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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
Morris & Willis Home Journal.

* We are gra,ifed TO learn that the circulation
of this brilliant and delightful periodical i. ~.
creasing in manner TO realize the hishes,
hopes of its able aud accomplished edirors-
Burke somewhere says that it is a mistake to
suppose that blood horses are not as able 10
cope with the tolls and drudgery of The road as
ANIMALS of ignober breed in drays and carts
they will vindlcale their superiority as well az
upon The background; the only regret is thai
they should be put to such services. The In.
Ielligence which once charmed America with
its "PeneiHngs blythe Way" and he senlmen.
which echoed through Europe upon the notes
Of ''Woodman spare that Tree" sill assert their
undimniohed vgor and elegance IN the columns
Of hi, weekly journal; aud however much 70,
lhe.canse Of high art in prose and poetry, we
may lament the direction OF such powers upon
objects so fugitive, we cannot the less exuIl In
the lustre which thus wanders through regions
rarely Illuminated by such rays The image
and spirit of society never lived In literature
with more exact and vivid interest than the tone
and interests of The higher circles Of the me.
,ropolis are reproduced in this HOME JOURNAL;
and yet the paper has everything that Can
Piedse anu euiiy 'He touhiy SAUL " 'huS
call attention particularly to feature OF unusu.
al attraction Which the present volume of the
HoME JOURNAL presenis, "An Original Amer.
can Novel" lis founded on events connected
with the history Of The revolutionary war, and
upon occurrences which actually took place ia
New-York and lis vicinity. Il is full of inter
est, and is written with great elegance and
spirit. A new volume Of this valuable aud
cheap family newspaper was commenced On
the first of January, and new subscribers can
be furnished with the back numbers. TheI
Terms are only Two dollars year Address
MORRIS & WILLIS, York. True Saa.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
A Female ErOlaauf.

In noticing the intention of female to mai,
a balloon ascension in New Orleans, the Delta
says:-W We are told that this lady is as cour.
ageous she is. beautiful, and thai, in her as.
tensions, she has beer highly successful. I,
will be rare and beautiful sigh. for thousand
ladies who will there be assembled, to see one
of their own sex gently rising in her erial car
10 the sapphire dome Of heaven, and getting so
near the sky that she might almost touch The
stars
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
Matrimonial Hints.

The editor Of the Oneida MOrn,ng Herald,
having la'ely commiited ma,rlmony, breaks
forth in the following solemn and impressive
strain. when man gels married il behooves
him to keep his boots blacked Respect for
The new estate upon which he has entered, as
well as for her who shares il with him, demands
that some more attention should be paid TO The
personal appearance than is usually bestowed
10 "a heloihood" 2I 1s3a
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

SUDDEN CHANGES-There is nothing NOR
~ trying to the human constitution than sudden
changes of weather: Heat rarifes the blood, anC
increases the perspiration; but when suddehf
checked, those humors which should pass off =
the skin, are thrown off inwardly, causing coughs
colds, consumption, difficulty of breathing, wauI
ry and inhamed eyes, sore throat, and many oih1
complaints.
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are delight
medicine for carrying off cold-because they eiE
pei from the body those humors which are 4
cause of the above complaints. -Four or five /
said Indian Vegetable Pills taken every night q
going to bed will, in few days, carry of the mes
obstinate cold at the same time the digestive or
eans will be restored to healthy tone, and new
life and vigor will be given to the whole frame.
Be,care of Commercials of all kind, Some ar
coated with sagar; others are made to -resem0I
in outward appearance the original medicine. 4
The original genuine Indian Vegetable III
have the signature of William Wright written WI
a pen on the top label of each box. None oi'
is genufnes and to counterfeit this is forgery
For sale by George II Miller, who is the o.
authorized agent for Slroudsburg see adyeri''
ment for other agencies in another column
Office and general dePot, l69 Race ST. Pm 4
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

We like the spirit of.he Mercersburg Journal.
The editor says he frequently hears persons call
themselves "sco,t Wings" "Taylor Whigs.'
CLAY Whigs," as if they belonged to Scott,
Taylor, or Clay. Now, after all, the bes, kind
Of Wings are Uhig Whigs-Whigs who are
willing to sacrifice their private preferences for
men, to secure The success Of Whig principles,
no matter whom a National Contention shall
appoin, the standard bearer Of The party.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
Burying Lawyers.

A gentleman in the country who had just bu
ried rich relative, who was an attorney, wa
TO Foole, who was on visit 10 him
of the very great expenses Of country iuner
al. "Why," says Foole, "do you bury allof
neys here "--"Yes. TO be sure We do; hO'
else!" "Oh, we never do that in London y
"Now" said the other, much surprised, "hO'
do you manage 7" ' Why, when the pallen
happens to die. we lay him out in room owe
night by himself, lock the door, open the sast
and in the morning.he's entirely off! "Indeed.
said The other, in amazement; what become
of him!" "Why, that we canno, exactly tel
not being acquainted with supernatural causes
All tha, we know of the matter is, that there
strong smell of birthstone in the room the nsI
morning"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
Blessings of Free Trade.

Z Every day furnishes us with additional evil
dence of the practical tendencies Of The present,
locofoco tariff. Until very recently i, had moi
sufficient time TO unfold i,self-but i, is now
stretching out its full length over the entire land
and its poisonous breath is already blighling
every description of business. Agriculture,
though not exactly PROSTATE, will soon weaken
flour, six months hence, under ordinary cir
cums,ances, will not be worth $5 per barrel
Commerce is weak--freighls are even now low
enough, and decreasing. Manufactures are
sufficiently crippled that nothing remains but a
reduction of wages of twenty-five per cent. OF
immediate suspension Of operations; and the
same may be said of mining. In the East es-
pecially every kind of Manufactures is pros.
irae-failures are daily occurring and the fac
tories being closed and those ,ha, still con-
lnue are making arrangements 10 curtail their
business and reduce the wages Of the opera
tves 10 save themselves from ruin. Some OF
the most powerful companies a, Lowell have
los, within the las, six months, the entire profits
of The previous year-and a general Increment
is now on foo, 10 save themselves from threat
ened wreck.
In Iron manufactures there appears 10 be lit
lie encouragement One OF the most intelligent,
gentlemen in this State, Of great practical ex.
perience in that business, casually observes in
recent letter to one of the editors We are
already feeling the blessed effects" of that
Tariff. Railroad Iron is now offered by the
Agent Of the English manufacturers, delIvera-
BILE al New York, a, a price less than it costs
US TO make it, "a. the presen. wages and costs
of the raw-malerial; /; and unless specific duty
is laid on iron imported, high enough TO protect
us from the surplus product of the foreign man
ufaciurers, our occupations gone for even
with reduction in the prices Of the raw-mate-
rial and of wages, it is doubtful whether many
of the mills can continue 10 compete with the
English and Welsh manufactures. At The rate
railroad mills have been and are being erected
within the two years past, no thanks to the
Tariff of '46, but TO the demand for Iron in
Great Britain aud the Continent, until The re-
cent depression lhere) the home competition
would a, once and always keep prices down to
degree that only reasonable prof, would
nure to our manufacturers. = Miners Journal
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

The Knickerbocker tells story OF a wi!ne"
who made very nice distinction in The shade,
of lying Being questioned by lawyer as 10
the general reputation of another witness for
truth, The witness was asked whether The in
divdual was notorious liar. Why" sad
he, rolling an immense quid of tobacco in his
mouth. not exactly SO but he is what | call
an intermittent ltar"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
A Gang Of Robbers CaugI,t.

The town OF Wllkesbarre, Pa, has been set
all agog by the perpe,ra,ion Of series of rob-
berries and the discovery of The gang. The
silversmi,h shop Of J.. w. Linds. the shop of
Page d. Marsh, gunsmiihs. and the stores OF
C. Gets, Myres, and J. Coons, were all bro
ken into and robbed of large amount of vslu.
able goods. The perpetrators are an organized
gang OF thieves, among whom are four brothers,
named Lee, with their father and three Others
who were arrested and The goods found 10 .heir
possession.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
Brooks American Musical journal

The above is The rlie Of a new semi-monthiy
paper, ihe 6rsi number of which is on our ia
ote, 1t Is exclusively devoted 10 the science OF
Music Each number will contain several pie
ces of Sacred and Secular Music; Geographic.
al sketches of eminent composers, criticisms,
anecdotes, together with all the musical news
of The day. Edited by Brooks" kis pub.
lished by Dr.. John Deichman, Lower Mount
Bethel, Northampton county, Pa, TO whom all
orders mus, be addressed, post paid.
Terms--Sl per annurn
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

IL On Friday (to-morrow) evening. the
18th inst, a, o'clock, p NJ. at The Courthouse
in this borough, DR.. j. v. MATTIsoN, will de-
liver a lecture upon Geology. (which will be
followed by the usual exercises Of The linl
Lenapee Institute. The public generally are
respectfully invited 10 attend.
S,roudsburg, February IL, lS48.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

1t is stated by authority that the total amount
expended for building the Girard College, has
been S I ,9S3, ,s2l 7e. which is s66, l7S % with
in The sum specified by Mr.. Girard for the erec-
ton and endowment Of the institution. The
loss on the sale of stocks al the executors valu-
alton, was S90O,Sl3 80. The amour, expend.
ed by The trustees and directors, disconnected
with The building Of the College, is $5l 1885
%; leaving an unexpected balance Of the ap-
propria'ion--[s So, ,ss7, GAS 59l-of si.l7s %.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

The latest Invention is sort Of mill turned
by crank, by which three school children can
be licked al time In this way much labor
is saved To the school teacher in The dscharse
of his arduous duties
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

AN EDITOR, summing up the virtues Of soap
boiler, lately deceased, concluded his euIogy
with the usual phrase of ''peace be to his ashes"
The remark gave great offence to his family
one of whom threatened the editor with person
al violence. E.a
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

DT The Wings Of Centre county, held q
meeting on the 26,h ul,., a, which resolutions
complimentary to Mr.. Clay, Gen. Scott, Gen
Taylor and Gen. Irwin, were adopted The
Hon. Andrew Stewart was recommended as the
Wing candidate for Vice President.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

Bill has been introduced in the Kentucky
House OF Representatives laying specific tax
on old Bachelors, over thirty years of age, the
proceeds 10 be applied TO the support of indi-
gent widows and orphans, and for other pur-
poses -.s.z-.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
Money at Interest.

letter from the Auditor General has been
published, in which he gives il, as his opinion,
that money at interest is not taxable for bor-
ough, road or poor purposes, under existing
laws @ a3lt#
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

QJ The Wings Of Pittsburg, held large
and enthusiastic meeting on the frs, inst. at
which resolution, nominating HENRY CLAY,
for Presiden. was unanimously adopted.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

HT JAMES H. WALTON, Esq. has been re-.
appointed Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for
Monroe county. aa-sa
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

A vein Of Stone Coal has been discovered
near Nazareth, Northampton county /; and an
other in Plain6eld TOW nship, in The same coun.
y.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

The richest man in ST. Thomas, one OF The
principal ports of the Wes, Indies, is as black
as ebony. He is said TO be worth not less than
three millions of dollars, and has acquired his
wealth by Hafficking in persons of his own
color r. Ia t
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

Judge Mclean has cou,rsdic,ed The repou
that be wrote letter to The Presiden, spprosing
OF The war.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17

The LOcofoco papers are Sill crying aloud
for vigorous prosecution Of the war. We
wish they would tell us what they mean by a
vigorous prosecution Of the war under existing
circumstances We have serious difficulty in
understanding how our troops can prosecute a
war vigorously when all armed opposition to
them has ceased, and they can find nobody TO
fgh;-.-when they NEE, with no more resistance
in marching to and fro than sword encounters
in passing through the air. They cannot un-
der such circumstances fight vigorously, though,
TO be sure, they can march vigorously.--hat is,
they can march al The rate Of six miles an hour
over every plain and through every chapparral
in Mexico, and then hurry back again al an
increased speed; and they can scramble with
tremendous energy up every hill and mountain
in all that country. and then precipitate Them
selves down again like an avalanche.
If this is wha, the Locofocos mean by Wig
orous prosecution of the war, campaign, con-
Quoted upon their plan, will be vastly inter-
estng one. Our Government, will be at no ex.
pense for powder and ball, though. to be sure,
the consumption Of shoe-leather will be ire-
mendous. We suppose that most of the pres
en-, officers of the army will be recalled and
some of Mr.. Folks leg-,reasures appointed in
their place, as better adapted TO the new plan
OF a vigorous prosecution of the war
Louisville Journal.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
Limbs of the Law.

There are $500 attorneys in The State of
New York God save The Commonwealth,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
Blunders Of Mr.. Walker.

Mr.. Vinton. Chairman Of the Committee of
Ways and Means Of the House OF Representa-
lives, made speech the other day, in which
he exposed some of the falsehoods and inaccu-
racies in The late report of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, and administered wilhering re-
buke TO that officer. Notwithstanding the as
sertions Of that officer The contrary, he showed
that deficiency Of upwards Of Sl4,ooo,0oo
existed in the Treasury for the last year !; that
all.lhe estimates Of The expenses Of government
proved erroneous and insufficient, and that the
presen. years expenses, all things considered,
will amour, TO a! least upwards of one hundred
and fourteen millions of dollars! That there
has been gross mismanagemen, in the Depart
men, is Obvious from the glaring and repeated
errors committed. In the late annual Report,
seven millions of dollars were unaccouned for,
and shortly afterwards four millions more had
to be entered upon the books. which had been
previously neglected! Such errors as these
never occurred before Errors will aud must
occur somelimes--bu, neglec. to have sums ol
such enormous amount promptly entered upon
the books, exhibits lazness or ncompe.ency
altogether inexcusabe in high public function
ary. Al this rate, there is liltle propriety in
making reports for no one can tell whether
they are correct or not.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-17
Presidential Statistics.

The New-York Herald thus classiies The
politics of The members of the 30lh Congress:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-06

Cleared.
Ships-Swzsrand, (pkt) Fletcher London. Grinne. Min
sis 1S 'sPBa
B.rf.~joha Potter, Tew New Orleans, Mailard Lord;
Tsbe ea%i CO.. JoSa stoSd a OWL do Edssid
suikiey. Charleston, Dunham Dmon; Inca Buxton Bati
BrigsBeast. Jordan, California; Jsorso Loring. (spsn)
a Hid. S:cp Gs hkfprSss
Undsrwo d. North tend, Hayne, seeaa Gsade Buck.
ard Lord sutton Sutton fhladsphai Myrtle, Chappis.
SIoop-Iadex. Bumper. New Bedford.
Arrived.
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bay 2 where Of head wind heavy sad
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vs sni on the passage split sails; nc;
rsssd, scuddinS .s,ied op.a: the Essiwardno
sho Wocdsde Higgins Liverpool. FEB II. with md.e to
StSi,h ship A1ehu.. Kelley Liye,pee March in ballast
and go ses,os; ..snSer. ktfhnsn =, d,
Cork, ballast aud 2s seeage pas engers to Carlisle Rip
BI.n:s snip sSsiia Taisu.on. Shields day., with md,.
to 0el,ishs Y Kruger o,,..
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onS A'c
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a. 70! Ba!more Nautilus. Enso, for Bc,ton; briss Jswl
superb for phad'pha for Boston, and about
British bark Witch Brown Liverpool, 60 days. with sal,
Rsl CIai.s. OF Nav Haven, ci,It Pope. Pr 20 day..
az LAT lon 70 49, exchanged signals with ihip Howard
Bark L.opard tof Thoma,ton) vs,per, New Orleans. 20
asd e My Orleans " days. with
Bark reyoua, d own, Baltimore, days. with mdse. to
British brig Ann, Scott Droghsds Ie "a days. with coal
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.sy a.! 9sss: 1."ss 50" lon" ''0
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. L.ssh Of Ia fs 81 N.m s, q
lamar lime 'sn .po. H. snoS se, eS 5I
at e Bsog' l from Bonoz for Havana days run an
srs wilson Fuller Crawford Savannah days to pu han
BrV EIe. Rav. Savannah days. with cotton. t. s.u
the morning paper. 81 ur nI S,
root stsn M ;ShT msde Smith, Bermuda days win
s H,h SC. :eSI May ,1sb: L,nors Ach MS day.
Brit.h 'chr Indus Day, Halifax Ms day.. wi n.h, to
sS s' u T"si; . s:s AIM, With ssf IT.
,senS on was rp into BY the Br sh AIbs
gingl &c The ship received NJ, DAMAGE
schr SENATOR Knapp AlsHU.drs, nrges Chairman
Yellow.
ship Hudson, PAIGE New Orleans IL days. TO Collins
Bark Abingdon.
Also, ship, bark, 2 brgs.
Sa1lOds
Ships Persia CaIlao; Tuskar Live rpooi Msdawaska, OLA
gow Hero New Oreans; Andros! Chsrlestcn; b.rk Co
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san Inarahsm Thomaston.
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-06

WASHINGTON. April 4, lsiS.
A Fei1 Brief Remarks

A Fei1 Britf Remarks
The case cf the United States Senate VS. the
Correspondent OF the Herald, under arrest as for
contempt OF said Senate, came up before Justices
Cranch, Morsell and Dunlap, in the Circuit
Court, this morning, upon writ OF habeas cor
pus. For the prisoner, Messrs ). H. Bradley
and J. NJ. Carlisle for the Senate, Mr.. X, S.
Coke. We refer the reader to the report of the
arguments. The case will be closed tomorrow,
and we apprehend that the court will declare its
want ofjursdlction in the premises. Still, we
hold that some service will he done to the coun-
try in disclosing to il the despotic power Of the
Senate over the personal liberty of the citizen,
and the necessity, in this day of reforms, of
little pruning of these despotic excrescences, to
which the Senate cling with the tenaclty of de-
cayed aristocrat to the pedigree of his ancestors
The decease OF Mr.. Black, Of s. c., last night,
cut of all proceedings in the business of legsla
ton to. day, end the funeral tomorrow, will
further postpone the ordinary proceedings OF the
two houses till Wednesday As remarked by
Mr.. Butler IN the Senate to-day, since the cleo
ton OF the 30h Congress, nine OF Its members
have dled-slx ct the House, aud three OF the
Senate Con -Idering the average age OF Con-
gressmen, their average health. and the night
owl system of their LIE Ia Washington, II IL
remarkable that so lew should die as nine IN a
twelve month, out OF body of three hundred
men
We have no news from the treaty; hut rumors
are multiplying OF the probable renewal of thu
war. The bill for the ten regiments lies on the
shelf in the House, as also the bill for 20 900
volunteers in the Senate. Gen. Cass has promis-
ed to call 1t up, no viewer, the first opportunity,
and We doubt not he will push II through, unless
we should have timely news of the ratification
OF the treaty.
We understand that the Clay wings, determin-
cd on supercedlng General Taylor, directly or
indirectly, are preparing an alternative for falling
back upon Scott; but IL is said that Peter Sken
Smith, the Philadelphia native American par
excellence, in his correspondence with great men,
has certain testimony In his possession that will
go hard with the Irish electors against either
Mr.. Clay or Gen. Scott. We have this from
good wing but we can't accredlt it till the said
Peter Sken Smith produces the said testimony.
The democratic association of Washington
are leaning strongly towards Gen Cass for the
presidency, notwlthstao ding Mr. Polk has given
clever office to every man, with scarce an ex-
ception, of the association of 1874.
When the two houses shall again resume their
usual routine, the French resolutions and the
WiImot provlso question, incidentally, will
come up IN the Senate and IN the House. There
is a storm brewing upon this question, and the
South, though comparatively passive, are de-
vlslng a stern resistance We heard move
ment limited at, which, if carried out will as
tonish the abelitlonsts. More we are not au-
thorlZed to say for the present. w.