1•1
From qielmlelphitt Public Ledger. • ,
Succinct Vivo of the State Policy and
Government oft he-Roinan Empirefrom.
• the commencement of the 'First, to the,.
middle of •the Fifteenth -Century.
Dete'tthincd to- re-establish a de:lilting
religiotO plianattacked the Christian cause
sit Slearned dissertation, which was disse
• mThated throughout the nation ; excliided
Chiiisti-aireT-from—tesching_grammar • and
rhetoric; cut them off from all . -publiTafF
ces, a, to give a practical proof of the
• falsity ortheir faith, made
.a - powerful ef
fort to rebuild the temple of . .leruSalem.--,
. But.his bold enterprise was not enough to
sustain a cause whose claims to-credence
had, already proved inauflicient with the
diticritninating',and Alioughtfol. tricSt
.
eignaT oveffitrow , was, connected. with his
exertion's, at-ierusalem, - which was at all
eveutebelievedto have originated from, a
sup,ernattirallnterference. Its., announce--
-• ment 'filled avery.:.Chrisiihn heart With : _ m
-.nest joy.ond.Produced:io every Pagan bo
som the invol'untary cofivictiott . of the utter
hopelesstress..of Polytheism. Contrary to
• . the . general, expectation, the. reign of •Jo
vian brought-an universal, toleration, which
even the tyranny of . Valentinian did not
_'• assume to. interrupt, though the weakness.
of Valens led him to display his partiality
' _for the Christian sect'of Arians, by perse
cuting their. adversaries, the Orthodox.—
But the 'Choice. of Gratian determined the
fate
. 0f the two great denominations which .
divided - the - faithand.feara of Chrigtentlo.m.,
TheZdosius proved himself not only a firth
advocate for Orthodoxy,' but tWixed-foe to
Arianisth. To his reign is to be attributed .
the permanent establishment of the former
'• and.the utier_ruin_of_thellatter.. - 2 Thesame .
period marks the destruction of Paganism. •
In'the accotuplishment of all, these events;
that 'easy inOralNy Which. regards more-the' '
• sacredness of the 'purpose than-the purity
of tha-meens ; would appear to have guided
the Emperor. This period is remarkable
- 7 for,
a general: relaxation -of military disci
pline, as Well as an universal corruption of j
. manners... 'rite eatites to which these re; '
stilts arP ia_be:attributed-Wtrro:very - nunle- -
roits,_.but the juereasing...p_o wor_of..the. bar 4
, 'barians;;; anit• the-- effentina ting f t of+
luxury may be properly •assigned as pre-.
.
eminent. , Calamitous as was the
_tionof-the-Empire r it..-was.stilrreserved for
evils whose - operation was to 'be .more dis
astrous ,to the' rightsof inattrstitl tlic pow
ormind. • -
• A. superstition more . ffagratit than that
which-had . fortnerry possessedthe 'regard
--,
.:of men, was introduced into the church and.
the .:world fn . • the times - of Arcadius and .
GhriStian_ martyrs, both Sabi
. lotrs and real, 'becalm' the objects of ho
mage ; the relics - of saints werercarefully
collected, sacredly preserved and sincerely
venerated; and the . - marked policy of the
'faithful w:is to engage- the attentions' of.'
those whose prepossessions were in favor
of thesplenilid.display of Pap:lisp by an
a_c'eAritte ae.iireilatltib of Christian -worship
wient temples. Shrewd
:ant: fortunate as
der must compel the confessipniline tf.111:
volved the Christian church in. a labyrinth
• poiitras-10-p,z, Thus
- °amp .. .. it was' under_ a necessity to
continue its appeals to the fears and' i(s
courtesies to the prejudice or.a corrupted
age. This step; howeve,r,._niust he- looked
upon as rather 'the legitimate result of
gradual defection than the motion of tem
:- --porary -expediency,-and- the- time .-When-it
occurred presents a generation ripened by
a sticqessioni of events for the rise and reign
of Superstition.
The-monastic--life; - which had taken its'
. rise'more than a century previous, in Egypt,
.proved itself 'a most potent instrument in
the development of this - era.. Under the
patronage Of the ecclesiastitat. dignitaries,
an extensive, degree of popularity had been
• given to it, and,-in the course of time, an' ig- '
norant and credulous age hail been disposed
• to lobk upen. it fts the,, surest passport to
Divine favor and cure fehhose evils which
the want of virtue had rendered .intolera
ble. Lured by motives of this description,
an immense-number of, persons had ft
kon the nave duties of life, to find . a
..
shel
ter and home within-the w a alls,Of inonas
• -tery. Though composed_ofLindivideals
— fro - aleyery 'class of society,the. tenants or
these - abodes were subjected to the-strictest
ride's of . government. Their deers, their
diet, their labor and even their devotions
'were so' regulated as to -secure to their.
Community?'a. character - for unparalleled
sanctity. The homage otan-enervated age
eitthusiaSts.soon came to be regarded as in-
Spiration;and their labors, as the only.-cer
tainsource of- truth. TO .them was attri
buted the power of working miracles;
. and
the gratitude of a credulous world daily in
creased their authority and - possessious.-
lief Ore theSe ghostly teachers the last, frag
ments — cif :Science' and philosophy :were'
swept froim the distracted:Empire, ;
the. greatest, triumph-4)f. :s.ipbrstitio .
. was-that which it effected over-the minds
of those barbarous nations whose:valor had
conquered Rome, and now held Constan
tinopie, and the g.astin terror. -• These all
bowed,before its authority, and submitteci
their coneeienees to its .holy guidance.—
Such an osergrown power, therefore ;
a most convenient refuge for -Justinian, ,
when .his",profusinn and oppressions had
alienated:from him the hearts of his sub,-'
--iects, • Bence Wives that the leading pOli-
Cy of his.. reign constantly 'directed. itself
_towards securing the interest and affeCtion
, of the :.Splendid timples were
erected throughout throughout hie dominions, to flstter
their pride, to devotions, and.
to' fasten their povver . upon the community. ,
'Thelma themselves were made Subser
vient to this end and nee,inopeSiderable
portion of 'that 'system'of jurispraderice,
which' it Was lhe glory of his reign to have
':'established, %„carefuily:'proVided for the
sights, marked out the ample , jurisdiction,
and securest the honors; beth — temp . oial and..
spiritual, Vilhe church, ,
Until thit-reign of • Inetinipp, :tbe volupp
wens Replan, thouth able, at An -.extrava•
gent, price, to number among 'bie lugurlee
lISI
the hrtiele of silk, was corimpelled to pro.
,ctire it_fro_m the distant:regions of .Chinh.
At this period, however, bylniperihl
Arourmge, the rearing the :worm and 'the
fabrication of, the. article commenced with-
in the liniitS" Oldie Ethpire. Its progress
to perfection was, of course _slow, : The
.Emperor having , secured the favor of the
Ethiopians. of Abyssinia;' by 'treaty;
,pro
cured their instrumentality in olitaining the
eggi - frani iv . he nCe w Orni was raised;
The easy Virtue .of these. traders sfigisted
to them a plan of accomplishing tfirtili
ject ci-ro-ral-patrorti.mw_m. entered
China with an apparently mercantile
lion, they succeeded in concealing the eggs
of the worm in a hollow cane, and bore
back in triumph ,to their own land the long
sought priie. The eggs were hatched in
the'space of. time, by time artificial 'heat of
dung; h wornur Were fed. itpon did - leaves_
of the mulberry; butterflies.lenougluto_pror,
paghti the rare were secured, antl'a suffi
cient number of trees were:planted tO,pro
.vide them with nourisifinfint Hence his
linian'obtained 'the means of .'at,:onee, hd
minkstering to his own ay.hrice•-anii-theJle
frayed. taste r f his favorites,.
Front the New Orleans Picayune.
• , LATEST FROM TEXAS:-
'
The steem . packet .New York, Capt.
Wright, arrived . yesterday morhing from
Galireston brinking dates •to the. 14th inst.
To her polith,officers we are indebted for.
the latest pal cis. The news is of little
importance. .
Esq:, has been. up
!Pointed by President Lamar, Secretary of
War, and Theodore Barby, Esq. Texiarc .
Consul at - Paris. „Roth these recommen .
Aaticms-have been confirmed. • ..
A resolution has been passoti:_by__ the.
.Horse of 13epresentatives at Austin, direct
ing the' Military Cominittee to enquire into
.the expediency of authorizing the presi
dent-to accept of the services•cif 6000 men,
for. the allowing:4l).cm
to have what they can take from the ,ene
tityi-and a leaktitrof latidour of any they
may centliter-,- . : Another, .resolution, to en
quire into the' expediency of sending the
..nae_y_to•sea r to.-bnrn, - Sink - and destroy,
and act in concert h„ . the. land_:forec;!-
. •
was- , lost,
arriteil inri - tistin on. Satur- -
day, the 4th inst., so that the report,of his,
re-entry into Mexico* is lintrue.___lle_fully.
confirms•the account of Cernalee7, treacly
. Austin Sentinel has the - subjoined
intelligence
1 - • We-learn by - a - letter - from: Reel ::River
- county,-under date of Nov,•Bth; that a com
pany of 57 Chihuahua tradejs had arrived
'there,: having. '050,000 iii specie. They
designed setting up -large trading* estab
lishment: in that county, which... Flinn be
cinineeted with housesin the United Ste_tes,
and the northern parts of Mexico.
•Theybring information that Wm. Marks.
man and John *Wallace are on their way
from Santa Fe to this city, and that they
are the bearers of despatches jo this govern
,mcnt. They propose to come iminetliately
undertheinws of this_Reimblic, end
_epic
tr i ns i at ,..l copies of Our r.rws..,
_ __The...people.pf_Satmt-Fe,bave,refusdthto
pay_the_tytite,tax-to-the priests. .
Two additional rich gold, mines have
been discovered 'on the route between this
_city and Santa Fe;. about 100 milei from
the latter place. •
*:"From ale account given by . the 'Mos
quito' of Texas, we should say that it is
_rapidly progressing inpopulation i iinprove,
inent,, morals, peace and good order.
In Galveston a „Real Estate , Bank. has
commenced issuing its notes. Fives and •
Tens are redeemable at.the_counterin.gold
and silver, and mites of a- higher denomi
nation are redeemable in, Baltimore;,-
The city authorities ell - Galveston have
passed an ordinance iniposing a fine. of -
$lOO on any person. found 'to be carrying
deadly weapcins. This law-will work well
if supported by public feeling.
• • ,
A - bill is before the - legislatnre - for lien
sing gambling houies. _
. Judge llemphill. has been elected, Chief
Justice by the legislature.
Canales.hasAliciallyannotinced
missal of his _troops -- •
Captain.ThompsonbftheschonnerWiiip
arrivectut_Seu_Louis.on . the - evening.of.the.
9th instant... He brought there the news
of the light - he - ditecif Colonel -- Jordan's-par
ty and the Mexicans.
All the, officers and men who have re=
turned to Texas from the different Federal
divisions, with °whom Capt. Thoinpion
conversed, concur in asserting the fact that,
__them is no_dbubt-of-a-genaral--alliance--be- - :
tween the Central acid Federablomes, for
the purpose of invading Texfftr , rind they
moreover state that there are now 3000 of
the enemy, in a body, onythe'Texian side
of the Rio Grande: ..*
The remains of Mr.* Treat, late agent to
'Mexico, were interred, at Galveston* the
12th• inst., with imposing.ceremcnies.
A leopard, resembling the Africeu • ,,erid
ten•feet lorig from the tip of the nose to the
'end of the tnil,,Was -recently. killed near
llexar. Great numbers Orthem are found
in the neighborhood of ilie-Nences end-Rio
Grande:
• 'fhe flour-market was dull at' Galveston
on the 14th :and the stock heavy.. The
same •may be said,
.of 'sugar. • Pork
dull and - bacon andlarthin limited* demand.
The schooner Ann Maria and Cargo, re
cently eaptured i yas: to be.sold on.the 15th
at Galveston: . : .
•
The.,
Galv'eston Civilian says that "a
considerable ,quantity., Of *sugar hes been
Made- . upon the Colorado 'Otis Sent3oll:: :A
gentleman
„ct:Egypt ,made 15 hogsheads
front abont.six ,acres. Of; giouiiti;'arilk from*
the specimens:we-saw, of ihe.fineist kind,
equal to the best - brown' Haw-tine.'
• ,
Tnt SI A M '-
tesn Twois.-- The Cincinnati
Times • says" thcit these no t hp an i nn e i n
acme!. do not agree in political. senthnents.
When they went to. the. polls to vote,Chane,,
the, Whig, who is .tallest, 'handed
hallot, and. it *al 'depasited flee foint ti
When hitt brOthei'Eng," who iS 06..ibe on ,
poiltion side,' Oboatlo piocied
manner„ihie :it* . was challenged by
i4 - Ttve Carl:l2o'lg Thmt - ritl anZi, rvowiter.
brother on the grounti that he wq& notof
Penntsylvaxua LOgislatiaire.
SENATE;,
TUE ' SDAY, Jawqary:s, 1841.
. The .Senate met at 3 o'cloalt,. P. M.; the
SPeaker, . Mr. .Kingsbury., being . in , the
•Th'e, Secretary of lhe. Commonwealth
being introduced, :preSented . the election
returns from the several election -districts,
which weretread - by—the,cleil • •
- A motion was then made by, Mr.Strohm
that the members present proceed to vote
for Speaker, and that the Clerkenct as Tel
lers.; which was agreed to. • •
.•
The Senate then proceeded to vote,
.Ivhich resulted as - follows - i=
. Charlestl3..Penrose, . 18 votes.
I E. Kingsbury, Jr: • •;- 7-, '
Michael Snyder, ; 3 . •
, • 3. C. Plumer, ,
W. F: Coplan,
R. Fleming, .•-• • .
John - • 1 •
So Charles 8,, Penrose, having received
' a majority of- all the votes, was declared
-duly-elected Speaker of the S,e,nate. • •
- The oath of office was then administered
to Mr,. Penrose by the late Speaker.... •
The members. elect were then called,
and the usual- oaths of nifice administered
by the Speaker. . ,
On motion, Messrs. Kingsbury &, i Reed
were appdinted a committee to.act n eon- .
junction With -a-similar-committee-from the
liouse.of Representatives, to wait upon-tire
Governor and inform'him that the General .
Assembly ware organized and ready - to re
ceive any comaiunicatiok which lie might
be - pleased -- to - make. . .-
- . On motion, Mes Sis. Strolinf . iintl-Pegely
were appointed a committee - to wait upon
the House of - Representatives, and inform
them that the Senate is now organized and .
ready to proceed to business.
__The usual resolution was _moved by
-'Mr.
.
Case, relative to postage,-
Mr. Brown moveetto postpone the ques
tion on the same tint-no-morrow..
_ .
After some debate between Mr. Brown:
in favor of; and -lVtessrs: - Twintand' Case'
opposed--to,..the-same,ilie-MOtion to post-
pone was , witbilrawm aqz, an amendment
nffered to ibe'resolution by My.." Brown, to
Strike-out. ‘lfou-r7daily-papers,"--atid-insert
"one," was lost. •
The question „then recurred on...the a
4opi_ieor of the. original.resolu
Y
, ,eas.23; . ays 9._ 8o it was - determined
in tho - afiirrriative. - -
• OnAtiotipn of Njr, Fleming, 1'! o'clock
was made the standing hour of meeting.
- The Semite then adjourned.
.110. USE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• ' 'January 5, 1841. .
— About-half past 11.o'clack this morning
Mr. Flenitiken,.of Fayette,-gave notice in
the hall that at 12 o'clock, the Ilouse of
'Representatives !would be called to order
and•the retuinsuf'the.electism read. . •
Accordingly, at
ington, — who aninzaincedlhbt the time fixed
_by_the consiittitiOn.of the state. of Pennsyk
vanla frifille meeting_ atiihefGeneraLAS 7 -
sembly,. had arrived, and moved therefore
that the Clerk proceed according to the
act ofAssembly, to read the returns of the
elections in the•city of *Philadelphia and the
several counties of the Commonwealth ;
which was. agreed to:
..Tbe. - Secretary.--01-the—Commonwealth ;
being then introduced, handed to the .cleik,
in obedience to the duty imposed upoithirri
by the 'Election Laws of this 'Commoti-
Wealth, the several returns of the election,
anilthe certificates of the members elect.
clerk •then read the certificates in
usual manner, the sante being full, except
Riot. of - Mr. Pearson; - of 'Butler, Which by
some mistake Its d •not reached the ecre
tary's Office. The certificate 'in the -pos
session 'of Mr. Pearson was, however„.ad
mitted. as satisfactory--evidencerol-his . elec.-
iion, and he was enrolled With -the.others
The clerk having. made out a -list froM
the returns, called the roll, whereupon 99
menibets answered to their °names.. Mr.
Cunimings, of Indiana, the abs entee, _being
confined, to his room by indispoAtiop.
Oit motion, the Housothen . .preceded - tO
ballot for Speaker, whereupon it appeared
der MiddleswarTh bad
.Richard Brodhead, Jr.
• Scattering ,
Mr: Johnson,Of Armstrong, voted for
Mr..Bart=otherivise it was a strict party.
vote. .
The second ballot was exactly the same
as the first if you :substitute the name of
R. P. Flc ( nniken, for that of RichardSrod
head, jr.
The third ballot resulted in the:choice
of Mt. trabbe, of, the.city of Phil
-adelphia, by a vote of 53 to 44. _Mr. Ner
Middleswarth Was the regular Whig can
didate, and was supported by the Whig
members, with the exception of Messrs.
Chrisman,Clark,..F`u,they, and Smith, Who
voted for m. A. Crabbe, and , Mr; John
son,..pf Armstrong,, who voted for Mr.
Darsee. • '
Mr. Crabbe voted for-Mr. Middleowarth,
and Mr. Middles'warth.for Mi. Kerr.
-On takiiig the chair, Mr: Crabbe ex
-pressed hircfeeslings of gratification- for - ihe
unexpected and distinguished 'hon'or just.
conferred upon him, in a beautiful, distinct,
!Ind highly 'appropriate monitor, proniising
to perform the duties of the- office with,
fidelity and impartiality,
'The oadrof olfice,,(by his request) was
administered -to the Speaker" by. Mr, Flen- -
niken, after which' the, oaths were admin.
istered in the usual form by,ffieSpeaketto
the several meinbers 'of ihe'house; which
•oectipiod considerable •
The -1-lopse being new - Organized 'land
ready to proceed te,husiness, ,
CM,motiou of Mt! Llrodifead, a aeinmittee
consisting of ,Mesoio. 13rodliead and Cow,
were appointed ipitiforM-the Senate of the
fao. • ' . " '
On motion of.Nr.,Flenniken, commit
,tae coptiogil. of Moomrs. Flenniken and
qaticineTe appointed •on the, pait of the.
ROM aat.la caniaactian with . a aim-
far - committees Of the Senate fshould they
appoint bud?) io Alie Governor that
the GenCral Assembly was orgniii;ed and
ready Proceed to husiness. ,
an,Motion of Mr. Darsie, a committee
consisting-:of -Mesifrs. Darsie, Flenniken,
and. Middleswarth; ivai :appointed to pre
pare. "rulee for the government, of, tke - Polise
of Repreientatives, Until, ich'"time,=as
-
usual, the rules of the late )iouse, are - to'
continue inTorce. - •
Mr.. Smith offered the usual .resolution
relative to the postage of members, and the
furnishing of each with four daily • new's
. a ers,
Mr. Steele v olChester, moved - to'aine
by striking out "kir" newsphpers, and in
serting "two." Ile was:for entering into
the besiness'of reform at the enteet.• It
might be:.a small - matter in appearance to
soreeielitlemen - ,7 4 1Fe .said, but. it - was - one
etep,.and the present, einbarrassed • Condi
den of our financial attairs,in,his
_ opinion,
called imperatively for reform in every
thing that was like . .ex,travagatiee,.and he
thought; this.. Was proper subject to corn.:
Without taking the question
.on• the, tie
solution,: , - " • • • ,
On terition•or Mr. Cox,• •
The House.a . djourhe - t1,.t0, meet to-trier
row.rtfortiieg at.lo o:clock. •
• From . the Daily Intelligencer.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES.
HARRISKIROv Januvy 6, 1841.
After the Journal of yesterday was•read;
ad great number of letters 'were-laid - before
the - House from - persons asking the ap
pointment of Clerk,. Printers; Sergeant-at.:
Arms, am which_ were_ on •the table for
future action:- : • . •
of - Lancak e
er; -gavnative
' that oit to-morrow he. would ask leave to.
present. bill providing for the electinif of
'the
.Mayer Of Lancaster, by the people.
Mr. Spyier,-that he would: ask leave,on.
1O;Morrow to present 'a bill .entitled - an; act
incorporminglbe.borough_of Gettysburg. .
Smith of the •City; that he would
present a bill for the'-ineorporation of the
J)elaware Coal CoMpany. •
• ,Mr. Ilinclimati, that he would ask leave
to present•Tbill'toitocorporate - the - .oitizen's
Mutual ..Insurance Company. .. .
On motion of Mr. Kerr of Washington,
an item:of unfinished business, to by found
Op page 120.tif - last - year's - journa4 provid=
ing forlite erection of , a new county out of
parts of 'Washington, Allegheny, Fayette;
and 'Westmoreland, was referred.tda select:
committee of three.- •
The Speaker: appointed 'Messrs. Kerr,
Eyre, and. FOgel, the committee. •
._ The.resolution 'offered yesterday by_ Mr:
Smith, relative_ to: postage and newspapers,.
was taken up on s=econd reading.
After striking, out the word_ four,a - nd in
serting in lieu thereof three, the resolution
was rejected.by,a vote of—Yeas:4o; Nays
55.
.. . ,
, •
.The Committee .to wait on the Covet
nor reported that the Governor would send
a message at 12..sieloek. -- • • ,
I _M, i lVtijlkalVarth moved that the house
• 11, if ..04
geant-at-Arms,liiiriraneefier; wheri fir
f.ollo_wing_notninatiOns_wereipade. .
Mr Brodhead nominated Geo. Hecker,
Mr. Middleman!' ." 'Alex. Ramsey
Mr. Anderson " - .J. Seiler. • .
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS.
Mr. Darsie nominated Job G. Patterson.
Mr. Brodhead " Andrew Krause.
Mr. Musser " R. -Auchinbaugh.
Mr. Foreman . " John E. Brown.
Mr. Clark " E. P. flugltes.
Mr. Middlesw'th " Sam'l. Shoemaker
Mr. Bruner " - Geo. W. Firestein
DOORKEEPER.
Mr. ,Cox nominated Geo. Shaeffer. .. .
". Smyser " Jacob Sanders.
" futhey . " S. Horn.
" • Flenniken " Joseph Jackson.
" Futher 4 ` John Stoever.
". Kieffer
Musser:-
" 'Funk •
" Pumroy " Bobt. McCartney.
" Eyre " • James Mci:late.
" Bent Taylor.'
- B. Epler.
1.,' Jacob Newman.
" .Geo. Taylor. -
After.the reading of, the message 5,000
copies in English and 2,500; in Gerthan,
were ordered to be printed, when the House
• ' Adjourned.
iMEMI
=ED
-- 48 votes
48.
Several letters from applicants for , the
printing, Sergeant-at-Arms, Door-keeper,
&c. were read apd laid on the table.
PEITIONS.
TM-Speaker presented a petition signed
by citizens
.of this .State, praying the Le
gislature to erect ari asylum for tLe Insane
Poor of this conimonwealth.
Mr. Brooke one from Margaret Holman
and, others, praying that they may be per
mitted to transfer certain real estate. Laid
on the table...
, - Mc. Kingsbury, one froth the Citizens of
Luzerne county, praying that the Banks of
this State may be permitted to issue notes
of a less'denomination than $5 One from
Wayne county; for the'crection of an' Asp'.
. him, for dip - Insane Poor--petition - trim
- Phehe'ThoMtison„-praying to be ,divorced
from , the bands of matrimony.:..' , ' - 1
Mi. - .Crispen, one from citizens of Ken
,aington, Philadelphia county, 'asking that
the law' giving' to the Philadelphia and
Trenton, Railroad . Coinpany;" ; Power to
construct. a read through Kensington, may
be repealed. .
'Mr. Strohm gave,notice that on to:muft
i row , he would, ask. leave_to present a hill, ,
giving the citizens of the city-of LalleaB- •
4 the.election o( Mayor, -
.Mr. Fleming gave notice that , he would
on to-Morrow present'a bill . providing for
the erection ;or a poor' Rouse in
,the county
of tyconiitig.. . :_, ::, ..- , . ,
. 1 11)e' Comptitie to *pit on the Governor
made reporkthat he would (mud in his;inea
iiige:ai-12 o'clock. :''',
Engem:4loNa. ,• - . •''
Nk.„ kaalay of[l7niOn offered'tliCfollOW-
. .
-',.” Cyrus Landis..__- .
----Gecirge-- , Fackltr.-
Jacob S. Dunedn.
ME
IN SE&ATE.
ANuARY-6,-18,41.-
ing, winch according, to the rules was laiq!
.over, for one day;
Resolved: By:the Senate and Rouse of
Representatives of:the Commonwealth Of
Pennhylvania, that ditSenators , be instruct
ed• and our; : Representatives '" requested, to
vote for the repeal Of the act passed on ,the
4th day of July 1840,-. and: commonly
known as the Sub-Treasury. bill. ,
• Mr. Pearson offer s ed a resolution for the
appoinfnient, of the usual standing commit
tees by the' Speaker, which was 'adopted.
They• will appear on the-journal. of to
morrow.
Mr. - Pitterhon orkitostrong, offered — the
Ilawing_t_whiaklesl o. a len: th debate,
in which Messrs: E'wi -Patterson, zu !I
van, Cochran, .Kingebury, Brown, Bpack
' man and Williams - took part. •
Whereas, the amount of money required
for-Printing and-contingencies of-this-body
is :rapidly increasing from. year to, year,
without this . cause being satisfactorily
known : therefore, -
. Reiolved; that a''committee' of three
.members be appoihted ; whose duty it shall.
-be .to _examine i n to the mOde Of letting the
printing Sand accounting therefor. Also,
the incidental expenses 'of this body and if
in their_opinion : a plan saving . to the-Coni
monwealth cam be adopted; and. Make ..ro
port thereof. , . • '
The further consideration of the resplu
... •
lion was peStponed for the present. .
The GOVernor's •Message teas then - read
'by the ,. .Clerk...
'Mr. Reed, of the citY,.ofrered the follow . -
ing, which was adopted:
'Resolved, . That the. Cortimissiphers .ot
the County-of Philadelphia be directed to
.reportui the Senhte•the amount of damages
paid or adjudged to be-paid., by the county
for opening, or' widening streets, Roads ,or
- Alleysilit - the - City - or County of'Philadel- .
ithia Under'special Acts of Asserribly - since
- the—lsr - a - linuary -- IFOp., - specifying the
harries or. the. Streets, Rogds opr
date of :the acts and the amount on each
- paid or adjudged to be p,aid.
Mr. Strohm Moved that to-morrow be
set apart for•. the election of officers of Se-
MEI
A communication from J. B: `Trevor,
Cashier of • the Philadelphia Bank, giving
the -namea-of Steekhohlerp,-&e, was - receiy=
ed and laid on t e table.
Mr.gse moved that the Sertateproceed
to the'fittination of candidates for Clerk,
Printery Sergeanttat-Arms,•-•aad--Poorkeep
eri wfifn the folloWing nominations were
. ;• •
made:- •
• CLERK.
•
Mr. Strohm _nomMatedi.o„.W. Ilameraly
. " Planter 1 . 1
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS -
Mr. Kingsbury.honainated7oliii Stahl.= •
Hiestei• • " • S.T. Williams
'DOORKEEPER.
Mr:BrOOke.nominated Joseph B. Wade
-" Miller " :• John -P.-James.,
" Headley ". . Wm. Kitchen:
• GERMAN JOURNAL. " •
'Mr. Strohm nominated George Bergnen —,
" Killinger " Bibighana &13q,ker.
" Kingsbury. Butter & Bigler.
" Reed -" F. J. Grintd. •
Ca tnuiLtNii .16 - LitigrAt. 4 - 0
Mr.:_Barclay .notninatelFH7 - Montgomery.
" Kingsbury " WM. D. Boas. .
-" Hiester " Fenn & Wallace. .
- • - . BILLS. .
Mr..Coehran nominated IL Montgomery.
" Killinger • J.
The nominations then cloied, and the
Senate- • • • Adjotirned.----.
IN SENATE.
JANUARY 7, 1841.
The Secretary_ of the <-Cornmontvealth
presented a message from - the . Povernor,
stating that certain bills of last session had
been approved during the recess. Also,
the annual reports of the .State Triasurer
and commissioners of the Internal Improve
ment fund.
`PETITIONS PRESENTED.
• Mr. Reed presented the petition of T.
D. Hollingsworth, ;praying to . be allowed
to sell certain real estate. Also,. a memo
rial from citizens dt - Phiradelphia prayink
for the establishment of an asylum 'for the
sale of certain'reall-estate.
Mr. Ouse, the petition of citizens 'of
Bradford comity, praying for the election
of canal commissioners by the Legisilatuie.
Also, one from the citizens of Bradford
county, for The trial of certajn cases bY
courts to be_c_pmposecl of justices of the
peace. _
_ Mr. Brown, a petition relative to_certain
real estate.
Maciay,irpetitiell — fr - din - the com
missioners of Huntingdon county, praying
to be - authorized to borrow money. •
' Mr. Miller, the petition of citizens of
Cjimberland county, for an appropriation
for an asylum for the insane poor.
The Speakerthen announced the follow
.
ing standing committees:
On Accounts - Messrs: Cochran, 'gins
bitry;,Snyder, Brooke, Manley. • ,
. Pennon." and Graluidese—Mesers.
Strohm, Plumer, Smith Hiladley,
Judiciary—Messrs. Pearson, Williams,.
Fleming, Read, Headley
Militia---Messrs. Case, Millcr, Hays,
Brooke, Barclay.
Banki—Messrs, Spackinan, Fleming,
Mathers, Patterson, Sullivan.
Edueatiim,=-Mesers. Ewing, Huddle
son, Bmith, Clibhons, Mothers.
Roads and /frid.ges.---Measfs. Sterrett,
'BrOwn, Mathers, Patterson, Caplan. •
Internal ImprovementMesert Strohm,
Oase,.Sterretti Spaekesan;
• agricui.ture • and, Domestic, Afanufac
, tures- 7 14mm. Ewtng,Killinger, Heisler,
•
Brown," Pegley. • ,
To Compare Rillo—Mesere Copilot ;
:Headley, 'limner; Crispin,•Ptitterson.
• Election Viatticts 7 —Mesere. Maelity,
iluddleanii, Barclay, Brower, Fageley •
Vice aad' Immordity—Mesers:7llliller;
Sterrett; 00 chn!n. KinkittuYY;llrower-
CozporOlions..-Mesars. Barclay; Brown;
Gibbonsentiddleson„'Peirson.
Estates': and Escheats:—Meitoss..Wil•
liamo, - ,.Barchik,.. gfulliian, 'Pah
bons:,
:Rnango--aleiara: ROA Smith,Bro‘vp,
Cochran, Williams,. =
Private Claims for.Daniagel--Messrs.
Macley - Plunrmr, Smith, Critmin.
Library— . —Messri3 Spaekman,Williams,
need., - •
Public Buildingq.—Mpiers. Brooke,'
Seyder, Hiester,:Killinger.
motion_ of • Mr.Fegeley, (ainended i
by motion of Mr. Strohm,) 1000 'copies in
English, and 500 in. Geraian ' of .the Go
verner's message, were ordered to be
,print
ed for the Use of the senate.. -
' On inntion, the senate proceeded to the
election of clerk, which resulted as follows:,
Hamersly had '
,19, votes.
Henry Buehlerl2.votes.
Si - -
10 the speaker ileclred Geo. W. Haii
erstrustre-thilreleeted-elsrk-of-the-sena.
Mr. Hamersly nominated Samuel W..
Pearson, of . Somerset county, as 'Assistant
Clerk, which nomination was confirmed
The senate : tiy
then._proceaed_to_the elec
tion of Sergiant-at-Arms; which resulted as
follows:
Samuel T.' Williams had 19 votes.-
John Stahl " . had. - J2-votes
' So. the speaker declared. Sanniel 7 1 .0 y
ham to be duly elected. - '
,The,.4oate 'proceeded to the election •o
Door-keeper,' which resulted as follows :
Joseph 43. WSde, , had - 19 votes
.John„ P. James had 9. votes
William• Kitchen had" -2 votes
..
SO the speaker declared Joseih B. Wade
to be duly elected Docir:keeper to the-ien
ate. • . ~: • ,
A , motion was then made to, proceed. to
the election of a printer of the English
journal 7 . )f the senate,:when
mpVeil to postpone the order of the - . day;
for the purpose 'of introdtTeing a-reselution
relative to contract of" the printers of
tLe :senate, providing that the senate may.
at any tiinerevelte the tfaideontract...,
•Upon._this. motien,a dieeussion of . .sonie
length - arose, in.' which Messrs . :
Ewing,
.Brown and others took. part, when
the. matter was finally, postponed:, !•:• -
A resolution was then- Offered'relative.to
the_ pay_ of_the_late officers .of- the.-eenate,
which, after some discussion, was passed.
Adjourned. . • ' •
HOUSE.
Ifinimpuno;:Jan: 7, 1841.
The'speaker. laid before tha House• a
ibttef - Iron 7 gtotgeßefiy; - : - Aitilikir Ge
iteral,.-accompanied-with,--his-Report—and
- one from Albion II; Read, :containing his
report, on the state of the 'Treasury.
• Mr. Zimmerman presented the petition's
tit,eitizenS . of Cumberland county; asking
for the erection of_an' Asylum for the In
sane POor. ' .
- 111 r. Lightner, three petitiohs,
,praying
for the election of canal commissioners by
the people. • _ •
Mr. nz . ser offered the following, which
after a short debate,
.was postponed until
_ .
to-morrow. .
_
. Resolved, That the clerk be instructed
to receive , proposals for. the cutting, fold
ing, stitching, binding and delivering of the
English and . German Journals, and all
other documents ordered to be printed. by
the botise. .
on motion ur the lioitie prd
eeeded to {ho election of clerk, ser:eant-at
- arms an oor- eeper.
-The speaker appointed Messes. Cox and
Barr to act as tellers, who _reported that
for clerk,. • •
Alexander Ramsey had 50 votes.
Jaiob Seiler 49 votes.
Mr.. Ramsey was then sworn in, aild
nominated- - as- his-Aesistant - - David - Todd; -
which was confirmed by the house.
The election of . sergeant-at-arms was then
hid, the clerks acting as tellers, with the
following result: , •
For. sergeant-at-arms :
Job G. Patterson, 1- 50 votes.
Andrew Krause, -49 votes.
So Job G.. Patterson was elected,'
For Doorkeeper.
George Shaeffer had 50 votes.
Joseph Jackson had - 49 votes.
So Mr. Shaeffer was declared.to lie duly
elected. ".
Mr. Brodhead, of Northampton,•offered
the followifig, which was laid on the table.
Resolved, By the Senate and' House of
Representatives, that the state treasurer be
and he -is hereby authorized - and - required;
hot to pay
.t.O_ the . _ State__Geologist;_or_his
assistants, any more money,-until the pro
visions of the "act providing for a geologi-,
Cal and •mineralogical survey 'of the state,"
which is about to expire, are fully cont
plied.-with on -the,part of the said state
geologist, and, that so - much of the said tiet,
and of the act passed the 21st of March,
-1837 F as - are - hereby - altered - or - supplie - d; be
and the same are hereby repealed.
The resolution pioviding for the furnish
ing of members with newspapers, and pay
ment of postage, was, after some discus
sion,'adopted with striking out_"four" and
inserting "thresV•liewspapera.
• 'A communicatiOn from the Auditor Ge
neral, tranimitting•the report' of the Inter
nal Improvement Fund, was• laid lon the
table.
Snoxim9.—Dr. Macauley, of Sr. Lonie,
while lecturing before The Mcchaniek In
stitute of that place •recently, told the fol
liming amusing anecdote of smoking :
" k young gentleman, Very muclydavot
ed to , smoking„ had paid his eddressesio_a
young lady, whose parents objected to the
union s Merely becauee he indulged, as they
thought, too , freely in the use of tabaccoi
The youig latly,,hoviever, prepossessed in .
his favor, pmvailed.npon , him to' abandon
the habit, that thiaii union might take place.
The antipathy ef the mother; howeveii to
smoking, continued aikabated, and she was
still skeptical iisAiiirelect of his reforma
tion on that score, and to test lier flaugh
ter's account that he h ad- given - ati, the
lice,otsmoking, she' invited -to spend
a,few days at ; liee\Wititie, with , the family.
No symptoms appeared till'one
°Vetting,- *hen. the reaninie, before. retiring
to'.reit, fancied. she . smelt 'something iike
the fkiPegkif jol*Co . 14 bed-room. _ She
14 °ked'PrOg4.thti key-hole, and io! and
beheld!itie,:gentleman .was 'eaught in the
act, p#llittg - 4**Yr hialeat upon the,
grate, and thinking, no doubt, of 1111111 Y,
happy dpys 'With his beloved object.' The
. .
mother, in haste, ran down stairs, called
for, her tiaughter; said she ,had found-him
still Strioking, and - wishbd her to come up
inaMediately and see. They flew up si'airs;
the' mother looked again into the key-hole,
86'30,i:4*0-her daughter, "did Vncit . tell you .'
he - stridit6dt lOok and "Ah, bqt
Mother," - sOidWe daughter, ”4 0e8 h e ri i ) t _
sinoke kautifielly?" • '
• . •
Risme WITH WINDpw:OPEN.—A.
Scbtefi qlitrgym*was deputed - by . the Ed
inburgh Presbylpry to rebuke Charles the
Seeond,tor kissing his serVarit,priaid . rit Ho
' lyrood. • After the Ik orthy divine: had
the disagreeable task imposed Upon
hin — bY — the — ahrtrehindi - ei - aryTtrOteirlm ----
dared not digobey, he added, in a corifidett •
-
tial vihieper,' "and the next time your,
.gracious'majesty so .. far_.forgets_yourtielf,-be:L----
pleaaed - to - shut - the witidow.7 ' • •
CLOSE OF THE .w.gpc.—The week now
closing, has been signalled by nothing
inipOttant • ip'politice, - cOinnierce news. •
The same dullness obServed . last. -
'
Week, fias characterized 'the 'ptese,nt,;and
nothing
has transpired to give life and ani- • 7
Illation - . to our city.. .Money is scarce,;
trade is dull ; the. rivers are still low, but
prospects : of . better times are. brightening.
-The resumption of the Pennsylvania Banks
will, tend, in a great tlegroe,jci restorkcon
fidbnce and croditin . . the „North, but : we
shall. not feel its benacialiAnfluenee • Until
the State Bank of Alabama'‘jollowejn the.
footsteps" of those of PennsylVania.
The week, upon the -whole; his been as
.dull-and discouraging as the,last; - and it
remains for us to thank Heaven . 'it is no.
worse. 'Economy, prudence, and iridus 7
try, are all important to :bear nit_ up for; the'
:present,yand when "the riveri—rtie" and
"cotton comp) in," we
,s6ll all . light- •
hearted'and full of hope.—Nobile .4'dver.
Notic&
Illy, a - resolution of_. theCtimberland Fire Compa
ny, at, their meetinglen.thegtl. instant, the.subscribers___ ,
_.
were appointed a committee to give public-notice-on—,—
behalf of the company:. That by the kindness of our
State Legislature, they have granted ua an act of in=
corporation under which wd" now act. That we have '
,several exPensive engines with their apparatus, Hose,
Ladders, Hooks, ate.r.some _of_ the-ladders-have Wert_ _ _
taken from their places by'persuhs without autliori-,
ty, and 'in/CH.4'OMM ' AU persons . are hereby can
tionettnet to use or remove - the ladders from their
places,orany other property belonging to the com
pany, as they will certainly_ be. prosecuted. 'l t re
_qiures perniission of Atte- coinpany to-authorize7finf .
one to use their ladders. - - _
GEO. D. FQULKE; • - '
„ .
'JACQB SENER, - - -
. .
„
.- - • . . FREDK. A. KENNEDY. .-
January 6. . . .
. . . .
- Nottce.• .
._. „... __
Estate of U r sula Lermberton,.died.
LE'rTERS . TESTAMENTARY on.
•
the estate of Uraula Larnberton, late of North
:Middleton township, dteeased, having been granted
to Abraham Lumberton of North Middleton, and.
Ross Lamberton of Carlisle: 'NorirE is hereby g iven
to all.l3ersons indebted to the estate of said decedent
to make immediate payment, and those having chiral '
to present themfor pavment. ' ........._
_ ABRAHAM LAMBERTQN,
• . ROSS LAMBERTON. .
• . Executors of .Ursula Lamberton, deed.:)
Jan. 6, 184L---6t .- . -
•
• _At .a stated Orphans' Court lie= :
gun and held on Ttusday tl:e 15th day of.Dec,ember._.
- 1840,at - Carlisle - in - and ler Cuintlirland'county, - hei• -
fore the - Hon - . - Saninel Hepburn 'l , :resliTent, and John
Stuart and John Lefev.re Associate Judges of the
same court, assigned &C. the following proceedings
were had to wit:
In the case of the writ of partition on the real .;
Mate of.lacob Rife, deo'd , now, to wit: 15th Decem
ber, 1840,..the Sheriffluiving returned the inquisition
the court confirmed theSame,Attil grant a Rule on all
the heirs to appear at the next Orphans' Court, and ag-.
- t•ept - or refuse to accept said estate at the valuation.
Personal notice to blxiierved on all the heirs residing
in the county, and by publication three times in two
newspapers . in Carlisle for those who, reside out of
the county. By the Court.
Cumberland County, ss.
. ' I, Wi II i s Fold le, Clerk - of the Orphan'e
, f , ~, r. Court in and for.said county, do, hereby .
It , y I*. certify the foregoing atrue copy of re-'
t , • f(: '.o' coed.
t „
....
---. '•-•,_ . Witness my hand and seal ofsaid court'
--- -'i. - at Carlisle,. the 28th day of ; Dec.-1840.
• IV: FOULK,
CPk.,o..C't.
PAUL MARTIN, Sherif.
Jan. 6,- 1841.—St
To Let.
• - . . The large and commodious- House
in the borough of Mechanicsburg,
°iifi t • now occupied by . the SuVsceibeis, for
'; the term of. ono year, from the Ist of
Apritnextuntil-the-Ist of-April l lB42.
The dwelling"will be rented separate, or together.
-with the-Store Room and Warehouse; for conditions
.call-on. the-subscribers.
ARNOLD
N. B - . We have knack' another property in said
borough= forthe term of three 'years from •the Ist or
April neat, and had. leased the Ist - described proper
ty for the same term, and said term does not expire:
until the Ist of April, 18421.
Mechanicsburg, Dec. 30, 1840. . •
. .
REOtsrEn's OFFICE, '
Caaust.n, Dec. 26th, 1840.
Notice. is he.seby given to all Legatees, Creditors7 \
and other persons concerned, that the following Re
counts have been filed in this office for examination,
by the accountants therein named and will be pre- :
rented to the Orphans' Court of Cumberland county,.
for confirmation and allowance on Tuesday . theg6th
day of January, A. D. 1841., • .
-The supplemental and final administration account
ofdohn Rupp, "administrator of Samuel Ruby, deed..
The administration account of Jimes Armstrong, .
administrator of Robert Armstrong, ' •
Theadministration account "of. John H,
administrator of John Preining, decesed.
The administration acinunt of George Reikess eV"-
ecutor of William Carothers, deed: • .
j • ISAAC' ANGNEY;.Registerc.
_
.
.Black Walnut,,Planja.
FrHE . Subscriber. ,tvishee- ti? purnitase
,l3.4B,C.K - WALNUT PLANK, in any quo-.
ity thatmay be - tifrei• - tdf FortY
cash pei• thousand feet plank measure will be' given-
Said Phink- to ,be of good quality; two - 4;36es and
onc-eighth in thickness and fourteen feet lour inches
in length. To be delivered.at the. Canal id Hartie,-; .
burg, Drat any.point on-the Clunberland
Road, and _immediate. information, forwarded tothe
subscriber. • _ ): ,
0111 DrrAny other 'deft* tiou'relitiveto sildlusinesw '
can- e • had on applicioloo- 1 0 • 41. ° 6111 V!
Carlisle; orb •
' addressing the subspyiberif
residing- i n Philadelphia . • •`
' - 'DAVID FREF.p.klgi:,.
'Dic'ember.364 . . ...,:'r_ -
•• jrlf flair *4600 0:41t1:;•
/fii
TGe Subseriber begs leave to inform the Palle that •
'he has opened's Night SehOol; at: Nal' 4i fs :
makes Row," Pitt Street, Carlisle; where ,
~-;!
poses• to teach-:Writing And.:Arltlimeßo, '40'1440A '
brstitehes of an Zoglieli ;editeittiols ISY tit
deemed awful. A oompeteneasilstalibhas also bee ••' . -
engaged to teach restipag , Stid-teribifsela the Pertain . .
The tereasiate',very reasonable and made
at 114 Schoo l
. o'o Room.' SoholaritAoll,be taken.
eta:ter b y the mend' r bribe. (vaster. ‘,
• . . . . E: voytm..•/
ti I