II mil' P ; " THE JOURNAL. HUNTINGDON, PA, Thursday Morning, May 29, ISM, WILLIAM 11. PElGNTAt—tntron, ---- TERMS OF PUBLICATION: Tkt "liusivraporr Jot:mut." is published at the following rates, viz : If paid in advance, per annum, sl,'7 If paid during the year, 2,00 If paid after the expiration cf the year, • • 2,50 To Clubs of five or more, in advance, • • • 1,50 THE above Terms will be adhered to in all cases. I No subscription will be taken for a less period than six months, and no paper will be discontinued un til all =enrages are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. V. IL PALMER Is our authorized agent in Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore, to receive advertisements, and any persons in those cities wishing to adver tise in our coldmns, will please call on him. FOR TEE PRESIDENCY IN 1852, WIN - FIELD SCOTT, OF NEW JERSEY FOR VICE PRESIDENT IN 1852, JAMES C. JONES, OF TENNESSEE. FOR GOVERNOR IN 1851, WM. 1 1 , JOHNSTON, OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY Gov. Johnston on the Stump. While some affect to despise this mode of meet ing the people, and object to it as undignified, le., it is to 03 one of the most gratifying signs of the times, being in strict accordance with our Republican institutions and in harmony with the doctrine that a public officer is responsible to the people. When a public officer refuses to meet his constituents face to face—when he declines to possess them fully of his views and opinions, it is evident that he either has or intends to deceive and betray them; and a reluctance to meet them can be accounted for on no other ground. As to its being undignified, this is a pretty argument truly to be used by a Republican in a free country where the people govern and where all power is inherent in them. Such an argument would an swer in some of the darker despotisms whore the people are regarded as being beneath the officer, too low and too degraded to associate with him,' but, really, it comes with a bad grace from those calling themselves Democrats. It strikes us forcibly that there can be no more noble spectacle, none more illustrative of the superior nature of our American institutions, than to see the chief Executive of the Common wealth meeting his fellow citizens—those to whom he is indebted for the power he holds and the place he occupies—giving them a full, five and fearless account of his stewardship; the reasons that have influenced and the opinions that have governed him. We had the pleasure of hearing the speech of Governor Johnston delivered in Philadelphia county last week, and will lay it before our read ers in our next number. It was a splendid effort, and none who read it can fail to be struck with its honesty, its candor, its straight-forwardness and its manly independence. It was the effort of a vigorous and towering intellect—of a bold pub lic servant who scorns concealment and solicits investigation. The public career of Governor Johnston ena bles him to act thus. There are no disregarded pledges and broken promises to meet him at every turn. There are no violated friendships and neg lected duties to stare him in the face and inmate it with shame. On the contrary lie has redeemed his pledges as far as it was in his power to do , so. He has stood manfully by the Constitution and adhered sternly to the rights and interests of the people. He has prevented reckless extravagance andconsequent increase of the public hurdler' by his vigilance in detecting wrong and his firmness in arresting it. Such a man may well meet his constituents and need not hesitate to rely, and re ly confidently, on their support and devotion; and, we may add, such a man the opposition may well fear. After a protracted absence to Philadelphia, we have at length returned to our post greatly im proved in health, and will now give the " Jour nal" our entire attention and endeavour to make it as interesting as possible. FIZNICY ConNPROBAT.—It will be seen by re ferring to our advertising columns that this gen tleman ust received his summer stock agoutis which he offers at very low rates. Mr. C. is a man iu whom none can be deceived. lie pos sesses that old fashioned integrity and honesty of purpose which gave rise to the phrase, "his word is as good as his bond." Men like him are rare, and when they are found they should be encour aged in their business. Give hint a call. sir 'Mr. M'Grim, by an advertisement in an other column, reminds the public that the "Hun tingdon Foundry" is still in blast, and that he is prepared to furnish anything in his line at the shortest notice. He is a gentlemen who is de serving of success. The attention of the reader is also directed to several other new advertisements in to-day's pa. par. Mn. DEWEY, the celebrated Daguerreotypiet is now in this place and contemplates remaining a short time. We think we do not exagerate when we say that Mr. Dewey can take as good pictures as any operator we have ever met with—he is a perfect master of the art. Call and examine his specimens, and we feel assured that you will not go away without having "your shadow eanght ere the'substance fades." er There will be preaching in the Town Hall Surcrors.—We learn from the Juniata Register, on next Sabbath afternoon, at 3i o'clock, by Rev. that Mr. Enos M'Mullen, of Tell township, Hun ' Mr. Burton of the Methodist Protestant Church. fingdon county, committed suicide on the 15th ult., by hanging himself. He was in the woods with his son, loading a wagon, when he sudden ly left, leaving the boy alone, who proceeded home with the wagon. His father not making his ap pearance, search was made, when he was found near McFcter's saw mill, about a mile from where he left his son, suspended from the limb of a pine tree, on the 18th of April. Ho was a religious man, and a good citizen, in comfortable circum dances. No cause can be assigned for the rash Annexation. " We may, ere another month, be even invited to accept their surrender, when we shall have but to go in and take possession.' "—Even. Bulletin. It is singular--almost unaccountable--that Americans, Republicans, should be so eager for the acquisition of foreign territory. The above quotation is one of the closing re , marks of the Bulletin in an article in which an ac count is given of the fact that the French ate pressing an unjust claim against the government of Hawaii, (or the Sandwich Islands,) threaten ing to blockade the Islands if their demand is not acceded to. Under this state of things, the King, with the concurrence of his Council of Chiefs, has declared that if the French attempt the blockade, the government will, forthwith, hoist the flag of the United States and claim the protection of our government. Now it is strange how any Editor— end the Editor of the Bulletin is not alone—can perceive an opportunity for honorable annexation. If it would be right for the United States, it would be equally just for France. The idea of Hawaiian annexation must fall to the ground; though it must be conceded that should the government of the Islands fall into other hands, it would be of vast importance that it should be the government of the United States, for the reason given in the Bulletin, that—" Their trade with us is treble that of any other power; the number of oar whale ships recruited at their harbors is ten-fold those of England." A Muss Expected, A Locofoco State Convention is to assemble at Reading, July 4th, to nominate a Governor and Canal Commissioner. The Pennsylvanian says: "Col. William Bigler will ho the choice, on the first ballot, for Governor, of an immense majority of that body—at least one hundred of the one hundred and thirty-three delegates in his favor." But, adds the .editor, Thomas H. Burrows and Simon Cameron intend to disturb that Conven tion by offering a resolution there in favor of Lewis Cam for President. The editor deprecates any agitation of the Presidential question at Reading, but says, if a vote is compelled, Mr. Buchanan will be largely before any other candi date. Contributions to the World's Fair. The National Intelligencer publishes a letter from Mr. Riddle, the agent of the American Ex ecutive Committee at the Industrial exhibition in London, in which, while he, in common with all, regrets the paucity of the contributions from the United States, ho announces that the evil may yet be remedied, and that contributions may still be forwarded from the United States. He says there is every probability that the close of the Exhibition will he postponed to a late day in the coming autumn, perhaps as late as the Ist of No vember, and he has assurances that there shall be no hindrance to the admission of articles from the United States up to the tat of August. He pro poses, therefore, to the Executive Committee at Washington, that they issue a circular announ cing this fact to the American public, and special ly calling to it the attention of the State commit tee. Whig Senatorial Conference. At a meeting of the Senatorial Conferees of the 15th district, the following named delegates ap peared as the representatives of their several counties: Blair.—Matthew Doan, William Wilson, A L. Holliday. Cambria.—J. S. Clark. Huntingdon.—Dr. J. I'. Ashcom, S. L. Glas gow, Jacob Cresswell. On motion, John Brotherline, Esq., of Holli daysburg, was unanimously elected Senatorial Delegate to represent the district in the Lancas ter Convention. After which the following resolutions were read and adopted. On motion of Jacob Cresswoll, Resolved. That the Whigs of Blair, Hunting don and Cambria counties, look to General Win field Scott as the standard bearer of the Whig party of the Union, and feel that with him for their candidate in 1852, the success of the party and the perpetuity of tho Union will be alike cer tain.. On motion of S. L. Glasgow, Resolved, That the Whig; of this District have unlimited confidence in the integrity and. ability of Wm. F. Johnston, as the Chief Executive of this Commonwealth, and that we will hail his re nomination as an auspicious event that will shed lustre on the pages of her history and cover her citizens with glory and prosperity. Resolved, That Jno. Brotherline, Esq., our Sena torial delegate to the Lancaster Convention be, and he is hereby instructed, to use all honorable means to secure the nomination of John G. Miles, Esq., of Huntingdon, as one of the candi dates for the Supreme Bench of Pennsylvania, and Hon. A. J. Ogle, oC Somerset, as the candi date for Canal Commissioner. On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings of this Conference ho published in all the Whig pa pers in the District. On motion, adjourned. J. S. CLARK, Pres't. Jamou CRESWELL, Sect'ry. THE Hon HENRY CLAY.—Mr. (,lay's friends its this vicinity are preparing to present to him a medal, commemorative of some of his more prom inent and noble deeds during a long life almost ex clusively devoted to the good of his country. It is to be of the largest size, and made of pure virgin gold; and is now being executed by that eminent artist, C. C. Wright, Esq., of John street, New York, who has no superior its this country, nor probably in any other, in the art of die sinking.— Each contributor will receive a far-simile in bronze, and a very few more will bn struck for presentation in the States of Virginia and Ken tucky, and Homo public institutions, when the die will be completely destroyed. These medallion likenesses will be priceless in after times by the descendants of the contributors, and only a few years will roll around when, if ever ono is to he sold, it will command ita weight in gold many times told.—Brooklyn (N. Y. )Advertiser, George the Third and the Canal Commissioners. Among the list of wrongs and grievances which the King of Great Britain inflicted on the Ameri can people before they rebelled against the au thority of the tyrant, we find the following ono in " the Declaration of Independence :" He has created a multitude of new.ofliees and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, anti eat out their substance." For aggressions of this kind King George lost millions of pounds sterling, thousands of brave men, thirteen fair and fertile States, and three mil lions of good and loyal subjects. If we may be permitted " to compare great things with small," the fate of George should operate as a warning to three other sovereigns who " rule the roast" along our Canals and Railroads; fur they have been guilty of the very offence of which the British King was accused by Mr. Jefferson, and the Con tinental Congress. On the public improvement for the purpose of avoiding the Schuylkill Inclined Plane, Ilencry Petriken was appointed Superintendent by the Ca nal Board. At the time of the appointment, the people condemned the action of the Canal Board, although they had no objection to Mr. Petriken, as a man, but the principle was considered wrong by honest men ofall parties. When Pett ekin died a man earnest Mason was appointed to the office, and the public are taxed to support another parti zan. But not content with this outrage on the. peo ple, there arc two similar appointments announ ced by the Canal Board. Major Brindle has been appointed Superintendent of construction on the North Branch, and Timothy Ives, Superin tendent of construction on the Allegheny Port age. Both these men were members of the last Legislature, voted for the enormous Locofoco ap propriation bill, and endeavored to procure loans, to be expended on the Portage Railroad and the North Branch Canal. To make a return for their votes and services, and to secure good, trusty and convenient men on the public works at the next election, the Canal Board has confered these of fices upon them. The duties of these Superintendents are merely to disburse moneys on the estimates of the Chief Engineer, which could easily be paid by the State Treasurer at his counter, on the drafts of that officer. Instead of this, the Canal Board employs these disbursing agents at three dollars a day, and every one of them receives one thousand and ninety-five dollars per annum. What have these men, Ives, Mason, and Brindle, ever done for their country that they should enjoy sinecure places at more than a thousand a year? Why should these men be pensioners on the Treasury? We observe by our exchanges that there is a host of supernumeraries on many parts of our public works, for instance, the Portage railroad : and now besides these blood-suckers, and paid idlers, the people will have to pay Brindle and Ives for doing nothing except importing voters, and attending to the next election. Will the tax-payers of the Commonwealth sub mit to the wrongs which caused their fathers to rise iu insurrection against a King? What is the difference between the tyranny of a British Sover eign, and that of these Locofoco Sovereigns.— Will they tamely permit three corrupt Locofoco office holders "to erect new offices," and send among them swarms of officers to harrass them, " and eat out their substance?" Remember, tax payers, that all innovations should be resisted at the first moment. It is always the principle that does the harm. Allow your servants to usurp the authority of erecting new and sinecure offices, and one precedent will, in time, be followed by a thousand similar instances.—llan. Daily Ant,-. SLAVERY IN TILE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.- We have already informed our readers of the con clusion to which the Presbyterian General As sembly, held at Utica, bad reached, —in sub stance. "That the Assembly have reason to be thank ful to Divine Providence, for the wisdom and pru dence vouchsafed to the last Assembly, in coining to conclusions on this vexed question, which have so generally met with the acqdiesence of the church at this crisis; and that it seems obviously our privilege and duty at the present session, to leave the whole subject as it was placed by that action, without further agitation, and to devote our time to other subjects which demand atten tion, always praying that God would hasten on the day of universal freedom throughout the land and world." [The last sentence (from " and to devote") is the only addition or amendment to the original report of the Committee. It was accepted by the Committee at the suggestion of Rev. H. S. Hitchcock of Ohio.] A resolution for the appointment of a commit tee to collect statistics on the subject of slavery in the churches at the South connected with this ecclesiastical body, and the intellectual and moral condition of the slaves held by church members, was moved by Rev. Mr. Dickinson, (Josh. R. Giddings' pastor,) and occasioned considerable discussion. A Southern clergyman moved to amend, by instructing a committee to ascertain and report the number of hired servants employed by members of the northern churches connected with the Assembly, how many of them can read, how often and to what extent they receive cate chetical instruction, whether or not they are re quired to attend family worship, anti whether they attend church regularly. This induced the origi nal inquisitor to ask leave to withdraw his resolu tion, (to prevent it being voted down,) and leave was granted accordingly. A resolution pronoun cing the requirements and provisions of said law I " entirely opposed to the impulse of humanity, to the principles of justice, and to the precepts of the Bible," was rejected, with only three dissent ing voices. Gov. Johnston and the Fall Cam paign. The Harrisburg Teleyreph, in reviewing the auspices under which the fall campaign will be commenced, says, " Gov. Jonsuvrou has not at this time to depend upon the hopes and anticipa tions of his friends as when he first came before the people. His reputation as a statesman was not then established Os it now is. Though known to be eloquent and popular; and to possess a sound, discriminating judgment, and talents of a high order, he had not distinguished himself P 8 a states man, in the discharge of high trusts. Hut the case is now very different. He has for the last three years been placed in that trying position of Governor of this greet Commonwealth, and as such has discharged his high trusts in a 'manner that has won and receives the approbation of every candid and patriotic man in the State. We may in all candor and truth inquire, who has any charge to bring against the administration of Gov. JHONSTON? and answer, none who regard the honor or welfare of the State. On the contra ry, we any without the fear of contradiction that no administration of the government of this State has done so much to merit the approbation of in telligent men as the present. Gov. JOHNSTON has not only maintained the dignity, and watched over the interests of the Commonwealth with a seal and wisdom that has thwarted all the schemes of his enemies, but has gained an enviable reputation abroad. Other Executives have been known for their weakness, corruption or ignorance, but not so with Gov. JIIONSTON. }le has a reputation all over the Union that not only gratifies his friends, but sheds honor upon the State. • But Gov. JHONSTON has not only so managed the business of the Executive Department as to receive the approbation of all, but he has done what is equally important to the taxpayers of the Commonwealth, he has put a stop to the creation of more State debt, and provided a way for paying it oil, by the creation of a Sinking Fund, that has already paid off more than half a million, and which, if let alone, will in all probability, totally sink the entire debt in twenty. five years. This fund will go on increasing from year to year, while the debt will be constantly diminishing. How important is it then to the people that his administration be continued until the system de vised by Gov. JHONSTON be permanently and ir revocably established." The Telegraph says he will receive the unani. mous vote of the Whig party, and we know that he will obtain the support of many who, like himself, are conservative Democrats. Gov. JOHNSTON has strength out of the Whig party—to be sure lie has, among the people at large, who are sick and tired of party agitation,who approve the policy he has pursued, and want all his measures of Reform fairly tested. If Gov. JOHN STON is defeated, it will be by the votes or inactiv ity of those who call themselves Whigs. Ile will receive the support of the Independent Demo crats, and of the People generally; for any office lie wants in this State or out of it. Politicians may defeat him, but such an event will be against the wish of four-fifths of the taxpayers of the State. It sever could happen if the people would stop reading mere partizan papers, and think for themselves. A Popular Administration. That the present National Administration is em inently popular with the masses of the people, is clearly shown by the manifestations of esteem and regard that have everywhere attended the progress of President Fillmore and Cabinet, in their tour to the North. Much of this is no doubt owing to that broad spirit of patriotism that leads the citi zen, at all times and upon all fitting occasions, to honor the constituted authorities of his country—a spirit that animates members of both parties, and has been exhibited, in a greater or less extent, to wards every administration since the organization of the government. In the present case, however, the demonstrations are not confined to a mere for mal show of respect. There is a heartiness in them dictated by feelings of genuine regard—an acknowledgement of the wise policy pursued, and a confidence, that should a crisis arise requiring the exercise of firm and decided measures on the part of the Executive departments—those who fill them will be found equal to the emergency. This it is that has rallied the people by hundreds and thousaids at every point to unite in the expres sions of welcome. They look upon the President and his Cabinet not so much as the exponents of the principles of a great party, as the rulers of a great nation—as those to whom the destinies of the country have been committed at a most criti cal period in its history, and who have exercised the trust with becoming firmness, wisdom and moderation. An administration devoted to the furtherance of mere partizan views, or bent upon carrying out ultra measures, could never have elicited such general marks of approval. The platform of the Constitution is ono upon which all true patriots stand, and those who administer the Government with en eye single to its requirements, and a determination to uphold it at all hazards, may always count upon being rewarded with the meed of general approbation.--Becks .d Sch. Jour. Another Discovery. Mr. Paine, who claims to have invented a meth od of producing light and heat by the combus tion of water, not satisfied with this discovery, has hit upon a still cheaper and more abundant fuel. The Worcester Spy says.—" Although the Patent of the Ilydro Electric Light has been se cured, Mr. Paine has not remitted his investiga tion and at last has discovered a process of cata lyzing the oxygen of the atmosphere, and render ing it highly luminiftwous at a mere nominal ex pense, without the cost of machinery, or any other apparatus than an air receiver, capable of holding common air. We saw it in operation last even ing in our office, examined it minutely, catalized the oxygen ourselves, and read by the light so produced, which is equal, if not superior to the best gas burned in the cities. The flame is pecu liarly bright and brilliant, burns with a clear, steady light, is entirely inodorous, and during the half hour that we watched its operation, we could see no consumption of the catalizing mate rial. The whole apparatus which wo saw, could not have cost more than a couple of dollars, and it was capable of furnishing all the light needed for the illumination of an ordinary sized room. The Great Methodist Chnrch Case. This case was olv.iieo on Monday morning in the United States District Court, at New York, before Judges Nelson and Betts. The mart room was crowded, and seberal Methodist clergymen were present. The tbllowing is an accurate, though brief statement of the case: The Rev. Francis Harding, a slaveholder of the State of Virginia, was suspended by the Balti more Conference, which was held about a year ' previous to the General Conference of 1894, for his connection with slavery. Tho action of this body was afterwards confirmed by the General 1 Conference, which also suspended Bishop An drews from the performance of his official duties, because of his holding slaves who he had obtained posession of by marriage, and of his refusal to liber ate them. In consequence of the course taken by the Gen eral Conference, the southern delegates declared a continued agitation of this subject would compel them either to abandon the slave States or sepa rate them from the north. The southern delegates afterwards agreed upon what was called a plan of separation, and a south ern convention, held on their return home, resol ved to establish a separate organization; but the northern confbrence, which had possession of the funds, refused to give any share of them to that division of the church, which now became known as the South Methodist Church. After this refusal, southern commisssioners were appointed by the General Conference (South) to institute this suit for the recovery of ' their proportion of between seven and eight hun• tired thousand dollars, claimed by them as part owners of the general fund previous to the separa tion, and which is at present invested in the Meth odist book establishments of Ohio, New York, and the charitable fund of Philadelphia. The counsel employed on the part of the plain tiffs are Mr. D. Lord and Reverdy Johnson, and for the defendant Messrs. George Wood and Rufus Choate. Mr. Thomas Ewing has also been retained as counsel for the defendants in a similar suit against the branch Methodist Book Concern of Cincinnati. Tho Hon. Daniel Web ster is engaged for the plaintiffs, but was not pres ent.. Mr. Lord opened the case recapitulating all the facts bearing on the state of the case, and, in re ferring to the slaves owned by Rev. Mr. Harding and Bishop Andrews, remarked that they could not by the laws of Maryland and Georgia, in which they respectively lived, manumit them.— The Express says : One of them held by bishop Andrews had been devised with directions that she should he sent to Liberia, but she would not go, and the Bishop, al though nominally her owner, exercised no acts of ownership over her, and she went where she pleas ed. Mr. L. made remarks in relation to the facts. The New York Express says of the complaint and answer in the case above referred to : The complaint states that the church is a volun tary institution and unincorporated. It consists of 7 Bishops, 4828:preachers—and:in Bishops,lminis ters, and members, under the organization in the United States, 1,190,960. Of these about 603, 000 belong to the North and 465,000 to the Church South. The answer denies that there was any necessi ty for division in 1844, and that said separation was unconstitutional and void, agreeable to the paramount rules of the church, and made without authority of the general conference in 1844. " Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer's cloud, Without our special wonder ?" We do not know how we could more exactly express our sensations on the perusal of the fol lowing lamentable evidence of the effect of men tal delusion than by the above quotations from a great drama with which every reader of ours is fitmilliar : From the Albany Argus. A PHENOMENON.-The editor of the Cortland Democrat, in is formal valedictory, takes leave of that print for another field of labor, under cir cumstances which we Shall not venture to state.— We copy his own account of [ho matter. " We will now give our readers an idea of our reasons for leaving them, and an account of our , future occupation. You recollect perhaps that we gave a notice a few weeks since of investiga ting the spiritual manifestations, or commonly termed 'spirit rappings,' and that we stated our belief in regard to the 'phenomena.' We have been in Auburn since then; and, upon a thorough and careful investigation of the subject, we have come to the further conclusion that the manifesta tions are not only produced by spirits out of the flesh, but that they are permitted and delegated to communicate with mortals an Gon, for the vast and inconceivably exalted purpose of redeeming the world from bondage and corruption of sin.— And, as one of the feeble instruments of God in this Great work, we engage our weak talents, our time and our all, henceforth and forever: till the object be accomplished. "PALL, the Apostolic Messenger, directed us by means of the ‘RAITINGS,' to leave our business in this place and remove to Auburn, there to com mence and continue the publication of a paper, to be devoted wholly and exclusively to this cause. Accordingly we have diposed of our interest in the Democrat, and have purchased, in the name of PELEG S. COTTRELL & Co., a printing office lo cated in Auburn, where, in a few weeks, will be issued the Ist number ofthe paper alluded to, under the title (given also by the ‘IIAPPINGB') of 'Spin- ITUAL AND MORAL INSTRUCTOR.' The paper will contain accounts of conversations with spirits, the history, defence, and advocacy of the mani festations, and articles composed and given entire ly by spirits iu another state of existence. It will he issued semi-monthly, for one dollar per year." That the writer is entirely serious in all lie says—strange though it may seem—is as oli,vi ous as that he is laboring under an hallucination bordering ou something more fearful. He goes on to say that he has been converted from infidel ity to Christianity, and from a state of doubt to one of full belief, as to the immortality of the soul, "by means of. the 'spirits' rapping.'"—Notional Intelligencer. Arrival of the Steamer Baltic. _. . . The American mail steamship Baltic, Captain Comstock, arrived at Now York at six o'clock, in the afternoon of the 25th inst. She left Liver pool on Wednesday, the 14th inst, at half-past ten o'clock in the morning. She has, therefore, made the passage in ten days, seven hours and thirty minutes. The news brought by the Baltic is four days later than that received by the Africa. Accounts from Lisbon to the 31 inst., convey a hope that the military insurrection in the country was about subsiding in consequence of the Duke of Terceira's resignation, and the appointment of Marshal Seldunha as Prime Minister, with the Barons Do Mara, De Frances, and Meranchinal for the War, Navy, and Finance departments.— The ministry was not deemed likely to be oflong duration, and public opinion was in favor of an administration of which Count Savardo, Viscount Vanderia, and M. Carvalio should from a part, on account of the respectability of these men. President and Associate Judges. . . Of all the officers to ho chosen at the next elec tion, says the State Journal, we regard the Judges as the most important to the community, Wheth er we consider the long term of their office, their elevated and responsible station, or the vast range and efibet of their duties, the subjert is one of deep and vital interest. They are to sit in judgment upon life, liberty and property, and we hold that the utmost care ie requisite in the selection. A President Judge should be learned in the law, familiar with the Reports, decided, not doubting and timid, beyond the suspicion of fear, favor or affection, of unquestoned integrity, and of recog nized sobriety. Re should also be kind to those subordinate to him, not self-willed or dictatorial, elegant rather than rude in his manners. Ability without good moral character in public stations of trust and importance, is but a curse to all Whose interests are involved. The Associates should be equally men of rape. Cation, having the confidence of the community.— Although it is not requisite they should have ex tensive legal knowledge, the duties of their office require sound judgment, good business habits, and some familurity with legal proceedings. In the Quarter Sessions and in the Orphans' Court they are frequently called upon to decide questions touching the appointment of guardians, the appro val of bail, settling estates, conviction and sen tence of prisoners, granting tavern licences, and matters of interest and grave importance. SMOKINGI.—The practice of street smoking has been forbidden after sunset, in the borough of In diana, Pa., by the local authorities, under a penal ty of five dollars fine. MARRIED, On Thursday, 20th inst., by Rev. W. R. Mills, Mr. GEORGE JINKINS to Miss 3IART HOFFMAN, both of the borough of Alexandria. MONEY MATTERS. Philadelphia tes of Discount CORRECT: D WEEKLY. ILebanon, Philadelphia Banks •par Pittsburg pa Germantown, par Chester County • • • •par Delaware County. • •par Montgomery Co. • • •par Northumberland • • •par Col. Bridge Co. • • • •par Reading p Lancaster, par Doylestown pa Easton par Backs County par Brownsville par Pottsville p Washington 4 York .i Danville Pa . Chambersburg, Gettysburg, • • • Middleton, • • • • Carlisle, Harrisburg• • • • Honesdale, 1, Wyomint, par Erie Bank, Ii Waynesburg, l Schuylkill Haven,. • • par West Branch par Relief Notes I A " " new issue• 11 State Scrip, ,Pittsburg City Scrip • 15 Allegheny City, 20 Allegheny County,• • • 20 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS: Root and Shoemaker Wanted. TAMES E. WOOD is desirous of procuring the services of a first rate Boot and Shoema ker immediately, to whom constant employment will be given. JAMES E. WOOD. Huntingdon, May 29, 1851 Notice of Administration. Estate of Dr. DAVID I)ILLER, of Warriors mark tp., Huntingdon county, dec'd. NOTICE is hereby given that letters of Ad ministration on the above named estate have been this day granted by the Register of Huntingdon county to the subscribers,—all persona having claims against the estate of said decedent are requested to make knownthe same to the undersigned without delay and those in debted to said estate will make immediate pay ment to the same. JOHN T, MATHIAS, BENJ. F. PATTON. • May 29, 1851 —6l, TEACHERS WANTED. The School Directors of Ebensburg District, in Cambria county, wish to employ three male teachers to take charge of the Public Schools of said district. The schools to be opened the Ist of July next, and to continue six months. Lib eral wages will be given. An examination of teachers will be held in Ebensburg on the 20th of June next. None need apply except those of good moral character and otherwise well qualified for teachers. By order of the board of Directors, JAMES M'DERMIT, Sao'ry, May 29, 1851-3t—Wt. Sen. - NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to the members of the "Cumberland Valley Mutual Protection Compa ny" of Dickinson township, Cumberland county, Penna., that an assessment of four per cent. has been laid on the Premium notes of said Compa ny by the board, which amount is directed to ho paid to the Collectors of said company, that shall be appointed for receiving the same. By order of the Board. JOHN T. GREEN, &leery, May 29, 1 8 5 1-3t—Amer. Dem. Car. 'solution or Partnership. Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between E. C. Summers and N. H. Ball, trading under the firm of Summers & Ball, was dissolved on the Ist day of April, 1851, by mutual consent The books and papers are in the hands of E: C. Summers, who will pay all debts and collect all moneys due said firm. E. C. SUMMERS, N. H. BALL, May 29, 185 t.— • •per
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