JL Yrcmr;n3e difFcrer.ct; between the adimnistration jof Il'."pabli?."!?te How i uuicut.-i now and that of the early rolour f Maryland, we yet can sec tliu e,:o-e relation. w:iicl- the iWlncr as a result bc.i -j t!io litwr a a :id we as read ily Uissivcr, not inorvriy how much thoao bene- fccial cUiti-.s ot nKrlTn taut r.rj dependent ou tlivi ty)proTCivat of cmvu -.stance:; hut we alsj ;o Uow luudr tht j.npr i-wnent 15 due t.i th.j character id'lhj . . I y (.iovrrumeat. --The clmrtr granted frd Kaltimoftf dif fered essentially from iImsc held by tLor fr ip:k-tnr!s. It csnwy-d n power not nual f "rant-sml- ii?cd f .riving- Mar. land, a. I'lBu-.ioili! C.Ha?:H. it t i'lHtnvu on n me ; .!K;r4i 'iiv'ad. iiqu:ry 4 yuldtiuate. j S.tart- iiir .u iw:eo with th-it l-iiic t-p in iidvauee, it j ;iTth n ':id 'Ufv.H,? cob nkvV'tu the essential i p-p?rty of indop -aden're. sad 'it cannot be e.rt'.C I'M t'ji'S during: tic timi thr. colon y was 4nv.mi3i br the dvutv which-, founded it, it r.auILste i-tj-; b-.-a-iits cf that meipieut iuds : lathe nxtpL;?.- .ill-'ar. unusual, degree 'of iusiri'c.p'e K.'e -,v- ticurvu to tiie. province as a r-nuU.-,the yliir.wtiir of-ihe. government was, to an m j:.u .crt, ujj'.n;i;:t;," auu purely democratic. Tlie &ia jTuive ..iKwcr '1 v.-as . in the AsscmUf ia Ei v. v:U p.vrirt the" majesty of the people. 3 .it Jrv hetK-n of givcrumeut or laws, but in very d-sed. -The' ipie i the provinee were assembled in person to no-ept and subsequently to enact their own- Uws aail 1 1 try the experiment ot sell govern' racRS, and whet the good spirit of the new gov- ruuunt ltd 1 so conciliated the Indians as to pro- dii-e a multiplication and call for a dispersion of i.jc colonists, and thus to rentier inconvenient a personal -wteudance of the jieople in the grand Witi-n-i'-Geniote of the young nation, a. represen- tntire ehr:;ctcr was given to the legislature, but v.-it;i such a cart ful regard to the great principles democracy which lay "at the foundation of all, tjai :ii.Vas permitted to . individuals who did not ea'-e to ' depend , upon representatives, to come tiu'.nselrses and present their own views, and ad- fhat own. measures. -, : .. . . ; . '' Ilere was evidence of a deeply-seated reverence fjr the great principles of self-government, the so vereignty of the people; and whatever changes may hve occurred in the forms and measures of Government we cannot doubt that this leading characteristic of Republicanism was always opera tive to pr jvent much of evil, and in the end to pro duce ttuch good by reproducing itself. I am a- ware that there was an earnest wish on the part of the Lord Proprietary to continue to originate all laws which should be submitted to the Legis lature of Lis colony. This was the practice of European national legislation at the time and the theory now. - (It is I think, slowly growing into practice i n bur own Congress) It raised a momen tary difficulty between the Legislature and tlie Proprietary, but the principle of liberty which be had planted in his Oulouy, and with his colony, was too potent for that remnant of royalty, and Lord Baltimore felt how operative, how progres sive are the principles of human rights, when freed from the trammels of proscription and un restrained by hereditary prejudice. He learned to view the question of Government iq the light which-he h ul himself placed it, and he gracefully' yielded to that influence which he bad so essen tially promoted, without being ' able to anticipate its early operation. Ilere is a species of territori al sovereignty of which we hear so much in these days. '- " . . " . " How beautiful ! how republican is all this ! How sternly true were the disciples of the democracy la Maryland to the great lessons which they had worked out; and how gracefully, nobly yielding was the proprietary of England to the circumstan ces whieh his own principles, means and labor had produced. Perhaps he had not thought of that consequence of his ideas of human rights and his efforts fur their establishment. Human great cess does not consist in . foreseeing all events, or in discerning in the future the full effects of the correct priivUpIes which are put into operation. The great man is not he who knows all the good which his measures may produce ; it is rather he who fields to the results, which the operation of his good principles by good measrue makes evi dent ; and it seems to me that the beautiful spirit of frwsdom and equality which influenced the foun ders of this colony is discernable is to be seen at work in the establishment of our national Gov em men t. The unyielding spirit of right manifes ted by the colonial legislators was reproduced in the steady, stern demand of the rebellious colonies in the aftr days, and that the graceful relinquish titcnt of power by the noble . proprietary was the illustrious example that was lost in the sovereign of Great Britain, but which "vas found in the con cessions of rights, feelings prejudices and interests stUtt distinguished the different believers when they made themselves "one ont of many." " i fUr.-Cuand!cr here enlarged eloquently on the poih; that the early colony of Maryland presented te il:e Gvi.Tuti!ent of the United .States the tet acp!' ot republican, simplicity , in its form and actku of government ; tiiut it aSorded the loftiest exnmnle yf rciliuus t-4:rarice and equality that was ever pr .-iiti ; and that in the treatment of tie Indian its c"nu't was that of surpassing righteousness. If tiiun drw a' beautiful picture of what be inmisginod must h:ive been the infln- " etjcq of the P.'lcnim Mothers" among the colo nit Maryland and the natives by whom they were jfurrouoded, and altliough he 6aid, history had tut recorded the Barnes of these ' Pilgrim M Alicrs," or made special mention of their usc t'alnci?, yet their influence could be discovered in the growth, the piety, and the constant peace of the early colony. Mr. Chandler1 concluded ft3 follows: ----- ' ' ' Euiineatly ipprojsjrtie also is the presence of thase of various creeds in this celebration which, though it is sustained by the professors of that faith which was held by the founder of Maryland and roost of his , colonists, is in ten ted as a com memoration of social and political virtues which are universal in their character, and may be, and Lave been practiced by men of all creeds. 1 God iurbid that 111 celebrating the beautiful example cf Christian virtnes of those who are of our own faitli, wa should do injustice to the merits or those who profess a differeut faith. r . '. ,. " The piety, the forbearance, the enlarged views of right that distinguished the plans of the foun ders of Maryland, and which are illustrated in the practice of the earliest colonists, are no less our duties than they were theirs; and oh! bow much more easily practised are all those virtues now. And the celebration of this day would be imper fect, would lack the spirit which would make it acceptable to God and honourable to us, if it recall ed a single virtue of our Catholic Fathers merely to gratify the pride of their successor, or if it se lected a single error of their separated contempo raries, only to generate a feeling of unkindnesa in the present generation. Oh ! here on this chosen epot-here on this sanctified ground here let there be prevalent no sentiment but that of love to God, ana love to pur fellow man. Here where the red roan received the Pilgrim Fathors, with tokens of friendship and favor, and where men of other creeds welcome us to-day to our celebration here may tb spirit of Calvert pervade all of those who commemorate Lis" virtues and his triumphs, a&d may the Spirit. -f God animate al of every name and every creed. : .- -' 5 fti-C" re the recent adjournment of the Massa chusctt. Legislature everal amendments to her constitution - were passed, which have just ben submitted ' to the- psopl nd adopted, The an:endineT;ts are first, a plurality system; sec , end, change in the day of tic State elections in I'r4.ident:.il years j, third, election of Counselors in dktrict3 by the people; fourth, the election of G:crctary tf State and ether State oijiccrs by the pjoptc 5 ftf th, against sppropriating money to sec t ri:a trfco.'ils ; sixth, election of hcrifT?, Clerks 'ti-Cr-v'Jii -:j'ry tliirnp!c.t,' -f-s : ; $ i m or rat- an ij i - mi iiuT. RtCITARO wtittic: :::::hbsbt c. izvin'k r.tlTE & B 3 VINE, Editors and Proprietors. ...... E3SNSBURG. WEDXRSli AY MORNING::::;::: :::::::MAY 80. Cfj-We have received the June number of Gra ham's and Godey's Magazines.. They are each capital number, being adorned with fine illustra tions ana Interesting reading matter. , Virginia Election ! The election which came off in Virginia on Thursday last has resulted gloriously for the dem ocracy of tf the Old dominion." Henry A. Wise has been elected Governor by 10,000 majority. and the Know-Nothing organization has been completely routed..' ' " .. ,; ".'""'. "The Congressional delegation it is supposed will stand 12 Democrats to I Know-Nothing. Three cheers for the indomitable democracy of the land of Washinton, Jefferson and Madison! The prescriptive and intolerant doctrines of the midnight order have met with a Bignal rebuke, and the principles of the Declaration of Indepen dence been gloriously sustained. Virginia has shown her determination to uphold the Constitu tion of the Union, and to check the mad career of the fanatics whether North or South who may conspire to destroy it.' Again we say all hail to the noble democracy of " the old dominion." : 1 V - -W The Pennaylvanian. j It is seldom that the Editor of a Philadelphia newspaper is well posted up in reference to the action of his political friends in the " rural dis tricts.' ,. We were not surpiised, therefore, when we saw it stated Editorially, in the Pcnnsyltanian of the 23d inst., that the democracy of Cambria county had appointed Thomas A. Maguire a del egate to the State Convention, which assembles for the purpose, among other things, of nomina ting a candidate for Canal Commissioner. The democracy of Cambria, county per st, never did any thing of the kind. , Maj. Maguire was ap pointed a delegate to the convention to represent the Senatorial District, composed of the counties of Cambria, Blair and Huntingdon. The Confer ence wa held in Hollidiysburg, on Saturday the 12th inst., Cambria and Blair counties being rep resented by three delegates and' Huntingdon by iwo. Maj. Maguire therefore owes his appoint ment to the action of the Conference, and not to any "public meeting" held in Cambria. We will add that w hen the Conference instructed him to vote for Wm. S. Campbell for Canal Commission- er, its members truthfully reflected the democrat ic sentiment, not only of Cambria, but of the Dis trict. , They reposed confidence in Maj. Maguiro as a delegate, and in Win. S. Campbell as a can didate. The insinuation of the Pennsylv nian, that Maj.' Maguire's right to a seat in the Con vention may possibly be resisted, is puerile and contemptible ; the same may be said of its fling at Wm. S. Campbell. , The democracy of this Sena torial District peeds no defence at the bands of the elaborately classical editor of the Pennsylva nian. He has not yet been invested by the dem ocracy of the State, with the power and authority of a political censor. ' . Westmoreland County. . ; ' The Democracy of this old county . we observe are already organizing for the next election., A meeting , of the County Committee was held at Greensburg on the 14 th inst. " to take into, consid eration the state and condition of political affairs, and to devise and adopt such measures as should most conduce to the prosperity of the Democratic party." ' After mature deliberation they resolved tb ' abolish " 'the " Crawford county system" ; of making n niinat!onp, and recommend that here after . tLey - should be made by a convention of delegates represeniiug the several election districts of the county, based upon the democratic vote of each district. ; ; ' . J, . .-. An address Las botn issued by the Committee to the Democracy of the county, in which they say " that, as an experiment, the Crawford Coun ty : System had . proved a failure. That system' has engendered bicktrings, feuds, and personal animosities, and," instead of strengthening, , was the principal cause of . the present disorganized condition of , the democratic party in this county. They felt assured that the great body of the dem ocrats who yet stand on . the old platform, were desirous that the present system should be abol ished, and that the Know-Nothing party were anxious for its continuance, in order that they might quietly, and in democratic' guie, vote at our primary' elections, and, by preconcerted ar- tjangements perhaps control the result. in .uus siaxe 01 auairs tney nave not nesitateu to do their duty, and make the change which they have recommended. Although their power to do so was doubted by some, yet they believed a change necessary in order to prevent the interfer ence of the " Know-Nothings" at the primary elections, and as they considered the organization of the party in great danger, tbey assumed the responsibility. ; They also add that " a political aseociation, meeting in secret places whce coun ells were guided by experienced and skillful poli ticians," and whose members were bound to their organization by the solemnities of oaths, presented a new and most dangerous opposition to the old democratic party. Such an. exigency in our af fairs invested the Committee with the powers of a Committee of safety, authorized aud bound to take the steps necessary for the preservation of the interests in their care." This action of the Committee has been wsirrr ly responded to by the old line and honest democrats, and the Greensburg republican in alluding to it, "soys that "it is an unexpected bomb thrown into the Know-Nothing camp, as they will now Lave to alter their tactics and fight openly.". . '. . " . . In this connection we might ask what are the County Committee of Cambria about, and whether it would not be well that tome tep should be taken la prevent the interference or the order" at the primary election, or in the County Con vention f -ibb-cpur r t -A; woiv t$ the wise is sufficient. . . , .- . T7" jxowxKiOA? xeeuianon The bill lor the sale of the .Main Line of the Public Improvements of this State, is a fine illus tration of the beauties of Know-Nothing legisla tion, JNo candid man who has perised it will deny that it is a carefully prepared scheme to build up the prosperity of the Pennsylvania Rail road Company, and to enable it 4o wield an in-y fluence dangerous to the liberties and welfare of the people of thi3 Common a ealtb. It was not enough to offer our public ,works to"a soulless cor poration "for tte p.iltry sum of eight million five hundred thousand dollars, but the repeal of the three' mill tax must be held out as an additional inducement", lest the generpus offer might be refu sed. Many of our readers will no doubt be aston iihed when we inform them, that this tax amoun ted during the last j"enr, to the sum of one hun dred and thirty-six thousand dollars, and yet the State treasury .must be deprived of , this large amount of . annual revenue, -. in order to place the Central Railroad Company in a position to exclude all competition, in the shape of rival bidders. The anti-license law, better known as the Jug bill, also affords a convincing proof of Sam's wisdom and sagacity as a legislator. 'A better 1 lan for increasing the amount of drunkenness, and its constant attendants vice and immorality in every section of the State, could not be devised. The idea that prohibiting the sale of intoxicating li quors in less quantities than one quart, will stay the progress of intemperance, is too absurd to be entertained by any sensible man, even for a mo ment. L --,-; -' . ;'. ' " " ; While on this subject; we cannot forbear allu ding to a bill to protect the " rights and liberties of the people," that has passed the legislature of Massachusetts, - and which caps taa climax of modern State legislation. It is a cosiplete code of nullification, and is evidently intended to provoke a contest between the State and , Geseral Govern ment, by ' providing ways to resist the execution of a Constitutional law of tne United States.. : By it, Attorneys who act in behalf of the claimants of fugitive slaves, are prohibited from practicing in any of the State Courts; Police officers, ot members of the volunteer militia who shall' assist in restoring a fugitive slave to his master, are to be punished by a fine of not less tlan one thous and , dollars, and , undergo an : imprisonment in the State prison, of not less, than one year, and no jails in the State - can be . used to secure persons claimed as fugitive slaves. - ; ' - - ' ? These are a few of the ' prominent beauties of modern State legislation, and we beg leave to com mend them to the serious consideration and inves tigation of the honest voters of Pennsylvania. Truly " Sam is a glorious institution," and it ia no wonder our neighbor of the ."Allegnaoian'wishes him welL : ' ... . .- - . . .. C7 We publish this week the , oration of the Hon. Joseph R.'. Chandler, delivered at the late anniversary celebration of the landing of the Pil grim's of Maryland at the site of st. Mary's City, and bespeak for it the careful perusal of our read ers. It embodies many inportant facts connected with the early history of Maryland, which should be remembered by every friend of religious tolera tion- - Mr. Chandler is a man of commanding tal ents, and in spite of the ' efforts of. demagogues and bigots to crush him, will ere long, again rank, among those whom the people delight to honor. Tmc Tap American Partt. Some of the Dem ocrats of New Orleans wrote to Robe, t C. Wick- liffe, asking for the use of Lis name as a candidate for Governor of Louisiana at the ensuing electionl He declines, and in his reply remarks that. ' .. " The true American party in this land is the Democratic party. It prescribes no man On ac count of his birth or of his religion, it adopts as its own the principles contained in the Declaration of American Independence. ! lbere ret-ts not upon the statute 'ook of our country one measure which has added to its greatness that has not the stamp and, impress of Democracy. . Under Democratic rule and policy v e have grown from infancy to vigorous manhood. Ours is the greatest, the hap- piest, and the best country Grid has given to man.' Democracy has made it such, and the Democratic party will continue it so." Fcltox Coujttt. The Fulton Democrat says: " W. li. Seylar, of the Fulton Foundry, bu shown us a piece of cannon taken from the ruins of Frt Littleton, in this county. ;It Las the appearance ot having been Limited, as the fragment Las a very rough edge,' and appears to have been a piece of the breech. "t It baa perhaps lain since ti e time of the Indian wars, previous to the Revolu tion, and has likely done good service in its time. The unwritten " history of old - Fort Littleton would be an interesting chapter, but those who were actors and -participators in those days of trial have all passed away, aud. with .them are buried all recollections of the pasti" ; -;v .,, ; 7 r ,;; -.Keligious Freedom. I . ', '. , ( . Will not the following, noble sentiments of. Webstee rise far above , the miserable, narrow, and bigoted policy of modern advocates' of religious intolerance and persecution? . How can the old admirers of eagle-like ; Websteb. thrust him aside and listen to the wretched croak ings of the night raven of . Jefuitu-m," the , present , Know-Nothing,- Secret-, partj ? We find the following in the Norfolk Argus t It seems to be the the American destiny, the . mission which, has been entrusted to- us heie cn this shoic of tLa Atlantic. the great conception and the great duty to which we are born, to show that all sects, and all denomina tions, professing reverence For the authority of the author of our being, and belief in his revelations, may be safely tolerated without prejudice, either to ' our religion of our liber ties. . . ': ' ;; ' - - ; ' We are Protestants generally speaking ; but you all know that there presides at the" headof the Supreme Judicature of the Unit d States. a Roman Catholic and no man, I suppose,' through the whole United States,' imagines that the judicature is less safe J that the administration of public justice is less re spectable' or ' less secure, - because - the Chief Justice of the United States has been, and is,; a firm adherent of that religion. c" And so it is with every department of society among us. ' In both houses of Congress, in all public ofnees, we proceed on the idea' that a man's religions belief L a matter ' above human law that it is question to, bo settled between him and his Maker, because he 'is responsible to none but his Mak6r for adopting or rejecting revealed truth. ; ' . ' , ': ; , 5 And here is the 'great distinction whieh is sometimes overlooked,' and which I am afraid is now too often overlooked in New England.' the glorious inheritanca of tha sons of Pil grims.: V '. '.' 'I'" , ' - ' ' : " , jren,for their religious sentiments, arc ac countable to.God, and Ood only. ' '' : l'AMEL Webster. tbPublio 7orks bf "eiyiTaniai-Sale of the Main Line An Outline of the Bill. . The Bill for the sale of the Main line of, the Public Works as it passed both branches of the Legislature, has received the signature of the Governor, and is therefore a law. It is a meas ure of much importance, and a brief outline of its principaVjsrOvisions will bo read, with interest. 1. The first section makes it the duty of the Governor within ten days after bis. approval of the Act, to cause to be advertised daily until the day of sale, "in one 'or more newspapers of Phfla-" delphia, Pittsburg, Harrisburg, Boston and -New Yorkj, a notice; that the Main line of the Public Works ill bo exposed to sale at the . Merchant's Exchange, or at some other jublic , place in the City of Philadelphia, on a day to be. selected by him, not more than ninety days after the passage of tlie Act.-, :. '", .-; -: 2. At the time and place so selected, the whole Main Line, namely to wit:, the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, the Canal from Columbia to the Junction t Duncan's Island, the Juniata Canal from thence to nollidaj'sburg, the- Alle gheny Portage Railroad, including the new road to avoid the Inclined Planes,' and the Canal from Johnstown to Pittsburg, with all the properly thereunto appertaining, shall be offered for sale. - : 3. It shall be lawful for any person or persons. Railroad or Canal Company, now incop orated or which may hereafter be incorporated, to become the purchaser of said Main Line, for a sum not less than seven and a half "millions of dollars; provided, that if the Pennsylvania Raf road Com pany become the purchasers, 'they shall pay a turn of not less than eight and a half millions of dollars, but on the consummation of the arrange ment, so much of the Act incorporating the saia Company as requires the payment of a tax upon tonnage passing over their road,' shall become null and void. ' V, ,;; ,.: -s '; j 4. The purchaser shall within "ninty days pay ten per . cent, of the purchase money, and the residue thereof in ten equal instalments. . .5. Besides the lien on the said Works, provided in the Act, the purchaser shall as a further secu rity, deposit in the State Treasury, State JLoans to the amount equal to the . cash payment for one-fourth of the whole purchase money, ; . 6. All'paymcnts to the Commonwealth by the purchasers far the principal, shall be made in certificates of State Loans at par, and the interest shall be paid in cash annually.- v ' ' ' - 7. The purchasers may at any time before the maturity of the bonds given, pay off and satisfy the principal,-giving due notice. ? . As soon as the bon is and security shall be given, tiie whole Main Line shall be transferred. All superintendants and other officers of roads and canals, ball continue to discharge their duties until removed or re-appointed, and their official bonds shall enure to the use of the pur-cha-er. : So also of all m npys received by them. 10. The purchase money unpaid, shall be ex empt from the payment of State Taxes. '. 11. It shall be lawful fr the purchaser to pur chase, lease or use, the Hirrisburg, Portsniouth, Mouut Joy, . and Lancaster Railroads, or to co struct a mad from the western terminus of , the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, to the Alle gheny Portage j ' -? . -r 12. The purchaser shall at all tii.ies maintain a continuous railroad and canal; comraunkation bet wt-en PLiladelpltia and Pittsburg, and keep the same in good operating condition ; and shall also, at all' times, keep them open and iu got? condition for piil lie Uae.- . .. . .; . . j J3. ,It shall be lawful fur said purchasers, tlielr successtna' an J assigns, ..and their pflicers, engi neers, contractors and agents, ta etter upon any lands adjoining, br ia the neighborhood of the works, and dig, take and carry away therefrom, any materials necessary for enlarging, making, altering,' deepening or improving said, work?,' or any portioi thereof. - . . '.' . li. TLe purchasers shall have power and au-. thority to own and employ locomotive engines, cars, boats and horses, to couvey passengers and freight of whatsoever description, within reasona ble time after presentation, on said works, or any portion thereof, and charge and receive tolls aud fare for the passage and transportation of persons and freight, and said purchasers, their successors and assigns, shall have the exclusive right to fur nish all, the motive po-ver ou said railroads ...Pro vided, that all persons with cars, Lorbes, boats and freight may pass over said works, they paying toll therefor, and the use of said works shall be governed by such general rules and regulations as such purchasers may from time to time ordain, establish and publish; but no person shall, with out the consent of Biich purchasers, be permitted to Ube horses, or other animal power on said rail roads, or steam on said canals : AndprocidttJ, that J no discrimination in tolls or charges,, or iu the priority of passage . tlirough the locks, shall ever be mads against any boats or tonnage passing to or fr jxl the Susquehanna division of the Pennsyl vania canal, nor shall any greater amount be char-. god upon such boats and tonnage than that now paid the Commonwealth. V. '--'- :i ' i; '"! r; 1 15. Should any company already incorporated by this Commonwealth' become the purchaser, they shall possess hold and uao. the same as part of their original act of corporation, and any sup plements . thereto, so far modified, however, as to embrace ' all the privileges granted by this act in" addition'thereto, and all provisions in said origi nal act and auy supplements inconsistent with the privileges herein granted, shall be and the same are hereby repealed. v- v : f..-. , , r; ,. , .16- That alt moneys derived from said sale shall be either paid to the sinking fund, and applied to the payment of the State debt, according to the provisions of the act entitled ' An Act to provide a sinking fund and to provide for the gradual ex tinguishment of the debt of the Commonwealth, approved April tenth, one ; thousand eight hun dred and forty-nice, or used, in payment of the interest on the loans of the Commonwealth., , ' ; 17. That should it be ascertained at any time before the payment of the last instalment provi ded for, that further legislation is required r pas sing to ti e purchasers, their success-. or assigns, all the title and interest of this Cmm n wealth to said main line, or any portion thereof, then the faith of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ia hereby pledged for tbe enactment of all laws and performance of all acts necessary to carry out the true intent and meaning of this act. y , r' . 13. That should no sale take place at the time appointed, as provided for in this act, then it shall be tbe duty of the GoTcrner to invite proposals feihfrite''pm'of lease of said works, and submit the same to the Legislature. 19. That said purchasers of the main line, un der the provisions of this act, sha'L ithin twelve months after receiving possession of said works, relay the south track of the Philadelphia and Col umbia railroad, wbere the ane has not been Lud, with a heavy rail, and tlie tales of toll now char ged per mile on way freight on the Columbia rail road shall not be increased where the distance ex ceeds forty ,ruiles- and for all distances on the ca nal exceeding forty miles, the charge for way tolls shall be in proportion to the distance carried- 20. That all necessary expenses incurred by the Governor under the provisions of this act, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants drawn by Lim. ' . ', ' . General Appropriations, for the State of Pennsylvania . The act to provide for the ordinary expenses of government, etc., passed by the Legislature, makes the following appropriations : Salary of the Governor. $3.500 00 . " , Sec. Com. and Sup. C. Sc. 1,700 00 " Dep. Sec. Comth. 1,400 00 14 Auditor General. 1,UUUU . " Surveyor General, .1,400 00 Attorney General, 300 00 State-Treasurer, 1.700 00 Clerk hire State Dept., extras, Sic, 5,000 00 Auditor General s office, 7.000 00 State Treasurer's office, . 4,000 00 ' Surveyor General's office, 6,400 00 Salary of the State Libraria n . 800 00 Clerk of Sinking Fund. 200 00 Con ting, exp State apd School Dc-pts. . 3,095 00 . v Aud. General's office, 1.450 00 ' State Treasurer's office, " 1.300 00 i Surv. General's offiee. . 1.330 00 Expenses of Legislature, 125,000 00 Preservation and repairs of Capitol, 300 00 Public grounds, , . - 300 00 Repairs to State and Treasury Depta , 200 00 Enclosing public grounds, . 4.000 00 Curb, footways, &c, . . .. ;. . 2,200 CO Improving Arsenal grounds, . . 900 00 Gas fixtures in Executive Cbajubcr, , 40 37 Public printing, &c, ; 30,000 00 Packing and distributing Laws, Sec, 700 00 Miscellaneous expenses, 3.000 00 Water rents for Public Building, COO 00 Gas - ' " , 1.800 00 Support of Common Schoolsf 230,000 00 Pensions and gratuities, - . lo.uuuuy Judges of Supreue Court, . 15.200 00 Judcesof I'liiladelpLiaDistrict Cour.' 7,C00 00 ,. ;.Allegheny : "... " 4,400 00- Present Judges fdifi'erent Courts, 4S.500 00 Associate " ": 16,50) 00 Payment of guaranty to Danville and Pottsville It. U.Co. 8.517 50 " Buld Eagle and S. C. Sav. Co. 10,000 00 f Tioga navigation company, G.000 00 Interest on funded dcbtr ; : , 2.000, 00) '0 Ord. repairs of improvement to wit : : -. Columbia railroad, . $S'2.3W Portage railroad, 18.700 . Eastern division, canal, 20,300 L- Joiiiata . . 15.000 19,900 . 7.111 . 8.5O0 22 000 - .... . 17,000 17.000 28,G5U IT. Juniata U. Western" I. Western ' : Delaware .- " Susqueh'na ' W. Branch" L.N.Ur'h" . , 25G.4G1 00 Ordinary repairs after Dec. 1st, 225,000 00 - Motive Power, to wit: ' - : - ;. Columbia railroad, 313,000 . - - i Portage railroad, . , 173,358 r ...... , 4S6.35S00 ' Jlotire Power, after Dec 1st. to wit. . Columbia railroad, , 70,000 - PorUge raUroad, 30,000 . , , - , ...... , y , -100.00000 Collectors. Weighmasters. ic, 100,021 00 Canal Commi.asioners, G.495 00 Road and farm bridges. ' ' . 10. 000 00 Uso of portion of Penna. railroad 1 2.O00 00 . - VetAe tor repairs to -ov. ou, ie., ii,uoi w w. . a - . r r a 1 r f 1 o r -c 1 1 v r kn 1 -till .a r oa 1 c - o 1 it -01 , prior w wit. ou, i i v : Motive Power debts. 1854, 11 1?; ! I (n'otA ro 1 Upper North Branch canal, Damages that may occur, , Completion of Portage railroal. Dam ia Mill creek llelaying South track Col. Rlt. Salaries Eastern Penitentiary, , Western . " , . . 50,000 00 277,730 00 ' 20,000 00 250,00000 9.500 00 5,000 00 4I0USO of Refuse. Phlla. fact of '52,) 5,000 00 : " T . " (act of 51,) G,000 00 Institution for BHotl, . . : '..". . 17,000 00 Deaf and Dumb", .17.000 00 Western House of Refuge, . ' 7.000 00 Adjutant G encral for visiting Arsenals, 250 00 Rent of Storehouse of Arms, Phila. 4 . 400 00 Superintending of Public Printing, 800 00 State Luuatic Hospital, V '. ' ; 25,000 00 Expenses of State Library, '7 2,170 00 Junction canal company, " J', .20,000 00 11. H. Adams, late Transcribing Cleric, T 53 00 Repairing clocks in Capitol,' .' : . 300 00 Pub'ication of Legislative Record, 3,780 00 F: Fraley. Cha. Com. London Exhib.' 79 70" WJP. Brady, Legislative Reord, 100 00 ; Total, !$4,r)00,(94 45 ; Gasssa CovxTTl-r-F?liltcal. The Democratic County Committee of Correipondcnr for Greene, met by caii, in Way uesbni y v-a ' tit 1 Oth ' int., and appointed Judges to hold the Democratic pri mary elections, in the several election districts. They instructed, the Judges in al cases where grounds shall exist for suspecting the integrity of purpose of any person proposing to vote, to require a solemn pledge that such person is not a mem ber of the party commonly called Know-Nothings, nor of any : secret ' political society, and that be will honestly and futhfully support aud vote fur the persons who may be selected as the candidates of the Democratic party at the Octolr Section. .The committee also framed the following reso lution : , , .,-,".;',.., . . 7JftoZl,That the recent first Know-NotLiug General Assembly of Pennsylvania by its noto rious corruption, aud diplny of stupidity and in difference to the true interests ol the people, is a fruitful commentary upon the prmuines aud pledge ofthe Kntiw-Nothing jatr.uts,- whe oiily aim tliey biastel, was to purify the- old pHrties." Resolved; That the course of the II n J .l.n -D iwson in the (i ngress of the United outcs meets, anl leceives our In-arty apprtil atun ; sn i this Congressional District, and the Stale at large, has ample cause to regret t'ie lixm of a representative, so alle, efficient and courteous; who at all time- and under all circumstances was faithfully devo ted to the interests of his immediate e n titueots and the people at large. " We trust the tine is not distant when we shall again Lave the oppor tunity of bearing further testimony of our conn dence in his merit and ability. ; , S U M fuYlTYTr N E W S. CA correspondent of the Harrii-burg Patriot recommends J. B. Baker, Esq., Superintendent of the Columbia Railroad, as the next Democratic candidate f.r jCknal Commissioner. (XT-In tb three. European steamers which sailed from Jew Yor last week there were over five hundred cabin passer gers, mostly tourists to Eu. repe for tlie Sumnur. The Louisville Democrat of Tuesday says that tlie lion. James Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, now home on a visit, ia ton fined to Lis Louse on account of sickness, ,; v , &J"Mr. Gough, the. Temperance , lecturer, U abont to return from Europe on account of ia health. . ' ! C-In Lanrater county recently one man was killed and foufieeu injured by tlie falling of a bam they were raisibg. - ' An editor out West says that he felt called upon to publish Father. Walworth's sermon o the " Location el Hell," as it was a question hi wluch nearly all his readers were deeply interes ted. C-Last Tuesday week, as Dr. S. D. Beloate was smoking at Lis residence, Florence, Alabama. a ruffian fired a gun at him, the ball fruro which cut off hii pipe witlua two inches of his mouth. JMr. George Holt, an attache of the Post Of fice at Napcleon, Arkansas. Las been arrested, charged with abstracting $l,fc09, at difJertut times, from k-lU-ri in that office. rXThe Crovernor has advertised tWMain Line including lttilro.ds and Canals, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, and the appurtenance, ue sals by public outcry at tlws Philadelphia Exckauge, Tues day the 24th of July next, at Lalf-past seven o' clock nf?)e evctiing. ' - . Ci-It is runiured that Judge Huntingdon, of Counectu-Ht," hS ' been " appointed Clerk of the Court vf"Cla:tn:. The salary is $2,000. 1 C3-Five nerro elaves who were attempting to escape tnnn Louisville on Sunday night, were caught jub t as tuey were about to cross to the In-i diana shore. ; -' ; - -' ; , - :. . tJ-Au odd report comes from Washington, to the effect tliat the Administration has appointed the three Ex-Presidents, Fillmore, Van liuren and Tyler, to be a commission of mediation in the great Ecn-pcan quarrel. Doubtful, 'v - (jr-The Rev John Chambers, of PLnadelphra in a irriew (if LU pastoral life, on Sunday, stat-i that his first sermon was preached on the third Sunday ot' M iy, 1S2&, thirty years since, . In that time he bus preached 62-10 M-riixns, aiiU married. ! H 7 cvzulc:- .' &jThe California Lesislature Is about fixinr j the . feior tying the nuptial knot at $2. TLLr Lrir. the luxury of a legul marriage dawn wijhin e?rfy cne'a means. , I " President Sparhs, the Idographer of "Wash-' 1 iatun, having been written to as to the genuine ness ot the phrase so often attributed to the Chief Put none but Americana on guard to-uiLt" re.pl;-s that he has never met with any such cx prosii'a in Washington's writings. ' iH-Oa Thursday, the 2CtL ult., a dTepatcb fnni" Sela.storol was ported at Odessa, stating that the French and English guns were silent, that nut a jiugle Kussiau battery was demufished, and that tLe greaU-r part of a reinfurewnci.t ol 50,000 Ru fiiiis hid arrived in the neiglb 'rhi-ci of. tipol. . ' - . ' ' . - The five members of Congress, vi Lose departure fur Eui ojk; on buaid the steamship A tLuitic has been noti-eJ, are, it seems, all going straight to (irtutautiaople and from thence to' Eupatorla and the othr psnts of war in the Crimea. Tbey will b bock in time to take their seats in Congreaa. "- J3-Rev- Mr. Mathews, nominated by the Dera Krats of Kentucky, for the office of Superiuten-" di nt of ' Public Instruction, joined the Know-Uo-T things. ' The fact having been, establuiitd, tbe DeDo.;r.tic papers took his name from the ticket; aud are drumming the traitor out of the camp.-' JieMea Lim rigLt. - ftMr. LongswortH says his grapes rj-e uninjur ed by tlie late frosts in the vicinity of Cincinnati ; and that he shall make full as much j if not mere iue than be Las any previous year. ..... ; ; . C3-n Friday night, 18th inst., three prisoners. : ..j ;f 1 -; 1 1 1 tj- . r l . fcU a hohea4 gunk in the yard of the gas 1 - w.irtj. -... f..n nr rlfli t.T ftn1 A tn i..- tv;r - --. ... . . : - , ciollung behind. . Or-Xo more money will be paid ptrernmit hibt ship Albany, except balance due up to Jimn 31, 1854. Congrea at the next session will doubtv It make s me provision for the Liirs of ,tuote. 1-ist on tbe ship. ftj-lne Toronto leader says that the Governor General cannot give Li. consent to the prohibitory liqiurbill. His instructions aie to reserve f..r the signification of the Queen's pleasure eyery bill' of an extraordinary or unusual nature. r:,, f1 fej Dr. Crisp, of Londtn, Las been Iis ctijjg, fctr.glng mice, and has found that they all, without: exception, have a large worm in the upper part f the liver, and be supposes tLeir curious in" usic to be an indication of pain. I : ' 5 s?. ' Crr-A late California paper mentions a dMel wLFch was fought between a Yankee and an Englishman" in- a dark room. The Yankee, not aishing- to ?iavti blood on his hands, fired his pistol "up the ehim- ney, and to Lis hotxor, down .came the Lnglish-' uiaa.- VP---- - L'-'.'.-T':-:-::-.-;'. ' . s .A ric u:t I ?s - fjrJ-Several important amendtnents to the State' Constitution have recently passed the Connecticut : Senate. One of these allows negroes to vote, but' requires them as well as wbiua to be able to read . another allowing one representative to each townt aud a third, fixing the capitol in one place fnstead of two as heretofore. All these amendments Lava, to be submitted tc the people. . , Thb Massachtsetts LGisiarcai. n Monday last, eloscd a session of one hundred imd! thirty nine days. It has been one hich will long be famous in the annals of the State. The ntun ber of bills passed and signed was four hundred, and eighty-eight ; resolves, eighty-nine; and there; were four bills vetoed, one of which, was f assedt notwithstanding the veto. - Tlie pay . soil f tha. House amounted to &161,C03 ; arm of the Senate $1T,550 total, $179,153. Printing and ' other items make the whole expenses f f both Houses over the sum of 200,00. - Tb three great fea- tures by which the Session of 1855 will be remem- bered are the act to remove Judge Loring ; tlie Per sonal Liberty bill ; and the Hiss . affair. " And in. neither of thes4 three features of its legislatien ia there any honor Jor the State of Massai huett . The first was ax unjustifiable att mpt to sacrifira a judge fr carrying out as he "s bound by bis oath to do the supreme : law of tie land 5 tl e sec-v ond is :t Legislative defiance, on tbe part of Mass--acSnoetts, of tbe United RtfUes ; nd tbe last wa a fi-rraceful exhibition of the-vWation fprivatec iHgbt. and lbe members of the Ipirfatuns m tb characters of eenteel rowdie- ;a TK only rf if f to all this, U ti e v o of the Govern. f to tl fit, two arts, and that, in ref'-rence to the last. V t.e 3eadr.of the Nunnery .Ipvestijrrt'ng Canmittee, wa expelled fr-m bis sent. " Tlie Go-verrn- f entitled to credit f"r bis firmnefs and faitbfnbtens to law ; the crelit of tbe House of As-" semMy f exnelline Mr. HiJ wnch lessened by the fart that they were a long while in comineloa. conrlusH n wbetlier they shrmld f xpel it a?l ere. who should, Jiavj been shown, the door.Uhout. much ceremony, ; ;' t , . . -j ; a D n
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