Voz. VI, No. 3.] IMP.UO OF THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL. . The JOURNAL" will be published every Wednesday morning, at two dollars a year, paid IN ADV ANCE, and if not paid with in six months, two dollars and a half. Every person who obtains five subscribers, 'and forwards price of subscription, shall be tarnished with a sixth copy gratuitously for :•ne year. No subscription received for a less period •:tan six months, nor any paper disconttimed latil all arrearages are paid. irr All communications must be addressed to tact E Mot', PaST PAID, or they will not be attended to. Advertisements not exceeding one square, will be inserted three times for one dollar, .nd for every subsequent insertion, twenty ive cents per square will be charged. If no ...finite orders are given as to the time an advertisement is to be continued, it will be in till ordered out, and charged accor AG ENTS The Huntingdon Journal. Daniel Teague, Orbieonia; David Blair, q. Shade Gap; Benjamin Lease, Eliel Smith, Esq. Chilcottstown; Jas. .nu•tken, jr. Ceffee Run; Hugh Madden, Springfield; Dr. S. S. Dewey, Bir 31,gham; James Morrow, Union Furnace ; - ,ha Sister, /Parr/or Mark; James Davis, o ".sq, West township ; D. H. Moore, Esq. •rankatown; Eph. Galbreath, Esq. Holli tayaburg; Henry Neff, ✓llexandria; Aaron :urns, Williamsburg; A. J. Stewart, Water ;:reet; Wm. Reed, Esq. Morris township; Hamer, ..Neff's Mill; James Dysart, ~.117utls Spruce Creek; Wm. Murray, Esq. o;r:qv/We; John Crum, Manor MU; Jas. iiewart, Sinking Valley; L. C. Kessler, WI Creek. TREATMENT: rhe principal objects to be kept In view ',re Ist, to free the stomach and intestines .4a offending materials. 2d, to improve tne tune of the digestive organs and energy ,f the system in removing noxious matters • rola the stomach, and obviating costiveness. ;iolent drastic purgatives should be avoided .ad those aperients should be used which act gently, and rather by soliciting the per .stalic motions of the intestines to their regu larity of health, than by irritating them to a laborious excitement. r here is no medicine better adapted to the completion of this than Dar. 0. P. HARLICII'S GERMAN APERIENT Ptt.t.s. To improve the functions of the de hilitated organs and invigorate the system generally, no medicine has ever been so prominently efficacious as Da. Harlich's Compound Tonic Strengthening Pills, whose salutary influence in restoring the digestive organs to a h_althy action, and re-establish ing health and vigor in enfeebled and dys petic constitutions; have gained the implicit confidence of the most eminent physicians, and unprecidented public nstimony. Re member Dr. Harlich's Compound Tonic Strengthening Pills, thay are put up in small packets with full directions. Principal office for the United States, is No. 19 North Eighth street Philadelphia where all communications must be addres, sed. Also for sale at the store of Jacob Miller who is agent for Huntingdon County. LIVER COMPL !INT. Cured by the use of Dr Harlich's Compound Strengthening and German Aperient Pills Mr. Wm. Richard, Pittsburg, Pa. entirely cured of the above distressing disease: His somptoms were, pain and weight in the left side, lose of appetite, vomiting, acrid eructa tions, a distention of the stomach, sick headache, furred tongue, countenance chang ed to a taros color, difficulty of breathing, disturbed rest, attended with a cough, great debility, with other synitoms indicating great derangement of the functiens of the liver. Mr. Richard had the advice of several pby sicians, but received no relief, until using Dr Harlich's medicine, which terminated in ef fecting a perfect cure. Principal office, 19 North Eight stree Philadelphia. [don Pa For sale at Jaco`i Miller's store Huntin BRANDIMH'S PlLLS.—'This medicine is acknowledged to be one of the must va luable ever discovered, as a purifier of the blond and fluids. It is superior to Sarsa parilla whether as a sudorific or altera tive, and stands infinitely before all the preparations and combinations of Mercury Its purgative proparties are alone of in calculable value, for these pills may be taken daily for any period, and instead of weakening by the cathartic effect,they add stre;;Zlb by taking away the cause of wea k ne att. They have none of the miser. able effects of dot deadly specific Mercu ry. The teeth are not injured—the bones ",1 1 limbs are not paralysed--no; but insteai I these distreesit% symptoms, new life au :I c•nserluent animation is dent i n every „ veit i! , nt of the body. Brandreth's Pills :.le sot.. cd a universal remedy; because they cleanse a nd purify the blood. Five years this metlicin; has been before the public in the United States wherever it has been introduced, it has superseded all other remedies. Dr. B. Brandreth, No. 8 Ntrtli Bth St Philadelphia, Pa, Purchase them in HUN TL GDON, of WM. STEP ART, and only in the -county, of agents published En another part of this paper. Remember every agent has a certificate of agency, dated .iaki* the last twelve nonths. If of an .arii.ar date do nut putohase. THE JOURNAL. HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1840 PAIN OR WEAKNESS. In all cases of pain and weakness, whether it be chronic orrecent—whetter, it be deafness, or pain in the side—wheth er it arise from constitutional, or from some immediate cause—whether it be from internal or external injury, it will be cured by perservering in the use of Brandretlys Vegetable Universal Pills— because, purging with these Pills those humors from the body, is the true cure. for all these complaints and every other form of disease. This is no mere asser tion, it is a demonstrable truth, and each day it is extending itself far and wide— it is becoming known and more and more appreciated. K hen constant exercise cannot be u sed, from any cause, the occasional use of opening medicines, such an one as Brandreth's Vegetable Universal Pills, is absolutely required. Thus the con duits of the BLOOD, the fountair, of life. are kept free from those impurities which would prevent its steady current minis ti ring to health. Thus morbid humors are prevented from becoming mixed with it. It is nature which is thus assisted through the means and outlets which she has provided for herself. RIIEUMATISIII Entirely cured by the use of Dr. 0. P. Harlich's Compound Strengthening and Ger man Aperient Pills. Mr. Solomon Wilson, of Chester co. Pa., afflicted for two years with the above dis tressing disease, of which he had to use his crutches for 18 months, his symptoms were excruciating pain in all his Joints, especially n his hip, Shoulders and ancles, pain increas ng al ways towards eyeing attended with heat. Mr. Wilson, was at o . e time not able to move his limbs on account of the pain be ing so great; he being advised by a blend of his to procure Dr. Harlich's pill of which he sent to the agent in West Chester and pro cored som; on using the medicine the third day the pain disappeared sud his strength increasing fast, and in three weeks was able to attend to his business, which he hod not done for 18 months; for the benefit of (hers afflicted, he wishes those lines pu •iished that they may be relieved, and ag in en joy the pleasures of a healthy life. Principle office, 19th North 8t Street, Philadelphia. m.so—For sale at the Store of 3 cob Mil ler, Huntingdon, Pa. LIVER COMPLAINT. This disease is discovered by a fixee ob tuse pain and weight in the right side under the short ribs; attended with twat, uneasi ness about the pit of the stomach;—there is in the right side also a distension—the patient loses his appetite and becomes sick and trau• ble with vomiting. The tongue becomes rough and black, countenance changes to a pale or citron color or yellow, like those .af ' fficted with jaudice—difficulty of breathing, disturbed rest, attended with dry caugh, dii ficulty of laying on the left side—the oody becomes weak, and finally the'disease termi nates into another of a more serious nature, which in all probability is far beyond the power of human skill. Dr Harlich's corn- Round tonic strengthening and German ape nest pills, I. taken at the commencement of this disease, will check it, and by continu ing the use of the medicine a few weeks, a perfect cure cure will he performed. Thou sands can testify to this fact. Certificatesof many persons may daily be seen of the efficacy of this invaluable medi cine, by applying at the Medical Office, No 19 North Eight street, Philadelphia. Also, at the Ftore of Jacob Miller, wo agent for Huntingdon county. DYSPEPSIA! DYSPEPSIA !I More proofs of the efficacy of Dr. Harlich Medicines, Mr Jonas Hartman, of Sumneytown, Pa: entirely cured of the above disease, which he was afflicted with for six years. His spmptoms were a sense of distension and op pression after eating, distressing pain in the pit of the stomach, nausea, loss of appetite, giddiness and dimness of sight, extreme de bility, flatulency, acrid eructations, some times vomiting, andpain in the right side, depression of spirits. disturbed rest, faint ness, and not able to pursue his business withoutcausing immediate . exhaustion and weariness. Mr. Hartman is happy to state to the pub lie and is willing to give any information to the afflicted, respecting the wonderful ben efit he received from the use of Dr. Harlich Compound Strengthening and German ape rient pills. Principal office No. 19 North Eighth street Philadelphia. Also for sale nt the store of Jacob Miller, Huntingdon. CAUSE OF DYSPEPSIA This disease often originates from a hab, of overloading or distendiug the stomach by excessive eating or drinking, or very protrac ted periods of fasting, an indolent or seden tary life, in which no exercise is afforded to the muscular fibres or mental faculties, fear grief. and deep anxiety, taken too frequent ly strcng purgingmedicines, dysentery, mls cart iages, intermittent and syasmodic affec tions of the stomach and bowels; the mo t:nu-mon of the latter causes are late hour and ;he too frequent use of spirituesliquor A. N. CORNYN ATTORNEY AT LAW. A ILL carefu ily tend to all business committed to his care in the Courts of Huntingdon 8c Mifflin comities. N. Cor nyn may be found at his office, in Market St., opposite the Store a Mr. in the borough of Huating:lon. limit. Sep. 9, 1840. "ONE COUNTRY, 01'1E CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY." A. W. BENEDICT PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSMITTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, December 9, 1840. CoxcLur.ao That embarrassments in the pecuniary concerns of individuals, of unexampled extent and duration, have recently ex's, ted in this, as in other commercial nations is undoubtedly true. To suppose it ne cessary now to trace these reverses I o their sources, would be a reflection on the intelligence of my lellow•citizens. Whatever may have been the obscurity in which the subject was involved during the earliest stages of the revulsion, there cannot now be many by whom the whole question is not understood. Not deeming it within the constitution al powers of the General Government to repair private losses sustained by reverses in business having no connexion with the public service, either by direct appropri ati ,ns from the Treasury, or by special legislation designed to secure exclusive privileges and immunities to individuals or classes in prefference to, and the ex• pence of, the great majority necessarily ilebarreti from any participation in then;, no attempts to do so has been either made, recommended, or encouraged, by the present Executive. It is, believed, however, that the great purpose fur the attainment of which the Federal Government was instituted have not been lost sight of. Intrusted only with certain limited powers, cautiously enumerated, distinctly specified, and de I fined with a precision and clearness which would seem to dely misconstrue tiou, it has been my constant aim to con fine myself within the limits so clearly marked out, and so carefully guarded, Having always been of opinion that the best preservative of the union of the States is to be found in a total abstinence from the exercise of all doubtful powers on the part of the Federal Government, rather than in attempts to assume them by a loose construction of the constitu tier., or an ingenious perversion of its words, I have endeavored to avoid recom mending any measure which 1 had rea• son to apprehend would in the opinion e yen of a considerable minority of my fellow-citizens, be regarded as trenching on the rights of the States, or the provi sion of the hallowed instrument of our U nion. Viewing the aggregate powers of the Feder.] Government as a voluntary concession of the States, it seemed to me that such only should be exercised as were at the time intended to, be given. I have been strengthened, too, in the propriety of this course, by the convic tion that all efforts to go beyond this, tend only to produce dissatisfaction and distrust, Zo excite jealousies, and to pr. yoke resistance. Instead of adding strength to the Federal Government, e ven when successful, they must even prove a source of incurable weakness, by alienating a portion of those whose adhe sion is indispensible to the great aggre gate of united strength, and whose volun tary attachment is, in my estimation, far more essential to the efficiency of a govern• went strung in the best of all possible strength—the confidence and attachment of all those make up its constituent ele ments. Thus believing, it has been my pur pose to secure to the whole people, and to every member oldie confederacy, by general, salutary, and equal laws alone, the benefit of those republican institutions which it was the end and aim of the con stitution to establish, and the impartial in fluence tit which is in my judgment, in dispensable to their preservation. I can not bring myself to believe that the las ting happiness of the people, the prosper. ity of the States or the permanency of their Union, can be maintained by giving, preference or propriety to any class of citizens in the distribution of benefits or privileges, or by the adoption of meas ures which enriches one portion, of the Union at the expense of another; nor can I see in the interference of the Federal Government with the local legislation and reserve tights of the States a remedy for present, or a security against future, dan ger. The first, and assuredly riot the least, important step towards relieving the coon try from the condition into which it had been ,plunged by excesses in trade, ban king, and credits of all kinds, was to place the business transactions of the Gov eminent itsell on a solid basis; giving and receiving in all cases value for value, and neither countenancing nor encouraging in others that delusive sytem of credits from which it has been bound so difficult to escape, and which has left nothing be hind it but the wrecks that mark its fa tal career. That the financial affairs of the Govern melt are now, and have been during the whole period of these widespreading diffi culties, conducted with a strict and inva • riable regard to tins great fundamental principle allt that by assumption and maintainat the stand thus taken on the very threshold of the appruching cri• sic, more than by any other cause or cau • ses whatever, the community at large has been shielded from the incalculable es vils of a general and indefinite suspicion of specie payments, and a consequent an nihilation, for the whole period it might have lasted, of a just and invariable stan dard of value, will, it is believed, at this period, scarcely be questioned. A steady adherence on the part of the government, to the policy which has pro-. duced such salutary results aided by ju dicious State legislation, and what is not ' less important, by the industry, enter prise, perseverence, and economy of the American people, cannot fail to raise the whole country, at an early period, to a state of solid ,and enduring prosperity, not subject to be again overthrown by the suspension of banks or the explosion of a bloated credit system. It is for the peo ple and their representatives, to decide whether whether or not the permanent welfare of the country (which all good citizens equally desire, however widely , they may differ as to the means of its ac complishment) shall be in this way seem,. red; or whether the management of the , pecuniary concerns of the government, and by consequence, to a great extent. those of individuals also, shall be carried back to a condition of things which foster ed those contractions and expansions of the currency, and those reckless abuses of credit, from the baleful effect of which the country has so deeply suffered, a re turn that can promise in the end not bet ter results than to produce ,the embarras sments the government has experienced; and to remove from the shoulders of the present, to those of fresh victims, the bit ter fruit of that spirit of speculative en terprise to which our countrymen are so liable, and upon which the lessons of ex perience are so unavailing. The choice is an important one, and I sincerely hope that it may be wisely made. A report from the Secretary of War, presenting a detailed view of the affairs of that department accompanies this communication. The desultory duties connected with the removal of the Indians, in which the army has been constantly engaged on the' northern and western frontiers, and in Florida, have rendered it impracticable to carry into full effect the plan recom mended by the Secretary for improving' its discipline. In every instance where the regiments have been concentrated, they have made great progress and the best results tray be anticipated from a continuance of this system. During the last season, a part of the troops have been employed in removing Indians, from the interior to the territory assigned to them in the west —a duty which they have performed efficiently and with a prais worthy humanity ; and that portion of them which has been stationed in Florida continued active operations active ope rations there throughout the heat of sum mer. The policy of the United States in re gard to the Indians of which a succinct account is given in my message of 1838 and of wisdom and expediency of which I am fully satisfied, has been continued in active operation throughout the whole period of my administration. Since the spring of 1837, more than forty thousand Indians have been removed to their new homes west of the Mississipi ; and I am happy to add that all accounts concur in in representing the result of this measure aft,eniinently beneficial to that people. The emigration of the Seminoles alone has been attended with serious difficulty, and occasionally bloodshed ; hostilities having been commenced by the Indians in Florida, under the apprehension that they would be compelled by force, to comply with their treaty of Paynes Land ing, signed in 1832, but not ratified until 1834, was postponed, at the solicitation of the Indians, until 1836, when they again renewed the agreement to remove peaceably to their new homes iu the west. In the face of this solemn and renewed compact they broke their faith, and com menced hostilities by the massacre of Maj. Dades command the murder of their agent, Gen. Thompson and other acts of cruel treachery. Wilco this alarming and unexpected intelligence reached the seat of Government, every effort seems to have been made to reinforce Gen. Clinch, who commanded the troops then in Flor• ida. Gen. Eustice was despatched with reinforcements from Charleston ; troops were culled from Alabama, Ten nessee and Georgia; and Gen. Scott was sent to take command with ample powers and ample means. At the first alarm Gen. Gains organized a force at New Orleans, and without waiting for orders, landed in Florida, where he delivered over the troops he had brouglAW s him to Gen• Scott. Governor Call was subsequently . ap pointed to conduct a summer campaign, and at the close of ►t was superceded by Gen. Jessup. These events and changes took place under my predecessor. Not withstanding the exertions of the expe rienced officers who had command there for eighteen months, on entering upon the administration of the Government I found the Territory of Florida a prey to Indian atrocities. A strenuous effort was im tliately made to bring these hostilities to a close; and the army, under Gen Jessup, was reinforced until it amounted to ten thousand men and famished with abun dant supplies of every description. In this campaign a great number of the ene my were captured and destroyed: but the character of the contest only was , changed. The Indians, having been de feated in every engagement, dispersed in small bands throughout the country, and , became an enterprising, formioable and ruthless banditti. Gen. Taylor, who succeed Gen Jessup, used his best endea vors to subdue them, anh was seconded in his efforts by the officers under his command; but he, too, failed to protect the territory from their depredations. By an act of singular and cruel treachery, they broke the ti uce made with them by Gen. Macomb, who was sent from Wash ington for the purpose of carrying into effect the express wishes of Congress, and have continued their devastations ever since. Gen. Armistead, who was in Florida when Gen Taylor left the army, by per mission assumed the command, and, after active summer operations, was met by propositions for peace; and from the for tunate coincidence of the arrival in Florida. at the same period, of a , tion from the Seminoles who are happily settled west of the Mississippi, and are now anxious to persuade their countrymen to join hem there, hopes were for some time entertained that the Indians might be induced to leave the Territory without further difficulty.— These hopes have proved fallacious, and hostilities have been renewed throughout the whole Territory. This contest has endured so long, is to be attributed to causes beyond the control of the Govern ment. Experienced commanders have had the command of the troops; officers and soldiers have alike distinguished Ithemselves for their activity, patience, and enduring courage ; the army has been constantly furnished with supplies of every description ; and we must look for the causes which have so long.procrastin ated the issue of the contest, in the vast extent of the theatre of hostilities, the al most insurmountable obstacles presented by the nature of the country, the climate amid wily character of the savages. The sites for marine hospitals on the rivers and lakes, which I was authorized to select and cause to be purchased, havel all been designated; but the appropria tion not proving sufficient, conditional ar rangements only have been made for their acquisition. It is for Congress to decide whether these conditional purchases shall be sanctioned, and the humane intentions of the law carried into full effect. The Navy, as will appear from the accompa nying report of the Secretary, has been usefully . and honorably employed in the protection of our commerce and citizens nn the Mediterranean, the Pacific, on the coast of Brazil, and in the Gulf of Mexico. ) A small squadron, consisting of the fri gate Constellation and the sloop-of-war Boston, under Commodore Kearney, is now on its way to the China and Indian seas, for the purpose of attending to our interests in that quarter ; and Com. Aul ick, in the sloop-of-war Yorktown, has been instructed to visit the Sandwich and Society Islands, the coasts of New Zea., land and Japan, together with other ports and Islands frequented by our whale ships, for the purpose of giving them coun• tenance and protection, should they be required. Other smaller vessels have been, and still are employed in prosecu ting the surveys of the coasts of the Uni ted- States, directed by various acts of Congress; and those which have been completed will shortly be laid before you. The exploring expedition, at the latest date, was preparing to leave the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, in further prose cution of objects which have, thus far, been successfully accomplished. The discovery of a new continent, which was first seen in latitude 66° 2' south, longi tude 154° 27'.east, and afterwards in lat• itude 66° 31' south, longitude 153° 40' east, by Lieut's. Wilkea and Hudson, for an extent of eighteen hundred miles, but on which they were prevented from land ing by vast bodies of ice which encompas sed it, is one of the honorable results of the enterprise. Lieut. Wilkes bears tes timony to the zeal and g . oud conduct of his office's and men, and it is but justice to that officer to state that he appears to leave performed the duties assigned him with an ardor, ability, and perseverance, [Wu°Lc No. 263 which give every assurance of rn heuera ble issue to the undertaking. The report of the Post Master General herewith transmitted, will exhibit the ser vice of that department the past year, and its present condition. The transporta tion has been maintained during the pre. sent year to the full extent authorized by the existing laws; some improvements have been effected which the public inter.. est seemed urgently . to demand, but not involving any material additional expen diture; the contractors have generally performed their engagements with fideli ty; the postmasters, with few exceptions, have rendered their accounts and paid their quarterly balance with promptitude; and the whole service of the department has maintained the, efficacy for which it has for several years been distinguished. The acts of Congress establishing new mail routes, and requiring more expensive services on others, and the increasing wants of the country, have, for three years past, carried the expenditures something beyond the accru,ng revenues; the excess having been met, until the past year, by the surplus which had previously accumu lated. That surplus having been exhaus ted, and the anticipated increase in the revenue not having been realized, owing to the depression in the commercial bust. ness of the country, the finances of the department exhibit a small deficiency at the close cf the last fiscal year. Its re sources, however, are ample; and the re duced rates of compensation for the trans portation service, which may be expected on the future lettings, from the general reduction of prices, with the increase of revenue that may reasonably be anticipa ted from the revival of commercial activi ty, must soon place the finances of the department in prosperous condition. Considering the unfavorable circum stances which have existed during the past year, it is a gratifying result that the , revenue has not declined, as compared with preceding years, but on the contrary, exhibits a small increase; the circumstan ces referred to having had no other effect than to check the expected income. It will be seen that the Postmaster General suggests certain improvements in the establishment, designed to reduce the weight of the mails, cheapen the transpor tation, ensure greater regularity in the service, and secure a considerable reduc. tion in the rates of letter-postage—an ob ject highly desirable. The subject is one of general interest to the community, and • is respectfully recommended to your con . sideration. The suppression of the African' slave trade has received the continued atten tion of the Government. The brig Doi phin. and schooner Grampus have been employed during the last season on the coast of Africa, for the purpose of pre venting such portions of that trade as was said to be prosecuted under the American flag. Atter cruizing off those parts of the coast mnst usually resorted to by ,slavers, until the commencement of the rainy sea son, these vessels returned to the United States for supplies, and have since been despatched on a similar service. From the reports of the commanding officers it appears that the trade is now principally carried on under Portugese colors; and they express the opinion that the apprehension of their presence on the slavecoast has, in aAreat degree, arres tod the prostitution of the American flag to this inhuman purpose. It is hoped that, by continuing in maintainin e ,Y this force in that quarter, and by the exertions of the officers in coin ' mend, much will be done to put a stop to wbatevei portion of this traffic may have been carried on under the American flag, and to prevent its use in a trade which. while it violates the laws, is equally an outrage on the rights of others and the feelings of humanity. The efforts. 4 the several Governotente who are anxiously seeking to suppress this traffic roust how. ever, be directed against the facilities af forded by what are now recognised as le gitimate commercial pursuits, before that object can be fully accomplishgd. Sup plies provisions; water-casks, merchan dise, and articles connected with the pros ecution of the slave trade, are, it is un derstood, freely carried by vessels of dif ferent nations to the slave factories; and the effects of the factors are transported openly from one slave nation to another,. without interruption or punishment by either of the nations to which the belorig• ngaged in tie comtne:'ce of that region. I submit to your judgments whetlwr this. Government having been the first to pro hibit, by adequate penalties, the slave. trade—the first to decline it piracy should not be the first, also, to forbid ter its citizens all tritle with the slave fac tories on the coast of Africa; giving SR example to all not' ons in this respect, which, if fairly followed, cannot fail to produce the most effective results in breaking up those dens of iniquity. V.A.N Il'a.ttiniten, Dec. S r 1134 t!,
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