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Editorial State Convention
We publish in another column the proceedings
of this body, which assembled in Harrisburg on
the Ist inst. The attendance was respectable,
but not as large as we anticipated. The pro
ceeding adopted meet our hearty concurrence,
and we hope there will be a united effort on the
part of the country Press to secure the adoption
of the 'suggestions embodied in them, by our Na
tional and State Legislatures. Let us an go to
work and success must crown our efforts.
The Legislature.
Nothing of special interest transpired at Har
risburg during the past week. Mr. Cornyn pre ,
Rented several petitions froni citizens' of this
county, in favor ofa county Poor House.
One of the most able Letter Writers at the
Seat or Government engaged to write us a week-'
13 , letter during the Session. We expected to
present his first letter to -our readers this week,
but for some cause it has not been received. It
was doubtless mailed at the proper time, but
owing to the peculiar mail arrangements now
existing, may not be received for a day or two
yet.
Congress.
- Gen. Cass's resolution to suspend diplomatic
intercourse with' Austria has been discussed in
thic Senate by the mover, Mr. Hale and Mr. Clay.
Mr. Cass evidently moved in this matter to
Make political capital out of the universal feel
ing pervading the people of this country against
Austria, for her cruelties 'to the Hungarian Pa
triots. But Mr. Clay's statesman like views of
the proposition has taken the wind out of his
sails, Mr. Clay truly remarked that diplomat
ic intercourse with foreign powers was not kept
up by this Government out of respect to the cus
toms or institutions of those Powers, but far the
purpose of protecting American interests.
In the House, ,the protracted contest for
Clerk terminated on Friday last, in the election
of Mr. CAMPBELL, the Whig candidate. This
result was brought shod by the accession of
one free soil Whig, (Mr. Crowell, of Ohio,) and
eight clemocrat'c voter.
The other officers of the House have not yet
been elected, and none of the public business has
yet been entered upon.
Speaker of the House.
We confess ourself astonished at the selection
made by the democracy of the House of Repre
sentatives, at Harrisburg, of a presiding officer.
How it happened that John S. McCalmont
was selected over such men as McClintock of
Allegheny, Porter, of Northampton, Conyng
ham and Beaumont, of Luxe' ne, is a puzzler to
us. His qualificat!ons to preside are as moder
ate as his appearance le unprepossessing. We
never seen the duties of the chair so tamely dis
charged before. During the !ast session of the
Legislature Mr. MeCalmorit Was one of the
most zealous opponents of elec ting Judges by
the People. is it possible that al; the profes
sions of the democracy of love for this n. , adure ,
have been hypocritical—that they are at . t .'enrt
opposed to it—and that Mr. MeCalmont
selected with the view to so constructing the
Judiciary Committee as to defeat its passage
this winter 1
We call the attention of our neighbor of the
Globe to this matter. Daring the campaign of
last fall, the Globe was filled every week with
articles objecting to Col. Cornyn, on the ground
of his vote against the election of Judges. Yet
we find the Locofoco Speaker has made Jas. M.
Porter Chairmen of the Judiciary Committee, a
gentleman whose opinions against the election
of Judges and the limited tenure are on record,
and placed Col. Cornyn second on the same
committee, and the Globe has not offered any
objections. Will our neighbor explain to us
the position of his party on this important ques
tion 1 It is somewhat equivocal at present, as
evidenced by the selection of Speaker of the
House of Repreaentatives.
BY" The Reading Journal appears in a new
and beautiful dress. Friend lt nabb makes a
spirited and excellent paper, and richly deserves
the success that his paper meets with.
Ca' DAVID Oven, Esq., succeeds W. T:
CUAPMAN, Esq., as editor of the Bedford Inqui
rer. Both have our best wishes. The Inqui
rer has heretofore been an excellent Whig pa
per, and from his first number, We predict that
Mr. Over will not let it decline in either spirit
or ability.
ri - The "Clinton Tribune," is the title of a
new and neat Whig paper started at Lock Ile
ven, Clinton county, by A. J. Greer, Egg, We
wish it succeFs.
Good for Huntingdon.
Two THOUSAND TWO HUADILED DOLLAHS has
been subscribed by the citizens of Huntingdon,
to secure the Depot, Ric., of the Pa., Railroad
within the borough limits. This liberal and
highly creditable subscription secures the ob
ject in view. This subscription excites our
admiration, and makes us feel proud of the town
()form adoption. Where a liberal spirit of this
j-,41.1 pet iudel a community, it must pro.prr.
Cot - . JohnstOn's Message:
The annual message of Governor Johnston is
received with unusual favor throtighout the
State. Indeed many of the opposition, papers
acknowledge it to be a State paper avant abil
ity, and containing wise and salutary .sugges
tions. Ttie Piitladelphia Sun, an independent
lapel', says the Aleasag'e cornmend itself' to
ihe attention of eVer)i Pennsylvanian, for its
practical and birs'iness like tone. There are
evidences througLlut of the Governor's intimate
knowledge of our State, her resources and re
quirements. His recommendations are not
those of the partizan but or the true Pennsylva ;
nian. He makes his recommendations in all sin
cerity, and with force, brevity, states his Yea: .
sons, which to us are very cogent. It would be
a happy day for our State, if our legislators
would meet the executive advice in n spirit of
frankness and concession—lay aside all section
al leelings, party aspirations and 'bitter end'
determinations, and co-operate to build tip a
state of affairs which would restore the golden
days of our Commonwerilth,and relieve her good
name from all taint. IVhether the present leg.
islature is composed of such patriotic materials
remains to Ire seen ; see fear it is not, but hope
for the best:
Speakee nest.
The locofoha press are now pouring down
their indignant wrath upon the devoted head of
this gentleman, without stint or measure, for
the course he has seen proper to pursue in the
State Senate. Now to show how contemptible
this party has made itself in regard to Mr. Best,
we need only state one fact, notoiious to both
parties at the time, that the evenitig after Mr.
Best had defeated the Locofoco candidate fur
Speaker, rs committee of Locofora Henatori
waited ou him and legged him to give Pt, their'
party a poet id,, of the small offices ! Anil Mr.
Best, out of sympathy fdr them, granted their
request. 'Yet, this is fhe Same Mr. Best they
affect so heartily to despise; to associate with
whom, according to the Locofoco press, would
be the deepest degredation. 11 to associate with
him is degrading,, what a re we to think of the
locofoco members of the State Senate, who, af
ter being defeated and spurned by Mr. Best, be
came his humble suppliants
Reporter to the Supremo Court.
This office is now vacant by the death of the
late officer, R. M. Barr, Esq. There are several
applicants for the appointment, and among the
number, our fellow townsman, A. %Vi IleNtoicz,
Esq. And without any disparagement to the
other applicants, we have no hesitation in de
claring one conviction, that Mr. B's claims are
paramount to any one of them. His quail
ffications are admitted to be good, being both a
practical printer and a well read lawyer, and
possessing more than ordinary natural ability.
For twenty years he has been a zealous laborer
for the success of Whig principles, and up to
this time has never asked office at the hands of
his party. As the editor of this paper in further
years, he did much towards building up the
Whig party in Hinitingdon county. When he
assumed the editorial control of the Huntingdon
Journal, the Wing majority in Huntingdon coun
ty was uncertain and meagre ; when he retired
from it, she could roll up a majority of sixteen
hundred for the candidates and principles of the
Whig party. In connection with Mr. Benedict's
personal merits and claims, Huntingdon county,
that never falters, it should be remembered,has
as yet received nothing from either the State or
National Administrations which she aided to
place in power. Her claims are, therefore,
worthy of respect, and we respectfully present
them to the notice of the appointing power.
Comity Treasurer.
Mr. Joni A Dovts, the Treasurer elect, has
entered upon the duties of his office. Mr.
Doyle is a gentleman of pleasing manners and
good business qualifications, and will doubtless
'flake an efficient and popular officer.
ISAAC NEFF, Esq., is the retiring Treasurer.
The duties of the office, however, have been
performed for the past two years, by Dr. H. K.
Neve, of this borough. And it is but justice to
gentleman to say, that those duties have
been p e !formed in a manner highly creditable to
himself isi24 his friends. fie retires from the
office w ith t,le best wishesof those with whom
connected, and of the
he has been o.iciallY
community general:;". . .
Notwithstanding the large outlays required to
rebuild the bridges destroyed by the flood of
1847, the finances of Hui. tingclon county
are still in a good condition. We are Informed
that the balance in the Treasury is 8f1,, 000 , and
that the amount due the county is $5,000, which
is just the amount of her present indebtedne;a•
This gratifying condition of the county finances
is highly creditable to our county officers, by
whose economy and goo 4 management it has
been brought about.
Religious Revival,
The Religious revival in the Methodist Epis
copal Church of this place still continues. The
church is nightly crowded to excess, and large
numbers are presenting themselves at the altar
to seek forgiveness for past transgressions.—
May this good work go on and prosper.
ag — We had quite a thaw last week, accom
panied with rain, and as a consequence, a con
considerable rise in the river. On Saturday
evening the weather changed, however, and we
have now a fine snow and pretty good sleighing.
L. A. Goner... , -We return our thanks' o Mr.
Godey, the accomplished editor of the Lady's
Book, for the admirable likeness of himself,
sent us through the mail.
Mayor of Pitfob
Jossen BARKER, who was re nvicted
for street preaching, and senten jail, was
elected Mayor of Pittsburg on Tuesday last by
over 200 majority, against the Whig and Loco
loco candidates. He was pardoned on Monday
but was still in jail on the day of election. Bar
ker was called the Bible candidate. The whigs
carried the Council and elected their Mayor in
Allegheny city,
The Mails.
We now receive the newspaper mail in the
regular time, but the fetter mail is one day be-
1- hind. Why is 'Mi. 1 Why is it that we cannot
receive a letter fromilarrisburg the morning'
- after being mailed there 1 When the mail was
- carried from Harrisburg to Huntingdon in sta
ges, we received letters from that place in one
day. Now, when we hove the railroad within
twenty-two miles of us, it requires two days to
put the letter mail through from Harrisburg to
Huntingdon ! The nearer the railroad approach
es us, the greater the delay in receiving the
Now somebody is to blame for this
carelessness, and we hope somebody will be
found eat and called to an account. Ever since
the cars have been running to Waynesburg,
there has been irregularity in the receipt of the
mails.
During the first Week of the session, being in
Harrisburg, we wrote several letters, and sent
several documents to our office in Huntingdon,
all of which vie had the pleasure of receiving
after oar arrival at home, the following week,
by the Western Mail. Letters written by oth
er getftlemen of this place, at Harrisburg, to
their families in Huntingdon, came to hand by
the same mail, after their arrival at home.
We hope the Department will inquire into
this matter. The citizens of this section of the
State should not be imposed on in this way.
Dr. Thomas Foster.
We have seldom, in the language of the Pa.
Telegraph, been more gratified than we were
by the compliment paid by the Whig members
of the House of Representatives, to the talents,
standing and attainments of the gentleman whose
name heads this article, evinced by their unan
imous support of him for the situation of Clerk
of that branch of the Legislature.
As Secretary of the Taylor Electoral Col
lege, and on various other occasions, he has
shown his competency for such a post ; and his
selection may be regarded not only as a deser
ved compliment to him, but to the craft edito
rial, of which he was an able member.
Mr. Cornyn, of Huntingdon.
The nomination and support el this gentle
man for the Speakership of the House of Rep
resentatives, was a deserved and merited com
pliment to one of the ablest and truest Whigs it;
the House. The talents, and devot i on to the
cause of sound principles, and the consistency
and ability displayed by Mr. Cornyn in the
the last Legislature, have commended him to
the esteem and confidence of the people; and
we do not doubt but that there are other hon
ors in store for him, still more important and
substancial than that which he rec,ived on the
Ist. of January. Had Mr. Cornyn been the
successful candidate, he would have presided
over the deliberations of the House with an
ability, dignity and uprightness that would have
honored himself and his constituents no. less
than that enlightened body. itself.—Pa. Tel.
Railroad Accident.
In the hurry to issue the Governor's Message
last week; we neglected to notice the heart-ren
ding accident which occurred on the Pa. Rail
road on the 3d inst., which occasioned the death
of F. IC, HEISF:LY, an estimable young man of
Harrisburg. and severely injured several others.
The Pe. Intelligencer says that the following is
an authentic account of the accident :
F. K. Heisely, who was the Supervisor on
the finished part of the road, hail just finished
his usual round to the different stations on the
line, for the purpose of collecting his bills, with
the view of making out his monthly return. Af
ter completing his duty, on his return home
ward, he rode with the passengers until they
arrived at Paileysburg station, about twenty
three miles west of Harrisburg. At this roint,
Mr. Heisely got upon the Locomotive in com
pany with the engineer, as he was in th., habit
of doing frequently, for the purpose of noticing
the state of the road, as well as the practical
operatkm of the engine. The down train had
not proceeded above a mile and a half, before
it came in collision with the freight train going
west. In violation of the rules of the road,
which Mr. Beale, the conductor of the freight
train, had in his pocket, he insisted on the en
gineer leaving the Petersburg station before
the arrival of the down passenger train, and
thereby caused the accident, which result
ed in the death of Mr.. Heisely, and it is
feared, permanent and severe injury of Mr.
Hawn, the conductor, dreadfully crushing and
mangling his legs, and also injuring the engi
neer of the passenger train, Mr. Henry Howe,
who acted with admirable presence of mind in
reversing the engine before seeking to make his
escape, which he affected partially by running
back over the tender into the baggage car.
Huntingdon and Hollidaysburg.
The editor of the Hollidaysburg Standard
laughs at the idea of Huntingdon advancing in
prosperity, and Hollidaysburg standing still, and
Litimates that it is an evidence of insanity on
our i. , art to give utterance to it. His merri
ment, iiOwever, is evidently affected. The
Standard e ditor is not dull, and hence cannot
fail to see that the future is full of promise for
our ancient borough.—that Huntingdon, unless
all signs fail, is hereafter to be the great point
b-tween Harrisburg and Pittsburg. And with
this idea haunting his mind, after enjoying his
laugh, he concludes his article thus :
" Well, as Pope says, "whatever is, is right,'
and if Huntingdon ever does outstrip us in the
march of improvement, we shall have to grin and
bear it with. much complacency as possible. We
trust, however, that cuir old parent will exer
cise a little maternal feeling and not permit her
boys to swallow us body and breeches; but
dive us timely notice of their intention to ex
tend theircity up through this region, so that we
can move our few buildings and not obstruct
their onward march P'
Not through your region, Mr. Standard. The
idea most favorably received here, is to direct
the future progress of Huntingdon up Stone
Creek valley, in the direction of the Warm
Springs. As ro Hollidaysburg, we expect to
draw the enterprising population of that place
down here ; and as to the " few buildings," it
would possibly be as well for their owners to
take them down, and ship the materials to this
place, to aid them in erecting their new homes.
a 7" The Hollidaysburg Register considers
us ""the most modest man alive." How strange
end yet how true !
The Governor's Message---A Gleam of
Light.
Those who have perused the annual Message
of the Governor, have no' doubt been struck, as
we were, with the highly improved condition of
the finances of the State, al exhibited in the lu
cid details of that excellent docinment. The
payment of $521,165 86 of the public debtidu
' ring the year, ending on the Ist of Dbcentber,
1819, is a fact which marks a new era in the
history of Pennsylvania. Our State has been
laboring under the weight of an enormous debt
for years; and without liquidating a single dol
lar of the principal, it has gone on to increase
from year to year, under the improvidence and
reckleasness oftocofoco administrations,
under the immediate predecessor of Governor
Johnston, it reached the sum of $10,000,000.
This was the condition in which the present
Whig Administration found the finances of the
State ; end Governor Johnston, with the most
ardent and patriotic devotion, immediately ad
dressed himself'to the task of devising measures
to arrest the downward tendency of affairs. By
the wise and judicious measures which he urged
upon the attention of the last Legislature, he
has succeeded in not only arresting the rapid
accumulation of the public debt, but in putting
it in a train of regular and rapid liquidation.—
The amount received on acccunt of the sinking
fund, for the year ending Dec. 1, 1949 was
$227,629 01 ; while the estimated amount for
the year ending Dec. Ist,' 1850, is $371,000.
This sum at the present price of the State stocks,
would extinguish more than FOUR HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE STATE
DEBT DURING THE PRESENT YEAR.—
, With these gratifying results already attained,
and in immediate prospect, it is easy to forsee
that the large indebtedness of the State, should
there be a continuance of Whig policy, will, in
a very few years, be wiped entirely away.
Honesty and strict economy in all the finan
cial affairs of the State, directed by that wisdom
and sagacity for which the executive is so dis
thiguished, are here manifesting their legitimate
fruits. The people of Pennsylvania have now
greeted the dawn of a better day, and it only
remains for them to be true to themselves and
the greai principles by which they triumphed
in 1818, to secure to themselves the lasting and
permanent benefits of the policy so ably begun.
—Ha r . Ttlegra
Committee on Districting the State.
The special Committee on dividing the State
into Senatorial and Representative Districts,
the most important subject, probably, that will
occupy the attention of the present Legislature,
was announced by the Speaker of the House on
Friday. It is composed of the following mem
bers :
Wei.e. , —Messrs. Cornyn, Smyser, Bent, O'-
Neil, Miller, Leonard, K.llinger, and POWPI—A.
Lorofonos—Messrs. Hoge, Beaumont, Meek,
Hastings, Packer. Cessna, Souder, Porter, and
Laird—O.
It will thus be perceived that the opposition
have a majority of one in this committee. So
far as the House is concerned, therefore, we
may anticipate but little fairness in the appor
tionment. In this State of Wings we can only
took to the Senate for unbiasel action upon this
most important subject. We shall be greatly
disappointed if the action of this body is not
more just and impartial than that which may be
reasonably anticipated from the strong Locofo
co majority of the House.
The Senate apportionment committee is as
follows :
Whigs—Brooke, Darsie, Walker, Matthias,
Locofocos,—Packer, Brawley, Forsyth.
We learn that the Canal Commissioners
have directed passengers to be carried over the
State road hereafter at the uniform rate of 3
cents per mile. The same fare is charged on
the Pa. Railroad. When the road is completed
to this place, the fare from Huntingdon to Phil
adelphia will only be $6,00. Heretofore it was
$9,00. This will be quite a saving to the trav
elling community.
More Compromises.
It said that Mr. Clay is about to introduCe a
compromise tariff bill, to stand for twenty years
whereby specific and ad valore in duties are com
bined. We are not acquainted with the details,
but understand that he does not propose to raise
the present scale of duties, but only to substi
tute the specific fOr the a d valorem, where it
can be done.
Mr. Forney, of the Pennsylvanian, writes
from Washinpton that he has every reason to
anticipate that Gen. Cass will early take occa
sion to bring forward a compromise proposi
tion upon the exciting slavery issue.
AN AMPLC APOLOGY.-The editor of the
etearspring Sentinel apologises for the lack of
editorial matter in the number for last week, by
stating that he had been attending a 'Protracted
Meeting.' The excuse is certainly a good one,
and making it, he says a good thing.
'Friends, recollect the soul is of vastly more
importance than the body, and we feel it oblig
atory upon us to attend to the things appertain
ing to the soul first, as a large number of our
subscribers do not rare anything about our bo
dy,'
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.--11l the State Sen
ate on the 3d inst., a message was received
from Gov. Johnston, nominating Joseph Butting
ton, to be president judge of the 18th judicial
district, composed of the counties of Venango,
Jefferson, Clarion, Elk and Forrest; Robert
Woodward, to be an associate judge of the coun
ty of Armstrong; William Leech to be an as
sociate judge of the county of Mercer; Jacob
Bear, to be an associate judge of the county of
Lawrence; Jere Adams, to be an associate
judge of the connty of Bradford ; and Edmund
Taylor, to be an associate judge of the county of
Lizerne.
JAIL BURNT -Loss Or Lire !—The Jail of
Adams county, Pa., was entirely consumed by
fire on Monday. Two human lives were lost
by the catastrophe—lsaac Muscleman and John
Toner, both insane. and confined for safe keep
ing.
Northern and Southern Fanatics.
The Washington Republic, in referring t ,
some remarks of Senator Hate, the amount o'
which was that there is a vast deal of resolution
making to subservi the ambitious views of po
litical aspirants, that is designed for nothin;,,
'tut party elect and local coisuTation, says:
This is true no doubt to the . letter. It is al
so true that the people do not iympathiii in the
objects of the politicians, so far ds they mean
mischief. The people of the North are oppose
to the extension of slavery ; but they do not
desire the agitittion of the subject for the sake
+of agitation. A class of politicians live on this
sentiment, and employ it lot the sake of agita
tion-, and for nothing else. In the same way, a
class of politicians at the South live on the op
posite sentiment, and'in the opposite' direction
agitate for the same purpose. Both these class
es desire to see the Wilmot Proviso gagged
through Congress, and aie opposed to any ad:
justment of the territorial question' which shall
interfere with the further employment' of their
peculiar thunder.
If this question is settled tranquilly, tter'e is
an end to their especial importance. Disuhion
is at a discount. Free soil is in the vocative.
The capital faction has been laying up in the two
sections is annihilated. Their resolutions are
all shinplasters. Their fine speeches, are as
useless as cast-off garments. There is no more
demand for flourishes about freedom—and op
pression—and what our fathers did—and what
their sons must do if they would be worthy of
their sires. The whole stock in trade of many
active and ardent politicians is quite used up,
and there is an end to to their vocation. Worse
than this—the reaction that follows this excite
ment will shelve the whole of them, and they
will be considered too much damaged for ally
available use.
Thix is the only source of apprehension
with regard to the recommendations of Presi
dent TAYLOR, touching the policyto be pursued
in repect to California and New Mexico. Pres
ident Taylor, after mature deliberation, has in
dicated a mode in which this question can be
satisfactorily adjusted without wounding the
feelings or disturbing the rights of either sec
tion of the country. Leave the whole matter
to the people of the new territories, in whom,
by the very nat , tre and necessities of our insti
tutions, the whole actual and cfllciont control of
the matter is ultimately vested."
The Home Department.
The report of Mr. Ewing, Secretary of the
lime Department, is a sensible and well writ
ten document. lie commences by giving a brief
history of the Act which establishes the De
partment, and then proceeds to details. A gra
phic sketch of the condition of the public build
ings is furnished. The Patent Office is next
alluded to in the proper terms. An Agricultu
ral Bureau is suggested. The whole number of
pensions now on the list is 4115. The aggre
gate of claims for bounty lands is given as $103,-
000. During the first three quarters of 1816,
the public lands sold amounted to 887,206 acres.
The amount located on Bounty Wtipants was
2,406,560 acres. Until the Bounty warrants
are exhausted, the receipts In cash for sales of
the publie lands must be comparatively small.
The Pacific Railroad question is also noticed
,
at some lentgh, and the Secretary says "Opin
inion, as expressed and elicitiql by two large
1 and respectable Conventions, recently assem
bled at St. Louis and Memphis, points to a rail
road as that which would best meet the wants
and satisfy the wishes of our people. But what
the road will be, and where and by whom con
structed, must depend upon the action of Con
gress, founded on such information as a careful
reconnoisance of the country by a scientific
corps, muy furnish."
Process for Improving Iron.
The Baltimore Sun alludes to some
recent tests of an improved process in
the manufacture of steel at Coleman's
Castle Fin Works, in this County. The
invention is by Dr. "ALL, of London.
It consists in passing a current of voltaic
electricity through a mass of fused metal
during the time of its melting, cooling
or consolidation, either in the blast, pud
dling, bulling or other furnaces, the con
sequence of which is, that all sulphur,
phosphorus, arsenic, or the semi-metals
ever, more or less, found in all metals
and ores, are envolved or driven off',
which, if allowed to remain, would in.
terfcre with the molicular arrangement,
make the metal brittle, and otherwise
deteriorate its quality. That tests made
show, the Sun ears, the improvement
embraced in the discovery to be deci
dedly the greatest and most economical
which has ever been placed within the
reach of manufacturers.
Locoroco Lootc.—Mr. Best voted for
himself and is denounced by the loco
locos as a political scoundrel. Mr.Big
ler, one of their big guns, once did the
same thing and is a gentleman! Why
this different betwixt tweedle-dum and
twee-dle-dee
VISIT OF TILE QUEEN TO CANA DA.—The Lon
don Court Journal suggests that the happy re
sults of the late royal visit to Ireland may lead
the Queen to a summer excursion to her domin
ions on this continent.
DJ Father Matthew has been in vited by the
officers of the State Temperance Society to vis
it Kentucky, with an intimation by authority
that the Kentuckians do not desire to interfere
with his views respecting Slavery, and want
him as a counselor and guess in spite of them.
Mr' The case of Professor Webster, of Boston
was to come before the grand Jury of that city
yesterday. It is expected that a full copy of
the evidence before the Coroner's inquest will
be made public, should that body find a bill,
The York, Pa., Reputitcan states that Mr,
George holder, of that borough, recently con•
mitted suicide While in a state of mentel depres
'ion.
Editorial Convention.
At a Convention of Edithrs held at Buehler'.
Hotel, on Tuesday the W. of January, 185 d,
the lion. NIAIROD STRICKLAND was cho
sen President % Isaac G. McKisi,ev and H. A.
Mien Secretaries. Messrs. McCtdre, Hotter
and- were appointed a Committee to pre
sent resolutions for tbe action of the Convention;'
who presented the following, which were unan
imously adopted.
Resolved, That the Editors in the different
counties of the State, be requested to have the
memorials adopted by this Convention, to the
Legislature of this State awl Congress of the
' united States, circulated and signed, and for..
warded to the respective bodies for which they'
a. intended. ! ,
Res./rid, That it is the opinion of this Con
vention that e papers should be allowed to circu
late free of Tkildlige Within the Cortgiessional .
Districts, in which they are respectively pub
lished; and.that such a law would meet the al
most utianimods approbation Of the people, and
tend to disseminate Intelligent* among them,
Resolved, That We eesPktfullY request' the
Members of Congress from our State td'use
their influence for the passage of a la* in con' ,
formity with the above resolution.
Resolved, That in States where the Laws of.
the Legislature are published in the papers
of the State, it is found not materially to increase'
the cost of their publication, but it most effect
natty spreads the laws before the whole people,
and gives them knowledge thereof, of which'
'they otherwise remain ignorant.
Rewired; That in the opinion of this Con
vention, the Legislature of Pennsylvania would
be conferfing a great benefit upon the people of
the State, by passing a law which would author
ize the publication of genera) laws in the papers
of the whole Commonwealth, and those of lo
cal bearing, in the papers circulating in the dis
trict to which the law is intended to apply.
Resolved, That as ignorance of the law is no
excuse against its vidlatibn; the law-makers
owe it to the law-governed, to provide the rhOst
effectual means to allow every citizen to be
come acquainted with the rules laid down for
his observance.
Resolved, In the language of the Vermont
Editorial Convention, 4 , That as Represenla•
tives of the Press of" Pennsylvania 44 we dis=
prove and will discountenance ill natured per=
sonalities in editorial intercourse; that we'
discern and rejoice in a gradual improvement,
by observing strictly in our editorial allusions
the amenities and courtesies which should mark
the intercourse of gentlemen
Resolved, 'That we recommend to the editors
01 this State, to refuse to publish advertisements
sent them by city agents upon any other than ,
regular terms.
Revdred, That our State Legislarure be re
quested to pass resolutions urging upon our Sen
atm•s aad Representatives in Congress to urge
the pa,inze of a bill to carry out the views of
this Convention; in relation to the free circula
tion of newspapers within each Congressional
Dist ric t.
The following memorials to the Legislature
and to Congress, were adopted by the Conven
tion, anti the Committee appointed, authorized
to affix their names thereto in behalf of the Con
vention.
To the Honorable, the Senate and House of
Representatives, of Pennsylvania :.-
GENTLENIEN file undersigned, appointed a
Committee by au Editorial State Convention,
held at Harrisburg on the Ist. day of January,
18.50, beg leave, respectfully to request your
attention to the propriety of publishing all laws
of a general character, in the English and Ger
man papers throughout the Commonwealth, at
the expense of the State; and also that of requi
ring laws of a local nature, to be published in
the newspapers in the vicinity interested there
in, at the expense of the county or parties con
cerned. This is now the law in several of our
sister States, including New York, New Jersey
and Ohio ; and as it is the only method by
which the people of the State can be generally
informed of the character of our laws, we would
think its adoption judicious and proper.
We are aware that objectirns may be urged
against this proposition, on the greunds of the
expense, that must necessarily attend it. This
objection, however, could and we think sl - ciald
lit obviated. A large sum is annually expend
ed in the publication of our laws and journal■
in German—of which few, if any copies are sold
in the year. The amount of inone! that could
he saved to the State, by curtailing the German
publications, as far as praetteable, and some of
the other expenses of government that can be
done without detriment to the public interest.
Your serious attention is respectfully, but
earnestly requested to the subject. The laws
by which the people must be governed, should
be univer•'al'y male known. It is alike due
to those who govern, and to the governed; and
we are fully persuaded that if carried into effect
with a proper observance of economy, it will
meet the hearty approval of your constituents.
(Signed by the Committee.)
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To the Honorable the Senate and llouse of Rey
rescnt.rtives of the United States in Congress
Assembled.
At a Convention of the Editors of Pennsylva
nia, held at Harrisburg, on the Ist. inst., the
undersigned were appointed a Committee to
memoralize your honorable bodies, for the pas
sage of an act permitting the free circulation of
newspapers within the Congressional Dietriet
where they are printed. The passage of such
an act is asked by the people of every seetion
of the Commonwealth. Under existing laws,
taxing newspapers for any distance, however
short, and allowing the city papers to be carried
and distributed gratuitously outside of the mails
the citizens resident in the interior of the State
are subjected to an onerous taxation and the
country press is seriously injured. Soch a clog
upon the dissemination of useful and general in
telligence should not be suffered to exist. No
undue advantage should be extended to one por
tion of the public press at the expense of anoth
er. The general education of the people, being
one of the chief aims of our institutions, the pos
tage law of our country should be framed upon
a liberal and enlightened basis, and believing
that this object cannot be accomplished under
existing laws, and that the present system of
postage is unjust in the extreme, we respect
fully petition your honorable bodies for re
dress.
The following are the Committee whoa*
names are attached to the above memorials:
W. H. Huller, Easton Argus.
A. K. McClure, Juniata Sentinel.
Josiah Core, Easton Democrat.
11. J. Walters, True Dent. ' Lewistown, Pa.
N. Strickland, Republican& Democrat.
S. Nelson Smith, Mountain Echo.
T. T. Worth. Lebanon Courier.
Isaac G. McKinley, Dem. Union, Harrieburf.
Theo. Fenn, Pa. Telegraph, Harrisburg.
James Clark, Journal, Huntingdon,
J. B. Bretton, Amer. Volunteer.
H. A. Mist,, Franklin Intel.
Jerome K. Boyer, Amer. Dem., Carlisle.
M. D. Holbrook, Lancasterian, Lancaster, Pa.
J. L. Ringwalt, Monroe Dem.
Jno. C. Seltzer, Lebanon Dern. Lebanon, Pa.
Alex. MeKeever,Upland Union, Del'e, Pa.
W. P. Cooper, Juniata Reeister.
Jonah P. lieirich, Easton Whig.
E. Beatty, Herald & Expositor, Carlisle
Geo. Frysinger, Lewistown Gazette,
H. S. Evans, Village Record.
J. M. Cooper, Valley Spirit, Chamberoburg,
Gee, W. flamtnersly, Union It Trib q Leme'r,