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Wednesday Morning, Slily 9,1858,
WILLIAM BREWSTER, Z EDITORS,
SAM. G. WHITTAKER. $
FOR PRESIDENT,
JOHN C. FREMONT,
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER.
MUOMLAS M. COCIZIL.A.N,
OP 1,1111 COLNTT.
FOR AUDITOR OMVERAL,
nititurxrcr
OF AMISTRONG COUNTY.
POR SURVEYOR GENKRAL
EARTHOLOIVIEW LAPORTE,
OF BRAD7OHD COUNTY,
67 Our friend John Read—a first
rate fellow—has been repainting his store
building. It looks very pretty.
Ilier The School Journal for July is
before us. It is published by 'l'. H. Bur-
rowel, Lancaster, Pa., at $1 per year.
Goon Moos.--It will be seen by refer
ence to another column, that all secrecy
has been abolished by the Americans of
this county
LW — The eight o'clock passenger train
going west, on Saturday evening last, ran
over and killed a watchman on the road,
below Birmingham.
eIV" Much obliged to our friend of Sto
ver's Place, for his handsome list of new
subset ibe r 3
pep, The bill for the admission of Kan
sas as a Free State. with the Topeka con
stitution passed in the House on Thursday
last.
Car' We ore indebted to the President
for a copy of the “Seventh annual announce
ment of the Female Medical College of
Pa."
ft" Next week we shall publish a ser
mon delivered by Rev. Dudley A. 'Pyng,
on the 29th of June,in Philadelphia, on
"Our Country's Troubles."
wor Kennedy's Bank Note Review,
has been received for July. Kennedy Bs
Bro., Pittsburg, Pa., publishers. The best
*Counterfeit Detector extant%
eir We have received the July No.
of Inventor. published by tow, Haskell &
Co., 804 Broadway, N. Y., at ei per year.
It is an excellent scientific_work.
ON Orr.— Chat Wm. Lewis, publisher
of the Huntingdon Globe, has a serious in
tention of becoming a priest. Nature has
done her duty towards fitting him for that
occupation.
Sir The Farm Journal for June and
July has been received. As usual it is
filled with interesting matter. Published
by Emlin Co., 7th and Market St.,
Phila., at $1 per year.
VERY Riau —That letter written by
our neighbors of the American, to one of
their agents, asking him to aid them.--
But the answer received was richer. Your
doctrines won't pay up in that region, fel-
lows.
mr We have received a very interes
ting letter from Mr. Foster. who went
from this county to California, about a
year ago; giving a description of the late
assassination, &c., in that place. The par
ticulars have been published in this paper
and therefore we make no extract.
'The ..01nlae" unblushin.ly asserts
- •
that the Republican is n , One idea party?'
If this is true,—and we by no means ad
mit that it is,—the Democracy hove the
advantage three ideas—slavery extension,
Polygamy, and ten cents a day for labor
ers !
WHAT'S IN THE WIND is said that
at a meeting of the Democratic State Oen_
tral Committee held last week at Harris
burg, Judge Ives,sent in a letter of declin
a' ion na a candidate for Surveyor General
The letteewas veined end the Caminito e
appointed the sixth day of August for the
assembling of the State Convention, at
Chambersburg, to nominate a candidate in
his stead.
'The Lancaster Examiner says :
"From what we already see of public o.
pinion in this county, we feel justified In
assesting that the Whig vote will be thrown
almost solid for Fremont and Dayton,
while the American vote will be cast in
the same direction with equal unanim,ty.
The original anti slavery men will of
course aid with their entire strength.
“The reputation of Lancaster county,
for giving large majorities will in no wise
suffer in November next—and then, as
heretofore, the 'Old Guard' will lead the
column for the Constitution, the Union,
and Freedom."
The Celebration of the Fourth of July. 1
The day was ushered in by the most I
deafening peals of .lleaven's dread artil.
lery," and the most vivid finshes of light
ning we ever heard or saw. Trees were
uprooted, and the house of one of our cit
izens
was struck with lightning. Hail
Columbia was ushered in on the grandest
scale, and Yankee Doodle had a good time'
generally. The Methodist and Presbyte
rian Sabbath Schools hod a very happy
time one at McCahan's and the other at'
Cypress Grove. Speeches were delivered
at the latter place by Bev. McClean, A.
W. Benedict and Wm. Colon, Esqs. I
The Hypocrites.
The leaders of the foreign party, while
professing great love for foreign Catholics,
are endeavoring to obtain the votes of A :a
ericans, whom they have branded for the
last three years as "midnight thieves,"
"assassins," 'traitors," &c., by circulating
the silly story that Fremont is a Catholic!
When it is known that he is a descendent
of one of the Hugenots or Protestants of
France, of whom more than seventy thou
sand were slain in a brief period by Cath
olics, because they would not swallow Po
pery. And he is a sun of one of those
Protestants who emigrated to South Caro
lina from France to escape the terrible per.
secutions and slaughter of the Pope, on
account of their religion. Mr. Fremont is
a member of the Episcopal Church, and all
his children have been baptized is that
church. If any man is worthy of the sup•
port of the Americans on account of hos
tility to political Popery and Jesuitism, it
is Fremont.
Horrible larder.
On last Sunday evening, just before sun
down,
in East Pennsborough township,
Cumberland county, Mr. John Kissel, an
old bachelor farmer, was shot dead, while
carrying his milk to tho spinghouse. The
perpetrator of the deed must have been
behind the springhouse, and when Mr.
Kissel came within a few feet of him, he
discharged a bad of shot in his brain, and
relieved him of his money. No clue has
as yet been obtained of the villain who
did the deed. The deceased was a very
eccentric man, living entirely alone, and
some distance from his' neighbors. He
was a man of some means, and carried all
his money, upon all occasions, in a large
wallet fastened upon the inside of his vest.
It is said by his neighbors that he had at
the time some lour or five hundred dollars
and perhaps a great deal more ; the wal
let made quite a prominence in his vest.
which any one could notice, and would
observe on first sight of him.
iree speecn,
The majority of both Houses of the Legis. principles of a Declaration of Indepen-
Black Republicans. lature would have been Free State men if dence, will he governed by party or per-
Some of the lower grade of Democratic
there had been no invasion of Missourians. i sonal prejudices as . to relese to vote for
papers style Fremont and Dayton the !lie Governor set aside the election in Fremont and Dayton. These men are
"Black" Republican candidates. We will some of the districts, and a new election the standard.bearers of the Republican
took place therein on the 22d of May, re. Flog—of that flag which northern men
submit a simple statement of facts and
leave the public to decide whether the ep suiting in the choice of Free State men in have unitormly professed to honor—and
ithet "black" would not be more appropri. these districts, except Leavenworth, where all men of all parties, must and will rally
applied to the democratic party. m,
awl),
there was still illegal voting. The Co to it, who love principles better than men
Fremont and Dayton are pledged to fa- mine,: took a large mass of testimony re- or better than mere party. The man who
proceedings of the Legislative . i s not prepared to stand out upon the broad
vor the admission of Kansas under the garding site
constitution already formed—which con- •Assembly, which proceedings they state and liberal platform made by the Repub.
stitution prohibits the admission of negroes are characterized by recklessness and in. lican Convention at Philadelphia, will go
into the State, whether freo or slave.— justice. The report likewise alludes to for Buchanan if he were deprived of tha.
Consequently under that constitution the the murders, robberies and other crimes name of Fillmore. He would thus strength.
State would be folover consecrated to an committed in the Territory, and stales that en the firmer. It is wished therefore, that
unmixed white population. While on the lin no case except that of Mcßea, a Free , Fillmore should run. He will run. lle
other hand the Cincinnati platform allows State man, was there any prosecution for line so said. He has denounced the prin•
slave owners to carry their negroes there I these offences. No indictments were ciples of the Republican party, and titan
in droves, and if that platform is sustain-
found, no arrests made and no measures ta- too, in manner not very creditable to his
ed by the people, and the expulsion of the
ken to bring the perpetrators to justice.— intelligence. In a speech at Albany, on
free•state settlers from Kansas approved
The report contains full and complete de- Thursday last, he condemns the Republi_
of, the black race will soon become a per tails of everything connected with the can party because its candidate are both
=nest institution there. The success of Territory of Kansas, prior to the 19th of selected from the free States, and augurs
March last, a n d sop it i s clearly proven that necessarily the most disastrous roman Republican ticket would tend to make
it a white State—while the success of the that Samuel J. Jones, the Sheriff, was the quences must follow. Why so Jackson
Democratic ticket will in all probabilit y main cause of the recent disturbances, n and Calhoun were both Southerns—both
which he so prominently figured. It is al- from slave States. They were elected
make it a black, or slave State. Now, to
which party does the epithet %law." more
so proved that Mr. Oliver, one of the In- two tenses. If the South, with not one-
approl riately belong? vestigating Committee, wept into Missouri third of the white population, and both
with one of the invading companies, and President and Vice President, gave no
made a speech in the Fifteenth Election cause for repudiating the Union, or cause
District, but it is not proved that he voted. • sectional jealousies, with what face can it
The conclusions of the Committee are that be alleged that just cause for dissatislac
each of the elections in Kansas was car tion is afforded, when nothing more
rind by the invasion from Missouri ; that claimed for the other two thirds than what
consequently the Legislative Assembly is has been heretofore conceded tothe South?
an illegally constituted body, and has no It is but too apparent that Mr. Fillmore's
power to pass valid laws—therefore its en• proclivities are adverse to .he Republican
actments are void. The election of G. W. organization, and that his feelings have
Whitfield as Delegate to Congress was not been governed by the jaundicated repre
held under any valid law, neither was sentations of its enemies. Ife has been
that of Mr. Reeder i n accor d ance with abroad—has just returned, and we think
law. The Comuiittee suggest no remedy, as a prudent man it would have been wi-
The report skein's to obstructions that ser for him to have withheld his vieWs un
were thrown in the way of the Committee til he had an opportunity of observing the
and to the general violence which prevails circumstances which have proceeded the
in the Territory. It is signed by Mentes. present excitement among the people, and
Howard and Sherman. of which be has been comparatively igno-
The Washington correspondent of the rant owing to his absence—such as the
New York Trues says one of the chief ruffianism at Washington—the outrages
subjects of anxiety with the Committee in Kansas and the suppression of free
while in Kansas, was the safety of the evi- speech and the Ballot Box. Subsequent
dence they had collected. After hearingr%ff n e s e t o h n u may tsi o
u b
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u o e t h e ui r I r e n
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sfield
repeated rumors that an attempt to obtain he inn . st servo to divide the opposition to
possession of .the evidence and desert)), it, Fremont and thus to increase his chan
was contemplated by the Border Ruffians, ces.
who continually surrounded the Commis
sion, the Committee took pains to obtain Now YORK DEMOCRAOY.—.-The New
York Hards and Sufis have again failed to
correct and reliable evidence of their par-' harmonize. Tho Bards refused to come
pose. They soon became fully possessed to any terms of union, and the Softs have
of the plans of the Borderers. They lea r- for r a e f ;t r a e t " l o e n d y n n t t i o h n e ' to own
o m l in o a o t k e an a e l
ned that night after night these men deba
ted the particular plan by which they pro- lectoral ticket and a ticket for State offices.
If the Herds do likewise there will be two
posed to get possession of the testimony.— Buchanan electoral tickets in New York.
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ser We take the following from the
Pittsburg Journal, of Thursday last.
"We are glad to see our old friend Gen
eral John Williamson, of Huntingdon, in
the city. He occupies an eminent posi
tion in the American Party, and it is em.
incurs of good that ho comes amongst us to
exert his powers for the cure of dissensions
which yet unhal pily exist.
General Wklliansou is stopping at thu
Monongahela House."
oar See the `Resolution" proposing
amendments to the Constitution of tho
Common wealth,
Report of the Kansas Committee. I All :treed that it would never do to let
We condense the following report of the 'this testimony go out of the territory; but
Committee on Investigation from the 'how to get it without killing the majority
Philadelphia Sun: of the Committee, or whether it was necas-
Phis document is too voluminous for our
nary or advisable to take their lives, was a
'
subject of considerable discussion. The
pages, but we advise every freeman to pro.
mare generally approved plan was to
core a copy and read it. 'I he majority
show that as soon as the bill to organize watch as opportunity whenthe committee
should be travelling, and, at an unguarded
the territory of Kansas was passed, a large
number of the citizens of Missouri went m oment, to seize upon their baggage, ran
into the Territory and held squatter meet
sack it for the testimony, and carry it ofTin
ings passed resolutions denouncing obeli-
the tumult. The Committee of course
tionis:s, and declaring that Slavery existed took 'every precaution to. guard against a
therein. In the autumn of 1854, a secret surprise. But they did not trust alone to
their vigilance. A part of the evidence,
political society, called the Blue Lodge"
was formed, the plan of operations of which taken was sent off, as is already known,
with its oaths, etc., are given in the report. by Governor Robinson, and was safely
This Lodge controlled all the subsequent brought through by his wife. The re
movements and invasions on the part of the mainder was put in charge of an honest
Missourians. At the election of November old farmer living several miles from town,
29, 1855, for a delegate to Congress, there who, with his wife, buried it during the
nighttime, time, in a box of leached ashes. which
was no evidence of fraud, except in the
sparsely settled and remote districts, where they covered with straw and a hen's nest.
citizens of Missouri appeared and voted This box was left standing out in the yard
Details in relation to these facts are given back of his house. The farmer vindicated
his own confidence in the security of this
in the report, which says: "It is reduced
to mathematical precision that seventeen hiding place by depositing in the same
box with the testimony some thousand dol.
were cast by citizens of Missouri; the re
hundred illegal and non-resident votes
la's in gold, of which he feared he might
be robbed by the Border Ruffians who were
mainder, being legal votes, amounted to
eleven hundred." Mr. Whitfield would
prowling about the country. The mans
have been elected without the aid of his script and the gold lay thus concealed for
Missouri votes, he receiving a plurality of I
some three or four weeks—nobody know
sit ing its whereabouts except the farmer and
the votes cast. During the winter of
'54—'55, great excitement existed in the his wife, and Messrs. Howard and Sher-
Territory on account of the invasion; pub-
man. As early as povible a complete du
lie meetings were held, and such bitter plicate of the testimony was prepared and
Feeling was malifested. In February, secretly deposited in the Fort, in charge
1855, a census was taken. and the number of Col. Sumner.
of legal voters was ascertained to be 2905.
Previous to the election in the spring of
1855, active preparations were made to in
vade the Territory, and a complete organ
ization was effected. Leaders were cho
sen, tents, provisions, ammunition and
arms distributed, and the forces were drilled
in companies in Missouri ; and on the day
before the election, it is testified, at least
five thousand Missourians took up the line
of March for Kansas, and companies went
into every representative district of the
Territory except one. In detail of the acts
of these companies and the declarations
made by them, a great portion of the testi
mony consists. •
The Kansas Investigating Committee
had before, them the poll boolts, census
rolls, &c., showing who were legal as well
as who were illegal voters, and from accu
' rate and almost absolute proof it appears
• that of about 6300 votes cast at the election
for members of the Territorial Legislature
five thousand were those of non-residents
Mr. Fillmpre.
The continuance of Mr. Fillmore a s
a candidate for the Presidency, says the
Village Record, has been the source of
some apprehension on the part of the
friends of Freedom and Free Soil. We
have always doubted whether he would
withdraw; and we have always doubted
its advantage. Mr. Fillmore is the repre
sentative of those who are indifferent to
the existence and spread of Slavery, or
who are openly in favor of it. In the
South he is sustained as a better and more
reliable man than Mr. Buchanan, and in
the North it is not pretended that he will
be sufficiently reliable as the exponent of
the principles of Republicanism. It is
probable, that in case Fillmore were to
withdraw that thousands who are not pre
pared to vote for Fremont, would vote for
Buchanan ; while it is not to be expected
that any sincere and honest well wisher to
the Republican cause, which has for its
object free soil, free speech, and the free
Meeting of the Anierican Executive Com•
mitten of Huntingdon County.
Adoption Van Open Organization.
In pursuaac'e of public notice to that el
' feet, the Executive Committee of Hunting
don County met at the. Franklin House, in
the borough of Huntingdon, on Saturday,
the sth of July, inst., when G. W. Johnston
of Barree township was called to the chair,
and G. W. Thompson of Mill Creek, ap
pointed Secretary.
The following resolutions were thereup
on submitted and unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That all secresy, obligations,
signs. gripe and passwords of the American
Order in lituitingdon County are hereby
;Lb:dished ; and that all voters who declare
themselves in favor of American principles
.d avow their purpose to support Amer--
can candidates at the ballot boxes, are
henceforth to he regarded as members of
the party in good standing.
' Resolved, That in accordance with the
foregoing resolution, public meetings of
the voters as above, as well as all voters in
said county opposed to the principles and
policy of the present national administra
tion, be held in the several townships, bor
oughs end several election districts of
Huntingdon County, on Saturday the 9th
day of August next, to choose two delegates
to represent them in a County Convention
to be held in Huntingdon on the 12th day
of August next to nominate a county ticket
and transact such other business as exi
: geilcies may require. _ _
- Resolved, That the proceeding of this
meeting be signed by the officers and pub
lished.
G. W. JOHNSTON, Pres't,
G. W. THOMPSON, Sec'y. '
New Jersey in the Lead,
The State of Camden and Amboy, has
concluded that her magnificent sand-banks
present an arena worthy of a contest for
the Presidency, all to itself, and therefore
her North Americans hoist the name of
Oommodore Stockton. New Jersey having
concluded to go in a gang by herself, we
ore not informed whether the seat of gov
ernment is to be subjected to a removal
within its limits, or suffered to remain
where it exists at present, under the guar
dianship of Brooks and Rust. Let the
Blue Hen cackle out the object of her pre
sent incubation, for if taking the Presiden
cy to herself she designs taking the Capi
tol too, we want to be "counted in."
It has been stated that Pennsylvania
delegates, at New York bolted, and after
wards assisted in the nomination of Stock
ton. One such commands a steamboat
owned by Stockton, and was sent to go his
master, make or break. Another, glorying
in the cognomen of a Pennsylvania Dutch
man, and an editor, (God cave us, as we
trust we are both, from ever seeing his like
again,) was a tool of an up-start Philadel.
phia lawyer, who clings parasitically a
round the Commodore's mast. He lives
on the bank of the Delaware, and pastures
Ilia cows on the Jersey side. And thus
much for Pennsylvania defection to hint of
the.mast.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
VALUABLE FARM
FOR SALE.
JP HE undersigned offers at Private Sale a
tract of fins Limestone Land, situate in
Woodcock Valley, Huntingdon county, about
one mile from McConnellstown, one and a half
from the Broad Top Railroad and six and a
hor from the Penna. Railroad and Canal at
Huntingden.
There are 451 ACRES in the whole tract.
200 of which are cleared and in good cultiva
tion ; 100 acres are in Clover and 20 in Timo
thy.
It ie all good limestone land, and can con.
veniently be divided into two or more farms.
There are in Good Dwelling House, .1 0 .ame
Stable, Double linen and Out buildings, and
'lwo Orchards, on the property.
A stream sufficient for a Saw Mill runs thro'
it, and there are springs in every field except
oue. The laud which is not cleared is well
covered with poplar, chestnut, white out:, hick.
ory, walnut, locust and Maple timber of the
best quality.
There is a good Litne Kiln on the farm and
a 'n ia of Fossil Ore runs through the land,
which will malt iron equal to any manufactur
ed on the Juniata.
The land is all patented and an indisputed
title will be given.
Tease:—Ono fourth in hand and the rest.
duo in three equal annual payments with in•
terest. Possession given after the first of April
next.
..,....
Any further information desired will be gin.
Cu by MILES & Donut's, Huntingdon ; Daniel
Plenner, on the promises, or the undersigned
at Kittanning.
A. & A. REYNOLDS,
Ex'rs. of David Reynolds, deed.
June 9,1856.-3 m.
RESOLUTION,
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMON.
WEALTH.
Resolved the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatiees of the Commonwealth of Pennsol•
eania in General Assembly met, That the kil
ler/Mg amiwahuents are, propoded to the consti•
union of the commonwealth, in accordance
with the provisions of the tenth artieth thereof.
There shall he an additional article to said
constitution to he designated as artic:o oleven,
as follows :
ARTICLE XI.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEUTIOX 1. The state may contract debts, to
supply casual deficits or failures in revenues,
or to meet expenses not otherwise provided for;
but the aggregate amount of such debts direct
and contingent, whether contracted by virtue of
one or more acts of the general assembly, or at
different periods of time, shall never exceed
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and
the money arising from the creation of such
debts, shall be applied to the purpose for which
it was obtained, or to repay the debts so con•
tra i eted, and to no other purpose whatever.
SECTION 2. In addition to the above limited
power the state may contract debts to repel in•
vasion, suppress insurrection, defend the state
in war, or to redeem the present outstanding
indebtedness of the state; but the money aria•
log from the contracting of such debts, shall be
applied to the purpose for which it was raised,
or to repay such debt, and to no other purpose
whatever.
SECTION 3. Except the debts above specified
in sections one and two of this article, no debt
whatever shall be created by, or on behalf of
the state.
SECTION 4. To provide for the payment of the
present debt, and any additional debt contract
ed as aforesaid, the legislature shall, at its first
session, after the adoption of this amendment,
create a sinking fund, whirls shall be sufficient
to pay the accruing interest on such debt, and
annually to reduce the principal thereof by a
sum not less than two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars ; which sinking fund shall consist
of the net annual income of the public works,
from time to time owned by the state. or the
proceeds of the sale of the same, or any part
thereof, and of the income or proceeds of sale
of stocks owned by the state, together with oth
er funds, or resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may be increa
sed, from time to time, by assigning to it any
part of the taxes, or other revenues of the state,
not required fur the ordinary and current ex-
ponSes of government, and unless is case of
war, invasion or insurrection, no part of the
said sinking fund shall be used or applied oth
ermine than in extinguishment of the public
debt, until the amount of such debt is reduced
below the sum of five millions of dollars.
SECTION 5. The credit of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be pledged,
or loaned to, any individual, company, corpor
ation, or association ; nor shall the common
wealth hereafter become a joint owner, or stock
holder, in any company, association, or corpor
ation.
SECTION 6. The commonwealth shall not as
sume the debt, or any part thereof, of any coun
ty, tiff, borough or township ; or of any cor
poration, or association ; unless such debtshall
have been contracted to enable the state to re
pel invasion, suppress domestic insurrection,
defend itself in time of war, or to assist the
state in the discharge of any portion of its pre
sent indebtedness.
Soc•rtos 7. The legislature shall not author
ize any county, city, borough, township, or in•
corporated district, by virtue of a vote of its cit
izens, or otherwise, to become a stockholder iu
any company, association, or corporation ; or
to obtain money for, or loan its credit to, any
corporation, association, institution, or party.
There shall be an additional article to said
constitution, to he designated as article XII, as
follows
AItTICLII aux.
OF NEW COUNTIES,
No county shall be divided by a line cutting
off over onedenth of its population, (either to
forts a new county or otherwise.) without the
express assent of such county, by a voteof the
electors thereof ; nor shall any now county be
established, containing less thou four hundred
square utiles.
From section two of the first article of the
constitution, strike out the words, "of the city
of Philadelphia, met o/ each county respective.
4 ;” from section live, same article, strike out
the words, "of Philadelphia and of the several
counties :" front section seven, same article,
strike out the words, "neither lie city of Phila
delphia nor any," and insert in lieu thereof the
words, "and no;" and strike out section four,
same article, and in lieu thereof insert the fol
lowing t
"SECTION 4. In the year one thousand eight
hundred and eixty•four, and in every seventh
year thereafter-representatives to the number
of one hundred, shall be apportioned and dis
tributed equally throughout the state, ky dis
tricts, in proportion to the number of taxable
inhabitants in the several parts thereof; ex
cept that any county containing at least three
thousand fire hundred taxables, may be allowed
separate representation ; but no more than
three counties shall be joined, and no county
shall be divided, in the formation of it district.
Any city containing a sufficient number of tax•
ables to entitle it to at least two representatives,
shall have a separate representation assigned
it, and ehall be divided into convenient districts
of contiguous territory, of equal taxable popu
lation as near as may be, each of which
tricts shall elect one representative."
At the end of section seven, same article,
insert these words, "the city of Philadelphia
i shall be divided into single senatorial d 'strict*,
I
of contiguous territory as nearly equal in taxa
tie
populat ion as possible ; but no ward shall
be divided in the Armation
The legislature, nt its first semon, after the
adoption of this amendment, shall divide the
city of Philadelphia into senatorial and
representative districts, in the manner above
provided ; such districts to remain unchanged
until the apportionment in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-four.
FOURTH AM ENDM ENT.
To be Section xxvi, Article t.
The legislature shall have the power Walter,
revoke, or atonal, any charter or incorporation
hereafter conferred by, ur under, any special,
or general law, whenever in their opinion it may
be injurious to the citizens of the common
wealth ; in such manner, however, that no in
justice shall be dune to the eurporators.
IN SENATE, April 21, 1856.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On the
first amendment, yeas 24, nays 5. On the sec•
end amendment, yens 19, nays 6. On the third
amendment, yeas 28, nays 1. On the fourth
amendment, yeas 23, nays 4.
Extract from the Journal.
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Clerl•.
Tx HOUSE OF REPRESENTATITEB,
April 21, 1856.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On the
first amendment, yeas 72, nays 24. On the
second atnendment, yeas 63, nays 25. On the
third amendment, yeas 64, nays 23; and on the
fourth amendment, yeas 69, nays 16.
Extract from the Journal.
WILLIAM JACK, Cleric,
SECRETARY'S OFFICE, I A. G. CURTIN,
Filed April 24, MK J &cell qf the Cont.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Rarrieburg, June 27, 1856.
Pennsylvania, es
1 do certify that the above and foregoing tea
true and correct copy of the ortginal Iles°lu
tion relative to an amendment of the Constitu
tion" as the same remains on file in this ollice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
L.S. set toy hand and caused to bo affixed the
seal of the Secretary's Office, the day and
year above written.
A. G. CURTIN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
IN SENATE, April 21., 185 G.
Resolution propoaing amendments to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth, being under
consideration,
Uu tho question,
\\•ill the Senate agree W the first atnead•
tent 7
The yeas and nave were taken agreeably to
the provisions of thu ConstitutMa. and were as
follow, viz :
YEss—Musers. Browne, Bu , kalew, Cress.
well, Evans,. Ferguson, Fleuiken, Hoge, In.
gram, Jamison, Knox, Laubach, Lewis, Mc.
Clintock, Price, Sellers, Shuman, Souther,
Straub, Taggart, Walton, Welsh, Wherry, Wil•
kins and Platt, Speaker-24.
Nees--Messrs. Crab% Gregg, Jordan, Me ,
linger and Pratt-5.
So the question Was determined in the
motive.
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the second amend.
meet. .
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to
the proyisians of the Constitution and were as
follow, viz:
Yeas—Messrs. Browne, Buckalow, Cress.
well, Evans, Hoge, Ingram, Jamison, Knox,
Laubach, Lewis ' M'Clintock, Sellers, Shuman,
Souther, Straub, Wulton, Welsh, Wherry and
• • -.
•• • .• . •
NAYS—Messr, Crabb, Ferguson, Gregg,
Pratt, Price and Piatt, Speaker—C.
So the question was determined in the affir•
mative?
Ou the question,
Will the Senate agree to the third amend•
ment ?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to
the Constitution, and were as follow:
YEAS—Messrs. Browne, Buckalew, Crabb,
Cresswoll, Evans, Ferguson, Flenniken, Hoge,
Ingram, Jamison, Jordan, Knox, Limbach,
Lewis, relintock, Mellinger, Pratt, Price. Sel
lers, Shuman, Souther, Straub, Taggart, 'Wal
ton, Welsh, Wherry, Wilkins and Platt, Spea
ker-28.
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•
NAYS—Mr. Gregg-1.
So tiro question was determined in the affir
motive.
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the fourth amend.
ment ?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to
the Constitution and were as follow, viz :
YEAS—Messrs. Browne, Buckalew, Cress•
well, Evans, Flenniken, Hoge, Ingram, Jami.
son, Jordan, Knox, Lanbaeh, Lewis, M'Cliu.
trick, Pike, Sellers, Shuman Souther, Straub,
Walton, Welsh. Wherry, Shuman,
and Piatt,
Spec ker —23.
NAYS—Messrs. Crabb, Gregg, Mellinger and
Pratt-4.
-•— -
So the question was determined in the aifir.
=dive. - - .
Journal of the Rouse of Representatives,
April 21, 1856.
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to
the provisions of the Constitution, and on the
first proposed amendment, were as follow, viz :
YEAS—Messrs. Anderson, Backus, Baldwin,
Ball, Beck, (1 4 ycoming,) Beck, (York.) Bern•
hard, Boyd, Buyer,Brown, Brush, Buchanan,
Caldwell, Campbel, Curty, Craig, Crawford,
Dowdull, Edinger, Fausold,oster. Getz,
Haines, Hamel; Hamer, Heins, Hibbs, Hill,
Hillegas, Hippie, Holcomb, Hunsecker,lmbrie,
Ingham, Innis, Irvin, Johns- Johnson, Laporte,
Lebo, Lungaker, Lovett, M'Celmont,
Weinub, Jlaugle, Minicar, Miller, Montgomery,
Moorhead, Nunemacher, Orr, Pearson, Phelps,
Purcell, Ramsey, Reed, Reinhold, Riddle, Ito
berts, Shenk, Smith, (Allegheny,) Smith, (Cam -
bria,) Smith ' (Wvoming,) Strouse, Thompson,
Vail, Whallon, Wright, (Dauphin,) Wright,
(Luzern,) Zimmerman and Wright, Speaker
—72.
K.us—Messrs. Augustine, Barry, Clover,
Cobourn, Dock, Fry, Fulton, Gaylord, Gibbo•
tier, Hamilton, Hancock, Housekeeper, Hone.
her, Leisenring, Magee, Manley, Morris, Mum•
inn, Patterson, Salisbury, Smith, (Philadelphia)
Walter, Wintrode and Yearsley-24.
So the question was determined iu the aftir.
'native.
On the quection,
Will the House agree to the sewed wawa
went ?
Thu yens and nays were taken, and were as
follow, viz:
Yens—Messrs. Anderson, Backus, Baldwin,
Ball, Beck, (Lycoming,) Beek, (York,) Bern
hard, Boyd, Brown, Brush, Buchanan, Cull.
well, Campbell, Carty, Craig, Fausold, Foster,
Oetz, Haines,• Ilamel, Harper, Lleitis, Hibbs,
Hill, Hillegas, Ripple,
Holcomb, Hunsecker,
Imbrie, Ingham, Innis, Irwin, Johns, Johnson,
Laporte, Lebu, Loegaker, Lovett, M'Calmont,
M'Carthy, M'Comb, Mangle, Menear, Miller,
Montgomery, Moorbentl, Nunnemacher, Orr,
Pearson, Purcell, Ramsey, Reed, Reinhold,
Riddle, Roberts, Shenk, Smith, (Allegheny,)
Strouse, Vail, Mallon, Wright, (Luzerne,)
Zimmerman, and Wright, Speaker-63.
NAYS—Mes,ra. Augustine. Barry, Clover,
Edinger, Fry, Fallon, Gaylord, Gibboney, Ha.
miltun, Hancock, Huneker, Lmsenring, Magee,
Manley, Morris, Mumma, Patterson, Phelps,
Salisbury, Smith, (Cambria,) Thompson, Wal
ter Wiutrode, Wright, (Dauphin)and Yearsley
—125.
Su the question was determined in the sir
=five.
On the questimt,
Will the Howie agree to the third muted
-meet?
The yeas and nap were taken, and were an
follows, viz:
l'n.ui—Messrs, Anderson, Backus, Baldwin,
Ball, Beck, (Lycoming,) Beck, (York,) Bern.
hard, Boyd, Boyer, Brown, Buchanan, Cali].
well, Campbell, Carty, Craig, Crawford, Edit,.
ger, Fausold, Foster,Fry, Beta, Haines, Ha.
mel, Harper, Heins, ibbs, Hill, Hillegas, nip
ple, Holcomb, Housekeeper, Imbrie, Ingham,
Innis, Irwin, Johns, Johnson, Laporte, Lebo,
Lon:raker, Lovett, M'Calmont, bl'Comb, Man•
gle, Menear, Miller, Montgomery, Nutinemach.
er, Orr, Pearson, Phelps, Purcell, Ramsey,
iae, Shenk, Sel it (Al leglio ny, ) Smith
(Cambria,) Smith, (Wyoining,) Thompson,
Whallon, Wright, (Dauphin,) Wright, Lucerne)
and Zimmerman-64.
NAYS —M( wws. Burry, Clover, Cobourn,
Dock, Dowdall, Fulton, Gaylord, Gibboney,
Hamilton, Hancock, Huneker, Leisenring,
Carthy, Magee, Manley, Moorhead, Morris,
Patterson, Reinhold, Roberts, Salisbury, Wal.
ter, Wiutrode, Yearaley and Wright, Speaker
So the question was determined in the mint..
mative.
On the question,
Will the House agree to the fourth amend.
rnent ?
YEAS—Messrs. Anderson, Backus, Ball,
Beck, (Lycoming,) Beck, (York,) Bernhard,
Boyd, Brown, Brush, Buchan., Caldwell,
Campbell, Carty, emit Crawford, Dow•
dull, Edinger, Penfield, poster, Pry, Getz,Ha•
mel, Harper, Heins, Hibbs, Hill, Hiegas,
Hipple, Holcomb, Housekeeper,
Hunsecker,
Imhrie, Innis, Irwin, Johnson, Laporte, Lobo,
Lougakur, Lovett, Westmont, WCarthy, M'• Comb, dangle, Menear, Miller, Montgomery,
Moorhead,Nunnetnacher, Orr, Pearson, Phelps,
Purcell, Ramsey, Reed, Reinhold, Riddle, Re
berts, Shenk, Smith, (Cambria) Wright, (Lu
zrrne,) Yearsley, Zimmerman and Wright,
Speaker--p.
NAYS—Messrs. Barry, Clover, Cobourn, Fut.
ton, Gi'honey, Haines, Hancock, Huneker,
Ingham, Leisenring, slagee, Manley, Morris,
Patterson, Salisbury, and Wintrado-16.
So the question was determined in the aflir.
motive.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE, )
Harrisburg, June 27, 1656. j
Pennsylvania, ss :
I do certify that the above and foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the "Yens" and "Nays"
taken on the Resolution proposing amendments
to the Constitution of the Cotumouwealth, as
the same appears on the Journals of the two
Houses of the General Assembly of this Com•
tuouwealth for the session of 1856.
Witness my hand and seal of said office,
L.S. this twenty-seventh day of June, one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty-six.
A. G. CURTIN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth,
July 9,1856.-3 m.