The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-04-25
of conscience-shis great regard for the
Constitution and the rights of the people,

Constitution and the rights of the people,
which his excellency affects to manifest
in his exordium to this delectable veto
message on the superintendent bill is, tina,
ne knows full well, that unless the pres
ent Legislature pass law TO apporlion
the Representative throughout the State,
it cannot be done by subsequent Legis-
lature, and consequently, the present law
will remain as il is for the coming seven
years; and that that law, suits the Cover
nor and his party much better, than any
one Democratic Legislature would pass.
This is the secret of his reverence for the
Constitution, and his love for the rights
of the people, Notwithstanding all the ver-
bose parade and fanfaronade which his
Excellency has exhibited i'll his veto mes
sage on the apportionment bill.
! But 10 show the hollowness OF the
! Governors position still further, let us
advert for a moment to one Of the reasons
which he gives for his veto in the case OF
the Philadelphia license bill. The Gov
ernor says, that one reason is that, mas
much as the Constitution has been, or
will be amended, and the judges will then
be elected by the people, it would be Civ
ing too much power 10 the judges, if the
jurisdiction should be given TO the courts,
which would be the case if the law is re-
pealed. Now if this is not going il with
a vengeance on part of the Governor, |
do not know what is. But the Governor
is very shrewd mana willy political
Ijuggler-and in the case of the Philadel-
phia license bill he thinks he has made a
point, and gained popularity with the rab-
BILE and the rumsellers Of Philadelphia
city and county, and hence his veto of the
license bill.
But have no room in the compass Of
a letter, TO dwell upon the conduct of
Governor VIM. F. Johnston in reference
to these two beautiful veto messages,
which now stand side by side upon the
records of the Legislature. His whole
life has been tissue of trickery, insince-
rity and deception; and therefore, it is not
10 be wondered at now, that his act as
Governor of to-day, should give the lie
direct 10 his act of yesterday. 1t is the
nature of the man. and if he did anything
else, it would be unnatural.
There is hardly anything being done
by the Legislature except the considera
ton and disposal of special acts. The
Bank bill has finally passed, but in what,
precise shape l am at loss TO say. mas
much as ii is not yet printed as i, finally
passed.
By the by, the people ought 20 set
about getting up petitions for next winter,
asking the Legislature TO pass general
banking law, whereby every man who
has capital might go into the business of
banking as men go into any other branch
of trade. | see no reason why men should
be excluded from employing their means
in whatever way their judgments might
dictate. By the passage of free bank
ing law, special privileges would be done
away with. and then one man would have
as good chance TO make money out of
his money as an other. The day is not
far distant when free banking law will
be in full force in Pennsylvania. The
people are becoming more and more alive
to their own interests not to see that such
a law must be beneficial IN this STATE,
as it has proven itself to be IN New ork.
We are still in doubt about the adjourn
ment of the Legislature. No time has rs
yet been agreed upon by joint vote of
both branches, which will be necessary
before an adjournment can take place
The apportionment bill and the apprnpr-
alton bill must both be passed, before the
members can think of leaving. The di-
vorce cases are now finally disposed of,
and hope the business of the public will
be attended to.
On Monday last the House passed the
Forrest divorce bill by close vote, the |
same bill which had been defeated by the |
Senate week or two ago. An attempt
was also made to pass the bill to divorce /
DR.. William Wetherell from his wife,
This infamous bill was defeated by de
,ided majority, and thus a rebuke was
to DR.. Wetherel which he