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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
The revised MiIiiia Law.


We have before Wi copy ~ ne Niliul Law
Of Psnnglvsnis. As passed BY ih, ~, L,Er.lalur,
and approved BY Gosstnor Johnston. zoe. IN.
to effect Immediately and aboiph,i lhs snnu,
springlBalIalion Trainings already ,drsrti,sd.--
We 'ynOpsils ne provision.
SIC. /. Persons between ls and IS
years of age are liable TO military duty, and
are required TO uniform themselves
SIC 2. Such persons are TO form them.
selves into companies Of 30 and make their
own officers and collect their own fines.
Sc. 2. Companies in the brigadeI are
TO be formed into baIIallions and regiments.
See. 4. Companies shall meet at least
twice year for training, and the regiments
and batIaliiouS at least once.
SRc. S. The commanding officer Of sach
company shall furnish a roll Of his COM
pany to the county commissioners, when
the assessment Of Ia xes in each township
are returned, and shall also furnish cer-
tifcatc of the number Of his company TO the
comauding officer Of his battalion or reEi.
ment.
Sec, O. The assessor shall each year re-
turn all persons liable to military duty Who
are not uniformed or eIemPt,and those re-
turned shall be liable to fine Of Fifty cents.
SEC. 7. Persons who served in the Mex
can war, orwere mustered into service are
exempt forever hereafter from miilisty duty
except in time Of actual war, invasion or
insurrcction.
SEC. s. 9. 10. IL. l2. Provide how
fines are to be collected, how exone rations
are to be made, and what shall be the duty
Of the various officers.
Sec. 10. All companies organized be'
! fore the first Monday of June ls49, shall
then and every five years thereafter hold
their elections for officers OF their regiment.
brigade and battalion.
SEC. IA. The first Monday Of July ls4s.
every five years thereafter shall be the
time Of electing Major General in and
each division. All the commissioned off.
GERS shall meet at their respective county
seats and each of them shall have one
vote.
Sec, Is. On the third Monday Of Aa.
gust lS49, the various companies shall
elect their company officers, and so also
every five years thereafter.
SEC l6. Five years service, by certificate
from the company books, shall exempt any
person from military duty.
Sec. II. Each county shall be a brigade.
Sec. ls. Columbia, Luzerne and Wyo.
ming form the ninth division.
Sec. 81, Repeats all former laws upon
this subject.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
ZACHARY TAYLOR.
One Wife too Many.

An Irishman, named Burke, residing at
Springfield, Mass, has been arrested for
bigamy. Twenty-six years ago, he mar
ried, and lived with his wife ten years, and
had number of children. He then came
to this country, and many years passing
without his hearing from his family he
married again. Soon after he heard from
his first wife, and sent her money to come
over, which she did, and lived in his Amer
lean family as the widow of his deceased
brother. The women having quarrelled,
Burke took sides with his first wife, and
removed with her to new quarters. Hence
the cat was let out of the bag, and poor
burke placed with in the meshes ofthelaw
wich he may not so easily get out of, 1t
is bad business for man to be bothered
with more than one woman at time. The
sultan Of the barn yard may scratch for a
dozen hens, buta man will be surely hen
pecked and scratched to if he is gallant to
more than one woman.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
Militia Law.

The following is synopsis Of the present Mil.
ltia system, this law repeating call former law,
4 supplements to laws on the subject OF the mil
TIA OF this commonwealth" BY the la section
every able bodied man between the ages of q and
10, and who has resided in this commonwealth
Tor one month to attach himself to volunteer
company-se sec a. "The uniformed militia shall
meet by companies for training not less than
twice in each year, and each Battalion and Beg.
'ment snail meet for training and inspection not
eSs than once in each" subject to the order Of
the captains and Brigade Inspectors.
Sects and The captain shall furnish roll
Of the company under oath or affirmation to the
county commissioners, and assessors shall fur.
nish list of all male persons residing in said
township to said commissioners, and all "person,
not uniformed and enrolled as aforesaid shall he
considered as delinquent militia men and sub.
ject to fine Of fifty cents for each year" &C.,
sec Members of the first and second
Pennsylvania Regiments and others named in
the section "who were mustered into the service
Of the United States, and who actually served in
the late war with Mexico and were honorably
disc harg,d, shall be forever and hereafter exemp.
ted from militia duty &c, Sec 9 Elections are
to be held every FIVE year, on the FIST Monday in
jane, for one Bsigaler General and one Brigade
Inspector. Sec IA the frat Monday in July eve
ry fifth year Major General is to he elected
service Of five years, by Sec is shall exempt
man forever from Military duty, except in case
Of invasion &c, BY sec. II each county shall be
a separate Brigade, and shall be numbered in di.
vision by the Brigader General Brigade lnspec.
tor and Columbia, Luzerne and Wyoming com.
pose the ninth division.
BY the section the exemptions are as usual
The 2l repeals all former laws On the subject.
This is briet Synopsi, Of the law passed BY
the late Legislature on this SUBJECT II is all that
we hav. time to say upon the thing at present
In few days, five have little spare time, We
will look at it again.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
Facts in History,

The universal Wing Party duriug the excite.
ment of Presidential campaign always assert
that the Democrats are running the country
Let Us see. In l776 when the Declaration of
Independence was adopted we the United States
were thirteen colonies Streached along the east
Of the country.
We were poor, When the Revolutionary was
closed the Nation could not pay ihs ordinary
wages of the brave men who had achieved our
Liberties. We were vastly in debt and our
cred It was gone. Money to defray the expenses.
and coatinue in action thee weels Of Cove m.
ment was needed, but the people were too poor
to pay any taxes.
We were weak. Only about three millions Of
People in all this great country Distracted
by war destructive in the extreme Oyerrun
by tactious diScon.ents, scoundrels and Torie,
having much 10 contend against in the formation
OF new and unique and substantial form of Gov.
ernment, much was to be overcome. Notwitb.
Standing all these disadvantages, a spirit of com.
| T''''' "N'N"'SN al NuS laIleS 10 lne trdnSdCs
ton a nd finally the Government went into sue.
ccessiul operation
Look now at the country. 1t is now seventy
three years since We became nation. During
that time the Wings have had including the sd.
mlnlsratlon Of John Tyler, twelve years of Pres.
'dontisl sway. We do not intend to say wha,
was done wrong in this time by them, but ia
show tho prosperity Of the country IN spite OF
their blunders.
Instead OF being so poor that we canno; p,,
our soldiers we can in the midst OF foreign va,
negotiate loan and obtain premium of half
authenticated Of thirteen colonies we are tbir.
'y sovereign and independent States, Stretching
from the Atlantic to the Paciac-Instead of tbre,
millions of People we are probably twenty tiv,
-Illions.
Great, free, glorious, Independent and happy
Democrat can look proudly upon his couptr,
and in the fulness of his heart exclaim. "Ou,
Principles and ours alone have brought abou
these glorlo us results We ask the world to loo.
at the effects and judge Of the causes"
We shall take up this subject more a, length
before long
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
Exemption Law.

We invite the attention Of our readers to the
Copy OF the Exemption Law, Published in this
weeks Paper Ia regard to this $4,000 Law, ,
we have a lew words to say. We have been talk.
ing with a few men, rich ones at that land
which BY the way accounts for their opinions, ]
who say that this law is, and must be, most inju
rious to the poor man.
They assert that as there 10 90 much property
exempt from levy and sale, that few men can be
trusted, as a debt cannot be collected, Bail must
be given when man rents house or lot. II
a man cannot get bail he cannot get house
Therefore, he may be most unjustly and heart.
lessy driven from house and forced into the
street. Dear Gentlemen, how they pity these
poor men! Could no; they let them have house
without bail!
They further say that il makes men roguas be-
cause it gives them chance to evsde just aud
hoaest debts. For as the Law eEemp;s , certain
amount Of property, it Of course really takes the
place OF the creditor-Now let us examine this
matter.
Ju our honorable opinion the present law is
superior to the former That specified the a.
pouat aud kind Of property, so that IL man had
net such certain articles, all he had, probably,
would be sold, because not particularly exempt.
The present idio il would seem, repeal, the form.
or, and gives to the poor man the power Of ehOO'.
Eng his three hundred dollars worth.
This is certainly an improvement. Thi, pro.
tets him, fully, the other, only partially. 1t is
o,suredly favorable to the poor man, and ths Log
islaure deserve their thanks. The rich hay,
been long enough on the safe side, and now le
those who have stood the Srunt Of the battle On
Joy the benefits Of reposs.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
They dread the Light

The extraordinary number of removals
made by the Post Master General and his
ready Assistant, Mr.. HENRY FlTz WARREN
i'm the face of Gen. TAYLoR's most
solemn pledges TO the contray-has awak-
ened such profound sensation through.
out the country, the e1ecutioners them
selves are beginning to recoil from the
work in which they are engaged
Until recently, the new appointments have
been duly chronicled IN the columns of
The National Whig, and formidable ar
ray did each days work furnish. But to
sucu an extent has the work of prescrip-
ton been carried, that that the announce
ment of the changes is now discontinued
and the public are not furnished with this
desirable and important intelligence =
What but a consciousness of the COM
mission Of some deep political wrong
could have induced such a step at the
General Post Office They hate the light
because their deeds are evil.-LUlcaster
Mtclfgencer.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
Our Table.

Cur table fer this week presents rich and IN
iqe Appearance. First comes GUdey's Ladies
Book edited oy Mrs. sarah J. Hale, Grace Green.
wood, aud L, a. Cooley, II contains four spen.
did engravings. The one entitled thirty FIVE"
rather pleases our fancy. Also piece Of excel.
lent music and some fine wood cuts-Among it's
authors we notice the name, Mrs Hale, +, F.
E.let, MIS-. J. c, Neal Hon Joel X. Polnset,
Miss Leslie, C. C. Leland, T. s. Arthur and
many others who deseryedly rank high 10 public
esteem. The May number is certainly rich and
crediable.
Graham for May has also made il. periodical
appearance. II is a specimen number. The
plate entitled "May morning. is jewel Of a
thing. It coNtains plate OF fashions and two
other very fine engravings, Wa are glad to see
that our Periodicals are going it on demisemiqu.
yers, "Music hath charms SC" some day when
we have time We will write homiiy upon this
subject Of music. Graham sustaIus an enya5le
reputation with his host Of contributors among
whom we notice the names Frances s. Odgood
II. +. TCckerman, Park Benjamin. J. Bayard
Taylor, I. S. Arthur, Edgar A. Poe, Professor
Frost, Lydia Jane PierSon and others.
Sartain's Union Magizne is also on hand with
It's splendid engTayngs, wood cuts and music, -
The Doves" is modest and lovesbla picture
the original by Count D'0rsay-It contains also
a cut Of powers celebrated Greek Slave, with an
article on the subject, by Charles G. Leland
It's contributors consist in part, Of Frederks Bre.
.mer, Mrs Kirkland, Mrs. Sigourney, Rev. J. P.
Durbin D, D., II, W. Herbert, LOngfellOw j.
kussel Lowell, Miss SedgWick &c.
Each of these comes at three dollars year
and are certainly worth it.
The Ladies garland, edited by Coz Samuel D
Patterson for May is an excellent number-Buf.
faIoe Hunting is spirited picture-It is full ot
good readable articles both in prose and poetry,
and comes at only one dollar year.
We might also notice as gracing our table with
their rich and varied srtices-"The Quaker ci-
~" $500 year by George Lppard-Tbe "A.
merican Conrier''S2 90 year by Andrew NINA
kn--Ths " Saturday Gazette" S2,oO year, by
Cummings & Peterson-"The Saturday Evening
post" $500 a year by Deacon & Peterson--Ths
is large aud excellent family newspaper con.
Quoted with All ability, and taste that would
please the most fastidious "Scot'I Weekly "a.
per- sl00 year b. A. Scott, which by the way,
is large paper and .lr'ays full Of good readable
and spicy articles. V. always hail it with plea.
sure, but We have n,l,Der lime nor space to par.
Ticulariize
After you have 'uhmribed anil p,id for the
"Columbs Democrat" S2OO a year by L. L.
Tate; you can dear reader, take your choice oi
all the Periodicals and Papers we have ennumer.
s'sd, all Of which ate published in Philadelphi,.
We would notice the'a Wseklies more particular.
ly but hav. neither time nor space at present
Some other Tins ue will sItsnd to them ,,o,.
special noh't
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
Strange.

confess, Mr. Editor, that | am often com.
pleteIy taken ablck, by the strange and, to me,
incomprsbensble decisions arrived At by ia.
y
The Act Of Assembly provides that in certain
cases the jury shall say who shall pay the costs;
tho prosecutor, the county OF the prisoner OF
criminal
Now, the decision which bring''foHh this A..
tcls, is that one in the case o. the com. " d. s.
Rissel. The jury brought in virdct Defendant
no: guilty, but sentenced him to pay the costs
TO me it is inexplicable, that, il smsh is not
found guilty Of the crime laid to his charge,
that he should still pay the costs OF his own pros.
ecution.
1t may oilsn happen that two men may get
drunk and fight; and, upon indictment the De.
fendant may, althoughsnot found guilty Of the
charge, yet be sufficiently blamable to be senten.
ced Justly to pay the costs
This is in no way parallel case. should like
to see good reason given for such verdict.
AN OUTSIDER,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
Letter from Gen. Taylor.

Don't start, reader--it 10 an old one, written
before election. Read. it now and say if he is a
second Washington
"If | ever accept THAT high Office it must
be untrammelled by PARRY obligations
CT any kind" "'' 81 have to enemies,
to punish, or friends to reward"
ZACHARY TAYLOR.
How has Gen. Tayler carried out the
above pledge! Is he untrammelled by
party! she rewarding his friends : lie
is certainly rewarding the wings. We do
not complain, understand, but we should
nightly like to see one whig carry out the
pledges he made before the election. Per-
haps we shall live long enough to see such
man, but we confess we have little hopes
Of living to such good old age.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
Dinner.
"7he tOs,in Of the soul the Dinner 6eL"

"7he tos't" Of the soul the Dinner bslr
BYRON.
We were Just "going" to write you a, funny an
article /" NC could, but, upon pulling out our
watch, we discovered that it was l2 Am.
A man always teels in better humour after
dinner and John Neal OF Portland says he never
knew man to got angry right after putting on
a clean shirt
live should happen to have clean shirt and
could get it on, and have something good for din
ner, you may expect something
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28

~ The friends Of Henry CLAY, in
New York celebrated his I'D birth dav a
by a supper at the Appollo SoIoon, and
there wa, some kissing between them and
the original Taylor men. We quote a
couple Of rather significant toaSts:
The late Philadelphia Convention
"UnjuR decree, they make and call them ju.t,
And Se submit to them--bscause we must"
The memory Of Captain John TYLER
The .'jl that msn Dc liver aI'er them"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28

Or We wonder il it would not be very edify.
ing to General Taylor, to read over his old cam.
paigning letters He certainly must have for.
gotten that he ever wrote many of the things
which appeared over his signature. la fact We
very much doubt, whsther he is really the au.
ther.
It would doubtless be as amusing to Mr.. Pre-.
misr Clayton, as it would be edifying to his chief
However it is of little consequences, because Tay.
lor, thinks his opinions of little consequence,
even If he were President of the United States
This opinion, we think General TAYLOR still
anterlainS, for he appears to be letting things 60
on about as they please at Washington. His 9th.
er views are all abandoned, and he 10 as negli.
gent, as his cabinet are reckless
The present administration came into power
with quite respectable minority vote, and we
feel sure, that if things progress, as they have
been doing; that at the end OF four years it will
go out of power BY aperfectly unanimous and r.
resstable vote OF the whole People
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
The NTiC York Money Market.

The money market has become decided
ly easier, and the rates Of 18scounta are low
er. Considerable sums in specie have ar
rived from the South and West, and as
more i, coming, the domestic exchanges
being decidedly in favor OF New York
the impression is strengthened, that the
pressure is about over.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
Judge Eldred.

The Harrisburgh Keystone contains CORES.
pondencs between the members Of The Dauphin
county Bhrand Judge Eldred, on the occasion Of
his resignation, to accept the appointment of the
judgeshp Of the nsw Judicial district Of Corbon
Monroe, Wayne and Pike The compliment Of a
public dunef was rendered to the Judge by the
lawyers, The following i' his reply:
HARRlsBURS, April Z, ls49.
GENTLEMEN Your letter expressing
your appreciation of my judicial labors,
during the time had the honor Of presd-
ing in the courts Of this judicial district,
and inviting me to partake ofa public dinner
with you, on the occasion Of our official
separation, beforeleaung Harrisburgh, has
excited in my bosom the kindliest feelings
of our nature. Next TO the satisfaction
derived from consciousness Of having dis
charged the duties of the high Judicial trust
confded to me, according to the best Of my
imperfect abilities, the unanimous approba-
ton Of bars distished for learning and all
that adorns the noble profession Of which
we are members, affords me the highest
qualification.
1t would give me great pleasure to mcet
you at the festive board,b ! have already
madc arrangements for my departure
which, sincerely regret willnot allow me
to accept Of your kind invitation.
separate from you, gentlemen, with
regret and pleasure. feel pleased at the
prospect OF returning TO reside among the
friends Of my earlier and more youthful
days, and regret in separating from bal
and a community, from whom during my
residence among them | have received no.
thing but uniform kindness and generos-
ity.
That health, prosperity and happiness
may attend you all through life,is the SIM
cere praye Of
Your humble and
Obcdient servant,
N. b. ELDRED.
To r. McAllister, John G. Kunkie, Esq,.
and others, Members of the Bar Of Dau.
phin County.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28

This is the title ofa new paper, issued in Ber.
wick, the first number of which we have just re-.
celved. /. is edited by DEwIrT C. KITCHEN,
and in politics, ii is tohiy. We wish Mr.. HITCH.
EN- personally all success but we don't like his
poitics The Standard is neat little paper and
will no doubt be well supported.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28

Help brought by BVckct.-A man
Tying on shore Lake Ontario, near Ro-
chester, pick ed up bucket on Saturday
night last, marked on the bottom, Go to
Rochester Immediately and tell the steamer
Ontario to come up and help US. We
have broke our shaft and are going ashore,
EGGLBsToN, Of the Lady"
The Ontario was accordingly despatched
immediately, and found the Lady at anchor
in suffering circumstances, with a'gnals oi
distress hyng.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
Good bye Ginger Cake,

Our Devil jus; lamenting the abolition Of
Militia Battallions, and think, every kind of fun
is going to DO stopped. Still he thinks tnat the
Legislature cannot pass law abolshing the fourth
Of July and that hereafter it must come in for a
greater amount Of fun than ordinary.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
Canal Commissioner.

Col. CHARLES FRAMEY, is announced in
the Pottsville Emporium, as candidate
for Canal Commissioner, before the Dem.
ocratlc State Convention which is to ass
emble at Pittsburg on the 4ih of Julynext.
Col. Fraiiey is practical business man,
considerably experienced in public affairs,
and would make most excellent Canal
Commissioner.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28

rv HV, Murdered by her Hu,band d.
AT New Orleans, on the 9TH inst, Mrs,
Iiutell, said to be a beautiful young wo-
man Of is, was mOrtally wounded with a
dirk by her husband, Robert Lintell.-
The parties had separated, and Mrs. l..
was killed At her sisters, where she had
taken up her residence. Lin'sll la, been
,rr,s.si
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28
DAUPHIN COUNTY.

The Democratic Convention Of this eoun
ty met at Harrisburg on Monday, and sp-
pointed II. AIMcxs, and c. B. H ExsY,
Esqr,., Representative, and Capt. Gao.
NJ .Lauman, Subject to the concurrence Of
Northumberland,) Senatorial, delegates TO
the Piusburg Convention. No in,.ruc.
ions given,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-28

N"c1rliag 10 the F aston Argus, the Fede-
raj party has not elected member Of tn.
House of Representatives in Northampton,
since tn. year 1901, periodic NOR. than
81 years. Such ,tendfastneU and con.ls-
ssncy arc worthy Of sll prsi,e.