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WILLIAM BREWSTER, 1 EDITORS.
SAM. G. WHITTAKER.
Wednesday Morning, Tnly 1, 1857.
Ones more our glorious banner out
Unto the breeze we throw ;
Beneath its folds with song and shout
Will charge upon the foe."
708 GOVERNOR,
DAVID WILMOT,
NF BRADFORD COUNTY.
POI CANAL COMMISSIONER,
WILLIAM MILLWARD,
OF PHILADELPHIA,
FOR 'SUPREME JUDGES,
JAMES VEECH,
OF FAYETTE COUNTY.
JOSEPH J. LEWIS,
OP CHESTER COUNTY.
GOOD imaial NEWS
SALE OF THE MAIN LINE OF THE
PUBLIC WORKS.
Last Friday a great crowd of spectators was
attracted to the rotunda of the Merchants' Ex.
change, Philadelphia. to see the sale of the
Main Line of the Public Works of Penneylva•
nia, which had been advertised in Harrisburg,
.Pittaburg, Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
and other cities, to take place in Philadelphia,
at half-past seven o'clock on Friday evening,
pursuant to an act passed at the last session of
cur State Legislature, and approved by the
Governor.
It is well known that the minimum price
fixed by law was $7,500,000. The act also
contained a provision to the effect, that should
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company become
the successful bidder, the tonnage tax on that
railway should be forever abolished, and all
taxes on the real estate of the company on the
payment of $1,500,000 over and above the pur-
chase money. This was, however, decided by
the Supreme Court to be unconstitutional, and
the Company was enjoined not to bid for the
work under such stipulation, and the State
Treasurer was enjoined not to accept any bonds
executed by the company, in consideration of
the purchase of the works, unless the Company
occupied the same ground with all other bid
dere.
half•past seven o'clock the sale took
place, the only bidder being J. E. Thompson
Esq., cn behalf of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
of which he is President. After the crying had
been continued for a short time, and no other
bidder appearing, the line was knocked down
to the sole bidder; and the works thus at last
passed out of the hand of the great Common.
wealth, whose resources they have so long been
a dead weight upon, relieving us of a source of
infinite trouble, loss, corruption and disgrace.
_ .
The Pennsylvania Railroad has row secured
a second railroad and tunnel through the Alla
Amy mountains, and the Columbia Railroad,
from Philadelphia to Columbia, eighty-one
utiles in length, with a double track. It gets,
n long stretch of canal, much of which has
teen said to be unprofitable as an investment.
The price paid in $7,500,000-
DAVID WILMOT.
The West Chester Republican has an excel
lent article on the next Governor, and in spec•
king of David Wilmot says, that be is not only
one of the first men of the State, but of the
whole country. He posesses the rare faculty
of self-reliance—bag refused to bow subservi•
ently to the sinister and corrupt demands of par.
ty, and to sacrifice his own independence when
the party was clearly wrong. Few men have
the courage to be true to themselves when par.
ty leaders threaten with their vengeance. The
love of justice, of right—obedience to the die•
tate. of their own conscience—all have to
yield to the demands of party.
Judge Wilmot has a powerful and perm.
sive eloquence, and upon the question of sla-
very be occupies the position of the Democrat.
ic party of Pennsylvania from the days of Jet . -
lemon down, until it assumed that slavery was
national and freedom a mere sectional inutitu•
Lion. He occupies the position on the subject,
which bad been uniformly held by the great
majority of Democracy. He has not swerved
from the ancient landmarks. His sole and on
ly fault is that he has a conscience; cannot forget
the traditions of his fathers—the doctrines of
Penn—at the demands of those who desired
more slave territory—more slave States—more
slave senators in Congress, instead of aban•
cloning a principle because his party was drift•
ing away from it, he chooses rather to embody
it in the laws of the land ; and hence the fa•
moan 'Wilmot Proviso.'
Outrageous Acquittal of a Murderer in
MUMS.
We learn from the Lawrence Republican of
latest date that the murderer, Charles Fugit, re
cently on trial in Leavenworth city for the
murder of a man named Hoppe, has been an.
quitted.
The murderer, it will be recollected, made a
het of a pair of boots with a films!, that he
would kill an abolitionist berme the sun should
set. Tc make good his word, he left town
shortly afterwards in pursuit of an innocent;
inoffensive emigrant named Hoppe, who a few
hours before had passed through the place on
his way to the interior of the territory. He
overtook the unsuspecting traveller, shot him
down in cold blood, without a word of provoca•
tiou, scalped hint, and galloped hack to town ,
brandishing the bloody trophy, as an evidence
of the execution of his contract, and claimed
the boots which he had wagered.
. laid
... r . gas r.pes are to Montgomery
Iloaofocoism.
In a recently published hictraphy of William
F. Packer, says the Harrisburg Telegraph, 'it
is alleged that strict construction of the Canal:
gallon is a distinguishing characteristic of the
Locofoco party. This is altogether a mistake.
That party is sometimes in favor of strict con
stitution, and sometimes against it, according
to its interests. When it is proposed to clean
out rivers, improve harbors, and legislate for
objects likely to increase the external trade or
commerce of the country, then the Southern
doctrine—which is the locofoco doctrine—is to
construe the Constitution with such strictness
a s to defeat the purpose. When a Tariff is to
be established, with discrimination in favor of
particular branches of American manufacture,
the South cry out such measures are unconsti
tional. The real objection being, that they are
calculated to develop the labor and increase
the wealth of the North. When it is proposed
to grant railroad companies portions of the
public lands, the South have always here
tofore professed to have a conscientious scruple
—their real object being to check the enter.
prise of the North, fur Northern men and mo
ney generally build railroads. When the pro.
coeds of the sales of the public lands are pro
posed to be distributed among the States for
the benefit of each, the South objects, because
the North, having the bulk of population,
would get the bulk of the money; and that is
of course unconstitutional. But when Slavery
is any way concerned then the Constitution can
not be stretched too far. Then, every possible
perversion of language, is deemed bindingly
obligatory upon every man's conscience; and
pleasure is taken in torturing clauses to that
instrument to mean what no fair reading will,
in the leant, justify. Thus, the Locofocos, un
der the guidance of Southern politicians, are
strict constrictionists 'against everything tend
ing to benefit the Nork, but are latitudarian
constructionists in favor of everything tending
to strengthen the Slave Power and the Locofo.
co party. No greater falsehood could be utter.
ed than to claim the Locofoco party as a strict
construction party. It is anything to suit cit..
cumstances.
News from Europe.
By the arrival of the lersia, we have Liver
pool dates to the 11th. France was actively en
gaged in preparing for the elections vouchsafed
hr r by the Emperor. These elections were
to have taken place on the 21st, and their oh.
ject is to renew the Senates Consultum, which
is now on the point of expiration. The Gov
ernment, while adhering to its theory of the
franchise, does not hesitate to openly influence
the result, through all of its employees. Gen
eral Cavaiganac is said to be one of the can
didates. In England, the Parliament was en
gaged in the consideration of a recent, and
very formidable, revolt among the native troops
in British India. This rebellion grew out of an
attempt, on the part of the English officers, to
force the Indian troops to use catridges, which
had been rendered 'unclean' in their eyes, by
being smeared with grease. They promptly
refused to touch the forbiden abomination, and
on being required to do so, broke into an open
revolt. The mutiny betas among the regi
ments in the Bengal Presidency, and was rap
idly extending itself throughout the country,
and a general rising of the native regiments
was imminent. In treating this 'subject, the
Earl of Ellenboraugh "warned the house, that
if they allowed the Government of India to in
terfere with the religion of flee People of In
dia, they would see the most bloody revolt that
had ever occurred—The English would be ex•
palled from India, and would not leave a doz.
en sincere converts to Christianity behind."—
By the Persia we have no news from China.
Decision of the Supreme Court.
We have not room to publish the decision of
the Supreme Court on the application of Mr.
Mott for an injUnction to restrain the Pennsyl•
vania Railroad Company from purchasing the
Main Line of the Public Works of the State.
Chief Justice Lewis delivering the unanimous
opinion of the Court pronounced a decision, of
which the following points will present the
principles or matters adjudicated
Ist. That the Legislature had constitutional
authority to authorize the sale of the Main
Line.
2d. That the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa•
ny may lawfully become a purchaser at said
sale.
3d. That the Legislature have constitutional
authority to repeal the tonnage tax.
4th. That the Legislature cannot bind the
State by contract from imposing equal taxes,
and that the condition of sale to the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company in that respect is void,
and an injunction to that extent is granted.
But
sth. That in all other respects the sale may
go on, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Comps.
ny may bid and purchase on the same terms
as other corporations or individuals.
State agricultural Society,
The second quarterly meeting of the Execu•
tire Committee of the State Agricultural Sod.
sty, was held lately at the St. Lawrence Hotel,
Philadelphia. Members present:
David Taggart, President ; John Strohm,
Jas. Gowen, Joseph Yeager, John P. Bother.
fold, Thomas P. Knox, Adrian Correll, Isaac
G. McKinly, Amos E. Kapp, Jacob S. Heide.
man, A. 0. Holster, Anthony T. T. Nev.bold,
A. Boyd Hamilton, Joshua Wright and Robert
C. Walker.
The list of premiums for the next Annual
Exhibition, to commence on the 29th of Sep.
tember, was adopted and ordered to be printed.
The place of holding the exhibition was not
definitely fixed, but the subject was referred to
a subcommittee, who will announce their decd.
Ilion in a few days. It is pretty well understood
that if the people of Philadelphia subscribe the
amount required by the Society toward defray.
lug the expenses of the Exhibition, the city
will maim be selected as the place.
Hon. Edwin C. Wilson, of . Venango county,
has accepted an invitation to deliver the annual
address,
Wir The shipment of Coal from the Broad
Top mines for the week ending 'Thursday June
26th, was 2362 tone. For the year, 35,520.
Prom the Cleaveland Herald, Saturday.
Perilous Balloon Aseensiclii—Th! Aero•
neat dropped into Lake Erie.
On Thursday morning, a man, whose name
we cannot immediately ascertain, ascended
from Erie in a balloon, with the intention of
crossing over to Canada. He had made
about sixty miles of his aerial journey, and
had reached within six miles of Grand River
on the Canada side, when the wind veered
round and blew him down the lake and towards
the American shore. When about twenty
miles distant from Long Point he saw the pro.
peller Marie Staurt, and let out the gas in or•
der that he might board the propeller. The
unlucky Remnant was soon immersed up to
hie middle in the water from which position he
was rescued by the boat Marie Staurt. • The
balloon was made foot to the boat that it might
he towed to the propeller and preserved, but
the 'machine' began to fill again, sad the wind
freshening, the position of the boat and b.illoon
was changed, and sailors found themselves fly.
ing through the water at the tail of this new.
fangled cruiser. The ropes were quickly cut,
and the balloon scudded nut of sight. The
propeller took the aeronaut into Detroit, from
which point he sent a letter by the City , of
Cleaveland to be mailed here to his friends in
Erie announcing hie arrival.
Three Children Drowned by their Moth
er.
On the the 28th ultimo, the village of Leani,
Jackson county, Michigan, was the seene of a
terrible trageday. Mrs. Log., mother of a
family of nine children, in a fit of mental de
rangement, attempted the murder of her whole
family. In the absence of her husband site
called her children into the house—the oldest
being but 14 years of age, forbade their going
out. Presently she took one of her children,
went out and threw it into the well ; then an
other, .d so on, until she had carried out four.
The other children having their fears excited,
followed their mother with the fourth victim
and saw her throw it into the well. They tri
ed to interfere, but were unable—the maniac
mother making most desperate efforts to drown
them ; failing to do this she threw herself down
upon her dead and drowning children.
The well was verbless—some 12 feet deep,
with about four feet of water. While in the
well, her children from the top handed her
down a pole, to which the mother and one
child clung, and were drawn out. The re.
maing three were drowned.
The Declaration of Independence
Repudiated.
Rev. Dr. Ross, at the late New School Pres.
byterian Assembly at Cleveland, made the fol.
lowing points on Jefferson :
I deny the four sentiments of Jefferson's De.
claration "that men are created free and equal,"
as infidel and false.
Jefferson's declaration says:
1. That all men are created equal. I deny
2 That all men have rights unalienable,
save in their consent. I deny it.
S. That government may be abolished when.
ever the governed may consent thereto. 1 de.
ny
Government is ordained of God, and can be
changed, rightly, only when God in his Provi•
dace commands such change.
"The Declaration of InCepence, says the To.
ledo Blade, has fallen into very grave disrepute.
Tho late Senator Pettit, D. 11., declared its
selt:evident truths to be "a sell.evident lie;"
the - distinguished ex Senator Choate, who has
lately joined the "democracy," pronounces
these truths to be "sounding and glittering gon
err:ities ;" and Dr. Ross, a teacher of religion
comes to their aid with the antiquated doctrine
that the people have nothing to do with the
governments under which they live, because
such governments are ordained of God, and
hence, that the main portions of the Declkra
tion of Independence are "infidel and false."
A May of Execution.
Three Men hasp at St. Louie.—lt is stated 1
that no less than twentyseven exectitions were
appointed to take place on Friday last in Jiffs.
semi and Illinois. The St. Louis papers con.
tain full accounts of the hanging of Jacob
Neuslein, John La Point, and Israel Shultz, in
that city on Friday. The Intelligeneer of that
city says:
The first killed his wife by beating her over
the head .with a billet of wood, after a long
course of inhuman treatment, such us would.
be expected only from an African savage.
John La Point killed Robert Wheaton, at Car.
ondelet, by beating over the head with a oho.
vel, as he lay upon a upon a bed asleep , both
of shoat: were employed at the dock yard ; La
Point having just been pardoned out of the
Illinois penitentiary, Wheaton refused to work
in the same place, and was mur 'ered in revenge
theretbr. Shultz killed Henry Itikatup at Car:
nodelet, by shooting him with a pistol at a drill.
king saloon the had a grudge against him, and
after inveigling him into a quarrel, for the par.
pose of instigating an assault, deliberately
shot him, with a pistol prepared for the par.
. .
The three men met their fate with apparent
resignation. Shultz and Neuslin made short
addresses from the scaffold.
--..-...........--- AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
EXECUTION AT CIIIUMOn Friday last !
William Jackson was executed at Chicago, for The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the
the murder of Roman Morris, in the presence Orphans' Court of Huntingdon County, to die.
of five or six thousand people, many of them : tribute the assets remaining in the hands of the
women and children. The gallows was erected , Administrators of William Means, late of Jack
in the middle of the public street, and the prix- , sun township, dee'd.. to and amongst those le.
otter, with the sheriff; attendant clergymen 14 thereto,
ally entitled hereby gives notice that
newspaper reporters, &c., went to the scene of be will attend for that purpose at his office in
operations in a procession, escorted by a corps i Huntingdon, on Monday, the 3d day of August
of dragoons and several companies of infantry, 1 next, at one o'clock, p. m., when and where all
A large number of express wagons and other ;persons having claims against said funds are
vehicles, filled with men, women. and children, ' required to present the same, or thereafter be
joined the procession. Arrived at the p l ace o f i debarred from coming in upon said fund.
execution, the military formed around the gal. D. BLAIR, Auditor
lows to keep off the crowd, and everything a Julyl,'s7.4t.
1.,..... 1
pears to have been conducted after the manner
of any great spectacle. The prisoner, from the AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
moment he left thejail until he reached the The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the
gallows, was engaged in prayer, and wept al. Orphans Court of Huntingdon county, to dig.
mast constantly. His last words were--" 011, tribute dr. balance in the hands of William Mc-
Lord God, save and receive me I" Judging Nite, administrator of William Peebles, dee'd.,
from the report of the Chicago Tribune, we amongst those entitled to receive the same,
should infer that especial pains were taken to hereby gives notice to all pi nous interested
give eclat to the occasion. that he will attend for the purpose of hearing,
---............--. &c., on Saturday, the lot of August, 1857, at
or.e o'clock, p, m., at his office in the borough
of Huntiingd on, when and where all persons
having claims against the estate of said dee'd.,
, will present them for allowance, &c., or be bar.
red thereafter from receiving any share of said
fund. JOHN REED, Auditor.
J u1y1,'57..4t.
gar The corner stone of the National Clay
Monumert is to be laid at Lexington, Ky., on
the 4th of July, with imposing ceremonies.—
The Rev. R. J. Breckenridge will be the ova•
tot, and invitations have been extended to one
or more military companies in all the prin•
cipel cities pf the Union to be present
among them the Amoskesg' Veterans, Albany
Burgess Corps, Chielgo Light Guard, New
York Light Guards, and the National Guard
of St. Louis. Tho government, it ill said, has
tendered the services of the brass baud at the
Newport barracks for the occasion, and the
citizens of Lexington, are making extensive
arrangements to accomodate the expected
throng of strangers.
ow. A prisoner broke jail on Friday last,
and'made a "straight coat tail" for the country.
We believe his name was Rutherford.
The- Bards!! Case.
The testimony before the Surrogate, for let
ters of administration in the Burdell Case, has
been brought to a close. There was evidently
'some hard swearing somewhere. Some very
respectable witnesses swore positively that he
was in Herkimer on the 26th and 27th of Oc
tober, the day before his alleged marriage to
Mrs. Cunningham, and Miss Augusta Cunning
ham swears .to the contrary. How it will be
decided it is difficult to tell. We have never
had but one opinion about the murder of Or.
Burdell and the perpetrators or instigators of it
and we have it still.
OUR BOOK TABLE.
A®T'The July No. of the Lady's Home Ma.
gnome, has already been received. This has
always been a great favorite with everybody,
and since the appearance of colored fashion
plates it is becoming very widely circulated
among the lair sex. Published by T. S. Ar
thur, Philadelphia at $2 a year.
ifErqiodey's Lady's Book for July sustains
the character of firmer numbers. Beside the
usual qtiantity of interesting and instructive
I,ading, it contains patterns of all kinds for
fancy needle work, embroideries, and steel en
' graving. The July No. commences a new vol
ume, conserinently this is an excellent time to
subscribe. The terms are $3 per annum, ur
$5.00 for 2 copies.
Little Darrit. By Charles Diehow. Pdilu•
clelphia T. B. Pelerson.—Anticipating the
conclusion of this work in the periodicals, by
a very liberal outlay, Mr. Peterson has issued
it in editions. The duodecimo in two volumes
which lies before us the most convenient and
readable. Various opinious are expressed of
the merits of this novel; Some persons pro.
nounc;ng it one of Dickens' best, and others
placing it much lowerin the scale. There are
so many fine passages in it, and some scenes
equal to anything which this prolific writer has
produced. But there are, on the other hand,
very heavy chapters; and the plot is not work.
ed out with the usual felicity. 'the satire upon
'Circumlocution Mee,' and the hollow abstrac•
Lion misname,' 'Society,' is well applied. The
'Father of the Marshalsea,' Dorrit senior, is a
very good character; and so is Mrs. General.
We see traces of repetition of himself in many
of the personages; but this could hardly be
otherwise. The Italian and French saer.es and
descriptions, results of Mr. Dickens' recent
travels are exceedingly well done. In one of
his peculiarities, Mr. D. has outdone himself;
the introduction of supernumeraries, without
whose aid the story might have been told; but
while this distracts front the merits of the plot
it gives us is greater variety of character, and
of course, in Dickens o! amusement.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
There is little or nothing doing in Flour,
and the market remains very dull. Standard
brands are offered freely at $137 per bbl, but
there is no deist:kiid li r expert, and sated are
limited to the wants of the home trade at from
$7,37 to $8 25 for common to choice brands
and extras, and $8 50a$9 per barrel for fancy
lots ns in equality. Corn 51.1 io firmly held
at s‘l, but there i§ nothing doing. Rye Flour
is in steady demand with sales of 150 bbls
at $4 75 per bbl.
There is very little good Wheat offering, and
prime lota are wanted at full prices. About
3000 bus. have been disposed of at 185a190e.
for reds, including 1000 bus. prime Delaware
at the latter rate, and 800 bus. choice Pentia.
at 1980. Rye is in steady demand at 1100.,
and but little arriving. Corn is better, and
about 0000 bus., mostly Pennsylvania yellow,
have been taken at 90e., in stop, including
some small lots of white at 88e. and part pn
,, vote. Oats are dull, and further sales of Penn
} sylvania are reported at 5611t570., the latter in
I store.
glarricV,
In Mechanicsville, Mifflin county, on the 25th
of June, by Rev. J. N. Barket, Mr. Jackson
McElroy, to Misi Delilah Ann Bell, both of
Stone Valley, this county.
picb,
In this borough, on tho 24th ult., of con•
sinnption, HENRY M. KM, aged 24 years.
In this borough, on the 2Gth ult., after a In•
goring illness, Mrs. Cunt:tali:l.: Uwin, relict of
the late Alexander Gwin, dee'd., aged about
45 years.
NEV ADVERTISEMENTS.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the
Orphan's Conn et Huittingden County, to dia
-1 tribute the balance in the hands of Brice Blair,
surviving Admitistrator of the Rev. J. Y. Mc.
Ginnie, deed., umongst.tbose entitled thereto,
hereby lives notice to all persona interested,
that he will attend for the purpose of hearing,
.te., on Friday, the 31st day of July, 1857,
at oneo'clock, p. m., at his office in Huntingdon,
when and where all persons having claims a.
gamut the estate of said dec'd., are required
to present them, or be thereafter barred them
coming iu upeo said fund.
JOHN REED, Auditor.
I Ju1y1,57,.1t
RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to i e
Constitution of the Co -
wealth.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre•
sentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met: That the follow
ing amendments are proposed to the constitu
tion of.the commonwealth, in accordance with
the provisions of the tenth article thereof.
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said
constitution to be designated as article eleven,
as follows
ARTICLE XI.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION 1. The state may contract debts, to
supply cansual 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 se
ven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and the
money ;wising frvm the creation of such debts,
shall be applied to the purpose for which it was
obtained, or to repay the debts so contracted,
and to no other porpoise whatever.
Sec't•tox 2 In addition to the above limited
power, the state may contract debts to repel in•
vasion, suppress it.surrection, defend the orate
in war, or to redeem the present outstanding iv.
debtedness of the state; but the money arising
from the contracting °Noel) debts, shall be up
plied to '.he purls), for which it was raised. or
to ',pay such debts, and to no ether purpose
whnimver.
SECTION 3. Except the debts above specified,
in sections one and two of this article, is debt
whatever shall be crested by, or on behalf of
the state.
SEcYIoN 4. To provide for the payment of the
present debt, and any additional debt cmntract•
ed as aforesaid, the legislature shall, at its first
session, after the adoption of this amendment,
create a sinking fund, which 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 thous•
and 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 nay part
thereof, and of the income or proceeds of sale
of stocks owned by the state, together with otle
er funds, or resources, that may be designated
by law. Thu said sinking fund stay be increa
sed, from time to time, by assigning to it any
part of the taxes, or other revenues of the state
not required for the ordinary and current ex•
penses of government, and unless in case el•
war, invasion or insurrection, no part of the said
sinking fund shall be used or applied otherwise
than is extinguishment of the public debt, un
til the amount of such debt is reduced below
the auto of five millions of dollars.
SECTION 5. The credit of the comm mwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, he pledged,
or loaned to, any individual, ccmpany, corpora.
tion, or association ; nor shall the common.
wealth hereafter become a joint owner, or stock.
holder, in any company, association or corpora.
SEcTlow 6. The commonwealth shall not an
nular the debt, or any part thereof, of any coun
ty, city, borough or township ;,or of any corps
ration, or association ; unless ouch debt shall
have been contracted to enable the state to re
poi invasion, suppress domestic insurrection,
defend itself in time of war, or to assist the
slate in the discharge of any portion of its pre.
sent indebtedness.
Socrto,. 7. The legislature shall not author
ize any county, city, borough, township, or in.
corporated district, by virtue of a vote of its
citizens, or otherwise, to become a stockholder
in any company, association, or corporation;
or to obtain money for, or loan its credit to, any
corporation, association, institution, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said
constitution, to be designated as article XII, us
follows :
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNFIES,
No county shall be divided by a lino cutting
off over mmtenth of its population, (either to
farm a new county or otherwise,) without the
express assent of such county, by a vote of the
electors thereof; nor shall any new county he
established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
From seenon two of the first article of the
constitution, strike out the wor4s, "t;1 Mo oily
Pniladelphin, and of each manly revee'ice-
tTa ortl s, l'hilarielphia and of
(we n'ics ;" I ' ll.lll section selen, smile toile'e,
',die out the words, "neither the city
delphid ure oily." and insert in lieu therra the
awl strike cnit "section firer,
.+,: ~i.t;c;c:' in lieu thereof insert the fol.
^ fie, TliiN 1. In the year one thousand eight
howbeit and sixty fpm•, and in every seventh
year tberiiiitloi, ciiiiiiiistiniatives to the number
Dr eve 111111 , 11 . nd, shall be apportioned slid disi
tributed equally, throughout the state, by dis•
triets, in proportion to the number of taxable
inhabitants in the several parts thereof; except
that any county containing at least three thou.
sand five hundred humbles, may be• allowed a
separate representation I but no more than
three counties shall be joined, and no county
81101 by divided, in the formation of a district.
Any city containing a sufficient 'lumber of tax•
ables to entitle it to at least two representatives
shall have a separate representation assigned
it, and shall be divided into convenient districts
of contiguous territory, of equal taxable popu•
lation as near as may be, each of which dis•
trios shall elect one representative." . . .
At the end of maim; seven, same article, in
sert these words, "the city of Phdadelphiashall
be divided into single senatorial districts, ol•
contiguous territory as nearly equal in taxable
population as possible ; but no ward shall be
clarided in the formation thereof:"
The legislature, at its first session, alter the
adoption of this amendment, shall divide the
city of Philadelphia into senatorial and repre
sentative districts, in the manner above provid
ed ; such districts to remain unchanged until
the apportionment in the year one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-four.
FOURTH AMENUMEN,
There shall be an additional section to the
first article of said constitution, which shall be
numbered and read as follows :
SECTION 2G. The legislature shall have the
power to alter, revoke, or annul, any charter of
incorporation hereafter conferred by, or under,
any special, or general law, whenever in their,
opinion it may be injurious to the cilinens of
the commonwealth ; in such manner, however,
that no injustice shall be dyne to the corporal•
ors.
IN SENATE, March 27, 1857,
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On the
first amendment, yeas 24, nays 7 ; on the ace
ond'itmendment, yeas 2:1, nays 3 ; on the third
amendment, yeas 24, nays 4 ; on the fourth a
mendment. yeas 23, nap 4.
[Extract from the Journal:l,
GEO. W. HAMERSUI, Oak.
IN THE HOUSE Of RESSESENTATIYEB,
April 26, 1857.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On the
first amendment, yeas 78, nays 12; on the see•
cud amendment, yeas 57, nays 34; on the third
amendment, yeas 72, nays 22 ; on the fourth
amendment, yeas 83, nays 7.
LExtract from the Journal.)
JACOB ZEIOLEIt, Clerk.
Filed in Secretary's office, May 2, 1857.
A. 0. CURTIN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
SECRETARY'N Or CE,
HARIUSBURG, June 22, 1857.
I'ENNSFLVANI.A, SS: . .
Ido certify that the above and foregoing is
a true and correct copy of the original "Resolu
tion proposing amendments to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth," with the vote in each
branch of the Legislature upon the final pas
sage thereof, as appears front the originals on
file in this office.
In testimony whereof I have here
L. S. I unto set my hand and canoed to he of
fixed the seal of the Secretary's Of
fice, the day and year above written.
A. G. CURTIN,
Secretory of the Commonwealth,
h &NATE, Mara 27, 1857
The resolution proposing amendments to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth being under
On the toestion,
Will the Senate ugree to the lint amendment
The yets told nays were faked agreeably to
the provisions of the Constitution, and were as
ftllows, viz :
lics.4-31,ssrs. Brewer,Browne. Coffey, Ely.
Evens, Fetter, Flenniken, Frazer, Ingram, Jot.
dmt, Killiuyter, Knox, Limbach, Lewis, Myer,
Scofield, Sellers,Shuman, Steele. Straub, Welsh
Wilkins, Wright and Taggart, Speaker-2.1.
NAYS—Messrs. Crabb, Cresswell, Finney,
Gregg, Harris, Penrose and Souther-9.
So the question was determined in the &lir.
waive.
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the second amend.
rent
The yens and nays were taken, agreeably to
the provisions of the Cor.stitution, anti were as
follows, viz :
TEAR—Messrs. Brewer, Browne, Creswell,
Ely, Evans, Fetter, Finney, Flenniken, Ingrate
Jordan, Knox, Laubaeh, Lewis, Myer, Sellers,
Shuman, Souther, Steele, Straub, Welsh, Wit.
king, Wright and Taggart, Speaker-23.
NAYS—SlesHrs. Coffey, Crubb, Frazer, Gregg
Barris, Kißinger, Penrose and Scofield-8.
So the question was determined in the ulfr•
On the question ;
Will the Senate agree to the third amend.
tnent ?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to
the provisions of the Constitution, and were as
follows, viz :
YEAk—Messrs. Brewer, Browne, Creswell,
Crabb, Ely, Evans, Flenniken,Frazer, Ingrain,
Jordan, Killinger, Knox, Laibitch, Lewis, My.
er, Scofield, Sellers, Shuman, Souther, Steele,
Straub, Welsh, Wilkins and Wright-24,
NAYS—Messrs. Coffey, Gregg, Harris and
Penrose-4.
So the question was determined in the attic
motive.
On the question,
Will Os, Senate agree to the fourth amend
ment ?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to
the provisions of the Constitution, and were as
follows, viz :
YE.—Messrs. Brewer, Browne, Coffey, Cres•
well, Ely, Evans, Flenniken, Fencer, Ingram,
Killinger, Knox, Laub:will, Lewis, Myer, Sea
field, Sellers, Shuman, Soother, Steele, Straub,
Welsh, Wilkins and Wright-23.
NAYS—Messrs. Cobb, Finney, Jordan and
Penrose-1.
So the question was determined in the grip
mauve.
IN ME HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
April 21, 1817.
The resolution proposing ameadment4 to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth being um
der consideration,
Ott the gnestion,
" "
Will the'House agree to the [kit amendment?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to
the provisions of the Constitution, and were as
follows, viz
YEAS—Messrs. Anderson, Arthur, Deckhouse
Ball, Beck, Bishop, Bower, Brown, Calhoun,
Campbell, Chase, Cleaver, Crawford, Dickey,
Ent, Eys'er, Fausold, Foster, Gibboney, Widen,
Hamel, Harper, Heins, Iliestand, Hill, Hills.
gas, Hoffman, (Berks,) Imbrie, Imes, Jacobi,
Jenkins, Jain.s, Johnson, Kalamai', Knight,
Kerr, Lei:wining, Lougaker, Lovett, Manear,
Mangle, Mlealmont, l Ivain, Moorhead, I%ru tn.
ma, Masselmtin, Niehols, Nicholson, Nnnenat
' cher.yeurson, Peters, Petrikin, Pownall, Pm,
, (Philmle Itainsey, (Yorli,)
Ileum,. Pond, flohrits, ltuiii,, 81,,, w , 5i,,, 4 ,,,
Smith, (Cat Smith, (fl,mtre,) Stnrimsom
Toll), Vaiivoorhis, Vickers, Votighl, , y,
Wither, 'Westbrook, Wharton, Williston, IVith.
crow, IVright, Zimmerman and Getz, Speaker
NAYs—Messrs. Backus, Benison, Dock, Ham.
ilton, Hancock, Hine, Hoirmati,A Lebanon) Le-
Struthere, Thorn, Warner nod Wintrode
-12.
So the question tons determined in the atiir•
'native.
On the question,
Will the House agree to the beconil amend
meet ?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably t
the provisions of the Constitution, and were a
follows, viz ':
Yves—Messrs, Anderson, Backhouse, Ball,
Beck, Bower, Calhoun, Campbell, Carty, But,
Fausold, Foster, Gild., Hamel, Harper, Heins
Heistand, Ilinegro, Hoffman, (Berks.) House
keeper, Imbrie, hones, Jenkins, Johns, Johnson
Kauffman, Knight, Leisenring, Longaker,
Ln
vett, Mauer, Mangle, M'llvain, Moorhead,
Musselman, Nichols, Nicholson, Nunnemacher,
Pearson, Peters, Petrikiar, Pownall, Purcell,
Ramsay, (Philadelphia,) Ramsey, (York,) new
mer, Roberts, Rupp, Shaw, Sloan, Tolnn, Vail,
Voeghley, Walter, Westbrook, Wharton, Zim
merman and Getz, Speaker-57.
Nero—Messrs. Arthur, Augustine, Backus,
Benson, Bishop, Brown, Chase, Cleaver, Craw
ford, Eyster, Gibhoney, Hamilton, Hancock,
Hill, Hi., Hoffman, (Lebanon,) Jacobs, Kerr,
Lebo, M'Calmont, Mumma, Reed, Smith, (Cam
bria,' Smith, (Centre,) Stevenson, Struthers,
Thorn, Vanvoorhis, Vickers, Wagonsoller,
Warner, Wintrode, Witherow and Wright—al.
So the question was determined in tie
nllir
motive.
On tho question,
Will the House agree to the third amend•
ment
The yens and nays were taken agreeably to
the pravisiens of the Constitution, and were us
follows, via :
YEAS—Messrs. Anderson, Backlit:also, Bull,
Beck, Benson, Bower, Brown, Calhoun, Camp
bell, Chase, Cleaver, Crawford, Dickey, Eyeter,
Ent, Fausokl; Foster, Gibboney, Hamel, Ha,
per, Heim., Lliestand, Hill, Hilieges, Hoffman,
(Berke,) Hoffman, (Lebanon,) Housekeeper,
lmbrie, lnnes, Jacobs, Johns, .Tohnson, Knelt
man, Kerr,Lebo, Longaker, Lovett, Menem.,
Naugle, AlCalrnont, Moot head, Mumma, Mutt
selman, Nichols, Nicholson, Nunnemacher,
Pearson, Peters, Petrikin, Pownall, Purcell,
Ramsey, (York,) Reamer, Reed, Rupp, Shaw,
,Sloan,
.Smith, (Cambria,) Smith, (Centre,) Ste
venson, Tolan, Vail, Vanvoorlds, Voeghley,
:Vickers, Wagonseller, Westbrook, Williston,
Witherow, Wright, Zimmerman and Getr,
Speaker-72.
NAYS—Messrs. Arthur, Augustine, Backus,
Bislibp, Carty, Dock, Han
cock, Iliac, Jeukins, Knight, Leisenring,
vain, Ramsey, (Philadelphia,) Roberts, Strut],
era, Thorn, Waller, Warner, Wharton and Win•
trode-22. . . .
So the question was determined in the nMr.
native.
On the question,
Will the House ugree to the fourth amend
went ?
•
The yeas and nays were taken itgrecably to
tho provisions of the Constitution, and were as
follows, viz :
YEAS-MPSSTS. Anderson, Arthur, Backus,
Hutchens°, 8011, Beck, Benson, Bishop, Bow•
er, Brown,Calhoun, Campbell. ('arty, Chow',
Cleaver, rawford, Dickey, Ent. Eyster, Fans
old, Foster, Gibboney, Haden, Hamel,' Harper,
Heins, Hiestand, Hill,Hillegns, Hoffman, (Le.
banon,) Hoffman, (Becks,) Housekeeper, lap
brie, Tones, Jacobs, Jenkins, Johns, Johnson,
Kmdfinan, Kerr, Lela, Leisenring, Lonuaker,
Lovett, Monter, Mangle, tlrenlinoni,
Mumma, Musselman, Nichols, Nichotson,Nu•
nemacher, Pearson, Peters, Petrikin, Pownall,
Purcell, Itninsoy, (York.) Ramey, (Philadet•
phin,) Reamer, Heed, Robots, Rupp, Shaw,
Sloan, Smith, (Cambrin,) Smith, (Corner,) Ste•
venson, Tolan, Vail, 1 onvoorhis, Ve4chley,
- Vickers, Wagon:Ater. Walter, Warner. West.
brook, Wharton, Witherow,
man and tkii, Sl , ruke,--(3.
Nays—Me,,r6. Dock, lions
11, Hai
Stt 7 uili - er-, I . . Wintr'9de and Wright—
S 9 the 1111,6,11 NVIII dcicrmim•d iu titlt 11d1
Scencreatt's Un ct:.
flAnninavuu, June
Pennsylvania, ss :
I do certify that the above and fl,regoing
n true and correct copy of the -Yeas - ore
"Napa" taken on the resolution propoiing 11/$1
endments to the Constitution of the Colony,
wealth, na the came appears on the. Jou
the two Houses, of tic General AsAembTf of
this Commouw2alth for the session of
Witness my hand and the seal of
L. S. I said office, this twentp•second day of
June, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-seven. A. Cr. CURTIS,
&crelary uPllw cppimQmccau4,
OSP \V publiJi us a great curiosity, the
following characteristic letter, received by our
friend Df.. J. C. Aver, of Lowell, Mass., from
.the "Rebel Chief," or usurping Emperor ut
Chinn, in acknwledgement for quantities of
his Cherry Pectoral and Cathartic Pills, the
Doctor sent him awn present.
To Do. Ayer in A inerica—
The great curing Barbarian of tin
Co;ntry.
.....
Your present of sweet curing seeds (pills)
and fragrant curing drops, (pectoral) of the
Cherry omen, huts been brought to Hugseu•
Touse—the mighty Emperor (liwangto) of the
terrible stout Ming dynasty, by the grace of
howcu revived later as interval of ages--
Prince of pence (Tmping.wang) of China, the
central flowery land. He directed his powerful
Mandarins to give them to the . yielc neecrtlitur
to what the Interpreters read from Your printed
papers (directions.) Be profoundly happy, 0
wise Barbarian ! for I, Yangdemsing, say in
Your curing seeds and sweet curing drops were
given to the sick in his army of the l‘u'inged -
Sword, end have made them well. Be profound
ly happy while you live for this is crown to the
Mighty Emperor of Chinn, who approves your
skill, and permits you to send morn 01 your c..•
ring medicines for his fierce armies of myriads
of men. ,
They may Le given to Chiang Lin, Chief
Mandarin of the lied Dutton at Shanghai, who
will repay you with tea or silk or gold.
Tu high Mandarins of China, hare heard 01
your great knon ledge, surpassing Ml other hair •
eigners, even aspiring to equal the keen a
dom of our own healing teaebets, who make
remedies that care instantly. We are glad to
know you bow in trembling trrtur beTme
Mighty Finpertr. _ _
by v.A_Nti,;i:L.-..rsisc.
dit:ister•in•chief of the tinter,' Inlet...a :The
llynasty : qestitted by the heart,ly
rule in - Chinn.
Blzioduted Me Ameritan (' 4 , ndai,
Hong Kong, China, '2d May. 1 r 35.)
tiZs' It is a most undoubted fast that Dr.
Sanford's Invigorator, or Liver Remedy, in one
of the greatest discoveries made in medicine
_fur the past century. It has been a study of
the Dr•. during twenty years' practice to tire)
what particular organ, when diseased, taus, d
the greatest number of ills or pains, and
conclusion is, that the liver is the greatest rr F .
Mater of the system and the most liable to dia•
caw, while if kept ruin disease is a prevental
ut Dyspepsia, Jaundice, general debility,
from least we went!
ur experience is that more
es of consumption occur from diseased live,
1 than from all other (lista,es put together.
Taking this to he a correct hypothesis, we.
?have but to find a remedy with abielt to correc..
1 the liver, and we have a cure of nearly all
disenses we are subject to by simply using
preventative. That the Invigorator in such e.
remedy, is beyond doubt to all who try it, hoc
I its virtues are such that for all complaints ari
sing front liver derangements, it is an initialing
remedy, while as a family medicine. for 411 din
eases of the stomach or bowels, which are enw.
sod in a greater or less degree by liver de -
rangetuent, it is the sales!, surest and most of
' lieacious remedy known.
Wooly's R KsTOIATIrc.Of all the rester sties.%
for the hair that have been invented, Wood's
preeminently claims the first place. It wilt
certainly restore the natural color of the huh,
if the directions are followed fur a sufficient
length of time. ft also has produced asionisir
ing effects in bringing ont'a growth of hurt.,
where the head had been previonsh bald.
Wood does not pretend that it will do this l's all
cases; and we think his candor is a good re.
commendation of the virtues which his resters..
tive readily possesses. If the roots are destroy
ed no human power can make them grow; but
where is any vitality left in the root, the rester•
alive will 80011 relieve the hair in all its pristin ,
vigor. It has done this repeatedly where all
other remedies have' failed. It ma O:micro:
worth whi:o in all cases to make the experitneut.
For clearing the hair of dandruff, and thicken
ing and strengthening the hair it has nu rise'
—Western Patriot.
WHITE ETD, PERFUMED BREATH AN!
BEAUT/FUL COMPLEXION—can be acquired 11
using the "Balm of a Thousand Flowers."—
What lady or gentleman would remain undo
the curse of a disagreeable breath, when by utt
ing"Balm of a Thousand Flowers" RR -a der
ifrice, would not only render it sweet, but len
the teeth white as alabaster? Many preset
do not know their breath is bad, and the
jest is so delicate their friends will never mer
Lion it. Beware of counterfeits. Be sure ette'
bottle is signed. FETRIDGE & Co:, N. Y
Fur sale by John Read, Huntingdon, Ruda'
Druggists.
Feb:lB,ls7Am.
Tux Viral, FLUlD—Entont the organ of th,
body through the circulation, distributes tb•
nutritive principle to every texture and the
coulee of every secretion. In a word, it is th.
life of man. How important, then, that i
should ho kept pure and healthy. Hurley'
Sarsaparilla en known to possess properem
which become assimilated with the blood; disin
looting it of disease, and motoring exhaust.
nature to ita pristine vigor. —Columbia (76. a: