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PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
Wednesday, Jan. 18.
The Sonata Met at 10 o'clock.
Some little unimportant business was dispos.
ad of.
-- AV. Hendricks, from the Committee on Cor
porations, reported adversely upon the bill for
the incorporation of the Merchant's Fund of
Philadelphia.
Mr. Qutgglo submitted a resolution, which
was adopted, directing the Committee on Fi
nance to inquire into the expediency of report
ing a bill regulating the deposits in Banks of
moneys belonging to the State.
The Senate then took up, on final reading,
the bill to amend the charter of the City of
Philadelphia, and provide for a consolidation
of the City and District governments into one
. corporatio n. Price moved that the Senate go into
Committee of the Whole for the purpose of
striking out the amendment relative to the sal•
cry of the receiver of taxes.
The motion gave rise to considerable debate,
and was finally agreed to.
The Senate then went into Committee, and
the amendment was accordingly stricken out.
The bill being then again reported to the
Senate, the report of the Committee was agreed
to—yeas 18, nays 10.
Mr. Crabb then submitted a resolution to re
commit the bill to a select Committee, compos
ed of the Senators from the City and County,
for the purpose of amending that part relative
'to the election of officers, so as to provide that
tall officers created under the bill shall be chos
vn at the general election in October, instead
of in June next, as fixed in the bill.
Mr. Piice opposed the resolution. He said
the bill had been well considered in all its va
ried features by its friends, and it was especial
ly desirable it. should be passed in its present
shape.
Pending the question the Committe rose.
The Senate then proceeded to the Hall of
the House to take part in the opening of the
returns of the last election, for Auditor Gener
al and Surveyor General.
Upon the return of the members to their
chamber the consideration of the Consolidation
bill was resumed.
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The motion of Mr. Crabb, after considerable
debate, was disagreed to —yeas 3, nays 23.
The question then being taken on the final
passage of the bill, it was agreed to by a noun.
MOUS vote.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The journal of yesterday was read and ap
proved, and variety of unimportant business
disposed of.
Quite a number of local bills were introdu
ced and referred.
The Speaker and members of the Senate
were introduced at 12 o'clock, and the two
Houses, in Convention, then proceeded to open
the returns of the last general election tbr Audi
tor General and Surveyor General of the State.
Hon. E'phraim Banks, of Mifflin, was declar
ed duly elected Auditor General, and J. Porter
Brawley, of Crawford, Surveyor General.
The members of the'Scnate then having re
tired, the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Thursday, Jan. 19, 1854.
Mr. Price reported a bill to equalize the
width of Green street, Philadelphia.
Mr. Foulkrod reported a bill to incorporate
the North Delaware Railroad Company.
Mr. Frick reported a bill to prohibit the cir
culation of notes 'under $lO.
Mr. Crabb reported a bill supplement to the
act to promote Agriculture and Manufactures.
Mr. Price reported a bill to close a certain
stair-way from• Front to Water street, near
Chesnut street, Philadelphia.
The bill to repeal the charter of the Vent.
go Railroad Company was taken up.
Mr. Darsie spoke an hour in an able Intl.
meut for the repeal.
A motion was made to postpone the further
consideration of the bill, but it was disagreed
to, and the bill passed a second reading. when
it was laid over, and the Senate adjourned.
Horn us REPRESENTATIVES.
The bill relative to the District of Belmont
was taken up and passetra second reading.—
Also, the bill supplemental to the act for the
encouragement c, in anutite tures.
The bill relative to the more effectual pun.
ishment of crimes, was passed through the
Committee of the Whole.
Tim Senate bill relative to the State Librari•
an passed finally.
Various petitions of a local character, were
pre:seuted.
Tire Consolidation bill, as pasaed by the Sen
ate, was referred to a Committee of the City
end County members.
Ur. Stoikciale presented a resolution rela
tive to the Erie matter,setting forth that the Le
gislature is desirous of doing justice to the citi
zens of Erie, and to redress their wrongs, and
requesting the citizens of Erie to respect the
laws and the decisions of the Court until the
matter is adjusted. The resolution was laid
on the table.
Mr. Lowry reported the bill re,lative to Court
juri,diction, us it was referred to the Commit-
tee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Davis reported a bill supplementary to
the bill for the encouragement of manufactures
in the State.
Mr. Horn, in place, read a bill supplementa
ry to the North American Coal Company.
Mr. Lowry read a bill for making the ses
sions of the Supreme Court permanent at Har
risburg.
The bill relative to the Monogahela Naviga
tion Company was passed finally.
The bill relative to the People's Mutual In
surance Company was passed with amend
ments.
The House changed the hour for assembling
to 11 o'clock, Adjourned.
SENATE,
Friday, Jan. 20,
Several unimportant local bills were read
in place and referred.
Mr. Evans read in place a bill incorporating
the Brandywine Railroad Company.
Mr. Jamison submitted a series of joint re
solutions instructing our Senators and request
ing our Representatives in Congress to oppose
any redaction in the duty on Salt.
The resolutions lie over.
The Senate then resumed, on its final pass
the consideration of the bill repealing, the
charter of the Franklin Canal Company.
Considerable debate ensued,in which Messrs.'
Verde, Price, Crabb and others participated
in advocacy of the bill, and the question then
being taken on the bill, it passed by u unani•
mous vote—yeas 24, nays 0.
Messrs. Darlington, B. D. Hamlin, E. W.
Hamlin, Hendricks, Hoge. Kunkel, Mellinger
and Sager were absent. Mr. Buckalew decliu•
ed voting.
The bill, as it passed, declares the charter of
the Franklin Canal Company null and void,
and provides also that it shall be unlawful for
any railroad company to construct another
road along the route or in a direction from
Erie to the Ohio State Line, without express
authority granted by some future act of the Le
gislature; and any authority given to any cor
poration, directly or by implication, for that
purpose, is heresy revoked and repealed.
The bill incorporating the Northern Home
for friendless Children was taken up, on nit,-
Lion of Mr. Goodwin considered and passed.
The Senate then adjourned until 2i o'clock
on Monday.
HOUSE OF RCPRESENTATIFES.
Some little unimportant business was die.
posed of; and a number of local private bills
read in place.
Mr. Roberts submitted a-resolution authoris
ing the Speaker t, appoint a Committee of five
members, tin the purpose of considering and
reporting upon the several propositions submit
ted relative to constitutional reform.
Mr. Bingham submitted a joint resolution
proposing certain amendments to the Constitu
tion relative to omnibus bills, the pardoning
power; lse.
The Renee thou adjourned
HUNTINGDON JOURNAL
S. L. GLASGOW, Linter.
CIRCULAT:ON 1000.
Thgt... Hon. John McCulloch has our thanks
for a copy of the report of the "Exploration and
Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of
Utah," by Howard Stansbury, of the U. States
Army—also for the Map connected with the
report. They are truly interesting documents.
Sir During the past week we have done a
heavy business in Job Work, but are willing to
do still more. Send on your Bills and we will
do them up iu an unsurpassed style, and as
cheap, and on as short notice, as they can bo
done in the interior of the State.
Ste` We are heartily thankful to those of our
subscribers who were so kind as to call during
Court and fork over some of the "ready John;"
and also for the large number of NEW subscri
bers we received. The cry is, "still they come."
ga. We understand our Lutheran friends
have purchased a lot of ground from Daniel
Africa, Esq., on which they propose, forthwith,
to erect a house of worship. That denomina•
tiou has no church here, and we wish success
may attend this enterprise. Notice to Con
tractors can be seen in our advertising col-
UMW.
qty We stated last NI/etc that Col. Davis,
member of Pierce's Cabinet, had been elected
to the U. S. Senate by the Mississippi Legisla•
ture. Such is not the case. Ex• Gov. A. G.
Brown has been elected for the term of six
years from the 4th of March Inst.
Sta.. Gen. Wm. H. Irwin, of Mifflin county,
in a letter contained in the last Lewistown Ga.
=tie, declines being considered a candidate for
Governor. The Gen. is a whole•souled Whig
—there are few better in the State.
ger We notice that James Maguire has pre
sented a Bill in the House, to incorporate the
Huntingdon Deposit Bank. An institution of
this kind is very much needed in this county.
It will afford great facilities to the business
classes of the community.
REPOSITORY AND Wlllo.—This ably conduct.
ed and valuable Whig Journal, published at
Chambersburg, by the indomitable M'CntmE,
haws recently been enlarged and materially im
proved. It is now published hi quarto form,
and contains eight pages. We wish the enter•
prizing editor abundance of success.
ray.. We notice that James Maguire is on
the Committee of Local Appropriations ; and
James L. Gwin on those of Vice and Immoral.
ity, and Roads and Bridges.
Broadtop Coal and Railroad Company.
We publish on our first page the first annu
al
report of this Company. It is a very inter-
eating document, giving a clear and satisfactory
statement of the present condition of the im
provement. The Board of Directors met is
Philadelphia last week, fur the purpose of ta
king the necessary steps to seenre a further
stock subscription of about one hundred thou
sand dollars, which amount, in addition to I
what is already subscribed, will complete the
entire grading and masonry of the road. Wo j
have not yet learned the result of their meeting,
nor the success attending their efforts to secure
additional stock. The Company owns several
thousand acres of good coal land on the Broad
Top mountains, part of which, we learn, they
propose selling with a view to raise the means
required to equip the railway. There cannot
, be a doubt now that the goad, and the circum
stances connected with the project art:reach, in
situation and nature,-ns to fully 'warrant the
Company in issuing bonds for the iron nem
nary for the track. It is said that a responsi
ble Car manufacturing Company havo &fend
to furnish the corporation with thirty thousand
dollars worth of cars, and take their stock for
the whole amount. It should be, indeed, not
a little gratifying to our citizens anti the friends
of the project generally, to know that the en
terprise has acquired such a substantial and
reliable character abroad. Lewis T. Watson,
of Lewistown, President of the Company, is
said to possess great business qualifications,
and is well fitted for the position he occupies.
And it is also stated, that a better selection for
Directors could not well have been made. All
things considered, we feel satisfied the road is
in a very encouraging condition.
Locofoco Opposition to Banks.
The idea of end:nvoring to make the people
believe that the so-called Democracy of our day
is opposed to Banks, when we see so many of
its professed adherents attached to these
iusti
tution, is indeed ludicrous in the extreme.—
The Hon. Cave Johnson, a distinguished and
profe.edly consistent democrat too, and Post
Master General in the Cabinet of the late
James K. Polk, has been elected President of
the Bank of Tennessee. But them are hun
dreds of such instances in our ova State—in
whatever direction we cast our eyes sfk see ea
ses of the kind. Now, if opposition to Banks
is a Democratic principle, we can only say
there are thousands of the members of that
party who manifest their allegiance iu a singu
lar way.
THE NORTHERN ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC.—
Governor Stevens, in a letter dated Olympia,
December sth, states as the result of his explo
ration, that the success of the party in finding
a good route, wan less than he had anticipated,
the country throughout being well wooded and
watered, admirably adapted to settlement and
cultivation, furnishing inexhaustible supplies of
wood and stone, for building materials, and
the rivers and streams being such as to be
easily bridged. His party discovered in each
,if the mountain ranges two passes, presenting
no serious obstructions, and through which a
railroad may easily be constructed. He adds
that the amount of tunnelling would be small.,
not probably exceeding two miles is the whole
route.
Ifir A correspondent of the Harrisburg Tel
egraph and Journal strongly recommends Col.
A. G. Curtin, of Centre county, as a candidate
for Qm enter.
The Past—Present—Future.
We see that the proceedings of the meeting
whirls was held during Court, have been pub
lished in the Standing-Stone Banner. We pre
same the reason of this was, they were not
prepared in time to appear in our last issue.
It is, however, a matter of little concern to us
where they appeared, and we shall give them
entire this week, except those which refer to
the disposal of our establishment.
In regard to this, we have to say to Whigs,
that our position is such at this time as to ren
der it inconvenient for us to dispose of the
Journal without sacrifice on our part. And we
feel confident, on sober second thought, they
will not ask us to make any sacrifice; and es
pecially so, when we confess the indiscretions
which arose on account of a want of experience
in conducting a public journal. When we any
to the Whigs of Huntingdon county, that our
domestic and private obligations rendered it
necessary for us to be absent from home the
greater portion of the late campaign, and that
the confidence we had reposed in one to whom
we had partially committed the charge of the
Journal during that time, was betrayed, by
which the perky, as well as individuals, suffered,
we cannot but think policy, if nothing else, will
dictate a change of opinion on their part.—
That such was the course of the Journal to a
degree during the late campaign we confess,
and as it is not only manly and honorable,
when indiscretions occur, to make acknowl
edgements, we intend that no portion of the
party hereafter shall have occasion to urge
similar complaints. If time and circumstances
are placed at our disposal, we will not only sat
isfy the Whigs of our own immediate neighbor
hood, but of the county, that we are honest,
and desire to do that Which is right, both to
the party and to individuals.
• We feel satisfied note the party committed
an indiscretion, by infringing ou its usages, in
withholding from Col. Wharton the remomina
lion to the Legislature. Had this been given
him, we are confident, as all candid men must
admit, no cause of complaint would at this
time exist. But in what we here say, we do
not wish it understood by any of our readers,
that we have espoused the cause of Col. Mar
ton, or any other man, because we have not,
nor do we intend so to do. The case is a plain
one, and requires no argument at our hands.
Probably, as we think it must be conceded,
alter a careful and impartial examination of
his legislative course last winter, no man, who
occupied a similar position, has been on unfair
ly dealt with as Col. Wharton, even from the
time he first went to Harrisburg as a Member.
If we take the trouble to acquaint ourselves
with the matter, we will discover that ho did
more ,legislation for the county than had been
done during the five years previous. To show
this we might only refer our renders to the fol
lowing: Time passage of a Supplement to the
Act incorporating the Broadtop Railroad and
Coo Company, which gave vitality to the char
ter—his services rendered in securing a char.
ter fur a Company to construct a Railroad from
Spruce Creek through the northern portion of
the county—one to authorize the building of
Railroad from Chambersburg west through the
southern portion oC the county—an Act for the
construction of a Bridge nt. Huntingdon—be
sides other legislation which we here have not
room to notice. He was one of the few mem
bers who voted against the repeal of the Guagc
Low--the repeal of which has, and is now giv
ing the people of Erie so much trouble. The
Cob is liberal in his views of public policy, but
he would not agree to sacrifice the interests of
Pennsylvania to those of New York, as many
of time members did. He occupied positions on
several of the most important Committees in
the House, and was also active in endeavoring
Ito secure the passage of a Prohibitory Lnw,
submitting it to a 'vote of the people. But
Iwhilst we are willing to resider justice, and
nothing more than justice, to Col. Wharton as
i a public man, we are not unwilling to give
others their due also, as private individuals.—
Among those whose characters were unjustly
assailed through the columns of the Journal,
during the late campaign, by volunteer and
unauthorized contributors on the part of the
person to whom we had granted the privilege
of writing for our paper, in our absence, were
David McMurtrie, Thomas Fisher, A. W. Ben
edict, and others.
Allow us to say in conclusion, that in the
future, if we continue as editor, neither pre
tended friends nor foes shall have the use of
the columns of the Journal for selfish purposes
either against the party or any portion of its
members; nor shall we yield to the influence of
any friction or clique whatever.
Soldier's Convention.
The Convention of the veterans of 1812, met
in Philadelphia, on the 9th inst., agreeably to
previous notice. Delegates were present from
nearly . every State in the Union—the number
in attendance being much larger than was an
ticipated. The Convention was organised in
Independence Hall, Judge Sutherland presi.
ding. A series of resolutions were submitted
among others, calling on Congress to extend
the benefits of the same pension system to the
soldiers and widows of the War of 1812, as to
those of the War of the Revolution—recom
mending the soldiers of the War of 1812 to
form le society in each State, and that the Bth
of January be set apart as the day for an an
nual meeting. The resolutions also return
thanks to the various public men and State
Legislatures who have advocated their cause,
—and copies of them wore ordered to be sent
to the President and both Houses of Congress,
and to the Governors of the several States,
with the request that they may submit the
same to their respective Legislatures.
The Convention then adjourned to the Chi
nese. Saloon, where speeches were delivered by
Judge Sutherland and Col. Haight of New
York. After re-assembling, the Baltimore de
fenders and the Veterans of New York march
ed into the Hell and were received with great
cheering. The latter, under command of Col.
Raymond, numbered GO men.
The resolutions were adopted and the Con
vention adjourned to 6 o'clock.
The Convention reassembled nt 6 o'clock,
and several excellent speeches were delivered
by Gen. Ranney, of Mo., Gen. McCann of Ky.,
Rev. Dr. Van Pelt of New York, &c., A se.
solution was adopted, recommending the sol
diers to meet in each Congressional District,
and petition their immediate representative iu
Congress to urge their claims.
Another resolution, urging the Legislatures
of the thirteen original States to take action up
on the proposed erection of a monument iu fu
derreudenco Square, to the signers of the De
claration of Ind:•pcudeuc'.. adopted.
Doings of Congress.
The present session of Congress, after all,
lo destined to be one of no little importance.—
The following prominent measures have alma.
dr been presented for consideration :
let. Our Central American relations, the de.
bate on which, may last the Senate some three
or four weeks.
2d. Our Mexican relations, including the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
3d. The fisheries and reciprocity with Can.
ada, whirls require an act of Congress.
4th. A revision of the Tariff.
sth. A revision of the Patent laws of the t.
States.
6th. The settlement of the question whether
the privilege of levying a tonnage duty shall
be granted to the several States, in lieu of difl
rem appropriations for rivers and harbors.
7th. The French spolintions.
Bth. The Texas debt bill.
9th. The Pacific Railroad bills, (for there
will be nt least two or three, perhaps six or
seven of the kind.
10th. The Homestead bills:
11th. The various hills, ( now already amount.
ing to 107,) for granting alternate sections of
public lands in aid of railroads.
12th. The Nebraska Territorial bill, with all
its important collateral issues.
• 13th. The bills for increasing the material
and personale of the Navy.
14th. The hill for increasing a retired list in
the army.
And last, though not least, the Resolution
which the House has reported, providing for
the appointment do Committee of nine mein•
bers to join such Committee as may be appoint
ed by the Senate, to whom shall be referred
the resolution proposed by Mr. Ewing, for the
amendment of the Constitution, as to the mode
of electing a President and Vico President—
abolishing the intervention of electors and de
stroying the general ticket system, by dividing
the States into the same number of districts as
each State has Senators and Representatives.
This is an important measure, and should de
mand the candid consideration of the peoples'
representatives. We are not prepared just now
to give the features of the resolution in ex fence,
but shall do so as soon as we can lay our hands
on it.
Nebraska Territory.
It seems the Compromise Measures Of 1850,
are to supersede the Missouri Compromise of
1820. The following is a copy of the last sec
tion of the bill to organize the Territory of Ne
braska, reported to the Senate by Mr. DOUG
LAS, on the 4th inst., from the Committee on
Territory, as a substitute for the ono originally
introduced by Mr. DODGE, of Iowa:
"Sec. 21. "And be it frillier enaelect, That,
in order to avoid all misconstruotion, it is here
by declared to be the true intent and meaning
of this act, &tipr as the question of slavery is
concerned, to carry into practical operation the
following propositions and principals, establish
ed by the Compromise measures of one thous
and eight hundred and fifty, to wit:
"First. That all questions pertaining to sla
very in the Territories, and in the new States
to be formed thereform, are to be left to the
decision of the people residing therein, through
their appropriate representatives.
"Second. That 'all cases involving title to
slaves' and 'questions of personal freedom, are
referred to the adjudication of the local tribu
nals, with the right of appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
"Third. That the provisions of the Constitu
tion and laws of the United States in respect to
fugitives front service, are to ho carried into
faithful execution in all the 'organized Territo
ries' the same as in the States."
Slave Trade in Cuba.
By the documents issued by the Cuban Gov
ernment, in relation to the emancipated no
grecs, or negroes taken there by British men
of-war they are free only nominally. In the
meantime, plenty of negroes are coming from
the coast. A correspondent of the Tribune has
heard of seven carges. The British do not
seem now to be on the lookout, and the officers
of that Government appear to be quite satisfi
ed with what they have done. There is none
of that anxiety which was manifested some
months since to get information about land
ings. Something is going on behind the
scenes, or there would not be this lake-warm
ness on the part of British.
The Captain General,. on the Ist issued a
proclamation, contuinig 19 articles, of which
wo quote:
Article 1. The negroes known by the name
of Etnancipados are all free. Those who have
been in the power of the government tire years,
and are sixteen years of age, wil obtain their
free papers, and those who remain in the
and will dispose of their wages to which they
have a right, with the discount only of a part,
which shall never exceed the fourth part.
Article ?. Those who have not served five
years will be only different from the others, in
asmuch as they will not dispose of the pro
ceeds of their labor, which will be in trust dur
ing their apprenticeship.
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Gov. Foote's Message.
The annual message of Gov. Foote, to the
Mississippi Legislature, resembles more a
stump speech than an executive message. It
fills a pamphlet of twenty one pages, of which
two pages, says the New Orleans Picayune,
are devoted to what he would have urged upon
the legislature if he had been re-elected, but
which, lie says, it is none of his business to
trouble himself about now that he is going to
California to reside. One page reports his of
fide! action in currying the swamp land nets
into effect. The remainder, nearly seven
eights of the whole, is devoted to a review of
his political campaign in Mississippi, including
some very caustic commentaries upon the
course of his chief opponents, particularly of
Jefferson Davis, the present Secretary of War.
Of Gen. Quitman, Foote speaks in the warm
est language of panegyrics. He concludes,
with a pardonable degree of self-complacency,
that although detbnted by them in the late elec
tion, the compromise has triumphed and seces
sion is dead in that State. Ito also gives a
pretty clear endorsement of all the New York
Bards have claimed on behalf of Dickinson,
Bronson and O'Connor, and by indirection cen
sures Secretaries Marcy and Guthrie, in com
pany with Jefferson Davis.
President Pierce has issued hie prods
motion against the expeditions now being fated
out in California, and elsewhere in the United
States, with a view to the invasion of Mexico,
and calls upon all good citizens to discount°.
nonce, and by all lawful means to prevent, such
tinluvful an l oriminal enttrrri:ve.
MUCH IN LITTLE.
Inereaziny—our subscription list: Agreeable tort call of the Whig County
Committee, a large and respectable meeting of
In Demand—over-coats and the Journal. Ito Whig, of Ifumingcloli County, met in the
0157" We publish this week on the first page Court Ifonss, on TeUsday evening. January
un interesting account of the fate of the San 10th, 1854. The meeting was coiled to order
Francisco. by appointing the following officers:
- President—HON. JOHN WILLIAMSON.
tr Hon. Ames Cooper has been elected Vice Prcsidents,--lIMI. Jl:),NA.McWata,,,n,
President of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad ALEXANDER Srum., JEA9I: SEMNIER:7, 0. W.
Company. i WIIITTAKER, En. Floe. Batca BLAIR, lARAEL
Sial . " Love is an idea--beef is reality. The OnAmrs, Ese., Amos CLAIIK t SAM.. WILITON,
idea you can get along without; the beef you I ESQ. Secretaries,—John C. mu ,,,,,,,. And. J. . Ai.
must have. , ricer, John W. -Vattern, Michael L. Ritz,
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War J. Robinson, Esq., has succeeded Mr. On motion it Was agreed that a Committee
Prick in the ifineniun, and has clothed it in a I of twenty-eight be appointed to report Preen,
ble and 'Resolutions, expressive of the sense of
beautiful new snit. Oh meeting; whereupon the chair appointed
Gubernatorial—the Juniata Sentinel, in an I the following named gentlemen, to compose
able editorial, urges the nomination of Hen, the said committee, viz;
JAMES POLLOCK tbr Governor. David Snare, Esq., John Cartier, A. W.
Benedict, Esq., J. Sewell Stewart, Esq., Jacob
lar Robert A. MeMurtrie, Esq., has been Cresswell, John N. Prowell, Esq., Thendore H.
appointed Revenue Commissioner in the Blair Creamer, Esq., Moses Greenland, Andrew G.
Judicial District. Neff, Hugh L. Cook, John N. SWOUI, di. B.
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Wigton. Richard Ashman, NW. Chas. f' .11ley,
K.
Irr The third number of the PEOPLE'S Jot t:- Crain, Isaac Wolverton, D. MeMur•
CAL published in New York is on our table.— trio ' David Miller, John Dean, Jas. McDonald.
It contents 61 cuts and engravings. John Rudy, Samuel Coen, S. S. Wharton, Esq.,
Cr Gen. W. H. Heim, of Berks County, has Jacob Snyder, J. H. Stonebraker, Col. Ir. T.
been recommended by. a Correspondent of the Cromwell, John S. Miller, Nathaniel Lytle, Esq.
Lebanon Courier, as a Candidate for Governor. During the nbsence ol' the Committe, the meeting was entertained with an able speech
leer The sale of the Bedford Springs to from the Hon. John Williamson. The coin.
Messrs. Cameron, Geary 17 Co.,las '`fizzled" mittee then reported the following Preamble
—is no go. The "Inquirer" says they hadn't I nod Resolutions, Which upon motion, were
adopted by the meeting:
the Fonda. WHEREAS, Defeat alone does not bring 'Es
te. Gov. Bigler has visited President Pierce honor: and cael: returning political campaign
in relation to the Erie difficulties. It appears makes more abiding our political faith, and the
the Federal government will not interfere. purity of the purposes of our organizatein, and
a. On our table are Godey and Gr:dutm for the never- y ielding fidelity, with which as Whigs,
our fellows in the strife itgninst Loeofeco nis.
the month of February, containing as usual a rule, stand by the right in every disaster, makes
large quantity of interesting and valuable mat- more determined the energy of every good
ter. Whig, and assures us that the spirit of free and
ure American Republicanism, ns held by our
trar John H. Ewing, Esq., is strongly recom•
P arty must ultimately triumph, securihg finally
mended by a correspondent of the Washington Party
largest good, as well at the largest liberty
Reporter as the next Whig candidate for Gov- I to the many.
mon The,fiTHe and hervelas organization of our
OW The Nev York Crystal Palace Exbibi•
tion is to be permanently "devoted to the exbi•
bition of industrial and artistic productions of
all nations.
0" Immense icebergs have been &lien in
with, in the Atlantic, lat, 44.25 N., 48.30 W.—
One of them towered above the water full one
hundred feet.
e" The Governor of Louisiana, in his mess
age to the Legislature a few days since, cx
pressed himself strongly in favor of the annex•
ation of Cuba.
Cr The steamship Cambria arrived at New
York on the 22d inst., from England, but
brought no further news is reference to the
eastern difficulties.
An Empire Ruined by War—the public debt
of Austria is . stated at over $500,000,000 at the
present time—and the average annual deficit
in its income at $30,000,000.
ke. The special election to fill the Congress.
iodal vacancy, occasioned by the death of Hon.
Henry A Muhlenberg, in Berks County, takes
place on the •ttlt February next.
US. Funds says that Adam had one great
advantage over all other married couples—an
advantage which has been lost to us with Para I
• , • : t .
wise—"he had no Mother-in-law. I with, and ;tinny ' •
try We !loco received the School Journal "P"" - " rtl'ar
publication or advanerinei,t nn y man Or men; that Whi
for the present month. This is a
which should be found in the bands of every I : o , l , lr3ni T iti°n, ,Whig
when
th t ey h
n a t., t I c t r
tajra party
ent suppyt
teacher or instructor of youth in the County. do
ne., Rumor front beyond the Atlantic sea and •
states that Soule, the Minister at the Court of That as div!6ion has evr
Spain, has been billed in a duel. If this will
moon
name s !V• "cr. e 1"
arse a 7 l'
f
true, we say peace to the ashes of another P. '•' • '•-•"
and unite upon •
buster I ru of our better destiny trii
Somebody says, "A baby laughing
That the Hon. John WilliamsoL
its dreams, is conversing with the angels."--- ; 1 a ilele,ate to represent this cotm.
Perhaps so—and we hare seen them eryims in ty in . ~• - , ,ntion to nominate a goy
their waldng hours, as though they were b e , i.ernor. rtarrisbnrg next Mardi.
ink a spat with the, devil.
That John N. Prowell, Dr. H. .%
Nelfa:. John C. Watson, be appointed confer
re.- The friends of a Prohibitory Law in I ees, to meet with similar conferees, of Blair and
Blair County held a meeting at Hollidaysburg Cambria, to oppoint a Senatorial Representa-
I tire to represent this Senatorial District in the
on the 13th inst., and appointed a large num
ber of delegates to the State Temperance Con. next State Gubernatorial Convention.
vention to be held in Harrisburg on tomorrow I Duty on Salt.
and the day following. The following resolution has been introdu
far Edgar Cowan, Esq., of Westmoreland, I ced in the house by Mr. .M'Connell, member
is proposed by a Correspondent of the Some,l from Indianan, which we hope to see pass the
set Whig as the Whig candidate for Governor. Legislature. To remove the present duty on
salt, would do a gross injury to the manufactu•
Mr. C. is an able and eloquent champion of
Whig principles, and would do honor to any rers of salt; and as the Western section of Pa.
station.. is deeply interested in in manufacture, her
. .
. 'Washington Territory—the official census
just completed, shows this new territory to con
tain a civilized population numbering 3965
persons, It has several excellent harbors, and
seems likely to become, in a short time, a pop
ulous and thriying colony.
Death of a Son of Patric* Honey—Capt. A.
S. Homv. long a resident of Lynchburg, died
in Charlotte County Va., on the Gth inst. He
was a Soo of the illustrious PARTRICK HENRY.
His remains repose at "Red Hill," by the side
of all that was mortal of his father.
Vlir For the first time in the history of our
State politics, the Executive is without an or-
gen at the sent of government. Bigler's bark I Sale of the Public Works of Pennsylvania.
just now rides a stormy sea, and ho has no , A bill has bceu introduced into the Pennsyl
trumpet at. Harrisburg through which to speak vania Legislature to provide fur the incorpora
peace to the troubled waters. ties eta Company to purchase the Publie Works
M.- The Penna. Argue, a leading Dem. pa- of this state. The company is to have a cap
per published in Westmoreland County,in com- ital stock of $300,000 of $3O each, which shall
meeting upon Bigler's Message says—"On the I be appropriated to the• pure's:is° of the main
subject of the sale of the public works, the Gov- line of Public Works, extending from Philadeb .
ernor is as rotten as the appetite of the vul-
Ode to Pittsburg. The company is to have
tures on the public works, could desire." possession of these works so soon as $300,000
Laughing at Death!—it is said that man-
shall be paid into the State Treasury, and the
of the private soldiers on board of the San
, each, secured by mortgage upon the cartels
al recklessness, saying they might as well be dells cry o two],•e bonds, of one million of dollars
Francisco, talked of the matter with profession-
I and railroads purchased, as aforesaid, each
drowsed as shot, and catching pigs by the logs bearing interest at five per cent payable at
as a sea swept them overboard, exclaiming, at yearly intervals,
the last, there was no use in going to sea with,
out provisions.
'kr The Dwelling Of Rev. J. Martin, Luth
eran minister at Johnstown, Pa., was robbed
on the Bth inst., of money to the amount of
$lOOO, and various other valuables. Three
boys who had arrived at the place, and regis•
tered their namerne William Louden, S. W
Townsend and Louis Townsend, of Columbia,
Pa., were arrested for the robbery, and the pro•
pertyll3 recovered from a hollow tree, whore
they had hidden it. They were sent to jail at
E'lensburg.
A Capital Idea—it is proposed on some of
the Western railroads, to furnish "baby cars"
for the eenvonienee of those travelling with
these appendages as well as for the comfort of
travellers generally. The cars will be conmo•
dim's and well supplied with cradles, baby
jumpers, rattles, sugar candy, milk, paregoric,
and othe; sedatives and conveniences; un ex•
perienced matron, with both wet and dry nur-
ses, will be always in attendance. Babies will
be cluckefl through, and parents may rely np.
on every attention being paid to their comfort.
In case of loss, the company bind themselves
to get another 83 good in its placo;• in such
case. the :•.m.:11, 0 ,1,rs 1,1,1 ; 7 inrlk,Aunlly
Whig County Meeting.
Nations) Administration has called down upon
it, the bold and freely expressed censures of
Statesmen of all portico, and the indications
all point to that change, which shall rid ut of
this reign of blindness and folly; and invite in.
togrity and ability to unite andrescue us from
the wrongs practiced in the name of Democra•
ey. Therdlo,
Rcsolred, That Whiffs should stand to their
arm}, and never abandon their proud warfare
in diifento of American lobor against the pa,
per labor of Europe.
Re.ived. 'that they should be unflinching,
in their lh,f,ilVd of lair and order, against the
lilibusterinz marauder 3 rho deiire *alike to
plunder the of the people, and the do.
main of the powerless.
Pesolad, That the National Administration,
its bead, its heart, all its member 3 speak its
weakness and utter inability to command res•
peel, either abroad or nt home, and justifies
the proverb that "the prince that wanteth urn
derstanding is also a great oppressor."
That the State Administration 1,1
shown by its last annual message, that it it
willing to be courted of the counsels of the !,..-
culators on our puldic improvements; mid n 0,.••
log can excuse Coe Bider for his one .•
tion to the sole of the State Tummy,
/Lsared, That c^ ,1•11 little r, •
test with Mere,: •
determined ,• • .•• • , •
Whiz Can` 011'.1 . •-•
voice should be beard through our Ropresenta
tires in Congress, in preventing any reduction
in the present duty.
"W resets, Au effort will be made at the
present session of Congress to take off the du
ties on salt; and whereas, a grunt amount of
capital is invested, and a great number of men
employed in the manufacture of said article in
this Commonwealth; therefore,
Resolved, That our Senators and members
of the House of Representatives in Congress,
are hereby instructed to vote and otherwise use
their iutluence to prevent any farther reduction
of the duty on s^'•
TITNEI, ON TUE PENNSYLVANIA RAILIZOAD.—
A letter from Mr. HAerr, Superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Road, to n gentleman of Pitt-
burg, states that the ears were to pass through
' the Tunnel on the Mountain Section on Wed
day last, and that the passenger cars will com.
• 'notice running through on the first Monday in
February. The travelling public will rejoice
to learn that they are so soon to get rid of the
inclined pinins on the Portage Road. On and
after the first Monday of next month, pnasen
gers will be able to go through from Philadol.
phiu to Pittsburg, in from 12 to 14 hours.
CONSOI.II,TIoN.—The bill to consolidate the
City of Philadelphia and districts in one mini.
eipality, passe the Senate filially on Wednes
day morning last, by n unanimous vote. It
will no doubt go through the House. This
will he an excellont thing for Philadelphia.
_ -
BROAD TOP itAILROAD.---WC learn from the
llecybrd Gazette that upwards of eighty thou.
sand dollars have been subscribed for the cu.
tension of the. Broad Top Railroad to Bedford.
larntsay.—A bill has passed the Sen.
ale to provide for the appointment of n State
Litrarinn, subject to tio confirmation ef the
Governor, for a mind n! . 017 ,••
Clayton vs Cosa.
-- -
The Washington Currespondent of the ON
einnati Gazette, under d-te of Jauctery 14th,
writes as follows
The discussion in the Scaate an the Chit tr,n
and Bulwer Treaty has been and is tie eller
theme of conversation at present in this city.—
The sentiment is universal that Mr. Casa 14
used np man, and that Mr. Clayton h a s cams
out of the fight with flying velure. The speech
which he made vesterLy iu answer to the raw
by Mr. Cam the day beans was perfectly
nod Mr. Cass showed thathe was under.
going the torments. Ile tried •to disguise bin
pains, but the attempts to hide only made
more apparent the filet. lie v..ould frequently
interrupt the gentlemen from Deletraret e?-
erything he said only served togive Mr. Clatt...,
an opportunity for laying on an addtti; - ,sl
stripe.
'I ;le Senate adjourned before Mr. Claytcn
finished, they evidently thought it was cruel to
have Gen. lass suffer - any name at that time.
I understand that Clayton has a mass of evi
dence and an array at facts yet in store which.
will make even more apparent the disengen
nous:less of Mr. Cuss in regard to the treaty,
and which will cause hint to the last hour of
his life to regret that he ever touched the ques
tion. . . . .
When Mr. Clacton finished, the Senator,
crowded around him and congratulated him en
his triumph. Mr. Cass remained alone in his
sent with none so poor ns to do him reverence.
I shall not attempt to give any of the points of
the speech. The speech itself will soon be pia.
dished, and the country will then see how stands
the case. A Senator remarked to rue last even
ing that Clayton ought to be indicated for ent
elty and that it was "unconstitutional" to is
flict so se,rc.
The trio BiZieulty.
The Eric Observer explains some of tho cau
ses, which induced the people of thnt city to
their violent outbreak againt the Buffalo lino
of raiirora
To Erin, the company located their depot at
n point where the two streets lending out of the
cite south and west, come together like the let.
ter Y. At this !mint there is a constant stream
of wagons coming in and going out: consequent.
ly there is great danger from accident., both
by night and day: thus constituting, in the op
inion of every intelligent mall, a 11109: grie,
cue and intolerable nuisance. They also eon.
structed bridges over two important streets, in
such a wry, that under one r. covered mriage
could not puss, rod under qie other a load of
hay was in the same situation. These our city
councils declared a nuisaner, and ordered the•
company to abet, them. The company did not
do it, consequently the councils did. In liar
licrevecl; the company took possession of at
least eight; reds of the nubile highway, in 14
ti oily reified neighborhood. nod built their
road upon it, again9t the protest and remor,
s trance of the Road Commissioners of that town.
ship. This has been a grievous nuisance, and
was getting wove daily. Often and often the
peoph, along this eighty rods have been called
the night to hotp teams across the track
v :, horses reenlist away, and
us' Eli:, doily occurrence. The
:.'tied to this state of things
• . : is;, ti it track, and
•ul C ;id them to
eel to the
.-,ad Commission
. . • ro.!rti , l it a third
: • .rail
urtn
' in i and corpo
.ious to cunstruct t. . ui to IA
01003? i uft i Frani;lia
rxic., Judgo
• • : ft railroad bo
, ~• , wi:ic:ll snake it
' • , t: • , citizens oe
lace Lc ):oterF, cut- ,
Loula and
:•i to rest ur.:...., , nfthe assail.
The Duels ef the S(Allas,
A letter from Madrid gives the following ar
count of the duel of the elder Soule:
The principals are M. de Turgot. French
ambassador, and Mr. Soule, United States en.
soy at this court. The seconds of the form,:
were L ird Howden and General Caller, French
commissioner on the boundary question. Mr.
Soule was attended by General Valdes and'
Senor B. A. de Gamimlo. Thddn,l took place
this morning, with pistols, :.t twenty paces, the
portico tneetinz nt Cliamnrtin, a league from
Madrid, at half-past 11 o'clock.
The first fire took place without effect. On
the second fire. M. de Turgot was shot through
the leg, near the knee; he was immediately re
moved home in bin carriage, and bore his jeer.
trey pretty well. The kg is now a good deal
swollen; but as it appears that the knee-cop
was not touched, and no principal artery woun
ded, it is trusted that his state is not ono of
danger. Mr. Soule was not wounded.
ICappears that 'another duel lutd . previously
taken place between the Duke of Alba and Mr.
Soule, Jr., son of the Minister, arising out or
the quarrel to which I alluded some time ago,
and which took place at the French Atnbassa
doe's ball. It will be remembered the Duke
of Alba was overheard by Mr. Soule speaking
disparagingly of the dress of Mad. Soule, whom
he compared to Mary of Burgundy.
At the time, the Duke cf Alice declined tho
cartel sent to him by Mr. Soule, on the ground'
that the quarrel was a political one; but sines
then he seems to have reconsidered the matter.
The parties ilmght with small swords. 'Tice
neitir lasted three quarters of an hour. At
length Mr. S.mle fell, when the Duke, with the
point of his sword to his breast, forced his op.
'lomat to retreat. It appears that the duel be.
tween the Marquis do Turbot and Mr. Soule,
Sr., originated in the same affair, so that the
Dole of Alba, i by one joke about an American
lady's style of dress, has contrived to get up
two duels.
The seconds of the Duke were General J.de
In Concha and the. Court of Punourestro: and
those of Mr. Soul:, were Col. Mitans del Bosch
and Mr. Perry, Secretary to the American Le
getion. Tha seconds drew up u minute of the
proceedings as having been conducted in a
manlier satisfactory to the hotter and repute.
tion of both parties;. It was also agreed I am
told, that the letters which have passed be
tween them shculd be mutually withdrawn.•
CONGYlLSS.—Resolutions have beat adopted
in Congress to present some suitable testnno•
Mal to the officers and crews of the Three
Bells, Kilbv, Antarctic, and Lucy Thompson,
—the vessels who so gallantly assisted in the
rescue of the soldiers and sailors on board the .
San Francisco. A move has also been scads
to give tie soldiers four months extra pay. In
the Senate, Mr. Cooper has asked for a grant
of public land to aid in the completion of the
Sunbury and Erie Railroad.
PITT:MUM: MUNICIPAL ELECTIOI,—Ferdi•
nand Volz ' the Whig candidate for Mayor,
is elected by IM majority, being the largest
majority ever given to u. Whig candidate in tho
city. Tho Whig elect all their Select Court•
oilmen but one, and 411 the Common Council
but six. Adams, Whig, was elected Mayor of
Allegheny City..
MX, The liberal journals of Englund say
that the once popular, with them, Prince A.I.
beet, is making Liinzelf rather busy with the
affairs of the army, and alao complain of his
interfering in pOlitiel. Some of cum- astrib..
ute Lord Pahneraton,s resignation to a cabal.
in that quarter.
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