nvia 4 el 46 ,.
ricul &viol um, upon tad Boodition that.it
r:hali pay tothe:Ciiitinouwealth a ; r • a
a hi' eartlia*Nla' the th'aoc
ON* , the freight 'carried oyer the road' ' l '
e t retlatiopell kythecompany, urid that, t
itfter giiititlitifeakett effect; - and seh
the eorporutiob. is, is the full - lift.; •
el 3 i; libe**.eauferred by
by 'Cps
4211ar'leit, Tluf question, it Aue, ie . a
I,4P;itl one, and its deeisioa, tnerefore,itito
with the judicial-department of the
doigft,
I
44.A.gliabareE4tAl i n
n yvtriAtitittstE4r
1.4.4 A 7 4 ' 1 , t. slathe 4l 9 3 bOVAtt
terNls - qat
4'l' 4 OWV /i p i l i hkrAn l i 4a n i .# 4l h
r
koPkii e
mi; • 1141reofkflip_clAoi
Ry4l4id,irtglt, u/31,y se.,riously.affect
411 1 , EEO!! witi!igtp, oo , l o.4iiittlakihAe ,
4v., Fq-f.r:oßt l l9 l, :pb. l , l ,crinvypy9 -9 406v1qt ,
mAiisw.dstie,- - 4 5 aie of the:mai
l' gapr.tllo . 2 tr.
1-ize,rnapy.p.iilliptas of dplAtie, below what
iru.gd have. PrPdl lo o.f.in tb:e . ab.sellg.e
t such:competikion, it issertaiwy not to
tLelrCs.lilecl.S ll 4l l le_PrO.Po o 3realth
vitllll)oY...*td. ',bar ;doupsod .for reVenne •
frow this :sbage, - .llAtii,. elle, i,- at least;
fullpiodemniftedftr - the
FY Rod itei the depteeiaticta of her
I.l 4 3Perty, by the liberality extended,'
to, the, company.,,whiclr.now :now.: her
1141f0r.1.A. t renforco - contract, voluntarily
gutered. into, upon aconsideration enure.
1 ,,Y: 44 .41 1 W0. -• • : - •
Thettnnual•report Of tho Superintend.
00 .0 1: c o m j n o u Schools, :with the tables 1
Unct clocupito.ts eicoMpanyi rig it, will ex
bitthe Oonditiettef.:the vast engine of
p.4o:itl-itriprovernent to. _which" it relatts.
Tile Ituraber,Of pupils, in all the ,Fahlle
nbecla ::of the' State,• i5.:.631,651—0f
1,48 of teachers, 14,071.
110 7 sohnols have beets:ill operation. pa
t.i>.nivortqpi,ovet."tbb. whele State; five
montha'zottniiti. days.. The average sal
ary dtmalti.creadbers, is $24 36; and of
female' leachers 817 79; and the cost of
instrueti* 'tier lifty;tbree cents
ftr &nth. , `-The average tax for tuition ;
&et; is about five and a half milts and for
buildingimrpases,•.abont three and one
sixtb. curtho - dollar: Including the i
eity• of :Philadelphia, the entire c.)st of tu
ttionoto.v.was 62,047,661 92 ; the build
ing'exiensitit,3l,4l3. 85;and the whole
expense of.tthe pystem, in: the State, for
the.year, 62,579,975 77..
- - Thonb4:the :school year•endiwg or. the
fwst 3lotiday of Jane. last,tva33 one of
irr money 'affairs, 'yet' the
ii . .txtetit•rel*featt au-'encouraging activity
i unit its defer tin'ente, xhile tbe rate of t ax
:,tiott,l3o alloy itutiOn and imidings, would
appearifrom - theltiffuiil repart, to have
loth ,But, it is by a coo
t rest!ofth6l pie.sdn t condition •of theses`
t &WI with thaibf , lBs4; when • the agen
eie4-7-tip*'-coperatitig•-so beneficially, were
e:ceatedi; that lesttlts are most plainly seei3.
Mail& thaf2petiog; the whole number of
pupils hte3 been' intreased'eerrt4y one,sev
entlia:4l teachers one-thirteentland
the 'salary:of ieaehers, the best index bf
imprOvetnent; one-sixth for males, and
otin.fourtli for females. !These results,
with the others which the official report
will exhibit, uneningly point to the duty,
ai well as necaisity, of . the utmost care
and nitentioti, on the part of all public
agents, to • this Primary social institution
--7-prtmary ifs importance, no less than in
ths care'et of ea7ch citizen. ire stren.th
,,
cn; to ,
retain pure, and fo properly direct,
this'fountajn Ucad of social influence, is,
it'seems t'o toe, the great duty of the law
niarier,lu'his-highet and most responst
ble capacity, - as;th6 framer of the future
ofihe•Stite. -
The attention of the General AKsenibly
vifs':called, soinin+hat at length, to the
eibititiecondition 'dot' further
,require
idanii-ofaqr school ilsteiu, in the annual
rv§ O ge "of last year. It is not, ttiere
f iric'nec.essaiy to repeat the sugees t iotis
nYclo . " . ,t.triii . iti - :15 then_ presented. Ti e ' '
are
again; iOvVeier, Coniniended to''yeur, fa'-
vrable , ConSideration ; the events anit'c i-;
perieuee ef - the iuteivehing period, hav
lig increased' the conviction of their pro.,
priory.. 'This is especially. the
,eaie, in'
. r •&f43'to'the - Plan'. devised fiy, the act of
::(14i ofAi n y,lBs. l l, fOrthe . d iie tri,in i il c ,
4 teielierO'forlii l'ebniinen schools of t I;
State: :A tun Supply
,of ,I cOtupeten t Aea eh
eii' is' sideiitted"by' A 1,1 ,, to be the" great
ii - Oe:d of Air system, and the first, want to
b. #.tjiikidd,a'W:l- I' .?eii l qgiiidioraiiciee , l
113, ey,qty Ackar,t - krt,`, tin ' only eittallth 04,
..tiotib;o'9*;iiit 16 the general adopfioit of
ttp`ioiziliaea :means,A, 110_ distan: ( 14
,
'lli - ,effeits.Of`'the r teigiers, - , tlittises,
.fii;fiee*ltottal finproVernei3t.',4peovrt,iged
ail4.ol3taltieCti " all who . duly
,:estitpdte 1
thirjainiii:if,nd 'influence f , the teSeher'al
'olEetcliilforety fiiretell this,
_but, the_stici.ig,
'
s4l9,l l e,iltitcle.l l ,t, in faitOy of, iustitntiottis
-lotilK,Oilickein'tine§tioe; oiierois':ttiql
Oa a)tlity , tittlilivre§ttit. - ` yiever 2 y,kkier:,
tpr,-,toAliatiorii:pt . thieli 4)4 are`ReicetVed
•, - . 1 ,-Antare'4rlillo,2 stjp.,tigjit protiortioOthe
fcrr4 4 ,9ficioa a llitifiAina.,9#ces - ..'7 liillie'See
avovilitar.:diitriet.; oilolic;e'ct'Otlho
ni - 4i.igellft,OVigier;lsia anitlebairoii; -
erriliititutien tip i4 i tliii•fu)l reAnireliaiiits
of tbo, Ir. Of.„kß; ti ''', Vee:rl:ol4JiShedl
sill 0101 4 1415, - . . 'ad; ` iiaa - k:iio s iicl l3
5 1 . deipiruri" - peiat,ylf,. 4: $416. Normal
i;iiiiol:',"..l 2 , - .Ar•it.4:.-*lTik oii two aii hie: ii,
Ttoy. 4 .o\
mke:4t4 l ui - Ocetrae. 4 ' 36 ;9W.: 41191'41.P
-pirt.octhe,Au.pekuildiar.t.; (if, , .0 44 n lilAii,
sciiil.9 . l4,liiii;J shonld;.do injusiieetOthe
14, figt‘ n - i'etiterp'riyrbieli trio - tilde - a, and
thcicif t qged4dillanthibpi, *hich.,Prodnc
ett ,t.his 'table i , stlitg i 0 LI 4 'Well - as to my
_, ...
"7 -- ."'" ''''''''. , . ''''':". • ~ ,,1
!ging you upon tke meal; '
fiz ' /. t fFuitllf 04w whieh 'al
aneh id' accordance with
a
0 t
enero , , eta , ter of ,
1. t o" , t ~ i ' . .f. ,e 1
e li e .- 1
.-..: ,),. • i re . , e4l
fe • .g , e aticee . to .
this juncture, to guard it fro)
or radical ohtTge.. Itthe it.. ..tgent ...
liberal minds. that are non' . weighing_the
- project; and - Couiein - firefiog its ex — Xersioii
•to i,ther , parts of the - State;tirePlissigt4
TiErEnftheir et
will ,einteeittrated,. their activity
Ake
.'irNteg llll4 vein
.Uk0.11% 4)&4lPr: *OA- "4"tt, 91$49gt,s.
iit*AttimAiivAriNglwabigp.rvii4*
14 1 / 2 011x 4 14519111.4tranitrhdtsilS 4 otetiOratitr.
#46k1113 ti4PC4-441. 'Amalot
4fital3Po 0/4014§031fAtiickn , - ,,, Ntir ,
-4410410 4 ifik4
u,P4 , fla.king#4 - 4% itiWgitovaratiAn
taldtng : ngt plltv.cortahityi:of
eAcklingAlitjqq...g§t4lAislio !unfler
sqe.&7lo 4Leefl. , 4lPn!l. l, lD - bqrxi tb: be A•k'A by
law IshAll; : bAvir:becti JOgally recognized. ;
Ru4re iikfull'opetationL: The - tuoney,of
the..,State A lkpprepriated:-in , , this; paanaes i
will offeet,:atOrP. botiefit,:in -prbp'ortion.,to.
th.e,butlay ; ;ltnanin any other.of thenper
ations of.tlie Eystepa! . -The:instruction of
the _child, is.a.dirty ;:,but: the instruction,
of the teacher • iS econemy:asWell as duty..
It ; will propably be advisable to Make such
approprizitbans, -payable only wlien the
schools 6:e-legally recognized and in full
operation....:This coarse. VIAL- have: the
double effect of guarding , sagainst loss
the State;:asid stituubiti*,.!intia• early
siistence, a sufficient 'nu.inlitr of in,
to .supplv-the eXiiringtvatit in. every
cinarter of the. State.
The-:period: for :the: t hird: election. of
County ...Superintendents is
roaelitng, and_ the mind will -nat
urally be turned to the results of the of
fice. My own observation, as well as in
formation. from various and reliable sourc
es, leads to the .opiniwit, that this office,
whee:filiett tl.e=properperson,••• and its
duties .discharged in: full compliance with
the deli n• and spirit of .vice' law creating
it; has - beer. - al great• advantage to the
schools.. - Indeed, no candid person'can
deny the fact, apparent hveven tklit ob
servation, that more• improvament has
been.effected in the workings , anal - real:tits
of the'systetu, 'since the crea:Vietr of the
office of County Superintendent, than iii
any previOusiri . criod cf even double-dura
tion. It is true, that when exercised' 3r
incompetent officers, or crippled by insitf
ficient compensation ;
tle;if any; advan
tage 'has . ..
accruedl3ut.'this it no arg,u,
uient'sgainet. the-office-itself ;. and it is to
be that` tko;idirectors of 'r.'onnties
thus heretofore'depriv.ed 'Of the - benefits .
of this-agennY; Wilt; ihe:next
adtilfg underthe teaohings'of' experience
at•-bottie, an4.theliglit of success from
oilietraitc:oorieat 'this - evil and realize
theft& lithreftts , Of this proyision of the
-1 11teiricreasin„,& - ease: and soundness of
our financial condition, at• riet remote
period., justify an idditioi to tII common
school appropriation. The-general poliCy
of the State has 'been that each' district
shall raise within itself the main upport
of its own schools; but,- an annual dona-1
tion, distributable amongst them all, in I
proportion to.popniation, has also been a'.
.part of that policy. The object
I Stale grin t seems tube two-fold First---it.
isa means of securing regularity in the
procebdirig and reports of the several dis
trie's so that . ,:the Department of Common 1111,
Schools shall have the requisite infornim
Lion fur the due discharge of its ftwe'-
' thins Ancl•seeend—lt lightens, in some
degree; the burden of local taxation; to
the relief of the poorer ati'd more sparsely
peopled districts. An Inereaite of the an
nual appropriation f:orild enhance both
these objects, add, Whet.ever the finances
- of the gotrerunient will justify it, coin;
tuends itself to the - favorable coiisidera=
tion of the 'Legislature.
Theaid which the Legislature has hitli
erto 'extended to the establishmentof the
Farmers' High School 'of• Peensylvanhi,
strongly 'evinces their high : appreciatirri
'of the advantages which it•is anticipated
will 'grow out of that institution. Whl'.? 4
it must be admitted' that knowledge is is
lesitential to the art 'el farniing,
'as it is to
' all the other epAproxtne.nts of life, we can"
not bit feel 'deeply nieiested, thit aioin
vntinify peculiarly agricp'ltural 'is' we
arc, 'shouldhaVe all the advintages of an
edueition 'Which eornbinOi in' itself, as
well tl4.kriowliclge of th'e Ridetial'artiofi
agripulturk - seleritifiii'aegiiirein"Onte in
alt thtiObr_ittali as' Vfilexibing" which are
applicablelo its profitable ptir- ,
suit." '• soh Opt Where agriculture is 'prod
tically tatight, is a new field to'which cur,
attention hats' been called;Ttin'd one Whieb, l
lbeciitse 'Pf 141pOrionee,' well do-1
shat:,servei:oui i*'
attention.' ' ft'"einbes the
'priweipte,". ! While youth'' are tartght ,
'habifi a. inOitry, they; are irsitiretsed
xvrtli consid(!ration; . *thki' the
labor oi; iyel? AMU: : t ribtitei'to
their''. ac rit - Of 'knowledge:. Aria
thus, too, eddoutioi is brought ;within the;
'reedit pl . :init . :y . ll'6l'4On genios_,Whoiiiiitdd
~Oilierwise- s truggle'-andlinguthil',.to: the
want of the means acquiring Opt'
`school,
in Sueee'sd.ur orperatio'd,
,t - :he past
tin de iti
IS' rri.te , one hu-n
-ied.tinyii,Who,:',iltileiliei are - Carefully
instructed' iii ali",,gicisitranches of tatieine
whiek pertain • tott,ii, high' . order - of educe
chid, engaged in all'the 'practi-'
cal `operititins Of the farm-•:-fitting . them
to and' to Itiftise
thrortghOitt 'the S rate." in . atilt:lllk awd mail
/ -1 i of knowledge which mug:ultimately pro':
,ntluntry.
tehnol,
the trim
¥@©
-'n%
.e felt Ott)
n:the l / 4 ,0,1
instilv
mid twine(
. ieport to
of Der °. sle_rxe
ooksli
: ;,VirinoifieWitrifiWit;
-9 - : : 4B
hoe . • . elco.
the cam
tagEWiffigrente4 -1 i!.
of the Libra.rlof., frOi
report, t1iat.).514 13 ; 1.: . I`,'Ottllf,the
dates far back in the: bist64 of tke
ihe f fostemas t imbilVatoonv
du.rtngfittl PPAVIRFAPS ,:itt4k ll:
V.WirNIPLIALIgIOP, I 4
waste to w,hic,htitaitasJacegrkeokiu
. . - ....
years,.nwiug to the : . inettoFfriipatkieu
tion - ,4-iind . et,.the:eir . eftti: attpericisio tit) Of
the- vreseni-an; - siege lighiS
bad 114 ohirge 'bf it, aliarly &Uhl edi :its
number of yelnieeel arab now...containsdir,
,dlr22,l9olsolutheit'sthe:largest.State Li,
• b rary in: thh ,151lietr,- , wit ht-thw .Si Ogle. es ,
oeption'etthitt" of .the S tate-of N'evr.3.'prU
The col leCtion , of La*. -books; :acid ditecish- I
ly i law-:.reiierts, As' : correidOred.? by t those'
'competent to judge, einehg4.ln.t. best...in:l
the.country.i - The ,Lilirary',..from it.i'in
triniie value and: importance, and its :his
toric relations,: deserves, -gild _I:-trust . it
will receive, the continued liborality:ef
the Legislatare. . '••:. '' ~ - i:, . --- ".
:-.:ln rey inaugural address,:as Well. asin
in.y..last anefialc . message,•J drpressbd. the
opinion that' ourpreseut •-bauking-systern
vets extreineLi.defective,l ail& thatiunlesic
it. were radically. cliangedVir-shouldeonj
sider it:an....impetetive .dtity to . :Withhold.
the.. Executive approval from all hilti eid: , '
atin , =: new banks. ;Without agriiii:.giving.
in detail the reasons which inflneneed my
action - on this question, or. :repeating the
stwo.L.-isostions and recominendatious hereto;
fore made to the.. Legislature, it s . ' - proper.
to reinark,lat'thisi
.tinie, that my nenVic
tions . have been, confirmed, by' time
,and
reflection---that , my.opinions-reinain tin-..
changed, and that I cannot 'approve of
any increase of banking -.corporations un
der existing laws.
.1f corporate privileges,..for tanking
purposes, are needed, to aceammodute.th7el
business wants of any portion of the State
justice' requires i liar e-iscili.. institution
should be compelled to protect the . com
munity receiving its circulation; by re
quiring' that ample security:shall be gi'v- .
eu: for the prompt redeinption. of its uotes
the. GtifFicieney .of which .no act of the:
corporation could impair, . All, .expeii
ence in this Sttite,:.-anth . else shore; has
demonstrated, that' . ti a present syhour af
fords little or nolp , :qtectioir to rinteheld
ers, beyond the personal integrity of the
officers. controlling : the- management' of
the-scverat banks. Fora full exposition
of my views on this question, I respedt
fully call the attention of the Gimertil
.Assenib_lyto my last annual message.
'i lie reports -.of the- Auditor -.oeneral,.
the State Treasurer, the Surveyor. Gene
ral, the 'Adjutant General, •and •the At
torney General, will "be laid before yon,
and will show, in detail; the operations . of
their respective departments for the past
year:
Deeply impressed with the belief that
the present. mode of receiving, keeping,
and disbursing the public.;eV6l.l3e, is en
tirely. unsafe, and inadeqnate . to the corn-
plete .protection 'of tho t interests of the
Commonwealth .involved, I.ag . ain- respect
fully, thoueh earnestly, 'invoke legiila
tivo action• on thin highly: important sub.-
, jeet. . The receipts and .disbursements
of the Treasury are each,.annually, from
fliree
,to. fudr -n illions . . of dollars. At
times there is ou hand a balance bxeeed :
ing one million of . dollars. The .State.
Treasurer gives•security to. the Common
wealth in the suin of.only eiglity• thous
dollars. lie deposits the money ,f''
the-State when and where he pleases,
land-it is 'paid out upod-liis . own - cheek .
exclusively. • 'lli.Sadeciutits'are settled by
the Andi tor General;- once d mouth,' 'and !
this is,, apparently, the only* 'safeguard I
,provied,• by, law to
. pterctit: the- 'illegal
use of the publis funds Wl4:i . •tirider'the
control of the State. Treasurer,.- • Ink
' the•Treasury'of•' - the ' ... Conimonwealth has
hithertj ' eseaped"frout disastrous - &dal--
caitton, is Owingto.thein.tegrity - of the'ot
finer, and not ter, the - efficieueyof the lan's;
aril:U*ll4 our thain'teliarreer,s irr-r the .fu
, ture, must be on•the honesty' ot,. the.offi
cers to whom the. departiuentit entrust
ed, it is, neyerktieliss; : the plain duty 'of
the gorayriMeut . ,'@y . :prOper le7,lSlative.eit
actutenta, to prefectit, -as-far as :possible,
'the illegal; improper.' er free dtleritAise of
the funds 'of •the kite 14 a faithless' or
•dishonest.''publid'a'r:d , tl:. -1 respen'tfelly
teaMtintend" that ''' . provision . 'be , •iiiade.: by
taW thili'Dqtirriney -Shall be deposited:: in
gniliank,: . 'err elierrhere, by' the 7 Stat I
e
Treaiu re r,' vri then:it -first- - requiri n seetiri:
-t?-tei be given' to"' th it 13 ein Men wealth -fur
•the prompt' re-payment of • theiqinii 'de:
vositecl ; ;:--tlidt,•tilLeheeki, - 4Sqed:' by the!,
Sta te " Tie* re r; s hill" Fr e ''eetiti teiaigned
vy the'AiiditerGetieralr-before'itfey 'lre . ]
used i-z•-'Harld tliat'-',.'daily-'• titafehrital'ofllhe
moneys` recelVdd,i',,deposited -- and' clisbur's , ..
ed';'Sliiill'he Vag id' the.::: . c4 - tee-Of_tb6 Ay-,
' d Vet .Generafris'' Wolf its ip;'.ilie Troia - I'26P ,
'' Departine4 ' 1 ;44 iisaii - weekly statements"
of thebalinees'iti'the'',freaseiry,- and , the
Pla.ces'arid - tinierantilef. depliSite shall he.
. kept - in a be*. Id' tr,..e, ;'proxided for' that
purpose:in. each - . .dePartMinit. ".. :' --" ' •
- The Getriniissioners 'appointed ia..pur
,sulitieeof the - I'&oltitiOnS ''Of the 19th- of,
1-.4..pril,'ltsS,'fii'f,eitieithe Penal 'Chide of
tt,..w4itili 's Aire
Cieneiv
a - ' lu , ": 41-
our , .._
~. ,t 1
?? .! #,.evot4tOii.* . .e -
*lts eart - iiiblitir„
- 4tit - es, ba, 41tie tb'fil
444. illiißri ifiveil44ls . ,
„Yu misiOioilT;tv,ge
ition.. 'I-- -4 -.4...,..1_,...-
your fostering-care the
.‘ ..e , r , _Lun t 4t,llarr ... _ ibwr_i f ---
pttl;loppitai..ifo
?t.liiiirr-L-etibi;*l l in.
I_,WprAt4t.-4*, _F.
unryttintot`Phiader-t'
Tfifitii - 4 iSilititgarcia
la Swindell hhihreei,fat.
A
: :aftßefuge, i, .Philax
Viest&q.liti,tse,tiftße,.
,O;^-these; : o;oellent,;_
ALituiyi,iStattitiustitu,',
id are . tieing, flatus:
:31 , the ,reliefoi,-,suffer
taithe-reclarnatiotfand
Ig l ffottop it Tkey 'have
trotigi chums upotittlie cantietiad,ltnint,y
of the.Conimatlivealth: The. auiiikal ',i.o.
pOrt of ~.these, h ohlercharilicit will,bc laid
befok yotii.attd - ; will -exhihit, gni : tletail,
theirruiye'rationsqloring. the- pasttiear: . i t,.
..., 111 frayn'. from' scabut the n d tug, t act: p top;
er obj ec ts: far- , - -tho - bbunty• of-the, 'State; a'
btitul4r oftbe' eevolttn,t 'an!l charitable las
i suciatipos, e4u.ally , 1161416 inii:Erinefi&oit ,
lin their.faieratio.us:; :because tfieyl are ;err' I
,tiiely loom - in their character, anti hew
'ever meritorious their claims maybe, and
unquestionably:Am, upon the respective
dottim,Unities tOr Whose particular use they
arc lohnded and :cooducted 4 , is. 't - a.y. opi u
ion,. t.,6y have no claiuts , Apon tna Tr.eas
ury Of.' the- State, which can be -recog- -
6iaedj with a just regard to the in tersts
'and tights of other sections of the Cout-'
mon*altli. - . ': 7 '‘ H
H
Th. editor .of . tha . Colonial'- Records
- •
and iNnnsylvania Archives has prepared
a Icor4ousiodex to the _whole work, which:
l -
'will: laiol.befuie the: Legialoture,•4 am
early day- of the. session: This plth'ica
tips, il,sow oornpleted; acid it iel - a saltria
factiub to know, that the'records of the
Ini, as - we' '
,i
,
euloni, as - weil as tbroSe of the Stae,-pre
eeditd, the adoption 'of the Constitution
Of 171), are novrAeasy -accessto the
publi , and in a ro - Rition which renders
their,
O,
mtire. -. destruction impossible. ' ; . 1
reeoui, end that a sntiable. sum be paid,.
bv-114, Coninionwealth - to the e... l itor , of
tae, Records r.na.' Afrel7:ives,ffor the work
-pert°tueq. , l,3y him, sinethe..distiontinu
once f his salary. 1 -
!i I h se to repeat6dly presented , my
views to the; Legi,l•loture; of the e'vtils
ayitin q • from treat and; class loislation-,
that' i in not n e ce ssary nail - , to. repeat
them. I desire, la,Arever, to ealli the , at
tenth:) of the General- Asseudgy' to.ithe
fact fiat; 'we , hag es; 'ci i i .nsst.-Sitiout 7 e beaks;
gener di lescs - providtate. - for vile inenrpOra.
tionn . railroad, turnpike; • bridge, Atlii-oli•
road,gas, • Water, Insurance , and other
similar companies, and
. that all. corporate
povvqs granted by•the• Legislatures to
such outlYanits, sbould be under these
;ever 1 laws, so that there may be a un•i•
fermi y in. the provisions of similar aSso
ciatib th.`nnd that the time of the`,
Ass ably may not be occupied , ia; passing
bills -of great length,. n hen -al simple
refer. nce•re•tbe details of the leWs would .
i r
an'sw r every purp64.e.
r practice'of s4nding to the Exjcu ,
tiv ) e large number'i of. bills immediately
1 1
preCe ding the final! adjournment of the
; : 1' •
Legisp.ture,as highly objectionable ; and
oughti, as fur as practicable, to bet dis Co
n Its .necessary ... conseeinenc is,
..,
eitlie to compel the Eseeutdve to. an.
prove l bills, which he has not fully ex'ain
ined- sign them after the final adjotirn
•
meut i i or, if • he disapprove .theP, to ' re
.
turn 'them to the nest Genera , ' Assembly
with
,itis objections:l Thus imposing !up
on a succeeding 'Legislature 'the timid dis
positibn of bills, with the origin-and pas
sage of wlitcli,it had no connection. , To
illusttlite thb evils - resulting from 'this
practice, it is only Pece , .N..._aty to inform
you,' lhat of thedar . ge numberlof bills
presented for my approval, witliiti alday
or two . of . the adjeurrunent of the !last
LeaiSlature, I ant coPstrainid by a sense
of - duty, to return, with my objecti l ons,
twenty-three to.'tlrelifrese ak Legislature;
for Ye-consideration , ! . - * i •* ,
It is apparent•frciin the embibit offlie
finaniial condition tif tivaGeneral ,Gareerrt:,
Inca; recently made public, that the wants',
.df the Federal. Treasury , will ., demand a,
recision of The existing tariff laws of, the
United ! States, witli ,. kview tat.aaducrease
of.thb revenuie derrvable items . imports . .
Wheif this revisionishall take place, it i,s
nreatly to be desired, that a proper regard. i
forteb industrial iritereats alive aeuntry
will prompt the Cobg-ress of . • the! United
States, to •,place.hei. revenue Taws upon
such:b ba‘sis,.att to afford to.our great min. ,
ing and manufacturing interests the larg
est incidental protection. 'To substitute
speciliofor MI valoremn duties, ma a !cer
tain . .elais of .article: Witiclf from their na-,
ture are of equal- 47 neatly &ial velve t
tar ttlqeltange the foreign tit a hope . Yalu
ation, • with a moderate increase of !the
ratez,limpsed, w0u1d,..1. am . sutis*ed, in,
fuse stew life'andi visor into all the vari
ous. tlepartmentS.of ;industry,. and, •at!thc
satueqiine, withoutinipmtno• buidetri, up
, ,_
on . thle people, affor d} to thcGeneval 9ov
crrinktiy a reyerme- aroply sufficient, for all
ita*viants. - - - !.. • H -.* I ,
. i
• '. The 6,511 itaMissioit of' iholerritory - of
Icrtnitit tts one of the . sovereign States of
the *Union,' under a 'Constitution legally
enacted. and-fatly. and fairly. tatified by
the direct votes. of a_ large majority_o(the
people of the -Territory, will ;remove from
the atiorial Legislature • which i
has hitherto; in no inconsiderable degree ? !
attra/ted the attention of the , Nation • and
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....:tiletifierta ffShe: nitrite ttaqiitWitiPK -
Aitsee. 7 laioas•ikleougrese,jtag, beeittzl . :.4_
Ilii:vi.pe :mu c h eriiiiinatio tba 4 -.isi; tattl?
ieti , bettYeen.the' eariuiii'ae4letC*; ott,
.e§thirati COillt ' '';;PiiiSktt , i4tvibr j
I ' if ri -ttna l l Y " 1 7 r :44 '.....Ae fupr:
(
4i53741ait. adoptient_. lie iiikoleOtal, : 4
r ile,
0...114 l'erritotY- , di Akti,liTia4ia
ape peciple thirieie lead ileagetouri;
qatatiots, in Let Territo," ,' - tuay - liew'be
cilisidereilas"aatihreeteritt l kid,
.. perpetit-
L 4,se_ttred.._ 2.__,.... . ,_.,..__
.41,es,eli1te C;rrespoicfienee -lietween,
Old iii
i floriii of V
ir g:Iola an ct the Goverk.
roirl i el76lTAla;" bit tfeliiiitrer if;TI
`r'ece'nt outrageat Harper's Ferry, are here
-littniiittill'eSeAiliiiiiiiilii
lettettolliress'ed , 67 the croyernor of Pert
sylvanio, l r tifftil',/14106 nt io,r4irtigenburg.
49°
til-tbe first ! ,4y. : ll-41aept*Fi,otie day be
fore tho eiecti.,toO Joiro
therefore, i.(;:iit's,i,liii).?;44lp:To
boptitne„ to.reap)i
,t6 ; thorernon
of ltitgioiik before.they t'tocution. The
ansfterwaseonikeciuetkd,sen 04
which-bill oedoutt geo.;
tentiotra elfathottir. ' .
T{ie,
reCent.-Seiture'Of'Jlie pußlll -- ,Tru r ,
perty
',thtt ' 2 ,Btiate... of
Virginia, smail•band of •deiperadoes,
an,
.intentiotomexcite the slmr•'-e . pop-,
ulation..ta - insurreetion, have drawn:atten
tion' to' the "dangra which ' , beset our fed:.
•eral re-latious. -. l } c i:s a eottrcc ofi satisfac,,
Lion to knoW" that the authorities of Yir;
oinia. - posSessed the means and the deter,
tuinanoti to - punish offenderi,with prompt
ness and justice; that the military,forge
of the United States was a power inune
diat?ely auailahle to aid in. putting down
'the outbreak-ticainst; peac,o"; 7 -;-
tfifitqffi fiapitiatiori tPein co'nve aye&
With 'their . - condition, .and. ,
unite with . disorbrly White' men' to acts!
of treason: and - - murder;anct that the
great' masses of the people hare .riii-syln
pathy, whatever, with any attack upon
thu7rig,htt and institutions of any of the
States.,- triad, have a: deep• and. abidingTde . -
viation: to our: and 'glorious. IJnion.
LIM, as Pennsylvanians,. it , is gmatifyivir,
to believe-that the citizens. of .this Cow:
monweafthe !MIN- not, irt . any manocr, par
ticipated initlas unlawful 'proacediag,, uud,• l
to. knots-that wheu someof the guilry perms
Petrators•were.:.arrested . , Within our -jttris
diction, they were promptly . surrendpred
to the justice of the. effenllcd and injured!,
State". • " -." • -- • ":
.Thu teverai- States of this Thalott are iude-. 1 ,
pendent•sOvergig,taties, :e.Tcapt. so far as they
hi-Ce . .gr.tated certain-enumerated power to the
Fedaral Government.' rn cases not provided
feria the Federall•Constitution, the several
- Statea, in their relations. ho eanh- othereought
to be gocerned by the. principles which reg
ulate the conduct of civilized ; nation. :These
principlesforhirl„ in all nations. "every evil.
praCtict eicite diStorba nee ilf amith;
er Sta.t.e" fpn'tldL.d'on thi maziiit, that
".differeet rations oughti, inrtimis of- peae; to
do one:anotheralllthegoOd they ea - x, without
prejnaicing their real interests.." This max
im, reconiz:2d by all. civilip:d go vernauents,
applies - with ..peculiar farca to the • sevaiar
St+ tes of It is .Uhinn . lieubs'itogetiltr, as they
ere, by a sacred'compacelcir mti?Jual support
and protection ;:; nod, there Ore,
,any attempt
in. one Etat, to. eatite insurrection...in. anoth.-
er;iS an'otfencuni - raiiist all the Statesr because
all are bound by the Caustitution to ptit d'oWn
such 'disturbance; and the; net or Congress
:authorizes the President of the United States
to call.out the militia of thesevertlLStates for
.the porposc. It. is a high olfence against.tlut
peace - olour COMinpawealth, for disorderly
persons out jurisdiction, to combine
together fcitrtlie pnrpcee of stirring uri lastir
rection, in of the States; or to induce the
sl.tves.in the- Southern
. States to.abscond from
their toaster s;' and it v7oultilb.e. proper, i.O my
judg:;vnent, for the General; Assembly to C 011;
sider whether additional legislation may not
be necessary to insure the prompt punishment
of suit affendersagainst our,peact and secur
ity:, -
. .
In determining our relative duties towards
our sister States, the morality of servitude is
not an open question, for we, ure boUnd by the
legal and moral , obligation of the compact of
the Union, under which we hart been brought
into existence,, and preserved as inlependent
States, as well as by the priaciples of interna,
tional law,
to respect the institutions which
the laws of the several States .recognize, and
in uo other way can we - faithfully fulfil our)
obligations, as - members of skis confederacy. •
While .1 enter!ain no doubt that the great
Republichn eXperimeut on this continent, so
happily ednimeneed, and carried forward to
its present exaltedpesition, in the eyes of the
World, will continue ; under the. Provilnune of
God; to be successful tc.the latest generations,
it is the part of wisdom and; patriotism to. be
watchful arid. vigile nt, and to carefully guard,
a treasure do priceless. bet. ronderate - coun
sels prizVall-?let a spiritiof hatmuny and good
will, and a national:fraternal sentiment be
cultivated among the people everywhere
North and South—and the disturbing elements
which tEraporarilY threaten lour Union,: will',
now, as tbey have airtays heretofore, assured
ly' pass away. • .
Pennsjiram . Esi. kr he past,' lans penfternted
her part -With. unfaltering firmness--let her
now, and in' the future, t he ever ready to:dis
charge' her - confederate duties'-with unftinelY
ing integrity. Then will her. proudt positiere
entitle,hete; boldly and , effectually, to rebuke ;
and assist in.nrushingtreason, whether it shall
raise its crest iw other States;. ire the guise of
a fanatical avid irrepressible aonflict, between.
the ;North and the South , or assude the equal.
ly - rOpretertsible firm of seces
mon, andtsl-disiolution of • , the',Union.. liar
central geographical position, stretching from
the...ba : y of .peleware to :the Lakes—with her
thine millions of eoniervativO population--en
titles her to sirY, With Emphasis, to the plot
ters of treason, oft either hand, that. neither
shall-be - per to succeed —thai it. is not
in
the povver, of either to,disturb the perpetu
ity of this. Union, cemented and sanctified-as
it. 'ski thi blood of our patriotic fa thersztlnit.
at every sacrifice. and at el-cry - hazard, the
constitutional .rightn-of 'this people and. the
States! shall: be mai ntained-4hat ,Oqual• and,
exactjustice shall,no done to the • North and
to the-South—and that thesis States . .1411 ho
fereyer United. - . "
We,' o. bare grist reason: to - ad;
knowledge the ProVidence"of God, who rules
over the. nations; of the earth. .Under His
guaidianship;Ntherio sienAlar.enjoyed,' we
feel an unabated confidence in, Use permanency
of our free government,' mid Wok, forwarifivith
chierful:bope;to a future enrious destiny. In
the'lilessings that-.'have— crewiied 041 T :own
tie — paaTy — ear'sr— . 14 t h e
,w4titioetoupanied all- our industrial
11 - lAso;Arstiksteady Adman, °fins edtt
al:: g etiOlin , ! in, the "quiet end peace of,
all Abet can add
detitila".ifosperity rand happiness—we
• tithe4ra of tasellreat Giver of all
441f ; -. • - P.L - PACKIIt
• "Vicousi Saeteerit of "'Rape this ire* ,
*Of iesiidnd lane - release to the Vesper's r.
time
Jorrul z - -
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""' - '.l l / 4 rAriffietilifill' 410=49'188 t.
r:• - ttit
tot qtr
- • - • .
,Cer ~Pe ' Gaktlliepi '. of no'
A,
Oak ."(itiClikilictz#lootion.
*Weive-ihi-Gaiateatter*T
g
this Via 4 - to the„cx. "',
L . ''
erydlin g particularly
merits :ctocatuqpt. We,
have a few worisAci• say, sheet it alma
130i•Congrosii .
itself that it oughtr to'.get orgarlizetft
tie bet efft 447ticte"pcipte'at large ; jog.
of *remaining unorproired fur. tlie.4),
pose of debating - the questicin of Slay
and personal- affairs. _
/lir' The latest list of the killed. I,
Wounded by *the Laivienee - eaTatuitY (,
ticed last• weel): is tts follows : Dead,44
missrnx, - - 10T ; 'total dead,' 206: lfa,t
woupded, ;: sEghtly 1 ,,
Total tailed =I womided,- 514:
subscriptions in aid of the aUlre
amount to 0vep,615',000..
Mir We hope" ourl friends gi
these petitions tor;„ i retnmianee and for
personal liberty thorough oirculati.
and forward to-liarrisburg:soon; Le(
show the- Legibintramthat-the pecTle of
least one eonnty, ar©•ip
effortste, step' the tido.of! inisery tcGi
flocrs afi intoxicati,
drin,k - 5... , .
. ASV' Nte ollserve with pietist
Chat our friend; IT~ 11 Cobb; late of th
Tioga. Agitator' has become canapd
with the etlitorii#4: gerpso(thi Ha •
burg Zelsgrapg--an: eoeSiou, to, t,
.ieukiier-rbjeb: wilt_ be A01141Y: „
by ifs'readers and publishers; Jiecausea
the w-li Isnorru tatenoi enemy
penitence of Mr. Cobb:: We wishddel
sat:en - Rd career iu ilarriqkurg.
Telegrapk gicei daily reports of Legi.
lative proceedings,. the - Record' hel ,,
printed in thatiofftee.
LORVgACAULEX, the English - Mato/
an, died onthe 28•111 At., at. London:
U.e Jtad. been abotita
. fortniq
from
. disettsc of the heart, but ha had
lied4o - sittii an extent' tl;at pis media
mew did. not appreheuttdanger. The
sulk was, therefore, sudden and unexpei•
ed. tie was only 59 years of age, and'
he was_ never married, the tide beepoi
extinct..
PRICE; ltatitENT. •
Corrected every Wanescity, by P. A. S
.BlXS,:wbole3ale and retail Dealer in Gra
conics- and Provisions. Main Street,
et. I .IIDER,SPORT, PA. -
•
4151e5, green; bush., - $1 00 to 11
do • . dried; " -1 75 25
Beans, • " • • 125 .12
Beeswax, 11l lb., - -
Beef, •
Beef Hides, "
Br 'es,- dried,Al
4
" • 5i
nart!' - 10 11
serries; drieu, q _
Buckwheat. 1/7 bush., • • 48
Butter; T 4-7 lb., - • 18
-
Cheest; "- ' - -10
Corn,
Corn. Meanp per, cwt.,: . 200
E - ggs,;ll3 dtz':, • •
Flour? extra, 111 bbl., ' 00
do „double :extra:, • " 6 25
Hams ; V. 1b.,. 12
Hay, 3,0 ton, .• - OO
Honey . l V.
Lard. -, • •
Maple Sitgar; per
'.barb..,
@hinter, "'
Fiark,-Vbbk,. - 49 OQ
%21b., . - 10 .
iu vrhole hog, "49 lb., , 6
Potatoes, 'l9 bush., - - 311
Peaches; dried,l3'
- Pbultay, 1b.,. 5
.
Salt, V.bb?., , 2
ito_.r
Trou,t,..ifb.i...bbt.,, • - 6.00
Wheat, busty.,.. - 1 121
White-Fish, ' - • 600
Wool, pet... 121%,„, 28
speciai
THE USE. OF DR.. HOSTT'rfilt;S STO
ACH. HITTERS: for Illyipepsia, F_latnient
Eleaviness of the-Stomach, or.any other 1
atTections,..lis seooncli . to none . In America
abroad. -To be able to state, confidently
the ti Hittite.", are , a certain care for dysP l P"
and 41:e diseases,- is to ttie proprietors a sett
of unalloyed pleasure.... It removes all limb'
matter fiver theistoinaeh, purifies the bloc.
imports renewed vitality to the nervous 111
tem, giving it thattone and energy. so 0 6 '
pensable for •the restoration of health._
numerous acknowledgments of its superiorel
cellenceand.beneficent`reselts, have ass°
the proprietors that it cannot hut prey!
great cure to the a ffl icted , . and impssi vioh
to tbo.therough +system.... - -
Air Sta advertia.ement in another colas):
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