; that oftVelaware was Legislature; will much promote the proCaility
built in 1724:: Lancaster 1745, York 1749, of the Commonwealth.
Northemptedin 1756, and those of Cheste On the WholeolkdOcument one - of un
and-Cumberland at an . early day. Most ot
got iliefare-wer e ucted on the.old'• cpbtif , common interest, ability and power; and fill
- 4- and i n , • ‘f,"„*l•tussta.therrifore.,,btv.. Iv sustains .ths high-reputation of its author
.
, • eyed to the increased orate,:;
peptilatusiG, ~roved prison iliseipline of WoL)it
perusal of every true son of Pennsylvania.
present tune. Permit me to rticommend
tnts— •
; .; - ss,tter to your serious attentien, as one
"`" ina ` e 'ounected - with the moral - Welfate
of the State.
' • Perh6 p s the b e it . v 'sriSure that could now be
iat4t6ll:eteddii,wtrolfdiblieethSeePcarebraqty.e.' , l:4f a til l:w do making
wealth,. to collect , frona . the vinfintohne
.diferentiounties, addi report to the neg.,: N,..1
gialat ore, for their Sclion.or the subjeci,:truil I
"Irif,:rinatiOn, of the date ofbuilding,.size intes.
arrangemo its,--aritl-diSeiplineef; . •l4l-the
onunty . prtsonSdn the State, tegpther, with the,
;actual and usual •riiiinher of,prismiers, whether
as debtors; 'persons
.accused of:crinte, - or 'Cons
victs: itialthe ..kia;copt.,o4'mapner, aub-1
siatiniv'thein:,. The. occcuitea&troadAtioprey
sent a fine, eppoquitity ;for acquiring
and. us s eful. information as , tn. the..cdut align; .
I;eoral:'ealttii.e,and tennetate, t habitethe'.cori..
vie s,so tie to ; eXbibit , the
. crinneXien. 'between.
,igoop4*;,,bi;,ifitetapaTaa6,e.,,and crime, : In,
legislation the SUbject, care: sliquid'bowev.er
he ttikeli telqiclude the itjea aniatentionti,
in Pennsylvania.
2. Becttni:e. the mining of Cdal, though it
may haire 'reettired the enlarged poWers of
Corporations to commence' and carry it into
successful operation, ut .the beginning of the
coal trade, is Er...business now well understood,
and profitably pursued by thousands of -private
-......
WhOse - right,T and -- interestir i I Pi; he
injurel by the. exercise of corporatepowern - nd'
competition,
3. Because the law authorizing . and.regu. I ,
•latineflinited portnershipviesents all the op-" 1
portunity for the investment Of capital, with
out -riskAu.the remainder ot. the ner's.prop
ertyi-and for eumbined-operations--by- individ--
_uals,_now necessary to prosecute this .Or any.
other branch of private business. -
4.
,
- Because the desire tti forni: 'cent Cornpa-•
mos, is generu]ly-prodt o ed by the.tilere.spirit
of Speculation, or by some plan to dispose _of
particula? tract of land to greet advantage, -
and not by the intention of real investment in
this pal ticular branch . of business, or. of carry
ng it On as a means of gaining a livelihood..
- 5." A nd üboVe all, leen ithe the utmost
repugnance against any- project : that-May have
the intluenee.oferippling..nrAnonopolizmg_th
great coal tradeoflienn'SYlVailia[whieh I fear
would he the effect-of tho:getieral incorpora
tion of coal companies;
The reasons thus
. given against signing the
resolution and Bill tiboVe named, I , desire iney
be rectrrved aint - aated on by - the Legislature,
as my compliance with tiro 22nd section of
the first article_oftlitt_CoinititutitaLef_the.Com-,_
monweal h. , -
_ -One more remark 'will complete 'all
. that
need now - bersaid-wite regard -to
grain
The usual-practice lies been - to grant can - al - &
rail-road corporations, the privilege ofentering
upon- and- eonstrimting works -throng!'
Private- property, without / fast escort' inipg
41m -compensation or damages to lie paid te
t
he persons injured some cases, the
mode for assessing and recovering the damages
jO.-e7ttre.2telyd.ilatory l iinif unjust.'. Pei trait me,
to suggest to . t iiiir,llfelfropriety - ot
Providing in all acts of incorporation hereafter •
to be granted, that no private propejiy shall
- betoken, until Pie 'amount of damage sus
tained by each individual, sfrall have been
,first
ascertained and secured. If it were even
provided, that payment should be made-befbre
t;ie'commenceru.^.nt Of actual operas ions on the
-ground, it might have the-elect of preventing:
inuch_destructiomakprivate.preperty_by_canals_
and raihroads, commenced btit-neyer carded
out to a state of ueetitl completion.
The State. works 'are sometimes also pro-.
ductive of injury to privateproperty,_in a way . :
whichh - does not liVinit of reparailanwiTcTiny
general law. Houses, BarnS - &c., have been
consumed by sparks falling, from Locomotives
on .the State rail-ways; •to compensate for
which the State agents possess no authority.'
'I he only relief, heretofore, has, been through
a tedious and expensive application to, the Le
gislature. I--would suggest:the justice of pas
sing a law, aulhosizing the Appraisers of Da-.
.-mages, to estimate the full Joss sufThred by
any citizen, in consequence of the use, of the
rail-roads and canals of the State by the pub
lic agents, the amount to be instantly paid out
of the State Treasu ry.to the persons aggrieved,
on a certificate of the A:images by-the_
Ap
praisers, accompanied with.-the proper war
rant.' -
The law of 10th April, 1835, "-to graduate
hands on. wh _And
the., Commonwealth of- - Pent syivania,' will
expire by its own lintitatioi on the 10th rf
Ajiil-next._ The object of this law was to en
-courage the patenting of hinds I i - y proportion,
ing the purchase money payable to the State,
to the actual value of'the land. 'I he end aim
ed at by the Legislature in passinWias been
let- eiy tia ed; -- 14 - w ilhipperrr -on-citurpnring
the amount ofmonerbrought into the
Treasu
ry from this source since its passage with that
of previous years. There arc, without doubt,
still many tracts S'imilarly situated with those
which have already obtained the benefit ,of
tie law. I would therefore recommend its
fUrther.efftension', not merely as an'ii_erof ins:,
tide, but ifs one which will have a good efiect
on the public revenue.
The-lien of the CommoniVealth.on_the land•
owned by - John Nicholson and Peter Ilaynton,
-IMS.Ydeestly-caused-sorne- : - ex citernotitaimorig-- -
the' citizens claiming that property. It. has
been the practice for many-years forthe Gov
--e-rnor_tcaappoint_agentsiol_theiitisco.very_of_
. the Nicholson land, with the general powers
deseribid'iii - the - act , of - 1.825 - on Abe subjefl..
'Heretofore the though clothed with
general powers of discovery, 'have cafined
their-researches . to a "few tracts; but latterly
oWing to the
. increasing value of land in the
coal and other regions, they have gonc,into.an
the b
-li " - -stia ta' ntion - bf the - titlei:of Wheleliections of
.... 4114
ve thereby introduced gene
-
41 alarmanua.l.l,,a,
stances the
in whose office the repo..
ere filed:for the final action
Board, has, v•iilt ; My coticurrenet± . : 4 4. l . l el l
more,. strict course of proceeding thait
h•fetoforc indulged in.' The report is now re
. ire.) to set forth' e full ,description of the
traetsAftemnted-to-bp-charged with the lien,-
and an e'icplicit, dotail)f.the manner in which
it. is intended to establish the clnt of that
State, se es to inform the, adverse claimant of
:The facts necessary 0.-be, disproved.. ,This
,piactice, 'together with the, rule adopted by
the Nicholson Baird, composed ,o the ttor-
ney General, A.utlitor.Generst,,SurveyorGfll
- Secretary of the Lend:Office, not - to
set oo cuse...ofthis. linat,hereatier, except
`at El full BOrtrii„ has already etieFkritr.moch of
the loose.` proceedings of the agente,,aod' the
ex , citerneptAf The matter is
nove.reteried to -the LegiSleterroi that such.
measures maybe takers, as sit:tithe Consistent,
not...inky yvith,the claim of, he State, (*.with.
,the'; eatety, • titlets ParPeularly in, the
coal, regi ons,' a matter : of . far; greater
'tittle& to the State than the col'ecth:efot the
balance 'of the lien, ; Should. Vie "Legislature ; .
4estine:ehtin - Con' tfielinhject. arid . ahould the .
' 4 6taiternent continue, bqcOPP,fteo B 47,-
•
interfere with 'the rights of debtors.and per
sona, merely confined.* trial, by any investi-'
gaticht not : , necessary to the . administration of
Justice; or by the..application. i to !he l m of the
system, of involuntary 1ab0ur. . , ..-,
. ,
The law of 6th April; 1860, imposing a
StareTtax upon prodiOings_in
_COurts, and
upon Deeds,-Mortgages,;.leittrrs Testamentary
and Letter's of Administration,, was passed
when the public revenue required extraordi
nary expedients for its iocrease.• ' The condi
.tiorfand future - prospedm-oflhe :Treasury-are
ow-different. -.This _tax. was always much
complained of, Kid, as the greater portion'
of it is, by the already, distressed aid perhaps
impoverished debtor, or by - the family orthe
deceased owner . of a limited estate, which by
the law, is liable telhe.same—tax as a large
- on - eriTiv.. - i fi - P — on - a 4nertion
'for of society. that can
least afford it.. I . wbuld, Ittieree, recommend
itsits
repeal,___-___ • ' ____. . - • - —.
2ii
1 to revision of civil -coclelifely - eln — Sed;
has, introduced , some rie\V' pro Visions into the
- la% of the State, which•are not.four,uf to 'oP
erate well in..practiee, and will require further
.legislation. By AllV oldlaw ef the State, debts
i
d_ue to a, per-on Who was •himself a debtor,
could not e 'Taken in mtecution by hie credi
tor.' By he 22d Section of . the - present act
" - relating to' Executmns," this may be done
-without . any lirrMatiolki -It appears to me that
power over'clairns upon others, is -calcu
ltited in some iustances•to produce great liard
ship. I have recently heard-ef a casein which_
the-Tr - moth's earnings, - ferming - the - onlY - sim- -
,port of the fiunily of a citizen thus situated,
were altaclo.d fur au old debt, imurraN;Ple
he wps in otheecireumstances. Such an un
limited provision could-only Wive - been -admits
ted; into the law:-by inadvertence. 1 - would
therefore suggest the propriety of. exempting
a twain portion of the earnings,or the...earnings
for ; ylesignatedtime, of the debtor, from execu
tion, in the same tnanneraihoueliold utensils
and:other_neeessarrarticles.are. now. bylaw e,
emoted; There can be - rte - lossnr injustice to the
creditor in such a prevision, because the honest
debtor will voluntarily_devote - to th,e ,payment
of his debts,,,all_the meney-he--can,spare &Om
the support-Of his filmily, - whichtio law should
be permitted to interfere. with., Anilthe dis
:houest-rnan, when he finds that his daily labor
does" not contribute , te.the Stippli' of own
wants, and those aeliis family, will not labor' ,
at all. So - that; from the pretient law,. little
good willresult to the, creditor,-and much evil.
may be entailed •on-the-debtor's family; and 'on
society.
- I have thus recommended such measures'
•as atcpresent seem to be , eXpedlent and neces
sary. I will' , -tiot.'cliniy , ,occupy more”of your
time, except to say.th7t.it will afford me sip-,
core -- _plcaVure: to concur in any Other means.
for - tlie - gefitrartlie - Cointnonwealth, which tlfe'!
wisdom • tike Legislature may:devise 'and
adopt.-
- EXCCUTIVE CIIA.MBER,
Dec;-6, _ 1837.:
II E ALD •&EXPOSITOR.
CARLISLE:
SATURDAY . , Tr.cgMBEILD, 1837
The following articles and-legislative pro
teedints.:are_ copied .- froinithe -- .2ennsylvania
eJeb
4" I V . a
_ln laying this important document before
our readers, .We 'have only time for a very
enl'f: rae
'''
The: Bank quest ion,-that all absorbing topic, -
it treats in - :t-plain, full,indep.endent and states , „
ti an-like manner.' - . There is no dodging,—
neither fear of the Banks on the one hand,
norof - the Loco A-q-nost
cheering condition of the Banks is •presented.;
reduced one " fourth since
may last, and their Specie increased one
- The • Banks - have rioiv=on Mind ens dollar in
lied money roe - r — y t — woanairdolfars of
their notes in. circulation, andAtme for every
font' of their whole thei,Gov
ernor thinks• that their powers Should be di-
minished, rind society further .;guarded-rtgairist
a recurrence of the . present For . this
purpose .hoi - recommenrle a.festriction on the
profitS vii t,L'rhat dii , idandi. to,
Stockholders ShaltlMot be permitted to exceed
sevemper cent—that directors shall be
Indivi
dually liable.* for suspensions of specie Pay
ments—and that Bank acconnhodations shall
ntit be prostituted to prolteri and moneysha
vers, but retaird for the careful man of bu
siness; with other useful restrictions, which
if accepted,-will, beyond all doubt, 'give us a
'sound paper etreillation, with thirlitifiter tnealite
bash., as he rqornmends the abolitionof ell
notes under $lO.,
- The Shinplasters are provided for, and. .the
National Administration told their own in - a
manner that carries conviction to every__ hon
.
est mind .'.
The iniblie works are shown to twin a mos
flourishing condition, and, liberal appropria
tiobs, out of the " unborrouled resources"
The proceedings of the Return' Convention,
and Other articles; in// type, are escluded,hy,
? the•lkieslage, until ou'r m .
next. . • , .
•
ZMPORrAANT F.8.0111C CANADA.
The latest. Cabada Papers furnish inthrina=
tion,that an engagement, took, place between
IP,-1i
circ
4tribt and loyalist ft,rCes on 'the With No
ri,ilatirmrrex.tiv'r 14. - t. Chirles. -Various rum4s are
•
e to the festa4' l: the en
gagfO:oilitt.'bot:•`the emion, seems to prevail
thtkt'the 'l 4a i i ioteili:speroilef il l in routing
tim Inyillists; ,and' that . prep*
.tiM,s; Were ma
kingto ufi
roarcli immediately eri'tdowmeal.
'tbe,tigiti or, akkiltriots in' Wiled and . ; w 904 .
ded, is 'stated varenialy'at,:fiorn..l9o4o, 2Qtt•••: ,
that of the l oyalists a 4 froaA, 0 # .t 0 : 400 , •tiod,ot
04 1 Pber mr PrA§cae,i B, 's- 1 11r9'' have- 61 040*
P* PO ,brigs,t l ßtice 4 PreseliV , 'Wo wall give
1 4,Pgl idu l a . r f ino4 i-Y
t Pe. .;,. •;,,, .
----i--- , ;-.---:,-.----,-, , ,----P-.:--.-----:-------. ,-
• We learn from the Plew Berlin Aar; that
ilie4co‘Thato Shin Plaster party of that mum ,
ty lately frphl ''Union and Harniony"crnee
lind at. ITew Berlin,- for the.iiiipase of op
-liar Apt
pointing iegatea to lie . COnvention in March
•_
for the nomination ofec.andidate for Governor.
The, 'meeting, we understand, was ritthi.4.a
'small concern; but after considerable caucus=
singTdelegates:were at length appointed, and.
visromrin 'to. nu ppokt the notni no dap of JNO.,
SNYDER . as a candidate for Governor!! F • -
A resolution was passed nt . the some mee',
Ong, requesting the delegates of that 4ietriet
in. the.Convention T -to amend the Constitution
to resign theieseatS! Truly, a -very 'rno - der4
!Tquest ; and one which; we doubt not, will
ieceive from thoselentletneri-all,-theconside ,
ration due so
_,"grave and weighty'? -kmatteri
. .
21.10im #117ii.t0N&: . •114.11 - VIONtr.”
A meeting of the Loco. lea! of,Colutubla
county.-,wak-iteld,'at-Bloonidurg on; the 27th
,
ult. km the purpose of
- appointing.delegates to
the Convention tit . .flar T iobiirk Iklitich to
itorninate
.it_candidate :for The
meeting we learn, presented ti perfect chaos,
tivo sets of delegates having appeared from
_Se - veiTal - Cif the townships,-ands-e_liiitried,seatsin
the Convention. The friends of Mr. Muhlen
bergwerc finally beaten out, and the delegates
inStradted.to•stipPoit ri — NEW MAN, as will
be' seen the following -resolution, whi . 2.11
we extract froin their proceedings :
Resolved,- That our Delegates he instructed
to support a NEW MAN, believing that ,the
nomination of-EMIER - Wolf oi• Muldenberg
wrml . o . danger . ousto the, union, the_hartne-.
ny, and the success of the dethocratic Partyat.
the next Gubernatorial -eledtion. -.-
--' 2 .llie-Colinn r bia--(V.--B:) democrat, , puhlished
nt Bloomiliefrg, in refeiriiig -to the meeting
holds -the following language, -
It will be perceived that tt NEW MAN is
,
desired in the coming eonfesEthat_the - -
ty'wiilinglv waive all piedilections:sO ferns
either Mr. Wolf or Mr. Muhlenberg bre con
'corned, and thatumon and •61.1CaESS Will .go
vein their , acti . ons' in . the • coming conte st. That' we aie satisfied is plainly evinced froni
the part we took in-the convention; and so
tar as we have ascertained' the general sea - ,
ments of the party, the proceedings helve giv
en universal satisfaction-- --
sett-off — hrtirentevb; — #76 - I , sililidt t ie
allowing froin • -the Danville intelligender,
~(3co Fuco • -papor published at-Dentiille; •
The resolution in favor of a 'NEW . ..MAN'
WaS suddenly sprung on The Conventien, and
passed, without due consideration, just as the
Convention was about . to . adjourn ; and Whek
some of the_ delegates • had left the room.—lt
was the offspritio-,o( a -PIRATICAL Sb . EVIL
snuff, - and is Mreign tliefeelings•of the
inrtv . in this couniy;;ltsdisigtits.l6:effit:MlSil
CHIEF in the-choice ofu Senatorial DelegSte,
and create where harmony npw,pre- .
voila. -
JOS: ItITNER
PENNI. LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
,—,-TuEsDA-y-fer4i.c.RupEß,sl.lB37.—.
At 3 o'clock, P.,11., the Senate was calla
to order by Mr. PULLERTON, and the re
ttfros .0f the elections of new-Ineinbers-read.
• On the roll beirg called, thirty-ona mem
bers answerod to - .their4nantes.-!!!-Absent,
Messrs.,,Jarnes A. Caldwell and John A. Sang
.
ston. - - •
Offiblifiliii - Cli "Mi - CFULLERTON, the Sett- -
ate proceeded to ballot for a :Speaker, the
clerks acting-- , as-Tellors.- The vote was as
follows : .
-- FOr JESSE R..IIIIPIDEIT----11Teiti.--Bilic
clay, Case, Cassatt, Darragh, Frailey, Of Phil
ad'a., Fullerton, Harper; Irvin, James, . Mich
ler, M'Conkey of, d'tilad'a., Paul, Pearson; I
'Penrose, Purviance, Sterrett, Strohm-18. --
. 1
For ISA.AC. LEFT-- , -Messrs, Carpenter,
Frailey_of Schuylkill, kelly, Kingsbury, Mil
ler of Berkit, Myers, Peitz-, Porter, Rogers,
Slenker, arid Snyder-11.
Mr. Burden voted for Mr. STROM!.
Mr. Loot voted for Mr. ItO,GERS.
Mr.. BURDEN being declared elected
Speaker, was conducted to the Chair by Mes
srs. LEET and STROHM, outs king of which
_he .said. .it .was the fourth time lie hod -been
called. upon -to preside over the. Senate et: his
native State, anti:this renewed evidence of its
respect was gratifying to his feelings. He
Would make no promises as to his conduct—
it was contrary to his habit. • Performance was
better.. :Ile- returned his sincere thanks kW
the hohor they had Conferred upon him; and
trusted that lie would never be found ungrate
ful. '.. '`f' . '" • ' '
•• The' Oath of office wit% administered by Mr.
LEET, and the Senators were severally sworn,
w hen,- on .rnot ion -of M rySTROII Mi-t he-.Sen: -
ate proceeded to the election of Clerk, Messrs.
.ROGL'iiS and PENROSE acting 08 Tellers.'
The vote was as follows :
For .GEO. W. HAMERSLYMeisra,
:Bo rclayttrase,_ Cassatt,._ Darragh,,Fraley_of
-Philad'a., Fullerton,. Harper Irvin, James,
!Welder, M'Conkey, Miller of Pltilad'a. Paul,
Pearson, Penrose, Purviance, 'Sterrett, Strohm
and Burden, Sp'r.-19. • ' .
Per 'HENRY BUEHLER—Messrs. Car
penter,,Frailey- of-Schuylkill, Kelly, • kings- .
bury_, Miller of Berlts,
Myers Peitz, Porter,
Rogers; -- Shaker------ii--
:.i Mr Kelly voted for JOSEPH WILLIAMS:
- 'Jr.'.ROGERS offered a. 'resolution for the
-appointment-of -the-Standing-Corrunitteff,_
which was read a sec° d time, and passed.
• On 'motion of- Mr.. ARRAGII, a commit
teei
m
was appointed in conjunction with a co
iiiittee of 'the HOu n 7- to wait. upon the glover
nor and inform hi t ' hat the -two nausea were
,orgriz Andieady to receive any. communi
ca rum him, .
141essie.'' DARRAGH and LEET were tip
penned the committee. .
Messrs. MYERS and CARPENTER were
also appoint:et! a • Committee to Inform . the
House that the •Se to was organized
/31
0 ready to proci'ed .to , usiness. ' : , •
'at r..( 1 11.1,.1 LTZoifi: A ,r._,.rs.teit!Ti. iela t ivl
poStite, and allowing each metnber fotirdajtl .
papers; or its' 640 Valent, which Was passed,
and the• Senate alljourned to 'lO o'clock tti
morrow morning,
-LOUSE OF R FPRESENTATIVFS. _
Tlirfito4y, lh:c. 5, 1837.
• At twelve &clock, M., the lioute was called
to order .).1r Mr.' EDWARDS, or Delaware
county. ,
' On - motion, -- the re turns - nf - t lie - el octinnarof
members in the city and cnunty . of Philodd
phis, and other counties of the state were read.
On — Ciilling the,roll, ninety' seven' members
answered in - Altair hames. , • Absent Messrs.
Harshe, MTlelland 'and Yearick: _ ,
'On motion of Mr HIDEof, Westthersland,
theThiuse proceeded to the chpicla,Speaker.
'The foiltiwink rnembers;v,Uted,7o
,LEWIS
11
pzw .1...11,T of tlitunbcrland: ;., , ~ . '
:-MeSaris..-"Amel i Carpenter,: ,CSainloerlain,
-Clark,•CciPlang.k: wain, Purtist,PitrigtickiDi
*.6c,ktgi4tn* ,13 PY*XtvAV;' GarTetson C'el-'
UNION , Ariz) icaziszoN*.
ERE
geolihnore, Go • smith, Go?gtta,ll, di. ofßerke i
(kill of WMatniore and, Hirst, Hook, ii o Pkinq,
Hughes, James t Johnstor*,•Kreba, Laverty,
Leech;; Longaker, Lovn ) ,llcElwee, •Parkg;
Porter,Pray, S. F./Reedo.Ritter i . VV., q,..Rey
nolatik.W...ll!ynol4s, Bryari; Oaring,. Shearer;
.Shurtz,'Sn , a,Stnitl4 Stark, Stevenson, Stitt.
liecker,:l'aylel, Thompson; % Amin, :Wilson;
WoOgburri, Yoat.- 7 53. . • -
, .
.
F orNijiSi WALKER, of Allegheny..
.. MeAare. B atty, Bowman, . Chamberlain,
Calhoun, CmHine; Cobb, Ciiiminkham;.Diller;.
Dill ing,ham,,,EdwirdS; Ehrinau, }Aurally, Fell,
Fking, , Ford, Funk, Hays,-Bert, Ilinehthari,
Ivins ' K e tintfahtn, ICim, • Killiniz6r; Kendig , .
Kettle Wall,. Kerns ..Kinney, •M l Clarion, ;J.
11P B. ,
7.
llvaine, A. . bi' in, Morrison, Morton,
-Passmore, ,I?etkitnaii Reddigg:A. M. Read;
Richard Son, Sawdyi 'harswood;biltavens,Ty :, _
atin, - Watts-42._ . • -.. •,-' . • ..', !;, •- .
Mr.- DEWART, voted - 'for IMr.• -Hi% of
Westmoreland: - • '
Mr.".'W - AZKER voted for M(C'aits, of
• . - ,-, -, c •
Allegheny.. ' . • . 1.. . '
Mr. -1) E WART having a majority IV nll the
votes,•gi von, was declared dalieleOted §"pea
km', and :conduCted to ..the .Chair'-'' . by • Mr.
Walker and Mr, Coplan. The oaths of office
vvere administered by. Mr. 'Hopkins: • .. • •
AI :11.1 esarsAiiarn laic and 'Fling were then an
y-elated a committee to infbr.truthe Senate that
thaTlOnee is organized, find roady:ta-priaieed
to bwAtiess. • . . . , - .• • _
.. .. . . , ,
. ______,
-- . - o,rl - niotion, -Resolve,, 'Tffirt — W, hop this
ilouse-tiiljcMrtr,---it-titljohrn-to-tneet--ati-10-
o'clock to morrow, amt.that that be the hour
1-e ng,_ i u 1-r or ere
The House. then uiljourned.
Si~AcTEBT'FiOIIY e Ehi®PE:
=MEM
TINE th THE FRENCH,_;„.
The' Jeurnal'of •t ommerce of the Ist Dec.
contains intelligence, received through the
of the reported. capture of pinstantine, by the
french. We subjoin the following extracts
from London and Liverpool papers: .
TOULON,. 0ct.14,- half past 7 o'clock.
" Gen. Dumremotit (tithe Minister of, War..
.
. CN VAMATABIi- OCL: 2.
"..The brigades of Nemours and° Trezel,'
with the siege ,artillery, have taken up. a po
sition at the marabout of Bea Tainatam, on
the left hank of the Otied-Zentisi. Gen. R
lucre, - with _two of the other brigades, and the
greater part of ,the convoy, had crossed the
Itaz-elAlibat.. I intend to-morrow to
ae fur as Meherisr-within - sevelNengues of
stantine. We-have T encounten-cf = m - rtfe - :. - 1
my.— TIM - left - his - camp - at - Itiz- leagues l-Alibar l
and .retired to ather_ three leaes "diitan.
from this capital. The health of the army is
good. ' e
London;
. Oct.
,report pr e vailed on
the Paria_Borse on ,Monday
.tluit Constantine
had' been- actually:.entered by the French on
the 9th instant, but it was not gencrally.crc,.. l
dited.--rfimes, - • _ '
.. Pastsceipt - - - - f- hir co T fa.ponderit ho fiii=
nisled_the_materials.fbr_the_precediqg'sum—
nutiyltint. licire copied,. Eiliiii.J C.]_ _received.
subsequently the following intelligence :-.2-
"Censtantine 'Avis taken on-the 9th byJhe.
French-troops:-- e7' - ii4 - evwan-in7g6od
health."
Loqoh, Tuesday evening, Oct. 17.—A,
. I 111 ••••• •• 11=tala
chases of stock by which the late rise was
produced were some to a large extent forthe
Accgunt-orilit-Bank,ofZuglaiidy-hut : Amthis,
Ciedit might net to be given_withoutAlie Meta
est evidence of.t! eTuct. •
The failure of the,,highly" respectable Ma - use
of- I'n rson s & Co : , in the- RmiSid trade, was
made known this morning. Th© - house is of
more than half a century s standing, and the
respected principal is stated to be more than
SO years of age. The failure is said to betbr
about' 100,0004- and to have been caused' prin
cipally by speculation in tallow
- The prices of the Britislifunds somewhat dm
aimd to-day, which is attributed to a rather
Inrge•iloaitiiy of moneyutock - beingliretigh
into the market thun the jubberi were prepa
red to fuce. This, however, has had ti the
effect on the demand for ca.,h,• which .was , to
be obtained readily' at a low.rate in interest.
EGYPT.
Letters - from Alexandria, dated the 18th
September, mention a, most remarkable trail
of character in - Mehemet, Ali. On his arrival
at Alexandria, he made k • nown-to-All the wo
men- of his harem that they were free, except
those by whom he had children, and thus are
one•hundred and fifty females, before-Segties•
tered in the Alexandrian harem, reamed to
.Egypt. .
• An intelligent gentleman writes frim Alex
andria under the above - date that every day
convinces Win of Meheniet pretentions
to govern, and gives stronger proof, that'the
sooner - the - Parliament-and-Cabinet of'Eng
land acknowledge him its King, free from Tur
kish ,extortion and tyranny,; the sooner they
will be establishing a new and rapidly rising
power, to aid their own arms, if ever. they war
again, particularly with. • Russia ; and I. beg
here. to-mention a prog,nostication - erny - oWn,
that RtiSsitlwill gain little credit in. the forth
coming skirmishes with the,Cireasians; this
last will allurethem to their mountain passes;
and - leave them . to shift for themselves in the
Winter season, which the Russian commander
will findj - Mlire Mldesperate us Napolebn did'
when put to the same shills in Russian snows
after the burnitig of lestow." •
REASONS FOR VOTING AGAINST
- RITNER. -
Ina . political conversitiOn,
_in this place, p
.day-or-wo_sime.,Jetwokg a friend of Ititner
and e " Lbco'Foco," the declibra — Velie: -
mently*"that he would never vote for Joseph
Railer for. Governor."_._
"What nre your reasons for your opposition
to Ritner 1" replied the firmer. "Aro bis ot
ficial acts objectionable ; and if so, wheivinl"
"Oh," replicd the Loco Foco, haVe noth
ing against his public measures,' they tire , all,
good enong,l4" - - - ,
"Why then nre you 'opposed. to Ritner 1"
"Because, sir s 1 don't like his politics."
~--- -W ash. Reporters,
' , •
• „
nd A DEAVER; TRAPPED:-
1 t has..been asserted by old hunters that,
,!P Beaver was extinct in Pennsylvania. A.g.
tlau "n bi `c this place, in a hunting exeursto.
the Allegheny , non with
the assistance of an old trapper, .succeeded
taptureing une.ott the Mushation creek, Cen
tre county. A-number of recent cuttings and
chips, found in the vicinity where the. *aver !
was taken, made by the animal in felling trees,
are in the possession OS gentleinamof this bo
rough, and allow its sagacity in a very Satisfac
tory manner. —4.ewistow i i jointd.
'IV LINTY 011 MITTS
',MEETIIIIIG.
THE Democratic AntiinOnnic-Curnmittee
of Daphin county, are requested to meet on
SATURDAY, the 10th instant, It o'clock,
P. M. at the public house of lacohl
Harrisburg., to ' make arrangements for the
call of a' county Convention, to. elect delegates
to reprrercent this . county in the Suite Conven
tion, to be held on the Citli March next.
J. A. WIEH; Secretary. -
, Hariishitrii. Dec.' 6, 10137.
, -
/
HOW SLAVERY WAd --41;01.48HER__
IN MASSACHUSETT .--.-In .1754,', there
were 439 goes in: EEO - county. The prett
entrcortstitution of„Me sachusetts was estab..
liah'ed in 178(I, • Thifiret article on the (mol e -.
ration of ri ghts *extorts - that alLmon Werelorn
free and - equal; and_ this was generally'auPP o4,
ed'lo here reference tnelayery, hilt Still it *as
a point on which all did not-agree, In 17Eal
however, at Aho - ceurt' in Worcester, 'an WA
dictmentkwas found against a white man' for
assaulting,- beating cutl-inmrfsoning 'a black.-
-His trial toofe r lphice et -the - supreme judicial
court in 1783; and the defence was, that this
block man was a Glare, andi . the beating; &c.„.:
Avai th? netotistay correctio n of the =stet!. '
This - defence did not' avail. • thtr:white man
was .guilty and fined; and this decisidn was the,
deetlr_warrent_of slavery. in Massachusetts, •
ANOTHER' ACCHANT:-LA • boy' 'atilue"-
14 years of age,, while carrying a bag.;,of
'der, containing two ;:quartsisitito: - One?ofadr.
George H. Pon's: minde;(a• epark ' fepm the
torch which he carried / in. s tell iipcin
the powder expiniftil'apdariit — the
hands arid - lace2in_aLmOsVahocking_manrier.
'His eyes-esca lig injury—brit , his , hands were:
burnt injthe bones The boy is likely to recov-
er.—Miners' Jourtril. • • '
MARRIED—On Thursday, 'last; bT the
-Rev.: Heury R. Wilstur, -- GEtne -- 0 - 11L - Pnri-•
ursi - SeniorEdittir of the Garaise Herald a_pd .
Eipositor ; to Miss daughter of the late
Col wel of.fiouthturikn_townshill`
Exhibiting 'the amount of Tolls coltected
since October Sl,- 18370tp to the 24th of
. November.. . • .
New
_Hope,
Portsmouth,
Harrisburg,
Newport,
LeWistOwn,...7 -
Huntingdon '
Hollidaysburg', •
Johnstown,
Lee ibtirg, -
1 :ghonytown; '
ver, •
nkli
er
191
Dunnstown,"
Berwidc,
Columbia out-let locks,
Portsmouth do.
do., Bridge Swatara,
Bridge at IJuncan's
Aqueduct =_
•- do .
PAieburg.,—._—_:,
- AMount - ,per - wech - ending Nov
-2.5 t tr - 1837,
Atnotint,a§ pey lapt rqpgrt„----
Paris, Oct. 10
Whole amount of Canal Tulle,
RAILWAY-& MOTIVETOWER TOILS.
i adelphia,
Pimp,
Downingtown,
'
ilollidaysburg,
Johnstown,____,
Schu ) Ikill Viaduct,
Am't per week end- •
ing N0v.25,1837, 5,61 Ck 03 4,193 UN
Am't as per last re-, •
port, 21,606 32 16,806 . 1 E
Whole amount of itailwayTolla, '27,216 35
Motive Power, 20,999 6gl
Canal, . . .61,607 86
Amount of-Canal and Railway, ]09,823-99
Siitibury and Erie ;ea itroild,
AT a general meeting"of the Stockholders
of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company,
held at Harrisburg, on 4th December, 1837.
the following gentlemen wore elected Direc- ‘
tore.• '
PllESlDENT—Nicliolas Riddle. ,
DIRECTORS —John Sergeant, _ 1 7 • V
John White,.: P g:/
" -- William B. Read, - t :',7'._ __ -
J. J. .Y..yuleritemp, _ .
Vl, illia in Duellist., "0 -4 ,,. ' - ..- ' ' . i • -
' Isaac - ea, ca -4., !, t 4 5 '
John K. Kane;
'James Hepburn, Northumborl7d.
• Thomas Strathers, Warren.
Thomas H. Sill,
___ _Charles M -- . Reed, Erie,-----
. _ _
George Kellogg, '
Dec. 6, - 1837. --- -- _ _ -
LEBANON COUNTY, SS.
. . „ I t i At an Orpliait' Court held at ••
s(i..& l
- .1..: ''' Lebanon, in and for said county of
1 a
~,.... , . ; ~,el),Lt:ni:in; on.AIONDAY, the 13th`'
'
t ?.. . i daY 01 .1..izt7,erale,r t r . A.13 0 ,-1837, .
' . betbre"tWifdi**keof, on mil
lion of Le . vi - Kline;'lllFri.Weriliire. grata' a
rule on_al I _the Heirs aiiil legil-representathec
-2f JACOB NEW COMMEltctate of the town= - .
- SKr of----Bethei r -in—ttip.,:enamit;.et Lebanon
aforesaid, deceased; to appear at an 'Or - pliiiiie —
Court, to be hetd - at Lebanon, on MONDAY,
ilk. - Bth - Woi - Ji - ttfilary, ATIVIB.I9; then-and
there to accept or refuse to take the Real . Es..
titte'of. said deceased, at .the valinifion . • and
oppraisement, or show cause why the same
should not be sold,' agreeably to, the net .of _
General - : Assembly in such case , inure, and Trotiided: ---- r .---- .. .' . -4 .7 7- - ---------- -- •
By
. the,Court, • . • ...
_,..
• OSEPITREINUAR Di; clerk.
the PUBV[V'SAILIg.L
en- IN purse inCe. Of eo a ti n al Otd_ w er7 i o t t l. tp , e n '
v OLO s ha .64l ,
to
j'ea.- -. o td ',i's t. ; , ;u P 'l3. B° D l) , l 9.' l 'i n ,lherl .. "'d,(o.l.De' . " . 'ceni . "'-'
bar instant, at the house of Jit es . H. Mussel-:'
man, in Susquehanna townelii conity. 'afore—
the uhdividedintlf part of a •
TRACT\O L AN •
Situate .in Middle, Paitorttownabip,lnif coun
ty of Dauphin, adjoining lands of: John Funk; •
George Straw., and others, end containing one .
hundred and forly-seven aares.stlistme!ioutit.
.Also, a Lot or Bete of • - • - • •
WOODLAND, • -
BoupdUd by, lands of Thorifai Ileston, George
,
Straw and others, ,and cOninining., about five
ecres, late the proggrty of laceb 17pdagrove.
~bale t'd,comtnenceat• oive o'clock, P. M. of -
tiaid day; when'atteigidpiuo will be given and
c.Onditips est& Medi knoWn, by
, . ISAAC:MP:GROVE:
Administrator of said deceased2'
• GEO. TAYLOR, Clerk. - • • •
- Harrisburic•Pec. 6, 1 1837. • -
TABLE
- [WEEKLY TIMRT:]
•
CA 0.1 .:TOLLS..
184 70
7 834 39
1,932 79 .
..318 43
184 . 93
_668_66
182 81
2;595 55
2,444 72 •
38 83
-:-==23ri- ~6=
timberland
1,118.44
63 20
303 50
, 518` . 2:3
1,900 00
918 b 9
189 77
223 2(
. 1,000 . 00 .
920 23-1;083.29..
- 27;216 - 35
V 969 It
1,008
83 83
410 81
. 3,0
e 6 3
523
_22..9D
43,917 50
4;690 46
61,607.90
orivs-rtn ,
,002 47
29 92
- 20;999 -08-