THE JOURNAL. HUNTINGDON, PA Thursday Morning, Feb, 5, 1452: J. SEWELL STEW ART— Emn oR, TERMS OF PUBLICATION: TAR " HUNTINGDON JOVIIN•L" is published at the following rates, viz: If paid in advance, per annum, $1,50 If paid during the year, 1,75 If paid after the expiration of the year • 2,50 To Clubs of five or more, in advance,• • 1,25 Tar above Terms will be adhered to iu all cases. No subscription will be taken for a less period than six mouths, and no paper will be discontinued un til all arrearagea are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. ♦. 11. PALMER Is our authorized agent in Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore, to receive advertisements, and any persons in those cities wishing to adrer• tine in one columns, will please call on him. FOR THE PRESIDENCY IN 1852, WINFIELD SCOTT, OF SEW JERSEY. FOR VICE PRESIDENT IN 1852, JAMES C. JONES, Or TENNESSEE. 7 See new hdrertisemente, Q 7" We observe that the Clinton Tri bune, the flourishing Whig, Paper at Lock Haven is offered for sale. rf Gen. WILLIAM H. IRWIN, Adju tant General of Pennsylvania, resigned his office on the 17th ult. Gen. Irwin was an active and valuable officer. The reforms introduced into the Military Department of the State have saved annually *20,000 to the State. TinVe last week received a number of the Lantern too late to notice it. It is got up after the style of the London Punch, which, we think, it equals in wit. Do you want to laugh yourself healthy at good pure fun? Take the Lantern, Published in New York No. 149 Fulton Street, $B,OO in advance. ile - By the Auditor General's Report we see that the Canal and Railroad tolls for the last year amounted to $1,719,788, ► - 54—We also see that these same canals and railroads during the same year, cost, for repairs, improvements &e, *l, 804,- ' 246,00, thus showing that it cost to keep , them up $84,457,46m0re than they brought! in. If this is the way the State works are to be conducted, we would advise the State to give them away as soon as she can get any person to take them. The improvements since 1846 have been costing yearly, from three to four hundred thousand dollars more than previous to that time. There is a proposition in the senate for a general investigation, by Mr. 3luhlen burg a democrat, who believes that the whole works are one scene of corruption and plunder. We are told that the check rolls from this division are loaded down with corruption anti death until perjury grins in the beholder's face. We are making arrangements to get the special facts, which we will make known as soon ! as we get them in a proper shape. We hope that the investigation will go on, and that the officers on the public works, all over the State, who are reveling, in at least a competency, shall be subjected to the searching ordeal of public justice. There has been a committee appointed in the lower house, which does not appear to suit the canal thieves, and the body of the locofocos are raising heaven and earth to get a reconsideration, and as a matter of course a more favorable committee. We are glad to see some democrats exerting themselves in favor of an honest and fear lees investigation. If the result should be to put some of the canal officers in the penitentiary, we will not mourn at it.— The people would like to know, who has- their thousands and millions of dol lar* of stolen money. It is an undeniable fact that the officers on the public works are making more money than any other class of people. This is not hard to account for, when the same bill of lumber is sold twice to the canal and the check rolls filled up after they are sworn to. U 7 A writer of the rural New Yorker says that potatoes, when frozen, if dropped one by one into boiling water, and cooked, thS taste or the quality will he uninjured by the freezing•. The Negro Exclusion Bill. Judging from certain kinds of legisla tion, both actual and attempted, we are often driven to the conclusion, that the legislators themselves have no very even tolerable appreciation of the fact, that there is a God in heaven or a devil in hell. Frequently again, we mitigate the severity of our judgment, and while we concede to them a fair proportion of moral honesty, we charge to the respective accounts of barbarism and ignorance, the ninny delin quencies of both their hearts and their heads. Statutes are often passed and measures proposed, which violate every dictate of humanity, and social well being, and at the same time the actors will move in the society they have injured with about the same unconcern as does a fiend of dark ness in the dismal chambers of perdition. We will not be guilty of the uncharitable ness of supporting them actuated by such great malice towards their species, but will treat them as though they were willing to do right, if they were only properly taught. A bill has been introduced into the low er House of the Pennsylvania Legislature, by Blair from Centre county, prohibiting under heavy penalties the immigration of negroes and mulattoes into this Common wealth. The negroes themselves are im prisoned from two to nine months, if con victed of coming into this State, and per sons who harbor or employ them are also liable to criminal prosecutions. If the bill applied only to fugitive slaves, there could be mustered up a constitution al or legal argument in its favor, but it applies to both bond and free. It may be well enough here to remark, that we have no desire for the settlement of that kind of people in our midst; but at the same Gina we deprecate that humanity, which denies to any of God's human creatures the com fort of a home when there is plenty of room. We accord to every person, who is not bound to a master, the right to go where soever he pleases, being always responsible for any violation of the laws of the country to which he may go or through which he may pass. If a negro obeys the law and supports himself by his honest industry we can see no reason why his existence should not be tolerated. There has no new event transpired in this Commonwealth or coun try in relation to the colored race demand ing their exclusion, which did not exist, ten, twenty or thirty years ago. The mere fact that the State of Indiana, for a local reason totally inapplicable to us, excluded them from that State, is no reason that we should do so. The real reason of the in troduction of this measure before the le gislature and the country at this time is— because the mover supposes that there is still a little stinking fame or notoriety to be gathered from the remains of the late slavery agitation. The bill bears no re semblance to statesmanship—it is a little barking whiffet—a decided pup. The next measure with which the gentleman. from Centre shall astonish the House, way more than likely be a bill to prohibit education and religious instruction to the colored race. He is probably longing to see the day when he shall behold the negro uned ucated and untaught, snorting and puffing in all his ancient and barbaric grandeur.-- He wishes to reform luau and improve soci ety by the little pinching process of crim inal prosecution—and should he discover in society an element of social evil, which, it would be desirable to eradicate, in cast ing about for the remedy, his eye would immediately fall on the sombre fabric of the penitentiary as the great regenerator of the body politic. It would never occur to the narrow heads and frozen hearts of the advocates of this bill, that a reasonable portion of Gov. Wolf's common schools and our Lord and Saviour last will and testament properly administered, might cheat the Penitentiary out of a respec table number of both Ethiopian and Cau casian. blackguards. If the gentleman from Centre could be impressed with the conviction, that these, and not prisons, were the-true civilizers of man,. he might probably withdraw his diabolical little bill I and supplicate his outraged and offended God to pardon him for the villainy and• ! wickedness he was about to perpetrate. He has not in a lengthy and luminous speech, detailed to us the evil intended to be remedied by this Gulliverian stroke of statesmanship. We are left in profound doubt as to whether it was prompted by mal ice to the colored rece general, or love for himself, though probably the most im pelling motive was fawning puppyism.— We denounce the measure in the name of all that is righteous in heaven and chari table on earth. We denounce it because it is cheaper and more convenient to edu cate and impart religiouninrtruction to the negro here, than to send Missionaries to distant places for these purposes. We denounce it, because the Creator made the earth for the subsistence of all his crea tures—Black, White and Yellow, without establishing a land-office by which one could monopolize all and starve the others to death. We denouce it, because by an act of kindness, in giving to a fellow mortal a sup of water and a place whereon to lay his head, by the provisions of this bill, we would be liable to a criminal prosecution. We denounce it, because it is a libel on christiauity and a christian country. Fi nally, we denounce it as the offspring of an ice-berg soul, that never glowed in the radiance of social affection. The Management of the Public Work& We learn that on Saturday an important Resolution was introduced in the State Senate, in relation to the management of our Public Works. It was offered by Mr. Muhlenberg, Senator from Berks county, and was unanimously adopted. The Re solution is oue of inquiry, and calls upon the proper Department to furnish a dis tinct statement of the expenses and profits, if any, on our State improvements—arran ged according to the several divisions, for the years embraced between 1844 and the present time. Mr. Muhlenberg stated, in support of Isis resolution that his inunedi ate constituents were by no means satisfied that our Canals and Railroads were mana ged with the proper degree of economy— that the expenses were greater than appear ed ou the face of the official reports, and ! that it was due to the tax-payers of the State, that the whole facts connected with the official management, should be known to the people, so that, should it appear ' that extravagance was permitted and sane , tioned, it might be corrected. We regard this, Coming from the source it does, as a most important movement.—Phila. Inqui , rer. iLP — During the whole of Gov. John-1 ston's administration, no loan was required to carry on the affairs of our State gov- I eminent; but, on the contrary, by a wise and economical administration of his de-1 partment, nearly $700,000 of our State debt was cancelled. The only loan model during his term, was one ordered by the Legislature, to avoid the Inclined Plane, at Philadelphia. But how quick the scene changes with a change of managers. No sooner do the Locofocos take hold of the reins of government, than a loan of $300,- 000 is required, and the first bill signed by Cloy. Bigler, is one to borrow this amount! They will offer any number of excuses and justifications for doing it; but if any body is deceived by them, ho must be one of those who are anxious to be de ceived. Keep a look-out now and see how the money fiies.—Lebanon Courier. Candidate for the Vice Presidency. The Lebanon Courier, of a late date, says :—“We this week add to the name of the old hero of Chippewa and Mexico, that of James C. Jones, of Tennessee, for Vice President. Mr. Jones is ono of the strong est Whigs of the country, strong iu intel lect and strong iu popularity. In two campaigns he boat James K. Polk for Governor of Tennessee, where be is con sidered unconquerable. His eloquence is most captivating, his bearing manly, his patriotism unquestioned, and his devotion to the glorious principles contended for by the Whig party abiding and enthusiastic. Iu short he is a Whig, a man whose name is every way worthy to be inscribed on the Whig banner by the side of Scott, in the campaign which is now soon to be fought. Let us have Scott and Jones, and success is certain." At a Temperance Meeting held at the public School House in Mechanicsville on Thursday night the 29th must, on motion Samuel Slattern was called to the chair, Moses Miller and William Bice were elect ed Vice Presidents and Solomon J. Toy Secretary. H. Bucher Swoope, Esq., of Huntingdon having been introduced to the audience by John W. Matter,,, pro ceeded to address the meting in his usual forcible and eloquent style upon the sub ject for the consideration of which it had been called. After the address on motion it was unanimously Resolved that this meeting tender their thanks to the Hon. George Taylor, Hon. Jonathan McWil liams and lion. Thomas F. Stewart for their early compliance with the petitions sent to the Court in relation to closing the bars in the Hotels of our county, on the Sabbath. On motion the meeting was closed with prayer by the Rev. Daniel Musser, and on motion adjourned. Signed by the officers, SAM U.Kt 3.1 A TTE P met MOSES M ILLEU, WILLIAM Btcz, Vice Presidents SoLow's J. Tnt, Secretary. Gem Scott A oorrrespondent of the Inquirer says News, to show that the present winter has —Major General Scott called upon the not been as prolific of ice, as some that Magyar on New Year's day. While there, have preceded it within the last sixteen General Cass came in, and going up to Yeas, makes the following extract from a Gen. Scott, exclaimed in an unusual puffy Baltimore paper of February 16, 1836: manner, "well General are you prepared ; "Five men walked from Baltimore to lead a hundred thousand brave Aineri-lacross the bay to Dr. Wilson's in Kent cans to Hungary to assist our friend, the e t r e r n e ty l , i t o 7 n o l c o l n o d e a k' y p 3 week.l . a T n lry we a n r t riv t r e Governor!" "Sir," replied General Scott, next morning across the ice, to Love Point, drawing himself up to the full height of where they had, as they said, a vessel his stately person, "I am prepared to lead ashore in the ice. It is said to be the first my countrymen wherever Congress directs' i instance of the kind since the year 1784 --- me to go!" The answer was that of a true American, and worthy "the hero of a hundred battles." A Horrid Death. It is rumored that a shucking outrage' was perpetrated in the vicinity of Chester, Pa., about two weeks 'since, which we be lieve has not yet been mentioned by the papers of that region. A poor tailor, who lived a short distance from Chester, was found dead by the roadside, early one morning bearing upon his person the evi dences of most atrocious barbarities: The deceased, according to the report, had for merly been intemperate in his habits; but having been reformed, was seldom seen about the taverns of Chester. On the evening in question, he came into town to measure a customer for a suit of clothes, and being met b 1 some of his former boon companions, they, for a joke, enticed him into a tavern, where his good resolutions were soon forgotten; and being liberally plied with liquor, he was reduced to a maudling state of intoxication. his perse cutors, not yet satisfied, shaved the poor fellow's head, applied Spanish flies and cowogo, and then taking his hat., in which they had cut orifices sufficient to see and breathe through, they pulled it completely over his face, and let him go, to find his way home as best he might. As before stated, he perished during the night, from the effcts of the treatment he had received, combined with exposure to the cold Five young men, said to be of the highest respectability, are implicated in this trans action, which if our information is correct, can scarcely be exceeded for brutality.— They have been arrestea and held to an swer for the offence.—PhilaL.Ledger. Emigrants for California. The flood of emigration passing through New Orleans to California has never been greater than it is at present. These emi grants are generally of a different charac ter from those who have preceded them, and they go to enrich, not to despoil.— They are principally women and children —the wives and little boys and girls of the hardy and vigorous men who, two years ago, visited the distant shores of the Pa cific, and who, by enduring peril and toil, have established new homes for themselves and families. Of the seventy-eight passen gers who yesterday sailed for Chagres on the Philadelphia, fifty-four are women and children. Thus her sister States repay California for the gold which she distribu ted among them and give her, for what is lent dross in comparison, young hearts and hands to love and defend her, and gentle woman to create endearing ass)ciations and raise altars to peace by every fireside throughout her broad domains.—New Or leans Picayune. A MONSTER.-A drunkard in Dearborn, la., near Harrison, a short time ago drove his wife from home in a cold night, as re ported to us by the Brookville 4Detno °rat.' She took with her a young child and started for a neighbor's. After being out a while he started a little girl, of six years of age after her soother. The child was thinly clad and started on her errand.-- ! Reaching a small stream she couldn't get over it, and turned towards home.— She had almost reached home in safety, but in attempting to climb the fence around the house, a rail slipped from its place throwing her to the earth and fall ing across her neck. In this position she was found by her father the next morning, dead, and cold as the snowdrifts around her. Without lifting the rail or removing the corpse into his house the brute star ted for an officer to hold an inquest over the body. UNION CONVENTION IN ALABAMA.- A despatch dated at Montgomery, Ala bama, on the 21st inst., states that the Union Convention has adjourned, and that a Union National Convention was recom mended to convene in Washington in June next. The Hon. Jeremiah Clemens, of the United States Senate, (Democrat,) and E. F. Heiser, Esq., (Whig,) were ap pointed delegates at large from the State. THE COLDEST WINTER.—Tho Kent THERE WILL BE FIVE SUNDAYS IN FEBRUARY NEXT.—A similar event will occur after 28 years, viz :in 1880. Af terwards there will he no similar occur rence for forty years, viz, 1920 ; because the year 1900 will not be leap year, owing to the dropping of a day on the completion of each century. FROZEN TO DEATIL—James Walker, aged about 65 years, well known as a school teacher, in Hartford county, Md., was frozen to death on Tuesday the 20th ult., in the vicinity of Slate Ridge. SUDDEN DIM APPEARANCE OF CHOLERA. —lt is stated that the cholera which has been raging at Mazatlan for some time, distippeared entirely, immediately af ter a violent tempest which did much dam age to houses and shipping. SUICIDE QF A LADY.—Mrs. Hargill, a respectable boarding house keeper at Cin-I committed suicide on Sunday last. She at first took laudanum and afterwards inflicted two wounds in her throat with a pen-knife. She had expressed fears of coming to want and this idea no doubt in duced her to commit this deed, although after her death the sum of $5OO was found in the house. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE Btu TUNNEL. An accident has occurred at the Big Tun nel on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. After laboring about three years to pass through a mountain of rock, working day and night the hands from each end met on Friday last. Those on the west eud be ing nearer to those on the east end than was expected—only eight feet between them—a blast was applied, which, when exploding, produced fearful and fatal con sequences. From the number at work, which was eleven, ode man was killed, and eight seriously, some mottally, wounded. Two onlyescaped unhurt, and they were considerably stunned.—They did not know they were so near together until the explo sion. SLAVES LITWItiTED.-It is stated that a lady of Cincinnati offers about 28 slavei to be sent to Liberia, by the first vessel sailing from a Southern port with emi grants; and that, besides their clothing, &e., they will receive about $5OO on set ting sail, as a means of giving them a little start in their new home. Appointments by the Canal Com missioners. J. B. Baker, Superintendent of motive power and Supervisor Columbia railroad. J. R. West, Superintendent of motive power and Su?ervisor Portage railroad. SUPERVISORS G. W. Closson, Delaware division. J. S. Miller, Lower Juniata. J. A. Cunningham, Upper Juniata. J. Peters, Upper Western. H. D. Rodearmel, Susquehanna. G. W Search, North Branch. J. H. Helton, on the West Branch, and J. B. Iloupt, on the Eastern Division, had been previously appointed. 3 De. Iloot•LANn's GERMAN BITTERS.—This celebrated medicine is one of the very best in the country, and its good qualities only need to he known, to give it precedence over all others now in use. We have seen its good effects lately, after the total failure of many others. This is saying more than we can fin• any other medicine within our knowledge, and we felt it a duty to recommend the Hitters to the notice of our friends. The gen uine is prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson. Phila. PRICES CURRENT. l'intr,ber.rnrs, Jan. 21, 1852. Flour per I 11. $4 37 White Wheat per hanllel I 00 Red do 21 Rye 72 Corn 70 Oats 40 Cloversee4 4 75 DIED. In this borough, ou Saturday morning last, Mr. GRZENBERRY DORSEY, aged 25 years and 18 days. To Owuers of Unpatented Lands. Take notice that the act of Assembly pissed the 10th day of April 1835 entitled an act to gra duate lands on which money is due and unpaid to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and said act having expired on the 15th day of December lust by limitation, has now been extended to the Ist day of February 1853, of which all interested will take notice. ISAAC PEIGHTAL, ROBERT STITT, Com'rs ELIEL SMITH, Bunt. Feb. 5,1832.-3 m. NOTICE. Application having been made to the Court or Common Pleas of Huntingdon county at Janu.kry Term, A. D. 1852, in pursuance of the net of As-, semhly peened lath of October A. D. 1840, for the ineorpotation of the "CAssviLLE SEMINARY " —wherefore the Court order and decree that no tice of the said appliCation be given in one news paper published in' the county at least Omit weeks before the meeting of the next court e. April Term, 1852, and in pursuance of said or. der and decree notice is hereby given. TilEo. H. CREMER, Frothonato4. Hunt. Feb. 5, 1852.-31. NOTItEi have you unsettled accounts wit'. the James Clark's estate for advertising rnd •,' work? All such accounts as remain anted on the lot day of March next, will then 1, pi, in the hands of a Justice for collectior. A , that time the undersigned will have no cm:: ; over them. W. P. ORBISO Hunt. Feb. 5,1852.-3 t. 50his. Flour just received and for sale ry JAS. MAGUIRE,. Jan. 29. 'Si RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES Of the Count of Huntingdon from the 12th t'ay January, it. D. 1851, up to the lath day g 1 Jan uary, A. D. 1852, including both days. Receipts. Amount in Treasury at last settle ment, 1347. Lemuel Green,Cass, , " John 11. Stonelwaker, Franklin, 1848. Daniel G. Logan, Cromwell, " John Conrad, Franklin, " Robert Madden, Springfield, " Levi Smith, Union, 1849, John Stewart, Barree, " Daniel Cullman, Clay, '• Daniel Conrad, Franklin, " Henry Elias, Tod, 1850. Samuel Henry, Barrec, " Jease Yoeutn, Brady, " David Stever, Cass, " Kenzie L. Green, Clay, Devil Burket, Cromwell, " ' WilliaM Applebly, Dublin, 127 69 " John L. Travis, - Franklin, 234 52 " J. Davis Slight, Henderson, 315 00 " David Mountain, Hopewell, 145 14 Peter Shutter, Morris, - 395 00 " William Dean, Penn, 105 00 " John Bisbin, Porter, 522 52 " Samuel Boa inau, Shirley, 209 45 " Henry Cramer, Springfield. 111 12 " Abrutiant• Hegie, Tell, 27 53 " George Keith, Tod, 203 oi, - " William Pheasant, Union, i'2 oh 1 . William B. White, Walker, 245 00 B. Ilutchisun. Wurriortruark, 14 IV " John Ilewit, West, 540 16 1851, John Love, Barree ' 511 00 " Jesse Yocum, Brady, 287 00' " Devil Myerly, Cass, 189 00 " William Cunningham, Clay, 100 00 " Daniel 'Teague, Cromwell, 170 87 '' James Cree, Dublin, 182 OC " Samuel Menem, Franklin, 562 00 " John Marks, Henderson, 995 00 " _Jacob Weaver, Hopewell, 177 00 " John Smith, Jackson, 705 00 " Joseph Isenberg., Morris, 500 eo " John Grove, Penn, 449 Cj " Daniel Ned; Porter, 799 40 " Isaac Sharrer, Shirley, 375 00 " John Brown,. Springfield, 54 00 " Jonathan Briggs, Tell, 305 12 " Jesse Cook, Tod, 165 12 " Moses Ssroope, Union, 135 00 " Thothalt Dean, Walker, 558 50 " AraridlrSueketts, Warriorsmark, 632 00 " Charles Green, West, 571 00 " Amotliir r ec eived of County tax on Unseated Lands; " School tax' " " Road taxi Ainount'df Redemption money orl l.:.ented'Entids received since last anttleniedt, " Amount paid v 1 ,131101. & MeMur trie for uld bridge across Crook. ed Creek sold- a✓putlie outcry, 15 r Expenditures. Atnirney General and others on cri mina' prosecutions, Grand and Traverse Jurors, Court, Cryer, Tipstaffs, &c., Constables making returns and ad vertising Spring Elictions, Assessors, Judges, Inspectors and Clerks of Elections, Sundry persons premium on Wild Cate mud Foxes, Road and Bridge Viewers and Dam ages, Inquisitions on dead bodies, Commissioners— Joshua Greenland, iu full, Benjamin Leas, Isaac Peightal, EI;e1 Smith, William Ilinchigon, Auditors— James Gillum, fur 1850, $3 00' Thomas Fisher, 4 30 Thomas Fisher, 1851, 10 50 William Ramsey, " 13 50 Kenzie L. lire., " 10 50 J. Smyth Stead in frill us Clerk to the Commissioners, Henry W. Miller, nu account as Clerk to the 'ummissiouers, for 1851, John Reed, Esq., on account of his salary as counsel for Commission. ers for 1850, Poor House Commissioners, County Printing— James Clark, $69 00 William Lewis, 70 23 139 23 In full of a Judgment, Nicholas Bewit vs Huntingdon County, Sundry persons, interest on County Bonds, Re., For Repairs tor Court House and Jail, Coal and Wood for " Chairs tar Jury Box in Court Room, Merchandise for Court House, Fur Casting and Stone for Meridian Line, Jane Keim, washing for county pris • oners, Mary Gibson, sweeping and scrub. bing Court :louse, Re., Docket for Recorder's office, Postage, Judicial Return Judge, Ballot boxes for elections, W. H. King, for attending to Elec tions and Return Judges 8 years, Sundry persons refunding orders for land sold at Treasurer's sale, Rs., Sundry Supervisors' road tax on us seated lands, Sundry School Treasurers' school tax on unseated lands, Sundry persons, redemption money of unseated lands sold by Trea surer, Bridges-- John Robinson, in full of bridge at Drake's Ferry, , Wallace and Patton in full of Union Furnace Bridge, $1613 49 17 45 45 0) 13 5) 29 4C 9 0J 7:; 20 3 60 U( 44 C 3 409 0.1 133 CJ 30 76 to 290 75' 22 $4 8 67 14 1 SO 41 14647 h. GBB 36 3147 25' 246 04 316 87" 616 69 282 51) 396 ea} 34 62 4 50 62 00 47 00 20 00 81 50 94 LO 240 00 230 00 20 00 63 00 731 33 253 14 430 82 197 00 21 00 36 93 24 66 20 00 20 00 12 37} 23 63 7 10 3 SO 16 00 40 02 23 50 38 87 49 M 1000 00* ISO 00