New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-25
THE RI B U N E.
Appointment
Radicals and Porter men. Protecion
ascendnnt..-z Internal Inn Provcment-
state bt--.Gonati,ulsonai Limit
E.icences. SIC. &c.

Ka&icnsh and s'Orief men EfOtSCiioh
ascendnn,. internal improvement
state Debt. constitutional Almit
E.icences. NC. &c.
Cores popdence of The Tribune
HAysIseuRc Saturday, Jan. e, ls42
This morning The following ofhcia proclamation
was made Of
APPOINTMENTS BY. THE GOVERNOR.
Assos V Parsons, Of Lycoming, Secretary o.
the Commonwealth. rice FRANCS K. SHusA' re-
signed me-
Epwls w HurrER, of Harrisburg, Deputy
Secretary, ctce Henry PETRiKrS, 7eaeNeu
The appointment of Judge Parsons leaves a va
cancy in the Judicial District composed OF the
Counties Of schuQ!kill, Dauphin and Lebanon, aid
mi, ,aa-,.;,z the name OF CALv!S BLYTHE was
.eo. o.,5e senate for their concurrence. Judge
Bvhe formerly presided over this District but re-
,;,ned in favor of Judge Porter, a; a time when
,hc Governor wished screen the rioters indicted
for participation Ia the Bucksfct War. he sue
ceedcd in quashirg the indictments Tor alleged IN
Formally Judge Porter then resigned, and was
succeeded by Nh Parsons, and Mr.. Parsons now
resigns for Judge Blythe to rotate back again =
The latter gentleman is highly esteemed as an
arniablc and honest man, bat is not more than a
rniddhng jurst.
was OF the firm Of flut,er K Canine, Editors Of
the Magician durin. the late Presidential con-
test, and vas oneot the subjects Of the notorious
Previous Pardon OF Gov Porter's, when indicted
for ibeI on 1haddeus Stevens and many Of the
most Respectable citizens OF Adams County. He
is pungent vriter end very good stamp speaker
and Is now printer Of the German Journal VI the
House OF Representatives..
The election Of JOE Mans to tho Office OF State
Treasurer was not unexpected, although | sec you
think | taken by surprise. As mentioned
last week, WILLIAM B. ANDERSON had the caucus
nominations but his inesciency and tho barefeced-
ness Of the attempt Of the radicals to tornahawk
ever friend Of Gov. Porter's at last caused the
more moderate Of the Locos TO break through the
traces Of old King Caucus, and with the entire
Whig vote they were able to elect Mr.. Mann
the secand ballot.
a set of resolutions denouncing the doctrine of
free trade as an idle theory, reported some days
since by Mr.. LIGHrSER OF Allegheny, came up in
Committee of the Whole this marning. An at
tempt WIS made blythe Loces to stave off the ques-
ton but enough Of them were found lrnc 10 Penn
sylrania interest. 70 prevent IL. Ike vote was A.
10 A. on proceeding TO its considerations, . Wings
and Locos being absent. The Committee re-
ported progress, and asked leave TO sitaga;n which
before the House, Mr.. STEVENS moved their pre-
sent postpoacment. When brough, up again, the
Yeas and Nays canbe called. and therefore think
they will pass.
The Improvement men, and especially those in
tercstcd in the completion OF the Erie Extension,
made strenuous effort Thursday in favor of
carrying ont our entire system of public works.
the Erie Extension has already cost about three
millions, and 500 600 wanted to complete it.
Its friends wish the 70 DO raised by an issue
prcdicatcd on State socks, and contend that, as
matter of dollars and cents, to say nothing of its
intrinsic value it would be cheaper to prosecute
than abandon This think probable. The land
owners have all RENTED heir claims for damages,
condition that the work be finished; lG9 miles
are completed, and only two aqueducts and five or
six miles al the summit level are to be provided
for. These aqueduc;> and unfinished portions, be-
ing in detached locations, pre"ent any part Of the
whole line from being used. The general feeling
is, / think, that appropriations be made unless
the bill granting them contains also the ways and
means OF defrayinS the expense from the resources
of the State, without further loan
We have very rcclilcssly increased our State
Debt; ever expected SO large could
he required. In the Reform Convention to amend
our Constitution, THaDDEUs STEVENS, Esq. en-
dcavored TO place constitutional limit TO 1t OF
thirty millions, but=the project only found thirty
seve. advocates, ii being met with the argument
that no Legislature ever be found rash enough
it beyond that sum We have the
question now bei.re the House, in a Joint resolu-
hon presented by the same gentleman. 10 limit the
amount to ioliy millions, but "a it requires the con
sent of two successive Legislatures aud a vote Of
the people to become par, and portion Of the Con
=,l,, l.tnr
go into effect, Ike State debt migbt.be increased
beyond ,lla sum! No one seems take into
alteration The effect of such resolution to show
that the present Legislature is willing to place
constitutional check on the career of lavish
penditure.
bill passed the House today regulate
fcehc es for selling liquor in Adams County ii IL.
ceiyed Slight opposition but strange to say, al
though leaves the license question to the vote OF
the people in their pective districts, not single
Representative ni@ved TO extend lis provisions to
any other County.
But have trcspassed too long your readers
uope they may be repaid for readers letter some.
what too long for single sitting. VlAToR.
Life in tiN ei.-PnrSies, Game, &c.
Private Correspondence.
Extract OF Letter dated OREeoN City Illinois January
LIST, 1912.
Iwent to party last nisht-the entertainment
wa. speniid-nonS Of your common City parties,
but Il real substantial Sucker blowout egg tea
il great abundancc,=(ior i, was 100 veal, TO be
called Hoss, was handed around: it would do for
the female portion, but wanted q little more
liquor in it. Whissey is all the ardent drank by
the Western Farmers that there vsr-
sty in the spiritual class Molasses. gingerbread
doush-nuts squash and apple-pies sausages, and
other oatabies were spread upon the tables ana
then we We're invited up and The way we walked
INTO The L..L,.