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163D.NESDAY, .7 1 11 LY 1,1861: ti
.qz-THELMIGEST "AND-CHEAPEST-NEWSPAPER
- IN CIIINDEREIIND COUNTV
,'terms—Tito , ;;; ' (:);iefiktitits: and
Fifty Cents, if paid - ptlttet Unity inVidrance. -
3 1 , 75 if paid within the Near.
WHIG STATE TICKET• '
_ Fo.ie
r ;WILLIAN F. JOHNSTON,
gt„ttinUtrorig County
' FOR CANAL CODFIRSSIONER :
JOHN NTR'OIIM,
Of Ltytetrater County.
FOR TIIR.SuPRRHE BEtiicß :
1416HAED OClULTER,:Westmoreland.
JOSHUA W. COALLY, Montour.
- CEO. ,CHAMBERS, PrinkUn.
WiIf..III.'IOEREPITII, Philadelphia.
WMLIAM JESSUP, Susquehanna.
STATE AGRICUI.ITITRAL FAIR!
TO THE PEOPLE or PENNVA :
It will not forgottedthat the State Agri
cultural Society of Pennsylvania has fixed
. Harrisburg he the place,' and the 23d; .24th
and 25th of October next, as the time for their
Amami, Haman:ma, There is no State in
- the Union whose cliniate, soil and -the habits
of whose people afford more ample resources
than our own for a creditable ; exhibition of
their skill pad' industry. The.re is nothing
"raised, groilin or mannfactrired upon the 'foes
of the earth, which is not more or less inter
;esting in the study and science of Agriculture.
The Farmer, the Horticulturalist, the Inven
tor' the Mechanic, are all cordially and ear
nestly invited to contribute and partake in the
-interest which will be excited by the occasion;
_ and especially,do we invite. the aid, counte
nance and presence of our mothers'and daugh
ters, upon-whose handy-work and good exam
-ple we are so dependent for" all the domistic
comforts of life. , „
• Arimmements are now being made for
.en-'
-olosingthe -grotuids,- and providing separate
-and safe places for all animals and articles
_which shall be piesented for exhibition'. All
the canals and-rail-ways of the State will be
' - open free 'of charge for their transportation to
Harrisburg; and visitors will come and go on
them at one half the usual rates„-,.. - -
The young men of the State are reminded
that the Pxoncansa lklarcu will- afford them
ari Opportunity for the display of their skill,
the training of their teams and the - fitness of
their implemental .
', While we address this communication to the
- people of our State, it will not be, understood
,
— 7 -that it-is-designed-to exclude the citizens of TO=
--=t-ther Sto,tes;-.mueh-leSs-to avoid-the-honorable
. competition „which their contributions may "af=
• ''ford. wow is' the time to prepaxe.. By direc
tion or- thq Exeentire Committee:
' FREDERICK' WATTS,-.
President of the Stale Agricultural Society.
- Carlisle ,. May 28,.1851. . • • .
- 1365'Pnpers - throuliouttheStateUre requos
tedlo copy.-
A change in the arrival and departure of
passenger trains on the Rail. Road took place
yesterday. The l first train of cars for Harris
burg now pass'through Carlisle at niinutes
past 4, A M., and tfio second at 11 o'clock, A.
M. The first' train from Hairisburlg, , now
reaches here at . 37 Minutes after 7 o'clock, A.
M.:; and the second train at 22 minutes .past
6 ,6 Ova FLAG nrwuratic I"
The proceedings of the Whig State Conven
tion and the speech of por: Jonssroi occupy
BO large a space in our column; that we have
a but little room to sp_eak of the proceediagaand
that the result isqtactly , what the Whig-party
desired and expected. in Cumberland county
the ticket is hailed with universal satisfaction,
and will unquestionably receive an enthusias
___tio:and:cordial-sarpport.-...The.-nominationtof
WM. FeOHNSTONearries With it the pres
tige °Ur - rarity! Be is emphatically the groat
leader of the Whigs of Pemmylvania—the el
event. champion of their time-honored win
, Oiroletsthe man whom they - delight to honor
andtor whose success they can battle' with a
stun,
.and energy thatknows "no such word as
fall." administration. they can -proudly
and justly refer to , as productive of more sub
stantial:benefit to tho 'State and the people
than that of any previous 'Governor of Penn
sylvania. 'The Tax-paying Farmers are there
fortilibt content to part with Gov. Johnston's
services in the Executive chair. His election
the Woplehaie resolved-uponarerftrediart,
and we enter the contest with every assurance
of iviotoiy more triumphant than that of 1848!
The nominations 'for Canal Commissioner
and Supreme Judges are of the highest cha
racter. We regret we have no room to speak
of them individually. They have been well
Selected with'regard to locality. Western
Pennsylvania has the Governor and one Su
nremeludge. Eastern Pennsyliania has the
Canal Commissioner and one Supremo Judge:
Northern Pennsylvania has two .Supreme
Judges, ,Jessup
_end Comly, while the _Hon.
George idhambeiti resides in the Southern por
lion of the State.
---- The pbttform adopted by the Convention,m,
tio use the language of a cotemporary, a strong
one; composed of sound timbers. The doc 7
. of protection to 'American industry is
reiterated,—faithful observimoe and respect
is guarantied on the part of the Whigs; to the
sidjuitment - : Or compromise measures of thelast
supreme* of the Constitu
. tibn and maintenance of the Lane is 'avowed
to bou'esird Mai Whig doctrine—the State and
National Administrations hare been endorsed,
.and finally -the die:ro-statesman—the genera
' tiCOTT« is Pronounced in unequivocal "terms
16 be the choice of the Whigs of rennsyliania
fur theinvitPi:Csidenoy: There is - no shirking
of -any Of the great issues before the -people.
The platform is well hid doin and broad' e
neigh for all true Whig's to stand upon.
- ''Thus is the - campaign opened: -- Theery of
"Scorn, Jon Srnoiim," rimge- throiigh
the Commontreeith—noble leaders, they, *ho
haVe never , yet been vanquished. Where is
the - Whig who will not follow after' and rally
round their vietoriona banner
inowvosT4on LAW.
`The new rontago law; whieli - reduces Poet
;lgee on letters to aria cents If, pre-paid, and
live cents "irben'uniatel, Trent into: effiet yes-
Pato= writing to us Rio therefore
ytti,gerild will now,; be ,
eeet,ekorieet.olll3:e Oueberitglk colt l 7
tirrei l'oftelli , •
:06r-144 for kedasa4ibiiii•
sl iai q u g h- -7" i ,zurei• t o:4 a***iisa,im-tii,
1 4" 1i #3.44,4*,#!#2 11 ,444,
, consequence of. nonti*dpintgrigt.
be sore to go b,v_t0.16,4c0i0aT!;.:..2
"itgp,,:nolif , viiiiiiiuircoi*lnigea T etiry Of ehe
Treseur4r; ief*edulhi iiiuttem *at his
old roaidehoeiraeloU* fOdo; 'to - which lie
had just 'returnedon 'a' " • •
anniverea!';fiXe*ese_ Atelnnsbti Co.r,
,1,40 eiOtiiiriidejl lest, 'fa die"
hi: R. , ChurchNt j .this' '
ly_large tlit i vngetiltisins - add BtrutigorQ ; i ere'
inlitteiVaime, !id the eiierousee. rpre
'ned by :Oto admlrabl4 mitsio - of - thie InctePett=
dent Bl):tee;Binid,r of taltiniore; - which 'm:tie
specially casaged fir the'occasion. President
IlEca. commenced the exercises With:prayer,.
and the folloiving speeches were delivered. by
graduate of institution: - ;' '(
•1. Lalin Saintalory:=l"hilip Myers, Wyo.'
Ming Valley..
2.' Diasertaffon.—Foot-printa . o:1 -
Wm. B. 11.1eGilriwy, Barrisenliergi Va.• - • . •
4. Literary Oration.--The Land of thi• Free.
C. F. Reed, Carlisle. •
5. Phitospideit - Orillion.—Lotarthie.—Geo.
H.. Lowe, Quan..4.euie;a:tounty, •:•-•
7. .Diaseilaiion.--4felioration of lifaii, 7 -18;1L7
el S. Diehl,•4ldama county. •
8. Literary Oratidn.—rrnita of iliOAthericari
Woman.—D. W. Edmonston,- Georgetoin;
~_ .
ME
0. Philosophical Oration.—The Nat/one:l)4n
uptent.7-James St Thomas, Cecil co. Md.. '
Oration. The.: Love of the
Beautifitl;-iWm': H. Bagel, New'Wintleor,Md.
,13. Phaesophicul Oratioir=The Disietiy j of
Amerirg.-James 11f. Rinsberliiiy. , Batetourt,
county, Va.
15. Ilfaster's.Oration.- r -The Progress of Hu
manity.:---W..'L. Boswell, Philadelphia-
16. Haster's Oration.—Oe Mateamqn.--j-
Frank MacartneY, Baltimore, Ithi.•
17. Valedictory.—A. F.Mussleman, Lances:
The speeches generally were well 'delivered
- and creditalilo in matter and style to the young
Tho•degree c.f.& B. in course; was confer
redlupon the following gentlenien; meinbers of
the Senior class, viz: John Maxwell Bailey,
Geo. Biohord Bibb; John-Prioo Clark' George
Banghgrt Day, Israel Sniper Diehl, 'Boehm
.Wadsworth Edmonston, William Henry Bagel,
James Monroe Kimberlin, Geo: •Henry LOwe,
Wm.. Bumgardner • McGilvray,, , ,Amos Ferry
Musselraan, Philip Myers,,-Caleb Sipple Pen
newil4 William Charles Ford Reed, Martin
Thomas Rohrer & James Senall Thomas..- •
The degree of A. Main course on Thomas
M. Biddle, W. L. lloswell,.Jno. A. J. Creswe;
.
Wm. Daniel, Jno. S. Peale, Henry. IV. Her
man, Jno. W. .lleisley, ;Wm. Ing, ' Chas— W .
- Ammo, F. A. - Maeartney, - , Jas. IV. Marshall
S. A. Rawlings, B. F. Snow, J. •S. • Thomas,
Jno. Wilson,ll.' W. Wilson, John„ 0. Winner,
4, IV.. Wright, C. 11.-Young & Edwin 14-Web
sten
The honorary degree of D. D. was confer
red on llev. CII?111.1.13S COLUNI3, President of
Emory .& Henry College, Va: and the degree
pf.p. L. D. on Professor Gansnous.Bnealsbut
Doan/Law, of the New . .York Free . Academy,
and ; on_Jon.B.—Trsosr,_paq.-,_of Philadellihia.
-Absence-from-town-prevented-our-hearing
the addreshes of. the. preceding day, •which
consisted
,of an.address in the morning by the
Bev.; J. 'I% Cnewn,.of N: J. before the Bolles
Lettres Society, and in the evening 'of an ad
dress before_the general Union Philosophical
Society, by the Roy. TIIO3IAB Poparat, of
Marshall College, followed by ....a Poem
TiTannwrifor,enti, - . A.' of :Philadelphila::Z
GEMENT.
Eitel of. then); irouro informed, Wore listened
to by large, audiences and elicited• warni ox
pres:Siens of commendation.
At the meeting of the Boird of Trustees,
on Wednesday morning, we aro informed, mime
changes in the Faculty ;were provided, f0r.7.---
Prisident 'PECK tendered his resignation . as
President of-the institution, tetako effept at
the expiration of hie appointment bY the Gen
era! C.:conference. The resignation wee accep
ted, and resolutions passed by the Board ac
knoirleaging his past seryioes.d7Prof. SCIDLEIL
also retired from the chir . of Matheniatios,
whiSh he has held for a number af years, mad
t.he.Rov. O.' Tirrazir was eleoted the
— Board to fill the vacancy. Mr. Tiffany is
- gentlemturretalentralfirtnergy; - and - hiriaiF
qtdeition to the chair of Mathematics we feel
confident will 'noire advantageous to the , Col-
lege. 11Ir. Amos F. ik . lnssff,lman wis• ofppoint
ed assistant the (korner School, in place of
Itlr. John Wilsiei, - iesigned. The Presidency
of the College will we hOlio be again placed in
the lands of Dr. Durbin
- We - lune-been furnished is4h the followhig
Correspondence in relation to tho resignation
of President Peak and the retirement of Prof.
Sadler, which we publish as requested
LETTER OF PRESIDENT
CAULISLE, Juno 26, 1851
To the Tritatitiof Dickinson Colleges
GENTIENEN:—I have been for 801110 time
convinced that my happiness and usefulness,
and perhaps my health and life, would require
i y l
' me ango my field and kind of labor at,as
en a eriod as possible. I haVe conversed
u on the subject fre,ely with my faintly and—a
' few select friends, bat with no othdis, lest I'
should contribute to an undue excitement .of
the public mind. I have determined-to follow
- strictly the indications of Providence, and seek
Test from cares and labors to which I feel . , igx- .
self poorly adapted, in tho, Pastoral - Work, as
soon as I could feel it for thevintorests of
the College to do so. I have been fourteen
years diverted from - what I have always be
lieved to be my appropriate sphere of labor. '
. I have not, however, been ;unhappy ,In my
work, having never sought the positions - with
which I have been honored, but simply obey
ing the wishes of my brethren and the orders
of my superiors, and having numerous eviden
ces of the favor of God.' •
Upon mature reflection, my conviction is that
I can with perfect safety to all the interests
involved,-withdraw-from the -responsibilities of
my office at the olose of tho next College year,
and that I am at: liberty to mention it at this
time.
My three - ytars in your service, gentlemen,
lutire been years of some 'trial and sacrifice,
upon my part, but I leave them with God,
trusting in His mercy, and hope I may not 4.
pend in vain up on
. your inte ll igence and mag
nanimity for a Just consideration of.,tho unu
sual responsibilities which the critical condi
tion of -the College: has impoised -Upon me. -
• Whatever have been able to: do on- behalf
of the College has been done , cheerfully and
earnestly, at'whatever expense of comfort to
myself and family, and I beg the Board tobe
lleve that wherever 'I may be, .I shall lost no
opportunity of. contributing to the prosperity
of, Dickinion College, which hie become` to me
an object of devoted affection.
With' hese feelings and with seritintents of
highest respect for the Board, and for each :of
you personally, I beg leave to tender my resig•
nation at. President - of'Diakinson College, to
take effect at -the close the 'neat, College
year, and subscribe myself
Your ob't serv't., .
. JESSE T. PECH.
,RESOWTIONS OF THE-BOARD
The committee "to nikicit refOrred the
communication of Preeident Pea, dO Ol -I*° .
26;'1861, beg leipe to report the follOning res:
olutions:
Resolved, That the, rosignntion.of :Pres
ident Peck, as, offered in his letter ; to take of
feet atthe clod° Of the ensuing COll4O . year,.
be neeepted by this Boned.. -' ' -
2.
•
:Resolved, .Tlukt the Board'connot accept
this resignation without expresaing.their,• pro-,
found rcspectforthe,personal and official char
-
eider efitor,,Pbeic„"atid their dobideriso Uti+'
mid, ;devotion and fidelitk Which he has ''bro't•
to }.he 11 1101:Unto of Ida. duties sui President of.
ttio Cellege, glaring his o ltinure_ofilie office
8,.- ...itcroteal;:. That the, higk ptattn.ofrhodo ,r
find Ilia in'nupuldies‘Coneteljy,Wheili Vivo be*
oristiPMll9.OMallticttia b:ll34Yeels
intone :anus fa4tly en.
'Ataye
deared him to theiti,`,,tiot oidi as pc Voilego of but as a man, aniAluktgiklton,ratvili enc ,
er cherish tho most -pleasontireeoll, *
,v - cl4°l4f.
all their official relations to bini.
'4. 'Resolved, quit the Bo
arilWill
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El!=M
ISI
As the Herald will then be amongthe cheap
est papers that can 'be procured, 'WO hbpo to
have a large acoossion of new subscribers to
receive their pavers by mail, and as aninduce
ment to our friefuls'inand out of the county
to interest themselves in the Matter,. we *ill,
from this date, furnish 'a copy for One. year
gratis tounyperson who will procure zit -flew
subscribers and pdy tts the cash (sl,6oifor each)
in advance. Our prostinf subscribers, by men
tioning-these terms-to:their neighbors who - do
not take the paler,. will confer 11. favor on, us.
which wo,vvill cheerfully reciproc a te whenever
in our power.
POETRY AS XS POETRY.,--Mider,geicei", he _ IRO
gal sal set el the bowya titer; Pecitry ur the,
newspapers, pier° to•Put'thie blioneoli in big
dime so me oangelo,eon ppel it 'irel .and red
.
A 8172i2t8T T 1! ME PAVETICIIIIRTEi Einnnow:
~
sum gals chealcs'are reddish like the Ross
but I go in strong fur , wats above the nose.
2 stroked arch's of the darkest liu
stands Centroy ahoy her eies ov blu . .
o Cud-I stele a atum or dint °lake* Brite
Gehosifati thenks Di i thud
. , --Exchappi Payer."
,
r • dernatohin the New
.
York-paperti tolls 'the following ratherldarvol
lour story, which' our readers can talio foriiht4
it ie worth:
"Mr. Barnam acknowledges. , to, a. friend,
Who is not gived to'oxaggeration; :that hO has
made $500,000 by= the-Jenny laid' concerts,
and, says that;Jentiy,has realisod.not
$860,000 in,this country. . Tho nett procsods
of the ninety-four concerts do not' lack $2 6 .-
000 'of a million ',
• •
BEN.The Bigler Ratification meeting in Lin
eaater.on`Baturday list * was nn entire 'falai.;
;—the Frozeritea treated it •'ivith•
d'ho old Fedorallat,.lamtii(B;Mhanan; inndo
!speech arid showed Ilia teeth it d'ohitatOn,
milling Malin abOlitioniit7 ace.; Bahl
H of tho.;Louievillo Journa4
nokoolrloqgolvo,potopliorntory 4otioo ireiikkot
ohonge,.in. the lolloydrig.etylo:,:p.iyo soarobly
know dear oir,' Loir;:tO' t onk yoti-oufflolepilp,
wlpir yoo.roro, the ; eon 'of , tho,,Prosidorit of
dolt od m!1,..vr0, wort) your father.
IA( Tit ' e bro#4 . ,
,botw.oon
i.*OtilsfoOd liadieto'woji . oti
'
!“ .1'
t o .ookdibtititlltiee* L its' , behnif:,bf
gone6p; 4 ditin'ifthe remaining period of Dr . ..
YPPles,fidnunistriti4rf, and - thatwhenthe Sob
ghairatrivaawhhill met finally sorer the rids
itipftsTeitlairthayew SO ,ploaaantly sitheisted
*eau hinkan g Sari; that.their best rlsifes for
hinhealth i ,Presparity and sue,oesalAillacconi-;
patykira to: lie finw field of labor,:to vhleb,,he
may devitebireaelf.
b. Reaolved, What a copy or this toPert;
and or. Dr. reales letter, be communicated to.
Dr. Peck by the Seerotary, and bo published
in such nowspapers'andhe SeCretary-inay
rect. Signed—
;
;. -• ASBURY,ROSZEL,I
• ` t JOHN MoOLINTOOIt. '
The to - 9 - Onsiqii:;the .
gommpniodtios 'ef "Nof..ttiriiiiil On 'his 'find,
withdrawal from the College, bog leave. to re
port the following letter; whick ther.regolk!
. •
mend to bo..rocerded.on—the.:4ournal, o. copy_
thereof. furnished to, Prof. Smiler; and to, be
publitilted in such newspapers Co.the Secrotor3f.
t ! itt Y• • . •:!
' Bourn C9nr,nan,'Jmte 25, 14651.2
To Prof. T.:".8. SifDaß
Dear Boiird "lin•Yo creOei4ed -:yottr
letter, , dated ilnue - ,26tll,.giting final. notice of
ropy withdrawal -from the ehairiof
..11.1o.themat-.
ice, at the Conclueion • 9f. tho present, College
Year.'.Tlie , Beardidann6t alloW the Oodaeicirito
pass withoutelpreasi4 to you their.profaund
respeot:for.-you personally; ancLtho..'greati , oa-.
teem they, hoye, l ovor., felt for Yon.,„ the.
Iloard'begleaVe,ta aasuro you that their hest
wiehes 'for 'yonr end happineas,' and
that of your' fondly, accompany yota
retirement from tho corviootot. the.Colloge
The' Board will ever, entertrdn N doep epnep.of
the valuable eervides you Ave rendered tgthe
College dining the' eleven ~ y6tithiOz,f ytnir'boon!.
paney of the chair of (Mathematic:e t " pigned,
in behalf of the,Board of Trustope
JE3SII T. lux, iresideni
J. W. MAnareAr.i..; 4°o'4.
SCHOOL ExAmmATltipis:
What with Commencement, a nd, tho examine
tion of the Public 4chools,"our town wai
animated last weelr..- The Schoolexam-,
inations, as wo.learn from many whonttended,
were satisfactory ',in the highest . degree, and.
most creditable to,th.einclerntiiable direetors
and teachers. We preanme extended
port will be furnislied for publication by- the.
visitors. On Friday nightim. eloquent address
replete with correct views and , excelient
geatiiins,on. the subject „of:education, wa:s
t.• .Tohnson, and' lis
tened 'to with deep interest by a large, antli-'
once. On §aturday nighta,donsely crowded
nudience'witneSsed the exhibitien.by Yr, High
Sehoola : Several. creditable rb.ddrei3ses were
deliVeredby the youthfUl graduates, and di
plomas conferred to five wh6.14,4 Completed a
full course . . , Our publip,schoola arc the pride'
and treasure of the town. - "
THE FOURTH 010"..TULlt
_Th.° anniversary_ntiour 71ationaLIndepen
donde we suspect:will pass by r with little or no
special observance this year, atleast in this
county. There will be no'political celebration
by either party, and our.Farmers:will be prat:-
ty . busy in their-fiolgs with the bounteoushar
vest which is ripe'forthe sickle. ,Mre suspect
they are quietly of the opinion that the Union,
is afild infer. Long may be'perpotuateill
KEEP IT BEFORF:TIik-VEOPLE
rho following 'are the yess ;and nays on the
passage of .the Manammeth Apprepiiation Bill
througlrthe Pennsylvania Fleur of Represen
tatives,-at.its last session, in two
new STATB,,LOANS were provided fon—ono'
of $250,000 for Wielding the Inclined Planes
.
Will eventually cost over a million!) and the
other of 003,1100 for improving curves on Co
lumbia Railway. The entire amount of ap
propriations made by the bill was $4,208,692,-
86! On its passage the yeas and nays were as
follotirs:,--the yeas all locos bid four. •
YansMessrs. Benedict,- Bigelow, Blair,
P.9 l l l e4re l i
•Doriati, Downer ' Dann, Ely, '_Evans ~
~ (Berke,)
Feather, Fegely,Proarnrua, Gabe, Griffin, Hague
.11uplet, Jackson, Lanry, Leech, Leet, Lilly,
Linton, McCune, Moffean, Mace, Mcßeynolds,
Morris, Movrry, (Wyoming, - ) Olwice; — Patten,
Pennimao, Tteckhow„_,they„. Rhoads,_ Ross,
Shull, Simpson, Skinner,' Sender Steward,
Thomas, - Walker, Cessna, Speaker; 2 46.
NAYS—Messrs. Armstrong, 'Baldwin, Bent,
Blaine, Bromall, Brower, Alexander E.
Brown, Joseph BrOwn, Cooper, Dobbins,-Dun
gan Evans, (Indiana,) : Frets, Gassier,
Gully, Hamilton, Hart, .11erriphill, Honsecker,
=ingot., Kunkol,"MoClay, McCluskey, MO-
Curdy, McLean, Monroe, Mowry, (Somerset,)
Nissley, Packer, -Reid, Riddle, Roberts, Rob
ertson, Scofield, Scouller, Shaeffer, Slinger, Sli
fer, Smith, Struthers, Trono, Van Horne-44.
The Time to Stibeeribe I
..The new Postage, Law goes into operation
on the Ist of July. All mail subscribers to
the CARLISLE HERALD after that dato will pity
postage asfollows
In Cumberland county, postage FREE.
Under 60 miles, 20Oenta a year.
Over • 50 and under • COO, 40 ots
. 4 300 and.undor 1000, 60 "
'lOOO and under 2000; 80
,34. 2000, and under 4000, 100.4.
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t;ev` li,iit,-pur, 's dance we.,- f '''l4-etib°6'.
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Tho:Convontion
alotito.ooei, and, for
r#poo, ofti.*petary.,OsgOnichtlop; the,
SAMUEL. BELL, of 13orka, woo selected
ae_Chnirm htid.Sorpuel W:
;
PeOhonilof , Bothersefirarld-Aniotk-klt-Mender,-
.73sowcf-Lanongtoi!,-,ap.pointott
, ,
li.ll:.,,Baxson f Of 4 Adamiyniostd.i.hat h • YlO r pl.
lnittee of,:te.n ba s iippoititod to; rnporE- •
nOnti ofilogra,t, mad aireeth(td; aiidv the ,
; °hair named Bur folloving ' Oa tfoinen;
4 ' I iltieasre, r.liiraes 'Paxton, •ot Ada itia3 - T
•
. „Cathcart. : or panaberland; O. , of.
Ii • Allagliony; : T. 0, , gteelo, of Philadolph,
;" A. „IV Milli,. of •k 4 ay-
Diakry;•of 'Beaver; 3.13. Oath; of
-:Brio Brotherlint.,:of: Blair.; I.Ytrait-'
.•.•1
Ttip GRA"9yliom,t4oFt adjoyrno4,t4 2.1:419:k
4 A4i13111 : 700N
The tiiii - Venibil‘lllll , ll4 60mealled:to Oder,
thO'Ciiiiiniiitee
Orgitnization'oftegular officers for the Con
"Vetitliiiiihieh'Wati unaidnienslindePted : "Preside it JCHN,B. 72
ZwniG," of WaShing
',l Nice,P_reeidents..--4,ren F. linghett, Philadel
phia Co.; .Charlet. Gilpin, Philadelphia! City f
'Gen: E. Yenango'Co.; 'Col..Morgan
Robertion; 'Allegheny; Isaiah Lukens, llont
:,.ograery;: Dr l .4ssatiA.'Pennypacker, Chester;
Darrah, Barks; StavelY,
'Bucks;, John. Strohm, Lancaster;l . Chao., S.
-Minor; We tio; Maxwell,lgorthatqp
ton ; Milton Dana, , Wyetning; F: Lucas,
Jofforson; - lohn Smith; Lyeeming; Sharp D.
v.David Taggart,.Northumber,
McClurA i Cumborland;,•„Tlionsap
Hayed,' ThileM; JcWauffelt, Tork;, Gen; Jas.
need; Adaths; J. Sorel Stewart 'llimtingten . ;
.Thos. MeCulloughi.Clarion; - Gen. 8;.1Tt...11,0w
, ell,„Fayette; ; S. A. Purviance,, :Butlef; :P.' Ar
buckle, Erie; . Edward liutohinsen,„Cambria;
,•• ,
`geOriitaries—S: 'Pearson; Semersi3t;
;Thotnas . 'Stool, illleglieny; 'Jim'. W. Stokes,
Philada. , Gen. J. D:Simpson, Perry; L: A.
Maokey,Clinten;, T. T. Worth, Lebanon; Jas.
M. Herat, BWr. • - • '
, • . „ .
The President, on taking the Chair, deity-
Bred s sho'r't end Stirring address, referring to
the - Stato Administration in terms of high
cemPlinieht. Ile spoke of, the blameless eeerse
,01 GOvernor Johnston—a course, which has
boon'so'''ithexceptionable as to, extort praise
- front oppormets, -- and - tteprive - them - of - aught at
whiclilo - cavil:' Ho - hoped - this - noble 2.-- stand-7
, , . . .
'ard-boarerwould, again take the position of
Whig liader, and that another Whig ,
Adminis
tration, result from the, efforts of, the
Whigs in the coming canvass—an Administra
tion which would net - fail to prove . , acceptable
to' ,the People, 'end; which .
to. a .still
greater extent than at present, relieve them - ,of.
the .. but:therm which the ooivasels of the Oppo-
siticM had imposed npon thorn. At the , con
_ .
elusion i)f 'address the President was_warm-.
ly .elteered. • '
EOM
Iron. 'Cornelius Darrah then moved that, a
' Cdnimittee:he appointed to report resolutions
Axpro_
ssive , of the principles and Policy pf the
' 'Whig party, which 'was agreed to, and aftor a
, short time, Gm PreSident minounced
.iu n uiyaiu - c" , & tiuti:tiop .
; • Hon. C. Darrah, Alleghenyi I. Harlehurat
• and john 'M. - Scott,. Philadelphia city; John
P. Vance, Wm. S. Price and .Lewis Bitting,
Philadelphia county; J. McCombs, Lawrence;
P. C. Flannigan, Allegheny; . Addison. May,
Chaster; Jacob lOffman; Berke; Jas. G. Hoed,
' Adams; Thomas McCullough, .Aclaine; T. S.
Stinson; Montgomery; Dr, Sam'! Carey,
..—lhatiL7.o.lmfArghtn,..togtcaatc42—T—Wortti r
Lebanon; .J. B: Benniman, Wayne; G. 21V,
Yates, Washington; B. F. Powel; Bradford;
(ion. Cress, Tioga ; Andrew G. Curtin; Centre;
It. F. Clark, Montour; *Gam'l D. Karns, • Dau
phin ; .T. D. Simpson„Perryl- A; K. McClure,
: Thomas E.. Cochran, York;. John Co
' 'rode, Westmoreland; C. C.' Sullivan; Butler;
J. C. Hayes, Crawford; E. C. Wilson, Venan
go; John. Bannon, Schuylkill; A. H.- Shaw,
" Fayette, andß.flutoMnson, Cambria.' ,
Nomination 'city Got , . Johnston.
The,Consmittee having'retired for the Pur
pose of reporting resolutions, no llorti A. J.
Ogle mod that Wlmaim F. Jonnsrdsr,- eh.
present Governor of tho Comminwealth, ho
-
nominated by acclatnation as the Whig candidate
for the next gubernatorial election, which was
seoonded by half tho voices in the Convention,
and carried amid tho most' enthusiastic demon
strations of satisfaction. Cheers wore propo
sed and given, almost the entire body rising
to their feet. • •
When order was again restored, a motion
was made :tad adopted, that a committee ho
appointed to wait upon the Governor at his
hotel, announced to him his unanimous nomi
nation, and invite him to.be present during the
deliberations of the Convention. ,
Ou motion the Convention then took a re
cess and re-assembled at 4 o'clock, when the
Eon. Cornelius Damh, Chairman of the Corn
mittee on Resolutions, reported the following:
Tbe Resolutions.
1. Resolved, That in the enactment of Bayo
nne Laws by the National Government, fair
and adequate_protection to American Indus
-try, should be carefully - afforded. That the
Whig party now as': heretofore maintains and
declares its devoted attachment to the American
System of international exchanges which Be.
cures to the working man fair wages, to the
Vibrator remunerating prices for his pioduc
tions, and to:the mechanic and manufectUrer
just, reward for his skill, labor and enterprise.
Pesoived, That the Tariff Act of 1840, is
unjust and unequhl in its operations, and anti-
American in its tendencies; that it is equally de.
struotivd of the, vital interests of Pennsylva
nia in the pyoatration of the Iron and ether
Manufactories of her citizens, in the depres-
Bien and iartial ruin, of her.coal onarations, - in
the consequent deorease or revenue from her
publio works, and in parts of the State the
groat decline in the value of property.
8.• Resolved, That the;Whig party has 'at all'
60 10 0 and.under All AfrAmAAIAA9O B
contended against that policy in, our national(
affairs'which favors and iroteots the labor or
otbor Nations at, the sacrithm of the presperi-'
ty of. our own_ citizens.
4. Resolved, That the immense importation ,
of millions of dollars worth ,of Railroad, iron
by'which our people have been robbed or, em
ployritent and largo balances "of trade prodti
-cod against us,„•it COnolusivw , evidenoo of the
blasting and destruotivo effects of the . Tariff.,
of 1846. , •
shix the Governnient and peo
ple of Pennsylvania are loyal 'to the Natio n al
I Constitution, and are ready at all hazardi to
carry its provisions into effect.. To assert 0-
~ ,therwise ittnlilisi-apon the fair fame of the
citizens of this.oeinmonuealth. •
~
' Rescatied, ;That the stklustment measures
I of, the laitt , Congeeist, shall be iinthfulljobier
:' Vld andtt*aPetded.by,tlitz ,
. Resb.(ved , Theit mzimalterable deterinina
! tit:lib); maintain the atipremacy of, the Coast', •
tutitin and laws; tag' boen,quadlis - nOw; one of
.oureardinnt lloottiligi, - and , ninth; biltbrii have
riAltilred,the historY of: the Whig party denten
strata' that in the i slorino ‘ of 'adv_orsitys , or, in
a k a - sdioblne of itrosnerity this guiding star of
intrnountres belie hag hover been dimmed -by
itc , cctici t tar ceunstd.," , " "
; 8, 4 4 0.4 nutt.the , ,opinions,(oftour .wor-J
• thy StataExe64,4'9o 6lo .lubiA9t as' OlPree
tied iri hid last AAA'Aid Meetik the ,pp
pr4val 'and . exprobtnis the
' #iows'and,fee)ings. Our conatituents.,t
EEO
.]:(•'w': "r*~~ ~-: lip, ~,.'S^:%.. 4.t. "v.: 1tf~: -.lL~t
9 0:7Nolodel, , ',Tnet it is,eur lintyletootiem
lo
ourielyief.tcilhinli•and
Unio4 as ilte, dwell' 'pillar In' the edifice of : nur,
political:Arctic :and ..proi'nority;" , essentral:' to;
our collective 'Arid individual . bappiness;:rutut
for' 101101(1re cAcrisli - aeetdial;+' heDitnal„/amit
immeinible attachment, dlicountenancing wiat , "..
over ; nl,axfinggost cyan a;enspiolonlhat4tl,Can
in'kny Omit be' abnedelied: •
1Q Rdaolvbrt, That the Natlenal Adiljiuletfu
tion, under the guidance of our Whig Piesldent,
Eillmore, -- has - tho' unbounded - bontl:
donee of thti.Whigs„of Peursylvaniti;,, that in
our. domestic, p g lidt,2 its manly 'advotmey f of
Propetietr to=natiio indukf4 , —the ,imProreJ
l 'nfeht'of riviira and larbors—the reduction of
postage and the strlotnocegntabilityantl coon
diiiy of fahlie 'officers, its energetic, : republi-,
can; truthful;'and'dignified Minagementorour
foreign affairs, have secured for_ it
. the grafi
' tudo of thie and the respect of other nations.
R,eMived, :ThatLWALLF.J.7OIINSTON,
Pennsylvania's Whig, Governor, , deperves.,and
will receive, the gratitude , of, her tax-paying
thousands for his' untiring deVotionand seal to .
,secure aturfurther their: interest,i by : perf,ect,
ing a gjiikin g , Fund' System,: that , must. ulti
-mutely pdy That'oppres . sive State Debt which
Ihea been fadtened upon'them by the profliga
cy and • eitrivagoneewef Our opponents; and
for his efforts to. complete. and bring into ',suc
cessful operation, the unfinished public 174:14;f1,.
increasecttaxation, thus proving, how
wisely and well he( has watched over and guar.
ded emery interest, 'devised every means, and
directed all, that the ; welfare:ef the wholePee
pie should be, secured, ' • - • "
12.. Resolved, Thai the Whig party, and ,all
such members of other parties as feel. a com
mon interest Mike prosperity and good name
of 'Pennsylvania, entertain a just pride, in en
,
executive, officer. who firmly: maintained her
hohor'and faith at bottle and abroad, and who
has defended with ability her' principles and
policy' Whenever and whereVer assailed.
13. Reeolved. That the history • of Governor
Johnston's administration furnishes , the safest •
guaranty that on all subjects submitted foible,
consideration, Ms action• thereon will
be . gov
erned, influenced ,, and directed -by • a ' faithful
regard to.truth, justice I . U1(1%. requirements
.the constitution. -
14. Re'solved, That GEN.,W4NFLELD SCOTT
is beyond question, the choice tho Whigs. of•
Pennsylvania their candidate, for the ProsiJ
dency in -1862, and that - ivo • earnestly iecOm
mend-him to the Whigs of the. Union, as. the
most desorvingand available _ candidate for that
high office. * • ,
.
Pending the question upon tho adoption of
the resolutions, John M. Scott, Esq., of Plaila.z
dolphin; Moved 'die insertion of die following
as art amendment :
^Resolved; That the.provisions of the Consti-
Antiiidirireferefice to'tho rendition of
held to.serviee or labor,.deniand and shall re
ceive from our party a faithful, manly and un-;
.equivocal support. - • r;
On the question of the , °adoption of the a
mendmont, a long, discursive and.exciting dis
cussion sprang up, in which Messrs. Ogle, Sul
livan,Rell, Robinson, ,Loomis, J. M. Scott,
John M. Dickey and others participated. The
remark's; of the different. speakers wore fre
quently interrupted by the noisiest demonstra-.
tions of applause. The speech of Mr. Ogle
, .
Was received with upreariouirehouts of, laugh
ter and great satisfaction.
Finally, the previous question was celled on
the discussion, and sustained, on .a call for the
yeaearui nays, by a vote of "73 to 49. The
question then recurring upon the resolutions,
the amendment having fallen with the admis
sion- of- the-previous question, they- were adop i ---
ted •by yens 82, nays. 24. -
, The committee appointed to wait on th 00 , ,,,,
vernoy and - invite him to a slat in the Cenven=
tion, reported that Governor Jolmston would
bopresent this evening. . - I
Thb Conyoution .then Adjourned till night
o'clock.
EVEN3NO 5E13131.924
The CM:volition r•e-assembled at 8 . o'clock,
and'on motion of Mayor Gilpin, proceeded to
nominate candidateyor Canal Commissioner,
and Judges of the Supremo Court. The fol
lowing
_persons
.wero placed . in nomination,
viz:
. FOR CANAL 003131158IONSEL:
Genrgo - V.ltutrente,
Robert F. M'Clay, of Clarion.
Lord Butler, of Luzern°.
William , L. Lloyd, of Blair.
John Covodo of Westmoreland.
William Campbell, of Jefferson.
John Strohm, of. Lancaster.
Joseph Konigmacher, of Lancaster.
Mmags OS TILE :MIME= COMM
- John - Banki, of Berks - COmity.
David F. Gdrdon, d 0... do.
Richard Coulter, Westmoroland.
Joshba A. Comly, Montour.
Joseph' F. Buffington, Armstrong.
John C. Miles, Huntingdon.
George Chambers,Franklin. .
William Jessup, usquohanna:
Frederick Watts, CuMberland.
James T. Hale,Tentre. -
Nathaniel Ewing, Fayette. '
Daniel IL Mulvany,-Montgomery.
E. 0. Parry, - Schuylkill.
John M. Scott, Philadelphia.
Daniel M. Smyser, Adams. '
John IL Walker,Erie.
Thomas E. Fraklin, Lancaster.
James Pollock, Northumberland.
Thomas S. Bell, Chester.
William M. Meredith, Philadelphia.
The nominations here' closed, arid about the
same time Gov. Johnston entered the Conven
tion, nud wee received with, tumultuous ap
plause and repeated cheer's. -When he lied
been introduced and taken his sel), „a motion
was made that the Convention ad Jo rate th'q,
street, in front of the 'Court Lone , to listen
to'a Speech froni the Governor, w Joh was a
greed to, and the Governor spoil for an hoUr
Or more; in his usual liappy style, to the im
mense-mass crowded-together in all the aeon-
'neeleading to the Court House.
SECOND. DAY. • ,•
• „ iirpNESDAIr p Juno 25
•
. The Convention re-assombled '• at 9 o'clock
this morning, when,the nomination.of the lion.,
James Pollock, for the Supreme '.Bench, Wee
withdrawn. A letter was received from-tho
Hon. Joseph Konigmaoher,.declinihg.tho nom
illation for Canal Commissioner, and another
from J. G; withdrawing • his name
from, the list 'of • candidates tor the Supreme ,
Bench. Hon; Frederick 'Watts also .deolined
by letter, and, subsequently the names of T.
a. Franklin, Nathanier.Eiving, and John 11i,
Scott were , also withdraWn as. candidates for
Judges. 'Phe nonsination,of Cyrus
for' Canal Commissioner, we's withdrawn.,
Several additiessanomlnationswere then made,'
and among them, , Dr. H. P. *ewer, .for .Canal
Commissioner.
The preliminaryntoMlnd business being then,
.disposed ed; Samuel A. perviatose, of - ,Butler,
mooed the reconsideration or tye:follcowipg
*iieh was adopted yesterday! • • .. .
Thai the, eidinatment-measures
of the last Congress shall be faithfully Obsery 7
ed , anerespected by the, •
Thoyeas , arid imys"vioro milled on the-mo
tion, end it , waenegOlvert , end 81, nays 91:
On motion of ilon. IV,ilsOn; Yenttrigo, the
C l orkvOntien thoe'proceedod te•hallot for Caiial'
CneMissionir, when six ballOie'werOlnel 'with
the following result ' '
GeorgeWlm4renee, *aShiniton '4l
John Strohm; Lifionster
1." :Lloyd, .12
Lord liutlgr,.Luzornp 1. 1
John`Chiro4o, WOotprrelamt
'l4. .".Brower;' hlontlionie; ,
itts 31'01ay, '"
The names' 'et ltlesars. Lloyd, Broti r ei itint
tutler bank thMiqralthditivrti; 'tha tnithif. 41;
totingrirerelsopfolliw r e,'Oe -*V 65.4
= , Z=IM
=ES
,
Vode be .g..withdraivrt afterlll " fairi 'ts tit bane
•. antl - ,311- 14toyd - _re-xtoreinatods
,
Gee'. " r e 87_
John f34•01na, - • 66 6i='67';;,69.
' John' Covadett ." :, -;" '
1 0
Jolll4' 13tXt0111q," Of tanoastei
the!Vetes east,
;..thereupon. declared -the;noreinee -of • the Con.
o verttion for the office of Canal Commissioner,
alit ,
n2lainatiOre 3vila;attatiiiaottsly ratified
bY , thl.Converrtion: " "
Dir..Stroiit hoing• a motriberof the Conven-_
iien,isas called
r . out, anal leas ;a received, ;with,
'Of'ap'pltiuse. - 116 that/Ic' tit'e — 'Cori
petition for its partiality; and pledied his ef
forts, in case of his election, to the advance
at of the lip
,Mem tl Jest.ineerests o€-the State; Threw
cheers were given for John Strohm and thito
for the " - Old Guard," ;
The Conventithrthen proceeded to ballot for
five candidates 'for Judges' of. the Supretbe
Court, The first ballot resulted as follows
Wm. M. Meredith, Philadelphia, 77
Richard Coulter,Westmoreland,... . 113
Joshua'W.'Coutey, 'Montour, 104
George Chambers; Franklin, 06
Wm. Jessup, SuSguehanna; 62
Joseph Millington, Armstrong,, 6B
Daniel M. Smyser, Adams, 14
John 11. 'Miley, Erie, - • 13
David F. Gordon, Berke, ' 80
James T. Halo, Centre, , 27
D. Muliany, Montgomery, 11
Moltoti C, Rogers, Ryas, . ' 2
E o.A.siirry,„Sc4uylkill, . ' :2
The whole inirlor of votee polled was, 122
and t'lto chair decidoda majority, 62.t0 nomi
nate.
After - thoclerli's bitd agreed in their report,
and the restilt,had been announced to the Con
vention; a reading of tho roll and a mention Of
'the names voted for was demanded; when Mr.
)3'itting, of Philadelphia county, stated that lie
had voted for Mr. Chambers and not' for •Mr.
Jessup, as the clerks had made it appear.
pipisiderable eicitement followed this'; an
nouncementAitheing considered an attempt to
defeat the nomination of Mr. Jessup, by de
priving Eim of tho'necessary vote.
Mr. Bitting iMbSeguently said he had no
feeling in reference to .the matter, and if ano
ther ballot was gong into' ho would, vote for
Mr. Jessup. Boon after ho asked that his vote
forMr: r .lessUp miglit be permitted to stand. •
The ..treakleut said ho had already 'directed
tho clerk to make the alteration, and could not
rc-admit tho.voto of Mr. Bitting; whereupon
Messrs. - COULTER, MEREDITH, COMLEY
and CHAMBERS, um declared to bo duly
Dominated:'-
The' Convention, on motion, then proceeded
to a'second ballot for a fifth candidate, for the
Supremo Bench,.svhich resultedas follows::
Wm. Jessup, 50._ votes; .Joseph- Buffington,
54 votes; James T. Halo, 11 votes.
There being rlo' MiTurnallin, a third ballot
was ordcred,'and Mi. Hale being withdrawn,
resulted as Jessup; 57; Joseph
Buffington„'s7. Still no choice.
,
The Convention was then about proceeding
to a third ballot, ,when a motion was made to
adjouin for an hour; which was agreed toi
And the Convention-adjourned to meet again
at 3 o'clock, " 2
, AFTEI9MON SlfSBloll.. •
The Convention re-assembled at 3 o'clock,
pursuant to .adjournment, and at once Proceed
ed to the 4th ballot for a fifth candidate for the
Supremo Bench, which resulted as ifflowst--
William Jessup, 77 votes
Joseph Buffington, . 88• 4 4%:•^- 4-
, WIierouponIYILLIAM , JESSUP was &Oa-,
red duly nominated as ono of the candidates
foiJudgesof the Supreme Court of the State.
Mr. Bell, of Berke, moved that a State Ce
ntral Committee be appointed, to consist of one
perdon from each Senatorial District, to act in
behalf
.of thc7 Whig party, which , wfis agreed
to.'
tion were unanimously confirmed, and resolu
tions were afterwards adopted, recommending
the different nominees to the people through
out the State. The following resolution then
passed by acclamation: .
Resolved unanimiouslyi TIME the delegateit
to this Convention,
and individttalljl pledge them
selves to use all fair and Ithnotable means to
secure the election of the entire ticket placed
in nomination by this Cenvention.-"-
. _
A resolittion was also passed 'tenliering thanks
to tho :Whigs of. Lancaster for their kindness
and courtesy to the delegates.
The Con . ventien'then adjourned
GOV. -JOHNSTON'S SPEECH
AT LANCASTiR
, Gov. JonxsroN being introduced to the Con
vention by its President, and having taken'tho
stand, addressed the mulAtnde, 'in substance,
as follows:
Mr. President; Gentlemen of the COnvention; and
, I have no language sufficiently strong to ex
press my cordial thankfulness for the renewed
manifestation or your kindness and confidence
implied"by the unanimous re-nomination ten
dered me for the office of Chief Magistrate. of
the State.
' 'ln accepting the honored.position which has
been Resigned me, I can .only, pledge my hon. ,
-est intentions to. discharge; if 'elected, the du-
ties of the office with fidcl4y and zeal. To
this. work I should feel 'Vona(' to bring my,
whole energy, of mind,and' body. . I have no
4isposition to claim - exemption from error, but
Ishould endeavor_to_act_in such a manner -as
to give my fellow Citizens 'assurance, that to
want of capacity, and not lack of will, should
bo attributed over-sights and mistakes.
I might here.elose with another expression
.of, thanks for , your 4iiidness, if I did riot bo-
Bove that this large assemblage of my fellovr
eitizomfeiPeot from their candidato, an °Am:ca
sk:ln of his views in relation to many questions
conueoted, and bo connected, with the're
- sults of the approaching catnpaign.. , ' • '
• Your. proceedings remind me then peo
ple will; this fall, cleat a Governor,a.' Cana
Commissioner, 'and five Judges of the Sipreine
Court of tho Conunonwealth. , , .
The Oupremo Court of tho State is a tribu-.
'nal armed *With almost omnipotent power,.if
may' use' so 'strong an'expression In reference
.to an inatitution'of man's 'creation. It is the
mightiest authority, in our State, and is clothed
' with powers unkown to any other .branoh of
our government : ' the last expounder anti
:expositor of our laws: 'The Maker and EXCQ
utor :of the law may, by its unswayed andttn.:
alterable decision, be made :to conform to. its
decrees.. - It bolds within its 'sphere of ; a en
'the lives,'reputatiOri and property of each *lt
' lion. .-Althougli..iontrelled by a written con
atitution:and by •written laws, it still possesses
. the power. of, expounding and .deolaritig the
Moaning at oda. lit the control of Inoompo
tOnt or bad Mon, a Supreme Court May prove
the most blasting curse whioh may Will a na
tion, while in the di ' option of - pure, faithfttl,
coeval:oat end courageous, Judgos, It may be
made tho surest .guarantee Constitutlothil
Liberty.. An;incomPetent Judiciary is a, fuer
fixt. tyranny in any country: • .
diattuguishod politleitm once said in Con.
grass; on a quostiaa connected with the Judi-' 1
-clam that the' boek'of Judgoi ititmetihitrty
pricoded tho---book' of Kings." This remarkk .
Ives justly true ivlica applied to . .eninoommi-,
tent or corrupt 'Judiciary.. The aelotttlott,ottho
- ltietiika, B ,o-thill;QAttrt ..PeovetijiY
of things; 'clothed With largo p etwers.!ros fiwit
thoipeople the' iteit ,, etuatioet . Tech ' , Wien
: 1 91 1 q, NM I.M the ,discharge orthis Soto um ~ .clutY
coh ta t h it e t ' i 'g e e i td e s l o tt le r c :e ilo a t t t i e t i r . y is ;! fehiaeelf;tel4 the
, l ,
I , 4What tiettlitiOattetia!:eamoniter , t(i. the
'#4,etttithoet , oCp peSttlon.yeetatkwitb'auttlr.,deli
oollitititf.f ,svonl ltyi d . ,sv,profounkleprrlirig,
llifitti Ingal.`4ooo.l9at
cent
age,i'ttiotibc}l.llindtioasriuti-,genthiness
WET
nail
heart, , !shigloniss ,Or,ptirt. se, and devoted
#thelssient..to 4epiiidinan itistitutioria. The
.Pathtl'Oof, geod'Judge'lisialithed by the ev
- .walk add ea-nie,nuttlen'alnOng
,adenoos of. n; religionclrtistriii the governing
eontrol - of:trai - Supren t e . - Authority, and by' a
A lla k ii n a e l yi 'C c o tb min e i i s i ti m on e. o e r ee l n r e e e e d p,
rued Which can
give tO:nono`nn °ea:taloa Oroffenee.''
: litt l e r . th
Connected with tho office. • The annual dis
osnasyibilbiutyt,
bursetnent of. one million; or -ono Million- trio'
hundred' thousand dollars, is necessaryteheep
'phm vast machinery of our public improvements
an repair.; r The Qanal Commissioner annually
elected do assisthrihe 'expenditure of so largo
a sum, should be no ordinary man. A. dishon
cat 'officer _might • use • his position' tv'pluntler
I llze; Treasury and aggrandize himself. An ig
norant officer would be incoinpatent to see that
others; subordinate or Mpial - -to him Itroffice,
discharged theirwhole-duty-withlionestylind
such' bodytts the-Cana
-Beard bid desirablefitidneedSitiry: They een
not bo too numerous. , or, great. One of the
most effective is, a'rePresentation in that Board
of, each of the political parties of the Sham—.
Such an arrangement r wofild 'destroy much of
the opportunity for "rrasfefulness, and would
result in the saving •orlarge Mumnits to the
State Treasury. ' ••• •• •
' Having thus briefly 'referiod in 'general terms
to the'othor offices, I Milne' now.' to - spook of
that with vehigh. my name ha& beennksocinted.
'Open my,acoesaion to 'officein,lB4B;l found
the State debt exceeding millioni-Ordol
lars--the intermit on that'debt
Med currhnoy, and the credit of the'Coramon
wealth greatly deproised. Idy,firat effort teas
to. .romody,' if possible, these. 'evila=ideviso
some mode of reducing this abirriaing debt—
paying the semi-annual Intorcetin par foods,
and restoring the' sunken credit' of the State,
TheSe were the first objecte of 'my care. In
my first rnessoge, in January 1849,1 urged the
elitabliahmenrof a Sinking Fund with swear-.
nestnesa recplimild by the importanee of the end
to be'gained. The Legielature acknowledged
the propriety offthe 'recommendation—passed
a bill'in accordance with, the suggestiomi„tind
the system ieriovi in, opertion, fulfilling" the
expectations-of-the most sanguine of it:lli - leach!, "
and presenting to the people thelumo that,.un
,der its 'action, and the exorcise
,of that econo
my.which sho'uld be the - prime. aim•of all pub-••
Tic servants, that the vast debrnow Upon them
will eventually dbiappetir. At , letist one-half
a million of that debt has 'been already paid,
and this is but the - beginning-of' the end..
_ln addition to this, works of-great public
inmortanCo ha4e been CoMpieted end .imprbied
---:works which-have 'made the rnmaining
proyerrients 'Moro •vtduablc; and 'to that extent
are inereasing the revenues 'of.the 'State. ',The
reduction of • the 'debt half a million of dollars,
and the completion,: of certain Of 'ilin,pnblie
works, ; have been ejected without-any. increased
taxation upon the farmer, of the Comm:urea/Ch.
The North'Branch Canal when in progress
of construction Was abandonedby the. State.-
'ln 1848, when I entered office, it was in an
entirely. useless condition. A lorge amotint of
money had been infested in the works. -- TIC" -, t
money was yielding lose than nothing,. r ••
the resources of that largo - portionOf ntrst
- *ere undevaloped,:and the latit% ,
the unfinished canal had been 'ado. Wt I , lit
rectlyjnjured by its bonstrectiom Under thrse
circumstances I recommended that the work
should be resumed and _the. canap completed,
bul tviihc , Ut any, increase, of the Sta e debt. The
.rocentmeadation_was_regartled- 7 thework--bas
been resumed andis now far ridlatided to com
pletion. Thus the large 'amounts the State
formerly invested will be made productive--
the revenues of"the State will be increased,
and another avenue, will be opened .by which
the long neglected North may march to•great.
-nese. " - -
One fact is proved by. the.official recorda to
which I wish to call^the special attention' of
this meeting -and-of-the-people;of- the-SW° -
gonerallY. It is this: that during the time I
have boon Executive of the State, chess amount
of monoYlhas been collected from. the forrhqe_and
others owni4lieetl'E,iteite than during a earth
pending period under the previoin4dmaidetratiom
Notwithstanding thin fact,. however, I flatter
,myself that much has been done towards the
liberation' of thnStatifrorn her -financial _
-
culties.• '
• r
Moro' than twenty yetire have ,peen °Coupled.
in the creation of; this public debt. Its largo
vinvount.piecludos the hope of a very Speedy
liquidation. But, we can hope that as it was
gradually increased so will it from this time
henceforth gradually diminish, and that the
hour will soon arrive:when the tales, wrung
from the earnings ethos people will be applied,
not to the payment of .a debt- created by a pre
ceding:generation, but to the eddeation of the
present and coming generations—that the
0.4.4.4 1 4.1111. e nib _veluntary_of,...
forings of the people of thin great Commot.
wealth will bo devoted to the noble purpose of
spreading the purifying, healthful, ennobling
influences-of-education. Then, when every
'man within 'our' broad limitti shall enjoy: the
opportunity' of such mental training as the
high duties of an American Freeman
.require,
and when public virtue and Morality are ever
prevalent characteristics of our people, will
Pennsylvania completely work out her glorious
destiny of -elevating the character, strength
eningn the Government, and purifying the logis.
lotion of America;'
OntAiponents apparently manifest an ear
nest desire to 'escape those State issues' which •
appeal immediately and personally to the
interest of every _tax payer of the,Common- -
wealth.. They constantly recur to National
questions is the impOrtant questions of the;
day. 'Upon these subjects "I have no wish to
conceal' my'opinions. : -
With regard to the Union of the States, my
views are upon record.: In my last annual
message' I reniarke'd' that "it is the basis'of
Constitutional, right, the
,guarantee, of puttee,-
the. security . of religion, the •bulwArk of all
law and order;" . that it is, "the perfect work
of disciplined intelligence. and rational patri
otism;" that it is "hallowed by the rich mem
ories of the fast, and by theconscionsnessthat
RS founders were the fathers of the Republic ;"
and Nutt it is the''" outer and inner wall which
encircles and: guards . the temple'olour hide:
PendenCe.".l hover Cruet myself to think:of .
its dissohition' as even a. probable event, and
with Cheerfulness .subscribe to the correctness
of WashingtOn's doctrine that we should
"discountenance whatever may suggest a suspic
ion that it cari in any event be abandoned.'
Theho are the 71.01V5 I htiM. I have always'
maintained thorn. NIII.II always maintain'
theniand teach them as 11:11.1et valuable lesson
at. my ciwnsfira-iiide torey'o•, ,, n children. `, . •
- On - the question - of envoi? , `have - :l .oady—
frequentlY expressed my'opinions. ; I vo ' .lo
National Cpnstitution 'Wall formed, • is• - ;ry
among us.
,That . instriunent contains eernint
provisions 'relative, to, :those held; to ,Fi
vice or laber,whioh no man darn disregard.—,
They should bo carried out in good faith by all
good citizens. , The adjubtment measures„of
the last Congress-grow out of eer...oga dirndl:it.
ice connected with the nequisitioriof territory
from Mexico. Most of those lane urn
pealablo. The Texas boundaiy. hos !mei'
tied, and the .stipulated moue,* has beon . lriai4.
by the National Government. Califoruitt has
been admitted. Territorial llovernments have
boon establiidied in N'ow 'SIAMICO and Utab.4--
Tholdare trade has boext abolished in therat-'
trict of Colnuitila. !these queatione' are set
tled, , 'Thc,t\tgitivo *IMO M 44 %lon% s is
reach' of atittutluMut, IVlBito it "vitimlim...tho
law of thodaml it muck tottl will MC tutl ,, t'ts'.' •
.Iteciattutott to low has Avaboza Oltartiut.}.-
lath! of the IYhlit , party. - • - ,
say, however that the people 'shall. re-..
Alvin 11:uto discussion of thu, provisions of: the:
low is praetioally ter restrain 'the' freedoin of .
apoeob, auti . BllOb' never will' seOure'lny
prbattom , If the National Imglalature'adOpt
mockaureat dufeotlvo'inthemselves.'and retitti--
ring' Modification, it .18 Antlllepubiloarr anti
euntlitits with ono of thi4plainearg,narantotos
the ctinatitutioki 46 intimate 'that the people
.;.•
shall not disausa ' their ' merits ; and ask. (Or , it. ;
moditloation, if they desire, it: Such , restrio
tion of liberty of.thoright owl speech does - not
belong to.tho 'Anterichn'tharooter. is not
indigenous to our soil. ;It is' of ; foreign birth,
I had*Comin',Congreas rwould• have •vOtett ,
cgainat aoypit4 of 4110 adjustment' mOattnrtni,
*add havti'votattgainat tilie.fuglOo
de dido!,tiectiuse%
befictmlhtt cithatittitlontdproidalon eub=,•
Jest might ; hirrctimercitaoro effectually parried
a law-mono equltobly,-4tud-justly-cOn
tonoted,T4(fia.h ,
Changes which viii tho'law mord opium-
AlM:wish on of ~ ,the people, morn; act:
th era e, n more.cOrifortneb.lo,..le
truth; Justice,. and thinrcqUirenientB of•tho
ititutionAttidicif 116, Coisltilirtid OthOtWitio titan •
the , exorcise 'Of+ 'tic; Midouhted mirmtliAtiohol ,
fOrtheattit O :Of
not f0t,,p446.868'01i
arejold'.siens'diOatisti
115 Ri:ditoOlution (t,the• - Orden. '
consequence. This
ikweak antiVitodlo. 'The