6 VelliPlihe apportionment Bill. To the Scnote and House of Reptesenta• tires of the Commonwealth of Penn'a. livri,Emss :—I. regret that an impera live sense of duty compels me to return the bill entitled An Act to provide for the election of representatives of the pee , ple of this State in the Congress of the United States," to the House of Repre sentatives in which it originated, without my approbation. this regret is increa sed by the consideration that I have al ready interposed to arrest the . pasage of a bill for the settle purpose, and m many re spects substantially the same as the pres ent. But unpleasant as it is, 1 cannotll yield my assent to the passage of this bill, ; 7 .)earing on its face such glaring objections. 1 beg leave to call your attention to my message of the sth of January last, re turning the former bill, entitled An Act ' to divide the State into districts fur the election of Representatives in the Con gress of the United States," for the ground work of several strong objections to the bill tiow before me. These objectionable features not having been changed, they operate as potently agaiost the present, as they did against the former bill. Among them t will briefly refer to the disparity . between the members in some of the districts. The 18th for instance em braces a population of 52,721, while the 10th has 89,103. Here is a difference of upwards of thirty-six thousand, being more than half the proper ratio tOr a mem ber of Congress. Exact equality of mem bers is of course unattainable in the re spective districts; but a disparity so great as this, amounts to a positive violation of the fundamental principle of represents-. live government. if the principle recog nized, that one district, with less than two-thirds of the population of another, shall be entitled to an equal representa tion, there is nu limit to this injustice.— Counties and whole districts may be in effect, disfranchised, and a tyranny of the worst kind, under the guise of law, estab lished. 1 cannot assent to the recogni tion of so monstrous a principle. Another leading objection, which of itself would be abundantly sulliictent to induce me to withhold my sanction from' this bill,is its obvious tendency to transfer the political ascendency in the National Councils, to the minority in this State. I say nothing impunging the motives of those who originated and supported this bill ; but no person in the least degree conversant with the political condition of Pennsylvania, can shut his eyes to the fact that the political party notoriously in the minority, would under the provisions of this bill elect an equal number of mem ber of Congress with the admitted majori-, -- triswer; &rater — di : mu "tfollb by any reason that I can discover. The Constitution of the United States) does not, it is true, recognize the exis tence of political parties; but they are inherent in the very nature of our govern inert, and will as certainly exist, as the government itself. The provision confi ding to the states the designation of dis tricts for the election of members of the House of Representatives of the National Government, was intended to give to the respective states the power of suiting the arrangement of the districts to the condi tion of partifis, of course to the interests and convenience of states. 1 have been taught from my boyhood, that the safety Lind stability of our govern• ment depended a great measure on the ascendency of the great principles of hu man rights, for which the democratic party has steadfastly contended since the polite• cal revolution of 1800. I believe those principles to be at the foundation of our free institutions; and that whenever they are infringed, those institutions are endangered. I would. feel unwilling to entrust the defence of those principles to such champions us would probably be elected, were this bill to become a law. Give the minority their full representation—deprive them not of a single vote, but let not the whole control be surrendered into their hands. It may , be possible that many of the great mea• sures of policy which have been the pecu• liar boast of the democracy of the country, will owe their triumph or defeat to the' delegation from Pennsylvania. It may be possible, also, Unit the election of a President of the United States will de pend on the same vote; ant; in view . of' these probable or possible contii::tenties, do those who believe that the jioi:tica! prini:iples of the democratic party ar,:l essential to the public good, discharge their duty faithfully, by allowing their opponents to usurp the places, which in justice belong only to themselves ? I pre sume lint to dictate to others, but I cannot refrain from speaking and judging for my. self. I have battled too long in the ranks of democracy to see its standard struck down, without lifting my arm to avert it. Were Ito do so, I should feel that I had betrayed the trust reposed in me by the democracy of Pennsylvania, and was un molly of its respect and confidence.— p.,!itical career is drawing to a close. and I wit,' not sully it by the open or co vert abandonvient of the rights ul my dem• ocratic fellow c;:.izens. DAVI R. PORTER. Ere,Autive Chamber. Harrisburg, Feb. 21, 1d43. HARD WORK.—It is hard work to do tiothing, and hare too much of it on ha, d ; but ii's harder work still to collect money front one bo says " pay you to . THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL. - - Maul ingdon, March S. 1 843 --- - - • One country, one constitution, cne destiny." V. 13. PALMER, F:sry. (No. 104 S. 3rd St. Philadelphia,)is authorized to act as Agent for this paper, to procure subscriptions and ad vertisments. 6:7" This week we have surrendered the greater portion of our editorial columns to (correspondents and advertising triends. 0:r The interesting debates which will be found on our first page are extracted from the proceedings of the Legislature, as reported for the Penn's. Telegraph. I Stay LaWs Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court of the U. States has decided that stay laws, such as have been enacted in several of the States, are unconstitional so far they are intended to effect debts contracted before said laws were enacted. Repeal or the Bankrupt Law. On the 15th ult., the bill repealing the Bankrupt Law passed the Senate of the U. States by a vote of 30 to 16, the House having passed it some time ago. At our latest accounts from Washington it was still in the hands ofilb President, and it was thought doubtful whether he would sign it. The repeal does not effect those who have already filed their petitions. For the Journal. 1 1 Mn.EDITOR.--In looking over the pro ceedings of the 22nd of t'cr.iary celebra tion of the Washington Temperance So ciety of Huntingdon county, published in your last paper, I find my name, among others, introduced in a very equivocal ex planation made, by way of parenthesis, by the Secretary or some body else, of the passage ofa certain resolution and amend ment. II a full and fair explanation of my opposition to that resolution and my offer to amend the same had been given, I raise the charge of inconsistency against me, (which some are labouring industri ously to do) and there leave the matter, is what I complain of. In justice to myself as well as to my friend J. Sewell Stewart, who comes in for a share of the censure, and who cares as little for it as 1 can do, I beg leave to make this statement for the information of those who were not at the convention, but who may read the published proceedings. Whenever and wherever the subject matter of the disputed resolution has been introduced I have opposed it as contrary to that freedom of thought and opinion which constitute one of the first articles of faith and principles of act;on in Wash ingtonian Temperance, and have as inva rably opposed the adoption of arty resolu tion of the kind as inexpedient. When the disputed resolution was brought for. ward in the convention, I, with others, opposed its adoption, not because I be lieved its doctrine wrong, but because I believed the passage of such a resolution by the Society inexpedient, and contrary to the spirit of Washingtonian Temper ance. I wished to let every member judge and determine for himself what was con sistent or inconsistent in his own conduct, and in return l asked the same liberty for myself. Those who opposed the resolu• tion were anxious that it should be with drawn, both before and after the discussion on it,but its friends with singular pertinaci• ty hung out to it, when they knew it was lo!tiectionable to many as good Temperance oven as themselves, and would not with draw ;t, or admit of any substitute for it —the resniQtion, the whole resolution and nothing but the resolution would satisfy there. In this stage of the case, and when the question was loudi; called for from all parts of the house, I tittered the amendment I did, for two reasons— the first was to load the resolution, and make it unpalatable to some of those who stood ready to swallow it, and thereby induce them to permit the rest lotion to be with• drawn, or another to be substituted in its place, and the second was to compel my Brothers of the Bar, who were the prin cipal advocates of the resolution, to coin ing themselves on the question of consis tency when applied to their own case, or to back out when they found it was their ox that had gored. I voted against both the resolution and aincndmetit, but they were adopted by the I convention. And whatever effect those who voted for them, may allow them to have on their conscience or conduct, I do out admit their force or bearing on me, i and shall as heretofore, in matters of opin ion exercise my inalienable right, which neither majorities in Temperance Conven-, tiens can deprive me of, or their published extra-minutes scare me from the right to think for myself. And whether 1 shall present Petitions to the Court for Tavern licenses or not, is a matter with which the Temperance Societies have no more to do than they have to call in question the right of any other citizen of this common wealth in the honest pursuit of his lawful business. DAVID BLAIR. For the Journal. Questions for Temperance Men. MR. EDITOR propose to ask a few plain and practical questions, to the mem bers of many Temperance Societies in our county. My object is, to set in its plain est light, the importance of consistency in their conduct, as advocates of certain principles. I hope every Temperance man will examine them, with a sincere desire to learn, and obey, the dictates of conscience ; and I will not endeavor to thrust before them, a one sided view of the subject, but to present the subject in all its bearings. You all teach, and profess to believe, that the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage leads to drunkeness, and through it, to all of it; direful evils. Do you then cnnscienciously believe, that it is wrong fur any man to take the first step, which if not retraced, is calculated to make him a drunkard ? Do you not teach, that it is the basest kind of wickedness for any mat to per suade a reformed inebriate to "taste a little it will not hurt him 7" Do you not know, that the man who soils liquor, to a man already drunk, does it knowing that he does not Want it. but' that he wit;; does so, wants the man's money more ; and do you pot all conde!tio that man who will sell to a man already drun ken ? 11 you do, do you not think it is infi nitely worse, (so far as injury to society is concerned) to do that which will debase a sober man to that state ; tlmn it was to ' worse '1 Is it morally right, for a man to sanc tion that in others, which he believes is morally wrong for himself to do I Do you not believe, that the drinking of liquor, has produced more crime and mis chief that any other one thing in our country Do you not teach in your meetings that it is wrong to drink intoxicating liquors? and if you teach the truth, is it right, for any man to sell to a man to drink, that which it is wrong to drink himself? Would you sign a certificate for a license, for a man to sell only to such poor inebriates as have, or are endeavoring to reform themselves ? Would you sign it, if you could be compelled to drink each day, just the same amount of liquor, that each customer of that tavern should drink? Would you sign it, if you knew the evils which the sale would produce, was to fall or. your own head, or that of your friends? When you sign a certificate for license, do you not allow your name to be a part of the means which will bring down on the head of some body, the very evils which you say selling liquor produces 1 It is time, that the certificate, abstrac ted from the motive of its procurement, is simply a certificate that the applicant is a sober man, and good citizen. But does not the applicant obtain your name because by that very means, he expects to be al lowed to sell liquor. It may be true that taken in the same light, the certificate says that a "public house is necessary." But, when it is to be used for the sole purpose of obtaining the house of selling liquors, at that public, house do not you by implication, if not in, fact, say, that to sell liquor is necessary? Do you not know, that a Temperance man's name, when appended to such a certificate, it used with much force, to en. able the applicant to get his license to sell, that which you say it is wrong to drink? Ik' you say, it is not policy—that, we make enemies of those who sell—that, we are forcing them to Give up their business? Dues not policy say, ." consistency thou art a jewel"--Are not the keepers of Rum selling taverns our most fearful enemies now—And are we forcing them, because we will not help them P Do you say, some are necessary, and will be granted, and we had better recom mend good men, than that, rum drinkers should recommend bad men? If some are necessary, where ought those some to be located? Where the greatest number of stranger' and travellers are to be found, or in other words where they can have opportunity to injure many? Ought you to recommend a good man, to do a bad business, and to place him, where, experience has long since shown, he will soon be excluded from your reason for recothMentllng him ? I am not half through hut 1 have already been longer than I expected. I should desire earnestly that every Temperance man would reflect upon this matter and let them act in the matter, as conscience,duty, and a proper regard for truth, shall die, tate. PURE COLD WATER. 11A.117t=, On the 2nd instant by the Rev. Richard Proudfood, Mr. JOHN GRISINCER of York county, to MISS MARGARET NEAL Of Spring field township, Huntingdon county. DIED, In Barree township, on Monday the 27th February, Mrs. ELIZABETH WILSON, wi dow of Nathaniel Wilson, Esq. dec'd., aged about 60 years. TE.IIIP ER ,11.7VC E. A stated meeting of the Washington' Temperance Society, will be held at the Old Court House on Saturday evening next. It is earnestly hoped that the Ladies will honor us with their pre sence. By order. M. M'CONNELL, Sec. Huntingdon March 8. 1843. administrator's Xotice. ETTERS of administration on the es tate of Mary Fisher, late of the borough of Alexandria, Huntingdon county, dec'd., have been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those hav ing claims against it will present them proper ly authenticated for settlement without delay. GEO. B. YOUNG, Adm'r. March 8,1841-6 t. administrator's once. Ir - rk ETTERS of administration on the ibe estate of Elizabeth Wilson, of Barrer township, Huntingdon county, ticc'd. have been indebted to the undersigned. All per sons to the said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those hav ing Claims against it will present them (properly authenticated for settlement with out delay, . JOHN HIRST, Adm'r. March 8,1843.-6 t. 'DAN= L, GANTT slitter tteg at Nadu, •• it in uni - PY449:12 I LYA: his profession. Office on Main st., a few doors from the Market house, and former ly occupied by A. K. Cornyn, gsq. March 8,1845.-6 mo.—pd. T rIVERN NOTICES. To the Honorable A. S. Wilson, Esq., PreH sident and his associates Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, for the county of Huntingdon. The Petition of Alexander Carmon re spectfully sheweth : That your petition er continues to occupy his old stand in the Market square, in the borough of Hun tingdon which is well calculated lor a public house of entertainment, and from sits location, is suitable as well as necessa ry for the accommodation of the public, and the entertainment of strangers and travellers, that lie is well provided with stabling for horses and all conveniences necessary for the entertainment of stran gers and travellers, that he has occupied the said house as a licenesed Inn for four years last past, and that he is desirous of continuing the same. He therefore re spectfully prays the Court to grant him a license to keep an Inn or public house of entertainment there, and your petitioner, will pray _ ALEXANDER CARMON We the undersigned citizens of the bo rough of Huntingdon aforesaid, being per sonally acquainted with Alexander Car mon, the above named petitioner, and also having a knowledge of the house for which the license is prayed, do hereby certify that such house is necessary to accommo date the public and entertain strangers or, travellers, that he is a person of good re pute for honesty and temperance, and that he is well provided with house room and' conveniences for the lodging and accom modation of strangers and travellers.— We therefore beg leave to recommend him for a license agreeably to his petition. .Win. Couch John Fockler :Peter Livingston Wm. Steel Samuel Steel Robert Stitt 'David Coldstock John Nash !John Flenner C. Coins Geo. Gwin William Rothrock Geo. W. Whittaker W. S. Hildebrand Benj. Armitage March 8, 1843. To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the coun ty of Huntingdon. The Petition of John Hirst of Manot Hill in said county respectfully represents that he is still well provided with house room and conveniencies for the lodging and accommodation of strangers and tray ellers at the house now kept by him aeon Inn in Barree township. He therefore prays the Honorable court to grant him a license for keeping a public inn or tavern in said house, and he will ever pray &c. JOHN HIRST. We the subscribers citizens ‘,7l;id township of Harree in which. the above mentioned inn or tavern is proposed to be kept, do certify that John Hirst the above applicant is of good repute lot' honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house room and conveniencies for ,the lodging and accommodation of strang lers and travellers, and that such inn or 'tavern is necessary to accommodate the public and entertain strangers and tray- James Leonard Christain Peightal Robert Davidson James Flemming A R Stewart John Davidson John Carver Thomas Bell John flagon Samuel Coon William Oaks Ca p t John Stewart William Selfridge Win Swineheavt Thomas Stewart John Love March 8, 1843, [James Livingston lb the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the County of Huntingdon. The petition of John Nevling respect sheweth that he continues to occupy that well known commodious brick house, situate on the corner of Market and com merce Streets in the borough of Birming ham, and is well prepared with necessary accommodations for strangers and travel lers, He therefore prays your Honors to grant him a license to keep a tavern du ring the ensuing year, and he will ever pray, &c, JOHN NEVLING. We the subscribers citizens of, and re siding within the borough of Birmingham do hereby certify that we are personally, and well acquainted with John Nevling the above named petitioner, that he is, and we know him to be of good repute for honesty and temperance, and is well pro. vided with house room and conveniencies fur the accommodation and .lodging of strangers and travellers. And we do fur titer certify that we knov the house for which the said license is prayed, and that the same is necessary as an inn or tavern to accommodate the public and entertain strangers amid travellers... George Wise W. H. Dietrick Daniel McCrum Thomas Mattlen 'JamesJ Mattlen W P "Green George Kinney Wm. M. Loy ,John Cramer Joseph Hugentugler Henry Arnold Christian Hanauker ( John Cold,rwood Wm. Cunningham. March 8, 1843. TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Pe ace of the coun ty of Huntingdon. The petition of Christian Coots of the borough of Huntingdon respectfully rep• resents that he is still well provided with house room and conveniencies for the lodging and accommodating of strangers and travellers at the house now kept by Win as an Inn in said borough. Ile therefore prays the Honorable court to grant him a license tor keeping a public Inn or tavern in said house, and he will pray d•c. C:COUTS, We (he subscribers, citizens ofher ItUOVe mentioned Inn or tavern is proposed to b, 'kept, do certify, that Christian Couts the (hove applicant is of good repute for lion esty and temperance, and is well provided with house room and conveniencies for the lodging and accommodation of strang ers and travellers, and that such Inn or tavern is necessary to accommodate the public arid entertain strangers and travel lers. John G Stewart Joseph Fro rest David Colstock Dayal M'Murtrie Andrew C ouch A B NVlteeler Thomas Adams W B Zeigler Jacob Cresswell Robert Woods Geo. M Woods Jon Nash W S Hildebrand F B Wallace C A Newingham William Allen Gwin Raymond John Fleoner Thos Montgomc ry March 8, 1843, Native. 11" E public are hereby notified that the subscriberintends to present the following petition for tavern license at the next court of Quarter Sessions to be held in Huntingdon in and for Huntingdon co. commencing on the second Monday of April next. ... 'To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of common Pleas of Huntingdon county now holding a court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace at Huntingdon for the county aforesaid. The Petition of Geo. Jackson respect fully sheweth that your Petitioner is de sirous of keeping a house of public enters i tainment for strangers, travellers and oth ers, in the house where lie now resides in the borough of Huntingdon. He there fore prays your honors to grant him a lis cense to keep a house of public entrain ment and tavern in the house aforesaid and he will pray &c. GEORGE JACKSON. The subscribers beg leave to recom• mend the above petitioner to your honors as a suitable person to keep a tavern and house of entertainment and do certify that time said George Jackson is of good repute for honesty and temperance and is well provided with house room and convenien ces for lodging and accommodation of strangers, travellers and others, and that such tavern is necessary to accommcdate d ie public and entertain strangers and , ravellers. John Simpson Daniel Africa Wm E McMurtrie Thos Adams John C.resswell Isaac Lieninger Gwin Raymond A H Hirst John NA , hittaker Jr Jacob Africa William Snyder Phillip Shultz March 8, 1843. ' to the Lonorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, nom holding a Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the county of Huntingdon. The Petition of James S. M'Elheny of 'the borough of Shirleysburg, in said coun ty, respectfully showeth that your peti tioner is deriroub of keeping a public inn or tavern, in the house now occupied by Dr. Jacob Rekerd, in the borough afore ;aid, and that he is well provided with house room and other conveniences tor the accommodation of strangers and travels lens; he therefore respectfully prays the Court to grant him a license to keep an inn or public house of entertainment there, and your petitioner will pray, 4.c. JAMES S. M'ELIIENY. We the subscribers, citizens of the said borough of Shirleysburg, do hereby certify that we are personally and well acquain ted with James M'Elheny, the above na mod petitioner, that he is, and we know thin to be of good repute fror honesty and temperance, is well provided with house room and conveniences for the accommo dation and lodging of strangers and ita yellers, and we do rut ther certify that we know the house for which the license is prayed, arid that the same is necessary as an inn or tavern to accommodate the public and entertain stangers and OA yellers. Jacob Reikard Samuel Bowman Jonathan Briggs John Lutz Isaac Lutz James Clark Peter Myers James Ramsey IVIII. Tompkins William Madden Joseph Harvey Juin) Harvey James Smith James Oliver March 8, 1843, John Wreaks To the Honorable the Judges of the court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the county of Huntingdon. The Petition of John White of the town ship of Henderson in said county al the . West end of Huntingdon near the basin 'respectfully represents that he is still well provided with house room and convienen ces fur the lodging and accommodating of strangers aid travellers at the house now kept by him assn Inn in said township.-- He therefore prays the Honorable courtAio grant. him a license fin• keeping a public Inn or tavern in said houss, and he will pray, &c JOHN WHITE, We the subscribers, citizens of said township of Henderson in which the above mentioned Inn or tavern is proposed to be kept do certify that John White the above applicant is of good repute for Honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house room and conveniences for the lodging and accommodation of strangers and travellers and that such Inn or tavern is necessary to accommodate the public and entertain strangers and travellers. Alex Westbrook Cornelius Decker John Morningstar James Stevens Jr Henry Cornpropst B Elliott Miller Thos Hamlin John Porter Richard Plowman John I Taylor Hiram Grady Absalom Plowman. March 8, 1843, John Shade James Shorthill Robert Simpson To the Honorable the Judges of the Court net; Quarter Sessions of the Peace and of and . no the county of Huntingdon. The Petition of James Livingston of the village of Salsbury, in Barree township in the said county of Huntingdon, re spectfully represents, that your petitioner • having recently purchased and removed to the house recently occupied and kept as an inn or tavern by Peter Livingston, in said village of Salsbury, in said Barree ;ownship, where he is well provided with house room, stabling, and all the necessary conveniences for the lodging and accom modation of strangers and travellers, and that being desirous to keep an inn or tav ern at said place. Ile therefore prays your Honorable Court to grant him a license for keeping a public inn or tavern in said house, and he will pray, dec. JAMES LIVINGSTON. We the subscribers, citizens of the village of Salsbury and of Barree ship, in the said county of Huntingdon, it 7. which township the above mentioned inn or tavern is prayed to be kept, do certify that we are well acquainted with James Livingston, the above applicant ; that he is of god repute for honesty and temper ance, and is well provided with house room and'all the conveniences for the lodging and accommodation of strangers and travellers, and that such inn or tavern is necessary to accommodate the public, and entertain strangers and travellers. Capt. John Stewart Samuel Coen James Leonard John Love John Harper John Stewart Job Slack John Forest John Waldsmith Gilbert Cheaney Daniel r ovanhovan James Rudy Thomas Stewart William Oaks John Carver March 8, 1843. To the Honorable the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the county 0f... A ., H untingd on. The petition of Henry Dearment most respectfully showed], that your petitioner occupies that well known tavern stand, situate in Petersburg, West township, in said county, which lie has formerly occu pied, and being desirous of continuing to keep a public house of entertainment, and for this purpose has provided himself with_ every thing convenient thereto. He thereotnre prays the Honorable Court to grant him a license for that purpose and and he will ever pray, &c. HENRY DEARMENT. We, the undersigned citizens of Pe tersburg, West township, do certify that Henry Dearment, is a man of good repute for honesty and temperance and is well provided with house room and convenien ces for the acconnnodation N strangers and travellers, and that the said tavern i necessary to accommodate the public atls, entertain travellers and strangers. t, Barnabas Zeigler Roswell Wright Martin Drager . Samuel Dinsmore Ceorge Updike Jacob M. Paul John McCulloch James Eaatep James Murphy Jacob Paul Peter Nail Henry Houp March 8, 1843. '1
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