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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-08-04

der the other party, but we state tn is as
matter OF fact. That there are ONE
bad supervisors now We do It DENY,
but the present Bo,rd of Commissioners
would fain have appointed men in every
instance who would have been true 10
the interests OF the county.
In our remarks accompanying the artl
Gle referred to, We spoke OF the present
system of repairing roads in the county,
as bad system. On that subjec when
time permits us-,for it does not now
we will make some farther suggestions.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-08-04

BY order of GEN RILEY.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-12-13
For the Sentinel.
Tariff Duties and Protection.
No. L.

Now that the attention of politicians
throughout the Union, is being called TO
the subject of tariff duties and protection,
and large meetings of capitalists, are helG
for the purpose of forcing, if possible, on
Congress the adoption of whig measures
of financial and protective policy, it is the
chanics and laborers whose hard toll must
produce all the revenue and protection in
which politicians speculate, to take cogni-
Zance of the measures proposed to be
adopted-to inquire into their nature and
practical bearings, and if found to operate,
or capable of operating against the inter-
ests of the producing classes, at once to
repudiate them.
That tariff duties are but continuance
to tax labor instead of property, and that
protective tariffs are but contrivances to tax
labor for the benefit of capital are matters
which have long since been understood by
leading politicians of all parties-the demo-
Gratis generally opposing such measures
because they have this tendency, and the
wings supporting them for the same rea-
son. But il must be confessed that the
producers, in general, whose labor must
support the whole, have paid too little at
tention to the real nature and bearings of
our tariff policy, and are in fact robbed
and their earnings plundered by itwithout
their knowledge or consent.
For the benefit therefore of those who
have not yet taken the trouble to inquire
into the practical bearings of tariff duties
and protection, the following numbers are
written-truth being the sole object of in
quiry, without regard TO factional or party
preJudices.
The subject Of taxation has in all ages
been considered one of the most delicate
and difficult questions that come within
the duties OF civil Legislation, as well on
account of the difficulty of adjusting laws
/ for the equitable distribution of taxes, as
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-12-13
e. U Ii A
Highly Important Movement!

The Washington Globe of Saturday
last contains the following important an
nouncement relative to the contemplative
revolution in the Island of Cuba 1t will
be seen that the patriots Of Cuba are de-
termined to proceed in their work of re-
leasing their Island from the tyranny and
oppression with which it has been ruled,
Notwithstanding the formidable barriers
which have been thrown in their way.
TO the Editors Of the ". Z. Herald:
The undersigned beg leave to avail
themselves of your widely distributed col
umns, 10 announce to all who may be iu-
terested i'll such announcement, that, by
appointment from General Don Narcisco
Lopez, well known in the Uuited States
as well as Cuba, as the head of the late
projected revolution for the liberation of
that island from the expressions and deg
radiation OF Its present condition, they have
accepted and undertaken, in concert with
General Lopez, the duties and RESPONSE
bilities of "Patriotic junta for the pro-
motion OF the political interests of Cuba"
Without infringing on the laws of this
country, by the present announcement. or
contemplating hereafter any action which
they will not stand prepared TO Justify BE-
fore all tribunals, human and Divine, they
feel that it is alike due 10 their cause and
their country to stand forth openly to meet
all the responsibilities which attach to
their undisguised hopes, aspirations, and
course, at the same time that they are
enabled to serve as centre for correspon-
dence, with a view to concert, to the thou
sands of noble spirits who, in all sections
of this Union, sigh 20 behold the slavery
and sufferings of Cuba, and long to con-
triSute-any aid, honorably and legitimate
ly in their power, TO her relief.
This honorable trust, associating the
undersigned, for the purposes indicated,
with the illustrious patriot and chief who
will preside over the junta, they have ac-
cepted duty not to be declined; pro-
foundly distrustiul, indeed, Of their own
ability or worthiness, but supported by
The conscious rectitude of their motives,
and by an unhesitating confdence,ih the
favor of Heaven and in the generous SYM
pathies of the noble and free American
people.
The J,,isf0 Pronoredoro de los PoIif-
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WASHINGTON Daily Globe.

We acknowledge the receipt of the first
numbers of this excellent paper, published
in Washington City by John c.. Rives,
at five dollars per annum. 1t is very
beautifully printed, and contains large
amount of reading matter. 1t is designed
to give full reports of Congress free form
party or political prejudice, and those
wishing to receive til e proceedings
through the medium of an Independent
journal, will find the GLOBE we'll worthy
their favor and patronage.
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Central Railroad.

Ii issgratifying to learn that the work
on this great Pennsylvania improvement
is rapidly progressing. Operations have
oriskley commenced on The contracts re-
Gently let at Johnstown, and we learn that
the road on the east side will be compile
ted as far as Waynesburg this week.
Recently a meeting of the Board Of Di-
rectors was held in Philadelphia. at which
il was reported that;the total receipts for
transportation of freight and passengers
on so much Of the road as is open, during
the months of September and October,
were Sl4. .S02 76; while the expenditures
dnriug the same period amounted to So,
405 37-leaying an excess OF SII, 1897 80
which is equal to 48 per cent. interest
upon the amount expended in the building
and equipment of that portion of the road.
Of course the profits will increase as the
road is extended, and affords u cheering
prospect thatlt will be very profitable in,
yesturent for The stockholders.
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SAttention is directed to the new ad
ver,;ocmcnts in to days paper. II will
be seen that our friend p. S. M'Cioskey,
Esq, has opened house in Johstown for
the accommodation of his friends and the
public. He is a clever fellow and de-
serves, and we hope will receive, liber-
al share of public patronage.
Proposals will be received at the Office
of the Superintendent on Friday the 4th
day of January next for furnishing the
Portage Railroad with the horsepower
wood, coal, materials, &C., necessary for
keeping the road in successful operation
during the season Of 1850.
Besides these, there are the Sheriff.
Sales, Registers Notice, Administrator
Notice &c, &c. Read them.
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For the Mountain Sentinel

Mr.. Editor-Dear Sir: 1t is but short
time until the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives will convene in this State,
and observing, from the election returns,
that the democrats WELD a majority in
bath branches, the consequence will be
the choice of democratic officers to preside
over their deliberations during the session.
For years past the Senate has been Off
cered and ruled by the Federal party, in
the persons of Gibbons, Williams and Oar.
sie-the most bitter, vindictve and malig-
nant Federalists that ever disgraced seat
of honor.
From long, intimate and personal ac-
quaintance with Judge FraIley, OF Schuyl-
kill county, think him gentleman pos
sessing all the necessary qualifications for
Speaker Of the Senate. His experience
in Legislative matters is equal, if not su-
perior, to any other member of that body,
besides being distinguished for his cour-
tesy towards his fellow-men, at all times
governed by the highest sense honor, to-
gether with all the energy Of character
and business habits so well calculated to
facilitate their deliberations and render
general satisfaction TO the democracy
throughout the State. His selection would
be well merited compliment paid to the
democracy of that infected district which
placed the apostate Bill Johnston into
power that he is only capable of disgrace
ing. }. >.
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Failure to Pay the Appropriations on the Public
Works.

We learn by the last Harrisburg Key
stone that the hands in the employ Of the
State in the Parksburg shop on the Col
umba Railroad turned out last Thursday
and refused to work on account Of not
having received their pay for several
months This is pretty state of affairs
it must be acknowledg ged, and is disgrace
full in the highest degree to the character
of the Commonwealth Of Pennsy lvania
The Whig Treasurer, in order to swell
the amount remaining in the Treasury
at the end of the fiscal year, has evidently
withheld the money appropriated by the
last Legislature to the payment of the
debts contracted by the State on her pub
lie improvements.
On the 3Oth of November last, there
were remaining in the Treasury of the
appropriations made for the Columbia
road and Portage road, the sum of $17S,.
500, which is due to the creditors of the
commonw ealth, aud which should have
been drawn and disbursed long since. Out
of this sum $l02,S95 belong to the credi,
tors on the Columbia road, and $75, 5,704
to those of the Portage Road. We hope
this matter will be properly investiga ted
and those guilty of such disgraceful pro-
ceedings held up to the Indignation of the
people
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Congress-.

We have intelligence of the proceed
ings of Congress up to last Monday even
ing, at which time they had been unsuc-
cessful in the election of Speaker. On
Friday last the democrats released their
nominee Mr.. Cobb Of Georgia, but made
no ether nomination, and last intelligence
every man was voting as he seen prop
er. The wings still stick to their
nominee Mr.. Winthrop, but cannot con-
troll sufficient number of votes to elect
HIM. There is no telling when an Or
canization of the House will be effected,
and of course no Message will be received
until that is accomplished. The follow
ING is the result of the three last 5allotings
on Monday:
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Delaware and Slavery.

We gave paragraph day or two
since from the Wilmington, Delaware,
Republican, TO the effect that slave owners
there were selling off their slaves as fast as
they could-frst into Maryland, thence to
the South, to prevent loss from their run
ming away. Now this, it seems, is not so.
The North American says:
"Slaves are not sold to the South in
Delaware, for the simple reason that the
laws forbid IT; nor do they often run away
"a circumstance which we might almost
ascribe to the fact, that there are scarcely
any there to do so. In reality, they have,
and they have long had, In operation, in
Delaware, system of laws The wisest and
most effectual, perhaps, ever devised for
the gradual and silent extinction of slave
ry; the basis of which is a statue render
ing it misdemeanor, punishable by hea-
Wy fine, TO sell slave out of the State
while the superstructure consists of acts
giving the strongest encouragement to The
practice of manumission. The number
of slaves in Delaware, in 1S4o, was zoos,
and these were slaves only in name, the
vast majority-probably, three-fourihs, or
nine-tenths, as estimated by differentin-
telllgent Delawarians-being manumitied,
and therefore, not slaves at all, and the re-
malnder nearly all old people whose mas
tiers would be delighted to have them rin
away, since they would thus relieve the
former from the legal obligation OF sup
porting them
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icos de Cuba, will shortly establish itself
at the city of. Washington. to which city
may. be addressed, directly to Gen. Lopez,
1Post paid), all correspondence of its friends
box 81, Pest Office.
/ With great respect, your ob't ser'vts,
.4haJrose Jose Gonzalez. of Nata,azas.
Jose Sanchez Yz,aaga, Of Trinidad
de Cubu: =, -.
Cirlo TiHaUerde, Of Haraiia.
j. NJ Nacias, of Mafaazas
New YORK, December 5, 1s49.
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New YORK, Dec. 7.IhP. Nj.

The Steamship Crescent City, Captain
StoGdard, arrived here about noon, brings
dates from San Francisco to the I'd of No
vember.
The Crescent City has on board 16O
passengers, and ]. p. Judd, Minister TO
the King of the Sandwich. Islands, accom-
panied by Alexander Libihiho, heir appa-
rent to the Hawaiian throne, and his broth
er Lot Camehamheha. The object of Mr..
Judd's visit to the United States and Eu-
rope at this period, has reference to the
late outrages of the French at the Sandwich
Islands, the particulars of which appeared
IN this paper some time ago. Mr.. Dillon
the French Consul, as our readers know,
came on to this Island since the dispute
alluded to, and took his passage TO Ameri-
ca to 60 on to France to lay the whole af-
fair before his government.
The Crescent City has in freight about
one million dollars in gold dust, in addition
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-12-13
California.

We are indebted to our old friend Col.
JOHN w. GEARY. Chief Alcalde of the
city of San Francisco, for a copy of the
"Constitusion Of the State of California; -
formed by the Convention recently as
scmbled in that territory preparatory to
their admission into the Union. The
Constitution is founded on most liberal
views, giving the largest freedom to the
people compatible with due regard to
the protection Of person and property
The following extract from the Address
OF the Convention TO the people of Cali
tornla may be interesting to our readers in
conveying an idea of the difficulties they
had TO encounter in toe formation of the
Constitution and the policy proposed to
be adopted for the government of the
country.
"ln establishing a boundary for the
State, the convention conforined as near
as was deemed practical BILE and expedient
TO great natural landmarks, so as to bring
lnto Union, all those who should be in
cluded by mutual interest, mutual wants
and mutual dependence. No portion of
territory is included, abe inhabitants OF
which were not or might not have been
icgitimately represented in the convention
under the authority by which it wa. con.
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vened; and in unanimously. resolving to
exclude slavery from the State of Califor
MIA, the great principle has been main
that to the people ofeach State and
Territory, alone, belongs the right TO es-
tablish such municipal regulations and to
decide such questions as affect their own
peace, prosperity and happiness.
A free people in the enjoyment of an
elective government, capable of securing
their civil, religious and political rights,
ileges can never be wrested from them, so
long as they keepa watchful eye on the
operations of their government, and hold
to strict accountability, those to whom
power is delegated. No people were ev-
er yet enslaved, who knew and dared
maintain the co-relative rights and obliga-
tions of free and independent citizens.
A knowledge Of the laws-thelr moral
force and efficacy, thus becomes an es-
sential element of freedom, and makes
public education of primary importance.
In this view, the Constitution of Calfor-
MIA provides for, and guarantees in the
most ample manner, the establishment OF
Common Schools, Seminaries and Cole
ges, so as 10 extend the blessings Of edu.
cation throughout the land, and secure It's
advantages TO the present and future gen
eratons. Underthe peculiar circumstan-
ces in which California becomes State
with an unexampled increase of popu-
lation, coming from every part Of the
world, speaking various languages, and
imbued with different feelings and pref
udices, no form of government, NO system
of laws, can be expected to meet with im-
mediate and unanimous assent. 1t is tc
be remarked, moreover. that a considera-
bic portion of our fellow-citizens are ma
tives of old Old Spain, Cal:fornians, and
those who have voluntarially relinquished d
the rights OF Mexlcans, to enjoy those o
American citizens. Long accustomed tc
different form Of government, regarding
rights of person and of property as inter
woven with ancient usages and time hon
ored customs, they may not at once sec
! the advantages of the proposed new gov
eminent, or yield an immediate approva
of new laws, however salutary their pro
visions, or conducive to general welfare
But it is confidently believed, when the
government as now proposed, shall have
gone into successful operation, when eaCt
department thereof shall! move on harmo
niously IN its appropriate and respective
sphere; when laws based on the eterna
principles Of equity and Justice, shall ot
established; when every citizen of Cali
! fornia shall find himself secure in life, lib
erty and property-al will unite in th'
cordial support of institutions, which are
not only the pride and boastof every true
hearted citizen of the union, but have gon'
! forth guiding light to every people
cropping through the gloom of religion
Superstition or political fanaticism. In
stitutlons, which even now, while al
Europe is agitated with the convulsiv,
efforts Of nations battling for liberty, hav,
become the mark and model Of govern
ment for every people who would hol'
themselves free, sovereign and indepen
dent"
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The New County of COnemaugh.

lHC !VM Uuuutl VI UUntHuuSn'
Upon mere maturerefectlon, we have
come to the conclusion that our Johnstown
friends committed an error in the bounda-
ry they have adopted for their proposed
new county. We think they have been
entirely too liberal in their demands, and
we are happy in being able to point out
their mistake before it is too late. We
therefore suggest with all due Difference,
that the turnpike be adopted as the north
ern boundary of the new county-afford-
ing, as it does, much better line than the
one they have proposed. 1t is so plain
too, that il would at once avoid any diff
Guilty on the part Of the citizens in deter
mining i'll which county they resided
The balance of Cambria would be suffi-
cient, we suppose, to satisfy the friends of
Pine county, and thus it will be percei-
we'd, that we will be able to supply the
wants of our friends on both sides of the
county. 1t is true that by this movement
Cambria might be numbered among the
s'things that were," but that is a matter of
no consideration when weighed in the
scales against the modest wishes and de-
mands of the friends of new countless
And besides this, Cambria always was an
insignificant county, and should never
have been erected; and if her dismember.
ment will satisfy our southern friends, she
will have died in a glorious cause. A
most objectionable error was committed
at the time she was erected, in placing
Johnsto,cn at one end of the county-an
error SO fragrant that we are utterly as
! tonished that it has never before been dis
covered; and we think it nothing more
than an act ofjustice that our Legislature
should embrace the earliest opportunity OF
rectifying this grand mistake of our fore
fathers by total dismemberment. By
dong this, they might administer slight
salro to the wounded honor and pride o.
the good citizens Of Johnstown, and make
amends, in small degree for the errors
of the past.
In case Cambria should be stricken of
from the list of counties, it may be matter
of serious enquiry what will be done with
our new Jail and Court House. But we
hope this difficulty can be settled to salts
fac ton of all parties. The Court House
will make an admirable Church, and the
Jail is capable of being converted into al
excellent School House. Those residing
on the north side of the turnpike in the
borough Of Ebensburg, however, will have
the privilege, which must be distinctly
granted in the bill erecting the new coun
ty, of attending church in the Court House
whenever they see proper. This demand
so reasonable in itself, will not, we sincere
ly hope, be denied them by our disinter
ested neighbors Of Johnstown. There
may, perhaps, be a few other demand:
made on the liberaliiy of our benevolen
ineighbors of the south, in case they should
succeed in getting new county, such al
hunting squirrels in their territory, fishing
in their streams, &C., &C., but they thinl
il scarcely necessary to have it mentioned
in the Act, as we feel confident that ou
) southern friends will grant we these
!. privileges by an order of their Court.
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LiferGry Gozette.-We have negl,

Literary Gozette.-We have neglec'
ted TO notice the change which has taken
place in the control Of this paper. The
establishment has been purchased by
Lydia Jane Person, A. Eshleman and
p. H. Gochnauer, by whom it will here
after be conducted. Many improveme nts
have been made in the appearance of the
paper, and the literary department being
under the control of Mrs. Pierson. who is
widely known as one of our best author
esses, itnow ranks amnog the best literary
papers of the day. Both as an agricaltu-
raj and literary journal, it is entitled to a
liberal and extensive patronage.
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ONE MONTH LATER
FROM CALIFORNIA
JUSTICE.

.4rrira of the Crescent City. One MI
lion and a half IN Gold Dust. En-
couragiag accounts from, the Mines.
Execution on board the U.sS. Figate
Savannah. The Ships Susan G.
Queens and Mason at San Francisco.
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GJsTHE SENTINEL, has much the largest cir
culation of any paper published in this county
and as an ADVERTISING sheet cfsrs superior
inducements to merchants and business men
generally. Those desirous Of making of
this Medium for extending their business can
do so by either sending their notices direct or
through the foHOtoing agents:
John Grouse, Esq, JohnStoun.
Il. ". Carr, Exams Buildings, Third st.
PHILADELPHIA.
V. B. Palmer, Esq, Net0 York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore.
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