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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

We noticed in our last, that the Law and Or
der Legislature of Rhode Island had passed an
Amnesty Bill, by which Thomas W. Dorr. was
liberated from confinement in the State Prison
A majority Of The members thought that Dorr
had been imprisoned long enough 10 satisfy The
ends Of justice. and that TO de,an him any lon.
ger would only be affording political demagogues
an opportunity Of further imposing upon the
people. They therefore liberated him, but re-
fused 10 restore him to his former standing as
a citizen until he took and subscribed an Oalh
faithfully and truly 10 bear allegiance and support
the Constitution. He has up TO this lime me-
elected TO take the prescribed oath, and is there.
fore regarded merely as traitor at large
Why, should he refuse TO comply with the rea-
sonable requisi'ion Of the Legislature! There
can be but one assienable cause, and that is,
he is ready again TO disturb the peace of Rhode
Island. should an opportunity of so doing pre-
sent itself. We are glad. however, that he has
been released npon these terms. Il will tend
10 restore the peace of his State, without com
promising its dignity or honour.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10
Awful COnfIasratiOn.

Quebec has been visited with another fear
lul confagraiion.- On Saturday the 2Slh OF
June, fire broke out, which in the course OF
fifteen hours destroyed about 1900 houses, and
rendered over 5000 persons homeless. Thirty
streets were consumed. Our readers will re-
member that on the 2sth of May, similar fire
occurred in the same city. More than two
thirds Of Quebec is now in ruins, and The suf,
fering OF the people is beyond description.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10
Sudden Death.

The Eas,on Whig of The 9th inst, says
A man by the name Of Philip Carroll, suPPos'a
TO be from the Bolton Iron Works, N. j., cant
10 Mr.. Shouse's Hotel, in this place, on Saiuf
day last, with The expressed intention OF star.
ing for Wi!kesbarre on Monday morning. ia
Sunday evening he retired apparently In gO'-
health, but when called on The following mOro
ing to leave in the stage, he was found dead ID
his bed. Coroner's Inquest was held wh'l
pronounced him to have died by the SlslIa'Dl
of God. Various surmis es, however, have 'IO''
been INDUCED in, in consequence OF sID'''
empty boile, labelled laudanum, being found "
the room he occupied. since the finding OI 1'
inquest.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10
Cheap Postage.
INCREASE OF LETTERS.

INCREASE OF LETTERS.
II is said that there was fully six ihousanl
more letters received in The Philade phia PO,t
Office destined 10 different points on The hni
day the new law went into operation, than ha'
been the case on any previous day for several
months past. There was large increase n
New York also. One house mailed l40, an
other 100; a third prepaid the postage on 6S,
and many sent from ten TO forty. The clerks
were KEEP, busily employed during the day
The Boston Post Office was also overwhelmed
with letters. The Union says ,ha, the new
Post Office law applies only to letters mailed
on or after the first July.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10
The Fourth Of JHly.

The sixly-ninlh anniversary of our freedom
was very generally observed throughout; the
country on Friday last. Inlhe large cities they
had almost every kind of celebration-poltical,
military, civil, temperance, &c. &c. La Eas-
ton, We are informed, they had large and en-
lhusiastc military and temperance celebration,
which was participated in by several thousand
persons. In Ssroudsburg the day passed off as
heavy as usual.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

HORNED SNAKE.-The Macon, Alabama,
Republican, states that horned snake was re-
Gently killed on the plantation of Mr. w. w
Moore, abou' Is miles from Tuskegee. 1t is
deserted as being between six and seven feet
long, colored much like the rattle snake, hay.
ing at The end of the tail horny spur capable
Of being opened, from which proiruded sharp
instrument supposed 10 be sting This ser.
peni is believed 10 be identical with what is
sometimes called the hoop snake, from the fac,
that il occasionally assumes the form of hoop,
and propels itself forward in lha, shape.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10
An Important Law SUsii---lsiiieriszta.

Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Choale pre-engagrd in
ton, which involves the question whether a
transfer OF property made by mIllerlie during
lis hallucination. can be deemed legal. The
case is as follows and is very interesting, be-
cause there are many similarly conditioned.
gentleman in one of the towns in Massachu-
setts, manufacturer, engaged III large and
profitable business, became impressed with the
conviction that The world was about TO come 10
an end, according to The predictions of Miller.
For time he conducted his business as before,
but soon began TO see the folly and wickedness
Of beslowing his time and attention upon world
ly affairs, when the end of all things was so
near al hand. He wished to divest himself Of
his property, retaining only enough for his sup
port ill the coming of the great day. His fam
lily and friends prevented him from throwing
away his estate, and at last out of Difference,
as he said, TO their feelings, he disposed Of it,,
much as he would have done by will, in case
Of his deaih TO his oldest son he conveyed
all his property, binding him 10 pay 10 his 9th
er children their proporIionare shares, and ia.
king foE himself one thousand dollars, TO defray
his expenses for the shor, time the world had
then 10 endure. The gentleman commenced
preaching until the doctrine of Miller exploded,
and his zeal then ahated and he found out his
delusion. He tried in vain to gel into business
Not being able to obtain money in this way,
he has commenced suit against his son for
the recovery of the whole property. His plea
is that at the time he made the sale, he was la
boring under deluson, and was therefore not
in sound state Of mind. The case will excite
good deal of interest. Able counsel are en-
ployed on both sides.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

A NEW ARTIFIcE To CHEAT UNCLE SAM
The Spirit Of The Times, in an article on The
postage law, says: AS usual, however, the in
genuiiy Of our counirymen will no doubt seek
some means Of speculation, even upon the sys-
tenn Of cheap postage. They will endeavor to
reduce still more, in practical way, the pres
en-, prices Of postage, and thus have the way
for another reform that must ultimately follow
as irresisiby as the cause precedes The effect.
Indeed we are told that something of the kind
has already been projected that very thin pa
per, thirteen sheets Of which will only weigh
half an ounce, will be retaied by certain indi-
viduals at one cent per sheet, and that they will
transport letter written on such sheet the
distance Of three hundred miles for three cents
nance with the law. For twelve of these
sheets they will thus receive Ihrly-six cents
postage, and then enveopng the whole in an
envelope, send the package by mail TO their
agent at an expense of five cents---ihe remain
ing ,hifIy-one cents remunera,ing them for their
trouble and expense, They will thus under
carry The United States Mail, violate no law,
and accommodate the economy seeking public
We confess that we like not these equivocal
arifices. They are intended to take advantage
of The law, and however legal in the abstract,
and however fair in the sense of business, thew
are associated with the immoraitIes of trade
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10
The August Election.

There is, al This time, spirited political con-
test going on in each OF the following named
States, which will hold their elections in the
beginning Of August. viz Indiana, Kentucky,
North Carolina and Tennessee. The Wings
have placed some Of their very best men in
nomination, and are making noble effort to
elect them. Success attend them.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

GF Y. 3. Palmer, Esq, at his Real Estate
and Coal Office, No. SO Pine street, below Third,
two squares S. the Merchants Exchange, Phla.,
and No. 100 Nassau Street, (Tribune buildlngs,)
N. Y, is authorised to receive subscriptions and
advertisements for the Jefersonian Republican,
and give receipts for the same. Merchants, Me-
chancs, and tradesmen generally, may extend
their business by availing themselves of the op-
for advertising in country papers which
his agency affords,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT mt. joel l"
Andrews. of Norrislown, Pa, has taken OO
patent for burning brick with stone coal y
burnt kiln last week. containing 25,OVV DIV
which are said to be of superior qualify y
The use Of coal as fuel, the expense is muen y
duced, and the time required 10 burn Is u'"'
ished one-half,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

s. Ii is The poor-ihose least able to bear pub.
lie burdens--who consume the greatest quanti-
~ of articles OF The first necessity, there being
for them no olher substitute how exceeding
cruel, then, the enormous duties upon articles
of indispensable use all over the world"
The above is paragraph from The United
States Journal, and is part Of an attack upon a
protective tariff We copy ii, in order to illus.
,raie its truth. We, few days since, heard
some families in New England complaining bit
'erly of their inabiliy TO "ge, hep"---meanins
domestic servants. We inquired The cause.
The girls are all drawn away 10 the fac
tories
But why do you not detain them 7"
We canno, afford to pay as much as they
can earn al the factories besides, they have
hours of leisure, rest, and improvement there.
And IL is slated in the report Of The Saving Bank
oi Lowell, that the amount Of money deposited
by female operatives in iha, institution, is equal
to Twelve hundred and fifty dollars for every
factory girl in that city; and Ina, is not all, fac
tory girls rank with other independent people.
They are not considered servants"
All, thought we, how cruel il is TO affiic, the
poor, and make them bear such bur,hens. And
what is an additional grievance, these very fe.
males nop clothe themselves al half the price
they could effect that important par, of econo-
my, before they multiplied the fabrics of The
country, and thus reduced the price. How ex.
ceedingly cruel
We stopped few moments on the narrow
side walk of Milk street, in Boston, unable 10
move either way, excepting directly into We.
ry muddy street, our course being hedged in by
long truck IA dray) on each side, heavily la
den each with tweny-four bales of goods --.-
You get job then, occasionally" said we to
The truckman.
Hardly gel time TO ea,," said he, 'fhere is
such continual movemen, OF goods"
Well, these would be good times for you,
il You could live as cheap as your fathers did,
when goods could be imported nearly free of
duties"
We pay now one dollar week less for
board than was paid twenty years ago, and
ciolhing does mol cost half as much, while The
manufacturing of goods in this neighborhood
gives US twice the employment that as had in
other times"
iruckman now may mol earn much more
'han he did thirty years ago, bu, he can save
twice as much
Oh, the poor! I" How exceedingly cruelt"
We looked around that busy hive The ma
son was plying bis ,rowel, and The painter his
brush: the carpenter showed his forepane, and
'he shoemaker drew his thread with cons,an,
Industry, and The inspiring knowledge that his
services were in demand. Did they suffer from
enormous duties on sugar or clothing, Their
white cottages in Chelsea, Dorchester, Roxbu
~, Charlesiown, and Cambridge, look very lit
tie like suffering. Poor men, what cruel times,
lU. S. Gazette
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

Here is a bit Of the late Sidney Smiths '''
casm livery animal has its enemies. ''
land tortoise has two enemies--,nan ahd ."
boa constructor Man takes him home A''
roass him, the boa constructor swallows W
whole shell and all. aud consumes him SLOW!
in the interior, as the Court Of Chancery 0'''
great estate.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

Two boys going home one day, found box
IN The road, and disputed who was the finder.
They fought whole afternoon without coming
10 decision. At last they agreed to divide
The contents equally; but on opening the box, 10
and behold! ii was empty. Few wars have
been more profitable than this TO the parties
concerned.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

Iron FuRNACEs.-The Piusburg Age says
lha, there are now in progress of erection in
and near the city, twenly-six furnaces, which
will turn off between seveniy-fve and one hun
dred tons of iron per day.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

An editor somewhere in The west has be-
come hollow from depending on The printing
business alone for bread, that he proposes 10
sell himself 10 some gentleman, to be used as
siovrpipe
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

GREAT SALE OF CATTLE.-Th entire herd
of shor horned cattle of E. P Prentice. E,q,
Of Albany, was sold in that ciry on "Wednesday.
The cows were sold from 1925 TO 500; he'll
ers in proportion. Some so head of cattle were
sod. The aggregate amount of sales was ST..
400, being an average of about 81 per head
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

A farmer in The neighborhood Of Chesterfen,
England, lately got up in his sleep, saddIed HI,
pony, drove his cows home, and went about 10
milk them when he was awoke by his boy
The same individual, some years ago, got up
in his sleep, harnessed his horse, and put it 10
The carriage, and drove ii 10 The front door be.
fore he awoke.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

"THAT's NORWOOD !"---The Washington
Union" keeps its columns still in mourning
The Journal" there has the following pungent
hi, al the official editor:
External Grief---Having never declared that
the election of Gen Jackson to the Presidency
would be The creates, curse which could befalI
This country, we do no, consider il indspensa-
bly, necessary TO continue our paper in mourn
ing for month after his decease
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

In firing cannon al Woonsockei Falls, on
Saturday evening, in glorfcaion of DORIS re-
lease, discharge took place from one of the
guns before The ranrod was Withdrawn, by
which two men were seriously injured, one of
whom, young man named BTigg, died on Sa-
turdav morning"
H. Truly this unfortunate man died I" as
the fool dieilI" He could have found no other
earthly means of throwing away his life so sill
lily. There is some consolation in the thought
that the victim of this sad accden, is likely to
be The last man slain by The indomilable ex-
Governor Tom Dorr..--Bel. Apollo.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

III The communication of our friend &C"
was received 100 late for insertion in this weeks
paper. 1t will appear in our next.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10

The Union Turn over the Georgia Postmas-
Ter, lately caught in robbing the mail, TO Mr.
Tyler. He was among the frs. men appoint
ed 10 Office by Mr.. Polk, 10 be sure; but, aim
porte---he was one of John Tyler's proieges
and The Union is determined to shake the re-
sponsibili,y from the shoulders of our present
excellent Chief Magistrate. He is an arrant
thief, and stole money from letters passing
through his own office, and was actually made
Postmaster by Young Hickory himself, and still
the official editor will have it that Hickory is
in no way 10 blame for the appointment, mas
much as the criminal had previously been in
the hands of Tyler the Troublesome There
is question of ethics involved in this business
which is one OF some difficulty, and cannot as
we see, be satisfactorily solved by any body
but Virginia absrac,ionist. --being strictly a
case Of abSraction---and i, is advisable, there
fore, TO let il take iha, direction. John, TayIor
Of Caroline, is not al hand 10 handle it, but we
should suppose there might be something found
in the Resolutions of 49," ,ha, would have
bearing upon the point. One thing mus, be
quite clear to all properly regulated minds--it
is gross ingralitude in the official mouth piece
to lrea, Mr.. Tyler in this cavalier style This
President and his organ ought to remember
how much that man has done aud suffered in
permitting Mr. Polk 10 be where he is IN Y
Courier
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10
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Thursday, July 10, lS45.

FERNS IN advance: s225 half yearly and So so if no
paid before the end of the wear.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-07-10
Important from WashinStOm---Ru-
mOred Settlement of the Oregon
Boundary.

We have already had vague rumors that the
Administration contemplated settlement Of the
Oregon question on the basis we have always
insisted was the just one-nameIy, the line OF
49o North la,rude--bu, the following Is the
first reliable announcement we have seen. Il
is from gentleman Of high character, who is
not likely TO be deceived:
WASHINGTON, 2d July. As.
We have had rumor for the last few days,
tha, The Oregon question has been seled-the
49ih degree being the compromise line. |
have reason TO believe il is true. HI, told
me this morning he apprehended it was So
Mr.. Calhoun in his correspondence refused to
entertain such a proposilion.. He coniended
for The 54lh. Benton and many other prom
nenl Loco-Focos will denounce The authors of
it.
With regard 10 Removals. they have become
so common, lha, they cease to create any SEN
sariOn, except among those Immediately inter
es,ed.
*One very likely to be we'll informed. Ed.
Tribune.
If This rumor shall prove true, we shall hear
nIy approve and sustain the ac, of the Admin
istraIion, in settling this oug-vexed question
We believe the line of 490 is the jus, and prop
er line, and better line for this country than
that of $40 40' would be- Yet if il be SO SET
lied, what must be thought of those who last
year fshed for and won Western votes in thou
sands by formally proclaiming our right 10 the
uhOle of Oregon clear and unquestionable p
Are they not ndlclable for obtaining votes un-
der false pre,ences What shall be said Of the
declaration in Polks InauguraI?---N. Y. Trib.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-21
THE DEATH OF Grs. JACKSON.

The news of the death of Gen. ANDREW JACK
SON, ExPresdcnt OF the United States, is confirm
ed by the Western papers. He expired at the
Hermitage in the afternoon Of Sunday, the 9Th OF
the month.
For us here to undertake to inform our readers
who Gen. JACKSON was, and what his public SER
vice and his political character, would be work of
supererogation- He has occupied a large space in
the history Of his country during the greater part
of the last thirty years, and for good for evil,
has exercised an irresistible influence on public
affairs. Grateful for the good that he has done,
and willing 10 allow him credit for patriotic mo-
tives for such acts Of his as we have most disap-
proved, we have no disposition at this moment to
pronounce discourse upon the merits Of his pub
lie life. That duty we shall leave to his friends
trusting that it win be discharged by them with
such delicacy and such respect for opinions differ
ing from theirs as to leave no ground for contro-
versy over his grave.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-21

We have intelligence from Texas to the 4th IN
slant, Of which we make the following summary
from the New Orleans papers
The u. S. revenue cutter WO0dbury arrived a
Galveston on the Sd instant with dispatches for the
American Charge d'Affaires, who had again return
ed TO his post in Texas The American squadron
had returned TO Galveston.
Captain ELLIOT, the British Charge to Texas,
reached Galveston on the evening of the both ul-
limo in French man-of-war brig. The CiUiiidil
says it is understood that he brought further over
lures from MEXICO for an acknowledgment Of the
independence Of TEXAS. He proceeded to the seal
of Government on the morning Of the I'd instant
The precise character Of these overtures from
Mexico is not known.
The GuiUesfon Neco comments at great length
and with much severity upon the. presumed mach
nations of President JONES and Mr.. SMITH to de-
feat annexation by triple alliance with England
and Mexico.
/ The Houston Telegraph has the annexed para
graph in reference to the statement in the message
Of Senior CUEvAs TO the Mexican Congress, that
Texas had made proposals to Mexico to obtain an
acknowledgment of her independence:
1--WE have been assured by Colonel ALLEN, our
Secretary Of State, that President JONES has made
no proposals to Mexico, and authorized no agent to
proceed to Mexico with proposals"
The GalUeston Neaos, speaking of the endeavor
to represent President JONES as friend Of annexa-
ton, remarks that such inference cannot be drawn
from existing facts, and says in regard to the above
extract from the Telegraph:
"This, to say the least of it, is most extraor-
binary mode of explanation, and challenges no
small share of credulity especially as at this mo-
ment Captain ELLIOT is in Washington, and pre-
baby again in secret conclave Nth the President
The western counties of Texas are opposed to a
Peoples Convention, and consider the powers OF
Congress ample and plenary on the subject of an
nexation. meeting had been held at Bastrop,
presided over by General BuRLEsoN, and a series
of resolutions adopted, denouncing President
Jones's proclamation as dictaoral, and designed to
Illustrate the anticipated action Of Congress- yet
it was hoped that most of these counties would
elect Delegates to the Convention.
We have verbal accounts of abelligerent character
which state that the Mexicans are really concentra
ting large force the Rio Grande, preparatory to
war in case Texas should agree to annexation.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-21
FROM BUENOs AYREs.

An arrival at Boston brings letters and papers to
the 10th Of April; under which date it is stated
This month of April we have heard nothing
but talk of Intervention on the part of England,
France, and Brazil, to put stop to these disas-
Z trous wars but up to this date we have no au-
thentic news that there will be any armed inter-
vention on the part of either Of the above-named
Z Powers"
The /" British Packet of the 9Th WHOLLY in the
interests of Rosas) treats these rumors of interven-
ton as fabrications intended an offset for the VIC
tory which was previously obtained by Urquizas
over Rivera, in the Banda Oriental.