s' 4posErm, CARLISLE; VA. THE' LARGEST AND 'CHEAPEST - NEWSPAPER • IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY! „ Terms--Two Dollars a '9Ol, or'aid Dollar and Fifty cents, if . paid • punctua/Zy in adrance. . $1,75 if paid within the sear. lIEDIOERATIC WHIG IijfOMINATION.° For Assembly, THOS. L. CATHCART, OF ' ALLEN TOWNSHIP. - - Election, Friday, January , 24 r. : ey, orthe7EitiibTBetiuto — andlfl7 Haldeman, of the House, liavo our thanks for public documents. THE WHIG IiCONFIATION By the proceedings of the Whig Convention to-day's paper, it will be seen that' Dr. THOMAS L. CATHCART, of Allen township, has received the nomination fo? Assembly, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death : , of Henry Church, Esq. This is in all respects an excellent nomination, and we cordially endorge it. It will we are confident meet the hearty acquiescence of the Whigs of the county. Dr. Cathcart is exentleman of fate talents, good education and estimable character, Although a professional man, he lives in ono of the most flourishing agricultural districts in the county,/ and no man better understands or more warm ly sympathizes with the interests of the Ftir mer. He is widely known and universally pop ular, and with him as a candidate' the Whigs can go into the contest with , every prospect'of success. An old and true Whig, his political brethren owe it to bins to rally to his support with enthusiasm and energy. The Whigs of the borough presented a can didate for nominatioiiin the person of one of their most active, popular and spirited young Whigs, and in common with his numerous friends we shOuld have been exceedingly rejoi ced had he received the nomination. But the Convention having conceded the nomination to the lower end of the county, and recognizing in the nuin of theft Choice a gentleman and 'Whig of the right stamp, we know we but speak the sentiment of every Whig in the bo rough when we say that our preference is freely yielded, and that the candidate of the Convention shall receive the undivided_ vote of the Whigs of the Carlisle district. Acting in, this spirit we trust that the whigs of the borough will come manfully up to their duty in the coming . election, and give their candidate-such-a vote as • will- redeem .their character from all reproach. Let it not •be said that the Whigs of Carlisle are indifferent of lukewaTni in the advocacy of our glorious cause. Let our opponents no 'longer boast that they .are gradually .breaking down the old Whig majority of our borough, but let us ral ly to the polls with the spirit of old devotion to the cause and as enthusiastically as if our own favorite were the candidate. Let every Man do his daty andtheresultwillbe satisfac- • tory for the.present and the future. THE 11. S.-BENATOR. We leitiakfrom _Harrisburg by last evenings cars!, that RICITAILD BIIODIMAD, jr, of North umpten county, was yesteoay elected U. S. Senator from Pennsylvania, for the term of nix years from the 4th of March next. Loco-: foe° caucuses were held during the preceding afternoon and evening, in which on the twelfils ballot Mr. Brodhead received the nomination, he having 54 votes, Judge Woodward. 24, Judge Black 4, and Mr. Flamer 5. In the Convention_ of. the two Muses yesterday all these Totes were concentrated on .Brodhead 131M1a= This is but a sorry 'triumph for the locofoco party. The sincerest rejoicing of the Old Hunkers will be that somebody has at least de faded Simon Cameron. The arrangethent of - Buchanan, Bigler and Black is however as nOmplitelY kneeled in the head, and it will be bard to conceal their chagrin. At for 13roadhead he Cs a man of 'yery ordinary ca paelty, and considered intellectually itt entire ly =Worthy aphid: , in the donate. 'Polltieal •ly he is decided and bitter enough. ' LEGISLATIVE FESTIVAL A splendid dinner was given to Capt. Mat thews of the Ship -"City sf .Glasgow," by the .citizens of Philadelphia 4. on Saturday last, in commemoration of, the opening of a lino of .Steamships between Liverpool and Philadel- , , The Dinner took place in the Chinese _Museum, and said to be one of the most el . egant ever got up in Philadelphia. Mayor Gilpin presided, assisted by a large number .of gentlemen. Among the guests were Gov., Johnston, the Canal Commissioners and the members of our State Legislature, Hon. Jas. Buchanan, and other distinguished individu als• The Philadelphia papers of Monday, contain the most glqwing accounts of the Fes tival: hi-reply to toasts,- -eloquent speeches • were made by Gov. Johnston, Hon. James Bu chanan, Hon Joha. Cessna, lion: Wm. 1.1. Me redith, and °theta ' :The members Of the Legislature received. . the kindest attention from the citizens of the - city. By a resolution of the City Councils, • they were tendered The hospitalities of the city, and, having arrived, ° they were waited upon by Messrs. Yarrow, Poulson, Tracks and Perkins, viho at 12 o'clock on Saturday accom:, panted them to the Hall ot , Independence; where they were received in form by the May -on Recorder and city authorities. They after- Vardi' Visited the City of Glasgow. The wel come throughea,was Cordial A: TAIIIIFF 211017BALF,JIT. It is now -understood that a powerful effort will be . made about the first of February, to, f carry through thetariff bllL Gen.ly, of the Muse, has consented to mike a majority report against a general bill, and this svlll af ford tb,e minority an' oppOrtunity to make a • copnber.PAPlAl to the extent the friendi 'of , ktopo,xtrOkoition jlexire. 'Sevoria_coriforonces 1ii 3 t , "1i. 6 4 1 ke14, 1 ?.y.th0 Whig dehigationo in the • lioxwer—AmbPs 'dele attoit resolized ;that' the cof4°4 glffi l l . 11 9 t 47iti r y; ; ITIOIskui . . Ekoine fort of, this being attempted.' BlA oerety trust that they tinii 1.9 4140650A1 'in' ittOii"Olfort?., ' • '': " ' • or l evnize.—ThO Chttrlos6ilit,lqe:r- Fury Bay* that Edyirqd thirtio; "olutigml 'with * havlN 'Ff+Pftvad watchc and,je.we'Yc , yvbicL rY weregtolquAt Pittsburg Decmnim r,, 1849 ;, Lga.ljeen wricsA9d committed to on !ft gore,ruer .IVlllis,ixt .P„' .lohnstotk, Pfrr9ip . 9 l ,vOul#, ti , l4,l,ltito* aria:Ri .ng tho ut•- rival of tie officer frciutkuitltetel Sit its;..P.Raug lettox frill _California quillb'e cur Slat rtigg: GOV. .touNsiroars , DIF.SSAGE. ' fiywopsia!inf its Contents. ,The annual message of Johnston, which we, furnished to' our readerit week in an - extra sheet;.nrid millet by this time has Been generally_ read by them, Is universally-praised. It is, a complete review of_the affair' s'of State, and: fin clear; • Folia r :and concise manner, such as 'every man in the Commonwealth can hilly comprehend. The, people like - such documents. There is no rhetoriciallustian - or bombastic eloquence, in. Gov. Johnston's State papers. . As, a practical ho only aims at presenting the true state , of affairs in clear and plain terms: Ilb; words are fitly chosen to elucidate his subject, and when the subject grows in importance las lan guage rises and glows with the` gent:rine spirit of eloquence ; as in his references to the posi tion of Pennsylvania and the value of the U nion. Renewed confidence in the Executive of theirehoicevannot - frtil - torbefeltby - thepeopleT upon reading this admirable mes s age. Although the message in ftill bits been placed ME ,before our renders, a 'synopsis of its contents may nevertheless be )Iteeptable, and we sub join a brief and hasty review. Opening with a renewal of expressions of gratitude to the Almighty' gather, for his protecting influence during the past - year, the Governor next refers :with suitable•expressions of regret to the death of President TAYLOR, and pays a well deserved tribute to the virtue and patriotismof Mitxduto FILLMORE,' his successor. 'To Carry into effect the elepressed popular will on an Elective Ju diciary, he recommends the necessary legisla tion, and suggests the present as a favorable opportunity to remodel' nd greatly lessen, the number of Judicial Districts, and increase the salaries of Judges to a fair remuneration. • Ho thinks the spring and fall elections mi;ght advantageously be merged into one. He rec ommends the creation of an Agricultural De partment counnected• with the State Govern ment:, fOr the collection of information valuable .to the practical farmer, and in this connection pays a high compliment to the Franklin Insti tue'(if Philadelphia city. lie deprecatatthe custom of leaving important hills to the close of the session, and hopes the apportionment of the State into Congressional districts will meet. early attention, should thd census returns be transmitted in time. He renews the hope that the - geological specimens belonging to the State, may brphicod in sonic convenient spot for A geneml inspection. We are gratified at the at the Governor's warm 'recommendation for the preservation of the original papers in the State Department, connected with our colonial and revolutionary history. These should be arranged for publication by a competent per son. The buildings of the Insane -Hospital will lie ready for patients early in the wirig. A revision of the laws in relation to taverns, beer-hduses and ten-pin alleys, they being now the common reSorts of illie,young, is. also• mac- ommended, and an equalization of tax laws a gain urged, upon the Legislature. The finances of the Commonwealth are as follows:—Amount of debt due on the 30th No- vember last , s4o,V7s,4Bs;.„stocks_and'cash is - hands of Comidissieners of Sinking Fend, $465,090; interest saved of special bian in the discontinuance of Plane, $400,000, which de ducted, leaves $39,910,394, .a decrease of pub lic debt since 1848. of $538,203, About $461,- 945 were extraordinary expenses, to avoid the Inclined Plane and to complete the North Bra Canal. These completed, nearly one million dollars may be appropriated wommily to the reduction Of the public debt The re cepts,of.-9.m:tra-alMtTlast year were $4,438,- 131, being less than the estimatessl2B,l'o7. 7 The estimated expenditures were $4,034,000; actual payMcais, $4,553,198. The estimates for 1851 are--receipts, $1,296,000; payments, $4,101,300. He recommends earnest efforts for the Ulti mate success of our school system, and the placing of our railroads and canals in full re pair for competition in trade and traveL lfc the peeieeLef dividing qtgto into Canal and Railway districts, assigning the en tire control of each to ,a Canal'Comniia4oner. He thinks it the duty of Pennsylvania to de mand from the General Goveinment some pot , tian of its resources for the security and im provement of the harbors of the Delawsi.e.- A system of Banking, based upon State Stocks, is recommended,- as he -considers any-conside rable extension of the present system tuidcsi rabic, if, a more permanent tmcis for such op erations can be devised. Upon subjects of national importance the message touches briefly. The Governor attrih utes the failure of the late effort to amend the present taniff, to the omission of the last Leg islature to give expresai6ns to the well under stood Wishes and expectations of the people on the subject, and trusts the omission will not again occur, Ile hopes for a reduction of postage, and a railway communication to the Pacific. -• The , position of Gov. Jeuxrrox' upon the subject of 'Slavery is worthy the attention of every Pennsylvanian—he fully recognizes the doctrine .of nen-interference, and thinks no legislation on the part of the State is expedi ent to aid the execution of the powers of the General anyeSnment, as it would &ref an ad mission that the National Government was un able to execute its powers. The reasoning of the Governor upon this subject;cannothe com pressed, and must be read in full to be under stood. The 'peroration of ' the message upon the Union of the Status, .and its value, rust ,receive the warmest, commendations froln eve- ry patriotic heart. It pays a high and slescr rod compliment to the fidelity of Pennsylvania to the Constitution, and ddprecate.s and pro tests againsttim utterance of rash and ill-ad rifled thoughts" on the, subjects of Secession and Disunion. GOV. Q,IIITDIAti ,IN A FIX There will, no doubt, be some difficulty • be tween Gov. Quitman, of Mississippi,end the National GOvernment. Quitman is charged with being•concerned in the recent expedition - against Cuba, most of the participants ,in which have been arrested. Quitman Las had a warrant served on Lim, but. refuses to ap pear, before his term of office, us 'Governor, shall have expired. 'The President of the U . nited States, however, is. determined to goo the law of the Nation enforced,' regardless .of • censequeneesi, The . Washington Correspond ent of the "Jouinill of Commeree, says there m now a'aertainty' of some collision between Gov. Quitman and , the authorities of the Uni ted States. The Marshal of Mississippi is a brave, fearless'etin, and will, at all hazards, tures!, Ger..Quitmen The 'Governor 'is Bur reunited" at every" place,4where he may be, • with oonfoleptial friends,-who ore ready to de 7 rescue MM.:Ger, Quitman has talon a Angular. ems° of late,: and it is accounted for in part, it Is said by the desperation ,of his private affairs.' Defoated In his Cantor niaaelletees,iodi Cohen 'conspiracy . and 'lds attempt-to disolvethe:UniMa,:hela "tow seedy .to resist the execution of Oilman of:the Gen; oral • • ~ —,• • , gipT/io conimunicatioivairtt lady .1=1"0- pbtillent shall appear ih ournext. PENNS'S - IA V.A.Nie73ramisLATIORE. Orgazd' sollon......Noiniziationo for 11. S. Senstar—Gas Johnston's Letltor; . The=ll,o'gbaturp of-Pennsylvania assembled at iburiablirg; ou Theliday the 7th lost;- . The House met of 11 h'cloOk,-in the ,mot*g,,_all - the memberspresentoscept Mr:*ouller, sick, and,Mr..Church, deed. both vacancies • from Cumberland county. , The members _ . the, , House immediatelyproceeded,. to an election for Speaker, when cpsita, .pitimTegular locofoco caucus nomincbiVtis : :elected, ing every locofoco vote, 50: Mr. Ihrl; of Philadelphia, received the Whig vote, 37. The new Spetqcer - mmle . tvikrief anal ;nppropri ate speech. Mr. Simpson read - in place a bill to prevent the Reading,Railroad Company from declafing dividends until all gebts...duo up to dannkry Ist, 1850, 'are paid, Arldelt was referred to a Select Committee of five. The death of Ihsnf entraen, of.onmberland coon .„-was-then-armanuced-in,very-appropriate terms by Mr. Haldeman, of. York county, as follows: I feel called upon, from my intimate ac quaintance with the deceased, to add my tes timony to hiS worth, and my regrets, and the regrets of many of my constituents, who were his personal friends and acquaintances. 'Truly do we mingle our sympathies with the citizens of Cumberland - county in the loss of her most faithful representative, and mourn this be reaveMent to his afflicted family. Ilnyar Cueucw was born in New Cumberland, Cum! Berland county, on the 30th October, 1819, and died 10th October, 1850, aged thirty years.— Early distinguished for his remarkable busi ness capacities, at an unusual early ago ho had accumulated a bandSeme, fortune, the produce of his own industry and, ;Stouts, and ranked a mong the firstbusineis.Men int.hz community. Distinguisued nboV'e others for the kindnes pf his demeanor, the nobleness of his heart, his eminent social and domestic virtues, endeared him in silver cords to all his friends of such strength as not easily to be broken. He died the tenth of October, 'at hiS residencein Bridge- - I port, within' sight of the windows of this Capi ' tol, Otter a short though not painful illness.— It was the, morning after the 'election, with the huMah sot his political friends fresh upon their lips. DOeS thistiot most solemnly remind us of the ricis`sitoles of all:earthly hopes end cal. culation.s, and warn us to soften the asperities of political Warfare? for, in , the language of the poet, truly . "fide is short and time is fleeting. And nor hearts thong!, stout and linsve, • Still like muffled drums are .heating Funeral matches to the grave." ' HESILI Curnen represented Comberland county during the last session of the, Legisla ture, and-was re-elected by an increased ma, jority_ Iletras a consistent Democrat, though updn all qtycstions lie .exercised his own judg ment, and was not blinded by political bigotry. It may truthfully be said of him that his fam ily, his friends, his acquaintances; and the community in which he lived; could have ea sier spared almost any otherman. But death, the "insatiate archer," had marked him for his own, And we must humbly acquiesec in this inscrutable dispensation, in removing from a mongst us one of our most prornisih,g and val able citizens in the first flarlt of life—one to whose worth and whose manhood all who knew him can testify, • - -The customary-resolutions ha relation to_tlie deceased were then'passed, and the House ad journed. The Senate met at 3 o'clock, and ~ : vas called to order by Mr. McCaslim the Speaker during the recess. Five ineffectual efforts were made to.elect a Speaker. Mr. Brooke ane3lr. SaZ very, two Whig Senators—the former film the Chester and Delaware District, and the latter from 'Philadelphia county—refused to go into caucus - with their fellow Whigs, and in conse quence of this the Whigs Made no nomination but scattered their votes. The last ballot re sulted as follow: Maimed MeCaslin 16; scattering 18; Messrs. Brooks and Savory 'vo ted for Crabb generally.., .The Sealito then ad journed until next day. The Mucus in the evening nominated Matthias, 9r.i'hiltidoJpltia city, as the Whig candidato for Speaker,. in the absusee of Messrs. Brooke Mal Savery. The Senate met on Wedaeaday at 11 o'clock, nail resumed their balloilugs for Speaker. On the:third:ballot Mr. Matthias was elected by a vote of 16 for Matthias, to 12 for McCaslin; Messrs Brooke and Savory voted finally for Matthias, and Messrs Forsyth, Guernsey, Mc ' • nut_Aate, Thlq saved Mr. Magi as say necessity of voting for him self, and is a return of the compliment of the last session, when several Whig Senators de clined voting to allow the election of Mr. Mc-• Caslin: Mr. Matthias entered upon the duties of Speaker with an appropriate speech. The Governor's Message and accompanying docu ments, were received and_read, at, 12. o'clOk, M. A resob;tion relative to the death of Mr. Church, of Cumberland county, was adopted, and the Senate adjourned. In the Honse William Jack, of Westmore land county, was re-elected Clerk. A resolu tion wits adopted or the , appointment of a Committee of one from each Judicial District, to consider the propriety of diminishing the number of Judicial Districts, of increasing the salaries of President 'Judges, and to ap portion the State into Judicial Districts accor dingly. Mr. Jackson offered .o. resolution "commemorative of She Anniversary of the bat tle of New Orleans, which was adopted, and the House adjourned in honor of the day. On 'Tlntrzti4y, in the Saturate, after the pre sentation of a number of petitions and remon strances, a resolution was adopted to go into Convention with the members of the louse, on Tuesday next, at tt; p'ziook, Id., to elect a U. S. Senator. The Senate then made the fol lowing nominations for that office, man Camer.ou, Charles j. Ingersoll, henry M. Philliir3, Arnold Plummer, Richard Brod- Dr: Daniel 'Sturgeon, George W. Wood ward, John Sturgeon, Joseph IL Ingersoll, J; Glancy' Jones, Wm. F. Johnston, Alexander' Brown, James Pollock, Jeremiah G. Black, Benjamin T. Curtis, Henry G. Poster, Gookge Chambers; Caleb M. Taylor,-Samuel Pur 'lance, Joseph Rena, Wilson McCandless, and William F. Packer- The following officers of the`Senate were then elected, viz: Clark, Sam uel W. Pearson; Assistant, J. AL . Transcribing Clerks, L G. McCaully, ..P. Maclay, Maj. George Raymond; Sergaint.:at- Arms, Mr. Mellinger; Doorkeeper,. Mr. Pick : , e l ; atm....ager, Andrew Young. Ali Whigs.. In the house, aliont, fifty or sixty nomina tions were made for U. S. Senator, comprising all the above names and a good, many,moro.— After which the Mouse elected the followingof ficers, via: Clerk, Wm. - Jack; Assistant, Wm." S. Picking; Sergeant-at-ATMs, Michael D. Belli"; Doorkeeper, Jacob Coleman; Mesien ger, Peter Aurand . ; . Brewster,‘ L. Gray end J. J Alison, .were , appointed Tran scribing Clerks. , ...In the evening the. Whig : Members met -. itt, cauens'and unanimously nominated Cloy. John zton as their candidate for. U. 8. EtenatAm-:7- The fact being communicated to:lAm, ba re plied in the following patriotic; letter, deelining the nomination ' . • -'' , • Ilsmusnu 0, Jan., 0, 1851, 1 • • •• - ' • 10 o'clobk,'l'.' M. I i • 7b the Hon. the . 11iig Members' of the "Central Gmrn-warsn;M-Accept ray 'eordial;Hranks for the 'expression of confidence Mad= friend oldn implied in the nomination for. ; thO into of linked StateS Senator' e kindly tindeyed to - This tulditimudevidenee : of 'Gib con;. Linea attaelnueet , or politleal 'friends! , is' duly. appreciated, anal:MAO most :gratirupy. 'l*r P/ 04143 r4 - • ‘. -a 4 It is My duty - toMafte quelifted declination ig• , the iieattbe;'...erbieti" your nomination would assign me, 4 1848, • . the 'people' of 'Pennsylvania' conferred upon mo for the term:of .t.fi.A''s years, the office of Cov- , ornoi.:. Before tile election, pledges were en; and by the: acceptance of the 'office ye newek that my entire energies of 'body and mind, should be devoted to • the faithful per _ ,forznance it the iluties__ef Chief ISfakistrate, • and that the 'promotion of the interests and ,welfare - ormy, constituents- .should be • alone • the object of, ambition. Regarding the obli gatio_n tbeseliedges,l.could net conscien, tiously abandon iny present position. Under - any find all circumstances, toy:follow ' Citizens niay xely with cenfident ; that `to the extent - ,of• my ability, the) . dulled. or the office which they havobestowed, shall be.faith • fully discharged: - - . •',- • • • Repeating the expression of heartfelt thank, fulness for the lilndness manifested, and with assurances of sincere regard and esteem for, each - of the.members of your Caucus, - , remalivtruly; your obedient servant,. • ' • • ' F.. JOHNSTON: Both branches of the Legislature' adjourned on Thuroclny, to - mot oghin nt 12 o'clock, On , . Monday; having accepted the invitation from the eitizeniorPOtarelpniti, to Mt:aid — MS dinner given to Capt. Matthews, of the steam-. er ., !city of Glasgow." They left Harrisburg' on Friday in a special train for that purpose. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. . . The Philn:leiithin Sun says of the Message Of Goy. Johnston: We think it will require a mind Completely warped by political prejudiced, to carp or cab il the tone of this message. We aro proud of-it, ataennsylvanians, nod proud of it, as emanating rani on© who had our earnest sup port for the responsible position he now'•ocen-' pies. • 'Rid true to the State, and loyal to tlie Union; soundly "national," and eminently conservative. We commend it to the people' of our Commonivealth in full confidence that our i 'appreeintioa of its merits will meet_ a. re-. Sponse from every quarter. The Rizading Journal, an able Whig paper, thus eulogizes the Message: • • Gov. Johnston's recent Message, like all his previous State Papers exhibits the talent and statesmanship of. a.m:tater -mind. Eloquently and concisely worded, it treats upon all the leading topics proper to be 'noted, while its recommendations are of a character to c.oni mandlbe attention and approval of •all -who have the well being end -prOsperity of the Commonwealth at heart. There is that in the document which must-convince every candid reader that the Governor has made -the inte rests of his constituents and prosperity of . the Commonwealth; the subjects of his anxious thought. lie studim to benefit the people— has their welfare uppermost in his mind, and •suggests reformS that would possibly occur to few in a similar position*. Instead of fol lowing in the footsteps of his , "illustrious (?) predecessors;" - in defending - himself - ' , his party from the attacks of the opposition Instead of endeavoring to ingratiate himself into popular favor, or striving to advance his own political aggrandizement, he leaves his arts to the judgment , of his fellow citizens, while he makes their interests his chief concern... Such a man is Gov. Witrakm F. JOHNSTON, and we repeat that Pennsylvania is most fortunate in having secured his services. It is only once in a' quarter of-a century that-one of his cali bre is el on to administer the government.-- The people, if they are wise, will insist upon retaining-him in the position he --honors for another-term, ' The Philadelphia Ledger notices ono of the recommendations of the Governor in the folio ing terms of npprovalt .. The Govornot who appears to bo a practical mam-more-fond-of-thitigs- than-ambitious-of words, recommends in his message to the Leg islature, that an agricultural department be added to the government of the State, a sug gestion so self evidently wise. and expedient, that it must command unanimous approba-, tion. The old ,Commonwealth, founded by Wm. Penn, is indebted for its original vigor end:robust prosperity to agriculture, which is the fodiudation of all other arts, mechanical occup4innsimanufacturing.industry, and prci-'. fessiontl silence and skill; for without agri culture7;ndatt, other branch of imbistry could exist he:intrinsic interest': of this .branch 41 .of. lc' Amanda .a foster*, care - of this kind, 1., t sound policy also points to the use ' fubiess 'of exalting this noble pursuit iri the opiniods of men. The Emperor of China al- Ways plougs tho first field, and hence, perhaps, the pride that designates that country as the "celestial empire." BENTON -ON AD VALOBERIS. In a speech in the Senate, the other day, ___ll4c ; _l3enton; hold the following litnuage in regard to ad valorem duties. It will be remem bered that the ad valorem principle of levy ing duties is the distinguishing feature of the present tariff. We commend hit' remarks to the attention of our locofece friends: I concur with the Secretary (Corwin) in his premises in tote", and with a part-of his recom mendations. , S concur with him in his opinion that importations - will - diminish; carrying with ' it a diminution of revenue from customs; that the ad valorem sygtem is the parent, of frauds and ought to be adandoned and recourse again . had to specific duties ih all cases in which I they are applicable. 'On this point I have nothing to confess gained from experience: I need no experience to inform me that univerz sal ad valorems were the most unequal of ties, and the most fruitful of frauds. I knew that always,and said it always. I condemned the same dogma when it was introduced in the tariff .of 1846; and now, af ter,a brief experiment of -four years, experi ence condemns it. I voted for thnt act; •but only to get rid of - the net of .1842; with the declared belief Sint experience l*ould soon produce a condemnation of the universal lid valorem dogma, and force a return to the old system; and such is now about the fact. . TINS iiiASSACHIISLITTS The Freo Boilers and regular locof,ooo party Of old Massachusetts, it seems, have - finally consummated their Bargain. ',The Now . York Tribune says, the coalition is complete and a most thorough abandonment of principles for office, ofeountry for spoils, of honor for vic tory.. The negotiations woro completed at the Boston State House, on Monday night, in can cus,' arid the terms cif • the coritract - for this now ' , partition of the Commonwealth of Mais...• achusetts" aro as follows: . .4 Tho'Bomocrats are to. have the 'Governer, tho , Liettt. Governor, the State Treasurer, five members of the ExcentiVe Council, • and, the 'United States.Sonator - for the short The iilltee Soilete take the Senator for the long term, the. Seorotary of State, the Auditor, 'four Councilors, and the Sorgeant-at-Arms.'! .. • , Theisaine pestles are dividing the sjioils be tween them the samo'way in 011161 Let these facts bViemembered.“.... 'AIIOTIIB4 F11A9.9 DETWEEN FOITIIEST AND WILT AB.-:-TllO N. Y. Hirron says that a . . . , 'graoefldTraeas took place on Monday evening, in the lobby of the Aker Place Opera itonse, between. MoSSrs".. Veriest and Willis,' which thr'eatoned'at one time to result .in. , another , broach of the bectict, by the fernier gentleman Mr. Willie n4ip present in company with his wife. and ycierhoeS; and lietWeen the acts left 1111664 and irgoQeded to the lobby he' was.followedby porrept, (vibe, it, is •adid, was intnriatedy);and him:. in „a most ontrageoui,mannor, applying to hlin theloWest and vilest epithets, and_ threatening to hiin, on the 'spat.."...,A , gentleman who. witness ed it,...kewover,„detified the polies 'ef,the. f4e,t, • • and, tlum a *mime .of *iersonal violence - was probably xire,yented. •, Mr. Willis returned. to his seat iantl,F.Mot , was closely watched: by .the,politio r roirteot . during the iomaitidor of ;the lter,From un oMolal, statement miblisheB by govetranaut, it appears that the tiltal ;value or the itaports,etirmt for the ,year Vnaing"bl:un,e 80,1851. stas_s9,23l;s42—a very Pretty/ Outn, .to . t*for that. whieh :we "aoublbinanititteluso AND boiNiAs. • 13t5rTho : remains of Ste'plien . Girard, Whicii had been lying in-;the: grave-yard, corner of - • Sixth, and,. Spruee,streete, since the period of his death, luidbeen exhumeci,..by-Order .-of"thel- City councils - , for the purpose 'of:remoing,. them te - .tho grounds - of the' G , i . rard •College :- for Orp . hans, whero suitable monument is to bb erected to the ineniory• of the great bone- ,' factor... - . 46PThe term "working classes" is used as if there wee& distinct-class who did not Work. There are some men who are independent and liyo-idly, but they are 100 , few to form a class. All peen work. The man who wnykn • With his biain labors as,muchAs he Who works with his hands. ;It is a gross i,njtistiCS' to call the student- and scholar an idle man. -He is first in the ranks of the working classes. VW'Tho church controversy' in lingliknd has•given us a new cord. The persons seced 1Wg317-3m—tlre-thurch of - Eirgfrucd — ro — thrit — Ur Rome, are regularly smitten of by the organs of the former as "perverts." pt Y'The N. Y. homestead Exemption Law went into operation' on the first instant. It exempts from sale oir,executionfor debts here after contracted, the lot and buildings thereon, occupied as a residence owned by. the debtor, being a householder and having a family, to the: value' of $lOOO. . tte c „The Trenton papers spenk of, t i be late. Temperance meeting held there, , atnt aildrcs sed by John B. Gough, as having given a stri king impulse to the cause : , Between 800 and 400 manes haring been, subscribed to 'the pledge. Itisa,,Wm. T. Morrison, the new Canal Com missioner elect; is now at Harrisburg, anq,will take his seat in the Board on . Tuesday,; next. Ho takes the place bf Morris Longstrcth, • par There are fifteen candidates in the field for Mayor of 'Pittsburg, headed by Barker, al though after the run,, he may be found consid erably in the rear.. te_John Murray, stage driver, has been arrested and committed to jail in Peoria, charged with robbing the United States mail. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. Senator 'from 31.11ssouri • ST. Louis, Jan. Oth.—The ,Anti-Bentonians of the Legislature have nominated the Hon. James 11. Greene, as a good candidate for G. S. _Senator. _The lientonians have made no nomination, they having determined' to stick' to Benton to the last. There are.strong_pros pests of a row at the Rotuq,a to-night, be tween the Benton and Anti-Benton parties, both having called a meeting at the same•time and place. The polic6 ha - ve been ordered to be on hand in case of difficulties. JEFFERSON CITY, Mosouni, Jan. 9, 1851. The Bentonians have nominated Colonel Ben tonfor UniMd States Senator. The vote was, for Benton, 39; Sterling-Price, 2. The Meet tiig was held with open doors, and resolutions -were adopted not to vote for a Whig under any circumstances, and to 'sustain the nominee until the present Legislatnre ceases to ex ist:- . • WasinNarim, Jan. 13.—Senator Benton re ceived a telegraphic despatch - from St. Louis, to-day, announcing the election over and all right. Dlosanchnsette Election of Governor . BOSTON, Jan, 11.—The • Legislature this morning elected GEO. S. BOETWELL, democrat, Governor of this State, and IfEttar W. CUM AIAN Lieutenant Governor. 84 votes were thrown for - Governcr—Boutwell received all but same number wore trown for Lieu 'tenant GOvernor and Cushman received all but 5. The rest were blanks. The House has rescinded the order to elect a U. S. Senator to-day, end Tuesday next. The wea ther hero is very pleasant. Governor, &c of ➢lnesechneette BOSTON, Jan. Il.—The Senate, this morn ing, proceesledlo vote for Governor and Lieu tenant Governor. For Governor, Geo. S. Bout-. well, (deny.) had all the votes thrown-32. Six- Whigs voted for him. The' rest threw blank votes. 11. W. Cushman was chren Lieutenant Governor by 29 votes—all that were thrown. All the avenues of ,the }louse are crowded by a dense mass, of people. The coalition are endeavoring to go into an eleo lion for U. S. Senator, and thd Whigs are en deavoring to stave it off. There is considera ble excitement throughout the city relative to the election. The House have postponed the election of Senator to Tuesday next. BOSTON, Jan. 18.—The Legislature elected 9 Democrats and Free Soil Counsellors to-day. A meeting of Democrats in opposition to the election of Charles Sunnier is called for this afteinoon, at the State House. Robbery7oik the Isthmus New Yong, Jan. 7.—The steamer Crescent City has arrived here. She left Chargres On the 27th'ult., and Kingston 31st. She brings 400 pasdengers and one million and a half of gold dust in freight; also, a largo amount in the hands of passengers. Tho specie train for the Crescent City was - attacked on the lath- Mlle by sixteen Men, (not Americans,) and robbed of one.humlred thousund dollars: The robbers took the train into -tho- woods: --The money, howaier, itua finally recovered, excep ting about six thonsii . nd dollars. Two of the robbers were taken prisoners,. one of them badly wounded. There is no later news by the Crescent City than that brongh by the Georgia. U. S. Senator for Indiana: INDIkiAPOLIS, Tan. 11.—The llon Jesse D. Bright has been re-efecteif United StaNs—§en ator to=day, on the first ballot, receiving nine ty-two votes, agninbt 'forty-six for Charlei Dewey. Esc}limos OF Cuarmn.—William L. Chap lin, who became so notorious tithe chief ac tor in the attempted nbductio of two slaves, belonging to lion. Messrs. Toombs. inni. Ste vens, last Spring, met with au enthusiastie re- caption at Syracuse, N. Y., on Monday week. Tho Congregational Church in that city, in that pity; in which the pots-mote was' hold, is represented as having been crowded in every part, 'while several hundreds were' unable to gain admittance. - Mr. C. addressed the, audi ence for chore than vai hour, giving- - a' sketch df his adventures ttn ‘ d danger's. *-, ; • Tin USE OF eilLEROF011:31.111Q YourEhl of Medicine contains an able paper on the'.uSa of Chloroform in cases 'of Midwifery mid oth:6. 'er disettees. It is founded on the obseririttion of Drs. Ilarnrs tnd Sacks, ash dive' a titiau-. far analysis of. twenty-seven banes in lOWA Chloroform was administered. Chloroform,, it is said, hati'it depiessitig offeet,—that if taken early itretartl3 labor, and if taken late it re quiresddangerona exoess.'oe' its use. It is nlso deblaredlo exert a ioisorniuS clfdet upon ho spitial 'and•Ongleonie systeufFaittl' at the Bent e vpith the -brain. •: ' Adirn Flizzairiony AM) tho aSii of thirltpite:d Stales' yi9,only ttl)4la . t. 1,000,000 viittoO43ll.l33g.' I b n0w."*D11,250,4 000 square mhos. In 1800 '. tha poprla'tion'iie ,800,025,-, It 10 not 0ver28,000,000, MATTERS ABOUT-ROME. The Special Election: • It be seen by the Sheriff's proclamation in om• atlyertising columns, that; /Way, the 24th-inst. -Is -designstdd as , tbe' day- for- holding opr sPeeinileleeyon of a member, of the 'house of krresentatives. Farmers , Meeting. "Though the - meeting of Farmers on Monday evening was not as large as it ought to have lieen,•:ii most ,iret7pcetable :delegation • to the State Convention wee appointed, all of whom we•hope will fund it convenient to attend. The Convention, to which we notice delegates have been appointed from Philadelphia and numer ous other counties, will embrace many of the leading agriculturists of the State, and prove a most interesting meeting. It is - time the l'armers,'no a class; wore taking that stand which the power and dignity .of the agricultu ral intermit entitles,Glem to lic_recennu n . (In lions- of • the Governor's 11105811 go will proba bly forma , leading subject for the deliberations of the Convention. By the way, we invite tire attention of our agricultural Trion& to the articles on "agri cultural geology," which are commenced on first page. They are 80. simple, direct, prac tical and elementary, as to afford both inter est and. instruction to farmers, who arc now so genCrally seeking information in the science of their art. No one can fail to understand them. = From the annuial report of the Auditor (tort eral we learn that the receipts into the State Tressury.last yeiir were $.1,428,131 61. •Of this ,sum Cumberland county contributed by taxation and otherwise, the sum of $84,265 56, as . . ~., Tax on real and personal estate; . $20,581 72 .4 writs, wills, deeds, &c.; - :. 653 30 " 'dividends, Carlisle Dep. Bank, :.,108 00 on Corporation Stocks, do. : 67 50 Collateral Inheritance tax, '1703 09 .. .. Tavern Licenses; Retailers Licenses,o2o GO Pedler's•Licenses, • 7 23 Distillery and Brewery Licenses, ,172 :31 Billiard Hoorn, &c.'Licenses, • 67 00 Militia Fines, , ' 143 21 , I;'rona this it will be seen that Cumberland county pays nearly or quite a j- dollar for every one of her population. She is, justly distin guished also for the promptness with which she meets her obligations to the Commonwealth.— She is ala•ays among the first to pay her quo ta of taxation. Locoloco Delegates Besides the nomination of Mr. Bonham, as their candidate ,for Assembly, the Locofoco County Convention of Tuesday week, appoint ed -ns their delegates to the Reading Conven tion, to nominate candidates for. Governor and Canal -Commissioner, Messrs. Judge Stuart, pr. •Ira,,Day and Situi'l Graham. To the State Judicial Convention they appointed as dele gates Messrs. W. H. Miller and William Ker, Esq'rs. This recognition of these seperate Conven4ons,. (which are now the subjeats of censiddable squabbling) and appointment of delegates - does not - give th - e - vdry - hi - ghe - St sates= faction thratighbut the party, we understand. I. 0. 0. F.—The' following officers were "reeently elected at a meeting . of the Carlisle Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellow's, to serve the enening session, viz: F. A. Ken edy, N. G.; Dr. H. Hinkley, V. G.; James N. Allen, S.; Jacob Shiom, T.; Jos. C. Thomp son, S. ge_We direct the attention of our readers to the 'advertisement Of CLECIO S CROMPTON, Perfumers and Paper )3ox Manufacturers, whicli.will be fauna in another column. From the character of the proprietors we have no doubt that the articles they manufacture arc of the best quality. Try IlLetai . )1 ; V-13y reference to our advertising columns our readers will not fail to notice the splendid variety of articles to which Mr CONLYN invites ____. he attewtion - en. e plitilido there to pur chase, and we or 'sure you will get the worth • of your money. , • , WHO WAN TS TO Be COMMISSIONEE ? —Mr. Bonham, es NYO learn, from the last Volunteer, * has resigned the office of V. S. Qinnmissioner under the Fugitive Slave Law. 1 SCOULLEIL—This gentleman, whin was reported to.be seriously ill, is now rapidly re covering his health, as we learn from the Vs/- natal., and hopes to be able to take his seat in the Legislature in the course of a- weolc or two. WHIG COUNTY CONVENTION. Agreeably to a call of the IVlLig Standing Committee of Cumberland county, the Dele gates composing the last County Convention met in the Court House, in the Borough of Carlisle, on Tuesday, the 14th .of January, 1851, for the purpose of putting in nomination a candidate to be supported at • the ensuing election in place of IL Church, deceased. The Convention was organized by appoint ing C. McPARLANB, of Newton. tp., Presi .dent ; and J. J. Hemphill, of Hopewell town ship; and Joseph 'Messer, of New Cumberland, Secretaries. The following delegates appear ed and took:their seats ~ • Upper 4./(en—,-Jacob L. Zook, John Moore. West Trard, Carlisle—Win. M. Purter, A. A Lino. East Ward, Carliste—William Bentz, Tames Hackett. " Dickinson-,-A. .Barnitz, J. G. Williams. E. l'enneboro'—Col. S. Oyster,W. P. Hughes. Frani:ford—Jos. B. Dickey, Saing Bowman. Hampden—Thos. B. Bryson, S. Mo(law. Monroe—Enoch Young, Riehard.Andorson. -.1.10/in—James Kennedy. • .[Mechanicsburg—Joreaninh Sonsoman. . ' • Neirion—C. M. McFarlane, Jos. Smith. Nrwrifte—Jos. MoDermond, N. Cwitherland—Jos. Musser, H. Breneman. North Middleton—Abraham Whitmer. Southampton—ll. 33. Rebeek, Wm. Clark. Hopewell—D. S: Renshaw, J. J. HeMphill. Shippensburg—R. I'. MoCluro, 3. A. Clip pin%r4r Sla enebrov,lp.—E. Hoch, C. Long. Savo- • ig—Wnle, Parker,'D. Coble. , 1V: Poomboto'- - --John. Piper, John Bowers. S. 'Middleton—J. W. Craighead, G. 0' Don na. Lower Allen-At. •D. -Shoop, C. Eberly. On motion the Convention' then proceeded to ballot for a oandidaio for Assembly, when it appeared upon the first ballot that Dr. VIIONEAS-L.-,CATIICARTi: of :Lower—Alion .township, had the higlitst number of votes,- whereupon, ho was declared duly nominated, Qii motion, the said nomination I\l3 unnni m0q.37 concurred in. .. _ ' OrrnotiOn the dologatos cram oaph township in this Curivention . liere appointed .to . attend the Polls.and flOt: dirn Committee of ,Vigihrneo 'fer than reflpentivo townships, • • • . On motion the,iiroseedings, woro ordered' to be publiolted 'nth° Nhig pappro of Oc6o ol #Y. ISigno4, by-91e:01Poors.) . _ Wt.dOinit - erfoit Ifire on'tlio Think . • , • tif .. .pkttntiurg nro now The pp, ; Of OW' noto la *oil niikolotOcl nolvo, Fuld filo julkllo shouklba on tkotrittunvl, plato is , Wel!' il'Oncroioopt the , fnoo of the. :j.ftininie - itio ; Niiiitto: Bignittairoo of 'the Cashiin nitcsielll:doun; but tkiit ;0•-antiAcito G. Pursuant to public iotice; a meeting of' the Farmers of Gni:al:writ:Ml county, nail, others in terostedovits held at tlx6 Court Ifouse, in Car the 181.11 of Jnhun ty; 18G1." On motion DAVID. , COOVER, Was called to the chair; Tuouns Blirrtts aial Bea avZEAnisii,"rippointad Vice Presidents; and, Win. L. 'Craighead and It. P. McClure, Secre taries, o,ll'l - notion of 31: Beatty, . Resolved,: That one delegate from end, olec- . tion district in the county, be appointed to rep_ resent the farmers of. Cumberland Ounty in the Agricultural State Convention (o be ltld. :it Harrisburg, on Tuesday next,. the 21st inst. whereupon the following gentlemen were nom inated: Wm. Line,jr. of South Middleton, Cal. H. B. Rolnick, Southampton, Hugh Craig, Shippensburgt.p. Wm. M. Henderson, Islorth Middleton, George , Bowman, East Pemisborough, Ahr'm Smith McKinney, Hopewell Di lavid W. McCulloch, Upper Dickinson, John B. Coover, Upper Allen, David Sterrett, Dlitllin, John S. Sterrett, Lower Dickinson, lt. C. Kilgore,Newton Samuel Ebony, Hampden, Wm. Adams, West Pennsborough ; Jacob Shelly, Lower -Allen, David Coble, Monroe, George 11. Bucher, Silver Spring, Win. Wallace, Fratliford, John D. Weaver, Carlisle, Rudolph Martin, New Cumberland, Wm. W. Nekin, Shippensburg, Teter: Barnhart, MeCharticsburg, Col. Wm. It. Woodburn, Newville. The meeting was then eloquently addressed by Hon. P. Watts, who urged upon the atten tion of Farmers the importance of their great interest, hnd the necessity of State and Coun ty organizations of Farmer's. On Motion the delegates were authorized to appoint tAtbt,ti totes in case they are not able to.,attend the , Convention. On motion the proceedings - of the meeting were ordered to be published in all the papers of the county. Adjourned. For the Herald BIBLE SOCIETY .;TIEEETING. At a meeting of the Board' of Managers of the Ctim*land County Bible Society, this 13th day of January, ,18b1, the following pro ceedings were had: • Whereas, a meeting pf the Cumberland Co. Bible Society, and the friends of the Bible cause, have recommended on exploratinn and supply for the county of Cumberland ; There fort, $34,265 5C Res(rived, That:the Board of Managers are ready and Willing to undertake the work pro vided the Community will furnish the funds necessary to itd accomplishment. Resolved, That the expense of supplying the Bible gi•atnitously, end the pay of the agent, is estimated . to amount to about two hundred and fifty dollars ;',Unt if one humired dollars is subscribed in Carlisle„ the board will commence the -exploration, (lepending on such other contzibutions as may be given isr the county whilo the work progresses. Resolved;lhat an appeal be nmi made to the citizens of Carlisle to contribute this suss, and that Mr. Brady' be appointed to solicit subscriptions. " Resolved, That a meeting 'of - The - Cniiiher: land County Bible Society_and the friends of the _Bible cause, be held in Education Hall, on next Monday evening, at half past six o'clock, when Mr. Brady is requested to report what amount haS been raised by subscription. Resolved, That these resolutions ; with the - names - of the - present - managers; be - published in the severalrpapers of this Borough for this week. Atanagers.—.T. IlAnwroN, President; Rev. Mr. Kre*fuer, Rev. Mr. Hoffman, Rev. Mr. Brown, Rev. Mr. Wing, Rev. Mr. Johnston, Vice Pftsidents ; Mr. S. Elliott, Secretary ; G. Keller,Treasurer; Messrs. Crooks, Smiler, McCulloch, T. B. Thompson, Ogilby, Criswell, Coyle, Hackett, Senor, J. Beetem, Fetter and builield, of Carlisle, and Messrs. F. Eckels, Cast, A. Cathcart, I. Day. llnverstick, J. Young, Singizer, Rev. 0. McClean, A. Cl. Mil ler, J. Means, L. H. Williams, S. Irvine, Richards, J. Irvine, and Rev. Mr. Foulke of the county.. By order of the Board, S. ELLIOTT, Secretary. AN Au VALOREM TARIFF.—One of the beau ties of the system upon which the present Ta riff is framed, is that just as the price of an article falls, and the manunicturer thereof be gins to suffer, the duty upon it also falls, and mcreasedimportation, white!' makes sure work of the manufacturer. • Again, as the price rises, and,the consumer should have the utmost advantage of competition between the domestic and foreigu's - producer, up goes the duty, following the value, till it becomes absolutelY prohibitory:" It vvoigd be difficult to conceive a clumsier contrivance in states manship than tha ad valorem system - .. . ' IMPORTANT LAw. - --The following section. of an net passed April 2G, 1850, exempts monies at interest from taxation for township and bo- rough purposes: • "That hereafter' no law of this Common wealth rendering monies owing by solvent debtors liable to be assessed and taxed for any purpose, shall be construed and held to make the same liable to be assessed and taxed for -borough purposes; but the same shall be ex empt from any "charge, tax, or assessment, for any such purposes; Provided, that nothing in this act contained shall be held to apply t,-p any case in which such taxes iIfIXQ been here tofore actually assessed and paid." SALARIES OF Gorraxons.—The American Almanac of 18.7i1, published a table mth - lining the names of the Governors of the respective States, and their.salarios. The smallest sala ry is that of Rhode Island, which is $4OO, and _the largest that of .Californix-which is $lO,OOO. Louisiana girds her Governor $0000; N. York, $•1,000; Virginiat, $3,333; and Pennsylvania, $3,000. The Governor is cleated by tho iio ple in all the States except Virginia and South Carolina. MORE .pouT.—The, N. y. Journal of ° COM. ,incree is informed by a scientific correspondent that a mode of making hydrogen gas from wa ter baslacen discovcredat Paris. The writer giros no account of the •process, but says it is very simple and easier to use then Tilr. pains's. The hydrogen is carbonized by the use. of a burner of plains. situ ;11ntkct. PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Jan. 1,11 In FLOUR . transactions were limited to the sale of a few hundred bbls. at $4,62i for standard, and..54,62i for hotter brands, most ly taken for home use, inclnding• ultra nt $5,65,25, end fano) , brands at $6,5060;50 *WA. - RYE 'FLOUR Is Miniinallybeld CORN 1111:AL is without demand, and (Intl; wo quote Penna. at $2,87/63,13.e51. holders aslcing the latter price. ORAlY.•—Tlioro is sonic I.lttlo Corn arrlvlng, and 2'oooe 3000 bualioln good Southernyollow sOld'of 61 Cent% . . OATS enntinne 8011r00. . . RYE is in demand, and selling at 70 cents , P.4.1.44,Z3.1.1,A111,1211= „ On tbol2th.ilitie. hy -Blohop E,' 11. Tliomns, V,. D. M., AL; ,TOm'oo ,1 1 101\f‘APen Wo4ll, all of Monroe, township. 1.. On tltulitliinstapt, In Meohnnlesburg, Anh OuVutrlno; b:. 'lu. thtl 113th ieet , Of her age. this borough; suddenly, , un Menthiy morn lni,'.the 6th inst., Mr, Simon sraitli; y'eurs, = 'Dzaav,