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REAL ESTATE
LlDualbaftala Maoacie4.
In pursuance of an order of the Orphans'
Court of the county of Huntingdon, will be
exposed to public sale, on the premises, bn
'Thursday the 28th of December inst.
rt one o'clock, I'. M., the following Real
Estate, late of Abraham Vandevander of
Henderson township, in said county, dec'd.,
to wit:--a certain piece or parcel of land,
!Notate in said township of Henderson be
twlen the Juniata river and Jacks Mountain,
adjoining lauds of Absalom Plownan on the
Northeast and other land of the said Abra
ham Vandevander on the west, containing
75.3.011E5,
More or less, being a part of a larger tract
on which the said deceased lived up to the
time of his death.
TERMS OF SALE,
one third palt of the purchase money to be
paid on the emnfirmation of the sale, and the
residue in twit equal annual payments there
after, with interest, to be secured by the
bond and nnetgage of the purchaser.
By the Cour:, JOHN REED, Clerk.
Attendant:: will be given by
PETER SWOOPE, Adm'r.
Dec. 6, 1843.—ts
.I.ld tors'
The undenigned, appointed by the court
to distribute the proceeds arisirg from a
Sheriff's salt of the personal property of
i
Dr. Joseph ameron, will attend for that
purpose at le prothonotary's office in the
bin oagh of untingdon, no the Ist day of
January next
Ci4ORGE TAYLOR, Auditor.
Dec. `, 1 43,1
The undivsigned appointed auditor for
the-purpose of ni .king distribution of the
money arisitg from the Sheriff's sale of the
real estate odd. &T. Mitchell and J. &
Mitchell & tn„ gives notice that he will at ,
tend at
. the ifothonotarys office, in the bor
ough et Iluitingdon, for that purpose, on
Monday, theist. day of January next, at 10
o'clock, A. N., when and whore all persons
interested I nv attend and make their claims
before said auditor, or be debarred front
coining in upso said bind.
JAMES STEEL, Auditor.
Dec. 6, 1E43.
The undersigned appointed auditors for
the purpose of making distribution of the
moneys arising from the Sheriff's sales of
The real estate of 141'11:isle, Rover & co. and
of Jeremiav C. Betts, do hereby give lattice
that they wit attend at the prothonotary's
office in Ilisiting,don, for that purpose, on
Monday the Ist day of January next, :it 10
o'clock A. 4., when and where all persons
interested may attend and make their claims
before said auditors or be debarred from
coming in urnn said fund.
JAM&S STEEL
301111 CIiESSVVELL, Auditors.
GEOWE TAYLOR,
Dec. 6, 184.3.
The undenigned appointed auditor for the
purpose of Waking ( istribution of the mon
eyes arising '.rom the Sheriff'. sale of the
real estate if Isaac Neff and Walker &
Neff, and of ihe personal property i t John
Houslough, nesprenvely, hereby gives no
tice that he alit attend at the prothonotary's
.office, in Huntingdon, for that purpose, on
nnonday the Ist day of January next, at 10
o'clock A. 11., whem and where all persons
interested rmy attend and make their claims
before said tudnor or be debarred front
conning in upan said fund.
OW. TAYLOR, Auditor.
Dec. G. 1343.
Puntingdon County Ss.
A , an Orphans' Court held at
C' Hantingeon, in and tor the county
) of Huntingdon ' the 18th day of
Nwember, A. D. 1843, before
I the Hon. Abraham S. Wilson,
pcpure, Preident and his Associate Judges'
.o'f the said von.
On the application, by petition, of Isaac
k administrator of William Wilson. late
h of West township in said county, the court
granted a rule on Daniel Hall, requiring
him to appear in this court on the second
Monday of January next, then and there,
before said court, to show cause why he
should not pay the purchase money for a
certain house and lot of ground sold to him
on the Ist day of July, A. 1). 1842, by the
said administrator for the sum or price of
one hundred aid eight dollars, in pursuance
of an order of the said court ; or in the
event of his bdng unable to pay the said
purchase moon , . then to show cause why
the said sale sluuld not be set aside, and the
said house and lot ordered to be resold by
the court.
Certified from the Record under the seal
of said court, at Huntingdon tie 28th day of
'November, A.D. 1J0H843, bv
N . REED Clerk.
Dec. 6,1843.
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Counting-House Almanac for the
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January 1 2 3 4 5 G
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 2G 27
28 29 30 31
February
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29
March 1 2
345 e 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 23 26 27
29 29 30
May 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
JJunol
2345 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 , R 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 20 27 28 29
July 1 2 3 4 5 A
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
August 1 2 3
-
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 28 27 28 29 30 31
September 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 10 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 20
27 28 '49 30 3t
November
1 2
3 4 2 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Decmnbor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 21 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
COME TIMIS WAY!
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MIETZINCIVZI
Carriage,au erfactory
illENztlr arvIZTIE
(r Os r vespeeminy informs the citizens
VA of the borough and county of Hunting
don, the public generally, and his old friends
and customers in particular, that he still
continues the
Coach Making Nusiness
in all its vrions branches, at his old stand, in
Main street in the borough of Iluntiogdon,
nearly opposite the 'Journal' printing office,
where he has constantly on hand every
description of
Coaches, Carriages,
4',4 241 -LT a7 l Buggies, Sleighs
Dearborns,
which lie will sell low for cash or on reason
able terms.
All kinds of work in his line made to or
der, en the shortest notice, in a
WORKMAN LIKE MANNER
And all kinds of repairing done n ith neat
ness and despatch.
Country produce will be taken in exchange
for work.
Any p;rsnos wishing to purchase are re
spectfully joited to call rod examine and
judge for thems,Aves.
Huntingdon Nov. 29. 1843.
orp haus' Court wrolice.
LL persons interested will take notice,
, E,21 that by virtue of a writ of partition or
valuation, issued out of the Orphans' Court
of Huntingdon county and to me directed, I
will, on Wednesday the third day of Janua
ry, A. 1). 1844, by Jury of Inquisiton, con
vened on the premises. proceed to make par
tition or valuation, according to law. of the
real estate, which was of Peter Bowers,
late of Woadberry township, in said county,
deceased, situate and lying in the said
township.
JOHN SHAVER, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, Hunting
don Dec. 6, 1843.
ELECTION.
Take notice that an t lection will be held
at the house of Christian Couts, in the borough
of Huntingdon, on Tuesday the 9th day of
January next, for the purpose of electing
one President, six Managers, one secretary
and Treasurer to rnsnage the concerns of
the Juniata Bridge Conipany, in the county
of Huntingdon, for the ensuing year.
By order of the Board,
I. DO ?LAND, Sec.
Dec. 20. 104.
lt \ l fi S OF JURORS
R
FOA. UARY TERM, 1844.
( AND JURORS.
. M'Clelland, Abraham Afye
Michael Hileman.
Blair—Henry earner, Peter ArNally, Jam
Smith.
Cromwell—Aar Statics.
Franklin—JohnY. Hay.
Henderson—Join Plenner, Thomas Hamlin.
HSpetoell—Christan Shouts, Jr., Sani'l Watson
Huston—John Biunbaugh.
Morris—A. J. Stevan.
Shirley—John &orator._
,S'prin'ifie/d.—Robitt M'Neal, Jr.
7'ell—Alexander 11hir, Thomas Maley.
N 3
Tyrone—Jame. Win, James M'Altillin, Ea
West—Abraham Ev 8, Jacob Ebberly.
Woodberry—Charles iddle, Henry Harbison.
TRAVERSE JUR)RS.—rinsT WEEK.
Allegheny—David Howson.
Aides—Thomas Green. Jacob Smith, Jr. Alex
M'Farland, Christian E. Crane, John Anderson.
Harm—Robert Barr, Benjamin Hartman, Joh]
Crum, James Stewart.
Blair—W. A. Pennington, Peter Hewit, Simoi
Frazier, John Cooper, John Barr, Esq. John Cox.
Cass—Abraham Myerly.
Cromwell—Jesse Rutter, Alvah Chileote.
Dublin—Thomas W. Neely, John Taylor.
Henderson--Joseph Summers, John Postlewail
Jacob Miller, Isaac Wolverton, Seal Hemphill.
Hopewell—Benjamin Grove.
Mrirris--Willia - rn Reed, Esq., Joe. Law, Esq.
Porter—Jacob Herneane, George B. Young,
Esq., Benjamin Nefl; Thomas Whittaker, Jae&
G. Huyett.
Shirky—Thomas A. Smelkee, Maize S. Harri
son, Joseph Miller.
veld—John Ashman.
Tod—William Stinson, John Gehrett.
:r..rone—Henry M'Millan, Esq.
Union- Thom. Chileote.
Walker—Jai.., Heffner, John Moore.
liarritu•smarh•—a. W. Stonebraker, Willim
Stm•ens.
West—Joseph Reed, George-mte,
TRAVERSE JURORS—emu:co
Allegheny—John Smith, Daniel C.
Samuel Anderson. s i
Antes—Peter Igow.
Barree—Samuel Miller, Thos. Covenhoven. Ir
Blair—Cornelius M'Connell, Robert Lytle, Sr m,
Samuel Moore.
Cass—John Myrely.
Cromwell--William Stevens.
Dublin—William Myrna°.
Franklin , --John Conrad, Esq.
Henderson—lsaac Borland, Samuel Graft
Daniel Africa, Esq.
Hopewell—Sobastian Keely, Dewalt Fouse.
Huston—Christian Good.
Morris—David Stewart, Hugh Fergus.
Porter—Lewis Knode, S. M. Green.
Shirley—Peter Shaver.
Springfield—James M'Neal, Jr.
Tod—Washington Baker.
Tyrone—Georgo W. Morrow.
Union—John Hampson.
Watieer—lsaae Vandevander, Esq.
Warriorsmark—Benj. Johnston, John Spangle,
Jr., Janie:: Clarke.
West—Joseph M'Cracken, Stewart Forcer, Rohl.
son Cunningham, William Moore.
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hold an election by general ticket, or otherwise than
by districts how can any officer or functionary
therein, be authorized by law to make return of any
such election ? We arc not prepared to admit that
any person from any of these States can have in his
possession any legal documentary proof of his eh,
tion as a Representative fur the 28th Congress. We
arc well aware, however, that an attempt, if now
made, by motion or resolution, before the organiza
tion of the House, to exclude these persons from all
participation ha that act, would be attended with
great embarrassment and great delay, and with the
One country, one constitution, one destiny." hazard of confusion, violence and anarchy in this
Hall.
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,erv,...,
THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL,
I_ , F.SaariattauatallaDm a
Wednesday morning, Dec. 27,1843,
pV. B. PALMER, Esq. (No. 59, Pinc street
below Third, Philadelphia) is authorized to act as
.4,:rentfor this paper, to procure subscriptions and
advertisements.
The Protest.
The following is the protest against admitting
he Representatives of the undietrictcd States to
vote, presented by Mr Barnard, of New Ycrk :
The roll of Representatives elected to the 28th
;ongress having now been called by the Clerk,
kceording to usage, and a quorum of members
hose right to participate in the act of organizing
c House of Representatives is undisputed having
, peared and answered to their names, this body
about to proceed to the high duty of electing a
:eaker—to fill an office which, in point of dignity
al political consequence, is hardly second to any
town to the Constitution, after that of President
the United States. Before that high duty shall
entered upon, the undersigned, feeling a sense
:solemn obligation to truth and of responsibility to
ad for what they utter and assert, are constrained
;declare that, in their united and undoubting con-
Won and judgment, a deep and grevious wound,
trLaps never to be healed, will be inflicted on the
••stitution, and on law, order, and civil liberty, if
ie de "•.+4l of Speaker shall be conducted in the
canner whk '''wo have reason to apprehend it
nay be.
i
Sevaral persons from the %tato of New Hump
, -4 4 ,ire, newly, Edmund Burke, 4.011: P. Et.'..3,
Moses Norris, Jr., and John R. Reding, gt wera i
arsons, also, from the State of Georgia, namely,
owell Cobb, Hugh A. 'Jamison, and Absalom H.
happen; one front the State of Mississipi, name
, Jacob Thompson; and several from the State of
lissouri, namely, James M. Myelin, James M.
[ugh., John Jameson, Gustavus M. Bower, and
Imes H. Reif() have been called by the Clerk, are
ow in this Hall, and have answered to their names
i a manner to leave no doubt that their intent and
arpose is to vote with the duly elected Represent-
Lives of the people here present in the election of
raker, and to act and participate fully in the
ganization of the House of Representatives as if
my were members thereof.
By the act of Congress of June 23, 1812, "for
he apportionment of Representatives among the
I,vertil States according to the sixth census," it was
sorted "that in every case where a State is entitled
b more than one Representative, the number to
!bid' each State shall be entitled under the typo,
onment shall be elected by districts composed of
antiguous territory, equal in number to the num
er of Representatives to which said State may be
no one district electing more than one Re-
lesentutive."
The several States above named have refused or
Iled to provide by law for the election by districts
j , Representatives from those States respectively to
lie 28th Congress, each of them being entitled to
i(oro than ono Representative, and the people of
tose States have failed, therefore, to elect Repre
mtatatives by districts, as the law of Congress re
These facts are notorious, indisputable and midis- 1
uted; they are known to all and admitted by all.
ailing to elect by districts, they have failed to elect
: all, for all legal and constitutional purposes. They
tuld not elect, because there were no districts in
rose States front which to elect, Election by gen
al ticket is no election. No eiisting and valid law
thorized any such election to be held; and no
ction, therefore, has been held in those States, at I
ich Representatives for the 28th Congress could ,
chosen.
It is understood, nevertheless, that the persons
trove named propose and intend to vote in the elec
t On for Speaker on the ground that they hold re
tens, or written certificates or commissions, drawn
p in regular form, purporting to be evidence of
heir election as Representatives. We hold that any
eturns they can have do not give them any title
+Meyer, when they are considered in connexion
'lilt the known law of the land. At the same time,
is undoubtedly true that, by the Parliamentary law,
rturns or certificates in regular form, by authorized
finctionaries, made according to law, are, in all i
coca, prima facia evidence of election, and conchs- 1
ode evidence of a right to assist in organizing the
lady to which persons aro thus returned; and it to
miler colour of this rule of Parliamentary law, as
ye understand, that the persons above named, pre-
stme to call themselves members of this body.
But no provision has been made by law for
c'ection by districts in these States, and no such elec
tint in fact held, how could any otlicer:or functionary
in these States make a return of any such election?
And as these Statue are not authorized by law to
We have concluded, therefore, to content our
selves, in this stage of the business of the House,
with declaring, in this formal and solemn manner,
our condemnation of a proceeding on the part of the
persons we have named, which if performed, we
shall hold to he lawless and essentially revolutionary
in its character, subversive of the constitution, and
of all law and order, and tending directly to th 6 de
struction of our free Government. We declare
that we shall regard the election of Speaker, if ef
fected by tiro votes of these persons, as an illegal
election and a legal fraud upon the nation ; and we
shall not fail or cease, after this body shall have
been organized, and in the progress of the session,
to make every etlort within our competency to vin
dicate the law, to purge the House, and bring it back
to a condition of constitutional soundness.
D. D. Barnard, of New York.
K. Rayner, of North Carolinia.
Robert C. Schenck, of Ohio.
Milton Brown, of Tennessee.
Washington Hunt, of New York.
Asher Tyler, of New York.
Samuel C. Sample, of Indiana.
John J. Hardin, of Illinois.
Alex. Ramsay, of Pennsylvania.
Charles H. Carroll, of New York.
Hamilton Fish, of New York.
Solomon Foot, of Vermont.
J. Phillips Phamix, of Now York.
T. L. Clingman, of North Carolina.
H. Grider, of Kentucky.
Thomas J. Patterson, of New York.
George P. Marsh, of Vermont.
Jo. H. Peyton, of Tennessee.
Joan Quincy Adams, of Mans.
Samuel F. 'Vinton, of Ohio.
John White, of Kentucky.
Wm. A. Mosely, of New York.
J. eallamor, of Vermont.
W. Norton, of Virginia.'
Smile' Chilton, of Virginia;
George B. Rodney, of 'Delaware.
R. C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts.
Wm. P. Thomasson, of Kentucky.
Garret Davis, of Kentucky.
1). M. Barringer, of N. Carolina.
Willis Green, of Kentucky.
Jeremiah Brown, of Pennsylvania.
John C. Vanmeter, of Ohio.
James Irvin, of Pennsylvania.
Elias Florence, of Ohio.
Joseph Vance, of Ohio.
J. R. Giddings, M Ohio.
Alexander Harper, of Ohio.
H. Jenks, of Pennsylvania.
Albert Smith, of Nets York.
Daniel It. Tilden, of Ohio.
Charles Rogers, of New York.
Charles Hudson, of Massachusetts.
Charles M. Reed, of Pennsylvania.
John Dickey, of Pennsylvania.
A. R. Mellvaine, of Pennsylvania.
Daniel P. King, of Massachusetts.
Joseph Grinnell, of :Massachusetts.
Elisha R. Potter, of Rhode Island.
Joseph R. Ingersoll, of Pennsylvania.
CO- The following sarcastic review of the Pres'.
dent's Message is extracted from the Richmond
Whig.
The President's Message
This is the smallest and most indifferent does
merit we have yet seen, oven from the smallest and
most indifferent of Presidents we have yet been
cursed with. It is neither one thing nor another.—
" neither flesh, fish, nor good red herring." The
"eacoellies Impandi." the diarrlima of words, with
which ho is affected beyond all living men, seems
never to have pressed on him more heavily than at
the moment of inditing that famous State Paper.—
Instead of coming up to the scratch on the subject
of Texas, as we were induced to believe he would,
from the tone of his organ; instead of saying, at
once, what he would have done in the premises;
he treats us to u column or so of vague generalities
—from which we learn that wars are great scour
ges; that Texas adjoins Louisiana, and makes cot
ton ; that it might possibly be convenient to violate
the provisions of a solemn treaty ; that John Jones
had frightened the Mexican Minister into the belief
that the United States were about to sicze upon
i Texas; and that, in all probability, Great Britain
had the same object in view ! He dilates upon the XinprGEnptri,
extraordinary prosperity of the country, and the The following admirable impromptu, which we
peculiar good fortune it enjoys in having ut the helm find in the Raleigh Register, was written by a true
so able a pilot as the President per se. The Ex- I hearted M'hig of Nortlt Carolina, on witnessing the
chequer scheme is again pressed upon the consid- spirited movement all over the country in favor of
oration of Congreas; and the President informs that I Mr. Clay
body, that law or no law, he has been in the habit In ancient Fable, it is said,
of issuing Treasury notes to a large amount, having i That gazing on Maritsa's head,
ou
therein the advantage over his predecosor, who Wld change the gazer, blood and berm.
Into a mass of solid stone ;
was obliged to wait for the slow process of legali- Looking at Tr rice's head, they siry,
zing his proceedings, by the act ettabllshing the sub- Turn the beholders all. to C LAI).
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Treasury. He inveighs against the abuse of
Franking Privilege; much the best part of the a •
uncut by the bye, and one Which we hope '•'
gross will take into early and serious considcrati,
He complains, bitterly, of persons who tire i 7)
habit of sending letters. &c. by the same cue, ,
oncea that carry the mail, thereby defrauding
Sam and his representative tho Presidentper
of their just dues:
The Mission to Chins, is passed over as rai,
as possible, perhaps because it was thought, "I
said, soonest mended," on that point. We b.
however, from the Document, that Bob's poet,.
not set fire to the Bay of Gibraltar, othervviA..
would not have passed over such a phenot,rl
in silence.
We would especially recommend the pert'm
this Document which relates to Texas; to the :tt:s
tion of Mrs. Gaines, us furnishing an exce:!,llt
for the neat (sermon !) oh the horrors of wr:
We are not sure that the Accidental Calamity 1.
not been lately attending her lectures: Who
term is out, he had best unite with her, in a c:
of Lectures upon that interesting subject.
The folio Wing information may be use
newspaper patrons, as well as to the public ge,
ly, and certain individuals particularly.
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"A Post Master may enclose money in a L
'to the publisher of a newspaper, to pay the subr.
tion of a third person, and frank the letter ; if wr.:
by himself."
NOT E.-Some subscribers may not be awm
the above regulation. It will be seen, that by
guesting the Post Muster where they reside to frt.
their letters containing money, he will do so
being satisfied that the letters contain nothing b
what refers to the subscription.
Postage,
The following language in reference to tho red
don of postage, occurs in the annual report-of
Post Master Cieneral :
"There is at the present moment consideral :c
agitation in the public mind on the subject of
reduction of postage, and it seems to be expec'
by some, that the Postmaster General should rece:.-
mend the reduction of the rates of postage. r:
opinions upon this subject were given to Congres%
in answer to a resolution, at the last session. The, •
opinions were necessarily hypothetical, and Deco:
ponied by a distinct annunciation, that if any cc .
siderablo reduction in the rates of postage shot
be deemed advisable by Congress, it should be r -
ceded by a provision to relieve the Department fr
certain heavy annual responsibilities, and ahCoun .
nied by a proper regulation and restriction of t:.
franking privilege. Without such refief and mos:
ification of the existing laws, it was me
then and it is my opinion still, that if any reduction
in the rates of postage was made, the mail service
would not yield a sufficiency to meet its own expen.4
slithers upon the then and present existing scale of
operations.
"If Congress should not determine Co thafie
reduettion of postage to the extent indicated by t..
views and published opinions of those wholta,
agitated the subject, I Would respectfully iecorn•
mend, as I have done on former occasions, that
present rates of postage be so changed as to core...-
pond with the coins of the United States.
There is a large class of printed matter, midi L.:.
handbills, the prospectus of a newspaper, pric, s
current, the drawings of lotteries, proof sheets, do ,
now charged with letter postage, which ought n
to pay higher rates than newspapers and pamphle
A just discrimination between newspapers, as to
or weight, should be made in the imposition of
tage.
The franking privilege, if not abolished elk.
gather, should in some way be restricted and ite,
abuse checked."