Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-14

quiring that whatever may be the wages
stipulated, they shall be 50 paid that the
recipient may purchase nccessaricS for
himself and his family where they can
be had best and cheapest l do most
earnestly recommend this subject TO the
Legislature for proIup and efficient action.
believe that the several charitable IN
stitutions to which the Legislature has
been accustomed to grant aid, have been .
well managed during the past year. /!
The Wyoming Canal Is still in the +
hands of the receiver. Certain creditors /
of the company havin" instituted proceed .
ings in the Supreme Court for selling the
canal under the mortgage, the Attorney I
General has interviewed in the suit to OPP /
pose the makinT of decree OF sale. No /
decree has been made, and the proceed 1
ings are vet pending. Meanwhile. II
being alleged that tie subscribers have
paid up but small part uf the nominal
capital otthe company, an information
has been filed III the Supreme Court by
the Attorney General, TO compel them tu
pav mp the capital, or such charges, and
/ ASS, ssrnents as may be II cessary to cX-
I tinguSh The debt due 10 the Common
wealth This proceeding l. still pcndin-.
} 1t i un lcrStopd that the gross receipts of
! the canal during the last season have
/ p-en about one hundred and thirty thou
/ sand dollars and the annual inter, = on the
mortgage bonds OF thr company a little
: over tiftv-one thousand dollars.
In pursuance OF the JOINT resolution
/ pissed llth April. 1862. the Attorney
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proper cashiers bonds, To recover thc
money due t. the commonwealth by the
Bank Of Commerce AT Erie. and / have
employed John II. Walker. Esq, "a spg-
ciai counsel for the Commonwealth, in the
prosecution Of the officers of tie h;nk la the
Court OF Quartrr SESSIONS of En-. county.
In accordance with the provisions of
the Act Of 9th MAY. 1862, am information
in equity was filed bv the Attorney Gen
cral :lg;,ir-t the Delaware and Hudson
! Canal Company. and the Pennsylvania,
/ Coal COMPANY The case WAS argued
before the Supreme Court 1T Sumiurv, in
October last
Iiy an Act passed on the tn day of
NAV. 1861, a company Mas Incorporated
bv the name OF the NAVY Yard, Broad
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II BEING alleged that the company. in
stead of making railway on the route
AMI IN the manner prescribed 10y - char
ter, l. constructing q railroad ct a differ
cnt character 10y route, extending from
the Philadelphia. Wilmington and BHlti-
more Railroad depot. tu thc Plila lclphia
AMI Trenton Railroad depot, both within
the city of Philad lpl.i . :hc A;;o.-l y { icI-
cral his. proceeded against the company hy
qua ,ril.UHto for the violation oi' i:s char
ter. and has also filed and information for
the purpose OF restraining the company
from proceeding In tie construct fin of
their rua : Both these proceedings aro
now pending.
Tv the act of 2gih March, 1873. !.
was provided that citizens absent from
home III actual military service. might
rx,rciss their ri-ht of suffrage a. If ihcy
were present at the usual places OF cleo
ton This act was substantially rs-on-
.,ctyI ia ihc general election law passed
ou the 2d ot July. 1889. The S1i.r.m-
Court has recently decided that Ly r,..-
son OF q Ihr.,>, in tie constitutions.
amendments OF lS}N, dis pvoyI-ian has
h,comr unconstitutional PENNSYLVANIA
has sent 10 the service about two hundred
Thousand citizens, who by this decision.
are d~Eaurhisc,l- This seems To he
hard mrasurr-:hat men who testify
their devotion To th- country bv gpinr TO
the field should thereby lose the most in
cstimabI. right of q citizen. | recommend
tha; the u"cysS;lrv Steps b. forthwith
commenced To amend the constitution, -
;s to give the right of suffrage to the
citizens who arr thus cxclu,lcd
cannot close this message without
speaking OF the umbroken luvality and
spirit OF the trccmcn OF Pennsylvania.
They feel that "n the preservation of the
Union AMI ti,e suppression of the most
cauScloSs and wicked rebellion which his
tory records, depend the honor. the inter
cSts aud tha whole future wcli;lrc of the
/, Commonwealth They will never tulcr-
ate schemes for destroying the Govern
mcnt of the United StatcS. or for forIning
scpa.a'e Confeieracics. or anv other
schemes for creating general confusion
: and ruin, and aiding and comforting the
traitors who are in arms against their
country
This State has furnished moTe men for
/ the defence of our institutions, and has
lost more by the casualties of war, than
, any other State. She has given her
blood and treasure freely. and is ready To
give as much more of both as NAV b.
needful. Her people intend that by the
: blessing of God, this rebellion shall h.
suppressed, and will not be turned from
: their settled purpose 10y the wiIes of mas