f - - . - -- - ■
Sumptuary laws xi iv geueral rule, are of 1
"doubtful expediency. audi* aHiidginents of
the liberty tend privileges of 'be cit lien, can
on)y be.just£ed on the ground f necessity* ,
Whilst this is Admitted) itcoonol be deniyi j
that the vvit* resulting from intyniperatveov
reiKS H to<!esity for regulating a;i\! rfts- j
traitvrreg 4,} legislative acts, the tiadic and ;
safe of iwtox'cattng liquors. To t hat ex
tent this traffic should 4m restrained by
positive law, must depenira the will t*t' tire )
people, determined by 'Considerations iff j
their own moral, physical and social vreL j
faro. Whatever may bo my own opinion* or
that of thv L"gi.-4attre of def pfopir, in j
reference to the law of Tfrd last session "'to
rexuaiu the safe of Ju toxica ting liquors," it j
innst bo admitted tliat a full return to the
lb-cose system," IVI operation prior to the
passage of the present law, is not demanded
by enlightened public sentiment, and would
not promote the good order or happiness of
The erimoiunity. That the laws then in exist- i
"i iice wore imperfect and failed to check or j
control the evils of iutemperance is a pro- :
position too plain to be doubted—that they j
licedted revision, must also be conceded. j
Ir. our large cities and towns, the evils of |
<he system w. re more severely felt- The j
facility ::'r>dcheapness with which licenses •:
■were obtained, operated a premium to vice !
and immortality, aud multiplied tippling j
houses and places where iutempr rcnee, un- !
<ir he authority of law, was not only per- !
mlt'ed, hut encouraged- My immediate ;
pt cdeccftsnf, in his last unreal message to
the Legislature in reference to tuft then
liven-: i laws, says: "b'o far as relit .s to the
rifyof Philadelphia, tl.ey ere pCeuliariiy i
prej idle:.! to public morals, and seem to <
have been cot strutted to prom tc the 00.1- j
veniencft of drinking acuioift to resttrioits
evil eoßSeqtiftnees." iu tiiis opinion I fullv j
-occur. That a remedy was dcrurjided, all i
will concede. Whether the law of the last j
Mission was the proper remedy, ii is not niv
province how to determine. Enacted bv
the representatives of the people, I gave
that act toy official approval. Reeoguizing
the people as the saorce of all political
power, aud their representatives us the im
mediate exponents of their will, upon you j
w.ll devolve the re,-ponsibitty of further j
legislation, if any, on this subject, la all }
its relations, economical, political, 3oeiai f
and moral, tho question so important, and,!
its proper determination involves fearful re- j
sponsibiiities. It deserves* nd should re- !
ceive, your serious consideration. If action!
13 had, may we not hope that it will promote |
the virtue, morality, and true iuteresta of
cur people ana Commonwealth.
Legislation, so far as practicable, should
bo general nnd uniform. Local and special
legislation sbould not be encouraged, when
the desired object can be obtained by gea-1
oral laws. Such legislation is not only loyal j
and special in its character, but frequently
temporary —the act of oue session Lung i
repealed by ibe act of the next, and per- '
haps replaced by one still more objection a- \
ble, which in turn soon shares the fate of j
its predecessor. It crowds the statute book
with useless and unnecessary lwa —violutM !
private rights— creates confusion and uaeer- j
tuinty—destroys uniformity of practise and j
decision—prolongs the sessions of the leg- '
islxture, and increases. Our gcueru laws j
regulating mads highways and bridges and i
providing for the support and employment :
of the poor, constitute a veil digested sys- j
tern for the accomplishment of those ob- f
j'fct.-; and yet, under the system of local i
legislation heretofore practiced, we fre
qaeutlv find indifferent townships of the '
same county, local laws regulating these j
rubjeet®, not only differing materially from !
the general law, but from one another. Re- (
fiomin tbi-regard is required, and r> this I j
respectfully ask your attention.
'•Omnibus legislation" having bo.noon- j
detuned and abandoned, should not be j
permitted again to sully the rcoorJs of leg- J
xdatiCe action. It cannot receive mv op- j
] roval.
Numerous applications will doubtless be
made for the incorporation of insurance,
ga, wt'-cr and booui compu.ie®. To facili
tate action on these quest ions economise
time —reduce the expenses of legislation—
errors uniiWmity and roufiue the coiupan cs ;
thereafter incorporated to the legitimate
purposes of their creation, I would reeoiu- j
me lid tin propriety of enacting general
1 r.vs regulating such evaporations. Already i
laws of this character for coal, iron, canal I
rahrflad, turnpike, plank and bridge com- !
ponies have ben found highly useful and j
c totiwndeal. Such laws, well regulated aud I
carrf rally guarded, would be productive of!
fitntlar results in their application to iu- •
{•■. trance ait-.i the other companies named.
The propref.y of limiting and restraining '
corporate bodies t>> the objects and purposes
of their .creation, will not be denied or !
controverted. In relation to fowcrs and '
pritileges of insurance companies, thij '
plain priooirde has been overlooked and dia
regaraftd. By sucees: ivc acts of legislation,
niiuy of these institutions have acquired!
discounting privilege®, and nearly all the '
rowers of bank', without ihjir guard®, re
strictions and liabilities. This has been
•ffr'tid by the magic of general pro- !
vision in tne act incorporating the company,'
or by reference to some forgotten supple- '
:r*-n cr.iwealed i;j the fold of an 'omnibus
tsl!," or afcst in tlae mazes of the pamplet i
laws. Gtmerul law#, whilat they would cqn- i
fcr on such companies all the powers nsccs- 1
snry to accomplish the objects cf their in- i
corporation, would at the same tlnn prevent
•t> extension of privileges foreign to such I
cssoeiatinns. This subject is commended j
ui your consideration.
The jurisdiction of the courts in ndaiiou j
fn reel est a;.?, tn ts, ;he iucorprati&n of;
literary, ch intablo and roligious societies,
ftosnnfacturiug and other associations, has ,
Utwn trrca'ly extended by recent legislation, j
This enlarged jurisdiction was conferred for j
the purpose of relieving the Legislature.;
frr.u, the prft&urd of tfumeirous applications >
fcr *pj;ci'il bejpsl itTor. in the premise?. The t
courts arc, therefore, the proper tribunals j
to determine such questions; und irt nil ;
case t whore the rtobject matters is within j
their jurisdiction, the Legislature should re
fuse to er.'ain the application.
Divorce.', unlc.-s tn cases of extreme na- i
eessity, and clearly beyond the jurisdiction !
/ the court®, jhoirtd not be granted by the '
Leeixlflturc. ,
BV the act of ti.e 15th of April, 1845. i
entitled "An Act to increase the revenues !
and JisminLh the legislative expenses of j
iUs Commonwealth,'' it vva® provided that
thereafter no private bill, therein described
a!, j taxed, should he enrolled in the office j
of the Coniinonwealth, or publisltual, r have
the force and effect of law, until the party
asking or requiring tba same sbculd pay
into tfeo Treasury cf the cmuuioawcalth the
respective Uhis named in said act. A
large number of oeLs passed by former Leg
i®!ftturcs> and sal jolt to this tax, remain in
the sifficv of of the fleoratary of the Com
nion'wealth, the tax on them not having
paid the Riimbcr his boon annnally in
creasing-, and will coniiuue to increase, tin - i
less a Mituuiurv remedy be afforded for the
collection of tho enrolement tax or in de
fault of its payment after a certain period
the rets themselves be repealed. The ;
amount of enrolement tax now due the Com- j
tnonwealt'u is large, should have peotj paid ]
long since. I would therefore recommend
the p is#age of a law repealing all acts
bereti-fo-e passed, sohject to sin h uu
le.s the tax be paid within vne year thereaf
ter ; And further, to provide ibutall
acts bereafser passed, shall nrt. have the
force and effect of law -sa'ass .no taxes
respective'j duo tbereon fc# paid within six
months alter tbeir approval. Such u law
would secure the payment 'if those taxes,
increase the re'vcnues k ivd at the same time
check the demstui for private acts designed
to be used or abfoulr.jcd, as tlie calculation
of chances, ov the loss or gain of the pur
ties in interest might determine.
fiy a resolution of the Legislature, pas
sen the L7th tlav of March, 185.1, requir- i
ing tl'.a ,EN .4ew York and Erie railroad com
pany tn eoujiiinmcato to tlie Legislature of
ihis Conunotjwealth, a statement, certified
by their president, setting forth j
Vint quantity of land sai l company now
holds in Pennsylvania—its location —how
nmt:h tl.ey have heretofore disposed of —its
value—the value of what they now bold, I
and when tho titles to sai l lands were ac
quired," it was made the duty of the Gov- '
eruor to transmit a copy of said resolution 1
to the president of said company. A copy
of tho resolution wa? transmitted as direc
ted and tho answer of tho president of the
company, communicating tho information
required, is herewith submitted to the Leg
islature.
By a resolution of the 20tb day of April, '
1555, I was requested to procure from the
Attorney Geueml, his opinion of the right ;
of tho State of New York to divert water ;
from the natural bel and channel of the
Chemung tiver, to the prejudice of the pub
lic improvements of Pennsylvania: the said j
river belonging to both States: and comiuu- :
uicate the same to tha Legislature. As ;
requested, the opinion of the Attorney !
General ha® been obtained, and herewith
communicated to the Legislature.
On the sixth day of October last, I up- •
proved and signed the bill, entitled "An j
Act to repeal the charter of the Eric and '
North East railroad company, and to pro
vide for the disposing of the same." In '
pursuance of its provisions, i appointed the
Hon. -Joseph Casey to take possession and i
have the charge and custody of the road. |
Before possession was taken, application '
was made by the Supreme Court of this
Commonwealth for an injunction to restrain 1
tho agent of the State from faking posses- j
sion of the road; and subsequently a cuu- i
tionary order was made by the Supreme :
Court, in bane to slay his proceeding un- i
der the act. The question involved in tho j
application for an injanetioii are now petid- ;
ing before that court, and will, it i* txpec- 1
ted, be determined, tie determined early iu |
the present month. The result will Le made i
the subject of a special Communication to.
the legislature.
The recent fraudulent, if not felonious !
abstraction of a largequantity of arms from
the arsenel at Ilarri.sburg, has shown vhe
necessity of additional legislation for the
protection of the arms and other public
property of the (]o:nniO iwe*Mi deposited in
the arsenal r,f the State. The taking and
sale ot the public arms and property with
out aothorito of law, by the keepers of the ,
arsenals,r by others having them in charge, j
should be declared a felony, and punished i
with severity; an! ail persons purchasing or (
receiving the same, without proper authori
ty, and knowing them to be the property
of the Com.nonwealth, should bo reyear
de l as principals, and punished aceording
h
The bonds now required to be given bv
the adjutant General and tlie keepers of the
arsenals, for faithful discharge of their
dutis®, are insufficient in summit to seenre
the Commonwealth again®? loss from the
fraudulent sale or taking -<f the property
committed to their care. The sum in which
these bonds are taken should he increased to
an atnonnt proportionate to the value r.f the
property which is or may be deposited in the ,
arsenals.
S nee the su'e of thv arsenal in Pbiladel- !
phii, the public arms in that- citv have been \
placed in u room or out-boos.: procured for
that purpose. As a depository, it is unsafe '
3nd insecure. Better provisio'i should be
made for their *afe-keepi:tg.
The fcum of thirty thousand dollars, aris
ing from the sale of the Philadelphia arsen
al, is now in the Treasury, to be expended
under the direction of the Governor, in the
purchase of a suitable lot and 'he erection
of a new arsenal. This sum is w'uoly insuffi-
C'entfor tha*. purpose, and without additional
appropriations, which are not recommended,
this object cannot be aceouiphslmd. As
arms and munitions of war cua bo trans
niittod with facility and rapidity, to distant
parts of the Ktate, the necessity for more
than one arsenal no longer exists. If the
arsenal at Mcadvilio can bo di*pen.sed with
without detriment to the public service, I
would suggest £ or your consideration tho !
propriety of nutiioriting its sale, and the
sale of the r-no at Hirrisburg* and with the
funds arising therefrom, and the money in i
tiic Treasury applicable to that purpose the ;
arsenal at Ilarrisburg, or elsewhere, as may i
be deemed most ocrinoiuU&l safe and oonve-
The legislature, at their last session, ha v- j
ing failed to tdect a Senator to represent
thi*.Statu in the Senate of the United States,
for six years from tho 4th of March lost, it
becomes your duty to provide tor an elec
tion to supply such vacancy. By referenda
to tho existing laws regulating the election I
of Senators to represent this State in too
Senate of ths United State?, it will bo per
ceived that their provisions do not embrace
a case like the present.
Ha ring at the. time if ty induction into
ofliae, declared to my fellow citixcu* and
their representatives, my sentiment# in re
lation to questions couueoted with our na
tional politics, their reileiation now will not
be expected, To the op-nior.s tbco ex-
[ pressed, and now re-affirmed, you are res- j
peetiuliy referred.
| To maintain, in their integrity, the Con- 1
siitution of our Republic, and the Union of i
I the States—protect the civil aud religious,
privileges of the people—guard with jeaLrtis
care the general, great, and essential prin
ciples of liberty and free governments—of;
I freedom and human rights—"jitl vindicate !
; by a true and single dcvoli;,r. to homo and :
country, tho great doctrine of American na- i
tionality, are objects That awaken the pa- :
troitism uml claim. the erergics and the ;
: heart of every American citizen.
j In obf'druto to the requirements of the j
i CouatituGtm and Laws of the State, us the
representatives of the people, you have as
j smv.oled to perform the high and responsi
ble duties that devolve upon yon. As u eo
| ordinate brainh of the government, it will
■ bo alike my duty and pleasure to unite with
you in the enactment of ail such laws,as
will protect the rights of the people and ad
i vance tho honor and prosperity of the Com- j
nionwealth.
With a sole desire for the public good— j
actuated by a spirit of enlarged and erilight- j
ened patroitisiu, and guided bytlmf wisdom [
which hath its beginning in tho fear of God
may our efforts, in harmonious action, be
directed to the accomplishment of these ob
jects, and to the promotion of that rigbt
' eousnesH which cxaiteth a nation, and con- !
j stituies the glory of a free and independent !
; people.
JAMES POLLOCK.
EXKCTTIVE CHAMBER, )
Ilirrisburg, January 1, 1856. (
j SYNOPSIS OF THE PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE.
He states that ho has delayed to this time
his annual communications with the two
houses in consequence of the nou-organiza
tion of the House, hut his convictions of
i duty will not permit him to delay its any i
! longer going to Congress, f<>r information of
. the state of the Union, and for recommend
ing such measures as he judges necessary or ;
expedient.
He commences by going into the bistort ;
;of Central American affairs in particular-
The President refers to the recent trouble |
in Kansas, and says that her people must be I
protected in the exercise ot'Aheir rights, j
, without interference on the part of the pco
| pie ol any other Stale, commending the
i subject to the early attention of Congress. 1
' fie eulogizes the popular sovereignty, and
i gives a history of the formation of the Union
expatiating on State rights with particular ,
reference to slavery and the Fugitive Slave '
; Law. He regards the agitation of the sub- j
i jeet of slavery as dangerous to tha durabil- i
; ity of the Union: regrets to see S'ates dis. '
, regard their constitutional obligations and
| refuse to obey the laws of Congress. He
: denies that tho South has obtained ndvantu
| ges over the North in the Federal Govern
j rami, oml juoceftUs iu rercr to the ordianec
|of 1787 and tlio acquisition of Looisana to
| illustrate. The balance of powr between
I Freedom and Slavery comes down to the an- 1
| negation of Texas, the repeal of the Miseou- '
jri Compromise, ets., and argues that the :
j South has got no more than belongs to her; i
> gives an elabor ate defense of the principles j
: of tho Nebraska bill, and indignantly de- !
nics that it was a breach of faith.
Several grave questions are pending with :
I regard to some of tho foreign powers, the j
most important cf which i? that with great
Britian, arising out ot the Nicaragua ques
tion. It was the understanding of the Uni
ted Slates in making the treaty that all the
present States of the former Centra! Amer
ica Republic would thenceforth eujoy com
plete independence, and that both the con
j trading powers engaged equally and to the
! sauie extent for the present arid future, that i
if they had any claim of right in Central !
America, such claim was unreservedly re- '
linquished by the stipulations of the Con
vention, and that no dominion should exist'
in any part of Central America by Great ■
Britain or toe United States. This gov
ernment consented to restrictions in regard
to a r< gion of country wherein wu had spcc
! died and peculiar interest only upon the
I conviction that l.ke restriction were in the
I same obligatory on Great Britain,
i Bnt for ihi understanding It wouiu nev
er iiave been concluded by us. Great Brit
jin >o construes the convention as to inuin
i tain ail her previous pretensions over the
i Mosquito Coast etc. These pretentions are '
fonnded on assumptions of political rc
j latioos between Great Britain and the rem
unit of Indianr ou that coast, entered
into at a time when the whole country was
in the colonial possession of Bpain. It can
not be niiccessfoily controverted that by
public law of Europe and America no'
j possible act of SBCQ Indians or their pre- i
i doccssors uould confer on Great Britain any
j political rights. It however, become ap- I
parent that Great Britain still continued in
the exercise of Urge authority iu all that
l part of Central America, commonly called
: the Mosquito Coast, and covering the entire
' length of Nicaragua and part of Costa Rico.
This act of Great Britain being contrary
to the rights of the States of Central
[America as understood by this government
has been made tho subject of negotiation
tbrogh the American winistcr in London.
Great Britain has by repeated sudrcoce*-
' sive treaties renounced all pretentions of
her own recognized the full and sovereign
rights of Hpnin in the most unequivocal
j terms. Great Britain now rc-as.xeris her I
right to this extent of the half coast of)
Nicaragua the intcrforeoco of Great Britain, l
although once exerted in the form of the '
right of a protectorate over the Mosquitcvk
[ laJlnu. The President ad H that tins gov- .
BEDFORD IKQUItEB AKD CHROWICLE.
j eminent fiteac denies that at the date cf i
the ireaty Gr> Britain bud any possessions
I on vhc coast, i-ir than limited estab
' ilshmcnt at Bzo.
The Prcsid. states that the British gov
ernment sees treason for the interruption
of peaceful incourse on account of tins j
difference of union, and hopes for an ;
amicable soluu of this controversy# He
: adds that there, however, reason to ap- j
i prchotid that w Gieat Britain in actual j
j occupation of e disputed territories this i
i international dculty cannot long remain J
i undetermined diout involving m serious j
danger the frietj relations which it is the j
interest as welL the duty of both conn- ,
tries to cherished preserve. It will af- j
ford me sincere Ratification says tbs l'resi" |
dent if future forts aba!l result in the <
success uaticipatj heretofore with more con- •
i fidence thaa t hqapeet of the ca.-e permit- ,
ted rnonow to curtain,
i ;
In regard to fruiting,by Great Bntaiu,
i he sajs: The trtitional policy of the Unit- j
ted States has'een not to interfere with j
belligerents, at solitude was felt until ;
Parliament pas*lanact to provide tor a
i foreign legion, t became a matter of suy- j
j prise to find peitms engaged in the United J
; States in this but.ess. Ordinary steps were j
i iuuucdiately tain to arrest and punish the j
j parties conceriu, but the matter required i
| additional impotance by tho disclosure of j
i the fact that tbicnlistmeut was prosecuted j
upon a plan dci=ed by offici..l authority.— j
After stating thta recutiog rendesVous bad
beeu establisbcain the United States by
ihe complicity f British civil and military
officers, he savithese eonsiJerations, and
the fact that tl.t cause cf ctnplaint was,
j not a mere casuj occurrence, but a delib. j
i crate design oo duo ted by responsible pub- i
' lie functiorarif, impelled me to prescut j
j the case to the British government. The j
i subject is still oder discussiou, the result .
| ol which will in due time- j
iVii!i!i;nuii SSTI
j
BIDFORD, Pa.
Friday Morning, JAN 11. 1H56-
"Feaiess and Free."
nAVU) OVKU, KOITOS ANI) PROPRIETOR
His ExcelleTTO-. JAWIS POLLOCK, has
our thanks for *n early copy of the Gover
nor's Message.
1 Hon. Fit." JORDAN has our thanks for a
copy of the Auditor General's Report.
GOVERNOR'S MESS AG E.
To the exclusion of a large amount of
■ other matter, we this week lay before our
i readers the Message cf Gov. Pollock. It
is an ably written and statesmanlike docu
j meat, and reflects great credit on the au
thor. It will l e seen that the finances of
the Commonwealth aro in a healthy condi
tion, and quite a considerable fund has ac
cumulated towards the payment of the
Btate Debt. It will also be noticed that
during the administration of Gov. Bigler,
the State Debt was considrably increased.
The Governor wjll sign any bill that may
I be passed repealing or modify ing tho re
t straining Liq"or Law of last sessioD, but
I thinks that we ought not t> return to t! e li
cense laws as they existed before the pres.
I eat law caine into effect.
Read the Message.
lr. another part of our paper will he
found a synopsis of the Message of Presi
dent Pierce. It is Baid to be quite a cred
itable production, except so far as ho lays
asidu the statesman, turns politician, and
1 argues in favor of the constitutional rela
tions of slavery, in bidding for the South
ern vote for his re-nomination. We will
publish the duoomcut next week.
The preacher-hating editor of tho Ga
z*tte, is down on the whole Protestant cler
gy, in his last issue, because a villain by
the name of Jennings, in New York, hs
betrayed bis high calling. Where ono in
stance of this kind occurs in the Protes
tant ministry, twenty occur in the Roman,
I and yet the papist-ioviug Mr. Bowman nev
!er notices one of them. Hhamc ? Shame '
COLD WEATHER. —Ou Twesday morn
ing, the thermometer was down toB de
grees below zero, and on Wednesday morn
ing it was down to 13. This is tho coldest
weather that has occurred in the>e parts,
"within the snomory of the oldest inhabi
tant."
.1 Qmstion aixiausly asked just now :— 1
Who appointed Mr. JAMES A DAASK 1
Keeper of the Arsenal, at Harrifbnrg!—
Can you aaawcr it, Mr. Bowman f
Miller Ua murderer was hung in -Cum
berland oa Friday last. WV understand
; that, a man was also stabbed fbero cn that
j day who has since died. t 8
i We will publish the Committees, of
' our State Legislature in our next.
ffy'Congrcss has not yet organized.
nurc di:< run me. |
\iclory in Inion Township!
Wo have the pleasure of announcing ono 1
of tie moat glorious victories that has ever i
been achieved by any party, in Unkra Town
ship, ou Tuesday the eighth of January,
inst. Last spring, at tho election iti that
Township, Mr. Samuel Sbafer, the Ameri
can candidate, was elected by a majority of
two votes, over Michael Wertz, Esq., but
this would not satisfy ibo Democracy, and
they contested the flection, and the remit j
at this second trial has becu that the Amer- ;
lean candidate, Mr. Hull, has now a ma- 1
jority of 19 ! over Mr. Wtrfz, who is be
yond a doubt, the strongest man in that
party in the Township. Over any other
man, the majority would have been 35 or
401 The most desperate exertions were
made by the Looofecos—they had every
uian—old aud young—to :Le polls, that
could be got there, aud the result, like that '
of none 40 years ago, on the anniversary of
; the same day, has been a glorious victory '■ .
I Glorious day and glorious result!
Union Township, for many years past,
> has given large Locofoco majorities, bnt
| now she places herself on ihe American side
; of the house, in opposition to the Foreign
| party. This result is gratifying also, as
| coming in the commencement of the year,
! w hen a Presidential election is to take place,
i We say to our friends from abroad, place
! Bedford County down for abouj 1000 ma
jority for the American candidates next
i fall. The following is the result on Tues
! day for
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
! Abraham H. Hull, American, 141
: Michael Wort?., Locofoco, 12*2 j
Majority, 19 j
Mr. 11 nil is one cf the best men in the
County, and entirely competent to dis
charge the duties of the office. The weath
er was extremely cold, and as will be seen,
the veto wis some forty greater than at
the last general flection.
The Union Americans deserve great cred
it for this glorious old fashioned victory.—
Let our friends always remember that "iu
union there is strength I*"'
OFFICERS—BENATE AND HOUSE.
The Legislature met ou Tuesday last.—
The Senate was organized by eieoliug llou.
j Wua. M. Piatt, Speaker; Major Thomas A.
j Maguire, Clerk, over O. W. Haitiuiersly;
Henry Pettibone, Aseittsnt Clerk.
Transcribing Ulerks--Nelson Werner,
I Jamas M. Biedin and Adolphns Yerkes.
■ Sergeant at Arms—Wio. Carey.
Win. P. Brady was made assistant Ser
geant at Arms by a unanimous vote.
Doorkeeper, Wm. Ralston.
Assistant Doorkeepers—Geo. J. Bolton
and S'atu'l Carson.
Messenger—llenry Menojd.
Assistant Messenger—Doyle P. Hazle
ton.
The House was organized by electing 11.
S. Wright, of Philadelphia county, Speak
er, with the following officers:—
Col. \\ in. Jack, of Blair county, Clerk,
Capt. Jacob Zoigler, Assistant.
Win S. Picking, of York, I. W. Moore,
of Philadelphia, Wm. B. Giliis, of Elk,
and G. W. R. Minor, of Fayette, Trans
cribing Clerks.
Jas. B. Sansom of Fulton, sag elected
Sergeant at Arms.
The Sergeant at Arms appointed Jacob
Olassracyer, of Philadelphia, and Geo. A.
Kurtz, of Allegheny, hi Assistant?.
Jacob Coleman, of Berks, Mas elected
Doorkeeper.
The Doorkeeper appointed P. J. Cook of
Philadelphia. O. Frecuian, of Westraore
'and, and V. m. M'Cabe.of York, his Asais"
i tant>.
Jnn. Leisenring, of Northumberland*
was elected Messenger, and appointed Jno
; M'Clny and D. A. Yarrington his Assis
i tants.
HOPEWELL COAL AND IRON COMPAIIV.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
"Hopewell Coal aud Iron Company,"held
at the office of Messrs. Gillell fi Goggshall,
Philadelphia, on Tuenlay, January Ist 1856
eighteen-twentieths of the whole stock be
ing represented, tho following persons were
unauiuiously elected T'irectors for the cn.su
ing year: —Henry K. Strong, John MeCan
les; Ixa'nrelJ. Christian, James W. Paul,
Alfred P. Giiletf, Eli S. Burnett, Jonathan
, Palmer, Henry 1). Moore and llenry It.
Coggshall, of Philadelphia; Wra.T. Dough
erty, of Bedford, and Simeon S. Currier, of
Harrisburg. And, at a meeting cf the Di
rectors held at the same timo and plaoe,
Henry K. Strong was unanimously elected
President, Samuel J. Christian Treasurer,
and Henry It. Goggshall Secretary.
Me are informed that it jis tho intention
of the company to erect an immense hotel
~ and irou works at Hopewell, during the
; coming spring, with such further hnptovef
J went* as may be necessary to devclopc the
j resources embodied vu that region. From
! all t'ao iutorrnatiou received from various
| toarces in regard to the iDexhausuWe sup- :
ply of mineral to be found in that section of
i our State, and from the character of ail the ,
' parties interested, fe shall soon expect to ,
j dee ''Hopewell" a town of considerable irxsp 1
pcrtanee, and eventually the Pottsvh.le '
of the Rrrad top region.
Patriot and I'riion.
for the Inquirer and Chronicle. j
MR EDITOR —Will you please allow
j as space enough in yOtr paper for a brief
i notice of the Alleghunv Mule and Fernule
Seminary. This Institution, situated in .
the town of Raiosburg, Bedford Co., Pa.,
offers rare facilities for obtaiuing a good ed
ucation, not only without detriment either
to the health or morals of the student, but
with fair promise of improvement in both.
The buildiug is large, commodious, and ad- j
uiirably adapted to the purpose for which
it was erected. The principal, the Rev
John Pollock, is a graduate of Dickinson ;
College, and, possessing, as he docs, good
uaturul endowments, in counesion with
sound scholarship, is well qualified for the ,
position he occupies; while his excellent I
lady, no less competent, gives lessons in |
music and drawiug, so that instruction car. j
be had in all the branches taught in our i
best Seminaries We were present at the J
clo#o of the last session, and the
examination and exhibition, which were j
: very gratifying to me, and highly credits- j
! bis to ail concerned.
The next session, of five months' contin
uance, will commence ou t'uo 21st iiist.;.
and, as the cost of boarding and tuition is
but a trifle more thau the actual cost of
boarding at home, we trust this young, but
promising Institution wiil receive a liberal
and penerous p&trvunge.
J. T. PHELPS
C. W. BOUSE,
J. W. CURRY.
MARIIIEDi
Iu Juniata township, on Thursday, tbfc
3d day of January Ir.st., by James Alluon
Esq., .Mr. JoUN A. Miller of Napier tp.,
and Miss La.vi.sta Keller of Somerset
County Pa.
I At the parsonage, in Rutq on the
j3d inst., by the ltev. G. W. Rouse, Mr
1 Joseph Stlckman, u*. Miss Can do*a
! Cars?, both of Bedford Co., Pa.
j —— n i i ———
D/.ED.
1 On the 25'u., Deceiuhjr last., Mary
Blanche, daughter of Joseph F. Corl of
; Colerain township, aged 1 year G months
' and 10 days.
SAMUEL RADEBAUGH,
Justice of the Pence.
\ /'XFFICE two doors South of the Mengel
j VJ House, sud next door to the office of
j Mam & Spxaf, where ho will attend to the
collection of ail claims placed in his bauds,
j livdford. Jau. It, 1856.
POR hent,
; THE LARGE BRICK HOUSE on Pitt
Street, one door Went of the Bank House.
I'osseidiou given on the Ist of April next.
G. W. ANDERSON'.
Jan. 11, IS.-<6.-tf.
Administrator-.* Notice.
IF.TTERS of Administration having bean
Jt gr.tnted to the subscriber, living in Harri
j son Township, oa tie Estate of John Kegg.
: late of Juniata Township, dcc'j; all persous
| knowing themselves indebted to slid Estate
j are hereby notified to make payment iuimedi
i atclv. and those having claims against the same
] will present their accounts property aoathoati
i catcd for Settlement.
FREDERICK TURNER.
.iltnmiatraior.
Jan. 11, H?o6-f
BKUFOKI) IMVIY, ss,
4 T an Orphans' Court, held at Bedford, in
J\. and for the County of Bedford, on the
24th day of November, A. D., 18oj, Before
the Judges of the said Court.
The petition of Joseph Griffith, A'Uninistr i
| tor of the Estate of William Griffith, late of
■ St. Clair Township, dee'd, was read and tiled,
representing. That he as Administrator of said
William Griffith, deceased, Sold the Real Es
tate of said dee'd, and settled his account as
Administrator, and distributed and paid over
i to the heirs the entire proceeds of the Estate.
1 Real uud Personal, excepting the oils third
that remains tor the use of tfto widow; That
bv the report of the Auditor on his account it
appears that he has oveipaid said heirs; That
he is now the owner f the Mansion pt tee of
said deceased, on which trie third is reserved
! for the use o! the widow, at whose death it will
J be co ning to said heirs, and that sai l heirs are
I now scattered, and some of them are unwilling
j to rotund to petitioner the amounts over paid
' to them, —and praying that a Rule may be
■ ! granted on said heirs, requiring them to appear
i at next te.m. and snow cause why he should
I not have a set-off entered on the J lidgtuent ai
-1 curing said third, for the several amounts so
! overpaid by him to raid heirs,
i Whereupon on motion of Joitv Mowcft. Esq.,
i the Court grant a Rule upon the. heirs of Wil
! tiain Griffith, dee'd, to bar and appear at an
j Orphans' Court, to be held at Bedford, in and
for the County of Bedford, ou the second
Monday, 11th day of February, next, and sii w
| cause if any they have, why a set-off shou'd
' not lie mane, and a credit entered upon said
Judgment securing the widow's third, for the
j amounts so overpaid to said heirs respectively-;
; personal notice on the heirs residing in the
j County, and publication us to the heirs resid
: ing out of the County.
fIMW| hereunto sot my hand and the
P seal ot said Court at Bedford the
! '' "iV washabaughV
Jan. 11, 1850-d Clerk.
STATEMENT of the ati'aira of he Bedford
and Atoystown Turnpike Road Company,
! from 2d day of January, 18fto, to the Ist day
! of January. IBftO.
Balance in Treasury Jan. 2,186 ft, $1,475 06
j Amount of fo'U collected during
same time, 1/J36 48 J
j , $3,470 511
Amount of Expenditures
\ during ths year, $2.501 *53
! Dividend of one half per
j cent, now payable, 73ft 00
$3,036 63
Balance in Treasury. including un.
carrent mid counterfeit money,
January 1, 1856, $ 43® 91 J
The tolls collected in 1866 tire $067 W>l less
| than they were in 18A6. Tho dividend of half
j per cant will be paid ou demand, or as usual tu
stockholders by
PETER SCirELL,
Jan. Ji.. IS'dL-c
1
ALMANAC FOR 185 G.
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JAN. 12 3 4 0
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27 28 20 30 31
FEB. , 1 2
345 G 7 $
10 11 12 13 14 15 It;
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 20 27 23 20
MARCH. 1
2345 6 7 8
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16 17 18 19 20 21 tZ
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30 31 *
APRIL. 1 2 3 4 0'
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27 28 29 &> *
MAY. 1 1 3
4 5 C 7 8 0 lo
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IS 19 20 21 22 23 24
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JUNK. 1 2 3 4 5 0 7
5 9 10 11 12 13 \/
15 16 17 18 10 20 -I
22 23 24 25 26 £7 v.
29 30
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1 JULY. 1 2 3 4 5
G 7 8 91011 12
IS 14. 15 16 17 18 10
20 21 22 23 24 25 20
27 28 29 30 31
ALU. 1 2
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24 25 20 27 28 29 3u
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' l SEPT. 1 2 3 4 5 0
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OCT. 1 2 3 4
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i NOV. 1
2545 G 7 8
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DEC. 1 2 3 4 5
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, ■ im i ... 1
Notice to Tresspassers.
| T HEREBY warn any person or persons front
X. hunting, cutting timber, or in any other ui
I ner whatever, tresspassing on my premise#, s
the law will be rigidly enforced against any
ones so offending.
EDWARD B. TROUT.
| Jan. 11. 1556.-C*
ADJOUKA ED
I SA I>E OJF 1 LOTS
AT THE
TOWN OF SAXTON,
Bedford County, Pr..
! THE S.iXton Improvement Company wi,l
sell at Public Auction, on TWENTY-SECOND
OF JANUARY, at tlie new town of
; SAXTON, a large number of excellent Build
ing Lots.
J The town is located at the junction of tlio
main stem of the Huntingdon ami Broad 1 <>p
J Mountain Rail Road leading lo Hopewell, and
tho Branch running up Shoup's Run.
| Arrangements are now b -ing made toward the
, construction of a Turnpike Road from t his
place to Martiushnrg and Wood berry, in the
' ricli agricultural valley of Morrison s Levi;
i and on said day a Turnpike Meeting will be
; held at the Junction House In said town. And
f arrangements are also making to supply lim
town with Fountain Water from a Spring hav-
I ing an elevation of from 40 to (W feet ahot'i
1 the village.
A Hotel is now completed end furnished.-
i Terms will be made known on day ol iwle.-
. Plans of the town may Ire obtaiued ou appiic.-
, tion to, or bv addressing,
JAMES SAXTON.
Preii h\i> of' the Company at HutUingiun.
J Jan. 11, 18S.
Bedford Coautv, s.
AT mi Orphans' Court, held it Bed ford, in
and for s id County, on the 23d day oi
November, Ibft-j, before tho Judges at said.
! Court—
Ou Motion of A. Ktxo. ESQ.. the Co-art grant
, a Rule on the heirs and legal representatives of
Jacob Smitb, late of Middle U'.oodberry
Towaship, deceased, to wit: Susannah Eber—
■ inle, widow of Daniel Ebersale, Mary, intrr
i married with Abraham Ehorsole, Ahrahanx
Smith, Daniel Smith. Catharhve, intewuarried
with John Carper, Elizabeth, yttermaaied with
I Jacob Carper. Barbara, hit: rmarricd with Wil
liam Sraouse. Nancy, interrnurrii d with Chris
- tophor C irper. Jacob Smith, H'amah Smith,
: Frany, iijtermarried with David Stouerooh
Margaret, intermarrt-d with Samuel Haro si I
John Smith; all residing in Bedlonl Countv
except John Carper and Catharine his wife,
: who roside In Bur-omt County, Illinois; an<t
Jacob Carper and wife, who reside in BJif
County, Peratnaylyanis; to he ami .appear at .
Orphans' to he held at Bedford, in and
■ for the County of Bedlonl, on the aesond
Monday, eleronth day of February. A. P.,
j lßjti, to accept or refuse to take the Real E
i tate of said deceased, at the valuation, which
has lumn valued and sp, raised in pursuance
1 of a writ of partition or v.dnatirtn issued out
j of enr said Court and to (he Sheriff "f asid
County directed, or show cause why the sain..*
jhould not be sold.
®I." Tustjuoxt VVnrßF.fcr. I have
hereunto set my liand and seat "I
said Court, at Bedford, the 27th
dav of November, A. P., 18NJ.
D. WASHAB.U'GH,
Olirk.
! JatT. 4, lsft6-.t
Stray Bleei-.
Ct.VME to.the plantation of the aubscr.Oer,
' living in Union To Tiiship. Bodfowt County,
souietiaic in June last, a llta Stkkk. suppose'
! V> be aloout t.vo yc.irs old, with >a notch out of
! the lower part of the left car. The owner '■
i requested to come forward, prove property.
| pav charges, and take him away.
I Dec. 14, -ftft. DAN IE! STiM- -> A •