BEDFORD ,Pa. I'l Maj Morning July lO I8't (| f. —4? i^' r '^ r ~ "Fearlessand Free." 3)AVID dVKII, EDITOR ANl> PROPRIETOR ♦The Union of lakes— the Union of la mis, 'J' Union of States none eaii sever; Tlie Union of hearts, and the Union of ha tuft, And the ft ig of our Union forever!" IMO\ mfplfKET. FOR GOVERNOR : DAVID WILMOT. of Bradford County CANAL COMMISSIONER: WILLIAM MILLWAUD, of Philadelphia. SUPREME BUNCH: JAMES VEECH, of Fayette Conn ty. JOSEPH J. LEWIS, of Chester Ccteul} - Comity Convention. The America a Republican Conr.Dty Con* vent ion met at the Court House in Bedford, .n Tbirr*diy, toe 2J day of July, iustant, for the puiposc of nominating a ticket for 'Vottity officers, to be supported by tbe American Republican Party at the coming October election. The following delegates appeared and took their seats, viz .* Bedford Borough—P. 1' Shires, S: L. iiussell. Bedford Township—Anthony Ziiuuiers, Vttinl Philips. Broadtop—Thomas M. Smith, Lemuel is vans. . Colerain—Wui. Dibert, Alex. Compber- Jlarrieou —John Mc\ icker, W ni. Sho man. J tin fa fa—L. llitfner, L. A. Turner Liberty— D. S. Bergstresser, Tobias Sny der. Monroe—Janies Carncll. C. S. Cooper. Napier—G. S. Mullin, G. W. Williams. Providence K.—G. W . Householder, S. R. Whitfield. Providence W.—J. A. Gump, Thomas Uitohcy. Scbellsburg Borough—J. K. Colvin, \\ . A. B. Clark. St. Clair Townsliip—Tho's Jones, A. Blackburn. Union—A. S. lHddlc, J. D. Eckhart. Wood berry M.—G. W, BaradoWar, 1). N\ • Tetwiler. Woodbcrry S.— D. F. l>uck,L. Zimmer man. No delegates were present from the Townships of Cumberland Valley, Ilopewell. l/omlonderry and Southampton On motion, Major L F.vans wis appoint ed President, and S. L. Russell, Secretary, G. W; Williams and G. R. Barndollur. were chosen tellers. T he following ticket was then agreed up on, viz: For member of the Legislature—Sam'l J. Oastner, M. Woodbcrry Tp. l'rothouotaiy, &c.—John Alsip, Bedford Borough. Sheriff—James S. Beckwith, Colerain Township. Treasurer—Geo. R. Oster, Bedford Bor ough. Commissioner —David Sparks, W. Prov idence Township. Director of the Poor—Thomas luder, Bedford Township. Auditor—Geo. W. Stuckey, Napier Tp. On motion, G. Shannon Jlullin, J, K-. Colvin, Geo. W. Householder., D. F. Buck and D. S. Bergstresser, were appointed a Committee to report resolutions expressive of the sense of the Convention. Daniel Washabaugh, Francis Jordan and A. B Buna, were appointed conferees, to meet a like number of conferees, from acli of the counties of Somersot and Hun tingdon, to nominate a candidate for the of fice of State Senator. The Committee on resolutiona reported the following, viz: Received, That the administration of Governor Pollock deserves, and has our warm approval. Honest, capable,and fear less in the discharge of all his duties, he has won the confidence of the people. * Resolved, That it* gives ns pleasure to have thi* oppoitunity to te-iterate our ap probation of the conduct of Francis Jordan, Esq., during tj>e period that he represented us to ths Senate of Pennsylvania, and wo say to him uow at the close of his Senato rial tdrni, "Well dote good aud faithful ser vant." Resolved, That we concur in the nomina tion, made by the Somerset County Conven tion on the 22d ult., of Ilcurj C. Stewart, of Somerset County, for member of the Leg islature. R> solved, TT.at the ticket which wc have this day unanimously nominated, i in ev ery re-peet a good ticket , and we present it. to eur fellow cithwus, confident that it will receive the support of all who desire to have honest, capable, and attentive officers. # Rt.sdved, That the sale of the Main o.ine of our public improvements was de manded by every consideration ; and we re joice that the last legislature passed an act providing for its s&Je, aud that under that act • sale has been effected, thus ridding the State of, a moral,political and pecuniary cors*. Said resolutions being under considera tion, S. L. Russell lLoved to add thereto the following, viz: Resolved , That we cordially ratify and approve the nominations of David Wilmot tor Governor, Wm. Millward for Canal \sel!, upon his giving Lor (omniissiODor, and ju the , . sephJ. Lewm for fcup?K„ conditioned by the Union %e Jaw^c s.mbled.t &msrgon tbeX of frulll lb last, and will give fuem our warm . . R(solved, That tbe platform ipofVv' w t'n|t Coiivenrien contains the tjue prin6i pffs upon which our National and ' State governments should be administered, and if carried out as they ought to be, would re sult in givifig quiet and prosperity to the country. 4 Which motion was carried and the report of the Committee as amended was then adopted. The President appointed the following County Committee for the ensuing year, viz: D. V\ as))abough, F. Jordan, George D. Shuck, S. L. Russell. Peter H. Shires. On motion the Convention adjourned sine die. LEMUEL EVAN6, S. L. RTSSFLL, Secy. Prest. The 4th or July. Since our last issue the glorious Eighty first Annivetsary of our American Indepen dence, with all its pleasures and interesting recollections, has passed away! The day was generally observed by our citizens and celebrated with appropriate ceremonies'— Tbe weather was favorable—and the people of the couutry not being occupied with their harvests—came 'o town in large num bers. Two military companies, the Redford Riflemen, under thr command of Capt. A J. Sansoui, and the Bloody Run Blues, uu der tbe command of Capt. William States, were on parade. After marching for some time through town, proceeded by the soul stirring drum and fife, playing some of our national wirs, these companies, accompanied by a large, number of citizeus, repaired in procession, te Mr Defibaugh's grove, West of town. Upon their arrival there, the assembly was called to order by 0. K. Shannon, E-q , and organized by tbe selection of the fol lowing officers— President—Capt. Wm. States: Vice Pre sidents—Lieuts. J. A. Gump and A. J. Morgert; and Secretaries—Capt. A. J Sanson) aud Lieut. T. 11. Lyons. A brief address was made by Brigade Inspector, Maj. Lemuel Evans, upon tbe importance of cultivating and cherishing a military spirit among lis, and of raising, (as many seemed to desire,) a company of Cav alry. At the close of hi? address, the Declaration of Independence was read iu a clear and distinct manner, by Mr. William Job. JOHN 11. FILLER, Esq., the Orator of the Day, was then introduced. All present expected and were not disappointed in bear ing a good Address. It occupied about three quarters of an hour in its delivery and was listened to throughout with pro found attention. The speaker was peculia rj happy in his selectiou of historical in stances, and by a departure from tbe beaten track pursued generally by fourth of July orators, the presentation of familiar truths iu new light, gave to his discourse a fresh ness ami oiiginahty such as speeches of the kind very seldom possess. In a word there was but one opinion in regard to the address—and that is that the composition was beautiful aud tbe delivery good : At the conclusion of Mr. Filler 1 * address the attention of the audience was directed to the stand by O. E. Shannon, Esq., who rose to give them notice that though they had already listened to "/mo very good speeches," he was going now to make a bet ter speech than any they had heard! 'I lie exordium of the new orator sounded somewhat egotistical-, hut curiositv prompt ed general attention, and at the top of his voice he proceeded as follows: '• Ladies and Gentlemen , DINNER'S READY!" This nn nounccmor.t was greeted with loud lanehter and applause, and citizens and soldiers, la dies and gent leuieh, repaired, in fine spirits, to the table,where an elegant collation had been served by Mis. Mary Cook of the Washington Hotel. Everything was there in abundance—the vegetables, &c , were brought on from Baltimore, and the whole affair gotten up at much expense and trouble. Dinner over, the procession again formed and marched back to town; and from there the military companies marched fo the Springs, where they were inspected by the Brigade Inspector. By invitation of Col. G rssler, they proceeded to the Hotel, where they partook of a bountiful supply of re fresh meDts. Iu the evening they returned, and after parading in town for some tiuie, were for mally dismissed. flic day—or night rather—closed with a (bail at tbe Washington Hotel, which was participated iu by a large Dumber of ladies and gentlemen, who delight "lo go it ou the light fantastic!" We understand that on Saturday evening last, 4th of July, when the town was full of people, and after the Locofocos had rung the bell, and tried to drum up a big crowd at the Court House to attend their Club meeting, they could only raise sixteen , all told, men and bovs! The enthusiasm has all oozed out at their finger end*. We never knew of the opposition party in this county bsing so thoroughlv uuited as they are now. We know of at least fifty who left us last fall, and the year before, who are ow back, and Will fight manfully for our whole ticket, and from what we hear we have 110 doubt will be many more. W c know of quite a number in fhi* imme diate neighborhood. Our project? are flattering. d with' nEMOVxL' um of rjnnE subscriber has rotuov^ or Lis _L HAST ANI> BIKKKY AND SE ESTVMASIUIKST, to tlie Kiievhurob, irty to JUlum Street vrbo.^ e|bau g|' s , . I to see all his old fncm nation* i He-keeps constat rms ot | and the at tendance large. The order of exercises was as follows: Hyum—by the School. Prayer—Rev. J. A. Kuuklemait. 1 Hyum—Misses Luther, Nicodetuus and Stiffler. Speech—lleuben Sender. Addiess—Miss Jennie Ravlor. Song—Misses Mary Leary and Deti Laugh. Dialogue (Mr. Lovcgood and Servant.) — Henry Grimes and Reuben Sender. Mountain Girl—Miss Mary Leary. Spoccli—Otho Knox. Speech—Daniel Radebaugh. Dialogue—Masters Sbafer, Arnold and Mir.nicb. Speech—llcrry Grimes. Speech—Ferry Waskabaugh. Hymn—Mary Leary and S. Defibaugb. Dialogue (Dr. Gregory and his Patient) John Miunick and W. C. Shafer. Anniversary Address—Rev. J. A. Kun kleiuar. of Soli e lbs bo rg. iiyuin—by the Sunday School. Tlie exercises were all very creditable and the result, we were informed, of but very brief preparation. The address by Mr. Kunklemau was a production of more than ordinary merit. The thoughts of the i-peaker were conveyed iu chaste and beau tiful language throughout the discourse, and it abouuded iu passages of remarkable force and eloquence. It was well delivered and favorably received by all whoweie present. Mr. K. is still but a young man iu protes -ioual life—yet his masterly powers of eio juti-in and diligent application is securing ['or him a reputation as an orator which will in his pastoral relations, endear iiiiu to his people, and give him au extended iuflueuee aver the hearts and minds of any community svhere it may he his pleasure to reside. After the Address, the Urge company present were invited to partake of u sump tious and elegant repast which had been provided for the occasion. To say that this intertainment was weli gotten up would convey but an imperfect idea of the great variety of delacacies and substantiate that were there iu profusion, such as the most luxurious imagination could suggest or the choicest epicuriau taste desire. It was re marked by every one, "f 'ie table looks welt uud tbat all did ample justice it is needless to say. Much praise, we do say, however, was dne to the ladies of the Lutheran Church, and the friends of the School, ge nerally, for this preparation which must have been attended with no little trouble and expense. After the Dinner, a variety of Flags and Manners, bearing appropriate inscriptions, were presented to the School by the young men of the church. Everything passed off pleasantly; the music, partly of a martial character, was good, auJ at the close of the exercises a variety of beautiful songs, &c., were sung, with a uielodean, accompanied bv some of the young ladies jreseut. In a word—it was a nice celebration, and many who were there will long remember agieeably this day in the woods. Lofofoco Love lor Calholies. All know of the great love Loebfocos pre tend to hear for the Catholic Church and its members, yet, we presume, all alike know that when a member, or one who is suspec ted of being favorable to that ''hurch, is a candidate for office or nomination for office, lie is defeated on account of his religion alone. This was the case several years ago, when James Campbell was their eandidate for Supreme Judge. He was defeated, by about eight or nine thousand, whilst the other candidates on the same ticket who were not Catholics, were elected by about eight or nine thousand majority! It is also well known tbat William A. Stokes, one of die most talented men in Pennsylvania, was x candidate for the nomination for Supreme Judge, at the late Locofoeo State Conven* tion, but lie was a Catholic, and true to it 9 practices, but not to its professions, he was defeated. He would have been an orna ment to the Supreme Bench. All in this County know that for a number of years, jne ot the best men in this place, was a cau didaic for the nomination for Treasurer, but he was a Catholic, and men would be nom inated over his head, who had not been spoken of lor that office before the Conven tions uiet. Tliis was years before the American party arose, and the only reason why he was always defeated, was because of his religion! It is also known that there was a gentleman named for the nomination for Sheriff, before the Locofoeo County Convention, sonic days ago, a man of influ ence and standing, and one of the strongest meu in bis party. He was urged by scores to permit bis name to be used, it was fouud out tbat, though not actually a member of that church, he was favorable to it, and his children attended the Catholic Sunday School! This was enough, and he was de serted by many of those, (several of whom were Delegates,) who were most influential in bringing him out for that nomination. This is invariably the way they act in this State and County,and proves that although they stigmatize Americans as bigots, they arc the greatest bigots in the laud them selves. RECENT copious and refreshing rains in all parts of Texas have put the planters in high spirit,an I raised hopes of exellent crops of corn and cotton. BE D F OiN QUIREII AND CHRONICLE SBoßKf> OUT AT LAST. After denying from the start thai PACK ER was a prohibitory liquol law man, the Gazette of last week comes out, and ac knowledges the truth of all wc have boeß endeavoring to prove for weeks past. The votes on the Senate Journals are pro duced, and it is not even denied that the three sections of the law, for which Packer voted, as given by us, are correct. It is admitted that ho voted for ail the sections of the till on which the yeas and nays were called; and that he voted for the entire bill on its final passage, when it was carried by a vote of 17 to !•>. It is admitted that Le moved and voted to amend the fifteenth section, by striking out that part of it which submitted the law to a voto of the people before its adoption, nnd that on his motion said section was strickcu out, and mother one inserted in its place, entirely different in substance, and which made the law go into effect forthwith after its passage, without any popular rote, and only provided that a vote if in favor of a repeal of the law •hould be considered as a rccommcudation to the next legislature. Last year tbe Ga- Eette was loud and long in its abuse of j 15artbolmucw Laportc, Esq., our coudidate j r or Surveyor General, because of his views md votes in favor of Prohibitory Liquor Laws. Wc never could see clearly that this was very important iu a candidate for Surveyor General, an office in no wise con nected with the making of the laws, liut in a candidate for Governor the case is dif fercnt, for he, if elected, has to approve or disapprove all acts of the Legislature. It is iu view of this fact no doubt, (among others to which we refer elsewhere,) that the Gazette seems for once conscience smitten, and rather than support a prohibi tory liquor law candidate for Governor, lie chooses to sell out his establishment, and leave this ''heavy wotk'' for souie successor untraiueled on this troublesome isssue. We must say we admire this sort of consistency and grit; and are most agreeably surprised to fiud tbis manifestation of them in the editor of the Gazette. BEDFORD GAZETTE FOR SALE! We notice by the last Gazette, that that establishment,' Press, Type, good will, &c., &c.," is offered for sale. This announce ment comes at a bad time for the Looofoeo party in this Couuty. It is wel! known that the ticket which was lately placed in nomi nation by in tbis plaoo, is the weakest and most objectionable that they have had the people for many years, and it is also we!, known that it was not the one that Bowman, Cessna & Co., were in favor of. The present ticket fulls heavily upon the party, and even they themselves admit its defeat; The Gazette knows all this, and well knows that every man on its ticket will be defeated by a handsome ma jority. The Looofoco party triumphed, on account of division in ou"- ramks, last fall, iu thi- County, and the editor of the Ga zette knows thtt ha cannot dispose of bis establishment with the same cclat for many years to come. This is the reason, and only one, why the editor of that paper, wishes to dipoc of that office b fore the' election. The defeat of th"ir ticket in this County, at the next election, is a certain event, and tlic offer of" the G izcttc for sale, only con firms the public in tli opinion that. Bowman himself knows it. Lilian Convention. This bouy met in this place on Thursday ef last week, aud }ut in nomination a ' joun'y ticket, which is admitted on all I bands to he one of the best and most uu- J exceptionable, that we have had for many ! years. The ticket will be found in an- j )ther column. The Convention was com- > posed of many of our best and most iutiucn- ! itl men, in the different townships. In- j iced, it was a general remark, that there i lever was a body of men from this j net for any purpose whatever, composed of more integrity, intelligence and influence. They were all animated by the same feelings, to place before their friends, throughout the County, a strong ticket, and one ngaiust whose individual members, nothing could be urged. The delegates all were iu the best spirits and spoke confidently of our ability to elect the whole ticket. The most encouraging accounts were given from their different localities, of gains for our party over last fall's rote, aud particularly of ma ny who voted against ns then, who are now back in their old party. Even though there should hive been the lust objection by any one ir. our ranks to any individual on our ticket, that objection should be removed after its receiving the sanction of i-uch a body of men as composed that Convention. We will speak more fully hereafter of the different candidates on our ticket. There are occasions when even tbe heal thiest people need medicine, the changes of diet, of the weathtr, nod hundreds of other causes, produce a laxity in the system that needs correcting, ot in other words, the liv er becomes slightly deranged, and needs a stimulator. If all who find themselves in tbis situation will try Dr. SanTord's Invigo rator. they may be sure of relief, as we can testify to its rfficdey in curing Headache, Indigestion, Sorir Stomach, aud other ills so common in a family. It acts, as a med icine, casi 'r and better than any dose of pills we ever swallow, and is so mild that tbe smallest infant can take it . —For sale bv Pr.Hurry-—July 3 —b. ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS LOST TO THE PEOPLE BY THE INTERFER ENCE OF THE CANAL BOARD. The bill passed ;*t the lust session of the Legislature providing for the sale of the j Main Line, contain,s the following provision, i viz: And provided further , That if the Pen#- ! sylvauiit Raiiroad Compauy shall heroine j the purchasers of said Main Line at said ! public sale, or by assignment as aforesaid they shall pay in addition to the purchase i money ut which it may be struck down, and which shall not be less than seven and a half millions of dollars, THE StIM OF ONE AND A HALF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, the whole amount of sale to j be paid in the bonds of the company, hear ing interest at the rate of five per centum j per annum, payable semi-annually on the thirty first days of January and July of each ; year, and which bouds without further re- ; cord shall remain a hen upon the said Main Line, one hundred thousand dollars of which ! said bouds to fall due on the thirty-first day j of July, one thousand eight huudred and, fifty-eight, and one hundred thousand dol- I lara thereof annually thereafter, until the j thirty-first day ol July, one thousand eight i huudred and ninety, when oue million ot the residue shall fall due, and one million annually thereafter, until the whole is paid. From the above it will be seen that if the Canal Board had uot applied to the Supreme j Court for au injunction to prevent the Penn- j sylvania Railroad Company from buying j the works, it would have paid the sum of ( ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED j THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE FOR THE SAME than it will pay under the de cision of the Supreme Court. It pays now but ?7.500,000, whilst it would have paid I otherwise NINE MILLIONS. This is the re sult of the application for an injunction— j $1,500,000 are actually iost to the State through the interference of a corrupt Canal Board, who have been robbing the people of tllpir bread. They will tell the people now that they have saved the tonnage tax to them by their in fluence. This is all a sliaut, but in aecor" j dance with the privately expressed opinion i of Cb'ef Justice LEWIS, the Kail Road company is NOW ACTUALLY RELIEVER FROM THE TONNAGE TAX, without paying a far. j thing for it. This shows the true love of j the corrupt Ouual Beard for the people which they sworn to protect, but who does uot know, and believe, that if the Pennsylvania | Railroad wanted to get rid of the tonnage tax,the very first Locofoeo legislature would repeal it for them 1 Such has been the case j heretofore, ar.d it is very likely will be ajrsin. The tonnage tax would have been ; i removed two years ago, if the talented and wide awake member from A'enango, S. P. i M"CAT, MONT, ESQ, A good and true Anierican Republican, had not resisted its passage so j ardently. The Locofcco House passed al most every thing to favor the Railroad lust j winter, and friends of the interest of the State had to look to the Senate for protection. , The House passed a most iniquitous bill, giving the Pennsylvania Il.iiload large priv ileges, hut a Republican Senate so amended it that i* was even satisfactory to our ultra j neighbor of the Put riot and I'nion. \\ e should have been glad to have seen j the works go into other hands than the Penn- ' sylvania Ratlfoal Company, knowing that thev have some very unpopular and diso- I bliging men employed as subordinates at ; some of the stations cast and west of this. [ Whilst wc have the best of men here, other j places have not been so fortunate, and they have done more injury to the Railroad Com j iiy than the Directors are aware of. However,these things will no doubt be retu ; cdled in time, and the Company will find it l to their advantage to promote the interest j of the public generally as well as their | own.— Harrisburg Telegraph. HEAVY DEFALCATION. —A very heavy J defalcation, amounting to over $900,000, I has recently happened in Ohio. It seems I that John G. Brcslin, the late State Trea- I surer, (democrat,) is tHe defaulter, and W. 11. Gibson, liis succesor, now Treasurer, lias concealed the matter so that the Gov ernor has experienced the greatest difficulty in obtaining a knowledge of the true state of affairs. Breslin and Gibson are brothers in. law, and Gibson wanted to give Brcslin a chance to clear up his defalcation, hence the blame which some are inclined to attach to Gibson. EF~\Vc advise those of our friends iu a state of single blessedness, who would win the idol of their hearts, and enjoy that do mestic felic'ty know only those in married life, to restore the hair on their tald pates, change the grey locks to their original col or, make thent glossy as silk, by using Pro fessor Wood's Hair Restorative. It is now the standard remedy for all diseases of hair and skin, j Ohio Statesman. —For Sale by Dr. Hurry.— July 3-b. DEATH OF HON. WM. D. MARCY. —Hon. Win. L. Marcy departed this life on the 4th ot July, inst., at Ballstoa SjSfc, Mass. He complained of being unwell during the morning, but went to his room about 12; ou calling him about 1 o'clock, they found him dead. Ho was 71 years of age. HERMAN'S TINWARE can't be beat,— His shop is a few doors West of the old Globe Hotel. He is an old and good me chanic, and makes all his work himself, and sells cheaper than anybody elsa. All wbo want tinware will save money by calling on him. He follows no other busiuess and pays all his atteution to making and selling good, substantial, and cheap work. May 22, 1*57. " lVoODL\lr> CBEAM"— jI Pomade forbeanti fyingjhe Hair. —Highly perfnm'-d^JVuperiox to any French article imported, ami for half the price. For dressing Ladies' Hair it lias no equal, giving. .It a bright flossy appearance-—- It causes Gtmtleifteit'x llalrto curl in the most natural Marnier. Jt removes daffrutT. always . giving the jflßr the appearance of being fresh Shampooed. Price only titty oeiils, None genuine unless signed FETRIDGK b- CO., Proprietors of the " fialm of a Thousand Flowers." For sale by all Druggists. LiTcowz. The camp meeting of Bedford circuit of the M. K. Uhnrcli will be held on Solomon i Spark's ground, about throe miles from ' Bloody Bun, commencing August the-Ist, The Brethern of Bedford station are cor dially invited to tent with us. JAMES A. COLKMAN, \VM. 11. STEVEN'S, J'usti/rs. ! June 2f>, 1857* UNION CLUB, No. I. i Will meet in the Court House, on Satnr i day evening, July 11. Speeches may be ex ! pec ted. It is desirable that there should ! be a good turn-out. i IS. RADEBAUCH, Preft. July 3, 1857. MARRIED. On the stb inst., at the Lutheran Par sonage, Ly the Rev. F. Benedict, Mr. W ES LEY AKKRR, and Miss KEBECOA AMOS. RESOLUfIOPf Proposing Amendments to the Con stitution of the Commonwealth. Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen tative vof the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Jtsscrnhly met: That the lellowing amendments are proposed to the constitution of the common wealth, in accordance with the provisions of the tenth article thereof. FIRST AMENDMENT. Th-re shall lie an additional article to sai i t constitution to be designated as article eleven, I as follows: — ARTIC -E XI. OF PUBLIC DEBTS. I SECTION 1. TbeState may contract debts, to ; supply casual deficits or failures in revenues, or ; To,meet expenses not otherwise provided tor: Imt t'ne aggregate amount of such deb's direct • and contingent, whether contracted by virtue I of one or more acts of the general assembly, or iat different periods of time, shall never exceed seven hundred and flfcy thousand dollars, and the money arising from the creation of such ; debts, shall be applied to tiie purpose fur which i it was obtained, or o repay tbe debts so con tracted, and to no other purpose whatever. SECTIONti. In addition to the above limited i power, the State in ay contract debts to repel : invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the i Stale in war, or to redeem the present out ! standing indebtedness of the State; but the 1 money arising irom the contracting of snch debts, shall be applied to the purpose for which it was raised, or to repay such debts, and to no J other purpose whatever. SECTION 55. Except the debts alaive specified in sections one and two of this article, no debt whatever shall be created by, or on behalf of ' the State. ; SECTION 4. To provide for the payment of tbe ! present debt, and any additional debt contracted ; .is aforesaid, the Legislature shall, at its tiist j session, after the adoption of this amendment, ; create a sinking fund, which shall be sufficient ! to pay the accruing interest on such debt, and annually to reduce the principal thereof by a ' sum not less than two hundred and fifty thous : and dollars; which sinking fund shall consist <>f ] the net annual income of the public works, from j lime to time owned by tbe State, or the pro : ceeds of the sale of the same, or auv part tbere -1 of and of the income or proceeds of sale of ; stocks owned by the State, together with other ■ funds, or resources, that may be designated by i law. The said sinking find may beincreased, i from time to Umc. by aasigniug it to any part of : tiietixes, or olnei revenues of the Si ite, not ! required tor the ordinary and current expenses jot gcveruiucnt, and uuie-ss in case of war, inva j sion or insurrection, no part of the said sinking j luiul shall be used or applied otherwise than in I eMinguisumeni ol the public dent, until the ! amount of such debt is reduced below the sum j ol five millions ot dollars. i feECnoN 5. The credit of tbe commonwealth shall not iu any manner, or event, be pledged, or loaned to, any individual, company, corp..ra tion oi association) nor shall the common wealth hereafter become a joint own r, or stock holdir, iu any company, association orcorpora ; ti'Jti. SEC. 6, The commonwealth shall not assume the debt, or any j>art thereof, of any county, city, borough, or township or of any corporation or association; unless such debt siia'l have been contracted to enable the State to repel invasion, suppress domestic insurrection, defend itself in time ot war, or to assist the State in tin-dis charge of any portion of its present indebted ness. SEC. T. The Legislature shall not authorize any couuty, city, borough, township, or incor porated district, by virtue of a vote of its citi zens or otherwise, to become a stockholder in any company, association or corporation; or to obtain money for, or loan its credit to, any cor poration . association, institution or party'. SECOND AMENDMENT. There shall be all additional mticlo to said constitution, to be designated as article All, as billows : ARTICLE XII. OF NEW COUNTIES. No county shall be divided by a Hue cutting oil' over one-tenth of its population, (either to form a new county, or otherwise.) without the express assent of such county, by a vote of the electors thereof, nor shall any new county be es tablished, containing le s than four hundred square miles. THIRD AMENDMENT. From section two of the first article of the con stitution, strike out the words, "of the city of Philadelphia and eac'i county respectively," from section five, same article, strike out the words, ''of Philadelphia and of the several counties;" and from section seven, in same article, strike out the words, >• neither the city of Phila delphia nor any;" and insert in lieu thereof, the words, "and no;" aud strike out section tour, saire article, and in lieu thereof, insert the fol lowing: SEC. 4. In the year one thousand eight hun dred and sixty-four, and every seventh year thererl'ter, representatives to the number of one hundred, shall he apportioned and distributed equal'y throughout tile State, by districts, in proportion to tne taxable inhabitants thereof; except that any county containing at least three thousand five hundred taxable®, may be allowed a separate representation; but no moru than three counties shail be joined, and no county shall be divided in the formation of a district. Any city having a sufficient number of tax states to cutiUeittu at least two representatives, shall have a separate representation assigned it, aud shall lie divided iutoconvenient districts of con tiguous territory, of equal taxable population as near as may be, each of which districts shall elect one representative." At tlie end ct section seven, same article, in sert these words, "the city of Philadelphia shall be divided into single senatorial districts,of con tiguous territory, as nearly equal in taxable pop ulation as possible; hut no ward shall bu divided in the formation thereof." The Legislature, at iu first session, after the adoption ot this amendment, shall divide the city of Philadelphia iuto senatorial and repre sentative districts, in the manner above provi ded; such districts to remain unchanged until the apportionment in the year one thousar.i eight hundred and sixty four. FOURTH AMENDMENT. Th're shall be an additional section to the drat article of tine said constitution, which shall l>e numbered and read as follows: "SEC. 2D. The I.ugtsi.iture shall hare tho power to a Iter,evoke, or annul any charter of incorporation, hereafter conferred, by, or under, any rpecial, or general law, whenever iu their opinion it may be injurious to the citizens of the commonwealth; in such manner, howev er, that no injustice shall be done to the corpo rator." Is SENATE, March 27,1857, Rtsolred, That this resolution pass. On the first amendment, yeas 24, nays 7: on the second I amendment, yeas 23, nays 3; on the third amend n*rt,)'eas24, nays 4; on the fourth amendment ■ yeas 2f, usys 4. [Extract Irom the Journal.] GKO. IV. HAMKRSLY, Clerk. la THE lIOUSK OF KKPRESFSTATI I'F.S., Jpril 2'J, 1857. i Retailed, That this resolutive pass. On the first anicudment, yeas 78, nsya 12; on the sec ' mel amendment, yeas 57, nays 34; on the third : amendment, yeas 72, nays 22, on tho fourth I amendment,yeas 83, nays 7. [K.tract irom tliejunnt.il.] JACOB ZBIGLKH. Clerk. ; filed in Secretary's otlice, May 2, 1837. A. (J. COKTIN, Secretary of trie Commonwealth. SFCRETAKY'S OFFICE, Harrisburg, June 2, 1857.- ; Pimnayltariu -• 1 do certify tli.it tlie above and foregoing is true and Co: reel copy of the original "Kesolu j tion proposing amendments to the constitution | of the commonwealth," with the vote in each I branch of the Legislature ujion the final pas sage thereof, as appears from the original# oa | tile in this office. In testimony whereof I have hereun- I L L - ®*i to set my hand and caused to lie afhx- I ed the seal of the Secretary's Office, the day ami year above written. A. G. CURTIX, Secretary of the Commonwealth. IN THE SENATE, March 27, 1857. The resolution proposing amendments to the ! constitution of the commonwealth being under ! consideration, mi the question, Will the Senate agree to the first amend [ melit? Ihe yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of ttie constitution, and were as follows, VIZ! Yeas—Messrs. Brewer, Brown, Coffey, Ely, Evans, Fetter Flennikeu, Frazor, Ingram, Jor dan, Killinger, Knox Laubaeh, Lewis. Myer, Scofieid, Seilers, Shuman, Steele, Strauh, Welsh, Wrig.it and Taggtat, Speaker— 24. Js'ays—Messrs. Crabu, Cresswell, Finney, Gregg, Harris, Penrose and Souther—o. So the question was determined in the atli - mative. On the question, Will the Senate agree to the second amend ment.' , The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the pro visions of the constitution, and were a# follows, viz: Y.as—Messrs. Brewer, Browne. Cresswell, Ely Evans, Fetter, Finney, Flennikeu, Ingram, Jordan, kuox, l.auhack, Lewis, -Myer, Sellers. Shunjan, Souther, Steele, Strauh, Welsh, Wil kin*, Wright and Taggart, Speaker— 23. Ma; s—Messrs. Co key, Cra'h, Frazer, Gregg, Harris, Killinger, Penrose and Scofieid 8. So the question was determine! in the affir mative. On the question, Will the Senate agree to the third amend ment? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of tiie constitution, ami were as follows, viz: Yens—Messrs. Br wer. Browne, Crabli, Cress well, Ely. Evans, Fluuuiken, Frazer, Ingram, Jordan, Killinger, Knox, Laubach, Lewis, My er, Scofieid, Seilers, Shuinan. Souther. Stee'e, Strauh, Welsh, Wilkins and Wright—24. Mays— Messrs. Colfcy, Gregg, Harris and Penrose —I. So the question was determined iu the affir mative On the question, Will the Senate agree to the foul til amend ment? The yeas and nays were taken, agreeably to the provisions of the constitution, and were as follows, viz: Yeas—Messrs. Brewer,Browne, Coffey, Crom well, Ely, Evans, Flennikeu, Fmzer, Ingram, Killinger, Knox, Laubacli, Lewis, Myer, Sc iield. Sellers.Shtinian, Souther, Steele, Strauh, Welsh, Wilkms ami Wright.—23. Mays—Messrs. Crabb, Fmney, Jordan and Penrose—4. So the question was determined in the affir mative. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Jfpril 29, 1857. The resolution proposing amendments to tho constitution of the commonwealth being under consideration, On the question, Will the House agree to the first amendment? The yeas and nays were t iken. agree ibty to tho provisions of the constitution, aud were as follows, viz; Yeas—Messrs. Anderson, Arthur, Btck house, BaV, Beck. Bishop, Bower, Brown, Cal houn, Campbell. Chase, Cleaver, Crawford, Dickey, Ent, Eyster, Fsusold, Foster, Gibbo tiey.Gildes, Hamel, Harper, Heins. 11 cist and, 11:11, Hillegas. llotimuu, (Berks) ltnbrie, Innes. Jacobs, Johns, Jenkins, Johnston. Kauffman, Kerr, Knight, Leisenring, Longaker. Lovett, Manear, Mangle, M'Calutont. M'itvain, Moor, head, Musaleiuan, Mum ma, Nichols, Nicho'ion, Nuuuemscher, Pearson, Peter#, Petri ken, Pow nill, Puieoll,Kamsey, (Pfiiladelpliia) Ramsey (York) Reed, Reamer, Roberts, Rupp, Shaw, Sloan, Smith, (Cambria) Smith, (Centre) Ste venson, Tolau, Vail, Vaitvoohris, Vickers, | Voegldey, Walter, Westbrook, Wharton, Wil listoii, Witherow. Wright, Zimmerman, uud Getz— Speaker —7B. Nays--Messrs. Backus, Benson, Dock,Hine, Hamilton, Hancock. Hoffman, (Lebanou)Le !K>, St rut hers, Thorn, Warner, W intrude—l 2. So the question was determined in the affir mative. On the question, Will the House agree to the second amend ment? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to tho provisions of the constitution, an I were as fol lows, viz: Yeas—Messrs. Anderson, Bickhouse, Bower, Bectc, Bull, Calhoun, Campbell, Carty, Ent, hunsold, Foster, Gildea, Hamel, Harper, Heins Heist and, Hillegas Housekeeper, Hoffman, (Berks) Imbrie, Innes, Jenkins, Johnston, Johns, Kituiin in, Knight, Leisenring, Longaker, Lovett, Mauear, MTlvaiu, Moorhead, Mussel man, Maugte, Nichols, Nicholson, Nuiieiuichcr, Pteis, Pearson, Petriken, Pownall, Purcell, Ramsey, (Philadelphia) Ramsey, (York) Rea mer, Ktfpp, Roberts. Shaw, Sloan. Tolan, Vail, | Voegldey, Walter, Wvst brook Wharton, Zim [ merman, and Geta, Speaker —s7. Nays—Messrs. Arthur, Augustine, Backus, Bjnsou, Bishop, Brown, Chase, Cleaver, Craw ford, Eyster, Gibboney, Hamilton, Hancock, Hill, lline, Hoffman, [Lebanon.) Jacobs, Kerr, Lebo, M'Calmont, Mumma, Reed, Smith, (Con tre) Smith, (Cambria) Stevenson. StVnthers, Thorn, • Vnnvoorhis, Vickers, Wagouseller, Waruer, Wiutrode and Wright—34. So the question was ditennincd in the affir mative; On ifie question. Will the House agree to the third amendment? I'he yeas and nays were taken agree tbfr to the provisions of the constitution, and were af follows, viz: Yeas—Messrs. And%fson, Backhouse, Beck, Ball, Benson, Bower, Brown, Cal houn, Cleaver, Campbell, Chase, Crawford, Diokey, Eyster, Ent, Fat*old, Foster,Gib boney, liainol, Heins, Harper, HeiSUtul, Hill, Hillegas, Housekeeper, Huffman, (Ijebanon,) Hoffman,(Berks,) Innes, liubrio Jacobs, Johns, Johnston, Kauffinui, Kerr, Lebo, Longaker, Lovett, Manear, Mangle, MH'alinont, Moorbead, Minima, Musselmrn,
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