. • GOVERNOR'S' MESSAGE To the Senate (5 1 - ,l7ouse of RepreOntatives. GENTLEMEN t.r. 2 l'lle general health of the people, the rich rewards of husbandry, the quickening spirit that pervades trade and industry, the enlarged -prosperity of our country, and its advance in moral and intellectual 'attainments—these, under a just sense of Our dependence, swell our grateful acknowledgements, at this to Him froth Whose beneficence they all pro eeed. • Nothing has occurred, since the adjournment of the Legislature, to inter rupt the harmony or cheek the energies of on r i C om mon wealth . On, the contrary, in telligent enterprise has been every where crowned with success.. The exertions of our people to meet the engagements of ' the State have thus far been successfid. The 'payment, by a num ber of counties of the whole amount of their taxes for 1845, several months before the time at which they have heretofore beenollected, added more than $300,000 to the effective revenues of the year ; and the last Legislature h:iving excluded •cer tain classeS of debts from the claims to be immediately provided for by the Treasury, we have been enabled to pay the interest which fell due on the funded debt within the past fiscal year. On the first day of the present Session, the balance remaining; in the Treasury was about $025,000, which, with the accruing revenues, mill 'be cable to the demands of the first of next month. We have tints the reasonable and . ; gratifying assurance, that the interest will ; then also be punctually paid. The public ; debt of Pennsylvania, on the Ist of Decem ber, 1845, as appears from the report of the Auditor General, was as follows : Funded Debt, Relief ndtes in circuintion; Interest Certificates outstanding, with interest thereon, Due to Domestic Creditors,, The interest upon which, .accord ing to the ,Auditor General's computation, is The balance in the Treasury on the Ist of December, 1844, was $063,851 88 The receipts into the same, during the year ending on the 30th of Noventber lust, as appears in (1-e -, tail by the reports of the Audi tor General and State Treasurer were Making an aggregate sum of The payments from the Treasury, during the same period, were, according to the reports of the same officers, . Which being-deducted from the a bove, shoWs the balance in the Treasury', on the Ist Dec. 184;3, 384,8813 09 Being less by :$::78;965 79, than - it was on the Ist Dec. 1814. The nett amount of available out standing taxes on real and perso nal estate, after making allow ances for collections and exone rations, on the Ist Dec. 184-1, was estimated by the late State Treasurer at $887,301 71. It appears, however, from a subse quent estimate, founded upon more full returns, and a more accurate knowledge of the ex tent of exonerations, that the a mount actually outstanding on that day, was The nett and available amount outstanding on the Ist Decem ber, 1845, is estimated at 874,544 50 The amount of outstanding taxes on the Ist Dec;"l 845, is, there- • fore, less than it was on the Ist Dec. 1844, by the sum of . Adding to this sum the difference between The balance in the Trea sury on the Ist Dec. 1844, and , the Ist Dec. 1845, Wersirriricseiggregate reduction of the balance in the Treasury _ and of outstanding taxes on the: Ist day of Dec. 1845, as com pared with the same items on Ist of Dec. 1844, of • From this statement it is apparent, that the. receipts into the Treasury, during the year, derived front taxation on real and personal estate, and other sources of reve nue properly belonging to the year, were less than the demands upon the Treasury for the same period, by the amount above stated. And it is also apparent, that if the Legislature.had postponed the payment of the domestic creditors, and the interest on the . .ceraficates issued for interest ,-- and if the cancellation,9l a portion of the relief notes, .requiremnder existing laws to he cancelled, had not been deferred, the whole balance in the Treasury would have been exhausted on the Ist: of December last. For the purpose of convenient reference, I have appended to this communication, a .8 urnutaryLlttstenMittrA"-) - -bf- the re Ceipts andi_expmdittites of the past year, with'an estimate, prepared with mitelitard aritldeliterationi for the current year, end ing on the 30th of November, 1840. According to. this, the receipts of the year from .all all. in eluding $1,300,000 from taxes on real and perSonal estate, will • be • $3,217,700 00 Which added- to the balance in the ----Treasury, on the let Dec. 1845, 384,880 09 Makes en agregate of Dedecting from which the estima tedpaymeuts airing the same period, $3,513,006 00 We arrive at an estimated balance in the Treasury on the Ist Dec. ' 14346, of $85,500 00 Which is less by $29G,295 00, than it was on the let December, 1845. The 'amount of outstanding taxes on real and per sonal estate, considered available, on the Ist of Dec. 1845, was - $574,5-14 50 To Phis is to be aided the assess merit for 184 which, according ta the beet estimates , will yield , anew revenue, atter deducting 1 ' akIOWVICCS for . expenses of col- WU= -and exOncrations, of $1,160,000.00 Making an 21r, grepterof ---- $9 05-4544 50 If froin'tiiis atgregaie .o.e deduct trio estimatel collections froin - • a?litref - Titiffibt - the year 11344. , • 41,300,000 00 The rlifferAce,• $7..5 i,r).14 0" IV Pi 6, kilo vAitri Ile I. imotint of twos, 9n . thk3 l:t yca -tat 5, '; Dili _in Mitt utitztauling—_ heing . slqo,Qoa OQ thao,_)tv outstanding on the Ist Dec. 1§45. When to the reductions, thus to take place, in the outstanding taxes within the cur rent yerir; / ss: We add the difference between the lillance in the Treasury, on the Ist - Dec.18..15, and the e . tirnatcd balance in the Treasury on the Ist of Dec. 15.16, We arrive at an aggregate reduc tion of those two items, within the fuical year, ending 30th Nuv. 1546, of From this view of the subject, it is ap parent, that the assessment of the year 1846, on real and personal estates, and the reve nues of the year proper, derivable from all other sources, taken together, will be in-' sufficient to meet the demands upon t the Treasury, during •the same period, by the sum of $416,290 09 ; and that in supply ing the deficienck, the balance in the Trea sury, 'on - the first of December, 1840, will have been reduced to $88,500 00, and the arrears of outstanding taxes to the sum of $754,544 50. It is plain, therefore, that our present financial system is inadequate to supply the means of meeting all the de muds on the Treasury, except when a id. ed from the balance which had accumula ted before 'the payment of interest was re sumed, and by collections from the arreir ages of taxes of former years—both of which will soon be exhausted. I am constrained to add, that all these calculations and estimates pre-suppose that the demands on the Treasury will not be. permitted to transcend their ordinary lim its, and that no appropriations will be made V the Legislature to new objects. These are not anticipated, because in the present state of the finances, every new appropria jinn. may well be regarded, not as a grant Of money uniecninbered in the Treasury, hilt rather as an abstraction of funds, spe cially appropriated already, and rightfully belonging to the public creditors. • The deficit in our means, under existing laws, presents for the; deliberations of the General Asscmby, a topic of paramount importance. It may be remembered that, in the month of January last, I expressed the opinion, in an Executive message, that our finances had not then reached a condi tion, to enable, permanently, and at once, to resume payment of the full interest on our public debt. I regret that subsequent examinations lnd reflection, have not per mitted me to believe that I was then in er ror. But the Legislative action. on the question has changed the entire aspeet of our duties, and rendered it useless to revert to former views of policy. The payment' of interest on the funded debt of the Com monwealth wita,ja fact, resumed on the first Of February, 1845. By that act, the State asserted her present ability to meet her engagements ; and it must be our care that the . pledge, thus renewed, be not again violated. .The credit, fidelity and honor of reiannyleaniu, an demand, tom, tunicuroi ward, the interest on her public debt shall be pnuctually and fully paid. Heretofore, we might have pleaded the unexpected failure of the Depository Bank of the State, a feW days before the interest was payable, and when-the r moneys appro priated to its discharge were accumulated in her vaults,—the sudden destruction in val ue of nearly the entire currency in general use—the prostration of individual credit, and the deep and universal pecuniary em barrassment of the people : But now, all are prospering,—the currency is restored to a good degree of soundness—our reve nue system, though still imperfect, has greatly inereasethiu effectiveness and cer tainty—enterprise is renewed, and the peo ple, happy in their institutions; and conli dent in themselves, look in the appropriate action of the Legislature to makeprovisioe! to satify the public wants. -The present period is, in truth, the crisis of our affairs. Prompt and effective meas ures now, to make a moderate addition to our revenue, will restore to Pennsylvania; for all future time, that proud position from which she has temporarily been made to stoop, by course of policy that never met the approval of her people. But the addi tion must be made at once. Unless the es timates that have been presented shall prove essentially erroneous, the balance in the Treasury on the Ist of Dec. 1846, will not exceed $lOO,OOO. - It is therefore ob vious, that if the receipts et the Treasury, during the months of Deceipkr, 1846, and January, 1847, do not greMy exceed the rects of the corresponding months of a- ny preceding year, When the amount ofi outstanding taxes was greater titan it will be then, a deficit must °cenr in the means of the Treasury, to pay the interest, which', •Will'beethrin- due on the first of February, 1847. The necessity of the adoption of immediate and efficient measures, to guard against a result which would be so fatal to the renewed faith and honor of the State, I cannot be too strongly enforced upon the attention of the Legislature. Intimately connected with the subject of our finances, is that of the banking system of the State. The evils that have resulted from the manner in which- it has been ad min tered, and some cif those more essen tiall connected with its organization and . to encies, have been felt by all. Yet it may well be doubted, whether the whole of the mischiefs which it has- instigated, have been traced back to their fruitful and pernicious cause. Not only has it stimu lated individuals to ruin, but States have, been led by its seductive and corrupting inL fluences, into a course of wild extravagance, and consequent bankruptcy. Public debts have been contracted, even thelifterest of which could scarcely be met, by the most onerous taxation; while, in other cases, the faith of The ,government, Whicli ought al ways to be held sacred, has.been violated in time of profound peace. • . - The history of Pennsylvania; since the beginning of the year 1836, is a painful il lustration of this' trath. ; In December, 1835, when Governor Wolf retired from office, two months before the incorporation of the Bank of the United• States, the - State debt of Pennsylvania was $2 . 4,580,743 32. It is now, exilusive , of the amount received as a drpositc from the general government, $311,739,207 48 1,238,572 00 2,888.803 36 9ti,730 •13 $10,986.393 22 52,023,096 OD 3,010,063 31 $3 4 673,911 22 3,2.80,023 13 1,009,778 03 135,233 53 278,965 70 41.1,109 32 $3,602,536 00 $40,980,393 22, making an increase of the State debt, in ten years, of $10,390,619 00, notwithstanding the receipt, in the mean time, $2,867,514 78 of surplus revenue from the U. States,*and of $3,446,780 21 as premiums for-Bank Charters. . In contemplating this startlingfaet, we naturally look round for the meritorious objects of State policy, for which this vast aggregate of tiventy-two and three swifter millions of dollers, has been expemted. We find none of any magnitude. „The main line of Canal and Railway, 'between , Philadelphia and Pittsburg, had beeTia"om pleted, and was in successful operation.— The Delaware division, the Susquehanna and North Branch Divisions, to the mouth of the Lackawanna, the West Branch di } vision to Queens' Run, the Beaver dfyision } to New Castle. the Franklin line, and the } French Creek Feeder, were all substan- I tinily finished when Gov. Wolf left the Ex ecutive Chair; and the sum of $344,619 00, was all that remained to be - patti for Icompleting them. The State had reached a point in her improvement system, at which she could j have suspended operations without b.,fs.— The scheme of direct taxation, to pay. the interest, on the State loans, which had been introduced under Gov. Wolf's admin istration, was admonishing the Pen...t. of the inconvenience of a public debt. Eve ry thing indicated that the further progress of our State improvements was to be de ferred, till time had tested the productive. ness of the finished works, and the increas ing development of our resources had invi ted and justified their further extension. In was, at this timeAt hat the act of 18th February, 1830, was passed, entitled'," "an act to repeal the State tax on real and per sonal property, and to continue and. extend the. improvements-of- filo—State ..by Roads amid Canals, and ,to charter a State Bank, to be Called the U. S. Bank." The first section of this act rescinded the sys tem of taxes, which had been devised for the protection dl` the public credit—while by other sections, more thin' two millions Oldollars to be received from the 'Bank, were appropriated at once to the prosecu tion of Company works, and the cony mencement of new ones, under the direct charge of the State. To enable the Com monwealth.to consummate this wild ,ex tension of improvenients, six millions of I dollars were promised as a permanent loan to the State, at an ititeres,t of four par cent, and other loans at the same rate were to be made, when required, to the amount of one million of dollars annually. - Under the, impulse - of this Act, and of the influences which effected its passage, a new series of improvements were begun at once, all of which, after the expenditures of many mil lions, now forming part of thed - mblic debt, and the cause of increased taxation, have been abandoned by the State, and have passed, most o, Them, into the hards of companies, which have paid no c`iy.?_ , ..t.tcra , tion for therri $1 .20,0 06 00 $.:206,29a 00 $.116,9.96 09 It even seems, that the State has not limited its gratuities to the works thus com menced. The Beaver division, and the Wyoming line, on the North Branen, em bracing forty-three miles of Canal it actu-. al use, and the French Creek Feede•, cost ; ing together $1,222,927 81, and all - 9f them finished in 1835, have been given away to companies, and leave the State with a less extended system of improvements now, than it had when the Bank of the U. States. was chartered. The progress of these works was mark ' ed by the declining credit of the State, un til, after the most desperate resoles, the sale of a further suspension to, the banks in 'lB4O, and a loan in 1841, by tic State to herself, by the device of issuing relief notes—the proclaimed bankruptcy of the Commonwealth forcibly arrested them. But the evil did not stop here. When the works were abandoned, the State was largely indebted to the contractors whose claims 'were regarded as of primary gation. To satisfy them, a law was pas sed, requiring the sale of the Bath stock, and other stocks which were ownel by the State.' These stocks, which had cost the Treasury nearly $4,200,000, we-e, a most unpropitious moment, sacrificed for a fraction more than $1,405,000. However painful these recollections of pecuniary loss may be, there were attend ant circumstances of graver and pore mentor's 'concern to the patriot. A new I element Of power found its way into our elections. The elective franchise was vi olated and abused—the declarations of the public will were disregarded aid defied, and the very existence of our frea institu tions was menaced with revohtion and destruction. , I allude to the memorable crisis of 1838, when a direct atttmpt was" made, by the leaders of the mitority, to usurp the government, and to tubstitute their dictation for the voice of thcmajority of the people. These scenes had their origin beyond doubt, in a spirit of reckless conidence in the-power and corrupting influence of mon ey to control the State. Apart from these political comlerations the influence of a vitiated paper sistem up on the general and ordinary in t erests of life, is bashful and pernicieious. Hitherto, there has virtually been nothint in the or ganization of Banks to limit theextent and define the character of their actin, but the discretion of the directors. A fuv constituting the efficient )ortion ,of the Boards of management, are, in fact, the depositqries of this discretion ; "and as a .general rule, subject no doub!' to' ninny honorable exceptions, it is exeiised with primary, if not exclusive, relereme to the supposed interests of the Bank.: While the buiiness of the, comtry pros pers, and the spirit of speculatiugenterprtze stiumlated by success, they wend their accommodationi liberally; and Al the chan nels of cheulation•wttha redurnisntjand-del proved earrency. An unnativil rise of pt.'. cis is the 'input:ll4ms in ernase in drti.tnee of any diseriOnalineT tar i(l'—extravagance invades alftlie &part ! of soineiy---inilt cedit . invites to a thriftless extension of intlertednessoill, at last, the laws of trade, unchanging as those of nature, produce reaction, and the whole artificial machinery is crushed. The people of We count y are indebted to the cities; the cities are intlenteastiroad, where the promisee of the banks are not aceepttnl as money; and the banks are tilled upon to redeem their notes' in coin. This they can only do by drawing in their means, refus• ing new accommodathms, and pressing their deb:ors for payment-. The circulation of the country is suddenly contracted, proper• ty is sacrificed, in many instances without relieving the debtor; and his energies arc paralized by hopeless insolvency. Such, within the recent memory of all of u•, has been the action of a vitiated bank ing' system bit the faith of the State, the stability of her instilutions. and the free en. ergics of her people. It ;:as taught us a. grievous lesson of so frerinv; but it will not have been altogether unproductive of good, if it has impressed on us the solemn :did imperative duty of guarding against a recur rence of similar evils. The abuses of the banking system are found in many forms; but they are essenti ally the same itr. their origin and result; ex cessive issues of paper, null its consequet' depreciation. To give the power of man ufarturing money het effectually to hail its exercise, by legislation, is practically impossible. It is obvious, that no enact went can absolutely' prevent the unkwfill issue of paper by a bank, which has the lawful right to issue any,. Betorns of bank officers, however exactly' prescribed,or hun • estly made, give no security for the izeriods that elapse between them; and inspections of the affairs of the Banks by commis-ion• ers. which have been resorted to in ether States, are apt to induce a dangerous reli ante on the vigilance of such officers. It may-be- ; that- the privet ple.of individu al liability for corporate engagements,which has recently been insetted in some of our charters, may, when properly extended and made more directly operative, secure not only the etediter from loss, but the curren• cy from ( dangerous fluctuations. The ex periment shOnld be fairly made in the case of every Bank that may ask a renewal of its charter. That its progress may be the bet• ter tested, I respectfully, recommend that the bunks be rrquired.to make monthly re turns of their condition, to the Auditor Gen eral; and that these he so arranged, as to pre sent a more complete and exact view of ;heir transactions, than is furnished under the existing law, This will facilitate the future inquiries of the Legisltdure; and the periodical publication' of the return's, will secure to such of the I arks, as are legiti• tamely administered, the reward of their faithfulness, in the increased confidence of the public. I tired scarcely add, that the claims of the batiks to general confidence should be thoroughly investigated, and NI, ly ascertained, before their charters are ex tended. _ _ • These recommendations have epeeist re ference to applications from existing tanks. lir my judgment the capital now invested in these institutions is amply adequate to the business wants of the Community. The times do not indicate the present necessity of any additional stimu'us to the spirit of enterprize, and I cannot allow myself to hazard, by any act of mine, a poss:ble re newal of the excesses, which we have wit yit flossed so recently. Pennsylvania combines in an eminent de gree the three great elements of individual and national wealth, agriculture, commerce and manufactures; and the pursuits and in dustry of her people, are profitably divided among them. Iler hills and mountains are almost everywhere filed with inexhaustible supplies of iron ore, and mineral coal; and her — val:eys abound with water 'rotifer for propelling- machinery, in the midst of the linest"agricultural regions. She has con structed, at great cost, a lino 'of improve ments by canals and railways, entineetino the waters of tile Atlantic with those of the great West; which not only affords our own citizens a cheap and convenient mode of transrorting their products to market.but also benefits the internal trade and commerce of a large portion of the other States of the. Union. The North and We:.t Branch Canals, and the Delaware Division. in connexion with various improvema,nts owned by compan ies, besides opening markets to the produc tions of the farmer, furnish out lets for our coal and other minerals, by which rot.on ly our own citizens are supplied, but a'so those of the neighboring'and Eastern States, to the grthit advantage of both. Many parts of,the State are also found , most favorably adapted to the plowing of wool, another treat staple of nat i lonal independence; and the successful application •of mineral coal, to the sme king of iron, has given "a new impetus. among us, to this most important of all the branches of manufactures. It is not surprising, therefore, that our people feel a deep anxiety. in regard to the adoption or the change of• airy policy, on the part of the federal government, which may be supposed to affect such great inter ests. Tho regulation of a tardicm imports, so as to favor the developMent of our do mestic resources, and give satisfaction to tile various parts of the Union, has long been a vexed and exciting question. Its influences for good or evil, have no doubt been greatly exaggerated in different sec ,tions of the country. The true policy of the nation would seem - id — he between the extremes of. those, who claim high duties fur the mere purpose of, protecting-particu lar interests, and those who would nut dis criminate at all, in laying revt nue duties, for the purpose of favoring the productions and industry of our own et:nit:try. Any course of poi' • which would have the effect to check the in igent and lion• est enterprize of our citizens, and to.retard the development of our national resources, can never receive the sanction or acquies Veri'&•of - the peorle of 1,1 ti% F.f.lpf l 34 l r It is readily conceded, that no• more Mon eys ought to be collected frontimPorts,than ate necessary to meet. Mt% constittittpnal re quirements of the government, economical; It adtninistcre I. But., on 'ihe otlicr liand. iris maintained entire contidetrzo; that in laving duties for this purpOse, such dis. eliminations for protection, as well as rev .enue, ought to be made, as will favor our own productions and industry, particularly m'reference to articles which are of printe ry national importance, and indispensable in time of war. Th.s policy was expressly avowed in the first revenue law for levying duties upon imports, passed after the adoption of the federal constitution, and has been recogni ied and adhered to 1w the federal govern went, and sanctioned by the people of the States, from that day to the present, un• less. indeed, the compromise act of 1833. be considered an excePon; and it will be adhered to, so long as we have a due regard to our individual and natioull prosperity and independence. A tariff of dirreriminating duties, based on the principlcs indicated, • and so adjusted as to secure permanence in its provisions, —sustained 'in its protective of by the operations of a constitutional trelsury, in regulating the •issues of our banks, and checking excessive importations of merch andize, will, it is believed, gi'e more -sta• the general interests aid bus”iness of the country than any other system of policy within the control of the federal government. I refer to the reports of the Canal Com- COMlniSSrMeli fur a detail of the proceed ings during the past year on the public MI provements of ihe state. This document contains, among other things, a statement, exhibiting the amount of tonnage that pas sed over these works during the year,which, when compared with that of past years,will show their increasing value. It does not, however-, exhibit near the whole amount of our internal trade, as a very line propor tion, of the products of agriculture and mainifactures- find -their - way to market through other channels of conllnlinicatioir, and by far the greatest amount of nut coal is- lranspotted ppon company improve- men ts. By the statement referred to, it appears that 80,231 • tons of iron, in its various forms, passed over the canals and railways of the State during the seasoa. Ilow much found its way to market upon our rivers and company works, I have no means of ascer taining with accuracy, but, most probably. an amount equal to that which was carried on the State improvements. From .the best information I have bren enauleil to obtain, not has than two millions _tic tons of Anthracite Coal were taken out of the mines, and carried to market during tha last year, Ate greater pottion of which was sent to the Eastern and neighboring States. tieing an increase of about twenty• five per cent over the operations of the pre ceding year, and, it is believed, the trade in this article will increase in even a great er ratio the present year. Of the Bitum inous Coal. a very large amount was also mined and . sentto market. It is estimated, that not leas than thirteen millions bushels, were consumed at Pittsburg and in its - vi• cinity, and about six millions - of bushels were transported from that point down the Ohio River. I advert, with groat satisfaction, to the groWing .confidence-,of the people in . the success and 'management of our Slate im provements, which has been secured by the vigilance and economy of the Canal Commissioners. The importance of these works as a contribution to the national defence, and their value to the citizens of other States. as well as our own, cannot be too highly appreciated. They are now yielding 3 considerable portion of the revenue to meet the claims upon the Treasury. The secu rity of the public creditors, and the faith and honor of the State, are most intimately, connrcted With their sticcess'and produc• iivenesw. They, therefore, demand the special care and vigilance of the Legisla ture, by which the income they are now yielding, may be secured and advanced with the increasing business of the country. In this connection, there are few, objects of national concern in which Pennsylvania has a deeper Interest, than in the appropri- ation for removing the obstructions to the navigation of the Ohio ri/er, to the city of Pittsburg, which' is a port or commercial entry. The claims upon Congress, t.) ex pedite the completion of this _work, long since commenced, as one of the national interest, derive great force from the corn munication it would facilitate between the Western and South Western States, on the one hand, and those of the Atlantic on the other, by means of our public itnprove- mews. The legislative enactments of the last few years, have intFoducenumerous im provements, in the syste of-l" lug and ri l collecting the revenues o the(tate, and have guardod their expenditure with more care than formerly. I have every reason to believe, that these laws are strictly and honestly administered by the accountant and Treasury Departments, and that the in fluence of their authority and example, has had a ealutsry effect upon all the public agents. Much, however, remains to be done to perfect our system of taxation.— Complaints are made, that several .W the taxes now levied are rendered unprodne live, as well as oppressivn, by . imperfec• lions in their tissessmenis. I'zrEeniral - 'es. tiles, that should bear a share of the public hurthens, eScape altogether, by the inierpo sition of a trust, between the ostensible and the .beneficial owners. The property of maay corporations is exempted from taxa tion by special laws, while that °limiters of the same classes, and re - tally meritorious, remains bound. Securities for the pay trient of money, are by the words of the law, made taxable, which are, in tact the Mere evidence of 'plesing transactions, and can, in no degree, be regarded as even tenripiiirary—investruents of the property of those in whose hands they are found. The simple exhibit ,by the ciiiz, , ,ca,,ofilis : ,per7: 'veinal estatii;m:;tti 'Williiiiit any other sanc tion, is substituted, generally for a less e quivocal mode of ascertaining its amount and character. It shou!ti not be forg,dtten.. that .the w liteliane citizen eludes, or Is legally relieved frpm, is distributed among , the rest, and forms nn addition to their burthens. Justice to the taxLpnveis re quires that this should not be suffered.— The «hole suhject however, is one peculi• arty within your province, and 1 commend it to your prompt - and serious consideration. The report of the Adjutant General, ex hibits the eentlitiotCof the militia and vol unteers, and of the arsenals and military property of the Commonwealth. It con-:- tains, also, judicious suggestions, in regard • to the care of the public property, and the improvement of tile militia system. As the witions of the world have not nil . - ted in providing, by paramount law., for the peaceful a4ll9.tineot of dismes between separate sovereignties, n military organiza tion is essential .to repel aggression and maintain tile rights of the republic. In a nation of freemen, capable of self govern ment, a well organized militia is adequate for these purposes, in all ordinary coniin veneies. Every man feels the conscious dignity of being a part of the national sov ereignty, and the proud duty of defending his own rights, and the righ:s of all. Various opinions aro entertained as to the hest organization of the militia, and I can not hope that a discussion of them hero will lead to any profitable result. Our volunteers,' whose time and talents have been largely given to the accuisition of military knowledge. present a formidable force, which may compare, advantageously, with that of any other .State. Their con duct and discipline, ,have secured the public confidence, Mid - they merit such well devised legislation as to secure their continued efficiency and increasing num bers. The incalculable benefits of our system of C l :ommon School instruction are extend ing themselves throughout the whole Corn, monwealth, strengthening, improving, and elevating mind, and preparing theyenera lion which is to succeed us, for usefulness and just apprehensions of duty. In coun try districts, where the 'population is scat tered, and a large portion of children find active employment for near half the year, die system cannot reach all the ends that are accomplished in cities and towns. But the signal and extensive advantages result ing from ii, throughout too State,,,as shown in the comprehensive report of the Super intendant of Common Schools, give assu rance, that Pennsylvania has laid the broad and deep foundation for the perpetuity of her insututions, by BeCnriota •. a , ~ tel and moral ad , • : l children. - I have lately, with of the Common School s , Philadelphia. There is man to admire, in the variety; comprehen siveness, and beautiful arrangement of her benevolent and charitable institutions; and to warm his gratitude toward the.men who founded, and now direct them. But, there is a moral grandeur vresented to the patri ot, i a a her public schools, that surpasses them all.- By the former, which cannot be commended too strongly to the continued favour and fostering care of the Legislature, comfort and instruction are provided' for a few, who are excepted from the mass by special mistoetune. Dot the latter arc a blessing to all; they provide for the impro ving and elevating the whole body of the people-, and for qualifying every child in its onward way to maturity, by sound men tal and moral instruction, for tilling up its measure of usefulness, and accomplishing. intelligently, the ends of its heing, Th a i community is happy, in whi ch the system 'ofge.uaral education is so widely diffused. and so. well administered, as I have seen it in the city-and county of Philadelphia. Allow me, gentlemen, before closing this communication, to tender to vou assurances of my' hearty Co-operation in your efforts to maintain the faith of the Commonwealth and' advance the welfare of our constituents-. To secure these great objects,with the inure certainty, it is desirable diet the indispensi ble business of the Legislatute should be acted on at at early period, and that no itn•;• portant subject of legislation should ho de ferred to the closing days of the session. The practice, which has sometimes ob tained, of affixing the Executive approval, to bills during the recess, seems to we to bee' opposed to the policy of the constitution, while to arft on'them in the crowded hours that precede the final adjournment, requires a decision, with affording - time for congider. ation—hince, a rule securing reasonable time for Executive deliberation,on hills pre sented to him, near the close of: the session is most desirable. Since the last session of the General As sembly, it-has pleased Almighty God, to withdraw from the view of the American Nation, its most eminent and best loved-cit izen. After a life devoted to his country. the defence of her soil, her institutions and herhonor. ANDREW JACKSON has ptis. sed to his rest—leaving to the friends. of-lib erty. throughout the word, the preciousin heritance of his example, and the cot:secre ted memory of his services. - liis last mo c u me e were,serene and admirable. Death lot n him waiting his -approach, with Ilea t expanded in universal charity,, and Ws pith brightening as it thew, nearer to the Savior in whom he trusted. That he lived, has been the long extended theme of patriotic gratulation—that he so died, must crown the devout thanksgivings of the chris tian. FRANCIS R. SHUNIC EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, Harrisburg, Jantry 7, 1840. • The tables alluded to are the same as those which appeared in the Star a few weeks since. A S ISTER KILLED. The Taunton Whim says: -.-" We learn that a young girl about' 12 years of age, named Susan Bump, of Bridgiva,ter, • Was accidentally . killed on Sunday_ last by . her brother. He took up .-4eigtMizsupposingitArasllmloatletVaimaki and discharged. it at her. She lived but a few moments, only , uttering the exclama tion-0 ! you have shot Inc." Deaths in .N. York last week, 187, of which 12 was from Small-pox. 3/kalli'l L em l 2,, - FROM HARRISBURG. ga - We arc indebted to Messrs. Brough, Edie, Nicholson, Smyser and Cooper, for their prompt attention in forwarding early copies of the Gover nor's Message and other documents. They will will please accept our thanks. ID — .The space devoted to the Governors :ties sage has compelled us to omit several advektise ments and articles prepared for to day's paper. I.U - The Lutheran Observer states that the Rev. ALLEMAN, late of Gettysbtug Seminary, has taken charge of 'the Lutheran Congregations in Columbia county, Pa. II"We are indebted to a friend for prompt in telligence of the organization of both branches of of the State Legislature on Tuesday ' last. It will be seen by our correspondent's letter that l‘fr. PArrinsotkr, of ArmStrong, - was - eleeted 'Speaker of the House, and Mr. Sitzn_woun. Speaker_of_the Senate—both of them regular can elideanilidates 'of ' the 'LocoftYco party...--Itt- the House, Mr. Patterson (Lo.) received 65 votes, Nicholson, (Whig) 3',1, In the Senate lierwood (Loco) obtained 16, and Gibbons (Whig) 12 votes. • Immediately after the organization had been completed, Resolutions were introduced into the Senate by Mr. SANDERSON of Lebanon, approving of the present Tara laws, and instructing our U. S. Senators at ,WaAington to resist every at tempt at change or repeal. 4 • The House of RepretantativeS has elected Wm. Jack, Clerk ; John 11. Herd, Sergeant-a[ arms, and Andrew Krause, Doorkeeper. '' • • ,he Governor's Message pre . •• • to usual space to Congres p,ueeenitigS: No Liminess of general in terest has as yet been transacted in either branch —it being "out of order" to do my thing of im portance. prior to the holidays. The House of Representatives has been the cen tre of attraction during the past week, in-conse quence of an animated debate upon the Oregon Question. Mr. ADAMS, on Friday last, 'address ed the House in a speech which has-produced tin, usual sensation in and Out of Congress. He nounced himself unqualifiedly in favor of givid,r; immediate notice to England of the termination of the treaty of joint occupancy, and folloWing it up with such military and naval preparations as may enable us to take possession of the whole ter ritory in dispute! Of course this somewhat un expected, and to say the least questionable; policy of Mr. 'Adams furnished a desirable occasion for the war orators to give vent to their overcharged patriotic, anti-British feelings, and for a whole week the Hall of the House has echoed nt•ith in dignant expositions of "England's Ambition," "British oppression," 'British arrogance,'' and all the other fruitful themes of demagogue declama tion. The Whig members generally, with the more consistent friends of Mr. Calhoun, view the demonstration of Mr. Adams with regret, as cal culated to counteract, in a great measure, the pa cific tendencies of Mr. Calhoun:s movement in the Senate. A few Whigs, however, including Messrs. Darragh,,Giddings, Baker, and Hilliard, have ad dressed the House either in entire or partial sup port of Mr. Adam's views. There is a growing conviction in the public mind, strengthened by the different 1V hig letter writers from Washing ton, of the existence of a deeply laid scheme in regard to this Oregon question, and that through it game is being played by the rival factions of the Locofoco party with a view to the Presidency. One of the best speeches- during the discussion was by Mr. Wl:minor, of Massachusetts, in reply to Mr. Adams. We have seldom read a speech that we admired more for its noble and manly avowal of high-souled and sterling senti ment, and should take pleasure in laying it before ; the readers of the "Star," did not its length pre clude it. L ~.,.... On Tuesday Mr.. Ingersoll, from the committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a joint resolutiOn re quiring the President to give the necessary year's notice to Great Britain, which is now under dis ,cussion. Its friends confidently predict its pas sage by a large majority. A minority report from the committee, disap proving of Mr. Ingersoll's proposition,was present cd to the House. During the 4iscussion Felix C. IWConnell, of Alabama, asked leave to introduce Resolutions . having in view the annexation of Ireland to the Union I The House declined entertaining the mo tion. The Committee on Elections' have 'reported in favor of the claims of Mr. Brorkenbaugh, of Flori da, to his seat in Congress now held by Mr. Cabell. A minority report, however, in favor of the right of the latter, was presented nt the same time. .117- G zo nu F. Pzeezn, Esq., of Philadelphia, died a few days since from "asthma and water on the chest." He was reputed the wealthiest citizen of Piiladelphia, being worth from two to three mil lions of dollars... . Qa'A letterlo the Ihiladelkia Ledger, d t dAt 'a e Cannonsbutg, Pa. Jan. 2. says, that during the -storm on the preceding evening, one of the build ..y,f-1-7-14s,iiisityt college was blown down, and now lies a mass of ruilfS,'and the .atifYiraftii the other val uable property whichlt contained was • destroyed. I have heard no estimate made of the loss, which must be very great, as the building was a valuable one. It was erectect about if years • • tgo, at a great expe nse ." P . GIITTYSBURG: Friday Evening, San, 9, 1816. Peumfylvaula Legislature. ongregq. Correspondence of the Star 45- Republican Banner: Pennsylvania Legislature. HAnursnuno, Jan. 6, 18.16, Dr.An Sin :—The Hors% of Representatives was organized to-day at 12 o'clock, M. l by the election of FINDLEY PATTERSON of Almstrong, as Speak er. Mr. Patter Son was the nominee of the Dem ocratic caucus, and received 65 votes. THOMAS Nicnot.sox,of Beaver, was voted for by the Whigs and received 33 votes. This vote was complimen tary, and well deserved by Mr. N. by his honora ble conduct and manly intelligence displayed in, former years. Mr. Nicholson is one of the sound est men in the House and an effective debater. The SENATE organized this afternoon at 3 cl>lerbTrille election of DANIEL Surnwoon as Speaker. He was the Democratic candidate and received 16 votes. The Whigs voted for CHARLES GIBBONS, of Philadelphia, who rendered such val uable services to the Whig party, in the memora ble campaign of 18.1.1, and who distinguished him self in the Senate last winter by his ability and liberal and statesman-like conduct. Ile received 12 votes. Some others business was transacted, but no thing of importance except the introduction of a preamble and series of resolutions in relation to the Tariff-by Mr. SINDERSON, of Lebanon. I un derstand, they instruct our Senators in the Con gress of the U. States to resist any change of the tariff' of IS-12, which has been so instrumental in restoring the credit and prosperity of the country. Mr. Sanderson is an able man, and will support '„his resolutions with ability and spirit. I have seen a number of Whigs here from va iriOus pans of the state, and all are for keep ing up the Whig organization,• and confident - that --in-tho-orid. Whig principles will triumph. To ef fect such organization, they think a Convention 'should 'assemblell on-the.4th-- of-Milady• next land nominate a Canal Com' missioner, and do such other things as may be necessary for the i accom plishment of the first mentioned object. S.ta(i. 11: IC...inxs, who, under most adCerse circumstances I and without an organizaticin to support him, receiv= ed SS,OOO votes at the last election, is generally spoken of as the candidate. A better or more pop lular man could not be selected. The State Committee ought, without delay, to call a convention for the purpose I have indicated. 1 am sure that it is the general wish of the Whig party that this should be done. Yours truly. Governor's Message. 117'0n Wednesday, the Governor transmitted his annual message to the Legislature. It will be found in the preceding columns. The late hour at which it was received by us, precludes any com ment upon its views. As, however, the Gover nor, like a sensible : Man, has said what he wished and then stopped, his message is of a 'reasonable length and will of course,be read by the great ma jority of our staiscribers-L-so that every one will be able to judge for himself. It will be seen that in hiss-views upon national politics, Gov. Suusic is not disposed to quarrel with President Polk's free trade and sub-treasury views. Ile thinks that the present excellent Tariff should be modified and reduced, and approves of the Sub-treasury project. The Right of Way. INfr. DAnsry., of Pittsburg, has introduced a Bill into the Senate granting the Baltimori'i and Ohio Rail Road Company the right of way to the Ohio river through Pennsylvania. The Philadel phians resist the measure, and propose a great central rail-road to connect Pittsburg and Philadel phia The February Interest. ' Mr. SNOWDEN, tho Stme Treasurer, announ ces the gratifying fact,,that there is already enough money in the Treasury to pay in full the interest • due in February. Whig State Convention. The propriety of calling a Whig State Con vention on the 4th of March next, for the purpo s e of nominating a candidate for Canal Commission er and securing a more efficient organization of the Whig party is being agitated in several quar ters. We had marked for insertion a sensible ar ticle upon the subject in the last Huntingdon Jour nal, but the paper has disappeared from our table. It will be seen by the letter of our Harrisburg cor respondent, that the best feeling prevails among the Whigs who have gathered together at the seat of government, and that the expression of sentiment in favor of the proposed convention is very gener al and decided. We think there can be no doubt. as to the true policy of the Whig party in this matter. Let there be a convention by all means, to settle upon a regular candidate, and devise such means as may accomplish a more perfect and of organization of Our. friends. Let an active, energetic, working. State Committee be appoin led, both able and willing to see that the best honora ble means of promoting sound principles are se cured to the Whigs of the State. ACTION is as essentii& to success in politi4 as in other things; and to have efficient action there" must be a regu lar, vigorous organization. Let a convention then, we repeat, be called—and if the State Vom miitee hesitate as to a proMpt movement, let the Whig members of the Legislature take the mat- ter in hand, and at once calf for the appointment of delegates. A Printer's Present. The political friends of Jon L. SULI,IVIN, Esq , of the N. York Morning News, called upon him 'on New Year's morning, and atter the usikl salutation of the season, presented him with an "en tire new assortment of type for his paper, costing about $l6OO !" Those New Yoikers understand a thing or two. Anothei ! 11J On Christmas, -the 'Whigs of Nahua and Nashville, N. H., through a cornmittee, presented Mr. BEAM; the editor of the Ilashua Telegraph, with ono of Prates Patent Card Presses, worth $l2O l iMiFiocheek for ss4..iir , .enshl -- Anjr - rtiattElo another paper up in those quarters ? UJ The "Liberty party" of Ohio have nomina red SAMUEL Lewis, of Cincinnati, as their candi date for Governor. Smith/a, 'Weekly Volume, No 1, vol 111, has been received, furnishing , the cpmmencement of the "memoirs of the Pretenders and their adherents," by. John Ileneage Jeisle, a standard work of reputation. We do not know trait Mr. Smith could have made a more judicious selection, with which to commence a new volume. The Journal of Belles Lettrcs accompanies the Volume, presenting to the readers an epitome of current Literature of the day running through four large pagesthe whole work being beautifully printed on beautiful paper. my . The Pittsburg 'Daily Gazelle" comes to us this week much enlarged and improved in appear ance. The Gazette now corresponds in size with the leading papers in the Eastern cities, and tells well for the enterprise of its publisher's and the liberal patronage of the citizens of the Iron City. Randolph's Slaves. try- The Colonization Journal states that Judge Leigh, the executor of John Randolph, has pur chased a large tract of land in Mercer county, Ohio, An which to locate the slaves, some 300, manu mitted by thnt remarkable man. A large quanti ty of land in Mercer county, comprising three or four townships, is now owned nearly altogether by colored persons. lUMELAzom SMITH, the long missing South American' Agent, has returned to Washington.— lie had been appointed by Tyler to some un known agency South America, and kept his "whereabouts" so well concealed, that President Polk could not recall him. The discontinuance of his salary, however, brought him home at once. Dicklm:on College. The "Dickinson College (Ciirlisle) Register for the Academical year 1845-6," is upon our ta ble. The number of students connected with the various departments of the Institution is stated to be 147, chisse'd as' follows :---Seniors, - I S -; Juniors, 23 ; Sophomores, 2S ; Freshmen, 32 : Grammar School, 10. EU'The ravages of the Small Pox is said to be decreasing in . Baltimore. But . six deaths by,this disease occurred during the last week. The number of deathS in Philadelphia, during the same period was 22, and in New York 12. The Oregon. A "Washington correspondent of the" /f al- timore Patriot says :—There is good rea son for believing the statement of the cool and sagacioui correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser,• who wrote from this city that Mr. Calhoun had played the-part of a successful pacificator between Mr. Pakenham and Mr. Buchanan, (and that too by the :felicitation or assentsif•Mr. Polk,) on the Oregon question--The cor respondent -informed me to-day that what he wrote was strictly true—that he obtain ed the information from the fountain head, and there could, therefore, be no possible mstake about it. Besides, Mr. great de clared to-day in the House, with great em phasis' and unction, that he did not believe the negotiations to be broken off and at an end! A Washington correspondent of the Boston Atlas, speaks of a probable compro mise between the friends of Benton and Calhoun, and adds :—Benton is against war, and much as he hates Calhoun, he - despi ses the administration more, and for that reason would make the sacrifice of feeling, for the gratiticatiop of revenge. He has discovered , Polk to be plying him false, and will reward him_ with a retribution as merciless as it will be vindictiVe. IP Mexico. Letters have been received at New Or leans from Havanna, confirmatory of the intelligence of a new. outbreak in Mexico. Information had reached Havanna from Vera Cruz to the effect - that Gen. Paredes had proclaimed against the existing govern ment, and was marching against the city of Mexico at the head of 8,000 or 10,000 troops. Passengers. from Havanna con firm the report that such news was receiv ed at Havanna by the last steamer from Vera Cruz. The next news from Mexico will possess unusual interest. Should Herrera be overthrown, the pacific aspect of affairs between Mexico and the United States will no doubt undergo a inaterial change. Our Government we are told are making preparations accordingly. THE Monmoss.,The Sangamo (Rh) Journal confirms the statement of the N. York Tribune's correspondent respecting the Mormons. The coin counterfeited by them consisted principally of Mexican dol lars and American half dollars and dimes, skillfully executed. The quantity issued is said to be immense, $l5OO having been paid out at a mill owned by a Mormon in one week for wheat. .Three qualities of the spurious money were manufactured, which were sold for 75, 50 and 25. cents ,for the dollars. That for which the high est price was asked, is said to be so per fect as to escape thd most rigid scrutiny of the eye—the outer coat being of pure sil ver, and the alloy so completely covered as to prevent iletection in any other way than by cutting. Revelations have also been made which lead to the .belief that a number of persons have been murderdd by them in a most horrible Manner. , THE PURCHASE OF Nauvoo.—The War saw signal says : Two Catholic priests passed through this place on Monday last, on their way to Nauvoo. 'Their object was to ascertain the particular , nature mid amount of property which the Mormons wish to dispose of to their church, and on what terms it can be bought. BairrAL.—A schoolmaster, in Milling ton; Ms., because a boy was unable to master his lesson, detained him after the school and beat him most cruelly with The yellow pine slats Which he wrenched from the 'Wind ows4 ; Tim boy .faitited three, times . under the liestingki, and upon his way home had to crawl a portion of the way upon his hands and knees. A Warrant was is sued for the arrest of the brute, but he ; es coped. Lu ser In gives Cotte child, tirely havin shoul the fi has c joint, in an the foot, ry el upwr the c toes from members themselves. The effect of this iv, that all letters on which there is a difference bet Ween the hand-writing of the frank.anktliat- of the remainder of the- su perscription, will Ge presumed not to have -emanated from memllers franking, and will be charged accordingly. lf, however, on the arrival of the letter at its destination, the receiver shall think proper to open it, and show that is a bona fidg communica tion from a member, then the postage shall be refunded. lIM=E RIDGE WOODWARD, it is now stated in some of the journals, has not resigned his seat in the judicial district of Centre and Clearfield, though the Hariisbuit Union an nounced it last deck in an oflieidl manner. A young fop, about starting down to• Rotterdam, proposed to purchase a life-pre server. "Oh, you'll not want it," suggested the clerk—"bags of wind won't sink." BALTIMO'RE MARKET. [CORRECTED WEEKLY.] FLoun.—The Flour market is still without any activity. Some holder s of Market street flour are asking $5 25, and others $5 31—no sales.. Sales of first quality liye flour $4 75, and of Corn Meal $3 75 per harrel: GRAlN.—There is a light supply of Wheat in market. Small sales of good to prime Maryland red Wheat at $1 05 to $1 10, and of good white at $1 13. a $1 15. White Corn sold at 68 a 60, and yellow at 69 a7O cents. Oals 43 a 44 cents and Rye 72 a 75. C/oversced $9 25 as 6 50. BEEP CATTLE.-551) head oilered at the scales on Tuesday, of which 416 were sold at prices ranging from $.l 00 to $3 75, per 100 lbs accord ing to quality. The demand not very active. Hoos.—A fair supply gf live Hogs in market, with a tolerable demand. Sales at $5 00 ass 25. Pnoynitons.—The demand for Beef and Pork not active and sales made only in small parcels. Mess Pork $l4 25 a $l4 50, l'rime $ll U 0 a $l2 ; new Mess Beef $lO 00 a $lO 50; No. 1, $8 50 a $8 75; Prime $G 37 aso 50. Sales of Baron in limited quantities—Shoulders 6} a GI cents; Sides 7,i a7l ; assorted a 7i 8 ; and Hams 8 a Si cts. Lard is in moderate request at Si a 81} cents.for No:1 Western, in kegs; and 7i. a 8+ in bbls. MARRIED, On the Ist inst. by the Rev. Daniel Hartman, Mr. Jolly B. M'Crisenr, (merchant.) of Peters burg, (Y. 5.,) to Miss RACHEL F., dau hter of Mr. George Deardorff, Esq., of Latimore ' wnship. On thz 24th ult. by F. W. Igo ler, Esq., Mr. HENRY SCOTT, to IVIisrStsINN.4. Gnimm—both of Berwick township. On the 25th tilt. in Hano(ver, Mrs. Louis• Ow- Exs, consort of the Rev. Aldxander Owens, in the' 24th year of her age. At his residence in Franklin county, on the 22d ult., ANDREW LITTLE, Esq. formerly of this county, aged 81 years. JOHN CARSON.] [s. J. M'KNIOOT. CARSON & 31 9 KN IGHT, SUCCESSORS to P. Coulter & Co., Wholesale Grocers, Commission and Forwarding Merchants, Dealers in Pro duce 'and Pittsburg Manufactures, Sixth street, between Wood and Liberty, Pitts burg, Pa. Jan. 0. • tf REGISTER'S NOTICE. • NOTICE is hereby given to atees and .other persons concerned, that the :RDMINISTR.ITION COUNTS of the deceased persons herein after mentioned will be presented at the Or phans' Court of Adams county, for. confir mation.and allowance, on Monday the 26th day of January next, viz: The account of Henry Gitt and Wm. Gitt, Eiectitofa - of the last will and testa ment of Wm. Gitt, deceased. The account of John Young, Adminis tor of the estate of James Clurg, deceased. The account of Samuel Hollinger, Ex ecutor of the last will and testament of Ja cob Haverstiek, deceased.?- - - _ . ROBERT COBEAN, Dcc. 20. •"' Man s of all, ki nds, In'tays on hand • ctar & Banner pflice. DIED, luCr Notice is also hereby given that the Board of Revision w4l meet, in the Corn missioners' Office in the Borough of Gettysburg, on Friday the 23d of January inst... to revise, correct and equalize the value of , all.-property Also the Board of Commissioners will meet at the Commissioners'_ Office afore, said on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, being the 9th,- 10th, and 11th days .of February next, as a board of Appeal to hear and determine upoh all appeals that may be made to them. Retailers of Foreign. Merchandize may attend for the purpose of appeal on Tuesday the 10th day ofFebruary,. when the Judges of the Courts will meet for that purpose. ATTEST-J. AII6IIiNBAUGII, Clerk PROCLAMATION. HEREAS the Hon. D. DURKEE, Esq., President of the several Courts of Common Pleas. in the counties composing the 19th District, and Justice of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, arid General Jail Delivery, for the trial of all capital and other offenders in the said dis trict—and GEORGE SMYSER and JAMES Esqs., Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas, and General Jail Delivery, for the trial of all capital and other offend ers in the county of Adams—have issued their precept, bearing date the 26th day of November, in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and forty-five,_ and to me directed, forholding a Court of Com mon Pleas and General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and General Jail Delivery, and Court of Oyer and Terminer, at Get tysburg, on Monday the 26th day of Jan uary inst.— • NOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN To all the Justices of the Peace, the Coroner and Constables within the said County of. Adams, that they be then and there in their proper persons, with their Rolls, Records, Inquisitions, Examinations and other Re membrances, to do those things which to their offices and in that behalf appertain to be done, and also they who will prose cute against the prisoners that are or then shall be in the Jail of the said County of Adams, and to be then and there to pros ecute against them as shall be just. BENJAMIN SCHRIVER, Sheri, Sheriff's Office, Gettys burg, Jan. 6, 1846. 5 tc CIRCULAR. THE Temperance Associations of Penn sylvania, of every description, are hereby notified, that, in pursuance of the following Resolution, adopted at the State Convention, held at Harrisburg, in Janua ry last, a State Temperance Convention will again be held at Harrisburg, on the Fourth Wednesday, being the 28t1h day of January next, 1846. " Resolved, That we recommend to all the Temperance Associations of this Com nonwealth, to appoint Delegates, to meet in Convention, in\the Borough of Harris burg, on the fourth Wednesday of January, 1846, and that the said Societies furnish the Chairman of their respective Delega tions with a Report, embracing the names of their officers, and the number of mem bers belonging to the Association, together with any other information they may think proper to lay before the Convention." It is also earnestly requested that all As sociations which do not send Delegates to the proposed Convention, address a letter "To the President of Slate Teniperrtnee Convention, at _Harrisburg," containing the information desired by the Resolution above stated : so that satisfactory Tempe ranee Statistics may thus be had. JOHN 0. BUCHER, JOHN M'CAULEY. • GEO. R. M'FARLAND, JAMES R. WIER, JOSEPH WEAVER, jr. State Central Committee. Harrisburg, Dec. 15, 1845. —.71---AGENCY.—V,_.../1 -- Eag. at the corner of ChetufTWMl --- Itnasts,Pkileidelphial W 001) ! NV 00 D I 160 Nassau street, New York; and Sontkoalt ;or , 4 FEW CORDS of good WOOD will le o r t ( i ) r f B au al t t lo T 7 ri u rne and Calvert streata, At ui stai .„. authorised Agent for receiving' Advertise /A. be received at this °flee, in payment ments and Subscriptionato the "Star;land ItoUect of subseriptipn to the "STAR." ' ing and receipting for tbageme, - ~ _ I, „, , . . . - • ' i PETER DIEHL, JAMES CUNNINGHAM, Comm'rs JOSEPH FINK, 4, U. M. Senate.”. rr HIS Association will meet in the JL School Room occupied by Mr. D. SWOPE, opposite the Jail, THIS EVEN ING (Friday) at half-past six o'clock. A prompt attendance of the members_ is desi red. [Jan. 9.) , It Philadelphia Type and Stereotype' I'OtIXDIIF. PRICES GREATLY REDUCED. L. JOHNSON & CO. ( Successors to Johnson 4- Smith,) N announcing. to their Ifriends, and to Printers generally, that they have chased the interest of the late firm in the foundry,, desire lo inform them that they have recently made large additions to their assortment of Book, Job, and Ornamental letters, and they will continue to add every description of type, which the improve ments in the art may suggest, and the wants of the- trade require. Their 'assert ment comprises a greater variety than any other foundry in the United States, and they have reduced their prices 20 per cont. lower than heretofore. PRINTING PRESSES, Chases, Cases, Pr in ting Ink, and every article used in a print ing office, constantly on hand. Estimates will be furnished in detail for Book, Newspaper, and Job Offices, - on sta ting the style and quanty of work to be done, arid specimen books will be forward ed to persons desirous of making out orders., Stereotyping of every description, promptly slle4dek. to, as usual. Dec. 5. 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