u u THE BLESSnraS 0 GOVERNMENT, LIKE THE DEWS OF HEAVEN, SHOULD EE DISllI3IJTEDLfkE UPON THE HIGH AND THE LOW, THE RICH AND TEE FCCK. yl;nr SERIES, JXENSBURG, JANUARY 27, 1858. VOL. 5. ISO. 11. ilv Advertisements ,!SBVs.;ei:t-i;iiitA-rEi until!) ftfcUB . ,rK F. A T A 1) II E S-I E . .- ; -,r hiie cticr invented fur house. hl:Ti.:e, farp'issinj in utiUty ev inuciltfje. t'1 " T f . 'i Or cmm. - Heady for Application. ..irt; rr.OTM. T.F.ATIIER. r o ' 1" ' K poECELAIS CllINA.MAE V,LK. OK GLASS. Fancy Articles ioys etc., 1' 'i ll tl. e gc;lfc con vmv;iii.c ..Jin ev'. tv m, has deservedly secured ,;ini.: ls)ii'jM the iviaiiui: mi i Hit to meet; acfcnewlcdgiM y that its merits arc far above i.v.-j urd "lf imitation over oliered to ' fiLirfiis exUnxicehj counterfeited ob lZAesire. Takeno ouier. . " 1 vul Sold Wholesale and Retail, by McIU,Aj stalwncr. So 007 Chestnut Street., nuiadcipnia inducements offered to persons dc- J: '.I'll l''u articlo. Sip. 23 1857 45 ly. a a V tlll;Al' WATCHES AND JEWELRY. ,ini:Lr.SALK and UoUi , at JE rv Siture" N, 1 (oU "f ', v; V.i S.-cm.l Street, UorLur i-fiiw, . irrv. 'ulfli-liiii. Wutchcs. full JcwelleJ. ijoil hover 828,00 15 varet caies, ,; !., n'vn 3. Is caret. 4,00 'J 4,00 vver Lever, fall jewei.ovl, wels 12.00 7,00 vrvir Quarticru, j. ......T.. 7,00 1,50 S.00 y:,,a Saver Jo., 1,1 RviCflctrt. ,vti;!J Tancils. 1.00 6.00 a.vrT-.i-oons. bet, mp..,, it.h Tcucil and bdver hoi J-r. ' . . 1 ! I'vtiM.L lb? Cts.. Lllliet ' -2 - ... ..; ,r rti,'!,M in nrci.urtion. All tioo.ls wur- rrTOii hand rfwer tiaa tho above prices. STAG ITER & 11ARLI-A. yt. 30, 1357 47 ly. THK ?ECIU"r INFIRMITIES OF rai'T tl A X 1 51 A T I' U I T Y r .. jr.i..7 f.'.,f;, tic lath Thuus'ind. JM I UIJHU ' " A FEW YOi:i inr- klvjll..! V Soermuturrhea or Wal Wq.is, . i..,in,prt. wit houL meiiiiii.e.oi .W-tunial Emissions, Genital an.l .Nervuiis i-,.- i .,tr.. Ilmavof the System, Imno- j-icVi aud Impediments to MarrUgo gonerally, w P. DE LANE, M. 1). Tin important fact that the- many alarming MipLiinti originating in tho imprudence ami vltnle of youth, may bo easily removed M Til- 'U I .UEDiUUNE', ts, n "-v., i. tho entirely new and highly - t...l iif t in Author. iu-ccssrul treatment, as 'j.-. - j !i!!v explained, by means ot wmcn cery ui.le.l ta euro HIMSELF perfectly and at the e.ist nsibbs o.st, thereby avou.iug all the ad- iauvd nostrums of the day. S.nt oi anv a direst gratis and post frtc lu a "!e 1 envelope, hy remitting two poblage stamps -Dr. DE LAN El, 1 J.ispenaru m.., Sept. 30, ri ly. RICHARD M. J0iES, wiru SQT3IRE, ZiaiMERKAW t ALLEN4 WHOLESALE DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, NO 143 MARKET STREET, BtTWKtM II11IIU FRANCIS SiiU IRE, ) 1. M.ZlMUEliMAN, V UhoUGE N. ALLEN. J BfcTWEEN TllIIfD AND FeCUTJl, PHILABLi.rUIA. teh. V, It57. tf 1IOWAKU A S.SOt'IATIO X. PHILADELPHIA. IMl'OirfAXT AXXGUXCEMZXT! ! I TO a'l persons afflicted with Sexual Diseases, I su .h as Spermatorrhcea, Seminal Weakness, apotence, Ounorrhca. Lilcet.isypiniis, tno vice Oa.mism or Self-Abuse, &c, A'C The HOWARD ASSOCIATION, in view of fee awful destruction of human life, cause! by Ntxual diseases, and the deceptions practised up :i the unfortunate victims of such diseases by i'.i.-ks have directed their Consulting Surgoon, ea CHAIUTAULE ACT worthy of their name, ivo MEDICAL ADVICE GRATIS, to all t .T.v,ns thus alllictcd, who apply by letter, with hserintio'.i ofiheir condition, (age, occupation tahits of life. &C.) aud in cases ...f extreme pov erty and suffering, to FURNISH MEDICINES FREE OF CHARGE. Tim llnvard Association is a benevolent Insti-tuti-!i,tiblUhed by special endowment, for tho Teliuf of tho sick and distressed, afflicted witii 'Virulent and Epidemic Diseases." It ha now surplus of means, which the Directors havevo kd t expend in advertising tho abovo notice. It t'C.!!e.ss to add that the Association commands &is highest Me-lic.il skill of the a'e,and willfur tis'u t'no muit approved modem treatment. Just Published, by the Association, a Report Sj,ermatorrhtta. or Seminal Weakness, the 'W t,f Onanism, Masturbation or Self Abuse, and r-her Diseases of the Sexual Organs, by the Con ultin Surc-on, which will be sent by mail, (in staled envelope,) FREE OF CHARGE, on the dpt of TWO ST AMI'S for posta-e. Address Dr. GEO. U. CAUIIOUH, Consultin;; owseon, Howard Association, No. South NINTH ovwt. rhila.l.ih.hiA Pa. Rv order of the Dircc- tor. x , GE0.rAIRCIIlLD.Scc'y.' EZRA 1). HEAIiiW i.ELi, Trcti't. n,s.n.eri'r, not only iwtnMng greaicr I ,, anvtiUvT known article, but ad--..': " .ly leaving no t:ru where the ,a..ro -l'"1 ' jjKVKR Fails. ye u'-- i.rc) vcars upwards of 250,000 V: . ..lM.r.itol LIQUID GLUE ?t. SO, 1857 17 ly. JitjAdvcrtiscmciits. Ir. Duponco'ii Golden IMHn for Females. iNFALLIULE IN REMOVING STOrrAGES or irregiilaiities of thfc meuses. Tht so Tills arc nothing new, but have bet n used by the doc tors fjr n)any years, both iu France aud America, with utipava'.ied suoces.s in every case, and he is urged by many thousand ladies who have used them, to make the Tills public, for the alleviation of those suffering from any irregularities whatev er, as well as to prevent an increase of family by those whose health will not permit it. Females peculiarly situated r thot-c considering themselves so, are cautioned agains-t using theve pills while w-that cMiitnH- the-"i'UWr-asurie -no responsibility after the abovu admonition, altho' their mildness wuuld prevent any mischief to health ; otherwise the.-e pills are reeommended. Full and 1 xplicit directions accompany each box. Trice $1- SOLD WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, BY HOTERT DAVIS, General Agent for Ebens hun; and vkinitv. He wiil sunilv dealers at (53 Truprietor's prices tnd send the l'ills to Ladies (confidentially) hy return m:dl, on receipt of $1, pent him through the Ebensburg Tost Ollice. Cv-Each box has my bignature for particu lars get circular of Agent. J. DUTOMJO, Rcw York. Rroadway Tost Office. Elcnsburg, Aug. 5, 1857. Cm, BEK. p. THcmpsorj, " WITH P. !. PATTOM & CO. Wholesale Dealers in and Jtlamifacicrs of HATS, CAPS, FliHS, Halters' SaterlalM, Strav Goods Artificial Flowers' Buffalo Kobes, &c. Ko. 118 MAKKET ST14EET, low Fourli, South Side, T1IILADELPIIIA. CASH PAID FOR WO OL AND SHIPPING FURS. TRICE I. TATTON. A. OTPEXIIEIMER. Dec. 17, 1S5G. 8. l'IS3LlI)EI,riISA Wood Moulding- Mill, Willow Street above Twelftli, Nortli Side. Mouldings suitable for Carpenters, Builders, Cabinet and Frame Makers, always oa hand. ANY PATTERN WORKED FROM A DRAW ING. A cents wanted in the various Towns in his por tion of the State, to whom opportunities will bo offered for largo prouta to themselves. April 8, 1857- PHILIP RKYMEll. BOBT. J. ANDERSON , be ymes k mmn. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FOR E ICN FRUITS. NUTS. SPICES. CONFECTIONARY. U G A U S . FIRE WORKS, Cr Oranges and Ltnion received weekly. 3So. 3f Wood street. (7 Ojp.iiitc the St. Charles Hotel. Pittsburgh. Pa. March 4, lb57. tf. JOSHUA t'OWl'LAXW, JUSUFACTUKEB A N O DEALER IX looking Gimm, No. 37. Soulli l-'ourlh Street, BETWEEN MARKET AMI) CHESTNUT, PHILADELPHIA. Gilt Ticture and Toi trait Frames l'.ade to or .ler. Mouldings for sale. Oct. 21, 1857, 50 ly. YV4I. II. I.A'.VOS. ErAVIM "YKRKES. GEOUGK UOCIIESTEIl AV1TII atD0oa & ciiiC0. IMTORTEIIS OF VISES, URAXDIES GIXS, AND OTHER LIQUORS, Ho. OU7 MurUet Street, ul, Sixth, TILILABELP1IIA. October 21, 1857. ly. Tremendous Excitement ! rfllE UNDERSIGNED WOULD R?:SPECT i fully inform the citizens of Ebcnsburg and the surrounding vicinity, that he has just arrived from the Eastern cities with a large and varied assortment of Goods of all descriptions, viz : COFFEE, TEAS, SUGARS, MOLASSES and SPICES of all kinds, together with a large lot of FISH, from Salmon down to Herring, which w:ll be disposed of by the barrel or dozen. TOBACCO, b EG-A RS AND SNUFF, of all brands and prices. MOTIONS aud CON FECTION ARIES in abundance. We have also added to our stuck a well selec ted assortment of SCHOOL KOOfiiS & STATIONARY, which will be disposed of to suit the times. Also: Hardware, Faints, Oils, Drugs, - Dye Stuffs, &c, &c.,&c. n,ir ctnrk nf Flour. Meals. Iron, Nails, Steel Dorax, &c, is large and will Iw disposed of at the All kinds of Grain and Marketing in general. c; i, o T'niif.r V.TT9. Poultry. &c, will be taken in ehn.no for coods. and the highest market - " 0- 0 , Trice paid. Give us a call before purchasm; CiCw lscwhere. 1L DAVIS, laensburg, Dec. 9, 1857.5 rnTrvf!T!TT nn in TITii i h I i I K 11 I it iiJuhLLUll HI bail J liifcTOWi!, Camiiuia Co., Pa. ri OUNSEL given in the English and German J Iiiinacs. Collections promptly attended to. Office on Clinton street, iu the rooniformer ly occupied by David ilite Esq. Jan. 7, 1857. Illy. Is published every Wednesday Morning . at. One lollar : and Fifty Cents per annum payable in advance ; ORE D OLLARAND SE VENTY-FIYE CTS. If not paid within six months, and TWO DOLLARS If not paid until the termination of the year. No subscription will be taken fur a shorter period than six months, and no subscriber will be at liberty to discontinue his paper until all ar rearages are paid, except at the option of the 'editor.- Auy person subscribing for fcix months will be charged one dollar, unless the money is paid Advertising- Hates. One inserf n. Two do. Three do 1 square, 2 squares, 3 squares, 12 lines 24 lints! $ 50 1 00 1 50 8 months. $1 50 2 50 4 00 C 00 10 00 15 00 $ 75 1 00 2 00 G do. $3 00 4 50 7 00 9 00 12 00 22 00 $1 00 2 00 3 CO 12 d $5 00 9 00 12 00 14 00 20 00 35 00 3G lines J 8 line3 or loss. 1 square, f 12 lines 2 squares, 24 lines squares, 1 3G lines J Half a column, One column. &3- All advertisements must bo marked with the number of insertions desired, or they will he continued until forbid, and charged accordingly. political. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OP GOV. P1CKEE. INAUGURAL CEREMONIES. At precisely twenty-five minutes past twelve o'clock the Governor elect, retiring Governor Pollock, the Heads of Department?, and the Committee of Arrangements, arrived iu front of the Capitol, where a large etaud with suffi cient scats for tno mcuibeis or both Houses, the Heads of Departments and the Commit tees had been erected. The assembly va3 called to order by the Speaker of the Senate, Mr. Weleii. A most solemn and impressivo prayer was then offered to the Thione cf Grace by the Rev. Dr. Dk Witt, of this city. Whereupon, the Speaker of the Senate ad ministered the following oath of office to Wm F. Packer, the Governor elect : "You do swear that you will support the Constitution of the United States. "You do also swear that you will support the Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania, and that you will discharge your duties as Governor of this Commonwealth with, fideli ty." After the oath had been duly administered, the Governor delivered the following address: Fellow Citizens : In appearing before vnu to enter nnoii mv duties as Governor of the Commonwealth, i consult my own incli nations in conforming to the usage which de mands a popular address ; and, in the first nlace. I gladly embrace this opportunity to return my profound and gratetul thanks to the people of Pennsylvania, for honoring me with the Cruet Executive ornce in tueir gov ernment. Their kindness will never be for gotten, nor will the confidence they have re posed in me ever be intentionally betrayed. Duty to them aud uiyselt will require that the obligation which I have just taken to discharge mv nublic duties with fidelity shall be faith fully observed, and thus justify, as far as pos sible, the popular decision. ; Doubtless I may commit errors in a position involving so much of responsibility ; but I will hope that none of them will bo ot a grave character, or pro ductive of vital injury to the public interests I crave in advance a charitable judgment up on mv official conduct that it shad Le con strued with kindnefs and toleration so long as it shall appear to be prompted by sincere "tend honest motives and I here engage, in this nublic and formal manner, to regard the will of the people, the public good, and the commands of the Constitution, as the guiding n.l.fu hv vvhiVn mv-course is to uc uirecieu. 11 " UVVJ - I . J . , ,, With these aims constantly in view, I snail indulge the pleasing hope ot doing some goou in thehi 'h station to which I have been cal led by the public voice, and ot repressing some evils which may threaten the public wel fare, or the individual rights ot the people. FJloio Citizens cf the Senate and House of lieprescntat'ucs : It will be my ardent desire to cultivate with you, as Representa tives of the neonle. ihe inobt amicable rela tions, and to unite with you in the adoption of all such measures as the public good may re quire. The different branches of the govern ment, although charged with distint duties, are to bo regarded as parts of one harmonious whole ; and it is well when all these parts move onward without jar interference or col lision. Nevertheless, the distinct duties of the Executive, when duly aud honestly per formed, may occasion differences with the Legislature; bat, in such case, it will be ex pedient to cultivate a ppirit of compromise and rrmmliation for tho disposal of euch differen ce?, or, at least, for mitigating the feelings of alienation to which they tend. It is one of the duties of the Executive frcm time to time, to give to the General Assembly information of tho state of the Commonwealth and recommend to their consideration 6Uch measures as he shall judge expedient; and un dr usar-o this is done by measures in writing which are entered among the public records and remain a part of the official history of tho State I do not understand mis as a power f .lintAtinrr to tho General Assembly the mca sures they shall adopt, nor even ua a power of initiating laws, but a3 in uuoruamg uuu tug gesting power, in no respect trenching upon the just and proper jurisdiction of the legisla tive department of a free State. In short, it was never intended to give a legal control over the proceedings of tho Ilepresentatives of tho people in the enactment of laws. It is.thcrc f ore a right cf communication' with them, which, while prudently and reasonably exer cised, can give no just occasion for jealousy, objection or mplaint. The Executive, when exercising this right, is but performing a plain duty, and canapprehend no difficulty in spea king with a respectful freedom even upon questions where an entire agreement of senti ment cannot Oe expected. Put, there is an other and mere delicate power which pertains to lLeT-c-fcrX leiTTten the Legislative and Executive departments. By the twenty-third and twenty-fourth sections of the first article of tho Constitution, all bills passed by the General Assembly, and most of the orders, resolutions and votes in which they may con cur, are submitted to the Executive, and if disapproved by him can only be made valid by a vote of two-thirds of each House. -This power of disapproval is among the most im portant duties of the Executive, and is con stantly becoming more so, from the operation of obvious aud natural causes. In my opin ion it ia the clear and binding duty of the ex ecutive to return for re-consideration every bill, order; resolution or vote, presented to him which ho cannot approve in other words that the assent of his judgment and conscience shall be actually given to any measure before he permits it to go into effect ; unless, in deed, it be passed against his objection by a two thirds vote. The words of the Constitu tion are "if he approve he shall sijn it, but if he shall not approve, he shall return it with his objections to the House in which it shall have originated. AY orda could not convey a power and prescribe a duty in a more clear and definite form. It is manifestly the intention of the Consti tution that the deliberate and conscientious approval of the Governor shall be given to a bill before it becomes a law, in addition to the approval of the two Houses that nave previ ously passed it ; unless tho majorities after wards giveu to it upn reconsideration in each House, shall be so decisive as to clcany in dicate the wisdom of the measure. It is true that upon things trivial or indifferent, where no great interests are involved, nor constitu tional principles in question, nor private rights assailed, consideration of expediency may be taken into account by tho Executive; but certainly no substantial objection ., wheth- i. r 1 . t. : 1 1 . er or policy or oi principle, can ue waiveu uy him in view of his oath to Bupport the Con stitution. Ten days (Sundays excluded) are allowed the Executive to consider a bill, and to approve or veto it, after which it will be come a law without his signature, if not pre viously returned. The practice of my prede cessors ha3 been occasionally to permit bills to become laws by this limitation of time. They have taken effect in the entire absence of Executive action. But I believe this has only occurred where the Executive has found it impossible to form a positive opinion upon the measure where, though not objectiona ble, it was trivial cr, where it was manifest that a veto would not cause its defeat. This Executive practice ought not to bo extended, and the practice itself is open to question. For if the provision that buls neither signed nor returned within ten days, shall become laws, was intended as a guard against Exec utive abuse, in holding them an undue period and not as a mode by which the Executive might cause them to take effect, it would seem clear that the practice of holding them over for such purpose cannot bo defended. But the Legislature by its adjournment within ten days after the passage of a bill, mav denrive the Executive of due time for considering it, and hence it is provided that iu such ase it shall becoino a law unless sent back within three days after the next mcet- ing. An modern practice a largo numner oi bills are usually Ecnt to the Governor within a few clays of the adjournment of the Legisla ture, which it is impossible for him to consid er duly before the adjournment takes place. In fact manj' are sent to him in the very clo sing hours of the session. But it would seem plain that the Executive could rcasonbly ak in such"" case only the full constitutional period often days for formiug his opinion, and that all bills he believes it his duty to appVove shall be actually signed within that period. By the exercise of reasonable industry this can iu all cases be accomplished. .Then, such bills as ho disapproves will be held over to be returned to the proper branch of the General Assembly within three days after tLeir next meeting, according to the constitutional pro vision. This will properly uisposo of all bills in his hands at the adjournment, unless in deed it be allowable to hold over bills and permit them to become laws without his ac tion. The propriety of signing bills by the Gov ernor between the sessions of the Legisl ature has been questioned. It does not accord with the old practice, and is certainly liable to abuse. During my term it will bo strictly confined to the first ten days after an adjourn ment, and all bills not then approved, may be considered as awaiting the next meeting of the General Assctnbly, to be returned with the Executive diparproval. The Executive should not be subjected for long periods of time to the solicitations of those interested in bills, nor should he be subject to the imputa tions of indecision, or favoritism almost una voidable in such cases Nor is it right that he should have in his hands the means of in fluence which the holding open of his decis ion upou bills during a recess would confer Besides, a great wrons may bo done to thoso interested in legislations by continuing them for an undue, period in uncertainty as to the fate of bills in which their rights, their prop erty, or their business may be involved. These are evils which an Executive may, obviate, by settling his policy firmly in tho outsot of his administration. It would be well, also. for the Legislature to so shape its action as to avoid the necessity of sending many important bills to the Governor iu tho closing days or hours of a session. Ftllvio Citiztus : Although it will not be expected that 1 should at this time discuss, in detail, the particular questions which will probably come before the government during my term, I desire briefly to give expression to tho general views of public policy to which I hold, iu their application to practical issues now pending. Tnc currency of the State is in such a disordered condition, that a general and wholesome public opinion demands its reform, an 1 the establishment of effectual barriers against future convulsions. This is a subject which-will te&t t-W intelligence-, the firmness, and the patriotism of the representa tives of the people in the legislative depart ment, an! may impose grave rcsrtensihi'irios upon the Executive. My views are decidedly hostile to the emission aud circulation of small notes as a currency ; to the increase of bank ing capital under present arrangements ; and to the issue of bank paper upon securities in adequate for their redemption. The waut of uniformity in the legal provisions under which existing banks opparate, is objectionable. In the revulsion and amendment of our bank ing system, the public interests, in my opin ion, demand the extension of the specie basis upon which issues are made ; the suppres sion ot the sinaliler uenommation ot notes heretofore allowed ; thorough reports of the couditioa and business of banks wiih their frequent publication ; additional security, (other than specie,) to consist of the bonds of tnis State or of the United States, for the re demption of circulating notes, including ia all cases proper individual liability of stock holders aud directors, fitted for convenient and actual enforcement ; with a supervisory and controlling power in some proper officer or department of the Government, to restrain or suspend the action of banks in case of their violation cr evasion of the law. When a specie currency shall be secured to the people by prohibiting tho circulation of bills of a Email denomination, it will be highly desirable that the fiscal affairs of the State governments shall be wholly separated from those of the banks : in other words, that the money transactions cf the government. both in its collections and disbursements, shal be iu the legal coiu of the country. When ever a practicable, convenient and efficient scheme for the operations of the ireasury up on sucli a oasis can ne presented to me, uy the representatives of the people, it will nice with a cheerful arnroval. There are diificul- 1 ties in tho case, however, far greater than those surmounted by the general government, in the establishment of its Independent Treas ury system ; but the object being cne of the first maguitude, and calculated to exercise a most salutary influence upon tho action of the government, and upon the business of the banks and the people, it is well worthy of earnest consideration. In reforming the currency, a single State can accomplish but a moderate amount of good, however sincere, intelligent and car nest it may be, without the co-operation of other States, and especially of those which ad join it. Bank notes are not stopped iu their Cow by imaginary State lines, nor does it seem possible for a State altogether to prevent foreign notes from cr-culating within her bor ders, even by the most stringent enactments. We must, therefore, invoke our sister Mates to join with us in the repression of small pa per, and in such other particulars of reform as require for complete success their co-operation. Meantime, to the extent of our pow er, let us exert ourselves to furnish our citi zens with a safe and stable currency ; to pre vent future financial revulsions similar to that undtr which the community has tor some time been struggling ; aud to relieve the Gov ernment in its 'fiscal action, from the danger OI ucpreci.iiea ui nuumi. barrassmcnts arising irou dependence corporations cf her own creation. arismsr irou dependence en The people of Pennsylvania, by the recent adoption of an amendment to the Constitution on the subject of Public Indebtedness, have imposed an imperative obligation upon their servants to practice economy, to limit expen ditures, and to give their best efforts to the gradual but eventual extinguishment of the existing public dcut. Alter eignt years oi ex perience under the sinking fund act of 1849, we find our public indebt-duess but slightly diminished. The constitutional amendment just adopted demands the establishment of an effective sinking tund lor us payment, ana shall consider it one of the leading duties of mv administration to se taat amendment is .... . 1 T carried out both in its letter ana fpint. i cannot recard the reduction of the three mill tax on property, made at last regular scssiou I of the Legislature, otherwise than as in op portune: and doubtless existing financial em- .... i ,i barrassments will lor a time reduce the am ount derived from other sources of revenue. Nor will any very large amount of the pur chase ruony ot the main hue ot tha pubac works be realized by the Treasury for a con siderable period. It will, therefore, be neces sary for the State to husband her resources. and to increase uer revenues as iar as is pos sible, without oppression to any interest, in order to meet her current and necessary out lays, the demands of her creditors, and tho positive obligation of the constitutional amend ment. There is a great lack of consistency and principle in the laws passed during some years in relation to incorporations. They have been created upon no scctled, uniform plan; arc excessive in number ; and many ot them un necessary to the accomplishment any legiti mate nurnose. Thev have doul less encouraged speculation, and in narious v. ays contributed to the recen financial convuhl jn. Various and inconsistent provisions appear iu acts establish- : ,,..1 T ., .. it,.. t-o .if .-i-r-nimi !,- dies of tho sauio class and general character. t The tax laws relating to thcni arc iu some confusion, and consequently taxes paid bj them unequal, while some wholly escape any share of tho public burdens. Ia brief, our system of incorporations has become so vast, diversified and difficult of comprehension, that no reasonable iudustry can master tho whole subject, and understand precisely where we are and whither we are drifting.- A thorough revision of our laws on this subject, and the establishment of general, uniform, regulations for each class of corporate bodies, with the avoidauce, as far as possible, of spe cial provisions for particular corporations, ard reforms imperiously demanded by the publio intcrcstd in which I shall heartily co-operate. I have no hostility to express against incor poratiqns for proper objects beyond the power. of individual means, and bkiil ; nor generally against legislative laciuties for the applica tion ot labor and capital to the creation of wealth, where individual unprompted action will not go. But no one can assert that wd have limited ourselves to such a policv, nor that our laws on this subject have been careful, consistent and just. But, notwithstanding all topics of regret or criticism in our public career, (and which should bear their proper fruit in amendment and reform,) we may well be proud of this Pennsylvania of ours of ner people, her in stitutions and her laws. She has becomo great, prosperous and powerful ; ranking among the first of the States ; and her condi tion at home and character abroad bear testi mony to her merits, and promise for her a distinguished future. Besides her agricultural resources, which are great and first in impor tance, she is capable or producing in untold quantities those two articles cf prima neces sity and universal use Iron and Coal. Even m tunes of wide-Epread financial calamity. when speculation auu extravagance have done their worst to cripple the operations of capital and stay the hand of labor in its useful toil, the leading interests of cur State may be counted among the first to revive and to fur nihh a strong and reliable basis for the resum ption of activity iu all the channels of employ ment, and in all the operations of trade. That government would be unwise aud blind which would adminstcr tho public affairs of this State, otherwise thau in a spirit of kindness and protections to these great and capital interests, From the earliest period of our history, it has been the policy of Pennsylvania to edu cate all her citizens ; and at this time our in stitutions of learning aud educational facili ties are equal to those of any country. Our Common Schools system is justly distinguish ed as one of the most practical and efficient in the Union. Let us then cherish this tra ditional policy, coming down to us from the fathers of tha Commonwealth, and by every means in our power foster and strengthen the measures now successfully producing tho re sults so ardently desired by the patriotic men who have gone pefore us While our domestic affairs and policy natu rally will occupy most of the attention of our Government and our people, it is not to be for gotten that Pennsylvania, bears very interest ing relations to the other States of the confed- eracv, and iooks witn an anxious eye to tho proceedings and policy of the General Govern ment. It is both our duty and our interest to cultivate the most friendly relations with our sister States, and to frown upon all attempts to sow anion? them feeiiugs of alienation". We should exert our whole influence to keep the government of the Union in its true posi tion, as the common agent of thu States and the people, exercLiug high powers in tl ust of their advantage and welfare, and deriving all its powers from the written constitution which called it into being. At this time we have strong reason to conf.de in that Government, as we. know that its administration is in safe, able and patriotic hand?; and that it may be trusted to deal justly with all sections of tho country. Insubordination-an utter disregard and contempt of just and lawful authority has heretofore produced difficulties in the Terri tories of Ivanas and Utah, and. in the case Gf the latter, has now precipitator a state of armed hostility between tho inhabitants and the Gencrai Government. In the former, the peaceful American remedy for the redress of political grievannes, real or imaginary the ballot box has been for a long time abjured by a consider allepertion cf the population, and a struggle between legal authority -and unlawful and irregular combinations continue down to the present period. Meantime, contributions of money and aid from tho State?, have kept up excitement and furbul ance in the Territory, and enabled desinin men there to inflame passions, which other wiso would long t-inca Lava subsided. Thu judgment and opinion of tha country cannot be too strongly consolidated in favor of tho laws, and aguinst all who rise up to oppose them by unauthorized means. Nor can tho excuse for resistance to the Territorial laws. and for failing to perfcrai tho duties of citizen- hip under tacm, taat wrongs and frauds were perpetrated at elections, be admitted as & justification. hero elections arc so frequent and the right of suffrage so liberal, as in this country, it is peculiarly .the duty of a good citizen to obey existing autnonties, and even objectionable laws, knowing that the former can be changed and the latter modified or re pealed within a very brief period. And as to disputed elections, they must be decided by the proper legal authority, and not by indi vidual citizens, or irregular Eelf-constituted assemblages. Insubordination to necessary and rightful authority, instigated and encouraged by un worthy men in the organized States, who de sired that discord hhould continue, and were willing to contribute to that object, is tho prolific fountain from which the troubles iu Kansas have heretofore proceeded. It was natural, j crhaps inevitable, that this condu by a party iu the territory should pr- Jj.u eq pite party to many U3jugiiJle 00 00 00
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