The Next 'Clo,rernor. MR. EDITOR, :—As the question who is to be the Whig candidate for Governor in 1847, is beginning to bediscussed in differ ent sections of the S are much gratified to notice tha he name of the lion. .431k8 COOPER, of Adams county, is widely and favorably spoken of in connec tion with this subject. Mr. Cooper is_one of the ablest and best men_in Pennsylvania, and we feel confi dent that a ,selection could not be made that,would ..,:give more general satisfaction to the party. Distinguished as , a states. man of the highest order, and enjoying a popularity more extensive, perhaps, than that of any other man in the State ; his nomination only is wanted to kindle anew 1 the apiric.which animated the Whigs in the last political contest. No man has re cently acted a more prominent and impor tant part than Mr. Cooper, and in all situ• ations he has conducted himself with the most scrupulous fidelity and the most sin gular success. In the national or ltral le gislature, in both of which he has served, he has ever acquitted himself in such a manner as to elicit the highest admiration of the public and secure the partiality and approbation of his constituents. At all times has he acted with a patriotic and" self-sacrificing, devotion to the interests of his country. To quote his own beautiful language, "on her altar, to . promote her in terests and glory, he has ever been ready I to sacrifice personal pride and consistency, party and party attachments." ~ In the Congress of the United States lie immediately took his position amongst the leading spirits of the House, and his nu , merons speeches and reports, while a IICITI - there, evinces a profundity of thought and maturity of judgement, such as are on ly found in the productions of the greatest minds. The Whigs of Pennsylvania nev er had an abler champion in that body, nor one in whose abilities they reposed more implicit ,and unhesitating confidence. As an orator, Mr. Copper is universally regarded as one of the most demi nt and powerful; dignified and cominan mg in . his address, he carries convic tion to the minds of his hearers by the force and clear ness of his arguments—the persuasiveness and• animation of his style, and to his qualifications as - a speaker, he adds a most admirable talent for business. The mea `sures he proposed in the . legislature of Pennsylvania for the relief of the State, and the speeches he'delivered-upon the occa sion, are all characterized by a far-sighted upon the subject of the patriotism andprofound sagacity; display-1 measures now proposed to be • taken by ing a most intimate acquaintance with the.i Congress for the protection•of Settlers in, resources and Condition, of State; and and emigrants to Oregon ; for the eNten to him more than any other sion of our jurisdiction over them andahe perhaps is Pennsylvania indebted for her 1 Indian tribes; and for the establishment of i persevering efforts in sustaining her cred- !a territorial .government over Oregon.— I it at a time when dishonor threatened to Also, that the despatches received by the stigmatize her character and render infa- ; . government from Mexico, are deemed to mous, the memory of her children. Few Ibe of such importance as to render neces- I men have a greater number of ardent per-tsary sonic immediate movements on the sonal friends and admirers than Mr. - C. ; part of Congress. Measures will next' Magnanimous and liberal upon all occa- week be recommended by the President, sions—exceedingly affable and courteous with a view to the prOSeeution of our just in his,conduct towards others, all who ap- : claims upon Mexico to a speedy issue,— proach him are 'prepossessed in his favor I Also, that Bancroft, the Secretary of 'the artd become his friends. His urbanity and Navy, is preparing , a report on the subject I frankness of disposition have robbed par- !of the Navy, which will be communicated ty of its from and extorted the meed of ; to Congress by the President next week, I praise from hispolitical opponents. "The and which will recommend the immediate Iron City," a democratic paper, speaking , finishing and equipment of war steamers. of the members of the legislatur e , made the I Also, that "the downfall of Herrera, which following remarks in reference to him : lis now anticipated as certain, will break "Mr. Cooper, of Adams, formerly a mem- I off all negotiation with Mr. Slidell, and his ber of the Ti. . House of Representatives, is speedy return to the U. States may he ex-, decidedly theleading member of the House. I petted." Further, that “Commodore Stock- A student of Mr. Stevens, he equals the I ton will reach the coast of California just "great unchained" in legislative influence. in time to carry out the views of the Ilui 7 Thc leader of a minority in the popular ted States, in case of a war with Mexico. branch, he is able to push through any' That he will have orders- to take posses measure, dot too much in opposition to the sion of certain ports in the Californian, political predilections of the majority. In I there is no doubt. The next question will the early part of the session,,Mr. Burrell, I be whether Great Britain will tamely sub of Westmoreland, relying more, no doubt, I mit to it. It is conjectured that Admiral on. the magic power of numbers than his Sir George Seymour has orders in re own strength, ventured to break a lance I gard' to that matter, and will not be slow to with this champion of the opposition.— I execute them. And finally, "that Mr. Par- The issue of that contest was such as to rott has been appointed Secretary .of Le prevent another. ,Mr. Burrell has since, gation to Mr. Slidell, in Mexico ; Mr. El with a prudence commendible in a new lion, he of the “white hat," has gone to member of the body, avoided a conflict in Mexico to prevent Mr. Slidell from buying which defeat in debate was inevitable, and t California. Mr. S. is authorized to offer success in numerical strength no triumph. twenty millions, including indemnities due Others have been warmed by the examipur citizens, for&proper boundary." ple, and Mr. C. has had full sway, except where the all-powerful influence of party • has been brought to bear. In attack, Mr. C., although courteous ever, is demolish ing; and in his castigation of the Speak er for what he consideredan infringement of the rights of a member from Cambria, a month .since, he was the most severe when his manner was most mild. It was decidedly the neatest and most effectual effort of the kind this season. No one, I am certain, but Mr. C. was equal to it; .every word was a coal of fire; yet there could he no reply ; and I doubt not five minutes more would have created a revul sion of feeling in favor of the presiding of ficer. Mr. C., however, (and it is a great .matter) knows precisely when to stop. • In a word, James Cooper, of - Adams, is THE great man of the House, with more influence &personal friends than any okher. Had he been chosen to the U. S. Senate, hemonld have been an honor to . . Pennsylvania, and, politics aside, an able* advocate of her interests:" Such is - the well merited compliment, bestowed . by a political opponent, upon the character of The person whom we recom mend-to the consideration of the Whigs of ' Pennsylvania as. their next candidate for Governor. - • In the campaign of 1844, Mr. Cooper was constantly engaged in discuesing the measures and principles of the Whigparty. ' Long will these who heard him remem - Whig thrilling eloquence and stirring ap- Every where was he regarded as One of the Worthiest and ablest men of the State ; - "s;; the numerous flattering and corn taiy notice* of him amply testify. .!! Lebanon Wirier speaking •of him "every - where he was received with deMonstratjons of applaneeibi one of the rto4l;cheriefied defenders of rind pies; eudit is hird to . soy . who WO the greater favorite with' the hard 'worki ng TARIFF IN DANGER 'eomanry of thr •ter 11, C-' . FROM TILE TRENTON" STATE y _Jry ic - interior; -ENItY ,LXV - - -AZETTE. or the gallant champion who so energeti-! We are iuformed by the Journal. ni ' Commerce that the sentiments and inteif: tally and eloquently pleaded his cause."' tions of the Administration members. of I The same paper speaking of Mr. Cooper ; more recently, in connection with the goes- i Congress have been ascertained, and it has lion as to the next Whig candidate fur Gov- I bee" Ibund that a majority of them will ernor, remarks that "there is no one whom I vote for the repeal of the protective Tariff. the Whigs of Lebanon county would more I This comes from a free-trade paper, and enthusiastically support or for whom' they I not from any Whig alarmist, as those are would give a larger majority."' 1 invidiously called who have forewarned the The ork Advocate, in reference to the people of the danger of such a result, and Y; - same subject says, "considering Mr. Coop- ! forewarned them in vain. 'Whether it will er's age, he is - probably one o f the best prove true or not, time will soon show. If, men in the Union, and we have not a I however, there is danger of such mischief, it doubt that he will receive die nomination I behooves the people to think of it at once; of the Whig convention when the time ar- and not permit their thoughts to be dis tracted from it by inflammatory war speech rives. - Dor our part we would rather see I e him Governor of PeimsYlvania than any es or war rumors, that, we trust, arc by I other man in the State!' The Harris- Ino means likely to be_realized. - burg Intelligencer, likewise, .published I Our readers have not yet, perhaps, fully sometime since a lengthy and spirited cola- comprehended the theory of this :Admiu m- munication recommending Mr. Cooper as ! ietration—thisp•oteclive Administration— the candidate in 1847. this Admiuistration of "a better Tariff Such' is the estimation in which Mr.: man than Henry Clay." It is a very sim- Cooper is held by all who know him,' phi theory, a thCory of "one idea," and it ;Whig or democrat, and we cmitidently be-' is thus stated in the famous Report of the lieve, that, should lie be the candidate, ! Secretary of the Treasury ; "that no duty Pennsylvania will be redeemed from, the be imposed on anY article above the low misrule of locolocoism—the cormorants ; est rate which will yield the itirgegt amount that now glut upon her vii ds will be driv- I of recenuc. ?II from their prey, 'and the ; once proud I Very well. Now let us see how this character of the Commonwealth-again be ! theory is to be .put in practice. 'We as restored. The Whigs want, and eircum- I sect that, in practice, it will amount to a stances require, a candidate who can ex- I Bfilit,ng .scale, and a sliding, sc a le not, like plain and vindicate the principles of the' the ;drills'', iit favor ofuoineetie , interests, - I party: One who, as the correspondent of but against domestic interests. can the Harrisburg Intelligencer steerests, I Suppose Messrs. Polk and Walker and ta k e t h e ', stump , ' an d proc l a i m Whi g their co-workers 'in Congress fix upon principles from one end of the State to ; twenty per cent, on iron as "the lowest do the other, if that be the . best way to dis- ! ty which will yield the largest revenue." seminate them. ~ I Well, it breaks up most of the iron mills Let James Cooper, of Adams,, receive; for a while ; imported iron rushes in, and the nomination of the convention, mid the I the largest "revenue" fills the Treasui-y to fire of other (lays will be rekindled—the I the fteat delight of the Secretary tlicreof, Whigs will pledge anew devotion to their lAt length, host ever, the, oikee ingenuity principles—political „oopanients through; of sonic iron manufacturer triumphs over feelings of personal friendship .wilt Vote , the hostility of our Government; lie colt for him—the old and the young will rally I trives to make iron in some cheaper way, around the standard of so gallant - a ciiie i.. ; and thus can again compete with tklin.- The "Old Guard" will again roll tip her' ported iron, thrives it to some extent out of tho - usanSe and in '47 she will increase the j the market, and thus reduces the quantity sweeping majorities she gave-in the ;mem- ; imported. Of course iliC revenue falls off. orable campaigns of '4O and '4 4. I Well, what is Mr. Polk's remedy ? Why, A WHIG OF 'n.tE OLD G UARD. , reduce the duty again. Put it down so I that the foreign manufacturer may break OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO. lup his American rival—to that the import -- The Washington cOrrespondent of the' ations ok:iron may again rise to the "lar the Baltimore Sun, furnishes several inter- I6est aniount"—or, to use Mr. - Walker's esting items. - He says that conferences ! •,ords, put the duty at the "lowest rate are going on between Mr. Pakenham and I whic h will yield •the largest amount of I revenue." Mr. Bucher II- HAYTI The Now York Herald of yesterday con tams some correspondence(obtained by the editor from Hayti) between certain au thorities of that island and John" Hogan, Esq. the U. S. Agent. The. Herald says : "It will be recollected that about a year a -1 go, or more, we mentioned the ,art ival here of two agents from St. Domingo to our government, relative to the acknowledge ment by the United States, of the inde pendence of the Dominican Republic.— The representations of these agents to our government, induced Mr. Calhoun to des patch Mr. Hogan to St. Domingo, to ex amine into the condition and resources of that part of Hayti: It is generally known that Mr. Hogan has returned home from his mission, and it is, therefore, likely that lie has made his report to our government; and that the President and his Cabinet are delibgrating 'in the matter, in order to as.; certain.the best course to pursue." OREGON A letter from Washington to the Baltimore , American, intimates that Mr. Calhoun has not changed his views with regard to Oregon, and that even the one years notice he will oppose at present, regarding it as an 81-advised movement on the part of Congress. The writer adds: • "The President of the U. States has ex pressed himself very freely within the three days past That there will be no war, and he has denied having any wish, near or remote, to do any 'thing which Might provoke the ,two douniries tci - hostilities.— The storm created by the debate in the Senate, and by the many. questions sub-' !flitted in botk , : liouses of Congress rel.' alive to 'the Oregon territory, 'has in a, measure subsided.—Great anxiety is felt to hear the Hews from England, and ac 7 lion here will protmbly‘ be Controlled a 1 great deal by action abroad." . - elk This is the system of the Administra tion in practice.- If Congress shall under take to put this theor'y in force, they can' only do it perfectly by establishing aA-sli ding scale, by which, whenever a meddle some ingenious American contrives to sell his manufa - ctures lower than the imported, and thus diminislr importations, the duty shall drop down upon him like a deadfall, enable foreign manufacturers to undersell him, and break up his business. way the Administration will effectually pre vent the recurrence of that which the See retary's report treats as a 'serious evil— namely, "die diminution of the importa tion of many highly protected articles„,and the substitution of rival domestic products." These impertinent intruding rival domes tic products would thus be driven out of I the market, as they deserve; and British Manufactures would monopolize the mar ket! 'What right have American manu factures to "rival'' British in American markets ? Such, then, is the theory of James 1C .1., Polk—the man who, before his electiOn, represented himself as friendly to thq.pro iection of American industry. It is for eign industry he would protect. Ameri can industry he would pursue, break down, and hunt out of the land. Let his country men understand it, and prevent-his unnat ural, unpatriotic policy, if they have not, ' unfortunately, given him a power too strong ' for them now to resist. Opinions of JelTerson.=This great apostle of liberty left IPhind him the following emphatic declaration, which should be printed in letters of gold : , !It is our interest to promote and estab lish INTERNAL trade of which MANUFAC- TuREs are a most valuable part, rather than external trade, because the raw materials and family supplies of the - American man ufacturers', fishermen and coasters; are drawn from ourselves or from our carry ing trade, which last is very little promo ted by the importation of compact foreign manufactures." A Washington letter to the Boston At las says--" The Texas bill will be . signed forthwith, and notice despatched by an express messenger, so as to get the Repre sentatives, but especially the Senators, up on the ground, aNhe earliest practicable moment. THE FATE OF THE TARIFF IS SEALED ALMOST BEYOND HOPE!! !" A CUBA MEETING IN ILmsom.—The Saint Louis Republican states there have been two meetings in Springfield, 111., the object of which seems to have been the annexation of Cuba to the U. States, either peaceably, or by-,war if necessary to its at tainment. Governor Ford presided at the meeting, and four vice. presidents .and many secretaries were appointed. A com mittee formerly appointed, reported an ad dress and resolutions—after which, a num ber of violent war speeches Were made. DIED IN THE CARS,--TIIC Cecil Whig, of Saturday, says: "A young man named Collum, died in the cars between here and Baltimore on last Saturday night. He be longed•to Chester-county, and we under standliid abused himself by being on a “spree," the result of which was a hurried death." • • AMERICAN BOARD OF MISSI9NR:ThC receipts of the American Board of Missions in the month ,of November. , amounted to $64,808 44i, including a legacy of $40,000 from the late Daniel Waldo, of Worcester, Mnf,, A CURIOSITY. - We snine — time since noticed the fact that the i bOnel of %%hat F. eerned to ha% e been a man sixteen feet high, were exhumed about sixty, feet under i ground, whilst digging a well in Willianison co.. I Tenn. We now learn from the Nadivillv Cation' that they have been put tozether. Hl,l are now ex hibi ing in that city. The Union says: "In its arrangement for exhibition it pre sents all the appearance of a human skele ton standing erect and measuring sixteen feet from the top of the skull bone to the bottom of the ankle bones. There was suspended by its side the skeleton of a new of ordinary size, and the contrast was tru ly striking. , Whatever doubts may be en= tertainedsin classifying. this animal, there can be none as to the facts conirected with its finding and resurrection. It •Was found at least fifty feet below, the surface of the earth, and seemed to be wedged in between two rocks, and many of the large ! bones were broken, as if erushedbehreen the rocks. The pelvis, for instance, is crushed so that it could not be put together, and its place iS supplied with wood. Al &ugh several of the important bones are missing, yet in the general the correspond ing once are preserved, so thaca tolerably complete skelejon has .been found." DREADFUL INIIIFILINITY.—On Thursday !evening we heard a narrative, says the Louisvillil Journal of the 20th inst. which. although Strictly and certainly true, seem ed to us to transcend all the fabled hor rors of Eu'rene Sue. About ten years a go, a lunatic of AlOnticello, in this State, was sent by his family to the lunatic as sylum at Lexington. On his arrival % at that institution, or shortly afterwards, he appeared so calm and rational that the su perintendent or managers sent him home. At home he became violent, and his family determined to dispose of hint so that he Should trouble them no longer. Ac.,!ord-,' ingly they built. near their own residence, a • ver •small and strong block-house, and d that another, thus making a double .-house. They'left a narrow opening. f i 'Ough Nv hich they thrust the lunatic, and when he was in, they built up the opening, leaving- a little orifice just large - enough to admit of his food holing extended to. him.' •And in that horrid prison, for ten long years of heat and cold, the wretched hina-i, tie has been fiept by his own family, with no bed-clothes, no fire, and no hope of es- 1 .( 1 cape except through the gate of de, ll 1.- 1 The people of Monticello area Christian , cointmmity, Why, in the name of heav en and earth, do they Permit such horrible barbarity to be enacted in their midst! .1 THE SQUTII 1.- . ATUMINA YonNr..—with every succeeding week, the accounts from South Carolina, of the - extent to which the provi . on crops of that State have been des troyed by the droughts of last season, be come more alarmimr ( The first apd im -1 mediate effect which it bas produced has been the hasty emigration of those whose necessities were stronger than the ties which bound them to their'hearths. From I the , diStrict•of Spartanburg alone it is as certained that upwards of two thousand persons have lied • from the destitution ! which awaited them, to seek in the west some means of support. The condition of 1 those who remain may be conceived, when it is known, thai in the whole district not more than one sixth of the usual provision has been made : ,_while in many neighbor= hoods there are entire fields %Odell have produced scarcely a single ear of corn. In this calamity several of the adjacent dis tricts Have shared, and though, perhaps not o the same extent, vet so great is the des- I titration, that they arc unable to provide for the sufferers among themselves, much less for those in other districts. ABOLITION OF MILITIA TRAI Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont have abolished the compulsory drills. In Mas sachusetts the sum of fifty thousand dollar:s per annum has been appropriated to any number of the old militia, not exceeding ten thousand, at the rate of five .dollars each, for voluntary duty a certain number of days. In Maine the stem of militia drills was entirely abolished sonic ten or eleven years ago, when all her laws requiring4hat use less service were repealed, but retaining the militia systeih, simply by continued en rolment of all that would be bound at her call to come forth for the support of her laws or for the defence of her soil. Vermont,- at the recent session of .her legislature, - has followed the example of Maine. She passed an act repealing all laws that heretofore required militia drills, and substituted merely an enrolment, as for jury purposes, of all that would, under the old system, have been liable to militia ser vice. ANECDOTE OF DANIEL WEDSTER.—Dan ieI Webster had a brother, Ezekiel, a man of noble feelings, and whose intellect per haps equalled his more celebrated relative; tint he loved the quiet walks of life, and contented himself with the reputation of being an excellent trudent man, and . a sound lawyer, without trying his fortune in the thorny path of politics. The broth ers were always warmly attached to et.ch other, and the following anecdote, charac teristic of theit: diflbrent temperaments and habits, is told" of heir childhood. Money had been given to each of them, to go out and share in.the festivities and pa rade of the fourth of July. When the boys returned at night, their mother said, "Well Daniel, what did you do with your money ?" "I bought powder, and fire works, and beer," answered he. "And what did you-do with yours, Ezekiel?"— "Lent it to Dan,"? was. the brief reply. . Among the applications to the Georgia Legislature about to be _made, is one by a lady in_Forsythe county, who was at Mil ledgeville with three fine libalthy hoys,•the fruit of one birth, and who on"this• ground claims some little assistance from the Leg islature, as she is. in indigent eireunistan cea, ' A • New York Mirror. . HALLO PENNSYLVANIA.—Did or did not 6,2 H c'ERIFF'S SALES James Buchanan. Wilson 3leCandless, i . Richard Broadhead, Benjamin A. Bidlack,! IN ursuance of sundry Writs of rendi- Pottsville Ilughes,.Sainuel W.. Black: etc— ! . li o n, I,',.rpfras ; and . .gluts 1 "milli oni .. 1;.,/,nuns, issued out of the Court of Com when they traverF;ed your State in 1811. ' limn Pleas of Adams county, and to me di assure you in effect that Pak 117(8 (13 lilifrh a Tari ff " UM "3 C " V I—Tbe.Y duped , rected, ‘vill be exposed to Public Sale, on and cheated or told you the truth. which . .Satarday the 2.lth day qf January, 1816, was it ? Have you read Walker's ,Report , at 1 o'clock, P. Al . . at the Court-house. in vet .' Does your journals ‘vhich hurzacd ' ' 42, " , the borough of Gettysburg,' the following for "Boll:, t•quink, and the Tariff rf Real Estate—to wit lav before von the substance and drift of. that Report f 1 fare you pondered on Mr.! A Tract of Land Polk's second official explanation of his ! situate in Franklin township, containing Kane letter f Does it tally best \vith tire. 57 AC IZES, more or less, nitwhich are ci: Whig or the - Lorofovo exposition on the ! meted a one and u half story stump last year ? And do you stand ready i i /: , ..;•-•'... , Z'i... joir t i • ••• louse "••n; to he swinthed iigiiti whenever Your office- 1 "-" 94 r if- -= - I - - 1.) if . . -.1 NI: rz .,. ! . seekers have another axe -. to gr i n d ?--1 double Log Barn, Log Spring.. .14t... Think the matter over, Pennsylvanians ! i house ; with a Spring of Water near the an d k eep • l i t h i ki ng t ill the tune ennte , v , I door, and :m Apple Orchard, with a variety Acr l—New I'l)l.l..Tribune. of Fruit Trees, adjoining lands of David Chamberlain, George Daywalt, Jaeoh Co 'rm: T ARIFF . , OF 18 I.2,___M r , cl a y, i n s-er and others. About one-third or this Iris letter of. June, 184 , 1, said, "I ton utter_ tract is covered with .Timber, and the bal- N opposed to its repeal." • ante cleared. Seized and taken in Exe- Mr. Polk, in his message says it re- ention as the Estate .of Christian linker, quires a “thorough revision.'' - deceased, and of whom Trillium Nod is Let the men who dared to assert that the Administrator. the views of Mr. Polk coincided with those • - 111=1M1 clarity. '('lie above brief quotations stamp their assertions with falsehood. The Lute .ho/,e Smry.—The London Morning Chronicle closes a notice of the life and character of the late Judge Story, in which are quoted por tions ol• the resolutions of the Eutluik Bat. and 'the jest and eloquent eulogitun pronou n ced ht• Webster, at the meeting of the Bar, with the lowina announcement "We rejoice to learn that a committee is forminff of members of the Bar and em inent Solicitors in the Law Institution, for the purpcise of setting on foot a public sub scription, in honor of Sir. Justice Story. We believe it is intended to offer to the benches of Lincoln's Inn a marble statue of this eminent Trans-Atlantic Judge. as a tribute of respect due to an accomplishml lawyer, whose immortal works are equally estimated in, th y‘mother country," and in the American United titates.". QUITE AO aEL H DOU BT.—John 13'111, throuu h the London Alorning Post says: It is the general sentiment that the A mericans ish for war, and with the bless- . ings of God upon a good cause, they shall have enough of it. Never since the Uni ted States has become a nation, was there a desire, more reasonable, and at the '.sane time more agreeable, than that of giving the Americans a drubbing.'' TEniunt.r..—The Clarion (Pa.) Demo . - crat says that - on the.:)th inst.:, the house of a Mr. McOlellan, in Redbank township, Armstrong county, was burned .to the ground, and four of his sons perished in the flames. The building was an old fash ioned double tog house, with a passage be- tween. In one end down stairs the. old people ,slept, and the loft of the same end, where there was no window, was assigned to the children. The father made an ef fort to tear oil' seine of the roof, but the flames drove him away, and he was doom ed to stand by and see the raging element ! dercur his imprisoned sons. The oldest was 18, and the youngest aged 7 years. THREE CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH.- At Rochester, N. Y., on Thursday morn ing last, the dwelling of Mrs. Robinson, a widow lady, was partly destroyed by lire. Iter children, two boys and a girl, aged eight, five and three years respectively, slept in the upperpart of the building; and we arc pained to add, were . consumed in the flames. The fire had progressed so far, l efore it was discovered, that the per sonsi n the lower part of the house had barely time to save their own lives.' EXPFLSION OF A PREACIIER.—MeSine , rism and , Yeduclion.—The Methodist E.l Conference, Ow in session in New Or leans, has OXpelled the Rev. 11. IL Shrop shire, who last year travelled the St. Hele na Circuit, front the ministry. He was charged with , the flagrant offence of having attempted the seduction of a young lady upon whom he was practising some Mes meric experiments in July last. He fully confessed his guilt, and did not attempt to justify his conduct. Bishop Soule, Presi dent of the Conference, strongly reprehend ed the practice of Mesmerism.. A Rim CHURCIL—The property held by the'Trinity Church in New York city is estimated to be worth one hundred mil lions of dollars. Heal estate, $80,000,000; other property, $20,000,000. 0 4 0&21002.4 HE sub riber wishes to inform his fellow citizensAtat his stock of HATS & CAPS is large and full, and will he sold lotii• ibr CASH or GOOD 'TRADE (ETTA LL AN D SEE and judo e for yourselves Those persons who are in de to him for ac counts of long standing, are repiested to call and pay up as soon as possible; and those ,who owe him IVOOD, are requested to bring it ir, for the money will be required in place of it, 'where the accounts have been standing for sonic time. October 2.1 NOTE CE. Estate of John Though, de.ceased LETTERS of Administration on the Estate of JOHN BROUGH, dec'd, late of Straban township, Adams county, having been granted to the subscriber, resi ding in Emmitsburg, Md., he hereby gives -notice to all those indebted to said Estate, to make immediate payment, and those having claims, to - present them, pro perly authenticated, for Settlement.. EMANUEL BROUGH, Dec. 12, 1845.,6t ID7The Administrator will attend at the public house of Daniel Comfort, in Straban township, on SoturdAy the Ms/ of January, 1846, . receive monies due to his Intestate. and to examine any claims' that may be against him.. Also—A Lot of Ground, No. 3, adjoining Tract No. 2 and Lands of Thad deus Stevens, Esq.'and others, containing 3 Acres, more or less, on which are erect ed a one and a half story OTONE nwzziLin\ro g and frame Stable. Also—A Lot of Ground, No. 4, situate in the borough of Gettysburg, con taining 7 ACRESonore or less, on which is erected a one and a half st - _FRAM DWE JUNG, adjoining lands of Daniel Benner, Heirs of Christian Culp, and others. Also—A Lot of Ground, No. 5, situate in the borough of Gettysburg, ad ;joining Lots of Gilbert and Stevens, on Middle street; and fronting on Baltimore street, on which are erected a TWO STORY • ELCOL MOVY;29 •-• •ith a Back Building attached thereto ; al so a two story Frame Mather-boarded Dwelling De u. large frame Sta ble, with a well of. Water. Also—A Lotof Ground, NO. 6, situate in the borough of Gettysburg, ad joining lands of Thaddeus Stevens, a lot of the Heirs of Samuel Sloan, and fronting on North Baltimore street, on which arc erect ed a two slori, Frame Mather-boarded Dwellino with a Kitchen attached thereto, a log Shop and frame Stable, W. W. PAXTON. $' tf situate in the borough of Gettysburg, ad joining lots of Miss DeMhrree and ,St. James' Church, fronting High,street, and running back to an Alley, on which are e rected a two story %TONE BUILDING, a Log Stable, with a well of Water. Alsol-- A Lot of Giound, No. 9, situate in the borough of Gettysburg,. ad joining lots of James Bowen and others, fronting on West Middle street, and run ning back to an Alley, on which are erect ed a one' and a half story rough cast House. Seized and taken. in Execution -as' the Estate of Alichad C. Clarkson._ BENJ. SCHRIVER. Sh erig: Sheriff's Office, • ? _— Gettysburg,- Jen, 184". S •. f. Also—:A .Lot of Ground. situate in Petersburg', (York Springs,) ad joining latuls*of Thomas Stephens, the Pe tersburg Academy lot, and fronting the Hanover and Carlisle turnpike road, on 'which is erected a _BRICK BUILDING. denominated Christ's Church Chapel.— Seized and taken in Rkeetition as the property of the 11 - ardots of Christ's Church Chupcl. Also—A Tract of Land, situate in Ilmniltonhan township.containing 180 ACRES, more or less, adjoining lands of Sainuel Seahrooks, Widow Hoke, and others, on which arc erected a oNE, AND . A HALF !crony o•rif LOG Dll7l LINO, NW •• Lo Barn, Saw 'Sfiring House, with a Spring of Water, and an Orchard of Fruit Trees: 7 ,—Seized and taken - in Execution as the Estate of Henry _Smith. Also—A Tract of Land, - situate in Hamiltonban township, contain ing 212 ACRES; more or less, adjoining lands 'of Enoch Kepner, James Watson and others, on vhich.are erected a . ONE AND A HALF STORY Ito— Dwelling linirse, I K. • I Double Log Barn, an Orchard of Fruit Trees, and a Spring of water near the door. Seized and taken in Execution as the Es tate of :Lervisfliddle. Also—A Tract of Land, No. 1. situate in Cumberland township, contain ing 263 ACRES, more or •less, adjoining lands of Peter Trestle, George Plank, and others,'on which are erected' A TWO STORY X I 0 a HOUSE, -Log Stable, an Orchard of Fruit Trees,and two wells of water: Also—A Tract of Land, No. 2, situate in same township, containing- 95 A CRES, more or less, adjoining lands of Jacob Herbst, Heirs of Wm. M'Pherstm and others, on which arc erected a one and a half sloll/ DW ELLING HOUSE', Bank Barn, Wagon Shed, and other Out buildings, with a Well of water, and an Orchard of Fruit Trees. Also—Two Lots of Ground, Nos. 7 and 8, 3111111 GETTYSBURG: Friday . Evening,, Jan, 2,18,1 G. 113Wc , are indebted to the Honorable ALE:CAN DER RAMSEY, for a copy of Mr. STEwn 's speech on the Tariff. • Appointments by the postronster General. JAcon .I.llwricr.nitorr, to be Postmaster at Fair field, (Millerstown) in the place of John M'Clea- ry, removed. MARY DUNCAN, to be Postmistress , ' at Cash town, in the place of Abraham Scott, removed. fa" In the preceding page will be found the communication from "A of the Old Guard," urging the nomination of the lion. J. M COOP. n as the Whig candidate for Governor, to which reference was had in the last "Star." Penns,.lvattla Legislaturc. Mr The Legislature of Pennsylvania will. as. \sernble in Harrisburg, on Tuesday next. The CoVernor's Afessage, we suppose, Will be delivered on the sUcceding, day. To County Auditors. 11l The Harrisburg Telegraph states that the Auditor General, .1. N. Puny.' I.NCE, has addressed a Circular to the County Auditors on the subject of their duties, as connected with the finances of the commonwealth. lie notifies them of the provi sions of the Act of April 16th, 1815, ‘vhiCh makes . it their duty to examine the dockets, records, and offices of Prothonetaries, RegisterS and Recorders, from September Ist, 181 n, to the 31st of Atigust,• 1815, inclusive, agreeably to the Acts of April 6th 1810, and March loth, I 18, and if either 61 the officers should have during any year received for fees a sum exceeding in the aggregate $l2OO, to certify the amount. The Circular also calls attention to the 19th Section Of the act of April 15, 1831, which pro vides that the County Auditors shall audit, settle and adjust all the accounts of the Treasurer of the County with the State Treasury, embracing State tax, tavern licenses, retailers' licenses, hawkers' and pedlars' licenses, tin and clock pedlars' licen ses, pamphlet laws, militia tines, &c. And to fa cilitate this labor, as well as to establish a uniform and convenient mode of settling the accounts, a form to be observed in making reports to the de•. partments has been prepared. Increaxe of Post** gc. The Ohio House of RePresentives have pass• edTiesolutionS, by a unanimous vote, iequestmg their Senators and Representatives in Congresss to vote against any increase of the present rates of postage. 13y-the-by; could not the citizens of this county be engaged in worse things than the forwarding to Congress remonstrances against the proposed increase of postage rates Extensive Forgeries. Cr The give an account of the arrest by Officers Brintnal and Trenchant of Lan caster, of an individual named LEVI ZELL, charg ed with sundry forgeries amounting to nearly rf,:28,000. He was originally arrested in Lancas ter county, and admitted to bail in $lOO, and af ter his release he was discovered to have forged another note for $7,000, and pursuer L-to New York, where he was arrested. He had billowed droving for 4 number of years, and stood high with the community in his business relations. The prisoner was committed to prison in default' of $lO,OOO bail. 111 9 Ntalty. CALEn J. iII'NuLTT, arraigned for an em bezzlement of the public funds, while Clerk to the House of Representatives, has b@cri acquitted upon the first indictment. As there were three other counts the prisoner was re-mantled to jail. It is supposed, however, that the Government wilLen ter a none prosequi upon the remaining charges. Divorce Cnso of Ex - Coy. Thonini. ID — The unhappy controversy between Ex-Gov ernor THOMAS, of Maryland, and his, wife,. the daughter of Gov. 111 - Dowr.a., of Virginia, has re sulted in a full vindication of Mrs. THOMAS, before the Court at Richmond, Va., last week. The in vestigation aroFe out of an application by the la dy for a divorce, and after an examination of wit nesses, the jury, without leaving their seats, found a verdict in her favor. Mr. Thomas, through his counsel, filed an exception to the jurisdiction of the Court. • Groat Fire in Goltirabu4 Goo. G"" A destructive fire broke out in Columbus. Geo., on the 21st inst. at midnight, which consu med nearly a Whole square, occupying an area of about .600 feet by 300. The - loss in buildings is supposed to be from $109,000 to 9150,000. ID - The Anniversary of the Landing of the Pil grims on Plymouth Rook, Massachusetts, has been celebrated this year with more than usual interest. The celebration at Plymouth is said to have been one of-the most splendid ever had in that ancient . place. •At Washington City the day was' duly honored by the New England Society of that city, with an entertainment, to which about 200 per sons sat down. Speeches were made by Messrs. Webster, Woodbury, Cass, Dix, Rockwell, Holmes, Marsh and other distinguished descendants of "the Puritans." tl7The lion. JonN SLIDELL, appointed Minis. ter to Mexico, has addressed a' communication to the electors of the first Congressional District of Louibiana, resigning his seat in Congress. frr A colored man named Gsonon HAwFurs, died suddenly at Washington City from a nervous dit , ase superinduced by a negligent cutting of his 1.9,-;i3 three days befOrc his decease: ' l The Oregon Question. JCP. The intelligence from Washington during the last four day's, has assumed quite a pacific and cheering aspect. The letter writer feel ing ul n, the Oregon controversy among generally represent the tone of % the leading 'Slatesmen at the Capital as strongly inclined to an amicable and hon orable compromise of the opposing claims, and give the gratifying assurance that the strong conservative influence exercised liy the friends of reason and humanity will yet triumph over the hectorings of reckless demagogues and thoughtless politicianS.= The best understanding is said to exist be tween Mr. PACKENHAM, the ...British Minis ., ter, and Mr. BucifAsAx. The demonstration of Mr. CALHOUN in the Senate, which will be seen in our Ciiit gressional Report, is no less important than it will be gratifying to the friends of peace —as evincing the determination of this dis tinguished Statesman and his friends to stand by the Whigs of the Senate in their effort to thwart the attempt being made to to involve the country in an unnecessary and ruinous war. In speaking of the state of the Oregon question, the Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Pat Hot, of. Dec. 28, has the following : A distinguished Senator had a free and open conversation with Mr. Pakenham last Thursday evening, on which occasion the British Minister very decidedly and candidly expressed his belief that there was no probability of a war on the Ore i4iltroll question. War was only a' remote ssibility, taking into view his own coun os resolute disposition to settle the ques ti n so as to give mutual satisfaction and' avoid a conflict. Mr. Calhoun and the Message. t cf.' , An absurd Story is going the rounds of the Locofoco papers, to the effect that Mr. CALHOUN had written to Mr. Polk, de claring that the Message of the latter was "the ablest document of the kind that had come from an Executive for the past thir ty years." The intelligent,reader will scarcely deem it necessary to be informed -that the whole matter is one of BENNET'S fabrication,' and has been ontradicted.— Mr.CALTIOiIti has not quite sufficient . ser vility tn. indicl such a letter.' Judge AVoothvard The nomination of this gentleman by Pres ided l'olk to a seat upon the bench of the Supreme Court, has not-yet been confirmed by the Senate. Intimations have been thrown out that a vigorous opposition is being made to the confirmation from various sources and that it may possibly be de ! feated. It will be recollected that Mr. Woon- WARD was the caucus candidate for the U. S. Sen ate in opposition to Gen. CAmmtnx, and was at the time represented as an ultra Free trade poli tician. This defeatby Gen. Cameron has given rise to a bitter controversy between the friends of the two individuals and now, with the hope of clo sing the breach, it is proposed to provide fur Mr. W. by elevating him to the supreme bench. The movement, however, is like to breed still greater difficulties that those it was intended to reconcile. Gen. CAMERON and his friends, it is mlerstoo l l, will oppose the nomination—the one by his vote. and the--other by their influence ; whilst a strong opposition has developed itself in Philadelphia county, in consequence of a Native American speech made by Judge Woodward in the Reforrri Convention some four years since. The friends of. Judge Oman, also, who was a candidate for the vacancy, are not a little dissatisfied and will probably manifest their drssatisfaction in action. Who says the "Pemocracy - are not "one Immo nious unit?" try- It is said that EPIIRAIM BANKS, of Lewis. town, will be appointed to the vacant Judgeship of the Fourth District, of Pennsylvania, in con sapience of the appointment of Judge Woodward to the bench of the Supreme Court. Backed out. . . rr It was mentioned in our last that Senator LETT, of Florida, had offered a Resolution in the Senate of the U. States propoging the purchase of the Island of Cuba. Visionary and startling as the demands of the "Progressive Democracy" have of late become, and ready as its, disciples are to swallow every thing presented to them, the dose presented by Mr. Levy seems to have been rather strong. The symptoms of uneasiness and disap probation had already become so apparent, that on Saturday last the distinguished Senator asked and obtained leave to withdraw his resolutions—aver ring that he was influenced, in this last step 'by the advice of his friends and not by his own judge nient. Well, if Cuba "can't come it," possibly Canada can. What buSiness has a Ilritish flag or a British uniform. upon the American continent! What say the "Democracy'?" Preparations for Defence. , 113 - The Committee in Congress on Fortifica tions, on Saturday last, visited fort McHenry, near Baltimore, for the purpose of examining the coif 7 dition of the fortifications and ieporting thereon.— Pol.. , llavies, Mayor of Baltimore, and a number of gentlemen of that city, accompanied the Com. mittee. U 3 - The Hon. lissar CLAY left Ashland a few days since, for New Orleans, on private and pro fessional business. He'expects to be gone several months, and may probably visit the Island of Cu ba during the winter. o:7t Several meetings have been held..in Lan caster county, with a vigor of adopting measures to secure the finmation of a urn county of parts of Lancaster and forks. ID' The Hon. JAMES THOMl6.,.formerly Gov ernor of Maryland, died at his; residence in St. Mary's county, on Christmas day, in the 6.2 d year of his rage. The Blind Chaplain. 10:7 0, The Rev. Mr. Milburne, the re cently elected Chaplain to the HOuse o Representatives in Congress, is said to be Wind. He is connected with the Method: ist Church, and has been preaching for some yrear - A, in the Westdrn States. In speaking of his election as Chaplain, the Washington correspondent of the Boston Post says that he "was on his way to the city of New York, intending to submit to a surgical operation, in the hope of making Mast experiment for the restoration of his eyesight. On board the boat, after leaving Lexington, on a fine Sabbath morning, he was requeSted by a few of the passengers to condieet religious exercises. Ile con sented—sung a liyinn; offered up a pray aqd preached a sermon. The audience was not only delighted, but irresistibly en chained by his rich and extemporaneous eloquence, and at the conclusion of the ser vices they came forward, as it were, en masse, to learn his past history and future intentions. Among the number were sev en-11 Senators and representatives from the the West, who begged the blind preacher to tarry a few days at Washington, and they would endeavor to elect him Chaplain of the House. He consented, and they have kept their word. That he will, in all respecTh, fulls , justify the generous con fidence of his friends, does not admit of a doubt." Maryland Legislature. I,cr• The liugislature of Marylafid , as sembled at Annapolis on Monday last.— Mr. WATERS (Whig) was elected Speak• er of the House on the first .ballot—the vote standing—Waters . , (W.) 40 ; Riser, (L.) 37. Dr. WILLIAMS (W.) WYA unan imously re-elected President of the Senate.' It is thought the session will be an unu sually interesting and important one ; as questions relating- to Slavery, a Reform in the State Government, a remodelling of the Constitution, &c., will be brought be fore the Legislature. On Wednesday the Annual Message of Governor' Prattwas laid before both Houses. lii length, .at_ least, it will compare with President Polk's. Locolimo, Tariff Meeting. kt -- jz A ineetbig, of the Locofoco citizens of Dickinson township; Cutnbcrland coun ty, was held on Friday last, - for the pur pose of takipg such action as the threaten ed repeal of the Tariff called for. A num ber of Resolutions were adopted,' warmly urging the beneficial influences of the pres ent laws and deprecating any modification. It was resolved to hold a County meeting upon the same subject in Carlisle on Mon day the 12th inst. Gen. T. C. MILLER was chairman of the Committee that re ported the resolutions. ' pr:7- Pe slave-holders of Queen Anne's connty, Md., have called a meeting on the 6th inst., at Centreville, "to adopt meas ures to prevent the escape of the slaves by means of the abolitionists." A lad named IsAAe PEAucc, 14• years of age, lately received a reward of $2,000 from'the Boston City Council, for information leading to the arrest and con viction of sundry incendiaries in that city. FROM WASHINGTON. Tweinkty-Ninth Con„ Tess. WASIITINOTON, Dec: 27, 154,5 In the SiNITP, this morning, owing to the air scnce of Mr. Dallas, the Vice, President. the Chair was taken by Mr. SEvtr.n. who stated that he did it at the request of the Vice President. After the presentation of some unimportant me morials, Mr. la.vr asked and obtained leave to withdraw his Cuba Resolution. The resolutions of Mr. Atchinson, directing an inquiry into the expediency of establishing a ter ritorial government over Oregon, for a court and military jurisdiction over the same, the erection of military posts, &c. cattle up for consideration. Mr. CALItOVN hoped they would.—be permit'ed to lie over till some future day, when the Senate will be Mi. Mr. ALLEN thought the debate had better be reserved until a - report shall be made from the committee, as, in his opinion, very little impor- tance could be attached to mere resolutions of in quiry. Finally, after some. further conversation, the resolutions were deferred. After a short time spent in executive session, the. Senate adjourned to Monday. In the liousx, alter an hour spent in confusion and disorder, incident to repeated efforts made to adjourn over to Monday, the resolution relative to the election of assistant doorkeeper, &c. was taken up and-discussed until the hour of adjourment, without any decision 'being had. Pending the discussion a message -was receiv ed from the Senate to the effect that the bill exten ding the laws of the United States over the State of Texas, and for other purposes, had passed that body. - It was immediately taken up, and passed by the House, with 'scarcely a word of debate; so• that it requires only the signature of the President to be- come a lam Mo.NDAT, Dec, 29, 1845 In the SErrArr.—Mr. CASS introduced a resolu tion instryrting the military committee to consid er the ekpediency of, constructing a ship canal around the,Falls of St. Marie, with a view to the defence of the North Western Frontier. He also introduced a resolution instructing the same cam mittce• to , consider the expediency of limiting the age at which any mike, of t h e army :hallbe ca ll_ 1. BALTIMORE MARKET. ed into active service in time of war_ They were 1 [CORRECTED WEEKLT.] . both laid over for one day. ' FLorn.—The Flour mk , ket is still without any Mr: Ili.xcusx introduced a series of resolutions I activity. Holders of Market 'street flour' re firm in asking $5 25, vilthout finding purchasers.— setting forth that the whide of Oregon up to the 54th degree 40 minutes, is our 'property, and that f i ß o e i r tr ei l, 3 4 t p 7 r. ; ce . m B d s oforn ls: 12k.a Ni e e s al of S4 lir p s ec g l u m a r l r i barrel. Rye no power exists in this government to alienate I OnAts.—There is a light supply of Wheat in . any portion of the soil or people. i market. Small sales of good to Prime Maryland red Wheat at $1 03 to $I 08, and of good white After the transaction of some minor 'business, the Senate a , journel. at $1 10 ast 12. White Corn sold at 88 a GO, , and yellow at 71 a 72 cents. Oaia 43 a 44 cents In the house, after another noisy and lengthy and Rye 75. Clorffeeed 86 25 as 6 30. debate, the. subject of the election of an Assistant BEEP CATT L E.-510 head offered at the scales on Tuesday, of which 227 were sold at prices Doorkeeper. &c, was gotten rid of for the present ranking from $3 01/ 4o'ss 00, per 100 lbs accord. by a reference of the resolution to a select coin- ing to qualiey. The demand not very active. mittee. • - I Hoes.—A fair supply of live Hogs in market, A message was received from the President sta- with a tolerable demand.. Sales at $5 Pnovisiovs•—The demand for Be 00 a $5 25. e and Pork f ling !hat he had signed the joint resolutions for the not active ". •• and sales made only in small parcels. admission of Texas. Mess Pork $l3 SO a $l4 50, Prime 111 0 0 a $ l2 ; The House then resumed the discussion of the 1 new Mess Beef $lO 00 a $lO .50 ; No. 1, 88 50 a Massachusettq Resolutions, asking a revision of $8 75; Prime Stli , 37 . as 6 50. Sales of Baron in 7 1ir a il q . l a m s n so ti r t t i e e r s i a S 7 l l io s uhle a rs ai ilnsSat fi l -4-a a ei i .l rents; ; V a d t e s s the naturalization laws, and after listening to the views of Mr. Hunt, adjourned—Mr. Douglass hav- Lord is in moderate request at B,} aSi cents for ing secured the floor for the next day. f No. 1 Western, in kegs; and ii a Si in bbls. Tur.sn.yr, Dec, 30, 1345. is SEXATE--Mr. ITANEG A N", atter sonic little delay, called up h's Rasolutions. as follows : ' Resolved, That the counties included within the parallels of 42, and . 54 degrees 40 minutes north latitude, and extending from the 'Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, known as the Territory of Oregon, is the property, and part and parcel of the United States.' Resolved, That there exists no power in this Government to transfer its soil,and the allegiance of its citizens to the dominion, authority, control, and subjection of any Foreign Power, State or Sovereignty. Resolved, That the abandonment of or surrender of any portion of the 'Territory of Oregon, would be an abandonment of : the honor, the character, dnd the best in terests of the Americanpeople. • Mr. CALIIOCN took the floor and said that he had not come to the Senate with a view to oppose the resolutions, but to offer a substitute for them. with some prefatory remarks. He wad glad that the resolptiOnsliad come ffom such a quarter as the gentleman from Indiana, for they at least had I die merit of being open, direct and manly. They. came to the point. and denied the authority of this Government to yield up, in any compromise, any part of the Territory of Oregon. They. denieehy implication, the power of the President to offer the 40th parallel, and assumed that the question can be settled only by force : that we shall have no peace but by our own dictation at the cannon's tritiuth. A vote, on this prop ,, sition Will draw a broad line between those Who are in favor of a pa cific.course, and those who are for an appeal to arms. lam in-favor of Lion. lam in favor of peace, If peace can be hon orably preserved. I wish to settle this question by negotiation, if it can be done, and if not, I am in favor 01 such a course as will throw the onus of war on Great Britain. I approve of the fairer.. of the 491 h parallel. and it is my wish to co-ope rate With the Executive in an adjustment on that basis. If peace cannot be honorably preserved —if war should. ensue—l shall stand by my country in any emergency. But this will not be an ordinary war, and I will hold those responsible for it who shall by their. rash course drive the country into it. I hope this question will at a• proper time be discussed in a calm and deliberate manner, and that the Senate will signify its own views by an adoption of the counter resolutions which.l offer. Mr. Calhoun then submitted a series of resolu- tions to the effect thaj the President in offering a settlement of the Oregon question on.the basis-of the 49th parallel, did that which was conducive to be-t interest of the country, and that in the opinion of the Senate a renewal of that offer would be both honorable and beneficial, Mr. MIN= endorsed the views of Mr. Calhoun, and congratulated the Whig Senators that they were likely to.have the aid of a portion of the other side in their attempt to avoid a war. Mr. KLLEN next took the floor, and made a regular War speech. Mr. HATWOOO argued that it was extremely im proper for the Senate to have any thing to do with this business unless the President would first say he had washed his hands of all further negotiation. Unless he should declare that the negotiation had terminated, the &Mate had no right to step in fore him imd"by these abstract resolutions, take the'matter - out of his hands. Such a course, to say the least, would and must result in the break ing up of the administration. Mr. lissxsoAts, in reply, referred to the Presi dent's annual message, and said that those who could not see from that document that the negotia tion was ended, must have a strange obliquity of vision. If, however, it was not ended, how would the President:s hien& defend him for the publica tion of such a message. He concluded by obser; ving that a surrender of any portion of the territo ry beyond the line designated would not only be dishonorable but cowardly.' Finallrthe whole subject was for the present. laid on the table until such time as other resolu- tions relative to Oregon shall be called up for con- si Icration The time of the lrousg was again occupied in .; the discussion of the Massachusetts resolutions, I and after a lengthy debate, the motion to refer them to a select committee was• lost, and the whole matter referred to the Judiciary Committee. • IVEnite;SY.Vi, Dec. 31, 15.15 . Nothing of interest transpired in either branch of the National • Legislature to-day. After the presentation of petitions and the transaction of un important business, the Senate adjourned until Saturday. The time of the htise was also almost exclu sively occupied with the consideration of private and local subjects. During the consideration of a motion to print additional copies of Capt. Fre mont's Rep.2rt, the house adjourned to meet on on Friday. Miss . SCHUY - ftli, - a niece of.Cen.§teplten Van Rensselaer, was-killed. in Albany: on Monday; while riding in , ;a sleigh; by being run against by a pair of xunaway. horses attached to a sleigh. :.The pole of the. sleigh struck Mist - $. _the side and cans. ed her death almbst infitantanecmov. MAR R JED, On the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. B. Keller Mr. DAVID EI ES. 10. Miss MARY AN BAKER, both of Liberty township. On the Ist inst. by the same, Mr. ISA AC. BAR. TEN, to Miss SOPHIA GAVOJI, both of neJerick county, Ma. In York, on Thursday the 11 th inst. by the Rev. George Schmucker, Mr. JonN H. sTrrricu, Jr , to Miss ANN, daughter of Mr: John Kindig—all of this county. On the 2:kth inst. by Rev. Dr. Schmucker, Mr. GEonoc W. CRAC:IIEII, SOPHIA AMELIA A LTHOUSE.—both of this county. DIED, On Monday the 24th of November last, in Con owago township, Adams county, Mrs. ELIZA B ETU LITTLE, consort of M. Joseph Little, aged about 30 years. At Tann°Vtown, on the 17th ult. Rev. Mr. Zocut, Paster of the Catholic Church of that vil lage during the last -10 years. At Philadelphia, on the 22d ult. Mr. MATHEW WILSON, extensively known for many years as a popular landlord at Ilarrisburg. At Hagerstown.. on Tuesday last, Dr% Joux REYNOLDS, in the"69th year of his age. Wb',.4PJP ziarnb.2.zateze Fop., RENT. woR RENT, the large and convenient Iwo-story •• II Brick Dwelling• •• b • I in West Chambersburga street, i opposite _Mr. Craig's Hotel, and at present occupied by H. J. Schreiner, Esq. There is connected with it a good Back Building, containing a Room and Kitchen, and also a Wood-house, Oven, Stable, Well of Wa ter, and the usual conveniences of a good Town Property. Possession will be giv enon the Ist of April next. PG'Application can be made to GEORGE CHRITZMAN. Gettysburg, Jan. 1846: • • tf waar.w l / 4 - t p,,a, z3 11,7 LL =TA= FOR SALE. IN pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court of Adams county, the subscri ber, Administrator of the Estate of HEN RY WALTER, deceased, will oiler at Public sale on Friday the 23d day of January next, at 1 o'clock, P. M., on the premises, in in Menalldn township, Adams county; the FARM, of said deceased, adjoining lands of Ni cholas Bushey, Isaac Wierman, William Trostle, and others, containing 1106 diIOSIIIND neat measure. The Improvements on the Farm are in. good - condition and include a . . TWO-STORY soar. n Be • • Log Dwelling House, no I :!..] - - double Log Barn, a Hatter's Shop, &c. . Thde are two ORCHARDS of thri ving Fruit Trees, and several Springs' on the Farm-a large portion being Meadow. Conowago creek runs along the Western boundary of the Farm. L S O- .Bt the same time and place, A Tract of • • MOUNTAIN LAND, - containing 8 ACRES, 134 Per ches, neat measure, situated in the same township, adjoining lands of Joseph Tay lor and lots formerly occupied by Adam Walter, sen., deceased—well timbered with Chesnut and other timber. Attendance will be given, and terms made known, on the day of sale, by NICHOLAS BUSHEY, ./Idne'r. By the Court, Wm. S. HAMILTON, Clerk. Jan. 2. TOWN LOT 17011 SALE. THE subscribers, Executors of the Es tate of CHRISTIAN CHRITZNAN, de ceased, will expose to Public Sale, on Mon day „the 26th day of January next, at 1 &- clock, P. M. at the Court house, .1 Lot of Ground, -- 60 . feet front by 180 feet deep, situate. on . West Middle street, Gettysburg, fron.',in g on said street, and adjoinin g LotsG eo . Quitman on the east; andMr...Eysteron the-West, with a 12 feet Alley in the rear. The Lot is under good '; enc i ng , GEOR(f.if. CHRITZMAN, . HENAY CHRITZMAN, Execntois of the Estate of said deceased: Jan. 1, 1846. td- Senate.” rr HIS Association gill Meet, in the .1L School Room occiPied by Mr; D. Swops, opposite the Jail, THIS EVRi`h ING (Friday) at half-past six o'clock, A prompt attendance of the members is dui., rcd. [Jim. 2.] _ 1t • $2O REWARD. • EITOLEN from the stable of the Subscii o. ber, living one mile ,east' of Libel* Town, Frederick county, Nikon the,, night of the 231 ult. a - .SORREL 41.11 RE, I? ) . sisia • about nino years of age, with a small star in the forehead, arid the right fore-foot white; has had .a fistula on the withers, and still hears the inark.of it. A reward of Twenty Dollars Will be given for the Mare and Thief, or Teri dol lars for either, and all reasonable charm for the mare if brought home, RACHEL HOY. Jan. 2d. NM. 11ZOT10E. THF, subscriber, having been appointed by the Court of Common Pleas of Ad.• ams county, the Committee of GABRIEL SPANGLER, a habitual drunkard, hereby notifies all - persons having claims against said Spangler, to. present them, properly authenticated, and all persons indebted are requested to make immediate payment. HENRY SPANGLER, 'J)jronc Ip, Jan. 2. • • _at Trustee Account. XTOTICE is hereby given that the ac -1.14 count of JAcoe GREIST, one of the Trustees of MARK and MILLS WIER. MAN, (lunatics) has been filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County, and that said-Court have appoint. ed Monday the 20th day of 'January 1846, l'or its confirmation and allowance. A. B. KURTZ, - Prothonotary. Jan. 2, 1840. GETTYSBURG FOUNDRY Anil .11aChine Shop. Ii E subscribers having leased the -a- Foundry in Gettysburg, respectfully informs luslriends and the public in general that lie has now on hands, and will contin ue to manufacture, a large assortment of • 3 2' of all patterns, such as the Hathaway, Par lor, Premium, and- nine-plate 'Cooking Stove, alSo Chamber Stoves, of all sorts and sizes. He ha's also on hand, Castings for Machinery, of all kinds—for • Threshing - Machines, Grist Mills, Saw Mills, &c. also PLOUGH CASTINGS of all the patterns now in use. He has on hand, already made, a number of the celebrated. sirLER PLO lIGHS, which he will - sell.low. He has also on hand, and will continue to make, HOL LOW-WARE,. Wagon and Carriage-box es, and .all other articles in his line of bus innss, which are too numerous to don. He has, also, _ THRESHING MACHII‘c• • • ready made, and continues to manufacture LITTLE'S Patent two-hcirse Machines, and: the Hanover and York patterns. • Any one who may want BRASS CAST-. INGS, will be attended to; All the above articles will be sold low, for Cash or Country Produce. Old metal will also be taken in exchange for work. Pl:7° Repairing, and all work in his line, done at the shortest notice.„EDl • The subscriber is very thankful for past favois, and hopes his friends will remem ber the Old Dstablishment, in the Western part of the town, neg. C. W. Hoffinan's Coach shop. Getlysburg, Dec..l9. Tqw - Jul - lue - i7 - TAIL9ING ESTABLISHMENT . FRANKLIN W. DENWIDDIE jE SPE C TFULL Y informs the citi zens ofGettysburg and the stirrpund ing country,- that he has taken the well knbwn Tailoring Establishment of J. H. SKELLY, in ChambersbUrg st., Gettysburg, nearly opposite. Mr. Buehler's Apothecary and Book Store, 'Where .he is prepared' to execute all work in his line with neatness and in the most approved style. q .. 1 All work entrusted to him, will be warranted .to fit. • His terms will be very moderate, for CASILOY COUNTRY PRO DUCE. . lic7.The latest Fashions will be regular y received from the Cities. THE subscriber takes the present oppor tunity of recommending to the patronage of the public, .Mr. DENWtDDIE, whose ad vertisement ,appears above. Ile has been for a long time employed in my establish rnent, and I cheerfully recommend him as . an excellent Mechanic, and one in every way worthy .of public confidence. J. H. SKELLY. Gettysburg, Oct. 3. Ci 4 634i1118 9 A Ftestfrate Second4itand - CARRIAGE Newly Repaired and Trimmed, • WCountry Produce will be taken in payment. Enquire at the office of the "Star and Banner," • • Gettysburg, Oct, 24; wooer WOODS `li E - Subscribers of Wood for, hurtling the-Bricks of / the Linna* Are respectfully inlbrincil that we are now ready to receive it. Avansm. nAvoi to.at Peimsyl Varna College, will point out the place where It 10 to' be telt -, COM A/ tram, itlettyo,pv i 1644, . T. 'WARREN.
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