MEMMS=
- Soutl) ltitmperebj:t:
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGEr - ',„
To the Senate l and Rouse of Represen
Pennsylvania. !
CrENTLEMEN :—The states olayirgthicand,.
Georgia have transmitted to die executive
department of this commonwealth,. resolu
tions in reference to the preservation of the
union ; the institution of.;plavery; and, coal ! .
plaining of certain alleged violations of the
constitution of the United Slates. A respect:
ful courtesy to. these distinguished members
of the confederacy, demands from the go
vernment of Pennsylvania, an early and
calrir consideration of the grievances thus
plesented.
The known character of the : citizens of
this commonwealth; for their faithful adher
ence to the nailiffitirt constitution ; their deep
veneration for, and attachment to the national
union, and their uniform respect' and regard
for the rights, privileges, and happiness of
the citizens of the other states of the con
federacy, is a !sufficient pledge that they
would !eel deeply wounded should theirre•
presentatives by silence and acquiescence
seem to admit, that they or their goverhinent
were justly oqaoxious to the assertion that'
they "had commenced and were persisting
in a system of encroachment upon the con
stitution and rights of a portion of the pep
ple of this confederacy, which is alike un
just and dangerous to the peace and perpe
luny of the cheriihed union"
' Persuaded tW there exists no unkind
feeling amo rfil•%ur citizens, to any other por
tion of the confederacy, and that cordial
love for the national constitution and union,
pervades our entire population; it is deemed
a pleasant duty to transmit those resolutions
to your honorable bodies, that the necessary
measures may be adopted, alter a candid
consideration of the whole subjecti to give
a decided negative to the complaints of our
sister republics;if they have done our peo
ple and government injustice in these charges
arid if otherwise, to offer the amplest assur
-triscethrirThe speed relit refffirdieawill - be pro
vided to redress any just grievances. This
action is necessary in order that no truthful
accusation of a wilful and wanton breach of
the- constitution, infidelity to the national
union, or inviston of the rights of others,
shall stain the:social history of Pennsylvania.
The wrontie alleged mny'be clasSified as
follows:
First, That, the people of non-alavehold•
ing states have encroached upbh the epnati- .
tution of the United States. v,
Seiond,. That they have . done ealeJnosliTai
to the peace and perpetuity of the hatioriatP
union
71/ird, That they have unjustly, danger
ously, and injuribusly (reimposed upor. the
Nth'', of other portions of the confederacy.
These are grave charges against the faith
and honor of this commonwealth, and hencu
the necessity of a careful examination of
their justice and truth.
Questions connected with the slavery of
the colored race, have given origin to these
complaints.
li is not necessary to discuss the abstrhct
question of slavery. If it were now to be
estriblished-if the font-prints of the bond
man were now for the first time to mark the
soil of 'our common country ;—if the consti
tution were now to be formed, it would be_
our4ltity to enter our solemn protest against
its introduction or recognition. We should
Joel a pleasure in the adoption of a different
policy from that imposed upon uti'by our
progenitors. Where they forged and
riveted, we would strike the chains of bond
age from human limbs. .
The constitution of the United,,States,
however, having guaranteed to certain ex-
tent, the existence of slavery; and recog
nized ill' , rights of the people of the slave-.
holding states, in their peculiar property; all
such discussions in reference to the institu
tion as it exists in those states, are properly
precluded by a' ust sense of constitutional
duty. With slaverh therefore, in the' seve
ral slates, there is not now, and never has
tieen, any disposition on the part of the go
vernment of Pennsylvania to interfere.
Let us exaritine how far the general
charges, made against the people of the free
states. ripply to our citizens. To do so, with
more clearness, a recital of the events pre
ceding, and attending the formation of the
constitution is deemed necessary and proper.
Pennsylvania has been a slaveholding
hate: The introduction and use of servile
tabor, and the moral and political degrade
sion of the colored race had been engrafted
' upon her liberal institutions, by the, cupidity
of our British ancestry. While the revolt*.
rion and the separation of the colonies fro m
the mother country were in progress; and
beloets the recognition of their independence
by the government of Great Britain, her leg
islature, by the art of the Ist of March, 1780,
abolished slavery. within her borders A.
copy of that statute hereto annexed.
The preamble to this act in strong and ap
propriate language expresses an abhorrence
of that condition of civil bondage to which
the arms and tyranny of •Great Britain were
exerted to reduce us--mcknowledges the be.
nificent agency of the Supreme God, in our
deliverance from the threatened dangers,
and admits the great injustice, and wrong
done to the servile race, by means whereof
they had been "deprived of the coalmen
blessings to which they-were by nature en•
titled;" arid then'in•commemoration of our
own happy escape from tyrannio and despoil°
power, provides that all persons, atii
groes and mulattos as others, who shall, be
born within this state,' from and after the
d tie of the said act, shall not be deemed and
o.dnsidered servants for life, or slaves.
The further provisions of this humane
1 aw relate to the registry of slaves--the ser-•
yips of their chilLrea-r-their support when
left indigent-Ltheir trial for offences; and
whilst it thus declares, in most express terms
that no man or . woman, of any nation or
color, except registe.ed slaves, shall. at any
time thereafter be deemed, adjudged, or
holderi within the territory of this common
wealth, as slaves or setvants for life; but as
free men and free women, it makes provi
sion lor•the piotection of the property ot 'non
residents In slaves .or ,servants for, life, who
may he sojourners for a period of six months.
On thepth of .March ; l7BB, another a ;act, in
tendedto 011ie the 'defects of the aefs of Ist
March, 1780, wee' pasaedi'and is hereto an
nexed.
. These enact:items made Pennsylvania a
non-slaveholding elateomil -in terms of the'
clearest and strongest iataracter_marked tire
determination Of' her peo ple - to aboliSh, for
ever,' servile laboi within het borders.
Whilst the preamble du the first act recited'
and ertibodied'the reasons for. the abolition
14, out' expressed , hffr feelings in relation to,
the institution of slavery . , it furnished nonce,
of the, anaslaullientio kinct,'of 'her deteim
' ined - feeistlinde to -its' decrease 'and exten
sion: , - •
;TheCorgrein,of . ..the states ..tii session in
_NO York o 3rArgin,hypeorgiti; and ;Pentusyl
vailia, being cepreentelLtherein, on Me.l3th
Ju1y,,1787, pessed ,an ordifinee with great
it nan intity, that ''shrivery7iftr . in volatit ark' i'er
' yitudo. !Mould: never be , established;' except
'ior'oriftie, Within', the then.. terrijories of
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49; of Yißg9l!oci,yo.;litie ,of ehinPrhniap,or
, designation of Idegitel'6l lnithle"ld,lhnit
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regards- Jepreaentation, it pro
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vider+, Plhat,representatifes and direot taxes
slitill be apportioneifimong the aeveral:states
which TrieyAgineltidet:P3krithAlkisJitticM.," aci•
cording leap+ respectiieltareheiti,Avhicti
shill be diternii i
ned by addiiigto thrOihole
mil . nber cki. ireek'pek'sonski;cincludine,:thotie
Iteuddlo.serVicis c ,pr aternod,yriers,,arid isre:;'
Chiding Indiana iiiii taxeiliihree-fillitiel all,
other persons." . .
Second, "The migration or importation of
such persons as any of the suiteilicno exishng
sliallthink:proper,to•admit, shall net be pro
hibited by . Congress prior to the year 1808;
but a tax or auty may be imposed on such
importation net exceeding ten dollars for
each person." S? lie
7hi.? d, "No person held to service or labor
in one state, under the laWsthereof, escaping
into another, shall in consequence of any
law or regulation therein, discharged from
1 such service orlabor, butll be delivered
up on the claim of the part ,
lto whom such
service or labor may be di*lir ' ', ..t
The provisiou &The coOstifutionAimiting
the duration of the-illive Crafifc.;_ivatid the act
of the nationrittonnediately piece
ding its adoption i '
i re to its non-exten
sion to the . terr litiollthe union, would
;
-seem to leave ie litio'bt upon the mind, that
it was the intention slid moaning of the fra
mers of the constitution to prevent the exten
sion and increase of human slavery ; and at
an early period to secure its entire abolition
in the several stales. The qualified repre
se,ntation of the Servile race, and the delive
ry of fugitives wore concessions made to the
1 people of the slavehelding states.
Tn this organic law, containing these pro
visions, Pennsylvania gave her assent; and
it is therelote a duty on her part to respect
with religious 'fidelity, the rights therein
.guarantied to other states.
That this Commonwealth hasbeen faithful
in the discharge of all her federal obligations
it is believed can be made moldiest. It is
true that her business pursuits have been fre
quently inteirupted ;—it is true that her just
weight in the national councils has been les
sened by the representation of the servile
race ; it is true that the representation of
property instead ,of people has been felt by
her citizens as 4mi-republican and wrong ;
nevertheless she has, always Telt it a duty
faithfully to discharge her as a
member of the national urdon.
The institution of slaiery has assumed a
new position and importance by the success
ful attempt to extend it beyond its original
limits. In every instance of the Sind this
commonwealth has raised her voice in hum
ble protest. In the written constitution, to
the observance of whose provisions .her
laith had been pledged, there was found no
authority for its introduction into new and
after acquired territory.
With the knowledge that the framers of
the constitution had taken a part in the delib
erations of the Congress of 1787, and that
the intention of their ordinance was the pre
servation horn. the malign influences of sla
very of all the territory then belonging to
the union; it was reasonable to suppose that
any acquiescence on her part in the acquisi
sition of immense regions to be covered
with slavery. would be given with great re
luctance. The same liberality of sentiment
that breathed in the declaration of the nation
al independence—the same ardent love of
human ireedorn that conceived the ordinance
of 'l7B7—the same hatred of human bon
dage that induced the abolitidn of the slave
trade; haves believed, would influence arid
direct the opinions and'actions of those illue•
trious lathers who placed these proud mem
orials among the venerated archives of the
republic.
At the time of the admission of Missouri
it is well known with what unanimity this
government 'protested against the introduc
tion of servile labor into that fertile region.
The language of her protest is clear and
strong ; it breathes the true feeling of her
patriotic children. To the cpmproriiiso line
at that time adopted, it ie presumed, no ee
-1 sent was given on her part. To have done
so, would have been an abandonment of her
early and cherished policy. It Was an infrac.
iion of the spirit of the ordinance of .1787 ;
and was a doubtful exercise of constitutional
power, as well as a.species of infidelity to
the national union. The act of 1780 abolish
ed slavery and alledged there was no human
right to exact human bondage. The ordi
nance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the ter
ritories of the then confederation, and the
reasons for its enactment applied as forcibly
to the west bank of the Mississippi as they
did to the North bank of the Ohio. The
national constitation contained nothing to
authorize the , iccuieition of new territory,
and the erection of further slave institutions.
On the contrary, by its provisions in refer.
once to the slave trafic, and the Concurrent.
events attending its formation, it appeared
to mark limits to the extent and .duration of
the institution; hence any action enlarging
its boundaries was an unwarranted aseump.
lion of power. The union of the states was
endangered by: the erection of imaginary
lines, tending to engender and keep alive
sectional jealousies and prejudices. Penn
sylvania desired no new Mason's & Dixon's
line, to mark distinctive characters and tastes
among a homogeneous people.
In the powers of the nationco.,Congress Is
found no authority to create slavei.y , Ageless its
introducti,n formed a portion of a tiny ac
quiring territory, or was the conditio n f a grant
of lands. The spirit of universal,.,jiberty guar
ded all soil blessed by the institutions of free
dom; and to establish bondage, positive enact
ments were necessarily required.. These sen
timents of ronusylvanin remain unchanged, and
if their expression, with a perfect willingness
to submit their accurecy to the supreme
dal tribunals of the country, were aggressions
on the rights of the citizens of Virginia' and
Georgia—if they were an infraction of the no
tional constitution, or tended to the dissolution
of the Union, the demonstration thereof has not
been made manifest to our citizens.
The national government is admitted to be a
government of limited powers; and that no au
' thorny can be exercised by it unless conferred
by the constitution. le the constitution is found
no express authority for the acquisition of new
territory by pnrchase--no express authority to
admit new stutes Into the confederacy formed
from such acquired territory—no expressed or
written power to absorb and imolai mother and
a distinct sovereignty; to assume its debts, finish
its unsettled welfare, or to take charge of its
public domain"—no express authority is given
to planithe institution of tdavery where it does
not. exii4aud certainly none of guarantee to it,
In its new hoine, the unequal and anti•republi
ctin representation to,whieli it is entitled in tho
original states: The practical and common
sense exposition of 'the constitution, it is freely
conceded, would invest a government of limited
powers, with all the authority tp car
ry into
powers
its expressly granted. powattit.
The of Congress over the territories
Of the Union, and the District of POlumbiata,re ,
embraced -in ,the, follow lug prey idions
, First. _. New States may be admitted by
Congreis' into the union. Congress shall have
poser to'dispose of; end mike all needful rates
and regulations,trespecting the territory or.oth
tir, property belonging to the Unita States; and
minting in this, constitution shall be 50 construed
as to prejudice any- elainiCof the Unatett'Statee
or any particular 'state, • ' ;. • '
Second... Congress,Jias the right to . ex‘cdse.
bit Moa re lig,ialotion` In ' Cases• rybatsoaver
'over such district, (not exceeding' ten': in lies.
squgre s ) es,may, by, cession,of perneuler stoma,
and the acceptance, el Cingre.s, becente the'
seat of gOvermiteni'f the Waited Stites, •
, parts ,of ,the' , constittAhereinc before
(lotaden and Mentioned bruce.alllire
necessary' Or esssatial Or our present
representation in the national'
Congress.:,, , .
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:2., The non irapartatlon . of Slaves after 1808.,
The cittiddititin of fUgittreeTrennflabor,,
augtorkty . - i of ,Congress over tho.ferri- ,
over"thi3'oiti:
Colutabial C; !‘) , .r 11 " 7 ' 7 ' 73"
nbi c h , 91040 56, ,Pr 0 ,v 16 1 0 ,0 6, , - sd ,
constiiution has. been ' e n cro ached upon hy;Penri.
Sylvania'? 4 Theireilinb liart s iaf her tillitory; , li
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gislativei -, exceutiOeferjudlifielpthat shows
Interference with' the rights' of :representat i on
belonging to Virginia or. Georgie. •.,qo Charge:
himlbeen mtideiageiest tsar ftilthrtif
Poftl o 4,o Ihisloollatitation in reletionAo
the- importat lon' otqllttn importation. of sin vea.r.-'
The Cotigretie•fo'detabilsh
ln MirltOriec-mhtiretio,citililitee;'not ;eiiet, this
.6 1 0d4riOndlt.,terins , t,
and In #'l,lltitt Ingfieretofere, to the,oxerelse ,01
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thwpovAgi:.
beeiradiiittedoioStternisal'hai mar ed: her
eelepifiii4;antl'.itiotests. The.. authority` of
Coakreaslte rf ehtslish'slaveryin the 'District or
unless the words employ '
ed in etnrffetiiiig'jt give less and a different pbw
or wtieh iiatierted• in constitutions than when
used le.r.dthiPportions of the written and spo
ked; langurigeltif the country.
TWeoinpliint in relation to the non-dellv'e
rierfegilifeOrom labor will be best answer
ed.by the revieWof the laws enacted on the sub
.
The act of 1780, although it denied the use
.of sieve, property-to her pwn citizens, a
careful regard for the r ights. of the slavehul
ding states,•permitted sojourners le 'retain the
ownership of such property for six consecutive
months, within the state. The frequent eva
sions of this part of the statute, and the effort
made to extend slaiery to the offspring of slave
mothers caused the act of 29th of March, 1788.
The constitutional provision before mentionedi
for the reclamation.of fugitives followed soon
after, and was supposed to place all power over
the subject in the 'hational 'legislature. The
act of Congress of 12th February, 1793, enti
tled an act "respecting fugitives from justice
and persons escaping from tfia service or their
masters," appeared to confirm thia'opinion. It
was believed, however, that a concurrent juris
diction, vested in the national and elate legis.
latures. At the request or a number of gentle
men of the neighboring state of Maryland,- as
is stated in the argument in the case of Prigg
vs. Commonwealth, the act of 25th March,
1826, was passed. Three objects were inten
ded to tie secured by the legislature, to. wits—
the delivery of fugitives from labor, the prole° ,
tins of free colored people, and ,he prevention
of kidnapping.
The let and .f.. , (1 sections describe the offence
of kidnapping and prescribe its punishment.—
The piopriety and justice of its enactments
cannot be questioned. - The ether sections of
this statute relative to the reclamation of fugi
lives from labor and the powers given to the
owner to retake his property, and the obliga
tions to aid anti co-operate with him, imposed
upon the officers of this commonwealth; was
of such a character as ought to have satisfied
all reasonable and fairdealing men, of the dis
pi.sition of this comnionwealth„to have the
provisions of the constitution, and the acts of
Congress, completely carried into effect.—
While the law provided ample security for the
safe keeping of the alledgad fugitive, until the
owner might have an opportunity to obtain the
proof of his former condition, it required other.
proof of this fact than the oath bf the' interes
led claimant, or his agent or attorney. The
provisions of this law were fair and erplitidile,
and' well calculated to aid the owner in the re
covery of his property; and it is deemed a mat
ter of surprise that it was contested and annul
led, through the agency of the same state whose
citizens had procured its enactment. The
guards, in the statute, intended to preserve the
liberty of tho'free man, would, by the investi
gation it demanded, cause some trouble In pro
curing the final extradition of the fugitive
slave. The proof of property, by other es i
denco than the oath of the claimant, was cee
triinly ifeinanditig as' little us our stnithern
friends, in justice, should have desired, when
they asked the aid of the official power of the
commonwralth, to send from her jurisdiction
and territory human beings, invoking the pro
tection and guardianship of her laws. The
Supreme Court however decided, that the pro:
vi.ions ef said law, imposing restraints upon
the claimant's power to removl the alleged fu
gitive were unconstitutional. If the restric
tions imposed by the statute were intended to
aid the escape, or to prevent ,the extradition
of the fugitive, the accuracy of the decision
cannot be doubted, but if these guards were
inserted as necessary to protect the liberty of
the freemen, the decision was wrong, unless it
was adjudged that the sole authority - ov e r the
subject was vested in Congress. This decision
left to the mutter the authority to c l a i m as
provided in the constitution and also authorised
him to sieze and-remove the individual whom
he ;Wedged was - his -properly, and to use lor
that purpose the offioial power of the state,
without perinittieg, to her, the right to control
and regulate the manner of the procedure, or to
determine the truth and justice of the alludged
claim. It established the principle that a
stranger to the - soil of Pennsylvania, might en
ter upon it, and by possibility, inflict the deep
est injury upon her sovereignty hay the abduc
tion of her citizens on false pretenses. The
Su reme judicature having so decided the
que - tior , our law abiding citizens submitted,
but w' the 'determination that in the spirit of
that ecision the officers of this commonwealth
he d not be made the instrument, even by
possibility, on such slight foundation as a claim
ant:l interested demand of enslaving ,free men.
To prevelit this possible wrong, the act of 3d
March, 1847, repealing all legislation on the
subject, and forbidding the officers of the stale
to take any part in the recapture of such alleg
ed fugitive slaves, was enacted. The constitu
tional provision and the act oP Congress our ,
state bus endeavered to carry into lull effect.
She has denied, and it Is hoped ever will deny,
the pow er of Congress to impose the perform•
same of duties upoii her municipal and Judi
, ciol officers without her consent.
An act of Congress providing u mode of pro
curing the proofl the correctness of the claim
of the reputed ow ler of a fugitive. from labor,
and requiring satisfactory evidence from disin
terested parties of the former' condition of the
person claimed, would receive the sanction of
our citizens and their ec-operation in curry mg
it into effett. No enactment would satisfy the
citizens of Pennsylvania that failed to require
strict prout of the right of the matter.
In this recital of her legislative history, it is
impossible to discover wheicin this common
wealth has bean unfaithful to the national con
stitution.
If the obligations imposed upon us by tuf
constitution, have bean thus faithfully dis
charged, and if every page of our history—ov
ary volume of our laws demonstrato, that our
federal rotations have been honestly re and •
is it not an act of injustice, on the part o • Vir
ginia and Georgia, to charge us with a wilful
neglect and infraction of our duties to the na
tional compact ? Is it an aggression fur our
people, in the °moist) of the filnirly of speech,
to procaim that slavery Is an.ovii and a wrong,
and that at the 'adoption of the constitution
these principles were avowed and maintained?
-Is it a' wrong in them to say, that power is ves
ted, in Congress to prohibit the -introduction of
slavery into the territories, and to abolish It in
ilia Charlet or The federal con.
stitutiou denies to them no right to sPeak free
ly on these subjects. if it did, this government
never would have existed clothed, with power
so despoil° and unjust. •
Whether it is expedient to legislate upon the
subject of tho exclusion of shivery from the ter
ritories, and of its abolition in the district .of
Columbia, at the present time by the national
Congressor to permit the people of the respec
tive territories, and the district of Columbia to
act for their own best interests and according
to their own views off-policy' and right, is no
Part of our present duty to determine... These
questions may well be left, to , the representa
tives in Outgrow, under the instructions bf the
people, toldecide as may scam Mast'. Conducive
to the welfare of all acetifies of- our common
country ; but it Is nevertheless c right And, prop
er, end a duty, we owe to tho people of Poon
bybirmict—to the memory of her Curly and pat
riotic itatosmen , .-ter thirroputotion of the pub-
He men ad the past 'generation, and o those
now entrusted with hor „destinies, to deny ,in
dignified anddeeided :terms the insinuations
and nineties Made' egaidat'ller faith and integ-;
•
The allegation of Infidelity to the' nationa'
.union is best answered by the history of her' de.
votion and attachment to this p a lladium
_of our'
civil and refigiOna freedom . "`' '
;The anew and eddilion lawk of the national. ,'
Congress.. ;. while they found., no sympathy ht
hearts other citliens, , ,but roused their : deepest._
and diiidliest ;provoke-her
People 1:6 elnier'intcytiny:arlangement's:tor'tififii;'•'
resistance' hy.foree, ovenioqi dOstructiorilertha'
9niqn• ,„
The. eatemppo of slavery ovit.,pprhpninf the%
Vasi dosinih*,.uf the'LOnisimiepnr,ohaSkilifie
in 'direct 'opposition to het .uriited; and' sole ton ,
protect h and calciulatoda.o'ciuteige Limb feolings
,
°! -11 1 3 F(PCP14exPl'Optlion. _ .:P 4 , 01.4 - -diSenht7
'I lie inotitiailon"her" intIOS Otani lYis
°tinged' by'the. tionne 'hi' the tit itiernenteda la vo
reprasentatitm Imps natiosialiPongressillir this,
fidtnlilinn Wpandsdi'
could "not destroy' her .Fpnfidstre and. lova.',e t for
Ilia'nettOhaf ;
'Phu'
to.win.an er,rtng sister:ln tha.dittyinfishedieabp
t9.. ; h e''. 0 ; 6 14:44k 6 iYiY41 1 .1: 1 7.4 , k
apread'rn Awept..dyer Or,ders,iyi 1'1 , 1140n: 2
horioltiiens nkf dbhittiebitten'i)V :Oder& u.
1,
Ing;,~tat9 to
'd6,;biaaptess ..Provis 0n,'..,.. ti n ti., 'OA oopst tiitio '
'ltiditapperiAnhesii'-'Witinfi ,i,liValitieVQ`.
iha;;.iverY.,3nOeielintr„Oe!tittoi.' niinfOntivettiiii47,l
:NrAished;An , iter..9ll4 l lo l 4l‘4 o `.'.
ialidiressotOfee;,.:i
assenthliumpanymptiona l to, djawtirik000,41,44.,....i.
11411Un; 0. the etas& ' .;
fi-%!rx~++"a:^~d::!~r`sr:i;'.~,:,~ut;;k::rc+i.~~^:~<<.: rn,~:.~.v~;:n:.i;ron~xaa
-.' MI Ahem:note,' inx,,injuriouti ~to , her peapiti,
Might Baas authoriseddeep mid loud -complaint,
but her loge fa: thiennio'n rendered her. eilerit ;
and cruiciped Abi.litiilti that:: different Sad ` ', more.
friondly,:,coiltitielif:wetild,'preittilo flet,'lroice
witd;:beaiff'.onli 4 ,1 M: kind ireironetrance: ,1.,N. o
beriffiiiiMPleintit litif ittiolated constitution and
invtidStltights'Weitinitered, tcf Wound 'a broth
cert. eaf, ; and 'interrupt the' aboitil', and„ ,11 indeed
friendships of :si';'.unititd. . peeple. '.: She feltileiri
bereffthatlite Were:ii'.common peciple•Ethat a
comnitm pithictip, ler the advancement of hu•
Man 'right, had . produced our cennection—that
'a tibriimniedangeilied 'united 'tie in firilminal
bond°, and that a common destiny awaited
,tia.
Sho c refliiiited that:the - same Sell had been red
With the blood of a common ancestry, and that
the sem° religion, laws, institutions, habits and
pursuitelevorned, and guided, and marked . our
ricknirion pathway.. Relying Fifth° justice. and_
fraternal' feelings of a Cominen - Mitintry, she be.
hewed that her rights And interests would be,
In piopei time, admitted, recognised and pro
tected. The attachment of Pennsylvania tathe
union during her entire career, has been as
pure and ardent as it was in the first hours of
Its oilstone, and her faith in its stability and
perrnenent preservation has never chEinged.—
She feels that the cement of the onion is the
heart-blood of the entire people, and that in the
hands of the. masses the fabric-of liberty is
placed beyond the reacn of its secret foes. She
Confidently believes, that to prevent its disrup
tion and overthrow, In the common danger
would be found side by side, as of old, ihe eons
of Virginia, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, patri
otically and nobly striving in a common part
pose, to•plant on a• higher, safer, holier and
more stable besis the national banner, and mil•
ted therewith, forever and indestructible, the
"Virtue, Liberty and Independence," of Penn
sylvania—the "Sic semp-r Traunia," of Vir
ginia—and the "iViadom,Justice and Modera
tion/. of Georgia.
1., In obedience to the'eonatitutional duty re-
W
t il' ng me to transmit such information to the
etr tature as may bo deemed pertinent to the
eve faro of the pemq, I beg leave to submit
iiiiise resolves of Virginia and Georgia, with
this message ; and . to request the passage of
such resolutions, to be forwarded to the exceu
tivee of Georgia and Virginia, as may indicate
the injustice to this commonwealth, in the dec
larations made by their legislatures; while at
the same time we.offer assurances of our cor
dial respem_far,„and_faithful support of the na
tional constitution and ualon : and of our sin
cere and fraternal feelings towards their peo
ple as citizens of-a; common country.
' ' ''j` !:' , AVM. F. JOHNSTON.
' Harrisburg, .11/are,g 22, 1851i...,r,.,`
bwta VmpaziAw
•XSr'
' • ' 1
,
i'VeepfiTt
CARLISLE, PA.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1850
*We hope tuft bur friends who come to town at
the April Court will not fail to call and see us, for the
purpose of paying up old subscriptions. handing in
the names of a good many new subscribers, with the
cash in advance, wiping nut old accounts for adver
tising, &c, &c,„ and if they can do neither of thede
we shall lie glad to see them at any rate, But we
need money very badly!
Gov. Johnson's Message.
The space taken up by Gov. Johnston's
special message precludes extended com
ment. ft is a !labia and eloquent vindication
of Pennsylvania, which we are confident
will be rea ith pride , and pleasure by
every citizen, an eel a response, in every
•heart. Nor can its ca and moddruto rea
soning be justly found fault with at the South.
Whilst it avows and gives utterance to the
long-cherished Sentiments of opposition to
slavery which have been entertained by the
people of this State ever since that institu
tion was abolished by themselves, it yet
breathes a spirit of love for the Union, and
respect for all the obligations imposed upon
the States by the Federal Constitution. This
is the title ground. It is the PENNSYLVANIA
PIATFORIII, ONO which the whole people of
the Stale can meet as a neutral ground—
opposition to the further extension of Slavery,
but respect for the rights of those States in
which it now exists. Well has' Gov. Johnston
met the emergency and finely bas he war
ded a the assaults which had been made
upon the fair fame of our State. So long as
he remains in the Executive chair we need
entertain no apprehensions for the honor and
welfare of Pennsylvania, and it will we
think be now conceded that we have never
been possessed of an abler of more patriotic
Governor than IVinust E. JOHNSTON:
The locoloco majority ui the House o
Representatives (Mr. Scouller among them)
have shown then truckling "doughlace'
character by refusing to order the printing o
this able document. No matter—the news
- press is carrying it far and wide
among the people, who will read it
,in spite
of locoloco opposition. -
Growing Potatoes
..As "Spring time of year is coming,,' a
correspondent very seasonably sends to
the New YOrk Tribune the following Sea
sonable account. or a method whereby (he
says) people with very I i ttle,ground,lsome
leisure, and no fent.of a little work occa
sionally, may groW a very decent bin of
potStoes for next Fall and Winter
You procure a cask or sugar hogshead
with both heads taken out; and race It
over some soil prepared in the us4,Atvir,
You then plant six or seven of ydAtrered
potatoes, place the cask , over thfrri,, goy
ering Ahem with earth as usual', and earth
'them up well when the vine is' of the: u
sual height for hoeing; yoii' keep - earth.
ing till a month or so before ' digging.
The vines will grow in some , instances
six feet, and at eyerrjoint there will be
a crop , of potatoes, so that in some cases
ton: tinesthe usual crop will be procured
with,less labor anci,land being occupied.
I am informed that it,has been tried in
Ireland with considerable suacesi t and
for my own part,l think it feasible, ctiad
would try it,if I were a farmer or 'had
ground fit. ' " ' • "
AVUII:I4 glace
'''-'ll)o4fiti pita;
06' voodootafti'iiit, -- 6 d
following resolution=:' ~
countios.of thiti Btato, - bo requosted . to deloot 4, '
linbor:OfAolPgittol , .,9l 2l .o. -to , t l ißirlc.rPt!,P-Ootiv„i 3
ropationitativeo :in the Legislature :aci d ,
dolegoios Convotition, setho,Pitaihif,
Phihnhtlifhlai tho. 4 9th `dag 3 c of J nite,P 859,
lot:tho:purposo_otliotrthlutkitgLa%onndid2-to„ _for .
Ctinal,Comnilasionor,ts tliden -- - -
sufng ponoitil !".``
,MORTONiIIiaMICHAEL, Phonation.
HART, Ruoreitokry..
' `,'
NOT so nap I—Tlie Am eist H.s' daft!
I, ~1
iniy; „answei 4 to the eir9o!ty
•
afar awe itbrie s !iain
flag case of :; a d,teschhitiMi ri el'
euggcptb:'he;,.ih'e NOilti
•r 4, '
rt;riluN;DTiii'll-tTh.e'Niadara"Steti:
ttkiitit4eitifoitiditfa'le+ill4'in 'oOttoli tth ( A"
lihV Yet
;."
THE PARKMAN MURDER
Trial Of Prof. Webster.
The trial of Prbfessor John' Webster for thO
alleged 'Murdeeol Georg , e Paric : Msn, (Mit
Of the wealthiest men in BostcM;'
, yneneed 'in that city on 'Tuesday, the 19th
hist. A deer and general interest is lelt
throughout the country in • The
•
trial is going on be:fine:the Sir iljidicial
courtu-Chief Justice,
.Shaw,. ').llWeeciate
Justices Wilde, DeWey and Metcalf MI - the
bench. A' jury was empanneled Withosit
difficulty on the first day. The trial causes
irrtense excitement in Boston, and the Court
Room is crowded with spectatots, while
thousands are unable to gain entrance. Prof.
Webster was placed in the dock at 9 o'clock,
and the trial proceeded. The Restart Journal
sa ,s:
There was a general movement in Court.
when he appeared;; all stretched forward to
scan his look's'. Dr. Webster is a middle
sized man—or perhaps a little under the mid
dle s'ze. He was dressed plainly but neatly,
and appeared perfectly unaffected and at
ease. There is nothing sinister in his face;
nothing even strikingly peculiar, save the
stern compression" of the lips which is state.
rat to those who have to face a danger. He
looked mote of Ole 'scholar than the criminal;
and if the ,forehead and eyes both intellec
tual, be indices of his mind, you wciuld con
sider that his tnoughts have, dwe It more
among books than projects of cricne. Hie
hands were clasped trigetts,-Ins Ira me rigid
ankolottonless. His gfremained intently
fixed on the Bench, and never, even once,
looked around him.
Upon the indictment being read Ole priso
ner plead t'aot guilty," without any agitation
of manner. The Attorney General, Air. CIO'.
tord,ihen opened the case (or the Common
wealth.
Mr. Clifford made a succinct statement. of
be facts which it was his intention to prove.—
hem ho averred established Iwo propositions
et, that Dr. Parkman was murdered and
that Dr. J. W. Webster committed the deed.
Dr. Purkman would be proved to have bean a
live on Friday, the 23d ot - November, and woe
last swan to enter the medical college, ten min—
utes Wore two o'clock on the afternoon of that
day. He was a punctual - man, particularly at
his meals; had a sick daughter who ho was.
tending, and on whom he was closely attendant..
For her comfort he had purchased some lettube
—difficult at that season to obtain—which he
left at a store, intending to call for it alterward
to carry• home to her. He 3ntered the medical
college, and was . :not again seen. The utmost
search was made by his friends, aided by the
entire police and liberil rewards ; but no per--
eon had ever been bound who bad seen and con
versed with him since, that time.
On Sunday, for the first time, Dr. Parkman's
friends learned from Dr. Webster himself, that
he had been in company with him on Friday,
between 1 and o'clock. On the 80th uf Nov.
were found in a privy vault in the medical col
lage, the pelvikond right thigh, to the knee, of
a body corresponding to that of Dr. Parkman.
On the evening after, were found,rn Dr. Web
ster's laboratory, in a tea chest, a thorax and
left. thigh, from the knento the hips. Afterward
wore found, in the furnace of Dr. Webster,,
boned; a glitftitity - of gold; and a block of Wit: -
oral teeth. None of the bones found in the fur
nacar mere duplicates of those found in the tea
chest or vault. The teeth would he fully nlen-•
tilled by Dr. Keep as a set which Its made for
Dr. Park:nan, and a mould would be shown
which exactly corresponded to a jaw bone found
in the furnace. The thorax was perforated in.
the region of the heart. There have been
chemical applications of strong alkali to the
remains, and tie veins had not, been injected
with - any preathvottve fluid. This was the ev.
idence going to show that Dr. Parkman ' had
been murdered.
On the second head, that the prisoner mur
dered Dr. Parkman, Mr. Clifford went into a
minute detail In Dr. Webster's pecuniary rela
tions in 1842, wbetilie burrowed money of him,
and had been In debt and embarrassment ever
sines, and he would show that Dr. Webster
dishonestly endeavored to raise money of Rob
ert G. Shaw and others,on property mortgaged
to Dr. Perlman, and that Dr. Perlman regar
ded him us a dishonest man, and pressed him
accordingly to recover his debt ; he alleged that
it would be proved that Dr. Webster had made
conflicting statements, and false ones, in rela-•
lion tp money paid to Dr. Parkman, and that
at the time of the lanced disappearance, all ot •
Dr. Webster's property, was bound to him.
diflord also. dwelt at great length on
' Dr. Webster's conduct during the time of his
arrest, and - contended that a great number of'
circumstances would be found irreconcilable.
with the supposition of his innocence.
The Surgeons were then examined who,
had had charge of the remains. They thought:
the manner of the cutting up of the body in-•
dicated sortie anatomical skill. Their opin
ion, was that their) was nothing dissimilar in ,
the parts of the body seen, hoc what they
would have expected in the bed) of Dr-
Parkman. • A stab to the chest was talked
about. One physician net see'' it on.fite ,
first examination. Angrier thought it might
Lave been produced by the cane of the 'offi
cer, in his attempt-to clear the body from Mi
lan. •Their opinion 'was taken.about the
amount of blood, and where the,blood would
be found-in case yleath was occasioned by a
stab. Also, on the timO dud amount of fuel
necessary 'to burn a' human head. Their
opinions on these subjects did not agree. In
the color•of the hair, in .the length of the
limbs and straightness of the back, all thought
the body resembled that of Dr. l'arkman.
Dr. Ainsworth, the College ' Anatomist,
swore that the fragment■ were not such as
had been used in the College for dissection..
He thought the remains 'were cut. up by a per-
son who had no,;anatomical knowledg,e. Dr.
Keep, dentist, recognized the teeth found to
the ModioarCollege, as the same which he
had made for Dr. Parkman.' Littlefield, the
janitor, was examined on Friday and Sitter:.
day. He first discovered the remains, and
his testimony boiestrong against the prison
er. What course the defence will take has
not yel'been shown.
It is said that tho whole number of wit
nesses on the part of the prosecution, in this
oats is eighty-six..ll these should all be cal
led to the. stand, arid anything like en , equal
number appear for the defence thetriallti
,but just commenced.
• 'CrPille-for , the election of Prosecti
thigrAtiornityi4:sncl the Auditor General end
aurveyiireneral, !lava partially,pitseeclthet
,I;.eitieltlture:' - ,','.' • • • " '
MTN
, tirfrBILANDRETH'S PILLS :ARE ; , .1'.81.111E '
- .Cune - Foll'lNlMUENZA.—Thhiceenplaint •bas become '
'en frequent; that thbroare few persons who have nqt
bad /1: - ee'veral Aimee. 'lt la, fr,kjad of Lmalignant eon.
taglaue cold, attended ,tvitlr'Auch - .fover nut Arent
preetral ion of atrengthfi. eoon ; eit;poniiible:,ewat
low Bit tiraight Pill e a lingetleisele ne=
'email , to relieve: the 'braid,. thet orgah appearing jei
'eutibe. greatly , In ".thiel complaint. 'Milan Ailey have
Operated . well. puCyohr feet and lege la .hot.welterm
take a hot.Opth ;
,Ite sere, and , be . purged ,beforg left „.
one •any, Menne pf:lntronelng rho cireatatiaw,, , . or
yourilre may be the foffelt, goto' bed, aid
when In tied take twif - ,niern - Plillrand:tonkf liarbnue, -
'eat tria t ''catiilNor bath 'of baltuni,l fir isome'wittnt:...
gra el—diiiy.;.of these ware) anewer,.4 ad *
enayho left...to. cholcuelther.. of.thent:milt!
help to reeforet. Milometer perepiratien. end Martine.
Mad will Weneritilknuril Rhould," however, the pa;.
Meat, afier,tho ; ph Ird,after flan treat
batter thelniteni anniher elgh‘
or fen' pine More,!ac Wing . to the urgency ' of limp.'
tome, and the.warm' drink s; and. foot or,generaktiatN,
att night.. Oft.experience; elionem,met that:foe r.
gentirtilly - Oniti the patient well, when this •
plan line been adopted from the beginning., ; '''"ut in •••
ally event, the continuance the trnottnetinitina
beet Mut out ;mlOpled.,,whother takeerane7daY
or twenty . s oiNet the. Cure. - ., 'gnupear bad the head
; may, he, never let hfood bo drawn or, leecheettriplia,
we w'anrall the litotal•Wahave..'lnateird Of.looling
obi nir& OUr;litieti;tlec us take' Mardi plile;:vibtefi
;wllrieke Mut death ,prineJpiejfram" ulOcueleinleur•
bleed so))4Wflf And reedy, to rally: l '4ll4l6AM Wren:
noon at tile
ippenabuifip,
110;1144Innelhart,' Nen6:Cumberianitri: ikci4Piluer '
,41-ornmanstoWnt J,Co*lspissgestow •
.:1!4
1114 .. 18:
..SENATE.—Me. Clay's,iesolthlonerviere ta
,
'ken - andlhis 'l.irtihmr delivered.a inoderettv
but firm spitecilt.',yeLeattl, if Mf.. §evraid
spcdiri the
.'sentiments of the . North, a conlih
nation Of 4heUnton was not desirable; but
he tt.ought his opinions were not the opin
ions of the Nieth7 "He gave way to a mo
tion for postponement. of the question
to-morrow.
.House. I —Mr. Casey 7 . 91 Pat. delivered the
most decided administration speech of the
session. I tittetivooated the right and propri
ety of admit i tihg California.
Mr. Giddings replied to Mr. Winthrop's
speech respecting the contest for Speaker
sltipp with respect to himself, and also to
the course, of Mr. Winthrop in relation to
the war. - Mr. Winthrop made no reply.—
Mr. Giddings then deliverod a bold and rad.
ical speech on the California question.
Tuesday, March 19
SENATE.—Mr. Badger took the floor and
concluded his remark■ which were common- .
ced yesterday. He said lie would vole for
the admission of California if the ,Proviso
was dropped, and the fugitive slave bill paa
sad. He. was followed by Mr. Hale, who
replied to the speech' of Mr. Calhoun, in a
Moderate lone, but gave way to a motion for
adjournment.
In the Hong° the bill making appropoa
wins for deficiencies in prOvious appropria
tions, was taken up A dead set wits made
at the apprwriations for (.31erk hire in the
Departinente Interior.
.Wednesday, March 20.
SaNATE.The consideration of Mr. Clay's
compromise resolutions was resumed, and
Mr. Hale concluded his ppeech commenced
esterday. He said the abolitionists had in•
creased from persecutions. He did tiot"con
skier the Texas resolutions as binding,. be
cause the compact was of such a nature that
neither House could confirm it. He opposed
the fugitive bill because not in accordance
with the constitution. Freedom would pro
gress without human legislation.-
In the House the Deficiency Appropria
tion bill was further discussed, - Tne appro
priation for Clerks in the Home Department
passed finally. A vast deal of locoloco
abuse was sho,wered upon Mr. Secretary
Ewing
Thursday, March 21
SENATE.-At the reception,of petitions,
Mr. Foote rose to present certain resolutions
of instruction passed by the Legislature of
Mississippi, in relation to the subject of sla
very, and proceeded to address the Senate in
reply. to a-series-of—articles-latoiy_published
in the National hue!lige - neer, in which a
parallel is run between the Hartford Conven
tion, and that proposed to beheld •in Nash
ville.
In the course of his remarks, Mr. Foote
'alerted to the Nashville Convention as one
t o be held in theevent of certain offen
sive enactments taking place, which he now
trusted never would. occur. lja was well as
spred that that Convention, if forced to as
semble, would prove that those who had
called rit, and who attend it as delegates, are
laws of the Union, and patriotic citizens.
After the transactiop of some 'addit.tonal
routine' business, the Senate proceeded to
the Consideration of Mr. Bradbury's resolu
tion in 'elation to removals from office by
the present administration.
Mr. Smith having the floor, addressed the
Senate in reply to Mr. Bradbury's speech on
the the subject, defending the President from
the charge of having violated hie pledgee—
■wicdled himself into the Presidential chair,
and perjured himself before the people.—
These'cliarges had been made and reiterated
day alter day horn the the very moment,
almost, that Gen. Taylor took the oath of
office, town to the preient day. If well
founded, they branded the Executive as a
dishonorable, perjured man, unfit and un
worthy to hold the high office in which the
people have placed him.
The facts in thecae° would not bear out
the assertions in the least degree. They
were false, malicious and unfounded. He
-famined the resolution, and drawed a corn-
Parison between it and one somewhat of the
same chat actor passed by the Senate during
Gen. Jhckson's administration, and stated
that, although the latter was less offensive
than the one now undor consideration, Gen'
Jackson refused to comply with its terms,
regarding it, as . its did„ as an usuipition as
offensive and WI-republican as the Spanish
Ingnisition . , and expressing his readiness to
appeal, loiCklis vindication, to the American
envie
Mr. Smith proceeded at.length to reply to
and expose the alleged fallacies and incon
sistencies of Mr. Bradbilry'repeech.
Mr. Foote (interposing) begged the Sena
tor from Connecticut to spare the democratic
party now prostrate.
- -Mr. Smith replied that he should never
believe the party prostrate, while the Senate
tram Mississippi .is eternally on his feet I.
(Great laughter.)
In tt.e,course of his remarks, Mr Smith
reviewed the Allison letter and others of a
similar character, written by Gen. Taylor
prior tope Presidential contest, maintaining
that instead of giving pledges , they repudia
led them, and insisting Ilia) every reasonable
itilerence,te be drawn thewnlipm with 4er
once to the cove Which he croup pursue in
the , eldrninistretfen` 'of die .goverriment, , find
Veen fully . add , fairly earl ied. out...
nhoul• concluding - his remarks, Mr
, motion , •
Smith gave way to a on for adjournment',
. _ •
wi ioh was t , 'l ! ? ". , . .
%NiC . 0: , ....0.0.;t:ij.6.i,ititt,
• :0 rt School,.._:.
~ROYA *III 'open a Sgbiar
111 ,Sclioor, for,AiNroit the lit, of ApOljn .
s,'".l3eotenVe•Row. • , ,
~ ,G4rlisle,,'MArclii 21.
Fresh' Garden . Seeds 1:„ .
milE - subseriber , has just recidied - •lds, , linnual .
supply:of fresh Garden and Flower 2. Seeds,/
trout the; beet! eataldishrnents the ,country,
hi.eatt conNeetly,rticoramend;:as
the 'best: quality:; ;; ,rot:title,
artdl36o,k ptord f 3.
it#
iJet , llt4 ol 4.
;
•Estate,d , Dorricii,Bi - .Fahnestock ,,,', deed..
estafe of
t ' 15 . efilek6f 3 IX# 11 . 11 cstfiPtck , 0 0 4la te . ef,E to t,
fio
eliorei.loyoshitt4o4.l , asß94,;to, , filuo: farm
of law iti-thii.,atittfkeriparreefdlng in Hernaded
tudeitted to said estate
Nittr.ina e e aymon ! .,ippA ,ttiosal having..eltdrris
.againatit'rll printent-,thine for settlement to!
• • .
• • Ado 6 - of,D )8 :F,4141,44f,,•,,d00'4
Marelt 20; imo--;6t, - • ."- •
Tejo :;:t lbc li ii#s,
%wing, Fund Society.
oripHE No wills Saiing Fund Society,
al now fully organised and in operation
under the management of the following Direc
tors: '..john , ,Waggoner; Sane/ .BM, W.Sharp,
William Iftiitk, James .11fcCandlish, Joieph C. Wil
liams, Brice J. Sterrett, John Work and Atchison
Laughlin.
Persona desirous oT becoming weekly depos
itors, and those wishing . to nuke deposits for
definite or indefinite periods, will make applica
tion to the Treasuierlit his office in Newvillo,
on and after the 30th instant. "
JOHN WAGGONER, President.
JAMES MCCANDLISH L Secretary,
„Titfuss It. Invlss, Treasurer,
Diewville, March 26, 1850.
Better thatt the Goldmittes of Cali-
fornia
A Whole Suit - qt . Clothes at $1,75 I
rpHE undersigned th\ankful fpr the patronage
.1 of the Citizens of Carlisle and_ adjoining
country, informs his numerous friends and the
public in general, that he has just laid in an
entirely new Stock of fashionable Spring and
Summer clothing, matte up in tfre best style and
particular:y calculated for this place, His stock
consists of line Dress and Frock coats, Habits,
Cassintei Drab, Ette., and Chian coats, Tweed
Linen and Check coots, Mussiness coats of all
descriptions, superior Block .Cassimer and fancy
Pantaloons, a great ariety of Vests from 75cts
to $ l l 00, a large asstrtment of fancy articles of
Gentlemen's wear, white linen, striped and red
flannel shirts. Gentlemen are requested to call
and examine the goods, and ho is sure those
who buy will be well fitted and at low prices. -
A great assortment of Boys clothing; oleo
Caps add Hats, front 12i to 93 00 constantly on
hand at S. GOLDMAN'S
South East cornerolMti.n and Market square,
Carlisle, March 06; 1850. -
DEEICSECIAN AND sult.GMODr.
Doct. H. Hinkley.
OFFICE on Main Street, 'near the Post of
flee- Dr. li. is prOpared td use Galvanism
as a remedial agent inthktreatntent of Paraly
sis, Neuralgia and Rhettifffflic affections. but
does not guartmtee aecces from its apnlientionto
all or even any of these diseases: Rel of has
been given and cures effected in a number of
instances, and may be in others.
March 27, 1850, ly..
Cheap Groceries.
Sugar, Colfje, Molasses, Honey, Cheese, fresh
Splices, Yeast Powlers,Ntacenrcuii, Farina, Rice
Flour, Baker's Chocolate., Baker's Cocos,
Brown's Flomcepathic Chocolate, Or miges, Co
coa Nuts, Raisins, and Currants, for sale at
March 20. C. INTIOn."S.
IMPORTANT ARRIVAL
OF FRESH SPRING GOODS!
Charles Ogilby
HAS commenced and will be receiving for
some days, a brilliant- and very extensive
assortment of Spring Goods, and particularly
invites all that wish .to purchase cheap goods
and satisfy their good taste to give him a call
before purbliasing , as he is dteerminedlto cut
goods this spring nt small profits, and please
all that will favor him with their patronage.
His Stock consists in part of afresh supply •of
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES &
SATiNETTS, of all colors end prices, well
worth examining. A full assortment of
COLORED FLANNELS,
from the finest shrouding -, to the lowest prices,
TWEEDS,
in - great - Imlay and - colora, - 34 - to Also,
Kentucky
JEANS & -CASSIMERES`,
of all color and prices4A Large and complete
assortment of Mons an Boys
SPRING & SUMMER WEAR,
many of them entirely new styles.
LADIES DRESS GOODS ,
such as new style Silks and Satins, Linen Vivi
tree, Mous de Lanes, Lawns, and many more
entirely new styles too numerous to notice. A
largo stock of
CALICOES, GINGHAMS,
Tickings, Bleached and unbleached MtnUna,
and Shootings, &c. The largest and most ex
tensive stock of
CAROETS,
that hne been brought' to Carlisle for yeurs, to
gether with
10,000 OTHER ARTICLES
in the Dry Goods lino, that would fill columns
of this paper hut are entirely too numerous to
mention. Also, a large assortment of • Menu,
Boys and Childrens
BOOTS AND SHOES,
all prices, Ladies Slipper's, Ties, 13uskins, in
great variety of prices. A large and well selec•
ted stock of Fresh
GROCERIES,
Spices, &c. Cavendish, Congress, Hand,• Cot
and Dry
TOBACCOS
of the best brands. Came and look for your
selves at the' old and well established stand,
where you will find a large and well selected
stock of Goods and on the most favorable
terms.
Carlisle, March 20, 1850.
NEW SPRING GOODS!
Ahead of all Competition
riviN pubscribera have returned from Phila.
JL, delphia, with a largo assortment of
CHEAP SPRING GOODS,
consisting partly of Aloes de Laines, Lawns,
Bareges, Linen Lusties, at 124, 184 and 25 eta
pbryard, Alpachhs, Ginghams, Calicoes, and u
variety of other dress goods; Cloths, Cessi
meres, Vestings, Summer stuffs for men and
boys wear in endless variety, checks, tieltings
timeline at old prices, flannels, hosiery, gloves,
laces and edgings, ineertings, and some very
cheap CARPETS, groceries, queensware, &e.
Also, a large assortment of very •
CHEAP BONNETS,
Palm leaf and braid bats. bonnet ribbons nt abl
prices and very cheap, a few pieces wide high
lustre black silks, together with a general as
sortment including nearly every article in our
line of business, all.ol which' ave been bought.
for Cosh, and will be sold to our customers and;
the whole country at considerably lower prices
than they can be bought in Carlisle. Give us
a call end judge for yourselves.
A Nr. W BENTZ:
March 20, 1850
SUPERIOR FRESH GROCERIES I
Latest arrival.
'VHS Cheap Family Grocery store of Jo.
L septa D. Ilalbert, West Mons street., Car
lisle, has just received a large and fresh supply
of the best FAMILY GROCERIES abet lbs
Philadelphia markets can afford. The subscri
her has just returned from the city, and would
respectfully invite his friends and the public
generally, both in town and country, to call
and examine for themselves his large and in
creased stock, which embraces all the articles,
usually kept in his line of busluess.' Such as.-
Rio, Java and St Domingo and Legume Celine ;
Imperial, Young Hyson and Black Teas, of
Very superior quality and firm.; Lavering's
crushed, loaf, falling loaf, and loaf sugars, or
ange grove; clarified Now Orleans and brown
Sugars of every grade and quality, with price to
suit. Honey; sugar house Orleans and syrup
Molasses; • Spices of all kinds,- which he will
warrant pure and fresh ground. Brooms, Ce
dar-and painted bucket4.ehurns, -tubs, half
bushisl measures, butter howls, butter prints,
Vetter ladles;, wash rubbere,,,&c Clothes,
fancy sewing, raveling' and nsarket baskets of
all kinds.- , -.Eastile; 'fancY,' rosin 'and 'eduntry
SOAPS. 'ALISO,. it general assortment of chewing
and 'smoking TOBACCO;sprinisklialf spanish
and, conlinon..ClGAßS;:. Ropes. , twines, and
'Wailes' of all kinds. Prime CHEESE 'afways
on' Elephant
and Complon:,OlLS:. '• „
GLASS;;;QIJEENB*4 I O. 4 4 . .Iicive 'also
adiltiii,lo:lo,4lriiidy large snick; _iluint;et of
OWternsrof.White Granite and fancy' . tea
seta: with' C EGCICERy •WA 4E' of everyde
kaoline; at lowest prices
nor^oaeb, • •
•"..Finiling grateful for for`the libeinl Pit image here
tofore 'best oivedlipon hirivbY' e• generous. publte
the siibistirilier tender's them his hearty . & 'xincern
ilinelisiii,e&heitni ;shit i efferts tii;'pletwe
neditartictileiniteritimi'io: - basidele, to, remit u
etnitinfinnets.ef.their' support., •••• •
arch •.?,d;; 1050, ",!' j D: A'11.13 E RT.
• :13 ha„Ec •Olass , - are. -
XTRA. hitin•ubd Giusti id gtent..vari
etyii FrOkich Cliina Dinner Tea und.Toilot.
Soap, Splendid Ornoldents,;' alEid , filioriey or
Stone, 'Chi* Liii•erpool . and .pitnnioit'Vehes.
variety. Atee'Clitiv,efj.%iverY,Aoseris!?44l;"% ,
Finn
061 g ng :add tra
Aile;YOidd ~ rinporidt;•lllo(fkolvidit.o o kr „.4w.)
Ydrif, hIY hobfuroce/Y-V, lO
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