Fos inn thst the limitation of the uses el
ta,, d a m was to the States seperately a,
states, and not to th' Union known by iii
arbitrary none of the Uuited States.
But how is this construction fortifi
when we turn to the next succeedin,
words in the deed, "according to Mei
respective and usual proportions of th,
general charge and expeniliiure." (Sze
Here is a further limitation of the uses of
the deed to a plurality of being's, and a
basis laid down for a distribution ami.ngsr
them, "according to their respective and
usual proportion 4." ike. Here, plain die.
tributive words are used, which admit of
but one construction. Now these words
would be utterly useless and without ra
tional meaning in the connexion in which
they are found, if it is supposed that the
grant is absolute to the Union as a nation,
and that there is nothing reserved for dis
tribution among the states. To whom
would there in that case be any distribu
tion? To what are these distributive
terms to be applied I Now it is a rule in
the construction of deeds that every word
must stand—must be taken into consider
ation in ascertaining the meaning . of the
instrument, if it can stand consistently
with the other words used. Upon our
construction, all the words used harmonise
and star..l together, bat the opposite con
struction would render them vow of ration
al meaning. The deed, therefore must
mean that the legal estate is vested in the
Go , ernnient of the Union in trust for the
benefit of the several states. And it has
before been stated that there was a two
fold reason for the creation of such a trust.
First, to provide a common fund for the
payment of the debt incurred in the com
mon defence of the liberties of the grant
ors or teasers. Secondly, to remove all
causes of jealousy and strife between the
ceeding states. When the debt of the
revolution was extinguished, the states
had a right to have the proceeds distribut
ed according to the basis laid down in the
deeds—which is in the same proportions
in which the burthen of taxation would
have to be borne in case taxes had to be
contributed to meet the expenses of Gov
ernment. It is then clear and manifest,
if this reasoning be correct, that the gen
eral government has no right to cede these
lands to the states in which they lie, nor
has she a right to withhold the proceeds
from the states. If it were not inconsist
ent with her sovereignity to be sued a
court of chancery would compel her to
execute the trust. But you must petition'
a sovereign for justice, for it is inconsist
ent with Iris prerogative to be sued. There
is therefore no way of compelling the U.
States government to execute thus trust,
and the only remedy we have is to make
our appeal in the halls of Congress.
But we have Seen told that we are pre
senting a humiliating spectacle—that the
great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is
made to "bow down at the foot-stool of
power and beg for a few crumbs?" What,
sir! is it humiliating to claim the rights
that have been withholder from us in the
only way that we can claim them? Is it
humiliating to call upon those who hold our
property under a trust, to execute that
trust according to the terms of the trust
deed? It would be a fraud upon the states
to refuse to execute it, for they were in
duced to make the cessions, by the resolu
tion of Congress of 1780 before noticed.
But we have bren told by the gentle
man from Fayette, (Mr. Flenniken) that
the resolutions taken in connexion with
the Journal, will present a strange con
tradiction—that when Iris colleague (Mr.
Fuller) offered an amendment, affirming
the right of instruction, and declaring rt
to be the sense of the House, that our
Senators should either obey or resign,
we voted it down, therebyi virtually des
Hying the right of the constituent to in
struct his representative—and yet deny
ing the right, vie instruct. The sound
ness of this view of the subject, rs not
perceived. Is it to be persurned that our
Senators will disregard our instructions?
Sir! we are disposed to treat them as
gentlemen, and not to offend their sense
of their own dignity, by embodying hr our
instructions, an imperious command, 'you
shall obey or resign."' The introduction
of matter of this description, might well
be regarded as aground for suspicion. that
there was more of a desire evinced to va
cate the seats of our Senators—than to
accomplish the professed object of the
resolutions, to wit:—a distribution of the
proceeds of the public lands, which Mr.
M. trusted was the object all the friends
of the resolutions have at heart. It would
imply doubts, too, whether our Senators
would obey instructions—but no such
doubts are entertained; there is, therefore,
no good reason assigned for permitting the
enemies of the resolutions to load them
with matter, which could do no good and
might be an injury —might defeat the very
object sought to be accomplished—tor if
any thing would justify our representa
tives in the Senate, in refusing obedience
to our instructions—it would be the placing
on their face, declarations of a character,
injurious to their character as gentlemen
capable of comprehending the delicate re
lations between the constituent and repre
sentative.
Something has been said in the course of
this debate about preemption, and that
those in favor of the distribution of the
proceeds of the public lands were opposed
tothisfeature in our l an d system, which
it is said,for the benefit of the poorsettler.
This charge is not well founded. The
friends of distribution are not opposed to
the preemption principle. so applied as to
benefit the poor bona fide settler—and
their votes in Congress have shewn that
they are the real friends of the industrious
mor. But they are opposed to such a I
ire-emption as will throw our common in- I
eritanee into the hands of wealthy spec
deur., to the prejudice of the interests of
he states. The pre-emptionlbill under'
1151014400 in the Senate of the U. States, l'
could enable the speculator to select any
.1 the public lauds surveyed and unme as
ired, put up a log cabin thereon, inhabit it
t short time, then leave it and claim a pre
!roption title to have have the land at gov
ernment price, taking the very prime lands ;
tnd preventing all competition between
udders at the public sales authorised by
the system which has been in operation for
years. There is nothing on the face of
that bill, it is believed, that goes to pre
vent the pre-emption privilege from being
used by wealthy speculators, to the injury
and prejudice of the poor actual settler.
Indeed it seems to be artfully worded so as
to make its meaning ambiguous in refer-`
ence to the requsites of a pre-emption title.
It has none of the guards thrown around
our pie emption title in Pennsylvania.
The only title depending upon an actual
settlement recognized by the laws of this
state, is defined bythe act of assembly of
, the 50th December, 1786, in the following
terms to wit: "That by a settlement should
be understood an actual personal resident
settlement, with a manifest intention of
making it a place of abode, and the means
of supporting a family, and continued from
time to time, unless interrupted by the
enemy, or going into the military service of
this country during the war." Now there
is nothing in the printed copy of the bill
that has been read in the hearing of this
House, that seems to require a settlement
of this description. (Here Mr. Wright
rose to correct the gentleman from Hunt
ingdon, and said the bill before Congress
provided for the actual settlement of the
pre-emptioner with his family on the land.)
Mr. Miles observed, that the language
was ambiguous and struck him as being in •
tended for the benefit of speculators.
Permanent residence, by which the coun
try would be improved, and the value of
the adjoining lands increased, does not
seem to be an essential feature in the pre
emption title which may be acquired un
der the provisions of the bill. The rais
ing of a lug cabin, and the occupancy of it
for a short time, may give them the pre
emption right without having any inten
tion of permanent residence. He did not
know that this would be the certain effect
of the bill, but its doubtful character was
a sufficient objection to it, and the rejec•
tion of the amendment offered by Mr.
Crittenden in the United States Senate,
extending the preemption right to 820
acres to any actual bona file settler, worth
not more than one thousand dollars, which
was voted down by the friends of the bill,
was ...onclusive evidence, that it was not
the poor that were intended lobe benefited
by its provisions, but that the real object
was to put the public dominion in the pos
session of the rich capitalists and specula •
tors, not only to the injury of the poor, but
to the great detriment of this and other
states of the Union.
Now, sir, has any solid objection to the
passage of the resolutions been stated on
this floor? And what are the circumstan
ces under which we make our claims upon
the general government? Here we are,
with a debt of of about thirty-six millions
of dollars upon us, the interest of which
we could not pay without resort to taxa
tion. We are in debt, too, for labor done
on our public works, and in want of means
for their completion. Can gentlemen,
who are anxious that our great system of
internal improvements should not be aban
doned, in an unfinished state, justify them
selves to their constituents and to their
consciences, in voting against the adoption
of the resolutions? I apppeal to the
rovement men, and ask them to come to
our aid in pressing the claims of the com
monwealth upon the national government
for her just rights—in the necessitous
circumstances which surround her--and
hope the appeal will nut be vain.
From the Baltimore Sun
MORE OUTRAGES.
The occurrences of every day tend to
convince us more and more that peace be
tween the United States and Great Bri
tain cannot long be maintained with hon
or to the former. fie are as anxious for
continued peace as the veriest non resis
tant in the world, and were it possible, we
would have lid objection to see every wco
pan of warfare, with the spirit
.which in:
cites to combat, "in the deep bosom of
the ocean buried." fie therefore the
more regret to be compelled to record in
stances too, of aggression on the rights of
American citizens, no matter by what
power those aggressions may be commit
ted. Their publication but tends to in
fluence the public mind, and unfit it for
calm deliberation. But it is not in the
patience of man to stand and see insult
upon insult heaped upon his country, with
out speaking his mind, let the consequen
ces be what they may. If the public
mind In this country is inflamed, the
world knows there is good cause for it.
But we spoke of more outrages, and are
wandering from our intention. Here they
are: The first are detailed by bapt. Flow
ry, of the brig " William and Francis,"
arrived at New York from Havana. He
states that while on the coast of Africa,
with a cargo of tobacco, ruin, dry goods,
and specie, lie was boarded by a British
Government vessel called the Forrester,
the captain of which behaved in a most in
solent manner, examined his papers, and
kept Capt F. under a guard of four men
for nearly a whole day. The pretence of
the British officer was. that he was in
search of slaves. He said that if he had
found twenty barrels of bread on board
he would take her as a prize to Bier',
Leone, and had he fallen in with her pre-
I vious to discharging, and fo'ind the speck
on board, he would have condemned het
'immediately. Capt F. said if he had done'
so he would have committed an act of pi
racy, for the money had been legally ship
,ped, for which bills of lading had be n
;signed. The linglishman, in a rage, cal..
decd Capt F. a d-d saucy Yankee. The
I
knglish commander asked Captain Flowe
ry it he did not see the British ensign fly
ing at his peak. "Yes," replied Capt F.,
"and did you not see the Americas flag at
my mast head." "Oh yes," answered
, the officer, "but we never mind it."
ft e have necessarily abridged the state
ment of Capt F.— the whole shows a case
of extreme aggravation an,l insolence.
This is, we believe, the seventh instance
within a less number of months, where
British cruizers have assumed the right to
search American vessels, a right which
has never been nor can never be acceded
to with honor. The time has been that
the exhibition of stars and stripes at the i
mast head would protect any American
vessel, but it seems a change has come a.
round, and all flags must succumb to the
"meteor flag of England."—She claimed
once to be "mistress of the seas," but she
found to her cost that the claim was tlispu
ted, and successfully.
'The next instance is that of the deten
tion and sale of the American schooner
Slewellyn, of Rochester, by the Canadian
authorities at Presque Isle.—The circum
stances of this case as detailed in the Ru.
Chester Democrat are, that the vessel
sailed on a regular trading voyage to Pres
,que Isle, U. C. When she arrived she
'was taken possession of by the collector
and a guard of soldiers, for an alleged yin
lation of the revenue laws, the collector as
serting that it was merely a matter of
form. After much prevaracation,
ded to blind the captain, the vessel was,
condemned and sold. Added to this, the
captain and one of the men were set upon
by some of the Royal Canadian militia,
and beaten most cruelly, the latter almost
to death, his life being (Impaired of for
several days. The assault took place in
the presence of a Magistrate and Lieaten
ant of the army, neither of whom preten
ded to interfere. Now, is it any wonder
that the people on the frontier are excited
when these outrages take place, and these
is no satisfaction to be obtained? How
is it possible fur them to continue quiet,
seeing as they do their fellow citizens in
suited and murdered, as in the case of
the Caroline, and their property destroy
ed with scarce an effort by those in author
ity to prevent it or demand satisfaction?;
We observed at the commencement that
amicable relations with England cannot
much longer be sanctioned with honor.
There are too many subjects of quarrel,
and subjects, too, of just quarrel on our
parts, to warrant us to stand idle. The
right to search American vessels on the
high seas, maintained by England, caused
the last war with Great Britain, and ad
ded to this we now have the settlement of
the North Eastern boundary, the Caro
line affair, with others equally atrocious
on the Canadian frontier, and the °coups
, aim of the Oregon territory—all on our
hands. We had almost forgotten to add,
the claim which she makes to free Amer--
. can slave property, when by stress of
weather, vessels containing slaves are div
en into British ports. All these matters
must soon be settled, or we may as well
' give up all claim to national indepen
dence.
THE NATIONAL DEFENCES,
Mr. Linn, in his speech in the Senate a
few days ago, on the public lands, argued
against the distribution, on the ground that
thirty millions of dollars would be requi
red to put our navy in any thing like a
state of defence in the event of a war.--H
This is rather an alarming condition to be
in, with the Northeastern Boundary ques
tion yet unsettled, and the recent demon•
strations in the McLeod affiiir. On the
contrary, England was never better pro
vided for war. She has fifty-three steam
'ships of war, and can bring, it is said, a
hundred into her service in a short time.
She has a fleet ready prepared lot war in
the China seas, which, as the recent intel
ligence from that quarter is favorable to
an arrangement of the difficulties which
called it there, may be withdrawn at any
moment, and sent to our own coast in case
of an emergency requiring its presence.
These facts call for some attention to this
subject on the part of our legislators, for
though we do not believe that any ques
tions which we have to determine with
that nation must necessarily lead to a col
lision, yet, in settling them, we shall be
the better able to secure our just rights by
being prepared to maintain them.
THE POSOIASTER GENERAL.
It is now tolerably certain that the Hon
THOMAS Emig°, of Ohio, will be Postmas
ter General. He has already removed to
Washington for the purpose of assuming
the office. The Hon. ELISHA WHIT
TLASEY, also of Ohio, will be principal
Assistant Postmaster. These selections
are, so tar as the fitness of the gentlemen
concerned, very fortunate. Vli. Ewing is
a man of strong mind and industrious
habits. A self-made man entirely; he
has already filled with distinction a seat
in the Senate of the U. States; and we
feel confident that under his superinten
dence the Post Office Department will be
admirably managed.—Mr. Whittlesy has
long ranked high as having been, while in
Congress, one of the most industrious and
able members of that body. As an as
sistant of Mr Ewing, the country will;
soon reap the benefit of hiallabors.—/nt. ,
THE JOURNAL.
One country, one constitution one destink
Huntingdon, Feb. 10 : 1841.
Democratic Convention.
The firiends of General Harrison in Penn
sylvania are respectfully n-quested to e
lect Delegates to a State Convention to
be held in the Court House of Harrisburg.
t 10 o'clock A. M., on
Wednesday, the 10th day of March, 1841,
for the purpose of selecting a candidate
for Governor, to be supported by the dem
ocratic part) of the State, at the approach
ing general election.
Each county and the city of Philade]•
phia will send delegates to the convention.
equal in number to their members in the
State Legislature.
T. H. Burrows,
Jos, 11 allace,
J. P. 11 etherill, Jam'l. Alexander,
J. C. Montgemery, Bela Boger.
Francis Park, Jas. Gregory,
if M'Clnre, John IL Nalker,
T. Elder _ J. D. Culherteon,
James Steel,
The old Democratic day for nominating
the candidate for Governor (4th of March)
is departed from in the present instance,
in order to afford ail who desire it an op
portunity to attend both the State Con
vention and the inaugeration . of President
Harrison.
Owing to the press or advertisements
and other matter, several editorial articles
intended for this weeks paper, have been
excluded.
Suspension.
Below we give the proceedings of a
meeting of the Board of Directors of the
United States Bank. It will be seen that
they have resolved to suspend specie pay
ments for the present.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES,
February 4, 1841.
At a special meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Batik of the United States
held at the Banking House, the following
Preamble and Resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
Whereas, The Bank of the United States
in compliance with its pledge to the pub
lic, has made a fair and bona fide effort
to resume and maintain specie payments,
having since the 15th of January last,
paid out an amount little, if at all, short
of six millions of dollars in coin or specie
funds; and, whereas, tho effort to main•
tain specie payments by this Bank has
been rendered abortive by the intentional
accumulation and extraordinary enforce -1
ment of its distant liabilities--Therefore,
Resolved, That this Bank is under the
. necessity, for the present, of suspending
specie payments.
Redive'd, That every exertion will be
made by the Directors to collect the debts,
and convert into cash the assets of this
Bank, for the purpose of resuming pay•
ments in specie at the earlier practicable
moment.
Reaplual, That the foregoing preamble
and resolutions be published.
Extract from the minutes.
A. LARDNER, Cashier.
We understand that the other city
'hanks held a meeting at the Exchange, on ,
the same evening, at which they resolved
to continue the payment of specie as here
tofore. On this subject the United states
Gazette says,
"The inquiry is made, "will the other
banks suspend 'I" It is known that they
RESOLVED not to suspend, and we doubt
not that the resolution was made in the
'firm conviction that it could be carried
into effect; but they may think it best
,for themselves and the community to
yield, direct!) and avowedly, to the pres
sure of the circumstances in which they.
I lare placed since the adoption of that re. 3,
..Since writing the above, we learn that
there was last evening a meeting of dele.
gates" from most of the Philadelphia banks,
but that they did not agree as to any uni
formity of action. Some of the banks,
expressed themselves determined to pay,
all their issues in specie, whilst it was,
genenerally understood that the cheeks
for depoiites should be marked as on a for
mer occasior, and that each of the instio
tutions represented there should receive
the notes of the other. The proceedings,
if formal, were not made public, and we
are therofure unprepared with any satis
factory statement."
From the Salem Register.
SEIZURE OF THE SEA MEW ON
THE COAST OF AFRICA.
A correspondent has furnished us with
the following particulars of the seizure of
the Sea Mew, of this port, on the coast of
Africa. lie entitles his communication
"Further particulars from Iler Majesty'.
Pirates and Freebooters on the coast of
Africa." But, although we have heard a
vet) , respectable Englishman stigmatize
these seizures as "gross acts of piracy,",
we are no' quite prepared to usc such epi•
thets in reference to her Majesty's offi
cers, until we learn further of the motives
which actuated them, and how far the
English Government sanctions their con•
duct.
e learn from Mr. Shreve, 2.1 mate of
the Sea Mew, who :arrived at New Bed
ford with three of the Sea Mew's crew,
in a whaler, from St Helena, that on Nov
27th, while lying in the harbor of Ambroz•
she was boarded by an officer and crew
from the British brig of war Persian, Cap;
Queen, who inquired of Cap( Braint what
they had fur cargo. Capt B. informed
them. They then left the Sea Mew, and
returned to the Persian. In about halt
an hour they came back wall a party of
men armed with cutlasses and pistols,
and look possession uf the ship. Shortly
alter, a boat from the Waterwitch (br.)
carne on board with armed men, and re
mained all night. The next mot Mug
nether boat from the Persian came, with
more men, and commenced breaking out
the entire cargo, and turned it out, down
to the kelson. Not finding any thing
that looked like being. concerned in the
slave trade, they replaced the cargo. Capt
Queen and his officers came im board
from the Persian, an took out all the crew
belonging to the Sea Mew, except Capt
Itraint, the second mate and cook, and
carried tl.em on board the Persian. At
night. the Lieut. :it dered M r. Shreve out
of the cabin, and told hint to go forward
with the men, which he refused to do--
and the Lieut. then threatened to put him
in irons, and send him on board the •
Persi
an In the morning, Mr. Shreve reques- I
led Capt. Queen to let hint take the place
of the Sea Mew': chief mate, Mr Babbage
on board the P. which he consented to,
when Mr. B. returned to the Sea Mew,
and went in her to Sierra Leon. Previous
to parting company with the Persian, the
men hod all their pistols loaded with
powder and ball. The reason they gave
for the seizure was the fact that there
were about 3000 feet of pine boards in her
hold. Her cargo consisted of dry goods,
flour, &c. and the boards were put on
board to floor her off, and prevent dam
age to the cargo, and when the cargo was
out, to be sold. How lung are we to sub
, mit to such an outrage from Her Mujea
, ty's Cruisers?
e:MEM.t.
THE PRESENT LEGISLATURE,- The y
Stindard on Monday gave the occupa
tions and places of nativity of the mem•
bers of the present Legislature. The wri•
ter endeavored to get at their ages, but
gave the task up in despair, on account of
the number of bachelors among them, who
like all such gentry when on the shady
&de of time, are extremely sensitive and
secret in regard to the number of days
they have passed in this breathing world.
The following is the list:—
Farmers 37, merchants 12, attorneys
15, carpenters 5, gentlemen 4, physicians
3, printers 2, iron musters 2, tanners 3,
mechanics 2, millers 2, cabinetmaker 1,
bricklayer 1, millwright 1, stage proprie•
tor 1, innkeeper 1, hatter 1, ship master 1
coachmaker 1, founder 1, wheelwright 1,
coppersmith 1, lumber merchant 1, brew
er 1.
Places of Naavily.—Six of the mem
bers are natives of the State of New York
—one of the Not thwestern territory--one
of Maryland—two of New Jersey--two
of Ireland, and one of England. The
balance are all natives of this State. The
oldest member in the lbouse is Mr. Steele
of Chester county, he being G 7 years of
age—the youngest is Mr. Smith, of Phila.
delphia, whose age is 26.
BLEEDING ALWAYS 1111PROPER-.4%01'
the Life of the Flesh is in the Bluo 1.
With as much reason might we say that
trees die from too great a quantity of sap
as that a man can die from too great quan•
tity of blood. .1 he moisture der:ved from
earth, to the tree becomes sap, and the
stomach of a man from the food put into
it obtains blood, which supplies the daily
waste of the body. The same causes
tend to [put life in both. But that which
causes life never produces death•
Dr. Benjamin Brandrelli considers
Bleeding to be always improper in the
the treatment of any complaint, whether
ntianimatory or otherwise, because the
Brandreth's Vegetable Universal Pills re
move the cause of the inflammation with•
out touching the vital principle.
Harken to the voice of reason and ex
perience, ye who are now the friends of
this fatal
. practice, bleeding, learn that
purgation is the only sure road to health;
because it lessens the quantity of blood,
and leaves what remains richer. Thus
the crssamentuin oxygen is left, which is
indeed the life of the blood, the watery
part of the blood being only that which is
discharged by purgatives. Think of this
you whose constitutions are inclined to
plethora, and in time purge with that
most innocent of all purgatives, the farfa
med Brandreth's Vegetable Universal
Pills. They are known to act on every
part of the body; being taken up by chyle
the pass into the blood, which they puri
fy, and it should he remembered that they
remove only these watry parts from the
blood which were the chose of inflamma
tion. Nothing is equal to ridding the Id,
dated humors with a vegetable medicine
of this kind, which eighty-four years have
proved never to do injury, but always
good. . _
Pu rchase them in lita V TLA CD ON
of WM. ART, and only in the
county, of agents published in another
part of this paper. Reomen►ber every
agent has a certificate of agency, dated
within Me last twelve ►nnnths. If of a n
carder date do not purchase.
County Appeals.
M IL' Commissioners of Huntingdon
county hereby give notice to the tat.
able inhabitants, the owners and agents of
real and personal property taxable for
county and state purposes, and the Inn
keepers and all persons desirous of keep
ing an inn or tavern, who have requested
to be returned according to law, within
the county of Huntingdon, That an AP.
PEAL for the benefit of all persons inter
ested will be held for the several town
ships within the said county, as follows,
viz:—
For the township of Franklin, at the
office of Lyon, Shoib & Co. in the said
township, on Monday the 15th day of
March n. Xt.
For the township of Warriormark, at the
house of IV i !Liam Shipley in the said town.
iship, on Tuesday the 1 tith day of March
Inert.
For the township ut Tyrone, at the
house of James Crass ford is, the said town
ship, on Wednesday the 17th day of
March next.
For the township of Antes, at the house
'of John D. Miller, in the said township.
on Thursday the 18th day of March next.
For the township of Alle : theny, at the
house of David Black in the said township,
on Friday the 19th day of March next.
For the township of Blair, at the house
of David H. Moore it, the borough of Hol
lidaysburg, on Saturday the 20th day of
March next.
For the township of Frankstown, at
the house of Mrs. Denlioger in the said
township, on Monday the 2211 day of
March next.
For the township of Woodbrrry, and
borough of Williamsburg, at the house of
Francis McCoy in said borough, on Tues
day the 23d of March next.
' For the. township of Morris ,at the house
of Alexander Lowry (Yellow Springs) in
ihe said township, on Wednesday the
24th day of March next.
For the township of Porter. at the house
of Michael Sister in the borough of Al
exandria, on Thursday the 25th day of
March next.
Fur the township of Walker, at the
house of Andrew Fruker in the said town. ,
hip, on Friday the 26th day of Morel-,
next.
For the township of Hopewell, at the
house of Mrs. Enyeart (widow) in the sail/
township, on Saturday the 27th slay of
March next.
For the township of West, at the house
of John Scullin in Petersburg, on. Monday
the 29th day of March next.
For the township of Barree. at the house
of Peter Livingston in the said. township,
on Tuesday the SOth day of March next.
For the township of Henderson, at the
Commissioners' office in the borough of
Huntingdon, on Wednesday the slit day
of March next.
For the township of Shirley, at the house
of David Fraker in the borough of Stir•
leysburg, on Thursday the Ist day of
April next.
For the township of Dublin, at the house
of 'Brice Mir in the said township, on
Saturday the 3d day of April next.
For the township of Tell, at the house
of Henry Eby in the said township, oh
Monday the sth day of April next.
_ .
For the township of Cromwell, at the
house of MeCardie in the said
township, on Tuesday the Gth day of
April next.
'For the township of Springfield, at the
school house near Hunter's mill in the
said township, on Wednesday the 7th day
of April next.
For the township of Union, at the house
of John Montgomery in the said township,
on Friday the 9th day of April next.
For the township of Tod, at the house
of John Henderson in the said township,
on Saturday the 10th day of April next.
When and where all persons who con
sider themselves aggrieved by the trien
nial assessment or valuation of their pro
perty, prokssions, trades and occupations
by them pursued, the offices and posts of
profit any of them hold, the value of their
personal property taxable for county,
common school or state purposes—the
yearly rental of an inn or tavern any of
then► occupy, or house of that purpose any
of them intended to occupy; are hereby
notified to attend and state their grievan
ces if they think proper.
The Commissioners, for the intim ma
tion of all interested, make known, that
they are hound by law not to "make any
allowance or abatement in the valuation
of any real estate in any other year than
that in which the triennial assessment is
made, excepting where buildings or other
improvements have been destroyed subse
quently to such triennial assessment; and
in the case of personal property, offices,
trades, professions and occupations,
where there has been any alteration in
the assessment, occasioning a different
valuation from the former year: and also
where persons have come to inhabit in the
county since such triennial assessment"
—and that according to law no notice in
the two years succeeding the triennial as
sessment is to be given to •the taxable in
habitants aforesaid, but in the latter reci
ted case only.
JANIRS MOORE,
JOSHUA ROLLER,I Come's,
K. L. GREENE,
Commissioners' Office, Hun• I
tingdon, February 2d 1841. S
Fee Bills for sale
at this thrice.