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The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-17

The proceedings of our Court in
relation to the death of the late Judge
Burnside will be found in our columns.
Mr.. Magellan delivered an eloquent dis
course on the character, virtues and legal
abilities of the deceased. Aug. Dram,
Esq, of Indiana, also made some very
appropriate and feeling remarks which
were listened to with attention.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-17

gWe direct attention TO the card of
Mr.. c. j. Kneedler, of Philadelphia, in
serted this week, whom our merchants
will find to be an honorable business man,
and the very house where goods can be
bought to advantage.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-17

q Brady's Hotel in Harrisburg has a
reputation that is indeed enviable. Mai.
John Brady its clever proprietor is a host
with whom every person is pleased, and
he deserves to be, as he justly is, popu-
lar and worthy landlord. Read adver-
tisement.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-17

q James Johnston alias Williams, the
young man who was tried and convicted
o' highway robbery at the last term of
our court broke Jail on Sunday night last
ahd lei' ior parts unknown Sheriff
brawley has offered a reward of twenty
dollars for his apprhcension.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-17

~ he Legislature adjourned on Tues.
last at II o'clock NJ.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-17
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate, on Wed.

CoNFIRMATIoNs.-TheS Senate, on We
nesday, unanimously confirmed the nom
ination, by the Governor, Of George
Chambers, to be Associate Judge of the
Supreme Court, in place of Thomas
Burnside deceased.
The Senate also confirmed the nomina-
ton of James L. Hale, as President
Judge of the 4th judicial district, and that
of James Gardener. as Associate Judge of
the Court Of Common Pleas of Blair
county; also, James A. Alexander, as AS
sociate Judge of Warren county; also.
John c. Kurtz, as Associate Judge of
Somerset county; also, Jonathan Knepper,
as Associate Judge of Somerset county.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-17

!" The absence of the editor TO pur-
chase new type, will account for the want
OF original matter, or any errors occurring
IN this number.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-17

ANOTHER CoUNTERFET.-Cou
relief bills, of the denomination of five
dollars, on the Middletown Bank, have
recently made their appearance, and may
be easily detected on comparing them with
the genuine oil. The signature, and the
figures composing the head, are in hea-
vler hand and in blacker ink than the
genuine. On examination the word Give, -
on the bottom lineing of the genuine, oc-
ours twenty seven times, and on the coun-
terleIt but twenty y-six. On the imprint of
the genuine, Danforth, Underwood e. Co.,
there is a period after the &C., in
the counterfeit there is none.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-17

The Legislature of r. |. is politically
divided: w. 50, ID ~. 5 vacancies.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09

The sn wv on the eastern and western slopes
OF the Nr 'en Mountains, Is now, we hear. from
Tour ~ FIVE feet deep on a level. About the
Whit iiils, too, SO far as il is permitted 10 man
TO approach their winter faslnesses, il Is full AS
deep. he cars in their slow journeys up in
those lau'udes, seem to pass through white d.
vided sea, TO the Canaan OF the larger cities and
the sea shore. J he storms drifting their freight
over TO ID lee side Of some of these RANGES Of
high hills Mt tunes pile the snow in masses more
TO be con pared to Cumui clouds in the summer
heavens ilan anything we see on GARTH o,ceI
touricr.
The slow journeys" are not quite acknowl-
edged in ibis part of Vermont. Some little time
has indeed been lost in blowing through deep
snow, bat less time has been lost by the Vermont
Central than by any connecting road in Massa-
chuseits-and this, too, Notwithstanding there is
much more snow here than on the lower roads.
We believe that in every instance of detention
since the great storm, the trains from The North
have made the best time OF course the trains
10 the North have borne al the loss Of time
thiown on to them by the lower roads, We spenk
Of this nply for the purpose of doing Justice
TO the Central Either because of better prenar
alton, more energy, or peculiar exemption from
damp sno rs or drifts the Central has proved 10 be
altogether the most reliable in a storm. To this.
eobaby is due the fact that the British mail a-
gents have recently, without solicitation. ordered
the mails or the .leie lork steamers, las well as
the Bssiea4l to be taken by the Central route
II happened, too, that the mails from Montreal
came IN tie midst of the great storm Of Decem-
beri by pecial trains, aided by the information
transmiited along the line by telegraph, the mails
ami passengers by The Central reached the
steamer, while passengers by another line we're
tco late
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09

o. The Boston Courier quotes our statement
that the subject Of the fugitive slave bin was in
troduced early in the late session of the Legs.
lature, BY resolutions, which were printed for the
use Of the members and referred to a select com.
mlttee-that the habeas corpus bill was reported
by that committee on the llth Of November
three working days of the session being left
that it was briefly debated and referred to the iu-
dietary committee. and by that committee report
cd-that it pass ed the House on the 18th Novem-
Der, and was on the same day sent to the SEN
ate, referred to the Judiciary committee Of that
body, reported passed, and approyedby the Gov
ernor. To this statement the Courier adds:
The Midjabury Register meets the above
with the subjoined contradiction
"Th1 ST. Adams Messenger slys the Anti
Fugitive Slave law lately passed b. our l.eg.sls-
ture was introduced at an early day Of the ses-
sion printed. discussed, &c. This Is all mis-
take. The bill was introduced on the last day
Of the sesson--of course not printed TIL after II
was passed and was not d Gu sed nthe House
over ten minutes. We are rot aware that II was
discussed in tn least after il W. 1t 20 the Senate
but il may have been.'
If the reader be deslftus to know which is the
Dctler authority OF tle TWO, We Gun state That the
editor of the Register has an official connection
with the House of Assembly. Ills testimony.
Therefore, to the facts above stated, must be
held unimpeuc'mbe. We may add that an iudi-
vIdual of much intelligence and judgment-a
member Of the House-has assured us that the
act could not have been passed, had Il been in
troduced early in the session and that although
he was IN constant attendance every day. he knew
nothing Of this act until he saw Il in the news.
papers.
Tho Boston Courier is welcome to all the cred
itofyouchng for the nnimpeachabiliy ofthe Reg-
'sier and thus, by implication, of questioning our
veraciy In sclfdeiencc we have To soy that
erery irord Of statement as 10 the action OF the
Legislature, Is sustained by the Official records.
The resolutions were introduced on the sixth day
OF the session, Oct IL as the record Will show (;
they were printed By us, by order OF the House 4;
and were copied into both our daily and weekly
newspaper. Our statements as 10 the bil were
made upon inspection of the official certificates
on the original bll-and if our memory does not
f'll IA, the signatures of the editors of the Md
dt5Wry Hegisier and the Dera,oni Union mir
appear to sundry Of those certificates. If. then.
there Is any question of veracty left in the case.
we clam tint the Ud'ciman is not implicated in
1t. WI the Courior rotract;
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09
character Of land PATENTS in California, till three

character Of land patents in California, till three
o'clock, when the Senate adjourned till Monday.
House - Mr.. White offered a resolution, which
was adopted requesting the Secretary of the
Treasury to furnish to the House all written ov-
idence and charges of fraud committed on the
collection of the revenues, the names of the per-
sons charged as aforesaid, and whether they arc
citizens Of the United States.
Mr.. Disney introduced bin providing for
proper adjustment of the accounts between the
old and new States, in relation TO the three per
cent fund. Referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Mr.. Mason introduced a bill granting lands in
Kentucky for railroad purposes. Referred TO
Committee on Public Lands.
On motion Of Mr.. johnson, Of Arkansas, the
Secretary Of War was requested TO furnish the
House with a report relative to the Wnnebago
troubles in Minnesota last summer.
Mr.. Potter moved to 20 into Committee on the
Cheap Postage bin. Lost The House thcn
went into Committee end took up the private cal
endar The Committee rose. ard the House
passed twenty four private bills
Several executive communications were lad
before the House.
MIR. Gilbert introduced Joint resolution to
make so much of the act for the support Of the
Army for the year ending July next. as provided
for extra pay % the commission officers and en-
listed men M the army serving m Oregon ana
California, retrospective IN its effect Referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Strong give notice that he would call up
the New Hampshire contested election case ON
Tuesday. Adjourned.
SArunDAY, Jan. 4
Sennie--The Senate isnot m session today,
having adjourned over to Monday
House--The House met at ~ NJ. and after
the usual business was disposed OF, Mr.. Buci m
troduced bin rcfndmg to Michigan the money
advanced for transportation of volunteers DUNG
The war with Mexico.
Mr. Young reported bill 10 grant land for a
railroad from Illinois Town 90 Terro llauto.
The House then went into committee of the
whole. and resumed the consideration of the
cheap postage bill.
Mr. Feahcrstone gave notice ol an amend
ment Mr.. Gerry OPP "a the project of uniform
rates. and was in favor of , cents for 800 miles,
cents under one thousand, and ten vents Tor
any distance above. he was also opposed t1 the
finnking privilege Mr. Watkins spoke against
the bin and in iavor Of irankng Mr.. Swcciscr
followed ON the same side, and regarded the bill
as Intended 20 increase The general expenditures
ihatthe Tariff nigh. be- raised. After some OBJ
seryalons from Mr. Root, committee rose. Mr..
Potter then offered resolution that Tie debate
on the postage bill should close in two hours,
and that the House should then go into commit
tee Oh l.. Adopted.
Mr. >ibley introduced bin authorizing Ore
gon and Minnesota 60 take charge Of aoir School
lands. Adjourned
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09

Contribution Of Chemistry 10 NE Healing .qrt
Tie fact that Ayers Cherry poctoral is chem
ical discovery, may explain why the distinguish
ed Professors of TINT Science, ,Sillman. Hitch
cock. Webster and Cleveland, have given their
certificates in its favor. None could better Judge
Of its merits than these eminent men, and their
names would be q sufficient guarantee Of It's val
ne, if experience had not already proven to the
public that it is one Of the most eliectual RENE
dies for affections of the throat and lungs ever
before them Scientific .7morionn.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09
The Magazines.

iiorPcr's \ew Monthly for Jaauarg--aud the
teslth number of the Pictorial FIeH Book Of the
Revolution, have been received from Nlessrs.
Weaver & son, Winooski For sale by L. p.
Walton aud Son.
Cody'' Book for February has come to hand
in advance of publication. Illustrations chaste
and beautiful The monthly circulation is TO-
600 copies.
LiaeFs Liring .4go is living" still, andholds
its sage valiantly. No. 3l7 received and for
sale by /, P. Walton & Son.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09
Murder OF a Depot Master.

Last Friday forenoon, Mr.. George Hayward,
the Depot Master at the Lincoln Mass station,
on the Fitchburg Railroad, attempted to arrest a
man who was proceeding 10 rob the money
draw at that slation the rogue escaped from
hlni through window, Hayward pursued him,
and had nearly come up with him when the lat
ter turned about and shot Hayward with piss
tol, the ball entering the abdomen.
Mr. Hayward died on Saturday morning. lie
leaves wife and child His murderer is known
to be one George ID. Carey, who has, during the
last few years committed number of villain
les principally robberies, for one or two of which
he has suffered Imprisonment
Carey was arrested early last Monday morning
IN Waltham.
The prisoner was examined on Tuesday, and
was fully committed for trial before the Supreme
Court, and taken back to East Cambridge Jail.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09

--latest and Greatest Ntrs The Boston Mail
says the Vermont and Canada Railroad is 81
miles long and COS, s3OOO,0O0l The truth is A.
bout this length s. miles, cost $4,000. The
Mail always exaggerntes when it speaks Of the
Vernon, Central or its connections. This is ra-
Their an extra specimen.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09
Senator Douglass on the Fugitive
Elave Bill.

We have redeemed our promise: the defence
of the bin is httore our readers. II it be a per-
feet dofencc 10 say that the new law is as good
or better than the act of 1883, then Mr..
Douglass has made out his case. That howev-
'cr, Viocs not settle the case in our Judgment If
this law is really better than the Law Of 93 it is
yet a very imperfect law. Witness the Phila-
delphia case.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09

T're"tJ.fre Dollar. for Homestead BY ref
erenee to cur advertising columns il will be seen
that there is now chance offered by which ony
person, although of very limited means, can Sc
cure a home for himself and family at a mere
nominal price, and within very short distance
Of ~ y. city. by the laws Of this State, such
home s forever exempt from the rapacity Of
ruthless creditors, and the poor man can find
ailerc an asylum from which nothing but the hand
Of death can dispossess him. As the drawing
for the igts soon takes place, we would advise our
readers to make early application at the Office
III John street. NY
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09

BosroN ANn IT'S WEAIrn The wealth of
Boston and ts suburbs has increased from lg0
millions IN $50, % nearly 210 millions in 1850
IA gam OF over - per cent year. Kentucky
with population of over 100000 souls, has not
valuation equal 10 this. The city of Boston
alone could purchase the entire State of Maine
nnd have pretty sum of 50 millions left Maine
being worth m 1850 one hundred millions, and
Boston one hundred and eighty millions. The
little town Of Dorchester could purchase the city
of Portland, ami Now Bedford could almost buy
one Of the Western territories. -Four thousand
public schools, supported at yearly expense of a
million dollars, and over one thousand churches,
are within the limits Of Massachusetts These
statements show most concusiyely the onward
progress Of the State and nothing we hope will
occur TO check its career of greatness prosperity
and happiness Boston Ifareiler.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09

O. Tie storm Of last week was terrbl, or
the west Of the Green Mountains. The Rut,nI
railroad lfain from Burlington. on Monday. d1
not reach Bellows Falls all Thursday Tie
train from Burlington for Rutland was three days
and a half on the road. The Engine froze IN
and the ladies' remained in the cans over uigbt
without fire.-FhoeHir Of last tosek.
1.-The Central t'aIn down on that day ran very
nearly on It's psda time. Dee Both the same
thing happened the Central reached Boston only
two hours behind time, while the Rutland did not
get through until the next night
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09
Vermont and the writ OF Eabeas
Corpus.


Corpus.
THE RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY.
Mn. WLroN,-Tho act Of our Legislature,
PASSED 90 the last session, seems 20 disturb the
editors of the Washington Intel igrncer and Bose
ton Courier. The National Iutelhgencer de-
clarts that the act plainly. and Intentionally o.
ver-rules and sets aside the constitution and law
Of Congress- u b. evident that The editors were
frightened al the title of the act, as nothing IS
said about the law of Congress. or the provisions
of the Constitution, IN ihe act tsclf; and by its
terms or any fair construction, 1t does not cun-
fct with the act Of Congress, unless the act Of
I Congress snsperds the hubcas corpus, aud in That
event. the act Of Vermont must stand as the law
| would Ike 90 know whore the editors of the
Intelligence got their information, that the be-
gislaiurc Of ormont. by the passage OF iIis act,
intended to set aside the Constitution of the I'M
ION and the laws of Congress. II some of the
editors or Washington letter writers, who have
denounced this act Us unconstitutional would bat
Just take the trouble 10 call the attention of the
public TO the provisions of the Constitution, which
tins act conflicts with they might get some cred
At for soheness and sincerity. But the poo-
Iple of the Union viii require something more
substantial 90 satisfy them of the nyaAduy of
this act, tiln the assertions of the editors OF The
Intelligence
The Boston Courier. feeling quite apprchcnsive
Tor me honor Of our me stile' sl}s apaaNlhg OF
the PASSAGE oi the act in question: he repu-
taton OF TINT state demands That an mnedi-
ate inquiry should be lpade INTO the proceedings
which led 20 deed so dIsnonorablc 20 hor leeIs-
laturc" The editor of ihe BOSTON Courier wall
find the " Woctef'nes winh ltf' 10 The passage OF
this act ia the urcheees Of the state and nation.
and written ~ blood on the battle lelds oi the
revolution. But the editor of the Courier Will
pcnsp take notice that until Vermont commits
her reputation 20 his keeping, he need give him
sen no tr"u'ie anout ny uH u "g' Pe"lNe aha
| legisihlurr hfe hoi 'oape'enl 10 ll'e care oil IL
she prefers TO I,t take oare oil ''sfH'
Inc AloanE Register wishing I" GET INTO inc
wake oi the larger llsii's OF afbitf'fy power "h-
dertaAes 10 almonsh me courts ana Judges oI
Vermont of uleir dniles' ana advise ihem o. ther
powers under me laws OF ermont' ana what ju-
dicial act %, her courts ana judges would De- We
oanons OF ihe laws ana constitution oi ne M
ted states. presume mat the courts ol Yer
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09

Peat This rho caa. Mr.. Victor VI. Fairbanks
Of Hydepar,, killed two pigs 3 months and II
days old, which weighed 500 lbs. The largest
weighed 3 % lbs. They had no extra feed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09

lthpif. sIfs w " hHfNN"tHo 90 tbNotHhft'ft
Of t. s
The state governments clearly retain all the
rights Of sovereignty which they had before the
adoption of the constitution. and which were not
by that constitution ercusirtiy delegated to the
Union. Uhedions Reports, 325.
The States never delegated to the Union the
power to suspend or abrldge the right ofthe peo-
pie to the writ Of hahcas corpus except in times
Of rebellion or invasion and the Constitution
does not prohibit the state courts or state Judges
from granting this writ, nor does it authorize
Congress to pass any law 10 prohibit the State
courts and Judges from issuing this writ IN any
case whatsoever. On the coutrary, that the poo
pie might rest satisfied tbat this inestimabe right
was safe the trainers OF the constitution incorpo-
rated IN the original law OF the Union. that Con-
gross should have no power to suspend this writ
N has been recognized in America ever since
the first settlement Of the country, as one Of The
absolute rights Of the people of America, which
cannot lawfully Doe denied 90 them in any State
in The Union Since ihe adoption of the Con
sttuiion of the United Statos the State courts
and State Judges iu every State iG the Onion
have issued the writ of hlbeas corpus on applca-
ton therefor, whether the person was white or
black. or arrested ou civil or criminal process
ln oil the free .stltps Of the ni0n, and In nearly
e Of the slave Siaies. the writ of habcas cor
pms Is granted 90 persons claimed Us slaves.
proved m any first communication, by num-
Der Of adludicoted cases in the free and slave
etltes, that persons claimed as fugitive slaves
have been allowed the writ Of habeas corpus by
tle state courts und state Judges And it is only
last week lhat Henry Long. person claimed as
o fugitive slave was taken from the custody of
the 4. $. Commissioner by wit of habeas
cofpns issued By the Supreme Court of the State
OF New York
The English Statute Of 30 Geo. III gave
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-09
Territory of Minnesota

We have been often asked relative to the
Geography Of this new territory, without being
able TO give information, and have as often sought
il IN vain. A recent report to Congress, made
by Capt Pope, U. $. Engineer furnishes the
following description:
The erritory Of Minnesota as at present
organized, embraces all that portion of the north
west which lies to the north and west of Iowa
and Wisconsin, and contains about one hundred
and sixty thousand square miles.
The first great pcculiarities which strike the
attention OF those examining the north eastern
portion Of this immense extent of country are the
wide valleys of two great rivcrs-the Misslssip-
p and Red Rivers of the North-whch, heading
within few miles of each other discharge
their waters respectively in the Gulf of Mexico
and the Arctic sea. To the east the western
extremity Of Lake Superior projects far into the
Territory, alording several fna harbors and 10
the South stretch the fertile valleys Of the st
Peters and Japucz rivers. the one heading with
IN thirty miles, The other approaching within
ninety miles, of the head Of navigation of the
Red river OF the North.
Even hasiy glance at the map Of this vast
region cannot fail 10 impress one with the inn
mense natural facilities thus presented for dis
charging the produce and manufactures of these
great valleys, TO the cost through Lake Superior
into our great Atlantic cities and TO furnish the
SCUM through the Missouri ana the MISSISSIPPI,
into the Gulf of Mexco.
When it Is also known that the Mississippi Is
nnVgated for at least four hundred miles of It's
course within this Territory, the Red River OF
the North nearly an equal distance, the St Pc
tcrs, with an Improvement at the point only, 100
miles, and the laquos river through nearly three
degrees of latitude, it becomes a matter of vast
interest TO the world to ascertain the capacities
for agriculture ami manufactures of "A country so
bounuully supplied by nature with outlets for It's
productions.
The examination ola portion Of this Terrific
ny during the past summer has convinced me
that nature has been more dtish in her gifts of
soil than in her channels OF communication, and
has sui left TO the enterprise and industry of
man TO complete wlni she hld so well begun.
The immense number of lakes laid down upon
the inaccurate maps OF this Territory now in ex-
isIencc, and which seem 10 indicate low and
wampy region, are even more numerous than
they are represented to be. but are surrounded
by gently undulatng country of the most fertile
soil, and abuudantly supplied with ell the forest
trees common 10 so northern a latitude. The
streams which connect these lakes, and which
are the sources Of the rivers viii intcrscct the
country IN oil directions abouhi with rapids
which afford q water power as available as It is
lie yhaustible. ! have tnversed this territory
from north 10 south distance of five hundred
miles, and with the exception of few swamps,
! have not seen one acre Of unproductvc land.