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The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-24
Soua,lfr's Rights in Oregon.

Samuel r. Thurston, delegate in Con
gress from Oregon, has communicated the
following letter, to the Terre Haute lind,
Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is, 1850.
| take this occasion to inform your
readers, having been requested so to do,
| what are the provisions of the Oregon
Land bill, SO far as emigrants are con-
cerned, going to the country for five years
after the first of December next. To all
white male persons, over twenty one years
of age, emigrating and settling In said
Territory, during the time specified, and
TO all white males becoming twenty-on
years of age and settling in the country,
during that time, the bill grants 800 acres
of land, if married man, or l60 if single.
If however, such single man, marries
within one year after arriving in Territory,
or after becoming twenty-one years of
age, he receives $50 acres. In all cases
one-half of this land is to belong to the
woman in her own right, not liable for the
debts of her husband, or subject to his
control. The bill requires four years
residence and cultivation before one can
get formal title 10 his land. The land
may be selected wherever the emigr ant
pleases, in any unoccupied part of The
country.
l would also remark that this bill has
passed the House, and has received the
sanction of the Committee on public land
in the Senate, and l am quite certain
when l say it meets the appreciation of a
large majority Of the Senate. 1t will pass
that body in the course of 4 week.
l would also remarks for the informa
ton of those who wish 10 emigrate, that
the prospects in Oregon, never were
brighter. There is line Of mail steamers
now extending to Oregon City $50 miles
INTO the interior, and machinery is on the
way for TWO steamers to run on the Upper
Willamette, which may be navigated $50
miles above Oregon City. And for infor-
nation as TO the price of labor, have to
say, that | received a letter by the last
mail, from young man who left Massa-
chusetts il June, who hired out immedi-
ately after arriving there, for $4,000 per
year. Day labor ranged from to l 5
dollars per day, according to the nature of
the work. l would be much obliged to
Western Editors, to give this short letter
"a place in their papers.
am, sir, very trul y yours,
SAMUEL r. THURsToN.
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What? Shall the aspiring blood Of Lancaster siak
in The gronnd!"

The Boston papers state that meeting
of four thousand negroes was held IN
that city, in opposition TO the fugitive
slave la W, at which Charles F. Adams,
grand son of John and son ofJohn Quincy
Adams, presided. and Fred Douglass, the
runaway negro, was the orator. The
spirit of abolition seems 10 have wonder
ful influence in debasing and unmanuIng
the dignity of human nature. We should
be ashamed to aVow hostility to the Al
rIcan race which would lead US to treat
them with inhumanity or injustice; but
there is something IN the sociai condition
OF The negro-in his ignorance, coarse
ness, and his very physical 'epuision-
which should forbid any o,ber ,ciai OF
poiiticd! combination ,Hao -La- o. s.a ness
aud justice towards their weakness and
inherently on ,ae pzG Cf the whites
AooGI-ni SIS are not coutentec wlt1 lbs:
they regard il as cod an6 stern, lney
seem resolved 10 take the negro to their
boscus as someta ing to he especially pal
ronizeG and cher shed. They would mol
only make them the equals, but the favor
ties and pets of the white race. Hence
these sympathysing meetings, the assaults
on the Constitution, this sublime "highet
law platform" that laughs to scorn con-
situations and laws as derogatory to the
higher law of God. Aud such are the
descendants Of the proud and high sPir'
ted race of .7danS!-Washington Union.
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Important Opinion OIL the Fugitive Slave Law.

w AsH1NGToN, Oct. IL.
The opinion of the Attorney General OF
the United States, given the 18th ult., to
the President, upon the Constitutionality
of the Fugitive Slave bill is published i'll
The Republic of this morning.
Mr.. Crittenden says:-'.It is my clear
conviction that there is nothing in the last
clause, nor in any part of the sixth section
nor indeed in any part of the provisions OF
the act, which supends, or was intended
to suspend the privilege of the writ of ha-
beas corpus, or is in any manner in con-
flict with the Constitution"
This opinion was given before Mr.. Fill
more would sign the bill.
The Union of this morning asserts that
there is general confederation of the In
dian tribes along the interior portion of
Texas, Arkansas and New Mexico, which
is preparing for foray into the defence
less settlements of Texas
Their head quarters is to be fxeo on
the Brazos River, little below the Ca
manche Peak. This is not believed al
the Departments, where have made in
quiries.
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Fire in Jersey Shore.

We learn with regret, says the Clinton
Democ RAJ, tina, very destructive fire oc-
cured in our neighboring town OF Jersey
Shore, on Friday evening the 4th inst. 1t
broke out abou, midnight in the tin-shop
OF Mr.. Shoup, aud entirely consumed sl
the buildings from Cranes Arcade to the
alley near Mr.. Aliens store. Mr.. Lech-
ler's Tailoring establishment, the drug
store. the tin-shop, and several other shops
and dwellings, were entirely destroyed.
The Office of the Jersey Shore Republican
together with the fixtures belonging to the
establishment. was totally burned up. We
sympathize deeply with our friend, Col
Seely, in the sad misfortune. He hao
advertised his establishment for sale, with
the expectation of retiring from business
but the ravages of fire have left him to the
generous assistance of community who
never fell to stand by their friend in thf
disrcsscs Of accident.
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The Canal Commissioner Elect.

That truly able paper, the Norristown
(Montgomery County, Register, speaks
of Mr.. MORRISON, and the vote of his ma
tive county.
When Mr.. Morrison was nominated for
the office of Canal Commissioner by the
Williamsport Convention, we promised
our political friend throughout the STATE,
on behalf of our Democratic brethern at
home, that Montgomery county would,
on the day of election, declare her al
tachment to, and her confidence in the
candidate of the party, with mighty
voice. Our pledge has been fully re-
deemed. We have given MIR. Morrison a
majority that he may well be proud Of
had the vote in the county been more
full. that majority, we are confident,
would have been greatly increased. Il
is large enough, however, TO make good
the promise we gave-sutficient, to tes-
ltify to our democratic brethren through
out the State, that the candidate they
selected from our midst, is one who stands
deservedly high In the estimation OF hss
fellow citizens, and possesses a hold on
their affections which they are happy IN
being able TO manifest.
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Interesting Relics.

The Lake Superior News states that
copper arrowhead and piece of human
scull, and other bones, have lately been
found in the ancient Indian Diggings on
the Onienagon river. Several instruments
resembling chisels, having sockets Ike uie
common carpenters chisel, and small eaas
and wedges have also been discovered u
the Minnesota Mine. Besides these tnihgs'
a stick of oak timber about lo iee' u
length, and 8 or 10 inches IN dlames.'
having short limbs two feet apart and 81
nearly right angles with each other' was
taken out of one of the ancient "pits OF
shafts of the Minnesota mine, about q iee'
below the surface. 1t is, from Its aPPeaf,,
ance, and the fac, of lis having been founa
standing nearly upright, supposed WIN
good reason. to have been used as LADDER
by the ancient miners. Around and o'si
the stick were rocks and earth, with iaigS
trees growing over it, and It IS Prooao"
that many centuries have elapsed s'f'S
the ladder was placed there.
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PENNSYLVANIA legislature Session for 1851.

SENATE.
Philadelphia city-William Il. Cra6b
Benjamin Mathias.*
Philadelphia co.-Peieg B. Sauery
Thomas S. Fernon, Thomas HI. Forsyth
Montgomery-Joshu Y. Jones.
Chester and Delaware-H j. Brooke
Berks-Henry A. Muhlenberg.
Bucks-Be,yanin Malone.
Lancaster and Lebanon--JOSephK Konig
maacher, Daniel Slime.
Northumberland and Dauphin-Roberl
NJ Frick.
Northampton and Lehigh - Conrad
Sinner.
Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne
No Representative.
Adams and Thomas Car
sons
York-Henry Fulton.
Cumberland and Perry-Jos. Baily.T
Centre, Lycoming, Sullivan and Clint
ton-William f. Packer.
Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon-Rob-
ert Il. McDIurtrie.~
Luzerne, Montour and Columba-C.
r. BucKalew.*
Bradford, Susquehanna and Wyeming
George Sanderson.
Tioga, Potter, M'Kean, Elk and Clear
feld-John w. Guernsy. Timothy Ives.
Mercer, Venango and Warren-John
Hoge.*
Erie and Crawford-John II. U'alker
Butler, Beaver and Lawrence-.4rchi-
bald RO6ertson.*
Allegheny-Uiiliaa II. Haeleft, Jas.
CarOthers.
Washington and Greene-George J..
Laurence, Maxwell M'Caslin.
Bedford and Somerset-Isaac Hugus.
Armstrong, Indiana and Clarion
CHRISTIAN MEYERS
Juniata, Mifflin and Union-Jonafhan
j. Cunningham.
Westmoreland and Fayette-No Rep
resentative.
Schuylkill-Charles Frailey.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-24

e DRUM, the democratic candidate for
State Senate, in the Armstrong district, it
is now ascertained, is certainly beaten.
rhis is much TO be regretted, as the Sen
ate by his defeat, is thrown into the hands
of the Wings. We may look out for an
other protracted session of the Legislature.
The House will be largely democratic,
but the Senate being whig, no harmony
Of action can be expected, and especially
IN the apportionment OF the State into ju.
dicial Districts, which duty will have to
be performed by the next Legislature.
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A Relative of General Washin!sa.

A foreign correspondent of the n. I.
Post, writing from Vienna, under date OF
the I7th ult., furnishes the following in
formation in relation to the family of Gen.
WAsHISeToS.
One circumstance 1 ought hot to omit.
When dining al The great taole d'hote, at
Augsburg, was introduced TO handsome
young officer, by the name and title Of the
"Baron Washington" and afterwards to
his two accomplished brothers. On en-
quiry, to my great surprise, found they
were the sons of very distinguished
Gen. Gin the Bavarian army, and that he
was of English origin, his ancestor hav-
ing emigrated from England to Holland
on the death of Cromwell, that the late
King, 'sMaxmiilIan," finding General
Washington distinguished Major in she
service Of Holland, had induced him to
accept a command in his army, and that
afterwards, being distinguished in seven
campaigns he gradually rose to the highest
rank in The Bavarian army. The Baron
informed me, his father, during the .Iie-
time of President Wasnln. toD. mad re-
celYed letters from aI".. anu tnal no GCub o
existed that The ancestor o. oar GeBsra.
w Washington was the brother oil the fan-
father OF the Bavarian Gen. The Baron
kindly promised to furnish me with 9
genealogy of his family, and copies o.
the letters referred o, which 1 expect tc
receive before | return to the U. s.
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Hon. Richard Rpsh.

We frequently hear the name of this
gentleman mentioned in connection with
the office of United States Senator. And
without disparagingthe claims of the many
able and accomplished gentlemen yho
have been mentioned as candidates for that
office, or committing ourselves in favor of
either of them, we beg leave to say that
we believe, there is no man in the State
who would more ably represent, the inter
ests OF Pennsylvania in the Senate Of the
United States than the Hon. Richard
Rush. He has filled many Offices of great
and trust, and his past conduct
is sufficient guaranty for the future. AS
Minister to France, he was the first to ac-
knowledge The independence of that coun-
try after the dethronement of Louis Phil
lippe. He has also been Attorney Gen
eral of Pennsylvania, Minister to England,
and is the only surviving member of Mad
ison's Cabinet. In all these various and
stations, he discharged his duty
to his country with signal ability and fl
deity. He is besides a sterling democrat
of the old Jeffersonan school, urbane in
his manners and unostentatious in his
habits. Should the next Legislature see
proper 10 elect hun TO the office in con-
nection with which his name is now men,
toned, we feel confident that their choice
could not fall upon better man, or one
to whose care the interests of Pennsylva-
MIA could be more securely entrusted.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-24

vWM. GLASS, Esq, the lately elected
County Commissioner, was "sworn in
or Monday last, and took his sea- as one
of the Board. We have no doubt but that
he will make a good and efficien, officer.
G. w. EAsLEy, Esq, retires from the
Board with the well wishes of the people
of the entire county. For the last three
years he has discharged the duties of
Commissioner with ability ard fidelity,
and in all his transactions he proved him.
self the friend Of the best interests Of the
COUNTY.
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Said i'm California,

The President, in consequence OF the
failure of the Calfofnia mint bill, has de-
termined to send out an ahle assayer, and
enable him to avail himself of the facilities
which a well known and much trusted
private assay establishment may afford
him for supplying, in some measure, the
want of a mint.
The assayer will be permitted 10 put
the United States stamp on the gold mou-
ey assayed under his direction. The as
say establishment selected by the Gov
ernment is that of Nof1it & Co., at San
Francisco. which firm is in high repute
there and here.
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Horrors of the Desert.

The Transcript, Sacramento City, has
seen and conrersed with gentleman who
has just arrived in the country by the
northern overland route from the United
States, who fully corroborates the distress
sing accounts of suffering among the i'm
migrants. He passed numbers who had
very nearly exhausted their provisions
and were dragging onward YEARLY, almost
bereft of hope. Families there were re-
duced to state bordering on destitution
and starvation, among which the helpless
infant shared the keen pangs of distress
alike with the watchful mother and des-
pairing father. There were numerous
graves along the road, and frequently were
found bodies unbured, deserted by all
na.---s kind, where victims to disease aud
'a'ieue mac Laid themselves down TO die.
G.3hd California.
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Fugitive Slaves.

The freesoil papers and agitators are
making great outcry about the fugitive
slave law; and the arrest Of one fugitive
under 1t has given them very good foun-
dation for scores Of bugbear stories, which
! they are busily circulating. According
! to them. there are hundreds of fugitive
slaves in all the larger places In New
England. and we hear from them Of the
appearance of slave catchers among them
terrible excitement of the people
black & white-the arming of the fugi-
ttives, with the avowed intention of resist.
ing TO the death, & of The fleeing of hum
dreds TO Canada. Meetings Of the fugi-
lives to the numbe rs Of hundreds, in pla-
ces where not a dozen are to be found,
are described, and meetings of the agita-
tors have been held; where resolutions
were passed declaring their purpose
TO resist the execution OF the law
Now these stories have not shadow of
foundation. All the ridiculous reports
about slave catchers in Boston, Spring
field, Worcester, New Bedford, Lowell,
and other places in Massachusetts, had
not particle of truth in them, but were
got up by the contemplate freesoll aboli-
tion agl.ators, for the purpose Of raising
an excitement from which they might
make political capital. But this most
disreputable conduct of the freeseil agita-
tors has produced one good result, viz: it
has driven off TO Canada many of their
black allies--a result which is not improb-
able that they intended; for these dema
gogues never want negro in their sight
unless some selfish end is to be promoted |
by using him, and they are the last men
TO contribute dollar to aid a poor slave. |
They can preach, and mourn, and shed
crocodile tears over his fate, but they
never give dollar to purchase his free !
dom, nor to support him after he has OBJ
tanned it.-Nsw Hampshire Patriot.
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vBy reference to his card in another
column, it will be seen that Col. THOMAS
A. MAeu1RE, has become the proprietor OF
the Exchange Hotel in Johnstown. No
one who know him will for a moment
doubt that he will make a kind and an
accommodating landlord, and that every
exertion will be made on his part TO rem
der comfortable those who may patronze
him.
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Fourteen DaTs Later from California
ARRIVAL or THE CRESCENT CIR,
New YoRK, October 7

I'VE" Aokhs OCtooer l6
| The steamer Crescent City, Capt. s,os
dart. from Chagres. arrived ar2t o'cloct
this morning, with ii days later nsw.
from California, bringing dates from e..
) Francisco 10 the 18th ult.
The steamer Philsdelpbia arrived =,
! Chagres on the 7th.
The Crescent City brings 34e pa,s.,,
gers. 81 100000 in the hands of pa,,.r
gers. and $4,000 IN freight.
No cases of ch olera have occurred i,
the last two weeks at Chagres.
| Cruces and Panama are healthy.
/ The Isthmus roads 10 Cruces for n.
past two weeks have been in the mn,
excellent condition, and travellers bsvs
been enabled to pass over them with ,hs
greatest facility.
The Gorgona road is also represented
! TO be In fine order.
The steamship Nennesso arrived =,
Panama on the 4tll, with sl,OO0.O0O in
gold dust in freight and $50 passenger,
The United States mails left San Fran.
cisco on the 18th Of September.
The steamer Ecuador was expected
hourly, having left Sac Francisco on the
18th uIt., with so passengers.
The steamer Isthmus was 10 have lef,
San Francisco on the goth ult. for Ha.
vana.
The following passengers died on boari
the Crescent City between Chsgres AMI
New York:
John w. Haskell. Of Boston, Mass.
aged 32, died October 7th.
Edward Cathbert, ofNewbarn, NC,
aged 35, died October IL.
Samuel Strickla nd Rodman, of Jeffer.
son CO., n. Y, aged 81, died O:.ober
II.
John Houghton. Of Windsor, W., aged
25, died October II.
The Sacramento ReuOh-SiBce the
amputation of Mayor Bigelow's arm ev-
erythIng has gone on most admirably, and
the stump has already commenced heal.
ing by first attention. The wound through
the body is in the most favor able state aud
doing as we'll as can be desired.
Ne1os from the AineS.-We learn ths,
On Watson's creek miners are averaging
half an ounce per day. Men are hired
at the rate of wages averaging from s6to
SO per day.
From the south branch of the north
fork OF Feather river we b ear reports that
the generality of workmen are making
fair wages.
Rich diggins have been discovered be.
tween Nelson's creek and the mouth Of
Battle creek. which empiies into the
Sacramento. The spot where the richest
ciggings exist is about so rods by DO
in width. The dirt has 10 be car
RED considerable distance, but rePays
those who are working from two to three
ounces daily. This appears formerly to
have been the bed of the river, for the
gold found here is very coarse and bright.
Henry NJ Nagle has failed 10 a very
large amount. There has been hard run
on the banking houses. but they all stood
it except the above.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.

AuaNlS-p 2HtUDt LcsSReTTV.
AlIegheny-Ihomas j. Bighen,, Rob
ert c. Ualker, John n Closkey James
Fife, Morgan Robertson
Armstrong, Clarion and ] Jefferso1-Jo ohm
S. Riley, Reynolds Mclaughlin, Thomas
M'Kee.
Bedford and Cambria-John Cessna,
John Linton.
Berks-Alexander S. Feather, Samuel
Fegely, John G.. Evans, Jacob Reifsny-
der.
Bucks-Edward Thomas, Jonathan
Elys Noah Shull.
Beaver, Butler and Lawrence-Iho's
Daoga,a, Daniel II. B. Bo,cer, Samuel
Hamilton.
Blair and Huntingdon-Seh X. Nc
C,ole, Uiiliana u. Smith.
Bradford-Addison M'Kean, Henry
Gibbs.
Chester-John s. Bowen, Datid j.
Bent, James NJ. Dorian.
Cumberland-Henry Church, Thomas
G. Scouller.
Centre-Wiliam III. Blair.
Cleartield, Elk and M'kean--William
J. Hemphill.
Columbia and Montour-Jo ohm NJ. Rev
noids.
Crawford--John Fan Horn, JOSEPH
PATrEN.
Dauphin-John c. KunkIe, John
Cooper.
Delaware--Joh, M Broom0N.
Erie-yanaes G.. Reid, alexander "
Blaine.
Fayette and Westmoreland--Jame p.
Downer, Joseph E. Griffin, Joseph Cuff
fey. L. l.. Bigelow.
Franklin-Joha NJ. Lean, Dauid N.
Lay.
Greene-Lewis Roberts.
Indiana-Wm Exams
Lebanon-Joha " RiHinger.
| Lycoming, Clinton and Potter-Wm.
Brindle, VIM. Drum.
/ Lancaster-C l. Himsecker Bortron,
II Shea6er, Robert BaldUi,a, Jacob Ms
siey, James Cotcden.
Luzerne-James w Rhoads, S S Ben
edict.
Lehigh and Carbon - David Lawry,
VIM. Lilly jr.
Monroe and Pike-John d. Morris.
Mercer, Venango and Warren-Morris
Leach, John w Shugart, Glenni w Sco-
field.
Miffiin-John Ross.
Montgomery-Wm Henry Curtis w.
Gabe, Oliver p Fretz
Northampton-.7ier. e Bro,on JOSEPH
BRowN.
Northumberland-Jo B. Packer.
Perry-David Stewart.
Philadelphia city-George II Hart. C.
O'NeiN, Jacob l. Gossier, Ed,card firm
; strong.
Philadelphia county Washington ]
Jackson, Lewis G. Cassiday, VIM. Good
win, j. Smith Skinner, Edward A. Penni
: man, A. w. Divine, Solmon Demeres
VIM. H. Souder, Richard Simpson, An
drew Hague, Henry Huple;.
Somerset-George MoWry.
Schuylkill-William Dobbins, John S
Hruthers.
Susquehanna. Sullivan and Wyomin,
Ezekiel Mowry, Isaac Reckhow.
Tioga-Iin,othy Monroe.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ID. Leet, Davi,
Riddle.
- Wayne-CALvRLY FREEMAN.
Union and Juniata-EH Sitter.
York-Iacob S. Haldeman, Alexande
: G.. Nj M'Gurdy. Eo-,n G.. Trone.
: Democrats in Roman, who's in haEr
: independent in SMALL Cars, new -aem
n bers marked thus (s)
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER "a 1850

TTnr SENTINEL, has much the largest cir
culation Of any paper published in this county
and aduertising sheet offers superior
Inducements TO merchants and business men
generally. Those desirous Of making of
fhis medium for extending their business can
do so by either sending their notices direct. or
through the folIoring agents:
John Grouse, Esq, Johnsto1on.
E. W. Carr, Erans' Buildings, This@
Philadelphia.
Y. B. Palmer, Esq, Ne,o York Philadelphia,
and Baltimore.
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give see it stated that at the sale of
the Jenny Lind tickets in Philadelp phia
last week, daguereotypist gave S625 for
the first ticket. What folly! The Phil
deLphians were as crazy with the Lind
fever as their neighbors of New York.