THE SOURN AL. prosinter riuNctri.ts—SUPPOILTICED ny TRUTII.J PIN , IDIY, TUESDAY, JUNI?. ry 11319. Hoover's Ink. IIOOVER'S SUPERIOR WRITING INK sale at <This office. TERMS: The "RiEvrivarion JOURNAL" 'is published at the following rates, viz: 81;76 a year, if paid in advance ; $2,00 if paid the year, and 42,30 if not paid until alt;•r the expiration of the year. The above terms to be adhered to in all easel. No subscription taken for less than six months, and no pap, discontinued until all arrearaites are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. 'STATE '©INVENTION. At the last meeting of the Whig State Cen tral 'Committee, held at Harrisburg, in pursu ance of the public call, it was, on motion Resolved, That the friends of the National and State administrations, in Pennsylvania, be re - in , sted to meet in the several cif., and coun ties of the State, and select delegil .s equal in number to their representation Ih - the State Let islature, who shall meet in Convention at Cie Court House, in Harrisburg, lit 11 o'Clock, A. M., on Thursday 16tle day of August next, for the purpose of selecting a candidate for CANAL COMMISSIONER, and to do such other business as the interest of the country may require. by order - of the •dawnnttlee Cholera. The Cholera at the West continues, though several towns heretofore afflicted are now ex empt, among them Louisville, and Maysville, Kentucky. There were 128 cases at St Louis during the week ending at noon on the 22d— a decline of 79 from the preceding week, though in the latter I,w days the mortality had greatly Increased. There were sixty-eight cases •of cholera and ten deaths, on steamer Atlantic, as rived at St. Louis with 300 emigrants. Two cases of cholera had occurred at Hannibal, Mo., down to Cie 13111. The cholera tad re,tcppeat ed Nashville ox the 24th—six out of nine cases proving fatal. Six or seven new cases, with two deaths, occurred, in the lunatic hos pital at Lexington, last Thursday. Among the CaLfornia emigrants, though there were soma cases wear the towns, SO or 90 miles out these was no sickness. In St. Louis reports of 16 interments on the 81st ult. have been made, four of which were of Cholera. In New York city eight cases of cholera w.ira reported on the Ist inst., two of which proved fatal. Seven cases and two deaths by cholera were reported in Richmond, Va., on the let inst. This disease has made its appearance in Al bany, N. Y. No further cases were reported in Baltimore on the lat. The Pittsburg American says:—The cholera Is now only remembered here as a thing .bout which some of our alarmists took fright a few weeks ago. It is now a forgotten matter. No one case has yet occurred in the city, and we can assure our friends abroad that the city has not, for many years, been more . healthy than at present. We regret that several of our friends from the country, summoned here as jurors at the Circut Court of the United States, should have failed to attend. All those summoned from Westmoreland, as well as a portion from Arm strong, were among the missing at roll call.— Ws hope the i Ike reports about the cholera did not inflanee them in this. A Prayer. Bishop Potter has put forth the following prayer, to be used in the congregations of his Diocese, during the continuance of the cholera .•0 God, with whom are the issues of life and death, to whom it justly belongeth to punish sin ners and to be merciful to them that truly re pent, save us we humbly beseech thee, from the ravages of that Pestilence with which we are threatened. We have provoked thy righteous jul4ments by our manifold transgression and hardness of heart, and though we should utterly p !Huh, our punishment would be less than our sins deserve. But, 0 Got, who desfrest not the death fora sinner, but rather that he should turn Ilye ; have p Iy upon ns tiy unworthy creatures, and grant that we, repi-ntmg of our blip ties and forsaking our sins, may expu,rietice thy forgiving and protect ing grace. As thus thy p 7 m:le of old when they turned to thee from their bell on, and didst cause thy destroying ang••l to cease from punishing, so turn thine anger from us who meekly acknos•le• h : our vileness and truly repent of our sins. `"-•:.are those who are now suffering from this grievous sickness, re store the voice of joy and health to their dwel lings, aid grant that all who shall taste thy forbearing mercy may devote their souls and Indies a I ving sacrifice to thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." Death of Dr• Coolidge Tits Boston papers give the following partic ulars of the (loath of Dr. Coolidge, who was confirmd it, the Maine State Prison for the mur• Mathews s Dr. Conlldge, the murderer of Mathews, com mitted suicide in consequence of having been detected in e plot with a prisoner, who was about to b^ liberated, to kill Flint, his former student. The plot was as hallows i—Flint was to be lured to a certain place, where he was to be killed In such a manner as would lead to the impression that tir had committed suicide. A. bottle was to 'oe placed near him containing poi son, and a letter confessing hime,lf the murder er of Mathews. The warden found oil the pris oner the letter with the details of the plot, and et once ■hut Coolidge up. Shortly after, on going to the cell, Coolidge was found on the floor expiring, end &eel shortly after. The lat ter explcted, if the plot proved successful, that he would be liberated• He had promised to pay his accomplice $l,OOO for murdering Flint. A Now: Bino.—Mr. Alsstander Russell of East Vincent, Chester county, shot a lurge Ea.:le, on the Bth inst., which measured feet l inch fro n tip to tip. This is one of the Noblest gpeciinens of the kingly bird, which, ike the veritable kings oc earth, ere fest pin t rg The Summer. The Spring is gone. May, with her wild flowers and blossoms is succeeded by the early Summer. June, the gay "month of 'roses," with her balmy air and fragrance has Spread her verdant mantle over the earth, and all hathre rejoices at her presence. Her sunshine and her showers paint the " bow of promise" on the clouds, and inspire the husbandman, amid his with the linpe'oi a golden reward. And what a time for the admirer of rural and Sylvan brainy 1 The clad meadow, slumbering 'try the gentle lullaby of the meandering rivulet —4lle broad acres of whelt and rye, waving in the ittetee, varying lighttend *bade ; the tall oak promising rest and refreabitidrit to the reapers.— the gurgling spring and liinpid itrestm—thero cal forest and mountain, arraying themselves in living green—all then ate sights and sounds which guide the soul from "Nature up to Na ture's God"—sights and sounds upon whichltre eye can rest and the ear lean with pure delight. But these are pleasures which are denied to thousands who are pent up in the dusky city.— Alas for the soul-shrivelling imprisonment of such! All the changes of the seasons, brought about by the wonderful plan of an all-wise Creator, are agreeable to the reflecting mind; yet many look upon the sear and yellow leaf of Autumn in melancholy mood, and upon the approaching Winter 'with lees-el. But the beautiful month of June is hailed with a hearty welcome by all. Its genial sunedne calls into being the grate ful first fruits of the Summer; and where is there a specimen of the "genus bonto" whose heart and lips have not a eulogy for A dish of ripe strawberries, smothered in cream 1" But the Summer, with all her pleasures—the flowers and the fruits--the sweet scent of The mown grass, and the song of the reaper, like all other things earthly, will speedily pass away. '1 he Autumn will bringsvith Pt an . abandance fruits; /gi veli will it'be for the inhabitants of ttri-s highly fa ,, ored grid fruitfal land, if the sea son which the ancients thought fitly represented by the Scorpion, that venomous animal which stings with its tail as it recedes, will not be pro lific of disease and death. Let all remember the virtue of temperance in all . : n in gs , ant en j o y the bounties of nature with moderation and thankfulness to the giver of all good. Fourth of July. We observe that preparations are making in various places for celebrating the approaching anniversary of American tndependetwe. What is to be done in Huntingdon Are we to have a celebration, or will the " glorious fourth" be permitted to pass by without the usual demon strations of patriotic feelitt? That day, above all others, should ever be held in sacred remem brance by every genuine American. We move for a demonstration of some kind in Hunting don. Who will second the motion Ca"' The R,publican Standard, published in Columbia county, has hoisted the name of HENRY M. ELIA..., Esq., as the next Whig candidate for Canal Commissioner, subject to the decision of the Whig State Convention. TIM NATION SL TEMPLE OF HONOR, which is the head of that branch of the Order of the Sons of Temperance, held its fourth annual session in Cincinnatti last week, lasting three days. Representatives were present from Ohio, Kentucky, Maryland, Indiana, Alabama, Ten nessee, Louisiana and Michigan, but none from Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut, although there are Grand Temples in those States. The National Temple at this sesslon, by an unanimous vote, dissolved its connection with the Sons of Temperance, decla ring that the cause of temperance requited this step. To conform to this, the Constitution etc., were revised. Total abstinence was introduced into the pledge, which was also made binding to the end of life. Th:s Order numbers about 15,000 members, 300 temples and 14 grand temples. Fatal Accident Two females, named Radler,' Highfield and Nary Few, were descending a hill in an open buggy, near George F. Gllpen's, in Birmingham township, Delaware county, on the 17th inst., the horse, as is supposed, by some of the harness not being properly adjusted, was frightened and became unmanageable, started and ran rapidly down a steep hill. At the loot of the hill the horse fell, and the ladies were both thrown out of the vehicle. The horse jumped up and ran en, leaving the ladies lying in the road, where they were discovered by some person passing by. Racbael was seriously injured by her skull being fractured *arose the forehead, and several other severe ruts on the head and face. The aid of a skillful and experienced physician was obtained in a few minutes, but she survived only a few days. The other lady escaped unhurt.— The deceased was a very respectable young la dy, a sister of Amos Highfield formerly of this Borough, and her sudden and deplorable death is deeply lamented by a large circle of relations and friends.—Vill”rn Record. The Shunk Monument. 'Three hundred and ninety-five dollars and fifty-four cent., have been !subscribed for the purpose of erecting a monument to the memory of the late Governor Shunk—a sum not sufficient to warrant the undertaking of such a work. A great parade of arrangements for collecting in Bucks county was made seine time ago in the 4, lDemo:rat;" but nothing is reported as receiv from that county. Berks county contributed $25.7.5; and Phila delphia ss3.oo—the remainder chiefly coming from Montgomery. The Gamantnwn Telegraph, speaking on the subject, says—" Were some honor proposed to be conferred upon a Lists Governor, the funds would have been promptly forthcoming." Governor Shunk was a very worthy man ; and we have had fe s! if any better Governors.— In his lifetime he had "friends" who lauded him as withoutt equal. Where are they now I What a commentary upon the sincerity of polit , cians —•spsseisll./ of the hen, "Loc.," From the Baltimore American. The Polities of the Day, The staples of political diecnssiOn are now mostly local and incidental. The journals op posed to the administration, making the most of their resources, are copiostly full of complaints and expostulations at the changes made in pqblie Offices. Upon this theme they are eloquent and pathetic, A New Hampshire paper asks with much pertinence : In all the papers, from Texas to Maine, what is the theme oi disconree/ Are there any re grets expressed that the new adminietratioa may overturn some of the plans which the so called democracy originated/ Not a word of it. Do you hear tirades against a discriminating tariff Not a word of that, either. Is any solicitude felt ior•that peculiar pet of irecent administra tions, the Sub-Treasury? The rocks in'theanost seclude,: dell of New Hampshire are not mbre silent than are the locofoco papers upon that matter; and tariffs, and sub-treasuries, and war, * 4 irrianifeft destiny," high or low postage, river and harbor improvements, Congress mileage, banks and railroads s —have no place in the thoughts of the outgoing party, which 'are all bent upon what is now apparent has formed its only bond of union—the proceeds of fat offices, and money making jobs.. Yea, the "tffiterrified 'I/ember - 11,-y," as they called Pbr about , twenty years strode, like a very col ossus, over every thing; who treated the Whigs with the utmost arrogance; who said, in 1844, that the character of the general administration was determined for a quarter of a century, and that the whigs had better disband at once : this party, repeat—so arrogant, so vindictive, so confident that it was intrenehed behind ramparts which could not be demolished for everso many years—is—crying orer'tho loss of igo'btead and butter !" The late official paper, nut content with filling editorial columns with outcries about proscrip tion, fills other columns with auxilliary contri butions on the same subject. What is wanting in variety is supplied by repetition, so that all -who come to the feast, if they complain of the caterer, must at least admit that there is enough provided. And no doubt it is all very good of its kind, but like the patent soda water of the ventriloquist, the kind is not very good. In reducing its range of reasoning and patr . „, tism to the items of proscriptitn, pledges and pity, tht kcema to be proceeding upon the princ:pie of that lover of landscapes and of the picturesque, who contended that all the va riety presented by Nature seas to be found in cluded in three words, "water, plants and ground." " For what is Nature—ring the changes round, But three flat notes—as water,plants and ground! Prolong the peal, yet spite of all your clatter, The three flat notes are still—ground, plants and water. So when some Jolot his dull invention racks, To rival Boodle's dinners or Almucks, Three uncouth legs of mitten shock our eyes, Three roasted geese, three buttered apple-pies." Whether, with this limited variety, the thing is mended by serving up the same dishes hashed, the readers of the Union may judge. By way of deserts to its political banquets some discussions about "democracy" are furnished—democracy which it designates, by a strange abuse of the definite article, the democracy." But the arti cle is so indefinite that it comes up in a shape resembling a floating island, or a whipped syl labub. THE KEYSTONE AND REFRACTORY DEMOCRATS. The Keystone's work of purging the Demo cratic party of those refractory democrats of the late legislature who refused to be whipped into the party harness, does not seem to prosper. The democracy of York county were called up on to repudiate her members ! Well, a demo- erotic county meeting was held, and they re sponded to the Keystone by unanimously adopting the following resolution Resolved, That the democracy of York coun ty have full confidence in the honesty, ability 1 and integrity of George F. Carl, David F. Wil- hums, and Thomas Grove, mem hers of the late House of Representatives that we rardiany approve their course at the late session, and say unto them, well dors geed and faithful sei'vants. What does the Keystone think of that? But this is not all. Mr. Little of Wyoming was also one of the proscribed. He was also to be read out of the patty at the dictum of the Keystone ! At a democratic meeting in that county, how ! ever, his party fully sustained him. The follow ing resolution was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That Robert R. Little, Esq., our late Representative, is entitled to the thanks of the people of Wyoming county, for his untiring . exertions in favor of the completion of the North Branch Canal, and we hereby approve of his legislative course, and have reason to believe that so long as we send such Representatives, the rights and interests of the North will be ;guarded and protected. Really this is paying very little respect to the great Sanhedrin of Democracy. They pay 1 no more regard to his mandates than to the 'idle I wind r —Why, it's a rebellion !—nay worse— it's 'rank treason!' They ought, to be shot as 'deserters!'—Pa. Intelligence, Whig Meeting. At a county meeting of the Whigs of Wyo ming, the following among other resolutions, were adopted : Resolved, That Governor WILLIAM F. JOHNSTON, by his peculiar attention to the interests of the North, in relation to the North Branch Canal, has merited the gratitude of ev ery citizen of this portion of the State ; and to him and the members of the Legislature who represented our interests, we acknowledge our indebtedness for the appropriation that has been made. Resolved, That in view of the approaching choice of a nominee for Canal Commissioner by the Whig State Convention, we deem it pro per to press upon the consideration of our brethren in other portions of the State, the claims of the North upon the party and to rec ommend to their favorable notice the name of ficsay M. Fui.i.zit, Esq., of Luzerne, as a suitable person Inr the State nomination ; being one in whose talents and integrity we have the fullest confidence, and whom we know to be ev ery way qualified for the station. The meeting was then addressed by 11. M. Futi.,zii, Esq., and on motion, Willard Jackson was elected Delegate from that county to the Whig State Convention. WORTII.—The shipping at New York displayed their flags at half-mast, on Wednesday, ill memory of the iateG,n. Worth. DRATU or Gen. Wositt,tThe intelligence of 'the death of the gallsht WOrth'has every WsePb been received with the thbst profound regret.— He was beloved Div hie fine qualities as a high• hearted man, andltiltnired universally as a brave and accomplished officer. The army and the country were alike proud of him as one of the brightest orsionetfts 0f hls profession. The New °gem it entree* in an eloquent obituary notice, thus elocitientry alludes to an occasicht when the pOblic 'regard 'far this gallant soldier was strikingly remarked : This warmth of regard wan most signally marnfested, when the battles of Resaca de la Palma and Palo Alto I were fought, and Worth, onconscidos iof The impending crisis of glory, and stung by 'What he thought professional wrong, had left the army, and thus lost the opportunity for glory for which 'his soul had panted. In the national jubilee of errultatiftwhich followed these glorionsechie'v meats aMousand laments were offered by men,' who knew Worth only in his fame, and felt for ' , the wounds-of his spirit, that he had been 'On- happilyabsent when that harvest of renownwers reaped. And when the jealous soldier rushed back to the field, impatient with himself that he hall ittoraritly quitted it, and eager to reclaim his !hate Of the'firtnre toils of his brothers-in- I arms, the sympathizing good wishes of the na tion went with him. We, who saw him then, as he passed through, wither stern brow, as one who had suffered some heavy calamity, which he was resolute to retalr'br`to die in the attempt, remember well hcriv'dniversal was the wish ex pressed by all mouths that Worth might have an early opportunity to win 'for himself what all felt 'o be his'true share of the laurels to be gdthered on . the well-fought fields of Mexico. All remember, too, when Monterey was won, after a deadly and desperate struggle, and the national heart was again aroused to enthusias tic exultation by the triumphs of that great day, how generons a chorus of manly congratulation was raised throughout the army and in the country,that the leading duties and the foremost honors of the day had been conceded by the illustrious commander. without murm'n or sat. , prise, to the gallant Worth 1;i, whi . t e pl ume , , like that of Henry . • at I tryth e 01-I -• teas flamme" of the battle ; and when the strife was over, the vict:,ry won, and the heated blood re turned calmly to its accustomed channels, it :was noted that the gloom had departed from the brow of Worth—the fever of impatience had left his soul—his look was again lofty. arid face bright and elate, as of one who ilea con- I quered fortune, and won his way to fame, in spite of fate." IWOrth Brantlt Canal; The people of the region through which this improvement runs, seem to be fully alive to th! itl aorta, , of the work. The Brad ford Argus states that " the people of Luzerne county have come 'to the determination to form a Union ticket, and send two of their best men —one of each party—to the Legislature the en suing winter. Their object is to take the North Branch as much as possible out of the hands of politicians, and place it in a position which will ensure its immediate completion. Hon. John N. Conyngham, and Henry M. Fuller, Esq., are spoken of as their men. ha Wyoming county, it is probable that Mr. Little will be returned by acclamation, unless the clique at Montrose (Susquehanna votes with Wyoming,) succeed in defeating his nomi nation. Bradford is interested as much as either of the above counties, and surely, will do as much as those wt.o do most, in anything calculated to promptly finish the work.", The krgus urges the formation of a union ticket in Bradford, as proposed in Lucerne county.—lntelligencer CO — The next Legislature will apportion the Senators and Representatives to the several counties for the next seven years, which will render the session more than usually important. Let the Whigs throughout the State see to it that they select good material to represent them at Harrisburg next winter. ProaOtiptioit The following art !e iin frok ription, is from the New Orleans Bulletin. Supposing General TAYLOR to be it no-party man, to be not only not an ultra Whig, but no Whig at all, and that he was elected by both parties indiscrimi nately; he is the President of the peo ple, and although he may “nave no friends to serve and 110 enemies to pun= ish," yet, as a true and just inns, he will not tolerate that iniquitous system of proscription whidh he found existing, and which, as a just magistrate, and an honest man, it is his duty to Froscribe. It is his peculiar of to proscribe prif scriptinn, and not to perpetuate it. 'fhb higs are a majority of the peoplei and there is neither reason nor justice in their being any longer disfranchised from holding at least an equal share of the public offices ; but these greedy Democrats not only refuse to halve with us the loaf, but even to give us the crumbs, or "the run of the kitchen," al though our own man sits in the par lor as master of the house. For twenty years the Whig party, constituting a large and respectable mi• nority, have been deprived of any par ticipation in the enjoyments of office. They have been an outlawed and pro scribed race; the system of proscrip tion has not only been followed, but un blushingly avowed as a rule and princi ple of action. At the period of the in auguration of Gen. Taylor as the Whig President, there was not a single Whig holding the appointment of minister at a foreign court, not a Whig charge d'af fairs, nut a Whig consul, not a Whig collector, surveyor, naval officer, or na vy agent; not a Whig marshall, land office register, or receiver; not a whig sub-treasurer or postmaster ; all were Locofocos, and filled their offices by vir tue of their Locofocoism. And this was not proscription in Mr. Palk ! His ad ministration, the Union says, was not a proscriptive one ! FATAL ACCIDE:,T.-Mr. Robert Ram sey, a highly respectahle citizen of Washington, Pll., was killed last Wednesday, by filing from the Female Seminary buildings now in progress of erection Democratic Doctrine Wo invite the attention of the Globe to the following portion of the democratic creed adop ted March 4, aIIG, by a Democratic State Con vention, in the hope that he may find consolation in the fact that Gen. Taylor har.: endursei the doctrine herein contained: Resolved, That in4iitropinion a Democratic administration should teround itself with its !own political friends, illitsts%ll6ollcial stations of The country are to be legarded'nen as "spoils" bat as grave trusts of italovoce and 7powet,, for which the holders are responsibleto the people, they should invariably be placed in the hands of the party who areresponsible for their exercise, and for that and other obvious reasons, Me pa rroq,,,,re pimperatic cfp be DISIRIBUTED TO DEMOCRATS A— ' LONE. j Resolved, That we would respectfully call the attention of Preeident.POLK and the beads ,stf depetrnentslo this ifilijeit,'tnd assure them ;•oinour opinion that high considerations of policy tequ're that his Executive patronage should NOT de &wooed upon our political opponents, believing as we do that to bestow it %pen them .or SUFFER THEM TO RETAIN vr, will 'prejudice the interests of the party, and paralyze 'the efro.ts of its members. Resolved, That the REMOVAL from the various offices at Washington-1)f EVERY OP ' PONENT OF THE NATIONAL ADMINIS TRATION, or of the Democratic principle. and measures, has long been called for, and is alike demanded by the voice of the Democratic party and hire best interests .of the country, and ought not to be Integer postponed or delayed." At the time .of the adoption of the above res olutions, the "Democratic party" was in power, and with but few exceptions, feasting on the loaves and fishes of office. And notwithstand ing they have filled the offices of the State and National administrations, the last twenty years, their.cry is still the cry of the everlasting horse leech—.Give, st i r, GIVE!" Put the re: moval frQin the various offices at Washington, of every opponent of the National Administra tion" is now, alike, demanded by the voice of the people, and the best ihkeiesis - of the coun try l and we do hope that the "democratic doc trine" contained in the foregoing resolutions ilia, be effectually carried out, regardless of the 'Mournful requiems of Locofocoism. The Gos•ernof iri Philadelphia , Gov. Johnston returned from a visit to Phil adelphia on Thursday last, where the hospital ities of the city were showered upon him in profusion, as we leartt by the public press, al though the Locofocos, in their unnal Violation of all decency, praclaimed his visit as a politi cal mission, designed to control the appoint ments in the Custom House. The Governor was highly gratified with his visit. Governor JOIINSTON will return to Ilarrisburg, says the Philadelphia Inquirer, highly gratified with his visit to Philadelphia, and deeply im pressed, not only with the courtesy of our citi zens, but with the rapid groaxth of our city, the spirit and enterprise of our people, and the noble character of our public Institutions. As the Chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth, he may well be proud of Philadelphia as its Commercial Metropolis. On Wednesday last the Governor accompanied by the City Councils and a number of our most distinguished citizens visited Kensington, and examined the steamer Philadelphia, of the Philadelphia and Atlantic Steam Navigation Line. She is a splendid spe cimen of Naval Architecture. At once beau tiful and substantial, she is calculated alike to excite admiration and to struggle nobly and tri umphantly with the winds and waves. The President of the company, Mr. Thompson, was one of the party, and furnished all the necessary information. This company is evidently man aged with great energy and enterprise, and can not but he eminently successful. The go-ahead spirit is characteristic of all its lending officers. The patty sUbsequently embarked on board the ReVenUe Cutter, Captain Nones, and enjoyed a delightful sail in the Delaware as far as the Navy Yard. The excursion throughout was one of great interest and pleasure. All parties were pleased, and the impression made by the Governor was most favorable. He takes the liveliest interest in everything that concerns the prosperity of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania; and, as already remarked, will tettirti Id Hai tisbtieg Ilelighled with his t•iii; utid With the many agreeable incidents and liosiitai:llds catt;- ' hected therewith. By the way, in liccasional trip by out thief Magistate 16 Various sections ' of the Commonwealth, could not but be pro ductive of good. The people Would thus become more intimate With their leading Odic func tionary, wit . ,le *Ott li. Bart, valuable information Would be obtained as to the wants, interests and relative prosperity of the different portions of the State, not to be acquired but by personal observation. Debts of the Different Stater. The following table may prove interesting to most of our readers : Debt. Population. Per head Maryland, $12,000,000 405,000 $3O Pennsylvania, 41,000,000 2,125,000 20 Louisiana, 9,500,000 470,000 20 Alabama, 9,000,000 690,000 13 Ohio, 19,000,000 1,850,000 101 New York, 21,000,000 2,750,000 9 Massachusetts, 6,200,000 850,000 71 Virginia, 7,390,000 1,260,000 6 Kentucky, 4,200,001) 850,000 5 Tennessee, 3,200,000 950,000 54 Illinois, 21,000,000 750,000 29 NON-pAYING STATES. Michigan, 7,500,000 370,000 '2O Mississippi, 10,500,000 610,000 17 Indiana, 0,700,000 600,900 5i rennwylvania Railroad. The Daily News gives the following flattering account in regard to the sub scriptions making by the citizens of the city and co fitly i.l Philadelphia, to secure the final completion of the Central rail road to liullidaysdurg. "We understand that a meeting, of the several block committees appointed to solicit sit bscriptions to the Pennsylva nia Railroad Company, quite a number reported, and it was ascertained that upwards of 6000 shares hod been sub scribed for amounting to over $BOO,OOO. Quite a number of the committees have not yet reported, but we understand they have all met the most flattering en couragement." From the Penneylvania Telegraph. Gross Mismanagement of the Public works. ADMISSION OF LOCOFOCO fi iTRAVAGAINCE AND CORRUPTION. We find in the Keystone, of the 16th instant, a remarkable exhibit of the state of things on 'fire Public Works, showing the utter Incompe tency, or worse than 'that, the absolute reck• lessness dishonesty tit' 'the Locofocos who have for years controlled the orperations of the Canal Board. Can it he thit , the Locofocos, themselves are becoming so much alarmed at The gross abuses practiced on the Public Works, that they conceive it necessary to turn upon an 4 denounce their own chosen instruments? It is very Well for the Keystone to assume for its par• ty, on the et a of alt ele'Ctlon of another member of the C.inul Board, a virtue which years of pad experiense has prove d them to be utterly desti• tote of. We think, LOWe'ver, &at like the fraud. ulerit ant awine.ling .itsumption of 1814, that Polk Was in favor 'of the Tariff of '42, it will fail in its intended effect upon the credulity of the people. But why has the editor of the Key. stone permitted these gross abuses to slumber so long, since he was for several year. in a po sition to be fully acquainted with them. Wli;" did he not feel it his duty to brig them to the attention of the late Governor Shunk, while acting as Secretary of the CommanWealth, and through him procure a Legislative investigation of the subject? These nfillitactiCes have not • existed for only a single year,—they arc co• existent with the Board of Commissioners itself. Now is it then that the editor of the Keystone has Only jest now had his attention arrested by this er.orm.ty To show the extent of these frauds, so tardily brought to light by this vigilant guardian of the public interests, we make the following extract from the article in the Keystone on the subject ; and we do not hesitate to say, that whatever might have been the impression on the public mind as to the amount of money annually squat.- dered upon the Locofoco pets and favorites at the Board, it will be found to have been but a faint, a vet y faint outline, indeed, of the whole truth. The editor says ..We must again call the attention of the peo ple, to the great interest they have involved, in securing the proper management of the public works. The actual receipts from the canals and railroads of the St,te, tray be vet mated, in the absence of extraordinary interrupt,ons, at $l.- 700,000 per annum, with the prospect of an an nual increase, in a rat:o corresroading w ith the increase of the population and wealth of the country. This sum under proper management. ought to net to the State, not less than $1,000,- 000, after deducting all necessary expense. Our opinion is, and we may express it without ego tism, as we have had some means of knowing, that six hundred thousand dollars per annum is sufficient to pay all the necessary expenses of repairs, motive power, collectors, lock keepers and al. other proper expenses, (excepting ex traordinary casualties,) and to conduct a lim,i. ness, as large as has yet been done in any one year. And we believe, that seven• hundred thousand dollars, would be a large average, for any series of years, including damages by extra ordinary freshets, and other casualties. "A competent individual, who would contract to keep them in good order, for a series of tent years, and to furnish the motive power equal to the largest business that has yet been done, and pay all the officers and agents, and take the risk Mall floods and easualtkes, could fulfil his con tract in good faith, and make a very large for • tune by the operation. Of this there is no sea sonable ground of doubt, finless some greater destruction should happen, than has yet occur• rod since their construction. The difference between this, and the actual coat of the I,t year, is enormous. During the past fiscal year, there was paid out of the treasury the sum of $996,592.70 Besides the debts reported as on , paid amounting to Alaking the, enormous sum of $1,277,568.17 "But this hi not nll It hes since been ascer tained that the debts (hie r'il ninny of the Li, are much greater ll:ah the amontit t.•porine, which Win When aseeilained and paid mak, ethitiderably ovet $1,300,000.00 Dedhet front this what the indi Miry expenn9 alght to b, And we have a balance of $700,000.00 td be atcohnted us extraordinary expense," Here We have, then, the eriorthoul new of SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND dollars, which according to Locofoco authority, and a man who says he can utter his opinion without egotism, because he has the means of knowing, absolutely robbed and plundered from the State, one year after another, and doubtless very kli. , ciously expended for party pm poses on the eve of every annual electicn. We would ask the editor of the Keystone if, in his opinion, these seven hundred thousand were so expended last year, when the Locofoco party were straining every nerve to elect A MEMBER OF THE CANAL BOARD to the Gubernatorial office! It is said that Mr. Longstrcth paid a visit along the line of the public works but a abort time be• fore the last Gubernatorial election, and what is equally remarkable, that he has not been upon the line since. Perhaps, if the Keystone were permitted to disclose all the secrets of this ex traordinary visit, we might get at a few of the items of this enormous bill of extras. We should like to see a bill of particulars. Will the edi tor of the Keystone furnish it for the information of the people . ? We shall see: From the above expose of the condition of things, we think the people have, indeed, a very deep interest “ite scouring the proper Manage: moot of the public worts." And since they have tried Locofoco management for so many years, with so disastrous a result, they must be pretty well convinced that they have every thing to gain by the substitution of good and true Whigs for the present Locofoco incirmbente. YELLOW FEVER has broken ont in Havana, in a very malignant form. Pa pet: and letters to the 12th ult. were re ceived at New Orleans on the 17th iilt., by the steamer Isthmus.—Mr. Alexand er Murray, a much respected young man from England acting consul for Austria, had dyed of the fever. Strangers were caving the place as rapidly as possible. 290,995. t 7 600,000.00
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